/book/show/26394236-villette?from_search=true	Charlotte Bront Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Villette (Illustrated with Notes and Biography)	Villette is an 1853 novel by Charlotte Bront. After an unspecified family disaster, the protagonist Lucy Snowe travels from England to the fictional French-speaking city of Villette to teach at a girls' school, where she is drawn into adventure and romance. Villette was Charlotte Bront's fourth novel. It was preceded by the posthumously published The Professor, her firstVillette is an 1853 novel by Charlotte Bront. After an unspecified family disaster, the protagonist Lucy Snowe travels from England to the fictional French-speaking city of Villette to teach at a girls' school, where she is drawn into adventure and romance. Villette was Charlotte Bront's fourth novel. It was preceded by the posthumously published The Professor, her first, and then by Jane Eyre and Shirley.
/book/show/25490007-the-portrait-of-a-lady?from_search=true	Henry James Jan Oliveira (Editor)	The Portrait of a Lady (Illustrated with Notes and Biography)	The Portrait of a Lady is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly and Macmillan's Magazine in 188081 and then as a book in 1881. It is one of James's most popular long novels, and is regarded by critics as one of his finest.The Portrait of a Lady is the story of a spirited young American woman, Isabel Archer, who in affronting her desThe Portrait of a Lady is a novel by Henry James, first published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly and Macmillan's Magazine in 188081 and then as a book in 1881. It is one of James's most popular long novels, and is regarded by critics as one of his finest.The Portrait of a Lady is the story of a spirited young American woman, Isabel Archer, who in affronting her destiny, finds it overwhelming. She inherits a large amount of money and subsequently becomes the victim of Machiavellian scheming by two American expatriates. Like many of James's novels, it is set in Europe, mostly England and Italy. Generally regarded as the masterpiece of James's early period, this novel reflects James's continuing interest in the differences between the New World and the Old, often to the detriment of the former. It also treats in a profound way the themes of personal freedom, responsibility, and betrayal.Henry James was an American writer who spent most of his writing career in Britain. He is regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism.
/book/show/22299.Rant?from_search=true	Chuck Palahniuk	Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey	The provocative and mind-bending new novel from the bestselling author ofand.takes the form of a (fictional) oral history of Buster Rant Casey, in which an assortment of friends, enemies, admirers, detractors, and relations have their say on this evil character, who may or may not be the most efficient serial killer of our time.Buster Casey was eThe provocative and mind-bending new novel from the bestselling author ofand.takes the form of a (fictional) oral history of Buster Rant Casey, in which an assortment of friends, enemies, admirers, detractors, and relations have their say on this evil character, who may or may not be the most efficient serial killer of our time.Buster Casey was every small kid born in a small town, searching for real thrills in a world of video games and action/adventure movies. The high school rebel who always wins  and a childhood murderer?  Rant Casey escapes from his hometown of Middleton into the big city and becomes the leader of an urban demolition derby called Party Crashing, where, on designated nights, the participants recognize each other by dressing their cars with tin-can tails, Just Married toothpaste graffiti, and other refuse, then look for special markings in order to stalk and crash into each other. Its in this violent, late-night hunting game that Casey makes three friends. And after his spectacular death, these friends gather the testimony needed to build an oral history of his short life. Their collected anecdotes explore the charges that his saliva infected hundreds and caused a silent, urban plague of rabies . . .Expect hilarity and horror, and blazing insight into the desperate and surreal contemporary human condition as only Chuck Palahniuk can deliver it. Hes the postmillennial Jonathan Swift, the man to watch to learn whats  uh-oh  coming next.:
/book/show/5606423-anything-goes?from_search=true	Lucy Moore	Anything Goes: A Biography of the Roaring Twenties	This is an exhilarating portrait of the era of invention, glamour and excess from one of the brightest young stars of mainstream history writing. Bracketed by the catastrophes of the Great War and the Wall Street Crash, the 1920s was a time of fear and hedonism. The decade glittered with seduction: jazz, flappers, wild all-night parties, the birth of Hollywood, and a glamoThis is an exhilarating portrait of the era of invention, glamour and excess from one of the brightest young stars of mainstream history writing. Bracketed by the catastrophes of the Great War and the Wall Street Crash, the 1920s was a time of fear and hedonism. The decade glittered with seduction: jazz, flappers, wild all-night parties, the birth of Hollywood, and a glamorous gangster-led crime scene forced to flourish under prohibition. It was punctuated by terrifying eventsthe political show trials of Sacco and Vanzetti; the huge march down Washington DC's Pennsylvania Avenue by the Ku Klux Klanand produced a glittering array of artists, musicians and film stars, from F. Scott Fitzgerald to Bessie Smith to Charlie Chaplin.Here, Lucy Moore interweaves the most compelling stories of the people and events that characterized the decade to produce a gripping account of an often-overlooked period. In doing so, she demonstrates that the jazz age was far more than just 'between wars'; it was an epoch of passion and changean age, she observes, that was not unlike our own. The world she evokes is one of effortless allure and terrifying drama: a world that was desperate to escape itself.
/book/show/17307317-money?from_search=true	Felix Martin	Money: The Unauthorised Biography	The conventional answer is that people once used sugar in the West Indies, tobacco in Virginia, and dried cod in Newfoundland, and that today's financial universe evolved from barter.Unfortunately, there is a problem with this story. It's wrong. And not just wrong, but dangerous.unfolds a panoramic secreThe conventional answer is that people once used sugar in the West Indies, tobacco in Virginia, and dried cod in Newfoundland, and that today's financial universe evolved from barter.Unfortunately, there is a problem with this story. It's wrong. And not just wrong, but dangerous.unfolds a panoramic secret history and explains the truth about money: what it is, where it comes from, and how it works.Drawing on stories from throughout human history and around the globe,will radically rearrange your understanding of the world and shows how money can once again become the most powerful force for freedom we have ever known.
/book/show/25875579-the-pilgrim-s-progress-simplified-includes-modern-translation-study-gu?from_search=true	John Bunyan BookCaps (Translator)	The Pilgrim's Progress Simplified (Includes Modern Translation, Study Guide, Historical Context, Biography, and Character Index)	There are many books you should read before you die; there are few that you have to. The Pilgrim's Progress is one of the books you have to read! It has been translated into 200 language, never been out of print, and has often been called on of the greatest works ever wrote in English. There's only one problem--it was written over 200 years ago, and it can be difficult toThere are many books you should read before you die; there are few that you have to. The Pilgrim's Progress is one of the books you have to read! It has been translated into 200 language, never been out of print, and has often been called on of the greatest works ever wrote in English. There's only one problem--it was written over 200 years ago, and it can be difficult to understand. Let BookCaps help with this modern translation.A comprehensive study guide is also included.The original English text is also presented in the book, along with a comparable version of both text.We all need refreshers every now and then. Whether you are a student trying to cram for that big final, or someone just trying to understand a book more, BookCaps can help. We are a small, but growing company, and are adding titles every month.
/book/show/37277.A_Scandalous_Life?from_search=true	Mary S. Lovell	A Scandalous Life: The Biography of Jane Digby	The biography of Jane Digby, an enthralling tale of a nineteenth-century beauty whose heart  and hormones  ruled her head. Harpers and QueenA celebrated aristocratic beauty, Jane Digby married Lord Ellenborough at seventeen. Their divorce a few years later was one of England s most scandalous at that time. In her quest for passionate fulfilment she had lovers which incThe biography of Jane Digby, an enthralling tale of a nineteenth-century beauty whose heart  and hormones  ruled her head. Harpers and QueenA celebrated aristocratic beauty, Jane Digby married Lord Ellenborough at seventeen. Their divorce a few years later was one of England s most scandalous at that time. In her quest for passionate fulfilment she had lovers which included an Austrian prince, King Ludvig I of Bavaria, and a Greek count whose infidelities drove her to the Orient. In Syria, she found the love of her life, a Bedouin nobleman, Sheikh Medjuel el Mezrab who was twenty years her junior.Bestselling biographer Mary Lovell has produced from Jane Digbys diaries not only a sympathetic and dramatic portrait of a rare woman, but a fascinating glimpse into the centuries-old Bedouin tradition that is now almost lost.
/book/show/1055023.The_Death_of_Marco_Pantani?from_search=true	Matt Rendell	The Death of Marco Pantani: A Biography	At 9:30 pm on February 14, 2004, former Tour de France winner Marco Pantani was found dead in Rimini. It emerged that he had been addicted to cocaine since Autumn 1999, weeks after being expelled from the Tour of Italy for blood doping. Conspiracy theories aboundedthat he was injected in his sleep by a business rival, that the Olympic Committee had framed him, that ItaliaAt 9:30 pm on February 14, 2004, former Tour de France winner Marco Pantani was found dead in Rimini. It emerged that he had been addicted to cocaine since Autumn 1999, weeks after being expelled from the Tour of Italy for blood doping. Conspiracy theories aboundedthat he was injected in his sleep by a business rival, that the Olympic Committee had framed him, that Italian Industrialists had engineered his downfall, etc etc. If none of these is entirely true and none of them fully explains Pantani's personal tragedy, none of them is foundationless. This book debunks the myths and makes surprising revelations. About Pantani's personal tragedy, but also about the world of cycling. Matt Rendell had access not only to court transcripts but to many of Pantani's friends and the doctors who treated him. But Pantani's life is about much more than drug addiction. Lance Armstrong described him as more of an artist than an athletean extravagant figure. Despite being plagued with injuries he won both the Giro and the Tour in 1998, something very few cyclists even attempt. He was an inspirational icon, and the remarkable wins against all odds make gripping reading.
/book/show/726760.Jackie_Robinson?from_search=true	Arnold Rampersad	Jackie Robinson: A Biography	The extraordinary life of Jackie Robinson is illuminated as never before in this full-scale biography by Arnold Rampersad, who was chosen by Jack's widow, Rachel, to tell her husband's story, and was given unprecedented access to his private papers. We are brought closer than we have ever been to the great ballplayer, a man of courage and quality who became a pivotal figurThe extraordinary life of Jackie Robinson is illuminated as never before in this full-scale biography by Arnold Rampersad, who was chosen by Jack's widow, Rachel, to tell her husband's story, and was given unprecedented access to his private papers. We are brought closer than we have ever been to the great ballplayer, a man of courage and quality who became a pivotal figure in the areas of race and civil rights.Born in the rural South, the son of a sharecropper, Robinson was reared in southern California. We see him blossom there as a student-athlete as he struggled against poverty and racism to uphold the beliefs instilled in him by his mother--faith in family, education, America, and God.We follow Robinson through World War II, when, in the first wave of racial integration in the armed forces, he was commissioned as an officer, then court-martialed after refusing to move to the back of a bus. After he plays in the Negro National League, we watch the opening of an all-American drama as, late in 1945, Branch Rickey of the Brooklyn Dodgers recognized Jack as the right player to break baseball's color barrier--and the game was forever changed.Jack's never-before-published letters open up his relationship with his family, especially his wife, Rachel, whom he married just as his perilous venture of integrating baseball began. Her memories are a major resource of the narrative as we learn about the severe harassment Robinson endured from teammates and opponents alike; about death threats and exclusion; about joy and remarkable success. We watch his courageous response to abuse, first as a stoic endurer, then as a fighter who epitomized courage and defiance.We see his growing friendship with white players like Pee Wee Reese and the black teammates who followed in his footsteps, and his embrace by Brooklyn's fans. We follow his blazing career: 1947, Rookie of the Year; 1949, Most Valuable Player; six pennants in ten seasons, and 1962, induction into the Hall of Fame.But sports were merely one aspect of his life. We see his business ventures, his leading role in the community, his early support of Martin Luther King Jr., his commitment to the civil rights movement at a crucial stage in its evolution; his controversial associations with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Nixon, Humphrey, Goldwater, Nelson Rockefeller, and Malcolm X.Rampersad's magnificent biography leaves us with an indelible image of a principled man who was passionate in his loyalties and opinions: a baseball player who could focus a crowd's attention as no one before or since; an activist at the crossroads of his people's struggle; a dedicated family man whose last years were plagued by illness and tragedy, and who died prematurely at fifty-two. He was a pathfinder, an American hero, and he now has the biography he deserves.
/book/show/336834.A_Disciple_s_Life?from_search=true	Bruce C. Hafen	A Disciple's Life: The Biography of Neal A. Maxwell	The story behind the writing of this book really began in 1976, when Elder Maxwell invited me to take a leave from Brigham Young University and work for two years under his daily direction in the new Correlation Department at Church headquarters. In later years, when I was an administrator and a teacher at Ricks College and then at BYU, I saw him often in Church EducationaThe story behind the writing of this book really began in 1976, when Elder Maxwell invited me to take a leave from Brigham Young University and work for two years under his daily direction in the new Correlation Department at Church headquarters. In later years, when I was an administrator and a teacher at Ricks College and then at BYU, I saw him often in Church Educational System meetings, where he was a key figure on the Church Board of Education. In 1996 I was called to the Seventy and assigned to an Area Presidency in Australia, where I remained until returning to Utah in August of 2000. Like so many other Church members, my wife, Marie, and I were stunned by the news of Elder Maxwell's leukemia in late 1996, and we worried and prayed about his health. During October conference 1999, he invited me to come by his office. As we talked, he indicated he was not certain about his condition. He said he was receiving an experimental treatment but one of these days the leukemia just might fully return. That was the main reason, he said, why he'd finally yielded to prodding from others that he allow the writing of his biography. I thought a book on his life story would be wonderful until he asked if I would write it. As honored as I felt, I honestly thought my doing this was not a good idea. I believed that he, his family, and the Church deserved thorough research and writing, and the work needed to be done at once to maximize the possibility of being published during his lifetime. He shared those hopes. But given the frightening uncertainty about his health; given that acceptable biographies can take years to document and write; given that he hadn't kept a personal journal, which would necessitate additional months of original research; and given that I was half a world away on a Church assignment I replied that someone who could give this project immediate and full-time attention was needed. Nonetheless, after more visits with Elder Maxwell and with others, within a few days I had agreed to begin the project and to move as quickly as possible. In the weeks that followed, I worried about having committed myself to something as unreachable as this task seemed. As I would awaken to hear the colorful birds that rule those fresh Australian mornings, I would sometimes wonder if indeed, I would hope that I had agreed to write Elder Maxwell's biography only in a dream. Then the reality would hit me again. At times I would remember Nephi's words about the Lord preparing a way for people who have a work to do.
/book/show/168468.Paris?from_search=true	Colin Jones	Paris: The Biography of a City	From the Roman Emperor Julian, who waxed rhapsodic about Parisian wine and figs, to Henry Miller, who relished its seductive bohemia, Paris has been a perennial source of fascination for 2,000 years. In this definitive and illuminating history, Colin Jones walks us through the city that was a plague-infested charnel house during the Middle Ages, the bloody epicenter of theFrom the Roman Emperor Julian, who waxed rhapsodic about Parisian wine and figs, to Henry Miller, who relished its seductive bohemia, Paris has been a perennial source of fascination for 2,000 years. In this definitive and illuminating history, Colin Jones walks us through the city that was a plague-infested charnel house during the Middle Ages, the bloody epicenter of the French Revolution, the muse of nineteenth-century Impressionist painters, and much more. Joness masterful narrative is enhanced by numerous photographs and feature boxeson the Bastille or Josephine Baker, for instancethat complete a colorful and comprehensive portrait of a place that has endured Vikings, Black Death, and the Nazis to emerge as the heart of a resurgent Europe. This is a thrilling companion for history buffs and backpack, or armchair, travelers alike.
/book/show/7662062-cleopatra?from_search=true	Duane W. Roller	Cleopatra: A Biography	Few personalities from classical antiquity are more famous--yet more poorly understood--than Cleopatra VII, queen of Egypt. In this major biography, Duane Roller reveals that Cleopatra was in fact a learned and visionary leader whose overarching goal was always the preservation of her dynasty and kingdom.Roller's authoritative account is the first to be based solely on prFew personalities from classical antiquity are more famous--yet more poorly understood--than Cleopatra VII, queen of Egypt. In this major biography, Duane Roller reveals that Cleopatra was in fact a learned and visionary leader whose overarching goal was always the preservation of her dynasty and kingdom.Roller's authoritative account is the first to be based solely on primary materials from the Greco-Roman period: literary sources, Egyptian documents (Cleopatra's own writings), and representations in art and coinage produced while she was alive. His compelling portrait of the queen illuminates her prowess as a royal administrator who managed a large and diverse kingdom extending from Asia Minor to the interior of Egypt, as a naval commander who led her own fleet in battle, and as a scholar and supporter of the arts. Even her love affairs with Julius Caesar and Marcus Antonius--the source of her reputation as a supreme seductress who drove men to their doom--were carefully crafted state policies: she chose these partners to insure the procreation of successors who would be worthy of her distinguished dynasty. That Cleopatra ultimately lost to her Roman opponents, Roller contends, in no way diminishes her abilities.-Roller tells his tale smoothly and accessibly....The resulting portrait is that of a complex, many-sided figure, a potent Hellenistic ruler who could move the tillers of power as skillfully as any man, and one far and nobly removed from the 'constructed icon' of popular imagination.----A rich account of late Ptolemaic culture.----Offers a superb panorama of the society and culture of late Ptolemaic Egypt, with vivid sketches of the (remarkably vigorous) intellectual life of Cleopatra's Alexandria and the structural instabilities of the late Ptolemaic state.----Besides providing a compelling story and breathing fresh air into a heretofore two-dimensional caricature from history, Roller's 'Cleopatra' provides an interesting commentary on the attitudes still prevalent towards women who rule.----Compulsively readable.----A definitive account of a queen of remarkable strength.---
/book/show/3752185-versailles?from_search=true	Tony Spawforth	Versailles: A Biography of a Palace	The story of Versailles is one of historical drama, under the last three kings of Frances old regime, mixed with the high camp and glamour of the European courts, all in an iconic home fThe story of Versailles is one of historical drama, under the last three kings of Frances old regime, mixed with the high camp and glamour of the European courts, all in an iconic home for the French arts. The palace itself has been radically altered since 1789, and the court was long ago swept away.sets out to rediscover what is now a vanished world: a great center of power, seat of royal government, and, for thousands, a home both grand and squalid, bound by social codes almost incomprehensible to us today.Using eyewitness testimony as well as the latest historical research, Spawforth offers the first full account of Versailles in English in over thirty years. Blowing away the myths of Versailles, he analyses afresh the politics behind the Sun Kings construction of the palace and shows how Versailles worked as the seat of a royal court. He probes the conventional picture of a perpetual house party of courtiers and gives full weight to the darker side: not just the mounting discomfort of the aging buildings but also the intrigue and status anxiety of its aristocrats. The book brings out clearly the fateful consequences for the French monarchy of its relocation to Versailles and also examines the changing place of Versailles in Frances national identity since 1789.Many books have told the stories of the royals and artists living in Versailles, but this is the first to turn its focus on the palace itself---from architecture and politics to scandal and restoration.
/book/show/138848.Napoleon?from_search=true	Frank McLynn	Napoleon: A Biography	Napoleon Bonaparte's character and achievements have always divided critics and commentators. In this compelling biography, Frank McLynn draws on the most recent scholarship and throws a brilliant light on this most paradoxical of men--as military leader, lover, and emperor. Tracing Napoleon's extraordinary career, McLynn examines the Promethean legend from his Corsican roNapoleon Bonaparte's character and achievements have always divided critics and commentators. In this compelling biography, Frank McLynn draws on the most recent scholarship and throws a brilliant light on this most paradoxical of men--as military leader, lover, and emperor. Tracing Napoleon's extraordinary career, McLynn examines the Promethean legend from his Corsican roots, through the years of the French Revolution and his military triumphs, to his coronation in 1804 and ultimate defeat and imprisonment. McLynn brilliantly reveals the extent to which Napoleon was both existential hero and plaything of Fate; mathematician and mystic; intellectual giant and moral pygmy; great man and deeply flawed human being.-This massive biography not only sets forth Napoleon's deeds and acts but explores the motivations behind them. Readers always want to understand what makes great historical figures tick.-Impeccably researched and clearly written for the general public.-Gives the reader an eagle's-eye view of European history during the 40-year period of Napoleon's reign.- Hardcover ISBN: 1559706317
/book/show/8697319-bonhoeffer?from_search=true	Eric Metaxas	Bonhoeffer: A Biography	WHO BETTER TO FACE THE GREATEST EVIL OF THE 20TH CENTURY THAN A HUMBLE MAN OF FAITH?As Adolf Hitler and the Nazis seduced a nation, bullied a continent, and attempted to exterminate the Jews of Europe, a small number of dissidents and saboteurs worked to dismantle the Third Reich from the inside. One of these was Dietrich Bonhoeffer a pastor and author, known as much for sWHO BETTER TO FACE THE GREATEST EVIL OF THE 20TH CENTURY THAN A HUMBLE MAN OF FAITH?As Adolf Hitler and the Nazis seduced a nation, bullied a continent, and attempted to exterminate the Jews of Europe, a small number of dissidents and saboteurs worked to dismantle the Third Reich from the inside. One of these was Dietrich Bonhoeffer a pastor and author, known as much for such spiritual classics as The cost of Discipleship and Life Together, as for his 1945 execution in a concentration camp for his part in the plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler.In the first major biography of Bonhoeffer in forty years, New York Times best-selling author Eric Metaxas takes both strands of Bonhoeffer's life?the theologian and the spy?to tell a searing story of incredible moral courage in the face of monstrous evil. In a deeply moving narrative, Metaxas uses previously unavailable documents?including personal letters, detailed journal entries, and firsthand personal accounts?to reveal dimensions of Bonhoeffer's life and theology never before seen.In Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy?A Righteous Gentiel vs the Third Reich, Metaxas presents the fullest accounting of Bonhoeffer's heart-wrenching 1939 decision to leave the safe haven of America for Hitler's Germany, and using extended excerpts from love letters and coded messages written to and from Bonhoeffer's Cell 92, Metaxas tells for the first time the full story of Bonhoeffer's passionate and tragic romance.Readers will discover fresh insights and revelations about his life-changing months at the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem and about his radical position on why Christians are obliged to stand up for the Jews. Metaxas also sheds new light on Bonhoeffer's reaction to Kristallnacht, his involvement in the famous Valkyrie plot and in Operation 7, the effort to smuggle Jews into neutral Switzerland.Bonhoeffer gives witness to one man's extraordinary faith and to the tortured fate of the nation he sought to deliver from the curse of Nazism. It brings the reader face to face with a man determined to do the will of God radically, courageously, and joyfully?even to the point of death. Bonhoeffer is the story of a life framed by a passion for truth and a commitment to justice on behalf of those who face implacable evil.Insightful and illuminating, this tome makes a powerful contribution to biography, history and theology. ?Publishers Weekly[A] massive and masterful new biography. ?Christianity TodayMetaxas tells Bonhoeffer's story with passion and theological sophistication. ?Wall Street JournalMetaxas magnificently captures the life of theologian and anti-Nazi activist Dietrich Bonhoeffer . . . A definitive Bonhoeffer biography for the 21st Century. ?Kirkus
/book/show/21233400-the-turn-of-the-screw?from_search=true	Henry James	The Turn of the Screw (Annotated - Includes Essay and Biography)	The Turn of the Screw is a departure in a sense for Henry James it is a ghost story rather than a story of Americans and Europeans involved in romantic struggles. The Turn of the Screw begins in an old house on Christmas Eve where an old man tells a ghostly tale involving his sister's governess who saw ghosts many years ago.The governess had been left in the complete chargThe Turn of the Screw is a departure in a sense for Henry James it is a ghost story rather than a story of Americans and Europeans involved in romantic struggles. The Turn of the Screw begins in an old house on Christmas Eve where an old man tells a ghostly tale involving his sister's governess who saw ghosts many years ago.The governess had been left in the complete charge of two children, Miles and Flora, by their uncle. He wants nothing to do with them and tells her she must deal with any issue that arises.
/book/show/216570.Lincoln_s_Virtues?from_search=true	William Lee Miller	Lincoln's Virtues: An Ethical Biography	William Lee Millers ethical biography is a fresh, engaging telling of the story of Lincolns rise to power. Through careful scrutiny of Lincolns actions, speeches, and writings, and of accounts from those who knew him, Miller gives us insight into the moral development of a great politician  one who made the choice to go into politics, and ultimately realized that vocatWilliam Lee Millers ethical biography is a fresh, engaging telling of the story of Lincolns rise to power. Through careful scrutiny of Lincolns actions, speeches, and writings, and of accounts from those who knew him, Miller gives us insight into the moral development of a great politician  one who made the choice to go into politics, and ultimately realized that vocations fullest moral possibilities.Asmakes refreshingly clear, Lincoln was not born with his face on Mount Rushmore; he was an actual human being making choices  moral choices  in a real world. In an account animated by wit and humor, Miller follows this unschooled frontier politicians rise, showing that the higher he went and the greater his power, the worthier his conduct would become. He would become that rare bird, a great man who was also a good man. Uniquely revealing of its subjects heart and mind, it represents a major contribution to our understanding and of Lincoln, and to the perennial American discussion of the relationship between politics and morality.
/book/show/28491346-this-side-of-paradise---f-scott-fitzgerald-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	F. Scott Fitzgerald Jan Oliveira (Editor)	THIS SIDE OF PARADISE - F. SCOTT FITZGERALD (WITH NOTES)(BIOGRAPHY)(ILLUSTRATED)	This Side of Paradise is the debut novel of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Published in 1920, and taking its title from a line of the Rupert Brooke poem Tiare Tahiti, the book examines the lives and morality of post-World War I youth. Its protagonist, Amory Blaine, is an attractive Princeton University student who dabbles in literature. The novel explores the theme of love warped byThis Side of Paradise is the debut novel of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Published in 1920, and taking its title from a line of the Rupert Brooke poem Tiare Tahiti, the book examines the lives and morality of post-World War I youth. Its protagonist, Amory Blaine, is an attractive Princeton University student who dabbles in literature. The novel explores the theme of love warped by greed and status-seeking.
/book/show/95674.Montgomery_Clift?from_search=true	Patricia Bosworth	Montgomery Clift: A Biography	...Because of Bosworth's artistry, her ability to choose the right details, and her own immersion in the subject...this book is an amazing excursion into a life. -New York Times Book Review It stands as the definitive work on the gifted, haunted actor. -L
/book/show/3147368-american-lion?from_search=true	Jon Meacham Richard McGondale (Narrator)	American Lion: A Biography of President Andrew Jackson	Andrew Jackson, his intimate circle of friends, and his tumultuous times are at the heart of this remarkable book about the man who rose from nothing to create the modern presidency. Beloved and hated, venerated and reviled, Andrew Jackson was an orphan who fought his way to the pinnacle of power, bending the nation to his will in the cause of democracy. Jacksons electionAndrew Jackson, his intimate circle of friends, and his tumultuous times are at the heart of this remarkable book about the man who rose from nothing to create the modern presidency. Beloved and hated, venerated and reviled, Andrew Jackson was an orphan who fought his way to the pinnacle of power, bending the nation to his will in the cause of democracy. Jacksons election in 1828 ushered in a new and lasting era in which the people, not distant elites, were the guiding force in American politics. Democracy made its stand in the Jackson years, and he gave voice to the hopes and the fears of a restless, changing nation facing challenging times at home and threats abroad. To tell the saga of Jacksons presidency, acclaimed author Jon Meacham goes inside the Jackson White House. Drawing on newly discovered family letters and papers, he details the human dramathe family, the women, and the inner circle of advisersthat shaped Jacksons private world through years of storm and victory.One of our most significant yet dimly recalled presidents, Jackson was a battle-hardened warrior, the founder of the Democratic Party, and the architect of the presidency as we know it. His story is one of violence, sex, courage, and tragedy. With his powerful persona, his evident bravery, and his mystical connection to the people, Jackson moved the White House from the periphery of government to the center of national action, articulating a vision of change that challenged entrenched interests to heed the popular willor face his formidable wrath. The greatest of the presidents who have followed Jackson in the White Housefrom Lincoln to Theodore Roosevelt to FDR to Trumanhave found inspiration in his example, and virtue in his vision.Jackson was the most contradictory of men. The architect of the removal of Indians from their native lands, he was warmly sentimental and risked everything to give more power to ordinary citizens. He was, in short, a lot like his country: alternately kind and vicious, brilliant and blind; and a man who fought a lifelong war to keep the republic safeno matter what it took.Jon Meacham inhas delivered the definitive human portrait of a pivotal president who forever changed the American presidencyand America itself.
/book/show/18778170-joss-whedon?from_search=true	Amy Pascale Nathan Fillion (Foreword)	Joss Whedon: The Biography	From the cult favorite, which netted four million viewers per episode, to the summer blockbuster, which amassed a box office of $1.5 billion, Joss Whedon has made a name for himself in Hollywood for his penchant for telling meaningful, personal tales about love, death, and redemption even against the most dramatic and larger-than-lifeFrom the cult favorite, which netted four million viewers per episode, to the summer blockbuster, which amassed a box office of $1.5 billion, Joss Whedon has made a name for himself in Hollywood for his penchant for telling meaningful, personal tales about love, death, and redemption even against the most dramatic and larger-than-life backdrops.This biography follows his development from a creative child and teenager who spent years away from his family at an elite English public school, through his early successeswhich often turned into frustrating heartbreak in both television () and film ()to his breakout turn as the creator, writer, and director of thetelevision series.Extensive, original interviews with Whedons family, friends, collaborators, and starsand with the man himselfoffer candid, behind-the-scenes accounts of the making of groundbreaking series such as,,, and, as well as new stories about his work with Pixar writers and animators during the creation of. Most importantly, however, these conversations present an intimate and revealing portrait of a man whose creativity and storytelling ability have manifested themselves in comics, online media, television, and film.
/book/show/21920107-alice-in-wonderland-through-the-lookung-glass?from_search=true	Lewis Carroll Davies Guttmann (Editor)	Alice in Wonderland & Through the Lookung-Glass: The stories, important background information and a biography of Lewis Carroll	Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (alias Lewis Carroll) was an interesting and idiosyncratic character, to say the least. He was a mathematics lecturer at Cambridge University and a deacon in the Anglican Church. Obviously a very bright man he suffered from physical impairments such as partial deafness and a stammer which, perhaps, made him reserved and slightly aloof from the sociCharles Lutwidge Dodgson (alias Lewis Carroll) was an interesting and idiosyncratic character, to say the least. He was a mathematics lecturer at Cambridge University and a deacon in the Anglican Church. Obviously a very bright man he suffered from physical impairments such as partial deafness and a stammer which, perhaps, made him reserved and slightly aloof from the society of the day. He also had a predilection for young female companionship, which would seem highly contentious to us today but was, perhaps, more acceptable (and possibly entirely innocent) in the latter part of the 19th century. The books can be read on a number of levels. They originally emerged from a boat trip that Dodgson took with a family he knew (the Liddells) including their three daughters and he told them a tale to while away the journey. The children were so taken with it that they asked him to write it down - and so the legend began. It is quite possible that, initially, Dodgson has simply intended the tale to be a children's story for their amusement; but when he set about writing it down, expanding and structuring it he introduced some darker, perhaps even sinister elements to the tale. His penchant for logic, dry humour and nonsense pervades the stories but there is also a suggestion of themes running through the books. Inevitably the states of childhood and maturity feature strongly given Dodgson's own situation and the nature of his relationships with both adults and children. The topsyturvy nature of Wonderland could be seen as a commentary on the outside world where the child, Alice, seems to be the only sane and sensible person around. Dodgson himself seemed to live more in a child's world than adults. The nature of his occupations - in academia, the church and finally writing - would all serve to contain him in an unreal existence, somewhat separate from the harsh truths of the world around him. Perhaps it was all an acting out of his own fantasy - a world full of conundrum
/book/show/47731.Anne_Sexton?from_search=true	Diane Wood Middlebrook	Anne Sexton: A Biography	Anne Sexton began writing poetry at the age of twenty-nine to keep from killing herself. She held on to language for dear life and somehow -- in spite of alcoholism and the mental illness that ultimately led her to suicide -- managed to create a body of work that won a Pulitzer Prize and that still sings to thousands of readers. This exemplary biography, which was nominateAnne Sexton began writing poetry at the age of twenty-nine to keep from killing herself. She held on to language for dear life and somehow -- in spite of alcoholism and the mental illness that ultimately led her to suicide -- managed to create a body of work that won a Pulitzer Prize and that still sings to thousands of readers. This exemplary biography, which was nominated for the National Book Award, provoked controversy for its revelations of infidelity and incest and its use of tapes from Sexton's psychiatric sessions. It reconciles the many Anne Sextons: the 1950s housewife; the abused child who became an abusive mother; the seductress; the suicide who carried kill-me pills in her handbag the way other women carry lipstick; and the poet who transmuted confession into lasting art.
/book/show/11833196-a-midsummer-night-s-dream?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	A Midsummer Night's Dream (Annotated with Biography and Critical Essay)	A Midsummers Night Dream was written and first performed in the mid 1590s. Shakespeare used the device of magic extensively in this early comedy. There are four separate but intertwined plots.The main plot is the marriage of Duke Theseus of Athens to Hippolyta, the Amazonian queen. Theseus is looking forward to his wedding and has ordered his master of the revels to prepA Midsummers Night Dream was written and first performed in the mid 1590s. Shakespeare used the device of magic extensively in this early comedy. There are four separate but intertwined plots.The main plot is the marriage of Duke Theseus of Athens to Hippolyta, the Amazonian queen. Theseus is looking forward to his wedding and has ordered his master of the revels to prepare a wonderful wedding feast. While Theseus waits, he is approached by Egeus, father of Hermia. Egeus wants Hermia to marry Demetrius, who loves Hermia. Hermia, however, wants to marry Lysander. Under Athenian law, a woman must marry according to her fathers wishes.This annotated edition includes a biography and critical essay.
/book/show/8971659-to-the-rescue?from_search=true	Heidi S. Swinton	To the Rescue: The Biography of Thomas S. Monson	is the much-anticipated official biography of President Thomas S. Monson. Beginning with President Monson's family heritage and his early years in Salt Lake City, it included his vocational preparation and his career in the world of journalism. More important, this inspiring book recounts his lifetime of Church service. Called as a bishop at the age of twentyis the much-anticipated official biography of President Thomas S. Monson. Beginning with President Monson's family heritage and his early years in Salt Lake City, it included his vocational preparation and his career in the world of journalism. More important, this inspiring book recounts his lifetime of Church service. Called as a bishop at the age of twenty-two, as a mission president at thirty-one, and as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve at age thirty-six, he has traveled the globe to minister to the Saints for more than fifty years. This book shares many of his personal experience, from his visits behind the Iron Curtain to his contributions on the Scriptures Publication Committee and in the missionary and welfare areas; it also provides up-to-the-minute information about his work as Church President.Filled with wonderful photographs and little-known accounts, this biography is a portrait of a leader who ministers both to the one and to the many, and who is completely dedicated to doing whatever the Lord prompts him to do.
/book/show/25937168-the-time-machine?from_search=true	H.G. Wells Jan Oliveira (Editor)	The Time Machine (Illustrated with Notes and Biography)	The Time Machine is a science fiction novel, published in 1895. Wells is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel by using a vehicle that allows an operator to travel purposefully and selectively. The term time machine, coined by Wells, is now universally used to refer to such a vehicle.The Time Machine has since been adapted into two feaThe Time Machine is a science fiction novel, published in 1895. Wells is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel by using a vehicle that allows an operator to travel purposefully and selectively. The term time machine, coined by Wells, is now universally used to refer to such a vehicle.The Time Machine has since been adapted into two feature films of the same name, as well as two television versions, and a large number of comic book adaptations. It has also indirectly inspired many more works of fiction in many media.
/book/show/20740341-war-and-peace?from_search=true	Leo Tolstoy	War and Peace: (Annotated with short biography)	War and Peace is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in 1869. The work is epic in scale and is regarded as one of the most important works of world literature. It is considered Tolstoy's finest literary achievement, along with his other major prose work Anna Karenina (18731877).War and Peace delineates in graphic detail events surrounding the FrencWar and Peace is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in 1869. The work is epic in scale and is regarded as one of the most important works of world literature. It is considered Tolstoy's finest literary achievement, along with his other major prose work Anna Karenina (18731877).War and Peace delineates in graphic detail events surrounding the French invasion of Russia, and the impact of the Napoleonic era on Tsarist society, as seen through the eyes of five Russian aristocratic families. Portions of an earlier version of the novel, then known as The Year 1805, were serialized in the magazine The Russian Messenger between 1865 and 1867. The novel was first published in its entirety in 1869. Newsweek in 2009 ranked it first in its list of the Top 100 Books. In 2003, the novel was listed at number 20 on the BBC's survey The Big Read.Tolstoy himself, somewhat enigmatically, said of War and Peace that it was not a novel, even less is it a poem, and still less a historical chronicle. Large sections of the work, especially in the later chapters, are philosophical discussion rather than narrative. He went on to elaborate that the best Russian literature does not conform to standard norms and hence hesitated to call War and Peace a novel. (Instead, Tolstoy regarded Anna Karenina as his first true novel.)
/book/show/4158039-michelle?from_search=true	Liza Mundy	Michelle: A Biography	She can be funny and sharp-tongued, warm and blunt, empathic and demanding. Who is the woman Barack Obama calls the boss? In Michelle, Washington Post writer Liza Mundy paints a revealing and intimate portrait, taking us inside the marriage of the most dynamic couple in politics today. She shows how well they complement each other: Michelle, the highly organized, sometShe can be funny and sharp-tongued, warm and blunt, empathic and demanding. Who is the woman Barack Obama calls the boss? In Michelle, Washington Post writer Liza Mundy paints a revealing and intimate portrait, taking us inside the marriage of the most dynamic couple in politics today. She shows how well they complement each other: Michelle, the highly organized, sometimes intimidating, list-making pragmatist; Barack, the introspective political charmer who won't pick up his socks but shoots for the stars. Their relationship, like those of many couples with two careers and two children, has been so strained at times that he has had to persuade her to support his climb up the political ladder. And you can't blame her for occasionally regretting it: In this campaign, it is Michelle who has absorbed much of the skepticism from voters about Obama. One conservative magazine put her on the cover under the headline Mrs. Grievance. Michelle's story carries with it all the extraordinary achievements and lingering pain of America in the post-civil rights era. She grew up on the south side of Chicago, the daughter of a city worker and a stay-at-home mom in a neighborhood rocked by white flight. She was admitted to Princeton amid an angry debate about affirmative action and went on to Harvard Law School, where she was more comfortable doing pro-bono work for the poor than gunning for awards with the rest of her peers. She became a corporate lawyer, then left to train community leaders. She is modern in her tastes but likes to watch reruns of The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Brady Bunch.In this carefully reported biography, drawing upon interviews with more than one hundred people, including one with Michelle herself, Mundy captures the complexity of this remarkable woman and the remarkable life she has lived.
/book/show/2802.E_mc_?from_search=true	David Bodanis	E=mc²: A Biography of the World's Most Famous Equation	E=mc. Just about everyone has at least heard of Albert Einstein's formulation of 1905, which came into the world as something of an afterthought. But far fewer can explain his insightful linkage of energy to mass. David Bodanis offers an easily grasped gloss on the equation. Mass, he writes, is simply the ultimate type of condensed or concentrated energy, whereas energyE=mc. Just about everyone has at least heard of Albert Einstein's formulation of 1905, which came into the world as something of an afterthought. But far fewer can explain his insightful linkage of energy to mass. David Bodanis offers an easily grasped gloss on the equation. Mass, he writes, is simply the ultimate type of condensed or concentrated energy, whereas energy is what billows out as an alternate form of mass under the right circumstances.
/book/show/25557561-heart-of-darkness?from_search=true	Joseph Conrad Michael Merhi (Illustrator)	Heart Of Darkness (Illustrated Biography and Novels)	BOOK CONTENTHeart of Darkness is a novella by novelist Joseph Conrad, about a voyage up the Congo River into the Belgian Congo, in the heart of Africa, by the story's narrator Marlow. Marlow tells his story to friends aboard a boat anchored on the River Thames, London, England. This setting provides the frame for Marlow's story of his obsession with the ivory trader KurtzBOOK CONTENTHeart of Darkness is a novella by novelist Joseph Conrad, about a voyage up the Congo River into the Belgian Congo, in the heart of Africa, by the story's narrator Marlow. Marlow tells his story to friends aboard a boat anchored on the River Thames, London, England. This setting provides the frame for Marlow's story of his obsession with the ivory trader Kurtz, which enables Conrad to create a parallel between London and Africa as places of darkness.Central to Conrad's work is the idea that there is little difference between so-called civilized people and those described as savages; as well Heart of Darkness raises important questions about imperialism and racism.The novella Heart of Darkness has been variously published and translated into many languages. In 1998, the Modern Library ranked Heart of Darkness as the sixty-seventh of the hundred best novels in English of the twentieth century.The most famous adaptation is Francis Ford Coppola's 1979 motion picture Apocalypse Now, which moves the story from the Congo to Vietnam and Cambodia during the Vietnam War.
/book/show/134361.Diane_Arbus?from_search=true	Patricia Bosworth	Diane Arbus: A Biography	Like Frida Kahlo and Georgia O'Keefee, Dinae Arbus exerts a fascination rooted in both her art and her life. Her startling photographic images of dwarfs, twins, transvestites, and freaks seemed from the first to redefine both the normal and the abnormal in our lives and they were already becoming part of the iconography of the age when Arbus committed suicide in 1971. ArbuLike Frida Kahlo and Georgia O'Keefee, Dinae Arbus exerts a fascination rooted in both her art and her life. Her startling photographic images of dwarfs, twins, transvestites, and freaks seemed from the first to redefine both the normal and the abnormal in our lives and they were already becoming part of the iconography of the age when Arbus committed suicide in 1971. Arbus herself remained an enigma until the publication of this first full biography. Patricia Bosworth examines the life behind the eerie, mesmerizing photographs: Diane's pampered childhood; her passionate marriage to Allan Arbus and their work together as fashion photographers during the fifties; the emotional upheaval surrounding the end of that marriage; and the radically dark, liberating, and ultimately tragic turn Diane's art took during the sixties. Bosworth's engrossing book is a compassionate portrait of the woman behind some of the most powerful photographs of our time.
/book/show/596260.Go_Forward_with_Faith?from_search=true	Sheri Dew	Go Forward with Faith: The Biography of Gordon B. Hinckley	Biography of the fifteenth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This book shares a behind-the-scenes look a a spiritual leader who has spent a great deal of time in the forefront. It is a story filled with work humor, dedication, and testimony.
/book/show/11130288-oliver-twist?from_search=true	Charles Dickens	Oliver Twist	Charles Dickes classic novel with biography, plot summary, character analysis and more.Oliver Twist is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens, published by Richard Bentley in 1838. The story is about an orphan Oliver Twist, who escapes from a workhouse and travels to London where he meets the Artful Dodger, leader of a gang of juvenile pickpockets. Oliver is leCharles Dickes classic novel with biography, plot summary, character analysis and more.Oliver Twist is the second novel by English author Charles Dickens, published by Richard Bentley in 1838. The story is about an orphan Oliver Twist, who escapes from a workhouse and travels to London where he meets the Artful Dodger, leader of a gang of juvenile pickpockets. Oliver is led to the lair of their elderly criminal trainer Fagin, naively unaware of their unlawful activities.
/book/show/21825843-the-art-of-war?from_search=true	Sun Tzu	The Art of War: (Annotated with short biography)	The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise attributed to Sun Tzu, a high-ranking military general, strategist and tactician. The text is composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare. It is commonly known to be the definitive work on military strategy and tactics of its time. It has been the most famous and influential of China's SeThe Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise attributed to Sun Tzu, a high-ranking military general, strategist and tactician. The text is composed of 13 chapters, each of which is devoted to one aspect of warfare. It is commonly known to be the definitive work on military strategy and tactics of its time. It has been the most famous and influential of China's Seven Military Classics, and for the last two thousand years it remained the most important military treatise in Asia, where even the common people knew it by name. It has had an influence on Eastern and Western military thinking, business tactics, legal strategy and beyond.The book was first translated into the French language in 1772 by French Jesuit Jean Joseph Marie Amiot and a partial translation into English was attempted by British officer Everard Ferguson Calthrop in 1905. The first annotated English language translation was completed and published by Lionel Giles in 1910. Leaders as diverse as Mao Zedong, General Vo Nguyen Giap, General Douglas MacArthur and leaders of Imperial Japan have drawn inspiration from the work.
/book/show/19227116-the-brothers-karamazov?from_search=true	Fyodor Dostoyevsky Constance Garnett (Translator)	The Brothers Karamazov (Annotated with Critical Essay and Biography)	The Brothers Karamazov is a novel of realism and tells a dynastic story. It explores life and what it means through the use of a dysfunctional family, the Karamazovs. The family is headed by Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov, a cruel landowner, who has neglected and emotionally abuses his three sons.The eldest son, Dmitry, is in competition with his father over the same woman, alThe Brothers Karamazov is a novel of realism and tells a dynastic story. It explores life and what it means through the use of a dysfunctional family, the Karamazovs. The family is headed by Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov, a cruel landowner, who has neglected and emotionally abuses his three sons.The eldest son, Dmitry, is in competition with his father over the same woman, although he is engaged to another. The same son has given up his inheritance in order to have money immediately, but suspects his father is cheating him financially.
/book/show/269353.Louis_Riel?from_search=true	Chester Brown	Louis Riel: A Comic-Strip Biography	
/book/show/341166.Madame_Curie?from_search=true	ve Curie	Madame Curie: A Biography	Marie Sklodowska Curie (18671934) was the first woman scientist to win worldwide acclaim and was, indeed, one of the great scientists of the twentieth century. Written by Curies daughter, the renowned international activist Eve Curie, this biography chronicles Curies legendary achievements in science, including her pioneering efforts in the study of radioactivity and heMarie Sklodowska Curie (18671934) was the first woman scientist to win worldwide acclaim and was, indeed, one of the great scientists of the twentieth century. Written by Curies daughter, the renowned international activist Eve Curie, this biography chronicles Curies legendary achievements in science, including her pioneering efforts in the study of radioactivity and her two Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry. It also spotlights her remarkable life, from her childhood in Poland, to her storybook Parisian marriage to fellow scientist Pierre Curie, to her tragic death from the very radium that brought her fame. Now updated with an eloquent, rousing introduction by best-selling author Natalie Angier, this timeless biography celebrates an astonishing mind and a extraordinary womans life.
/book/show/33107217-northanger-abbey---jane-austen-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	Jane Austen Charles Brock (Illustrator) Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen (With Notes)(Biography)(Illustrated)	Northanger Abbey was the first of Jane Austen's novels to be completed for publication, though she had previously made a start on Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice. According to Cassandra Austen's Memorandum, Susan (as it was first called) was written circa 179899. It was revised by Austen for the press in 1803, and sold in the same year for 10 to a London boNorthanger Abbey was the first of Jane Austen's novels to be completed for publication, though she had previously made a start on Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice. According to Cassandra Austen's Memorandum, Susan (as it was first called) was written circa 179899. It was revised by Austen for the press in 1803, and sold in the same year for 10 to a London bookseller, Crosby & Co., who decided against publishing. In the spring of 1816, the bookseller was content to sell it back to the novelist's brother, Henry Austen, for the exact sum10that he had paid for it at the beginning, not knowing that the writer was by then the author of four popular novels.The novel was further revised by Austen in 1816/17, with the intention of having it published. Among other changes, the lead character's name was changed from Susan to Catherine, and Austen retitled the book Catherine as a result.Austen died in July 1817. Northanger Abbey (as the novel was now called) was brought out posthumously in late December 1817 (1818 given on the title page), as the first two volumes of a four-volume set that also featured another previously unpublished Austen novel, Persuasion. Neither novel was published under the title Jane Austen had given it; the title Northanger Abbey is presumed to have been the invention of Henry Austen, who had arranged for the book's publication.
/book/show/29427521-the-three-musketeers?from_search=true	Alexandre Dumas	The Three Musketeers: (Annotated with short biography)	The Three Musketeers is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, first serialized in MarchJuly 1844. Set in the 17th century, it recounts the adventures of a young man named d'Artagnan after he leaves home to travel to Paris, to join the Musketeers of the Guard. D'Artagnan is not one of the musketeers of the title; those are his friends Athos, Porthos and Aramis, inseparable friends wThe Three Musketeers is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, first serialized in MarchJuly 1844. Set in the 17th century, it recounts the adventures of a young man named d'Artagnan after he leaves home to travel to Paris, to join the Musketeers of the Guard. D'Artagnan is not one of the musketeers of the title; those are his friends Athos, Porthos and Aramis, inseparable friends who live by the motto all for one, one for all (tous pour un, un pour tous), a motto which is first put forth by d'Artagnan.The story of d'Artagnan is continued in Twenty Years After and The Vicomte of Bragelonne: Ten Years Later. Those three novels by Dumas are together known as the d'Artagnan Romances.
/book/show/21315661-othello?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	Othello: (Annotated with short biography)	The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in approximately 1603, and based on the Italian short story Un Capitano Moro (A Moorish Captain) by Cinthio, a disciple of Boccaccio, first published in 1565. The work revolves around four central characters: Othello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army; his nThe Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in approximately 1603, and based on the Italian short story Un Capitano Moro (A Moorish Captain) by Cinthio, a disciple of Boccaccio, first published in 1565. The work revolves around four central characters: Othello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army; his new wife, Desdemona; his lieutenant, Cassio; and his trusted ensign, Iago. Because of its varied and current themes of racism, love, jealousy and betrayal, Othello is still often performed in professional and community theatres alike and has been the basis for numerous operatic, film and literary adaptations.
/book/show/26633588-annes-house-of-dreams?from_search=true	L.M. Montgomery	Annes House of Dreams	Anne's House of Dreams is a novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery.The novel is from a series of books written primarily for girls and young women, about a young girl named Anne Shirley. The books follow the course of Anne's life. It is set principally on Canada's Prince Edward Island, Montgomery's birthplace and home for much of her life.The series has been calledAnne's House of Dreams is a novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery.The novel is from a series of books written primarily for girls and young women, about a young girl named Anne Shirley. The books follow the course of Anne's life. It is set principally on Canada's Prince Edward Island, Montgomery's birthplace and home for much of her life.The series has been called classic children's literature.Anne's House of Dreams is book five in the series, and chronicles Anne's early married life, as she and her childhood sweetheart Gilbert Blythe begin to build their life together.Includes Prince Edward Island... History, Geology, Geography, Government, Politics, Map and other useful facts about the island that inspired the author.Illustrations and annotations at the end of the book for your reference.
/book/show/31080.Malcolm_X?from_search=true	Andrew Helfer (Editor) Randy DuBurke (Illustrator)	Malcolm X: A Graphic Biography	Assassinated at age forty in 1965. Malcolm X battled the horrifying legacy of African American slavery throughout his short life. Malcolm's passage from troubled boy to influential, outspoken man and finally to tragic hero is captured in the drawings of the award-winning graphic artist Randy DuBurke, and the heartrending history of the era is distilled to its essence by AnAssassinated at age forty in 1965. Malcolm X battled the horrifying legacy of African American slavery throughout his short life. Malcolm's passage from troubled boy to influential, outspoken man and finally to tragic hero is captured in the drawings of the award-winning graphic artist Randy DuBurke, and the heartrending history of the era is distilled to its essence by Andrew Helfer, editor of two Eisner Award-winning books. This is American history as you've never seen it before.
/book/show/48130.Gerald_Durrell?from_search=true	Douglas Botting	Gerald Durrell: The Authorized Biography	Written with complete access to the Durrell family archives and Gerald Durrell's private papers, this affecting biography follows its subject from an eccentric boyhood in Imperial India to the international prominence he gained in print and on television as one of the world's foremost animal conservationists. The younger brother of the famous novelist Lawrence Durrell, GerWritten with complete access to the Durrell family archives and Gerald Durrell's private papers, this affecting biography follows its subject from an eccentric boyhood in Imperial India to the international prominence he gained in print and on television as one of the world's foremost animal conservationists. The younger brother of the famous novelist Lawrence Durrell, Gerald always viewed his own writing - which includes thirty-seven bestsellers, among them enduringly popular classics like My Family and Other Animals and A Zoo in My Luggage - as the means of financing his greatest passion: breeding animals in danger of extinction and returning them to the wild. In the 1980s, with the production of a dozen different television documentary series on zoology, most notably the widely acclaimed Catch Me a Colobus and Ark on the Move, Durrell's conservationist vision reached audiences around the globe, while the zoo he founded on the island of Jersey realized his pioneering mission to breed endangered species in captivity. It stands as a living legacy of the much-admired Gerald Durrell, who died in 1995 at the age of seventy. Captivating and deeply moving but surprisingly candid biography. - Publishers Weekly (starred review); Ambitious.... Rich material for a biography. - New York Times Book Review; Affectionate yet clear-eyed portrait.... Botting does an excellent job of giving us Durrell the man, not merely the legend. - Toronto Globe & Mail; Few current biographies read as well. - Denver Post.
/book/show/26231132-hard-times--for-these-times?from_search=true	Charles Dickens Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Hard Times--For These Times (Illustrated with Notes and Biography)	Hard Times  For These Times (commonly known as Hard Times) is the tenth novel by Charles Dickens, first published in 1854. The book appraises English society and highlights the social and economic pressures of the times. Hard Times is unusual in several respects. It is by far the shortest of Dickens' novels, barely a quarter of the length of those written immediately befoHard Times  For These Times (commonly known as Hard Times) is the tenth novel by Charles Dickens, first published in 1854. The book appraises English society and highlights the social and economic pressures of the times. Hard Times is unusual in several respects. It is by far the shortest of Dickens' novels, barely a quarter of the length of those written immediately before and after it. Also, unlike all but one of his other novels, Hard Times has neither a preface nor illustrations. Moreover, it is his only novel not to have scenes set in London. Instead the story is set in the fictitious Victorian industrial Coketown, a generic Northern English mill-town, in some ways similar to Manchester, though smaller.
/book/show/13264698-dna-usa?from_search=true	Bryan Sykes	DNA USA: A Genetic Biography of America	The best-selling author ofnow turns his sights on the United States, one of the most genetically variegated countries in the world. From the blue-blooded pockets of old-WASP New England to the vast tribal lands of the Navajo, Bryan Sykes takes us on a historical genetic tour, interviewing genealogists, geneticists, anthropologists, and everydayThe best-selling author ofnow turns his sights on the United States, one of the most genetically variegated countries in the world. From the blue-blooded pockets of old-WASP New England to the vast tribal lands of the Navajo, Bryan Sykes takes us on a historical genetic tour, interviewing genealogists, geneticists, anthropologists, and everyday Americans with compelling ancestral stories. His findings suggest:Of Americans whose ancestors came as slaves, virtually all have some European DNA.Racial intermixing appears least common among descendants of early New England colonists.There is clear evidence of Jewish genes among descendants of southwestern Spanish Catholics.Among white Americans, evidence of African DNA is most common in the South.European genes appeared among Native Americans as early as ten thousand years ago.An unprecedented look into America's genetic mosaic and an impressive contribution to how we perceive race, this is a fascinating book about what it means to be American.
/book/show/22092818-the-red-and-the-black?from_search=true	Stendhal	The Red and the Black ( +Biography, +Annotated, +Actively table of contents )	In The Red and the Black, Stendhal paints a sweeping portrait of early nineteenth-century Franceits social classes, professions, politics, and mannersin Paris and the provinces. The novel's characters represent virtually every level of intelligence and sensibility, in a plot involving passion, intrigue, satire, and last-minute reversals. Changing scene and focus so oftenIn The Red and the Black, Stendhal paints a sweeping portrait of early nineteenth-century Franceits social classes, professions, politics, and mannersin Paris and the provinces. The novel's characters represent virtually every level of intelligence and sensibility, in a plot involving passion, intrigue, satire, and last-minute reversals. Changing scene and focus so often that it has frequently been called cinematic, the novel is held together by Julien Sorel, whose life provides its structure. Julien leaves his provincial home to become a tutor, strives to raise himself professionally and socially, becomes embroiled in a series of romantic escapades, and finally faces a capital trial. Until Stendhal chose the enigmatic phrase Le rouge et le noir as the title just before the book's publication, he called the novel Julien. Although Julien is indisputably the novel's central character, whether we should see him as a hero is an open question. At the end of the novel, Stendhal places us in the same position as the jury at Julien's trial, in effect asking us to evaluate Julien and compare our verdict with the court's.
/book/show/29082642-television?from_search=true	David Thomson	Television: A Biography	In just a few years, what used to be an immobile piece of living room furniture, which one had to sit in front of at appointed times in order to watch sponsored programming on a finite number of channels, morphed into a glowing cloud of screens with access to a near-endless supply of content available when and how viewers want it. With this phenomenon now a common culturalIn just a few years, what used to be an immobile piece of living room furniture, which one had to sit in front of at appointed times in order to watch sponsored programming on a finite number of channels, morphed into a glowing cloud of screens with access to a near-endless supply of content available when and how viewers want it. With this phenomenon now a common cultural theme, a writer of David Thomsons stature delivering a critical history, or biography of the six-decade television era, will be a significant event which could not be more timely. With, the critic and film historian who wrote what's readers called the most important film book of the last 50 years has finally turned his unique powers of observation to the medium that has swallowed film whole.Over twenty-two thematically organized chapters, Thomson brings his provocatively insightful and unique voice to the life of what was television. David Thomson surveying a Boschian landscape, illuminated by that singular glowalways onand peopled by everyone from Donna Reed to Dennis Potter, will be the first complete history of the defining medium of our time.
/book/show/268210.Ad_Infinitum?from_search=true	Nicholas Ostler	Ad Infinitum: A Biography of Latin	
/book/show/6852722-robert-redford?from_search=true	Michael Feeney Callan Mark Deakins (Narrator)	Robert Redford: The Biography	The long-anticipated biography of Robert Redford.Among the most widely admired Hollywood stars of his generation, Redford has appeared onstage and on-screen, in front of and behind the camera, earning Academy, Golden Globe, and a multitude of other awards and nominations for acting, directing, and producing, and for his contributions to the arts. His Sundance Film FestivalThe long-anticipated biography of Robert Redford.Among the most widely admired Hollywood stars of his generation, Redford has appeared onstage and on-screen, in front of and behind the camera, earning Academy, Golden Globe, and a multitude of other awards and nominations for acting, directing, and producing, and for his contributions to the arts. His Sundance Film Festival transformed the world of filmmaking; his films defined a generation. America has come to know him as the Sundance Kid, Bob Woodward, Johnny Hooker, Jay Gatsby, and Roy Hobbs. But only now, with this revelatory biography, do we see the surprising and complex man beneath the Hollywood faade.From Redfords personal papersjournals, script notes, correspondenceand hundreds of hours of taped interviews, Michael Feeney Callan brings the legendary star into focus. Here is his scattered family background and restless childhood, his rocky start in acting, the death of his son, his star-making relationship with director Sydney Pollack, the creation of Sundance, his political activism, his artistic successes and failures, his friendships and romances. This is a candid, surprising portrait of a man whose iconic roles on-screenand directorial brilliancehave both defined and obscured one of the most celebrated, and, until now, least understood, public figures of our time.
/book/show/479146.Johannes_Brahms?from_search=true	Jan Swafford	Johannes Brahms: A Biography	ANotable BookThis brilliant and magisterial book is a very good bet to...become the definitive study of Johannes Brahms.--Judicious, compassionate, and full of insight into Brahms's human complexity as well as his music, Johannes Brahms is an indispensable biography.Proclaimed the new messiah of Romanticism by Robert Schumann when he was oANotable BookThis brilliant and magisterial book is a very good bet to...become the definitive study of Johannes Brahms.--Judicious, compassionate, and full of insight into Brahms's human complexity as well as his music, Johannes Brahms is an indispensable biography.Proclaimed the new messiah of Romanticism by Robert Schumann when he was only twenty, Johannes Brahms dedicated himself to a long and extraordinarily productive career.In this book, Jan Swafford sets out to reveal the little-known Brahms, the boy who grew up in mercantile Hamburg and played piano in beer halls among prostitutes and drunken sailors, the fiercely self-protective man who thwarted future biographers by burning papers, scores and notebooks late in his life.Making unprecedented use of the remaining archival material, Swafford offers richly expanded perspectives on Brahms's youth, on his difficult romantic life--particularly his longstanding relationship with Clara Schumann--and on his professional rivalry with Lizst and Wagner.[] will no doubt stand as the definitive work on Brahms, one of the monumental biographies in the entire musical library.--It is a measure of the accomplishment of Jan Swafford's biography that Brahms's sadness becomes palpable.... [Swafford] manages to construct a full-bodied human being.--
/book/show/28114511-einstein-s-greatest-mistake?from_search=true	David Bodanis	Einstein's Greatest Mistake: A Biography	Widely considered the greatest genius of all time, Albert Einstein revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos with his general theory of relativity and helped lead us into the atomic age. Yet in the final decades of hiWidely considered the greatest genius of all time, Albert Einstein revolutionized our understanding of the cosmos with his general theory of relativity and helped lead us into the atomic age. Yet in the final decades of his life, he was ignored by most working scientists, and his ideas were opposed by even his closest friends.How did this happen? Einstein's imagination and self-confidence served him well when he was young. But when it came to the new field of quantum mechanics, the same traits undermined him. Bestselling biographer David Bodanis traces Einstein from the skeptical, erratic student to the world's most brilliant physicistand then to the desolate, fallen-from-grace celebrity.An intimate biography touching on the romances and rivalries of the celebrated physicist, as much as on his scientific goals,reveals what we owe Einstein todayand how much more he might have achieved if not for his all-too-human flaws.
/book/show/861483.Millard_Fillmore?from_search=true	Robert J. Rayback	Millard Fillmore: Biography of a President	For some reason hard to understand, the historically minded public has had to wait 85 years since the death of a president for an adequate biography. This gap has now been filled with Dr. Rayback's authoritative work on Millard Fillmore. It is no eulogy, rather it is honest and unprejudiced, describing and assaying his defects of judgment such as his leadership of two abusFor some reason hard to understand, the historically minded public has had to wait 85 years since the death of a president for an adequate biography. This gap has now been filled with Dr. Rayback's authoritative work on Millard Fillmore. It is no eulogy, rather it is honest and unprejudiced, describing and assaying his defects of judgment such as his leadership of two abused parties at the beginning and at the end of his political career, but asserting that all this -- even his approval of the fugitive slave law -- was far outweighed by his moral convictions and concrete actions against the institution of human slavery. To Western New Yorkers this book will of course have special appeal, but it is by no means unduly concerned with local history; it is the story of a life not only of dignity and integrity but of permanent achievement on both the local and national scene. The Buffalo Historical Society takes pride in this presentation of its first president.
/book/show/1354221.My_Life?from_search=true	Bill Clinton	My Life	President Bill Clintonsis the strikingly candid portrait of a global leader who decided early in life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity for hard work, to serving the public.It shows us the progress of a remarkable American, who, through his own enormous energies and efforts, made the unlikely journey from Hope, ArkansPresident Bill Clintonsis the strikingly candid portrait of a global leader who decided early in life to devote his intellectual and political gifts, and his extraordinary capacity for hard work, to serving the public.It shows us the progress of a remarkable American, who, through his own enormous energies and efforts, made the unlikely journey from Hope, Arkansas, to the White Housea journey fueled by an impassioned interest in the political process which manifested itself at every stage of his life: in college, working as an intern for Senator William Fulbright; at Oxford, becoming part of the Vietnam War protest movement; at Yale Law School, campaigning on the grassroots level for Democratic candidates; back in Arkansas, running for Congress, attorney general, and governor.We see his career shaped by his resolute determination to improve the life of his fellow citizens, an unfaltering commitment to civil rights, and an exceptional understanding of the practicalities of political life.We come to understand the emotional pressures of his youthborn after his fathers death; caught in the dysfunctional relationship between his feisty, nurturing mother and his abusive stepfather, whom he never ceased to love and whose name he took; drawn to the brilliant, compelling Hillary Rodham, whom he was determined to marry; passionately devoted, from her infancy, to their daughter, Chelsea, and to the entire experience of fatherhood; slowly and painfully beginning to comprehend how his early denial of pain led him at times into damaging patterns of behavior.President Clintons book is also the fullest, most concretely detailed, most nuanced account of a presidency ever writtenencompassing not only the high points and crises but the way the presidency actually works: the day-to-day bombardment of problems, personalities, conflicts, setbacks, achievements.It is a testament to the positive impact on America and on the world of his work and his ideals.It is the gripping account of a president under concerted and unrelenting assault orchestrated by his enemies on the Far Right, and how he survived and prevailed.It is a treasury of moments caught alive, among them:The ten-year-old boy watching the national political conventions on his familys new (and first) television set.The young candidate looking for votes in the Arkansas hills and the local seer who tells him, Anybody who would campaign at a beer joint in Joiner at midnight on Saturday night deserves to carry one box. . . . Youll win here. But itll be the only damn place you win in this county. (He was right on both counts.)The roller-coaster ride of the 1992 campaign.The extraordinarily frank exchanges with Newt Gingrich and Bob Dole.The delicate manipulation needed to convince Rabin and Arafat to shake hands for the camera while keeping Arafat from kissing Rabin.The cost, both public and private, of the scandal that threatened the presidency.Here is the life of a great national and international figure, revealed with all his talents and contradictions, told openly, directly, in his own completely recognizable voice. A unique book by a unique American.
/book/show/26231134-little-dorrit?from_search=true	Charles Dickens Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Little Dorrit (Illustrated with Notes and Biography)	Little Dorrit is a novel by Charles Dickens, that was originally published as a serial between 1855 and 1857. It satirizes the shortcomings of both government and society, including the institution of debtors' prisons, where debtors were imprisoned, unable to work, until they repaid their debts. The prison in this case is the Marshalsea, where Dickens's own father had beenLittle Dorrit is a novel by Charles Dickens, that was originally published as a serial between 1855 and 1857. It satirizes the shortcomings of both government and society, including the institution of debtors' prisons, where debtors were imprisoned, unable to work, until they repaid their debts. The prison in this case is the Marshalsea, where Dickens's own father had been imprisoned. Dickens is also critical of the lack of a social safety net, the treatment and safety of industrial workers, as well the bureaucracy of the British Treasury, in the form of his fictional Circumlocution Office. In addition he satirizes the stratification of society that results from the British class system.
/book/show/7980565-the-14th-dalai-lama?from_search=true	Tetsu Saiwai	The 14th Dalai Lama: A Manga Biography	
/book/show/45787.The_Lonely_Hunter?from_search=true	Virginia Spencer Carr Tennessee Williams (Foreword by)	The Lonely Hunter: A Biography of Carson McCullers	is widely accepted as the standard biography of Carson McCullers. Author of such landmarks of modern American fiction asand, Carson McCullers was the enfant terrible of the literary world of the 1940s and 1950s. Gifted but tormented, vulnerable but exploitative, McCullers led a life that had all theis widely accepted as the standard biography of Carson McCullers. Author of such landmarks of modern American fiction asand, Carson McCullers was the enfant terrible of the literary world of the 1940s and 1950s. Gifted but tormented, vulnerable but exploitative, McCullers led a life that had all the elements--and more--of a tragic novel.From McCullers's birth in Columbus, Georgia, in 1917 to her death in upstate New York in 1967,thoroughly covers every significant event in, and aspect of, the writer's life: her rise as a young literary sensation; her emotional, artistic, and sexual eccentricities and entanglements; her debilitating illnesses; her travels in America and Europe; and the provenance of her works from their earliest drafts through their book, stage, and film versions.To research her subject, Virginia Spencer Carr visited all of the important places in McCullers's life, read virtually everything written by or about her, and interviewed hundreds of McCullers's relatives, friends, and enemies. The result is an enduring, distinguished portrait of a brilliant, but deeply troubled, writer.
/book/show/25739664-sons-and-lovers?from_search=true	D.H. Lawrence Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Sons and Lovers (Illustrated with Notes and Biography)	Sons and Lovers is a 1913 novel by D.H. Lawrence. The Modern Library placed it ninth on their list of the 100 best novels of the 20th century. While the novel initially incited a lukewarm critical reception, along with allegations of obscenity, it is today regarded as a masterpiece by many critics and is often regarded as Lawrence's finest achievement.
/book/show/49198.First_in_His_Class?from_search=true	David Maraniss	First in His Class: A Biography of Bill Clinton	Who exactlyBill Clinton, and why was he, of all the brilliant and ambitious men in his generation, the first in his class to reach the White House? Drawing on hundreds of letters, documents, and interviews, David Maraniss explores the evolution of the personality of our forty-second president from his youth in Arkansas to his 1991 announcement that he would run for theWho exactlyBill Clinton, and why was he, of all the brilliant and ambitious men in his generation, the first in his class to reach the White House? Drawing on hundreds of letters, documents, and interviews, David Maraniss explores the evolution of the personality of our forty-second president from his youth in Arkansas to his 1991 announcement that he would run for the nation's highest office. In this richly textured and balanced biography, Maraniss reveals a complex man full of great flaws and great talents.is the definitive book on Bill Clinton.
/book/show/107.Dreamer_of_Dune?from_search=true	Brian Herbert	Dreamer of Dune: The Biography of Frank Herbert	This amazing and complex epic, combining politics, religion, human evolution, and ecology, has captured the imagination of generations of readers. One of the most popular science fiction novels ever written, it has become a worldwide phenomenon, winning awards, selling millions of copies around the world. In the prophetic year of 1984,This amazing and complex epic, combining politics, religion, human evolution, and ecology, has captured the imagination of generations of readers. One of the most popular science fiction novels ever written, it has become a worldwide phenomenon, winning awards, selling millions of copies around the world. In the prophetic year of 1984,was made into a motion picture directed by David Lynch, and it has recently been produced as a three-part miniseries on the Sci-Fi Channel. Though he is best remembered for, Frank Herbert was the author of more than twenty books at the time of his tragic death in 1986, including such classic novels asand.Brian Herbert, Frank Herbert's eldest son, tells the provocative story of his father's extraordinary life in this honest and loving chronicle. He has also brought to light all the events in Herbert's life that would find their way into speculative fiction's greatest epic.From his early years in Tacoma, Washington, and his education at the University of Washington, Seattle, and in the Navy, through the years of trying his hand as a TV cameraman, radio commentator, reporter, and editor of several West Coast newspaper, to the difficult years of poverty while struggling to become a published writer, Herbert worked long and hard before finding success after the publication ofin 1965. Brian Herbert writes about these years with a truthful intensity that brings every facet of his father's brilliant, and sometimes troubled, genius to full light.Insightful and provocative, containing family photos never published anywhere, this absorbing biography offers Brian Herbert' unique personal perspective on one of the most enigmatic and creative talents of our time.is a 2004 Hugo Award Nominee for Best Related Work.
/book/show/972176.Madonna?from_search=true	J. Randy Taraborrelli	Madonna: An Intimate Biography	New York Times bestselling author Taraborrelli pens the first definitive account of one of the most popular entertainers today--Madonna. Filled with disclosures about her private life and public career, this book coincides with her first tour in eight years. Photos.
/book/show/5218096-why-this-world?from_search=true	Benjamin Moser	Why This World: A Biography of Clarice Lispector	That rare person who looked like Marlene Dietrich and wrote like Virginia Woolf, Clarice Lispector is one of the most popular but least understood of Latin American writers. Now, after years of research on three continents, drawing on previously unknown manuscripts and dozens of interviews, Benjamin Moser demonstrates how Lispector's development as a writer was directlyThat rare person who looked like Marlene Dietrich and wrote like Virginia Woolf, Clarice Lispector is one of the most popular but least understood of Latin American writers. Now, after years of research on three continents, drawing on previously unknown manuscripts and dozens of interviews, Benjamin Moser demonstrates how Lispector's development as a writer was directly connected to the story of her turbulent life. Born in the nightmarish landscape of post-World War I Ukraine, Clarice became, virtually from adolescence, a person whose beauty, genius, and eccentricity intrigued Brazil.tells how this precocious girl, through long exile abroad and difficult personal struggles, matured into a great writer. It also asserts, for the first time, the deep roots in the Jewish mystical tradition that make her the true heir to Kafka as well as the unlikely author of perhaps the greatest spiritual autobiography of the twentieth century. From Chechelnik to Recife, from Naples and Berne to Washington and Rio de Janeiro, Why This World strips away the mythology surrounding this extraordinary figure and shows how Clarice Lispector transformed one woman's struggles into a universally resonant art.
/book/show/220306.Mother_Teresa?from_search=true	Kathryn Spink	Mother Teresa: A Complete Authorized Biography	Simply the best biography of Mother Teresa around. Thoroughly researched, sensitively written and unfailingly inspiring, Kathryn Spink
/book/show/1462972.Vivien_Leigh?from_search=true	Anne Edwards	Vivien Leigh: A Biography	Here is an extraordinary complex woman brought vividly to life in this first complete biography. Given total access to Miss Leighs personal letters, and working with the cooperation of those who had been closest to her, Anne Edwards has produced a frank, open book that does not spare the truth, yet is as romantic a canvas, as turbulent and moving a story as any of the greHere is an extraordinary complex woman brought vividly to life in this first complete biography. Given total access to Miss Leighs personal letters, and working with the cooperation of those who had been closest to her, Anne Edwards has produced a frank, open book that does not spare the truth, yet is as romantic a canvas, as turbulent and moving a story as any of the great films in which Vivien ever starred.
/book/show/293108.Nick_Drake?from_search=true	Patrick Humphries	Nick Drake: The Biography	Nick Drake was barely 26 years old when he died in 1974 following an accidental overdose of prescribed drugs. The British singer-songwriter made only three albums during his short life - Five Leaves Left, Bryter Layter and Pink Moon. All are now recognized as classics.Since his death, Nick has been cited as a seminal influence by stars as diverse as REM, Elton John, and PaNick Drake was barely 26 years old when he died in 1974 following an accidental overdose of prescribed drugs. The British singer-songwriter made only three albums during his short life - Five Leaves Left, Bryter Layter and Pink Moon. All are now recognized as classics.Since his death, Nick has been cited as a seminal influence by stars as diverse as REM, Elton John, and Paul Weller. While the lives of other musicians who died before their time, such as Jim Morrison, John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Gram Parsons, have been amply documented, there has never before been a biography of Nick Drake. Patrick Humphries' illuminating text includes exclusive interviews with friends, colleagues and musicians who knew and worked with Nick. It provides an unprecedented insight not only into the life and work of Nick Drake, but also into the music scene of the 1960s that formed his backdrop.If a week is a long time in politics, then the 23 years since Nick's death represents a lifetime in the transitory world of pop. But the music of Nick Drake has never lost its place in his fans affections, and still its haunting beauty reaches out of fresh generations. This book is for all of them.
/book/show/4511335-lincoln?from_search=true	Fred Kaplan	Lincoln: The Biography of a Writer	For Abraham Lincoln, whether he was composing love letters, speeches, or legal arguments, words mattered. In, acclaimed biographer Fred Kaplan explores the life of America's sixteenth president through his use of language as a vehicle both to express complex ideas and feelings and as an instrument of persuasion and empowerment. Like the other great canonical writerFor Abraham Lincoln, whether he was composing love letters, speeches, or legal arguments, words mattered. In, acclaimed biographer Fred Kaplan explores the life of America's sixteenth president through his use of language as a vehicle both to express complex ideas and feelings and as an instrument of persuasion and empowerment. Like the other great canonical writers of American literaturea status he is gradually attainingLincoln had a literary career that is inseparable from his life story. An admirer and avid reader of Burns, Byron, Shakespeare, and the Old Testament, Lincoln was the most literary of our presidents. His views on love, liberty, and human nature were shaped by his reading and knowledge of literature.Since Lincoln, no president has written his own words and addressed his audience with equal and enduring effectiveness. Kaplan focuses on the elements that shaped Lincoln's mental and imaginative world; how his writings molded his identity, relationships, and career; and how they simultaneously generated both the distinctive political figure he became and the public discourse of the nation. This unique account of Lincoln's life and career highlights the shortcomings of the modern presidency, reminding us, through Lincoln's legacy and appreciation for language, that the careful and honest use of words is a necessity for successful democracy.Illuminating and engrossing,brilliantly chronicles Abraham Lincoln's genius with language.
/book/show/190401.Atat_rk?from_search=true	Andrew Mango	Atatürk: The Biography of the founder of Modern Turkey	Mustafa Kemal Atatrk was virtually unknown until 1919, when he took the lead in thwarting the victorious Allies' plan to partition the Turkish core of the Ottoman Empire. He divided the Allies, defeated the last Sultan, and secured the territory of the Turkish national state, becoming the first president of the new republic in 1923, fast creating his own legend.Andrew ManMustafa Kemal Atatrk was virtually unknown until 1919, when he took the lead in thwarting the victorious Allies' plan to partition the Turkish core of the Ottoman Empire. He divided the Allies, defeated the last Sultan, and secured the territory of the Turkish national state, becoming the first president of the new republic in 1923, fast creating his own legend.Andrew Mango's revealing portrait of Atatrk throws light on matters of great importance today-resurgent nationalism, religious fundamentalism, and the reality of democracy.
/book/show/1022632.Mandela?from_search=true	Anthony Sampson	Mandela: The Authorised Biography	The author has known Mandela since the 1950s, and has been given complete access to all his personal papers, to Mandela himself, and to his friends and political associates, to write the full story of Mandela's life. In addition to covering his years before, during and after his incarceration, the author assesses Mandela's impact as President on South Africa and the world.The author has known Mandela since the 1950s, and has been given complete access to all his personal papers, to Mandela himself, and to his friends and political associates, to write the full story of Mandela's life. In addition to covering his years before, during and after his incarceration, the author assesses Mandela's impact as President on South Africa and the world. He also reveals many features of the apartheid system that have hitherto been hidden, and describes the changing attitudes of big business to the ANC and to Mandela himself. The result is an authoritative biography of one of the greatest men of the 20th century.
/book/show/37279.Straight_on_Till_Morning?from_search=true	Mary S. Lovell	Straight on Till Morning: A Biography of Beryl Markham	Drawing on her personal relationship with Markham and interviews with many of her contemporaries, Lovell recounts Markham's tempestuous private life--a life filled with unabated romance and adventure lived out over three continents. 50 photographs.
/book/show/4944715-benjamin-franklin?from_search=true	Benjamin Franklin	Benjamin Franklin: A Biography in His Own Words	The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790. Franklin himself appears to have called the work his Memoirs. Altho it had a tortuous publication history after his death, this work has become one of the most famous & influential autobiographies ever written.FrankliThe Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790. Franklin himself appears to have called the work his Memoirs. Altho it had a tortuous publication history after his death, this work has become one of the most famous & influential autobiographies ever written.Franklin's account of his life is divided into four parts, reflecting the different periods at which he wrote them. There are actual breaks in the narrative between the 1st three parts, but Part 3's narrative continues into Part 4 without an authorial break only an editorial one.The Autobiography remained unpublished during Franklin's lifetime. In 1791, a 1st edition appeared, in French rather than English, as Mmoires de la vie prive de Benjamin Franklin, published in Paris. This translation of Part 1 only was based on a flawed transcript made of hi manuscript before he'd revised it. This French translation was then retranslated into English in two London publications of 1793. One of the London editions served as a basis for a retranslation into French in 1798 in an edition which also included a fragment of Part 2.The 1st three parts of the Autobiography were 1st published together (in English) by Franklin's grandson, Wm Temple Franklin, in London in 1818, in Vol 1 of Memoirs of the Life & Writings of Benjamin Franklin. W.T. Franklin didn't include Part 4 because he had previously traded away the original holograph of the Autobiography for a copy that contained only the 1st three parts. Furthermore, he felt free to make unauthoritative stylistic revisions to his grandfather's autobiography, & on occasion followed the translated & retranslated versions mentioned above rather than Franklin's original text.W.T. Franklin's text was the standard version of the Autobiography for 50 years, until John Bigelow purchased the original manuscript in France & in 1868 published the most reliable text that had yet appeared, including the 1st English publication of Part 4. In the 20th century, important editions by Max Ferrand & the staff of the Huntington Library in San Marino, CA (Benjamin Franklin's Memoirs: Parallel Text Edition, 1949) & by Leonard W. Labaree (1964, as part of the Yale University Press edition of The Papers of Benjamin Franklin) improved on Bigelow's accuracy. In 1981, J.A. Leo Lemay & P.M. Zall produced The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: A Genetic Text, attempting to show all revisions & cancellations in the holograph manuscript. This, the most accurate edition of all so far published, served as a basis for Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography: A Norton Critical Edition & for the text of this autobiography printed in the Library of America's edition of Franklin's Writings
/book/show/7804240-louisa-may-alcott?from_search=true	Susan Cheever	Louisa May Alcott: A Personal Biography	sAlcnever intended to write. She had dismissed her publishers pleas for such a novel. Written out of necessity to support her family, the book had an astounding success that changed her life, a life which turned out very differently from that of her beloved heroine Jo March.sAlcnever intended to write. She had dismissed her publishers pleas for such a novel. Written out of necessity to support her family, the book had an astounding success that changed her life, a life which turned out very differently from that of her beloved heroine Jo March.
/book/show/88332.Simone_de_Beauvoir?from_search=true	Deirdre Bair	Simone de Beauvoir: A Biography	This definitive biography is based on five years of interviews with de Beauvoir, and is written with her full cooperation. Bair penetrates the mystique of this brilliant and often paradoxical woman, who has been called one of the great minds of the 20th century, and surely, one of the most famously unconventional figures of her generation. As a reference work . . . SimoneThis definitive biography is based on five years of interviews with de Beauvoir, and is written with her full cooperation. Bair penetrates the mystique of this brilliant and often paradoxical woman, who has been called one of the great minds of the 20th century, and surely, one of the most famously unconventional figures of her generation. As a reference work . . . Simone de Beauvoir can be considered definitive.--The Atlantic. 16-page photographic insert.
/book/show/29732742-the-red-badge-of-courage---stephen-crane-with-notes-biography-illustr?from_search=true	Stephen Crane Jan Oliveira (Editor)	The Red Badge of Courage - Stephen Crane (With Notes)(Biography)(Illustrated): An Episode of the American Civil War	The Red Badge of Courage is a war novel by American author Stephen Crane (18711900). Taking place during the American Civil War, the story is about a young private of the Union Army, Henry Fleming, who flees from the field of battle. Overcome with shame, he longs for a wound, a red badge of courage, to counteract his cowardice. When his regiment once again faces the eneThe Red Badge of Courage is a war novel by American author Stephen Crane (18711900). Taking place during the American Civil War, the story is about a young private of the Union Army, Henry Fleming, who flees from the field of battle. Overcome with shame, he longs for a wound, a red badge of courage, to counteract his cowardice. When his regiment once again faces the enemy, Henry acts as standard-bearer.Although Crane was born after the war, and had not at the time experienced battle first-hand, the novel is known for its realism. He began writing what would become his second novel in 1893, using various contemporary and written accounts (such as those published previously by Century Magazine) as inspiration. It is believed that he based the fictional battle on that of Chancellorsville; he may also have interviewed veterans of the 124th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment, commonly known as the Orange Blossoms. Initially shortened and serialized in newspapers in December 1894, the novel was published in full in October 1895.
/book/show/132054.Bob_Dylan?from_search=true	Anthony Scaduto Johnny Rogan (Foreword)	Bob Dylan: A Biography	Written at the dawn of the seventies by a former crime reporter and self-confessed mafia expert, this book was not only the first serious study of Dylan's life and work, but also a landmark in the way popular music was written about.In addition to a Bob biographer's wish-list of interviews, Scaduto pulled off the remarkable coup of getting Dylan's full co-operation withoWritten at the dawn of the seventies by a former crime reporter and self-confessed mafia expert, this book was not only the first serious study of Dylan's life and work, but also a landmark in the way popular music was written about.In addition to a Bob biographer's wish-list of interviews, Scaduto pulled off the remarkable coup of getting Dylan's full co-operation without conceding an editorial veto. Dylan has read this book cover to cover and discusses its uncomfortable contents with the author at length!Though a veritable publishing industry has followed in Scaduto's wake, arguably no-one since has come as close to revealing the true nature of the man behind the shades.Pioneering portrait of this legendarily elusive artist. Now in a welcome reprint, it's a real treat to read this still-classic Bobography.-***** Five Stars!A classic!-Paul Williams, author ofPioneers are often written out of history but never let it be forgotten that Scaduto was the man. It's scandalous that this book has been out of print for so many years. Its return should be greeted with dancing in the street.-Jimmy Rogan, from the forewordThe author's triumph was that ultimately he persuaded Dylan to talk.-Liz Thompson, editor of theI read it. Some of it is pretty straight, some of it exactly the way it happened I rather enjoyed it.-Bob Dylan
/book/show/29613687-the-raven?from_search=true	Edgar Allan Poe	The Raven	The life of American writer Edgar Allan Poe was characterized by a dramatic series of successes and failures, breakdowns and recoveries, personal gains and hopes dashed through, despite which he created some of the finest literature the world has ever known. Over time his works have influenced such major creative forces as the French poets Charles Baudelaire and Andre GideThe life of American writer Edgar Allan Poe was characterized by a dramatic series of successes and failures, breakdowns and recoveries, personal gains and hopes dashed through, despite which he created some of the finest literature the world has ever known. Over time his works have influenced such major creative forces as the French poets Charles Baudelaire and Andre Gide, filmmaker D.W. Griffith and modern literary legend Allen Ginsberg. Best known for his poems and short fiction, Poe perfected the psychological thriller, invented the detective story, and rarely missed transporting the reader to his own supernal realm. He has also been hailed posthumously as one of the finest literary critics of the nineteenth century. In Edgar Allan Poe: Complete Tales and Poems fans may indulge in all of Poe's most imaginative short-stories, including The Fall of the House of Usher, The Murders in Rue Morgue, The Tell-Tale Heart, Ligeia and Ms. In A Bottle. His complete early and miscellaneous poetic masterpieces are also here, including The Raven, Ulalume, Annabel Lee, Tamerlane, as well as select reviews and narratives.
/book/show/20352143-twas-the-night-before-christmas---classis-version?from_search=true	Clement C. Moore	Twas the Night before Christmas - Classis Version (Annotated, Quotes, Author's Biography, Other Features)	Who says Christmas is just for kids? Twas The Night Before Christmas is the cheeky, cheery picture book with an adults-only twist on the famous fable by Father Christmas.Tuck the children to bed, and gather round with the adults to enjoy a well-deserved grown-up chuckle. In this saucy spin on a classic tale, Father Christmas makes his rounds and finds something altogetherWho says Christmas is just for kids? Twas The Night Before Christmas is the cheeky, cheery picture book with an adults-only twist on the famous fable by Father Christmas.Tuck the children to bed, and gather round with the adults to enjoy a well-deserved grown-up chuckle. In this saucy spin on a classic tale, Father Christmas makes his rounds and finds something altogether different atop the Christmas tree.A boozy, bawdy fairy named Fanny who her own idea of the spirit of giving. Before you know it, Father Christmas turns from very nice to very naughtyfaster than a flying reindeer!Lighthearted and bulging with belly laughs, Twas The Night Before Christmas is the perfect stocking stuffer for anyone who wants to share the seasons humor with a little nudge, and a gentle wink.
/book/show/443266.Ezra_Taft_Benson?from_search=true	Sheri Dew	Ezra Taft Benson: A Biography	I believe that you will find in this biography the story of a truly great man. Not a perfect man, nor a man who hasnt faced and even struggled with mortalitys challenges. But a man of conviction and courage. A man who has remained true to the principles in which he deeply believes. A man who has responded to assignments within the gospel kingdom that have demanded totalI believe that you will find in this biography the story of a truly great man. Not a perfect man, nor a man who hasnt faced and even struggled with mortalitys challenges. But a man of conviction and courage. A man who has remained true to the principles in which he deeply believes. A man who has responded to assignments within the gospel kingdom that have demanded total commitment and faith in the Lord. This is a man who has faced hardships, has worked to overcome personal shortcomings, has had triumphs, and through it all, has turned his life completely over to the Lord. Sheri DewThis is the story of Ezra Taft Benson, thirteenth president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.It is the saga of a farm boy who loved the land and the Lord  a plough boy who became a prophet. It tells of his romance and marriage to a city girl, Flora Amussen, a young woman who had more faith in him than he had in himself. He is a family man, the father of six and the eldest of eleven brothers and sisters.This is the story of the most formally educated president of the Church. He received a bachelors degree from Brigham Young University, a masters degree from Iowa Sate University, and did post-graduate work at the University of California. He subsequently wrote several books, received many honorary degrees, and delivered thousands of addresses.It is the story of a man who, after working with rural people in various capacities, became the first Latter-day Saint to serve in the cabinet of the president of the United States  eight years as Secretary of Agriculture in the administration of Dwight D. Eisenhower. His fight to help the farmers of America be free and prosperous marked him as a man of conviction who stood by his principles despite enormous political pressures.Ezra Taft Benson is a man of God. Twice he served as a stake president and twice as president of the European Mission. At the close of World War II he served a mission of mercy, ministering to the spiritual and temporal needs of destitute Latter-day Saints in Europe.When he came to the office of president of the Church in November 1985, he had known more heads of state and was perhaps the most widely traveled of any prophet in this dispensation. He had served forty-two years as an apostle, including twelve years as president of the Quorum of the Twelve.The Lord tutored him well for his call as a prophet. There was divine design in his life that prepared him for the new and heavy tasks that lay ahead.
/book/show/23182626-dead-souls?from_search=true	Nikolai Gogol Golgotha Press (Editor)	Dead Souls (Annotated with Biography)	Dead Souls is a novel by Nikolai Gogol, first published in 1842, and widely regarded as an exemplar of 19th-century Russian literature. Gogol himself saw it as an epic poem in prose, and within the book as a novel in verse. Despite supposedly completing the trilogy's second part, Gogol destroyed it shortly before his death. Although the novel ends in mid-sentence (likeDead Souls is a novel by Nikolai Gogol, first published in 1842, and widely regarded as an exemplar of 19th-century Russian literature. Gogol himself saw it as an epic poem in prose, and within the book as a novel in verse. Despite supposedly completing the trilogy's second part, Gogol destroyed it shortly before his death. Although the novel ends in mid-sentence (like Sterne's Sentimental Journey), it is usually regarded as complete in the extant form.
/book/show/10112425-lee-krasner?from_search=true	Gail Levin	Lee Krasner: A Biography	Perhaps best known as the long-suffering wife of Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner is now, finally, being recognized as one of the 20th centurys modernist masters. In, author Gail Levin gives us an engrossing biography of the painterso memorably portrayed in the movieby actor Marcia Gay Harden, who won an Academy Award for her performancea firebrand andPerhaps best known as the long-suffering wife of Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner is now, finally, being recognized as one of the 20th centurys modernist masters. In, author Gail Levin gives us an engrossing biography of the painterso memorably portrayed in the movieby actor Marcia Gay Harden, who won an Academy Award for her performancea firebrand and trailblazer for womens rights as well as an exceptional artist who led a truly fascinating life.
/book/show/20697395-de-niro?from_search=true	Shawn Levy	De Niro: A Biography	Everyone believes that Robert De Niro is one of the greatest, if not the greatest, actors of all time. His performances, particularly in the first 20 years of his career, are unparalleled. The Godfather, Taxi Driver, Mean Streets, The Deer Hunter, Raging Bull-all dazzled moviegoers-a talent the likes of which we have rarely or never seen. Yet so little is known about De NiEveryone believes that Robert De Niro is one of the greatest, if not the greatest, actors of all time. His performances, particularly in the first 20 years of his career, are unparalleled. The Godfather, Taxi Driver, Mean Streets, The Deer Hunter, Raging Bull-all dazzled moviegoers-a talent the likes of which we have rarely or never seen. Yet so little is known about De Niro-he is an intensely private man, whose rare public appearances are often marked by inarticulateness and all-around awkwardness. It can be almost painful to watch at times, in such contrast to his on-screen personae. In this elegant and compelling biography, Shawn Levy writes of these many De Niros-of the characters, and of the man, seeking to understand an evolution of an actor who once used roles to hide the nature of his real life, and who now turns down those parts, instead to play characters who possess little challenge to his overwhelming talent. From De Niro's roots as the child of artists (often called Bobby Milk for his pasty complexion) to his marriages and life as a father, restauranteur, and philanthropist, and of course to his current movie career, Levy has written a biography that reads like a novel of a character whose inner turmoil takes him to heights of artistry. Among the many who have been key players in his career are the likes of Martin Scorcese, Francis Ford Coppola, Meryl Streep, John Cazale, and countless others who appear in the book.
/book/show/127966.Tolstoy?from_search=true	A.N. Wilson	Tolstoy: A Biography	In this landmark biography of Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, A.N. Wilson narrates the complex drama of the writer's life: his childhood of aristocratic privilege but emotional deprivation, his discovery of his literary genius after aimless years of gambling and womanizing, and his increasingly disastrous marriage. Wilson sweeps away the long-held belief that Tolstoy's worIn this landmark biography of Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, A.N. Wilson narrates the complex drama of the writer's life: his childhood of aristocratic privilege but emotional deprivation, his discovery of his literary genius after aimless years of gambling and womanizing, and his increasingly disastrous marriage. Wilson sweeps away the long-held belief that Tolstoy's works were the exact mirror of his life, and instead traces the roots of Tolstoy's art to his relationship with God, with women, and with Russia. He also breaks new ground in recreating the world that shaped the great novelist's life and art--the turmoil of ideas and politics in nineteenth-century Russia and the incredible literary renaissance that made Tolstoy's work possible. 24 pages of illustrations.
/book/show/11961888-notes-from-the-underground?from_search=true	Fyodor Dostoyevsky Constance Garnett	Notes from the Underground (Annotated with Critical Essay and Biography)	Notes from Underground (also translated in English as Notes from the Underground or Letters from the Underworld, though Notes from Underground is the most literal translation) is an 1864 short novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. The Notes is considered by many to be the first existentialist novel.It presents itself as an excerpt from the rambling memoirs of a bitter, isolated,Notes from Underground (also translated in English as Notes from the Underground or Letters from the Underworld, though Notes from Underground is the most literal translation) is an 1864 short novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. The Notes is considered by many to be the first existentialist novel.It presents itself as an excerpt from the rambling memoirs of a bitter, isolated, unnamed narrator (generally referred to by critics as the Underground Man) who is a retired civil servant living in St. Petersburg. The first part of the story is told in monologue form, or the underground man's diary, and attacks emerging Western philosophy, especially Nikolay Chernyshevsky's What Is to Be Done?
/book/show/6901660-the-secret-lives-of-somerset-maugham?from_search=true	Selina Shirley Hastings	The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham: A Biography	He was a brilliant teller of tales, one of the most widely read authors of the twentieth century, and at one time the most famous writer in the world, yet W. Somerset Maughams own true story has never been fully told. At last, the fascinating truth is revealed in a landmark biography by the award-winning writer Selina Hastings. Granted unprecedented access to Maughams peHe was a brilliant teller of tales, one of the most widely read authors of the twentieth century, and at one time the most famous writer in the world, yet W. Somerset Maughams own true story has never been fully told. At last, the fascinating truth is revealed in a landmark biography by the award-winning writer Selina Hastings. Granted unprecedented access to Maughams personal correspondence and to newly uncovered interviews with his only child, Hastings portrays the secret loves, betrayals, integrity, and passion that inspired Maugham to create such classics asand.Hastings vividly presents Maughams lonely childhood spent with unloving relatives after the death of his parents, a trauma that resulted in shyness, a stammer, and for the rest of his life an urgent need for physical tenderness. Here, too, are his adult triumphs on the stage and page, works that allowed him a glittering social life in which he befriended and sometimes fell out with such luminaries as Dorothy Parker, Charlie Chaplin, D. H. Lawrence, and Winston Churchill.portrays in full for the first time Maughams disastrous marriage to Syrie Wellcome, a manipulative society woman of dubious morality who trapped Maugham with a pregnancy and an attempted suicide. Hastings also explores Maughams many affairs with men, including his great love, Gerald Haxton, an alcoholic charmer and a cad. Maughams courageous work in secret intelligence during two world wars is described in fascinating detailexperiences that provided the inspiration for the groundbreaking Ashenden stories. From the West End to Broadway, from China to the South Pacific, Maughams restless and remarkably productive life is thrillingly recounted as Hastings uncovers the real stories behind such classics as Rain, The Painted Veil, Cakes & Ale, and other well-known tales.An epic biography of a hugely talented and hugely conflicted man,is the definitive account of Maughams extraordinary life.
/book/show/144187.Rome?from_search=true	Christopher Hibbert	Rome: The Biography of a City	This beautifully written, informative study is a portrait, a history and a superb guide book, capturing fully the seductive beauty and the many layered past of the Eternal City. It covers 3,000 years of history from the citys quasi-mythical origins, through the Etruscan kings, the opulent glory of classical Rome, the decadence and decay of the Middle Ages and the beauty aThis beautifully written, informative study is a portrait, a history and a superb guide book, capturing fully the seductive beauty and the many layered past of the Eternal City. It covers 3,000 years of history from the citys quasi-mythical origins, through the Etruscan kings, the opulent glory of classical Rome, the decadence and decay of the Middle Ages and the beauty and corruption of the Renaissance, to its time at the heart of Mussolinis fascist Italy. Exploring the citys streets and buildings, peopled with popes, gladiators, emperors, noblemen and peasants, this volume details the turbulent and dramatic history of Rome in all its depravity and grandeur.
/book/show/1951377.I_am_Scout?from_search=true	Charles J. Shields	I am Scout: The Biography of Harper Lee	Format: Hardcover     Publication Date: 4/1/2008     Pages: 256     Reading Level: Age 12 and Up
/book/show/572651.Allen_Ginsberg?from_search=true	Barry  Miles	Allen Ginsberg: A Biography	Allen Ginsberg occupies a significant, enduring position in American literature. Following his death in '97, Barry Miles has drawn on both his long friendship with the poet & on Ginsberg's journals & correspondence to produce an immensely readable account of one of the 20th century's most extraordinary poets.Childhood: PatersonA Columbia education: the origins ofAllen Ginsberg occupies a significant, enduring position in American literature. Following his death in '97, Barry Miles has drawn on both his long friendship with the poet & on Ginsberg's journals & correspondence to produce an immensely readable account of one of the 20th century's most extraordinary poets.Childhood: PatersonA Columbia education: the origins of the Beat GenerationA street educationThe subterraneansOn the road to CaliforniaHowl & the San Francisco renaissanceThe classic stations of the earthKaddishAdventures in psychedeliaCut-upsIndiaThe changeThe king of MayInto the vortexPaterfamiliasThe lion of DharmaEminence griseAfterwordAcknowledgmentsChapter NotesBibliographyIndex
/book/show/450527.Robert_E_Lee?from_search=true	Emory M. Thomas	Robert E. Lee: A Biography	The life of Robert E. Lee is a story not of defeat but of triumphtriumph in clearing his family name, triumph in marrying properly, triumph over the mighty Mississippi in his work as an engineer, and triumph over all other military men to become the towering figure who commanded the Confederate army in the American Civil War. But late in life Lee confessed that he was alThe life of Robert E. Lee is a story not of defeat but of triumphtriumph in clearing his family name, triumph in marrying properly, triumph over the mighty Mississippi in his work as an engineer, and triumph over all other military men to become the towering figure who commanded the Confederate army in the American Civil War. But late in life Lee confessed that he was always wanting something.In this probing and personal biography, Emory Thomas reveals more than the man himself did. Robert E. Lee has been, and continues to be, a symbol and hero in the American story. But in life, Thomas writes, Lee was both more and less than his legend. Here is the man behind the legend.
/book/show/27257695-eugene-onegin-illustrated-with-notes-and-biography?from_search=true	Alexander Pushkin Jan Oliveira (Editor) LIEUT COL. [HENRY] SPALDING (Translator)	Eugene Onegin (illustrated with notes and biography): A Romance of Russian Life in Verse	Eugene Onegin is a novel in verse written by Alexander Pushkin. It's a classic of Russian literature and its eponymous protagonist has served as a model for a number of Russian literary heroes. Published serially from 1825 to 1832. The first complete edition was published in 1833. On this work, Tchaikovsky made Yevgeniy Onegin opera on March 29, 1879.
/book/show/74431.The_Quest_for_Corvo?from_search=true	A.J.A. Symons A.S. Byatt (Introduction)	The Quest for Corvo: An Experiment in Biography	One day in 1925 a friend asked A. J. A. Symons if he had read Fr. Rolfe's. He hadn't, but soon did, and found himself entranced by the novel -- a masterpiece-- and no less fascinated by the mysterious person of its all-but-forgotten creator.is a hilarious and heartbreaking portrait of the strange Frederick Rolfe, self-appointed BaOne day in 1925 a friend asked A. J. A. Symons if he had read Fr. Rolfe's. He hadn't, but soon did, and found himself entranced by the novel -- a masterpiece-- and no less fascinated by the mysterious person of its all-but-forgotten creator.is a hilarious and heartbreaking portrait of the strange Frederick Rolfe, self-appointed Baron Corvo, an artist, writer, and frustrated aspirant to the priesthood with a bottomless talent for self-destruction. But this singular work, subtitled an experiment in biography, is also a remarkable self-portrait, a study of the obsession and sympathy that inspires the biographer's art.
/book/show/28930790-illustrated-biography-of-william-shakespeare?from_search=true	Jacob Fernandes	Illustrated Biography of William Shakespeare	Hundreds of years have passed since William Shakespeare's time. He has left behind nearly a million words of text, but his life is still a mystery. This book is an engaging introduction to a subject that students will certainly encounter many times throughout their educationand their lives.Lucid language and dramatic illustrations re-create the Bard's world of kings and qHundreds of years have passed since William Shakespeare's time. He has left behind nearly a million words of text, but his life is still a mystery. This book is an engaging introduction to a subject that students will certainly encounter many times throughout their educationand their lives.Lucid language and dramatic illustrations re-create the Bard's world of kings and queens, fairies and potions, and bloody beheadings. It imparts an amazing amount of vivid, interesting material about place, period and background of Shakespeare.This sweeping account is a biography, a history, and a retelling of some of Shakespeares most famous playsall in one approachable volume.Salient Features:Shakespeare's Early LifeLife as Playwright and ActorTheatre CompaniesStyle of PresentationLast Years of LifeEngland of Shakespeare's DaysDrama in Shakespeare's DaysShakespeare's Greatness as a PoetShakespeare's InfluenceWorks of Shakespeare in detailPrincipal Facts of Shakespeare's Life
/book/show/6906125-the-search-for-god-and-guinness?from_search=true	Stephen Mansfield	The Search for God and Guinness: A Biography of the Beer that Changed the World	The history of Guinness, one of the world's most famous brands, reveals the noble heights and crushing descents of a great family and an innovative business.
/book/show/194819.Strange_Fruit?from_search=true	David Margolick Hilton Als	Strange Fruit: The Biography of a Song	
/book/show/5115.Salinger?from_search=true	Paul Alexander	Salinger: A Biography	In researchingjournalist and biographer Paul Alexander conducted over forty interviews with major literary figures including George Plimpton, Gay Talese, Ian Hamilton, Harold Bloom, Roger Angell, A. Scott Berg, Robert Giroux, Ved Mehta, Gordon Lish, and Tom Wolfe. Alexander's research also took him to newly available archives at Princeton, Yale, HarIn researchingjournalist and biographer Paul Alexander conducted over forty interviews with major literary figures including George Plimpton, Gay Talese, Ian Hamilton, Harold Bloom, Roger Angell, A. Scott Berg, Robert Giroux, Ved Mehta, Gordon Lish, and Tom Wolfe. Alexander's research also took him to newly available archives at Princeton, Yale, Harvard, and Columbia universities, NYU, and the New York Public Library. Response from critics has been overwhelming.
/book/show/12429441-little-men?from_search=true	Louisa May Alcott Golgotha Press	Little Men (Annotated with Biography of Alcott and Plot Analysis)	Little Men focuses on Plumfield School that Jo and her husband, Professor Bhaer, run on an estate inherited from Jos Aunt March. The education that the children receive at Plumfield is based largely on the philosophical ideas of the authors father, Bronson Alcott, who was a teacher and philosopher. Louisa May Alcott included plot lines that reflected her own philosophyLittle Men focuses on Plumfield School that Jo and her husband, Professor Bhaer, run on an estate inherited from Jos Aunt March. The education that the children receive at Plumfield is based largely on the philosophical ideas of the authors father, Bronson Alcott, who was a teacher and philosopher. Louisa May Alcott included plot lines that reflected her own philosophy of equal education and opportunities for girls.The book follows the trials and tribulations of other students in the school and ultimately, the Bhaers win them over and their school provides the youngsters with a secure and loving environment in which they can thrive.This annotated edition includes a biography and critical essay.
/book/show/233233.Jung?from_search=true	Deirdre Bair	Jung: A Biography	
/book/show/388799.Franco?from_search=true	Paul Preston	Franco: A Biography	To many, Generalissimo Francisco Franco was Spain incarnate. This is a definitive portrait of the complex, elusive man credited with saving Spain from both the communists and Hitler, modernizing the country, and orchestrating the Spanish economic miracle of the 1960s. 32 photos.
/book/show/560933.Vivekananda?from_search=true	Swami Nikhilananda	Vivekananda: A Biography	An absorbing biography of Swami Vivekananda (1863 - 1902) that presents his vast knowledge of Eastern and Western culture, deep spiritual insight, brilliant conversation, broad human sympathy, and colorful personality. Swami Vivekananda, India's first spiritual and cultural ambassador to the West, proclaimed the universal message of Vedanta: the non-duality of the Godhead,An absorbing biography of Swami Vivekananda (1863 - 1902) that presents his vast knowledge of Eastern and Western culture, deep spiritual insight, brilliant conversation, broad human sympathy, and colorful personality. Swami Vivekananda, India's first spiritual and cultural ambassador to the West, proclaimed the universal message of Vedanta: the non-duality of the Godhead, the divinity of the soul, the oneness of existence, and the harmony of religions. This 256 page book details the life of Swami Vivekananda and contains 28 photographs, as well as, an appendix containing the Swami's most important teachings.
/book/show/169597.Eva_Peron?from_search=true	Alicia Dujovne Ortiz Shawn Fields (Translator)	Eva Peron: A Biography	In this best-selling biography, French and Argentine journalist Alicia Dujovne Ortiz examines the mythology that surrounds Eva Peron as she penetrates the complexities behind Peron's ever-lasting allure. Born in 1919, the illegitimate daughter of destitute Argentine farmers, Eva Duarte spent her adolescence aspiring to the grand and glorious fame of the theater. At the firIn this best-selling biography, French and Argentine journalist Alicia Dujovne Ortiz examines the mythology that surrounds Eva Peron as she penetrates the complexities behind Peron's ever-lasting allure. Born in 1919, the illegitimate daughter of destitute Argentine farmers, Eva Duarte spent her adolescence aspiring to the grand and glorious fame of the theater. At the first opportunity, she fled the deprivation of her origins and the backwaters of her poor village for the glittering lights of Buenos Aires. However, because she lacked both formal training and talent to be an actress, Eva quickly realized that it would take many years of hardship for even a small chance at becoming the star of her generation. It was during this time of disillusion that Eva met Juan Peron. Abandoning her pursuit of stardom, Eva concentrated all of her efforts on helping the future dictator of Argentina ascend politically. Her theatrical ambition was substituted with the desire not only to launch her husband's career, but to remake herself as a figure of providence for the millions of impoverished workers of her country. With access to the newly declassified archives of the Peron government, Ortiz has uncovered new information, including connections between Juan Peron and the German Nazi party. Taking into account every source of information - many never available to any other previous biographer - Ortiz has tapped into dozens of personal testimonies, including that of Father Hernan Benitez, Eva's personal confessor, as well as Eva's own private memoirs.
/book/show/13414687-steve-mcqueen?from_search=true	Marc Eliot	Steve McQueen: A Biography	Steve McQueen is one of Americas legendary movie stars best known for his hugely successful film career in classics such asandas well asfor his turbulent life off-screen and impeccable style. His unforgettable physical beauty, his soft-spoken manner, his tough but tender rouSteve McQueen is one of Americas legendary movie stars best known for his hugely successful film career in classics such asandas well asfor his turbulent life off-screen and impeccable style. His unforgettable physical beauty, his soft-spoken manner, his tough but tender roughness, and his aching vulnerability had women swooning and men wanting to be just like him. Todaynearly thirty years after he lost his battle against cancer at the age of fiftyMcQueen remains The King of Cool. Yet, few know the truth of what bubbled beneath his composed exterior and shaped his career, his passions, and his private life.Now, inbestselling author, acclaimed biographer, and film historian, Marc Eliot captures the complexity of this Hollywood screen legend. Chronicling McQueens tumultuous life both on and off the screen, from his hardscrabble childhood to his rise to Hollywood superstar status, to his struggles with alcohol and drugs and his fervor for racing fast cars and motorcycles, Eliot discloses intimate details of McQueens three marriages, including his tumultuous relationships with Neile Adams and Ali MacGraw, as well as his numerous affairs. He also paints a full portrait of this incredible yet often perplexing career that ranged from great films to embarrassing misfires. Steve McQueen, adored by millions, was obsessed by Paul Newman, and it is the nature of that obsession that reveals so much about who McQueen really was. Perhaps his greatest talent was to be able to convince audiences that he was who he really wasnt, even as he tried to prove to himself that he wasnt who he really was.With original material, rare photos, and new interviews, Eliot presents a fascinating and complete picture of McQueens life.
/book/show/13231.Lewis_Carroll?from_search=true	Morton N. Cohen	Lewis Carroll: A Biography	Under the pen name Lewis Carroll, Charles Lutwidge Dodgson became a legend for his children's books, which broke the constraints of Victorian moralism. Thirty years in the writing and drawn from a voluminous fund of letters and diaries, this exemplary biography conveys both the imaginative fancy and human complexity of the creator of Alice in Wonderland. Photos.
/book/show/12891675-autobiography-of-a-yogi?from_search=true	Paramahansa Yogananda	Autobiography of a Yogi: A Biography	This life story of Yogananda was instrumental in introducing meditation and yoga to the West. It includes Yogananda's and Sri Yukteswar's attempts to explain certain verses and events of the Bible such as the Garden of Eden story, and descriptions of Yogananda's encounters with Therese Neumann, Mohandas Gandhi, and Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore.
/book/show/159145.Bad_Seed?from_search=true	Ian  Johnston Ian Johnston	Bad Seed: The Biography of Nick Cave	An explosive biography of Nick Cave, lead singer of the Birthday Party and the Bad Seeds -- and one of the most influential postpunk songwriters in British rock. Based on interviews with Cave's fellow musicians, friends, and colleagues, Bad Seed reveals the inside story of this maverick performer and reluctant icon whose songs, according to Rolling Stone, possess the authAn explosive biography of Nick Cave, lead singer of the Birthday Party and the Bad Seeds -- and one of the most influential postpunk songwriters in British rock. Based on interviews with Cave's fellow musicians, friends, and colleagues, Bad Seed reveals the inside story of this maverick performer and reluctant icon whose songs, according to Rolling Stone, possess the authority of the most primal kind of myth.
/book/show/25733995-what-happened-miss-simone?from_search=true	Alan Light	What Happened, Miss Simone?: A Biography	From music journalist and formerandeditor-in-chief Alan Light comes a biography of incandescentFrom music journalist and formerandeditor-in-chief Alan Light comes a biography of incandescent soul singer and Black Power icon Nina Simone, one of the most influential, provocative, and least understood artists of our time. Drawn from a trove of rare archival footage, audio recordings and interviews (including Simone's remarkable private diaries), this nuanced examination of Nina Simones life highlights her musical inventiveness and unwavering quest for equality, while laying bare the personal demons that plagued her from the time of her Jim Crow childhood in North Carolina to her self-imposed exile in Liberia and Paris later in life.Harnessing the singular voice of Miss Simone herself and incorporating candid reflections from those who knew her best, including her only daughter,Lightbrings us face to face with a legend, examining the very public persona and very private struggles of one of our greatest artists.
/book/show/18867920-the-death-of-ivan-ilych?from_search=true	Leo Tolstoy Golgotha Press (Editor)	The Death of Ivan Ilych (Annotated with Biography and Critical Essay)	Tolstoy begins The Death of Ivan Ilyich with the protagonists death and moves backward from there. The novel opens with Peter Ivanovich reading about the death of his fellow judge and friend Ivan Ilyich, who has just died at the age of forty-five. Peter is with a group of legal representatives during a break in a trial as he glances through the obituaries. With the news oTolstoy begins The Death of Ivan Ilyich with the protagonists death and moves backward from there. The novel opens with Peter Ivanovich reading about the death of his fellow judge and friend Ivan Ilyich, who has just died at the age of forty-five. Peter is with a group of legal representatives during a break in a trial as he glances through the obituaries. With the news of their colleagues death, each man thinks about how Ivans passing might benefit them. None of them are looking forward to visiting the family to pay their respects. It is just a social obligation.This annotated edition includes a biography and critical essay.
/book/show/16151341-pep-guardiola?from_search=true	Guillem Balague	Pep Guardiola: Another Way of Winning: The Biography	Otra manera de ganar es la primera biografa de Pep Guardiola, y la nica en haber entrado a la intimidad futbolstica y personal del hombre que revolucion la manera de jugar convirtindose en el entrenador ms exitoso del mundo.Desde la primera charla que dio en el vestuario cuando asumi hasta los motivos de las decisiones ms difciles, Guillem Balagu reconstruye la vOtra manera de ganar es la primera biografa de Pep Guardiola, y la nica en haber entrado a la intimidad futbolstica y personal del hombre que revolucion la manera de jugar convirtindose en el entrenador ms exitoso del mundo.Desde la primera charla que dio en el vestuario cuando asumi hasta los motivos de las decisiones ms difciles, Guillem Balagu reconstruye la vida y la mente de Guardiola a partir de entrevistas personales con l, con los principales futbolistas del Barcelona, adems de entrenadores y jugadores rivales que sufrieron el talento blaugrana. Entre ellos, sir Alex Ferguson que, pese a perder dos finales de la Liga de Campeones contra el Barcelona, admira a Guardiola. Cmo es el hombre que consigui un nmero extraordinario de ttulos y cul era su verdadera relacin con los miembros clave de su entorno durante los maravillosos cuatro aos en que estuvo a cargo del mejor equipo de la historia. Sin embargo, para Pep el triunfo iba acompaado de cierto drama personal: cada partido era uno menos en la lite, nunca se sinti lo suficientemente bueno en su trabajo, sus disputas con Mourinho le hicieron dao y padeca enormemente tomando decisiones hasta que dio por terminado el ciclo ms exitoso del ftbol moderno para tomarse un ao sabtico antes de su esperado regreso al frente del Bayern Munich. Por todo esto, la vida de Pep Guardiola es tambin otra manera de ganar.
/book/show/55375.Woody_Allen?from_search=true	Eric Lax	Woody Allen: A Biography	When it first appeared in 1991, Eric Lax's splendid biography, written with nineteen years of access to Woody Allen, was universally hailed as the definitive portrait of a film genius. The next year, as Allen's long relationship with Mia Farrow disintegrated amid scandal, a new phase of his life and work began. For this edition, Lax has written a chapter on the breakup andWhen it first appeared in 1991, Eric Lax's splendid biography, written with nineteen years of access to Woody Allen, was universally hailed as the definitive portrait of a film genius. The next year, as Allen's long relationship with Mia Farrow disintegrated amid scandal, a new phase of his life and work began. For this edition, Lax has written a chapter on the breakup and the personal and professional changes that followed. He chronicles Allen's next eight films, fromto, and again offers Woody's candid opinions of his art and himself. Published to coincide with Allen's sixty-fifth birthday, this updated biography will continue to be required reading for Woodyphiles ().
/book/show/6681168-chicago?from_search=true	Dominic A. Pacyga	Chicago: A Biography	
/book/show/23014575-the-last-love-song?from_search=true	Tracy Daugherty	The Last Love Song: A Biography of Joan Didion	Joan Didion lived a life in the public and privJoan Didion lived a life in the public and private eye with her late husband, writer John Gregory Dunne, whom she met while the two were working in New York City when Didion was atand Dunne was writing forThey became wildly successful writing partners when they moved to Los Angeles and co-wrote screenplays and adaptations together. Didion is well-known for her literary journalistic style in both fiction and non-fiction. Some of her most-notable work includes, anda National Book Award winner and shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize, it dealt with the grief surrounding Didion after the loss of her husband and daughter. Daugherty takes readers on a journey back through time, following a young Didion in Sacramento, through to her adult life as a writer interviewing those who know and knew her personally, while maintaining a respectful distance from the reclusive literary great.reads like fiction; lifelong fans, and readers learning about Didion for the first time will be enthralled with this impressive tribute.
/book/show/444759.Hank_Williams?from_search=true	Colin Escott George Merritt William MacEwen	Hank Williams: The Biography	Will be shipped from US. Brand new copy.
/book/show/5533128-phish?from_search=true	Parke Puterbaugh	Phish: The Biography	Will be shipped from US. Brand new copy.
/book/show/95161.Miles_Davis?from_search=true	Ian Carr	Miles Davis: The Definitive Biography	Ian Carr's book is the perfect counterpoint and corrective to Miles Davis's own brilliant but vitriolic autobiography, providing a balanced portrait of one of the undisputed cultural icons of the 20th century. Carr has talked with the people who knew the man and his music best; and for this edition, updated since Davis's death, he has conducted new interviews with a numberIan Carr's book is the perfect counterpoint and corrective to Miles Davis's own brilliant but vitriolic autobiography, providing a balanced portrait of one of the undisputed cultural icons of the 20th century. Carr has talked with the people who knew the man and his music best; and for this edition, updated since Davis's death, he has conducted new interviews with a number of jazz greats, including Ron Carter, Max Roach, and John Scofield.From the early New York apprenticeship with Charlie Parker, through Davis's drug addiction of the early 1950s, to the years (1954-1960) during which he signed with Columbia and recorded masterpieces with John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Wynton Kelly, and Cannonball Adderly, Carr sheds new light on Davis's life and career. His reclusive period (1975-1980) is explored with firsthand accounts of his descent back into addiction as is his dramatic return to life and music.
/book/show/833400.Marx_s_Das_Kapital?from_search=true	Francis Wheen	Marx's Das Kapital: A Biography	
/book/show/18905123-paul-o-grady---the-biography?from_search=true	Neil Simpson	Paul O'Grady - The Biography: The Biography: The Biography	Comedian, teatime talk show host and all-round entertainer, multi-award winning Paul O'Grady is one of the most popular figures on British television.But his real-life journey has been more dramatic than any of his on-stage stories.Born into a noisy Irish Catholic household in Birkenhead, Paul was always determined to live a colourful life. He was a boxing champion as a boComedian, teatime talk show host and all-round entertainer, multi-award winning Paul O'Grady is one of the most popular figures on British television.But his real-life journey has been more dramatic than any of his on-stage stories.Born into a noisy Irish Catholic household in Birkenhead, Paul was always determined to live a colourful life. He was a boxing champion as a boy. He became a dad as a teenager. He has been a barman in a brothel and spent his first years in London working as a carer to some of the capital's most at-risk kids.In this, the first major biography of the star, Neil Simpson reveals the extraordinary highs and the terrible lows of Paul's life. He explains: how Lily Savage was born as a way to make more money - and help Paul take his mind off the horrors he saw every day as a social worker; how tough it was for the 'blonde bombsite from Birkenhead' to break into the entertainment mainstream; and, why Paul decided to risk everything by throwing off Lily's wig and carving out a new career as himself.The depression, the private grief and the near fatal heart attacks that struck as Paul re-invented himself as the funniest and most successful chat show host in the country. Frequently hilarious and sometimes heart-wrenchingly sad, Paul O'Grady has always lived his life on a rollercoaster of emotions. Today he is a proud grandfather, a multimillionaire and a man loved by millions of devoted fans. This is his incredible story.
/book/show/825717.Jonathan_Edwards?from_search=true	Iain H. Murray	Jonathan Edwards: A New Biography	When it first appeared in 1987, this book was the first full-length life of Jonathan Edwards to appear for almost fifty years. In the meantime the Pastor of Northampton, Missionary to the Indians in Stockbridge, and President of the New Jersey College (later Princeton) has been increasingly recognized as the greatest intellectual figure in eighteenth-century America. NeverWhen it first appeared in 1987, this book was the first full-length life of Jonathan Edwards to appear for almost fifty years. In the meantime the Pastor of Northampton, Missionary to the Indians in Stockbridge, and President of the New Jersey College (later Princeton) has been increasingly recognized as the greatest intellectual figure in eighteenth-century America. Never before has so much material by Edwards or such detailed studies of his thought been available. Yet many of those who have led this renaissance of Edwards studies remain personally out of sympathy with almost every one of their subject's personal convictions. Special interest therefore attaches to Iain H. Murrary's carefully-researched biography. Writing with the easy style, spiritual insight and sympathy with his subject which marks his other biographical works, Murray builds on the older lives of Edwards, but also harvests material from more recent studies. Iain Murray believes that Edwards cannot be understood apart from his faith. Only when seen first and foremost as a Christian do his life and writings make sense.
/book/show/26308483-silas-marner?from_search=true	George Eliot Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Silas Marner (Illustrated with Notes and Biography)	Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe is the third novel by George Eliot, published in 1861. An outwardly simple tale of a linen weaver, it is notable for its strong realism and its sophisticated treatment of a variety of issues ranging from religion to industrialisation to community.Mary Ann Evans (22 November 1819  22 December 1880; alternatively Mary Anne or Marian)Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe is the third novel by George Eliot, published in 1861. An outwardly simple tale of a linen weaver, it is notable for its strong realism and its sophisticated treatment of a variety of issues ranging from religion to industrialisation to community.Mary Ann Evans (22 November 1819  22 December 1880; alternatively Mary Anne or Marian), known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, journalist, translator and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era .
/book/show/305286.H_P_Lovecraft?from_search=true	L. Sprague de Camp	H.P. Lovecraft: A Biography	This biography relates a paradoxical, ironic literary life--that of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, who never had a book of his stories published in his lifetime, but who became a best-selling author after his death; who died in poverty and obscurity, convinced of his failure, but who is today hailed as one of the most important writers of the twentieth century; who was a self-This biography relates a paradoxical, ironic literary life--that of Howard Phillips Lovecraft, who never had a book of his stories published in his lifetime, but who became a best-selling author after his death; who died in poverty and obscurity, convinced of his failure, but who is today hailed as one of the most important writers of the twentieth century; who was a self-proclaimed misanthrope, but who collected a circle of devoted friends who remember him fondly as one of the kindest and most delightful people they ever knew. The author relates Lovecraft's peculiar upbringing, his bizarre habits and preferences, his tragicomic careers, his role in the development of science fiction, and his posthumous triumph--revealing how this strange and neurotic man transformed his nightmares into the wonderful stories that have made him one of our most influential and important literary figures.
/book/show/13154128-adele?from_search=true	Chas Newkey-Burden	Adele: The Biography	Adele's soulful voice, catchy hits, and vulnerable personality have won her critical acclaim and huge popularity. She has topped the charts in 18 countriesbut who is she? What is the truth of the tempestuous life that has so influenced her heartbreaking tracks? How did she overcome the challenges that threatenedAdele's soulful voice, catchy hits, and vulnerable personality have won her critical acclaim and huge popularity. She has topped the charts in 18 countriesbut who is she? What is the truth of the tempestuous life that has so influenced her heartbreaking tracks? How did she overcome the challenges that threatened to derail her career? This compelling book traces her story from her childhood in London, where she began singing at the age of four. During her teenage years she wrote her own music and attended the BRIT school, alongside the likes of Leona Lewis. After posting demos on the MySpace website she earned a record deal and quickly captured hearts. Adele remains an unlikely icon. Her looks are unusual in a formulaic world of celebrity image, she suffers badly with pre-stage nerves, and she oncecanceled a crucial promotional trip to the U.S. because she felt too down to travel. This is a full, unflinching portrait of a genuine talent and inspiring, uncompromising womanthe curvy girl-next-door who conquered the world.
/book/show/340947.Belushi?from_search=true	Judith Jacklin Belushi Tanner Colby Dan Aykroyd (Foreword by)	Belushi: A Biography	On the day he turned thirty, John starred in Americas number-one movie (), starred in the number-one late-night show () and had recorded the number-one album (). All from a guy who was never supposed to make it out from behind the cash register of his familys Chicago diner. How did this Albanian immigrants son capturOn the day he turned thirty, John starred in Americas number-one movie (), starred in the number-one late-night show () and had recorded the number-one album (). All from a guy who was never supposed to make it out from behind the cash register of his familys Chicago diner. How did this Albanian immigrants son capture a nations imagination and come to embody all the glory and tragedy of the American dream? It was one high-price, high-speed, short-lived wild ride.is a whirlwind of a book, filled with never-before-seen photos and provocative, intensely personal testimonials by just about every major comedic figure of the last half century. Here is the remarkable and raucous story of a larger-than-life figure who danced out at the precipice of American fame.
/book/show/7352725-anne-frank?from_search=true	Sid Jacobson Ernie Coln	Anne Frank: The Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography	Format: Paperback Publication Date: 9/14/2010 Pages: 160
/book/show/50685.Warrior_Poet?from_search=true	Alexis De Veaux	Warrior Poet: A Biography of Audre Lorde	During her lifetime, Audre Lorde (1934-1992), author of the landmark, created a mythic identity for herself that retains its vitality to this day. Drawing from the private archives of the poet's estate and numerous interviews, Alexis De Veaux demystifies Lorde's iconic status, charting her conservative childhood in Harlem; her early marriage to a white, gayDuring her lifetime, Audre Lorde (1934-1992), author of the landmark, created a mythic identity for herself that retains its vitality to this day. Drawing from the private archives of the poet's estate and numerous interviews, Alexis De Veaux demystifies Lorde's iconic status, charting her conservative childhood in Harlem; her early marriage to a white, gay man with whom she had two children; her emergence as an outspoken black feminist lesbian; and her canonization as a seminal poet of American literature.
/book/show/77573.Rich_Mullins?from_search=true	James Bryan Smith	Rich Mullins: A Devotional Biography: An Arrow Pointing to Heaven	During his life, Rich Mullins challenged the sensibilities of what it means to follow Jesus in today's world, and now in his death, he challenges all to build upon his legacy of joy, compassion, brokenness, unblinking honesty, and wonder of an Awesome God
/book/show/18911553-ulysses?from_search=true	James Joyce	Ulysses	Ulysses chronicles the passage of Leopold Bloom through Dublin during an ordinary day, 16 June 1904 (the day of Joyce's first date with his future wife, Nora Barnacle). The title alludes to Odysseus (Latinised into Ulysses), the hero of Homer's Odyssey, and establishes a series of parallels between characters and events in Homer's poem and Joyce's novel.
/book/show/104973.Nirvana?from_search=true	Everett True	Nirvana: The Biography	As the assistant editor of, Everett True was the first journalist to cover the Seattle music scene in early 1989 and interview Nirvana. He is responsible for bringing Hole, Pavement, Soundgarden, and a host of other bands to international attention. He introduced Kurt Cobain to Courtney Love, performed on stage with Nirvana on numerous occasions, and famouslyAs the assistant editor of, Everett True was the first journalist to cover the Seattle music scene in early 1989 and interview Nirvana. He is responsible for bringing Hole, Pavement, Soundgarden, and a host of other bands to international attention. He introduced Kurt Cobain to Courtney Love, performed on stage with Nirvana on numerous occasions, and famously pushed Kurt onto the stage of the Reading Festival in 1992 in a wheelchair.is an honest, moving, incisive, and heartfelt re-evaluation of a band that has been misrepresented time and time again since its tragic demise in April 1994 following Kurt Cobain's suicide. True captures what the band was really like. He also discusses the music scene of the time-the fellow bands, the scenes, the seminars, the countless live dates, the friends and allies and drug dealers. Drawn from hundreds of original interviews,is the final word on Nirvana, Cobain, and Seattle grunge.
/book/show/20982550-gulliver-s-travels?from_search=true	Jonathan Swift	Gulliver's Travels: (Annotated with short biography)	Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships, better known simply as Gulliver's Travels (1726, amended 1735), is a novel by Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan Swift, that is both a satire on human nature and a parody of the travellers' tales literary sub-genre. It is Swift's besTravels into Several Remote Nations of the World. In Four Parts. By Lemuel Gulliver, First a Surgeon, and then a Captain of Several Ships, better known simply as Gulliver's Travels (1726, amended 1735), is a novel by Irish writer and clergyman Jonathan Swift, that is both a satire on human nature and a parody of the travellers' tales literary sub-genre. It is Swift's best known full-length work, and a classic of English literature.The book became popular as soon as it was published. John Gay wrote in a 1726 letter to Swift that It is universally read, from the cabinet council to the nursery. Since then, it has never been out of print.Cavehill in Belfast is thought to be the inspiration for the novel. Swift imagined that the mountain resembled the shape of a sleeping giant safeguarding the city.
/book/show/10944810-david-copperfield?from_search=true	Charles Dickens Golgotha Press	David Copperfield	Charles Dickens classic novel with biography, plot summary, character analysis and more.The story deals with the life of David Copperfield from childhood to maturity. Many elements within the novel follow events in Dickens' own life, and it is probably the most autobiographical of all of his novels. In the preface to the 1867 Charles Dickens edition, he wrote,  like manyCharles Dickens classic novel with biography, plot summary, character analysis and more.The story deals with the life of David Copperfield from childhood to maturity. Many elements within the novel follow events in Dickens' own life, and it is probably the most autobiographical of all of his novels. In the preface to the 1867 Charles Dickens edition, he wrote,  like many fond parents, I have in my heart of hearts a favourite child. And his name is David Copperfield.
/book/show/11630.Rough_Magic?from_search=true	Paul Alexander	Rough Magic: A Biography of Sylvia Plath	Since her suicide at age thirty, Sylvia Plath (1932-1963) has been celebrated for her impeccable and ruthless poetry.probes the events of Plath's life, including her turbulent marriage to the poet Ted Hughes.
/book/show/13591921-crapalachia?from_search=true	Scott McClanahan	Crapalachia: A Biography of a Place	When Scott McClanahan was fourteen he went to live with his Grandma Ruby and his Uncle Nathan, who suffered from cerebral palsy.is a portrait of these formative years, coming-of-age in rural West Virginia.Peopled by colorful characters and their quirky stories,interweaves oral folklore and area history, providing an ambitious and powerful snapshotWhen Scott McClanahan was fourteen he went to live with his Grandma Ruby and his Uncle Nathan, who suffered from cerebral palsy.is a portrait of these formative years, coming-of-age in rural West Virginia.Peopled by colorful characters and their quirky stories,interweaves oral folklore and area history, providing an ambitious and powerful snapshot of overlooked Americana.
/book/show/6095360-paulo-coelho?from_search=true	Fernando Morais	Paulo Coelho: A Warrior's Life - The Authorized Biography	Paulo Coelho: A Warriors Life is the definitive, authorized biography of one of the worlds most popular and widely read authorsand the story of how his enormously popular novel The Alchemist came to be. Fernando Morais, the preeminent biographer in Brazil and a groundbreaking journalist, traces Coelhos roots in Brazil to his time as a musician and pop lyricist to his wPaulo Coelho: A Warriors Life is the definitive, authorized biography of one of the worlds most popular and widely read authorsand the story of how his enormously popular novel The Alchemist came to be. Fernando Morais, the preeminent biographer in Brazil and a groundbreaking journalist, traces Coelhos roots in Brazil to his time as a musician and pop lyricist to his wild days of rock and roll to the publication of the The Alchemist and beyond, telling the true tale of one of the most adored authors of our time.Book DescriptionPaulo Coelho: A Warrior's Life is the first-ever biography of the man whose books have sold an astounding 100 million copies worldwide, making him one of the bestselling authors of all time.Paulo Coelho's life begins with a complicated birth in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in August 1947. He was known as the boy who was born dead and who ultimately survived against all odds. Before he became internationally known as a worldwide bestselling author, Paulo lived many different lives. He flirted with suicide, was committed by his parents to insane asylums, suffered the brutality of electric shock therapy, dove into drugs, tried several varieties of sex, met the devil, spent time in prison, helped revolutionize Brazilian rock with musician Raul Seixas, and finally rediscovered his faith in 1986 as he walked the sacred Road to Santiago de Compostela, a medieval pilgrim's route between France and Spain.Coelho would later describe this life-changing spiritual experience in his first book, The Pilgrimage. The following year, The Alchemist established his worldwide reputation. The novel has already achieved the status of a universally admired modern classic. Now, for the first time, discover the life story of one of the most widely read and adored authors of our time.
/book/show/46154.Appetite_for_Life?from_search=true	Nol Riley Fitch	Appetite for Life: The Biography of Julia Child	Julia Child became a household name when she entered the lives of millions of Americans through our hearts and kitchens. Yet few know the richly varied private life that lies behind this icon, whose statuesque height and warmly enthused warble have become synonymous with the art of cooking.In this biography we meet the earthy and outrageous Julia, who, at age eighty-five,Julia Child became a household name when she entered the lives of millions of Americans through our hearts and kitchens. Yet few know the richly varied private life that lies behind this icon, whose statuesque height and warmly enthused warble have become synonymous with the art of cooking.In this biography we meet the earthy and outrageous Julia, who, at age eighty-five, remains a complex role model. Fitch, who had access to all of Julia's private letters and diaries, takes us through her life, from her exuberant youth as a high-spirited California girl to her years at Smith College, where she was at the center of every prank and party. When most of her girlfriends married, Julia volunteered with the OSS in India and China during World War II, and was an integral part of this elite corps. There she met her future husband, the cosmopolitan Paul Child, who introduced her to the glories of art, fine French cuisine, and love. Theirs was a deeply passionate romance and a modern marriage of equals.Julia began her culinary training only at the age of thirty-seven at the Cordon Bleu. Later she roamed the food markets of Marseilles, Bonn, and Oslo. She invested ten years of learning and experimentation in what would become her first bestselling classic,. Now, her career is legend, spanning nearly forty years and still going strong. Generations love the humor and trademark aplomb that have made Julia a household name. Resisting fads and narrow, fanatical conventions of health-consciousness, Julia is the quintessential teacher. The perfect gift for food lovers and a romantic biography of a woman modern before her time, this is a truly American life.
/book/show/148190.Rimbaud?from_search=true	Graham Robb	Rimbaud: A Biography	Unknown beyond the avant-garde at the time of his death, Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891) has been one of the most destructive and liberating influences on twentieth-century culture. During his lifetime he was a bourgeois-baiting visionary, and the list of his known crimes is longer than the list of his published poems. But his posthumous career is even more astonishing: saint tUnknown beyond the avant-garde at the time of his death, Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891) has been one of the most destructive and liberating influences on twentieth-century culture. During his lifetime he was a bourgeois-baiting visionary, and the list of his known crimes is longer than the list of his published poems. But his posthumous career is even more astonishing: saint to symbolists and surrealists; poster child for anarchy and drug use; gay pioneer; a major influence on artists from Picasso to Bob Dylan.
/book/show/20687043-goebbels?from_search=true	Peter Longerich Alan Bance (Translator) Jeremy Noakes (Translator)	Goebbels: A Biography	In life, and in the grisly manner of his death, Joseph Goebbels was one of Adolf Hitlers most loyal acolytes. By the end, no one in the Berlin bunker was closer to the Fhrer than his devoted Reich minister for public enligIn life, and in the grisly manner of his death, Joseph Goebbels was one of Adolf Hitlers most loyal acolytes. By the end, no one in the Berlin bunker was closer to the Fhrer than his devoted Reich minister for public enlightenment and propaganda. But how did this clubfooted son of a factory worker rise from obscurity to become Hitlers most trusted lieutenant and personally anointed successor?In this ground-breaking biography, Peter Longerich sifts through the historical recordand thirty thousand pages of Goebbelss own diary entriesto provide the answer to that question. Longerich, the first historian to make use of the Goebbels diaries in a biographical work, engages and challenges the self-serving portrait the propaganda chief left behind. Spanning thirty years, the diaries paint a chilling picture of a man driven by a narcissistic desire for recognition who found the personal affirmation he craved within the virulently racist National Socialist movement. Delving into the mind of his subject, Longerich reveals how Goebbelss lifelong search for a charismatic father figure inexorably led him to Hitler, to whom he ascribed almost godlike powers.This comprehensive biography documents Goebbelss ascent through the ranks of the Nazi Party, where he became a member of the Fhrers inner circle and launched a brutal campaign of anti-Semitic propaganda. Though endowed with near-dictatorial control of the mediafilm, radio, press, and the fine artsLongerichs Goebbels is a man dogged by insecurities and beset by bureaucratic infighting. He feuds with his bitter rivals Hermann Gring and Alfred Rosenberg, unsuccessfully advocates for a more radical line of total war, and is thwarted in his attempt to pursue a separate peace with the Allies during the waning days of World War II. This book also reveals, as never before, Goebbelss twisted personal lifehis mawkish sentimentality, manipulative nature, and voracious sexual appetite.A harrowing look at the life of one of historys greatest monsters, Goebbels delivers fresh insight into how the Nazi message of hate was conceived, nurtured, and disseminated. This complete portrait of the man behind that message is sure to become a standard for historians and students of the Holocaust for decades to come.
/book/show/31356845-candide-french-classics-series---illustrated?from_search=true	Voltaire Adrien Moreau (Illustrator) William F. Fleming (Translator)	CANDIDE (French Classics Series) - Illustrated: Including Biography of the Author and Analysis of His Works	This carefully crafted ebook: CANDIDE (French Classics Series) - Illustrated is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Candide is a French satire that begins with a young man who is living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with optimism by his mentor, Professor Pangloss. The work describes the abrupt cessaThis carefully crafted ebook: CANDIDE (French Classics Series) - Illustrated is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Candide is a French satire that begins with a young man who is living a sheltered life in an Edenic paradise and being indoctrinated with optimism by his mentor, Professor Pangloss. The work describes the abrupt cessation of this lifestyle, followed by Candide's slow, painful disillusionment as he witnesses and experiences great hardships in the world. The Novel is characterized by its sarcastic tone as well as by its erratic, fantastical and fast-moving plot. It parodies many adventure and romance clichs, the struggles of which are caricatured in a tone that is mordantly matter-of-fact. Still, the events discussed are often based on historical happenings, such as the Seven Years' War and the 1755 Lisbon earthquake. Voltaire concludes with Candide, if not rejecting optimism outright, advocating a deeply practical precept, we must cultivate our garden, in lieu of the Leibnizian mantra of Pangloss, all is for the best in the best of all possible worlds. This satire on Leibniz's philosophy of optimistic determinism remains the work for which Voltaire is best known.Franois-Marie Arouet (1694-1778), known by his nom de plume Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his attacks on the established Catholic Church, and his advocacy of freedom of religion, freedom of expression, and separation of church and state. As a satirical polemicist, he frequently made use of his works to criticize intolerance, religious dogma, and the French institutions of his day.
/book/show/19124134-beowulf-simplified?from_search=true	Unknown	Beowulf Simplified!: Includes Modern Translation, Study Guide, Historical Context, Biography, and Character Index	How can you appreciate Beowulf when you have no idea what it's saying?! If you've ever sat down with the epic poem and found yourself scratching your head then this bundled book is just for you! Inside you will find a comprehensive study guide, and a modern retelling (along with the original text) of Beowulf Each section of this book may also be purchased individually.
/book/show/359154.Thomas_Paine_s_Rights_of_Man?from_search=true	Christopher Hitchens	Thomas Paine's Rights of Man: A Biography	Thomas Paine was one of the greatest advocates of freedom in history, and his, first published in 1791, is the key to his reputation. Inspired by his outrage at Edmund Burkes attack on the French Revolution, Paines text is a passionate defense of mans inalienable rights. Since its publication,has been celebrated, criticizeThomas Paine was one of the greatest advocates of freedom in history, and his, first published in 1791, is the key to his reputation. Inspired by his outrage at Edmund Burkes attack on the French Revolution, Paines text is a passionate defense of mans inalienable rights. Since its publication,has been celebrated, criticized, maligned, suppressed, and co-opted. But in, the polemicist and commentator Christopher Hitchens, at his characteristically incisive best, marvels at its forethought and revels in its contentiousness (, London). Hitchens is a political descendant of the great pamphleteer, a Tom Paine for our troubled times. (, London) In this engaging account of Paines life and times [that is] well worth reading he demonstrates how Paines book forms the philosophical cornerstone of the United States, and how, in a time when both rights and reason are under attack, Thomas Paines life and writing will always be part of the arsenal on which we shall need to depend. ()
/book/show/13159976-detroit?from_search=true	Scott Martelle	Detroit: A Biography	At its heyday in the 1950s and 1960s, Detroit's status as epicenter of the American auto industry made it a vibrant, populous, commercial huband then the bottom fell out.Detroit: A Biography takes a long, unflinching look at the evolution of one of America's great cities, and one of the nation's greatest urban failures. This authoritative yet accessible narrative seeks toAt its heyday in the 1950s and 1960s, Detroit's status as epicenter of the American auto industry made it a vibrant, populous, commercial huband then the bottom fell out.Detroit: A Biography takes a long, unflinching look at the evolution of one of America's great cities, and one of the nation's greatest urban failures. This authoritative yet accessible narrative seeks to explain how the city grew to become the heart of American industry and how its utter collapse from nearly two million residents in 1950 to less than 715,000 some six decades later resulted from a confluence of public policies, private industry decisions, and deeply ingrained racism. Drawing from U.S. Census data and including profiles of individuals who embody the recent struggles and hopes of the city, this book chronicles the evolution of what a modern city once was and what it has become.
/book/show/494.Wizard?from_search=true	Marc Seifer William H. Terbo (Foreword by)	Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla: Biography of a Genius	Nikola Tesla (1856-1943), credited as the inspiration for radio, robots, and even radar, has been called the patron saint of modern electricity.Based on original material and previously unavailable documents, this acclaimed book is the definitive biography of the man considered by many to be the founding father of modern electrical technology.Among Tesla's creations wereNikola Tesla (1856-1943), credited as the inspiration for radio, robots, and even radar, has been called the patron saint of modern electricity.Based on original material and previously unavailable documents, this acclaimed book is the definitive biography of the man considered by many to be the founding father of modern electrical technology.Among Tesla's creations were the channeling of alternating current, fluorescent and neon lighting, wireless telegraphy, and the giant turbines that harnessed the power of Niagara Falls.
/book/show/1097676.Boone?from_search=true	Robert Morgan	Boone: A Biography	The story of Daniel Boone is the story of Americaits ideals, its promise, its romance, and its destiny. Bestselling, critically acclaimed author Robert Morgan reveals the complex character of a frontiersman whose heroic life was far stranger and more fascinating than the myths that surround him.This rich, authoritative biography offers a wholly new perspective on a manThe story of Daniel Boone is the story of Americaits ideals, its promise, its romance, and its destiny. Bestselling, critically acclaimed author Robert Morgan reveals the complex character of a frontiersman whose heroic life was far stranger and more fascinating than the myths that surround him.This rich, authoritative biography offers a wholly new perspective on a man who has been an American icon for more than two hundred yearsa hero as important to American history as his more political contemporaries George Washington and Benjamin Franklin. Extensive endnotes, cultural and historical background material, and maps and illustrations underscore the scope of this distinguished and immensely entertaining work.
/book/show/28361018-much-ado-about-nothing-the-unabridged-play-the-classic-biography?from_search=true	William Shakespeare Sidney Lee	Much Ado About Nothing (The Unabridged Play) + The Classic Biography: The Life of William Shakespeare	This carefully crafted ebook: Much Ado About Nothing (The Unabridged Play) + The Classic Biography: The Life of William Shakespeare is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Written around the middle of his career (1598 and 1599), Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare's great festive comedies. The men are back from the war, andThis carefully crafted ebook: Much Ado About Nothing (The Unabridged Play) + The Classic Biography: The Life of William Shakespeare is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Written around the middle of his career (1598 and 1599), Much Ado About Nothing is one of Shakespeare's great festive comedies. The men are back from the war, and everyone is ready for romance. The dashing young Claudio falls for Hero, the daughter of Leonato, governor of Messina, and his friend Don Pedro helps him secure her affection. These youthful lovers are contrasted with the more experienced Benedick and Beatrice, who have to be tricked into falling in love. Don Pedro's bastard brother, Don John, provides the intrigue, and the dimwitted constable Dogberry provides the laughs.Life of William Shakespeare is a biography of William Shakespeare by the eminent critic Sidney Lee.This book was one of the first major biographies of the Bard of Avon. It was published in 1898, based on the article contributed to the Dictionary of National Biography.William Shakespeare (1564 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the Bard of Avon.His extant works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, the authorship of some of which is uncertain.Sir Sidney Lee (1859  1926) was an English biographer and critic. He was a lifelong scholar and enthusiast of Shakespeare. His article on Shakespeare in the fifty-first volume of the Dictionary of National Biography formed the basis of his Life of William Shakespeare. This full-length life is often credited as the first modern biography of the poet.
/book/show/333090.Natasha?from_search=true	Suzanne Finstad	Natasha: The Biography of Natalie Wood	Natalie Wood was always a star; her mother made sure this was true. A superstitious Russian immigrant who claimed to be royalty, Maria had been told by a gypsy, long before little Natasha Zakharenko's birth, that her second child would be famous throughout the world. When the beautiful child with the hypnotic eyes was first placed in Maria's arms, she knew the prophecy wouNatalie Wood was always a star; her mother made sure this was true. A superstitious Russian immigrant who claimed to be royalty, Maria had been told by a gypsy, long before little Natasha Zakharenko's birth, that her second child would be famous throughout the world. When the beautiful child with the hypnotic eyes was first placed in Maria's arms, she knew the prophecy would become true and proceeded to do everything in her power  everything  to make sure of it.Natasha is the haunting story of a vulnerable and talented actress whom many of us felt we knew. We watched her mature on the movie screen before our eyes  in Miracle on 34th Street, Rebel Without a Cause, West Side Story, Splendor in the Grass, and on and on. She has been hailed  along with Marilyn Monroe and Elizabeth Taylor  as one of the top three female movie stars in the history of film, making her a legend in her own lifetime and beyond. But the story of what Natalie endured, of what her life was like when the doors of the soundstages closed, has long been obscured.Natasha is based on years of exhaustive research into Natalie's turbulent life and mysterious drowning in the dark water that was her greatest fear. Author Suzanne Finstad, a former lawyer, conducted nearly four hundred interviews with Natalie's family, close friends, legendary costars, lovers, film crews, and virtually everyone connected with the investigation of her strange death. Through these firsthand accounts from many who have never spoken publicly before, Finstad has reconstructed a life of emotional abuse and exploitation, of almost unprecedented fame, great loneliness, poignancy, and loss. She sheds an unwavering light on Natalie's complex relationships with James Dean, Elvis Presley, Frank Sinatra, Raymond Burr, Warren Beatty, and Robert Wagner and reveals the two lost loves of Natalie's life, whom her controlling mother prevented her from marrying. Finstad tells this beauty's heartbreaking story with sensitivity and grace, revealing a complex and conflicting mix of fragility and strength in a woman who was swept along by forces few could have resisted. Natasha is impossible to put down  it is the definitive biography of Natalie Wood that we've long been waiting for.
/book/show/33851716-the-republic---plato-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	Plato Jan Oliveira (Editor) Benjamin Jowett (Translator)	The Republic - Plato (With Notes)(Biography)(Illustrated)	The Republic is a Socratic dialogue, written by Plato around 380 BC, concerning the definition of justice, the order and character of the just city-state and the just manfor this reason, ancient readers used the name On Justice as an alternative title (not to be confused with the spurious dialogue also titled On Justice).The dramatic date of the dialogue has been much debThe Republic is a Socratic dialogue, written by Plato around 380 BC, concerning the definition of justice, the order and character of the just city-state and the just manfor this reason, ancient readers used the name On Justice as an alternative title (not to be confused with the spurious dialogue also titled On Justice).The dramatic date of the dialogue has been much debated and though it might have taken place some time during the Peloponnesian War, there would be jarring anachronisms if any of the candidate specific dates between 432 and 404 were assigned.Plato's best-known work, it has proven to be one of the world's most influential works of philosophy and political theory, both intellectually and historically. In it, Socrates along with various Athenians and foreigners discuss the meaning of justice and examine whether or not the just man is happier than the unjust man by considering a series of different cities coming into existence in speech, culminating in a city called Kallipolis , which is ruled by philosopher-kings; and by examining the nature of existing regimes. The participants also discuss the theory of forms, the immortality of the soul, and the roles of the philosopher and of poetry in society.
/book/show/8805331-storyteller?from_search=true	Donald Sturrock	Storyteller: The Authorized Biography of Roald Dahl	In his lifetime Roald Dahl pushed children's literature into uncharted territory, and today his popularity around the globe continues to grow, with millions of his books sold every year. But the man behind the mesmerizing stories has remained largely an enigma. A single-minded adventurer and an eternal child who gave us the iconic Willy Wonka and Matilda Wormwood, Dahl wasIn his lifetime Roald Dahl pushed children's literature into uncharted territory, and today his popularity around the globe continues to grow, with millions of his books sold every year. But the man behind the mesmerizing stories has remained largely an enigma. A single-minded adventurer and an eternal child who gave us the iconic Willy Wonka and Matilda Wormwood, Dahl was better known during his lifetime for his blunt opinions on taboo subjectshe was called an anti-Semite, a racist and a misogynistthan for his creative genius. His wild imagination, dark humor and linguistic elegance were less than fully appreciated by critics and readers alike until after his death.Granted unprecedented access to the Dahl estate's extraordinary archivespersonal correspondence, journals and interviews with family members and famous friendsDonald Sturrock draws on a wealth of previously unpublished materials that informed Dahl's writing and his life. It was a life filled with incident, drama and adventure: from his harrowing experiences as an RAF fighter pilot and his work in wartime intelligence, to his many romances and turbulent marriage to the actress Patricia Neal, to the mental anguish caused by the death of his young daughter Olivia. Tracing a brilliant yet tempestuous ascent toward notoriety, Sturrock sheds new light on Dahl's need for controversy, his abrasive manner and his fascination for the gruesome and the macabre.A remarkable biography of one of the world's most exceptional writers, Storyteller is an intimate portrait of an intensely private man hindered by physical pain and haunted by family tragedy, and a timely reexamination of Dahl's long and complex literary career.
/book/show/19365418-twenty-thousand-leagues-under-the-sea?from_search=true	Jules Verne	Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Annotated with Biography of Verne and Plot Analysis)	Some critics claim that Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, published in 1870, is Jules Vernes masterpiece. The novel is narrated by Professor Pierre Aronnax of the Paris Museum of Natural History. It is set in the year 1866 (Verne was already working on the manuscript at that time) and the world of the sea is in the news with the supposed sightings of a sea monsterSome critics claim that Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, published in 1870, is Jules Vernes masterpiece. The novel is narrated by Professor Pierre Aronnax of the Paris Museum of Natural History. It is set in the year 1866 (Verne was already working on the manuscript at that time) and the world of the sea is in the news with the supposed sightings of a sea monster that is much too large and fast to be a whale. When a boat is damaged, apparently by the sea monster, Aronnax, while on a researching assignment in New York is asked by the United States government to help track down the monster. Aronnax (illustrations of Aronnax in the original edition look very much like Verne) takes his loyal Belgian valet (Conseil) with him  both Aronnax and Conseil are men of science  cool, rational, and possessing encyclopaedic knowledge of the sea. Ned Land serves as their foil  a passionate and foolhardy harpooner from Canada.This annotated edition includes a biography and critical essay.
/book/show/2349501.The_Chris_Farley_Show?from_search=true	Tom Farley Jr. Tanner Colby	The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts	No one dominated a stage the way Chris Farley did. For him, comedy was not a routine; it was a way of life. He could not enter a room unnoticed or let a conversation go without making someone laugh. Fans knew Chris assweaty, swaggering, motivational speaker; as the irresistiNo one dominated a stage the way Chris Farley did. For him, comedy was not a routine; it was a way of life. He could not enter a room unnoticed or let a conversation go without making someone laugh. Fans knew Chris assweaty, swaggering, motivational speaker; as the irresistible Chippendales stripper; and as Tommy Callahan, the underdog hero of. His family knew him as sensitive and passionate, deeply religious, and devoted to bringing laughter into others lives.But Chris did not know moderation, either in his boundless generosity toward friends or in the reckless abandon of his drug and alcohol abuse. For ten years, Chris cycled in and out of rehabilitation centers, constantly fighting his insecurities and his fears. Despite three hard-fought years of sobriety, addiction would ultimately take his life at the tragically young age of thirty-three. Fame onand three straight number-one box office hits gave way to a string of embarrassing public appearances, followed by a fatal overdose in December 1997.Here is Chris Farley as remembered by his family, friends, and colleaguesthe true story of a man who lived to make us laugh and died as a result.is an evocative and harrowing portrait of a family trapped by addiction, a father forced to bury a son, and a gifted and kindhearted man ultimately torn apart by the demons inside him.
/book/show/31330569-paradise-lost---john-milton-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	John Milton Jan Oliveira (Editor)	PARADISE LOST - JOHN MILTON (WITH NOTES)(BIOGRAPHY)(ILLUSTRATED)	Paradise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton (16081674). The first version, published in 1667, consisted of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. A second edition followed in 1674, arranged into twelve books (in the manner of Virgil's Aeneid) with minor revisions throughout and a note on the versification. It is consParadise Lost is an epic poem in blank verse by the 17th-century English poet John Milton (16081674). The first version, published in 1667, consisted of ten books with over ten thousand lines of verse. A second edition followed in 1674, arranged into twelve books (in the manner of Virgil's Aeneid) with minor revisions throughout and a note on the versification. It is considered by critics to be Milton's major work, and it helped solidify his reputation as one of the greatest English poets of his time.The poem concerns the Biblical story of the Fall of Man: the temptation of Adam and Eve by the fallen angel Satan and their expulsion from the Garden of Eden. Milton's purpose, stated in Book I, is to justify the ways of God to men.
/book/show/52247.Lennon?from_search=true	Ray Coleman	Lennon: The Definitive Biography	The best and most complete biography about the influential Beatle.
/book/show/23456460-fairy-tales-complete?from_search=true	Jacob Grimm Wilhelm Grimm	Fairy Tales complete (original story, Biography Brothers Grimm & bonus 50 illustration)	For almost two centuries, the stories of magic and myth gathered by the Brothers Grimm have been part of the way childrenand adultslearn about the vagaries of the real world. Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow-White, Hnsel and Gretel, Little Red-Cap (a.k.a. Little Red Riding Hood), and Briar-Rose (a.k.a. Sleeping Beauty) are only a few of more than 200 enchanting characters incFor almost two centuries, the stories of magic and myth gathered by the Brothers Grimm have been part of the way childrenand adultslearn about the vagaries of the real world. Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow-White, Hnsel and Gretel, Little Red-Cap (a.k.a. Little Red Riding Hood), and Briar-Rose (a.k.a. Sleeping Beauty) are only a few of more than 200 enchanting characters included here. Lyrically translated and beautifully illustrated, the tales are presented just as Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm originally set them down: bold, primal, just frightening enough, and endlessly engagingCONTENTS:Biography Brothers GrimmTHE GOLDEN BIRDHANS IN LUCKJORINDA AND JORINDELTHE TRAVELLING MUSICIANSOLD SULTANTHE STRAW, THE COAL, AND THE BEANBRIAR ROSETHE DOG AND THE SPARROWTHE TWELVE DANCING PRINCESSESTHE FISHERMAN AND HIS WIFETHE WILLOW-WREN AND THE BEARTHE FROG-PRINCECAT AND MOUSE IN PARTNERSHIPTHE GOOSE-GIRLTHE ADVENTURES OF CHANTICLEER AND PARTLET1. HOW THEY WENT TO THE MOUNTAINS TO EAT NUTS2. HOW CHANTICLEER AND PARTLET WENT TO VISIT MR KORBESRAPUNZELFUNDEVOGELTHE VALIANT LITTLE TAILORHANSEL AND GRETELTHE MOUSE, THE BIRD, AND THE SAUSAGEMOTHER HOLLELITTLE RED-CAP [LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD]THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOMTOM THUMBRUMPELSTILTSKINCLEVER GRETELTHE OLD MAN AND HIS GRANDSONTHE LITTLE PEASANTFREDERICK AND CATHERINESWEETHEART ROLANDSNOWDROPTHE PINKCLEVER ELSIETHE MISER IN THE BUSHASHPUTTELTHE WHITE SNAKETHE WOLF AND THE SEVEN LITTLE KIDSTHE QUEEN BEETHE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKERTHE JUNIPER-TREEthe juniper-tree.THE TURNIPCLEVER HANSTHE THREE LANGUAGESTHE FOX AND THE CATTHE FOUR CLEVER BROTHERSLILY AND THE LIONTHE FOX AND THE HORSETHE BLUE LIGHTTHE RAVENTHE GOLDEN GOOSETHE WATER OF LIFETHE TWELVE HUNTSMENTHE KING OF THE GOLDEN MOUNTAINDOCTOR KNOWALLTHE SEVEN RAVENSTHE WEDDING OF MRS FOXFIRST STORYSECOND STORYTHE SALADTHE STORY OF THE YOUTH WHO WENT FORTH TO LEARN WHAT FEAR WASKING GRISLY-BEARDIRON HANSCAT-SKINSNOW-WHITE AND ROSE-RED
/book/show/816825.Sherlock_Holmes?from_search=true	Nick Rennison	Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography	From his mysterious connections to the British criminal underworld to his early acquaintance with Dr Watson, this text blends what we already know of Holmes's career with social history to answer the questions his admirers have long puzzled over.
/book/show/2553027.A_Beautiful_Mind?from_search=true	Sylvia Nasar	A Beautiful Mind: A Biography of John Forbes Nash, Jr., Winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, 1994	At the age of 21, a brilliant and highly eccentric graduate student made a major contribution to game theory: John Nash had discovered an influential theory of rational human behaviour. But ten years later, at the peak of a dazzling mathematical career and soon after his marriage to a physicist, Nash suffered a breakdown. Diagnosed a schizophrenic, he was beset by bizarreAt the age of 21, a brilliant and highly eccentric graduate student made a major contribution to game theory: John Nash had discovered an influential theory of rational human behaviour. But ten years later, at the peak of a dazzling mathematical career and soon after his marriage to a physicist, Nash suffered a breakdown. Diagnosed a schizophrenic, he was beset by bizarre delusions, unable to work, and repeatedly incarcerated in mental hospitals.
/book/show/111723.Pushkin?from_search=true	T.J. Binyon	Pushkin: A Biography	In the course of his short, dramatic life, Aleksandr Pushkin gave Russia not only its greatest poetryincluding the novel-in-versebut a new literary language. He also gave it a figure of enduring romantic allurefiery, restless, extravagant, a prodigal gambler and inveterate seducer of women. Having forged a dazzling, controversial career that cost him the eIn the course of his short, dramatic life, Aleksandr Pushkin gave Russia not only its greatest poetryincluding the novel-in-versebut a new literary language. He also gave it a figure of enduring romantic allurefiery, restless, extravagant, a prodigal gambler and inveterate seducer of women. Having forged a dazzling, controversial career that cost him the enmity of one tsar and won him the patronage of another, he died at the age of thirty-eight, following a duel with a French officer who was paying unscrupulous attention to his wife.In his magnificent, prizewinningT. J. Binyon lifts the veil of the iconic poets myth to reveal the complexity and pathos of his life while brilliantly evoking Russia in all its nineteenth-century splendor. Combining exemplary scholarship with the pace and detail of a great novel,elevates biography to a work of art.
/book/show/770556.Eleanor_of_Aquitaine?from_search=true	Marion Meade	Eleanor of Aquitaine: A Biography	Marion Meade has told the story of Eleanor, wild, devious, from a thoroughly historical but different point of view: a woman's point of view.Allene Talmey,.
/book/show/21467408-middlemarch-with-audiobook-biography-and-special-contents?from_search=true	George Eliot	Middlemarch,(with audiobook,biography and special contents (Annotated))	What are the different from the other books :- Has biography of the author- Original art- Make up a bit for make the content look attractive and easy to read- Some interesting photo- Audiobook ### (links are in the last page)Special contents- Plot Overview- Character List- Analysis of Major CharactersDescription :Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life is a novel by GeorgeWhat are the different from the other books :- Has biography of the author- Original art- Make up a bit for make the content look attractive and easy to read- Some interesting photo- Audiobook ### (links are in the last page)Special contents- Plot Overview- Character List- Analysis of Major CharactersDescription :Middlemarch: A Study of Provincial Life is a novel by George Eliot, the pen name of Mary Anne Evans, later Marian Evans. It is her seventh novel, begun in 1869 and then put aside during the final illness of Thornton Lewes, the son of her companion George Henry Lewes. During the following year Eliot resumed work, fusing together several stories into a coherent whole, and during 187172 the novel appeared in serial form. The first one-volume edition was published in 1874, and attracted large sales.Since I can do no good because a woman,Reach constantly at something that is near it.The Maid's Tragedy: BEAUMONT AND FLETCHER.Miss Brooke had that kind of beauty which seems to be thrown into relief by poor dress. Her hand and wrist were so finely formed that she could wear sleeves not less bare of style than those in which the Blessed Virgin appeared to Italian painters; and her profile as well as her stature and bearing seemed to gain the more dignity from her plain garments, which by the side of provincial fashion gave her the impressiveness of a fine quotation from the Bible,or from one of our elder poets,in a paragraph of to-day's newspaper. She was usually spoken of as being remarkably clever, but with the addition that her sister Celia had more common-sense. Nevertheless, Celia wore scarcely more trimmings; and it was only to close observers that her dress differed from her sister's, and had a shade of coquetry in its arrangements; for Miss Brooke's plain dressing was due to mixed conditions, in most of which her sister shared. The pride of being ladies had something to do with it: the Brooke connections, though not exactly aristocratic, were unquestionably good: if you inquired backward for a generation or two, you would not find any yard-measuring or parcel-tying forefathersanything lower than an admiral or a clergyman; and there was even an ancestor discernible as a Puritan gentleman who served under Cromwell, but afterwards conformed, and managed to come out of all political troubles as the proprietor of a respectable family estate. Young women of such birth, living in a quiet country-house, and attending a village church hardly larger than a parlor, naturally regarded frippery as the ambition of a huckster's daughter. T
/book/show/19169128-a-room-with-a-view-annotated-with-detailed-biography?from_search=true	E.M. Forster	A Room with a View (Annotated) with Detailed Biography	The first part of the novel is set in Florence, Italy, and describes a young English woman's confusion at the Pensione Bertolini over her feelings for an Englishman staying at the same hotel. Lucy Honeychurch is touring Italy with her overbearing older cousin and chaperone, Charlotte Bartlett, and the novel opens with their complaints about the hotel, The Pension BertolinThe first part of the novel is set in Florence, Italy, and describes a young English woman's confusion at the Pensione Bertolini over her feelings for an Englishman staying at the same hotel. Lucy Honeychurch is touring Italy with her overbearing older cousin and chaperone, Charlotte Bartlett, and the novel opens with their complaints about the hotel, The Pension Bertolini. Their primary concern is that although rooms with a view of the River Arno have been promised for each of them, their rooms instead look over a courtyard. A Mr. Emerson interrupts their peevish wrangling, offering to swap rooms as he and his son, George Emerson, look over the Arno. This behavior causes Miss Bartlett some consternation, as it appears impolite. Without letting Lucy speak, Miss Bartlett refuses the offer, looking down on the Emersons because of their unconventional behaviour and thinking it would place her under an unseemly obligation towards them. However, another guest at the pension, an Anglican clergyman named Mr. Beebe, persuades the pair to accept the offer, assuring Miss Bartlett that Mr. Emerson only meant to be kind.In Rome, Lucy spends time with Cecil Vyse, whom she knew in England. Cecil proposes to Lucy twice in Italy; she rejects him both times. As Part Two begins, Lucy has returned to Surrey, England to her family home, Windy Corner. Cecil proposes yet again at Windy Corner, and this time she accepts. Cecil is a sophisticated and superior Londoner who is desirable in terms of rank and class, even though he despises country society; he is also somewhat of a comic figure in the novel, as he gives himself airs and is quite pretentious.The vicar, Mr. Beebe, announces that new tenants have leased a local cottage; the new arrivals turn out to be the Emersons, who have been told of the available cottage at a chance meeting with Cecil; the young man brought them to the village as a comeuppance to the cottage's landlord, whom Cecil thinks to be a snob. Fate takes an ironic turn as Lucy's brother, Freddy, befriends George and invites him to play tennis one Sunday at Windy Corner. Although Lucy is initially mortified at the thought of facing both George and Cecil (who is also visiting Windy Corner that Sunday), she resolves to be gracious. Cecil annoys everyone by reading aloud from a light romance novel that contains a scene suspiciously reminiscent of when George kissed Lucy in Florence. George catches Lucy alone in the garden and kisses her again. Lucy realizes that the novel is by Miss Lavish (the writer-acquaintance from Florence) and that Charlotte must thus have told her about the kiss.Includes a biography of the Author
/book/show/552028.Cleopatra?from_search=true	Michael Grant	Cleopatra: A Biography	FIRST CASTLE BOOKS EDITION. 2004 Hardcover, Michael Grant (Gone). Queen of Egypt, scholar, murderer, lover of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony...the perfect subject for distinguished historian Grant, who debunks the image of a wayward woman and replaces it with a brilliant linguist and strategist.
/book/show/27649884-the-wind-and-willows?from_search=true	Kenneth Grahame Paul Brody	The Wind and Willows	Grahame's classic fantasy is told here. The book tells of the wild adventures of Mr. Toad. This edition also includes a biography of the books author, Kenneth Grahame.
/book/show/30130667-king-lear-the-classic-biography?from_search=true	William Shakespeare Sidney Lee	King Lear + The Classic Biography: The Life of William Shakespeare	This carefully crafted ebook: King Lear + The Classic Biography: The Life of William Shakespeare is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare written between 1603 and 1606 and later revised. Shakespeare's earlier version, The True Chronicle of the History of the Life and Death of King Lear anThis carefully crafted ebook: King Lear + The Classic Biography: The Life of William Shakespeare is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.King Lear is a tragedy by William Shakespeare written between 1603 and 1606 and later revised. Shakespeare's earlier version, The True Chronicle of the History of the Life and Death of King Lear and His Three Daughters, was published in quarto in 1608. The Tragedy of King Lear, a more theatrical version, was included in the 1623 First Folio. The title character descends into madness after disposing of his estate between two of his three daughters based on their flattery, bringing tragic consequences for all. The play is based on the legend of Leir of Britain, a mythological pre-Roman Celtic king.Life of William Shakespeare is a biography of William Shakespeare by the eminent critic Sidney Lee.This book was one of the first major biographies of the Bard of Avon. It was published in 1898, based on the article contributed to the Dictionary of National Biography.William Shakespeare (1564 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the Bard of Avon.His extant works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, the authorship of some of which is uncertain.Sir Sidney Lee (1859  1926) was an English biographer and critic. He was a lifelong scholar and enthusiast of Shakespeare. His article on Shakespeare in the fifty-first volume of the Dictionary of National Biography formed the basis of his Life of William Shakespeare. This full-length life is often credited as the first modern biography of the poet.
/book/show/34023175-to-the-lighthouse---virginia-woolf-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	Virginia Woolf Jan Oliveira (Editor)	TO THE LIGHTHOUSE - VIRGINIA WOOLF (WITH NOTES)(BIOGRAPHY)(ILLUSTRATED)	To the Lighthouse is a 1927 novel by Virginia Woolf. The novel centres on the Ramsays and their visits to the Isle of Skye in Scotland between 1910 and 1920. Following and extending the tradition of modernist novelists like Marcel Proust and James Joyce, the plot of To the Lighthouse is secondary to its philosophical introspection. Cited as a key example of the stream-of-cTo the Lighthouse is a 1927 novel by Virginia Woolf. The novel centres on the Ramsays and their visits to the Isle of Skye in Scotland between 1910 and 1920. Following and extending the tradition of modernist novelists like Marcel Proust and James Joyce, the plot of To the Lighthouse is secondary to its philosophical introspection. Cited as a key example of the stream-of-consciousness literary technique, the novel includes little dialogue and almost no action; most of it is written as thoughts and observations. The novel recalls childhood emotions and highlights adult relationships. Among the book's many tropes and themes are those of loss, subjectivity, and the problem of perception.
/book/show/25862823-the-idiot?from_search=true	Fyodor Dostoyevsky Jan Oliveira (Editor) Eva Martin (Translator)	The Idiot (Illustrated with Notes and Biography)	The Idiot was first published serially in The Russian Messenger between 1868 and 1869. The Idiot, alongside some of Dostoyevsky's other works, is often considered one of the most brilliant literary achievements of the Golden Age of Russian literature.The novel's protagonist, the 26-year-old Prince Myshkin, returns to Russia after several years at a Swiss sanatorium. ScoThe Idiot was first published serially in The Russian Messenger between 1868 and 1869. The Idiot, alongside some of Dostoyevsky's other works, is often considered one of the most brilliant literary achievements of the Golden Age of Russian literature.The novel's protagonist, the 26-year-old Prince Myshkin, returns to Russia after several years at a Swiss sanatorium. Scorned by Saint Petersburg society for his trusting nature and naivety, he finds himself at the center of a struggle between a beautiful kept woman, (Nastasya), and a virtuous and pretty young girl, (Aglaja), both of whom win his affection. Unfortunately, Myshkin's goodness precipitates disaster, leaving the impression that, in a world obsessed with money, power and sexual conquest, a sanatorium may be the only place for a saint. Myshkin is the personification of a relatively beautiful man, namely Christ. Coming from above (the Swiss mountains), he physically resembles common depictions of Jesus Christ: slightly larger than average, with thick, blond hair, sunken cheeks and a thin, almost entirely white goatee. Like Christ, Myshkin is a teacher, confessor and mysterious outsider. Passions such as greed and jealousy are alien to him. In contrast to those around him, he puts no value on money and power. He feels compassion without hate, love or ferocity. His relationship with the immoral Nastasya is obviously inspired by Christ's relationship with Mary Magdalene. He is called Idiot because of such differences.
/book/show/21254552-north-and-south-annotated-with-a-detailed-biography-of-the-author?from_search=true	Elizabeth Gaskell	North and South (Annotated) with a detailed Biography of the Author	Because of theological doubts, the Rev. Mr. Hale gives up his living as a Church of England priest. He, his wife, and their daughter, Margaret, leave the idyllic village of Helstone, in Hampshire in the South, and move to Milton, an industrial town in the North. For most of her youth Margaret, now eighteen or nineteen, has been brought up in London by her wealthy Aunt ShawBecause of theological doubts, the Rev. Mr. Hale gives up his living as a Church of England priest. He, his wife, and their daughter, Margaret, leave the idyllic village of Helstone, in Hampshire in the South, and move to Milton, an industrial town in the North. For most of her youth Margaret, now eighteen or nineteen, has been brought up in London by her wealthy Aunt Shaw; she has rejoined her parents only after the marriage of her vivacious but shallow cousin Edith to Captain Lennox. The captain's brother, Henry, a rising barrister, had asked for Margaret's hand but, regarding him as just a friend, she declined his offer.Settling in smoky Milton, the Hale women are troubled by urban dirt and commercial go-getting. Mr. Hale now works as a tutor. His favourite pupil is the important manufacturer, Mr. Thornton. Staying to tea, Thornton debates with the naive, humanistic Hales about the condition of the working class, strikes, and the other mill owners. Margaret sees Thornton as coarse and unfeeling but also as admirable in the way he's made his way up from poverty. He sees her as haughty but lovely and intelligent.Margaret begins to warm up to Milton when she befriends Nicholas Higgins, a factory worker, and his consumptive daughter Bessy, who is about Margarets age. Margaret visits the family as often as she can, but her own mother is becoming seriously ill, too.Although Thornton has tried to get his mother to like and visit the Hales, there is no love lost between them. Mrs. Thornton sees Margaret as haughty, and feels exceptionally possessive toward her son. When a mob of striking workers threaten violence on Thornton and his factory--he has brought in cheap Irish workers to break the strike--Margaret encourages him to go down and appease the mob. He does so, and is in great danger. Realizing this, she puts herself between Thornton and the mob and is struck down by a hurled stone. Soldiers arrive and the mob disperses. While carrying Margaret indoors, Thornton realizes that he has fallen in love with her.After his mother convinces him that Margaret cares for him, Thornton asks her to marry him. She declines, insisting that she would have intervened to save any man threatened by a mob. When Mrs. Thornton learns that her son has been rejected by Margaret, she hates her all the more. But when the dying Mrs. Hale asks Mrs. Thornton to look after Margaret, she promises to intervene if Margaret is about to make a mistake.Margarets brother, Frederick, who is wanted for his part in a morally justifiable naval mutiny, secretly visits their dying mother. When Margaret takes him to the train station on his return to London, Thornton sees them and supposes Frederick to be Margarets lover. On the train platform, a man called Leonards recognizes Frederick. Leonards served with Frederick but did not mutiny and now wants to hand Frederick in to get a reward. Frederick pushes Leonards over the platform a few feet onto the tracks, then jumps into the train. Leonards dies shortly after. When Margaret is questioned by the police about the scuffle on the platform, she lies, saying she wasnt there. As the magistrate overseeing the investigation into Leonards's death, Thornton knows of Margarets lie but covers up for her. Margaret begins to realize she has feelings towards him.Includes a biography of the Author
/book/show/23848010-petty?from_search=true	Warren Zanes	Petty: The Biography	No one other than Warren Zanes, rocker and writer and friend, could author a book about Tom Petty that is as honest and evocative of Petty's music and the remarkable rock and roll history he and his band helped to write.Born in GainesvilleNo one other than Warren Zanes, rocker and writer and friend, could author a book about Tom Petty that is as honest and evocative of Petty's music and the remarkable rock and roll history he and his band helped to write.Born in Gainesville, Florida, with more than a little hillbilly in his blood, Tom Petty was a Southern shit kicker, a kid without a whole lot of promise. Rock and roll made it otherwise. From meeting Elvis, to seeing the Beatles on Ed Sullivan, to producing Del Shannon, backing Bob Dylan, putting together a band with George Harrison, Dylan, Roy Orbison, and Jeff Lynne, making records with Johnny Cash, and sending well more than a dozen of his own celebrated recordings high onto the charts, Tom Petty's story has all the drama of a rock and roll epic. Now in his mid-sixties, still making records and still touring, Petty, known for his reclusive style, has shared with Warren Zanes his insights and arguments, his regrets and lasting ambitions, and the details of his life on and off the stage.This is a book for those who know and love the songs, from American Girl and Refugee to Free Fallin' and Mary Jane's Last Dance, and for those who want to see the classic rock and roll era embodied in one man's remarkable story. Dark and mysterious, Petty manages to come back, again and again, showing us what the music can do and where it can take us.
/book/show/11647874-around-the-world-in-eighty-days?from_search=true	Jules Verne	Around the World in Eighty Days (Annotated with Biography of Verne and Plot Analysis)	Around the World in Eighty Days was published in 1873 and features Phileas Fogg as the protagonist. Fogg, a noble Londoner who lived on Savile Row, had made a wager at the Reform Club, for 20,000 pounds that he could travel around the world in eighty days. Fogg is a very careful and precise man who has just fired his manservant for bringing him shaving water that was two dAround the World in Eighty Days was published in 1873 and features Phileas Fogg as the protagonist. Fogg, a noble Londoner who lived on Savile Row, had made a wager at the Reform Club, for 20,000 pounds that he could travel around the world in eighty days. Fogg is a very careful and precise man who has just fired his manservant for bringing him shaving water that was two degrees colder than he asked for. Fogg has a new valet, Jean Passepartout, a young Frenchman, who is looking forward to a quiet life with Phileas. Around the World in Eighty Days is Verne at his most fun: there was plenty of comic relief in the novel. He was able to use his own experience of recent travels to provide background for the narrative.This annotated edition includes a biography and critical essay.
/book/show/571828.Louise_Brooks?from_search=true	Barry Paris	Louise Brooks: A Biography	FilmFilm
/book/show/91767.Frida?from_search=true	Hayden Herrera	Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo	
/book/show/7170627-the-emperor-of-all-maladies?from_search=true	Siddhartha Mukherjee	The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer	is a magnificent, profoundly humane biography of cancerfrom its first documented appearances thousands of years ago through the epic battles in the twentieth century to cure, control, and conquer it to a radical new understanding of its essence.Physician, researcher, and award-winning science writer, Siddhartha Mukherjee examines cancer withis a magnificent, profoundly humane biography of cancerfrom its first documented appearances thousands of years ago through the epic battles in the twentieth century to cure, control, and conquer it to a radical new understanding of its essence.Physician, researcher, and award-winning science writer, Siddhartha Mukherjee examines cancer with a cellular biologists precision, a historians perspective, and a biographers passion. The result is an astonishingly lucid and eloquent chronicle of a disease humans have lived withand perished fromfor more than five thousand years.The story of cancer is a story of human ingenuity, resilience, and perseverance, but also of hubris, paternalism, and misperception. Mukherjee recounts centuries of discoveries, setbacks, victories, and deaths, told through the eyes of his predecessors and peers, training their wits against an infinitely resourceful adversary that, just three decades ago, was thought to be easily vanquished in an all-out war against cancer.The book reads like a literary thriller with cancer as the protagonist. From the Persian Queen Atossa, whose Greek slave cut off her malignant breast, to the nineteenth-century recipients of primitive radiation and chemotherapy to Mukherjees own leukemia patient, Carla,is about the people who have soldiered through fiercely demanding regimens in order to surviveand to increase our understanding of this iconic disease.Riveting, urgent, and surprising,provides a fascinating glimpse into the future of cancer treatments. It is an illuminating book that provides hope and clarity to those seeking to demystify cancer.
/book/show/17262134-jim-henson?from_search=true	Brian Jay Jones	Jim Henson: The Biography	For the first time ever-a comprehensive biography of one of the twentieth-century's most innovative creative artists: the incomparable, irreplaceable Jim Henson.He was a gentle dreamer whose genial bearded visage was recognized around the world, but most people got to know him only through the iconic characters born of his fertile imagination: Kermit the Frog, Bert and ErnFor the first time ever-a comprehensive biography of one of the twentieth-century's most innovative creative artists: the incomparable, irreplaceable Jim Henson.He was a gentle dreamer whose genial bearded visage was recognized around the world, but most people got to know him only through the iconic characters born of his fertile imagination: Kermit the Frog, Bert and Ernie, Miss Piggy, Big Bird. The Muppets made Jim Henson a household name, but they were only part of his remarkable story.This extraordinary biography--written with the generous cooperation of the Henson family--covers the full arc of Henson's all-too-brief life: from his childhood in Leland, Mississippi, through the years of burgeoning fame in Washington D.C., New York, and London, to the decade of international celebrity that preceded his untimely death at age fifty-three. Drawing on hundreds of hours of new interviews with Jim Henson's family, friends, and closest collaborators, as well as unprecedented access to private family and company archives--including never-before-seen interviews, business documents, and Henson's private letters--Brian Jay Jones explores the creation of the Muppets, Henson's contributions to Sesame Street and Saturday Night Live, and his nearly ten year campaign to bring The Muppet Show to television. Jones provides the imaginative context for Henson's non-Muppet projects, including the richly imagined worlds of The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth-as well as fascinating misfires like Henson's dream of opening an inflatable psychedelic nightclub or of staging an elaborate, all-puppet Broadway show.An uncommonly intimate portrait, Jim Henson captures all the facets of this American original: the master craftsman who revolutionized the presentation of puppets on television, the savvy businessman whose deal making prowess won him a reputation as the new Walt Disney, and the creative team leader whose collaborative ethos earned him the undying loyalty of everyone who worked for him. Here also is insight into Henson's intensely private personal life: his Christian Science upbringing; his love of fast cars, high-stakes gambling, and expensive art; and his weakness for women. Though an optimist by nature, Henson was haunted by the notion that he would not have time to do all the things he wanted to do in life-a fear that his heartbreaking final hours would prove all too well-founded.An up-close look at the charmed life of a legend, Jim Henson gives the full measure to a man whose joyful genius transcended age, language, geography, and culture-and continues to beguile audiences worldwide.
/book/show/35539.The_Beatles?from_search=true	Bob Spitz	The Beatles: The Biography	Even before the Beatles hit the big time, a myth was created. This version of the Beatles legend smoothed the rough edges and filled in the fault lines, and for more than forty years this manicured version of the Beatles story has sustained as truth - until now.The product of almost a decade of research, hundreds of unprecedented interviews, and the discovery of scores ofEven before the Beatles hit the big time, a myth was created. This version of the Beatles legend smoothed the rough edges and filled in the fault lines, and for more than forty years this manicured version of the Beatles story has sustained as truth - until now.The product of almost a decade of research, hundreds of unprecedented interviews, and the discovery of scores of never-before-revealed documents, Bob Spitz's The Beatles is the biography fans have been waiting for -- a vast, complete account as brilliant and joyous and revelatory as a Beatles record itself. Spitz begins in Liverpool, a hard city knocked on its heels. In the housing projects and school playgrounds, four boys would discover themselves -- and via late-night radio broadcasts, a new form of music called rock 'n roll.Never before has a biography of musicians been so immersive and textured. Spitz takes us down Penny Lane and to Strawberry Field (John later added the), to Hamburg, Germany, where -- amid the squalor and the violence and the pep pills -- the Beatles truly became the Beatles. We are there in the McCartney living room when Paul and John learn to write songs together; in the heat of Liverpool's Cavern Club, where jazz has been the norm before the Beatles show up; backstage the night Ringo takes over on drums; in seedy German strip clubs where George lies about his age so the band can perform; on the lonely tours through frigid Scottish towns before the breakthrough; at Abbey Road Studios, where a young producer named George Martin takes them under his wing; at theas America discovers the joy and the madness; and onward and upward: up the charts, from Shea to San Francisco, through the London night, on to India, through marmalade skies, across the universe...all the way to a rooftop concert and one last moment of laughter and music.It is all here, raw and right: the highs and the lows, the love and the rivalry, the awe and the jealousy, the drugs, the tears, the thrill, the magic never again to be repeated. Open this book and begin to read -- Bob Spitz's masterpiece is, at long last, the biography the Beatles deserve.
/book/show/25148716-le-journal-d-anne-frank?from_search=true	Anne Frank	Le Journal d'Anne Frank	Ce volume prsente la version dfinitive en langue franaise du journal d'Anne Frank. Ainsi que l'a montr l'dition critique publie par Calmann-Lvy en 1989, Anne Frank avait en effet rdig successivement deux versions de son journal, retravaillant son propre texte pour qu'il rponde  ses ambitions d'crivain.La prsente dition comporte,  ct de la version du journaCe volume prsente la version dfinitive en langue franaise du journal d'Anne Frank. Ainsi que l'a montr l'dition critique publie par Calmann-Lvy en 1989, Anne Frank avait en effet rdig successivement deux versions de son journal, retravaillant son propre texte pour qu'il rponde  ses ambitions d'crivain.La prsente dition comporte,  ct de la version du journal retouche par Anne Frank, des extraits de sa premire rdaction, repris sans aucun changement. L'tablissement de cette dition a t confie  l'crivain et traductrice allemande Mirjam Pressler  l'initiative dede Ble. Mirjam Pressler en a profit pour rtablir les passages supprims par Otto Frank pour des raisons de dcence ou de discrtion. Traduit en franais par Philippe Noble et Isabelle Rosselin-Bobulesco, le teste est prcd d'un avant-propos ditorial dde Ble et suivi d'un pilogue retraant le destin d'Anne et de ses compagnons de clandestinit et de dportation.
/book/show/905382.Anne_Frank_?from_search=true	Melissa Mller Rita Kimber (Translation) Robert Kimber (Translation)	Anne Frank : The Biography	
/book/show/7336.J_R_R_Tolkien?from_search=true	Humphrey Carpenter	J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography	The authorized biography of the creator of Middle-earth. In the decades since his death in September 1973, millions have read THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION and become fascinated about the very private man behind the books. Born in South Africa in January 1892, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was orphaned in childhood and brought up in near-poverty. He sThe authorized biography of the creator of Middle-earth. In the decades since his death in September 1973, millions have read THE HOBBIT, THE LORD OF THE RINGS, and THE SILMARILLION and become fascinated about the very private man behind the books. Born in South Africa in January 1892, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien was orphaned in childhood and brought up in near-poverty. He served in the first World War, surviving the Battle of the Somme, where he lost many of the closest friends he'd ever had. After the war he returned to the academic life, achieving high repute as a scholar and university teacher, eventually becoming Merton Professor of English at Oxford where he was a close friend of C.S. Lewis and the other writers known as The Inklings.Then suddenly his life changed dramatically. One day while grading essay papers he found himself writing 'In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit' -- and worldwide renown awaited him.Humphrey Carpenter was given unrestricted access to all Tolkien's papers, and interviewed his friends and family. From these sources he follows the long and painful process of creation that produced THE LORD OF THE RINGS and THE SILMARILLION and offers a wealth of information about the life and work of the twentieth century's most cherished author.
/book/show/9477628-jerusalem?from_search=true	Simon Sebag Montefiore	Jerusalem: The Biography	Jerusalem is the universal city, the capital of two peoples, the shrine of three faiths; it is the prize of empires, the site of Judgement Day and the battlefield of todays clash of civilizations. From King David to Barack Obama, from the birth of Judaism, Christianity and Islam to the IsraelPalestine conflict, this is the epic history of 3,000 years of faith, slaughter,Jerusalem is the universal city, the capital of two peoples, the shrine of three faiths; it is the prize of empires, the site of Judgement Day and the battlefield of todays clash of civilizations. From King David to Barack Obama, from the birth of Judaism, Christianity and Islam to the IsraelPalestine conflict, this is the epic history of 3,000 years of faith, slaughter, fanaticism and coexistence.How did this small, remote town become the Holy City, the centre of the world and now the key to peace in the Middle East? In a dazzling narrative, Simon Sebag Montefiore reveals this ever-changing city in its many incarnations, bringing every epoch and character blazingly to life. Jerusalems biography is told through the wars, love affairs and revelations of the men and women  kings, empresses, prophets, poets, saints, conquerors and whores  who created, destroyed, chronicled and believed in Jerusalem. As well as the many ordinary Jerusalemites who have left their mark on the city, its cast varies from Solomon, Saladin and Suleiman the Magnificent to Cleopatra, Caligula and Churchill; from Abraham to Jesus and Muhammad; from the ancient city of Jezebel, Nebuchadnezzar, Herod and Nero to the modern times of the Kaiser, Disraeli, Mark Twain, Rasputin and Lawrence of Arabia.Drawing on new archives, current scholarship, his own family papers and a lifetimes study, Montefiore illuminates the essence of sanctity and mysticism, identity and empire in a unique chronicle of the city that is believed will be the setting for the Apocalypse. This is how Jerusalem became Jerusalem, and the only city that exists twice  in heaven and on earth.
/book/show/20793421-romeo-and-juliet?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	Romeo and Juliet: (Annotated with short biography)	No Fear Shakespeare gives you the complete text ofon the left-hand page, side-by-side with an easy-to-understand translation on the right.Each No Fear Shakespeare containsTheof the original playAthat puts Shakespeare into everyday languageA complete list ofwith descriptionsPlenty of
/book/show/107400.London?from_search=true	Peter Ackroyd	London: The Biography	is the pinnacle of Peter Ackroyds brilliant obsession with the eponymous city. In this unusual and engaging work, Ackroyd brings the reader through time into the city whose institutions and idiosyncrasies have permeated much of his works of fiction and nonfiction.Peter Ackroyd sees London as a living, breathing organism, with its own laws of growthis the pinnacle of Peter Ackroyds brilliant obsession with the eponymous city. In this unusual and engaging work, Ackroyd brings the reader through time into the city whose institutions and idiosyncrasies have permeated much of his works of fiction and nonfiction.Peter Ackroyd sees London as a living, breathing organism, with its own laws of growth and change. Reveling in the citys riches as well as its raucousness, the author traces thematically its growth from the time of the Druids to the beginning of the twenty-first century. Anecdotal, insightful, and wonderfully entertaining,is animated by Ackroyds concern for the close relationship between the present and the past, as well as by what he describes as the peculiar echoic quality of London, whereby its texture and history actively affect the lives and personalities of its citizens.confirms Ackroyds status as what one critic has called our ages greatest London imagination.
/book/show/20352309-jane-eyre---classis-version?from_search=true	Charlotte Bront	Jane Eyre - Classis Version (Annotated, Quotes, Author's Biography, Other Features)	This edition including :- Introduction 2015 by JYM RATCHA- Charlotte Bronte Biography Jane EyreCharlotte's first manuscript, named The Teacher, didn't secure a writer, though she was heartened by an encouraging reaction she obtained from Smith, Parent & Co of Cornhill, who indicated a pastime in virtually any longer functions which Currer Bell may desire to deliThis edition including :- Introduction 2015 by JYM RATCHA- Charlotte Bronte Biography Jane EyreCharlotte's first manuscript, named The Teacher, didn't secure a writer, though she was heartened by an encouraging reaction she obtained from Smith, Parent & Co of Cornhill, who indicated a pastime in virtually any longer functions which Currer Bell may desire to deliver. Jane Eyre originally received great opinions, and was successful. Accompanying this speculation was a big change within the crucial response to the function in Charlotte; allegations started to be produced that the publishing in Charlotte was  rough , a reasoning that was created more easily once it had been thought that Currer Bell was a lady. Nevertheless revenue of Jane Eyre stayed powerful, and could have improved due to the developing status being a of the story 'incorrect' guide.Following a achievement of Jane Eyre, Charlotte started work about the manuscript of that which was to become her next book, Shirley in 1848. Once the Bront home experienced a sad change of occasions, that great deaths of three household members inside an amount of just ten weeks nevertheless the manuscript was just partly finished. Branwell was an alleged opium eater, (i.e. Emily became critically ill soon after Branwell's memorial, dying in December 1848 of tuberculosis. Anne died in May 1849 of the exact same illness. Charlotte was not able to continue publishing during this time period.After the demise of Anne Charlotte resumed publishing of coping with her suffering as a means,and Shirley was printed in October 1849. Shirley handles the part of ladies in culture and also the styles of unrest. Unlike Jane Eyre, that will be created of the primary character in the first person viewpoint, Shirley is created of the narrator in the third person viewpoint. It therefore lacks Jane Eyre's psychological immediacy, and testers observed it less surprising.
/book/show/1149440.Heavier_Than_Heaven?from_search=true	Charles R. Cross	Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt Cobain	The art of Nirvana's Kurt Cobain was all about his private life, but written in a code as obscure as T.S. Eliot's. Now Charles Cross has cracked the code in the definitive biography, an all-access pass to Cobain's heart and mind. It reveals many secrets, thanks to 400-plus interviews, and even quotes Cobain's diaries and suicide notes and reveals an unrThe art of Nirvana's Kurt Cobain was all about his private life, but written in a code as obscure as T.S. Eliot's. Now Charles Cross has cracked the code in the definitive biography, an all-access pass to Cobain's heart and mind. It reveals many secrets, thanks to 400-plus interviews, and even quotes Cobain's diaries and suicide notes and reveals an unreleased Nirvana masterpiece. At last we know how he created, how lies helped him die, how his family and love life entwined his art--plus, what the heck Smells Like Teen Spirit really means. (It was graffiti by Bikini Kill's Kathleen Hanna after a double date with Dave Grohl, Cobain, and the over-bored and self-assured Tobi Vail, who wore Teen Spirit perfume; Hanna wrote it to taunt the emotionally clingy Cobain for wearing Vail's scent after sex--a violation of the no-strings-attached dating ethos of the Olympia, Washington, outcast teen underground. Cobain's stomach-churning passion for Vail erupted in six or so hit tunes like Aneurysm and Drain You.)
/book/show/329336.Zero?from_search=true	Charles Seife	Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea	The Babylonians invented it, the Greeks banned it, the Hindus worshipped it, and the Church used it to fend off heretics. For centuries, the power of zero savored of the demonic; once harnessed, it became the most important tool in mathematics.follows this number from its birth as an Eastern philosophical concept to its struggle for acceptance in Europe and its apothThe Babylonians invented it, the Greeks banned it, the Hindus worshipped it, and the Church used it to fend off heretics. For centuries, the power of zero savored of the demonic; once harnessed, it became the most important tool in mathematics.follows this number from its birth as an Eastern philosophical concept to its struggle for acceptance in Europe and its apotheosis as the mystery of the black hole. Today, zero lies at the heart of one of the biggest scientific controversies of all time, the quest for the theory of everything. Elegant, witty, and enlightening,is a compelling look at the strangest number in the universeand one of the greatest paradoxes of human thought.
/book/show/12950446-steve-jobs?from_search=true	Walter Isaacson	Steve Jobs: A Biography	Based on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two yearsas well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleaguesWalter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutioBased on more than forty interviews with Jobs conducted over two yearsas well as interviews with more than a hundred family members, friends, adversaries, competitors, and colleaguesWalter Isaacson has written a riveting story of the roller-coaster life and searingly intense personality of a creative entrepreneur whose passion for perfection and ferocious drive revolutionized six industries: personal computers, animated movies, music, phones, tablet computing, and digital publishing.At a time when America is seeking ways to sustain its innovative edge, and when societies around the world are trying to build digital-age economies, Jobs stands as the ultimate icon of inventiveness and applied imagination. He knew that the best way to create value in the twenty-first century was to connect creativity with technology. He built a company where leaps of the imagination were combined with remarkable feats of engineering.Although Jobs cooperated with this book, he asked for no control over what was written nor even the right to read it before it was published. He put nothing off-limits. He encouraged the people he knew to speak honestly. And Jobs speaks candidly, sometimes brutally so, about the people he worked with and competed against. His friends, foes, and colleagues provide an unvarnished view of the passions, perfectionism, obsessions, artistry, devilry, and compulsion for control that shaped his approach to business and the innovative products that resulted.Driven by demons, Jobs could drive those around him to fury and despair. But his personality and products were interrelated, just as Apples hardware and software tended to be, as if part of an integrated system. His tale is instructive and cautionary, filled with lessons about innovation, character, leadership, and values.About the AuthorWalter Isaacson, the CEO of the Aspen Institute, has been chairman of CNN and the managing editor of Time magazine. He is the author of Benjamin Franklin: An American Life and of Kissinger: A Biography, and the coauthor of The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife and daughter.
/book/show/64895.Cod?from_search=true	Mark Kurlansky	Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World	The Cod. Wars have been fought over it, revolutions have been triggered by it, national diets have been based on it, economies and livelihoods have depended on it. To the millions it has sustained, it has been a treasure more precious that gold. This book spans 1,000 years and four continents. From the Vikings to Clarence Birdseye, Mark Kurlansky introduces the explorers,The Cod. Wars have been fought over it, revolutions have been triggered by it, national diets have been based on it, economies and livelihoods have depended on it. To the millions it has sustained, it has been a treasure more precious that gold. This book spans 1,000 years and four continents. From the Vikings to Clarence Birdseye, Mark Kurlansky introduces the explorers, merchants, writers, chefs and fisherman, whose lives have been interwoven with this prolific fish. He chronicles the cod wars of the 16th and 20th centuries. He blends in recipes and lore from the Middle Ages to the present. In a story that brings world history and human passions into captivating focus, he shows how the most profitable fish in history is today faced with extinction.
/book/show/20352154-wuthering-heights---classic-version?from_search=true	Emily Bront	Wuthering Heights - Classic Version (Annotated, Quotes, Author's Biography, Other Features)	In this classic novel, written in the epistolary style popular in the 19th century, the tragic love story of Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw plays out against the backdrop of a gloomy manor called Wuthering Heights. Emily Brontes masterpiece has gone on to become required reading among most high school students, yet the passionate individuals who populate Brontes landsIn this classic novel, written in the epistolary style popular in the 19th century, the tragic love story of Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw plays out against the backdrop of a gloomy manor called Wuthering Heights. Emily Brontes masterpiece has gone on to become required reading among most high school students, yet the passionate individuals who populate Brontes landscape and charge the books atmosphere with their brooding, intense personalities  personalities which are commonplace in fiction now but repulsed readers and critics alike in Victorian times  have ensured the novels popularity up to the present day on its own merits.
/book/show/21525886-the-adventures-of-huckleberry-finn?from_search=true	Mark Twain Davies Guttmann (Editor)	THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN: The original story, important analysis and a biography of Mark Twain	Ernest Hemingway, himself one of the giants of American literature, believed this book to be the novel that all modern American literature comes from. This is a massive claim when considering the contribution Americans have made in this form throughout the 20th century. Fitzgerald, Steinbeck, Faulkner, Pearl Buck, Joseph Heller, Philip Roth, Saul Bellow  and the list ofErnest Hemingway, himself one of the giants of American literature, believed this book to be the novel that all modern American literature comes from. This is a massive claim when considering the contribution Americans have made in this form throughout the 20th century. Fitzgerald, Steinbeck, Faulkner, Pearl Buck, Joseph Heller, Philip Roth, Saul Bellow  and the list of significant contributors to 20th century literature could go on and on. So what made this book so important and powerful in the development of the modern US novel?Firstly it tackled difficult and relevant issues of its time, in fact of any time. Racism, slavery, abuse, the plight of children are all woven into the fabric of the story. The story raises issues of morality and individual conscience in a natural and not preachy context and presents the dilemmas in situations that most would appreciate and relate to  whether they agreed with the implied conclusions or not. It made the reader think and not just follow the plot.And the voices of the novel and especially the narrator, Huck himself, are authentic, ordinary characters; not literary creations spouting intricate prose but real people speaking a language that readers understood (however offensive some of it might appear today). Add to this Twains inimitable style and mordant sense of humour and invention and the sum of the parts becomes a very significant and meaningful whole.The book has sparked controversy ever since publication for being both racist and crude on one hand but also too pro-black and anti-Southern on the other. It has been banned from libraries and school curricula  and subsequently restored; then often banned again depending on the prevailing political and social climate. It continues to cause controversy for both its language and views; but it is a novel that was deliberately written to question the conventional, the establishment view and to pose questions like whether institutionalised practices should just be accepted or sometimes be opposed, even at personal risk or cost?These questions are still relevant today; perhaps more relevant, some might say. The conclusions of the novel might be Mark Twains own views but if they can help to stimulate thinking and debate on crucial issues of the day then this is a piece of work that is still worth reading and reflecting on.
/book/show/24740126-frankenstein?from_search=true	Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley	Frankenstein: (Annotated with short biography)	Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus is a novel written by British author Mary Shelley about eccentric scientist Victor Frankenstein, who creates a grotesque creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was eighteen, and the novel was published when she was twenty. The first edition was published anonymously in London in 181Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus is a novel written by British author Mary Shelley about eccentric scientist Victor Frankenstein, who creates a grotesque creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley started writing the story when she was eighteen, and the novel was published when she was twenty. The first edition was published anonymously in London in 1818. Shelley's name appears on the second edition, published in France in 1823.Shelley had travelled in the region of Geneva, where much of the story takes place, and the topics of galvanism and other similar occult ideas were themes of conversation among her companions, particularly her future husband, Percy Shelley. The storyline emerged from a dream. Mary, Percy, Lord Byron, and John Polidori decided to have a competition to see who could write the best horror story. After thinking for days about what her possible storyline could be, Shelley dreamt about a scientist who created life and was horrified by what he had made. She then wrote Frankenstein.Frankenstein is infused with some elements of the Gothic novel and the Romantic movement and is also considered to be one of the earliest examples of science fiction. Brian Aldiss has argued that it should be considered the first true science fiction story, because unlike in previous stories with fantastical elements resembling those of later science fiction, the central character makes a deliberate decision and turns to modern experiments in the laboratory to achieve fantastic results. It has had a considerable influence across literature and popular culture and spawned a complete genre of horror stories, films, and plays.Since publication of the novel, the name Frankenstein is often used to refer to the monster itself, as is done in the stage adaptation by Peggy Webling. This usage is sometimes considered erroneous, but usage commentators regard the monster sense of Frankenstein as well-established and an acceptable usage. In the novel, the monster is identified via words such as creature, monster, fiend, wretch, vile insect, daemon, being, and it. Speaking to Victor Frankenstein, the monster refers to himself as the Adam of your labors, and elsewhere as someone who would have been your Adam, but is instead your fallen angel.
/book/show/26469777-dracula?from_search=true	Bram Stoker	Dracula:	Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England so he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor Abraham Van HelsingDracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker. Famous for introducing the character of the vampire Count Dracula, the novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England so he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing. Dracula has been assigned to many literary genres including vampire literature, horror fiction, the gothic novel and invasion literature. The novel touches on themes such as the role of women in Victorian culture, sexual conventions, immigration, colonialism, and post-colonialism. Although Stoker did not invent the vampire, he defined its modern form, and the novel has spawned numerous theatrical, film and television interpretations. This edition includes a short biography of Bram Stoker and an analysis for quick resarch.
/book/show/62837.Shakey?from_search=true	Jimmy McDonough	Shakey: Neil Young's Biography	Neil Young is one of rock and rolls most important and enigmatic figures, a legend from the sixties who is still hugely influential today. He has never granted a writer access to his inner life  until now. Based on six years of interviews with more than three hundred of Youngs associates, and on more than fifty hours of interviews with Young himself,is a fascinaNeil Young is one of rock and rolls most important and enigmatic figures, a legend from the sixties who is still hugely influential today. He has never granted a writer access to his inner life  until now. Based on six years of interviews with more than three hundred of Youngs associates, and on more than fifty hours of interviews with Young himself,is a fascinating, prodigious account of the singers life and career. Jimmy McDonough follows Young from his childhood in Canada to his cofounding of Buffalo Springfield to the huge success of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young to his comeback in the nineties. Filled with never-before-published words directly from the artist himself,is an essential addition to the top shelf of rock biographies.
/book/show/331740.Picasso?from_search=true	Patrick O'Brian	Picasso: A Biography	Patrick O'Brian's outstanding biography of Picasso is here available in paperback for the first time. It is the most comprehensive yet written, and the only biography fully to appreciate the distinctly Mediterranean origins of Picasso's character and art.Everything about Picasso, except his physical stature, was on an enormous scale. No painter of the first rank has been sPatrick O'Brian's outstanding biography of Picasso is here available in paperback for the first time. It is the most comprehensive yet written, and the only biography fully to appreciate the distinctly Mediterranean origins of Picasso's character and art.Everything about Picasso, except his physical stature, was on an enormous scale. No painter of the first rank has been so awe-inspiringly productive. No painter of any rank has made so much money. A few painters have rivaled his life span of ninety years, but none has attracted so avid, so insatiable, a public interest.Patrick O'Brian knew Picasso sufficiently well to have a strong sense of his personality. The man that emerges from this scholarly, passionate, and brilliantly written biography is one of many contradictions: hard and tender, mean and generous, affectionate and cold, private despite the relish of his fame. In his later years he professed communism, yet in O'Brian's view retained to the end of his life a residual Catholic outlook.Not that such matters were allowed to interfere with his vigorous sensuality. Sex and money, eating and drinking, friends and quarrels, comedies and tragedies, suicides and wars tumble one another in the vast chaos of his experience. he was a man almost as lonely as the sun, but one who glowed with much the same fierce, burning life. It is with that impression of its subject that this book leaves its readers.
/book/show/84961.Darwin_s_Origin_of_the_Species?from_search=true	Janet Browne	Darwin's Origin of the Species: A Biography	Charles Darwins foremost biographer, Janet Browne, delivers a vivid and accessible introduction to the book that permanently altered our understanding of what it is to be human. A sensation on its publication in 1859,profoundly shocked Victorian readers by calling into question the belief in a Creator with its description of evolution throughCharles Darwins foremost biographer, Janet Browne, delivers a vivid and accessible introduction to the book that permanently altered our understanding of what it is to be human. A sensation on its publication in 1859,profoundly shocked Victorian readers by calling into question the belief in a Creator with its description of evolution through natural selection. And Darwins seminal work is nearly as controversial today. In her illuminating study, Browne delves into the long genesis of Darwins theories, from his readings as a university student and his five-year voyage on the, to his debates with contemporaries and experiments in his garden. She explores the shock to Darwin when he read of competing scientists similar discoveries and the wide and immediate impact of Darwins theories on the world. As one of the launch titles in Atlantic Monthly Press Books That Changed the World series, Brownes history takes readers insideand shows why it can fairly claim to be the greatest science book ever published.
/book/show/33117892-the-fortunes-and-misfortunes-of-the-famous-moll-flanders-illustrated?from_search=true	Daniel Defoe John W. Dunsmore (Illustrator)	The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders (Illustrated): Complemented with the Biography of the Author	This carefully crafted ebook: The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders (Illustrated) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders tells the story of the fall and eventual redemption of a lone woman in 17th-century England. It purports to be the true account of the lThis carefully crafted ebook: The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders (Illustrated) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders tells the story of the fall and eventual redemption of a lone woman in 17th-century England. It purports to be the true account of the life of the eponymous Moll, detailing her exploits from birth until old age. The titular heroine appears as a whore, bigamist, and thief, lives in The Mint, commits adultery and incest, and yet manages to retain the reader's sympathy.Daniel Defoe (1660-1731) was an English trader, writer, journalist, pamphleteer, and spy, most famous for his novel Robinson Crusoe. Defoe is noted for being one of the earliest proponents of the novel, as he helped to popularize the form in Britain with others such as Samuel Richardson, and is among the founders of the English novel. He was a prolific and versatile writer, producing more than five hundred books, pamphlets, and journals on various topics, including politics, crime, religion, marriage, psychology, and the supernatural.
/book/show/8697.Hitchhiker?from_search=true	M.J. Simpson Neil Gaiman (Foreword)	Hitchhiker: A Biography of Douglas Adams	Douglas Adams was a driven and gifted polymath who cut a colorful swath in radio, television, live theater, comic books, computer games, CD-ROM, and the Internet before dying tragically in 2001 at 49. In Hitchhiker, Simpson has produced a rich, revealing chronicle of one of the most wildly creative minds of our time.
/book/show/18404116-maeve-binchy?from_search=true	Piers Dudgeon	Maeve Binchy: The Biography	Maeve Binchys novels sold more than 40 million copies worldwide, and when she died on July 30th 2012, she did so as Irelands best-loved writer. With bestselling books such as,, and, which was published four months after her death, no one else told stories like Maeve Binchy. Humane, down-to-Maeve Binchys novels sold more than 40 million copies worldwide, and when she died on July 30th 2012, she did so as Irelands best-loved writer. With bestselling books such as,, and, which was published four months after her death, no one else told stories like Maeve Binchy. Humane, down-to-earth, andfunny, her novels captured imaginations on both sides of the Atlantic in a way that most authors only dream of.More than simply a biography, this extraordinary book visits Maeve Binchy in the land of her birth, which is the environment of her novels, and in the company of the author and her fictional characters sets out to discover the emotional contours which define her as a writer and a person.
/book/show/2083320.Mahanayak_A_fictionalized_biography_of_Netaji_Subhas_Chandra_Bose?from_search=true	  [Vishwas Patil]	Mahanayak - A fictionalized biography of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose	
/book/show/90953.The_Life_and_Times_of_Horatio_Hornblower?from_search=true	C. Northcote Parkinson	The Life and Times of Horatio Hornblower: A Biography of C. S. Forester's Famous Naval Hero	Many know of Horatio Hornblower's exploits during the Napoleonic Wars through the novels of C.S. Forester, but how many know the true Hornblowerthe man who rose from Midshipman to Admiral of the British Fleet? Using Hornblower family papers discovered in the 1970s, C. Northcote Parkinson has set the record straight in this authoritative biography.
/book/show/32066062-o-pioneers-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	Willa Cather Jan Oliveira (Editor)	O Pioneers! (With Notes)(Biography)(Illustrated)	O Pioneers! is a 1913 novel by American author Willa Cather, written while she was living in New York. It is the first novel of her Great Plains trilogy, followed by The Song of the Lark (1915) and My ntonia (1918).O Pioneers! tells the story of the Bergsons, a family of Swedish-American immigrants.
/book/show/25387808-red-rosa?from_search=true	Kate   Evans Paul M. Buhle (Editor)	Red Rosa: A Graphic Biography of Rosa Luxemburg	Rosa tells the life story of philosopher, economist, publisher, writer, organizer, political leader and martyr Rosa Luxemburg in full-color, graphic form. The story follows Rosa from her family life in Jewish Polandwhere she became the leader of a general strike at age fifteen and was exiled from her homeland at eighteento her immersion into the then largest radical partRosa tells the life story of philosopher, economist, publisher, writer, organizer, political leader and martyr Rosa Luxemburg in full-color, graphic form. The story follows Rosa from her family life in Jewish Polandwhere she became the leader of a general strike at age fifteen and was exiled from her homeland at eighteento her immersion into the then largest radical party in the world, the German Social Democratic Party, to her founding of the German Communist Party and leadership of the German revolution of 1919.This beautifully drawn graphic life gives Red Rosa her due as an iconic radical, but also portrays a fascinating woman with a rich love life, struggles with physical disability and an abiding love of literature and theater. Rosa will contribute to the growing understanding of one of the twentieth centurys greatest revolutionaries.
/book/show/12991852-biography-of-desire?from_search=true	Adria Guinart	Biography of Desire	Biography of Desire explains the history of a wounded person, where pain comes from, how it manifests, how it translates to anguish. It is a trip from childhood to maturity, a journey through an ocean sometimes unruly, sometimes calm, with heaps of storms, generally inner ones. The experience of this inner journey through different states of being starts with a rape, a chiBiography of Desire explains the history of a wounded person, where pain comes from, how it manifests, how it translates to anguish. It is a trip from childhood to maturity, a journey through an ocean sometimes unruly, sometimes calm, with heaps of storms, generally inner ones. The experience of this inner journey through different states of being starts with a rape, a childhood sexual abuse which marks the tides and the waves erasing happy memories. The poetic-I is a broken voice, sometimes on the verge of existentialism, some others speaking from depression and mental disorder; almost always from the strangeness of a world which is too beautiful and sinister at the same time, which he is unable to understand. Biography of Desire is an attempt to understand such duality. Due to its topic, for each book sold Adri Guinart will donate a 33% of the creators revenue to RAINN, the nations largest anti-sexual violence organization.
/book/show/185538.Nelson_Mandela?from_search=true	Martin Meredith	Nelson Mandela: A Biography	From the prison, to the presidency, Meredith paints a vivid portrait of Mandela's inspiring life and times, providing fresh insight into the history of the anti-apartheid movement and new revelations about its most compelling figure.
/book/show/964223.Bruce_Lee?from_search=true	Bruce Thomas	Bruce Lee: Fighting Spirit: A Biography	This is the only independent biography of Bruce Lee, and it is complete in terms of both the martial arts and the movies.
/book/show/780687.Einstein?from_search=true	Jrgen Neffe Shelley Frisch (Translation)	Einstein: A Biography	Albert Einstein is an icon of the twentieth century. Born in Ulm, Germany, in 1879, he is most famous for his theory of relativity. He also made enormous contributions to quantum mechanics and cosmology, and for his work he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1921. A self-pronounced pacifist, humanist, and, late in his life, democratic socialist, Einstein was also deeply concerAlbert Einstein is an icon of the twentieth century. Born in Ulm, Germany, in 1879, he is most famous for his theory of relativity. He also made enormous contributions to quantum mechanics and cosmology, and for his work he was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1921. A self-pronounced pacifist, humanist, and, late in his life, democratic socialist, Einstein was also deeply concerned with the social impact of his discoveries.Much of Einstein's life is shrouded in legend. From popular images and advertisements to various works of theater and fiction, he has come to signify so many things. In, Jrgen Neffe presents a clear and probing portrait of the man behind the myth. Unearthing new documents, including a series of previously unknown letters from Einstein to his sons, which shed new light on his role as a father, Neffe paints a rich portrait of the tumultuous years in which Einstein lived and worked. And with a background in the sciences, he describes and contextualizes Einstein's enormous contributions to our scientific legacy., a breakout bestseller in Germany, is sure to be a classic biography of the man and proverbial genius who has been called the brain of the [twentieth] century.
/book/show/22027719-narendra-modi?from_search=true	Andy   Marino	Narendra Modi: A Political Biography	Narendra Modi, the BJPs prime ministerial candidate, is powerful, popular and controversial. With the general elections due to conclude in May 2014, Modis campaign rallies have drawn unprecedented crowds. Yet, the man remains an enigma. His supporters regard him as the visionary, decisive leader India needs today. His detractors see him as a polarizing fi gure. Is Modi aNarendra Modi, the BJPs prime ministerial candidate, is powerful, popular and controversial. With the general elections due to conclude in May 2014, Modis campaign rallies have drawn unprecedented crowds. Yet, the man remains an enigma. His supporters regard him as the visionary, decisive leader India needs today. His detractors see him as a polarizing fi gure. Is Modi authoritative or authoritarian? Decisive or divisive? A team player or a loner?Andy Marino recorded interviews with Narendra Modi during more than half-a-dozen exclusive meetings  unprecedented access to a very private man. What emerged is this riveting, objective biography of a man who could be Indias prime minister. Not shying away from the controversies that have dogged Narendra Modi, including the Gujarat riots and questions about the Gujarat model of governance and development, this political biography provides an unbiased account of possibly the most important figure in Indian politics today. Marino records hour-by-hour details of the 2002 Gujarat riots, presenting a balanced analysis of that raw wound on Indias polity. It also reveals hitherto unpublished, authenticated documents, which makes this one of the most important books of 2014.The author analyses Narendra Modis values, the people who shaped his thinking and the sort of national leader he will make. Personal details of Modis early life, his wanderings in the Himalayas between the ages of seventeen and nineteen, his rise through the political ranks, his vision for India and his personal philosophy on religion and politics are revealed in a book that is lucid, fast-paced and readable. Narendra Modi: A Political Biography is an insightful, exhaustive and impeccably researched account of the ascent of a political leader.
/book/show/20256572-the-evil-hours?from_search=true	David J. Morris	The Evil Hours: A Biography of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder	Just as polio loomed over the 1950s, and AIDS stalked the 1980s and 90s, posttraumatic stress disorder haunts us in the early years of the twenty-first century. Over a decade into the United States global war on terror, PTSD afflicts as many as 30 percentJust as polio loomed over the 1950s, and AIDS stalked the 1980s and 90s, posttraumatic stress disorder haunts us in the early years of the twenty-first century. Over a decade into the United States global war on terror, PTSD afflicts as many as 30 percent of the conflicts veterans. But the disorders reach extends far beyond the armed forces. In total, some twenty-seven million Americans are believed to be PTSD survivors. Yet to many of us, the disorder remains shrouded in mystery, secrecy, and shame.Now, David J. Morris  a war correspondent, former Marine, and PTSD sufferer himself  has written the essential account of this illness. Through interviews with individuals living with PTSD, forays into the scientific, literary, and cultural history of the illness, and memoir, Morris crafts a moving work that will speak not only to those with the condition and to their loved ones, but also to all of us struggling to make sense of an anxious and uncertain time.
/book/show/178478.The_Poet_Slave_of_Cuba?from_search=true	Margarita Engle Sean Qualls (Illustrator)	The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano	Born into the household of a wealthy slave owner in Cuba in 1797, Juan Francisco Manzano spent his early years by the side of a woman who made him call her Mama, even though he had a mama of his own. Denied an education, young Juan still showed an exceptional talent for poetry. His verses reflectBorn into the household of a wealthy slave owner in Cuba in 1797, Juan Francisco Manzano spent his early years by the side of a woman who made him call her Mama, even though he had a mama of his own. Denied an education, young Juan still showed an exceptional talent for poetry. His verses reflect the beauty of his world, but they also expose its hideous cruelty.Powerful, haunting poems and breathtaking illustrations create a portrait of a life in which even the pain of slavery could not extinguish the capacity for hope.is the winner of the 2008 Pura Belpre Medal for Narrative and a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.Latino Interest.
/book/show/887840.Clark_Gable?from_search=true	Warren G. Harris	Clark Gable: A Biography	Clark Gable arrived in Hollywood after a rough-and-tumble youth, and his breezy, big-boned, everyman persona quickly made him the towns king. He was a gambler among gamblers, a heavy drinker in the days when everyone drank seemingly all the time, and a lover to legions of the most attractive women in the most glamorous business in the world, including the great love of hiClark Gable arrived in Hollywood after a rough-and-tumble youth, and his breezy, big-boned, everyman persona quickly made him the towns king. He was a gambler among gamblers, a heavy drinker in the days when everyone drank seemingly all the time, and a lover to legions of the most attractive women in the most glamorous business in the world, including the great love of his life, Carole Lombard.In this well-researched and revealing biography, Warren G. Harris gives an exceptionally acute portrait of one of the most memorable actors in the history of motion pictureswhose intimates included such legends as Marilyn Monroe, Joan Crawford, Loretta Young, David O. Selznick, Jean Harlow, Judy Garland, Lana Turner, Spencer Tracy, and Grace Kellyas well as a vivid sense of the glamour and excess of mid-century Hollywood.
/book/show/502109.The_Qur_an?from_search=true	Bruce B. Lawrence Michael Prichard (Narrator)	The Qur'an: A Biography	Few books in history have been as important or as poorly understood as the Qur'an. Sent down in a series of revelations to the Prophet Muhammad, the Qur'an is the unmediated word of Allah: a ritual, political, and legal authority, an ethical and spiritual guide, and a literary masterpiece. It is revered by Muslims throughout the world, in whom it inspires devotion, passionFew books in history have been as important or as poorly understood as the Qur'an. Sent down in a series of revelations to the Prophet Muhammad, the Qur'an is the unmediated word of Allah: a ritual, political, and legal authority, an ethical and spiritual guide, and a literary masterpiece. It is revered by Muslims throughout the world, in whom it inspires devotion, passion, fear, and sometimes incomprehension.In this book, one of the launch titles in the Atlantic Monthly Press's Books That Changed the World series, distinguished historian of religion Bruce Lawrence shows precisely how the Qur'an is Islam. He describes the origins of the faith and assesses its tremendous influence on today's societies and politics. Above all, Lawrence emphasizes that the Qur'an is a sacred book of signs that has no single message. It is a book that demands interpretation and one that can be properly understood only through its history. Lawrence's work is a beautifully written and, in these increasingly troubled times, invaluable introduction to and exploration of the core sacred text of Islam.
/book/show/423431.Nancy_Reagan?from_search=true	Kitty Kelley Julie Rubenstein (Editor)	Nancy Reagan: The Unauthorized Biography	A shocking portrait of the 1980s, America, and the woman whose position helped shape the values and policies of the Reagan administration. Through over 1,000 interviews collected during four years of exhaustive research and reporting, Kelley reveals Nancy Reagan as a superb public performer, a vain, materialistic social climber, a bitter foe and formidable strategist--an AA shocking portrait of the 1980s, America, and the woman whose position helped shape the values and policies of the Reagan administration. Through over 1,000 interviews collected during four years of exhaustive research and reporting, Kelley reveals Nancy Reagan as a superb public performer, a vain, materialistic social climber, a bitter foe and formidable strategist--an American phenomenon. Photographs.
/book/show/30166803-the-return-of-sherlock-holmes---arthur-conan-doyle-with-notes-biograph?from_search=true	Arthur Conan Doyle Jan Oliveira (Editor)	The Return of Sherlock Holmes - Arthur Conan Doyle (With Notes)(Biography)(Illustrated)	The Return of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of 13 Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1903-1904, by Arthur Conan Doyle. The first story is set in 1894 and has Holmes returning in London and explaining the period from 189194, a period called The Great Hiatus by Sherlockian enthusiasts. Also of note is Watson's statement in the last story of the cycle thatThe Return of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of 13 Sherlock Holmes stories, originally published in 1903-1904, by Arthur Conan Doyle. The first story is set in 1894 and has Holmes returning in London and explaining the period from 189194, a period called The Great Hiatus by Sherlockian enthusiasts. Also of note is Watson's statement in the last story of the cycle that Holmes has retired, and forbids him to publish any more stories.
/book/show/2178963.Tom_Cruise?from_search=true	Andrew Morton	Tom Cruise: An Unauthorized Biography	Andrew Morton showed a Princess in a light we had never seen before--Andrew Morton revealed the young woman behind the blue dress--Everyone knows Tom CruisAndrew Morton showed a Princess in a light we had never seen before--Andrew Morton revealed the young woman behind the blue dress--Everyone knows Tom Cruise---or at least what he wants us to know. We know that he overcame a difficult childhood to star in astonishing array of blockbusters:threemovies,and more. We know he has taken artistic chances, too, and as a result has earned three Academy Award nominations and three Golden Globes, along with the respect of acting legends like Paul Newman and Dustin Hoffman.After that, the picture becomes a little less clear. We know that Tom is a Scientologist, but not necessarily what that means in his life. We know that, despite persistent rumors about his sexuality, he has been married to Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman, and Katie Holmes. But it was not until the spring of 2005, when he jumped on Oprahs couch to proclaim his love for Katie and denounced Brooke Shields for turning to the Nazi science of psychiatry, that we began to realize how much weknow about the charming, hardworking star.For two years, award-winning biographer Andrew Morton has been tirelessly seeking out everyone from former teachers and girlfriends to Scientology insiders to friends who have watched a once-bullied, nothing special outsider transform himself into an iconhas called the most powerful celebrity in the world Here, with never-seen photos and never-heard revelations, is a riveting, sometimes shocking portrait of the real Tom Cruise---his work, his love life, his marriages, his religion---from a master at uncovering the true story behind the public face of celebrity.
/book/show/17803674-dylan-the-biography?from_search=true	Dennis McDougal	Dylan The Biography	Bob Dylan is a music hero to generations. Hes also an international bestselling artist, a Pulitzer Prizewinning author, and an Oscar winner for Things Have Changed. His career is stronger and more influential than ever. How did this happen, given the road to oblivion he seemed to choose more than two decades ago?Dylans 72, and this final act of his career is more inteBob Dylan is a music hero to generations. Hes also an international bestselling artist, a Pulitzer Prizewinning author, and an Oscar winner for Things Have Changed. His career is stronger and more influential than ever. How did this happen, given the road to oblivion he seemed to choose more than two decades ago?Dylans 72, and this final act of his career is more interesting than everyet the classic biographies like Bob Dylan: Behind the Shades (first published 1991, updated 2001) and even his own Chronicles: Volume One (published 2005) came too soon to cover this act.Now this groundbreaking biography digs deep into Bob Dylan loreincluding subjects Dylan himself left out of Chronicles: Volume One. Dylan: The Biography moves beyond analysis of lyrics or well-worn biographical facts to focus on why this beloved artists American odyssey has touched so many soulsand how both Dylan and his audience have changed along the way. What happened during the past two decades to transform a heroin addict into one of the most astonishing literary and musical icons in American history?Through extensive interviews and connections with Dylans friends, family, sidemen, and fans, Los Angeles Times journalist Dennis McDougal builds a new understanding of Dylan, as well as the real story behind the myths. Was his romantic life, especially with Sara Dylan, much more complicated than it appears? Was his motorcycle accident a cover for drug rehab? What really happened to Dylan when his career fell apart, and how did he find his way back? To what does he attribute his astonishing success? McDougals interviews and meticulous research offer a revealing new understanding of these older questionsand of the new chapter Dylan is writing in his life and career.
/book/show/31690065-my-antonia-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	Willa Cather Jan Oliveira (Editor)	My Antonia (With Notes)(Biography)(Illustrated)	My ntonia is a novel published in 1918 by American writer Willa Cather, considered one of her best works. It is the final book of her prairie trilogy of novels, preceded by O Pioneers! and The Song of the Lark.The novel tells the stories of an orphaned boy from Virginia, Jim Burden, and the elder daughter in a family of Bohemian immigrants, ntonia Shimerda, who are eaMy ntonia is a novel published in 1918 by American writer Willa Cather, considered one of her best works. It is the final book of her prairie trilogy of novels, preceded by O Pioneers! and The Song of the Lark.The novel tells the stories of an orphaned boy from Virginia, Jim Burden, and the elder daughter in a family of Bohemian immigrants, ntonia Shimerda, who are each brought as children to be pioneers in Nebraska towards the end of the 19th century. Both the pioneers who first break the prairie sod for farming, as well as of the harsh but fertile land itself, feature in this American novel. The first year in the very new place leaves strong impressions in both children, affecting them lifelong.This novel is considered Cather's first masterpiece. Cather was praised for bringing the American West to life and making it personally interesting.
/book/show/8065976-angelina?from_search=true	Andrew Morton	Angelina: An Unauthorized Biography	
/book/show/12070217-the-tenant-of-wildfell-hall?from_search=true	Anne Bront	The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (Annotated with Critical Essay and Biography)	The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is divided into three volumes; Part One, Part Two and PartOne is narrated by Gilbert Markham and he explains that a widow by the name of Mrs. Helen Graham has arrived at Wildfell Hall. While Gilbert had initially begun courting Eliza Millward, he grows increasingly interested in Mrs. Graham as he becomes better acquainted withThe Tenant of Wildfell Hall is divided into three volumes; Part One, Part Two and PartOne is narrated by Gilbert Markham and he explains that a widow by the name of Mrs. Helen Graham has arrived at Wildfell Hall. While Gilbert had initially begun courting Eliza Millward, he grows increasingly interested in Mrs. Graham as he becomes better acquainted with her. Eliza spreads rumors about Helen in return for losingedition is annotated with a critical essay and biography about the life and times of the Bronte family.
/book/show/35291.Jimmy_Stewart?from_search=true	Marc Eliot	Jimmy Stewart: A Biography	Jimmy Stewarts all-American good looks, boyish charm, and deceptively easygoing style of acting made him one of Hollywoods greatest and most enduring stars. Despite the indelible image he projected of innocence and quiet self-assurance, Stewarts life was more complex and sophisticated than most of the characters he played. With fresh insight and unprecedented access, beJimmy Stewarts all-American good looks, boyish charm, and deceptively easygoing style of acting made him one of Hollywoods greatest and most enduring stars. Despite the indelible image he projected of innocence and quiet self-assurance, Stewarts life was more complex and sophisticated than most of the characters he played. With fresh insight and unprecedented access, bestselling biographer Marc Eliot finally tells the previously untold story of one of our greatest screen and real-life heroes.Born into a family of high military honor and economic success dominated by a powerful father, Stewart developed an interest in theater while attending Princeton University. Upon graduation, he roomed with the then-unknown Henry Fonda, and the two began a friendship that lasted a lifetime. While he harbored a secret unrequited love for Margaret Sullavan, Stewart was paired with many of Hollywoods most famous, most beautiful, and most alluring leading ladies during his extended bachelorhood, among them Ginger Rogers, Olivia de Havilland, Loretta Young, and the notorious Marlene Dietrich.After becoming a star playing a hero in Frank Caprasin 1939 and winning an Academy Award the following year for his performance in George Cukors, Stewart was drafted into the Armed Forces and became a hero in real life. When he returned to Hollywood, he discovered that not only the town had changed, but so had he. Stewarts combat experiences left him emotionally scarred, and his deepening darkness perfectly positioned him for the 50s, in which he made his greatest films, for Anthony Mann (and) and, most spectacularly, Alfred Hitchcock, in his triple meditation on marriage,, and, which many film critics regard as the best American movie ever made.While Stewart's career thrived, so did his personal life. A marriage in his forties, the adoption of his wifes two sons from a previous marriage, and the birth of his twin daughters laid the foundation for a happy life, until an unexpected tragedy had a shocking effect on his final years.Intimate and richly detailed,is a fascinating portrait of a multi-faceted and much-admired actor as well as an extraordinary slice of Hollywood history.
/book/show/473988.Orlando?from_search=true	Virginia Woolf	Orlando: A Biography	Virginia Woolf described Orlando as an escapade, half-laughing, half-serious; with great splashes of exaggeration,  but many think Woolf's escapade is one of the most wickedly imaginative and sharply observed considerations of androgyny that this century will see. Orlando is, in fact, a character liberated from the restraints of time and sex. Born in the Elizabethan AgVirginia Woolf described Orlando as an escapade, half-laughing, half-serious; with great splashes of exaggeration,  but many think Woolf's escapade is one of the most wickedly imaginative and sharply observed considerations of androgyny that this century will see. Orlando is, in fact, a character liberated from the restraints of time and sex. Born in the Elizabethan Age to wealth and position, he is a young male aristocrat at the beginning of the story - and a modern woman four centuries later. The hero-heroine sees monarchs come and go, hobnobs with great literary figures, and slips in and out of each new fashion. Woolf presents a brilliant pageant of history, society, and literature as well as subtle appreciation of the interplay between endings and beginnings, past and present, male and female.
/book/show/16365.Agatha_Christie?from_search=true	Janet Morgan	Agatha Christie: A Biography	First published in 1984 and now available in paperback, having been unavailable for more than two years, a biography of Agatha Christie based on family papers and other protected material, which describes the writer's life, work and relationships.
/book/show/21076082-aesops-fables-a-new-translation?from_search=true	Aesop Vernon Jones Jones (Editor)	Aesops Fables a new translation : complete with 248 Best stories and 50 original Illustration and Writer Biography	Aesop embodies an epigram not uncommon in human history; his fame is all the more deserved because he never deserved it. The firm foundations of common sense, the shrewd shots at uncommon sense, that characterise all the Fables, belong not him but to humanity. In the earliest human history whatever is authentic is universal: and whatever is universal is anonymous. In suchAesop embodies an epigram not uncommon in human history; his fame is all the more deserved because he never deserved it. The firm foundations of common sense, the shrewd shots at uncommon sense, that characterise all the Fables, belong not him but to humanity. In the earliest human history whatever is authentic is universal: and whatever is universal is anonymous. In such cases there is always some central man who had first the trouble of collecting them, and afterwards the fame of creating them. He had the fame; and, on the whole, he earned the fame. There must have been something great and human, something of the human future and the human past, in such a man: even if he only used it to rob the past or deceive the future. The story of Arthur may have been really connected with the most fighting Christianity of falling Rome or with the most heathen traditions hidden in the hills of Wales. But the word Mappe or Malory will always mean King Arthur; even though we find older and better origins than the Mabinogian; or write later and worse versions than the Idylls of the King. The nursery fairy tales may have come out of Asia with the Indo-European race, now fortunately extinct; they may have been invented by some fine French lady or gentleman like Perrault: they may possibly even be what they profess to be. But we shall always call the best selection of such tales Grimm's Tales: simply because it is the best collection.The historical Aesop, in so far as he was historical, would seem to have been a Phrygian slave, or at least one not to be specially and symbolically adorned with the Phrygian cap of liberty. He lived, if he did live, about the sixth century before Christ, in the time of that Croesus whose story we love and suspect like everything else in Herodotus. There are also stories of deformity of feature and a ready ribaldry of tongue: stories which (as the celebrated Cardinal said) explain, though they do not excuse, his having been hurled over a high precipice at Delphi. It is for those who read the Fables to judge whether he was really thrown over the cliff for being ugly and offensive, or rather for being highly moral and correct. But there is no kind of doubt that the general legend of him may justly rank him with a race too easily forgotten in our modern comparisons: the race of the great philosophic slaves. Aesop may have been a fiction like Uncle Remus: he was also, like Uncle Remus, a fact. It is a fact that slaves in the old world could be worshipped like Aesop, or loved like Uncle Remus. It is odd to note that both the great slaves told their best stories about beasts and birds.But whatever be fairly due to Aesop, the human tradition called Fables is not due to him. This had gone on long before any sarcastic freedman from Phrygia had or had not been flung off a precipice; this has remained long after. It is to our advantage, indeed, to realise the distinction; because it makes Aesop more obviously effective than any other fabulist. Grimm's Tales, glorious as they are, were collected by two German students. And if we find it hard to be certain of a German student, at least we know more about him than We know about a Phrygian slave. The truth is, of course, that Aesop's Fables are not Aesop's fables, any more than Grimm's Fairy Tales were ever Grimm's fairy tales. But the fable and the fairy tale are things utterly distinct. There are many elements of difference; but the plainest is plain enough. There can be no good fable with human beings in it. There can be no good fairy tale without them.Aesop, or Babrius (or whatever his name was), understood that, for a fable, all the persons must be impersonal. They must be like abstractions in algebra, or like pieces in chess. The lion must always be stronger than the wolf, just as four is always double of two.
/book/show/22535415-john-le-carr?from_search=true	Adam Sisman	John le Carré: The Biography	John le Carr is still at the top, more than half a century after The Spy Who Came in from the Cold became a worldwide bestseller. From his bleak childhood - the departure of his mother when he was five was followed by 'sixteen hugless years' in the dubious care of his father, a serial-seducer and con-man - through recruitment by both MI5 and MI6, to his emergence as the mJohn le Carr is still at the top, more than half a century after The Spy Who Came in from the Cold became a worldwide bestseller. From his bleak childhood - the departure of his mother when he was five was followed by 'sixteen hugless years' in the dubious care of his father, a serial-seducer and con-man - through recruitment by both MI5 and MI6, to his emergence as the master of the espionage novel, le Carr has repeatedly quarried his life for his fiction. Millions of readers are hungry to know the truth about him.Written with exclusive access to le Carr himself, to his private archive and to many of the people closest to him, this is a major biography of one of the most important novelists alive today.
/book/show/362.Wish_You_Were_Here?from_search=true	Nick  Webb	Wish You Were Here: The Official Biography of Douglas Adams	It all started when Douglas Adams demolished planet Earth in order to make way for an intergalactic expresswayand then invited everyone to thumb a ride on a comical cosmic road trip with the likes of Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, and the other daft denizens of deep space immortalized in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Adams made the universe a much funnier place to inhIt all started when Douglas Adams demolished planet Earth in order to make way for an intergalactic expresswayand then invited everyone to thumb a ride on a comical cosmic road trip with the likes of Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect, and the other daft denizens of deep space immortalized in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Adams made the universe a much funnier place to inhabit and forever changed the way we think about towels, extraterrestrial poetry, and especially the number 42. And then, too soon, he was gone.Just who was this impossibly tall Englishman who wedded science fiction and absurdist humor to create the multimillion-selling five-book trilogy that became a cult phenomenon read round the world? Even if youve dined in the Restaurant at the End of the Universe, youve been exposed to only a portion of the offbeat, endearing, and irresistible Adams mystique. Have you met the only official unofficial member of Monty Pythons Flying Circus? The very first person to purchase a Macintosh computer? The first (and thus far only) author to play a guitar solo onstage with Pink Floyd? Adams was also the writer so notorious for missing deadlines that he had to be held captive in a hotel room under the watchful eye of his editor; the creator of the epic computer game Starship Titanicand a globetrotting wildlife crusader.A longtime friend of the author, Nick Webb reveals many quirks and contradictions: Adams as the high-tech-gadget junkie and lavish gift giver . . .irrepressible ham and painfully timid soul . . . gregarious conversationalist and brooding depressive . . . brilliant intellect and prickly egotist. Into the brief span of forty-nine years, Douglas Adams exuberantly crammed more lives than the most resilient catwhile still finding time and energy to pursue whatever side projects captivated his ever-inquisitive mind.By turns touching, tongue-in-cheek, and not at all timid about telling the warts-and-all truth, Wish You Were Here is summation as celebration a look back at a life well worth the vicarious reliving, and studded with anecdote, droll comic incident, and heartfelt insight as its subjects own unforgettable tales of cosmic wanderlust. For the countless fans of Douglas Adams and his unique and winsome world, here is a wonderful postcard: to be read, reread, and treasured for the memories it bears.
/book/show/16116967-superman?from_search=true	Glen Weldon	Superman: The Unauthorized Biography	A celebration of Superman's life and historyin time for his 75th birthdayHow has the Big Blue Boy Scout stayed so popular for so long? How has he changed with the times, and what essential aspects of him have remained constant? This fascinating biography examines Superman as a cultural phenomenon through 75 years of action-packed adventures, from his early years as a sociA celebration of Superman's life and historyin time for his 75th birthdayHow has the Big Blue Boy Scout stayed so popular for so long? How has he changed with the times, and what essential aspects of him have remained constant? This fascinating biography examines Superman as a cultural phenomenon through 75 years of action-packed adventures, from his early years as a social activist in circus tights to his growth into the internationally renowned demigod he is today.Written by NPR book critic, blogger, and resident comic book expert, Glen Weldon
/book/show/22706384-the-aeneid?from_search=true	Virgil	The Aeneid: (Annotated with short biography)	The Aeneid is a Latin epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. It is composed of 9,896 lines in dactylic hexameter. The first six of the poem's twelve books tell the story of Aeneas' wanderings from Troy to Italy, and the poem's second half tellsThe Aeneid is a Latin epic poem, written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BC, that tells the legendary story of Aeneas, a Trojan who travelled to Italy, where he became the ancestor of the Romans. It is composed of 9,896 lines in dactylic hexameter. The first six of the poem's twelve books tell the story of Aeneas' wanderings from Troy to Italy, and the poem's second half tells of the Trojans' ultimately victorious war upon the Latins, under whose name Aeneas and his Trojan followers are destined to be subsumed.The hero Aeneas was already known to Greco-Roman legend and myth, having been a character in the Iliad, composed in the 8th century BC. Virgil took the disconnected tales of Aeneas' wanderings, his vague association with the foundation of Rome and a personage of no fixed characteristics other than a scrupulous piety, and fashioned this into a compelling founding myth or national epic that at once tied Rome to the legends of Troy, explained the Punic wars, glorified traditional Roman virtues and legitimized the Julio-Claudian dynasty as descendants of the founders, heroes and gods of Rome and Troy.
/book/show/200722.Namath?from_search=true	Mark Kriegel	Namath: a Biography	
/book/show/214155.Tolkien?from_search=true	Michael  White	Tolkien: a Biography	by Michael White is a comprehensive, in-depth, and entertaining biography of one of the greatest and most influential fantasy authors of modern time, J.R.R. Tolkien.
/book/show/22054466-the-island-of-doctor-moreau?from_search=true	H.G. Wells Golgotha Press (Editor)	The Island of Doctor Moreau	H.G. Wells novel is include here in electronic form with a biography about the life and times of Wells'.The Island of Doctor Moreau is about an island where the narrator, Edward Prendick, is shipwrecked on a tropical island and saved by Moreaus helper, Montgomery. Moreau is a vivisectionist shunned by conventional society due to his scientific activities, which includes cH.G. Wells novel is include here in electronic form with a biography about the life and times of Wells'.The Island of Doctor Moreau is about an island where the narrator, Edward Prendick, is shipwrecked on a tropical island and saved by Moreaus helper, Montgomery. Moreau is a vivisectionist shunned by conventional society due to his scientific activities, which includes conducting experiments on animals in order to manipulate and improve their traits. He has been on the island for eleven years.The science fiction novel The Island of Doctor Moreau never appeared in serialized form. It was first published as a book in April of 1896 by Heinemann of London and in August of the same year in the United States. The story has been adapted to film five times.
/book/show/194297.If_This_Was_Happiness?from_search=true	Barbara Leaming	If This Was Happiness: A Biography of Rita Hayworth	A beautiful actress, a gifted dancer, a fiery screen temptress linked to some of the most handsome men of her generation, Rita Hayworth seemed to live the life that dreams are made of. But the reality behind the fantasy was a harsh one. Sexually abused by her father as a young girl, Rita constantly searched for a man to save her, marrying five times. At the age of forty-twA beautiful actress, a gifted dancer, a fiery screen temptress linked to some of the most handsome men of her generation, Rita Hayworth seemed to live the life that dreams are made of. But the reality behind the fantasy was a harsh one. Sexually abused by her father as a young girl, Rita constantly searched for a man to save her, marrying five times. At the age of forty-two, Alzheimer's disease began to ravage her mind, cutting short her career at its peak. A haunting and sympathetic tribute to the talented but insecure beauty who was created, and ultimately destroyed, by the movies.
/book/show/20805877-leaves-of-grass?from_search=true	Walt Whitman	Leaves of Grass: (Annotated with short biography)	Leaves of Grass is a poetry collection by the American poet Walt Whitman (18191892). Though the first edition was published in 1855, Whitman spent his entire life writing and re-writing Leaves of Grass, revising it in several editions until his death. This resulted in vastly different editions over four decadesthe first a small book of twelve poems and the last a compilaLeaves of Grass is a poetry collection by the American poet Walt Whitman (18191892). Though the first edition was published in 1855, Whitman spent his entire life writing and re-writing Leaves of Grass, revising it in several editions until his death. This resulted in vastly different editions over four decadesthe first a small book of twelve poems and the last a compilation of over 400 poems.The poems of Leaves of Grass are loosely connected and each represents Whitman's celebration of his philosophy of life and humanity. This book is notable for its discussion of delight in sensual pleasures during a time when such candid displays were considered immoral. Where much previous poetry, especially English, relied on symbolism, allegory, and meditation on the religious and spiritual, Leaves of Grass (particularly the first edition) exalted the body and the material world. Influenced by Ralph Waldo Emerson and the Transcendentalist movement, itself an offshoot of Romanticism, Whitman's poetry praises nature and the individual human's role in it. However, much like Emerson, Whitman does not diminish the role of the mind or the spirit; rather, he elevates the human form and the human mind, deeming both worthy of poetic praise.With one exception, the poems do not rhyme or follow standard rules for meter and line length. Among the poems in the collection are Song of Myself, I Sing the Body Electric, Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking. Later editions included Whitman's elegy to the assassinated President Abraham Lincoln, When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd.
/book/show/749138.Edison?from_search=true	Matthew Josephson	Edison: A Biography	Regarded as the classic standard biography on Thomas Edison. It is the only biography written in the last 40 years to be recommended by the official voice of the caretakers of the Edison Laboratory National Monument in New Jersey which houses all of Edison's original records, sketches, notes, correspondence and memoranda. Depicts Edison as a pivotal figure in America's ecoRegarded as the classic standard biography on Thomas Edison. It is the only biography written in the last 40 years to be recommended by the official voice of the caretakers of the Edison Laboratory National Monument in New Jersey which houses all of Edison's original records, sketches, notes, correspondence and memoranda. Depicts Edison as a pivotal figure in America's economic and industrial revolution success and at the same time as a human being, including his exploitative and, at times, crude qualities.
/book/show/101181.Cocaine?from_search=true	Dominic Streatfeild	Cocaine: An Unauthorized Biography	
/book/show/777840.C_S_Lewis?from_search=true	Roger Lancelyn Green Walter Hooper	C.S. Lewis: A Biography	This account of Lewiss life was written by two men who knew him well and remember him warmly. Photographs from personal albums and the Lewis archives. Index.
/book/show/2085797.Goodbye_20th_Century?from_search=true	David Browne	Goodbye 20th Century: A Biography of Sonic Youth	Sonic Youths distinctive, uncompromising sounds have provided a map for innumerable musicians who followed, from 90s groundbreakers like Nirvana and Pavement to current faves like the Strokes and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. More than perhaps any other act, Sonic Youth has brought fringe art to the mainstream, helping spawn an alternative arts scene that prospers to this day:Sonic Youths distinctive, uncompromising sounds have provided a map for innumerable musicians who followed, from 90s groundbreakers like Nirvana and Pavement to current faves like the Strokes and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. More than perhaps any other act, Sonic Youth has brought fringe art to the mainstream, helping spawn an alternative arts scene that prospers to this day: a world of punk rock, underground films and comics, experimental music, conceptual art, contemporary classical compositions, and even fashion. In, David Browne tells the full glorious story of the Velvet Underground of their generation, an account based on extensive research, fresh interviews with the band and those who have worked with them (from Glenn Branca and Lydia Lunch to Sofia Coppola and Spike Jonze), and unprecedented access to unreleased recordings and documents. This is a richly detailed portrait of an iconic band and the times they helped create.
/book/show/89126.Whittaker_Chambers?from_search=true	Sam Tanenhaus	Whittaker Chambers: A Biography	is the first biography of this complex and enigmatic figure. Drawing on dozens of interviews and on materials from forty archives in the United States and abroad--including still-classified KGB dossiers--Tanenhaus traces the remarkable journey that led Chambers from a sleepy Long Island village to center stage in America's greatest political trial and this the first biography of this complex and enigmatic figure. Drawing on dozens of interviews and on materials from forty archives in the United States and abroad--including still-classified KGB dossiers--Tanenhaus traces the remarkable journey that led Chambers from a sleepy Long Island village to center stage in America's greatest political trial and then, in his last years, to a unique role as the godfather of post-war conservatism. This biography is rich in startling new information about Chambers's days as New York's hottest literary Bolshevik; his years as a Communist agent and then defector, hunted by the KGB; his conversion to Quakerism; his secret sexual turmoil; his turbulent decade at Time magazine, where he rose from the obscurity of the book-review page to transform the magazine into an oracle of apocalyptic anti-Communism. But all this was a prelude to the memorable events that began in August 1948, when Chambers testified against Alger Hiss in the spy case that changed America.goes far beyond all previous accounts of the Hiss case, re-creating its improbably twists and turns, and disentangling the motives that propelled a vivid cast of characters in unpredictable directions.A rare conjunction of exacting scholarship and narrative art,is a vivid tapestry of 20th century history.
/book/show/79992.Keith_Richards?from_search=true	Victor Bockris	Keith Richards: The Biography	In 1992, Victor Bockris's celebrated biography was the first to recognize Richards's pivotal role in the Stones' legend. Now that book on rock's most incredible survivor has been expanded to accommodate ten more years of his storied life.
/book/show/662143.C_S_Lewis?from_search=true	A.N. Wilson	C.S. Lewis: A Biography	A.N. Wilson's brilliant biography shows how hard Lewis struggled for the wisdom he shared in his books--The Screwtape Letters, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Problem of Pain and Surprised by Joy. Photographs.
/book/show/32358.James_Dean?from_search=true	David Dalton	James Dean: The Mutant King: A Biography	This is the book that restarted the James Dean cult by celebrating him as the cool, defiant visionary of pop culture who made adolescence seem heroic instead of awkward and who defined the style of rock n rolls politics of delinquency. The only book to fully show how deliberately and carefully Dean crafted his own image and performances, and the product of still unequalThis is the book that restarted the James Dean cult by celebrating him as the cool, defiant visionary of pop culture who made adolescence seem heroic instead of awkward and who defined the style of rock n rolls politics of delinquency. The only book to fully show how deliberately and carefully Dean crafted his own image and performances, and the product of still unequalled research, vivid writing, intimate photographs, and profound meditation,has become almost as legendary as its subject.
/book/show/59511.Mexico_Biography_of_Power?from_search=true	Enrique Krauze Hank Heifetz (Translator)	Mexico Biography of Power	The concentration of power in the caudillo (leader) is as much a formative element of Mexican culture and politics as the historical legacy of the Aztec emperors, Cortez, the Spanish Crown, the Mother Church and the mixing of the Spanish and Indian population into a mestizo culture. Krauze shows how history becomes biography during the century of caudillos from the insurgeThe concentration of power in the caudillo (leader) is as much a formative element of Mexican culture and politics as the historical legacy of the Aztec emperors, Cortez, the Spanish Crown, the Mother Church and the mixing of the Spanish and Indian population into a mestizo culture. Krauze shows how history becomes biography during the century of caudillos from the insurgent priests in 1810 to Porfirio and the Revolution in 1910. The Revolutionary era, ending in 1940, was dominated by the lives of seven presidents -- Madero, Zapata, Villa, Carranza, Obregon, Calles and Cardenas. Since 1940, the dominant power of the presidency has continued through years of boom and bust and crisis. A major question for the modern state, with today's president Zedillo, is whether that power can be decentralized, to end the cycles of history as biographies of power.
/book/show/18892935-the-lost-world?from_search=true	Arthur Conan Doyle	The Lost World : complete with colorful Illustration and Writer Biography	Arthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1859. Doyle's family (Conan was his middle name, and it was only later in life that he began to use it as his surname) sent him to Jesuit boarding schools to be educated, and he later entered the University of Edinburgh Medical School in 1881.One of his professors at the university was Dr. Joseph Bell, who became the mArthur Conan Doyle was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1859. Doyle's family (Conan was his middle name, and it was only later in life that he began to use it as his surname) sent him to Jesuit boarding schools to be educated, and he later entered the University of Edinburgh Medical School in 1881.One of his professors at the university was Dr. Joseph Bell, who became the model for Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. It was Bell who drummed into Doyle's head the importance of using his innate powers of observation to help him deduce the nature of a patient's affliction.While in school, Conan Doyle began writing to earn a little extra money. His first story, The Mystery of the Sasassa Valley was published in the Chambers' Journal in 1879.Shortly after, his father fell ill, and Doyle was forced to become the breadwinner for the family. He worked for a time as a ship's doctor, then opened his own medical practice near Portsmouth. In his spare time he did more writing.In 1885 Conan Doyle married Louise Hawkins, and had two children with her, before she died after a protracted illness in 1900. In 1907 he remarried, to Jeanne Leckie, and had three more children with her.His third attempt at a novel was A Study in Scarlet, the story which introduced Sherlock Holmes to the world. Study was published in Mrs. Beeton's Christmas annual, in 1887. Encouraged by publishers to keep writing, Conan Doyle wrote his second Holmes mystery, The Sign of the Four, in 1890.So successful were these novels, and the stories which followed, that Conan Doyle could afford to give up his medical practice and devote himself to writing full time.The first Sherlock Holmes short story, A Scandal in Bohemia, appeared in The Strand Magazine in 1891, to be followed by two dozen more stories over the next several years.The stories proved enormously successful, but Conan Doyle tired of his own creation, and in 1894 he killed Holmes off in The Final Problem.He underestimated the popularity of his creation. So great was the hold that the character of Sherlock Holmes had taken on the public imagination that Conan Doyle found himself at the centre of a storm of controversy.He was inundated with letters of protest, including one from a female reader who addressed him simply as You Brute!. He bowed to the inevitable, and revived the character of Holmes, who appeared in numerous short stories over the next 23 years.But Conan Doyle did not confine himself to Sherlock Holmes; he wrote several popular works of historic fiction, including Micah Clarke (1888), The White Company (1890), Rodney Stone (1896), and Sir Nigel (1906).Conan Doyle served as a doctor in the Boer War, and on his return he wrote two books defending England's participation in that conflict. It was for these books that he received his knighthood in 1902.After the death of his son in World War I, Conan Doyle became interested in spiritualism. He was convinced that it was possible to communicate with the dead, and his views led to a certain amount of ridicule from more mainstream society.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle died on July 7, 1930, and is buried in the churchyard at Minstead, Hampshire. He can rightly be credited with helping create the literary genre of the detective story. Though Edgar Allen Poe's Dupin predates Sherlock Holmes, it was the Holmes' stories that solidified in the public mind what a good detective should be.
/book/show/7841355-machiavelli?from_search=true	Miles J. Unger	Machiavelli: A Biography	He is the most infamous and influential political writer of all time. His name has become synonymous with cynical scheming and the selfish pursuit of power.Niccol Machiavelli, Florentine diplomat and civil servant, is the father of political science. His most notorious work,is a primer on how to acquire and retain power without regard to scruple or consciencHe is the most infamous and influential political writer of all time. His name has become synonymous with cynical scheming and the selfish pursuit of power.Niccol Machiavelli, Florentine diplomat and civil servant, is the father of political science. His most notorious work,is a primer on how to acquire and retain power without regard to scruple or conscience. His other masterpiece,offers a profound analysis of the workings of the civil state and a hardheaded assessment of human nature.Machiavellis philosophy was shaped by the tumultuous age in which he lived, an age of towering geniuses and brutal tyrants. He was on intimate terms with Leonardo and Michelangelo. His first political mission was to spy on the fire-and-brimstone preacher Savonarola. As a diplomat, he matched wits with the corrupt and carnal Pope Alexander VI and his son, the notorious Cesare Borgia, whose violent career served as a model forHis insights were gleaned by closely studying men like Julius II, the Warrior Pope, and his successor, the vacillating Clement VII, as well as two kings of France and the Holy Roman Emperor. Analyzing their successes and failures, Machiavelli developed his revolutionary approach to power politics.Machiavelli was, above all, a student of human nature. Inhe wrote a practical guide to the aspiring politician that is based on the world as it is, not as it should be. He has been called cold and calculating, cynical and immoral. In reality, argues biographer Miles Unger, he was a deeply humane writer whose controversial theories were a response to the violence and corruption he saw around him. He was a psychologist with acute insight into human nature centuries before Freud. A brilliant and witty writer, he was not only a political theorist but also a poet and the author ofthe finest comedy of the Italian Renaissance. He has been called the first modern man, unafraid to contemplate a world without God. Rising from modest beginnings on the strength of his own talents, he was able to see through the pious hypocrisy of the age in which he lived.Miles Unger has relied on original Italian sources as well as his own deep knowledge of Florence in writing this fascinating and authoritative account of a genius whose work remains as relevant today as when he wrote it.
/book/show/7902.The_Betsy_Tacy_Companion?from_search=true	Sharla Scannell Whalen	The Betsy-Tacy Companion: A Biography of Maud Hart Lovelace	Covers each of the Betsy-Tacy books and the autobiographical events from the series. Includes over 400 photos of Lovelace and friends and family members who appear as characters in these books.
/book/show/177908.His_Way?from_search=true	Kitty Kelley	His Way: The Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra	This is the book Frank Sinatra failed to stop,the unauthorized biography of one of the mostelusive public figures of our time. Celebratedjournalist Kitty Kelley spent three years researchinggovernment documents (Mafia-related material, wiretapsand secret testimony) and interviewing more than800 people in Sinatra's life (family, colleagues,law-enforcement offiThis is the book Frank Sinatra failed to stop,the unauthorized biography of one of the mostelusive public figures of our time. Celebratedjournalist Kitty Kelley spent three years researchinggovernment documents (Mafia-related material, wiretapsand secret testimony) and interviewing more than800 people in Sinatra's life (family, colleagues,law-enforcement officers, personal friends). Fullydocumented, highly detailed and filled withrevealing anecdotes, here is the penetrating story ofthe explosively controversial and undeniablymulti-talented legend who ruled the entertainmentindustry for more than fiftyyears.
/book/show/31702443-the-mayor-of-casterbridge-with-notes-biography-illustrated?from_search=true	Thomas Hardy Jan Oliveira (Editor)	The Mayor of Casterbridge (With Notes)(Biography)(Illustrated): The Life and Death of a Man of Character	The Mayor of Casterbridge (1886), subtitled The Life and Death of a Man of Character, is a novel by British author Thomas Hardy. It is set in the fictional town of Casterbridge (based on the town of Dorchester in Dorset). The book is one of Hardy's Wessex novels, all set in a fictional rural England.Hardy began writing the book in 1884 and wrote the last page on 17 ApriThe Mayor of Casterbridge (1886), subtitled The Life and Death of a Man of Character, is a novel by British author Thomas Hardy. It is set in the fictional town of Casterbridge (based on the town of Dorchester in Dorset). The book is one of Hardy's Wessex novels, all set in a fictional rural England.Hardy began writing the book in 1884 and wrote the last page on 17 April 1885. Within the book, he writes that the events took place before the nineteenth century had reached one-third of its span. Literary critic Dale Kramer sees it as being set somewhat laterin the late 1840s, corresponding to Hardy's youth in Dorchester.
/book/show/62806.Mishima?from_search=true	John Nathan	Mishima: A Biography	At forty-five, Yukio Mishima was the outstanding Japanese writer of his generation, celebrated both at home and abroad for. In 1970 he startled the world by stepping out onto a balcony in Tokyo before an assembly of troops and plunging a sword into his abdomen; a disciple then beheaded him, completing the ritual of hara-kiri. JohAt forty-five, Yukio Mishima was the outstanding Japanese writer of his generation, celebrated both at home and abroad for. In 1970 he startled the world by stepping out onto a balcony in Tokyo before an assembly of troops and plunging a sword into his abdomen; a disciple then beheaded him, completing the ritual of hara-kiri. John Nathan's riveting biography traces the life of this tortured, nearly superhuman personality. Mishima survived a grotesque childhood, and subsequently his sadomasochistic impulses became manifestas did an increasing obsession with death as the supreme beauty. Nathan, who knew Mishima professionally and personally, interviewed family, colleagues, and friends to unmask the variousoften seemingly contradictorypersonae of the genius who felt called by a glittering destiny no ordinary man would be permitted.
/book/show/30107340-shirley?from_search=true	Charlotte Bront Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Shirley (Illustrated with Notes and Biography)	Shirley is an 1849 social novel by the English novelist Charlotte Bront. It was Bront's second published novel after Jane Eyre (originally published under Bront's pseudonym Currer Bell). The novel is set in Yorkshire in the period 181112, during the industrial depression resulting from the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. The novel is set against a backdrop of theShirley is an 1849 social novel by the English novelist Charlotte Bront. It was Bront's second published novel after Jane Eyre (originally published under Bront's pseudonym Currer Bell). The novel is set in Yorkshire in the period 181112, during the industrial depression resulting from the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. The novel is set against a backdrop of the Luddite uprisings in the Yorkshire textile industry.The novel's popularity led to Shirley's becoming a woman's name. The title character was given the name that her father had intended to give a son. Before the publication of the novel, Shirley was an uncommon - but distinctly male - name and would have been an unusual name for a woman. Today it is regarded as a distinctly female name and an uncommon male name.
/book/show/749413.Gaudi?from_search=true	Gijs van Hensbergen	Gaudi: A Biography	The sinuous forms and lavish decorations of Antonio Gaud? (1852-1926) broke the mold in architecture. His imagination burnt holes through the musty pattern books, writes Gijs van Hensbergen. His gift was an amazing capacity to imagine a building and then transform it into reality. Gaud?'s fantastical creations give Barcelona an appearance unlike any other city in the wThe sinuous forms and lavish decorations of Antonio Gaud? (1852-1926) broke the mold in architecture. His imagination burnt holes through the musty pattern books, writes Gijs van Hensbergen. His gift was an amazing capacity to imagine a building and then transform it into reality. Gaud?'s fantastical creations give Barcelona an appearance unlike any other city in the world. One of the paradoxes that informs his many-layered biography is that this most original of architects was politically conservative and profoundly Catholic, fired by the desire to celebrate the history and culture of his native Catalonia. Hensbergen, author of books on art deco and travel in Spain, devotes a good deal of his book to situating Gaud?'s life and thought within the context of Catalonian traditions, particularly the 19th-century Renaixen?a, which sought to revive the region's language (Catalan) and to affirm its national identity against the Spanish government's desire to absorb it. He surrounds Gaud?, too often depicted as an isolated eccentric, with the friends and patrons who shared his vision, illuminating the architect's impact both within Catalonia and beyond its borders. (Admirers included the surrealists, whose atheism and radicalism were anathema to Gaud?.) Detailed knowledge of Gaud?'s leisurely, wickedly expensive working methods and the complex use he made of previous architectural traditions gives us a better understanding of the unique nature of his genius, while Hensbergen's obvious (though not uncritical) affection for his subject as a man helps us appreciate an extraordinarily creative and religiously charged life. --Wendy Smith At the time of his death in 1926, Antoni Gaud? was arguably the most famous architect in the world. He had created some of the greatest and most controversial masterpieces of modern architecture, which were as exotic as they were outrageous. But little is known about the shadowy figure behind the swirling, vivid buildings that inspired t
/book/show/4891709-caligula?from_search=true	Aloys Winterling Deborah Lucas Schneider (Translator) Glenn W. Most (Translator)	Caligula: A Biography	Caligula enjoys a reputation as one of the most brutal and tyrannical Roman emperors. In this accessible narrative of Caligula's life, Winterling uses his deep knowledge of Roman society and the imperial court to investigate why contemporaries chose to assassinate Caligula's reputation as well as his person. Caligula emerges here as rather less insane, if no less loathsomCaligula enjoys a reputation as one of the most brutal and tyrannical Roman emperors. In this accessible narrative of Caligula's life, Winterling uses his deep knowledge of Roman society and the imperial court to investigate why contemporaries chose to assassinate Caligula's reputation as well as his person. Caligula emerges here as rather less insane, if no less loathsome, than his posthumous reputation made him out to be.
/book/show/23182327-as-a-man-thinketh?from_search=true	James Allen Golgotha Press (Editor)	As a Man Thinketh: (Annotated with Biography about James Allen)	As a Man Thinketh is a literary essay of James Allen, published in 1902. The title is influenced by a verse in the Bible from the Book of Proverbs chapter 23 verse 7, As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he. The full passage, taken from the King James Version, is as follows: Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: ForAs a Man Thinketh is a literary essay of James Allen, published in 1902. The title is influenced by a verse in the Bible from the Book of Proverbs chapter 23 verse 7, As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he. The full passage, taken from the King James Version, is as follows: Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats: For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee. The morsel which thou hast eaten shalt thou vomit up, and lose thy sweet words. The passage seems to suggest that one should consider the true motivations of a person who is being uncharacteristically generous before accepting his generosity - while in the title and content of James Allen's work the passage is in a different context; In the Bible the passage is referring to another person, and in James Allen's work the passage is adopted to primarily refer to the reader himself. This version of the classic book includes a biography about the life and times of James Allen.
/book/show/532465.Art_Lover?from_search=true	Anton Gill	Art Lover: A Biography of Peggy Guggenheim	Peggy Guggenheim -- millionairess, legendary lover, sadomasochist, appalling parent, selective miser -- was one of the greatest and most notorious art patrons of the twentieth century.After her father, Benjamin Guggenheim, went down with the Titanic, the young heiress came into a small fortune and left for Europe. She married the writer Laurence Vail and joined the AmericaPeggy Guggenheim -- millionairess, legendary lover, sadomasochist, appalling parent, selective miser -- was one of the greatest and most notorious art patrons of the twentieth century.After her father, Benjamin Guggenheim, went down with the Titanic, the young heiress came into a small fortune and left for Europe. She married the writer Laurence Vail and joined the American expatriate bohemian set. Though her many lovers included such lions of art and literature as Samuel Beckett, Max Ernst (whom she later married), Yves Tanguy, and Roland Penrose, real love always seemed to elude her.In the late 1930s, Peggy set up one of the first galleries of modern art in London, quickly acquiring a magnificent selection of works, buying great numbers of paintings from artists fleeing to America after the Nazi invasion of France. Escaping from Vichy, she moved back to New York, where she was a vital part of the new American abstract expressionist movement.Meticulously researched, filled with colorful incident, and boasting a distinguished cast, Anton Gill's biography reveals the inner drives of a remarkable woman and indefatigable patron of the arts.
/book/show/21174996-the-life-and-adventures-of-nicholas-nickleby-with-full-biography?from_search=true	Charles Dickens G.K. Chesterton (Contributor)	The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby with full biography	After his father's death, Nicholas Nickleby, his mother and sister are at the mercy of his cold and unfeeling Uncle Ralph. Keen to rid himself of his nephew, Ralph sends Nicholas to work for a wicked master in a Yorkshire boarding school. Unable to bear the cruelty he witnesses he flees Yorkshire and takes to the road for a series of adventures. On his return to London, NiAfter his father's death, Nicholas Nickleby, his mother and sister are at the mercy of his cold and unfeeling Uncle Ralph. Keen to rid himself of his nephew, Ralph sends Nicholas to work for a wicked master in a Yorkshire boarding school. Unable to bear the cruelty he witnesses he flees Yorkshire and takes to the road for a series of adventures. On his return to London, Nicholas uncovers a plot to destroy his sister and even loses his heart in the first of Dickens' romantic stories. A great social campaigner, Dickens highlighted the plight of unwanted children in corrupt institutions and shocked his middle class readers.This book includes a full author's biography by Gilbert Keith Chesterton
/book/show/29994982-the-complete-works-of-william-shakespeare?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: All 214 Plays, Sonnets, Poems & Apocryphal Plays (Including the Biography of the Author): Hamlet, Romeo and ... Julius Caesar, The Comedy of Errors...	This carefully crafted ebook: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: All 214 Plays, Sonnets, Poems & Apocryphal Plays (Including the Biography of the Author) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:ComediesAll's Well That Ends WellAs You Like ItThe Comedy of ErrorsLove's Labour's LostMeasure for MeasureThe Merchant of VeniceThis carefully crafted ebook: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: All 214 Plays, Sonnets, Poems & Apocryphal Plays (Including the Biography of the Author) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents:ComediesAll's Well That Ends WellAs You Like ItThe Comedy of ErrorsLove's Labour's LostMeasure for MeasureThe Merchant of VeniceThe Merry Wives of WindsorA Midsummer Night's DreamMuch Ado About NothingPericles, Prince of TyreThe Taming of the ShrewThe TempestTwelfth Night or What You WillTwo Gentlemen of VeronaThe Two Noble KinsmenThe Winter's TaleTragediesRomeo and JulietCoriolanusTitus AndronicusTimon of AthensJulius CaesarMacbethHamletTroilus and CressidaKing LearOthelloAntony and CleopatraCymbelineHistoriesKing JohnRichard IIHenry IV, Part 1Henry IV, Part 2Henry VHenry VI, Part 1Henry VI, Part 2Henry VI, Part 3Richard IIIHenry VIIIPoetryThe SonnetsVenus and AdonisThe Rape of LucreceThe Passionate PilgrimThe Phoenix and the TurtleA Lover's ComplaintApocryphal PlaysArden of FavershamA Yorkshire TragedyThe Lamentable Tragedy of LocrineMucedorus The King's Son of Valentia, and Amadine, The King's Daughter of ArragonThe London ProdigalThe Puritaine WiddowThe Second Maiden's TragedySir John OldcastleLord CromwellKing Edward The ThirdEdmund IronsideSir Tomas MoreFaire EmA Fairy Tale in Two ActsThe Merry Devill of EdmontonThomas of WoodstockThe Life of William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare (1564-1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet, and the Bard of Avon. His extant works consist of approximately 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright.
/book/show/120380.Spurgeon?from_search=true	Arnold A. Dallimore	Spurgeon: A New Biography	This book will meet the need of those completely ignorant of Spurgeon and his vast achievements, but will stir also the interest of all who value his unique ministry.
/book/show/18006967-angela-merkel?from_search=true	Stefan Kornelius	Angela Merkel: The Authorized Biography	With the Eurozone engulfed in an unprecedented crisis, one political figure looms largest of all, Angela Merkel, the leader of its most powerful economy. While foreign affairs have become the central issues of her chancellorship in this crucial election yeWith the Eurozone engulfed in an unprecedented crisis, one political figure looms largest of all, Angela Merkel, the leader of its most powerful economy. While foreign affairs have become the central issues of her chancellorship in this crucial election year, the entire world is anxiously looking toGermany to play its part in Europe's rescue. From her youthful days of hitchhiking in Tbilisi to being the guest of honorat a White House state dinner,this bookexamines how a girl from East Germany rose to the highest echelons of European power. As well as explaining how Angela Merkel's world view was shaped and influenced by her background and ideology,this lively account discusses her personal relations with international counterparts such as David Cameron, Barack Obama,and Vladimir Putin, as well as her attitude towards the countries and cultures over which they rule.
/book/show/26001982-the-house-of-the-seven-gables-gothic-classic---illustrated-unabridged?from_search=true	Nathaniel Hawthorne	The House of the Seven Gables (Gothic Classic) - Illustrated Unabridged Edition: Historical Novel about Salem Witch Trials from the Renowned American Author ... and “Twice-Told Tales” with Biography	
/book/show/3216410-bacardi-and-the-long-fight-for-cuba?from_search=true	Tom Gjelten	Bacardi and the Long Fight for Cuba: The Biography of a Cause	The Bacardis of Cuba, builders of a rum distillery and a worldwide brand, came of age with their nation and helped define what it meant to be Cuban. Across five generations, the Bacardi family has held fast to its Cuban identity, even in exile from the country for whose freedom they once fougThe Bacardis of Cuba, builders of a rum distillery and a worldwide brand, came of age with their nation and helped define what it meant to be Cuban. Across five generations, the Bacardi family has held fast to its Cuban identity, even in exile from the country for whose freedom they once fought. Now National Public Radio correspondent Tom Gjelten tells the dramatic story of one family, its business, and its nation, a 150-year tale with the sweep and power of an epic.The Bacardi clan--patriots and, entrepreneurs and intellectuals--provided an example of business and civic leadership in its homeland for nearly a century. From the fight for Cuban independence from Spain in the 1860s to the rise of Fidel Castro and beyond, there is no chapter in Cuban history in which the Bacardis have not played a role. In chronicling the saga of this remarkable family and the company that bears its name, Tom Gjelten describes the intersection of business and power, family and politics, community and exile.
/book/show/432539.The_Sealed_Nectar_Biography_of_Prophet_Muhammad?from_search=true	Safiur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri Darussalam (Editor)	The Sealed Nectar | Biography of Prophet Muhammad	A complete authoritative book on the life of Prophet Muhammad (S) by Sheikh Safiur-Rahman al-Mubarkpuri. It was honored by the World Muslim League as first prize winner book.Whoever wants to know the whole life style of the Prophet in detail must read this book.
/book/show/13406688-no-one-here-gets-out-alive?from_search=true	Jerry Hopkins Danny Sugerman	No One Here Gets Out Alive: The best-selling biography of Jim Morrison	Jim Morrison - singer, philosopher, poet, delinquent - is here in all his complexity, the brilliant and the ossessive disciple of darkness who rejected authority and probed 'the bounds of reality to see what would happen'. Jim Morrison was lead singer of the Doors, one of the most controversial rock groups of the late sixties.Worshipped by the fans, hated by the establishmJim Morrison - singer, philosopher, poet, delinquent - is here in all his complexity, the brilliant and the ossessive disciple of darkness who rejected authority and probed 'the bounds of reality to see what would happen'. Jim Morrison was lead singer of the Doors, one of the most controversial rock groups of the late sixties.Worshipped by the fans, hated by the establishment, hounded by the media, Morrison stood for all the unpredictable and forbidden excitement that youth dreamed of.strips bare the facts from the fantasies of his life and mysterious death in Paris in 1971, exposing the myth-maker who was both hailed as a poet of the counter culture and reviled as a corruptor of youth.The authors are uniquely qualified to write this modern tragedy; Jerry Hopkins is an experienced rock writer and author of the best-selling Presley biography, Daniel Sugerman was a long-time Doors expert and a confidant of Jim Morrison during the singer's lifetime. Together they tell the story of a reckless genius who sort like a rocket through the musical sky and fell into burning fragments as his life finally went out of control.NEW REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION. NOW INCLUDES A NEW FOREWORD AND EPILOGUE.
/book/show/1253562.President_James_Buchanan?from_search=true	Philip Shriver Klein	President James Buchanan: A Biography	The life of James Buchanan is in essence the story of a man who declined to be a dictator. Republics are traditionally ungrateful, and in Buchanan's case the American republic has been notoriously thankless to the man who was, from log cabin to White House, the relentless foe of fanatics and demagogues; a man who held that reason and restraint were the essential tools of sThe life of James Buchanan is in essence the story of a man who declined to be a dictator. Republics are traditionally ungrateful, and in Buchanan's case the American republic has been notoriously thankless to the man who was, from log cabin to White House, the relentless foe of fanatics and demagogues; a man who held that reason and restraint were the essential tools of self-government, and who bent all his energies to achieve by means of law and diplomacy what others later sought to accomplish by civil war.As a result of nearly fifty years' experience in the public service, James Buchanan entered the presidency with more advance training than any man who has ever held the post. As a Congressman he sustained the power of the Supreme Court to review state laws in an argument that Charles Warren has called one of the great and signal documents in the history of American constitutional law. In the Senate he worked incessantly to keep clearly defined the live between the powers of the executive, judicial, and legislative branches and between the state and federal governments. While he was Minster to Russia he negotiated the first commercial treaty with that country; his English Mission diminished the traditional American hatred for England and laid the foundations for subsequent Anglo-American friendship.As Secretary of State he presided over negotiations leading to the acquisition of the western third of the Continental United States, launched a good neighbor policy in Latin America, and insisted upon international rights of neutrals and the rights of American citizens abroad. Buchanan the politician maintained control of his home state against the challenge of such powerful rivals as Simon Cameron, George M. Dallas, and Thaddeus Stevens. In the presidency he fought sectionalism by initiating policies intended to arouse national patriotism, and he sought by law to attain a long-range solution to the slavery problem. In the closing months of his term of office, he refused to yield to the demands of extremists, both northern and southern, for he knew that either course would precipitate a war which almost no one wanted.
/book/show/1217154.Cotton?from_search=true	Stephen Yafa	Cotton: The Biography of a Revolutionary Fiber	
/book/show/546102.Nathan_Bedford_Forrest?from_search=true	Jack Hurst	Nathan Bedford Forrest: A Biography	Amid the aristocratic ranks of the Confederate cavalry, Nathan Bedford Forrest was untutored, all but unlettered, and regarded as no more than a guerrilla. His tactic was the headlong charge, mounted with such swiftness and ferocity that General Sherman called him a devil who should be hunted down and killed if it costs 10,000 lives and bankrupts the treasury. And in aAmid the aristocratic ranks of the Confederate cavalry, Nathan Bedford Forrest was untutored, all but unlettered, and regarded as no more than a guerrilla. His tactic was the headlong charge, mounted with such swiftness and ferocity that General Sherman called him a devil who should be hunted down and killed if it costs 10,000 lives and bankrupts the treasury. And in a war in which officers prided themselves on their decorum, Forrest habitually issued surrender-or-die ultimatums to the enemy and often intimidated his own superiors. After being in command at the notorious Fort Pillow Massacre, he went on to haunt the South as the first grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.Now this epic figure is restored to human dimensions in an exemplary biography that puts both Forrest's genius and his savagery into the context of his time, chronicling his rise from frontiersman to slave trader, private to lieutenant general, Klansman to -- eventually -- New South businessman and racial moderate. Unflinching in its analysis and with extensive new research, Nathan Bedford Forrest is an invaluable and immensely readable addition to the literature of the Civil War.
/book/show/762719.James_Bond?from_search=true	John George Pearson	James Bond: The Authorized Biography of 007	Fictional biography of James Bond
/book/show/15837715-derrida?from_search=true	Benot Peeters Andrew Brown (Translator)	Derrida: A Biography	This biography of Jacques Derrida (19302004) tells the story of a Jewish boy from Algiers, excluded from school at the age of twelve, who went on to become the most widely translated French philosopher in the world  a vulnerable, tormented man who, throughout his life, continued to see himself as unwelcome in the French university system. We are plunged into the differenThis biography of Jacques Derrida (19302004) tells the story of a Jewish boy from Algiers, excluded from school at the age of twelve, who went on to become the most widely translated French philosopher in the world  a vulnerable, tormented man who, throughout his life, continued to see himself as unwelcome in the French university system. We are plunged into the different worlds in which Derrida lived and worked: pre-independence Algeria, the microcosm of the cole Normale Suprieure, the cluster of structuralist thinkers, and the turbulent events of 1968 and after. We meet the remarkable series of leading writers and philosophers with whom Derrida struck up a friendship: Louis Althusser, Emmanuel Levinas, Jean Genet, and Hlne Cixous, among others. We also witness an equally long series of often brutal polemics fought over crucial issues with thinkers such as Michel Foucault, Jacques Lacan, John R. Searle, and Jrgen Habermas, as well as several controversies that went far beyond academia, the best known of which concerned Heidegger and Paul de Man. We follow a series of courageous political commitments in support of Nelson Mandela, illegal immigrants, and gay marriage. And we watch as a concept  deconstruction  takes wing and exerts an extraordinary influence way beyond the philosophical world, on literary studies, architecture, law, theology, feminism, queer theory, and postcolonial studies.In writing this compelling and authoritative biography, Benot Peeters talked to over a hundred individuals who knew and worked with Derrida. He is also the first person to make use of the huge personal archive built up by Derrida throughout his life and of his extensive correspondence. Peeters book gives us a new and deeper understanding of the man who will perhaps be seen as the major philosopher of the second half of the twentieth century.
/book/show/114635.Memory_Babe?from_search=true	Gerald Nicosia	Memory Babe: A Critical Biography of Jack Kerouac	In 1969 Jack Kerouac died a premature death. While his legendary lifestyle and unique creative talent made him a hero in his lifetime, his literary influence has grown steadily since. With(a childhood nickname honoring Kerouac's feats of memory), Gerald Nicosia gives us a complete biography of Jack Kerouacan honest, discriminating and, above all, compassionatIn 1969 Jack Kerouac died a premature death. While his legendary lifestyle and unique creative talent made him a hero in his lifetime, his literary influence has grown steadily since. With(a childhood nickname honoring Kerouac's feats of memory), Gerald Nicosia gives us a complete biography of Jack Kerouacan honest, discriminating and, above all, compassionate assessment. This edition is enhanced by many rare photographs never before published.
/book/show/26003640-orthodoxy?from_search=true	G.K. Chesterton Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Orthodoxy (Illustrated with Notes and Biography)	Orthodoxy (1908) is a book by G. K. Chesterton that has become a classic of Christian apologetics. Chesterton considered this book a companion to his other work, Heretics. In the book's preface Chesterton states the purpose is to attempt an explanation, not of whether the Christian faith can be believed, but of how he personally has come to believe it. In it, ChestertonOrthodoxy (1908) is a book by G. K. Chesterton that has become a classic of Christian apologetics. Chesterton considered this book a companion to his other work, Heretics. In the book's preface Chesterton states the purpose is to attempt an explanation, not of whether the Christian faith can be believed, but of how he personally has come to believe it. In it, Chesterton presents an original view of Christian religion. He sees it as the answer to natural human needs, the answer to a riddle in his own words, and not simply as an arbitrary truth received from somewhere outside the boundaries of human experience.The book was written when Chesterton was an Anglican. He converted to Catholicism 14 years later. The title, Orthodoxy, is meant to avoid such sectarian questions.
/book/show/137752.Vincent_Price?from_search=true	Victoria Price	Vincent Price: A Daughter's Biography	Vincent Price is a true Hollywood legend, whose vast and distinguished career-as the voice of The Saint on the radio, in such unforgettable films as House of Wax and The Fly, and on the Broadway stage-spanned more than a half-century. In addition to being an icon of stage and screen large and small, Price was also an avid art collector, a gourmand, a dashing and relentlessVincent Price is a true Hollywood legend, whose vast and distinguished career-as the voice of The Saint on the radio, in such unforgettable films as House of Wax and The Fly, and on the Broadway stage-spanned more than a half-century. In addition to being an icon of stage and screen large and small, Price was also an avid art collector, a gourmand, a dashing and relentless charmer, and a loving father. His daughter Victoria was born shortly before Price turned 51, at the height of his popularity. Though the star's busy film schedule took him in and out of his young daughter's life, he was always a larger-than-life presence and, simply, her father.Victoria adored him, and despite his harrowing schedule, their relationship was close. That is, until Price married his third wife, the headstrong and independent actress, Coral Browne. Victoria was a girl of twelve, and her new stepmother resented the strong relationship between father and daughter, and consequently did much to keep the two apart. Late in Price's life, however, he and his daughter were brought together again for some of their most memorable time together.In this elegant biography-cum-memoir, Victoria Price reveals a man both complex and human. An actor of range, he starred in both the film noir milestone Laura and the Biblical classic The Ten Commandments. As a pre-war anti Nazi sympathizer, he was greylisted during the Red Scare of the 1950s-until, in a desperate gesture, he signed a secret oath that saved his career. And his passion for the arts gave him a second life as an erudite columnist and collector, even as his films graced drive-ins nationwide. Victoria Price's account life of her father is full and candid; both his passionate and charismatic public persona and his conflicted inner life are treated with curiosity and understanding.is, in short, the thorough-and uniquely intimate-life of a legend.
/book/show/19334.The_Tale_of_Beatrix_Potter?from_search=true	Margaret Lane	The Tale of Beatrix Potter: A Biography	When Beatrix Potter died in 1943 few knew the full story of her life. This title is suitable for anyone interested in the background to the author of the famous Peter Rabbit Tales.
/book/show/844115.Captain_James_Cook?from_search=true	Richard Hough	Captain James Cook: A Biography	James Cook, born in 1728, was one of the most celebrated men of his time, the last and the greatest of the romantic navigator/explorers. His voyages in the Royal Navy to the eastern and western seaboards of North America, the North and South Pacific, the Arctic, and the Antarctic brought a new understanding of the worlds geography and of the peoples, flora, and fauna of thJames Cook, born in 1728, was one of the most celebrated men of his time, the last and the greatest of the romantic navigator/explorers. His voyages in the Royal Navy to the eastern and western seaboards of North America, the North and South Pacific, the Arctic, and the Antarctic brought a new understanding of the worlds geography and of the peoples, flora, and fauna of the lands he discovered.Richard Hough's vivid narrative captures all the excitement of this age of discovery and establishes Cook as a link between the vague scientific speculations of the early eighteenth century and the industrial revolution to come. A pioneer in many fields, Cook produced maps of unprecedented accuracy; revolutionized the seaman's diet, all but eliminating scurvy; and exploded the myth of the Great Southern Continent imagined by earlier geographers and scientists.Hough consulted numerous archives and traveled in Cook's wake from Alaska to Tasmania, visiting many of the Pacific islands--including the spot where Cook was stoned to death by cannibals in the Hawaiian archipelago--to produce a comprehensive and immensely readable biography, full of new insights into the life of one of the worlds greatest mariners.
/book/show/11821529-gandhi?from_search=true	Kazuki Ebine	Gandhi: A Manga Biography	
/book/show/138830.Chopin?from_search=true	Adam Zamoyski	Chopin: A New Biography	The definitive biography of Chopin, by one of the finest of contemporary European historians. Two centuries have passed since Chopin's birth, yet his legacy is all around us today. The quiet revolution he wrought influenced the development of Western music profoundly, and he is still probably the most widely studied and revered composer. For many, he is the object of a culThe definitive biography of Chopin, by one of the finest of contemporary European historians. Two centuries have passed since Chopin's birth, yet his legacy is all around us today. The quiet revolution he wrought influenced the development of Western music profoundly, and he is still probably the most widely studied and revered composer. For many, he is the object of a cult. Yet most people know little of his life, of the man, his thoughts and his feelings; his public image is a sugary blur of sentimentality and melodrama. Adam Zamoyski cuts through the myths and legends to tell the story of Chopin's life, and to reveal all that can be discovered about him as a person. He pays particular attention to recent revelations about the composer's health, and places him within the intellectual and spiritual environment of his day.
/book/show/28950216-common-sense?from_search=true	Thomas Paine Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Common Sense (Illustrated with Notes and Biography)	Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 177576 that inspired people in the Thirteen Colonies to declare and fight for independence from Great Britain in the summer of 1776. The pamphlet explained the advantages of and the need for immediate independence in clear, simple language. It was published anonymously on January 10, 1776, at the beginning of the AmeriCommon Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 177576 that inspired people in the Thirteen Colonies to declare and fight for independence from Great Britain in the summer of 1776. The pamphlet explained the advantages of and the need for immediate independence in clear, simple language. It was published anonymously on January 10, 1776, at the beginning of the American Revolution and became an immediate sensation. It was sold and distributed widely and read aloud at taverns and meeting places.Washington had it read to all his troops, which at the time had surrounded the British army in Boston. In proportion to the population of the colonies at that time (2.5 million), it had the largest sale and circulation of any book published in American history.As of 2006, it remains the all-time best selling American title. Common Sense presented the American colonists with an argument for freedom from British rule at a time when the question of whether or not to seek independence was the central issue of the day. Paine wrote and reasoned in a style that common people understood. Forgoing the philosophical and Latin references used by Enlightenment era writers, he structured Common Sense as if it were a sermon, and relied on Biblical references to make his case to the people. He connected independence with common dissenting Protestant beliefs as a means to present a distinctly American political identity. Historian Gordon S. Wood described Common Sense as the most incendiary and popular pamphlet of the entire revolutionary era.
/book/show/591321.Leviathan?from_search=true	John Birmingham	Leviathan: The Unauthorised Biography of Sydney	An electrifying, epic history of the city of Sydney as you have never seen her before.'To peer deeply into this ghost city, the one lying beneath the surface, is to understand that Sydney has a soul and that it is a very dark place indeed.' Beneath the shining harbour, amid the towers of global greed and deep inside the bad-drugs madness of the suburban wastelands, lies SyAn electrifying, epic history of the city of Sydney as you have never seen her before.'To peer deeply into this ghost city, the one lying beneath the surface, is to understand that Sydney has a soul and that it is a very dark place indeed.' Beneath the shining harbour, amid the towers of global greed and deep inside the bad-drugs madness of the suburban wastelands, lies Sydney's shadow history. Terrifying tsunamis, corpse-robbing morgue staff, killer cops, neo-Nazis, power junkies and bumbling SWOS teams electrify this epic tale of a city with a cold vacuum for a moral core. Birmingham drills beneath the cover story of a successful multicultural metropolis and melts the boundaries between past and present to reveal a ghost city beneath the surface of concrete and glass. In Birmingham's alternative history of Sydney, the yawning chasm between the megarich and the lumpen masses is as evident in the insane wealth of the new elites as it was in the head-spinning rapacity of the NSW Rum Corps. This is a city shattered by the nexus between government, big money and the underworld, where the glittering prizes go to the strong, not the just. Combining intensive research with the pace of a techno-thriller, John Birmingham creates a rich portrait of a city too dazzled by its own gorgeous reflection to care much for what lies at its dark, corrupted heart. Illuminated by wild flashes of black humour, violent, ghoulish and utterly compelling, Leviathan is history for the Tarantino generation.
/book/show/24710433-the-divine-comedy?from_search=true	Dante Alighieri	The Divine Comedy: (Annotated with short biography)	The Divine Comedy (Italian: Divina Commedia) is an epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between c. 1308 and his death in 1321. It is widely considered the preeminent work of Italian literature, and is seen as one of the greatest works of world literature. The poem's imaginative and allegorical vision of the afterlife is a culmination of the medieval world-view as it had deThe Divine Comedy (Italian: Divina Commedia) is an epic poem written by Dante Alighieri between c. 1308 and his death in 1321. It is widely considered the preeminent work of Italian literature, and is seen as one of the greatest works of world literature. The poem's imaginative and allegorical vision of the afterlife is a culmination of the medieval world-view as it had developed in the Western Church. It helped establish the Tuscan dialect, in which it is written, as the standardized Italian language. It is divided into three parts: Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso.On the surface, the poem describes Dante's travels through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven; but at a deeper level, it represents allegorically the soul's journey towards God. At this deeper level, Dante draws on medieval Christian theology and philosophy, especially Thomistic philosophy and the Summa Theologica of Thomas Aquinas. Consequently, the Divine Comedy has been called the Summa in verse.The work was originally simply titled Comeda and was later christened Divina by Giovanni Boccaccio. The first printed edition to add the word divine to the title was that of the Venetian humanist Lodovico Dolce, published in 1555 by Gabriele Giolito de' Ferrari.
/book/show/41900.J_K_Rowling_A_Biography?from_search=true	Sean Smith	J.K. Rowling - A Biography	She is the creator of probably the most famous - and certainly the best-loved - character in contemporary fiction. She is also the author of her own escape from an existence on the brink of poverty, with no job and few prospects. On the one hand there is J.K. Rowling, who wrote, and continues to write, the Harry Potter novels,a literary phenomenon. O the other, there is JoShe is the creator of probably the most famous - and certainly the best-loved - character in contemporary fiction. She is also the author of her own escape from an existence on the brink of poverty, with no job and few prospects. On the one hand there is J.K. Rowling, who wrote, and continues to write, the Harry Potter novels,a literary phenomenon. O the other, there is Joanne Rowling, a quiet, dreamy, rather shy woman whose brilliance in translating her dreams into prose transformed her own life. JK - The Story of J.K. Rowling details her life from her childhood and schooling in the West Country; the effect upon her of the wasting illness that struck down her mother; her time at Exeter University; her long-term relationship and her career and marriage, which collapsed after thirteen months, leaving her to return to Britain with her baby daughter. The Harry Potter novels are more than fantasy: there is a toughness to the writing, a sense of realism and a questing morality that go beyond mere adventure, magic and the battle between good and evil. How those books came to be written, and the influences that shaped both them and their author, form the core of this inspirational biography.
/book/show/8090909-moliere?from_search=true	Hobart Chatfield Chatfield-Taylor Thomas Frederick Crane (Introduction)	Moliere: A Biography	This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modernThis scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
/book/show/32061589-the-invisible-man?from_search=true	H.G. Wells Good Times Books	The Invisible Man (Annotated with short Author Biography)	The Invisible Man is an 1897 science fiction novella by H.G. Wells. Wells' novel was originally serialised in Pearson's Magazine in 1897, and published as a novel the same year. The Invisible Man of the title is Griffin, a scientist who theorises that if a person's refractive index is changed to exactly that of air and his body does not absorb or reflect light, then he wilThe Invisible Man is an 1897 science fiction novella by H.G. Wells. Wells' novel was originally serialised in Pearson's Magazine in 1897, and published as a novel the same year. The Invisible Man of the title is Griffin, a scientist who theorises that if a person's refractive index is changed to exactly that of air and his body does not absorb or reflect light, then he will be invisible. He successfully carries out this procedure on himself, but cannot become visible again, becoming mentally unstable as a result.
/book/show/21141645-the-tempest?from_search=true	William Shakespeare Golgotha Press (Editor)	The Tempest (Annotated with Biography and Critical Essay)	The Tempest has elements of both tragedy and comedy. The Tempest is one of two of Shakespeares works that is set on an island. The action takes place over the course of one day.Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, has been exiled to the island by his brother Antonio who had usurped his title twelve years before. Antonio was able to achieve this with the help of Alonso, tThe Tempest has elements of both tragedy and comedy. The Tempest is one of two of Shakespeares works that is set on an island. The action takes place over the course of one day.Prospero, the rightful Duke of Milan, has been exiled to the island by his brother Antonio who had usurped his title twelve years before. Antonio was able to achieve this with the help of Alonso, the King of Naples. Prospero lives on the island with his fifteen year old daughter Miranda.This annotated edition includes a biography and critical essay.
/book/show/12787403-the-taming-of-the-shrew?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	The Taming of the Shrew (Annotated with Biography and Critical Essay)	The Taming of the Shrew, a comedy, was first published in the Folio in 1623. It is considered to be a rewriting of an earlier play  possibly called Loves Labour Won. The play was written to entertain - it is full of bawdy jokes, puns, and double entendres. By todays standards it could be considered sexist, but its value must be examined within the time that it was writtThe Taming of the Shrew, a comedy, was first published in the Folio in 1623. It is considered to be a rewriting of an earlier play  possibly called Loves Labour Won. The play was written to entertain - it is full of bawdy jokes, puns, and double entendres. By todays standards it could be considered sexist, but its value must be examined within the time that it was written. The Taming of the Shrew is set in Padua, in Renaissance Italy and Shakespeare uses the device of a play within a play. During the Induction (or set-up for the plot) the character Christopher Sly, a drunken tinker, watches a play in which two stories are interwoven. The first, and main strand, involves Katharina, the daughter of Baptista, a rich gentleman of Padua, and Petruchio. The second strand is about Katharinas sister Bianca and Lucentio.The story revolves around the courtship and marrying off the two young women. Tradition of the time and place held that the second daughter (Bianca) could not marry until her older sister, Katharina (also called Kate), was married. The dilemma for Baptista is that Bianca, attractive, sweet and gentle, had plenty of suitors while her older sister is considered something of a shrew  bad tempered and hard to handle  most men were not interested in wooing her. The ultimate taming of Katharina by Petruchio is the main plot.This annotated edition includes a biography and critical essay.
/book/show/410841.Ted_Williams?from_search=true	Leigh Montville	Ted Williams: The Biography of an American Hero	He was The Kid. The Splendid Splinter. Teddy Ballgame. One of the greatest figures of his generation, and arguably the greatest baseball hitter of all time. But what made Ted Williams a legend  and a lightning rod for controversy in life and in death? What motivated him to interrupt his Hall of Fame careerto serve his country as a fighter pilot; to embrace his fansHe was The Kid. The Splendid Splinter. Teddy Ballgame. One of the greatest figures of his generation, and arguably the greatest baseball hitter of all time. But what made Ted Williams a legend  and a lightning rod for controversy in life and in death? What motivated him to interrupt his Hall of Fame careerto serve his country as a fighter pilot; to embrace his fans while tangling with the media; to retreat from the limelight whenever possible into his solitary love of fishing; and to become the most famous man ever to have his body cryogenically frozen after his death?bestselling author Leigh Montville, who wrote the celebratedobituary of Ted Williams, now delivers an intimate, riveting account of this extraordinary life.Still a gangly teenager when he stepped into a Boston Red Sox uniform in 1939, Williamss boisterous personality and penchant for towering home runs earned him adoring admirers--the fans--and venomous critics--the sportswriters. In 1941, the entire country followed Williams's stunning .406 season, a record that has not been touched in over six decades. At the pinnacle of his prime, Williams left Boston to train and serve as a fighter pilot in World War II, missing three full years of baseball. He was back in 1946, dominating the sport alongside teammates Dominic DiMaggio, Johnny Pesky, and Bobby Doerr. But Williams left baseball again in 1952 to fight in Korea, where he flew thirty-nine combat missionscrash-landing his flaming, smoke-filled plane, in one famous episode.Ted Willams's personal life was equally colorful. His attraction to women (and their attraction to him) was a constant. He was married and divorced three times and he fathered two daughters and a son. He was one of corporate America's first modern spokesmen, and he remained, nearly into his eighties, a fiercely devoted fisherman. With his son, John Henry Williams, he devoted his final years to the sports memorabilia business, even as illness overtook him. And in death, controversy and public outcry followed Williams and the disagreements between his children over the decision to have his body preserved for future resuscitation in a cryonics facility--a fate, many argue, Williams never wanted.With unmatched verve and passion, and drawing upon hundreds of interviews, acclaimed best-selling author Leigh Montville brings to life Ted Williams's superb triumphs, lonely tragedies, and intensely colorful personality, in a biography that is fitting of an American hero and legend.
/book/show/21788371-the-julius-caesar-companion?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	The Julius Caesar Companion (Includes Study Guide, Complete Unabridged Book, Historical Context, Biography, and Character Index)	Julius Caesar is one of the greatest plays ever written--but let's face it..if you don't understand it, then you are not alone. This annotated book includes a summary of each scene, and an overview of themes and characters. It does not contain the play.We all need refreshers every now and then. Whether you are a student trying to cram for that big final, or someone just trJulius Caesar is one of the greatest plays ever written--but let's face it..if you don't understand it, then you are not alone. This annotated book includes a summary of each scene, and an overview of themes and characters. It does not contain the play.We all need refreshers every now and then. Whether you are a student trying to cram for that big final, or someone just trying to understand a book more, BookCaps can help. We are a small, but growing company, and are adding titles every month.
/book/show/18770233-the-novel?from_search=true	Michael       Schmidt	The Novel: A Biography	The 700-year history of the novel in English defies straightforward telling. Geographically and culturally boundless, with contributions from Great Britain, Ireland, America, Canada, Australia, India, the Caribbean, and Southern Africa; influenced by great novelists working in other languages; and encompassing a range of genres, the story of the novel in English unfolds liThe 700-year history of the novel in English defies straightforward telling. Geographically and culturally boundless, with contributions from Great Britain, Ireland, America, Canada, Australia, India, the Caribbean, and Southern Africa; influenced by great novelists working in other languages; and encompassing a range of genres, the story of the novel in English unfolds like a richly varied landscape that invites exploration rather than a linear journey. In The Novel: A Biography, Michael Schmidt does full justice to its complexity.Like his hero Ford Madox Ford in The March of Literature, Schmidt chooses as his traveling companions not critics or theorists but artist practitioners, men and women who feel hot love for the books they admire, and fulminate against those they dislike. It is their insights Schmidt cares about. Quoting from the letters, diaries, reviews, and essays of novelists and drawing on their biographies, Schmidt invites us into the creative dialogues between authors and between books, and suggests how these dialogues have shaped the development of the novel in English.Schmidt believes there is something fundamentally subversive about art: he portrays the novel as a liberalizing force and a revolutionary stimulus. But whatever purpose the novel serves in a given era, a work endures not because of its subject, themes, political stance, or social aims but because of its language, its sheer invention, and its resistance to cliche--some irreducible quality that keeps readers coming back to its pages.
/book/show/1110887.Jurgen?from_search=true	James Branch Cabell	Jurgen  (The Biography of Manuel, #7)	One of the most-talked-about works of the 1920s, this compelling fantasy recounts the odyssey of a middle-aged pawnbroker who regains his youth for a year of amorous adventures. Jurgen's allegorical journey leads through a supernatural dreamscape to romances with Guenevere and The Lady of the Lake and confrontations with God and the Devil. This edition of Cabell's witty anOne of the most-talked-about works of the 1920s, this compelling fantasy recounts the odyssey of a middle-aged pawnbroker who regains his youth for a year of amorous adventures. Jurgen's allegorical journey leads through a supernatural dreamscape to romances with Guenevere and The Lady of the Lake and confrontations with God and the Devil. This edition of Cabell's witty and irreverent landmark of modern fiction contains the full text of the revised and definitive version of 1926, together with 13 striking full-page illustrations by Frank Pap.
/book/show/6445709-when-giants-walked-the-earth?from_search=true	Mick Wall	When Giants Walked the Earth: A Biography of Led Zeppelin	Veteran rock journalist Mick Wall unflinchingly tells the story of the band that pushed the envelope on both creativity and excess, even by rock'n roll standards. Led Zeppelin was the last great band of the 1960s and the first great band of the 1970's andis the full, enthralling story of Zep from the inside, written by a former associate of boVeteran rock journalist Mick Wall unflinchingly tells the story of the band that pushed the envelope on both creativity and excess, even by rock'n roll standards. Led Zeppelin was the last great band of the 1960s and the first great band of the 1970's andis the full, enthralling story of Zep from the inside, written by a former associate of both Jimmy Page and Robert Plant. Rich and revealing, it bores into not only the disaster, addiction and death that haunted the band but also into the real relationship between Page and Plant, including how it was influenced by Page's interest in the occult. Comprehensive and yet intimately detailed,literally gets into the principals' heads to bring to life both an unforgettable band and an unrepeatable slice of rock history.
/book/show/259737.Jesus?from_search=true	John Dominic Crossan	Jesus: A Revolutionary Biography	Jesus is a magisterial distillation of Crossan's lifelongwork on the gospels & Jesus. It's the controversial, bestselling account of what we know about the life of Jesus. This book is considered a revolutionary biography.
/book/show/20352089-a-portrait-of-the-artist-as-a-young-man---classic-version?from_search=true	James Joyce	A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man - Classic Version (Annotated, Quotes, Author's Biography, Other Features)	Written by James Joyce and published in 1916, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man was named the number three book on the Modern Librarys list of best novels of the 20th century  with Joyces later masterpiece, Ulysses, clocking in at number one. Yet Portrait is significant in its own right, as a prototype for the writers mature style, the stream of consciousness proWritten by James Joyce and published in 1916, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man was named the number three book on the Modern Librarys list of best novels of the 20th century  with Joyces later masterpiece, Ulysses, clocking in at number one. Yet Portrait is significant in its own right, as a prototype for the writers mature style, the stream of consciousness prose which is as mesmerizing as it is challenging. Following the physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual growth of Stephen Dedalus, a quasi-autobiographical figure for the author himself, Portrait is by turns provocative, amusing and profound.
/book/show/18353.Ana_s_Nin?from_search=true	Deirdre Bair	Anaïs Nin: A Biography	The first biography of the famous diarist written with exclusive access to her complete, original diary and with the full cooperation of her family traces her infamous erotic exploits among the intellectual elite. Reprint. 25,000 first printing. Tour.
/book/show/188148.Buried_Alive?from_search=true	Myra Friedman	Buried Alive: The Biography of Janis Joplin	Electrifying, highly acclaimed, and intensely personal, this new and updated version of Myra Friedman's classic biography of Janis Joplin teems with dramatic insights into Joplin's genius and into the chaotic times that catapulted her to fame as the legendary queen of rock. It is a stunning panorama of the turbulent decade when Joplin's was the rallying voice of a generatiElectrifying, highly acclaimed, and intensely personal, this new and updated version of Myra Friedman's classic biography of Janis Joplin teems with dramatic insights into Joplin's genius and into the chaotic times that catapulted her to fame as the legendary queen of rock. It is a stunning panorama of the turbulent decade when Joplin's was the rallying voice of a generation that lost itself in her music and found itself in her words.From her small hometown of Port Arthur, Texas, to San Francisco's Haight-Ashbury, from the intimate coffeehouses to the supercharged concert halls, from the glitter of worldwide fame to her tragic end in a Hollywood hotel, here is all the fire and anguish of an immortal, immensely talented, and troubled performer who devoured everything the rock scene had to offer in a fatal attempt to make peace with herself and her era. Yet, in an eloquent introduction recently written by the author, Joplin emerges from her ugly duckling childhood as a woman truly ahead of her time, an outrageous rebel, a defiant outcast and artist of incomparable authenticity who, almost in spite of herself, became to so many a symbol of triumph over adversity.This edition also contains an afterword detailing the whereabouts of a large and colorful cast of characters who were part of Joplin's life, as well as We Remember Janis, a new chapter of poignant and affectionate anecdotes told by friends.
/book/show/32502352-far-from-the-madding-crowd-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	Thomas Hardy Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Far from the Madding Crowd (With Notes)(Biography)(Illustrated)	Far from the Madding Crowd (1874) is Thomas Hardy's fourth novel and his first major literary success. he novel is the first to be set in Hardy's fictional county of Wessex in rural south west England. It deals in themes of love, honour and betrayal, against a backdrop of the seemingly idyllic, but often harsh, realities of a farming community in Victorian England. It descFar from the Madding Crowd (1874) is Thomas Hardy's fourth novel and his first major literary success. he novel is the first to be set in Hardy's fictional county of Wessex in rural south west England. It deals in themes of love, honour and betrayal, against a backdrop of the seemingly idyllic, but often harsh, realities of a farming community in Victorian England. It describes the farmer Bathsheba Everdene, her life and relationships - especially with her lonely neighbour William Boldwood, the faithful shepherd Gabriel Oak, and the thriftless soldier Sergeant Troy.The novel was listed at number 48 on the BBC's survey The Big Read in 2003. The book finished 10th on the Guardian's list of greatest love stories of all time in 2007. The novel has been dramatised several times, notably in an Oscar-nominated 1967 film directed by John Schlesinger.
/book/show/20926243-bowie?from_search=true	Wendy Leigh	Bowie: The Biography	Ziggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane, the Thin White Duke. Gender Bender. Rebel. Songwriter. Fashion Icon. Rock God. One of the most influential creative artists of his generation, David Bowie morphed from one glittering incarnation to the next over the course of five decadesan enduring superstar who remained endlessly enigmatic and always ahead of his time. Discover the man behiZiggy Stardust, Aladdin Sane, the Thin White Duke. Gender Bender. Rebel. Songwriter. Fashion Icon. Rock God. One of the most influential creative artists of his generation, David Bowie morphed from one glittering incarnation to the next over the course of five decadesan enduring superstar who remained endlessly enigmatic and always ahead of his time. Discover the man behind the myth in this intimate and in-depth biographyfeaturing a full-color sixteen-page photo insert.David Bowie passed away after an eighteen-month battle with cancer on January 10, 2016. Few knew of his illness, and Bowie flawlessly orchestrated his last goodbye with the release of his final (and some say best) album,, featuring the haunting song Lazarus, and its accompanying video, a farewell message to his millions of fans. Throughout his iconic career that included such hits as Lets Dance, Space Oddity, Heroes, Modern Love, and Life on Mars, Bowie managed to retain his Hollywood star mystique.Through in-depth interviews with those who knew him best,bestselling author Wendy Leigh reveals the man behind Bowies myriad imagesup to and including his role as stay-at-home dad, happily monogamous in his quarter-of-a-century-plus marriage to supermodel Iman. In this sizzling () new biography, Leigh brings fresh insights to Bowies battles with addiction; his insatiable sex lifefrom self-avowed gay to bisexual to resolutely heterosexualand countless conquests; his childhood in a working-class London neighborhood and the troubling family influences that fueled his relentless pursuit of success; and much more. This exploration of an artist beloved by so many reveals the man at the center of the mythos.
/book/show/20637549-twelfth-night?from_search=true	William Shakespeare Golgotha Press (Editor)	Twelfth Night (Annotated with Biography and Critical Essay)	Twelfth Night is the only one of Shakespeares plays to have a double title  the other title being What You Will. This play is a comedy with an intricate plot and dozens of jokes to keep an audience entertained. It was written circa 1601 and the setting is Illyria, a fictional country. Shakespeares inspiration for the story came from Riche his Farewell to Militarie ProfeTwelfth Night is the only one of Shakespeares plays to have a double title  the other title being What You Will. This play is a comedy with an intricate plot and dozens of jokes to keep an audience entertained. It was written circa 1601 and the setting is Illyria, a fictional country. Shakespeares inspiration for the story came from Riche his Farewell to Militarie Profession, written in 1581 by Englishman Barnabe Riche.The Duke of Illyria is one Orsino. Illyria appears to be a place where very little is happening and the inhabitants are somewhat bored. When the play begins, Orsino is courting Countess Olivia. Olivia, however, is in no mood for courting, as she has just lost her brother and is mourning her loss. Even so, her uncle Sir Toby Belch is matchmaking. He thinks she would make a suitable mate for the dubious buffoon Sir Andrew Aguecheek. Sir Andrew and Sir Toby spend much of their time drinking with a clown named Feste.This annotated edition includes a biography and critical essay.
/book/show/39676.Zappa?from_search=true	Barry  Miles	Zappa: A Biography	Ten years after his death, Frank Zappa continues to influence popular culture. With almost one hundred recordings still in print, Zappa remains a classic American icon. Scores of bands have been influenced by (and have shamelessly imitated) his music, and a talented roster of musicians passed through Zappas bands. Now comes the definitive biography of Zappa by Barry MilesTen years after his death, Frank Zappa continues to influence popular culture. With almost one hundred recordings still in print, Zappa remains a classic American icon. Scores of bands have been influenced by (and have shamelessly imitated) his music, and a talented roster of musicians passed through Zappas bands. Now comes the definitive biography of Zappa by Barry Miles, best-selling author ofand, who knew Zappa personally and was present at the recording of some of his most important albums. Miles follows Zappa from his sickly Italian-American childhood in the 1940s (his father worked for the military and was used to test the effectiveness of new biological warfare agents) to his youthful pursuit of what was a lifelong dream: becoming a classical composer. Zappa brings together the many different personalities of this music legend together for the first time: the self-taught musician and composer who gained fame with the rock band the Mothers of Invention; the political antagonist who mocked presidents while being invited by Vaclav Havel to represent Czechoslovakias cultural interests in the United States, and Zappa the family man who was married to the same woman for over thirty years.
/book/show/13260274-mercury?from_search=true	Lesley-Ann Jones	Mercury: An Intimate Biography of Freddie Mercury	As lead vocalist for the iconic rock band Queen, Freddie Mercurys unmatched skills as a songwriter and flamboyant showmanship made him a superstar, and Queen a hoAs lead vocalist for the iconic rock band Queen, Freddie Mercurys unmatched skills as a songwriter and flamboyant showmanship made him a superstar, and Queen a household name. But few people ever really glimpsed the man behind the glittering faade.Mercury was the first major rock star to die from AIDS. Now, twenty years after his death, those closest to him are finally opening up about this pivotal figure in rock n roll. With unprecedented access to Mercurys tribe, rock journalist Lesley-Ann Jones has crafted the definitive account of Mercurys legendary life. Jones details Queens slow but steady rise to fame, and Mercurys descent into dangerous, pleasure-seeking excesses. Jones doesnt shy away from Mercurys often colorful lifestylethis was, after all, a man who once declared, Darling, Im doing everything with everyone.In her journey to understand Mercury, Jones traveled to London, Zanzibar, and Indiatalking with everyone from Freddies closest friends, to the sound engineer at Band Aid (who was responsible for making Queen louder than the other bands), to second cousins halfway around the world, an intimate and complicated portrait emerges. Meticulously researched, sympathetic yet not sensational, Mercury offers an unvarnished, revealing look at the extreme highs and lows of life in the fast lane.Freddie Mercury will be the subject of a major motion picture titled, slated for 2012 production, produced by Graham King, starring Sacha Baron Cohen. This book is a key source for the film. Mercuryis the most compelling, up-to-date portrait of an enigmatic entertainer who thrilled audiences around the world with a magnetism matched by few performers.
/book/show/17707179-kate?from_search=true	Marcia Moody	Kate: A Biography	With the long hoped-for announcement of Kate's pregnancy, popular sentiment towards the British royal family has rarely been higher. At the center of this upsurge in affection is a woman who has captured the heart of a nation and who,With the long hoped-for announcement of Kate's pregnancy, popular sentiment towards the British royal family has rarely been higher. At the center of this upsurge in affection is a woman who has captured the heart of a nation and who, at the side of her husband, Prince William, is ushering in a new dawn for the United Kingdom's reigning family. For their first child, regardless of gender, will succeed William to the throne, due to planned amendments to the rules of succession to the British Crown. This biography examines the woman who has done so much to revitalize the public image of the royal family, covering her early years, her family, her time at St. Andrews University, her meeting Prince William, their early relationship and its trials, the wedding, her new official role, her style, and, of course, her pregnancy.
/book/show/15148.Ralph_Ellison?from_search=true	Arnold Rampersad	Ralph Ellison: A Biography	The definitive biography of one of the most important American writers and cultural intellectuals of the twentieth centuryRalph Ellison, author of the masterpiece.In 1953, Ellisons explosive story of an innocent young black mans often surreal search for truth and his identity won him the National Book Award for fiction and catapulted him to national prominThe definitive biography of one of the most important American writers and cultural intellectuals of the twentieth centuryRalph Ellison, author of the masterpiece.In 1953, Ellisons explosive story of an innocent young black mans often surreal search for truth and his identity won him the National Book Award for fiction and catapulted him to national prominence. Ellison went on to earn many other honors, including two presidential medals and election to the American Academy of Arts and Letters, but his failure to publish a second novel, despite years of striving, haunted him for the rest of his life. Now, as the first scholar given complete access to Ellisons papers, Arnold Rampersad has written not only a reliable account of the main events of Ellisons life but also a complex, authoritative portrait of an unusual artist and human being.Born poor and soon fatherless in 1913, Ralph struggled both to belong to and to escape from the world of his childhood. We learn here about his sometimes happy, sometimes harrowing years growing up in Oklahoma City and attending Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. Arriving in New York in 1936, he became a political radical before finally embracing the cosmopolitan intellectualism that would characterize his dazzling cultural essays, his eloquent interviews, and his historic novel. The second half of his long life brought both widespread critical acclaim and bitter disputes with many opponents, including black cultural nationalists outraged by what they saw as his elitism and misguided pride in his American citizenship.This biography describes a man of magnetic personality who counted Saul Bellow, Langston Hughes, Robert Penn Warren, Richard Wright, Richard Wilbur, Albert Murray, and John Cheever among his closest friends; a man both admired and reviled, whose life and art were shaped mainly by his unyielding desire to produce magnificent art and by his resilient faith in the moral and cultural strength of America.A magisterial biography of Ralph Waldo Ellisona revelation of the man, the writer, and his times.
/book/show/3335323-amy-winehouse?from_search=true	Chas Newkey-Burden	Amy Winehouse: The Biography	An indisputable musical icon and controversial celebrity figure, Amy Winehouses unique blend of jazz, pop, and soul singing and songwriting have brought her a host of awardsincluding two prestigious Ivor Novellos and five Grammysas well asan army of committed fans who adore her rich voice and painfully honest lyrics. Meanwhile, wild stories about her turbulent and hedoAn indisputable musical icon and controversial celebrity figure, Amy Winehouses unique blend of jazz, pop, and soul singing and songwriting have brought her a host of awardsincluding two prestigious Ivor Novellos and five Grammysas well asan army of committed fans who adore her rich voice and painfully honest lyrics. Meanwhile, wild stories about her turbulent and hedonistic personal life have kept Amy in the headlines. She is a daily fixture in the tabloids and a fascination of celebrity magazines, yet she also holds the respect of many serious musicians. This remarkable biography traces the life of the tattooed wonder from her childhood pranks in north London through her days at the Sylvia Young Theatre School and her time spent working with pop impresario Simon Fuller, up to the talented and rebellious Amy Winehouse of today.
/book/show/287151.The_Secret_Life_of_a_Satanist?from_search=true	Blanche Barton Anton Szandor LaVey	The Secret Life of a Satanist: The Authorized Biography of Anton LaVey	The true story, from inside, of Anton LaVey.
/book/show/6346824-carl-jung---dreams-and-philosophy?from_search=true	Biographiq	Carl Jung - Dreams and Philosophy	Carl Jung - Dreams and Philosophy is the biography of Carl Jung, a Swiss psychiatrist, influential thinker, and founder of analytical psychology. Jung's unique and broadly influential approach to psychology has emphasized understanding the psyche through exploring the worlds of dreams, art, mythology, world religion and philosophy. Although he was a theoretical psychologisCarl Jung - Dreams and Philosophy is the biography of Carl Jung, a Swiss psychiatrist, influential thinker, and founder of analytical psychology. Jung's unique and broadly influential approach to psychology has emphasized understanding the psyche through exploring the worlds of dreams, art, mythology, world religion and philosophy. Although he was a theoretical psychologist and practicing clinician for most of his life, much of his life's work was spent exploring other realms, including Eastern and Western philosophy, alchemy, astrology, sociology, as well as literature and the arts. Jung emphasized the importance of balance and harmony. Carl Jung - Dreams and Philosophy is highly recommended for those interested in reading more about this respected Swiss psychiatrist.
/book/show/809695.Diana_Ross?from_search=true	J. Randy Taraborrelli	Diana Ross: A Biography	There is only one Diana Ross. And this is her story.There is only one Diana Ross. And this is her story.
/book/show/15925949-thierry-henry---lonely-at-the-top?from_search=true	Philippe Auclair	Thierry Henry - Lonely at the Top: A Biography	Kompletna biografia legendy Arsenalu, Barcelony i reprezentacji Francji.Thierry Henry - utalentowany, charyzmatyczny, wiatowej klasy pikarz. Zapisa si w historii futbolu jako legenda Arsenalu i bohater zabjczej druyny Arsenea Wengera, ktrej udao si zakoczy dominacj Manchesteru United, wygrywajc dwa tytuy mistrzowskie i trzy Puchary Anglii. Odegra rwnie klKompletna biografia legendy Arsenalu, Barcelony i reprezentacji Francji.Thierry Henry - utalentowany, charyzmatyczny, wiatowej klasy pikarz. Zapisa si w historii futbolu jako legenda Arsenalu i bohater zabjczej druyny Arsenea Wengera, ktrej udao si zakoczy dominacj Manchesteru United, wygrywajc dwa tytuy mistrzowskie i trzy Puchary Anglii. Odegra rwnie kluczow rol w zwycistwie Francji w Mistrzostwach wiata w 1998 roku oraz Mistrzostwach Europy w 2000 roku. Swoj byskotliw karier kontynuowa w Barcelonie, gdzie ju w pierwszym sezonie zdoby z druyn potrjn koron.Jednake, co dzieje si teraz z Thierrym Henry? Czemu gra w mao znanym amerykaskim klubie, habic jednoczenie siebie i swoj druyn podczas Mistrzostw wiata w 2010 roku? Kim jest prawdziwy Thierry Henry?Philippe Auclair stworzy najbardziej kompletny portret bohatera Arsenalu, jaki kiedykolwiek zosta napisany. Piszc histori legendy Arsenalu przeprowadzi niezliczon ilo wywiadw, ale bacznie obserwowa i analizowa ca karier Henry'ego. Autor uzyska wyczny dostp do najbliszego grona bliskich i przyjaci pikarza, dziki czemu mg stworzy biografi tak surow w wymowie, tak skaniajc do refleksji i szokujc zarazem, jak radosny i wybitny jest talent oraz zamiowanie do piki Henry'ego.
/book/show/75008.Enid_Blyton?from_search=true	Barbara Stoney	Enid Blyton: The Biography	Enid Blyton is known throughout the world for her imaginativechildrens books and her enduring characters such as Noddy andthe Famous Five. She is one of the most borrowed authors fromBritish libraries and still holds a fascination for readers old andyoung alike.Yet until 1974, when Barbara Stoney first published her officialbiography, little was known about this most privEnid Blyton is known throughout the world for her imaginativechildrens books and her enduring characters such as Noddy andthe Famous Five. She is one of the most borrowed authors fromBritish libraries and still holds a fascination for readers old andyoung alike.Yet until 1974, when Barbara Stoney first published her officialbiography, little was known about this most private author,even by members of her own family. The woman who emergedfrom Barbara Stoneys remarkable research was hardworking,complex, often difficult and, in many ways, childlike.Now this widely praised classic biography has been fullyupdated for the twenty-first century and, with the addition ofnew color illustrations and a comprehensive list of Enid Blytonswritings, documents the growing appeal of this extraordinarywoman throughout the world. The fascinating story of one ofthe worlds most famous authors will intrigue and delight allthose with an interest in her timeless books.
/book/show/10905266-the-canterville-ghost?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde Golgotha Press	The Canterville Ghost (Annotated with Criticism and Oscar Wilde Biography)	This edition of the Oscar Wildes classic short novel includes a short critical commentary; the book also includes a short essay examining Wildes life and and works.
/book/show/71256.Carl_Gustav_Jung?from_search=true	Frank McLynn	Carl Gustav Jung: A Biography	Early in Jung's career he was the admirer and protege of Sigmund Freud, the adopted 'Son' to Freud's 'Father'; then, after their famous quarrel, he became his rival and bitter enemy. Controversial for his right-wing views, his alleged anti-Semitism, and his sexual promiscuity, Jung nonetheless seemed to many a more acceptable icon than Freud, not least because he opposed FEarly in Jung's career he was the admirer and protege of Sigmund Freud, the adopted 'Son' to Freud's 'Father'; then, after their famous quarrel, he became his rival and bitter enemy. Controversial for his right-wing views, his alleged anti-Semitism, and his sexual promiscuity, Jung nonetheless seemed to many a more acceptable icon than Freud, not least because he opposed Freud's atheism and stressed the necessary and overwhelming role of religion in the life of the individual. With the discovery of the universal symbols of the collective unconscious; his explorations of the role of dreams in the journey toward psychic wholeness, his speculations about the true nature of God; his passionate and profound interest in myth and in oriental religion, in alchemy and astrology; his theory of synchronicity, he has begun to emerge as this era's favorite philosopher, the hero and guru of the New Age. His theories on alternative modes of thought have already fascinated generations and continue to appeal to new audiences.
/book/show/305790.Rabbi_Jesus?from_search=true	Bruce Chilton	Rabbi Jesus: An Intimate Biography	Beginning with the Gospels, interpretations of the life of Jesus have flourished for nearly two millennia, yet a clear and coherent picture of Jesus as a man has remained elusive. In, the noted biblical scholar Bruce Chilton places Jesus within the context of his times to present a fresh, historically accurate, and revolutionary examination of the man who foundBeginning with the Gospels, interpretations of the life of Jesus have flourished for nearly two millennia, yet a clear and coherent picture of Jesus as a man has remained elusive. In, the noted biblical scholar Bruce Chilton places Jesus within the context of his times to present a fresh, historically accurate, and revolutionary examination of the man who founded Christianity.Drawing on recent archaeological findings and new translations and interpretations of ancient texts, Chilton discusses in enlightening detail the philosophical and psychological foundations of Jesus ideas and beliefs. His in-depth investigation also provides evidence that contradicts long-held beliefs about Jesus and the movement he led. Chilton shows, for example, that the High Priest Caiaphas, as well as Pontius Pilate, played a central role in Jesus execution. It is, however, Chiltons description of Jesus role as a rabbi, or master, of Jewish oral traditions, as a teacher of the Cabala, and as a practitioner of a Galilean form of Judaism that emphasized direct communication with God that casts an entirely new light on the origins of Christianity.Seamlessly merging history and biography, this penetrating, highly readable book uncovers truths lost to the passage of time and reveals a new Jesus for the new millennium.
/book/show/240513.Robbing_the_Bees?from_search=true	Holley Bishop	Robbing the Bees: A Biography of Honey--The Sweet Liquid Gold that Seduced the World	Holley Bishop loves bees. No, more than that: she idolizes them. She marvels at their native abilities and the momentous role these misunderstood and unjustly feared creatures have played in the development of human history. And with her book,, she succeeds in making the reader love bees, too. Take this nifty bit of information, one of countless fascinatinHolley Bishop loves bees. No, more than that: she idolizes them. She marvels at their native abilities and the momentous role these misunderstood and unjustly feared creatures have played in the development of human history. And with her book,, she succeeds in making the reader love bees, too. Take this nifty bit of information, one of countless fascinating factoids offered by Bishop in her celebration of all things bee-related: Because of bees' starring role in the drama of pollination, we humans are indebted to them, directly and indirectly, for a third of our food supply. Visiting bees are required for the commercial production of more than a hundred of our most important crops including alfalfa, garlic, apples, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, citrus, melons, onion, almonds, turnips, parsley, sunflower, cranberries, and clover. Or how about this: For the past decade, the American military has been testing [bees'] potential as special agents in the war on drugs and terrorism. Bees are as sensitive to odor as dogs and can be trained to buzz in on drugs, explosives, landmines, and chemical weapons. Beat that as a winning opening gambit at a cocktail party. And that ain't all. Bishop charts the evolution of honey and beeswax harvesting through the ages, gives us an up-close look inside working beehives from ancient Egypt to the present day, interviews beekeepers, quotes bee chroniclers past and present (from Charles Darwin to contemporary Florida beekeeper Donald Smiley), reveals her rather clumsy foray into beekeeping in candid detail, studies bees' impact on religion and history,provides a selection of innovative recipes calling for honey. Through it all, Bishop never loses sight of the star of the show--the humble honey bee--or the crucial but largely unrewarded role they continue to play on our planet. And she does it with snappy prose and keen humor. Dogs be warned: if Bishop has her way, bees will be thepet of the future, or at least less likely to die at the end of a folded newspaper next time one buzzes in through an open window.
/book/show/16244622-a-life-observed?from_search=true	Devin Brown	A Life Observed: A Spiritual Biography of C. S. Lewis	C. S. Lewis is one of the most influential Christian writers of our time. The Chronicles of Narnia has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide and all Lewis's works are estimated to sell 6 million copies annually. At the fiftieth anniversary of his death, Lewis expert Devin Brown brings the beloved author's story to life in a fresh, accessible, and moving biography thrC. S. Lewis is one of the most influential Christian writers of our time. The Chronicles of Narnia has sold more than 100 million copies worldwide and all Lewis's works are estimated to sell 6 million copies annually. At the fiftieth anniversary of his death, Lewis expert Devin Brown brings the beloved author's story to life in a fresh, accessible, and moving biography through focusing on Lewis's spiritual journey.
/book/show/453544.Frank_Lloyd_Wright?from_search=true	Meryle Secrest	Frank Lloyd Wright: A Biography	Meryle Secrest'sfocuses on Wright's family history, personal adventures, and colorful friends and family. Secrest had unprecedented access to an archive of over one hundred thousand of Wright's letters, photographs, drawings, and books. She also interviewed surviving devotees, students, and relatives. The result is an explicit portrait of bMeryle Secrest'sfocuses on Wright's family history, personal adventures, and colorful friends and family. Secrest had unprecedented access to an archive of over one hundred thousand of Wright's letters, photographs, drawings, and books. She also interviewed surviving devotees, students, and relatives. The result is an explicit portrait of both the genius architect and the provocative con-man.Secrest seizes the themes most evocative of certain of our cultural myths, forging them into a coherent and emotionally plausible narrative.An engaging narrative.The real triumph of this biography . . . is the link it makes between Frank Lloyd Wright's personal life and his architecture.Secrest's achievement is to etch Wright's character in sharp relief. . . . [She] presents Wright in his every guise.-Blair Kamin,An extremely engaging profile.A spellbinding portrait.The best [biography] so far, a huge and definitive accumulation of fact.
/book/show/7736134-jesus?from_search=true	Paul  Johnson	Jesus: A Biography, from a Believer	
/book/show/13643028-darwin?from_search=true	Eugene Byrne Simon Gurr (Illustrations)	Darwin: A Graphic Biography	is an inspiring expedition into the physical and intellectual adventures of Charles Darwin. Presenting Darwin's life in a smart and entertaining graphic novel,attempts to not only educate the reader about Darwin but also the scientific world of the 1800s. The graphic medium is ideal for recreating a very specific timis an inspiring expedition into the physical and intellectual adventures of Charles Darwin. Presenting Darwin's life in a smart and entertaining graphic novel,attempts to not only educate the reader about Darwin but also the scientific world of the 1800s. The graphic medium is ideal for recreating a very specific time frame, succeeding in placing the reader right next to a young Darwin on a beetling expedition. With specimens in both hands, and anxious to get another, Darwin ends up stuffing the third beetle into his mouth. Darwin's life presented in this form is an inspirational tale for kids of all ages. They'll be sure to identify with a curious young Darwin finding his way on youthful adventures in the fields near his house. The ups, downs, and near-misses of Darwin's youth are portrayed honestly and without foreshadowing of his later fame. This is a key point for younger readers: that Darwin wasn't somehow predestined to greatness. He was curious, patient, and meticulous. He persevered--a great lesson about what science is all about.
/book/show/11918106-eight-cousins?from_search=true	Louisa May Alcott Golgotha Press	Eight Cousins (Annotated with Biography of Alcott and Plot Analysis)	Eight Cousins was published in 1875 and it is one of the few novels, if not the only one, where Alcott concentrates on one character. The protagonist of Eight Cousins is Rose Campbell.Some of Alcotts feminist ideals come through in Eight Cousins, as they do to some degree in all her novels. Rose is allowed to choose clothing that is healthier and less restrictive than tEight Cousins was published in 1875 and it is one of the few novels, if not the only one, where Alcott concentrates on one character. The protagonist of Eight Cousins is Rose Campbell.Some of Alcotts feminist ideals come through in Eight Cousins, as they do to some degree in all her novels. Rose is allowed to choose clothing that is healthier and less restrictive than the typical Victorian garb for girls and women. Alcott also has Rose learn a skill  albeit one that is traditional for women  housekeeping. She learns how to perform domestic chores with skill and efficiency. Rose is transformed from a timid orphan girl to an educated competent young woman in the course of one year.This annotated edition includes a biography and critical essay.
/book/show/17797257-margaret-thatcher?from_search=true	Charles   Moore	Margaret Thatcher: The Authorized Biography, Volume 1: From Grantham to the Falklands	With unequaled authority and dramatic detail, the first volume of Charles Moores authorized biography of Margaret Thatcher reveals as never before the early life, rise to power, and first years as prime minister of the woman who transformed Britain and the world in the late twentieth century. Moore has had unique access to all of Thatchers private and governmental papersWith unequaled authority and dramatic detail, the first volume of Charles Moores authorized biography of Margaret Thatcher reveals as never before the early life, rise to power, and first years as prime minister of the woman who transformed Britain and the world in the late twentieth century. Moore has had unique access to all of Thatchers private and governmental papers, and interviewed her and her family extensively for this book. Many of her former colleagues and intimates have also shared previously unseen papers, diaries, and letters, and spoken frankly to him, knowing that what they revealed would not be published until after her death. The book immediately supersedes all other biographies and sheds much new light on the whole spectrum of British political life from Thatchers entry into Parliament in 1959 to what was arguably the zenith of her powervictory in the Falklands in 1982.Drawing on an extraordinary cache of letters to her sister Muriel, Moore illuminates Thatchers youth, her relationship with her parents, and her early romantic attachments, including her first encounters with Denis Thatcher and their courtship and marriage. Moore brilliantly depicts her determination and boldness from the very beginning of her political career and gives the fullest account of her wresting the Tory leadership from former prime minister Edward Heath at a moment when no senior figure in the party dared to challenge him. His account of Thatchers dramatic relationship with Ronald Reagan is riveting. This book also explores in compelling detail the obstacles and indignities that Thatcher encountered as a woman in what was still overwhelmingly a mans world.Moores admiration for Thatcher is evident, yet his portrait is convincingly clear-eyed, conveying both how remarkable she was and how infuriating she could be, her extraordinary grasp at mastering policy and what needed to be done, and her surprising vulnerabilities. At the moment when Margaret Thatcher becomes a part of history, Moores portrait enlivens her, compellingly re-creating the circumstances and experiences that shaped one of the most significant world leaders of the postwar era.
/book/show/1013335.Porter_Rockwell?from_search=true	Richard Lloyd Dewey	Porter Rockwell: A Biography	Read the true story of Brigham Young's bodyguard - a man history (and Hollywood) has completely overlooked - the only man to kill more outlaws than Wyatt Earp, Doc Holladay, Tom Horn, and Batt masterson . . . combined. A man who believed from a blessing he received from Joseph Smith that if he never cut his hair he could never die in a fight. Assassins ambushed him, but noRead the true story of Brigham Young's bodyguard - a man history (and Hollywood) has completely overlooked - the only man to kill more outlaws than Wyatt Earp, Doc Holladay, Tom Horn, and Batt masterson . . . combined. A man who believed from a blessing he received from Joseph Smith that if he never cut his hair he could never die in a fight. Assassins ambushed him, but no one could kill him, as confirmed by the Deseret News in 1918, stating he had passed through dangers unscathed, as numerous as those recorded in the most lurid fiction after it had interviewed numerous settlers who had known him. Gunfighters traveled hundreds of miles to get him - none succeeded. Outlaws actually sang compfire ballads about him. Latter-day Saints are proud to view him as a folk hero. Reading this book allows us to see what a real hero is. Famed British journalist Jules Remy wrote in 1861, He is the stuff from which heroes are wrought. It is he who is ever at hand where there is a sacrifice to be made which can be of advantage to the oppressed. Richard Lloyd Dewey quotes hundreds of original sources - journals, letters, and court records - some from sources never before tapped - and weaves them all together in fascinating form. In the process he clarifies the controversies, dispels the shadows, and melts away the myriads of anti-Mormon myths. Journalistic, fast-flowing writing sweeps you through explosive early Mormon history with charm and style. He reports little known events and unravels a bizarre yet faith-promoting tale. The Deseret News of 1986 reports, The writing is slick and the pace is fast. Dewey has done his homework. It's a story told with breadth and feeling . . . the most intriguing, ACCURATE account yet of Orrin Porter Rockwell. Also the most comprehensive, by far. As the definitive work on him, this fascinating, epic biography is as exciting to read as a first-rate novel. Beautifully illustrated by western artist Clark Kelley Price.
/book/show/13313.Mark_Rothko?from_search=true	James E.B. Breslin	Mark Rothko: A Biography	A book of heroic dimensions, this is the first full-length biography of one of the greatest artists of the twentieth centurya man as fascinating, difficult, and compelling as the paintings he produced. Drawing on exclusive access to Mark Rothko's personal papers and over one hundred interviews with artists, patrons, and dealers, James Breslin tells the story of a life inA book of heroic dimensions, this is the first full-length biography of one of the greatest artists of the twentieth centurya man as fascinating, difficult, and compelling as the paintings he produced. Drawing on exclusive access to Mark Rothko's personal papers and over one hundred interviews with artists, patrons, and dealers, James Breslin tells the story of a life in artthe personal costs and professional triumphs, the convergence of genius and ego, the clash of culture and commerce. Breslin offers us not only an enticing look at Rothko as a person, but delivers a lush, in-depth portrait of the New York art scene of the 1930s, 40s, and 50sthe world of Abstract Expressionism, of Pollock, Rothko, de Kooning, and Klein, which would influence artists for generations to come.In Breslin, Rothko has the ideal biographerthorough but never tedious, a good storyteller with an ear for the spoken word, fond but not fawning, and possessed of a most rare ability to comment on non-representational art without sounding preposterous.Robert Kiely,Breslin impressively recreates Mark Rothko's troubled nature, his tormented life, and his disturbing canvases. . . . The artist's paintings become almost tangible within Breslin's pages, and Rothko himself emerges as an alarming physical force.Robert Warde,This remains beyond question the finest biography so far devoted to an artist of the New York School.-Arthur C. Danto,Clearly written, full of intelligent insights, and thorough.Hayden Herrera,Breslin spent seven years working on this book, and he has definitely done his homework.-Nancy M. Barnes,He's made the tragedy of his subject's life the more poignant.Eric Gibson,Mr. Breslin's book is, in my opinion, the best life of an American painter that has yet been written . . . a biographical classic. It is painstakingly researched, fluently written and unfailingly intelligent in tracing the tragic course of its subject's tormented character.Hilton Kramer,, front page reviewJames E. B. Breslin (1936-1996) was professor of English at the University of California, Berkeley, and author ofand.
/book/show/7554640-and-pran?from_search=true	Bunny Reuben	. . . and Pran: A Biography	The following book is a riveting life story of Indian cinema's most memorable villain. For the better part of the twentieth century, he was recognized as the eponymous 'bad man' of Indian cinema. Whether a sadistic despot or a malicious village bully, a dissolute city animal or a wicked anti-national, Pran portrayed the infinite shades of evil with consummate ease. Such waThe following book is a riveting life story of Indian cinema's most memorable villain. For the better part of the twentieth century, he was recognized as the eponymous 'bad man' of Indian cinema. Whether a sadistic despot or a malicious village bully, a dissolute city animal or a wicked anti-national, Pran portrayed the infinite shades of evil with consummate ease. Such was the impact that, if for centuries, not a single person has been name Ravana, then for over three decades after Independence, almost no male child was named Pran, because he was 'branded' as the personification of evil. While Pran perfected the art of portraying evil in all its dimensions, he also immortalized the 'good' image in some of the most memorable characterizations ever seen on the Indian screen. Whatever the role, each performance was suffused with originality and imagination. By his use of highly stylized mannerisms, unusual get-ups, realistic make-up and different accents, Pran succeeded in rising above the ordinary, in turning stereotypes into unforgettable characters. This biography unveils the life and times of one of India's most important actors. Not only does it bring to light a career that spans more than six decades and 350 films, but it also presents an intimate portrait of the man behind the image.
/book/show/12191.Joseph_Conrad?from_search=true	Jeffrey Meyers	Joseph Conrad: A Biography	In Joseph Conrad: A Biography, acclaimed writer Jeffrey Meyers presents the definitive account of the life of Joseph Conrad (1857-1924), author of Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, Nostromo, and many other landmarks in modern literature. Meyers' biography, published for the first time in paperback by Cooper Square Press, is the first biography of the author in many years. JosepIn Joseph Conrad: A Biography, acclaimed writer Jeffrey Meyers presents the definitive account of the life of Joseph Conrad (1857-1924), author of Heart of Darkness, Lord Jim, Nostromo, and many other landmarks in modern literature. Meyers' biography, published for the first time in paperback by Cooper Square Press, is the first biography of the author in many years. Joseph Conrad brings to light new information about Conrad's life and its impact on his fiction: new models emerge for his characters, including Heart of Darkness' Kurtz, and Meyers also examines in great detail Conrad's relationship with the wild and beautiful American journalist Jane Anderson.
/book/show/3710265-diana-princess-of-wales?from_search=true	Penny Junor	Diana, Princess of Wales: A Biography	
/book/show/1695207.Rahul_Dravid?from_search=true	V. Jaishankar	Rahul Dravid: A Biography	This work, a biography of the living legend, is the result of exhaustive research of the rise of Rahul Dravid from his childhood and early days and highlights the success, agony and triumphs of his chequered career in the world of cricket. It etches in print, for the first time, his flawless techniques and outstanding acheivements, and focuses on his temperament and the meThis work, a biography of the living legend, is the result of exhaustive research of the rise of Rahul Dravid from his childhood and early days and highlights the success, agony and triumphs of his chequered career in the world of cricket. It etches in print, for the first time, his flawless techniques and outstanding acheivements, and focuses on his temperament and the meticulous manner in which he prepares himself mentally and physically for any major tour. As such, it makes an interesting read for the lovers of cricket.
/book/show/29901574-trump?from_search=true	Ted Rall	Trump: A Graphic Biography	Real Estate Billionaire. Reality TV star. President?Donald Trump inherited a fortune from his father. But he wanted more.Shrewd and indefatigable, he never missed an opportunity to expand his holdings. He transformed himself into an international brand. He marketed his personality into a product.He built an empire. But that wasn t enough. He wanted to be President, andReal Estate Billionaire. Reality TV star. President?Donald Trump inherited a fortune from his father. But he wanted more.Shrewd and indefatigable, he never missed an opportunity to expand his holdings. He transformed himself into an international brand. He marketed his personality into a product.He built an empire. But that wasn t enough. He wanted to be President, and he waswilling to do and say whatever it took.Donald Trump, who never held political office, pulled off his ultimate acquisition: the hostile takeover of the Republican Party.Everyone was shocked except those who knew him.
/book/show/4885316-christina-stead?from_search=true	Hazel Rowley	Christina Stead: A Biography	Christina Stead was a hugely unapproachable person who detested self-revelation and, late in life, destroyed many of her private papers. Would-be biographers were held at arm's length, and any so foolhardy as to persevere found doors slammed and projects aborted. Only Hazel Rowley managed to stay the course, persuading Stead's estate as well as her friends, colleagues, andChristina Stead was a hugely unapproachable person who detested self-revelation and, late in life, destroyed many of her private papers. Would-be biographers were held at arm's length, and any so foolhardy as to persevere found doors slammed and projects aborted. Only Hazel Rowley managed to stay the course, persuading Stead's estate as well as her friends, colleagues, and family members to cooperate, thereby gaining access to private papers and privileged memories. The result is an intellectually rigorous yet dramatically riveting book that brings alive this odd and furious woman who was often her own worst enemy but who stands with very few as one of the truly important literary figures of her age. Born in Australia in 1902, Christina Stead sailed for England at the age of twenty-six, not to return home until she was seventy-two. An intensely private person and an incredibly cantankerous one, Stead lived a life that was stormy, eccentric, and brave. She was highly political and maddeningly contentious - few would call her easy in life or in fiction. And yet, in her lifetime, her work was likened to that of Balzac, Joyce, Ibsen, and Tolstoy. But, in fact, it was uniquely her own.
/book/show/22590695-the-true-lives-of-my-chemical-romance?from_search=true	Tom Bryant	The True Lives of My Chemical Romance: The Definitive Biography	My Chemical Romance were the most significant band in alternative rock for the last decade. Inspirational, original, stunningly creative, they forged an extraordinary connection with their fans.Author Tom Bryant was given unparalleled access to the band over the years and now he draws on interviews with Gerard Way and his brother Mikey, Ray Toro and Frank Iero, as well asMy Chemical Romance were the most significant band in alternative rock for the last decade. Inspirational, original, stunningly creative, they forged an extraordinary connection with their fans.Author Tom Bryant was given unparalleled access to the band over the years and now he draws on interviews with Gerard Way and his brother Mikey, Ray Toro and Frank Iero, as well as friends and associates, to bring their stories to life. In this unauthorized biography, he takes us behind the scenes from their very first gig in front of thirty kids in New Jersey - the Ways downing beer to calm their nerves - to international arena-storming superstardom. He sheds light on the personal demons the bandmates battled and the haunted recording session that resulted in the brilliance of The Black Parade. He also explores the genesis of their music, the constant reinvention that culminated in the visual splendour of Danger Days: The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys, and the strains that led to their split in 2013.Insightful and revealing, The True Lives of My Chemical Romance is the definitive biography of the most adored rock band this century, a story of self-belief and the pursuit of dreams.
/book/show/2290394.Long_Live_the_King?from_search=true	Lyn Tornabene	Long Live the King: A Biography of Clark Gable	What distinguishes Long Live The King from most other biographies is the quality of research and depth of insight which penetrates the cloak of legend surrounding this complex, fascinating individual. From studio archives and other primary source material never before published or made known, emerges an engrossing portrait, not only of Gable but of the bygone Hollywood inWhat distinguishes Long Live The King from most other biographies is the quality of research and depth of insight which penetrates the cloak of legend surrounding this complex, fascinating individual. From studio archives and other primary source material never before published or made known, emerges an engrossing portrait, not only of Gable but of the bygone Hollywood in which he worked.
/book/show/18243619-kate-middleton-duchess-of-cambridge?from_search=true	Susan Barnett Braun	Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge: A Biography for Children	Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, is known to most of the world as Kate Middleton. She was an ordinary girl on her way to an ordinary life until she met her Prince Charming.Now, she appears on television and in magazines. She wears beautiful, expensive clothing and travels all over the world. One day, she will be Queen of England. But along the way, she was bullied as a scCatherine, Duchess of Cambridge, is known to most of the world as Kate Middleton. She was an ordinary girl on her way to an ordinary life until she met her Prince Charming.Now, she appears on television and in magazines. She wears beautiful, expensive clothing and travels all over the world. One day, she will be Queen of England. But along the way, she was bullied as a schoolgirl and she waited nearly ten years before marrying Prince William.Learn more about Kates road to royalty in this book!Lexile level 930 (same as the Little House on the Prairie books).Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge: A Biography for Children will appeal to girls eager to learn more about the most popular royal since Princess Diana. Full-color photos; timeline that places Kate's life events into context next to world historical events.
/book/show/10203816-atlantic?from_search=true	Simon Winchester	Atlantic: The Biography of an Ocean	Atlantic is a biography of a tremendous space that has been central to the ambitions of explorers, scientists, and warriors, and continues profoundly to affect our character, attitudes, and dreams. Simon Winchester makes the Atlantic come vividly alive. Spanning the ocean's story from its geological origins to the age of exploration--covering the Vikings, the Irish, theAtlantic is a biography of a tremendous space that has been central to the ambitions of explorers, scientists, and warriors, and continues profoundly to affect our character, attitudes, and dreams. Simon Winchester makes the Atlantic come vividly alive. Spanning the ocean's story from its geological origins to the age of exploration--covering the Vikings, the Irish, the Basques, John Cabot, and Christopher Columbus in the north, and the Portuguese and the Spanish in the south--and from World War II battles to today's struggles with pollution and overfishing, his narrative is epic, intimate, and awe inspiring. More than a mere history, this is an unforgettable journey of unprecedented scope by one of the most gifted writers in the English language.
/book/show/1955303.Wilbur_and_Orville?from_search=true	Fred Howard	Wilbur and Orville: A Biography of the Wright Brothers	In the waning days of the 19th century and on the eve of a new technological era, French, English, and American inventors (as well as a host of charlatans, stuntmen, and profiteers) were racing to be the first to achieve powered, heavier-than-air flight. At the center of this activity were two little-known bicycle mechanics from Dayton, Ohio  Wilbur and Orville Wright.ThiIn the waning days of the 19th century and on the eve of a new technological era, French, English, and American inventors (as well as a host of charlatans, stuntmen, and profiteers) were racing to be the first to achieve powered, heavier-than-air flight. At the center of this activity were two little-known bicycle mechanics from Dayton, Ohio  Wilbur and Orville Wright.This highly regarded volume, considered by many to be the definitive study of the Wrights, tells the full story of the brothers' lives and works: from their early childhood and initial fascination with flight, through the years of experimentation with gliders on the sand dunes of Indiana, to the exhilarating days on the Outer Banks of North Carolina where they perfected the design for the initial flyer, culminating in the historic first flight in December, 1903, at Kitty Hawk. The book also relates in detail the bitter patent fight and exhausting legal battles that followed as well as Wilbur's untimely death and Orville's later years.Author Fred Howard, an expert on early aviation technology and member of the team that edited a multi-volume edition of the Wright brothers' papers for the Library of Congress, is uniquely qualified to tell this story. He not only provides a remarkable account of the brothers' enormous achievements, but has also captured the spirit of an extraordinary era, paying tribute to the contributions of such legendary aviation pioneers as Octave Chanute, Samuel Pierpont Langley, Glenn Curtiss, Alberto Santos-Dumont, Louis Blriot, and many others.Unparalleled in its scope and colorful depiction of the Wright brothers and their times, this authoritative and thoroughly entertaining work will thrill and delight aviation buffs, students of American history, and anyone fascinated by the early days of flight.
/book/show/18302655-walt-disney?from_search=true	Biography Series	Walt Disney	This is a short biography of Walt Disney.Walter Elias Disney was born in Chicago, Illinois on December 5, 1901.He developed a love of drawing, and by 18, he became a draftsman at a Kansas City art studio.His very first job in the art world was at a small company where he met Ub Iwerks, who turned out to be a fantastic animator later in his life.Grab your copy now!
/book/show/203689.AWARA_MASIHA_Biography_of_Sharat_Chandra_Chatterjee_Text_in_Hindi?from_search=true	Vishnu Prabhakar	AWARA MASIHA (Biography of Sharat Chandra Chatterjee) - Text in Hindi	,      ,              -,      ,              -,          ,(    )
/book/show/3080398-lex-luthor?from_search=true	James D. Hudnall Eduardo Barreto Adam Kubert (Illustrator)	Lex Luthor: The Unauthorized Biography	Peter Sands es un periodista de segunda que intenta apuntar alto con una biografa no autorizada de Lex Luthor. Cuanto ms se acerca a la verdad, a la corrupcin bajo la fachada filantrpica de Luthor, Sands va descubriendo que ha mordido mucho ms de lo que puede mascar Comienza a recibir amenazas de muerte, sus informadores comienzan a avisarle de que lo deje, y al finaPeter Sands es un periodista de segunda que intenta apuntar alto con una biografa no autorizada de Lex Luthor. Cuanto ms se acerca a la verdad, a la corrupcin bajo la fachada filantrpica de Luthor, Sands va descubriendo que ha mordido mucho ms de lo que puede mascar Comienza a recibir amenazas de muerte, sus informadores comienzan a avisarle de que lo deje, y al final, cuando pide ayuda, desesperado, a Clark Kent para que contacte a Superman, ya es demasiado tarde Un cmic mucho ms de serie negra que de superhroes que cuenta los entresijos ms sucios del mayor enemigo de Superman.
/book/show/539065.Elvis_Costello?from_search=true	Tony Clayton-Lea	Elvis Costello: A Biography	Elvis Costello arrives at the turn of the millennium generally recognized as one of the most important and influential stars of popular music. There are very few songwriters who can match his output on an album-to-album basis and none -- perhaps with the exception of Bob Dylan -- who can match his depth of passion and lyrical deftness. Born in London in 1955 as Declan PatrElvis Costello arrives at the turn of the millennium generally recognized as one of the most important and influential stars of popular music. There are very few songwriters who can match his output on an album-to-album basis and none -- perhaps with the exception of Bob Dylan -- who can match his depth of passion and lyrical deftness. Born in London in 1955 as Declan Patrick McManus, he left school at seventeen, working as a computer operator by day and a folksinger by night. His first album, My Aim Is True, released in 1977, hit the charts and became the biggest import album of the decade when it crossed the Atlantic on the CBS/Columbia label. On his first U.S. tour, when a clash with Stephen Stills and Bonnie Bramlet turned ugly, Costello flew back home with death threats ringing in his ears. In the twenty years since, there have been twenty-three more albums that have made pop-music history. Tony Clayton-Lea tells the fascinating life story of an icon of the rock world -- the hits, the drugs, the drink, the women, the critics, and the record companies -- who once said it was his ultimate vocation in life to be an irritant.
/book/show/6225202-taylor-lautner?from_search=true	Lexi Ryals	Taylor Lautner: An Unauthorized Biography	Taylor Lautner burned up the silver screen as Jacob Black in the movie version of Stephenie Meyer's New York Times bestselling novel Twilight. Now he's back - and buffer than ever - as the hunky werewolf Jacob in New Moon, the second installment of the series, which releases in November 2009. We've got all the juicy details on this heartthrob - plus four pages of color phoTaylor Lautner burned up the silver screen as Jacob Black in the movie version of Stephenie Meyer's New York Times bestselling novel Twilight. Now he's back - and buffer than ever - as the hunky werewolf Jacob in New Moon, the second installment of the series, which releases in November 2009. We've got all the juicy details on this heartthrob - plus four pages of color photos and a brand-new, even cuter cover photo!
/book/show/104269.George_Sand?from_search=true	Curtis Cate	George Sand: A Biography	A biography of the 19th century author, George Sand, discussing her personal life, her literary achievements, and her relationships with other artistic figures of her time.
/book/show/304384.Kerouac?from_search=true	Paul Maher Jr. David Amran (Foreword by)	Kerouac: The Definitive Biography	This is the authoritative biography of legendary writer, poet, and Beat Generation icon Jack Kerouac (1922-1969), whose novel On the Road catapulted him to the forefront of the literary world and influenced budding writers for generation to come. Here, Paul Maher offers not a linear study of Kerouac's life, but an integrated pastiche of his life and work. He investigates tThis is the authoritative biography of legendary writer, poet, and Beat Generation icon Jack Kerouac (1922-1969), whose novel On the Road catapulted him to the forefront of the literary world and influenced budding writers for generation to come. Here, Paul Maher offers not a linear study of Kerouac's life, but an integrated pastiche of his life and work. He investigates the key relationships that affected his development as an artist, including his three wives, numerous girlfriends, and beloved mother. He also provided insight into Kerouac's spontaneous prose, with its echoes of jazz, in The Subterraneans, The Dharma Bums, Big Sur, Desolation Angels as well as some of his lesser known works.
/book/show/1739908.Anthony_Hopkins?from_search=true	Quentin Falk	Anthony Hopkins: The Biography	Winning the 1992 Best Actor Oscar for his chilling performance as Dr. Hannibal Lecter inoverwhelmingly confirmed Anthony Hopkins' star status. He has since been nominated a further three times and has become a huge force in Hollywood, with more recent films such as,,, andOliver Stone's. Largely cowritWinning the 1992 Best Actor Oscar for his chilling performance as Dr. Hannibal Lecter inoverwhelmingly confirmed Anthony Hopkins' star status. He has since been nominated a further three times and has become a huge force in Hollywood, with more recent films such as,,, andOliver Stone's. Largely cowritten with the cooperation of Anthony Hopkins, his family, friends, colleagues, and critics, Quentin Falk's acclaimed biography has been fully updated to include his latest film roles, details of how he has now become a United Statescitizen, and his marriage to third wife Stella Aroyave.
/book/show/546908.Rush?from_search=true	Jon Collins	Rush: Chemistry: The Definitive Biography	Acclaimed Marillion biographer Jon Collins draws on hundreds of hours of new interviews to tell the full in-depth story of the enduring Canadian trio who refused to compromise their music and avoided the typical rock and roll lifestyle. From early days in Canada to platinum albums, stadium shows, and the worlds stage, taking in tragedy, triumphs, and a wealth of great musAcclaimed Marillion biographer Jon Collins draws on hundreds of hours of new interviews to tell the full in-depth story of the enduring Canadian trio who refused to compromise their music and avoided the typical rock and roll lifestyle. From early days in Canada to platinum albums, stadium shows, and the worlds stage, taking in tragedy, triumphs, and a wealth of great music, this is the meticulous and definitive study of one of rocks great enigmas. From early triumphs such as the classic concept album, on to their first hit single Spirit of Radio and beyond to, Tom Sawyer, and more pop-oriented 1990s material, Rush have continued to make groundbreaking and original music that has sold in the millions.
/book/show/19479181-journey-to-the-center-of-the-earth-by-jules-verne-ultimate-edition---una?from_search=true	Jules Verne Darryl Marks	JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH BY JULES VERNE ULTIMATE EDITION - Unabridged Complete Legendary Book PLUS BIOGRAPHY [ANNOTATED]	JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH' ULTIMATE EDITIONDo you want the best Kindle Journey to the Center of the Earth Edition you can get, with Jules Vernes celebrated book?PLUS a Jules Verne biography?AND Extras Bonus Material?Then you want this 'Journey to the Center of the Earth Ultimate Edition from Everlasting Flames  designed just for you.THE 'MUST-HAVE' KINDJOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH' ULTIMATE EDITIONDo you want the best Kindle Journey to the Center of the Earth Edition you can get, with Jules Vernes celebrated book?PLUS a Jules Verne biography?AND Extras Bonus Material?Then you want this 'Journey to the Center of the Earth Ultimate Edition from Everlasting Flames  designed just for you.THE 'MUST-HAVE' KINDLE EDITIONEverlasting Flames is a #1 Publisher in the Kindle Store and presents this unbeatable edition.WHAT YOU GETIn this Kindle Edition, you get the following works:*JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH  the legendary book written by Jules Verne*THE LIFE OF JULES VERNE - a biography of Vernes amazing and intriguing life* A SELECTION OF INTERVIEWS AND ARTICLES ABOUT and WITH VERNE:Including:JULES VERNE AT HOME HIS OWN ACCOUNT OF HIS LIFE AND WORK REPORTED BY R. H. SHERARDJULES VERNE RE-VISITED BY ROBERT H. SHERARDA VISIT TO JULES VERNE AND VICTORIEN SARDOU BY EDMONDO DE AMICIS* EASY to use TABLE OF CONTENTSYOUR NEW WINDOW INTO VERNES WORLDImagine your pleasure of experiencing the magic of the book, and imagine yourself experiencing the wonder of the beloved characters. Then imagine yourself reading about Verne herself, discovering so much more about the man behind the wordsDON'T MISS OUTAs you read this, you understand why you want to get this unique edition because it is the best Kindle 'JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH' you can get.You already know you want the best edition you can get, so don't deny yourself! And don't accept other editions that are lacking.GET THIS ULTIMATE EDITION RIGHT NOW!AFTER YOUR PURCHASE PLEASE LOOK UP OTHER EVERLASTING FLAMES TITLES YOUR MIGHT LIKEOTHER INDIVIDUAL JULES VERNE WORKS ULTIMATE EDITIONS including:FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOONMICHAEL STROGOFFTHE UNDERGROUND CITYMASTER OF THE WORLDAROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS20 000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEAMYSTERIOUS ISLANDSHAKESPEARE ULTIMATE 213 Works including the 16 Rare Apocryphal PlaysOSCAR WILDE ULTIMATE COMPLETE WORKS 140+ Works PLUS 2 BIOGRAPHIESJANE AUSTEN COMPLETE ULTIMATE - 30+ Works PLUS RARITIES and BIOGRAPHYGEORGE ELIOT ULTIMATE - 20+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHY and POETRYBRONTE SISTERS ULTIMATE - Complete Novels and Poetry of Charlotte, Anne and Emily in One Book PLUS BIOGRAPHYOSCAR WILDE ULTIMATE COMPLETE WORKS 140+ Works PLUS 2 BIOGRAPHIESBUDDHISM ULTIMATE - 5 Famous Simple Books from the ExpertsWILLIAM BLAKE ULTIMATE 250+ Works and Rarites PLUS BIOGRAPHYWILLIAM WORDSWORTH ULTIMATE 300+ Works PLUS BiographyJOHN KEATS ULTIMATE 50+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHIESJOHN MILTON ULTIMATE 100+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYJOHN DONNE ULTIMATE 400+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYJOHN CLARE ULTIMATE ALL Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYPERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY ULTIMATE 180+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHIESTENNYSON ULTIMATE 300+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYLONGFELLOW ULTIMATE 600+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYULTIMATE MYTHOLOGY COLLECTION Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid Plus 50+ BooksBUDDHISM ULTIMATE - 5 Famous
/book/show/24423800-victoria?from_search=true	Julia Baird	Victoria: The Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire	Fromcolumnist Julia Baird comes a biography of Queen Victoria. Drawing on previously unpublished papers,is a new portrait of the real woman behind the mytha story of love and heartbreak, of devotion and grief, of strength and resilience.When Victoria was born, in 1819, the world was a very different place. Revolution wouFromcolumnist Julia Baird comes a biography of Queen Victoria. Drawing on previously unpublished papers,is a new portrait of the real woman behind the mytha story of love and heartbreak, of devotion and grief, of strength and resilience.When Victoria was born, in 1819, the world was a very different place. Revolution would begin to threaten many of Europes monarchies in the coming decades. In Britain, a generation of royals had indulged their whims at the publics expense, and republican sentiment was growing. The Industrial Revolution was transforming the landscape, and the British Empire was commanding ever larger tracts of the globe. Born into a world where woman were often powerless, during a century roiling with change, Victoria went on to rule the most powerful country on earth with a decisive hand.Fifth in line to the throne at the time of her birth, Victoria was an ordinary woman thrust into an extraordinary role. As a girl, she defied her mothers meddling and an advisers bullying, forging an iron will of her own. As a teenage queen, she eagerly grasped the crown and relished the freedom it brought her. At twenty years old, she fell passionately in love with Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, eventually giving birth to nine children. She loved sex and delighted in power. She was outspoken with her ministers, overstepping boundaries and asserting her opinions. After the death of her adored Albert, she began a controversial, intimate relationship with her servant John Brown. She survived eight assassination attempts over the course of her lifetime. And as science, technology, and democracy were dramatically reshaping the world, Victoria was a symbol of steadfastness and securityqueen of a quarter of the worlds population at the height of the British Empires reach.Drawing on sources that include revelations about Victorias relationship with John Brown, Julia Baird brings to life the story of a woman who struggled with so many of the things we do today: balancing work and family, raising children, navigating marital strife, losing parents, combating anxiety and self-doubt, finding an identity, searching for meaning.
/book/show/99374.Sylvia_Plath?from_search=true	Linda Wagner-Martin	Sylvia Plath: A Biography	The first biography of Sylvia Plath to draw on unpublished journals and letters, Sylvia Plath provides a detailed, objective, and illuminating portrait of this talented and tortured woman who is widely recognized as one of America's foremost poets of the 20th century. 20 pages of photos.
/book/show/71663.Mary_Todd_Lincoln?from_search=true	Jean H. Baker	Mary Todd Lincoln: A Biography	Mary Todd, daughter of the founders of Lexington, Kentucky, was raised in a world of frontier violence. First abandoned at the age of six when her mother died, Mary later fled a hostile stepmother for Springfield, where she met and, after a stormy romance, married the raw Illinois attorney, Abraham Lincoln. Their marriage lasted for twenty five years until his assassinatioMary Todd, daughter of the founders of Lexington, Kentucky, was raised in a world of frontier violence. First abandoned at the age of six when her mother died, Mary later fled a hostile stepmother for Springfield, where she met and, after a stormy romance, married the raw Illinois attorney, Abraham Lincoln. Their marriage lasted for twenty five years until his assassination, from which Mary never fully recovered. The desperate measures she took to win the acknowledgement she sought all her life led finally to the shock of a public insanity hearing instigated by her eldest son.
/book/show/17618.W_E_B_Du_Bois?from_search=true	David Levering Lewis	W.E.B. Du Bois: Biography of a Race, 1868-1919	This monumental biography--eight years in the research and writing--treats the early and middle phases of a long and intense career: a crucial fifty-year period that demonstrates how Du Bois changed forever the way Americans think about themselves.
/book/show/6659368-trotsky?from_search=true	Robert Service	Trotsky: A Biography	Robert Service completes his masterful trilogy on the founding figures of the Soviet Union in an eagerly anticipated, authoritative biography of Leon Trotsky.Trotsky is perhaps the most intriguing and, given his prominence, the most understudied of the Soviet revolutionaries. Using new archival sources including family letters, party and military correspondence, confidentiRobert Service completes his masterful trilogy on the founding figures of the Soviet Union in an eagerly anticipated, authoritative biography of Leon Trotsky.Trotsky is perhaps the most intriguing and, given his prominence, the most understudied of the Soviet revolutionaries. Using new archival sources including family letters, party and military correspondence, confidential speeches, and medical records, Service offers new insights into Trotsky. He discusses Trotsky s fractious relations with the leaders he was trying to bring into a unified party before 1914; his attempt to disguise his political closeness to Stalin; and his role in the early 1920s as the progenitor of political and cultural Stalinism. Trotsky evinced a surprisingly glacial and schematic approach to making revolution. Service recounts Trotsky s role in the botched German revolution of 1923; his willingness to subject Europe to a Red Army invasion in the 1920s; and his assumption that peasants could easily be pushed onto collective farms. Service also sheds light on Trotsky s character and personality: his difficulties with his Jewish background, the development of his oratorical skills and his preference for writing over politicking, his inept handling of political factions and coldness toward associates, and his aversion to assuming personal power.Although Trotsky s followers clung to the stubborn view of him as a pure revolutionary and a powerful intellect unjustly hounded into exile by Stalin, the reality is very different. This illuminating portrait of the man and his legacy sets the record straight.
/book/show/355904.Portrait_of_an_Artist?from_search=true	Laurie Lisle	Portrait of an Artist: A Biography of Georgia O'Keeffe	Georgia O'Keeffe, one of the most original painters America has ever produced, left behind a remarkable legacy when she died at the age of ninety-eight. Her vivid visual vocabulary--sensuous flowers, bleached bones against red sky and earth--had a stunning, profound, and lasting influence on American art.O'Keeffe's personal mystique is as intriguing and enduring as her boGeorgia O'Keeffe, one of the most original painters America has ever produced, left behind a remarkable legacy when she died at the age of ninety-eight. Her vivid visual vocabulary--sensuous flowers, bleached bones against red sky and earth--had a stunning, profound, and lasting influence on American art.O'Keeffe's personal mystique is as intriguing and enduring as her bold, brilliant canvases. Here is the first full account of her exceptional life-- from her girlhood and early days as a controversial art teacher, to her discovery by the pioneering photographer of the New York avant-garde, Alfred Stieglitz, to her seclusion in the New Mexico desert, where she lived until her death.And here is the story of a great romance between the extraordinary painter and her much older mentor, lover, and husband, Alfred Stieglitz. Renowned for her fierce independence, iron determination, and unique artistic vision, Georgia O'Keeffe is a twentieth-century legend who career spanned the history modern art in America.
/book/show/843764.America_s_Constitution?from_search=true	Akhil Reed Amar	America's Constitution: A Biography	In, one of this eras most accomplished constitutional law scholars, Akhil Reed Amar, gives the first comprehensive account of one of the worlds great political texts. Incisive, entertaining, and occasionally controversial, this biography of Americas framing document explains not only what the Constitution says but also why the Constitution saysIn, one of this eras most accomplished constitutional law scholars, Akhil Reed Amar, gives the first comprehensive account of one of the worlds great political texts. Incisive, entertaining, and occasionally controversial, this biography of Americas framing document explains not only what the Constitution says but also why the Constitution says it.We all know this much: the Constitution is neither immutable nor perfect. Amar shows us how the story of this one relatively compact document reflects the story of America more generally. (For example, much of the Constitution, including the glorious-sounding We the People, was lifted from existing American legal texts, including early state constitutions.) In short, the Constitution was as much a product of its environment as it was a product of its individual creators inspired genius.Despite the Constitutions flaws, its role in guiding our republic has been nothing short of amazing. Skillfully placing the document in the context of late-eighteenth-century American politics, Americas Constitution explains, for instance, whether there is anything in the Constitution that is unamendable; the reason America adopted an electoral college; why a president must be at least thirty-five years old; and whyfor now, at leastonly those citizens who were born under the American flag can become president.From his unique perspective, Amar also gives us unconventional wisdom about the Constitution and its significance throughout the nations history. For one thing, we see that the Constitution has been far more democratic than is conventionally understood. Even though the document was drafted by white landholders, a remarkably large number of citizens (by the standards of 1787) were allowed to vote up or down on it, and the documents later amendments eventually extended the vote to virtually all Americans.We also learn that the Founders Constitution was far more slavocratic than many would acknowledge: the three fifths clause gave the South extra political clout for every slave it owned or acquired. As a result, slaveholding Virginians held the presidency all but four of the Republics first thirty-six years, and proslavery forces eventually came to dominate much of the federal government prior to Lincolns election.Ambitious, even-handed, eminently accessible, and often surprising,is an indispensable work, bound to become a standard reference for any student of history and all citizens of the United States.
/book/show/20557055-the-scarlet-pimpernel-annotated-with-a-detailed-biography-of-the-autho?from_search=true	Emmuska Orczy	The Scarlet Pimpernel (Annotated) with a detailed Biography of the Author	The Scarlet Pimpernel is set in 1792, during the early stages of the French Revolution. Marguerite St. Just, a beautiful French actress, is the wife of wealthy English fop Sir Percy Blakeney, a baronet. Before their marriage, Marguerite took revenge upon the Marquis de St. Cyr, who had ordered her brother to be beaten for his romantic interest in the Marquis' daughter, witThe Scarlet Pimpernel is set in 1792, during the early stages of the French Revolution. Marguerite St. Just, a beautiful French actress, is the wife of wealthy English fop Sir Percy Blakeney, a baronet. Before their marriage, Marguerite took revenge upon the Marquis de St. Cyr, who had ordered her brother to be beaten for his romantic interest in the Marquis' daughter, with the unintended consequence of the Marquis and his sons being sent to the guillotine. When Percy found out, he became estranged from his wife. Marguerite, for her part, became disillusioned with Percy's shallow, dandyish lifestyle.Meanwhile, the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel, a secret society of 20 English aristocrats, one to command, and nineteen to obey, is engaged in rescuing their French counterparts from the daily executions. Their leader, the mysterious Scarlet Pimpernel, takes his nickname from the drawing of a small red flower with which he signs his messages. Despite being the talk of London society, only his followers and possibly the Prince of Wales know the Pimpernel's true identity. Like many others, Marguerite is entranced by the Pimpernel's daring exploits.At a ball attended by the Blakeneys, Percy's verse about the elusive Pimpernel makes the rounds and amuses the other guests. Meanwhile, Marguerite is blackmailed by the wily new French envoy to England, Citizen Chauvelin. Chauvelin's agents have stolen a letter incriminating her beloved brother Armand, proving that he is in league with the Pimpernel. Chauvelin offers to trade Armand's life for her help against the Pimpernel. Contemptuous of her seemingly witless and unloving husband, Marguerite does not go to him for help or advice. Instead, she passes along information which enables Chauvelin to learn the Pimpernel's true identity.Later that night, Marguerite finally tells her husband of the terrible danger threatening her brother and pleads for his assistance. Percy promises to save him. After Percy unexpectedly leaves for France, Marguerite discovers to her horror that he is the Pimpernel. He had hidden behind the persona of a dull, slow-witted fop in order to deceive the world. He had not told Marguerite because of his worry that she might betray him, as she had the Marquis de St. Cyr. Desperate to save her husband, she pursues Percy to France to warn him that Chauvelin knows his identity and his purpose.Percy openly approaches Chauvelin in a decrepit inn, but despite Chauvelin's best efforts, the Englishman manages to escape. Through a bold plan executed right under Chauvelin's nose, Percy rescues Marguerite's brother Armand and the Comte de Tournay, the father of a school friend of Marguerite's. Marguerite pursues Percy right to the very end, resolute that she must either warn him or share his fate.With Marguerite's love and courage amply proven, Percy's ardor is rekindled. Safely back on board their schooner, the Day Dream, the happily reconciled couple returns to England.Includes a biography of the Author
/book/show/8707487-justin-bieber?from_search=true	Chas Newkey-Burden	Justin Bieber: The Unauthorized Biography	Fresh-faced, charismatic, and impossibly cute, Justin Bieber isamulti-talented youngidolwho has taken the music world by storm.The first full-scale biographyof the singer tellshis sensational story,providingfanswith insights into his day-to-day world and the chance to see wFresh-faced, charismatic, and impossibly cute, Justin Bieber isamulti-talented youngidolwho has taken the music world by storm.The first full-scale biographyof the singer tellshis sensational story,providingfanswith insights into his day-to-day world and the chance to see what really makes him tick. At just16 years old, he has already achieved global recognition and number one hitsworldwide with his debut single and album. Bornin 1994, Justin grew up in the small city of Stratford in Canada, where his love of singing was apparent from an early age and he was an avid member of the local church choir. When his mom started posting videos on YouTube of her 13-year-oldson singing cover versions, hits on the site started building almost immediately and it wasn't long before he had fansof all ages, all over the world. In 2008, whenmusic-industry professional Scooter Braun became his manager, this young star was firmly on the path to stardom. His debut single One Time was released in 2009 and went into the top 30 in10 countries around the world, and his albumcaused instant excitement.Bieber's gorgeous looks, incredible voice, and sweet personality are driving Biebettes everywherewild, and his inspirational story is a must-have for his legions of fans the world over.
/book/show/11356928-bleak-house?from_search=true	Charles Dickens John Forster	Bleak House (Table of Contents, 400+ page Biography)	Bleak House is the ninth novel by Charles Dickens, published in twenty monthly installments between March 1852 and September 1853. It is held to be one of Dickens's finest novels, containing one of the most vast, complex and engaging arrays of minor characters and sub-plots in his entire canon. The story is told partly by the novel's heroine, Esther Summerson, and partly bBleak House is the ninth novel by Charles Dickens, published in twenty monthly installments between March 1852 and September 1853. It is held to be one of Dickens's finest novels, containing one of the most vast, complex and engaging arrays of minor characters and sub-plots in his entire canon. The story is told partly by the novel's heroine, Esther Summerson, and partly by an omniscient narrator. Memorable characters include the menacing lawyer Tulkinghorn, the friendly, but depressive John Jarndyce, and the childish and disingenuous Harold Skimpole, as well as the likeable but imprudent Richard Carstone.At the novel's core is long-running litigation in England's Court of Chancery, Jarndyce and Jarndyce, which has far-reaching consequences for all involved. This case revolves around a testator who apparently made several wills, all of them seeking to bequeath money and land surrounding the Manor of Marr in South Yorkshire. The litigation, which already has consumed years and sixty to seventy thousand pounds sterling in court costs, is emblematic of the failure of Chancery. Dickens's assault on the flaws of the British judiciary system is based in part on his own experiences as a law clerk, and in part on his experiences as a Chancery litigant seeking to enforce his copyright on his earlier books. His harsh characterisation of the slow, arcane Chancery law process gave memorable form to pre-existing widespread frustration with the system. Though Chancery lawyers and judges criticized Dickens's portrait of Chancery as exaggerated and unmerited, his novel helped to spur an ongoing movement that culminated in enactment of the legal reform in the 1870s. In fact, Dickens was writing just as Chancery was reforming itself, with the Six Clerks and Masters mentioned in Chapter One abolished in 1842 and 1852 respectively: the need for further reform was being widely debated. These facts raise an issue as to when Bleak House is actually set. Technically it must be before 1842, and at least some of his readers at the time would have been aware of this. However, there is some question as to whether this timeframe is consistent with some of the themes of the novel. The great English legal historian Sir William Holdsworth, set the action in 1827.
/book/show/276379.Witness_to_Hope?from_search=true	George Weigel	Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II	The Definitive Biography of Pope John Paul IIis the authoritative biography of one of the singular figures -- some might argue the singular figure -- of our time. With unprecedented cooperation from John Paul II and the people who knew and worked with him throughout his life, George Weigel offers a groundbreaking portrait of the Pope as a man, a thinker, anThe Definitive Biography of Pope John Paul IIis the authoritative biography of one of the singular figures -- some might argue the singular figure -- of our time. With unprecedented cooperation from John Paul II and the people who knew and worked with him throughout his life, George Weigel offers a groundbreaking portrait of the Pope as a man, a thinker, and a leader whose religious convictions defined a new approach to world politics -- and changed the course of history. As even his critics concede, John Paul II occupied a unique place on the world stage and put down intellectual markers that no one could ignore or avoid as humanity entered a new millennium fraught with possibility and danger.The Pope was a man of prodigious energy who played a crucial yet insufficiently explored role in some of the most momentous events of our time, including the collapse of European communism, the quest for peace in the Middle East, and the democratic transformation of Latin America. This updated edition of Witness to Hope explains how this man from a far country did all of that, and much more -- and what both his accomplishments and the unfinished business of his pontificate mean for the future of the Church and the world.
/book/show/455388.Nietzsche?from_search=true	Rdiger Safranski	Nietzsche: A Philosophical Biography	No other modern philosopher has proved as influential as Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) and none is as poorly understood. In the first new biography in decades, Rdiger Safranski, one of the foremost living Nietzsche scholars, re-creates the anguished life of Nietzsche while simultaneously assessing the philosophical implications of his morality, religion, and art. StruggNo other modern philosopher has proved as influential as Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900) and none is as poorly understood. In the first new biography in decades, Rdiger Safranski, one of the foremost living Nietzsche scholars, re-creates the anguished life of Nietzsche while simultaneously assessing the philosophical implications of his morality, religion, and art. Struggling to break away from the oppressive burdens of the past, Nietzsche invented a unique philosophy based on compulsive self-consciousness and constant self-revision. As groundbreaking as it will be long-lasting, this biography offers a brilliant, multifaceted portrait of a towering figure.
/book/show/25224444-white-fang?from_search=true	Jack London Golgotha Press (Editor)	White Fang (Annotated - Includes Essay and Biography)	Jack London's classic work with biography about the life and times of London, essay about the history of the book, and an active table of contents.White Fang is a companion novel (and a thematic mirror) to London's best-known work, The Call of the Wild, which concerns a kidnapped, domesticated dog turning into a wild animal.To find out more about Golgotha Press, visitJack London's classic work with biography about the life and times of London, essay about the history of the book, and an active table of contents.White Fang is a companion novel (and a thematic mirror) to London's best-known work, The Call of the Wild, which concerns a kidnapped, domesticated dog turning into a wild animal.To find out more about Golgotha Press, visit
/book/show/1078824.Caesar?from_search=true	Christian Meier	Caesar: A Biography	As politician and diplomat, writer and lover, but above all as a military genius, Julius Caesar is one of the perennially fascinating figures in historyBoswell called him the greatest man of any age. Christian Meier's authoritative and accessible biography is the definitive modern account of Caesar's life and career, setting Caesar's life story against the rich politicaAs politician and diplomat, writer and lover, but above all as a military genius, Julius Caesar is one of the perennially fascinating figures in historyBoswell called him the greatest man of any age. Christian Meier's authoritative and accessible biography is the definitive modern account of Caesar's life and career, setting Caesar's life story against the rich political and social background of the Late Roman Republic.
/book/show/24849.A_Childhood?from_search=true	Harry Crews Michael McCurdy (Illustrator)	A Childhood: The Biography of a Place	is the unforgettable memoir of Harry Crews' earliest years, a sharply remembered portrait of the people, locales, and circumstances that shaped him--and destined him to be a storyteller. Crews was born in the middle of the Great Depression, in a one-room sharecropper's cabin at the end of a dirt road in rural South Georgia. If Bacon County was a place of grindiis the unforgettable memoir of Harry Crews' earliest years, a sharply remembered portrait of the people, locales, and circumstances that shaped him--and destined him to be a storyteller. Crews was born in the middle of the Great Depression, in a one-room sharecropper's cabin at the end of a dirt road in rural South Georgia. If Bacon County was a place of grinding poverty, poor soil, and blood feuds, it was also a deeply mystical place, where snakes talked, birds could possess a small boy by spitting in his mouth, and faith healers and conjure women kept ghosts and devils at bay.At once shocking and elegiac, heartrending and comical,not only recalls the transforming events of Crews's youth but conveys his growing sense of self in a world in which survival depended on raw courage, a courage born out of desperation and sustained by a lack of alternatives.Amid portraits of relatives and neighbors, Bacon County lore, and details of farm life, Crews tells of his father's death; his friendship with Willalee Bookatee, the son of a black hired hand; his bout with polio; his mother and stepfather's failing marriage; his near-fatal scalding at a hog-killing; and a five-month sojourn in Jacksonville, Florida. These and other memories define, with reverence and affection, Harry Crews's childhood world: its people and its customs and all its loveliness and all its ugliness. Imaginative and gripping,re-creates in detail one writer's search for past and self, a search for a time and place lost forever except in memory.
/book/show/17345198-nicholson?from_search=true	Marc Eliot	Nicholson: A Biography	For five decades, Jack Nicholson has been part of film history. With twelve Oscar nominations to his credit and legendary roles in films likeandNicholson creaFor five decades, Jack Nicholson has been part of film history. With twelve Oscar nominations to his credit and legendary roles in films likeandNicholson creates original, memorable characters like no other actor of his generation. And his personal life has been no less of an adventureNicholson has always been at the center of the Hollywood elite and has courted some of the most famous and beautiful women in the world.Relying on years of extensive research and interviews with insiders who know Nicholson best, acclaimed biographer Marc Eliot sheds new light on Nicholson's life on and off the screen. From Nicholsons working class childhood in New Jersey, where family secrets threatened to tear his family apart, to raucous nights on the town with Warren Beatty and tumultuous relationships with starlets like Michelle Phillips, Anjelica Huston, and Lara Flynn Boyle, to movie sets working with such legendary directors and costars as Dennis Hopper, Stanley Kubrick, Meryl Streep, and Roman Polanski, Eliot paints a sweeping picture of the breadth of Nicholsons fifty-year career in film, as well as an intimate portrait of his personal life.Equally at home on the bookshelves of serious film historians and fans of compulsively readable Hollywood biographies,is both a comprehensive tribute to a film legend and an entertaining look at a truly remarkable life.
/book/show/25053252-thoughts-of-the-emperor-marcus-aurelius-antoninus---the-complete-work-pl?from_search=true	Marcus Aurelius Israel Bouseman	Thoughts of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus - The Complete Work Plus an Overview, Summary, Analysis and Author Biography	The emperor Marcus Aurelius, the proverbial philosopher-king, produced in Greek a Roman manual of piety, the Meditations, whose impact has been felt for ages since. Here, for our age, is his great work presented in its entirety, strongly introduced and freshly, elegantly translated.
/book/show/21879015-12-years-a-slave-annotated-with-original-illustrations-timeline-biog?from_search=true	Solomon Northup Harriet Beecher Stowe Harriet Jacobs	12 Years a Slave (Annotated) with Original Illustrations, Timeline, Biography & Quiz PLUS Five Classic Slave Narratives Incl. Uncle Tom's Cabin	Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup* Timeline* Biography of Solomon Northup* 120 Questions - Test Your Memory!* Original Illustrations* 5 Additional Slave Narratives* Downloadable Free Audio Links* Individual Table of Contents for Each BookThe 6 slave narratives include:by Solomon NorthupTwelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup* Timeline* Biography of Solomon Northup* 120 Questions - Test Your Memory!* Original Illustrations* 5 Additional Slave Narratives* Downloadable Free Audio Links* Individual Table of Contents for Each BookThe 6 slave narratives include:by Solomon Northup (1808-1863 or 1875) - Published 1853by Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) - Published 1852by Harriet Jacobs under the name Linda Brent (1813-1897) - Published 1861by Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) - Published 1845by Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) - Published 1901by Sarah H. Bradford (18181912) - Published 1886There are even downloadable free audio links for Twelve Years a Slave, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and Up From Slavery.A stark reminder of the brutality of slavery and the indomitable spirit of humanity. Now an Oscar winning film.The best-selling novel of the 19th century and the book credited with fueling the abolitionist cause that led to the Civil War. Harriet Beecher Stowe was the person to whom Solomon Northup dedicated his book.A heart-rending look at the unique pressures on female slaves; ranging from sexual abuse to the loss of their children and the harsh and often jealous treatment received from mistresses.One of the most famous slave narratives of his day and ours. Frederick Douglass details his journey from the slave to freeman, orator and abolitionist.The autobiography of Booker T. Washington tells us of his life as a child slave during the civil war through to his attempts years later to help black people help themselves via education.Sarah Hopkins Bradford tells the story of Harriet Tubman, a free woman, who helped many escape slavery during the civil war via the Underground Railroad travelling from the Northern United States to Canada.
/book/show/23848119-queen-victoria-s-mysterious-daughter?from_search=true	Lucinda Hawksley	Queen Victoria's Mysterious Daughter: A Biography of Princess Louise	The secrets of Queen Victoria's sixth child, Princess Louise, may be destined to remain hidden forever. What was so dangerous about this artistic, tempestuous royal that her life has been documented more by rumor and gossip than hard facts? When Lucinda Hawksley started to investigate, often thwarted by inexplicable secrecy, she discovered a fascinating woman, modern beforThe secrets of Queen Victoria's sixth child, Princess Louise, may be destined to remain hidden forever. What was so dangerous about this artistic, tempestuous royal that her life has been documented more by rumor and gossip than hard facts? When Lucinda Hawksley started to investigate, often thwarted by inexplicable secrecy, she discovered a fascinating woman, modern before her time, whose story has been shielded for years from public view.Louise was a sculptor and painter, friend to the Pre-Raphaelites and a keen member of the Aesthetic movement. The most feisty of the Victorian princesses, she kicked against her mother's controlling nature and remained fiercely loyal to her brothers-especially the sickly Leopold and the much-maligned Bertie. She sought out other unconventional women, including Josephine Butler and George Eliot, and campaigned for education and health reform and for the rights of women. She battled with her indomitable mother for permission to practice the masculine art of sculpture and go to art college-and in doing so became the first British princess to attend a public school.The rumors of Louise's colorful love life persist even today, with hints of love affairs dating as far back as her teenage years, and notable scandals included entanglements with her sculpting tutor Joseph Edgar Boehm and possibly even her sister Princess Beatrice's handsome husband, Liko. True to rebellious form, she refused all royal suitors and became the first member of the royal family, since the sixteenth century, to marry a commoner. She moved with him to Canada when he was appointed Governor-General.Spirited and lively,is richly packed with arguments, intrigues, scandals, and secrets, and is a vivid portrait of a princess desperate to escape her inheritance.
/book/show/198884.Madam_Secretary?from_search=true	Thomas Blood	Madam Secretary: A Biography of Madeleine Albright	No American envoy has ever burst on the diplomatic scene and grabbed center stage in the theater of foreign relations like Madeleine Albright. Navigating difficult terrain as few can, Thomas Blood provides exclusive interviews with, and revealing anecdotes from, politicians, friends, adversaries, and colleagues, including former Secretary of State Warren Christopher, SenatNo American envoy has ever burst on the diplomatic scene and grabbed center stage in the theater of foreign relations like Madeleine Albright. Navigating difficult terrain as few can, Thomas Blood provides exclusive interviews with, and revealing anecdotes from, politicians, friends, adversaries, and colleagues, including former Secretary of State Warren Christopher, Senators Leahy, Mikulski, Kerrey, Helms, Reid, and Rockefeller, and House Minority Leader Dick Gephardt.This unique biography reveals the dramatic story of the first woman U.S. Secretary of State. Rather than providing a simple chronology, Blood focuses on the defining moments in Madeleine Albright's life, identifying the periods that best open a window on the Secretary of State's uncanny ability to triumph over adversity, her unparalleled success in politics and her meteoric rise to dominance in the world of foreign policy.From her family's thrilling escape from Czechoslovakia to her astounding rise to power to her victories and setbacks as the head of American foreign policy, Madeleine Albright's life unfolds like a major motion picture. An immensely readable biogrpahy that illuminates key experiences in Albright's career and personal life,introduces us to Madeleine Albright the person, the politician, the policymaker-- a woman for our times.
/book/show/494348.A_Remarkable_Woman?from_search=true	Anne Edwards	A Remarkable Woman: A Biography of Katharine Hepburn	
/book/show/185544.Elephant_Destiny?from_search=true	Martin Meredith	Elephant Destiny: Biography Of An Endangered Species In Africa	For thousands of years, the majestic elephant has roamed the African continent, as beloved by man as it has been preyed upon. But centuries of exploitation and ivory hunting have taken their toll: now, as wars and poachers continue to ravage its habitat, as disease and political strife deflect attention from its plight, the African elephant faces imminent extinction.WhatFor thousands of years, the majestic elephant has roamed the African continent, as beloved by man as it has been preyed upon. But centuries of exploitation and ivory hunting have taken their toll: now, as wars and poachers continue to ravage its habitat, as disease and political strife deflect attention from its plight, the African elephant faces imminent extinction.What will become of these magnificent beasts? As the elephant's future looms ever darker, Martin Meredith's concise and richly illustrated biography traces the elephant's history from the first ivory expeditions of the Egyptian pharaohs 2500 years ago to today, exploring along the way the indelible imprint the African elephant has made in art, literature, culture, and society. He shares recent extraordinary discoveries about the elephant's sophisticated family and community structure and reveals the remarkable ways in which elephants show compassion and loyalty to each other.Elegant, illuminating, and urgent,offers a beautiful and important tribute to one of earth's most magisterial creatures at the very moment it threatens to vanish from being.
/book/show/371966.River_Phoenix?from_search=true	John Glatt	River Phoenix: The Biography	Good: A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dust cover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include From the library of labels.Some of our books may have slightly worn corners, and minor creases to the covers. PleaGood: A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dust cover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include From the library of labels.Some of our books may have slightly worn corners, and minor creases to the covers. Please note the cover may sometimes be different to the one shown.
/book/show/782048.Dorothy_L_Sayers?from_search=true	James Brabazon	Dorothy L. Sayers: A Biography	
/book/show/10594274-che-guevara?from_search=true	Richard L. Harris	Che Guevara: A Biography	Che Guevara is one of the most controversial and iconic figures in recent memory and is still a hero to many. Che Guevara: A Biography provides a balanced and engaging introduction to the famous revolutionary leader. Based on original research, the biography reveals how Che's early life prepared him for leadership in the Cuban Revolution. It also explores his revolutionaChe Guevara is one of the most controversial and iconic figures in recent memory and is still a hero to many. Che Guevara: A Biography provides a balanced and engaging introduction to the famous revolutionary leader. Based on original research, the biography reveals how Che's early life prepared him for leadership in the Cuban Revolution. It also explores his revolutionary activities in Africa and Bolivia, as well as the circumstances surrounding his tragic death on October 9, 1967.More than just a record of events, the book cogently examines Che's contributions to the theory and tactics of guerrilla warfare, his ideas about imperialism and socialism, and his enduring political legacy. It includes original information on the 1997 discovery of the hidden remains of his body and on the celebration of his life and ideals by the socialist regime in Cuba. And it looks at the reasons why leftist political leaders, movements, and governments in Latin America and the Caribbean still pay homage to this charismatic man.
/book/show/25090194-james-baldwin?from_search=true	David Leeming	James Baldwin: A Biography	
/book/show/840593.Sakharov?from_search=true	Richard Lourie	Sakharov: A Biography	As a thinker, as a man of uncanny judgment and courage, [Andrei Sakharov] was the one figure in the drama of the Soviet collapse who was the equal of Jefferson, Adams, and the rest, wrote David Remnick in The New Yorker. One of the greatest physicists of the twentieth century--the father of the Soviet H-bomb--Sakharov won even greater renown later in life as the leadinAs a thinker, as a man of uncanny judgment and courage, [Andrei Sakharov] was the one figure in the drama of the Soviet collapse who was the equal of Jefferson, Adams, and the rest, wrote David Remnick in The New Yorker. One of the greatest physicists of the twentieth century--the father of the Soviet H-bomb--Sakharov won even greater renown later in life as the leading dissident in the Soviet Union. His courageous and untiring activities in defense of human rights won him the Nobel Peace Prize, six years of exile in the closed city of Gorky, and finally, official restitution as a symbol of Gorbachev's perestroika.Richard Lourie, who translated Sakharov's memoirs, has now written the first full biography of this towering figure of the last century. Drawing on a wide range of sources--including previously secret KGB files, as well as Sakharov's own correspondence--Lourie tells the story of a life intimately bound up with Soviet history. With the H-bomb, Sakharov made the Soviet Union a superpower; with his courage and moral conviction, he made it accountable to the world for its treatment of its citizens. His untimely death in December 1989 cut short a budding career as a politician, for at the end of his life, Sakharov had been elected to the Congress of People's Deputies and was engaged in a campaign to reform the Soviet constitution.As a scientist, Sakharov not only helped change the world through the creation of thermonuclear weapons, he also engaged in theoretical research whose ultimate significance is yet to be determined. As a Russian, he has been ranked by his own people with Lenin and Stalin in terms of his influence on the country. As a human being, he set a standard for principled dissent and compassion acknowledged the world over. This intelligent, detailed biography does justice to all aspects of his multi-faceted achievements.
/book/show/17230860-the-complete-works-of-jane-austen?from_search=true	Jane Austen	The Complete Works of Jane Austen (All Novels, Short Stories, Unfinished Works, Juvenilia, Letters, Poems, Prayers, Memoirs and Biographies - Fully Illustrated)	Table of Contents- Pride and Prejudice- Emma- Sense and Sensibility- Persuasion- Mansfield Park- Northanger Abbey- Lady Susan- Love And Friendship And Other Early WorksSearch a title: enter Forward2
/book/show/129550.Invisible_Writer?from_search=true	Greg Johnson	Invisible Writer: A Biography of Joyce Carol Oates	Johnson reveals little-known facts about Oates's personal and family history and debunks many of the myths that have arisen about this brilliant, enigmatic woman. Johnson takes readers from Oates's impoverished childhood in upstate New York and the birth of her autistic sister through Oates's studies at Syracuse University, where her talent was immediately recognized, to tJohnson reveals little-known facts about Oates's personal and family history and debunks many of the myths that have arisen about this brilliant, enigmatic woman. Johnson takes readers from Oates's impoverished childhood in upstate New York and the birth of her autistic sister through Oates's studies at Syracuse University, where her talent was immediately recognized, to the full breadth of her astonishingly productive career. His astute examination of Oates's novels, short stories, and plays demonstrates how her art has been informed by her life.
/book/show/31742791-the-years---including-a-short-biography-of-the-author?from_search=true	Virginia Woolf	The Years - Including a Short Biography of the Author	The last of Virginia Woolf's novels published during her lifetime. The Years is seemingly epic in scope, spanning fifty years and the trials and tribulations of an extended family, but remains in-depth and personal focusing on a single day in each chosen year to give the reader a real connection as we watch the characters and relationships evolve and grow through their lifThe last of Virginia Woolf's novels published during her lifetime. The Years is seemingly epic in scope, spanning fifty years and the trials and tribulations of an extended family, but remains in-depth and personal focusing on a single day in each chosen year to give the reader a real connection as we watch the characters and relationships evolve and grow through their life time.
/book/show/12341215-madden?from_search=true	Bryan Burwell Pat Summerall (Foreword)	Madden: A Biography	Several years after his playing career was cut short by injury before it had a chance to really begin, John Madden was hired as an assistant coach by the Oakland Raiders, one of professional football s most iconoclastic franchises. Two years later he was named the team s head coach and proceeded to lead the Raiders to five championship games in his first seven seasons. FolSeveral years after his playing career was cut short by injury before it had a chance to really begin, John Madden was hired as an assistant coach by the Oakland Raiders, one of professional football s most iconoclastic franchises. Two years later he was named the team s head coach and proceeded to lead the Raiders to five championship games in his first seven seasons. Following years of heartbreaking losses in some of history s most memorable games including the Immaculate Reception against the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1972 Madden and the Raiders finally reached the mountaintop, winning Super Bowl XI and giving Oakland its first title.One year later, Madden abruptly left the game he loved, retiring with the second-best winning percentage in NFL history.Had John Madden s football career ended there, his life would still be remarkable. The fact that it was only just beginning has made him an American icon and a beloved legend to millions of fans across the globe.In Madden, longtime sports columnist Bryan Burwell has written the first comprehensive biography of this living legend. From his days as a star athlete in Daly City, California, Madden was driven to succeed, a trait that helped him persevere during his tumultuous years with the Raiders under Al Davis and compelled him to try his hand at broadcasting after his coaching career was over. Madden s incredible football knowledge, down-home sensibilities, and tireless work ethic made him arguably the most popular sports analyst in any sport and led to a long and storied career as a TV pitchman. In the third stage of his public life, the Hall of Fame coach became known to new generations of fans through his eponymous line of groundbreaking video games, which are among the best-selling titles of all time.Madden is an entertaining, enlightening, and often poignant look back at the life of one of the greatest coaches, broadcasters, and beloved ambassadors the game has ever known.
/book/show/339514.Schopenhauer?from_search=true	David E. Cartwright	Schopenhauer: A Biography	Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 1860) was one of the most original and provocative thinkers of the nineteenth century. He spent a lifetime striving to understand the meaning of living in a world where suffering and death are ubiquitous. In his quest to solve the ever-disquieting riddle of existence, Schopenhauer explored almost every dimension of human existence, developing a daArthur Schopenhauer (1788 1860) was one of the most original and provocative thinkers of the nineteenth century. He spent a lifetime striving to understand the meaning of living in a world where suffering and death are ubiquitous. In his quest to solve the ever-disquieting riddle of existence, Schopenhauer explored almost every dimension of human existence, developing a darkly compelling worldview that found deep resonance in contemporary literature, music, philosophy, and psychology. This is the first comprehensive biography of Schopenhauer written in English. Placing him in his historical and philosophical contexts, David E. Cartwright tells the story of Schopenhauer s life to convey the full range of his philosophy. He offers a fully documented portrait in which he explores Schopenhauer s fractured family life, his early formative influences, his critical loyalty to Kant, his personal interactions with Fichte and Goethe, his ambivalent relationship with Schelling, his contempt for Hegel, his struggle to make his philosophy known, and his reaction to his late-arriving fame. The Schopenhauer who emerges in this biography is the complex author of a philosophy that had a significant influence on figures as diverse as Samuel Beckett, Jorge Luis Borges, Emile Durkheim, Sigmund Freud, Thomas Hardy, Thomas Mann, Friedrich Nietzsche, and Ludwig Wittgenstein.
/book/show/49647.An_Islamic_Utopian?from_search=true	Ali Rahnema	An Islamic Utopian: A Political Biography of Ali Shariati	This book provides a new understanding of a man who played a significant part in the Iranian revolution and an analysis of a current of political Islam that has influenced movements throughout the Middle East.This full-length political biography looks at Ali Shari`ati's life and thought in the context of the complex and contradictory cultural, social, and political conditiThis book provides a new understanding of a man who played a significant part in the Iranian revolution and an analysis of a current of political Islam that has influenced movements throughout the Middle East.This full-length political biography looks at Ali Shari`ati's life and thought in the context of the complex and contradictory cultural, social, and political conditions of the Iranian society that shaped him.
/book/show/334054.Lady_Caroline_Lamb?from_search=true	Paul Douglass	Lady Caroline Lamb: A Biography	Lady Caroline Lamb, among Lord Byron's many lovers, stands out - vilified, portrayed as a self-destructive nymphomaniac - her true story has never been told. Now, Paul Douglass provides the first unbiased treatment of a woman whose passions and independence were incompatible with the age in which she lived. Taking into account a traumatic childhood, Douglass explores Lamb'Lady Caroline Lamb, among Lord Byron's many lovers, stands out - vilified, portrayed as a self-destructive nymphomaniac - her true story has never been told. Now, Paul Douglass provides the first unbiased treatment of a woman whose passions and independence were incompatible with the age in which she lived. Taking into account a traumatic childhood, Douglass explores Lamb's so-called 'erotomania' and tendency towards drug abuse and madness - problems she and Byron had in common. In this portrait, she emerges as a person who sacrificed much for the welfare of a sick child, and became an artist in her own right. Douglass illuminates her novels and poetry, her literary friendships, and the lifelong support of her husband and her publisher, John Murray.
/book/show/13530603-the-i-ching?from_search=true	Richard J. Smith	The I Ching: A Biography	The I Ching originated in China as a divination manual more than three thousand years ago. In 136 BCE the emperor declared it a Confucian classic, and in the centuries that followed, this work had a profound influence on the philosophy, religion, art, literature, politics, science, technology, and medicine of various cultures throughout East Asia. Jesuit missionaries brougThe I Ching originated in China as a divination manual more than three thousand years ago. In 136 BCE the emperor declared it a Confucian classic, and in the centuries that followed, this work had a profound influence on the philosophy, religion, art, literature, politics, science, technology, and medicine of various cultures throughout East Asia. Jesuit missionaries brought knowledge of the I Ching to Europe in the seventeenth century, and the American counterculture embraced it in the 1960s. Here Richard Smith tells the extraordinary story of how this cryptic and once obscure book became one of the most widely read and extensively analyzed texts in all of world literature.In this concise history, Smith traces the evolution of the I Ching in China and throughout the world, explaining its complex structure, its manifold uses in different cultures, and its enduring appeal. He shows how the indigenous beliefs and customs of Japan, Korea, Vietnam, and Tibet domesticated the text, and he reflects on whether this Chinese classic can be compared to religious books such as the Bible or the Qur'an. Smith also looks at how the I Ching came to be published in dozens of languages, providing insight and inspiration to millions worldwide--including ardent admirers in the West such as Leibniz, Carl Jung, Philip K. Dick, Allen Ginsberg, Hermann Hesse, Bob Dylan, Jorge Luis Borges, and I. M. Pei. Smith offers an unparalleled biography of the most revered book in China's entire cultural tradition, and he shows us how this enigmatic ancient classic has become a truly global phenomenon.
/book/show/616382.Aubrey_Beardsley?from_search=true	Matthew Sturgis	Aubrey Beardsley: A Biography	Like Oscar Wilde, Beardsley was a leading member of the Decadent movement in England during the 1890s. Together they shocked the press and the establishment by cultivating the pose of dandies, coolly removed from prevailing social mores, and took aim at the dominant figures of the late 19th-century art world: moralizing critic John Ruskin and the sentimental pre-RaphaeliteLike Oscar Wilde, Beardsley was a leading member of the Decadent movement in England during the 1890s. Together they shocked the press and the establishment by cultivating the pose of dandies, coolly removed from prevailing social mores, and took aim at the dominant figures of the late 19th-century art world: moralizing critic John Ruskin and the sentimental pre-Raphaelite painters. That Beardsley met an early death at the age of 25 after a lifelong battle with tuberculosis was especially ironic, as the cult of the doomed youth was central to the Decadent movement. Throughout, Sturgis is in full command of the cultural conditions that led to Beardsley's emergence as an enfant terrible, such as the newly available illustrated picture press that made the artist's deliberately shocking drawings easily available to the masses and turned him into a media-art star avant la lettre. Sturgis never resorts to flimsy psychological conjecture (although his circumspection may in part be due to Beardsley's own efforts to fashion an elaborate mask for public consumption), and the biographer's prose is unexpectedly affecting when the end comes for his subject, as Beardsley rushes from spa to sanitarium, searching for a cure, frantically taking up and abandoning projects all the while. Arriving as it does in the midst of our own surface-obsessed fin de siecle, Sturgis's biography is not only a faithful record of Beardsley and of his world but also a useful study of the birth pangs of modernity. 26 b&w photographs and Beardsley's line drawings throughout.
/book/show/19480346-janet-evanovich?from_search=true	Donna Birdsell	Janet Evanovich: A Biography	ABOUT THE BOOKWhat is a Jersey girl?A love of an unpretentious good time, and a certain sense of style. Jersey girls are about attitude. They're about eating pizza, drinking beer, having great hair - and enjoying it all. She's got a mouth on her. She says what she means. And she's got a nice, cheerful laugh. Bottom line, all of them are sexy as hell (from the Newark, NABOUT THE BOOKWhat is a Jersey girl?A love of an unpretentious good time, and a certain sense of style. Jersey girls are about attitude. They're about eating pizza, drinking beer, having great hair - and enjoying it all. She's got a mouth on her. She says what she means. And she's got a nice, cheerful laugh. Bottom line, all of them are sexy as hell (from the Newark, NJ, Star Ledger, as published on UrbanDictionary.com).That definition could have been written about bestselling, award-winning author Janet Evanovich, a Jersey girl who has won legions of fans with her quirky characters, fast-paced plots and snarky, west-of-the-Hudson wit.Over the span of an almost twenty-year writing career, Evanovich has penned more than a dozen romance novels: the Barnaby and Hooker series; the non-fiction title How I Write; more than a half dozen collaborative novels; two graphic novels; and the light paranormal Wicked books, which feature a not-so-angelic hero in search of statues representing the Seven Deadly Sins, and a heroine who has the ability to detect magical charms.MEET THE AUTHORDonna Birdsell is an experienced writer and a member of the Hyperink Team, which works hard to bring you high-quality, engaging, fun content. Happy reading!EXCERPT FROM THE BOOKEvanovich, a card-carrying member of the Romance Writers of American and Sisters in Crime, wrote for 10 years before she was published. Her earlier efforts were not, she admits, terribly commercial. The first story was about the pornographic adventures of a fairy who lived in a second rate fairy forest in Pennsylvania. (evanovich.com)Nor were they well-written. Of her early writing, she tells Dan Schawbel in a Forbes interview in January 2012: I struggled with everything! I struggled to learn basic skills, get a grip on markets, find my own unique voice, create story lines and come up to speed with the industry. I struggled for ten years before having any success.Of the creative process, she says she has no clue where her story ideas come from.  I take in a lot of stuff from real life, movies, television, news and it all gets mixed in my head and somehow turns into a story idea.Even after she sold her first book, it was no meteoric rise to the top. Though her romance novels met with minor success-one of them winning romance's Golden Leaf Award-it would be years until she hit the bestseller lists.CHAPTER OUTLINEJanet Evanovich: A Biography+ Introduction+ Early Life and Career+ Awards and Accomplishments+ Personal Life+ ...and much more
/book/show/130366.Peter_the_Great?from_search=true	Lindsey Hughes	Peter the Great: A Biography	This is the definitive short biography of Russia's dramatic, appealing, and unconventional Tsar Peter the Great. The book provides new insights into Peter's enigmatic character, his remarkable fantasy world, and his personal relationships, along with intriguing discussions of how painters and sculptors portrayed him and how he is remembered to the present day.
/book/show/7153244-in-for-a-penny?from_search=true	Jonathan Mantle	In For A Penny: The Unauthorised Biography Of Jeffery Archer	This biography of Jeffrey Archer examines the past and present, public and private faces of the bestselling author, ex-Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party and self-made millionaire. It also considers the role of the one constant in his life, his wife, Mary.
/book/show/2069481.Redemption_Song?from_search=true	Chris Salewicz	Redemption Song:  The Definitive Biography Of Joe Strummer	The Clash was one of the most influential bands of its generation, producing intelligent punk anthems such as 'London Calling', 'White Riot' and 'Tommy Gun'. This is an emotional and compelling account of Strummer's life, and a comprehensive insight into the man behind the Clash.
/book/show/1106491.Disturber_of_the_Peace?from_search=true	William Manchester	Disturber of the Peace	s/t: The Life of H.L. MenckenThis fine biography of H.L. Mencken tells of how he rose to his unique position as comic genius and pre-eminent critic of American culture.
/book/show/1225212.Martin_Luther_King_Jr_?from_search=true	Amy Pastan	Martin Luther King, Jr.	Tells the amazing story of struggle and triumph of one of the greatest Civil Rights leaders.In this groundbreaking new series, DK brings together fresh voices and DK design values to give readers the most information-packed, visually exciting biographies on the market today. Full-color photographs of people, places, and artifacts, definitions of key words, and sidebars oTells the amazing story of struggle and triumph of one of the greatest Civil Rights leaders.In this groundbreaking new series, DK brings together fresh voices and DK design values to give readers the most information-packed, visually exciting biographies on the market today. Full-color photographs of people, places, and artifacts, definitions of key words, and sidebars on related subjects add dimension and relevance to stories of famous lives that students will love to read.
/book/show/4018376-snowdon?from_search=true	Anne de Courcy	Snowdon: The Biography	The parents of Antony Armstrong-Jones (he was given the title Earl of Snowdon in 1961) were very different. He was Welsh to his fingertips, she an exotic mixture of English and Jewish. They divorced when he was five and Tony's relationship with his aloof glittering mother never recovered. His inventiveness was soon apparent, at Eton and then Cambridge, where as cox in 1950The parents of Antony Armstrong-Jones (he was given the title Earl of Snowdon in 1961) were very different. He was Welsh to his fingertips, she an exotic mixture of English and Jewish. They divorced when he was five and Tony's relationship with his aloof glittering mother never recovered. His inventiveness was soon apparent, at Eton and then Cambridge, where as cox in 1950 he designed a new rudder for his (winning) Boat Race crew. The engagement of this motorbike-riding freelance photographer in 1960 to Princess Margaret was a bombshell. Friends privately predicted disaster, and so it proved. But meanwhile in the 1960s, mixing with actors, artists, and pop stars, they were the epitome of stylish and unstuffy arts-loving Royals. Along with John and Jackie Kennedy or Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton, they were one of the iconic glamorous couples of that era. Tony continued to work and both began to have affairs. They divorced in 1978, the first royal divorce since Henry VIII divorced Anne of Cleves in 1540. Snowdon married again but this marriage collapsed after the birth of a secret love-child in 1998 and the suicide in 1996 of his mistress of 20 years, Anne Hill. His low boredom threshold and waspish cruelty are balanced by his fabled charm and genuine concern for the disabled and underprivileged. One of the great British photographers, up there with Beaton, Bailey, and Parkinson, at 76 he now suffers from a recurrence of childhood polio and needs sticks or wheelchair to get around. But by any standards he has had an extraordinary life.Will throw new light upon many areas of his lifehis difficult childhood, his relationship with Margaret, his many affairs, his cruelty, his creativity and achievements. His story here is based on wide range of sources: friends, courtiers, servants, girlfriends and ex-mistresses.
/book/show/314196.Lindbergh?from_search=true	Leonard Mosley	Lindbergh: A Biography	In this highly readable biography, best-selling author Leonard Mosley offers a fascinating account of Lindbergh's childhood, days as a barnstormer and mail pilot, the flight to Paris and its aftermath, the Hauptmann trial, his later life, and much more. Source Notes. Index. 40 halftone illustrations.
/book/show/2297230.The_Moon?from_search=true	David    Whitehouse	The Moon: A Biography	
/book/show/311465.Gregory_Peck?from_search=true	Gary Fishgall	Gregory Peck: A Biography	Gregory Peck's acting career has spanned six decades, during which the ruggedly handsome actor has played everything from a jaunty reporter to an angry Western gunfighter, an honorable lawyer to an obsessed sea captain, a priest to a World War II bomber pilot. To every role, he has lent a depth and intelligence that have made him a permanent American icon. In Gregory PeckGregory Peck's acting career has spanned six decades, during which the ruggedly handsome actor has played everything from a jaunty reporter to an angry Western gunfighter, an honorable lawyer to an obsessed sea captain, a priest to a World War II bomber pilot. To every role, he has lent a depth and intelligence that have made him a permanent American icon. In Gregory Peck: A Biography, Gary Fishgall meticulously recounts Peck's influential life, revealing the effects of the actor on the film industry and of the film industry on the actor. Although he planned on being a doctor, Peck was lured to the stage as a young man, leaving his native California for an uncertain existence as an actor in New York. After two years of study at the Neighborhood Playhouse in Manhattan, he made a successful Broadway debut in 1942, eventually returning to Hollywood to begin his new, high-profile life. His stunning movie career has included starring roles in such classics as Roman Holiday, Gentleman's Agreement, Cape Fear, Captain Horatio Hornblower, The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit, The Yearling, and Moby-Dick. After many Academy Award nominations, Peck won an Oscar in 1962 for his moving portrayal of Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird, his most celebrated film.Despite his very public career, Peck remains an extremely private man. In this comprehensive biography, the first written with the actor's cooperation and drawn from extensive research as well as dozens of interviews with Peck's friends and associates, Gary Fishgall portrays him in his many guises: the lonely young son of divorced parents; the stalwart military cadet; the aspiring college thespian; the hot Hollywoodnewcomer pursued by Goldwyn, Zanuck, Mayer, and Selznick; and the handsome movie star charming the likes of Ingrid Bergman, Jennifer Jones, and Ava Gardner. Fishgall reveals the truth about Peck's unhappy first marriage, his struggle to keep his family together, and the blissful second marriage that has lasted more than forty years. Finally, Fishgall depicts Peck as the esteemed professional, graduating from leading man to gifted character actor, and as the concerned citizen, determined to extend himself beyond the bounds of his own profession. An ardent activist, Peck supports many charitable and political causes, and is unwavering in his desire to make the world a better place.Renowned biographer of Hollywood giants such as Jimmy Stewart and Burt Lancaster, Fishgall brings an actor's and director's understanding of the movie industry to Gregory Peck. He takes readers behind the scenes of the star's numerous films, and he sets his story within the larger context of the changes and evolution of twentieth-century entertainment.The tale of an American classic, Gregory Peck is a compelling, intimate account of a full and fascinating life.
/book/show/644575.Edward_M_Kennedy?from_search=true	Adam Clymer	Edward M. Kennedy: A Biography	The life of Edward M. Kennedy is a chronicle of our country's past fifty years. An authoritative and wonderfully readable biography,brings to life one of the most accomplished and fascinating men to walk the halls of Capitol Hill. Drawing on interviews with the Senator and those close to him, Adam Clymer follows Kennedy through his highs and lowsthroughThe life of Edward M. Kennedy is a chronicle of our country's past fifty years. An authoritative and wonderfully readable biography,brings to life one of the most accomplished and fascinating men to walk the halls of Capitol Hill. Drawing on interviews with the Senator and those close to him, Adam Clymer follows Kennedy through his highs and lowsthrough Chappaquiddick, his public divorce, and his relationship with political figures such as the Clintons, George W. Bush, and Barack Obamaplacing Kennedy's career in a historical perspective and observing how his family legacy has affected his political performance.
/book/show/4428893-sherman?from_search=true	Steven E. Woodworth Wesley K. Clark (Foreword)	Sherman: A Biography	
/book/show/25825355-peter-o-toole?from_search=true	Robert Sellers	Peter O'Toole: The Definitive Biography	Peter O'Toole was supremely talented, a unique leading man and one of the most charismatic and unpredictable actors of his generation. Described by Richard Burton as the most original actor to come out of Britain since the war, O'Toole regularly seemed to veer towards self-destruction.With the help of exclusive interviews with colleagues and close friends,Peter O'Toole was supremely talented, a unique leading man and one of the most charismatic and unpredictable actors of his generation. Described by Richard Burton as the most original actor to come out of Britain since the war, O'Toole regularly seemed to veer towards self-destruction.With the help of exclusive interviews with colleagues and close friends,paints the first complete picture of this much loved man and reveals what drove him to extremes, why he drank to excess and hated authority. But it also describes a man who was fiercely intelligent, with a great sense of humour and huge energy. Always insightful, at times funny, at times deeply moving, this is a fitting tribute to an iconic actor who made a monumental contribution to theatre and cinema.
/book/show/406688.Untouchable?from_search=true	Andy Dougan Robert Deniro	Untouchable: A Biography of Robert De Niro	From his amazing feature film performances to his roles as producer and director to his many notable guest appearances, De Niro started his career as early as 1965 and has since dominated the world of Hollywood. Untouchable will take you inside the life of this astonishing actor to provide a revealing and sometimes startling account of an intensely private man. Dougan provFrom his amazing feature film performances to his roles as producer and director to his many notable guest appearances, De Niro started his career as early as 1965 and has since dominated the world of Hollywood. Untouchable will take you inside the life of this astonishing actor to provide a revealing and sometimes startling account of an intensely private man. Dougan provides information on actual life events that seemed to have had a profound effect on De Niro emotionally, and discusses De Niro's working and personal relationships with personalities such as Martin Scorcese, Jack Nicholson, Jodie Foster, and Sharon Stone. With an updated epilogue and filmography, this new edition will also include De Niro's entrepreneurial and behind-the-scenes role in co-founding Tribeca Productions in 1988 and the works he has since produced and directed. Although De Niro continues his work as an actor, it is his vision for Tribeca to be the axis of the film industry and the heart of New York City's film community that currently takes up most of his time. 24 black-and-white photos are included.
/book/show/12013331-lil-wayne?from_search=true	Jake Brown	Lil Wayne	LIL WAYNE (An Unauthorized Biography) an in-depth - tell all about the making and building of Cash Money Records, Southern rap and the biggest rap superstar in the universe who served a prison term at the height of his career and successfully released a hit album and videos while inside. LIL WAYNE (An Unauthorized Biography) is an in-depth study of the rap star / music mogLIL WAYNE (An Unauthorized Biography) an in-depth - tell all about the making and building of Cash Money Records, Southern rap and the biggest rap superstar in the universe who served a prison term at the height of his career and successfully released a hit album and videos while inside. LIL WAYNE (An Unauthorized Biography) is an in-depth study of the rap star / music mogul's rise to fame, from his childhood to his becoming one of the most unstoppable, most pragmatic, most creative music personalities of the twenty-first century. He is a multiplatinum-selling - multi-multi-multimillionaire - money making - multi Grammy Award winning rap superstar. Just months ahead of his incarceration, Wayne had been on a whirlwind of touring, helping to launch the rising stars of his Young Money Records' signees Drake and Nicki Manaj, and touring non-stop. That when word finally came down relative to his now infamous New York City illegal gun possession charge-with the facts seeming fairly cut and dry-Wayne opted to cut his losses and plead guilty to the charge. Even while incarcerated, he rallied his Young Money Records crew, to carry the torch and bang out hit records in his absence. LIL WAYNE (An Unauthorized Biography) chapters include: The Rise of Cash Money Records; The making of Tha Carter I, II and III; Superstardom; Family and Fatherhood; The Masters of Reinvention: the Second Coming of Cash Money; and, I am Not A Human Being;. As Lil Wayne states when asked to describe himself, I'm a Martian. I like to be different. And what's more different than a Martian? LIL WAYNE (An Unauthorized Biography) is a remarkable story that incorporates Lil Waynes ingenious passion for music. According to MTV, Wayne has hit a whole new stratosphere. He's evolved into one of the top-tier playas in his field, truly on another planet with a chosen few. Drake was clearly inspired by Lil Wayne's example, when he said I don't think there will ever be anybody like Lil Wayne ever again in hip-hop. He paralyzes a room when he walks into it-his wordplay, the excitement that he brings to his music. We all will have to work a lot harder to keep hip-hop as exciting as Lil Wayne has made it.
/book/show/18906200-john-grisham?from_search=true	James Fenimore	John Grisham: A Biography	ABOUT THE BOOKJohn Grisham is one of the most successful American authors of our time. He has become world-famous for his extensive list of fictional legal thrillers that keep readers on the edge of their seats and always wanting more. He is one of only three authors (along with Tom Clancy and J.K. Rowling) to sell over two million copies on a first printing. His very firABOUT THE BOOKJohn Grisham is one of the most successful American authors of our time. He has become world-famous for his extensive list of fictional legal thrillers that keep readers on the edge of their seats and always wanting more. He is one of only three authors (along with Tom Clancy and J.K. Rowling) to sell over two million copies on a first printing. His very first bestseller The Firm, published in 1991, eventually sold an impressive seven million copies. Only two short years after the book's release (but before it was officially published), the rights to the screenplay were sold and The Firm hit the box office. The film and book were wildly successful, with the book holding a place on The New York Times bestseller list for 47 consecutive weeks and the film bringing in over $270 million. As if the film and book were not successful enough, a Canadian TV series has been created based on an adaptation of the story and began airing in 2012.MEET THE AUTHORJames Fenimore is an experienced writer and a member of the Hyperink Team, which works hard to bring you high-quality, engaging, fun content. Happy reading!EXCERPT FROM THE BOOKWhile attending the dramatic trial of a 12-year-old girl who had been violently raped and beaten, Grisham had his first powerful inspiration. He was profoundly affected by the tears of the jurors as they considered the evidence regarding the harsh violation of this poor young girl, and he wondered if he could convey that sorrow in writing.With this, Grisham decided to write his first fictional novel. It would tell the story of what would have happened had the girl's father murdered her assailants. Only three years later, the book was complete and A Time To Kill was printed. At first, the book was not well received by the publishing community. In total, 28 publishers refused to print the book, but the author persisted. He eventually found a small-time operation called Wynwood Press that agreed to print an initial 5,000 copies in 1989. The books were sold to booksellers directly by Grisham himself and eventually a few sales were made.TABLE OF CONTENTS- Introduction- Background and Upbringing- Emergence of a Writer- Personal Life- Recent News- Grisham Quotes- Grisham Facts and Trivia- Conclusion- Sources- Additional Sources and Further Reading
/book/show/6432851-simon-cowell?from_search=true	Chas Newkey-Burden	Simon Cowell: The Unauthorized Biography	Love him or loathe him, Simon Cowell is arguablyone of the mostinfluential players in the entertainment industry. After a humble start in theEMI mailroom, his meteoric rise began when he became a top A&R executive. Fame and a television career followed when he became a judge in the TV talent showsandand subsequently created the hit showsLove him or loathe him, Simon Cowell is arguablyone of the mostinfluential players in the entertainment industry. After a humble start in theEMI mailroom, his meteoric rise began when he became a top A&R executive. Fame and a television career followed when he became a judge in the TV talent showsandand subsequently created the hit showsand, watched by millions every year.Thisbiography of the outspoken pop mogul and TV talent judge features original interviews with those who have worked with him over the years.In interviewing hisfriends and old colleagues, Chas Newkey-Burdenlifts the lid on of the entertainment world's most eligible bachelors.
/book/show/5136116-kristen-stewart?from_search=true	Jo Hurley Jo Hurley	Kristen Stewart: Unauthorized Biography	Burst onto the scene as Jodie Foster's daughter in the 2001box office hit Panic Room. With that success behind her, Stewart was cast in Cold Creek Manor, Catch that Kid, and Undertow. But in 2008 Kristen's going to break away from the pack when she fulfills every tween/teen girl's dream and plays the role of Isabella in the movie version of Stephanie Meyer's phenomenally sBurst onto the scene as Jodie Foster's daughter in the 2001box office hit Panic Room. With that success behind her, Stewart was cast in Cold Creek Manor, Catch that Kid, and Undertow. But in 2008 Kristen's going to break away from the pack when she fulfills every tween/teen girl's dream and plays the role of Isabella in the movie version of Stephanie Meyer's phenomenally successful Twilight. With buzz about the movie already all over the web, it's time for a bio of this rising young star.
/book/show/932839.Anger?from_search=true	Bill Landis	Anger: The Unauthorized Biography Of Kenneth Anger	Known worldwide for his bestselling Hollywood Babylon books, Kenneth Anger is also an underground filmmaker with tremendous influence (Fireworks; Scorpio Rising; Lucifer Rising). This unauthorized biography takes readers into his lurid, dramatic life, and reveals encounters with Keith Richard, Anais Nin, Jimmy Paige, Mick Jagger, and others. 40 photos.
/book/show/7188726-stephenie-meyer?from_search=true	Chas Newkey-Burden	Stephenie Meyer: Queen of Twilight: The Biography	On June 2,2003, Stephenie Meyer had a vivid dream that would change her life forever. She dreamed of a young girl and her sparkling vampire lover lying in a field, and that dream became. Now her vampire romance novels have become a publishing phenomenon, sellingmore than100 million bOn June 2,2003, Stephenie Meyer had a vivid dream that would change her life forever. She dreamed of a young girl and her sparkling vampire lover lying in a field, and that dream became. Now her vampire romance novels have become a publishing phenomenon, sellingmore than100 million books worldwide, and have been translated into 37 different languages. Here is the story of the woman behind the franchise. It explores the effect of her Mormon religion upon her life and writing. It also examinesthe authors she loves, such as L. M. Montgomery and Orson Scott Card,and their effects upon her books. Her personal life is looked atmeeting her husband and having children; as well as her professional lifethe rise of thephenomenon, its critical reception, and how Stephenie has handled such immense fame.
/book/show/13516.Hermann_Hesse_Pilgrim_of_Crisis?from_search=true	Ralph Freedman	Hermann Hesse, Pilgrim of Crisis: A Biography	The stormy life story of the Nobel Prize-winning writer whose novels, selling millions, captivated a generation, shaping the counter-culture's infatuation with the East and mysticism, and youth's absorption in the passion of adolescent crisis.
/book/show/149423.At_the_Eleventh_Hour?from_search=true	Pandit Rajmani Tigunait	At the Eleventh Hour: The Biography of Swami Rama	The autobiography of Swami Rama with 24-page photo insert
/book/show/1999777.Mountbatten?from_search=true	Richard Hough	Mountbatten: A Biography	Mountbatten biography
/book/show/44524.Roald_Dahl?from_search=true	Jeremy Treglown	Roald Dahl: A Biography	The first full-length biography of the successful and controversial author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach. Introduction by the Author; Index; photographs.
/book/show/230138.Ishi_in_Two_Worlds?from_search=true	Theodora Kroeber Karl Kroeber (Foreword by)	Ishi in Two Worlds: A Biography of the Last Wild Indian in North America	The life story of Ishi, the last Yahi Indian, lone survivor of an exterminated tribe, is unique in the annals of North American anthropology. For more than forty years, Theodora Kroeber's biography has captivated readers. Now recent advances in technology make it possible to return to print the 1976 deluxe edition, filled with plates and historic photographs that enhance IThe life story of Ishi, the last Yahi Indian, lone survivor of an exterminated tribe, is unique in the annals of North American anthropology. For more than forty years, Theodora Kroeber's biography has captivated readers. Now recent advances in technology make it possible to return to print the 1976 deluxe edition, filled with plates and historic photographs that enhance Ishi's story and bring it to life.Ishi stumbled into the twentieth century on the morning of August 29, 1911, when, desperate with hunger and terrified of the white murderers of his family, he was found in the corral of a slaughter house near Oroville, California. Finally identified as a Yahi by an anthropologist, Ishi was brought to San Francisco by Professor T. T. Waterman and lived there the rest of his life under the care and protection of Alfred Kroeber and the staff of the University of California's Museum of Anthropology.Karl Kroeber adds an informative tribute to the text, describing how the book came to be written and how Theodora Kroeber's approach to the project was a product of both her era and her special personal insight and empathy.
/book/show/1091664.The_Devil?from_search=true	Peter Stanford	The Devil: A Biography	The Devil's deepest wile is to persuade us that he does not exist.--Charles Baudelaire. But now, Peter Stanford's highly readable survey brings the Devil to the forefront as he focuses on the Church, literature, folklore, psychology and history. The result is a lively account of our age-old response to the challenge of why evil and human suffering exist.
/book/show/16033195-the-ghosts-of-happy-valley?from_search=true	Juliet Barnes	The Ghosts of Happy Valley: The Biography	Happy Valley was the name given to the region of Kenyas Central Highlands where a community of affluent, hedonistic white expatriates settled between the wars. Including the writer Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen), the pioneering aviator Beryl Markham and the troubled socialite Idina Sackville whose life was told in Frances Osbornes bestselling The Bolter, the Happy ValleyHappy Valley was the name given to the region of Kenyas Central Highlands where a community of affluent, hedonistic white expatriates settled between the wars. Including the writer Karen Blixen (Isak Dinesen), the pioneering aviator Beryl Markham and the troubled socialite Idina Sackville whose life was told in Frances Osbornes bestselling The Bolter, the Happy Valley sets notoriety was sealed in 1931 with the sensational  and still unsolved - murder of the Earl of Errol, the investigation of which laid bare the extent of the sets decadence and irresponsibility, and made for another bestselling book in James Foxs White Mischief. But what is left now? Juliet Barnes, who has lived in Kenya for many years, has set out to explore Happy Valley in a remarkable and indefatigable archaeological quest to find the homes and haunts of this extraordinary and vanished set of people  grand residences like Clouds up in the hills that once hosted opulent and scandalous parties. With the help of African guides, and guided by the memories of elderly expats she tracks down to the Muthiaga old enough to have first-hand memories of the likes of Idina and Lord Errol and the lives they led, what she finds - ruins reclaimed by luxuriant bush, tumbledown dwellings in which an African family ekes a subsistence living, or even a modest school  is a revelation of the state of modern Africa that makes the gilded era of the Happy Valley set seem even more fantastic. A book to set alongside such singular evocations of Africa and its strange colonial history as The Africa House, Happy Valley: The Biography is a mesmerising blend of travel narrative, social history and personal quest.
/book/show/13575333-adele?from_search=true	Marc Shapiro	Adele: The Biography	Over the past year, Adele has taken the country by storm, sweeping the 2012 Grammy Awards and taking home six titles, including one for. The British singer-songwriter has been smashing records ever since her 2008 appearance onand her 2009 Grammy for. The success of her second album,, made her the first living artistOver the past year, Adele has taken the country by storm, sweeping the 2012 Grammy Awards and taking home six titles, including one for. The British singer-songwriter has been smashing records ever since her 2008 appearance onand her 2009 Grammy for. The success of her second album,, made her the first living artist since the Beatles to have two top-five hits in both the UK singles and albums charts. The album hit the #1 spot in 18 different countries. In the U.S.,is the longest running number one album by a female in Billboard history, surpassing Whitney Houston's. To put it simply, her worldwide success is unmatched.This one-of-a-kind book will provide answers to fans' burning questions, including:What was Adele's childhood like as the daughter of a single, teenage mother?Growing up, who were her biggest inspirations and influences in the music industry?As someone whose career depends on her voice, what was it like being diagnosed with a vocal cord hemorrhage?How did canceling hertour affect her career?How did she make the decision to perform at the Grammys, while still recovering from vocal surgery?And much more!A must-read for every Adele fan.
/book/show/1114098.Payne_Stewart?from_search=true	Tracey Stewart Ken Abraham Mike Hicks (Foreword)	Payne Stewart: The Authorized Biography	When his life came to a sudden and tragic end on October 25, 1999, Payne Stewart was at the top of his game on every level. In June of 1999, he enjoyed the signature triumph of his career and solidified himself as one of the exemplary personalities in his profession with a victory at the U.S. Open and a place on the coveted winning U.S. Ryder Cup team. However satisfying hWhen his life came to a sudden and tragic end on October 25, 1999, Payne Stewart was at the top of his game on every level. In June of 1999, he enjoyed the signature triumph of his career and solidified himself as one of the exemplary personalities in his profession with a victory at the U.S. Open and a place on the coveted winning U.S. Ryder Cup team. However satisfying his professional accomplishments were, it was his personal triumphs that made him stand out. Those closest to Stewart said his family and faith were what mattered most to him. At his funeral, his wife Tracey described him as a devoted husband and father and a devout Christian. She said, After 18 years of marriage, he was still the most beautiful man I had ever seen, because of what he was on the inside. The only authorized biography of Payne Stewart, this book was a 'New York Times' bestseller for 13 consecutive weeks.
/book/show/23848152-buenos-aires?from_search=true	James    Gardner	Buenos Aires: The Biography of a City	Buenos Aires, recognized for its European-style architecture and lively theatre scene, is a truly special place. The second-largest city in South America, it has been the home of such renowned cultural and historical figures as Jorge Luis Borges and Astor Piazzola, Che Guevara and Eva Peron. Like every truly great city, New York, London and Prague; Buenos Aires is its ownBuenos Aires, recognized for its European-style architecture and lively theatre scene, is a truly special place. The second-largest city in South America, it has been the home of such renowned cultural and historical figures as Jorge Luis Borges and Astor Piazzola, Che Guevara and Eva Peron. Like every truly great city, New York, London and Prague; Buenos Aires is its own universe, with its own centre of gravity, its own scents and flavours, its own architectural signature, in short, its own way of being. From San Telmo's oak-paneled restaurants and brightly tiled apothecaries from 1900, and the phantasmagoric Beaux Arts palaces along Avenida Alvear and Plaza San Martin, to the parks of Palermo and the bustling bars and cafes along Corrientes and LaValle, Buenos Aires is steeped in exotic culture and history. In Buenos Aires, Art and culture critic James Gardner offers a colourful biography of the Paris of the South, from its origins and time as a colonial city, through Its Golden age, the rise of Peron, and the Falklands War, to the present day. With entertaining asides about art, architecture, literature, food and dance, as well as local customs and colourful personalities, this is a rich and unique historical narrative of Buenos Aires.
/book/show/6983051-sophia-tolstoy?from_search=true	Alexandra Popoff	Sophia Tolstoy: A Biography	Sophia Tolstoy: A Biography
/book/show/20635142-enjoy-your-life?from_search=true	Mohamad al-Arefe Mohammad Elshinawy (Translator)	Enjoy Your Life: The Art of Interpersonal Relations as Exemplified in the Prophet's Biography	This is an exquisite collection of incidents from the life of the Prophet     , stories from our Islamic Heritage, and thought-provoking anecdotes from the life of the author. The aim of the book is to train the reader to enjoy living his life by practicing various self-development and inter-personal skills. What is so compelling and inspiring about thisThis is an exquisite collection of incidents from the life of the Prophet     , stories from our Islamic Heritage, and thought-provoking anecdotes from the life of the author. The aim of the book is to train the reader to enjoy living his life by practicing various self-development and inter-personal skills. What is so compelling and inspiring about this book is that, in order to highlight the benefit of using social skills, the author draws from the lives of the Prophet      and his Companions.This book is both a practical systematic guide to self-improvement and a treasure trove of historical incidents. It increases self-awareness, whilst nurturing the soul and strengthening the spirit.The book's author is a prominent figure in the field of Islamic Da'wah and has authored more than twenty published works - Dr. Muhammad Adb Al-Rahman Al-Arifi.
/book/show/83698.Stephen_Hawking?from_search=true	Kristine Larsen	Stephen Hawking: A Biography	Few scientists are as recognizable as Stephen Hawking. Despite having Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's Disease)--an affliction that many experts expected to have killed him decades ago--Hawking remains a vital and influential voice in the scientific community. One of the leading cosmologists studying the celestial phenomenon known as black holes, Hawking has alsFew scientists are as recognizable as Stephen Hawking. Despite having Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's Disease)--an affliction that many experts expected to have killed him decades ago--Hawking remains a vital and influential voice in the scientific community. One of the leading cosmologists studying the celestial phenomenon known as black holes, Hawking has also led the way in popularizing science with his best-selling work. This biography of Hawking, written by a physicist, provides an accessible introduction to the life and work of an inspirational figure.
/book/show/18913085-princess-margaret?from_search=true	Theo Aronson	Princess Margaret: A Biography	Theo Aronson's latest royal book is a model of what a royal biography should be... The problems of being a princess in today's monarchy are vividly implicit in every page... I found the book eminently readable in an easy style that lends itself to wit and irony...Elizabeth Longford, The TabletA balanced and on the whole generous interpretation of this most elusive of roTheo Aronson's latest royal book is a model of what a royal biography should be... The problems of being a princess in today's monarchy are vividly implicit in every page... I found the book eminently readable in an easy style that lends itself to wit and irony...Elizabeth Longford, The TabletA balanced and on the whole generous interpretation of this most elusive of royal characters. Aronson expounds convincingly the almost intolerable pressures to which a woman of intelligence and character must find herself subjected when entrapped in the mesh of royal responsibilities.PHILIP ZIEGLER, Daily Telegraph 'Books of the Year'Theo Aronson is a practised royal biographer who writes with fluidity... It is good to find royal gossip in which no one is absurdly inflated and no one viciously demeaned.Times Literary SupplementAronson's strength is his style: he is an elegant writer who can handle the broad picture and the telling detail.Daily TelegraphPart imperious royal figure, part femme du monde, Princess Margaret spent the greater part of her life torn between meeting the exacting standards of the monarchy and flouting its long-established conventions. She has been described as tragic, unresolved, a royal maverick, a woman of conflict, a princess without a cause. From any viewpoint, she remains the most interesting member of the royal family.Widely praised on its publication in hardback, this is the first detailed, in-depth study of this controversial figure. A respected royal biographer. Theo Aronson is uniquely qualified to tell the Princess's story  from her private and public life. He has been helped by many who know Princess Margaret and has drawn on several new and unfamiliar sources. He has also had the incalculable advantage of several audiences with her, allowing him to incorporate many of her memories, observations and opinions in his book. This is a fresh, frank and highly entertaining account of an always colourful life.
/book/show/44886.Brando?from_search=true	Peter Manso	Brando: The Biography	Steamy and scandalous, the book Brando didn't want published (Variety)--now in paperback. Here at last is the unvarnished truth about Brando's har sh childhood, his stunning rise to stage and screen stardom, his stormy relationships with women, his public agony as the father of a convicted killer, and more. 75 photos.
/book/show/15095.Ingrid?from_search=true	Charlotte Chandler	Ingrid: A Personal Biography of Ingrid Bergman	Ingrid Bergman was one of the biggest and most glamorous stars in Hollywood -- until she became one of the most controversial, when an international scandal threatened to end her career. She had starred in several now-classic films: Casablanca, Spellbound, Notorious, Gaslight,  and her co-stars included such Hollywood icons as Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, and Gregory PecIngrid Bergman was one of the biggest and most glamorous stars in Hollywood -- until she became one of the most controversial, when an international scandal threatened to end her career. She had starred in several now-classic films: Casablanca, Spellbound, Notorious, Gaslight,  and her co-stars included such Hollywood icons as Humphrey Bogart, Cary Grant, and Gregory Peck. In this insightful new biography, Charlotte Chandler draws on her extensive conversations with Bergman herself to describe what happened from Bergman's point of view, revealing a complex and fascinating woman who lived life intensely.Already a movie star in her native Sweden, Ingrid Bergman became an instant sensation for David O. Selznick in Hollywood and the number-one box-office star in the world. But the most dramatic event in her life took place off the screen when she made a film in Italy and began a passionate romance with her director, Roberto Rossellini. The scandal that followed left her exiled from America, ostracized by Hollywood, vilified in the press, denounced by clergy, censured in the U.S. Senate -- and separated from her young daughter. She was able to make films only with Rossellini.In the words of those who were involved, Chandler describes Bergman's life before, during, and after the scandal. Among those Chandler spoke with were Alfred Hitchcock, George Cukor, Sidney Lumet, Cary Grant, Gregory Peck, Greta Garbo, and Liv Ullmann. She spoke with Roberto Rossellini; their twin daughters, Isabella and Isotta Ingrid; Rossellini's son, Renzo; Ingrid's daughter Pia Lindstrom; and others who knew Ingrid well. This extraordinary access makes Ingrid: Ingrid Bergman, a Personal Biography the most perceptive and revealing book ever written about the charismatic Hollywood legend.
/book/show/26795325-brilliance-and-fire?from_search=true	Rachelle Bergstein	Brilliance and Fire: A Biography of Diamonds	 Who among us doesnt recognize this phrase and, with it, the fascination that these shiny gemstones hold in our collective imagin Who among us doesnt recognize this phrase and, with it, the fascination that these shiny gemstones hold in our collective imagination as symbols of royalty, stars, and eternal love? But who gave us this catchphrase? Where do these gemstones and their colorful legacies originate? How did they become our cultures symbol of engagement and marriage? Why have they retained their coveted status throughout the centuries?Rachelle Bergsteins cultural biography of the diamond illuminates the enticing, often surprising, story of our societys enduring obsession with the hardest gemstoneand the people who have worked tirelessly to ensure their continued allure. From the South African mines where most diamonds have been sourced since the late 1890s to the companies who have fought to monopolize them; from the stars who have dazzled in them to the people behind the scenes who have carefully crafted our understanding of their valueBrilliance and Fire offers a glittering history of the worlds most coveted gemstone and its greatest champions and most colorful enthusiasts.Illustrated with sixteen pages of color photographs, this biography is filled with tantalizing anecdotes of the likes of Wallis Simpson, for whom Cartier created their iconic diamond-encrusted panther bracelet; Elizabeth Taylor, who made her numerous lovers prove their adoration through the gems they bestowed upon her; and Jacob the Jeweler and Ben Baller, the edgy contemporary jewelers who create custom bling for hip-hop stars from Jay-Z to Kanye. Smart, lively, and engaging,is as dazzling as the very diamonds Bergstein reveals in a new light.
/book/show/24973.S_ren_Kierkegaard?from_search=true	Joakim Garff Bruce H. Kirmmse (Translator)	Søren Kierkegaard: A Biography	The day will come when not only my writings, but precisely my life--the intriguing secret of all the machinery--will be studied and studied. Soren Kierkegaard's remarkable combination of genius and peculiarity made this a fair if arrogant prediction. But Kierkegaard's life has been notoriously hard to study, so complex was the web of fact and fiction in his work. JoakimThe day will come when not only my writings, but precisely my life--the intriguing secret of all the machinery--will be studied and studied. Soren Kierkegaard's remarkable combination of genius and peculiarity made this a fair if arrogant prediction. But Kierkegaard's life has been notoriously hard to study, so complex was the web of fact and fiction in his work. Joakim Garff's biography of Kierkegaard is thus a landmark achievement. A seamless blend of history, philosophy, and psychological insight, all conveyed with novelistic verve, this is the most comprehensive and penetrating account yet written of the life and works of the enigmatic Dane who changed the course of intellectual history.Garff portrays Kierkegaard not as the all-controlling impresario behind some of the most important works of modern philosophy and religious thought--books credited with founding existentialism and prefiguring postmodernism--but rather as a man whose writings came to control him. Kierkegaard saw himself as a vessel for his writings, a tool in the hand of God, and eventually as a martyr singled out to call for the end of Christendom. Garff explores the events and relationships that formed Kierkegaard, including his guilt-ridden relationship with his father, his rivalry with his brother, and his famously tortured relationship with his fiancee Regine Olsen. He recreates the squalor and splendor of Golden Age Copenhagen and the intellectual milieu in which Kierkegaard found himself increasingly embattled and mercilessly caricatured.Acclaimed as a major cultural event on its publication in Denmark in 2000, this book, here presented in an exceptionally crisp and elegant translation, will be the definitive account of Kierkegaard's life for years to come.
/book/show/1250232.The_Hidden_Forest?from_search=true	Jon R. Luoma	The Hidden Forest: The Biography of an Ecosystem	Veteran science writer Jon Luoma uncovers the inner workings of an ancient forest, from the microscopic bugs in the soil to the giant trees.
/book/show/25192445-edgar-allan-poe-s-the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher?from_search=true	Edgar Allan Poe The Definitive Student Editions	EDGAR ALLAN POE'S "THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER": THE DEFINITIVE STUDENT EDITION (Annotated with table of contents, introduction, author biography, and ... (Definitive Student Editions Book 1)	Un joven caballero es invitado al viejo caseron de un amigo de la adolescencia, Roderick Usher, artista enfermizo y excentrico que vive completamente recluido en compania de su hermana, Lady Madeline, tambien delicada de salud. Usher vive presa de una enfermedad indefinible, lo que hace a todos temer por su vida. La que acaba muriendo es su hermana. Sus restos mortales sonUn joven caballero es invitado al viejo caseron de un amigo de la adolescencia, Roderick Usher, artista enfermizo y excentrico que vive completamente recluido en compania de su hermana, Lady Madeline, tambien delicada de salud. Usher vive presa de una enfermedad indefinible, lo que hace a todos temer por su vida. La que acaba muriendo es su hermana. Sus restos mortales son depositados en una cripta, pero no tardan en producirse terribles acontecimientos que desembocaran en un tragico final.
/book/show/14558756-biography-of-a-violent-man?from_search=true	Lonnie J. Curwen	Biography of a Violent Man	Taking place in 1997, Brooklyn born Shannon Samuel is an overly sensitive young man who has recently become of age. In a bid to obtain a more suitable standard of living, he reasons that working hard and playing by the rules are key. However, he is finding it increasingly difficult to cope with the ill-timed challenges that life produces and struggles to make sense of a soTaking place in 1997, Brooklyn born Shannon Samuel is an overly sensitive young man who has recently become of age. In a bid to obtain a more suitable standard of living, he reasons that working hard and playing by the rules are key. However, he is finding it increasingly difficult to cope with the ill-timed challenges that life produces and struggles to make sense of a society that he has been naive to. As time progresses and his patience decreases, the deep-seated rage within him begins to surface. Suddenly, conforming to the social norms only seems to further provoke him, leaving roughly two choices: 'continue as is' or 'delve into darkness'. It is not long before he makes new allies that persuade him to his destined choice.
/book/show/1290891.A_Dangerous_Woman?from_search=true	Sharon Rudahl Alice Wexler (Foreword) Paul M. Buhle (Editor)	A Dangerous Woman: The Graphic Biography of Emma Goldman	Emma Goldman's childhood religion teacherA wonderful retelling of the famous anarchist and rEmma Goldman's childhood religion teacherA wonderful retelling of the famous anarchist and radical icon Emma Goldman's extraordinary life, this graphic biography embodies the richness and drama of Goldman's story in a wholly original way.depicts the full sweep of a life lived to the hilt in the struggle for equality and justice. Emma Goldman was at the forefront of the radical causes of the twentieth century, from leading hunger demonstrations during the Great DepressionAsk for work! If they do not give you work, ask for bread! If they do not give you work or bread, take the bread!to organizing a cloakmakers' strike, from lecturing on how to use birth control to fighting conscription for World War I, while her soulmate, Alexander Berkman, spent fourteen years in jail for his failed attentat against industrialist Henry Clay Frick.Sharon Rudahl's lovely, energetic illustrations bring Goldman's many facets and passions to new life; her work belongs with the critically acclaimed graphic nonfiction of Alison Bechdel'sand Marjane Satrapi's. Featuring a foreword by Alice Wexler,is a marvelously compelling presentation of a woman devoted to revolutionizing her age.
/book/show/1516078.The_Raven?from_search=true	Marquis James	The Raven: A Biography of Sam Houston	This is the stuff of which legend is made, this story of the making of Texas, and Houston is one with those semilegendary characters--with Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett, with Marion the Swamp Fox and Ethan Allen. . . . In a sense he is too good to be true, this man who wrought such mighty deeds within the lifetime of our fathers and grandfathers; in a sense if he had notThis is the stuff of which legend is made, this story of the making of Texas, and Houston is one with those semilegendary characters--with Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett, with Marion the Swamp Fox and Ethan Allen. . . . In a sense he is too good to be true, this man who wrought such mighty deeds within the lifetime of our fathers and grandfathers; in a sense if he had not existed we should have had to create him. --from the introduction by Henry Steele Commager
/book/show/23615704-street-poison?from_search=true	Justin Gifford	Street Poison: The Biography of Iceberg Slim	Literature professor Justin Gifford has been researching the life and work of Robert Beck for a decade, culminating in, a colorful and compassionate biography of one of the most complicated figures in twentieth-century literature. Drawing on a wealth of archival materialincluding FBI files, prison records, and interviews with Beck, his wife, and his daughtersGifford explores the sexual trauma and racial violence Beck endured that led to his reinvention as Iceberg Slim, one of America's most infamous pimps of the 1940s and '50s. From pimping to penning his profoundly influential confessional autobiography,, to his involvement in radical politics, Gifford's biography illuminates the life and works of one of American literature's most unique renegades.
/book/show/25940083-women-in-love?from_search=true	D.H. Lawrence Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Women in Love  (Illustrated with Notes and Biography)	Women in Love was published in 1920. It is a sequel to his earlier novel The Rainbow (1915), and follows the continuing loves and lives of the Brangwen sisters, Gudrun and Ursula. Gudrun Brangwen, an artist, pursues a destructive relationship with Gerald Crich, an industrialist. Lawrence contrasts this pair with the love that develops between Ursula and Rupert Birkin, an aWomen in Love was published in 1920. It is a sequel to his earlier novel The Rainbow (1915), and follows the continuing loves and lives of the Brangwen sisters, Gudrun and Ursula. Gudrun Brangwen, an artist, pursues a destructive relationship with Gerald Crich, an industrialist. Lawrence contrasts this pair with the love that develops between Ursula and Rupert Birkin, an alienated intellectual who articulates many opinions associated with the author. The emotional relationships thus established are given further depth and tension by an intense psychological and physical attraction between Gerald and Rupert. The novel ranges over the whole of British society before the time of the First World War and eventually ends high up in the snows of theTyrolean Alps. Ursula's character draws on Lawrence's wife Frieda, and Gudrun on Katherine Mansfield, while Rupert Birkin has elements of Lawrence himself, and Gerald Crich of Mansfield's husband, John Middleton Murry .As with most of Lawrence's works, Women in Love caused controversy over its sexual subject matter. It also later stirred criticism for its portrayal of love, denounced as chauvinistic and centred upon the phallus by Simone de Beauvoir in The Second Sex.
/book/show/17286829-u2?from_search=true	John Jobling	U2: The Definitive Biography	John Jobling takes readers beyond the myth in this unauthorized biography to present the first comprehensive account of the illustrious Irish rockers in 25 years. Drawing on extensive interviews with insiders including record label scouts, studio presidents, politicians, music critics, and childhood friends, Jobling investigates the U2's most personal relationships and conJohn Jobling takes readers beyond the myth in this unauthorized biography to present the first comprehensive account of the illustrious Irish rockers in 25 years. Drawing on extensive interviews with insiders including record label scouts, studio presidents, politicians, music critics, and childhood friends, Jobling investigates the U2's most personal relationships and controversial business practices, delivering a vivid portrait that traces the rock phenomenon from its conception to post-punk champions to political crusaders. Filled with captivating revelations, reader will learn:- How Bono, the Edge, and Larry Mullen, Jr. worshiped with a Charismatic Christian church that practiced speaking in tongues during the band's early days- Insider stories of the genesis and recording of classic albums such as The Joshua Tree and Achtung Baby- Creative tensions within the band and power struggles among management- How the disappointments of the Rattle and Hum film and PopMart Tour spurred the band to greater creative heights- Both the successes and controversies of Bono's wide-sweeping philanthropic and political ventures- The disconnect between the band's personal lives and public personasSure to inspire debate with every music lover,humanizes the band and paints an honest picture of a band's rise to the top, plunging into the heart and underlying soul of this iconic rock and roll band.
/book/show/25452474-london-fog?from_search=true	Christine L. Corton	London Fog: The Biography	In popular imagination, LonIn popular imagination, London is a city of fog. The classic London fogs, the thick yellow pea-soupers, were born in the industrial age of the early nineteenth century. The first globally notorious instance of air pollution, they remained a constant feature of cold, windless winter days until clean air legislation in the 1960s brought about their demise. Christine L. Corton tells the story of these epic London fogs, their dangers and beauty, and their lasting effects on our culture and imagination.As the city grew, smoke from millions of domestic fires, combined with industrial emissions and naturally occurring mists, seeped into homes, shops, and public buildings in dark yellow clouds of water droplets, soot, and sulphur dioxide. The fogs were sometimes so thick that people could not see their own feet. By the time Londons fogs lifted in the second half of the twentieth century, they had changed urban life. Fogs had created worlds of anonymity that shaped social relations, providing a cover for crime, and blurring moral and social boundaries. They had been a gift to writers, appearing famously in the works of Charles Dickens, Henry James, Oscar Wilde, Robert Louis Stevenson, Joseph Conrad, and T. S. Eliot. Whistler and Monet painted London fogs with a fascination other artists reserved for the clear light of the Mediterranean.Corton combines historical and literary sensitivity with an eye for visual dramagenerously illustrated hereto reveal London fog as one of the great urban spectacles of the industrial age.
/book/show/8710989-sal-mineo?from_search=true	Michael Gregg Michaud	Sal Mineo: A Biography	Sal Mineo is probably most well-known for his unforgettable, Academy Awardnominated turn opposite James Dean inand his tragic murder at the age of thirty-seven. Finally, in this riveting new biography filled with exclusive, candid interviews with both Mineos closest female and male lovers and never-before-published photographs, Michael Gregg MichauSal Mineo is probably most well-known for his unforgettable, Academy Awardnominated turn opposite James Dean inand his tragic murder at the age of thirty-seven. Finally, in this riveting new biography filled with exclusive, candid interviews with both Mineos closest female and male lovers and never-before-published photographs, Michael Gregg Michaud tells the full story of this remarkable young actors life, charting his meteoric rise to fame and turbulent career and private life.One of the hottest stars of the 1950s, Mineo grew up as the son of Sicilian immigrants in a humble Bronx flat. But by age eleven, he appeared on Broadway in Tennessee Williamssand then as Prince Chulalongkorn in the original Broadway production ofstarring Yul Brynner and Gertrude Lawrence. This sultry-eyed, dark-haired male ingnue of sorts appeared on the cover of every major magazine, thousands of star-struck fans attended his premieres, and millions bought his records, which included several top-ten hits.His life offstage was just as exhilarating: full of sports cars, motor boats, famous friends, and some of the most beautiful young actresses in Hollywood. But it was fourteen-year-old Jill Haworth, his costar inthe film that delivered one of the greatest acting roles of his life and earned him another Academy Award nomination and a Golden Globe winwith whom he fell in love and moved to the West Coast. But by the 1960s, a series of professional missteps and an increasingly tumultuous private life reversed his fortunes.By the late sixties and early seventies, grappling with the repercussions of publicly admitting his homosexuality and struggling to reinvent himself from an aging teen idol, Mineo turned toward increasingly self-destructive behavior. Yet his creative impulses never foundered. He began directing and producing controversial off-Broadway plays that explored social and sexual taboos. He also found personal happiness in a relationship with male actor Courtney Burr. Tragically, on the cusp of turning a new page in his life, Mineos life was cut short in a botched robbery.Revealing a charming, mischievous, creative, and often scandalous side of Mineo few have known before now,is an intimate, moving biography of a distinctive Hollywood star.
/book/show/30334185-rosalind?from_search=true	Angela Thirlwell	Rosalind: A Biography of Shakespeare's Immortal Heroine	Into the spotlight steps Rosalind, from. She's alive. Shes modern. She's also a fiction.Played by a boy actor in 1599, Rosalind is a girl who gets into men's clothes so that she can investigate the truth about love. Both male and female, imaginary and real, her intriguing duality gives her a special role.This book is for everyone who has ever loved ShakespeInto the spotlight steps Rosalind, from. She's alive. Shes modern. She's also a fiction.Played by a boy actor in 1599, Rosalind is a girl who gets into men's clothes so that she can investigate the truth about love. Both male and female, imaginary and real, her intriguing duality gives her a special role.This book is for everyone who has ever loved Shakespeare. Rosalind, his most innovative heroine, can never die. There is no clock in the Forest of Arden where Rosalind finds herself and applies her mercurial wit to teach her lover, Orlando, how to become her perfect partner, issues which consume men and women today.This highly original biography of Rosalind contains exclusive new interviews with Juliet Rylance, Sally Scott, Janet Suzman, Juliet Stevenson, Michelle Terry, award-winning director Blanche McIntyre, as well as insights from Michael Attenborough, Kenneth Branagh, Greg Doran, Rebecca Hall, Adrian Lester, Pippa Nixon, Vanessa Redgrave, and Fiona Shaw.Exploring the fictitious life and the many after-lives of Rosalind, Angela Thirwell delves into the characters perennial influence on drama, fiction and art. For any fan of the theater, this book ranges far and wide across the Elizabethan world, sexual politics, autobiography, and filmography, bringing Shakespeare's immortal heroine to new and vivid life.
/book/show/37280.The_Mitford_Girls?from_search=true	Mary S. Lovell	The Mitford Girls: the biography of an extraordinary family	This biography tells the true story behind the gaiety and frivolity of the six Mitford daughters - and the facts are as sensational as a novel. There is Nancy, whose bright social existence masked a doomed obsessional love, which soured her success; Pam, a countrywoman maried to one of the best brains in Europe; Diana, an iconic beauty, who was already married when, at 22,This biography tells the true story behind the gaiety and frivolity of the six Mitford daughters - and the facts are as sensational as a novel. There is Nancy, whose bright social existence masked a doomed obsessional love, which soured her success; Pam, a countrywoman maried to one of the best brains in Europe; Diana, an iconic beauty, who was already married when, at 22, she fell in love with Oswald Moseley, leader of the British fascists; Unity, who, romantically in love with Hitler, became a member of his inner circle before shooting herself in the temple when World War II was declared; Jessica, the family rebel, who declared herself a Communist in the schoolroom; and the youngest sister, Debo, who became the Duchess of Devonshire. Their extraordinary lives are revealed by the author, who had exclusive access to the Mitford archives.
/book/show/29965166-the-pickwick-papers?from_search=true	Charles Dickens Jan Oliveira (Editor)	The Pickwick Papers: The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club (Illustrated with Notes and Biography)	The Pickwick Papers is Charles Dickenss first novel, and his comic masterpiece. We are introduced not just to one of the greatest writers in the English language but to some of fictions most endearing and memorable characters, starting with the illustrious, immortal and colossal-minded Samuel Pickwick himself.
/book/show/25107990-faust?from_search=true	Johann Wolfgang von Goethe	Faust: (Annotated with short biography)	Faust, tragedie de M. de Goethe, traduite en francais par M. Albert Stapfer. Ornee d'un portrait de l'auteur, et de 17 dessins composes d'apres les principales scenes de l'ouvrage et executes sur pierre par M. Eugene DelacroixDate de l'edition originale: 1828Sujet de l'ouvrage: Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1749-1832) -- PortraitsCe livre est la reproduction fidele d'une oeFaust, tragedie de M. de Goethe, traduite en francais par M. Albert Stapfer. Ornee d'un portrait de l'auteur, et de 17 dessins composes d'apres les principales scenes de l'ouvrage et executes sur pierre par M. Eugene DelacroixDate de l'edition originale: 1828Sujet de l'ouvrage: Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von (1749-1832) -- PortraitsCe livre est la reproduction fidele d'une oeuvre publiee avant 1920 et faitPartie d'une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande editee par Hachette Livre, dans le cadre d'un partenariat avec la Bibliotheque nationale de France, offrant l'opportunite d'acceder a des ouvrages anciens et souvent rares issus des fonds patrimoniaux de la BnF.Les oeuvres faisantPartie de cette collection ont ete numerisees par la BnF et sont presentes sur Gallica, sa bibliotheque numerique.En entreprenant de redonner vie a ces ouvrages au travers d'une collection de livres reimprimes a la demande, nous leur donnons la possibilite de rencontrer un public elargi et participons a la transmission de connaissances et de savoirs parfois difficilement accessibles.Nous avons cherche a concilier la reproduction fidele d'un livre ancien a partir de sa version numerisee avec le souci d'un confort de lecture optimal. Nous esperons que les ouvrages de cette nouvelle collection vous apporteront entiere satisfaction.Pour plus d'informations, rendez-vous sur///12148/bpt6k134831w
/book/show/20721735-george-marshall?from_search=true	Debi Unger Irwin Unger Stanley P. Hirshson	George Marshall: A Biography	While Eisenhower Patton, Bradley, Montgomery, McArthur, Nimitz, and Leahy waged baWhile Eisenhower Patton, Bradley, Montgomery, McArthur, Nimitz, and Leahy waged battles in Europe and the Pacific, one military leader actually ran World War II for America, overseeing personnel and logistics: Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army from 1939 to 1945, George C. Marshall.This interpretive biography of George C. Marshall follows his life from his childhood in Western Pennsylvania and his military training at the Virginia Military Institute to his role during and after World War II and his death in 1959 at the age of seventy-eight. It brings to light the virtuous historical role models who inspired him, including George Washington and Robert E. Lee, and his relationships with the Washington political establishment, military brass, and foreign leaders, from Harry Truman to Chiang Kai Shek. It explores Marshalls successes and failures during World War II, and his contributions through two critical years of the emerging Cold Warincluding the transformative Marshall Plan, which saved Western Europe from Soviet domination, and the failed attempt to unite Chinas nationalists and communists.Based on breathtaking research and filled with rich detail, George Marshall is sure to be hailed as the definitive work on one of the most influential figures in American history.
/book/show/27851334-the-man-who-was-thursday?from_search=true	G.K. Chesterton Jan Oliveira (Editor)	The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare (with notes, biography, illustrated)	The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare is a novel by G. K. Chesterton, first published in 1908. The book is sometimes referred to as a metaphysical thriller.The work is prefixed with a poem written to Edmund Clerihew Bentley, revisiting the pair's early history and the challenges presented to their early faith by the times.Like most of Chesterton's fiction, the story inclThe Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare is a novel by G. K. Chesterton, first published in 1908. The book is sometimes referred to as a metaphysical thriller.The work is prefixed with a poem written to Edmund Clerihew Bentley, revisiting the pair's early history and the challenges presented to their early faith by the times.Like most of Chesterton's fiction, the story includes some Christian allegory. Chesterton, a Protestant at this time (he joined the Roman Catholic Church about 15 years later), suffered from a brief bout of depression during his college days, and claimed afterwards he wrote this book as an unusual affirmation that goodness and right were at the heart of every aspect of the world. However, he insisted: The book ... was not intended to describe the real world as it was, or as I thought it was, even when my thoughts were considerably less settled than they are now. It was intended to describe the world of wild doubt and despair which the pessimists were generally describing at that date; with just a gleam of hope in some double meaning of the doubt, which even the pessimists felt in some fitful fashion.
/book/show/22561308-young-eliot?from_search=true	Robert Crawford	Young Eliot: A Biography	On the fiftieth anniversary of the death of T. S. Eliot, Robert Crawford presents us with the first volume of a definitive biography of this poetic genius.traces the life of the twentieth centurys most important poet from his childhood in St. Louis to the publication of his rOn the fiftieth anniversary of the death of T. S. Eliot, Robert Crawford presents us with the first volume of a definitive biography of this poetic genius.traces the life of the twentieth centurys most important poet from his childhood in St. Louis to the publication of his revolutionary poem. Crawfords depiction of Eliots childhoodlaced with tragedy and shaped by an idealistic, bookish family in which knowledge of saints and martyrs was taken for grantedprovides readers with a new understanding of the foundations of some of the most widely read poems in the English language. Meticulously detailed and incisively written,portrays a brilliant, shy, and wounded American who defied his parents wishes and committed himself to an artistic life as an immigrant in England, creating work that is astonishing in its scope and vulnerability.Quoting extensively from Eliots poetry and prose as well as drawing on new interviews, archives, and previously undisclosed memoirs, the award-winning biographer Robert Crawford shows how the poets background in Missouri, Massachusetts, and Paris made him a lightning rod for modernity. Most impressively,reveals the way he accessed his inner lifehis anguishes and his fearsand blended them with his omnivorous reading to create his masterpieces The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock and. At last, we experience T. S. Eliot in all his tender complexity as student and lover, penitent and provocateur, banker and philosopherbut most of all,shows us as an epoch-shaping poet struggling to make art among personal disasters.
/book/show/21825986-germinal?from_search=true	mile Zola H. Havelock Ellis (Translator)	Germinal	With flawless construction and impeccable detail, Germinal chronicles the conflicts, lusts, and deprivation of life in the coal fields of nineteenth-century France.A father and three of seven children work brutal hours, facing such hazards as landslides, fire, and poisoned air, to scrape together enough money for food. When their lodger, Etienne, shares ideas of a workersWith flawless construction and impeccable detail, Germinal chronicles the conflicts, lusts, and deprivation of life in the coal fields of nineteenth-century France.A father and three of seven children work brutal hours, facing such hazards as landslides, fire, and poisoned air, to scrape together enough money for food. When their lodger, Etienne, shares ideas of a workers' revolt, the family gradually embraces his plans. Soon the settlement is aflame with resolve to strike for better wages and working conditions. Savage and horrifying events ensue, as miners clash with management and with each other.Published in 1885, Germinal helped establish mile Zola as the leading figure in the French school of naturalistic fiction. This masterpiece has been called one of the ten best novels in the French language.
/book/show/526076.Arthur_Rimbaud?from_search=true	Enid Starkie	Arthur Rimbaud: A Biography	Rimbauda mythic namehis life as extraordinary as his work was influential in redirecting the course, first of French, and then of world poetry. He is, indeed, the very symbol of what we now call modern literature; nearly a hundred years before the arrival of the mind-expanding drugs, Rimbaud understood that the borders of the writers consciousness must be extended aRimbauda mythic namehis life as extraordinary as his work was influential in redirecting the course, first of French, and then of world poetry. He is, indeed, the very symbol of what we now call modern literature; nearly a hundred years before the arrival of the mind-expanding drugs, Rimbaud understood that the borders of the writers consciousness must be extended and made the deliberate attempt to use hallucination as a creative method.Dr. Starkie, a lecturer in French literature at Oxford, has devoted many years of research to Rimbaud, revising her biography three times as new manuscript material and information about him has come to light.
/book/show/28167677-bartleby-the-scrivener?from_search=true	Herman Melville Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Bartleby, the Scrivener (Illustrated with Notes and Biography)	Bartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street (1853) is a short story by the American writer Herman Melville, first serialized anonymously in two parts in the November and December editions of Putnam's Magazine, and reprinted with minor textual alterations in his The Piazza Tales in 1856. Numerous essays are published on what according to scholar Robert Milder is unquBartleby, the Scrivener: A Story of Wall Street (1853) is a short story by the American writer Herman Melville, first serialized anonymously in two parts in the November and December editions of Putnam's Magazine, and reprinted with minor textual alterations in his The Piazza Tales in 1856. Numerous essays are published on what according to scholar Robert Milder is unquestionably the masterpiece of the short fiction in the Melville canon.
/book/show/3149226-chagall?from_search=true	Jackie Wullschlager	Chagall: A Biography	When Matisse dies, Pablo Picasso remarked in the 1950s, Chagall will be the only painter left who understands what color really is. As a pioneer of modernism and one of the greatest figurative artists of the twentieth century, Marc Chagall achieved fame and fortune, and over the course of a long career created some of the best-known and most-loved paintings of our timeWhen Matisse dies, Pablo Picasso remarked in the 1950s, Chagall will be the only painter left who understands what color really is. As a pioneer of modernism and one of the greatest figurative artists of the twentieth century, Marc Chagall achieved fame and fortune, and over the course of a long career created some of the best-known and most-loved paintings of our time. Yet behind this triumph lay struggle, heartbreak, bitterness, frustration, lost love, exileand above all the miracle of survival.Born into near poverty in Russia in 1887, the son of a Jewish herring merchant, Chagall fled the repressive potato-colored tsarist empire in 1911 for Paris. There he worked alongside Modigliani and Lger in the tumbledown tenement called La Ruche, where one either died or came out famous. But turmoil lay aheadwar and revolution; a period as an improbable artistic commissar in the young Soviet Union; a difficult existence in Weimar Germany, occupied France, and eventually the United States. Throughout, as Jackie Wullschlager makes plain in this groundbreaking biography, he never ceased giving form on canvas to his dreams, longings, and memories.His subject, more often than not, was the shtetl life of his childhood, the wooden huts and synagogues, the goatherds, rabbis, and violiniststhe whole lost world of Eastern European Jewry. Wullschlager brilliantly describes this world and evokes the characters who peopled it: Chagalls passionate, energetic mother, Feiga-Ita; his eccentric fellow painter and teacher Bakst; his clever, intense first wife, Bella; their glamorous daughter, Ida; his tough-minded final companion and wife, Vava; and the colorful, tragic array of artist, actor, and writer friends who perished under the Stalinist regime.Wullschlager explores in detail Chagalls complex relationship with Russia and makes clear the Russian dimension he brought to Western modernism. She shows how, as Andr Breton put it, under his sole impulse, metaphor made its triumphal entry into modern painting, and helped shape the new surrealist movement. As art critic of theshe provides a breadth of knowledge on Chagalls work, and at the same time as an experienced biographer she brings Chagall the man fully to lifeambitious, charming, suspicious, funny, contradictory, dependent, but above all obsessively determined to produce art of singular beauty and emotional depth.Drawing upon hitherto unseen archival material, including numerous letters from the family collection in Paris, and illustrated with nearly two hundred paintings, drawings, and photographs,is a landmark biography to rank with Hilary Spurlingsand John Richardsons
/book/show/13229500-100-one-direction?from_search=true	Evie Parker	100% One Direction: The 100% Unofficial Biography	Crammed with everythingfans need to know about Harry, Liam, Louis, Niall, and Zayn, this is the unofficial guide to all things One Direction! Packed with photos of the gorgeousfive, plus the very latest gossip on theirLive tour and how they're taking the UK by storm. Complete with activities, quizzes, and pull-out posters, this is the must-have book foCrammed with everythingfans need to know about Harry, Liam, Louis, Niall, and Zayn, this is the unofficial guide to all things One Direction! Packed with photos of the gorgeousfive, plus the very latest gossip on theirLive tour and how they're taking the UK by storm. Complete with activities, quizzes, and pull-out posters, this is the must-have book for all One Direction fans!
/book/show/31299067-ben-hur?from_search=true	Lew Wallace Sittinan (Illustrator)	Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ, annotated with author biography	This classic best-selling novel, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is a story of revenge and redemption that has fascinated readers for generations. Its vivid depictions of Jesus' life is interwoven with the fictional story of Judah Ben-Hur, a young Jew, who finds his life irreversibly changed by the Messiah.In the first century Judaea, Jewish prince, Judah Ben-Hur, is betrThis classic best-selling novel, Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is a story of revenge and redemption that has fascinated readers for generations. Its vivid depictions of Jesus' life is interwoven with the fictional story of Judah Ben-Hur, a young Jew, who finds his life irreversibly changed by the Messiah.In the first century Judaea, Jewish prince, Judah Ben-Hur, is betrayed by his childhood friend Messala and sentenced to life as a Roman slave. During a pirate attack in the Aegean, Ben-Hur saves the life of a galley commander and his fortunes improve. He returns to Galilee a free man. There, his quest for vengeance turns into insurrection, but his life is transformed when he witnesses Christs baptism by John the Baptist.Ben-Hur has been translated into multiple languages, and adapted for radio, the stage, and television numerous times and has been enormously popular since its publication in 1880.
/book/show/98189.The_Girl_Who_Walked_Home_Alone?from_search=true	Charlotte Chandler	The Girl Who Walked Home Alone: A Personal Biography of Bette Davis	Applause BooksNoted film biographer Charlotte Chandler interviewed Bette Davis extensively in the last decade of her life, resulting in a biography in which the great actress speaks for herself. Chandler also spoke with directors, actors, and others who knew and worked with Davis, and includes brief synopses of all of her theatrical films.Here are some more examples of BetApplause BooksNoted film biographer Charlotte Chandler interviewed Bette Davis extensively in the last decade of her life, resulting in a biography in which the great actress speaks for herself. Chandler also spoke with directors, actors, and others who knew and worked with Davis, and includes brief synopses of all of her theatrical films.Here are some more examples of Bette's wit to be found within these pages: I'm the one who didn't get the man, which is the more interesting character on the screen, but in real life sometimes I wish I could just have been the girl who got the man, and kept him. I got four husbands and several lovers, but I didn't keep any of them. I was invited to the White House, but no man stayed to share my white cottage.My favorite actor with whom I never played, professionally or personally, was Laurence Olivier. I admired everything about him. He was a great actor, and he was my dream man. Literally and figuratively. Larry was my fantasy lover, the perfect man, or at least I thought he would be. He was not only beautiful, but intelligent.
/book/show/43816.Prism_of_the_Night?from_search=true	Katherine Ramsland	Prism of the Night: A Biography of Anne Rice	From the hauntingly imaginative worlds of the supernatural to the dark sexuality of the truly erotic, the novels of Anne Rice have had the chilling power to connect with readers' deepest, most secret fantasies and have given rise to questions about the enigmatic author herself. Now, in this first full-length biography, emiment scholar Katherine Ramsland provides a revealinFrom the hauntingly imaginative worlds of the supernatural to the dark sexuality of the truly erotic, the novels of Anne Rice have had the chilling power to connect with readers' deepest, most secret fantasies and have given rise to questions about the enigmatic author herself. Now, in this first full-length biography, emiment scholar Katherine Ramsland provides a revealing portrait of Anne Rice, the woman; a history of the circumstances that led to the writing of her irresistible books of the macabe and the forbidden; and in-depth analysis of her major novels, including Interview With the Vampire, the Vampire Lestat, The Witching Hour,  and the Sleeping Beauty trilogy. Here is the whole story of the young Anne Rice, born Howard Allen O'Brien in a Gothic-like New Orleans to a brilliant and doomed mother and complex father, who took his daughter for walks in the decaying cemeteries of theBig Easy of Anne's passionate love for poet Stan Rice that began in her teen years; of their married life in the turbulent San Francisco of the 1960s; and of her first efforts as a writer, which would climax in her daughter's death. At once disturbing and fascinating, this dramatic, informative account brings to vivid life Anne Rice, the author and the woman. It is essential reading for students, fans, and anyone who wishes to better understand the stories of this masterful necromancer of words.
/book/show/21076881-the-count-of-monte-cristo?from_search=true	Alexandre Dumas	The Count of Monte Cristo: (Annotated with short biography)	The Count of Monte Cristo is an adventure novel by French author Alexandre Dumas (pre) completed in 1844. It is one of the author's most popular works, along with The Three Musketeers. Like many of his novels, it is expanded from plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet.The story takes place in France, Italy, islands in the Mediterranean, aThe Count of Monte Cristo is an adventure novel by French author Alexandre Dumas (pre) completed in 1844. It is one of the author's most popular works, along with The Three Musketeers. Like many of his novels, it is expanded from plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet.The story takes place in France, Italy, islands in the Mediterranean, and in the Levant during the historical events of 18151838. It begins from just before the Hundred Days period (when Napoleon returned to power after his exile) and spans through to the reign of Louis-Philippe of France. The historical setting is a fundamental element of the book. An adventure story primarily concerned with themes of hope, justice, vengeance, mercy and forgiveness, it focuses on a man who is wrongfully imprisoned, escapes from jail, acquires a fortune and sets about getting revenge on those responsible for his imprisonment. However, his plans have devastating consequences for the innocent as well as the guilty. In addition, it is a story that involves romance, loyalty, betrayal and selfishness, shown throughout the story as characters slowly reveal their true inner nature.The book is considered a literary classic today. According to Luc Sante, The Count of Monte Cristo has become a fixture of Western civilization's literature, as inescapable and immediately identifiable as Mickey Mouse, Noah's flood, and the story of Little Red Riding Hood.
/book/show/20652790-anna-karenina?from_search=true	Leo Tolstoy	Anna Karenina: (Annotated with short biography)	Anna Karenina is a novel by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, published in serial installments from 1873 to 1877 in the periodical The Russian Messenger. Tolstoy clashed with editor Mikhail Katkov over political issues that arose in the final installment (Tolstoy's unpopular views of volunteers going to Serbia); therefore, the novel's first complete appearance was in book foAnna Karenina is a novel by the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, published in serial installments from 1873 to 1877 in the periodical The Russian Messenger. Tolstoy clashed with editor Mikhail Katkov over political issues that arose in the final installment (Tolstoy's unpopular views of volunteers going to Serbia); therefore, the novel's first complete appearance was in book form.Widely regarded as a pinnacle in realist fiction, Tolstoy considered Anna Karenina his first true novel, when he came to consider War and Peace to be more than a novel.Fyodor Dostoyevsky declared it to be flawless as a work of art. His opinion was shared by Vladimir Nabokov, who especially admired the flawless magic of Tolstoy's style, and by William Faulkner, who described the novel as the best ever written. The novel is currently enjoying popularity, as demonstrated by a recent poll of 125 contemporary authors by J. Peder Zane, published in 2007 in The Top Ten in Time, which declared that Anna Karenina is the greatest novel ever written.
/book/show/12840251-the-secret-garden-with-biography-on-frances-hodgens-burnett?from_search=true	Frances Hodgson Burnett	The Secret Garden [with Biography on Frances Hodgens Burnett]	Mary Lennox is born in India to British parents. She is unwanted by her mother and taken care of primarily by servants, who pacify her as much as possible to keep her out of the way. Spoiled and with a temper, she is unaffectionate, angry and rude. A cholera breakout in the manor kills her parents and many servants, and she is discovered alone but alive after the house isMary Lennox is born in India to British parents. She is unwanted by her mother and taken care of primarily by servants, who pacify her as much as possible to keep her out of the way. Spoiled and with a temper, she is unaffectionate, angry and rude. A cholera breakout in the manor kills her parents and many servants, and she is discovered alone but alive after the house is abandoned. She is sent to England to live with her Uncle, Archibald Craven.At first, Mary is her usual self and is sour, disliking the large house, the people within and most of all the vast stretch of moor, which seems scrubby and gray after the winter. She is told that she must stay to her two rooms, and that nobody will bother much with her and she must amuse herself. Martha Sowerby, her good-natured maidservant, tells Mary a story of the late Mrs. Craven, and how she would spend hours in a private garden growing roses; an untimely accident kills her, and Mr. Craven has the garden locked and the key buried. Mary is roused by this story and starts to soften her ill manner despite herself. Soon she begins to lose her disposition and gradually comes to enjoy the company of Martha, Ben Weatherstaff the gardener, and also that of a friendly robin redbreast to whom she attaches human qualities. Her appetite increases and she finds herself getting stronger as she plays by herself on the moor. Martha's mother buys Mary a skipping rope in order to expedite this, and she takes to it immediately. Mary's time is occupied by wondering about the secret garden and a strange crying that can sometimes be heard around the house which the servants ignore or deny.While skipping around the walls housing the various gardens, Mary comes across a badger hole and finds a key. Thinking it must be to the door of the secret garden, she spends days wandering around the outside wall looking for the door. Finally by chance she finds it, and steps inside the garden nobody has tended for over ten years. She chances to ask Martha if she can have some garden tools, and Martha suggests that Dickon, her twelve-year-old brother, deliver them. Mary and Dickon meet and immediately take a liking to each other, as Dickon has a soft way with animals and a good nature. Eager to absorb his gardening knowledge, she reluctantly lets him into the secret of the garden, which he agrees to keep.That night, Mary hears the crying again. She follows the noise and to her surprise finds a small boy her age, thin and weak. They introduce each other and she finds out her uncle has a son, Colin. Colin is in deep fear of becoming a hunchback and for years has heard whispers of him dying, and he's come to believe it. Mary quickly convinces him otherwise and visits almost every day that week, distracting him from his troubles with stories of the moor, of Dickon and his animals and of the garden, though she doesn't admit that she's found it yet. When he throws a tantrum after she refuses to be ordered by him, she throws his attitude back and surprises him out of his fit. They reconcile and it is decided what he needs is fresh air and the secret garden, which Mary finally admits she has access to. Colin is put into his chair and brought outside into the garden, the first time he's been outdoors in years.While in the garden, the children are surprised to see Ben Weatherstaff looking over the wall on a ladder. Startled and angry to find the kids there in his late mistress' garden, he starts to yell at Mary when he notices Colin. Taken completely by surprise he accidentally lets slip that he thought Colin was a cripple, with a hunch back and twisted legs. Colin stands out of his chair to prove him wrong and finds that his legs are fine, though weak from misuse.From then on, Colin spends every day in the garden and gets stronger. The children conspire to keep Colin's health a secret so he can surprise his father, who is still away traveling and mourning over his late wife. As Colin's health improves, his father's mood does as well, and he has a dream of his wife calling him into the garden that makes him immediately pack his bags and head home. He walks the outer wall in memory but hears voices inside, finds the door unlocked and is shocked to not only see the garden in full bloom with children in it, but his son running.The servants watch as Mr.Craven walks back to the manor, and all are stunned that Colin runs beside him looking happy.
/book/show/25909512-emma?from_search=true	Jane Austen Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Emma (Illustrated with Notes and Biography)	Emma, by Jane Austen, is a novel about youthful hubris and the perils of misconstrued romance. The novel was first published in December 1815. As in her other novels, Austen explores the concerns and difficulties of genteel women living in Georgian-Regency England; she also creates a lively comedy of manners among her characters.
/book/show/28445942-great-expectations?from_search=true	Charles Dickens Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Great Expectations (Illustrated with Notes and Biography)	Great Expectations is Charles Dickens's thirteenth novel and his penultimate completed novel; a bildungsroman which depicts the personal growth and personal development of an orphan nicknamed Pip. It is Dickens's second novel, after David Copperfield, to be fully narrated in the first person.
/book/show/20767119-hamlet?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	Hamlet: (Annotated with short biography)	The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare between 1599 and 1602. Set in the Kingdom of Denmark, the play dramatizes the revenge Prince Hamlet exacts on his uncle Claudius for murdering King Hamlet, who is Claudius's brother and Prince Hamlet's father, and then succeeding to the throne and taking as his wife Gertrude, the old king'The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare between 1599 and 1602. Set in the Kingdom of Denmark, the play dramatizes the revenge Prince Hamlet exacts on his uncle Claudius for murdering King Hamlet, who is Claudius's brother and Prince Hamlet's father, and then succeeding to the throne and taking as his wife Gertrude, the old king's widow and Prince Hamlet's mother. The play vividly portrays both true and feigned madnessfrom overwhelming grief to seething rageand explores themes of treachery, revenge, incest, and moral corruption.Hamlet is Shakespeare's longest play and among the most powerful and influential tragedies in English literature, with a story capable of seemingly endless retelling and adaptation by others. The play was one of Shakespeare's most popular works during his lifetime and still ranks among his most-performed, topping the Royal Shakespeare Company's performance list since 1879. It has inspired writers from Goethe and Dickens to Joyce and Murdoch, and has been described as the world's most filmed story after Cinderella.Shakespeare based Hamlet on the legend of Amleth, preserved by 13th-century chronicler Saxo Grammaticus in his Gesta Danorum as subsequently retold by 16th-century scholar Franois de Belleforest. He may also have drawn on or perhaps written an earlier (hypothetical) Elizabethan play known today as the Ur-Hamlet. He almost certainly created the title role for Richard Burbage, the leading tragedian of Shakespeare's time. In the 400 years since, the role has been performed by highly acclaimed actors from each successive age.Three different early versions of the play are extant, the First Quarto (Q1, 1603), the Second Quarto (Q2, 1604), and the First Folio (F1, 1623). Each version includes lines, and even entire scenes, missing from the others. The play's structure and depth of characterisation have inspired much critical scrutiny. One such example is the centuries-old debate about Hamlet's hesitation to kill his uncle, which some see as a mere plot device to prolong the action, but which others argue is a dramatization of the complex philosophical and ethical issues that surround cold-blooded murder, calculated revenge, and thwarted desire. More recently, psychoanalytic critics have examined Hamlet's unconscious desires, and feminist critics have re-evaluated and rehabilitated the often maligned characters of Ophelia and Gertrude.
/book/show/20566428-the-adventures-of-tom-sawyer---complete-version?from_search=true	Mark Twain Petra Velonica (Editor)	The Adventures of Tom Sawyer - Complete Version (ANNOTATED & UNABRIDGED with Exclusive Features, Author's biography, Adaptations, Reviews)	With an introduction by Robert Maniquis. Mark Twain's novel is one of the first American literary masterpieces, embracing local vernacular to personify the unique small-town culture of this fledgling nation. Twain drew the adventures of the mischievous yet heroic Tom Sawyer from his own youth in a riverside MissouWith an introduction by Robert Maniquis. Mark Twain's novel is one of the first American literary masterpieces, embracing local vernacular to personify the unique small-town culture of this fledgling nation. Twain drew the adventures of the mischievous yet heroic Tom Sawyer from his own youth in a riverside Missouri town in the 1840s, and created perhaps the finest book about boyhood ever writtten. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is at once a comic and poignant story about the fears and fantasies of a boy's world, and a brilliant satire of the culture and institutions of the times. One of this beloved author's most widely read works, it is hailed as an American classic.
/book/show/176755.God?from_search=true	Jack Miles	God: A Biography	God: A Biography
/book/show/195218.Schulz_and_Peanuts?from_search=true	David Michaelis	Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography	Charles Schulz, the most widely syndicated and beloved cartoonist of all time, is also one of the most misunderstood figures in American culture. Now, acclaimed biographer David Michaelis gives us the first full-length biography of Schulz: at once a creation story, a portrait of a hidden American genius, and a chronicle contrasting the private man with the central role heCharles Schulz, the most widely syndicated and beloved cartoonist of all time, is also one of the most misunderstood figures in American culture. Now, acclaimed biographer David Michaelis gives us the first full-length biography of Schulz: at once a creation story, a portrait of a hidden American genius, and a chronicle contrasting the private man with the central role he played in shaping the national imagination. The son of a barber, Schulz was born in Minnesota to modest, working class roots. In 1943, just three days after his mothers tragic death from cancer, Schulz, a private in the army, shipped out for boot camp and the war in Europe. The sense of shock and separation never left him. And these early experiences would shape his entire life.With Peanuts, Schulz embedded adult ideas in a world of small children to remind the reader that character flaws and childhood wounds are with us always. It was the central truth of his own life, that as the adults weve become and as the children we always will be, we can free ourselves, if only we can see the humour in the predicaments of funny-looking kids. Schulzs Peanuts profoundly influenced the country in the second half of the 20th century. But the strip was anchored in the collective experience and hardships of Schulzs generation-the generation that survived the Great Depression and liberated Europe and the Pacific and came home to build the post-war world.
/book/show/12600338-macbeth?from_search=true	William Shakespeare Golgotha Press (Editor)	Macbeth (Annotated with Biography and Critical Essay)	Although MacBeth is classified as a tragedy in Shakespeares canon of work, it is also a history play based upon true events in Scotlands past. Shakespeares source of information was Raphael Holinsheads Chronicles. The playwright was undoubtedly inspired to construct a Scottish plot by the arrival on the English throne of King James I. James was also heir to the throneAlthough MacBeth is classified as a tragedy in Shakespeares canon of work, it is also a history play based upon true events in Scotlands past. Shakespeares source of information was Raphael Holinsheads Chronicles. The playwright was undoubtedly inspired to construct a Scottish plot by the arrival on the English throne of King James I. James was also heir to the throne of Scotland, through his mother Mary, Queen of Scots. Mary had been executed for conspiracy by her cousin, Queen Elizabeth I. Shakespeare probably felt a little flattery of the king might go a long way  King James was a descendant of the real life Banquo. Shakespeare sought to please by celebrating the return of the rightful Scottish king (Malcolm) at the end of the play. MacBeth is referred to as The Scottish Play and is considered somewhat unlucky in theatre circles.Shakespeare used magic devices (such as witches and apparitions) in MacBeth, which begins with three witches planning to meet MacBeth and Banquo, two generals in the army of Scotlands king, Duncan. The generals, thanks to their ability as military leaders, have prevented an invasion from the north by Norwegians. The witches tell MacBeth that he will rule Scotland. They also tell Banquo that his descendants will also sit on the throne.This annotated edition includes a biography and critical essay.
/book/show/13426037-vagina?from_search=true	Naomi Wolf	Vagina: A New Biography	An astonishing work of cutting-edge science and cultural history that radically reframes how we understand the vaginaand consequently, how we understand womenfrom one of our most respected cultural critics and thinkers, Naomi Wolf, author of the modern classic The Beauty Myth.When an unexpected medical crisis sends Naomi Wolf on a deeply personal journey to tease out theAn astonishing work of cutting-edge science and cultural history that radically reframes how we understand the vaginaand consequently, how we understand womenfrom one of our most respected cultural critics and thinkers, Naomi Wolf, author of the modern classic The Beauty Myth.When an unexpected medical crisis sends Naomi Wolf on a deeply personal journey to tease out the intersections between sexuality and creativity, she discovers, much to her own astonishment, an increasing body of scientific evidence that suggests that the vagina is not merely flesh, but an intrinsic component of the female brainand thus has a fundamental connection to female consciousness itself.Utterly enthralling and totally fascinating, Vagina: A New Biography draws on this set of insights about the mind-vagina connection to reveal new information about what women really need, and considers what a sexual relationshipand a relationship to the selftransformed by these insights could look like.Exhilarating and groundbreaking, Vagina: A New Biography combines rigorous science, explained for lay readers, with cultural history and deeply personal considerations of the role of female desire in female identity, creativity, and confidence, from interviewees of all walks of life. Heralded by Publishers Weekly as one of the best science books of the year, it is a provocative and deeply engaging book that elucidates the ties between a woman's experience of her vagina and her sense of self; her impulses, dreams, and courage; and her role in love and in society in completely new and revelatory ways sure to provoke impassioned conversation.A brilliant and nuanced synthesis of physiology, history, and cultural criticism, Vagina: A New Biography explores the physical, political, and spiritual implications of this startling series of new scientific breakthroughs for women and for society as a whole, from a writer whose conviction and keen intelligence have propelled her works to the tops of bestseller lists, and firmly into the realms of modern classics.
/book/show/6551739-woodrow-wilson?from_search=true	John Milton Cooper Jr.	Woodrow Wilson: A Biography	The first major biography of Americas twenty-eighth president in nearly two decades, from one of Americas foremost Woodrow Wilson scholars.A Democrat who reclaimed the White House after sixteen years of Republican administrations, Wilson was a transformative presidenthe helped create the regulatory bodies and legislation that prefigured FDRs New Deal and would prove ceThe first major biography of Americas twenty-eighth president in nearly two decades, from one of Americas foremost Woodrow Wilson scholars.A Democrat who reclaimed the White House after sixteen years of Republican administrations, Wilson was a transformative presidenthe helped create the regulatory bodies and legislation that prefigured FDRs New Deal and would prove central to governance through the early twenty-first century, including the Federal Reserve system and the Clayton Antitrust Act; he guided the nation through World War I; and, although his advocacy in favor of joining the League of Nations proved unsuccessful, he nonetheless established a new way of thinking about international relations that would carry America into the United Nations era. Yet Wilson also steadfastly resisted progress for civil rights, while his attorney general launched an aggressive attack on civil liberties.Even as he reminds us of the foundational scope of Wilsons domestic policy achievements, John Milton Cooper, Jr., reshapes our understanding of the man himself: his Wilson is warm and graciousnot at all the dour puritan of popular imagination. As the president of Princeton, his encounters with the often rancorous battles of academe prepared him for state and national politics. Just two years after he was elected governor of New Jersey, Wilson, now a leader in the progressive movement, won the Democratic presidential nomination and went on to defeat Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft in one of the twentieth centurys most memorable presidential elections. Ever the professor, Wilson relied on the strength of his intellectual convictions and the power of reason to win over the American people.John Milton Cooper, Jr., gives us a vigorous, lasting record of Wilsons life and achievements. This is a long overdue, revelatory portrait of one of our most important presidentsparticularly resonant now, as another president seeks to change the way government relates to the people and regulates the economy.
/book/show/10066241-persuasion?from_search=true	Jane Austen	Persuasion	Jane Austen's classic novel, complete with short biography of Austen, plot summary, examination of major themes, and character summary.More than seven years prior to the events in the novel, Anne Elliot falls in love with a handsome young naval officer named Frederick Wentworth, who is intelligent and ambitious, but poor. Sir Walter, Anne's father and lord of the family esJane Austen's classic novel, complete with short biography of Austen, plot summary, examination of major themes, and character summary.More than seven years prior to the events in the novel, Anne Elliot falls in love with a handsome young naval officer named Frederick Wentworth, who is intelligent and ambitious, but poor. Sir Walter, Anne's father and lord of the family estate of Kellynch, and her older sister Elizabeth are dissatisfied with her choice, maintaining that he is not distinguished enough for their family. Her older friend and mentor, Lady Russell, acting in place of Anne's deceased mother, persuades her to break off the match.Persuasion is connected with Northanger Abbey not only by the fact that the two books were originally bound up in one volume and published together two years later, but also because both stories are set partly in Bath, a fashionable health resort with which Jane Austen was well acquainted, having lived there from 1801 to 1805.
/book/show/73888.The_Adventure_of_English?from_search=true	Melvyn Bragg	The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language	English is understood by around two thousand million people across the world. Yet it was very nearly wiped out in its early years. Melvyn Bragg explores the story of the English language - from its beginnings as a minor Germanic dialect to its position today as a truly established global language.
/book/show/8202.Laura_Ingalls_Wilder?from_search=true	William Anderson	Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Biography	From her pioneer days on the prairie to her golden years with her husband, Almanzo, and their daughter, Rose, Laura Ingalls Wilder has become a friend to all who have read about her adventures. This behind-the-scenes account chronicles the real events in Laura's life that inspired her to write her stories and also describes her life after the last Little House book ends.
/book/show/22747454-moi-malala-je-lutte-pour-l-ducation-et-je-r-siste-aux-talibans?from_search=true	Malala Yousafzai Christina Lamb Pascal Loubet (Translator)	Moi, Malala, je lutte pour l'éducation et je résiste aux talibans	When the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education.On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost paid the ultimate price. She was shot in the head at point-blank range while riding the bus home from school, and few expected her to survive.InsteadWhen the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, one girl spoke out. Malala Yousafzai refused to be silenced and fought for her right to an education.On Tuesday, October 9, 2012, when she was fifteen, she almost paid the ultimate price. She was shot in the head at point-blank range while riding the bus home from school, and few expected her to survive.Instead, Malala's miraculous recovery has taken her on an extraordinary journey from a remote valley in northern Pakistan to the halls of the United Nations in New York. At sixteen, she has become a global symbol of peaceful protest and the youngest nominee ever for the Nobel Peace Prize.I AM MALALA is the remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism, of the fight for girls' education, of a father who, himself a school owner, championed and encouraged his daughter to write and attend school, and of brave parents who have a fierce love for their daughter in a society that prizes sons.I AM MALALA will make you believe in the power of one person's voice to inspire change in the world.
/book/show/101636.Room_Full_of_Mirrors?from_search=true	Charles R. Cross	Room Full of Mirrors: A Biography of Jimi Hendrix	It has been more than thirty-five years since Jimi Hendrix died, but his music and spirit are still very much alive for his fans everywhere. Charles R. Cross vividly recounts the life of Hendrix, from his difficult childhood and adolescence in Seattle through his incredible rise to cIt has been more than thirty-five years since Jimi Hendrix died, but his music and spirit are still very much alive for his fans everywhere. Charles R. Cross vividly recounts the life of Hendrix, from his difficult childhood and adolescence in Seattle through his incredible rise to celebrity in London's swinging sixties. It is the story of an outrageous life--with legendary tales of sex, drugs, and excess--while it also reveals a man who struggled to accept his role as idol and who privately craved the kind of normal family life he never had. Using never-before-seen documents and private letters, and based on hundreds of interviews with those who knew Hendrix--many of whom had never before agreed to be interviewed--unlocks the vast mystery of one of music's most enduring legends.
/book/show/24674555-the-metamorphosis?from_search=true	Franz Kafka	The Metamorphosis: (Annotated with short biography)	As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect. He was laying on his hard, as it were armor-plated, back and when he lifted his head a little he could see his domelike brown belly divided into stiff arched segments on top of which the bed quilt could hardly keep in position and was about to slide off compAs Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect. He was laying on his hard, as it were armor-plated, back and when he lifted his head a little he could see his domelike brown belly divided into stiff arched segments on top of which the bed quilt could hardly keep in position and was about to slide off completely. His numerous legs, which were pitifully thin compared to the rest of his bulk, waved helplessly before his eyes. With this startling, bizarre, yet surprisingly funny first opening, Kafka begins his masterpiece, The Metamorphosis. It is the story of a young man who, transformed overnight into a giant beetle-like insect, becomes an object of disgrace to his family, an outsider in his own home, a quintessentially alienated man. A harrowing -- though absurdly comic -- meditation on human feelings of inadequacy, guilt, and isolation, The Metamorphosis has taken its place as one of the most widely read and influential works of twentieth-century fiction. As W.H. Auden wrote, Kafka is important to us because his predicament is the predicament of modern man.
/book/show/26824736-a-christmas-carol-with-full-biography?from_search=true	Charles Dickens G.K. Chesterton (Contributor)	A Christmas Carol with full biography	In his Ghostly little book, Charles Dickens invents the modern concept of Christmas Spirit and offers one of the worlds most adapted and imitated stories. We know Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, not only as fictional characters, but also as icons of the true meaning of Christmas in a world still plagued with avarice andIn his Ghostly little book, Charles Dickens invents the modern concept of Christmas Spirit and offers one of the worlds most adapted and imitated stories. We know Ebenezer Scrooge, Tiny Tim, and the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, not only as fictional characters, but also as icons of the true meaning of Christmas in a world still plagued with avarice and cynicism.This book includes a full author's biography by G. K. Chesterton
/book/show/32483.Shakespeare?from_search=true	Peter Ackroyd	Shakespeare: The Biography	Drawing on an exceptional combination of skills as literary biographer, novelist, and chronicler of London history, Peter Ackroyd surely re-creates the world that shaped Shakespeare--and brings the playwright himself into unusually vivid focus. With characteristic narrative panache, Ackroyd immerses us in sixteenth-century Stratford and the rural landscapethe industry, thDrawing on an exceptional combination of skills as literary biographer, novelist, and chronicler of London history, Peter Ackroyd surely re-creates the world that shaped Shakespeare--and brings the playwright himself into unusually vivid focus. With characteristic narrative panache, Ackroyd immerses us in sixteenth-century Stratford and the rural landscapethe industry, the animals, even the flowersthat would appear in Shakespeares plays. He takes us through Shakespeares London neighborhood and the fertile, competitive theater world where he worked as actor and writer. He shows us Shakespeare as a businessman, and as a constant reviser of his writing. In joining these intimate details with profound intuitions about the playwright and his work, Ackroyd has produced an altogether engaging masterpiece.
/book/show/6634223-the-queen-mother?from_search=true	William Shawcross	The Queen Mother: The Official Biography	The official and definitive biography of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother: consort of King George VI, mother of Queen Elizabeth II, grandmother of Prince Charlesand the most beloved British monarch of the twentieth century.Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyonthe ninth of the Earl of Strathmores ten childrenwas born on August 4, 1900, and, certainly, no one could haveThe official and definitive biography of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother: consort of King George VI, mother of Queen Elizabeth II, grandmother of Prince Charlesand the most beloved British monarch of the twentieth century.Elizabeth Angela Marguerite Bowes-Lyonthe ninth of the Earl of Strathmores ten childrenwas born on August 4, 1900, and, certainly, no one could have imagined that her long life (she died in 2002) would come to reflect a changing nation over the ourse of an entire century. Now, William Shawcrossgiven unrestricted access to the Queen Mothers personal papers, letters, and diariesgives us a portrait of unprecedented vividness and detail. Here is the girl who helped convalescing soldiers during the First World War . . . the young Duchess of York helping her reluctant husband assume the throne when his brother abdicated . . . the Queen refusing to take refuge from the bombing of London, risking her own life to instill courage and hope in others who were living through the Blitz . . . the dowager Queenthe last Edwardian, the charming survivor of a long-lost erarepresenting her nation at home and abroad . . . the matriarch of the Royal Family and the nations best-loved grandmother.A revelatory royal biography that is, as well, a singular history of Britain in the twentieth century.
/book/show/30234873-the-importance-of-being-earnest-a-trivial-comedy-for-serious-people?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde	The Importance of Being Earnest A Trivial Comedy for Serious People: Annotated with author's biography	The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at the St James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious person to escape burdensome social obligations. Working within the social conventions of late Victorian London, the play's major themesThe Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at the St James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious person to escape burdensome social obligations. Working within the social conventions of late Victorian London, the play's major themes are the triviality with which it treats institutions as serious as marriage, and the resulting satire of Victorian ways. Contemporary reviews all praised the play's humour, though some were cautious about its explicit lack of social messages, while others foresaw the modern consensus that it was the culmination of Wilde's artistic career so far. Its high farce and witty dialogue have helped make The Importance of Being Earnest Wilde's most enduringly popular play.The successful opening night marked the climax of Wilde's career but also heralded his downfall. The Marquess of Queensberry, whose son Lord Alfred Douglas was Wilde's lover, planned to present the writer with a bouquet of rotten vegetables and disrupt the show. Wilde was tipped off and Queensberry was refused admission. Soon afterwards their feud came to a climax in court, where Wilde's homosexual double life was revealed to the Victorian public and he was eventually sentenced to imprisonment. His notoriety caused the play, despite its early success, to be closed after 86 performances. After his release, he published the play from exile in Paris, but he wrote no further comic or dramatic work.The Importance of Being Earnest has been revived many times since its premiere. It has been adapted for the cinema on three occasions. In The Importance of Being Earnest (1952), Dame Edith Evans reprised her celebrated interpretation of Lady Bracknell; The Importance of Being Earnest (1992) by Kurt Baker used an all-black cast; and Oliver Parker's The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) incorporated some of Wilde's original material cut during the preparation of the original stage production.
/book/show/103296.Africa?from_search=true	John Reader	Africa: A Biography of the Continent	Awe-inspiring . . . a masterly synthesis.--Deeply penetrating, intensely thought-provoking and thoroughly informed . . . one of the most important general surveys of Africa that has been produced in the last decade. --In 1978, paleontologists in East Africa discovered the earliest evidence of our divergence from the apeAwe-inspiring . . . a masterly synthesis.--Deeply penetrating, intensely thought-provoking and thoroughly informed . . . one of the most important general surveys of Africa that has been produced in the last decade. --In 1978, paleontologists in East Africa discovered the earliest evidence of our divergence from the apes: three pre-human footprints, striding away from a volcano, were preserved in the petrified surface of a mudpan over three million years ago. Out of Africa, the world's most ancient and stable landmass, Homo sapiens dispersed across the globe.And yet the continent that gave birth to human history has long been woefully misunderstood and mistreated by the rest of the world.In a book as splendid in its wealth of information as it is breathtaking in scope, British writer and photojournalist John Reader brings to light Africa's geology and evolution, the majestic array of its landforms and environments, the rich diversity of its peoples and their ways of life, the devastating legacies of slavery and colonialism as well as recent political troubles and triumphs. Written in simple, elegant prose and illustrated with Reader's own photographs,is an unforgettable book that will delight the general reader and expert alike.Breathtaking in its scope and detail. --
/book/show/728204.Cobb?from_search=true	Al Stump	Cobb: A Biography	A New York Times Notable Book; Spitball Award for Best Baseball Book of 1994; Basis for a major Hollywood motion picture. Now in paperback, the biography that baseball fans all across the country have been talking about. Al Stump redefined America's perception of one of its most famous sports heroes with this gripping look at a man who walked the line between greatness andA New York Times Notable Book; Spitball Award for Best Baseball Book of 1994; Basis for a major Hollywood motion picture. Now in paperback, the biography that baseball fans all across the country have been talking about. Al Stump redefined America's perception of one of its most famous sports heroes with this gripping look at a man who walked the line between greatness and psychosis. Based on Stump's interviews with Ty Cobb while ghostwriting the Hall-of-Famer's 1961 autobiography, this award-winning new account of Cobb's life and times reveals both the darkness and the brilliance of the Georgia Peach. The most powerful baseball biography I have read.--Roger Kahn, author of THE BOYS OF SUMMER
/book/show/27406364-mansfield-park---jane-austen-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	Jane Austen Jan Oliveira (Editor)	MANSFIELD PARK - JANE AUSTEN (WITH NOTES)(BIOGRAPHY)(ILLUSTRATED)	Mansfield Park is the third novel by Jane Austen, written at Chawton Cottage between February 1811 and 1813. It was published in May 1814 by Thomas Egerton, who published Jane Austen's two earlier novels, Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice. When the novel reached a second edition in 1816, its publication was taken over by John Murray, who also published its succMansfield Park is the third novel by Jane Austen, written at Chawton Cottage between February 1811 and 1813. It was published in May 1814 by Thomas Egerton, who published Jane Austen's two earlier novels, Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice. When the novel reached a second edition in 1816, its publication was taken over by John Murray, who also published its successor, Emma. Mansfield Park is a pygmalion morality epic.
/book/show/50139.Kerouac?from_search=true	Ann Charters Allen Ginsberg (Foreword by)	Kerouac: A Biography	Now that Kerouac's major novel, On the Road is accepted as an American classic, academic critics are slowly beginning to catch up with his experimental literary methods and examine the dozen books comprising what he called 'the legend of Duluoz.' Nearly all of his books have been in print internationally since his death in 1969, and his writing has been discovered and enjoNow that Kerouac's major novel, On the Road is accepted as an American classic, academic critics are slowly beginning to catch up with his experimental literary methods and examine the dozen books comprising what he called 'the legend of Duluoz.' Nearly all of his books have been in print internationally since his death in 1969, and his writing has been discovered and enjoyed by new readers throughout the world. Kerouac's view of the promise of America, the seductive and lovely vision of the beckoning open spaces of our continent, has never been expressed better by subsequent writers, perhaps because Kerouac was our last writer to believe in America's promise--and essential innocence--as the legacy he would explore in his autobiographical fiction.
/book/show/1081270.James_Madison?from_search=true	Ralph Louis Ketcham	James Madison: A Biography	The best one volume biography of Madison's life, Ketcham's biography not only traces Madison's career, it gives readers a sense of the man. As Madison said of his early years in Virginia under the study of Donald Robertson, who introduced him to thinkers like Montaigne and Montesquieu, all that I have been in life I owe largely to that man. It also captures a side of MadThe best one volume biography of Madison's life, Ketcham's biography not only traces Madison's career, it gives readers a sense of the man. As Madison said of his early years in Virginia under the study of Donald Robertson, who introduced him to thinkers like Montaigne and Montesquieu, all that I have been in life I owe largely to that man. It also captures a side of Madison that is less rarely on display (including a portrait of the beautiful Dolley Madison).
/book/show/520771.The_Bible?from_search=true	Karen Armstrong	The Bible: A Biography (Books That Changed the World)	As the work at the heart of Christianity, the Bible is the spiritual guide for one out of every three people in the world. It is also the worlds most widely distributed book, translated into over two thousand languages, and the worlds best selling book, year after year. But the Bible is a complex work with a complicated and obscure history. Made up of sixty-six books wAs the work at the heart of Christianity, the Bible is the spiritual guide for one out of every three people in the world. It is also the worlds most widely distributed book, translated into over two thousand languages, and the worlds best selling book, year after year. But the Bible is a complex work with a complicated and obscure history. Made up of sixty-six books written by various authors and divided into two testaments, its contents have changed over the centuries. The Bible has been transformed by translation and, through interpretation, has developed manifold meanings to various religions, denominations, and sects. In this seminal account, acclaimed historian Karen Armstrong discusses the conception, gestation, and life of historys most powerful book. Armstrong analyzes the social and political situation in which oral history turned into written scripture, how this all-pervasive scripture was collected into one work, and how it became accepted as Christianitys sacred text. She explores how scripture came to be read for information, and how, in the nineteenth century, historical criticism of the Bible caused greater fear than Darwinism. This is a brilliant, captivating book, crucial in an age of declining faith and rising fundamentalism.
/book/show/21118591-the-prince?from_search=true	Niccol Machiavelli	The Prince: (Annotated with short biography)	The Prince ( Il Principe, is a political treatise by the Italian diplomat, historian and political theorist Niccol Machiavelli. From correspondence a version appears to have been distributed in 1513, using a Latin title, De Principatibus (About Principalities). However, the printed version was not published until 1532, five years after Machiavelli's death. This was done wThe Prince ( Il Principe, is a political treatise by the Italian diplomat, historian and political theorist Niccol Machiavelli. From correspondence a version appears to have been distributed in 1513, using a Latin title, De Principatibus (About Principalities). However, the printed version was not published until 1532, five years after Machiavelli's death. This was done with the permission of the Medici pope Clement VII, but long before then, in fact since the first appearance of the Prince in manuscript, controversy had swirled about his writings.Although it was written as if it were a traditional work in the mirrors for princes style, it is generally agreed that it was especially innovative. This is only partly because it was written in the vernacular (Italian) rather than Latin, a practice which had become increasingly popular since the publication of Dante's Divine Comedy and other works of Renaissance literature.
/book/show/186344.With_Malice_Toward_None?from_search=true	Stephen B. Oates	With Malice Toward None: A Biography of Abraham Lincoln	Full, fair, and accurate. . . . Certainly the most objective biography of Lincoln ever written. Pulitzer Prize-winner David Herbert Donald,From preeminent Civil War historian Stephen B. Oates comes the book thehails as the standard one-volume biography of Lincoln. Oatesis recognized as the seminal bFull, fair, and accurate. . . . Certainly the most objective biography of Lincoln ever written. Pulitzer Prize-winner David Herbert Donald,From preeminent Civil War historian Stephen B. Oates comes the book thehails as the standard one-volume biography of Lincoln. Oatesis recognized as the seminal biography of the Sixteenth President, by one of Americas most prominent historians.
/book/show/1686.Augustine_of_Hippo?from_search=true	Peter R.L. Brown	Augustine of Hippo: A Biography	This classic biography was first published thirty years ago and has since established itself as the standard account of Saint Augustine's life and teaching. The remarkable discovery recently of a considerable number of letters and sermons by Augustine has thrown fresh light on the first and last decades of his experience as a bishop. These circumstantial texts have led PetThis classic biography was first published thirty years ago and has since established itself as the standard account of Saint Augustine's life and teaching. The remarkable discovery recently of a considerable number of letters and sermons by Augustine has thrown fresh light on the first and last decades of his experience as a bishop. These circumstantial texts have led Peter Brown to reconsider some of his judgments on Augustine, both as the author of theand as the elderly bishop preaching and writing in the last years of Roman rule in north Africa. Brown's reflections on the significance of these exciting new documents are contained in two chapters of a substantial Epilogue to his biography (the text of which is unaltered). He also reviews the changes in scholarship about Augustine since the 1960s. A personal as well as a scholarly fascination infuse the book-length epilogue and notes that Brown has added to his acclaimed portrait of the bishop of Hippo.
/book/show/34095716-mrs-dalloway---virginia-woolf-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	Virginia Woolf Jan Oliveira (Editor)	MRS. DALLOWAY - VIRGINIA WOOLF (WITH NOTES)(BIOGRAPHY)(ILLUSTRATED)	Mrs Dalloway is a novel by Virginia Woolf that details a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway, a fictional high-society woman in post-First World War England. It is one of Woolf's best-known novels.
/book/show/6376464-bowie?from_search=true	Marc Spitz Angela Bowie (contributor)	Bowie: A Biography	Finally an expansive biography of one of the twentieth centurys greatest music and cultural iconsFrom noted author and rock n roll journalist Marc Spitz comes a major David Bowie biography to rival any other. Following Bowies life from his start as David Jones, an R & Bloving kid from Bromley, England, to his rise to rock n roll aristocracy as David Bowie, BowiFinally an expansive biography of one of the twentieth centurys greatest music and cultural iconsFrom noted author and rock n roll journalist Marc Spitz comes a major David Bowie biography to rival any other. Following Bowies life from his start as David Jones, an R & Bloving kid from Bromley, England, to his rise to rock n roll aristocracy as David Bowie, Bowie recounts his career but also reveals how much his music has influenced other musicians and forever changed the landscape of the modern era. Along the way, Spitz reflects on how growing up with Bowie as his soundtrack and how writing this definitive book on Bowie influenced him in ways he never expected, adding a personal dimension that Bowie fans and those passionate about art and culture will connect with and that no other bio on the artist offers.Bowie takes an in-depth look at the culture of postwar England in which Bowie grew up, the mod and hippie scenes of swinging London in the sixties, the sex and drug-fueled glitter scene of the early seventies when Bowies alter-ego Ziggy Stardust was born, his rise to global stardom in the eighties and his subsequent status as an elder statesman of alternative culture. Spitz puts each incarnation of Bowie into the context of its era, creating a cultural time line that is intriguing both for its historical significance as well as for its delineation of this rock n roll legend, the first musician to evolve a coherent vision after the death of the sixties dream.Amid the sex, drugs and rock n roll mayhem, a deeper portrait of the artist emerges. Bowies early struggles to go from follower to leader, his tricky relationship with art and commerce and Buddhism and the occult, his complicated family life, his open romantic relationship and, finally, his perceived disavowal of all that made him a touchstone for outcasts are all thoughtfully explored. A fresh evaluation of his recorded work, as well as his film, stage and video performances, is included as well.Based on a hundred original interviews with those who knew him best and those familiar with his work, including ex-wife Angie Bowie, former Bowie manager Kenneth Pitt, Siouxsie Sioux, Camille Paglia, Dick Cavett, Todd Haynes, Ricky Gervais and Peter Frampton, Bowie gives us not only a portrait of one of the most important artists in the last century, but also an honest examination of a truly revolutionary artist and the unique impact hes had across generations.
/book/show/30363237-a-study-in-scarlet---arthur-conan-doyle-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	Arthur Conan Doyle Jan Oliveira (Editor)	A Study In Scarlet - Arthur Conan Doyle (With Notes)(Biography)(Illustrated)	A Study in Scarlet is an 1887 detective novel by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Written in 1886, the story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become among the most famous characters in literature. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes, an amateur detective, to his friend and chronicler Watson on the nature of hiA Study in Scarlet is an 1887 detective novel by British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Written in 1886, the story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become among the most famous characters in literature. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes, an amateur detective, to his friend and chronicler Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his study in scarlet: There's the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it. (A study is a preliminary drawing, sketch or painting done in preparation for a finished piece.)
/book/show/382202.Grant?from_search=true	William S. McFeely	Grant: A Biography	.The seminal biography of one of America's towering, enigmatic figures. From his boyhood in Ohio to the battlefields of the Civil War and his presidency during the crucial years of Reconstruction, this Pulitzer Prize-winning biography traces the entire arc of Grant's life (1822-1885)..The seminal biography of one of America's towering, enigmatic figures. From his boyhood in Ohio to the battlefields of the Civil War and his presidency during the crucial years of Reconstruction, this Pulitzer Prize-winning biography traces the entire arc of Grant's life (1822-1885).
/book/show/226145.Cary_Grant?from_search=true	Marc Eliot	Cary Grant: A Biography	Rigorously researched and elegantly written,is a complete, nuanced portrait of the greatest star in cinema history. Exploring Grants troubled childhood, ambiguous sexuality, and lifelong insecurities, as well as the magical amalgam of characteristics that allowed him to remain Hollywoods favorite romantic lead for more than thirty-five years,Rigorously researched and elegantly written,is a complete, nuanced portrait of the greatest star in cinema history. Exploring Grants troubled childhood, ambiguous sexuality, and lifelong insecurities, as well as the magical amalgam of characteristics that allowed him to remain Hollywoods favorite romantic lead for more than thirty-five years,is the definitive examination of every aspect of Grants professional and private life and the first biography to reveal the real man behind the movie star.
/book/show/13122.Marilyn_Monroe?from_search=true	Donald Spoto	Marilyn Monroe: The Biography	Spoto's biography of Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe makes use of over 150 interviews and more than 35,000 pages of previously sealed files, including Monroe's diaries, letters, and other personal and revealing documents. The book reveals new details of every aspect of her life, from her guarded childhood, and her relationships with men and marriages, to her mysterious deathSpoto's biography of Hollywood icon Marilyn Monroe makes use of over 150 interviews and more than 35,000 pages of previously sealed files, including Monroe's diaries, letters, and other personal and revealing documents. The book reveals new details of every aspect of her life, from her guarded childhood, and her relationships with men and marriages, to her mysterious death. Spoto comments on previous books about Marilyn, and puts to rest questions regarding Monroe's connection with the Kennedys.
/book/show/133487.Lenin?from_search=true	Robert Service	Lenin: A Biography	Lenin is a colossal figure whose influence on 20th-century history cannot be underestimated. This biography makes use of archive material to piece together his private as well as public life in an effort to give a complete picture of Lenin in all his different roles. Through the prism of Lenin's career, the author examines events such as the October Revolution and the ideaLenin is a colossal figure whose influence on 20th-century history cannot be underestimated. This biography makes use of archive material to piece together his private as well as public life in an effort to give a complete picture of Lenin in all his different roles. Through the prism of Lenin's career, the author examines events such as the October Revolution and the ideas of Marxism-Leninism, the one-party state, economic modernization, dictatorship and the politics of inter-war Europe. He casts light on the nature of the state and society left behind by Lenin, a state and society which has not entirely disappeared after the collapse of the Soviet regime in 1991.
/book/show/9650019-enter-night?from_search=true	Mick Wall	Enter Night: A Biography of Metallica	Their roots lie in the heavy rock of 70s groups like Deep Purple. The music they played--heavy metal mixed with punk attitude--became its own genre: thrash. Their bassist died and they survived to became the biggest-selling band in the world. As grunge threatened to overtake them, they reinvented themselves. Then their singer went into rehab and they almost fell apart. TheTheir roots lie in the heavy rock of 70s groups like Deep Purple. The music they played--heavy metal mixed with punk attitude--became its own genre: thrash. Their bassist died and they survived to became the biggest-selling band in the world. As grunge threatened to overtake them, they reinvented themselves. Then their singer went into rehab and they almost fell apart. They are Metallica, the most influential heavy metal band of the last thirty years.As Led Zeppelin was for hard rock and the Sex Pistols were for punk, Metallica became the band that defined the look and sound of 1980s heavy metal. Inventors of thrash metal--Slayer, Anthrax and Megadeth followed--it was always Metallica who led the way, who pushed to another level, who became the last of the superstar rockers.Metallica is the fifth-largest selling artist of all time, with 100 million records sold worldwide. Their music has extended its reach beyond rock and metal, and into the pop mainstream, as they went from speed metal to MTV with their hit single Enter Sandman. Until now there hasn't been a critical, authoritative, in-depth portrait of the band. Mick Wall's thoroughly researched, insightful work is enriched by his interviews with band members, record company execs, roadies, and fellow musicians. He tells the story of how a tennis-playing, music-loving Danish immigrant named Lars Ulrich created a band with singer James Hetfield and made his dreams a reality. Enter Night follows the band through tragedy and triumph, from the bus crash that killed their bassist Cliff Burton in 1986 to the 2004 documentary Some Kind of Monster, and on to their current status as the leaders of the Big Four festival that played to a million fans in Britain and Europe and continues in the U.S. in 2011.Enter Night delves into the various incarnations of the band, and the personalities of all key members, past and present--especially Ulrich and Hetfield--to produce the definitive word on the biggest metal band on the planet.
/book/show/28918289-the-war-of-the-worlds-the-original-novel-annotated?from_search=true	H.G. Wells	The War of the Worlds, the Original Novel (Annotated): Masterpiece Collection: The War of the Worlds, H G Wells Famous Quotes, Book List, and Biography	(The War of the Worlds, H G Wells) Includes: Famous quotes of H G Wells, Complete bibliography of H G Wells, Biography of H G Wells, No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's and yet as mortal as his own; that as men busied themselves about their various co(The War of the Worlds, H G Wells) Includes: Famous quotes of H G Wells, Complete bibliography of H G Wells, Biography of H G Wells, No one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's and yet as mortal as his own; that as men busied themselves about their various concerns they were scrutinised and studied, perhaps almost as narrowly as a man with a microscope might scrutinise the transient creatures that swarm and multiply in a drop of water. With infinite complacency men went to and fro over this globe about their little affairs, serene in their assurance of their empire over matter. It is possible that the infusoria under the microscope do the same. No one gave a thought to the older worlds of space as sources of human danger, or thought of them only to dismiss the idea of life upon them as impossible or improbable. It is curious to recall some of the mental habits of those departed days. At most terrestrial men fancied there might be other men upon Mars, perhaps inferior to themselves and ready to welcome a missionary enterprise. Yet across the gulf of space, minds that are to our minds as ours are to those of the beasts that perish, intellects vast and cool and unsympathetic, regarded this earth with envious eyes, and slowly and surely drew their plans against us. And early in the twentieth century came the great disillusionment.
/book/show/10789.Hemingway?from_search=true	Jeffrey Meyers	Hemingway: A Biography	Distinguished by its precision, its graceful use of language, and its resonant depth, the innovative style of Nobel Prize-winning author Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) radically altered literary conventions and influenced generations of writers. Inand numerous short stories, he exploreDistinguished by its precision, its graceful use of language, and its resonant depth, the innovative style of Nobel Prize-winning author Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961) radically altered literary conventions and influenced generations of writers. Inand numerous short stories, he explored such universal themes as stoicism in adversity, as well as our futile struggles against nature and mortality.This evocative, sympathetic biography illuminates the events that informed Hemingway's vigorous life: an accident-prone youth and early rivalry with his father; his experiences in World War I, the Spanish Civil War, and World War II; his stormy relationships with writers and women; his sudden fame, slow decline, and suicide. Based on previously unavailable information and exclusive interviews,enriches anyone's understanding and appreciation of America's most important twentieth-century writer.
/book/show/6600626-trotsky?from_search=true	Rick Geary Andrew Helfer (Editor)	Trotsky: A Graphic Biography	Trotsky was a hero to some, a ruthless demon to others. To Stalin, he was such a threat that he warranted murder by pickax. This polarizing figure set up a world conflict that lasted through the twentieth century, and in Trotsky: A Graphic Biography, the renowned comic artist Rick Geary uses his distinct style to depict the stark reality of the man and his times. Trotsky'sTrotsky was a hero to some, a ruthless demon to others. To Stalin, he was such a threat that he warranted murder by pickax. This polarizing figure set up a world conflict that lasted through the twentieth century, and in Trotsky: A Graphic Biography, the renowned comic artist Rick Geary uses his distinct style to depict the stark reality of the man and his times. Trotsky's life becomes a guide to the creation of the Soviet Union, the horrors of World War I, and the establishment of international communism as he, Lenin, and their fellow Bolsheviks rise from persecution and a life underground to the height of political power. Ranging from his boyhood in the Ukraine to his fallout with Stalin and his moonlight romance with Frida Kahlo, Trotsky is a stunning look at one of the twentieth century's most important thinkers and the far-reaching political trends that he launched.
/book/show/22608110-audrey-at-home?from_search=true	Luca Dotti	Audrey at Home: A Kitchen Table Biography	
/book/show/236019.Patton?from_search=true	Alan Axelrod Wesley K. Clark (Foreword)	Patton: A Biography	
/book/show/112503.Lush_Life?from_search=true	David Hajdu	Lush Life: A Biography of Billy Strayhorn	A finalist for the National Book Critics Circle AwardBilly Strayhorn (1915-67) was one of the greatest composers in the history of American music, the creator of a body of work that includes such standards as Take the 'A' Train. Yet all his life Strayhorn was overshadowed by his friend and collaborator Duke Ellington, with whom he worked for three decades as the EllingtoA finalist for the National Book Critics Circle AwardBilly Strayhorn (1915-67) was one of the greatest composers in the history of American music, the creator of a body of work that includes such standards as Take the 'A' Train. Yet all his life Strayhorn was overshadowed by his friend and collaborator Duke Ellington, with whom he worked for three decades as the Ellington Orchestra's ace songwriter and arranger. A definitive corrective () to decades of patchwork scholarship and journalism about this giant of jazz, David Hajdu'sis a vibrant and absorbing account of the lush life that Strayhorn and other jazz musicians led in Harlem and Paris. While composing some of the most gorgeous American music of the twentieth century, Strayhorn labored under a complex agreement whereby Ellington took the bows for his work. Until his life was tragically cut short by cancer and alcohol abuse, the small, shy composer carried himself with singular style and grace as one of the few jazzmen to be openly homosexual.has sparked an enthusiastic revival of interest in Strayhorn's work and is already acknowledged as a jazz classic.
/book/show/129852.Miles_Gone_By?from_search=true	William F. Buckley Jr. Walter Cronkite (Introduction)	Miles Gone By: A Literary Biography	Here is a unique collection of fifty years of essays chosen to form an unconventional autobiography and capstone to his remarkable career as the conservative writer par excellence. Included are essays that capture Buckley's joyful boyhood and family life; his years as a conservative firebrand at Yale; the life of a young army officer; his love of wine and sailing; memoriesHere is a unique collection of fifty years of essays chosen to form an unconventional autobiography and capstone to his remarkable career as the conservative writer par excellence. Included are essays that capture Buckley's joyful boyhood and family life; his years as a conservative firebrand at Yale; the life of a young army officer; his love of wine and sailing; memories of his favourite friends; the great influences of music and religion; a life in politics; and exploring the beauty, diversity, and exactitude of the English language
/book/show/246678.Savage_Art?from_search=true	Robert Polito	Savage Art: A  Biography of Jim Thompson	Robert Polito recounts Thompson's relationship with his father, a disgraced Oklahoma sheriff, with the women he adored in life and murdered on the page, with alcohol, would-be censors, and Hollywood auteurs. Unrelenting and empathetic, casting light into the darker caverns of our collective psyche, Savage Art is an exemplary homage to an American original. A National BookRobert Polito recounts Thompson's relationship with his father, a disgraced Oklahoma sheriff, with the women he adored in life and murdered on the page, with alcohol, would-be censors, and Hollywood auteurs. Unrelenting and empathetic, casting light into the darker caverns of our collective psyche, Savage Art is an exemplary homage to an American original. A National Book Critics Circle Award winner. 57 photos.
/book/show/3010030-the-biography-of-a-grizzly?from_search=true	Ernest Thompson Seton	The Biography of a Grizzly	Wahb fulfills the destiny of a silvertip grizzly bear in this Bison Book reprint of Ernest Thompson Seton's classic, originally published in 1900. In vivid language and in seventy-five drawings, the author of Animal Heroes captures for a new generation of readers the freedom and danger, joy and pathos, of Wahb's life.After his motherand siblings are shot by a cattle czar,Wahb fulfills the destiny of a silvertip grizzly bear in this Bison Book reprint of Ernest Thompson Seton's classic, originally published in 1900. In vivid language and in seventy-five drawings, the author of Animal Heroes captures for a new generation of readers the freedom and danger, joy and pathos, of Wahb's life.After his motherand siblings are shot by a cattle czar, Wahb grows up alone in the mountains of northwestern Wyoming. As a cub, he collects wounds and stores up hatred for omnipresent enemiesmen and beasts. But in maturity he owns the territory. His arms can toss pine logs like broomsticks; his paws with one tap can crush the biggest bull in the range; and his claws can tear huge slabs of rock from the mountainside. During summers at Yellowstone National Park he is on good behavior, except for his one intimidating visit to the hotel. Now his only enemies are time and the roachback grizzly who challenges his power.
/book/show/572168.Gladstone?from_search=true	Roy  Jenkins	Gladstone: A Biography	From the New York Times bestselling author of Churchill, a towering historical biography, available for the first time in paperback.William Gladstone was, with Tennyson, Newman, Dickens, Carlyle, and Darwin, one of the stars of nineteenth-century British life. He spent sixty-three of his eighty-nine years in the House of Commons and was prime minister four times, a uniqueFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Churchill, a towering historical biography, available for the first time in paperback.William Gladstone was, with Tennyson, Newman, Dickens, Carlyle, and Darwin, one of the stars of nineteenth-century British life. He spent sixty-three of his eighty-nine years in the House of Commons and was prime minister four times, a unique accomplishment. From his critical role in the formation of the Liberal Party to his preoccupation with the cause of Irish Home Rule, he was a commanding politician and statesman nonpareil. But Gladstone the man was much more: a classical scholar, a wide-ranging author, a vociferous participant in all the great theological debates of the day, a voracious reader, and an avid walker who chopped down trees for recreation. He was also a man obsessed with the idea of his own sinfulness, prone to self-flagellation and persistent in the practice of accosting prostitutes on the street and attempting to persuade them of the errors of their ways. This full and deep portrait of a complicated man offers a sweeping picture of a tumultuous century in British history, and is also a brilliant example of the biographers art.
/book/show/21012814-our-mutual-friend-with-full-biography?from_search=true	Charles Dickens G.K. Chesterton (Contributor)	Our Mutual Friend with full biography	A satiric masterpiece about the allure and peril of money, Our Mutual Friend revolves around the inheritance of a dust-heap where the rich throw their trash. When the body of John Harmon, the dust-heaps expected heir, is found in the Thames, fortunes change hands surprisingly, raising to new heights Noddy Boffin, a low-born but kindly clerk who becomes the Golden DustmA satiric masterpiece about the allure and peril of money, Our Mutual Friend revolves around the inheritance of a dust-heap where the rich throw their trash. When the body of John Harmon, the dust-heaps expected heir, is found in the Thames, fortunes change hands surprisingly, raising to new heights Noddy Boffin, a low-born but kindly clerk who becomes the Golden Dustman. Charles Dickenss last complete novel, Our Mutual Friend encompasses the great themes of his earlier works: the pretensions of the nouveaux riches, the ingenuousness of the aspiring poor, and the unfailing power of wealth to corrupt all who crave it. With its flavorful cast of characters and numerous subplots, Our Mutual Friend is one of Dickenss most complexand satisfyingnovels.This book includes a full author's biography by G. K. Chesterton
/book/show/20587778-elsa-schiaparelli?from_search=true	Meryle Secrest	Elsa Schiaparelli: A Biography	One of the most extraordinary fashion designers of the twentieth century, Elsa Schiaparelli was an integral figure in the artistic movement of the times. Her collaborations with artists such as Man Ray, Salvador Dal, Jean Cocteau and Alberto Giacometti elevated the field of women's clothing design into the realm of art.Her story is one of pluck, determination and talent wOne of the most extraordinary fashion designers of the twentieth century, Elsa Schiaparelli was an integral figure in the artistic movement of the times. Her collaborations with artists such as Man Ray, Salvador Dal, Jean Cocteau and Alberto Giacometti elevated the field of women's clothing design into the realm of art.Her story is one of pluck, determination and talent with scandal as spice. As the daughter of minor Italian nobility whose disastrous first marriage to a Theosophist caused near penury, she transformed herself into a designer of great imagination and, along with Coco Chanel, her greatest rival, she was one of the few female figures in the field at that time
/book/show/19235423-king-richard-the-third-richard-iii-shakespeare-classic-series---kindle?from_search=true	William Shakespeare Samuel Johnson Sidney Lee	KING RICHARD THE THIRD (RICHARD III) SHAKESPEARE CLASSIC SERIES - KINDLE ULTIMATE EDITION - Full Play PLUS AMAZING COMMENTARIES and FULL LENGTH BIOGRAPHY - With detailed TABLE OF CONTENTS - PLUS MORE	'King Richard III' Ultimate EditionDo you want the best Kindle 'King Richard III' you can get with the legendary play plus 3 famous commentaries? Do you want these 3 entertaining and insightful analyses from the world's most acclaimed authorities on Shakespeare? Commentaries totaling more than 150 pages?PLUS, do you want Annotations concerning 'King Richard III'?And a ful'King Richard III' Ultimate EditionDo you want the best Kindle 'King Richard III' you can get with the legendary play plus 3 famous commentaries? Do you want these 3 entertaining and insightful analyses from the world's most acclaimed authorities on Shakespeare? Commentaries totaling more than 150 pages?PLUS, do you want Annotations concerning 'King Richard III'?And a full length Shakespeare biography?Then you want this 'King Richard III' Ultimate Edition from Everlasting Flames  designed just for you.THE 'MUST-HAVE' KINDLE EDITIONEverlasting Flames is a #1 Publisher of Shakespeare in the Kindle Store and presents this unbeatable edition. In it, you get the play plus the celebrated analyses from the respected authorities on Shakespeare: Samuel Johnson, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Hazlitt.SAMUEL JOHNSONKnown as the most quoted man after Shakespeare, and the first person to create the complete English language dictionary, Johnson's famous 'PREFACE TO SHAKESPEARE' is one of THE authorities on The Bard.In this edition, you get the full 'PREFACE TO SHAKESPEARE'.WILLIAM HAZLITTHazlitt is known as a giant of humanistic essays and literary criticism, and considered one of the great critics and essayists of the English language.In his fascinating analysis of the Characters of Shakespeare's plays, Hazlitt explores each play and its players: their motivations, histories and interplay.In this edition, you get the full Hazlitt analysis of the characters in 'King Richard III'.SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGESamuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet, critic and philosopher and founder of the Romantic Movement.Known as the writer who reignited the literary world's appreciation of Shakespeare, his Critical Analysis is amazingly influential, and gives you powerful insight into Shakespeares plays and poetry.As a bonus, in this edition, you get ALL of Coleridge's Shakespearean analysis, covering all the plays and Shakespeare himself.LIFE OF SHAKESPEARE BY SIDNEY LEEYou also get the very successful, full length Shakespeare biography, covering every part of The Bard's life.YOUR NEW WINDOW INTO SHAKESPEARE'S WORLDImagine your pleasure of experiencing the magical imagery of the play, and then imagine yourself reading the analyses and being able to delve incredibly deep into the world of 'King Richard III', as well as discovering more about Shakespeare himself.YOUR FREE BONUSESIn addition, you'll also get other Free 'Special Bonuses':*The Life of William Shakespeare - Short Version - A short biography to give you the basics, detailing Shakespeare's intriguing life, parentage, marriage and rise to fame.*STUDY IN SHAKESPEARE BY ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNEAdditional commentary with biographical notes for even more insight.*Easy 'Table of Contents' so you can jump to any Act, Scene, or AnalysisDON'T MISS OUTAs you read this, you understand why you want to get this unique edition because it is the best Kindle 'King Richard III' you can get.You already know you want the best edition you can get, so don't deny yourself! And don't accept other editions that are lacking.Get this 'King Richard III' Ultimate Edition right now! Start enjoying the world of Shakespeare like never before!AFTER YOUR PURCHASE PLEASE LOOK UP OTHER EVERLASTING FLAMES TITLES YOUR MIGHT LIKESHAKESPEARE ULTIMATE 213 Works including the 16 Rare Apocryphal Plays&lt
/book/show/23360199-stalin?from_search=true	Oleg V. Khlevniuk Nora Seligman Favorov (Translation)	Stalin: New Biography of a Dictator	Josef Stalin exercised supreme power in the Soviet Union from 1929 until his death in 1953. During that quarter-century, by Oleg Khlevniuks estimate, he caused the imprisonment and execution of no fewer than a million Soviet citizens. Millions more were victims of famine directJosef Stalin exercised supreme power in the Soviet Union from 1929 until his death in 1953. During that quarter-century, by Oleg Khlevniuks estimate, he caused the imprisonment and execution of no fewer than a million Soviet citizens. Millions more were victims of famine directly resulting from Stalin's policies. What drove him toward such ruthlessness? This essential biography, by the author most deeply familiar with the vast archives of the Soviet era, offers an unprecedented, fine-grained portrait of Stalin the man and dictator. Without mythologizing Stalin as either benevolent or an evil genius, Khlevniuk resolves numerous controversies about specific events in the dictators life while assembling many hundreds of previously unknown letters, memos, reports, and diaries into a comprehensive, compelling narrative of a life that altered the course of world history.In brief, revealing prologues to each chapter, Khlevniuk takes his reader into Stalins favorite dacha, where the innermost circle of Soviet leadership gathered as theirlay dying. Chronological chapters then illuminate major themes: Stalins childhood, his involvement in the Revolution and the early Bolshevik government under Lenin, his assumption of undivided power and mandate for industrialization and collectivization, the Terror, World War II, and the postwar period. At the books conclusion, the author presents a cogent warning against nostalgia for the Stalinist era.
/book/show/26235358-the-gambler?from_search=true	Fyodor Dostoyevsky Constance Garnett (Translator)	The Gambler (Annotated with Biography)	The Gambler, a short novel, or novella, was published in 1867. Dostoevsky wrote to the book in order to pay off his own gambling debts. He was under such pressure to pay off the debts that he dictated to the book to a shorthand student in less than a month. The shorthand student became his second wife.The story is told in the first person; the narrator is Alexei Ivanovich,The Gambler, a short novel, or novella, was published in 1867. Dostoevsky wrote to the book in order to pay off his own gambling debts. He was under such pressure to pay off the debts that he dictated to the book to a shorthand student in less than a month. The shorthand student became his second wife.The story is told in the first person; the narrator is Alexei Ivanovich, a tutor for the family of a Russian general. They are staying at a resort in Germany. Alexei is in love with the generals stepdaughter, Polina. After he swears his undying love for her, and offers to do anything she wishes, Polina asks him to go to a casino and place a bet for her.Unbeknownst to Alexei, Polina's stepfather is in dire financial straits. He finally agrees and ends up winning at the roulette table. This was Alexei's first experience with gambling.
/book/show/1506559.Julie_Andrews?from_search=true	Richard Stirling	Julie Andrews: An Intimate Biography	Julie Andrews is one of the last of the great Hollywood musical stars - her extraordinary career spans more than 40 years. This biography, based on many years of the author's contact with Julie, presents a frank portrait of an enduring icon of stage and screen.
/book/show/85947.Karl_Marx?from_search=true	David McLellan	Karl Marx: A Biography	All the great political revolutions of the twentieth century referred back to Marx. Reviled by some, revered by many, Marx's influence can be found in every area of the humanities and social sciences from literary criticism to globalization. In this thoroughly revised and updated new edition of his classic biography, David McLellan provides a clear and detailed account botAll the great political revolutions of the twentieth century referred back to Marx. Reviled by some, revered by many, Marx's influence can be found in every area of the humanities and social sciences from literary criticism to globalization. In this thoroughly revised and updated new edition of his classic biography, David McLellan provides a clear and detailed account both of Marx's dramatic life and of his path-breaking thought together with a wealth of bibliographical information for further reading.
/book/show/8069878-a-lincoln?from_search=true	Ronald C. White Jr.	A. Lincoln: A Biography	Everyone wants to define the man who signed his name A. Lincoln. In his lifetime and ever since, frEveryone wants to define the man who signed his name A. Lincoln. In his lifetime and ever since, friend and foe have taken it upon themselves to characterize Lincoln according to their own label or libel. In this magnificent book, Ronald C. White, Jr., offers a fresh and compelling definition of Lincoln as a man of integritywhat todays commentators would call authenticitywhose moral compass holds the key to understanding his life.Through meticulous research of the newly completed Lincoln Legal Papers, as well as of recently discovered letters and photographs, White provides a portrait of Lincolns personal, political, and moral evolution. White shows us Lincoln as a man who would leave a trail of thoughts in his wake, jotting ideas on scraps of paper and filing them in his top hat or the bottom drawer of his desk; a country lawyer who asked questions in order to figure out his own thinking on an issue, as much as to argue the case; a hands-on commander in chief who, as soldiers and sailors watched in amazement, commandeered a boat and ordered an attack on Confederate shore batteries at the tip of the Virginia peninsula; a man who struggled with the immorality of slavery and as president acted publicly and privately to outlaw it forever; and finally, a president involved in a religious odyssey who wrote, for his own eyes only, a profound meditation on the will of God in the Civil War that would become the basis of his finest address.Most enlightening, the Abraham Lincoln who comes into focus in this stellar narrative is a person of intellectual curiosity, comfortable with ambiguity, unafraid to think anew and act anew.A transcendent, sweeping, passionately written biography that greatly expands our knowledge and understanding of its subject,will engage a whole new generation of Americans. It is poised to shed a profound light on our greatest president just as America commemorates the bicentennial of his birth.
/book/show/337046.Doctors?from_search=true	Sherwin B. Nuland	Doctors: The Biography of Medicine	An erudite history of medicine...a welcome addition to any medical collection. -- Booklist How does medical science advance? Popular historians would have us believe that a few heroic individuals, possessing superhuman talents, lead an unselfish quest to better the human condition. But as renowned Yale surgeon and medical historian Sherwin B. Nuland shows in this brilliantAn erudite history of medicine...a welcome addition to any medical collection. -- Booklist How does medical science advance? Popular historians would have us believe that a few heroic individuals, possessing superhuman talents, lead an unselfish quest to better the human condition. But as renowned Yale surgeon and medical historian Sherwin B. Nuland shows in this brilliant collection of linked life portraits, the theory bears little resemblance to the truth. Through the centuries, the men and women Who have shaped the world of medicine have been not only very human people but also very much the products of their own times and places. Presenting compelling studies of great medical innovators and pioneers, Doctors gives us the extraordinary story of the development of modern medicine -- told through the lives of the physician-scientists whose deeds and determination paved the way. Ranging from the legendary Father of Medicine, Hippocrates, to Andreas Vesalius, whose Renaissance masterwork on anatomy offered invaluable new insight into the human body, to Helen Taussig, founder of pediatric cardiology and co-inventor of the original blue baby operation, here is a volume filled with the spirit of ideas and the thrill of discovery. Says The New York Times, Doctors can be warmly recommended. Dr. Nuland succeeds in bringing his subjects vividly to life, and he leaves you with a much better understanding of what they achieved. Eloquent, informed, deeply committed. -- Los Angeles Times
/book/show/64962.Dean_Koontz?from_search=true	Katherine Ramsland	Dean Koontz: A Writer's Biography	In this phenomenal bestseller, Dean Koontz has taken readers into the malevolent heart of the human soul, the murky place where good and evil intertwine--while remaining an enigma himself. Now for the first time, Katherine Ramsland, the acclaimed author of, cracks open Dean Koontz's protective shell to expose this ruthlessly honest, ambitious, and couragIn this phenomenal bestseller, Dean Koontz has taken readers into the malevolent heart of the human soul, the murky place where good and evil intertwine--while remaining an enigma himself. Now for the first time, Katherine Ramsland, the acclaimed author of, cracks open Dean Koontz's protective shell to expose this ruthlessly honest, ambitious, and courageous artist who embodies in his own life and work the hope-filled light and frightening darkness that define America today. Based on extensive interviews with Koontz himself, this fascinating, unique portrait reveals the powerful influences--psychic, trauma, haunting secrets, troubling questions, and optimistic resourcefulness--that have shaped this gifted writer and his acclaimed fiction. Here, too, are the remarkable qualities--tenacity, vision, emotional strength, and business savvy--that have made him a success.tells a story as thrilling, poignant, and unforgettable as this acclaimed author's most powerful novels.
/book/show/20927638-the-decameron?from_search=true	Giovanni Boccaccio	The Decameron: (Annotated with short biography)	The Decameron (Italian: Decamerone), subtitled Prince Galehaut (Italian: Prencipe Galeotto), is a collection of novellas by the 14th-century Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio (13131375). The book is structured as a frame story containing 100 tales told by a group of seven young women and three young men sheltering in a secluded villa just outside Florence to escape the BlThe Decameron (Italian: Decamerone), subtitled Prince Galehaut (Italian: Prencipe Galeotto), is a collection of novellas by the 14th-century Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio (13131375). The book is structured as a frame story containing 100 tales told by a group of seven young women and three young men sheltering in a secluded villa just outside Florence to escape the Black Death, which was afflicting the city. Boccaccio probably conceived the Decameron after the epidemic of 1348, and completed it by 1353. The various tales of love in The Decameron range from the erotic to the tragic. Tales of wit, practical jokes, and life lessons contribute to the mosaic. In addition to its literary value and widespread influence (for example on Chaucer's Canterbury Tales), it provides a document of life at the time. Written in the vernacular (the language of Florence), it is considered the masterpiece of classical early Italian prose.
/book/show/1150462.Ella_Fitzgerald?from_search=true	Stuart Nicholson	Ella Fitzgerald: A Biography Of The First Lady Of Jazz	The life of the very private and media-shy Ella Fitzgerald has long been shrouded in a mixture of half-truths and fiction. What emerges in Stuart Nicholson's groundbreaking biography is a remarkable story of a poor black girl's determination to realize the American Dream in the face of racial and sexual prejudice. She succeeded, and is now the definition of jazz singer tThe life of the very private and media-shy Ella Fitzgerald has long been shrouded in a mixture of half-truths and fiction. What emerges in Stuart Nicholson's groundbreaking biography is a remarkable story of a poor black girl's determination to realize the American Dream in the face of racial and sexual prejudice. She succeeded, and is now the definition of jazz singer to millions, one of the greatest of all jazz musicians. In this fullest account ever of her life, Nicholson draws on fresh research and interviews with Ella's friends and colleagues. Supplemented by Phil Schaap's authoritative discography,is a rich and revealing portrait of one of the most popular American singers in history.
/book/show/16115813-the-gateway-arch?from_search=true	Tracy Campbell	The Gateway Arch: A Biography	Rising to a triumphant height of 630 feet, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis is a revered monument to Americas western expansion. Envisioned in 1947 but not completed until the mid-1960s, the arch today attracts millions of tourists annually and is one of the worlds most widely recognized structures. By weaving together social, political, and cultural history, historian TracRising to a triumphant height of 630 feet, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis is a revered monument to Americas western expansion. Envisioned in 1947 but not completed until the mid-1960s, the arch today attracts millions of tourists annually and is one of the worlds most widely recognized structures. By weaving together social, political, and cultural history, historian Tracy Campbell uncovers the complicated and troubling history of the beloved structure. Thiscompelling book explores how a medley of players with widely divergent motivations (civic pride, ambition,greed, among others) brought the Gateway Arch to fruition, but at a price the city continues to pay.Campbell dispels long-held myths and casts a provocative new light on the true origins and meaning of the Gateway Arch. He shows that the monument was the scheme of shrewd city leaders who sought to renew downtown St. Louis and were willing to steal an election, destroy historic buildings, and drive out local people and businesses to achieve their goal. Campbell also tells the human story of the architect Eero Saarinen, whose prize-winning design brought him acclaim but also charges of plagiarism, and who never lived to see the completion of his vision. As a national symbol, the Gateway Arch has a singular place in American culture, Campbell concludes, yet it also stands as an instructive example of failed urban planning.
/book/show/1888568.Hugo_Black?from_search=true	Roger K. Newman	Hugo Black: A Biography	Hugo Black's odyssey began in 1886 in the Alabama hill country and ended in 1971, when Americans were demonstrating in the streets. As a United States Senator from 1927 to 1937, and then for thirty-four years on the United States Supreme Court as its most passionate civil libertarian, Black fought for the rights and welfare of all people. More than a decade in the making,Hugo Black's odyssey began in 1886 in the Alabama hill country and ended in 1971, when Americans were demonstrating in the streets. As a United States Senator from 1927 to 1937, and then for thirty-four years on the United States Supreme Court as its most passionate civil libertarian, Black fought for the rights and welfare of all people. More than a decade in the making, this moving, instructive biography is written with grace, sweep, and verve. Newman conducted more than one thousand interviews, and has drawn upon an astonishing array of other sources, including Black's family papers, to which he had exclusive access. Hugo Black is the extraordinary story of a man who bestrode his era like a colossus.
/book/show/794790.Michael_Jordan?from_search=true	David Porter	Michael Jordan: A Biography	With the possible exceptions of boxer Muhammad Ali and baseball player Babe Ruth, no athlete has made a greater impact on American society-or in the world-than Michael Jordan. Follow the life of one of the most recognizable athletes and living brands inside this engaging and balanced biography.He is among the best-known and wealthiest athletes in the history of organized sWith the possible exceptions of boxer Muhammad Ali and baseball player Babe Ruth, no athlete has made a greater impact on American society-or in the world-than Michael Jordan. Follow the life of one of the most recognizable athletes and living brands inside this engaging and balanced biography.He is among the best-known and wealthiest athletes in the history of organized sports. With the possible exceptions of boxer Muhammad Ali and baseball player Babe Ruth, no athlete has made a greater impact on American society-or in the world-than Michael Jordan. Follow the life of one of the most recognizable athletes and living brands inside this engaging and balanced biography.When basketball stars Larry Bird and Magic Johnson retired in the early 1990s, Michael almost single-handedly propelled the NBA to stratospheric levels of success and international visibility. As a player for the Chicago Bulls, he generated instant crowd thrills with his record-setting drives and dunks, selling countless books, newspapers, videotapes, NBA game tickets, and hours of television time. The NBA promoted Michael, basing its popularity on his image as the greatest showman in sports history. Yet his sports hero status extends beyond NBA records. Michael changed the game by becoming the most effectively marketed athlete of his generation. Nike and many other companies rode-and continue to ride-on the coattails of Air Jordan's legend. Author David Porter highlights Jordan's on and off the court accomplishments and examines his relationship with Chicago Bulls' coaches, his commercial endorsements, and his current role as part-owner of the Charlotte Bobcats. A chronology, photos, career stats, and a bibliography of print and electronic resources round out this biography of one of the most influential athletes of the twentieth century.
/book/show/67952.Benjamin_Britten?from_search=true	Humphrey Carpenter	Benjamin Britten: A Biography	A biography of Benjamin Britten which presents a panorama of British musical life since the 1920s.
/book/show/16144085-c-s-lewis?from_search=true	Colin Duriez	C.S. Lewis: A Biography of Friendship	Explore thissparkling new biography that brings out the significance of C. S. Lewis' key friendships, revealing their impact on his thoughts and writings. C. S. Lewis was one of the most high profile academics of his time. He saw the world as story-shaped and believed his imagination to be the center of hisExplore thissparkling new biography that brings out the significance of C. S. Lewis' key friendships, revealing their impact on his thoughts and writings. C. S. Lewis was one of the most high profile academics of his time. He saw the world as story-shaped and believed his imagination to be the center of his being. He was a man who was at home with ideas and debate and yet he valued friendship above all else, and not just with fellow intellectuals. Among his most important friendships were the other members of the Inklings. Drawing on the latest scholarship and previously unpublished material, this book delves into his remarkable life through these key peoplethose that knew him best.
/book/show/19416076-nicholas-sparks?from_search=true	JESSICA ESTREMERA	Nicholas Sparks: A Biography	ABOUT THE BOOKIf the names Allie and Noah call to your mind two young sweethearts who in turn pull at your heartstrings, then chances are you are familiar with their creator, Nicholas Sparks. As one of the worlds preeminent storytellers, Nicholas Sparks has penned highly popular love stories for the contemporary reader. His works include novels turned motion pictures sucABOUT THE BOOKIf the names Allie and Noah call to your mind two young sweethearts who in turn pull at your heartstrings, then chances are you are familiar with their creator, Nicholas Sparks. As one of the worlds preeminent storytellers, Nicholas Sparks has penned highly popular love stories for the contemporary reader. His works include novels turned motion pictures such as The Notebook, Message in a Bottle, A Walk to Remember, Dear John, Nights in Rodanthe, The Lucky One and The Last Song--tallying seventeen published novels and seven movie adaptations.In 2003 he co-wrote a moving memoir with his older brother Michael (Micah,) entitled Three Weeks With My Brother,chronicling their journey around the world while bonding over childhood memories of family tragedy and triumph. As the last remaining members of the family, the brothers bond while crossing international borders.Sparks writings have spent a lot of quality time on the bestsellers list, garnering him the title of #1 New York Times bestselling author. With the translation of his novels into more than thirty languages, he has achieved international success. Speaking about his global adulation, Sparks says, I try hard. There have been a lot of movies and people are familiar with my work. It just goes to the fact that love is a universal emotion. Its experienced around the world and people relate to it and there are certain segments of the population, in every country of the world that want to read about it.Sparks finds inspiration in his surroundings, often using names, places and familiar stories in the weaving of his classic tales of love. Sparks tales are faithfully set in a small town somewhere in North/South Carolina and feature a love lost/love found theme.Admittedly, Sparks wants the reader to feel genuinely strong emotions when reading his work, as death and illness are usually incorporated in his stories. I write in a genre that was not defined by me. The examples were not set out by me. They were set 2,000 years ago by Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides. They were called the Greek tragedies. A thriller is supposed to thrill and a horror is supposed to scare you.Screenwriting has also become a weapon in his arsenal. While Message in a Bottle was his first novel-based film, it was The Notebook that propagated his name amongst readers and moviegoers across the country and beyond. Big-name movie stars now jump at the chance to work with Sparks, whose movies have progressed the careers of Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams, and have also starred other A-list actors such as Kevin Costner and Paul Newman.Recently Disney Pictures purchased The Last Song screenplay specifically for the then seventeen-year old starlet Miley Cyrus. Sparks completed the screenplay for the film before he had written a single word of the novel.Finding success at the age of twenty-nine both humbles and surprises Sparks. He says of his fast track success, I never grew up thinking I was going to be a novelist. You hope for the success, you dream about it but you never expect it.EXCERPT FROM THE BOOKLife for Sparks took an unexpected twist in his last year of college. On his final Spring Break he met his future wife Catherine. A day after meeting he told her you and I are going to get married one day, a statement that proved to be correct. His post graduation future was up in the air at this point because he was not accepted to any law schools to which he applied. Working as an apprentice real-estate appraiser during the day and moonlighting as a waiter at night, Sparks saved enough for an engagement ring. Cathy agreed to marry him and his big brother Micah was the best man...
/book/show/38150.Orlando?from_search=true	Sally Potter Virginia Woolf	Orlando: A Biography: Film Screenplay	Orlando, the film, has won more than 20 international awards. While addressing contemporary concerns about gender and identity, the screenplay adapts the original story to give it a striking cinematic form.
/book/show/15786825-shadow-man?from_search=true	Gabriel Blackwell	Shadow Man: A Biography of Lewis Miles Archer	According to Dashiell Hammett, a shadow man is meant to blend in, to disappear by being always there. Hammett knew something about disappearing. Behind the shadows thrown by Miles Archer, his fictional detective, was a very real detectivehis partner in San Francisco, Lewis Miles Archer, a private detective so private that, when he went missing in February of 1929, noAccording to Dashiell Hammett, a shadow man is meant to blend in, to disappear by being always there. Hammett knew something about disappearing. Behind the shadows thrown by Miles Archer, his fictional detective, was a very real detectivehis partner in San Francisco, Lewis Miles Archer, a private detective so private that, when he went missing in February of 1929, no one even thought to look for him.is the biography of the silhouette Hammett, as well as Raymond Chandler and even Ross Macdonald, eventually filled in, a man who was always there.Until he wasn't.____is a stylish, metaphysical romp through a noir labyrinth. It manages to do for the hardboiled classics whatdid for.Jedediah Berry, author of's project is tounnerve biography's careless assumptions about selfhood and historical knowledge. The real detective work involved in in this bright, complex, comic, melancholy critifiction about the epistemological static at the nexus of art and the rest reveals itself in the intriguing chess game the reader is asked to play on every page with the puckish meta-author.Lance Olsen, author ofBorges warns us of the contamination of reality by dream, and with that in mind, Gabriel Blackwells infectious book drives us out of our minds, defying quarantine, plum crazy on Plum Island. The narrative genetics of this nonfiction fiction is masterfully mosaic. Rules are all busted and bested.is sicker than sick but in a good way, in the best way.Michael Martone, author ofandIn, Gabriel Blackwell stakes his claim as conductor and curator extraordinaire of shadows textual, characterological, and historical. Raising the language of noir to the nth power, and serving up a plot that might lead Ray Chandler to hang a white flag on his carriage return,rewards its reader richly in style, substance, and insubstance. Brace yourself to shadow Blackwell as he charts the fraught, frayed boundaries between fact and fiction, but also to lose yourself delightedly in the murky, twisting alleyways of this book.Tim Horvath, author ofand Distinguished Professor of Umbrology at the New Hampshire Institute of Art
/book/show/7406.The_Road_To_Assisi?from_search=true	Paul Sabatier Jon M. Sweeney (Editor)	The Road To Assisi: The Essential Biography Of St. Francis	He conversed with both the pope and the sultan. He transformed a taste for fine things and troubadour poetry into greater loves for poverty and joyful devotion to God. He never intended to found a traditional, religious movement, but he did. His brothers had to guard him closely as he died in fear that someone would try to snatch the body of this living saint. Who was FrHe conversed with both the pope and the sultan. He transformed a taste for fine things and troubadour poetry into greater loves for poverty and joyful devotion to God. He never intended to found a traditional, religious movement, but he did. His brothers had to guard him closely as he died in fear that someone would try to snatch the body of this living saint. Who was Francis of Assisi?
/book/show/25739533-sylvia-s-lovers?from_search=true	Elizabeth Gaskell Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Sylvia's Lovers (Illustrated with Notes and Biography)	Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, ne Stevenson (29 September 1810  12 November 1865), often referred to simply as Mrs Gaskell, was a British novelist and short story writer during the Victorian era. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of society, including the very poor, and are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature. GaskElizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell, ne Stevenson (29 September 1810  12 November 1865), often referred to simply as Mrs Gaskell, was a British novelist and short story writer during the Victorian era. Her novels offer a detailed portrait of the lives of many strata of society, including the very poor, and are of interest to social historians as well as lovers of literature. Gaskell was also the first to write a biography of Charlotte Bronte, The Life of Charlotte Bronte, which was published in 1857.Sylvia's Lovers (1863) is a novel written by Elizabeth Gaskell, which she called the saddest story I ever wrote.
/book/show/13592904-horseshoe-crab?from_search=true	Anthony D. Fredericks Glenn Gauvry (Foreword)	Horseshoe Crab: Biography of a Survivor	Traveling from the Delaware Bay to the Florida Panhandle, this examination is a quest through the natural history and science behind one of natures oldest and oddest survivorsthe horseshoe crab. With ten eyes, five pairs of walking legs, a heart half the length of their bodies, and blood that can save a persons life, horseshoe crabs have been on this planet for 445 millTraveling from the Delaware Bay to the Florida Panhandle, this examination is a quest through the natural history and science behind one of natures oldest and oddest survivorsthe horseshoe crab. With ten eyes, five pairs of walking legs, a heart half the length of their bodies, and blood that can save a persons life, horseshoe crabs have been on this planet for 445 million yearssince long before the dinosaurs arrived. This book explores their unique biology and sex life, explains their importance to medical science and migratory shorebirds, and introduces readers to the people who are working to study and protect them.
/book/show/20538225-bob-marley-biography-and-quotes?from_search=true	Nikol Vega Canales	Bob Marley Biography and Quotes	This is a ebook with the Biography and Quotes of Bob Marley, he was a Jamaican singer-songwriter who achieved international fame through a series of crossover reggae albums.Starting out in 1963 with the group the Wailers, he forged a distinctive songwriting and vocal style that would later resonate with audiences worldwide.
/book/show/6425162-lokmanya-tilak?from_search=true	A.K. Bhagwat G.P. Pradhan	Lokmanya Tilak: A Biography	Foreword by DR. S. RADHAKRISHNAN Former President of India SWARAJ IS MY BIRTHRIGHT, AND I SHALL HAVE IT! This biography of Lokmanya Tilak was written in collaboration by Prof. A.K. Bhagwat and Prof. G.P. Pradhan in 1956, the birth-centenary year of Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak. The book was awarded a prize in the All India Competition held under the auspices of the All IndForeword by DR. S. RADHAKRISHNAN Former President of India SWARAJ IS MY BIRTHRIGHT, AND I SHALL HAVE IT! This biography of Lokmanya Tilak was written in collaboration by Prof. A.K. Bhagwat and Prof. G.P. Pradhan in 1956, the birth-centenary year of Lokmanya Bal Gangadhar Tilak. The book was awarded a prize in the All India Competition held under the auspices of the All India Congress Committee. Dr. S. Radhakrishnan had written the foreword to this biography.
/book/show/19120759-frederick-douglass-a-biography?from_search=true	Charles W. Chesnutt	Frederick Douglass A Biography	This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
/book/show/171222.Locke?from_search=true	Roger Woolhouse	Locke: A Biography	This is the first comprehensive biography in half a century of John Locke -a man of versatile mind, fitted for whatever you shall undertake, as one of his many good friends very aptly described him. Against an exciting historical background of the English Civil War, religious intolerance and bigotry, anti-Government struggles and plots, and the Glorious Revolution of 168This is the first comprehensive biography in half a century of John Locke -a man of versatile mind, fitted for whatever you shall undertake, as one of his many good friends very aptly described him. Against an exciting historical background of the English Civil War, religious intolerance and bigotry, anti-Government struggles and plots, and the Glorious Revolution of 1688, Roger Woolhouse interweaves the events of Locke's rather varied life with detailed expositions of his developing ideas in medicine, theory of knowledge, philosophy of science, political philosophy, philosophy of religion, and economics. Chronologically systematic in its coverage, this volume offers an account and explanation of Locke's ideas and their reception, while entering at large into the details of his private life of intimate friendships and warm companionship, and of the increasingly visible public life into which, despite himself, he was drawn - Oxford tutor, associate of Shaftesbury, dutiful civil servant. Based on broad research and many years' study of Locke's philosophy, this will be the authoritative biography for years to come of this truly versatile man whose long-standing desire was for quiet residence in his Oxford college engaged in the study and practise of medicine and natural philosophy, yet who, after years in political exile, finally became an over-worked but influential public servant and who is seen now as one of the most significant early modern philosophers. Roger Woolhouse is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of York. He is the author of many journal articles and books on early modern philosophy, including The Empiricists, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, and, with R.Francks, Leibniz's New System.
/book/show/391360.Scriabin_a_Biography?from_search=true	Faubion Bowers	Scriabin, a Biography	This definitive biography of Alexander Scriabin (18711915), newly revised and updated by the author, incorporates many confessional letters and personal reminiscences in a vivid, highly personal portrait of the controversial Russian composer. One of the visionary pioneers who sought a new musical language  at least a full decade before the advances of Stravinsky and SchoThis definitive biography of Alexander Scriabin (18711915), newly revised and updated by the author, incorporates many confessional letters and personal reminiscences in a vivid, highly personal portrait of the controversial Russian composer. One of the visionary pioneers who sought a new musical language  at least a full decade before the advances of Stravinsky and Schoenberg  Scriabin immersed himself in a search for a way to express, in sound, the mystical and theosophical ideals that obsessed him.This monumental biography probes the complexities of the composer's personal revolution as it chronicles the turbulent events of his upbringing, marital life, and career: his tours of Europe and America, abandonment of his wife, brushes with homosexuality and madness, and the flowering of an unrealized vision to synthesize all of art and life in an all-encompassing final work. Originally published in two volumes, the work is republished here in one volume unabridged, complete with a catalog of Scriabin's works and 49 rare photographs.
/book/show/198088.Hubener_vs_Hitler?from_search=true	Richard Lloyd Dewey	Hubener vs. Hitler: A Biography of Helmuth Hubener, Mormon Teenage Resistance Leader	Hubener is the lad who formed the youngest resistance group in Nazi Germany against Adolph Hitler's mad drive for conquest. His story is one of unimaginable courage, undying loyalty, and unshakeable devotion to the ideals of truth and liberty.
/book/show/13587138-the-bee-gees?from_search=true	David N. Meyer	The Bee Gees: The Biography	The first narrative biography of the Bee Gees, the phenomenally popular vocal group that has sold more than 200 million records worldwidesales in the company of the Beatles and Michael Jackson.is the epic family saga of brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb, and it's riddled with astonishing highsespecially as they became the definitive band of the discoThe first narrative biography of the Bee Gees, the phenomenally popular vocal group that has sold more than 200 million records worldwidesales in the company of the Beatles and Michael Jackson.is the epic family saga of brothers Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb, and it's riddled with astonishing highsespecially as they became the definitive band of the disco era, fueled byand crashing lows, including the tragic drug-fueled downfall of youngest brother, Andy. In recent years, a whole new generation of fans has rediscovered the undeniable grooves and harmonies that made the Bee Gees and songs like,,, andtimeless.
/book/show/383399.Noel_Coward?from_search=true	Philip Hoare	Noel Coward: A Biography	To several generations, actor, playwright, songwriter, and filmmaker, Nol Coward (1899-1973) was the very personification of wit, glamour, and elegance. His biographer, Philip Hoare, given unprecedented access to the private papers and correspondence of Coward family members, compatriots, and numerous lovers, has produced the definitive biography of one of the twentieth cTo several generations, actor, playwright, songwriter, and filmmaker, Nol Coward (1899-1973) was the very personification of wit, glamour, and elegance. His biographer, Philip Hoare, given unprecedented access to the private papers and correspondence of Coward family members, compatriots, and numerous lovers, has produced the definitive biography of one of the twentieth century's most celebrated and controversial figures
/book/show/605019.William_Wilberforce?from_search=true	Stephen Tomkins	William Wilberforce: A Biography	William Wilberforce's name will forever be associated with the abolition of slavery in the British Empire. This lively biography includes primary documentation about the experience of slaves and slave traders. Drawing on his experience as a journalist and a church historian, Tomkins' book traces Wilberforce's early years as the son of a wealthy merchant family in Hull andWilliam Wilberforce's name will forever be associated with the abolition of slavery in the British Empire. This lively biography includes primary documentation about the experience of slaves and slave traders. Drawing on his experience as a journalist and a church historian, Tomkins' book traces Wilberforce's early years as the son of a wealthy merchant family in Hull and his dissolute life in Cambridge. Following his work as an MP under Pitt and his evangelical conversion, he became a campaigner for public morality and led the parliamentary movement for the abolition of slavery. The book covers the formation of the Clapham Sect and the passing of the Anti-Slave trade act, up to Wilberforce's death just 3 days after the final reading of the Emancipation Bill.
/book/show/3031625-peace?from_search=true	Ken Kolsbun Michael S. Sweeney	Peace: The Biography of a Symbol	As the boomer generation moves onward through the milestones of life, 1960s nostalgia holds tremendous meaning today. And nothing more eloquently symbolizes the counterculture era than the peace sign. How did this simple sketch become so powerful an image? Peace: The Biography of a Symbol tells the surprising story of the sign in words and pictures, from its origins in theAs the boomer generation moves onward through the milestones of life, 1960s nostalgia holds tremendous meaning today. And nothing more eloquently symbolizes the counterculture era than the peace sign. How did this simple sketch become so powerful an image? Peace: The Biography of a Symbol tells the surprising story of the sign in words and pictures, from its origins in the nuclear disarmament efforts of the late 1950s to its adoption by the antiwar movement of the 1960s, through its stint as a mass-marketed commodity and its enduring relevance now. As the symbol's popularity blossomed, so did an entire generation, and author Ken Kolsbun's expertly selected imagesfrom his own collections as well as a variety of historical archivesillustrate both the sign itself and the larger history that it helped to shape. Along the way, the book recounts the controversy inspired by the peace symbol, bringing to light several trials that challenged its very existence. Drawing on exclusive archival interviews with Gerald Holtom, the late creator of the symbol, Peace recounts its birth and goes on to build a historic portrait using both iconic and rarely seen photographs.
/book/show/15946298-the-kings-queens-of-england?from_search=true	David Loades	The Kings  Queens of England: The Biography	This is the history of the men and women who have occupied the highest position in English and later British society. For about a thousand years, they were superior lords, the leaders of nobility, which ruled; and for about three hundred years thereafter they were sovereigns, whose servants ruled in their name. Now, with the rise of democracy, they no longer rule. The QueeThis is the history of the men and women who have occupied the highest position in English and later British society. For about a thousand years, they were superior lords, the leaders of nobility, which ruled; and for about three hundred years thereafter they were sovereigns, whose servants ruled in their name. Now, with the rise of democracy, they no longer rule. The Queen is a symbol and a social leader, vastly experienced in the ways of the world, and the head of a family, which strives to be useful in a modern community. The records of the monarchy vary from one period to another, and many of them are political in nature. However, it is always necessary to remember the human being behind the constitutional facade. This is an attempt to recover their identities.
/book/show/18877184-the-kingdom-of-god-is-within-you?from_search=true	Leo Tolstoy Golgotha Press (Editor)	The Kingdom of God is Within You (Annotated with Biography and Critical Essay)	Tolstoy wrote The Kingdom of God is Within You in the early 1890s, after his crisis of religion and turning from the temptation of suicide. The book was banned in Russia and its first publication was in Germany in 1894. The title for the book was taken from the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. Tolstoy agreed with the principle that Christians haTolstoy wrote The Kingdom of God is Within You in the early 1890s, after his crisis of religion and turning from the temptation of suicide. The book was banned in Russia and its first publication was in Germany in 1894. The title for the book was taken from the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. Tolstoy agreed with the principle that Christians have the guiding principle of love within themselves and that it is part of their spiritual being, and the only way to live was to follow that kingdom of God within each person.The Kingdom of God is Within You was a follow-up to the book My Religion, which followed A Confession. In the book, Tolstoy discussed his position that the church, particularly the Russian Orthodox Church, had lost its way  the true way that was preached by the early Christians. To Tolstoy, the early church founders would not have recognized the established church that had evolved and called itself Christian. He rails against what society has become and does not agree that this social order, with its pauperism, famines, prisons, gallows, armies and wars, is necessary to society.This annotated edition includes a biography and critical essay.
/book/show/297436.Dorothy_Parker?from_search=true	Marion Meade	Dorothy Parker: What Fresh Hell Is This? a Biography	Dorothy Parker was known as the wittiest woman in America during the 1920s and 1930s. In this lively, absorbing biography, Meade illuminates both the dark side of Parker and her days of wicked wittiness at the Alguonquin Round Table with the likes of William Faulkner. Photos.
/book/show/1261862.To_Purge_This_Land_with_Blood?from_search=true	Stephen B. Oates	To Purge This Land with Blood: A Biography of John Brown	One hundred thirty-five years after his epochal Harpers Ferry raid to free the slaves, John Brown is still one of the most controversial figures in American history. In 1970, Stephen B. Oates wrote what has come to be recognized as the definitive biography of Brown, a balanced assessment that captures the man in all his complexity. The book is now back in print in an updatOne hundred thirty-five years after his epochal Harpers Ferry raid to free the slaves, John Brown is still one of the most controversial figures in American history. In 1970, Stephen B. Oates wrote what has come to be recognized as the definitive biography of Brown, a balanced assessment that captures the man in all his complexity. The book is now back in print in an updated edition with a new prologue by the author.
/book/show/25196043-tales-of-the-jazz-age?from_search=true	F. Scott Fitzgerald Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Tales of the Jazz Age (Illustrated with Notes and Biography)	Tales of the Jazz Age (1922) is a collection of eleven short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Divided into three separate parts, according to subject matter, it includes one of his better-known short stories, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. All of the stories had been published earlier, independently, in either Metropolitan Magazine (New York), Saturday Evening Post,Tales of the Jazz Age (1922) is a collection of eleven short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Divided into three separate parts, according to subject matter, it includes one of his better-known short stories, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. All of the stories had been published earlier, independently, in either Metropolitan Magazine (New York), Saturday Evening Post, Smart Set, Collier's, Chicago Sunday Tribune, or Vanity Fair.
/book/show/235074.The_Seuss_the_Whole_Seuss_and_Nothing_But_the_Seuss?from_search=true	Charles D. Cohen	The Seuss, the Whole Seuss and Nothing But the Seuss: A Visual Biography of Theodor Seuss Geisel	Theodor Seuss Geisel, creator of Horton the Elephant, the Grinch, the Cat in the Hat, and a madcap menagerie of the best-loved childrens characters of all time, stands alone as the preeminent figure of childrens literature. But Geisel was a private man who was happier at the drawing table than he was across from any reporter or would-be biographer. Under the thoughtful sTheodor Seuss Geisel, creator of Horton the Elephant, the Grinch, the Cat in the Hat, and a madcap menagerie of the best-loved childrens characters of all time, stands alone as the preeminent figure of childrens literature. But Geisel was a private man who was happier at the drawing table than he was across from any reporter or would-be biographer. Under the thoughtful scrutiny of Charles D. Cohen, Geisels lesser known works yield valuable insights into the imaginative and creative processes of one of the 20th centurys most original thinkers.Format: Hardcover     Publication Date: 2/24/2004     Pages: 400     Reading Level: Age 5 and Up
/book/show/371062.Rats_Lice_and_History?from_search=true	Hans Zinsser	Rats, Lice, and History: Being a Study in Biography, Which, After Twelve Preliminary Chapters Indispensable for the Preparation of the Lay Reader, Deals With the Life History of Typhus Fever	The classic chronicle of the impact disease and plagues have had on history and society over the past half-millennium. Intriguingly fascinating and entertaining reading for anyone who is interested in how society copes with catastrophe and pain. Relevant today in face of the worldwide medical calamity of AIDS. Continuously in print since its first publication in 1934, withThe classic chronicle of the impact disease and plagues have had on history and society over the past half-millennium. Intriguingly fascinating and entertaining reading for anyone who is interested in how society copes with catastrophe and pain. Relevant today in face of the worldwide medical calamity of AIDS. Continuously in print since its first publication in 1934, with over 75 printings.
/book/show/1938818.Emmeline_Pankhurst?from_search=true	June Purvis	Emmeline Pankhurst: A Biography	Emmeline Pankhurst was perhaps the most influential woman of the 20th century. Today her name is synonymous with the votes for women campaign and she is remembered as the most brave and inspirational suffrage leader in history. In this account of her life both before and after the campaign for women's suffrage, June Purvis documents her early political work, her active rolEmmeline Pankhurst was perhaps the most influential woman of the 20th century. Today her name is synonymous with the votes for women campaign and she is remembered as the most brave and inspirational suffrage leader in history. In this account of her life both before and after the campaign for women's suffrage, June Purvis documents her early political work, her active role within the suffrage movement and her role as a wife and mother within her family. In 1903 Emmeline Pankhurst founded the militant Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) and actively campaigned for suffrage for the next 11 years. On the outbreak of war in 1914, she called an end to militancy and became actively involved in war work. She adopted three war babies and raised a second family, but remained committed to politics until her death in 1928. This biography of Emmeline Pankhurst draws upon new approaches to feminist biography to place her within the context of her family and friends. It is based upon a range of primary sources, including personal interviews with her surviving family.
/book/show/1992365.Love_Janis?from_search=true	Laura Joplin	Love Janis: A Revealing Biography of Janis Joplin	When Laura Joplin stumbled on a bundle of old letters from her famous big sister, she discovered an innocent, eager-to-please side of Janis that no one had suspected. Intrigued, Laura interviewed Janis's friends and associates to get a true picture of her sister's life. In 1992, she published Love, Janis -- hailed by Kirkus Reviews as more detailed and evenhanded than thWhen Laura Joplin stumbled on a bundle of old letters from her famous big sister, she discovered an innocent, eager-to-please side of Janis that no one had suspected. Intrigued, Laura interviewed Janis's friends and associates to get a true picture of her sister's life. In 1992, she published Love, Janis -- hailed by Kirkus Reviews as more detailed and evenhanded than the previous major Joplin biography, Buried Alive, published two decades earlier.Now reissued in trade paperback, Love, Janis is an intimate, full-blooded portrait that shows both the public and the private Janis, a woman struggling to perfect her art, searching for the balance between love and stardom, and battling her addictions to alcohol and heroin. At the heart of the book are Janis's own letters home, which movingly convey her thoughts and feelings during her wild ride to rock stardom.
/book/show/339410.The_Far_Side_of_Paradise?from_search=true	Arthur Mizener	The Far Side of Paradise: A Biography of F. Scott Fitzgerald	
/book/show/4401765-little-mother-of-russia?from_search=true	Coryne Hall	Little Mother of Russia: A Biography of the Empress Marie Feodorovna (1847-1928)	Empress Marie, born Princess Dagmar, was the daugher of King Christian IX of Denmark and sister of Queen Alexandra of Great Britain, Edward VII's wife. She was betrothed to Tsarevitch Nicholas of Russia, a love match on both sides, but tragically he died months before the wedding. A year later, out of duty she married his brother the new Tsarevich and sailed for Russia inEmpress Marie, born Princess Dagmar, was the daugher of King Christian IX of Denmark and sister of Queen Alexandra of Great Britain, Edward VII's wife. She was betrothed to Tsarevitch Nicholas of Russia, a love match on both sides, but tragically he died months before the wedding. A year later, out of duty she married his brother the new Tsarevich and sailed for Russia in 1866.
/book/show/8581.A_Jockey_s_Life?from_search=true	Dick Francis	A Jockey's Life: The Biography of Lester Piggott	He started racing at the age of twelve--and won over 4,000 English races. Now Francis gives the whole story of Lester Piggott's life--the deafness which caused the press to call him distant, his fight to lose the weight to compete, and the greed, corruption and danger of the track as only Francis can convey.
/book/show/6535887-lil-wayne?from_search=true	John A. Torres	Lil Wayne	
/book/show/11250548-three-lives?from_search=true	Oliver Matuschek Allan Blunden (Translation)	Three Lives: A Biography of Stefan Zweig	My Three Lives was Stefan Zweigs working title for The World of Yesterday, also published by Pushkin Press, and here Matuschek uses the title to reference the three major phases in Zweigs lifethe years of apprenticeship, the years of success as a professional working writer in Salzburg, and finally the years of exile in Britain, the USA and Brazil. Drawing on a wealthMy Three Lives was Stefan Zweigs working title for The World of Yesterday, also published by Pushkin Press, and here Matuschek uses the title to reference the three major phases in Zweigs lifethe years of apprenticeship, the years of success as a professional working writer in Salzburg, and finally the years of exile in Britain, the USA and Brazil. Drawing on a wealth of newly available sources, Matuschek recounts the eventful life of a writer spoilt by success, which changed direction under the influence of contemporary events, and ended tragically in a suicide pact with his second wife Lotte.
/book/show/9872077-augustine-s-confessions?from_search=true	Garry Wills	Augustine's Confessions: A Biography	In this brief and incisive book, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Garry Wills tells the story of the what motivatedto dictate it, how it asks to be read, and the many ways it has been misread in the one-and-a-half millennia since it was composed. Following Wills's biography of Augustine and his translation of the Confessions, this is an unparalleIn this brief and incisive book, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Garry Wills tells the story of the what motivatedto dictate it, how it asks to be read, and the many ways it has been misread in the one-and-a-half millennia since it was composed. Following Wills's biography of Augustine and his translation of the Confessions, this is an unparalleled introduction to one of the most important books in the Christian and Western traditions.Understandably fascinated by the story of Augustine's life, modern readers have largely succumbed to the temptation to read the Confessions as autobiography. But, Wills argues, this is a mistake. The book is not autobiography but rather a long prayer, suffused with the language of Scripture and addressed to God, not man. Augustine tells the story of his life not for its own significance but in order to discern how, as a drama of sin and salvation leading to God, it fits into sacred history. We have to read Augustine as we do Dante, Wills writes, alert to rich layer upon layer of Scriptural and theological symbolism. Wills also addresses the long afterlife of the book, from controversy in its own time and relative neglect during the Middle Ages to a renewed prominence beginning in the fourteenth century and persisting to today, when the Confessions has become an object of interest not just for Christians but also historians, philosophers, psychiatrists, and literary critics.With unmatched clarity and skill, Wills strips away the centuries of misunderstanding that have accumulated around Augustine's spiritual classic.
/book/show/260670.Louisa_May_Alcott?from_search=true	Martha Saxton	Louisa May Alcott: A Modern Biography	Through no fault of her own, Louisa May Alcott is mainly remembered for a book which she despised, as much as she loathed the celebrity it brought her:. Sales in the millions may be all very well, but Louisa May was remarkable for other reasons. Now, Martha Saxon has written the first modern biography of the ambivalent rebel and irreverent feminist who becameThrough no fault of her own, Louisa May Alcott is mainly remembered for a book which she despised, as much as she loathed the celebrity it brought her:. Sales in the millions may be all very well, but Louisa May was remarkable for other reasons. Now, Martha Saxon has written the first modern biography of the ambivalent rebel and irreverent feminist who became our most popular author, in spite of herself.Louisa May Alcott's story of the March family is really the story of the Alcotts -- and the truth is far different from the author's often syrupy fantasy. Her father, Bronson, let his wife and daughters suffer while he philosophized. He did not believe in working for wages but he was perfectly willing to have his wife and daughters do it for him. It was Louisa's pen that would eventually save them all from starvation, but at great cost to her own health and happiness. Outwardly a self-sacrificing, if slightly eccentric, New England spinster, Louisa May Alcott lived a rich inner life that enabled her to deal with her father's indifference and to create, under a pseudonym, heroines who smoked hashish and exacted vengeance against uncaring males.Martha Saxton has also written an account of a special time and place: New England in its flowering. Here is Boston in the midst of antislavery riots. Here are Hawthorne, Emerson, and Thoreau (whom Louisa May secretly loved), the literary greats of a Concord that sometimes sounds like a village out of Chekov. Or characters such as the Reverend Theodore Parker, who liked to think of himself as the most unpopular man in America; Ellery Channing, whom Louisa May described as a mood once claiming to be a man; and the weird crew of ascetics who populated that ship of fools known as the utopian colony of Fruitlands.But most of all, this is the story of the curious, contentious, and ever unwilling bond between Louisa May and Bronson Alcott--a bond so powerful that they would even die within two days of each other.
/book/show/2784612-galileo-antichrist?from_search=true	Michael  White	Galileo Antichrist: A Biography	A giant of science, Galileo's achievements allow him to be bracketed alongside Newton, Einstein, and Darwin. A devout Roman Catholic, his genius threw him into conflict with his Church and his refusal to back down turned him into a martyr for many. Here, bestselling author Michael White gets to grips with the man and the world he challenged.Both biography and explorationA giant of science, Galileo's achievements allow him to be bracketed alongside Newton, Einstein, and Darwin. A devout Roman Catholic, his genius threw him into conflict with his Church and his refusal to back down turned him into a martyr for many. Here, bestselling author Michael White gets to grips with the man and the world he challenged.Both biography and exploration of a time when religious and scientific understanding had become deeply and dangerously intertwined,traces the path that led to its subject's denunciation as a heretic. While it is perfectly possible to view Galileo's collision with the Catholic Church as near inevitable, White draws on evidence recently discovered in the Vatican archives to question the accepted reasons for his trial. In doing so he shows why Galileo became such a contentious figure that, centuries later, the Pope, then Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, felt driven to declare the process against the father of science as reasonable and just.
/book/show/320798.Richard_Hofstadter?from_search=true	David S. Brown	Richard Hofstadter: An Intellectual Biography	Richard Hofstadter (1916-70) was Americas most distinguished historian of the twentieth century. The author of several groundbreaking books, including, he was a vigorous champion of the liberal politics that emerged from the New Deal. During his nearly thirty-year career, Hofstadter fought public campaigns against liberalisms most dynamicRichard Hofstadter (1916-70) was Americas most distinguished historian of the twentieth century. The author of several groundbreaking books, including, he was a vigorous champion of the liberal politics that emerged from the New Deal. During his nearly thirty-year career, Hofstadter fought public campaigns against liberalisms most dynamic opponents, from McCarthy in the 1950s to Barry Goldwater and the Sun Belt conservatives in the 1960s. His opposition to the extreme politics of postwar Americaarticulated in his books, essays, and public lecturesmarked him as one of the nations most important and prolific public intellectuals.In this masterful biography, David Brown explores Hofstadters life within the context of the rise and fall of American liberalism. A fierce advocate of academic freedom, racial justice, and political pluralism, Hofstadter charted in his works the changing nature of American society from a provincial Protestant foundation to one based on the values of an urban and multiethnic nation. According to Brown, Hofstadter presciently saw in rural Americas hostility to this cosmopolitanism signs of an anti-intellectualism that he believed was dangerously endemic in a mass democracy.By the end of a life cut short by leukemia, Hofstadter had won two Pulitzer Prizes, and his books had attracted international attention. Yet the Vietnam years, as Brown shows, culminated in a conservative reaction to his work that is still with us. Whether one agrees with Hofstadters critics or with the noted historian John Higham, who insisted that Hofstadter was the finest and also the most humane intelligence of our generation, the importance of this seminal thinker cannot be denied. As this fascinating biography ultimately shows, Hofstadters observations on the struggle between conservative and liberal America are relevant to our own times, and his legacy challenges us to this day.
/book/show/564926.Ho_Chi_Minh?from_search=true	Pierre Brocheux Clare Duiker (Translator)	Ho Chi Minh: A Biography	Ho Chi Minh is one of the towering figures of the twentieth century, considered an icon and father of the nation by many Vietnamese. Pierre Brocheux's biography of Ho Chi Minh is a brilliant feat of historical engineering. In a concise and highly readable account, he negotiates the many twists and turns of Ho Chi Minh's life and his multiple identities, from impoverished bHo Chi Minh is one of the towering figures of the twentieth century, considered an icon and father of the nation by many Vietnamese. Pierre Brocheux's biography of Ho Chi Minh is a brilliant feat of historical engineering. In a concise and highly readable account, he negotiates the many twists and turns of Ho Chi Minh's life and his multiple identities, from impoverished beginnings as a communist revolutionary to his founding of the Indochina Communist Party and the League for the Independence of Vietnam, and ultimately to his leadership of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam and his death in 1969. Biographical events are adroitly placed within the broader historical canvas of colonization, decolonization, communism, war, and nation building. Brocheux's vivid and convincing portrait of Ho Chi Minh goes further than any previous biography in explaining both the myth and the man, as well as the times in which he was situated.
/book/show/18867000-niv?from_search=true	Graham Lord	Niv: The Authorised Biography of David Niven	For more than forty years, Niven portrayed on screen the impeccable values of a lost breed of English gentlemen - handsome, beautifully spoken, elegantly dressed, witty, with perfect manners and utterly charming. Niv, according to his friends, was much the same off-screen. Both men and women were enchanted by his charisma, humour and joie-de-vivre. In addition to winning aFor more than forty years, Niven portrayed on screen the impeccable values of a lost breed of English gentlemen - handsome, beautifully spoken, elegantly dressed, witty, with perfect manners and utterly charming. Niv, according to his friends, was much the same off-screen. Both men and women were enchanted by his charisma, humour and joie-de-vivre. In addition to winning an Oscar for Separate Tables (1958), Niven was a polished writer, and published two volumes of lighthearted autobiography: THE MOON'S A BALLOON (1972) and BRING ON THE EMPTY HORSES (1975). Yet behind those twinkling eyes, Niv's life was punctuated by tragedy and he was often deeply unhappy. From the death of his father when Niven was five, to his mother's neglect and the stepfather he loathed, through to the death of his beloved first wife and his volatile and disturbing marriage to his second wife, Hjordis, tragedy and hardship were never far away. Graham Lord, using new material from Niven's private papers, manuscripts, unpublished stories and correspondence, has written a fresh, revealing, funny and poignant portrait of a brave and brilliant man. Fully authorised by Niven's family and drawing from dozens of interviews with stars, from Lauren Bacall to Roger Moore and Sir John Mills, NIV: the Authorised Biography of David Niven is a fitting tribute to one of Hollywood's greatest heroes.
/book/show/181313.George_Bush?from_search=true	Webster Griffin Tarpley Anton Chaitkin	George Bush: The Unauthorized Biography	This is the groundbreaking classic expose of the Bush family, cited by all that followed it, yet still unmatched. Exhaustively documented by intensive search of dozens of archives and months of interviews with government insiders, this biography digs up all the dirt - frightening, gory, hilarious - on the Bush dynasty: how the Bushes made their fortune building up Hitler aThis is the groundbreaking classic expose of the Bush family, cited by all that followed it, yet still unmatched. Exhaustively documented by intensive search of dozens of archives and months of interviews with government insiders, this biography digs up all the dirt - frightening, gory, hilarious - on the Bush dynasty: how the Bushes made their fortune building up Hitler and the Nazi war machine; Iran-Contra; Zapata's Watergate burglars; the Reagan shooting; the 'war hero' story; the secret government; 'Eugenic' population reduction plans; Kissinger, China, and genocide in the Third World; Luring Iraq to attack Kuwait; The Bush Leveraged Buyout Mob, theft of a nation; Jupiter Island, Skull and Bones, and other power bases. Essential reading as long as this Anglo-American oligarchy directs American politics, the Unauthorised Biography is a vivid X-ray of the presidential dynasty, and the private forces dominating both major political parties.
/book/show/21470781-benedict-cumberbatch?from_search=true	Nigel Goodall	Benedict Cumberbatch: The Biography	Benedict Cumberbatch is an award-winning actor with a bright future. His portrayal of Sherlock Holmes and a role as the main antagonist inhave made him one of the biggest names in acting at the moment. This biography tells his story so far, from the influenceBenedict Cumberbatch is an award-winning actor with a bright future. His portrayal of Sherlock Holmes and a role as the main antagonist inhave made him one of the biggest names in acting at the moment. This biography tells his story so far, from the influence of his actor parents and his education at Harrow to his extraordinary success in the past few years. Packed with fascinating photographs that let us into the world of this great talent, including behind-the-scenes shots from his various television and movie roles, this is the story of anintriguing man who has taken the world by storm.
/book/show/1749725.Eric_Liddell?from_search=true	David McCasland	Eric Liddell: Pure Gold : A New Biography of the Olympic Champion Who Inspired Chariots of Fire	Eric Liddell inspired the classic movie Chariots of Fire. But he was much more than the Olympic champion who ran for the gold at the Paris Olympics in 1924. Liddell dedicated his life to Gods service on the mission field and died in a Japanese internment camp during WWII. By his example, Eric Liddell sounds a clarion call for Christians of all ages: Our worth is not measuEric Liddell inspired the classic movie Chariots of Fire. But he was much more than the Olympic champion who ran for the gold at the Paris Olympics in 1924. Liddell dedicated his life to Gods service on the mission field and died in a Japanese internment camp during WWII. By his example, Eric Liddell sounds a clarion call for Christians of all ages: Our worth is not measured by worldly accolades but by serving and following Christ. Therein lies the true triumph of life, worth far more than all the Olympic gold medals in the world (Congressman Jim Ryun, 3-time Olympian and former world record holder). You too will be challenged and inspired by this fascinating biography of a man who ran lifes race for God.
/book/show/22928854-audrey-and-bill?from_search=true	Edward Z. Epstein	Audrey and Bill: A Romantic Biography of Audrey Hepburn and William Holden	Here for the first time is the complete, captivating story of an on-set romance that turned into a lifelong love story between silver screen legends Audrey Hepburn and William Holden. In 1954, Hepburn and Holden were Americas sweethearts. Both won Oscars that year and together they filmed, a now-iconic film that continues to inspire the worlds of film and fashion.Here for the first time is the complete, captivating story of an on-set romance that turned into a lifelong love story between silver screen legends Audrey Hepburn and William Holden. In 1954, Hepburn and Holden were Americas sweethearts. Both won Oscars that year and together they filmed, a now-iconic film that continues to inspire the worlds of film and fashion.tells the stories of both stars, from before they met to their electrifying first encounter when they began making Sabrina. The love affair that sparked on-set was relatively short-lived, but was a turning point in the lives of both stars.follows both Hepburn and Holden as their lives crisscrossed through to the end, providing an inside look at the Hollywood of the 1950s, 60s, and beyond. Through in-depth research and interviews with former friends, co-stars, and studio workers,author Edward Z. Epstein sheds new light on the stars and the fascinating times in which they lived.
/book/show/785085.Virginia_Woolf_s_Nose?from_search=true	Hermione Lee	Virginia Woolf's Nose: Essays on Biography	What choices must a biographer make when stitching the pieces of a life into one coherent whole? How do we best create an accurate likeness of a private life from the few articles that linger after death? How do we choose what gets left out? This intriguing and witty collection of essays by an internationally acclaimed biographer looks at how biography deals with myths andWhat choices must a biographer make when stitching the pieces of a life into one coherent whole? How do we best create an accurate likeness of a private life from the few articles that linger after death? How do we choose what gets left out? This intriguing and witty collection of essays by an internationally acclaimed biographer looks at how biography deals with myths and legends, what goes missing and what can't be proved in the story of a life. Virginia Woolf's Nose presents a variety of case-studies, in which literary biographers are faced with gaps and absences, unprovable stories and ambiguities surrounding their subjects. By looking at stories about Percy Bysshe Shelley's shriveled, burnt heart found pressed between the pages of a book, Jane Austen's fainting spell, Samuel Pepys's lobsters, and the varied versions of Virginia Woolf's life and death, preeminent biographer Hermione Lee considers how biographers deal with and often utilize these missing body parts, myths, and contested data to fill in the gaps of a life story.In Shelley's Heart and Pepys's Lobsters, an essay dealing with missing parts and biographical legends, Hermione Lee discusses one of the most complicated and emotionally charged examples of the contested use of biographical sources. Jane Austen Faints takes five competing versions of the same dramatic moment in the writer's life to ask how biography deals with the private lives of famous women. Virginia Woolf's Nose looks at the way this legendary author's life has been translated through successive transformations, from biography to fiction to film, and suggests there can be no such thing as a definitive version of a life. Finally, How to End It All analyzes the changing treatment of deathbed scenes in biography to show how biographical conventions have shifted, and asks why the narrators and readers of life-stories feel the need to give special meaning and emphasis to endings.Virginia Woolf's Nose sheds new light on the way biographers bring their subjects to life as physical beings, and offers captivating new insights into the drama of life-writing.Virginia Woolf's Nose is a witty, eloquent, and funny text by a renowned biographer whose sensitivity to the art of telling a story about a human life is unparalleled--and in creating it, Lee articulates and redefines the parameters of her craft.
/book/show/316989.The_Holy_Goof?from_search=true	William Plummer	The Holy Goof: A Biography of Neal Cassady	Criminal ... Saint ... Lunatic ... Genius ... Muse .... Once described by Jack Kerouac as more like Dostoevsky than anyone I know, Neal Cassady lived what others could only write about. Serving as the model for Kerouac's frenetic hero, the hip, Noble Savage Dean Moriarty in On the Road, and N.C., the secret hero of Allen Ginsberg's provocative poem Howl, Cassady wasCriminal ... Saint ... Lunatic ... Genius ... Muse .... Once described by Jack Kerouac as more like Dostoevsky than anyone I know, Neal Cassady lived what others could only write about. Serving as the model for Kerouac's frenetic hero, the hip, Noble Savage Dean Moriarty in On the Road, and N.C., the secret hero of Allen Ginsberg's provocative poem Howl, Cassady was a genius of life lived on the edge of the abyss. Now, William Plummer strips away the mystery surrounding this enigmatic figure. Plummer brings Cassady to life: his coming of age in a Denver flophouse, his hustling across America, the car thefts that landed him in jail, his meeting with Kerouac and their mad-cap cross-country adventures, his experiments with sex and drugs, his second marriage to Carolyn Cassady, his teaming with Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters on an epochal acid trip, and finally his bizarre death. Black-and-white photographs add to this engrossing biography of an outrageous but fascinating life.
/book/show/370810.The_Carpenters?from_search=true	Ray Coleman	The Carpenters: The Untold Story : An Authorized Biography	The first biography of the Carpenters to reveal the truth behind their public image and the consequences of the stardom that contributed to Karen's tragic death in 1983, told by an acclaimed biographer and friend of Karen and Richard.
/book/show/20665576-wagstaff?from_search=true	Philip Gefter	Wagstaff: Before and After Mapplethorpe: A Biography	Sam Wagstaff, the legendary curator, collector, and patron of the arts, emerges as a cultural visionary in this groundbreaking biography. Even today remembered primarily as the mentor and lover of Robert Mapplethorpe, the once infamous photographer, Wagstaff, in fact, had an incalculableand largely overlookedinfluence on the world of contemporary art and photography, andSam Wagstaff, the legendary curator, collector, and patron of the arts, emerges as a cultural visionary in this groundbreaking biography. Even today remembered primarily as the mentor and lover of Robert Mapplethorpe, the once infamous photographer, Wagstaff, in fact, had an incalculableand largely overlookedinfluence on the world of contemporary art and photography, and on the evolution of gay identity in the latter part of the twentieth century.Born in New York City in 1921 into a notable family, Wagstaff followed an arc that was typical of a young man of his class. He attended both Hotchkiss and Yale, served in the navy, and would follow in step with his Ivy League classmates to the gentleman's profession, as an ad executive on Madison Avenue. With his unmistakably good looks, he projected an aura of glamour and was cited by newspapers as one of the most eligible bachelors of the late 1940s. Such accounts proved deceiving, for Wagstaff was forced to live in the closet, his homosexuality only revealed to a small circle of friends. Increasingly uncomfortable with his career and this double life, he abandoned advertising, turned to the formal study of art history, and embarked on a radical personal transformation that was in perfect harmony with the tumultuous social, cultural, and sexual upheavals of the 1960s.Accordingly, Wagstaff became a curator, in 1961, at Hartford's Wadsworth Atheneum, where he mounted both Black, White, and Graythe first museum show of minimal artand the sculptor Tony Smith's first museum show, while lending his early support to artists Andy Warhol, Ray Johnson, and Richard Tuttle, among many others. Later, as a curator at the Detroit Institute of Arts, he brought the avant-garde to a regional museum, offending its more staid trustees in the process.After returning to New York City in 1972, the fifty-year-old Wagstaff met the twenty-five-year-old Queens-born Robert Mapplethorpe, then living with Patti Smith. What at first appeared to be a sexual dalliance became their now historic lifelong romance, in which Mapplethorpe would foster Wagstaff's own burgeoning interest in contemporary photography and Wagstaff would help secure Mapplethorpe's reputation in the art world. In spite of their profound class differences, the artistic union between the philanthropically inclined Wagstaff and the prodigiously talented Mapplethorpe would rival that of Stieglitz and OKeefe, or Rivera and Kahlo, in their ability to help reshape contemporary art history.Positioning Wagstaff's personal life against the rise of photography as a major art form and the simultaneous formation of the gay rights movement, Philip Gefter's absorbing biography provides a searing portrait of New York just before and during the age of AIDS. The result is a definitive and memorable portrait of a man and an era.
/book/show/15719469-debbie-macomber-a-biography?from_search=true	Aileen Wein	Debbie Macomber A Biography	
/book/show/31422.Sylvia_Plath?from_search=true	Connie Ann Kirk	Sylvia Plath: A Biography	The poet Sylvia Plath has been a cultural icon since 1963 when she took her own life on a cold winter morning at the age of 30. This up-to-date biography explores the nature and sources of the mythology that has surrounded the poet's life by presenting a balanced account of her own life and the many significant people and events that influenced her.This outstanding biograpThe poet Sylvia Plath has been a cultural icon since 1963 when she took her own life on a cold winter morning at the age of 30. This up-to-date biography explores the nature and sources of the mythology that has surrounded the poet's life by presenting a balanced account of her own life and the many significant people and events that influenced her.This outstanding biography presents the facts of Plath's life as they are known in the 21st century. The research for this biography uitilizes the latest updated scholarship including new information released in the unabridged journals published in 2000 and the newly accessible Ted Hughes archives. In addition to this primary research, conducted in part at Smith College, Kirk also provides new insights and perspectives from original interview material with a Plath contemporary who personally knew her. Whether read for a school assignment or for personal interest, this highly readable biography offers an accessible alternative to the density of Plath scholarship. Readers who wish to pursue the topic further will find an extensive bibliography of biographical and critical sources, a full list of Plath's writings, an appendix of her own literary holdings, and another appendix of her family tree.
/book/show/25115693-rex-perkins?from_search=true	Denele Pitts Campbell	Rex Perkins: A Biography	Rex Warren Perkins left his mark in the courtrooms of Arkansas and on the lives of all who knew him. Bold, articulate, and full of himself, he arrived at the University of Arkansas in 1928 with his fiddle, five dollars, and a blue serge suit. Within five years, he graduated law school, was elected to public office, and ran headlong into a federal grand jury. Embattled on aRex Warren Perkins left his mark in the courtrooms of Arkansas and on the lives of all who knew him. Bold, articulate, and full of himself, he arrived at the University of Arkansas in 1928 with his fiddle, five dollars, and a blue serge suit. Within five years, he graduated law school, was elected to public office, and ran headlong into a federal grand jury. Embattled on all sides, he fought back, locking horns with the indomitable Roberta Fulbright, publisher of the citys newspaper and mother of future Arkansas senator J. William Fulbright.The biography of Rex Perkins tracks his family heritage from the seventeenth century, documents his rise to fame as the preeminent trial attorney of Northwest Arkansas, and recounts the most famous cases of his thirty-year career. The story also reveals the private life of a passionate man who loved nature, music, and his family. Most of all, he loved the practice of law. Fifty years after his death, his dynamic personality and his exemplary skill as an attorney are fondly remembered.
/book/show/2271.Lance_Armstrong?from_search=true	Bill Gutman	Lance Armstrong: A Biography	BACK ON THE BIKELANCE ARMSTRONG is the premier cyclist in sports history. But the road to victory has not been smooth, which makes his story all the more compelling.In 1991 he was the National Amateur Cycling Champion, and a professional career seemed guaranteed. But a grim diagnosis of cancer in 1996 threatened to cut the career -- and his life -- short. With the helpBACK ON THE BIKELANCE ARMSTRONG is the premier cyclist in sports history. But the road to victory has not been smooth, which makes his story all the more compelling.In 1991 he was the National Amateur Cycling Champion, and a professional career seemed guaranteed. But a grim diagnosis of cancer in 1996 threatened to cut the career -- and his life -- short. With the help of family, friends, and a dedicated team of doctors, Lance began the hard work not only to beat the disease, but to get back on the bike.By the summer of 1999 Lance was not only back, he was leading the pack to his first Tour de France win. And he hasn't stopped winning since that sweet victory.Here's the story of Lance Armstrong, from his first ride, to his most recent race, and all the twists and turns in between!
/book/show/25225842-cautionary-tales-for-children?from_search=true	Hilaire Belloc	Cautionary Tales for Children : complete with original Illustration and Writer Biography	And is it True? It is not True.And if it were it wouldnt do,For people such as me and youWho pretty nearly all day longAre doing something rather wrong.Because if things were really so,You would have perished long ago,And I would not have lived to writeThe noble lines that meet your sight,Nor B. T. B. survived to drawThe nicest things you ever saw.
/book/show/1307243.Puccini?from_search=true	Mary Jane Phillips-Matz William Weaver	Puccini: A Biography	Descended from four generations of distinguished composers and organists, Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) was driven by family tradition and an ambitious mother to pursue a career that brought him worldwide recognition as the greatest composer of Italian opera after Giuseppe Verdi. But behind the brilliant creator of such lasting works as La Boheme, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, LaDescended from four generations of distinguished composers and organists, Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924) was driven by family tradition and an ambitious mother to pursue a career that brought him worldwide recognition as the greatest composer of Italian opera after Giuseppe Verdi. But behind the brilliant creator of such lasting works as La Boheme, Tosca, Madama Butterfly, La Fanciulla del West, La Rondine, and Turandot, there was a person racked with indecision, self-doubt, bouts of depression, and private misfortunes.In this beautifully written work, Mary Jane Phillips-Matz brings to life both the man and his circle. Setting Puccini's intriguing story within the worlds of his beloved Tuscany and the cutthroat opera business, the author follows the composer from boyhood in his ancestral Lucca, to his struggling student years at the Milan Conservatory, to his early successes and failures, to the artistic triumphs that earned him international celebrity and considerable wealth.Filled with colorful details and anecdotes drawn from extensive primary sources as well as interviews with descendents, family friends, and colleagues, the book chronicles Puccini's personal sorrows and scandals, and recounts his stormy professional rivalries and associations in England, Europe, and the United States. Phillips-Matz also skillfully untangles the threads of the gifted artist's complex and contradictory character. She reveals a sophisticated composer who often drew upon exotic thematic material and an elegant cosmopolite who loved his several villas, expensive cars, boats, and fine clothes. Yet Puccini remained passionately wedded to the simple life of the Tuscan countryside of his youth.
/book/show/556774.George_Lucas?from_search=true	John Baxter	George Lucas: A Biography	The first major biography (since 1983) of the great movie mogul George Lucas, whose marketing techniques have transformed the film business. His fourth Star Wars film, The Phantom Menace, released in 1999, was perhaps the most eagerly awaited cinematic event of all time.George Lucas is one of the most innovative bigtime players on the movie scene. His three Star Wars filmsThe first major biography (since 1983) of the great movie mogul George Lucas, whose marketing techniques have transformed the film business. His fourth Star Wars film, The Phantom Menace, released in 1999, was perhaps the most eagerly awaited cinematic event of all time.George Lucas is one of the most innovative bigtime players on the movie scene. His three Star Wars films and the trio featuring the action hero Indiana Jones (all six of which Lucas conceived, produced and co-wrote) comprise the most popular group of films ever made. To finance them, he masterminded a revolutionary redrawing of the financial agreements under which films were produced in Hollywood, snatching away control of funding, intellectual content and the distribution of profits from studios, and placing them in the hands of the film-makers themselves.Yet Lucas remains (like Stanley Kubrick, the subject of John Baxters recent biography) an enigma and a recluse. He has specially built the Skywalker Ranch a long way from Hollywood  a Victorian village community in a redwood forest where he and his friends can work in splendid isolation, free of studio pressure but with the highest technology.
/book/show/308211.Richard_Branson?from_search=true	Mick Brown	Richard Branson: The Authorized Biography	Mick Brown has revised this book to take into account Richard Branson's latest business interests, the Virgin rail service and a new bid to run the National Lottery.
/book/show/19240464-emily-giffin?from_search=true	Audrey Ballard	Emily Giffin: A Biography	ABOUT THE BOOKDubbed a modern-day Jane Austen, Emily Giffin's five novels have sold millions of copies and scored spots on the New York Times bestseller list. Blonde, blue-eyed, smart, and beautiful, Giffin writes about heroines with deep flaws that drive the story, but on the surface at least, Giffin's own life seems charmed, even close to perfect.After years of makingABOUT THE BOOKDubbed a modern-day Jane Austen, Emily Giffin's five novels have sold millions of copies and scored spots on the New York Times bestseller list. Blonde, blue-eyed, smart, and beautiful, Giffin writes about heroines with deep flaws that drive the story, but on the surface at least, Giffin's own life seems charmed, even close to perfect.After years of making the smart, risk-averse decisions that often mark overachievers, Giffin took a major leap of faith in herself, leaving the stressful world of high-stakes litigation to try writing novels full-time. For many lawyers, following their dreams would have been too risky. For many lawyers that do take a risk, the leap would have been a mere break that led to returning to legal practice. But not for Emily Giffin, whose risk paid off with enormous measurable success and the adoration of her fans.MEET THE AUTHORAnita Felicelli is a writer and an attorney. After graduating from UC Berkeley with a triple major in Rhetoric, Interdisciplinary Studies (art and design), and English, she attended Boalt Hall Law School and Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. She worked as a litigator for eight years before commencing a full-time writing and editing career. Anita's first book of poetry was published in 2010. She has experience writing and editing on topics as diverse as law, medicine, film, books and travel. An intrepid cook and arts enthusiast, Anita lives in Northern California with her husband and two corgis.EXCERPT FROM THE BOOKAs a working mother, Giffin hired a nanny/assistant. She works a regular workday in her office before her kids return from school. Giffin begins each novel with only a general concept. She doesn't outline before writing her novels, believing in a spontaneous character-driven writing process in which she finds out what's going to happen as it happens. She writes a chapter at a time. Her mother is still one of her three readers who offer suggestions before the book is published.Although Giffin is careful to comment that some of her favorite books are chick-lit, she usually lists her favorite books separately from her favorite chick lit. Giffin's favorite authors include literary novelists Tom Perotta (Election), Alice Munro (Runaway), Ann Patchett (Bel Canto), Nick Hornby (High Fidelity), Jane Smiley (A Thousand Acres), and Anne Tyler (The Accidental Tourist). And Giffin cites these her all-time favorite books: A Little Princess, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Member of the Wedding, The Inn at Lake Devine, Plainsong, Runaway, Wuthering Heights, The End of the Affair, That Night and Mrs. Dalloway. Giffin's favorite movies include Shawshank Redemption, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Dirty Dancing, When Harry Met Sally, Out of Africa, and The Parent Trap.CHAPTER OUTLINEEmily Giffin: A Biography+ Introduction+ Who is Emily Giffin?+ The 5 Novels That Made Emily Giffin Famous+ Personal Life+ ...and much more
/book/show/117255.William_Shakespeare?from_search=true	A.L. Rowse	William Shakespeare: A Biography	PrefaceIllustrationsElizabethian WarwickshireStratford townFamily, school, churchYouth & marriageLondon: the armada yearsApprenticeshipReputationThe early comediesFriendshipThe story of the sonnetsRomance & realityEngland's pastThe late ninetiesBetween two worldsThe great tragediesThe romancesNew placeNotesIndex
/book/show/7153244-in-for-a-penny?from_search=true	Jonathan Mantle	In For A Penny: The Unauthorised Biography Of Jeffery Archer	This biography of Jeffrey Archer examines the past and present, public and private faces of the bestselling author, ex-Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party and self-made millionaire. It also considers the role of the one constant in his life, his wife, Mary.
/book/show/29968620-flappers-and-philosophers?from_search=true	F. Scott Fitzgerald Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Flappers and Philosophers (Illustrated with Notes and Biography)	Flappers and Philosophers is the first collection of short stories written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, published in 1920. It includes eight stories:The Offshore Pirate, The Ice Palace, Head and Shoulders, The Cut-Glass Bowl, Bernice Bobs Her Hair, Benediction, Dalyrimple Goes Wrong,The Four Fists.
/book/show/455779.Kathryn_Kuhlman?from_search=true	Roberts Liardon	Kathryn Kuhlman: A Spiritual Biography of God's Miracle Worker	Kathryn Kuhlman, one of the most fascinating women of the 20th century, is revealed here in all her vitality and victory, her tragedy and triumph, in this riveting journey through a miraculous healing ministry that spanned a half a century.
/book/show/204540.Oona_Living_in_the_Shadows?from_search=true	Jane Scovell	Oona Living in the Shadows: A Biography of Oona O'Neill Chaplin	Born into a family blessed by genius and plagued by tragedy, Oona lived in the shadow of greatness from an early age. One of the most exquisite and enigmatic beauties of her generation, she intrigued the public for decades. Now, in this stunning biography, new light is shed, at last, on the mystery that was... OONA The daughter of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Eugene O'NeBorn into a family blessed by genius and plagued by tragedy, Oona lived in the shadow of greatness from an early age. One of the most exquisite and enigmatic beauties of her generation, she intrigued the public for decades. Now, in this stunning biography, new light is shed, at last, on the mystery that was... OONA The daughter of Nobel Prize-winning playwright Eugene O'Neill, Oona mixed easily among Manhattan's cafe society and was named New American Debutante of the 1941-42 social season. But at just eighteen she shocked the world by running off to Hollywood and marrying a man thirty-six years her senior: the brilliant and controversial Charlie Chaplin. From the child who yearned for her absent father's love, to the woman who became the mainstay in an extraordinary marriage; from the dedicated wife and devoted mother of eight to the devastated widow, this book reveals a spirit as fascinating as the geniuses who surrounded her. Extensively researched, Oona's story is rich with exciting insights into her successful union, her world of celebrity--Hollywood in its heyday--and the allure and intellect that made her a heroine in her own right.
/book/show/11913993-phillis-wheatley?from_search=true	Vincent Carretta	Phillis Wheatley: Biography of a Genius in Bondage	With(1773), Phillis Wheatley (1753?1784) became the first English-speaking person of African descent to publish a book and only the second womanof any race or background to do so in America. Written in Boston while she was just a teenager, and when she was still a slave, Wheatleys work was an international sensation. InWith(1773), Phillis Wheatley (1753?1784) became the first English-speaking person of African descent to publish a book and only the second womanof any race or background to do so in America. Written in Boston while she was just a teenager, and when she was still a slave, Wheatleys work was an international sensation. In, Vincent Carretta offers the first full-length biography of a figure whose origins and later life have remained shadowy despite her iconic status.A scholar with extensive knowledge of transatlantic literature and history, Carretta uncovers new details about Wheatleys origins, her upbringing, and how she gained freedom. Carretta solves the mystery of John Peters, correcting the record of when he and Wheatley married and revealing what became of him after her death. Assessing Wheatleys entire body of work, Carretta discusses the likely role she played in the production, marketing, and distribution of her writing. Wheatley developed a remarkable transatlantic network that transcended racial, class, political, religious, and geographical boundaries. Carretta reconstructs that network and sheds new light on her religious and political identities. In the course of his research he discovered the earliest poem attributable to Wheatley and has included it and other unpublished poems in the biography.Carretta relocates Wheatley from the margins to the center of her eighteenth-century transatlantic world, revealing the fascinating life of a woman who rose from the indignity of enslavement to earn wide recognition, only to die in obscurity a few years later.
/book/show/287096.Guernica?from_search=true	Gijs van Hensbergen	Guernica: The Biography of a Twentieth-Century Icon	relates the powerful story of Picasso's 1937 masterpiece, a painting that from its birth out of war and violence became known worldwide as a symbolic cry for peace. The acclaimed biographer of Gaud traces the iconic painting's beginnings amid the Spanish Civil War through its use as a weapon in the propaganda battle against Fascism, through the years when it becarelates the powerful story of Picasso's 1937 masterpiece, a painting that from its birth out of war and violence became known worldwide as a symbolic cry for peace. The acclaimed biographer of Gaud traces the iconic painting's beginnings amid the Spanish Civil War through its use as a weapon in the propaganda battle against Fascism, through the years when it became the nucleus of the Museum of Modern Art's creation in New York, to its role as a symbol of reconciliation when it returned to Spain after the death of Franco, as democracy was reestablished.
/book/show/7506527-christopher-columbus?from_search=true	Marion Dane Bauer Liz Dubois (Illustrator)	Christopher Columbus	
/book/show/2003466.Judy_Blume?from_search=true	Kathleen Tracy	Judy Blume: A Biography	Judy Blume is one of the most popular authors of children's and young adult fiction in American history. For over 30 years, her books and career have withstood the test of time and she continues to resonate with new generations of young readers. While she is arguably one of the most important authors of the twentieth century, she is also one of the most banned. What is perJudy Blume is one of the most popular authors of children's and young adult fiction in American history. For over 30 years, her books and career have withstood the test of time and she continues to resonate with new generations of young readers. While she is arguably one of the most important authors of the twentieth century, she is also one of the most banned. What is perhaps the most surprising aspect of Blume's career is that despite today's proliferation of cable channels and easy Internet access, books of hers written decades ago about every day life events that all teenagers experience still manage to find themselves at the center of censorship debates. Rather than change her style, the efforts to censor her books turned Blume into an activist and champion for the First Amendment. Inside this biography Kathleen Tracy explores the life and career of Judy Blume, one of the most successful-and most controversial-authors of twentieth century.In addition to tracing the events of Bloom's life, this engaging biography discusses historic and current censorship issues in classrooms and libraries across the country. Her association with the National Coalition Against Censorship, a group that Blume says changed her life, as did her friendship with the organization's longtime director, Leanne Katz, is examined in detail as well as how libraries, teachers, publishers and grass-roots activists have responded to the ever-growing attempts to censor children's reading material. In-depth chapters are supplemented with a bibliography of print and electronic sources that provide suggested readings for students and general readers alike. Also included is a timeline, photos, and an appendix of free speech resources.
/book/show/29913685-lemmy?from_search=true	Mick Wall	Lemmy: The Definitive Biography	
/book/show/224703.Friedrich_Hayek?from_search=true	Alan Ebenstein	Friedrich Hayek: A Biography	In the first full biography of Friedrich Hayek (1899-1992), Alan Ebenstein chronicles the life, works, and legacy of the visionary thinker, from his early years in fin-de-sicle Vienna to his remarkable career as a Nobel Prize winning economist, political philosopher, and leading public intellectual. Ebenstein gives a balanced, integrated account of Hayek's diverse body ofIn the first full biography of Friedrich Hayek (1899-1992), Alan Ebenstein chronicles the life, works, and legacy of the visionary thinker, from his early years in fin-de-sicle Vienna to his remarkable career as a Nobel Prize winning economist, political philosopher, and leading public intellectual. Ebenstein gives a balanced, integrated account of Hayek's diverse body of work, from his first encounter with free market ideas to his magisterial writings in later life on the legal, political, ethical, and economic requirements of a free society.
/book/show/2340922.Kylie?from_search=true	Sean Smith	Kylie: The Biography	From 'girl-next-door' to Princess of Pop to ultimate dance diva, Kylie Minogue has transcended her soap opera roots to become one of the biggest icons in popular culture. Author Sean Smith looks behind the Kylie mythology to reveal the real woman. The book includes material on her courageous battle against breast cancer.
/book/show/3347225-best-friends-forever?from_search=true	Lexi Ryals	Best Friends Forever: Selena Gomez & Demi Lovato: An Unauthorized Biography	Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato have it all hit shows and movies on the Disney Channel, musical talent, and, most importantly, each other to lean on. These best friends are there for each other through thick and thin, from unsuccessful auditions and failed pilots to Selenas starring role on Disney Channels Wizards of Waverly Place and Demis breakout performance in DisneySelena Gomez and Demi Lovato have it all hit shows and movies on the Disney Channel, musical talent, and, most importantly, each other to lean on. These best friends are there for each other through thick and thin, from unsuccessful auditions and failed pilots to Selenas starring role on Disney Channels Wizards of Waverly Place and Demis breakout performance in Disney Channels Camp Rock, her tour with the Jonas Brothers, and their release of her debut album.
/book/show/24735437-their-biography?from_search=true	kevin mcpherson eckhoff	their biography	Would it be possible to compose a book that appears to be about its author, but is indirectly about something else, like identity or relationships or language? Maybe a book not written by a hero... but by many?This was the challenge taken up by Kevin McPherson Eckhoff in his fourth book,This collaborative memoir collages toWould it be possible to compose a book that appears to be about its author, but is indirectly about something else, like identity or relationships or language? Maybe a book not written by a hero... but by many?This was the challenge taken up by Kevin McPherson Eckhoff in his fourth book,This collaborative memoir collages together word-portraits from friends, family, coworkers, strangers, robots, and even adversaries in order to create a silhouette of not a single person, but of the manacles that connect people to one another.their biography is meant to make people thinkit's broad array of voices and poetic/prosaic forms disturbs comfortable patterns of reading, and its subject is as much about the contributors as the author. Eclectic and desolate, confessional and dubious, this record of relationships defies authorship, biography, and individualism.Fans of Gregory Betts's Facebook Poem Project or Rachel Zolf's, along with anyone compelled by contemporary poetry and conceptual art, will connect with this pixelated investigation into identity, and the true meaning of 'self' as we and others define it.
/book/show/208550.Mountain_Rain?from_search=true	Eileen Fraser Crossman	Mountain Rain: A Biography of James O. Fraser: Pioneer Missionary to China	Packed with personal letters, insightful anecdotes, and riveting stories of missionary life in China, this superb biography shines with God's constant faithfulness and power over evil.
/book/show/2729736-jane-goodall?from_search=true	Meg Greene	Jane Goodall: A Biography	Recent polls identify Jane Goodall to be the most recognizable living scientist in the Western world. Her work with chimpanzees at the Gombe Stream Reserve in Tanzania has been renowned as one of the great achievements of scientific research. Her approach to field study, once ridiculed and challenged by the scientific world, has now become the model for other ethologists tRecent polls identify Jane Goodall to be the most recognizable living scientist in the Western world. Her work with chimpanzees at the Gombe Stream Reserve in Tanzania has been renowned as one of the great achievements of scientific research. Her approach to field study, once ridiculed and challenged by the scientific world, has now become the model for other ethologists to use.In this insightful biography, Meg Greene tells the story of Goodalls life from her early days growing up in England under the influence of her mother, through her experiences as a young protg of anthropologist Louis Leakey pioneering new techniques of investigating chimpanzee behavior in Africa, to her mature career as an expert on chimpanzee social life and her ongoing efforts today to promote the conservation of wildlife.Greene describes how Goodalls work challenged and changed perceptions of the relations between the primate and human worlds. Contrary to accepted scientific opinion of the time, which viewed chimpanzees as brutish, Goodall found chimps to be capable of a wide range of emotions, including affection, compassion, and love. She also showed that chimps could reason, think, and solve problems. Perhaps most startling, Goodall discovered that chimpanzees could fashion primitive implements from grass, twigs, and leaves, dispelling the notion that humans are the only species that can make tools.On the personal side, Greene reveals that Goodall found solace in her home at Gombe from the trials of life that included a divorce, the death of her second husband, criticisms from fellow scientists, and a deep spiritual crisis.This is a fascinating story of a nave young woman who started her work without even a college degree and eventually developed into a dedicated scientist and a world-famous conservationist and humanitarian. For more than 45 years, Jane Goodall has reached out to the world to join in her efforts to aid those who cannot speak for themselves, and to promote respect for all living creatures.
/book/show/7582055-ian-dury?from_search=true	Will Birch	Ian Dury: The Definitive Biography	Widely described as 'punk's poet laureate', Ian Dury is a cultural icon. With his band The Blockheads, he exploded onto the television screen in 1978, appearing on Top of the Pops with his hit single 'What a Waste', followed later that year by 'Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick'. By now Ian was thirty-six and had worked hard for many years to reach this moment, struggling alWidely described as 'punk's poet laureate', Ian Dury is a cultural icon. With his band The Blockheads, he exploded onto the television screen in 1978, appearing on Top of the Pops with his hit single 'What a Waste', followed later that year by 'Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick'. By now Ian was thirty-six and had worked hard for many years to reach this moment, struggling all the while to find acceptance inspite of the disability he suffered as a result of childhood polio. And yet fame, when it came, almost destroyed him. This groundbreaking and authoritative book gives the first in-depth and compelling account of the life of this charismatic yet complex artist. Author Will Birch interviewed Dury several times during his lifetime, and has also spoken to more than sixty people who were extremely close to Ian, including family members, fellow musicians, friends, lovers and business associates.
/book/show/11388252-working-class-mystic?from_search=true	Gary Tillery	Working Class Mystic: A Spiritual Biography of George Harrison	John Lennon called himself a working class hero. George Harrison was a working class mystic. Born in Liverpool as the son of a bus conductor and a shop assistant, for the first six years of his life he lived in a house with no indoor bathroom. This book gives an honest, in-depth view of his personal journey from his blue-collar childhood to his role as a world-famous spiriJohn Lennon called himself a working class hero. George Harrison was a working class mystic. Born in Liverpool as the son of a bus conductor and a shop assistant, for the first six years of his life he lived in a house with no indoor bathroom. This book gives an honest, in-depth view of his personal journey from his blue-collar childhood to his role as a world-famous spiritual icon.Author Gary Tillerys approach is warmly human, free of the fawning but insolent tone of most rock biographers. He frankly discusses the role of drugs in leading Harrison to mystical insight but emphasizes that he soon renounced psychedelics as a means to the spiritual path. It was with conscious commitment that Harrison journeyed to India, studied sitar with Ravi Shankar, practiced yoga, learned meditation from the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, and became a devotee of Hinduism. George worked hard to subdue his own ego and to understand the truth beyond appearances. He preferred to keep a low profile, but his empathy for suffering people led him to spearhead the first rock-and-roll super event for charity. And despite his wealth and fame, he was always delighted to slip on overalls and join in manual labor on his grounds. At ease with holy men discussing the Upanishads and the Bhagavad Gita, he was ever the bloke from Liverpool whose father drove a bus, whose brothers were tradesmen, and who had worked himself as an apprentice electrician until the day destiny called.Tillerys engaging narrative depicts Harrison as a sincere seeker who acted out of genuine care for humanity and used his celebrity to be of service in the world. Fans of all generations will treasure this book for the inspiring portrayal it gives of their beloved quiet Beatle.
/book/show/1715983.John_F_Kennedy?from_search=true	Howard S. Kaplan	John F. Kennedy	Tells the stroy of this incredible leader and legend.In this groundbreaking new series, DK brings together fresh voices and DK design values to give readers the most information-packed, visually exciting biographies on the market today. Full-color photographs of people, places, and artifacts, definitions of key words, and sidebars on related subjects add dimension and reTells the stroy of this incredible leader and legend.In this groundbreaking new series, DK brings together fresh voices and DK design values to give readers the most information-packed, visually exciting biographies on the market today. Full-color photographs of people, places, and artifacts, definitions of key words, and sidebars on related subjects add dimension and relevance to stories of famous lives that students will love to read.
/book/show/22750130-war-on-the-basepaths?from_search=true	Tim Hornbaker	War on the Basepaths: The Definitive Biography of Ty Cobb	During his twenty-four-year career, Ty Cobb was an MVP, Triple Crown-winner, twelve-time batting champion, and was elected in the inaugural ballot for the National Baseball Hall of Fame (along with Honus Wagner, Babe Ruth, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson). As someone who retired from the game over eighty-five years ago, he is still the leader for career batting averaDuring his twenty-four-year career, Ty Cobb was an MVP, Triple Crown-winner, twelve-time batting champion, and was elected in the inaugural ballot for the National Baseball Hall of Fame (along with Honus Wagner, Babe Ruth, Christy Mathewson, and Walter Johnson). As someone who retired from the game over eighty-five years ago, he is still the leader for career batting average, second in runs, hits, and triples, and a mainstay in dozens of other categories.However, when most people think of The Georgia Peach, theyre reminded of his reputation as a dirty player. It was said that got so many of his steals because he would sharpen his metal cleats and spike the second basemen if they would try to tag him out. Its also said that he was rude, nasty, a racist, and hated by peers and the press alike.As author Tim Hornbaker did for Charles Comiskey in,is an unbiased biography of one of the greatest players to ever grace a baseball diamond. Based on detailed research and analysis, Tim Hornbaker offers the full story of Cobbs life and career; some of which has been altered for almost a century. While he retired in 1928 and passed away in 1961,will show how Ty Cobb really was and place readers in the box seats of his incredible life.Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sportsbooks about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team.Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes abestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
/book/show/29452440-eleanor?from_search=true	Harold Ivan Smith	Eleanor: A Spiritual Biography: The Faith of the 20th Century's Most Influential Woman	More than fifty years after her death, Eleanor Roosevelt is remembered as a formidable first lady and tireless social activist. Often overlooked, however, is her deep and inclusive spirituality. Her personal faith was shaped by reading the New Testament in her youth, giving her a Jesus-centered spirituality that fueled her commitment to civil rights, women s rights, and thMore than fifty years after her death, Eleanor Roosevelt is remembered as a formidable first lady and tireless social activist. Often overlooked, however, is her deep and inclusive spirituality. Her personal faith was shaped by reading the New Testament in her youth, giving her a Jesus-centered spirituality that fueled her commitment to civil rights, women s rights, and the rights of all little people marginalized in American society.She took seriously Jesus words and despite her life of privilege, she made the needs of those on the margins her priority. Eleanor: A Spiritual Biography provides insight into one of America's most famous women, particularly the spiritual influences that made her so active in social justice issues.
/book/show/8986510-marlene?from_search=true	Charlotte Chandler	Marlene: A Personal Biography of Marlene Dietrich	Inthe legendary Hollywood icon is vividly brought to life, based on a series of conversations with the star herself and with others who knew her well. In the mid-1970s Charlotte Chandler spoke with Marlene Dietrich in Dietrichs Paris apartment. The stars career was all but over, but she agreed to meet because Chandler hadnt known Dietrich earlier, when I wasInthe legendary Hollywood icon is vividly brought to life, based on a series of conversations with the star herself and with others who knew her well. In the mid-1970s Charlotte Chandler spoke with Marlene Dietrich in Dietrichs Paris apartment. The stars career was all but over, but she agreed to meet because Chandler hadnt known Dietrich earlier, when I was young and very beautiful. Dietrich may have been retired, but her appearance and her celebrityher famous mystiquewere as important to her as ever.
/book/show/6546218-five-minute-biographies?from_search=true	Dale Carnegie	Five Minute Biographies	This book consists of 48 short biographies. Included are Joan Crawford, Lionel Barrymore, The Mayo Brothers, Jack London, Theodore Roosevelt, and many more.
/book/show/6636475-a-life-in-time-and-space?from_search=true	Nigel Goodall	A Life in Time and Space: The Biography of David Tennant	David Tennant is the most powerful actor on British television. Witj two National Television awards to his credit and numerous other theatrical accolades, David has proven he's here to stay. David was appearing on screen even before he was out of school and appeared in several high-profile dramas for the BBC. But, undeniably, it is his energetic and eccentric portrayal ofDavid Tennant is the most powerful actor on British television. Witj two National Television awards to his credit and numerous other theatrical accolades, David has proven he's here to stay. David was appearing on screen even before he was out of school and appeared in several high-profile dramas for the BBC. But, undeniably, it is his energetic and eccentric portrayal of the Time Lord in cult sci-fi drama Doctor Who for which he is most famous. Fulfilling his childhood dream, David has been voted 'Best Doctor' by readers of Doctor Who Magazine and the 'coolest character' on UK television in a 2007 Radio Times survey. As a budding young actor, David received raved reviews for his work on stage with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Nearly ten years on, he returned to his roots and took up possibly his most challenging and successful part to date - the title role in Shakespeare's Hamlet. In this, the first ever biography of the charismatic Scottish actor, Nigel Goodall traces the events and circumstances that have shaped David's life and career so far and transformed him into a hugely influential artist, and the coolest man on television.
/book/show/33897885-queen-victoria?from_search=true	University Press Biographies	Queen Victoria: The Biography	The Victorian Era is known as a time of straitlaced morals and sexual repression. During that time, the British people, particularly the middle classes, embraced strict moral standards. So, it stands to reason that Queen Victoria, Britains Sovereign and one of the most influential people at the time, would have had something to do with that.The Victorian Era is known as a time of straitlaced morals and sexual repression. During that time, the British people, particularly the middle classes, embraced strict moral standards. So, it stands to reason that Queen Victoria, Britains Sovereign and one of the most influential people at the time, would have had something to do with that.Yet, it is often true that a famous person that stands behind a legend like this is nothing like the general perception of her. The question arises, what kind of person and what kind of ruler was Queen Victoria? Was she really a prude and a disciplinarian? Was she modest, quiet and demure? A closer study of her life reveals something quite different.Victoria was a prolific diary writer. Her writings exposed a side of her character that departs from the myth in nearly every sense. Why is it that the first thing people think of when they hear Victorian is blandness and coldness? Perhaps it is the image of short, pudgy Victoria herself that hides the fact that she was actually a woman filled with passion and inner fire.Enormous changes in government and culture marked the Victorian Era. Britain went from obeying the wishes of a single monarch to making decisions for itself through a newer, more powerful Parliament and increased individual input into the political process.Queen Victorias relationships with the prime ministers of her country were at times productive and at other times filled with discord. Yet, the country enjoyed a long period of peace and stability during her reign. Somehow, she managed to unite the country at a time when opposing factions fought battles on the home front. Queen Victoria proved herself a great and influential Queen and helped to forever change the course of Britains future.
/book/show/7390636-hitler?from_search=true	Ian Kershaw	Hitler: A Biography	The Hitler biography of the twenty-first century (Richard J. Evans), Ian Kershaws Hitler is a one-volume masterpiece that will become the standard work. From Hitlers origins as a failed artist in fin-de-sicle Vienna to the terrifying last days in his Berlin bunker, KerThe Hitler biography of the twenty-first century (Richard J. Evans), Ian Kershaws Hitler is a one-volume masterpiece that will become the standard work. From Hitlers origins as a failed artist in fin-de-sicle Vienna to the terrifying last days in his Berlin bunker, Kershaws richly illustrated biography is a mesmerizing portrait of how Hitler attained, exercised, and retained power. Drawing on previously untapped sources, such as Goebbelss diaries, Kershaw addresses the crucial questions about the unique nature of Nazi radicalism, about the Holocaust, and about the poisoned European world that allowed Hitler to operate so effectively.
/book/show/559875.Death_of_a_Rebel?from_search=true	Marc Eliot Vin Scelsa (Introduction)	Death of a Rebel: A Biography of Phil Ochs	This controversial biography has become a primary reference on the life & times of Phil Ochs, student activist, journalist, 60s rebel, social commentator, street socialist, poet, pop star & disturbed child of an America gone war & assassination-crazy.Altho his recordings were never bestsellers & there were times when he was more greatly appreciated in theThis controversial biography has become a primary reference on the life & times of Phil Ochs, student activist, journalist, 60s rebel, social commentator, street socialist, poet, pop star & disturbed child of an America gone war & assassination-crazy.Altho his recordings were never bestsellers & there were times when he was more greatly appreciated in the UK, Canada & the 3rd World than at home, the late Philip David Ochs was one of the few American folksingers, aside from Woody Guthrie & Bob Dylan, who wrote & performed his own songs. This singing journalist's earliest ballads--championing civil rights, pacifism & revolution, attacking unemployment & US foreign policy--dealt with the romance of politics. Later ones celebrated the politics of romance. Fascinated by night, death, drowning, James Dean & Elvis Presley, Ochs was only 36 when, after surviving an attack in Africa followed by a psychotic break, he hanged himself in 1976. Eliot's sympathetic, powerful biography 1st appeared in paperback in 1979. Newer editions contain an epilog that updates information on Ochs's family & friends, discusses the FBI's 13-year surveillance of him & offers a revised discography.
/book/show/833235.Zola?from_search=true	Frederick Brown	Zola: A Biography	Few writers have been - simultaneously - political hero, intellectual master, and literary giant. But Emile Zola (1840-1902) was: his monumental cycle of twenty novels extended the reach of fiction for all subsequent generations; he gave new meaning to the cause of brave progressivism; and his work sparked into life what we think of as the modern intelligentsia. This magisFew writers have been - simultaneously - political hero, intellectual master, and literary giant. But Emile Zola (1840-1902) was: his monumental cycle of twenty novels extended the reach of fiction for all subsequent generations; he gave new meaning to the cause of brave progressivism; and his work sparked into life what we think of as the modern intelligentsia. This magisterial biography of a great but strangely private and unknown man is also a superb history of the social, political, and intellectual world through which Zola traveled so unforgettably. Fifteen years in the making, Zola draws on the new edition of Zola's letters, with its hundreds of new documents, to offer unprecedented detail and nuance about Zola's life.
/book/show/21105670-morning-and-evening-daily-devotions-special-annotated-edition---linked?from_search=true	Charles Haddon Spurgeon Joel Alan Jess Alan (Editor)	Morning and Evening Daily Devotions (Special Annotated Edition) - Linked Power Verses, How to Study the Bible Efficiently Guide and Charles Spurgeon Biography	Read the Special Edition Morning and Evening Daily Devotions with Charles Spurgeon today!Spend time daily in prayer, study and meditation with the guidance of one of the premier Christian Authorities of all time. This Daily Devotional and readings book will help you get your day started right and get your mind put at ease before bedtime. Every Christian family ought to rRead the Special Edition Morning and Evening Daily Devotions with Charles Spurgeon today!Spend time daily in prayer, study and meditation with the guidance of one of the premier Christian Authorities of all time. This Daily Devotional and readings book will help you get your day started right and get your mind put at ease before bedtime. Every Christian family ought to read a devotional dailyThis version of Morning and Evening adds a section of King James power verses Linked to the online King James Bible to help inspire you, get you motivated and renew your hope. In addition there is a How to Study the Bible More Efficiently By Joel Alan as well as a special biography on C.H. Spurgeon.
/book/show/1420300.Marilyn_Manson?from_search=true	Doug Small	Marilyn Manson: The Unauthorized Biography	Marilyn Manson emerged from the swamplands of Soutehrn Florida to take the 90s music scene by the throat, garnering chart success and critical acclaim while simultaneously whipping the moral majority into such a frenzy they were late to church. This book tells his story.
/book/show/546633.Tiger_Woods?from_search=true	Lawrence J. Londino	Tiger Woods: A Biography	Although golf is seldom thought of as a sport for minorities, Tiger Woods has given the sport appeal for a whole new audience. This biography describes the life of this child prodigy who has lived up to his potential. It includes information on his early life, the influence of his parents, and the relationship between celebrity and the media.
/book/show/95088.Verdi?from_search=true	Mary Jane Phillips-Matz Andrew Porter (Foreword)	Verdi: A Biography	Drawing on numerous original documents provided by Verdi's descendants, the Carrara-Verdi family, this long awaited biography presents a reexamination of Verdi's life not only as a composer, but as a philanthropist and son of Italy. Matz places Verdi against a backdrop of a century of fierce Italian nationalism that dictated that not only musical, but political consideratiDrawing on numerous original documents provided by Verdi's descendants, the Carrara-Verdi family, this long awaited biography presents a reexamination of Verdi's life not only as a composer, but as a philanthropist and son of Italy. Matz places Verdi against a backdrop of a century of fierce Italian nationalism that dictated that not only musical, but political considerations permeate his life and work. Here too is a glimpse into the composer's personal life--his turbulent relationships with his friends and family, his dedication to his music, his passion for his country.Upon his death in 1901 there were scenes of national mourning for the man whose actions had become a model, and music an inspiration to all of Italy. With an eloquent foreword by Andrew Porter, Verdi: A Biography brilliantly illuminates the life of the composer, patriot, and philanthropist who not only created the operas that would prosper generations after the artist, but who also emboldened the cultural pride of a country fighting for its freedom.
/book/show/1013114.800_Years_of_Women_s_Letters?from_search=true	Olga Kenyon P.D. James (Foreward)	800 Years of Women's Letters	Few books offer such an historical panorama of women's issues in such a small space. A remarkable voyage through time, cultures, and ways of being female.
/book/show/1266187.Franklin_and_Winston?from_search=true	Jon Meacham	Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship	The most complete portrait ever drawn of the complex emotional connection between two of historys towering leadersFranklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill were the greatest leaders of the Greatest Generation. In Franklin and Winston, Jon Meacham explores the fascinating relationship between the two men who piloted the free world to victory in World War II. It was a crucThe most complete portrait ever drawn of the complex emotional connection between two of historys towering leadersFranklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill were the greatest leaders of the Greatest Generation. In Franklin and Winston, Jon Meacham explores the fascinating relationship between the two men who piloted the free world to victory in World War II. It was a crucial friendship, and a unique onea president and a prime minister spending enormous amounts of time together (113 days during the war) and exchanging nearly two thousand messages. Amid cocktails, cigarettes, and cigars, they met, often secretly, in places as far-flung as Washington, Hyde Park, Casablanca, and Teheran, talking to each other of war, politics, the burden of command, their health, their wives, and their children.Born in the nineteenth century and molders of the twentieth and twenty-first, Roosevelt and Churchill had much in common. Sons of the elite, students of history, politicians of the first rank, they savored power. In their own time both men were underestimated, dismissed as arrogant, and faced skeptics and haters in their own nationsyet both magnificently rose to the central challenges of the twentieth century. Theirs was a kind of love story, with an emotional Churchill courting an elusive Roosevelt. The British prime minister, who rallied his nation in its darkest hour, standing alone against Adolf Hitler, was always somewhat insecure about his place in FDRs affectionswhich was the way Roosevelt wanted it. A man of secrets, FDR liked to keep people off balance, including his wife, Eleanor, his White House aidesand Winston Churchill.Confronting tyranny and terror, Roosevelt and Churchill built a victorious alliance amid cataclysmic events and occasionally conflicting interests. Franklin and Winston is also the story of their marriages and their families, two clans caught up in the most sweeping global conflict in history.Meachams new sourcesincluding unpublished letters of FDRs great secret love, Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd, the papers of Pamela Churchill Harriman, and interviews with the few surviving people who were in FDR and Churchills joint companyshed fresh light on the characters of both men as he engagingly chronicles the hours in which they decided the course of the struggle.Hitler brought them together; later in the war, they drifted apart, but even in the autumn of their alliance, the pull of affection was always there. Charting the personal drama behind the discussions of strategy and statecraft, Meacham has written the definitive account of the most remarkable friendship of the modern age.
/book/show/11989191-the-complete-works?from_search=true	Edgar Allan Poe	The Complete Works (Annotated with Biography)	Compiled here are over 50 of Edgar Allan Poe's short stories and tales in one giant book. Included with this anthology is a critical essay about the history of the horror genre, and a biography about the life and times of Poe. This includes an active table of contents to make finding stories easy.This edition includes the following stories:The Angel of the OddThe AssignatiCompiled here are over 50 of Edgar Allan Poe's short stories and tales in one giant book. Included with this anthology is a critical essay about the history of the horror genre, and a biography about the life and times of Poe. This includes an active table of contents to make finding stories easy.This edition includes the following stories:The Angel of the OddThe AssignationThe Balloon HoaxBereniceBon-BonThe Black CatThe Business ManThe Cask of AmontilladoColloquy of Monos and UnaConversation of Eiros and CharmionA Descent Into the MaelstrmThe Devil in the BelfryDiddlingThe Domain of ArnheimDuc De L'OmeletteEleonoraThe Facts in the Case of M. ValdemarThe Fall of the House of the UsherFour Beasts in OneThe Gold-BugHop FrogHow to Write a Blackwood ArticleThe Imp of the PerverseThe Island of the FayKing PestLandor's CottageLandscape GardenLigeiaLionizingLoss of BreathMaelzel's Chess-PlayerMan of the CrowdMan that was Used UpThe Masque of the Red DeathMellonta TautaMesmeric RevelationMetzengersteinMorellaMs. Found in a BottleThe Murders in the Rue MorgueThe Mystery of Marie RogetMystificationNever Bet the Devil Your HeadOblong BoxThe Oval PortraitPit and the PendulumThe Power of WordsPredicamentThe Premature BurialThe Purloined LetterShadow -- A ParableSilence -- A FableSome Words with a MummySpectaclesSphinxSystem of Doctor Tarr and Professor FetherA Tale of JerusalemTale of the Ragged MountainsThe Tell Tale HeartThou Art the ManThe Thousand-and-Second Tale of ScheherazadeThree Sundays in a WeekThe Unparalleled Adventures of One Hans PfaalVon Kempelen and His DiscoveryWhy the Little Frenchman Wears His Hand in a SlingWilliam WilsonX-ing a Paragrab
/book/show/29939756-tales-of-terror-and-mystery---arthur-conan-doyle-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	Arthur Conan Doyle Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Tales of Terror and Mystery - Arthur Conan Doyle (With Notes)(Biography)(Illustrated)	Though Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is best known for his detective stories, he also wrote other short stories which are masterpieces of mystery and suspense. In some of the stories in Tales of Terror and Mystery, a suppressed uneasiness gradually builds up and evolves into sheer terror. In others, the story line unexpectedly changes and comes to a horrific conclusion.
/book/show/10448150-johnny-depp?from_search=true	Danny White	Johnny Depp: The Unauthorized Biography	The unmissable biography of one of the most talented and best loved film icons of our time. Features insights into the actor's life, in front of the lens and on his rise to fame in Hollywood, as well as a look at the down-to-earth family man outside of the spotlight. Published to tie-in with the release ofin 2011, this timely biThe unmissable biography of one of the most talented and best loved film icons of our time. Features insights into the actor's life, in front of the lens and on his rise to fame in Hollywood, as well as a look at the down-to-earth family man outside of the spotlight. Published to tie-in with the release ofin 2011, this timely biography tells Depp's story from the beginningfrom his childhood days, through his first forays into film, and on to stardoma must-read book for any of his countless fans.
/book/show/353475.Alec_Guinness?from_search=true	Piers Paul Read	Alec Guinness: The Authorised Biography	Sir Alec Guinness was one of the greatest actors of the twentieth century. With a talent recognised by discerning critics from his very first appearance on the stage, he gained a world-wide reputation playing roles on the screen such as Fagin in Oliver Twist and Sidney Stratton in The Man in the White Suit. His performance as Colonel Nicholson in The Bridge on the RivSir Alec Guinness was one of the greatest actors of the twentieth century. With a talent recognised by discerning critics from his very first appearance on the stage, he gained a world-wide reputation playing roles on the screen such as Fagin in Oliver Twist and Sidney Stratton in The Man in the White Suit. His performance as Colonel Nicholson in The Bridge on the River Kwai won him an Oscar and, in his later years, he captivated a new generation of admirers as George Smiley in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars. Guinness was a man who vigorously guarded his privacy and, despite publishing an autobiography and two volumes of his diaries, he remained an enigma to the general public and a mystery even to his family and closest friends.After his death in August 2000, his widow, Merula, asked the author Piers Paul Read, who had been a friend of her husband, to write his authorised biography. Given full co-operation by the Guinness family and free access to Sir Alec's papers, including his private and unpublished diaries, Read has written an enjoyable, yet penetrating and perceptive account of an intriguing and complex man.Read shows how Guinness's quirks of character and genius had roots in the circumstances of his early life. His marriage to Merula Salaman, a young actress of great promise, is chronicled by the many hundred letters Guinness wrote to her when serving in the Navy during World War II, while his post-war diaries reveal that readjustment to civilian life was traumatic, with doubts about his talent and a confusion about his sexual nature leading to bouts of severe depression.Guinness's conversion to Catholicism in 1956 partly exorcised his demons, but he never wholly escaped the contradictions of his life -- his domestic ties vying with wayward passions, a yearning for holiness with an intolerance of constraint, a raw sensitivity to the feelings of others with an irascible and domineering nature. Yet from the diaries and letters to his friends quoted extensively in this biography, there emerges a man of great compassion, generosity, wit and charm -- intellectually curious, a talented writer, a great gossip, bon viveur and munificent host.
/book/show/99182.Gloria_Steinem?from_search=true	Patricia Cronin Marcello	Gloria Steinem: A Biography	Gloria Steinem represents second-wave American feminism. This new biography recounts her truly fascinating life, one that was remarkable even prior to her association with the feminist movement. Steinem was destined to succeed and showed extraordinary strength dealing with difficult family circumstances, a peripatetic upbringing, and financial straights that forced her asGloria Steinem represents second-wave American feminism. This new biography recounts her truly fascinating life, one that was remarkable even prior to her association with the feminist movement. Steinem was destined to succeed and showed extraordinary strength dealing with difficult family circumstances, a peripatetic upbringing, and financial straights that forced her as a teenager to support herself and her divorced, emotionally troubled mother. Brains and talent became her tickets to Smith College, travel, journalism, and worldwide fame as a feminist icon.Marcello's engaging narrative was written with Steinem's cooperation. New details and quotations are presented here for the first time. Students and others unfamiliar with Steinem's youth and pre-days will find much to respect in her character and achievements.
/book/show/15760257-amanda-hocking?from_search=true	Audrey Ballard	Amanda Hocking: A Biography	The hottest topic in publishing right now is the e-book revolution, in which authors rather than publishers are rewriting the rulebook. Since March 2010, the author Amanda Hocking has taken the traditional publishing world by storm, making millions from a series of young adult paranormal novels that she self-published.Online retailers have sold more than 1.5 million copiesThe hottest topic in publishing right now is the e-book revolution, in which authors rather than publishers are rewriting the rulebook. Since March 2010, the author Amanda Hocking has taken the traditional publishing world by storm, making millions from a series of young adult paranormal novels that she self-published.Online retailers have sold more than 1.5 million copies of Hocking's novels. The majority of these were e-books, priced at 99 cents or $2.99 on online bookstores like Amazon, where the percentage the author retains from any given sale is far higher than it would be in traditional publishing.
/book/show/15999532-first-son?from_search=true	Keith Koeneman	First Son: The Biography of Richard M. Daley	Mayor Richard M. Daley dropped the bomb at a routine news conference at City Hall on Tuesday. With no prelude or fanfare, Mr. Daley announced that he would not seek re-election when his term expires next year. 'Simply put, it's time,' he said.With those four words, an era ended. After twenty-two years, the longest-serving and most powerfMayor Richard M. Daley dropped the bomb at a routine news conference at City Hall on Tuesday. With no prelude or fanfare, Mr. Daley announced that he would not seek re-election when his term expires next year. 'Simply put, it's time,' he said.With those four words, an era ended. After twenty-two years, the longest-serving and most powerful mayor in the history of Chicagoand, arguably, Americastepped down, leaving behind a city that was utterly transformed, and a complicated legacy we are only beginning to evaluate.In, Keith Koeneman chronicles the sometimes Shakespearean, sometimes Machiavellian life of an American political legend. Making deft use of unprecedented access to key players in the Daley administration, as well as Chicago's business and cultural leaders, Koeneman draws on more than one hundred interviews to tell an up-close, insider story of political triumph and personal evolution.With Koeneman as our guide, we follow young Daley from his beginnings as an average Bridgeport kid thought to lack his father's talent and charisma to his unlikely transformation into an iron-fisted leader. Daley not only escaped the giant shadow of his father but also transformed Chicago from a gritty, post-industrial Midwestern capital into a beautiful, sophisticated global city widely recognized as a model for innovative metropolises throughout the world.But in spite of his many accomplishments, Richard M. Daley's record is far from flawless.sets the dramatic improvement of certain parts of the city against the persistent realities of crime, financial stress , failing public housing, and dysfunctional schools. And it reveals that while in many ways Daley broke with the machine politics of his father, he continued to reward loyalty with favors, use the resources of city government to overwhelm opponents, and tolerate political corruption.A nuanced portrait of a complex man,shows Daley to be sensitive yet tough, impatient yet persistent, a street-smart fighter and detail-driven policy expert who not only ran Chicago, butChicago.
/book/show/10520418-katy-perry-the-biography?from_search=true	Jo Berry	Katy Perry the Biography	At the tender age of 16, everyone's favorite California gurl dropped out of high school and made a life-changing move to LA. Eight years later, Katy Perry was on the brink of giving it all up when her sophomore album, One of the Boys, elevated her to superstardom. Jo Berry's insightful biography reveals all the intimate details of Perry's life, loves, and art--includinAt the tender age of 16, everyone's favorite California gurl dropped out of high school and made a life-changing move to LA. Eight years later, Katy Perry was on the brink of giving it all up when her sophomore album, One of the Boys, elevated her to superstardom. Jo Berry's insightful biography reveals all the intimate details of Perry's life, loves, and art--including her marriage to Russell Brand, her retro-chic style, and her irresistible music.
/book/show/401917.Jack_London?from_search=true	Daniel Dyer	Jack London: A Biography	The Call of the Wild was not only a book by Jack London. It may very well have been his own personal credo, as Daniel Dyer makes clear in this gripping biography of the famed author and adventurer.While researching Jack London, biographer Daniel Dryer uncovered an amazing truth - that London's real life was just as rich and exciting as the stories and characters he creatThe Call of the Wild was not only a book by Jack London. It may very well have been his own personal credo, as Daniel Dyer makes clear in this gripping biography of the famed author and adventurer.While researching Jack London, biographer Daniel Dryer uncovered an amazing truth - that London's real life was just as rich and exciting as the stories and characters he created.Equally adept in writing as he was at thrill-seeking, London left school at age eleven to begin his lifelong courtship of adventure. He worked as a seal hunter, an oyster pirate, and a factory worker. And by the time of the Klondike gold rush, he was well on his way to becoming one of the world's most popular writers. This comprehensive biography takes the reader into the mind and life of this memorable author.
/book/show/708398.The_Watershed?from_search=true	Arthur Koestler	The Watershed: A Biography of Johannes Kepler	
/book/show/175507.Tolkien?from_search=true	Humphrey Carter	Tolkien: The Authorized Biography	One day while grading papers, J.R.R. Tolkien inexplicably wrote In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit in the margin - thereby setting out on the path that would bring him fame, fortune, and the devotion of millions. A veteran of the Battle of the Somme, he was a close friend of C. S. Lewis and an editor of the OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY before becoming the Merton POne day while grading papers, J.R.R. Tolkien inexplicably wrote In a hole in the ground there lived a hobbit in the margin - thereby setting out on the path that would bring him fame, fortune, and the devotion of millions. A veteran of the Battle of the Somme, he was a close friend of C. S. Lewis and an editor of the OXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY before becoming the Merton Professor of English at Oxford.
/book/show/8101904-walt-disney?from_search=true	Louise Krasniewicz Michael Blitz	Walt Disney: A Biography	Walt Disney has been dissected, criticized, and lauded in numerous biographies, most of which try to penetrate the psychology of the man and his motives. Walt Disney: A Biography takes a cultural approach, looking at Disney as both a product of his culture and a cultural innovator who influenced entertainment, education, leisure, and even history.Drawing on many originalWalt Disney has been dissected, criticized, and lauded in numerous biographies, most of which try to penetrate the psychology of the man and his motives. Walt Disney: A Biography takes a cultural approach, looking at Disney as both a product of his culture and a cultural innovator who influenced entertainment, education, leisure, and even history.Drawing on many original sources, Walt Disney provides an overview of this genius's remarkable life and family. At the same time, the book places Disney in the context of his times as a way of exploring the roots of and inspiration for his creativity. Because Walt Disney's creations and ideas still affect our movies, play activities, vacation choices, and even our dreams and imagination, his influence is as important today as it was when he was alive, and this thoroughly engaging book shows why.
/book/show/2031657.Beethoven?from_search=true	George R. Marek	Beethoven: Biography of a Genius	This book is written by author of Puccini- aa Biography; Richard Strauss - The Life of a Non-Hero; and, Opera as Theatre. He dedicated Beethoven's biography To the memory of Arturo Toscanini. Portrait of Beethoven shown is complete without the camera flash. Contents and list of illustration will be sent on request.
/book/show/237902.Dreams_in_the_Mirror?from_search=true	Richard S. Kennedy	Dreams in the Mirror: A Biography of E.E. Cummings	Along with Pound, Eliot, and Joyce, Edward Estlin Cummings is one of the leading American poets who revolutionized literary expression in the twentieth century. He was also a Cubist painter, a champion of the little man, a brilliant conversationalist, a romantic idealist, a famous irrational curmudgeon, and husband to three of the most beautiful women of his time. This criAlong with Pound, Eliot, and Joyce, Edward Estlin Cummings is one of the leading American poets who revolutionized literary expression in the twentieth century. He was also a Cubist painter, a champion of the little man, a brilliant conversationalist, a romantic idealist, a famous irrational curmudgeon, and husband to three of the most beautiful women of his time. This critical biography merges these various selves into one fascinating life story, many chapters of which could be mistaken for a great romantic novel. In following Cummings's development as a poet, it also includes a large number of previously unpublished poems and drawings.
/book/show/1032347.Soul_of_the_Lion?from_search=true	Willard Mosher Wallace	Soul of the Lion: A Biography of General Joshua L. Chamberlain	Originally published: New York: T. Nelson, c1960.
/book/show/1170293.The_Gilded_Gutter_Life_of_Francis_Bacon?from_search=true	Daniel Farson Francis  Bacon	The Gilded Gutter Life of Francis Bacon: The Authorized Biography	Widely regarded as the best British painter since Turner, very little is known about Francis Bacon's life. In this, the first-ever book to be written about him, Daniel Farson, friend and confidant to Bacon for over forty years, gives a highly personal, first-hand account of the man as he knew him. From his sexual adventures to his rise from obscurity to international fame,Widely regarded as the best British painter since Turner, very little is known about Francis Bacon's life. In this, the first-ever book to be written about him, Daniel Farson, friend and confidant to Bacon for over forty years, gives a highly personal, first-hand account of the man as he knew him. From his sexual adventures to his rise from obscurity to international fame, Farson gives us unique insight into Bacon's genius.
/book/show/19284034-life?from_search=true	Richard Fortey	Life: an Unauthorized Biography	
/book/show/17934477-brooks?from_search=true	Doug  Wilson	Brooks: The Biography of Brooks Robinson	Brooks Robinson is one of baseball's most transcendent and revered players. He won a record sixteen straight Gold Gloves at third base, led one of the best teams of the era, and is often cited as the greatest fielder in baseball history. Credited with almost single-Brooks Robinson is one of baseball's most transcendent and revered players. He won a record sixteen straight Gold Gloves at third base, led one of the best teams of the era, and is often cited as the greatest fielder in baseball history. Credited with almost single-handedly winning the 1970 World Series, this MVP was immortalized in a Normal Rockwell painting. A wholesome player and role model, Brooks honored the game of baseball not only with his play but with his class and character off the field.Author ofDoug Wilson returns to baseball's Golden Age to detail the birth of a new franchise through the man who came to symbolize it as one of baseball's most beloved players. Through numerous interviews with people from every part of the legendary player's life, Wilson reveals never-before-reported information to illuminate Brooks's remarkable skill and warm personality.takes readers back to an era when players fought for low-paying yearly contracts, spanning the turbulent 60s and 70s and into the dawning of the free agent era. He was elected to the MLB All-Century Team and as president of the MLB Players Alumni, Brooks continues to influence today's baseball players.In the current climate of astronomic salaries, steroids, off-field troubles, and heroes who let down their fans,reminds baseball fans of the honor and glory at the heart of America's favorite pastime.
/book/show/2029694.Michael_Jordan?from_search=true	Bill Gutman	Michael Jordan: A Biography	In thirteen years with the Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan led his team to six NBA championships, earning MVP honors each time. His career average of 31.5 points per game was the best in NBA history, and his 29,277 total points won him ten season scoring titles and made him the third all-time leading scorer in the league. His last-second shot in Game 6 of the 1998 Finals agaIn thirteen years with the Chicago Bulls, Michael Jordan led his team to six NBA championships, earning MVP honors each time. His career average of 31.5 points per game was the best in NBA history, and his 29,277 total points won him ten season scoring titles and made him the third all-time leading scorer in the league. His last-second shot in Game 6 of the 1998 Finals against the Utah Jazz clinched the Bulls' sixth title in a decade and marked Jordan's triumphant exit from the game of basketball. What does retirement mean for the most popular sports star in the world? Get the full story in the play-by-play biography that takes you from his first slam dunk, through his brief career in professional baseball, to his life off the court.
/book/show/499745.Patti_Smith?from_search=true	Nick Johnstone	Patti Smith: A Biography	This biography traces the career of Patti Smith from home town poems to street performances in Paris, the highlife in New York, and life with her husband in Detroit. It covers the release of her debut album in 1975 and collaborations with people such as Bruce Springsteen.
/book/show/11753143-miranda-hart?from_search=true	Sophie Johnson	Miranda Hart: Such Fun: The Unauthorised Biography	With no fewer than three gongs at the 2011 British Comedy Awards, Miranda Hart was crowned the Queen of Comedy. She had become something of a national treasure, yet thrust into the nation's living rooms (and hearts) with her self-titled sitcom, her success did not happen over night. For the first time, author Sophie Johnson reveals the story behind Miranda's rise to fame.With no fewer than three gongs at the 2011 British Comedy Awards, Miranda Hart was crowned the Queen of Comedy. She had become something of a national treasure, yet thrust into the nation's living rooms (and hearts) with her self-titled sitcom, her success did not happen over night. For the first time, author Sophie Johnson reveals the story behind Miranda's rise to fame. The comedian was born in Torquay in 1972, yet despite graduating in politics from Bristol Polytechnic, she always wanted to be a comedian. Her inspiration includes the likes of Joyce Grenfell and Eric Morecombe and her early career was followed by Jennifer Saunders. When she saw a pitch Miranda made to the BBC, she cast her in theChristmas special. Miranda's story is followed through other TV roles such as,,, andbeforewas commissioned by BBC Radio 2 and the first episode of her sitcom finally broadcast in November 2009. Miranda Hart is the newest comedy legend to capture the imagination of the public, andthis is her full story.
/book/show/421757.Disraeli?from_search=true	Stanley Weintraub	Disraeli: A Biography	The acclaimed author of Victoria and Long Day's Journey into War offers a brilliant new biography not just of one of the era's most extraord inary political and literary figures, but of the Victorian Age itself. Photos.
/book/show/1525355.Pasolini?from_search=true	Enzo Siciliano	Pasolini: A Biography	Partendo dai molti misteri che avvolgono la scomparsa di Pier Paolo Pasolini, Enzo Siciliano (che dello scrittore-regista fu amico personale) ha scritto una biografia ormai classica, che esce ora in una nuova edizione aggiornata. Perch Pasolini era stato ucciso in quel modo? Quale il significato di quella morte? Cosa aveva rappresentato come scrittore e uomo d'azione intePartendo dai molti misteri che avvolgono la scomparsa di Pier Paolo Pasolini, Enzo Siciliano (che dello scrittore-regista fu amico personale) ha scritto una biografia ormai classica, che esce ora in una nuova edizione aggiornata. Perch Pasolini era stato ucciso in quel modo? Quale il significato di quella morte? Cosa aveva rappresentato come scrittore e uomo d'azione intellettuale? Cercando di rispondere a questi interrogativi Siciliano delinea le tappe umane e artistiche nell'esistenza dello scrittore friulano, componendo una biografia appassionata che  insieme saggio psicologico e letterario, ma anche una riflessione su quel periodo cruciale della storia del nostro Paese che va dalla Resistenza agli anni di piombo, in cui Pasolini fu per la societ italiana interlocutore scomodo e ineludibile.
/book/show/687402.Balthus?from_search=true	Nicholas Fox Weber	Balthus: A Biography	The first full-scale biography of one of the most elusive and enigmatic painters of our time - the self-proclaimed Count Balthus Klossowski de Rola - whose brilliantly rendered, markedly sexualized portraits, especially of young girls, are among the most memorable images in contemporary art.. In 1934 his first exhibition, in Paris, stunned the art world. The seven canvaseThe first full-scale biography of one of the most elusive and enigmatic painters of our time - the self-proclaimed Count Balthus Klossowski de Rola - whose brilliantly rendered, markedly sexualized portraits, especially of young girls, are among the most memorable images in contemporary art.. In 1934 his first exhibition, in Paris, stunned the art world. The seven canvases drew attention to his extraordinary technique - a mix of tradition and imagination informed by the work of Piero della Francesca, Courbet, and Joseph Reinhardt, but unique to the twenty-six-year-old artist - and to their provocative content; one of the paintings, The Guitar Lesson, was so powerful in its sadomasochistic imagery that it was deemed necessary to remove it from public display.. Continuously since then, Balthus's work has provoked both great opprobrium and profound admiration - as has the artist himself, whether collaborating with Antonin Artaud on his Theater of Cruelty, transforming the Villa Medici into the social center of Fellini's Rome in the 1950s, or competing for the artistic limelight with his friends Picasso and Andre Derain.. The artist's complexities are clarified and his genius understood in a book that derives its particular immediacy from Weber's long and intense conversations with Balthus - who never previously consented to discuss his life and work with a biographer - as well as his interviews with the painter's closest friends, members of his family, and many of the subjects of his controversial canvases.
/book/show/1061165.INDIRA_GANDHI?from_search=true	Pupul Jayakar	INDIRA GANDHI: An Intimate Biography	When Indira Gandhi was brutally assassinated in 1984, she had lived through India's tortured liberation from the British Empire, the bloody era of partition, and the monumental difficulties associated with sustaining the world's largest and most troubled democratic nation. Now comes a unique biography of the accomplished politician. Photos.
/book/show/1358984.Alias_David_Bowie_?from_search=true	Peter Gillman Leni Gillman	Alias David Bowie : a biography	In this unauthorized biography based on extensive interviews with David Bowie's relatives and associates, an English journalist and his wife, a college teacher, explore the world of this enigmatic entertainer. Raised in a poor South London family with a history of mental illness, David Robert Jones was to become an emblem of his time whose fame rivaled that of Elvis PresleIn this unauthorized biography based on extensive interviews with David Bowie's relatives and associates, an English journalist and his wife, a college teacher, explore the world of this enigmatic entertainer. Raised in a poor South London family with a history of mental illness, David Robert Jones was to become an emblem of his time whose fame rivaled that of Elvis Presley and the Beatles. He sang some of the most haunting pop songs of the 1970s and starred in some of the strangest plays and films of the period (The Elephant Man, The Hunger, The Man Who Fell to Earth). Androgynous, Jekyll and Hyde by turns, susceptible to cocaine and paranoia, casting off a series of managers and involved in complex lawsuits, Bowie eventually deserted Britain and America and moved to a house near the Berlin Wall. The Gillmans' formidable research enables them to smash many Bowie myths, but their sympathy for him and his disturbed family is evident, and they deal fairly with his wife, agents and lovers. Still, only obsessed Bowie fans will have the stamina to get all the way through this depressing 500-page odyssey. Photos.Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.
/book/show/101743.Steven_Spielberg?from_search=true	John Baxter	Steven Spielberg: The Unauthorised Biography	Steven Spielberg is one of the most successful film-makers in history. His hits include Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, ET: The Extra-Terrestrial, Jurassic Park and Schindler's List. This biography charts Spielberg's career from his boyhood 8mm home movies to the epic sweep of Schindler's List and beyond. It tells the story of his unhappy adolescence on the fringSteven Spielberg is one of the most successful film-makers in history. His hits include Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, ET: The Extra-Terrestrial, Jurassic Park and Schindler's List. This biography charts Spielberg's career from his boyhood 8mm home movies to the epic sweep of Schindler's List and beyond. It tells the story of his unhappy adolescence on the fringes of American society to his present unrivalled position of power. It also gives the story of modern Hollywood and of the Movie Brat generation of directors - Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, John Milius and Brian de Palma - all of them Spielberg's colleagues, collaborators and friends.
/book/show/157761.Living_Biographies_of_Great_Philosophers?from_search=true	Henry Thomas Dana Lee Thomas	Living Biographies of Great Philosophers	Every biography is a story of adventure. The energetic personalities of the world represent an adventure in living. The philosophical personalities, on the other hand, represent an adventure in thinking. And when we examine the lives of the philosophers, we find that the procession of a man's thoughts can be as exciting a spectacle as the pageantry of a man's deeds. The grEvery biography is a story of adventure. The energetic personalities of the world represent an adventure in living. The philosophical personalities, on the other hand, represent an adventure in thinking. And when we examine the lives of the philosophers, we find that the procession of a man's thoughts can be as exciting a spectacle as the pageantry of a man's deeds. The great thinkers introduced in this work include: Plato, Socrates, Aristotle, Epicurus, Marcus Aurelius, Aquinas, Francis Bacon, Descartes, Spinoza, Locke, Hume, Voltaire, Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Emerson, Spencer, Nietzsche, William James, Bergson, and Santayana.
/book/show/110036.Loss_of_Eden?from_search=true	Joyce Milton	Loss of Eden: A Biography of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh	Drawing on newly available documentary evidence and her own investigative research, Milton offers new insight into the complex personalities of the Lindberghs and captures the controversy, excitement, love, and tragedy that defined their 45-year marriage. Photos.
/book/show/729934.Jung?from_search=true	Gerhard Wehr David M. Weeks (translator)	Jung: A Biography	This carefully documented biography weaves the many colored threads of Jung's life into a unified pattern, giving the reader the most detailed picture available of this great psychologist's contribution to our understanding of human consciousness. Wehr unifies the biographical details and external developments of Jung's life with his internal development as seen in Jung'sThis carefully documented biography weaves the many colored threads of Jung's life into a unified pattern, giving the reader the most detailed picture available of this great psychologist's contribution to our understanding of human consciousness. Wehr unifies the biographical details and external developments of Jung's life with his internal development as seen in Jung's memoirs and work.
/book/show/12469101-katy-perry?from_search=true	Alice Montgomery	Katy Perry: The Unauthorized Biography	
/book/show/229897.Anna_Freud?from_search=true	Elisabeth Young-Bruehl	Anna Freud: A Biography	ppThis edition of Elisabeth Young-Bruehl's definitive biography of pioneering child analyst Anna Freud includes#151;among other new features#151;a major retrospective introduction by the author.p#160;pPraise for the Second Edition#58; p#147;Young-Bruehl#8217;s description of one of the most complex but brilliant lights in psychoanalytic history has stood as a beacon to stuppThis edition of Elisabeth Young-Bruehl's definitive biography of pioneering child analyst Anna Freud includes#151;among other new features#151;a major retrospective introduction by the author.p#160;pPraise for the Second Edition#58; p#147;Young-Bruehl#8217;s description of one of the most complex but brilliant lights in psychoanalytic history has stood as a beacon to students of psychoanalytic history.#160; It is the best most carefully crafted biography of any psychoanalyst and it illuminates the entire tradition with a clarity that only the exploration of the life of the daughter of the founder of the movement could possibly provide.#160; It is a beautifully written insightful and remarkably edifying piece of work.#160; The best has just got better.#8221;-- Peter Fonagy, Freud Memorial Professor of Psychoanalysis, University College Londonp#160;pPraise for the First Edition#58;p#147;A gem of biographical writing. . . .#8221;#151;Ron Grossman, IChicago Tribune/Ip#160;p#147;Lucid, erudite, briskly authoritative, Elisabeth Young-Bruehl . . . has given us the insight into character that makes biography an art.#8221;#151;James Atlasp#160;pElisabeth Young-Bruehl is a faculty member at the Columbia Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research and a practicing psychoanalyst in Manhattan.#160; She lives in New York and Toronto.p#160;p#160;pp
/book/show/19457526-at-the-back-of-the-north-wind?from_search=true	George MacDonald	At the Back of the North Wind : complete with colorful Illustration and Writer Biography	There was once a little boy named Diamond and he slept in a low room over a coach house. In fact, his room was just a loft where they kept hay and straw and oats for the horses. Little Diamond's father was a coachman and he had named his boy after a favorite horse.Diamond's father had built him a bed in the loft with boards all around it, because there was so little room iThere was once a little boy named Diamond and he slept in a low room over a coach house. In fact, his room was just a loft where they kept hay and straw and oats for the horses. Little Diamond's father was a coachman and he had named his boy after a favorite horse.Diamond's father had built him a bed in the loft with boards all around it, because there was so little room in their own end of the coach house. So when little Diamond lay there in bed, he could hear the horses under him munching away in the dark or moving sleepily in their dreams. His father put old Diamond, the horse after whom he was named, in the stall under the bed because he was quiet and did not go to sleep standing, but lay down like a reasonable creature.Little Diamond sometimes woke in the middle of [10]the night and felt his bed shaking in the blasts of the north wind. Then he could not help wondering if the wind should blow the house down and he should fall down into the manger, whether old Diamond might not eat him up before he knew him in his night gown. And though old Diamond was quiet all night long, yet when he woke up he got up like an earthquake. Then little Diamond knew what o'clock it was, or at least what was to be done next, which wasto go to sleep again as fast as he could!Often there was hay at little Diamond's feet as he lay in bed, and hay at his head, piled up in great heaps to the very roof. Sometimes there was none at all. That was when they had used it all and had not yet bought more. Soon they bought more, and then it was only through a little lane with two or three turnings in it that he could reach his bed at all.Sometimes when his mother undressed him in her room and told him to trot away to bed by himself, he would creep into the heart of the hay first. There he would lie, thinking how cold it was outside in the wind and how warm it would be inside his bed; and how he would go to his bed when he pleased; only he wouldn't just yet; he would get a little colder first. As he grew colder lying in the hay, his bed seemed to him to grow warmer. Then at last, he would [11]scramble out of the hay, shoot like an arrow into his bed, cover himself up, snuggle down, and think what a happy boy he was!He had not the least idea that the wind got in at a chink in the wall and blew about him all night. But the back of his bed was of boards only an inch thick, and on the other side of them was the north wind. Now these boards were soft and crumbly, and it happened that a soft part in them had worn away.One night after he lay down, little Diamond found that a knot had come out of one of them and the wind was blowing in upon him. He jumped out of bed again, got a little wisp of hay, twisted it up and folded it in the middle. In this way, he made it into a cork and stuck it into the knot-hole to keep the wind out. But the wind began to blow loudly and angrily. Just as Diamond was falling asleep, out blew his hay cork and hit him on the nose!It was just hard enough to wake him up and let him hear the wind whistling through the hole. He searched about for his hay cork, found it, and stuck it in harder. He was just dropping off to sleep once more, when pop! with an angry whistle behind it, the cork struck him again, this time on the cheek. Up he rose once more, got some more hay to make a new cork, and stuck it into the hole as hard as ever [12]he could. But he was scarcely laid down again, before pop! it came on his forehead. So he gave it up, drew the bed-clothes over his head, and was soon fast asleep.Next day, little Diamond forgot all about the hole. But his mother found it when she was making up his bed and pasted a piece of thick brown paper over it. So when Diamond snuggled down into his bed that night, he did not think of it at all.
/book/show/163551.James_Dean?from_search=true	Joe Hyams	James Dean: Little Boy Lost - An Intimate Biography	James Dean: Little Boy Lost, by Hyams, Joe with Jay Hyams
/book/show/876584.Ronald_Reagan?from_search=true	Andrew Helfer Steve Buccellato (Illustrations) Joe Staton (Illustrations)	Ronald Reagan: A Graphic Biography	It confronted evil empires, planned Star Wars missile defense systems, and advocated supply-side economics. Let's face it: Ronald Reagan's presidency is tailor-made for comic-book art. Whether explaining how the onetime Franklin Roosevelt New Dealer became the conservative right's standard-bearer, how a B-list actor became GIt confronted evil empires, planned Star Wars missile defense systems, and advocated supply-side economics. Let's face it: Ronald Reagan's presidency is tailor-made for comic-book art. Whether explaining how the onetime Franklin Roosevelt New Dealer became the conservative right's standard-bearer, how a B-list actor became General Motors's pitchman then governor of California, or how a union president became an anti-union President, this graphic biography does what no other biography can: visually narrate the life of a man who relied on stage directions and political theater to become America's Great Communicator. The blended genius of Andrew Helfer (onetime group editor at DC Comics), Steve Buccellato (whose artwork has been published by Epic, Marvel, DC, and Dark Horse), and Joe Staton (artist for,, and most recently) makesan absolutely original, absolutely factual, and absolutely unforgettable history of America's fortieth president.
/book/show/3847907-samuel-johnson?from_search=true	Peter   Martin	Samuel Johnson: A Biography	Bewigged, muscular and for his day unusually tall, adorned in soiled, rumpled clothes, beset by involuntary tics, opinionated, powered in his conversation by a prodigious memory and intellect, Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) was in his life a literary and social icon as no other age has produced. Johnsonianissimus, as Boswell called him, became in the hands of his first biogrBewigged, muscular and for his day unusually tall, adorned in soiled, rumpled clothes, beset by involuntary tics, opinionated, powered in his conversation by a prodigious memory and intellect, Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) was in his life a literary and social icon as no other age has produced. Johnsonianissimus, as Boswell called him, became in the hands of his first biographers the rationalist epitome and sage of Enlightenment. These cliches--though they contain elements of truth--distort the complexity of the public and private Johnson. Peter Martin portrays a Johnson wracked by recriminations, self-doubt, and depression--a man whose religious faith seems only to have deepened his fears. His essays, scholarship, biography, journalism, travel writing, sermons, fables, as well as other forms of prose and poetry in which he probed himself and the world around him, Martin shows, constituted rational triumphs against despair and depression. It is precisely the combination of enormous intelligence and frank personal weakness that makes Johnson's writing so compelling.Benefiting from recent critical scholarship that has explored new attitudes toward Johnson, Martin's biography gives us a human and sympathetic portrait of Dr. Johnson. Johnson's criticism of colonial expansion, his advocacy for the abolition of slavery, his encouragement of women writers, his treatment of his female friends as equals, and his concern for the underprivileged and poor make him a very modern figure. The Johnson that emerges from this enthralling biography, published for the tercentenary of Johnson's birth, is still the foremost figure of his age but a more rebellious, unpredictable, flawed, and sympathetic figure than has been previously known.
/book/show/1474120.Derek_Prince?from_search=true	Stephen Mansfield	Derek Prince: A Biography	Derek Prince A Biography, Father, Statesman , Teacher and Leader. Foreword by John Hagee. Author Stephen Mansfield.
/book/show/1056910.Oscar_Wilde?from_search=true	Richard Ellmann	Oscar Wilde: A Biography	In this long-awaited biography, Wilde the legendary Victorian - brilliant writer and conversationalist, reckless flouter of social and sexual conventions - is brought to life. More astute and forbearing, yet more fallible than legend has allowed, Wilde is given here the dimensions of a modern hero. Based on fresh material from many hitherto-untapped sources, Ellmann depictIn this long-awaited biography, Wilde the legendary Victorian - brilliant writer and conversationalist, reckless flouter of social and sexual conventions - is brought to life. More astute and forbearing, yet more fallible than legend has allowed, Wilde is given here the dimensions of a modern hero. Based on fresh material from many hitherto-untapped sources, Ellmann depicts Wilde's comet-like ascent on the Victorian scene and his equally dramatic sudden eclipse. His Irish background, the actresses to whom he paid court, his unfortunate wife and lovers, his clothes, coiffures, and the decor of his rooms - all are presented here in vivid detail. The saga of his 1882 American tour is recounted with a wealth of new details; also his later impact on the bastions of the French literary establishment. The London of the Nineties, of Whistler and the Pre-Raphaelites, Lillie Langtry and the Prince of Wales, is evoked alongside Paris of the belle epoque and the Greece, Italy and North Africa of Wilde'stravels. Ellmann's definitive critical account of Wilde's entire oeuvre shows him as the proponent of a radical new aesthetic who was perilously at odds with Victorian society. After his period of success and daring, the fatal love affair with Lord Alfred Douglas is followed by exposure, imprisonment, a few wretched years abroad and death in exile. The tragic end of Wilde's life leaves the reader with a sense of compassion and grief for the protagonist. This edition make the popular and best selling biography available in paperback for the first time.
/book/show/22928989-toronto?from_search=true	Allan Levine	Toronto: Biography of a City	With the same eye for character, anecdote and circumstance that made Peter Ackroydsand Colin Jonessso successful, Levines captivating prose integrates the sights, sounds and feel of Toronto with a broad historical perspective, linking the citys present with its past through themes such as politics, transportation, public health, ethnic diversity and sporWith the same eye for character, anecdote and circumstance that made Peter Ackroydsand Colin Jonessso successful, Levines captivating prose integrates the sights, sounds and feel of Toronto with a broad historical perspective, linking the citys present with its past through themes such as politics, transportation, public health, ethnic diversity and sports.invites readers to discover the citys lively spirit over four centuries and to wander purposefully through the citys many unique neighborhoods, where they can encounter the striking and peculiar characters who have inhabited them: the powerful and powerless, the entrepreneurs and the entertainers, and the moral and the corrupt, all of whom have contributed to Torontos collective identity.
/book/show/4507989-ellen-degeneres?from_search=true	Lisa Iannucci	Ellen DeGeneres: A Biography	In 1997 Ellen DeGeneres made television history when she came out to the American public on her nationally syndicated sitcom. In spite of the controversy stirred by this personal revelation, Ellen DeGeneres has gone on to become on one the most popular personalities in Hollywood. With her own highly rated daily talk show, a lucrative ad campaign with American Express, andIn 1997 Ellen DeGeneres made television history when she came out to the American public on her nationally syndicated sitcom. In spite of the controversy stirred by this personal revelation, Ellen DeGeneres has gone on to become on one the most popular personalities in Hollywood. With her own highly rated daily talk show, a lucrative ad campaign with American Express, and a successful turn as Oscar host to her credit, she has become one of America's leading female comedians and won her has place a household name. High profile romances with actresses Anne Heche and fiance Portia de Rossi, have also made a her an unassuming champion for gay and lesbian rights. Ellen Degeneres' monumental success, however, belies a painful childhood and uncertain career beginnings. This comprehensive and intriguing biography explores the life events that shaped the hilarious public figure we know today.Complete with a chronology of significant events, illustrations, and a bibliography of print and electronic resources, this detailed biography is ideal for general readers looking to learn more about their favorite star or for those seeking information on groundbreaking members of the gay and lesbian community.
/book/show/210973.Big_Bosoms_and_Square_Jaws?from_search=true	Jimmy McDonough	Big Bosoms and Square Jaws: The Biography of Russ Meyer, King of the Sex Film	Russ Meyer, cult hero, creator of the sexploitation film, and the man thecalled the King Leer of Hollywood, made movies that filled the big screen with big bosoms and square jaws. In the first candid and fiendishly researched account of the late cinematic instigators life, Jimmy McDonough shows us how Russ Meyer used that formula to turn his own craRuss Meyer, cult hero, creator of the sexploitation film, and the man thecalled the King Leer of Hollywood, made movies that filled the big screen with big bosoms and square jaws. In the first candid and fiendishly researched account of the late cinematic instigators life, Jimmy McDonough shows us how Russ Meyer used that formula to turn his own crazed fantasies into movies that made him a millionaire and changed the face of American film forever.This former WWII combat photographer immortalized his personal sexual obsession upon the silver screen, creating box-office gold within 1959. The modest little film pushed all preexisting limits of on-screen nudity, and with its success, the floodgates of what was permitted to be shown on film were thrust open, never to be closed again. Russ Meyer ignited a true revolution in filmmaking, breaking all sex, nudity, and violence taboos. In a career that spanned more than forty years, Meyer created a body of work that has influenced a legion of filmmakers, fashionistas, comic book artists, rock bands, and even the occasional feminist.Bringing his anecdote- and action-packed biographical style to another renegade of popular culture,bestselling author ofJimmy McDonough offers a wild, warts-and-all portrait of Russ Meyer, the director, writer, producer, and commando moviemaking force behind the sexploitation classics,,and many others.blows the lid off the story of Russ Meyer, from the beginning to his recent tragic demise, creating in the process a vivid portrait of a past America.
/book/show/3919603-sara-baartman-and-the-hottentot-venus?from_search=true	Clifton Crais Pamela Scully	Sara Baartman and the Hottentot Venus: A Ghost Story and a Biography	Displayed on European stages from 1810 to 1815 as the Hottentot Venus, Sara Baartman was one of the most famous women of her day, and also one of the least known. As the Hottentot Venus, she was seen by Westerners as alluring and primitive, a reflection of their fears and suppressed desires. But who was Sara Baartman? Who was the woman who became the Hottentot Venus? BasedDisplayed on European stages from 1810 to 1815 as the Hottentot Venus, Sara Baartman was one of the most famous women of her day, and also one of the least known. As the Hottentot Venus, she was seen by Westerners as alluring and primitive, a reflection of their fears and suppressed desires. But who was Sara Baartman? Who was the woman who became the Hottentot Venus? Based on research and interviews that span three continents, Sara Baartman and the Hottentot Venus tells the entwined histories of an illusive life and a famous icon. In doing so, the book raises questions about the possibilities and limits of biography for understanding those who live between and among different cultures.In reconstructing Baartman's life, the book traverses the South African frontier and its genocidal violence, cosmopolitan Cape Town, the ending of the slave trade, the Industrial Revolution, the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Wars, London and Parisian high society, and the rise of racial science. The authors discuss the ramifications of discovering that when Baartman went to London, she was older than originally assumed, and they explore the enduring impact of the Hottentot Venus on ideas about women, race, and sexuality. The book concludes with the politics involved in returning Baartman's remains to her home country, and connects Baartman's story to her descendants in nineteenth- and twentieth-century South Africa.Sara Baartman and the Hottentot Venus offers the authoritative account of one woman's life and reinstates her to the full complexity of her history.
/book/show/260639.Carl_Sagan?from_search=true	Ray Spangenburg Kit Moser	Carl Sagan: A Biography	The American astronomer Carl Sagan (1934-1996) was one of the best-known scientists of his time. A prolific writer and television personality, he was creator and host of, an enormously popular television series that explained the wonders and intricacies of astronomy to millions of television viewers. Gifted with the ability to communicate difficult scientific concepThe American astronomer Carl Sagan (1934-1996) was one of the best-known scientists of his time. A prolific writer and television personality, he was creator and host of, an enormously popular television series that explained the wonders and intricacies of astronomy to millions of television viewers. Gifted with the ability to communicate difficult scientific concepts to the average person, Sagan opened up the wonders of science to hundreds of thousands more through his many books and magazine articles. But in addition to his talents as a science popularizer, Sagan was a first-rate scientist. Ever persistent in exploring the possibility of life on other planets in the Universe, he was a pioneer in the field now known as astrobiology, a major thrust of NASA's current planetary explorationsThis book takes a fascinating look at all aspects of the life of Carl Sagan: Sagan the working scientist, who was an inspired and creative participant in the forefront of the new and exciting era of astronomy opened up by the technological breakthroughs of the space age; Sagan the advocate for science, who could expound on the beauties and joys of science as well as point out the follies and foibles of pseudoscience; and Sagan the activist, who helped raise our awareness to the perils of the Nuclear Age that threatened all of us. Following the arc of Sagan's personal and professional life, this book examines both the man and the provocative ideas he brought to this new era, always seeking to capture the infectious enthusiasm and love of communication that infused Carl Sagan's life and work.
/book/show/18730591-the-yoga-sutra-of-patanjali?from_search=true	David Gordon White	The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali: A Biography	Consisting of fewer than two hundred verses written in an obscure if not impenetrable language and style, Patanjali'sis today extolled by the yoga establishment as a perennial classic and guide to yoga practice. As David Gordon White demonstrates in this groundbreaking study, both of these assumptions are incorrect. Virtually forgotten in India for hundreds ofConsisting of fewer than two hundred verses written in an obscure if not impenetrable language and style, Patanjali'sis today extolled by the yoga establishment as a perennial classic and guide to yoga practice. As David Gordon White demonstrates in this groundbreaking study, both of these assumptions are incorrect. Virtually forgotten in India for hundreds of years and maligned when it was first discovered in the West, thehas been elevated to its present iconic status--and translated into more than forty languages--only in the course of the past forty years.White retraces the strange and circuitous journey of this confounding work from its ancient origins down through its heyday in the seventh through eleventh centuries, its gradual fall into obscurity, and its modern resurgence since the nineteenth century. First introduced to the West by the British Orientalist Henry Thomas Colebrooke, thewas revived largely in Europe and America, and predominantly in English. White brings to life the improbable cast of characters whose interpretations--and misappropriations--of theled to its revered place in popular culture today. Tracing the remarkable trajectory of this enigmatic work, White's exhaustively researched book also demonstrates why the yoga of India's past bears little resemblance to the yoga practiced today.
/book/show/887841.Sophia_Loren?from_search=true	Warren G. Harris	Sophia Loren: A Biography	Born out of wedlock in fascist Italy, Sofia Scicolone seemed destined for a life of shame, poverty, and suffering. That she survived the bombings, food shortages, and epidemics of World War II was a miracle in itself. But she went on to astound the world as Sophia Loren, one of the most beautiful and talented superstars of this century. She costarred with Cary Grant and FrBorn out of wedlock in fascist Italy, Sofia Scicolone seemed destined for a life of shame, poverty, and suffering. That she survived the bombings, food shortages, and epidemics of World War II was a miracle in itself. But she went on to astound the world as Sophia Loren, one of the most beautiful and talented superstars of this century. She costarred with Cary Grant and Frank Sinatra in her very first international film, and went on to work opposite many of their peers, including Clark Gable, John Wayne, Alan Ladd, William Holden, Marlon Brando, Gregory Peck, Charlton Heston, Paul Newman, David Niven, Peter O'Toole, Anthony Quinn, Peter Finch, Omar Sharif, and Richard Burton. Sophia Loren reveals the truth behind the legend who was once described as Italy's most perfect - and enigmatic - work of art since the Mona Lisa. The story of her rise from homely and skinny toothpick to awesome love goddess begins with Sophia's frustrated mother, a Greta Garbo lookalike who transferred her own dreams of stardom to her daughter. Following a chance meeting with producer Carlo Ponti, Sophia became his protegee,  acting in some of his films and becoming the married Ponti's mistress. Sophia and Ponti have been together ever since. For nearly two decades they were treated like criminals in Italy, where, until 1970, citizens were denied the right to divorce without approval from the Vatican. Facing criminal prosecution, Sophia and Ponti became exiles. The story of how they were eventually able to return to Italy, only to be later prosecuted for alleged tax evasion, is just part of author Warren G. Harris's intimate portrait of one of the celebrity world's most remarkable - and secretive - marriages.Also covered in depth are Sophia's remarkable personal relationships with Cary Grant, Peter Sellers, Richard Burton, and others who fell under her spell. The Pontis are one of the wealthiest couples in Europe. Their magnificent villa near Rome once contained a collection of paintin
/book/show/1246398.Wainwright?from_search=true	Hunter Davies	Wainwright: The Biography	Alfred Wainwright's unique hand-drawn and hand-written Pictorial Guides to the Lake District have been an inspiration to walkers for over forty years. Yet despite many bestselling books and three television series, Wainwright remained an intensely private person.With full access to Alfred Wainwright's private letters and unpublished material, Hunter Davies reveals a man mAlfred Wainwright's unique hand-drawn and hand-written Pictorial Guides to the Lake District have been an inspiration to walkers for over forty years. Yet despite many bestselling books and three television series, Wainwright remained an intensely private person.With full access to Alfred Wainwright's private letters and unpublished material, Hunter Davies reveals a man more passionate, witty and generous than readers of his guides have come to expect.His biography throws a new and surprising light on a man who has been an enigmatic and misunderstood person.'Hunter Davies tells this absorbing tale with the self-effacing manner it needs. To Wainwright's many fans, it is pure nectar' - Paul Johnson, Sunday Telegraph
/book/show/672798.Joan_of_Arc?from_search=true	Edward Lucie-Smith	Joan of Arc	Joan of Arc was one of the greatest figures of the Middle Ages - a woman who has fascinated historians ever since.From her sudden arrival on the pages of history, in the spring of 1429, to her humiliating execution at the stake in Rouen in 1431, Joan of Arc achieved astonishing feats that changed the face of the Kingdom of France.The standard biographies of Joan do not gJoan of Arc was one of the greatest figures of the Middle Ages - a woman who has fascinated historians ever since.From her sudden arrival on the pages of history, in the spring of 1429, to her humiliating execution at the stake in Rouen in 1431, Joan of Arc achieved astonishing feats that changed the face of the Kingdom of France.The standard biographies of Joan do not give her a human face: she is a witch, a whore, a saint or a warrior, bound up in myth and legend.Edward Lucie-Smiths aim was 'to listen to all the witnesses - to Joan herself, to those who knew her, to the chroniclers who recorded her career, to those who preserved fragments of information about her in other documents, such as the royal accounts, and to try to construct from their testimonies a convincing portrait'.I began with no theory, and I end with none, he writes. But I think that, mirrored in these multiple fragments, one does at last find an extraordinary woman - living, suffering, developing. My Joan is perhaps less admirable than the Joan who is to be found in most of the modern literature. She is intensely arrogant, violent (but afraid of her own violence), and not always truthful. She is the prisoner of an obsession, or of a group of obsessions. At the same time, she has moments  of ordinary human fear, self-doubt and depression. We may pity, admire and even love her. At the same time, we may feel a, sneaking sympathy for those who grew to detest her.'Creating a portrait of Joan as a human being, Edward Lucie-Smith charts story of her brief life - the journey from rural Lorraine to the tensions of the Dauphin's court, the siege of Orleans, the coronation in Reims and finally Joan's trial and execution, providing a vivid, human biography of the Maid of Orleans.Edward Lucie-Smith is a writer, poet and art critic. He has published more than twenty books, but Joan of Arc represents a return to his first love, which is history.Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent publisher of digital books.
/book/show/13612019-a-daring-life?from_search=true	Carolyn J. Brown	A Daring Life: A Biography of Eudora Welty	Mississippi author Eudora Welty, the first living writer to be published in the Library of America series, mentored many of today s greatest fiction writers and is a fascinating woman, having lived the majority of the twentieth century (1909 2001). Her life reflects a century of change and is closely entwined with many events that mark our recent history. This biography foMississippi author Eudora Welty, the first living writer to be published in the Library of America series, mentored many of today s greatest fiction writers and is a fascinating woman, having lived the majority of the twentieth century (1909 2001). Her life reflects a century of change and is closely entwined with many events that mark our recent history. This biography follows this twentieth-century path while telling Welty s story, beginning with her parents and their important influence on her reading and writing life. The chapters that follow focus on her education and her most important teachers; her life during the Depression and how her career, just getting started, is interrupted by World War II; and how she shows independence and courage through her writing during the turbulent civil rights period of the 1950s and 1960s.After years of care giving and the deaths of all her immediate family members, Welty persevered and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1973 for The Optimist s Daughter. Her popularity soared in the 1980s after she delivered the three William E. Massey Lectures to standing-room-only crowds at Harvard, and the lectures were later published asand became a New York Times bestseller. This biography intends to introduce readers to one of the most significant women writers of the past century, a prolific author who transcends her Mississippi roots and has written short stories, novels, and non-fiction that will endure for all time.
/book/show/3125302-taylor-swift?from_search=true	Lexi Ryals	Taylor Swift: Country's Sweetheart: An Unauthorized Biography	Tweens cant get enough of this award-winning country and pop sweetheart. Taylor Swifts debut album has gone double platinum and produced three hit singles. She won the 2007 CMT Horizon Award and the Breakthrough Video Award, and was nominated for the 2008 Best New Artist Grammy. Weve got the behind-the-scenes story on this blonde bombshell from her younger years to herTweens cant get enough of this award-winning country and pop sweetheart. Taylor Swifts debut album has gone double platinum and produced three hit singles. She won the 2007 CMT Horizon Award and the Breakthrough Video Award, and was nominated for the 2008 Best New Artist Grammy. Weve got the behind-the-scenes story on this blonde bombshell from her younger years to her current superstar statuscomplete with four pages of color photos!
/book/show/89310.Alexander_Hamilton?from_search=true	Forrest McDonald	Alexander Hamilton: A Biography	The founders of the American republic were ardently concerned with the judgment of posterity. Had they known what a fickle muse Clio would prove to be, they might have been more anxious. The making of myths and legends, complete with a hagiology and demonology, is inherent in the process of evolution toward nationhood. Consequently, individual actors in the original dramaThe founders of the American republic were ardently concerned with the judgment of posterity. Had they known what a fickle muse Clio would prove to be, they might have been more anxious. The making of myths and legends, complete with a hagiology and demonology, is inherent in the process of evolution toward nationhood. Consequently, individual actors in the original drama have often been consigned by History to roles they did not actually play, and the most important of them have played shifting roles, being heroes in one generation and villains in the next. It is therefore not surprising that Alexander Hamiltonalong with Washington, Jefferson, Adams, and Madisonhas had his ups and downs at the hands of historians.
/book/show/308517.Robert_Capa?from_search=true	Richard Whelan	Robert Capa: A Biography	The legendary war photographer Robert Capa carried into his personal life the same remarkable vitality that characterizes his pictures. Driven from his native Hungary by political oppression, he was first recognized for photographing the Spanish Civil War. In 1938 he was in China recording the Japanese invasion. During World War II he was in London, North Africa, and ItalyThe legendary war photographer Robert Capa carried into his personal life the same remarkable vitality that characterizes his pictures. Driven from his native Hungary by political oppression, he was first recognized for photographing the Spanish Civil War. In 1938 he was in China recording the Japanese invasion. During World War II he was in London, North Africa, and Italy, and then in France covering D-Day on Omaha Beach, the liberation of Paris, and the Battle of the Bulge. When the new nation of Israel was founded in 1948 he was there. In 1954 he was in Vietnam, taking photographs until the moment he was killed.Away from battle, Capa gather about him such famous people as Ernest Hemingway and his wife (the war correspondent Martha Gellhorn), Gary Cooper, Irwin Shaw, and Gene Kelly. Whelan shows Capa photographing the street life of Paris, crisscrossing America on assignment from Life, in Russia with John Steinbeck, in Italy with John Huston, on the Riviera with Picasso, and with Ingrid Bergman.
/book/show/150920.Fury_On_Earth?from_search=true	Myron R. Sharaf	Fury On Earth: A Biography Of Wilhelm Reich	'Reading Myron Sharaf's passionate biography of his charismatic mentor and colleague is like being engulfed in an ancient drama about heroic intention. True to its literary analog and human source, Fury on Earth ends in catharsis. I felt like crying upon closing it.'--Webster Schott, Washington Post Book World
/book/show/263914.Full_of_Life?from_search=true	Stephen Cooper	Full of Life: A Biography of John Fante	The first biography of one of the great outsiders of American literature.In the first comprehensive biography of John Fante, one of the great lost souls of twentieth-century literature, Stephen Cooper untangles the enigma of an authentic American original. By turns savage and poetic, violent and full of love, such underground novels as The Road to Los Angeles; Ask the DusThe first biography of one of the great outsiders of American literature.In the first comprehensive biography of John Fante, one of the great lost souls of twentieth-century literature, Stephen Cooper untangles the enigma of an authentic American original. By turns savage and poetic, violent and full of love, such underground novels as The Road to Los Angeles; Ask the Dust; and Wait Until Spring, Bandini simultaneously reveal and disguise their author.Born in 1909 to poor Italian American parents in Colorado, Fante ventured west in 1930 to become a writer. Eventually settling in Los Angeles' faded downtown area of Bunker Hill, Fante starved between menial Depression-era jobs while writing story after story about the world he knew-full of poverty, hatred, and the madness of love. His first stories were published by H. L. Mencken in the American Mercury, but Fante also made a career in Hollywood working with the likes of Orson Welles and Darryl F. Zanuck.By the time of his death, though, he was nearly forgotten. Fortunately, readers such as Charles Bukowski began to recognize that Ask the Dust stands alongside the best work of Nathanael West and Sherwood Anderson. This exacting and vivid biography will help secure Fante's place in the American literary pantheon.
/book/show/1148864.The_Last_Romantic?from_search=true	Hannah Pakula	The Last Romantic: A Biography of Queen Marie of Roumania	Queen Marie of Roumania was one of the most fascinating crowned heads of Europe and one of the most extraordinary and independent women of our century. The granddaughter of Queen Victoria and Tzar Alexander II of Russia, at seventeen Marie left the glittering courts of Western Europe to marry the Crown Prince of Roumania. Drawing upon the young queen s diaries and letters,Queen Marie of Roumania was one of the most fascinating crowned heads of Europe and one of the most extraordinary and independent women of our century. The granddaughter of Queen Victoria and Tzar Alexander II of Russia, at seventeen Marie left the glittering courts of Western Europe to marry the Crown Prince of Roumania. Drawing upon the young queen s diaries and letters, the author describes her struggle to gain an independent footing in the male- dominated court of Roumania, her early years as one of the most admired beauties of Europe, and the decisive period during World War I when she all but ran the Roumanian Government. With the sweep and panache of a great epic, this compelling story is historical biography at its best. This enthralling book is like a huge spicy plum pudding stuffed with juicy fruits Maureen Cleave, Evening Standard
/book/show/1977592.Moondog_The_Viking_of_6th_Avenue?from_search=true	Robert Scotto	Moondog, The Viking of 6th Avenue: The Authorized Biography	Moondog is one of Americas great originals.Alan Rich,Here is one of the most improbable lives of the twentieth century: a blind and homeless man who became the most famous eccentric in New York and who, with enormous diligence, rose to prominence as an internationally respected music presence.Born Louis Thomas Hardin in 1916, Moondog first made an impMoondog is one of Americas great originals.Alan Rich,Here is one of the most improbable lives of the twentieth century: a blind and homeless man who became the most famous eccentric in New York and who, with enormous diligence, rose to prominence as an internationally respected music presence.Born Louis Thomas Hardin in 1916, Moondog first made an impression in the late 1940s when he became a mascot of The New York Philharmonic at Carnegie Hall. His unique, melodic compositions were released on the Prestige jazz label. In the late 1960s the Viking-garbed Moondog was a pop music sensation on Columbia Records. Moondog is the noted inspiration for the contemporary freak folk movement led by Devendra Banhart.Moondog's compositional style influenced his former roommate, Philip Glass, whose Preface and performances of Moondog works appear in the book. Moondog's work transcends labels and redefines the distinction between popular and high culture. A CD compilation with a variety of Moondog's compositions is bound into the book.The CD tracklisting is as follows:1: Caribea (1:32)Performer/Composer: Moondog2: To a Sea Horse (1:43)Performer/Composer: Moondog3: Trees Against the Sky (.51)Performer/Composer: Moondog4: Oo Debut (1:09)Performer/Composer: Moondog5: Autumn (2:07)Performer/Composer: Moondog6: Moondog Monologue (8:24)Performer/Composer: Moondog7: Moondogs Theme (1:53)Performer/Composer: Moondog8: Trimbas in Quarters (1:47)Performer/Composer: Moondog9: I Came Into This World Alone (1:19)Performers: Moondog, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Jon GibsonComposer: Moondog10: Be a Hobo (1:22)Performers: Moondog, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Jon GibsonComposer: Moondog11: Why Spend the Dark Night With You (1:40)Performers: Moondog, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Jon GibsonComposer: Moondog12: All is Loneliness (1:38)Performers: Moondog, Steve Reich, Philip Glass, Jon GibsonComposer: Moondog13: Organ Rounds (2:04)Performer/Composer: Moondog14: Canon in F Major, Book I (.43)Performer: Paul JordanComposer: Moondog15: Canon in B Flat Major, Book III (1:36)Performer: Paul JordanComposer: Moondog16: Canon in B Flat Major, Book I (.43)Performer: Paul JordanComposer: Moondog17: Canon in B Flat Major, Book II (.28)Performer: Paul JordanComposer: Moondog18: Canon in G Sharp Minor, Book I (.44)Performer: Paul JordanComposer: Moondog19: Canon in C Sharp Minor, Book II (1:32)Performer: Paul JordanComposer: Moondog20: 5/4 Snakebite Rattle (3:41)Performer: Stefan LakatosComposer: Moondog21: Trimbas and Woodblock in 5/2 (1:26)Performer: Stefan LakatosComposer: Moondog22: When I Am Deep in Sleep (2:17)Performer: Stefan LakatosComposer: Moondog23: Rabbit Hop (2:25)Performer/Composer: Moondog24: Dog Trot (2:25)Performer/Composer: Moondog25: Birds Lament (2:00)Performer/Composer: Moondog26: Viking 1 (2:55)Performer/Composer: Moondog27: Heimdall Fanfare (3:06)Performer/Composer: Moondog28: Intro and Overtone Continuum (2:22)Performer/Composer: Moondog
/book/show/51705.Love_Anarchy_Emma_Goldman?from_search=true	Candace Serena Falk	Love, Anarchy, & Emma Goldman: A Biography	Candace Falk's biography captures Goldman's colorful life as a social and labor reformer, revolutionary, anarchist, feminist, agitator for free love and free speech, and advocate of birth control. And it gives the reader a rare glimpse into Goldman as a woman, alone, searching for the intimacy of a love relationship to match her radiant social vision. Falk explores the claCandace Falk's biography captures Goldman's colorful life as a social and labor reformer, revolutionary, anarchist, feminist, agitator for free love and free speech, and advocate of birth control. And it gives the reader a rare glimpse into Goldman as a woman, alone, searching for the intimacy of a love relationship to match her radiant social vision. Falk explores the clash between Goldman's public vision and private life, focusing on her intimate relationship with Ben Reitman, Chicago's celebrated social reformer, hobo king, and red-light district gynecologist. During this passionate and stormy relationship, Goldman lectured in public about free love and women's independence, while in private she struggled with intense jealousy and longed for the comfort of a secure relationship. Falk's account draws upon a serendipitous discovery of a cache of intimate letters between Goldman and Reitman. Falk then goes beyond Goldman's ten-year relationship with Reitman, following Goldman's inner passions through her years of exile and later life. Written with a literary sensitivity, Falk tells a riveting story, consistently placing Goldman in the context of late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century radicalism.
/book/show/22005.King_David?from_search=true	Steven L. McKenzie	King David: A Biography	Through a close and critical reading of biblical texts, ancient history, and recent archeological discoveries, Steven L. McKenzie concludes that David was indeed a real person. This David was not the humble shepherd who slew Goliath and became king, however, but was a usurper, adulterer, and murderer--a Middle Eastern despot of a familiar type. McKenzie shows that the storThrough a close and critical reading of biblical texts, ancient history, and recent archeological discoveries, Steven L. McKenzie concludes that David was indeed a real person. This David was not the humble shepherd who slew Goliath and became king, however, but was a usurper, adulterer, and murderer--a Middle Eastern despot of a familiar type. McKenzie shows that the story of humble beginnings is utterly misleading: shepherd is a metaphor for king, and David came from a wealthy, upper-class background. Similarly, McKenzie reveals how David's ascent to power, traditionally attributed to popularity and divine blessing, in fact resulted from a campaign of terror and assassination. While instituting a full-blown Middle Eastern monarchy, David was an aggressive leader, a devious politician, and a ruthless war chief. Throughout his scandalous reign, important figures who stood in his way died at convenient times, under questionable circumstances. Even his own sons were not spared. David's story, writes McKenzie, reads like a modern soap opera, with plenty of sex, violence, and struggles for power.
/book/show/445892.Baldwin_s_Harlem?from_search=true	Herb Boyd	Baldwin's Harlem: A Biography of James Baldwin	
/book/show/18919193-capote?from_search=true	Gerald Clarke	Capote: A Biography	One of the strongest fiction writers of his generation, Truman Capote became a literary star while still in his teens. His most phenomenal successes include Breakfast at Tiffanys; In Cold Blood; and Other Voices, Other Rooms. Even while his literary achievements were setting the standards that other fiction and nonfiction writers would follow for generations, Capote desceOne of the strongest fiction writers of his generation, Truman Capote became a literary star while still in his teens. His most phenomenal successes include Breakfast at Tiffanys; In Cold Blood; and Other Voices, Other Rooms. Even while his literary achievements were setting the standards that other fiction and nonfiction writers would follow for generations, Capote descended into a spiral of self-destruction and despair.This biography by Gerald Clarke was first published in 1988just four years after Capotes death. It was the basis for Capote, the 2005 film starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, who won an Academy Award for his performance.Clarke paints a vivid behind-the-scenes picture of Capotes lifebased on hundreds of hours of in-depth interviews with Capote himself and the people close to him. From the glittering heights of notoriety and parties with the rich and famous to his later struggles with addiction, Capote emerges as a richly multidimensional personboth brilliant and flawed.ABOUT THE AUTHORGerald Clarke graduated from Yale as an English and American Literature major. After a short stint at Harvard Law, he turned to journalism and wrote for Time Magazine, Rolling Stone, The New Republic, and Esquire, among others. As the Show Business writer for Time, he interviewed some of his generations most famous peopleincluding Mae West, Elizabeth Taylor, Raquel Welch, Alfred Hitchcock, George Lucas, and George Burns.Intrigued by the working habits and creative genius of other writers, he began a series of in-depth profiles of famous authorssuch as Allen Ginsburg, Gore Vidal, P.G. Wodehouse, Vladimir Nabokov, and Truman Capote. His profile of Capote became a full-fledged biographywith Clarke serving as a witness to the final ten years of the authors life.
/book/show/1038133.Ben_Gurion?from_search=true	Michael Bar-Zohar	Ben-Gurion: A Biography	               -,   ,            . -              - .              ,  ,               -,   ,            . -              - .              ,  ,      .       ,       -,      ,         .       :      .-  . -    -   ,    ,    .         ,   .-, ,    ,       -.  -          ,     . -      (1965),  - (2005)      (2012).-    -...     -        .- The Observer, London    -     -      ,      ,      ...       ...     ,      .-  ,
/book/show/1423225.Virginia_Woolf_A_Biography?from_search=true	Quentin Bell	Virginia Woolf; A Biography	Pictured here is the 1972 Book Club Edition.
/book/show/9531953-catherine-of-aragon?from_search=true	Giles Tremlett	Catherine of Aragon: Henry's Spanish Queen A Biography	In 1501 a fifteen-year-old Spanish princess, Catherine of Aragon, rode out from the magnificent Alhambra Palace in Granada. Ahead lay a journey to distant England, marriage to the Prince of Wales - and eventually a crucial place in English history, as first wife of Henry VIII. Bold at war, loved by the people and obstinate under attack. Catherine's battle against divorce aIn 1501 a fifteen-year-old Spanish princess, Catherine of Aragon, rode out from the magnificent Alhambra Palace in Granada. Ahead lay a journey to distant England, marriage to the Prince of Wales - and eventually a crucial place in English history, as first wife of Henry VIII. Bold at war, loved by the people and obstinate under attack. Catherine's battle against divorce and Anne Boleyn, changed the life of England for eve.Giles Tremlett's new biography is the first in more than four decades dedicated to this tenacious woman and it draws on fresh material from Spanish archives to trace the dramatic events of her life through Catherine's own eyes.
/book/show/16032909-biko?from_search=true	Xolela Mangcu	Biko: A Biography	The first comprehensive biography of an exceptional and inspirational leader who changed South African history. As leading anti-apartheid activist and thinker, Biko created Black Consciousness, which has resonance to this day. His death by torture, at the hands of the police, robbed South Africa of one of its most gifted leaders. Bikos intellectual legacy cannot be overeThe first comprehensive biography of an exceptional and inspirational leader who changed South African history. As leading anti-apartheid activist and thinker, Biko created Black Consciousness, which has resonance to this day. His death by torture, at the hands of the police, robbed South Africa of one of its most gifted leaders. Bikos intellectual legacy cannot be overestimated.
/book/show/105850.Jimmy_Page?from_search=true	George Case	Jimmy Page: Magus, Musician, Man: An Unauthorized Biography	This text tells the story of Led Zeppelin's legendary guitarist & producer, Jimmy Page. It portrays all his spiritual, artistic, & personal dimensions, from his childhood in war-torn Britain, to his pivotal role in the recording studios that launched the British Invasion in the '60s to his achievements with Led Zeppelin.
/book/show/92287.Dawn_Powell?from_search=true	Tim Page	Dawn Powell: A Biography	
/book/show/467527.K?from_search=true	Ronald Hayman	K: A Biography of Kafka	Hayman shows how the unique writings of this extraordinary man force us to reconsider all our assumptions about how to divide fiction from fact; for, obsessively, Kafka used literature as a means of putting himself on trial, of enacting the terrible conflicts of his day-to-day existence.
/book/show/21072667-cymbeline---text-of-play-by-shakespeare-including-summary-famous-quotes?from_search=true	William Shakespeare Linda Alchin	Cymbeline - Text of Play by Shakespeare including Summary, Famous Quotes and Shakespeare's Life Biography	The World of William Shakespeare and details of his biography have fascinated people for centuries. William Shakespeare lived for 52 years. In just 23 years, between approximately 1590 and 1613, he is attributed with writing 38 plays, Famous Shakespearean sonnets and 5 other poems.He is the most widely read of all Authors and the popularity of the life and works of ShakesThe World of William Shakespeare and details of his biography have fascinated people for centuries. William Shakespeare lived for 52 years. In just 23 years, between approximately 1590 and 1613, he is attributed with writing 38 plays, Famous Shakespearean sonnets and 5 other poems.He is the most widely read of all Authors and the popularity of the life and works of Shakespeare, in English speaking countries, is second only to the Bible. It is therefore no surprise that the work of Shakespeare sparks so much interest. Many people still use words of William Shakespeare, the Great Bard of Stratford upon Avon, in everyday life.This book contains information on Shakespeares life biography; his parents, children, siblings, career even his death! A timeline has been included with information from Shakespeares ancestors through to his death.The full text of his famous play - Cymbeline has been included as well as a summary of the play, facts and famous quotes.The book contains the following sections which can be accessed from the table of contents, extremely easy to navigate:Summary of PlayPlay Script - Act IPlay Script - Act IIPlay Script - Act IIIPlay Script - Act IVPlay Script - Act VCymbeline  Facts & InformationCymbeline QuotesWilliam Shakespeare TimelineWho were the Ancestors of William Shakespeare?John ShakespeareMary ArdenWhat was the religion of the Shakespeare Family?When & Where was William Shakespeare born?How many Brothers and Sisters did William Shakespeare have?The Education of William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare - The Lost YearsMarriage of William Shakespeare to Anne HathawayWilliam Shakespeare  His ChildrenWilliam Shakespeare - ActorWilliam Shakespeare - ' Upstart Crow'William Shakespeare - PlaywrightWilliam Shakespeare - PoemsWilliam Shakespeare - SonnetsPublication of William Shakespeare PlaysPerformances of William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare in LondonFriends and Contempories of WilliamBubonic Plague and ShakespeareShakespeare - Chamberlain's men and King's menShakespeare Coat-of-ArmsPublic plays banned in City of LondonShakespeare and Stratford-upon-AvonShakespeare and the Globe TheatreWilliam Shakespeare and Elizabethan PoliticsShakespeare and the Blackfriars TheatreThe Retirement of William ShakespeareGlobe Theatre FireWilliam Shakespeare Last Will and TestamentThe Death of William ShakespeareShakespeare - Top 10 FactsRumors and Facts about ShakespeareThe Comedy Themed PlaysThe Tragedy Themed PlaysThe History Themed PlaysFirst FolioThe Martin Droeshout EngravingShakespeare Quarto Text
/book/show/17130530-niccol-machiavelli?from_search=true	Corrado Vivanti Simon Macmichael (Translation)	Niccolò Machiavelli: An Intellectual Biography	This is a colorful, comprehensive, and authoritative introduction to the life and work of the author of--Florentine statesman, writer, and political philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527). Corrado Vivanti, who was one of the world's leading Machiavelli scholars, provides an unparalleled intellectual biography that demonstrates the close connections betweenThis is a colorful, comprehensive, and authoritative introduction to the life and work of the author of--Florentine statesman, writer, and political philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527). Corrado Vivanti, who was one of the world's leading Machiavelli scholars, provides an unparalleled intellectual biography that demonstrates the close connections between Machiavelli's thought and his changing fortunes during the tumultuous Florentine republic and his subsequent exile. Vivanti's concise account covers not only Machiavelli's most famous works--,,, and--but also his letters, poetry, and comic dramas. While setting Machiavelli's life against a dramatic backdrop of war, crisis, and diplomatic intrigue, the book also paints a vivid human portrait of the man.Vivanti's narrative breaks Machiavelli's life into three parts: his career in a variety of government and diplomatic posts in the Florentine republic between 1494 and 1512, when the Medici returned from exile, seized power, and removed Machiavelli from office; the pivotal first part of his subsequent exile, when he formulated his most influential ideas and wrote; and the final decade of his life, when, having returned to Florence, he wrote,, the satirical play, and other works. Along the way, the biography presents unmatched accounts of many intensely debated topics, including the precise nature of Machiavelli's cultural and intellectual background, his republicanism, his political and personal relationship to the Medici, and his ideas about religion.
/book/show/13559014-the-book-of-mormon?from_search=true	Paul C. Gutjahr	The Book of Mormon: A Biography	Late one night in 1823 Joseph Smith, Jr., was reportedly visited in his family's farmhouse in upstate New York by an angel named Moroni. According to Smith, Moroni told him of a buried stack of gold plates that were inscribed with a history of the Americas' ancient peoples, and which would restore the pure Gospel message as Jesus had delivered it to them. Thus began the unLate one night in 1823 Joseph Smith, Jr., was reportedly visited in his family's farmhouse in upstate New York by an angel named Moroni. According to Smith, Moroni told him of a buried stack of gold plates that were inscribed with a history of the Americas' ancient peoples, and which would restore the pure Gospel message as Jesus had delivered it to them. Thus began the unlikely career of the Book of Mormon, the founding text of the Mormon religion, and perhaps the most important sacred text ever to originate in the United States. Here Paul Gutjahr traces the life of this book as it has formed and fractured different strains of Mormonism and transformed religious expression around the world.Gutjahr looks at how the Book of Mormon emerged from the burned-over district of upstate New York, where revivalist preachers, missionaries, and spiritual entrepreneurs of every stripe vied for the loyalty of settlers desperate to scratch a living from the land. He examines how a book that has long been the subject of ridicule--Mark Twain called it chloroform in print--has more than 150 million copies in print in more than a hundred languages worldwide. Gutjahr shows how Smith's influential book launched one of the fastest growing new religions on the planet, and has featured in everything from comic books and action figures to feature-length films and an award-winning Broadway musical.
/book/show/19756906-indra-nooyi?from_search=true	Annapoorna	Indra Nooyi: A Biography	
/book/show/21072667-cymbeline---text-of-play-by-shakespeare-including-summary-famous-quotes?from_search=true	William Shakespeare Linda Alchin	Cymbeline - Text of Play by Shakespeare including Summary, Famous Quotes and Shakespeare's Life Biography	The World of William Shakespeare and details of his biography have fascinated people for centuries. William Shakespeare lived for 52 years. In just 23 years, between approximately 1590 and 1613, he is attributed with writing 38 plays, Famous Shakespearean sonnets and 5 other poems.He is the most widely read of all Authors and the popularity of the life and works of ShakesThe World of William Shakespeare and details of his biography have fascinated people for centuries. William Shakespeare lived for 52 years. In just 23 years, between approximately 1590 and 1613, he is attributed with writing 38 plays, Famous Shakespearean sonnets and 5 other poems.He is the most widely read of all Authors and the popularity of the life and works of Shakespeare, in English speaking countries, is second only to the Bible. It is therefore no surprise that the work of Shakespeare sparks so much interest. Many people still use words of William Shakespeare, the Great Bard of Stratford upon Avon, in everyday life.This book contains information on Shakespeares life biography; his parents, children, siblings, career even his death! A timeline has been included with information from Shakespeares ancestors through to his death.The full text of his famous play - Cymbeline has been included as well as a summary of the play, facts and famous quotes.The book contains the following sections which can be accessed from the table of contents, extremely easy to navigate:Summary of PlayPlay Script - Act IPlay Script - Act IIPlay Script - Act IIIPlay Script - Act IVPlay Script - Act VCymbeline  Facts & InformationCymbeline QuotesWilliam Shakespeare TimelineWho were the Ancestors of William Shakespeare?John ShakespeareMary ArdenWhat was the religion of the Shakespeare Family?When & Where was William Shakespeare born?How many Brothers and Sisters did William Shakespeare have?The Education of William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare - The Lost YearsMarriage of William Shakespeare to Anne HathawayWilliam Shakespeare  His ChildrenWilliam Shakespeare - ActorWilliam Shakespeare - ' Upstart Crow'William Shakespeare - PlaywrightWilliam Shakespeare - PoemsWilliam Shakespeare - SonnetsPublication of William Shakespeare PlaysPerformances of William ShakespeareWilliam Shakespeare in LondonFriends and Contempories of WilliamBubonic Plague and ShakespeareShakespeare - Chamberlain's men and King's menShakespeare Coat-of-ArmsPublic plays banned in City of LondonShakespeare and Stratford-upon-AvonShakespeare and the Globe TheatreWilliam Shakespeare and Elizabethan PoliticsShakespeare and the Blackfriars TheatreThe Retirement of William ShakespeareGlobe Theatre FireWilliam Shakespeare Last Will and TestamentThe Death of William ShakespeareShakespeare - Top 10 FactsRumors and Facts about ShakespeareThe Comedy Themed PlaysThe Tragedy Themed PlaysThe History Themed PlaysFirst FolioThe Martin Droeshout EngravingShakespeare Quarto Text
/book/show/185209.Bukharin_and_the_Bolshevik_Revolution?from_search=true	Stephen F. Cohen	Bukharin and the Bolshevik Revolution: A Political Biography, 1888-1938	This classic biography carefully traces Bukharin's rise to and fall from power, focusing particularly on the development of his theories and programmatic ideas during the critical period between Lenin's death in 1924 and the ascendancy of Stalin in 1929.
/book/show/499591.Kundun?from_search=true	Mary Craig	Kundun: A Biography of the Family of the Dalai Lama	Here is the story of Tibet as told by its remarkable first family--a story of reincarnation, coronation, heartbreaking exile, and finally the tenacious efforts of a holy man to save a nation and its people.. Kundun is a story of reincarnation, coronation, heartbreaking exile, and finally, the tenacious efforts of a holy man to save a nation and its people. This is the firsHere is the story of Tibet as told by its remarkable first family--a story of reincarnation, coronation, heartbreaking exile, and finally the tenacious efforts of a holy man to save a nation and its people.. Kundun is a story of reincarnation, coronation, heartbreaking exile, and finally, the tenacious efforts of a holy man to save a nation and its people. This is the first work to focus on the Dalai Lamas family--his parents, four brothers, and two sisters. Particularly compelling are Mary Craigs portraits of the Dalai Lamas siblings, who have negotiated with China on behalf of their country, enlisted the aid of international allies to spearhead Tibetan Resistance, and worked tirelessly to help thousands of sick and starving refugee children. This remarkable book opens in 1933 with the death of the thirteenth Dalai Lama and the frantic effort among Tibetan authorities to find his reincarnation. In their search for a baby boy displaying the characteristic marks of a Dalai Lama--tiger striped legs, wide eyes, large ears, and palms bearing the pattern of a sea shell--officials were led to a tiny village in northeastern Tibet, home of Lhamo Dhondup, a smart, stubborn toddler already k
/book/show/18505809-auto-biography?from_search=true	Earl Swift	Auto Biography: A Classic Car, an Outlaw Motorhead, and 57 Years of the American Dream	Swift makes for an ideal traveling companion. -Tom Vanderbilt, New York TimeSwift makes for an ideal traveling companion. -Tom Vanderbilt, New York Times Book Review on Big RoadsTo Tommy Arney, the old cars at Moyock Muscle are archeological artifacts, twentieth-century fossils that represent a place and a people utterly devoted to the automobile and transformed by it. But to his rural North Carolina town, they're not history; they're junk. When Tommy acquires a rusted out wreck of an old Chevy and promises to return it to a shiny, chromed work of American art, he sees one last chance to salvage his respect, keep himself out of jail, and save his business. But for this folk hero who is often on the wrong side of the law, the odds of success are long, especially when the FBI, local authorities, and the bank are closing in.Written for motor heads and automotive novices alike, Auto biography interweaves this improbable hero's journey with the story of one iconic car to chart the rise, fall, and rebirth of the American Dream. Told in words and eight pages of photos, this wise, charming, and heartbreaking true story is an indelible portrait of a man, a machine, and a nation on the road from a glorious past into an unknown future.
/book/show/2682319-lebron-james?from_search=true	Lew Freedman	Lebron James: A Biography	LeBron James is simultaneously on the cutting edge of basketball greatness and as a cultural icon. Through the international exposure of the National Basketball Association and its televised games in more than 100 countries, and as a global marketing presence, the star of the Cleveland Cavaliers is rapidly becoming one of the world's most familiar faces. This biography traLeBron James is simultaneously on the cutting edge of basketball greatness and as a cultural icon. Through the international exposure of the National Basketball Association and its televised games in more than 100 countries, and as a global marketing presence, the star of the Cleveland Cavaliers is rapidly becoming one of the world's most familiar faces. This biography traces the key events in the life of LeBron James during his dizzying rise to fame in high school to his emergence as the first overall pick in the NBA draft as an 18-year-old, to his carrying the underdog Cavaliers to the 2007 NBA Finals.Hyped relentlessly from the time he was a high school sophomore in Ohio, James has lived up to all advance billing and with his charm, smile, and extraordinary basketball skills. James' all-around talent and unselfishness on the court are the trademarks of his play that have made him one of the most feared scorers in the league, but also one of its most versatile rebounders and passers. This biography offers a well-rounded portrait James from the difficulties encountered being raised by a single mother and overcoming poverty, which at times caused the family to move from home to home. Lew Freedman of thechronicles the milestones in the life of LeBron James during his dizzying rise to fame. Also highlighted are James' remarkable endorsement deals, particularly his $90 million deal with Nike. The volume is rounded out with a timeline and a bibliography of print and electronic sources to provide suggested readings for students and sports fans alike.
/book/show/11022154-all-is-grace?from_search=true	Jim Forest	All Is Grace: A Biography of Dorothy Day	Dorothy Day (1897-1980), founder of the Catholic Worker movement, and one of the most prophetic voices in the American Catholic church, has recently been proposed as a candidate for canonization. In this lavishly illustrated biography, Jim Forest provides a compelling portrait of her heroic efforts to live out the radical message of the gospel for our time. A journalist anDorothy Day (1897-1980), founder of the Catholic Worker movement, and one of the most prophetic voices in the American Catholic church, has recently been proposed as a candidate for canonization. In this lavishly illustrated biography, Jim Forest provides a compelling portrait of her heroic efforts to live out the radical message of the gospel for our time. A journalist and social reformer in her youth, Day surprised her friends with the decision in 1927 to enter the Catholic church. Her conversion, prompted by the birth out of wedlock of her daughter Tamar left her searching for some way to reconcile her faith with her commitment to the poor and social justice. The answer came with her decision to launch The Catholic Worker, both a newspaper and a movement. Enunciating a radical social vision rooted in the gospel, Day and those who joined her devoted themselves to the Works of Mercy while struggling to create a new society where it is easier to be good. An ardent pacifist, Day was frequently arrested for her protests in the cause of peace.Drawing on her recently published diaries and letters, Forest chronicles her extraordinary journey, with special stress on the unique spiritual vision that underlay her dramatic witness.
/book/show/38069.Zora_Neale_Hurston?from_search=true	Robert E. Hemenway Alice Walker (Foreword)	Zora Neale Hurston: A Literary Biography	
/book/show/8079676-oprah-a-biography?from_search=true	Kitty Kelley	Oprah A Biography	For the past twenty-five years, no one has been better at revealing secrets than Oprah Winfrey. On what is arguably the most influential show in television history, she has gotten her guestsoften the biggest celebrities in the worldto bare their love lives, explore their painful pasts, admit their transgressions, reveal their pleasures, and explore their demons. In turn,For the past twenty-five years, no one has been better at revealing secrets than Oprah Winfrey. On what is arguably the most influential show in television history, she has gotten her guestsoften the biggest celebrities in the worldto bare their love lives, explore their painful pasts, admit their transgressions, reveal their pleasures, and explore their demons. In turn, Oprah has repeatedly allowed her audience to share in her own life story, opening up about the sexual abuse in her past and discussing her romantic relationships, her weight problems, her spiritual beliefs, her charitable donations, and her strongly held views on the state of the world.After a quarter of a century of the Oprah-ization of America, can there be any more secrets left to reveal?Yes. Because Oprah has met her match.Kitty Kelley has, over the same period of time, fearlessly and relentlessly investigated and written about the worlds most revered icons: Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Frank Sinatra, Nancy Reagan, Englands Royal Family, and the Bush dynasty. In her #1 bestselling biographies, she has exposed truths and exploded myths to uncover the real human beings that exist behind their manufactured facades.Turning her reportorial sights on Oprah, Kelley has now given us an unvarnished look at the stories Oprahs told and the life shes led. Kelley has talked to Oprahs closest family members and business associates. She has obtained court records, birth certificates, financial and tax records, and even copies of Oprahs legendary (and punishing) confidentiality agreements. She has probed every aspect of Oprah Winfreys life, and it is as if shes written the most extraordinary segment ofever filmedone in which Oprah herself is finally and fully revealed.There is a case to be made, and it is certainly made in this book, that Oprah Winfrey is an important, and even great, figure of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. But there is also a case to be made that even greatness needs to be examined and put under a microscope. Fact must be separated from myth, truth from hype. Kitty Kelley has made that separation, showing both sides of Oprah as they have never been shown before. In doing so she has written a psychologically perceptive and meticulously researched book that will surprise and thrill everyone who reads it.
/book/show/874932.Stonewall_Jackson?from_search=true	Donald A. Davis Wesley K. Clark (Foreword)	Stonewall Jackson: A Biography	
/book/show/1522977.Alan_Rickman?from_search=true	Maureen Paton	Alan Rickman: The Unauthorized Biography	Alan Rickman is the most powerful and sexiest character actor to emerge from Britain in the last decade. Having established himself as a major classical stage actor Rickman transferred to the Hollywood screen with a glint in his eye and a sly smile. From Les Liaisons Dangereuses and Robin Hood to Truly, Madly, Deeply, Sense & Sensibility and Die Hard he has proved himsAlan Rickman is the most powerful and sexiest character actor to emerge from Britain in the last decade. Having established himself as a major classical stage actor Rickman transferred to the Hollywood screen with a glint in his eye and a sly smile. From Les Liaisons Dangereuses and Robin Hood to Truly, Madly, Deeply, Sense & Sensibility and Die Hard he has proved himself the most interesting and versatile British actor of his generation.He inspires devotion and adoration in his fans and colleagues, and yet what exactly lies behind that sly smile? Is he as difficult as his reputation suggests? How similar is he to the seductively wicked villains he specializes in, and how true is he to his political ideals? Maureen Paton explores the actor's closely guarded private life and goes beyond the public persona to find the real Rickman, the working class boy.Maureen Paton's biography uncovers the tracks of his professional, political and emotional past to finally reveal this most secret of stars.
/book/show/342646.The_Persistence_Of_Memory?from_search=true	Meredith Etherington-Smith Robert Descharnes	The Persistence Of Memory: A Biography Of Dali	Surrealist painter, author, filmmaker, lecturer, performance artist, charlatan, genius, clown, Salvador Dal (19041989) once asked himself, Where does the deep and philosophical Dal begin, and where does the loony and preposterous Dal end? This evenhanded but exacting biography, based on interviews, unpublished letters, and previously unavailable archives, explores thSurrealist painter, author, filmmaker, lecturer, performance artist, charlatan, genius, clown, Salvador Dal (19041989) once asked himself, Where does the deep and philosophical Dal begin, and where does the loony and preposterous Dal end? This evenhanded but exacting biography, based on interviews, unpublished letters, and previously unavailable archives, explores the relationship between his eccentric life and the hallucinatory imagery of the paintings that, like the soft watches, have become twentieth-century icons. The author penetrates the artist's self-mythologizing facade to reveal the man behind the outrageous mustache and cryptic canvasses: his Catalan childhood; his relationships with Garcia Lorca, Bunuel, Breton, Picasso, Miro, de Chirico, Man Ray, Ernst, and Eluard; Dal's fixations, phobias, and Surrealist pranks; and his bizarre marriage to Galamuse, business manager, nymphomaniac, gold digger, and finally tormentor. With reproductions of sixteen Dal paintings,offers an unrivaled tour of the absurd and haunting landscape of Dal's life.
/book/show/20885237-king-henry-the-eighth-henry-viii-shakespeare-classic-series---kindle-u?from_search=true	William Shakespeare Algernon Charles Swinburne Sidney Lee	KING HENRY THE EIGHTH (HENRY VIII) SHAKESPEARE CLASSIC SERIES - KINDLE ULTIMATE EDITION - Full Play PLUS AMAZING COMMENTARIES and FULL LENGTH BIOGRAPHY - With detailed TABLE OF CONTENTS - PLUS MORE	'King Henry VIII' Ultimate EditionDo you want the best Kindle 'King Henry VIII' you can get, with the legendary play plus 3 famous commentaries? Do you want these 3 entertaining and insightful analyses from the world's most acclaimed authorities on Shakespeare? Commentaries totaling more than 150 pages?PLUS, do you want Annotations concerning 'King Henry VIII'?And a full'King Henry VIII' Ultimate EditionDo you want the best Kindle 'King Henry VIII' you can get, with the legendary play plus 3 famous commentaries? Do you want these 3 entertaining and insightful analyses from the world's most acclaimed authorities on Shakespeare? Commentaries totaling more than 150 pages?PLUS, do you want Annotations concerning 'King Henry VIII'?And a full length Shakespeare biography?Then you want this 'King Henry VIII' Ultimate Edition from Everlasting Flames  designed just for you.THE 'MUST-HAVE' KINDLE EDITIONEverlasting Flames is a #1 Publisher of Shakespeare in the Kindle Store and presents this unbeatable edition. In it, you get the play plus the celebrated analyses from the respected authorities on Shakespeare: Samuel Johnson, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Hazlitt.SAMUEL JOHNSONKnown as the most quoted man after Shakespeare, and the first person to create the complete English language dictionary, Johnson's famous 'PREFACE TO SHAKESPEARE' is one of THE authorities on The Bard.In this edition, you get the full 'PREFACE TO SHAKESPEARE'.WILLIAM HAZLITTHazlitt is known as a giant of humanistic essays and literary criticism, and considered one of the great critics and essayists of the English language.In his fascinating analysis of the Characters of Shakespeare's plays, Hazlitt explores each play and its players: their motivations, histories and interplay.In this edition, you get the full Hazlitt analysis of the characters in 'King Henry VIII'.SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGESamuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet, critic and philosopher and founder of the Romantic Movement.Known as the writer who reignited the literary world's appreciation of Shakespeare, his Critical Analysis is amazingly influential, and gives you powerful insight into Shakespeares plays and poetry.As a bonus, in this edition, you get ALL of Coleridge's Shakespearean analysis, covering all the plays and Shakespeare himself.LIFE OF SHAKESPEARE BY SIDNEY LEEYou also get the very successful, full length Shakespeare biography, covering every part of The Bard's life.YOUR NEW WINDOW INTO SHAKESPEARE'S WORLDImagine your pleasure of experiencing the magical imagery of the play, and then imagine yourself reading the analyses and being able to delve incredibly deep into the world of 'King Henry VIII', as well as discovering more about Shakespeare himself.YOUR FREE BONUSESIn addition, you'll also get other Free 'Special Bonuses':*The Life of William Shakespeare - Short Version - A short biography to give you the basics, detailing Shakespeare's intriguing life, parentage, marriage and rise to fame.*STUDY IN SHAKESPEARE BY ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNEAdditional commentary with biographical notes for even more insight.*Easy 'Table of Contents' so you can jump to any Act, Scene, or AnalysisDON'T MISS OUTAs you read this, you understand why you want to get this unique edition because it is the best Kindle 'King Henry VIII' you can get.You already know you want the best edition you can get, so don't deny yourself! And don't accept other editions that are lacking.Get this 'King Henry VIII' Ultimate Edition right now! Start enjoying the world of Shakespeare like never before!AFTER YOUR PURCHASE PLEASE LOOK UP OTHER EVERLASTING FLAMES TITLES YOUR MIGHT LIKESHAKESPEARE ULTIMATE 213 Works including the 16 Rare Apocryphal Plays
/book/show/99288.Kierkegaard?from_search=true	Alastair Hannay	Kierkegaard: A Biography	Written by one of the world's preeminent authorities on Kierkegard, this biography is the first to reveal the delicate imbrication of Kierkegard's life and thought. To grasp the importance and influence of Kierkegaard's thought far beyond his native Denmark, it is necessary to trace the many factors that led this gifted but (according to his headmaster) 'exceedingly childiWritten by one of the world's preeminent authorities on Kierkegard, this biography is the first to reveal the delicate imbrication of Kierkegard's life and thought. To grasp the importance and influence of Kierkegaard's thought far beyond his native Denmark, it is necessary to trace the many factors that led this gifted but (according to his headmaster) 'exceedingly childish youth' to grapple with traditional philosophical problems and religious themes in a way that later generations would recognize as amounting to a philosophical revolution. Although Kierkegaard's works are widely tapped and cited they are seldom placed in context. Nor is due attention placed to their chronology. However, perhaps more than the work of any other contributor to the Western philosophical tradition, these writings are so closely meshed with the background and details of the author's life that knowledge of this is indispensible to their content. Alastair Hannay solves these problems by following the chronological sequence of events and focusing on the formative stages of his career from the success of his first, pseudonymous work DEGREESEither/Or through to The Sickness Unto Death and Practice in Christianity. This book offers a powerful narrative account which will be of particular interest to philosophers, literary theorists, intellectual historians, and scholars of religious studies as well as any non-specialist looking for an authoritative guide to the life and work of one of the most original and fascinating figures in Western philosophy. Alastair Hannay is Professor Emeritus in the department of philosophy at the University of Oslo. He is the co-editor of The Cambridge Companion of Kierkegaard (1998) and is also translator of several works by Kierkegaard in Penguin Classics.
/book/show/5710136-she-always-knew-how?from_search=true	Charlotte Chandler	She Always Knew How: A Personal Biography of Mae West	In She Always Knew How, her wonderful new biography of legendary actress Mae West, acclaimed biographer Charlotte Chandler draws on a series of interviews she conducted with the star just months before her death in 1980. From their first meeting, where West held out a diamond-covered hand in greeting and lamented her interviewer's lack of jewels, to their farewell, whereIn She Always Knew How, her wonderful new biography of legendary actress Mae West, acclaimed biographer Charlotte Chandler draws on a series of interviews she conducted with the star just months before her death in 1980. From their first meeting, where West held out a diamond-covered hand in greeting and lamented her interviewer's lack of jewels, to their farewell, where the star was still gamely offering advice on how to attract men, Mae West and Charlotte Chandler developed a warm rapport that glows on every page of this biography.Actress, playwright, screenwriter, and iconic sex symbol Mae West was born in New York in 1893. She created a scandal -- and a sensation -- on Broadway with her play Sex in 1926. Convicted of obscenity, she was sentenced to ten days in prison. She went to jail a convict and emerged a star. Her next play, Diamond Lil, was a smash, and she would play the role of Diamond Lil in different variations for virtually her entire film career.In Hollywood she played opposite George Raft, Cary Grant (in one of his first starring roles), and W. C. Fields, among others. She was the number one box-office attraction during the 1930s and saved Paramount Studios from bankruptcy. Her films included some notorious one-liners -- which she wrote herself -- that have become part of Hollywood lore: from too much of a good thing can be wonderful to When I'm good, I'm very good. When I'm bad, I'm better. Her risque remarks got her banned from radio for a dozen years, but behind the clever quips was Mae's deep desire, decades before the word feminism was in the news, to see women treated equally with men. She saw through the double standard of the time that permitted men to do things that women would be ruined for doing.Her cause was sexual equality, and she was shrewd enough to know that it was perhaps the ultimate battleground, the most difficult cause of all. In addition to her extensive interviews of Mae West, Chandler also spoke with actors and directors who worked with and knew the star, the man with whom she lived for the last twenty-seven years of her life, as well as her closest assistant at the end of her life. Their comments and insights enrich this fascinating book. She Always Knew How captures the voice and spirit of this unique actress as no other biography ever has.
/book/show/17397048-between-the-acts---a-novel---including-a-short-biography-of-the-author?from_search=true	Virginia Woolf	Between the Acts - A Novel - Including a Short Biography of the Author	Virginia Woolf is undoubtedly one of the finest authors of the 20th century and this is her final novel, published after her suicide. Written on the eve of the Second World War, this is a story laden with hidden meaning and allusion to the fear and confusion of war.
/book/show/54945.Jerzy_Kosinski?from_search=true	James Park Sloan Jerzy Kosiski	Jerzy Kosinski: A Biography	Although Jerzy Kosinski mined his past for his writing, he created elaborate barriers around his life, separating the mass-culture celebrity from the troubled and brilliant inner man. In an intriguing and fascinating biography, Sloan, who knew Kosinski during the last 20 years of his life, reconciles the public persona with the private individual. of photos.
/book/show/829817.Ansel_Adams?from_search=true	Mary Street Alinder	Ansel Adams: A Biography	
/book/show/812173.Never_at_Rest?from_search=true	Richard S. Westfall	Never at Rest: A Biography of Isaac Newton	Destined to become the standard biography of Isaac Newton, this meticulously detailed work is focused on his scientific career, but also deals with every facet of his life. It presents an encompassing picture of Newton--the man, scientist, philosopher, theologian and public figure.
/book/show/81581.Jack_s_Book?from_search=true	Barry Gifford Lawrence Lee	Jack's Book: An Oral Biography of Jack Kerouac	Here, in what has become a classic of its kind since its publication in 1978, is the fascinating story of Jack Kerouac, King of the Beats and American literary legend, recorded through the voices of his friends and lovers. Authors Barry Gifford and Lawrence Lee retraced Kerouac's life at home and on the road and talked with the prophets, musicians, poets, socialites, andHere, in what has become a classic of its kind since its publication in 1978, is the fascinating story of Jack Kerouac, King of the Beats and American literary legend, recorded through the voices of his friends and lovers. Authors Barry Gifford and Lawrence Lee retraced Kerouac's life at home and on the road and talked with the prophets, musicians, poets, socialites, and working people who knew Jack Kerouac. Some are famous like Allen Ginsberg, Gore Vidal, William Burroughs, Gary Snyder, among others; and some are not like Jack's boyhood buddies, his lovers, and his barroom companions. All, however, have contributed to a remarkably vibrant, riveting portrait of a life. We see Jack at Columbia University and on the scene of Greenwich Village; speeding across the tarmac of America with Neal Cassidy (Dan Moriarty in Kerouac's classic novel, On the Road); at home with his possessive mother; in California, drinking wine and talking Buddhism; and finally, in Florida, where his life ends tragically at forty-seven years old. Jack's Book, like Kerouac's novels, makes a unique contribution to our understanding of a man and a generation that shaped the dreams and visions of those who followed.
/book/show/21392905-the-practice-of-the-presence-of-god?from_search=true	Brother Lawrence	The Practice of the Presence of God:  Additional Quotes & Rules on Holy Life,  and Biography of Brother Lawrence,	For any person who is serious to enter into the depth of prayers, this is a MUST to read because Brother Lawrence teaches you how to be in God's Presence all the time. Tap into the secret power of being in God's presence.The Practice of the Presence of God is a text compiled by Father Joseph de Beaufort of the wisdom and teachings of Brother Lawrence, a 17th century CarFor any person who is serious to enter into the depth of prayers, this is a MUST to read because Brother Lawrence teaches you how to be in God's Presence all the time. Tap into the secret power of being in God's presence.The Practice of the Presence of God is a text compiled by Father Joseph de Beaufort of the wisdom and teachings of Brother Lawrence, a 17th century Carmelite monk. It is a collection of letters and conversations with the constant theme of developing an awareness of the presence of God in our lives.Brother Lawerence classic Christian work, Practice of the Presence of God, details how to gain that constant and comforting connection to God. Readers down through the centuries have treasured his short essays. His conversations give us a glimpse of his honest advice and his passion for spiritual matters.To help my readers to understand this spiritual classic better, I have added in 3 extra sections to this Spiritual Classic:1. Biography of Brother Lawrence2. Brief Commentaries3. Famous QuotesKnowing the life and background of Brother Lawrence will help you appreciate the depths of his writings.The section on Brief Commentaries will explain further some of his writings in practical terms of how we can apply the principles to our daily lives.The Famous Quotes summarize the main theological points of Brother Lawrence beliefs.
/book/show/152492.Abigail_Adams?from_search=true	Phyllis Lee Levin	Abigail Adams: A Biography	Wife of one president and mother of another, Abigail Adams was an extraordinary woman living at an extraordinary time in American history. A tireless letter writer and diarist, her penetrating and often caustic impressions of most of the major persons of her day--including Ben Franklin, George and Martha Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and King George IIIWife of one president and mother of another, Abigail Adams was an extraordinary woman living at an extraordinary time in American history. A tireless letter writer and diarist, her penetrating and often caustic impressions of most of the major persons of her day--including Ben Franklin, George and Martha Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and King George III, among others--provide one of the best first-hand accounts of the American Revolution. This biography, researched and written over a fourteen-year period, is a fascinating portrait of a brilliant woman at the center of the founding of the American republic.
/book/show/11523199-the-complete-works-of-charles-dickens?from_search=true	Charles Dickens	The Complete Works of Charles Dickens	* ALL 15 Novels and ALL illustrated with the original Victorian images* Each text is annotated with concise introductions, giving valuable contextual information* each novel and story collection has its own contents table* Special Bonus text of Henry Morfords classic continuation of Edwin Drood  finish the novel at last! IMPROVED text* all of the Christmas stories and no* ALL 15 Novels and ALL illustrated with the original Victorian images* Each text is annotated with concise introductions, giving valuable contextual information* each novel and story collection has its own contents table* Special Bonus text of Henry Morfords classic continuation of Edwin Drood  finish the novel at last! IMPROVED text* all of the Christmas stories and novellas with their original artwork* the complete poetry, plays, letters and speeches* ALL of the collaborative works with other authors  even the very rare ones* beautifully illustrated with hundreds of Dickensian images* rare images of how the monthly serials first appeared, giving your Kindle a taste of the original texts* includes bonus Pickwickiana text  Montcrieffs drama SAM WELLER, giving a taste of the Victorian craze  available nowhere else as a digital book* includes John Forster's biography of Dickens; explore the great writer's amazing life!* MEMOIRS OF JOSEPH GRIMALDI by Thomas Egerton Wilks, which Dickens edited in his early career - first time in digital print.* Charles Barnetts 1838 dramatic adaptation of OLIVER TWIST, first time in digital print* no less than FIVE more biographies, including Mamie Dickens memoir MY FATHER AS I RECALL HIM* a special criticism section of 14 texts, with essays by writers such as G.K. Chesterton, Andrew Lang and Henry James, examining Dickens contribution to literature* includes an Adaptations section, featuring Hallie Erminie Rives TALES FROM DICKENS* UPDATED with improved spellings, introductions and images* this truly is the Dickensians perfect choice!This is the ULTIMATE edition of Dickens works, with every published novel, short story, novella, play, poem, letter, speech and article  fully illustrated  and featuring a treasure trove of bonus material.Contents:A DINNER AT POPLAR WALKThe NovelsTHE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUBOLIVER TWISTTHE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF NICHOLAS NICKLEBYTHE OLD CURIOSITY SHOPBARNABY RUDGETHE LIFE AND ADVENTURES OF MARTIN CHUZZLEWITDOMBEY AND SONDAVID COPPERFIELDBLEAK HOUSEHARD TIMESLITTLE DORRITA TALE OF TWO CITIESGREAT EXPECTATIONSOUR MUTUAL FRIENDTHE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROODJOHN JASPER'S SECRET by Henry MorfordThe Christmas NovellasA CHRISTMAS CAROLTHE CHIMESTHE CRICKET ON THE HEARTHTHE BATTLE OF LIFETHE HAUNTED MAN AND THE GHOSTS BARGAINThe Short StoriesLIST OF THE COMPLETE SHORT STORIESThe Short Story CollectionsSKETCHES BY BOZMASTER HUMPHREY'S CLOCKREPRINTED PIECESThe Collaborative WorksTHE SEVEN POOR TRAVELLERSTHE HOLLY-TREENO THOROUGHFAREMEMOIRS OF JOSEPH GRIMALDI by Thomas Egerton WilksAnd many moreThe PlaysAll the plays andSAM WELLER by W.T MoncrieffOLIVER TWIST by Charles Zachary BarnettThe PoetryLIST OF THE POETRYThe Non-FictionAMERICAN NOTESMISCELLANEOUS PAPERSAnd many moreThe AdaptationsTALES FROM DICKENS by Hallie Erminie RivesThe CriticismAPPRECIATIONS AND CRITICISMS OF THE WORKS OF CHARLES DICKENS by G. K.
/book/show/21309461-daniel-deronda-annotated-with-a-detailed-biography-of-the-author?from_search=true	George Eliot	Daniel Deronda (Annotated) with a detailed Biography of the Author	Daniel Deronda contains two main strains of plot, united by the title character. The novel begins in mid-story in late August 1865 with the meeting of Daniel Deronda and Gwendolen Harleth in the fictional town of Leubronn, Germany. Daniel finds himself attracted to, but wary of, the beautiful, stubborn, and selfish Gwendolen, whom he sees lose all her winnings in a game ofDaniel Deronda contains two main strains of plot, united by the title character. The novel begins in mid-story in late August 1865 with the meeting of Daniel Deronda and Gwendolen Harleth in the fictional town of Leubronn, Germany. Daniel finds himself attracted to, but wary of, the beautiful, stubborn, and selfish Gwendolen, whom he sees lose all her winnings in a game of roulette. The next day, Gwendolen receives a letter from her mother telling her that the family is financially ruined and asking her to come home. In despair at losing all her money, Gwendolen pawns a necklace and debates gambling again in order to make her fortune. In a fateful moment, however, her necklace is returned to her by a porter, and she realizes that Daniel saw her pawn the necklace and redeemed it for her. From this point, the plot breaks off into two separate flashbacks, one which gives us the history of Gwendolen Harleth and one of Daniel Deronda.In October 1864,[ soon after the death of Gwendolen's stepfather, Gwendolen and her family move to a new neighborhood. It is here that she meets Henleigh Mallinger Grandcourt, a taciturn and calculating man, who proposes marriage shortly after their first meeting. At first open to his advances, she eventually flees (to the German town in which she meets Deronda) upon discovering that he has several children with his mistress, Lydia Glasher. This portion of the novel sets Gwendolen up as a haughty, selfish, yet affectionate daughter, admired for her beauty but suspected by many in society because of her satirical observations and somewhat manipulative behavior. She is also prone to fits of terror that shake her otherwise calm and controlling exterior.Deronda has been raised by a wealthy gentleman, Sir Hugo Mallinger. Deronda's relationship to Sir Hugo is ambiguous and it is widely believed, even by Deronda, that he is Sir Hugo's illegitimate son, though no one is certain. Deronda is an intelligent, light-hearted and compassionate young man who cannot quite decide what to do with his life, and this is a sore point between him and Sir Hugo, who wants him to go into politics. One day in late July 1864, as he is boating on the Thames, Deronda rescues a young Jewish woman, Mirah Lapidoth, from attempting to drown herself. He takes her to the home of friends of his, and it is discovered that Mirah is a singer. She has come to London to search for her mother and brother after running away from her father, who kidnapped her when she was a child and forced her into an acting troupe. She ran away from him finally because she feared he was planning to sell her into an immoral relationship with a friend of his. Moved by her tale, Deronda undertakes to help her look for her mother (who turns out to have died years earlier) and brother and through this, he is introduced to London's Jewish community. Mirah and Daniel grow closer and Daniel, anxious about his growing affection for her, leaves for a short time to join Sir Hugo in Leubronn, where he and Gwendolen first meet.From here, the story picks up in real time, and Gwendolen returns from Germany in early September 1865 because her family has lost its fortune in an economic downturn. Gwendolen, having an antipathy to marriage, the only respectable way in which a woman could achieve financial security, attempts to avoid working as a governess by pursuing a career in singing or on the stage, but a prominent musician tells her she does not have the talent. In order to save herself and her family from relative poverty, she marries the wealthy Grandcourt, whom she believes she can manipulate to maintain her freedom to do what she likes, despite having promised Mrs. Glasher she would not marry him and fearing that it is a mistake.Includes a biography of the author.
/book/show/11579766-jo-s-boys?from_search=true	Louisa May Alcott Golgotha Press	Jo's Boys (Annotated with Biography of Alcott and Plot Analysis)	Jos Boys continues the story of many of the characters that appeared in Little Women and Little Men. Jo and her husband Professor Bhaer are now running Laurence College, the funding of which was made possible by the estate of Old Mr. Laurence. The institution supports the educational philosophy and practices evident in Little Men and reflects the ideas of Alcott and herJos Boys continues the story of many of the characters that appeared in Little Women and Little Men. Jo and her husband Professor Bhaer are now running Laurence College, the funding of which was made possible by the estate of Old Mr. Laurence. The institution supports the educational philosophy and practices evident in Little Men and reflects the ideas of Alcott and her father Amos Bronson Alcott, an educator and philosopher. Laurence College is a post-secondary school where the students of Little Men are continuing their education.This annotated edition includes a biography and critical essay.
/book/show/5357813-soul-of-the-age?from_search=true	Jonathan Bate	Soul of the Age: A Biography of the Mind of William Shakespeare	One man in his time plays many parts,His acts being seven ages.In this illuminating, innovative biography, Jonathan Bate, one of todays most accomplished Shakespearean scholars, has found a fascinating new way to tell the story of the great dramatist. Using the Bards own immortal list of a mans seven ages in, Bate deduces the crucial events of ShakespeaOne man in his time plays many parts,His acts being seven ages.In this illuminating, innovative biography, Jonathan Bate, one of todays most accomplished Shakespearean scholars, has found a fascinating new way to tell the story of the great dramatist. Using the Bards own immortal list of a mans seven ages in, Bate deduces the crucial events of Shakespeares life and connects them to his world and work as never before.Here is the author as an infant, born into a world of plague and syphillis, diseases with which he became closely familiar; as a schoolboy, a position he portrayed in, in which a clever, cheeky lad named William learns Latin grammar; as a lover, married at eighteen to an older woman already pregnant, perhaps presaging Bassanio, who inwon a wife who could save him from financial ruin. Here, too, is Shakespeare as a soldier, writing Henry the Fifths St. Crispins Day speech, with a nod to his own monarch Elizabeth Is passionate addresses; as a justice, revealing his possible legal training in his precise use of the law in plays fromto; and as a pantaloon, an early retiree because of, Bate postulates, either illness or a scandal. Finally, Shakespeare enters oblivion, with sonnets that suggest he actively sought immortality through his art and secretly helped shape his posthumous image more than anyone ever knew.Equal parts masterly detective story, brilliant literary analysis, and insightful world history,is more than a superb new recounting of Shakespeares experiences; it is a bold and entertaining work of scholarship and speculation, one that shifts from past to present, reality to the imagination, to reveal how this unsurpassed artist came to be.
/book/show/128877.Truffaut?from_search=true	Antoine de Baecque Serge Toubiana	Truffaut: A Biography	Here is the definitive story of one of the most celebrated filmmakers of our time, an intensely private individual who cultivated the public image of a man consumed by his craft. But as this absorbing biography shows, Truffaut's personal storyfrom which he drew extensively to create the characters and plots of his filmsis itself an extraordinary human drama.
/book/show/30622648-alexander-hamilton?from_search=true	Richard Sylla	Alexander Hamilton: The Illustrated Biography	This richly illustrated biography portrays Alexander Hamiltons fascinating life alongside his key contributions to American history, including his unsung role as an early abolitionist. An immigrant from the West Indies, he played a cruciThis richly illustrated biography portrays Alexander Hamiltons fascinating life alongside his key contributions to American history, including his unsung role as an early abolitionist. An immigrant from the West Indies, he played a crucial part in the political, legal, and economic development of the new nation: He served as Washingtons right-hand man during the Revolutionary War; he helped establish the Constitution; he wrote most of; and he modernized Americas fledgling finances, among other notable achievements. Noted Hamilton scholar and chairman of the Museum of American Finance, Richard Sylla, brings the flesh-and-blood manstudent, soldier, lawyer, political scientist, finance minister, and politicianto life and reveals captivating details of his private life as well as his infamous demise at the hands of Vice President Aaron Burr, expertly telling Hamiltons incredible story like no other.
/book/show/3237355-isadora-duncan?from_search=true	Sabrina Jones Paul M. Buhle (Editor) Lori Belilove (Forward)	Isadora Duncan: A Graphic Biography	Myth and controversy still swirl around the dramatic figure of Isadora Duncan. The pioneering modern dancer emerged from provincial nineteenth-century America to captivate the cultural capitals of Europe, reinvent dance as a fine art, and leave a trail of scandals in her wake. From her unconventional California girlhood to her tragic death on the French Riviera fifty yearsMyth and controversy still swirl around the dramatic figure of Isadora Duncan. The pioneering modern dancer emerged from provincial nineteenth-century America to captivate the cultural capitals of Europe, reinvent dance as a fine art, and leave a trail of scandals in her wake. From her unconventional California girlhood to her tragic death on the French Riviera fifty years later, Duncan's journey was an uncompromising quest for truth, beauty, and freedom.Here Duncan's art and ideas come vividly to life. Each page is a unique dance of words and images, reflecting Duncan's courage, passion, and idealism in a way sure to inspire another generation of admirers.
/book/show/200036.Stalin?from_search=true	Isaac Deutscher	Stalin: A Political Biography	Firmly established as the standard Stalin biography, Deutscher's volume clearly demonstrates the forces that shaped this leader and the political scene of his time.
/book/show/1129670.Orson_Welles?from_search=true	Barbara Leaming	Orson Welles: A Biography	...[A] beautifully researched, valuable study of one of America's most influential and mysterious artists. ...[What] makes this book remarkable is Welles's own contribution. His comments, opinions, interviews cut in and out of the narrative with an almost cinematic force. -Patricia Bosworth
/book/show/17174424-rajinikanth?from_search=true	Naman Ramachandran	Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography	'When I will come, or how, nobody knows, but I will arrive when I ought to' MUTHU (1995) Rajinikanth is, quite simply, the biggest superstar cinema-crazy India has ever seen. His stylized dialogues and screen mannerisms are legion, and his guy-next-door-cum-superhero image has found a hysterically appreciative following among millions of moviegoers. Naman Ramachandran's ma'When I will come, or how, nobody knows, but I will arrive when I ought to' MUTHU (1995) Rajinikanth is, quite simply, the biggest superstar cinema-crazy India has ever seen. His stylized dialogues and screen mannerisms are legion, and his guy-next-door-cum-superhero image has found a hysterically appreciative following among millions of moviegoers. Naman Ramachandran's marvellous biography recounts Rajini's career in meticulous detail, tracing his incredible cinematic journey from his very first film, Apoorva Raagangal, in 1975 to memorable forays into Bollywood like Andha Kanoon and Hum, from landmark films like Billa, Thalapathi and Annamalai to the mega successes of Baashha, Muthu, Padayappa, Chandramukhi, Sivaji and Enthiran. Along the way, the book provides rare insights into the Thalaivar's personal life, from his childhood days to his times of struggle-when he was still Shivaji Rao Gaekwad-and then his eventual stardom: revealing how a legend was born. Rajinikanth has not written his memoirs; this book is the closest we are likely to get to the definitive Rajini story.
/book/show/164437.A_Woman_Named_Jackie?from_search=true	C. David Heymann	A Woman Named Jackie: An Intimate Biography of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis	A biography of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
/book/show/958040.Freedom_for_the_Thought_That_We_Hate?from_search=true	Anthony  Lewis	Freedom for the Thought That We Hate: A Biography of the First Amendment	
/book/show/29632912-lord-jim---joseph-conrad-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	Joseph Conrad Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Lord Jim - Joseph Conrad (With Notes)(Biography)(Illustrated)	Lord Jim is a novel by Joseph Conrad originally published as a serial in Blackwood's Magazine from October 1899 to November 1900.An early and primary event is the abandonment of a ship in distress by its crew including the young British seaman Jim. He is publicly censured for this action and the novel follows his later attempts at coming to terms with his past.In 1998, tLord Jim is a novel by Joseph Conrad originally published as a serial in Blackwood's Magazine from October 1899 to November 1900.An early and primary event is the abandonment of a ship in distress by its crew including the young British seaman Jim. He is publicly censured for this action and the novel follows his later attempts at coming to terms with his past.In 1998, the Modern Library ranked Lord Jim 85th on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.
/book/show/62385.Stanley_Kubrick?from_search=true	Vincent Lobrutto	Stanley Kubrick: A Biography	Stanley Kubrick, director of the acclaimed filmsandis arguably one of the greatest American filmmakers. Yet, despite being hailed as a giant by Orson Welles, little is known about the reclusive director.the first full-length studyStanley Kubrick, director of the acclaimed filmsandis arguably one of the greatest American filmmakers. Yet, despite being hailed as a giant by Orson Welles, little is known about the reclusive director.the first full-length study of his lifeis based on assiduous archival research as well as new interviews with friends, family, and colleagues.Film scholar Vincent LoBRutto provides a comprehensive portrait of the director, from his high school days, in the Bronx and his stint as a photographer formagazine, through the creation of his wide-ranging movies, including the long-awaitedThe author provides behind-the-scenes details about writing, filming, financing, and reception of the directors entire output, paying close attention to the technical innovations and to his often contentious relationships with actors. This fascinating biography exposes the enigma that is Stanley Kubrick while placing him in context of film history.
/book/show/9342415-map-of-a-nation?from_search=true	Rachel Hewitt	Map of a Nation: A Biography of the Ordnance Survey	The fascinating, charming, heart-warming and epic story of the heroic efforts and scientific ingenuity that went into mapping Britain. A cartographers dream... (his)
/book/show/228623.Prick_Up_Your_Ears?from_search=true	John Lahr	Prick Up Your Ears: The Biography of Joe Orton	John Lahrcritic, novelist, and biographer of his father Bert Lahrreconstructs both the life and death of Joe Orton in another extraordinary biography that was chosen Book of the Year by Truman Capote and Nobel Prize-winning novelist Patrick White when it first appeared in 1978.I have high hopes of dying in my prime, Joe Orton confiJohn Lahrcritic, novelist, and biographer of his father Bert Lahrreconstructs both the life and death of Joe Orton in another extraordinary biography that was chosen Book of the Year by Truman Capote and Nobel Prize-winning novelist Patrick White when it first appeared in 1978.I have high hopes of dying in my prime, Joe Orton confided to his diary in July, 1967. Less than one month later, Britain's most promising comic playwright was murdered by his lover in the London flat they had shared for fifteen years. Lahr chronicles Orton's working-class childhood and stagestruck adolescence, the scandals and disasters of his early professional years, and the brief, glittering success of his blistering comedies,is a watershed biography; it paved the way for Orton's revival and ensured his rightful place in the English repertoire.
/book/show/297991.James_Dean?from_search=true	John Howlett	James Dean: A Biography	Five decades after the death of James Dean, he is still revered as a distant myth and remains an enigma to a generation that hardly knows him. Yet it is this generation that has made him the most idolized actor of all time. While his film career lasted only sixteen months, it produced three cinematic greats:andJohn Howlett has cFive decades after the death of James Dean, he is still revered as a distant myth and remains an enigma to a generation that hardly knows him. Yet it is this generation that has made him the most idolized actor of all time. While his film career lasted only sixteen months, it produced three cinematic greats:andJohn Howlett has conducted extensive research and interviews with actors and directors who knew Dean, to produce a revealing portrait of a complex and tragic man - the perfect embodiment of an eternal struggle who was an inspiration to several generations of rebels without a cause. His anguish was exquisitely genuine on and off the screen, and his moments of joy are rare and precious. Here is James Dean from all sides: his talent for interpreting and expressing his role as an actor, his rebellious nature, his personal frankness, his ever-probing curiosity, his tenacious struggle for success, and his sadness and sensitivity.
/book/show/652441.Walt_Disney?from_search=true	Barbara Ford	Walt Disney: A Biography	This title ranks high for its portrayal. -- BL. SLJ, V. 1989.
/book/show/420553.the_Intimate_merton?from_search=true	Thomas Merton Patrick Hart Jonathan Montaldo	the Intimate merton: His Life Form His Journals	xvii, 375 pp. In this diary-like memoir, composed of his most poignant and insightful journal entries,The Intimate Mertonlays bare the steep ways of Thomas Merton's spiritual path. Culled from the seven volumes of his personal journals, this twenty nine year chronicle deepens and extends the story Thomas Merton recounted anxvii, 375 pp. In this diary-like memoir, composed of his most poignant and insightful journal entries,The Intimate Mertonlays bare the steep ways of Thomas Merton's spiritual path. Culled from the seven volumes of his personal journals, this twenty nine year chronicle deepens and extends the story Thomas Merton recounted and made famous inThe Seven Storey Mountain.This book is the spiritual autobiography of our century's most celebrated monk -- the wisdom gained from the personal experience of an enduring spiritual teacher. Here is Merton's account of his life's major challenges, his confrontations with monastic and church hierarchies, his interaction with religious traditions east and west, and his antiwar and civil-rights activities. InThe Intimate Mertonwe engage a writer's art of confession and witness as he searches for a contemporary, authentic, and global spirituality.Recounting Merton's earliest days in the monastery to his journey east to meet the Dalai Lama,The Intimate Mertoncaptures the essence of what makes Thomas Merton's life journey so perennially relevant.Keywords: THOMAS MERTON HIS LIFE FROM HIS JOURNALS PATRICK HART JONATHAN MONTALDO BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY SPIRITUAL SPIRITUALITY RELIGION RELIGIOUS SEVEN STOREY MOUNTAIN
/book/show/29352555-trump-this?from_search=true	Marc Shapiro	Trump This!: The Life and Times of Donald Trump, An Unauthorized Biography	Who is Donald Trump? A presidential candidate? A carnival barker in billionaires clothing. A God? A joke? These are some of the many questions asked and answered in Trump This! The Life And Times of Donald Trump: An Unauthorized Biography written by New York Times Bestselling Author Marc Shapiro.Bringing insight into the psychology and motivation of Donald Trump was theWho is Donald Trump? A presidential candidate? A carnival barker in billionaires clothing. A God? A joke? These are some of the many questions asked and answered in Trump This! The Life And Times of Donald Trump: An Unauthorized Biography written by New York Times Bestselling Author Marc Shapiro.Bringing insight into the psychology and motivation of Donald Trump was the equivalent of solving a mystery. What guides Trump to the decisions he makes? Is his personality real or just a caricature driven smokescreen? Is he the living embodiment of a brand or does a heart and soul lurk beneath his flamboyant and often-bullying exterior? In answering those questions many heretofore unknown facts came to life.Trumps grandfather ran brothels during The Gold Rush years.His father allegedly ran with The Ku Klux Klan.Trump punched out a teacher in the second grade.Trump lived a wild, sexually charged life at Studio 54.The true story of how Trump avoided the draft.The affair that wrecked his first marriage.Why Trump sued a man because he had the same last name.His biggest business successes and failures.If you only discovered Donald Trump with the television show The Apprentice or with his recent entry into the Republican race for President of the United States, the chances are you think you know quite a bit about Donald Trump. But the reality is that, like all larger than life personalities, Trump has cultivated his public image well. Hes been selective in what hes let out and, when pressed, hes been quick to deny. Trump This! The Life And Times of Donald Trump: An Unauthorized Biography has dug deep into the truth that is Donald Trump.And this is what weve found.
/book/show/1176871.Monty?from_search=true	Robert LaGuardia	Monty: A Biography of Montgomery Clift	This first biography of Montgomery Clift breaks through the public and private faade of the brilliant actor who died, age 45, in 1966. With a worldly generosity, LaGuardia knowingly and sensitively explores a haunted man. His writing fearlessly penetrates the dark areas of the human psyche. (Many unpublished photographs).
/book/show/6804371-lady-gaga?from_search=true	Helia Phoenix	Lady Gaga: Just Dance: The Biography	Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, better know as Lady Gaga, was always destined to be different.A talented musician as a child, she learned piano at age four and wrote her first ballad at age of 13.Turning her back on the world of typical teenage girls, shepartied hardandmaStefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, better know as Lady Gaga, was always destined to be different.A talented musician as a child, she learned piano at age four and wrote her first ballad at age of 13.Turning her back on the world of typical teenage girls, shepartied hardandmade friends with gogo dancers and drag queens, much to the despair of her parents. But she was a born performer, destined to be on the stage. Unlike fake starlets who become famous overnight, Gaga earned her success the hard way, working night after night at sleazy bars and clubs, performing at every club in New York, getting booed offstage, andin the process,finding herselfas a singer, a dancer, a performer, and an artist. She has shocked the public with her crazy outfits, individual sense of style, and headstrong manner. She has sold millions of records, performed to millions of people, and through it all, she has won hearts with her brashness and honesty.
/book/show/1070360.Roses_from_the_Earth?from_search=true	Carol Ann Lee	Roses from the Earth: The Biography of Anne Frank	Anne Frank's diary is the most widely-read book after the Bible, yet never before has a biography of her been published. Carol Anne Lee has been allowed access to previously unpublished documents and gives a definitive account of Anne Frank's short life before, during and after the diary.
/book/show/22140674-alex-ferguson?from_search=true	Alex Ferguson	Alex Ferguson: My Biography	Over the past four years, Alex Fergusonhas been reflecting on and jotting down the highlights of his extraordinary career, and here he reveals his amazing story as it unfolded, from his very early days in the tough shipyard areas of Govan. Sir AOver the past four years, Alex Fergusonhas been reflecting on and jotting down the highlights of his extraordinary career, and here he reveals his amazing story as it unfolded, from his very early days in the tough shipyard areas of Govan. Sir Alex announced his retirement as manager of Manchester United after 27 years in the role. He has gone out in a blaze of glory, with United winning the Premier League for the 13th time, and he is widely considered to be the greatest manager in the history of British soccer. Over the last quarter of a century there have been seismic changes at Manchester United, with the only constant element the quality of the manager's league-winning squad and United's run of success, which included winning the Champions League for a second time in 2008. Sir Alex created a purposeful, but welcoming, and much envied culture at the club which has lasted the test of time. He discusses managing these seismic changes, and the growth of Man U as a global sports power. Heshares the farewells to Roy Keane and David Beckham, describes the process of building a new Champions League side around Ronaldo and Rooney, and ruminates upon the great rivalries with Liverpool, Arsenal, Chelsea, and City. He alsoshares his thoughts on the psychology ofmanagement, and his passions and interests outside the game.
/book/show/911064.Nasser?from_search=true	Said K. Aburish	Nasser: The Last Arab: A Biography	Since the death of Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1970 there has been no ideology to capture the imagination of the Arab world except Islamic fundamentalism. Any sense of completely secular Arab states ended with him and what we see today happening in the Middle East is a direct result of Western opposition to Nasser's strategies and ideals.Nasser is a fascinatinSince the death of Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1970 there has been no ideology to capture the imagination of the Arab world except Islamic fundamentalism. Any sense of completely secular Arab states ended with him and what we see today happening in the Middle East is a direct result of Western opposition to Nasser's strategies and ideals.Nasser is a fascinating figure fraught with dilemmas. With the CIA continually trying to undermine him, Nasser threw his lot in with the Soviet Union, even though he was fervently anti-Communist. Nasser wanted to build up a military on par with Israel's, but didn't want either the '56 or '67 wars. This was a man who was a dictator, but also a popular leader with an ideology which appealed to most of the Arab people and bound them together. While he was alive, there was a brief chance of actual Arab unity producing common, honest, and incorruptible governments throughout the region.More than ever, the Arab world is anti-Western and teetering on disaster, and this examination of Nasser's life is tantamount to understanding whether the interests of the West and the Arab world are reconcilable.is a definitive and engaging portrait of a man who stood at the center of this continuing clash in the Middle East.
/book/show/849539.Cleopatra?from_search=true	Ernle Dusgate Selby Bradford	Cleopatra	Had Julius Ceasar not been murdered, Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, might well have become the Empress of Rome and all the Mediterranean world, living to see it ruled by a Julian-Ptolemaic dynasty. The Queen of the Nile was only 17 when she ascended the throne of Egypt in 51BC. This ambitious young woman - married to her younger brother and co-ruler Ptolomy XIII - watched thHad Julius Ceasar not been murdered, Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, might well have become the Empress of Rome and all the Mediterranean world, living to see it ruled by a Julian-Ptolemaic dynasty. The Queen of the Nile was only 17 when she ascended the throne of Egypt in 51BC. This ambitious young woman - married to her younger brother and co-ruler Ptolomy XIII - watched the savage struggle between Ceasar and Pompey, hoping that Rome would destroy itself in the process. This astutue politician devoted her life to trying to save the Kingdom of Egypt from domination by the Romans. That she became the lover of both Ceasar and Mark Anthony was perhaps prompted by political considerations rather than passion. This text presents a biography of one of the world's most legendary women.
/book/show/518654.Gene_Kelly?from_search=true	Clive Hirschhorn	Gene Kelly: A Biography	Gene Kelly: A biography
/book/show/17759228-the-book-of-job?from_search=true	Mark Larrimore	The Book of Job: A Biography	The Book of Job raises stark questions about the nature and meaning of innocent suffering and the relationship of the human to the divine, yet it is also one of the Bible's most obscure and paradoxical books, one that defies interpretation even today. Mark Larrimore provides a panoramic history of this remarkable book, traversing centuries and traditions to examine how JobThe Book of Job raises stark questions about the nature and meaning of innocent suffering and the relationship of the human to the divine, yet it is also one of the Bible's most obscure and paradoxical books, one that defies interpretation even today. Mark Larrimore provides a panoramic history of this remarkable book, traversing centuries and traditions to examine how Job's trials and his challenge to God have been used and understood in diverse contexts, from commentary and liturgy to philosophy and art.Larrimore traces Job's obscure origins and his reception and use in the Midrash, burial liturgies, and folklore, and by figures such as Gregory the Great, Maimonides, John Calvin, Immanuel Kant, William Blake, Margarete Susman, and Elie Wiesel. He chronicles the many ways the Book of Job's interpreters have linked it to other biblical texts; to legends, allegory, and negative and positive theologies; as well as to their own individual and collective experiences. Larrimore revives old questions and provides illuminating new contexts for contemporary ones. Was Job a Jew or a gentile? Was his story history or fable? What is meant by the patience of Job, and does Job exhibit it? Why does God speak yet not engage Job's questions?Offering rare insights into this iconic and enduring book, Larrimore reveals how Job has come to be viewed as the Bible's answer to the problem of evil and the perennial question of why a God who supposedly loves justice permits bad things to happen to good people.
/book/show/2382124.Nathanael_Greene?from_search=true	Gerald M. Carbone	Nathanael Greene: A Biography of the American Revolution	When the Revolutionary War began, Nathanael Greene was a private in the militia, the lowest rank possible, yet he emerged from the war with a reputation as George Washington's most gifted and dependable officer--celebrated as one of three most important generals. Upon taking command of America's Southern Army in 1780, Nathanael Greene was handed troops that consisted of 1,When the Revolutionary War began, Nathanael Greene was a private in the militia, the lowest rank possible, yet he emerged from the war with a reputation as George Washington's most gifted and dependable officer--celebrated as one of three most important generals. Upon taking command of America's Southern Army in 1780, Nathanael Greene was handed troops that consisted of 1,500 starving, nearly naked men. Gerald Carboneexplains how within a year,the small worn-out army ran the British troops out of Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina and intothe finaltrap at Yorktown. Despite his huge military successes andtactical geniusGreene's story has a dark side.Gerald Carbone drew on 25 years of reporting and researching experience to create hischronicle ofGreene's unlikely rise to success and his fall into debt and anonymity.
/book/show/774465.The_Bending_Cross?from_search=true	Ray Ginger Mike Davis (introduction)	The Bending Cross: A Biography of Eugene Victor Debs	Eugene Debs in 1918Orator, organizer, self-taught scholar, presidential candidate, and prisoner, Eugene Debs lifelong commitment to the fight for a better world is chronicled in this unparalleled biography by historian Ray Ginger. This movingEugene Debs in 1918Orator, organizer, self-taught scholar, presidential candidate, and prisoner, Eugene Debs lifelong commitment to the fight for a better world is chronicled in this unparalleled biography by historian Ray Ginger. This moving story presents the definitive account of the life and legacy of the most eloquent spokesperson and leader of the U.S. labor and socialist movements.With a new introduction by Mike Davis.The best biography of Eugene Debs yet published.A valuable contribution to the history of American political and economic radicalism.American Historical ReviewMasterful.Michael HarringtonThe Bending Cross offers us an old-fashionedand, yes, incorrigibly romanticethos for activism; an antidote to jaded postmodernist cynicism, made compelling and coherent by the example of Debss own life. It is ironic that the Socialist leader was imprisoned for disloyalty, since what most distinguished Debs was his moral steadfastness and unbreakable loyalty to the labor movement.Mike Davis, from the Introduction
/book/show/877559.Marina_Abramovic?from_search=true	Marina Abramovi	Marina Abramovic: The Biography of Biographies	While embodying all the fundamental stages of Marina Abramovic's life and work, The Biography of Biographies reveals, through numerous beautiful reproductions, an artist who has deeply affected the art of our time and who possesses an extraordinary ability to revisit and reinterpret her own story through the use of performance as a form of visual art. This new stagingWhile embodying all the fundamental stages of Marina Abramovic's life and work, The Biography of Biographies reveals, through numerous beautiful reproductions, an artist who has deeply affected the art of our time and who possesses an extraordinary ability to revisit and reinterpret her own story through the use of performance as a form of visual art. This new staging of The Biography--called The Biography Remix--is carried out in collaboration with Michael Laub, a theater director who has maintained a close involvement with Abramovic's work and shares with her a deep personal trust. The performance is not theater; it's not dance; it's not even video. Abramovic and Laub have developed a new and sometimes indefinable relationship between visual art, performance and theater--a uniquely direct relationship that builds work of great simplicity and beauty that has the power to move, surprise and entertain.
/book/show/25860155-de-profundis--?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde	De Profundis - (full original version with biography and introduction + 10 original illustrations)	DE PROFUNDIS by Oscar Wilde - Full original version with biography and introduction + 10 original illustrationsWritten while its unfortunate author was a prisoner in Reading Gaol, De Profundis contains what is probably the most sincere and personal expression of his peculiarly artificial and sensitive nature. He records his bitterness toward society on his downfall, his aDE PROFUNDIS by Oscar Wilde - Full original version with biography and introduction + 10 original illustrationsWritten while its unfortunate author was a prisoner in Reading Gaol, De Profundis contains what is probably the most sincere and personal expression of his peculiarly artificial and sensitive nature. He records his bitterness toward society on his downfall, his abject grief during his first months of prison discipline, and then the gradual growth of repentant spirit, and a courageous resolve to go out into the world and complete his artistic career. As a human document this work possesses unique value and interest, and the beauty of its style entitles it to a high place in the literature of the time.Known for his barbed wit, Oscar Wilde was one of the most successful late-Victorian playwrights and a great celebrity. The Importance of Being Earnest and The Picture of Dorian Gray are among his best known works. He is perhaps most famous for his trial, in which he eloquently defended homosexual love and was sentenced to two years of hard labor.
/book/show/23442621-different-every-time?from_search=true	Marcus O'Dair	Different Every Time: The Authorised Biography of Robert Wyatt	This is the first and definitive biography of Robert Wyatt, Britain's greatest cult musician. Robert Wyatt started out as the drummer and singer for Soft Machine, who shared a residency at Middle Earth with the Pink Floyd and toured America with Jimi Hendrix. He brought a Bohemian and jazz outlook to the 1960s rock scene, having honed his drumming skills in a shed at the eThis is the first and definitive biography of Robert Wyatt, Britain's greatest cult musician. Robert Wyatt started out as the drummer and singer for Soft Machine, who shared a residency at Middle Earth with the Pink Floyd and toured America with Jimi Hendrix. He brought a Bohemian and jazz outlook to the 1960s rock scene, having honed his drumming skills in a shed at the end of Robert Graves' garden in Mallorca. His life took an abrupt turn after he fell from a fourth floor window at a party and was paralysed from the waist down. He reinvented himself as a singer and composer with the extraordinary album Rock Bottom that has brought him a loyal following not just in Britain but in France, Italy and Germany. Today, Wyatt remains perennially hip, guesting with artists such as Bjork, Brian Eno, Scritti Politti, David Gilmour and Hot Chip. Marcus O'Dair has talked to all of them - indeed to just about everyone who has shaped, or been shaped by, Wyatt over five decades of music history.
/book/show/628918.Rodin?from_search=true	Frederic V. Grunfeld	Rodin: A Biography	Auguste Rodin (18401917) was not only the world's greatest sculptor, known for such works asand dozens of others, but also one of the most remarkable personalities of modern times: an artist who outraged contemporaries with his disturbingly unfinished monuments; a sensualist who shocked France with his scandalous relationships; andAuguste Rodin (18401917) was not only the world's greatest sculptor, known for such works asand dozens of others, but also one of the most remarkable personalities of modern times: an artist who outraged contemporaries with his disturbingly unfinished monuments; a sensualist who shocked France with his scandalous relationships; and a friend to the most gifted writers and artists of his day. Beautifully written and illustrated,is the definitive biography of a man whose influence on sculpture was as profound as Michelangelo's.
/book/show/5308910-hyderabad?from_search=true	Narendra Luther	Hyderabad: A Biography	Muhammad Quil Qutb Shah built the beautiful city of Hyderabad as a 'replica of heaven on earth'. It was plundered in 1687 by the Mughal forces led by Aurangzeb. After a long period of neglect it rose to be the capital of the expansive Deccan province. The city witnessed phenomenal expansion under Asaf Jah I, and also the dissipation of his legacy. The author acknowledges tMuhammad Quil Qutb Shah built the beautiful city of Hyderabad as a 'replica of heaven on earth'. It was plundered in 1687 by the Mughal forces led by Aurangzeb. After a long period of neglect it rose to be the capital of the expansive Deccan province. The city witnessed phenomenal expansion under Asaf Jah I, and also the dissipation of his legacy. The author acknowledges the most unique feature of this city--the continuance of its cosmopolitan character in the face of communal pressures. He attributes this amalgam of Hindu and Muslim cultures to the mixed 'parentage'--Hind and Muslim--of its rulers.This volume spans the history of the city from its birth up to the elections of 2004. This book combines the sweep of popular history of the city with the rigour of historiography to make it a fascinating reading of the cultural and political history of the city of Hyderabad.
/book/show/214925.Queen_of_France?from_search=true	Andr Castelot	Queen of France: A Biography of Marie Antoinette	This collectible book is a biography of Marie Antoinette.
/book/show/14891803-the-book-of-genesis?from_search=true	Ronald Hendel	The Book of Genesis: A Biography	During its 2,500-year life, the book of Genesis has been the keystone to almost every important claim about reality, humanity, and God in Judaism and Christianity. And it continues to play a central role in debates about science, politics, and human rights. With clarity and skill, acclaimed biblical scholar Ronald Hendel provides a panoramic history of this iconic book, exDuring its 2,500-year life, the book of Genesis has been the keystone to almost every important claim about reality, humanity, and God in Judaism and Christianity. And it continues to play a central role in debates about science, politics, and human rights. With clarity and skill, acclaimed biblical scholar Ronald Hendel provides a panoramic history of this iconic book, exploring its impact on Western religion, philosophy, science, politics, literature, and more.Hendel traces how Genesis has shaped views of reality, and how changing views of reality have shaped interpretations of Genesis. Literal and figurative readings have long competed with each other. Hendel tells how Luther's criticisms of traditional figurative accounts of Genesis undermined the Catholic Church; how Galileo made the radical argument that the cosmology of Genesis wasn't scientific evidence; and how Spinoza made the equally radical argument that the scientific method should be applied to Genesis itself. Indeed, Hendel shows how many high points of Western thought and art have taken the form of encounters with Genesis--from Paul and Augustine to Darwin, Emily Dickinson, and Kafka.From debates about slavery, gender, and sexuality to the struggles over creationism and evolution, Genesis has shaped our world and continues to do so today. This wide-ranging account tells the remarkable story of the life of Genesis like no other book.
/book/show/2188642.Not_the_Girl_Next_Door?from_search=true	Charlotte Chandler	Not the Girl Next Door: A Personal Biography of Joan Crawford	In this fascinating new biography of screen legend Joan Crawford, Charlotte Chandler draws on exclusive and remarkably candid interviews with Crawford herself and with others who knew her, including first husband Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and Crawford's daughter Cathy. As a result, this biography is fresh and revealing, a brand-new look at one of Hollywood's most acclaimed sIn this fascinating new biography of screen legend Joan Crawford, Charlotte Chandler draws on exclusive and remarkably candid interviews with Crawford herself and with others who knew her, including first husband Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and Crawford's daughter Cathy. As a result, this biography is fresh and revealing, a brand-new look at one of Hollywood's most acclaimed stars.Joan Crawford was born Lucille LeSueur in San Antonio, Texas, in 1908 (as she always insisted, though other sources disagreed). Her father abandoned the family, and her mother soon remarried; Lucille was now known as Billie Cassin. Young Billie loved to dance and achieved her early success in silent films playing a dancer. Her breakthrough role came in Our Dancing Daughters. Soon married to Hollywood royalty, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. (who called her Billie), she was a star in her own right, playing opposite John Barrymore and a stellar cast in M-G-M's Grand Hotel.Crawford was cast opposite another young star, Clark Gable, in several films. They would sometimes play lovers on screen -- and off as well. After her marriage to Fairbanks broke up, Crawford married actor Franchot Tone. That marriage soon began to show strains, and Crawford was sometimes seen riding with Spencer Tracy, who gave her a horse she named Secret. Crawford left M-G-M for Warners, and around the time she married her third husband, Phillip Terry, she won her Oscar for best actress (one of three times she was nominated) in Mildred Pierce. But by the 1950s the film roles dried up. Crawford and Terry had divorced, and Crawford married her fourth husband, Pepsi-Cola executive Alfred Steele. In 1962, she and longtime cinematic rival Bette Davis staged a brief comeback in the macabre but commercial What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? Following Steele's death, Crawford became a director of Pepsi-Cola while she continued raising her four adopted children. Although her daughter Christina would publish the scathing memoir Mommie Dearest after Crawford's death, Chandler offers a contrasting portrait of Crawford, drawing in part on reminiscences of younger daughter Cathy among others.Not the Girl Next Door is perhaps Charlotte Chandler's finest Hollywood biography yet, an intimate portrait of a great star who was beautiful, talented, glamorous, and surprisingly vulnerable.
/book/show/713691.The_Cowboy_and_the_Senorita?from_search=true	Chris Enss Howard Kazanjian	The Cowboy and the Senorita: A Biography of Roy Rogers and Dale Evans	Roy Rogers and Dale Evans ruled the West from the silver screen as the King of Cowboys and and Queen of the West. Off screen, this husband and wife duo raised a family and lived the Code of the West. Now, in this new biography, named for their first feature film as a pair, the Rogers family shares the inside story of these beloved Western icons, detailing their personalRoy Rogers and Dale Evans ruled the West from the silver screen as the King of Cowboys and and Queen of the West. Off screen, this husband and wife duo raised a family and lived the Code of the West. Now, in this new biography, named for their first feature film as a pair, the Rogers family shares the inside story of these beloved Western icons, detailing their personal struggles and rise to stardom, the lives of their children, the tragedies that befell their family, and their memories of Roy and Dale and Trigger and other sidekicks on the silver screen and behind the scenes. More than sixty photographs of the couple at work and at home are included.
/book/show/6461465-pistol?from_search=true	Mark Kriegel	Pistol: A Biography of Pete Maravich	is more than the biography of a ballplayer. It's the stuff of classic novels: the story of a boy transformed by his father's dream -- and the cost of that dream. Even as Pete Maravich became Pistol Pete -- a basketball icon for baby boomers -- all the Maraviches paid a price. Now acclaimed author Mark Kriegel has brilliantly captured the saga of an American family:is more than the biography of a ballplayer. It's the stuff of classic novels: the story of a boy transformed by his father's dream -- and the cost of that dream. Even as Pete Maravich became Pistol Pete -- a basketball icon for baby boomers -- all the Maraviches paid a price. Now acclaimed author Mark Kriegel has brilliantly captured the saga of an American family: its rise, its apparent ruin, and, finally, its redemption.Almost four decades have passed since Maravich entered the national consciousness as basketball's boy wizard. No one had ever played the game like the kid with the floppy socks and shaggy hair. And all these years later, no one else ever has. The idea of Pistol Pete continues to resonate with young people today just as powerfully as it did with their fathers.In averaging 44.2 points a game at Louisiana State University, he established records that will never be broken. But even more enduring than the numbers was the sense of ecstasy and artistry with which he played. With the ball in his hands, Maravich had a singular power to inspire awe, inflict embarrassment, or even tell a joke.But he wasn't merely a mesmerizing showman. He was basketball's answer to Elvis, a white Southerner who sold Middle America on a black man's game. Like Elvis, he paid a terrible price, becoming a prisoner of his own fame.Set largely in the South, Kriegel'sa tale of obsession and basketball, fathers and sons, merges several archetypal characters. Maravich was a child prodigy, a prodigal son, his father's ransom in a Faustian bargain, and a Great White Hope. But he was also a creature of contradictions: always the outsider but a virtuoso in a team sport, an exuberant showman who wouldn't look you in the eye, a vegetarian boozer, an athlete who lived like a rock star, a suicidal genius saved by Jesus Christ.A renowned biographer --magazine called him a master -- Kriegel renders his subject with a style that is, by turns, heartbreaking, lyrical, and electric.The narrative begins in 1929, the year a missionary gave Pete's father a basketball. Press Maravich had been a neglected child trapped in a hellish industrial town, but the game enabled him to blossom. It also caused him to confuse basketball with salvation. The intensity of Press's obsession initiates a journey across three generations of Maraviches. Pistol Pete, a ballplayer unlike any other, was a product of his father's vanity and vision. But that dream continues to exact a price on Pete's own sons. Now in their twenties -- and fatherless for most of their lives -- they have waged their own struggles with the game and its ghosts.is an unforgettable biography. By telling one family's history, Kriegel has traced the history of the game and a large slice of the American narrative.
/book/show/97821.Milton_Friedman?from_search=true	Alan Ebenstein	Milton Friedman: A Biography	Born the son of immigrant parents, Milton Friedman went on tobecome a major figure during the resurgence of American conservatism.As an adviser to the Reagan administration and a widely read columnist, he played a vital role in shaping government policy and public opinion while he made headlines for his controversial views.Drawing on the author's unprecedented access toBorn the son of immigrant parents, Milton Friedman went on tobecome a major figure during the resurgence of American conservatism.As an adviser to the Reagan administration and a widely read columnist, he played a vital role in shaping government policy and public opinion while he made headlines for his controversial views.Drawing on the author's unprecedented access to personal archives--and to Friedman himself prior to his death in 2006--this is the first book to trace his life and development as an economic theorist. With a combination of revealing personal detail and fascinating exploration of economic theory, this is a revealing look at the man regarded by many as a hero of libertarianism and laissez-faire economics.
/book/show/20613818-an-american-cardinal?from_search=true	Christina Boyle	An American Cardinal: The Biography of Cardinal Timothy Dolan	The most powerful Roman Catholic leader in the United States had humble beginnings. Timothy Michael Dolan was born in Maplewood, Missouri in 1950. From an early age, those around him knew that he would become a priest. Through college and seminary, his power and spirituality grew. He was formally ordained in 1976. In 2009, he was made Archbishop of New York. Several monthsThe most powerful Roman Catholic leader in the United States had humble beginnings. Timothy Michael Dolan was born in Maplewood, Missouri in 1950. From an early age, those around him knew that he would become a priest. Through college and seminary, his power and spirituality grew. He was formally ordained in 1976. In 2009, he was made Archbishop of New York. Several months later he was elevated to cardinal. There were clear signs that the ailing Pope Benedict XVI saw him as a bright hope for the future. During the 2013 conclave, Vatican experts seriously wondered if he would be chosen to lead the Catholics of the world. The cardinal's rise is not, however, without its controversies. He was one of the Catholic leaders who dealt, harshly say some, with abusers and the abused in the church's sex scandal. He is a consummate player who doesn't shy away from picking a political battle. Christina Boyle'sis a book about power and the Roman Catholic church today framed by the life of a man who might someday become the first American pope.
/book/show/27251303-the-last-man-annotated?from_search=true	Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley	The Last Man (Annotated): Masterpiece Collection: Complete The Last Man Novel, Mary Shelley Reading Guide, Book List, and Biography	The Last Man, by Mary ShelleyIncludes:Complete BibliographyBiography of Mary ShelleyLive Linked table of contents for easy navigationSoon, too soon, I entered the giddy whirl; forgetting my studious hours, and the companionship of Adrian. Passionate desire of sympathy, and ardent pursuit for a wished-for object still characterized me. The sight of beauty entranced me,The Last Man, by Mary ShelleyIncludes:Complete BibliographyBiography of Mary ShelleyLive Linked table of contents for easy navigationSoon, too soon, I entered the giddy whirl; forgetting my studious hours, and the companionship of Adrian. Passionate desire of sympathy, and ardent pursuit for a wished-for object still characterized me. The sight of beauty entranced me, and attractive manners in man or woman won my entire confidence. I called it rapture, when a smile made my heart beat; and I felt the life's blood tingle in my frame, when I approached the idol which for awhile I worshipped. The mere flow of animal spirits was Paradise, and at night's close I only desired a renewal of the intoxicating delusion. The dazzling light of ornamented rooms; lovely forms arrayed in splendid dresses; the motions of a dance, the voluptuous tones of exquisite music, cradled my senses in one delightful dream.
/book/show/16703912-ed-sheeran?from_search=true	David Nolan	Ed Sheeran: The Biography. David Nolan	
/book/show/6326635-a-biography-of-rahul-dravid?from_search=true	Prabhudesai Devendra	A Biography Of Rahul Dravid: The Nice Guy Who Finished First	is a remarkable story of Rahul Dravid's illustrious career in international cricket that commenced in 1996. It tells the tale of a young man who has succeeded in his chosen profession through an ardent faith in the three 'D's of dedication, discipline and determination.The biography reconstructs the incidents and events that have contributedis a remarkable story of Rahul Dravid's illustrious career in international cricket that commenced in 1996. It tells the tale of a young man who has succeeded in his chosen profession through an ardent faith in the three 'D's of dedication, discipline and determination.The biography reconstructs the incidents and events that have contributed to making Rahul Dravid one of the greatest cricketers to have played the game, and an epitome of grace, humility and commitment to his team's cause. It is a tribute to a role model who refused to rest on his laurels, and remained as intense in his quest for perfection as he was when he started out.Rahul Dravid's moments of triumph are described, as also are his trials and tribulations. The book narrates the epic battle, one that he eventually won, to break free of the stereotypes that haunted him in his early years at the international level. His efforts to emerge from the intimidating shadows cast by his teammates and contemporaries are illustrated in great detail. This book highlights the physical, mental and of course, technical attributes that have elevated Rahul to legendary status.In this honest endeavour to recount the story of Rahul Dravid, the author is assisted by reminiscences for this mentors, seniors, teammates and even opponents, all of whom witnessed the making of a cricketing legend form close quarters. Then, there are the photographs, some of the best ever, which showcase, quite literally, the genius of one of the India's all-time greats.
/book/show/241787.Mountbatten?from_search=true	Philip Ziegler	Mountbatten: The Official Biography	A rounded, sympathetic and yet wholly undeceived portrait of the man and the many facets of his character. From his christening - which Queen Victoria attended - to his days as Supreme Commander in South-East Asia during World War II, to India where he oversaw the move to independence, to the Suez crisis, we discover a man who, for all the glitter and the gold, was nothingA rounded, sympathetic and yet wholly undeceived portrait of the man and the many facets of his character. From his christening - which Queen Victoria attended - to his days as Supreme Commander in South-East Asia during World War II, to India where he oversaw the move to independence, to the Suez crisis, we discover a man who, for all the glitter and the gold, was nothing if not human.
/book/show/25530230-the-prince-and-i?from_search=true	Julie Sarff	The Prince and I (The Royal Biography Cozy Mystery #1)	When Trudy Rue is assigned the royal biography of the Prince of Wales after her ex is murdered, Rudy is faced with a number of problems. One she doesnt know anything about the modern royal family and has no time to prepare, and two she is named a person of interest in the death of her ex. Under enormous pressure, she goes about her day, trying to do her job and becoming mWhen Trudy Rue is assigned the royal biography of the Prince of Wales after her ex is murdered, Rudy is faced with a number of problems. One she doesnt know anything about the modern royal family and has no time to prepare, and two she is named a person of interest in the death of her ex. Under enormous pressure, she goes about her day, trying to do her job and becoming more and more enchanted with the subject of her study. When the Prince gives her a private tour of Holyroodhouse she decides she is definitely smitten. There is no time for romance, however, as Trudy begins to uncover the dark secrets of her exs past, and the numerous people who might have wanted him dead.
/book/show/18668222-the-extraordinary-life-of-rebecca-west?from_search=true	Lorna Gibb	The Extraordinary Life of Rebecca West: A Biography	Rebecca West was a leading figure in the twentieth century literary scene. A passionate suffragist, socialist, fiercely intelligent, Rebecca West began her career as a writer with articles inand. Her first book, a biography of Henry James, was published when she was only twenty-four, and her first novel followed just two years later. She had a noRebecca West was a leading figure in the twentieth century literary scene. A passionate suffragist, socialist, fiercely intelligent, Rebecca West began her career as a writer with articles inand. Her first book, a biography of Henry James, was published when she was only twenty-four, and her first novel followed just two years later. She had a notorious affair with H.G. Wells, and their illegitimate son, Anthony, was born at the beginning of the First World War.The author of several novels, she is perhaps best remembered for her classic account of pre-war Yugoslavia,(published by Macmillan in 1941 and as relevant today as it was sixty years ago) and for her coverage of the Nuremberg Trials. When she died in 1983 at the age of 90, William Shawn, then editor-in-chief of the, said: Rebecca West was one of the giants and will have a lasting place in English literature. No one in this century wrote more dazzling prose, or had more wit, or looked at the intricacies of human character and the ways of the world more intelligently. Formidably talented, West was a towering figure in the British literary landscape. Lorna Gibb's vivid and insightful biography affords a dazzling insight into her life and work.
/book/show/2991.Louisa_May_Alcott?from_search=true	Madeleine B. Stern	Louisa May Alcott: A Biography: With an Introduction to the New Edition	Madeleine B. Stern, one of the world's leading Alcott scholars, shows how the breadth of Alcott's work, ranging from Little Women to sensational thrillers and war stories, serves as a reflection of a fascinating and complicated life dotted with poverty and riches alike, hard menial work, physical suffering relieved by opiates, and the acclaim of literary success.
/book/show/175541.Rabbi_Paul?from_search=true	Bruce Chilton	Rabbi Paul: An Intellectual Biography	A brilliant new biography of Saint Paul, whose interpretations of the life and teachings of Jesus transformed a loosely organized, grassroots peasant movement into the structured religion we know todayWithout Paul, there would be no Christianity. His letters to various churches scattered throughout the Roman Empire articulated, for the first time, the beliefs that make upA brilliant new biography of Saint Paul, whose interpretations of the life and teachings of Jesus transformed a loosely organized, grassroots peasant movement into the structured religion we know todayWithout Paul, there would be no Christianity. His letters to various churches scattered throughout the Roman Empire articulated, for the first time, the beliefs that make up the heart of Christian practice and faith. In this extraordinary biography, Bruce Chilton explains the changing images of Paul, from the early Church period when he was regarded as the premiere apostle who separated Christianity from Judaism to more recent liberal evaluations, which paint him as an antifeminist, homophobic figure more dedicated to doctrine than to spiritual freedom. By illuminating Pauls thoughts and contributions within the context of his time, Chilton restores him to his place as the founding architect of the Church and one of the most important figures in Western history.is at once a compelling, highly readable biography and a window on how Jesus message was transformed into a religion embraced by millions around the world. Drawing on Pauls own writings as well as historical and scholarly documents about his life and times, Chilton portrays an all-too-human saint who helped to create both the most beautiful and the most troublesome aspects of the Church. He shows that Paul sought to specify the correct approach to such central concerns as sexuality, obedience, faith, conscience, and spirit, to define religion as an institution, and to clarify the nature of the religious personalityissues that Christians still struggle with today.
/book/show/8879533-julie-andrews?from_search=true	Richard Stirling	Julie Andrews: An Intimate Biography	Julie Andrews is the last of the great Hollywood musical stars, unequaled by any in her time.InJulie Andrews had the biggest hit on Broadway. As the title character inshe won an Academy Award. And, in 1965,made her the most famous woman in the world and rescued Twentieth Century Fox from bankruptcy. Three years later, the dJulie Andrews is the last of the great Hollywood musical stars, unequaled by any in her time.InJulie Andrews had the biggest hit on Broadway. As the title character inshe won an Academy Award. And, in 1965,made her the most famous woman in the world and rescued Twentieth Century Fox from bankruptcy. Three years later, the disastrousalmost put the studio back under, and the leading lady of both films fell as spectacularly as she had risen.Her film career seemed over.Yet Julie Andrews survived, with what Moss Hart, director ofcalled that terrible British strength that makes you wonder why they lost India.directed by her second husband, Blake Edwards, reinvented her screen image---but its stage version in 1997 led to the devastating loss of her defining talent, her singing voice.Against all odds, she has fought back again, with leading roles inand. Thestory of bandy-legged little Julia Wells from Walton-on-Thames is even more extraordinary; fresh details of her family background have only recently come to light.This is the first completely new biography of Julie Andrews as artist, wife, and mother in over thirty-five years---combining the author's interviews with the star and his wide-ranging and riveting research. It is a frank but affectionate portrait of an enduring icon of stage and screen, who was made a Dame in the Millenium Honours List.Once dubbed the last of the really great broads by Paul Newman, she was the only actress in the 2002 BBC poll The 100 Greatest Britons. But whoDame Julie, and who is she now?This is her story.
/book/show/10443692-love-and-friendship?from_search=true	Jane Austen Golgotha Press	Love and Friendship	From the age of eleven until she was eighteen, Jane Austen wrote her tales in three notebooks. The notebooks still exist  one in the Bodleian Library; the other two in the British Museum. They include among others Love and Freindship, written when Jane was fourteen, and The History of England, when she was fifteen.Written in epistolary form, like her later unpublished novFrom the age of eleven until she was eighteen, Jane Austen wrote her tales in three notebooks. The notebooks still exist  one in the Bodleian Library; the other two in the British Museum. They include among others Love and Freindship, written when Jane was fourteen, and The History of England, when she was fifteen.Written in epistolary form, like her later unpublished novella, Lady Susan, Love and Freindship is thought to be one of the tales she wrote for the amusement of her family. The installments, written as letters from the heroine Laura, to Marianne, the daughter of her friend, Isabel, La Comtesse de Feuillide, may have come about as nightly readings by the young Jane in the Austen home. Love and Freindship (the misspelling is one of many in the story) is clearly a parody of romantic novels Austen read as a child. This is clear even from the subtitle, Deceived in Freindship and Betrayed in Love, which completely undercuts the title.In form, it resembles a fairy tale as much as anything else, featuring wild coincidences and turns of fortune, but Austen is determined to lampoon the conventions of romantic stories, right down to the utter failure of romantic fainting spells, which always turn out badly for the female characters.
/book/show/458126.Moody?from_search=true	John Charles Pollock	Moody: A Biography	This is a lively biography of the most influential evangelist of the last century, D. L. Moody, who traveled perhaps a million miles during his life preaching to more than one hundred million people.
/book/show/103014.Burton?from_search=true	Byron Farwell	Burton: A Biography of Sir Richard Francis Burton	No man can be all things at once, no matter how hard he tries, but no man ever tried harder than Richard Francis Burton. He made significant contributions in the fields of literature and geography, and was also a poet, traveler, soldier, diplomat, inventor, explorer, archaeologist, student of religion and more. But above all, Burton was an adventurer in both the intellectuNo man can be all things at once, no matter how hard he tries, but no man ever tried harder than Richard Francis Burton. He made significant contributions in the fields of literature and geography, and was also a poet, traveler, soldier, diplomat, inventor, explorer, archaeologist, student of religion and more. But above all, Burton was an adventurer in both the intellectual and spiritual world.
/book/show/33068.Oprah_Winfrey?from_search=true	Helen S. Garson	Oprah Winfrey: A Biography	The name and the face of Oprah Winfrey are instantly recognizable to just about every person in the United States. To millions of people around the world, Oprah is the embodiment of American spirit and entrepreneurial success; hers is a rags-to-riches story come to life. While there is a near continual barrage of information in the media about this larger-than-life woman,The name and the face of Oprah Winfrey are instantly recognizable to just about every person in the United States. To millions of people around the world, Oprah is the embodiment of American spirit and entrepreneurial success; hers is a rags-to-riches story come to life. While there is a near continual barrage of information in the media about this larger-than-life woman, this biography takes readers past all the hype and hyperbole and presents a candid, balanced portrait of the flesh-and-blood woman herself. This well- researched personal profile presents a realistic yet intimate portrait of Oprah that neither canonizes nor demonizes her. The dramatic events in her life, both the struggles and the successes, are detailed with factual accounts that guide readers through the complex, and sometimes controversial, course of Oprah's life from her childhood in Mississippi, to her current position of extraordinary success. This penetrating book chronicles for readers the significant people and events that have had the greatest impact on Oprah personally and professionally. The careful organization of this book, with eight well-developed chapters, also examines the myriad areas of Oprah's immeasurable impact on the people close to her and the public at large, from her literary and political influences, to her candor about her own ups and downs with mental and physical health issues. Each of these areas is well researched and narrated with an equanimity and lucidity that distinguishes this book from a tell-all approach.While this concise biography is written with the student in mind, and provides an ideal research tool, the lively writing style makes it enjoyable reading for anyone interested in knowing more about a truly remarkable woman. As a resource for research, the timeline is a very helpful tool in highlighting the significant events and understanding them in their chronological context. Readers will benefit from the wealth of materials that were consulted for this project: articles from the mainstream press, scholarly studies, published and televised interviews, reference materials and Internet sources.
/book/show/26137285-the-mysterious-stranger?from_search=true	Mark Twain Jan Oliveira (Editor)	The Mysterious Stranger (Illustrated with Notes and Biography)	In 1916, six years after Mark Twain's death, his biographer and literary executor Albert Bigelow Paine released a book titled THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER, Mark Twain's last major work. The story takes place in a small village in Austria during the late sixteenth century, when a strange man started visiting their isolated homeland. Just Twain humor here; this is a horror story,In 1916, six years after Mark Twain's death, his biographer and literary executor Albert Bigelow Paine released a book titled THE MYSTERIOUS STRANGER, Mark Twain's last major work. The story takes place in a small village in Austria during the late sixteenth century, when a strange man started visiting their isolated homeland. Just Twain humor here; this is a horror story, a parable.
/book/show/20439263-the-inspector-general?from_search=true	Nikolai Gogol David George Hogarth (Translator)	The Inspector-General (Annotated with Biography)	The Government Inspector, also known as The Inspector General , is a satirical play by the Russophone Ukrainian playwright and novelist Nikolai Gogol. Originally published in 1836, the play was revised for an 1842 edition. Based upon an anecdote allegedly recounted to Gogol by Pushkin, the play is a comedy of errors, satirizing human greed, stupidity, and the extensive polThe Government Inspector, also known as The Inspector General , is a satirical play by the Russophone Ukrainian playwright and novelist Nikolai Gogol. Originally published in 1836, the play was revised for an 1842 edition. Based upon an anecdote allegedly recounted to Gogol by Pushkin, the play is a comedy of errors, satirizing human greed, stupidity, and the extensive political corruption of Imperial Russia.According to D. S. Mirsky, the play is not only supreme in character and dialogue in it is one of the few Russian plays constructed with unerring art from beginning to end. The great originality of its plan consisted in the absence of all love interest and of sympathetic characters. The latter feature was deeply resented by Gogol's enemies, and as a satire the play gained immensely from it. There is not a wrong word or intonation from beginning to end, and the comic tension is of a quality that even Gogol did not always have at his beck and call.The dream-like scenes of the play, often mirroring each other, whirl in the endless vertigo of self-deception around the main character, Khlestakov, who personifies irresponsibility, light-mindedness, absence of measure. He is full of meaningless movement and meaningless fermentation incarnate, on a foundation of placidly ambitious inferiority (D.S. Mirsky). The publication of the play led to a great outcry in the reactionary press. It took the personal intervention of Tsar Nicholas I to have the play staged, with Mikhail Shchepkin taking the role of the Mayor.
/book/show/141758.Merton?from_search=true	Monica Furlong	Merton: A Biography	
/book/show/318061.Michelangelo?from_search=true	George Bull	Michelangelo: A Biography	Much has been written about the paintings and sculptures of Michelangelo, arguably the greatest artist of the Renaissance. But what about the man? In this revealing look at the Florentine genius, acclaimed author George Bull traces the life and spiritual quest of Michelangelo, drawing a fuller portrait of the man himself. In all his work, Michelangelo impressed his contempMuch has been written about the paintings and sculptures of Michelangelo, arguably the greatest artist of the Renaissance. But what about the man? In this revealing look at the Florentine genius, acclaimed author George Bull traces the life and spiritual quest of Michelangelo, drawing a fuller portrait of the man himself. In all his work, Michelangelo impressed his contemporaries as a forceful personality, a divine genius endowed with, or intense emotional power. Often portrayed as a solitary and austere figure, he in fact enjoyed a wide range of friendships. And it is those whom he loved and hated, served or resisted, who are presented here-- from his family and fellow artists to the popes, nobles, and rulers of Europe. George Bull presents the life of Michelangelo in the round, bringing before the reader a towering genius whose versatility and originality are constantly being rediscovered.
/book/show/943763.Maria_Callas?from_search=true	Anne Edwards	Maria Callas: An Intimate Biography	Maria Callas continues to mesmerize us twenty years after her death, not only because she was indisputably the greatest opera diva of the 20th century, but also because both her life and death were shrouded in a Machiavellian web of scandal, mystery and deception. Now Anne Edwards, well known for her revealing and insightful biographies of some of the world's most noted woMaria Callas continues to mesmerize us twenty years after her death, not only because she was indisputably the greatest opera diva of the 20th century, but also because both her life and death were shrouded in a Machiavellian web of scandal, mystery and deception. Now Anne Edwards, well known for her revealing and insightful biographies of some of the world's most noted women, tells the intimate story of Maria Callasher loves, her life, and her music, revealing the true woman behind the headlines, gossip and speculation.The second daughter of Greek immigrant parents, Maria found herself in the grasp of an overwhelmingly ambitious mother who took her away from her native New York and the father she loved, to a Greece on the eve of the Second World War. From there, we learn of the hardships, loves and triumphs Maria experienced in her professional and personal life. We are introduced to the men who marked Callas foreverLuchino Visconti, the brilliant homosexual director who she loved hopelessly, Giovanni Battista Meneghini, the husband thirty years her senior who used her for his own ambitions, as had her mother, and Aristotle Onassis, who put an end to their historic love affair by discarding her for the widowed Jacqueline Kennedy. Throughout her life, Callas waged a constant battle with her weight, a battle she eventually won, transforming herself from an ugly duckling into the slim and glamorous diva who transformed opera forever, whose recordings are legend, and whose life is the stuff of which tabloids are made.Anne Edwards goes deeper than previous biographies of Maria Callas have dared. She draws upon intensive research to refute the story of Callas's mystery child by Onassis, and she reveals the true circumstances of the years preceding Callas's death, including the deception perpetrated by her close and trusted friend. As in her portraits of other brilliant, star-crossed women, Edwards brings Maria CallastheCallasalive.
/book/show/4642.Hemingway_s_Cats?from_search=true	Carlene Fredericka Brennen Hilary Hemingway (Foreword by)	Hemingway's Cats: An Illustrated Biography	This unique biography of Ernest Hemingway, illustrated with more than two hundred photographs, reveals the legendary writer's affinity for the companion animals he kept throughout his lifetime.
/book/show/1155464.Winter?from_search=true	Gary D. Schmidt (Editor) Susan M. Felch	Winter: A Spiritual Biography of the Season	For many, winter is a time of postponed activity--and of shoveling snow, navigating ice, and trying to keep warm. What can easily be forgotten in winter's cold and occasional dreariness is that it can also be a time of shoring up, of purity, praise, delight, and playFor many, winter is a time of postponed activity--and of shoveling snow, navigating ice, and trying to keep warm. What can easily be forgotten in winter's cold and occasional dreariness is that it can also be a time of shoring up, of purity, praise, delight, and play.In thirty stirring pieces--from translated Sanskrit and Hebrew poems to Henry David Thoreau and Basho, Jane Kenyon, John Updike, Kathleen Norris, and Annie Dillard--we share in the recognition of winter's hardships and celebrate the glory of winter as a spiritual gift--a quiet time in the rhythm of life, a time of thoughtfulness, of looking forward, and of unexpected hope.Examining our retreat and hibernation from the world, and our ultimate breaking free from icy paralysis, these inspiring selections help us express and understand our own personal reaction to wintertime. They show us the way from the cold of this season to the warmth of the human soul.
/book/show/109215.T_H_White?from_search=true	Sylvia Townsend Warner	T. H. White: A Biography	During a lecture given in the last year of his life, T.H. White explained how, throughout his life, he had armed himself against disaster by exploring new fields of knowledge. Sylvia Townsend Warner has written a biography which reveals White's humour and vivid imagination, and also his passionate enthusiasm - the manner in which he would see a skill, pursue it with passioDuring a lecture given in the last year of his life, T.H. White explained how, throughout his life, he had armed himself against disaster by exploring new fields of knowledge. Sylvia Townsend Warner has written a biography which reveals White's humour and vivid imagination, and also his passionate enthusiasm - the manner in which he would see a skill, pursue it with passionate curiosity and having mastered it, move on to something else, whether this was falconry or flying, painting or ploughing a field. The book traces White's brilliant career at Cambridge and his employment as a teacher at Stowe until a publishing contract allowed him to devote himself entirely to his novels. It explains how the journal he kept of his ill-fated attempts to train a falcon provided the basis for his book The Goshawk, and how his continuing preoccupation with the Arthurian legends led eventually to the four books of The Once and Future King. The biography also describes his periodic dependence on alcohol, brought on by bouts of recurrent melancholy.
/book/show/34128515-roughing-it?from_search=true	Mark Twain	Roughing IT	Roughing It is a book of semi-autobiographical travel literature written by American humorist Mark Twain. He wrote it during 187071 and published in 1872, as a prequel to his first book The Innocents Abroad.
/book/show/22748916-from-marble-to-flesh-the-biography-of-michelangelo-s-david?from_search=true	A. Victor Coonin The Florentine Press (Editor)	From Marble to Flesh. The Biography of Michelangelo's David	Michelangelo's David is the world s most famous statue, a universal symbol of Florence and of Italy. Hailed as the epitome of Renaissance art, the David has inspired contemporary artists from Warhol to Banksy and has been reproduced in life-size copies all over the globe. Why does a 500-year-old statue of a religious figure continue to resonate so deeply today? The answerMichelangelo's David is the world s most famous statue, a universal symbol of Florence and of Italy. Hailed as the epitome of Renaissance art, the David has inspired contemporary artists from Warhol to Banksy and has been reproduced in life-size copies all over the globe. Why does a 500-year-old statue of a religious figure continue to resonate so deeply today? The answer lies in the captivating story of Michelangelo s David. It is a tale rich in conflict, tension, controversy and cultural meaning. Author Victor Coonin tells this story not as ancient history but as a centuries-long biography right up to the present day. What started simply as a monumental block of Carrara marble took on new vigour in Michelangelo s gifted hands. The statue is both life-like and larger than life: an embodiment of human accomplishment, of perfection, magnificence and beauty. The David has a life of his own, and this life succeeds in telling us something about ourselves.
/book/show/32551.Edgar_Allan_Poe?from_search=true	Arthur Hobson Quinn Shawn J. Rosenheim (Introduction)	Edgar Allan Poe: A Critical Biography	Renowned as the creator of the detective story and a master of horror, the author of The Red Mask of Death, The Black Cat, and The Murders of the Rue Morgue, Edgar Allan Poe seems to have derived his success from suffering and to have suffered from his success. The Raven and The Tell-Tale Heart have been read as signs of his personal obsessions, and The Fall ofRenowned as the creator of the detective story and a master of horror, the author of The Red Mask of Death, The Black Cat, and The Murders of the Rue Morgue, Edgar Allan Poe seems to have derived his success from suffering and to have suffered from his success. The Raven and The Tell-Tale Heart have been read as signs of his personal obsessions, and The Fall of the House of Usher and The Descent into the Maelstrom as symptoms of his own mental collapse. Biographers have seldom resisted the opportunities to confuse the pathologies in the stories with the events in Poe's life. Against this tide of fancy, guesses, and amateur psychologizing, Arthur Hobson Quinn's biography devotes itself meticulously to facts. Based on exhaustive research in the Poe family archive, Quinn extracts the life from the legend, and describes how they both were distorted by prior biographies.
/book/show/13531849-saul-steinberg?from_search=true	Deirdre Bair	Saul Steinberg: A Biography	The issue date was March 29, 1976.cost 75 cents. And on the cover unfolded Saul Steinberg's vision of the world: New York City, the Hudson River, and then...well, it's really just a bunch of stuff you needn't concern yourselThe issue date was March 29, 1976.cost 75 cents. And on the cover unfolded Saul Steinberg's vision of the world: New York City, the Hudson River, and then...well, it's really just a bunch of stuff you needn't concern yourself with. Steinberg's brilliant depiction of the world according to self-satisfied New Yorkers placed him squarely in the pantheon of the magazine'sand the era'smost celebrated artists.But if you look beyond the searing wit and stunning artistry, you'll find one of the most fascinating lives of the twentieth century. Born in Romania, Steinberg was educated in Milan andwas already famous for his satirical drawings when World War II forced him to immigrate to the United States. On a single day, Steinberg became a US citizen, a commissioned officer in the US Navy, and a member of the OSS, assigned to spy in China, North Africa, and Italy. After the war ended, he returned to America and to his art. He quickly gained entree into influential circles that included Saul Bellow, Vladimir Nabokov, Willem de Kooning, and Le Corbusier. His wife was the artist Hedda Sterne, from whom heseparated in 1960 but never divorced and with whom he remained in daily contact for the rest ofhis life. This conveniently freed him up to amass a coterie of young mistresses and lovers. But his truly great love was the United States, wherehe traveled extensively by bus, train, and car, drawing, observing, and writing.His body of work is staggering and influential in ways we may not yet even be able to fully grasp, quite possibly because there has not been a full-scale biography of him until now.Deirdre Bair had access to 177 boxes of documents and more than 400 drawings. In addition, she conducted several hundred personal interviews. Steinberg's curious talent for creating myths about himself did not make her joban easy one, but the result is a stunning achievementto admire and enjoy.
/book/show/644742.Thomas_Jefferson_and_the_New_Nation?from_search=true	Merrill D. Peterson	Thomas Jefferson and the New Nation: A Biography	The definitive life of Jefferson in one volume, this biography relates Jefferson's private life and thought to his prominent public position and reveals the rich complexity of his development. As Peterson explores the dominant themes guiding Jefferson's career--democracy, nationality, and enlightenment--and Jefferson's powerful role in shaping America, he simultaneously teThe definitive life of Jefferson in one volume, this biography relates Jefferson's private life and thought to his prominent public position and reveals the rich complexity of his development. As Peterson explores the dominant themes guiding Jefferson's career--democracy, nationality, and enlightenment--and Jefferson's powerful role in shaping America, he simultaneously tells the story of nation coming into being.
/book/show/278683.The_Singular_Mark_Twain?from_search=true	Fred Kaplan	The Singular Mark Twain: A Biography	Mark Twain invented American literature. His humor, his fearless evocation of how ordinary people live and speak, his ferocious social criticism, all make him the progenitor of a truly national literature. And his extraordinary booksincludingMark Twain invented American literature. His humor, his fearless evocation of how ordinary people live and speak, his ferocious social criticism, all make him the progenitor of a truly national literature. And his extraordinary booksincludingwere drawn from his extraordinary life. Based on original research, including access to previously unpublished correspondence,presents the first fully integrated portrait of this great American icon.Few Americans, let alone American writers, lived such a large and eventful life. From his idyllic Hannibal, Missouri, childhood to his days as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi, from his wildcat-mining life in the Nevada territory to his reporting job in wide-open Barbary Coast San Francisco, Twains early life was one of restless adventure. He traveled the world, and his dispatches to the United States made him famous, and wealthy.With maturity and success, Twain grew tremendously as an artist and as a social critic. Fred Kaplan shows definitively that Twains ferociously progressive ideas about race informed all his later works and absolve him from absurd charges of racism laid in recent years. Kaplan also details the darker side of Twains storythe illnesses and death that plagued his family and darkened his vision, his almost comically terrible business sense that lost him his great fortune, and his paranoid sensitivity to slights and betrayals.No American writer is more appealing, funnier, or more universally admired than Mark Twain.brings him to life as never before. Like the bestselling books of H.W. Brands, David McCullough, and Edmund Morris,is a masterful blend of history and biography, at once erudite, eye-opening, and highly entertaining.
/book/show/8137528-hugh-laurie?from_search=true	Anthony Bunko	Hugh Laurie: The Biography	Fromto,to, Hugh Laurie has entertained millions in a career spanning three decades. Hugh was born in Oxford, and his father, WGRM Ran Laurie, was a doctor who won a gold medal in the coxless pairs at the 1948 Olympics. Hugh followed in his father's footsteps as a rower at Cambridge, but when he was forced to hFromto,to, Hugh Laurie has entertained millions in a career spanning three decades. Hugh was born in Oxford, and his father, WGRM Ran Laurie, was a doctor who won a gold medal in the coxless pairs at the 1948 Olympics. Hugh followed in his father's footsteps as a rower at Cambridge, but when he was forced to hang up his oars through illness, he joined the famous Cambridge Footlights and there began a career in comedy. It was at university that he met Stephen Fry, and the pair forged a hilarious partnership that continued through the 1980s and 1990s, as they appeared together in theseries, sketch show, and PG Wodehouses. Hugh has also enjoyed great success on the big screen, starring in,,, and the threefilms. But it is the character of irascible doctor Gregory House, in the US TV drama, that has brought Hugh Laurie global fame. He has won two Golden Globes for the role and received a prestigious Emmy nomination in 2005, and continues to receive critical acclaim for his performances in the showespecially for his near-perfect American accent. With worldwide stardom and an OBE to his name, Hugh Laurie is undoubtedly one of Britain's best-loved actors. This is the incredible story of his rise to stardom.
/book/show/274700.John_Clare?from_search=true	Jonathan Bate	John Clare: A Biography	The definitive biography of John Clare (1793-1864) -- the poet's poet -- from Jonathan Bate.
/book/show/1813909.Star_Trek_Creator?from_search=true	David Alexander Majel Barrett Roddenberry (Introduction) Ray Bradbury (Foreword)	Star Trek Creator: The Authorized Biography of Gene Roddenberry	This fascinating portrait presents the many sides of Gene Roddenberry, creator of the phenomenally popular Star Trek and all its spin-offs--and in so doing, gives readers new focus and fresh feeling for the show that has soared beyond time to reach the realm of legend and myth. Includes a complete filmography and 16 pages of photos.
/book/show/262490.Chief_Justice?from_search=true	Ed Cray	Chief Justice: A Biography of Earl Warren	Earl Warren is rightly remembered not only as one of the great chief justices of the Supreme Court, but as one of the most influential Americans of the twentieth century. Warren Court decisions such as Brown v. Board of Education, Miranda, and Baker v. Carr have given us such famous phrases as separate is not equal,  read him his rights,  and one-man-one-vote - and hEarl Warren is rightly remembered not only as one of the great chief justices of the Supreme Court, but as one of the most influential Americans of the twentieth century. Warren Court decisions such as Brown v. Board of Education, Miranda, and Baker v. Carr have given us such famous phrases as separate is not equal,  read him his rights,  and one-man-one-vote - and have vastly expanded civil rights and personal liberties. A generation later the Warren Court's decisions still define American freedoms. Ed Cray recounts this truly American story in the finest and most comprehensive biography of Earl Warren. He has interviewed nearly all of the Chief's law clerks, four of his children, and more than one hundred others, many of whom recall for the first time their years with Warren. He has read thousands of personal letters and official documents deposited in ten libraries across the country, weaving them into a tale of political intrigue, judicial politics, family reminiscences, and a loving marriage.
/book/show/165814.Rabble_Rouser_for_Peace?from_search=true	John    Allen	Rabble-Rouser for Peace: The Authorized Biography of Desmond Tutu	Rabble-Rouser for Peace: The Authorized Biography of Desmond Tutu by Allen, John [Free Press, 2006] ( Hardcover ) [Hardcover]
/book/show/1922147.Mary_Kate_Ashley?from_search=true	Mary-Kate Olsen Ashley Olsen	Mary-Kate & Ashley: Our Story--The Official Biography	This revised edition of the official biography of Mary-Kate and Ashley contains new, never-before-seen photos from the Olsen family album, info on behind-the-scenes action from their movie sets, updated fun facts, personal anecdotes and much, much more. There's a whole new chapter devoted to fashion describing what it's like for Mary-Kate and Ashley to design and own theirThis revised edition of the official biography of Mary-Kate and Ashley contains new, never-before-seen photos from the Olsen family album, info on behind-the-scenes action from their movie sets, updated fun facts, personal anecdotes and much, much more. There's a whole new chapter devoted to fashion describing what it's like for Mary-Kate and Ashley to design and own their own fashion line. They have also added insights on being executive producers and what it's like to have fashion dolls made in their image, as well as personal information about what kind of clothes they like to wear, what kind of guys they like, where they'd like to go to college, and what their plans are after college.
/book/show/3808696-in-search-of-bill-clinton?from_search=true	John Gartner	In Search of Bill Clinton: A Psychological Biography	William JeffersonClinton, the 42nd President of the United States is undoubtedly the greatestAmerican enigma of our age -- a dark horse that captured the White House,fell from grace and was resurrected asan elder statesman whose popularity rises and falls based on the days sound bytes. John Gartner'sunravels theWilliam JeffersonClinton, the 42nd President of the United States is undoubtedly the greatestAmerican enigma of our age -- a dark horse that captured the White House,fell from grace and was resurrected asan elder statesman whose popularity rises and falls based on the days sound bytes. John Gartner'sunravels the mystery at the heart of Clintons complex nature and why so many people fall under his spell. He tells the story we allthought we knew, from the fresh viewpoint of a psychologist, as he questions the well-crafted Clinton life story. Gartner, a therapist with an expertise in treating individuals with hypomanic temperaments, saw in Clinton the energy, creativity and charisma that leads a hypomanic individual to success as well as the problems with impulse control and judgment, which frequently result in disastrous decision-making. He knew, though, that if he wanted to find the real Bill Clinton he couldnt rely on armchair psychology to provide the answer. He knew he had to travel to Arkansas and around the world to talk with those who knewClinton and his family intimately.With his boots on the ground, Gartner uncoverslong-held secrets aboutClinton's mother, theambitious and seductive Virginia Kelley, her wild life in Hot Springs and the ghostly specter of hisbiological father, Bill Blythe, to uncover the truth surroundingClintonsrumor-filled birth. He considers the abusive influence ofClinton's alcoholic stepfather, Roger Clinton, to understand the repeated public abuse he invited both by challenging a hostile Republican Congress and engaging in the clandestine affair with Monica Lewinsky that led to his downfall. Of course, there is no marriage more dissected than that of the Clintons, both in the White House and on the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign trail. Instead of going down familiar paths, Gartner looks at that relationship with a new focus and clearly sees, in Hillarys molding of Clinton into a more disciplined politician, the figure of Bill Clintonssterngrandmother, Edith Cassidy, the woman who set limits on him at an early age. Gartner brings Clintons story up to date as he travels to Ireland, the scene of one of Clintons greatest diplomatic triumphs, and to Africa, where his work with AIDS victims is unmatched, to understand Clintons current humanitarian persona and to find out why he is beloved in so much of the world while still scorned by many at home. John Gartners exhaustive trip around the globe provides the richest portrait of Clinton yet, a man who is one of our national obsessions.is asurprising and compelling book about a man we all thought we knew.
/book/show/16241548-napalm?from_search=true	Robert M. Neer	Napalm: An American Biography	Napalm, incendiary gel that sticks to skin and burns to the bone, came into the world on Valentine s Day 1942 at a secret Harvard war research laboratory. On March 9, 1945, it created an inferno that killed over 87,500 people in Tokyo--more than died in the atomic explosions at Hiroshima or Nagasaki. It went on to incinerate sixty-four of Japan's largest cities. The Bomb gNapalm, incendiary gel that sticks to skin and burns to the bone, came into the world on Valentine s Day 1942 at a secret Harvard war research laboratory. On March 9, 1945, it created an inferno that killed over 87,500 people in Tokyo--more than died in the atomic explosions at Hiroshima or Nagasaki. It went on to incinerate sixty-four of Japan's largest cities. The Bomb got the press, but napalm did the work.After World War II, the incendiary held the line against communism in Greece and Korea--Napalm Day led the 1950 counter-attack from Inchon--and fought elsewhere under many flags. Americans generally applauded, until the Vietnam War. Today, napalm lives on as a pariah: a symbol of American cruelty and the misguided use of power, according to anti-war protesters in the 1960s and popular culture from Apocalypse Now to the punk band Napalm Death and British street artist Banksy. Its use by Serbia in 1994 and by the United States in Iraq in 2003 drew condemnation. United Nations delegates judged deployment against concentrations of civilians a war crime in 1980. After thirty-one years, America joined the global consensus, in 2011.Robert Neer has written the first history of napalm, from its inaugural test on the Harvard College soccer field, to a Marine Corps plan to attack Japan with millions of bats armed with tiny napalm time bombs, to the reflections of Phan Thi Kim Phuc, a girl who knew firsthand about its power and its morality.
/book/show/22842340-two-gentlemen-of-verona-by-william-shakespeare---kindle-ultimate-edition?from_search=true	William Shakespeare Algernon Charles Swinburne Sidney Lee	TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA By William Shakespeare - KINDLE ULTIMATE EDITION - Full Play PLUS ANNOTATIONS, 3 AMAZING COMMENTARIES and FULL LENGTH BIOGRAPHY - With detailed TABLE OF CONTENTS - PLUS MORE	'The Two Gentlemen of Verona; Ultimate EditionDo you want the best Kindle 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona; you can get, with the legendary play plus 3 famous commentaries? Do you want these 3 entertaining and insightful analyses from the world's most acclaimed authorities on Shakespeare? Commentaries totaling more than 150 pages?PLUS, do you want Annotations concerning 'The T'The Two Gentlemen of Verona; Ultimate EditionDo you want the best Kindle 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona; you can get, with the legendary play plus 3 famous commentaries? Do you want these 3 entertaining and insightful analyses from the world's most acclaimed authorities on Shakespeare? Commentaries totaling more than 150 pages?PLUS, do you want Annotations concerning 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona;?And a full length Shakespeare biography?Then you want this 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona; Ultimate Edition from Everlasting Flames  designed just for you.THE 'MUST-HAVE' KINDLE EDITIONEverlasting Flames is a #1 Publisher of Shakespeare in the Kindle Store and presents this unbeatable edition. In it, you get the play plus the celebrated analyses from the respected authorities on Shakespeare: Samuel Johnson, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Hazlitt.SAMUEL JOHNSONKnown as the most quoted man after Shakespeare, and the first person to create the complete English language dictionary, Johnson's famous 'PREFACE TO SHAKESPEARE' is one of THE authorities on The Bard. He also created detailed Annotations of Shakespeare's plays.In this edition, you get not only 'PREFACE TO SHAKESPEARE', but the complete Samuel Johnson Annotations for 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona;.WILLIAM HAZLITTHazlitt is known as a giant of humanistic essays and literary criticism, and considered one of the great critics and essayists of the English language.In his fascinating analysis of the Characters of Shakespeare's plays, Hazlitt explores each play and its players: their motivations, histories and interplay.In this edition, you get the full Hazlitt analysis of the characters in 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona;.SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGESamuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet, critic and philosopher and founder of the Romantic Movement.Known as the writer who reignited the literary world's appreciation of Shakespeare, his Critical Analysis is amazingly influential, and gives you powerful insight into Shakespeares plays and poetry.As a bonus, in this edition, you get ALL of Coleridge's Shakespearean analysis, covering all the plays and Shakespeare himself.LIFE OF SHAKESPEARE BY SIDNEY LEEYou also get the very successful, full length Shakespeare biography, covering every part of The Bard's life.YOUR NEW WINDOW INTO SHAKESPEARE'S WORLDImagine your pleasure of experiencing the magical imagery of the play, and then imagine yourself reading the analyses and being able to delve incredibly deep into the world of 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona;, as well as discovering more about Shakespeare himself.YOUR FREE BONUSESIn addition, you'll also get other Free 'Special Bonuses':*The Life of William Shakespeare - Short Version - A short biography to give you the basics, detailing Shakespeare's intriguing life, parentage, marriage and rise to fame.*STUDY IN SHAKESPEARE BY ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNEAdditional commentary with biographical notes for even more insight.*Easy 'Table of Contents' so you can jump to any Act, Scene, or AnalysisDON'T MISS OUTAs you read this, you understand why you want to get this unique edition because it is the best Kindle 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona; you can get.You already know you want the best edition you can get, so don't deny yourself! And don't accept other editions that are lacking.
/book/show/433358.Brother_Number_One?from_search=true	David P. Chandler	Brother Number One: A Political Biography Of Pol Pot	In the tragic recent history of Cambodiaa past scarred by a long occupation by Vietnamese forces and by the preceding three-year reign of terror by the brutal Khmer Rougeno figure looms larger or more ominously than that of Pol Pot. As secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK) since 1962 and as prime minister of Democratic Kampuchea (DKIn the tragic recent history of Cambodiaa past scarred by a long occupation by Vietnamese forces and by the preceding three-year reign of terror by the brutal Khmer Rougeno figure looms larger or more ominously than that of Pol Pot. As secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK) since 1962 and as prime minister of Democratic Kampuchea (DK), he has been widely blamed for trying to destroy Cambodian society. By implementing policies whose effects were genocidal, he oversaw the deaths of more than one million of his nations people.The political career of Saloth Sar, better known by hisPol Pot, forms a critical but largely inaccessible portion of twentieth-century Cambodian history. What we know about his life is sketchy: a comfortable childhood, three years of study in France, and a short career as a schoolteacher preceded several yearsspent mostly in hidingas a guerrilla and the commander of the victorious army in Cambodias civil war. His career reached a climax when he and his associates, coming to power, attempted to transform their country along lines more radical than any attempted by a modern regime. Driven into hiding in 1979 by invading Vietnamese forces, Pol Pot maintained his leadership of a Khmer Rouge guerrilla army in exile, remaining a power and a threat.In this political biography, David P. Chandler throws light on the shadowy figure of Pol Pot. Basing his study on interviews and on a wide range of sources in English, Cambodian, and French, the author illuminates the ideas and behavior of this enigmatic man and his entourage against the background of postWorld War II events, providing a key to understanding this horrific, pivotal period of Cambodian history. In this revised edition, Chandler provides new information on the state of Cambodia and the Khmer Rouge following the death of Pol Pot in 1997.
/book/show/67698.Mary_Renault?from_search=true	David Sweetman	Mary Renault: A Biography	The author of The Charioteer and The King Must Die, Renault studied at Oxford but eventually abandoned the academic world and England for South Africa, where she and her companion, Julie Mullard, remained. A superb biography of an exceptional novelist (New Yorker). Named a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times. Index; photographs.
/book/show/315988.Mrs_Jack?from_search=true	Louise Hall Tharp	Mrs. Jack: A Biography of Isabella Stewart Gardner	A biography of Isabella Stewart Gardner of Boston in the 19th century. An American charmer and art collector, Isabella Stewart Gardner and her husband Jack kept company with the leading men of the day including Henry James, Henry Adams, John Singer Sargent and Whistler. The Stewart Gardners' Boston home, which was modelled after a Venetian
/book/show/25930584-jacob-s-room?from_search=true	Virginia Woolf Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Jacob's Room (Illustrated with Notes and Biography)	Jacob's Room is the third novel by Virginia Woolf, first published on 26 October 1922.The novel centres, in a very ambiguous way, around the life story of the protagonist Jacob Flanders and is presented almost entirely through the impressions other characters have of Jacob. Thus, although it could be said that the book is primarily a character study and has little in theJacob's Room is the third novel by Virginia Woolf, first published on 26 October 1922.The novel centres, in a very ambiguous way, around the life story of the protagonist Jacob Flanders and is presented almost entirely through the impressions other characters have of Jacob. Thus, although it could be said that the book is primarily a character study and has little in the way of plot or background, the narrative is constructed with a void in place of the central character if, indeed, the novel can be said to have a 'protagonist' in conventional terms.Motifs of emptiness and absence haunt the novel and establish its elegiac feel. Jacob is described to us, but in such indirect terms that it would seem better to view him as an amalgam of the different perceptions of the characters and narrator. He does not exist as a concrete reality, but rather as a collection of memories and sensations.
/book/show/1054137.Tchaikovsky?from_search=true	Anthony Holden	Tchaikovsky:: A Biography	Written for the layman, this new biography of the world's most popular composer contains previously unrevealed material gathered from Russian files about his probable suicide at the age of 53 after being threatened with the exposure of his homosexuality. of photos.
/book/show/123706.I_Have_America_Surrounded?from_search=true	J.M.R. Higgs	I Have America Surrounded: A Biography of Timothy Leary	President Nixon called him the most dangerous man in America, while Terence McKenna believed he made more people happy than anyone else in history. Few People have divided opinion as strongly as Dr. Timothy Leary. Leary, a brilliant behavioral psychologist, persuaded millions to tune in, turn on, and drop out. His influence was so wide-ranging that he had enormous impact oPresident Nixon called him the most dangerous man in America, while Terence McKenna believed he made more people happy than anyone else in history. Few People have divided opinion as strongly as Dr. Timothy Leary. Leary, a brilliant behavioral psychologist, persuaded millions to tune in, turn on, and drop out. His influence was so wide-ranging that he had enormous impact on shaping the post-modern 21st century world.
/book/show/2752559-the-biography-of-florence-nightingale?from_search=true	Lytton Strachey R.N. Kessler (Introduction)	The Biography of Florence Nightingale	Florence Nightingale was a healer, a comforter, and a nurturer. But like all of us, she had a dark side. Because of her mystique and her charisma she always got what she wanted. Seldom, did anyone really know her. They were drawn to her. They had to be with her. They admired her. At least one man literally worked himself to death for her. But they did not really know her.Florence Nightingale was a healer, a comforter, and a nurturer. But like all of us, she had a dark side. Because of her mystique and her charisma she always got what she wanted. Seldom, did anyone really know her. They were drawn to her. They had to be with her. They admired her. At least one man literally worked himself to death for her. But they did not really know her. There is no doubt she was a force with which one had to attend. Denial of her passion and abilities generally led only to personal devastation! Now you can discover the darker side of Florence Nightingale.
/book/show/6622719-there-will-be-rainbows?from_search=true	Kirk Lake	There Will Be Rainbows: a biography of Rufus Wainwright	No contemporary pop performer's work mixes innovation and tradition like Rufus Wainwright's. He is the son of singer, songwriter, actor Loudon Wainwright III and legendary Canadian folk singer Kate McGarrigle whose story is one of towering highs and rock bottom lows in which family influences, sexual experimentation, and a crystal meth addiction in the early 2000s have greNo contemporary pop performer's work mixes innovation and tradition like Rufus Wainwright's. He is the son of singer, songwriter, actor Loudon Wainwright III and legendary Canadian folk singer Kate McGarrigle whose story is one of towering highs and rock bottom lows in which family influences, sexual experimentation, and a crystal meth addiction in the early 2000s have greatly contributed to his creative process.In seeking to explain how Wainwright works and where his place lies in a great tradition, rock journalist Kirk Lake entered into many odd and diverse worlds--Canadian folk, neo-Conservatism, drug addiction, gay liberation, Hollywood musicals--as he followed Wainwright's journey from Van Dyke Parks to rehab to Carnegie Hall. The product of in-depth interviews with musicians, producers, filmmakers, family friends, There Will Be Rainbows is a fascinating, sometimes troubling study of the glorious enigma that is Rufus Wainwright.
/book/show/158971.Suede?from_search=true	David Barnett	Suede: Love and Poison: The Authorised Biography	When they appeared on the British rock scene in the early 1990sa bastard fusion of the Smiths and Ziggy Stardustsome calledthem The Best New Band in Britain. At the time, the groupbased around flamboyant vocalist Brett Anderson and guitarist Bernard Butlerhadnt released one note of music. What followed was an eponymous album that was to become the fastestselling dWhen they appeared on the British rock scene in the early 1990sa bastard fusion of the Smiths and Ziggy Stardustsome calledthem The Best New Band in Britain. At the time, the groupbased around flamboyant vocalist Brett Anderson and guitarist Bernard Butlerhadnt released one note of music. What followed was an eponymous album that was to become the fastestselling debut in British musical history, as well as a decade of narcotic excess, redemption, and fantastic pop music. Now fully updated to include the inside story of the bands decision to split and Bretts new solo ventures,traces the scarcely credible story of a band that went to hell and back.
/book/show/446377.Keith_Haring?from_search=true	John Gruen	Keith Haring: The Authorized Biography	The biography of painter, designer and AIDS victim Keith Haring.
/book/show/1996.J_K_Rowling?from_search=true	Connie Ann Kirk	J. K. Rowling: A Biography	The unprecedented popularity of the Harry Potter books took the publishing world by storm and captured the imaginations of readers around the world. This unofficial biographical study of J. K. Rowling invites fans and critics alike to take a close look at the person behind the phenomenon, the facts of her life as a writer, and the extraordinary success of an ordinary womanThe unprecedented popularity of the Harry Potter books took the publishing world by storm and captured the imaginations of readers around the world. This unofficial biographical study of J. K. Rowling invites fans and critics alike to take a close look at the person behind the phenomenon, the facts of her life as a writer, and the extraordinary success of an ordinary woman. DEGREESL This detailed book explores both the critical acclaim and the controversies surrounding Rowling's books and the characters, who seem to have found a life of their own. Chapters take the reader from Rowling's early childhood in England through her school years, friendships, and early influences, tracing her family life, her travels and personal relationships, and the development of her career as a writer.The Harry Potter books are carefully considered against the backdrop of the fantasy genre and are also situated within the broader framework of popular culture. A bibliography provides reviews, critical articles, biographical sources, and related Web site information. A timeline highlights the events of Rowling's life and career. Other appendices cite the many awards her books have received around the world. Also included are lists of her special literary and humanitarian interests.
/book/show/22371773-the-merry-wives-of-windsor-shakespeare-series---ultimate-edition---full?from_search=true	William Shakespeare Samuel Johnson Algernon Charles Swinburne	THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR SHAKESPEARE SERIES - ULTIMATE EDITION - Full Play PLUS ANNOTATIONS, 3 COMMENTARIES and FULL LENGTH BIOGRAPHY - With detailed TABLE OF CONTENTS - AND MORE	'Merry Wives of Windsor' Ultimate EditionDo you want the best Kindle 'Merry Wives of Windsor' you can get, with the legendary play plus 3 famous commentaries? Do you want these 3 entertaining and insightful analyses from the world's most acclaimed authorities on Shakespeare? Commentaries totaling more than 150 pages?PLUS, do you want Annotations concerning 'Merry Wives of'Merry Wives of Windsor' Ultimate EditionDo you want the best Kindle 'Merry Wives of Windsor' you can get, with the legendary play plus 3 famous commentaries? Do you want these 3 entertaining and insightful analyses from the world's most acclaimed authorities on Shakespeare? Commentaries totaling more than 150 pages?PLUS, do you want Annotations concerning 'Merry Wives of Windsor'?And a full length Shakespeare biography?Then you want this 'Merry Wives of Windsor' Ultimate Edition from Everlasting Flames  designed just for you.THE 'MUST-HAVE' KINDLE EDITIONEverlasting Flames is a #1 Publisher of Shakespeare in the Kindle Store and presents this unbeatable edition. In it, you get the play plus the celebrated analyses from the respected authorities on Shakespeare: Samuel Johnson, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Hazlitt.SAMUEL JOHNSONKnown as the most quoted man after Shakespeare, and the first person to create the complete English language dictionary, Johnson's famous 'PREFACE TO SHAKESPEARE' is one of THE authorities on The Bard. He also created detailed Annotations of Shakespeare's plays.In this edition, you get not only 'PREFACE TO SHAKESPEARE', but the complete Samuel Johnson Annotations for 'Merry Wives of Windsor'.WILLIAM HAZLITTHazlitt is known as a giant of humanistic essays and literary criticism, and considered one of the great critics and essayists of the English language.In his fascinating analysis of the Characters of Shakespeare's plays, Hazlitt explores each play and its players: their motivations, histories and interplay.In this edition, you get the full Hazlitt analysis of the characters in 'Merry Wives of Windsor'.SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGESamuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet, critic and philosopher and founder of the Romantic Movement.Known as the writer who reignited the literary world's appreciation of Shakespeare, his Critical Analysis is amazingly influential, and gives you powerful insight into Shakespeares plays and poetry.As a bonus, in this edition, you get ALL of Coleridge's Shakespearean analysis, covering all the plays and Shakespeare himself.LIFE OF SHAKESPEARE BY SIDNEY LEEYou also get the very successful, full length Shakespeare biography, covering every part of The Bard's life.YOUR NEW WINDOW INTO SHAKESPEARE'S WORLDImagine your pleasure of experiencing the magical imagery of the play, and then imagine yourself reading the analyses and being able to delve incredibly deep into the world of 'Merry Wives of Windsor', as well as discovering more about Shakespeare himself.YOUR FREE BONUSESIn addition, you'll also get other Free 'Special Bonuses':*The Life of William Shakespeare - Short Version - A short biography to give you the basics, detailing Shakespeare's intriguing life, parentage, marriage and rise to fame.*STUDY IN SHAKESPEARE BY ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNEAdditional commentary with biographical notes for even more insight.*Easy 'Table of Contents' so you can jump to any Act, Scene, or AnalysisDON'T MISS OUTAs you read this, you understand why you want to get this unique edition because it is the best Kindle 'Merry Wives of Windsor' you can get.You already know you want the best edition you can get, so don't deny yourself! And don't accept other editions that are lacking.
/book/show/801247.Milosevic?from_search=true	Adam LeBor	Milosevic: A Biography	The 1st authoritative biography of Slobodan Milosevic, the only head of state to be tried for genocide. Milosevic, a man the world hoped it would never see again, is currently on trial at the Internat'l Criminal Tribunal in The Hague for crimes against humanity. This engrossing biography documents the life of the former Serbian leader, whose policies instigated wars in SloThe 1st authoritative biography of Slobodan Milosevic, the only head of state to be tried for genocide. Milosevic, a man the world hoped it would never see again, is currently on trial at the Internat'l Criminal Tribunal in The Hague for crimes against humanity. This engrossing biography documents the life of the former Serbian leader, whose policies instigated wars in Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Kosovo as well as the bloody campaigns of ethnic cleansing that destroyed a once sophisticated multinational country. Drawing on his unrivalled access to many of those closest to Milosevic, author-journalist Adam LeBor describes his subject's unhappy childhood, his marriage & his important friendships. He offers details about the ascendancy of crime over politics in the new republic & the secret channels used by Milosevic & Croatian President Franjo Tudjman as they conspired to carve up Bosnia. LeBor recounts the history of the negotiations between Milosevic & the Western diplomats, politicians & businessmen with whom he dealt, & tells the tragic story of the wars. Finally he portrays the unprecedented internat'l operation that brought down the Milosevic regime in 2001 & led to his trial at the Internat'l Criminal Tribunal in The Hague. A gripping account of Europe's 1st rogue leader in the post-cold war period, this book is also a revelatory look at the tragic story of the collapse of a country & the role played by the West.
/book/show/632074.Fidel_Castro?from_search=true	Volker Skierka	Fidel Castro: A Biography	Fidel Castro is one of the most interesting and controversial personalities of our time - he has become a myth and an icon. He was the first Cuban Caudillo - the man who freed his country from dependence on the USA and who lead his people to rediscover their national identity and pride.Castro has outlived generations of American presidents and Soviet leaders. He has surviFidel Castro is one of the most interesting and controversial personalities of our time - he has become a myth and an icon. He was the first Cuban Caudillo - the man who freed his country from dependence on the USA and who lead his people to rediscover their national identity and pride.Castro has outlived generations of American presidents and Soviet leaders. He has survived countless assassination attempts by the CIA, the Mafia, and Cubans living in exile. He has become one of the greatest politicians of the 20th Century. His biography, and the history of his country exemplify the tensions between East and West, North and South, rich and poor.As Castro's life draws to a close, the question as to what will become of Cuba is more important that ever. Will Castro open Cuba to economic reform and democratization, or stick to his old slogan socialism or death?In this remarkable, up-to-date reconstruction of Castro's life, Volker Skierka addresses these questions and provides an account of the economic, social, and political history of Cuba since Castro's childhood. He draws on a number of little-known sources, including material from the East German communist archives on Cuba, which were until recently inaccessible.This is an exciting, painstakingly researched, and authortiative account of the life of one of the most extraordinary political figures of our time.
/book/show/638963.Angelina_Jolie?from_search=true	Rhona Mercer	Angelina Jolie: The Biography	Academy Awardwinning actress, former fashion model and Hollywood party girl, and current Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency, Angelina Jolie is constantly in the media spotlight. Unlike many Hollywood stars who do their best to avoid the press, her openness about her complicated and often outlandish life has endeared her to fans worldwide. Her most famous screenAcademy Awardwinning actress, former fashion model and Hollywood party girl, and current Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency, Angelina Jolie is constantly in the media spotlight. Unlike many Hollywood stars who do their best to avoid the press, her openness about her complicated and often outlandish life has endeared her to fans worldwide. Her most famous screen roles are covered in this biography, from Gia to Lara Croft, which established her as one of the highest paid actresses in Hollywood. Also explored is her reputation for living on the edge, and Angelina's refreshing honesty around tempestuous romantic relationships, bisexuality, wild partying, and breakdowns and thoughts of suicide. Finally, her recent roles as philanthropist, mother, and half of a Hollywood golden couple with Brad Pitt, are also discussed in this inspiring must-read book for fans of this continually fascinating global superstar.
/book/show/26723045-blood-bone-and-marrow?from_search=true	Ted Geltner Michael Connelly (Foreword)	Blood, Bone, and Marrow: A Biography of Harry Crews	In 2010, Ted Geltner drove to Gainesville, Florida, to pay a visit to Harry Crews and ask the legendary author if he would be willing to be the subject of a literary biography. His health rapidly deteriorating, Crews told Geltner he was on board and would even sit for interviews and tell his stories one last time. Ask me anything you want, bud, Crews said. But you'd betIn 2010, Ted Geltner drove to Gainesville, Florida, to pay a visit to Harry Crews and ask the legendary author if he would be willing to be the subject of a literary biography. His health rapidly deteriorating, Crews told Geltner he was on board and would even sit for interviews and tell his stories one last time. Ask me anything you want, bud, Crews said. But you'd better do it quick.The result is, the first full-length biography of one of the most unlikely figures in twentieth-century American literature, a writer who emerged from a dirt-poor South Georgia tenant farm and went on to create a singularly unique voice of fiction. With books such as,, andCrews opened a new window into southern life, focusing his lenson the poor and disenfranchised, the people who skinned the hogs and tended the fields, the grits, as Crews affectionately called his characters and himself. He lived by a code of his own design, flouting authority and baring his soul, and the stories of his whiskey-and-blood-soaked lifestyle created a myth to match any of his fictional creations. His outlaw life, his distinctive voice and the context in which he lived combine to form the elements of a singularly compelling narrative about an underappreciated literary treasure.
/book/show/258117.Fanny_Burney?from_search=true	Claire Harman	Fanny Burney: A Biography	Claire Harman's full-scale biography of Fanny Burney, the first literary woman novelist and a true child of eighteenth-century England and the Enlightenment, is rich with insights and pleasures as it brings us into the extraordinary life (1752-1840) of the woman Virginia Woolf called the mother of English fiction.We are present at Mrs. Thrale's dinner party when the twentClaire Harman's full-scale biography of Fanny Burney, the first literary woman novelist and a true child of eighteenth-century England and the Enlightenment, is rich with insights and pleasures as it brings us into the extraordinary life (1752-1840) of the woman Virginia Woolf called the mother of English fiction.We are present at Mrs. Thrale's dinner party when the twenty-six-year-old Fanny has the incomparable thrill of hearing Dr. Johnson himself admiringly acknowledge her authorship of, her first novel, anonymously published for fear of upsetting her adored father, and now the talk of the town. We see her growing up, daughter of the charming and gifted musician and teacher Dr. Charles Burney, who was the very embodiment of a new class: talented, energized, self-educated, self-made, self-conscious, socially ambitious and easily endearing himself to aristocratic patrons.We see Fanny partly enjoying, partly rejecting the celebrity engendered by Evelina, and four years later by Cecilia (If you will be an author and a wit, says Mrs. Thrale, you must take the consequences). And we see her mingling with the most famous men and women of the time, not only Dr. Johnson but Joshua Reynolds, Sheridan, David Garrick, Mrs. Siddons, Horace Walpole and, later, Chateaubriand and Madame de Stal.For five years, during the time of George III's madness, Fanny Burney held a position in the Royal Household as Second Keeper of the Robes to Queen Charlotte. For her father, Fanny's going to court was like going to heaven, but for Fanny it was more an incarceration. Her journals, published posthumously in 1842, gave her some solace. She saw herself as an eavesdropper. Dr. Johnson wryly called her a spy. Her marriage at forty-one to a penniless Catholic exile, Alexandre d'Arblay, resulted in trans-Channel crossings that left her stranded for almost a decade in Napoleon's France, and then, after a dramatic flight from Paris, trapped in Brussels on the eve of Waterloo.Claire Harman's biography of Fanny Burney is as lively as it is meticulously researched and authoritative. It gives us the woman, her world and the early-blooming artist whose acute grasp of social nuance, gift for satire, drama and skillful play among large casts of characters won her comparison with the best of Smollett, Richardson and Fielding, the admiration of Jane Austen andLord Byron and a secure place in the pantheon of the English novel.
/book/show/897035.Flush?from_search=true	Virginia Woolf Sally Beauman (Preface)	Flush: A Biography	A 'biography' of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's spaniel (1840-54). Although Flush has adventures of his own with bullying dogs, horrid maids, and robbers, he also provides the reader with a glimpse into Brownings life.Its direct inspiration was a new edition, in 1930, of the Brownings' love letters in which 'the figure of their dog made me laugh so I couldn't resist makingA 'biography' of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's spaniel (1840-54). Although Flush has adventures of his own with bullying dogs, horrid maids, and robbers, he also provides the reader with a glimpse into Brownings life.Its direct inspiration was a new edition, in 1930, of the Brownings' love letters in which 'the figure of their dog made me laugh so I couldn't resist making him a Life.'
/book/show/15685.Albert_Camus?from_search=true	Herbert R. Lottman	Albert Camus: A Biography	Book annotation not available for this title.
/book/show/23182705-the-iron-heel?from_search=true	Jack London Golgotha Press (Editor)	The Iron Heel: (Annotated - Includes Essay and Biography)	Jack London's classic work with biography about the life and times of London, essay about the history of the book, and an active table of contents. Generally considered to be the earliest of the modern Dystopian, it chronicles the rise of an oligarchic tyranny in the United States. It is arguably the novel in which Jack London's socialist views are most explicitly on displJack London's classic work with biography about the life and times of London, essay about the history of the book, and an active table of contents. Generally considered to be the earliest of the modern Dystopian, it chronicles the rise of an oligarchic tyranny in the United States. It is arguably the novel in which Jack London's socialist views are most explicitly on display. The book is uncommon among London's writings (and in the literature of the time in general) in being a first-person narrative of a woman protagonist written by a man.
/book/show/30807605-the-devil-s-dictionary---ambrose-bierce-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	Ambrose Bierce Jan Oliveira (Editor)	The Devil's Dictionary - Ambrose Bierce (With Notes)(Biography)(Illustrated)	The Devil's Dictionary is a satirical dictionary written by American journalist and author Ambrose Bierce. Originally published in 1906 as The Cynic's Word Book, it features Bierce's witty and often ironic spin on many common English words. Retitled in 1911, it has been followed by numerous unabridged versions compiled after Bierce's death, which include definitions abseThe Devil's Dictionary is a satirical dictionary written by American journalist and author Ambrose Bierce. Originally published in 1906 as The Cynic's Word Book, it features Bierce's witty and often ironic spin on many common English words. Retitled in 1911, it has been followed by numerous unabridged versions compiled after Bierce's death, which include definitions absent from earlier editions.Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (June 24, 1842  circa 1914) was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist.Despite his reputation as a searing critic, Bierce was known to encourage younger writers, including the poets George Sterling and Herman George Scheffauer and the fiction writer W. C. Morrow. Bierce employed a distinctive style of writing, especially in his stories. His style often embraces an abrupt beginning, dark imagery, vague references to time, limited descriptions, impossible events, and the theme of war. In 1913, Bierce traveled to Mexico to gain first-hand experience of the Mexican Revolution. He was rumored to be traveling with rebel troops, but was not seen again.
/book/show/1508684.Disney_s_World?from_search=true	Leonard Mosley	Disney's World: A Biography	A REVEALING BIOGRAPHY OF A MAN WHO CREATED A LEGENDARY BUSINESS AND HIMSELF BECAME THE STUFF OF LEGEND.No one with long and happy memories of a legend wants to have them too woefully disturbed, and Leonard Mosley has not set out to upset or destroy the image so many people cherish of the remarkable Walt Disney. But while sharing the general admiration of a man whose cinemaA REVEALING BIOGRAPHY OF A MAN WHO CREATED A LEGENDARY BUSINESS AND HIMSELF BECAME THE STUFF OF LEGEND.No one with long and happy memories of a legend wants to have them too woefully disturbed, and Leonard Mosley has not set out to upset or destroy the image so many people cherish of the remarkable Walt Disney. But while sharing the general admiration of a man whose cinematic achievements were always so happily inspired and inspiring, this biographer discloses all teh facts, no matter how unpalatable, abut a man whose all too huma flaws and weakenesses of character were as real as a genuine talents and vision
/book/show/1476688.James_Stewart_a_Biography?from_search=true	Donald Dewey	James Stewart a Biography	After a brief stint on Broadway, Jimmy Stewart went to Hollywood and soon made such classics as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and The Philadelphia Story. He symbolized the patriotism of the time, and even joined the army in World War II, winning a Distinguished Flying Cross. Up to that point, his characters had espoused the same values that Stewart himself, a devout PrAfter a brief stint on Broadway, Jimmy Stewart went to Hollywood and soon made such classics as Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, and The Philadelphia Story. He symbolized the patriotism of the time, and even joined the army in World War II, winning a Distinguished Flying Cross. Up to that point, his characters had espoused the same values that Stewart himself, a devout Presbyterian, lived by. But after the war, his youthful exuberance faded, and he settled into darker roles, including his classic performances in Hitchcock's Rear Window and Vertigo. Biographer Donald Dewey suggests that while the boyish charm of his early characters reflected pre-war hopefulness, his disturbed, nearly psychotic later characters mirrored the introspection and suspicion of the 1950s.
/book/show/11423642-goddamned-percy-jackson?from_search=true	Katharine Shepard	Goddamned Percy Jackson: A Biography	
/book/show/1875784.Selbuvotter?from_search=true	Terri Shea	Selbuvotter: Biography of a Knitting Tradition	Discover the rich history and traditions of Norway's iconic black-and-white mittens.What started as a dare became an icon of Norwegian knitting and started a snowball of knitting traditions across the North Atlantic. Selbuvotter: Biography of a Knitting Tradition follows the story of these beautiful mittens and gloves, from folk tradition to major regional industry to natDiscover the rich history and traditions of Norway's iconic black-and-white mittens.What started as a dare became an icon of Norwegian knitting and started a snowball of knitting traditions across the North Atlantic. Selbuvotter: Biography of a Knitting Tradition follows the story of these beautiful mittens and gloves, from folk tradition to major regional industry to national symbol, and passes the tradition on with over 30 patterns taken from actual antiques. Every aspect of business today can be found in the story of Selbu knitting. And above it all, thousands of women and men, using spare moments to create spectacular designs that are as fresh today as they were 150 years ago.
/book/show/830267.The_Afrikaners?from_search=true	Hermann Giliomee	The Afrikaners: Biography of a People	This book is a biography of the Afrikaner people. A historian and journalist who was one of the earliest and staunchest Afrikaner opponents of apartheid, Hermann Giliomee weaves together life stories and historical interpretation to create a narrative history of the Afrikaners from their beginnings with the colonization of the Cape of Good Hope by the Dutch East India CompThis book is a biography of the Afrikaner people. A historian and journalist who was one of the earliest and staunchest Afrikaner opponents of apartheid, Hermann Giliomee weaves together life stories and historical interpretation to create a narrative history of the Afrikaners from their beginnings with the colonization of the Cape of Good Hope by the Dutch East India Company to the dismantling of apartheid and beyond. The Afrikaners emphasizes the crucial role played by historical actors without underplaying the impact of social forces over which they had little control. Throughout their history, Giliomee's Afrikaners are both colonizers and colonized. Actual or virtual servants of the Dutch East India Company, the Dutch burghers nonetheless owned slaves and commanded servant labor. The British conquests of 1795 and 1806 extended the rights of British subjects to Afrikaners, even as they took away the Afrikaners' political autonomy and confirmed an economic and cultural subordination that was only partly alleviated by their dominance of South African politics in the latter part of the twentieth century.Demographically squeezed between far more numerous Africans (and other nonwhite groups) and their more affluent and culturally confident English compatriots, the Afrikaners forged a language-based national identity in which die-hard defense of privilege and opposition to various forms of British domination are inextricably intertwined with fears about cultural and even physical group survival. This nationalism underlay the Great Trek, in which Afrikaners opposed the abolition of slavery and legalized racial discrimination by the British; the irony of their becoming the twentieth century's first fighters against imperial domination in the Boer War; and the Afrikaners' rise to political dominance over their English rivals and nonwhite South Africans alike, even as they remained economically and culturally subordinate to the former. This same language-based nationalism spawned the blunders and horrors of apartheid, but it also led the Afrikaners to relinquish power peacefully when this seemed the safest route to their survival as a people.While documenting--and in important ways revising--the history of the Afrikaners' pursuit of racial domination (as well as British contributions to that enterprise), Giliomee supplies Afrikaners' own, often divided, perspectives on their history, perspectives not always or entirely skewed by their struggle for privilege at Africans' expense. The result is not only a magisterial history of the Afrikaners but a fuller understanding of their history, which, for good or ill, resonates far beyond the borders of South Africa.
/book/show/1231832.James_Dean?from_search=true	Val Holley	James Dean: The Biography	
/book/show/243627.Mahler?from_search=true	Jonathan Carr	Mahler: A Biography	The focus is on Mahlers last decade, his tempestuous marriage to the alluring Alma Schindler, his work as a summer composer in isolated huts in the country, his revolutionary achievements as director of the Vienna opera and his final years in America. But it sets the stage by looking into Mahlers earlier career as a talented, ambitious, and often ruthless conductor.InThe focus is on Mahlers last decade, his tempestuous marriage to the alluring Alma Schindler, his work as a summer composer in isolated huts in the country, his revolutionary achievements as director of the Vienna opera and his final years in America. But it sets the stage by looking into Mahlers earlier career as a talented, ambitious, and often ruthless conductor.In her memoirs Alma drew Mahler as a sickly, cerebral recluse. Arnold Schoenberg called him a saint. Leonard Bernstein, largely responsible for the Mahler boom in the Sixties, found a secret shame at the heart of Mahlers music, the shame of being a Jew and the shame of being ashamed. Jonathan Carr looks behind these myths, and using letters, diaries, and other material hitherto unavailable in English, he brilliantly challenges some of the most widely held assumptions about Mahler.
/book/show/17738945-harry?from_search=true	Marcia Moody	Harry: A Biography	Prince Harry is arguably one of the most recognized faces in the world today, and is never far from the media spotlightsometimes to the dismay of the Royal Family. Yet in his relatively short life he has seen and done a variety of fasciPrince Harry is arguably one of the most recognized faces in the world today, and is never far from the media spotlightsometimes to the dismay of the Royal Family. Yet in his relatively short life he has seen and done a variety of fascinating and unusual things, from setting up his own charities to serving on the front line in Afghanistan, and embarking upon his first solo tour. No matter how privileged his upbringing and how protected he has been, Prince Harry has certainly lived life. This biography covers it all, starting fromhis early years; the breakdown of his parents' marriage; the death of his mother, Diana, Princess of Wales; his relationships with Chelsy Davy, his father, and Camilla Parker Bowles; his time at Sandhurst and serving on the front line in Afghanistan; his charity walk to the North Pole; his partying; his first solo tour; and those naked photos from Las Vegas. Comprehensive yet entirely accessible, this book is the perfect purchase for those fascinated by the coolest member of the Royal Family.
/book/show/31432493-the-way-of-all-flesh---samuel-butler-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	Samuel Butler Jan Oliveira (Editor)	The Way of All Flesh - Samuel Butler (With Notes)(Biography)(Illustrated)	The Way of All Flesh (1903) is a semi-autobiographical novel by Samuel Butler that attacks Victorian-era hypocrisy. Written between 1873 and 1884, it traces four generations of the Pontifex family. Butler dared not publish it during his lifetime, but when it was published it was accepted as part of the general reaction against Victorianism.In 1998, the Modern Library rankeThe Way of All Flesh (1903) is a semi-autobiographical novel by Samuel Butler that attacks Victorian-era hypocrisy. Written between 1873 and 1884, it traces four generations of the Pontifex family. Butler dared not publish it during his lifetime, but when it was published it was accepted as part of the general reaction against Victorianism.In 1998, the Modern Library ranked The Way of All Flesh twelfth on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century
/book/show/4902975-the-adventures-of-arthur-conan-doyle?from_search=true	Russell Miller	The Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle: A Biography	As the creator of Sherlock Holmes, the world's most famous man who never was, Arthur Conan Doyle remains one of our favorite writers; his work is read with affection--and sometimes obsession--the world over. Doctor, writer, spiritualist: his life was no less fascinating than his fiction.Conan Doyle grew up in relative poverty in Edinburgh, with the mental illness of hisAs the creator of Sherlock Holmes, the world's most famous man who never was, Arthur Conan Doyle remains one of our favorite writers; his work is read with affection--and sometimes obsession--the world over. Doctor, writer, spiritualist: his life was no less fascinating than his fiction.Conan Doyle grew up in relative poverty in Edinburgh, with the mental illness of his artistically gifted but alcoholic father casting a shadow over his early life. He struggled both as a young doctor and in his early attempts to sell short stories, having only limited success until Sherlock Holmes became a publishing phenomenon and propelled him to worldwide fame. While he enjoyed the celebrity Holmes brought him, he also felt that the stories damaged his literary reputation. Beyond his writing, Conan Doyle led a full life, participating in the Boer War, falling in love with another woman while his wife was dying of tuberculosis, campaigning against injustice, and converting to Spiritualism, a move that would bewilder his friends and fans.During his lifetime Conan Doyle wrote more than fifteen hundred letters to members of his family, most notably his mother, revealing his innermost thoughts, fears and hopes; and Russell Miller is the first biographer to have been granted unlimited access to Conan Doyle's private correspondence.also makes use of the writer's personal papers, unseen for many years, and is the first book to draw fully on the Richard Lancelyn Green archive, the world's most comprehensive collection of Conan Doyle material.
/book/show/114367.A_Picture_Book_of_Rosa_Parks_Picture_Book_Biographies_?from_search=true	David A. Adler Robert Casilla (Illustrator)	A Picture Book of Rosa Parks (Picture Book Biographies) (Picture Book Biography)	Her refusal to give up her seat on a bus helped establish the civil rights movement.Format: Paperback Publication Date: 4/1/1995 Pages: 30 Reading Level: Age 6 and Up
/book/show/388535.Mao?from_search=true	Ross Terrill	Mao: A Biography	Everyone who came in close contact with Mao was taken aback at the anarchy of his personal ways. He ate idiosyncratically. He became increasingly sexually promiscuous as he aged. He would stay up much of the night, sleep during much of the day, and at times he would postpone sleep, remaining awake for thirty-six hours or more, until tension and exhaustion overcame him.YetEveryone who came in close contact with Mao was taken aback at the anarchy of his personal ways. He ate idiosyncratically. He became increasingly sexually promiscuous as he aged. He would stay up much of the night, sleep during much of the day, and at times he would postpone sleep, remaining awake for thirty-six hours or more, until tension and exhaustion overcame him.Yet many people who met Mao came away deeply impressed by his intellectual reach, originality, style of power-within-simplicity, kindness toward low-level staff members, and the aura of respect that surrounded him at the top of Chinese politics. It would seem difficult to reconcile these two disparate views of Mao. But in a fundamental sense there was no brick wall between Mao the person and Mao the leader. This biography attempts to provide a comprehensive account of this powerful and polarizing historical figure.
/book/show/27275776-lost-illusions?from_search=true	Honor de Balzac	Lost Illusions: (Annotated with short biography)	llusions perdues was written by the French writer Honor de Balzac between 1837 and 1843. It consists of three parts, starting in the provinces, thereafter moving to Paris, and finally returning to provincial France. Thus it resembles another of Balzacs greatest novels, La Rabouilleuse (The Black Sheep), in that it is set partly in Paris and partly in the provinces. It isllusions perdues was written by the French writer Honor de Balzac between 1837 and 1843. It consists of three parts, starting in the provinces, thereafter moving to Paris, and finally returning to provincial France. Thus it resembles another of Balzacs greatest novels, La Rabouilleuse (The Black Sheep), in that it is set partly in Paris and partly in the provinces. It is, however, unique among the novels and short stories of the Comdie humaine by virtue of the even-handedness with which it treats both geographical dimensions of French social life.
/book/show/1149572.Muhammad_?from_search=true	Karen Armstrong	Muhammad : A Biography of the Prophet	Muhammad
/book/show/828611.Edward_Hopper?from_search=true	Gail Levin	Edward Hopper: An Intimate Biography	Edward Hopper's canvasses are filled with stripped-down spaces and unrelenting light, evocative landscapes, and the lonely aspects of men and women seemingly isolated in their surroundings. What kind of man had this haunting vision, and what kind of life engendered this art? No one is better qualified to answer these questions than art historian Gail Levin, author and curaEdward Hopper's canvasses are filled with stripped-down spaces and unrelenting light, evocative landscapes, and the lonely aspects of men and women seemingly isolated in their surroundings. What kind of man had this haunting vision, and what kind of life engendered this art? No one is better qualified to answer these questions than art historian Gail Levin, author and curator of the major studies and exhibitions of Hopper's work. In this intimate biography she reveals the true nature and personality of the man himselfand of the woman who shared his life, the artist Josephine Nivison.
/book/show/554894.John_Wesley?from_search=true	Stephen Tomkins	John Wesley: A Biography	A compelling portrait of the father of Methodism. The life and work of John Wesley (1703-1791) has had an enormous influence on modern Christianity, not least for his role as father of the Methodist church. John Wesley is a popular biography of the great figure, which brings his career and ideas alive for a new generation. Written with verve and grounded in thorough researA compelling portrait of the father of Methodism. The life and work of John Wesley (1703-1791) has had an enormous influence on modern Christianity, not least for his role as father of the Methodist church. John Wesley is a popular biography of the great figure, which brings his career and ideas alive for a new generation. Written with verve and grounded in thorough research, the book tells the story of Wesley's colorful and dramatic life. Stephen Tomkins chronicles Wesley's family background and early childhood, his school and university career, and his adult life as a religious leader in England. Throughout this engaging portrait, Tomkins pauses to explore a number of key issues in Wesley's increasingly rich religious views, including the renunciation of wealth and the role of women in church life. The volume concludes with an important assessment of Wesley's abiding influence both in his own country and abroad. Superbly crafted, John Wesley will interest those from the Methodist tradition as well as all general readers of church history.
/book/show/22852930-louis-van-gaal?from_search=true	Maarten Meijer	Louis van Gaal: The Biography	
/book/show/28428949-don-juan?from_search=true	George Gordon Byron Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Don Juan  (Illustrated with Notes and Biography)	Don Juan is a satiric poem by Lord Byron, based on the legend of Don Juan, which Byron reverses, portraying Juan not as a womaniser but as someone easily seduced by women. It is a variation on the epic form. Byron himself called it an Epic Satire (Don Juan, c. xiv, st. 99). Byron completed 16 cantos, leaving an unfinished 17th canto before his death in 1824. Byron claimeDon Juan is a satiric poem by Lord Byron, based on the legend of Don Juan, which Byron reverses, portraying Juan not as a womaniser but as someone easily seduced by women. It is a variation on the epic form. Byron himself called it an Epic Satire (Don Juan, c. xiv, st. 99). Byron completed 16 cantos, leaving an unfinished 17th canto before his death in 1824. Byron claimed he had no ideas in his mind as to what would happen in subsequent cantos as he wrote his work. When the first two cantos were published anonymously in 1819, the poem was criticised for its immoral content, though it was also immensely popular.
/book/show/27749545-the-diaries-of-adam-and-eve-annotated?from_search=true	Mark Twain	The Diaries of Adam and Eve (Annotated): Masterpiece Collection: The Diaries from Adam and Eve, Mark Twain Famous Quotes, Book List, and Biography	The Diaries of Adam and Eve, Mark Twain; Includes: 100 famous quotes of Mark Twain, Complete bibliography of Mark Twain, Biography of Mark Twain, MONDAY.-This new creature with the long hair is a good deal in the way. It is always hanging around and following me about. I don't like this; I am not used to company. I wish it would stay with the other animals.... Cloudy todayThe Diaries of Adam and Eve, Mark Twain; Includes: 100 famous quotes of Mark Twain, Complete bibliography of Mark Twain, Biography of Mark Twain, MONDAY.-This new creature with the long hair is a good deal in the way. It is always hanging around and following me about. I don't like this; I am not used to company. I wish it would stay with the other animals.... Cloudy today, wind in the east; think we shall have rain.... WE? Where did I get that word-the new creature uses it. TUESDAY.-Been examining the great waterfall. It is the finest thing on the estate, I think. The new creature calls it Niagara Falls-why, I am sure I do not know. Says it LOOKS like Niagara Falls. That is not a reason, it is mere waywardness and imbecility. I get no chance to name anything myself. The new creature names everything that comes along, before I can get in a protest. And always that same pretext is offered-it LOOKS like the thing. There is a dodo, for instance. Says the moment one looks at it one sees at a glance that it looks like a dodo. It will have to keep that name, no doubt. It wearies me to fret about it, and it does no good, anyway. Dodo! It looks no more like a dodo than I do.
/book/show/104298.Abraham_Lincoln_and_Civil_War_America?from_search=true	William E. Gienapp	Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America: A Biography	Inhistorian William Gienapp provides a remarkably concise, up-to-date, and vibrant biography of the most revered figure in United States history. While the heart of the book focuses on the Civil War, Gienapp begins with a finely etched portrait of Lincoln's early life, from pioneer farm boy to politician and lawyer in Springfield, tInhistorian William Gienapp provides a remarkably concise, up-to-date, and vibrant biography of the most revered figure in United States history. While the heart of the book focuses on the Civil War, Gienapp begins with a finely etched portrait of Lincoln's early life, from pioneer farm boy to politician and lawyer in Springfield, to his stunning election as sixteenth president of the United States. Students will see how Lincoln grew during his years in office, how he developed a keen aptitude for military strategy and displayed enormous skill in dealing with his generals, and how his war strategy evolved from a desire to preserve the Union to emancipation and total war.Gienapp shows how Lincoln's early years influenced his skills as commander-in-chief and demonstrates that, throughout the stresses of the war years, Lincoln's basic character shone through: his good will and fundamental decency, his remarkable self-confidence matched with genuine humility, his immunity to the passions and hatreds the war spawned, his extraordinary patience, and his timeless devotion.A former backwoodsman and country lawyer, Abraham Lincoln rose to become one of our greatest presidents. This biography offers a vivid account of Lincoln's dramatic ascension to the pinnacle of American history.
/book/show/2998054-twelve-types?from_search=true	G.K. Chesterton Malcolm Brennan (Preface by)	Twelve Types: A Collection of Mini-Biographies	G. K. Chesterton's biographical essays provide unique portraits of 12 of Europe's most defining figures. Written by one of the world's master essayists, this collection richly expresses Chesterton's thoughts on Charlotte Bront, William Morris, Byron, Pope, St. Francis of Assisi, Rostand, Charles II, Stevenson, Thomas Carlyle, Tolstoy, Savonarola, and Sir Walter Scott. TheG. K. Chesterton's biographical essays provide unique portraits of 12 of Europe's most defining figures. Written by one of the world's master essayists, this collection richly expresses Chesterton's thoughts on Charlotte Bront, William Morris, Byron, Pope, St. Francis of Assisi, Rostand, Charles II, Stevenson, Thomas Carlyle, Tolstoy, Savonarola, and Sir Walter Scott. The book is a perfect companion for any literature, politics, or history course dealing with European history. It is also an excellent addition to any personal or scholarly library.
/book/show/19336255-bola-o?from_search=true	Mnica Maristain Kit Maude (Translator)	Bolaño: A Biography in Conversations	How to know the man behind works of fiction so prone to extravagance? In the first biography of Chilean novelist and poet Roberto Bolao, journalist Mnica Maristain tracks Bolao from his cHow to know the man behind works of fiction so prone to extravagance? In the first biography of Chilean novelist and poet Roberto Bolao, journalist Mnica Maristain tracks Bolao from his childhood in Chile to his youth in Mexico and his early infatuation with literature, to his beginnings as a poet, and to the stardom that came with the publication of the novelsand.is assembled from a series of rich interviews with the people who knew Bolao best: we meet Bolaos first publisher, who printed 225 copies of his first book of poetry; glimpse the young author through interviews with his parents and an array of childhood friends, who watched a precocious young man turn into an obsessive writer who barely left the house; and witness the birth of Bolaos famed Infrarealist literary movement. The book also sheds new light on aspects of Bolaos life that have long been shrouded in mystery: for the first time, we learn the details of Bolaos fatal illness and the drama of his final days.Throughout the book, Maristain present an image far removed from the stereotypes that have been created over the years to introduce a writer whose works grabbed readers worldwide. Maristain writes as a journalist and admirer, impressed with the power of Bolaos prose and the cool irony with which he faced the literary world.
/book/show/26870.Laurence_Olivier?from_search=true	Donald Spoto	Laurence Olivier: A Biography	A biography of the great English actor discusses Olivier's early stage appearances, his film roles, his marriage to Vivien Leigh and their subsequent divorce, his guilt-ridden ten-year affair with Danny Kaye, and his own self-doubts. Reprint.
/book/show/1515946.Scott_Fitzgerald?from_search=true	Jeffrey Meyers	Scott Fitzgerald: A Biography	A biography of one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century that includes new material. Fitzgerald rose to fame in his 20s with stories chronicling the upheaval of manners and morals in the Jazz Age, and with his wife Zelda blurred the line between literature and life.
/book/show/364603.Unforgettable_Fire?from_search=true	Eamon Dunphy	Unforgettable Fire: Past, Present and Future--The Definitive Biography of U2	The authorized definitive biography of the single most popular rock band in the world today--U2--is written with full access to the band but without their editorial oversight. An in-depth portrait of the four disaffected youngsters from Dublin who turned to music and infused their own set of political and spiritual beliefs. 24 pages of photos.
/book/show/472614.Life_s_Matrix?from_search=true	Philip Ball	Life's Matrix: A Biography of Water, With a new preface	One of the four elements of classical antiquity, water is central to the environment of our planet. InPhilip Ball writes of water's origins, history, and unique physical character. As a geological agent, water shapes mountains, canyons, and coastlines, and when unleashed in hurricanes and floods its destructive power is awesome. Ball's provocative exploratiOne of the four elements of classical antiquity, water is central to the environment of our planet. InPhilip Ball writes of water's origins, history, and unique physical character. As a geological agent, water shapes mountains, canyons, and coastlines, and when unleashed in hurricanes and floods its destructive power is awesome. Ball's provocative exploration of water on other planets highlights the possibilities of life beyond Earth.also examines the grim realities of depletion of natural resources and its effects on the availability of water in the twenty-first century.
/book/show/25898655-james-joyce?from_search=true	Alfonso Zapico	James Joyce: Portrait of a Dubliner—A Graphic Biography	Winner of Spain's National Comic Prize and published to acclaim in Ireland, here is an extraordinary graphic biography of James Joyce that offers a fresh take on his tumultuous life. With evocative anecdotes and hundreds of ink-wash drawings, Alfonso Zapico invites the reader to share JoWinner of Spain's National Comic Prize and published to acclaim in Ireland, here is an extraordinary graphic biography of James Joyce that offers a fresh take on his tumultuous life. With evocative anecdotes and hundreds of ink-wash drawings, Alfonso Zapico invites the reader to share Joyce's journey, from his earliest days in Dublin to his life with his great love, Nora Barnacle, and their children, and his struggles and triumphs as an artist.Joyce experienced poverty, rejection, censorship, charges of blasphemy and obscenity, war, and crippling ill-health. A rebel and nonconformist in Dublin and a harsh critic of Irish society, he left Ireland in self-imposed exile with Nora, moving to Paris, Pola, Trieste, Rome, London, and finally Zurich. He overcame monumental challenges in creating and publishing,,, and. Along the way, he encountered a colorful cast of characters, from the Irish nationalists Charles Parnell and Michael Collins to literary greats Yeats, Proust, Hemingway, and Beckett, and the likes of Carl Jung and Vladimir Lenin.
/book/show/27863713-the-rights-of-man?from_search=true	Thomas Paine Jan Oliveira (Editor)	The Rights of Man (Illustrated with Notes and Biography)	Rights of Man (1791), a book by Thomas Paine, including 31 articles, posits that popular political revolution is permissible when a government does not safeguard the natural rights of its people. Using these points as a base it defends the French Revolution against Edmund Burke's attack in Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790). It was published in two parts in MarRights of Man (1791), a book by Thomas Paine, including 31 articles, posits that popular political revolution is permissible when a government does not safeguard the natural rights of its people. Using these points as a base it defends the French Revolution against Edmund Burke's attack in Reflections on the Revolution in France (1790). It was published in two parts in March 1791 and February 1792. Thomas Paine (1737  1809) was an English-American political activist, philosopher, political theorist and revolutionary. One of the Founding Fathers of the United States, he authored the two most influential pamphlets at the start of the American Revolution, and he inspired the rebels in 1776 to declare independence from Britain. His ideas reflected Enlightenment-era rhetoric of transnational human rights. He has been called a corsetmaker by trade, a journalist by profession, and a propagandist by inclination.
/book/show/731774.Peter_Cook?from_search=true	Harry Thompson	Peter Cook: A Biography	Good: A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dust cover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include From the library of labels.Some of our books may have slightly worn corners, and minor creases to the covers. PleaGood: A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dust cover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include From the library of labels.Some of our books may have slightly worn corners, and minor creases to the covers. Please note the cover may sometimes be different to the one shown.
/book/show/25176104-on-the-shortness-of-life?from_search=true	Seneca Damian Stevenson (Translator)	On The Shortness Of Life: De Brevitate Vitae (A New Translation with Image Gallery and Seneca Biography) (Stoics In Their Own Words Book 4)	From the author of, comes another brilliant, timeless guide to living well.Written as a moral essay to his friend Paulinus, Senecas biting words still pack a powerful punch two thousand years later. With its brash rejection of materialism, conventional lifestyles and group-think,From the author of, comes another brilliant, timeless guide to living well.Written as a moral essay to his friend Paulinus, Senecas biting words still pack a powerful punch two thousand years later. With its brash rejection of materialism, conventional lifestyles and group-think,is as relevant as ever. Seneca anticipates the modern world. Its a unique expose of how people get caught up in the rat race and how for those stuck in this mindset, enough is never enough. The busy individuals of Rome Seneca makes reference to, those people who are too preoccupied with their careers and maintaining social relationships to fully examine the quality of their lives, sound a lot like ourselves.The message is simple: Life is long if you live it wisely. Dont waste time worrying about how you look. Dont be lazy. Dont over indulge in entertainment and vice. Everything in moderation.Seneca defends Nature and attacks the lazy. Materialism and a love of trivial knowledge are exposed as key time wasters, along with excess ambition, networking and worrying too much. In this new non-verbatim translation by Damian Stevenson, Senecas essay comes alive for the modern reader. Senecas formality of language has been preserved but the wording is more attuned to a contemporary ear. This is a rare treat for students of Stoicism and for anyone interested in seeking an answer to the eternal question, How should I best use my time?Includes biographical sketch Seneca The Stoic and Seneca image gallery.
/book/show/101253.Mistress_of_the_Elgin_Marbles?from_search=true	Susan Nagel	Mistress of the Elgin Marbles: A Biography of Mary Nisbet, Countess of Elgin	The remarkable Mary Nisbet was the Countess of Elgin in Romantic-era Scotland and the wife of the seventh Earl of Elgin. When Mary accompanied her husband to diplomatic duty in Turkey, she changed history. She helped bring the smallpox vaccine to the Middle East, struck a seemingly impossible deal with Napoleon, and arranged the removal of famous marbles from the ParthenonThe remarkable Mary Nisbet was the Countess of Elgin in Romantic-era Scotland and the wife of the seventh Earl of Elgin. When Mary accompanied her husband to diplomatic duty in Turkey, she changed history. She helped bring the smallpox vaccine to the Middle East, struck a seemingly impossible deal with Napoleon, and arranged the removal of famous marbles from the Parthenon. But all of her accomplishments would be overshadowed, however, by her scandalous divorce. Drawing from Mary's own letters, scholartells Mary's enthralling, inspiring, and suspenseful story in vibrant detail.
/book/show/93024.Robin_Hood?from_search=true	Stephen Thomas Knight	Robin Hood: A Mythic Biography	The only figure in the Dictionary of National Biography who is said never to have existed, Robin Hood has taken on an air of reality few historical figures achieve. His image in various guises has been put to use as a subject of ballads, nationalist rallying point, Disney cartoon fox, greenclad figure of farce, tabloid fodder and template for petty criminals and progressivThe only figure in the Dictionary of National Biography who is said never to have existed, Robin Hood has taken on an air of reality few historical figures achieve. His image in various guises has been put to use as a subject of ballads, nationalist rallying point, Disney cartoon fox, greenclad figure of farce, tabloid fodder and template for petty criminals and progressive political candidates alike.
/book/show/344475.Mozart?from_search=true	Robert W. Gutman	Mozart: A Cultural Biography	This major work, the result of years of careful study and analysis, places Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's life and music in the context of the intellectual, political and artistic currents of eighteenth-century Europe. The result is a fresh interpretation of Mozart's genius, as Robert Gutman shows the great composer in a new light. With an informed and sensitive handling, MozarThis major work, the result of years of careful study and analysis, places Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's life and music in the context of the intellectual, political and artistic currents of eighteenth-century Europe. The result is a fresh interpretation of Mozart's genius, as Robert Gutman shows the great composer in a new light. With an informed and sensitive handling, Mozart emerges as an affectionate and generous man with family and friends, self-deprecating, witty, and winsome but also an austere moralist, incisive and purposeful. The major genres in which Mozart worked-chamber music, liturgical, theater and keyboard compositions, concertos, operas, symphonies, and oratorios-are unfolded to reveal a man of luminous intellect. Mozart is an extraordinary portrait of a man and his times and a brilliant distillation of musical thought.
/book/show/11957673-the-bostonians?from_search=true	Henry James	The Bostonians (Annotated - Includes Essay and Biography)	The Bostonians was first published in serialized form in The Century Magazine in 1885 and 1886. It was published in book form in London in 1886. A change from Henry James look at Europeans, the novel is a study of the American scene.James had high hopes for its success and was very disappointed with its slow sales. Critics feel it lakes a sympathetic character and that theThe Bostonians was first published in serialized form in The Century Magazine in 1885 and 1886. It was published in book form in London in 1886. A change from Henry James look at Europeans, the novel is a study of the American scene.James had high hopes for its success and was very disappointed with its slow sales. Critics feel it lakes a sympathetic character and that the descriptions of New England life lack spark. Chapters with no dialogue at all test the most diligent of Henry James aficionados.The Bostonians is different from most of James books due to its strong political, rather than social, theme.
/book/show/1056502.Lou_Reed?from_search=true	Victor Bockris	Lou Reed: The Biography	
/book/show/1575999.The_Unruly_Life_of_Woody_Allen?from_search=true	Marion Meade	The Unruly Life of Woody Allen: A Biography	The first independent investigation of Woody Allen, our era's most celebrated, distinctive, and confounding filmmaker, reveals the controversial private life behind the icon. Until now, there has been little scrutiny of that life. The reason: Woody viewed biographers as the Ebola plague, dangerous, uncontrollable contagions that might squish his public persona into mousse.The first independent investigation of Woody Allen, our era's most celebrated, distinctive, and confounding filmmaker, reveals the controversial private life behind the icon. Until now, there has been little scrutiny of that life. The reason: Woody viewed biographers as the Ebola plague, dangerous, uncontrollable contagions that might squish his public persona into mousse. Allen's prolific achievements are all but unparalleled in cinematic history. To fans, his films have always represented an ongoing autobiography, through which he has bared his self-deprecating overanalytical soul to the world. It was not until 1992, when his stormy private life turned into sensational headlines, that the cracks in the familiar persona appeared. The lines separating art and fact, myth and reality, public and private life, became increasingly blurred.Marion Meade has tracked down scores of people in Allen's life who have never before spoken to an Allen biographer: boyhood pals; Brooklyn neighbors and teachers; colleagues Buddy Hackett and Mel Brooks from his early career as a television writer and stand-up comic; actors Maureen Stapleton, Max von Sydow, and Bob Hope; director Sydney Pollack; and the film reviewers who have followed his career for decades -- Vincent Canby, Roger Ebert, Stanley Kauffmann, Andrew Sarris, and John Simon. She also details the numerous examples of art imitating life in Allen's films, particularly the extraordinary saga behind his marriage to the adopted daughter of his long-time lover, Mia Farrow.In reconstructing Allen's life, Meade explores the cult of celebrity in America -- how it is our own infatuation with the rich and famous that has made it possiblefor this supremely talented man to shrewdly manipulate both the media and the moviegoing public.
/book/show/25993.Pearl_S_Buck?from_search=true	Peter Conn	Pearl S. Buck: A Cultural Biography	Pearl Buck was one of the most renowned, interesting, and controversial figures ever to influence American and Chinese cultural and literary history - yet she remains one of the least studied, honored, or remembered. Peter Conn's Pearl S. Buck: A Cultural Biography sets out to reconstruct Buck's life and significance, and to restore this remarkable woman to visibility. BorPearl Buck was one of the most renowned, interesting, and controversial figures ever to influence American and Chinese cultural and literary history - yet she remains one of the least studied, honored, or remembered. Peter Conn's Pearl S. Buck: A Cultural Biography sets out to reconstruct Buck's life and significance, and to restore this remarkable woman to visibility. Born into a missionary family, Pearl Buck lived the first half of her life in China and was bilingual from childhood. Although she is best known, perhaps, as the prolific author of The Good Earth and as a winner of the Nobel and Pulitzer prizes, Buck in fact led a career that extended well beyond her eighty works of fiction and nonfiction and deep into the public sphere. Passionately committed to the cause of social justice, she was active in the American civil rights and women's rights movements; she also founded the first international adoption agency. She was an outspoken advocate of racial understanding, vital as a cultural ambassador between the United States and China at a time when East and West were at once suspicious and deeply ignorant of each other. In this richly illustrated and meticulously crafted narrative, Conn recounts Buck's life in absorbing detail, tracing the parallel course of American and Chinese history and politics through the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This cultural biography thus offers a dual portrait: of Buck, a figure greater than history cares to remember, and of the era she helped to shape.
/book/show/10756280-lady-windermere-s-fan?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde Golgotha Press	Lady Windermere's Fan (Annotated with Criticism and Oscar Wilde Biography)	An eBook of Oscar Wildes classic play, this edition includes a short critical commentary on the work; the book also includes a short essay examining Wildes life and and works.The story concerns Lady Windermere who discovers that her husband may be having an affair with another woman. She confronts her husband but he instead invites the other woman, Mrs Erlynne, to her biAn eBook of Oscar Wildes classic play, this edition includes a short critical commentary on the work; the book also includes a short essay examining Wildes life and and works.The story concerns Lady Windermere who discovers that her husband may be having an affair with another woman. She confronts her husband but he instead invites the other woman, Mrs Erlynne, to her birthday ball. Angered by her husband's unfaithfulness, Lady Windermere leaves her husband for another lover. After discovering what has transpired, Mrs Erlynne follows Lady Windermere and attempts to persuade her to return to her husband and in the course of this, Mrs Erlynne is discovered in a compromising position. She sacrifices herself and her reputation in order to save Lady Windermere's marriage. Mrs. Erlynne was originated by Marion Terry.
/book/show/239252.Tarzan_Alive?from_search=true	Philip Jos Farmer Win Scott Eckert (Foreword) Mike Resnick (Introduction)	Tarzan Alive: A Definitive Biography of Lord Greystoke (Wold Newton #1)	Through the tales of Edgar Rice Burroughs, generations of readers have thrilled to the adventures of Lord Greystoke (aka John Clayton, but better known as Tarzan of the Apes). In this biography Philip Jos Farmer pieces together the life of this fantastic man, correcting Burroughss errors and deliberate deceptions and tracing Tarzan's family tree back to other extraordinaThrough the tales of Edgar Rice Burroughs, generations of readers have thrilled to the adventures of Lord Greystoke (aka John Clayton, but better known as Tarzan of the Apes). In this biography Philip Jos Farmer pieces together the life of this fantastic man, correcting Burroughss errors and deliberate deceptions and tracing Tarzan's family tree back to other extraordinary figures, including Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes, the Scarlet Pimpernel, Doc Savage, Nero Wolfe, and Bulldog Drummond.offers the first chronological account of Tarzan's life, narrated in careful detail garnered from Burroughss stories and other sources. From the ill-fated voyage that led to Greystoke's birth on the isolated African coast to his final adventures as a group captain in the RAF during World War II, Farmer constructs a comprehensive and authoritative account. Farmers assertion that Tarzan was a real person has led him to craft a biography as well researched and compelling as that of any character from conventional history. This definitive Bison Books edition also includes Farmers Exclusive Interview with Lord Greystoke as well as Extracts from the Memoirs of Lord Greystoke first anthologized in.
/book/show/4423.John_F_Kennedy?from_search=true	Michael O'Brien	John F. Kennedy: A Biography	
/book/show/1900824.Clint_Eastwood?from_search=true	Richard Schickel	Clint Eastwood: A Biography	Authoritative . . . highly nuanced . . . gives the reader a palpable sense of Mr. Eastwood's career.--The New York TimesFrom the moment The Man With No Name first fixed the screen with his murderous squint, from the first time audiences heard Dirty Harry Callahan growl Make my day, Clint Eastwood has been an icon of American manhood in all its coolness and ferocity. BuAuthoritative . . . highly nuanced . . . gives the reader a palpable sense of Mr. Eastwood's career.--The New York TimesFrom the moment The Man With No Name first fixed the screen with his murderous squint, from the first time audiences heard Dirty Harry Callahan growl Make my day, Clint Eastwood has been an icon of American manhood in all its coolness and ferocity. But that icon is also an actor of surprising subtlety, a filmmaker of vast intelligence and originality--and an intensely private man who eludes the stereotypes with which his fans and critics try to label him.In this in-depth biography, the distinguished film critic Richard Schickel talks with Eastwood's family, friends, and colleagues--and, above all, with his notoriously reticent subject--to produce a portrait more astute and revealing than any we have ever had.Following Eastwood from his unstable childhood through his turbulent love affairs, assessing films from A Fistful of Dollars to the Oscar-winning The Unforgiven, and locating the subversive streak of rage and solitude that runs through all his work, Clint Eastwood is candid and endlessly fascinating, an unerring closeup of one of our brightest stars.Exhilarating . . . substantial, insightful, and right.--Newsday
/book/show/332627.Biography_of_a_Runaway_Slave?from_search=true	Miguel Barnet Esteban Montejo W. Nick Hill (Translator)	Biography of a Runaway Slave	In this remarkable testimony, Cuban novelist and anthropologist Miguel Barnet presents the narrative of 105-year-old Esteban Montejo, who lived as a slave, as fugitive in the wilderness, and as a soldier in the Cuban War of Independence. Honest, blunt, compassionate, shrewd, and engaging, his voice provides an extraordinary insight into the African culture that took root iIn this remarkable testimony, Cuban novelist and anthropologist Miguel Barnet presents the narrative of 105-year-old Esteban Montejo, who lived as a slave, as fugitive in the wilderness, and as a soldier in the Cuban War of Independence. Honest, blunt, compassionate, shrewd, and engaging, his voice provides an extraordinary insight into the African culture that took root in the Caribbean.
/book/show/274768.Dylan?from_search=true	Bob Spitz	Dylan: A Biography	
/book/show/1012668.Steven_Spielberg?from_search=true	Joseph McBride	Steven Spielberg: A Biography	Director, producer, and studio magnate, Steven Spielberg is the most successful filmmaker in movie history, responsible for such box-office blockbusters asthe Indiana Jones trilogy,andFrom Spielberg's troubled youth to the personal epiphany ofand tDirector, producer, and studio magnate, Steven Spielberg is the most successful filmmaker in movie history, responsible for such box-office blockbusters asthe Indiana Jones trilogy,andFrom Spielberg's troubled youth to the personal epiphany ofand the founding of DreamWorks, this impeccable biography reveals hidden dimensions of his personality and creative evolution while illuminating each film. This impeccable biography reveals hidden dimensions of the director's creative evolution while illuminating each film.
/book/show/9588680-football---bloody-hell?from_search=true	Patrick Barclay	Football - Bloody Hell!: The Biography of Alex Ferguson	Sir Alex Ferguson is without doubt the most controversial and compelling figure in football today. For many he ranks as the greatest manager of all time. He is certainly the most successful. His reign at Manchester United has seen him win every major footballing honour. And then win them again.Its been over ten years since that unforgettable night in Barcelona when FergusSir Alex Ferguson is without doubt the most controversial and compelling figure in football today. For many he ranks as the greatest manager of all time. He is certainly the most successful. His reign at Manchester United has seen him win every major footballing honour. And then win them again.Its been over ten years since that unforgettable night in Barcelona when Fergusons embattled players triumphed over Bayern Munich in the dying seconds of the Champions League final. Since then Ferguson has presided over the rise and fall and rise again of Jos Mourinho, the arrival and departure of the worlds best player, Ronaldo, the removal of one English talisman  Beckham  and the irresistible instalment of another  Rooney. He has been instrumental in making the Premier League the most successful competition in football, and he has endured while the mountains of cash have turned to valleys of debt.It is only now, as Ferguson nears the end of his career, that conclusions can be drawn about this fascinating man. From Fergusons combative working class youth in Govan to his role in ushering in the debt-laden Glazer era, award-winning journalist Patrick Barclay has been pitch-side and spoken to all those who know Ferguson best: fellow managers, former players, colleagues and commentators. Barclay reveals Ferguson to be a relentless character whose ability to intimidate, control, cajole and encourage has driven his unparalleled success. In the pages ofthe games biggest living legend is finally laid bare.
/book/show/37272.Balanchine?from_search=true	Bernard Taper	Balanchine: A Biography	Written with wit, insight, and candor,is a book that will delight lovers of biography as well as those with a special interest in dance. For this edition the author has added a thoughtful yet dramatic account of the working out of's legacy, from the making of his controversial will to the present day. The author explores the intriguing legal, financiWritten with wit, insight, and candor,is a book that will delight lovers of biography as well as those with a special interest in dance. For this edition the author has added a thoughtful yet dramatic account of the working out of's legacy, from the making of his controversial will to the present day. The author explores the intriguing legal, financial, and institutional subplots that unfolded after the death of the greatest choreographer of the century, but the central plot of his epilogue is the aesthetic issue: In the absence of their creator, can the ballets retain their wondrous vitality? Taper illuminates the fascinating transmission of Balanchine's masterworks from one generation to another, an unprecented legacy in the history of ballet, that most evanescent of the arts.
/book/show/270592.St_Francis_of_Assisi?from_search=true	Omer Englebert	St. Francis of Assisi: A Biography	Reviewers have judgedto be that rarity among books about saints: a popular work of inspiring spiritual reading that is also an acclaimed work of modern scholarship. With spiritual insight and careful historical judgment, Omer Englebert blends the many facets of St. Francis' personality into a portrait of a saint who can inspire men and wReviewers have judgedto be that rarity among books about saints: a popular work of inspiring spiritual reading that is also an acclaimed work of modern scholarship. With spiritual insight and careful historical judgment, Omer Englebert blends the many facets of St. Francis' personality into a portrait of a saint who can inspire men and women today. A Servant Book.
/book/show/114942.Whores?from_search=true	Brendan Mullen	Whores: An Oral Biography of Perry Farrell and Jane's Addiction	
/book/show/457467.Bellow?from_search=true	James Atlas	Bellow: A Biography	With this masterly and original work,, National Book Award nominee James Atlas gives the first definitive account of the Nobel Prizewinning authors turbulent personal and professional life, as it unfolded against the background of twentieth-century eventsthe Depression, World War II, the upheavals of the sixtiesand amid all the complexities of the JWith this masterly and original work,, National Book Award nominee James Atlas gives the first definitive account of the Nobel Prizewinning authors turbulent personal and professional life, as it unfolded against the background of twentieth-century eventsthe Depression, World War II, the upheavals of the sixtiesand amid all the complexities of the Jewish-immigrant experience in America, which generated a vibrant new literature.Drawing upon a vast body of original research, including Bellows extensive correspondence with Ralph Ellison, Delmore Schwartz, John Berryman, Robert Penn Warren, John Cheever, and many other luminaries of the twentieth-century literary community, Atlas weaves a rich and revealing portrait of one of the most talented and enigmatic figures in American intellectual history.Detailing Bellows volatile marriages and numerous tempestuous relation-ships with women, publishers, and friends,is a magnificent chronicle of one of the premier writers in the English language, whose prize-winning works include,, and, most recently,.
/book/show/6101003-judas?from_search=true	Susan Gubar	Judas: A Biography	
/book/show/272114.Woody_Allen?from_search=true	John Baxter	Woody Allen: A Biography	For the first time, the full life story of the filmmaker laureate: a smart and entertaining deconstruction of Woody Allen's genius, celebrity, and art. Born Allen Konigsberg in the Bronx, the man who came to direct some of the most celebrated comedies in movie history - Annie Hall, Manhattan, Crimes and Misdemeanors - is revealed in all his neurotic complexities in this adFor the first time, the full life story of the filmmaker laureate: a smart and entertaining deconstruction of Woody Allen's genius, celebrity, and art. Born Allen Konigsberg in the Bronx, the man who came to direct some of the most celebrated comedies in movie history - Annie Hall, Manhattan, Crimes and Misdemeanors - is revealed in all his neurotic complexities in this adroit study by John Baxter. The first biography since the tabloids headlined Allen's lurid breakup with Mia Farrow and his affair and subsequent marriage to her adopted daughter, Soon Yi, this illuminating chronicle of Allen's career - from his days writing jokes for Sid Caesar to his eventual fame as filmdom's quintessential New Yorker - details the often scandalous success that Allen has achieved as screenwriter, actor, and director. And Baxter's compelling saga never fails to uncover Allen's calculated construction of the Woody persona and how far the hapless, obsessive character on screen is from the actual man. Intelligently points out the gap between the shambling on-screen character that Allen created and the successful, controlling artist. - New York Times Book Review
/book/show/860078.Rave_On?from_search=true	Philip Norman	Rave On: The Biography of Buddy Holly	Drawing on interviews with almost everyone who ever associated with Holly, including his widow, a biography creates a vivid picture of a young man who took the American music scene by storm and then died suddenly in a tragic plane crash. 25,000 first printing.
/book/show/679686.Bosie?from_search=true	Douglas Murray	Bosie: A Biography Of Lord Alfred Douglas	There is a vogue these days for biographies of minor, peripheral characters who lived on the margins of literary greatness: Tennyson's wife, for instance, or Dickens' mistress.This new biography of Lord Alfred Douglas, the son of the Marquess of Queensbury and, most scandalously, the lover of Oscar Wilde, has attracted huge attention because of the age of the biographer.There is a vogue these days for biographies of minor, peripheral characters who lived on the margins of literary greatness: Tennyson's wife, for instance, or Dickens' mistress.This new biography of Lord Alfred Douglas, the son of the Marquess of Queensbury and, most scandalously, the lover of Oscar Wilde, has attracted huge attention because of the age of the biographer. Douglas Murray began writing it at 17, and he is only 20 now. It is an astonishing achievement: mature, considered, fluently written and richly detailed. Bosie's youth was the epitome of the 1890s,greenery-yallery decadence, but unlike his lover and mentor, the brilliant, doomed Wilde, Bosie lived on until 1945, becoming increasingly religious, repentant about his past (as Wilde never was), and finally a recluse.On one key issue, however, Murray seems seriously off-message: he argues that Bosie was a major literary figure in his own right, and that the value of his poetry has been seriously underrated. He was a poet not just of the 90s but one who would endure the 20th century and produce a poem that would echo as a work of searing faith and a testament to spiritual renewal. Er ... no. The poem Murray alludes to is In Excelsis, Bosie's riposte to Wilde's work De Profundis.But it is tiresomely self-absorbed, antiquated, and unimaginative, a prolonged whinge about the lot of the misunderstood genius. Nevertheless, Bosie's story is still worth telling, even if his poetic reputation is not worth defending, and Murray tells it extremely well. --
/book/show/66938.Frantz_Fanon?from_search=true	David Macey	Frantz Fanon: A Biography	Born in Martinique, then as now a departement of France, Frantz Fanon (l925-61) trained as a psychiatrist in Lyons before taking up a post in colonial Algeria. He had already experienced racism as a soldier in the Free French Army, for which he had volunteered and in whose ranks he saw combat during the liberation of France. In Algeria, he came into contact with the FrontBorn in Martinique, then as now a departement of France, Frantz Fanon (l925-61) trained as a psychiatrist in Lyons before taking up a post in colonial Algeria. He had already experienced racism as a soldier in the Free French Army, for which he had volunteered and in whose ranks he saw combat during the liberation of France. In Algeria, he came into contact with the Front de Liberation National whose ruthless struggle for an independent Algeria was met with quite exceptional violence by the French Army. Fanon identified completely with the FLN and soon became a marked man. Forced to flee Algeria when he resigned his post, Fanon subsequently worked with the FLN as a propagandist and ambassador.Based on extensive and original research, this is the most compete and objective biography of Fanon yet written. It sweeps away the myths that have grown up around him and reveals Fanon to be a complex figure, infinitely more interesting than the theorist of anti-colonial violence celebrated by the left in the 60s. Macey shows Fanon to have been a man formed in the context of the French Caribbean, with its history of slavery and racism, and traces Fanon's intellectual career as a political thinker and psychiatrist with great care, setting it against the background of post-war French culture.David Macey has done justice for the first time to the extraordinary life of a complex figure, flawed in some respects but fundamentally a humanist committed to the eradication of colonialism, a man whose angry and eloquent writings are still of fierce relevance today.
/book/show/27153058-gargantua-and-pantagruel-illustrated-critiques-and-biography?from_search=true	Franois Rabelais	Gargantua and Pantagruel Illustrated. Critiques and Biography.	Franois Rabelais (1483  1553) was a major French Renaissance writer, doctor, Renaissance humanist, monk and Greek scholar. He has historically been regarded as a writer of fantasy, satire, the grotesque, bawdy jokes and songs. His best known work is Gargantua and Pantagruel. Because of his literary power and historical importance, Western literary critics considered himFranois Rabelais (1483  1553) was a major French Renaissance writer, doctor, Renaissance humanist, monk and Greek scholar. He has historically been regarded as a writer of fantasy, satire, the grotesque, bawdy jokes and songs. His best known work is Gargantua and Pantagruel. Because of his literary power and historical importance, Western literary critics considered him one of the great writers of world literature and among the creators of modern European writing.
/book/show/254329.Dr_Dre?from_search=true	Ronin Ro	Dr. Dre: The Biography	Born on February 18, 1965 to a sixteen-year-old single mom, Andre Young, AKA Dr. Dre, co-founded the notorious rap group N.W.A. The group was one of the most successful hip-hop groups of the late 1980s and, most importantly, started what the media quickly dubbed Gangsta Rap. His departure from N.W.A. was a story right out of a pulp fiction novel. His new mentor, Suge KnighBorn on February 18, 1965 to a sixteen-year-old single mom, Andre Young, AKA Dr. Dre, co-founded the notorious rap group N.W.A. The group was one of the most successful hip-hop groups of the late 1980s and, most importantly, started what the media quickly dubbed Gangsta Rap. His departure from N.W.A. was a story right out of a pulp fiction novel. His new mentor, Suge Knight, allegedly used guns, baseball bats and a kidnap threat to get Dr. Dre released from his contract. Dre and Knight went on to build Death Row Records and turned it into a multi-billlion dollar company. Yet despite its unprecedented success with stars such as Snoop Doggy Dogg and Tupac Shakur, the company quickly unraveled in a firestorm of rivalries, greed, violence, and scrutiny by both the government and the media. Not one to fade into the background, Dr. Dre's next move was to start his own record company, Aftermath Entertainment. As CEO, he discovered and created new stars like Eminem, 50 Cent, The Game, and Eve. In this essential addition to any music section, award-winning author Ronin Ro details the rise, fall, and resurrection of one of the biggest names in rap music.
/book/show/4781203-walt-disney?from_search=true	Neal Gabler	Walt Disney: The Biography	Neal Gabler's meticulously researched biography,offers the full story (Gabler is the first writer to gain complete access to the Disney archives) of the American icon. Readers will discover the whole story, witnessing Disney's invention of a synergistic empire that combined film, television, theme parks, music, book publishing, and merchandise. What fans donNeal Gabler's meticulously researched biography,offers the full story (Gabler is the first writer to gain complete access to the Disney archives) of the American icon. Readers will discover the whole story, witnessing Disney's invention of a synergistic empire that combined film, television, theme parks, music, book publishing, and merchandise. What fans don't know could fill a book (this book in fact), and we asked Gabler to point out a few of the juicy bits. Read our interview with him, and his 10 Things That May Surprise You list below.
/book/show/258117.Fanny_Burney?from_search=true	Claire Harman	Fanny Burney: A Biography	Claire Harman's full-scale biography of Fanny Burney, the first literary woman novelist and a true child of eighteenth-century England and the Enlightenment, is rich with insights and pleasures as it brings us into the extraordinary life (1752-1840) of the woman Virginia Woolf called the mother of English fiction.We are present at Mrs. Thrale's dinner party when the twentClaire Harman's full-scale biography of Fanny Burney, the first literary woman novelist and a true child of eighteenth-century England and the Enlightenment, is rich with insights and pleasures as it brings us into the extraordinary life (1752-1840) of the woman Virginia Woolf called the mother of English fiction.We are present at Mrs. Thrale's dinner party when the twenty-six-year-old Fanny has the incomparable thrill of hearing Dr. Johnson himself admiringly acknowledge her authorship of, her first novel, anonymously published for fear of upsetting her adored father, and now the talk of the town. We see her growing up, daughter of the charming and gifted musician and teacher Dr. Charles Burney, who was the very embodiment of a new class: talented, energized, self-educated, self-made, self-conscious, socially ambitious and easily endearing himself to aristocratic patrons.We see Fanny partly enjoying, partly rejecting the celebrity engendered by Evelina, and four years later by Cecilia (If you will be an author and a wit, says Mrs. Thrale, you must take the consequences). And we see her mingling with the most famous men and women of the time, not only Dr. Johnson but Joshua Reynolds, Sheridan, David Garrick, Mrs. Siddons, Horace Walpole and, later, Chateaubriand and Madame de Stal.For five years, during the time of George III's madness, Fanny Burney held a position in the Royal Household as Second Keeper of the Robes to Queen Charlotte. For her father, Fanny's going to court was like going to heaven, but for Fanny it was more an incarceration. Her journals, published posthumously in 1842, gave her some solace. She saw herself as an eavesdropper. Dr. Johnson wryly called her a spy. Her marriage at forty-one to a penniless Catholic exile, Alexandre d'Arblay, resulted in trans-Channel crossings that left her stranded for almost a decade in Napoleon's France, and then, after a dramatic flight from Paris, trapped in Brussels on the eve of Waterloo.Claire Harman's biography of Fanny Burney is as lively as it is meticulously researched and authoritative. It gives us the woman, her world and the early-blooming artist whose acute grasp of social nuance, gift for satire, drama and skillful play among large casts of characters won her comparison with the best of Smollett, Richardson and Fielding, the admiration of Jane Austen andLord Byron and a secure place in the pantheon of the English novel.
/book/show/22072468-dido-elizabeth-belle?from_search=true	Fergus Mason	Dido Elizabeth Belle: A Biography	Dido Elizabeth Belle was born in 1761. It would be nearly 100 years before slavery was abolished. The date would be of little importance if not for one important factor: Belle's father was white, but her mother was of African descent. It was an unthinkable act for the time, and Belle's life was destined for only bad things. But remarkably bad things did not happen. Belle wDido Elizabeth Belle was born in 1761. It would be nearly 100 years before slavery was abolished. The date would be of little importance if not for one important factor: Belle's father was white, but her mother was of African descent. It was an unthinkable act for the time, and Belle's life was destined for only bad things. But remarkably bad things did not happen. Belle was sent to live with her uncle, the Earl of Mansfield; here she was raised as a free woman and given the same privileged upbringing as her cousins. This book tells the inspiring true story of Dido Elizabeth Belle, and how the life of a woman most people have never heard helped pave the way for future change.
/book/show/714175.Buddy_Holly?from_search=true	Ellis Amburn	Buddy Holly: A Biography	The tragic, bittersweet story of the founder of rock 'n' roll, Buddy Holly presents the most revealing and enduring biography yet of one of America's greatest music heroes. In illuminating the scope of Holly's influence . . . that inspired musicians from Paul McCartney to Keith Richards, this book shines.--Entertainment Weekly. of photos.
/book/show/1408313.Dylan_Thomas_a_Biography?from_search=true	Paul Ferris	Dylan Thomas a Biography	Few poets have excited such extremes of admiration & hostility as Dylan Thomas, the Welshman who was perhaps the greatest lyric poet of the 20th Century. This authoritative biography is based on a wealth of previously unpublished material (including 2 poems) gathered by the author in more than 200 interviews & extensive research in the UK & USA. With 25 b/w illFew poets have excited such extremes of admiration & hostility as Dylan Thomas, the Welshman who was perhaps the greatest lyric poet of the 20th Century. This authoritative biography is based on a wealth of previously unpublished material (including 2 poems) gathered by the author in more than 200 interviews & extensive research in the UK & USA. With 25 b/w illustrations.
/book/show/874930.Grant?from_search=true	John Mosier	Grant: A Biography	
/book/show/81595.Jack_Kerouac?from_search=true	Tom Clark	Jack Kerouac: A Biography	Since his death in 1969, the legend of Jack Kerouac, 'King of the Beats', has continued to grow. Clark's biography reveals the essential Kerouac, often through his own words and writings.
/book/show/129496.Edith_Stein_a_Biography?from_search=true	Waltraud Herbstrith	Edith Stein, a Biography	This is the powerful and moving story of the remarkable Jewish woman who converted to Catholicism, gained fame as a great philosopher in Germany, became a Carmelite nun, and was put to death in a Nazi concentration camp. Recently beatified by Pope John Paul II, Edith Stein was a courageous, intelligent and holy woman who speaks powerfully to us even today.
/book/show/576973.Geoffrey_Chaucer?from_search=true	G.K. Chesterton	Geoffrey Chaucer	
/book/show/10117388-shifty-s-war?from_search=true	Marcus Brotherton	Shifty's War: The Authorized Biography of Sergeant Darrell "Shifty" Powers, the Legendary Sharpshooter from the Band of Brothers	
/book/show/502057.McQueen?from_search=true	Christopher Sandford	McQueen: The Biography	The biography of the original Mr. Cool, Steve McQueen. The actor who perhaps, first epitomised the Action Hero; a complex man, prone to casual affairs and violence, yet capable of helping those more unfortunate than him.
/book/show/2714937-lenin?from_search=true	David Shub	Lenin: A Biography	One of the very few books, absolutely indispensible to the student of contemporary history and of international relations, of Russia and of social revolution. At the same time, it is so full of historic drama, of incredible figures, of the Czar's secret police, of plots stranger than fiction, that it will fascinate the general reader.-Hans Kohn, New York Times Book RevieOne of the very few books, absolutely indispensible to the student of contemporary history and of international relations, of Russia and of social revolution. At the same time, it is so full of historic drama, of incredible figures, of the Czar's secret police, of plots stranger than fiction, that it will fascinate the general reader.-Hans Kohn, New York Times Book ReviewIt must be read by everyone who wants to penetrate the minds and analyze the behavior of the men who created the most powerful and dangerous machine in the world today-L.J. Schweitzer, Catholic World
/book/show/560957.Celine?from_search=true	Frdric Vitoux	Celine: A Biography	Drawing on a wealth of unpublished letters and documents and first-ever interviews with Celine's widow, Frederic Vitoux brilliantly weaves together all the available information on Celine into an extraordinary portrait of Celine's temptuous life and times. Photographs.
/book/show/17057.From_Sawdust_to_Stardust?from_search=true	Terry Lee Rioux	From Sawdust to Stardust: The Biography of DeForest Kelley	In the forty-year history of, none of the television show's actors are more beloved than DeForest Kelley. His portrayal of Leonard Bones McCoy, the southern physician aboard the, brought an unaffected humanity to the groundbreaking space frontier series.Jackson DeForest Kelley came of age in Depression-era Georgia. He was raised on the sIn the forty-year history of, none of the television show's actors are more beloved than DeForest Kelley. His portrayal of Leonard Bones McCoy, the southern physician aboard the, brought an unaffected humanity to the groundbreaking space frontier series.Jackson DeForest Kelley came of age in Depression-era Georgia. He was raised on the sawdust trail, a preacher's kid steeped in his father's literal faith and judgment. But De's natural artistic gifts called him to a different way, and a visit to California at seventeen showed a bright new world.Theater and radio defined his early career -- but it was a World War II training film he made while serving in the Army Air Corps that led to his first Paramount Studios contract.After years of struggle, his lean, weathered look became well known in notable westerns and television programs such asandBut his work on several pilots for writer-producer Gene Roddenberry changed his destiny and the course of cultural history.This thoroughly researched actor's life is about hard work and luck, loyalty and love. It is a journey that takes us all...from sawdust to stardust.
/book/show/19248352-the-dream-of-the-ridiculous-man?from_search=true	Fyodor Dostoyevsky Constance Garnett (Translator)	The Dream of the Ridiculous Man (Annotated with Biography)	The Dream of a Ridiculous Man is a story by Fyodor Dostoevsky written in 1877. It chronicles the experiences of a man who decides that there is nothing to live for in the world, and is therefore determined to commit suicide. A chance encounter with a young girl changes his mind.
/book/show/1417435.Benjamin_Franklin?from_search=true	Ronald William Clark	Benjamin Franklin: A Biography	
/book/show/2611461-earth?from_search=true	Iain S. Stewart John Lynch	Earth: The Biography	After four and a half billion years, our planet is approaching old agethe perfect time to look back on an extraordinary life. Inrenowned science writers Iain Steward and John Lynch use groundbreaking imagery and the latest scientific discoveries to tell the epic story of Earths birth, life stages, and distant future demise.Each chapter examines oneAfter four and a half billion years, our planet is approaching old agethe perfect time to look back on an extraordinary life. Inrenowned science writers Iain Steward and John Lynch use groundbreaking imagery and the latest scientific discoveries to tell the epic story of Earths birth, life stages, and distant future demise.Each chapter examines one of the five essential forcesmeteor impacts, plate tectonics, the ocean, the atmosphere, and icethat drive and shape our planet and determine its destiny. New imaging techniques and spectacular graphics combine to reveal hitherto hidden information about these forces, depicting them in action today as they keep the Earth alive and going back in time to show how cataclysmic events played roles in the planets development. More than 200 full-color photographs and illustrations present the familiar in a striking new light, while the authors straightforward style brings an engaging clarity to advanced scientific concepts.The National Geographic Channel television series to whichis the companion volume is expected to reach a viewership of 100 million people. A timely publication as our planet adapts to a warming climate, this accessible, authoritative, and richly visual exploration is a valuable home reference for every family.
/book/show/19258469-a-confession?from_search=true	Leo Tolstoy Golgotha Press (Editor)	A Confession (Annotated with Biography and Critical Essay)	Despite having written War and Peace and Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy, at the age of 51, looked back on his life and considered it a meaningless, regrettable failure. A Confession provides insight into the great Russian writer's movement from the pursuit of aesthetic ideals toward matters of religious and philosophical consequence.Authentic and genuinely moving, this memoirDespite having written War and Peace and Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy, at the age of 51, looked back on his life and considered it a meaningless, regrettable failure. A Confession provides insight into the great Russian writer's movement from the pursuit of aesthetic ideals toward matters of religious and philosophical consequence.Authentic and genuinely moving, this memoir of midlife spiritual crisis was first distributed in 1872 and marked a turning point in the author's career as a writer: in subsequent years, Tolstoy would write almost exclusively about religious life, especially devotion among the peasantry.Generations of readers have been inspired by this heartfelt reexamination of Christian orthodoxy and subsequent spiritual awakening. Ranked among the best books on the subject, this timeless work is for anyone who has ever worried about the fleeting nature of life and speculated about the value of existence.
/book/show/871701.Churchill?from_search=true	Roy  Jenkins	Churchill: A Biography	Churchill: a Biography
/book/show/1102386.Living_Buddha?from_search=true	Daisaku Ikeda	Living Buddha: Interpretive Biography	A historical narrative grounded in what is known and can be reasonably summized about the life and times of Shakyamuni. This book presents the Buddha not as a mystic figure, but as a human being who struggled to attain enlightenment and to aid mankind in freeing itself from suffering and delusion.
/book/show/860074.Sir_Elton?from_search=true	Philip Norman	Sir Elton: The Definitive Biography	
/book/show/5130459-nina-simone?from_search=true	David Brun-Lambert	Nina Simone: The Biography	Born Eunice Kathleen Waymon in North Carolina at the tail-end of the Great Depression, Nina Simone was a precocious child with dreams of becoming the worlds first black classical soloist. After a rejection from an elite New York conservatoirea rejection she always believed stemmed from the color of her skinshe began performing jazz, blues, and classical songs in a bar tBorn Eunice Kathleen Waymon in North Carolina at the tail-end of the Great Depression, Nina Simone was a precocious child with dreams of becoming the worlds first black classical soloist. After a rejection from an elite New York conservatoirea rejection she always believed stemmed from the color of her skinshe began performing jazz, blues, and classical songs in a bar to fund her music studies. In 1958 her rendition of the Gershwin standard I Loves You Porgy became a Top 40 hit, and her subsequent debut albumlaunched what would become an extensive singing and songwriting career. Drawing on a wealth of original interviews with Simones closest associates, this extraordinary biography follows her sparkling career as well as her passionate belief in racial equality that eventually led her to undergo self-imposed exile from America in 1970. Featuring rare photographs and a review of Simones more than 40 albums and numerous hits, this is an extensive look at the complex and extremely talented diva.
/book/show/125213.Robert_Lowell?from_search=true	Ian Hamilton	Robert Lowell: A Biography	Born in 1917 into an aristocratic Boston family Robert Lowell was not yet thirty when his first major collection of poems,, won the Pulitzer Prize. With, his third book, he found the intense, highly personal voice that made him the foremost American poet of his generation. He held strong, complex and very public political views. His privateBorn in 1917 into an aristocratic Boston family Robert Lowell was not yet thirty when his first major collection of poems,, won the Pulitzer Prize. With, his third book, he found the intense, highly personal voice that made him the foremost American poet of his generation. He held strong, complex and very public political views. His private life was turbulent, marred by manic depression and troubled marriages. But in this superb biography (first published in 1982) the poet Ian Hamilton illuminates both the life and the work of Lowell with sympathetic understanding and consummate narrative skill.'Our one consolation for Ian Hamilton's early death is that his work seems to have lived on with undiminished force... The critical prose, in particular, still sets a standard that nobody else comes near.' Clive James
/book/show/1149572.Muhammad_?from_search=true	Karen Armstrong	Muhammad : A Biography of the Prophet	Muhammad
/book/show/1700342.Jane_Austen_Obstinate_Heart?from_search=true	Valerie Grosvenor Myer	Jane Austen, Obstinate Heart: A Biography	At the heart of Jane Austen's story lies a mystery: how a woman of genteel poverty, the seventh child of a country clergyman, an unmarried spinster for whom life was often a struggle against the indignities of financial dependency, could have produced works of such magnificent warmth and wisdom.Valerie Grosvenor Myer's flawless research proves Austen's books grew from tAt the heart of Jane Austen's story lies a mystery: how a woman of genteel poverty, the seventh child of a country clergyman, an unmarried spinster for whom life was often a struggle against the indignities of financial dependency, could have produced works of such magnificent warmth and wisdom.Valerie Grosvenor Myer's flawless research proves Austen's books grew from the preoccupations of her social set - respectability, financial security, and most of all, marriage.It is a truth universally acknowledged, begins Pride and Prejudice, that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife. In that one line are revealed the principal forces at work in Austen's novels - and in the world from which they were drawn.For many middle-class women of Austen's day, marriage was paradoxically the only method of achieving independence. Marriage could also be a life sentence.Myer shows that by many accounts Austen was pretty and flirtatious (though occasionally also sharp-tongued), and the object of at least two proposals, but obstinate in her refusal to marry for other than love. Her obstinacy condemned her to reliance on her family for financial support. As Myer points out, it also enabled Austen to write her immortal novels. Using letters, family memories, and of course the novels themselves, Myer provides a detailed and revealing look at Jane Austen - her relationship with her beloved sister Cassandra, her devotion to and pride in her brothers and their children (who remembered Aunt Jane with warm affection), and her independence of mind and spirit.Austen's fondest dream was to establish herself not as another silly female novelist, but as a serious and self-supporting writer. She reveled in the reviews of those of the novels published - anonymously - during her brief lifetime. Yet as Myer shows, no one, least of all Austen herself, could have imagined her posthumous popularity.
/book/show/1432692.Streisand?from_search=true	Anne Edwards	Streisand: A Biography	The definitive Streisand biography. Perceptive, illuminating, and immensely readable. -- Hollywood ReporterThis, at last, is the definitive Barbra book. Anne Edwards' exhaustive research, personal firsthand knowledge, and riveting style all combine in a biographical saga so awesome it ought to be a movie. -- Rex ReedFor the first time, New York Times bestselling biograThe definitive Streisand biography. Perceptive, illuminating, and immensely readable. -- Hollywood ReporterThis, at last, is the definitive Barbra book. Anne Edwards' exhaustive research, personal firsthand knowledge, and riveting style all combine in a biographical saga so awesome it ought to be a movie. -- Rex ReedFor the first time, New York Times bestselling biographer Anne Edwards tells the story-behind-the-story of the legendary Barbra Streisand, revealing the inner demons that have driven her career -- and shaped her tumultuous personal life. Based on interviews with more than 140 of Streisand's friends, family, lovers, associates, and enemies -many of whom go on the record for the first time -- Streisand takes you on a revelatory journey, from her Brooklyn beginnings to the controversies surrounding her latest movie, The Mirror Has Two Faces. Through it all, we come to know the real Barbra Streisand as we've never known her before.A sterling example of diva lit...never less than fascinating. -- Publishers WeeklyEdwards brings Streisand so much to life, she leaps off the pages. It's a 'warts and all' biography in the grand tradition. -- Barbara Taylor BradfordA panoply of delicious tidbits...tremendously appetizing. -- Newsday
/book/show/1961092.Victoria_an_intimate_biography?from_search=true	Stanley Weintraub	Victoria an intimate biography	A major biography of Queen Victoria--the first complete life of her in over twenty years--and the first to be written by an American. Illustrated.
/book/show/70463.Just_Desserts?from_search=true	Jerry Oppenheimer	Just Desserts: The Unauthorized Biography of Martha Stewart	Based on some four hundred exclusive, candid interviews with family members, confidantes, colleagues, and present and former friends and associates, this scrupulously researched investigative biography tells for the first time the real story of Martha Stewart's personal life, and her phenomenal rise to the top. Martha Stewart - Just Desserts reveals the secrets of Stewart'Based on some four hundred exclusive, candid interviews with family members, confidantes, colleagues, and present and former friends and associates, this scrupulously researched investigative biography tells for the first time the real story of Martha Stewart's personal life, and her phenomenal rise to the top. Martha Stewart - Just Desserts reveals the secrets of Stewart's disturbing childhood, her tempestuous marriage and ugly divorce, and her Mommy Dearest relationship with her only child. Oppenheimer recounts a classic Cinderella tale of the transformation of a poor Polish-American girl in Nutley, New Jersey, to Glamour magazine model, to Wall Street stockbroker, to chic Connecticut caterer, to bestselling author and television star, to powerful head of a multimedia conglomerate, to belle of America's A-list glitterati ball. And it is all described in fascinating, juicy detail by the people who helped her - and by those she stepped on along the way. This is an intriguing, explosive tale that will surprise and shock even the most ardent Martha Stewart fans. Whether you love Martha Stewart or loathe her, you will be amazed by the stunning revelations in this book. Martha Stewart - Just Desserts shatters the myth of the Perfect Martha once and for all - and that's good thing.
/book/show/1168177.The_Edwardians?from_search=true	Roy Hattersley	The Edwardians: Biography of the Edwardian Age	Edwardian Britain is the quintessential age of nostalgia, often seen as the last long summer before the cataclysmic changes of the twentieth century began to take form. The habits and sports of the aristocracy were an everyday indulgence. But it was an age of invention as well as tradition. It saw the first widespread use of the motor car, the first aeroplane and the firstEdwardian Britain is the quintessential age of nostalgia, often seen as the last long summer before the cataclysmic changes of the twentieth century began to take form. The habits and sports of the aristocracy were an everyday indulgence. But it was an age of invention as well as tradition. It saw the first widespread use of the motor car, the first aeroplane and the first use of the telegraph. It was also a time of vastly improved education and the public appetite for authors such as Conan Doyle, Rudyard Kipling and E. M. Forster was increased by greater literacy.There were signs too, of the corner history was soon to turn, with the problematic Boer War hinting at a new British weakness overseas and the rise of the Suffragette movement pushing the boundaries of the social and political landscape.In this major work of history, Roy Hattersley has been given exclusive access to many new documents to produce a magisterial appraisal of a legendary age.
/book/show/332701.Thomas_More?from_search=true	Richard Marius	Thomas More: A Biography	Over the centuries, biographers of Thomas More have always praised him and made him an example for their own times. He was a man for all seasons. This Tudor prelate and Lord Chancellor of England shared human qualities identifiable in all ages - pride, love, ambition, generosity, hypocrisy, and greed. He was less than common because he was witty and a great storyteller - tOver the centuries, biographers of Thomas More have always praised him and made him an example for their own times. He was a man for all seasons. This Tudor prelate and Lord Chancellor of England shared human qualities identifiable in all ages - pride, love, ambition, generosity, hypocrisy, and greed. He was less than common because he was witty and a great storyteller - the best between Chaucer and Shakespeare. Truly, he was a Renaissance man with the contradictions such praise imposes on a towering figure. In Richard Marius's authoritative and engaging portrait, Sir Thomas More, the martyr and brilliant public figure, is a lesson for our season.
/book/show/8973502-g-k-chesterton?from_search=true	Ian Ker	G.K. Chesterton: A Biography	G. K. Chesterton is remembered as a brilliant creator of nonsense and satirical verse, author of the Father Brown stories and the innovative novel, The Man who was Thursday, and yet today he is not counted among the major English novelists and poets. However, this major new biography argues that Chesterton should be seen as the successor of the great Victorian prose writerG. K. Chesterton is remembered as a brilliant creator of nonsense and satirical verse, author of the Father Brown stories and the innovative novel, The Man who was Thursday, and yet today he is not counted among the major English novelists and poets. However, this major new biography argues that Chesterton should be seen as the successor of the great Victorian prose writers, Carlyle, Arnold, Ruskin, and above all Newman.Chesterton's achievement as one of the great English literary critics has not hitherto been fully recognized, perhaps because his best literary criticism is of prose rather than poetry. Ian Ker remedies this neglect, paying particular attention to Chesterton's writings on the Victorians, especially Dickens. As a social and political thinker, Chesterton is contrasted here with contemporary intellectuals like Bernard Shaw and H. G. Wells in his championing of democracy and the masses. Pre-eminently a controversialist, as revealed in his prolific journalistic output, he became a formidable apologist for Christianity and Catholicism, as well as a powerful satirist of anti-Catholicism.This full-length life of G. K. Chesterton is the first comprehensive biography of both the man and the writer. It draws on many unpublished letters and papers to evoke Chesterton's joyful humour, his humility and affinity to the common man, and his love of the ordinary things of life.
/book/show/3104017-yes-we-can?from_search=true	Garen Thomas	Yes We Can: A Biography of Barack Obama	In third grade, Barack Obama wrote an essay titled, I Want to Become Presidentand he is, to this day, determined to show the world that, yes, heBorn in the U.S.A., the son of an African father and an American mother, a boy who spent his childhood in Indonesia and Hawaii, Barack Obama is truly a citizen of the world. His campaign for the presidency is powered by aIn third grade, Barack Obama wrote an essay titled, I Want to Become Presidentand he is, to this day, determined to show the world that, yes, heBorn in the U.S.A., the son of an African father and an American mother, a boy who spent his childhood in Indonesia and Hawaii, Barack Obama is truly a citizen of the world. His campaign for the presidency is powered by a fierce optimism, an exuberant sense of purpose and determination, and, above all, a belief that changehappen.Garen Thomas takes us through the life of Barack Obama, from his struggle to fit in with his classmates and concern about not knowing his biological father, through his term as Illinois senator, to his historic and momentum-building run for president of the United States.Barack Obama is a man who uses his words to inspire us. Wehave a better future. Webe whatever we want to be..
/book/show/12067207-poor-folk?from_search=true	Fyodor Dostoyevsky Constance Garnett	Poor Folk (Annotated with Biography)	Poor Folk, sometimes translated as Poor People, was the first novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky, which he wrote over the span of nine months. First published in 1846, it was lauded by the influential critic Vissarion Belinsky as being socially conscious literature, who (among others) hailed him as the new Gogol.This book was partly inspired by Nikolai Gogol's short story The OverPoor Folk, sometimes translated as Poor People, was the first novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky, which he wrote over the span of nine months. First published in 1846, it was lauded by the influential critic Vissarion Belinsky as being socially conscious literature, who (among others) hailed him as the new Gogol.This book was partly inspired by Nikolai Gogol's short story The Overcoat, whose male protagonist is also a copy clerk. This novel is written in the form of letters of correspondence between the two main characters. Like The Overcoat, the novel gives a profound account of the lives of low income Russians in the mid-nineteenth century.
/book/show/21217209-a-woman-of-no-importance?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde Golgotha Press (Editor)	A Woman of No Importance (Annotated with Criticism and Oscar Wilde Biography)	An eBook of Oscar Wildes classic play, this edition includes a short critical commentary on the work and its themes; the book also includes a short essay examining Wildes life and and works.It is a testimony of Wilde's wit and his brand of dark comedy. The play looks in particular at English upper class society and has been reproduced on stages in Europe and North AmeriAn eBook of Oscar Wildes classic play, this edition includes a short critical commentary on the work and its themes; the book also includes a short essay examining Wildes life and and works.It is a testimony of Wilde's wit and his brand of dark comedy. The play looks in particular at English upper class society and has been reproduced on stages in Europe and North America since his death in 1900.
/book/show/295617.Helen_Keller?from_search=true	Leslie Garrett	Helen Keller:  A photographic story of a life	Tells the inspirational tale of this spirited crusader.In this groundbreaking new series, DK brings together fresh voices and DK design values to give readers the most information-packed, visually exciting biographies on the market today. Full-color photographs of people, places, and artifacts, definitions of key words, and sidebars on related subjects add dimension andTells the inspirational tale of this spirited crusader.In this groundbreaking new series, DK brings together fresh voices and DK design values to give readers the most information-packed, visually exciting biographies on the market today. Full-color photographs of people, places, and artifacts, definitions of key words, and sidebars on related subjects add dimension and relevance to stories of famous lives that students will love to read.
/book/show/103869.Descartes?from_search=true	Desmond M. Clarke	Descartes: A Biography	Although Rene Descartes' (1596-1650) is best remembered today for writing I think, therefore, I am, his unique contribution to the history of ideas was his effort to construct a philosophy that would be sympathetic to the new sciences that emerged in the seventeenth century. In four major publications, he fashioned a philosophical system that accommodated the needs of thAlthough Rene Descartes' (1596-1650) is best remembered today for writing I think, therefore, I am, his unique contribution to the history of ideas was his effort to construct a philosophy that would be sympathetic to the new sciences that emerged in the seventeenth century. In four major publications, he fashioned a philosophical system that accommodated the needs of these new sciences, thereby earning the unrelenting hostility of both Catholic and Calvinist theologians, who relied on the scholastic philosophy that Descartes hoped to replace. His contemporaries claimed that his proofs of God's existence, in the Meditations, were so unsuccessful that he must have been a cryptic atheist, and that his discussion of skepticism served merely to fan the flames of libertinism. Although Descartes died in Stockholm in obscurity, he soon became one of the most famous philosophers of the seventeenth century, a status that he continues to enjoy today. This English-language biography addresses the complete range of Descartes' interests in theology, philosophy, and the sciences, and traces his intellectual development throughout his entire career. Desmond M. Clarke is Professor of Philosophy at University College Cork, Ireland, where he previously served as Dean of Arts and Vice-President. He is author of a number of books on Descartes and the seventeenth century, including Descartes' Philosophy of Science (1982), Occult Powers & Hypotheses (1989) and Descartes' Theory of Mind (1993). He has translated two selections of Descartes' writings and has also translated La Forge's Treatise on the Human Mind (1997) and Poulain de la Barre's The Equality of the Sexes.
/book/show/255829.Maria_Montessori?from_search=true	Rita Kramer Anna Freud (Foreword by)	Maria Montessori: A Biography	Maria Montessori (18701952) brought about a revolution in the classroom. She developed a method of teaching small children and inspired a movement that carried that method into every corner of the world. In her rich and forthright biography, Rita Kramer brings this powerful woman to life, illuminating not only her lasting contributions to child development and social refoMaria Montessori (18701952) brought about a revolution in the classroom. She developed a method of teaching small children and inspired a movement that carried that method into every corner of the world. In her rich and forthright biography, Rita Kramer brings this powerful woman to life, illuminating not only her lasting contributions to child development and social reform, but also the controversies surrounding her training methods and private life.
/book/show/6591447-biography?from_search=true	Hermione Lee	Biography: A Very Short Introduction	Hermione Lee is one of the leading literary biographers in the English-speaking world, the author of widely acclaimed lives of Edith Wharton and Virginia Woolf. Now, in this Very Short Introduction, Lee provides a magnificent look at the genre in which she is an undisputed master--the art of biography. Here Lee considers the cultural and historical background of differentHermione Lee is one of the leading literary biographers in the English-speaking world, the author of widely acclaimed lives of Edith Wharton and Virginia Woolf. Now, in this Very Short Introduction, Lee provides a magnificent look at the genre in which she is an undisputed master--the art of biography. Here Lee considers the cultural and historical background of different types of biographies, looks at the factors that affect biographers, and asks whether there are different strategies, ethics, and principles required for writing about one person compared to another. She also discusses contemporary biographical publications and considers what kind of lives are the most popular and in demand. And along the way, she answers such questions as why do certain people and historical events arouse so much interest? How can biographies be compared with history and works of fiction? Does a biography need to be true? Is it acceptable to omit or conceal things? Does the biographer need to personally know the subject? Must a biographer be subjective?About the Series: Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style, Very Short Introductions offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.
/book/show/94951.N_C_Wyeth?from_search=true	David Michaelis	N. C. Wyeth: A Biography	His name summons up our earliest images of the beloved books we read as children. His illustrations for Scribner's Illustrated Classics () are etched into the collective memory of generations of readers. He was hailed as the greatest American illustrator of his day. For forty-three years, starting in 1902, NHis name summons up our earliest images of the beloved books we read as children. His illustrations for Scribner's Illustrated Classics () are etched into the collective memory of generations of readers. He was hailed as the greatest American illustrator of his day. For forty-three years, starting in 1902, N.C. Wyeth painted landscapes, still lifes, portraits, and murals, as well as illustrations for a long shelf of world literature. Yet despite worldwide acclaim, he judged himself a failure, believing that illustration was of no importance.David Michaelis tells the story of Wyeth's family through four generations -- a saga that begins and ends with tragedy -- and brings to life the huge-spirited, deeply complicated man, and an America that was quickly vanishing.
/book/show/589889.May_Sarton?from_search=true	Margot Peters	May Sarton: A Biography	The first biography of May Sarton: a brilliant revelation of the life and work of a literary figure who influenced her thousands of readers not only by her novels and poetry, but by her life and her writings about it.May Sarton's career stretched from 1930 (early sonnets published in Poetry magazine) to 1995 (her journal At Eighty-Two). She wrote more than twenty novels, aThe first biography of May Sarton: a brilliant revelation of the life and work of a literary figure who influenced her thousands of readers not only by her novels and poetry, but by her life and her writings about it.May Sarton's career stretched from 1930 (early sonnets published in Poetry magazine) to 1995 (her journal At Eighty-Two). She wrote more than twenty novels, and twenty-five books of poems and journals.The acclaimed biographer Margot Peters was given full access to Sarton's letters, journals, and notes, and during five years of research came to know Sarton herself--the complex woman and artist. She gives us a compelling portrait of Sarton the actress, the poet, the novelist, the feminist, the writer who struggled for literary acceptance. She shows us, beneath Sarton's exhilarating, irresistible spirit, the needy courtier and seducer, the woman whose creativity was propelled by the psychic drama she created in others.We watch young May at age two as she is abruptly uprooted from her native Belgium by World War I, a child ignored both by her mother, who was intent on her own artistic vision and reluctant to cope with a child, and by her father, obsessed with his academic research.We see Sarton as a young girl in America, and then later, at nineteen, choosing a life in the theatre, landing a job in Eva Le Gallienne's Civic Repertory, and gathering what would become a tight-knit coterie of friends and lovers . . . Sarton beginning to write poetry and novels . . . Sarton making friends with Elizabeth Bowen and Julian Huxley, Erika and Klaus Mann, Virginia Woolf, the poet H.D.--charming and enlisting them with her work, her vitality, her hunger for love, drivenby her need to conquer (among her conquests: Bowen, Huxley, and later his wife, Juliette).We see her intense friendships with literary pals, including Muriel Rukeyser (her lover), and Louise Bogan, Sarton's literary sibling, who at once encouraged her and excluded her from a world in which Bogan was a central figure.We see Sarton begin to create in the spiritual journals that inspired the devotion of readers the image of a strong, independent woman who lived peacefully with solitude--an image that contradicted the reality of her neediness, loneliness, and isolation as she pushed away loved ones with her demands and betrayals.A fascinating portrait of one of our major literary figures--a book that for the first time reveals the life that she herself kept hidden.
/book/show/124067.Marcel_Proust?from_search=true	George Duncan Painter	Marcel Proust: A Biography	Painter exhausted all available resources to create this portrait not only of Proust and his work but also of turn-of-the-century France with its salons, its political tension, its poets and its painters. 24 photos.
/book/show/6509099-robert-pattinson?from_search=true	Virginia Blackburn	Robert Pattinson: The Unauthorized Biography	Talented, gorgeous, and just as desirable as his on-screen alter egos Edward Cullen and Cedric Diggory, Robert Pattinson has won himself millions of devoted fans. With this full-length biography of the silver-screen sensation, fans can learn everything there is to know about Robertfrom his childhood in London, his private school education, and his early success with the BTalented, gorgeous, and just as desirable as his on-screen alter egos Edward Cullen and Cedric Diggory, Robert Pattinson has won himself millions of devoted fans. With this full-length biography of the silver-screen sensation, fans can learn everything there is to know about Robertfrom his childhood in London, his private school education, and his early success with the Barnes Theatre Company to his modeling career and current star status. Intimately exploring Robert's life, this book includeshis expert musicianship (he plays the guitar and piano), his inspirations and ambitions,andthe inside story of his other film roles.Lifting the lid on the life of one of Britain's most popular exports, thisbookhas the inside scoop fans arethirsting for.
/book/show/719599.A_Magick_Life?from_search=true	Martin Booth Aleister Crowley (Quoted)	A Magick Life: A Biography of Aleister Crowley	A MAGICK LIFE is a detailed and extensively researched biography, a uniquely unbiased study of one of the thentieth century's most charismatic, misinterpreted and controversial figures, a brilliant polymath whose considerable intellect and talent were crushed by his self-destructiveness.
/book/show/10842753-emma-watson?from_search=true	David Nolan	Emma Watson: The Biography	David Nolan provides a detailed insight into Emma Watson's career, the highs and lows of being a child star and how she is moving on from Harry Potter balancing the world of fashion with her academic studies in America.
/book/show/29321147-memoirs-of-a-madman-and-other-stories---nikolai-gogol-with-notes-biogr?from_search=true	Nikolai Gogol Jan Oliveira (Editor) Claud Field (Translator)	MEMOIRS OF A MADMAN AND OTHER STORIES - NIKOLAI GOGOL (WITH NOTES)(BIOGRAPHY)(ILLUSTRATED)	Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol was a Russian dramatist, novelist and short story writer of Ukrainian ethnicity.Russian and Ukrainian scholars debate whether or not Gogol was of their respective nationalities. As a novel-writer and a dramatist, Gogol appears to me to deserve a minute study, and if the knowledge of Russian were more widely spread, he could not fail to obtain in ENikolai Vasilievich Gogol was a Russian dramatist, novelist and short story writer of Ukrainian ethnicity.Russian and Ukrainian scholars debate whether or not Gogol was of their respective nationalities. As a novel-writer and a dramatist, Gogol appears to me to deserve a minute study, and if the knowledge of Russian were more widely spread, he could not fail to obtain in Europe a reputation equal to that of the best English humorists.
/book/show/23492704-childhood-disrupted?from_search=true	Donna Jackson Nakazawa	Childhood Disrupted: How Your Biography Becomes Your Biology, and How You Can Heal	A groundbreaking book showing the link between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and adult illnesses such as heart disease, autoimmune disease, and cancer. Childhood Interrupted also explains how to cope with these emotional traumas and even heal from them.Your biography becomes your biology. The emotional trauma we suffer as children not only shapes our emotional livesA groundbreaking book showing the link between Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and adult illnesses such as heart disease, autoimmune disease, and cancer. Childhood Interrupted also explains how to cope with these emotional traumas and even heal from them.Your biography becomes your biology. The emotional trauma we suffer as children not only shapes our emotional lives as adults, it also affects our physical health, longevity, and overall well-being. Scientists now know on a bio-chemical level exactly how parents, chronic fights, divorce, death in the family, being bullied or hazed, and growing up with a hypercritical, alcoholic, or mentally ill parent can leave permanent, physical fingerprints on our brains.When we as children encounter sudden or chronic adversity, excessive stress hormones cause powerful changes in the body, altering our body chemistry. The developing immune system and brain react to this chemical barrage by permanently re-setting our stress response to high, which in turn can have a devastating impact on our mental and physical health.Donna Jackson Nakazawa shares stories from people who have recognized and overcome their adverse experiences, shows why some children are more immune to stress than others, and explains why women are at particular risk. Groundbreaking in its research, inspiring in its clarity,explains how you can reset your biology and help your loved ones find ways to heal.
/book/show/274236.The_Ages_of_Gaia?from_search=true	James E. Lovelock	The Ages of Gaia: A Biography of Our Living Earth	The Earth, James Lovelock proposes, behaves as if it were a superorganism, made up from all the living things and from their material environment. When he first sketched out his brilliant Gaia theory in the 1970s, people around the world embraced it; within a short time Gaia has moved from the margins of scientific research to the mainstream. James Lovelock argues that sucThe Earth, James Lovelock proposes, behaves as if it were a superorganism, made up from all the living things and from their material environment. When he first sketched out his brilliant Gaia theory in the 1970s, people around the world embraced it; within a short time Gaia has moved from the margins of scientific research to the mainstream. James Lovelock argues that such things as the level of oxygen, the formation of clouds, and the saltiness of the oceans may all be controlled by interacting physical, chemical, and biological processes. He believes that the self-regulation of climate and chemical composition is a process that emerges from the tightly coupled evolution of rocks, air, and ocean - in addition to that of organisms. Such interlocking self-regulation, while rarely optimal - consider the cold and hot places of the earth, the wet and the dry - nevertheless keeps the Earth a fit place for life. The New York Times Book Review has called his arguments in favor of Gaia plausible and above all illuminating. Now, in an updated paperback edition, fully revised, the author amplifies his account of how Gaia works with descriptions of new fields of research that have been opened by this pathbreaking concept.
/book/show/7802776-che-guevara?from_search=true	Chie Shimano (Illustrations) Chie Shimano (Illustrator)	Che Guevara: A Manga Biography	His name is equated with rebellion, revolution, and socialism. His face is on tee-shirts all over the world. Che Guevara's life has been explored and portrayed in numerous books and films, including, and he continues to captivate the public imagination moreHis name is equated with rebellion, revolution, and socialism. His face is on tee-shirts all over the world. Che Guevara's life has been explored and portrayed in numerous books and films, including, and he continues to captivate the public imagination more than forty years after his death. Guevara became politically active in his native Argentina, but gained notoriety after he met Fidel Castro and became instrumental in Castro's efforts in Cuba. Guevara then went on to Bolivia, where he was captured and killed by the Bolivian army while trying to incite revolution. This illustrated biography tells the riveting story of Che's life and death through the popular Japanese art form.
/book/show/2881051-arsene-wenger?from_search=true	Xavier Rivoire	Arsene Wenger: The Biography	Credited with revolutionizing one of the biggest clubs in Europe, this highly readable portrait of the shrewd talent scout and sports manager documents how Wenger was a main influence in modernizing the game of soccer. Including exclusive interviews with Wenger,former and current players, family, colleagues, and observers from across Japan, France, and England, this complCredited with revolutionizing one of the biggest clubs in Europe, this highly readable portrait of the shrewd talent scout and sports manager documents how Wenger was a main influence in modernizing the game of soccer. Including exclusive interviews with Wenger,former and current players, family, colleagues, and observers from across Japan, France, and England, this completely authorized and definitive biography is a testament to his success and dedication in the fieldand to the loyalty of players and fans. This incisive account of the man famous for bringing free-flowingsoccer to boring, boring Arsenal reveals Wenger as a standout in an industry of disposable contracts and ruthless politics, and is essential reading for fans of the game.
/book/show/1190012.FDR?from_search=true	Ted Morgan	FDR: A Biography	
/book/show/30901668-memoirs-of-fanny-hill---john-cleland-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	John Cleland Jan Oliveira (Editor)	MEMOIRS OF FANNY HILL - JOHN CLELAND (WITH NOTES)(BIOGRAPHY)(ILLUSTRATED)	Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (popularly known as Fanny Hill) is an erotic novel by English novelist John Cleland first published in London in 1748. Written while the author was in debtors' prison in London, it is considered the first original English prose pornography, and the first pornography to use the form of the novel. One of the most prosecuted and banned books iMemoirs of a Woman of Pleasure (popularly known as Fanny Hill) is an erotic novel by English novelist John Cleland first published in London in 1748. Written while the author was in debtors' prison in London, it is considered the first original English prose pornography, and the first pornography to use the form of the novel. One of the most prosecuted and banned books in history, it has become a synonym for obscenity.
/book/show/152123.Georges_Bataille?from_search=true	Michel Surya Krzysztof Fijalkowski (Translator) Michael   Richardson (Translator)	Georges Bataille: An Intellectual Biography	Georges Bataille was a philosopher, writer, librarian, pornographer and a founder of the influential journals Critique and. He has had an enormous impact on contemporary thought, influencing such writers as Barthes, Baudrillard, Derrida, Foucault and Sontag. Many of his books, including the notoriousand the fascinating, are modGeorges Bataille was a philosopher, writer, librarian, pornographer and a founder of the influential journals Critique and. He has had an enormous impact on contemporary thought, influencing such writers as Barthes, Baudrillard, Derrida, Foucault and Sontag. Many of his books, including the notoriousand the fascinating, are modern classics.
/book/show/31252.Dickens?from_search=true	Fred Kaplan	Dickens: A Biography	From a bitter childhood mired in poverty and hard work to a career as the most acclaimed and best-loved writer in the English-speaking world, Charles Dickens had a life as tumultuous as any he created in his teeming novels of life in Victorian England. And no one has captured the rich texture of this life as colorfully and persuasively as Fred Kaplan in this acclaimed biogFrom a bitter childhood mired in poverty and hard work to a career as the most acclaimed and best-loved writer in the English-speaking world, Charles Dickens had a life as tumultuous as any he created in his teeming novels of life in Victorian England. And no one has captured the rich texture of this life as colorfully and persuasively as Fred Kaplan in this acclaimed biography. Drawing on unpublished and long-forgotten sources, Kaplan presents a full-scale portrait of Dickens and his world. From the autobiographical basis of his novels and his extraordinary circle of friends to the course of his unhappy marriage and complicated family relations, Kaplan reveals the restless compulsions, private passions, and professional concerns that drove Dickens to unprecedented literary success. Kaplan details Dickens's often stormy dealings with his publishers and his carefully cultivated relationship with readers, heightened through amateur theatricals and numerous public readings in Britain and North America. Brilliantly written and thoroughly researched,provides an absorbing and perceptive account of its subject as a singularly complex man and a consummate artist, offering readers new insights into Dickens'sand literature'sgreatest works, works such asand
/book/show/710551.Definitive_Biography_of_P_D_Q_Bach?from_search=true	Peter Schickele	Definitive Biography of P.D.Q. Bach	What little-known son of a famous genius has been called:A musical blightA one-man plagueHistory's most justifiably neglected composerThe worst musician ever to trod organ pedalsA pimple on the face of musicIn this long-awaited hoax, possibly the most unimportant piece of scholarship in over two thousand years, Professor Peter Schickele has finally succeeded inWhat little-known son of a famous genius has been called:A musical blightA one-man plagueHistory's most justifiably neglected composerThe worst musician ever to trod organ pedalsA pimple on the face of musicIn this long-awaited hoax, possibly the most unimportant piece of scholarship in over two thousand years, Professor Peter Schickele has finally succeeded in ripping the veil of obscurity from the most unusual -- to put it kindly -- composer in the history of music: P.D.Q. Bach, the last and unquestionably the least of the great Johann Sebastian Bach's many children.
/book/show/23848183-pudge?from_search=true	Doug  Wilson	Pudge: The Biography of Carlton Fisk	Carlton Fisk retired having played in more games and hit more home runs than any other catcher before him. A baseball superstar in the 1970s and 80s, Fisk was known not just for his dedication to the sport and tremendous plays but for the respect with which he treated the game.A homegrown icon, Fisk rapidly became the face of one of the most storied teams in baseball, theCarlton Fisk retired having played in more games and hit more home runs than any other catcher before him. A baseball superstar in the 1970s and 80s, Fisk was known not just for his dedication to the sport and tremendous plays but for the respect with which he treated the game.A homegrown icon, Fisk rapidly became the face of one of the most storied teams in baseball, the Boston Red Sox of the 1970s. As a rookie making only $12,000 a year, he became the first player to unanimously win the American League Rookie of the Year award in 1972, upping both his pay grade and national recognition. Fisk's game-winning home run in Game Six of the hotly-contested 1975 World Series forever immortalized him in one of the sport's most exciting televised moments. Fisk played through an epic period of player-owner relations, including the dawn of free agency, strikes, and collusions. After leaving Boston under controversy in 1981, he joined the Chicago White Sox, where he played for 12 more major league seasons, solidifying his position as one of the best catchers of all time.Doug Wilson, finalist for both the Casey Award and Seymour Medal for his previous baseball biographies, uses his own extensive research and interviews with childhood friends and major league teammates to examine the life and career of a leader who followed a strict code and played with fierce determination.
/book/show/6838653-manchester-united?from_search=true	Jim White	Manchester United: The Biography: The Complete Story of the World's Greatest Football Club	Following the clubs extraordinary journey from its birth in the railway works of Newton Heath to its current status as the biggest club in world soccer, this is a fascinating history of a remarkable team.The key stages in Manchester Uniteds historyare covered: the Munich Air Crash of 1958, which saw the best part of an entire team (the Busby Babes) being killed; becomiFollowing the clubs extraordinary journey from its birth in the railway works of Newton Heath to its current status as the biggest club in world soccer, this is a fascinating history of a remarkable team.The key stages in Manchester Uniteds historyare covered: the Munich Air Crash of 1958, which saw the best part of an entire team (the Busby Babes) being killed; becoming the first English team to win the European Cup in 1968 (with Bobby Charlton and George Best); the dominance of the club in the Premiership; the controversial sale to American tycoon Malcolm Glazer; right up to Moscow 2008. By drawing on the recollections of everyone from players and managers to fans and backroom staff,enough new material as been unearthedto interest fans and casual supporters.
/book/show/15185071-travels?from_search=true	Michael Crichton	Travels: A Biography	
/book/show/23847960-montana?from_search=true	Keith Dunnavant	Montana: The Biography of Football's Joe Cool	As long as football is played, Joe Montana will be synonymous with the heart-pounding rally. Seemingly impervious to the pressure of a scoreboard deficit, the quarterback known as Joe Cool brought a steadying calm to every huddle, especially when the situation seemed especially dire. His reputation for miracles began to take root at the University of Notre Dame. In the 197As long as football is played, Joe Montana will be synonymous with the heart-pounding rally. Seemingly impervious to the pressure of a scoreboard deficit, the quarterback known as Joe Cool brought a steadying calm to every huddle, especially when the situation seemed especially dire. His reputation for miracles began to take root at the University of Notre Dame. In the 1979 Cotton Bowl, he overcame the flu, hypothermia and a 22-point deficit to lead the Fighting Irish to a stunning victory over Houston. This narrative continued in the NFL, as he engineered 31 fourth-quarter comebacks, including victories known in professional football lore as The Catch and The Drive, forever casting his career in a heroic glow.In MONTANA, acclaimed author Keith Dunnavant sketches the definitive portrait of a man who repeatedly defied the odds, on and off the field.While leading the San Francisco 49ers to four Super Bowl championships over a nine-year period, establishing a new standard for passing efficiency, and twice earning the league's Most Valuable Player award, Montana became the signature quarterback of the 1980s and one of the greatest ever to play the game. Overcoming his own limitations, which caused him to be underrated coming out of Notre Dame, he quickly mastered Bill Walsh's West Coast Offense, and thereby, helped reinvent offensive football.But it was rarely easy. Like the rallies he so often produced, his life was filled with the sort of tension that made his journey seem routinely dramatic: The father who pushed him. The high school coach who challenged his commitment. The college coach who very nearly squandered him. The back surgery that almost ended his career. The younger athlete who tried to take his job.Rich an anecdotal detail, insight and context, MONTANA is a powerful story about a man who was defined by his intense competitiveness, and how this intangible helped him become one of the ionic figures in football history.
/book/show/1204037.Captain_Trips?from_search=true	Sandy Troy	Captain Trips: A Biography of Jerry Garcia	Avid Dead fan and chronicler Sandy Troy probes Jerry Garcia's personal and professional life through childhood and adolescence, Summer of Love acid tests, drug busts, three marriages, a brush with death, and his comeback. Troy also traces the Dead's highs and lows and Garcia's musical relationships with songwriter Robert Hunter and other musicians in the Grateful Dead.
/book/show/415998.De_Niro?from_search=true	John Baxter	De Niro: A Biography	The life of Hollywoods number one movie actor, the elusive Robert De Niro, who shuns the limelight and rarely gives interviews, written by the leading film critic and biographer of Spielberg, Kubrick, Woody Allen and George Lucas.Robert De Niro is the pre-eminent Hollywood character performer of our time: film portraits like the young Don Vito Corleone in THE GODFATHER IIThe life of Hollywoods number one movie actor, the elusive Robert De Niro, who shuns the limelight and rarely gives interviews, written by the leading film critic and biographer of Spielberg, Kubrick, Woody Allen and George Lucas.Robert De Niro is the pre-eminent Hollywood character performer of our time: film portraits like the young Don Vito Corleone in THE GODFATHER II, Jake La Motta in RAGING BULL and Travis Bickle in TAXI DRIVER are some of the most vivid ever put on celluloid. De Niro cannot be cast to type, prefers to work for old friends like Martin Scorsese, and (apart from FRANKENSTEIN) has never played anything but 20th-century roles.John Baxter calls him the archetypal empty bottle which only becomes visible when its filled by a role: which makes him such a tempting subject for one of Hollywoods finest historian/biographers.As well as his film roles, Baxter examines De Niros often controversial private life, his collaborations with directors like Martin Scorsese and performers like Harvey Keitel and Meryl Streep, and his increasingly ambitious off-screen activities.
/book/show/6901623-steven-tyler?from_search=true	Laura Jackson	Steven Tyler: The Biography	Steven Tyler is one of life's natural born survivors. With an exhaustively vibrant personality, this dynamic lead singer has been one of the most distinctive figures in rock music for more than three decades. Although he was raised in a close knit, loving family, Tyler survived a tough upbringing in the Bronx. His inherent passion for performing and a talent for playing inSteven Tyler is one of life's natural born survivors. With an exhaustively vibrant personality, this dynamic lead singer has been one of the most distinctive figures in rock music for more than three decades. Although he was raised in a close knit, loving family, Tyler survived a tough upbringing in the Bronx. His inherent passion for performing and a talent for playing instruments propelled him into rock music as a teenager. He fronted a succession of local bands before meeting the guys with whom he would form Aerosmith in 1970. Laura Jackson reveals the stories behind Tyler's relationships with band members and the many women in his life, his battle with Hepatitis C, and his drug-fuelled meltdown during the late '70s and early '80s when he was snorting pure heroin. She also explores his visits to rehab in the 1980s which saved his life. Tyler has lived a roller coaster life of excess - spending over a million dollars on drugs - but is miraculously still performing. Steven Tyler: the biography tells his incredible story.
/book/show/25397963-the-black-cat-with-author-s-detailed-biography?from_search=true	Edgar Allan Poe	The Black Cat With Author's Detailed Biography	The Black Cat is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. It was first published in the August 19, 1843, edition of The Saturday Evening Post. It is a study of the psychology of guilt, often paired in analysis with Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart. In both, a murderer carefully conceals his crime and believes himself unassailable, but eventually breaks down and reveals himself, impeThe Black Cat is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe. It was first published in the August 19, 1843, edition of The Saturday Evening Post. It is a study of the psychology of guilt, often paired in analysis with Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart. In both, a murderer carefully conceals his crime and believes himself unassailable, but eventually breaks down and reveals himself, impelled by a nagging reminder of his guilt.
/book/show/2383384.Muriel_Spark?from_search=true	Martin Stannard	Muriel Spark: The Biography	Born in 1918 into a working-class Edinburgh family, Muriel Spark ended her life as the epitome of literary chic, one of the great writers of the 20th century. This book tells her story.
/book/show/1211873.Satan?from_search=true	Henry Ansgar Kelly	Satan: A Biography	Christians traditionally think of Satan as Lucifer, God's enemy, who rebelled against Him out of pride and then caused Adam and Eve to sin. But, as Kelly shows, this portrayal is not biblical but a scenario invented by the early Fathers of the Church which became the 'New Biography of Satan'. The 'Original Biography' must be reconstructed from the New Testament where SatanChristians traditionally think of Satan as Lucifer, God's enemy, who rebelled against Him out of pride and then caused Adam and Eve to sin. But, as Kelly shows, this portrayal is not biblical but a scenario invented by the early Fathers of the Church which became the 'New Biography of Satan'. The 'Original Biography' must be reconstructed from the New Testament where Satan is the same sort of celestial functionary we see in the Book of Job - appointed to govern the world, specifically to monitor and test human beings. But he is brutal and deceitful in his methods, and Jesus predicts that his rule will soon come to an end. Kelly traces the further developments of the 'New Biography': humankind's inherited guilt, captivity by Satan, and punishment in Hell at his hands. This profile of Satan remains dominant, but Kelly urges a return to the 'Original Biography of Satan'.
/book/show/21383543-the-life-and-adventures-of-martin-chuzzlewit-with-full-biography?from_search=true	Charles Dickens G.K. Chesterton	The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit with full biography	The greed of his family has led wealthy old Martin Chuzzlewit to become suspicious and misanthropic, leaving his grandson and namesake to make his own way in the world. And so young Martin sets out from the Wiltshire home of his supposed champion, the scheming architect Pecksniff, to seek his fortune in America. In depicting Martin s journey an experience that teaches himThe greed of his family has led wealthy old Martin Chuzzlewit to become suspicious and misanthropic, leaving his grandson and namesake to make his own way in the world. And so young Martin sets out from the Wiltshire home of his supposed champion, the scheming architect Pecksniff, to seek his fortune in America. In depicting Martin s journey an experience that teaches him to question his inherited self-interest and egotism Dickens created many vividly realized figures: the brutish lout Jonas Chuzzlewit, plotting to gain the family fortune; Martin s optimistic manservant, Mark Tapley; gentle Tom Pinch; and the drunken and corrupt private nurse, Mrs Gamp. With its portrayal of greed, blackmail and murder, and its searing satire on America Dickens s novel is a powerful and blackly comic story of hypocrisy and redemption.This book includes a full author's biography by G. K. Chesterton
/book/show/8563660-england-s-queens?from_search=true	Elizabeth Norton	England's Queens: The Biography	Her story not his, the English monarchy through the private and public lives of the queens of England. Nearly eighty women have sat on the throne of England, either as queen regnant or queen consort and the voices of all of them survive through their own writings and those of their contemporaries. The primary role of the queen over the ages was to provide an heir. CatherinHer story not his, the English monarchy through the private and public lives of the queens of England. Nearly eighty women have sat on the throne of England, either as queen regnant or queen consort and the voices of all of them survive through their own writings and those of their contemporaries. The primary role of the queen over the ages was to provide an heir. Catherine of Aragon found this to her cost, divorced by Henry VIII for failing to produce a healthy son. Anne Boleyn was executed shortly afterwards for the same reason. The birth of an heir was also a route to power for a queen and Eleanor of Aquitaine became the most powerful woman in Europe during the reigns of her sons. Emma of Normandy was so desperate to be queen mother that she manipulated her three sons in an attempt to ensure that one would be king. One was murdered when he attempted to reach his mother but her remaining two sons became kings in turn with their mother as a leading advisor. Strong relationships could also develop between the queens and their husbands. Richard II and Anne of Bohemia made an arranged marriage but quickly fell deeply in love and, on Anne's death at Sheen Palace, Richard's grief was so intense that he ordered the palace to be destroyed. Edward VIII even abandoned his throne when forced to choose between the crown and his lover, Wallis Simpson. Not all marriages were happy and queens such as Isabella of France and Catherine Howard took lovers to escape their marriages. The unhappy Sophia Dorothea of Celle was imprisoned for over thirty years by her husband George I when her affair was discovered. Her lover, Count von Konigsmarck was murdered. Most queens made arranged marriages and were used by their families to build alliances. Some queens were able to break away from this control. Queen Victoria spent her childhood secluded with her overprotective mother, even sharing the same bedroom until the day when she was proclaimed queen and finally freed herself from her mother's control. For the first time, the voice of each individual queen can be heard together, charting the course of English queenship through nearly two thousand years of history. Each queen played her own part in shaping what the role of queen would become and it developed through the lives and actions of each of the women in turn.
/book/show/2016691.John_Paul_Jones?from_search=true	Samuel Eliot Morison	John Paul Jones: A Sailor's Biography	This book vividly portrays the illustrious career of John Paul Jones, from his early training at sea in the British West Indian merchant trade to his exploits in the newly independent American navy and his appointment as an admiral in the Russian navy and command of a squadron in the Black Sea. With compelling detail and remarkable insight, the dramatic narrative capturesThis book vividly portrays the illustrious career of John Paul Jones, from his early training at sea in the British West Indian merchant trade to his exploits in the newly independent American navy and his appointment as an admiral in the Russian navy and command of a squadron in the Black Sea. With compelling detail and remarkable insight, the dramatic narrative captures Jones's tenacity and fierce dedication and loyalty to his men and country, despite ill treatment and only begrudged recognition from his superiors. Jones's incredible victories at sea form an important part of the book. Morison's description of the battle between Jones'sand HMSis considered one of the most vivid accounts of a naval battle in the English language.
/book/show/114996.Lawrence_Of_Arabia?from_search=true	Jeremy Wilson	Lawrence Of Arabia: The Authorized Biography of T.E. Lawrence	The unabridged edition was selected by The New York Times as one of the six best nonfiction books of 1990. Now this critically acclaimed biography--abridged by the author--offers a portrait of the legendary modern-day knight, Arab revolt leader, British secret agent and World War I military genius. 32 pages of photographs.
/book/show/411295.Gogol?from_search=true	Henri Troyat	Gogol: The Biography Of A Divided Soul	
/book/show/3237684-posthumous-keats?from_search=true	Stanley Plumly	Posthumous Keats: A Personal Biography	is the result of Stanley Plumly's twenty years of reflection on the enduring afterlife of one of England's greatest Romanticists. John Keats's famous epitaphHere lies One Whose Name was writ in Waterhelped cement his reputation as the archetype of the genius cut off before his the result of Stanley Plumly's twenty years of reflection on the enduring afterlife of one of England's greatest Romanticists. John Keats's famous epitaphHere lies One Whose Name was writ in Waterhelped cement his reputation as the archetype of the genius cut off before his time. Keats, dead of tuberculosis at twenty-five, saw his mortality as fatal to his poetry, and therein, Plumly argues, lies his tragedy: Keats thought he had failed in his mission to be among the English poets.In this close narrative study, Plumly meditates on the chances for poetic immortalityan idea that finds its purest expression in Keats, whose poetic influence remains immense. Incisive in its observations and beautifully written,is an ode to an unsuspecting young poeta man who, against the odds of his culture and critics, managed to achieve the unthinkable: the elevation of the lyric poem to sublime and tragic status.
/book/show/19453620-captains-courageous?from_search=true	Rudyard Kipling	Captains Courageous : complete with original Illustration and Writer Biography	The weather door of the smoking-room had been left open to the North Atlantic fog, as the big liner rolled and lifted, whistling to warn the fishing-fleet.That Cheyne boy's the biggest nuisance aboard, said a man in a frieze overcoat, shutting the door with a bang. He isn't wanted here. He's too fresh.A white-haired German reached for a sandwich, and grunted between biThe weather door of the smoking-room had been left open to the North Atlantic fog, as the big liner rolled and lifted, whistling to warn the fishing-fleet.That Cheyne boy's the biggest nuisance aboard, said a man in a frieze overcoat, shutting the door with a bang. He isn't wanted here. He's too fresh.A white-haired German reached for a sandwich, and grunted between bites: I know der breed. Ameriga is full of dot kind. I dell you you should imbort ropes' ends free under your dariff.Pshaw! There isn't any real harm to him. He's more to be pitied than anything, a man from New York drawled, as he lay at full length along the cushions under the wet skylight. They've dragged him around from hotel to hotel ever since he was a kid. I was talking to his mother this morning. She's a lovely lady, but she don't pretend to manage him. He's going to Europe to finish his education.Education isn't begun yet. This was a Philadelphian, curled up in a corner. That boy gets two hundred a month pocket-money, he told me. He isn't sixteen either.Railroads, his father, aind't it? said the German.Yep. That and mines and lumber and shipping. Built one place at San Diego, the old man has; another at Los Angeles; owns half a dozen railroads, half the lumber on the Pacific slope, and lets his wife spend the money, the Philadelphian went on lazily. The West don't suit her, she says. She just tracks around with the boy and her nerves, trying to find out what'll amuse him, I guess. Florida, Adirondacks, Lakewood, Hot Springs, New York, and round again. He isn't much more than a second-hand hotel clerk now. When he's finished in Europe he'll be a holy terror.What's the matter with the old man attending to him personally? said a voice from the frieze ulster.Old man's piling up the rocks. 'Don't want to be disturbed, I guess. He'll find out his error a few years from now. 'Pity, because there's a heap of good in the boy if you could get at it.Mit a rope's end; mit a rope's end! growled the German.Once more the door banged, and a slight, slim-built boy perhaps fifteen years old, a half-smoked cigarette hanging from one corner of his mouth, leaned in over the high footway. His pasty yellow complexion did not show well on a person of his years, and his look was a mixture of irresolution, bravado, and very cheap smartness. He was dressed in a cherry-coloured blazer, knickerbockers, red stockings, and bicycle shoes, with a red flannel cap at the back of the head. After whistling between his teeth, as he eyed the company, he said in a loud, high voice: Say, it's thick outside. You can hear the fish-boats squawking all around us. Say, wouldn't it be great if we ran down one?
/book/show/503492.Turned_on?from_search=true	James Parker	Turned on: A Biography of Henry Rollins	Henry Rollins' no-holds-barred performances encompass music, acting and the written and spoken word. This biography plots the course of Rollins' career, from his punk rock adolescence in Washington DC, through his years with the seminal band Black Flag, to his current status as a cult icon.
/book/show/231608.Albert_Einstein?from_search=true	Albrecht Folsing Ewald Osers (Translator)	Albert Einstein: A Biography	(Folsing) provides a nuanced, nonjudgmental personal portrait resting firmly on prodigious archival work. Albert Einstein allows us to see deeply into (his) inner world. -- Alan Lightman, The New York Review of BooksThe name of Albert Einstein has become synonymous with supreme wisdom and benignity. Not only was he responsible for the fundamental remapping of our underst(Folsing) provides a nuanced, nonjudgmental personal portrait resting firmly on prodigious archival work. Albert Einstein allows us to see deeply into (his) inner world. -- Alan Lightman, The New York Review of BooksThe name of Albert Einstein has become synonymous with supreme wisdom and benignity. Not only was he responsible for the fundamental remapping of our understanding of the physical cosmos, he also left a legacy of outspokenness on the crucial moral, political, and religious issues of the twentieth century. Drawing on an unprecedented number of sources, Albrecht Folsing throws into fresh relief the remarkable life of Einstein, approaching the man through the science and situating him in the creatively charged times in which he thrived.Albert Einstein is both an engaging portrait of a genius and a distillation of scientific thought. Folsing sheds light on Einstein's development and the complexity of his being: his childhood idiosyncrasies, his views on war and peace, his stimulating friendships with colleagues, and his intense relationships with women. This is a serious yet highly readable and intimate account of the genius who expanded our understanding of nature and of the singular man who played such an exceptional role in the cultural growth of this century.A provocative portrait...Folsing is painstaking and thorough in his research, taking us step-by-step through the crystallization of Einstein's thoughts. -- The Washington Post Book WorldThe best recent treatment of Einstein's life in and out of science. -- The Boston Book ReviewRichly detailed...(Folsing) has managed to bring a fresh tint to this iconic figure of modern science. -- San FranciscoChronicle
/book/show/16066085-syed-mokhtar-albukhary?from_search=true	Premilla Mohanlall	Syed Mokhtar Albukhary: A Biography	Syed Mokhtar Albukhary is one of the most well-known tycoons in Malaysia. Yet, very little is known about the man. Some businessmen crave publicity and love to see their names in print. Others tend to be media shy and rarely give interviews. Syed Mokhtar belongs to the second category. But here, in this single volume, is the story of his life and his career as an entreprenSyed Mokhtar Albukhary is one of the most well-known tycoons in Malaysia. Yet, very little is known about the man. Some businessmen crave publicity and love to see their names in print. Others tend to be media shy and rarely give interviews. Syed Mokhtar belongs to the second category. But here, in this single volume, is the story of his life and his career as an entrepreneur par excellence.Based on exclusive interviews and extensive research by the author, this biography traces Syed Mokhtar's humble beginnings and examines the family life and upbringing that imbued in him the qualities that still defines what he is today.
/book/show/7069728-singapore?from_search=true	Mark Ravinder Frost Yu-Mei Balasingamchow	Singapore: A Biography	The cityscape of modern Singapore is in a constant flux, all in the name of development and progress. A sense of the physical past is consequently imited. This new work, based on research done in collaboration with curators of the National Museum, seeks to invigorate links to Singapore's past by weaving a cohesive narrative out of fragments of eyewitness accounts, correspoThe cityscape of modern Singapore is in a constant flux, all in the name of development and progress. A sense of the physical past is consequently imited. This new work, based on research done in collaboration with curators of the National Museum, seeks to invigorate links to Singapore's past by weaving a cohesive narrative out of fragments of eyewitness accounts, correspondences and descriptions. Taking readers through the earliest Ming dynasty Chinese accounts of the island, the founding of modern Singapore, its growth as an emporium and port city, the Japanese occupation, and finally self-determination and independence, this book lets the experiences of historical individuals speak to a modern audience, allowing them to reconnect with and find meaning in the past.
/book/show/25946334-the-kreutzer-sonata---leo-tolstoy-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	Leo Tolstoy Jan Oliveira (Editor) Frederic Lyster (Translator)	THE KREUTZER SONATA - LEO TOLSTOY (WITH NOTES)(BIOGRAPHY)(ILLUSTRATED)	The Kreutzer Sonata, is a novella, named after Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata. The novella was published in 1889 and promptly censored by the Russian authorities. The work is an argument for the ideal of sexual abstinence and an in-depth first-person description of jealous rage. The main character, Pozdnyshev, relates the events leading up to his killing his wife; in his analThe Kreutzer Sonata, is a novella, named after Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata. The novella was published in 1889 and promptly censored by the Russian authorities. The work is an argument for the ideal of sexual abstinence and an in-depth first-person description of jealous rage. The main character, Pozdnyshev, relates the events leading up to his killing his wife; in his analysis, the root cause for the deed were the animal excesses and swinish connection governing the relation between the sexes.During a train ride, Pozdnyshev overhears a conversation concerning marriage, divorce and love. When a woman argues that marriage should not be arranged but based on true love, he asks what is love? and points out that, if understood as an exclusive preference for one person, it often passes quickly. Convention dictates that two married people stay together, and initial love can quickly turn into hatred. He then relates how he used to visit prostitutes when he was young, and complains that women's dresses are designed to arouse men's desires. He further states that women will never enjoy equal rights to men as long as men view them as objects of desire, but yet describes their situation as a form of power over men, mentioning how much of society is geared towards their pleasure and well-being and how much sway they have over men's actions.
/book/show/6004662-george-orwell?from_search=true	Michael Shelden	George Orwell: The Authorised Biography	This biography of George Orwell draws on a range of sources including letters concerning his romantic attachments to other boys at Eton, records which alter the conventional view of his military service, a detailed set of medical records and 200 letters and scripts discovered in 1984. Also included are sections from a copy of Down and Out in Paris and London with handwrittThis biography of George Orwell draws on a range of sources including letters concerning his romantic attachments to other boys at Eton, records which alter the conventional view of his military service, a detailed set of medical records and 200 letters and scripts discovered in 1984. Also included are sections from a copy of Down and Out in Paris and London with handwritten annotations by Orwell indicating how much of the book is based on real events. Michael Shelden is the author of Friends of Promise: Cyril Connolly and the World of Horizon.
/book/show/13000830-sachin-tendulkar-a-definitive-biography?from_search=true	Vaibhav Purandare	Sachin Tendulkar-A Definitive Biography	Sachin Tendulkar: A Definitive Biography by Vaibhav Purandare is a book in which the author has attempted to highlight some special aspects about one of the greatest sportsperson in the world. The book talks about Sachin Tendulkar, the renowned Indian cricketer, and throws light on his professional and personal life. It also attempts to present the attributes of the past tSachin Tendulkar: A Definitive Biography by Vaibhav Purandare is a book in which the author has attempted to highlight some special aspects about one of the greatest sportsperson in the world. The book talks about Sachin Tendulkar, the renowned Indian cricketer, and throws light on his professional and personal life. It also attempts to present the attributes of the past that shaped Sachin to become one of the most prolific batsmen in the world. Sachin Tendulkar: A Definitive Biography throws light on the preparation that Sachin undertook to achieve all the milestones that he aimed for. The book highlights the highs and lows of his career, and the personal and professional tragedies that he suffered, and also the news that were contentious about him. This biography outlines the personal life of Sachin, which has not been reflected in the public domain so far.Vaibhav Purandare spent his early cricketing days at Shivaji Park, Mumbai, almost around the same time Sachin Tendulkar also had spent his time at the park. He has authored books like The Sena Story and Sachin Tendulkar: A Life In Perspective. Purandare is a journalist by profession, and currently holds the position of Senior Associate Editor with the Mumbai Edition of Hindustan Times.
/book/show/1551844.Andrew_Johnson?from_search=true	Hans L. Trefousse	Andrew Johnson: A Biography	Politically shrewd but fatally unable to adapt to new political realities, Andrew Johnson presided, disastrously, over the tumultuous first years of Reconstruction. In this provocative account, Hans Trefousse gives us a brilliant, compassionate portrait of a dynamic era of social change and national healing, and of the tragic failure of an American leader (Politically shrewd but fatally unable to adapt to new political realities, Andrew Johnson presided, disastrously, over the tumultuous first years of Reconstruction. In this provocative account, Hans Trefousse gives us a brilliant, compassionate portrait of a dynamic era of social change and national healing, and of the tragic failure of an American leader ().
/book/show/133946.Clementine_Churchill?from_search=true	Mary Soames	Clementine Churchill: The Biography of a Marriage	Clementine Churchill  shy, passionate, and high-strung  shunned publicity but was in the limelight throughout her adult life. As a young woman, her character, intelligence, and good looks won the attention of the impetuous Winston Churchill. Their courtship was swift, but their marriage proved immensely strong, spanning many of the major events of the twentieth century.Clementine Churchill  shy, passionate, and high-strung  shunned publicity but was in the limelight throughout her adult life. As a young woman, her character, intelligence, and good looks won the attention of the impetuous Winston Churchill. Their courtship was swift, but their marriage proved immensely strong, spanning many of the major events of the twentieth century. Written with affection and candor by the Churchills daughter Mary Soames, this revised and updated biography of a lionhearted couples life together is not only of historic interest but deeply moving.
/book/show/203799.Vincent_Van_Gogh?from_search=true	Julius Meier-Graefe	Vincent Van Gogh: A Biography	Utterly engrossing account of legendary artists entire life from birth to his suicide.
/book/show/63407.Al_Capone?from_search=true	Luciano J. Iorizzo	Al Capone: A Biography	For more than 70 years, Al Capone has been equated with wealth, violence, and corruption. As America's most infamous criminal, he has intrigued, attracted, and repulsed the general public with his legendary criminal deeds. This concise biography separates the myth from the man. Beginning with a historical look at corruption in American society--along with a clarification oFor more than 70 years, Al Capone has been equated with wealth, violence, and corruption. As America's most infamous criminal, he has intrigued, attracted, and repulsed the general public with his legendary criminal deeds. This concise biography separates the myth from the man. Beginning with a historical look at corruption in American society--along with a clarification of the terms Black Hand, Mafia, and Organized Crime--Capone is presented in his own time and place. A timeline summarizes the events of his life and career. A thorough bibliography of print and electronic sources will assist students and general readers interested in further research, making it perfect for anyone interested in Capone's life, organized crime, the prohibition era, and the struggle of lower-class Americans to rise in society.The son of poor Italian immigrants struggling for a better life in early 20th-century New York, Capone chose a life of crime as a means of advancing his place in the world. His success brought him fabulous wealth and fame. His criminal deeds made him many enemies among law enforcement officers, politicians, and fellow criminals. Yet ultimately, Capone's downfall was his own misdeeds. Following a lengthy prison term, he died at age 48 from complications of syphilis. In his short life, Capone had become America's most feared criminal, and after his death, his legend cast an even greater shadow.
/book/show/876602.Lenin?from_search=true	Dmitri Volkogonov	Lenin: A New Biography	For years, westerners have wondered what secrets were preserved not only in the KGB archives, but also in dozens of other off-limits locations. Now that Dmitri Volkogonov, historian and former general in the Soviet Army, has been entrusted with the management of the archives as a Special Assistant to Boris Yeltsin, we at last have a chance to find out. For the last three yFor years, westerners have wondered what secrets were preserved not only in the KGB archives, but also in dozens of other off-limits locations. Now that Dmitri Volkogonov, historian and former general in the Soviet Army, has been entrusted with the management of the archives as a Special Assistant to Boris Yeltsin, we at last have a chance to find out. For the last three years he has combed through more than 3700 once-secret documents covering every piece of information in the archive system concerning Vladimir Ilyitch Lenin and his legacy. He has woven this mountain of information into a compelling story of the Soviet founding father and the system he created. Volkogonov offers a radical departure from the traditional interpretation of Lenin as an idealist. Many of the characteristics of so-called Stalinism, he shows, arose in Lenin's lifetime, often on Lenin's direct orders. From the creation of concentration camps, to brutal repression of the church and the media, to the strategic cultivation of a cult of personality, Lenin's leadership was cruel and totalitarian. Volkogonov also offers select revelations from the post-Lenin years in order to demonstrate that the worst excesses of the Soviet state all had their roots in its founding father. In Volkogonov's words, for years we asked ourselves where Stalin had acquired the cruelty which he inflicted on his fellow countrymen. None of us - the present author included - could begin to imagine that the father of domestic Russian terrorism, merciless and totalitarian, could have been Lenin.
/book/show/23182062-eugenie-grandet?from_search=true	Honor de Balzac	Eugenie Grandet: Annotated with Short Biography	In 1833 Balzac released Eugenie Grandet, his first best-selling novel. The tale of a young lady who inherits her father's miserliness, it also became the most critically acclaimed book of his career. The writing is simple, yet the individuals (especially the bourgeois title character) are dynamic and complex.
/book/show/98190.Bette_Davis?from_search=true	Barbara Leaming	Bette Davis: A Biography	Drawn largely from conversations with her friends, lovers, fellow actors, and family members, here is the full story of cinematic legend Bette Davis (1908-1989). Leaming chronicles the Academy Award-winner's work in such memorable films as Of Human Bondage, Jezebel, Dark Victory, All About Eve, and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, as well as her four unhappy marriages, herDrawn largely from conversations with her friends, lovers, fellow actors, and family members, here is the full story of cinematic legend Bette Davis (1908-1989). Leaming chronicles the Academy Award-winner's work in such memorable films as Of Human Bondage, Jezebel, Dark Victory, All About Eve, and Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?, as well as her four unhappy marriages, her notorious legal battle with Warner Bros., and her struggles with both alcoholism and mental illness.
/book/show/30264436-little-lord-fauntleroy---frances-hodgson-burnett-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	Frances Hodgson Burnett Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Little Lord Fauntleroy - Frances Hodgson Burnett (With Notes)(Biography)(Illustrated)	Little Lord Fauntleroy is a novel by the English-American writer Frances Hodgson Burnett, her first children's novel.Frances Eliza Hodgson Burnett (1849  1924) was an English-American novelist and playwright. She is best known for the three children's novels Little Lord Fauntleroy (published in 18851886), A Little Princess (1905), and The Secret Garden (1911).
/book/show/29912123-the-awakening---kate-chopin-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	Kate Chopin Jan Oliveira (Editor)	The Awakening - Kate Chopin (With Notes)(Biography)(Illustrated)	The Awakening, originally titled A Solitary Soul, is a novel by Kate Chopin, first published in 1899. Set in New Orleans and on the Louisiana Gulf coast at the end of the 19th century, the plot centers on Edna Pontellier and her struggle between her increasingly unorthodox views on femininity and motherhood with the prevailing social attitudes of the turn-of-the-century AmThe Awakening, originally titled A Solitary Soul, is a novel by Kate Chopin, first published in 1899. Set in New Orleans and on the Louisiana Gulf coast at the end of the 19th century, the plot centers on Edna Pontellier and her struggle between her increasingly unorthodox views on femininity and motherhood with the prevailing social attitudes of the turn-of-the-century American South. It is one of the earliest American novels that focuses on women's issues without condescension. It is also widely seen as a landmark work of early feminism, generating a mixed reaction from contemporary readers and critics.The novel's blend of realistic narrative, incisive social commentary, and psychological complexity makes The Awakening a precursor of American modernist literature; it prefigures the works of American novelists such as William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway and echoes the works of contemporaries such as Edith Wharton and Henry James. It can also be considered among the first Southern works in a tradition that would culminate with the modern masterpieces of Faulkner, Flannery O'Connor, Eudora Welty, Katherine Anne Porter, and Tennessee Williams.Kate Chopin, born Katherine O'Flaherty (February 8, 1850  August 22, 1904), was a U.S. author of short stories and novels. She is now considered by some to have been a forerunner of the feminist authors of the 20th century.
/book/show/23183054-the-nose?from_search=true	Nikolai Gogol	The Nose: (Annotated with Biography)	The Nose is a satirical short story by Nikolai Gogol. Written between 1835 and 1836, it tells of a St. Petersburg official whose nose leaves his face and develops a life of its own. Dmitri Shostakovich's opera The Nose, first performed in 1930, is based on this story. A short film based on the story was made by Alexandre Alexeieff and Claire Parker in 1963 and used pinscThe Nose is a satirical short story by Nikolai Gogol. Written between 1835 and 1836, it tells of a St. Petersburg official whose nose leaves his face and develops a life of its own. Dmitri Shostakovich's opera The Nose, first performed in 1930, is based on this story. A short film based on the story was made by Alexandre Alexeieff and Claire Parker in 1963 and used pinscreen animation.
/book/show/76155.Tori_Amos?from_search=true	Kalen Rogers	Tori Amos: All These Years: The Authorized Biography	The only fully authorized story of the girl and her piano, containing over 150 never-before-seen photographs.
/book/show/20894212-the-charterhouse-of-parma?from_search=true	Stendhal	The Charterhouse of Parma: (Annotated with short biography)	The Charterhouse of Parma is a novel published in 1839 by Stendhal.While in some respects it is a romantic thriller, interwoven with intrigue and adventures, the novel is also an exploration of human nature, psychology, and court politics.The novel is cited as an early example of realism, a stark contrast to the Romantic style popular while Stendhal was writing. It isThe Charterhouse of Parma is a novel published in 1839 by Stendhal.While in some respects it is a romantic thriller, interwoven with intrigue and adventures, the novel is also an exploration of human nature, psychology, and court politics.The novel is cited as an early example of realism, a stark contrast to the Romantic style popular while Stendhal was writing. It is considered by many authors to be a truly revolutionary work; Honor de Balzac considered it the most significant novel of his time, Tolstoy was heavily influenced by Stendhal's treatment of the Battle of Waterloo and his own version of the Battle of Borodino is a central part of his novel War and Peace.
/book/show/17290774-birth-school-metallica-death-volume-1?from_search=true	Paul Brannigan Ian Winwood	Birth School Metallica Death, Volume 1: The Biography	There has never been a hard rock band like Metallica. The California quartet has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide, won nine Grammy Awards, and had five consecutive albums hit number one on thecharts. But Metallicas story, epic in scope, is a tale about much more than sales figures and critical acclaim, and their journey from scuzzy Los Angeles garageThere has never been a hard rock band like Metallica. The California quartet has sold more than 100 million albums worldwide, won nine Grammy Awards, and had five consecutive albums hit number one on thecharts. But Metallicas story, epic in scope, is a tale about much more than sales figures and critical acclaim, and their journey from scuzzy Los Angeles garages to the worlds most storied stadiums has been dramatic and painful, their gigantic successes often shot through with tension, tragedy, loss, and controversy.is the definitive story of the most significant rock band since Led Zeppelin.covers the bands formation up to their breakthrough eponymous fifth album, aka The Black Album. The intense and sometimes fraught relationship between aloof-yet-simmering singer, chief lyricist, and rhythm guitarist James Hetfield and the outspoken and ambitious drummer Lars Ulrich is the sagas emotional core. Their earliest years saw the release of three unimpeachable classics,, andgenre-defining masterpieces that took hard rock to a new level, both artistically and commercially. During these tumultuous times, the band persevered through line-up changes when guitarist Dave Mustaine was replaced by Kirk Hammet, and their bass player, the beloved Cliff Burton, was tragically killed in a bus crash while on tour in Europe.But it was the breakthrough ofthat rent the fabric of the mainstream, hitting the top of the charts without benefit of radio airplay or the then-crucial presence on MTV. And finally in 1991, with the release of their fifth studio album, nicknamed The Black Album, Metallica hit the next levelfive hit singles including their best-known songs Enter Sandman and Nothing Else Mattersand their first album atop thecharts.In, veteran music journalists and Metallica confidants Paul Brannigan and Ian Winwood detail this meteoric rise to international fame in an epic saga of family, community, self-belief, the pursuit of dreams, and music that rocks. Told through first-hand interviews with the band and those closest to them, the story of Metallicas rise to the mainstream has never been so vividly documented.
/book/show/1052134.Mad_for_Miley?from_search=true	Lauren Alexander	Mad for Miley: An Unauthorized Biography: An Unauthorized Biography	Miley Cyrus is taking the world by storm as Disney Channels Hannah Montana her soundtrack album debuted at number one on the Billboard charts, shes signed a four-album deal with Hollywood Records, she has a hit show on Disney Channel, and she went on tour with The Cheetah Girls. Now find out what Mileys like behind the scenes! Four pages of full-color photographs proviMiley Cyrus is taking the world by storm as Disney Channels Hannah Montana her soundtrack album debuted at number one on the Billboard charts, shes signed a four-album deal with Hollywood Records, she has a hit show on Disney Channel, and she went on tour with The Cheetah Girls. Now find out what Mileys like behind the scenes! Four pages of full-color photographs provide an up-close-and-personal look into the life of Miley Cyrus and Hannah Montana.
/book/show/21100307-the-long-walk?from_search=true	Slavomir Rawicz	The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom	The epic account of escape from tyranny across Outer Mongolia, the Gobi Desert, remote China, Tibet and over the Himalayas to freedom.
/book/show/107403.London?from_search=true	Christopher Hibbert	London: The Biography of a City	An introduction to the history of the development of London and of the social life of its people.
/book/show/979133.Giacometti?from_search=true	James Lord	Giacometti: A Biography	The work of one of the towering creative spirits of the century, Alberto Giacometti's visionary sculptures and paintings from a testament to the artist's intriguing life story. From modest beginnings in a Swiss village, Giacometti went on to flourish in the picturesque milieu of prewar Paris and then to achieve international acclaim in the fifties and sixties. Picasso, BalThe work of one of the towering creative spirits of the century, Alberto Giacometti's visionary sculptures and paintings from a testament to the artist's intriguing life story. From modest beginnings in a Swiss village, Giacometti went on to flourish in the picturesque milieu of prewar Paris and then to achieve international acclaim in the fifties and sixties. Picasso, Balthus, Samuel Beckett, Stravinsky and Sartre have parts in his story, along with flamboyant art dealers, whores, shady drifters, unscrupulous collectors, poets and thieves. Women were a complex yet important element of his life--particularly his wife, Annette, and his last mistress and model, Caroline--as was the intimate relationship he shared with his brother Diego, who was both Alberto's confidant and collaborator.James Lord was personally acquainted with Giacometti and his entourage, and combines firsthand experience with a unique knowledge gathered during many years of observation and research. In this exceptional biography Lord unfolds the personal history of a man who managed to achieve a heroic destiny by remaining utterly true to himself and to his calling.was nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award. James Lord has subsequently published three volumes of memoirs. In recognition of his contribution to French culture he has been made an officer of the Legion of Honour.
/book/show/260456.Wolfgang_Amadeus_Mozart?from_search=true	Piero Melograni Lydia G. Cochrane (Translator)	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: A Biography	This year marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of the most enduringly popular and celebrated composers to have ever lived. His substantial oeuvre contains works that are considered to be among the most exquisite pieces of symphonic, chamber, and choral music ever written. His operas too cast a long shadow over those staged in their wake.This year marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of the most enduringly popular and celebrated composers to have ever lived. His substantial oeuvre contains works that are considered to be among the most exquisite pieces of symphonic, chamber, and choral music ever written. His operas too cast a long shadow over those staged in their wake. And since his untimely death in 1791, he remains an enigmatic figurethe subject of fascination for aficionados and novices alike.Piero Melograni here offers a wholly readable account of Mozarts remarkable life and times. This masterful biography proceeds from the young Mozarts earliest years as athe child prodigy who traveled with his family to perform concerts throughout Europeto his formative years in Vienna, where he fully absorbed the artistic and intellectual spirit of the Enlightenment, to his deathbed, his unfinished, and the mystery that still surrounds his burial. Melogranis deft use of Mozarts letters throughout confers authority and vitality to his recounting, and his expertise brings Mozarts eighteenth-century milieu evocatively to life. Written with a gifted historians flair for narrative and unencumbered by specialized analyses of Mozarts music, Melogranis is the most vivid and enjoyable biography available.At a time when music lovers around the world are paying honor to Mozart and his legacy,will be welcomed by his enthusiastsor anyone wishing to peer into the mind of one of the greatest composers ever known.
/book/show/1002425.The_Blond_Knight_Of_Germany?from_search=true	Raymond F. Toliver Trevor James Constable	The Blond Knight Of Germany: a biography of... Erich Hartmann	An account of the life and military career of a World War II German Luftwaffe officer
/book/show/305762.Mary_Magdalene?from_search=true	Bruce Chilton	Mary Magdalene: A Biography	After two thousand years of flawed history, here at last is a magnificent new biography of Mary Magdalene that draws her out of the shadows of history and restores her to her rightful place of importance in Christianity.Throughout history, Mary Magdalene has been both revered and reviled, a woman who has taken on many formswitch, whore, the incarnation of the eternal femiAfter two thousand years of flawed history, here at last is a magnificent new biography of Mary Magdalene that draws her out of the shadows of history and restores her to her rightful place of importance in Christianity.Throughout history, Mary Magdalene has been both revered and reviled, a woman who has taken on many formswitch, whore, the incarnation of the eternal feminine, the devoted companion (and perhaps even the wife) of Jesus. In this brilliant new biography, Bruce Chilton, a renowned biblical scholar, offers the first complete and authoritative portrait of this fascinating woman. Through groundbreaking interpretations of ancient texts, Chilton shows that Mary played a central role in Jesus ministry and was a seminal figure in the creation of Christianity.Chiltons descriptions of who Mary Magdalene was and what she did challenge the male-dominated history of Christianity familiar to most readers. Placing Mary within the traditions of Jewish female savants, Chilton presents a visionary figure who was fully immersed in the mystical practices that shaped Jesus own teachings and a woman who was a religious master in her own right.
/book/show/72340.Henri_Cartier_Bresson?from_search=true	Pierre Assouline	Henri Cartier-Bresson: A Biography	The twentieth century was the century of the image and Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) was the eye of the century. Through the decades, this eye focused on Africa in the 1920s, the tragic fate of the Spanish Republicans, and the victory of the Chinese Communists. It was Cartier-Bresson who fixed in our minds the features of his contemporaries: Giacometti and Sartre as chThe twentieth century was the century of the image and Henri Cartier-Bresson (1908-2004) was the eye of the century. Through the decades, this eye focused on Africa in the 1920s, the tragic fate of the Spanish Republicans, and the victory of the Chinese Communists. It was Cartier-Bresson who fixed in our minds the features of his contemporaries: Giacometti and Sartre as characters from their own works; Mauriac mysteriously levitating; Faulkner, Matisse, Camus, and countless others captured at the decisive moment in portraits for eternity.An intensely private individual, Cartier-Bresson confided in his close friend Pierre Assouline over a number of years, even opening up his archives to him. Here, for the first time, we read about his youthful devotion to surrealism; his unending passion for drawing; the war and the prison camps; the friends and the women in his life. Assouline provides an acute and perceptive account of the life and philosophy of this icon of our times, and gives us an opportunity to reassess his contribution to twentieth-century photography and reportage. 23 illustrations.
/book/show/27787390-the-age-of-reason?from_search=true	Thomas Paine Jan Oliveira (Editor)	The Age of Reason (Illustrated with Notes and Biography)	The Age of Reason; Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology is an influential work written by English and American political activist Thomas Paine. It follows in the tradition of eighteenth-century British deism, and challenges institutionalized religion and the legitimacy of the Bible (the central Christian text). Originally distributed as unbound pamphlets, iThe Age of Reason; Being an Investigation of True and Fabulous Theology is an influential work written by English and American political activist Thomas Paine. It follows in the tradition of eighteenth-century British deism, and challenges institutionalized religion and the legitimacy of the Bible (the central Christian text). Originally distributed as unbound pamphlets, it was published in three parts in 1794, 1795, and 1807. It was a best-seller in the United States, where it caused a short-lived deistic revival. British audiences, however, fearing increased political radicalism as a result of the French Revolution, received it with more hostility. The Age of Reason presents common deistic arguments; for example, it highlights what Paine saw as corruption of the Christian Church and criticizes its efforts to acquire political power. Paine advocates reason in the place of revelation, leading him to reject miracles and to view the Bible as an ordinary piece of literature rather than as a divinely inspired text. It promotes natural religion and argues for the existence of a creator-God. Most of Paine's arguments had long been available to the educated elite, but by presenting them in an engaging and irreverent style, he made deism appealing and accessible to a mass audience. The book was also inexpensive, putting it within the reach of a large number of buyers. Fearing the spread of what they viewed as potentially revolutionary ideas, the British government prosecuted printers and book-sellers who tried to publish and distribute it. Nevertheless, Paine's work inspired and guided many free thinkers.
/book/show/19504167-foxe-s-book-of-marytrs?from_search=true	John Foxe	Foxe's Book of Marytrs: Complete with Arts, Portraits, Pictures, Illustrations with Biography of John Foxe	Editorial ReviewThis is truly a HIGH QUALITY KINDLE EDITION of Foxe's Book of Martyrs for easy reading and meditation. All the arts, portraits, pictures and illustrations are adapted for Kindle readers. The Clickable Table of Contents is designed so that you can click easily navigate to the different chapters.Note that the correct spelling of the author is John Foxe. ManEditorial ReviewThis is truly a HIGH QUALITY KINDLE EDITION of Foxe's Book of Martyrs for easy reading and meditation. All the arts, portraits, pictures and illustrations are adapted for Kindle readers. The Clickable Table of Contents is designed so that you can click easily navigate to the different chapters.Note that the correct spelling of the author is John Foxe. Many editors spell his name wrong with Fox.After the Bible itself, no book so profoundly influenced early Protestant sentiment as the Book of Martyrs. Even in our time it is still a living force. It is more than a record of persecution. It is an arsenal of controversy, a storehouse of romance, as well as a source of edification.Book Description:Fox's Book of Martyrs is a history of the lives, sufferings and deaths of the Early Christians and Protestant Martyrs.Content of the Book:Author's Biography & Sketches - John FoxeChapter I -- History of Christian Martyrs to the First General Persecutions Under NeroChapter II -- The Ten Primitive PersecutionsChapter III -- Persecutions of the Christians in PersiaChapter IV -- Papal PersecutionsChapter V -- An Account of the InquisitionChapter VI -- An Account of the Persecutions in Italy, Under the PapacyChapter VII -- An Account of the Life and Persecutions of John WickliffeChapter VIII -- An Account of the Persecutions in Bohemia Under the PapacyChapter IX -- An Account of the Life and Persecutions of Martin LutherChapter X -- General Persecutions in GermanyChapter XI -- An Account of the Persecutions in the NetherlandsChapter XII -- The Life and Story of the True Servant and Martyr of God,William TyndaleChapter XIII -- An Account of the Life of John CalvinChapter XIV -- Prior to the Reign of Queen Mary IChapter XV -- An Account of the Persecutions in Scotland During the Reign of King Henry VIIIChapter XVI -- Persecutions in England During the Reign of Queen MaryChapter XVII -- Rise and Progress of the Protestant Religion in Ireland; with an Account of the Barbarous Massacre of 1641Chapter XVIII -- The Rise, Progress, Persecutions, and Sufferings of the QuakersChapter XIX -- An Account of the Life and Persecutions of John BunyanChapter XX -- An Account of the Life of John WesleyChapter XXI -- Persecutions of the French Protestants in the South of France, During the Years 1814 and 1820Chapter XXII -- The Beginnings of American Foreign MissionsLet us learn from the past heroes of faith! They stand with those men of faith listed in Hebrews 11.Semper Fidelis.Christians must always remain faithful to God even to offering up their lives for God's sake!
/book/show/10888.Kissinger?from_search=true	Walter Isaacson	Kissinger: A Biography Part 1 Of 2	Part One Of Two PartsPart One Of Two Parts
/book/show/34018949-jane-austen-at-home?from_search=true	Lucy Worsley	Jane Austen at Home: A Biography	
/book/show/144202.Florence?from_search=true	Christopher Hibbert	Florence: The Biography of a City	This book is as captivating as the city itself. Hibbert's gift is weaving political, social and art history into an elegantly readable and marvellously lively whole. The author's book on Florence will also be at once a history and a guide book and will be enhanced by splendid photographs and illustrations and line drawings which will describe all teh buildings and treasureThis book is as captivating as the city itself. Hibbert's gift is weaving political, social and art history into an elegantly readable and marvellously lively whole. The author's book on Florence will also be at once a history and a guide book and will be enhanced by splendid photographs and illustrations and line drawings which will describe all teh buildings and treasures of the city.
/book/show/887844.Audrey_Hepburn?from_search=true	Warren G. Harris	Audrey Hepburn: A Biography	Chronicles the life of the charming and dignified actress, discussing her childhood in Nazi-occupied Holland, rise to stardom, unhappy marriages, and work for UNICEF.
/book/show/25628596-a-confederate-biography?from_search=true	Dwight Sturtevant Hughes	A Confederate Biography: The Cruise of the CSS Shenandoah	The cruise of a ship is a biography, wrote the Confederacys foremost sailor, Raphael Semmes. A ship can be, therefore, a central character in a life story through which we view the momentous past more clearly.From October 1864 to November 1865, the CSScarried the Civil War around the globe to the ends of the earth through every extreme of sea and storm. HerThe cruise of a ship is a biography, wrote the Confederacys foremost sailor, Raphael Semmes. A ship can be, therefore, a central character in a life story through which we view the momentous past more clearly.From October 1864 to November 1865, the CSScarried the Civil War around the globe to the ends of the earth through every extreme of sea and storm. Her officers represented a cross section of the Confederacy from Old Dominion first families through the Deep South aristocracy to a middle-class Missourian: a nephew of Robert E. Lee; a grandnephew of founder George Mason; a son-in-law to Raphael Semmes; grandsons of men who fought at George Washingtons side; an uncle of Theodore Roosevelt.They considered themselves Americans, Southerners, rebels, and warriors embarking on the voyage of their lives, defending their country as they understood it, and pursuing a difficult, dangerous mission in which they succeeded spectacularly after it no longer mattered.was a magnificent ship. Her commerce-raiding mission was a central component of U.S. Navy heritage and a watery form of asymmetric warfare in the spirit of John Mosby, Bedford Forrest, and W. T. Sherman. She contributed to the diplomatic maelstrom of the Civil War, as evidenced by a contentious visit to Melbourne, Australia.Later, at the Pacific island of Pohnpei, Southern gentlemen enjoyed a tropical holiday while their country lay dying, mingling with an exotic warrior society that was more like them than they knew. Their observations looking back from the most remote and alien surroundings imaginable, along with the viewpoints of those they encountered, provide unique perspectives of the conflict.Finally,invaded the north, the deep cold of the Bering Sea. She fired the last gun of the conflict and set crystal waters aglow with flaming Yankee whalers. Seven months after Appomattox,limped into Liverpool. Captain Waddell lowered the last Confederate banner without defeat or surrender.This is, as Admiral Semmes describes, a biography of a cruise and a microcosm of the Confederate-American experience.
/book/show/22804871-imitation-of-christ-biography-of-thomas-a-kempis?from_search=true	Thomas  Kempis Raymond Suen (Editor) Rosa Suen (Editor)	Imitation of Christ & Biography of Thomas a Kempis	Imitation of Christ With Illustrations & Biography of Thomas a Kempis Imitation of Christ is a writing of the mysticist Augustian monk between 1420 and 1427. It is widely considered one of the greatest manuals of devotion in Christianity. This is book read by many saints of the past: John Wesley, John Newton, General Gordon, Pope John Paul I when he died, Rizal beforeImitation of Christ With Illustrations & Biography of Thomas a Kempis Imitation of Christ is a writing of the mysticist Augustian monk between 1420 and 1427. It is widely considered one of the greatest manuals of devotion in Christianity. This is book read by many saints of the past: John Wesley, John Newton, General Gordon, Pope John Paul I when he died, Rizal before he got executed. The meditation on the spiritual life contains clear instructions for renouncing wordly vanities and locating eternal truths. It is better to read this book a little here and there, now and then, than to try gobbling it cover to cover. Imitation of Christ is no triumph of orderly thinking, but it's a great monument and incentive to deep living. To read about the works of the author, one must also learn to understand his life. For this reason, I have included the biography of Thomas a Kempis in this Special Edition. The life of Christ and Jesus' teachings are documented in spirutal depth. Topics that are covered include: acestism, prayer, submission to authority, warnings against temptation, how to resist temptation, reflections about death and judgement, meditations upon the oblation of Christ, communion, admonitions to flee the vanities of the world. Meditate upon the words & you will learn how to live in meekness and humility, just as Christ was meek and humble of heart! This is a much needed message to today's Christians. Enjoy!
/book/show/2302942.W_A_R_?from_search=true	Mick Wall	W.A.R.: The Unauthorized Biography of William Axl Rose	
/book/show/29957417-the-secret-agent---joseph-conrad-with-notes-biography-illustrated?from_search=true	Joseph Conrad Jan Oliveira (Editor)	The Secret Agent - Joseph Conrad (With Notes)(Biography)(Illustrated): A Simple Tale	The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale is a novel by Joseph Conrad, published in 1907. The story is set in London in 1886 and deals with Mr. Adolf Verloc and his work as a spy for an unnamed country (presumably Russia). The Secret Agent is notable for being one of Conrad's later political novels in which he moved away from his former tales of seafaring.The novel deals broadly wiThe Secret Agent: A Simple Tale is a novel by Joseph Conrad, published in 1907. The story is set in London in 1886 and deals with Mr. Adolf Verloc and his work as a spy for an unnamed country (presumably Russia). The Secret Agent is notable for being one of Conrad's later political novels in which he moved away from his former tales of seafaring.The novel deals broadly with anarchism, espionage and terrorism.It also deals with exploitation of the vulnerable, particularly in Verloc's relationship with his brother-in-law Stevie, who has an intellectual disability.The Secret Agent was ranked the 46th best novel of the 20th century by Modern Library.Because of its terrorism theme, it was noted as one of the three works of literature most cited in the American media two weeks after the September 11 attacks.
/book/show/297656.Wildest_Dream?from_search=true	Peter Gillman Leni Gillman	Wildest Dream: The Biography of George Mallory	The discovery of George Mallory's body high on Everest stunned the world. Yet behind the headlines, investigative journalists Peter and Leni Gillman sensed there was far more to the story than whether Mallory had reached the top. How did Mallory reconcile his deep love for his wife and children with his dream of Everest? Why did he make his final attempt when he knew the oThe discovery of George Mallory's body high on Everest stunned the world. Yet behind the headlines, investigative journalists Peter and Leni Gillman sensed there was far more to the story than whether Mallory had reached the top. How did Mallory reconcile his deep love for his wife and children with his dream of Everest? Why did he make his final attempt when he knew the odds were stacked against him?is an intimate portrait of a man torn between competing desires - and the fatal choice he ultimately made. Drawing on newly discovered documents and letters, and aided by members of Mallory's family, the Gillmans bare the heart and soul of the man behind the myth.--
/book/show/15081.It_s_Only_a_Movie?from_search=true	Charlotte Chandler	It's Only a Movie: A Personal Biography of Alfred Hitchcock	Applause Books It's Only a Movie is the best book ever written about my father. It really is amazing. Patricia Hitchcock North by Northwest. Psycho. Rear Window. The Birds. Vertigo. When it comes to murder and mayhem, shock and suspense, the films of Alfred Hitchcock can not be surpassed. For this book, Charlotte Chandler interviewed Hitchcock, his wife, daughter, film cApplause Books It's Only a Movie is the best book ever written about my father. It really is amazing. Patricia Hitchcock North by Northwest. Psycho. Rear Window. The Birds. Vertigo. When it comes to murder and mayhem, shock and suspense, the films of Alfred Hitchcock can not be surpassed. For this book, Charlotte Chandler interviewed Hitchcock, his wife, daughter, film crew members, and many of the stars who appeared in his films, including Kim Novak, Janet Leigh, Cary Grant, Tippi Hedren and James Stewart.Throughout the book, Chandler shares Hitchcock's wit and wisdom. When actors took themselves too seriously, he would remind them, it's only a movie. Chandler introduces us to the real Hitchcock, a devoted family man and notorious practical joker, who made suspenseful thrillers mixed with subtle humor and tacit eroticism.
/book/show/791360.William_Tyndale?from_search=true	David Daniell	William Tyndale: A Biography	William Tyndale (1494-1536) was the first person to translate the Bible into English from its original Greek and Hebrew and the first to print the Bible in English, which he did in exile. Giving the laity access to the word of God outraged the clerical establishment in England: he was condemned, hunted, and eventually murdered. However, his masterly translation formed theWilliam Tyndale (1494-1536) was the first person to translate the Bible into English from its original Greek and Hebrew and the first to print the Bible in English, which he did in exile. Giving the laity access to the word of God outraged the clerical establishment in England: he was condemned, hunted, and eventually murdered. However, his masterly translation formed the basis of all English bibles--including the King James Bible, many of whose finest passages were taken unchanged, though unacknowledged, from Tyndale's work.This important book, published in the quincentenary year of his birth, is the first major biography of Tyndale in sixty years. It sets the story of his life in the intellectual and literary contexts of his immense achievement and explores his influence on the theology, literature, and humanism of Renaissance and Reformation Europe.David Daniell, editor ofand, eloquently describes the dramatic turns in Tyndale's life. Born in England and educated at Oxford, Tyndale was ordained as a priest. When he decided to translate the Bible into English, he realized that it was impossible to do that work in England and moved to Germany, living in exile there and in the Low Countries while he translated and printed first the New Testament and then half of the Old Testament. These were widely circulatedand denouncedin England. Yet Tyndale continued to write from abroad, publishing polemics in defense of the principles of the English reformation. He was seized in Antwerp, imprisoned in Vilvoorde Castle near Brussels, and burnt at the stake for heresy in 1536.Daniell discusses Tyndale's achievement as biblical translator and expositor, analyzes his writing, examines his stylistic influence on writers from Shakespeare to those of the twentieth century, and explores the reasons why he has not been more highly regarded. His book brings to life one of the great geniuses of the age.
/book/show/22358663-the-twelve-chairs-12-chairs?from_search=true	Ilya Ilf Eugene Petrov	The Twelve Chairs ( 12 Chairs ) ( +Illustrations, +Biography, +Annotated, +Actively table of contents )	It has long been my considered opinion that strains in Russo-Americanrelations are inevitable as long as the average American persists inpicturing the Russian as a gloomy, moody, unpredictable individual, and theaverage Russian in seeing the American as childish, cheerful and, on thewhole, rather primitive. Naturally, we each resent the other side's unjustopinions and ascrIt has long been my considered opinion that strains in Russo-Americanrelations are inevitable as long as the average American persists inpicturing the Russian as a gloomy, moody, unpredictable individual, and theaverage Russian in seeing the American as childish, cheerful and, on thewhole, rather primitive. Naturally, we each resent the other side's unjustopinions and ascribe them, respectively, to the malice of capitalist orCommunist propaganda. What is to blame for this? Our national literatures;or, more exactly, those portions of them which are read. Since few Americansknow people of the Soviet Union from personal experience, and vice versa, weboth depend to a great extent on information gathered from the printed page.The Russians know us-let us forget for a moment about Pravda-from the worksof Jack London, James Fenimore Cooper, Mark Twain and O. Henry. We know the Russians-let us temporarily disregard the United Nations-as we have seen them depicted in certain novels of Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky and in the later dramas of Chekhov.There are two ways to correct these misconceptions. One would be toimport into Russia a considerable number of sober, serious-minded,Russian-speaking American tourists, in exchange for an identical number ofcheerful, logical, English-speaking Russians who would visit America. Theother, less costly form of cultural exchange would be for the Russians toread more of Hawthorne, Melville, Faulkner and Tennessee Williams, and forus to become better acquainted with the less solemn-though not at all lessprofound-Russians. We should do well to read more of Gogol,Saltykov-Shchedrin, Chekhov (the short stories and the one-act plays)and-among Soviet authors-to read Mikhail Zoshchenko and Ilf and Petrov.Thus, in its modest way, the present volume-though outwardly not veryserious should contribute to our better understanding of Russia and theRussians and aid us in facing the perils of peaceful coexistence.If writers were to be judged not by the reception accorded to them byliterary critics but by their popularity with the reading public, therecould be no doubt that the late team of Ilf and Petrov would have few peersamong Soviet men of letters. Together with another humorist, the recentlydeceased Mikhail Zoshchenko, for many years they baffled and outraged Soviet editors and delighted Soviet readers. Yet even while their works were officially criticized in the literary journals for a variety of sins (thechief among them being insufficient ideological militancy and, ipso facto,inferior educational value), the available copies of earlier editions wereliterally read to shreds by millions of Soviet citizens. Russian readersloved Ilf and Petrov because these two writers provided them with a form ofcatharsis rarely available to the Soviet citizen-the opportunity to laugh atthe sad and ridiculous aspects of Soviet existence.Anyone familiar with Soviet press and literature knows one of theirmost depressing features-the emphasis on the pompous and the weighty, and the almost total absence of the light touch. The USSR has a single Russian journal of humour and satire, Krokodil, which is seldom amusing. There is a very funny man in the Soviet circus, Oleg Popov, but he is a clown and seldom talks. At the present time, among the 4,801 full-time Soviet writers there is not a single talented humorist. And yet the thirst for humour is so great in Russia that it was recognized as a state problem by Malenkov, who, during his short career as Prime Minister after Stalin's death, appealed to Soviet writers to become modern Gogols and Saltykov-Shchedrins.
/book/show/167838.Forever_Barbie?from_search=true	M.G. Lord	Forever Barbie: The Unauthorized Biography of a Real Doll	Since Barbie's introduction in 1959, her impact on baby boomers has been revolutionary. Far from being a toy designed by men to enslave women, she was a toy invented by women to teach women what-- for better or worse-- was expected of them. In telling Barbie's fascinating story, cultural critic and investigative journalist M. G. Lord, herself a first-generation Barbie owneSince Barbie's introduction in 1959, her impact on baby boomers has been revolutionary. Far from being a toy designed by men to enslave women, she was a toy invented by women to teach women what-- for better or worse-- was expected of them. In telling Barbie's fascinating story, cultural critic and investigative journalist M. G. Lord, herself a first-generation Barbie owner, has written a provocative, zany, occasionally shocking book that will change how you look at the doll and the world.
/book/show/159689.Siouxsie_the_Banshees?from_search=true	Mark Paytress Shirley Manson (Foreword)	Siouxsie & the Banshees: The Authorised Biography	This offical biography documents Siouxsie and the Banshees unsteady birth through their creative height with 1993's Superstition album and their split in 1996. Now reformed, they are launching their Best Of... album in 2002. The book features exclusive interviews and photos and is written by personal friend and journalist Paul Mather, from London.
/book/show/6401447-che?from_search=true	Sid Jacobson Ernie Coln	Che: A Graphic Biography	A symbol of counterculture worldwide, Ernesto Che Guevara is one of the most, if not the most, recognizable and influential revolutionary figures of the twentieth century. From the pages of history textbooks to silk-screened T-shirts at Urban Outfitters, his mythologized face is positively unavoidable. But what, exactly, does this glorified image stand for?During his lifA symbol of counterculture worldwide, Ernesto Che Guevara is one of the most, if not the most, recognizable and influential revolutionary figures of the twentieth century. From the pages of history textbooks to silk-screened T-shirts at Urban Outfitters, his mythologized face is positively unavoidable. But what, exactly, does this glorified image stand for?During his life, and perhaps even more since his death, Che has elicited controversy and wildly divergent opinions as to who he was and what he represented. In, Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colnthe graphic duo who made the 9/11 Commission Report understandable in their bestsellingand who most recently explained the ongoing war on terror inhave come together again to give a real portrait of Ernesto Guevara de la Serna. Following Che from his fabled motorcycle journeys with Alberto Granado as a young medical student to his eventual execution at the hands of Bolivian soldiers and CIA operatives,not only provides a concrete time line of his life but also gives a broader understanding of his beliefs, his legacy, and Latin American politics during the mid-twentieth century.
/book/show/25534.Faulkner?from_search=true	Joseph Blotner	Faulkner: A Biography	William Faulkner (1897-1962) remains the pre- eminent literary chronicler of the American South and a giant of American arts and letters. Creatively obsessed with problems of race, identity, power, politics, and family dynamics, he wrote novels, stories, and lectures that continue to shape our understanding of the region's promises and problems. His experiments and inventiWilliam Faulkner (1897-1962) remains the pre- eminent literary chronicler of the American South and a giant of American arts and letters. Creatively obsessed with problems of race, identity, power, politics, and family dynamics, he wrote novels, stories, and lectures that continue to shape our understanding of the region's promises and problems. His experiments and inventions in form and style have influenced generations of writers.Originally published in 1974 as a two-volume edition and extensively updated and condensed in a 1991 reissue, Joseph Blotner'sremains the quintessential resource on the Nobel laureate's life and work. The Chicago Tribune said, This is an overwhelming book, indispensable for anyone interested in the life and works of our greatest contemporary novelist. That invaluable 1991 edition is now back in print.Blotner, a friend and one-time colleague of Faulkner's, brings a vivid, personalized tone to the biography, as well as a sense of masterful, comprehensive scholarship. Using letters, inter-views, reminiscences, critical work, and other primary sources, Blotner creates a detailed and nuanced portrait of Faulkner from his birth to his death. The revision of the original 1974 biography incorporates commentary on the plethora of Faulkner criticism, family memoirs, and posthumously published works that appeared in the wake of the first version. It also examines collections of letters and other materials that only came to light after the original publication.Featuring a detailed chronology of Faulkner's life and a genealogical chart of his family,is authoritative and essential both for literary scholars and for anyone wanting to know about the life of one of the nation's foremost authors. Blotner's masterpiece is the template for all biographical work on the acclaimed writer.Joseph Blotner, Charlottesville, Virginia, is professor emeritus of English at University of Michigan and the author of several books, including,, and. His work has appeared in the,,, and else-where.
/book/show/893138.Biography_of_a_Germ?from_search=true	Arno Karlen	Biography of a Germ	Arno Karlen, author of, focuses on a single bacterium in, giving us an intimate view of a life that has been shaped by and is in turn transforming our own.is the germ that causes Lyme disease. In existence for some hundred million years, it was discovered only recently. Exploring its evolution, its daily existence,Arno Karlen, author of, focuses on a single bacterium in, giving us an intimate view of a life that has been shaped by and is in turn transforming our own.is the germ that causes Lyme disease. In existence for some hundred million years, it was discovered only recently. Exploring its evolution, its daily existence, and its journey from ticks to mice to deer to humans, Karlen lucidly examines the life and world of this recently prominent germ. He also describes how itattacks the human body, and how by changing the environment, people are now much more likely to come into contact with it. Charming and thorough and smart, this book is a wonderfully written biography of your not so typical biographical subject.
/book/show/108457.The_Most_Famous_Man_in_America?from_search=true	Debby Applegate	The Most Famous Man in America: The Biography of Henry Ward Beecher	No one predicted success for Henry Ward Beecher at his birth in 1813. The blithe, boisterous son of the last great Puritan minister, he seemed destined to be overshadowed by his brilliant siblingsespecially his sister, Harriet Beecher Stowe, who penned the centurys bestselling book. But when pushed into the ministry, the charismatic Beecher found internNo one predicted success for Henry Ward Beecher at his birth in 1813. The blithe, boisterous son of the last great Puritan minister, he seemed destined to be overshadowed by his brilliant siblingsespecially his sister, Harriet Beecher Stowe, who penned the centurys bestselling book. But when pushed into the ministry, the charismatic Beecher found international fame by shedding his fathers Old Testamentstyle fire-and-brimstone theology and instead preaching a New Testamentbased gospel of unconditional love and healing, becoming one of the founding fathers of modern American Christianity. By the 1850s, his spectacular sermons at Plymouth Church in Brooklyn Heights had made him New Yorks number one tourist attraction, so wildly popular that the ferries from Manhattan to Brooklyn were dubbed Beecher Boats.Beecher inserted himself into nearly every important drama of the eraamong them the antislavery and womens suffrage movements, the rise of the entertainment industry and tabloid press, and controversies ranging from Darwinian evolution to presidential politics. He was notorious for his irreverent humor and melodramatic gestures, such as auctioning slaves to freedom in his pulpit and shipping riflesnicknamed Beechers Biblesto the antislavery resistance fighters in Kansas. Thinkers such as Emerson, Thoreau, Whitman, and Twain befriendedand sometimes parodiedhim.And then it all fell apart. In 1872 Beecher was accused by feminist firebrand Victoria Woodhull of adultery with one of his most pious parishioners. Suddenly the Gospel of Love seemed to rationalize a life of lust. The cuckolded husband brought charges of criminal conversation in a salacious trial that became the most widely covered event of the century, garnering more newspaper headlines than the entire Civil War. Beecher survived, but his reputation and his causesfrom womens rights to progressive evangelicalismsuffered devastating setbacks that echo to this day.Featuring the page-turning suspense of a novel and dramatic new historical evidence, Debby Applegate has written the definitive biography of this captivating, mercurial, and sometimes infuriating figure. In our own time, when religion and politics are again colliding and adultery in high places still commands headlines, Beechers story sheds new light on the culture and conflicts of contemporary America.
/book/show/866778.A_Biography_of_the_English_Language?from_search=true	Celia M. Millward	A Biography of the English Language	The second edition of A Biography of the English Language continues to examine the structure of language. The textbook discusses three important issues: languages and language change are systematic; the inner history of a language is profoundly affected by its outer history of political and culural events; and the English of the past has everywhere left its traces on preseThe second edition of A Biography of the English Language continues to examine the structure of language. The textbook discusses three important issues: languages and language change are systematic; the inner history of a language is profoundly affected by its outer history of political and culural events; and the English of the past has everywhere left its traces on present-day English. By uncovering the language's past, one can better communicate with it.
/book/show/744631.Stanley_Kubrick?from_search=true	John Baxter	Stanley Kubrick: A Biography	For decades, the films of Stanley Kubrick have staked out a claim at the core of the cultural landscape. In the 1950s he was one of the few American filmmakers, with Paths of Glory, to achieve the gravitas of European cinema. To 1960s audiences he was the man who made Dr. Strangelove, the influential anti-war movie, and the counterculture favorite 2001: A Space Odyssey. InFor decades, the films of Stanley Kubrick have staked out a claim at the core of the cultural landscape. In the 1950s he was one of the few American filmmakers, with Paths of Glory, to achieve the gravitas of European cinema. To 1960s audiences he was the man who made Dr. Strangelove, the influential anti-war movie, and the counterculture favorite 2001: A Space Odyssey. In the 1970s he created his hymn to urban violence, A Clockwork Orange, and in the 1980s distilled the nature of private madness and collective insanity in The Shining and Full Metal Jacket.Yet little is still known of the man and the influence exerted by his private life on his public art. Born in the Bronx, Kubrick has lived since 1961 in seclusion in rural England. From in-depth interviews with a range of people who have known the man best, from his childhood to the present, John Baxter has extracted the most complete account available of Kubrick's life: the conflicts with partners and stars, the failure to make Napoleon, the failed marriages and broken friendships, the use and abuse of writers and other creative collaborators.Kubrick emerges from this detailed and complex telling as a man both sensitive and ruthless, petulant and generous: a man who adulates reason but whose films reflect the wildest excesses of passion and who, above all, has dared to live life on his terms, whatever the price.
/book/show/242378.Luther?from_search=true	Frederick Nohl	Luther: Biography of a Reformer	Martin Luther had one goal: peace with God. He didn't find it in the holy relics and indlugences of the church or in life as an obedient monk. Luther discovered God's treasure of truth buried under human laws and regulations. He discovered the Gospel in the Word of God.
/book/show/15830830-antarctica?from_search=true	David  Day	Antarctica: a biography	Since the first British, American, and Russian ships sighted the Antarctic coastline in 1820, the frozen continent has captured the world's imagination. David Day's biography of Antarctica describes in fascinating detail every aspect of this vast land's history: the exploration, scientific investigation, and geopolitics of the continent, stretching over more than two centuSince the first British, American, and Russian ships sighted the Antarctic coastline in 1820, the frozen continent has captured the world's imagination. David Day's biography of Antarctica describes in fascinating detail every aspect of this vast land's history: the exploration, scientific investigation, and geopolitics of the continent, stretching over more than two centuries. Offering an international perspective, Day discusses twentieth-century battles over territory, including World War II disputes between the Allies and Nazi Germany and the multinational Cold War race to establish permanent bases on the ice. Day also provides insight into the remarkable men who have attempted to conquer the White Continent, from the doomed Englishman Robert Scott to US Navy Rear Admiral Richard Evelyn Byrd, who led five expeditions to Antarctica during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Ranging from the earliest attempts to prove the southern continent's existence, through the so-called Heroic Age of exploration, to the frenzy of attempted territorial claims that ended in 1959 with the Antarctic Treaty-banning militarization and declaring the continent open for science, this masterful history is unsurpassed in its wide-ranging scope and depth of detail.
/book/show/19043117-measure-for-measure-by-william-shakespeare---ultimate-edition---full-pla?from_search=true	William Shakespeare Samuel Johnson Samuel Taylor Coleridge	Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare - ULTIMATE EDITION - Full Play PLUS ANNOTATIONS, 3 AMAZING COMMENTARIES and FULL LENGTH BIOGRAPHY - With detailed TABLE OF CONTENTS	Measure for Measure Ultimate EditionDo you want the best Kindle Measure for Measure you can get, with the legendary play plus 3 famous commentaries? Do you want these 3 entertaining and insightful analyses from the world's most acclaimed authorities on Shakespeare? Commentaries totaling more than 150 pages?PLUS, do you want Annotations concerning Measure for Measure?And aMeasure for Measure Ultimate EditionDo you want the best Kindle Measure for Measure you can get, with the legendary play plus 3 famous commentaries? Do you want these 3 entertaining and insightful analyses from the world's most acclaimed authorities on Shakespeare? Commentaries totaling more than 150 pages?PLUS, do you want Annotations concerning Measure for Measure?And a full length Shakespeare biography?Then you want this Measure for Measure Ultimate Edition from Everlasting Flames  designed just for you.THE 'MUST-HAVE' KINDLE EDITIONEverlasting Flames is a #1 Publisher of Shakespeare in the Kindle Store and presents this unbeatable edition. In it, you get the play plus the celebrated analyses from the respected authorities on Shakespeare: Samuel Johnson, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Hazlitt.SAMUEL JOHNSONKnown as the most quoted man after Shakespeare, and the first person to create the complete English language dictionary, Johnson's famous 'PREFACE TO SHAKESPEARE' is one of THE authorities on The Bard. He also created detailed Annotations of Shakespeare's plays.In this edition, you get not only 'PREFACE TO SHAKESPEARE', but the complete Samuel Johnson Annotations for Measure for Measure.WILLIAM HAZLITTHazlitt is known as a giant of humanistic essays and literary criticism, and considered one of the great critics and essayists of the English language.In his fascinating analysis of the Characters of Shakespeare's plays, Hazlitt explores each play and its players: their motivations, histories and interplay.In this edition, you get the full Hazlitt analysis of the characters in Measure for Measure.SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGESamuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet, critic and philosopher and founder of the Romantic Movement.Known as the writer who reignited the literary world's appreciation of Shakespeare, his Critical Analysis is amazingly influential, and gives you powerful insight into Shakespeares plays and poetry.As a bonus, in this edition, you get ALL of Coleridge's Shakespearean analysis, covering all the plays and Shakespeare himself.LIFE OF SHAKESPEARE BY SIDNEY LEEYou also get the very successful, full length Shakespeare biography, covering every part of The Bard's life.YOUR NEW WINDOW INTO SHAKESPEARE'S WORLDImagine your pleasure of experiencing the magical imagery of the play, and then imagine yourself reading the analyses and being able to delve incredibly deep into the world of Measure for Measure, as well as discovering more about Shakespeare himself.YOUR FREE BONUSESIn addition, you'll also get other Free 'Special Bonuses':*The Life of William Shakespeare - Short Version - A short biography to give you the basics, detailing Shakespeare's intriguing life, parentage, marriage and rise to fame.*STUDY IN SHAKESPEARE BY ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNEAdditional commentary with biographical notes for even more insight.*Easy 'Table of Contents' so you can jump to any Act, Scene, or AnalysisDON'T MISS OUTAs you read this, you understand why you want to get this unique edition because it is the best Kindle Measure for Measure you can get.You already know you want the best edition you can get, so don't deny yourself! And don't accept other editions that are lacking.
/book/show/4443234-indira-gandhi?from_search=true	Pupul Jayakar	Indira Gandhi: A Biography	When Indira Gandhi was brutally assassinated in 1984, she had lived through India's tortured liberation from the British Empire, the bloody era of partition, and the monumental difficulties associated with sustaining the world's largest and most troubled democratic nation. Now comes a unique biography of the accomplished politician. Photos.
/book/show/645087.Dark_Star?from_search=true	Robert Greenfield	Dark Star: An Oral Biography of Jerry Garcia	Weaving together close to 70 interviews with Jerry Garcia's wives, family, friends, fellow musicians, and other well-known figures in the Grateful Dead scene, Dark Star brings to life one of the most influential and enduring stars in American music. It sheds new light on Garcia's childhood in San Francisco, the formation of his musical identity, the Dead's road to rock staWeaving together close to 70 interviews with Jerry Garcia's wives, family, friends, fellow musicians, and other well-known figures in the Grateful Dead scene, Dark Star brings to life one of the most influential and enduring stars in American music. It sheds new light on Garcia's childhood in San Francisco, the formation of his musical identity, the Dead's road to rock stardom, and his final, crushing addiction to heroin.At once an evocative chronicle of Garcia's public and private journey and a fascinating look at why his music and his lifestyle had such a tremendous impact on so many, Dark Star is the full, behind-the-scenes story of the making of all icon, and the price of fame.
/book/show/32115925-rubaiyat-of-omar-khayyam-english-french-german-italian-and-danish-t?from_search=true	Omar Khayym Edward FitzGerald Nathan Haskell Dole	Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam; English, French, German, Italian, and Danish Translations Comparatively Arranged in Accordance with the Text of Edward Fitzgerald's Version with Further Selections, Notes, Biographies, Bibliographies, and Other Material; Volume 1	This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most imporThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
/book/show/219318.Franz_Kafka?from_search=true	Max Brod Richard Winston (Translator) G. Humphreys Roberts (Translator)	Franz Kafka: A Biography	Max Brod, a successful novelist, was a boyhood companion of Kafka's and remained closely tied to him until Kafka's death in 1924. He was undoubtedly the one man whom Kafka trusted more than any other, and it is to Brod, as his literary executor and editor, that we are indebted for rescuing and bringing to light Kafka's work. Out of a lifelong devoted friendship, Brod drewMax Brod, a successful novelist, was a boyhood companion of Kafka's and remained closely tied to him until Kafka's death in 1924. He was undoubtedly the one man whom Kafka trusted more than any other, and it is to Brod, as his literary executor and editor, that we are indebted for rescuing and bringing to light Kafka's work. Out of a lifelong devoted friendship, Brod drew this account of Kafka's youth, family and friends, his struggle to recognize himself as a writer, his sickness, and his last days.gives us not only a more vivid and lifelike picture of Kafka than that painted by any of his contemporaries, but also a fascinating portrayal of the complicated interaction between two writers of different temperaments but similar backgrounds who together helped shape the future of twentieth-century literature.
/book/show/20883703-twenty-years-after?from_search=true	Alexandre Dumas	Twenty Years After: (Annotated with short biography)	Twenty Years After (French: Vingt ans aprs) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, pre, first serialized from January to August, 1845. A book of the D'Artagnan Romances, it is a sequel to The Three Musketeers and precedes The Vicomte de Bragelonne (which includes the sub-plot, Man in the Iron Mask).The novel follows events in France during La Fronde, during the childhood reignTwenty Years After (French: Vingt ans aprs) is a novel by Alexandre Dumas, pre, first serialized from January to August, 1845. A book of the D'Artagnan Romances, it is a sequel to The Three Musketeers and precedes The Vicomte de Bragelonne (which includes the sub-plot, Man in the Iron Mask).The novel follows events in France during La Fronde, during the childhood reign of Louis XIV, and in England near the end of the English Civil War, leading up to the victory of Oliver Cromwell and the execution of King Charles I. Through the words of the main characters, particularly Athos, Dumas comes out on the side of the monarchy in general, or at least the text often praises the idea of benevolent royalty. His musketeers are valiant and just in their efforts to protect young Louis XIV and the doomed Charles I from their attackers. This book is the least well-known of the Musketeer saga but works effectively as a sequel, with reappearances by most main characters (or children of main characters) and a number of subplots.
/book/show/15763872-hitler?from_search=true	D. Harlan Wilson	Hitler: The Terminal Biography	An icon of true evil, Adolf Hitler is arguably the most important figure of the twentieth century. No one has so patently demonstrated the horrific capabilities of mankind. In, D. Harlan Wilson tracks the life of the infamous monomaniac from struggling artist to mass murderer. Based on more than ten years of archival research and German socioAn icon of true evil, Adolf Hitler is arguably the most important figure of the twentieth century. No one has so patently demonstrated the horrific capabilities of mankind. In, D. Harlan Wilson tracks the life of the infamous monomaniac from struggling artist to mass murderer. Based on more than ten years of archival research and German sociological study, this one-volume account covers ground previously uncharted by other biographers, drawing heavily on newfound diaries, letters, memos, and phonograph recordings of Hitlers closest confidants as well as the Fhrer himself.An extraordinary and masterful work. Wilson has written the biography to end all biographies. Gideon Johnson Pillow, Professor of History and Chair of African-American Studies at the University of Fostoria
/book/show/685975.Amelia_Earhart?from_search=true	Doris L. Rich	Amelia Earhart: A Biography	She died mysteriously before she was forty. Yet in the last decade of her life Amelia Earhart soared from obscurity to fame as the best-known female aviator in the world. She set record after recordamong them, the first trans-Atlantic solo flight by a woman, a flight that launched Earhart on a double career as a fighter for women's rights and a tireless crusader for commeShe died mysteriously before she was forty. Yet in the last decade of her life Amelia Earhart soared from obscurity to fame as the best-known female aviator in the world. She set record after recordamong them, the first trans-Atlantic solo flight by a woman, a flight that launched Earhart on a double career as a fighter for women's rights and a tireless crusader for commercial air travel. Doris L. Rich's exhaustively researched biography downplays the What Happened to Amelia Earhart? myth by disclosing who Amelia Earhart really was: a woman of three centuries, born in the nineteenth, pioneering in the twentieth, and advocating ideals and dreams relevant to the twenty-first.
/book/show/20629053-kon-tiki-man?from_search=true	Thor Heyerdahl Christopher Ralling	Kon-Tiki Man: An Illustrated Biography of Thor Heyerdahl	Part biography, part autobiography, this book, which accompanies a TV series on the life and work of the noted explorer and author, is intended to make Heyerdahl's scientific achievements accessible to the general reader. Profusely illustrated with photographs, the text includes many excerpts from Heyerdahl's diaries and published works and spans his life from his childhooPart biography, part autobiography, this book, which accompanies a TV series on the life and work of the noted explorer and author, is intended to make Heyerdahl's scientific achievements accessible to the general reader. Profusely illustrated with photographs, the text includes many excerpts from Heyerdahl's diaries and published works and spans his life from his childhood in Norway to his present work in Peru. Heyerdahl's explorations in the Pacific, as well as his Ra and Tigris expeditions, are as engaging to read about as ever.
/book/show/421670.Johnny_Depp?from_search=true	Nick Johnstone	Johnny Depp: The Illustrated Biography	As a child, Johnny Depp was an outsider. He found expression through music, and by thirteen he was playing in bands at clubs. He had taken every kind of drug there was by the age of fourteen, and had found himself on the wrong side of the law in petty-crime offences. As an adult he turned to acting, but continued to live by his own rules, confounding and delighting criticsAs a child, Johnny Depp was an outsider. He found expression through music, and by thirteen he was playing in bands at clubs. He had taken every kind of drug there was by the age of fourteen, and had found himself on the wrong side of the law in petty-crime offences. As an adult he turned to acting, but continued to live by his own rules, confounding and delighting critics and fans alike with his choice of roles. He has only played parts that speak to him ? from Edward Scissorhands to Captain Jack, a colorful array of misfits, outsiders and renegades ? and commits only to films that he believes posses value. And now, with the staggering box-office success of Pirates of the Caribbean, he has achieved a formidable position in Hollywood without compromising along the way. This book traces that extraordinary journey from wild-child rebel to Hollywood mogul. Compelling, charismatic and edgy, Johnny Depp has become one of the world's most bankable stars, but more despite his artistic in
/book/show/18774368-susan-sontag?from_search=true	Daniel Schreiber David B. Dollenmayer (Translation)	Susan Sontag: A Biography	Susan Sontag (19332004) was one of Americas first celebrity intellectuals. In the first biography to be published since her death, Daniel Schreiber portrays a glamorous woman full of contradictions and inner conflicts, whose life mirrored the cultural upheavals of her time.While known primarily as a cultural critic and novelist, Sontag was also a filmmaker, stage directoSusan Sontag (19332004) was one of Americas first celebrity intellectuals. In the first biography to be published since her death, Daniel Schreiber portrays a glamorous woman full of contradictions and inner conflicts, whose life mirrored the cultural upheavals of her time.While known primarily as a cultural critic and novelist, Sontag was also a filmmaker, stage director, and dramatist. It was her status as a pop icon that was unusual for an American intellectual: she was filmed by Andy Warhol and Woody Allen, photographed by Annie Leibovitz and Diane Arbus, and her likeness adorned advertisements for Absolut vodka. Drawing on newly available sources, including interviews with Nadine Gordimer, Robert Wilson, and Sontags son, David Rieff, as well as on myriad interviews given by Sontag and her extensive correspondence with her friend and publisher Roger Straus, Schreiber explores the roles that Sontag played in influencing American public cultural and political conversations.
/book/show/159978.Balzac?from_search=true	Graham Robb	Balzac: A Biography	In the first major English biography of Honore de Balzac for over fifty years, Graham Robb has produced a compelling portrait of the great French novelist whose powers of creation were matched only by his self-destructive tendencies. As colorful as the world he described, Balzac is the perfect subject for biography: a relentless seducer whose successes were as spectacularIn the first major English biography of Honore de Balzac for over fifty years, Graham Robb has produced a compelling portrait of the great French novelist whose powers of creation were matched only by his self-destructive tendencies. As colorful as the world he described, Balzac is the perfect subject for biography: a relentless seducer whose successes were as spectacular as his catastrophes; a passionate collector, inventor, explorer, and political campaigner; a mesmerizing storyteller with the power to make his fantasies come true. Balzac's early life was a struggle against literary disappointment and poverty, and he learned his trade by writing a series of lurid commercial novels. Robb shows how Balzac's craving for wealth, fame, and happiness produced a series of hare-brained entrepreneurial schemes which took him to the remotest parts of Europe and into a love affair with a Polish countess whom he courted for fifteen years by correspondence. Out of these experiences emerged some of the finest novels in the Realist tradition. Skillfully interweaving the life with the novels, Robb presents Balzac as one of the great tragi-comic heroes of the nineteenth century, a man whose influence both in and outside his native France has been, and still is, immense.
/book/show/1255731.Robin_Williams?from_search=true	Andy Dougan	Robin Williams: A Biography	Named the Funniest Person Alive by Entertainment Weekly in 1997, Robin Williams is one of the most popular screen actors today. This biography provides a detailed look at the comedian's life and career, from his poor-little-rich-kid childhood to his first big break to his battle with substance abuse to his recent successes.
/book/show/1248795.Augustine?from_search=true	James J. O'Donnell	Augustine: A New Biography	O'Donnell, provost at Georgetown University and editor of the definitive edition of Augustine's Confessions, is admirably qualified to chronicle the life of the man who wrote history's most famous autobiography. But in this book, suffused with the methods (though thankfully not the tortured vocabulary) of postmodern critical suspicion, the Confessions is more hindrance thaO'Donnell, provost at Georgetown University and editor of the definitive edition of Augustine's Confessions, is admirably qualified to chronicle the life of the man who wrote history's most famous autobiography. But in this book, suffused with the methods (though thankfully not the tortured vocabulary) of postmodern critical suspicion, the Confessions is more hindrance than help at seeing the many Augustines who have been lost behind Augustine's own self-presentation. The Augustines that O'Donnell sketches include the aspiring social climber who transferred his ambitions from society to church; the bitter and dogged polemicist; and Don Quixote of Hippo, whose fantasy world of earliest Christianity has come eerily to be real. O'Donnell's pace is quick, his writing is sharp and there are lively and provocative interpretations on nearly every page. But his jaundiced portrait does not quite seem to do justice to the African bishop's perennial appeal, which O'Donnell acknowledges in characteristically backhanded fashion: Call it codependency or Stockholm syndrome at its mildest; call it religious partisanship at its most extreme, but even Augustine's severest modern critics find something attractive or fascinating about the man and his work. Readers of this book will certainly wonder why. For O'Donnell, it seems, familiarity has bred contempt.
/book/show/672586.J_Krishnamurti?from_search=true	Pupul Jayakar	J. Krishnamurti: A Biography	A contemporary of Krishnamurti and one of his closest associates, Pupul Jayakar provides an insightful look at one of the great spiritual leaders of our time.
/book/show/204375.Niccol_s_Smile?from_search=true	Maurizio Viroli Antony Shugaar (Translator)	Niccolò's Smile: A Biography of Machiavelli	Este apasionante estudio de Maurizio Viroli, que reivindica al tan vapuleado Nicols Maquiavelo (1469-1527) como uno de los ms inteligentes historiadores y pensadores polticos de todos los tiempos, es el mejor prtico de la nueva coleccin Tiempo de Memoria, en su vertiente de historia. Fundador de la moderna teora poltica, astuto diplomtico al servicio de su FlorenciEste apasionante estudio de Maurizio Viroli, que reivindica al tan vapuleado Nicols Maquiavelo (1469-1527) como uno de los ms inteligentes historiadores y pensadores polticos de todos los tiempos, es el mejor prtico de la nueva coleccin Tiempo de Memoria, en su vertiente de historia. Fundador de la moderna teora poltica, astuto diplomtico al servicio de su Florencia natal y desapasionado observador de los asuntos humanos, Nicols Maquiavelo ha dado su nombre a una forma de hacer poltica.
/book/show/26079511-therese-raquin?from_search=true	mile Zola Jan Oliveira (Editor) Edward Vizetelly (Translator)	Therese Raquin (Illustrated with notes and biography)	Therese Raquin (first published in 1867) and a play (first performed in 1873).The novel was originally published in serial format in the journal L'Artiste and in book format in December of the same year. Thrse Raquin tells the story of a young woman, unhappily married to her first cousin by an overbearing aunt who may seem to be well-intentioned but in many ways is deeplTherese Raquin (first published in 1867) and a play (first performed in 1873).The novel was originally published in serial format in the journal L'Artiste and in book format in December of the same year. Thrse Raquin tells the story of a young woman, unhappily married to her first cousin by an overbearing aunt who may seem to be well-intentioned but in many ways is deeply selfish. Thrse's husband, Camille, is sickly and egocentric, and when the opportunity arises, Thrse enters into a turbulent and sordidly passionate affair with one of Camille's friends, Laurent. In his preface, Zola explains that his goal in this novel was to study temperaments and not characters. Because of this detached and scientific approach, Thrse Raquin is considered an example of naturalism. Thrse Raquin is generally considered to be Zola's first major work. Upon its release in 1867, Thrse Raquin was a commercial and artistic success for Zola; enough so that it was reprinted in book form in 1868. It gained additional publicity when critic Louis Ulbach (pen name: Ferragus) called Thrse Raquin putrid in a long diatribe, upon which Zola capitalized for publicity and to which he referred in his preface to the second edition.Zola adapted the novel into a play, first staged in 1873. It was not performed in London until 1891, under the auspices of the Independent Theatre Society, since the Lord Chamberlain's Office refused to license it.
/book/show/31691089-the-woodlanders-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	Thomas Hardy Jan Oliveira (Editor)	The Woodlanders (With Notes)(Biography)(Illustrated)	The Woodlanders is a novel by Thomas Hardy. It was serialised from May 1886 to April 1887 and published in three volumes in 1887. It is one of his series of Wessex novels.
/book/show/25464038-bob-crane-the-definitive-biography?from_search=true	Carol M. Ford Dee Young Linda J. Groundwater	Bob Crane The Definitive Biography	All author profits from the sales ofwill be donated to various charities in Bob Crane's memory.Since his untimely death on June 29, 1978, Bob Crane's unofficial biography has become akin to a broken record. Like a skip in the acetate, his murder and the scandal that grew from it have been the repeated focus of attention, toAll author profits from the sales ofwill be donated to various charities in Bob Crane's memory.Since his untimely death on June 29, 1978, Bob Crane's unofficial biography has become akin to a broken record. Like a skip in the acetate, his murder and the scandal that grew from it have been the repeated focus of attention, to the exclusion of nearly everything else. Over time, the line between fact and fiction blurred, and his life story became distorted. All perspective on Bob Crane as a human being was lost, and he became nothing more than a two-dimensional cartoon character without depth, understanding, or definition.Now, nearly two hundred people who knew thestar personally and better than mostfamily; friends as far back as elementary school; colleagues in radio, television, theatre, and filmhave spoken out on Bob Crane's behalf, and in many instances, for the first time. Within the pages of this book, they share their memories and thoughts about a man whom they knew as an exceptional and talented musician, a genius in radio, a sharp-witted comedian, a gifted actor and director, a man driven to success, a doting and loving father, a loyal friend, and a kind and gentle spirit with a sunny personalitya man who, while not perfect, was vastly different from how he has been presented over the decades.balances the scales and sets the record straight, providing a full and complete history of Bob Crane, clarifying who he really wasand just as importantly, who he was not.
/book/show/34238972-babbitt---sinclair-lewis-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	Sinclair Lewis Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Babbitt - Sinclair Lewis (With Notes)(Biography)(Illustrated)	Babbitt, first published in 1922, is a novel by Sinclair Lewis. Largely a satire of American culture, society, and behavior, it critiques the vacuity of middle-class American life and its pressure toward conformity. An immediate and controversial bestseller, Babbitt was influential in the decision to award Lewis the Nobel Prize in literature in 1930. The word Babbitt entBabbitt, first published in 1922, is a novel by Sinclair Lewis. Largely a satire of American culture, society, and behavior, it critiques the vacuity of middle-class American life and its pressure toward conformity. An immediate and controversial bestseller, Babbitt was influential in the decision to award Lewis the Nobel Prize in literature in 1930. The word Babbitt entered the English language as a person and especially a business or professional man who conforms to prevailing middle-class standards.
/book/show/25460055-daisy-miller?from_search=true	Henry James Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Daisy Miller: A Study (Illustrated with Notes and Biography)	Daisy Miller is a novella by Henry James that first appeared in Cornhill Magazine in JuneJuly 1878, and in book form the following year.[1] It portrays the courtship of the beautiful American girl Daisy Miller by Winterbourne, a sophisticated compatriot of hers. His pursuit of her is hampered by her own flirtatiousness, which is frowned upon by the other expatriates whenDaisy Miller is a novella by Henry James that first appeared in Cornhill Magazine in JuneJuly 1878, and in book form the following year.[1] It portrays the courtship of the beautiful American girl Daisy Miller by Winterbourne, a sophisticated compatriot of hers. His pursuit of her is hampered by her own flirtatiousness, which is frowned upon by the other expatriates when they meet in Switzerlandand Italy.This novella serves as both a psychological description of the mind of a young woman, and an analysis of the traditional views of a society where she is a clear outsider. Henry James uses Daisy's story to discuss what he thinks Europeans and Americans believe about each other, and more generally the prejudices common in any culture. In a letter James said that Daisy is the victim of a social rumpus that goes on either over her head or beneath her notice.Henry James was an American writer who spent most of his writing career in Britain. He is regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism.
/book/show/13572954-the-black-count?from_search=true	Tom Reiss	The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo	Here is the remarkable true story of the real Count of Monte Cristo  a stunning feat of historical sleuthing that brings to life the forgotten hero who inspired such classics asand.The real-life protagonist of, General Alex Dumas, is a man almost unknown today yet with a story that is strikingly familiar, becHere is the remarkable true story of the real Count of Monte Cristo  a stunning feat of historical sleuthing that brings to life the forgotten hero who inspired such classics asand.The real-life protagonist of, General Alex Dumas, is a man almost unknown today yet with a story that is strikingly familiar, because his son, the novelist Alexandre Dumas, used it to create some of the best loved heroes of literature.Yet, hidden behind these swashbuckling adventures was an even more incredible secret: the real hero was the son of a black slave -- who rose higher in the white world than any man of his race would before our own time.Born in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti), Alex Dumas was briefly sold into bondage but made his way to Paris where he was schooled as a sword-fighting member of the French aristocracy. Enlisting as a private, he rose to command armies at the height of the Revolution, in an audacious campaign across Europe and the Middle East  until he met an implacable enemy he could not defeat.The Black Count is simultaneously a riveting adventure story, a lushly textured evocation of 18th-century France, and a window into the modern worlds first multi-racial society. But it is also a heartbreaking story of the enduring bonds of love between a father and son.
/book/show/20948414-mayakovsky?from_search=true	Bengt Jangfeldt Harry D. Watson (Translator)	Mayakovsky: A Biography	Few poets have led lives as tempestuous as that of Vladimir Mayakovsky. Born in 1893 and dead by his own hand in 1930, Mayakovsky packed his thirty-six years with drama, politics, passion, andmost importantpoetry. An enthusiastic supporter of the Russian Revolution and the emerging Soviet State, Mayakovsky was championed by Stalin after his death and enshrined as a quasiFew poets have led lives as tempestuous as that of Vladimir Mayakovsky. Born in 1893 and dead by his own hand in 1930, Mayakovsky packed his thirty-six years with drama, politics, passion, andmost importantpoetry. An enthusiastic supporter of the Russian Revolution and the emerging Soviet State, Mayakovsky was championed by Stalin after his death and enshrined as a quasi-official Soviet poet, a position that led to undeserved neglect among Western literary scholars even as his influence on other poets has remained powerful.With, Bengt Jangfeldt offers the first comprehensive biography of Mayakovsky, revealing a troubled man who was more dreamer than revolutionary, more political romantic than hardened Communist. Jangfeldt sets Mayakovskys life and works against the dramatic turbulence of his times, from the aesthetic innovations of the pre-revolutionary avant-garde to the rigidity of Socialist Realism and the destruction of World War I to the violenceand hopeof the Russian Revolution, through the tightening grip of Stalinist terror and the growing disillusion with Russian communism that eventually led the poet to take his life.Through it all is threaded Mayakovskys celebrated love affair with Lili Brik and the moving relationship with Lilis husband, Osip, along with a brilliant depiction of the larger circle of writers and artists around Mayakovsky, including Maxim Gorky, Viktor Shklovsky, Alexander Rodchenko, and Roman Jakobson. The result is a literary life viewed in the round, enabling us to understand the personal and historical furies that drove Mayakovsky and generated his still-startling poetry.Illustrated throughout with rare images of key characters and locations,is a major step in the revitalization of a crucial figure of the twentieth-century avant-garde.
/book/show/32048008-the-rainbow---d-h-lawrence-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	D.H. Lawrence Jan Oliveira (Editor)	THE RAINBOW - D.H.LAWRENCE (WITH NOTES)(BIOGRAPHY)(ILLUSTRATED)	The Rainbow is a 1915 novel by D. H. Lawrence. It follows three generations of the Brangwen family living in Nottinghamshire , particularly focusing on the individual's struggle to growth and fulfilment within the confining strictures of English social life.The Rainbow tells the story of three generations of the Brangwen family, a dynasty of farmers and craftsmen who liveThe Rainbow is a 1915 novel by D. H. Lawrence. It follows three generations of the Brangwen family living in Nottinghamshire , particularly focusing on the individual's struggle to growth and fulfilment within the confining strictures of English social life.The Rainbow tells the story of three generations of the Brangwen family, a dynasty of farmers and craftsmen who live in the east Midlands of England, on the borders of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire . The book spans a period of roughly 65 years from the 1840s to 1905, and shows how the love relationships of the Brangwens change against the backdrop of the increasing industrialisation of Britain. The first central character, Tom Brangwen, is a farmer whose experience of the world does not stretch beyond these two counties; while the last, Ursula, his granddaughter, studies at University and becomes a teacher in the progressively urbanised, capitalist and industrial world that would become our modern experience.Lawrence's frank treatment of sexual desire and the part it plays within relationships as a natural and even spiritual force of life, though perhaps tame by modern standards, caused The Rainbow to be prosecuted in an obscenity trial at Bow Street Magistrates Court on 13 November 1915, as a result of which 1,011 copies were seized and burnt. After this ban it was unavailable in Britain for 11 years, although editions were available in the USA.
/book/show/17861515-the-book-of-common-prayer?from_search=true	Alan Jacobs	The Book of Common Prayer: A Biography	While many of us are familiar with such famous words as, -Dearly beloved, we are gathered together here. . .- or -Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, - we may not know that they originated with The, which first appeared in 1549. Like the words of the King James Bible and Shakespeare, the language of this prayer book has saturated English culture and lettersWhile many of us are familiar with such famous words as, -Dearly beloved, we are gathered together here. . .- or -Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, - we may not know that they originated with The, which first appeared in 1549. Like the words of the King James Bible and Shakespeare, the language of this prayer book has saturated English culture and letters. Here Alan Jacobs tells its story. Jacobs shows how The--from its beginnings as a means of social and political control in the England of Henry VIII to its worldwide presence today--became a venerable work whose cadences express the heart of religious life for many.The book's chief maker, Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, created it as the authoritative manual of Christian worship throughout England. But as Jacobs recounts, the book has had a variable and dramatic career in the complicated history of English church politics, and has been the focus of celebrations, protests, and even jail terms. As time passed, new forms of the book were made to suit the many English-speaking nations: first in Scotland, then in the new United States, and eventually wherever the British Empire extended its arm. Over time, Cranmer's book was adapted for different preferences and purposes. Jacobs vividly demonstrates how one book became many--and how it has shaped the devotional lives of men and women across the globe.
/book/show/372219.Joan_Crawford?from_search=true	Lawrence J. Quirk William Schoell	Joan Crawford: The Essential Biography	- Joan Crawford: The Essential Biography explores the life and career of one of Hollywood's great dames. She was a leading film personality for more than fifty years, from her beginnings as a dancer in silent films of the 1920s, to her portrayals of working-class shop girls in the Depression thirties, to her Oscar-winning performances in classic films such as Mildred Pierc- Joan Crawford: The Essential Biography explores the life and career of one of Hollywood's great dames. She was a leading film personality for more than fifty years, from her beginnings as a dancer in silent films of the 1920s, to her portrayals of working-class shop girls in the Depression thirties, to her Oscar-winning performances in classic films such as Mildred Pierce. Crawford's legacy has become somewhat tarnished in the wake of her daughter Christina's memoir, Mommie Dearest, which turned her into a national joke. Today, many picture Crawford only as a wire hanger-wielding shrew rather than the personification of Hollywood glamour. This new biography of Crawford sets the record straight, going beyond the gossip to find the truth about the legendary actress. The authors knew Crawford well and conducted scores of interviews with her and many of her friends and co-stars, including Frank Capra, George Cukor, Nicholas Ray, and Sidney Greenstreet. Far from a whitewash -- Crawford was indeed a colorful and difficult character -- Joan Crawford corrects many lies and tells the story of one of Hollywood's most influential stars, complete with on-set anecdotes and other movie lore. Through extensive interviews, in-depth analysis, and evaluation of her films and performances -- both successes and failures -- Lawrence J. Quirk and William Schoell present Crawford's story as both an appreciation and a reevaluation of her extraordinary life and career. Filled with new interviews, Joan Crawford tells the behind-the-scenes story of the Hollywood icon. Lawrence J. Quirk is the author of many books on film, including Bob Hope: The Road Well-Traveled. William Schoell is the author of several entertainment-related books, including Martini Man: The Life of Dean Martin.
/book/show/63043.Victor_Hugo?from_search=true	Graham Robb	Victor Hugo: A Biography	Victor Hugo was the most important writer of the nineteenth century in France: leader of the Romantic movement; revolutionary playwright; poet; epic novelist; author of the last universally accessible masterpieces in the European tradition, among themand. He was also a radical political thinker and eventual exile from France; a gVictor Hugo was the most important writer of the nineteenth century in France: leader of the Romantic movement; revolutionary playwright; poet; epic novelist; author of the last universally accessible masterpieces in the European tradition, among themand. He was also a radical political thinker and eventual exile from France; a gifted painter and architect; a visionary who conversed with Virgil, Shakespeare, and Jesus Christ; in short, a tantalizing personality who dominated and maddened his contemporaries.
/book/show/12594979-the-professor?from_search=true	Charlotte Bront	The Professor (Annotated with Critical Essay and Biography)	The Professor was written by Charlotte BrontIcirc; and was published posthumously in 1857. Although BrontIcirc; had tried to have the novel published, it was rejected many times during her life. When it was finally published after her death, readers were less than enthused by theprotagonist of the novel is William Crimsworth. William is orphaned and taken iThe Professor was written by Charlotte BrontIcirc; and was published posthumously in 1857. Although BrontIcirc; had tried to have the novel published, it was rejected many times during her life. When it was finally published after her death, readers were less than enthused by theprotagonist of the novel is William Crimsworth. William is orphaned and taken in by his uncles. After an education at Eton College, he refuses his unclesiacute; recommendation of becoming a clergyman and instead becomes a tradesman. He briefly works for his brother, Edward, as a clerk, but soon heads for Belgium and becomes an English teacher at a girlsiacute;edition is annotated with a critical essay and biography about the life and times of the Bronte family.
/book/show/109771.Heloise_Abelard?from_search=true	James Burge	Heloise & Abelard: A New Biography (Insight	
/book/show/20757887-benedict-cumberbatch?from_search=true	Justin Lewis	Benedict Cumberbatch: The Biography	Benedict Cumberbatch has played detective and monster, barrister and scientist, politician and painter, comic and spy. Still only in his thirties, and with a string of starring and supporting roles, he has portrayed contemporary icons, historical figures, and fictional favoBenedict Cumberbatch has played detective and monster, barrister and scientist, politician and painter, comic and spy. Still only in his thirties, and with a string of starring and supporting roles, he has portrayed contemporary icons, historical figures, and fictional favorites, from Stephen Hawking, to William Pitt the Younger, to Frankenstein. But inevitably, he is still best known for his idiosyncratic and boldly 21st century incarnation of Sherlock Holmes in the BBC TV series,.Thestars story is a genuinely compelling addition to a sometimes anodyne genre. This book will trace everything from his travels in Tibet to the trauma of being kidnapped at gun-point in South Africa. His eventful personal life, stellar acting career, and the witty, self-effacing interviews he is renowned for are sure to make him a perfect subject for an in-depth biography.
/book/show/15796988-messi?from_search=true	Leonardo Faccio	Messi: A Biography	For soccer enthusiasts and sports fans in general, an in-depth look at the life of the beautiful games greatest star, Argentine footballer Lionel Messi.Whether you call it soccer, football,, or the beautiful game, it is the most popular sport in the world, and Argentine footballer Lionel Messi stands as one of its finest playersnot only of his time, but of all tFor soccer enthusiasts and sports fans in general, an in-depth look at the life of the beautiful games greatest star, Argentine footballer Lionel Messi.Whether you call it soccer, football,, or the beautiful game, it is the most popular sport in the world, and Argentine footballer Lionel Messi stands as one of its finest playersnot only of his time, but of all time. Admired around the globe for his athleticism, skill, and fierce competitiveness, Messi has, at the age of 24, already shattered records at one of the most storied clubs in the world, FC Barcelona. Now, in this comprehensive biography, Messi fans can learn more about his life and career. Argentine journalist Leonardo Faccio describes how Messi, as a talented youth player in Buenos Aires, left his home for Spain in search of the medical help his family could not afford to treat his rare hormone deficiency. Small of stature, but possessing tremendous natural gifts, Messi developed into a star at Barcelonas famed Masia soccer school. In this book, Faccio has written not only a biography of an enigmatic celebrity, but a meditation on athletic genius, drawing on interviews with Messi himself, as well as with everyone from his family, teammates, childhood friendseven his favorite butcher. In-depth and intimate, soccer fans who enjoy watching Messi come alive on the field will delight as he comes alive on the page.
/book/show/19335273-the-talmud?from_search=true	Harry Freedman	The Talmud: A Biography	Containing nearly two million words in 37 volumes, the Talmud covers topics as diverse as law, faith, medicine, magic, ethics, sex, humour and prayer. It is a highly complex, profoundly logical and frequently impenetrable work with a history like no other. In its 1500 year history the Talmud has been banned, censored and burned, dissected by scholars and rabbis, probed byContaining nearly two million words in 37 volumes, the Talmud covers topics as diverse as law, faith, medicine, magic, ethics, sex, humour and prayer. It is a highly complex, profoundly logical and frequently impenetrable work with a history like no other. In its 1500 year history the Talmud has been banned, censored and burned, dissected by scholars and rabbis, probed by philosophers, poets, republicans and kings.In The Talmud  A Biography, Jewish scholar Harry Freedman recounts the engrossing story of an ancient classic, the legal and mystical pillar of Judaism and recounts the story of a book which, in many ways, parallels the history of the Jewish people. From its origins as a record of discussions amongst scholars in towns and villages close to modern-day Baghdad, Freedman traces the spiralling paths of the Jewish diaspora and explores the story of the Talmuds early origins in Babylon, its role during the Enlightenment and its influence over traditional Judaism. A compelling fusion of law, storytelling and spirituality, the Talmuds story is a fascinating insight into the history of Judaism and Harry Freedmans The Talmud  A Biography is a remarkable account of one of the most important cultural, historical and religious works of our time.
/book/show/581233.Carl_Jung?from_search=true	Claire Dunne	Carl Jung: Wounded Healer of the Soul: An Illustrated Biography	
/book/show/153535.Nancy_Mitford?from_search=true	Selina Shirley Hastings	Nancy Mitford: A Biography	A biography that captures both the hilarity and pathos of an extraordinary woman and a remarkable life.Nancy Mitford was witty, intelligent, often acerbic and an acute observer of upper-class English idiosyncrasies. With the publication of her novels The Pursuit of Love, Love in a Cold Climate and The Blessing, she became a huge bestseller and a household name. An inveteraA biography that captures both the hilarity and pathos of an extraordinary woman and a remarkable life.Nancy Mitford was witty, intelligent, often acerbic and an acute observer of upper-class English idiosyncrasies. With the publication of her novels The Pursuit of Love, Love in a Cold Climate and The Blessing, she became a huge bestseller and a household name. An inveterate writer of letters, she wrote almost daily to, among others, Evelyn Waugh, Harold Action, John Betjeman, Lord Berners, Lady Seafield, and, of course, her sisters - correspondence that lies at the base of this biography, written with the fullest cooperation of Nancy Mitfords family and friends.
/book/show/41614.Bill_Gates_Biography?from_search=true	Jeanne M. Lesinski	Bill Gates (Biography	Book by Lesinski, Jeanne M.
/book/show/11683484-freddie-mercury?from_search=true	Laura Jackson	Freddie Mercury: The Biography	This fascinating biography of Freddie Mercury which received outstanding acclaim from Queen and rock fans worldwide, has now been updated for reissue to coincide with the release of the film about his life. Laura Jackson addresses topics including:* The reality behind Queen's flamboyant front man and lead singer* Mercury the star of mystery - amusing, loyal and generous, yThis fascinating biography of Freddie Mercury which received outstanding acclaim from Queen and rock fans worldwide, has now been updated for reissue to coincide with the release of the film about his life. Laura Jackson addresses topics including:* The reality behind Queen's flamboyant front man and lead singer* Mercury the star of mystery - amusing, loyal and generous, yet revealing a dark side to his personality* His frequent use of cocaine and how it heightened his tendency to excess - both on and off stage* The women in his life - his bizarrely enduring relationships with his first love, Mary Austin, and his long-time confidante, Barbara Valentin, who speaks for the first time in this bookThe book also includes new and intimate stories by those who knew him well, such as Tim Rice, Richard Branson, Cliff Richard, Bruce Dickinson, Mike Moran, Wayne Eagling, Zandra Rhodes and Susannah York.
/book/show/117956.Mr_Clemens_and_Mark_Twain?from_search=true	Justin Kaplan	Mr. Clemens and Mark Twain: A Biography	With brilliant immediacy,brings to life a towering literary figure whose dual personae symbolized the emerging American conflict between down-to-earth morality & freewheeling ambition. As Mark Twain, he was the Mississippi riverboat pilot, the satirist with a fiery hatred of pretension, & the author of such classics as&With brilliant immediacy,brings to life a towering literary figure whose dual personae symbolized the emerging American conflict between down-to-earth morality & freewheeling ambition. As Mark Twain, he was the Mississippi riverboat pilot, the satirist with a fiery hatred of pretension, & the author of such classics as&As Mr Clemens, he was the star who married an heiress, built a palatial estate, threw away fortunes on harebrained financial schemes & lived the extravagent life that Twain despised. Set against the richly drawn background of the post-Civil War period that Twain dubbed the Gilded Age,is sure to entertain & enlighten both general readers & scholars alike.
/book/show/5709855-duchess-of-death?from_search=true	Richard Hack	Duchess of Death: The Unauthorized Biography of Agatha Christie	Although she is the most popular novelist in history, with over two billion books sold worldwide, Agatha Christie lived a life shrouded in secrecy and fueled by curiosity. Nearly as notorious for her aversion to the press as she was for her 80 books and collections of short stories, Christie made no secret of her need for privacy. Utilizing over 5,000 previously unpublisheAlthough she is the most popular novelist in history, with over two billion books sold worldwide, Agatha Christie lived a life shrouded in secrecy and fueled by curiosity. Nearly as notorious for her aversion to the press as she was for her 80 books and collections of short stories, Christie made no secret of her need for privacy. Utilizing over 5,000 previously unpublished letters, notes, and documents, award-winning biographer Richard Hack allows Christie to write again, 33 years after her death. DUCHESS OF DEATH is her story, as full of romance, travel, wealth, and scandal as any mystery Christie ever crafted.There have been numerous biographies of the Queen of Crime, all of which claim to be definitive. However, DUCHESS OF DEATH is the first to draw from such an enormous number of previously unpublished correspondence and notes, effectively establishing it as the most authoritative, penetrating look at the personal and literary life of Christie.
/book/show/486683.Biography_Of_Richard_Faynman?from_search=true	James Gleick	Biography Of Richard Faynman	Genius is a brilliant interweaving of Richard Feynman's colourful life and a detailed and accessible account of his theories and experiments - nearly half a century of which amount to no less than the story of modern physics itself.
/book/show/19167911-up-from-slavery-an-autobiography-annotated-biography-character-themes?from_search=true	Booker T. Washington	Up From Slavery An Autobiography (Annotated) Biography,Character,Themes and Quotes	This autobiography begins with Bookers recollection of his birth in Franklin County, Virginia, in 1858 or 1859 and follows his progress through his education, his establishment of the Tuskegee Institute, and his fame as a speaker who presents the importance of good race relations to as many audiences of both races as he can reach.
/book/show/1765760.J_Edgar_Hoover?from_search=true	Rick Geary	J. Edgar Hoover: A Graphic Biography	In the hands of gifted cartoonist Rick Geary, J. Edgar Hoover's life becomes a timely and pointed guide to eight presidents--from Calvin Coolidge to Richard Nixon--and everything from Prohibition to cold war espionage. From a nascent FBI's headlinegrabbing tracking down of Dillinger and Machine Gun Kelly inIn the hands of gifted cartoonist Rick Geary, J. Edgar Hoover's life becomes a timely and pointed guide to eight presidents--from Calvin Coolidge to Richard Nixon--and everything from Prohibition to cold war espionage. From a nascent FBI's headlinegrabbing tracking down of Dillinger and Machine Gun Kelly in the 1930s to Hoover's increasingly paranoid post-WWII authorizing of illegal wiretaps, blackmail, and circumvention of Supreme Court decisions,provides a special window into the life of an outsized American and a bird'seye view on the twentieth century.
/book/show/6966707-sargent-s-daughters?from_search=true	Erica Hirshler (Contributor)	Sargent's Daughters: The Biography of a Painting	One of the most celebrated painters of his day, John Singer Sargent defines for many the style, optimism and opulence of turn-of-the-century America. Among his renowned portraits, The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit stands alongside Madame X and Lady Agnew of Lochnaw as one of Sargent's immortal images. This painting depicts four young sisters in the spacious foyer oOne of the most celebrated painters of his day, John Singer Sargent defines for many the style, optimism and opulence of turn-of-the-century America. Among his renowned portraits, The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit stands alongside Madame X and Lady Agnew of Lochnaw as one of Sargent's immortal images. This painting depicts four young sisters in the spacious foyer of the family's Paris apartment, strangely dispersed across the murky tones and depths of the square canvas, as though unrelated to one another, unsettled and unsettling to the eye. The Daughters both affirms and defies convention, flouting the boundaries between portrait and genre scene, formal composition and quick sketch or snapshot. Unveiled at the Paris Salon of 1883, it predated by just two years the scandal of Madame X and was itself characterized by one critic as four corners and a void; but Henry James came closer to the mark when he described the painter as a knock-down insolence of talent, for few of Sargent's works embody the epithet as well as The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit.Drawing on numerous unpublished archival documents, scholar Erica E. Hirshler excavates all facets of this iconic canvas, discussing not only its significance as a work of art but also the figures and events involved in its making, its importance for Sargent's career, its place in the tradition of artistic patronage and the myriad factors that have contributed to its lasting popularity and relevance. The result is an aesthetic, philosophical and personal tour de force that will change the way you look at Sargent's work, and that both illuminates an iconic painting and reaffirms its pungent magnetism.
/book/show/8264337-begin-again?from_search=true	Kenneth Silverman	Begin Again: A Biography of John Cage	John Cage was a man of extraordinary and seemingly limitless talents: musician, inventor, composer, poet. He became a central figure of the avant-garde early in his life and remained at that pinnacle until his death in 1992 at the age of eighty. Now award-winning biographer Kenneth Silverman gives us the first comprehensive life of this remarkable artist. We follow Cage frJohn Cage was a man of extraordinary and seemingly limitless talents: musician, inventor, composer, poet. He became a central figure of the avant-garde early in his life and remained at that pinnacle until his death in 1992 at the age of eighty. Now award-winning biographer Kenneth Silverman gives us the first comprehensive life of this remarkable artist. We follow Cage from his Los Angeles childhoodhis father was a successful inventorthrough his stay in Paris from 1930 to 1931, where immersion in the burgeoning new musical and artistic movements triggered an explosion of creativity in him and, after his return to the States, into his studies with the seminal modern composer Arnold Schoenberg. We see Cages early experiments with sound and percussion instruments, and watch as he develops his signature work with prepared piano, radio static, random noise, and silence. We learn of his many friendships over the years with other composers, artists, philosophers, and writers; of his early marriage and several lovers, both female and male; and of his long relationship with choreographer Merce Cunningham, with whom he would collaborate on radically unusual dances that continue to influence the worlds of both music and dance.Drawing on interviews with Cages contemporaries and friends and on the enormous archive of his letters and writings, and including photographs, facsimiles of musical scores, and Web links to illustrative sections of his compositions, Silverman gives us a biography of major significance: a revelatory portrait of one of the most important cultural figures of the twentieth century.
/book/show/7389458-when-marina-abramovi-dies?from_search=true	James Westcott	When Marina Abramović Dies: A Biography	When Marina Abramovi Dies examines the extraordinary life and death-defying work of one of the most pioneering artists of her generation--and one who is still at the forefront of contemporary art today. This intimate, critical biography chronicles Abramovi's formative and until now undocumented years in Yugoslavia, and tells the story of her partnership with the GermanWhen Marina Abramovi Dies examines the extraordinary life and death-defying work of one of the most pioneering artists of her generation--and one who is still at the forefront of contemporary art today. This intimate, critical biography chronicles Abramovi's formative and until now undocumented years in Yugoslavia, and tells the story of her partnership with the German artist Ulay--one of the twentieth century's great examples of the fusion of artistic and private life.In one of many long-durational performances in the renewed solo career that followed, Abramovi famously lived in a New York gallery for twelve days without eating or speaking, nourished only by prolonged eye contact with audience members. It was here, in 2002, that author James Westcott first encountered her, beginning an exceptionally close relation between biographer and subject. When Marina Abramovi Dies draws on Westcott's personal observations of Abramovi, his unprecedented access to her archive, and hundreds of hours of interviews he conducted with the artist and the people closest to her. The result is a unique and vivid portrait of the charismatic self-proclaimed grandmother of performance art.
/book/show/6965924-robert-altman?from_search=true	Mitchell Zuckoff	Robert Altman: The Oral Biography	Robert Altman-visionary director, hard-partying hedonist, eccentric family man, Hollywood legend-comes roaring to life in this rollicking oral biography. After an all-American boyhood in Kansas City, a stint flying bombers in World War II, and jobs ranging from dog tattoo entrepreneur to television director, Robert Altman burst onto the scene in 1970 with M*A*S*H. He reinvRobert Altman-visionary director, hard-partying hedonist, eccentric family man, Hollywood legend-comes roaring to life in this rollicking oral biography. After an all-American boyhood in Kansas City, a stint flying bombers in World War II, and jobs ranging from dog tattoo entrepreneur to television director, Robert Altman burst onto the scene in 1970 with M*A*S*H. He reinvented American filmmaking, and went on to produce such masterpieces as McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Nashville, The Player, Short Cuts, and Gosford Park. In Robert Altman, Mitchell Zuckoff has woven together Altman's final interviews; an incredible cast of voices including Meryl Streep, Warren Beatty, Paul Newman, among scores of others; and contemporary reviews and news accounts into a riveting tale of an extraordinary life.
/book/show/108822.Lytton_Strachey?from_search=true	Michael Holroyd	Lytton Strachey: The New Biography	It is impossible to suppose that this Life' will ever be superseded . . . the best literary biography to appear for many years.John Rothenstein,Written with vivacity and scrupulousness. . . . [Michael Holroyd] has a great novelist's sense of the obstinate mystery of the human person.George Steiner,
/book/show/27399250-the-comedy-of-errors-the-unabridged-play-the-classic-biography?from_search=true	William Shakespeare Sidney Lee	The Comedy of Errors (The Unabridged Play) + The Classic Biography: The Life of William Shakespeare	This carefully crafted ebook: The Comedy of Errors (The Unabridged Play) + The Classic Biography: The Life of William Shakespeare is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.The Comedy of Errors is one of William Shakespeare's earliest plays, believed to have been written between 1592 and 1594. It tells the story of two sets of identicaThis carefully crafted ebook: The Comedy of Errors (The Unabridged Play) + The Classic Biography: The Life of William Shakespeare is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.The Comedy of Errors is one of William Shakespeare's earliest plays, believed to have been written between 1592 and 1594. It tells the story of two sets of identical twins that were accidentally separated at birth. Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant, Dromio of Syracuse, arrive in Ephesus, which turns out to be the home of their twin brothers, Antipholus of Ephesus and his servant, Dromio of Ephesus. When the Syracusans encounter the friends and families of their twins, a series of wild mishaps based on mistaken identities lead to wrongful beatings, a near-seduction, the arrest of Antipholus of Ephesus, and false accusations of infidelity, theft, madness, and demonic possession.Life of William Shakespeare is a biography of William Shakespeare by the eminent critic Sidney Lee.This book was one of the first major biographies of the Bard of Avon. It was published in 1898, based on the article contributed to the Dictionary of National Biography.William Shakespeare (1564 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the Bard of Avon.His extant works, including some collaborations, consist of about 38 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, the authorship of some of which is uncertain.Sir Sidney Lee (1859  1926) was an English biographer and critic. He was a lifelong scholar and enthusiast of Shakespeare. His article on Shakespeare in the fifty-first volume of the Dictionary of National Biography formed the basis of his Life of William Shakespeare. This full-length life is often credited as the first modern biography of the poet.
/book/show/557197.Plain_Speaking?from_search=true	Merle Miller	Plain Speaking: an Oral Biography of Harry S Truman	The Washington columnist Mary McGrory once wrote,  Since Harry Truman left town almost nobody has spoken his mind. Mr. Truman took the tradition of plain speaking back to Missouri with him.Fortunately for history, Merle Miller followed. In the early 1960s, as preparation for a ill-fated series of television series, Miller talked in complete frankness with the former presThe Washington columnist Mary McGrory once wrote,  Since Harry Truman left town almost nobody has spoken his mind. Mr. Truman took the tradition of plain speaking back to Missouri with him.Fortunately for history, Merle Miller followed. In the early 1960s, as preparation for a ill-fated series of television series, Miller talked in complete frankness with the former president for hundreds of hours over several months. He also interviewed many people who had been close to Truman from his childhood in Independence, Missouri through his years in Washington. While the television programs never materialized, the book Miller composed from his unprecedented conversations offers an intimate and riveting portrait of one of America's most remarkable presidents, illuminating Truman's early political career and surprising path to the White House, as well as the critical events and momentous decisions that shaped his years in power. The subject's candid comments on the characters of Douglas MacArthur, Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon and others add a feisty edge to the reflections and opinions that enliven this rich, revealing book. All in all, this is a rare, human, and often very funny evocation of the life and times of an American president.
/book/show/14939.Leonard_Woolf?from_search=true	Victoria Glendinning	Leonard Woolf: A Biography	Award-winning biographer Victoria Glendinning draws on her deep knowledge of the twentieth century literary scene, and on her meticulous research into previously untapped sources, to write the first full biography of the extraordinary man who was the dark star at the center of the Bloomsbury set, and the definitive portrait of the Woolf marriage. A man of extremes, LeonaAward-winning biographer Victoria Glendinning draws on her deep knowledge of the twentieth century literary scene, and on her meticulous research into previously untapped sources, to write the first full biography of the extraordinary man who was the dark star at the center of the Bloomsbury set, and the definitive portrait of the Woolf marriage. A man of extremes, Leonard Woolf was ferocious and tender, violent and self-restrained, opinionated and nonjudgmental, always an outsider of sorts within the exceptionally intimate, fractious, and sometimes vicious society of brilliant but troubled friends and lovers.He has been portrayed either as Virginia's saintly caretaker or as her oppressor, the substantial range and influence of his own achievements overshadowed by Virginia's fame and the tragedy of her suicide. But Leonard was a pivotal figure of his age, whose fierce intelligence touched the key literary and political events that shaped the early decades of the twentieth century and would resonate into the post-World War II era.Glendinning beautifully evokes Woolf 's coming-of-age in turn-of-the-century London. The scholarship boy from a prosperous Jewish family would cut his own path through the world of the British public school, contending with the lingering anti-Semitism of Imperial Age Britain. Immediately upon entering Trinity College, Cambridge, Woolf became one of an intimate group of vivid personalities who would form the core of the Bloomsbury circle: the flamboyant Lytton Strachey; Toby Stephen, the Goth, through whom Leonard would meet Stephen's sister Virginia; and Clive Bell. Glendinning brings to life their long nights of intense discussion of literature and the vicissitudes of sex, and charts Leonard's course as he becomes the lifelong friend of John Maynard Keynes and E. M. Forster.She unearths the crucial influence of Woolf 's seven years as a headstrong administrator in colonial Ceylon, where he lost confidence in the imperial mission, deciding to abandon Ceylon in order to marry the psychologically troubled Virginia Stephen. Glendinning limns the true nature of Leonard's devotion to Virginia, revealing through vivid depiction of their unconventional marriage how Leonard supported Virginia through her breakdowns and in her writing. In co-founding with Virginia the Hogarth Press, he provided a secure publisher for Virginia's own boldly experimental works.As the minence grise of the early Labour Party, working behind the scenes,Woolf became a leading critic of imperialism, and his passionate advocacy of collective security to prevent war underpinned the charter of the League of Nations. After Virginia's death, he continued to forge his own iconoclastic way, engaging in a long and happy relationship with a married woman.Victoria Glendinning'sis a major achievement -- a shrewdly perceptive and lively portrait of a complex man of extremes and contradictions in whom passion fought with reason and whose far-reaching influence is long overdue for the full appreciation Glendinning offers in this important book.
/book/show/123699.Timothy_Leary?from_search=true	Robert Greenfield	Timothy Leary: A Biography	To a generation in full revolt against any form of authority, Tune in, turn on, drop out became a mantra, and its popularizer, Dr. Timothy Leary, a guru. A charismatic and brilliant psychologist, Leary became first intrigued and then obsessed by the effects of psychedelic drugs in the 1960s while teaching at Harvard, where he not only encouraged but instituted their expeTo a generation in full revolt against any form of authority, Tune in, turn on, drop out became a mantra, and its popularizer, Dr. Timothy Leary, a guru. A charismatic and brilliant psychologist, Leary became first intrigued and then obsessed by the effects of psychedelic drugs in the 1960s while teaching at Harvard, where he not only encouraged but instituted their experimental use among students and faculty. What began as research into human consciousness turned into a mission to alter consciousness itself. Leary transformed himself from serious social scientist into counterculture shaman, embodying the idealism and the hedonism of an age of revolutionary change.Timothy Leary is the first major biography of one of the most controversial figures in postwar America.
/book/show/13153279-michael-douglas?from_search=true	Marc Eliot	Michael Douglas: A Biography	Through determination, inventiveness, and charisma, Michael Douglas emerged from the long shadow cast by his movie-legend father, Kirk Douglas, to become his own man and one of the film industrys most formidable players.OvercomingThrough determination, inventiveness, and charisma, Michael Douglas emerged from the long shadow cast by his movie-legend father, Kirk Douglas, to become his own man and one of the film industrys most formidable players.Overcoming the curse of failure that haunts the sons and daughters of Hollywood celebrities, Michael became a sensation when he successfully broughtstarring his friend Jack Nicholson, to the screen after numerous setbacks, including his fathers own failed attempts to make it happen. This 1975 box-office phenomenon won Michael his first Oscar (the film won five total, including Best Picture), an award Kirk hadnt won at the time, and solidified the turbulent, competitive father-son relationship that would shape Michaels career and personal life.In the decades that followed, Michael established a reputation for taking chances on new talent and projects by producing and starring in the hugely successfulandmovies, while cultivating a multifaceted acting personaedgy, rebellious, and a little darkin such films asandYet as his career thrived, Michaels personal life floundered, with an unhappy and tumultuous first marriage, rumors of infidelity (especially with leading ladies such as Kathleen Turner), and a headline-grabbing stint in rehab. Rocked by a series of tragedies, including Kirks strokes, his son Camerons incarceration, and his own fight against throat cancer, Michael has emerged triumphant, healthy, and happy in his marriage to Catherine Zeta-Jones, a Welsh actress twenty-five years his junior, and their new young family.InMarc Eliot brings into sharp focus this incredible career, complicated personal life, and legendary Hollywood family. Eliots fascinating portrait of the lows and remarkable highs in Michaels lifeincluding the thorny yet influential relationship with his fatherbreaks boundaries in understanding the life and work of a true American film star.
/book/show/32601965-the-sea-wolf-annotated-with-detailed-biography?from_search=true	Jack London	The Sea-Wolf (Annotated) , With detailed Biography	The Sea-Wolf is a 1904 psychological adventure novel .The book's protagonist, Humphrey van Weyden, is a literary critic who is a survivor of an ocean collision and who comes under the dominance of Wolf Larsen, the powerful and amoral sea captain who rescues him.The Sea-Wolf is a 1904 psychological adventure novel .The book's protagonist, Humphrey van Weyden, is a literary critic who is a survivor of an ocean collision and who comes under the dominance of Wolf Larsen, the powerful and amoral sea captain who rescues him. Its first printing of forty thousand copies was immediately sold out before publication on the strength of London's previous The Call of the Wild.Ambrose Bierce wrote, The great thing - and it is among the greatest of things - is that tremendous creation, Wolf Larsen... the hewing out and setting up of such a figure is enough for a man to do in one lifetime... The love element, with its absurd suppressions, and impossible proprieties, is awful.The personal character of the novel's antagonist Wolf Larsen was attributed to a real sailor London had known, Captain Alex MacLean.According to London himself, much of the Sea Wolf is imaginary development, but the basis is Alexander McLean. Captain Alex MacLean, or McLean, was born May 15, 1858 in East Bay, Nova Scotia. He did sail mostly in the Pacific North West with his brother, Captain Dan MacLean. MacLean was at one time the Sheriff of Nome, Alaska. The MacLean Captains maintained their ties to Cape Breton Island despite having spent much of their lives sailing the Pacific Coast and do have living descendants.London, who was called Wolf by his close friends, also used a picture of a wolf on his bookplate, and named his mansion Wolf House. Given that Van Weyden's experiences in the novel bear some resemblance to experiences London had, or heard told about, when he sailed on the Sophia Sutherland, the autodidact sailor Van Weyden has been compared to the autodidact sailor Jack London.London's intention in writing The Sea-Wolf was an attack on (Nietzsche's) super-man philosophy. Nietzsche and Schopenhauer are mentioned in the second sentence of the novel as the preferred reading of the friend Humphrey van Weyden visited before his shipwreck. The novel also contains references to Herbert Spencer in chapters 8, 10, Charles Darwin in chapters 5, 6, 10, 13, Omar Khayym in chapters 11, 17, 26, Shakespeare in chapter 5, and John Milton in chapter 26.The plot has some initial similarities to Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling in that they each have an idle, rich young man rescued from the sea and shanghaied into becoming a working sailor; however, the two stories differ widely in plot and moral tone.John Griffith Jack London (born John Griffith Chaney, January 12, 1876  November 22, 1916) was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. A pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone.Some of his most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories To Build a Fire, An Odyssey of the North, and Love of Life. He also wrote of the South Pacific in such stories as The Pearls of Parlay and The Heathen, and of the San Francisco Bay area in The Sea Wolf.London was part of the radical literary group The Crowd in San Francisco and a passionate advocate of unionization,socialism, and the rights of workers.
/book/show/34202172-the-thirty-nine-steps-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	John Buchan Jan Oliveira (Editor)	The Thirty-nine Steps (With Notes)(Biography)(Illustrated)	The Thirty-Nine Steps is an adventure novel by the Scottish author John Buchan. It first appeared as a serial in Blackwood's Magazine in August and September 1915 before being published in book form in October that year by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh. It is the first of five novels featuring Richard Hannay, an all-action hero with a stiff upper lip and a miraculoThe Thirty-Nine Steps is an adventure novel by the Scottish author John Buchan. It first appeared as a serial in Blackwood's Magazine in August and September 1915 before being published in book form in October that year by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh. It is the first of five novels featuring Richard Hannay, an all-action hero with a stiff upper lip and a miraculous knack for getting himself out of sticky situations.The novel formed the basis for a number of film adaptations, notably: Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 version; a 1959 colour remake; a 1978 version which is perhaps most faithful to the novel; and a 2008 version for British television.
/book/show/2869724-lady-liberty?from_search=true	Doreen Rappaport Matt Tavares (Illustrator)	Lady Liberty: A Biography	A powerfully moving, authentic portrait of the Statue of Liberty, told through the eyes of those who created her and illustrated in glorious detail.Soon America will be one hundred years old. I share my dream of a birthday gift.It begins in 1865 as a romantic idea, but ten years later douard Laboulayes dream catches fire and takes shape. Sculptor Auguste Bartholdi giveA powerfully moving, authentic portrait of the Statue of Liberty, told through the eyes of those who created her and illustrated in glorious detail.Soon America will be one hundred years old. I share my dream of a birthday gift.It begins in 1865 as a romantic idea, but ten years later douard Laboulayes dream catches fire and takes shape. Sculptor Auguste Bartholdi gives the dream the form of a lady, holding a torch to enlighten the world. Engineers, plasterers, carpenters, coppersmiths  many of them immigrants  work together to turn the lady into a monument over 100 feet tall. Joseph Pulitzer calls on readers to help fund a pedestal, and hundreds send in nickels, dimes, and even roosters for the cause. Doreen Rappaports historically accurate, poetic vignettes and Matt Tavaress magnificent images remind us of the true origins of a national symbol  and show that it took a lot of people to make the Lady.Format: Hardcover     Publication Date: 5/13/2008     Pages: 40     Reading Level: Age 8 and Up
/book/show/27157078-cristiano-ronaldo?from_search=true	Guillem Balague	Cristiano Ronaldo: The Biography	Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest footballers of all time, yet for all his success on the pitch he has often been a controversial and divisive figure off it. It was clear from early on that Ronaldo had a prodigious talent. More than that, though, he only ever had one goal in mind. At the age of twelve, he left his humble origins on Madeira behind to travel to the PoCristiano Ronaldo is one of the greatest footballers of all time, yet for all his success on the pitch he has often been a controversial and divisive figure off it. It was clear from early on that Ronaldo had a prodigious talent. More than that, though, he only ever had one goal in mind. At the age of twelve, he left his humble origins on Madeira behind to travel to the Portuguese mainland in pursuit of his dream to become the best footballer on the planet. It wasn't long before he had the biggest clubs in Europe knocking on his door, but it was Manchester United who won the race for his signature. Under the tutelage of Sir Alex Ferguson, Ronaldo developed into the complete footballer and athlete, winning three league titles and a Champions League, and cementing his status as a United legend, along the way. He then became the biggest galactico of them all when he transferred to Real Madrid for a record-breaking fee. However, he has endured a difficult relationship with managers, teammates and the fans - and with only one La Liga title and one Champions League win to his name, his time at the club has often been overshadowed by his fierce rivalry with Barcelona and Lionel Messi. Guillem Balague, respected football journalist and expert on the Spanish game, provides the definitive account of what has made Ronaldo the player and man that he is today.
/book/show/2406012.The_Story_of_Philosophy?from_search=true	Will Durant	The Story of Philosophy	Book by Durant, Will
/book/show/390296.Mr_Strangelove?from_search=true	Ed Sikov	Mr. Strangelove: A Biography of Peter Sellers	Peter Sellers' explosive talent made him a beloved figure in world cinema and continues to attract new audiences. With his darkly comic performances inandand his outrageously funny appearances as Inspector Clouseau in thePeter Sellers' explosive talent made him a beloved figure in world cinema and continues to attract new audiences. With his darkly comic performances inandand his outrageously funny appearances as Inspector Clouseau in thefilms, he became one of the most popular movie stars of his time. In this lively and exhaustively researched biography, Ed Sikov offers unique insight into Sellers' comedic style. Beginning with Sellers' lonely childhood dominated by a mother who wouldn't let go, through his service in the Royal Air Force, and his success on BBC Radio's, Sikov goes on to detail the actor's relationships with his family, costars, directors, and admirers--a portrait that is as comic and tragic as Peter Sellers himself.
/book/show/19322072-resurrection?from_search=true	Leo Tolstoy Golgotha Press (Editor)	Resurrection (Annotated with Biography and Critical Essay)	Resurrection, published in 1899, was Tolstoys last novel. It first appeared in serialized form in the publication Niva  the sales went to help the Dukhobors, a religious group that was being persecuted by the established Russian church. The book was translated into English in 1899 by Louise and Aylmer Maude. Tolstoy himself did not hold The Resurrection in high regard, aResurrection, published in 1899, was Tolstoys last novel. It first appeared in serialized form in the publication Niva  the sales went to help the Dukhobors, a religious group that was being persecuted by the established Russian church. The book was translated into English in 1899 by Louise and Aylmer Maude. Tolstoy himself did not hold The Resurrection in high regard, and many historians believe he finished it quickly in order to hasten its use as a money raiser for the Dukhobors, whose situation had reached a crisis point. It is thought that largely due to the efforts of Tolstoy and others the Canadian government offered land in British Columbia for the resettlement of the sect.Resurrection is a novel of conversion  that the corrupted world can be cured of its ills if only it follows the right path. The protagonist of Resurrection, Nekhlyudov, like Tolstoy, refuses to accept the corruption of the world as it is and has a black and white vision of what the world should be.This annotated edition includes a biography and critical essay.
/book/show/475401.Maria_von_Trapp?from_search=true	Candice Ransom	Maria von Trapp: Beyond The Sound of Music	These insightful biographies highlight men and women who have struggled to overcome adversity to accomplish their goals. Along the way, these inspiring people have blazed a trail through history. Anyone who has seen The Sound of Music knows how Maria von Trapp's life began--but what happened after the final scene? Discover what Maria's life was like after fleeing Nazi-occuThese insightful biographies highlight men and women who have struggled to overcome adversity to accomplish their goals. Along the way, these inspiring people have blazed a trail through history. Anyone who has seen The Sound of Music knows how Maria von Trapp's life began--but what happened after the final scene? Discover what Maria's life was like after fleeing Nazi-occupied Austria for America. With intriguing facts about her life in the nunnery, her romance with Captain von Trapp, their ten children, and their singing careers, this inspiring story reaches beyond The Sound of Music--and reveals the courage and determination of a kind, energetic, and very real woman.
/book/show/44472.Killer_Angel?from_search=true	George Grant	Killer Angel: A Short Biography of Planned Parenthood's Founder, Margaret Sanger	Killer Angel: A Short Biography Of Planned Parenthood's Founder, Margaret Sanger
/book/show/322948.Simone_Weil_an_Intellectual_Biography?from_search=true	Gabriella Fiori Joseph R. Berrigan (Translator)	Simone Weil, an Intellectual Biography: An Intellectual Biography	Simone Weil traces the intellectual life of a woman whose 'madness for truth, ' in the words of Albert Camus, allowed her 'to understand, beyond her most natural prejudices, the illness of her epoch and to discern the remedies.'
/book/show/32969562-the-country-of-the-blind?from_search=true	H.G. Wells	The Country Of The Blind	The Country of the Blind is a short story written by H. G. Wells. It was first published in the April 1904 issue of The Strand Magazine and included in a 1911 collection of Wells's short stories, The Country of the Blind and Other Stories. It is one of Wells's best known short stories and features prominently in literature dealing with blindness.
/book/show/25324933-winston-s-churchill?from_search=true	Randolph S. Churchill Martin  Gilbert (Introduction)	Winston S. Churchill: Young Statesman, 1901-1914 (Volume II) (Churchill Biography Book 2)	Volume II of this magisterial eight-volume biography takes Churchills story from his entry to Parliament in 1901 to the outbreak of war in 1914. When he took his seat in the House of Commons he was twenty-six years old. An independent spirit and rebel, on his maiden speech he was cheered by the Leader of the Opposition.On 31 May 1904, three years after entering ParliamenVolume II of this magisterial eight-volume biography takes Churchills story from his entry to Parliament in 1901 to the outbreak of war in 1914. When he took his seat in the House of Commons he was twenty-six years old. An independent spirit and rebel, on his maiden speech he was cheered by the Leader of the Opposition.On 31 May 1904, three years after entering Parliament, Churchill joined the Liberals. In December 1905 he entered the government as Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies. In April 1908 he joined the Cabinet as President of the Board of Trade. On 12 September 1908 he married Miss Clementine Hozier. Their daughter Diana was born in 1909 and their son Randolph in 1911.In the years leading up to the First World War, Churchill was at the center of British political life and change. At the Home Office he introduced substantial prison reforms and took a lead in curbing the powers of the House of Lords. At the Admiralty from 1911 he helped build the Royal Navy into a formidable fighting force. He learned to fly, and founded the Royal Naval Air Service. He was active in attempts to resolve the Irish Question and to prevent civil war in Ireland.In 1914, as war in Europe loomed, Churchill wrote to his wife from the Admiralty: The preparations have a hideous fascination for me, yet I would do my best for peace, and nothing would induce me wrongfully to strike the blow. I cannot feel that we in this island are in any serious degree responsible for the wave of madness which has swept the mind of Christendom.When war came, the fleet was ready. It was one of Churchills great achievements.
/book/show/12974370-athanasius?from_search=true	Simonetta Carr Matt Abraxas (Illustrator)	Athanasius	
/book/show/3568333-legacy?from_search=true	Christopher Ogden	Legacy: A Biography of Moses and Walter Annenberg	From the bestselling biographer of Pamela Digby Churchill Hayward Harriman comes a multi-generational saga of one of America's wealthiest and most controversial families--the Annenbergs.
/book/show/4398833-david-berkowitz---son-of-sam?from_search=true	Biographiq	David Berkowitz - Son of Sam	David Berkowitz - Son of Sam is a biography of David Berkowitz aka Son of Sam, the infamous American serial killer. Berkovitz killed six and wounded seven before his arrest in August 1977. He later claimed that he received instructions to kill from his neighbor's dog which he claimed was possessed by a demon. David Berkowitz - Son of Sam is highly recommended for those intDavid Berkowitz - Son of Sam is a biography of David Berkowitz aka Son of Sam, the infamous American serial killer. Berkovitz killed six and wounded seven before his arrest in August 1977. He later claimed that he received instructions to kill from his neighbor's dog which he claimed was possessed by a demon. David Berkowitz - Son of Sam is highly recommended for those interested in the life of one of America's most notorious serial killers.
/book/show/137276.Henry_James?from_search=true	Fred Kaplan	Henry James: The Imagination of Genius, A Biography	One of the most influential novelists, Henry James led a life that was as rich as his writing. Born into an eccentric and difficult family, he left the United States for Europe, where he quickly became a fixture of the expatriate writing community. Fred Kaplan recreates the world of Henry James: his friendships with Edith Wharton and Joseph Conrad, his love of all things eOne of the most influential novelists, Henry James led a life that was as rich as his writing. Born into an eccentric and difficult family, he left the United States for Europe, where he quickly became a fixture of the expatriate writing community. Fred Kaplan recreates the world of Henry James: his friendships with Edith Wharton and Joseph Conrad, his love of all things exquisiteincluding exquisite writingand his quest for understanding human nature. As James himself advocated and would have wanted, this is an artful, dramatic biography, placing the chronological narrative of James's life in the historical context of his times.The twenty-one-year-old Henry James, Jr., preferred to be a writer rather than a soldier. His motives for writing were clear to himself, and they were not unusual: he desired fame and fortune. Whatever additional enriching complications that were to make him notorious for the complexity of his style and thought, the initial motivation remained constant. Deeply stubborn and persistently willful, he wanted praise and money, the rewards of recognition of what he believed to be his genius, on terms that he himself wanted to establish. The one battle he thought most worth fighting was that of the imagination for artistic expression. The one empire he most coveted, the land that he wanted for his primary home, was the empire of art.from
/book/show/314205.Joan_of_Arc?from_search=true	Siobhan Nash-Marshall	Joan of Arc: A Spiritual Biography	
/book/show/26722901-billy-joel?from_search=true	Fred Schruers	Billy Joel: The Definitive Biography	Inacclaimed music journalist Fred Schruers draws upon more than one hundred hours of exclusive interviews with Joel to present an unprecedented look at the life, career, and legacy of the pint-sized kid from Long Island who became a rock icon.Exhibiting unparalleled intimate knowledge, Schruers chroniclesInacclaimed music journalist Fred Schruers draws upon more than one hundred hours of exclusive interviews with Joel to present an unprecedented look at the life, career, and legacy of the pint-sized kid from Long Island who became a rock icon.Exhibiting unparalleled intimate knowledge, Schruers chronicles Joels rise to the top of the charts, from his working-class origins in Levittown and early days spent in boxing rings and sweaty clubs to his monumental success in the seventies and eighties. He also explores Joels creative transformation in the nineties, his dream performance with Paul McCartney at Shea Stadium in 2008, and beyond.Along the way, Schruers reveals the stories behind all the key events and relationshipsincluding Joels high-profile marriages and legal battlesthat defined his path to stardom and inspired his signature songs, such as Piano Man, Scenes from an Italian Restaurant, New York State of Mind, and Shes Always a Woman. Throughout, he captures the spirit of a restless artist determined to break through by sharing, in his deeply personal lyrics, the dreams and heartbreaks of suburban American life.Comprehensive, vibrantly written, and filled with Joels memories and reflectionsas well as those of the family, friends, and band members who have formed his inner circle, including Christie Brinkley, Alexa Ray Joel, Jon Small, and Steve Cohenthis is the definitive account of a beloved rock stars epic American journey.
/book/show/442770.Napoleon_Bonaparte?from_search=true	Vincent Cronin	Napoleon Bonaparte: An Intimate Biography	As an explanation of the past in personal terms, this is probably the best life of Napoleon we haveVincent Cronin sets out to find a Napoleon he could picture as a living, breathing man. In this, probably the finest of all modern biographies of Napoleon, he superbly realizes his objective.
/book/show/252724.Queen_Victoria?from_search=true	Lytton Strachey	Queen Victoria: An Eminent Illustrated Biography	Called a 'brilliant masterpiece' by The London Times, the classic that changed the style of biographical writing has been re-cast in an elegant gift format. This newly illustrated edition shows the queen and her relations at home and abroad, and Lytton Strachey's magnificent prose describes Victoria's love for Albert, the great men and women of her era, the Great ExhibitioCalled a 'brilliant masterpiece' by The London Times, the classic that changed the style of biographical writing has been re-cast in an elegant gift format. This newly illustrated edition shows the queen and her relations at home and abroad, and Lytton Strachey's magnificent prose describes Victoria's love for Albert, the great men and women of her era, the Great Exhibition of 1851 and the British Empire at its finest moment.
/book/show/27746126-tom-sawyer-abroad-annotated?from_search=true	Mark Twain	Tom Sawyer Abroad (Annotated): Masterpiece Collection: Tom Sawyer Abroad Unabridged, Mark Twain Famous Quotes, Book List, and Biography	Tom Sawyer Abroad, by Mark Twain, Includes: 100 famous quotes of Mark Twain, Complete bibliography of Mark Twain, Biography of Mark Twain, DO you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures? I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg. No, he wasn't. It only just p'isoned him for more. That wTom Sawyer Abroad, by Mark Twain, Includes: 100 famous quotes of Mark Twain, Complete bibliography of Mark Twain, Biography of Mark Twain, DO you reckon Tom Sawyer was satisfied after all them adventures? I mean the adventures we had down the river, and the time we set the darky Jim free and Tom got shot in the leg. No, he wasn't. It only just p'isoned him for more. That was all the effect it had. You see, when we three came back up the river in glory, as you may say, from that long travel, and the village received us with a torchlight procession and speeches, and everybody hurrah'd and shouted, it made us heroes, and that was what Tom Sawyer had always been hankering to be. For a while he WAS satisfied. Everybody made much of him, and he tilted up his nose and stepped around the town as though he owned it. Some called him Tom Sawyer the Traveler, and that just swelled him up fit to bust. You see he laid over me and Jim considerable, because we only went down the river on a raft and came back by the steamboat, but Tom went by the steamboat both ways. The boys envied me and Jim a good deal, but land! they just knuckled to the dirt before TOM.
/book/show/23110228-becoming-laura-ingalls-wilder?from_search=true	John E. Miller	Becoming Laura Ingalls Wilder: The Woman behind the Legend (MISSOURI BIOGRAPHY SERIES)	Legends have attached themselves to Laura Ingalls Wilder, beloved author of the eight Little House novels, but what are the facts? Fans are familiar with her early pioneer years up to her marriage, at age 19, to Almanzo Wilder. But before this biography, little has been known about her adult years. This detail-packed biography amends that. John E. Miller has availed himselLegends have attached themselves to Laura Ingalls Wilder, beloved author of the eight Little House novels, but what are the facts? Fans are familiar with her early pioneer years up to her marriage, at age 19, to Almanzo Wilder. But before this biography, little has been known about her adult years. This detail-packed biography amends that. John E. Miller has availed himself of myriad primary sources--Ingalls Wilder's unpublished autobiography, letters, her newspaper stories, and other documentary materials. Miller's approach is to track her evolution into one of American's most popular children's writers, a formidable challenge, because she left behind little in the way of personal revelation. Published between 1932 and 1943, the Little House novels were immediately seized upon; strangely, Ingalls Wilder did not begin her career as a novelist until she was in her mid-60s.
/book/show/212750.Morning_Glory?from_search=true	Linda Dahl	Morning Glory: A Biography of Mary Lou Williams	Mary Lou Williamspianist, arranger, composer, and probably the most influential woman in the history of jazzreceives the attention she has long deserved in this definitive biography.
/book/show/27746169-tom-sawyer-detective-annotated?from_search=true	Mark Twain	Tom Sawyer Detective (Annotated): Masterpiece Collection: Tom Sawyer Detective Unabridged, Mark Twain Famous Quotes, Book List, and Biography	Tom Sawyer Detective, by Mark Twain, Includes: Complete unabridged Tom Sawyer Detective, 100 famous quotes of Mark Twain, Complete bibliography of Mark Twain, Biography of Mark Twain, WELL, it was the next spring after me and Tom Sawyer set our old nigger Jim free, the time he was chained up for a runaway slave down there on Tom's uncle Silas's farm in Arkansaw. The frostTom Sawyer Detective, by Mark Twain, Includes: Complete unabridged Tom Sawyer Detective, 100 famous quotes of Mark Twain, Complete bibliography of Mark Twain, Biography of Mark Twain, WELL, it was the next spring after me and Tom Sawyer set our old nigger Jim free, the time he was chained up for a runaway slave down there on Tom's uncle Silas's farm in Arkansaw. The frost was working out of the ground, and out of the air, too, and it was getting closer and closer onto barefoot time every day; and next it would be marble time, and next mumbletypeg, and next tops and hoops, and next kites, and then right away it would be summer and going in a-swimming. It just makes a boy homesick to look ahead like that and see how far off summer is. Yes, and it sets him to sighing and saddening around, and there's something the matter with him, he don't know what. But anyway, he gets out by himself and mopes and thinks; and mostly he hunts for a lonesome place high up on the hill in the edge of the woods, and sets there and looks away off on the big Mississippi down there a-reaching miles and miles around the points where the timber looks smoky and dim it's so far off and still, and everything's so solemn it seems like everybody you've loved is dead and gone, and you 'most wish you was dead and gone too, and done with it all.
/book/show/1253519.Mahatma_Gandhi?from_search=true	B.R. Nanda	Mahatma Gandhi: A Biography: Complete and Unabridged	Few men in their lifetime have aroused stronger emotions or touched deeper chords than Gandhi. This widely-acclaimed biography has been established as an authoritative account. Compelling, carefully researched and objective, it is the biography of a remarkable figure. Capturing all the nuances of the momentous events it covers, it is a record and analysis of a critical perFew men in their lifetime have aroused stronger emotions or touched deeper chords than Gandhi. This widely-acclaimed biography has been established as an authoritative account. Compelling, carefully researched and objective, it is the biography of a remarkable figure. Capturing all the nuances of the momentous events it covers, it is a record and analysis of a critical period in South-Asian history that all interested in the area will value. This is the complete and unabridged version of the biography in Oxford India Paperbacks for the first time.
/book/show/677887.Justice_Lewis_F_Powell?from_search=true	John C. Jeffries Jr.	Justice Lewis F. Powell: A Biography	Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr. is an absorbing and readable biography of one of the most important Supreme Court Justices since World War II.
/book/show/1000977.Papa?from_search=true	Susy Clemens	Papa: An Intimate Biography of Mark Twain	A biography of Twain written by his daughter Susy when she was thirteen and he was fifty. Includes correspondence between the two.
/book/show/127801.Cain?from_search=true	Roy Hoopes (Selections)	Cain: The Biography of James M. Cain	I never knew a writer who regarded [writing] as anything but a refined form of crucifixion.Although Cain was formerly dismissed as merely a hardboiled writer, his finest worksandarenow considered enduring classics of American literature.In this book Roy Hoopes gives as full a picture of tI never knew a writer who regarded [writing] as anything but a refined form of crucifixion.Although Cain was formerly dismissed as merely a hardboiled writer, his finest worksandarenow considered enduring classics of American literature.In this book Roy Hoopes gives as full a picture of the man and his life as will ever be written. The work was awarded an Edgar by the Mystery Writers of America.
/book/show/519657.Remembering_Buddy?from_search=true	John Goldrosen John Beecher	Remembering Buddy: The Definitive Biography Of Buddy Holly	Buddy Holly was a rock pioneer. In an era when almost all stars were manufactured by the music industry, he wrote his own material, led his own group, played a Fender Strat, and recorded classic songs like That'll Be the Day, Peggy Sue, Not Fade Away, and It's So Easy, in the process influencing everyone from the Beatles to Elvis Costello.tBuddy Holly was a rock pioneer. In an era when almost all stars were manufactured by the music industry, he wrote his own material, led his own group, played a Fender Strat, and recorded classic songs like That'll Be the Day, Peggy Sue, Not Fade Away, and It's So Easy, in the process influencing everyone from the Beatles to Elvis Costello.traces in consumate detail Holly's life from his birth in Lubbock, Texas in 1936 to his tragic death in a plane crash twenty-three years later. In celebration of Holly's sixtieth birthday, this definitive biography was once again made available.
/book/show/2595804-madeleine-s-world?from_search=true	Brian Hall	Madeleine's World: A Biography of a Three-Year-Old	What might it feel like to be six months old? To have only recently discovered that your hands are your own and that not all round things are breasts? Or to celebrate your first birthday when you don't understand first and birth yet, and aren't sure about day? Or to wonder what the moon is and whether it's farther away than airplanes or the flies on the ceiling? Or tWhat might it feel like to be six months old? To have only recently discovered that your hands are your own and that not all round things are breasts? Or to celebrate your first birthday when you don't understand first and birth yet, and aren't sure about day? Or to wonder what the moon is and whether it's farther away than airplanes or the flies on the ceiling? Or to first figure out that books tell a story? Or that places stay and time passes? What might be the shape of your first inkling that you have a past? That words represent things? That you can imagine something that isn't true? That you are getting bigger? That your parents are fallible? That your will and theirs are not the same? That things die, and so will you? That you are a person with a history. This book is a biography of Brian Hall's daughter, Madeleine. Like traditional biographies, it begins with its subject's birth. Unlike them, it ends on her third birthday. Along the way, it describes the transition from in
/book/show/926157.The_Secret_Life_of_Oscar_Wilde?from_search=true	Neil McKenna	The Secret Life of Oscar Wilde: An Intimate Biography	Oscar Wilde said of himself, I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my work. Now, for the first time, Neil McKenna focuses on the tormented genius of Wildes personal life, reproducing remarkable love letters and detailing Wildes until-now unknown relationships with other men.McKenna has spent years researching Wildes life, drawing on extensive newOscar Wilde said of himself, I put all my genius into my life; I put only my talent into my work. Now, for the first time, Neil McKenna focuses on the tormented genius of Wildes personal life, reproducing remarkable love letters and detailing Wildes until-now unknown relationships with other men.McKenna has spent years researching Wildes life, drawing on extensive new material, including never-before published poems as well as recently discovered trial statements made by male prostitutes and blackmailers about Wilde. McKenna provides explosive evidence of the political machinations behind Wildes trials for sodomy, as well as his central role in the burgeoning gay world of Victorian London. Dazzlingly written and meticulously researched,fully charts Wildes astonishing odyssey through Londons sexual underworld and paints a frank and vivid psychological portrait of a troubled genius.
/book/show/4990401-hema-malini-the-authorized-biography?from_search=true	Bhawana Somaaya	Hema Malini The Authorized Biography	Hema Malini, the quintessential Dream Girl of Hindi cinema has truly nurtured a dream, and followed it to its realization. After being unceremoniously dropped from her first Tamil film as the director felt that she didn t have star quality , Hema signed the Hindi film she was offered opposite Raj Kapoor. Just eighteen, she soon conquered the hearts of all moviegoers with hHema Malini, the quintessential Dream Girl of Hindi cinema has truly nurtured a dream, and followed it to its realization. After being unceremoniously dropped from her first Tamil film as the director felt that she didn t have star quality , Hema signed the Hindi film she was offered opposite Raj Kapoor. Just eighteen, she soon conquered the hearts of all moviegoers with her beauty, grace and charisma. From Johnny Mera Naam to Sholay, from Meera to Baghbaan, she has portrayed a diverse range of characters that will always remain a part of the film legend. Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand, Sanjeev Kumar ... she worked with all the leading stars, but it was with Dharmendra that the chemistry on screen was palpable. The special bond she shared with Dharmendra set the rumour mills buzzing but defying all conventions, Hema married her Jat hero in May 1980. Striking a perfect balance between her personal and professional life, Hema maintains a dignity about the little world she shares with daughters Esha and Ahana. This intimate portrayal, the first authorized biography, by Bhawana Somaaya is a result of her long years of association with Hema as a film journalist and critic. Hema speaks to her more candidly than ever before about her life, with and without Dharmendra, her children, her mother and her twin passions of dance and acting.
/book/show/2442594.The_Hermitage?from_search=true	Geraldine Norman	The Hermitage: The Biography of a Great Museum	The Hermitage: The Biography of a Great Museum by Norman, Geraldine
/book/show/7313430-blenheim?from_search=true	Marian Fowler	Blenheim: Biography of a Palace	A popular biography of the greatest English house from its conception and building in the opening decade of the eighteenth century to the burial of Winston Churchill in the early 1960s. Using the vast Blenheim papers (now in the British Museum) together with local Oxfordshire documents and archives Marian Fowler has been able to trace the history not just of its famous inhA popular biography of the greatest English house from its conception and building in the opening decade of the eighteenth century to the burial of Winston Churchill in the early 1960s. Using the vast Blenheim papers (now in the British Museum) together with local Oxfordshire documents and archives Marian Fowler has been able to trace the history not just of its famous inhabitants but also of the building itself and the thousands of servants and workmen who have kept it functioning over the years. There will be four long core chapters each taking a specific event at Blenheim (the first is a theatrical performance of a Dryden play put on by his grandchildren for the almost senile first Duke of Marlborough) and moving out from that to general description of the place and its inhabitants at that time. The four events will each be separated by about 60 years.
/book/show/1096464.Manic_Street_Preachers?from_search=true	Mik Middles Mik Middles	Manic Street Preachers: Biography	This biography of the Manic Street Preachers examines the group's Welsh origins and their success. It recounts how the group faced local hostility when they first formed, how one of them vanished and how the remaining members went on to become one of the biggest selling groups in Britain.
/book/show/758074.Kovacsland?from_search=true	Diana Rico	Kovacsland: Biography Of Ernie Kovacs	Ernie Kovacs lived his life at fever pitch - a life that ended in 1962 when his car skidded out of control. Kovacsland is an engrossing and entertaining portrait of a television pioneer. Index; photographs.
/book/show/1215283.Meanwhile_?from_search=true	Robert C. Harvey	Meanwhile...: A Biography of Milton Caniff	
/book/show/163946.Walter_Benjamin?from_search=true	Momme Brodersen Martina Dervis (Editor) Ingrida Ligers (Translator)	Walter Benjamin: A Biography	Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) is now generally recognized as one of the most original and influential thinkers of this century. In Britain and the United States in particular, he has acquired a status unlike that of any other German philosopher, as successive generations of readers find their own paths through the endlessly fruitful ambiguities of his work. The conflicts andWalter Benjamin (1892-1940) is now generally recognized as one of the most original and influential thinkers of this century. In Britain and the United States in particular, he has acquired a status unlike that of any other German philosopher, as successive generations of readers find their own paths through the endlessly fruitful ambiguities of his work. The conflicts and conjunctions between Benjamins Marxism and his messianic Judaism, between his fascination for surrealism and his explorations of the Cabbala, between the philosopher of language and the ever-observant flneur on the streets of Berlin or Parisall these have inspired a wealth of interpretations and critical studies.Widely acclaimed in Germany, Momme Brodersensis the most comprehensive and illuminating biography of Benjamin ever published. Not only does Brodersen provide a fuller and more coherent account of Benjamins nomadic career than has any previous scholar, he also demonstrates the fallacy of the popular, romanticized notion of his life as the sorrowful progression of a melancholic personality. The only real tragedy, he argues, was Benjamins suicide at Portbou on the Franco-Spanish border in 1940. Using previously unavailable material, Brodersen pays particular attention to Benjamins childhood in Berlin, to his conflicts with his bourgeois, Jewish family, his activities in the German Youth Movement, and the formative, irreconcilable influences of idealism, socialism and Zionism. He gives an exceptionally vivid picture of Benjamins life during the Weimar Republic, of his success as a literary critic and his work as a translator and radio journalist, as well as of his friendships and love affairs. Finally, he follows Benjamins harrowing journey through exile, internment and flight, and for the first time unravels the mysteries surrounding his death. At the same time, Brodersen provides a fresh and lucid presentation of Benjamins written work, and of the extraordinary range of his ideas and enthusiasms.Thoroughly revised and expanded for this edition, and accompanied by more than a hundred photographs, this biography is an essential study of the man who himself remains an indispensable guide to the ruins and enchantments of the twentieth century.
/book/show/26872.Laurence_Olivier?from_search=true	Anthony Holden	Laurence Olivier: A Biography	Revealing the man behind the myth, this perceptive, witty, and penetrating portrait investigates Laurence Oliviernot merely the greatest actor of the 20th century, but perhaps of all time. Its chapters touch on his achievements as a director of both plays and films, his central role in the founding of the National Theater, and the off-stage dramas of his private life. OnsRevealing the man behind the myth, this perceptive, witty, and penetrating portrait investigates Laurence Oliviernot merely the greatest actor of the 20th century, but perhaps of all time. Its chapters touch on his achievements as a director of both plays and films, his central role in the founding of the National Theater, and the off-stage dramas of his private life. Onstage and off, Olivier played many parts and lived many lives. During his distinguished 60-year career he made numerous Hollywood movies; appeared in several highly successful TV series; worked closely with actors such as John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Marilyn Monroe, and Dustin Hoffman; led the British theater in a Golden Age; and packed theaters in New York. Knighted in 1947, he received many awards, including Oscars for Henry V and Hamlet, an Emmy for his role in Brideshead Revisited, a Golden Globe for Marathon Man, and a BAFTA for Oh! What a Lovely War. But since his death in 1989, new revelations have come to light concerning the vicar's son who filled the Old Vic at 30, married three times, and shared West End billing in his eighties with a succession of pop stars. Investigating the truth behind these claims as well as rumors of Olivier's alleged gay affairs with the likes of Marlon Brando and Danny Kaye, this biography brings together the many strands of Oliviers life andsheds new light on this remarkable man.
/book/show/8440013-harry-redknapp?from_search=true	Les Roopanarine	Harry Redknapp: The Biography	Harry Redknapp is one of the biggest and best-loved characters in English football. From West Ham to Bournemouth, Portsmouth to Tottenham, legions of fans regard him as one of the game's true legends. Signing for West Ham United as a 17-year-old in 1964, Redknapp went on to make 149 top-flight appearances for the club. In 1972 he moved to Bournemouth and played 101 times bHarry Redknapp is one of the biggest and best-loved characters in English football. From West Ham to Bournemouth, Portsmouth to Tottenham, legions of fans regard him as one of the game's true legends. Signing for West Ham United as a 17-year-old in 1964, Redknapp went on to make 149 top-flight appearances for the club. In 1972 he moved to Bournemouth and played 101 times before returning in 1982 to take up his first coaching role, as assistant manager, stepping up to take the reins as manager after helping the club avoid relegation from the Football League. A major car accident in 1990 forced him to rethink his career options and, disillusioned with life at Bournemouth, he made the switch to another of his former clubs, West Ham. In an eight-year association with the club he was instrumental in bringing top players like Rio Ferdinand, Joe Cole, Michael Carrick, and his own nephew Frank Lampard through the youth academy ranks. Redknapp then headed to Portsmouth, gaining promotion in 2003 and keeping them in the top flight the following season. Off the field things were less rosy, and disagreements with owner Milan Mandaric saw him make a controversial move to bitter rivals Southampton in late 2004. This time he was unable to work his magic, and Southampton were relegated from the Premier League for the first time in 27 years. Redknapp resigned after just a year in the job, courting controversy yet again with a return to Portsmouth. He arrived in the middle of a relegation dogfight, but Portsmouth survived and the following season Redknapp led the side to their highest league placing in almost 50 years. Tipped to take the helm at Newcastle United in January 2008, Redknapp instead remained at Portsmouth, steering the club to their first FA Cup victory in 69 yeras with a 10 win over Cardiff City. Despite this success, Redknapp joined Tottenham Hotspur in October 2008, taking over from beleaguered boss Juande Ramos. Within two weeks Spurs were out of the relegation zone, cementing his status as Harry Houdini, master of the great escape. He has since notched up victories against Liverpool and Manchester City, and led the club to the semi-finals of the Carling Cup.
/book/show/1322154.George_Q_Cannon?from_search=true	Davis Bitton	George Q. Cannon: A Biography	
/book/show/825425.Baha_u_llah?from_search=true	Moojan Momen	Baha'u'llah: A Short Biography	Worldwide in its membership and increasingly being recognized as a world religion, the Bahai Faith is enjoying rapid expansion. In this captivating book, one of the world's leading Bahai scholars gives a brief survey of the life, the works, and the teachings of Baha'u'llah, its founder. Covering the resistance he encountered, including successive forced exiles and vitrioWorldwide in its membership and increasingly being recognized as a world religion, the Bahai Faith is enjoying rapid expansion. In this captivating book, one of the world's leading Bahai scholars gives a brief survey of the life, the works, and the teachings of Baha'u'llah, its founder. Covering the resistance he encountered, including successive forced exiles and vitriolic opposition, this book highlights his dedication and that of his followers who were often willing to sacrifice their lives for his teachings. Comprehensive and yet concise, and complete with a detailed guide to sources and references, this is a perfect book for anyone interested in knowing more about the Bahai Faith and its dramatic inception.
/book/show/2951965-joanna-lumley?from_search=true	Tim Ewbank Stafford Hildred	Joanna Lumley: The Biography	An affectionate look at the life and career of AbFab's Joanna Lumley, drawing on numerous interviews A former model, Bond girl, acclaimed actress, and human rights and animal rights activist--this biography charts the remarkable life of Joanna Lumley, who has been a fascinating figure for more than four decades, since her days as a top model in the Swinging Sixties. TodaAn affectionate look at the life and career of AbFab's Joanna Lumley, drawing on numerous interviews A former model, Bond girl, acclaimed actress, and human rights and animal rights activist--this biography charts the remarkable life of Joanna Lumley, who has been a fascinating figure for more than four decades, since her days as a top model in the Swinging Sixties. Today, she is best known for her role as Patsy Stone in Absolutely Fabulous and, most recently, her championing of the Nepalese Gurkhas' cause. Joanna is revered as much for her tireless campaigning for animal rights and other causes, as for her repertory of characters on stage, screen, and TV. Drawing on interviews with Joanna herself as well as her relatives, friends, and costars, this is a meticulously researched and revealing portrait of a beloved star.
/book/show/10259248-pink-floyd?from_search=true	Marie Clayton	Pink Floyd: The Illustrated Biography	Formed towards the end of the 1960s, Pink Floyd quickly became renowned for their progressive music and thoughtful lyrics, as well as for the psychedelic lighting effects and quadraphonic sound at their concerts. During the 1970s they released a series of concept albums, beginning with the phenomenally successful, which shot the group to instant sFormed towards the end of the 1960s, Pink Floyd quickly became renowned for their progressive music and thoughtful lyrics, as well as for the psychedelic lighting effects and quadraphonic sound at their concerts. During the 1970s they released a series of concept albums, beginning with the phenomenally successful, which shot the group to instant superstardom when it was released in 1973. The following albums,and, confirmed Pink Floyd as one of rock music's most critically acclaimed and commercially successful groups.
/book/show/150293.Hermann_Hesse?from_search=true	Volker Michels (Editor) Yetta Ziolbowski (Translator) Theodore Ziolkowski (Translator)	Hermann Hesse: A Pictorial Biography	
/book/show/475401.Maria_von_Trapp?from_search=true	Candice Ransom	Maria von Trapp: Beyond The Sound of Music	These insightful biographies highlight men and women who have struggled to overcome adversity to accomplish their goals. Along the way, these inspiring people have blazed a trail through history. Anyone who has seen The Sound of Music knows how Maria von Trapp's life began--but what happened after the final scene? Discover what Maria's life was like after fleeing Nazi-occuThese insightful biographies highlight men and women who have struggled to overcome adversity to accomplish their goals. Along the way, these inspiring people have blazed a trail through history. Anyone who has seen The Sound of Music knows how Maria von Trapp's life began--but what happened after the final scene? Discover what Maria's life was like after fleeing Nazi-occupied Austria for America. With intriguing facts about her life in the nunnery, her romance with Captain von Trapp, their ten children, and their singing careers, this inspiring story reaches beyond The Sound of Music--and reveals the courage and determination of a kind, energetic, and very real woman.
/book/show/44472.Killer_Angel?from_search=true	George Grant	Killer Angel: A Short Biography of Planned Parenthood's Founder, Margaret Sanger	Killer Angel: A Short Biography Of Planned Parenthood's Founder, Margaret Sanger
/book/show/562935.Turkish_Reflections?from_search=true	Mary Lee Settle	Turkish Reflections: A Biography of a Place	Mary Settle offers us an intimate portrait of a Turkey rarely seen-a land where the cutting of a tree is a crime, where goats are sacrificed to launch state-of-the-art ships, and where whole towns emerge at dusk to stroll in the streets. She finds ancient monasteries converted into discos, underground cities carved out of rock, and sleek jet-set yachts alongside camels pilMary Settle offers us an intimate portrait of a Turkey rarely seen-a land where the cutting of a tree is a crime, where goats are sacrificed to launch state-of-the-art ships, and where whole towns emerge at dusk to stroll in the streets. She finds ancient monasteries converted into discos, underground cities carved out of rock, and sleek jet-set yachts alongside camels piled high with copper pots. She follows in the footsteps of emperors and nomads, sultans and shepherds; explores the trails blazed by Alexander the Great, Tamerlane, Genghis Khan, and Ataturk. Turkish Reflections is a cross-country odyssey into history, legend, mystery, and myth.
/book/show/2004185.Nefertiti?from_search=true	Philipp Vandenberg	Nefertiti: An Archaeological Biography	Zij is en blijft een van de meest raadselachtige vrouwen uit de wereldgeschiedenis. Waar zij vandaan kwam, hoe en waar haar opwindende 'leven tot een einde kwam - we zullen de waarheid wel nooit te weten komen. Alleen al haar naam 'Nefertete de schoonheid die opdoemt` - is voor verschillende uitleg vatbaar. Was deze vrouw, van wie de tijdloze schoonheid ons nog steeds fascZij is en blijft een van de meest raadselachtige vrouwen uit de wereldgeschiedenis. Waar zij vandaan kwam, hoe en waar haar opwindende 'leven tot een einde kwam - we zullen de waarheid wel nooit te weten komen. Alleen al haar naam 'Nefertete de schoonheid die opdoemt` - is voor verschillende uitleg vatbaar. Was deze vrouw, van wie de tijdloze schoonheid ons nog steeds fascineert, een geschenk van de goden? Of duidt haar naam erop dat zij uit een verband afkomstig was en, Egypte een excentrieke farao huwde? In eik geval bleek zij geenszins het bevallige speeltje dat haar echtgenoot, farao Achntn, verwachtte: zij was in feite degene die de staat bestuurde en werd als een godin vereerd. In haar korte leven bevorderde zij de cultuur en de bouwkunst, onttroonde de oude goden en schiep het klimaat voor het begin van een nieuw tijdperk. Een archeologische; biografie van een koningin van wereldallure.
/book/show/21981616-the--bhagavad-gita-?from_search=true	Richard H. Davis	The -Bhagavad Gita-: A Biography	The, perhaps the most famous of all Indian scriptures, is universally regarded as one of the world's spiritual and literary masterpieces. Richard Davis tells the story of this venerable and enduring book, from its origins in ancient India to its reception today as a spiritual classic that has been translated into more than seventy-five languages. TheopeThe, perhaps the most famous of all Indian scriptures, is universally regarded as one of the world's spiritual and literary masterpieces. Richard Davis tells the story of this venerable and enduring book, from its origins in ancient India to its reception today as a spiritual classic that has been translated into more than seventy-five languages. Theopens on the eve of a mighty battle, when the warrior Arjuna is overwhelmed by despair and refuses to fight. He turns to his charioteer, Krishna, who counsels him on why he must. In the dialogue that follows, Arjuna comes to realize that the true battle is for his own soul.Davis highlights the place of this legendary dialogue in classical Indian culture, and then examines how it has lived on in diverse settings and contexts. He looks at the medieval devotional traditions surrounding the divine character of Krishna and traces how thetraveled from India to the West, where it found admirers in such figures as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and Aldous Huxley. Davis explores how Indian nationalists like Mahatma Gandhi and Swami Vivekananda used thein their fight against colonial rule, and how contemporary interpreters reanimate and perform this classical work for audiences today.An essential biography of a timeless masterpiece, this book is an ideal introduction to theand its insights into the struggle for self-mastery that we all must wage.
/book/show/81424.The_Prophet_Muhammad?from_search=true	Barnaby Rogerson	The Prophet Muhammad:  A Biography	The Prophet Muhammad is a hero for all mankind. In his lifetime he established a new religion, Islam; a new state, the first united Arabia; and a new literary language, the classical Arabic of the Qur'an, for the Qur'an is believed to be the word of God revealed to Muhammad by the angel Gabriel. A generation after his death he would be acknowledged as the founder of a worlThe Prophet Muhammad is a hero for all mankind. In his lifetime he established a new religion, Islam; a new state, the first united Arabia; and a new literary language, the classical Arabic of the Qur'an, for the Qur'an is believed to be the word of God revealed to Muhammad by the angel Gabriel. A generation after his death he would be acknowledged as the founder of a world empire and a new civilisation. Any one of these achievements would have been more than enough to permanently establish his genius. To our early twenty-first century minds, what is all the more astonishing is that he also managed to stay true to himself and retained to his last days the humility, courtesy and humanity that he had learned as an orphan shepherd boy in central Arabia. Barnaby Rogerson's scintillating biography not only looks directly at the life of the Prophet Muhammad, but beautifully evokes for western readers the Arabian world into which he was born in 570 AD.
/book/show/627459.I_Dare_Kiran_Bedi_A_Biography?from_search=true	Parmesh Dangwal	I Dare! Kiran Bedi ; A Biography	Biography of Kiran Bedi. She became internationally recognized after recieving the Ramon Magsaysay Award in Government Service, also considered the Asian Nobel Prize. Her work as the first woman in the Indian Police Service, and as the Inspector General of Tihar Prisons Delhi, got international attention. Her work in the field of crime prevention, forging partnerships in pBiography of Kiran Bedi. She became internationally recognized after recieving the Ramon Magsaysay Award in Government Service, also considered the Asian Nobel Prize. Her work as the first woman in the Indian Police Service, and as the Inspector General of Tihar Prisons Delhi, got international attention. Her work in the field of crime prevention, forging partnerships in policing and prison transformation was absolutely innovative in the field of restorative justice.
/book/show/1360807.John_Calvin?from_search=true	Thomas Henry Louis Parker	John Calvin: A Biography	John Calvin was one of the most important leaders of the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation. In this revision of his major biography, T. H. L. Parker explores Calvin's achievement against the backdrop of the turbulent times in which he lived. With clear and concise explanations of Calvin's theology, analyses of his major works, and insights into his preaching, this dJohn Calvin was one of the most important leaders of the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation. In this revision of his major biography, T. H. L. Parker explores Calvin's achievement against the backdrop of the turbulent times in which he lived. With clear and concise explanations of Calvin's theology, analyses of his major works, and insights into his preaching, this definitive biography brings this crucially important reformer and his world to life for readers.
/book/show/392767.The_Queen?from_search=true	Ben Pimlott	The Queen: A Biography of Elizabeth II	The definitive and most authoritative biography of Queen Elizabeth II, written by Britain's most respected political biographer--who had unprecedented access from Buckingham Palace to those close to the queen. New sources include the unpublished diaries of Jock Colville, who served as private secretary to both Churchill and Elizabeth, as well as interviews with Princess MaThe definitive and most authoritative biography of Queen Elizabeth II, written by Britain's most respected political biographer--who had unprecedented access from Buckingham Palace to those close to the queen. New sources include the unpublished diaries of Jock Colville, who served as private secretary to both Churchill and Elizabeth, as well as interviews with Princess Margaret, royal dressmaker Hardy Amies, Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Runcie, and long time private secretary Lord Charteris.
/book/show/8733933-the-sublime-engine?from_search=true	Stephen Amidon Thomas Amidon	The Sublime Engine: A Biography of the Human Heart	
/book/show/875542.Jefferson_and_Monticello?from_search=true	Jack McLaughlin	Jefferson and Monticello: The Biography of a Builder	This book, a National Book Award nominee in 1988, is the life of Thomas Jefferson as seen through the prism of his love affair with Monticello. For over half a century, it was his consuming passion, his most serious amusement. With a sure command of sources and skilled intuitive understanding of Jefferson, McLaughlin crafts and uncommon portrait of builder and building aliThis book, a National Book Award nominee in 1988, is the life of Thomas Jefferson as seen through the prism of his love affair with Monticello. For over half a century, it was his consuming passion, his most serious amusement. With a sure command of sources and skilled intuitive understanding of Jefferson, McLaughlin crafts and uncommon portrait of builder and building alike. En route he tells us much about life in Virginia; about Monticello's craftsmen and how they worked their materials; about slavery, class, and family; and, above all, about the multiplicity of domestic concerns that preoccupied this complex man. It is and engaging and incisive look at the eighteenth-century mind: systematic, rational, and curious, but also playful, comfort-loving, and amusing. Ultimately, it provides readers with great insight into daily life in Colonial and Federal America.
/book/show/23183048-the-ambassadors?from_search=true	Henry James	The Ambassadors: (Annotated - Includes Essay and Biography)	Lambert Strether has arrived in Paris from Woollett, Massachusetts, at the behest of Mrs. Newsome. She is both his fiance and his employer. Strether is an ambassador for America in the sense that Mrs. Newsome wants him to convince her son Chad to return home. She believes that life in Paris, particularly his French mistress, is corrupting him. Lambert, at first at odds witLambert Strether has arrived in Paris from Woollett, Massachusetts, at the behest of Mrs. Newsome. She is both his fiance and his employer. Strether is an ambassador for America in the sense that Mrs. Newsome wants him to convince her son Chad to return home. She believes that life in Paris, particularly his French mistress, is corrupting him. Lambert, at first at odds with the Paris lifestyle eventually comes to feel that it is right for Chad as he is happier and more civilized than he had been at home.
/book/show/788587.Patti_Smith?from_search=true	Victor Bockris	Patti Smith: An Unauthorized Biography	Patti Smith came to New York at the age of nineteen, determined to become someone. And she did -- with a vengeance. Patti's intensely dramatic style, her sensuality, and her outrageous acts set her apart from other performers of the 1970s. She was an astonishingly bold and powerful artist. In Patti Smith, Victor Bockris, the much-respected biographer of Lou Reed and KePatti Smith came to New York at the age of nineteen, determined to become someone. And she did -- with a vengeance. Patti's intensely dramatic style, her sensuality, and her outrageous acts set her apart from other performers of the 1970s. She was an astonishingly bold and powerful artist. In Patti Smith, Victor Bockris, the much-respected biographer of Lou Reed and Keith Richards, and Roberta Bayley present the first full-length biography of one of the most revered female rock artists of all time -- as well as a fascinating portrait of the frenzied New York scene in which she rocketed to fame. From her roots in New Jersey to her reemergence after the death of her husband in the 1990s, this remarkable biography documents Patti Smith's life within the larger context of the ebullient artistic climate of the 1970s and examines her influence on the generation of women artists who followed. Bockris and Bayley explore Patti's complicated and intriguing relationships with Robert Mapplethorpe and Sam Shepard and her friendships with Bob Dylan, John Cale, Lou Reed, and many other avant-garde musicians and artists, placing her at the heart of the New York art scene. But as quickly as she rose to acclaim, she did the unexpected: She dropped out of sight and moved to Detroit to marry and raise a family.Filled with little-known stories and anecdotes about some of rock's most famous names, Bockris and Bayley's stunning profile of this cultural icon confirms what ingrid Sischy wrote in an article in Interview magazine: [Smith] gives us something that music and words are supposed to but, in fact, rarely deliver: the power to transport ourselves.
/book/show/11677567-the-biography-of-a-prairie-girl?from_search=true	Eleanor Gates	The Biography Of A Prairie Girl	Eleanor Gates (1875-1951) was born in Shakopee, Minnesota. She attended both the University of California and Stanford University. Her first husband was Richard Walton Tully and later she married Frederick Ferdinand Moore. Her works, both novels and plays, include: The Biography of a Prairie Girl (1902), The Plow Woman (1907), Good Night (1907), Cupid: The Cow Punch (1907)Eleanor Gates (1875-1951) was born in Shakopee, Minnesota. She attended both the University of California and Stanford University. Her first husband was Richard Walton Tully and later she married Frederick Ferdinand Moore. Her works, both novels and plays, include: The Biography of a Prairie Girl (1902), The Plow Woman (1907), Good Night (1907), Cupid: The Cow Punch (1907), The Poor Little Rich Girl (1912), Swat the fly : A One-Act Fantasy (1915), Apron Strings (1917), Piggie (1919) and The Rich Little Poor Boy (1922).
/book/show/582043.Hegel?from_search=true	Terry P. Pinkard	Hegel: A Biography	One of the founders of modern philosophical thought Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831) has gained the reputation of being one of the most abstruse and impenetrable of thinkers. This first major biography of Hegel in English offers not only a complete, up-to-date account of the life, but also an overview of the key philosophical concepts in Hegel's work in an accessiOne of the founders of modern philosophical thought Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770-1831) has gained the reputation of being one of the most abstruse and impenetrable of thinkers. This first major biography of Hegel in English offers not only a complete, up-to-date account of the life, but also an overview of the key philosophical concepts in Hegel's work in an accessible style. Terry Pinkard situates Hegel firmly in the historical context of his times. The story of that life is of an ambitious, powerful thinker living in a period of great tumult dominated by the figure of Napolean. Pinkard explores Hegel's interactions with some of the great minds of this period: Holderlin, Goethe, Humboldt, Schelling, Novalis, the Schlegels, Mendelssohn, and others. Throughout, he avoids Hegal's own famously technical jargon in order to display the full sweep and power of Hegel's thought. Terry Pinkard is professor of Philosophy at Northwestern University and is author/editor of five previous books, the most recent being DEGREESUHegel's Phenomenology (Cambridge, 1996). He is honorary Professor of the Philosophy Faculty of TUbingen University, Germany and serves on the advisory board for the Zeitschrift fUr Philosophique Forschung.
/book/show/29940795-tamil?from_search=true	David Dean Shulman	Tamil: A Biography	Spoken by eighty million people in South Asia and a diaspora that stretches across the globe, Tamil is one of the great world languages, and one of the few ancient languages that survives as a mother tongue for so many speakers. David Shulman presents a comprehensive cultural history of Tamil language, literature, and civilization emphasizing how Tamil speakers and poets hSpoken by eighty million people in South Asia and a diaspora that stretches across the globe, Tamil is one of the great world languages, and one of the few ancient languages that survives as a mother tongue for so many speakers. David Shulman presents a comprehensive cultural history of Tamil language, literature, and civilization emphasizing how Tamil speakers and poets have understood the unique features of their language over its long history. Impetuous, musical, whimsical, in constant flux, Tamil is a living entity, and this is its biography.Two stories animate Shulman s narrative. The first concerns the evolution of Tamil s distinctive modes of speaking, thinking, and singing. The second describes Tamil s major expressive themes, the stunning poems of love and war known as Sangam poetry, and Tamil s influence as a shaping force within Hinduism. Shulman tracks Tamil from its earliest traces at the end of the first millennium BCE through the classical period, 850 to 1200 CE, when Tamil-speaking rulers held sway over southern India, and into late-medieval and modern times, including the deeply contentious politics that overshadow Tamil today.Tamil is more than a language, Shulman says. It is a body of knowledge, much of it intrinsic to an ancient culture and sensibility. Tamil can mean both knowing how to love in the manner of classical love poetry and being a civilized person. It is thus a kind of grammar, not merely of the language in its spoken and written forms but of the creative potential of its speakers.
/book/show/27427825-martin-eden?from_search=true	Jack London Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Martin Eden (Illustrated with Notes and Biography)	Martin Eden is a 1909 novel by American author Jack London about a young proletarian autodidact struggling to become a writer. It was first serialized in the Pacific Monthly magazine from September 1908 to September 1909 and published in book form byMacmillan in September 1909.Eden represents writers' frustration with publishers by speculating that when he mails off a manMartin Eden is a 1909 novel by American author Jack London about a young proletarian autodidact struggling to become a writer. It was first serialized in the Pacific Monthly magazine from September 1908 to September 1909 and published in book form byMacmillan in September 1909.Eden represents writers' frustration with publishers by speculating that when he mails off a manuscript, a cunning arrangement of cogs immediately puts it in a new envelope and returns it automatically with a rejection slip. The central theme of Eden's developing artistic sensibilities places the novel in the tradition of the Knstlerroman, in which is narrated the formation and development of an artist.Eden differs from London in that Eden rejects socialism, attacking it as slave morality, and relies on a Nietzschean individualism. In a note to Upton Sinclair, London wrote, One of my motifs, in this book, was an attack on individualism (in the person of the hero). I must have bungled, for not a single reviewer has discovered it.Martin Eden was found to vote in the French newspaper Le Monde, one of the hundred best books of the twentieth century
/book/show/12550171-washington-square?from_search=true	Henry James	Washington Square (Annotated - Includes Essay and Biography)	In 1880 Washington Square was published simultaneously in serialized form in both the United States and England. Very quickly it appeared in book form before the end of the year. It is one of James' shorter novels. By the time it was published Henry James was already at work on The Portrait of a Lady and showed no great enthusiasm for Washington Square. He excluded the latIn 1880 Washington Square was published simultaneously in serialized form in both the United States and England. Very quickly it appeared in book form before the end of the year. It is one of James' shorter novels. By the time it was published Henry James was already at work on The Portrait of a Lady and showed no great enthusiasm for Washington Square. He excluded the latter work from his 1908 New York Edition of collected works.The story is told by an omniscient narrator. The story is well structured and relatively straight forward in its style. It is a tale of a young woman restricted by her class and times, who is dominated by her father.
/book/show/20613764-red-nile?from_search=true	Robert Twigger	Red Nile: A Biography of the World's Greatest River	From religion, to language, to the stories rooted in our faith and history books, the Nile River has proven to be a constant fixture in mankinds tales. In this dazzling, idiosyncratic journey from ancient times to the Arab Spring,navigates a meandering course through the history of the worlds greatest river, exploring this unique breeding ground for creativity,From religion, to language, to the stories rooted in our faith and history books, the Nile River has proven to be a constant fixture in mankinds tales. In this dazzling, idiosyncratic journey from ancient times to the Arab Spring,navigates a meandering course through the history of the worlds greatest river, exploring this unique breeding ground for creativity, power clashes, and constant change.Seasoned historical writer Robert Twigger connects the comprehensive history of the Nile with his personal experience of living in Egypt while researching the Niles historical origins. Twigger covers the entirety of the river, charting the length of the Nile from its disputed origins through Africa on a whirlwind tour of the rulers, explorers, conquerors, generals, and novelists who painted the Nile red. Both comprehensive and intimate, this narrative guides readers through history by way of the mighty river known across the world.The result of this meticulously researched book is an all-inclusive history of this epic river and the incredible connections throughout history. The stories of excess, love, passion, splendor, and violence are what make the Nile so engaging, even after centuries of change.
/book/show/1095792.Kafka?from_search=true	Nicholas  Murray	Kafka: A Biography	Although Franz Kafka (18831924) completed only a small number of works in his lifetime, perhaps no other author has had a greater influence on twentieth-century consciousness. This engrossing biography of the Czech novelist and short-story writer emphasizes the cultural and historical contexts of his fiction and focuses for the first time on his complex relationship withAlthough Franz Kafka (18831924) completed only a small number of works in his lifetime, perhaps no other author has had a greater influence on twentieth-century consciousness. This engrossing biography of the Czech novelist and short-story writer emphasizes the cultural and historical contexts of his fiction and focuses for the first time on his complex relationship with his father.Nicholas Murray paints a picture of Kafkas German-speaking Jewish family and the Prague mercantile bourgeoisie to which they belonged. He describes Kafkas demanding professional career, his ill health, and the constantly receding prospects of a marriage he craved. He analyzes Kafkas poor relationship with his father, Hermann, which found its most eloquent expression in Kafkas story The Judgement, about a father who condemns his son to death by drowning. And he asserts that the unsettling flavor of Kafkas booksstories suffused with guilt and frustrationderives from his sense of living in a mysteriously antagonistic world, of being a criminal without having knowingly committed a crime.Compelling and empathetic, this book sheds new light on a man of unique genius and on his enigmatic works.
/book/show/7099179-hysteria?from_search=true	Andrew Scull	Hysteria: The biography	The nineteenth century seems to have been full of hysterical women--or so they were diagnosed. Where are they now? The very disease no longer exists. In this fascinating account, Andrew Scull tells the story of hysteria--an illness that disappeared not through medical endeavor, but through growing understanding and cultural change. The lurid history of hysteria makes fasciThe nineteenth century seems to have been full of hysterical women--or so they were diagnosed. Where are they now? The very disease no longer exists. In this fascinating account, Andrew Scull tells the story of hysteria--an illness that disappeared not through medical endeavor, but through growing understanding and cultural change. The lurid history of hysteria makes fascinating reading. Charcot's clinics showed off flamboyantly hysterical patients taking on sexualized poses, and among the visiting professionals was one Sigmund Freud. Scull discusses the origins of the idea of hysteria, the development of a neurological approach by John Sydenham and others, hysteria as a fashionable condition, and its growth from the 17th century. Subsequently, the disease declined and eventually disappeared.
/book/show/25073901-love-becomes-a-funeral-pyre?from_search=true	Mick Wall	Love Becomes a Funeral Pyre: A Biography of the Doors	Spanning the entire history of the Doors, this book will long remain the definitive biography of a band that forever changed popular music. But its not the story you think you know.Yes, Jim Morrison died in Paris in 1971but not in a bathtub. The other Doors were saddened and shocked but had already fired him anyway. It wasnt Jim who wrote the hits; it was guitarist RobSpanning the entire history of the Doors, this book will long remain the definitive biography of a band that forever changed popular music. But its not the story you think you know.Yes, Jim Morrison died in Paris in 1971but not in a bathtub. The other Doors were saddened and shocked but had already fired him anyway. It wasnt Jim who wrote the hits; it was guitarist Robby Krieger. It wasnt Jim who saw a bright, acid-flared future for the band but keyboardist Ray Manzarek.And so, the band that started out as the American Rolling Stones, noted for their wildly unpredictable performances, their jazzy vibe, and the crazed monologues of their front man, ended as badly as did the sixties: abruptly, bloodily, cripplingly.Along with evoking the cultural milieu of Los Angeles in the sixties, inbestselling writer Mick Wall captures the true spirit of that tarnished age with a brilliantly penetrating and contemporary investigation into the real story of the Doors.
/book/show/21845041-the-complete-works-of-o-henry?from_search=true	O. Henry	The Complete Works of O. Henry (Annotated with Biography)	The Stories of O. Henry are compiled in this huge anthology. This edition also includes a biography about O. Henry.Works include:Heart of the WestCabbages and KingsThe Four MillionThe Gentle GrafterThe Gift of the MagiOptionsRoads of DestinyRolling StonesStrictly Business More Stories of the Four MillionSixes and SevensThe Trimmed Lamp & Other StoriesThe Voice of the CThe Stories of O. Henry are compiled in this huge anthology. This edition also includes a biography about O. Henry.Works include:Heart of the WestCabbages and KingsThe Four MillionThe Gentle GrafterThe Gift of the MagiOptionsRoads of DestinyRolling StonesStrictly Business More Stories of the Four MillionSixes and SevensThe Trimmed Lamp & Other StoriesThe Voice of the CityWaifs and StraysWhirligigsThe Boy Scouts Book of Stories
/book/show/4551.Robbie_Williams?from_search=true	Paul  Scott	Robbie Williams: Angels & Demons: The Unauthorised Biography	I'm rich beyond my wildest dreams  announced Robbie Williams on signing the biggest-ever deal in British recording history. Yet, as a self-confessed exhibitionist regularly hounded by tin-world media, he gives little away about the real man behind the cocky facade. Based on exclusive interviews with those closest to Williams--from ex-managers and girlfriends, to friendsI'm rich beyond my wildest dreams  announced Robbie Williams on signing the biggest-ever deal in British recording history. Yet, as a self-confessed exhibitionist regularly hounded by tin-world media, he gives little away about the real man behind the cocky facade. Based on exclusive interviews with those closest to Williams--from ex-managers and girlfriends, to friends and family--Robbie Williams: Angels and Demons is the definitive account of his phenomenal journey to the top, offering plenty of riveting revelations. From his early beginnings to international stardom; his near self-destruction through drink and drugs to the song that saved his life; and his troubled love life to his current status as Britain's top pop performer, this is the most intimate portrait of Robbie Williams to date.
/book/show/6416821-no-certainty-attached?from_search=true	Robert Dean Lurie	No Certainty Attached: Steve Kilbey and The Church: A Biography	For almost thirty years, the Church have crafted music that blends a rich variety of styles in a beautiful, multi-layered sound. They have encompassed pop, psychedelic, progressive, and straight-ahead rock, yet always remain distinctive, thanks to the inimitable vocals and lyrics of front man Steve Kilbey. Based on extensive interviews and featuring over 70 rare photographFor almost thirty years, the Church have crafted music that blends a rich variety of styles in a beautiful, multi-layered sound. They have encompassed pop, psychedelic, progressive, and straight-ahead rock, yet always remain distinctive, thanks to the inimitable vocals and lyrics of front man Steve Kilbey. Based on extensive interviews and featuring over 70 rare photographs, No Certainty Attached is the first comprehensive biography of Kilbey and his band. It charts their personal and musical ups and downs: the commercial heights of The Unguarded Moment and Under the Milky Way, the creative breakthroughs of the Priest = Aura album and Kilbey s underappreciated solo work, followed by the band s struggle to survive in the wake of bad business decisions and their singer s drug indulgences. One obsessive American fan attempts to get to the heart of the story, abetted by Kilbey himself, his family, band members, and friends and foes alike. What emerges is a compelling portrait of an artist and a band clinging steadfastly to their muse in the face of external and internal obstacles and the transformative power of the music they have created.
/book/show/72545.The_First_Lady_of_Hollywood?from_search=true	Samantha Barbas	The First Lady of Hollywood: A Biography of Louella Parsons	Hollywood celebrities feared her. William Randolph Hearst adored her. Between 1915 and 1960, Louella Parsons was America's premier movie gossip columnist and in her heyday commanded a following of more than forty million readers. This first full-length biography of Parsons tells the story of her reign over Hollywood during the studio era, her lifelong alliance with her empHollywood celebrities feared her. William Randolph Hearst adored her. Between 1915 and 1960, Louella Parsons was America's premier movie gossip columnist and in her heyday commanded a following of more than forty million readers. This first full-length biography of Parsons tells the story of her reign over Hollywood during the studio era, her lifelong alliance with her employer, William Randolph Hearst, and her complex and turbulent relationships with such noted stars, directors, and studio executives as Orson Welles, Joan Crawford, Louis B. Mayer, Ronald Reagan, and Frank Sinatraas well as her rival columnists Hedda Hopper and Walter Winchell. Loved by fans for her just folks, small-town image, Parsons became notorious within the film industry for her involvement in the suppression of the 1941 filmand her use of blackmail in the service of Hearst's political and personal agendas. As she traces Parsons's life and career, Samantha Barbas situates Parsons's experiences in the broader trajectory of Hollywood history, charting the rise of the star system and the complex interactions of publicity, journalism, and movie-making. Engagingly written and thoroughly researched,is both an engrossing chronicle of one of the most powerful women in American journalism and film and a penetrating analysis of celebrity culture and Hollywood power politics.
/book/show/17738865-hitler-s-valkyrie?from_search=true	David R.L. Litchfield	Hitler's Valkyrie: The Uncensored Biography of Unity Mitford	The remarkable and much-loved Mitford family has remained largely unrepentant concerning theirs and particularly Unity's enthusiastic support of Hitler, the Nazis, Oswald Mosley, and British fascism. But having initially encouraged and supported UniThe remarkable and much-loved Mitford family has remained largely unrepentant concerning theirs and particularly Unity's enthusiastic support of Hitler, the Nazis, Oswald Mosley, and British fascism. But having initially encouraged and supported Unity's affair with Hitler, they subsequently insisted that she had in fact been a rather unintelligent, clumsy lump of a girl, whose virginal relationship with one of the most terrifying dictators of all time was a mere unrequited, romantic obsession. As this book will show, nothing could be further from the truth. Following further research and re-examination of the family's, friends', and journalists' often contradictory evidence, plus new information supplied by the author's own family and friends, readers will find that while Unity was, like Hitler, an extreme fantasist,there was in fact little of the juvenile romantic about her, and that she was, on the contrary, highly intelligent, free-spirited, and athletic. She was also the only Englishwoman who came close to being capable of changing the course of World War II.
/book/show/1610876.Pilgrim?from_search=true	Mary B. Sherwood	Pilgrim: A Biography of William Brewster	Hardcover
/book/show/401155.Education_of_John_Dewey?from_search=true	Jay Martin	Education of John Dewey: A Biography	During John Dewey's lifetime (1859-1952), one public opinion poll after another revealed that he was esteemed to be one of the ten most important thinkers in American history. His body of thought, conventionally identified by the shorthand word Pragmatism, has been the distinctive American philosophy of the last fifty years. His work on education is famous worldwide andDuring John Dewey's lifetime (1859-1952), one public opinion poll after another revealed that he was esteemed to be one of the ten most important thinkers in American history. His body of thought, conventionally identified by the shorthand word Pragmatism, has been the distinctive American philosophy of the last fifty years. His work on education is famous worldwide and is still influential today, anticipating as it did the ascendance in contemporary American pedagogy of multiculturalism and independent thinking. His University of Chicago Laboratory School (founded in 1896) thrives still and is a model for schools worldwide, especially in emerging democracies. But how was this lifetime of thought enmeshed in Dewey's emotional experience, in his joys and sorrows as son and brother, husband and father, and in his political activism and spirituality? Acclaimed biographer Jay Martin recaptures the unity of Dewey's life and work, tracing important themes through the philosopher's childhood years, family history, religious experience, and influential friendships.Based on original sources, notably the vast collection of unpublished papers in the Center for Dewey Studies, this book tells the full story, for the first time, of the life and times of the eminent American philosopher, pragmatist, education reformer, and man of letters. In particular, The Education of John Dewey highlights the importance of the women in Dewey's life, especially his mother, wife, and daughters, but also others, including the reformer Jane Addams and the novelist Anzia Yezierska. A fitting tribute to a master thinker, Martin has rendered a tour de force portrait of a philosopher and social activist in full, seamlessly reintegrating Dewey's thought into both his personal life and the broader historical themes of his time.
/book/show/9337497-carrie-underwood?from_search=true	Vernell Hackett	Carrie Underwood: A Biography	follows the singer from a small town in Oklahoma to the stages of the most prestigious concert halls in the world. Along the way, fans will read about this girl-next-door's decision to compete onand her subsequent triumph there, about her first recordings in Nashville and her platinum albums, and about her sold-out concert toursfollows the singer from a small town in Oklahoma to the stages of the most prestigious concert halls in the world. Along the way, fans will read about this girl-next-door's decision to compete onand her subsequent triumph there, about her first recordings in Nashville and her platinum albums, and about her sold-out concert tours with superstars like Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney, and Keith Urban.But the book isn't only about Underwood as a celebrity. It is also about how she uses that celebrity to do good works, including speaking out for the Humane Society of the United States, participating in a song that benefited Stand Up For Cancer, doing public service announcements for the Do Something youth organization, and touring for the USO.
/book/show/10193057-bernie?from_search=true	Susan Watkins	Bernie: The Biography of Bernie Ecclestone	Bernie Ecclestone is best-known as the architect and figurehead of modern Formula One, but he has been a constant and often controversial presence in both Formula One and British public life since the 1970s. In this exhaustive and insightful biography, initially written in close collaboration with Bernie, Susan Watkins analyses in detail his rise to prominence, from his eaBernie Ecclestone is best-known as the architect and figurehead of modern Formula One, but he has been a constant and often controversial presence in both Formula One and British public life since the 1970s. In this exhaustive and insightful biography, initially written in close collaboration with Bernie, Susan Watkins analyses in detail his rise to prominence, from his early entrepreneurial exploits as a schoolboy to his position today as a peerless businessman and multi-billionaire. All aspects of his business and racing exploits are examined, and contrasted with intimate insight into his personal life.
/book/show/3389794-leonardo-dicaprio-a-biography?from_search=true	Nancy E. Krulik	Leonardo DiCaprio a Biography	At the age of twenty-three, Leonardo DiCaprio has already achieved the kind of success for which most actors strive their entire career. His talent shines in his Golden Globe-nominated performance as Jack Dawson in the blockbuster film Titanic though his turn as a modern-day Romeo to Claire Danes' Juliet had already cemented his status as a romantic personality. But LeoAt the age of twenty-three, Leonardo DiCaprio has already achieved the kind of success for which most actors strive their entire career. His talent shines in his Golden Globe-nominated performance as Jack Dawson in the blockbuster film Titanic though his turn as a modern-day Romeo to Claire Danes' Juliet had already cemented his status as a romantic personality. But Leo isn't all glamour-- in addition to stealing the hearts of his female fans, he has gained the respect of his acting peers and cinema critics. By age nineteen, he had earned Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations for his supporting role in What's Eating Gilbert Grape? Critics have even compared Leo to such larger-than-life actors as James Dean and Brad Pitt.From his early days on the TV series Growing Pains through the long-awaited Titanic to The Man in the Iron Mask, and his new work with Woody Allen, read all about this young actor whose star is definitely on the rise!
/book/show/6531488-stevie-smith?from_search=true	Frances Spalding	Stevie Smith: A Biography	Stevie Smith had a unique literary voice: her idiosyncratic, wonderfully funny and poignant poems established her as one of the most individual of English modern poets. She claimed her own life was 'precious dull', but Frances Spalding's acclaimed biography, revised with a new introduction for this centenary edition, reveals a far from conventional woman. While she lived iStevie Smith had a unique literary voice: her idiosyncratic, wonderfully funny and poignant poems established her as one of the most individual of English modern poets. She claimed her own life was 'precious dull', but Frances Spalding's acclaimed biography, revised with a new introduction for this centenary edition, reveals a far from conventional woman. While she lived in suburbia with her beloved 'Lion Aunt', Stevie Smith was from the early 1930s a vibrant figure on London's intellectual scene, mixing with artists and writers, among them Radclyffe Hall, Olivia Manning, Rosamond Lehmann and George Orwell. She was noted for her wit -- often maliciously directed at friends -- and occasional public tantrums. Her use of real people in her writing angered many of her friends and brought the threat of libel. Always feeling herself out of step with the world, she was haunted by her father's absence during her childhood and her mother's early death; she longed for love yet was sexually ambivalent. In exploring the intimate relationship between Stevie Smith's life and work, Frances Spalding gives a new insight into a writer who always saw death as a friend, yet was also one of the great celebrators of life, whether commonplace or extraordinary.
/book/show/1854311.Reese_Witherspoon?from_search=true	Lauren Brown	Reese Witherspoon: The Biography	She's an Oscar-winning actress, a devoted mother, and a down-to-earth Southern belle. And she's only thirty years old. In this fascinating biography of Reese Witherspoon, Lauren Brown chronicles Witherspoon's participation in local talent shows, her Hollywood debut, and her Academy Award for Best Actress. Brown also highlights the actress's emphasis on maintaining her valuShe's an Oscar-winning actress, a devoted mother, and a down-to-earth Southern belle. And she's only thirty years old. In this fascinating biography of Reese Witherspoon, Lauren Brown chronicles Witherspoon's participation in local talent shows, her Hollywood debut, and her Academy Award for Best Actress. Brown also highlights the actress's emphasis on maintaining her values in an industry that often has none. Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon was astonishingly ambitious from a young age. By seven, she appeared in commercials and was already taking adult acting classes. In 1990 she earned her first starring role in the film Man on the Moon, and suddenly Hollywood took notice. Brown delves into Witherspoon's decision to put a hold on her acting career to pursue an education  a hold that couldn't last when the scripts kept rolling in  her work with her production company Type A, and, of course, her high-visibility relationship with Ryan Phillippe, whom she met at her 21st birthday party. The first-ever biography of the star, Reese Witherspoon gives fans a close-up look at Hollywood's golden girl.
/book/show/967444.Clarence_Thomas?from_search=true	Andrew Peyton Thomas	Clarence Thomas: A Biography	In this unauthorized biography, the most authoritative ever written about the controversial Supreme Court Justice, Andrew Peyton Thomas (no relation) explores Clarence Thomas' remarkable rise from a childhood of poverty in segregated Georgia to the nation's highest court. In his attempt to understand what drives the elusive and sometimes enigmatic Justice, the author locatIn this unauthorized biography, the most authoritative ever written about the controversial Supreme Court Justice, Andrew Peyton Thomas (no relation) explores Clarence Thomas' remarkable rise from a childhood of poverty in segregated Georgia to the nation's highest court. In his attempt to understand what drives the elusive and sometimes enigmatic Justice, the author located and conducted the first-ever interview with Clarence Thomas' father, as well as interviews with his mother, sister, and other relatives and friends.
/book/show/1860833.The_Young_Hamilton?from_search=true	James Thomas Flexner	The Young Hamilton: A Biography	Written as a character study, Young Hamilton, explores the first twenty-six years of Alexander Hamilton's life and is designed to reveal how Hamilton's early years shaped him into the statesman he became.
/book/show/103950.Abe_Fortas?from_search=true	Laura Kalman	Abe Fortas: A Biography	Abe Fortas was a New Dealer, a sub-cabinet official, the founder of an eminent Washington law firm, a close adviser to Lyndon Johnson, and a Supreme Court justice. Nominated by Johnson to be Chief Justice, he was rejected by Congress and resigned from the Court early in the Nixon administration under a cloud of impending scandal. This engrossing book--the first full biograAbe Fortas was a New Dealer, a sub-cabinet official, the founder of an eminent Washington law firm, a close adviser to Lyndon Johnson, and a Supreme Court justice. Nominated by Johnson to be Chief Justice, he was rejected by Congress and resigned from the Court early in the Nixon administration under a cloud of impending scandal. This engrossing book--the first full biography of Abe Fortas--tells his dramatic story.Drawing on Fortas's previously unavailable personal papers, on numerous archives, and on extensive interviews with his family and associates, Laura Kalman, a historian and lawyer, illuminates Fortas's evolution from New Dealer to Washington lawyer to Great Society liberal, and in so doing also provides a unique view of American liberalism from the 1930s through the 1960s.There was no single Abe Fortas, writes Kalman. There was a variety of personae, and Fortas moved comfortably from one to another. Kalman describes Fortas's various personae:* the boy who as Fiddlin' Abe played the violin in dance bands to earn spending money and who grew to consider chamber music the love of his life;* the Jew who cared more about Israel than Judaism;* the civil libertarian who worked for irascible Harold Ickes as Under Secretary of the Interior during the New Deal, who defended those charged with disloyalty by Joseph McCarthy, and promoted social justice on the Court;* the urbane corporate lawyer whose friends became clients and whose clients became friends;* the brilliant legal tactician who secured Lyndon Johnson's Senate seat in 1948 and whose successful defense of thecase was described by William O. Douglas as the best single argument he heard in all his years on the Supreme Court;* the Supreme Court justice who willingly risked compromising his judicial integrity to advise President Johnson;* the man who hobnobbed with the powerful yet was powerless to combat the attacks against him when he was a Supreme Court justice, and whose resignation from the Court contributed to the destruction of the liberal agenda for social reform.Reflecting on the various aspects of Fortas's enigmatic personality and the events of his life, Kalman creates a new portrait of the man that is more insightful and complete than any yet published. Engagingly written and superbly researched, this is the authoritative account of Fortas and the legal and political history he helped to shape.
/book/show/14612311-the-biography-of-benjamin-franklin?from_search=true	Benjamin Franklin	The Biography of Benjamin Franklin	
/book/show/22332859-carl-schmitt?from_search=true	Reinhard Mehring	Carl Schmitt: A Biography	Review: Reinhard Mehring offers the English speaking world the first comprehensive intellectual biography of the highly controversial legal and political theorist, Carl Schmitt. Based on extensive archival research and a vast amount of unpublished material, Mehring identifies the psychological and emotional motivations that drove the intellectual endeavors of the notoriousReview: Reinhard Mehring offers the English speaking world the first comprehensive intellectual biography of the highly controversial legal and political theorist, Carl Schmitt. Based on extensive archival research and a vast amount of unpublished material, Mehring identifies the psychological and emotional motivations that drove the intellectual endeavors of the notorious philosopher of the political and the state of exception. Mehring demonstrates conclusively how Schmitt's struggles with, among other issues, his sexual desire and his obsession with the Jews, generated some of the most important, influential and dangerous political writings of the twentieth century. John P. McCormick, University of Chicago In this fascinating biography, Mehring has used Schmitt's only recently available diaries and calendar entries to lay bare the obsessions of this brilliant thinker -- often referred to as the Hobbes of the 20th century. Especially revealing are his struggles to shatter the Jew in him, which led him to aspire to become Hitler's pope with all that that implied. Politically naive about Nazism, he was severely attacked by the SS in 1936 and marginalized for, among other reasons, his pre-1933 close association with Jews and his anti-Nazism. George Schwab, President, National Committee on American Foreign Policy.
/book/show/28804556-barry-lyndon---william-makepeace-thackeray-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	William Makepeace Thackeray Jan Oliveira (Editor)	BARRY LYNDON - WILLIAM MAKEPEACE THACKERAY (WITH NOTES)(BIOGRAPHY)(ILLUSTRATED)	Barry Lyndon is a picaresque novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, first published in serial form in 1844, about a member of the Irish gentry trying to become a member of the English aristocracy. Thackeray, who based the novel on the life and exploits of the Anglo-Irish rake and fortune-hunter Andrew Robinson Stoney, later reissued it under the title The Memoirs of Barry LBarry Lyndon is a picaresque novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, first published in serial form in 1844, about a member of the Irish gentry trying to become a member of the English aristocracy. Thackeray, who based the novel on the life and exploits of the Anglo-Irish rake and fortune-hunter Andrew Robinson Stoney, later reissued it under the title The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq.. Stanley Kubrick later adapted the novel into the movie Barry Lyndon (1975). Unlike the film, the novel is narrated by Barry himself, who functions as a quintessentially unreliable narrator, perpetually boasting and not realising the bad light in which he casts himself.
/book/show/1020310.Garbo?from_search=true	Barry Paris	Garbo: A Biography	No other twentieth-century artist in or out of film so captivated the world or spent so much energy trying to hide from it. To bring her out of hiding, Barry Paris draws on a wealth of hitherto unavailable material - ranging from Garbo's drama school notebooks and her unpublished letters to an astonishing set of a hundred taped conversations, recorded during her later yearNo other twentieth-century artist in or out of film so captivated the world or spent so much energy trying to hide from it. To bring her out of hiding, Barry Paris draws on a wealth of hitherto unavailable material - ranging from Garbo's drama school notebooks and her unpublished letters to an astonishing set of a hundred taped conversations, recorded during her later years in New York, as well as interviews with her surviving friends and family in Sweden and America. Paris's biography supplants the legend of Garbo the enigma with a revelation of the real woman, whose grip on our imagination remains as powerful today as it was almost seventy years ago when she dazzled the world in Flesh and the Devil.
/book/show/226268.Kim_Zmeskal?from_search=true	Krista Quiner	Kim Zmeskal: Determination to Win: A Biography	This is the compelling story of the first American to win the World Championships in the sport of gymnastics, Kim Zmeskal. It describes her rise to the top, her heartbreaking defeat in the 1992 Olympics, and her courageous decision to make a comeback.
/book/show/1061376.Kate_Bush?from_search=true	Rob Jovanovic	Kate Bush: The Biography	The author traces the story of Kate Bush's career, from her up-bringing in the Essex countryside through her first forays into music with a series of home recordings, to her number one debut album that propelled her to international stardom.
/book/show/30559.Aldous_Huxley?from_search=true	Sybille Bedford	Aldous Huxley: A Biography	In this dazzling conjunction of subject and author, the great English novelist Aldous Huxley, the wholly civilized man, is brought wholly alive in a magnificent full-scale biography by the brilliant English novelist Sybille Bedford, an intimate friend of the Huxleys through four decades. With a pointillistic richness of moment, place, and talk, she re-creates not only theIn this dazzling conjunction of subject and author, the great English novelist Aldous Huxley, the wholly civilized man, is brought wholly alive in a magnificent full-scale biography by the brilliant English novelist Sybille Bedford, an intimate friend of the Huxleys through four decades. With a pointillistic richness of moment, place, and talk, she re-creates not only the private Huxley and the literary Huxley but the entire intellectual and social era to which he was central. Despite the almost total loss of his sight at age sixteen, Huxley became a titan and cultural hero of the decades after World War I, on terms with the outstanding writers and artists of his day, from D. H. Lawrence to Stravinksy and Auden. He had two separate and large careers as Crome Yellow and Point Counter Point, flag-bearer of England s Bright Young People through the 1920s, and romancer of glittering women; and later, in America, as the increasingly philosophical and utopian thinker, and a pioneering explorer of the frontiers of the human mind. Drawing on his letters and diaries, the memories of his intimates, and her own sharp and sensitive comprehension of Huxley s writings, Mrs. Bedford has written a masterful biography. Her novelist s eye, writes V. S. Pritchett, brings the writer to life. Huxley becomes a living, deeply attractive presence, while his great contemporaries flash through these pages in memorable and moving encounters. Mrs. Bedford s biography stands as the major work on a major figure in the literary and intellectual history of the twentieth century.
/book/show/106601.Lincoln?from_search=true	Philip B. Kunhardt Peter W. Kunhardt	Lincoln: An Illustrated Biography	This illustrated biography of the 16th president of the United States was originally a companion volume to a historic television documentary. It includes recreated images of Lincoln and his contemporaries from photographs, daguerreotypes, prints and cartoons of the day.
/book/show/13064246-hellraisers?from_search=true	Robert Sellers Jake (Illustrator)	Hellraisers: A Graphic Biography	Raise a glass to the story of four of the greatest actorsand boozersof all time: Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Peter OToole, and Oliver Reed. This inventive graphic work seamlessly weaves their four biographies into one fast-paced adventure of drunken binges, orgies, parties, and fun. The story begins at a London pub one sorry Christmas and is told through the eyes ofRaise a glass to the story of four of the greatest actorsand boozersof all time: Richard Burton, Richard Harris, Peter OToole, and Oliver Reed. This inventive graphic work seamlessly weaves their four biographies into one fast-paced adventure of drunken binges, orgies, parties, and fun. The story begins at a London pub one sorry Christmas and is told through the eyes of Martin, a wannabe hellraiser sitting at the end of the bar alone, drinking himself into oblivion. Hes joined in turn by Burton, Harris, Reed, and OToole, who take Martin on tours of their tumultuous childhoods, rises to stardom, and chaotic personal lives.
/book/show/19365810-paul-walker?from_search=true	Biography Series	Paul Walker	Ever wondered how Paul Walker rose to stardom?Born on September 12, 1973 in Glendale, California, as Paul William Walker IV, he grew up in San Fernando Valley area of LA County.Pauls handsome looks and body were of Irish, English and German descent.Paul starred in many more commercial and when he was 12, he debuted his real acting career in a TV show called, Highway toEver wondered how Paul Walker rose to stardom?Born on September 12, 1973 in Glendale, California, as Paul William Walker IV, he grew up in San Fernando Valley area of LA County.Pauls handsome looks and body were of Irish, English and German descent.Paul starred in many more commercial and when he was 12, he debuted his real acting career in a TV show called, Highway to Heaven back in 1985.He went to high school in Village Christian School and was said to be a good student with interest in marine biology.Paul graduated high school in 1991. He then pursued his interest in marine biology and enrolled in California community college.For more detailed information You must read the book.Grab your copy now!
/book/show/11011046-dombey-and-son?from_search=true	Charles Dickens Golgotha Press	Dombey and Son	Charles Dickens classic novel with a biography about the life and times of Dickens, and a plot summary.The story concerns Paul Dombey, the wealthy owner of the shipping company of the book's title, whose dream is to have a son to continue his business. The book begins when his son is born, and Dombey's wife dies shortly after giving birth. Following the advice of Mrs LouisCharles Dickens classic novel with a biography about the life and times of Dickens, and a plot summary.The story concerns Paul Dombey, the wealthy owner of the shipping company of the book's title, whose dream is to have a son to continue his business. The book begins when his son is born, and Dombey's wife dies shortly after giving birth. Following the advice of Mrs Louisa Chick, his sister, Dombey employs a wet nurse named Mrs Richards (Toodle). Dombey already has a daughter, Florence, whom he neglects. One day, Mrs Richards, Florence and her maid, Susan Nipper, secretly pay a visit Mrs Richard's house in Stagg's Gardens in order that she can see her children. During this trip, Florence becomes separated and is kidnapped for a short time by Good Mrs Brown before being returned to the streets. She makes her way to Dombey and Son's offices in the City and is guided there by Walter Gay, an employee, who first introduces her to his uncle, the navigation instrument maker Solomon Gill, at his shop the Midshipman.
/book/show/8016907-julian-of-norwich?from_search=true	Amy Frykholm	Julian of Norwich: A Contemplative Biography	In 1373, a thirty-year-old woman named Julian, living in East Anglia, England, began receiving visions--what she later called sixteen showings--that revealed to her the reality of the love of God. When she wrote these down, they became the first English-language book ever written by a woman. In this groundbreaking biograohy, AMy Frykholm recreates Julian's world and painIn 1373, a thirty-year-old woman named Julian, living in East Anglia, England, began receiving visions--what she later called sixteen showings--that revealed to her the reality of the love of God. When she wrote these down, they became the first English-language book ever written by a woman. In this groundbreaking biograohy, AMy Frykholm recreates Julian's world and paints a vivid picture of a remarkable woman's place in it.
/book/show/450865.The_Real_James_Herriot?from_search=true	James Wight	The Real James Herriot: The Authorized Biography	After qualifying as a vet in 1939, Alf Wight, aka James Herriot, moved to a veterinary practice in Thirsk. He was over fifty when his first book of stories about life as a Yorkshire vet was published, giving birth to some of Yorkshire's most famous and much-loved literary characters. Although he brought fame and fortune to himself and those around him, Alf Wight remained aAfter qualifying as a vet in 1939, Alf Wight, aka James Herriot, moved to a veterinary practice in Thirsk. He was over fifty when his first book of stories about life as a Yorkshire vet was published, giving birth to some of Yorkshire's most famous and much-loved literary characters. Although he brought fame and fortune to himself and those around him, Alf Wight remained an intensely private person, respected and trusted by those whose animals he cared for, and adored by millions of fans. This illuminating biography reveals the real man behind the title 'The World's Most Famous Vet'.
/book/show/1993824.John_Steinbeck?from_search=true	Jay Parini	John Steinbeck: A Biography	Born in a small town in northern California in 1902, Steinbeck refused from the outset to fit himself to any mold, digging ditches and washing dishes while intermittently attending Stanford University. Failing to take a degree, he struggled for more than a decade to establish himself as a writer, always putting his work first. Eventually he enjoyed an extraordinary periodBorn in a small town in northern California in 1902, Steinbeck refused from the outset to fit himself to any mold, digging ditches and washing dishes while intermittently attending Stanford University. Failing to take a degree, he struggled for more than a decade to establish himself as a writer, always putting his work first. Eventually he enjoyed an extraordinary period of creativity during which he summoned a powerful vision of the Depression. Books such as Of Mice and Men, The Long Valley, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Grapes of Wrath became battle cries that aroused international indignation and brought Steinbeck a world audience.Jay Parini explores Steinbeck's love-hate relationship with Hollywood and Broadway, his career as a war correspondent, his difficult first and second marriages, and his often tempestuous associations with numerous celebrities, among them Joseph Campbell, Charlie Chaplin, Lyndon Johnson, Ernest Hemingway, and William Faulkner. Drawing on interviews with dozens of people who knew Steinbeck intimately - including his beloved third wife, Elaine - and on published and unpublished letters, diaries, and manuscripts, John Steinbeck is both an important reassessment and a masterful portrait of one of the greatest American novelists.Includes bibliographical references (p. [489-506]) and index
/book/show/16383.P_G_Wodehouse?from_search=true	Frances Donaldson	P. G. Wodehouse: A Biography	Who has not come to know and love Jeeves and Wooster, Lord Emsworth, Ukridge and Psmith and the chorus of Wooster aunts? Their creator, Sir Pelham Greville Wodehouse, with nearly 100 tomes to his name, is one of the best-loved and famous writers of comedy in the English language. But what of the man himself? Donaldson's biography, the first to have the complete cooperationWho has not come to know and love Jeeves and Wooster, Lord Emsworth, Ukridge and Psmith and the chorus of Wooster aunts? Their creator, Sir Pelham Greville Wodehouse, with nearly 100 tomes to his name, is one of the best-loved and famous writers of comedy in the English language. But what of the man himself? Donaldson's biography, the first to have the complete cooperation of the Wodehouse estate, paints an in-depth and affectionate picture of the man known to his friends as Plum. It covers his life from school at Dulwich; life in the City; early years writing for magazines; his love affair with Broadway and Hollywood; his time as a prisoner of war and his wartime broadcast from Berlin that had him branded a traitor for many years; and his final years in America.
/book/show/10931867-the-mystery-of-edwin-drood?from_search=true	Charles Dickens Golgotha Press	The Mystery of Edwin Drood	Charles Dickens classic novel with a biography about the life and times of Dickens, and a plot summary.The novel was left unfinished at the time of Dickens' death, and thus how it might have ended remains unknown. The novel is named after Edwin Drood, but it mostly tells the story of his uncle, a choirmaster named John Jasper, who is in love with his pupil, Rosa Bud. MissCharles Dickens classic novel with a biography about the life and times of Dickens, and a plot summary.The novel was left unfinished at the time of Dickens' death, and thus how it might have ended remains unknown. The novel is named after Edwin Drood, but it mostly tells the story of his uncle, a choirmaster named John Jasper, who is in love with his pupil, Rosa Bud. Miss Bud is Drood's fiance and has also caught the eye of the high-spirited and hot-tempered Neville Landless, who comes from Ceylon with his twin sister, Helena. Neville Landless and Drood take a dislike to one another the moment they meet. Drood later disappears under mysterious circumstances. Dickens died before he could finish the mystery.
/book/show/96011.Toussaint_Louverture?from_search=true	Madison Smartt Bell	Toussaint Louverture: A Biography	In 1791, Saint Domingue was both the richest and cruelest colony in the Western Hemisphere; more than a third of African slaves died within a few years of their arrival there. Thirteen years later, Haitian rebels declared independence from France after the first--and only--successful slave revolution in history. Much of the success of this uprising can be credited to one mIn 1791, Saint Domingue was both the richest and cruelest colony in the Western Hemisphere; more than a third of African slaves died within a few years of their arrival there. Thirteen years later, Haitian rebels declared independence from France after the first--and only--successful slave revolution in history. Much of the success of this uprising can be credited to one man, Toussaint Louverture--a figure about whom surprisingly little is known.In this fascinating biography, the first about Toussaint to appear in English in more than fifty years, Madison Smartt Bell combines a novelist's passion for his subject with a deep knowledge of the historical milieu that produced the man. Toussaint has been known either as a martyr of the revolution or as the instigator of one of historys most savagely violent events. Bell shatters this binary perception, producing a clear-eyed picture of a complicated figure.Toussaint, born a slave, became a slaveholder himself, with associates among the white planter class. Bell demonstrates how his privileged position served as both an asset and a liability, enabling him to gain the love of blacks and mulattoes as Papa Toussaint but also sowing mistrust in their minds.Another of Bell's brilliant achievements is demonstrating how Toussaints often surprising actions, such as his support for the king of France even as the French Revolution promised an end to slavery and his betrayal of a planned slave revolt in Jamaica, can be explained by his desire to achieve liberation for the blacks of Saint Domingue.This masterly biography is a revelation of one of the most fascinating and important figures in New World history.
/book/show/511217.Bonnie_Prince_Charlie?from_search=true	Carolly Erickson	Bonnie Prince Charlie: A Biography	Interesting biography of Charles Stuart, Bonnie Prince Charlie, pretender to the British Throne.
/book/show/25842038-night-and-day?from_search=true	Virginia Woolf Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Night and Day (Illustrated with Notes and Biography)	Night and Day is a novel by Virginia Woolf first published on 20 October 1919. Set in Edwardian London, Night and Day contrasts the daily lives and romantic attachments of two acquaintances, Katharine Hilbery and Mary Datchet. The novel examines the relationships between love, marriage, happiness, and success.
/book/show/1211207.James_Hunt?from_search=true	Gerald Donaldson Murray Walker	James Hunt: The Biography	JAMES HUNT WAS A TOWERING PERSONALITY WITH A COMMANDING PRESENCE, A HUGELY GLAMOROUS PUBLIC FIGURE WHO BROUGHT FORMULA ONE MOTOR RACING TO THE ATTENTION OF A WHOLE NEW AUDIENCE,His story is an epic tale of a short but turbulent life lived to the limit. Triumphing against all odds to become World Drivers' Champion with McLaren in 1976, Hunt sank into a period of decadence aJAMES HUNT WAS A TOWERING PERSONALITY WITH A COMMANDING PRESENCE, A HUGELY GLAMOROUS PUBLIC FIGURE WHO BROUGHT FORMULA ONE MOTOR RACING TO THE ATTENTION OF A WHOLE NEW AUDIENCE,His story is an epic tale of a short but turbulent life lived to the limit. Triumphing against all odds to become World Drivers' Champion with McLaren in 1976, Hunt sank into a period of decadence and depression ... only to be rejuventated as he found true love for the first time. With that came personal contentment and a renewed zest for living, so that one of the most colourful and controversial figures in Grand Prix racing is best remembered by those close to him as a fun-loving, caring man who had a genuinely uplifting presence - qualities that shine through in Gerald Donaldson's compelling and moving account of his life.
/book/show/12450334-the-first-men-in-the-moon?from_search=true	H.G. Wells	The First Men in the Moon	H.G. Wells novel is include here in electronic form with a biography about the life and times of Wells'.The First Men in the Moon begins on a humorous note as Dr. Cavor, a scientist, is befriended by Mr. Bedford. They are neighbors in the village of Lympne, Kent, in southern England. Bedford is an English businessman who is a bit of a con man. He sees Cavor as someone he cH.G. Wells novel is include here in electronic form with a biography about the life and times of Wells'.The First Men in the Moon begins on a humorous note as Dr. Cavor, a scientist, is befriended by Mr. Bedford. They are neighbors in the village of Lympne, Kent, in southern England. Bedford is an English businessman who is a bit of a con man. He sees Cavor as someone he can exploit for his discoveries and inventions. The two use a gravity-repelling substance and are suddenly sent into space, heading for the moon on a spherical spaceship. The story now turns into a science fiction adventure. The two discover that creatures called Selenites, who resemble insects, live inside the moon; to their chagrin, they are taken prisoner by these alien beings.The novel was first published in 1901 by George Newnes of London. The First Men in the Moon is considered to be a scientific romance novel. C.S. Lewis later admitted that he was greatly influenced by the book. There have been four film adaptations, including one for television.
/book/show/502217.Eve?from_search=true	Pamela Norris	Eve: A Biography	Eve: A Biography is the history of Everywoman. Her brief adventure in the Book of Genesis is where the Western idea of woman began, and three thousand years after Eve offered Adam the forbidden fruit, everyone still knows that losing Paradise was Eve's fault.Pamela Norris traces the evolution of Eve's bad reputation, drawing on a rich and diverse tradition of storytellingEve: A Biography is the history of Everywoman. Her brief adventure in the Book of Genesis is where the Western idea of woman began, and three thousand years after Eve offered Adam the forbidden fruit, everyone still knows that losing Paradise was Eve's fault.Pamela Norris traces the evolution of Eve's bad reputation, drawing on a rich and diverse tradition of storytelling that embraces myth, folk tale and popular romance, and puts the spotlight firmly on women and their sexuality. From Dinah and Delilah, Pandora and Psyche, to the snaky Lamias and Liliths who haunted nineteenth-century painting and literature, centuries of disobedient women have been linked with Eve, the original bad girl, providing ample ammunition for male fears and fantasies. But Eve's story has also been retold by women, who have found ingenious and often subversive ways to free her from her disreputable past.Stimulating, intriguing and wittily erudite, Eve: A Biography is the entrancing tale of a folk maiden who metamorphoses into a vamp, a mermaid, a bluestocking, a witch, a virgin trapped inside the walls of a fertile garden and finally, perhaps, into a thoroughly modern woman who chews the apple of knowledge with gusto and wouldn't dream of offering Adam a bite.
/book/show/2183076.Jammin_with_the_Jonas_Brothers?from_search=true	Lexi Ryals	Jammin' with the Jonas Brothers: An Unauthorized Biography	The Jonas Brothers really are the kids of the future! They have been fan favorites since they released their first album, Its About Time, in 2006. With their music and acting careers heating up theyre unstoppable. Now learn all about Kevin, Joe, and Nick from their childhood to their rise to fame plus all of their favorite things, hobbies, and love lives!
/book/show/1061375.George_Michael?from_search=true	Rob Jovanovic	George Michael: The Biography	George Michael is an enigma.Despite being one of the most open and vocal pop superstars on the planet, George Michael is also fiercely protective of his privacy.From the formation of Wham! In 1981 he immediately found fame and fortune beyond his wildest dreams. This all-access biography uncovers the secret life of the pop star, following his skyrocket to fame and fortuneGeorge Michael is an enigma.Despite being one of the most open and vocal pop superstars on the planet, George Michael is also fiercely protective of his privacy.From the formation of Wham! In 1981 he immediately found fame and fortune beyond his wildest dreams. This all-access biography uncovers the secret life of the pop star, following his skyrocket to fame and fortune through his solo career and up to the present day.His music formed the soundtrack to the 1980s and he achieved all of this despite growing up in a dysfunctional family where his father openly proclaimed that George had no talent. Wham! split in 1986 but Michael went on to greater things as a solo artist.Along the way Michael has been embroiled in several controversiesamong them a court case with Sony; an arrest in a Los Angeles public toilet; minor run-ins over class-C drugs; and traffic offenses in Londonbut in a refreshing contrast from other superstars, he has been happy to address his issues head-on in and out of the media.Rob Jovanovic's biography tackles all the factors and issues that formed George Michael as superstar as he stands today, and his place as a cultural icon.It also, for the first time, analyses Michael's musical output and groundbreaking videos, and discusses for the first time his recent acclaimed worldwide triumphant 2006 tour, the first in 15 years as Michael returned from the music wilderness.
/book/show/25803689-the-golden-bowl?from_search=true	Henry James Jan Oliveira (Editor)	The Golden Bowl (Illustrated with Notes and Biography)	The Golden Bowl is a 1904 novel by Henry James. Set in England, this complex, intense study of marriage and adultery completes what some critics have called the major phase of James' career. The Golden Bowl explores the tangle of interrelationships between a father and daughter and their respective spouses.In the broadest sense of the term, The Golden Bowl is a novel ofThe Golden Bowl is a 1904 novel by Henry James. Set in England, this complex, intense study of marriage and adultery completes what some critics have called the major phase of James' career. The Golden Bowl explores the tangle of interrelationships between a father and daughter and their respective spouses.In the broadest sense of the term, The Golden Bowl is a novel of education. Maggie gradually sheds her childish naivete and grows into a capable woman who saves her marriage by dexterous handling of a potentially explosive situation. She realizes that she can't remain dependent on her father but must accept adult responsibilities in her marriage.Henry James was an American writer who spent most of his writing career in Britain. He is regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism.
/book/show/254329.Dr_Dre?from_search=true	Ronin Ro	Dr. Dre: The Biography	Born on February 18, 1965 to a sixteen-year-old single mom, Andre Young, AKA Dr. Dre, co-founded the notorious rap group N.W.A. The group was one of the most successful hip-hop groups of the late 1980s and, most importantly, started what the media quickly dubbed Gangsta Rap. His departure from N.W.A. was a story right out of a pulp fiction novel. His new mentor, Suge KnighBorn on February 18, 1965 to a sixteen-year-old single mom, Andre Young, AKA Dr. Dre, co-founded the notorious rap group N.W.A. The group was one of the most successful hip-hop groups of the late 1980s and, most importantly, started what the media quickly dubbed Gangsta Rap. His departure from N.W.A. was a story right out of a pulp fiction novel. His new mentor, Suge Knight, allegedly used guns, baseball bats and a kidnap threat to get Dr. Dre released from his contract. Dre and Knight went on to build Death Row Records and turned it into a multi-billlion dollar company. Yet despite its unprecedented success with stars such as Snoop Doggy Dogg and Tupac Shakur, the company quickly unraveled in a firestorm of rivalries, greed, violence, and scrutiny by both the government and the media. Not one to fade into the background, Dr. Dre's next move was to start his own record company, Aftermath Entertainment. As CEO, he discovered and created new stars like Eminem, 50 Cent, The Game, and Eve. In this essential addition to any music section, award-winning author Ronin Ro details the rise, fall, and resurrection of one of the biggest names in rap music.
/book/show/710693.Camilla_a_Biography_of_Camilla_Eyring_Kimball?from_search=true	Caroline Eyring Miner	Camilla, a Biography of Camilla Eyring Kimball	Camilla Eyring was born in 1894 in the Mormon colonies of northern Mexico. At seventeen she fled with her family from the dangers of revolution and was sent alone to Utah to finish high school and earn her own way into the world. Camilla tells her story, often in her own words, recounting her heritage, her high-spirited youth, and her struggles and triumphs as wife, motherCamilla Eyring was born in 1894 in the Mormon colonies of northern Mexico. At seventeen she fled with her family from the dangers of revolution and was sent alone to Utah to finish high school and earn her own way into the world. Camilla tells her story, often in her own words, recounting her heritage, her high-spirited youth, and her struggles and triumphs as wife, mother, citizen, and individual. The book is packed with human interest: her childhood fear that she was going insane; her father's plural marriage; flight from Mexican revolutionaries; the insecurities of a poor but proud teenage girl; a whirlwind courtship and marriage; the terror of having a child stricken with polio; the frightening responsibility of wife of a General Authority; the exhilaration of travel; the anguish of watching her husband suffer through numerous physical infirmities. The woman who emerges is shy but warm, highly intelligent, refreshingly candid, deeply faithful, independent to a fault, unswervingly loyal, and reassuringly human.
/book/show/29552340-pudd-nhead-wilson---mark-twain-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	Mark Twain Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Pudd'nhead Wilson - Mark Twain (With Notes)(Biography)(Illustrated)	Pudd'nhead Wilson is a novel by Mark Twain. It was serialized in The Century Magazine (18934), before being published as a novel in 1894.The setting is the fictional Missouri frontier town of Dawson's Landing on the banks of the Mississippi River in the first half of the 19th century. David Wilson, a young lawyer, moves to town and a clever remark of his is misunderstooPudd'nhead Wilson is a novel by Mark Twain. It was serialized in The Century Magazine (18934), before being published as a novel in 1894.The setting is the fictional Missouri frontier town of Dawson's Landing on the banks of the Mississippi River in the first half of the 19th century. David Wilson, a young lawyer, moves to town and a clever remark of his is misunderstood, which causes locals to brand him a pudd'nhead  a nitwit. His hobby of collecting fingerprints does not raise his standing in the townsfolk's eyes, who see him as an eccentric and do not frequent his law practice.Puddn'head Wilson moves into the background as the focus shifts to the slave Roxy, her son, and the family they serve. Roxy is only one-sixteenth black, and her son Valet de Chambre (referred to as Chambers) is only 1/32 black. Roxy is principally charged with caring for her inattentive master's infant son Tom Driscoll...
/book/show/2174.Flaubert?from_search=true	Frederick Brown	Flaubert: A Biography	Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880), whoseoutraged the right-thinking bourgeoisie when it was first published in 1856, is brought to life here in all his singularity and brilliance. Frederick Brown's insightful portrayal is of an artist fraught with contradictions, his wit and bravado merging into vulnerability. A sedentary man by nature, Flaubert undertook epic voGustave Flaubert (1821-1880), whoseoutraged the right-thinking bourgeoisie when it was first published in 1856, is brought to life here in all his singularity and brilliance. Frederick Brown's insightful portrayal is of an artist fraught with contradictions, his wit and bravado merging into vulnerability. A sedentary man by nature, Flaubert undertook epic voyages through Egypt and the Middle East. He could be flamboyantly uncouth but was fanatically devoted to beautifully cadenced prose. While energized by his camaraderie with male friends, who included Turgenev, the Goncourt brothers, Zola, and Maupassant, he depended upon the emotional nurture of maternal women, notably George Sand. His assorted mistresses--French, Egyptian, and English--fed his richly erotic imagination and found their way into his fictional characters.Flaubert's time and place caused him to be literally put on trial for portraying lewd behavior in. His milieu also made him a celebrity and, indirectly, brought about his financial ruin, probably hastening his sudden death at the the age of fifty-nine. Although writing was something like torture for him, it preoccupied his mind and dominated his life. He privately dreamed of popular success, which he in fact achieved with, but adamantly refused to sacrifice to it his ideal of artistic integrity. About Flaubert's life, inner world, times, and legacy, Frederick Brown's magisterial biography is a revelation.
/book/show/29157246-richard-ii-the-unabridged-play-the-classic-biography?from_search=true	William Shakespeare Sidney Lee	Richard II (The Unabridged Play) + The Classic Biography: The Life of William Shakespeare	
/book/show/31843369-bettyville?from_search=true	George Hodgman	Bettyville: A Memoir (Thorndike Press Large Print Biographies & Memoirs Series)	When George Hodgman leaves Manhattan for his hometown of Paris, Missouri, he finds himselfan unlikely caretaker and near-lethal cookin a head-on collision with his aging mother, Betty, a woman of wit and will. Will George lure her into assisted living? When hell freezes over. He cant bring himself to force her from the home both treasurethe place where his fathers voiWhen George Hodgman leaves Manhattan for his hometown of Paris, Missouri, he finds himselfan unlikely caretaker and near-lethal cookin a head-on collision with his aging mother, Betty, a woman of wit and will. Will George lure her into assisted living? When hell freezes over. He cant bring himself to force her from the home both treasurethe place where his fathers voice lingers, the scene of shared jokes, skirmishes, and, behind the dusty antiques, a rarely acknowledged conflict: Betty, who speaks her mind but cannot quite reveal her heart, has never really accepted the fact that her son is gay.As these two unforgettable characters try to bring their different worlds together, Hodgman reveals the challenges of Bettys life and his own struggle for self-respect, moving readers from their small towncrumbling but still colorfulto the star-studded corridors of Vanity Fair. Evocative ofand, Hodgmansbestselling debut is both an indelible portrait of a family and an exquisitely told tale of a prodigal sons return.
/book/show/94008.A_Concise_Biography_of_Adolf_Hitler?from_search=true	Thomas Fuchs	A Concise Biography of Adolf Hitler	Four Stars. --Fascinating reading. --An engrossing book...excellent. --
/book/show/16115405-harry-styles-niall-horan?from_search=true	Sarah Oliver	Harry Styles/Niall Horan: The Biography	One Directionis currently dominating the charts and capturing the hearts of millions.This double biography ofthe band'sleading figures reveals how they coped with Simon Cowell, the fame game, and higOne Directionis currently dominating the charts and capturing the hearts of millions.This double biography ofthe band'sleading figures reveals how they coped with Simon Cowell, the fame game, and high profile romances. It alsodiscusses what lies in store for them as their careers continue to soar.
/book/show/23277722-robin-williams?from_search=true	Brian Morris	Robin Williams: Biography	Robin Williams: BiographyThis book is devoted to America's best actor and best comedian. Robin Williams was a celebrated actor and comedian. Robin McLaughlin Williams was born in Chicago, Illinois, July 21, 1951; he received the prestigious degree at the JuiRobin Williams: BiographyThis book is devoted to America's best actor and best comedian. Robin Williams was a celebrated actor and comedian. Robin McLaughlin Williams was born in Chicago, Illinois, July 21, 1951; he received the prestigious degree at the Juilliard School of Music and Performing Arts in New York.Williams received his first Golden Globe nomination a Soviet Russian circus performer in the comedy Moscow on the Hudson, and eventually was nominated for an Oscar for best actor award three times, and won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor. He also won five Grammy Awards, four Golden Globes, two Emmy Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.Williams not only be seen in the critically acclaimed film, and at the box office, hook, Dead Poets Society, Mrs. Doubtfire, Jumanji, Night at the Museum, as well as the animated film Happy Feet and Aladdin. Many in the entertainment industry was impressed with Williams to a variety of roles, such as turning ability, his infectious energy and versatility improvisation inspired many stand-up comedian.At the age of 63, Williams was found dead at his home in Paradise Island, California August 11, 2014.Tags: Robin Williams
/book/show/6380136-charles-manson?from_search=true	Simon Wells	Charles Manson: Coming Down Fast A Chilling Biography	Forty years after the Manson Family murders, this is the definitive account of the crimes that shocked the world.
/book/show/17887486-san-francisco?from_search=true	Erica J. Peters	San Francisco: A Food Biography	San Francisco is a relatively young city with a well-deserved reputation as a food destination, situated near lush farmland and a busy port. San Francisco's famous restaurant scene has been the subject of books, but the full complexity of the city's culinary history is revealed here for the first time. This food biography presents the story of how food traveled from farmsSan Francisco is a relatively young city with a well-deserved reputation as a food destination, situated near lush farmland and a busy port. San Francisco's famous restaurant scene has been the subject of books, but the full complexity of the city's culinary history is revealed here for the first time. This food biography presents the story of how food traveled from farms to markets, from markets to kitchens, and from kitchens to tables, focusing on how people experienced the bounty of the City by the Bay.
/book/show/37276.A_Rage_to_Live?from_search=true	Mary S. Lovell	A Rage to Live: A Biography of Richard and Isabel Burton	Their marriage was both improbable and inevitable. Isabel Arundell was a schoolgirl, the scion of England's most distinguished Catholic family. When she first saw him while walking at a seaside resort, Richard Burton had already made his mark as a linguist (he was fluent in twenty-nine languages), scholar, soldier, and explorer--at once a symbol of Victorian England's visiTheir marriage was both improbable and inevitable. Isabel Arundell was a schoolgirl, the scion of England's most distinguished Catholic family. When she first saw him while walking at a seaside resort, Richard Burton had already made his mark as a linguist (he was fluent in twenty-nine languages), scholar, soldier, and explorer--at once a symbol of Victorian England's vision of empire and an avowed rebel against its mores. When she turned and saw him staring after her, she decided that she would marry him. By their next meeting, Burton had become the first infidel to infiltrate Mecca as one of the faithful, and, in an expedition to discover the source of the Nile, would soon be the first white man to see Lake Tanganyika. After being married, the Burtons traveled and experienced the world, from diplomatic postings in Brazil and Africa to hair-raising adventures in the Syrian desert. In later life Richard courted further controversy as a self-proclaimed erotologist and the translator ofBased on previously unavailable archives, Mary Lovell has written a compelling joint biography that sets Isabel in her proper place as Burton's equal in daring and endurance, a fascinating figure in her own right.
/book/show/258346.Walt_Disney?from_search=true	Marc Eliot	Walt Disney: Hollywood's Dark Prince : a Biography	A creative genius, Walt Disney's films and characters brought love and laughter to children everywhere and inspired the great Disney theme parks. Now Marc Eliot presents the dark side of Walt Disney, revealing his 25 year association with J. Edgar Hoover's FBI as an informant, rooting out Communists, subversives and Jews. His phobic behaviour is also examined in detail, asA creative genius, Walt Disney's films and characters brought love and laughter to children everywhere and inspired the great Disney theme parks. Now Marc Eliot presents the dark side of Walt Disney, revealing his 25 year association with J. Edgar Hoover's FBI as an informant, rooting out Communists, subversives and Jews. His phobic behaviour is also examined in detail, as is his obsessive hand-washing, heavy drinking, sexual inadequacies, anti-Semitism and paranoia about having been adopted. Marc Eliot shows how these psycho-sexual conflicts drove Walt to despair and how they found expression in his animated characters.
/book/show/7339312-friedrich-nietzsche?from_search=true	Julian Young	Friedrich Nietzsche: A Philosophical Biography	In this beautifully written account, Julian Young provides the most comprehensive biography available today of the life and philosophy of the nineteenth-century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Young deals with the many puzzles created by the conjunction of Nietzsche's personal history and his work: why the son of a Lutheran pastor developed into the self-styled AnIn this beautifully written account, Julian Young provides the most comprehensive biography available today of the life and philosophy of the nineteenth-century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Young deals with the many puzzles created by the conjunction of Nietzsche's personal history and his work: why the son of a Lutheran pastor developed into the self-styled Antichrist; why this archetypical Prussian came to loathe Bismarck's Prussia; and why this enemy of feminism preferred the company of feminist women. Setting Nietzsche's thought in the context of his times - the rise of Prussian militarism, anti-Semitism, Darwinian science, the Youth and emancipationist movements, as well as the death of God - Young emphasizes the decisive influence of Plato and of Richard Wagner on Nietzsche's attempt to reform Western culture. He also describes the devastating effect on Nietzsche's personality of his unhappy love for Lou Salome and attempts to understand why, at the age of forty-four, he went mad. This book includes a selection of more than thirty photographs of Nietzsche, his friends and his work sites. Seventeen of the philosopher's musical compositions, which are key to a deeper understanding of his intellectual project are available online.
/book/show/19375236-plato-ultimate-collection?from_search=true	Plato Darryl Marks (Editor) Benjamin Jowett (Translator)	Plato Ultimate Collection: All Works Plus Multiple Analysis Plus Biography	PLATO COMPLETE WORKS ULTIMATE COLLECTIONAre you a Plato fan or lover of classic philosophy?Do you want the most complete Plato collection, with ALL his dialogues and ALL his writings?PLUS a Biography?PLUS several comprehensive set of notes, interpretations and annotations of Platos writings?Then you want this all inclusive compilation from 'Everlasting Flames Publishing'PLATO COMPLETE WORKS ULTIMATE COLLECTIONAre you a Plato fan or lover of classic philosophy?Do you want the most complete Plato collection, with ALL his dialogues and ALL his writings?PLUS a Biography?PLUS several comprehensive set of notes, interpretations and annotations of Platos writings?Then you want this all inclusive compilation from 'Everlasting Flames Publishing' - designed just for you.WHO WAS PLATO?Plato was a philosopher in Ancient Greece, a student of Socrates, writer of philosophical dialogues, and founder of the Academy in Athens, the first institution of higher learning in the Western world. Plato, with his teacher Socrates, and student, Aristotle, Plato helped to lay the foundations of Western philosophy and science.THE 'MUST-HAVE' COMPLETE COLLECTIONIn this irresistible collection you get Platos work, plus several comprehensive analyses as well as a biography so you can experience the life of the man behind the words.WORKS INCLUDED:Each Dialogue contains both the dialogue and an in depth introduction and analysis.CHARMIDES, OR TEMPERANCELYSIS, OR FRIENDSHIPLACHES, OR COURAGEPROTAGORASEUTHYDEMUSCRATYLUSPHAEDRUSIONSYMPOSIUMMENOEUTHYPHROAPOLOGYCRITOPHAEDOGORGIASLESSER HIPPIASALCIBIADES IALCIBIADES IIMENEXENUSERYXIASTHE REPUBLICTIMAEUSCRITIASPARMENIDESTHEAETETUSSOPHISTSTATESMANPHILEBUSLAWSYOUR FREE SPECIAL BONUSES* INTRODUCTION TO THE PHILOSOPHY AND WRITINGS OF PLATO* EXPLANATIONS OF CERTAIN PLATONIC TERMS* PLATO AND PLATONISMA book about Platos life, as well as another in depth look at his philosophy, known as one of the best books on Plato, including chapters such as:PLATO AND THE DOCTRINE OF MOTIONPLATO AND THE DOCTRINE OF RESTPLATO AND SOCRATESPLATO AND THE SOPHISTSTHE REPUBLICPLATO'S AESTHETICS* EASY to use TABLE OF CONTENTSYOUR NEW WINDOW INTO PLATOImagine the joy of having this enviable collection, that rivals many libraries, right at your fingertips, and imagine the pleasure of discovering inspiration in Platos unique take on the world.DONT MISS OUT!As you read this, you understand why you want this edition because it is the best Plato collection you can get. And available on the Kindle, this big collection is yours for next to nothing.So don't deny yourself! And don't accept other collections that are lacking.GET THIS COLLECTION RIGHT NOW - start enjoying Platos world like never before!ULTIMATE MYTHOLOGY COLLECTION Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid Plus 50+ BooksPLUTARCH ULTIMATE COMPLETE WORKS All writings PLUS BIOGRAPHYMARCUS AURELIUS ULTIMATE COMPLEYE WORKS All Writings PLUS BIOGRAPHY and ANALYSISNIETZSCHE ULTIMATE 20+ Books with the Rare biography The Young NietzscheTHE DIVINE COMEDY ULTIMATE EDITION 4 Translations PLUS EXTRASTHOMAS PAINE ULTIMATE Complete works PLUS BIOGRAPHYSHAKESPEARE ULTIMATE 213 Works including the 16 Rare Apocryphal PlaysOSCAR WILDE ULTIMATE COMPLETE WORKS 140+ Works PLUS 2 BIOGRAPHIESBUDDHISM ULTIMATE - 5 Famous Simple Books from the ExpertsTA
/book/show/17852435-benedict-cumberbatch?from_search=true	Lynnette Porter	Benedict Cumberbatch: In Transition: An Unauthorised Performance Biography	Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, War Horse, Star Trek: Into Darkness, The Hobbit trilogy, Twelve Years a Slave, August: Osage County, The Fifth Estate; Hedda Gabler, After the Dance, Frankenstein; Hawking, To the Ends of the Earth, The Last Enemy, Parades End, and, of course, Sherlock. For most actors, these stellar cinematic, theatrical, and television events would be the highTinker Tailor Soldier Spy, War Horse, Star Trek: Into Darkness, The Hobbit trilogy, Twelve Years a Slave, August: Osage County, The Fifth Estate; Hedda Gabler, After the Dance, Frankenstein; Hawking, To the Ends of the Earth, The Last Enemy, Parades End, and, of course, Sherlock. For most actors, these stellar cinematic, theatrical, and television events would be the highlights of a lifetimes work. On Benedict Cumberbatchs rsum they are only a few of many entries. Especially since 2010, his performances have garnered a plethora of best actor awards, both in the theatre (Evening Standard Theatre Award, Critics Circle Theatre Award, and Olivier Award), by playing the dual roles of Victor Frankenstein and the Creature in the National Theatres Frankenstein, and on television (Broadcasting Press Guild Award, Critics Choice Television Award, Crime Thriller Award, and TV Choice Award), by starring as the titular Holmes in the BBCs Sherlock. Add these and other recent accolades to nearly a decades nominations and awards (such as the Golden Nymph as best actor in Hawking), and its easy to see why Benedict Cumberbatch is often hailed as the actor of his generation.Cumberbatchs body of work further includes indie films, radio plays and series, television documentaries, live dramatic readings, multimedia advertisements, and even the occasional stint as a fashion model. He often shares an intriguing perspective on his profession, as evidenced in sometimes controversial interviews. He has become so much in demand that online box offices crash when tickets for his performances go on sale, and, before a Cheltenham Literature Festival Q&A session, fans overwhelmed Twitter when so many responded immediately to a call for questions. Cumberbatch consistently is a top name on lists ranging from sex appeal to global influence. In 2012 he beat David Beckham in the former and U.S. President Barack Obama in the latter. Increasingly, part of Cumberbatchs job involves the role of celebrity.Benedict Cumberbatch is at a pivotal point in his profession, and his career trajectoryespecially as documented in entertainment mediapermits a closer examination of just what it means to be a celebrity or star in Britain or the U.S. and how an actor may be perceived very differently in London or Hollywood. This performance biography is an analysis of a man in transition from working actor to multimedia star, as well as the balance between actor and celebrity. It looks at what makes this actor so well suited to play one of popular cultures iconic characters, Sherlock Holmes, and how Sherlock is so well suited to propel Cumberbatch toward greater global fame.
/book/show/1579091.Homer_s_the_Iliad_and_the_Odyssey?from_search=true	Alberto Manguel	Homer's the Iliad and the Odyssey: A Biography (Books That Changed the World)	No one knows if there was a man named Homer, but there is no little doubt that the epic poems assembled under his name form the cornerstone of Western literature.and, with their incomparable tales of the Trojan War, brace Achilles, Ulysses and Penelope, the Cyclops, the beautiful Helen of Troy, and the petulant gods, are familiar to most readers becaNo one knows if there was a man named Homer, but there is no little doubt that the epic poems assembled under his name form the cornerstone of Western literature.and, with their incomparable tales of the Trojan War, brace Achilles, Ulysses and Penelope, the Cyclops, the beautiful Helen of Troy, and the petulant gods, are familiar to most readers because they are so pervasive. They have fed our imagination for over two and a half millennia, inspiring everyone from Plato to Virgil, Pope to Joyce, Dante to Wolfgang Petersen. In this graceful and sweeping addition to the Books that Change the World Series, Alberto Manguel traces the lineage of the epic poems. He considers their original purpose, either as allegory or record of history, surveys the challenges the pagan poems presented to the early Christian world, and traces their spread after the Reformation. Following Homer through the greatest literature ever created, Manguels book above all delights in the poems themselves, the primordial spring without which there would have been no culture.
/book/show/34035489-the-moon-and-sixpence-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	W. Somerset Maugham Jan Oliveira (Editor)	The Moon and Sixpence (With Notes)(Biography)(Illustrated)	The Moon and Sixpence is a novel by W. Somerset Maugham first published in 1919. It is told in episodic form by a first-person narrator, in a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central character Charles Strickland, a middle-aged English stockbroker, who abandons his wife and children abruptly to pursue his desire to become an artist. The story is in part baseThe Moon and Sixpence is a novel by W. Somerset Maugham first published in 1919. It is told in episodic form by a first-person narrator, in a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central character Charles Strickland, a middle-aged English stockbroker, who abandons his wife and children abruptly to pursue his desire to become an artist. The story is in part based on the life of the painter Paul Gauguin.William Somerset Maugham CH ( 1874  1965), better known as W. Somerset Maugham, was a British playwright, novelist and short story writer. He was among the most popular writers of his era and reputedly the highest-paid author during the 1930s.After losing both his parents by the age of 10, Maugham was raised by a paternal uncle who was emotionally cold. Not wanting to become a lawyer like other men in his family, Maugham eventually trained and qualified as a physician. The initial run of his first novel, Liza of Lambeth (1897), sold out so rapidly that Maugham gave up medicine to write full-time.During the First World War, he served with the Red Cross and in the ambulance corps, before being recruited in 1916 into the British Secret Intelligence Service, for which he worked in Switzerland and Russia before the October Revolution of 1917. During and after the war, he travelled in India and Southeast Asia; all of these experiences were reflected in later short stories and novels.
/book/show/19537419-photobooth?from_search=true	Meags Fitzgerald	Photobooth: A Biography	For almost a century chemical photobooths have occupied public spaces; giving people the opportunity to quickly take inexpensive, quality photos. In the last decade these machines have started to rapidly disappear, causing an eclectic group of individuals from around the world to come together and respond. Illustrator, writer and long-time photobooth lover, Meags FitzgeralFor almost a century chemical photobooths have occupied public spaces; giving people the opportunity to quickly take inexpensive, quality photos. In the last decade these machines have started to rapidly disappear, causing an eclectic group of individuals from around the world to come together and respond. Illustrator, writer and long-time photobooth lover, Meags Fitzgerald has chronicled this movement and the photobooth's fortuitous history in a graphic novel. Having traveled in North America, Europe and Australia, she's constructed a biography of the booth through the eyes of technicians, owners, collectors, artists and fanatics. Fitzgerald explores her own struggle with her relationship to these fleeting machines, while looking to the future.
/book/show/18937940-jumbo?from_search=true	John Sutherland	Jumbo: The Unauthorised Biography of a Victorian Sensation	Born in 1861 in French Sudan, imported to Paris as a two year old calf, then later sold to the London Zoo at Regent's Park, Jumbo the elephant delighted countless children (including Winston Churchill and Theodore Roosevelt) with rides and treats gently taken from outstretched hands. Each night, after the children and their families had gone home, he was mistreated in an aBorn in 1861 in French Sudan, imported to Paris as a two year old calf, then later sold to the London Zoo at Regent's Park, Jumbo the elephant delighted countless children (including Winston Churchill and Theodore Roosevelt) with rides and treats gently taken from outstretched hands. Each night, after the children and their families had gone home, he was mistreated in an attempt to keep him docile. By the time he reached sexual maturity, the abused and isolated animal had become dangerously unstable. He was sold to showman P.T. Barnum in 1881 (despite letters from 100,000 British schoolchildren who wrote to Queen Victoria begging her to prevent the sale) and brought to America. There, in the company of other elephants and amid greater physical freedom, Jumbo stabilized and went on to become one of the most lucrative circus acts of all time - as well as the most beloved. The world mourned when his life ended in 1885, with a storied (and most likely embellished) act of animal heroism. Jumbo reportedly rushed in front of an oncoming train in an effort to save a smaller elephant ?? his companion Tom Thumb ?? then perished while reaching his trunk out toward his longtime handler Matthew Scott ?? whose intense connection with the pachyderm spawned legends of its own.Integrating the history of elephants in captivity along with the details of Jumbo's celebrity life, dramatic death, and lasting cultural legacy, John Sutherland has written the first comprehensive biography of this incredible animal - one whose name has given us one of our most common and hyperbolic adjectives.
/book/show/2114874.Jeremy_Clarkson?from_search=true	Gwen Russell	Jeremy Clarkson: The Biography	Host of Top Gear, Jeremy Clarkson has an extensive following proven not only by the viewer figures of his BBC2 show but by the sales of The World According to Clarkson and And Another Thing--a compilation of his Sunday Times columns. This is the only biography of Jeremy Russell on the market. Love him or loathe him, you cannot ignore him! Motoring aficionado, comic writer,Host of Top Gear, Jeremy Clarkson has an extensive following proven not only by the viewer figures of his BBC2 show but by the sales of The World According to Clarkson and And Another Thing--a compilation of his Sunday Times columns. This is the only biography of Jeremy Russell on the market. Love him or loathe him, you cannot ignore him! Motoring aficionado, comic writer, TV presenter, engineering buff, journalist, author, and unapologetic bon viveur, Jeremy Clarkson is one of Britain's most controversial personalities, and in this riveting and entertaining biography, frank views and hilariously candid anecdotes appear alongside the life story of the self-confessed Eurosceptic, chain-smoking petrol head. After a stint as a traveling salesman, Clarkson set up his own press agency, and soon found fame and fortune with BBC's Top Gear. Notoriously his in the face with a banana meringue pie the day he received his honorary degree, he has been accused of calling cyclists muesli freaks and BMW employees Nazis. From causing huge disruption, to defending the rights of drivers, to fisticuffs with Piers Morgan, this is the true story of a colorful life lived at breakneck speed.
/book/show/3095018-michelangelo?from_search=true	Bruno Nardini	Michelangelo: Biography Of A Genius	From the Florence of Lorenzo the Magnificent and Savonarola to the splendour of the papal Rome; the tormented life of a Renaissance genius.
/book/show/443316.W_H_Auden?from_search=true	Humphrey Carpenter	W. H. Auden: A Biography	W. H. Auden disapproved of literary biography. Or did he? The truth is far more equivocal than at first seems apparent. There is no denying he delivered himself of such unambiguous pronouncements as 'Biographies of writers are always superfluous and usually in bad taste.'; and that he asked for his friends to burn his letters at his death, but, against that, Auden himselfW. H. Auden disapproved of literary biography. Or did he? The truth is far more equivocal than at first seems apparent. There is no denying he delivered himself of such unambiguous pronouncements as 'Biographies of writers are always superfluous and usually in bad taste.'; and that he asked for his friends to burn his letters at his death, but, against that, Auden himself often reviewed literary biographies and normally with enthusiasm. Moreover he argued for biographies of writers such as Dryden, Trollope, Wagner and Gerard Manley Hopkins as their lives would tell us something about their art.Humphrey Carpenter himself nicely summarizes Auden's ambiguity on this question. 'Here (referring to literary biography), as so often in his life, Auden adopted a dogmatic attitude which did not reflect the full range of his opinions, and which he sometimes flatly contradicted.'Although the biography was not authorized it did receive the co-operation of the Auden Estate which gave permission for letters and unpublished works to be quoted. The result is a biography that was widely praised on first publication in 1981 and which continues to hold its own. Now is the obvious time to reissue it with the character of Humphrey Carpenter playing an important role in Alan Bennett's The Habit of Art. In his introduction Alan Bennett writes 'When I started writing the play I made much use of the biographies of both Auden and Britten written by Humphrey Carpenter and both are models of their kind. Indeed I was consulting his books so much that eventually Carpenter found his way into the play.' 'Carpenter is a model biographer - diligent, unspeculative, sympathetic, and extremely good at finding out what happened when and with whom . . . admirably detailed and researched study.' John Bayley, The Listener'an illuminating book; full of information, unobtrusively affectionate, it describes with unpretentious elegance the curve of a great poet's life and work' Frank Kermode, Guardian'sharpens and usually lights up even the most canvassed parts of the Auden life and myth . . . a deeply interesting book about a deeply interesting life' Roy Fuller, Sunday Times' . . . the story of a remarkable man told by one of the best living biographers' David Cecil, Book Choice 
/book/show/32066064-the-song-of-the-lark-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	Willa Cather Jan Oliveira (Editor)	The Song of the Lark (With Notes)(Biography)(Illustrated)	he Song of the Lark is the third novel by American author Willa Cather, written in 1915. It is generally considered to be the second novel in Cather's Prairie Trilogy, following O Pioneers! (1913) and preceding My ntonia (1918).The book tells the story of a talented artist born in a small town in Colorado who discovers and develops her singing voice. Her story is told aghe Song of the Lark is the third novel by American author Willa Cather, written in 1915. It is generally considered to be the second novel in Cather's Prairie Trilogy, following O Pioneers! (1913) and preceding My ntonia (1918).The book tells the story of a talented artist born in a small town in Colorado who discovers and develops her singing voice. Her story is told against the backdrop of the burgeoning American West in which she was born in a town along the rail line, of fast-growing Chicago near the turn of the twentieth century, and of the audience for singers of her skills in the US compared to Europe. Thea Kronborg grows up, learning herself, her strengths and her talent, until she reaches success.
/book/show/7504629-automaton-biographies?from_search=true	Larissa Lai	Automaton Biographies	Poetry about the search for self amidst the shrill din of technology.
/book/show/2602610-king?from_search=true	David Levering Lewis	King: A Biography	
/book/show/28190072-riders-of-the-purple-sage-the-original-novel-annotated?from_search=true	Zane Grey	Riders of the Purple Sage, The Original Novel (Annotated): Masterpiece Collection: Riders of the Purple Sage, Complete Novel , Complete Bibliography, and Biography	This edition includes:The complete novel (Riders of the Purple Sage),Complete bibliography of Zane Grey,Over ten western illustrations,Biography of Zane Grey,A sharp clip-crop of iron-shod hoofs deadened and died away, and clouds of yellow dust drifted from under the cottonwoods out over the sage.Jane Withersteen gazed down the wide purple slope with dreamy and troubThis edition includes:The complete novel (Riders of the Purple Sage),Complete bibliography of Zane Grey,Over ten western illustrations,Biography of Zane Grey,A sharp clip-crop of iron-shod hoofs deadened and died away, and clouds of yellow dust drifted from under the cottonwoods out over the sage.Jane Withersteen gazed down the wide purple slope with dreamy and troubled eyes. A rider had just left her and it was his message that held her thoughtful and almost sad, awaiting the churchmen who were coming to resent and attack her right to befriend a Gentile.She wondered if the unrest and strife that had lately come to the little village of Cottonwoods was to involve her. And then she sighed, remembering that her father had founded this remotest border settlement of southern Utah and that he had left it to her. She owned all the ground and many of the cottages. Withersteen House was hers, and the great ranch, with its thousands of cattle, and the swiftest horses of the sage. To her belonged Amber Spring, the water which gave verdure and beauty to the village and made living possible on that wild purple upland waste. She could not escape being involved by whatever befell Cottonwoods.That year, 1871, had marked a change which had been gradually coming in the lives of the peace-loving Mormons of the border. GlazeStone BridgeSterling, villages to the north, had risen against the invasion of Gentile settlers and the forays of rustlers. There had been opposition to the one and fighting with the other. And now Cottonwoods had begun to wake and bestir itself and grown hard.
/book/show/11975893-aung-san-suu-kyi?from_search=true	Jesper Bengtsson	Aung San Suu Kyi: A Biography	The leader of Burmas democracy movement, Aung San Suu Kyi, has joined Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, and the Dalai Lama in the global pantheon of those whose lives are dedicated to freedom. Throughout the world, she is associated with a peaceful struggle for democracy and human rights. But what is she really like? What drives her to make such enorThe leader of Burmas democracy movement, Aung San Suu Kyi, has joined Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King Jr., Mahatma Gandhi, and the Dalai Lama in the global pantheon of those whose lives are dedicated to freedom. Throughout the world, she is associated with a peaceful struggle for democracy and human rights. But what is she really like? What drives her to make such enormous personal sacrifices for her country?Jesper Bengtsson presents a portrait of one of todays most significant political activists. He chronicles her background as the daughter of Burmas liberation hero Aung San, the years she spent in England and New York, and her return to Burma in the 1980s. First placed under house arrest by the military junta in 1989, she spent fifteen of the subsequent twenty-one years in captivity, separated from her husband and two children.Throughout that period, she remained a unifying figure and activist for Burmas democracy movement. Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1991, she saw her reputation and her international stature grow the longer she was under house arrest. Upon her release in November 2010, she immediately took up her work with the democracy movement and proved that she remains the most important political force in Burma.Aung San Suu Kyis ability to affect people and repressive regimes reflects not only her personal charisma and courage but also her devotion to one of the great issues of our times: What is necessary for democracy to evolve from a deeply authoritarian system?
/book/show/13592740-leonardo-dicaprio?from_search=true	Douglas Wight	Leonardo DiCaprio: The Biography	Leo has become one ofthe highest paid actors in the world and his position looks set to be secure for some time to comeas the release of the new 3D version ofheralds another sensational year in the life of Hollywood's hottest talent. TheLeo has become one ofthe highest paid actors in the world and his position looks set to be secure for some time to comeas the release of the new 3D version ofheralds another sensational year in the life of Hollywood's hottest talent. Theyear will also see him take on the lead role in a new adaptation ofand see him cast as a villain in Quentin Tarantino's new blockbuster. It's a far cry from the heartthrob's humble beginnings when he had to scrape for parts in TV commercials and soap operas before catching the eye in Baz Luhrmann's stylishand then achieving worldwide superstardom with. Cementing his reputation with captivating performances in films likeand, DiCaprio won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Howard Hughes in. A keen environmentalist and conservationist, he has given millions to good causes around the globe and has never been shy about wearing his political ideas on his sleeve. Although he's spentmore than15 years at the top of his profession, Leonardo remains something of an enigma. He has famously dated some of the world's most beautiful women, but seems no nearer to settling down, and his often daring movie choices suggest someone still striving for perfection despite his stunning successes.
/book/show/24045531-the-complete-works-of-william-shakespeare?from_search=true	William Shakespeare Sidney Lee	The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: All 213 Plays, Poems, Sonnets, Apocryphal Plays + The Biography: The Life of William Shakespeare by Sidney Lee: ... - The Tempest - Othello and many more	This carefully crafted ebook: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.William Shakespeare is recognized as one of the greatest writers of all time, known for works like Hamlet, Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, The Tempest, and many other works. With the 154 poemsThis carefully crafted ebook: The Complete Works of William Shakespeare is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.William Shakespeare is recognized as one of the greatest writers of all time, known for works like Hamlet, Much Ado About Nothing, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, The Tempest, and many other works. With the 154 poems and 37 plays of Shakespeare's literary career, his body of works are among the most quoted in literature. Shakespeare created comedies, histories, tragedies, and poetry. Despite the authorship controversies that have surrounded his works, the name of Shakespeare continues to be revered by scholars and writers from around the world.William Shakespeare (1564 1616) was an English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the Bard of Avon.His extant works, including some collaborations, consist of about 37 plays, 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems, and a few other verses, the authorship of some of which is uncertain.
/book/show/1247253.Bradley?from_search=true	Alan Axelrod Wesley K. Clark (Foreword)	Bradley: A Biography	
/book/show/31373263-gorgias---plato-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	Plato Jan Oliveira (Editor) Benjamin Jowett (Translator)	Gorgias - Plato (With Notes)(Biography)(Illustrated)	Gorgias is a Socratic dialogue written by Plato around 380 BC. The dialogue depicts a conversation between Socrates and a small group of sophists (and other guests) at a dinner gathering, Socrates debates with the sophist seeking the true definition of rhetoric, attempting to pinpoint the essence of rhetoric and unveil the flaws of the sophistic oratory popular in Athens aGorgias is a Socratic dialogue written by Plato around 380 BC. The dialogue depicts a conversation between Socrates and a small group of sophists (and other guests) at a dinner gathering, Socrates debates with the sophist seeking the true definition of rhetoric, attempting to pinpoint the essence of rhetoric and unveil the flaws of the sophistic oratory popular in Athens at this time. The art of persuasion was widely considered necessary for political and legal advantage in classical Athens, and rhetoricians promoted themselves as teachers of this fundamental skill. Some, like Gorgias, were foreigners attracted to Athens because of its reputation for intellectual and cultural sophistication. In the Gorgias, Socrates argues that philosophy is an art, whereas rhetoric is a skill based on mere experience. To Socrates, most rhetoric in practice is merely flattery. In order to use rhetoric for good, rhetoric cannot exist alone; it must depend on philosophy to guide its morality. Socrates, therefore, believes that morality is not inherent in rhetoric and that without philosophy, rhetoric is simply used to persuade for personal gain. Socrates suggests that he is one of the few (but not only) Athenians to practice true politics (521d).
/book/show/1018712.Queen?from_search=true	Laura Jackson	Queen: The Definitive Biography	Laura Jackson has interviewed members of Queen, many of their close friends, and several of the world's leading rock musicians to turn the spotlight on the private lives, professional struggles and personal triumphs of the band.
/book/show/28779670-karmayogi?from_search=true	M.S. Ashokan Rajesh Rajamohan (Translator)	Karmayogi: A Biography of E. Sreedharan	Karmayogi is the dramatic and inspiring story of E. Sreedharan, the much-admired engineer and technocrat who won accolades for finishing the Delhi Metro project within budget and on time, in the face of severe constraints. Known for his efficiency and discipline and regarded the world over for his productivity standards, Sreedharan has, surprisingly, never spent more thanKarmayogi is the dramatic and inspiring story of E. Sreedharan, the much-admired engineer and technocrat who won accolades for finishing the Delhi Metro project within budget and on time, in the face of severe constraints. Known for his efficiency and discipline and regarded the world over for his productivity standards, Sreedharan has, surprisingly, never spent more than the eight-hour workday in office. This fascinating book looks back on an extraordinary career full of sterling achievements-Sreedharan's years with the Railways, the building of the Kolkata Metro and the Konkan Railway, followed by the Delhi Metro, and the many metro projects he is involved with now. Translated from a bestselling biography in Malayalam, this is the uplifting story of a very private person who has become an icon of modern India because of his uncompromising work ethic.
/book/show/1031402.Santa_Claus?from_search=true	Gerry Bowler	Santa Claus: A Biography	An entertaining, often surprising look at the life of the worlds most influential fictional character.He is the embodiment of charity and generosity, a creation of mythology, a tool of clever capitalists. The very idea of him is enduring and powerful.Santa Claus was born in early-nineteenth-century America, but his family tree goes back seven hundred years to Saint NicholAn entertaining, often surprising look at the life of the worlds most influential fictional character.He is the embodiment of charity and generosity, a creation of mythology, a tool of clever capitalists. The very idea of him is enduring and powerful.Santa Claus was born in early-nineteenth-century America, but his family tree goes back seven hundred years to Saint Nicholas, patron saint of children. Intervening generations were shaggy and strange  whip-wielding menaces to naughty boys and girls. Yet as the raucous, outdoor, alcohol-fuelled holiday gave way to a more domestic, sentimental model, a new kind of gift-bringer was called for  a loveable elf, still judgmental but far less threatening.In this engaging social and cultural history, Gerry Bowler examines the place of Santa Claus in history, literature, advertising, and art. He traces his metamorphosis from a beardless youth into a red-suited peddler. He reveals the lesser-known aspects of the gift-bringers life  Santas involvement with social and political causes of all stripes (he enlisted on the Union side in the American Civil War), his starring role in the movies and as adman for gun-makers and insurance companies. And he demolishes the myths surrounding Santa Claus and Coca-Cola.will stand as the classic work on the long-lived and multifarious Mr. Claus.
/book/show/104705.Dharma_Lion?from_search=true	Michael Schumacher Matthew A. Schumacher	Dharma Lion: A Biography of Allen Ginsberg	Perhaps no poet in the history of America, with the exception of Walt Whitman, has so dominated the popular imagination as has Allen Ginsberg. From the close of World War II to the end of the Cold War, Ginsberg has been in the vanguard of every popular movement; from the emergence of the Beat Generation in the Fifties to the hippie and antiwar movements of the sixties, toPerhaps no poet in the history of America, with the exception of Walt Whitman, has so dominated the popular imagination as has Allen Ginsberg. From the close of World War II to the end of the Cold War, Ginsberg has been in the vanguard of every popular movement; from the emergence of the Beat Generation in the Fifties to the hippie and antiwar movements of the sixties, to the ecology movement and the Buddhist revival of the seventies, Allen Ginsberg has given voice to his generation's spirit in poetry of astonishing power. Michael Schumacher has spent eight years researching and writing this dramatic biography, with Ginsberg's full cooperation and with access to all his journals and papers, as well as spending thousands of hours interviewing Ginsberg's friends and enemies alike. With the sweep of an epic novel Schumacher tells the story of this quintessentially American poet and his times, with fascinating portraits of such contemporaries as Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady, and William Burroughs, among many others, along with many rarely seen photographs. This is undoubtedly the most complete portrait we are ever likely to see of one of the most influential writers of the twentieth century.
/book/show/526309.Kissinger?from_search=true	Walter Isaacson	Kissinger: A Biography	The first full-length biography of Henry Kissinger, America's most powerful, dazzling, and controversial secretary of state, by the coauthor of the bestseller The Wise Men. Drawing on 150 interviews, including more than two dozen extensive sessions with Kissinger, Isaacson follows the man from his childhood to his present years as a globe-trotting business consultant. 16 pThe first full-length biography of Henry Kissinger, America's most powerful, dazzling, and controversial secretary of state, by the coauthor of the bestseller The Wise Men. Drawing on 150 interviews, including more than two dozen extensive sessions with Kissinger, Isaacson follows the man from his childhood to his present years as a globe-trotting business consultant. 16 pages of photos.
/book/show/6923472-jeff-corwin?from_search=true	Jeff Corwin	Jeff Corwin: a Wild Life: The Authorized Biography	A fascinating look at the real Jeff Corwin!From growing up in an urban community near Boston, to falling in love with snakes, to traveling to exotic places, to becoming a beloved Emmy Award-winning television host of Animal Planet, this authorized biography will give readers a first-hand look at Jeff's amazing and adventurous life. Based on extensive research and one-on-oA fascinating look at the real Jeff Corwin!From growing up in an urban community near Boston, to falling in love with snakes, to traveling to exotic places, to becoming a beloved Emmy Award-winning television host of Animal Planet, this authorized biography will give readers a first-hand look at Jeff's amazing and adventurous life. Based on extensive research and one-on-one interviews with Jeff, kids will get an honest telling of Jeff Corwin's incredible journey from child nature enthusiast to naturalist and animal specialist.
/book/show/9011952-hugh-trevor-roper?from_search=true	Adam Sisman	Hugh Trevor-Roper: The Biography	Hugh TrevorRoper's life is a rich subject for a biography with elements of Greek tragedy, comedy, and moments of high farce.Clever, witty, and sophisticated, TrevorRoper was the most brilliant historian of his generation. Until his downfall, he seemed to have everything: wealth and connections, a chair at Oxford, a beautiful country house, an aristocratic wife, and, evHugh TrevorRoper's life is a rich subject for a biography with elements of Greek tragedy, comedy, and moments of high farce.Clever, witty, and sophisticated, TrevorRoper was the most brilliant historian of his generation. Until his downfall, he seemed to have everything: wealth and connections, a chair at Oxford, a beautiful country house, an aristocratic wife, and, eventually, a title of his own. Eloquent and versatile, fearless and formidable, he moved easily between Oxford and London, between the dreaming spires of scholarship and the jostling corridors of power. He developed a lucid prose style which he used to deadly effect. He was notorious for his acerbic attacks on other historians, but ultimately tainted his own reputation with a catastrophic error when he authenticated the forged Hitler Diaries. Adam Sisman sheds new light on this fascinating and dramatic episode, but also shows that there was much more to Hugh TrevorRoper's career than the fiasco of the Hitler Diaries hoax that became his epitaph. From wartime codebreaking to grilling Nazis while the trail was still fresh in 1945 (and finding Hitler's will buried inside a bottle), to his wideranging interests, his snobbery and his malice, his formidable postwar feuds, and his secret and passionate affair with an older, married woman.A study in both success and failure, Adam Sisman's biography is a revealing and personal story of a remarkable life.
/book/show/6978771-britney?from_search=true	Steve Dennis	Britney: Inside the Dream: The Biography	Following the astounding success of her 1998 hit single . . . Baby One More Time, Britney Spears quickly became an international pop idol. At just 27 years of age, she has racked up five number-one albums, seven top-10 singles, and seven sold-out world tours. For all of her success, however, over the past decade Britneys private life has been a difficult one. She has enFollowing the astounding success of her 1998 hit single . . . Baby One More Time, Britney Spears quickly became an international pop idol. At just 27 years of age, she has racked up five number-one albums, seven top-10 singles, and seven sold-out world tours. For all of her success, however, over the past decade Britneys private life has been a difficult one. She has endured numerous failed relationships as well as a very public divorce and custody battle, all in the full glare of the international media. Drawing on exclusive interviews with those closest to her, this is an engrossing portrait of fascinating superstar.
/book/show/19200214-periyar?from_search=true	Bala Jeyaraman	Periyar: A Political Biography of E.V. Ramasamy	Periyar propagated the principles of rationalism, self-respect, womens rights and eradication of caste. He opposed the exploitation and marginalisation of the non-Brahmin indigenous Dravidian peoples of South India and the imposition of, what he considered, Indo-Aryan India. His work has greatly revolutionised Tamil society and has significantly removed caste-based discriPeriyar propagated the principles of rationalism, self-respect, womens rights and eradication of caste. He opposed the exploitation and marginalisation of the non-Brahmin indigenous Dravidian peoples of South India and the imposition of, what he considered, Indo-Aryan India. His work has greatly revolutionised Tamil society and has significantly removed caste-based discrimination. He is also responsible for bringing new changes to the Tamil alphabet. The citation awarded by the UNESCO described Periyar as the prophet of the new age, the Socrates of South East Asia, father of social reform movement and arch enemy of ignorance, superstitions, meaningless customs and base manners
/book/show/900289.Iggy_Pop_Open_Up_and_Bleed?from_search=true	Paul Trynka	Iggy Pop - Open Up and Bleed: The Biography	Iggy Pop's legendary career has been tumultuous, reaching great heights, producing mega-hits, while at times hitting rock-bottom lows in jail and mental institutions. Along the way, he's become a cult rock hero, an inspiration for dozens of other famous rockers, and has had a pretty good time of it, too. But the image of Iggy Pop versus the man behind that image, James NewIggy Pop's legendary career has been tumultuous, reaching great heights, producing mega-hits, while at times hitting rock-bottom lows in jail and mental institutions. Along the way, he's become a cult rock hero, an inspiration for dozens of other famous rockers, and has had a pretty good time of it, too. But the image of Iggy Pop versus the man behind that image, James Newell Osterberg, Jr., are surprisingly contradictory. As the author deftly reveals in this first-ever biography of Iggy, the nude and rude punk rocker was the vice-president of his high-school class and is considered an intellectual by many. Living in Ann Arbor among Iggy's childhood friends and pre-fame lovers and interviewing dozen of musicians including Iggy himself, Trynka has created a sincere and fascinating portrayal of the real man behind the rock star.
/book/show/2411386.Billie_Piper?from_search=true	Chris Stevens	Billie Piper: A Biography	
/book/show/7183768-saddam-hussein?from_search=true	Shiva Balaghi	Saddam Hussein: A Biography	In July 1979, Saddam Hussein became the President of Iraq. His dictum was simply expressed--power through terror. During the first decade of his presidency, Saddam engaged in three wars: the Iran-Iraq War, the invasion of Kuwait, and the Gulf War of 1991. After September 11th, the war on terrorism led to the war against Iraq that began in March 2003 and the eventual capturIn July 1979, Saddam Hussein became the President of Iraq. His dictum was simply expressed--power through terror. During the first decade of his presidency, Saddam engaged in three wars: the Iran-Iraq War, the invasion of Kuwait, and the Gulf War of 1991. After September 11th, the war on terrorism led to the war against Iraq that began in March 2003 and the eventual capture of Sadddam Hussein effecitively ending his rule over the Iraqi people. On April 9, 2003, a handful of U.S. Marines helped a small crowd of Iraqis gathered in Firdos Square to tear down a statue of Saddam Hussein. Since his capture, Saddam has been transferred to Iraqi legal custody and awaits his trial for atrocities committed during his regime.This biography details Saddam's difficult childhood in Tikrit and his politically influential teenage years in Baghdad with his uncle. His involvement with the Iraqi Ba'ath Party led to his participation in an assassination attempt on then Prime Minister Qassem. In his early political life, Saddam retained the lessons of village life learned in his difficult Tikrit childhood, but they would become enmeshed with his discovery of Ba'athism and pan-Arabism. Once he became President of Iraq, Saddam often ruled with force and a carefully cultivated image throughout the use of visual imagery and books. Though Saddam no longer rules Iraq, the legacy of his reign will likely shape Iraqi history for years to come.
/book/show/10066538-habermas?from_search=true	Matthew G. Specter	Habermas: An Intellectual Biography	This book follows postwar Germany s leading philosopher and social thinker, J rgen Habermas, through four decades of political and constitutional struggle over the shape of liberal democracy in Germany. Habermas s most influential theories of the public sphere, communicative action, and modernity were decisively shaped by major West German political events: the failure toThis book follows postwar Germany s leading philosopher and social thinker, J rgen Habermas, through four decades of political and constitutional struggle over the shape of liberal democracy in Germany. Habermas s most influential theories of the public sphere, communicative action, and modernity were decisively shaped by major West German political events: the failure to de-Nazify the judiciary, the rise of a powerful Constitutional Court, student rebellions in the late 1960s, the changing fortunes of the Social Democratic Party, NATO s decision to station nuclear weapons, and the unexpected collapse of East Germany. In turn, Habermas s writings on state, law, and constitution played a critical role in reorienting German political thought and culture to a progressive liberal-democratic model. Matthew Specter uniquely illuminates the interrelationship between the thinker and his culture.
/book/show/1263855.Jayne_Mansfield_?from_search=true	May Mann	Jayne Mansfield;: A biography	
/book/show/25132560-young-abraham?from_search=true	Wayne Whipple	Young Abraham : A complete biography	Lincolns vision as a leader was instilled in him from a young age, and the lessons he learned as a young man carried him into the White House, and into the history books, as one of Americas most commanding figures. The insights offered in this enlightening volume show the formative years of the boy who would become our 16th President.Lincolns vision as a leader was instilled in him from a young age, and the lessons he learned as a young man carried him into the White House, and into the history books, as one of Americas most commanding figures. The insights offered in this enlightening volume show the formative years of the boy who would become our 16th President.
/book/show/20500414-gabriel-garcia-marquez?from_search=true	Angela Bussone	Gabriel Garcia Marquez: A Biography	ABOUT THE BOOKColombian-born author Gabriel Garca Mrquez, or Gabo as he is known, is the preeminent figure among Latin American writers and an internationally recognized leader in contemporary literature. Garca Mrquez, a writer, journalist, political activist and screenwriter, is considered the father of magical realism, spawning a new genre of literature forty fiABOUT THE BOOKColombian-born author Gabriel Garca Mrquez, or Gabo as he is known, is the preeminent figure among Latin American writers and an internationally recognized leader in contemporary literature. Garca Mrquez, a writer, journalist, political activist and screenwriter, is considered the father of magical realism, spawning a new genre of literature forty five years ago with a solitary composition.To date, the Nobel Prize-winning author has written more than twenty works, including novels, novellas, short stories, and nonfiction, which have resulted in numerous adaptations as plays and films. One Hundred Years of Solitude alone has sold more than thirty million copies throughout the world, with translations of his works appearing in thirty five languages. In this compact volume, gain an understanding of Garca Mrquez the man and his most respected works.MEET THE AUTHORAngela Bussone received a juris doctor and Advanced Legal Research, Writing and Drafting Certificate from Florida Coastal School of Law, where she served on the Law Review Board as technical editor. She also holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of North Florida, where she was president of the Playwrights' Club, Features Editor for the school's newspaper, and wrote a play selected for the New South Young Playwrights Festival at the Horizon Theatre Co. Her writings have appeared in The Florida Times-Union, where she was a writer; the Florida Coastal Law Review, and in various publications and academic journals. She lives in a small coastal town in Northeast Florida with her husband and six-pound Persian cat, where she performs as violinist and composes songs for an Americana band, supports the local symphony and artists, and volunteers her time with organizations devoted to encouraging literacy, protection and enjoyment of the ocean, and preventing homelessness.EXCERPT FROM THE BOOKAlthough Garca Mrquez has permeated the literary world and has been just as equally embraced, his career has not been without controversy. Last September of 2011, The Guardian reported copies of Garca Mrquez's book, News of a Kidnapping, had sold out in Iran because of comments by opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, who was reported in The Guardian as saying the book's account of kidnappings in Colombia as an accurate reflection of his life under house arrest. News of a Kidnapping gives the account of the kidnappings of prominent Colombians in the 1990s under the direction of Pablo Escobar.A piece in The Atlantic by William Kennedy uncovers the financial strain during this period for the family, and how Mercedes got the family through it by selling most of the couple's possessions and borrowing twelve thousand dollars from family and friends. Garca Mrquez told Kennedy he was unaware of how Mercedes was able to provide during this time, but never asked any questions. Yet a supply of whiskey and [g]ood Scotch was always on hand for the writer and future Nobel Prize winner in his Mexico City Cave of the Mafia writing space, where he spent eight to ten hours a day writing.CHAPTER OUTLINEBackground and Basics+ Introduction+ Family and upbringingPublic and Private Persona+ Major accomplishments and awards+ Personal life+ Recent News+ Public Statements and Attributed Quotes+ ...and much moreExtras+ Trivia and Facts+ Sources and Further Reading...buy the book to continue reading!
/book/show/1485637.Pierre_Joseph_Proudhon?from_search=true	George Woodcock	Pierre-Joseph Proudhon: A Biography	The first full-scale English-language biography of the prominent 19th century social thinker and father of anarchism. Woodcock makes a very good case for the consistency of [Proudhon's] teaching.--Essential reading for a true appreciation of economic history and thought.--
/book/show/524507.Salmon_P_Chase?from_search=true	John  Niven	Salmon P. Chase: A Biography	Salmon P. Chase was one of the preeminent men of nineteenth-century America. A majestic figure, tall and stately, Chase was a leader in the fight to end slavery, a brilliant administrator who as Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury provided crucial funding for a vastly expensive war. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during the turmoil of Reconstruction, he was the preSalmon P. Chase was one of the preeminent men of nineteenth-century America. A majestic figure, tall and stately, Chase was a leader in the fight to end slavery, a brilliant administrator who as Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury provided crucial funding for a vastly expensive war. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court during the turmoil of Reconstruction, he was the presiding officer of the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson. Yet he was also a complex figure. As John Niven reveals in this magisterial biography, Chase was a paradoxical blend of idealism and ambition. If he stood for the highest moral purposes - the freedom and equality of all mankind - these lofty motives failed to mask a thirst for power so deeply ingrained in his character that it drove away many who shared his principles, but invariably mistrusted his motives. What emerges is a portrait of a tragic figure, whose high qualities of heart and mind and whose many achievements were ultimately tarnished by an often unseemly quest for power. It is a striking look at an eminent statesman as well as a revealing glimpse into political life of nineteenth-century America, all set against a background of the antislavery movement, the Civil War, and the turmoil of Reconstruction.
/book/show/13540476-edgar-allan-poe?from_search=true	Daniel Dyer	Edgar Allan Poe: A Biography	Young persons biography of Poe from childhood to death.
/book/show/23607893-the-rebel?from_search=true	Susan Adelman	The Rebel: A Biography of Ram Jethmalani	Ram Jethmalani has been called many things a legal legend, a wizard of the law and a magnet for controversy with a knack for defending the most notorious figures in India. With a career spanning the entire history of independent India and still going strong, he has managed to command respect and evoke anger in equal measure. But did you know that he is the most pro-IsraelRam Jethmalani has been called many things a legal legend, a wizard of the law and a magnet for controversy with a knack for defending the most notorious figures in India. With a career spanning the entire history of independent India and still going strong, he has managed to command respect and evoke anger in equal measure. But did you know that he is the most pro-Israel politician in Asia one of the founders of the prestigious National School of Law, Bangalore one of the first to raise the issue of corruption in India, founder of the Sunday Guardian in the late eighties, one of the longest-serving parliamentarians and that he is married to two wives at the same time? In The Rebel, A Biography of Ram Jethmalani, Susan Adelman, a longtime friend, presents the most updated, authentic and detailed account of his life. Peppered with personal accounts, unknown facets of his life and insider titbits, the book reveals the man behind the larger than life persona of Ram Jethmalani.
/book/show/370812.Phil_Collins?from_search=true	Ray Coleman	Phil Collins: The Definitive Biography	The story of Phil Collins which charts every aspect of his life and work. Collins began as an actor before becoming drummer and then lead singer with Genesis. His compulsion to make music has often been triggered by havoc in his personal life. Interviews with his friends and family are included.
/book/show/21382278-iain-banks?from_search=true	Craig Cabell	Iain Banks: The Biography	
/book/show/1114665.Ian_McKellen?from_search=true	Mark Barratt	Ian McKellen: A Biography	Sir Ian McKellen has appeared in theaters, on television, and film screens since the 1960s. Now, with his parts in the first two X-Men films and the phenomenally successful Lord of the Rings trilogy, he is known worldwide. This fully up-to-date biography includes new interviews and covers McKellen's childhood, his time at Cambridge University with Trevor Nunn and Derek JacSir Ian McKellen has appeared in theaters, on television, and film screens since the 1960s. Now, with his parts in the first two X-Men films and the phenomenally successful Lord of the Rings trilogy, he is known worldwide. This fully up-to-date biography includes new interviews and covers McKellen's childhood, his time at Cambridge University with Trevor Nunn and Derek Jacobi, roles in plays such asand,at the RSC, Broadway, and running The Actors' Company and the McKellen/Petherbridge Company. Also covering McKellen's advocacy of gay issues and his opinions against war, it gives a well-rounded view of one of Britain's greatest stage and screen actors.
/book/show/20615988-on-the-periphery---david-sylvian---a-biography?from_search=true	Christopher E. Young	On The Periphery - David Sylvian - A Biography	At last, the definitive biography of David Sylvian is available. This book  which has taken 3 years to complete  tracks the period of Sylvian's solo career from 1982 to 2013.As well as being one of popular music's most innovative and influential composers, Sylvian is an enigmatic and complex man, and the musical, personal, and spiritual journey he has undertaken over theAt last, the definitive biography of David Sylvian is available. This book  which has taken 3 years to complete  tracks the period of Sylvian's solo career from 1982 to 2013.As well as being one of popular music's most innovative and influential composers, Sylvian is an enigmatic and complex man, and the musical, personal, and spiritual journey he has undertaken over the last three decades is profoundly fascinating.The book begins as Japan  the band that Sylvian fronted in the late 1970s and early 1980s  broke up. As Sylvian embarked on his solo career, few would have appreciated the extent to which innovation and improvisation would become the central focus of his work.
/book/show/7186299-hugh-jackman?from_search=true	Anthony Griffiths	Hugh Jackman: The Biography	One of Hollywood's hottest properties, Hugh Jackmanhas become an international superstar as Wolverine in the X-Men series, and is loved by fans worldwide thanks to his extremely varied career as an actor and producer in film, television, and musical theater. Born in Sydney in 1968,he starred in several Australian musical theater productions before gaining international rOne of Hollywood's hottest properties, Hugh Jackmanhas become an international superstar as Wolverine in the X-Men series, and is loved by fans worldwide thanks to his extremely varied career as an actor and producer in film, television, and musical theater. Born in Sydney in 1968,he starred in several Australian musical theater productions before gaining international recognition on London's West End in a critically acclaimed production offor which he received an Olivier Award nomination for Best Actor. In 2000, Jackman's Hollywood break came as he was cast as Wolverine, a role that catapulted him to stardom. He has since reprised the role in box office hits,, and. He continues tocombine a successful theater career withbig screenwork, winning aTony Award for his 2004 performance in. Rumored to have been shortlisted for the role of James Bond, in 2006Jackman then went on to star inthe animated filmand alongside fellowAussie Nicole Kidman in Baz Luhrmann's epic film.
/book/show/847143.The_American_Presidents?from_search=true	David C. Whitney	The American Presidents: Biographies of the Chief Executives from Washington Through Clinton (Guild America Books)	Concise but thorough profiles of the forty-one presidents of the United States furnish a detailed portrait of each man, an assessment of their strengths and weaknesses, personal anecdotes, and important facts about their terms of office. Original.
/book/show/298007.James_Dean?from_search=true	Wes D. Gehring	James Dean: Rebel With A Cause (Indiana Biography) (Indiana Biography Series)	On September 30, 1955, a budding movie star who had just completed a rigorous schedule that included three films, set out on a trip to participate in a sports-car race in Salinas, California. James Dean never made it to his destination. Instead, Dean's silver Porsche 550 Spyder was hit head-on by another motorist. Dean, the actor from Fairmount, Indiana, had died. Dean, thOn September 30, 1955, a budding movie star who had just completed a rigorous schedule that included three films, set out on a trip to participate in a sports-car race in Salinas, California. James Dean never made it to his destination. Instead, Dean's silver Porsche 550 Spyder was hit head-on by another motorist. Dean, the actor from Fairmount, Indiana, had died. Dean, the legend, was born. Even today, fans of the actor make annual pilgrimages to Dean's Indiana grave site.
/book/show/1389597.Leadership_in_the_Indian_Army?from_search=true	V.K. Singh	Leadership in the Indian Army: Biographies of Twelve Soldiers	Spanning over 60 years of military leadership in India, this unique book brings to life the human side of twelve exceptional military leaders. Unlike traditional biographies of combat leaders which focus primarily on military operations or regimental histories, the author concentrates on personal accounts, anecdotes and reminiscences in order to highlight these leaders perSpanning over 60 years of military leadership in India, this unique book brings to life the human side of twelve exceptional military leaders. Unlike traditional biographies of combat leaders which focus primarily on military operations or regimental histories, the author concentrates on personal accounts, anecdotes and reminiscences in order to highlight these leaders personalities, and to draw out the human face behind the military facade. The author argues that written records tend to glorify the actions of battalions as well as individuals, magnifying achievements while suppressing the mistakes and glossing over failures. This book, on the other hand, provides a truer picture of the strength of character and convictions of each of these leaders.The book throws new light on many historical events and the role of political leaders during Indias fight for independence and the partitioning of the subcontinent. The author gives an overview of Indias military history after independence, including major operations such as the wars with China in 1962, and with Pakistan in 1947, 1965 and 1971. He describes many hitherto unknown or little known facts and incidents concerning smaller operations like Nathu La in 1967 and Goa in 1962.
/book/show/1516078.The_Raven?from_search=true	Marquis James	The Raven: A Biography of Sam Houston	This is the stuff of which legend is made, this story of the making of Texas, and Houston is one with those semilegendary characters--with Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett, with Marion the Swamp Fox and Ethan Allen. . . . In a sense he is too good to be true, this man who wrought such mighty deeds within the lifetime of our fathers and grandfathers; in a sense if he had notThis is the stuff of which legend is made, this story of the making of Texas, and Houston is one with those semilegendary characters--with Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett, with Marion the Swamp Fox and Ethan Allen. . . . In a sense he is too good to be true, this man who wrought such mighty deeds within the lifetime of our fathers and grandfathers; in a sense if he had not existed we should have had to create him. --from the introduction by Henry Steele Commager
/book/show/178574.George_Washington?from_search=true	Washington Irving Charles Neider (Editor)	George Washington: A Biography	Washington Irvings(published in five volumes in 185659) was the product of his last years and remains his most personal work. Christened with the name of the great general, Irving was blessed by Washington while still a boy of seven, and later came to know many of the prominent figures of the Revolution. In these pages he describes them using fWashington Irvings(published in five volumes in 185659) was the product of his last years and remains his most personal work. Christened with the name of the great general, Irving was blessed by Washington while still a boy of seven, and later came to know many of the prominent figures of the Revolution. In these pages he describes them using firsthand source material and observation. The result is a book which is fascinating not only for its subject (the American Revolution), but also for how it reveals in illuminating detail the personality and humanity of a now remote, towering icon. Here is an intimate portrait of Washington the man, from Virginia youth to colonial commander to commander-in-chief of the patriot army to first president and great guiding force of the American federation. But one cannot read Irvingswithout marveling at the supreme art behind it, for his biography is foremost a work of literature. Charles Neiders abridgment and editing of Irvings long out-of-print classic has created a literary work comparable in importance and elegance to the original., Neiders title for his edition of Irvings, makes the work accessible to modern audiences. The extensive introduction provides a detailed analysis of Irvings life and times, and the difficulties he faced as he worked against his own failing health to finish what he felt was his masterpiece. This new edition of the superb biography of Americas first citizen by Americas first literary artist remains as fresh and unique today as when it was penned.
/book/show/2531571.a_vicarage_family?from_search=true	Noel Streatfeild	a vicarage family: a biography of myself	A fictionalized version of Noel Streatfeild's childhood.
/book/show/19274383-alice-in-wonderland?from_search=true	Lewis Carroll Belle Moses Darryl Marks (Editor)	Alice in Wonderland: All 4 Stories Plus Lewis Carroll's Poetry, The Fairyland Novels and Biography	ALICE IN WONDERLAND COMPLETE WORKS ULTIMATE COLLECTIONAre you an ALICE IN WONDERLAND fan?Are you interested in reading one of the world's most renowned works? That has sparked the imagination of both young and old, families and avid readers, for generations?Do you want the most complete ALICE IN WONDERLAND collection?WITH ALL 4 Alice stories?PLUS the rare Lewis Carroll boALICE IN WONDERLAND COMPLETE WORKS ULTIMATE COLLECTIONAre you an ALICE IN WONDERLAND fan?Are you interested in reading one of the world's most renowned works? That has sparked the imagination of both young and old, families and avid readers, for generations?Do you want the most complete ALICE IN WONDERLAND collection?WITH ALL 4 Alice stories?PLUS the rare Lewis Carroll books about FAIRYLAND? AND a complete set of Lewis Carrolls wonderful and whimsical poetry?WITH a full length biography about Lewis Carroll and the ORIGINS OF ALICE?Then you want this all inclusive compilation from 'Everlasting Flames Publishing' - designed just for you.THE 'MUST-HAVE' COMPLETE COLLECTIONIn this irresistible collection you get the 4 FAMOUS ALICE IN WONDERLAND STORIES, plus additional must reads for any fan, both young and oldWORKS INCLUDED:The 4 Classic ALICE IN WONDERLAND stories:ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLANDALICE THROUGH THE LOOKING-GLASSTHE HUNTING OF THE SNARKALICE'S ADVENTURES UNDERGROUND - the Original Story that was developed Into Alice's Adventures In WonderlandLEWIS CARROLLS POETRYIncluding:DREAMLANDA STRANGE WILD SONGA VALENTINEALICE AND THE WHITE KNIGHTECHOESHIAWATHA'S PHOTOGRAPHINGI'LL TELL THEE EVERYTHING I CANJABBERWOCKYMY FAIRYPHANTASMAGORIATHE KNIGHT'S SONGTHREE SUNSETSTHE PATH OF ROSESA SONG OF LOVESYLVIE and BRUNOAs unforgettable as Alices adventures, both Part 1 and Part 2 of the rare FAIRYLAND novels.YOUR FREE SPECIAL BONUSES* THE NURSERY ALICE.  a simplified version of the classic tale, written specifically for very young children.* LEWIS CARROLL IN WONDERLAND AND AT HOME - A look at the intriguing and fascinating life of Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson), as well as the origins of Alice* EASY to use TABLE OF CONTENTSYOUR NEW WINDOW INTO ALICE IN WONDERLANDImagine the joy of having this enviable collection, that rivals many libraries, right at your fingertips, and imagine the pleasure of discovering inspiration and going along on the adventures, into the one of kind worlds that Lewis Carroll created.DONT MISS OUT!As you read this, you understand why you want this edition because it is the best Alice in Wonderland collection you can get. And available on the Kindle, this big collection is yours for next to nothing.So don't deny yourself! And don't accept other collections that are lacking.GET THIS COLLECTION RIGHT NOW - start enjoying Alice in Wonderlands world like never before!SHAKESPEARE ULTIMATE 213 Works including the 16 Rare Apocryphal PlaysOSCAR WILDE ULTIMATE COMPLETE WORKS 140+ Works PLUS 2 BIOGRAPHIESBUDDHISM ULTIMATE - 5 Famous Simple Books from the ExpertsTAO TE CHING TAOISM ULTIMATE 5 Famous Translations PLUS ExplanationsWILLIAM BLAKE ULTIMATE 250+ Works and Rarites PLUS BIOGRAPHYWILLIAM WORDSWORTH ULTIMATE 300+ Works PLUS Rarities and BIOGRAPHYJOHN KEATS ULTIMATE 50+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHIESJOHN MILTON ULTIMATE 100+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYJOHN DONNE ULTIMATE 400+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYJOHN CLARE ULTIMATE ALL Works
/book/show/3006513-the-world-is-what-it-is?from_search=true	Patrick French	The World Is What It Is: The Authorized Biography of V.S. Naipaul	Since V. S. Naipaul left his Caribbean birthplace at the age of seventeen, his improbable life has followed the global movement of peoples, whose preeminent literary chronicler he has become. InPatrick French offers the first authoritative biography of the controversial Nobel laureate, whose only stated ambition was greatness as a writer, in pursuSince V. S. Naipaul left his Caribbean birthplace at the age of seventeen, his improbable life has followed the global movement of peoples, whose preeminent literary chronicler he has become. InPatrick French offers the first authoritative biography of the controversial Nobel laureate, whose only stated ambition was greatness as a writer, in pursuit of which goal nothing else was sacred.Beginning with a richly detailed portrait of Naipauls childhood in colonial Trinidad, French gives us the boy born to an Indian family, the displaced soul in a displaced community, who by dint of talent and ambition finds the only imaginable way out: a scholarship to Oxford. London in the 1950s offers hope and his first literary success, but homesickness and depression almost defeat Vidia, his narrow escape aided by Patricia Hale, an Englishwoman who will devote herself to his work and well-being. She will stand by him, sometimes tenuously, for more than four decades, even as Naipaul embarks on a twenty-four-year affair, which will awaken half-dead passions and feed perhaps his greatest wave of dizzying creativity. Amid this harrowing emotional life, French traces the course of the fierce visionary impulse underlying Naipauls singular power, a gift to produce masterpieces of fiction and nonfiction.Informed by exclusive access to V. S. Naipauls private papers and personal recollections, and by great feeling for his formidable body of work, Frenchs revelatory biography does full justice to an enigmatic genius.
/book/show/22300355-billy-graham?from_search=true	W. Terry Whalin	Billy Graham: A Biography of America's Greatest Evangelist	The Inspirational Story of the Twentieth Century s Greatest Evangelist Billy Graham has preached the gospel message in person to more people than anyone in history, and millions more have heard him through television, radio, and film. His faithful witness is testimony to his great love of God and passion to serve Him. This easy-to-read biography tells Billy Graham s story,The Inspirational Story of the Twentieth Century s Greatest Evangelist Billy Graham has preached the gospel message in person to more people than anyone in history, and millions more have heard him through television, radio, and film. His faithful witness is testimony to his great love of God and passion to serve Him. This easy-to-read biography tells Billy Graham s story, including his humble beginnings as a southern farm boy, his calling to the ministry, the start of the crusades, his service to America s leaders, and his later years preaching around the globe. As you read these details of a life dedicated to the cause of Christ, you will be encouraged. Also these stories will inspire anyone who desires to give their life in service to God. Here s a fresh look at a contemporary man of God and giant of the faith.
/book/show/28501482-the-invention-of-angela-carter?from_search=true	Edmund Gordon	The Invention of Angela Carter: A Biography	Angela Carter is widely acknowledged as one of the most important and beguiling writers of the last century. Her work stands out for its bawdiness and linguistic zest, its hospitality to the fantastic and the absurd, and its extraordinary inventiveness and range. Her life was as modern and as unconventional as anything in her fiction.Born Angela Olive Stalker in EastbourneAngela Carter is widely acknowledged as one of the most important and beguiling writers of the last century. Her work stands out for its bawdiness and linguistic zest, its hospitality to the fantastic and the absurd, and its extraordinary inventiveness and range. Her life was as modern and as unconventional as anything in her fiction.Born Angela Olive Stalker in Eastbourne in 1940, her story spans the latter half of the twentieth century. After escaping an oppressive childhood and a difficult early marriage, the success of her first novels enable the freedoms of travel  journeying across America in a Greyhound bus, and then on to Tokyo, where she lived for three transformative years  before settling in London to write her last, great novels, amid the joys of late motherhood and prestigious teaching posts abroad. By the time of her tragic and untimely death at the age of fifty-one, she was firmly established as an iconoclastic writer whose fearlessly original work had reinvigorated the literary landscape and inspired a new generation.This is the story of how Angela Carter invented herself  as a new kind of woman and a new kind of writer  and how she came to write such seductive works as,and. Edmund Gordon has followed in Carters footsteps to uncover a life rich in incident and adventure. With unrestricted access to her manuscripts, letters and journals, and informed by dozens of interviews with her friends and family, this major biography offers a definitive portrait of one of our most dazzling writers.
/book/show/149942.The_King_Never_Smiles?from_search=true	Paul M. Handley	The King Never Smiles: A Biography of Thailand's Bhumibol Adulyadej	Thailands Bhumibol Adulyadej, the only king ever born in the United States, came to the throne of his country in 1946 and at the time of his death, in October 2016, was the worlds longest serving monarch., the first independent biography of Thailand's monarch,tells the unexpected story ofBhumibol's life and sixty-year rulehow a Western-raised boyThailands Bhumibol Adulyadej, the only king ever born in the United States, came to the throne of his country in 1946 and at the time of his death, in October 2016, was the worlds longest serving monarch., the first independent biography of Thailand's monarch,tells the unexpected story ofBhumibol's life and sixty-year rulehow a Western-raised boy came to be seen by his people as a living Buddha, and how a king widely seen as beneficent and apolitical could in fact be so deeply political andautocratic.Paul Handley provides an extensively researched, factual account of the kings youth and personal development, ascent to the throne, skillful political maneuverings, and attempt to shape Thailand as a Buddhist kingdom.Handley takes full note of Bhumibol's achievements in art, in sports and jazz, and he credits the king's lifelong dedication to rural development and the livelihoods of his poorest subjects. But, looking beyondthe widely accepted image of the king as egalitarian and virtuous, Handley portrays an anti-democratic monarch who, together with allies in big business and the corrupt Thai military, has protected a centuries-old, barely modified feudal dynasty.When at nineteen Bhumibol assumed the throne, the Thai monarchy had been stripped of power and prestige. Over the ensuing decades, Bhumibol became the paramount political actor in the kingdom, silencing critics whilewinning the hearts and mindsof his people. The book details this process and depicts Thailands unique constitutional monarchhis life, his thinking, and his ruling philosophy.
/book/show/797438.Sade?from_search=true	Maurice Lever	Sade: A Biography	
/book/show/20428824-the-call-of-cthulhu?from_search=true	H.P. Lovecraft Golgotha Press (Editor)	The Call of Cthulhu (Annotated with Critical Essay and H.P. Lovecraft Biography)	The Call of Cthulhu is a novel presented as a manuscript found among the papers of Francis Wayland Thurston of New York in which Thurston recounts the details of notes left behind by his great uncle George Gammell Angell, who was a professor at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Angell had gathered several interesting, if strange, and at times, bizarre, pieces oThe Call of Cthulhu is a novel presented as a manuscript found among the papers of Francis Wayland Thurston of New York in which Thurston recounts the details of notes left behind by his great uncle George Gammell Angell, who was a professor at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Angell had gathered several interesting, if strange, and at times, bizarre, pieces of information. He discusses the work of a sculptor named Henry Anthony Wilcox, who had created a bas relief sculpture featuring a horrifying alien. Wilcox had heard the words Cthulhu fhtagn in a dream.This book is annotated and includes a critical essay and biography about the life and times of H.P. Lovecraft is also included with this book.
/book/show/9401799-gonzo?from_search=true	Will Bingley Anthony Hope-Smith (Illustrator) Alan Rinzler (Foreword)	Gonzo: A Graphic Biography of Hunter S. Thompson	Over the course ofextraordinary life he was publicly branded a bum, a vandal, a thief, a liar, an addict, a freak and a psychopath. Only some of which are true. Even in the 20th century crowded with celebrity, his legacy remains a brilliantly vital force.The great American iconoclast, the great American outlaw, the great American hedonist... However yOver the course ofextraordinary life he was publicly branded a bum, a vandal, a thief, a liar, an addict, a freak and a psychopath. Only some of which are true. Even in the 20th century crowded with celebrity, his legacy remains a brilliantly vital force.The great American iconoclast, the great American outlaw, the great American hedonist... However you choose to view him, Thompson remains the high-water mark for all social commentators the world over, and a truly fearless champion of individual liberties.This is his story... the story of a troubled kid from Louisville, Kentucky, who went on to become an international icon. This is a story that charts the legendary heights of so-called , plumbs the darkest depths of American politics, and presents a lifestyle beyond imagination.
/book/show/76838.Night_Comes_to_the_Cumberlands?from_search=true	Harry M. Caudill James K. Caudill (Afterword)	Night Comes to the Cumberlands: A Biography of a Depressed Area	At the time it was written, Night Comes to the Cumberlands framed an urgent appeal to the American Conscience. Today it details Appalachia's difficult past, and at the same time, presents an accurate historical backdrop for a contemporary understanding of the Appalachian region.
/book/show/17978092-the-crusades-of-cesar-chavez?from_search=true	Miriam Pawel	The Crusades of Cesar Chavez: A Biography	Cesar Chavez founded a labor union, launched a movement, and inspired a generation. He rose from migrant worker to national icon, becoming one of the great charismatic leaders of the 20th century. Two decades after his death, Chavez remains the most significant Latino leader in US history. Yet his life story has been told only in hagiography-until now.In the first compreheCesar Chavez founded a labor union, launched a movement, and inspired a generation. He rose from migrant worker to national icon, becoming one of the great charismatic leaders of the 20th century. Two decades after his death, Chavez remains the most significant Latino leader in US history. Yet his life story has been told only in hagiography-until now.In the first comprehensive biography of Chavez, Miriam Pawel offers a searching yet empathetic portrayal. Chavez emerges here as a visionary figure with tragic flaws; a brilliant strategist who sometimes stumbled; and a canny, streetwise organizer whose pragmatism was often at odds with his elusive, soaring dreams. He was an experimental thinker with eclectic passions-an avid, self-educated historian and a disciple of Gandhian non-violent protest. Drawing on thousands of documents and scores of interviews, this superbly written life deepens our understanding of one of Chavez's most salient qualities: his profound humanity.Pawel traces Chavez's remarkable career as he conceived strategies that empowered the poor and vanquished California's powerful agriculture industry, and his later shift from inspirational leadership to a cult of personality, with tragic consequences for the union he had built.reveals how this most unlikely American hero ignited one of the great social movements of our time.
/book/show/30315257-the-valley-of-fear---arthur-conan-doyle-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	Arthur Conan Doyle Jan Oliveira (Editor)	The Valley Of Fear - Arthur Conan Doyle (With Notes)(Biography)(Illustrated)	The Valley of Fear is the fourth and final Sherlock Holmes novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is loosely based on the Molly Maguires and Pinkerton agent James McParland. Unlike many of the other Holmes novel which are mostly linear entertainments, Doyle crafted The Valley of Fear  two parts and a coda and carefully stage managed the elements of fear and terror. The noveThe Valley of Fear is the fourth and final Sherlock Holmes novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. It is loosely based on the Molly Maguires and Pinkerton agent James McParland. Unlike many of the other Holmes novel which are mostly linear entertainments, Doyle crafted The Valley of Fear  two parts and a coda and carefully stage managed the elements of fear and terror. The novel has a number of major themes, including problems of ethical ambiguity and attempted to comment seriously on terrorist activity.
/book/show/13252139-francis-of-assisi?from_search=true	Augustine Thompson	Francis of Assisi: A New Biography	Among the most beloved saints in the Catholic tradition, Francis of Assisi (c. 1181-1226) is popularly remembered for his dedication to poverty, his love of animals and nature, and his desire to follow perfectly the teachings and example of Christ. During his lifetime and after his death, followers collected, for their own purposes, numerous stories, anecdotes, and reportsAmong the most beloved saints in the Catholic tradition, Francis of Assisi (c. 1181-1226) is popularly remembered for his dedication to poverty, his love of animals and nature, and his desire to follow perfectly the teachings and example of Christ. During his lifetime and after his death, followers collected, for their own purposes, numerous stories, anecdotes, and reports about Francis. As a result, the man himself and his own concerns became lost in legend.In this authoritative and engaging new biography, Augustine Thompson, O.P., sifts through the surviving evidence for the life of Francis using modern historical methods. The result is a complex yet sympathetic portrait of the man and the saint. Francis emerges from this account as very much a typical thirteenth-century Italian layman, but one who, when faced with unexpected crises in his personal life, made decisions so radical that they challenge his own society--and ours. Unlike the saint of legend, this Francis never had a unique divine inspiration to provide him with rules for following the teachings of Jesus. Rather, he spent his life reacting to unexpected challenges, before which he often found himself unprepared and uncertain. The Francis who emerges here is both more complex and more conflicted than that of older biographies. His famed devotion to poverty is found to be more nuanced than expected, perhaps not even his principal spiritual concern. Thompson revisits events small and large in Francis's life, including his troubled relations with his father, his contacts with Clare of Assisi, his encounter with the Muslim sultan, and his receiving the Stigmata, to uncover the man behind the legends and popular images.A tour de force of historical research and biographical writing,is divided into two complementary parts--a stand alone biographical narrative and a close, annotated examination of the historical sources about Francis. Taken together, the narrative and the survey of the sources provide a much-needed fresh perspective on this iconic figure. As I have worked on this biography, Thompson writes, my respect for Francis and his vision has increased, and I hope that this book will speak to modern people, believers and unbelievers alike, and that the Francis I have come to know will have something to say to them today.
/book/show/401667.Joseph_Campbell?from_search=true	Stephen Larsen Robin Larsen	Joseph Campbell: A Fire in the Mind: The Authorized Biography	The fascinating biography that illuminates the man whose work changed modern cultureGives a complete biographical view of Campbell's life and a personal perspective of who he was through the voices of his friends and colleaguesWritten by two of Campbell's preeminent students with exclusive access to his notes and journalsJoseph Campbell forged an approach to the studyThe fascinating biography that illuminates the man whose work changed modern cultureGives a complete biographical view of Campbell's life and a personal perspective of who he was through the voices of his friends and colleaguesWritten by two of Campbell's preeminent students with exclusive access to his notes and journalsJoseph Campbell forged an approach to the study of myth and legend that made ancient traditions and beliefs immediate, relevant, and universal. His teachings and literary works, including, have shown that beneath the apparent themes of world mythology lie patterns that reveal the ways in which we all may encounter the great mysteries of existence: birth, growth, soul development, and death. Biographers Stephen and Robin Larsen, students and friends of Campbell for more than 20 years, weave a rich tapestry of stories and insights that catalogue both his personal and public triumphs.
/book/show/18657574-history-of-the-decline-and-fall-of-the-roman-empire-all-6-volumes-plus?from_search=true	Edward Gibbon	History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, All 6 volumes plus Biography, Historiography and more. Over 8,000 Links	Includes all 6 volumes fully footnoted with over 8,000 hypertext links, active Table of Contents and more.Also includes:Illustrated Biography of Andrew GibbonA History of the PublicationModern Perspectives on the Decline (Illustrated)NO OTHER EDITION GIVES THIS MUCH! (and takes half the space)The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is a non-fiction hiIncludes all 6 volumes fully footnoted with over 8,000 hypertext links, active Table of Contents and more.Also includes:Illustrated Biography of Andrew GibbonA History of the PublicationModern Perspectives on the Decline (Illustrated)NO OTHER EDITION GIVES THIS MUCH! (and takes half the space)The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire is a non-fiction history book written by English historian Edward Gibbon and published in six volumes. Volume I was published in 1776, and went through six printings. Volumes II and III were published in 1781; volumes IV, V, VI in 178889. The original volumes were published in quarto sections, a common publishing practice of the time. The work covers the history of the Roman Empire, Europe, and the Catholic Church from 98 to 1590 and discusses the decline of the Roman Empire in the East and West. Because of its relative objectivity and heavy use of primary sources, at the time, its methodology became a model for later historians. This led to Gibbon being called the first modern historian of ancient Rome.Volume 1:1-The Extent Of The Empire In The Age Of The Antonines2-The Internal Prosperity In The Age Of The Antonines3-The Constitution In The Age Of The Antonines4-The Cruelty, Follies And Murder Of Commodus5-Sale Of The Empire To Didius Julianus6-Death Of Severus, Tyranny Of Caracalla, Usurpation Of Marcinus7-Tyranny Of Maximin, Rebellion, Civil Wars, Death Of Maximin8-State Of Persion And Restoration Of The Monarchy9-State Of Germany Until The Barbarians10-Emperors Decius, Gallus, Aemilianus, Valerian And Gallienus11-Reign Of Claudius, Defeat Of The Goths12-Reigns Of Tacitus, Probus, Carus And His Sons13-Reign Of Diocletian And This Three Associates14-Six Emperors At The Same Time, Reunion Of The Empire15-Progress Of The Christian ReligionVolume 2:16-Conduct Towards The Christians, From Nero To Constantine17-Foundation Of Constantinople etc.18-Character Of Constantine And His Sons19-Constantius Sole Emperor20-Conversion Of Constantine21-Persecution Of Heresy, State Of The Church22-Julian Declared Emperor23-Reign Of Julian24-The Retreat And Death Of Julian25-Reigns Of Jovian And Valentinian, Division Of The Empire26-Progress of The HunsVolume 3:27-Civil Wars, Reign Of Theodosius28-Destruction Of Paganism29-Division Of Roman Empire Between Sons Of Theodosius30-Revolt Of The Goths31-Invasion Of Italy, Occupation Of Territories By Barbarians32-Emperors Arcadius, Eutropius, Theodosius II33-Conquest Of Africa By The Vandals34-Attila35-Invasion By Attila36-Total Extinction Of The Western Empire37-Conversion Of The Barbarians To Christianity38-Reign Of ClovisVolume 4:39-Gothic Kingdom Of Italy40-Reign Of Justinian41-Conquests Of Justinian, Charact Of Balisarius42-State Of The Barbaric World43-Last Victory And Death Of Belisarius, Death Of Justinian44-Idea Of The Roman Jurisprudence45-State Of Italy Under The Lombards46-Troubles In Persia47-Ecclesiastical Discord48-Succession And Characters Of The Greek EmperorsVolume 5:49-Conquest Of Italy By The Franks50-Description Of Arabia And Its Inhabitants51-Conquests By The Arabs52-More Conquests By The Arabs53-Fate Of The Eastern Empire54-Origin And Doctrine
/book/show/23183289-the-wings-of-the-dove?from_search=true	Henry James Golgotha Press (Editor)	The Wings of the Dove: (Annotated - Includes Essay and Biography)	The Wings of the Dove, by Henry James, is part of the Literary Classics Collection, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of the Literary Classics Collection:- New introductions commissioned fromThe Wings of the Dove, by Henry James, is part of the Literary Classics Collection, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of the Literary Classics Collection:- New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholars- Biographies of the authors- Chronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural events- Footnotes and endnotes- Selective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the work- Comments by other famous authors- Study questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectations- Bibliographies for further reading- Indices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest. The Literary Classics Collection pulls together a constellation of influencesbiographical, historical, and literaryto enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.
/book/show/5973953-hiding-man?from_search=true	Tracy Daugherty	Hiding Man: A Biography of Donald Barthelme	In the 1960s Donald Barthelme came to prominence as the leader of the Postmodern movement.He was a fixture at the New Yorker, publishing more than 100 short stories, includingsuch masterpieces asMe and Miss Mandible, the tale of a thirty-five-year-old sent to elementary school by clerical error, and A Shower of Gold,in which a sculptor agrees to appear on the existeIn the 1960s Donald Barthelme came to prominence as the leader of the Postmodern movement.He was a fixture at the New Yorker, publishing more than 100 short stories, includingsuch masterpieces asMe and Miss Mandible, the tale of a thirty-five-year-old sent to elementary school by clerical error, and A Shower of Gold,in which a sculptor agrees to appear on the existentialist game show Who Am I? He had a dynamic relationship with his father that influenced much of his fiction. He worked as an editor, a designer, a curator, a news reporter, and a teacher. He was at the forefront of literary Greenwich Village which saw him develop lasting friendships with Thomas Pynchon, Kurt Vonnegut, Tom Wolfe, Grace Paley, and Norman Mailer. Married four times, he had a volatile private life. He died of cancer in 1989. The recipient of many prestigious literary awards, heis best remembered for the classic novels,, and many short stories, all of which remain in print today. This is the first biography of Donald Barthelme, and it is nothing short of a masterpiece.
/book/show/1364173.Run_to_the_Hills?from_search=true	Mick Wall Chris Ingham	Run to the Hills: Iron Maiden, the Authorized Biography	This official biography is an accurate and unflinching account of the highs and lows that have accompanied the rise to fame of Britain's hardest rocking band. It demonstrates the artistic validity of Iron Maiden as much as their commercial impact.
/book/show/3496916-universe-of-stone?from_search=true	Philip Ball	Universe of Stone: A Biography of Chartres Cathedral	Chartres Cathedral, south of Paris, is revered as one of the most beautiful and profound works of art in the Western canon. But what did it mean to those who constructed it in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries? And why, during this time, did Europeans begin to build churches in a new style, at such immense height and with such glorious play of light, in the soaring mannChartres Cathedral, south of Paris, is revered as one of the most beautiful and profound works of art in the Western canon. But what did it mean to those who constructed it in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries? And why, during this time, did Europeans begin to build churches in a new style, at such immense height and with such glorious play of light, in the soaring manner we now call Gothic?shows that the Gothic cathedrals encode a far-reaching shift in the way medieval thinkers perceived their relationship with their world. For the first time, they began to believe in an orderly, rational world that could be investigated and understood. This change marked the beginning of Western science and also the start of a long and, indeed, unfinished struggle to reconcile faith and reason.By embedding the cathedral in the culture of the twelfth centuryits schools of philosophy and science, its trades and technologies, its politics and religious debatesPhilip Ball makes sense of the visual and emotional power of Chartres. Beautifully illustrated and written, filled with astonishing insight,argues that Chartres is a sublime expression of the originality and vitality of a true first renaissance, one that occurred long before the birth of Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, or Francis Bacon.
/book/show/9977369-captain-beefheart?from_search=true	Mike Barnes	Captain Beefheart: The Biography	Born Don Van Vliet in 1941, Captain Beefheart is one of modern music's true innovators. The owner of a remarkable four-and-one-half octave vocal range, he employs idiosyncratic rhythms, absurdist lyrics, and an unholy alliance of free jazz, Delta blues, latter-day classical music, and rock & roll to create a singular body of work virtually unrivalled in its daring creaBorn Don Van Vliet in 1941, Captain Beefheart is one of modern music's true innovators. The owner of a remarkable four-and-one-half octave vocal range, he employs idiosyncratic rhythms, absurdist lyrics, and an unholy alliance of free jazz, Delta blues, latter-day classical music, and rock & roll to create a singular body of work virtually unrivalled in its daring creativity.
/book/show/18595394-a-matter-of-rats?from_search=true	Amitava Kumar	A Matter of Rats: A Short Biography of Patna	It is not only the past that lies in ruins in Patna, it is also the present. But that is not the only truth about the city that Amitava Kumar explores in this vivid, entertaining account of his hometown. We accompany him through many Patnas, the myriad cities locked within the citythe shabby reality of the present-day capital of Bihar; Pataliputra, the storied city of empIt is not only the past that lies in ruins in Patna, it is also the present. But that is not the only truth about the city that Amitava Kumar explores in this vivid, entertaining account of his hometown. We accompany him through many Patnas, the myriad cities locked within the citythe shabby reality of the present-day capital of Bihar; Pataliputra, the storied city of emperors; the dreamlike embodiment of the city in the minds and hearts of those who have escaped contemporary Patna's confines. Full of fascinating observations and impressions,reveals a challenging and enduring city that exerts a lasting pull on all those who drift into its orbit.Kumar's ruminations on one of the world's oldest cities, the capital of India's poorest province, are also a meditation on how to write about place. His memory is partial. All he has going for him is his attentiveness. He carefully observes everything that surrounds him in Patna: rats and poets, artists and politicians, a girl's picture in a historian's study, and a sheet of paper on his mother's desk. The result is this unique book, as cutting as it is honest.
/book/show/11457455-james-joyce?from_search=true	Gordon Bowker	James Joyce: A Biography	Gordon Bowker's biography incorporates recently unearthed material, of interest to the hardcore Joycean. It includes the palaver surrounding Joyce's 1931 marriage ceremony to Nora Barnacle and his rejection of an Irish passport underscoring his ambivalence towards his homeland. Bowker is concerned with Joyce's life, capturing the sorrowful aspects of his circumstances - thGordon Bowker's biography incorporates recently unearthed material, of interest to the hardcore Joycean. It includes the palaver surrounding Joyce's 1931 marriage ceremony to Nora Barnacle and his rejection of an Irish passport underscoring his ambivalence towards his homeland. Bowker is concerned with Joyce's life, capturing the sorrowful aspects of his circumstances - the religious apostasy that would bring his mother such heartache and the increasingly precarious health of Joyce's beloved daughter, Lucia.
/book/show/29952469-the-analects-of-confucius---confucius-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	Confucius Jan Oliveira (Editor) James Legge (Translator)	THE ANALECTS OF CONFUCIUS - CONFUCIUS (WITH NOTES)(BIOGRAPHY)(ILLUSTRATED)	The Analects also known as the Analects of Confucius, is a collection of sayings and ideas attributed to the Chinese philosopher Confucius and his contemporaries, traditionally believed to have been written by Confucius' followers. It is believed to have been written during the Warring States period (475 BC221 BC), and it achieved its final form during the mid-Han dynastyThe Analects also known as the Analects of Confucius, is a collection of sayings and ideas attributed to the Chinese philosopher Confucius and his contemporaries, traditionally believed to have been written by Confucius' followers. It is believed to have been written during the Warring States period (475 BC221 BC), and it achieved its final form during the mid-Han dynasty (206 BC220 AD). By the early Han dynasty the Analects was considered merely a commentary on the Five Classics, but the status of the Analects grew to be one of the central texts of Confucianism by the end of that dynasty. During the late Song dynasty (960-1279) the importance of the Analects as a philosophy work was raised above that of the older Five Classics, and it was recognized as one of the Four Books. The Analects has been one of the most widely read and studied books in China for the last 2,000 years, and continues to have a substantial influence on Chinese and East Asian thought and values today.
/book/show/10151378-ataturk?from_search=true	M. kr Haniolu	Ataturk: An Intellectual Biography	When Mustafa Kemal Ataturk became the first president of Turkey in 1923, he set about transforming his country into a secular republic where nationalism sanctified by science--and by the personality cult Ataturk created around himself--would reign supreme as the new religion. This book provides the first in-depth look at the intellectual life of the Turkish Republic's founWhen Mustafa Kemal Ataturk became the first president of Turkey in 1923, he set about transforming his country into a secular republic where nationalism sanctified by science--and by the personality cult Ataturk created around himself--would reign supreme as the new religion. This book provides the first in-depth look at the intellectual life of the Turkish Republic's founder. In doing so, it frames him within the historical context of the turbulent age in which he lived, and explores the uneasy transition from the late Ottoman imperial order to the modern Turkish state through his life and ideas.Shedding light on one of the most complex and enigmatic statesmen of the modern era, M. Sukru Hanioglu takes readers from Ataturk's youth as a Muslim boy in the volatile ethnic cauldron of Macedonia, to his education in nonreligious and military schools, to his embrace of Turkish nationalism and the modernizing Young Turks movement. Who was this figure who sought glory as an ambitious young officer in World War I, defied the victorious Allies intent on partitioning the Turkish heartland, and defeated the last sultan? Hanioglu charts Ataturk's intellectual and ideological development at every stage of his life, demonstrating how he was profoundly influenced by the new ideas that were circulating in the sprawling Ottoman realm. He shows how Ataturk drew on a unique mix of scientism, materialism, social Darwinism, positivism, and other theories to fashion a grand utopian framework on which to build his new nation.
/book/show/13062691-letters-from-a-stoic?from_search=true	Seneca Richard Mott Gummere	Letters from a Stoic	In the last three years, Ive begun to explore one philosophical system in particular: Stoicism. Through my preferred Stoic writer, Lucius Seneca, Ive found it to be a simple and immensely practical set of rules for better results with less effort. Timothy Ferriss, author of Four Hour Workweek (4HWW).Stoicism is a philosophical system often used by successful entrepreneIn the last three years, Ive begun to explore one philosophical system in particular: Stoicism. Through my preferred Stoic writer, Lucius Seneca, Ive found it to be a simple and immensely practical set of rules for better results with less effort. Timothy Ferriss, author of Four Hour Workweek (4HWW).Stoicism is a philosophical system often used by successful entrepreneurs, artists, and athletes, which focuses on self possession, emotional control, and humility. It sets out to remind us of how unpredictable the world can be. How brief our moment of life is. How to be steadfast, and strong, and in control of yourself. And finally, that the source of our dissatisfaction lies in our impulsive dependency on our reflexive senses rather than logic. Ryan HolidaySenecas Letters from a Stoic is a piece of classic literature which serves as an excellent introduction to this school of thought, by using common sense advise that still rings true. Nearly every sentence of his writings offers invaluable ancient wisdom that can be singled out as words to live by. Add Letters from a Stoic to your Kindle Library today and apply these lessons to your life as you strive to reach your goals and unlock your highest potential.About this Edition:Doma Publishing House has carefully gone through all the letters written by Lucius Annaeus Seneca belonging to the compilation on Stoic Philosophy commonly known as Seneca's Letters from a Stoic. This version was designed and formatted specifically for your Amazon Kindle to match the layout and feel of a physical copy.The letters were translated by noted scholar and Seneca expert, Richard M. Gummere. The modern translation breathes life into this classic text and shows that, even two millenniums apart, wisdom is timeless.As an added bonus, we have included Richard M. Gummer's Seneca biography titled, 'Seneca, the philosopher and his modern message,' for your reading pleasure.Thank you for choosing Doma Publishing House. We look forward to creating many more affordable 'Kindle Thought' works for you to enjoy.
/book/show/4532592-american-rifle?from_search=true	Alexander Rose	American Rifle: A Biography	George Washington insisted that his portrait be painted with one. Daniel Boone created a legend with one. Abraham Lincoln shot them on the White House lawn. And Teddy Roosevelt had his specially customized.Now, in this first-of-its-kind book, historian Alexander Rose delivers a colorful, engrossing biography of an American icon: the rifle. Drawing on the words of soldiersGeorge Washington insisted that his portrait be painted with one. Daniel Boone created a legend with one. Abraham Lincoln shot them on the White House lawn. And Teddy Roosevelt had his specially customized.Now, in this first-of-its-kind book, historian Alexander Rose delivers a colorful, engrossing biography of an American icon: the rifle. Drawing on the words of soldiers, inventors, and presidents, based on extensive new research, and encompassing the Revolution to the present day,is a balanced, wonderfully entertaining history of this most essential firearm and its place in American culture.In the eighteenth century American soldiers discovered that they no longer had to fight in Europes time-honored way. With the evolution of the famed Kentucky Riflea weapon slow to load but devastatingly accurate in the hands of a mastera new era of warfare dawned, heralding the birth of the American individualist in battle.In this spirited narrative, Alexander Rose reveals the hidden connections between the rifles development and our nations history. We witness the high-stakes international competition to produce the most potent gunpowder . . . how the mysterious arts of metallurgy, gunsmithing, and mass production played vital roles in the creation of American economic supremacy . . . and the ways in which bitter infighting between rival arms makers shaped diplomacy and influenced the most momentous decisions in American history. And we learn why advances in rifle technology and ammunition triggered revolutions in military tactics, how ballistics testsfrequently bizarrewere secretly conducted, and which firearms determined the course of entire wars.From physics to geopolitics, from frontiersmen to the birth of the National Rifle Association, from the battles of the Revolution to the war in Iraq,is a must read for history buffs, gun collectors, soldiersand anyone who seeks to understand the dynamic relationship between the rifle and this nations history.
/book/show/610512.Gordon_Ramsay?from_search=true	Neil Simpson	Gordon Ramsay: The Biography	Gordon Ramsay
/book/show/177106.Alfred_Nobel?from_search=true	Kenne Fant Marianne Ruuth (Translator)	Alfred Nobel: A Biography	Alfred Nobel: A Biography
/book/show/81681.KISS?from_search=true	David Leaf Ken Sharp	KISS: Behind the Mask - Official Authorized Biography	Now everything is finally revealed about one of rock music's most outrageous and enduring phenomena. In this definitive, official authorized biography, authors David Leaf and Ken Sharp were given full, unprecedented access to Kiss and their inner circle. Hear the true, uncensored stories from Gene Simmons, the fire-breathing Demon; Paul Stanley, the acrobatic Starchild; AcNow everything is finally revealed about one of rock music's most outrageous and enduring phenomena. In this definitive, official authorized biography, authors David Leaf and Ken Sharp were given full, unprecedented access to Kiss and their inner circle. Hear the true, uncensored stories from Gene Simmons, the fire-breathing Demon; Paul Stanley, the acrobatic Starchild; Ace Frehley, the axe-slinging Spaceman; and Peter Criss, the levitating Catman drummer. Chronicling the group's amazing story, this one-of-a-kind book also offers interviews with some of the biggest stars in rock music, including Pete Townshend, Alice Cooper, Ted Nugent, Ozzy Osbourne, and many others. The only book that truly captures the inimitable and exuberant spirit of the fiery foursome who gave America its second national anthem, Rock and Roll All Nite, Kiss: Behind the Mask is a must-have for the band's legion of Kiss Army acolytes. * Dozens of never-before-seen photos * The band's story, told in their own words * Exclusive album-by-album, song-by-song commentary * In unique interviews, today's rock superstars tell why they love Kiss.
/book/show/20418356-freud?from_search=true	D. Harlan Wilson	Freud: The Penultimate Biography	In this unofficial, unauthorized sequel to Peter Gays groundbreaking, D. Harlan Wilson reveals a side of the man that has proven too disturbing and risqu for past biographers. Based on newly recovered diaries, microfiche, letters, and secret tape recordings,recounts the daring sexual exploits of the father of psIn this unofficial, unauthorized sequel to Peter Gays groundbreaking, D. Harlan Wilson reveals a side of the man that has proven too disturbing and risqu for past biographers. Based on newly recovered diaries, microfiche, letters, and secret tape recordings,recounts the daring sexual exploits of the father of psychoanalysis. Once considered to be impotent by the age of forty, if only according to the written testimonies of his wife, Freud is now revealed as an uncompromising flneur, the figurehead of masculine sexuality and phallic prowess that everybody knew he was. It is a dangerous and at times shocking chronicle that puts the very nature of desire on trial.Wilsons torrid biography of Sigmund Freud has quickly become my fondest guilty pleasure. And I have many guilty pleasures. John Sappington Marmaduke, Professor of Psychology and Mens Studies at the University of Fostoria
/book/show/20425772-the-old-curiosity-shop---classis-version?from_search=true	Charles Dickens	The Old Curiosity Shop - Classis Version (Annotated, Quotes, Author's Biography, Other Features)	Night is generally my time for walking. In the summer I often leave home early in the morning, and roam about fields and lanes all day, or even escape for days or weeks together; but, saving in the country, I seldom go out until after dark, though, Heaven be thanked, I love its light and feel the cheerfulness it sheds upon the earth, as much as anyNight is generally my time for walking. In the summer I often leave home early in the morning, and roam about fields and lanes all day, or even escape for days or weeks together; but, saving in the country, I seldom go out until after dark, though, Heaven be thanked, I love its light and feel the cheerfulness it sheds upon the earth, as much as any creature living.I have fallen insensibly into this habit, both because it favours my infirmity and because it affords me greater opportunity of speculating on the characters and occupations of those who fill the streets. The glare and hurry of broad noon are not adapted to idle pursuits like mine; a glimpse of passing faces caught by the light of a street-lamp or a shop window is often better for my purpose than their full revelation in the daylight; and, if I must add the truth, night is kinder in this respect than day, which too often destroys an air-built castle at the moment of its completion, without the least ceremony or remorse.That constant pacing to and fro, that never-ending restlessness, that incessant tread of feet wearing the rough stones smooth and glossyis it not a wonder how the dwellers in narrows ways can bear to hear it! Think of a sick man in such a place as Saint Martin's Court, listening to the footsteps, and in the midst of pain and weariness obliged, despite himself (as though it were a task he must perform) to detect the child's step from the man's, the slipshod beggar from the booted exquisite, the lounging from the busy, the dull heel of the sauntering outcast from the quick tread of an expectant pleasure-seekerthink of the hum and noise always being present to his sense, and of the stream of life that will not stop, pouring on, on, on, through all his restless dreams, as if he were condemned to lie, dead but conscious, in a noisy churchyard, and had no hope of rest for centuries to come.
/book/show/29364952-the-rebirth-of-rapunzel?from_search=true	Kate Forsyth Jack D. Zipes (contributor) Tehani Croft Wessely (editor)	The Rebirth  of Rapunzel: A Mythic Biography of the Maiden in the Tower	A unique collection presenting Kate Forsyths extensive academic research into the Rapunzel fairy tale, alongside several other pieces related to fairy tales and folklore.This book is not your usual reference work, but a complex and engaging exploration of the subject matter, written with Forsyths distinctive flair.
/book/show/11647886-from-the-earth-to-the-moon?from_search=true	Jules Verne Golgotha Press	From the Earth to the Moon (Annotated with Biography of Verne and Plot Analysis)	From the Earth to the Moon, published in 1865, was one of the first science fiction novels ever in print, but it is also one of the first ones with humor. The setting is Baltimore, Maryland and the Civil War has just ended. The Americans have developed interesting weaponry, including guns, and without a war to fight, they want to find something to do with their new technFrom the Earth to the Moon, published in 1865, was one of the first science fiction novels ever in print, but it is also one of the first ones with humor. The setting is Baltimore, Maryland and the Civil War has just ended. The Americans have developed interesting weaponry, including guns, and without a war to fight, they want to find something to do with their new technology  and they decide to form a Gun Club. The president is one Impey Barbicane, a cool customer of forty and a veteran on the Union side in the recent war between the States. Barbicane has come up with an idea  with their new technology and American know-how, surely they could launch a cannonball to the moon.This annotated edition includes a biography and critical essay.
/book/show/20819816-nostromo?from_search=true	Joseph Conrad Golgotha Press (Editor)	Nostromo (Annotated with a Biography about the Life and Times of Joseph Conrad)	Conrad set his novel in the mining town of Sulaco, an imaginary port in the occidental region of the imaginary country of Costaguana. The book has more fully developed characters than any other of his novels, but two characters dominate the narrative: Seor Gould and the eponymous anti-hero, the incorruptible Nostromo.This book is annotated with a biography about the lifConrad set his novel in the mining town of Sulaco, an imaginary port in the occidental region of the imaginary country of Costaguana. The book has more fully developed characters than any other of his novels, but two characters dominate the narrative: Seor Gould and the eponymous anti-hero, the incorruptible Nostromo.This book is annotated with a biography about the life and times of Joseph Conrad.
/book/show/680782.Elizabeth_Barrett_Browning?from_search=true	Margaret Forster	Elizabeth Barrett Browning: A Biography	This biography of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, written with reference to Browning correspondence only recently available, argues that the poet was a strong and determined woman largely responsible for her own incarceration in Wimpole Street. The author traces her life from her early childhood and adolescence and explores her marriage. She draws a picture of early VictorianThis biography of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, written with reference to Browning correspondence only recently available, argues that the poet was a strong and determined woman largely responsible for her own incarceration in Wimpole Street. The author traces her life from her early childhood and adolescence and explores her marriage. She draws a picture of early Victorian family life and aims to show that Elizabeth was a considerable and dedicated poet, self-willed, witty and courageous. Forster has also edited the companion volume Selected Poems of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and is author of several other biographies.
/book/show/11647884-five-weeks-in-a-balloon?from_search=true	Jules Verne Golgotha Press	Five Weeks in a Balloon (Annotated with Biography of Verne and Plot Analysis)	Five Weeks in a Balloon was Jules Vernes first published novel  he had adapted it from a work of non-fiction at the suggestion of his editor, Jules Hetzel. The novel was published in 1863, before successful balloon-air flight was accomplished.The story is pure adventure and typically Verne. It is not without its drawbacks  it is unpolished compared to some of VernesFive Weeks in a Balloon was Jules Vernes first published novel  he had adapted it from a work of non-fiction at the suggestion of his editor, Jules Hetzel. The novel was published in 1863, before successful balloon-air flight was accomplished.The story is pure adventure and typically Verne. It is not without its drawbacks  it is unpolished compared to some of Vernes later works and the racism is difficult for todays readers to accept. As a first adventure story, it was a testament as to what was to come from Verne  proving his publisher Hetzel had backed a winner.This annotated edition includes a biography and critical essay.
/book/show/14362487-essays-in-biography?from_search=true	Joseph Epstein	Essays in Biography	Who is the greatest living essayist writing in English? Unquestionably Joseph Epstein. Epstein is penetrating. He is witty. He has a magic touch with words, that hard to define but immediately recognizable quality called style. Above all, he is impossible to put down. How easy it is today to forget the simple delight of reading for no intended purpose. Each of the 39 pieceWho is the greatest living essayist writing in English? Unquestionably Joseph Epstein. Epstein is penetrating. He is witty. He has a magic touch with words, that hard to define but immediately recognizable quality called style. Above all, he is impossible to put down. How easy it is today to forget the simple delight of reading for no intended purpose. Each of the 39 pieces in this book is a pure pleasure to read.
/book/show/124187.Raymond_Chandler?from_search=true	Tom Hiney	Raymond Chandler: A Biography	A New York Times Notable Book of the Year, Raymond Chandler is an uncensored look at the tortured man who wrote the classic mystery novels The Big Sleep and The Long Goodbye. Using recently uncovered archival materials including personal papers and correspondence, biographer Thomas Hiney vividly evokes Chandler's early years in Nebraska, his education in England and on theA New York Times Notable Book of the Year, Raymond Chandler is an uncensored look at the tortured man who wrote the classic mystery novels The Big Sleep and The Long Goodbye. Using recently uncovered archival materials including personal papers and correspondence, biographer Thomas Hiney vividly evokes Chandler's early years in Nebraska, his education in England and on the corrupt streets of Los Angeles, and his later years as a novelist and screenwriter in the heyday of the Hollywood studio system. Along the way, he provides illuminating insights into the writer's inspirations and work - as well as accounts of Chandler's battles with alcohol addiction and his friendships with Howard Hawks, Lucky Luciano, S. J. Perelman, and Alfred Hitchcock. This book is also the first to fully detail the significance and complexities of his thirty-year marriage to Cissy, a woman seventeen years his senior. Raymond Chandler is personal portrait of an author as extraordinary as the fiction he created - a body of work that has sold more than five million copies, been translated into twenty-five languages, and inspired countless imitators. A discerning portrait of the creator of Philip Marlowe, the archetypal American private eye. - Newsweek
/book/show/6209717-fred-bear-a-biography?from_search=true	Charles Kroll	Fred Bear a Biography: The Biography of an Outdoorsman	
/book/show/11682876-georgette-heyer?from_search=true	Jennifer Kloester	Georgette Heyer: Biography of a Bestseller	Georgette Heyer remains an enduring international bestseller, read and loved by four generations of readers and extolled by today's bestselling authors. Despite her enormous popularity she never gave an interview or appeared in public. This title offers a comprehensive insight into the life and writing of this ferociously private woman.
/book/show/1781912.Plato_s_Republic?from_search=true	Simon Blackburn	Plato's Republic: A Biography	Plato is one of the most influential philosophers who has ever lived. His 'Republic' laid the political foundations of Western culture and has remained at its heart for over 2,000 years. This book explains its judicial, moral and political ideas and examines its influence on the modern world.
/book/show/17782487-humility?from_search=true	David J. Bobb	Humility: An Unlikely Biography of America's Greatest Virtue	Benjamin Franklin's dilemma--one he passed on to the young United States--was how to achieve both greatness and humility at once. The humility James Madison learned as a legislator helped him to mold a nation, despite his reputation as a meek, timid, and weak man. The humility of Abigail AdaBenjamin Franklin's dilemma--one he passed on to the young United States--was how to achieve both greatness and humility at once. The humility James Madison learned as a legislator helped him to mold a nation, despite his reputation as a meek, timid, and weak man. The humility of Abigail Adams fed her impossible resilience. Humility of all kinds is deeply ingrained in our American DNA. Our challenge today is to rediscover and reawaken this utterly indispensable, alarmingly dormant national virtue before it's too late.In, Dr. David J. Bobb traces the crooked line that is the history of humility in political thought. From Socrates to Augustine to Machiavelli to Lincoln, passionate opinions about the humble ruler are literally all over the map. Having shown classical, medieval, and Christian ideas of humility to be irreconcilable, Dr. Bobb asserts that we as a nation are faced with a difficult choice. A choice we cannot put off any longer.The power promised by humility is power over oneself, in self-government, says Dr. Bobb. [But] humility's strength is obscured by the age of arrogance in which we live.George Washington's humility, as great as it was, cannot substitute for ours today. We must reintegrate this fundamental virtue if there is to be an American future. The rediscovery of humility's strength awaits.is essential to good character--and to our country. In this smart and lively book, David Bobb illustrates this virtue with the stories of five great Americans. And he reminds us that humility is at the core of our national creed of equality and liberty.--Paul RyanNothing defies political correctness and the prevailingas radically as the notion that humility remains an important virtue. Dr. Bobb not only makes the case for this dismissed and disregarded value but emphasizes its importance as part of the American national character.--Michael Medved, syndicated talk radio hostA lively and counterintuitive argument, spiced with witty prose and engaging vignettes of Franklin, Washington, Madison, Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Abigail Adams.--Robert Faulkner, professor of Political Science, Boston College; author,Dr. David Bobb has written a timely and timeless book on a vital virtue absent from far too many leaders today.should be required reading for leaders in the public and private sector as well as in our homes and communities. In an age of arrogance there is much to be learned and strength to be gained from returning to the principle, power and pattern of humility contained in this extraordinary book.--Mike Lee, U.S. Senator, Utah
/book/show/950923.Amazing_Faith?from_search=true	Michael Richardson	Amazing Faith: The Authorized Biography of Bill Bright, Founder of Campus Crusade for Christ	An unforgettable chronicle of courage, determination, faith, and humility, Amazing Faith is the exclusive and inspiring account of how Dr. Bill Bright, founder and president of Campus Crusade for Christ International, stepped out in simple, unwavering obedience to God. ReadAn unforgettable chronicle of courage, determination, faith, and humility, Amazing Faith is the exclusive and inspiring account of how Dr. Bill Bright, founder and president of Campus Crusade for Christ International, stepped out in simple, unwavering obedience to God. Readers will delight in the extraordinary story of how an obedient Oklahoman left the ranch at God's urging, and how that obedience opened the door to reaching literally millions of lives with the message of Christ's love and the coming Kingdom.From Bright's formative years in the Midwest to the lonely struggles and all-too-human foibles of his early ministry...the founding of the unparalleled Campus Crusade movement to the explosive global outreaches of the new millennium...this authorized, behind-the-scenes biography leaves no stone unturned in its examination of a humble life remarkably used by God-a life which, by God's power, has made an impact on three billion souls.Written by a retired investigative reporter who has closely followed the life and ministry of Dr. Bright for more than a decade, and with a foreword by Dr. Billy Graham, Amazing Faith uncovers the calling, the passion, the strategic thinking, the sacrifice, and the astounding impact of one man committed to bold evangelism, disciple-ship, and the fulfillment of the Great Commission in his lifetime.He's just the kind of man I had in mind when I started the program twenty-five years ago because he's an example to everybody of all religions that it's possible to have progress in religion. -Sir John Templeton, founder of the Templeton Prize for Progress in Religion, which Dr. Bill Bright was awarded in 1996. He donated the $1 million honorarium to support a national movement of prayer and fasting.
/book/show/1458345.Michael_Ballack?from_search=true	Euan Reedie	Michael Ballack: The Biography	One of Germany's leading sports icons and an outstanding national captain, Michael Ballack isone of the best soccer players in Britain. With fascinating insight into his gameplay and philosophy, as well as how he combines being the highest-paid soccer player in the world with a father to his three sons, this is the long-awaited, definitive story of one of Europe's most taOne of Germany's leading sports icons and an outstanding national captain, Michael Ballack isone of the best soccer players in Britain. With fascinating insight into his gameplay and philosophy, as well as how he combines being the highest-paid soccer player in the world with a father to his three sons, this is the long-awaited, definitive story of one of Europe's most talented and entertaining athletes.
/book/show/3145690-garth-brooks?from_search=true	Michael McCall	Garth Brooks: A Biography	He's the closest thing there is to an overnight success in the broken-dream-littered landscape of Nashville: a soft-spoken Oklahoma boy who never considered becoming a professional musician until 1985 and who was handed a recording contract in 1987---ten months after moving to Nashville. His first two albums, GARTH BROOKS and NO FENCES, still ride the charts long after theHe's the closest thing there is to an overnight success in the broken-dream-littered landscape of Nashville: a soft-spoken Oklahoma boy who never considered becoming a professional musician until 1985 and who was handed a recording contract in 1987---ten months after moving to Nashville. His first two albums, GARTH BROOKS and NO FENCES, still ride the charts long after their release, and his third record, ROPIN'THE WIND, made it debut in the number-one slot on BILLBOARD'S pop chart.
/book/show/17048346-jennifer-saunders---the-biography?from_search=true	Jacky Hyams	Jennifer Saunders - The Biography	Jennifer Saunders is BritainOCOs best-loved comedienne, screenwriter and actress. For the first time, author Jacky Hyams reveals the story behind JenniferOCOs rise to fame, her successful career as the Queen of Comedy and the highs and lows of her remarkable life. Born in 1958 in Sleaford, JenniferOCOs mother was a biology teacher and her father was a pilot in the Royal AiJennifer Saunders is BritainOCOs best-loved comedienne, screenwriter and actress. For the first time, author Jacky Hyams reveals the story behind JenniferOCOs rise to fame, her successful career as the Queen of Comedy and the highs and lows of her remarkable life. Born in 1958 in Sleaford, JenniferOCOs mother was a biology teacher and her father was a pilot in the Royal Air Force. In 1977 she attended the Central School of Speech and Drama where she met her comedy partner Dawn French. After graduating, Jennifer began her career at The Comedy Store in London, and it was during this time she was to meet comedian, actor and writer Adrian Edmondson, who she would later marry. In July 2010 Jennifer was to face her toughest challenge, after being diagnosed with breast cancer. Since her diagnosis she has made a full recovery. This is JenniferOCOs full, unauthorised story.
/book/show/166796.Wild?from_search=true	John Parker	Wild: The Biography of Jack Nicholson	Jack Nicholson is the most popular film actor since Marlon Brando, and as he swaggers well into his seventh decade, he shows no sign of losing any of his astonishing star power. Here, drawing on interviews with many of Nicholsons Hollywood associates, John Parker pieces together a complex portrait of the starhis tangled and tumultuous childhood, his wives and high-profilJack Nicholson is the most popular film actor since Marlon Brando, and as he swaggers well into his seventh decade, he shows no sign of losing any of his astonishing star power. Here, drawing on interviews with many of Nicholsons Hollywood associates, John Parker pieces together a complex portrait of the starhis tangled and tumultuous childhood, his wives and high-profile romances, his brilliant film career, and his Oscar-winning triumphs inandFind out what lies behind that famous sharks smileand be prepared to be surprised. Journalist John Parkers previous books includeand
/book/show/25622485-abba-eban?from_search=true	Asaf Siniver	Abba Eban: A Biography	A skilled debater, a master of language, and a passionate defender of Israel, Abba Ebans diplomatic presence was in many ways a contradiction unlike any the world has seen since. While he was celebrated internationally for his exceptional wit and his moderate, reasoned worldview, these same qualities painted him as elitist and foreign in his home country. The disparity inA skilled debater, a master of language, and a passionate defender of Israel, Abba Ebans diplomatic presence was in many ways a contradiction unlike any the world has seen since. While he was celebrated internationally for his exceptional wit and his moderate, reasoned worldview, these same qualities painted him as elitist and foreign in his home country. The disparity in perception of Eban at home and abroad was such that both his critics and his friends agreed that he would have been a wonderful prime ministerin any country but Israel. In Abba Eban, Asaf Siniver paints a nuanced and complete portrait of one of the most complex figures in twentieth-century foreign affairs. We see Eban growing up and coming into his own as part of the Cambridge Union, and watch him steadily become known as The Voice of Israel. Siniver draws on a vast amount of interviews, writings, and other newly available material to show that, in his unceasing quest for stability and peace for Israel, Ebans primary opposition often came from the homeland he was fighting for; no matter how many allies he gained abroad, the man never understood his own domestic politics well enough to be as effective in his pursuits as he hoped. The first examination of Eban in nearly forty years, Abba Eban is a fascinating look at a life that still offers a valuable perspective on Israel even today.
/book/show/22891709-mel-sue?from_search=true	Tina Campanella	Mel  Sue: The Biography	Tina Campanella gives you a candid insight into Mel and Sue's bumpy journey from funny best friends to much-loved presenters of the BAFTA-nominated, surprise hit show, 'The Great British Bake Off'. It's a recipe for a great read.
/book/show/1156620.Mr_Republican?from_search=true	James T. Patterson	Mr. Republican: A Biography Of Robert A. Taft	Mr. Republican was of course Robert Alphonso Taft of Ohio, political conservative, party regular, United States Senator from 1939 until his death in 1953, and unsuccessful aspirant for the GOP presidential nomination in 1940, 1948, and 1952. This biography is the only book on Taft based on full access to the Senator's papers. Sympathetic, yet frequently critical, James TMr. Republican was of course Robert Alphonso Taft of Ohio, political conservative, party regular, United States Senator from 1939 until his death in 1953, and unsuccessful aspirant for the GOP presidential nomination in 1940, 1948, and 1952. This biography is the only book on Taft based on full access to the Senator's papers. Sympathetic, yet frequently critical, James T. Patterson offers a thoughtful and interpretive study of the personal and political life of a man who not only wielded great influence in his time but whose bold views on the issues have assumed increasing relevance in the 1960s'a and 1970s's.Taft was born in Cincinnati, on September 8, 1889, the son of William Howard Taft, President and Chief Justice of the United States, and the grandson of Alphonso Taft, a judge, Secretary of War, Attorney General, and Minister to Austria-Hungary and Russia. Always aware of his heritage, he compiled a brilliant record at his uncle's Taft School, at Yale, and at the Harvard Law School. He then practiced law in Cincinnati for four years, worked under Herbert Hoover for the United States Food Administration in Washington and the American Relief Administration in Paris, and served several terms in the Ohio house and senate between 1921 and 1933. In 1938 he won the first of three terms to the United States Senate.Taft affirmed individual freedom, equality of opportunity, and the rule of law. He fought hard against the spread of federal bureaucracy, high government spending, and Big Labor. But he was also flexible, and he pained Republican conservatives by battling for public housing and federal aid for education. His capacity for work and his quick and retentive mind established him as the congressional leader in many successful struggles against the proposals of Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and Harry S Truman. In 1953 he rose above disappointment to serve loyally as President Dwight D. Eisenhower's Senate leader.Although Taft was gentle and tender with family and close friends, he was often self-conscious and combative in the glare of public life, and many contemporaries found him cold and colorless. Because he refused to endorse government's wide-ranging foreign policies, he was also labeled - carelessly - as a mindless isolationist. For all these reasons he failed to achieve a presidential nomination. From the perspective of the 1970s', many of his views, especially on foreign policy, seem relevant and attractive.
/book/show/1397526.John_L_Lewis?from_search=true	Saul D. Alinsky	John L. Lewis: An Unauthorized Biography	Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone
/book/show/19484237-biography-for-beginners?from_search=true	E.C. Bentley G.K. Chesterton (Illustrations)	Biography for Beginners	The Art of BiographyIs different from Geography.Geography is about Maps,But Biography is about Chaps.With these rhyming lines, English novelist and humorist Edmund Clerihew Bentley introduces this book and an unusual form of verse of his own invention. Bentley's four-line poems, known as clerihews, offer satirical views of historical figures, from Edward the Confessor anThe Art of BiographyIs different from Geography.Geography is about Maps,But Biography is about Chaps.With these rhyming lines, English novelist and humorist Edmund Clerihew Bentley introduces this book and an unusual form of verse of his own invention. Bentley's four-line poems, known as clerihews, offer satirical views of historical figures, from Edward the Confessor and Odo of Bayeux to Sir Walter Raleigh, Jane Austen, Karl Marx, Theodore Roosevelt, and many others. The witty verses are accompanied by the book's outstanding feature: whimsical full-page illustrations by G. K. Chesterton.
/book/show/4911750-cagliostro?from_search=true	Roberto Gervaso Cormack OCuilleanain (Translator)	Cagliostro: A Biography	
/book/show/1125327.Coltrane_a_Biography?from_search=true	Cuthbert Ormond Simpkins	Coltrane, a Biography	During his lifetime John Coltrane, through music, moved many people to more meaningful lives. Coltrane: A Biography captures the feeling and facts of Coltrane's life and music. It places Coltrane's creative efforts wthin the tumultuous socio-economic and cultural context that spanned his lifetime. Coltrane: A Biography employs an experimental writing style that for many reDuring his lifetime John Coltrane, through music, moved many people to more meaningful lives. Coltrane: A Biography captures the feeling and facts of Coltrane's life and music. It places Coltrane's creative efforts wthin the tumultuous socio-economic and cultural context that spanned his lifetime. Coltrane: A Biography employs an experimental writing style that for many readers exemplifies Coltrane's music. Commenting on this style, a reviewer for Cadence Magazine wrote, Parts of the book move along, gathering momentum, exploding much in the manner of a Coltrane solo. Further commentary on the writing of Coltrane: A Biography was made by Baltimore poet Barbara DeCesare in an interview given to the Anti - Man Press, There's a biography of John Coltrane written by C.O. Simpkins, where the narrative is very poetic. It almost seems to emulate Coltrane's music in it's rhythm, tone and phrasing. He takes a lot of liberty with standard narrative form, and I think what makes the book so satisfying is those elements of poetry present in the storytelling.
/book/show/21945039-rozelle?from_search=true	Jerry Izenberg Pete Rozelle David J. Stern (Foreword)	Rozelle: A Biography	chronicles the life and times of the architect of the modern National Football League, Pete Rozelle, who transformed football into arguably the most successful sports league in the world. While he was never considered a serious candidate for the job of NFL commissioner early on, the position ultimately catapulted Rozelle into the role through which he transformed tchronicles the life and times of the architect of the modern National Football League, Pete Rozelle, who transformed football into arguably the most successful sports league in the world. While he was never considered a serious candidate for the job of NFL commissioner early on, the position ultimately catapulted Rozelle into the role through which he transformed the NFL and became a trailblazer for all sports in the second half of the twentieth century. When he became commissioner in 1960, the league had twelve teams playing to half-empty stadiums and was mired in an outdated business model. Rozelle introduced revenue and television profit sharing to guarantee the success of small-market teams and brought every NFL game to national television.Rozelles monumental achievements include the introduction of the Super Bowl in the 60s followed by the NFLs most rapid expansion and the establishment of. The 80s saw Rozelle presiding over drug scandals, labor struggles, and the leagues legal battles with team owners such as Oaklands Al Davis, who famously won a lawsuit to move his Raiders to Los Angeles.Jerry Izenberg chronicles the iconic life of Rozelle, who revolutionized the culture of sports in America and is responsible for turning the NFL into the preeminent sports league in the world.
/book/show/204392.Celine?from_search=true	Patrick McCarthy	Celine: A Biography	
/book/show/1879682.Biography?from_search=true	Celia Gittelson	Biography	
/book/show/28516433-what-s-wrong-with-the-world?from_search=true	G.K. Chesterton Jan Oliveira (Editor)	What's Wrong with the World (Illustrated with Notes and Biography)	In What's wrong with the world, Chesterton has a fantastic ability to analyze the social and moral issues of his time. For him, Christianity is in fact the truth was and should involve all aspects of culture. According to his assessment, the Christian ideal was no longer the light that should guide all civilizing actions.
/book/show/647126.Liz?from_search=true	C. David Heymann	Liz: An Intimate Biography of Elizabeth Taylor	Based on more than a thousand interviews with stars, directors, producers, designers, friends, family, business associates, employees, and others and on extensive research among previously undisclosed court, business, medical, and studio documents, Liz portrays Taylor's entire life and career in fascinating, revealing detail. Heymann shows us her very public escapades andBased on more than a thousand interviews with stars, directors, producers, designers, friends, family, business associates, employees, and others and on extensive research among previously undisclosed court, business, medical, and studio documents, Liz portrays Taylor's entire life and career in fascinating, revealing detail. Heymann shows us her very public escapades and her most private moments - frequently through the words of those who have known her best. Here are the highs and lows of her movie career and the intimate circumstances of her marriages to Nicky Hilton, Michael Wilding, Mike Todd, Eddie Fisher, Richard Burton, Senator John Warner, and Larry Fortensky. Here, too, is the truth about Taylor's father and her friendships with leading men Montgomery Clift, James Dean, and Rock Hudson, as well as with the eccentric Malcolm Forbes and Michael Jackson. From her illnesses, injuries, weight swings, and battles against drug and alcohol dependencies to her sexual exploits, diamond-studded luxury, and tumultuous relationships with husbands and lovers, this is the enormously contradictory and glamorous life of Hollywood's last great star.
/book/show/14891809-the--dead-sea-scrolls-?from_search=true	John J. Collins	The -Dead Sea Scrolls-: A Biography	Since they were first discovered in the caves at Qumran in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have aroused more fascination--and more controversy--than perhaps any other archaeological find. They appear to have been hidden in the Judean desert by the Essenes, a Jewish sect that existed around the time of Jesus, and they continue to inspire veneration and conspiracy theories to thiSince they were first discovered in the caves at Qumran in 1947, the Dead Sea Scrolls have aroused more fascination--and more controversy--than perhaps any other archaeological find. They appear to have been hidden in the Judean desert by the Essenes, a Jewish sect that existed around the time of Jesus, and they continue to inspire veneration and conspiracy theories to this day. John Collins tells the story of the bitter conflicts that have swirled around the scrolls since their startling discovery, and sheds light on their true significance for Jewish and Christian history.Collins vividly recounts how a Bedouin shepherd went searching for a lost goat and found the scrolls instead. He offers insight into debates over whether the Essenes were an authentic Jewish sect and explains why such questions are critical to our understanding of ancient Judaism and to Jewish identity. Collins explores whether the scrolls were indeed the property of an isolated, quasi-monastic community living at Qumran, or whether they more broadly reflect the Judaism of their time. And he unravels the impassioned disputes surrounding the scrolls and Christianity. Do they anticipate the early church? Do they undermine the credibility of the Christian faith? Collins also looks at attempts to -reclaim- the scrolls for Judaism after the full corpus became available in the 1990s, and at how the decades-long delay in publishing the scrolls gave rise to sensational claims and conspiracy theories.
/book/show/30059488-herland?from_search=true	Charlotte Perkins Gilman Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Herland (Illustrated with Notes and Biography)	Herland is a utopian novel from 1915, written by feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman.The book describes an isolated society composed entirely of women, who reproduce via parthenogenesis (asexual reproduction). The result is an ideal social order: free of war, conflict, and domination. It first appeared as a serial in The Forerunner, a magazine edited and written by GilmanHerland is a utopian novel from 1915, written by feminist Charlotte Perkins Gilman.The book describes an isolated society composed entirely of women, who reproduce via parthenogenesis (asexual reproduction). The result is an ideal social order: free of war, conflict, and domination. It first appeared as a serial in The Forerunner, a magazine edited and written by Gilman between 1909 and 1916. The book is the middle volume in her utopian trilogy; it was preceded by Moving the Mountain (1911), and followed with a sequel, With Her in Ourland (1916). It was not published in book form until 1979.Charlotte Perkins Gilman (18601935) was a prominent American feminist, sociologist, novelist, writer of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction, and a lecturer for social reform. She was a utopian feminist during a time when her accomplishments were exceptional for women, and she served as a role model for future generations of feminists because of her unorthodox concepts and lifestyle.
/book/show/305226.The_Lives_of_Norman_Mailer?from_search=true	Carl Rollyson	The Lives of Norman Mailer: A Biography	A biography of the American writer discusses Mailer's major works, from The Naked and the Dead to Harlot's Ghost, and reveals the man behind this often misunderstood genius.
/book/show/18667657-carroll-shelby?from_search=true	Rinsey Mills	Carroll Shelby: The Authorized Biography	It was motoring authorpassion for AC cars and motorsports history that led to his first meeting with Carroll Shelby. His suggestion that they should collaborate in order to create an accurate record of Shelby's life and achievemIt was motoring authorpassion for AC cars and motorsports history that led to his first meeting with Carroll Shelby. His suggestion that they should collaborate in order to create an accurate record of Shelby's life and achievements at first was rebuffed but later taken up with enthusiasm. This authorized biography is the result.was a long time in the making, as Mills left no stone unturned in his quest to produce the complete study of Shelby's remarkable life. He carried out extensive research and conducted numerous interviews, fully capturing the narrative of Carroll Shelby within and outside of the automotive racing world: his childhood in Texas, wartime tenure with the Army Air Force, and postwar entrepreneurship; his earliest race wins in 1952 and his legendary 1959 victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans; his monumental release of the first Cobra and the formation of Shelby American in 1962; his historical partnership with Ford that would last for decades; all the way through to Shelby's personal hobbies, travels, and present-day legacy. Fascinating photographs from Shelby's personal collection complete a book whose original hardcover edition was published mere weeks before his passing, makinga magnificent and lasting tribute to one of the greatest automotive figures of the twentieth century.
/book/show/573647.Lady_Bird?from_search=true	Jan Jarboe Russell	Lady Bird: A Biography of Mrs. Johnson	After three years of cooperation with the author, Claudia Lady Bird Johnson ended her participation in this biography after an essay Russel published about LBJ's infidelities. Lady Bird covers the full spectrum of Mrs. Johnson's life, career, and ultimately her multi-layers, seldom-documented relationship with LBJ.
/book/show/39544.Nigella_Lawson?from_search=true	Gilly Smith	Nigella Lawson: A Biography	This is the first-ever biography of the irresistible domestic goddess, Nigella Lawson. Born in 1960 into a family of privelege, this book covers her childhood, her early career at the Sunday Times and Spectator, her secret marriage to John Diamond, the loss of her sister and husband to cancer-both at early ages, and her tremendous success as the author of How to be a DomesThis is the first-ever biography of the irresistible domestic goddess, Nigella Lawson. Born in 1960 into a family of privelege, this book covers her childhood, her early career at the Sunday Times and Spectator, her secret marriage to John Diamond, the loss of her sister and husband to cancer-both at early ages, and her tremendous success as the author of How to be a Domestic Goddess and host of Nigella Bites. This is a story of personal tragedy and public success, studded with a cast of celebrity friends and family. With her unashamed enjoyment for food and her curvy beauty, Nigella continues to fascinate and beguile.
/book/show/358108.Will_Rogers?from_search=true	Ben Yagoda	Will Rogers: A Biography	Will Rogers was a true American icon. His newspaper column was read daily by 40 million people, and as radio entertainer, lecturer, movies star, and homespun sage, he was one of our most popular entertainers.
/book/show/20344540-grace?from_search=true	Thilo Wydra	Grace: A Biography	Thirty years ago, Grace Kelly was tragically killed when her vehicle tumbled forty meters from the serpentine roads of Monaco. She has since become a myth, a style icon existing between the glamour of Hollywood and the royalty of Monaco. As Hitchcocks favorite actress to work with, Kelly acted in classic films includingand, opposite actors suThirty years ago, Grace Kelly was tragically killed when her vehicle tumbled forty meters from the serpentine roads of Monaco. She has since become a myth, a style icon existing between the glamour of Hollywood and the royalty of Monaco. As Hitchcocks favorite actress to work with, Kelly acted in classic films includingand, opposite actors such as Frank Sinatra and Cary Grant. Yet her private life remained in the shadows. Her marriage to Prince Rainier III was not anchored by love, and her life on the Riviera was more akin to a golden cage. She was an individual torn between illusion and reality, simultaneously idolized by millions.This comprehensive biography draws from previously unreleased photographs and documents from the Grimaldi family archive and, for the first time, access to the letters between Kelly and Hitchcock. It is also based on interviews with Kellys companions and relatives, including an exclusive interview with Prince Albert II of Monaco.Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Arcade, Good Books, Sports Publishing, and Yucca imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Our list includes biographies on well-known historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Nelson Mandela, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as villains from history, such as Heinrich Himmler, John Wayne Gacy, and O. J. Simpson. We have also published survivor stories of World War II, memoirs about overcoming adversity, first-hand tales of adventure, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes abestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
/book/show/812861.Depeche_Mode?from_search=true	Steve Malins	Depeche Mode: Black Celebration: The Biography	Written with the band's co-operation, Steve Malins' biography throws light on this private, frequently misunderstood group and their lives, which have been bizarre, hilarious, extreme and destructive through nearly 20 years of constant success and excessive celebration. Now fully updated and expanded with an additional 10,000 words, new cover and enlarged format, this newWritten with the band's co-operation, Steve Malins' biography throws light on this private, frequently misunderstood group and their lives, which have been bizarre, hilarious, extreme and destructive through nearly 20 years of constant success and excessive celebration. Now fully updated and expanded with an additional 10,000 words, new cover and enlarged format, this new edition will coincide with the band's first world tour in over 3 years as they promote their brand new album Playing the Angel.
/book/show/883763.Gore_Vidal?from_search=true	Fred Kaplan	Gore Vidal: A Biography	Novelist, culture critic, essayist, satirist, and cynic--in this vastly entertaining biography, Gore Vidal's multifaceted personality is brought to life as Kaplan illuminates this literary giant with accuracy, insight and wit. 50 illustrations throughout.
/book/show/18892639-theodore-roosevelt-an-intimate-biography?from_search=true	William Roscoe Thayer	Theodore Roosevelt; an Intimate Biography	This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
/book/show/20518965-little-author-in-the-big-woods?from_search=true	Yona Zeldis McDonough Jennifer Thermes (Illustrations)	Little Author in the Big Woods: A Biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder	Many girls in elementary and middle school fall in love with the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. What they don't always realize is that Wilder's books are autobiographical. This narrative biography describes more of the details of the young Laura's real life as a young pioneer homesteading with her family on many adventurous journeys. This biography, complete wMany girls in elementary and middle school fall in love with the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder. What they don't always realize is that Wilder's books are autobiographical. This narrative biography describes more of the details of the young Laura's real life as a young pioneer homesteading with her family on many adventurous journeys. This biography, complete with charming illustrations, points out the differences between the fictional series as well as the many similarities. It's a fascinating story of a much-celebrated writer.
/book/show/1553228.Edie?from_search=true	Jean Stein George Plimpton	Edie: An American Biography	When Edie was first published, it quickly became an international best-seller and then took its place among the classic books about the 1960's. Edie Sedgwick exploded into the public eye like a comet. She seemed to have it all: she was aristocratic and glamorous, vivacious and young, Andy Warhols superstar. But within a few years she flared out as quickly as she had appeaWhen Edie was first published, it quickly became an international best-seller and then took its place among the classic books about the 1960's. Edie Sedgwick exploded into the public eye like a comet. She seemed to have it all: she was aristocratic and glamorous, vivacious and young, Andy Warhols superstar. But within a few years she flared out as quickly as she had appeared, and before she turned twenty-nine she was dead from a drug overdose.In a dazzling tapestry of voicesfamily, friends, lovers, rivalsthe entire meteoric trajectory of Edie Sedgwicks life is brilliantly captured. And so is the Pop Art world of the 60's: the sex, drugs, fashion, musicthe mad rush for pleasure and fame. All glitter and flash on the outside, it was hollow and desperate withinlike Edie herself, and like her mentor, Andy Warhol. Alternately mesmerizing, tragic, and horrifying, this book shattered many myths about the 60's experience in America.
/book/show/684231.Blue_Note_Records?from_search=true	Richard Cook	Blue Note Records: The Biography	Insightful scenes abound in the first full history of the most noted label in jazz history. With record-collector zeal, Cook analyzes everything from Sidney Bechet's 78s to Norah Jones' recent chart-topper.
/book/show/31369064-billy-budd-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	Herman Melville Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Billy Budd (With Notes)(Biography)(Illustrated)	Billy Budd, Sailor is the final novel by American writer Herman Melville, first published posthumously in London in 1924 as edited by Raymond M. Weaver, a professor at Columbia University, and then other versions followed. Melville had begun writing the original work in November 1888, but left it unfinished at his death in 1891. It was acclaimed by British critics as a masBilly Budd, Sailor is the final novel by American writer Herman Melville, first published posthumously in London in 1924 as edited by Raymond M. Weaver, a professor at Columbia University, and then other versions followed. Melville had begun writing the original work in November 1888, but left it unfinished at his death in 1891. It was acclaimed by British critics as a masterpiece when published in London, and quickly took its place among the canon of significant works in the United States. The novella was discovered in manuscript form in 1919 by Raymond M. Weaver, who was studying Melville's papers as his first biographer. Melville's widow had begun to edit the manuscript, but had not been able to decide her husband's intentions at several key points or even to see his intended title. Poor transcription and misinterpretation of Melville's notes marred the first published versions of the text. After several years of study, Harrison Hayford and Merton M. Sealts, Jr. published what is now considered the best transcription and critical reading text in 1962. The novella was adapted as a stage play in 1951 and produced on Broadway, where it won the Donaldson Awards and Outer Critics Circle Awards for best play. Benjamin Britten adapted it as an opera by the same name, first performed in December 1951.The play was adapted into a film in 1962, produced, directed, co-written, and starring Peter Ustinov with Terence Stamp receiving an Academy Award nomination in his film debut.
/book/show/1896416.Spitfire?from_search=true	Jonathan Glancey	Spitfire: The Biography	First flown in 1936, the Spitfire soon came to symbolize Britain's defiance of Nazi Germany in the summer of 1940. Flown by pilots of many nations, it saw service as far afield as Australia and the Soviet Union. This work is a celebration of a great British invention, of the men and women who flew it and supported its development.
/book/show/443146.Nietzsche_in_Turin?from_search=true	Lesley Chamberlain	Nietzsche in Turin: An Intimate Biography	During 1888 in Turin, Italy, Nietzsche wrote three of his most important works--, and. In this accessible, moving biography, Lesley Chamberlain examines with passion and insight the mind of a genius at its creative pinnacle. In her account, Freidrich Nietzsche emerges as a gentle, tortured man, dominated by his rigorous mind aDuring 1888 in Turin, Italy, Nietzsche wrote three of his most important works--, and. In this accessible, moving biography, Lesley Chamberlain examines with passion and insight the mind of a genius at its creative pinnacle. In her account, Freidrich Nietzsche emerges as a gentle, tortured man, dominated by his rigorous mind and his love of music, and soothed by the strangely otherworldly city of Turin
/book/show/17471742-harry?from_search=true	Alice Montgomery	Harry: The Unauthorized Biography	What happens to the boy next door when he becomes part of the planet's hottest boy band?When Harry Styles auditioned for the X-Factor, little did he know he'd soon be leaving behind school, his Saturday bakery job, obscurity and an ordinary life. One Direction made it to the final and won a record deal, and it wasn't long before Harry's face covered bedroom walls up and doWhat happens to the boy next door when he becomes part of the planet's hottest boy band?When Harry Styles auditioned for the X-Factor, little did he know he'd soon be leaving behind school, his Saturday bakery job, obscurity and an ordinary life. One Direction made it to the final and won a record deal, and it wasn't long before Harry's face covered bedroom walls up and down the country.But how did Harry cope with his new-found fame? And what happens when you take America by storm in a 'British Invasion'?With gorgeous green eyes and curls that send girls wild, Harry has found himself surrounded by beautiful women. But what's the truth behind the rumours? Here, his relationships with Caroline Flack, Emily Atack, Taylor Swift and the married Lucy Horobin are laid bare.And what next for Harry and 1D? This book will give you the low down on how Harry and the boys are set to take on the world.
/book/show/28428949-don-juan?from_search=true	George Gordon Byron Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Don Juan  (Illustrated with Notes and Biography)	Don Juan is a satiric poem by Lord Byron, based on the legend of Don Juan, which Byron reverses, portraying Juan not as a womaniser but as someone easily seduced by women. It is a variation on the epic form. Byron himself called it an Epic Satire (Don Juan, c. xiv, st. 99). Byron completed 16 cantos, leaving an unfinished 17th canto before his death in 1824. Byron claimeDon Juan is a satiric poem by Lord Byron, based on the legend of Don Juan, which Byron reverses, portraying Juan not as a womaniser but as someone easily seduced by women. It is a variation on the epic form. Byron himself called it an Epic Satire (Don Juan, c. xiv, st. 99). Byron completed 16 cantos, leaving an unfinished 17th canto before his death in 1824. Byron claimed he had no ideas in his mind as to what would happen in subsequent cantos as he wrote his work. When the first two cantos were published anonymously in 1819, the poem was criticised for its immoral content, though it was also immensely popular.
/book/show/2316092.Biography_Of_Gabriel_Garcia_Marquez?from_search=true	Gerald Martin	Biography Of Gabriel Garcia Marquez	n cei 17 ani de lucru la aceast biografie, pe lng discuiile cu Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Gerald Martin a intervievat peste 300 de persoane apropiate i cunotine ale acestuia: Fidel Castro, Felipe Gonzales i ali preedini ai Columbiei, scriitori precum Carlos Fuentes, Mario Vargas Llosa, Alvaro Mutis, familia (soia i copiii autorului, mama, fraii i surorile salen cei 17 ani de lucru la aceast biografie, pe lng discuiile cu Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Gerald Martin a intervievat peste 300 de persoane apropiate i cunotine ale acestuia: Fidel Castro, Felipe Gonzales i ali preedini ai Columbiei, scriitori precum Carlos Fuentes, Mario Vargas Llosa, Alvaro Mutis, familia (soia i copiii autorului, mama, fraii i surorile sale), ageni literari i cei mai buni prieteni i colaboratori. Volumul conine 16 pagini de fotografii cu G. G. Marquez, n diferite ipostaze i mprejurri, mpreun cu familia i prietenii.
/book/show/45073.A_Life_of_Anne_Bront_?from_search=true	Edward Chitham	A Life of Anne Brontë	Edward Chitham's biography of Anne Bronte, the often underrated sister of Charlotte and Emily, makes imaginative use of recent research to redefine the personal and artistic relationship between Anne and her sisters, especially Emily. It produces new evidence about Anne's life away from home and re-examines the traumatic period before and after Branwell's 'disgrace'. It moEdward Chitham's biography of Anne Bronte, the often underrated sister of Charlotte and Emily, makes imaginative use of recent research to redefine the personal and artistic relationship between Anne and her sisters, especially Emily. It produces new evidence about Anne's life away from home and re-examines the traumatic period before and after Branwell's 'disgrace'. It modifies the conventionally held view of Agnes Grey and reviews the evidence for Anne's relationship with William Weightman.Now available in paperback, this biography provides an elegant and original life of one of the remarkable Bronte sisters.
/book/show/8483397-the-biography-of-great-muhaddith-sheikh-muhammad-nasiruddin-al-albani?from_search=true	Abu Nasir Ibrahim Abdul Rauf Abu Maryam Muslim Ameen	The Biography of Great Muhaddith Sheikh Muhammad Nasiruddin Al-Albani	This book represents a brief narration of the life of one of the foremost scholars of Islam during the recent past. The book tells the tale of a Muslim child born towards the end of the Ottoman Empire in Eastern Europe. He was destined to become an inspiration for the entire Ummah including the scholars and great leaders.The book represents a story of a modest beginning foThis book represents a brief narration of the life of one of the foremost scholars of Islam during the recent past. The book tells the tale of a Muslim child born towards the end of the Ottoman Empire in Eastern Europe. He was destined to become an inspiration for the entire Ummah including the scholars and great leaders.The book represents a story of a modest beginning for the young man, his education and character building, leading up to his great services to the Muslim world that he offered. He had an excellent memory which allowed him to memorize many ahadith of the Prophet and become a great Muhadith of our time.Finally, the book presents a picture of the legacy of knowledge that As-Sheikh, Al'Allaamah Abu Abdir-Rahman Muhammad Nasiruddin Al-Albani (1332H - 1420H - 2nd October, 1999 - May Allah's mercy be upon him) left, including his students, books and guidance.Book written by: Abu Nasir Ibrahim Abdul Rauf & Abu Maryam Muslim AmeenVerified by: Ash-Sheikh Muhammad Al-Ameen Al-Haleel Abu Abdil Musawwir (A student of Shaikh Al-Albani)
/book/show/1077054.Biography_Family_Record_of_Lorenzo_Snow?from_search=true	Eliza R. Snow	Biography & Family Record of Lorenzo Snow	
/book/show/416167.Vicious?from_search=true	Alan G. Parker	Vicious: Too Fast to Live: The Authorised Biography Of Sid Vicious	Music. Cultural Studies. Written with the full co-operation of his late mother, the book charts punk legend Sid Vicious' story from his childhood to his final fix in New York. It details his life before, during and after the Sex Pistols, and reveals, for the first time, what really happened in Sid and Nancy's Chelsea Hotel room in the early hours of October 12th 1978. CompMusic. Cultural Studies. Written with the full co-operation of his late mother, the book charts punk legend Sid Vicious' story from his childhood to his final fix in New York. It details his life before, during and after the Sex Pistols, and reveals, for the first time, what really happened in Sid and Nancy's Chelsea Hotel room in the early hours of October 12th 1978. Complete with a full discography, concert listings and many rare photographs, VICIOUS: TOO FAST TO LIVE is the only authorised biography of a 20th century icon.
/book/show/4443218-kishore-kumar?from_search=true	Kishore Valicha	Kishore Kumar: The Definitive Biography	Biography of Kishore Kumar, Hindi play back singer and an actor.
/book/show/1761165.Aditya_Vikram_Birla_a_Biography?from_search=true	Minhaz Merchant	Aditya Vikram Birla, a Biography	
/book/show/23591024-beyonc?from_search=true	Anna Pointer	Beyoncé: Running the World: The Biography	As a painfully shy six-year-old singing in her parents' kitchen back in the late 1980s, it was impossible to imagine the meteoric rise ahead of Beyonc Knowles. Fast forward 25 years, and not only has she sold 75 million albums, making her one of the most successful recording artists of all timAs a painfully shy six-year-old singing in her parents' kitchen back in the late 1980s, it was impossible to imagine the meteoric rise ahead of Beyonc Knowles. Fast forward 25 years, and not only has she sold 75 million albums, making her one of the most successful recording artists of all time, but she is also an actress, a fashion icon, a producer, and a doting motherHere is the full story of Houston-born-and-bred Beyonc's extraordinary life, from joining her first pop group at the age of nine and her time fronting Destiny's Child, the biggest-selling female group of all time, to a solo career that catapulted her to superstar status the world over. Beyonc continues to scale new heights, with her latest album breaking all records after hitting No. 1 in more than 100 countries. Echoing the sentiment of her 2011 hit single, she really is running the music world right now. The most definitive and up-to-date telling of Beyonc's story ever written, this book provides an intimate close-up on both her professional and personal life, with the inside story on how she and rapper husband Jay-Z became the biggest power couple on earth. Delving into the reports that their marriage was crumbling before the world's eyes on their 2014 joint tour, this account pieces together the split rumors that plagued them at every turn and documents exactly how they coped with such intense public scrutiny. It also analyzes Beyonc's role as a mother to Blue Ivy and explores the hidden heartbreaks of her past, including a tragic miscarriage, a lengthy battle with depression, and an agonizing rift with her manager father. While celebrating Beyonc's greatest triumphs, this biography uncovers the truth behind the headlines, finding out exactly who Queen Bey is and what really goes on behind the scenes.
/book/show/785865.T_F_Torrance?from_search=true	Alister E. McGrath	T. F. Torrance: An Intellectual Biography	T. F. Torrance is widely regarded as the most significant British academic theologian of the twentieth century. He is especially noted for his ground-breaking contribution to the study of the relationship of Christian theology and the natural sciences. He is unquestionably one of the most prolific of theological writers and is the most senior member of the nearest thing toT. F. Torrance is widely regarded as the most significant British academic theologian of the twentieth century. He is especially noted for his ground-breaking contribution to the study of the relationship of Christian theology and the natural sciences. He is unquestionably one of the most prolific of theological writers and is the most senior member of the nearest thing to a 'theological dynasty' that Great Britain has ever produced. Here, Alister McGrath, himself one of this country's leading theologians, traces the development of Torrance's theological thought and provides a comprehensive account of his life and career. Particular attention is paid to the important role played by Torrance in the English-language reception of the theology of Karl Barth, and to his pioneering engagement with the relation between theology and science. While making extensive reference to Torrance's published works, McGrath also draws on important unpublished writings and private papers. The book contains many unpublished photograhs, together with a complete bibliography of Torrance's works.
/book/show/20893804-niall-horan?from_search=true	Editors of Plexus (Editor)	Niall Horan: Photo Biography	When Katy Perry was serving as a judge onback in 2010, she put Niall Horan through to the next round and told him, Dont let us down. Three years later, the young Irish singer has done anything but.As one-fifth of unstoppable boy band One Direction, Niall  along with his bandmates Harry, Louis, Zayn, and Liam  has taken the world by storm. Theyve sold 19When Katy Perry was serving as a judge onback in 2010, she put Niall Horan through to the next round and told him, Dont let us down. Three years later, the young Irish singer has done anything but.As one-fifth of unstoppable boy band One Direction, Niall  along with his bandmates Harry, Louis, Zayn, and Liam  has taken the world by storm. Theyve sold 19 million singles and 12 million albums, had their first and second LPs debut at number one on the U.S. album chart, and embarked on a string of sell-out global tours that have confirmed their status as the most successful young band in existence.But how did a self-confessed emotional guy from Mullingar, Ireland, become one of the music industrys hottest properties? Illustrated with full-color photos throughout and packed with plenty of behind-the-scenes gossip, this biography charts Nialls rise from hopefulcontestant to teen heartthrob and pop superstar.
/book/show/3347078-bhagat-singh-a-biography?from_search=true	Jitendra Nath Sanyal Kripal Chandra Yadav Babar Singh	Bhagat Singh ; A Biography	
/book/show/26604.E_E_Cummings?from_search=true	Christopher Sawyer-Lucanno	E.E. Cummings: A Biography	Throughout the 45 years of his professional writing life, Cummings consistently celebrated the ordinary, reviled pretentiousness, scourged conformity, experimented boldly with words and syntax and punctuation, and wrote some of the most erotic and tender love poetry in the English language. Yet Cummings could also be difficult, truculent, opinionated, wrong-headed, emotionThroughout the 45 years of his professional writing life, Cummings consistently celebrated the ordinary, reviled pretentiousness, scourged conformity, experimented boldly with words and syntax and punctuation, and wrote some of the most erotic and tender love poetry in the English language. Yet Cummings could also be difficult, truculent, opinionated, wrong-headed, emotional, bigoted and egotistical. Dubbed by Ezra Pound as Whitman's one living descendant, Cummings sang of himself and of America in a unique voice, as resonant now as it was a half-century ago. Charismatic and famous among the famous, Cummings always seemed to be in the right place at the right time, and was a major presence wherever he resided, whether in Cambridge, Europe or New York. He counted some of the most important artists of his time as friends: Pound, Hemingway, Dylan Thomas and many more.--From publisher description.
/book/show/17761950-maureen-o-hara?from_search=true	Aubrey Malone Aubrey Malone	Maureen O'Hara: The Biography	From her first appearances on the stage and screen, Maureen O'Hara (b. 1920) commanded attention with her striking beauty, radiant red hair, and impassioned portrayals of spirited heroines. Whether she was being rescued from the gallows by Charles Laughton (, 1939), falling in love with Walter Pidgeon against a coal-blackened sky (From her first appearances on the stage and screen, Maureen O'Hara (b. 1920) commanded attention with her striking beauty, radiant red hair, and impassioned portrayals of spirited heroines. Whether she was being rescued from the gallows by Charles Laughton (, 1939), falling in love with Walter Pidgeon against a coal-blackened sky (, 1941), learning to believe in miracles with Natalie Wood (, 1947), or matching wits with John Wayne (, 1952), she charmed audiences with her powerful presence and easy confidence.is the first book-length biography of the screen legend hailed as the -Queen of Technicolor.- Following the star from her childhood in Dublin to the height of fame in Hollywood, film critic Aubrey Malone draws on new information from the Irish Film Institute, production notes from films, and details from historical film journals, newspapers, and fan magazines. Malone also examines the actress's friendship with frequent costar John Wayne and her relationship with director John Ford, and he addresses the hotly debated question of whether the screen siren was a feminist or antifeminist figure.Though she was an icon of cinema's golden age, O'Hara's penchant for privacy and habit of making public statements that contradicted her personal choices have made her an enigma. This breakthrough biography offers the first look at the woman behind the larger-than-life persona, sorting through the myths to present a balanced assessment of one of the greatest stars of the silver screen.
/book/show/431891.Annie_Lennox?from_search=true	Bryony Sutherland Lucy Ellis	Annie Lennox: The Biography	The definitive biography of the Scottish singer who graduated from The Tourists to The Eurythmics and went on to international solo stardom. From Love is a Stranger through Diva to the reformed Eurythmics 1999 album Peace, this is the revealing story of an extraordinary female singer.
/book/show/441677.Henrik_Ibsen?from_search=true	Robert Ferguson	Henrik Ibsen: A New Biography	It is difficult for 21st-century readers and theatergoers to comprehend fully the powerful impact that dramatist Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) had on his own contemporaries. Even young writers in other countries felt the firm grasp of his influence: Dubliner James Joyce taught himself Dano-Norwegian so that he might read Ibsen's naturalistic plays in their original language. ByIt is difficult for 21st-century readers and theatergoers to comprehend fully the powerful impact that dramatist Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906) had on his own contemporaries. Even young writers in other countries felt the firm grasp of his influence: Dubliner James Joyce taught himself Dano-Norwegian so that he might read Ibsen's naturalistic plays in their original language. By restoring this seminal literary figure to his historical context, Oslo-based biographer Robert Ferguson -- himself a playwright -- helps us understand how a timid poet became an icon of artistic courage and integrity.
/book/show/306969.John_Daly?from_search=true	Gavin Newsham	John Daly: The Biography	Legend has it that one of the things you really should see if you're a true golf fan is the swingthe awesome killer swingof John Patrick Daly. Rewind to August 1991 and the USPGA Championship at Crooked Stick, Indianapolis. Twenty-five-year-old rookie pro John Daly tees off as an 11th-hour replacement for Nick Price and blasts his way to a spectacular and entirely unexLegend has it that one of the things you really should see if you're a true golf fan is the swingthe awesome killer swingof John Patrick Daly. Rewind to August 1991 and the USPGA Championship at Crooked Stick, Indianapolis. Twenty-five-year-old rookie pro John Daly tees off as an 11th-hour replacement for Nick Price and blasts his way to a spectacular and entirely unexpected victory. Now fully updated, Gavin Newsham's award-winning biography examines how that triumph, which should have signaled the start of the big time for Daly, instead prompted a shocking descent into alcoholism, gambling addiction, and more incidents and accidents than most people encounter in alifetime. He has been arrested, suspended, and seen his world ranking plummet to 507. Yet, his no-nonsense grip it and rip it philosophy has struck a chord with golf fans the world over and his length off the tee is legendary. Despite his trials and tribulations, John Daly remains one of the biggest draws in the game.
/book/show/13147892-superman?from_search=true	Larry Tye Scott Brick (Reading)	Superman: A Biography	Seventy-five years after he came to life, Superman remains one of Americas most adored and enduring heroes. Now Larry Tye, the prize-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author of Satchel, has written the first full-fledged history not just of the Man of Steel but of the creators, designers, owners, and performers who made him the icon he is today.Legions ofSeventy-five years after he came to life, Superman remains one of Americas most adored and enduring heroes. Now Larry Tye, the prize-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author of Satchel, has written the first full-fledged history not just of the Man of Steel but of the creators, designers, owners, and performers who made him the icon he is today.Legions of fans from Boston to Buenos Aires can recite the story of the child born Kal-El, scion of the doomed planet Krypton, who was rocketed to Earth as an infant, raised by humble Kansas farmers, and rechristened Clark Kent. Known to law-abiders and evildoers alike as Superman, he was destined to become the invincible champion of all that is good and justand a star in every medium from comic books and comic strips to radio, TV, and film.But behind the high-flying legend lies a true-to-life saga every bit as compelling, one that begins not in the far reaches of outer space but in the middle of Americas heartland. During the depths of the Great Depression, Jerry Siegel was a shy, awkward teenager in Cleveland. Raised on adventure tales and robbed of his father at a young age, Jerry dreamed of a hero for a boy and a world that desperately needed one. Together with neighborhood chum and kindred spirit Joe Shuster, young Siegel conjured a human-sized god who was everything his creators yearned to be: handsome, stalwart, and brave, able to protect the innocent, punish the wicked, save the day, and win the girl. It was on Supermans muscle-bound back that the comic book and the very idea of the superhero took flight.Tye chronicles the adventures of the men and women who kept Siegel and Shusters Man of Tomorrow aloft and vitally alive through seven decades and counting. Here are the savvy publishers and visionary writers and artists of comics Golden Age who ushered the red-and-blue-clad titan through changing eras and evolving incarnations; and the actorsincluding George Reeves and Christopher Reevewho brought the Man of Steel to life on screen, only to succumb themselves to all-too-human tragedy in the mortal world. Here too is the poignant and compelling history of Siegel and Shusters lifelong struggle for the recognition and rewards rightly due to the architects of a genuine cultural phenomenon.From two-fisted crimebuster to ber-patriot, social crusader to spiritual savior, Supermanperhaps like no other mythical character before or sincehas evolved in a way that offers a Rorschach test of his times and our aspirations. In this deftly realized appreciation, Larry Tye reveals a portrait of America over seventy years through the lens of that otherworldly hero who continues to embody our best selves.
/book/show/6667845-jack-bruce-composing-himself?from_search=true	Harry Shapiro Foreword by Eric Clapton	Jack Bruce Composing Himself: The authorised biography	When Cream broke up in 1968 it was by no means a foregone conclusion that it would be Eric Clapton who would enjoy continued commercial success. After all, it was Jack Bruce who had the looks, and who co-wrote and sang all the band's major hits. But he was a singular talent who wanted to be a pioneer, not just a pop star. His background is in classical music and jazz; at 1When Cream broke up in 1968 it was by no means a foregone conclusion that it would be Eric Clapton who would enjoy continued commercial success. After all, it was Jack Bruce who had the looks, and who co-wrote and sang all the band's major hits. But he was a singular talent who wanted to be a pioneer, not just a pop star. His background is in classical music and jazz; at 10 he was winning classical song contests, at 12 composing string quartets and improvising on piano. Then he fell in love with Thelonious Monk and Charlie Mingus and left home at 18 to find his fortune as a jazz bass player. He found his way into the London blues scene and played with luminaries such as John Mayall and Graham Bond before first tasting chart success with Manfred Mann. Then there was Cream, one of the most influential rock bands of their time, who sold 35 million albums during their two-year existence. Cream split in their prime but their influence endured, and when they reformed in 2005 tickets were selling for nearly $3000 on e-bay. In the 40 years since Cream split Bruce has continued his musical adventures with the likes of John McLaughlin, Billy Cobham, Carla Bley and Mick Taylor, never quite achieving the success and recognition he deserves. It has been an often troubled life -- heroin addiction, management rip-offs, family tragedy, and a failed liver transplant, all of which he speaks about frankly in this book, telling a story that is sometimes funny, sometimes bleak, and always honest.
/book/show/18934278-sarah-millican?from_search=true	Tina Campanella	Sarah Millican: The Biography of the Funniest Woman in Britain	Cake baker, cat lover, agony aunt, she's one of theUK's brightest new comedy talents. But who is the real Sarah Millican? For the first time, journalist Tina Campanella gives you the full story of the British Comedy Award winner's astonishing rise to fame.After he husband unexpectedly left her in 2004, Sarah Millican moved back in with her parents and found solace in a sCake baker, cat lover, agony aunt, she's one of theUK's brightest new comedy talents. But who is the real Sarah Millican? For the first time, journalist Tina Campanella gives you the full story of the British Comedy Award winner's astonishing rise to fame.After he husband unexpectedly left her in 2004, Sarah Millican moved back in with her parents and found solace in a series of writing workshops. And it wasn't long before she made the move from writing to performing, drawing on the pain of her recent break-up. She had never even been inside a comedy club when she first stepped onto a stage, microphone in hand. But her emotionally revealing stand-up instantly won the hearts of her audience. Sarah's debut solo show at the famous Edinburgh Fringe Festival won her the 2008 if.comedy Best Newcomer Award causing a stir among the seasoned reviewers and judges. With appearances on,,andquickly cementing her status as a household name, the country watched, and laughed, as her star continued to rise. And she was rewarded with her own show,, which combines telly inspired stand-up and unique interviews with her celeb heroes. It's been quite a journey for the giggly Geordie. In this revealing new book you'll find everything you need to know about how this once shy girl became one of the country's funniest women.
/book/show/1018869.Lyndon_B_Johnson_and_American_Liberalism?from_search=true	Bruce J. Schulman	Lyndon B. Johnson and American Liberalism: A Brief Biography with Documents	Lyndon B. Johnson and American Liberalism provides a brief yet comprehensive treatment of the major events of Johnson's career but with a central focus on his role as the emblematic figure in the rise and fall of postwar American liberalism. The author includes 15 documents - Johnson's own speeches as well as assessments of the president and his programs by contemporariesLyndon B. Johnson and American Liberalism provides a brief yet comprehensive treatment of the major events of Johnson's career but with a central focus on his role as the emblematic figure in the rise and fall of postwar American liberalism. The author includes 15 documents - Johnson's own speeches as well as assessments of the president and his programs by contemporaries and later scholars - that give readers the opportunity to examine LBJ's career firsthand and to evaluate its impact. The book also contains photographs and cartoons from the period, an LBJ chronology, a bibliography, and an index.
/book/show/14619792-saint-augustine-of-hippo?from_search=true	Miles Hollingworth	Saint Augustine of Hippo: An Intellectual Biography	Augustine was one of the West's first public philosophers. Intellectually brilliant and a gifted writer, he is known primarily as one of the great figures of Christian late antiquity. In this biography we encounter him through the complexities of his remarkable personality. Miles Hollingworth demonstrates that it was as a personality that he turned against his Age to exploAugustine was one of the West's first public philosophers. Intellectually brilliant and a gifted writer, he is known primarily as one of the great figures of Christian late antiquity. In this biography we encounter him through the complexities of his remarkable personality. Miles Hollingworth demonstrates that it was as a personality that he turned against his Age to explore the shocking relevance of one life to God and history.
/book/show/1541767.The_Double_Bond?from_search=true	Carole Angier	The Double Bond: Primo Levi, a Biography	An important writer to emerge from the death camps, Levi spent 65 of his 67 years in Turin, Italy, where he worked as a chemist by day & wrote at night in a study, his childhood bedroom. Thanks to memoirs--Survival in Auschwitz, The Reawakening & The Periodic Table--he became known as a moral man who'd transmuted the agonies of persecution into understanding.An important writer to emerge from the death camps, Levi spent 65 of his 67 years in Turin, Italy, where he worked as a chemist by day & wrote at night in a study, his childhood bedroom. Thanks to memoirs--Survival in Auschwitz, The Reawakening & The Periodic Table--he became known as a moral man who'd transmuted the agonies of persecution into understanding. He died in 1987, apparently having thrown himself into the stairwell of the house in which he'd been born. Angier spent a decade writing this meticulously researched biography, which illuminates the design of his interior life: how he lived as a man divided, not only between chemistry & writing but between hope & despair, & how the duty to testify released him to communicate.Angier's biography of Jean Rhys (1990) was shortlisted for the Whitbread Biography Award & won the Writers' Guild Award for Non-Fiction. She's the Royal Literary Fund Associate Fellow at the University of Warwick & lives in Oxfordshire.A vastly detailed & intricately layered biography...Meticulous & visionary...Angier's critical appreciation is to my mind flawless.--Richard Eder, NY Times Book ReviewCompelling & beautifully written...Ms Angier's book is devoted to capturing the inner man as much as the outward circumstances of his life...Her detailed account of the ordeal in the camps is painstakingly presented & told with a respectful care.--Erich Eichman, Wall StreetBrilliantly unorthodox...Angier is Levi's perfect biographer--a natural foil for his own reluctance to reveal his real self--& her work is the perfect complement to his, daring & justified in each of its own liberties...Her book is a remarkable success. Not only for its own achievement, but also because it restores to Levi's life the dignity his death seemed to betray.--Alex Abramovich--Village VoiceThe Double Bond has the pace & grip of a thriller. I could hardly out it down from the start to finish. Primo Levi was a natural storyteller whose fearful experiences in Auschwitz & elsewhere made him a great writer, & one of the 20th century's prime witnesses. It cost him all he had to give. Carole Angier explores the dark secrets of his life & work with humane & moving clarity. She uses the unknown & unknowable as key structural elements--like holes in lace--in a biographical design as rich, intricate & mysterious as the nature of the man it mirrors.--Hilary Spurling, author of The Unknown MatisseCarole Angier has solved the almost intractable problems which Primo Levi sets the modern biographer, with penetrating & audacious ingenuity. Using his own literary methods & complementing them, with intelligence & imagination, she gives us new insight into his character. His great mission was to bear witness during the last half of the 20th century. Her inspired recreation of his life & work will assist him to continue doing so well into the present century. It is is a subtle & extraordinary achievement.--Michael Holroyd, author of Lytton StracheyAngier's life study succeeds because, beyond its diligence & probity, it is an exhaustive exercise of moral imagination. She openly subjects many of her own insights & conjectures to the question of how her subject might have reacted to them.--Kenneth Baker, San Francisco ChronicleAngier's long, gripping narrative of Levi's time in Auschwitz synthesizes the best of his memoirs, poetry, fiction, essays & scientific writing. She shows & tells that he was 'not just a great witness but a great artist; & the 1st because the 2nd.' Just as compelling is her discussion of the moral issues he raises about the 'gray zone' of human behavior, the shame of the drowned & the saved, the roles of victims, perpetrators & bystanders. A compelling biography & a must for all Holocaust collections.--BooklistList of IllustrationsIllustration AcknowledgmentsAcknowledgmentsPrefaceIntroductionParadiso: Paradise LostBotticelli Angels: 1919-30: The Hare & the TortoisePrimo Levi Primo: 1930-37: The Hare & the Tortoise IIChemistry: 1937-41: AlbertoNickel: 1941-42: BurningMilan: 7/42-9/8/43: GabriellaAmay & Aosta: 9/43-1/44Fossoli: 2/44Auschwitz: 2/22/44-1/27/45The Truce: 1/27-10/19/45Levi Uomo: 1945-47: DancingLevi Uomo II: 1948-63: Corso Re Umberto 75Centaur: 1963-75: LilithWriter: 1975-85: The Double BondThe Drowned & the Saved: 1986The Double Bind: 1987NotesBibliographyIndex
/book/show/24015672-tamburlaine-the-great-christopher-marlowe-ultimate-edition---tamburlane?from_search=true	Christopher Marlowe Algernon Charles Swinburne Wilbur Gleason Zeigler	TAMBURLAINE THE GREAT CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE ULTIMATE EDITION - Tamburlane the Great PART 1 and PART 2 ANNOTATED with BIOGRAPHY and BONUS MATERIAL	TAMBURLAINE THE GREAT' ULTIMATE EDITIONDo you want the best Kindle TAMBURLAINE THE GREAT you can get, with both parts of Christopher Marlowes celebrated play?PLUS an intriguing Marlowe biography from Algernon Charles Swinburne?PLUS the controversial book It Was Marlowe about the apparent Shakespeare Conspiracy?Then you want this 'TAMBURLAINE THE GREAT Ultimate EdTAMBURLAINE THE GREAT' ULTIMATE EDITIONDo you want the best Kindle TAMBURLAINE THE GREAT you can get, with both parts of Christopher Marlowes celebrated play?PLUS an intriguing Marlowe biography from Algernon Charles Swinburne?PLUS the controversial book It Was Marlowe about the apparent Shakespeare Conspiracy?Then you want this 'TAMBURLAINE THE GREAT Ultimate Edition from Everlasting Flames  designed just for you.THE 'MUST-HAVE' KINDLE EDITIONEverlasting Flames is a #1 Publisher in the Kindle Store and presents this unbeatable edition.WHAT YOU GETIn this Kindle Edition, you get the following works:*TAMBURLAINE THE GREAT written by Christopher MarloweYou get both Part 1 and Part 2, the full legendary play.The play includes a detailed and easy to use Table of Contents, making it easy to jump to any Act or Scene.*CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE  a critical essay and biography from Algernon Charles Swinburne* IT WAS MARLOWE: A SECRET OF THREE CENTURIES  the fascinating, captivating and highly controversial work about the connection between Marlowe and Shakespeare, and the alleged conspiracy that Marlowe wrote many of Shakespeares plays.YOUR NEW WINDOW INTO CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE'S WORLDImagine your pleasure of experiencing the magic of the play, and imagine yourself experiencing the wonder of Marlowe writing and characters. Then imagine yourself reading about Christopher Marlowe himself, discovering so much more about the legend himself.DON'T MISS OUTAs you read this, you understand why you want to get this unique edition because it is the best Kindle 'TAMBURLAINE THE GREAT' you can get.You already know you want the best edition you can get, so don't deny yourself! And don't accept other editions that are lacking.GET THIS ULTIMATE EDITION RIGHT NOW and start enjoying the world of Christopher Marlowe like never before!AFTER YOUR PURCHASE PLEASE LOOK UP OTHER EVERLASTING FLAMES TITLES YOUR MIGHT LIKESHAKESPEARE ULTIMATE 213 Works including the 16 Rare Apocryphal PlaysALL OTHER INDIVIDUAL CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE BIOGRAPHY, PLAY and BOOK ULTIMATE EDITIONSOSCAR WILDE ULTIMATE COMPLETE WORKS 140+ Works PLUS 2 BIOGRAPHIESULTIMATE MYTHOLOGY COLLECTION Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid Plus 50+ BooksBUDDHISM ULTIMATE - 5 Famous Simple Books from the ExpertsNIETZSCHE ULTIMATE 20+ Books with the Rare biography The Young NietzscheTAO TE CHING TAOISM ULTIMATE 5 Famous Translations PLUS ExplanationsWILLIAM BLAKE ULTIMATE 250+ Works and Rarites PLUS BIOGRAPHYJOHN KEATS ULTIMATE 50+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHIESJOHN MILTON ULTIMATE 100+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYJOHN DONNE ULTIMATE 400+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYJOHN CLARE ULTIMATE ALL Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYPERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY ULTIMATE 180+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHIESTENNYSON ULTIMATE 300+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYLONGFELLOW ULTIMATE 600+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYTHE DIVINE COMEDY ULTIMATE EDITION 4 Translations PLUS EXTRAS
/book/show/5100034-genghis-khan-mc-classic-illustrated-biography?from_search=true	Demi	Genghis Khan (Mc Classic Illustrated Biography)	Genghis Khan Genghis Khan's adventures as he rises to power in the great Mongolian Empire Full description
/book/show/800722.The_Likes_of_Us?from_search=true	Michael                   Collins	The Likes of Us: A Biography of the White Working Class	Once they were portrayed as the salt of the earth. Nowadays, they expose their lives in TV documentaries, they love Gucci and hate the Eurothe broadsheets cast them as xenophobes and exhibitionists and mock their tastes and attitudes. Who are the white working class and what have they done to deserve this portrayal? In this controversial book, South East-London born MichaOnce they were portrayed as the salt of the earth. Nowadays, they expose their lives in TV documentaries, they love Gucci and hate the Eurothe broadsheets cast them as xenophobes and exhibitionists and mock their tastes and attitudes. Who are the white working class and what have they done to deserve this portrayal? In this controversial book, South East-London born Michael Collins defends the white working class against such slurs and caricatures. He argues that their culture is intimately linked to a landscape and a concept of homein his case, Southwark, where his family lived for generations. As Collins delves into his familys history, he discovers that missionaries from other classes have always descended to study, influence, patronise and politicise them, long before the contemporary intelligentsia began to demonize them.is a fascinating and wholly original examination of London's white working class.
/book/show/98487.Bono?from_search=true	Laura Jackson	Bono: The Biography: His Life, Music, and Passions	Now in paperback--the only available biography of one of rock's most charismatic front men. In a career spanning more than two decades, U2 has become one of the most popular rock acts in the world, commanding both critical adulation and huge commercial success. And U2's guiding light is undoubtedly front man Bono, a fascinating and multifaceted star, equally at home converNow in paperback--the only available biography of one of rock's most charismatic front men. In a career spanning more than two decades, U2 has become one of the most popular rock acts in the world, commanding both critical adulation and huge commercial success. And U2's guiding light is undoubtedly front man Bono, a fascinating and multifaceted star, equally at home conversing with the Pope about Third World debt or taking center stage at the Grammys. Bono's impassioned songwriting and talent for reinvention have enabled U2 to triumph over every challenge and remain at the forefront of rock, while never compromising artistic vision or integrity. Born Paul David Hewson in Dublin, Ireland, Bono teamed up with Larry Mullen, Adam Clayton, and Dave Evans (later known as the Edge) when all four attended the same high school in Dublin. In this insightful biography, Laura Jackson traces Bono's life from those Dublin roots to his current status as international rock icon. She explores the band's musical journey from its 1980 debut album, Boy, through to the global triumph of 2001's Elevation tour, and tracks Bono's evolution into an intensely charismatic and powerful performer. Bono: His Life, Music, and Passions also delves behind the scenes to reveal Bono's nonmusical aspirations and inspirations. Whether speaking out against apartheid, nuclear testing, or in his role as spokesman for the Jubilee 2000 project (now Drop the Debt), Bono has become an ardent advocate for political and personal causes. In the process he's earned the respect of world leaders such as former president Bill Clinton and UN Secretary Kofi Annan, traveled to Africa on a fact-finding tour with U.S. Treasury Secretary PaulO'Neill, and been hailed by Q Magazine as the most powerful figure in the music industry. Despite the trappings of fame and fortune, Bono remains devoted to his wife, Ali, and their children, and maintains a unique connection with his fans. Here's a chance to see beyond the public persona to the remarkable man beneath--generous, genuine, shrewd, passionate, and the most intriguing and individual rock star of our times.
/book/show/1000584.Family_Man?from_search=true	Dale Buss	Family Man: The Biography of Dr. James Dobson	A former Wall Street Journal reporter offers the first-ever complete biography of one of America's most influential men, Dr. James Dobson. Author Dale Buss examines his many achievements and challenges, as well as his role in the 2004 election, evangelicalism, and the larger culture. Dr. Dobson is a psychologist, the host of a daily radio program (with an audience exceedA former Wall Street Journal reporter offers the first-ever complete biography of one of America's most influential men, Dr. James Dobson. Author Dale Buss examines his many achievements and challenges, as well as his role in the 2004 election, evangelicalism, and the larger culture. Dr. Dobson is a psychologist, the host of a daily radio program (with an audience exceeded only by Rush Limbaugh's and Paul Harvey's), the author of multiple best-selling books, and founder of Focus on the Family, one of the largest parachurch ministries in the world. His advice is sought out by presidents and other national leaders. Family Man is a fully developed account of Dobson's life, giving both friends and detractors glimpses into his beliefs, accomplishments, and influence.
/book/show/919012.In_Her_Sister_s_Shadow?from_search=true	Diana Dubois	In Her Sister's Shadow: An Intimate Biography of Lee Radziwill	Even before the days of Camelot, Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was a difficult act to follow - and no one felt this more than her charming, pretty, younger sister. As Diana DuBois demonstrates in this unauthorized biography, the patterns of sibling competition formed in childhood would subtly influence Lee Radziwill throughout her life.
/book/show/31867788-the-last-days-of-pompeii-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	Edward Bulwer-Lytton Jan Oliveira (Editor)	The Last Days of Pompeii (With Notes)(Biography)(Illustrated)	The Last Days of Pompeii is a novel written by the baron Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1834. The novel was inspired by the painting The Last Day of Pompeii by the Russian painter Karl Briullov, which Bulwer-Lytton had seen in Milan. It culminates in the cataclysmic destruction of the city of Pompeii by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. The novel uses its characters to conThe Last Days of Pompeii is a novel written by the baron Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1834. The novel was inspired by the painting The Last Day of Pompeii by the Russian painter Karl Briullov, which Bulwer-Lytton had seen in Milan. It culminates in the cataclysmic destruction of the city of Pompeii by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. The novel uses its characters to contrast the decadent culture of 1st-century Rome with both older cultures and coming trends. The protagonist, Glaucus, represents the Greeks who have been subordinated by Rome, and his nemesis Arbaces the still older culture of Egypt. Olinthus is the chief representative of the nascent Christian religion, which is presented favourably but not uncritically. The Witch of Vesuvius, though she has no supernatural powers, shows Bulwer-Lytton's interest in the occult  a theme which would emerge in his later writing, particularly The Coming Race.Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton PC (1803  1873), was an English novelist, poet, playwright, and politician. He was immensely popular with the reading public and wrote a stream of bestselling novels.
/book/show/820620.Thomas_Mann?from_search=true	Ronald Hayman	Thomas Mann: A Biography	In the first complete portrait in English of the Nobel Prize-winning German novelist--and the first to draw on Mann's unexpurgated diaries--the celebrated biograher of Nietzche, Brecht, and Slyvia Plath moves behind the writer's many masks to reveal a new Thomas Mann and provides startling reinterpretations of his most famous works. 16 pages of photos.
/book/show/1047017.George_S_Patton?from_search=true	David Andrew Smith	George S. Patton: A Biography	When many Americans think of George S. Patton, they conjure the image of George C. Scott. Yet the movie could only tell a compressed version of Patton's remarkable life. This book presents the full complexity of one of America's most famous generals. Patton began as a young man from a privileged background and loving family. He struggled to overcome what was probably a leaWhen many Americans think of George S. Patton, they conjure the image of George C. Scott. Yet the movie could only tell a compressed version of Patton's remarkable life. This book presents the full complexity of one of America's most famous generals. Patton began as a young man from a privileged background and loving family. He struggled to overcome what was probably a learning disability to gain entrance into West Point, and began a storied career as a soldier, one that would lead him into confrontations in Mexico, the Argonne Forest in World War I, and virtually everywhere in the European Theatre of World II, where his world renown exploded. Along the way, he found time to become a devoted family man, as well as an expert horseman and fencer. He even represented the United States in the Olympics.This book also includes a thorough bibliography of print and electronic sources to aid further research. A timeline plots the key events in Patton's life and career. Accessible to students and general readers, this biography looks at Patton the soldier and Patton the man, and is perfect for those interested in the general's life, World War II, and the U.S. military in the early and mid-20th century.
/book/show/2566146-sid-james?from_search=true	Cliff Goodwin	Sid James: A Biography	Covering Sid's early years in South Africa and life as a ladies' hairdresser, his obsession with gambling and women, his questioning by Scotland Yard in a murder case,and thefilms, and Sid's death on stage at the age of 63, Cliff Goodwin reveals the amazing truth behing the legend.
/book/show/381584.Alanis_Morissette?from_search=true	Paul Cantin	Alanis Morissette: A Biography	Just two years ago Alanis Morissette was a former teen pop star, dismissed by some as a footnote in Canadian pop history. Then her album Jagged Little Pill sold over 13 million copies worldwide, and a new queen of alternative rock was crowned.Here Paul Cantin tells the tale of how Morissette transformed herself from failed teenage star into an artist whose work speaks to aJust two years ago Alanis Morissette was a former teen pop star, dismissed by some as a footnote in Canadian pop history. Then her album Jagged Little Pill sold over 13 million copies worldwide, and a new queen of alternative rock was crowned.Here Paul Cantin tells the tale of how Morissette transformed herself from failed teenage star into an artist whose work speaks to an entire generation. With multiple Grammys and MTV Awards under her belt; this singer/songwriter has achieved what none thought possible. This is the story of that rare second chance.Included in this book are: Morissette's own account of her songwriting inspiration, exclusive interview material, a front-row account of the 1996 Grammy Awards, and never before-seen photos. This is the one book no Morrisette fan will want to be without.
/book/show/1781912.Plato_s_Republic?from_search=true	Simon Blackburn	Plato's Republic: A Biography	Plato is one of the most influential philosophers who has ever lived. His 'Republic' laid the political foundations of Western culture and has remained at its heart for over 2,000 years. This book explains its judicial, moral and political ideas and examines its influence on the modern world.
/book/show/11682876-georgette-heyer?from_search=true	Jennifer Kloester	Georgette Heyer: Biography of a Bestseller	Georgette Heyer remains an enduring international bestseller, read and loved by four generations of readers and extolled by today's bestselling authors. Despite her enormous popularity she never gave an interview or appeared in public. This title offers a comprehensive insight into the life and writing of this ferociously private woman.
/book/show/6472410-arise-sir-jamie-oliver?from_search=true	Stafford Hildred Tim Ewbank	Arise Sir Jamie Oliver: The Biography	Jamie rose from humble pastry chef to television star by catching the eye of producers during a documentary about the River Caf, where he was working at the time. His onscreen charisma meant he featured heavily in the finished documentary; the offers came flooding in, and sowas born. The program was a huge success, with an intimate and fresh approach to thJamie rose from humble pastry chef to television star by catching the eye of producers during a documentary about the River Caf, where he was working at the time. His onscreen charisma meant he featured heavily in the finished documentary; the offers came flooding in, and sowas born. The program was a huge success, with an intimate and fresh approach to the television chef. Jamie's passion shone through and drew in a younger audience. Cooking became cool! His television series and books gave Jamie fame and fortune the world over, but he always wanted to do something positive with his success. Through his Fifteen charity restaurant and campaigns to ban unhealthy food in schools and get Britain cooking again, Jamie has proven to be more than simply a celebrity chef. His desire to bring about radical change has seen him meet with top politicians and raise millions for his causes. Here is the intimate story behind the devoted husband and father of two, television celebrity, political animal, and talented chef.
/book/show/979120.Alberto_Giacometti?from_search=true	Yves Bonnefoy	Alberto Giacometti: A Biography of His Work	Alberto Giacometti has long been recognized as one of the most original artists of the last century, producing not just the sculptures for which he is best known, but also remarkable paintings, drawings, and lithographs. Yves Bonnefoy's groundbreaking monograph, first published in 1991, reveals the psychological and intellectural context of Giacometti's artistic output, whAlberto Giacometti has long been recognized as one of the most original artists of the last century, producing not just the sculptures for which he is best known, but also remarkable paintings, drawings, and lithographs. Yves Bonnefoy's groundbreaking monograph, first published in 1991, reveals the psychological and intellectural context of Giacometti's artistic output, while at the same time providing key interpretations of individual works. Available for the first time in paperback, this richly illustrated, scholarly study remains a seminal work on the artist and his era, raising issues central to the understanding of twentieth-century art as a whole.
/book/show/90064.George_Seferis?from_search=true	Roderick Beaton	George Seferis: Waiting for the Angel: A Biography	Poet, essayist, diarist, novelist, and diplomat, George Seferis brought about a revolution in the way people viewed his native Greece. Acclaimed for his thought-provoking lyric poetry, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1963. At the same time, he rose in the diplomatic corps to the position of Ambassador to Britain. This biography of Seferis provides insightsPoet, essayist, diarist, novelist, and diplomat, George Seferis brought about a revolution in the way people viewed his native Greece. Acclaimed for his thought-provoking lyric poetry, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1963. At the same time, he rose in the diplomatic corps to the position of Ambassador to Britain. This biography of Seferis provides insights into his work, life, and country. culture, draws on previously unknown sources to tell Seferis's story. He describes how Seferis occupied key diplomatic positions during periods of historic crisis before, during, and after World War II. He explores Seferis's service as Ambassador to London at a time when Greece and Great Britain were disputing the future of Cyprus, noting that some of Seferis's finest poetry was written about that troubled island. He analyses Seferis's literary production and his impact on Lawrence Durrell, Henry Miller, and other British and American writers. Exploring the interplay between poet and diplomat, public and private, and poetry and politics in Seferis's life and career, this book should interest anyone interested in 20th-century Greek literature, culture, or history.
/book/show/13726577-paramhansa-yogananda?from_search=true	Swami Kriyananda J. Donald Walters	Paramhansa Yogananda: A Biography with Personal Reflections and Reminiscences	Paramhansa Yogananda s classic Autobiography of a Yogi was more about the saints Yogananda met than about himself in spite of the fact that Yogananda was much greater than many he described. Now, one of Yogananda s few remaining direct disciples, Swami Kriyananda, author of award winning book The New Path, tells the untold story of this great spiritual master and world teaParamhansa Yogananda s classic Autobiography of a Yogi was more about the saints Yogananda met than about himself in spite of the fact that Yogananda was much greater than many he described. Now, one of Yogananda s few remaining direct disciples, Swami Kriyananda, author of award winning book The New Path, tells the untold story of this great spiritual master and world teacher: his teenage miracles, his challenges in coming to America, his national lecture campaigns, his struggles to fulfill his world-changing mission amid incomprehension and painful betrayals, and his ultimate triumphant achievement. Kriyananda s subtle grasp of his great guru s inner nature reveals Yogananda s many-sided and extraordinary greatness. Includes many never-before-published anecdotes.
/book/show/1290265.Bayard_Rustin?from_search=true	Jervis Anderson	Bayard Rustin: Troubles I've Seen: A Biography	Bayard Rustin's influence on American culture is perhaps immeasurable. He played a key role in infusing the Civil Rights movement with the principles of nonviolence; one of the movement's ablest strategists, he was responsible for organizing two of its most momentous events. In this biography, Jervis Anderson, who once worked with Rustin, describes the life of this leadingBayard Rustin's influence on American culture is perhaps immeasurable. He played a key role in infusing the Civil Rights movement with the principles of nonviolence; one of the movement's ablest strategists, he was responsible for organizing two of its most momentous events. In this biography, Jervis Anderson, who once worked with Rustin, describes the life of this leading Black intellectual from his imprisonment as a conscientious observer during WWII to his relationships with Dr. King, A. Philip Randolph, Roy Wilkins and Dorothy Height and the controversy he caused in his later years when he took issue with certain aspects of the Black Power movement. Written with the cooperation of Rustin's friends and colleagues, and with complete access to his personal papers, this is the definitive biography of one of the most important heroes of the Civil Rights movement.
/book/show/18722214-martin-freeman?from_search=true	Nick Johnstone	Martin Freeman: The Biography	British actor Martin Freeman has been appearingon our screens, fromto, for the past15 years. In this time he has managed to garner critical acclaim for his roles as well as remaining hugely popular at all times with his audienceBritish actor Martin Freeman has been appearingon our screens, fromto, for the past15 years. In this time he has managed to garner critical acclaim for his roles as well as remaining hugely popular at all times with his audience. On account of his recurring star turn as Bilbo Baggins in The Hobbit trilogy, he has found himselfan internationalstar. Despite his abundant talent, it's an unlikely scenario for a home-loving, unassuming individual. One of five children, he decided to become an actor at the age of 17. He developed his acting talent working his way through theater and small TV parts, before landing his breakout role as Tim Canterbury in the acclaimed BBC comedy,. With the success of the show came further breaks including roles in,,, and. This fascinating biography tracks the career of the beloved actor, taking readers behind the scenes of the life and work of a supremely talented, albeit unlikely, movie star.
/book/show/9216647-sir-alan-sugar?from_search=true	Chas Newkey-Burden Chas Newkey-Burden	Sir Alan Sugar: The Biography	From a humble background, growing up in an East London council flat, Sir Alan Sugar has become a business success story and television sensation, amassing a net worth of 830 million. Charlie Burden traces his rags-to-riches story from a childhood boiling beetroots for the localgrocery storeto his knighthood and seat at the table of power. His company Amstrad went publicFrom a humble background, growing up in an East London council flat, Sir Alan Sugar has become a business success story and television sensation, amassing a net worth of 830 million. Charlie Burden traces his rags-to-riches story from a childhood boiling beetroots for the localgrocery storeto his knighthood and seat at the table of power. His company Amstrad went public in 1980, setting him on the road to riches with a string of successful businesses. In the 1990s, Sir Alan became chairman of Tottenham Hotspur and he has also become famous for his generous nature, which has seen him support Great Ormond Street Hospital, the Jewish Care charity and he has played a key part in the resurrection of the Hackney Empire.
/book/show/345662.Stephen_Crane?from_search=true	John Berryman	Stephen Crane: A Critical Biography	Written by a Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning American poet and critic, this is the finest and most insightful study available about the life and literary achievements of Stephen Crane (1871-1900), poet and author of the masterpiece, The Red Badge of Courage. In addition to providing a complete (and exciting) picture of Crane's life, Berryman gives a focusedWritten by a Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winning American poet and critic, this is the finest and most insightful study available about the life and literary achievements of Stephen Crane (1871-1900), poet and author of the masterpiece, The Red Badge of Courage. In addition to providing a complete (and exciting) picture of Crane's life, Berryman gives a focused assessment of Crane's poetry, prose, and journalism, discussing how critics have regarded these writings over the course of a century.
/book/show/8507720-edward-heath?from_search=true	Philip Ziegler	Edward Heath: The Authorised Biography	With exclusive access to the huge collection of Heath's personal papers, distinguished biographer Philip Ziegler reassesses the contribution of one of the most resolute and forceful politicians in recent British history.
/book/show/644162.Sara_Teasdale?from_search=true	Margaret Carpenter	Sara Teasdale: A Biography	Here is the authoritative and first full-length autobiography or Sara Teasdale (1884-1933), one of America's most beloved and most gifted lyric poets. This is a volume that every lover of poetry and all who are interested in the American literacy scene will want to add to their libraries.Here, for the first time, is the full and moving story of Vachel Lindsay's love for SaHere is the authoritative and first full-length autobiography or Sara Teasdale (1884-1933), one of America's most beloved and most gifted lyric poets. This is a volume that every lover of poetry and all who are interested in the American literacy scene will want to add to their libraries.Here, for the first time, is the full and moving story of Vachel Lindsay's love for Sara Teasdale, revealed in excerpts, never before published, from his tender and compelling letters to her.Here, too, are details of her association with other well-known personalities in the poetry world who played their parts in her life, among them John Hall Wheelcock, Orrick Johns, Harriet Monroe, Eunice Tietjens, Jessie Rittenhouse, William Marion Reedy, John Myers O'Hara, and Witter Bynner.Included in the important source materials are a fascinating picture of the Potters, the group of artistic young girls to which Sara Teasdale belonged in her youth in St. Louis--a group that did much to give outlet to her developing talent; excerpts from her diary that she kept on her first youthfully enthusiastic trip abroad; and quotations from the unpublished biography of Christina Rossetti that Miss Teasdale was writing at the time of her death.Miss Carpenter's biography of Sara Teasdale traces the story of the poet's growth from her childhood in St. Louis at the turn of the century through her youth, her early nation-wide recognition as an outstanding poet, her marriage to Ernst Filsinger and her years in New York, and, finally, her tragic death at forty-eight.The author has worked closely with relatives and friends of Miss Teasdale, and with her editor and associates in the literary world, to put together a perceptive interpretation not only of the poet and her work, but of the woman whose sensitivity and reticence led one close friend to call her the delectable enigma.
/book/show/10450.Noel_Streatfeild?from_search=true	Angela Bull	Noel Streatfeild: A Biography	
/book/show/11358142-crazy-in-love?from_search=true	Daryl Easlea	Crazy In Love: The Beyonce Knowles Biography	Beyonc Knowles first rose to fame as lead singer of Destinys Child, one of the most successful girl groups of all time. Since striking out on her own as a solo artist in 2003, with her multi-platinum debut album Dangerously in Love, Knowles career has gone from strength to strength.This biography tells the full story of a fantastically talented artist, detailing the upsBeyonc Knowles first rose to fame as lead singer of Destinys Child, one of the most successful girl groups of all time. Since striking out on her own as a solo artist in 2003, with her multi-platinum debut album Dangerously in Love, Knowles career has gone from strength to strength.This biography tells the full story of a fantastically talented artist, detailing the ups and downs of her early career with Destinys Child, the groups success and disbandment, her move into the solo spotlight and the commercial and critical acclaim that has followed. The book also examines key events in Beyoncs personal life including her marriage to hip-hop entrepreneur Jay-Z.
/book/show/24491581-fifty-shades-of-jamie-dornan---a-biography?from_search=true	Louise Ford	Fifty Shades of Jamie Dornan - A Biography	
/book/show/352432.Vince?from_search=true	Michael O'Brien	Vince: A Personal Biography of Vince Lombardi	
/book/show/890754.Mr_Bojangles?from_search=true	James Haskins N.R. Mitgang	Mr. Bojangles: The Biography of Bill Robinson	Mr. Bojangles: The Biography of Bill Robinson
/book/show/17070796-nikki-giovanni?from_search=true	Virginia C. Fowler	Nikki Giovanni: A Literary Biography: A Literary Biography	focuses on one of the most widely read poets to emerge from the Black Arts Movement, providing a thorough examination of Giovanni's life and work, from her earliest volume of poetry,, to the recent. The book addresses Giovanni's preoccupation with historical themes and the past, and demonstrates the perfocuses on one of the most widely read poets to emerge from the Black Arts Movement, providing a thorough examination of Giovanni's life and work, from her earliest volume of poetry,, to the recent. The book addresses Giovanni's preoccupation with historical themes and the past, and demonstrates the pervasiveness of music in Giovanni's poetry.Drawing on extensive interviews with Giovanni's friends and family, this book offers biographical information not previously available in other publications. It references material from Giovanni's prose works to illuminate and contextualize the analysis of her poetry, examining its highly allusive and topical nature. The book also shows the intersections of Giovanni's biography and the public history of the United States from the 1960s to the present, making it of interest to general readers as well as those studying American and African-American poetry or black feminism.
/book/show/557580.Quirky_Qwerty?from_search=true	Torbjorn Lundmark	Quirky Qwerty: A Biography of the Typewriter and Its Many Characters	This charming book whisks the reader through a fascinating, lighthearted history of an object most people take for granted: the keyboard. Recounting the development of Qwerty, the modern typing system millions use everyday-named for the first six letters on the keyboard, Q.W.E.R.T.Y.-Torbjrn Lundmark taps out a neat archaeology of each letter and symbol and brings the dThis charming book whisks the reader through a fascinating, lighthearted history of an object most people take for granted: the keyboard. Recounting the development of Qwerty, the modern typing system millions use everyday-named for the first six letters on the keyboard, Q.W.E.R.T.Y.-Torbjrn Lundmark taps out a neat archaeology of each letter and symbol and brings the discussion into the twenty-first century by addressing the role of punctuation in the digital age. Lundmark's vast knowledge, solid research, and friendly, digestible style make this a perfect book for both the casual word-buff and the experienced linguist.
/book/show/11552309-the-reluctant-empress?from_search=true	Brigitte Hamann	The Reluctant Empress: A Biography of Empress Elisabeth of Austria	Empress Elisabeth of Austria, known to her family as 'Sisi', belongs to a famous love story of European royalty. In 1853 the Emperor Franz Josef, the most eligible bachelor in Europe, fell in love with her at first sight when she was 15. They were married the next year. On the surface, it was a fairy-tale marriage, all the more poignant, with hindsight, because her tragicEmpress Elisabeth of Austria, known to her family as 'Sisi', belongs to a famous love story of European royalty. In 1853 the Emperor Franz Josef, the most eligible bachelor in Europe, fell in love with her at first sight when she was 15. They were married the next year. On the surface, it was a fairy-tale marriage, all the more poignant, with hindsight, because her tragic death augured the twilight years of the Habsburg Empire.First published in 1988, Brigitte Hamann's definitive biography tells Elisabeth's story from her birth into Bavarian nobility to her assassination at the hands of an Italian anarchist. In her lifetime she was idolised solely for her grace and beauty; but Hamann shows us a stronger character, bitter at her marriage, seeking independence, and struggling against the powerful influence of her mother-in-law, the Archduchess Sophie.
/book/show/31358040-the-underground-city-or-the-child-of-the-cavern-or-the-black-indies-by?from_search=true	Jules Verne Darryl Marks	THE UNDERGROUND CITY, or THE CHILD OF THE CAVERN, or THE BLACK INDIES BY JULES VERNE ULTIMATE EDITION - Unabridged Complete Legendary Book PLUS BIOGRAPHY and BONUS MATERIAL	THE UNDERGROUND CITY' ULTIMATE EDITIONDo you want the best Kindle The Underground City Edition you can get, with Jules Vernes celebrated book?PLUS a Jules Verne biography?AND extras?Then you want this 'The Underground City Ultimate Edition from Everlasting Flames  designed just for you.THE 'MUST-HAVE' KINDLE EDITIONEverlasting Flames is a #1 Publisher in the KiTHE UNDERGROUND CITY' ULTIMATE EDITIONDo you want the best Kindle The Underground City Edition you can get, with Jules Vernes celebrated book?PLUS a Jules Verne biography?AND extras?Then you want this 'The Underground City Ultimate Edition from Everlasting Flames  designed just for you.THE 'MUST-HAVE' KINDLE EDITIONEverlasting Flames is a #1 Publisher in the Kindle Store and presents this unbeatable edition.WHAT YOU GETIn this Kindle Edition, you get the following works:*THE UNDERGROUND CITY  the legendary book written by Jules Verne*THE LIFE OF JULES VERNE - a biography of Vernes amazing and intriguing life* A SELECTION OF INTERVIEWS AND ARTICLES ABOUT and WITH VERNE:Including:JULES VERNE AT HOME HIS OWN ACCOUNT OF HIS LIFE AND WORK REPORTED BY R. H. SHERARDJULES VERNE RE-VISITED BY ROBERT H. SHERARDA VISIT TO JULES VERNE AND VICTORIEN SARDOU BY EDMONDO DE AMICISJULES VERNE AT HOME BY MARIE A. BELLOC* EASY to use TABLE OF CONTENTSYOUR NEW WINDOW INTO VERNES WORLDImagine your pleasure of experiencing the magic of the book, and imagine yourself experiencing the wonder of the beloved characters. Then imagine yourself reading about Verne herself, discovering so much more about the man behind the wordsDON'T MISS OUTAs you read this, you understand why you want to get this unique edition because it is the best Kindle 'THE UNDERGROUND CITY' you can get.You already know you want the best edition you can get, so don't deny yourself! And don't accept other editions that are lacking.GET THIS ULTIMATE EDITION RIGHT NOW!AFTER YOUR PURCHASE PLEASE LOOK UP OTHER EVERLASTING FLAMES TITLES YOUR MIGHT LIKEOTHER INDIVIDUAL JULES VERNE WORKS ULTIMATE EDITIONS including:FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOONJOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTHMICHAEL STROGOFFMASTER OF THE WORLD20 000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEAMYSTERIOUS ISLANDAROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYSSHAKESPEARE ULTIMATE 213 Works including the 16 Rare Apocryphal PlaysOSCAR WILDE ULTIMATE COMPLETE WORKS 140+ Works PLUS 2 BIOGRAPHIESJANE AUSTEN COMPLETE ULTIMATE - 30+ Works PLUS RARITIES and BIOGRAPHYGEORGE ELIOT ULTIMATE - 20+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHY and POETRYBRONTE SISTERS ULTIMATE - Complete Novels and Poetry of Charlotte, Anne and Emily in One Book PLUS BIOGRAPHYOSCAR WILDE ULTIMATE COMPLETE WORKS 140+ Works PLUS 2 BIOGRAPHIESBUDDHISM ULTIMATE - 5 Famous Simple Books from the ExpertsWILLIAM BLAKE ULTIMATE 250+ Works and Rarites PLUS BIOGRAPHYWILLIAM WORDSWORTH ULTIMATE 300+ Works PLUS BiographyJOHN KEATS ULTIMATE 50+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHIESJOHN MILTON ULTIMATE 100+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYJOHN DONNE ULTIMATE 400+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYJOHN CLARE ULTIMATE ALL Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYPERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY ULTIMATE 180+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHIESTENNYSON ULTIMATE 300+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYLONGFELLOW ULTIMATE 600+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYULTIMATE MYTHOLOGY COLLECTION Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid Plus 50+ BooksBUDDHISM ULTIMATE - 5 Famous Simple Books from the ExpertsNIETZSCHE ULTIMATE 20+ Books with the Rare
/book/show/7207267-the-five-giants?from_search=true	Nicholas Timmins	The Five Giants: A Biography of the Welfare State	Good: A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dust cover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include From the library of labels.Some of our books may have slightly worn corners, and minor creases to the covers. PleaGood: A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dust cover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include From the library of labels.Some of our books may have slightly worn corners, and minor creases to the covers. Please note the cover may sometimes be different to the one shown.
/book/show/502193.Somewhere_for_Me_A_Biography_of_Richard_Rodgers?from_search=true	Meryle Secrest	Somewhere for Me - A Biography of Richard Rodgers	(Applause Books). No American composer has been more widely celebrated, nor so consistently misunderstood as Richard Rodgers. Although he was one of America's most brilliant and prolific composers, whose credits include more than 900 published songs, 40 Broadway musicals and numerous films, Rodgers is widely believed to be the almost stolid opposite of who he really was. M(Applause Books). No American composer has been more widely celebrated, nor so consistently misunderstood as Richard Rodgers. Although he was one of America's most brilliant and prolific composers, whose credits include more than 900 published songs, 40 Broadway musicals and numerous films, Rodgers is widely believed to be the almost stolid opposite of who he really was. Meryle Secrest shows us for the first time his complex nature and the inspiration for his art. Looking intensely at Rodger's unparalleled career, Secrest follows his close and fruitful working relationship with Lorenz Hart, a collaboration that resulted in more than thirty musicals but was ultimately undone by Hart's alcoholism. Moving on to Rodger's second collaborator, Secrest records the triumphs with the gifted and more stable Oscar Hammerstein, including Carousel, South Pacific and The King and I, along with many more. Rodgers' personal life is explored, as well. Secrest writes about the composer's childhood, and how, from an early age, he used music to escape. And she explores Rodgers' own battle with alcohol, as well as the deep tensions in his 49-year marriage to Dorothy Feiner. Somewhere for Me is both a vivid portrait of American musical theatre, and an illuminating examination of one of its greatest artists.
/book/show/145266.Osama_Bin_Laden?from_search=true	Alex Woolf	Osama Bin Laden	- Index - Source Notes - Further Reading List - Bibliography
/book/show/1089981.Romantic_Revolutionary?from_search=true	Robert A. Rosenstone	Romantic Revolutionary: A Biography of John Reed,	'A magnificent, thoughtful, moving book. Written with poetic sweep,
/book/show/43991.Maximum_City?from_search=true	Michael Pye	Maximum City: The Biography of New York	Maximum City is the biography of New York City. It has an exact purpose:Maximum City is the biography of New York City. It has an exact purpose:
/book/show/1889823.Here_A_Biography_Of_The_New_American_Continent?from_search=true	Anthony DePalma	Here A Biography Of The New American Continent	Anthony DePalma has been bureau chief for The New York Times in both Canada and Mexico. Here is his fascinating biography of a continent:  an exploration into and meditation on the two very different nations that begin where America ends, and on the nature of our relationship with them. It is also a very personal account written by someone who has lived in all three counAnthony DePalma has been bureau chief for The New York Times in both Canada and Mexico. Here is his fascinating biography of a continent:  an exploration into and meditation on the two very different nations that begin where America ends, and on the nature of our relationship with them. It is also a very personal account written by someone who has lived in all three countries and spent years trying to understand how we got to be who we are. How did our three nations -- all nations of immigrants, sharing borders and intertwined histories -- develop such different world views and senses of ourselves? How do we -- accurately and inaccurately -- perceive each other? Who are we now, separately and as a continent, and where are we going?DePalma considers these questions both as a journalist and through the lens of his own immigrant American family's experiences, offering illuminating re-examinations of key historical events, vivid contemporary reportage, and thought-provoking, often moving stories of individuals, including those of his own relatives, along the way. By way of this expedition beyond the ends of America, says DePalma, I came to understand better who I am and how I got to be here. I hope readers discover the same.
/book/show/1018869.Lyndon_B_Johnson_and_American_Liberalism?from_search=true	Bruce J. Schulman	Lyndon B. Johnson and American Liberalism: A Brief Biography with Documents	Lyndon B. Johnson and American Liberalism provides a brief yet comprehensive treatment of the major events of Johnson's career but with a central focus on his role as the emblematic figure in the rise and fall of postwar American liberalism. The author includes 15 documents - Johnson's own speeches as well as assessments of the president and his programs by contemporariesLyndon B. Johnson and American Liberalism provides a brief yet comprehensive treatment of the major events of Johnson's career but with a central focus on his role as the emblematic figure in the rise and fall of postwar American liberalism. The author includes 15 documents - Johnson's own speeches as well as assessments of the president and his programs by contemporaries and later scholars - that give readers the opportunity to examine LBJ's career firsthand and to evaluate its impact. The book also contains photographs and cartoons from the period, an LBJ chronology, a bibliography, and an index.
/book/show/846074.The_Hansie_Cronje_Story?from_search=true	Garth King	The Hansie Cronje Story: An Authorised Biography	Hansie Cronje captained the South African cricket team for six years, playing in 68 test matches - statistically, he remains the country's greatest captain ever. This book provides a full and frank account of the cricketing hero who resigned over match-fixing allegations, subsequently dying in a tragic air crash.
/book/show/1143305.From_Persecutor_to_Apostle?from_search=true	Thomas A. Wayment	From Persecutor to Apostle: A Biography of Paul	Examine the life of the Apostle Paul and the influence his singular journey from gospel detractor to gospel advocate had on his teachings. Unlike books that focus on his doctrinal contributions, this volume places special emphasis on Paul's personal lifehis eccentricities, struggles, setbacks, and triumphs. New Testament expert Thomas Wayment provides readers with a senseExamine the life of the Apostle Paul and the influence his singular journey from gospel detractor to gospel advocate had on his teachings. Unlike books that focus on his doctrinal contributions, this volume places special emphasis on Paul's personal lifehis eccentricities, struggles, setbacks, and triumphs. New Testament expert Thomas Wayment provides readers with a sense of Paul's perspective, from his stay in Arabia after his conversion, to the disappointing results of his first missionary journey, to his eventual success in bringing the gospel to the Gentiles. The way Paul endured his trials teaches us much about successfully responding to adversity. Experience the greatness of Paul's character as never before.
/book/show/2194691.The_Custer_Wolf?from_search=true	Roger A. Caras	The Custer Wolf: Biography of an American Renegade	
/book/show/506868.Converting_the_West?from_search=true	Julie Roy Jeffrey	Converting the West: A Biography of Narcissa Whitman	Narcissa Whitman and her husband, Marcus, were pioneer missionaries to the Cayuse Indians in Oregon Territory. Narcissa grew up in western New York State, her values and attitudes carefully shaped by her mother. Very much a child of the Second Great Awakening, she eagerly embraced the burgeoning evangelical missionary movement. Following her marriage to Marcus Whitman, shNarcissa Whitman and her husband, Marcus, were pioneer missionaries to the Cayuse Indians in Oregon Territory. Narcissa grew up in western New York State, her values and attitudes carefully shaped by her mother. Very much a child of the Second Great Awakening, she eagerly embraced the burgeoning evangelical missionary movement. Following her marriage to Marcus Whitman, she spent most of 1836 traveling overland with him to Oregon. Narcissa enthusiastically began service as a missionary there, hoping to see many benighted Indians adopt her message of salvation through Christ.But not one Indian ever did. Cultural barriers that Narcissa never grasped effectively kept her at arms length from the Cayuse. Gradually abandoning her efforts with the Indians, Narcissa developed a more satisfying ministry. She taught and counseled whites on the mission compound, much as she had done in her own church circles in New York. Meanwhile, the growing number of eastern emigrants streaming into the territory posed an increasing threat to the Indians. The Cayuse ultimately took murderous action against the Whitmans, the most visible whites, thus ending dramatically Narcissas eleven-year effort to be a faithful Christian missionary as well as a devoted wife and loving mother.In this moving biography, Julie Roy Jeffrey brings the controversial Narcissa Whitman to life, revealing not only white assumptions and imperatives but the perspective of the Cayuse tribe as well. Jeffrey draws on a rich assortment of primary and secondary materials, blending narration and interpretation in her account. She clearly traces the motivations and relationships, the opportunities and constraints that structured Narcissa Whitmans life as a nineteenth-century American evangelical woman.
/book/show/24958255-musique-au-ch-teau-du-ciel?from_search=true	John Eliot Gardiner Laurent Cantagrel (Translator) Dennis Collins (Translator)	Musique au château du ciel: Un portrait de Jean-Sebastien Bach	Jean-Sbastien Bach est lun des compositeurs les plus mystrieux de lhistoire de la musique. Comment une uvre aussi sublime a-t-elle pu jaillir dun homme si ordinaire et si opaque ?John Eliot Gardiner a grandi sous le regard dun des deux portraits authentiques de Bach, conserv dans la maison de ses parents o il avait t cach pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. CeJean-Sbastien Bach est lun des compositeurs les plus mystrieux de lhistoire de la musique. Comment une uvre aussi sublime a-t-elle pu jaillir dun homme si ordinaire et si opaque ?John Eliot Gardiner a grandi sous le regard dun des deux portraits authentiques de Bach, conserv dans la maison de ses parents o il avait t cach pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Cest depuis lenfance quil tudie et joue Bach, dont il est aujourdhui lun des plus grands interprtes. Cet ouvrage exceptionnel est le fruit dune vie passe  parfaire sa science et sa pratique de la musique de Bach. Nourri darchives et danalyses pntrantes, il nous fait rencontrer  lhomme en sa cration  : nous ressentons ce que pouvait tre lacte de faire de la musique, nous habitons les mmes expriences, les mmes sensations que lui.John Eliot Gardiner mle avec un talent rare rudition, passion et enthousiasme. Richement illustr, salu comme un vnement dans le monde entier, son livre est une somme ingale et insurpassable.La presse en parle :  INSURPASSABLE.  NEW YORK TIMESUN IMMENSE MUSICIEN DE NOTRE TEMPS REOIT DE PLEIN FOUET LA RVLATION BACH.  FINANCIAL TIMESVO : Music in the Castle of Heaven. A Portrait of Johann Sebastian BachPortrait de John Eliot Gardiner :  Fred Toulet / LeemagePubli avec le soutien de la Fondation Pierre Berg-Yves Saint LaurentOriginal English langage edition first published by Penguin Books Ltd, LondonJohn Eliot Gardiner, 2013.Flammarion, 2014, pour la traduction franaise.
/book/show/675809.What_s_Eating_Johnny_Depp_?from_search=true	Nigel Goodall	What's Eating Johnny Depp?: An Intimate Biography	The star of some of the best and most unconventional American films in recent history, Johnny Depp has also been a source of media fascination since the 90s. His film roles have always been idiosyncratic, earning him international respect and adorationfromandto his surprising star turn as the swashbuckling Captain Jack SparrowThe star of some of the best and most unconventional American films in recent history, Johnny Depp has also been a source of media fascination since the 90s. His film roles have always been idiosyncratic, earning him international respect and adorationfromandto his surprising star turn as the swashbuckling Captain Jack Sparrow inwhich earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Actor. His good looks, oddball charm, and tempestuous love affairs have helped push him into the limelight and kept him there. Now in this biography, Nigel Goodall looks at his bad-boy image, his rise to fame, and his high-profile romances with beautiful women such as Winona Ryder, Kate Moss, and longtime love Vanessa Paradis.
/book/show/161403.Everybody_Who_Was_Anybody?from_search=true	Janet Hobhouse	Everybody Who Was Anybody: A Biography of Gertrude Stein	Hobhouse's biography tells the fascinating story of Gertrude Stein the public personality, the private person, and the deeply serious writer who saw herself as the most important thinker of her time. 8-page photo insert.
/book/show/12937783-korzybski?from_search=true	Bruce I. Kodish	Korzybski: A Biography	-That's a crazy book!- Albert Einstein said in the early 1950s, when asked his impression of Alfred Korzybski's 1933 work -Science and Sanity-. More than a decade later, Richard Feynman found Korzybski's notion of -time-binding- crucial for answering the question -What is science?-. Feynman didn't know that it was Alfred Korzybski who had coined the term -time-binding- in-That's a crazy book!- Albert Einstein said in the early 1950s, when asked his impression of Alfred Korzybski's 1933 work -Science and Sanity-. More than a decade later, Richard Feynman found Korzybski's notion of -time-binding- crucial for answering the question -What is science?-. Feynman didn't know that it was Alfred Korzybski who had coined the term -time-binding- in his first, 1921, book -Manhood of Humanity- to label what he considered the defining characteristic of humans: the potential of each generation to start where the former leaves off and thus to accumulate useful knowledge at an ever-accelerating rate. In the exact sciences and technology, time-binding seems to work reasonably well. In the rest of human life, not so much. Korzybski, a patriotic Polish nobleman and an engineer who had lived under Tsarist tyranny and had seen the horrors of World War I on the Eastern Front before coming to the United States, realized the results of the disparity between rapid but narrow scientific-technological advancement and broader but snail-paced ethical-social development: a seemingly endless cycle of crises, revolutions and wars. Seeking a way out, he studied a broad range of disciplines from physics to psychiatry-fields that others felt had little to do with each other-and discovered factors of sanity in physico-mathematical methods. Comparing the ways of thinking that scientists and mathematicians exemplify when working at their best and the ways of thinking that they and other people unsanely or insanely tend to use the rest of the time, Korzybski linked science and sanity in a new world outlook with an accompanying methodology (labeled 'general semantics')-simple enough to teach children.Traces of Korzybski's pioneering work can be found today in a variety of fields such as cognitive science, cognitive-behavioral psychotherapy, communication, media ecology, medicine, organizational development, philosophical counseling and philosophy, etc. In spite of this, Korzybski's radically interdisciplinary work remains relatively unassimilated into standard academic fields and hard to accurately fit into familiar popular categories. Thus, Korzybski, who originated the saying -The map is not the territory-, remains a relatively neglected and misunderstood figure, shrouded in controversy: some people have considered him a genius while others have called him a crank. Drawing on an array of sources including Korzybski's personal correspondence, notes, scrapbooks, and both published and unpublished writings, as well as personal discussions and interviews with some of Korzybski's closest co-workers, Bruce I. Kodish situates Korzybski's contributions in the context of his times and provides surprising insights into his work as a whole. Kodish's clear prose provides a compellingly readable narrative of Korzybski's very busy, sometimes too busy, exciting and exhausting life while making accessible some of the most complex areas of Korzybski's thought. For years to come, this outstanding biography will remain the standard work on Alfred Korzybski's extraordinarily adventurous and significant life and work.
/book/show/501980.Interpretive_Biography?from_search=true	Norman K. Denzin John Van Maanen (Introduction) Peter K. Manning (Introduction)	Interpretive Biography	Like all writing, biographies are interpretive. They require no less than organizing into text the chaos of human existence. InDenzin combines one of the oldest techniques in the social sciences and humanities with one of the newest. Bringing in elements of postmodernism and interpretive social science, he reexamines the biographical and autobiograpLike all writing, biographies are interpretive. They require no less than organizing into text the chaos of human existence. InDenzin combines one of the oldest techniques in the social sciences and humanities with one of the newest. Bringing in elements of postmodernism and interpretive social science, he reexamines the biographical and autobiographical genres. In addition, the book outlines a new way in which biographies should be conceptualized and shaped.
/book/show/1574075.Schweitzer?from_search=true	George Marshall David Poling	Schweitzer: A Biography	He was an accomplished organist and interpreter of Bach, a crusader for world peace, and a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. He made his philosophy of reverence for life an ethic for the world. The hospital he founded in LambarA(c)nA(c) (still in operation in present-day Gabon) is a model of what Europeans might have given to Africans throughout colonial history. But abovHe was an accomplished organist and interpreter of Bach, a crusader for world peace, and a winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. He made his philosophy of reverence for life an ethic for the world. The hospital he founded in LambarA(c)nA(c) (still in operation in present-day Gabon) is a model of what Europeans might have given to Africans throughout colonial history. But above all, Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) was a talented and compassionate human being. This biography probes beyond the timeworn image of Schweitzer as the old man in the pith helmet to reveal the philosopher, scholar, husband, father, humanitarian, and liberal rebel in a conservative church.
/book/show/5391460-nelson?from_search=true	David Walder	Nelson: A Biography	AcknowledgmentsPrologueParsonage boyhoodMidshipmanThe arctic, India & AmericaNicaraguan expeditionThe end of the American warMarriage in the West IndiesOn the beachWar with FranceCombined operationsCalviFirst fleet actionOn detached serviceEvacuation of the MediterraneanSt. VincentMutiny in the fleetFailure at TeneriffeConvalescenceSpecial missionThe NileNapleAcknowledgmentsPrologueParsonage boyhoodMidshipmanThe arctic, India & AmericaNicaraguan expeditionThe end of the American warMarriage in the West IndiesOn the beachWar with FranceCombined operationsCalviFirst fleet actionOn detached serviceEvacuation of the MediterraneanSt. VincentMutiny in the fleetFailure at TeneriffeConvalescenceSpecial missionThe NileNaples & the HamiltonsPalermoSicilian counter-revolutionMediterranean activityHomecoming: the end of a marriageArmed neutralityCopenhagenThe BalticOff-shore squadron, BoulogneTemporary peaceWar resumedThreat of invasionParadise MertonTrafalgarAftermathSources & BibliographyIndex
/book/show/330024.Dikenss?from_search=true	Hesketh Pearson	Dikenss	
/book/show/563037.Chamfort?from_search=true	Claude Arnaud Deke Dusinberre (Translation)	Chamfort: A Biography	Sbastien Roch Nicolas Chamfort (1740-1794), whom Nietzsche called the wittiest of all moralists, is now known for little more than brilliant aphorisms that captivated a long line of thinkers, from Stendhal to Cioran, Schopenhauer to Camus. Yet the fascination of Chamfort's life is barely suggested by the fragments of writing that have survived him. In Claude Arnaud's caSbastien Roch Nicolas Chamfort (1740-1794), whom Nietzsche called the wittiest of all moralists, is now known for little more than brilliant aphorisms that captivated a long line of thinkers, from Stendhal to Cioran, Schopenhauer to Camus. Yet the fascination of Chamfort's life is barely suggested by the fragments of writing that have survived him. In Claude Arnaud's captivating biography, Chamfort the libertine, playwright, journalist, and revolutionary stands revealed as the most telling emblem of his times.
/book/show/145275.Lucrezia_Borgia?from_search=true	Rachel Erlanger	Lucrezia Borgia: A Biography	Lucrezia Borgia: A Biography
/book/show/2907946-paul-simon?from_search=true	Laura Jackson	Paul Simon: The Definitive Biography	Just sixteen years old when he struck pop gold with his first chart hit, Paul Simon has recorded some of the most memorable songs in pop history -- songs that explore our changing world, the roots of musical expression, and the raw emotion of the human soul. In this stunning new biography, Laura Jackson offers a glimpse into the life of an iconic singer/songwriter. Born inJust sixteen years old when he struck pop gold with his first chart hit, Paul Simon has recorded some of the most memorable songs in pop history -- songs that explore our changing world, the roots of musical expression, and the raw emotion of the human soul. In this stunning new biography, Laura Jackson offers a glimpse into the life of an iconic singer/songwriter. Born in Newark, New Jersey, to an elementary school teacher and a professional bass player, Paul Simon came by his love of music naturally. The upheavals of the 1960s provided plenty of songwriting inspiration, and he made the most of it, penning such classic tunes as Bridge Over Troubled Water, The Sound of Silence, and Mrs. Robinson. Laura Jackson mines the beginnings of Simon's career and the fascinating story of his often embattled partnership with Art Garfunkel, creating a true portrait of an artist always eager to reinvent his talent. Paul Simon: The Definitive Biography also explores the flip side of celebrity, with a close look at Simon's personal life, from his passion for politics and world issues to his struggles with the women he's loved. Incorporating a selective discography of major recordings, this is the most revealing account to date of Simon as a father, a husband, a benefactor, and one of the most thoughtful, compassionate, and intriguing performers of our time.
/book/show/5924089-frida-kahlo?from_search=true	Claudia Schaefer	Frida Kahlo: A Biography	Frida Kahlo was born in 1907 to parents of German and Spanish descent, in Coyoacan, outside Mexico City. After contracting polio at age six, Frida also suffered severe injuries in a bus accident. Her time spent in recovery turned her toward a painting career. These experiences, combined with a difficult marriage to the artist Diego Rivera, generated vibrant works depictingFrida Kahlo was born in 1907 to parents of German and Spanish descent, in Coyoacan, outside Mexico City. After contracting polio at age six, Frida also suffered severe injuries in a bus accident. Her time spent in recovery turned her toward a painting career. These experiences, combined with a difficult marriage to the artist Diego Rivera, generated vibrant works depicting Frida's experiences with pain as well as the symbolism and spirit of Mexican culture. Though she died in 1954, interest in her work continues to grow, with museum exhibitions and publications around the world. This biography will introduce art students and adult readers to one of the Latino culture's most beloved artists.In 2002, the film Frida introduced the artist and her works to a new audience. In 2007, the 100th anniversary of Kahlo's birth, a major exhibition of her work was held at the Museum of the Fine Arts Palace in Mexico. In 2007 through 2008, another major exhibition began its journey to museums throughout the United States.
/book/show/8652858-ernest-gellner?from_search=true	John A. Hall	Ernest Gellner: An Intellectual Biography	Ernest Gellner (192595) was a multilingual polymath and a public intellectual who set the agenda in the study of nationalism and the sociology of Islam. Having grown up in Paris, Prague, and England, he was also one of the last great Jewish thinkers from Central Europe to experience directly the impact of the Holocaust. His intellectual trajectory differed from that of siErnest Gellner (192595) was a multilingual polymath and a public intellectual who set the agenda in the study of nationalism and the sociology of Islam. Having grown up in Paris, Prague, and England, he was also one of the last great Jewish thinkers from Central Europe to experience directly the impact of the Holocaust. His intellectual trajectory differed from that of similar thinkers, both in producing a highly integrated philosophy of modernity and in combining a respect for nationalism with an appreciation of the power of modern science. Gellner was a fierce opponent, in private as well as in public, of such contemporaries as Michael Oakeshott, Isaiah Berlin, Charles Taylor, Noam Chomsky and Edward Said. As this definitive biography shows, he was passionate in the defense of reason against every form of relativisma battle that his intellectual inheritors continue to this day.
/book/show/2831129-stories-of-god?from_search=true	John Shea	Stories of God: An Unauthorized Biography	
/book/show/179483.The_Kinks?from_search=true	Jon Savage	The Kinks: The Official Biography	
/book/show/607660.Gluck?from_search=true	Diana Souhami	Gluck: 1895-1978 : Her Biography	Her torrid personal life shocked her prominent and wealthy family, who nonetheless allowed her to live in style and pursue her art. In the 1920s and 30s Gluck's portraits, flower paintings, and landscapes, set in frames she designed and patented, were coveted by the rich and famous. Yet, at the height of her fame she stopped working...until, at nearly 80, she returned to tHer torrid personal life shocked her prominent and wealthy family, who nonetheless allowed her to live in style and pursue her art. In the 1920s and 30s Gluck's portraits, flower paintings, and landscapes, set in frames she designed and patented, were coveted by the rich and famous. Yet, at the height of her fame she stopped working...until, at nearly 80, she returned to the limelight in a burst of newfound creative energy. A fine balance of revelation and restraint...chronicles a life characterized by intense feeling and...a lot of bad behavior.Janet Walls, Observer. 6 1/4 X 9 1/4. 118 B&W Illustrations
/book/show/183273.Notre_Dame_of_Paris?from_search=true	Allan Temko	Notre-Dame of Paris: The Biography of a Cathedral	
/book/show/18307419-grin---the-unauthorized-biography-of-a-cheshire-cat?from_search=true	Adam Danielski	Grin - The Unauthorized Biography of a Cheshire Cat	Grin  The Unauthorized Biography of a Cheshire Cat explores Wonderland as seen through the bright round eyes of Warrington, a seemingly normal kitten (if you call hairless cats normal) from the county of Cheshire, England. After being given to a mysterious old librarian, Warrington finds himself employed catching mice in the Library of Universal Fiction until extraordinarGrin  The Unauthorized Biography of a Cheshire Cat explores Wonderland as seen through the bright round eyes of Warrington, a seemingly normal kitten (if you call hairless cats normal) from the county of Cheshire, England. After being given to a mysterious old librarian, Warrington finds himself employed catching mice in the Library of Universal Fiction until extraordinary events force him on a mystical journey.Along the way, Warrington befriends many familiar characters who bear a striking resemblance to characters we know from classic literature that will share in this grand adventure across Wonderland. Warrington does not yet realize his true importance in the events that will shape Wonderland into the marvelous world of nonsense that is known today.
/book/show/28370354-anything-but-khamosh?from_search=true	bharathi s pradhan Shashi Tharoor (Foreword)	Anything But Khamosh: The Shatrughan Sinha Biography	About the BookEvery success story has its price to pay.So did Shatrughan Sinha (SS) who achieved the impossible twice over. The youngest and the most pampered in a family of academics and doctors where four sons were named after the four brothers of the Ramayan, SS stood out defiantly different. He was born for applause and the limelight; he was besotted with Raj KapoorAbout the BookEvery success story has its price to pay.So did Shatrughan Sinha (SS) who achieved the impossible twice over. The youngest and the most pampered in a family of academics and doctors where four sons were named after the four brothers of the Ramayan, SS stood out defiantly different. He was born for applause and the limelight; he was besotted with Raj Kapoor and cinema. In the face of stiff opposition from disciplinarian father Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha, mother Shyama Devis chhutka bauwa (little darling) set out for the Film Institute of India (now FTII) in Poona. Bombay was the next logical destination. Without Kapoorian good looks or any connection with the Hindi film industry, the unknown scarface from Patna went on to create history on celluloid.In politics too, with no known surname or family to power his entry, he set a record as the first film star from India to be sworn-in as a Cabinet Minister.QuotesAnything But Khamosh: The Shatrughan SinhaBiography, is a rivetingly honest read that retraces the hurrahs and heartaches of Indias most popular BihariBabu.Do not attempt to change him. Of the 1.25 crore people of India, he stands out as unique  Amitabh Bachchan, superstar, Hindi cinemaThey used to call me the Shatrughan Sinha of the South  Rajinikanth, superstar, Tamil NaduI became an actor because of Shatrughan Sinha  Chiranjeevi, superstar & Congress-I leader, Andhra PradeshOurs is an Eklavya-Dronacharya story. He is my guru  Ambareesh, superstar & Minister for Housing, KarnatakaA person who joined the Jan Sangh or the BJP when it was in the Opposition, had to be gutsy. Shatrughan is  LK Advani, Senior Leader, BJPI would give him sanyam ki salaah (advice on patience)  Sushma Swaraj, Minister for External AffairsI find theres no chaploosi (sycophancy) in him. Our doors are open 24/7 to him  Lalu Prasad Yadav, Leader, RJDIf the Bihari Babu is hurt, the whole of Bihar is hurt  Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister, BiharIf we had Shatrusaab on our side, we wouldnt need anybody else on our team  Nawaz Sharif, Prime Minister, PakistanAbout the AuthorRenowned columnist, critic and author Bharathi S Pradhan has written both fiction and non-fiction. Mr Bidi  the life story of an industrialist; Heartfelt: The inspirational story of Medha Jalota; Colas, Cars & Communal Harmony on secularism and Valentine Lover, an adult novel, are some of her well-received books. She scripted a documentary on Mughal-e-Azam and ideated for Balaji Telefilms. She has been Chairperson, National Awards (for best writing on cinema), and has been on the jury of diverse awards committees. She was also on the jury of the Indian Panorama of IFFI 2015. Bharathi has edited a variety of magazines and contributed to several publications that include Readers Digest, Mid-day, Savvy, Femina and Movie. She continues to be a Sunday columnist with The Telegraph. She lives in Mumbai with Sanjaya, her Chartered Accountant husband and Siddhesh, her son who is currently studying Law.Talking Points- The authorised biography of Shatrughan Sinha- 7 years, 37 interviews and over 200 hours of taped conversations- Photographs from the Sinha familys private archives
/book/show/1716764.Mother_Teresa?from_search=true	Meg Greene	Mother Teresa: A Biography	In this new biography, students will follow Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu from her humble Albanian birth to worldwide celebrity as Mother Teresa. The nun who attended to the dying and diseased in Calcutta, India, and established her Missionaries of Charity around the world is revealed to have a singular determination from a young age. As a woman in the patriarchal Catholic system,In this new biography, students will follow Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu from her humble Albanian birth to worldwide celebrity as Mother Teresa. The nun who attended to the dying and diseased in Calcutta, India, and established her Missionaries of Charity around the world is revealed to have a singular determination from a young age. As a woman in the patriarchal Catholic system, she had to prove to the hierarchy, even the Vatican, that she was capable of handling each project she proposed. Her vision to live and work among the poorest of the poor as one of them led to the founding of a new order that tended to society's outcasts. The narrative chronicles the expansion and success of the order and the eventual attention that was showered on her efforts. This increasing attention led to scrutiny and criticism of ideology, methods of care, and financing. Why did she reject better medical equipment for her patients yet receive the latest treatment and best care when she herself was ailing? Why did she take money from and try to help Charles Keating, a major player in the savings and loan scandal of the 1980s? The accusation of hypocrisy, among others, are discussed as is her controversial beatification. Readers will be challenged to consider for themselves whether Mother Teresa deserves to be sainted.Mother Teresa is characterized as being ordinary and her life as mundane. The biography suggests that she transcended her ordinariness with a singular belief that she was called to life's work. When this work brought fame, which she never sought, she used it to further her causes. In a global age, celebrity worship allowed her to work the system. She became an icon of service and selflessness, but her human flaws remained behind the saintliness.
/book/show/260628.Stephen_Hawking?from_search=true	Stephanie Sammartino McPherson	Stephen Hawking	Stephen Hawking is one of the most famous scientists in the world as well as a medical miracle. Just after he enrolled in a doctorate program in physics at Oxford University, he learned he had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease. Doctors gave him just a few years to live. But Hawking never let his disease keep him down. His brilliant, groundbreakinStephen Hawking is one of the most famous scientists in the world as well as a medical miracle. Just after he enrolled in a doctorate program in physics at Oxford University, he learned he had amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease. Doctors gave him just a few years to live. But Hawking never let his disease keep him down. His brilliant, groundbreaking work on black holes and the Big Bang theory amazed other scientists. He also captured the imagination of the general public with his book, A Brief History of Time, which became a worldwide bestseller. Getting around in a motorized wheelchair and speaking through a computer-directed artificial voice, Hawking has used his success and amazing accomplishments to increase awareness of handicapped people and their needs. And more than forty years after he was told he didn't have long to live, he continues his explorations of the universe and how it began.
/book/show/16104200-olly-murs?from_search=true	Justin Lewis	Olly Murs: The Biography	Olly Murs may have finished second place on television's The X Factor in 2009, but the hearthrob singer has become one of British pop's winners. The cheeky chappie with the tight trousers and the pork pie hat has sold out concert tours, released best selling albums and enjoyed a string of hits including 'Please Don't Let Me Go' and 'Heart Skips A Beat'.A regular in the chOlly Murs may have finished second place on television's The X Factor in 2009, but the hearthrob singer has become one of British pop's winners. The cheeky chappie with the tight trousers and the pork pie hat has sold out concert tours, released best selling albums and enjoyed a string of hits including 'Please Don't Let Me Go' and 'Heart Skips A Beat'.A regular in the charts and In the gossip columns, Olly is regarded by many as a possible successor to icons like Robbie Williams and Will Young. But not content with his triumphs as a singer, he has also become a TV fixture. After becoming the co-host of The Xtra Factor, he graduated to his own series, Olly: Life on Murs.Olly Murs: The Biography follows his journey from suburbia to stardom and beyond. It explores how a seemingly ordinary and grounded Essex boy was determined to follow his dream - and strong and shrewd enough to survive the heady world of entertainment. Along the way, we see how his promising first career as a semi pro footer was halted and we discover how he deals with the pros and cons of celebrity lifestyle. This is a must read for any music fan.
/book/show/1608904.Rush_Visions?from_search=true	Bill Banasiewicz	Rush Visions: The Official Biography	
/book/show/1082093.Lady_Anne_Blunt?from_search=true	H.V.F. Winstone	Lady Anne Blunt: A Biography	Lady Anne Blunt's biography comes at the end of a line of famous portraits including that of her grandfather, Lord Byron. She achieved more in her life than many of her Victorian contemporaries, and yet had until now remained in the shadows of history. and her husband began what became an epic of desert travel, in pursuit of the thoroughbred Arabian horse. Her sketches andLady Anne Blunt's biography comes at the end of a line of famous portraits including that of her grandfather, Lord Byron. She achieved more in her life than many of her Victorian contemporaries, and yet had until now remained in the shadows of history. and her husband began what became an epic of desert travel, in pursuit of the thoroughbred Arabian horse. Her sketches and diaries of her journeys were transformed into insightful books describing the people and experiences she encountered along the way.
/book/show/1438781.Leonard_Bernstein?from_search=true	Joan Peyser	Leonard Bernstein: A Biography	
/book/show/23629.J_R_R_Tolkien?from_search=true	Richard J. Cox	J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography	This meticulous biography traces Tolkien's life from his boyhood in South Africa to his formative school years in England, his college years at Oxford, and his career as an influential scholar and revolutionary writer. His immensely popular books are discussed in great detail, from their inception as ideas through their publication and remarkable legacy. This biography wilThis meticulous biography traces Tolkien's life from his boyhood in South Africa to his formative school years in England, his college years at Oxford, and his career as an influential scholar and revolutionary writer. His immensely popular books are discussed in great detail, from their inception as ideas through their publication and remarkable legacy. This biography will appeal to students who are fans of Tolkien's books, as well as those who are new to the world of Middle Earth. Included are an extensive bibliography of poems, fiction, and scholarly work written by Tolkien, and a further reading section listing important biographies, letter collections, and critical studies of Tolkien's works. A timeline provides the reader with a comprehensive list of the events of his life and career.Tolkien's outer life was relatively calm, yet his scholarship and stories are remembered as one of the 20th century's most astonishing achievements. First as a student at Oxford University, then as a professor, Tolkien was fascinated with languages and philology and used the worlds he studied to shape the one he was creating. After years of nominal success,and theerupted into popularity, bringing fantasy fiction to the forefront of popular culture in America, and ultimately the world.
/book/show/889924.Diana_Rigg?from_search=true	Kathleen Tracy	Diana Rigg: The Biography	Recently voted the sexiest television star of all time by TV Guide readers, Diana Rigg is best known as the brilliant and seductive British agent, Emma Peel on The Avengers. The Tony and Emmy award-winning actress is famous not only for her acting talent, but for her keen intelligence and strong opinions as well.Diana Rigg biographer Kathleen Tracy reveals the fascinatinRecently voted the sexiest television star of all time by TV Guide readers, Diana Rigg is best known as the brilliant and seductive British agent, Emma Peel on The Avengers. The Tony and Emmy award-winning actress is famous not only for her acting talent, but for her keen intelligence and strong opinions as well.Diana Rigg biographer Kathleen Tracy reveals the fascinating professional and personal life of this rebellious, outspoken icon of feminism - from her childhood in India and early days with the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London to her tenure on The Avengers, her role in the Bond film On Her Maiesty's Secret Service and her distinguished stage career.
/book/show/2220724.Hilaire_Belloc_A_Biography?from_search=true	A.N. Wilson	Hilaire Belloc, A Biography	
/book/show/1673547.Richard_Wagner?from_search=true	Derek Watson	Richard Wagner: A Biography	Presents an in-depth profile of the controversial German composer Richard Wagner, with a particular focus on his personal life, based on intensive research into the private papers of the Wagner family archives.His life fascinates - and obsesses - more people than that of any other composer in history. Adolf Hitler idolized him. Friedrich Nietzsche grew to loathe him. ThouPresents an in-depth profile of the controversial German composer Richard Wagner, with a particular focus on his personal life, based on intensive research into the private papers of the Wagner family archives.His life fascinates - and obsesses - more people than that of any other composer in history. Adolf Hitler idolized him. Friedrich Nietzsche grew to loathe him. Thousands of articles and books try to explain the complex, charismatic genius who changed the face of music forever. But who was Richard Wagner? In this superb new biography, Derek Watson strips away the clouds of confusion and myth, the adoration and the hatred, that surround this remarkable life.The most authoritative biography to date . . . the most complete data, based on the largest number of primary sources. . . . lively, interesting reading . . . indispensable. - ChoiceA sympathetic, but coolheaded and thoroughly realistic appraisal of the monstrous genius, his times, his friends, his passions and his phobias.  Classical Music
/book/show/1346545.Balancing_ACT?from_search=true	Martin Gottfried	Balancing ACT: The Authorized Biography of Angela Lansbury	Fully authorized, this biography of Angela Lansbury, one of the most beloved stars of stage, screen, and television, completely covers her life and fabulous career.
/book/show/209474.The_Great_Melody?from_search=true	Conor Cruise O'Brien Edmund Burke (Based On Work by)	The Great Melody: A Thematic Biography of Edmund Burke	Statesman, political thinker, orator, and ardent campaigner, Edmund Burke was one of the most brilliant figures of the eighteenth century. This unorthodox biography focuses on Burke's thoughts, responses, and actions to the great events and debates surrounding Britain's tumultuous relationships with her three coloniesAmerica, Ireland, and Indiaand archrival France.In brStatesman, political thinker, orator, and ardent campaigner, Edmund Burke was one of the most brilliant figures of the eighteenth century. This unorthodox biography focuses on Burke's thoughts, responses, and actions to the great events and debates surrounding Britain's tumultuous relationships with her three coloniesAmerica, Ireland, and Indiaand archrival France.In bringing Burke to our attention, Mr. O'Brien has brought back a lost treasure.is a brilliant work of narrative sweep and analytical depth. Conor Cruise O'Brien on Edmund Burke is a literary gift to political thought.John Patrick Diggins,Serious readers of history are in for a treat: a book by the greatest living Irishman on the greatest Irishman who ever lived. . . . O'Brien's study is not merely a reconstruction of a fascinating man and period. It is also a tract for the times. . . . I cannot remember another time when I finished a book of more than 600 pages wishing it were longer.Paul Johnson,combines superb biography and fascinating history with a profound understanding of political philosophy.Former President Richard Nixon
/book/show/572772.Leonardo_da_Vinci?from_search=true	Charles Nicholl	Leonardo da Vinci: Flights of the Mind: A Biography	For five centuries, Leonardo da Vinci has stood alone as the quintessential Renaissance manthe incomparable artist, writer, thinker, and inventor who most powerfully transformed his world. In this dazzling new intimate biography, award-winning author Charles Nicholl creates a portrait of the artist for our timea biography that brings Leonardo to life as a complex man livFor five centuries, Leonardo da Vinci has stood alone as the quintessential Renaissance manthe incomparable artist, writer, thinker, and inventor who most powerfully transformed his world. In this dazzling new intimate biography, award-winning author Charles Nicholl creates a portrait of the artist for our timea biography that brings Leonardo to life as a complex man living in a fascinating, dangerous, quickly changing world.
/book/show/9463704-hannibal?from_search=true	Richard A. Gabriel	Hannibal: The Military Biography of Rome's Greatest Enemy	The Romans destruction of Carthage after the Third Punic War erased any Carthaginian historical record of Hannibals life. What we know of him comes exclusively from Roman historians who had every interest in minimizing his success, exaggerating his failures, and disparaging his character. The charges leveled against Hannibal include greed, cruelty and atrocity, sexual inThe Romans destruction of Carthage after the Third Punic War erased any Carthaginian historical record of Hannibals life. What we know of him comes exclusively from Roman historians who had every interest in minimizing his success, exaggerating his failures, and disparaging his character. The charges leveled against Hannibal include greed, cruelty and atrocity, sexual indulgence, and even cannibalism. But even these sources were forced to grudgingly admit to Hannibals military genius, if only to make their eventual victory over him appear greater.Yet there is no doubt that Hannibal was the greatest Carthaginian general of the Second Punic War. When he did not defeat them outright, he fought to a standstill the best generals Rome produced, and he sustained his army in the field for sixteen long years without mutiny or desertion. Hannibal was a first-rate tactician, only a somewhat lesser strategist, and the greatest enemy Rome ever faced. When he at last met defeat at the hands of the Roman general Scipio, it was against an experienced officer who had to strengthen and reconfigure the Roman legion and invent mobile tactics in order to succeed. Even so, Scipios victory at Zama was against an army that was a shadow of its former self. The battle could easily have gone the other way. If it had, the history of the West would have been changed in ways that can only be imagined. Richard A. Gabriels brilliant new biography shows how Hannibals genius nearly unseated the Roman Empire.
/book/show/33630728-george-michael?from_search=true	J.J. Adams	George Michael: A Secret Biography - A Rare Biography Of A Musical Legend (George Michael Secret Biography Book)	
/book/show/1860966.Culinary_Biographies?from_search=true	Alice Arndt (Creator) Yes Books	Culinary Biographies	
/book/show/17076464-chris-eaton-a-biography?from_search=true	Chris Eaton	Chris Eaton, a Biography	Fiction. CHRIS EATON, A BIOGRAPHY is a novel that arises from the idea that we have all been driven, at some point, to Google ourselves. And if you did, what did you find? That there are people out there who seem to have something in common with you? Dates, places, interests? How coincidental are these connections? And what are the factors that define a human life? We areFiction. CHRIS EATON, A BIOGRAPHY is a novel that arises from the idea that we have all been driven, at some point, to Google ourselves. And if you did, what did you find? That there are people out there who seem to have something in common with you? Dates, places, interests? How coincidental are these connections? And what are the factors that define a human life? We are the sum of our stories: Anecdotal constructs. We remember moments in our pasts the way we remember television episodes. In pieces. And we realize that our own memories are no more valid in the construction of our identities than stories we've heard from others. CHRIS EATON, A BIOGRAPHY constructs a life by using, as building blocks, the lives of dozens of other people who share nothing more than a name, identities that blur into each other with the idea that, in the end, we all live the same life, deal with the same hopes and fears, experience the same joys and tragedies. Only the specifics are different. From birth to death and everything in between, the narratives we share bring us closer to a truth about what it means to be alive. To be you.
/book/show/37850.Marilyn_Manson?from_search=true	Kalen Rogers	Marilyn Manson: The Unauthorized Biography	The story behind the slow, calculated rise from cult favorites to their current outrageously high profile. Covers the band's formation, and early gigs
/book/show/1027440.Myth?from_search=true	David A. Leeming	Myth: A Biography of Belief	Exploring classic works such as the Song of Songs, the Tao Te Ching, the Rg Veda, the New Testament, and the Indonesian myth of Hainuwele, Myth: A Biography of Belief reveals the cultural energies that ancient mythmakers sought to corral in their creations. David Leeming argues that myths are, by definition, evolving creations that live on in the work of modern-day mythExploring classic works such as the Song of Songs, the Tao Te Ching, the Rg Veda, the New Testament, and the Indonesian myth of Hainuwele, Myth: A Biography of Belief reveals the cultural energies that ancient mythmakers sought to corral in their creations. David Leeming argues that myths are, by definition, evolving creations that live on in the work of modern-day mythmakers such as W.B. Yeats, Virginia Woolf, and Albert Einstein. Leeming provides an engaging new outlook on the role of myth in the works of these and other contemporary artists and scientists. The similarities between modern concepts like the Big Bang and ancient myths of creation illustrate our continuing need to confront the mysteries of existence by way of metaphor and narrative. Leeming suggests that myth and factual knowledge do not negate, but complement each other. Whether it is the American Dream, alien abduction, or belief in virgin birth and resurrection, these living myths play a very therapeutic role in the development of a healthy society.
/book/show/70467.Barbara_Walters?from_search=true	Jerry Oppenheimer	Barbara Walters: An Unauthorized Biography	In Barbara Walters: An Unauthorized Biography, author Jerry Oppenheimer portrays the doyenne of celebrity interviews as tough, controlled, determined and demanding.
/book/show/502020.Bruce_Lee?from_search=true	Robert Clouse	Bruce Lee: The Biography	Only now can the full story be told 15 years after the untimely death of Bruce Lee. The director of his greatest hit, Enter the Dragon, brings you this explosive biography. Over 150 rare photos of the Little Dragon's life and career. Interviews with his family and friends. Includes over 200 pages of facts, quotes, and photos, many published for the first time.
/book/show/3073883-germans?from_search=true	George Bailey	Germans: The Biography of an Obsession	First published 20 years ago, this book has been revised and reissued to reflect the changes that have taken place in Germany since then and more particularly since reunification in 1990. The book examines the vexed question of German nationhood, and asks whether the new unified Germany is free of the influences that have made German nationalism such a menace in the past.
/book/show/4667940-the-night-of-the-hunter?from_search=true	Jeffrey Couchman	The Night of the Hunter: A Biography of a Film	Reaching simultaneously into the realms of film and literature, this detailed exploration ofexamines the genesis and the eclectic form of each work and the process of transformation by which the novel became a motion picture. It provides the first major study of the long-lost first-draft screenplay by James Agee and confronts a fifty-year controverReaching simultaneously into the realms of film and literature, this detailed exploration ofexamines the genesis and the eclectic form of each work and the process of transformation by which the novel became a motion picture. It provides the first major study of the long-lost first-draft screenplay by James Agee and confronts a fifty-year controversy about the authorship of the film. This is a story of artistic convergence on many levels--of novelist and director, director and actor, and cinematic form and tastes. The novel, a 1953 debut from Davis Grubb, was a popular and critical success, remaining on thebest-seller list for four months. Hollywood responded to its atmospheric lyricism, and in the hands of first time director Charles Laughton, the book became a film that is equal parts thriller, allegory, and fever dream, filled with slow, inexorable suspense. On the set, Laughton functioned both as an auteur and a collaborator to create his vision of the book, mixing cinematic flourishes both realistic and abstract in sometimes tense situations. The talents that clashed or came together along the road from book to movie make the final film a product of rich stylistic contradiction and rewarding complexity. Through biography, production history, and critical analysis of the novel and film, author Jeffrey Couchman makes the case that this initially overlooked cinematic gem is a prismatic work that continually reveals new aspects of itself.
/book/show/818826.James_Cagney?from_search=true	Doug Warren James Cagney	James Cagney: The Authorized Biography	For over fifty years Cagney's virtuoso performances on the silver screen have dazzled audiences in films. Few performers have ever so dominated the screen, yet few celebrities are such private and complex people. A down to earth devoted family man with a small circle of true friends, Cagney has lived almost reclusively for two decades, refusing to grant most interviews andFor over fifty years Cagney's virtuoso performances on the silver screen have dazzled audiences in films. Few performers have ever so dominated the screen, yet few celebrities are such private and complex people. A down to earth devoted family man with a small circle of true friends, Cagney has lived almost reclusively for two decades, refusing to grant most interviews and guarding his privacy. Now for the first time in years, he has agreed to cooperate fully and share his personal reminiscences. The result is a candid, warmhearted, thoroughly enjoyable biography of the Hollywood star, the inside story of the world's best known and best loved tough-guy.
/book/show/396656.Tsi_Tsa?from_search=true	George Mikes	Tsi-Tsa: The Biography of a Cat	
/book/show/1909247.Freedom_Train?from_search=true	Dorothy Sterling	Freedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman/Teachers Guide	Born into slavery, young Harriet Tubman knew only hard work and hunger. Escape seemed impossible--certainly dangerous. Yet Harriet did escape North, by the secret route called the Underground Railroad. Harriet didn't forget her people. Again and again she risked her life to lead them on the same secret, dangerous journey.
/book/show/502165.E_W_Bullinger_?from_search=true	Juanita S. Carey	E.W. Bullinger : A Biography: A Biography	(Revised Edition) The fascinating story of E. W. Bullinger, author of numerous Bible study helps. Includes extensive documentation, rare photos, a list of his works, and a timeline of important events.
/book/show/20809256-wilfred-owen-complete-works-ultimate-collection---all-poems-poetry-and?from_search=true	Wilfred Owen Darryl Marks	WILFRED OWEN COMPLETE WORKS ULTIMATE COLLECTION - All poems, poetry and fragments from the famous war poet PLUS BIOGRAPHY	WILFRED OWEN COMPLETE WORKS ULTIMATE COLLECTIONAre you a Wilfred Owen fan or an afficionado of war poetry and the moving poems that Owen created?Do you want the most complete Wilfred Owen collection, with ALL his poems, both complete and incomplete?Plus a biography that included extracts from Owen's letters to his mother and friends?Then you want this all inclusive compilaWILFRED OWEN COMPLETE WORKS ULTIMATE COLLECTIONAre you a Wilfred Owen fan or an afficionado of war poetry and the moving poems that Owen created?Do you want the most complete Wilfred Owen collection, with ALL his poems, both complete and incomplete?Plus a biography that included extracts from Owen's letters to his mother and friends?Then you want this all inclusive compilation from 'Everlasting Flames Publishing' - designed just for you.WHO WAS WILFRED OWEN?Wilfred Owen MC was an English poet and soldier, and one of the leading poets of the World War One, with hisshocking, thought provoking, realistic war poetry.THE 'MUST-HAVE' COMPLETE COLLECTIONIn this irresistible collection you get a full set of Wilfred Owens work, plus a comprehensive biography soyou can experience the life of the man behind the words.WORKS INCLUDED:LIFE OF WILFRED OWENPOEMS OF WILFRED OWENIncluding among others:Apologia pro Poemate MeoParable of the Old Men and the YoungAnthem for Doomed YouthThe Send-offInsensibilityDulce et Decorum estThe SentryS. I. W.FutilitySmile, Smile, SmileThe EndA Terre (being the philosophy of many soldiers)Cramped in that Funnelled Hole(To a Friend) With an Identity DiscYOUR NEW WINDOW INTO WILFRED OWENImagine the joy of having this enviable collection, that rivals many libraries, right at your fingertips,and imagine the pleasure of discovering inspiration in Owens soulful one of a kind creations.DONT MISS OUT!As you read this, you understand why you want this edition because it is the best Wilfred Owen collectionyou can get. And available on the Kindle, this big collection is yours for next to nothing.So don't deny yourself! And don't accept other collections that are lacking.GET THIS COLLECTION RIGHT NOW - start delving into Owens thought-provoking world like never before!SHAKESPEARE ULTIMATE 213 Works including the 16 Rare Apocryphal Plays PLUS CommentariesWILLIAM BLAKE ULTIMATE 250+ Works and Rarites PLUS BIOGRAPHYWILLIAM WORDSWORTH ULTIMATE 300+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYOSCAR WILDE ULTIMATE 140+ Works PLUS BIOGPRAPHIESJOHN KEATS ULTIMATE 50+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHIESJOHN MILTON ULTIMATE 100+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYJOHN DONNE ULTIMATE 400+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYJOHN CLARE ULTIMATE ALL Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYPERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY ULTIMATE 180+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHIESTENNYSON ULTIMATE 300+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYTHE DIVINE COMEDY ULTIMATE EDITION 4 Translations PLUS EXTRASEMILY DICKINSON ULTIMATE 1000+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYULTIMATE MYTHOLOGY Iliad, Odyssey PLUS 50+ BooksINSPIRATIONAL QUOTES ULTIMATE 3000+ Quotes with BONUS HUMOR SECTIONMOTHER QUOTES ULTIMATE 350+ Beautiful Quotations to Honor Mothers WITH SPECIAL HUMOR SECTIONLOVE QUOTES ULTIMATE 1500+ Quotations WITH SPECIAL Inspiring 'SELF LOVE' SECTION
/book/show/344598.Guns_N_Roses?from_search=true	Paul Stenning	Guns N' Roses: The Band That Time Forgot: The Complete Unauthorised Biography	Both new and old incarnations of the explosive rock band Guns N' Roses are discussed in this compelling biography. Featuring exclusive interviews with key players on their personal and musical histories and supplemental color photographs, this is a comprehensive look at where the band started, the reasons behind their infamous split in 1994, and what the original members aBoth new and old incarnations of the explosive rock band Guns N' Roses are discussed in this compelling biography. Featuring exclusive interviews with key players on their personal and musical histories and supplemental color photographs, this is a comprehensive look at where the band started, the reasons behind their infamous split in 1994, and what the original members are doing now. This fully revised edition contains information on the highly anticipated Summer 2005 release of Chinese Democracy, Axl's first release in 10 years, as well as details of exlead guitarist Slash and exbass player Duff's hot new band, Velvet Revolver.
/book/show/12993868-presidents-of-the-united-states?from_search=true	Nathan Lee	Presidents of the United States: Biographies in Brief	This collection of 44 biographical sketches of the U. S. presidents from George Washington to Barack Obama follows the evolution of the office of the president along with the events surrounding the development of the United States from a new nation in 1789 to a world leader in the present day.You will explore well known presidents like Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, anThis collection of 44 biographical sketches of the U. S. presidents from George Washington to Barack Obama follows the evolution of the office of the president along with the events surrounding the development of the United States from a new nation in 1789 to a world leader in the present day.You will explore well known presidents like Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, and Ronald Reagan along with lesser known commander-in-chiefs like James Garfield, William McKinley, and Benjamin Harrison.
/book/show/381811.Between_Flops?from_search=true	James  Curtis	Between Flops: A Biography of Preston Sturges	Writer-director Preston Sturges set a new standard for creativity in Hollywood. Three volumes of his screenplays have been published, and he is acknowledged as one of the grand masters of screen comedy. Between Flops was the first full-length biography of this great American humorist.One of the most entertaining and engrossing film biographies I've encountered, doing justWriter-director Preston Sturges set a new standard for creativity in Hollywood. Three volumes of his screenplays have been published, and he is acknowledged as one of the grand masters of screen comedy. Between Flops was the first full-length biography of this great American humorist.One of the most entertaining and engrossing film biographies I've encountered, doing justice not only to that truly eccentric genius at the core, but also to his time and place in both Hollywood and our culture. Judith CristA sobering picture of the sweat and disappointment that lie beneath the Hollywood hoopla. Newsweek
/book/show/1513108.Vera_Mrs_Vladimir_Nabokov_?from_search=true	Stacy Schiff Anna Fields (Narrator)	Vera (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov): A Biography	She was wearing a black satin mask when they first met in 1923, and in a sense she wore a mask--that of the dutiful wife and helpmeet--throughout their 52-year marriage. Especially after the American publication ofmade her husband notorious in 1958, Vra Nabokov's presence at her husband's side was crucial, writes her biographer Stacy Schiff: [It] kept the fictionShe was wearing a black satin mask when they first met in 1923, and in a sense she wore a mask--that of the dutiful wife and helpmeet--throughout their 52-year marriage. Especially after the American publication ofmade her husband notorious in 1958, Vra Nabokov's presence at her husband's side was crucial, writes her biographer Stacy Schiff: [It] kept the fiction in its place, reassured readers ... that Nabokov's perversities were of a different kind. But Vra Slonim (1902-91) was essential to Vladimir Nabokov's literary career from the beginning. She had a gift for handling practical matters that her spouse proudly lacked; she screened him from his publishers and his admirers with equal firmness, and in doing so she liberated him to fulfill the artistic genius they both believed he possessed. Praised for a previous biography of Antoine de Saint-Exupry, Schiff here cements her reputation as a literary biographer of striking subtlety and perceptiveness. She establishes a strong base in chapter 1 with her excellent analysis of Vra Slonim's youth in a privileged Russian Jewish family in St. Petersburg. She then pursues her subject's elusive personality through hints in Nabokov's work and the comments of friends and colleagues. Schiff's elegant prose and eye for nuance nearly match Nabokov himself in this lucid, unsentimental portrait of a marriage.
/book/show/28309.Saroyan?from_search=true	Barry Gifford Lawrence Lee	Saroyan: A Biography	Along with Ernest Hemingway, William Saroyanwinner of a Pulitzer Prize in drama for The Time of Your Life and an Academy Award for the screenplay of The Human Comedy,was the most well-known American writer of the 1930s and 1940s. Peabody Award-winning journalist Lawrence Lee and award-winning novelist Barry Gifford heard Saroyan's story first-hand from Carol Matthau, theAlong with Ernest Hemingway, William Saroyanwinner of a Pulitzer Prize in drama for The Time of Your Life and an Academy Award for the screenplay of The Human Comedy,was the most well-known American writer of the 1930s and 1940s. Peabody Award-winning journalist Lawrence Lee and award-winning novelist Barry Gifford heard Saroyan's story first-hand from Carol Matthau, the wife he rejected; the son and daughter he alternately smothered and pushed away; and colleagues like Artie Shaw, Celeste Holm, and Lillian Gish. Their revelations bring new depth to Saroyan's riveting story.
/book/show/18982102-belushi?from_search=true	Judith Belushi Pisano Tanner Colby	Belushi: A Biography	Belushi: A Biography is an epic oral history of beloved actor John Belushi, featuring over a hundred new interviews with Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Robin Williams, Lorne Michaels, Chevy Chase, Christopher Guest, and many, many more. It follows John from his early blue-collar days in Chicago, to his apprenticeship with Del Close at Second City, to his watershedBelushi: A Biography is an epic oral history of beloved actor John Belushi, featuring over a hundred new interviews with Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis, Robin Williams, Lorne Michaels, Chevy Chase, Christopher Guest, and many, many more. It follows John from his early blue-collar days in Chicago, to his apprenticeship with Del Close at Second City, to his watershed work at the National Lampoon, and on to the heights of fame in Saturday Night Live, Animal House and Blues Brothersall ultimately lost to the tragic downfall he could not escape.More than just a portrait of a man, this book also offers an intimate look at the birth of the SNL generation, a group of unknown actors, writers and comedians who came together in the downtown comedy scene of New York City and, through one late-night television show and a handful of movies, changed the entertainment industry as we know it today. John's role as the ringleader and trailblazer in that revolution is now fully explored for the first time.
/book/show/16275363-the-welsh?from_search=true	Terry Breverton	The Welsh: The Biography	The Welsh: The Biography tells the story of the remarkable survival of the oldest nation and oldest language in Europe. We see how the four original major Celtic tribes are still reflected in the location of Britains four oldest cathedrals, and how after one and a half millennia of constant invasions and eventual conquest, the Welsh retained their sense of nationality. ThThe Welsh: The Biography tells the story of the remarkable survival of the oldest nation and oldest language in Europe. We see how the four original major Celtic tribes are still reflected in the location of Britains four oldest cathedrals, and how after one and a half millennia of constant invasions and eventual conquest, the Welsh retained their sense of nationality. The story of the Welsh is one of defending the nation against overwhelming odds, and of a major contribution to European literature. Its tenth century laws are acknowledged as the most progressive in the world until the later twentieth century. Almost uniquely in the world, Wales has had heroines as well as heroes, princesses as well as princes who contributed to its progress. Wales has given heroes such as Owain Glyndwr who are recognised across the globe, and men such as David Lloyd George, to whom Hitler attributed the winning of First World War. The character of the Welsh  their pacifism, literary abilities and influence  is splendidly described in this unique history of the Welsh as a people.
/book/show/2971212-depardieu?from_search=true	Paul Chutkow	Depardieu: A Biography	Gerard Depardieu's own extraordinary candor underlies the unique resonance of this full-scale biography, the first to be written with the great French film star's total cooperation. In revealing and often astonishing detail, we see his rise from impossible beginnings: one of six children born in extreme poverty; the father a small-town illiterate, alcoholic, almost mute; tGerard Depardieu's own extraordinary candor underlies the unique resonance of this full-scale biography, the first to be written with the great French film star's total cooperation. In revealing and often astonishing detail, we see his rise from impossible beginnings: one of six children born in extreme poverty; the father a small-town illiterate, alcoholic, almost mute; the boy himself stuttering, barely speaking; the adolescent miraculously gregarious and independent, but exploding into mischief, petty crime, and, on occasion, violence; and, at the same time, escaping into - falling in love with - American movies. We see him at age sixteen, bursting out - to Paris, to freedom; discovering Marlon Brando and James Dean; wandering into an acting class - his talent immediately recognized, his horrendous speech defects addressed, his life as an actor beginning in earnest. From his first small parts on stage and in film and from his first major role (in Les Valseuses), through The Last Metro, The Return of Martin Guerre, Jean de Florette, and his Oscar-nominated Cyrano de Bergerac, one of the most exciting film careers of our time unfolds: Depardieu's work with Francois Truffaut, Catherine Deneuve, Yves Montand, Robert De Niro, Bernardo Bertolucci, and others, and his way of working - his effect on fellow actors and on directors, his preparation for his parts - are richly presented. And here is the man as well as the actor: his friendships, the huge film family he creates for himself and nourishes and is nourished by, the intense pressure of his self-imposed challenges, his marriage, which endures despite a style of life somewhere between excess and the impossible. Paul Chutkow has spent hundreds of hours over a period of two years talking, visiting, traveling with Depardieu. And he has spoken with hundreds of Depardieu's friends, colleagues, admirers, and critics. His book provides a riveting portrait of a great actor and an authentic inside look at filmmaking i
/book/show/2128901.Anita_Loos?from_search=true	Gary Carey	Anita Loos: A Biography	Despite her image as a flapper, Anita Loos was a hardworking, rather shy woman who sought recognition as a writer. This is the view presented by this biography which recounts her life at the film studios, hired by D.W.Griffith, writing scripts for Fairbanks and Pickford, Harlow and William Randolph Hearst. Anita Loos' novel Gentlemen Prefer Blondes made her a celebrityDespite her image as a flapper, Anita Loos was a hardworking, rather shy woman who sought recognition as a writer. This is the view presented by this biography which recounts her life at the film studios, hired by D.W.Griffith, writing scripts for Fairbanks and Pickford, Harlow and William Randolph Hearst. Anita Loos' novel Gentlemen Prefer Blondes made her a celebrity in 1925, but her output of screenplays, stories and articles was enormous. Her career spanned 70 years and she was a central figure in Hollywood until her death in 1981. The author, by drawing on her previously unpublished diaries, letters and scrapbooks, examines her friendships with the famous names of her day - The Gish sisters, Aldous Huxley, Chaplin, Cecil Beaton and Helen Hayes. He explores the long, mostly unhappy marriage with John Emerson, a producer who was much less successful than his wife. Carey is also the author of biographies of Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford and Louis B.Mayer.
/book/show/2953096-thames?from_search=true	Peter Ackroyd	Thames: The Biography	
/book/show/1012669.Steven_Spielberg?from_search=true	Kathi Jackson	Steven Spielberg: A Biography	Steven Spielberg is hailed as one of the most influential and commercially successful film directors in motion picture history. Through his role in developing, directing, and driving the special effects of many of the biggest blockbusters in movie history, includingandSteven Spielberg is hailed as one of the most influential and commercially successful film directors in motion picture history. Through his role in developing, directing, and driving the special effects of many of the biggest blockbusters in movie history, includingandSpielberg changed the way movies are made and left an indelible mark on popular culture. This biography traces his rise from shooting films as a shy young boy with the family's 8 mm camera to his first unpaid job at Universal Studios, to the rise of DreamWorks, the studio Spielberg founded and quickly turned into a filmmaking powerhouse. While Spielberg's best work may lie ahead, this compelling biography puts his legendary career and work to date into perspective by offering analysis and commentary from fans and critics alike.Whether about an alien lost in suburbia or the battles of World War II, Spielberg has directed and produced many of the most talked about movies of the past 30 years. Students interested in the history of film and the filmmaking industry will find this biography endlessly fascinating.
/book/show/13503644-more-lives-than-one?from_search=true	Jenny Williams	More Lives Than One: A Biography of Hans Fallada	Hans Fallada was a drug addict, womanizer, alcoholic, jailbird, and thief. Yet he was also one of the most extraordinary storytellers of the twentieth century, whose novels, including, portrayed ordinary people in terrible times with a powerful humanity.This acclaimed biography, newly revised and completely updated, tells the remarkable story of Hans FHans Fallada was a drug addict, womanizer, alcoholic, jailbird, and thief. Yet he was also one of the most extraordinary storytellers of the twentieth century, whose novels, including, portrayed ordinary people in terrible times with a powerful humanity.This acclaimed biography, newly revised and completely updated, tells the remarkable story of Hans Fallada, whose real name was Rudolf Ditzen. Jenny Williams chronicles his turbulent life as a writer, husband, and father, shadowed by mental torment and long periods in psychiatric care. She shows how Ditzen's decision to remain in Nazi Germany in 1939 led to his self-destruction, but also made him a unique witness to his country's turmoil.unpicks the contradictory, flawed and fascinating life of a writer who saw the worst of humanity, yet maintained his belief in the decency of the little man.
/book/show/25658497-hitler?from_search=true	Volker Ullrich	Hitler: A Biography Vol. 1	Die neue groe Hitler-Biographie fr unsere ZeitWer war Hitler wirklich? Eindrucksvoll zeichnet der Historiker und Publizist Volker Ullrich ein neues, berraschendes Portrt des Menschen hinter der ffentlichen Figur des Fhrers. Sichtbar werden dabei alle Facetten Hitlers: seine gewinnenden und ab-stoenden Zge, seine Freundschaften und seine Beziehungen zu Frauen, seiDie neue groe Hitler-Biographie fr unsere ZeitWer war Hitler wirklich? Eindrucksvoll zeichnet der Historiker und Publizist Volker Ullrich ein neues, berraschendes Portrt des Menschen hinter der ffentlichen Figur des Fhrers. Sichtbar werden dabei alle Facetten Hitlers: seine gewinnenden und ab-stoenden Zge, seine Freundschaften und seine Beziehungen zu Frauen, seine Bega-bungen und Talente, seine Komplexe und seine mrderischen Antriebskrfte.Der erste Band schildert den Weg des Diktators von seinen frhen Jahren in Wien und Mnchen bis zum scheinbaren Hhepunkt seiner Macht im Frhjahr 1939. Eine gln-zend erzhlte Biographie, die Hitler nicht als Monster zeigt, sondern als Meister der Verfhrung und Verstellung - und gerade dadurch nicht nur die Abgrnde seiner Persnlichkeit, sondern auch das Geheimnis seines Aufstiegs greifbar macht.
/book/show/59860.The_Lives_of_Danielle_Steel?from_search=true	Vickie L. Bane Lorenzo Benet	The Lives of Danielle Steel: The Unauthorized Biography of America's #1 Best-Selling Author	Dressed to the nines and draped with diamonds, Danielle Steel is America's favorite author. She has enchanted readers with each of her 44 bestselling novels-- and has a total of 350 million books in print! Now, this stunning, uncensored biography reveals how closely Danielle's fiction is based on real life-- the rich men, the dangerous men, the heartbreak, the struggles, tDressed to the nines and draped with diamonds, Danielle Steel is America's favorite author. She has enchanted readers with each of her 44 bestselling novels-- and has a total of 350 million books in print! Now, this stunning, uncensored biography reveals how closely Danielle's fiction is based on real life-- the rich men, the dangerous men, the heartbreak, the struggles, the triumphs...and the secrets too dark to tell.Read all about:* Her cruel, lonely childhood which became the inspiration for her novel* Her long-hidden marriage to a convicted rapist, the scandalous real story readers will recognize in her novel* Her third husband, a handsome heroin addict, who, like the protagonist of, broke her heart and nearly ruined her life* Her lavish spending and opulent lifestyle in a San Francisco mansion* The tragic death of her nineteen-year-old son in 1997* The break-up of her fourth marriage-- and the new man in Danielle Steel's lifeWith eight pages of photos!
/book/show/279698.Becoming_Judy_Chicago?from_search=true	Gail Levin	Becoming Judy Chicago: A Biography of the Artist	Born to Jewish radical parents in Chicago in 1939, Judy Cohen grew up to be Judy Chicago  one of the most daring and controversial artists of her generation. Her works, once disparaged and misunderstood by the critics, have become icons of the feminist movement, earning her a place among the most influential artists of her time. Early to reject the modernist move away froBorn to Jewish radical parents in Chicago in 1939, Judy Cohen grew up to be Judy Chicago  one of the most daring and controversial artists of her generation. Her works, once disparaged and misunderstood by the critics, have become icons of the feminist movement, earning her a place among the most influential artists of her time. Early to reject the modernist move away from content in art, Chicago first mastered and then transcended modernisms formalist austerity, before blazing a trail to the new esthetic now known as postmodern.In, Gail Levin gives us a biography of uncommon intimacy and depth, revealing the artist as a person and a woman of extraordinary energy and purpose. Drawing upon Chicagos personal letters and diaries, her published and unpublished writings, and more than 250 new interviews with her friends, family, admirers, and critics, Becoming Judy Chicago is a richly detailed and moving chronicle of the artists unique journey from obscurity to fame, including the story of how she found her audience outside the art establishment.From her early training as a gifted child at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago to the groundbreaking Feminist Art Program she created at Fresno State College in 19701971, Chicago has never feared to challenge the status quo. At a time when art history textbooks still omitted work by all women, she led her students on a remarkable journey during which they began to examine the meaning of being a woman, to explore womens traditional crafts, and to compile a history of women artists. For Chicago, no topic has been taboofrom menstruation, pregnancy, and childbirth to mens abuse of power and the Holocaust.Chicago has revolutionized the way we view art made by and for women. She has fundamentally changed our understanding of womens contributions to art and to society. Influential and bold, The Dinner Party has become a cultural monument. Becoming Judy Chicago tells the story of a great artist, a leader of the womens movement, a tireless crusader for equal rights, and a complicated, vital woman who dared to express her own sexuality in her art and demand recognition from a male-dominated culture.
/book/show/2858754-vlad-the-impaler---the-real-dracula?from_search=true	Biographiq	Vlad the Impaler - The Real Dracula	Vlad the Impaler - The Real Dracula is a biography of the 15th century Wallachian Prince in what it now modern day Romania. Vladthe Impaler was the inspiration for the main charachter in Bram Stoker's Dracula novel which was originally published in 1897 and loosely based off of the real person. Vlad the Impaler got his name because he used cruel punishments agaisnt his polVlad the Impaler - The Real Dracula is a biography of the 15th century Wallachian Prince in what it now modern day Romania. Vladthe Impaler was the inspiration for the main charachter in Bram Stoker's Dracula novel which was originally published in 1897 and loosely based off of the real person. Vlad the Impaler got his name because he used cruel punishments agaisnt his political enemies, most notably impaling them with a large stake and sticking them in the ground to die. During the impalement, Dracula had the blood collected and he dipped his food in their blood, which is what made him known to this day as a blood drinker. Vlad ruled Wallachia during the periods of 1448, 1456-62, and 1476. Vlad the Impaler - The Real Dracula is a highly recommended publication for those interested in learning the details of the story of Vlad the Impaler and also for those who are fans of Dracula and would like to learn about the real man behind the story.
/book/show/13838759-the-life-of-william-shakespeare?from_search=true	Lois Potter	The Life of William Shakespeare: A Critical Biography	is a fascinating and wide-ranging exploration of Shakespeare's life and works focusing on oftern neglected literary and historical contexts: what Shakespeare read, who he worked with as an author and an actor, and how these various collaborations may have affected his writing.Written by an eminent Shakespearean scholar and experienced theatris a fascinating and wide-ranging exploration of Shakespeare's life and works focusing on oftern neglected literary and historical contexts: what Shakespeare read, who he worked with as an author and an actor, and how these various collaborations may have affected his writing.Written by an eminent Shakespearean scholar and experienced theatre reviewer Pays particular attention to Shakespeare's theatrical contemporaries and the ways in which they influenced his writing Offers an intriguing account of the life and work of the great poet-dramatist structured around the idea of memory Explores often neglected literary and historical contexts that illuminate Shakespeare's life and works
/book/show/1389331.The_Curies?from_search=true	Denis Brian	The Curies: A Biography of the Most Controversial Family in Science	Focusing on the lives and relationships behind their magnificent careers,is the first biography to trace the entire Curie dynasty, from Pierre and Maries fruitful union and achievements to the lives and accomplishments of their two daughters, Irne and Eve, and son-in-law Frederic Joliot-Curie. Biographer Denis Brian digs deep beneath the headlines and legendsFocusing on the lives and relationships behind their magnificent careers,is the first biography to trace the entire Curie dynasty, from Pierre and Maries fruitful union and achievements to the lives and accomplishments of their two daughters, Irne and Eve, and son-in-law Frederic Joliot-Curie. Biographer Denis Brian digs deep beneath the headlines and legends to reveal the Curies multigenerational saga in its entirety, featuring new, never-before-published personal information as well as newly revealed correspondence and diary excerpts. Brimming with endearing and often amusing anecdotes about this much-misunderstood clan,reveals a family as closely intertwined in their private lives as they were in their professional endeavors.
/book/show/174070.James_Madison_and_the_Creation_of_the_American_Republic?from_search=true	Jack N. Rakove	James Madison and the Creation of the American Republic (Library of American Biography Series)	Paperback, brief, and inexpensive, each of the titles in thefocuses on a figure whose actions and ideas significantly influenced the course of American history and national life.Paperback, brief, and inexpensive, each of the titles in thefocuses on a figure whose actions and ideas significantly influenced the course of American history and national life. In addition, each biography relates the life of its subject to the broader themes and developments of the times.
/book/show/132048.Baroness_Elsa?from_search=true	Irene Gammel	Baroness Elsa: Gender, Dada, and Everyday Modernity--A Cultural Biography	Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven (1874--1927) is considered by many to be the first American dadaist as well as the mother of dada. An innovator in poetic form and an early creator of junk sculpture, the Baroness was best known for her sexually charged, often controversial performances. Some thought her merely crazed, others thought her a genius. The editor Margaret AndersonElsa von Freytag-Loringhoven (1874--1927) is considered by many to be the first American dadaist as well as the mother of dada. An innovator in poetic form and an early creator of junk sculpture, the Baroness was best known for her sexually charged, often controversial performances. Some thought her merely crazed, others thought her a genius. The editor Margaret Anderson called her perhaps the only figure of our generation who deserves the epithet extraordinary. Yet despite her great notoriety and influence, until recently her story and work have been little known outside the circle of modernist scholars.In, Irene Gammel traces the extraordinary life and work of this daring woman, viewing her in the context of female dada and the historical battles fought by women in the early twentieth century. Striding through the streets of Berlin, Munich, New York, and Paris wearing such adornments as a tomato-soup can bra, teaspoon earrings, and black lipstick, the Baroness erased the boundaries between life and art, between the everyday and the outrageous, between the creative and the dangerous. Her art objects were precursors to dada objects of the teens and twenties, her sound and visual poetry were far more daring than those of the male modernists of her time, and her performances prefigured feminist body art and performance art by nearly half a century.
/book/show/26012524-the-birthmark-unabridged?from_search=true	Nathaniel Hawthorne	The Birthmark (Unabridged): A Dark Romantic Story on Obsession with Human Perfection From the Renowned American Author of "The Scarlet Letter", "The House ... & "Twice-Told Tales" (Including Biography)	This carefully crafted ebook: The Birthmark (Unabridged) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Excerpt:One day, very soon after their marriage, Aylmer sat gazing at his wife with a trouble in his countenance that grew stronger until he spoke. Georgiana, said he, has it never occurred to you that the mark upon your cheek mightThis carefully crafted ebook: The Birthmark (Unabridged) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Excerpt:One day, very soon after their marriage, Aylmer sat gazing at his wife with a trouble in his countenance that grew stronger until he spoke. Georgiana, said he, has it never occurred to you that the mark upon your cheek might be removed? (The Birthmark)The Birthmark deals with the husband's deeply negative obsession of his wife's outer appearances and what does that entail for these two young couples. The birthmark represents various things throughout the story. Two of the main representations are imperfection and mortality.American novelist and short story writer Nathaniel Hawthorne's (1804-1864) writing centers on New England, many works featuring moral allegories with a Puritan inspiration. Hawthorne has also written a few poems which many people are not aware of. His works are considered to be part of the Romantic movement and, more specifically, Dark romanticism. His themes often centre on the inherent evil and sin of humanity, and his works often have moral messages and deep psychological complexity.
/book/show/1407902.Thomas_Wolfe_A_Biography?from_search=true	Elizabeth Nowell	Thomas Wolfe; A Biography	
/book/show/42980.James_A_Michener_a_Biography?from_search=true	John P. Hayes	James A. Michener, a Biography	Everyone knows the name, but scarcely anyone knows the man. James A. Michener, the world's best selling story teller, didn't begin writing until he was 40, but with Tales of the South Pacific, his first book, he hit the jackpot. Each succeeding bestseller made him a millionaire many times over. Here for the first time is Michener's life story. This biography, written withEveryone knows the name, but scarcely anyone knows the man. James A. Michener, the world's best selling story teller, didn't begin writing until he was 40, but with Tales of the South Pacific, his first book, he hit the jackpot. Each succeeding bestseller made him a millionaire many times over. Here for the first time is Michener's life story. This biography, written with Michener's cooperation, explores the drive behind the man's success, his relationships with women, agents, editors, publishers and friends. The book was published a dozen years before Michener's death.
/book/show/18527246-niall-horan?from_search=true	Danny White	Niall Horan: The Unauthorized Biography	is the story of how a small town Irish boy shot to overnight national and then global fame. Born in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland,Niall's early years were difficult as he and his older brother endured the breakdown of their parents'is the story of how a small town Irish boy shot to overnight national and then global fame. Born in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland,Niall's early years were difficult as he and his older brother endured the breakdown of their parents' marriage and subsequent divorce. It wasduring this period that Niall embarked upon his remarkable musical journey. Stints in the school choir and performances around his homeland propelled him toand his first brushes with fame. Nothing could have prepared Niall for the adulation and success that followed.
/book/show/149542.Dennis_Potter?from_search=true	Humphrey Carpenter	Dennis Potter: A Biography	Dennis Potter was a prolific writer of genius whose subversive television plays, such as Pennies from Heaven and The Singing Detective, scandalized and delighted his native Britain and the world. His death in 1994 deprived television of one of the most controversial figures it has ever known.The first serious writer of teleplays, Potter's work has canonized him in EnglandDennis Potter was a prolific writer of genius whose subversive television plays, such as Pennies from Heaven and The Singing Detective, scandalized and delighted his native Britain and the world. His death in 1994 deprived television of one of the most controversial figures it has ever known.The first serious writer of teleplays, Potter's work has canonized him in England and bestowed cult status on him throughout the world. Acclaimed writer Humphrey Carpenter, the author of candid biographies of Benjamin Britten, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Ezra Pound, now turns his talents to chronicling Potter's extraordinary life. Carpenter has interviewed everyone who came close to Potter and was given exclusive access to Potter's archives, including never-produced television and film scripts. This remarkable and official biography establishes the extraordinary truth behind the rumors that surrounded Potter and paints a vivid portrait of the dramas and fights behind his screen triumphs.
/book/show/2881243-diana-princess-of-wales?from_search=true	Martin Gitlin	Diana, Princess of Wales: A Biography	Long before her tragic death, Diana, Princess of Wales was a beloved modern icon, relatable to the general public in a way that transcended the barrier between royal and commoner. As a member of the royal family in an age of mass media, her fairy-tale wedding to, and painful divorce from, Prince Charles was played out on the world stage. Later, her humanitarian work for thLong before her tragic death, Diana, Princess of Wales was a beloved modern icon, relatable to the general public in a way that transcended the barrier between royal and commoner. As a member of the royal family in an age of mass media, her fairy-tale wedding to, and painful divorce from, Prince Charles was played out on the world stage. Later, her humanitarian work for the Red Cross, her campaigns against landmines, and her work with the sick, especially AIDS victims, added a compassionate element to the royal family in the eyes of the world--and the world, ten years later, still hasn't gotten enough of Lady Di. This objective, accessible volume explores Diana's fascinating life, including her aristocratic upbringing, her whirlwind engagement to Prince Charles, her rocky marriage, her post-divorce status as global humanitarian icon, the media's frenzied treatment of her death, and her charitable legacy, including her sons' coming-of-age and their attempts to honor her memory.
/book/show/46246.Lawrence_Durrell?from_search=true	Ian S. MacNiven	Lawrence Durrell: A Biography	Born in India in 1912, the son of an engineer, sent 'home' to school in England (which he christened Pudding Island), Lawrence Durell left for Corfu with his first wife and his incorrigible family in 1935, from where he was driven to Egypt by the German invasion of Greece in 1941, and in time to Rhodes, Argentina, Yugoslavia and Cyprus. Eventually, with his third wife, hBorn in India in 1912, the son of an engineer, sent 'home' to school in England (which he christened Pudding Island), Lawrence Durell left for Corfu with his first wife and his incorrigible family in 1935, from where he was driven to Egypt by the German invasion of Greece in 1941, and in time to Rhodes, Argentina, Yugoslavia and Cyprus. Eventually, with his third wife, he moved to southern France, where he lived for over thirty years. His poetry, his island books and his novels reflect his passion for congenial places and people, preferably around the shores of the Mediterranean. As Ian MacNiven shows in this major biography, Durrell's private world was assimilated into his writing from the very beginning, and it has taken years of patient research to piece together the true narrative of his literary background and influences. The book was undertaken at Durrell's invitation, with access to his personal papers and notebooks and letters. It draws heavily on the memories of innumerable friends and contempoporaries, as well as his own family and the many women in his life, including his wives. It will engross all admirers of this mercurial and richly gifted writer whose 'investigation of modern love' in The Alexandria Quartet produced one of the masterpieces of post-war fiction.
/book/show/15809020-tulisa?from_search=true	Chas Newkey-Burden	Tulisa: The Biography	Tulisa Contostavlos has one of the most fascinating and shocking life-stories in show business. Her childhood included harrowing episodes of self-harm, bullying, witchcraft, drug abuse and suicide attempts. Then there has been the ever-present challenge of her mother's mental disorder which Tulisaas the only child in a single-parent familyhad to face alone. How did she rTulisa Contostavlos has one of the most fascinating and shocking life-stories in show business. Her childhood included harrowing episodes of self-harm, bullying, witchcraft, drug abuse and suicide attempts. Then there has been the ever-present challenge of her mother's mental disorder which Tulisaas the only child in a single-parent familyhad to face alone. How did she rise from such a troubled and dangerous childhood to become first an edgy urban artist and then the much-loved people's princess of Saturday night television? And how authentic is the street girl image that is such a key narrative of her official story? This book, written by leading celebrity biographer Chas Newkey-Burden, tells her eventful and inspirational story for the first time. It uncovers the rich show business heritage of her ancestors and then follows her through her childhood, unflinchingly examining the horrors she faced. It then traces how music became her salvation, thanks to the loving mentorship of Uncle B - the man who formed N-Dubz. The book then follows this never satisfied, always ambitious young woman as she moved into the mainstream and became the nation's sweetheart on The X Factor. The reader is taken behind the scenes to discover the reality of her successful first series on the show, as she guided Little Mix to victory.
/book/show/6108550-beaumarchais?from_search=true	Maurice Lever Jean-Pierre Thomas (Editor) Susan Emanuel (Translator)	Beaumarchais: A Biography	Playwright, politician, publisher, entrepreneur, spy, and rebel: few men of eighteenth-century letters led a more varied or controversial life than Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais. From humble beginnings as a watchmaker to exalted fame as the author of The Marriage of Figaro, Beaumarchais was a self-made man in a time when self-fashioning was close to impossible, aPlaywright, politician, publisher, entrepreneur, spy, and rebel: few men of eighteenth-century letters led a more varied or controversial life than Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais. From humble beginnings as a watchmaker to exalted fame as the author of The Marriage of Figaro, Beaumarchais was a self-made man in a time when self-fashioning was close to impossible, a revolutionary in both his life and his art. From these pages emerges the portrait of a man whose talents and activities extended far beyond the comedies that made him famous. We meet a political visionary who openly supported the American revolutionaries on the eve of his country's own political upheaval; a reckless but brilliant entrepreneur; and an early champion of the rights of artists and intellectual property. Most of all, we meet a writer whose wit and social acumen was matched only by his determination to publish on his own terms--even at the risk of political exile. In a narrative that reaches from the courts of Paris to secretive rendezvous in London and Germany, from Europe to America, and from the theater of war to the performances of the famed Comedie-Francais, Maurice Lever re-creates the exciting and often perilous times in which Beaumarchais lived. Incorporating countless letters and firsthand accounts, Beaumarchais is an irresistibly lively and engaging account of an extraordinary life.
/book/show/7764342-the-don?from_search=true	Roland Perry	The Don: A Biography	
/book/show/8998668-sterling-biographies?from_search=true	Lorraine Jean Hopping	Sterling Biographies®: Chief Joseph: The Voice for Peace	From where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever. -Chief JosephChief Joseph was a peace chief, a great leader who truly believed his nation, the Nez Perce, could live in harmony with white people. Tragically, it was not to be. This fascinating biography separates fact from myth, and tells the compelling story of a man who tried to fight injustice with words, nFrom where the sun now stands, I will fight no more forever. -Chief JosephChief Joseph was a peace chief, a great leader who truly believed his nation, the Nez Perce, could live in harmony with white people. Tragically, it was not to be. This fascinating biography separates fact from myth, and tells the compelling story of a man who tried to fight injustice with words, not weapons.
/book/show/103352.Equiano_the_African?from_search=true	Vincent Carretta	Equiano, the African: Biography of a Self-Made Man	In this widely aclaimed biography, historian Vincent Carretta gives us the authoritative portrait of Olaudah Equiano (c.17451797), the former slave whose 1789 autobiography quickly became a popular polemic against the slave trade and a literary classic. Sailor, entrepreneur, andIn this widely aclaimed biography, historian Vincent Carretta gives us the authoritative portrait of Olaudah Equiano (c.17451797), the former slave whose 1789 autobiography quickly became a popular polemic against the slave trade and a literary classic. Sailor, entrepreneur, and adventurer, Equiano is revealed here as never before, thanks to archival research on an unprecedented scalesome of which even indicates that Equiano may have lied about his origins to advance the antibondage struggle with which he became famously identified. A masterpiece of scholarship and writerly poise, this book redefines an extraordinary man and the turbulent age that shaped him.
/book/show/264243.Bourdieu_s_Secret_Admirer_in_the_Caucasus?from_search=true	Georgi M. Derluguian	Bourdieu's Secret Admirer in the Caucasus: A World-System Biography	is a gripping account of the developmental dynamics involved in the collapse of Soviet socialism. Fusing a narrative of human agency to his critical discussion of structural forces, Georgi M. Derluguian reconstructs from firsthand accounts the life story of Musa Shanibwho from a small town in the Caucasus grew to be a prominent leis a gripping account of the developmental dynamics involved in the collapse of Soviet socialism. Fusing a narrative of human agency to his critical discussion of structural forces, Georgi M. Derluguian reconstructs from firsthand accounts the life story of Musa Shanibwho from a small town in the Caucasus grew to be a prominent leader in the Chechen revolution. In his examination of Shanib and his keen interest in the sociology of Pierre Bourdieu, Derluguian discerns how and why this dissident intellectual became a nationalist warlord.Exploring globalization, democratization, ethnic identity, and international terrorism, Derluguian contextualizes Shanib's personal trajectory from de-Stalinization through the nationalist rebellions of the 1990s, to the recent rise in Islamic militancy. He masterfully reveals not only how external economic and political forces affect the former Soviet republics but how those forces are in turn shaped by the individuals, institutions, ethnicities, and social networks that make up those societies. Drawing on the work of Charles Tilly, Immanuel Wallerstein, and, of course, Bourdieu, Derluguian's explanation of the recent ethnic wars and terrorist acts in Russia succeeds in illuminating the role of human agency in shaping history.
/book/show/60573.Genuine_Fake?from_search=true	Monica Furlong	Genuine Fake: A Biography of Alan Watts	Among the leaders of the 1960s 'San Francisco Renaissance', none was more charismatic than Alan Watts. His books became the bibles of the hippy movement, and his teachings, including Eastern religion, introduced thousands to new ways of seeing themselves. From interviews with his contemporaries, friends and relatives, and from a study of his writings, Monica Furlong has drAmong the leaders of the 1960s 'San Francisco Renaissance', none was more charismatic than Alan Watts. His books became the bibles of the hippy movement, and his teachings, including Eastern religion, introduced thousands to new ways of seeing themselves. From interviews with his contemporaries, friends and relatives, and from a study of his writings, Monica Furlong has drawn a fascinating portrait of the man who was, in his own words, 'a philosophical entertainer, a genuine fake, an irreducible rascal'.
/book/show/9666585-jedward?from_search=true	Jedward Jedward	Jedward: Our Story: The Official Biography	Fully authorized, thisbook takes an in-depth look at the two fascinating lives that constitutethe newestpop phenomenon. Author Jennifer O'Brienhas had exclusive and unlimited access to Jedward formore thana year,both on the roadand backstage at. She hasFully authorized, thisbook takes an in-depth look at the two fascinating lives that constitutethe newestpop phenomenon. Author Jennifer O'Brienhas had exclusive and unlimited access to Jedward formore thana year,both on the roadand backstage at. She has interviewed Louis Walsh, Simon Cowell, Cheryl Cole, and Dannii Minogue to find out what they really think of the Dublin duo. In 2009, two young lads from Ireland burst their way into the music business. When twins John and Edward Grimes appeared on, not everyone thought that they had what it took to make it in the industry. But with their sheer exuberance, determination, and fearlessness, they carved themselves a place in the affections ofthe TV-watching public of the UK.They even got dancing lessons from Lady Gaga before their Scottish tour, on which they cover her hitPoker Face, and have performed with Vanilla Ice. Love them or loathe them, Jedward are here to stay.
/book/show/7455960-the-beatles-illustrated-biography?from_search=true	Tim Hill	The Beatles Illustrated Biography (Collector's Series)	
/book/show/11642097-the-road?from_search=true	Jack London	The Road: A Biography of Jack London's Life as a Hobo	is Jack London's collection of stories from his life as a hobo. In this entertaining collection of tales and autobiographical essays, London relates every aspect of the hobo's life -- from catching a train to cadging a meal. The wealth of experiences and the necessity of having to lie for a living brought depth London's subsequent stories. In The Road, Jack Londis Jack London's collection of stories from his life as a hobo. In this entertaining collection of tales and autobiographical essays, London relates every aspect of the hobo's life -- from catching a train to cadging a meal. The wealth of experiences and the necessity of having to lie for a living brought depth London's subsequent stories. In The Road, Jack London relates the tricks that hobos used to evade train crews, and reminisces about his travels with Kelly's Army. Jack London later credited his story-telling skill to the hobo's necessity of concocting tales to coax meals from sympathetic strangers.
/book/show/12722173-the-beast-in-the-jungle?from_search=true	Henry James	The Beast in the Jungle (Annotated - Includes Essay and Biography)	The Beast in the Jungle is the story of John Marcher, the protagonist, and May Bartram, a woman he has known in the past. They meet at a luncheon and May remembers that John had been tormented in the past by the idea that he would meet a catastrophic end what this will be he does not know, but he refers to it as the beast in the jungle, metaphorically lying in wait to destThe Beast in the Jungle is the story of John Marcher, the protagonist, and May Bartram, a woman he has known in the past. They meet at a luncheon and May remembers that John had been tormented in the past by the idea that he would meet a catastrophic end what this will be he does not know, but he refers to it as the beast in the jungle, metaphorically lying in wait to destroy his life.
/book/show/6875485-kennedy?from_search=true	Theodore C. Sorensen	Kennedy: The Classic Biography	Now with a new preface,is the intimate, #1 national bestselling biography of JFK by his great advisor Ted Sorensen. Part of the new Harper Perennial Political Classics series,is a perceptive biography of an extraordinary man, and one of the 20th centurys most important sources of history.
/book/show/20621156-bulfinchs-mythology?from_search=true	Thomas Bulfinch	Bulfinchs Mythology : The Age of Fable : complete with 15 original Illustration and Writer Biography	The literature of our time, as of all the centuries of Christendom, is full of allusions to the gods and goddesses of the Greeks and Romans. Occasionally, and, in modern days, more often, it contains allusions to the worship and the superstitions of the northern nations of Europe. The object of this book is to teach readers who are not yet familiar with the writers of GreeThe literature of our time, as of all the centuries of Christendom, is full of allusions to the gods and goddesses of the Greeks and Romans. Occasionally, and, in modern days, more often, it contains allusions to the worship and the superstitions of the northern nations of Europe. The object of this book is to teach readers who are not yet familiar with the writers of Greece and Rome, or the ballads or legends of the Scandinavians, enough of the stories which form what is called their mythology, to make those allusions intelligible which one meets every day, even in the authors of our own time.The Greeks and Romans both belong to the same race or stock. It is generally known in our time as the Aryan family of mankind; and so far as we know its history, the Greeks and Romans descended from the tribes which emigrated from the high table- lands of Northern India. Other tribes emigrated in different directions from the same centre, so that traces of the Aryan language are found in the islands of the Pacific ocean.The people of this race, who moved westward, seem to have had a special fondness for open air nature, and a willingness to personify the powers of nature. They were glad to live in the open air, and they specially encouraged the virtues which an open-air people prize. Thus no Roman was thought manly who could not swim, and every Greek exercised in the athletic sports of the palaestra.The Romans and Grecian and German divisions of this great race are those with which we have most to do in history and in literature. Our own English language is made up of the dialects of different tribes, many of whom agreed in their use of words which they had derived from our Aryan ancestry. Thus our substantive verb I AM appears in the original Sanscrit of the Aryans as ESMI, and m for ME (MOI), or the first person singular, is found in all the verbal inflections. The Greek form of the same verb was ESMI, which became ASMI, and in Latin the first and last vowels have disappeared, the verb is SUM. Similar relationships are traced in the numerals, and throughout all the languages of these nations.The Romans, like the Etruscans who came before them, were neither poetical nor imaginative in temperament. Their activity ran in practical directions. They therefore invented few, if any stories, of the gods whom they worshipped with fixed rites. Mr. Macaulay speaks of these gods as the sober abstractions of the Roman pantheon. We owe most of the stories of the ancient mythology to the wit and fancy of the Greeks, more playful and imaginative, who seized from Egypt and from the East such legends as pleased them, and adapted them in their own way. It often happens that such stories, resembling each other in their foundation, are found in the Greek and Roman authors in several different forms.
/book/show/13061583-c-v-raman?from_search=true	Uma Parameswaran	C.V. Raman: A Biography	The compelling story of a trailblazer of modern science In 1921, while on a voyage to England, Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman was amazed by the spectacular blue of the Mediterranean Sea.
/book/show/885025.Gene_Tierney?from_search=true	Michelle Vogel	Gene Tierney: A Biography	This biography of Gene Tierney covers everything from her birth in 1920; through her rise to fame, turbulent love life, fight with mental illness, and triumphant return to Hollywood; to her retirement in her 40s and death.
/book/show/555280.Shimon_Peres?from_search=true	Michael Bar-Zohar	Shimon Peres: The Biography	Twice Israels prime minister, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, bold leader in a war-torn region, Shimon Peres is one of the great statesmen of the modern world. Peres is also a fascinating, complex mana brilliant intellectual who is entirely at home in the corridors of power; an individual revered by the world and yet highly controversial in his own country; at once a heTwice Israels prime minister, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, bold leader in a war-torn region, Shimon Peres is one of the great statesmen of the modern world. Peres is also a fascinating, complex mana brilliant intellectual who is entirely at home in the corridors of power; an individual revered by the world and yet highly controversial in his own country; at once a hero and a figure of tragedy. Now, in this definitive biography, Michael Bar-Zohar takes the full measure of a towering, enigmatic leader.Drawing on his decades-long association with Peres, as well as the full cooperation of the leaders family, friends, supporters, and political rivals, Bar-Zohar has crafted a vibrant, daring, richly textured portrait of a man whose life and career span the entire history of Israel. Born in Poland in 1923, Peres emigrated to the Holy Land at the age of twelve, already a fiercely idealistic Zionist. Peres joined a kibbutz and, while still in his teens, became the leader of a major youth movement. When the struggle for Israeli independence broke out, future prime minister David Ben-Gurion tapped him to join his inner circle.As director general of the Defense Ministry under Ben-Gurion, Peres spearheaded a far-reaching campaign to turn Israel into a major military power. He jump-started Israels aircraft industry, forged a secret alliance with France, and successfully pursued his dream of making Israel a nuclear power. And yet Peress real triumph came not as a man of war but as a peacemaker.Elected prime minister in 1984, Peres brought new hope by pulling Israeli troops out of the quagmire in Lebanon, defusing tensions with Jordan, and, at the risk of his own political future, making serious overtures to the Palestinians. Peres and his longtime rival Yitzhak Rabin together secured the top-secret Oslo Accords of 1993, which won them and Yasser Arafat the Nobel Peace Prizeonly to see the hope of peace shattered in a resurgence of regional violence.In a half-century of leadership, Peres has worked besideor fought againstsuch giants as Moshe Dayan, Golda Meir, Menachem Begin, Ariel Sharon, and, tragically, Rabin, who was slain at the rally that marked his reconciliation with Peres. Still powerful in his eighties, Peres stands as a true hero, a visionary who embodies the history of his nation. In this stunning, courageously frank, and scrupulously factual biography, Michael Bar-Zohar gives an eminent man his due.
/book/show/3676.E_M_Forster?from_search=true	Nicola Beauman	E. M. Forster: A Biography	One of the great novelists of the century--author of A Passage to India and Howards End--E.M. Forster has been an enigma to the public. In his new biography, Beauman wonderfully explores every aspect of Forster's life, evoking his lifelong obsession with houses, families, and inherited traditions. 16 pages of photos; 12 illustrations.
/book/show/2051858.The_Notorious_B_I_G_?from_search=true	Holly Lang	The Notorious B.I.G.: A Biography	Over ten years since his death, Biggie Smalls, also known as The Notorious B.I.G., is considered one of the most influential rappers of all time, a credit continually given by numerous hip-hop artists. Raised in Brooklyn during the crack-cocaine boom of the late 1970s and early 1980s, Smalls (born Christopher Wallace) worked as a drug dealer before ultimately deciding to bOver ten years since his death, Biggie Smalls, also known as The Notorious B.I.G., is considered one of the most influential rappers of all time, a credit continually given by numerous hip-hop artists. Raised in Brooklyn during the crack-cocaine boom of the late 1970s and early 1980s, Smalls (born Christopher Wallace) worked as a drug dealer before ultimately deciding to become a rapper. With Sean Puffy Combs and Bad Boy Entertainment, Biggie rocketed to fame as one of hip hop's most popular artists. But with the success came controversy: the friendship-turned-feud between Biggie and Tupac fueled the rivalry between East Coast and West Coast hip hop, a gangsta-rap battle that many believe led to the murder of both rappers. While still unsolved, the murder of Biggie in 1997 sparked numerous investigations, litigation, and the dismantling of a Los Angeles Police Department task force in what is considered the largest scandal in LAPD history. Ten years later, Biggie is celebrated as the King of East Coast hip hop. In this biography author Holly Lang recounts the life, music, and legacy of Biggie and investigates the events surrounding his murder.
/book/show/14453150-fred-trueman?from_search=true	Chris Waters	Fred Trueman: The Authorised Biography	Fred Trueman Drawing on dozens of new interviews with his Yorkshire colleagues, family and friends, this life of Fred Trueman will surprise and even shock, but also confirm the status of an English folk hero. Full description
/book/show/1739691.Madame_Proust?from_search=true	Evelyne Bloch-Dano Alice Kaplan (Translation)	Madame Proust: A Biography	Marcel Proustsopens with one of the most famous scenes in literature, as young Marcel, unable to fall asleep, waits anxiously for his mother to come to his bedroom and kiss him good night. Proust's own mother is central to the meaning of his masterpiece, and she has always held a special role in literary history, both as a character and as a decisiMarcel Proustsopens with one of the most famous scenes in literature, as young Marcel, unable to fall asleep, waits anxiously for his mother to come to his bedroom and kiss him good night. Proust's own mother is central to the meaning of his masterpiece, and she has always held a special role in literary history, both as a character and as a decisive influence on the great writers career. Without knowing much about her, we think of her as the quintessential writer's mother.Now Evelyne Bloch-Danos touching biography acquaints Proust fans with the real Jeanne Weil Proust. Written with the imaginative force of a novel, but firmly grounded in Jeanne and Marcel Prousts writings,skillfully captures the life and times of Prousts mother, from her German-Jewish background and her marriage to a Catholic grocers son to her lifelong worries about her sons sexuality, health problems, and talent. As well as offering intimate glimpses of the Prousts daily life,also uses the family as a way to explore the larger culture of fin-de-sicle France, including high society, spa culture, Jewish assimilation, and the Dreyfus affair. Throughout, Bloch-Dano offers sensitive readings of Prousts work, drawing out the countless interconnections between his mother, his life, and his magnum opus.Those coming tofor the first time will find ina delightful primer on Marcel Prousts life and times. For those already steeped in the pleasures of Proust, this gem of a biography will give them a fresh understanding of the rich, fascinating background of the writer and his art.
/book/show/114330.Ezra_Jack_Keats?from_search=true	Dean Engel Florence B.  Freedman Ezra Jack Keats (Illustrator)	Ezra Jack Keats: A Biography With Illustrations	Book by Engel, Dean, Freedman, Florence B.
/book/show/2677052-the-real-walt-disney?from_search=true	Leonard Mosley	The Real Walt Disney: A Biography	Walt Disney was a pioneer whose film creations - Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Pluto, Bambi and Pinocchio to name but a few - charmed the world.But Disney himself was a domineering man who never shared screen credits with his fellow creators, despite their contributions: his closest friend and ace animator Ub Iwekrs, was forever the butt of his malicious teasing; his employeWalt Disney was a pioneer whose film creations - Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Pluto, Bambi and Pinocchio to name but a few - charmed the world.But Disney himself was a domineering man who never shared screen credits with his fellow creators, despite their contributions: his closest friend and ace animator Ub Iwekrs, was forever the butt of his malicious teasing; his employees were appallingly paid, often suffered his wrath and were subject to instant dismissal; he was hostile to unions and he held curious views about Jews,k blacks and women. But in his work Disney was a perfectionist and a visionary, who always fought for the highest standards and often risked bankruptcy to ensure excellence.In this fascinating and revealing biography, Leonard Mosley portrays Walt Disney as a complex and lonely man who was finally driven to drink to blot out his pain, but whose films survive as a monument to his genius.
/book/show/1588793.City_Of_Gold?from_search=true	Gillian Tindall	City Of Gold: The Biography Of Bombay	
/book/show/119695.Elspeth_Huxley?from_search=true	C.S. Nicholls	Elspeth Huxley: A Biography	Elspeth Huxley, who died in 1997, is chiefly remembered for her lyrical and evocative memoir(1959). Yet this was only one of the thirty books she wrote, and it took just a few months of her remarkably active life to compose.A woman of compelling personality and exceptional energy, Elspeth Huxley was not only a celebrated writer, but also a farmer,Elspeth Huxley, who died in 1997, is chiefly remembered for her lyrical and evocative memoir(1959). Yet this was only one of the thirty books she wrote, and it took just a few months of her remarkably active life to compose.A woman of compelling personality and exceptional energy, Elspeth Huxley was not only a celebrated writer, but also a farmer, broadcaster, journalist, conservationist, political thinker, magistrate, and government adviser. She was a vivid chronicler of colonial Kenya, and became increasingly recognized as an observer and interpreter of African affairs over a period of profound change. Initially a staunch defender of the white settlers, she would later come to support moves toward African independence.After a childhood spent in East Africa and wartime Britain, Elspeth married a grandson of Thomas Huxley and cousin of Aldous Huxley, whom she knew well. Her wide circle also later included George and Joy Adamson, the Leakeys, and Peter Scott (whose biography she wrote). Whatever their subject, her books reveal the adventurousness, warmth, perception, and occasional astringency that made up her own personality; they are also notable for their acute observation and great social range, encompassing the lives of Kenyas poor white farmers, the frivolous Happy Valley set, and Africans alike.For this, the first biography of Elspeth Huxley, C. S. Nicholls has made extensive use of her papers and letters---including those to and from Elspeths formidable mother Nellie and her hapless father Jos.is not merely a fascinating portrait of an extraordinary woman, but an absorbing account of an entire era of colonial and British history.
/book/show/1551189.Brando?from_search=true	Charles Higham	Brando: An Unauthorized Biography	Now, for the first time, Marlon Brando's larger-than-life story is revealed in this uncompromising, intimate, and definitive account by bestselling Hollywood biographer Charles Higham. 2-week serial in National Enquirer.
/book/show/13591899-roberto-mancini?from_search=true	Luca Caioli	Roberto Mancini: A Biography	From the author of the best-sellingandcomes a revealing new biography of inspirational soccer manager Roberto Mancini.When Mancini was appointed to UK premiership soccer team Manchester City in late 2009, he came with a cup-winning pedigree at Italian clubs Lazio and Inter Milan. In his first full season, Mancini guided the club to European Champions LeagueFrom the author of the best-sellingandcomes a revealing new biography of inspirational soccer manager Roberto Mancini.When Mancini was appointed to UK premiership soccer team Manchester City in late 2009, he came with a cup-winning pedigree at Italian clubs Lazio and Inter Milan. In his first full season, Mancini guided the club to European Champions League soccer and the United Kingdom's premier cup competition, shaping the squad into one of the most successful in English soccer.
/book/show/20522753-kyrie-irving?from_search=true	Belmont And Belcourt Biographies	Kyrie Irving: An Unauthorized Biography	Kyrie Irving is an NBA star on the rise. Most fans are aware that he was the 2011-12 NBA Rookie of the Year and that he is a point guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers, but in order to truly understand Kyrie Irving, you must first understand where he came from. This book explores Irvings upbringing, his high school and college careers, and details his breakthrough into the NKyrie Irving is an NBA star on the rise. Most fans are aware that he was the 2011-12 NBA Rookie of the Year and that he is a point guard for the Cleveland Cavaliers, but in order to truly understand Kyrie Irving, you must first understand where he came from. This book explores Irvings upbringing, his high school and college careers, and details his breakthrough into the NBA, all the way through the end of the 2012-13 season.Irvings exceptional talents and his proneness for injury have fans and critics alike wondering where his career will take him next. Inside, you will discover where it all started and learn why so many fans love Irving so much. From family to basketball to the future, all you need to know about Kyrie Irving is right here, right now, in the most up to date coverage of his life.This book also includes all of Kyrie Irvings college and NBA statistics.ABOUT THE AUTHORBelmont and Belcourt Biographies produces high-quality, comprehensive, and up-to-date biographies on celebrities, musicians, athletes, and more. Our team of researchers and writers is dedicated to producing first class books for anyone interested in learning more about the newsmakers that shape our world.
/book/show/19231728-princess-diana---a-biography-of-the-princess-of-wales?from_search=true	Drew L. Crichton	Princess Diana - A Biography Of The Princess Of Wales	Princess DianaA Biography Of The Princess Of WalesThis book will reveal to you the many facets of Princess Dianas life. The late Princess Diana was an icon of her time and up until today, she still has not been forgotten. Diana showed the world what it was like to be a Princess in a time that was full of pain and pressure, a time when she had to fight for her life andPrincess DianaA Biography Of The Princess Of WalesThis book will reveal to you the many facets of Princess Dianas life. The late Princess Diana was an icon of her time and up until today, she still has not been forgotten. Diana showed the world what it was like to be a Princess in a time that was full of pain and pressure, a time when she had to fight for her life and her identity, a time when people have become so judgmental.Diana was and is a beacon of hope for many. She was an icon of beauty, love, and staying true to ones self. Though she is gone, her memory will forever be alive. This book will remind you of who the Princess was and will let you dig deeper into her life and into who she really was.
/book/show/1088043.Shadow_of_the_Titanic?from_search=true	Eva Hart	Shadow of the Titanic: A Survivor's Story, a Biography of Miss Eva Hart	Eva Hart was seven years old when she boarded the Titanic on its maiden voyage. She was going to emigrate to Canada with her parents. Her mother had a strong premonition that the trip would end in disaster--as indeed it did. Eva Hart's father died in the ocean catastrophe that killed over 1,500 people.This heart-wrenching biography tells the story of the Titanic through thEva Hart was seven years old when she boarded the Titanic on its maiden voyage. She was going to emigrate to Canada with her parents. Her mother had a strong premonition that the trip would end in disaster--as indeed it did. Eva Hart's father died in the ocean catastrophe that killed over 1,500 people.This heart-wrenching biography tells the story of the Titanic through the eyes of a child. The book also covers the aftermath of the disaster, recounting the difficulties the Harts faced in rebuilding their lives in England. The tragedy of the Titanic cast a shadow on Eva Hart's life, which took years to confront. This book is her attempt to look beyond the shadow of the Titanic.
/book/show/19260182-nancy-wake-biography-revised-edition?from_search=true	Peter FitzSimons	Nancy Wake Biography Revised Edition	In the early 1930s, Nancy Wake was a young woman enjoying a bohemian life in Paris. By the end of the Second World War, she was the Gestapo's most wanted person. As a nave, young journalist, Nancy Wake witnessed a horrific scene of Nazi violence in a Viennese street. From that moment, she declared that she would do everything in her power to rid Europe of the Nazis. WhatIn the early 1930s, Nancy Wake was a young woman enjoying a bohemian life in Paris. By the end of the Second World War, she was the Gestapo's most wanted person. As a nave, young journalist, Nancy Wake witnessed a horrific scene of Nazi violence in a Viennese street. From that moment, she declared that she would do everything in her power to rid Europe of the Nazis. What began as a courier job here and there became a highly successful escape network for Allied soldiers, perfectly camouflaged by Nancy's high-society life in Marseille. Her network was soon so successful - and so notorious - that she was forced to flee France to escape the Gestapo, who had dubbed her the white mouse for her knack of slipping through its traps. But Nancy was a passionate enemy of the Nazis and refused to stay away. Supplying weapons and training members of a powerful underground fighting force, organising Allied parachute drops, cycling four hundred kilometres across a mountain range to find a new transmitting radio - nothing seemed too difficult in her fight against the Nazis. Peter FitzSimons reveals Nancy Wake's compelling story, a tale of an ordinary woman doing extraordinary things.
/book/show/1134212.Steichen?from_search=true	Penelope Niven	Steichen: A Biography	Not since 1929 has there been a biography of Edward Steichen, photographer, painter, and a pivotal yet enigmatic figure in twentieth-century art and culture on two continents. Steichen, who died just short of his ninety-fourth birthday, was fifty and internationally famous when Steichen the Photographer was written by his brother-in-law, the poet and biographer Carl SandbuNot since 1929 has there been a biography of Edward Steichen, photographer, painter, and a pivotal yet enigmatic figure in twentieth-century art and culture on two continents. Steichen, who died just short of his ninety-fourth birthday, was fifty and internationally famous when Steichen the Photographer was written by his brother-in-law, the poet and biographer Carl Sandburg. Now Penelope Niven, whose highly acclaimed biography of Sandburg appeared in 1991, has written the first comprehensive biography of Steichen.Here, she illuminates the full story of Steichen's avant-garde life in Paris and New York and his roles in introducing modern art to the American audience, in shaping aerial reconnaissance photography in World War I and navy photography in World War II, in revolutionizing American fashion and portrait photography through his years as chief of photography at Vanity Fair and Vogue, and in creating the unprecedented photographic exhibition The Family of Man, which has touched a global audience of millions since it opened in 1955.Searching the world over for Steichen's letters, paintings, and photographs, Niven has reconstructed his major, pioneering achievements. Steichen's enduring contributions to the fine art of photography have not been fully recognized because they have not, until now, been fully documented and placed within the context of his times and his turbulent, romantic, and often tragic personal life.With the help of public and private papers and interviews, Niven builds a compelling portrait of the charismatic, complex, very human man behind the camera. We explore Steichen's gardens and his artful love of nature, manifested in his obsessive achievementsas a master breeder of delphinium. We step inside his intimate, private world--and view his passionate attachment to his mother, his sister, and his two daughters; the heartrending battles of his first marriage; and his alleged and actual love affairs. This biography also explores Steichen's catalytic relationships with August Rodin, Henri Matisse, Pablo Picasso, Alfred Stieglitz, Gertrude and Leo Stein, and Carl and Lilian Steichen Sandburg.Steichen was a rebel, stubbornly independent and largely self-taught, who also believed passionately in the fundamental intersections of art and life,  Penelope Niven writes. As this biography reveals, Edward Steichen's life, like his art, was brilliantly original, dramatic, and unforgettable.
/book/show/1408934.Higher_Than_Hope?from_search=true	Fatima Meer	Higher Than Hope: The Authorized Biography Of Nelson Mandela	
/book/show/1309077.An_Ordinary_Woman?from_search=true	Cecelia Holland	An Ordinary Woman: A Dramatized Biography of Nancy Kelsey	In the spring of 1841, a courageous young woman named Nancy Kelsey set out her husband, Ben, and infant daughter, Martha Ann, from their Missouri homestead on a harrowing track that would lead her into the pages of history. With a small band of pioneers, Nancy and Ben blazed a trail across a wild and unforgiving continent to find a new life in the golden lands of CaliforniIn the spring of 1841, a courageous young woman named Nancy Kelsey set out her husband, Ben, and infant daughter, Martha Ann, from their Missouri homestead on a harrowing track that would lead her into the pages of history. With a small band of pioneers, Nancy and Ben blazed a trail across a wild and unforgiving continent to find a new life in the golden lands of California.Historical novelist Cecelia Hollnd gives us an intimate portrait of a remarkable woman who played a crucial role in the settlement of the West. Nancy Kelsey was a courageous young pioneer, and the first American woman to set foot in California. drawing upon Nancy's own accounts of her harrowing journey, as well as the writings of those who traveled with her, Holland has crafted a stunning biography of this amazing woman that is filled with all of the action, passion, danger, and determination that have made her novels bestsellers around the world.
/book/show/20883312-brittany-murphy?from_search=true	Biography Series	Brittany Murphy	Ever wondered how Brittany Murphy rose to stardom?This is the biography of the unfortunate Brittany Murphy, an actor whose career had barely begun and was dead at the age of 32, on December 20, 2009. The official statement of the coroner was that the primary cause of death was pneumonia exacerbated by anemia. However, her premature demise became shrouded with mystery whenEver wondered how Brittany Murphy rose to stardom?This is the biography of the unfortunate Brittany Murphy, an actor whose career had barely begun and was dead at the age of 32, on December 20, 2009. The official statement of the coroner was that the primary cause of death was pneumonia exacerbated by anemia. However, her premature demise became shrouded with mystery when her husband, Simon Monjack, died barely six months later in the same house where she died and under the same primary cause of death, pneumonia exacerbated by anemia.For more interesting facts you must read the book.Grab your book now!
/book/show/22382641-katy-perry?from_search=true	Biography Series	Katy Perry	Ever wondered how Katy Perry rose to stardom?Before she became the new queen of female-empowering pop anthems, Katy Perry began her career as a struggling singer-songwriter in the competitive world of the Hollywood music industry.A quick career reinvention transformed Katy Hudson into Katy Perry and launched a methodical and thorough domination of the music charts.As anEver wondered how Katy Perry rose to stardom?Before she became the new queen of female-empowering pop anthems, Katy Perry began her career as a struggling singer-songwriter in the competitive world of the Hollywood music industry.A quick career reinvention transformed Katy Hudson into Katy Perry and launched a methodical and thorough domination of the music charts.As an outspoken and ostentatious pop sensation, Katy Perry swooped in to take the music industry by storm, setting sales and radio performance records with her upbeat and soaring pop choruses.For more interesting facts you must read the book.Grab your biography book now!
/book/show/18893313-the-secret-life-of-whitney-houston?from_search=true	Biography Series	The Secret Life Of Whitney Houston	Whitney Houston was a superstar.Her death has shocked the entertainment world and her fans.She won six Grammy Awards, two Emmy Awards, thirty Billboard Music Awards, and twenty-two American Music Awards in her amazing life.This ebook is a story about her life and shocking death.If for some reason you don't like this book - your money back is guaranteed!Grab your copy now!
/book/show/1126372.Kahill_Gibran?from_search=true	Mikhail Naimy -  	Kahill Gibran: A Biography	 . .
/book/show/1909247.Freedom_Train?from_search=true	Dorothy Sterling	Freedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman/Teachers Guide	Born into slavery, young Harriet Tubman knew only hard work and hunger. Escape seemed impossible--certainly dangerous. Yet Harriet did escape North, by the secret route called the Underground Railroad. Harriet didn't forget her people. Again and again she risked her life to lead them on the same secret, dangerous journey.
/book/show/709370.Herman_Melville?from_search=true	Hershel Parker Herman Melville (Subject)	Herman Melville: A Biography (Volume 1, 1819-1851)	Having left most of Moby-Dick with a printer in 1851, Herman Melville lamented to Nathaniel Hawthorne that he would go down in history as a man who lived among the cannibals! Until his death in 1891, Melville was known as the author of Typee (1846) and Omoo (1847) -- both semiautobiographical travel books, and literary sensations because of Melville's sensual descriptionHaving left most of Moby-Dick with a printer in 1851, Herman Melville lamented to Nathaniel Hawthorne that he would go down in history as a man who lived among the cannibals! Until his death in 1891, Melville was known as the author of Typee (1846) and Omoo (1847) -- both semiautobiographical travel books, and literary sensations because of Melville's sensual description of the South Sea islanders. (A transatlantic furor raged over whether the books were fact or fiction.) His most famous character was Fayaway -- not Captain Ahab, not the White Whale, not Bartleby, and definitely not Billy Budd, whose story remained unpublished until 1924.Herman Melville, 1819-1851 is the first of a two-volume project constituting the fullest biography of Melville ever published. Hershel Parker, co-editor of the Northwestern-Newberry Edition of The Writings of Herman Melville, reveals with extraordinary precision the twisted turmoil of Melville's life, beginning with his Manhattan boyhood where, surrounded by tokens of heroic ancestors, he witnessed his father's dissipation of two family fortunes. Having attended the best Manhattan boys' schools, Herman was withdrawn from classes at the Albany Academy at age 12, shortly after his father's death. Outwardly docile, inwardly rebellious, he worked where his family put him -- in a bank, in his brother's fur store -- until, at age 21, he escaped his responsibilities to his impoverished mother and his six siblings and sailed to the Pacific as a whaleman.A year and a half after his return, Melville was a famous author, thanks to the efforts of his older brother in finding publishers. Three years later he was married, the man of the family, a New Yorker -- and still not equipped to do the responsible thing: write more books in the vein that had proven so popular. After the disappointing failure of Mardi, which he had hoped would prove him a literary genius, Melville wrote two more saleable books in four months -- Redburn and White-Jacket. Early in 1850 he began work on Moby-Dick. Moving to a farmhouse in the Berkshires, he finished the book with majestic companions -- Hawthorne a few miles to the south, and Mount Greylock looming to the north. Before he completed the book he made the most reckless gamble of his life, borrowing left and right (like his wastrel patrician father), sure that a book so great would outsell even Typee.Melville lovers have known Hershel Parker as a newsbringer -- from the shocking false report headlined Herman Melville Crazy to the tantalizing title of Melville's lost novel, The Isle of the Cross. Carrying on the late Jay Leyda's The Melville Log, Parker in the last decade has transcribed thousands of new documents into what will be published as the multi-volume Leyda-Parker The New Melville Log. Now, exploring the psychological narrative implicit in that mass of documents, Parker recreates episode after episode that will prove stunningly new, even to Melvilleans.
/book/show/1138682.Jonathan_and_Sarah?from_search=true	Edna Gerstner	Jonathan and Sarah: An Uncommon Union	Using the actual diaries of the Edwards family members, Edna Gerstner tells the story of their life together from the time of Edwards' dismissal from the Northampton church to his death shortly after accepting the presidency of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton). This is charming, delightful reading in which we are given a rare glimpse into the private life of one oUsing the actual diaries of the Edwards family members, Edna Gerstner tells the story of their life together from the time of Edwards' dismissal from the Northampton church to his death shortly after accepting the presidency of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton). This is charming, delightful reading in which we are given a rare glimpse into the private life of one of history's great figures.
/book/show/25841682-harriet-beecher-stowe?from_search=true	Noel B. Gerson	Harriet Beecher Stowe: A Biography	So this is the little lady who made this big war, marvelled Abraham Lincoln when he first met Harriet Beecher Stowe.Noel Gerson explores the life of this fascinating woman who literally changed the course of American history with her book Uncle Toms Cabin.Harriet Beecher Stowe reveals a towering literary figure who was also a remarkable woman, a crusading feminist, anSo this is the little lady who made this big war, marvelled Abraham Lincoln when he first met Harriet Beecher Stowe.Noel Gerson explores the life of this fascinating woman who literally changed the course of American history with her book Uncle Toms Cabin.Harriet Beecher Stowe reveals a towering literary figure who was also a remarkable woman, a crusading feminist, and a woman who led a life more dramatic than anything she wrote.In an age when women were usually confined to the kitchen, the bedroom, and the parlour, Harriet Beecher Stowe argued emancipation with President Lincoln, had an extraordinary woman-to-woman relationship with Queen Victoria, and was regarded by Emile Zola as a comrade-in-arms in their separate crusades for a better world.Her super-abundant energy and refreshing humour enabled her to combine the duties of a devoted wife and mother of five with a renowned literary career and to become in the process one of the greatest celebrities of the nineteenth century.Harriet Beecher Stowe is an impressive biography of a literary giant who changed the course of history forever.Noel Bertram Gerson (1913-1988) was a prolific American author, who wrote 325 books under his own name and under several pseudonyms. He channeled his own wartime experience in military intelligence into many of his novels, as well as writing widely about American history. His titles include Liner, Daughter of Earth and Water: A Biography of Mary Shelley, The Conquerors Wife and Ill Storm Hell: A Novel of Mad Anthony Wayne.Endeavour Press is the UK's leading independent digital publisher. For more information on our titles please sign up to our newsletter at. Each week you will receive updates on free and discounted ebooks. Follow us on Twitter: @EndeavourPress and on Facebook via. We are always interested in hearing from our readers. Endeavour Press believes that the future is now.
/book/show/36776.Madeleine_L_Engle?from_search=true	Aaron Rosenberg	Madeleine L'Engle	This book examines the life and career of noted children's author Madeleine L'Engle.
/book/show/27423994-his-masterpiece?from_search=true	mile Zola Jan Oliveira (Editor) Ernest Alfred Vizetelly (Translator)	His Masterpiece (Illustrated with notes and biography)	'HIS MASTERPIECE,' which in the original French bears the title of L'Oeuvre, is a strikingly accurate story of artistic life in Paris during the latter years of the Second Empire. Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novelsa series illustrative of all phases of life in'HIS MASTERPIECE,' which in the original French bears the title of L'Oeuvre, is a strikingly accurate story of artistic life in Paris during the latter years of the Second Empire. Amusing at times, extremely pathetic and even painful at others, it not only contributes a necessary element to the Rougon-Macquart series of novelsa series illustrative of all phases of life in France within certain datesbut it also represents a particular period of M. Zola's own career and work. Some years, indeed, before the latter had made himself known at all widely as a novelist, he had acquired among Parisian painters and sculptors considerable notoriety as a revolutionary art critic.
/book/show/128830.The_Life_of_Goethe?from_search=true	John R. Williams	The Life of Goethe: A Critical Biography (Blackwell Critical Biographies	Goethe established a major European reputation and profoundly influenced his contemporaries and literary successors, not least among them the British Romantic writers Coleridge, Scott, and Byron.Offers a comprehensive one-volume study of a major European literary figure.Deals in depth and detail with the totality of Goethe's output and activity.
/book/show/8856841-the-value-of-hawaii?from_search=true	Craig Howes (Editor) Jonathan Kay Kamakawiwoole Osorio (Editor)	The Value of Hawaii: Knowing the Past, Shaping the Future (A Biography Monograph) (Biography Monographs)	How did we get here? Three-and-a-half-day school weeks. Prisoners farmed out to the mainland. Tent camps for the migratory homeless. A blinkered dependence on tourism and the military for virtually all economic activity. The steady degradation of already degraded land. Contempt for anyone employed in education, health, and social service. An almost theological belief in thHow did we get here? Three-and-a-half-day school weeks. Prisoners farmed out to the mainland. Tent camps for the migratory homeless. A blinkered dependence on tourism and the military for virtually all economic activity. The steady degradation of already degraded land. Contempt for anyone employed in education, health, and social service. An almost theological belief in the evil of taxes.
/book/show/10149.The_Doctor_and_the_Detective?from_search=true	Martin Booth	The Doctor and the Detective: A Biography of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle	This entertaining, smart biography of Arthur Conan Doyle presents a modern day interpretation of the man who, contrary to his best efforts, will always be known as the creator of the great detective, Sherlock Holmes. Doyle was, however, much more, as Booth shows us in this intriguing study of a man who thrived on the times in which he lived. While Holmes fans will be captiThis entertaining, smart biography of Arthur Conan Doyle presents a modern day interpretation of the man who, contrary to his best efforts, will always be known as the creator of the great detective, Sherlock Holmes. Doyle was, however, much more, as Booth shows us in this intriguing study of a man who thrived on the times in which he lived. While Holmes fans will be captivated by the various tidbits that offer insight into their hero's creation; others will be fascinated by this living embodiment of the Victorian masculine ideal.
/book/show/8766378-his-finest-hour?from_search=true	Christopher Catherwood	His Finest Hour: A Biography of Winston Churchill	Who was Winston Churchill? Even fifty years after his death, he is one of the most iconic figures in British history. As a young man he was a maverick journalist; his many positions in politics before 1940 marked him as a courageous but foolhardy man.Yet it is Churchills record in war, which has recently been questioned, that confirms his genius as a military commander aWho was Winston Churchill? Even fifty years after his death, he is one of the most iconic figures in British history. As a young man he was a maverick journalist; his many positions in politics before 1940 marked him as a courageous but foolhardy man.Yet it is Churchills record in war, which has recently been questioned, that confirms his genius as a military commander and national leadersomeone who understood the dangers of Nazi Germany before 1939 and someone uniquely capable to lead the empire through the turmoil of the Second World War. Christopher Catherwood argues that it was Churchills stand in 1940-41 that saved Britain and that only he was able to bring together the allies that eventually defeated Hitler in 1945. Catherwood has produced a challenging yet lively reassessment of the life and career of Winston Churchill, lion of British history and flawed hero.
/book/show/11433294-the-unauthorized-biography-of-stephen-king?from_search=true	Holly Simon	The Unauthorized Biography of Stephen King	Stephen King is one of the best known authors of psychological horror novels and short stories. His work has been adapted for movies and television as well. This book takes a look at the man and some of his works. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, tStephen King is one of the best known authors of psychological horror novels and short stories. His work has been adapted for movies and television as well. This book takes a look at the man and some of his works. Project Webster represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Project Webster continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge.
/book/show/18795927-reconstructing-lenin?from_search=true	Tamas Krausz (Translation) Balint Bethlenfalvy (Translation)	Reconstructing Lenin: An Intellectual Biography	Vladimir Ilyich Lenin is among the most enigmatic and influential figures of the twentieth century. While his life and work are crucial to any understanding of modern history and the socialist movement, generations of writers on the left and the right have seen fit to embalm him endlessly with superficial analysis or dreary dogma. Now, after the fall of the Soviet Union anVladimir Ilyich Lenin is among the most enigmatic and influential figures of the twentieth century. While his life and work are crucial to any understanding of modern history and the socialist movement, generations of writers on the left and the right have seen fit to embalm him endlessly with superficial analysis or dreary dogma. Now, after the fall of the Soviet Union and actually-existing socialism, it is possible to consider Lenin afresh, with sober senses trained on his historical context and how it shaped his theoretical and political contributions. Reconstructing Lenin, four decades in the making and now available in English for the first time, is an attempt to do just that. Tamas Krausz, an esteemed Hungarian scholar writing in the tradition of Gyorgy Lukacs, Ferenc Tokei, and Istvan Meszaros, makes a major contribution to a growing field of contemporary Lenin studies. This rich and penetrating account reveals Lenin busy at the work of revolution, his thought shaped by immediate political events but never straying far from a coherent theoretical perspective. Krausz balances detailed descriptions of Lenin's time and place with lucid explications of his intellectual development, covering a range of topics like war and revolution, dictatorship and democracy, socialism and utopianism.Reconstructing Lenin will change the way you look at a man and a movement; it will also introduce the English-speaking world to a profound radical scholar.
/book/show/8935.Jamie_Oliver?from_search=true	Stafford Hildred Tim Ewbank	Jamie Oliver: The Biography	Jamie Oliver just might be the most popular chef in the world. In just four frantic years, hes gone from low-ranking pasta cook at Londons trendy River Caf to a household name as the Naked Chefa title earned by his strippeddown style of cooking. His boyish looks, infectious enthusiasm, and matey appeal have won him the kind of popularity usually accorded to pop starJamie Oliver just might be the most popular chef in the world. In just four frantic years, hes gone from low-ranking pasta cook at Londons trendy River Caf to a household name as the Naked Chefa title earned by his strippeddown style of cooking. His boyish looks, infectious enthusiasm, and matey appeal have won him the kind of popularity usually accorded to pop stars. More than a young icon, his dynamic TV seriesin which he trained 15 unemployed kids to be chefs revealed a serious individual with deep-held concerns about youth, work, and society. Now, media critics Stafford Hildred and Tim Ewbank talk to friends, family, and colleagues as they trace Jamies rocketing rise to the top, and look at his startling impact on international cuisine.
/book/show/1330229.Whitney_Houston?from_search=true	James Robert Parish	Whitney Houston: The Unauthorized Biography	Whitney Houston burst onto the music scene in 1985 with her debut album, which earned numerous industry awards including a Grammy for the single Saving All My Love For You. Since then, the acclaimed artist has released only a limited amount of new material, and yet she retains her pre-eminence in the industry and her popularity with music fans. Similarly, as an actress, siWhitney Houston burst onto the music scene in 1985 with her debut album, which earned numerous industry awards including a Grammy for the single Saving All My Love For You. Since then, the acclaimed artist has released only a limited amount of new material, and yet she retains her pre-eminence in the industry and her popularity with music fans. Similarly, as an actress, since starring in the movie The Bodyguard she has chosen to appear in only three other movies to date. And yet she remains in demand among casting directors and, in 2003, has the choice of whether to star in the remake of the French classic Diva or to join Pierce Brosnan in a forthcoming Bond adventure. the journey which has taken her from a problematic childhood in a broken New Jersey home, to becoming the protegee of Arista producer Clive Davis, to today's diva, mired in rumours of peculiar behaviour and drug abuse. He explains how the shy, pretty young girl from a devoutly religious background, once dubbed the Prom Queen of Soul, turned into the subject of lurid tabloid gossip, much of it concerning her often turbulent relationship with her husband, hiphop star Bobby Brown. Despite a string of highly publicized episodes of violence, adultery and substance abuse, Bobby still holds a strange attraction for Whitney, who insists I've got a good man. He takes care of me. turbulent life.
/book/show/13017146-robbie-and-gary?from_search=true	Paul  Scott	Robbie and Gary: The Biography	Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow - together and apart, these two men have dominated the charts for the best part of twenty years. And it is their fractured 'bromance' that has shaped the history of one of the world's most successful bands.Based on years of in-depth research, this authoritative biography uncovers the truth about their tortured relationship. It reveals why sRobbie Williams and Gary Barlow - together and apart, these two men have dominated the charts for the best part of twenty years. And it is their fractured 'bromance' that has shaped the history of one of the world's most successful bands.Based on years of in-depth research, this authoritative biography uncovers the truth about their tortured relationship. It reveals why sixteen-year-old Robbie idolised the older and more talented Gary when, as unknowns, they were put together in the newly formed Take That. We see how the stresses brought on by fame and money destroyed their fragile friendship and resulted in Robbie trying to take Gary's position as front man. We also discover how far they'd go to hurt each other during a feud that lasted fifteen years and continued to shape their solo careers.Explaining why the two men finally reconciled in 2010, and analysing how their reunion is coping with the stresses of touring once more, Robbie and Gary offers a unique insight into the lives of these much loved stars.
/book/show/4466112-the-reich-marshal?from_search=true	Leonard Mosley	The Reich Marshal: A Biography of Hermann Goering	Of all the leading figures of Hitler's 3rd Reich, Hermann Goering is one of the more interesting if not the most sympathetic. Mosley, an accomplished journalist & biographer with a long list of books to his credit, offers a readable & entertaining biography of Hitler's onetime deputy. This isn't a scholarly work along the lines of the biographies of other Nazi persOf all the leading figures of Hitler's 3rd Reich, Hermann Goering is one of the more interesting if not the most sympathetic. Mosley, an accomplished journalist & biographer with a long list of books to his credit, offers a readable & entertaining biography of Hitler's onetime deputy. This isn't a scholarly work along the lines of the biographies of other Nazi personalities such as Ian Kershaw has done for Hitler, Peter Padfield for Himmler or Ralf Reuth for Goebbels. Don't look for meticulous endnotes or deep analysis. That isn't because Mosely didn't use sources. He did & lists them at the end. He gives a full-length portrait of Goering the man as he was in real life--bigger than life, that was Goering--& while Mosely is sometimes sympathetic, sometimes judgmental, he's honest & in the end he succeeded in capturing the essence of this intriguing & tragic figure. Mosely has one great advantage over other biographers, however: He actually met Goering before the war, was a guest at his estate in E. Prussia & after the war conducted extensive interviews with people who knew the Reichsmarshal intimately his whole life. That sets him apart from other biographers. While I disagree with Mosely's conclusion that his greatest fault was his lack of moral courage to stand up to Hitler, that certainly was a defect in his makeup. But this book proves that Goering had no control over his relationship with Hitler. He, like many others, couldn't stand up to Hitler because he worshipped him. In Goering's particular case, he was totally under the influence of the Fuhrer's charisma & so dependent upon him for so long that in the end it was impossible for him to contradict the dictator. When his god rejected him & then failed him, & Goering knew in the end that Hitler had failed him, there was nothing he could do but accept his fate. Those who condemn Goering because he didn't have the courage to defy his idol haven't been put to that test themselves. For serious students of the history of the 3rd Reich, this book is valuable.--Daniel J. Cragg (edited)
/book/show/8544969-the-english-opium-eater?from_search=true	Robert  Morrison	The English Opium Eater: A Biography of Thomas De Quincey	Author of the famed and scandalous, Thomas De Quincey (1785-1859) has long lacked a full-fledged biography. His friendships with leading poets and men of letters in the Romantic and Victorian periodsincluding William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Thomas Carlylehave long placed him at the center of nineteenth century literarAuthor of the famed and scandalous, Thomas De Quincey (1785-1859) has long lacked a full-fledged biography. His friendships with leading poets and men of letters in the Romantic and Victorian periodsincluding William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and Thomas Carlylehave long placed him at the center of nineteenth century literary studies. He was a man who engaged with nearly every facet of literary culture, including the roles played by publishers, booksellers, and journalists in literary production, dissemination and evaluation. His writing was a tremendous influence on Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, and William Burroughs.De Quincey is a fascinating (and topical) figure for other reasons, too: a self-mythologizing autobiographer whose attitudes to drug-induced creativity and addiction strike highly resonant chords for a contemporary readership. Robert Morrisons biography passionately argues for the critical importance and enduring value of this neglected icon of English literature.
/book/show/11571687-de-profundis?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde	De Profundis (Annotated with Criticism and Oscar Wilde Biography)	De Profundis is an epistle written by Oscar Wilde during his imprisonment in Reading Gaol, to Lord Alfred Douglas. During its first half Wilde recounts their previous relationship and extravagant lifestyle which eventually led to Wilde's conviction and imprisonment for gross indecency. He indicts both Lord Alfred's vanity and his own weakness in acceding to those wishes. IDe Profundis is an epistle written by Oscar Wilde during his imprisonment in Reading Gaol, to Lord Alfred Douglas. During its first half Wilde recounts their previous relationship and extravagant lifestyle which eventually led to Wilde's conviction and imprisonment for gross indecency. He indicts both Lord Alfred's vanity and his own weakness in acceding to those wishes. In the second half, Wilde charts his spiritual development in prison and identification with Jesus Christ, whom he characterises as a romantic, individualist artist.This edition of the Oscar Wildes classic letter includes a short critical commentary; the book also includes a short essay examining Wildes life and and works.
/book/show/378700.Soros?from_search=true	Robert Slater	Soros: The Unauthorized Biography, the Life, Times and Trading Secrets of the World's Greatest Investor	Until now, the brilliant methods and tactics that world-renowned investor and hedge fund king George Soros used to amass billions have remained a closely-guarded secret. In Soros: The Unauthorized Biography, renowned biographer and former Time reporter Robert Slater has looked behind closed doors to reveal the unique philosophy and investment strategies that have given thiUntil now, the brilliant methods and tactics that world-renowned investor and hedge fund king George Soros used to amass billions have remained a closely-guarded secret. In Soros: The Unauthorized Biography, renowned biographer and former Time reporter Robert Slater has looked behind closed doors to reveal the unique philosophy and investment strategies that have given this Hungarian-born billionaire enormous influence over world financial markets. This intimate and insightful biography examines SorosO extraordinary life, his outspoken opinions, and the hundreds of millions of dollars in philanthropy that have made George Soros an influential business, social, and political figure throughout Eastern Europe and the world.
/book/show/435721.Dr_Seuss_Mr_Geisel?from_search=true	Judith Morgan Neil Morgan	Dr. Seuss & Mr. Geisel: A Biography	Horton, Yertle, the Grinch, and the Cat in the Hat are just a few of the bizarre and beloved characters Theodor S. Geisel (1904-1991), alias Dr. Seuss, created in his 47 children's books. During his lifetime, Dr. Seuss was honored with numerous degrees, three Academy Awards and a Pulitzer, but the man himself remaind a reclusive enigma. In this first and only biography ofHorton, Yertle, the Grinch, and the Cat in the Hat are just a few of the bizarre and beloved characters Theodor S. Geisel (1904-1991), alias Dr. Seuss, created in his 47 children's books. During his lifetime, Dr. Seuss was honored with numerous degrees, three Academy Awards and a Pulitzer, but the man himself remaind a reclusive enigma. In this first and only biography of the good doctor, the authors deliver an intimate portrait of a dreamer who saw the world through the wrong end of a telescope,  and invited us to enjoy the view. 32 photos.
/book/show/15938476-a-picture-book-of-daniel-boone-picture-book-biographies?from_search=true	David A. Adler	A Picture Book of Daniel Boone (Picture Book Biographies) (Picture Book Biography)	Book by David A. Adler, Michael S. Adler
/book/show/17560547-we-love-jenni?from_search=true	Marc Shapiro Charlie Vzquez	We Love Jenni: An Unauthorized Biography of Jenni Rivera	We Love Jenni, is a frank and revealing biography of the late Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera written by The New York Times best-selling author Marc Shapiro and journalist Charles Vazquez that goes behind the scenes to tell the riveting story of the iconic Latina, who was killed last December 9th in a plane crash in Mexico. Shapiro, author of popular biographies ofWe Love Jenni, is a frank and revealing biography of the late Mexican-American singer Jenni Rivera written by The New York Times best-selling author Marc Shapiro and journalist Charles Vazquez that goes behind the scenes to tell the riveting story of the iconic Latina, who was killed last December 9th in a plane crash in Mexico. Shapiro, author of popular biographies of celebrities such as J. K. Rowling and Justin Bieber, says the book tells the story of a woman who never shied away from any of the huge problems she faced in life  her rough and tumble childhood, her cheating husband, her first love who in reality was a child molesting monster, her son's indiscretion with an underage girl and so much more. Jenni was such an amazing woman  its reflected in her fiery live performances and the music that would set many millions on the course for equal rights for women in a long male-dominated Mexican culture, Shapiro added. She was a star in a world that many of us did not know and only her sad, untimely death kept her from breaking out and having it all.
/book/show/1605156.Byron?from_search=true	Leslie A. Marchand	Byron: A Biography	
/book/show/1350615.Peron?from_search=true	Joseph A. Page	Peron: A Biography	Latin America has produced no more remarkable or enduring political figure than Juan Peron. Born to modest circumstances in 1895 and trained in the military, he rose to power during a period of political uncertainty in Argentina. A shrewd opportunist who understood the needs and aspirations of the country's workers, Peron rode their votes to the presidency and then increasLatin America has produced no more remarkable or enduring political figure than Juan Peron. Born to modest circumstances in 1895 and trained in the military, he rose to power during a period of political uncertainty in Argentina. A shrewd opportunist who understood the needs and aspirations of the country's workers, Peron rode their votes to the presidency and then increased their share of the nation's wealth. But he also destroyed the independence of their unions and suppressed dissent. Ousted in a coup in 1955, he wandered about Latin America and finally settled in Spain, where he masterminded an astonishing political comeback that climaxed in his reelection as president in 1973.Joseph Page's engrossing biography is based upon interviews on 3 continents, never-before inspected Argentine and U.S. government documents and exhaustive research, Page's book spans Peron's formative years; his arrest and dramatic rescue by the 'descamisados' (workers) in 1945; his relationship with the now-mythic Evita; the violence and mysterious murders that punctuated his career; his tragic legacy, personified by his third wife, Isabel, who assumed the presidency after his death under the influence of a Rasputin-like astrologer; and the continuing appeal of Peronism in Argentina. Page's study of Argentine-American relations is particularly penetrating, esp. in its description of the struggle between Peron and U.S. ambassador Spruille Braden.
/book/show/19053298-jack?from_search=true	Edward Douglas	Jack: A Biography of Jack Nicholson	Jack Nicholson is one of the longest-lasting and most recognized sex symbols of our time. This sizzling biography goes deep in-depth, relating exclusive interviews with past flames and flings, to shed light on the unique charisma and magnetism of one of America's most respected and desired movie stars.Among the startling revelations: A longtime girlfriend who describes JacJack Nicholson is one of the longest-lasting and most recognized sex symbols of our time. This sizzling biography goes deep in-depth, relating exclusive interviews with past flames and flings, to shed light on the unique charisma and magnetism of one of America's most respected and desired movie stars.Among the startling revelations: A longtime girlfriend who describes Jack's reaction when he at last discovered the long-buried, dark secret of his childhoodJack's notorious penny-pinching, such as the time he came home from a movie set with a doggie bag of catered Mexican foodThe woman Jack shared with Robert Evans and Warren BeattyThe night Christina Onassis, who'd had a fling with Jack in Los Angeles, got mad at him for seducing a girl in her party at XenonThe beauty queen who was still married to drug dealer Tom Sullivan when she was drawn to JackThe beautiful, talented costar who showed up at Jack's house at 1 A.M. and what happened when live-in girlfriend Anjelica Huston answered the intercomThe night Steve Rubell ran around Studio 54 saying, We got to keep Ryan O'Neal and Jack Nicholson away from each other. There's going to be a big fight.Why Rebecca Broussard refused him when Jack asked for her hand in marriage in 1993, even after having two children with himWhy Katharine Hepburn's goddaughter still loves Jack and has spent years looking for a man who can measure up to himDiane Keaton's reaction to Jack passing gas during filming of a love scene for Something's Gotta GiveJennifer Howard, who found Jack's lovemaking very oomph! He knows what he's doing. You can kind of just let go. Let him le-e-e-ad the way!In Jack, Edward Douglas offers us a provocative, fascinating portrait of the man, the legend, the star: Jack Nicholson.
/book/show/21097073-a-biography-of-rahul-dravid?from_search=true	Devendra Prabhudesai	A Biography Of Rahul Dravid	One of the most over-used words in the cricketing dictionary is great, because there are very few players in any country who qualify. It is in any case a subjective view and all of us are limited by the number of players we have seen over the year when judging earlier players, we have to take the word of people We trust, who have in fact seen them play. My view of IndianOne of the most over-used words in the cricketing dictionary is great, because there are very few players in any country who qualify. It is in any case a subjective view and all of us are limited by the number of players we have seen over the year when judging earlier players, we have to take the word of people We trust, who have in fact seen them play. My view of Indian batsmen is that there have been a lot of very good ones, some able to play in all. Conditions, some best when playing on their own pitches.I believe there are three great Indian batsmen and I put them in order of appearance on the Test scene - Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid. Tendulkar and Gavaskar have given me many days of great enjoyment and Dravid in recent times has played some wonderful innings. Attributes common to all three are courage and clear thinking and an ability to carry the attack to the opposition by keeping a step ahead of the bowle' Richie Benaud The first Indian to score five double centuries in test cricket each of those five scores higher than the previous one....The first Indian to score four centuries in four consecutive test innings...The only contemporary Indian cricketer to take 100 catches in test cricket...The first batsman in Test history to score a Test century in every Test-playing nation. One of the highest batting averages in Test history...
/book/show/5546222-albert-einstein?from_search=true	R.K. Murthi Ramachandra K Murthi	Albert Einstein: A Short Biography	Albert Einstein: A Short Biography, by R. K. Murthi, is a crisp biographical account of one of the most revered physicists ever.Summary of the BookEncompassing a great number of stories from the life of a physicist like Einstein in a short biographical work is a herculean task. R. K. Murthi, with his extensive research and passion, has attempted to understand the life andAlbert Einstein: A Short Biography, by R. K. Murthi, is a crisp biographical account of one of the most revered physicists ever.Summary of the BookEncompassing a great number of stories from the life of a physicist like Einstein in a short biographical work is a herculean task. R. K. Murthi, with his extensive research and passion, has attempted to understand the life and personality of this great physicist. He has delivered the right book for anyone who wants to get the first glimpse at the stories of the great scientist. This book can be a good companion if you are looking forward to refreshing your knowledge on Einstein's works and the intriguing fables of his celebrated life.About R. K. MurthiR. K. Murthi is one of the well-known columnists and freelance writers in recent years. He presently serves as the Secretary-General of India Society of Authors and the Editor-in-Chief of Meghdutam, Indias literary magazine on the net. Murthi has compiled more than 50 books.
/book/show/379239.Carl_Sagan?from_search=true	Ellen R. Butts Joyce R. Schwartz (Co-author)	Carl Sagan	Lerner Publications and the A&E Television Networks have teamed up to create Biography for young readers. With highly accessible text and engaging photographs, this engrossing collection offers in-depth profiles of some of the world's most interesting figures.
/book/show/18941702-mary-higgins-clark?from_search=true	Audrey Ballard	Mary Higgins Clark: A Biography	ABOUT THE BOOKAdversity was the driving force behind bestselling suspense author Mary Higgins Clark's international success. The death of Clark's first husband - under circumstances similar to those in which she lost her father as a young girl - left her in a desperate situation. Raising five children alone on limited means, Clark turned to novel writing to supplement herABOUT THE BOOKAdversity was the driving force behind bestselling suspense author Mary Higgins Clark's international success. The death of Clark's first husband - under circumstances similar to those in which she lost her father as a young girl - left her in a desperate situation. Raising five children alone on limited means, Clark turned to novel writing to supplement her income. Although Clark's success wasn't instant, she eventually forged a brilliant career with her storytelling talents, and created a multimillion dollar, international brand.At various points, some professional commentators have criticized Clark's novels as formulaic and poorly written. Ever-resilient, Clark chalks this criticism up to the critics' belief that if the masses like it, it can't be good. She believes the most important critics are her readers and that her chief talent is storytelling, rather than writing. With more than 40 bestselling books that masses of readers all over the world buy regardless of the critics' opinions, Clark looks like she will have the last laugh.MEET THE AUTHORAnita Felicelli is a writer and an attorney. After graduating from UC Berkeley with a triple major in Rhetoric, Interdisciplinary Studies (art and design), and English, she attended Boalt Hall Law School and Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam. She worked as a litigator for eight years before commencing a full-time writing and editing career. Anita's first book of poetry was published in 2010. She has experience writing and editing on topics as diverse as law, medicine, film, books and travel. An intrepid cook and arts enthusiast, Anita lives in Northern California with her husband and two corgis.EXCERPT FROM THE BOOKAlthough Clark's novels are often shelved with other mysteries, her strength lies more in her ability to manipulate the reader's emotional investment, in keeping the reader in a state of creeped-out suspense, than in the crafting of a taut mystery. A few of her novels bear some ofAgatha Christie's influence, but they are more obviously marked by a Daphne du Maurier sensibility. Clark found the premise for her first suspense novel Where Are the Children? by asking what if? when she read about Alice Crimmins, a young mother on trial in New York, accused of deliberately murdering her five-year-old son and three-year-old daughter. The novel is about a beautiful young woman who is convicted of murdering her two children. The woman's attorney gets the conviction overturned, and she moves away and starts a new life. But when she has two more children with another man, who also go missing in the same way, the nightmare starts all over again.TABLE OF CONTENTS- Introduction- How Mary Higgins Clark Got Her Start- Becoming the queen of Suspense- Personal Life- Recent News- Quotes by Mary Higgins Clark- Trivia- Conclusion- Further Reading
/book/show/442832.Doris_Day?from_search=true	Michael Freedland	Doris Day: The Illustrated Biography	Chronicles the life and career of screen legend Doris Day, from her childhood in Cincinnati, through her four marriages, to her retirement and concern for animal rights.
/book/show/23167116-robin-williams?from_search=true	Tracy Parsons	Robin Williams: A Biography	Robin Williams: A BiographyActor Billy Crystal pays tribute to Robin Williams, For almost 40 years, he was the brightest star in our comedy galaxy. The brilliance was astounding, the relentless energy was thrilling.This book is devoted to America'sand. Robin Williams was a celebrated actor and comedian. Robin McLaughlin Williams was born in CRobin Williams: A BiographyActor Billy Crystal pays tribute to Robin Williams, For almost 40 years, he was the brightest star in our comedy galaxy. The brilliance was astounding, the relentless energy was thrilling.This book is devoted to America'sand. Robin Williams was a celebrated actor and comedian. Robin McLaughlin Williams was born in Chicago, Illinois, July 21, 1951; he received the prestigious degree at the Juilliard School of Music and Performing Arts in New York.Williams received his first Golden Globe nomination a Soviet Russian circus performer in the comedy Moscow on the Hudson, and eventually was nominated for an Oscar for best actor award three times, and won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor. He also won five Grammy Awards, four Golden Globes, two Emmy Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.Williams not only be seen in the critically acclaimed film, and at the box office, hook, Dead Poets Society, Mrs. Doubtfire, Jumanji, Night at the Museum, as well as the animated film Happy Feet and Aladdin. Many in the entertainment industry was impressed with Williams to a variety of roles, such as turning ability, his infectious energy and versatility improvisation inspired many.At the age of 63, Williams was found dead at his home in Paradise Island, California August 11, 2014, a report found of his death was suicide by hanging.Facebook:
/book/show/12668451-the-vw-camper-van?from_search=true	Mike Harding	The VW Camper Van: A Biography	It was invented immediately after the war, in the factory a far-sighted English military man had set up to turn the German economy from making machines of warfare to more pacific products. By the seventies that dream had been amply fulfilled, as the VW Campervan became the conveyance of choice for West Coast hippies, Australian surf bums and Europeans taking the overland rIt was invented immediately after the war, in the factory a far-sighted English military man had set up to turn the German economy from making machines of warfare to more pacific products. By the seventies that dream had been amply fulfilled, as the VW Campervan became the conveyance of choice for West Coast hippies, Australian surf bums and Europeans taking the overland route to find enlightenment and good karma in India. It had also become, indeed, still is, the first choice for any couple, or family, seeking a cheap camping holiday with wheels attached. So never mind the oddly off-centre driving wheel, the vagaries of the air-cooled rear engine, the VW Campervan had become more than a vehicle; it had truly become a way of life. Mike Harding's first ride in a Volkswagen Camper Van was back in 1961, when it was the carrying around the gear and band members of his rock band the Manchester Rainmakers. Finally, in 2009, he could wait no longer, and bought his own, a 2001 Type 2 bay window Brazilian import Danbury conversion in hot orange and off white. Add in the endless curiosity of the author of eight monographs on church architecture, and the hilarious sense of humor of one of Britain's best stand-up comics, and you have a wonderful social history of the postwar years through the prism of a single transport icon.
/book/show/3908133-anton-rupert?from_search=true	Ebbe Dommisse	Anton Rupert: A Biography	The author was granted unprecedented access to Rupert's friends, family and business partners, to write the untold story behind this deeply private man. It is the story of small town boy who grew up during the Depression, struggled to find enough money to sThe author was granted unprecedented access to Rupert's friends, family and business partners, to write the untold story behind this deeply private man. It is the story of small town boy who grew up during the Depression, struggled to find enough money to study science, and then made good as a businessman, spectacularly so, reaching Forbes' list of the 500 wealthiest people worldwide. His Rembrandt group of companies became a highly successful conglomerate with interests across the globe, owning brands like Cartier, Mont Blanc, Van Cleef & Arpels and Dunhill. Within decades, a family dynasty was built up, making the Ruperts, next to the Oppenheimers, one of the richest families in Africa. Anton Rupert was as one of the earliest proponents of co-habitation in justice, and he put his passion - as well as vast funding resources - into community development when apartheid was still at its height.He has supported art, music, small business development and flying doctors, and one of his most ambitious projects - Transfrontier Parks - are becoming a reality, making international news. Amazon
/book/show/21290842-situation-maid---light-negro-or-white-need-only-apply?from_search=true	Stacy Nix	Situation Maid - LIGHT NEGRO OR WHITE NEED ONLY APPLY: From Cotton Picker to Presidential Cook - the True Story of Lillie Nelson	Years ago when people would put advertisements in the newspaper they would advertise, LIGHT NEGRO OR WHITE NEED ONLY APPLY. They didnt want a Dark Skinned black person in their home. But Lillie Nelson persevered, and though she started out in life with nothing and nobody, Lillie finished by preparing dinners for President and Mrs. Reagan in their California home.DespYears ago when people would put advertisements in the newspaper they would advertise, LIGHT NEGRO OR WHITE NEED ONLY APPLY. They didnt want a Dark Skinned black person in their home. But Lillie Nelson persevered, and though she started out in life with nothing and nobody, Lillie finished by preparing dinners for President and Mrs. Reagan in their California home.Despite encountering hard times, despair and racial prejudice, Lillie found the one person who had the answers to all her questionsGod. When times changed, Lillie was happy and proud to say, I am called an African American, now.* A top seller in Ethnic & National Biographies & Memoirs* Includes photographs of Lillie and Nancy Reagan plus President and Mrs. Reagan at his private 80th birthday party* Added bonus: Lillie's famous recipes, featuring President Reagan's favorite meat dinner
/book/show/504357.Hadrian?from_search=true	Anthony Richard Birley	Hadrian: The Restless Emperor	Hadrian's reign (AD 117-138) was a watershed in the history of the Roman Empire. Hadrian abandoned his predecessor Trajan's eastern conquests - Mesopotamia and Armenia - trimmed down the lands beyond the lower Danube, and constructed new demarcation lines in Germany, North Africa, and most famously Hadrian's Wall in Britain, to delimit the empire.The emperor Hadrian, a strHadrian's reign (AD 117-138) was a watershed in the history of the Roman Empire. Hadrian abandoned his predecessor Trajan's eastern conquests - Mesopotamia and Armenia - trimmed down the lands beyond the lower Danube, and constructed new demarcation lines in Germany, North Africa, and most famously Hadrian's Wall in Britain, to delimit the empire.The emperor Hadrian, a strange and baffling figure to his contemporaries, had a many-sided personality. Insatiably ambitious, and a passionate Philhellene, he promoted the 'Greek Renaissance' extravagantly. But his attempt to Hellenize the Jews, including the outlawing of circumcision, had disastrous consequences, and his 'Greek' love of the beautiful Bithynian boy Antinous ended in tragedy.No comprehensive account of Hadrian's life and reign has been attempted for over seventy years. In, Anthony Birley brings together the new evidence from inscriptions and papyri, and up-to-date and in-depth examination of the work of other scholars on aspects of Hadrian's reign and policies such as the Jewish war, the coinage, Hadrian's building programme in Rome, Athens and Tivoli, and his relationship with his favourite, Antinous, to provide a thorough and fascinating account of the private and public life of a man who, though hated when he died, left an indelible mark on the Roman Empire.
/book/show/2036852.If_These_Walls_Had_Ears?from_search=true	James Morgan	If These Walls Had Ears: The Biography of a House	Tells the story of 501 Holly in Little Rock and the seven families that have called it home from the 1920s to the present, recounting personal drama and fond memories against the background of America's social and cultural history. Includes b&w photos. For general readers. No index. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
/book/show/9577931-baking-as-biography?from_search=true	Diane Tye	Baking as Biography: A Life Story in Recipes	Book by Tye, Diane
/book/show/3348680-robert-duncan-the-ambassador-from-venus?from_search=true	Lisa Jarnot	Robert Duncan, The Ambassador from Venus: A Biography	This definitive biography gives a brilliant account of the life and art of Robert Duncan (1919-1988), one of America's great postwar poets. Lisa Jarnot takes us from Duncan's birth in Oakland, California, through his childhood in an eccentrically Theosophist household, to his life in San Francisco as an openly gay man who became an inspirational figure for the many poets aThis definitive biography gives a brilliant account of the life and art of Robert Duncan (1919-1988), one of America's great postwar poets. Lisa Jarnot takes us from Duncan's birth in Oakland, California, through his childhood in an eccentrically Theosophist household, to his life in San Francisco as an openly gay man who became an inspirational figure for the many poets and painters who gathered around him. Weaving together quotations from Duncan's notebooks and interviews with those who knew him, Jarnot vividly describes his life on the West Coast and in New York City and his encounters with luminaries such as Henry Miller, Anas Nin, Tennessee Williams, James Baldwin, Paul Goodman, Michael McClure, H.D., William Carlos Williams, Denise Levertov, Robert Creeley, and Charles Olson.
/book/show/662532.Joni_Mitchell?from_search=true	Karen O'Brien	Joni Mitchell: Shadows and Light - The Definitive Biography	Joni Mitchell is an icon of sixties rock n' roll and has long been regarded as the best female singer/songwriter of her generation. Beginning as a folk singer in her native Canada in the early 1960s, she was discovered by the Byrds David Crosby and threw herself into New Yorks bohemian scene. In the late 1960s and 1970s she enjoyed international hits including Chelsea MorJoni Mitchell is an icon of sixties rock n' roll and has long been regarded as the best female singer/songwriter of her generation. Beginning as a folk singer in her native Canada in the early 1960s, she was discovered by the Byrds David Crosby and threw herself into New Yorks bohemian scene. In the late 1960s and 1970s she enjoyed international hits including Chelsea Morningand Big Yellow Taxi, and has recorded several critically acclaimed albums including the landmark Blue and the jazz-influenced The Hissing of Summer Lawns.During the 1990s she has continued to create adventurous and highly-regarded music, while also turning her hand to the visual arts. Her idiosyncratic paintings and photography have been well received, and she regularly exhibits in the USA and Canada.Shadows and Light The Definitive Biography charts the life and loves of this fascinationg and complex woman, whose career has spanned over 30 years and defied fashion and genre. The story is told with an unrivalled degree of access, including first-person interviews with many of those closest to her, including her family, friends and musical collaborators.- The first in-depth biography of Joni Mitchell- Reveals the remarkable story of the life and loves of this complex and fascinating artist.
/book/show/76157.Pretty_Good_Years?from_search=true	Jay S. Jacobs	Pretty Good Years: A Biography of Tori Amos	(Book). How did the shy and conflicted daughter of a minister become one of today's most important artists? Tori Amos is a unique voice in rock. She is an artist, a poet, an emotional chanteuse, a wordsmith, a pianist, and most of all, an entertainer who has opened herself up to her audience in a way most musicians would never dare. Tori Amos was a musical prodigy, so tale(Book). How did the shy and conflicted daughter of a minister become one of today's most important artists? Tori Amos is a unique voice in rock. She is an artist, a poet, an emotional chanteuse, a wordsmith, a pianist, and most of all, an entertainer who has opened herself up to her audience in a way most musicians would never dare. Tori Amos was a musical prodigy, so talented that she was the youngest child ever to be admitted to one of the world's most prestigious musical academies and so rebellious that she was eventually thrown out. She is a feminist who questions the core values of feminism. She was a little girl who played piano in gay bars. She is a pioneering businesswoman. She is a rape victim who has transcended tragedy, and has drawn inspiration from the darkest incidents of her life. Tori Amos is a complex artist in a complex world. I'm an acquired taste, she once told Rolling Stone magazine, but her fans are obsessive in their love. Jay S. Jacobs has written a detailed and passionate portrait of this controversial, kooky, and multifaceted singer. Pretty Good Years is an honest and comprehensive look at this bracingly original performer.
/book/show/501995.The_Tale_of_the_Devil?from_search=true	Coleman Hatfield	The Tale of the Devil: The Biography of Devil Anse Hatfield	The first biography of Devil Anse Hatfield, written by great grandson Dr. Coleman Hatfield and noted historian Robert Y. Spence, will be published this summer. The Tale of the Devil is the story of Hatfield patriarch Devil Anse Hatfield, beginning with his childhood in frontier Appalachia; it also covers his Civil War days as a noted confederate soldier. The 320-pages willThe first biography of Devil Anse Hatfield, written by great grandson Dr. Coleman Hatfield and noted historian Robert Y. Spence, will be published this summer. The Tale of the Devil is the story of Hatfield patriarch Devil Anse Hatfield, beginning with his childhood in frontier Appalachia; it also covers his Civil War days as a noted confederate soldier. The 320-pages will also enlighten the reader of the true story of the Hatfield-McCoy feud, the killings, and the post-feud years for this character of American History.
/book/show/6076004-german-boy?from_search=true	Wolfgang W.E. Samuel Stephen E. Ambrose (Foreword)	German Boy: A Refugee's Story (Willie Morris Books in Memoir and Biography)	
/book/show/31357268-heartbreak-house---bernard-shaw-with-notes-biography-illustrated?from_search=true	George Bernard Shaw Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Heartbreak House - Bernard Shaw (With Notes)(Biography)(Illustrated): A Fantasia in The Russian Manner on English Themes	Heartbreak House: A Fantasia in the Russian Manner on English Themes is a play written by George Bernard Shaw, first published in 1919 and first played at the Garrick Theatre in November 1920. According to A. C. Ward, the work argues that cultured, leisured Europe was drifting toward destruction, and that Those in a position to guide Europe to safety failed to learn theHeartbreak House: A Fantasia in the Russian Manner on English Themes is a play written by George Bernard Shaw, first published in 1919 and first played at the Garrick Theatre in November 1920. According to A. C. Ward, the work argues that cultured, leisured Europe was drifting toward destruction, and that Those in a position to guide Europe to safety failed to learn their proper business of political navigation. The Russian manner of the subtitle refers to the style of Anton Chekhov, which Shaw adapts.
/book/show/884197.Tommy_Cooper?from_search=true	John     Fisher	Tommy Cooper: Always Leave Them Laughing: The Definitive Biography of a Comedy Legend	The first ever intimate portrait of Britains best-loved, but little known, comedy entertainer. Fully authorised, and written by Coopers friend and colleague John Fisher.More than just a comedian, Tommy Cooper was a born entertainer. Working in a golden age of British comedy, Cooper stood  literally  head and shoulders above the crowd, and had a magical talent for humouThe first ever intimate portrait of Britains best-loved, but little known, comedy entertainer. Fully authorised, and written by Coopers friend and colleague John Fisher.More than just a comedian, Tommy Cooper was a born entertainer. Working in a golden age of British comedy, Cooper stood  literally  head and shoulders above the crowd, and had a magical talent for humour that defied description.But there was a man behind the laughter that few people saw. John Fisher was Cooper's friend and colleague and witnessed first-hand the moments of self-doubt and inadequacy that contrasted with the genial exterior. Until his tragic death on live television in 1984, Tommy Cooper lived in constant fear of the day he would be found out by his audience. He could never accept the accolades that came so thick and fast from every direction, and died to the sounds of laughter that he never really believed.Supplementing his own intimate knowledge with material accessed for the first time from the archives of Cooper's agent and manager, Miff Ferrie, and with the full co-operation of the Cooper family, John Fisher's warm, honest and insightful writing skilfully brings alive the man behind the comedic mask in this definitive biography of a comedy legend.
/book/show/2820590-the-biography-of-a-tree?from_search=true	James P. Jackson	The Biography of a Tree	
/book/show/1390422.The_Pill?from_search=true	Bernard Asbell	The Pill: A Biography of the Drug That Changed the World	With as many twists and turns as a thriller, this biography of the birth control pill tells the story of the committed people--Margaret Sanger, Katharine McCormick, and Dr. Gregory Pincus, among others--who pioneered the its development, as well as the two scientists who defied the law to advance its research. Photos.
/book/show/1230906.Bette?from_search=true	George Mair	Bette: An Intimate Biography of Bette Midler	Recounts how Bette Midler went from a pineapple factory worker to a Broadway star in less than one year, discusses the family tragedies that shaped her youth, and profiles her relationships with her husband and business associates. Tour.
/book/show/18473927-margaret-thatcher?from_search=true	Charles  Moore	Margaret Thatcher: The Authorised Biography, Volume 2: At Her Zenith: In London, Washington and Moscow	Margaret Thatcher was the longest-serving Prime Minister of the twentieth century and one of the most influential figures of the postwar era. Volume Two of Moore's acclaimed authorized biography covers the central, triumphal years of her premiership, from the Falklands to the 1987 election.Based on unrestricted access to all Lady Thatcher's papers, unpublished interviews wMargaret Thatcher was the longest-serving Prime Minister of the twentieth century and one of the most influential figures of the postwar era. Volume Two of Moore's acclaimed authorized biography covers the central, triumphal years of her premiership, from the Falklands to the 1987 election.Based on unrestricted access to all Lady Thatcher's papers, unpublished interviews with her and all her major colleagues, this is the indispensable portrait of a towering figure of our times.
/book/show/15751850-dylan--the-biography---behind-the-shades?from_search=true	Clinton Heylin	Dylan -The Biography  - Behind the shades	
/book/show/7597913-green-day?from_search=true	Kjersti Egerdahl	Green Day: A Musical Biography	
/book/show/6061562-victoria-beckham?from_search=true	Sean Smith	Victoria Beckham: The Biography	Victoria Beckham is one of the most famous women in the world and an iconic figure for modern women in Britain. She has been a constant source of fascination for the celebrity hungry public since she first claimed our attention as Posh Spice in the mid nineties. Since then love and marriage to arguably the most famous man in the country, footballer David Beckham, has increVictoria Beckham is one of the most famous women in the world and an iconic figure for modern women in Britain. She has been a constant source of fascination for the celebrity hungry public since she first claimed our attention as Posh Spice in the mid nineties. Since then love and marriage to arguably the most famous man in the country, footballer David Beckham, has increased her wealth and popularity until she now eclipses the other Spice Girls who shared that initial success. But despite her star status, critics continue to undermine her, holding open season on her apparent lack of musical talent, constantly scrutinising her body shape, her looks and her hair as well as speculating wildly on the state of her marriage. Now, the UK's leading celebrity biographer, Sean Smith, believes it is time to reassess this remarkable woman. New research into her background, her early life and ambitions reveal a fascinating portrait of the girl who transformed herself from an overweight, spotty and bullied teenager into the aspirational figure she is today. Victoria is a rare combination of wife, mother, fashion leader and business woman.Smith assesses how she has conquered the low spots of fame including the jealousy, the security threats to her family and her husband's alleged infidelity. Fully illustrated it will include accounts of the headline-grabbing Spice Girls Reunion tour.
/book/show/209286.Pearl_S_Buck?from_search=true	Theodore F. Harris	Pearl S. Buck: A Biography	
/book/show/2431778.Johnny_Depp?from_search=true	Michael Blitz Louise Krasniewicz	Johnny Depp: A Biography	From the sweet but asocial adolescent in Edward Scissorhands to Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Johnny Depp has brought to life some of the most challenging, quirky and compelling characters in Hollywood history. Often considered the quintessential outsider, Depp has fascinated his fans for more than two decades. This biographical study inviFrom the sweet but asocial adolescent in Edward Scissorhands to Captain Jack Sparrow in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Johnny Depp has brought to life some of the most challenging, quirky and compelling characters in Hollywood history. Often considered the quintessential outsider, Depp has fascinated his fans for more than two decades. This biographical study invites fans and critics alike to take a close look at the person behind the movie star, his body of work as an actor, and the unique set of heroes and anti-heroes he has personified throughout his career.
/book/show/6234921-beyonce-knowles?from_search=true	Janice Arenofsky	Beyonce Knowles: A Biography	Although Beyonce Knowles is not yet 30, the sensual superstar has already succeeded on many levels: as a dancer, singer, composer, model, music producer, video director and actress. Like rap star/entrepreneur Jay-Z, with whom Beyonce recently married, she has evolved into a businesswoman, who with her designer-mother, Tina Knowles, markets Beyonce's personal fashion line,Although Beyonce Knowles is not yet 30, the sensual superstar has already succeeded on many levels: as a dancer, singer, composer, model, music producer, video director and actress. Like rap star/entrepreneur Jay-Z, with whom Beyonce recently married, she has evolved into a businesswoman, who with her designer-mother, Tina Knowles, markets Beyonce's personal fashion line, House of Dereon. The multi-talented, global entertainer lends her name and image to many commercial and philanthropic ventures. She is the spokeswoman for L'Oreal and appears in ads for Pepsi and Ford.This biography tells the story of a young, talented woman's meteoric rise in the entertainment industry. From a shy, demure Catholic schoolgirl growing up in Houston, Texas, Beyonce Knowles eventually morphed into the first African-American woman to win the Songwriter of the Year Award from the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Pop Music Awards. The once-shy suburban schoolgirl has gone far beyond her original dream of becoming a first-rate musician and vocalist. With the assistance of her manager-father--former Xerox executive Mathew Knowles--and as lead singer of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child (the world's all-time bestselling female group), Beyonce has won 10 Grammy Awards and two Golden Globe nominations. Her albums have reached more than 20 million people worldwide, and she has become a cultural icon to music lovers everywhere as well as a role model for young women. Author Janice Arenofsky gives students and general readers alike an insightful look at a music and fashion icon who has a unique niche in popular culture today. Complete with photos, a timeline, and a thorough bibliography.
/book/show/25125971-a-complete-biography-of-napoleon-bonaparte?from_search=true	Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne	A Complete Biography of Napoleon Bonaparte	Napoleon Bonaparte was a French military and political leader who rose to prominence during the latter stages of the French Revolution and its associated wars in Europe. He is one of the most fascinating and polarizing figures in history. Fans of French history and military strategy should put this volume on their must-read list.
/book/show/57910.Jack_Kerouac?from_search=true	David Sandison Carolyn Cassady (Foreword by)	Jack Kerouac: An Illustrated Biography	No devotee of Jack Kerouac should be without this biography, fully illustrated with over 120 magnificent photographs. Kerouac epitomized the Beat Generation writers of the 1950s, and his most famous novel, On the Road, provided a textbook for the bohemian lifestyle that has attracted disenchanted youth ever since. Dubbed the James Dean of the typewriter,  his own lifeNo devotee of Jack Kerouac should be without this biography, fully illustrated with over 120 magnificent photographs. Kerouac epitomized the Beat Generation writers of the 1950s, and his most famous novel, On the Road, provided a textbook for the bohemian lifestyle that has attracted disenchanted youth ever since. Dubbed the James Dean of the typewriter,  his own life was as colorful as his books. Featuring a foreword by Carolyn Cassady, Kerouac's lover, wife of Nell Cassady, and one of the key figures in his life, this authoritative biography presents perhaps the most judicious look at this tragic genius ever published.
/book/show/2177573.Daniel_Craig?from_search=true	Sarah Marshall	Daniel Craig: The Biography	He's gorgeous, tremendously talented, charming, and sexy. His breathtaking performance as the new James Bond inwon him legions of fans and proved that, as well as being an outstanding actor, he could cut it as an action hero and could re-define a cinematic icon to huge critical acclaim. Daniel Craig has truly made it as an A-list film star. This fascinatingHe's gorgeous, tremendously talented, charming, and sexy. His breathtaking performance as the new James Bond inwon him legions of fans and proved that, as well as being an outstanding actor, he could cut it as an action hero and could re-define a cinematic icon to huge critical acclaim. Daniel Craig has truly made it as an A-list film star. This fascinating and affectionate book reveals everything aboutHollywood's newestleading manhow he endured poverty-stricken years when he was first struggling to make it as an actor in London; how he rejected the trivial publicity that came when he started to make a name for himself; his relationships, including his marriage to a British actress with whom he has a daughter; plus his encounters with Sienna Miller and Kate Moss; and how he has handled the adulation that has come from his new role as 007.
/book/show/11070858-just-one-catch?from_search=true	Tracy Daugherty	Just One Catch: A Biography of Joseph Heller	
/book/show/6620630-hitler?from_search=true	Joachim Fest Richard Wilson (Translator) Clara Wilson (Translator)	Hitler	A best-seller in its original German edition and subsequently translated into more than a dozen languages, Joachim Fest'shas become a classic portrait of a man, a nation, and an era.
/book/show/728720.Unquiet_Soul?from_search=true	Margot Peters	Unquiet Soul: A Biography Of Charlotte Brontë	
/book/show/502181.Wall_of_Pain?from_search=true	Dave Thompson	Wall of Pain: The Biography of Phil Spector	Coinciding with his trial on charges of first degree murder, this is a timely perspective on the reclusive, eccentric record producer. Phil Spector changed the way pop records were produced by creating the Wall of Sound effect, which featured soaring orchestration and multilayered vocals. Spector worked with some of the biggest names in the pop and rock business--the BeatlCoinciding with his trial on charges of first degree murder, this is a timely perspective on the reclusive, eccentric record producer. Phil Spector changed the way pop records were produced by creating the Wall of Sound effect, which featured soaring orchestration and multilayered vocals. Spector worked with some of the biggest names in the pop and rock business--the Beatles, Ike and Tina Turner, the Ramones, and the Ronettes. the book draws from a compilation of interviews over many years with people who had close interaction with Spector: friends, business associates, and romantic interests. It also includes recent interviews with the people who know Spector best: ex-wife Ronnie Spector, close friend Doc Pomus, cowriter Ellie Greenwich, session singer Darlene Love, engineer Larry Levine, rock 'n' roll historian Michael Oaks, and many more.
/book/show/29361286-the-shunned-house---h-p-lovecraft-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	H.P. Lovecraft Jan Oliveira (Editor)	THE SHUNNED HOUSE - H. P. LOVECRAFT (WITH NOTES)(BIOGRAPHY)(ILLUSTRATED)	A posthumous story of immense power, written by a master of weird fictiona tale of a revolting horror in the cellar of an old house in New England.The Shunned House is a novelette by H. P. Lovecraft in the horror fiction genre. Written on October 1619, 1924, it was first published in the October 1937 issue of Weird Tales.
/book/show/418544.The_Dalai_Lama?from_search=true	Patricia Cronin Marcello	The Dalai Lama: A Biography	The Dalai Lama is both the living conscience of the Tibetan people and an internationally respected human rights symbol. His high-profile appearances and books have fueled the surging popularity of Buddhism in the United States and throughout the West. This new, up-to-date biography provides insight into the curious and winning personality of the Dalai Lama as a boy and hiThe Dalai Lama is both the living conscience of the Tibetan people and an internationally respected human rights symbol. His high-profile appearances and books have fueled the surging popularity of Buddhism in the United States and throughout the West. This new, up-to-date biography provides insight into the curious and winning personality of the Dalai Lama as a boy and his wisdom as a man. The Buddhist spiritual worlds and the Dalai Lama's rarified role are engagingly and evenly presented.The Dalai Lama's story is revealed from his early family life to his experiences in the world, his education as the 14th incarnation of the Lama, his exile in India, and his current struggles to help Tibet regain its independence from China. Especially helpful is the clear historical overview of the Tibetan crisis after the Chinese invasion. A timeline and glossary also supplement the text. Though the book is written especially for high school students doing reports, it will also be of immense interest to general readers.
/book/show/1055869.Willie_Brown?from_search=true	James Richardson	Willie Brown: A Biography	This is the first comprehensive biography of Willie Brown, one of California's most enduring and controversial politicians. Audacious, driven, talentedBrown has dominated California politics longer and more completely than any other public figure. James Richardson, a senior writer for, takes us from Brown's childhood, through his years as Speaker of theThis is the first comprehensive biography of Willie Brown, one of California's most enduring and controversial politicians. Audacious, driven, talentedBrown has dominated California politics longer and more completely than any other public figure. James Richardson, a senior writer for, takes us from Brown's childhood, through his years as Speaker of the State Assembly, to his election as San Francisco's mayor. Along the way we get a riveting, behind-the-scenes account of three decades of California politics.
/book/show/494351.Audrey?from_search=true	Charles Higham	Audrey: A Biography Of Audrey Hepburn	
/book/show/4277199-bounder?from_search=true	Graham McCann	Bounder!: The Biography of Terry-Thomas	This biography celebrates the life and career of Terry-Thomas and includes his influences on modern entertainers and comedians. It tells of his upbringing and how he went on to carve out a long and lucrative career in America.
/book/show/501966.Spring?from_search=true	Gary D. Schmidt (Editor) Susan M. Felch	Spring: A Spiritual Biography of the Season	By the last throes of winter, we all are eagerly waiting for the resurrection of springtime. We watch for signs of it. A sudden newness arrives, which speaks to hearts that have held out through the winter. Along with the rebirth, there is a solid recognition of age, for spring is an ancient renewal. Spring: A Spiritual Biography of the Season explores this delicate balancBy the last throes of winter, we all are eagerly waiting for the resurrection of springtime. We watch for signs of it. A sudden newness arrives, which speaks to hearts that have held out through the winter. Along with the rebirth, there is a solid recognition of age, for spring is an ancient renewal. Spring: A Spiritual Biography of the Season explores this delicate balance between the new and the ancient, evoking our sense that springtime is a time of poignant renewal, of youth merged with age, of giddy joy tempered by wisdom.
/book/show/1725829.Mary_Lincoln_?from_search=true	Ruth Painter Randall	Mary Lincoln : Biography of a Marriage	Mary Todd Lincoln is probably the most maligned of famous women in our nation's history. The truth about the President's wife has for years been hidden under a mountain of myth built up largely by Lincoln's biographer and law partner, William H. Herndon. Now for the first time the true woman beneath that myth is presented in a warmly sympathetic biography based on new reseMary Todd Lincoln is probably the most maligned of famous women in our nation's history. The truth about the President's wife has for years been hidden under a mountain of myth built up largely by Lincoln's biographer and law partner, William H. Herndon. Now for the first time the true woman beneath that myth is presented in a warmly sympathetic biography based on new research. When the veil of legend surrounding her is torn aside, and entirely new picture of a woman and a marriage emerges.
/book/show/6716592-dr-bob-and-the-good-oldtimers?from_search=true	Alcoholics Anonymous (Contributor)	Dr. Bob and the Good Oldtimers: A Biography, with Recollections of Early A.A. in the Midwest	Index. About the contribution that Dr. Bob Smith, the Ohio surgeon, made to A. A.
/book/show/564704.Stockhausen?from_search=true	Michael Kurtz	Stockhausen: A Biography	Karlheinz Stockhausen is renowned for his pioneering work with note serials, his experiments with electronic synthesisers and taped music, and his exploitation of physical performance space. This book provides a biography of his life and work.
/book/show/442484.Edward_Prince_of_Wales_and_Aquitaine?from_search=true	Richard Barber	Edward, Prince of Wales and Aquitaine: A Biography of the Black Prince	Edward, prince of Wales and Aquitaine, known as the Black Prince, is one of the legendary figures of English history, victor of three great battles and a model of chivalry and courtesy. Behind this image, which many of his contemporaries accepted and eagerly believed in, it is difficult to get at the realities of his character and of the life that he led. Most of his biogrEdward, prince of Wales and Aquitaine, known as the Black Prince, is one of the legendary figures of English history, victor of three great battles and a model of chivalry and courtesy. Behind this image, which many of his contemporaries accepted and eagerly believed in, it is difficult to get at the realities of his character and of the life that he led. Most of his biographers have based their work on the splendid vision of chivalry conjured up by Froissart, but the present book deliberately shuns this approach, to see what can be found in official records, particularly from the prince's household and those who campaigned with the prince. Special attention has been paid not only to the confusing and confused accounts of the great battles, but also to the prince's early years, his close companions who contributed so greatly to his successes, and to his government of Aquitaine, an obscure but very important part of his career. A number of minor but persistent errors in early histories, deriving from Froissart, are corrected. A concluding chapter examines how the legend of the Black Prince (and his curious nickname) came into being. By separating the image and the reality, a clearer picture of the prince emerges. Dr RICHARD BARBER is the author of The Arthurian Legends, King Arthur: Hero and Legend, Tournaments, a biography of Henry II, The Penguin Guide to Medieval Europe, and the recently revised seminal study of The Knight and Chivalry.
/book/show/1574611.Jurisprudence_of_the_Prophetic_Biography?from_search=true	   	Jurisprudence of the Prophetic Biography	This book is a good seera (biography) book about the life of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and the Four Caliphs that rulled Muslim lands in the next 4 centuries after the death of the prophet. This book is good for the study of the life of Prophet Mohammad in a modern academic style. The book describes a historical incident, and then lists in an organized fashion all the lessonsThis book is a good seera (biography) book about the life of Prophet Mohammad (PBUH) and the Four Caliphs that rulled Muslim lands in the next 4 centuries after the death of the prophet. This book is good for the study of the life of Prophet Mohammad in a modern academic style. The book describes a historical incident, and then lists in an organized fashion all the lessons, skills, and wisoms that now-a-day Muslims can relate and benefit from. The author is a great scholar in Syria and has numerous publications in Arabic, som of which are translated into English. This is in English with a good translation by one of his students.
/book/show/33559658-castle-rackrent-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	Maria Edgeworth Jan Oliveira	Castle Rackrent (With Notes)(Biography)(Illustrated)	Castle Rackrent, a short novel by Maria Edgeworth published in 1800, is often regarded as the first historical novel, the first regional novel in English, the first Anglo-Irish novel, the first Big House novel and the first saga novel. It is also widely regarded as the first novel to use the device of a narrator who is both unreliable and an observer of, rather than a playCastle Rackrent, a short novel by Maria Edgeworth published in 1800, is often regarded as the first historical novel, the first regional novel in English, the first Anglo-Irish novel, the first Big House novel and the first saga novel. It is also widely regarded as the first novel to use the device of a narrator who is both unreliable and an observer of, rather than a player in, the actions he chronicles. Kirkpatrick suggests that it both borrows from and originates a variety of literary genres and subgenres without neatly fitting into any one of them. William Butler Yeats pronounced Castle Rackrent one of the most inspired chronicles written in English.Shortly before its publication, an introduction, glossary and footnotes, written in the voice of an English narrator, were added to the original text to blunt the negative impact the Edgeworths feared the book might have on English enthusiasm for the Act of Union 1800.
/book/show/1462967.Vivien_Leigh?from_search=true	Michelangelo Capua	Vivien Leigh: A Biography	Scarlett O'Hara was not beautiful, but men seldom realized it when caught by her charm Margaret Mitchell openedwith this description of Scarlett O'Hara, but her words can hardly be applied to Vivien Leigh, the British actress who gave an unforgettable performance as the Southern belle. Leigh possessed a beauty that men seldom failed to recognize and aScarlett O'Hara was not beautiful, but men seldom realized it when caught by her charm Margaret Mitchell openedwith this description of Scarlett O'Hara, but her words can hardly be applied to Vivien Leigh, the British actress who gave an unforgettable performance as the Southern belle. Leigh possessed a beauty that men seldom failed to recognize and a charm that caught many, but her life was far from being all beauty and charm. This biography of the beautiful and tortured actress, from her birth and childhood in exotic India to her premature death in 1967, gives special attention to her development and career as a stage and film actress (which culminated in one Tony award and two Oscars). Her ambitious personality and her manic-depressive illness, including the sexual compulsion that haunted her life, her romantic and tragic marriage to Laurence Olivier, and her performances in, for instance,andare all detailed.
/book/show/1770967.Barry_Sheene_Biography?from_search=true	Stuart Barker	Barry Sheene Biography	
/book/show/3886693-james-dean?from_search=true	William Bast	James Dean: A Biography	
/book/show/1714777.The_Buddha?from_search=true	John S. Strong	The Buddha: A Short Biography	This incisive new biography charts not only the life of the Buddha in historical terms, but also considers what the life of Siddharta Gautama means to Buddhism as a whole. The art, rituals, beliefs, mythologies and practices of all the Buddhist schools are placed into a new light in this exceptionally authoritative and relevant account of the founder of Buddhism. Using chaThis incisive new biography charts not only the life of the Buddha in historical terms, but also considers what the life of Siddharta Gautama means to Buddhism as a whole. The art, rituals, beliefs, mythologies and practices of all the Buddhist schools are placed into a new light in this exceptionally authoritative and relevant account of the founder of Buddhism. Using charts, tables and a straightforward approach, this reconstruction of the true meaning and original life of the Buddha, as Buddhists see it, will prove a useful and interesting introduction for all those interested in this area.
/book/show/10401865-martin-amis?from_search=true	Richard Bradford	Martin Amis: The Biography	Martin Amis' life could itself provide the formula for an enthralling work of fiction. Son of one of the most popular novelists of the post-war era, he has forged a groundbreaking career in his own right. This biography examines the life and work of this often outspoken and challenging author.
/book/show/2290381.Frank_Sinatra_An_Unauthorized_Biography?from_search=true	Earl Wilson	Frank Sinatra An Unauthorized Biography	
/book/show/1814933.Bob_Marley?from_search=true	David V. Moskowitz	Bob Marley: A Biography	Bob Marley was the first, and possibly the only, superstar to emerge from the Third World. Although he lived a short life, only 36 years, Bob penned an enormous quantity of songs, pioneering a new reggae rhythm and sound that was distinctly Jamaican. An expert lyricist who could more than hold his own with any contemporary hip-hop word slinger, Bob crafted emotionally poweBob Marley was the first, and possibly the only, superstar to emerge from the Third World. Although he lived a short life, only 36 years, Bob penned an enormous quantity of songs, pioneering a new reggae rhythm and sound that was distinctly Jamaican. An expert lyricist who could more than hold his own with any contemporary hip-hop word slinger, Bob crafted emotionally powerful chains of words that packed a serious punch. Twenty-five years after his death, the music of Bob Marley and the Wailers is as popular and relevant as it was the day it was released. Author David Moskowitz gives readers an inside look at the man behind the legend.Fans from all corners of the globe are a testament to the fact that his music transcends race, color, economic class, even language. From Marley's poverty stricken early childhood in rural Jamaica to break out his faith in Rastafarianism, this biography recounts the life and music of one of the most famous popular artists of the last century, an incredible story for long-time fans as well for a new and ever-increasing audience who were too young to witness Marley's history-making music career firsthand. A timeline, photos, and a rich bibliography of print and electronic sources make this biography ideal for both research purposes and casual reading.
/book/show/130283.John_Stuart_Mill?from_search=true	Nicholas Capaldi	John Stuart Mill: A Biography	Nicholas Capaldi's biography of John Stuart Mill traces the ways in which Mill's many endeavors are related and explores the significance of his contributions to metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, social and political philosophy, the philosophy of religion, and the philosophy of education. Capaldi shows how Mill was groomed for his life by both his father James Mill and JeNicholas Capaldi's biography of John Stuart Mill traces the ways in which Mill's many endeavors are related and explores the significance of his contributions to metaphysics, epistemology, ethics, social and political philosophy, the philosophy of religion, and the philosophy of education. Capaldi shows how Mill was groomed for his life by both his father James Mill and Jeremy Bentham, the two most prominent philosophical radicals of the early 19th century. Mill, however, revolted against this education and developed friendships with both Thomas Carlyle and Samuel Taylor Coleridge who introduced him to Romanticism and political conservatism. A special feature of this biography is the attention devoted to Mill's relationship with Harriet Taylor. No one exerted a greater influence than the woman he was eventually to marry. Capaldi reveals just how deep her impact was on Mill's thinking about the emancipation of women. Nicholas Capaldi was until recently the McFarlin Endowed Professor of Philosophy and Research Professor of Law at the University of Tulsa. He is the founder and former Director of Legal Studies. His principal research and teaching interest is in public policy and its intersection with political science, philosophy, law, religion, and economics. He is the author of six books, including The Art of Description (Prometheus, 1987) and How to Win Every Argument (MJF Books, 1999), over fifty articles, and editor of six anthologies. He is a recent recipient of the Templeton Foundation Freedom Project Award.
/book/show/27796599-phillip-hughes?from_search=true	Malcolm Knox Peter Lalor	Phillip Hughes: The Official Biography	
/book/show/114073.King_The_Complete_Edition?from_search=true	Ho Che Anderson Gary Groth (Editor) Stanley Crouch (Introduction)	King, The Complete Edition: A Comics Biography of Martin Luther King, Jr.	This groundbreaking body of comics journalism collects for first time Anderson's entire biography of the renowned civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Over a decade in the making, the saga has been praised for its vivid recreation of one of the most tumultuous periods in U.S. history and for its accuracy in depicting the personal and public lives of King, fromThis groundbreaking body of comics journalism collects for first time Anderson's entire biography of the renowned civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Over a decade in the making, the saga has been praised for its vivid recreation of one of the most tumultuous periods in U.S. history and for its accuracy in depicting the personal and public lives of King, from his birth to his assassination.probes the life story of one of America's greatest public figures with an unflinchingly critical eye, casting King as an ambitious, dichotomous figure deserving of his place in history but not above moral sacrifice to get there. Anderson's expressionistic visual style is wrought with dramatic energy; panels evoke a painterly attention to detail but juxtapose with one another in such a way as to propel King's story with cinematic momentum. Anderson's successful use of the graphic novel to tell a major work of nonfiction has drawn favorable comparisons to Art Spiegelman's, Joe Sacco's, and Osamu Tezuka'sHo Che Anderson's biography traces King's life from his childhood in Atlanta and his education at Booker T. Washington High School, Morehouse College, and the Crozer Theological Seminary and his centrality to the civil rights movement: his first public involvement in civil rights when, in 1955, as President of the Montgomery Improvement Association, he organized the successful Montgomery Bus Boycott; his founding of the Southern Christian leadership Conference in 1957; his help in organizing the 1966 March on Washington and his I Have a Dream speech there; his Nobel price in 1964; his voter-registration campaign that ended in the Selma-to-Montgomery Freedom March; and the tragic moment on April 4, 1968 when he was shot dead on the balcony of the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis, Tennessee.not only recreates the major events in King's public life, but chronicles the daily, rough-and-tumble, behind-the-scenes political maneuverings and strategic compromises that were required to mobilize millions of people toward a common goal. His internal debates with Ralph Abernathy and Jesse Jackson and his hardball negotiations with John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson are dramatized. Anderson's achievement is not merely a political biography filled with names and dates, but a fully rounded portrait of fallible human engaged in a superhuman effort his fears, his doubts, his relationship with his wife Coretta King, and his children are compassionately and truthfully rendered.Anderson's visual approach includes the use of photographs, realistic portraiture, and expressionistic imagery alternating between stark black and white chiaroscuro and painterly full color. The dialogue is unflinchingly naturalistic and accurately reflects the moral urgency and labyrinthine political and practical complexities that King was navigating, from his deeply felt, personal commitment to a public cause to the wider political eruptions the country was experiencing. This is a respectful, unsparing, truthful biography of a man and his times that captures the moral and political gravitas of the cause as well as its human dimension. A major work of comics, depicting a major work of history.
/book/show/861915.No_Ordinary_Joe?from_search=true	Michael O'Brien	No Ordinary Joe: The Biography of Joe Paterno	Author Michael O'Brien authoritatively paints the consummate Paterno portrait, the result of more than ten years of work that included 137 interviews and study of 150 previously published works. Paperback includes an epilogue that reviews the 1998 season in which Paterno won his landmark 300th career victory.
/book/show/214925.Queen_of_France?from_search=true	Andr Castelot	Queen of France: A Biography of Marie Antoinette	This collectible book is a biography of Marie Antoinette.
/book/show/7799922-german?from_search=true	Ruth H. Sanders	German: Biography of a Language	Thousands of years ago, seafront clans in Denmark began speaking the earliest form of Germanic language--the first of six signal events that Ruth Sanders highlights in this marvelous history of the German language.Blending linguistic, anthropological, and historical research, Sanders presents a brilliant biography of the language as it evolved across the millennia. SheThousands of years ago, seafront clans in Denmark began speaking the earliest form of Germanic language--the first of six signal events that Ruth Sanders highlights in this marvelous history of the German language.Blending linguistic, anthropological, and historical research, Sanders presents a brilliant biography of the language as it evolved across the millennia. She sheds light on the influence of such events as the bloody three-day Battle of Kalkriese, which permanently halted the incursion of both the Romans and the Latin language into northern Europe, and the publication of Martin Luther's German Bible translation, a People's Bible which in effect forged from a dozen spoken dialects a single German language. The narrative ranges through the turbulent Middle Ages, the spread of the printing press, the formation of the nineteenth-century German Empire which united the German-speaking territories north of the Alps, and Germany's twentieth-century military and cultural horrors. The book also covers topics such as the Gothic language (now extinct), the vast expansion of Germanic tribes during the Roman era, the role of the Vikings in spreading the Norse language, the branching off of Yiddish, the lasting impact of the Thirty Years War on the German psyche, the revolution of 1848, and much more.Ranging from prehistoric times to modern, post-war Germany, this engaging volume offers a fascinating account of the evolution of a major European language as well as a unique look at the history of the German people. It will appeal to everyone interested in German language, culture, or history.
/book/show/914650.Helen_Keller?from_search=true	Lesley Garrett	Helen Keller	Tells the inspirational tale of this spirited crusader.In this groundbreaking new series, DK brings together fresh voices and DK design values to give readers the most information-packed, visually exciting biographies on the market today. Full-color photographs of people, places, and artifacts, definitions of key words, and sidebars on related subjects add dimension andTells the inspirational tale of this spirited crusader.In this groundbreaking new series, DK brings together fresh voices and DK design values to give readers the most information-packed, visually exciting biographies on the market today. Full-color photographs of people, places, and artifacts, definitions of key words, and sidebars on related subjects add dimension and relevance to stories of famous lives that students will love to read.
/book/show/30655528-phaedo---plato-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	Plato Jan Oliveira (Editor) Benjamin Jowett (Translator)	Phaedo - Plato (With Notes)(Biography)(Illustrated)	Phaedo, also known to ancient readers as On The Soul, is one of the best-known dialogues of Plato's middle period, along with the Republic and the Symposium. The Phaedo, which depicts the death of Socrates, is also Plato's fourth and last dialogue to detail the philosopher's final days, following Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito.In the dialogue, Socrates discusses the naturePhaedo, also known to ancient readers as On The Soul, is one of the best-known dialogues of Plato's middle period, along with the Republic and the Symposium. The Phaedo, which depicts the death of Socrates, is also Plato's fourth and last dialogue to detail the philosopher's final days, following Euthyphro, Apology, and Crito.In the dialogue, Socrates discusses the nature of the afterlife on his last day before being executed by drinking hemlock. Socrates has been imprisoned and sentenced to death by an Athenian jury for not believing in the gods of the state (though some scholars think it was more for his support of philosopher kings as opposed to democracy)[2] and for corrupting the youth of the city. The dialogue is told from the perspective of one of Socrates' students, Phaedo of Elis. Having been present at Socrates' death bed, Phaedo relates the dialogue from that day to Echecrates, a Pythagorean philosopher. By engaging in dialectic with a group of Socrates' friends, including the Thebans Cebes and Simmias, Socrates explores various arguments for the soul's immortality in order to show that there is an afterlife in which the soul will dwell following death. Phaedo tells the story that following the discussion, he and the others were there to witness the death of Socrates.
/book/show/831423.Johnny_Appleseed?from_search=true	Gini Holland	Johnny Appleseed	True stories of true legends!Legendary figures triumph over tough challenges in these brief biographies. Beginning readers learn about favorite heroes and heroines in books they can read for themselves.He devoted his life to making others happy, sharing his Bible, and lending a helping hand. He also devised a way to help settlers help themselves by plandng apple trees as tTrue stories of true legends!Legendary figures triumph over tough challenges in these brief biographies. Beginning readers learn about favorite heroes and heroines in books they can read for themselves.He devoted his life to making others happy, sharing his Bible, and lending a helping hand. He also devised a way to help settlers help themselves by plandng apple trees as they made their journey west.
/book/show/321385.R_E_M_Fiction?from_search=true	David Buckley	R.E.M. | Fiction: An Alternative Biography	R.E.M.'s public image has always been tightly controlled. Icons of anti-celebrity rock, who bacame huge celebrity rock stars, they were, according to the story, the first U.S. post new-wave band who were both commercially successful and cool. Drawing on exclusive interviews with Mike Mills, Peter Buck and other members of R.E.M.'s nuclear family, Fiction re-evaluates the mR.E.M.'s public image has always been tightly controlled. Icons of anti-celebrity rock, who bacame huge celebrity rock stars, they were, according to the story, the first U.S. post new-wave band who were both commercially successful and cool. Drawing on exclusive interviews with Mike Mills, Peter Buck and other members of R.E.M.'s nuclear family, Fiction re-evaluates the music and career of a group who sold almost no records for the first half of their existence, then became 'the biggest rock group in the world' in the second half.
/book/show/2062469.Elton?from_search=true	David Buckley	Elton: The Biography	One of musics true global superstars and most admired figures, Elton John has sold an estimated 200 million albums worldwide to date, and continues to appear regularly in the singles charts, thanks largely to a series of high-profile collaborations with new faces.But he is loved as much for his outrageous personality and witty outspokenness as for his music: rOne of musics true global superstars and most admired figures, Elton John has sold an estimated 200 million albums worldwide to date, and continues to appear regularly in the singles charts, thanks largely to a series of high-profile collaborations with new faces.But he is loved as much for his outrageous personality and witty outspokenness as for his music: recent memorable outbursts have included a public comment that people who charge 75 and lip-sync should be shot and calling some pushy photographers rude, vile pigs. He has even admitted that, in one of his more comedic cocaine-fueled moments, he phoned one of his management team to tell him to do something about the wind outside my hotel room. Such shamelessness and sheer silliness rivals anything uttered by punk rockers, yet it is so typically Elton: honest and wittily intemperate.Tragedy and heartbreak have played a large part in his life too. Behind the parties, the hedonism, the lavish stage costumes and silly glasses lies a more somber story. There have been disputes with managers, legal wranglings, splits with partners, and a divorce. Added to that there have been serious health problems, a very public battle with his expanding waistline and receding hairline, drug addictions, and spells when he wanted to quit the music business altogether.But now, at 60 years old, Elton enjoys a stable relationship with his husband David Furnish. His demons have been overcome. His commercial and critical stock is rising. With popular acts like the Scissor Sisters sounding more like Elton than Elton himself, Elton John is finally cool again.Drawing on many firsthand interviews with his associates and musical collaborators, this page-turning story of high drama and prodigious talent traces Eltons astonishing journey through life as the colossus of camp, while also offering a critical history of his work and analyzing afresh his contribution to popular music.
/book/show/20819632-david-hockney?from_search=true	Christopher Simon Sykes	David Hockney: The Biography, 1975-2012	David Hockney is one of the most influential and best-loved artists of the twentieth century. His career has spanned and epitomized the art movements of the past five decades. Picking up Hockney's story in 1975, this book finds himDavid Hockney is one of the most influential and best-loved artists of the twentieth century. His career has spanned and epitomized the art movements of the past five decades. Picking up Hockney's story in 1975, this book finds him flitting between Notting Hill and California, where he took inspiration for the swimming pool series of paintings; creating acclaimed set designs for operas around the world; and embracing emerging technologiesthe Polaroid camera and fax machine in the seventies and eighties and, most recently, the iPad. Hockney's boundless energy extends to his personal life too, and this volume illuminates the glamorous circles he moves in, as well as his sometimes turbulent relationships.Christopher Simon Sykes has been granted exclusive and unprecedented access to Hockney's paintings, notebooks, and diaries, and a great number of them are reproduced here. Featuring interviews with family, friends, and Hockney himself, this is a lively and revelatory account of an acclaimed artist and an extraordinary man.
/book/show/148986.Rex_Stout?from_search=true	John McAleer	Rex Stout: A Biography	hardback with dust jacket
/book/show/10960403-colin-firth?from_search=true	Alison Maloney	Colin Firth: The Biography	From the moment Colin Firth took on the role of Mr. Darcy in the 1995 BBC adaptation of, emerging from the lake in that scene, he was set on a path from sex symbol to Hollywood star. This fiFrom the moment Colin Firth took on the role of Mr. Darcy in the 1995 BBC adaptation of, emerging from the lake in that scene, he was set on a path from sex symbol to Hollywood star. This first-ever biography discusses each role in that trajectory,ranging from Hugh Grant's love rival in, to an Oscar-nominated turn in,to a portrayal of George VI in Thethat has elevated him to Hollywood royalty.It also traces the inside story of his rift with Rupert Everett, his playful rivalry with Hugh Grant, his escape to Canada with Meg Tilly, the birth of their first son and his heartbreak as the relationship floundered, the passionate affair withcostar Jennifer Ehle, and his whirlwind romance with his Italian wife, Livia. Fascinating, revelatory, and suffused with Firth's own dry wit, this is a must-read book on a fascinating artist.
/book/show/17999989-god-save-the-kinks?from_search=true	Rob Jovanovic	God Save the Kinks: A Biography	In August 1964 The Kinks released their third single. After a little noticed debut and a follow-up that had failed to chart at all, Pye Records were threatening to annul the groups contract. But with its unforgettable distorted guitar riff, 'You Really Got Me went on to reach No.1, entering the US Top Ten later the same year. Followed by a string of hits, it marked the bIn August 1964 The Kinks released their third single. After a little noticed debut and a follow-up that had failed to chart at all, Pye Records were threatening to annul the groups contract. But with its unforgettable distorted guitar riff, 'You Really Got Me went on to reach No.1, entering the US Top Ten later the same year. Followed by a string of hits, it marked the breakthrough of one of Britains most innovative and influential bands, and a turning point in the fortunes of two brothers whose troubled story is as tumultuous and characterful as the music they produced: Ray and Dave Davies.Born into a deeply musical working-class family in Londons Muswell Hill, Ray and Dave grew up in a city recovering from the bombs and privations of the Second World War, and, more than any other musicians of the Sixties, they crafted the soundtrack that made it swing again. In songs such as Dedicated Follower of Fashion, Sunny Afternoon  which toppled The Beatles to become the hit of Summer 1966  Waterloo Sunset, Days and Lola, they drew on music hall, folk and rhythm and blues to craft a peculiarly English pop idiom, inspiring generations of songwriters from David Bowie to Jarvis Cocker and Damon Albarn.Pocked by sibling rivalry, furious on-stage violence, walkouts, overdoses, a career-throttling ban from the US, gross self-indulgence, and the band's curious rebirth as Eighties stadium rockers, the story laid bare in God Save The Kinks is one of the greatest in British pop history.
/book/show/28084333-personal-recollections-of-joan-of-arc-annotated?from_search=true	Mark Twain	Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc (Annotated): Masterpiece Collection: Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, Mark Twain Famous Quotes, Book List, and Biography	(Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, Mark Twain)Includes:100 famous quotes of Mark Twain,Complete bibliography of Mark Twain,Biography of Mark Twain,Live table of Contents for easy navigationThe work wrought by Joan of Arc may fairly be regarded as ranking any recorded in history, when one considers the conditions under which it was undertaken, the obstacles in th(Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc, Mark Twain)Includes:100 famous quotes of Mark Twain,Complete bibliography of Mark Twain,Biography of Mark Twain,Live table of Contents for easy navigationThe work wrought by Joan of Arc may fairly be regarded as ranking any recorded in history, when one considers the conditions under which it was undertaken, the obstacles in the way, and the means at her disposal. Caesar carried conquests far, but he did it with the trained and confident veterans of Rome, and was a trained soldier himself; and Napoleon swept away the disciplined armies of Europe, but he also was a trained soldier, and he began his work with patriot battalions inflamed and inspired by the miracle-working new breath of Liberty breathed upon them by the Revolutioneager young apprentices to the splendid trade of war, not old and broken men-at-arms, despairing survivors of an age-long accumulation of monotonous defeats; but Joan of Arc, a mere child in years, ignorant, unlettered, a poor village girl unknown and without influence, found a great nation lying in chains, helpless and hopeless under an alien domination, its treasury bankrupt, its soldiers disheartened and dispersed, all spirit torpid, all courage dead in the hearts of the people through long years of foreign and domestic outrage and oppression, their King cowed, resigned to its fate, and preparing to fly the country; and she laid her hand upon this nation, this corpse, and it rose and followed her. She led it from victory to victory, she turned back the tide of the Hundred Years' War, she fatally crippled the English power, and died with the earned title of DELIVERER OF FRANCE, which she bears to this day.And for all reward, the French King, whom she had crowned, stood supine and indifferent, while French priests took the noble child, the most innocent, the most lovely, the most adorable the ages have produced, and burned her alive at the stake.
/book/show/12786134-david-hockney?from_search=true	Christopher Simon Sykes	David Hockney: The Biography, 1937-1975	Born in 1937, David Hockney grew up in a northern English town during the dayBorn in 1937, David Hockney grew up in a northern English town during the days of postwar austerity. By the time he was ten years old he knew he wanted to be an artist, and after leaving school he went on to study at Bradford Art College and later at the Royal College of Art in London. Bursting onto the scene at the Young Contemporaries exhibition, Hockney was quickly heralded as the golden boy of postwar British art and a leading proponent of pop art. It was during the swinging 60s in London that he befriended many of the seminal cultural figures of the generation and throughout these years Hockney's career grew. Always absorbed in his work, he drew, painted and etched for long hours each day, but it was a scholarship that led him to California, where he painted his iconic series of swimming pools. Since then, the most prestigious galleries across the world have devoted countless shows to his extraordinary work.In the seventies he expanded his range of projects, including set and costume design for operas and experiments with photography, lithography, and even photocopying. Most recently he has been at the forefront the art world's digital revolution, producing incredible sketches on his iPhone and iPad, and it is this progressive thinking which has highlighted his genius, vigor and versatility as an artist approaching his 75th birthday.In this, the first volume of Hockneys biography, detailing his life and work from 1937 - 1975, Sykes explores the fascinating world of the beloved and controversial artist whose career has spanned and epitomized the art movements of the last five decades.The timing couldn't be better for this enjoyable and well-sourced book, which  like Hockney's own work  is both conversational and perceptive.To read Christopher Simon Sykes'is to marvel at the artistic gifts of the eccentric Yorkshireman who rose from a sometimes pinched childhood to hobnob with poet Stephen Spender and novelist Christopher Isherwood, to party with Mick Jagger and Manolo Blahnik.Prodigiously entertaining.A chatty, knowledgeable, insider's biography, full of anecdotes.
/book/show/1150994.Simenon?from_search=true	Pierre Assouline	Simenon: A Biography	Numbering more than four hundred in all, including the beloved Inspector Maigret stories, Georges Simenon's novels have been translated into some fifty languages, with sales exceeding 500 million copies worldwide. Now, drawing on unprecedented access to Simenon's papers, family, and friends, Pierre Assouline gives us the utterly absorbing story of this tormented and egomanNumbering more than four hundred in all, including the beloved Inspector Maigret stories, Georges Simenon's novels have been translated into some fifty languages, with sales exceeding 500 million copies worldwide. Now, drawing on unprecedented access to Simenon's papers, family, and friends, Pierre Assouline gives us the utterly absorbing story of this tormented and egomaniacal genius of literary mass production. The narrative begins with a troubled youth in France during the 1920s: Simenon's early involvement with crime and prostitutes inspired the guilt that would haunt his adulthood and the subjects he would obsessively probe in his fiction. Assouline vividly re-creates Simenon's complex and painful family relationships, as well as his controversial political activities, occasionally as a partisan of the extreme Right. As we witness Simenon's evolution into a self-fashioned literary prodigy (at the height of powers he could produce eighty pages a day), we also watch the growth - and satisfaction - of his notoriously outsize appetites for fame, wealth, and women. And we see him in the company of some of the great cultural icons of his time, including his lover Josephine Baker as well as Henry Miller, Colette, Jean Renoir, and Andre Gide, who called Simenon the greatest novelist of the century.
/book/show/42520.Eisenhower?from_search=true	John F. Wukovits Wesley K. Clark (Foreword by)	Eisenhower: A Biography	In the third installment of the Great Generals series, WWII expert John Wukovits explores Dwight D. Eisenhower's contributions to American warfare. American general and 34th president of the United States, Eisenhower led the assault on the French coast at Normandy and held together the Allied units through the European campaign that followed. The book reveals Eisenhower'sIn the third installment of the Great Generals series, WWII expert John Wukovits explores Dwight D. Eisenhower's contributions to American warfare. American general and 34th president of the United States, Eisenhower led the assault on the French coast at Normandy and held together the Allied units through the European campaign that followed. The book reveals Eisenhower's advocacy in the pre-war years of the tank, his friendships with George Patton and Fox Conner, his service in the Philippines with Douglas MacArthur, and his culminating role as supreme commander of Allied forces in Europe. Wukovits skillfully demonstrates how Eisenhower's evolution as a commander, his military doctrine, and his diplomatic skills are of extreme importance in understanding modern warfare.
/book/show/2382475.The_Sun?from_search=true	David    Whitehouse	The Sun: A Biography	This is a comprehensive biography of the sun, written by leading BBC journalist David Whitehouse. Since man first became conscious he has sought to understand the nature of the sun; he has worshipped it, been inspired to produce great art about it, researched it and even died for it. Understanding the nature of the sun is key to understanding our universe and to life on eaThis is a comprehensive biography of the sun, written by leading BBC journalist David Whitehouse. Since man first became conscious he has sought to understand the nature of the sun; he has worshipped it, been inspired to produce great art about it, researched it and even died for it. Understanding the nature of the sun is key to understanding our universe and to life on earth. Whitehouse skilfully weaves his extraordinary scientific knowledge with history, philosophy, archaeology and religion to produce this fascinating account of the life and future of the sun.
/book/show/13248958-the-terrible-speed-of-mercy?from_search=true	Jonathan Rogers	The Terrible Speed of Mercy: A Spiritual Biography of Flannery O'Connor	Flannery OConnorFlannery OConnors work has been described as profane, blasphemous, and outrageous. Her stories are peopled by a sordid caravanFlannery OConnorFlannery OConnors work has been described as profane, blasphemous, and outrageous. Her stories are peopled by a sordid caravan of murderers and thieves, prostitutes and bigots whose lives are punctuated by horror and sudden violence. But perhaps the most shocking thing about Flannery OConnors fiction is the fact that it is shaped by a thoroughly Christian vision. If the world she depicts is dark and terrifying, it is also the place where grace makes itself known. Her worldour worldis the stage whereon the divine comedy plays out; the freakishness and violence in OConnors stories, so often mistaken for a kind of misanthropy or even nihilism, turn out to be a call to mercy.In this biography, Jonathan Rogers gets at the heart of OConnors work. He follows the roots of her fervent Catholicism and traces the outlines of a life marked by illness and suffering, but ultimately defined by an irrepressible joy and even hilarity. In her stories, and in her life story, Flannery OConnor extends a hand in the dark, warning and reassuring us of the terrible speed of mercy.
/book/show/802697.Australia?from_search=true	Phillip Knightley	Australia: A Biography of a Nation	Part history, part travelogue, part memoir, this is the inspiring story of how a one-time British colony, settled by only two kinds of citizens - convicts and jailers - turned itself into a proud, prosperous and confident country, the greatest sporting nation on earth, where the citizens of its high-leisure cities enjoy a lifestyle that is the envy of the world.Through thePart history, part travelogue, part memoir, this is the inspiring story of how a one-time British colony, settled by only two kinds of citizens - convicts and jailers - turned itself into a proud, prosperous and confident country, the greatest sporting nation on earth, where the citizens of its high-leisure cities enjoy a lifestyle that is the envy of the world.Through the eyes of ordinary people struggling with their passions, hopes, dreams and ambitions, Phillip Knightley describes the journey that has taken the Great South land from a dark, racist and often murderous past to a working multi-cultural society. The shocking treatment of the Aborigines, the determination of Australians to make a clean break from the ills of the Old World and create a new society where everyone had a fair go, the love-hate relationship with Britain that led to the slow but traumatic detachment from the Mother Country, drive this sweeping story of a people whose discovery of the middle way could serve as a guide for our future.
/book/show/486812.John_Henry_Newman?from_search=true	Ian Ker	John Henry Newman: A Biography	The first comprehensive biography of the great religious leader John Henry Newman (1801-90), this compelling and well-written volume draws on a number of published and unpublished sources to examine his extraordinarily varied life and career. Ker stresses the complexity of Newman's character and the range of his achievement as major prose writer, dominant religious leaderThe first comprehensive biography of the great religious leader John Henry Newman (1801-90), this compelling and well-written volume draws on a number of published and unpublished sources to examine his extraordinarily varied life and career. Ker stresses the complexity of Newman's character and the range of his achievement as major prose writer, dominant religious leader who anticipated the Second Vatican Council and the modern ecumenical movement, and universal Christian thinker, whose significance transcends his culture and time.
/book/show/20912405-the-devil?from_search=true	Philip C. Almond	The Devil: A New Biography	Although the Devil still 'lives' in modern popular culture, for the past 250 years he has become marginal to the dominant concerns of Western intellectual thought. That life could not be thought or imagined without him, that he was a part of the everyday, continually present in nature and history, and active at the depths of our selves, has been all but forgotten. It is tAlthough the Devil still 'lives' in modern popular culture, for the past 250 years he has become marginal to the dominant concerns of Western intellectual thought. That life could not be thought or imagined without him, that he was a part of the everyday, continually present in nature and history, and active at the depths of our selves, has been all but forgotten. It is the aim of this work to bring modern readers to a deeper appreciation of how, from the early centuries of the Christian period through to the recent beginnings of the modern world, the human story could not be told and human life could not be lived apart from the 'life' of the Devil. With that comes the deeper recognition that, for the better part of the last two thousand years, the battle between good and evil in the hearts and minds of men and women was but the reflection of a cosmic battle between God and Satan, the divine and the diabolic, that was at the heart of history itself.--fromLucifer, Mephistopheles, Beelzebub; Ha-Satan or the Adversary; Iblis or Shaitan: no matter what name he travels under, the Devil has throughout the ages and across civilizations been a compelling and charismatic presence. In Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, the supposed reign of God has long been challenged by the fiery malice of his opponent, as contending forces of good and evil have between them weighed human souls in the balance.In, Philip C. Almond explores the figure of evil incarnate from the first centuries of the Christian era. Along the way, he describes the rise of demonology as an intellectual and theological pursuit, the persecution as witches of women believed to consort with the Devil and his minions, and the decline in the belief in Hell and in angels and demons as corporeal beings as a result of the Enlightenment. Almond shows that the Prince of Darkness remains an irresistible subject in history, religion, art, literature, and culture.Almond brilliantly locates the life of the Devil within the broader Christian story of which it is inextricably a part; the demonic paradox of the Devil as both God's enforcer and his enemy is at the heart of Christianity. Woven throughout the account of the Christian history of the Devil is another complex and complicated history: that of the idea of the Devil in Western thought. Sorcery, witchcraft, possession, even melancholy, have all been laid at the Devil's doorstep. Until the Enlightenment enforced a disenchantment with the old archetypes, even rational figures such as Thomas Aquinas were obsessed with the nature of the Devil and the specific characteristics of the orders of demons and angels. It was a significant moment both in the history of demonology and in theology when Benedict de Spinoza (1632-1677) denied the Devil's existence; almost four hundred years later, popular fascination with the idea of the Devil has not yet dimmed.
/book/show/158311.The_Biography_of_Satan?from_search=true	Kersey Graves Paul Tice (Introduction)	The Biography of Satan: Exposing the Origins of the Devil	If the Devil exists, where is he? Is he really in a place called hell? If so, where is that? This well-researched book may shock you by exposing all the basic facts about the devil. Things like:-- The origins of hell.-- Where the Christian Devil was borrowed from.-- Why the church needed a bad guy to represent evil.-- What the words Devil and hell really meant in the OlIf the Devil exists, where is he? Is he really in a place called hell? If so, where is that? This well-researched book may shock you by exposing all the basic facts about the devil. Things like:-- The origins of hell.-- Where the Christian Devil was borrowed from.-- Why the church needed a bad guy to represent evil.-- What the words Devil and hell really meant in the Old Testament.-- Endless punishment and its devastating effects.-- The Devils twin brother -- God!! Was this true?-- Why God was the author of evil according to the Bible.These and other startling facts are found in this work. Don't just accept the reality of the Devil blindly. Read this book and decide for yourself if he exists!
/book/show/2809580-rowan-s-rule?from_search=true	Rupert Shortt	Rowan's Rule: The Biography Of The Archbishop	
/book/show/502224.Roger_Daltrey?from_search=true	Tim Ewbank Stafford Hildred	Roger Daltrey: The Biography	This is afrank and revealing look at one of rock's most fascinating and enigmatic personalities. Roger Daltry is the wild and passionate lead singer for the supergroup The Who, and he is one of rock's greatest survivors.
/book/show/231894.George_Eastman?from_search=true	Elizabeth Brayer	George Eastman: A Biography	Now back in print, this life of George Eastman is the first biography since 1930 of the man who transformed the world of photography. In this revealing and informative work, Brayer shows us how such key innovations as roll film and the light, hand-held camera helped the Eastman Kodak Company dominate the world market. More importantly, Brayer draws a vivid portrait of theNow back in print, this life of George Eastman is the first biography since 1930 of the man who transformed the world of photography. In this revealing and informative work, Brayer shows us how such key innovations as roll film and the light, hand-held camera helped the Eastman Kodak Company dominate the world market. More importantly, Brayer draws a vivid portrait of the man behind the money. Eastman worked hard at staying out of the limelight and even insisted that his donations be kept anonymous, prompting the Boston Globe to call him America's most modest and least-known millionaire. Despite his retirement in 1925, Eastman showed little sign of slowing down. Making money had been interesting, but putting money to work became more so. In the 1920s he designed a special camera for use in orthodontia and established elaborate dental clinics for needy children around the world. He oversaw the building of the Eastman theatre and the Eastman School of Music. His contributions built a new campus for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a new medical school for the University of Rochester. Finally, he became the largest contributor to the education of African Americans during the 1920s and the Tuskegee Institute's most important benefactor. Elizabeth Brayer lives in Rochester, NY. For the past 18 years she has served on both the George Eastman Legacy and the Landscape committees at the George Eastman House, International Museum of Photography and Film. She writes about the history of central and Western New York State. George Eastman: A Biography was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1996.
/book/show/7063030-the-cynical-idealist?from_search=true	Gary Tillery	The Cynical Idealist: A Spiritual Biography of John Lennon	A radio playlist could easily follow John Lennons Mind Games with Do Ya Think Im Sexy. But comparing the two, it becomes obvious that Lennon had more in common with the great thinkers of any age than with the songwriters who were his contemporaries.reveals, for the first time, the spiritual odyssey of this extraordinary man. Out of a turbulent life,A radio playlist could easily follow John Lennons Mind Games with Do Ya Think Im Sexy. But comparing the two, it becomes obvious that Lennon had more in common with the great thinkers of any age than with the songwriters who were his contemporaries.reveals, for the first time, the spiritual odyssey of this extraordinary man. Out of a turbulent life, from his troubled, working-class childhood throughout his many roles  Beatle, peace advocate, social activist, househusband  Lennon managed to fashion a philosophy that elevates the human spirit and encourages people to work, individually and collectively, toward a better world. Like Socrates, Lennon wanted to stimulate people to think for themselves. There aint no guru who can see through your eyes, he sings in I Found Out.beautifully articulates this and the other lessons John Lennon passed along through his songs and through the example of his life.
/book/show/20459949-all-around-the-moon?from_search=true	Jules Verne	All Around the Moon : complete with original Illustration and Writer Biography	A few years ago the world was suddenly astounded by hearing of an experiment of a most novel and daring nature, altogether unprecedented in the annals of science. The BALTIMORE GUN CLUB, a society of artillerymen started in America during the great Civil War, had conceived the idea of nothing less than establishing direct communication with the Moon by means of a projectilA few years ago the world was suddenly astounded by hearing of an experiment of a most novel and daring nature, altogether unprecedented in the annals of science. The BALTIMORE GUN CLUB, a society of artillerymen started in America during the great Civil War, had conceived the idea of nothing less than establishing direct communication with the Moon by means of a projectile! President Barbican, the originator of the enterprise, was strongly encouraged in its feasibility by the astronomers of Cambridge Observatory, and took upon himself to provide all the means necessary to secure its success. Having realized by means of a public subscription the sum of nearly five and a half millions of dollars, he immediately set himself to work at the necessary gigantic labors.In accordance with the Cambridge men's note, the cannon intended to discharge the projectile was to be planted in some country not further than 28 north or south from the equator, so that it might be aimed vertically at the Moon in the zenith. The bullet was to be animated with an initial velocity of 12,000 yards to the second. It was to be fired off on the night of December 1st, at thirteen minutes and twenty seconds before eleven o'clock, precisely. Four days afterwards it was to hit the Moon, at the very moment that she reached her perigee, that is to say, her nearest point to the Earth, about 228,000 miles distant.The leading members of the Club, namely President Barbican, Secretary Marston, Major Elphinstone and General Morgan, forming the executive committee, held several meetings to discuss the shape and material of the bullet, the nature and position of the cannon, and the quantity and quality of the powder. The decision soon arrived at was as follows: 1stThe bullet was to be a hollow aluminium shell, its diameter nine feet, its walls a foot in thickness, and its weight 19,250 pounds; 2ndThe cannon was to be a columbiad 900 feet in length, a well of that depth forming the vertical mould in which it was to be cast, and 3rdThe powder was to be 400 thousand pounds of gun cotton, which, by developing more than 200 thousand millions of cubic feet of gas under the projectile, would easily send it as far as our satellite.These questions settled, Barbican, aided by Murphy, the Chief Engineer of the Cold Spring Iron Works, selected a spot in Florida, near the 27th degree north latitude, called Stony Hill, where after the performance of many wonderful feats in mining engineering, the Columbiad was successfully cast.Things had reached this state when an incident occurred which excited the general interest a hundred fold.A Frenchman from Paris, Michel Ardan by name, eccentric, but keen and shrewd as well as daring, demanded, by the Atlantic telegraph, permission to be enclosed in the bullet so that he might be carried to the Moon, where he was curious to make certain investigations. Received in America with great enthusiasm, Ardan held a great meeting, triumphantly carried his point, reconciled Barbican to his mortal foe, a certain Captain M'Nicholl, and even, by way of clinching the reconciliation, induced both the newly made friends to join him in his contemplated trip to the Moon.The bullet, so modified as to become a hollow conical cylinder with plenty of room inside, was further provided with powerful water-springs and readily-ruptured partitions below the floor, intended to deaden the dreadful concussion sure to accompany the start. It was supplied with provisions for a year, water for a few months, and gas for nearly two weeks. A self-acting apparatus, of ingenious construction, kept the confined atmosphere sweet and healthy by manufacturing pure oxygen and absorbing carbonic acid.
/book/show/18373975-all-cornwall-thunders-at-my-door?from_search=true	Laurence Green Alan M. Kent (Foreword)	All Cornwall Thunders at My Door: A Biography of Charles Causley	All Cornwall Thunders at My Door is the first full biography of Charles Causley to be published, timed to coincide with the 10th anniversary of his death in 2003. Laurence Green has compiled a great deal of information concerning Causleys life in Cornwall and beyond, of his personal history, his influences and motivations, helping to give context to the great legacy leftAll Cornwall Thunders at My Door is the first full biography of Charles Causley to be published, timed to coincide with the 10th anniversary of his death in 2003. Laurence Green has compiled a great deal of information concerning Causleys life in Cornwall and beyond, of his personal history, his influences and motivations, helping to give context to the great legacy left to us by the greatest poet laureate we never had.This is the first biography of Charles Causley, and takes us towards the heart of a marvellous poet and deeply intriguing man. Its all well done: clear, sympathetic, appreciative and shrewd. Everyone who loves Causleys poems will want to read it. Sir Andrew MotionIncludes photographs not previously published and a foreword by Dr Alan M. Kent.
/book/show/609376.Naked_at_the_Feast?from_search=true	Lynn Haney	Naked at the Feast: The Biography of Josephine Baker	Josephine Baker was the very essence of of Paris in the riotous twenties. Hemingway danced cheek to cheek with her, proclaiming her to be the most sensational woman anyone had ever seen; Picasso painted her; Colette sent her fan letters; her name was linked with Mussolini, de Gaulle, Peron, Castro, Tito and the Pasha of Marrakesh. In this intimate spell-binding biography,Josephine Baker was the very essence of of Paris in the riotous twenties. Hemingway danced cheek to cheek with her, proclaiming her to be the most sensational woman anyone had ever seen; Picasso painted her; Colette sent her fan letters; her name was linked with Mussolini, de Gaulle, Peron, Castro, Tito and the Pasha of Marrakesh. In this intimate spell-binding biography, Lynn Haney uncovers the story of this remarkable and outrageous woman and the extraordinary figures in her circle. This is the story of a truly remarkable woman in an already remarkable era.
/book/show/7291675-diabetes?from_search=true	Robert Tattersall	Diabetes: The Biography	Diabetes is a disease with a fascinating history and one that has been growing dramatically with urbanization. According to the World Health Authority, it now affects 4.6% of adults over 20, reaching 30% in the over 35s in some populations. It is one of the most serious and widespread diseases today. But the general perception of diabetes is quite different. At the beginniDiabetes is a disease with a fascinating history and one that has been growing dramatically with urbanization. According to the World Health Authority, it now affects 4.6% of adults over 20, reaching 30% in the over 35s in some populations. It is one of the most serious and widespread diseases today. But the general perception of diabetes is quite different. At the beginning of the 20th century, diabetes sufferers mostly tended to be middle-aged and overweight, and could live tolerably well with the disease for a couple of decades, but when it occasionally struck younger people, it could be fatal within a few months. The development of insulin in the early 1920s dramatically changed things for these younger patients. But that story of the success of modern medicine has tended to dominate public perception, so that diabetes is regarded as a relatively minor illness. Sadly, that is far from the case, and diabetes can produce complications affecting many different organs. Robert Tattersall, a leading authority on diabetes, describes the story of the disease from the ancient writings of Galen and Avicenna to the recognition of sugar in the urine of diabetics in the 18th century, the identification of pancreatic diabetes in 1889, the discovery of insulin in the early 20th century, the ensuing optimism, and the subsequent despair as the complexity of this now chronic illness among its increasing number of young patients became apparent. Yet new drugs are being developed, as well as new approaches to management that give hope for the future. Diabetes affects many of us directly or indirectly through friends and relatives. This book gives an authoritative and engaging account of the long history and changing perceptions of a disease that now dominates the concerns of health professionals in the developed world. Diabetes: the biography is part of the Oxford series, Biographies of Diseases, edited by William and Helen Bynum. In each individ
/book/show/6437581-zuma?from_search=true	Jeremy Gordin	Zuma: A Biography	Why should anyone write about me? I'm not an important person. I'm not a rich businessman. I'm not from a politically famous or royal family. -- Jacob Zuma to biographer Jeremy Gordin.But of course Zuma has been at the epicenter of South African politics, and his life has spilt almost daily onto the pages of South Africa s newspapers. Often embattled, always controversial,Why should anyone write about me? I'm not an important person. I'm not a rich businessman. I'm not from a politically famous or royal family. -- Jacob Zuma to biographer Jeremy Gordin.But of course Zuma has been at the epicenter of South African politics, and his life has spilt almost daily onto the pages of South Africa s newspapers. Often embattled, always controversial, Zuma rose to take control of the ANC in Polokwane last year, unseating President Thabo Mbeki. Now, he appears destined to become the next president of South Africa. In this unauthorized biography, veteran journalist Jeremy Gordin takes the reader beyond the daily and weekly reporting to capture something of the man: his ambitions; the political rollercoaster he has been on; his travails in his quest to bethe next president of South Africa. In addition, award-winning writer Gordin covers Zuma's early life as a herd boy, his adult life as a member of the ANC, his incarceration on Robben Island, his time in exile, and the transitional years of the early 1990s. But the main focus remains on the last seven or eight years Zuma s alleged corruption in the Arms Deal, his trial for rape, and his rise to power. This book promises to be immensely readable and, like its subject, highly controversial.
/book/show/18210755-the-big-ratchet?from_search=true	Ruth DeFries	The Big Ratchet: How Humanity Thrives in the Face of Natural Crisis: A Biography of an Ingenious Species	A MacArthur Genius and eminent scientist shows how an ordinary mammal manipulated nature to become a technologically sophisticated city-dwellerand why our history points to an optimistic future in the face of environmental crisis
/book/show/1387146.Freud?from_search=true	Louis Breger	Freud: Darkness in the Midst of Vision--An Analytical Biography	Advance Praise for Louis Breger's FREUDLouis Breger's rich and readable study of Freud offers a thoughtfully complex account of a great but flawed man. Everyone with an interest in psychoanalysis and the psychoanalytic movement will enjoy exploring, grappling with, arguing about, and learning from this absolutely fascinating book.-JUDITH VIORST, AUTHOR,Necessary LossesAdvance Praise for Louis Breger's FREUDLouis Breger's rich and readable study of Freud offers a thoughtfully complex account of a great but flawed man. Everyone with an interest in psychoanalysis and the psychoanalytic movement will enjoy exploring, grappling with, arguing about, and learning from this absolutely fascinating book.-JUDITH VIORST, AUTHOR,Necessary Losses and Imperfect Control Written with brilliance and insight, Freud: Darkness in the Midst of Vision takes us on a daring, at times chilling, journey to the early years of psychoanalysis, revealing both the human weaknesses and the professional triumphs of its founder. . . . Cutting away the accretions of fabrication and romance cloaking Sigmund Freud, Breger has reinstated historical honesty to its rightful, high place, but the figure who emerges at the end of this breathlessly honest biography is quite as extraordinary as the legend concocted by Freud and perpetuated by his followers. Fresh, vigorous, and lucid.-PHILIP M. BROMBERG, Ph.D., CLINICAL PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, NEW YORK UNIVERSITYLouis Breger's fine new biography of Freud is a welcome contribution to the existing literature and a corrective to much of it. It is also one of the best intellectual histories of the origin and development of psychoanalysis I have read in recent years. Breger is to be commended for his original research, the objectivity of his views, and the elegance and grace of his writing.-DEIRDRE BAIR, NATIONAL BOOK AWARD WINNER FOR Samuel Beckett AND AUTHOR OF A FORTHCOMING BIOGRAPHY OF CARL JUNGFinally, the Freud biography we have long been waiting for. With the history of Europe in the background, we follow with fascination Freud's journey from an impoverished childhood filled with losses to worldly fame, ending in exile in England. We come to understand the impact of Freud's difficult personality on the development of his brilliant as well as questionable theoretical ideas. Breger writes with compassion and fairness toward Freud as well as toward the many interesting personalities who cross his life, with their complicated relationships to the great man.-SOPHIE FREUD, FREUD'S GRANDDAUGHTER AND PROFESSOR EMERITUS OF SOCIAL WORK, SIMMONS COLLEGELouis Breger's magnificent book is the definitive work on the personal psychology of Sigmund Freud. it brilliantly illuminates how the darkness in Freud's vision has affected psychoanalytic history. This book will be central for psychoanalytic scholarship for decades to come.-GEORGE E. ATWOOD, Ph.D., PROFESSOR OF PSYCHOLOGY, RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
/book/show/444400.Fenway?from_search=true	Dan Shaughnessy Stan Grossfeld (Photographer)	Fenway: A Biography in Words and Pictures	Best-selling author Dan Shaughnessy and Pulitzer Prize--winning photographer Stan Grossfeld teamed up to create this pictorial tribute to Fenway -- the last of the grand old ballparks. With its ominous Green Monster, the lone red seat that marks Ted Williams's record-setting longest home run, the hand-operated scoreboard, and the fishbowl-style luxury 600 Club, Fenway PaBest-selling author Dan Shaughnessy and Pulitzer Prize--winning photographer Stan Grossfeld teamed up to create this pictorial tribute to Fenway -- the last of the grand old ballparks. With its ominous Green Monster, the lone red seat that marks Ted Williams's record-setting longest home run, the hand-operated scoreboard, and the fishbowl-style luxury 600 Club, Fenway Park has inspired more lavish praise and outrageous comparison than any American sports arena in history. And it has broken more hearts. Said David Halberstam, You go to Fenway and you think, 'Something wonderful's going to happen today.' Beautifully illustrated and including reflections from an illustrious list of fans, coaches, and players as well as a host of fascinating Fenway facts, FENWAY: A BIOGRAPHY IN WORDS AND PICTURES creates an experience almost as magical as walking through the gates on game day.
/book/show/1061377.Michael_Stipe?from_search=true	Rob Jovanovic	Michael Stipe: The Biography	For the last quarter of a century Michael Stipe has been the lead singer of R.E.M, who from their humble beginnings toured and built a steadily growing legion of fans before breaking into the mainstream during the early 1990s. Today Stipe is one of the most instantly recognizable faces in rock and R.E.M. are held in a respect that only 25 years of excellent songwriting andFor the last quarter of a century Michael Stipe has been the lead singer of R.E.M, who from their humble beginnings toured and built a steadily growing legion of fans before breaking into the mainstream during the early 1990s. Today Stipe is one of the most instantly recognizable faces in rock and R.E.M. are held in a respect that only 25 years of excellent songwriting and hard work can justify. But Stipe is much more than just the singer. This biography will explore his nomadic early years as the child in a military family, his early love of punk and photography, his relationship with his two sisters, and the drive behind one of the hardest working men in music. When not working with R.E.M. Stipe has a strong interest in filmmaking, from pop videos and independent shorts to producing big budget full-length movies; he is also very interested in politics, he led high profile endorsements of the Democratic party in recent elections and for many years has been a champion of environmental concerns. Using first-hand testimony from those who have worked closely with Stipe, Jovanovic presents a rounded picture of this most enigmatic of pop stars.
/book/show/745331.Spike_Milligan?from_search=true	Pauline Scudamore	Spike Milligan: A Biography	
/book/show/1642567.Absolut?from_search=true	Carl Hamilton	Absolut: Biography of a Bottle	This book is the aofficial storya of how Absolut Vodka came to be. Carl Hamilton found that publishing this book in Swedish would cost him his job at a prestigious economics institute. When he published an expanded version of a research project based on a research project commissioned by the liquor company, Vin and Spirit, he lost his job at the Stockholm School of EconomiThis book is the aofficial storya of how Absolut Vodka came to be. Carl Hamilton found that publishing this book in Swedish would cost him his job at a prestigious economics institute. When he published an expanded version of a research project based on a research project commissioned by the liquor company, Vin and Spirit, he lost his job at the Stockholm School of Economics. His book credits Absolutas huge popularity to the alittle guysa rather than to the suits at large ad agencies. This book is the Liaras Poker of marketing, revealing the sordid stories behind the official one.
/book/show/1161318.Nancy_Cunard?from_search=true	Anne Chisholm	Nancy Cunard: A Biography	She symbolized the twenties and scandalized the thirties; like a shooting star, she was beautiful, rebellious - and doomed.By all accounts Nancy Cunard was a bewitching woman.The only child of an American society hostess and an English baronet, she became the darling of high-cafe society in the twenties and thirties. She had an insatiable lust for life and lovers; her privShe symbolized the twenties and scandalized the thirties; like a shooting star, she was beautiful, rebellious - and doomed.By all accounts Nancy Cunard was a bewitching woman.The only child of an American society hostess and an English baronet, she became the darling of high-cafe society in the twenties and thirties. She had an insatiable lust for life and lovers; her private affairs became public scandals. She knew TS Eliot, James Joyce, and Louis Aragon; she sat for Cecil Beaton, and Max Beerbohm sketched her; she was an Aldous Huxley heroine in Antic Hay. A poet and a writer, she was the avant-garde publisher who discovered Samuel Beckett. She was a passionate advocate of racial equality and a journalist in the Spanish Civil War. By the time of her tragic death in 1965 Nancy Cunard had become the dazzling symbol of her age.
/book/show/20510920-timon-of-athens-by-william-shakespeare---ultimate-edition---full-play-pl?from_search=true	William Shakespeare Samuel Johnson Samuel Taylor Coleridge	TIMON OF ATHENS By William Shakespeare - ULTIMATE EDITION - Full Play PLUS ANNOTATIONS, 3 AMAZING COMMENTARIES and FULL LENGTH BIOGRAPHY - With detailed TABLE OF CONTENTS - PLUS MORE	Timon of Athens Ultimate EditionDo you want the best Kindle Timon of Athens you can get, with the legendary play plus 3 famous commentaries? Do you want these 3 entertaining and insightful analyses from the world's most acclaimed authorities on Shakespeare? Commentaries totaling more than 150 pages?PLUS, do you want Annotations concerning Timon of Athens?And a full lengthTimon of Athens Ultimate EditionDo you want the best Kindle Timon of Athens you can get, with the legendary play plus 3 famous commentaries? Do you want these 3 entertaining and insightful analyses from the world's most acclaimed authorities on Shakespeare? Commentaries totaling more than 150 pages?PLUS, do you want Annotations concerning Timon of Athens?And a full length Shakespeare biography?Then you want this Timon of Athens Ultimate Edition from Everlasting Flames  designed just for you.THE 'MUST-HAVE' KINDLE EDITIONEverlasting Flames is a #1 Publisher of Shakespeare in the Kindle Store and presents this unbeatable edition. In it, you get the play plus the celebrated analyses from the respected authorities on Shakespeare: Samuel Johnson, Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Hazlitt.SAMUEL JOHNSONKnown as the most quoted man after Shakespeare, and the first person to create the complete English language dictionary, Johnson's famous 'PREFACE TO SHAKESPEARE' is one of THE authorities on The Bard. He also created detailed Annotations of Shakespeare's plays.In this edition, you get not only 'PREFACE TO SHAKESPEARE', but the complete Samuel Johnson Annotations for Timon of Athens.WILLIAM HAZLITTHazlitt is known as a giant of humanistic essays and literary criticism, and considered one of the great critics and essayists of the English language.In his fascinating analysis of the Characters of Shakespeare's plays, Hazlitt explores each play and its players: their motivations, histories and interplay.In this edition, you get the full Hazlitt analysis of the characters in Timon of Athens.SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGESamuel Taylor Coleridge was an English poet, critic and philosopher and founder of the Romantic Movement.Known as the writer who reignited the literary world's appreciation of Shakespeare, his Critical Analysis is amazingly influential, and gives you powerful insight into Shakespeares plays and poetry.As a bonus, in this edition, you get ALL of Coleridge's Shakespearean analysis, covering all the plays and Shakespeare himself.LIFE OF SHAKESPEARE BY SIDNEY LEEYou also get the very successful, full length Shakespeare biography, covering every part of The Bard's life.YOUR NEW WINDOW INTO SHAKESPEARE'S WORLDImagine your pleasure of experiencing the magical imagery of the play, and then imagine yourself reading the analyses and being able to delve incredibly deep into the world of Timon of Athens, as well as discovering more about Shakespeare himself.YOUR FREE BONUSESIn addition, you'll also get other Free 'Special Bonuses':*The Life of William Shakespeare - Short Version - A short biography to give you the basics, detailing Shakespeare's intriguing life, parentage, marriage and rise to fame.*STUDY IN SHAKESPEARE BY ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNEAdditional commentary with biographical notes for even more insight.*Easy 'Table of Contents' so you can jump to any Act, Scene, or AnalysisDON'T MISS OUTAs you read this, you understand why you want to get this unique edition because it is the best Kindle Timon of Athens you can get.You already know you want the best edition you can get, so don't deny yourself! And don't accept other editions that are lacking.Get this Timon of Athens Ultimate Edition right now! Start enjoying the world of Shakespeare like never before!AFTER YOUR PURCHASE PLEASE LOOK UP OTHER EVERLASTING FLAMES TITLES YOUR
/book/show/18889920-gifted-hands-kids-edition?from_search=true	Gregg Lewis Deborah Shaw Lewis	Gifted Hands, Kids Edition: The Ben Carson Story	Ben Carson used to be the class dummy. Today he is one of the world's most brilliant surgeons.Gifted Hands Kids Edition tells the extraordinary true story of an angry, young boy from the inner city who, through faith and determination, grew up to become one of the world's leading pediatric neurosurgeons. When Ben was in school, his peers called him the class dummy. But hisBen Carson used to be the class dummy. Today he is one of the world's most brilliant surgeons.Gifted Hands Kids Edition tells the extraordinary true story of an angry, young boy from the inner city who, through faith and determination, grew up to become one of the world's leading pediatric neurosurgeons. When Ben was in school, his peers called him the class dummy. But his mother encouraged him to succeed, and Ben discovered a deep love of learning. Ben found that anything is possible with trust and determination.
/book/show/26597307-c-s-lewis-s-mere-christianity?from_search=true	George M. Marsden	C. S. Lewis's "Mere Christianity": A Biography	, C. S. Lewis's eloquent and winsome defense of the Christian faith, originated as a series of BBC radio talks broadcast during the dark days of World War Two. Here is the story of the extraordinary life and afterlife of this influential and much-beloved book.George Marsden describes how Lewis gradually went from being an atheist to a committed Anglicanfa, C. S. Lewis's eloquent and winsome defense of the Christian faith, originated as a series of BBC radio talks broadcast during the dark days of World War Two. Here is the story of the extraordinary life and afterlife of this influential and much-beloved book.George Marsden describes how Lewis gradually went from being an atheist to a committed Anglicanfamously converting to Christianity in 1931 after conversing into the night with his friends J. R. R. Tolkien and Hugo Dysonand how Lewis delivered his wartime talks to a traumatized British nation in the midst of an all-out war for survival. Marsden recounts how versions of those talks were collected together in 1952 under the title, and how the book went on to become one of the most widely read presentations of essential Christianity ever published, particularly among American evangelicals. He examines its role in the conversion experiences of such figures as Charles Colson, who read the book while facing arrest for his role in the Watergate scandal. Marsden explores its relationship with Lewis's Narnia books and other writings, and explains why Lewis's plainspoken case for Christianity continues to have its critics and ardent admirers to this day.With uncommon clarity and grace, Marsden provides invaluable new insights into this modern spiritual classic.
/book/show/98706.Raymond_Carver?from_search=true	Sam Halpert	Raymond Carver: An Oral Biography	Raymond Carver has become a literary icon for our time. When he died in 1988 at the age of fifty, he was acclaimed as the greatest influence on the American short story since Hemingway. Carver's friends were the stuff of legend as well. In this rich collectiongreatly expanded from the earlierof interviews with close companions, acquaintaRaymond Carver has become a literary icon for our time. When he died in 1988 at the age of fifty, he was acclaimed as the greatest influence on the American short story since Hemingway. Carver's friends were the stuff of legend as well. In this rich collectiongreatly expanded from the earlierof interviews with close companions, acquaintances, and family, Sam Halpert has chronologically arranged the reminiscences of Carver's adult life, recalling his difficult Bad Raymond days through his second life as a recovering alcoholic and triumphantly successful writer. The result is a spirited Irish waketoasts, anecdotes, lies, songs, confessions, lamentsall beautifully orchestrated by Halpert into a very readable and moving narrative.These funny, poignant, intensely remembered interviews juxtapose personal anecdotes and enlightening criticism. Memory mixes with analysis, and a lively picture of Carver emerges as we hear different stories about himof the same story told from different viewpoints. He is here presented as hero, victim, and even villainCarver's readers will recognize the woof and warp of his stories in these affectionate narratives.
/book/show/1136157.Jack_Benny?from_search=true	Mary Livingstone Benny Hilliard Marks Marcia Borie	Jack Benny: A Biography	
/book/show/21944579-franco?from_search=true	Stanley G. Payne Jess  Palacios	Franco: A Personal and Political Biography	General Francisco Franco ruled Spain for nearly forty years, as one of the most powerful and controversial leaders in that nation's long history. He has been the subject of many biographies, several of them more than a thousand pages in length, but all the preceding works have tended toward one extreme of interpretation or the other. This is the first comprehensive scholarGeneral Francisco Franco ruled Spain for nearly forty years, as one of the most powerful and controversial leaders in that nation's long history. He has been the subject of many biographies, several of them more than a thousand pages in length, but all the preceding works have tended toward one extreme of interpretation or the other. This is the first comprehensive scholarly biography of Franco in English that is objective and balanced in its coverage, treating all three major aspects of his lifepersonal, military, and political. The coauthors, both renowned historians of Spain, present a deeply researched account that has made extensive use of the Franco Archive (long inaccessible to historians). They have also conducted in-depth interviews with his only daughter to explain better his family background, personal life, and marital environment, as well as his military and political career.depicts his early life, explains his career and rise to prominence as an army officer who became Europe's youngest interwar brigadier general in 1926, and then discusses his role in the affairs of the troubled Second Spanish Republic (193136). Stanley G. Payne and Jess Palacios examine in detail how Franco became dictator and how his leadership led to victory in the Spanish Civil War that consolidated his regime. They also explore Franco's role in the great repression that accompanied the Civil Warresulting in tens of thousands of executionsand examine at length his controversial role in World War II. This masterful biography highlights Franco's metamorphoses and adaptations to retain power as politics, culture, and economics shifted in the four decades of his dictatorship.Best Books for General Audiences, selected by the American Association of School LibrariansBest Books for General Audiences, selected by the Public Library ReviewersAn important book, destined to elicit a heated academic debate surrounding the man who ruled Spain for forty years and whose figure still casts a long shadow four decades after his death.
/book/show/9680494-viva-coldplay?from_search=true	Martin Roach	Viva Coldplay: A Biography	Author Martin Roach reveals how the band members met, played their early gigs, financed their own early EPs and how, with four hit albums under their belt - they still continue to maintain a tight degree of control over their output. Featuring insights into Coldplay's professional insecurities and anxieties and the notoriously angst-ridden personality of lead vocalist ChriAuthor Martin Roach reveals how the band members met, played their early gigs, financed their own early EPs and how, with four hit albums under their belt - they still continue to maintain a tight degree of control over their output. Featuring insights into Coldplay's professional insecurities and anxieties and the notoriously angst-ridden personality of lead vocalist Chris Martin, this is an in-depth portrait of one of Britain's most successful bands of the new millennium. Fully illustrated and including a comprehensive discography.
/book/show/2475750.Ramses_II?from_search=true	Christiane Desroches-Noblecourt	Ramses II: An Illustrated Biography	More than thirty-two centuries ago, the glory of Ramses II shone over Egypt like the sun; he was considered to be a living god. His extraordinary sixty-seven year reign is extensively documented: no other Pharaoh left so many records of what he had hoped to achieve, nor constructed as many monuments, offering us a unique insight into his goals and motivations. In this schoMore than thirty-two centuries ago, the glory of Ramses II shone over Egypt like the sun; he was considered to be a living god. His extraordinary sixty-seven year reign is extensively documented: no other Pharaoh left so many records of what he had hoped to achieve, nor constructed as many monuments, offering us a unique insight into his goals and motivations. In this scholarly yet accessible work, Christiane Desroches Noblecourt sheds new light on this fascinating figure. After years of research and visits to Ramses temples, she is able to demystify the great ruler and unlock the reality of his life and timesfact proves to be even more enthralling than fiction. From battles to temples, this is a comprehensive study of one of the most intriguing personalities of Antiquity. This booka critically acclaimed best-seller in its original French editionis now updated and illustrated with stunning color images, bringing the world of Ramses II back to life.
/book/show/20980956-the-contender?from_search=true	Michael Shnayerson	The Contender: Andrew Cuomo, a Biography	Andrew Cuomo is the protagonist of an ongoing political saga that reads like a novel. In many ways, his rise, fall, and rise again is an iconic story: a young American politician of vaunting ambition, aiming for nothing less than the presidency. Building on his father's political success, a first run for governor in 2002 led to a stinging defeat, and a painful, public divoAndrew Cuomo is the protagonist of an ongoing political saga that reads like a novel. In many ways, his rise, fall, and rise again is an iconic story: a young American politician of vaunting ambition, aiming for nothing less than the presidency. Building on his father's political success, a first run for governor in 2002 led to a stinging defeat, and a painful, public divorce from Kerry Kennedy, scion of another political dynasty, Cuomo had to come back from seeming political death and reinvent himself.He did so, brilliantly, by becoming New York's attorney general, and compiling a record that focused on public corruption. In winning the governorship in 2010, he promised to clean up America's most corrupt legislature. He is blunt and combative, the antithesis of the glad-handing, blow-dried senator or governor who tries to please one and all. He's also proven he can make his legislature work, alternately charming and arm-twisting his colleagues with a talent for political strategy reminiscent of President Lyndon Johnson. Political pundits tend to agree that for Cuomo, a run for the White House is not a question of whether, but when.
/book/show/149662.D_H_Lawrence?from_search=true	Jeffrey Meyers	D.H. Lawrence: A Biography	Jeffrey Meyers, the author of highly acclaimed biographies of Hemingway and George Orwell, offers this masterly work on British novelist D. H. Lawrence (1885-1930). Meyers' fresh insights into Lawrence's life illuminate Lawrence's working-class childhood, his tempestuous marriage, and his death in France after the scandalous publication of Lady Chatterley's Lover, revealinJeffrey Meyers, the author of highly acclaimed biographies of Hemingway and George Orwell, offers this masterly work on British novelist D. H. Lawrence (1885-1930). Meyers' fresh insights into Lawrence's life illuminate Lawrence's working-class childhood, his tempestuous marriage, and his death in France after the scandalous publication of Lady Chatterley's Lover, revealing Lawrence's complex method of intermingling autobiography and fiction. Through intensive research and access to unpublished essays and letters of Lawrence and his circle, Meyers describes the circumstances of his mother's death, the reason for the suppression of The Rainbow, and the author's protean (and extreme) sexuality that mirrored that of his fiction.
/book/show/986538.Kiefer_Sutherland?from_search=true	Laura Jackson	Kiefer Sutherland: The Biography	Kiefer Sutherland has not always led the pampered life of a son of celebrity parents. He has carved his own path, made his own mistakes, as well as some unusual and surprising life decisions along the way. Kiefer Sutherland: The Biography traces the actor's life from his childhood, through his parents' divorce to his struggle to break into acting and the success he has aKiefer Sutherland has not always led the pampered life of a son of celebrity parents. He has carved his own path, made his own mistakes, as well as some unusual and surprising life decisions along the way. Kiefer Sutherland: The Biography traces the actor's life from his childhood, through his parents' divorce to his struggle to break into acting and the success he has achieved today. He has appeared in almost 60 films but his role as Jack Bauer in 24 has given him a new, international audience. This biography explores his versatility as an actor, his involvement with the Brat Pack when he became known as a hellraiser, and the years when he turned his back on Hollywood to travel on the rodeo circuit. In this first biography of the notorious actor, the author will explore the relationships in Kiefer's life: the unique and enduring bond with his father, Donald Sutherland, and his chequered love life including the cancellation of his wedding to Julia Roberts. Bestselling writer Laura Jackson examines closely the many aspects of the actor's life revealing his true story for the first time.
/book/show/7881407-neoconservatism?from_search=true	Justin Vasse Arthur Goldhammer (Translator)	Neoconservatism: The Biography of a Movement	Neoconservatism has undergone a transformation that has made a clear identity almost impossible to capture. The Republican foreign policy operatives of the George W. Bush era seem far removed from the early liberal intellectuals who focused on domestic issues. Justin Vaisse offers the first comprehensive history of neoconservatism, exploring the connections between a changNeoconservatism has undergone a transformation that has made a clear identity almost impossible to capture. The Republican foreign policy operatives of the George W. Bush era seem far removed from the early liberal intellectuals who focused on domestic issues. Justin Vaisse offers the first comprehensive history of neoconservatism, exploring the connections between a changing and multifaceted school of thought, a loose network of thinkers and activists, and American political life in turbulent times.In an insightful portrait of the neoconservatives and their impact on public life, Vaisse frames the movement in three distinct ages: the New York intellectuals who reacted against the 1960s leftists; the Scoop Jackson Democrats, who tried to preserve a mix of hawkish anticommunism abroad and social progress at home but failed to recapture the soul of the Democratic Party; and the Neocons of the 1990s and 2000s, who are no longer either liberals or Democrats. He covers neglected figures of this history such as Pat Moynihan, Eugene Rostow, Lane Kirkland, and Bayard Rustin, and offers new historical insight into two largely overlooked organizations, the Coalition for a Democratic Majority and the Committee on the Present Danger. He illuminates core developments, including the split of liberalism in the 1960s, and the shifting relationship between partisan affiliation and foreign policy positions.Vaisse gives neoconservatism its due as a complex movement and predicts it will remain an influential force in the American political landscape.
/book/show/2533130.Standing_in_the_Sun?from_search=true	Anthony Bailey	Standing in the Sun: A Biography of J.M.W.Turner	Written with flair and imagination, drawing on vivid background material (Sunday Times, London), this extraordinary biography of Britain's greatest painter is the first comprehensive account of Turner's life in a generation. 56 illustration, 16 in color.
/book/show/432049.Red_Hot_Chili_Peppers?from_search=true	Dave Thompson	Red Hot Chili Peppers: By the Way: The Biography	The product of several years' research, Dave Thompson's in-depth, fully updated account of the band's private lives and public highs and lows has been extensively updated to cover the band's recent massive worldwide success.
/book/show/12609912-dreams-to-reality?from_search=true	Srinivas Laxman Prabhakar Wairkar (Illustrator)	Dreams To Reality: A Biography of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam	
/book/show/211799.Thorndike_Biography_Large_Print_A_Mighty_Heart?from_search=true	Mariane Pearl Sarah Crichton	Thorndike Biography - Large Print - A Mighty Heart: The Brave Life and Death of My Husband, Danny Pearl	A New York Times BestsellerAn astonishingly courageous woman tells the terrifying and unforgettable story of her husband's life and death. For five weeks the world watched and worried about Danny Pearl, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal kidnapped in Karachi, Pakistan. And then came the news of his shocking and brutal murder. Danny's reasons for being in Karachi, theA New York Times BestsellerAn astonishingly courageous woman tells the terrifying and unforgettable story of her husband's life and death. For five weeks the world watched and worried about Danny Pearl, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal kidnapped in Karachi, Pakistan. And then came the news of his shocking and brutal murder. Danny's reasons for being in Karachi, the complete story of his abduction, and the intense effort to find him are told here for the first time.
/book/show/332456.Mohandas_K_Ghandhi?from_search=true	Patricia Cronin Marcello	Mohandas K. Ghandhi: A Biography	Mohandas K. Gandhi, known as Mahatma (great soul) Gandhi, is a revered figure worldwide for his nonviolent action to free India from British rule. His iconic status endures in the United States, through his influence on Martin Luther King, Jr., and in popular culture, including quotations, a blockbuster film, and interest in Hindu spirituality and practices. Readers will dMohandas K. Gandhi, known as Mahatma (great soul) Gandhi, is a revered figure worldwide for his nonviolent action to free India from British rule. His iconic status endures in the United States, through his influence on Martin Luther King, Jr., and in popular culture, including quotations, a blockbuster film, and interest in Hindu spirituality and practices. Readers will discover how Gandhi came to be a member of the exalted pantheon of men for the ages. They will follow him from his family's home in the provinces to an early arranged marriage, solo sojourn in England to prepare for a law career, and growth from a timid new barrister in South Africa to India's foremost negotiator with the British power structure. He is shown evolving from a loyal British subject to become the champion of Home Rule for India--often inciting illegal actions to get himself and his supporters arrested to futher the cause, and risking his life with his famous hunger strikes.The narrative of Gandhi's life and contributions also illuminates Indian society and the caste system from the latter half of the 19th century up to World War II, including British colonial rule, racism in South Africa and India, and Hinduism. Controversial aspects of Gandhi's choices are covered as well. For example, he was largely an absentee husband and father. After siring four children, he took a vow of celibacy, but nevertheless formed attachments to several young, female Western devotees through the years. Ultimately, it was Gandhi's role as a compromiser who believed in Hindus and Muslims in a free, united India that led to his assassination.
/book/show/995222.The_Godwins_and_the_Shelleys?from_search=true	William St. Clair	The Godwins and the Shelleys: A Biography of a Family	Much more than the biography of a family. It is in large measure the biography of an era . . . The reader comes away with the feeling that he has witnessed a panorama of intellectual history which transcends the records of individual failures and weaknesses.
/book/show/2018346.Dorothy_Day?from_search=true	William D. Miller	Dorothy Day: A Biography	This deeply moving, provocative, and comprehensive biography chronicles the life and times of Dorothy Day (1897-1980), co-founder of the Catholic Worker and a major figure in twentieth-century American life and religion.
/book/show/182670.Catherine_the_Great?from_search=true	Joan Haslip	Catherine the Great: A Biography	DedicationForewordPrefaceTextEpilogueBibliographyIndex
/book/show/462270.Biography?from_search=true	Nigel Hamilton	Biography: A Brief History	For thousands of years we have recorded real lives--the lives of others, and of ourselves. For what purpose and for whom has this universal and timeless pursuit endured? What obstacles have lain in the path of biographers in the past, and what continues to confound biographers today? Above all, how is it that biographies and autobiographies play such a contested, popular rFor thousands of years we have recorded real lives--the lives of others, and of ourselves. For what purpose and for whom has this universal and timeless pursuit endured? What obstacles have lain in the path of biographers in the past, and what continues to confound biographers today? Above all, how is it that biographies and autobiographies play such a contested, popular role in contemporary Western culture, from biopics to blogs, from memoir to docudrama?Award-winning biographer and teacher Nigel Hamilton addresses these questions in an incisive and vivid narrative that will appeal to students of human nature and self-representation across the arts and sciences. Tracing the remarkable and often ignored historical evolution of biography from the ancient world to the present, this brief and fascinating tour of the genre conveys the passionate quest to capture the lives of individuals and the many difficulties it has entailed through the centuries. From the Epic of Gilgamesh to American Splendor, from cuneiform to the Internet, from commemoration to deconstruction, from fiction to fact--by way of famous biographical artists such as Plutarch, Saint Augustine, Sir Walter Raleigh, Samuel Johnson, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Lord Byron, Sigmund Freud, Lytton Strachey, Abel Gance, Virginia Woolf, Leni Riefenstahl, Orson Welles, Julian Barnes, Ted Hughes, Frank McCourt, and many others--Nigel Hamilton's Biography: A Brief History will change the way you think about biography and real lives.
/book/show/502157.Margaret_Bourke_White?from_search=true	Vicki Goldberg	Margaret Bourke-White: A Biography	
/book/show/417411.Michael_Palin?from_search=true	Jonathan Margolis	Michael Palin: A Biography	The long awaited biography of a unique showbusiness personality, from python to televsion traveller Michael Palin's life from his Yorkshire childhood to Hollwood stardom and growth into a household name is one of the most remarkable and unique stories of showbusiness. But Palin specialises in the unexpected. Renowned for being the nicest man in showbusiness, a fact he woulThe long awaited biography of a unique showbusiness personality, from python to televsion traveller Michael Palin's life from his Yorkshire childhood to Hollwood stardom and growth into a household name is one of the most remarkable and unique stories of showbusiness. But Palin specialises in the unexpected. Renowned for being the nicest man in showbusiness, a fact he would appear to detest judging from his response to press comments on it. Palin is one of the most popular figures in 90's Britain. Comic, writer, director and TV Adventurer: in Margolis's revealing Biography, palin emerges as a man of many surprises.
/book/show/29361286-the-shunned-house---h-p-lovecraft-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	H.P. Lovecraft Jan Oliveira (Editor)	THE SHUNNED HOUSE - H. P. LOVECRAFT (WITH NOTES)(BIOGRAPHY)(ILLUSTRATED)	A posthumous story of immense power, written by a master of weird fictiona tale of a revolting horror in the cellar of an old house in New England.The Shunned House is a novelette by H. P. Lovecraft in the horror fiction genre. Written on October 1619, 1924, it was first published in the October 1937 issue of Weird Tales.
/book/show/1920296.Emma?from_search=true	Ann Terry Keith Terry	Emma: Dramatic Biography of Emma Smith	Oh, Emma, for God's sake do not forsake me nor the truth, but remember me. If I do not meet you again in this life, may God grant that we meet in heaven. I cannot express my feelings, my heart if full. Farewell, oh my kind and affectionate Emma, I am yours forever. Your husband and true friend, Joseph.Who was Emma Smith, saint or . . . ? A strikingly attractive woman witOh, Emma, for God's sake do not forsake me nor the truth, but remember me. If I do not meet you again in this life, may God grant that we meet in heaven. I cannot express my feelings, my heart if full. Farewell, oh my kind and affectionate Emma, I am yours forever. Your husband and true friend, Joseph.Who was Emma Smith, saint or . . . ? A strikingly attractive woman with a mystery hidden behind her lustrous brown eyes, Emma faced unspeakable hardships with her chin held high, only to let pride and jealousy become her stumbling blocks.In this historically accurate biography, discover for your self the little known facts and heartbreaking trials of Emma Hale Smith, wife of the Prophet Joseph Smith.
/book/show/21060213-the-lifted-veil-with-biography?from_search=true	George Eliot John Croumbie Brown George Willis Cooke	The Lifted Veil [With Biography]	THE LIFTED VEIL ULTIMATE EDITIONDo you want the best Kindle 'The Lifted Veil' you can get, the best Kindle edition of George Eliots celebrated book?Plus bonus material of a full length George Eliot biography?Plus 2 critical examinations of George Eliot's writing?Then you want this The Lifted Veil Ultimate Edition from Everlasting Flames  designed just for you.THE 'MUSTHE LIFTED VEIL ULTIMATE EDITIONDo you want the best Kindle 'The Lifted Veil' you can get, the best Kindle edition of George Eliots celebrated book?Plus bonus material of a full length George Eliot biography?Plus 2 critical examinations of George Eliot's writing?Then you want this The Lifted Veil Ultimate Edition from Everlasting Flames  designed just for you.THE 'MUST-HAVE' KINDLE EDITIONEverlasting Flames is a #1 Publisher in the Kindle Store and presents this unbeatable edition.WHAT YOU GETIn this Kindle Edition, you get the following works:* 'THE LIFTED VEIL WRITTEN BY GEORGE ELIOTGeorge Eliots most distinctive work, different from her usual realistic fiction, it belongs to the canon of Victorian horror fiction and explores themes of extrasensory perception, the essence of physical life, possible life after death, and the power of fate.* GEORGE ELIOT: A CRITICAL STUDY OF HER LIFE, WRITINGS AND PHILOSOPHY BY GEORGE WILLIS COOKEA full length biography of George Eliots life, as well as an in depth examination of her works.* THE ETHICS OF GEORGE ELIOTS WORKS BY JOHN CROMBIE BROWNA further study of Eliots works.YOUR NEW WINDOW INTO GEORGE ELIOT'S WORLDImagine your pleasure of experiencing the magic of Eliot's works, and imagine yourself experiencing the wonder of her wit and characters.Then imagine yourself reading about the legendary writer herself, discovering so much about her, as well as discovering so much about the themes and ideas behind her works.DON'T MISS OUTAs you read this, you understand why you want to get this unique edition because it is the best Kindle The Lifted Veil you can get.You already know you want the best edition you can get, so don't deny yourself! And don't accept other editions that are lacking.GET THIS THE LIFTED VEIL ULTIMATE EDITION RIGHT NOW and start enjoying the world of George Eliot like never before!AFTER YOUR PURCHASE PLEASE LOOK UP OTHER EVERLASTING FLAMES TITLES YOUR MIGHT LIKEALL OTHER INDIVIDUAL GEORGE ELIOT BOOK ULTIMATE EDITIONSSHAKESPEARE ULTIMATE 213 Works including the 16 Rare Apocryphal Plays PLUS Commentaries, Annotations and BiographiesOSCAR WILDE ULTIMATE 140+ Works PLUS 2 BIOGRAPHIESJANE AUSTEN COLLECTION Complete works of GEORGE ELIOT, BRONTE SISTERS, JANE AUSTEN and LOUISA MAY ALCOTT in 1 BOOKULTIMATE MYTHOLOGY Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid Plus 50+ BooksBUDDHISM ULTIMATE 5 Famous Simple Books from the ExpertsNIETZSCHE ULTIMATE 20+ Books with the Rare biography The Young NietzscheTAO TE CHING TAOISM ULTIMATE 5 Famous Translations PLUS ExplanationsINSPIRATIONAL QUOTES ULTIMATE 3000+ Quotes with BONUS HUMOR SECTION
/book/show/502159.Arafat?from_search=true	Tony Walker Andrew Gowers	Arafat: The Biography	In 1968 Yasser Arafat swept onto the world stage as leader of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, a machine gun in one hand and an olive branch in the other. Since 1968 he has become many things to many people - to ordinary Israelis a terrorist godfather whose desire for the complete annihilation of their state is only thinly veiled; to previous US administrations a NobIn 1968 Yasser Arafat swept onto the world stage as leader of the Palestine Liberation Organisation, a machine gun in one hand and an olive branch in the other. Since 1968 he has become many things to many people - to ordinary Israelis a terrorist godfather whose desire for the complete annihilation of their state is only thinly veiled; to previous US administrations a Nobel Peace Prize-winner and the only Palestinian to do business with; to the Bush White House, a pariah once more.
/book/show/7863846-asthma?from_search=true	Mark Jackson	Asthma: The Biography	Asthma is a familiar and growing disease today, but its story goes back to the ancient world, as we know from accounts in ancient texts from China, India, Greece and Rome. It was treated with acupuncture and Ayurveda.As Western medicine developed, the nature of asthma became clearer, and its basis in the lungs recognized. But cultural perceptions of the disease shifted tAsthma is a familiar and growing disease today, but its story goes back to the ancient world, as we know from accounts in ancient texts from China, India, Greece and Rome. It was treated with acupuncture and Ayurveda.As Western medicine developed, the nature of asthma became clearer, and its basis in the lungs recognized. But cultural perceptions of the disease shifted too. By the 18th century, with recognition that the disease was centred on the lungs, the idea of environmental triggers such as dust and smoke first became recognized. And with that, asthma also became identified as a disease of artisans. Things changed again in the 19th century, as medical understanding grew with the advent of the stethoscope and new techniques such as percussion of the chest. New treatments included the promotion of mountain spas, for asthma now rose in social status, and became associated with the upper classes and the literati. For Marcel Proust and Charles Dickens, asthma shaped their lives and their creativity.From early in the 20th century, the idea of asthma as an allergic disease became established, and the search for environmental causes was on. Hay fever was closely linked, and pharmaceutical companies began to make antihistamines, anti-inflammatories and bronchodilators. Asthma sufferers were warned to beware of pets, simplify their furnishings, and take holidays by the sea far from pollens. But a newly emerging concept was that attacks could be triggered by stress and psychological factors. With musicians such as Schoenberg and Berg as celebrity sufferers, the idea of asthma as an elite disease persisted.In recent years, attitudes have changed again, as incidences of asthma grew dramatically across the world, especially among the young. The disease has now become closely linked to modern lifestyles and the many products of civilization. The battle against house-dust mites began, and whole new lines of anti-allergenic products and foods were launched - asthma has proved highly lucrative over the years. But the disease has remained fashionable, even becoming the theme of several pop songs.is part of the Oxford series,, edited by William and Helen Bynum. In each individual volume an expert historian of medicine tells the story of a particular disease or condition throughout history - not only in terms of growing medical understanding of its nature and cure, but also shifting social and cultural attitudes, and changes in the meaning of the name of the disease itself.
/book/show/2557787.Nureyev?from_search=true	Peter Watson	Nureyev: A Biography	Nureyev was the greatest male dancer of his generation but was also a great romantic star both on- and off-stage. He was born on a train, grew up in poverty and began his performing life at folk dances in his village. He progressed rapidly to the Kirov, but his defection in 1961 was arguably his biggest performance of all. Peter Watson, the award-winning Observer journalisNureyev was the greatest male dancer of his generation but was also a great romantic star both on- and off-stage. He was born on a train, grew up in poverty and began his performing life at folk dances in his village. He progressed rapidly to the Kirov, but his defection in 1961 was arguably his biggest performance of all. Peter Watson, the award-winning Observer journalist, approaches Nureyev both as a ballet star of technical genius and as a bisexual loner and political exile. The Fonteyn-Nureyev relationship is examined both on- and off-stage, aided by much new and controversial material, while Watson has interviewed dozens of Nureyev's friends and colleagues all around the world, travelling throughout Europe, to New York, to Moscow and to Nureyev's childhood village in researching this biography.
/book/show/21344695-augustus?from_search=true	Jochen Bleicken Anthea Bell (Translator)	Augustus: The Biography	Born to a plebeian family in 63 BC, Octavian was a young solder training abroad when he heard news of Julius Caesar's brutal assassination - and discovered that he was the dictator's sole political heir. With the opportunism and instinct for propaganda that were to characterize his rule, Octavian rallied huBorn to a plebeian family in 63 BC, Octavian was a young solder training abroad when he heard news of Julius Caesar's brutal assassination - and discovered that he was the dictator's sole political heir. With the opportunism and instinct for propaganda that were to characterize his rule, Octavian rallied huge financial, military and political backing to eliminate his opponents, end the bloody turmoil that had so long wracked Rome and, finally, take autocratic control of a state devoted to republicanism. He became Augustus - Rome's first Emperor, and the founder of the greatest empire the world had ever seen.In this monumental biography, translated into English for the first time by Anthea Bell, Jochen Bleicken tells the story of a man who found himself a demi-god in his own lifetime and paints a portrait of one of the most dramatic periods of Roman history.
/book/show/523594.Mies_van_der_Rohe?from_search=true	Franz Schulze	Mies van der Rohe: A Critical Biography	is a major rewriting and expansion of Franz Schulzes acclaimed 1985 biography, the first full treatment of the master German-American modern architect. Coauthored with architect Edward Windhorst, this revised edition, three times the length of the original text, features extensive new research and commentary and draws on the best reis a major rewriting and expansion of Franz Schulzes acclaimed 1985 biography, the first full treatment of the master German-American modern architect. Coauthored with architect Edward Windhorst, this revised edition, three times the length of the original text, features extensive new research and commentary and draws on the best recent work of American and German scholars. The authors major new discoveries include the massive transcript of the early-1950s Farnsworth House court case, which discloses for the first time the facts about Miess epic battle with his client Edith Farnsworth. Giving voice to dozens of architects who knew and worked with (and sometimes against) Mies, this comprehensive biography tells the compelling story of how Mies and his students and followers created some of the most significant buildings of the twentieth century.Franz Schulzes 1985 biography of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe has always been acknowledged as the most comprehensive and thoughtful biography of one of the key figures in twentieth-century architecture. This revised edition with significant new scholarship by its two authors will undoubtedly come to occupy the same position.Dietrich Neumann, Brown University
/book/show/174980.George_MacDonald?from_search=true	Michael R. Phillips	George MacDonald: A Biography of Scotland's Beloved Storyteller	Michael Phillips unveils the life of his literary mentor in this revealing portrait of a great writer of faith.
/book/show/12679787-alive-inside-the-wreck?from_search=true	Joe Woodward	Alive Inside the Wreck: A Biography of Nathanael West	From his name to his college transcript to his literary style, Nathanael West was self-invented. Born Nathan Weinstein, the author of Miss Lonelyhearts (1933) and The Day of the Locust (1939) was an uncompromising artist obsessed with writing the perfect novel. He pursued his passion from New York to Paris to California, flirting dangerously with the bleak, faux-glamour ofFrom his name to his college transcript to his literary style, Nathanael West was self-invented. Born Nathan Weinstein, the author of Miss Lonelyhearts (1933) and The Day of the Locust (1939) was an uncompromising artist obsessed with writing the perfect novel. He pursued his passion from New York to Paris to California, flirting dangerously with the bleak, faux-glamour of Hollywood as the country suffered through the grim realities of the Great Depression. At the center of a circle of vigorous young literary writers that included F. Scott Fitzgerald, Dorothy Parker, William Carlos Williams, S.J. Perelman and Dashiell Hammett, West rose to become one of the most original literary talents of the twentieth centuryan accomplished yet regrettably underappreciated master of the short lyric novel.West was finally starting to enjoy financial stability as a Hollywood screenwriter when he died in the California desert. A notoriously bad driver, he was racing back from a hunting trip in Mexico with his young bride of eight months when he crashed at full speed into another car.
/book/show/10944349-dietrich-bonhoeffer-s-letters-and-papers-from-prison?from_search=true	Martin E. Marty	Dietrich Bonhoeffer's "Letters and Papers from Prison": A Biography	For fascination, influence, inspiration, and controversy,is unmatched by any other book of Christian reflection written in the twentieth century. A Lutheran pastor and theologian, Bonhoeffer spent two years in Nazi prisons before being executed at age thirty-nine, just a month before the German surrender, for his role iFor fascination, influence, inspiration, and controversy,is unmatched by any other book of Christian reflection written in the twentieth century. A Lutheran pastor and theologian, Bonhoeffer spent two years in Nazi prisons before being executed at age thirty-nine, just a month before the German surrender, for his role in the plot to kill Hitler. The posthumoushas had a tremendous impact on both Christian and secular thought since it was first published in 1951, and has helped establish Bonhoeffer's reputation as one of the most important Protestant thinkers of the twentieth century. In this, the first history of the book's remarkable global career, National Book Award-winning author Martin Marty tells how and whyhas been read and used in such dramatically different ways, from the cold war to today.In his late letters, Bonhoeffer raised tantalizing questions about the role of Christianity and the church in an increasingly secular world. Marty tells the story of how, in the 1960s and the following decades, these provocative ideas stirred a wide range of thinkers and activists, including civil rights and antiapartheid campaigners, death-of-God theologians, and East German Marxists.In the process of tracing the eventful and contested history of Bonhoeffer's book, Marty provides a compelling new perspective on religious and secular life in the postwar era.
/book/show/19085346-st-francis-of-assisi?from_search=true	G.K. Chesterton	St. Francis of Assisi: A Biography	St. Francis of Assisi: A Biography by G.K. Chesterton
/book/show/656885.Stonewall?from_search=true	Byron Farwell	Stonewall: A Biography of General Thomas J. Jackson	The charismatic Confederate general Stonewall Jackson, who began hismilitary career in the Mexican War, earned his great fame in the CivilWar in a series of brilliantly fought battles. He was given the name Stonewall at the First Battle of Bull Run, when his brigade faced overwhelming odds but held the line. Byron Farwell's engrossing narrative reveals Stonewall Jackson boThe charismatic Confederate general Stonewall Jackson, who began hismilitary career in the Mexican War, earned his great fame in the CivilWar in a series of brilliantly fought battles. He was given the name Stonewall at the First Battle of Bull Run, when his brigade faced overwhelming odds but held the line. Byron Farwell's engrossing narrative reveals Stonewall Jackson both as a military genius and as a quirky, dark personality radically different from the storybook version that grew up after Jackson's untimely death at Chancellorsville in 1863.
/book/show/21157186-i-ve-always-kept-a-unicorn?from_search=true	Mick Houghton	I've Always Kept a Unicorn: The Biography of Sandy Denny	Ive Always Kept a Unicorn tells the story of Sandy Denny, one of the greatest British singers of her time and the first female British singer-songwriter to produce a substantial and enduring body of original songs. Sandy Denny laid down the marker for folk-rock when she joined Fairport Convention in 1968, releasing three albums with them in 1969 before her shock departureIve Always Kept a Unicorn tells the story of Sandy Denny, one of the greatest British singers of her time and the first female British singer-songwriter to produce a substantial and enduring body of original songs. Sandy Denny laid down the marker for folk-rock when she joined Fairport Convention in 1968, releasing three albums with them in 1969 before her shock departure just ahead of the release of the celebrated Liege & Lief. Her music went far beyond this during the seventies, driven by a restless search for the perfect framework for her songs, first with Fotheringay the group she formed but controversially left after recording just one album. On leaving, she immediately collaborated on a historic one-off recording with Led Zeppelin on The Battle of Evermore  the only guest vocalist ever to record with the group. Four fascinating, mercurial solo albums followed as well as an ultimately misguided return to Fairport Convention before her tragic and untimely death, aged 31, in 1978, in circumstances still shrouded in hearsay and speculation.Sandy emerged from the folk scene of the sixties  a world of larger-than-life characters such as Alex Campbell, Jackson C. Frank, Anne Briggs and Australian singer Trevor Lucas, whom she married in 1973. Their often turbulent relationship is at the core of Sandys later life and work, as she tried to reconcile a longing for the simple life and motherhood with the trappings of a rock n roll lifestyle and a fear of the fame and success which others expected of her.This is her story told with the help of more than sixty of her friends, fellow musicians and contemporaries all of whom spoke with great candour, some with too much candour, and all with a mixture of joy and sadness when talking about Sandy.
/book/show/25410835-hospital-sketches-by-louisa-may-alcott-ultimate-edition---classic-book-p?from_search=true	Louisa May Alcott Ednah Dow Cheney Darryl Marks (Editor)	HOSPITAL SKETCHES by LOUISA MAY ALCOTT ULTIMATE EDITION - Classic Book PLUS BIOGRAPHY	HOSPITAL SKETCHES' ULTIMATE EDITIONDo you want the best Kindle Hospital Sketches Edition you can get, with Louisa May Alcotts celebrated book?PLUS a Louisa May Alcott biography?Then you want this 'Hospital Sketches Ultimate Edition from Everlasting Flames  designed just for you.THE 'MUST-HAVE' KINDLE EDITIONEverlasting Flames is a #1 Publisher in the Kindle StorHOSPITAL SKETCHES' ULTIMATE EDITIONDo you want the best Kindle Hospital Sketches Edition you can get, with Louisa May Alcotts celebrated book?PLUS a Louisa May Alcott biography?Then you want this 'Hospital Sketches Ultimate Edition from Everlasting Flames  designed just for you.THE 'MUST-HAVE' KINDLE EDITIONEverlasting Flames is a #1 Publisher in the Kindle Store and presents this unbeatable edition.WHAT YOU GETIn this Kindle Edition, you get the following works:*HOSPITAL SKETCHES  the legendary book written by Louisa May Alcott*LOUISA MAY ALCOTT: HER LIFE AND LETTERS  a full biography, including letters Alcott wroteYOUR NEW WINDOW INTO ALCOTTS WORLDImagine your pleasure of experiencing the magic of the book, and imagine yourself experiencing the wonder of the beloved characters. Then imagine yourself reading about Alcott herself, discovering so much more about the women behind the wordsDON'T MISS OUTAs you read this, you understand why you want to get this unique edition because it is the best Kindle 'HOSPITAL SKETCHES' you can get.You already know you want the best edition you can get, so don't deny yourself! And don't accept other editions that are lacking.GET THIS ULTIMATE EDITION RIGHT NOW!AFTER YOUR PURCHASE PLEASE LOOK UP OTHER EVERLASTING FLAMES TITLES YOUR MIGHT LIKEOTHER INDIVIDUAL ALCOTT WORKS ULTIMATE EDITIONS includingLITTLE WOMEN and its sequel GOOD WIVESLITTLE MEN and its sequel JOS BOYSEIGHT COUSINS and its sequel ROSE IN BLOOMMOODSSHAKESPEARE ULTIMATE 213 Works including the 16 Rare Apocryphal PlaysOSCAR WILDE ULTIMATE COMPLETE WORKS 140+ Works PLUS 2 BIOGRAPHIESJANE AUSTEN COMPLETE ULTIMATE - 30+ Works PLUS RARITIES and BIOGRAPHYGEORGE ELIOT ULTIMATE - 20+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHY and POETRYBRONTE SISTERS ULTIMATE - Complete Novels and Poetry of Charlotte, Anne and Emily in One Book PLUS BIOGRAPHYOSCAR WILDE ULTIMATE COMPLETE WORKS 140+ Works PLUS 2 BIOGRAPHIESBUDDHISM ULTIMATE - 5 Famous Simple Books from the ExpertsWILLIAM BLAKE ULTIMATE 250+ Works and Rarites PLUS BIOGRAPHYWILLIAM WORDSWORTH ULTIMATE 300+ Works PLUS BiographyJOHN KEATS ULTIMATE 50+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHIESJOHN MILTON ULTIMATE 100+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYJOHN DONNE ULTIMATE 400+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYJOHN CLARE ULTIMATE ALL Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYPERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY ULTIMATE 180+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHIESTENNYSON ULTIMATE 300+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYLONGFELLOW ULTIMATE 600+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYULTIMATE MYTHOLOGY COLLECTION Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid Plus 50+ BooksBUDDHISM ULTIMATE - 5 Famous Simple Books from the ExpertsNIETZSCHE ULTIMATE 20+ Books with the Rare biography The Young NietzscheTAO TE CHING TAOISM ULTIMATE 5 Famous Translations PLUS ExplanationsTHE DIVINE COMEDY ULTIMATE EDITION 4 Translations PLUS EXTRAS
/book/show/720527.The_Snowflake_Man?from_search=true	Duncan C. Blanchard	The Snowflake Man: A Biography of Wilson A. Bentley	This is a biography of Wilson Alwyn Bentley, the farmer from Jericho, Vermont, who took over five thousand photomicrographs of ice, dew, frost, and -- especially -- snow crystals. Although his photographs were taken between 1885 and 1931, they have never been equalled and are in great demand today. Bentley's story is one of courage and persistence against tremendous odds.This is a biography of Wilson Alwyn Bentley, the farmer from Jericho, Vermont, who took over five thousand photomicrographs of ice, dew, frost, and -- especially -- snow crystals. Although his photographs were taken between 1885 and 1931, they have never been equalled and are in great demand today. Bentley's story is one of courage and persistence against tremendous odds. He taught himself how to photograph snow crystals through a microscope while still in his teens and then pursued his obsession for years before having the beauty and scientific value of his work recognised by others. 'The Snowflake Man' lays open the life of a simple, self-educated, sensitive man who pursued natural beauty with microscope and camera for nearly fifty years. The book contains 30 black and white photographs.
/book/show/25255081-mr-mojo?from_search=true	Dylan  Jones	Mr Mojo: A Biography of Jim Morrison	In Paris's Pre-Lachaise cemetery, Jim Morrison's graffiti-scrawled tombstone is a place of pilgrimage for local devotees, adolescent hedonists and wayward backpackers alike. Found dead in his bathtub aged only 27 having achieved worldwide stardom as lead singer of, Morrison was quickly immortalised amongst the rock and roll deity such as Hendrix and Joplin. In dIn Paris's Pre-Lachaise cemetery, Jim Morrison's graffiti-scrawled tombstone is a place of pilgrimage for local devotees, adolescent hedonists and wayward backpackers alike. Found dead in his bathtub aged only 27 having achieved worldwide stardom as lead singer of, Morrison was quickly immortalised amongst the rock and roll deity such as Hendrix and Joplin. In death, however, this debauched 'rock poet' remained more stubbornly enigmatic than ever.Who was theJim Morrison? Nihilist, egoist, shaman: he was a master of self-creation. A mosaic mythology of new-age hippy rhetoric, French poetry and Nietszchean symbolism obscured a man trapped by the mythology that he had so carefully constructed around himself.In this colourful and intimate biography, Dylan Jones strips bare the skin-tight leather suit of Jim Morrison's Lizard King persona, and offers a frank and honest appraisal of a much beloved and often-romanticised counter-cultural icon.is littered with little-known anecdotes from fellow stars, spurned lovers and industry moguls. It is a refreshingly honest portrait of a self-indulgent artist with a penchant for pageantry and public self-destruction.
/book/show/1368137.Suharto?from_search=true	R.E. Elson	Suharto: A Political Biography	General Suharto is synonymous with modern Indonesia. He became President amidst extreme social upheaval and mass violence in 1966 and retained his position until 1998. In this book R.E. Elson provides insights into a man who exerted extraordinary power and influence, presented himself as an infallible father of the nation, yet remained mysterious. Suharto sought to transfoGeneral Suharto is synonymous with modern Indonesia. He became President amidst extreme social upheaval and mass violence in 1966 and retained his position until 1998. In this book R.E. Elson provides insights into a man who exerted extraordinary power and influence, presented himself as an infallible father of the nation, yet remained mysterious. Suharto sought to transform Indonesia into a strong, united and economically prosperous nation-state, yet after half a century of influence, he is remembered as much for extensive human rights abuse and unprecedented corruption. As Indonesia emerges from the political numbness that characterized his era, its future seems precarious. R.E. Elson is Professor, School of Asian and International Studies at Griffith University in Brisbane, Australia and Director of Griffith Asia Pacific Council. He is the author of The End of Peasantry in Southeast Asia (Palgrave, 1997) and The Politics of Colonial Expansion (Southeast Asia Program Publications, 1992).
/book/show/17035857-henri-poincare?from_search=true	Jeremy Gray	Henri Poincare: A Scientific Biography	Henri Poincare (1854-1912) was not just one of the most inventive, versatile, and productive mathematicians of all time--he was also a leading physicist who almost won a Nobel Prize for physics and a prominent philosopher of science whose fresh and surprising essays are still in print a century later. The first in-depth and comprehensive look at his many accomplishments,Henri Poincare (1854-1912) was not just one of the most inventive, versatile, and productive mathematicians of all time--he was also a leading physicist who almost won a Nobel Prize for physics and a prominent philosopher of science whose fresh and surprising essays are still in print a century later. The first in-depth and comprehensive look at his many accomplishments,explores all the fields that Poincare touched, the debates sparked by his original investigations, and how his discoveries still contribute to society today.Math historian Jeremy Gray shows that Poincare's influence was wide-ranging and permanent. His novel interpretation of non-Euclidean geometry challenged contemporary ideas about space, stirred heated discussion, and led to flourishing research. His work in topology began the modern study of the subject, recently highlighted by the successful resolution of the famous Poincare conjecture. And Poincare's reformulation of celestial mechanics and discovery of chaotic motion started the modern theory of dynamical systems. In physics, his insights on the Lorentz group preceded Einstein's, and he was the first to indicate that space and time might be fundamentally atomic. Poincare the public intellectual did not shy away from scientific controversy, and he defended mathematics against the attacks of logicians such as Bertrand Russell, opposed the views of Catholic apologists, and served as an expert witness in probability for the notorious Dreyfus case that polarized France.Richly informed by letters and documents,demonstrates how one man's work revolutionized math, science, and the greater world.
/book/show/18774571-kings-cross?from_search=true	Louis Nowra	Kings Cross: A biography	
/book/show/90831.Carl_Sandburg?from_search=true	Penelope Niven	Carl Sandburg: A Biography	Granted accesss to more than 50,000 papers in the Sandburg Collection in Connemara, North Carolina, Niven chronicles Sandburg from his birth in 1878 to immigrant parents, through the years when he struggled to find his identity, into his maturity and fame. The first major biography of Carl Sandburg, this is a remarkable portrait of the populist, the journalist, the orator,Granted accesss to more than 50,000 papers in the Sandburg Collection in Connemara, North Carolina, Niven chronicles Sandburg from his birth in 1878 to immigrant parents, through the years when he struggled to find his identity, into his maturity and fame. The first major biography of Carl Sandburg, this is a remarkable portrait of the populist, the journalist, the orator, the biographer of Lincoln, and, ultimately, the best-loved poet of America's heartland. 16 pages of photographs.
/book/show/664519.Walker_Evans?from_search=true	Belinda Rathbone	Walker Evans: A Biography	Walker Evan's photographs are American classics. His legendary images of southern sharecroppers in LET US NOW PRAISE FAMOUS MEN and his pictures documenting the Depression era make up a haunting protrayal of the American soul. Until now, though, the man behind those well-known images has remained elusive, by his own design. In this first full biography, a leading authorityWalker Evan's photographs are American classics. His legendary images of southern sharecroppers in LET US NOW PRAISE FAMOUS MEN and his pictures documenting the Depression era make up a haunting protrayal of the American soul. Until now, though, the man behind those well-known images has remained elusive, by his own design. In this first full biography, a leading authority on Evans penetrates the anonymity of his legendary photographs to reveal A VERY RICH AND INCLUSIVE LIFE OF FOOLISHNESS, CRUELTY, AND SPLENDOR, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE. A portrait of an artist who profoundly influenced the generation of photographers who followed him, WALKER EVANS also traces the artstically fecund times that nurtured him. His career provides a NEW AND PENETRATING ILLUMINATION, ST LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, of everything from the newly established Museum of Modern Art to President Roosevelt's troubled Farm Security Adminsistratiion. WALKER EVANS is a thoroughly engrossing biography of a unique American master.
/book/show/1155463.Autumn?from_search=true	Gary D. Schmidt (Editor) Susan M. Felch (Editor) Mary Azarian (Illustrator)	Autumn: A Spiritual Biography of the Season	Discover how this transitional season can reveal both the abundance and the limitations of our everyday lives.Discover how this transitional season can reveal both the abundance and the limitations of our everyday lives.
/book/show/9648654-pink-floyd?from_search=true	Gareth Thomas	Pink Floyd: The Illustrated Biography	
/book/show/305113.Sergei_Prokofiev?from_search=true	Harlow Robinson	Sergei Prokofiev: A Biography	The prolific creator of such classic popular works as Romeo and Juliet, Peter and the Wolf, and Cinderella, Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) was one of the most important and influential composers of the twentieth century.Drawing on unprecedented access to previously unknown or unavailable Russian-language sources, including extensive archival material, Harlow Robinson tracesThe prolific creator of such classic popular works as Romeo and Juliet, Peter and the Wolf, and Cinderella, Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) was one of the most important and influential composers of the twentieth century.Drawing on unprecedented access to previously unknown or unavailable Russian-language sources, including extensive archival material, Harlow Robinson traces Prokofiev's extraordinary life from the fairy-tale world of Czarist Russia, through his many years abroad in America and Europe, to his perlexing permanent return to Moscow in 1936 under the Soviet Regime. That Prokofiev died on the very day as Josef Stalin, his principal persecutor, was the final irony of his intense and enigmatic career.
/book/show/1987175.Simon_and_Garfunkel?from_search=true	Victoria Kingston	Simon and Garfunkel: The Biography	This in-depth biography follows the two musicians from their Queens childhood and early days as Tom and Jerry,  which produced the singles hit Hey Schoolgirl. But their first album, Wednesday Morning 3 am, failed to ignite enthusiasm, and the two split up so Simon could go to England for a solo tour of one night stands at folk clubs. While he was there a disc jockey inThis in-depth biography follows the two musicians from their Queens childhood and early days as Tom and Jerry,  which produced the singles hit Hey Schoolgirl. But their first album, Wednesday Morning 3 am, failed to ignite enthusiasm, and the two split up so Simon could go to England for a solo tour of one night stands at folk clubs. While he was there a disc jockey in Florida played one of the album's tracks, The Sound of Silence,  which produced an overwhelming response. Columbia Records decided on their own to lift it from the album and release it as a single in a remixed version, catapulting the duo from relative obscurity to the top of the charts and changing their lives. Then came such classics as Homeward Bound,  The Boxer,  and Bridge Over Troubled Waters. When Mike Nichols asked them to do the music for the film The Graduate they recorded Mrs. Robinson,  which won them the first of many Grammy Awards. Victoria Kingston follows the duo through their amicable breakup in 1970 and tracks th subsequent solo careers of each as they pursued their separate projects.
/book/show/23788307-robin-williams?from_search=true	Joy Lincoln	Robin Williams: The Biography	TIME LIMITED SPECIAL OFFER'The Brightest Star In the Comedy Galaxy' Billy CrystalThis book delves into the creative genius of Robin Williams. It will give you insight into what sort of a background contributed to his meteoric success. Fascinating details are revealed about the larger than life experiences that Robin had in his journey through this world.This book focuseTIME LIMITED SPECIAL OFFER'The Brightest Star In the Comedy Galaxy' Billy CrystalThis book delves into the creative genius of Robin Williams. It will give you insight into what sort of a background contributed to his meteoric success. Fascinating details are revealed about the larger than life experiences that Robin had in his journey through this world.This book focuses in on Robin's incredible life. We share laughter, we share tears but most of all we share the joy that still is Robin Williams as his legacy lives on.TIME LIMITED SPECIAL OFFER
/book/show/2890887-rickover?from_search=true	Thomas B. Allen Norman Polmar	Rickover: Controversy and Genius: A Biography	The Biography of Admimiral Hyman G Rickover,the acknowledges Father of the Nuclear Navy.Rickover was an acknowledged leader and engineering genius,he was also known for his ascerbic personality.He served his country for 60 years in the Navy.Over these years he made many powerful friends and just as powerful enemies.Finnally president Reagan was able to retire him,somethiThe Biography of Admimiral Hyman G Rickover,the acknowledges Father of the Nuclear Navy.Rickover was an acknowledged leader and engineering genius,he was also known for his ascerbic personality.He served his country for 60 years in the Navy.Over these years he made many powerful friends and just as powerful enemies.Finnally president Reagan was able to retire him,something two previous presidents weren't able to do.This is a well research and penetrating biography.
/book/show/344065.Hans_Georg_Gadamer?from_search=true	Jean Grondin Joel Weinsheimer (Translator)	Hans-Georg Gadamer: A Biography	Philosopher Hans-Georg Gadamer (1900-2002) was at the centre of some of the century's darkest, most complex historical events, for he chose to remain in his native Germany in the 1930s, neither supporting Hitler nor actively opposing him, but negotiating instead an unpolitical position that allowed him to continue his philosophical work. In this work Jean Grondin offers anPhilosopher Hans-Georg Gadamer (1900-2002) was at the centre of some of the century's darkest, most complex historical events, for he chose to remain in his native Germany in the 1930s, neither supporting Hitler nor actively opposing him, but negotiating instead an unpolitical position that allowed him to continue his philosophical work. In this work Jean Grondin offers an appraisal of Gadamer's life and achievement.
/book/show/1011352.Hugo_Chavez?from_search=true	Cristina Marcano Alberto Barrera Tyszka	Hugo Chavez: The Definitive Biography of Venezuela's Controversial President	Book by Marcano, Cristina, Tyszka, Alberto Barrera
/book/show/33617914-king-john-the-unabridged-play-the-classic-biography?from_search=true	William Shakespeare Sidney Lee	King John (The Unabridged Play) + The Classic Biography: The Life of William Shakespeare	
/book/show/852429.Proust?from_search=true	Ronald Hayman	Proust: A Biography	Using new available original sources, the first major biography of Proust since the seventies sets the record straight on a literary giant. 16 pages of halftones.
/book/show/8524165-palmerston?from_search=true	David   Brown	Palmerston: A Biography	A grand and fascinating figure in Victorian politics, the charismatic Lord Palmerston (17841865) served as foreign secretary for fifteen years and prime minister for nine, engaged in struggles with everyone from the Duke of Wellington to Lord John Russell to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, engineered the defeat of the Russians in the Crimean War, and played a major roleA grand and fascinating figure in Victorian politics, the charismatic Lord Palmerston (17841865) served as foreign secretary for fifteen years and prime minister for nine, engaged in struggles with everyone from the Duke of Wellington to Lord John Russell to Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, engineered the defeat of the Russians in the Crimean War, and played a major role in the development of liberalism and the Liberal Party. This comprehensive biography, informed by unprecedented research in the statesmans personal archives, gives full weight not only to Palmerstons foreign policy achievements, but also to his domestic political activity, political thought, life as a landlord, and private life and affairs. Through the lens of the milieu of his times, the book pinpoints for the first time the nature and extent of Palmerstons contributions to the making of modern Britain.
/book/show/16125034-the-berlin-wall-story?from_search=true	Hans-Hermann Hertle Timothy Jones (translator)	The Berlin Wall Story: Biography of a Monument	Where did the Berlin Wall actually stand? Why was it built? How did people keep managing to escape across it - and how many died in the attempt? Why did it come down in the end? Numerous previously unknown photographs document the construction of this barrier system of barbed wire, alarm fences and concrete. Spectacular escape stories and shocking deaths are chronicled herWhere did the Berlin Wall actually stand? Why was it built? How did people keep managing to escape across it - and how many died in the attempt? Why did it come down in the end? Numerous previously unknown photographs document the construction of this barrier system of barbed wire, alarm fences and concrete. Spectacular escape stories and shocking deaths are chronicled here in words and images, as are the dramatic events surrounding the construction and the fall of the Wall. A stunning survey of the Berlin Wall, the central symbol of the Cold War.
/book/show/12742152-piccadilly-jim?from_search=true	P.G. Wodehouse	Piccadilly Jim (Annotated with biography about the life and times of P.G. Wodehouse)	The novel features Ogden Ford and his mother Nesta (both previously encountered in The Little Nugget (1913)). Nesta has remarried, to the hen-pecked, baseball-loving millionaire Mr. Peter Pett, and Ogden remains spoilt and obnoxious. The story takes its title from the charismatic character of Jimmy Crocker, Nesta's nephew and a reforming playboy. 'Jim' is called upon to asThe novel features Ogden Ford and his mother Nesta (both previously encountered in The Little Nugget (1913)). Nesta has remarried, to the hen-pecked, baseball-loving millionaire Mr. Peter Pett, and Ogden remains spoilt and obnoxious. The story takes its title from the charismatic character of Jimmy Crocker, Nesta's nephew and a reforming playboy. 'Jim' is called upon to assist in the kidnapping of Ogden, amongst much confusion involving imposters, crooks, detectives, butlers, aunts etc. - all in the name of romance of course.
/book/show/26966.In_Search_of_Nella_Larsen?from_search=true	George Hutchinson	In Search of Nella Larsen: A Biography of the Color Line	Nella Larsen (1891-1964) lived her life in the shadows of America's racial divide. She wrote about that life, was briefly celebrated in her time, and then was lost to later generations. This work exposes the truths and half-truths surrounding this central figure of modern literary studies.
/book/show/18963483-the-man-who-is-mrs-brown---the-biography-of-brendan-o-carroll?from_search=true	David O'Dornan	The Man Who is Mrs Brown - The Biography of Brendan O'Carroll	
/book/show/223596.Ingmar_Bergman?from_search=true	Peter Cowie	Ingmar Bergman: A Critical Biography	Binding: HardcoverPublisher: Scribner Book CompanyDate published: 1982ISBN-13: 9780684177717ISBN: 0684177714
/book/show/620776.Harry_Partch?from_search=true	Bob Gilmore	Harry Partch: A Biography	Visionary composer, theorist, and creator of musical instruments, Harry Partch (1901-1974) was a leading figure in the development of an indigenously American contemporary music. Drawing on interviews with many of Partch's associates and on the complete archives of the Harry Partch Estate, Bob Gilmore provides a full and sympathetic portrait of this extraordinary creativeVisionary composer, theorist, and creator of musical instruments, Harry Partch (1901-1974) was a leading figure in the development of an indigenously American contemporary music. Drawing on interviews with many of Partch's associates and on the complete archives of the Harry Partch Estate, Bob Gilmore provides a full and sympathetic portrait of this extraordinary creative artist. 30 illustrations.
/book/show/5016167-john-lennon?from_search=true	Gareth Thomas	John Lennon: The Illustrated Biography	John Lennon was the man who founded The Beatles and whose energy and commitment were greatly influential in taking them to the heights of fame. This book includes evocative, rare and classic images from the archives of the Daily Mail.
/book/show/150478.Shania_Twain?from_search=true	Robin Eggar	Shania Twain: The Biography	Shania Twain has risen from humble beginnings in a dirt-poor mining town in Northern Canada to amazing heights of superstardom. At the age of eight her mother was taking her to sing in lumberjack bars; now she shares a Swiss mansion and an estate in New Zealand with her record-produceShania Twain has risen from humble beginnings in a dirt-poor mining town in Northern Canada to amazing heights of superstardom. At the age of eight her mother was taking her to sing in lumberjack bars; now she shares a Swiss mansion and an estate in New Zealand with her record-producer husband and is worth more than $100 million. Hits such as Man! I Feel Like a Woman and That Don't Impress Me Much ensured that her third album,, became the bestselling album in country-music history and her astounding crossover to mainstream music swiftly followed. Her life, however, has remained the subject of speculation and controversy.British music journalist Robin Eggar has talked to Shania's close friends, family, business associates -- and to Shania herself -- to build an insightful, rounded portrait of a woman whose Cinderella tale has become a fable for our times.
/book/show/908235.Tecumseh_and_the_Quest_for_Indian_Leadership?from_search=true	R. David Edmunds	Tecumseh and the Quest for Indian Leadership	In this biography, David Edmunds examines the life of legendary Shawnee leader Tecumesh and his pivotal role in defending the Native American way of life. Since his death as an avowed warrior at the Battle of the Thames in 1813, the details of Tecumsehrsquo;s life have passed into the realm of legend, myth and drama. In this new edition, David Edmunds considers the man whoIn this biography, David Edmunds examines the life of legendary Shawnee leader Tecumesh and his pivotal role in defending the Native American way of life. Since his death as an avowed warrior at the Battle of the Thames in 1813, the details of Tecumsehrsquo;s life have passed into the realm of legend, myth and drama. In this new edition, David Edmunds considers the man who acted as a diplomat ndash; a charismatic strategist who attempted to smooth cultural divisions between tribes and collectively oppose the seizure of their land.pThe titles in the Library of American Biography Series make ideal supplements for American History Survey courses or other courses in American history where figures in history are explored. Paperback, brief, and inexpensive, each interpretive biography in this series focuses on a figure whose actions and ideas significantly influenced the course of American history and national life. In addition, each biography relates the life of its subject to the broader themes and developments of the times.
/book/show/54892.Nobody_s_Perfect?from_search=true	Charlotte Chandler	Nobody's Perfect: A Personal Biography of Billy Wilder	Billy Wilder (1906-2002) was one of the legendary figures in 20th-century film. When he died recently, he left behind an incredible celluloid legacy. Sunset Boulevard, Some Like It Hot, Double Indemnity, The Apartment, The Lost Weekend, Sabrina and other Wilder films have become a part of our shared experience and collective memory. In Nobody's Perfect, Billy Wilder speaksBilly Wilder (1906-2002) was one of the legendary figures in 20th-century film. When he died recently, he left behind an incredible celluloid legacy. Sunset Boulevard, Some Like It Hot, Double Indemnity, The Apartment, The Lost Weekend, Sabrina and other Wilder films have become a part of our shared experience and collective memory. In Nobody's Perfect, Billy Wilder speaks for himself, in what is as close to an autobiography as there ever will be. Charlotte Chandler, author of authorized bios on Groucho Marx and Federico Fellini, met Wilder in the mid-1970s and began a friendship that continued until his death. Over the course of more than 20 years, she interviewed not only Wilder, but many of the actors and other creative people who worked with him. The result is this remarkable book, a very personal look at one of filmdom's true creative geniuses. In a life as dramatic as his films, Wilder survived World War I and escaped the Holocaust. His great gift as a screenwriter soon became apparent, as did his easy rapport with actors. As a writer-director, he worked with such stars as Greta Garbo, William Holden, Tony Curtis, Barbara Stanwyck, Marlene Dietrich, Ginger Rogers, Gloria Swanson, Audrey Hepburn, Gary Cooper, James Cagney, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau and Marilyn Monroe - most of whom were interviewed for this book. This revealing and vastly entertaining book is a wonderful, timely tribute to this great writer-director, a legacy of Wilder's wit, insight and remarkable wisdom.
/book/show/30248290-erewhon---samuel-butler-with-notes-biography-illustrated?from_search=true	Samuel Butler Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Erewhon - Samuel Butler (With Notes)(Biography)(Illustrated): Or Over the Range	Erewhon or, Over the Range (e-re-whon) is a novel by Samuel Butler which was first published anonymously in 1872. The title is also the name of a country, supposedly discovered by the protagonist. In the novel, it is not revealed where Erewhon is, but it is clear that it is a fictional country. Butler meant the title to be read as nowhere backwards even though the letterErewhon or, Over the Range (e-re-whon) is a novel by Samuel Butler which was first published anonymously in 1872. The title is also the name of a country, supposedly discovered by the protagonist. In the novel, it is not revealed where Erewhon is, but it is clear that it is a fictional country. Butler meant the title to be read as nowhere backwards even though the letters h and w are transposed, as it would have been pronounced in his day (and still is in some dialects of English). The book is a satire on Victorian society.The first few chapters of the novel dealing with the discovery of Erewhon are in fact based on Butler's own experiences in New Zealand where, as a young man, he worked as a sheep farmer on Mesopotamia Station for about four years (186064), and explored parts of the interior of the South Island and which he wrote about in his A First Year in Canterbury Settlement (1863).
/book/show/675811.The_Secret_World_of_Johnny_Depp?from_search=true	Nigel Goodall	The Secret World of Johnny Depp: The Intimate Biography of Hollywood's Best-Loved Rebel	The star of some of the best and most unconventional American films in recent history, Johnny Depp has also been a source of media fascination since the 90s. His film roles have always been idiosyncratic, earning him international respect and adorationfromandto his Oscar-nominated turns as Captain Jack Sparrow in theThe star of some of the best and most unconventional American films in recent history, Johnny Depp has also been a source of media fascination since the 90s. His film roles have always been idiosyncratic, earning him international respect and adorationfromandto his Oscar-nominated turns as Captain Jack Sparrow in thefilms and as J.M. Barrie inHis good looks, oddball charm, and tempestuous love affairs have helped push him into the limelight and kept him there. Now, in this updated biography (originally titled), Nigel Goodall looks at his bad-boy image, his rise to fame, and his high-profile romances.
/book/show/389940.Grievous_Angel?from_search=true	Jessica Hundley Polly Parsons	Grievous Angel: An Intimate Biography of Gram Parsons	There has never been a better time for a book on Gram Parsons. At the thirty-year anniversary of his death, his sound, a mix of country and rock 'n' roll, is absolutely everywhere. Popular musicians of today trace their inspiration to pick up a guitar to when they first heard his music. His songs and his style have had a lasting effect on the music of our time. Now, togethThere has never been a better time for a book on Gram Parsons. At the thirty-year anniversary of his death, his sound, a mix of country and rock 'n' roll, is absolutely everywhere. Popular musicians of today trace their inspiration to pick up a guitar to when they first heard his music. His songs and his style have had a lasting effect on the music of our time. Now, together with Parsons's daughter, Polly, Jessica Hundley has created an intimate and extensive biography that brings together never-before-seen photos and illustrations, unpublished letters, and in-depth interviews with some of the many artists whose work was shaped by Parsons, including Keith Richards, Emmylou Harris, Wilco, and Ryan Adams, among many others. Grievous Angel is the tribute that the legions of Parsons fans have been waiting fora book that brings to life the story of the Southern boy who revolutionized the way music sounds.
/book/show/13251125-audrey-hepburn?from_search=true	Barry Paris	Audrey Hepburn: A Biography	Barry Paris loves Audrey Hepburn, and who can blame him? His exuberant profile of the movie star traces Hepburn's life from her childhood in the Netherlands (where she aided the Dutch resistence) through her Hollywood career (from her Oscar-winning performance into Steven Spielberg's). Paris, a veteran of Hollywood biography books, wants to free his rBarry Paris loves Audrey Hepburn, and who can blame him? His exuberant profile of the movie star traces Hepburn's life from her childhood in the Netherlands (where she aided the Dutch resistence) through her Hollywood career (from her Oscar-winning performance into Steven Spielberg's). Paris, a veteran of Hollywood biography books, wants to free his readers of any false impressions that might sully the late star's reputation. The impression that Hepburn was a snob, he persuades us, was the result of an introverted character formed by her experiences during the war. This wartime experience both fed Hepburn's love of the spotlight and inspired a concern for the poor and powerless that compelled her to campaign for UNICEF from 1988 until her death in 1993. Some of the most fascinating material in this delightfully readable volume concerns the impact the ever-elegant Audrey Hepburn had on women's style and self-conception. If you don't already love her, Paris's book will at the least evoke admiration of her, if not enlist you in a movement for her beatification.
/book/show/608456.Gandhi?from_search=true	Geoffrey Ashe	Gandhi: A Biography	Few biographies capture the complex personality of Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948) theologian, philosopher, activist, and statesman so successfully. Geoffrey Ashe separates myth from reality and clarifies the incredible polarities of his protagonist's life, from middle-class lawyer to non violent revolutionary, from family man to man of the world. The resulting portrait offFew biographies capture the complex personality of Mohandas K. Gandhi (1869-1948) theologian, philosopher, activist, and statesman so successfully. Geoffrey Ashe separates myth from reality and clarifies the incredible polarities of his protagonist's life, from middle-class lawyer to non violent revolutionary, from family man to man of the world. The resulting portrait offers readers insight into a man whose example influenced the powerful and the impoverished, whose nonviolent activism impacted the national destinies of India and Pakistan, and whose teachings and techniques continue to inspire worldwide struggles for political, economic and social justice.
/book/show/112937.Winston_Churchill?from_search=true	Piers Brendon	Winston Churchill: A Biography	This book has hardback covers.Ex-library,With usual stamps and markings,In fair condition, suitable as a study copy.Dust Jacket in good condition.
/book/show/24912041-inside-grey-s-anatomy?from_search=true	Marc Shapiro	Inside Grey's Anatomy: The Unauthorized Biography of Jamie Dornan	Jamie Dornan came to the role of Christian Grey in the motion picture Fifty Shades of Grey as Hollywood's answer to a prayer when the original actor, Charlie Hunnam, left the picture a scant three weeks before production was set to begin. But the reality was that Dornan's being thrust into Instant celebrity was more than a decade in the making chronicled in entertainingJamie Dornan came to the role of Christian Grey in the motion picture Fifty Shades of Grey as Hollywood's answer to a prayer when the original actor, Charlie Hunnam, left the picture a scant three weeks before production was set to begin. But the reality was that Dornan's being thrust into Instant celebrity was more than a decade in the making chronicled in entertaining depth in the Inside Grey's Anatomy: The Unauthorized Biography of Jamie Dornan by New York Times best-selling author Marc Shapiro. Dornan' story is ripe with pathos, talent, determination and luck. After losing his mother at an early age, Dornan struggled with frustration and aimlessness as he attempted to find his way in the world. Luck entered the picture when he stumbled into the world of international modeling where, after being dubbed The Golden Torso, he reluctantly rode the glitz and glamour, making money, dating the most sought-after women but ultimately chaffing as he dreamed of becoming an actor. His determination finally kicked open the door with important works in both television and film. Finally the phone rang early one morning and Christian Grey was born.
/book/show/1255105.Dancing_with_Demons?from_search=true	Penny Valentine Vicki Wickham	Dancing with Demons: The Authorized Biography of Dusty Springfield	
/book/show/203983.Love_Is_the_Measure?from_search=true	Jim Forest	Love Is the Measure: A Biography of Dorothy Day	Love Is the Measure offers a richly illustrated biography of Dorothy Day, founder of the Catholic Worker movement and one of the most extraordinary and prophetic voices in the American Catholic church. Jim Forest, who worked with Day in the 1960s, provides a compelling portrait of her heroic efforts to live out the radical message of the gospel for our times. A journalistLove Is the Measure offers a richly illustrated biography of Dorothy Day, founder of the Catholic Worker movement and one of the most extraordinary and prophetic voices in the American Catholic church. Jim Forest, who worked with Day in the 1960s, provides a compelling portrait of her heroic efforts to live out the radical message of the gospel for our times. A journalist and radical social reformer in her youth, at home in the bohemian Greenwich Village of the 1920s, Day surprised her friends with the decision in 1927 to enter the Catholic church. Her conversion, prompted by the birth out of wedlock of her daughter Tamar, left her searching for some way to reconcile her faith with her commitment to the cause of the poor and social justice. The answer followed her meeting with the French peasant-philosopher Peter Maurin, who inspired her to start The Catholic Worker, both a newspaper and eventually a movement. Enunciating a radical social vision rooted in the gospel, Day and those who joined her devoted themselves to the Works of Mercy while struggling to create a new society where it is easier to be good. An ardent pacifist, Dorothy Day challenged consciences within the church and society with her total opposition to war and her commitment to voluntary poverty. Forest chronicles her frequent arrests in the cause of peace, while stressing throughout the unique spiritual vision that underlies her dramatic witness.
/book/show/2426132.Alasdair_Gray?from_search=true	Rodge Glass	Alasdair Gray: A Secretary’s Biography	Glass plays Boswell to Gray's Johnson in this humorous yet rigorous biography. Glass has used the inventive techniques of Gray's fiction to bear, mixing a chronological narrative of his subject's life with his own diaries of meeting, getting to know and working with the celebrated artist, writer and campaigner.
/book/show/21117432-nora-roberts?from_search=true	Paul Kraly Paula Kalamaras/Paola K. Amaras	Nora Roberts: A Biography	ABOUT THE BOOKNora Roberts scoffs at spineless heroines  Weak, passive people dont make good characters, she says. She is equally brutal about needy men: If a man wants someone to take care of him, he should get a dog as a companion and live with his mother. - Washington PostIt was a dark and stormy night - although it may not have been stormy or even dark, but theABOUT THE BOOKNora Roberts scoffs at spineless heroines  Weak, passive people dont make good characters, she says. She is equally brutal about needy men: If a man wants someone to take care of him, he should get a dog as a companion and live with his mother. - Washington PostIt was a dark and stormy night - although it may not have been stormy or even dark, but the infamous blizzard of February 1979 was enough to lock Nora Roberts inside with her two young sons board games and a rapidly decreasing supply of chocolate. For something new to do, she grabbed a tablet and began writing her first novel in longhand and voila, she had found what she was meant to do. By 1980 her first novel was published From such humble beginnings, Nora Roberts today has written over 200 books, countless articles and stories and earns over $60 million each year. Not bad for a highschool graduate with no formal college or writing training.EXCERPT FROM THE BOOKHer writing is full of strong powerful women, able to solve problems, and able enter into healthy solid relationships with men. Another thing that makes her writing unique is that unlike most romance writing, the point of view is not always female. Roberts, with four older brothers and two sons, understands the male point of view - something she learned since she was surrounded by men all her life. (She finally has a grand-daughter, so the streak of only male relatives is over.) This often gives her books a new perspective and understanding of those stalwart heroes of romantic fiction. Her women are quite capable and not waiting to be rescued. They are equal adversaries of the men, and their relationships capture the sexual tension that permeates each page. Roberts lovers hover between the sublime and the mundane, treating sex as a wonderful useful outlet, but it is not the all encompassing flame that obfuscates the remainder of life.One of the reasons that romance literature is so soundly denigrated by reviewers and literary types is that it is fiction written by women for women. When a man writes a romance novel, it is immediately categorized as something else, so that it wont fall under the chick lit stigma. As Robertssays Unless a guy writes one and they call it something else. And it gets reviewed and made into a movie  A woman writes it and it's just one of those, she says. I mean, how long are you going to fight that battle?Meg Cabot, the author of thePrincess Diariesnovels, says is the cornerstone of her success. Her heroes and heroines are so strong yet so flawed. They have these personal handicaps, and that's something that's made Nora's books so different to many written in the past, because the characters are so relatable.Roberts keeps her finger on the pulse of her readers interests and produces works that reflects the times. For instance in her The Circle Trilogy (2006), Roberts draws upon the rising interest in the supernatural, Irish mythology, wicca, witches, alternate worlds, vampire hunters, and of course vampires at war with humanity. She has three couples and despite adversity, produces a happy ending. Her three female characters are strong women; capable of leading nations and battles, conjuring spells and demon slaying as everyday occurrences. Her male characters are hot tempered, testy and brave, equal to the women in every way - even the vampire hero. Roberts fills her books with pop culture references, with characters drinking a coke or watching TV, using a laptop or even copying shower schematics to translate to a more medieval world.
/book/show/55238.Reinhold_Niebuhr?from_search=true	Richard Wightman Fox	Reinhold Niebuhr: A Biography	
/book/show/2342349.Dawn_French?from_search=true	Alison Bowyer	Dawn French: The Unauthorized Biography	Dawn French is the doyenne of British comedy, with a successful career that started in the 1980s when she was part of the innovative troupe The Comedy Strip. As one half of the funniest and most successful comedy double acts of all time, French and Saunders, her brilliantly observed performances established her as a formidable comic talent. As the female vicar Geraldine GrDawn French is the doyenne of British comedy, with a successful career that started in the 1980s when she was part of the innovative troupe The Comedy Strip. As one half of the funniest and most successful comedy double acts of all time, French and Saunders, her brilliantly observed performances established her as a formidable comic talent. As the female vicar Geraldine Granger in the long-running and hugely popular series The Vicar of Dibley she delighted audiences for fourteen years. Now this affectionate biography tells the remarkable story of her rise to fame, from her first meeting with Jennifer Saunders to their twentieth anniversary at the BBC. It also looks at her long-lasting marriage to Lenny Henry and how she juggles the demands of parenthood and career. Dawn French is an entertaining and often moving story that is sure to appeal to her millions of fans.
/book/show/54110.Thomas_Hardy?from_search=true	Michael Millgate	Thomas Hardy: A Biography Revisited	Michael Millgate's classic biography of Thomas Hardy, was first published in 1982. Much new information about Hardy has since become available, often in volumes edited or co-edited by Millgate himself, and many established assumptions have been challenged and revolutionized by scholarly research. In this extensively revised, fully reconsidered, and considerably-expanded neMichael Millgate's classic biography of Thomas Hardy, was first published in 1982. Much new information about Hardy has since become available, often in volumes edited or co-edited by Millgate himself, and many established assumptions have been challenged and revolutionized by scholarly research. In this extensively revised, fully reconsidered, and considerably-expanded new edition Millgate, the world's leading Hardy scholar, draws not only upon these new materials but upon an exceptional understanding of Hardy gained from long immersion in the study of his life and work. Many large and small aspects of Hardy's life are here freshly illuminated, including his family background, his fumbling self-education as a poet, his difficult relations with his first wife and hers with his family, his sexual infatuations, his secret collaborations with aspiring women writers, his clandestine composition of his own official biography, and the memory-invoking techniques by which he sustained his remarkable creativity into extreme old age. Thorough, authoritative and eminently readable, Thomas Hardy: A Biography Revisited will become the standard life of Hardy for a new generation.
/book/show/16120808-the-biography-of-robert-murray-m-cheyne?from_search=true	Andrew A. Bonar	The Biography of Robert Murray M'Cheyne	
/book/show/6430839-sourav?from_search=true	Gulu Ezekiel	Sourav: A Biography	Maharaj to his family, Lord Snooty to his county mates in Lancashire and Dada to his team, 29 years old Sourav Ganguly has in the past few years rewritten the rules of captaincy, for the indian team. In this book, the author follows the career of th indian captain from the early years to the eve of the 2003 world cup. With his trademark impeccable research, he uncovers theMaharaj to his family, Lord Snooty to his county mates in Lancashire and Dada to his team, 29 years old Sourav Ganguly has in the past few years rewritten the rules of captaincy, for the indian team. In this book, the author follows the career of th indian captain from the early years to the eve of the 2003 world cup. With his trademark impeccable research, he uncovers the little known quirks of Sourav personality. What emerges from this riveting account is the portrait of a man at the peak of his powers, with the motivation and grit to carry his team to heights previously unscaled in the history of indian cricket
/book/show/12671156-little-black-sambo-illustrated-2011-authorial-biography?from_search=true	Helen Bannerman	Little Black Sambo [Illustrated, 2011 Authorial Biography]	The Story of Little Black Sambo is a children's book written and illustrated by Helen Bannerman, and first published by Grant Richards in October 1899 as one in a series of small-format books called The Dumpy Books for Children. Sambo is a South Indian boy who encounters four hungry tigers, and surrenders his colourful new clothes, shoes, and umbrella so they will not eatThe Story of Little Black Sambo is a children's book written and illustrated by Helen Bannerman, and first published by Grant Richards in October 1899 as one in a series of small-format books called The Dumpy Books for Children. Sambo is a South Indian boy who encounters four hungry tigers, and surrenders his colourful new clothes, shoes, and umbrella so they will not eat him. The tigers chase each other around a tree until they are reduced to a pool of melted butter; Sambo then recovers his clothes and his mother makes pancakes of the butter. The story was a children's favourite for half a century until the word sambo was deemed a racial slur in some countries, and the illustrations considered reminiscent of darky iconography. Both text and illustrations have undergone considerable revision since.
/book/show/90791.George_Eliot_Voice_of_a_Century?from_search=true	Frederick R. Karl	George Eliot, Voice of a Century: A Biography	Frederick R. Karl's magisterial biography of George Eliot proves her to be one of the most fascinating and iconic individuals of her time. Born in 1819 as Mary Anne Evans, she grew up near rural Coventry when the pastoral life was being destroyed by the rapid rise of industrialism. Her father, Robert Evans, took care of an estate, where the family lived. Eliot, his youngesFrederick R. Karl's magisterial biography of George Eliot proves her to be one of the most fascinating and iconic individuals of her time. Born in 1819 as Mary Anne Evans, she grew up near rural Coventry when the pastoral life was being destroyed by the rapid rise of industrialism. Her father, Robert Evans, took care of an estate, where the family lived. Eliot, his youngest child, absorbed the world around her, its beauty and its delicate sense of stability, which was about to be thoroughly disrupted. Eliot thrived on learning while she stayed home, taking care of her aging father. Upon his death, she began her long process of emergence and change. Her unusual intelligence and literary capacity brought her to the attention of John Chapman, who enlisted her to work on the intellectual Westminster Review in London. While there she met some of the leading thinkers of her era, including Herbert Spencer. Karl focuses on her relationships with these men in a way earlier biographers have been unable, using many letters and documents previously unavailable. Karl shows how Eliot's break from respectable womanhood by running off with the married George Henry Lewes allowed her to begin her career as the major British novelist of the nineteenth century. Often, she drew upon her own life to create her plots and characters. She set several of her masterworks - Adam Bede, The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Felix Holt, and Middlemarch - in the England of the past and her youth to show a complex portrait of society and character - one that captures us today with its moral dilemmas and psychological shrewdness.
/book/show/75464.Hearst_Castle?from_search=true	Victoria Kastner Victoria Garagliano (Photographer) George Plimpton (Foreword by)	Hearst Castle: The Biography of a Country House	The story of Hearst Castle, the Californian estate of newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst. Thuis book chronicles the evolution of the estate, with its pools and collection of fine art and antiques. It also includes stories of the famous parties hosted by Hearst.
/book/show/15724138-raymond-chandler?from_search=true	Tom        Williams	Raymond Chandler: A Mysterious Something in the Light: A New Biography	A major new biography of the writer who, more than any other, has defined modern crime fiction What we know of Raymond Chandler is shrouded in secrets and half-truths as deceptive as anything in his magisterial novel The Long Goodbye. Now, drawing on new interviews, previously unpublished letters and archives on both sides of the Atlantic, literary gumshoe Tom Williams casA major new biography of the writer who, more than any other, has defined modern crime fiction What we know of Raymond Chandler is shrouded in secrets and half-truths as deceptive as anything in his magisterial novel The Long Goodbye. Now, drawing on new interviews, previously unpublished letters and archives on both sides of the Atlantic, literary gumshoe Tom Williams casts light on this most mysterious of writers. The Raymond Chandler revealed is a man troubled by loneliness and desertion from an early age  experiences that fuelled his writing as much as they scarred his life. Born in Chicago in 1888, his childhood was overshadowed by the cruel collapse of his parents marriage, his fathers alcohol-fuelled violence eventually forcing the boy and his doting mother to leave for Ireland, and later London. As a young man, eager to forge a new life unconstrained by the stuffy English class system, he returned to the US, where  in corruption-ridden Los Angeles  he met his one great love: Cissy Pascal, a married woman 18 years his senior. It was only during middle age, after his own alcoholism wrecked a lucrative career as an oilman, that Chandler seriously turned to crime fiction, although his success was to prove bittersweet. An obsessive attitude towards his craft, unrealised literary ambitions and a suicidal turn after Cissys death combined to prevent him from recapturing the verve of his earlier writing. However, his legacy  the lonely, ambiguous world of Philip Marlowe  endures, compelling generation after generation of crime writers to go down mean streets. In this long-awaited new biography, the most thorough and comprehensive yet written, Tom Williams shadows one of the twentieth centurys true literary giants and considers how crime was raised to the level of art.
/book/show/255896.Rembrandt_s_Portrait?from_search=true	Charles L. Mee Jr. Charles L. Mee	Rembrandt's Portrait: A Biography	The first pure biography of this enigmatic legend, Rembrandt's Portrait is a fascinating detective story in which, clue by clue, the man himself emerges as never before.
/book/show/1580940.Butch_Cassidy?from_search=true	Richard Patterson	Butch Cassidy: A Biography	
/book/show/6577093-leonard-cohen?from_search=true	Tim Footman	Leonard Cohen: Hallelujah: A New Biography	Chronicling the highs and lows that have punctuated the life of a musical genius, this in-depth biography reveals new insight into the legendary songs of Leonard Cohen. Covering each stage in his prolific careercited as one of the most dramatic periods in the life of this eloquent songwriter.
/book/show/9653200-x?from_search=true	Jessica S. Gunderson	X: A Biography of Malcolm X	Someone was trying to kill Malcolm X, and he knew who it was. From his troubled youth to his days as spokesman for the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X had much to say about race and civil rights. But when he split with the Nation of Islam, the charismatic black leader made one powerful enemy. Join him on his life-altering pilgrimage to Mecca where he discovers the power of brotSomeone was trying to kill Malcolm X, and he knew who it was. From his troubled youth to his days as spokesman for the Nation of Islam, Malcolm X had much to say about race and civil rights. But when he split with the Nation of Islam, the charismatic black leader made one powerful enemy. Join him on his life-altering pilgrimage to Mecca where he discovers the power of brotherhood and the cost of racial divides.
/book/show/959875.Richard_Thompson?from_search=true	Patrick Humphries	Richard Thompson: The Biography	After 30 years of recording and performing, Richard Thompson remains the nightmare of every marketing department: he is an obvious genius who simply can't be slipped past the radar of the mainstream audience. Thompson himself seems nonplussed. He continues to write marvelously mordant songs, and to wring his own brand of Celtic angst from the electric guitar. Meanwhile, thAfter 30 years of recording and performing, Richard Thompson remains the nightmare of every marketing department: he is an obvious genius who simply can't be slipped past the radar of the mainstream audience. Thompson himself seems nonplussed. He continues to write marvelously mordant songs, and to wring his own brand of Celtic angst from the electric guitar. Meanwhile, the journalist Patrick Humphries has taken on the Boswell role, taping hours of interviews and running down all the requisite sources. The result is this lively Life of Thompson, which includes an airtight discography and some goofy photos that only a fearless man would allow to be published.
/book/show/13701202-stephen-colbert?from_search=true	Catherine M. Andronik	Stephen Colbert: A Biography	Stephen Colbert may be just a comedian--one not all audiences find funny, especially among those who have been mercilessly lampooned by him--but there is no arguing that the condescending, bombastic, and largely ignorant pundit he plays on Comedy Central has brought awareness of current events and political happenings to a substantially larger portion of the American popStephen Colbert may be just a comedian--one not all audiences find funny, especially among those who have been mercilessly lampooned by him--but there is no arguing that the condescending, bombastic, and largely ignorant pundit he plays on Comedy Central has brought awareness of current events and political happenings to a substantially larger portion of the American population.The only available biography on Stephen Colbert, this book examines his life story and details how he became one of the most influential people on current American culture. Beginning with coverage of Colbert's childhood, the chapters discuss his education, highlighting his interest in drama; describe his introduction to the world of comedy; review his contributions as a correspondent on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart; and focus on Colbert's accomplishments and antics as the star of his faux news program that debuted in the fall of 2005, The Colbert Report.
/book/show/628841.Arthur_C_Clarke?from_search=true	Neil McAleer	Arthur C. Clarke: The Authorized Biography	Arthur C. Clarke has been a household name since 1968, when the film 2001: A Space Odyssey rocketed him to popular fame. McAleer explores Clarke's personal vision and career as one of the 20th century's most popular and influential writers and reveals the life experiences and creative forces that have shaped the man behind the legend. 30 photographs.
/book/show/609575.Jos_Mourinho_Made_in_Portugal?from_search=true	Luis Lourenco	José Mourinho - Made in Portugal: the official biography by Luis Lourenço	In just a few years, Jos Mourinho has proved himself to be one of the most successful and controversial of football managers. He arrived in London in the summer of 2004, to take on the role of the manager at Russian billionaire Roman Abramovichs Chelsea FC. His impact on English football was immediate, with his unmistakeable self-confidence, style, drive and ambition. NoIn just a few years, Jos Mourinho has proved himself to be one of the most successful and controversial of football managers. He arrived in London in the summer of 2004, to take on the role of the manager at Russian billionaire Roman Abramovichs Chelsea FC. His impact on English football was immediate, with his unmistakeable self-confidence, style, drive and ambition. Now he has moved on to Inter Milan where, once again, he has become the focus of media attention. But how did his career start? What led him to becoming one of the great enigmas of World Football? This fascinating book charts his rise from relatively humble beginnings as assistant coach to Sir Bobby Robson, to become the most sought-after club manager in Europe.Readers will gain an insight into Mourinhos management skills, as well as his whole footballing philosophy, and his approach to motivating his players. Mourinho himself writes of his move to Roman Abramovich's Chelsea FC and of approaches by other clubs; his mind games with Sir Alex Ferguson as Manchester United are knocked out of Europe; and his fears for his personal safety and that of his family after receiving a death threat on the eve of what should have been the biggest night of his life.Long-term family friend, Portuguese journalist Lus Loureno guides us through the formative years in Mourinho's coaching career, as he returns to Portugal from Barcelona at the turn of the millennium and embarks on the remarkable four-year journey which will lead him to Chelsea FC. A journey which includes short-lived yet turbulent spells at Portuguese giants Benfica and minnows Unio de Leiria, and culminates in a night of unforgettable glory for FC Porto and Jos Mourinho as they are crowned Champions of Europe.
/book/show/24397222-long-promised-road?from_search=true	Kent Crowley	Long Promised Road: Carl Wilson, Soul of the Beach Boys: The Biography	No life in popular music touched on as many major musical milestones as that of The Beach Boys' Carl Wilson. While he is often unjustly overlooked as a mere adjunct to his more famous brothers Brian and Dennis, Carl was a major international rock star from his early teens.The proud owner of one of the greatest voices in popular music--one that graced some of the most imporNo life in popular music touched on as many major musical milestones as that of The Beach Boys' Carl Wilson. While he is often unjustly overlooked as a mere adjunct to his more famous brothers Brian and Dennis, Carl was a major international rock star from his early teens.The proud owner of one of the greatest voices in popular music--one that graced some of the most important records of the pop era, including 'God Only Knows' and 'Good Vibrations'--Wilson was also one of the first musicians to bring the electric guitar to the forefront of rock'n'roll. His musical skills provided The Beach Boys' entree into the music business, from which he then stewarded their onstage journey through the ups and downs of the 60s to their comeback in the 70s and into the role of 'America's band' in the 80s. Along the way, Carl quietly endured his own battles with obesity, divorce, substance abuse, and ultimately terminal cancer, all the while working to protect his family's business and legacy. This major new biography reveals the true story of modern rock'n'roll, lived from the center of the most important decades of popular music.
/book/show/27840287-the-jacket-the-star-rover?from_search=true	Jack London Jan Oliveira (Editor)	The Jacket (The Star-Rover) (Illustrated with Notes and Biography)	The Star Rover is a novel by American writer Jack London published in 1915 (published in the United Kingdom as The Jacket). It is a story of reincarnation. A framing story is told in the first person by Darrell Standing, a university professor serving life imprisonment in San Quentin State Prison for murder. Prison officials try to break his spirit by means of a torture deThe Star Rover is a novel by American writer Jack London published in 1915 (published in the United Kingdom as The Jacket). It is a story of reincarnation. A framing story is told in the first person by Darrell Standing, a university professor serving life imprisonment in San Quentin State Prison for murder. Prison officials try to break his spirit by means of a torture device called the jacket, a canvas jacket which can be tightly laced so as to compress the whole body, inducing angina. Standing discovers how to withstand the torture by entering a kind of trance state, in which he walks among the stars and experiences portions of past lives.(This Book was reformatted and reorganized for ease of reading with the Amazon Kindle.It also contains lots of notes and references, a specific author biography andmany photos and illustrations).
/book/show/745827.The_Biography_of_Chocolate?from_search=true	Adrianna Morganelli	The Biography of Chocolate	This work is for ages 8-14. Children will love learning how the ancient Aztecs created a special drink from the bitter beans of the cacao tree and how those beans later became the delectable treat known as chocolate. Mouth watering pictures illustrate this examination of one of the world's favourite commodities. Other topics include What is a commodity?; how and where cacaThis work is for ages 8-14. Children will love learning how the ancient Aztecs created a special drink from the bitter beans of the cacao tree and how those beans later became the delectable treat known as chocolate. Mouth watering pictures illustrate this examination of one of the world's favourite commodities. Other topics include What is a commodity?; how and where cacao beans grow; the history of cacao cultivation and use; Hernan Cortez and the introduction of chocolate to Europe; Hershey, Cadbury, Lindt and other chocolatiers; Who made the first chocolate bar and chocolate-chip cookie?; the different ways to use cacao beans today, from food and drink to soap, suntan lotion, and moisturisers; slavery and chocolate.
/book/show/1049934.Sarajevo?from_search=true	Robert J. Donia	Sarajevo: A Biography	In its Ottoman heyday Sarajevo was synonymous with learning, its skyline punctuated by minarets and domes of mosques. Under Tito it was a haven of multiculturalism where Yugoslavs lived and worked together, irrespective of their ethnic or religious affiliations. This title explores the city's history from its founding in the 15th century onwards.
/book/show/7168696-cholera?from_search=true	Christopher Hamlin	Cholera: The Biography	Cholera is a frightening disease. Victims are wracked by stomach cramps and suffer intense diarrhoea. Death can come within hours.Though now seeming a distant memory in Europe, which suffered several epidemics in the 19th century before John Snow identified the link with water, cholera is still a serious threat in many parts of the world--Zimbabwe is a recent example. SnCholera is a frightening disease. Victims are wracked by stomach cramps and suffer intense diarrhoea. Death can come within hours.Though now seeming a distant memory in Europe, which suffered several epidemics in the 19th century before John Snow identified the link with water, cholera is still a serious threat in many parts of the world--Zimbabwe is a recent example. Snow's discovery was one of the great breakthroughs of epidemiology and a wonderful story from the history of science. Later came the discovery of the culprit organism--Cholera vibrio--understanding of its life cycle, and the development of a vaccine. But the problem of cholera has not disappeared. This book tells the story of cholera, and looks at both the medical success in the West, and the different attitudes to the disease in countries in which it is prevalent as opposed to those in which it put in a temporary appearance. Unlike other books on cholera, which focus on the experience of particular countries, Christopher Hamlin's account draws together the experiences from various countries, both those that were colonies and those that were not.Cholera: the biography is part of the Oxford series, Biographies of Diseases, edited by William and Helen Bynum. In each individual volume an expert historian or clinician tells the story of a particular disease or condition throughout history - not only in terms of growing medical understanding of its nature and cure, but also shifting social and cultural attitudes, and changes in the meaning of the name of the disease itself.
/book/show/32939153-typee---herman-melville-with-notes-biography-illustrated?from_search=true	Herman Melville Jan Oliveira (Editor) Arthur Stedman (Introduction)	TYPEE - HERMAN MELVILLE (WITH NOTES)(BIOGRAPHY)(ILLUSTRATED): A PEEP AT POLYNESIAN LIFE	Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life is the first book by American writer Herman Melville, published first in London, then New York, in 1846. Considered a classic in travel and adventure literature, the narrative is based on the author's actual experiences as a captive on the island Nuku Hiva in the South Pacific Marquesas Islands in 1842, and is liberally supplemented with imTypee: A Peep at Polynesian Life is the first book by American writer Herman Melville, published first in London, then New York, in 1846. Considered a classic in travel and adventure literature, the narrative is based on the author's actual experiences as a captive on the island Nuku Hiva in the South Pacific Marquesas Islands in 1842, and is liberally supplemented with imaginative reconstruction and adaptation of material from other books. The title is from the name of a valley there called Tai Pi Vai. Typee was Melville's most popular work during his lifetime; it made him notorious as the man who lived among the cannibals.
/book/show/1487617.The_Soul_of_a_Lion?from_search=true	Alice von Hildebrand	The Soul of a Lion: Dietrich Von Hildebrand, a Biography	The Soul of a Lion Dietrich von Hildebrand, widely regarded as one of the great Catholic philosophers of the 20th century, is well-known for his numerous books, but, until this present work, not much has been known of his remarkable and inspiring life. Written by his wife, Alice, also a highly respected Catholic thinker, this is a fascinating, moving and, at times, grippinThe Soul of a Lion Dietrich von Hildebrand, widely regarded as one of the great Catholic philosophers of the 20th century, is well-known for his numerous books, but, until this present work, not much has been known of his remarkable and inspiring life. Written by his wife, Alice, also a highly respected Catholic thinker, this is a fascinating, moving and, at times, gripping account of a truly great man of the Church... Full description
/book/show/125075._?from_search=true	Alfred S. Posamentier Ingmar Lehmann Herbert A. Hauptman (Afterword)	π: A Biography of the World's Most Mysterious Number	We all learned that the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter is called pi and that the value of this algebraic symbol is roughly 3.14. What we weren't told, though, is that behind this seemingly mundane fact is a world of mystery, which has fascinated mathematicians from ancient times to the present. Simply put, pi is weird. Mathematicians call it a tranWe all learned that the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter is called pi and that the value of this algebraic symbol is roughly 3.14. What we weren't told, though, is that behind this seemingly mundane fact is a world of mystery, which has fascinated mathematicians from ancient times to the present. Simply put, pi is weird. Mathematicians call it a transcendental number because its value cannot be calculated by any combination of addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and square root extraction.In this delightful layperson's introduction to one of math's most interesting phenomena, Drs. Posamentier and Lehmann review pi's history from prebiblical times to the 21st century, the many amusing and mind-boggling ways of estimating pi over the centuries, quirky examples of obsessing about pi (including an attempt to legislate its exact value), and useful applications of pi in everyday life, including statistics.This enlightening and stimulating approach to mathematics will entertain lay readers while improving their mathematical literacy.
/book/show/4875551-it-is-not-death-to-die?from_search=true	Jim Cromarty	It Is Not Death to Die: A New Biography of Hudson Taylor	Hudson Taylor's philosophy was simple there is a living God, he has spoken in the Bible. He means what he says, and will do all that he is promised. Motivated by a love for God and for his fellow man, his desire was to see Christ glorified in people coming to faith, particularly the Chinese. This honest account will capture your imagination!
/book/show/5016167-john-lennon?from_search=true	Gareth Thomas	John Lennon: The Illustrated Biography	John Lennon was the man who founded The Beatles and whose energy and commitment were greatly influential in taking them to the heights of fame. This book includes evocative, rare and classic images from the archives of the Daily Mail.
/book/show/502129.Biographies_of_Scientific_Objects?from_search=true	Lorraine Daston (Editor)	Biographies of Scientific Objects	Why does an object or phenomenon become the subject of scientific inquiry? Why do some of these objects remain provocative, while others fade from center stage? And why do objects sometimes return as the focus of research long after they were once abandoned?Addressing such questions,is about how whole domains of phenomenadreams, atoms, mWhy does an object or phenomenon become the subject of scientific inquiry? Why do some of these objects remain provocative, while others fade from center stage? And why do objects sometimes return as the focus of research long after they were once abandoned?Addressing such questions,is about how whole domains of phenomenadreams, atoms, monsters, culture, society, mortality, centers of gravity, value, cytoplasmic particles, the self, tuberculosiscome into being and sometimes pass away as objects of scientific study. With examples drawn from both the natural and social sciences, and ranging from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries, this book explores the ways in which scientific objects are both real and historical. Whether discovered or invented, these objects of inquiry broaden and deepen in meaninggrowing more realas they become entangled in webs of cultural significance, material practices, and theoretical derivations. Thus their biographies will matter to anyone concerned with the formation of scientific knowledge.Contributors are Jed Z. Buchwald, Lorraine Daston, Rivka Feldhay, Jan Goldstein, Gerard Jorland, Doris Kauffman, Bruno Latour, Theodore M. Porter, Hans-Jrg Rheinberger, Marshall Sahlins, and Peter Wagner.
/book/show/435662.Boy_Clinton?from_search=true	R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.	Boy Clinton: The Political Biography	Documents the scandals and embarassments that have hounded the Clinton Administration since inauguration.
/book/show/1726771.Alexander_of_Macedon_356_323_BC?from_search=true	Peter Green	Alexander of Macedon, 356-323 BC: A Historical Biography	Until recently, popular biographers & most scholars viewed Alexander as a genius with a plan, a romantic figure pursuing a vision of a united world. His dream was at times characterized as a benevolent interest in a united of humanity, sometimes as a brute interest in the exercise of power. Green, Cambridge-trained classicist & novelist, portrays Alexander as bothUntil recently, popular biographers & most scholars viewed Alexander as a genius with a plan, a romantic figure pursuing a vision of a united world. His dream was at times characterized as a benevolent interest in a united of humanity, sometimes as a brute interest in the exercise of power. Green, Cambridge-trained classicist & novelist, portrays Alexander as both a complex personality & a single-minded general, one capable of such diverse expediencies as patricide or the massacre of civilians. Green describes his Alexander as not only the most brilliant (& ambitious) field commander in history, but also supremely indifferent to all those administrative excellences & idealistic yearnings foisted upon him by later generations, especially those who found the conqueror, tout court, a little hard upon their liberal sensibilities. This biography begins not with one of the universally known incidents of Alexander's life, but with an account of his father, Philip of Macedonia, whose many-territoried empire was the 1st on the continent of Europe to have an effectively centralized government & military. What Philip & Macedonia had to offer, Alexander made his own. But Philip & Macedonia also made Alexander & form an important context for understanding Alexander. Yet his origins & training don't fully explain him. After he was named hegemon of the Hellenic League, many philosophers came to congratulate him, but one was conspicuous by absence: Diogenes the Cynic, an ascetic living in a clay tub. Piqued & curious, Alexander visited the philosopher, who, when asked if there was anything Alexander could do for him, made the famous reply, Don't stand between me & the sun. Courtiers jeered, but Alexander silenced them: If I were not Alexander, I would be Diogenes. This remark was as unexpected in him as it would be in a modern leader. For the general reader, the book, redolent with gritty details & fully aware of Alexander's darker side, offers a gripping tale of his career. Full backnotes, 14 maps, chronological & genealogical tables serve specialists.
/book/show/28572760-charlotte-bronte-biography?from_search=true	Claire Harman	Charlotte Bronte Biography	On the 200th anniversary of Charlotte Bront's birth, Penguin is publishing the definitive biography of this extraordinary novelist, by acclaimed literary biographer Claire Harman.Charlotte Bront's life contained all the drama and tragedy of the great Gothic novels it inspired. She was raised motherless on remote Yorkshire moors and sent away to brutally strict boarding sOn the 200th anniversary of Charlotte Bront's birth, Penguin is publishing the definitive biography of this extraordinary novelist, by acclaimed literary biographer Claire Harman.Charlotte Bront's life contained all the drama and tragedy of the great Gothic novels it inspired. She was raised motherless on remote Yorkshire moors and sent away to brutally strict boarding school at a young age. She watched helpless growing up as, one by one, her five beloved siblings sickened and died; by the end of her short life, she was the only child of the Bront clan remaining. And most fascinating and tragic of all, throughout her adult life she was haunted by a great and unrequited love - a love that tortured Charlotte but also inspired some of the most moving, intense and revolutionary novels ever written in the English language.Charlotte was a literary visionary, a feminist trailblazer and the driving force behind the whole Bront family. She encouraged her sister Emily to publish Wuthering Heights when no-one else believed in her talent. She took charge of the family's precarious finances when her brilliant but feckless brother Branwell succumbed to opium addiction. She travelled from Yorkshire to Europe to the bright lights of London, met some of the most brilliant literary minds of her generation (Elizabeth Gaskell, Charles Dickens, William Thackeray), and became a bestselling female author in a world still dominated by men. And in each of her books, from Villette and Shirley to her most famous, Jane Eyre, Charlotte created brand new kinds of heroines, inspired by herself and her life, fiercely intelligent women burning with hidden passions.This beautifully-produced, landmark biography is essential reading for every fan of the Bront family's writing, from Jane Eyre to Wuthering Heights. It is a uniquely intimate and complex insight into one of Britain's best loved writers. This is the literary biography of the year; if you loved Claire Tomalin's Charles Dickens, this event is not to be missed.
/book/show/30020234-descent-into-hell?from_search=true	Charles Williams Murat Ukray (Illustrations)	Descent Into Hell: [Illustrated & Biography Added]	Descent Into Hell is a novel written by Charles Williams, first published in 1937. Williams is less well known than his fellow Inklings, such as C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien. Like some of them, however, he wrote a series of novels which combine elements of fantasy fiction and Christian symbolism. Forgoing the detective fiction style of most of his earlier supernaturalDescent Into Hell is a novel written by Charles Williams, first published in 1937. Williams is less well known than his fellow Inklings, such as C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien. Like some of them, however, he wrote a series of novels which combine elements of fantasy fiction and Christian symbolism. Forgoing the detective fiction style of most of his earlier supernatural novels, most of the story's action is spiritual or psychological in nature. It fits the theological thriller description sometimes given to his works. For this reason Descent was initially rejected by publishers, though T. S. Eliot's publishing house Faber and Faberwould eventually pick up the novel, as Eliot admired Williams's work, and, though he did not like Descent Into Hell as well as the earlier novels, desired to see it printed. SHORT SUMMARY: The action takes place in Battle Hill, outside London, amidst the townspeople's staging of a new play by Peter Stanhope. The hill seems to reside at the crux of time, as characters from the past appear, and perhaps at a doorway to the beyond, as characters are alternately summoned heavenwards or descend into hell. Pauline Anstruther, the heroine of the novel, lives in fear of meeting her own doppelganger, which has appeared to her throughout her life. But Stanhope, in an action central to the author's own theology, takes the burden of her fears upon himself-Williams called this The Doctrine of Substituted Love-and enables Pauline, at long last, to face her true self. Williams drew this idea from the biblical verse, Ye shall bear one another's burdens And so Stanhope does take the weight, with no surreptitious motive, in the most affecting scene in the novel. And Pauline, liberated, is able to accept truth. On the other hand, Lawrence Wentworth, a local historian, finding his desire for Adela Hunt to be unrequited, falls in love instead with a spirit form of Adela, which seems to represent a kind of extreme self-love on his part. As he isolates himself more and more with this insubstantial figure, and dreams of descending a silver rope into a dark pit, Wentworth begins the descent into Hell. HARROWING of HELL: Christ in Limbo and Descent into Hell redirect here. For the novel by Charles Williams, see Descent into Hell (novel). For the 8th-century Anglo-Saxon liturgical play, see Harrowing of Hell (drama).
/book/show/16269522-blind-but-now-i-see?from_search=true	Kent Gustavson	Blind But Now I See: The Biography of Music Legend Doc Watson	If you're a dedicated Doc Watson fan, I think you would find this book an interesting read. It does get into some darker areas of Doc's life, such as Merle's death, but it also is a celebration of the man through the eyes and ears of those who know him. - Steve Carr, docsguitar.comHard to believe it's been 50 years since Ralph Rinzler first introduced guitarist Doc WatsIf you're a dedicated Doc Watson fan, I think you would find this book an interesting read. It does get into some darker areas of Doc's life, such as Merle's death, but it also is a celebration of the man through the eyes and ears of those who know him. - Steve Carr, docsguitar.comHard to believe it's been 50 years since Ralph Rinzler first introduced guitarist Doc Watson to the larger world. It's a fitting anniversary for the first book-length biography on Doc to appear. It was long overdue. This is a valuable, anecdotal work anyone interested in Doc's music and life will enjoy reading. - Bluegrass UnlimitedThis is a highly informative, fascinating biography of the great Doc Watson. What a life. It's a page-turner that will keep you up past your bedtime. Don't miss it. - The Inland Northwest Bluegrass AssociationA very well researched biography... The story of Doc Watson's life is one of tragedy and success. The author provides a vivid image of Doc's early childhood [and his] years with Merle, and gravely describes the impact of Merle's untimely death. The book is hard to put down... - Tom Duplissey, Bay Area Bluegrass AssociationMusicologists will appreciate the chapters on Doc's singing style and guitar work... Music fans will delight in the book as a whole, a splendid recounting of Doc Watson as man whose '...approach to folk music on a guitar was like Horowitz's approach to the piano...' - Gary Presley, The Internet Review of BooksAbout the AuthorKent Gustavson, PhD is a professor of writing, language and leadership at Stony Brook University, where he is currently the faculty director of the undergraduate Leadership & Development and Community Service Living Learning Centers. As the host of Sound Authors, he has interviewed hundreds of award-winning musicians and authors, and his music has been featured on National Public Radios All Songs Considered. He lives and works in Sound Beach, New York.
/book/show/1931601.Mr_Laurel_Mr_Hardy?from_search=true	John McCabe	Mr Laurel & Mr Hardy: An Affectionate Biography	John McCabe is an established writer on theater and the movies and a personal friend of Stan Laurel's widow. His delightful biography conveys the warmth and humor of the much-loved duo whose hilarious escapades convulsed a generation of movie-goers and have now won a new world-wide audience on the TV screen.
/book/show/400777.Alexander_the_Great?from_search=true	John Maxwell O'Brien	Alexander the Great: The Invisible Enemy: A Biography	Despite Alexander the Great's unprecedented accomplishments, during the last seven years of his life, this indomitable warrior became increasingly unpredictable, sporadically violent, megalomaniacal, and suspicious of friends as well as enemies. What could have caused such a lamentable transformation?This biography seeks to answer that question by assessing the role of alcDespite Alexander the Great's unprecedented accomplishments, during the last seven years of his life, this indomitable warrior became increasingly unpredictable, sporadically violent, megalomaniacal, and suspicious of friends as well as enemies. What could have caused such a lamentable transformation?This biography seeks to answer that question by assessing the role of alcohol in Alexander the Great's life, using the figure of Dionysus as a symbol of its destructive effects on his psyche. The unique methodology employed in this book explores various aspects of Alexander's life while maintaining an historical framework. The exposition of the main theme is handled in such a way that the biography will appeal to general readers as well as scholars.
/book/show/1423794.The_Billy_Graham_Story?from_search=true	John Charles Pollock	The Billy Graham Story: The Authorized Biography	An updated account of the inspiring and influential life of Dr. Billy Graham When the hijacked planes slammed into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, President Bush immediately proclaimed a National Day of Prayer and Remembrance. For the interfaith, interdenominational service at the Washington National Cathedral he chose Billy Graham to give thAn updated account of the inspiring and influential life of Dr. Billy Graham When the hijacked planes slammed into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001, President Bush immediately proclaimed a National Day of Prayer and Remembrance. For the interfaith, interdenominational service at the Washington National Cathedral he chose Billy Graham to give the address. At that terrible hour no other clergyman, whatever his office, could so aptly bring the Word of God to America and a watching world. At eighty-four, Billy Graham remains one of the most respected people in the world today. He has addressed over eighty-two million people face to face and at least one billion people through television, radio, and satellite. Yet he is far more than an evangelist of integrity and vision; he is a Christian statesman whose profound influence on the growth and depth of Christianity across the world cannot be overestimated. This official biography of Dr. Graham is based on his private files, correspondence, and interviews, as well as the author s widespread research. Written by John Pollock, Dr. Graham s official biographer Parts one and two (1918 to 1978), based on Pollock s authorized biographies, have been abridged and contain new material Part three (1978 to 1983) deals at length with Dr. Graham s controversial visit to Moscow, which can now be seen as a factor in the fall of communism Part four (1984 to 2003) updates the story to recent events, including the horrors of September 11 and the honorary knighthood Dr. Graham received from the Queen of England in December 2001 8-page section of black-and-white photos new to this book
/book/show/75832.Hayek_s_Challenge?from_search=true	Bruce Caldwell	Hayek's Challenge: An Intellectual Biography of F.A. Hayek	Friedrich A. Hayek is regarded as one of the preeminent economic theorists of the twentieth century, as much for his work outside of economics as for his work within it. During a career spanning several decades, he made contributions in fields as diverse as psychology, political philosophy, the history of ideas, and the methodology of the social sciences. Bruce CaldwelledFriedrich A. Hayek is regarded as one of the preeminent economic theorists of the twentieth century, as much for his work outside of economics as for his work within it. During a career spanning several decades, he made contributions in fields as diverse as psychology, political philosophy, the history of ideas, and the methodology of the social sciences. Bruce Caldwelleditor ofunderstands Hayek's thought like few others, and with this book he offers us the first full intellectual biography of this pivotal social theorist.Caldwell begins by providing the necessary background for understanding Hayek's thought, tracing the emergence, in fin-de-sicle Vienna, of the Austrian school of economicsa distinctive analysis forged in the midst of contending schools of thought. In the second part of the book, Caldwell follows the path by which Hayek, beginning from the standard Austrian assumptions, gradually developed his unique perspective on not only economics but a broad range of social phenomena. In the third part, Caldwell offers both an assessment of Hayek's arguments and, in an epilogue, an insightful estimation of how Hayek's insights can help us to clarify and reexamine changes in the field of economics during the twentieth century.As Hayek's ideas matured, he became increasingly critical of developments within mainstream economics: his works grew increasingly contrarian and evolved in strikingand sometimes seemingly contradictoryways. Caldwell is ideally suited to explain the complex evolution of Hayek's thought, and his analysis here is nothing short of brilliant, impressively situating Hayek in a broader intellectual context, unpacking the often difficult turns in his thinking, and showing how his economic ideas came to inform his ideas on the other social sciences.will be received as one of the most important works published on this thinker in recent decades.
/book/show/19425059-the-art-of-worldly-wisdom?from_search=true	Baltasar Gracin Joseph Jacobs (Translator)	The Art Of Worldly Wisdom	This is Joseph Jacobs' translation (into English from the original Spanish) of Baltasar Gracian's The Art Of Worldly Wisdom. It has a biography of Gracian, and it has an active table of contents and an active index. This book contains the best, most useful advice you are ever likely to come across.
/book/show/2159165.Grace_of_Monaco?from_search=true	Steven Englund	Grace of Monaco: An Interpretive Biography	Grace of Monaco provides a rare and insightful look at Princess Grace's entire life, within the broad spectrum of places, traditions, people, and ideas in which she lived.
/book/show/32834.Jules_Verne?from_search=true	William Butcher Arthur C. Clarke (Introduction)	Jules Verne: The Definitive Biography	From the established expert on the subject comes this new biography of one of the world's most successful writers. Breath-taking in scope, and full of the kind of revelations sure to cause press and controversy, Butcher combines existing and new research on Verne's life with the evidence from Verne's works to explore what sort of man Jules Verne was, how he achieved what hFrom the established expert on the subject comes this new biography of one of the world's most successful writers. Breath-taking in scope, and full of the kind of revelations sure to cause press and controversy, Butcher combines existing and new research on Verne's life with the evidence from Verne's works to explore what sort of man Jules Verne was, how he achieved what he did, what went on inside his head, what really made him tick. Butcher examines the forgotten nitty-gritty of Verne's life: his appearance, his schoolmates, the size of his bedroom, who he talked to and slept with, who he fell out with and was sued by, the fibs he told, how he got to work, how much he made, what he did on his days off, where he went, what he studied, what he read, whether he was a good husband and father  in sum, all the behavior that points to personality, as only a family member can know it.
/book/show/6981175-robert-louis-stevenson?from_search=true	Frank McLynn	Robert Louis Stevenson: A Biography	A sensual Calvinist, a Tory radical, a consumptive celebrant of action, a Passionate Scot who chose to live anywhere but Scotland. Not for nothing was Robert Louis Stevenson the author of.The greatest of Scottish novelists, Stevenson lived a life as extraordinary and as absorbing as his books. But it was a life tormented by an autocratic father, recurA sensual Calvinist, a Tory radical, a consumptive celebrant of action, a Passionate Scot who chose to live anywhere but Scotland. Not for nothing was Robert Louis Stevenson the author of.The greatest of Scottish novelists, Stevenson lived a life as extraordinary and as absorbing as his books. But it was a life tormented by an autocratic father, recurring illness, the prudery of the Victorian reading public and, most of all, the stresses imposed on him by his wife and stepchildren.This powerful new study is published to mark the centenery of Stevenson's death at the age of forty-four.
/book/show/767759.The_Microprocessor?from_search=true	Michael S. Malone	The Microprocessor: A Biography	The Microprocessor presents a fascinating look into the technology, history, and personalities behind the development of the microprocessor. The book provides a general overview of the technology, including how it works and how it's fabricated.
/book/show/773970.Marilyn_A_Biography?from_search=true	Norman Mailer	Marilyn, A Biography	An extraordinary biography of the legendary screen star Marilyn Monroe (originally published in 1973) by Norman Mailer, one of America's most important writers of the second half of the Twentieth Century. Mailer, the winner of two Pullitzer Prizes, was the first writer to explore the relationship between Monroe and Bobby Kennedy .When first published, this book was the subAn extraordinary biography of the legendary screen star Marilyn Monroe (originally published in 1973) by Norman Mailer, one of America's most important writers of the second half of the Twentieth Century. Mailer, the winner of two Pullitzer Prizes, was the first writer to explore the relationship between Monroe and Bobby Kennedy .When first published, this book was the subject of Time and Life Magazine cover stories, was on the New York Times Bestseller List and became a full selection of the Book of the Month Club .
/book/show/7541184-the-biography-of-queen-victoria?from_search=true	Christopher Hibbert	The Biography of Queen Victoria	British scholar Christopher Hibbert adds another engrossing volume to his long list of informative and entertaining histories and biographies. Aptly subtitled 'A Personal History', this portrait of England's longest reigning monarch focuses on Victoria's character, as well as her relationships with her husband, children, and the politicians who directed her government.UnlBritish scholar Christopher Hibbert adds another engrossing volume to his long list of informative and entertaining histories and biographies. Aptly subtitled 'A Personal History', this portrait of England's longest reigning monarch focuses on Victoria's character, as well as her relationships with her husband, children, and the politicians who directed her government.Unlike 'George III', which found its subject to be a more intelligent and effective ruler than he had been judged traditionally, this biography does not offer a radically new assessment of Victoria (1819-1901).Instead, Hibbert adds color to the stock image of a stout, grieving widow who was dressed perennially in black as she presided over England's imperial prime. His Queen Victoria is imperious and dignified, to be sure; she is also fun loving, highly emotional, and passionately in love with her consort, Prince Albert.Victoria was mortified to discover she had become pregnant within weeks of her marriage, fearing that it would spoil her intimacy with her husband; and, although she was fond of their many children, Hibbert candidly depicts her as a difficult and overbearing mother.In the graceful, engaging prose that is his trademark, Hibbert skillfully traces England's political evolution into a truly constitutional monarchy through Victoria's dealings with her prime ministers. He also judiciously evaluates her personal ties, particularly the thorny one with son and heir Bertie (later Edward VII), and the controversial one with Scottish servant John Brown. (Hibbert concludes that a sexual link between the two was most improbable.)His appealing book reaffirms the pleasures of old-fashioned narrative biography.- Wendy Smith
/book/show/6977745-stephenie-meyer?from_search=true	Marc Shapiro	Stephenie Meyer: The Unauthorized Biography of the Creator of the Twilight Saga	The romance of vampire Edward and human Bella in the books,,, andhas captured the imaginations of millions of readers and become an amazing success story. No less amazing is the story of how an unknown Arizona wife and mother, Stephenie Meyer, became a superstar author.In this revealing biography, fans of all things Twilight will foThe romance of vampire Edward and human Bella in the books,,, andhas captured the imaginations of millions of readers and become an amazing success story. No less amazing is the story of how an unknown Arizona wife and mother, Stephenie Meyer, became a superstar author.In this revealing biography, fans of all things Twilight will follow their favorite writer on her roller-coaster ride to bestselling authorfrom a childhood steeped in great literature, to a comfortable domestic life, and finally to that fateful dream one night that thrust Stephenie Meyer into a world she could only have imagined.In this book you will discover:* An exclusive interview with Stephenie's creative writing teacher who reveals what kind of student she was* The in-depth story of howstarted with a dream and became a reality* The tension Stephenie experienced in writingin secret* The challenges and pitfalls involved in her books reaching the silver screen* Stephenie's possible plans for the future* And much more!With eight pages of full-color photos, original interviews with people who are a part of Meyer's life, never-before-revealed details, and info on all of her fabulous books, this biography is a must-have for every Twilight fan.
/book/show/19085961-grand-delusions?from_search=true	Indrajit Hazra	Grand Delusions: A Short Biography Of Kolkata	An utterly distinctive portrait of a great and fascinating city.Indrajit Hazras exploration of Kolkataonce Calcutta, headquarters of the Rajgoes far beyond the expected stories about a metropolis that has been mined for its clichs by a long line of writers, artists, grumblers and tellers of tall tales. He takes us to the eccentric paras (neighbourhoods) and clubs of the noAn utterly distinctive portrait of a great and fascinating city.Indrajit Hazras exploration of Kolkataonce Calcutta, headquarters of the Rajgoes far beyond the expected stories about a metropolis that has been mined for its clichs by a long line of writers, artists, grumblers and tellers of tall tales. He takes us to the eccentric paras (neighbourhoods) and clubs of the north and the south; past buildings crumbling silently into spectacular ruins; deep inside Park Streets iconic restaurants and watering holes; through roads choked by political rallies; to rundown cinema halls haunted by lonely men; and into the lairs of soothsayers and tantric love gurus.Part personal essay, part documentary, part cultural history, Grand Delusions is utterly distinctive and full of surprises. Both intimate and provocative, it shines new light on a great and fascinating city.As someone whose formative years were spent in Kolkata, I read Indrajit Hazras book with keen interestand delight. He conveys his deep knowledge of Kolkatas history and culture with style and wit, deftly capturing the citys glories and disenchantments, its ironies and its anxieties. The personal and the political are beautifully blended. I thought I knew Kolkata very wellnow, after reading Hazra, I shall visit it afresh with new eyes, and greater understanding. Ramachandra Guha
/book/show/16115216-the-gothic-king?from_search=true	John Paul Davis	The Gothic King: A Biography of Henry III	The son and successor of Bad King John, Henry III reigned for 56 years from 1216, the first child king in England for 200 years. England went on to prosper during his reign and his greatest monument is Westminster Abbey, which he made the seat of his governmentindeed, Henry III was the first English King to call a parliament.The son and successor of Bad King John, Henry III reigned for 56 years from 1216, the first child king in England for 200 years. England went on to prosper during his reign and his greatest monument is Westminster Abbey, which he made the seat of his governmentindeed, Henry III was the first English King to call a parliament. Though often overlooked by historians, Henry III was a unique figure coming out of a chivalric yet Gothic era: a compulsive builder of daunting castles and epic sepulchres; a powerful, unyielding monarch who faced down the De Montfort rebellion and waged war with Wales and France; and, much more than his father, Henry was the king who really hammered out the terms of the Magna Carta with the barons. John Paul Davis brings all his forensic skills and insights to the grand story of the Gothic King in this, the only biography in print of a most remarkable monarch.
/book/show/23477051-pope-francis?from_search=true	Elisabetta Piqu	Pope Francis: Life and Revolution: A Biography of Jorge Bergoglio	
/book/show/21068243-sophie-kinsella?from_search=true	Linda F.	Sophie Kinsella: Biography of a Shopaholic	ABOUT THE BOOKI wasn't sure what I wanted to do as a career, but didn't have any expectations of becoming a full-time novelist. - Sophie KinsellaWho Is Sophie Kinsella?Often described as the quintessential queen of chick lit, Sophie Kinsella is the pen name for bestselling British author Madeleine Sophie Wickham (nee Townley). Born on December 12, 1969, she has writtenABOUT THE BOOKI wasn't sure what I wanted to do as a career, but didn't have any expectations of becoming a full-time novelist. - Sophie KinsellaWho Is Sophie Kinsella?Often described as the quintessential queen of chick lit, Sophie Kinsella is the pen name for bestselling British author Madeleine Sophie Wickham (nee Townley). Born on December 12, 1969, she has written several number one bestsellers including Remember Me?, Can You Keep a Secret?, and Twenties Girl, although she is best known her massively popular Shopaholic series.Sophie Kinsella has seen phenomenal success on both sides of the Atlantic. She boasts an impressive education, a writer of the year award, a #31 ranking in the 100 bestselling authors of the last decade and eleven bestsellers to her name.EXCERPT FROM THE BOOKSometimes you don't need a goal in life, you don't need to know the big picture. You just need to know what you're going to do next! - Sophie Kinsella (The Undomesticated Goddess)Remember Me? - 2008Lexi wakes up after a car accident thinking she's 25 with imperfect teeth and an even worse love life. She's surprised to find out that she is actually 28, her teeth look great and she's married to a handsome millionaire. Will her life turn out to be all that it seems?The trouble with giving yourself a pep talk is, that deep down you know it's all bullshit. - Sophie Kinsella (Remember Me?)Twenties Girl - 2009Lara is a twenty-something girl with an overactive imagination. When her great aunt Sadie turns up in the form of a Charleston-dancing spirit demanding that Lara finds a missing necklace, Lara wonders if her imagination has gone too far...Buy a copy to keep reading!CHAPTER OUTLINEBiography of Sophie Kinsella+ Introduction+ Her Background and Upbringing+ Major Accomplishments and Awards+ ...and much more!!
/book/show/1816814.Jack_Benny?from_search=true	Irving Fein	Jack Benny: An Intimate Biography	A warm and intimate portrait of the quintessential humorist of an age  Jack Benny  by Irving A. Fein, Jacks personal manager, and with an introduction by George Burns.When Americans heard the rasping strains of Love in Bloom and the first long-drawn-out, perfectly timed Well! they sat back and prepared to laugh at that dean of comedians Jack Benny. Now Irving Fein,A warm and intimate portrait of the quintessential humorist of an age  Jack Benny  by Irving A. Fein, Jacks personal manager, and with an introduction by George Burns.When Americans heard the rasping strains of Love in Bloom and the first long-drawn-out, perfectly timed Well! they sat back and prepared to laugh at that dean of comedians Jack Benny. Now Irving Fein, Jacks friend for twenty-eight years, reaches behind the persona of the worlds worst violin player and the stingiest man in in show business to write about Jack Benny the man: a gentle, generous, yet serious person who loved to make people laugh and who loved to laugh himself.Its all here  the best anecdotes of a half century in show business, the enduring friendships with stars as well as everyday people, his long and happy marriage to Mary Livingstone. Anyone who ever laughed at or with Jack Benny will treasure this perspective, revealing tribute to a man who represented humor itself, a man whose voice characterized the laughter of an age  Mr. Jack Benny.
/book/show/109181.Hermann_Hesse_Biography?from_search=true	Ralph Freedman	Hermann Hesse Biography	
/book/show/60850.Margaret_Atwood?from_search=true	Nathalie Cooke	Margaret Atwood: A Biography	Although Margaret Atwood has been the subject of a great deal of literary criticism and commentary, this is the first biography of the celebrated author, poet, critic, and social activist whose critically and popularly acclaimed works include,,, and. The Atwood who emerges in these pages is an intense and driven woman, stAlthough Margaret Atwood has been the subject of a great deal of literary criticism and commentary, this is the first biography of the celebrated author, poet, critic, and social activist whose critically and popularly acclaimed works include,,, and. The Atwood who emerges in these pages is an intense and driven woman, struggling daily to balance the demands of her own artistic perfectionism with her commitment to enjoying a rich and varied private life. Nathalie Cooke (a former president of the Margaret Atwood Society) traces an astonishing network of interconnections that weaves its way through Atwood's past and present: friends, lovers, wives, and husbands who become each others' publishers, editors, promoters, and critics. Cooke follows the web, and along the way discloses some of Atwood's most painful and personal moments, including broken engagements, betrayals, and divorce. This biography follows Atwood's development as a major figure in the evolution of contemporary Canadian literature and culture, and at the same time chronicles the reception of her works and her own ongoing creation of her public persona.
/book/show/5211762-the-islander?from_search=true	Halldr Gumundsson Philip Roughton (Translator)	The Islander: A Biography of Halldór Laxness	Halldr Laxness won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1955. During his life, which spanned nearly the entire century, he not only wrote sixty books, but also became an active participant in Europe's idealistic debates and struggles.In the 1930s, Laxness became attracted to Soviet communism. He travelled widely in the Soviet Bloc and, despite witnessing some atrocities, rHalldr Laxness won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1955. During his life, which spanned nearly the entire century, he not only wrote sixty books, but also became an active participant in Europe's idealistic debates and struggles.In the 1930s, Laxness became attracted to Soviet communism. He travelled widely in the Soviet Bloc and, despite witnessing some atrocities, remained a defender of communism until the 1960s. But his political leanings never dominated his work. Laxness continually sought to divulge the world of beauty that lurks beneath the everyday, ensuring his artistry remained a sanctuary of humanism and reflection.In this biography, Gumundsson has been granted access to unique material by Laxness' family. As a result, the interrelationships between Laxness' personal life, his politics and his career are meticulously examined. What emerges is a grand description of a fascinating personality in which the manifold conflicts of the 20th century are mirrored.'Laxness is a writer of the first degree, a writer I dreamed of coming close to' - Boris Pasternak, 1960'When in a bad mood I have picked one of your books. And there the pure and deep sound has welcomed me, strong and charming from the first page' - Karen Blixen in an open letter to Laxness in 1952
/book/show/1644867.The_Biography_of_a_Silver_Fox?from_search=true	Ernest Thompson Seton	The Biography of a Silver Fox	This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they caThis is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: The Century Co. in 1909 in 218 pages; Subjects: Silver fox; Animals, Legends and stories of; Foxes; Animals; Juvenile Fiction / General; Juvenile Fiction / Animals / General; Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Foxes; Juvenile Fiction / Nature
/book/show/17697488-who-is-katie-holmes?from_search=true	Marc Shapiro	Who is Katie Holmes?: An Unauthorized Biography	Who is Katie Holmes we all wondered when she defied all odds and stealthy left her older, richer more powerful Hollywood husband with her celebrity daughter in tow arriving in New York City to welcome arms, and a starring role on Broadway. Where did she get that independent streak? How did we under-estimate her?Who is Katie Holmes? fills in the blanks. It tells the classicWho is Katie Holmes we all wondered when she defied all odds and stealthy left her older, richer more powerful Hollywood husband with her celebrity daughter in tow arriving in New York City to welcome arms, and a starring role on Broadway. Where did she get that independent streak? How did we under-estimate her?Who is Katie Holmes? fills in the blanks. It tells the classic Hollywood story of small town girl who comes to tinsel town, ultimately fulfills her every fantasy and discovers that there is a price to be paid for getting everything you desire.Who is Katie Holmes? is more than another 'true Hollywood story.' It is the story of talent, tenacity and the will to succeed on her own terms. Katie Holmes speaks softly but, when pressed to the wall, she has proven that she can wield a big stick. Alternately insightful, dramatic and heartfelt, Who is Katie Holmes? is a straightforward look at the struggles and setbacks that only a person of character and compassion has the strength to overcome. Katie Holmes story is ultimately one of triumph and redemption - A true happy ending.
/book/show/265396.The_Right_to_Be_Human?from_search=true	Edward Hoffman	The Right to Be Human: A Biography of Abraham Maslow	Abraham Maslow (1908-1970) has been widely recognized as a great visionary of modern psychology and related social thought including business behaviour. This second edition of his biography explores the business applications of Maslow's thought.
/book/show/1963910.Great_Biographies?from_search=true	Reader's Digest Association	Great Biographies	Great Biographies,Benjamin Franklin,Mary Queen of Scots,Will Rogers,Eleanor Roosevelt & El Greco
/book/show/557740.Cezanne_?from_search=true	John Rewald	Cezanne : A Biography	Color illustrations, Bibliography. Index. Measures 10.25x13 inches. Traces the life of Cezanne from his boyhood in Aix through the tumultuous Paris period to his last creative but lonely years in his native town. Letters, documents and photographs are included.
/book/show/1626801.Life_in_a_Cold_Climate?from_search=true	Laura Thompson	Life in a Cold Climate: Nancy Mitford: The Biography	This biography draws on Nancy Mitford's highly autobiographical early novels, the biographies and novels of her more mature French period, her journalism, and the vast body of letters to her sisters, lovers, and friends such as Evelyn Waugh and Cyril Connolly. Laura Thompson has put together a portrait of a courageous and contradictory womana woman who expressed anti-femiThis biography draws on Nancy Mitford's highly autobiographical early novels, the biographies and novels of her more mature French period, her journalism, and the vast body of letters to her sisters, lovers, and friends such as Evelyn Waugh and Cyril Connolly. Laura Thompson has put together a portrait of a courageous and contradictory womana woman who expressed anti-feminist views while living a life of financial and emotional independence; a woman who appeared quintessentially English but who was only wholly able to be herself once she moved to France; a woman who believed implacably that the best response to life's pain was laughter. Approaching her subject with wit, perspicacity, and huge affection, Laura Thompson, like Mitford, makes her serious points lightly. Eschewing cliches about the eccentricities of the Mitford clan, Thompson analyzes the contradictions and complexities at the heart of Nancy Mitford's life and work.
/book/show/132073.The_Wheel_of_Things?from_search=true	Mollie Gillen	The Wheel of Things: A Biography of Lucy Maud Montgomery	Lucy Maud Montgomery is Canada's best-known writer of children's fiction.-- in print, film, television, on stage--captures people's imaginations as easily now as it did when it burst upon the world in 1908.Lucy Maud Montgomery grew up in Prince Edward Island and she set her best-loved stories there. She worked briefly as a journalist, but family respoLucy Maud Montgomery is Canada's best-known writer of children's fiction.-- in print, film, television, on stage--captures people's imaginations as easily now as it did when it burst upon the world in 1908.Lucy Maud Montgomery grew up in Prince Edward Island and she set her best-loved stories there. She worked briefly as a journalist, but family responsiblities shaped her life as a young single woman. At 36 she married a dour, often depressive Presbyterian minister and moved to Ontario. There she lived a life of contradictions--in private, the romantic, successful imaginative writer; in public the strict, dutiful minister's wife.Using diaries and letters Lucy Maud never intended to be made public,is a pioneering biography of one of Canada's most successful and important writers. Since its publication, the release of Montgomery's diaries and other work by scholarly writers have confirmed the life story that Mollie Gillen tells so well in this important and path-breaking biography.
/book/show/32627665-victory---joseph-conrad-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	Joseph Conrad Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Victory - Joseph Conrad (With Notes)(Biography)(Illustrated)	Victory is a psychological novel by Joseph Conrad first published in 1915, through which Conrad achieved popular success. The New York Times, however, called it an uneven book and more open to criticism than most of Mr. Conrad's best work. The novel's most striking formal characteristic is its shifting narrative and temporal perspective with the first section fromVictory is a psychological novel by Joseph Conrad first published in 1915, through which Conrad achieved popular success. The New York Times, however, called it an uneven book and more open to criticism than most of Mr. Conrad's best work. The novel's most striking formal characteristic is its shifting narrative and temporal perspective with the first section from the viewpoint of a sailor, the second from omniscient perspective of Axel Heyst, the third from an interior perspective from Heyst, and the final section. It has been adapted into film a number of times.Joseph Conrad (1857 1924) was a Polish-British writer regarded as one of the greatest novelists to write in the English language.
/book/show/1876486.Jack_s_Life?from_search=true	Patrick McGilligan	Jack's Life: A Biography of Jack Nicholson	No male American film star of the post-Brando era has demonstrated the talent, the charisma, the larger-than-life audacity, and the string of screen triumphs of Jack Nicholson. In, Patrick McGilligan, one of our finest film historians, has produced the definitive biography of this most private and public of stars, from his tangled Dickensian upbringing in New JNo male American film star of the post-Brando era has demonstrated the talent, the charisma, the larger-than-life audacity, and the string of screen triumphs of Jack Nicholson. In, Patrick McGilligan, one of our finest film historians, has produced the definitive biography of this most private and public of stars, from his tangled Dickensian upbringing in New Jersey, his formative years as an actor and screenwriter, his near-accidental breakthrough to stardom in, and his string of great roles in,,,,, and other films that mark him as a searching, complex artist. Here as well is the often Rabelaisian life behind the smiling mask, the legendary romances and appetites for sex and drugs, the obsessions with money and control, and the perpetual restlessness.
/book/show/3657158-albert-fish---the-werewolf-of-wysteria?from_search=true	Biographiq	Albert Fish - The Werewolf of Wysteria	Albert Fish - The Werewolf of Wysteria is a biography of Albert Fish, an American serial killer and cannibal. He is best known for the kidnapping, murder, and cannibalizing of young children. Fish was convicted on one murder, but suspected of another five, and subsequently executed in 1936. Albert Fish - The Werewolf of Wysteria is highly recommended for those interested iAlbert Fish - The Werewolf of Wysteria is a biography of Albert Fish, an American serial killer and cannibal. He is best known for the kidnapping, murder, and cannibalizing of young children. Fish was convicted on one murder, but suspected of another five, and subsequently executed in 1936. Albert Fish - The Werewolf of Wysteria is highly recommended for those interested in the life and crimes of one of America's most infamous serial killers.
/book/show/4268934-stephen-king?from_search=true	Albert Rolls	Stephen King: A Biography	Now known worldwide for his horror creations in best-selling books and popular film adaptations, Stephen King spent years in obscurity trying to find his voice and his audience. For much of his career he chose to remain in the small-town Maine of his youth, far from glittering publishing and film centers, yet few American writers can now equal his hold on audiences worldwiNow known worldwide for his horror creations in best-selling books and popular film adaptations, Stephen King spent years in obscurity trying to find his voice and his audience. For much of his career he chose to remain in the small-town Maine of his youth, far from glittering publishing and film centers, yet few American writers can now equal his hold on audiences worldwide. This biography traces King's evolution from would-be pulp magazine writer to master of his craft, whose work both epitomizes and transcends the horror genre.
/book/show/833694.Chandra?from_search=true	Kameshwar C. Wali	Chandra: A Biography of S. Chandrasekhar	is an intimate portrait of a highly private and brilliant man, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, a Nobel laureate in physics who has been a major contributor to the theories of white dwarfs and black holes.Wali has given us a magnificent portrait of Chandra, full of life and color, with a deep understanding of the three culturesIndian, British, and Americanin which Chis an intimate portrait of a highly private and brilliant man, Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, a Nobel laureate in physics who has been a major contributor to the theories of white dwarfs and black holes.Wali has given us a magnificent portrait of Chandra, full of life and color, with a deep understanding of the three culturesIndian, British, and Americanin which Chandra was successively immersed. . . . I wish I had the job of reviewing this book for therather than for. If the book is only read by physicists, then Wali's devoted labors were in vain.Freeman Dyson,An enthralling human document.William McCrea,A dramatic, exuberant biography of one of the century's great scientists.
/book/show/150478.Shania_Twain?from_search=true	Robin Eggar	Shania Twain: The Biography	Shania Twain has risen from humble beginnings in a dirt-poor mining town in Northern Canada to amazing heights of superstardom. At the age of eight her mother was taking her to sing in lumberjack bars; now she shares a Swiss mansion and an estate in New Zealand with her record-produceShania Twain has risen from humble beginnings in a dirt-poor mining town in Northern Canada to amazing heights of superstardom. At the age of eight her mother was taking her to sing in lumberjack bars; now she shares a Swiss mansion and an estate in New Zealand with her record-producer husband and is worth more than $100 million. Hits such as Man! I Feel Like a Woman and That Don't Impress Me Much ensured that her third album,, became the bestselling album in country-music history and her astounding crossover to mainstream music swiftly followed. Her life, however, has remained the subject of speculation and controversy.British music journalist Robin Eggar has talked to Shania's close friends, family, business associates -- and to Shania herself -- to build an insightful, rounded portrait of a woman whose Cinderella tale has become a fable for our times.
/book/show/28645608-maggie-smith?from_search=true	Michael Coveney Sian Thomas (Narrator)	Maggie Smith: A Biography	No one does glamour, severity, girlish charm or tight-lipped witticism better than Dame Maggie Smith, one of Britain's best-loved actors. This new biography shines the stage-lights on the life and career of a truly remarkable performer, one whose stage and screen career spans six decades. From her days as a West End star of comedy and revue, Dame Maggie's path would crossNo one does glamour, severity, girlish charm or tight-lipped witticism better than Dame Maggie Smith, one of Britain's best-loved actors. This new biography shines the stage-lights on the life and career of a truly remarkable performer, one whose stage and screen career spans six decades. From her days as a West End star of comedy and revue, Dame Maggie's path would cross with those of the greatest actors, playwrights and directors of the era. Whether stealing scenes from Richard Burton (by his own admission), answering back to Laurence Olivier, or impressing Ingmar Bergman, her career can be seen as a 'Who's Who' of British theatre in the twentieth century. This book also covers the little-known period in Canada, a prolific five-season run of leading roles that took place during the height of her success in Hollywood, soon after she won her first Oscar for her signature film The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie. Recently Dame Maggie has been prominent on our screens as ever, with high-profile roles as Violet Crawley, the formidable Dowager Countess of Grantham, in the phenomenally successful television series Downton Abbey, and as Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter film franchise: what she herself describes as 'Miss Jean Brodie in a wizard's hat'. Yet paradoxically she remains an enigmatic figure, rarely appearing in public and carefully guarding her considerable talent. Michael Coveney's absorbing biography, written with the actress's blessing and drawing on personal archives, as well as interviews with immediate family and close friends, is therefore as close as it gets to seeing the real Maggie Smith. Read by Sian Thomas
/book/show/203800.Stranger_On_The_Earth?from_search=true	Albert J. Lubin	Stranger On The Earth: A Psychological Biography Of Vincent Van Gogh	The personality of Vincent van Gogh (18531890)a 19th-century combination of dropout, rebel, and geniusand the source of his enormous achievement continue to fascinate people as deeply as his vivid, wildly painted canvasses of sunflowers, peasants, and starry nights. In this first and only in-depth study of the relationship between van Gogh's psychological development anThe personality of Vincent van Gogh (18531890)a 19th-century combination of dropout, rebel, and geniusand the source of his enormous achievement continue to fascinate people as deeply as his vivid, wildly painted canvasses of sunflowers, peasants, and starry nights. In this first and only in-depth study of the relationship between van Gogh's psychological development and his art, Albert J. Lubin, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry (Emeritus) at Stanford University and a practicing psychoanalyst, draws on the tremendous wealth of information available about van Gogh, to explore his personal conflicts in the context of the forces that molded him: familial, historical, cultural, religious, artistic, and literary. Dr. Lubin approaches van Gogh not as a mysterious mix of sick eccentric and martyred artist, but as a complete man who transformed his suffering into a phenomenal body of work. Lubin's daring psychological insights and art criticism allow us to better understand, and more fully appreciate, van Gogh's artistic triumph over his inner torment.
/book/show/502016.Abraham?from_search=true	David Rosenberg	Abraham: The First Historical Biography	The world's three largest faiths all find a common root in one man: Abraham. Breaking new ground, David Rosenberg portrays Abraham as a man whose whole life, and therefore his legacy, is informed by the Sumerian culture that produced him.is a brilliant literary excavation of the ancient cultures from which our modern world has grown.
/book/show/28416648-the-confidence-man---herman-melville-herman-melville-with-notes-biogra?from_search=true	Herman Melville Jan Oliveira (Editor)	THE CONFIDENCE-MAN - HERMAN MELVILLE HERMAN MELVILLE (WITH NOTES)(BIOGRAPHY)(ILLUSTRATED): HIS MASQUERADE	The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade is the ninth book and final novel by American writer Herman Melville, first published in New York in 1857. The book was published on April 1, presumably the exact day of the novel's setting. The Confidence-Man portrays a Canterbury Talesstyle group of steamboat passengers whose interlocking stories are told as they travel down the MissisThe Confidence-Man: His Masquerade is the ninth book and final novel by American writer Herman Melville, first published in New York in 1857. The book was published on April 1, presumably the exact day of the novel's setting. The Confidence-Man portrays a Canterbury Talesstyle group of steamboat passengers whose interlocking stories are told as they travel down the Mississippi River toward New Orleans. According to scholar Robert Milder its reputation has been rising: Long mistaken for a flawed novel, the book is now admired as a masterpiece of irony and control, though it continues to resist interpretive consensus.After the novel's publication, Melville turned from professional writing and became a professional lecturer, mainly addressing his worldwide travels, and later for nineteen years a federal government employee.
/book/show/12758440-marty-feldman?from_search=true	Robert    Ross	Marty Feldman: The Biography of a Comedy Legend	Mike Myers thinks he was a genius, while John Cleese regards him as a true cultural icon. He was an architect of British comedy, paving the way for Monty Python, and then became a major Hollywood star, forever remembered as Igor in Mel Brooks. A writer, director, performer and true pioneer of his art, he died aged only 48.His name was Marty FeldmanMike Myers thinks he was a genius, while John Cleese regards him as a true cultural icon. He was an architect of British comedy, paving the way for Monty Python, and then became a major Hollywood star, forever remembered as Igor in Mel Brooks. A writer, director, performer and true pioneer of his art, he died aged only 48.His name was Marty Feldman, and here, at last, is the first ever biography. Acclaimed author Robert Ross has interviewed Martys friends and family, including his sister Pamela, Tim Brooke-Taylor, Michael Palin and Terry Jones, and also draws from extensive, previously unpublished and often hilarious interviews with Marty himself, taped in preparation for the autobiography he never wrote.No one before or since has had a career quite like Martys. Beginning in the dying days of variety theatre, he went from the behind the scenes scriptwriting triumphs ofandto onscreen stardom inand his own hit series. That led to transatlantic success, his work with Mel Brooks, and a five-picture deal to write and direct his own movies.From his youth as a tramp on the streets of London, to the height of his fame in America  where he encountered everyone from Orson Welles to Kermit the Frog, before his Hollywood dream became a nightmare  this is the fascinating story of a key figure in the history of comedy, fully told for the first time.
/book/show/11229838-aleister-crowley---the-biography?from_search=true	Tobias Churton	Aleister Crowley - The Biography: Spiritual Revolutionary, Romantic Explorer, Occult Master and Spy	This definitive biography of Aleister Crowley (1875-1947), the most notorious and controversial spiritual figure of the 20th century, brings together a life of world-shaking 'magick', sexual and psychological experimentation at the outer limits, world-record-beating mountaineering and startling prophetic power - as well as poetry, adventure, espionage, wisdom, excess, andThis definitive biography of Aleister Crowley (1875-1947), the most notorious and controversial spiritual figure of the 20th century, brings together a life of world-shaking 'magick', sexual and psychological experimentation at the outer limits, world-record-beating mountaineering and startling prophetic power - as well as poetry, adventure, espionage, wisdom, excess, and intellectual brilliance. The book reveals the man behind the appalling reputation, demolishing a century of scandalmongering that persuaded the world that Crowley was a black magician, a traitor and a sexual wastrel, addicted to drugs and antisocial posing, rather than the mind-blowing truth that Crowley was a genius as significant as Jung, Freud or Einstein. Churton has enjoyed the full co-operation of the world's Crowley scholars to ensure the accuracy and plausibility of his riveting narrative. The author has also been in contact with Crowley's grandson, who has vouchsafed rare, previously untold accounts of family relationships. The result is an intimate portrait that has never before been shown, and one that has great emotional impact.The book contains the first ever complete investigation of Crowley's astonishing family background - including facts he concealed in his lifetime for fear of social prejudice. Tobias Churton also gives us a detailed account of Crowley's work as a British spy during World War I in Berlin during the early 1930s and during World War II. This information has not been available to any previous biographer.
/book/show/404144.Athena?from_search=true	Lee Hall	Athena: A Biography	Author Lee Hall takes the unusual tack of melding the hypothetical life of one mythological beingthe goddess Athenainto a single, chronological narrative. By drawing upon the richness of ancient history, archaeology, and classical art and literature, she follows the metamorphosis of Athena's identity, tracing through it not only the origins of our concepts of justice aAuthor Lee Hall takes the unusual tack of melding the hypothetical life of one mythological beingthe goddess Athenainto a single, chronological narrative. By drawing upon the richness of ancient history, archaeology, and classical art and literature, she follows the metamorphosis of Athena's identity, tracing through it not only the origins of our concepts of justice and revenge, our attitudes toward wisdom and the useful arts, but the disturbing mistrust of women inherited from the ancient world, as well as the struggle between male and female that attended the very birth of western culture.Hall traces the earliest vestiges of Athena back to the fertility and survival rituals of prehistoric Crete. She then follows this diety associated with the mother goddess as she migrates to the mainland. But once there, Hall finds, Athena becomes an honorary male, complete with helmet, spear, and sheild. The goddess once associated with rituals of nurturing and fecundity now relishes the savagery of war, even masterminds the triumph of the Greeks over the Trojans in Homer's Iliad. Athena forsakes her elemental female virtues and identity as she is co-opted by the male-dominated warrior culture of the Mycenaeans.The third distinctive phase of Athena's career is as the special deity of Athens, wher she makes herself felt in the great festivals, art, and architecture of her city, but here too she must betray her gender as the price of civilization. In completing the transition to urban life, one of her last acts is to drive underground the Furies, trapping and containing the ancient and angry female energy.Athena is thus a profound and often troubling exploration of the changes in human consciousnessespecially with regard to gender and powerthat brought humanity from fertility cults to the Age of Heroes to a time that embraced civic order and the search for wisdom and beauty. A fascinating story, is is also a boon to anyone looking for an entertaining and comprehensible narrative that effectively weaves together the Homeric epics, Greek drama, and modern archaeological discoveries.
/book/show/23160817-disney?from_search=true	Edwin Woodgate	Disney: Biography	Walter Elias DisneyWalt Disney was an American motion-picture and television producer and showman, famous as a pioneer of cartoon films and as the creator of Disneyland.When people hear the name Walter Elias Disney usually does not reacWalter Elias DisneyWalt Disney was an American motion-picture and television producer and showman, famous as a pioneer of cartoon films and as the creator of Disneyland.When people hear the name Walter Elias Disney usually does not react so Special. However, the name Walt Disney brings a smile to any face.Known in homes around the world, Walt Disney spent most of his life giving fun and joy to people.Walter Elias Walt Disney was born on December 5, 1901, in Hermosa, Illinois. He and his brother Roy co-founded Walt Disney Productions, which became one of the best-known motion-picture production companies in the world. Disney was an innovative animator and created the cartoon character Mickey Mouse. He won 22 Academy Awards during his lifetime, and was the founder of theme parks Disneyland and Walt Disney World.Walt is our infancy and our innocent smile marked his cartoons as Mickey Mouse ... This is a tribute to the greatest in history, which gave us many life lessons that share in this book.Here Is A Preview Of What You'll Learn When You Download You Copy Today:   The War years     Laugh-O-Gram Films     Mickey Mouse     The Alice Comedies     Oswald the Lucky Rabbit     Mickey Mouse Returns     Early Success in the 1930s     The Three Little Pigs     Mickey Mouse in Black and White     Mickey Mouse in Color     Burbank Studios     Fantasia     The war Effort     Pinocchio, Bambi, Peter Pan, Dumbo and more     Influences     The Mickey Mouse Park     Finding the money     Construction Begins     How Disneyland has changed     Film & Television     Plans for the Magic Kingdom     The Diagnosis     Walt Disneys Death     Imagination, Optimism, Creativity, Courage & Innovation     Turning Dreams into Reality     Follow your Heart     Much, much more!So... What are you waiting for? Do you want to know the life changing lessons of Walt Disney?2014 All Rights Reserved
/book/show/1289370.The_Harper_Encyclopedia_of_Military_Biography?from_search=true	Trevor N. Dupuy Curt Johnson David L. Bongard	The Harper Encyclopedia of Military Biography	Assessing three thousand of the most important worldwide military figures from the earliest recorded moments in history to the present, a fact-filled compilation lists concise biographies and noted contributions for each person.
/book/show/264842.Sylvia_Townsend_Warner?from_search=true	Claire Harman	Sylvia Townsend Warner: A Biography	
/book/show/122214.Terry_McMillan?from_search=true	Diane Patrick	Terry McMillan: The Unauthorized Biography	Novelistis widely considered to be the preeminent voice of young professional African American women today. Her novelsandbecame instant classics, touchstones for a culture that the mainstream media had often dismissed or ignored.The story of her own life is as compelling and inspiration as any of her novelsNovelistis widely considered to be the preeminent voice of young professional African American women today. Her novelsandbecame instant classics, touchstones for a culture that the mainstream media had often dismissed or ignored.The story of her own life is as compelling and inspiration as any of her novels. Born in Port Huron Michigan in 1951, McMillan was raised by her mother, her father having died when she was 16. Although staying in her small town would have been the easiest path, McMillan gambled on a brighter future. With only a dream and meager savings, she moved to California and began writing poetry and short fiction. Several years later she left for New York City, where she struggled as a single mother and office clerk until she finally found acceptance of her work. When her first novel,(1987) received only minimal support from her publisher, she promoted it on her own. She found millions of fans, both black and white, and in the process changed the way the book industry sees Black America.
/book/show/3526674-ram-jethmalani?from_search=true	Nalini Gera	RAM Jethmalani: The Authorized Biography	Brilliant, flamboyant and controversial, lawyer-politician Ram Jethmalani is much more. In this biography, the author attempts to capture the essential Jethmalani and acquaint readers with the man behind the public persona. The book dwells on all the different phases and aspects of his life. His idyllic childhood, his years as a lawyer, the partition days, his legal careerBrilliant, flamboyant and controversial, lawyer-politician Ram Jethmalani is much more. In this biography, the author attempts to capture the essential Jethmalani and acquaint readers with the man behind the public persona. The book dwells on all the different phases and aspects of his life. His idyllic childhood, his years as a lawyer, the partition days, his legal career, his political life and yes the women in his life. Meticulously researched and illuminated by rare moments insight, this book also light on the major political and legal events that shaped post independence India.
/book/show/8586089-manny-pacquiao?from_search=true	Gary Andrew Poole	Manny Pacquiao: A Biography	
/book/show/587703.Cole_Porter?from_search=true	Charles Schwartz	Cole Porter: A Biography	In 1933 Irving Berlin wrote to composer-lyricist Cole Porter, I am mad about. Millions of others throughout the world have been mad about that Porter gem, as well as dozens of others, including, to name just a few,, and. Cole Porter (1In 1933 Irving Berlin wrote to composer-lyricist Cole Porter, I am mad about. Millions of others throughout the world have been mad about that Porter gem, as well as dozens of others, including, to name just a few,, and. Cole Porter (1891-1964) set new standards for popular song-writing, and his lyrics and melodies are as bright and sophisticated today as when they first dazzled audiences decades ago. Porter's own life matched that of his songs for urbanity, wit, and elegance, and in New York, Hollywood, and on the Continent he was an arbiter of taste and fashion and part of the glamorous international set of the Twenties and Thirties. He numbered among his friends Cary Grant, Noel Coward, Fred Astaire, Ethel Merman, Elsa Maxwell, Fanny Brice, and Monty Woolley, as well as many other stars of stage, screen, or society.is a delightfully written and meticulously researched book that takes us from the composer's Indiana childhood to his celebrity days, discussing with exceptional honesty his family and friends, his wife and his many lovers, and above all, his music. Charles Schwartz's account of Cole Porter is the most revealing, comprehensive, and objective biography to date of an extraordinarily talented and fascinating man.
/book/show/647139.The_Authorised_Biography_Of_Ronnie_Barker?from_search=true	Bob McCabe	The Authorised Biography Of Ronnie Barker	Ronnie Barker is one of the best-loved and most celebrated entertainers in British television history. As well as starring in the ever popular and critically acclaimed sitcoms Porridge and Open All Hours, he was, of course, one of the bespectacled Two Ronnies, who topped the TV Charts for more than 15 years. Ronnie's 75th birthday, this book contains original contributionsRonnie Barker is one of the best-loved and most celebrated entertainers in British television history. As well as starring in the ever popular and critically acclaimed sitcoms Porridge and Open All Hours, he was, of course, one of the bespectacled Two Ronnies, who topped the TV Charts for more than 15 years. Ronnie's 75th birthday, this book contains original contributions from people who have worked with and know him best including John Cleese, David Jason (who provides the foreword), David Frost, Eric Idle, Michael Palin. biography is full of interviews and unseen personal illustrations from his own collection.
/book/show/1560639.Yasir_Arafat?from_search=true	Barry Rubin Judith Colp Rubin	Yasir Arafat: A Political Biography	Yasir Arafat stands as one of the most resilient, recognizable and controversial political figures of modern times. The object of unrelenting suspicion, steady admiration and endless speculation, Arafat has occupied the center stage of Middle East politics for almost four decades. Yasir Arafat is the most comprehensive political biography of this remarkable man.Forged inYasir Arafat stands as one of the most resilient, recognizable and controversial political figures of modern times. The object of unrelenting suspicion, steady admiration and endless speculation, Arafat has occupied the center stage of Middle East politics for almost four decades. Yasir Arafat is the most comprehensive political biography of this remarkable man.Forged in a tumultuous era of competing traditionalism, radicalism, Arab nationalism, and Islamist forces, the Palestinian movement was almost entirely Arafat's creation, and he became its leader at an early age. Arafat took it through a dizzying series of crises and defeats, often of his own making, yet also ensured that it survived, grew, and gained influence. Disavowing terrorism repeatedly, he also practiced it constantly. Arafat's elusive behavior ensured that radical regimes saw in him a comrade in arms, while moderates backed him as a potential partner in peace.After years of devotion to armed struggle, Arafat made a dramatic agreement with Israel that let him return to his claimed homeland and transformed him into a legitimized ruler. Yet at the moment of decision at the Camp David summit and afterward, when he could have achieved peace and a Palestinian state, he sacrificed the prize he had supposedly sought for the struggle he could not live without.Richly populated with the main events and dominant leaders of the Middle East, this detailed and analytical account by Barry Rubin and Judith Colp Rubin follows Arafat as he moves to Kuwait, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Tunisia, and finally to Palestinian-ruled soil. It shows him as he rewrites his origins, experiments with guerrilla war, develops a doctrine of terrorism, fights endless diplomatic battles, and builds a movement, constantly juggling states, factions, and world leaders.Whole generations and a half-dozen U.S. presidents have come and gone over the long course of Arafat's career. But Arafat has outlasted them all, spanning entire eras, with three constants always present: he has always survived, he has constantly seemed imperiled, and he has never achieved his goals. While there has been no substitute for Arafat, the authors conclude, Arafat has been no substitute for a leader who could make peace.
/book/show/874446.Summer?from_search=true	Gary D. Schmidt (Editor) Susan M. Felch	Summer: A Spiritual Biography of the Season	Explore the rich vibrancy of summer and reflect on how nature teaches us to value time?in this lush collection of reflections by our greatest writers. ?Summer has gone by so fast, ? we often say?the only season for which we say that. Summer does seem to make us keenly aware of time. In our vacations, we step out of time. Watching our gardens, we see the progress of time. SExplore the rich vibrancy of summer and reflect on how nature teaches us to value time?in this lush collection of reflections by our greatest writers. ?Summer has gone by so fast, ? we often say?the only season for which we say that. Summer does seem to make us keenly aware of time. In our vacations, we step out of time. Watching our gardens, we see the progress of time. Seeing the geese come honking back, we are aware of the passing of time. In essays, poems, and meditations organized around themes of time and our responses to it, twenty-five writers consider summer and its spiritual meanings. Contributors include Anne Lamott, Luci Shaw, Ray Bradbury, Mary Gordon, Richard Selzer, Thomas Lynch, Celia Thaxter, Robert Clark, Michael Pollan, Francis Bacon, Jim Heynen, and Emily Dickinson.
/book/show/18868287-crosby-stills-nash?from_search=true	Dave Zimmer Henry Diltz (Photographer)	Crosby, Stills & Nash: The Biography	A new edition of the classic, definitive biography of Crosby, Stills & Nash, fully updated with more than 300 photographs and a new foreword by David Crosby
/book/show/3374047-a-tribute-to-heath-ledger?from_search=true	Chris       Roberts	A Tribute to Heath Ledger: The Illustrated Biography	This tribute to Heath Ledger followshis rise to fame from his early beginnings as a teenager on Australian TV to his tragic, untimely death in 2008. It covers his all his films;his critical and box office successes; his high-profile romances, including Michelle Williams; with whom he had a daughter.
/book/show/1674976.Eric_Dolphy?from_search=true	Vladimir Simosko Barry Tepperman	Eric Dolphy: A Musical Biography And Discography	In his tragically short life (19281964), Eric Dolphy was a titanic force in the development of the sixties avant-garde (or new thing) from the hard bop of the late fifties. The searing intensity and sonic exploration of his work on alto sax, clarinets, and flute derived in part from the concurrent innovations of Coltrane, Mingus, Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, and AndreIn his tragically short life (19281964), Eric Dolphy was a titanic force in the development of the sixties avant-garde (or new thing) from the hard bop of the late fifties. The searing intensity and sonic exploration of his work on alto sax, clarinets, and flute derived in part from the concurrent innovations of Coltrane, Mingus, Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, and Andrew Hill, among others; previous jazz styles such as New Orleans and bop; various non-Western musics; and modern classical music (e.g., Varese). Dolphy pioneered extended solo jazz compositions, was prominent in the third stream movement (led by John Lewis and Gunther Schuller), and remains a major influence on musicians today for the personal, speech-like inflections of his playing. Jazz scholars Simosko and Tepperman examine every aspect of this stunning musical achievement from Dolphy's early big band work and association with Chico Hamilton to his own last groups in Europe, emphasizing the rich legacy of his recordings. Now completely updated to include the most recent discoveries concerning his life and recordings, this book will long stand as the definitive treatment of Eric Dolphy's music.
/book/show/31134834-the-secret-sharer-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	Joseph Conrad Jan Oliveira (Editor)	The Secret Sharer (With Notes) (Biography) (Illustrated)	The Secret Sharer is a story by Joseph Conrad written in 1909. The story takes place on a sailing ship in the Gulf of Siam (now the Gulf of Thailand), at the start of a voyage with cargo for Britain. The date is probably in the 1880s (when Conrad was at sea himself). In common with many of Conrad's stories, it is narrated in the first person. The narrator is the ship's yThe Secret Sharer is a story by Joseph Conrad written in 1909. The story takes place on a sailing ship in the Gulf of Siam (now the Gulf of Thailand), at the start of a voyage with cargo for Britain. The date is probably in the 1880s (when Conrad was at sea himself). In common with many of Conrad's stories, it is narrated in the first person. The narrator is the ship's young captain, and he is unfamiliar with both his ship and his crew, having joined the ship only a fortnight earlier. He is unsure of his ability to exert his authority over the officers and crew who have been together for some time, and makes the point several times that he is the stranger on board.The story was filmed as a segment of the 1952 film Face to Face. The Secret Sharer was adapted to a one-act play in 1969 by C. R. (Chuck) Wobbe. The play was published in 1969 by the Dramatic Publishing Company. A new film, Secret Sharer, inspired by the novella and directed by Peter Fudakowski, was released in the UK in June 2014.
/book/show/5576197-cheryl-cole?from_search=true	Gerard Sanderson	Cheryl Cole: Her Story   The Unauthorized Biography	New with slight crumpling to jacket, reflected in price. A remarkable account of one if Britain's best known women. Includes the roller-coaster ride of triumph and despair, in what has become a public collapse. (bio)
/book/show/4468046-a-life-in-aikido?from_search=true	Kisshomaru Ueshiba Moriteru Ueshiba	A Life in Aikido: The Biography of Founder Morihei Ueshiba	The history of Japan's martial traditions is replete with many outstanding individuals, but few have attained the legendary status of Morihei Ueshiba. Throughout his extraordinary life, Ueshiba mastered an array of martial arts and techniques, including jujutsu and kendo, and endlessly devoted himself to the philosophies of Japan's martial schools. He also had a deep knowlThe history of Japan's martial traditions is replete with many outstanding individuals, but few have attained the legendary status of Morihei Ueshiba. Throughout his extraordinary life, Ueshiba mastered an array of martial arts and techniques, including jujutsu and kendo, and endlessly devoted himself to the philosophies of Japan's martial schools. He also had a deep knowledge of the practice of Shinto. Refining these traditions into a wholly new system, he founded Aikido--the way of harmony. Aikido goes far beyond simple methods of attack or self-defense, seeking to dispel aggression by creating a sense of oneness, thus ultimately promoting peace. Through its unique aspect of both preserving the heritage of the classical fighting arts and applying them within the context of contemporary society, Aikido has quickly become one of the most respected martial arts in the world.In this engaging and compelling biography, the Founder's son Kissomaru Ueshiba (the second Aikido Doshu) details the life of this remarkable man, from his early years as a youth in the turbulent Meiji era to his death in 1969. Incorporating many first-hand accounts and anecdotes as well as historical documents, the author weaves a fascinating narrative of the Founder's life, and with great fondness tells of his own memories of the man who would come to be known as O Sensei--great master.Ueshiba reveals much about the character and temperament of his father, painting a picture of a man of formidable commitment and spirituality, in both his practice of Aikido and his message of peace. Indeed, his dedication to his art was so strong that through his techniques he was able to attain kami-waza; an ability that transcends the human and reaches the divine. This book will appeal to any reader with an interest in the life of Morihei Ueshiba and a desire to discover the real person behind the legend.
/book/show/42548.The_Quiet_Warrior?from_search=true	Thomas B. Buell	The Quiet Warrior: A Biography of Admiral Raymond A. Spruance	Regarded as the standard biography of World War II naval hero Adm. Raymond A. Spruance. Spruance, victor of the battles of Midway and the Philippine Sea and commander of the Fifth Fleet in the invasions of the Gilberts, the Marshalls, the Marianas, and Okinawa, is one of the towering figures in American naval history. Yet his reserved, cerebral personality did not make gooRegarded as the standard biography of World War II naval hero Adm. Raymond A. Spruance. Spruance, victor of the battles of Midway and the Philippine Sea and commander of the Fifth Fleet in the invasions of the Gilberts, the Marshalls, the Marianas, and Okinawa, is one of the towering figures in American naval history. Yet his reserved, cerebral personality did not make good copy for correspondents, and until the publication of The Quiet Warrior he remained an elusive figure. Thomas Buell has succeeded in evoking the nature of the man as well as recording the achievements of the admiral in this brilliant biography, which won the Alfred Thayer Mahan Award for Literary Achievement the year of its publication.
/book/show/4723036-barack-h-obama?from_search=true	Webster Griffin Tarpley	Barack H. Obama: The Unauthorized Biography	Written by the author of the legendary 1992 expose of Bush the elder, this book works from a New Deal point of view. Obama is exposed as a foundation operative and agent of Wall Street finance capital, controlled by Zbigniew Brzezinski, George Soros, and Goldman Sachs. Obama's mother was an official of the Ford Foundation, the World Bank, and US AID. By all indications, ObWritten by the author of the legendary 1992 expose of Bush the elder, this book works from a New Deal point of view. Obama is exposed as a foundation operative and agent of Wall Street finance capital, controlled by Zbigniew Brzezinski, George Soros, and Goldman Sachs. Obama's mother was an official of the Ford Foundation, the World Bank, and US AID. By all indications, Obama was identified for future political use by Brzezinski at Columbia in 1981-1983, during Obama's secret lost years. Obama has worked for the Gamaliel Foundation, the Joyce Foundation, the Woods Fund, and the Annenberg Foundation. A community organizer is a poverty pimp, a cynical opportunist who uses suffering people as a political commodity. The foundation strategy is divide and conquer, pitting blacks and against whites against Hispanics against Asians - to prevent any challenge to Wall Street. Racist provocateurs like Wright and Pfleger, along with Weatherman terrorist bombers Ayers and Dohrn - Obama's best friends - are cast in this mold. Rezko, Auchi, and Al-Sammarae represent the cesspool of Chicago graft and corruption in which Obama cavorts. Schooled in Nietzsche and Fanon, Obama qualifies as a postmodern fascist. An Obama administration would strive for brutal economic sacrifice and austerity to finance Wall Street bailouts, and for imperialist confrontation with Russia and China.
/book/show/11459743-the-soul-of-man-under-socialism?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde Golgotha Press	The Soul of Man Under Socialism (Annotated with Criticism and Oscar Wilde Biography)	An eBook of Oscar Wildes classic essay, this edition includes a short critical commentary on the work; the book also includes a short essay examining Wildes life and and works.In The Soul of Man, Wilde argues that, under capitalism, the majority of people spoil their lives by an unhealthy and exaggerated altruismare forced, indeed, so to spoil them: instead of realiAn eBook of Oscar Wildes classic essay, this edition includes a short critical commentary on the work; the book also includes a short essay examining Wildes life and and works.In The Soul of Man, Wilde argues that, under capitalism, the majority of people spoil their lives by an unhealthy and exaggerated altruismare forced, indeed, so to spoil them: instead of realising their true talents, they waste their time solving the social problems caused by capitalism, without taking their common cause away. Thus, caring people seriously and very sentimentally set themselves to the task of remedying the evils that they see in poverty, but their remedies do not cure the disease: they merely prolong it because, the proper aim is to try and reconstruct society on such a basis that poverty will be impossible.
/book/show/833918.Hubert_Humphrey?from_search=true	Carl Solberg	Hubert Humphrey: A Biography	Hubert Humphrey was the consummate liberal politician of the second half of the twentieth century, evolving from charismatic mayor of Minneapolis to crusading U.S. senator to compliant vice president under the overpowering Lyndon B. Johnson--to defeated presidential hopeful.Here is the most complete and authoritative biography of Humphrey ever written. Based on over two huHubert Humphrey was the consummate liberal politician of the second half of the twentieth century, evolving from charismatic mayor of Minneapolis to crusading U.S. senator to compliant vice president under the overpowering Lyndon B. Johnson--to defeated presidential hopeful.Here is the most complete and authoritative biography of Humphrey ever written. Based on over two hundred interviews and access to his papers at the Minnesota Historical Society, it presents a portrait of a vivacious, complex man, the leading orator and most productive legislator of his age.The book opens with an account of what may have been Humphrey's finest hour, the 1948 Democratic National Convention, when the brash, young mayor of Minneapolis challenged Southern conservatives and committed his party to the civil rights laws that reshaped twentieth-century America.Here too is the story of Humphrey's failure to weather the contending passions and ambitions of the sixties, and of the humiliating bargain he made with Lyndon Johnson in accepting the vice-presidency in 1964. The author's dramatic account of this relationship highlights Johnson's ruthlessness and Humphrey's inability to see the catastrophic political consequences of his blind loyalty to the president.In Carl Solberg's vivid retelling, Humphrey's compassion and ambition, successes and ultimate failures, are placed in historical context and provide a vital source for the understanding of our times.
/book/show/22620310-portland?from_search=true	Heather Arndt Anderson	Portland: A Food Biography	The infant city called The Clearing was a bald patch amid a stuttering wood. The Clearing was no booming metropolis; no destination for gastrotourists; no career-changer for ardent chefs -- just awkward, palsied steps toward Victorian gentility. In the decades before the remaining trees were scraped from the landscape, Portland's wood was still a verdant breadbasket, overfThe infant city called The Clearing was a bald patch amid a stuttering wood. The Clearing was no booming metropolis; no destination for gastrotourists; no career-changer for ardent chefs -- just awkward, palsied steps toward Victorian gentility. In the decades before the remaining trees were scraped from the landscape, Portland's wood was still a verdant breadbasket, overflowing with huckleberries and chanterelles, venison leaping on cloven hoof.Today, Portland is seen as a quaint village populated by trust fund wunderkinds who run food carts each serving something more precious than the last. But Portland's culinary history actually tells a different story: the tales of the salmon-people, the pioneers and immigrants, each struggling to make this strange but inviting land between the Pacific and the Cascades feel like home.The foods that many people associate with Portland are derived from and defined by its history: salmon, berries, hazelnuts and beer. But Portland is more than its ingredients. Portland is an eater's paradise and a cook's playground. Portland is a gustatory wonderland.Full of wry humor and captivating anecdotes, Portland: A Food Biography chronicles the Rose City's rise from a muddy Wild West village full of fur traders, lumberjacks and ne'er-do-wells, to a progressive, bustling town of merchants, brewers and oyster parlors, to the critical darling of the national food scene. Heather Arndt Anderson brings to life in lively prose the culinary landscape of Portland, then and now.
/book/show/6122374-the-bard?from_search=true	Robert Crawford	The Bard: Robert Burns, a Biography	No writer is more charismatic than Robert Burns. Wonderfully readable,catches Burns's energy, brilliance, and radicalism as never before. To his international admirers he was a genius, a hero, a warm-hearted friend; yet to the mother of one of his lovers he was a wastrel, to a fellow poet he was sprung . . . from raking of dung, and to his political enemies a No writer is more charismatic than Robert Burns. Wonderfully readable,catches Burns's energy, brilliance, and radicalism as never before. To his international admirers he was a genius, a hero, a warm-hearted friend; yet to the mother of one of his lovers he was a wastrel, to a fellow poet he was sprung . . . from raking of dung, and to his political enemies a traitor. Drawing on a surprising number of untapped sources--from rediscovered poetry by Burns to manuscript journals, correspondence, and oratory by his contemporaries--this new biography presents the remarkable life, loves, and struggles of the great poet.Inspired by the American and French Revolutions and molded by the Scottish Enlightenment, Burns was in several senses the first of the major Romantics. With a poet's insight and a shrewd sense of human drama, Robert Crawford outlines how Burns combined a childhood steeped in the peasant song-culture of rural Scotland with a consummate linguistic artistry to become not only the world's most popular love poet but also the controversial master poet of modern democracy.Written with accessible elan and nuanced attention to Burns's poems and letters,is the story of an extraordinary man fighting to maintain a sly sense of integrity in the face of overwhelming pressures. This incisive biography startlingly demonstrates why the life and work of Scotland's greatest poet still compel the attention of the world a quarter of a millennium after his birth.
/book/show/178607.George_Washington_Williams?from_search=true	John Hope Franklin	George Washington Williams: A Biography	In, John Hope Franklin reconstructs the life of the controversial, self-made black intellectual who wrote the first history of African Americans in the United States. Awarded the Clarence L. Holte Literary Prize, this book traces Franklins forty-year quest for Williamss story, a story largely lost to history until this volume was first publisheIn, John Hope Franklin reconstructs the life of the controversial, self-made black intellectual who wrote the first history of African Americans in the United States. Awarded the Clarence L. Holte Literary Prize, this book traces Franklins forty-year quest for Williamss story, a story largely lost to history until this volume was first published in 1985. The result, part biography and part social history, is a unique consideration of a pioneering historian by his most distinguished successor.Williams, who lived from 1849 to 1891, had a remarkable career as soldier, minister, journalist, lawyer, politician, freelance diplomat, and African traveler, as well as a historian. While Franklin reveals the accomplishments of this neglected figure and emphasizes the racism that curtailed Williamss many talents, he also highlights the personal weaknesses that damaged Williamss relationships and career. Williams led the way in presenting African American history accurately through the use of oral history and archival research, sought to legitimize it as a field of historical study, and spoke out in support of an American Negro Historical Society and as a critic of European imperialism in Africa. He also became erratic and faithless to his family and creditors and died at the age of forty-one, destitute and alienated from family and friends.is nothing less than a classic biography of a brilliant though flawed individual whoseremains a landmark in African American history and American intellectual history.
/book/show/250268.Ida_Lupino?from_search=true	William Donati	Ida Lupino: A Biography	-Ida Lupino (1918-1995) was more than a gorgeous image of film noir in the forties and fifties who starred in classics such as They Drive By Night, High Sierra, and Road House. Lupino also evolved into one of Hollywood's earliest female directors whose work was described by Martin Scorsese as --resilient, with a remarkable empathy for the fragile and heartbroken.-- William-Ida Lupino (1918-1995) was more than a gorgeous image of film noir in the forties and fifties who starred in classics such as They Drive By Night, High Sierra, and Road House. Lupino also evolved into one of Hollywood's earliest female directors whose work was described by Martin Scorsese as --resilient, with a remarkable empathy for the fragile and heartbroken.-- William Donati chronicles the dramatic life of one of Hollywood's most prolific, substantive, and innovative artists, both behind and in front of the camera.-
/book/show/19644410-depeche-mode?from_search=true	Steve Malins	Depeche Mode: A Biography	
/book/show/1467323.Jack?from_search=true	Andrew Sinclair	Jack: A Biography of Jack London	
/book/show/26890901-the-napoleon-of-notting-hill?from_search=true	G.K. Chesterton W. Graham Robertson (Illustrator) Jan Oliveira (Editor)	The Napoleon of Notting Hill (with notes - biography - llustrated)	The Napoleon of Notting Hill is a novel written by G. K. Chesterton in 1904, set in a nearly unchanged London in 1984. Although the novel is set in the future, it is, in effect, set in an alternative reality of Chesterton's own period, with no advances in technology or changes in the class system or attitudes. It postulates an impersonal government, not described in any deThe Napoleon of Notting Hill is a novel written by G. K. Chesterton in 1904, set in a nearly unchanged London in 1984. Although the novel is set in the future, it is, in effect, set in an alternative reality of Chesterton's own period, with no advances in technology or changes in the class system or attitudes. It postulates an impersonal government, not described in any detail, but apparently content to operate through a figurehead king, randomly chosen.
/book/show/30970055-helen-keller?from_search=true	Margaret Davidson Wendy Watson (Illustrator)	Helen Keller	A biography stressing the childhood of the woman who overcame the handicaps of being blind and deaf.
/book/show/113878.Tocqueville?from_search=true	Andr Jardin Lydia Davis (Translator) Robert E. Hemenway (Translator)	Tocqueville: A Biography	In his first major biography of the author of Democracy in America, Andre Jardin traces Alexis de Tocqueville's eventful life from his birth in 1805 to aristocratic parents in postrevolutionary France, through his trip to antebellum America as a young man, his adventures in Algeria, and his political career in France's Second Republic, to his return to writing and the publIn his first major biography of the author of Democracy in America, Andre Jardin traces Alexis de Tocqueville's eventful life from his birth in 1805 to aristocratic parents in postrevolutionary France, through his trip to antebellum America as a young man, his adventures in Algeria, and his political career in France's Second Republic, to his return to writing and the publication of his other classic work, L'Ancien regime et la revolution, in 1856. Jardin also offers an illuminating critical analysis of Democracy in America, arguing that the concerns for just government that inform this famous work dominated Tocqueville's thought throughout his life.
/book/show/2080328.Essays_in_Biography?from_search=true	John Maynard Keynes	Essays in Biography	Both these volumes, first published in 1931 and 1933, have been enlarged to include later writings of a similar character. The first includes his later Means to Prosperity and How to Pay for War. The second includes his later essays on Malthus, Jevons and Newton as well as his Two Memoirs posthumously published in 1949.
/book/show/20883299-robert-downey-jr?from_search=true	Biography Series	Robert Downey Jr.	Ever wondered how Robert Downey Jr. rose to stardom?Robert Downey Jr. was born on April 4, 1965 in Manhattan, New York, to a couple who both worked in the film industry.His life and career has been a mixture of great successes and devastating failures, but amidst all of the things he went through, Robert has been able to stay true to who he is and has never failed to winEver wondered how Robert Downey Jr. rose to stardom?Robert Downey Jr. was born on April 4, 1965 in Manhattan, New York, to a couple who both worked in the film industry.His life and career has been a mixture of great successes and devastating failures, but amidst all of the things he went through, Robert has been able to stay true to who he is and has never failed to win the admiration and support of his fans and critics alike.Starting out as a young actor with a tremendous potential for stardom in Hollywood, Roberts career took a turn for the worst when he became a victim of drug addiction.For more detailed information you must read the book.
/book/show/34283819-greenmantle-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	John Buchan Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Greenmantle (With Notes)(Biography)(Illustrated)	Greenmantle is the second of five novels by John Buchan featuring the character of Richard Hannay. It is one of two Hannay novels set during the First World War, the other being Mr Standfast (1919); Hannay's first and best-known adventure, The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915), is set in the period immediately preceding the war.
/book/show/478632.Henry_Plantagenet?from_search=true	Richard Barber	Henry Plantagenet: A Biography of Henry II of England	Henry II is the most imposing figure among the medieval kings of England. His fiefs and domains extended from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, and his court was frequented by the greatest thinkers and men of letters of his time, besides ambassadors from all over Europe. This readable and accessible biography offers both a study of his character, and an estimate of his woHenry II is the most imposing figure among the medieval kings of England. His fiefs and domains extended from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean, and his court was frequented by the greatest thinkers and men of letters of his time, besides ambassadors from all over Europe. This readable and accessible biography offers both a study of his character, and an estimate of his work as a ruler, work which is in a sense the history of his life, since it occupied his entire energies from his accession at the age of twenty-one to his death thirty-five years later. Nor is this the mere routine of government; from the desolate and lawless anarchy of Stephen's reign, and against the opposition of the great magnates and the Church, he built in England a stable and prosperous realm, and welded his diverse inheritance overseas into a single, and by the standards of the time, peaceful, unit. Only the folly of John dispersed his empire, and his work in England left an enduring mark on the institutions by which we are governed today.RICHARD BARBER's other books include Tournaments, with Juliet Barker, Edward Prince of Wales and Aquitaine, The Life and Campaigns of the Black Prince, The Knight and Chivalry and books on King Arthur; he is currently working on a study of the legend of the Holy Grail. 1154-1189
/book/show/26813333-call-me-dave?from_search=true	Michael Ashcroft Isabel Oakeshott	Call Me Dave: The Unauthorised Biography of David Cameron	He has led the Conservative Party for a decade and entered his second term as Prime Minister, but he remains an enigma to those outside his exclusive inner circle. Finally, this unauthorised biography reveals the real David Cameron. Packed with revelations, from his illegal drug taking before he entered Parliament to his panic at the prospect of losing Scotland and his teaHe has led the Conservative Party for a decade and entered his second term as Prime Minister, but he remains an enigma to those outside his exclusive inner circle. Finally, this unauthorised biography reveals the real David Cameron. Packed with revelations, from his illegal drug taking before he entered Parliament to his panic at the prospect of losing Scotland and his tears of joy and disbelief when he won the 2015 election, it examines the man behind the mask, and the highs and lows of his administration. Based on hundreds of interviews with friends and foes, including Downing Street insiders, it charts his life from his blissful childhood in rural Berkshire, through to Eton and Oxford, his early years as a Tory Party apparatchik, his stint as a PR man and his rise to political power. With fly-on-the-wall accounts of his life behind closed doors, this authoritative biography offers a fascinating insight into his most intriguing relationships, including with his wife Samantha, the Chancellor George Osborne and his old rival Boris Johnson. From madcap schemes for Syria to the day his trousers split from top to bottom during an official engagement, it never spares his blushes  but also highlights the extraordinary achievements of Britains youngest Prime Minister for 200 years.
/book/show/10317368-the-book-of-books?from_search=true	Melvyn Bragg	The Book of Books: A Biography of the King James Bible, 1611-2011	The King James Bible is both the standard scriptural text and, for centuries, the bestselling book in the English-speaking world. In this text, Melvyn Bragg reveals the political, linguistic, and religious influences the Bible has had throughout the centuries.
/book/show/3112263-confucius?from_search=true	Jonathan Clements	Confucius: A Biography	Confucius is one of the most important figures in Chinese history, the philosopher-founder of an intellectual, ethical tradition that has shaped a quarter of the world's population. Often overlooked outside his native country, in this study Confucius is revealed to be an outspoken and uncompromising man within the context of a China 2,500 years ago. A contemporary of BuddhConfucius is one of the most important figures in Chinese history, the philosopher-founder of an intellectual, ethical tradition that has shaped a quarter of the world's population. Often overlooked outside his native country, in this study Confucius is revealed to be an outspoken and uncompromising man within the context of a China 2,500 years ago. A contemporary of Buddha, Confucius was the illegitimate son of a retired soldier and a teenage concubine. He had a passionate belief in respect for others and it was this belief which underpinned his life and teachings. He advised the famous figures of his day, gaining their respect along with the undying enmity of those whose paths he crossed. He was equally proud of both achievements, saying that if the evil people of the world liked him, he was doing something wrong. Confucius established many ideas that are taken for granted today. His theories became the foundation of one of the world's first civil services and established enduring social structures throughout Asia.
/book/show/1697197.Melville?from_search=true	Laurie Robertson-Lorant	Melville: A Biography	With energetic prose and a gift for relating colorful detail, Laurie Robertson-Lorant presents a richly written biography of Herman Melville, whose life of adventure, struggle, and moral conflict mirrored the themes in his writing, including his masterpiece of world literature, Moby Dick. 40 illustrations.
/book/show/1207637.Calvin?from_search=true	Bernard Cottret	Calvin: A Biography	This sterling biography of Calvin sheds new light on the great Reformer's personality by concentrating on the milieu in which he did his life's work. Cottret examines Calvin's life chronologically and explores the thematic aspects of his persona--Calvin the polemicist, preacher and writer--and looks in greater depth at his foremost work, the Institutes of the Christian ReThis sterling biography of Calvin sheds new light on the great Reformer's personality by concentrating on the milieu in which he did his life's work. Cottret examines Calvin's life chronologically and explores the thematic aspects of his persona--Calvin the polemicist, preacher and writer--and looks in greater depth at his foremost work, the Institutes of the Christian Religion.
/book/show/13282177-steve-jobs?from_search=true	Steve Jobs Cupertino Silicon Valley Press Selected by Editors of Cupertino Silicon Valley Press	Steve Jobs: His Own Words and Wisdom	Steve Jobs: His Own Words and WisdomRemarkable Quotations by Steve JobsFounder and CEO of AppleSelected by the Editors of the Cupertino Silicon Valley PressEXCERPTSHere's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes the ones who see things differently  they're not fond of rules You can quote them, disagree with them,Steve Jobs: His Own Words and WisdomRemarkable Quotations by Steve JobsFounder and CEO of AppleSelected by the Editors of the Cupertino Silicon Valley PressEXCERPTSHere's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the rebels, the troublemakers, the round pegs in the square holes the ones who see things differently  they're not fond of rules You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them, but the only thing you can't do is ignore them because they change things they push the human race forward, and while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius, because the ones who are crazy enough to think that they can change the world, are the ones who do.Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything -- all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure -- these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart. ... Stay hungry. Stay foolish.DESCRIPTIONA remarkable collection of quotations by one of the most influential visionaries of our time. Given up for adoption by his biological parents, and never having graduated from university, Steve Jobs subsequently became the most admired businessperson of his generation. A man who invented or revolutionized five major global industries (personal computer, music, film, mobile phone, and tablet computers), Steve Jobs was a brilliant, enigmatic, and flawed individual, whose personal contradictions were often overshadowed by his public persona.For the first time, his own words have been collected and edited by the Cupertino Silicon Valley Press in a special exclusive Kindle Edition.TABLE OF CONTENTSABILITY TO CHANGEACCEPTANCEADJUSTING WITH DIFFICULTIESADOBE FLASH MISTAKEANDROIDANTI-PORN APPSAPPLE INNOVATIONAPPLE LEGACYAPPLE SUPREMACYAPPLE'S BUSINESS STRATEGIESAPPLE'S DOWNFALLAPPRECIATIONAPPRECIATION OF LIFEBEING THE BESTBEING FRANKBEING UBIQUITOUSBEST FOR APPLEBETTER EXPERIENCEBORROWING IDEASBUILDING THE BESTBUSINESS IDEASBUSINESS SUCCESS IDEASBUSINESS TRANSITIONSBUYING MUSICCALLIGRAPHYCHALLENGE TO MICROSOFTCHANGECOMMUNICATING WITH FEELINGCOMPETITIONCOMPUTER AS SERVANT, GUIDE, AND AGENTCOMPUTER EFFICIENCYCOMPUTER LITERACYCOMPUTERSCONFIDENCE IN APPLE AS A COMPANYCONSUMERS AS THE USERCONTENTMENT AND ADVENTURECOOPERATIONCOURAGECREATING SOFTWARECREATIVITYCUSTOMER SATISFACTIONDEATHDESIGNING PRODUCTSDESKTOP METAPHORDETERMINATIONDISCIPLINEDISNEY'S SEQUELSDOING GREAT WORKDOING SOMETHING INSANELY GREATDROPPING OUTEDUCATIONEFFICIENCY THROUGH PROCESSEMPLOYMENTENCOURAGEMENTENTHUSIASMEXCELLENCEEXPOSUREFAITH IN PEOPLEFAITHFAMILY RELATIONSHIPFEDEX PACKAGE-TRACKING SYSTEMFOCUSFOLLOWING YOUR INSTINCTSFRIENDSHIPFUTURE PRODUCTSGETTING OLDGLOBAL ISSUESGOOD CONTENTGOOGLE RIVALRYHARD WORKH
/book/show/165786.Jackson_Pollock?from_search=true	Deborah Solomon	Jackson Pollock: A Biography	Deborah Solomon's biography sets Jackson Pollock in his time and portrays him as a shy, often withdrawn person, full of insecurities and self-doubts, and frequently unable to express himself about his art or its meaning. Solomon interviewed two hundred people who knew Pollock and his work and she has drawn extensively on Pollock's own writings and other personal papers. ShDeborah Solomon's biography sets Jackson Pollock in his time and portrays him as a shy, often withdrawn person, full of insecurities and self-doubts, and frequently unable to express himself about his art or its meaning. Solomon interviewed two hundred people who knew Pollock and his work and she has drawn extensively on Pollock's own writings and other personal papers. She examines the artist's relationships with his family; his wife and fellow artist Lee Krasner; art patron Peggy Guggenheim; the painters Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, and many more.
/book/show/6025493-tony-hancock?from_search=true	John     Fisher	Tony Hancock: The Definitive Biography	
/book/show/8439513-washington-s-u-street?from_search=true	Blair A. Ruble	Washington's U Street: A Biography	This book traces the history of the U Street neighborhood in Washington, D.C., from its Civil Warera origins to its recent gentrification.Home throughout the years to important scholars, entertainers, and political figures, as well as to historically prominent African American institutions, Washingtons U Street neighborhood is a critical zone of contact between black andThis book traces the history of the U Street neighborhood in Washington, D.C., from its Civil Warera origins to its recent gentrification.Home throughout the years to important scholars, entertainers, and political figures, as well as to historically prominent African American institutions, Washingtons U Street neighborhood is a critical zone of contact between black and white America. Howard University and the Howard Theater are both located there; Duke Ellington grew up in the neighborhood; and diplomat Ralph Bunche, Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, and medical researcher Charles Drew were all members of the community.This robustly diverse neighborhood included residents of different races and economic classes when it arose during the Civil War. Jim Crow laws came to the District after the Compromise of 1877, and segregation followed in the mid-1880s. Over the next century, U Street emerged as an energetic center of African American life in Washington. The mid-twentieth-century rise of cultural and educational institutions brought with it the establishment of African American middle and elite classes, ironically fostering biases within the black community. Later, with residential desegregation, many of the elites moved on and U Street entered decades of decline, suffered rioting in 1968, but has seen an initially fitful resurgence that has recently taken hold.Blair A. Ruble, a jazz aficionado, prominent urbanist, and longtime resident of Washington, D.C., is uniquely equipped to undertake the history of this culturally important area. His work is a rare instance of original research told in an engaging and compelling voice.
/book/show/259828.Biography_of_James_Hudson_Taylor?from_search=true	Howard Taylor Geraldine  Taylor	Biography of James Hudson Taylor	
/book/show/7960358-100-justin-bieber?from_search=true	Evie Parker	100% Justin Bieber: The Unofficial Biography	Funny, cute and massively talented,is going to beand this isto all things Bieber!First spotted on YouTube at the age of 12 Justin Bieber is now 16 and, despite a bidding war with Justin Timberlake, is signed to Usher's record label; Island Def Jam Records. He's toured with Taylor Swift, had massive chart sucFunny, cute and massively talented,is going to beand this isto all things Bieber!First spotted on YouTube at the age of 12 Justin Bieber is now 16 and, despite a bidding war with Justin Timberlake, is signed to Usher's record label; Island Def Jam Records. He's toured with Taylor Swift, had massive chart success in Canada and America and is set to take the UK by storm.
/book/show/27423433-michael-strogoff-or-the-courier-of-the-czar-by-jules-verne-ultimate-edi?from_search=true	Jules Verne Darryl Marks	MICHAEL STROGOFF, OR THE COURIER OF THE CZAR BY JULES VERNE ULTIMATE EDITION - Unabridged Complete Legendary Book PLUS BIOGRAPHY [ANNOTATED]	MICHAEL STROGOFF' ULTIMATE EDITIONDo you want the best Kindle Michael Strogoff Edition you can get, with Jules Vernes celebrated book?PLUS a Jules Verne biography?AND Extra Material?Then you want this 'Michael Strogoff Ultimate Edition from Everlasting Flames  designed just for you.THE 'MUST-HAVE' KINDLE EDITIONEverlasting Flames is a #1 Publisher in the KindleMICHAEL STROGOFF' ULTIMATE EDITIONDo you want the best Kindle Michael Strogoff Edition you can get, with Jules Vernes celebrated book?PLUS a Jules Verne biography?AND Extra Material?Then you want this 'Michael Strogoff Ultimate Edition from Everlasting Flames  designed just for you.THE 'MUST-HAVE' KINDLE EDITIONEverlasting Flames is a #1 Publisher in the Kindle Store and presents this unbeatable edition.WHAT YOU GETIn this Kindle Edition, you get the following works:*MICHAEL STROGOFF  the legendary book written by Jules Verne*THE LIFE OF JULES VERNE - a biography of Vernes amazing and intriguing life* A SELECTION OF INTERVIEWS AND ARTICLES ABOUT and WITH VERNE:Including:JULES VERNE AT HOME HIS OWN ACCOUNT OF HIS LIFE AND WORK REPORTED BY R. H. SHERARDJULES VERNE RE-VISITED BY ROBERT H. SHERARDA VISIT TO JULES VERNE AND VICTORIEN SARDOU BY EDMONDO DE AMICIS* EASY to use TABLE OF CONTENTSYOUR NEW WINDOW INTO VERNES WORLDImagine your pleasure of experiencing the magic of the book, and imagine yourself experiencing the wonder of the beloved characters. Then imagine yourself reading about Verne herself, discovering so much more about the man behind the wordsDON'T MISS OUTAs you read this, you understand why you want to get this unique edition because it is the best Kindle 'MICHAEL STROGOFF' you can get.You already know you want the best edition you can get, so don't deny yourself! And don't accept other editions that are lacking.GET THIS ULTIMATE EDITION RIGHT NOW!AFTER YOUR PURCHASE PLEASE LOOK UP OTHER EVERLASTING FLAMES TITLES YOUR MIGHT LIKEOTHER INDIVIDUAL JULES VERNE WORKS ULTIMATE EDITIONS including:FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOONJOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTHTHE UNDERGROUND CITYMASTER OF THE WORLD20 000 LEAGUES UNDER THE SEAMYSTERIOUS ISLANDAROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYSSHAKESPEARE ULTIMATE 213 Works including the 16 Rare Apocryphal PlaysOSCAR WILDE ULTIMATE COMPLETE WORKS 140+ Works PLUS 2 BIOGRAPHIESJANE AUSTEN COMPLETE ULTIMATE - 30+ Works PLUS RARITIES and BIOGRAPHYGEORGE ELIOT ULTIMATE - 20+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHY and POETRYBRONTE SISTERS ULTIMATE - Complete Novels and Poetry of Charlotte, Anne and Emily in One Book PLUS BIOGRAPHYOSCAR WILDE ULTIMATE COMPLETE WORKS 140+ Works PLUS 2 BIOGRAPHIESBUDDHISM ULTIMATE - 5 Famous Simple Books from the ExpertsWILLIAM BLAKE ULTIMATE 250+ Works and Rarites PLUS BIOGRAPHYWILLIAM WORDSWORTH ULTIMATE 300+ Works PLUS BiographyJOHN KEATS ULTIMATE 50+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHIESJOHN MILTON ULTIMATE 100+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYJOHN DONNE ULTIMATE 400+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYJOHN CLARE ULTIMATE ALL Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYPERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY ULTIMATE 180+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHIESTENNYSON ULTIMATE 300+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYLONGFELLOW ULTIMATE 600+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYULTIMATE MYTHOLOGY COLLECTION Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid Plus 50+ BooksBUDDHISM ULTIMATE - 5 Famous Simple Books from the ExpertsNIETZSCHE ULTIMATE 20+ Books
/book/show/56836.The_Man_Behind_the_Da_Vinci_Code?from_search=true	Lisa Rogak	The Man Behind the Da Vinci Code: The Unauthorized Biography of Dan Brown	Through personal interviews with friends and former colleagues, as well as newspaper articles and transcripts collected over the course of Brown's career, Rogak paints an insightful picture of this enigmatic author.
/book/show/11517574-bad-reputation?from_search=true	Dave Thompson	Bad Reputation: The Unauthorized Biography of Joan Jett	(Book). Bad Reputation is the unexpurgated story of Joan Jett, the single most exciting rocker of the American 1980s, one of the biggest-selling acts of the age, and one of punk rock's most valued elder statespeeps. Through its pages, a welter of exclusive interviews and observations paint what might well be the last great tale of rock hedonism, but one that comes with a t(Book). Bad Reputation is the unexpurgated story of Joan Jett, the single most exciting rocker of the American 1980s, one of the biggest-selling acts of the age, and one of punk rock's most valued elder statespeeps. Through its pages, a welter of exclusive interviews and observations paint what might well be the last great tale of rock hedonism, but one that comes with a twist in its tail. The rockers are women, the groupies are guys. It could have been the plot line for a movie or even a sitcom, but the Runaways, Jett's first band, made it happen, and Jett made it last. The first serious female rocker of the 1980s, Jett became the template for everyone that followed. But unlike so many of her peers and counterparts, she never lost her credibility, never sold out, and never gave up. And she has backed her reputation up with genuine star power, following the chart-topping I Love Rock 'n' Roll one of the most played '80s anthems of all time with Crimson and Clover, Do You Wanna Touch Me, and I Hate Myself for Loving You before the decade ended. And, while the 1990s saw Jett purposefully step away from the spotlight, she remained, and remains, America's number one Queen of Noise.
/book/show/18888707-the-real-mrs-brown?from_search=true	Brian Beacom	The Real Mrs. Brown: The Authorised Biography of Brendan O'Carroll	Who'd have thought a potty-mouthed Dublin mammy with a cream cardigan and elasticated tan tights could storm British TV screens and leave a nation helpless with laughter?Brendan O'Carroll performs to tens of thousands of people a night in packed-out stadiums across the country. In the last four years his TV show has become a number 1 ratings success and he's even making aWho'd have thought a potty-mouthed Dublin mammy with a cream cardigan and elasticated tan tights could storm British TV screens and leave a nation helpless with laughter?Brendan O'Carroll performs to tens of thousands of people a night in packed-out stadiums across the country. In the last four years his TV show has become a number 1 ratings success and he's even making a movie.But Brendan has had to battle hard for success. The youngest of eleven children, his mother was Maureen O'Carroll, a former nun who went on to become the first woman to be elected to the Irish parliament. Brendan adored his strong, widowed mother - and she later became the inspiration for his indomitable character Agnes Brown.However, the family endured poverty reminiscent of Angela's Ashes and Brendan saw no option but to leave school at 12 to work. He married young and for decades struggled to make ends meet. Eventually, bankrupt and desperate, Brendan went to see a fortune teller who told him she could see his future achieving worldwide success as a comedian and actor. At first Brendan laughed at the notion, but then he thought of how much his friends loved his gags, and decided to give it a go...This is the magical story of how a loveable Irishman with a wig and a wit as caustic as battery acid surprised everyone - most of all himself - by becoming one of the best-loved comedians in the world.It is a story of hardship, heartbreak, and talent and will remind readers afresh that sometimes the facts can be even more extraordinary than the fiction.
/book/show/2411346.Cavalryman_of_the_Lost_Cause?from_search=true	Jeffry D. Wert	Cavalryman of the Lost Cause: A Biography of J. E. B. Stuart	is the first major biography in decades of the famous Confederate general J. E. B. Stuart. Based on research in manuscript collections, personal memoirs and reminiscences, and regimental histories, this comprehensive volume reflects outstanding Civil War scholarship.James Ewell Brown Stuart was the premier cavalry commander of the Confederacyis the first major biography in decades of the famous Confederate general J. E. B. Stuart. Based on research in manuscript collections, personal memoirs and reminiscences, and regimental histories, this comprehensive volume reflects outstanding Civil War scholarship.James Ewell Brown Stuart was the premier cavalry commander of the Confederacy. He gained a reputation for daring early in the war when he rode around the Union army in the Peninsula Campaign, providing valuable intelligence to General Robert E. Lee at the expense of Union commander George B. McClellan. Stuart has long been controversial because of his performance in the critical Gettysburg Campaign, where he was out of touch with Lee for several days; this left Lee uncertain about the size and movement of the Union army, information that would prove decisive when the battle began. In an engagement with the cavalry of Union general Philip Sheridan in spring 1864, Stuart was killed. He was only thirty-one.Jeffry D. Wert provides new details about Stuart's childhood and youth, and he draws on letters between Stuart and his wife, Flora, to show us the man as he was: eager for glory, daring sometimes to the point of recklessness, but a devoted and loving husband and father. Stuart has long been regarded as the finest Confederate cavalryman and one of the best this country has ever produced. Wert shows how Stuart's friendship with Stonewall Jackson and his relationship with Lee were crucial; at the same time Stuart's relationships with his subordinates were complicated and sometimes troubled.is a riveting biography of a towering figure of the Civil War, a fascinating and colorful work by one of our finest Civil War historians.
/book/show/21307195-kate-remembered---katharine-hepburn?from_search=true	A. Scott Berg Tony Goldwyn (Narrator)	Kate Remembered - Katharine Hepburn: A Personal Biography	Published a mere 13 days after the death of Katharine Hepburn,is best appreciated as a valentine of devoted friendship. It's a moving study of mutual trust and admiration between Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer A. Scott Berg and legendary Hollywood icon Hepburn, who'd established an instant rapport in 1983, beginning a 20-year conversation that blossomedPublished a mere 13 days after the death of Katharine Hepburn,is best appreciated as a valentine of devoted friendship. It's a moving study of mutual trust and admiration between Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer A. Scott Berg and legendary Hollywood icon Hepburn, who'd established an instant rapport in 1983, beginning a 20-year conversation that blossomed into this enchanting biographical memoir. As a casual but authoritative survey of Hepburn's career, Berg's book offers little new information to anyone who's read previous Hepburn biographies or, Hepburn's bestselling 1991 memoir. But the duality of Berg's title reinforces his purpose: More than my remembrances, writes Berg in his author's note, this book intends to convey hers. As such,offers a rare, unvarnished portrait of one of the 20th century's most influential women, achieving a personal intimacy while making the reader feel welcomed in Hepburn's private world of privilege.
/book/show/11532007-the-chimes?from_search=true	Charles Dickens	The Chimes	Charles Dickens classic novel with a biography about the life and times of Dickens, and a plotchimes are old bells in the church on whose steps Trotty Veck plies his trade. The book is divided into four parts named quarters, after the quarter chimes of a striking clock. (This parallels Dickens naming the parts of A Christmas Carol staves #x2013; thatCharles Dickens classic novel with a biography about the life and times of Dickens, and a plotchimes are old bells in the church on whose steps Trotty Veck plies his trade. The book is divided into four parts named quarters, after the quarter chimes of a striking clock. (This parallels Dickens naming the parts of A Christmas Carol staves #x2013; that is stanzas #x2013; and dividing The Cricket on the Hearth into chirps.)
/book/show/11967994-the-grand-inquisitor?from_search=true	Fyodor Dostoyevsky Constance Garnett	The Grand Inquisitor (Annotated with Biography)	The Grand Inquisitor is a parable told by Ivan to Alyosha in Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel The Brothers Karamazov. Ivan and Alyosha are brothers; Ivan questions the possibility of a personal, benevolent God and Alyosha is a novice monk.The Grand Inquisitor is an important part of the novel and one of the best-known passages in modern literature because of its ideas about humanThe Grand Inquisitor is a parable told by Ivan to Alyosha in Fyodor Dostoevsky's novel The Brothers Karamazov. Ivan and Alyosha are brothers; Ivan questions the possibility of a personal, benevolent God and Alyosha is a novice monk.The Grand Inquisitor is an important part of the novel and one of the best-known passages in modern literature because of its ideas about human nature and freedom, and because of its fundamental ambiguity.
/book/show/27797706-my-life?from_search=true	A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Prabhjyot Majithia (Illustrator)	My Life: An Illustrated Biography	The story of my life has become intertwined with the story of this country. And somewhere along the way, as I met a million children across this land, I too learnt from a million minds. This book was not written to only tell my story. I want every young reader to think that this book is his or her story too.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has been one of the most iconic figures of InThe story of my life has become intertwined with the story of this country. And somewhere along the way, as I met a million children across this land, I too learnt from a million minds. This book was not written to only tell my story. I want every young reader to think that this book is his or her story too.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has been one of the most iconic figures of Independent India. A scientist, leader, thinker, teacher and writer, he achieved remarkable success in various fields. Yet, what endeared him to so many was his dedication to the idea of a developed India, his simple and direct way of interacting with people and his deep love for his fellowmen.In My Life Dr Kalam writes his life story starting from his days growing up at Rameswaram; about working on Indias space and missile programmes; his years as the eleventh President of India; and about his life thereafter. Full of anecdotes that demonstrate the importance of hard work, commitment,courage and innovative thinking, this autobiography is a wonderful introduction to a remarkable life. Beautifully illustrated and simply written, My Life will inspire readers of all ages.
/book/show/1466095.Sukarno?from_search=true	John D. Legge	Sukarno: A Political Biography	Sukarno was one of the more spectacular of the anti-colonial leaders who struggled against European imperialism in Asia and Africa in the first half of the 20th century. With Indonesia's independence he was the unquestioned choice for the position of president. Nevertheless he was in many ways, a controversial president. Discredited in the mid 1960s, he was edged graduallySukarno was one of the more spectacular of the anti-colonial leaders who struggled against European imperialism in Asia and Africa in the first half of the 20th century. With Indonesia's independence he was the unquestioned choice for the position of president. Nevertheless he was in many ways, a controversial president. Discredited in the mid 1960s, he was edged gradually from office and largely forgotten after his death. With the accession of his daughter. Megawati Sukamoputri, to the presidency in 2001, interest in Sukarno has revived and it is appropriate to look again at his career and his political legacy. Has the passage of time and the events of the past 35 years affected the way in which he is perceived? This new edition of Legge's biography seeks to address that question.
/book/show/27995601-test-cricket?from_search=true	Jarrod Kimber	Test Cricket: The unauthorised biography	
/book/show/7444303-margaret-rutherford?from_search=true	Andy Merriman	Margaret Rutherford: Dreadnought with Good Manners: A Biography	Margaret Rutherford was without a doubt one of Britain's best-loved comic actresses. But behind the kindly, serene front Rutherford presented to the world lay a life of trauma and repeated nervous breakdown - the legacy of the legacy of family tragedy that saw her father murder her grandfather during a bout of mental illness and her depressive mother later kill herself.AMargaret Rutherford was without a doubt one of Britain's best-loved comic actresses. But behind the kindly, serene front Rutherford presented to the world lay a life of trauma and repeated nervous breakdown - the legacy of the legacy of family tragedy that saw her father murder her grandfather during a bout of mental illness and her depressive mother later kill herself.Andy Merriman's acclaimed biography intrigued and shocked readers with these revelations when it was published in hardback. Now out in paperback, it is also a portrait of one of our most individual actresses. Rutherford appeared in such thoroughly English classics as Blithe Spirit, The importance of Being Earnest, Passport to Pimlico and I'm All Right, Jack! But above all she was Miss Marple, in four films - and entirely created for the screen the role of Agatha Christie's elderly and fearless private detective that subsequent actresses like Joan Hickson and Geraldine McEwan have continued. Rutherford first played Miss Marple at the age of 70, and insisted on wearing her own clothes to feel right in the part.Above all, this was a vulnerable woman whom no-one failed to like and respect, notable again and again for quiet acts of kindness, whose life story has great appeal to everyone who appreciates both classic English comedy and simple human decency.
/book/show/10224851-on-mount-hood?from_search=true	Jon Bell	On Mount Hood: A Biography of Oregon's Perilous Peak	On Mount Hood is a contemporary, first-person narrative biography of Oregon's greatest mountain, featuring stories full of adventure and tragedy, history and geology, people and places, trivia and lore. The mountain itself helps create the notorious Oregon rains and deep alpine snows, and paved the way for snowboarding in the mid 1980s. Its forests provide some of the pureOn Mount Hood is a contemporary, first-person narrative biography of Oregon's greatest mountain, featuring stories full of adventure and tragedy, history and geology, people and places, trivia and lore. The mountain itself helps create the notorious Oregon rains and deep alpine snows, and paved the way for snowboarding in the mid 1980s. Its forests provide some of the purest drinking water in the world, and its snowy peak captures the attention of the nation almost every time it wreaks fatal havoc on climbers seeking the summit. On Mount Hood builds a compelling story of a legendary mountain and its impact on the people who live in its shadow, and includes interviews with a forest activist, a volcanologist, and a para-rescue jumper. Jon Bell has been writing from his home base in Oregon since the late 1990s. His work has appeared in Backpacker, The Oregonian, The Rowing News, Oregon Coast, and many other publications. He lives in Lake Oswego, OR.
/book/show/7059128-the-plot?from_search=true	Madeleine Bunting	The Plot: A Biography Of An English Acre	Guardian columnist Madeleine Bunting is one of the most high-profile commentators in Britain. Her father was deeply conservative, with romantic, old-fashioned views about England. After his death, wanting to understand him better, Bunting began to explore his passionate, lifelong attachment to a small plot of land in North Yorkshire. Delving deep into the rich history ofGuardian columnist Madeleine Bunting is one of the most high-profile commentators in Britain. Her father was deeply conservative, with romantic, old-fashioned views about England. After his death, wanting to understand him better, Bunting began to explore his passionate, lifelong attachment to a small plot of land in North Yorkshire. Delving deep into the rich history of this acre, she uncovers traces of its Neolithic inhabitants and of the Cistercian monks; she learns of the medieval battles and considers the changing face of agriculture and leisure. The result sheds a fascinating light on what a contested, layered place England is, and on what belonging to a place might mean to all of us. The Plot is an original, heartfelt, and deeply political book.
/book/show/6584836-martin-kacur?from_search=true	Ivan Cankar John K. Cox (Translator)	Martin Kacur: The Biography of an Idealist	The novel Martin Kaur, which dates from 1907, tells the engrossing story of a young schoolteacher who moves from one provincial Slovene town to the next, trying to enlighten his countrymen and countrywomen but instead receiving only the mistrust and scorn of the traditional-minded and petty population. The novel is ruthless in its analysis and self-analysis of the failureThe novel Martin Kaur, which dates from 1907, tells the engrossing story of a young schoolteacher who moves from one provincial Slovene town to the next, trying to enlighten his countrymen and countrywomen but instead receiving only the mistrust and scorn of the traditional-minded and petty population. The novel is ruthless in its analysis and self-analysis of the failure of this abstract idealist. Brilliant descriptions of Slovenia's natural beauty alternate with the haze of alcoholic despair, rural violence, marital alienation, and the death of a young and beloved child. The Slovene prose writer, poet, and dramatist Cankar's characterizations of duplicitous political and religious leaders (the village priest, the mayor, other teachers, doctors, etc.) and the treacherous social scene are remarkable in their engaging clarity. No doubt the raw emotional impact of Martin Kaur derives partly from Cankar's portrayal of the way society isolates people, denying them sympathy and solidarity. Cankar's style here owes a debt both to naturalism and to symbolism and contains, in its sometimes frantic pace and associative interior monologues, hints of early expressionism.
/book/show/2228441.John_C_Calhoun?from_search=true	Irving H. Bartlett	John C. Calhoun: A Biography	John C. Calhoun was a rare figure in American history: a lifelong politician who was also a profound political philosopher. Vice president under John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson, he was a dominant presence in the U.S. Senate. Now comes a major new biography from the author of Daniel Webster.
/book/show/2298146.Rogers_Hornsby?from_search=true	Charles C. Alexander	Rogers Hornsby: A Biography	A relentless competitor, Roger Hornsby--arguably the finest right-handed hitter in baseball's history--was supremely successful on the baseball field but, in many ways, a failure off it. Alexander turns his skilled eye to this complex individual, weaving the stories of his personal and professional life with a lively history of the sport. Photos.
/book/show/6257114-ronald-knox?from_search=true	Evelyn Waugh	Ronald Knox:  A Biography	
/book/show/34096966-the-magician-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	W. Somerset Maugham Jan Oliveira (Editor)	The Magician (With Notes)(Biography)(Illustrated)	The Magician is a novel by British author W. Somerset Maugham, originally published in 1908. In this tale, the magician Oliver Haddo, a caricature of Aleister Crowley, attempts to create life. Crowley wrote a critique of this book under the pen name Oliver Haddo, in which he accused Maugham of plagiarism. Maugham wrote The Magician in London, after he had spent some time lThe Magician is a novel by British author W. Somerset Maugham, originally published in 1908. In this tale, the magician Oliver Haddo, a caricature of Aleister Crowley, attempts to create life. Crowley wrote a critique of this book under the pen name Oliver Haddo, in which he accused Maugham of plagiarism. Maugham wrote The Magician in London, after he had spent some time living in Paris, where he met Aleister Crowley. The novel was later republished with a foreword by Maugham entitled A Fragment of Autobiography. The novel inspired a film of the same name directed in 1926 by Rex Ingram.
/book/show/16132447-the-garden?from_search=true	Paul T. Harry	The Garden: The Unauthorized Biography of Adam and Eve	After being chosen as the new Planetary Progressors for Terran, an earth-like world reeling from the insurgency of the Tro^axk rebellion, Adam and Eve have no idea what to expect. But with three years of intense training under their belt they are sent across the universe to take command of a planet that has grown stagnate in time. Awakening naked in a pyramid temple upon aAfter being chosen as the new Planetary Progressors for Terran, an earth-like world reeling from the insurgency of the Tro^axk rebellion, Adam and Eve have no idea what to expect. But with three years of intense training under their belt they are sent across the universe to take command of a planet that has grown stagnate in time. Awakening naked in a pyramid temple upon a garden peninsula called Eden, Adam and Eve begin their mission: A mission designed to transform Terran from a backwards cultural cesspool and prepare its inhabitants for their next evolutionary epoch. Their only obstacle, Mikatta, the planets displaced ruler and the tribespeople he holds under his sway.Nearly every religion and society in the world today begins with their story with Adam and Eve. And yet, this most basic story is couched in mysticism, myth, and vague detail. Did such a couple really exist? Were they the first man and woman on our planetor is there more to the story?For two hundred thousand years the Neanderthal race ruled Earth, then mysteriously, 40,000 years ago they disappeared forever leaving behind a new race of people, the Cro-Magnon. Why? What happened back then that changed our history?The Garden of Eden, a perfect home built and designed for two people, until the serpent arrived. Who was the serpent? And what was he doing there in the first place? Is there a chance that the serpent is actually a reference to some hidden sexual transgression?Imagine traveling billions of light years across space to settle an unknown world populated by primitive barbarians. Imagine being alone, just you and your spouse, the two of you in charge of an entire world with only your faith and your mission to guide youand, of course, the devil waiting for that first fatal mistake.Could you have done things better?The GardenA Love StoryA Saga of Good vs EvilThe Beginning of Humanitys Historic Journey
/book/show/1282932.Irrepressible_Reformer?from_search=true	Wayne A. Wiegand	Irrepressible Reformer: A Biography of Melvil Dewey	Drawing from rare archival materials researched over a period of 15 years, preeminent Dewey historian Wayne Wiegand has produced the first frank and comprehensive biography of the man behind the Dewey Decimal Classification System and scores of other enduring achievements. Tracing Dewey's life and influences that shaped it, Irrepressible Reformer explores Dewey's ingeniousDrawing from rare archival materials researched over a period of 15 years, preeminent Dewey historian Wayne Wiegand has produced the first frank and comprehensive biography of the man behind the Dewey Decimal Classification System and scores of other enduring achievements. Tracing Dewey's life and influences that shaped it, Irrepressible Reformer explores Dewey's ingenious enterprise as a library innovator, New York State education official, and business and resort operator - as well as those aspects many found arrogant, manipulative, immoral and bigoted.
/book/show/60203.The_Marquis_de_Sade?from_search=true	Donald Thomas	The Marquis de Sade: A New Biography	Donatien-Alphonse-Francois, Marquis de Sade 1740-1814, remains a man whose name is instantly recognized but whose life is obscure. Born close to royalty in the age of aristocratic decadence, he precipitated sexual scandals in the grand manner. Alleged poisoning and unnatural practices with a group of girls in Marseilles earned him a death sentence. While hunted by the lawDonatien-Alphonse-Francois, Marquis de Sade 1740-1814, remains a man whose name is instantly recognized but whose life is obscure. Born close to royalty in the age of aristocratic decadence, he precipitated sexual scandals in the grand manner. Alleged poisoning and unnatural practices with a group of girls in Marseilles earned him a death sentence. While hunted by the law he contrived a winter of pleasures that led to further accusations of sexual crimes.Imprisoned on six separate occasions, De Sade spent twenty seven years under detention, escaping the guillotine while within sight of it. and spending his last years in the dubious comfort of the asylum of Charenton. For a brief period after the revolution De Sade also became a judge, opposed the death penalty, and saved some of his sworn enemies from prison or execution. He was loved to the end by women who knew the worst of him, and he was fearless in his defiance of injustice.What manner of paradox was this man? Was he a monster or was he a man of his time, driven to excess and persecuted by his contemporaries? De Sade, an aristocrat, lived through the waning days of Louis XVI, the Revolution, the Terror and the early years of Napoleon's reign. His literary. output fills a library shelf, and even now a English-language edition of his complete writings is in the planning stages.In this illuminating and dramatic biography, Donald Thomas puts De Sade in perspective, unraveling his complex life and thought against the turbulent background of revolutionary France and considers his legacy in the context of our own time. What manner of man could have written Juliet, Justine and 120 Days of Sodom? This book offers a key.
/book/show/31374668-mrs-warren-s-profession---bernard-shaw-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	George Bernard Shaw Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Mrs. Warren's Profession - Bernard Shaw (With Notes)(Biography)(Illustrated)	Mrs. Warren's Profession is a play written by George Bernard Shaw in 1893, and first performed in London in 1902. The title refers to prostitution. The story centres on the relationship between Mrs Kitty Warren and her daughter, Vivie. Mrs. Warren, a former prostitute and current brothel owner, is described as on the whole, a genial and fairly presentable old blackguard oMrs. Warren's Profession is a play written by George Bernard Shaw in 1893, and first performed in London in 1902. The title refers to prostitution. The story centres on the relationship between Mrs Kitty Warren and her daughter, Vivie. Mrs. Warren, a former prostitute and current brothel owner, is described as on the whole, a genial and fairly presentable old blackguard of a woman. Vivie, an intelligent and pragmatic young woman who has just graduated from university, has come home to get acquainted with her mother for the first time in her life. The play focuses on how their relationship changes when Vivie learns what her mother does for a living. It explains why Mrs. Warren became a prostitute, condemns the hypocrisies relating to prostitution, and criticises the limited employment opportunities available for women in Victorian Britain.
/book/show/19007022-st-thomas-aquinas?from_search=true	G.K. Chesterton	St. Thomas Aquinas: A Biography	St. Thomas Aquinas: A Biography by G.K. Chesterton
/book/show/6751961-blood-rivals?from_search=true	Martin Howden	Blood Rivals: The Biographies of "Twilight" Stars Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner	
/book/show/13006786-cow?from_search=true	Florian Werner Doris Ecker (Translator) Temple Grandin (Foreword)	Cow: A Bovine Biography	She is everywhere: as a vehicle for both farmers and advertisers, a subject for research scientists and poets, and ever-present in the form of lucky charms, children's toys, or simply as a tasty sandwich-filler. The female of the bovine species is revered as sacred or reviled as stupid, but one thing she never inspires is indifference. After more than ten thousand years liShe is everywhere: as a vehicle for both farmers and advertisers, a subject for research scientists and poets, and ever-present in the form of lucky charms, children's toys, or simply as a tasty sandwich-filler. The female of the bovine species is revered as sacred or reviled as stupid, but one thing she never inspires is indifference. After more than ten thousand years living alongside us, she remains a beguiling mystery. Combining a myriad of richly entertaining anecdotes and an abundance of illuminating discoveries, Florian Werner presents the curious cultural history of that most intriguing of animals: the cow.Since evolving from the aurochs, an ungulate that grazed the Persian grasslands, the cow has embedded itself into virtually all aspects of our lives.is the first book to look at the animal in its countless manifestations in cultures around the world. Werner examines cows' role in commerce as an early form of currency and their place on our plates and in our stomachs in the form of meat and dairy products. Florian Werner examines how cows are worshipped in some circles, such as in Hindu mythology, and abhorred in others, today being vilified as an agent of climate change. And he waxes philosophic about the significance of the cow's rumination and cud chewing, as well as her simple but meaningful moo.Combining thorough research with an accessible writing style, Florian Werner offers readers an eye-opening perspective on this commodified animal, whose existence is inextricably intertwined with ours and which we too often take for granted.
/book/show/375978.Dirk_Bogarde?from_search=true	John Coldstream	Dirk Bogarde: The Authorised Biography	As an actor, Dirk Bogarde became a giant of the intellectual cinema, working with directors such as Joseph Losey, Lucino Visconti, and Alain Resnais. Fiercely protective of his privacy, and that of his partner of 40 years, he left England in the 1960s to live on the continent, where he carved a second career for himself as a bestselling autobiographer and successful noveliAs an actor, Dirk Bogarde became a giant of the intellectual cinema, working with directors such as Joseph Losey, Lucino Visconti, and Alain Resnais. Fiercely protective of his privacy, and that of his partner of 40 years, he left England in the 1960s to live on the continent, where he carved a second career for himself as a bestselling autobiographer and successful novelist. Although Bogarde destroyed many of his papers, his family has made available his personal archive to John Coldstream, who knew him well in his last years.
/book/show/128294.Doris_Lessing?from_search=true	Carole Klein	Doris Lessing: A Biography	Based on exclusive interviews with the fascinating Doris Lessing's lovers, colleagues, and friends, this first biography of one of the twentieth century's most influential writers uncovers the woman that Lessing herself withheld in her autobiographical novels and memoirs. For beyond the courageous, resourceful figure who fearlessly challenges the status quo in works like tBased on exclusive interviews with the fascinating Doris Lessing's lovers, colleagues, and friends, this first biography of one of the twentieth century's most influential writers uncovers the woman that Lessing herself withheld in her autobiographical novels and memoirs. For beyond the courageous, resourceful figure who fearlessly challenges the status quo in works like the four-volume Children of Violence or Lessing's masterpiece. The Golden Notebook, this revealing study finds an emotionally fragile woman forever in search of her essential identity.Displaced and rebellious, born in Persia and raised in Rhodesia, Lessing was twice married and divorced by the age of thirty, when she moved to Britain with an unpublished manuscript and one of her children. An ardent Communist before and during World War II -- when she was married to a German -- she distanced herself from the Party shortly thereafter. Similarly, she ardently embraced and then discarded feminism. A prolific writer, she continued throughout her career to chart new territory, most famously with the series of science-fiction novels she submitted to her publisher under a pseudonym, and to reinvent the formidable persona masking the far more frangible self that this book reveals.
/book/show/6779499-michael-bubl?from_search=true	Juliet Peel	Michael Bublé: The Biography	Since his debut in 2003, Michael Bublsold 18million albums, won numerous awardsincluding a Grammy, and reached the top 50 of the Billboard 200 albumchartswith his first album. His second album, the multi-platinum, was more successful still. Hisperformances and concerts worldwide have sold out, while he has cultivated a huge and loyal fanbaseSince his debut in 2003, Michael Bublsold 18million albums, won numerous awardsincluding a Grammy, and reached the top 50 of the Billboard 200 albumchartswith his first album. His second album, the multi-platinum, was more successful still. Hisperformances and concerts worldwide have sold out, while he has cultivated a huge and loyal fanbase.Of Italian origin, and born into a family of fishermen in Canada, Michael was largely raised by his grandfather, whom he credited with introducing him to the kind of music hewould make his ownFrank Sinatra, Ray Charles, Dean Martin, and Elvis, to name but afew. His popularity continues to grow, and this comprehensive and definitive biographycharts his fascinating and phenomenal success story.
/book/show/41860.The_Journals_of_Captain_John_Smith?from_search=true	John Thompson John  Smith	The Journals of Captain John Smith: A Jamestown Biography	Drawing from Smith's own personal journals, this concise biography paints a rich and detailed portrait of one of America's most intriguing founding fathers. Historian John Thompson guides us through annotated selections of Smith's most important and compelling writings, adding authoritative perspective and commentary to round out the picture. The volume includes some of thDrawing from Smith's own personal journals, this concise biography paints a rich and detailed portrait of one of America's most intriguing founding fathers. Historian John Thompson guides us through annotated selections of Smith's most important and compelling writings, adding authoritative perspective and commentary to round out the picture. The volume includes some of the earliest primary source accounts of life in colonial Virginia, including excerpts fromandReaders share eyewitness accounts of Smith's capture and imprisonment by the Indians, his explorations of the Chesapeake Bay region, and various other adventures and exploits in the New World. We get a firsthand look at Smith's pivotal role in the founding and governance of colonial Jamestown and his attempts to establish trade relationships with the Native Americans. We also learn the real facts behind Smith's relationship with Pocahontasan American legend that pervades our popular culture, from the animated Disney classic to the critically acclaimed 2005 film starring Colin Farrell.With the upcoming 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, a whole new generation of readers and history buffs will be seeking more information about Smith and his fellow colonists. This lively, illustrated edition will be a valuable resourceproviding a fresh, accessible look at a key historical figure and conveying a vivid sense of what life in the New World was like.
/book/show/1374974.Seurat?from_search=true	John Rewald	Seurat: A Biography	In 1943, John Rewald wrote this groundbreaking monograph highlighting the contemporary critical interpretation of the Impressionist painter's work. In collaboration with Felix Feneon, renowned critic and friend of Seurat, Rewald produced a portrait of a fervent era in art history that is essential for understanding the work of the pioneer of pointillism. This reprint incluIn 1943, John Rewald wrote this groundbreaking monograph highlighting the contemporary critical interpretation of the Impressionist painter's work. In collaboration with Felix Feneon, renowned critic and friend of Seurat, Rewald produced a portrait of a fervent era in art history that is essential for understanding the work of the pioneer of pointillism. This reprint includes 173 reproductions of the artist's work and a comprehensive bibliography.
/book/show/2969491-parcells?from_search=true	Bill Gutman	Parcells: A Biography	In January 2000, shortly after the New York Jets ended their '99 season, their coach, Bill Parcells, retired. By then he had won 149 games, lost 106, tied one, led three major pro football teams out of serious slumps, and taken two of them to the Super Bowl. He had made football history; he'd become the NFL's miracle man. Both intimidating and disarming, with a tongue likeIn January 2000, shortly after the New York Jets ended their '99 season, their coach, Bill Parcells, retired. By then he had won 149 games, lost 106, tied one, led three major pro football teams out of serious slumps, and taken two of them to the Super Bowl. He had made football history; he'd become the NFL's miracle man. Both intimidating and disarming, with a tongue like a whip and the temperament of a tyrant, Bill Parcells joined the failing New York Giants in 1983. By 1990 he'd twice taken the team to the Super Bowl. Three years later he took in tow the downtrodden New England Patriots, whom he propelled to the Super Bowl in his fourth season. He returned to New York in 1997, this time to rally the Jets. In two seasons the team with a lamentable 115 record had won a division title and missed the Super Bowl by only a game. In 1999, beleaguered by injuries to key players, the Jets nose-dived, losing six of its first seven games, but Parcells still managed to salvage the season with an 88 finish. While this biography candidly assesses the career of a consummate coach, it also examines the driving force that took hold of Parcells early and never let him go. Call it ambition, a dream, bulldog spirit, or perfectionism, it made him one of the winningest coaches in NFL history.
/book/show/13295601-jesus?from_search=true	Armand Puig i Trrech	Jesus: A Biography	What do we really know about Jesus of Nazareth? Two thousand years after his death, this adored yet controversial figure continues to raise a wealth of questions.In Jesus: A Biography, celebrated Catalan New Testament scholar Armand Puig i Tarrech weaves a comprehensive historical narrative to answer many of the most intriguing questions about Jesus. What do we know aboutWhat do we really know about Jesus of Nazareth? Two thousand years after his death, this adored yet controversial figure continues to raise a wealth of questions.In Jesus: A Biography, celebrated Catalan New Testament scholar Armand Puig i Tarrech weaves a comprehensive historical narrative to answer many of the most intriguing questions about Jesus. What do we know about the way Jesus was raised? Why did he spend so much time with social outcasts? How did he simultaneously attract loyal followers and fierce adversaries? What did his words and actions mean? What can be said about his death and resurrection from a historical perspective?Puig i Tarrech highlights Jesus' most profound and distinctive features--from his purposeful identification with the sick and poor and his relationship with his devoted followers to his astute trust in God's care of human history--bringing into view a vivid, active, and believable Jesus.
/book/show/900289.Iggy_Pop_Open_Up_and_Bleed?from_search=true	Paul Trynka	Iggy Pop - Open Up and Bleed: The Biography	Iggy Pop's legendary career has been tumultuous, reaching great heights, producing mega-hits, while at times hitting rock-bottom lows in jail and mental institutions. Along the way, he's become a cult rock hero, an inspiration for dozens of other famous rockers, and has had a pretty good time of it, too. But the image of Iggy Pop versus the man behind that image, James NewIggy Pop's legendary career has been tumultuous, reaching great heights, producing mega-hits, while at times hitting rock-bottom lows in jail and mental institutions. Along the way, he's become a cult rock hero, an inspiration for dozens of other famous rockers, and has had a pretty good time of it, too. But the image of Iggy Pop versus the man behind that image, James Newell Osterberg, Jr., are surprisingly contradictory. As the author deftly reveals in this first-ever biography of Iggy, the nude and rude punk rocker was the vice-president of his high-school class and is considered an intellectual by many. Living in Ann Arbor among Iggy's childhood friends and pre-fame lovers and interviewing dozen of musicians including Iggy himself, Trynka has created a sincere and fascinating portrayal of the real man behind the rock star.
/book/show/677600.Ronald_Reagan_and_the_Triumph_of_American_Conservatism?from_search=true	Jules Tygiel	Ronald Reagan and the Triumph of American Conservatism (Library of American Biography Series)	This balanced profile considers both the accomplishments and failures of Reagan s presidency, as well as the contested legacy of his political career even after his death. Incorporating the latest scholarship,This balanced profile considers both the accomplishments and failures of Reagan s presidency, as well as the contested legacy of his political career even after his death. Incorporating the latest scholarship,examines Reagan both as an individual and in the larger context of the conservative movement.The titles in themake ideal supplements for American History Survey courses or other courses in American history where figures in history are explored. Paperback, brief, and inexpensive, each interpretative biography in this series focuses on a figure whose actions and ideas significantly influenced the course of American history and national life. In addition, each biography relates the life of its subject to the broader themes and developments of the times.
/book/show/2920819-war-and-grace?from_search=true	Don Stephens	War and Grace: Short Biographies from the World Wars	Here is a fascinating insight into the influence of the gospel on the lives of people who lived through the World Wars and the events that led up to them. Read about: The Japanese pilot who led the attack on Pearl Harbor The German pastor who was prepared to suffer imprisonment and death for the sake of his faith. The British general given the task of defending Malta againHere is a fascinating insight into the influence of the gospel on the lives of people who lived through the World Wars and the events that led up to them. Read about: The Japanese pilot who led the attack on Pearl Harbor The German pastor who was prepared to suffer imprisonment and death for the sake of his faith. The British general given the task of defending Malta against invasion by Hitler and Mussolini The American airman who was converted while a prisoner of the Japanese and who later returned to Japan as a missionary The Jewish girl who came to know Christ as her Saviour while in hiding from the Nazis The American chaplin who witnessed to leading Nazi war criminals on trial at Nuremberg The British secret agent who was the inspiration for 'Q' in the James Bond 007 stories. What did these people, and the others whose lives are told in this book, have in common? During the turbulent events of those momentous years, God was at work in their lives. He brought these thirteen people to trust, know, love and serve the Lord Jesus Christ, and therefore to give themselves to the service of others.
/book/show/6406825-biography-of-an-idea?from_search=true	Edward L. Bernays	Biography of an Idea: Memoirs of a Public Relations Counsel	Edward Bernays details his career as the father of public relations. Out-of-print.
/book/show/117391.Rudy_?from_search=true	Wayne Barrett Adam Fifield	Rudy!: An Investigative Biography Of Rudy Giuliani	Rudy Guiliani. New York City's Mayor. America's Number One Cop. A municipal superhero who needs no phone booth. A politician of astonishing complexity whose full story has never been told. Until now. Guiliani has assumed mythic proportions, the can-do emblem of the new urban politics. He has been heralded as the ultimate turn-around artist - projecting himself as the reforRudy Guiliani. New York City's Mayor. America's Number One Cop. A municipal superhero who needs no phone booth. A politician of astonishing complexity whose full story has never been told. Until now. Guiliani has assumed mythic proportions, the can-do emblem of the new urban politics. He has been heralded as the ultimate turn-around artist - projecting himself as the reformer who single-handedly salvaged a crime-ridden and blighted New York. From his days in the Eighties as the Michael Milken-busting U.S. Attorney of Manhattan to his current purge of hundreds of thousands from his city's welfare rolls, Giuliani has targeted rich and poor with the same relentless certitude. This investigative biography starts with the college kid who confided his presidential dream to his girlfriend and practiced future campaign speeches in front of her at home. It analyzes his substantial impact as U.S. Attorney, badly wounding the Mafia, ransacking the white collared halls of Wall Street and forever changing the face of New York politics. It looks at his celebrated crime reduction and other achievements through a new lens, highlighting the single-mindedness that has made Giuliani one of America's most important and controversial figures. With two marriages as troubled and secretive as his family history, Giuliani is on every New Yorker's therapeutic couch, stirring feelings as intense as the ones that visibly boil inside of him. Though he has become a national legend, his re-election total in 1997 was the lowest in seventy-four years. Wayne Barrett, co-author of the bestselling, draws on twenty years of reporting on Giuliani to bring us the most comprehensive and newsbreaking biography of a man of giant contradictions and unpredictable expectations.
/book/show/159093.William_Faulkner?from_search=true	Frederick R. Karl	William Faulkner: American Writer: A Biography	It's tempting to consider these 1200 pages the ne plus ultra of Faulkner studies, not only for the book's comprehensiveness but for its depth. Karl, a noted Joseph Conrad scholar, blends into one alert, seamless and often sharply insightful narrative meticulous detail regarding Faulkner's life with probing examination of his obsession with the Civil WIt's tempting to consider these 1200 pages the ne plus ultra of Faulkner studies, not only for the book's comprehensiveness but for its depth. Karl, a noted Joseph Conrad scholar, blends into one alert, seamless and often sharply insightful narrative meticulous detail regarding Faulkner's life with probing examination of his obsession with the Civil War and its long shadow, the myth-making that was central to his creative imagination and the narrative strategies that went into novels such as As I Lay Dying and Absalom, Absalom! (``very possibly the greatest of twentieth-century American novels'') and stretched our notion of what a novel can be. We can see Faulkner's indebtedness to Conrad, Eliot and Joyce, his influence on the likes of Camus and Garcia Marquez, his concern for racial equality, his grim focus on the dark side of human nature, and how his fiction embodied all the great American themes from frontierism to Edenic dispossession and suicide. We also see Faulkner the husband, lover, alcoholic, Hollywood scriptwriter and Nobel laureate. Karl takes full measure of the man, at his peak and in his decline, and the book is a monument to the critical biographer's art. Photos. (May 1989)
/book/show/184546.The_Outline_of_Sanity?from_search=true	Alzina Stone Dale	The Outline of Sanity: A Biography of G.K. Chesterton	Gilbert Keith Chesterton has been the subject of several biographies, but none as comprehensive as The Outline of Sanity, a life of G. K. Chesterton by Alzina Stone Dale.--THE WALL STREET JOURNALA biography in which the imaginative and intellectual stature of the man is seen in its full measure.--SUNDAY TIMES (UK)
/book/show/4900377-olivia?from_search=true	Tim Ewbank	Olivia: A Biography of Olivia Newton-John	Now approaching her 60th birthday, Olivia Newton-John still exudes star power and timeless glamour. She has sold 60 million records around the world, topped the charts multipletimes, and is known all over the world for her role as Sandy opposite John Travolta in.But behind the successful singing and film career lies the story of a remarkable survivor. Olivias lifNow approaching her 60th birthday, Olivia Newton-John still exudes star power and timeless glamour. She has sold 60 million records around the world, topped the charts multipletimes, and is known all over the world for her role as Sandy opposite John Travolta in.But behind the successful singing and film career lies the story of a remarkable survivor. Olivias life has been repeatedly touched by trauma, heartache, personal tragedy, and her own life-threatening cancer. Tim Ewbanks revealing biography charts the highs and lows of her career, and the personal crises that have affected her personal lifebut never defeated her.
/book/show/275835.Martin_Luther_King_Jr_?from_search=true	Roger A. Bruns	Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Biography	There has been recent controversy in the African American community about youth and their lack of appreciation for the gains of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. This stellar biography is a superb introduction to the foremost leader of the civil rights movement. The story and historical context will be eye-opening for students and a good refresher for otherThere has been recent controversy in the African American community about youth and their lack of appreciation for the gains of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. This stellar biography is a superb introduction to the foremost leader of the civil rights movement. The story and historical context will be eye-opening for students and a good refresher for others who are too young to have remembered the events. In a gripping narrative style, the biography traces the young Martin, the son and grandson of formidable preachers, to his calling as a minister too, but one who would take on the entrenched racism of the South, and North, through a nonviolent movement that changed the course of American history.There has been recent controversy in the African American community about youth and their lack of appreciation for the gains of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s. This stellar biography is a superb introduction to the foremost leader of the civil rights movement. The story and historical context will be eye-opening for students and a good refresher for others who are too young to have remembered the events. In a gripping narrative style, the biography traces the young Martin, the son and grandson of formidable preachers, to his calling as a minister too, but one who would take on the entrenched racism of the South, and North, through a nonviolent movement that changed the course of American history.King's story is compelling, starting from his early nurtured family life in an insular community of blacks in Atlanta. His education at Morehouse College, Crozer Theological Seminary, and Boston University and courtship of Coretta Scott lead into the early days of the civil rights movement and King's leadership role in the major marches, demonstrations, boycotts, and sit-ins that took place, mainly in the South. Critical insight into the Kennedy and Johnson Administrations is given as King negotiates with the presidents for equal rights for blacks. The violent reactions against and hatred of many whites for those seeking racial justice are still shocking today. Against the backdrop of beatings, killings, bombings, threats, and imprisoning, King is portrayed as driven to lift up all Americans, even if it meant martyrdom.
/book/show/20880213-michael-jordan?from_search=true	Biography Series	Michael Jordan	Ever wondered how Michael Jordan rose to stardom?At a young age, the man whose name would become synonymous with basketball learned to hold his head high and overcome adversity.When his wiry 5 11 frame was deemed too short for his high school basketball team, Michael Jordan had the choice of whether to give up completely his dream of professional basketball or to fightEver wondered how Michael Jordan rose to stardom?At a young age, the man whose name would become synonymous with basketball learned to hold his head high and overcome adversity.When his wiry 5 11 frame was deemed too short for his high school basketball team, Michael Jordan had the choice of whether to give up completely his dream of professional basketball or to fight on.Fortunately for the sporting world, he chose the latter.This spirit to fight and prove his detractors wrong would define his career.For more detailed information you must read the book.Grab your copy now!
/book/show/21096811-brittany-murphy-s-and-heath-ledger-s-life-and-death?from_search=true	Biography Series	Brittany Murphy's and Heath Ledger's Life and Death	This Book contain 2 biographies that left a trail in our time!Brittany Murphy was born in Atlanta, Georgia on November 10, 1977.When she was two, her parents divorced. Brittany moved with her mother, Sharon, to Edison, New Jersey. Even as a little girl, Brittany showed an interest in performing.By the age 13, Brittany had starred in local theater productions.Brittany MurphThis Book contain 2 biographies that left a trail in our time!Brittany Murphy was born in Atlanta, Georgia on November 10, 1977.When she was two, her parents divorced. Brittany moved with her mother, Sharon, to Edison, New Jersey. Even as a little girl, Brittany showed an interest in performing.By the age 13, Brittany had starred in local theater productions.Brittany Murphy, a performer whose career had scarcely begun, was dead at the age of 32.This was shocking for alll world.Heath Ledger was born on April 4, 1979 in Perth, an isolated town in Western Australia.He performed in school plays as a child and by the age of 14, he was landing roles on local television shows.Heath was very committed to his craft and enjoyed the process of creating different characters for his films.Theres no doubt about it, Heath Ledger was an amazing actor who was tragically taken from us well before his time.Grab your Copy now!
/book/show/18929626-mark-wahlberg?from_search=true	Biography Series	Mark Wahlberg	Ever wondered how Mark Wahlberg rose to stardom?In this detailed biography, you will be shocked, informed and impressed by Marks amazing life; on how he conquered his demons to how he balances his career and family life now.It really is hard to imagine he did the things he did in his past when you look at this handsome, sexy, talented, kind, Hollywood star and family manEver wondered how Mark Wahlberg rose to stardom?In this detailed biography, you will be shocked, informed and impressed by Marks amazing life; on how he conquered his demons to how he balances his career and family life now.It really is hard to imagine he did the things he did in his past when you look at this handsome, sexy, talented, kind, Hollywood star and family man now.What made him change his ways?Was it his girlfriend?Was it his mom or his brother Donnie?Inside this biography you will get to know Mark Wahlberg past, present and future (plans)Grab your copy now!
/book/show/15850781-pieography?from_search=true	Jo Packham	Pieography: Where Pie Meets Biography-42 Fabulous Recipes Inspired by 39 Extraordinary Women	What kind of pie conveys the experience of starting a new job, getting married, becoming a mom? Over 30 of the country's top foodies are here to tell you. Each one has devised a pie recipe that captures the essence of her life. Stir in beautiful photography, short essays, and brief bios, and voil, you've got more than a cookbook: you've got. From Espresso DreamWhat kind of pie conveys the experience of starting a new job, getting married, becoming a mom? Over 30 of the country's top foodies are here to tell you. Each one has devised a pie recipe that captures the essence of her life. Stir in beautiful photography, short essays, and brief bios, and voil, you've got more than a cookbook: you've got. From Espresso Dream Pie to Salmon and Spinach Pie, this collection nourishes body and soul.
/book/show/29182243-the-works-of-benjamin-disraeli-earl-of-beaconsfield-embracing-novels?from_search=true	Benjamin Disraeli (Creator)	The Works of Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield, Embracing Novels, Romances, Plays, Poems, Biography, Short Stories and Great Speeches: Sybil	This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most imporThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
/book/show/11277572-the-plays-of-oscar-wilde?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde Golgotha Press	The Plays of Oscar Wilde (Annotated with Critical Examination of Wilde&#x2019;s Plays and Short Biography of Oscar Wilde)	All of Oscar Wildes plays are collected in this large anthology. A criticism examination of each of Wildes major works and a biography examining the life and times of Oscar Wilde is also included. An active table of contents is included to make navigating to each work easy.The following plays are included in this collection:The Duchess of PaduaFragmented and Unfinished WAll of Oscar Wildes plays are collected in this large anthology. A criticism examination of each of Wildes major works and a biography examining the life and times of Oscar Wilde is also included. An active table of contents is included to make navigating to each work easy.The following plays are included in this collection:The Duchess of PaduaFragmented and Unfinished WorksFor Love of the KingAn Ideal HusbandThe Importance of Being EarnestLady Windermeres FanVera, or NihilistsA Woman of No Importance
/book/show/11803911-trick-baby?from_search=true	Iceberg Slim	Trick Baby: The Biography of a Con Man	This novel charts the rise of White Folks, a white negro who uses his colour as his trump card in the tough game of the con. Blue-eyed, light-haired and white-skinned, White Folks was a successful con man, a hustler in the jungle of Southside Chicago where only the sharpest survived.
/book/show/120054.Evelyn_Waugh?from_search=true	Selina Shirley Hastings	Evelyn Waugh: A Biography	One of the foremost writers of our time, Evelyn Waugh was also one of its most extraordinary eccentrics, with a life full of comedy and conflict. Selina Hastings, who was granted unrestricted access to his personal papers by Waugh's family, has uncovered a wealth of new material in her eight years of research for this volume. Letters, diaries, and family photographs shed nOne of the foremost writers of our time, Evelyn Waugh was also one of its most extraordinary eccentrics, with a life full of comedy and conflict. Selina Hastings, who was granted unrestricted access to his personal papers by Waugh's family, has uncovered a wealth of new material in her eight years of research for this volume. Letters, diaries, and family photographs shed new light on Waugh's childhood, his affairs at Oxford, his ill-fated first marriage and subsequent romantic adventures, his World War II military service, and his enduring but thorny friendships with such notable figures as Diana Cooper, Ann Fleming, and Nancy Mitford. Perceptive, fascinating, by turns hilarious and tragic, Hastings's portrait gives us Waugh's glittering social life at Oxford, where he was a friend of Harold Acton, Cyril Connolly, Anthony Powell, and Alastair Graham, the inspiration for Sebastian Flyte in Brideshead Revisited. Waugh then followed a diverse career as schoolmaster, world traveler, war co
/book/show/1049587.Prince_of_Wales?from_search=true	Jonathan Dimbleby	Prince of Wales: A Biography	For this remarkable study of the heir to the throne, Jonathan Dimbleby was given unprecedented access to his subject. As well as spending many hours in wide-ranging and candid conversation with Prince Charles, the author has interviewed at length scores of people, including his personal staff and close friends, most of whom have never talked openly about the Prince before.For this remarkable study of the heir to the throne, Jonathan Dimbleby was given unprecedented access to his subject. As well as spending many hours in wide-ranging and candid conversation with Prince Charles, the author has interviewed at length scores of people, including his personal staff and close friends, most of whom have never talked openly about the Prince before. He has also drawn freely from the Prince's own archives, including more than 10,000 letters, private journals and diaries, none of which has hitherto been made public.
/book/show/15727596-sherlock-holmes?from_search=true	William S. Baring-Gould	Sherlock Holmes: the famous biography	
/book/show/13591780-persona?from_search=true	Naoki Inose Hiroaki Sato (Translation)	Persona: A Biography of Yukio Mishima	Yukio Mishima (b. 1925) was a brilliant writer and intellectual whose relentless obsession with beauty, purity, and patriotism ended in his astonishing self-disembowelment and decapitation in downtown Tokyo in 1970. Nominated for the Nobel Prize, Mishima was the best-known novelist of his time (works likeandare stilYukio Mishima (b. 1925) was a brilliant writer and intellectual whose relentless obsession with beauty, purity, and patriotism ended in his astonishing self-disembowelment and decapitation in downtown Tokyo in 1970. Nominated for the Nobel Prize, Mishima was the best-known novelist of his time (works likeandare still in print in English), and his legacyhisis still honored and puzzled over.Who was Yukio Mishima really? This, the first full biography to appear in English in almost forty years, traces Mishima's trajectory from a sickly boy named Kimitake Hiraoka to a hard-bodied student of martial arts. In detail it examines his family life, the wartime years, and his emergence, then fame, as a writer and advocate for traditional values. Revealed here are all the personalities and conflicts and sometimes petty backbiting that shaped the culture of postwar literary Japan.Working entirely from primary sources and material unavailable to other biographers, author Naoki Inose and translator Hiroaki Sato together have produced a monumental work that covers much new ground in unprecedented depth. Using interviews, social and psychological analysis, and close reading of novels and essays,removes the mask that Mishima so artfully created to disguise his true self., currently vice governor of Tokyo, has also written biographies of writers Kikuchi Kan and Osamu Dazai.New Yorkbasedis an award-winning translator of classical and modern Japanese poetry, and also translated Mishima's novel.
/book/show/25324944-winston-s-churchill?from_search=true	Randolph S. Churchill Martin  Gilbert (Introduction)	Winston S. Churchill: Youth, 1874-1900 (Volume I) (Churchill Biography)	The first volume of the official biography of Winston S.Churchill, covering the years from Churchill's birth to the beginning of his political career. The book contains Churchill's letters written as a child, as a boy at Harrow, as a cadet at Sandhurst, and later as a subaltern in India.
/book/show/27826718-barnaby-rudge?from_search=true	Charles Dickens Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of Eighty (Illustrated with notes & biography)	Dickens' fifth novel was his first historical novel, his second and last being A Tale of Two Cities. Dickens was inspired by the historical novels popularized by Sir Walter Scott (The Waverley Novels, Ivanhoe) and Barnaby Rudge was to be his first serious work of literature.
/book/show/3402652-jackie-o---biography-of-jacqueline-kennedy-onassis?from_search=true	Biographiq	Jackie O - Biography of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis	Jackie O - Biography of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is the biography of the wife of John F. Kennedy from 1953 to 1963. She served as First Lady of the United States from 1961 until her husband's assassination in 1963. She was married to Aristotle Onassis from 1968 until his death in 1975. In later years she had a successful career as a book editor. Mrs. Kennedy is know forJackie O - Biography of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is the biography of the wife of John F. Kennedy from 1953 to 1963. She served as First Lady of the United States from 1961 until her husband's assassination in 1963. She was married to Aristotle Onassis from 1968 until his death in 1975. In later years she had a successful career as a book editor. Mrs. Kennedy is know for the numerous social events that she planned which brought the First Couple into the nation's cultural spotlight. Through the years during and after she was First Lady, Jacqueline Kennedy was a fashion icon. Many women tried to copy her clean suits, dresses and hairstyles. Jackie O - Biography of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is highly recommended for those interested in reading more about this popular First Lady of the United States.
/book/show/3088181-cristiano-ronaldo?from_search=true	Sandiantoro	CRISTIANO RONALDO : Biography	Cristiano Ronaldo adalah bintang baru di Jagat sepakbola dunia Pemain dengan talenta luar biasa ini telah membuka mata dunia untuk bersiap menerima bintang baru. ia adalah pemain dengan dribbling luar biasa, kecepatan lari bak menembus angin, semangat tanding yang terus menggelora, dan gol-golnya yang menggetarkan. Ronaldo kini adalah nyawa bagi Manchester United, dan pembCristiano Ronaldo adalah bintang baru di Jagat sepakbola dunia Pemain dengan talenta luar biasa ini telah membuka mata dunia untuk bersiap menerima bintang baru. ia adalah pemain dengan dribbling luar biasa, kecepatan lari bak menembus angin, semangat tanding yang terus menggelora, dan gol-golnya yang menggetarkan. Ronaldo kini adalah nyawa bagi Manchester United, dan pembuluh aorta bagi Portugal. Penampilannya yang atraktif seakan meyihir para penikmat sepakbola di seluruh dunia.Buku ini menggugah semangat sportifitas, dan memberi inspirasi untuk meraih cita-cita. Buku ini menarik dibaca siapa saja yang ingin berkembang dan menjemput masa depan yang lebih baik. bagi bolamania buku ini wajib dibaca.
/book/show/883216.Jane_Austen?from_search=true	Elizabeth Jenkins	Jane Austen: A Biography	
/book/show/10812.E_B_White?from_search=true	Scott Elledge	E.B. White: A Biography	Here is a richly detailed and vivid biography of the man who wrote,, and; the White of Strunk and White; the writer whose style and humor were so important in distinguishingfirst thirty years. Included are some fifty photographs and drawings, as well as manuscript facsimiles.
/book/show/1224264.RFK?from_search=true	C. David Heymann	RFK: A Candid Biography of Robert F. Kennedy	With the assassination of his brother, Robert Kennedy inherited the hopes and aspirations of a bereft nation adopting his brother's political legacy in what became a personal quest for vindication and redemption. A highly successful and controversial political player in his own right, RFK was on the verge of gaining the Democratic Presidential nomination in the last year oWith the assassination of his brother, Robert Kennedy inherited the hopes and aspirations of a bereft nation adopting his brother's political legacy in what became a personal quest for vindication and redemption. A highly successful and controversial political player in his own right, RFK was on the verge of gaining the Democratic Presidential nomination in the last year of his life. His assassination in 1968 at the age of 43 felled a man who had come to represent the impossible hopes and ideals of a just political system. But who was this complex man? In this definitive work, master researcher and bestselling author of celebrity biographies C. David Heymann has exposed Kennedy's inner contradictions, the machinations of his political career, his private liaisons, his enemies, and his lovers. The book is filled with major revelations, including new details about: RFK's relationship with Jackie Kennedy after JFK's death; his sexual involvement with various movie stars; what really happened with Marilyn Monroe; and his dealings with J. Edgar Hoover, Roy Cohn, Lyndon Johnson, Martin Luther King, Jr., Jimmy Hoffa, and various notorious Mafia figures. Heymann spent over five years researching this book, interviewing over a thousand friends, family members, foes, political aides, and former employees of RFK, and gathering never-before-released documents from the FBI, the CIA, and Scotland Yard, among others. The result is a fascinating portrait of an American icon whose life embraced triumph and tragedy, deception and intrigue, power and passion.
/book/show/28522638-l-assommoir?from_search=true	mile Zola Jan Oliveira (Editor) Ernest Alfred Vizetelly (Translator)	L'Assommoir (Illustrated with notes and biography)	L'Assommoir (1877) is the seventh novel in mile Zola's twenty-volume series Les Rougon-Macquart. Usually considered one of Zola's masterpieces, the novela study of alcoholism and poverty in the working-class districts of Pariswas a huge commercial success and helped establish Zola's fame and reputation throughout France and the world.
/book/show/28585026-my-bondage-and-my-freedom?from_search=true	Frederick Douglass Jan Oliveira (Editor)	My Bondage and My Freedom (Illustrated with Notes and Biography)	My Bondage and My Freedom is an autobiographical slave narrative written by Frederick Douglass and published in 1855. It is the second of three autobiographies written by Douglass, and is mainly an expansion of his first (Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass), discussing in greater detail his transition from bondage to liberty. Following this liberation, Douglass, aMy Bondage and My Freedom is an autobiographical slave narrative written by Frederick Douglass and published in 1855. It is the second of three autobiographies written by Douglass, and is mainly an expansion of his first (Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass), discussing in greater detail his transition from bondage to liberty. Following this liberation, Douglass, a former slave, went on to become a prominent abolitionist, speaker, author, and publisher.In his foreword to the 2003 Modern Library paperback edition, John Stauffer writes: My Bondage and My Freedom, [is] a deep meditation on the meaning of slavery, race, and freedom, and on the power of faith and literacy, as well as a portrait of an individual and a nation a few years before the Civil War. As his narrative unfolds, Frederick Douglassabolitionist, journalist, orator, and one of the most powerful voices to emerge from the American civil rights movementtransforms himself from slave to fugitive to reformer, leaving behind a legacy of social, intellectual, and political thought. The 1855 text includes Douglasss original Appendix, composed of excerpts from the authors speeches as well as a letter he wrote to his former master.
/book/show/11288025-the-reading-promise?from_search=true	Alice Ozma	The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared (Thorndike Press Large Print Biographies & Memoirs Series)	Book by Ozma, Alice
/book/show/18834716-the-protestant-ethic-and-the-spirit-of-capitalism?from_search=true	Max Weber	The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism:	This book includes a full biography of Max Weber. As a German sociologist and political economist, Max Weber is best known for his thesis of the Protestant Ethic, relating protestantism to capitalism, and for his ideas on bureaucracy. Through his insistence on the need for objectivity in scholarship and his analysis of human action in terms of motivation, Weber profoundlThis book includes a full biography of Max Weber. As a German sociologist and political economist, Max Weber is best known for his thesis of the Protestant Ethic, relating protestantism to capitalism, and for his ideas on bureaucracy. Through his insistence on the need for objectivity in scholarship and his analysis of human action in terms of motivation, Weber profoundly influenced sociological theory. Reviews: One of the most renowned and controversial works of modern social science. -Anthony Giddens Max Weber is the one undisputed canonical figure in contemporary sociology. -Times Higher Education Supplement This book includes a full biography of Max Weber. As a German sociologist and political economist, Max Weber is best known for his thesis of the Protestant Ethic, relating Protestantism to capitalism, and for his ideas on bureaucracy. Through his insistence on the need for objectivity in scholarship and his analysis of human action in terms of motivation, Weber profoundly influenced sociological theory.
/book/show/826251.Clive_Barker?from_search=true	Douglas E. Winter	Clive Barker: The Dark Fantastic: The Authorized Biography	Clive Barker: a modern myth-maker, explorer of our darkest instincts and ultimate fears, the writer who -- more than any other contemporary figure -- has shaped our nightmares through diverse media. Novelist, playwright, scriptwriter, artist and director, he is a master at twisting the mundane to make it fantastic, frightening and ultimately meaningful.Douglas E. Winter'sClive Barker: a modern myth-maker, explorer of our darkest instincts and ultimate fears, the writer who -- more than any other contemporary figure -- has shaped our nightmares through diverse media. Novelist, playwright, scriptwriter, artist and director, he is a master at twisting the mundane to make it fantastic, frightening and ultimately meaningful.Douglas E. Winter's detailed and highly literate biography, made possible by unprecedented access to Barker and his closest friends and family, offers readers a privileged insight into Barker's own story: his Liverpool childhood and adolescence; his forays into the world of theatre, mime and direction; his meteoric rise to fame as the author of theandand the director of; his move to Hollywood to pursue a film career and his growth as an artist in many different media, which has taken him from theatre -- the first form of human expression -- into the digital age.Interwoven with this revealing and personal journey into Barker's life is a grand tour through all of his fiction and film, from his earliest unpublished work -- including the short story The Wood on the Hill, which is published here for the first time -- up to his most recent novel,and beyond, giving a tantalising glimpse of things to come.unlocks the beating heart of a polymath, a creator, a true artist, and reveals at last a man with one of the twentieth century's most phenomenal imaginations, and the vision to lead us on many strange and fabulous journeys in the years ahead.
/book/show/614608.Crosby_Stills_And_Nash?from_search=true	Dave Zimmer	Crosby Stills And Nash: The Biography	Crosby, Stills, and Nash created some of the most indelible songs and beautiful harmonies of the late 1960s and early 1970s: Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, Woodstock, Teach Your Children. Now the story behind the songs has been told in this engrossing account of the trio's personal and musical history. Zimmer, with the full cooperation of the band, traces each of the performCrosby, Stills, and Nash created some of the most indelible songs and beautiful harmonies of the late 1960s and early 1970s: Suite: Judy Blue Eyes, Woodstock, Teach Your Children. Now the story behind the songs has been told in this engrossing account of the trio's personal and musical history. Zimmer, with the full cooperation of the band, traces each of the performers from their early musical roots to their first song together in L.A.'s storied Laurel Canyon, from their addition of Neil Young to Woodstock, from their stormy years of creative conflicts through their reunions and reconciliations. A new chapter delves into Crosby's recovery from drug addiction, CSN's ongoing solo and group projects, and the making of the new CSNY album.
/book/show/572097.Marcus_Aurelius?from_search=true	Anthony Richard Birley	Marcus Aurelius: A Biography	Marcus Aurelius, the philosopher-emperor who ruled the Roman Empire between AD 161 and 180, is one of the best recorded individuals from antiquity. Even his face became more than usually familiar: the imperial coinage displayed his portrait for over 40 years, from the clean-shaven young heir of Antonius to the war-weary, heavily bearded ruler who died at his post in his laMarcus Aurelius, the philosopher-emperor who ruled the Roman Empire between AD 161 and 180, is one of the best recorded individuals from antiquity. Even his face became more than usually familiar: the imperial coinage displayed his portrait for over 40 years, from the clean-shaven young heir of Antonius to the war-weary, heavily bearded ruler who died at his post in his late fifties.His correspondence with his tutor Fronto, and even more the private notebook he kept for his last ten years, the, provides a unique series of vivid and revealing glimpses into the character and peoccupations of this emporer who spent many years in terrible wars against northern tribes.In this accessible and scholarly study, Professor Birley paints a portrait of an emporer who was human and just - an embodiment of the pagan virtues of Rome.
/book/show/1278843.Mary?from_search=true	Lesley Hazleton	Mary: A Flesh-and-Blood Biography of the Virgin Mother	
/book/show/991315.Wilfred_Owen?from_search=true	Dominic Hibberd	Wilfred Owen: A New Biography	Mr. Hibberd's new biography of the Great War's greatest poet, based on more than thirty years of wide-ranging research, brings new information and reinterpretation to virtually every phase of Owen's life carefully guarded by family and friends after his death. Although Dominic Hibberd modestly says that his book 'is not, of course, definitive, ' it is hard to see how it coMr. Hibberd's new biography of the Great War's greatest poet, based on more than thirty years of wide-ranging research, brings new information and reinterpretation to virtually every phase of Owen's life carefully guarded by family and friends after his death. Although Dominic Hibberd modestly says that his book 'is not, of course, definitive, ' it is hard to see how it could be improved upon. Times Literary Supplement
/book/show/27797706-my-life?from_search=true	A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Prabhjyot Majithia (Illustrator)	My Life: An Illustrated Biography	The story of my life has become intertwined with the story of this country. And somewhere along the way, as I met a million children across this land, I too learnt from a million minds. This book was not written to only tell my story. I want every young reader to think that this book is his or her story too.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has been one of the most iconic figures of InThe story of my life has become intertwined with the story of this country. And somewhere along the way, as I met a million children across this land, I too learnt from a million minds. This book was not written to only tell my story. I want every young reader to think that this book is his or her story too.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam has been one of the most iconic figures of Independent India. A scientist, leader, thinker, teacher and writer, he achieved remarkable success in various fields. Yet, what endeared him to so many was his dedication to the idea of a developed India, his simple and direct way of interacting with people and his deep love for his fellowmen.In My Life Dr Kalam writes his life story starting from his days growing up at Rameswaram; about working on Indias space and missile programmes; his years as the eleventh President of India; and about his life thereafter. Full of anecdotes that demonstrate the importance of hard work, commitment,courage and innovative thinking, this autobiography is a wonderful introduction to a remarkable life. Beautifully illustrated and simply written, My Life will inspire readers of all ages.
/book/show/1955304.The_Wright_Brothers?from_search=true	Fred C. Kelly	The Wright Brothers: A Biography	Engaging story, long considered the definitive Wright biography. Well-documented account, free of extraneous technical detail, describes boyhood interests, gliding at Kitty Hawk, their first powered flights, and Wilbur's efforts to revolutionize European aviation. 16 photographs.
/book/show/20819721-garlic-an-edible-biography?from_search=true	Robin Cherry	Garlic, an Edible Biography: How the World's Most Pungent Food Changed the Course of History, Medicine, and Cuisine--with 75 Recipes	
/book/show/856151.The_House_That_Hugh_Laurie_Built?from_search=true	Paul Challen	The House That Hugh Laurie Built: An Unauthorized Biography and Episode Guide	At the centre of the critically acclaimed Fox drama House, British actor Hugh Laurie has become the focus of fans across North America, Britain, and Australia. Winner of the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series, honoured by the Queen with an Order of the British Empire, and one of Peoples Sexiest Men Alive, Laurie has become an icon. But who is the man behindAt the centre of the critically acclaimed Fox drama House, British actor Hugh Laurie has become the focus of fans across North America, Britain, and Australia. Winner of the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Dramatic Series, honoured by the Queen with an Order of the British Empire, and one of Peoples Sexiest Men Alive, Laurie has become an icon. But who is the man behind the cane and acerbic wit? A musician? A motorcyclist? A comedian? Laurie is all these things and more. This biography aims to shed light on his childhood struggles to live up to his mothers high demands and emulate his fathers accomplishments as a doctor and an Olympic gold medalist; his education at the prestigious academies of Eton and Cambridge; his comedic career with Emma Thompson, Stephen Fry, and Rowan Atkinson; his own personal struggle with depression; and how he came to be the best-loved curmudgeon on television. Interviews with creator and executive producer David Shore will reveal the Canadian connection to this truly global show and how a Canuck from London, Ontario, made the move to Hollywood stardom. The House That Hugh Laurie Built will also serve as a magnifying glass, providing episode analysis, cast biographies, selections of Dr. Houses caustic wit, and production bloopers and medical mistakes that only a sleuth like Dr. House could expose.
/book/show/5366263-arnold?from_search=true	Wendy Leigh	Arnold: an unauthorized biography	As a bodybuilding superstar, Arnold Schwarzenegger won the Mr. Olympia crown an unprecedented seven times. As the star of The Terminator, Running Man, and Twins, he became a box-office sensation. From his highly publicized fued with Sylvester Stallone to his dazzling marriage to Maria Shriver, millions of fans have followed the meteoric career of Arnold. And now, based onAs a bodybuilding superstar, Arnold Schwarzenegger won the Mr. Olympia crown an unprecedented seven times. As the star of The Terminator, Running Man, and Twins, he became a box-office sensation. From his highly publicized fued with Sylvester Stallone to his dazzling marriage to Maria Shriver, millions of fans have followed the meteoric career of Arnold. And now, based on hundreds of exclusive, confidential interviews, this first biography presents an in-depth portrait of the controversial man behind the legend. 16-page photo insert.
/book/show/1377388.Ammachi?from_search=true	Swami Amritaswarupananda	Ammachi: A Biography of Mata Amritanandamayi	Ammachi was born fully enlightened and has embraced the entire world with love and compassion of indescribable dimensions. Millions have come and experienced the wonderful healing and rejuvinating effect of the equal love that she showers on all.
/book/show/1041291.Billy_Joel?from_search=true	Mark Bego	Billy Joel: The Biography	Billy Joel ranks among rock'n'roll's most talented artists. This biography is the first in-depth portrait of a man who is the son of German Jews who fled the Nazi regime, including his childhood in the Bronx, his professional struggles, and his six Grammys. Billy Joel is also widely known for his professional struggles  his substance abuse problems, his marriage to ChristBilly Joel ranks among rock'n'roll's most talented artists. This biography is the first in-depth portrait of a man who is the son of German Jews who fled the Nazi regime, including his childhood in the Bronx, his professional struggles, and his six Grammys. Billy Joel is also widely known for his professional struggles  his substance abuse problems, his marriage to Christie Brinkley, and a string of car accidents. This is a portrait of a larger-than-life figure, featuring interviews with his bandmates and representatives from Columbia Records, an extensive examination of his diverse music tastes, and never-before-seen photographs.
/book/show/10163384--the-tibetan-book-of-the-dead-?from_search=true	Donald S. Lopez Jr.	-The Tibetan Book of the Dead-: A Biography	is the most famous Buddhist text in the West, having sold more than a million copies since it was first published in English in 1927. Carl Jung wrote a commentary on it, Timothy Leary redesigned it as a guidebook for an acid trip, and the Beatles quoted Leary's version in their song -Tomorrow Never Knows.- More recently, the book has been adoptis the most famous Buddhist text in the West, having sold more than a million copies since it was first published in English in 1927. Carl Jung wrote a commentary on it, Timothy Leary redesigned it as a guidebook for an acid trip, and the Beatles quoted Leary's version in their song -Tomorrow Never Knows.- More recently, the book has been adopted by the hospice movement, enshrined by Penguin Classics, and made into an audiobook read by Richard Gere. Yet, as acclaimed writer and scholar of Buddhism Donald Lopez writes, -is not really Tibetan, it is not really a book, and it is not really about death.- In this compelling introduction and short history, Lopez tells the strange story of how a relatively obscure and malleable collection of Buddhist texts of uncertain origin came to be so revered--and so misunderstood--in the West.The central character in this story is Walter Evans-Wentz (1878-1965), an eccentric scholar and spiritual seeker from Trenton, New Jersey, who, despite not knowing the Tibetan language and never visiting the country, crafted and named. In fact, Lopez argues, Evans-Wentz's book is much more American than Tibetan, owing a greater debt to Theosophy and Madame Blavatsky than to the lamas of the Land of Snows. Indeed, Lopez suggests that the book's perennial appeal stems not only from its origins in magical and mysterious Tibet, but also from the way Evans-Wentz translated the text into the language of a very American spirituality.
/book/show/1336275.R_E_Lee?from_search=true	Douglas Southall Freeman	R E Lee:  A Biography:  Volume I	This four-volume work won the 1935 Pulitzer Prize in Biography.
/book/show/4472898-alexander-the-great?from_search=true	Robin Lane Fox	Alexander the Great: A Biography	Robin Lane Fox's accessible and erudite life of Alexander the Great searches through the mass of conflicting evidence and legend to focus on the living actuality of the man and his experience--'It is tempting', he concludes, 'to see in Alexander the romantic's complex nature for the first time in Greek history.' Beautifully written perceptive and fluent, it is a superb exaRobin Lane Fox's accessible and erudite life of Alexander the Great searches through the mass of conflicting evidence and legend to focus on the living actuality of the man and his experience--'It is tempting', he concludes, 'to see in Alexander the romantic's complex nature for the first time in Greek history.' Beautifully written perceptive and fluent, it is a superb example of historical scholarship and psychological insight.
/book/show/70895.Locked_in_the_Arms_of_a_Crazy_Life?from_search=true	Howard Sounes	Locked in the Arms of a Crazy Life: A Biography of Charles Bukowski	Charles Bukowski - onetime bum, long-term alcoholic, and author of now-classic novels such as Post Office, Factotum, and Women - rose from obscurity to become world famous. His semiautobiographical books about low-life America made him a cult figure and culminated in the making of Barfly, a Hollywood film based on Bukowski's life. In this, the first major biography of BukoCharles Bukowski - onetime bum, long-term alcoholic, and author of now-classic novels such as Post Office, Factotum, and Women - rose from obscurity to become world famous. His semiautobiographical books about low-life America made him a cult figure and culminated in the making of Barfly, a Hollywood film based on Bukowski's life. In this, the first major biography of Bukowski, Howard Sounes has drawn on years of exhaustive research - including new interviews with virtually all of Bukowski's friends, his family, and his many lovers, as well as unprecedented access to his private letters and unpublished writing - to reveal the extraordinary true story of the Dirty Old Man of American literature. Illustrated with over sixty never-before-published photographs, Charles Bukowski: Locked in the Arms of a Crazy Life also includes original drawings by Bukowski and unique contributions by friends, including Norman Mailer, Allen Ginsberg, Sean Penn, Mickey Rourke, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, R. Crumb, and Harry Dean Stanton.
/book/show/32763209-man-and-superman---bernard-shaw-with-notes-biography?from_search=true	George Bernard Shaw Jan Oliveira (Editor)	Man and Superman - Bernard Shaw (With Notes)(Biography)(Illustrated)	Man and Superman is a four-act drama written by George Bernard Shaw in 1903. The series was written in response to calls for Shaw to write a play based on the Don Juan theme. Man and Superman opened at The Royal Court Theatre in London on 23 May 1905, but omitted the third act. A part of the act, Don Juan in Hell (Act 3, Scene 2), was performed when the drama was staged onMan and Superman is a four-act drama written by George Bernard Shaw in 1903. The series was written in response to calls for Shaw to write a play based on the Don Juan theme. Man and Superman opened at The Royal Court Theatre in London on 23 May 1905, but omitted the third act. A part of the act, Don Juan in Hell (Act 3, Scene 2), was performed when the drama was staged on 4 June 1907 at the Royal Court. The play was not performed in its entirety until 1915, when the Travelling Repertory Company played it at the Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh.George Bernard Shaw (1856  1950), known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic and polemicist whose influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond. He wrote more than sixty plays, including major works such as Man and Superman (1902), Pygmalion (1912) and Saint Joan (1923). With a range incorporating both contemporary satire and historical allegory, Shaw became the leading dramatist of his generation, and in 1925 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
/book/show/438990.Solzhenitsyn?from_search=true	Michael Scammell	Solzhenitsyn: A Biography	
/book/show/859432.Cher?from_search=true	J. Randy Taraborrelli	Cher: A Biography	From the bestselling author of Call Her Miss Ross and Michael Jackson: The Magic and the Madness comes the unauthorized, tell-all biography of the tough-talking bad girl named Cherilyn Sarkisian who became the outrageous, talented, and vulnerable superstar the public knows as Cher. 8 pages of photographs. Reissued to tie in with the paperback release of And the Beat Goes OFrom the bestselling author of Call Her Miss Ross and Michael Jackson: The Magic and the Madness comes the unauthorized, tell-all biography of the tough-talking bad girl named Cherilyn Sarkisian who became the outrageous, talented, and vulnerable superstar the public knows as Cher. 8 pages of photographs. Reissued to tie in with the paperback release of And the Beat Goes On by Sonny Bono.
/book/show/18820.Dostoevsky?from_search=true	Leond Grossman Leond Grossman	Dostoevsky: A Biography	.. ,        .
/book/show/1473969.Notes_on_a_Cowardly_Lion?from_search=true	John Lahr	Notes on a Cowardly Lion: The Biography of Bert Lahr, With a New Preface by the Author	First published in 1969,has established itself as one of the best-ever show business biographies. Drawing on his father's recollections and on the memories of those who worked with him, John Lahr brilliantly examines the history of modern American show business through the long and glorious career of his father--theFirst published in 1969,has established itself as one of the best-ever show business biographies. Drawing on his father's recollections and on the memories of those who worked with him, John Lahr brilliantly examines the history of modern American show business through the long and glorious career of his father--the raucous low-comic star of burlesque, vaudeville, the Broadway revue and musical, Hollywood movies, and the legitimate stage. Here in rich detail is Lahr evolving from low--dialect comic to Ziegfeld Follies sophisticate, hamming it up with the Scarecrow and Tin Woodsman on the set of, and debuting Samuel Beckett'sin America, which Kenneth Tynan called one of the most noble performances I have ever seen. In the examination of Bert Lahr's chronic insecurity and self-absorption, the breakdown of his first marriage, and the affectionate arm's length he kept between himself and his adoring second family, John Lahr's book also brings the reader closer than any other theater biography to the private torment of a great funny man.This edition of the book includes the award-winning essay The Lion and Me, John Lahr's intimate reflections on family life with his distant, brooding, but lovable father. A first-class stylist, John Lahr takes the reader beyond the magic of show business to a dazzling examination of how a performing self is constructed and staged before the paying customers. Both as theater history and biography, Lahr's book is superb.
/book/show/889925.Morgan_Freeman?from_search=true	Kathleen Tracy	Morgan Freeman: A Biography	Just one look into Morgan Freeman's eyes & it is clear that this is a man who has lived a full, sometimes hard life. To better appreciate his achievements & successes, Kathleen Tracy equally shows the triumphs, the struggles & the failures Freeman has overcome through an assortment of personal accounts & anecdotes.
/book/show/6473.George_Washington?from_search=true	James Cross Giblin Michael Dooling (Illustrator)	George Washington: A Picture Book Biography	Now available in paperback, James Cross Giblin and Michael Dooling bring the story of the first president to life for a new generation of readers.George Washington, beloved Father of His Country, left behind no children of his own. Instead he left a nation to which he's dedicated life. Here is his story.Beginning with his childhood in a large, close-nit family on a VirgiNow available in paperback, James Cross Giblin and Michael Dooling bring the story of the first president to life for a new generation of readers.George Washington, beloved Father of His Country, left behind no children of his own. Instead he left a nation to which he's dedicated life. Here is his story.Beginning with his childhood in a large, close-nit family on a Virginia farm, we follow him through his life. There is a tragedy with the death of his father, then his adored half-brother. After he grew up, George joined the Virginia militia and fought bravely in the wild Ohio country. Returning to Mount Vernon, he met and married the widow Martha Custis. But soon there came a new call to duty.
/book/show/14568381-the-biography-of-tottenham-hotspur?from_search=true	Julie Welch Gary Mabbutt (Foreword)	The Biography of Tottenham Hotspur	In 1892 three schoolboys from the Hotspur Cricket Club decided that playing football in the winter might be a good way to keep fit. So, after a meeting under a lamp post about 100 yards from where White Hart Lane stands today, they formed Hotspur Football Club. Players paid sixpence to join up, and the club played its first match in a dark blue strip with a red 'H' badge.NIn 1892 three schoolboys from the Hotspur Cricket Club decided that playing football in the winter might be a good way to keep fit. So, after a meeting under a lamp post about 100 yards from where White Hart Lane stands today, they formed Hotspur Football Club. Players paid sixpence to join up, and the club played its first match in a dark blue strip with a red 'H' badge.Now Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is one of the greatest names in the greatest games of all, with an illustrious history of footballing firsts including having become the first non-league team to win the FA Cup, the first team of the modern era to win the league and cup Double and the first British team to win a European trophy.Beyond that, the club has a proud tradition of ambition, excellence and of playing football the right way, 'the Spurs Way'. It is an unspoken but implicit prerequisite that the teams who pull on the famous lilywhite shirts will always endeavour to entertain and exhilarate the club's fans with fast, quick-passing, attacking football. The game, as the great Spurs captain Danny Blanchflower so succinctly put it, is about glory.In The Biography of Tottenham Hotspur, renowned author Julie Welch who has lilywhite and blue blood coursing through her veins brilliantly deconstructs the history of the club to get to the very heart and soul of Tottenham Hotspur. How did Spurs develop their unique and precious character? Who were the key individuals and what were the key events that shaped the modern Spurs?Packed with wonderful stories from the formation of the club to the present day, and the memories of numerous legendary players, managers, supporters and other key figures, The Biography of Tottenham Hotspur brings the rich and glorious history of Spurs to life from a new and fascinating perspective.
/book/show/1399486.Jennifer?from_search=true	Sean Smith	Jennifer: The Unauthorized Biography	Jennifer Aniston's story has touched the hearts of men and women around the world. She is the girl next door, witty, charming and with a smile that lights up a room. Men want to be with her and women can identify with her. She was, she admits, more of a professional waitress than an actress before an audition for a new sitcom transformed her life. Friends became the most pJennifer Aniston's story has touched the hearts of men and women around the world. She is the girl next door, witty, charming and with a smile that lights up a room. Men want to be with her and women can identify with her. She was, she admits, more of a professional waitress than an actress before an audition for a new sitcom transformed her life. Friends became the most popular comedy in the world for the next ten years. At the height of her TV fame Jennifer fell in love with Brad Pitt. They married in 2000 becoming Hollywood's golden couple. She was on more magazine covers than any other celebrity and was named as Hollywood's most powerful celebrity. After four years, however, her life became a nightmare when she and Pitt split and her obvious despair was there for the whole world to see. If anything, the new vulnerable Jennifer is even more popular than the old vivacious Rachel version when she had the most copied hairstyle in the world.Based on in-depth new research, Jennifer will examine how she is fighting back and reveal the true woman behind the Rachel Green facade. It is an affectionate and insightful portrait of one of our most popular stars.
/book/show/7136397-i-know-where-i-m-going?from_search=true	Charlotte Chandler	I Know Where I'm Going: A Personal Biography of Katharine Hepburn	Drawing on a series of recordings made over many years, beginning in the mid-1970s, acclaimed biographer Charlotte Chandler has written the most intimate and personal biography ever published of Hollywood legend Katharine Hepburn.Drawing on a series of recordings made over many years, beginning in the mid-1970s, acclaimed biographer Charlotte Chandler has written the most intimate and personal biography ever published of Hollywood legend Katharine Hepburn.
/book/show/23364786-it-s-all-about-muhammad?from_search=true	F.W. Burleigh	It's All About Muhammad: A Biography of the World's Most Notorious Prophet	
/book/show/9283551-red-men?from_search=true	John Williams	Red Men: Liverpool Football Club: The Biography	John Williams explores the origins and divisive politics ofsoccer in the city of Liverpool and profiles the key men behind the emergence of the club and its early successes in this unique and exhaustively rJohn Williams explores the origins and divisive politics ofsoccer in the city of Liverpool and profiles the key men behind the emergence of the club and its early successes in this unique and exhaustively researched history of Liverpool Football Club.This is the definitive history of a remarkable club from its formation in 1892 to the present day, told in the wider context of the social and cultural development of the city of Liverpool and its people.
/book/show/10928147-the-cricket-on-the-hearth?from_search=true	Charles Dickens Golgotha Press	The Cricket on the Hearth	Charles Dickens classic novel with a biography about the life and times of Dickens, and a plot summary.John Peerybingle, a carrier, lives with his young wife Dot, their baby, their nanny Tilly Slowboy, and a mysterious old stranger with a long white beard. A cricket constantly chirps on the hearth and acts as a guardian angel to the family, at one point assuming a human voCharles Dickens classic novel with a biography about the life and times of Dickens, and a plot summary.John Peerybingle, a carrier, lives with his young wife Dot, their baby, their nanny Tilly Slowboy, and a mysterious old stranger with a long white beard. A cricket constantly chirps on the hearth and acts as a guardian angel to the family, at one point assuming a human voice to warn John that his suspicions that Dot is having an affair with the mysterious lodger are wrong.
/book/show/1864372.Curly?from_search=true	Joan Howard Maurer Michael  Jackson (Foreword)	Curly: An Illustrated Biography of the Superstooge	Written by Moe Howard's daughter, this detailed biography is bursting with photographs Curly traces the life of one wacky Stooge from birth to his final status as a cult hero.
/book/show/270596.St_Francis_of_Assisi?from_search=true	Johannes Jrgensen Murray Bodo (Selected by) Jens E. Jorgensen	St. Francis of Assisi: A Biography	
/book/show/23737096-unbuttoning-america?from_search=true	Ardis Cameron	Unbuttoning America: A Biography of "Peyton Place"	Limited time offer: Through special arrangement with University Press of New England, we are pleased to offer a specially priced two-book set of Unbuttoning America and Peyton Place for just $29.95 paperback.Published in 1956, Peyton Place became a bestseller and a literary phenomenon. A lurid and gripping story of murder, incest, female desire, and social injustice, it waLimited time offer: Through special arrangement with University Press of New England, we are pleased to offer a specially priced two-book set of Unbuttoning America and Peyton Place for just $29.95 paperback.Published in 1956, Peyton Place became a bestseller and a literary phenomenon. A lurid and gripping story of murder, incest, female desire, and social injustice, it was consumed as avidly by readers as it was condemned by critics and the clergy. Its author, Grace Metalious, a housewife who grew up in poverty in a New Hampshire mill town and had aspired to be a writer from childhood, loosely based the novel's setting, characters, and incidents on real-life places, people, and events. The novel sold more than 30 million copies in hardcover and paperback, and it was adapted into a hit Hollywood film in 1957 and a popular television series that aired from 1964 to 1969. More than half a century later, the term Peyton Place is still in circulation as a code for a community harboring sordid secrets.In Unbuttoning America, Ardis Cameron mines extensive interviews, fan letters, and archival materials including contemporary cartoons and cover images from film posters and foreign editions to tell how the story of a patricide in a small New England village circulated over time and became a cultural phenomenon. She argues that Peyton Place, with its frank discussions of poverty, sexuality, class and ethnic discrimination, and small-town hypocrisy, was more than a tawdry potboiler. Metalious s depiction of how her three central female characters come to terms with their identity as women and sexual beings anticipated second-wave feminism. More broadly, Cameron asserts, the novel was also part of a larger postwar struggle over belonging and recognition. Fictionalizing contemporary realities, Metalious pushed to the surface the hidden talk and secret rebellions of a generation no longer willing to ignore the disparities and domestic constraints of Cold War America.
/book/show/226159.Tito?from_search=true	Phyllis Auty	Tito: A Biography	
/book/show/7003058-satan?from_search=true	P.G. Maxwell-Stuart	Satan: The Biography	The Devil, like the poor, is always with us. Evil has been personified in every religion and culture, and Christianity in particular developed a highly graphic view of him from its earliest period. Sometimes grotesque, sometimes beautiful, sometimes threatening, sometimes seductively helpful, sometimes comical, Satan has played a variety of roles in human existence. FearedThe Devil, like the poor, is always with us. Evil has been personified in every religion and culture, and Christianity in particular developed a highly graphic view of him from its earliest period. Sometimes grotesque, sometimes beautiful, sometimes threatening, sometimes seductively helpful, sometimes comical, Satan has played a variety of roles in human existence. Feared and frightening adversary of humankind during the Middle Ages, supposed master and friend of witches during the sixteenth century, and seducer of the devout during the seventeenth, he was gradually explained away as the nineteenth century started to lose its faith at home and export him in all his traditional aspects to the Empire. He made a startling and vicious come-back during the twentieth century as a focus of renewed admiration and even worship. This book follows the Devil through his various, sometimes surprising incarnations from the ancient world to the present, and shows that his reign is by no means over, even in the West.
/book/show/33409726-the-education-of-henry-adams?from_search=true	Henry Adams Goodreads	The Education of Henry Adams (Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography 1919)	The Education of Henry Adams records the struggle of Bostonian Henry Adams (1838-1918), in early old age, to come to terms with the dawning 20th century, so different from the world of his youth. It is also a sharp critique of 19th century educational theory and practice. In 1907, Adams began privately circulating copies of a limited edition printed at his own expense. ComThe Education of Henry Adams records the struggle of Bostonian Henry Adams (1838-1918), in early old age, to come to terms with the dawning 20th century, so different from the world of his youth. It is also a sharp critique of 19th century educational theory and practice. In 1907, Adams began privately circulating copies of a limited edition printed at his own expense. Commercial publication had to await its author's 1918 death, whereupon it won the 1919 Pulitzer Prize.
/book/show/1161615.A_Passion_for_Life?from_search=true	Donald Spoto	A Passion for Life: The Biography of Elizabeth Taylor	Born in England to socially ambitious parents, Elizabeth Taylor was catapulted into child stardom and molded by MGM into the great violet-eyed beauty of postwar America. Along the way, she also became an award-winning actress, without training or theory, without teachers or counsel, ultimately dazzling audiences everywhere with spectacular performances. Elizabeth Taylor haBorn in England to socially ambitious parents, Elizabeth Taylor was catapulted into child stardom and molded by MGM into the great violet-eyed beauty of postwar America. Along the way, she also became an award-winning actress, without training or theory, without teachers or counsel, ultimately dazzling audiences everywhere with spectacular performances. Elizabeth Taylor has lived nothing less than an extraordinarily remarkable life. With an abundance of new information, internationally acclaimed biographer Donald Spoto explores the gripping story of her brutalizing six-month marriage to compulsive gambler and hotel heir Nicky Hilton, her romances with top Hollywood directors, and her marriage to the ailing Michael Wilding. Four years later, she would be swept off her feet by showman Mike Todd, into an alternately violent and loving marriage that would end after a year with Todd's death in a plane crash, leaving Taylor, at the age of twenty-six, a twice-divorced widow with three children. Here are Taylor's years with Eddie Fisher, Republican Senator John Warner and Richard Burton, with whom she would share a hedonistic, brash lifestyle that would virtually define the 1960s jet set. These years are at last fully and richly explored with mines of fresh material, some of it shocking, some of it funny, all of it shedding new light on the complexities of the most beguiling star in movie history. Spoto candidly explores all the highs and lows of Taylor's exploits both in front of the camera and behind the scenes. Throughout the course of her tumultuous marriages, Taylor never stopped making movies, and from Cat on a Hot Tin Roof to Cleopatra to Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Taylor dazzled audiences with performances that won her two Academy Awards. The cast of supporting players in her life is unparalleled and never less than fascinating: here are Louis B. Mayer and Jack Warner, Montgomery Clift and James Dean, Tennessee Williams and Franco Zeffirelli, Malcolm Forb
/book/show/18740766-city-adrift?from_search=true	Naresh Fernandes	City Adrift : A Short Biography of Bombay	For hundreds of years Bombay held India in thrall. A metropolis, reclaimed from ocean and iniquity, it effortlessly manufactured the dreams that captivated a nation and drew fortune seekers to it by the million. Once a princesss dowry, these seven conjoined islands were settled over time by the most diverse collection of people the Indian subcontinent has ever known, theyFor hundreds of years Bombay held India in thrall. A metropolis, reclaimed from ocean and iniquity, it effortlessly manufactured the dreams that captivated a nation and drew fortune seekers to it by the million. Once a princesss dowry, these seven conjoined islands were settled over time by the most diverse collection of people the Indian subcontinent has ever known, they proceeded to create a mishmash culture that perfectly reflected their heterogeneity and gave the city its unique verve. No longer. For some time now, Bombays charms have been wearing thin, other cities have become more alluring and disastrous new trends such as its re-islanding into luxury ghettos, could spell its final descent into chaos and terminal decay. In this arresting new biography, award winning writer and journalist, Naresh Fernandes, writes with a mixture of passion, exasperation, poignancy, empathy and great elegance about his beloved Bombay giving us a very deep understanding and appreciation of one of the worlds most iconic cities.
/book/show/5108715-trailblazer?from_search=true	Lorenzo Benet	Trailblazer: An Intimate Biography of Sarah Palin	Beginning with Palin's birth in Sandpoint, Idaho, and her family's move to Skagway and then Wasilla, Alaska, Trailblazer details the difficulties of growing up in Alaska, Sarah Palin's early successes as a basketball star and a beauty pageant contestant, and the story of her elopement with Todd Palin, whom she met at Wasilla High. It describes her career as a broadcast jouBeginning with Palin's birth in Sandpoint, Idaho, and her family's move to Skagway and then Wasilla, Alaska, Trailblazer details the difficulties of growing up in Alaska, Sarah Palin's early successes as a basketball star and a beauty pageant contestant, and the story of her elopement with Todd Palin, whom she met at Wasilla High. It describes her career as a broadcast journalist and young mother, and gives details on her move to the political arena that has culminated in making her a household name. From staff firings in Wasilla to her controversies with the Alaska Oil and Gas Commission, from her support of Todd Palin's snow machine races to her own love for moose and caribou hunting and salmon fishing, and culminating with the 2008 election, Lorenzo Benet has built a detailed picture of Sarah Palin.
/book/show/3931240-gabriel-garc-a-m-rquez?from_search=true	Rubn Pelayo	Gabriel García Márquez: A Biography	Master of magic realism, distinguished journalist and film critic, friend of world leaders ranging from Fidel Castro to Pres. Bill Clinton, Gabriel Garcia Marquez improbably emerged from obscure beginnings to become an author more beloved of readers worldwide than any other living writer. His plots and protean characters plunge readers into the world of fable, yet their unMaster of magic realism, distinguished journalist and film critic, friend of world leaders ranging from Fidel Castro to Pres. Bill Clinton, Gabriel Garcia Marquez improbably emerged from obscure beginnings to become an author more beloved of readers worldwide than any other living writer. His plots and protean characters plunge readers into the world of fable, yet their universal appeal, as this biography shows, is deeply rooted in the particularity of Garcia Marquez's own idiosyncratic early life and his later wide travels, all undertaken with the restless curiosity and zest for life that he manages to evoke in his readers.
/book/show/6957246-the-intellectual-devotional-biographies?from_search=true	David S. Kidder Noah D. Oppenheim	The Intellectual Devotional Biographies: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Acquaint Yourself with the World's Greatest Personalities	
/book/show/877794.Billy_Bragg?from_search=true	Andrew  Collins	Billy Bragg: Still Suitable for Miners: The Official Biography	He was a punk. He was a soldier. He was a flag-waver for the Labour Party. He is Billy Bragg, best known as a passionate political songwriter and urbane folk singer, but equally admired for his offbeat love songs. Billy Bragg is a British institution who never went out of fashion (he was never in fashion in the first place). In America he was chosen as the spiritual heir tHe was a punk. He was a soldier. He was a flag-waver for the Labour Party. He is Billy Bragg, best known as a passionate political songwriter and urbane folk singer, but equally admired for his offbeat love songs. Billy Bragg is a British institution who never went out of fashion (he was never in fashion in the first place). In America he was chosen as the spiritual heir to legendary protest singer Woody Guthrie, beating rival claims from the likes of Bob Dylan and Neil Young. In the UK he surfaced on current affairs TV programmes during the 2001 election dressed as a Roman legionary advocating tactical voting to keep the Tories out. Billy Bragg is a one-off and Still Suitable for Miners is his official story, a portrait of a peerless entertainer and a fearless campaigner growing up in Britain in the years after rock 'n' roll. The book includes childhood photos and previously unseen images from Billy's personal archive.
/book/show/8675132-matt-smith?from_search=true	Emily Herbert	Matt Smith: The Biography	As the 11th incarnation of the Doctor in, and the youngest actor ever to play the role, Matt Smith has taken TV audiences by storm. This biography fills fans in on the newcomer. It covers the early years ofthe aspiring youth footballer,who switched to studying drama and creative writing after a bAs the 11th incarnation of the Doctor in, and the youngest actor ever to play the role, Matt Smith has taken TV audiences by storm. This biography fills fans in on the newcomer. It covers the early years ofthe aspiring youth footballer,who switched to studying drama and creative writing after a back injury. Anoutstanding 2003performance in the National Youth Theatre production ofbrought him to the attention of an agent and earned him his first professional acting jobs. Smith's first television appearance, in the 2006BBC adaptation of Phillip Pullman'swas followed byfirst major role asDanny ina year later. 2007 also saw him debut in the West End, starring inanda critically acclaimed performance in. But Smith's biggest break was to be cast in, first appearing in the show in January 2010. Replacing the much-loved David Tennant was no mean feat for a relatively unknown actor like Matt Smith but he has risen to the challenge and received rave reviews from critics and viewers alike for his quirky, offbeat take of the famous Time Lord.
/book/show/18079165-ronda-rousey?from_search=true	Matt Demers	Ronda Rousey: The Biography	Ronda Rousey  Olympic bronze medalist, UFC champion, and worlds largest female pay-per-view draw... But it wasnt always that way. Once a shy, frustrated child, an outcast in school, & an unwelcome competitor in a male-dominated sport, walk along with Rousey as she pulls herself up from an unthinkable tragedy to become the UFCs first female fighter & one of theRonda Rousey  Olympic bronze medalist, UFC champion, and worlds largest female pay-per-view draw... But it wasnt always that way. Once a shy, frustrated child, an outcast in school, & an unwelcome competitor in a male-dominated sport, walk along with Rousey as she pulls herself up from an unthinkable tragedy to become the UFCs first female fighter & one of the greatest female athletes of our time.Ive been through so much that there isnt much left that can scare me. Ive felt the most pain that I could ever feel, and Ive felt the most pressure that I could feel and theres nothing else left. And I believe that Im capable of doing anything. - Ronda Rousey
/book/show/1466095.Sukarno?from_search=true	John D. Legge	Sukarno: A Political Biography	Sukarno was one of the more spectacular of the anti-colonial leaders who struggled against European imperialism in Asia and Africa in the first half of the 20th century. With Indonesia's independence he was the unquestioned choice for the position of president. Nevertheless he was in many ways, a controversial president. Discredited in the mid 1960s, he was edged graduallySukarno was one of the more spectacular of the anti-colonial leaders who struggled against European imperialism in Asia and Africa in the first half of the 20th century. With Indonesia's independence he was the unquestioned choice for the position of president. Nevertheless he was in many ways, a controversial president. Discredited in the mid 1960s, he was edged gradually from office and largely forgotten after his death. With the accession of his daughter. Megawati Sukamoputri, to the presidency in 2001, interest in Sukarno has revived and it is appropriate to look again at his career and his political legacy. Has the passage of time and the events of the past 35 years affected the way in which he is perceived? This new edition of Legge's biography seeks to address that question.
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/book/show/21336834-anne-rice?from_search=true	Sara McEwen	Anne Rice: A Biography	ABOUT THE BOOKJust as the journalist was so transfixed by the words of the enigmatic vampire penned by Anne Rice, so readers have been fascinated by her works. Born into the vibrant, mystical and deeply historical culture of New Orleans and raised in the Roman Catholic church, Rice has been producing bestsellers since 1976. Long before Angel and Spike, Edward Cullen or BiABOUT THE BOOKJust as the journalist was so transfixed by the words of the enigmatic vampire penned by Anne Rice, so readers have been fascinated by her works. Born into the vibrant, mystical and deeply historical culture of New Orleans and raised in the Roman Catholic church, Rice has been producing bestsellers since 1976. Long before Angel and Spike, Edward Cullen or Bill Compton, Rice's vampires brought a unique take on the idea of undead bloodsuckers with complex human emotions. Her writing has never shied away from exploring dark places in the human or non-human psyche. Her lush and luxurious way with words brings her characters to life while also reveling in the ornate beauty of the written word.Rice has also proven that she is capable of writing about more than vampires, with dozens of novels under her belt. Although she has influenced the Gothic subculture, Rice appeals to a broad range of readers, with fans from all walks of life. Her evocative and descriptive prose draws the reader in, weaving a spell as deftly as her supernatural characters.MEET THE AUTHORSara McEwen is an experienced writer and a member of the Hyperink Team, which works hard to bring you high-quality, engaging, fun content. Happy reading!EXCERPT FROM THE BOOKIn the meantime, tragedy had darkened Rice's life. Her daughter with Stan had died at only five years old, suffering from an unexpected leukemia diagnosis. The loss of her child put Rice in a very dark place. She found solace in her writing, having graduated with her M.F.A. during the same year as Michele's passing. Previously, Rice had composed a short story called Interview with the Vampire, and as she mourned the loss of Michele, Rice decided to expand the story into a full-length novel. She fleshed out the story of Louis, a haunted young man who wished for death after the loss of his wife and child. He found a strange version of death in the form of Lestat, an enigmatic and unscrupulous Parisian vampire who took the struggling young man under his wing and gave him the questionable gift of immortal life. Louis, however, was not cut out for the life of an undead predator, instead preferring to feed on animals and try to maintain his morality, despite his lack of a soul. His life became further complicated when he adopted Claudia, a young vampire, and tried to deal with the responsibilities of caring for an impetuous predator trapped in the body of a small child.Rice sent her manuscript to a range of publishers, but they all rejected her work. The feelings of rejection, on top of her grief over Michele, pushed Rice into developing OCPD (Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder) as a way to deal with the stress. She became obsessed with avoiding germs and making sure that her doors and windows were locked. During this pessimistic and difficult time of her life, Rice tried to stay focused on the possibility of publishing her novel, although at the time the vampire fad had not yet launched and it was tough finding someone to take a gamble on her work.CHAPTER OUTLINEBackground and Basics+ Who Is Anne Rice?+ Childhood and UpbringingAnne Rice the Writer+ Major Work and Accomplishments by the Dark Pen of New OrleansPublic and Private Persona+ News and Recognition+ Personal Life+ Public Statements and Attributed Quotes+ ConclusionExtras+ Trivia and Facts About Anne Rice+ Sources+ Additional ReadingAnne Rice: A Biography
/book/show/22910069-paul-lynde---a-biography?from_search=true	Cathy Rudolph	Paul Lynde - A Biography	This book will let you into the heart and soul of Paul Lynde.Best remembered for outrageous jokes on The Hollywood Squares, as UncleArthur from Bewitched, and as the frantic father in Bye Bye Birdie, Paul wasnever satisfied with his career - or his personal life. But even as hesuffered through some of the cruelest of times, Paul continued to make usforget our troublesThis book will let you into the heart and soul of Paul Lynde.Best remembered for outrageous jokes on The Hollywood Squares, as UncleArthur from Bewitched, and as the frantic father in Bye Bye Birdie, Paul wasnever satisfied with his career - or his personal life. But even as hesuffered through some of the cruelest of times, Paul continued to make usforget our troubles, and was forever gracious to his fans. This is the bookthose fans have been waiting for.Though he was one of the most original, hilarious, and privateactor-comedians of all time, author Cathy Rudolph, his trusted friend,reveals her adventures with Paul - along with his turbulent life story. Herefor the first time are interviews with his relatives, personal notes, andnever-before-published photos. Also included are memories from his friendsand peers including Cloris Leachman, Chita Rivera, Florence Henderson, KayeBallard, Peter Marshall, Les Roberts, Betty White, and many more.(paul lynde halloween special dvd, paul lynde a biography - his life his love s and his laughter, paul lynde a biography - his life his love s and his laughter, paul lynde book, paul lynde dvd, paul lynde halloween special dvd, paul lynde recently released, paul lynde show, Bye Bye Birdie, Bewitched, hollywood romance, hollywood Babylon, hollywood scandals, hollywood stories, hollywood hearts, hollywood wives, hollywood biographies, hollywood hearts series, hollywood sinners, hollywood heat, hollywood and mine, hollywood at war, hollywood actor romance, Hollywood autobiographies, hollywood actors, movies for kindle fire, movies for kindle fire download, movies for kindle for free, movies to download, movies for kindle fire hd, movies on demand, movies free, movies and tv, movies and videos, movies and tv shows for kindle fire, movies amazon prime, movies based on books, movies books, movies dvd, movies download, movies epic, movies for ipad, movies for kindle fire hdx, movies on amazon prime, movies on ipad, movies online, movies on prime, movies on amazon, movies on line, movies streaming, movies to download, movies to download on kindle fire)
/book/show/352189.Descartes_An_Intellectual_Biography?from_search=true	Stephen Gaukroger	Descartes - An Intellectual Biography	Rene Descartes's insights into the nature of knowledge and the mind have inspired awe and debate through the centuries. But while philosophers have sought to understand the ramifications of his theories, they have paid much less attention to how, exactly, he arrived at his ideas. What twists and turns of his intellect brought him to his epochal conclusions? How did his perRene Descartes's insights into the nature of knowledge and the mind have inspired awe and debate through the centuries. But while philosophers have sought to understand the ramifications of his theories, they have paid much less attention to how, exactly, he arrived at his ideas. What twists and turns of his intellect brought him to his epochal conclusions? How did his personal ambitions and the social conditions of his era shape his thought? These questions and more are masterfully answered in Stephen Gaukroger's Descartes, a fascinating look at this most influential of all Renaissance thinkers.In his quest to retrace Descartes's development as a scientist and philosopher, Gaukroger leaves no stone unturned. From the great man's first book on music theory (Compendium Musicae) to his masterworks Discours, Essais, Meditationes, and Principia, from his study of mathematics while attending a Jesuit college at age ten, through his dying days in the service of Christina, Queen of Sweden, Descartes brims with penetrating and often surprising insights into the philosopher's life and work. We discover, for example, that he wasn't as concerned with developing an all-encompassing theory of knowledge as he was with establishing a natural philosophy that supported the teachings of Copernicus, a man whose work he deeply admired. We also learn that Descartes was willing to alter his publicly stated views to accommodate church doctrine--especially after witnessing Galileo's condemnation in 1633. We observe how his personal triumphs and failures--from his rumored nervous breakdown in 1614, to his joy at the popular reception of Discours and Essais, to his protracted and very public dispute with the implacable professor Voetius--affected his intellectual development. Along the way, Gaukroger details how Descartes's theories of metaphysics, mechanics, cognition, and cosmology have been both championed and distorted by philosophers of all stripes for over three hundred years. Packed with helpful diagrams and in-depth interpretations of Descartes's most celebrated works, the book also includes a useful chronology that highlights his important accomplishments and personal milestones.Descartes is an exhaustively detailed, magisterial look at the dazzling intellectual achievements of the father of modern philosophy. Splendidly written by a renowned authority on the subject, it will serve as the definitive guide to Descartes's thoughts, works, and life for years to come.
/book/show/636224.The_Case_of_Anna_Kavan?from_search=true	D.A. Callard	The Case of Anna Kavan: A Biography	Anna Kavan died in 1968 aged sixty-seven, a victim of the heroin to which she had been addicted for the last thirty years of her life. Yet she was a prolific writer and an accomplished painter. Her literary work, widely acclaimed, has been translated into French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Danish and Japanese. She was born in Cannes of English parents and spent her childhoodAnna Kavan died in 1968 aged sixty-seven, a victim of the heroin to which she had been addicted for the last thirty years of her life. Yet she was a prolific writer and an accomplished painter. Her literary work, widely acclaimed, has been translated into French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, Danish and Japanese. She was born in Cannes of English parents and spent her childhood in Europe, California and England. Her life was haunted by a rich, glamorous mother, beside whom her father remains an indistinct figure. Twice married and divorced, she began writing while living with her first husband in Burma. To separate fact from fantasy is a near-impossible task for her biographer, since Anna Kavan destroyed most of her personal correspondence and all of her diaries save those covering an eighteen-month period. Even these she doctored and falsified: 'I was about to become the world's best-kept secret; one that would never be told. What a thrilling enigma for posterity I should be,' she wrote in an unpublished story. D. A. Callard has made a fine, sensitive and illuminating attempt to unravel the enigma.
/book/show/5479405-nelson-mandela?from_search=true	Peter Limb	Nelson Mandela: A Biography	Everyone should know the life story of Nelson Mandela, one of the greatest leaders of all time, the first black president of South Africa, the most famous African, and a major world statesman. His inspiring life receives a fresh retelling in this new biography written especially for students and general readers. This volume is an enjoyable, authoritative, and balanced wayEveryone should know the life story of Nelson Mandela, one of the greatest leaders of all time, the first black president of South Africa, the most famous African, and a major world statesman. His inspiring life receives a fresh retelling in this new biography written especially for students and general readers. This volume is an enjoyable, authoritative, and balanced way to not only understand a great man, but also to understand a critical time in world history and race relations. Mandela's quest for racial justice for black South Africans as a leader of the African National Congress led to twenty-seven years of imprisonment. South African Apartheid consumed the attention of the world, coming to a head in the 1980s. With intense international pressure on the Apartheid government, Mandela was finally freed in 1990. Through the landmark presidency of South Africa and post Nobel Peace Prize years up until today, he has continued as a peacemaker and agent for change.Chapter 1 covers his birth into a strong Xhosa family and clan, with cultural, historical, and geographical context, and the next chapter follows his elite education path, taking into consideration the forces and people who helped shape the future leader. Chapter 3 discusses his law practice, African National Congress work, and his first wife. Chapters 4-6 continue with his growing political involvement and family. Chapter 7 and 8 deal with the long imprisonment and then freedom. The final chapters discuss his presidency and Nobel Peace Prize and life today. A timeline, photo essay, and selected bibliography complement the narrative.
/book/show/120062.Evelyn_Waugh?from_search=true	Christopher Sykes	Evelyn Waugh: A Biography	
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/book/show/18934191-sir-walter-ralegh-a-biography?from_search=true	William Stebbing	Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography	This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
/book/show/854760.Green_River_Serial_Killer?from_search=true	Pennie Morehead	Green River Serial Killer: Biography of an Unsuspecting Wife	Judith Ridgway had been neglected, misunderstood, and abused until she met the man of her dreams ... Gary Ridgway, who has become known as The Green River Serial Killer by the rest of the world.For fourteen happy years, Judith shared her life with an attentive and kind husband, never suspecting there was a secret side to the man she loved until the storybook romance of hJudith Ridgway had been neglected, misunderstood, and abused until she met the man of her dreams ... Gary Ridgway, who has become known as The Green River Serial Killer by the rest of the world.For fourteen happy years, Judith shared her life with an attentive and kind husband, never suspecting there was a secret side to the man she loved until the storybook romance of her life turned into a terrifying nightmare.Gary Ridgway masterfully managed his two identities: one that included romantic vacation, bicycling, and raising Poodles with his wife, the other that included obsessions with a two-decade habit of soliciting prostitutes and young runaway girls near the Seattle-Tacoma Airport, strangling those who angered him. Subsequent to his arrest in 2001, Gary confessed to murdering 48 females, in a deal that spared his life. In addition, he alluded to his having killed many more - too many to remember!'Green River Serial Killer - Biography of an Unsuspecting Wife' examines America's most deadly serial killer through the loving eyes of his wife. Also included in this exclusive, authorized biography, are photographs from the Ridgway private albums, letters handwritten by Gary from prison, and the author's own professional analysis of his handwriting.
/book/show/3079082-w-e-b-du-bois?from_search=true	David Levering Lewis	W.E.B. Du Bois: A Biography 1868-1963	William Edward Burghardt Du Boisthe premier architect of the civil rights movement in Americawas a towering and controversial personality, a fiercely proud individual blessed with the language of the poet and the impatienceWilliam Edward Burghardt Du Boisthe premier architect of the civil rights movement in Americawas a towering and controversial personality, a fiercely proud individual blessed with the language of the poet and the impatience of the agitator. Now, David Levering Lewis has carved one volume out of his superlative two-volume biography of this monumental figure that set the standard for historical scholarship on this era. In his magisterial prose, Lewis chronicles Du Boiss long and storied career, detailing the momentous contributions to our national character that still echo today.is a 1993 and 2000 National Book Award Finalist for Nonfiction and the winner of the 1994 and 2001 Pulitzer Prize for Biography.
/book/show/1671274.Stand_as_a_Witness?from_search=true	Anita Thompson	Stand as a Witness: The Biography of Ardeth Greene Kapp	A month prior to the April 1984 general conference, Ardeth Greene Kapp had an undeniable impression that a major calling loomed on the horizon. When the call came to serve as Young Women general president, she approached it with the same faith and optimism that has always been a hallmark of her life. As a young girl in the rural prairie town of Glenwood, Alberta, Canada, sA month prior to the April 1984 general conference, Ardeth Greene Kapp had an undeniable impression that a major calling loomed on the horizon. When the call came to serve as Young Women general president, she approached it with the same faith and optimism that has always been a hallmark of her life. As a young girl in the rural prairie town of Glenwood, Alberta, Canada, she could not have anticipated the experiences that awaited her in the farthest reaches of the world. When I was young, Ardeth recalls, I thought the noblest thing in this life was to be a mother. I have since learned that the best mission in life is the one the Lord has prepared for me. This intimate portrayal captures the joys and challenges in a life that did not follow the expected path, but that prepared a woman to fulfill a mighty role in the Lord's kingdom.
/book/show/19226566-the-little-women-series?from_search=true	Louisa May Alcott Golgotha Press (Editor)	The Little Women Series (Annotated with Biography of Alcott and Plot Analysis)	Though Little Women is the best known book in the Little Women Series, Alcott penned two others; all three books are collected here with a biography of Louisa May Alcott. They are:Little WomenLittle MenJo's Boys
/book/show/1390343.The_Biography_of_a_Dollar?from_search=true	Craig Karmin	The Biography of a Dollar: How Mr. Greenback Greases the Skids of America and the World	Will the sun set on the greatest currency in the history of the world?For decades the dollar has been the undisputed champ. Its not only the currency of America but much of the world as well, the fuel of global prosperity. As the superengine of the worlds only superpower, its accepted everywhere. When an Asian company trades with South America, those transactions are doWill the sun set on the greatest currency in the history of the world?For decades the dollar has been the undisputed champ. Its not only the currency of America but much of the world as well, the fuel of global prosperity. As the superengine of the worlds only superpower, its accepted everywhere. When an Asian company trades with South America, those transactions are done in dollars, the currency of international business.But for how much longer? Economists fear America is digging a hole with an economy based on massive borrowing and huge deficits that cloud the dollars future. Will the buck be eclipsed by the euro or even Chinas renminbi? Should Americans worry when the value of the mighty U.S. dollar sinks to par with the Canadian loonie?Craig Karmins in-depth biography of the dollar explores these issues. It also examines the green-backs history, allure, and unique role as a catalyst for globalization, and how the American buck became so almighty that $ became perhaps the most powerful symbol on earth.explores every aspect of its subject: the power of the Federal Reserve, the inner sanctums of foreign central banks that stockpile the currency, and the little-known circles of foreign exchange traders that determine a currencys worth. It traces the dollars ascendancy, including one incredibly important duck-hunting trip and the world-changing Bretton Woods Conference.With its watermark, color-shifting inks, and a presidential portrait that glows under ultraviolet light, the dollar has obsessed foreign governments, some of which have tried to counterfeit it. Even Saddam Hussein, who insisted on being paid in euros for oil, had $750,000 in hundred-dollar bills when captured. Yet if a worldwide currency has enabled a global economy to flourish, its also allowed the United States to owe unbelievable, shocking amounts of moneypaying hundreds of millions of dollars every single day just in interest on foreign debt; thats raised concerns that the dollar standard may not be sustainable.Any threat to the dollars privileged status would do much more than hurt American pride. It would mean U.S. companies and citizens would not be able to borrow at the low rates they have become accustomed to. The dollars demise would impact the rest of the world, too, boosting the costs of trade and investment if no other currency was able to play the same crucial role. Ultimately the dollar system may weaken, but it should endurea while longer, at least; its in few peoples interest to see it fail, and there is still no credible alternative.is must reading for anyone who wants to understand what truly makes the world go roundand whether it will continue to spin the way we want it to.
/book/show/194709.MEET_NELSON_MANDELLA?from_search=true	Bobbi Katz	MEET NELSON MANDELLA	The story of a courageous and history-making leader--from his early years to his undying fight against apartheid, his more than 27 years in South African prisons to his triumphant election as president of the world's newest democracy.
/book/show/543998.A_Picture_Book_of_Thomas_Alva_Edison_Picture_Book_Biography_?from_search=true	David A. Adler	A Picture Book of Thomas Alva Edison (Picture Book Biography) (Picture Book Biographies)	His inventions included the phonograph, light bulb, and movie camera.Format: Paperback Publication Date: 4/1/1999 Pages: 30 Reading Level: Age 6 and Up
/book/show/20557022-stephen-curry?from_search=true	Belmont And Belcourt Biographies	Stephen Curry: An Unauthorized Biography	Wardell Stephen Steph Curry II is an NBA star on the rise and is considered by many to be the best shooter in the world. Most fans know that he is a point guard for the Golden State Warriors and that he holds the single season record for 3-pointers made, but in order to truly understand Stephen Curry, you must first understand where he came from. This book explores CurryWardell Stephen Steph Curry II is an NBA star on the rise and is considered by many to be the best shooter in the world. Most fans know that he is a point guard for the Golden State Warriors and that he holds the single season record for 3-pointers made, but in order to truly understand Stephen Curry, you must first understand where he came from. This book explores Currys upbringing, his high school and college careers, and details his breakthrough into the NBA, all the way through the beginning of the 2013-14 season.Currys exceptional talents and promising future have fans and critics wondering where his career will take him next. Inside, you will discover where it all started and learn why so many fans love Curry so much. From family to basketball to the future, all you need to know about Stephen Curry is right here, right now, in the most up to date coverage of his life.This book also includes all of Stephen Currys college and NBA statistics.ABOUT THE AUTHORBelmont and Belcourt Biographies produces high-quality, comprehensive, and up-to-date biographies on celebrities, musicians, athletes, and more. Our team of researchers and writers is dedicated to producing first class books for anyone interested in learning more about the newsmakers that shape our world.
/book/show/31660.Alice_Munro?from_search=true	Robert Thacker	Alice Munro: Writing Her Lives: A Biography	This is the book about one of the world's great authors, Alice Munro, which shows how her life and her stories intertwine.For almost thirty years Robert Thacker has been researching this book, steeping himself in Alice Munro's life and work, working with her co-operation to make it complete. The result is a feast of information for Alice Munro's admirers everywhere.ByThis is the book about one of the world's great authors, Alice Munro, which shows how her life and her stories intertwine.For almost thirty years Robert Thacker has been researching this book, steeping himself in Alice Munro's life and work, working with her co-operation to make it complete. The result is a feast of information for Alice Munro's admirers everywhere.By following the parallel tracks of Alice Munro's life and Alice Munro's texts, he gives a thorough and revealing account of both her life and work. There is always a starting point in reality, she once said of her stories, and this book reveals just how often her stories spring from her life.The book is chronological, starting with her pioneer ancestors, but with special attention paid to her parents and to her early days growing up poor in Wingham. Then all of her life stages -- the marriage to Jim Munro, the move to Vancouver, then to Victoria to start the bookstore, the three daughters, the divorce, the return to Huron County, and the new life with Gerry Fremlin -- leading to the triumphs as, story by story, book by book, she gains fame around the world, until rumours of a Nobel Prize circulate . . .
/book/show/5341025-living-biographies-of-famous-women?from_search=true	Henry Thomas Dana Lee Thomas S. Patricia Bailey (narrator)	Living Biographies of Famous Women	Each of the individuals featured in this book played an important role in history. Their accomplishments span a wide range of fields, from the literary and the political to the medical. They include Cleopatra; Theodora; Joan of Arc; Mary, Queen of Scots; Queen Christina; Madame de Maintenon; Charlotte Bronte; George Eliot; Elizabeth Barrett Browning; Florence Nightingale;Each of the individuals featured in this book played an important role in history. Their accomplishments span a wide range of fields, from the literary and the political to the medical. They include Cleopatra; Theodora; Joan of Arc; Mary, Queen of Scots; Queen Christina; Madame de Maintenon; Charlotte Bronte; George Eliot; Elizabeth Barrett Browning; Florence Nightingale; Susan B. Anthony; Frances E. Willard; Catherine Breshkovsky; Sarah Bernhardt; Isadora Duncan; Ernestine Schumann-Heink; Jane Addams; Evangeline Booth; Helen Keller; and Madame Chiang Kai-shek.
/book/show/78752.Jules_Verne?from_search=true	Herbert R. Lottman	Jules Verne: An Exploratory Biography	Drawing on previously unpublished letters and papers, Herbert R. Lottman reveals Jules Verne, the pioneer of the science fiction genre and the uncannily accurate forecaster of twentieth-century invention, in an entirely new light. In this groundbreaking biography, Lottman explores the dark, private side of the visionary writer. In his long-lost novel, Paris in the TwentietDrawing on previously unpublished letters and papers, Herbert R. Lottman reveals Jules Verne, the pioneer of the science fiction genre and the uncannily accurate forecaster of twentieth-century invention, in an entirely new light. In this groundbreaking biography, Lottman explores the dark, private side of the visionary writer. In his long-lost novel, Paris in the Twentieth Century (published in France in 1994, and in the United States in early 1997), Verne predicted a world filled with both technological achievements and monstrosities: cars, fax machines, synthesizers, computers, mass transit, and the electric chair. With uncharacteristic mistrust, Verne simultaneously marveled at the inventions and despaired at what drove people to create them. It is this elusive, disillusioned aspect of Verne that Herbert Lottman captures here. Tracing Verne's life from his childhood in Nantes to his self-imposed exile outside of Paris as an adult, Lottman sketches a vivid portrait of the man. Lottman brings to light for the first time Verne's secret struggles with his constant wanderlust, his unhappy marriage, his rebellious son, and his overbearing editor-publisher, Pierre-Jules Hetzel.
/book/show/1381910.Thurber?from_search=true	Burton Bernstein	Thurber: A Biography	In life, James Thurber called himself a wide-eyed son of a bitch with a glass in his hand. Here, in Burton Bernstein's indispensable biography, readers learn how the famed New Yorker humorist and columnist changed from a shy, handicapped Ohioan to the tormented man be became. The author will be featured on a PBS documentary on Thurber this spring. 27 line illustations.
/book/show/1438780.Bernstein?from_search=true	Joan Peyser	Bernstein: A Biography	This is a candid biography of Leonard Bernstein, covering both his life and his musical career as conductor and composer. Also included is a chapter written after Bernstein's death, with tributes from friends and colleagues.
/book/show/211799.Thorndike_Biography_Large_Print_A_Mighty_Heart?from_search=true	Mariane Pearl Sarah Crichton	Thorndike Biography - Large Print - A Mighty Heart: The Brave Life and Death of My Husband, Danny Pearl	A New York Times BestsellerAn astonishingly courageous woman tells the terrifying and unforgettable story of her husband's life and death. For five weeks the world watched and worried about Danny Pearl, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal kidnapped in Karachi, Pakistan. And then came the news of his shocking and brutal murder. Danny's reasons for being in Karachi, theA New York Times BestsellerAn astonishingly courageous woman tells the terrifying and unforgettable story of her husband's life and death. For five weeks the world watched and worried about Danny Pearl, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal kidnapped in Karachi, Pakistan. And then came the news of his shocking and brutal murder. Danny's reasons for being in Karachi, the complete story of his abduction, and the intense effort to find him are told here for the first time.
/book/show/152494.Abigail_Adams?from_search=true	Charles W. Akers Mark C. Carnes (Editor)	Abigail Adams: A Revolutionary American Woman	This lively biography of Adams details the life of a revolutionary, mother, activist and wife who engaged in the building of the America nation. Abigail Adams campaigned for the education of women and pioneered the role women were to play in the American Revolution and the new Republic. The life of this one woman forms a large window on society during the 75 years that sawThis lively biography of Adams details the life of a revolutionary, mother, activist and wife who engaged in the building of the America nation. Abigail Adams campaigned for the education of women and pioneered the role women were to play in the American Revolution and the new Republic. The life of this one woman forms a large window on society during the 75 years that saw the birth and cultural maturation of the United States.The titles in the Library of American Biography Series make ideal supplements for American History Survey courses or other courses in American history where figures in history are explored. Paperback, brief, and inexpensive, each interpretative biography in this series focuses on a figure whose actions and ideas significantly influenced the course of American history and national life. At the same time, each biography relates the life of its subject to the broader themes and developments of the times.
/book/show/691879.The_Life_of_Faustina_Kowalska?from_search=true	Sophia Michalenko	The Life of Faustina Kowalska: The Authorized Biography	The extraordinary visions of this humble Polish nun gave rise to the Divine Mercy devotion, which has become increasingly popular among Catholics today. This authorized biography (formerly titled), includes many excerpts from Faustina's famous diary. Whether read alone or as a study aid to reading the diary itself, this book is an inspiring and reliable inThe extraordinary visions of this humble Polish nun gave rise to the Divine Mercy devotion, which has become increasingly popular among Catholics today. This authorized biography (formerly titled), includes many excerpts from Faustina's famous diary. Whether read alone or as a study aid to reading the diary itself, this book is an inspiring and reliable introduction to this remarkable twentieth-century saint. A Servant Book.
/book/show/1426313.Life_of_the_Party?from_search=true	Christopher Ogden	Life of the Party: The Biography of Pamela Digby Churchill Hayward Harriman	When President Bill Clinton nominated Pamela Harriman to become U.S. ambassador to France in 1993, he was rewarding an extraordinary supporter with a crown jewel from the American political spoils system. Few deserved it more. The glamorous widow of statesman Averell Harriman had sheltered the Democratic party through a dozen years of exile and had used her late husband'sWhen President Bill Clinton nominated Pamela Harriman to become U.S. ambassador to France in 1993, he was rewarding an extraordinary supporter with a crown jewel from the American political spoils system. Few deserved it more. The glamorous widow of statesman Averell Harriman had sheltered the Democratic party through a dozen years of exile and had used her late husband's fortune and her own drive to raise $12 million for the party and, ultimately, Clinton's campaign. But long before she became a diplomat, Pamela Harriman had an international reputation - as courtesan of the century. The ambitious eldest child of an English baron, Pamela was eager to flee rural life when her formal education ended at sixteen. Red-haired, voluptuous, and sexy at eighteen, when she claims to have met Adolf Hitler, she married Winston Churchill's only son at the onset of World War II and moved into No. 10 Downing Street. A volatile marriage to Randolph Churchill propelled the seductive young mother into wartime affairs with such powerful men as Harriman, Edward R. Murrow, and top generals on both sides of the Anglo-American alliance. After the war, Pamela divorced, moving to France and into liaisons with wealthy playboys Aly Khan, Gianni Agnelli, and Elie de Rothschild. Her second marriage, to Sound of Music producer Leland Hayward, put her at the crossroads of Broadway and Hollywood in the 1960s. After Hayward's death, a family feud, and a flirtation with Frank Sinatra, she married the seventy-nine-year-old Harriman. The former ambassador, New York governor, and presidential candidate introduced her to a new generation of world leaders as well as Democratic party officials delighted to welcome a beautiful and energetic doyenne. Unauthorized, but based on months of exclusive talks with Pamela Harriman, plus interviews with nearly two hundred friends, relatives, and critics, Life of the Party is the first inside look at the spectacular life and rise of a remarkable woman.
/book/show/815793.Gordie?from_search=true	Roy MacSkimming	Gordie: A Hockey Legend: An Unauthorized Biography of Gordie Howe	This richly illustrated, thoroughly researched and completely unauthorized biography takes readers behind the legend of the great Gordie Howe. Signed by the Detroit Red Wings at 16, Gordie became a six-time leading scorer, a six-time Hart Trophy winner as the most valuable player, and he surpassed Rocket Richard's NHL goals record to reach an amazing total of 801--unmatcheThis richly illustrated, thoroughly researched and completely unauthorized biography takes readers behind the legend of the great Gordie Howe. Signed by the Detroit Red Wings at 16, Gordie became a six-time leading scorer, a six-time Hart Trophy winner as the most valuable player, and he surpassed Rocket Richard's NHL goals record to reach an amazing total of 801--unmatched for years until Gretzky finally caught up to his mentor and idol. Gordie also includes a new introduction.
/book/show/6548357-frances-partridge?from_search=true	Anne Chisholm	Frances Partridge: The Biography	Frances Partridge was one of the great British diarists of the 20th century. She was born in 1900, the daughter of a progressive mother and architect father whose friends included Henry James and Arthur Conan Doyle. After studying Moral Sciences and English at Cambridge, Frances worked in Francis Birrell and Bunny Garnett's bookshop in London. She soon became part of the BFrances Partridge was one of the great British diarists of the 20th century. She was born in 1900, the daughter of a progressive mother and architect father whose friends included Henry James and Arthur Conan Doyle. After studying Moral Sciences and English at Cambridge, Frances worked in Francis Birrell and Bunny Garnett's bookshop in London. She soon became part of the Bloomsbury group encountering Virginia Woolf, Lytton Strachey, the Bells, Roger Fry, Maynard Keynes, Dora Carrington and Ralph Partridge. She and Ralph fell in love and married in 1933. During the Second World War they were committed pacifists and opened their house, Ham Spray, to numerous waifs and strays of war. After it was over they enjoyed the happiest times of their lives together, entertaining friends such as E.M. Forster, Robert Kee, and Duncan Grant. Frances' life changed abruptly with two sudden and unexpected deaths. Ralph had a heart attack in 1960 and three years later their only son, Burgo, died aged 28 from a brain hemorrhage. However, she survivedindeed, prosperedfor another four decades, showing an astonishing appetite for life. Her diaries chronicle her life from the 1930s onwards. Their publication brought her recognition and acclaim, and earned her the right to be seen not as a minor character on the Bloomsbury stage but standing at the center of her own.
/book/show/1370318.Bob_Knight?from_search=true	Steve Delsohn Mark Heisler	Bob Knight: The Unauthorized Biography	Brilliant, intimidating, charming, or profane, Coach Bob Knight is an enduring contradiction who has long fascinated and repelled basketball fans, for whom he has provided as much to dislike as to respect. Bob Knight: The Unauthorized Biography is the first comprehensive biography of Knight, one of the most successful and controversial coaches in the history of AmericanBrilliant, intimidating, charming, or profane, Coach Bob Knight is an enduring contradiction who has long fascinated and repelled basketball fans, for whom he has provided as much to dislike as to respect. Bob Knight: The Unauthorized Biography is the first comprehensive biography of Knight, one of the most successful and controversial coaches in the history of American sports. Detailing the entire scope of Knight's playing and coaching career through extensive interviews -- including many with people who have never gone on record about him before -- authors Steve Delsohn and Mark Heisler give a candid yet balanced account of the man who will likely end up as the all-time winningest coach in college basketball.In 1965, at age twenty-four, Bobby Knight became the head basketball coach at Army and began a career that would soon take him to Indiana University, where for the next twenty-nine years he would become the game's most famous and notorious coach. While there, he won three national championships (1976, '81, '87) and once compiled a perfect 32-0 record with an amazing 63-1 record over two seasons. Knight was NCAA Coach of the Year three times (1975, '76, '89) and coached U.S. teams to gold medals in both the Olympics and the Pan-Am Games. Yet he is equally, if not more, famous for some of his misbehaviors -- pulling his team off the court against the Soviets, making insensitive comments about rape to Connie Chung, putting a tampon in a player's locker to let him know that Knight thought he was a wimp -- and other alleged misbehaviors: kicking his own son Patrick during a game, stuffing an LSU fan into a trash can, assaulting a policeman in Puerto Rico -- and the list goeson. One of Knight's closest friends once said of him, Bob Knight is an asshole. But he knows it and he tries like hell to make up for it. Unfortunately, over the years there has been more and more to make up for.The story of Bob Knight has moved on to Texas Tech, where he continues his quest to become the winningest college basketball coach of all time. He already is the most fascinating. Love him or loathe him, Knight keeps winning and forces you to watch him and have an opinion. Bob Knight: The Unauthorized Biography is an extraordinary look at a legendary coach with a monumental temper and an appetite for confrontation.
/book/show/5127140-augustus-john?from_search=true	Michael Holroyd	Augustus John: The New Biography	Independent gardening correspondent and presenter of Channel 4's Flowering Passions, Anna Pavord presents a compendium of helpful and thoughtful gardening advice, based on material from her weekly gardening column. Arranged by month this gardening companion features a plant of the month, jobs for the month, advice for novice gardeners, advice for veteran gardeners, generalIndependent gardening correspondent and presenter of Channel 4's Flowering Passions, Anna Pavord presents a compendium of helpful and thoughtful gardening advice, based on material from her weekly gardening column. Arranged by month this gardening companion features a plant of the month, jobs for the month, advice for novice gardeners, advice for veteran gardeners, general gardening insights and observations on gardening, the universe and everything.
/book/show/14956.The_Biography_of_Alice_B_Toklas?from_search=true	Linda Simon	The Biography of Alice B. Toklas	In Paris, Gertrude reigned, but Alice ruled. She was cook, critic, publisher, lover, and muse to one of the most celebrated women of letters in this century. This first biography of Gertrude Stein's companion, Alice B. Toklas, takes us from her childhood in San Francisco through her instant attraction and forty year devotion to the woman she believed to be a genius. ToklasIn Paris, Gertrude reigned, but Alice ruled. She was cook, critic, publisher, lover, and muse to one of the most celebrated women of letters in this century. This first biography of Gertrude Stein's companion, Alice B. Toklas, takes us from her childhood in San Francisco through her instant attraction and forty year devotion to the woman she believed to be a genius. Toklas emerges as a formidable personality, choosing and rejecting Gertrude's friends from their brilliant coterie: Hemingway (I made Gertrude get rid of him), Pound (so sad and so very mistaken), Fitzgerald (the most gifted and intelligent of all), Picasso, Matisse, and many more. Author Linda Simon has woven a deeply affecting portrait of the woman married to a great literary pathfinder - a relationship that would help to shape the course of the arts in modern times.Contained within its pages are photographs by Carl Van Vechten, Cecil Beaton, and others; a complete bibliography; and a thirty-page appendix in which obscure references in Gertrude's writings are explained.It's fitting that Alice B. Toklas . . . should be the subject of a biography. With her acid tongue, shrewd judgement, vitality, and intense loyalty she was a fairly remarkable person in herself. - Publishers Weekly.
/book/show/25658542-michael-collins?from_search=true	Tim Pat Coogan	Michael Collins: A Biography	When President of the Irish Republic Michael Collins signed the Anglo-Irish Treaty in December 1921, he remarked to Lord Birkenhead, 'I may have signed my actual death warrant.' And in August 1922 during the Irish Civil War, that prophecy came true - Collins was shot and killed by a fellow Irishman in a shocking political assassination.So ended the life of the greatest ofWhen President of the Irish Republic Michael Collins signed the Anglo-Irish Treaty in December 1921, he remarked to Lord Birkenhead, 'I may have signed my actual death warrant.' And in August 1922 during the Irish Civil War, that prophecy came true - Collins was shot and killed by a fellow Irishman in a shocking political assassination.So ended the life of the greatest of all Irish nationalists, but his visions and legacy lived on.This authorative and comprehensive biography presents the life of a man who became a legend in his own lifetime, whose idealistic vigour and determination were matched only by his political realism and supreme organisational abilities. Coogan's biography provides a fascinating insight into a great political leader, whilst vividly portraying the political unrest in a divided Ireland, that can help to shape our understanding of Ireland's recent tumultuous socio-political history.
/book/show/18937048-the-child-s-book-of-american-biography?from_search=true	Mary Stoyell Stimpson	The Child's Book of American Biography	This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
/book/show/26174663-the-shadow-line-illustrated-biography-and-novels-thriller?from_search=true	Joseph Conrad	THE SHADOW-LINE (Illustrated Biography and Novels) THRILLER (Joseph Conrad Book 24)	(Illustrated Biography and Novels)THE SHADOW-LINEThe Shadow-Line is a short novel based at sea by Joseph Conrad; it is one of his later works, being written from February to December 1915.The novella depicts the development of a young man upon taking a captaincy in the Orient, with the shadow line of the title representing the threshold of this development.The novella(Illustrated Biography and Novels)THE SHADOW-LINEThe Shadow-Line is a short novel based at sea by Joseph Conrad; it is one of his later works, being written from February to December 1915.The novella depicts the development of a young man upon taking a captaincy in the Orient, with the shadow line of the title representing the threshold of this development.The novella is notable for its dual narrative structure. The full, subtitled title of the novel is The Shadow-Line, A Confession, which immediately alerts the reader to the retrospective nature of the novella. The ironic constructions following from the conflict between the 'young' protagonist (who is never named) and the 'old' drive much of the underlying points of the novella, namely the nature of wisdom, experience and maturity. Conrad also extensively uses irony by comparison in the work, with characters such as Captain Giles and the ship's 'factotum' Ransome used to emphasise strengths and weaknesses of the protagonist.The novella has often been cited as a metaphor of the First World War, given its timing and references to a long struggle, the importance of camaraderie, etc. This viewpoint may also be reinforced by the knowledge that Conrad's elder son, Borys, was wounded in the First World War.Andrzej Wajda has made a 1976 film adaptation of the novel under its Polish title - Smuga cienia.ISBN 978-3-95957-145-6
/book/show/25933611-a-gentle-spirit?from_search=true	Fyodor Dostoyevsky Constance Garnett (Translator)	A Gentle Spirit (Annotated with Biography)	Dostoevsky's classic novella. This annotated version also contains a biography about the life and times of Dostoyevsky.
/book/show/437849.An_Invisible_Spectator?from_search=true	Christopher Sawyer-Laucanno	An Invisible Spectator: A Biography of Paul Bowles	Filled with insights into an enigma (USA Today), An Invisible Spectator chronicles Paul Bowles's life and work--interwoven with vivid depictions of the writer's intimates, including Truman Capote, Gertrude Stein, Allen Ginsberg, and William Burroughs.
/book/show/1116251.An_Education_In_Rebellion?from_search=true	Jake Brown	An Education In Rebellion: The Biography Of Nikki Sixx	Time Magazine quipped at the start of the Millennium in their gossip section that the Backstreet Boys might be transforming into the Millennium's new Motley Crue now that Nikki Sixx has mellowed out... Following an almost 3-decade education in rebellion as Hard Rock's mad musical scientist- highlighted by a now-infamous (and temporarily lethal) heroin overdose; relationsTime Magazine quipped at the start of the Millennium in their gossip section that the Backstreet Boys might be transforming into the Millennium's new Motley Crue now that Nikki Sixx has mellowed out... Following an almost 3-decade education in rebellion as Hard Rock's mad musical scientist- highlighted by a now-infamous (and temporarily lethal) heroin overdose; relationships with some of Hollywood's most luscious leading ladies, including Vanity, Playboy Playmate Brandi Brandt, Baywatch star Donna D'Errico, and L.A. Ink star Kat Von D; and an almost 30-year, multi-platinum run (selling over 80,000,000 records worldwide) as the creative center of hard rock's most decadent and notorious rock band, Motley Crue, Nikki Sixx's legacy among rock and metal fans worldwide is secure. Chronicled via Sixx's own diary entries, as well as through exclusive interviews with many of those closest to Sixx, including Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee, former live-in girlfriend (and multi-platinum rock artist) Lita Ford, legendary hard rock producers Bob Rock, Tom Werman, and Scott Humphrey, co-founding member of London Lizzie Grey, legendary rock photographer Neil Zlozower, Sixx A.M. band member and Sixx songwriting/producing partner James Michael, recovery specialist to the stars Bob Timmons (who aided Sixx through his substance abuse recovery), 58 collaborator Dave Darling, former Motley Crue/Brides of Destruction band mate John Corabi, late Quiet Riot frontman Kevin Dubrow (recalling Sixx's 1980 pre-Crue audition for Quiet Riot), among many others. Updated from its original 2003 publishing through the summer of 2009, and including a free bonus sampler featuring unsigned/up and coming Millennium rock/metal bands influenced by Sixx's songwriting, 'An Education in Rebellion: The Biography of Nikki Sixx', promises to paint for its readers both a vividly intimate and wildly colorful portrait of the life and times of one of hard rock's most important and influential ico
/book/show/20368609-the-life-of-abraham-lincoln?from_search=true	Henry Ketcham	The Life of Abraham Lincoln: Biography	The question will naturally be raised, Why should there be another Life of Lincoln? This may be met by a counter question, Will there ever be a time in the near future when there will not be another Life of Lincoln? There is always a new class of students and a new enrolment of citizens. Every year many thousands of young people pass from the Grammar to the High School graThe question will naturally be raised, Why should there be another Life of Lincoln? This may be met by a counter question, Will there ever be a time in the near future when there will not be another Life of Lincoln? There is always a new class of students and a new enrolment of citizens. Every year many thousands of young people pass from the Grammar to the High School grade of our public schools. Other thousands are growing up into manhood and womanhood. These are of a different constituency from their fathers and grandfathers who remember the civil war and were perhaps in it.
/book/show/21536213-jew-of-malta-christopher-marlowe-ultimate-edition---the-jew-of-malta-ann?from_search=true	Christopher Marlowe Algernon Charles Swinburne Wilbur Gleason Zeigler	JEW OF MALTA CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE ULTIMATE EDITION - The Jew of Malta ANNOTATED with BIOGRAPHY and BONUS MATERIAL	JEW OF MALTA' ULTIMATE EDITIONDo you want the best Kindle JEW OF MALTA you can get of Christopher Marlowes celebrated play?PLUS an intriguing Marlowe biography from Algernon Charles Swinburne?PLUS the controversial book It Was Marlowe about the apparent Shakespeare Conspiracy?Then you want this 'JEW OF MALTA Ultimate Edition from Everlasting Flames  designed jusJEW OF MALTA' ULTIMATE EDITIONDo you want the best Kindle JEW OF MALTA you can get of Christopher Marlowes celebrated play?PLUS an intriguing Marlowe biography from Algernon Charles Swinburne?PLUS the controversial book It Was Marlowe about the apparent Shakespeare Conspiracy?Then you want this 'JEW OF MALTA Ultimate Edition from Everlasting Flames  designed just for you.THE 'MUST-HAVE' KINDLE EDITIONEverlasting Flames is a #1 Publisher in the Kindle Store and presents this unbeatable edition.WHAT YOU GETIn this Kindle Edition, you get the following works:*THE JEW OF MALTA written by Christopher MarloweYou get the full legendary play.The play includes a detailed and easy to use Table of Contents, making it easy to jump to any Act or Scene.*CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE  a critical essay and biography from Algernon Charles Swinburne* IT WAS MARLOWE: A SECRET OF THREE CENTURIES  the fascinating, captivating and highly controversial work about the connection between Marlowe and Shakespeare, and the alleged conspiracy that Marlowe wrote many of Shakespeares plays.YOUR NEW WINDOW INTO CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE'S WORLDImagine your pleasure of experiencing the magic of the play, and imagine yourself experiencing the wonder of Marlowe writing and characters. Then imagine yourself reading about Christopher Marlowe himself, discovering so much more about the legend himself.DON'T MISS OUTAs you read this, you understand why you want to get this unique edition because it is the best Kindle 'JEW OF MALTA' you can get.You already know you want the best edition you can get, so don't deny yourself! And don't accept other editions that are lacking.GET THIS ULTIMATE EDITION RIGHT NOW and start enjoying the world of Christopher Marlowe like never before!AFTER YOUR PURCHASE PLEASE LOOK UP OTHER EVERLASTING FLAMES TITLES YOUR MIGHT LIKESHAKESPEARE ULTIMATE 213 Works including the 16 Rare Apocryphal PlaysALL OTHER INDIVIDUAL CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE BIOGRAPHY, PLAY and BOOK ULTIMATE EDITIONSOSCAR WILDE ULTIMATE COMPLETE WORKS 140+ Works PLUS 2 BIOGRAPHIESULTIMATE MYTHOLOGY COLLECTION Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid Plus 50+ BooksBUDDHISM ULTIMATE - 5 Famous Simple Books from the ExpertsNIETZSCHE ULTIMATE 20+ Books with the Rare biography The Young NietzscheTAO TE CHING TAOISM ULTIMATE 5 Famous Translations PLUS ExplanationsWILLIAM BLAKE ULTIMATE 250+ Works and Rarites PLUS BIOGRAPHYJOHN KEATS ULTIMATE 50+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHIESJOHN MILTON ULTIMATE 100+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYJOHN DONNE ULTIMATE 400+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYJOHN CLARE ULTIMATE ALL Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYPERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY ULTIMATE 180+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHIESTENNYSON ULTIMATE 300+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYLONGFELLOW ULTIMATE 600+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYTHE DIVINE COMEDY ULTIMATE EDITION 4 Translations PLUS EXTRAS
/book/show/516754.Woodrow_Wilson?from_search=true	August Heckscher	Woodrow Wilson: A Biography (Signature Series)	Scholar, reformer, orator, President and peacemaker, Woodrow Wilson was one of the most remarkable political forces in twentieth-century American politics.
/book/show/9336926-stalin?from_search=true	Edvard Radzinsky	Stalin: The First In-depth Biography Based on Explosive New Documents from Russia's Secret Archives	Granted privileged access to Russia's secret archives, Edvard Radzinsky has broken down the iron curtain of myth, secrecy and lies that has surrounded Stalin's life and career, painting a picture of the Soviet strongman as more calculating, ruthless and blood-crazed than has ever been described or imagined.
/book/show/1501931.Foster_Child?from_search=true	Buddy Foster Leon Wagener	Foster Child: Intimate Biography of Jodie Foster	One of four children raised by a controlling, ambitious mother, Jodie Foster achieved early fame and went on to stardom with roles in Taxi Driver, The Silence of the Lambs and Contact. Now, her brother Buddy reveals the true insider's account--from the John Hinckley stalking to the men and woman in her love life to the incredible talent that earned her two Academy AwarOne of four children raised by a controlling, ambitious mother, Jodie Foster achieved early fame and went on to stardom with roles in Taxi Driver, The Silence of the Lambs and Contact. Now, her brother Buddy reveals the true insider's account--from the John Hinckley stalking to the men and woman in her love life to the incredible talent that earned her two Academy Awards and her own production company, this biography takes readers from the superstar's stormy childhood to her emergence as one of Hollywood's youngest power brokers. 16 pages of photos. .
/book/show/1098635.The_Uneasy_Chair?from_search=true	Wallace Stegner	The Uneasy Chair: A Biography of Bernard Devoto	He was precocious, alert, intelligent, brash, challenging, irreverent, literary, self-conscious, insecure, often ostentatiously crude, sometimes insufferable, Wallace Stegner says of Bernard DeVoto, who, in the words of a childhood acquaintance, was also the ugliest, most disagreeable boy you ever saw. Between the disagreeable boy and the literary lion, a life unfolds,He was precocious, alert, intelligent, brash, challenging, irreverent, literary, self-conscious, insecure, often ostentatiously crude, sometimes insufferable, Wallace Stegner says of Bernard DeVoto, who, in the words of a childhood acquaintance, was also the ugliest, most disagreeable boy you ever saw. Between the disagreeable boy and the literary lion, a life unfolds, full of comedy and drama, as told in this definitive biography, which brings together two exemplary American men of letters.
/book/show/22161947-the-splendors-and-miseries-of-the-courtesans?from_search=true	Honor de Balzac	The Splendors and Miseries of the Courtesans: (Annotated with short biography)	Honor de Balzac's Splendeurs et misres des courtisanes, translated either as The Splendors and Miseries of Courtesans or as A Harlot High and Low, was published in four parts from 1838-1847. It continues the story of Lucien de Rubempr, who was a main character in Illusions perdues, a preceding Balzac novel. Splendeurs et misres des courtisanes forms part of Balzac's LaHonor de Balzac's Splendeurs et misres des courtisanes, translated either as The Splendors and Miseries of Courtesans or as A Harlot High and Low, was published in four parts from 1838-1847. It continues the story of Lucien de Rubempr, who was a main character in Illusions perdues, a preceding Balzac novel. Splendeurs et misres des courtisanes forms part of Balzac's La Comdie humaine.
/book/show/9266.The_Happiest_Man_Alive?from_search=true	Mary V. Dearborn	The Happiest Man Alive: A Biography of Henry Miller	A biography of the controversial American writer Henry Miller. The title of the book comes from a line in his Tropic of Cancer.
/book/show/152993.Writing_at_the_Kitchen_Table?from_search=true	Artemis Cooper	Writing at the Kitchen Table: The Authorized Biography of Elizabeth David	Elizabeth David's reputation as one of the most influential food writers of the twentieth century rests primarily on her first five books.appeared in 1949 when England was still on wartime rations. Before long every self-respecting cook had a copy of it in the kitchen; between 1955 and 1985, more than a million copies of her book were sold. Elizabeth'sElizabeth David's reputation as one of the most influential food writers of the twentieth century rests primarily on her first five books.appeared in 1949 when England was still on wartime rations. Before long every self-respecting cook had a copy of it in the kitchen; between 1955 and 1985, more than a million copies of her book were sold. Elizabeth's aim was to bring flavor of these blessed lands of sun and sea and olive trees into English homes, and her books transformed a generation of cooks by demystifying unfamiliar ingredients like garlic, red peppers and olive oil that have since become everyday cooking staples.Born in 1913 to a wealthy, well-connected family, Elizabeth Gwynne was privately educated until the age of sixteen, when she was sent to France to learn the language and study at the Sorbonne. After being finished in Paris and Munich, she returned to London and worked briefly as an actress, but left again to explore Europe. At the age of twenty-six, she and her married lover, Charles Gibson-Cowan, set-off on a boat bound for Greece. Trapped in Antibes by the war, Elizabeth came under the spell of Norman Douglas, one of the most important influences in her life. She and Charles set sail again just as Italy entered the war, only to find themselves interned in Messina, accused of espionage. Eventually they reached Athens. They spent the winter in 1940-41 on a Greek Island, where Elizabeth first started to cook Mediterranean food.The German invasion of the Balkans forced them to join refugees fleeing to Egypt. In the raffishof Alexandria and Cairo, Elizabeth flourished and came to know writers such as Lawrence Durrell and Patrick Leigh Fermor. She also met Tony David, an officer in the Indian army. He proposed to her by letter from Italy and, to the astonishment of her friends, she accepted. After the war and a few months in India, Elizabeth returned to gray rationed England.Exasperated by the bleakness of English food, she put pen to paper and wrotea book that caught the imagination of a generation was soon followed byand many other titles. In the course of the next decade, the happiest of her life, Elizabeth's books and articles inspired a cookery revolution.Working from an extensive archive of personal papers, Artemis Cooper reveals the powerful tensions between Elizabeth David's private world and the image of the successful woman she presented to her public. It is a story that even some of her closest friends never knew.
/book/show/2330783.Being_Armani?from_search=true	Renata Molho	Being Armani: A Biography	Recounting the30 years that turned Giorgio Armani into an international fashion icon, this investigation of the man and the myth he built around himself explores how he maintained a distinct identity in an industry built upon rapid changes. Written with the designers cooperation and access to his personal archives, Armanis story is accurately rendered, from his modest bRecounting the30 years that turned Giorgio Armani into an international fashion icon, this investigation of the man and the myth he built around himself explores how he maintained a distinct identity in an industry built upon rapid changes. Written with the designers cooperation and access to his personal archives, Armanis story is accurately rendered, from his modest beginnings and early home environment to the influences and colleagues who helped build his name. Yet ultimately, this is the story of a man with an innate sense of style and unmatched entrepreneurial strategy, both of which allowed him to create a new way of thinkingan aesthetic genre that went beyond a world of appearance and clothingthat single-handedly changed the face of fashion forever.
/book/show/15725589-robin-van-persie?from_search=true	Andy Lloyd-Williams	Robin van Persie: The Biography	Robin van Persie is one of the most talented players in world football today. An intelligent playmaker and deadly striker, he brings creativity and intelligence to Arsenal's forward line and is the first name on the Netherlands team sheet. Signed by Arsene Wenger in the summer of 2004 with a view to replace Dutch legend Dennis Bergkamp, Van Persie quickly established himseRobin van Persie is one of the most talented players in world football today. An intelligent playmaker and deadly striker, he brings creativity and intelligence to Arsenal's forward line and is the first name on the Netherlands team sheet. Signed by Arsene Wenger in the summer of 2004 with a view to replace Dutch legend Dennis Bergkamp, Van Persie quickly established himself as an integral part of Wenger's talented side, initially plying his trade on the left side of midfield. Playing alongside the likes of Thierry Henry, Robert Pires and Patrick Vieira, Van Persie was duly inducted into the 'Arsenal way' and developed into one of the most creative, competitive and intelligent players in the Premier League. Scoring what Wenger called the 'goal of a lifetime' against Charlton in 2006, Van Persie was asked to lead the Arsenal line following Henry's departure to Barcelona in the summer of 2007, and it wasn't long before the Dutchman inherited Bergkamp's number 10 jersey and became an integral part of the next generation of Arsenal greats. From early rifts with coach Bert van Marwijk as a young player at Feyenoord, through to establishing himself as a world class talent after Van Marwijk guided the great Oranje to the World Cup final in 2010, this is the fascinating story of a true sporting talent and one of the most naturally gifted football players of his generation.
/book/show/19229514-debbie-macomber?from_search=true	Aileen Wen	Debbie Macomber: A Biography	ABOUT THE BOOKDebbie Macomber has developed a very close and intimate relationship with her readers because she is just like them in almost every way that matters. Debbie writes about people we know, telling stories about life experiences we all share. Readers relate to Debbie because she has experienced the full gamut of emotions: love, happiness, and profound sorrow. ShABOUT THE BOOKDebbie Macomber has developed a very close and intimate relationship with her readers because she is just like them in almost every way that matters. Debbie writes about people we know, telling stories about life experiences we all share. Readers relate to Debbie because she has experienced the full gamut of emotions: love, happiness, and profound sorrow. She has endured hardships and found successes. She has seen life both at its best and worst. Debbie's fans know this about her, and they have responded accordingly, buying more than 140 million copies of her novels around the world and keeping her constantly on the bestseller list.Debbie understands that her readers want to be close to her and get to know her better. She knows the importance of maintaining a close relationship with her readers, and she does this through her website, blog updates, and Facebook page. Debbie also maintains a mailing list of some 140,000 readers with whom she corresponds regularly. For Macomber, these are not simply acts of self-promotion. She cares about her readers, and they care about her. Reading a book by Debbie Macomber is like spending time in the company of a good friend.MEET THE AUTHORAileen Wen is an experienced writer and a member of the Hyperink Team, which works hard to bring you high-quality, engaging, fun content. Happy reading!EXCERPT FROM THE BOOKDebbie knew she wanted to write stories when she was still in grade school, but she kept the dream to herself, afraid of ridicule. Part of her hesitancy was because she is dyslexic, something she did not understand until two of her children were diagnosed with the same learning disorder. Debbie only knew that academics and learning to read was a great effort. In first grade she was the only girl put into the slow reader group. It wasn't until fifth grade that she managed to catch up with others in reading, and she never excelled in school. She did manage to finish high school, but it was a difficult experience. Debbie developed a circle of good friends, however, who helped her cope, and who served as the basis for her later stories about the power of friendship.When Debbie was around 11 or 12 years old, she saw someone knitting and decided she wanted to learn. Although no one in her family was a knitter, a new passion was born. She pestered her mother until her mom finally took her to a yarn store, where Debbie learned the basic concepts of knitting. Her very first project was a sweater vest for her mother, which she admits was a highly amateur effort. Years later, after her mother had passed away and Debbie was sorting through her mother's possessions, she was profoundly touched to discover that her mother had kept that sweater her whole life.CHAPTER OUTLINEWho Is Debbie Macomber?+ Introduction+ Background and UpbringingLife Story+ Timeline of Major Accomplishments & Awards+ Personal Life+ In the News+ Public StatementsTriviaConclusionList of Links and Further ReadingDebbie Macomber: A Biography
/book/show/16149040-new-orleans-a-food-biography?from_search=true	Elizabeth M. Williams	New Orleans A Food Biography	Beignets, Po Boys, gumbo, jambalaya, Antoines. New Orleans celebrated status derives in large measure from its incredibly rich food culture, based mainly on Creole and Cajun traditions. At last, this world-class destination has its own food biography. Elizabeth M. Williams, a New Orleans native and founder of the Southern Food and Beverage Museum there, takes readers thBeignets, Po Boys, gumbo, jambalaya, Antoines. New Orleans celebrated status derives in large measure from its incredibly rich food culture, based mainly on Creole and Cajun traditions. At last, this world-class destination has its own food biography. Elizabeth M. Williams, a New Orleans native and founder of the Southern Food and Beverage Museum there, takes readers through the history of the city, showing how the natural environment and people have shaped the cooking we all love. The narrative starts by describing the indigenous population and material resources, then reveals the contributions of the immigrant populations, delves into markets and local food companies, and finally discusses famous restaurants, drinking culture, cooking at home and cookbooks, and signature foods dishes. This must-have book will inform and delight food aficionados and fans of the Big Easy itself.
/book/show/741693.Langston_Hughes?from_search=true	Milton Meltzer	Langston Hughes: A Biography	To start with, one must know what Langston Hughes was: an American and black. And for the Afro-American, life in the land where white is right has always been different. It is this difference that Langston Hughes's poetry and life illuminate. He listened and heard; saw and understood; knew and remembered. A few years after his first book,, was published iTo start with, one must know what Langston Hughes was: an American and black. And for the Afro-American, life in the land where white is right has always been different. It is this difference that Langston Hughes's poetry and life illuminate. He listened and heard; saw and understood; knew and remembered. A few years after his first book,, was published in 1926, he was the poet laureate of his people. Their life was his life, and he wrote about it as it was.And Milton Melzer has written about Langston Hughes' life as it was. It was a colorful life - moving from boyhood i Kansas to young manhood in Harlem, washing in a Paris cafe, from a freighter cruising off Dakar to the Spanish civil war, from movie-making in Moscow to the way around the world It was a life filled with the speech and music of his people - the beat of jazz, the wail of the blues - and always the basic theme was freedom. For what other theme can a black poet choose?In this book we see the growth of a poet and a man, written with the warmth and affection that Langston Hughes drew from everyone who knew him. Here is the young man exploring the burning vigor of the Black Renaissance; here is Simple, speaking his mind o the problems of white folks, colored folks, and just plain folks.Langston Hughes knew the soul of his people, and set it down in words for all to hear. His career is full of meaning or Americans, and in telling his story Milton Melzer has captured the man and the spirit of his times.
/book/show/31790.Will_Power_A_Biography_Of_Will_Smith?from_search=true	Jan Berenson	Will Power! A Biography Of Will Smith	Hip, flip and smart as a whip, Will Smiht is living the American dream -- but it didn't come easily and it wsn't free. Turning down a scholarship to M.I.t. in order to pursue his music career, he rapped his way to Grammy-winning fame and fortune before he could vote. He talked his way into a TV series before his 21st birthday. And then, he got serious -- as in a seriouslyHip, flip and smart as a whip, Will Smiht is living the American dream -- but it didn't come easily and it wsn't free. Turning down a scholarship to M.I.t. in order to pursue his music career, he rapped his way to Grammy-winning fame and fortune before he could vote. He talked his way into a TV series before his 21st birthday. And then, he got serious -- as in a seriously successful, sterotype-smashing, big-screen star.
/book/show/6986787-t-s-eliot?from_search=true	John Worthen	T. S. Eliot: A Short Biography	Biographical writing about Eliot is in a more confused and contested state than is the case with any other major twentieth-century writer. No major biography has been released since the publication of his early poems, Inventions of the March Hare, in 1996, which radically altered the reading public's perception of Eliot. There have been attempts to turn the American womanBiographical writing about Eliot is in a more confused and contested state than is the case with any other major twentieth-century writer. No major biography has been released since the publication of his early poems, Inventions of the March Hare, in 1996, which radically altered the reading public's perception of Eliot. There have been attempts to turn the American woman Emily Hale into the beloved woman of Eliot's middle years; and Eliot has also been blamed for the instability of his first wife and declared a closet homosexual. This biography frees Eliot from such distortions, as well as from his cold and unemotional image. It offers a sympathetic study of his first marriage which does not attempt to blame, but to understand; it shows how Eliot's poetry can be read for its revelations about his inner world. Eliot once wrote that every poem was an epitaph, meaning that it was the inscription on the tombstone of the experience which it commemorated. His poetry shows, however, that the deepest experiences of his life would not lie down and die, and that he felt condemned to write about them.John Worthen is the acclaimed author of D. H. Lawrence: The Life of an Outsider.
/book/show/7519080-mark-waugh?from_search=true	James Knight	Mark Waugh: The Biography	
/book/show/2277887.Rayburn?from_search=true	D.B. Hardeman Donald C. Bacon	Rayburn: A Biography	is the definitive biography of one of the most remarkable figures in American politics, Sam Rayburn. His tenure of twenty-one years as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives has never been equaled. He guided the most important legislation of the twentieth century through Congress--from the New Deal to the New Frontier--and served under eight presidents duringis the definitive biography of one of the most remarkable figures in American politics, Sam Rayburn. His tenure of twenty-one years as Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives has never been equaled. He guided the most important legislation of the twentieth century through Congress--from the New Deal to the New Frontier--and served under eight presidents during his 49 year congressional career.Rayburn was a legend in Washington due to his integrity, tough-mindedness, and loyalty. A modest man with uncluttered rural values, he once said, It is a wise man who realizes that the church is bigger than its pastor. Thirty years in the making,is the result of research begun by the late D.B. Hardeman, a former state representative and journalist who first met Rayburn during the 1952 fight to rally Texas Democrats for Adlai Stevenson. This comprehensive biography begins with Rayburn's early life in Texas, follows his rise to power in Congress over five decades, and ends with his death in 1961. Compelling political history textured with rich personal detail,is the story of one of America's greatest political heroes.His lifelong conviction was that the rich and powerful are entitled to justice but that the less fortunate are entitled to a helping hand from their government. He strove to make the system work--to advance the poor, restrain the greedy, reach toward that day when none would have too little or too much. He symbolized the House of Representatives at its best. To some hethe House--the embodiment of its history, traditions, simplicity, and closeness to the people.
/book/show/7019521-beazley?from_search=true	Peter FitzSimons	Beazley: A Biography	In this book, Peter FitzSimons goes behind Kim Beazley's public face to discover a loyal Labor man of high integrity and political passion who has somehow managed to withstand the pressures and backbiting of politics and remained popular with almost all that he meets. We learn what makes him tick, and what experiences have shaped his thinking.
/book/show/20511208-j-k-rowling-harry-potter-to-the-casual-vacancy-a-jk-rowling-biography-2?from_search=true	A. McNamara	J.K. Rowling Harry Potter to the Casual Vacancy a JK Rowling Biography 2012	The most up to date Biography of J.K Rowling completed July 2012From Harry Potter to the Casual Vacancy, this book has it all.Joanne Rowling was born in July 1965 at Yate General Hospital in England and grew up in Chepstow, Gwent whereshe went to Wyedean Comprehensive.Jo left Chepstow for Exeter University, where she earned a French and Classics degree, her course includiThe most up to date Biography of J.K Rowling completed July 2012From Harry Potter to the Casual Vacancy, this book has it all.Joanne Rowling was born in July 1965 at Yate General Hospital in England and grew up in Chepstow, Gwent whereshe went to Wyedean Comprehensive.Jo left Chepstow for Exeter University, where she earned a French and Classics degree, her course including one yearin Paris. As a postgraduate she moved to London and worked as a researcher at Amnesty International among otherjobs. She started writing the Harry Potter series during a delayed Manchester to London Kings Cross train journey,and during the next five years, outlined the plots for each book and began writing the first novel.Jo then moved to northern Portugal, where she taught English as a foreign language. She married in October 1992and gave birth to a daughter in 1993. When the marriage ended, she and Jessica returned to the UK to live inEdinburgh, where Harry Potter & the Philosophers Stone was eventually completed. The book was first publishedby Bloomsbury Childrens Books in June 1997, under the name J K Rowling. The K, for Kathleen, her paternalgrandmothers name was added at her publishers request who thought that a womans name would not appeal to thetarget audience of young boys.The second title in the series, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, was published in July 1998 and was No. 1in the adult hardback bestseller charts for a month after publication. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban waspublished on 8th July 1999 to worldwide acclaim and spent four weeks at No.1 in the UK adult hardback bestsellercharts.The fourth book in the series, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was published on 8th July 2000 with a record firstprint run of 1 million copies for the UK. It quickly broke all records for the greatest number of books sold on the firstday of publication in the UK.Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, was published in Britain, the USA, Canada and Australia on 21st June2003 and broke the records set by Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire as the fastest selling book in history. HarryPotter and the Half-Blood Prince, was published in the UK, US and other English-speaking countries on 16th July2005 and also achieved record sales.The seventh and final book in the series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, was published in the UK, US andother English speaking countries in 2007.J K Rowling has also written two small volumes, which appear as the titles of Harrys school books within the novels.Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through The Ages were published in March 2001 in aidof Comic Relief.In December 2008, The Tales of Beedle the Bard was published in aid of the Childrens High Level Group (nowLumos).As well as an OBE for services to childrens literature, J.K. Rowling is the recipient of numerous awards and honorarydegrees including the Prince of Asturias Award for Concord, Frances Lgion dHonneur, and the Hans ChristianAndersen Award, and she has been a Commencement Speaker at Harvard University USA. She supports a widenumber of charitable causes through her charitable trust Volant, and is the founder of Lumos, a charity working totransform the lives of disadvantaged children.J.K. Rowling lives in Edinburgh with her husband and three children.
/book/show/7514800-al-kaline?from_search=true	Jim Hawkins Ernie Harwell (Foreword)	Al Kaline: The Biography of a Tigers Icon	For more than a half century, as a superstar ballplayer, television broadcaster, and front office executive, Al Kaline has personified the Detroit Tigers like no one else. In the Tigers' clubhouse of today, stars such as Miguel Cabrera and Justin Verlanderneither of whom were even born when he played in the major leaguesrespectfully address him as Mr. Kaline. Tigers faFor more than a half century, as a superstar ballplayer, television broadcaster, and front office executive, Al Kaline has personified the Detroit Tigers like no one else. In the Tigers' clubhouse of today, stars such as Miguel Cabrera and Justin Verlanderneither of whom were even born when he played in the major leaguesrespectfully address him as Mr. Kaline. Tigers fans around the country of every generation refer to him simply as Mr. Tiger. Now, for the first time, the life and career of this remarkable individual are presented in this compelling new biography. Learn how the skinny, shy youngster with a deformed foot and an undying love for the game of baseball went straight from high school and the sandlots of Baltimore to the big leagues where, at the age of 20, he became the youngest batting champion in baseball history. That achievement marked the start of a first-ballot Hall of Fame career that would carry him to 3,000 hits and a plaque on the hallowed wall at Cooperstown.
/book/show/36776.Madeleine_L_Engle?from_search=true	Aaron Rosenberg	Madeleine L'Engle	This book examines the life and career of noted children's author Madeleine L'Engle.
/book/show/128830.The_Life_of_Goethe?from_search=true	John R. Williams	The Life of Goethe: A Critical Biography (Blackwell Critical Biographies	Goethe established a major European reputation and profoundly influenced his contemporaries and literary successors, not least among them the British Romantic writers Coleridge, Scott, and Byron.Offers a comprehensive one-volume study of a major European literary figure.Deals in depth and detail with the totality of Goethe's output and activity.
/book/show/3165503-leibniz?from_search=true	Maria Rosa Antognazza	Leibniz: An Intellectual Biography	Of all the thinkers of the century of genius that inaugurated modern philosophy, none lived an intellectual life more rich and varied than Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646 1716). Trained as a jurist and employed as a counsellor, librarian, and historian, he made famous contributions to logic, mathematics, physics, and metaphysics, yet viewed his own aspirations as ultimatelOf all the thinkers of the century of genius that inaugurated modern philosophy, none lived an intellectual life more rich and varied than Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646 1716). Trained as a jurist and employed as a counsellor, librarian, and historian, he made famous contributions to logic, mathematics, physics, and metaphysics, yet viewed his own aspirations as ultimately ethical and theological, and married these theoretical concerns with politics, diplomacy, and an equally broad range of practical reforms: juridical, economic, administrative, technological, medical, and ecclesiastical. Maria Rosa Antognazza s pioneering biography not only surveys the full breadth and depth of these theoretical interests and practical activities, it also weaves them together for the first time into a unified portrait of this unique thinker and the world from which he came. At the centre of the huge range of Leibniz s apparently miscellaneous endeavours, Antognazza reveals a single master project lending unity to his extraordinarily multifaceted life s work. Throughout the vicissitudes of his long life, Leibniz tenaciously pursued the dream of a systematic reform and advancement of all the sciences, to be undertaken as a collaborative enterprise supported by an enlightened ruler; these theoretical pursuits were in turn ultimately grounded in a practical goal: the improvement of the human condition and thereby the celebration of the glory of God in His creation. As well as tracing the threads of continuity that bound these theoretical and practical activities to this all-embracing plan, this illuminating study also traces these threads back into the intellectual traditions of the Holy Roman Empire in which Leibniz lived and throughout the broader intellectual networks that linked him to patrons in countries as distant as Russia and to correspondents as far afield as China.
/book/show/1615683.Duncan_Grant?from_search=true	Frances Spalding	Duncan Grant: A Biography	Duncan Grant was one of the best-known names on the British art scene, and the most charismatic member of the Bloomsbury set. This biography follows his life through great changes in society and art, from Edwardian times to the 1970s.
/book/show/728411.Britney?from_search=true	Sean Smith	Britney: The Unauthorized Biography of Britney Spears	Since she sashayed down the corridor in a schoolgirl uniform singing 'Baby One More Time', Britney Spears has become the most talked-about woman in popular culture. In this fascinating unauthorized biography, the author chronicles for the first time the amazing story of how a little southern girl described by her tutor at Disney as 'the most innocent person you'd ever wantSince she sashayed down the corridor in a schoolgirl uniform singing 'Baby One More Time', Britney Spears has become the most talked-about woman in popular culture. In this fascinating unauthorized biography, the author chronicles for the first time the amazing story of how a little southern girl described by her tutor at Disney as 'the most innocent person you'd ever want to meet' grew up to become the ultimate tabloid obsession.Bestselling author Sean Smith has conducted a series of exclusive interviews across America to discover if she really cheated on Justin Timberlake, what happened the first time she fell in love and what she finds irresistable about husband Kevin Federline. He details her journey from American dream to American nightmare - scarred by her break-up with Timberlake, humiliated by his video featuring a Britney look-alike, booed at the London premiere of her first film, Crossroads, and deeply upset by her parents' divorce, she hit rock bottom with her notorious 55-hour Las Vegas marriage. But she has come back stronger than ever winning a prestigious Grammy award and starring in her own reality TV series. Speculating on what an uncertain future holds for new mother Mrs Federline, this is a thoroughly entertaining and insightful biography of one of the most misunderstood figures in pop.
/book/show/17998604-annette-funicello?from_search=true	Marc Shapiro	Annette Funicello: America's Sweetheart: An Unauthorized Biography	During her four decades in the spotlight Funicello literally defined pop culture, but biographer Shapiro makes clear it was not always an easy ride. Annette Funicello: Americas Sweetheart looks at her life and career from all angles all sides, the ups and downs.Shapiros stories gain power and rare insight through the authors exclusive interviews with fellow performers CDuring her four decades in the spotlight Funicello literally defined pop culture, but biographer Shapiro makes clear it was not always an easy ride. Annette Funicello: Americas Sweetheart looks at her life and career from all angles all sides, the ups and downs.Shapiros stories gain power and rare insight through the authors exclusive interviews with fellow performers Carl Gardner (of the group The Coasters), Freddy Boom Boom Cannon, Tommy Sands, songwriter Richard Sherman and many others from Funicellos colorful life. The beloved Disney star and TV and movie icon has told her story before, but it has never been told this way.Shapiro takes readers through her early days as Mouseketeer in the first season of The Mickey Mouse Club. Chosen for the role in 1955 by Walt Disney himself, she became the most popular Mouseketeer. She then ushered in a new era of teen-friendly movie high jinks in the Beach Party movies with her co-star Frankie Avalon. As a pop singer her biggest hit was 'Tall Paul,' which was a huge hit in 1959, and 'Pineapple Princess,' which was a big success in 1960.If there was a constant in Annette Funicellos relationships with men, it was that they were older, inclined to encourage and yet control, Shapiro says. Beginning with her father, Joseph, through her first big romance with singer Paul Anka, her first marriage to Jack Gilardi and second to Glen Holt, the common denominator was that the men encouraged her and, in their own ways, guided her in personal and professional directions that they felt were best for her. And Annette, being the good Catholic girl, coming from a very sheltered upbringing, felt most comfortable with men who would make decisions for her. This is part and parcel of a 50s and early 60s attitude when young girls stayed with their parents until they married and then moved in with their husband. Annette knew as much when, in the wake of her divorce from Gilardi, she indicated that she might have been a different person if she had spent some time on her own, Shapiro adds.Marc Shapiro is The New York Times best-selling author of We Love Jenni - An Unauthorized Biography, The Secret Life of EL James, Who is Katie Holmes? An Unauthorized Biography, Legally Bieber: Justin Bieber at 18, J.K. Rowling: The Wizard Behind Harry Potter, Justin Bieber: The Fever! and many other best-selling celebrity biographies. He has been a free-lance entertainment journalist for more than twenty-five years, covering film, television, and music for a number of national and international newspapers and magazines.
/book/show/532989.Dracula?from_search=true	Radu Florescu Raymond T. McNally	Dracula: A Biography of Vlad the Impaler 1431-1476	
/book/show/68260.Bram_Stoker?from_search=true	Barbara Belford	Bram Stoker: A Biography of the Author of Dracula	In the first full-scale biography of the complex author of Dracula, Belford tells the story of Bram Stoker, the hidden man. Here is Stoker the secret writer, whose novels and stories, imbued with sexuality, violence, and the celebration of death, were at opposite poles to the decorous life he presented in society. 87 photos & illustrations.
/book/show/26887308-norman-reedus?from_search=true	Marc Shapiro	Norman Reedus: True Tales of The Walking Dead’s Zombie Hunter - An Unauthorized Biography	Where does reality stop and fantasy begin? In the case of The Walking Dead superstar Norman Reedus, the question is still very much up in the air.His Daryl Dixon is a very flawed, psychologically scarred character in a zombie-infested world. And there is much in his portrayal that is informed by a real life that is equally flawed and equally scarred. In Norman Reedus: An UWhere does reality stop and fantasy begin? In the case of The Walking Dead superstar Norman Reedus, the question is still very much up in the air.His Daryl Dixon is a very flawed, psychologically scarred character in a zombie-infested world. And there is much in his portrayal that is informed by a real life that is equally flawed and equally scarred. In Norman Reedus: An Unauthorized Biography: True Tales of the Walking Deads Zombie Hunter, the first detailed look at Norman Reedus life and times, you will get it all. The good, the bad and the ugly.This book chronicles his days as a defiant young man in a fractured but ultimately liberating family life, allegations of physical abuse from Reedus himself, to his struggles in the Los Angeles art underground, alcohol problems that saw him in AA and, for a time, homeless, his breakthrough in acting, modeling and the slow, steady and never boring journey through love, fatherhood and his often truly odd professional choices. Youll discover why Reedus said thanks but no thanks to an offer to play opposite a reigning superstar, how he became Daryl Dixon and how The Walking Dead changed his life.Oh yes, there is that penchant for roadkill.New York Times Bestselling author Marc Shapiro has dug deep, tracking down people who knew him way back when as well as in the here and now for original interviews. They were willing to talk and they revealed stories about Reedus that even the most fanatic fans wont know. The authors research was relentless, digging into deep, dark and obscure corners. Norman Reedus world is about real life wrapped around a world of fantasy. Norman Reedus: The Unauthorized Biography: True Tales of the Walking Deads Zombie Hunter pulls no punches, tells only the truth and leaves the rest up to the reader.Which ultimately is the way Norman Reedus would want it.
/book/show/13536324-steve-jobs?from_search=true	Jason Quinn Amit Tayal (Illustrations)	Steve Jobs: Genius by Design: Campfire Biography-Heroes Line	iMac, iTunes, iPod, iPhone, iPad, iCon! Steve Jobs and his inventions changed the world we live in. His extraordinary life story is brimming with passion, innovation and creative genius. Share his triumphs and failures, as we journey from his birth and his adoption, through the advent of the computer age and on into the digital age. Forced out of the company he created, hiiMac, iTunes, iPod, iPhone, iPad, iCon! Steve Jobs and his inventions changed the world we live in. His extraordinary life story is brimming with passion, innovation and creative genius. Share his triumphs and failures, as we journey from his birth and his adoption, through the advent of the computer age and on into the digital age. Forced out of the company he created, his indomitable vision allowed him to change the world of computers, movies, music and telecommunications. Prepare to be inspired, by a man who dared to think different...
/book/show/9123081-rafael-nadal?from_search=true	Tom Oldfield	Rafael Nadal: The Biography	Here is the unbelievable story of Spanish tennis legend Rafael Nadal. He was 19 years old when he won the 2005 French Open in his very first appearance at the event. A left-hander with a boHere is the unbelievable story of Spanish tennis legend Rafael Nadal. He was 19 years old when he won the 2005 French Open in his very first appearance at the event. A left-hander with a booming forehand, Nadal had been known as a clay-court specialist since playing his first pro tournaments in 2001. His aggressive style, flowing hair, and muscular build have made him a fan favorite as well. He won his first singles title in 2004, and had a breakout season in 2005, winning at Monte Carlo, Rome, Barcelona, and Stuttgart as well as at Roland Garros. He won the French Open again in 2006, 2007, and 2008, defeating rival Roger Federer in the final each time. In 2008 he broke through at Wimbledon, beating Federer to win the men's singles title in a spectacular fashion. No Nadal fan will want to be without this comprehensive biography.
/book/show/918792.Harlow?from_search=true	Irving Shulman	Harlow: An Intimate Biography	Shows why no star has ever blazed with such a light or left such an afterglow.
/book/show/18869720-true-stories-of-history-and-biography?from_search=true	Nathaniel Hawthorne	True Stories of History and Biography	This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
/book/show/6618533-vesuvius?from_search=true	Alwyn Scarth	Vesuvius: A Biography	Capricious, vibrant, and volatile, Vesuvius has been and remains one of the world's most dangerous volcanoes. In its rage, it has destroyed whole cities and buried thousands alive. In its calm, its ashes have fertilized the soil, providing for the people who have lived in its shadows. For over two millennia, the dynamic presence of this volcano has fascinated scientists, aCapricious, vibrant, and volatile, Vesuvius has been and remains one of the world's most dangerous volcanoes. In its rage, it has destroyed whole cities and buried thousands alive. In its calm, its ashes have fertilized the soil, providing for the people who have lived in its shadows. For over two millennia, the dynamic presence of this volcano has fascinated scientists, artists, writers, and thinkers, and inspired religious fervor, Roman architecture, and Western literature. In, Alwyn Scarth draws from the latest research, classical and eyewitness accounts, and a diverse range of other sources to tell the riveting story of this spectacular natural phenomenon.Scarth follows Vesuvius across time, examining the volcano's destruction of Pompeii and Herculaneum in 79 A.D., its eruptions during the Counter-Reformation that were viewed as God's punishment of sinners, and the building of the world's first volcano observatory on Vesuvius in the 1840s. Scarth explores the volcano's current position overlooking a population of more than three million people and the complex attitudes maintained by the residents, at once reverent, protective, and fearful. He also considers the next major eruption of Vesuvius, which experts have indicated could be the most powerful since 1631. The longer Vesuvius remains dormant, the more violent its reawakening will be, and despite scientific advances for predicting when this might occur, more people are vulnerable than ever before.Exploring this celebrated wonder from scientific, historical, and cultural perspectives,provides a colorful portrait of a formidable force of nature.
/book/show/753975.Sartre?from_search=true	Ronald Hayman	Sartre: A Biography	
/book/show/3052151-lifting-shadows?from_search=true	Rich Wilson	Lifting Shadows: The Authorized Biography of Dream Theater	
/book/show/522990.Latinos?from_search=true	Earl Shorris	Latinos: A Biography of the People	They are sometimes called the people who died twice, once at the hands of the Spaniards and their brutal process of civilization, then at the hands of Anglos, practicing a subtler exploitation. They are Latinos, the fastest-growing minority in the United States. Earl Shorris's deeply moving narrativeenlivened by biographical sketches of Mexican Americans, Cuban Americans,They are sometimes called the people who died twice, once at the hands of the Spaniards and their brutal process of civilization, then at the hands of Anglos, practicing a subtler exploitation. They are Latinos, the fastest-growing minority in the United States. Earl Shorris's deeply moving narrativeenlivened by biographical sketches of Mexican Americans, Cuban Americans, Puerto Ricans, and many others struggling with the burden of a rich and terrible historyilluminates every aspect of the Latino experience in America, from language to education to social and political organization. [A] powerful, beautifully-written and thoughtful book...likely to remain unequaled in its sweep and profundity for some time to come.J. Jorge Klor de Alva,Book Review A smart, perceptive and wonderfully readable book.... Should be required reading for anyone who would hope to understand America.Gerald Volgenau,
/book/show/405314.Mingus?from_search=true	Brian Priestley	Mingus: A Critical Biography	It would be no exaggeration to call Charles Mingus the greatest bass player in the history of jazz; indeed, some might even regard it as understatement, for the hurricane power of his work as a composer, teacher, band leader, and iconoclast reached far beyond jazz while remaining true to its heritage in the music of Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, and Thelonious Monk. In tIt would be no exaggeration to call Charles Mingus the greatest bass player in the history of jazz; indeed, some might even regard it as understatement, for the hurricane power of his work as a composer, teacher, band leader, and iconoclast reached far beyond jazz while remaining true to its heritage in the music of Duke Ellington, Charlie Parker, and Thelonious Monk. In this new biography Brian Priestley has written a masterly study of Mingus's dynamic career from the early years in Swing, to the escapades of the Bebop era, through his musical maturity in the '50s when he directed a band that redefined collective improvisation in jazz. Woven in with exacting assessments of Mingus's artistic legacy is the story of his volatile, unpredictable, sometimes dangerous personality. The book views Mingus as a black artist increasingly politicized by his situation, but also unreliable as a witness to his own persecution. Capturing him in all his furious contradictionspassionate, cool, revolutionary but with a keen sense of traditionBrian Priestley has produced what can be called, again without exaggeration, the best biography of a jazz musician we have ever seen.
/book/show/1028269.Flag?from_search=true	Marc Leepson	Flag: An American Biography	The nation turns to it as an emotional, political, and patriotic symbol in good times and bad. Americans fly it everywhere we live and everywhere we go, from front porches in Florida to pickup trucks in Alaska. We display the red-white-and-blue American flag at festive events to celebrate and, at times of national tragedy, to grieve and show our resolve. We wrap ourselvesThe nation turns to it as an emotional, political, and patriotic symbol in good times and bad. Americans fly it everywhere we live and everywhere we go, from front porches in Florida to pickup trucks in Alaska. We display the red-white-and-blue American flag at festive events to celebrate and, at times of national tragedy, to grieve and show our resolve. We wrap ourselves in it in displays of patriotism, politics, nationalism, and jingoism.The thirteen-stripe, fifty-star flag is as familiar an American icon as any that has existed in the nations history. It stirs something in the hearts of Americans like no other symbol. Yet the history of the flag, especially its origins, is cloaked in myth and misinformation.rectifies that situation by presenting a lively, comprehensive, illuminating look at the history of the American flag from its beginnings to today.Journalist, historian, and author of the highly acclaimedLeepson uncovers scores of little-known, fascinating facts as he traces the evolution of the American flag from the Colonial period to its prominent role as a symbol of American resolve in todays war against terrorism.sifts through the historical evidence to---among many other things---uncover the truth behind the Betsy Ross myth and to discover the true designer of the stars and stripes. The book also shines informing light on a string of colorful and influential Americans who shaped the history of the American flag.Leepson analyzes the influence and impact of the maker of the star-spangled banner, Mary Pickersgill; the author of the national anthem, Francis Scott Key; the coiner of the phrase Old Glory, U.S. Navy Capt. Samuel Driver; the first officer killed in the Civil War, Union Col. Elmer Ellsworth, who died defending the flag; the first African-American Medal of Honor recipient, William Carney, who carried the flag and led troops through a viciously bloody Civil War battle; the creator of Flag Day, Wisconsin schoolteacher B. J. Cigrand; the father of the pledge of allegiance, Francis Bellamy; and Joe Rosenthal, the AP photographer who took the most reproduced image of the twentieth century, the marines raising the American flag at Iwo Jima.The American flag was seen as a symbol of a divine plan for the American ideal during the Civil War; as a symbol of the nations historical heritage at the 1876 centennial celebrations; as a symbol conveying respect for the government and our social institutions---the so-called cult of the flag---in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. During the Vietnam War, the flag was a divisive emblem in a bitterly divided nation. In the wake of the events of September 11, 2001, the flag became an instant and widely used symbol of a nation united against terrorism.as the novelist Nelson DeMille says in his preface, is not a book with an agenda or a subjective point of view. It is an objective history of the American flag, well researched, well presented, easy to read and understand, and very informative and entertaining.
/book/show/8232315-robert-downey-jr?from_search=true	Martin Howden	Robert Downey Jr: The Biography	Robert Downey Jr. has become one of Hollywood's most shining, distinctive stars thanks to scene-stealing roles in films like,, and. This book takes an in-depth, insightfulRobert Downey Jr. has become one of Hollywood's most shining, distinctive stars thanks to scene-stealing roles in films like,, and. This book takes an in-depth, insightfullook at his work in front of the camera as well as his life behind the spotlight.It reveals details of his film debut at age fiveplaying a puppy in his father's underground cult film, his attemptatbecominga comedian during an ill-fated stint asacast member, how he burst onto the scene with his moving performance in, and how he charmed Hollywood with his Oscar-nominated turn as troubled funny man Charlie Chaplin. With a life that has had more twist and turns than the plots of some of his acclaimed movies, Robert Downey Jr.'s journey from hellraiser to Hollywood royalty is shocking, moving, funny, and inspirational.
/book/show/15772828-saina-nehwal?from_search=true	T.S. Sudhir	Saina Nehwal : An Inspirational Biography	Saina Nehwals phenomenal success as an international badminton player is one of the most inspiring stories of Indian sports.Saina comes from a middle-class family and has been groomed into a world-class player in the face of awesome odds.This is an account of her rise as a champion with the selfless support of her parents  Dr Harvir Singh, an agricultural scientist, andSaina Nehwals phenomenal success as an international badminton player is one of the most inspiring stories of Indian sports.Saina comes from a middle-class family and has been groomed into a world-class player in the face of awesome odds.This is an account of her rise as a champion with the selfless support of her parents  Dr Harvir Singh, an agricultural scientist, and Usha Rani  and the dedication of her coaches.Saina ranks among the top few players in the world andis an icon for the young. But success hasnt changed her.Strong family values make her the girl next door. She is known for her integrity, courage and persistence.The story also unfolds against the backdrop of Indian badminton fighting to earn its place in the sun in acountry which worships only cricket.
/book/show/929177.A_Lawyer_s_Journey?from_search=true	Morris Dees	A Lawyer's Journey: The Morris Dees Story	A Lawyer's Journey: The Morris Dees Story (ABA Biography Series)
/book/show/8439898-obesity?from_search=true	Sander L. Gilman	Obesity: The Biography	According to the World Health Organization we are in the midst of a global obesity crisis. Is obesity a disease itself or a symptom of underlying physiological or psychological illnesses? Is it a sign of social excess and therefore not a disease in the medical sense at all? Is it really 'new'? Sander L. Gilman, a leading authority in the social and cultural history of theAccording to the World Health Organization we are in the midst of a global obesity crisis. Is obesity a disease itself or a symptom of underlying physiological or psychological illnesses? Is it a sign of social excess and therefore not a disease in the medical sense at all? Is it really 'new'? Sander L. Gilman, a leading authority in the social and cultural history of the body, presents a fascinating account of the history of obesity, looking at the changing attitudes towards the body, from regarding it as 'God's temple' to more mechanical and practical concerns from the Enlightenment onwards. In the eighteenth century obesity was understood as a problem of the affluent; today the affluent are more likely to have a personal trainer and a healthier diet, and it is the poorer classes who are more likely to be overweight. Gilman considers obesity in many contexts - including a chapter on obesity in China and the impact of modernization and Westernization on this very different culture. Taking the issue up to the present day, Gilman examines the wider political and social implications obesity raises, considering whether obesity should be cured by diet or surgery, by psychotherapy or economic improvement, by healthier food choices or by social relocation.
/book/show/29013211-lee?from_search=true	Clifford Dowdey	Lee: A Biography	
/book/show/687677.La_Capital?from_search=true	Jonathan Kandell	La Capital: The Biography of Mexico City	From the ancient geological rumblings that formed the city's unique setting to the recent tremors that devastated the city in 1985, the capital's complex story unfolds. The countless individuals, both famous and unknown, who shaped Mexico' history come alive . . . they prosper, decline, and rise again before being extinguished by political and social upheavals beyond theirFrom the ancient geological rumblings that formed the city's unique setting to the recent tremors that devastated the city in 1985, the capital's complex story unfolds. The countless individuals, both famous and unknown, who shaped Mexico' history come alive . . . they prosper, decline, and rise again before being extinguished by political and social upheavals beyond their control.
/book/show/19082355-alice-the-enigma---a-biography-of-queen-victoria-s-daughter?from_search=true	Christina Croft	Alice, The Enigma - A Biography of Queen Victoria's Daughter	Of all Queen Victorias nine children, none was more intriguing than her second daughter, Alice. The contradictions in her personality are so striking that, while she has often been overshadowed by her more illustrious brother, King Edward VII, and her brilliant sister, the German Empress Frederick, she remains to this day an enigma, the depths of whose character are virtuOf all Queen Victorias nine children, none was more intriguing than her second daughter, Alice. The contradictions in her personality are so striking that, while she has often been overshadowed by her more illustrious brother, King Edward VII, and her brilliant sister, the German Empress Frederick, she remains to this day an enigma, the depths of whose character are virtually impossible to penetrate. By the time of her premature death at the age of only thirty-five, Alice had lived through two wars, had lost two of her children, and had exhausted herself in her devotion to duty to the extent that she suffered from disillusionment almost to the point of despair. Nonetheless, in the final tragic weeks of her life, she met unimaginable grief with courage and serenity, and her last words demonstrated her ultimate redemption and the beautiful restoration of all she had loved and lost.
/book/show/17425964-the-beatles?from_search=true	Hunter Davies	The Beatles: The Authorised Biography	There's only one book that ever truly got inside the Beatles and this is it. The landmark, worldwide bestseller that has grown with the Beatles ever since.During 1967 and 1968 Hunter Davies spent eighteen months with the Beatles at the peak of their powers as they defined a generation and rewrote popular music. As their only ever authorised biographer he had unparalleled aThere's only one book that ever truly got inside the Beatles and this is it. The landmark, worldwide bestseller that has grown with the Beatles ever since.During 1967 and 1968 Hunter Davies spent eighteen months with the Beatles at the peak of their powers as they defined a generation and rewrote popular music. As their only ever authorised biographer he had unparalleled access - not just to John, Paul, George and Ringo but to friends, family and colleagues. There when it mattered, he collected a wealth of intimate and revealing material that still makes this the classic Beatles book - the one all other biographers look to.Hunter Davies remained close with the band and as such has had access to more information over the years. This 40th anniversary edition contains new material which has never been revealed before, from the author's archives and from the Beatles themselves, that will bring new insights to their legend.
/book/show/3575.Kindred_Spirit?from_search=true	Catherine M. Andronik	Kindred Spirit: A Biography of L. M. Montgomery, Creator of Anne of Green Gables	A clear-eyed, fascinating look at the life of Maud Montgomery--the author of the Anne of Green Gables books--and the obstacles a woman faced in creating a life of her own early in this century. Includes bibliography and index. Photos.
/book/show/2404416.How_to_Do_Biography?from_search=true	Nigel Hamilton	How to Do Biography: A Primer	Biographer and teacher Nigel Hamilton tackles the art of writing a biography in this succinct primer that elucidate the tools of the biographer's craft. Starting with personal motivation, he charts the making of a modern biography from the inside - from conception to fulfillment.
/book/show/845345.Bonnie_and_Clyde?from_search=true	Nate Hendley	Bonnie and Clyde: A Biography	Motivated by greed and sadism--or perhaps by poverty and boredom--star-crossed lovers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow set out on a series of robberies throughout the American Southwest, many of which ended in murder. Frustrated by the suffocating poverty of the Great Depression, they were especially eager to target their oppressors--banks, store owners, and at times, the poMotivated by greed and sadism--or perhaps by poverty and boredom--star-crossed lovers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow set out on a series of robberies throughout the American Southwest, many of which ended in murder. Frustrated by the suffocating poverty of the Great Depression, they were especially eager to target their oppressors--banks, store owners, and at times, the police. Their numerous crimes triggered an FBI manhunt, but their Robin-Hood ethos made them heroes in the eyes of many, establishing their place as legends of American folklore. This objective volume paints a realistic picture of often-romanticized subject matter, as it explores the motivation and impact of two of the most notorious criminals in U.S. history.Motivated by greed and sadism--or perhaps by poverty and boredom--star-crossed lovers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow set out on a series of robberies throught the American Southwest, many of which ended in murder. Frustrated by the suffocating poverty of the Great Depression, they were especially eager to target their oppressors--banks, store owners, and at times, the police. Their numerous crimes triggered an FBI manhunt, but their Robin-Hood ethos made them heroes in the eyes of many, establishing their place as legends of American folklore. This objective volume paints a realistic picture of often-romanticized subject matter, as it explores the motivation and impact of two of the most notorious criminals in U.S. history.Colorful narrative chapters explore the lives of Bonnie and Clyde in vivid detail, giving insight into the fear of a country gripped by Depression-era poverty, and the public's endless fascination with those that live on the outside of the law. Ready-reference features such as a timeline and glossary round out the work's accessibility, making this an ideal resource for students of American history and popular culture.
/book/show/27855002-citizen-clem?from_search=true	John Bew	Citizen Clem: A Biography of Attlee	Clement Attlee was a slightly-built, bald, pipe-smoking and unassuming man who presided over the radical administration of 1945-51 and is sometimes referred to as Britain's greatest peace-time Prime Minster.His cocooned suburban childhood and standing at university as 'the man who couldn't quite' were unlikely preparations for such a figure. Yet Attlee was often underestimClement Attlee was a slightly-built, bald, pipe-smoking and unassuming man who presided over the radical administration of 1945-51 and is sometimes referred to as Britain's greatest peace-time Prime Minster.His cocooned suburban childhood and standing at university as 'the man who couldn't quite' were unlikely preparations for such a figure. Yet Attlee was often underestimated: he won over those who compared him unfavourably to his rival, Churchill, and undercut their doubt with dry wit and proof of his steady and ethical leadership.His political awakening volunteering in the East End of London was instrumental in redrawing his map of Britain's class and economic system. Growing up in the comfortable coda of the Victorian era, he foresaw an epoch of change - one that he was pivotal to bring about in the post-war years. After serving at Gallipoli during the First Word War he rose through the ranks of the Labour Party and during the Second World War became Britain's first Deputy Prime Minister. In 1945, in the glow of Churchill's great war victory, Attlee won the election by a landslide. Alongside Bevin, Nye and Truman, his governance saw the end of the Empire in India, the foundation of the NHS and Britain's places in NATO and the nuclear arms race.John Bew's brilliant biography will pierce the reticence of Attlee and explore the intellectual foundations and core beliefs of one of the most important, and least understood, figures in the history of the United Kingdom. It will reveal a public servant and patriotic socialist, who never lost sight of the national interest and whose view of humanity and belief in solidarity was grafted onto the Union Jack.
/book/show/2151059.R_E_Lee?from_search=true	Douglas Southall Freeman	R. E. Lee:  A Biography Volume III	
/book/show/2151051.R_E_Lee?from_search=true	Douglas Southall Freeman	R. E. Lee: A Biography  Volume II	
/book/show/5902283-bob-dylan?from_search=true	Howard Sounes	Bob Dylan: La Biografia/ The Biography	Bob Dylan stands out with Elvis Presley and The Beatles in a triumvirate of popular-music artists of unparalleled achievements, influence and public fascination. He changed popular music in the 1960s, and helped define that decade with songs 'Blowin' in the Wind' and 'Like a Rolling Stone'. Yet he resisted those who attempted to define him. An aratist of indomitable energyBob Dylan stands out with Elvis Presley and The Beatles in a triumvirate of popular-music artists of unparalleled achievements, influence and public fascination. He changed popular music in the 1960s, and helped define that decade with songs 'Blowin' in the Wind' and 'Like a Rolling Stone'. Yet he resisted those who attempted to define him. An aratist of indomitable energy and single-mindedness, he went on to create new work - on albums such as BLOOD ON THE TRACKS and TIME OUT OF MIND - which rivals his past glory.He has outlasted all his contemporaries, selling more than 56 million records over forty years. In 2001, the year of his sixtieth birthday, Bob Dylan is as relevant to a young audience as to those who grew up with his music.DOWN THE HIGHWAY celebrates the grandeur of Dylan's artistic achievement and reveals the complete life story of the reclusive, mercurial and eccentric man who has been an enigma for so long. This major new biography is based on a mountain of research conducted over three years, including interviews with more than 250 people in Dylan's life - lovers, friends, relatives, former employees and music stars. Many interviewees are key people who have not spoken before. Author Howard Sounes has also had access to previously unseen documentary evidence. In this magnificent and authoritative account he takes the reader to the heart of Dylan's life and work.
/book/show/25708906-edward-ii-christopher-marlowe-ultimate-edition---edward-the-2nd-historic?from_search=true	Christopher Marlowe Algernon Charles Swinburne Wilbur Gleason Zeigler	EDWARD II CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE ULTIMATE EDITION - Edward the 2nd Historical Fiction ANNOTATED with BIOGRAPHY and BONUS MATERIAL	EDWARD II' ULTIMATE EDITIONDo you want the best Kindle Edward II you can get, with Christopher Marlowes celebrated play?PLUS an intriguing Marlowe biography from Algernon Charles Swinburne?PLUS the controversial book It Was Marlowe about the apparent Shakespeare Conspiracy?Then you want this 'Edward II Ultimate Edition from Everlasting Flames  designed just forEDWARD II' ULTIMATE EDITIONDo you want the best Kindle Edward II you can get, with Christopher Marlowes celebrated play?PLUS an intriguing Marlowe biography from Algernon Charles Swinburne?PLUS the controversial book It Was Marlowe about the apparent Shakespeare Conspiracy?Then you want this 'Edward II Ultimate Edition from Everlasting Flames  designed just for you.THE 'MUST-HAVE' KINDLE EDITIONEverlasting Flames is a #1 Publisher in the Kindle Store and presents this unbeatable edition.WHAT YOU GETIn this Kindle Edition, you get the following works:*EDWARD I written by Christopher MarloweYou get the full legendary play,The play includes a detailed and easy to use Table of Contents, making it easy to jump to any Act or Scene.*CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE  a critical essay and biography from Algernon Charles Swinburne* IT WAS MARLOWE: A SECRET OF THREE CENTURIES  the fascinating, captivating and highly controversial work about the connection between Marlowe and Shakespeare, and the alleged conspiracy that Marlowe wrote many of Shakespeares plays.YOUR NEW WINDOW INTO CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE'S WORLDImagine your pleasure of experiencing the magic of the play, and imagine yourself experiencing the wonder of Marlowe writing and characters. Then imagine yourself reading about Christopher Marlowe himself, discovering so much more about the legend himself.DON'T MISS OUTAs you read this, you understand why you want to get this unique edition because it is the best Kindle 'Edward II' you can get.You already know you want the best edition you can get, so don't deny yourself! And don't accept other editions that are lacking.GET THIS ULTIMATE EDITION RIGHT NOW and start enjoying the world of Christopher Marlowe like never before!AFTER YOUR PURCHASE PLEASE LOOK UP OTHER EVERLASTING FLAMES TITLES YOUR MIGHT LIKESHAKESPEARE ULTIMATE 213 Works including the 16 Rare Apocryphal PlaysALL OTHER INDIVIDUAL CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE BIOGRAPHY, PLAY and BOOK ULTIMATE EDITIONSOSCAR WILDE ULTIMATE COMPLETE WORKS 140+ Works PLUS 2 BIOGRAPHIESULTIMATE MYTHOLOGY COLLECTION Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid Plus 50+ BooksBUDDHISM ULTIMATE - 5 Famous Simple Books from the ExpertsNIETZSCHE ULTIMATE 20+ Books with the Rare biography The Young NietzscheTAO TE CHING TAOISM ULTIMATE 5 Famous Translations PLUS ExplanationsWILLIAM BLAKE ULTIMATE 250+ Works and Rarites PLUS BIOGRAPHYJOHN KEATS ULTIMATE 50+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHIESJOHN MILTON ULTIMATE 100+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYJOHN DONNE ULTIMATE 400+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYJOHN CLARE ULTIMATE ALL Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYPERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY ULTIMATE 180+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHIESTENNYSON ULTIMATE 300+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYLONGFELLOW ULTIMATE 600+ Works PLUS BIOGRAPHYTHE DIVINE COMEDY ULTIMATE EDITION 4 Translations PLUS EXTRAS
/book/show/23917.The_Stranger_from_Paradise?from_search=true	G.E. Bentley	The Stranger from Paradise: A Biography of William Blake	This fascinating and generously illustrated biography of William Blake, the great English artist, poet, and mystic, encompasses virtually everything that is known of his life and times. Often invoking the words of Blake's own contemporaries, G. E. Bentley describes the struggles of Blake's youth, his gradual embrace of the power of the spirit and visionary art and literatuThis fascinating and generously illustrated biography of William Blake, the great English artist, poet, and mystic, encompasses virtually everything that is known of his life and times. Often invoking the words of Blake's own contemporaries, G. E. Bentley describes the struggles of Blake's youth, his gradual embrace of the power of the spirit and visionary art and literature, and the serenity he achieved in his old age.
/book/show/18129154-what-fresh-lunacy-is-this?from_search=true	Robert Sellers	What Fresh Lunacy is This?: The Authorized Biography of Oliver Reed	For the first time Oliver Reed's close family has collaborated on a project about Reed himself, revealing a complex man behind the facade, a person of great passions and loyalties underscored by deep-rooted vulnerabilities and insecurities. With never-heard-before anecdotes and new interviews with Reed's family, friends and peers,is a revealingFor the first time Oliver Reed's close family has collaborated on a project about Reed himself, revealing a complex man behind the facade, a person of great passions and loyalties underscored by deep-rooted vulnerabilities and insecurities. With never-heard-before anecdotes and new interviews with Reed's family, friends and peers,is a revealing examination of his mould-breaking personality.
/book/show/111731.Pushkin?from_search=true	Elaine Feinstein	Pushkin: A Biography	Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin's preeminence as the father of Russian literature is undisputed. Lyric poet, writer of ironic fairy tales, and the author of the verse novel Evgeny Onegin, he lived a life as dramatic as any story he invented. From his banishment in southern Russia at the age of 21 to his marriage to the seventeen-year-old beauty whose flirtations resulted in hAlexander Sergeevich Pushkin's preeminence as the father of Russian literature is undisputed. Lyric poet, writer of ironic fairy tales, and the author of the verse novel Evgeny Onegin, he lived a life as dramatic as any story he invented. From his banishment in southern Russia at the age of 21 to his marriage to the seventeen-year-old beauty whose flirtations resulted in his death by duel, Elaine Feinstein chronicles Pushkin's fascinating life while exploring the paradoxes of his personality. This compelling book also reveals new information surrounding Pushkin's death.Impudent genius, libertine, wounded son, jealous husband, victim of snobbery and censorship--Pushkin was all of these. But above all he was a brilliant author whose vision, invention, and vitality continue to thrive in literature today. Feinstein, herself a distinguished poet and novelist, has seamlessly intertwined the subject and the biographer, capturing for the reader the essence of one of the most intriguing men ever to enter the pantheon of literary geniuses.
/book/show/15999536-swordfish?from_search=true	Richard Ellis	Swordfish: A Biography of the Ocean Gladiator	A perfect fish in the evolutionary sense, the broadbill swordfish derives its name from its distinctive billmuch longer and wider than the bill of any other billfishwhich is flattened into the sword we all recognize. And though the majesty and allure of this warrior fish has commanded much attentionfrom adventurous sportfishers eager to land one to ravenous diners eagerA perfect fish in the evolutionary sense, the broadbill swordfish derives its name from its distinctive billmuch longer and wider than the bill of any other billfishwhich is flattened into the sword we all recognize. And though the majesty and allure of this warrior fish has commanded much attentionfrom adventurous sportfishers eager to land one to ravenous diners eager to taste oneno one has yet been bold enough to truly take on the swordfish as a biographer. Who better to do so than Richard Ellis, a master of marine natural history?is his masterly ode to this mighty fighter.The swordfish, whose scientific name means gladiator, can take on anyone andanything, including ships, boats, sharks, submarines, divers, and whales, and in this book Ellis regales us with tales of its vitality and strength. Ellis makes it easy to understand why it has inspired so many to take up the challenge of epic sportfishing battles as well as the longline fishing expeditions recounted by writers such as Linda Greenlaw and Sebastian Junger. Ellis shows us how the bill is used for defensecontrary to popular opinion it is not used to spear prey, but to slash and debilitate, like a skillful saber fencer. Swordfish, he explains, hunt at the surface as well as thousands of feet down in the depths, and like tuna and some sharks, have an unusual circulatory system that gives them a significant advantage over their prey, no matter the depth in which they hunt. Their adaptability enables them to swim in waters the world overtropical, temperate, and sometimes coldand the largest ever caught on rod and reel was landed in Chile in 1953, weighing in at 1,182 pounds (and this heavyweight fighter, like all the largest swordfish, was a female).Elliss detailed and fascinating, fact-filled biography takes us behind the swordfishs huge, cornflower-blue eyes and provides a complete history of the fish from prehistoric fossils to its present-day endangerment, as our taste for swordfish has had a drastic effect on their population the world over. Throughout, the book is graced with many of Elliss own drawings and paintings, which capture the allure of the fish and bring its splendor and power to life for armchair fishermen and landlocked readers alike.
/book/show/152498.Abigail_Adams?from_search=true	Janet Whitney	Abigail Adams: A Biography	Abigail Adams' rise from parson's daughter to First Lady and the tumultuous events of the American Revolution are chronicled through extensive use of her letters. This epistolic history affords the reader a fascinating insiders' view of her vital role in these seminal events and her close relationship to other movers and shakers of the day.
/book/show/2871779-barack-obama?from_search=true	Joann F. Price	Barack Obama: A Biography	Barack Obama splashed onto the political scene with an inspirational, rousing speech at the Democratic National Convention in July 2004. From that night on, Obamamania was very real. He is bold and audacious; his rhetoric fiery, convincing and very compelling. He encourages cross-over appeal, discourse, affiliation, and has drawn many Americans, including today's youth, inBarack Obama splashed onto the political scene with an inspirational, rousing speech at the Democratic National Convention in July 2004. From that night on, Obamamania was very real. He is bold and audacious; his rhetoric fiery, convincing and very compelling. He encourages cross-over appeal, discourse, affiliation, and has drawn many Americans, including today's youth, into politics. This is the story of a man of mixed race heritage who inspires, listens, compromises, and is often bipartisan. With a charismatic smile and a cadre of change we can believe in, many believe that he embodies the American dream. Thousands have turned out to hear the dynamic senator from Illinois speak as he campaigns to become the next President of the United States.Barack Obama says that his story could only take place in America, and this revealing biography traces the events of his remarkable life thus far. From his upbringing in humble circumstances in Hawaii and Indonesia to becoming the fifth African American senator in U.S. history, and later, a presidential candidate, this well-researched volume highlights the hardships and successes, the people who most influenced his career, his personal life, and his meteoric rise to pop icon status. Rounded out with photos, a timeline, a bibliography, and an index, this volume is a must-read for high school and undergraduate students of current events and political science.
/book/show/10928147-the-cricket-on-the-hearth?from_search=true	Charles Dickens Golgotha Press	The Cricket on the Hearth	Charles Dickens classic novel with a biography about the life and times of Dickens, and a plot summary.John Peerybingle, a carrier, lives with his young wife Dot, their baby, their nanny Tilly Slowboy, and a mysterious old stranger with a long white beard. A cricket constantly chirps on the hearth and acts as a guardian angel to the family, at one point assuming a human voCharles Dickens classic novel with a biography about the life and times of Dickens, and a plot summary.John Peerybingle, a carrier, lives with his young wife Dot, their baby, their nanny Tilly Slowboy, and a mysterious old stranger with a long white beard. A cricket constantly chirps on the hearth and acts as a guardian angel to the family, at one point assuming a human voice to warn John that his suspicions that Dot is having an affair with the mysterious lodger are wrong.
/book/show/20621156-bulfinchs-mythology?from_search=true	Thomas Bulfinch	Bulfinchs Mythology : The Age of Fable : complete with 15 original Illustration and Writer Biography	The literature of our time, as of all the centuries of Christendom, is full of allusions to the gods and goddesses of the Greeks and Romans. Occasionally, and, in modern days, more often, it contains allusions to the worship and the superstitions of the northern nations of Europe. The object of this book is to teach readers who are not yet familiar with the writers of GreeThe literature of our time, as of all the centuries of Christendom, is full of allusions to the gods and goddesses of the Greeks and Romans. Occasionally, and, in modern days, more often, it contains allusions to the worship and the superstitions of the northern nations of Europe. The object of this book is to teach readers who are not yet familiar with the writers of Greece and Rome, or the ballads or legends of the Scandinavians, enough of the stories which form what is called their mythology, to make those allusions intelligible which one meets every day, even in the authors of our own time.The Greeks and Romans both belong to the same race or stock. It is generally known in our time as the Aryan family of mankind; and so far as we know its history, the Greeks and Romans descended from the tribes which emigrated from the high table- lands of Northern India. Other tribes emigrated in different directions from the same centre, so that traces of the Aryan language are found in the islands of the Pacific ocean.The people of this race, who moved westward, seem to have had a special fondness for open air nature, and a willingness to personify the powers of nature. They were glad to live in the open air, and they specially encouraged the virtues which an open-air people prize. Thus no Roman was thought manly who could not swim, and every Greek exercised in the athletic sports of the palaestra.The Romans and Grecian and German divisions of this great race are those with which we have most to do in history and in literature. Our own English language is made up of the dialects of different tribes, many of whom agreed in their use of words which they had derived from our Aryan ancestry. Thus our substantive verb I AM appears in the original Sanscrit of the Aryans as ESMI, and m for ME (MOI), or the first person singular, is found in all the verbal inflections. The Greek form of the same verb was ESMI, which became ASMI, and in Latin the first and last vowels have disappeared, the verb is SUM. Similar relationships are traced in the numerals, and throughout all the languages of these nations.The Romans, like the Etruscans who came before them, were neither poetical nor imaginative in temperament. Their activity ran in practical directions. They therefore invented few, if any stories, of the gods whom they worshipped with fixed rites. Mr. Macaulay speaks of these gods as the sober abstractions of the Roman pantheon. We owe most of the stories of the ancient mythology to the wit and fancy of the Greeks, more playful and imaginative, who seized from Egypt and from the East such legends as pleased them, and adapted them in their own way. It often happens that such stories, resembling each other in their foundation, are found in the Greek and Roman authors in several different forms.
/book/show/6875485-kennedy?from_search=true	Theodore C. Sorensen	Kennedy: The Classic Biography	Now with a new preface,is the intimate, #1 national bestselling biography of JFK by his great advisor Ted Sorensen. Part of the new Harper Perennial Political Classics series,is a perceptive biography of an extraordinary man, and one of the 20th centurys most important sources of history.
/book/show/18527284-zayn-malik-the-biography-vs-liam-payne-the-biography?from_search=true	Sarah Oliver	Zayn Malik The Biography Vs. Liam Payne The Biography	One Directionis currently dominating the charts and capturing the hearts of millions.This double biography ofthe band'sleading figures reveals how they coped with Simon Cowell, the fame game, and highOne Directionis currently dominating the charts and capturing the hearts of millions.This double biography ofthe band'sleading figures reveals how they coped with Simon Cowell, the fame game, and high profile romances. It alsodiscusses what lies in store for them as their careers continue to soar.
/book/show/16124128-bean?from_search=true	John Christy	bean: The definitive fictional biography of Kobe Bryant	The definitive fictional biography of Kobe Bryant, with two forewords and an afterword by Kobe Bryant. John Christy advances the daring hypothesis that Bryant is a contemporary incarnation of Nietzsche's ubermensch, a striving and becoming toward a higher form of man, a model for all those who seek an escape from the postmodern malaise of modern life. Christy's extended stThe definitive fictional biography of Kobe Bryant, with two forewords and an afterword by Kobe Bryant. John Christy advances the daring hypothesis that Bryant is a contemporary incarnation of Nietzsche's ubermensch, a striving and becoming toward a higher form of man, a model for all those who seek an escape from the postmodern malaise of modern life. Christy's extended study of Bryant ultimately affects the author himself, who travels to Los Angeles in search of the man and the ideal.
/book/show/3309482-film-biographies?from_search=true	Stan Brakhage	Film Biographies	A collection of lectures delivered by Brahkhage while he was teaching at The Art Institute of Chicago in the early 1970s. Filmmakers discussed include: George Melies, D.W. Griffith, Carl Theodore Dreyer, Sergei Eisenstein, Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, Buster Keaton, Jean Vigo, Fritz Lang, F.W. Murnau, Alexender Dovzhenko, and a special lecture dedicated to The CabinA collection of lectures delivered by Brahkhage while he was teaching at The Art Institute of Chicago in the early 1970s. Filmmakers discussed include: George Melies, D.W. Griffith, Carl Theodore Dreyer, Sergei Eisenstein, Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy, Buster Keaton, Jean Vigo, Fritz Lang, F.W. Murnau, Alexender Dovzhenko, and a special lecture dedicated to The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Special introductions to the text by Robert Creeley, Edward Dorn, and Guy Davenport.
/book/show/3700300-biography-of-desire?from_search=true	Mary Dorcey	Biography of Desire	From the first moment I saw you, I knew my life was changed. As you strode away from me down the hospital corridor with your loose careless walk, entirely unconscious of me, absorbed in conversation with your friends, I recognised a crossroads cut clear across my path. Cut between past and future.The novel explores the conflicting, ambivalent currents of loyalty and desiFrom the first moment I saw you, I knew my life was changed. As you strode away from me down the hospital corridor with your loose careless walk, entirely unconscious of me, absorbed in conversation with your friends, I recognised a crossroads cut clear across my path. Cut between past and future.The novel explores the conflicting, ambivalent currents of loyalty and desire through the lives of two women: Katherine, a married woman and mother of two children and Nina, whom she meets on e night, by chance, in the casualty ward of a city hospital.Biography of Desire is a lyrical meditation on the nature of sexual identity. It is above all, a love stort, intense, erotic, haunting.
/book/show/1155192.Rebel_in_Paradise?from_search=true	Richard Drinnon	Rebel in Paradise: A Biography of Emma Goldman	PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIllustrationsAbbreviationsYoung RebelDaughter of the DreamAgitator of AnarchyNew WomanRedExileBibliographical NoteIndex
/book/show/4432347-fred?from_search=true	David Hall	Fred: The Definitive Biography Of Fred Dibnah	celebrates the life and work of Britain's best known steeplejack and national treasure, Fred Dibnah. Before his death in 2004, Fred presented many popular series, including,andall of which attracted viewers in their millions.is the companion to the 12-part BBC2 series celebrating the life ofcelebrates the life and work of Britain's best known steeplejack and national treasure, Fred Dibnah. Before his death in 2004, Fred presented many popular series, including,andall of which attracted viewers in their millions.is the companion to the 12-part BBC2 series celebrating the life of this great man, which combines highlights from some of Dibnah's classic programmes with previously unseen footage. The book can of course go much further than the series, including an extraordinarily account of Fred's childhood which evokes a lost England and our great industrial heritage. Fred's passion for the glories of the Victorian age and his fascination with the landscape he grew up in, plus his admiration for the craftsmen and labourers who made it all possible, captivate us on every page.Fred is the personification of everything that made England great in the first place. And this is a glorious tribute to a man whom millions came to love.
/book/show/2230313.Churchill_the_End_of_Glory?from_search=true	John Charmley	Churchill, the End of Glory: A Political Biography	Based on fifteen years' research in archives in Britain, France, and America, this new political biography reapprises the Churchill myth created by the man and his official biographer to reveal a complex figure who is far more interesting than the ideal leader he is so often presented to be.
/book/show/19571950-perpetual-city?from_search=true	Malvika Singh	Perpetual City: A Short Biography of Delhi	Capital to successive empires and the independent Indian republic, Delhi is finally coming into its own as the nations first city in the twenty-first century. In so doing, it has left behind once and future contenders for the title Bombay, Madras, Calcutta. How did this small settlement, founded in the lee of an ancient range of hills in eighth century by a Tomar Rajput chCapital to successive empires and the independent Indian republic, Delhi is finally coming into its own as the nations first city in the twenty-first century. In so doing, it has left behind once and future contenders for the title Bombay, Madras, Calcutta. How did this small settlement, founded in the lee of an ancient range of hills in eighth century by a Tomar Rajput chief called Suraj Pal, become one of the worlds great cities, home to nearly twenty million people, witness to the rise and fall of empires and dynasties and eccentrics as magnificent and notable as the Tomar-Chauhans, the Mamluks, the Khiljis, the Tughlaks, the Sayyids, the Lodis, the Mughals, the Nehrus, the Gandhis and dozens of others too numerous to count. Drawing upon her unparalleled knowledge of the city she has spent most of her life in, Malvika Singh gives us a book that reveals the pith and essence of Delhi through the memorable people who lived (and live) in it, its great buildings, its extraordinary food, its unforgettable music and the centuries of blood and history that have seeped into every square inch of its soil.
/book/show/296930.Thomas_Jefferson?from_search=true	James Cross Giblin Michael Dooling (Illustrator)	Thomas Jefferson: A Picture Book Biography	Now available in paperback for the first time, James Cross Giblin and Michael Dooling relate the story of our nation's third president and author of the Declaration of Independence.Thomas Jefferson was a soft-spoken man. But his contributions to American democracy live on as bold reminders of his formidable intellect and spirit. Son of a wealthy famer, young Thomas was a sNow available in paperback for the first time, James Cross Giblin and Michael Dooling relate the story of our nation's third president and author of the Declaration of Independence.Thomas Jefferson was a soft-spoken man. But his contributions to American democracy live on as bold reminders of his formidable intellect and spirit. Son of a wealthy famer, young Thomas was a studious boy who shared his father's love of books. He was painfully shy about speaking up in school, especially when other children taunted him. By age 16, though, Thomas had entered college, and began law school two years later. He was a man of many talents. Besides practicing law, he played the violin and designed Monticello, the beautiful home where he lived with his wife and family.
/book/show/884982.Moondust?from_search=true	Andrew      Smith	Moondust: In Search of the Men Who Fell to Earth	The Apollo Moon landings have been called the last optimistic act of the twentieth century. Twelve astronauts made this greatest of all journeys, and all were indelibly marked by it. In Moondust, journalist Andrew Smith reveals the stories of the nine still living men caught between the gravitational pull of the Moon and the Earth's collective dreaming.
/book/show/1682763.Hatshepsut?from_search=true	Ellen Galford	Hatshepsut: The Princess Who Became King	She was the Egyptian girl who became a master politician and a supreme stateswoman. Inheriting her father's throne along with her young stepson, Hatshepsut was soon crowned pharaoh in her own right. This is the startling tale of a woman's rise to power within the patriarchal society of ancient Egypt: Hatshepsut was shrewdly conveyed as a masculine ruler in all public statuShe was the Egyptian girl who became a master politician and a supreme stateswoman. Inheriting her father's throne along with her young stepson, Hatshepsut was soon crowned pharaoh in her own right. This is the startling tale of a woman's rise to power within the patriarchal society of ancient Egypt: Hatshepsut was shrewdly conveyed as a masculine ruler in all public statues and artwork, and donned male dress and a false beard in person. She ruled Egypt for decades, claiming her rightful place in the history of this great civilization.
/book/show/1107413.The_Prodigy?from_search=true	Amy Wallace	The Prodigy: A Biography of William James Sidis, America's Greatest Child Prodigy	
/book/show/15185022-quicksand?from_search=true	Jun'ichir Tanizaki	Quicksand: A Biography	Sonoko Kakiuchi is a cultured Osaka lady, unfortunately widowed young. But her story is unsettlingly at odds with her image. It is a tale of infatuation and deceit, of eliberate evil. Its theme is humiliation, its victim Sonoko's mild-mannered husband. At is centre - seductive, manipulating, enslaving - is one of Tanizaki's most extraordinary characters, the beautiful andSonoko Kakiuchi is a cultured Osaka lady, unfortunately widowed young. But her story is unsettlingly at odds with her image. It is a tale of infatuation and deceit, of eliberate evil. Its theme is humiliation, its victim Sonoko's mild-mannered husband. At is centre - seductive, manipulating, enslaving - is one of Tanizaki's most extraordinary characters, the beautiful and corrupt art student, Mitsuko.
/book/show/18994872-jordan---the-concise-biography?from_search=true	Frank Oliver	JORDAN - The Concise Biography	During the 1990s Michael Jordan was the most recognisable athlete on the planet. His number 23 jersey was worn by millions of fans around the world and his Air Jordan brand shoes helped to make him the richest sportsman of the decade.He could never have imagined this success as a youngster when he was cut from his high school basketball team. Instead of giving up he workedDuring the 1990s Michael Jordan was the most recognisable athlete on the planet. His number 23 jersey was worn by millions of fans around the world and his Air Jordan brand shoes helped to make him the richest sportsman of the decade.He could never have imagined this success as a youngster when he was cut from his high school basketball team. Instead of giving up he worked harder to eventually prove his coaches wrong and earn a scholarship at the University of North Carolina. The game winning shot he hit in the 1982 NCAA finals launched him as an NBA prospect and future superstar.He was picked in the 1984 NBA draft by the Chicago Bulls and played for them for nine years, winning three championships and seven scoring titles. He retired from basketball in 1993 after the death of his father and attempted a career as a professional baseball player. After limited success he returned to basketball in 1995 and won three more titles with the Bulls between 1996 and 1998. He retired for the second time in 1999 with ten scoring titles and five most valuable player (MVP) awards.Jordan maintained an interest in basketball as a manager for the struggling Washington Wizards, their frustrating performances prompted him to lead by example and return to active play in 2001. He retired for the third and final time in 2003 and is now a successful business man. In a career spanning three decades Jordan broke virtually every NBA record and won countless awards, including two Olympic gold medals. He is acknowledged as the most popular and successful player in NBA history.This book is part of the Biography Shorts Series - Concise, fast paced biographies with no padding. At around 14,000 words this book is designed to be read in little over an hour.
/book/show/22910069-paul-lynde---a-biography?from_search=true	Cathy Rudolph	Paul Lynde - A Biography	This book will let you into the heart and soul of Paul Lynde.Best remembered for outrageous jokes on The Hollywood Squares, as UncleArthur from Bewitched, and as the frantic father in Bye Bye Birdie, Paul wasnever satisfied with his career - or his personal life. But even as hesuffered through some of the cruelest of times, Paul continued to make usforget our troublesThis book will let you into the heart and soul of Paul Lynde.Best remembered for outrageous jokes on The Hollywood Squares, as UncleArthur from Bewitched, and as the frantic father in Bye Bye Birdie, Paul wasnever satisfied with his career - or his personal life. But even as hesuffered through some of the cruelest of times, Paul continued to make usforget our troubles, and was forever gracious to his fans. This is the bookthose fans have been waiting for.Though he was one of the most original, hilarious, and privateactor-comedians of all time, author Cathy Rudolph, his trusted friend,reveals her adventures with Paul - along with his turbulent life story. Herefor the first time are interviews with his relatives, personal notes, andnever-before-published photos. Also included are memories from his friendsand peers including Cloris Leachman, Chita Rivera, Florence Henderson, KayeBallard, Peter Marshall, Les Roberts, Betty White, and many more.(paul lynde halloween special dvd, paul lynde a biography - his life his love s and his laughter, paul lynde a biography - his life his love s and his laughter, paul lynde book, paul lynde dvd, paul lynde halloween special dvd, paul lynde recently released, paul lynde show, Bye Bye Birdie, Bewitched, hollywood romance, hollywood Babylon, hollywood scandals, hollywood stories, hollywood hearts, hollywood wives, hollywood biographies, hollywood hearts series, hollywood sinners, hollywood heat, hollywood and mine, hollywood at war, hollywood actor romance, Hollywood autobiographies, hollywood actors, movies for kindle fire, movies for kindle fire download, movies for kindle for free, movies to download, movies for kindle fire hd, movies on demand, movies free, movies and tv, movies and videos, movies and tv shows for kindle fire, movies amazon prime, movies based on books, movies books, movies dvd, movies download, movies epic, movies for ipad, movies for kindle fire hdx, movies on amazon prime, movies on ipad, movies online, movies on prime, movies on amazon, movies on line, movies streaming, movies to download, movies to download on kindle fire)
/book/show/16115369-noel-gallagher?from_search=true	Lucian Randall	Noel Gallagher: The Biography	With the renowned Britpop band Oasis at the forefront of the Britpop movement in the 1990s, Noel Gallagher was responsible for writing some of the big anthems of the period, including Wonderwall and ChampagneWith the renowned Britpop band Oasis at the forefront of the Britpop movement in the 1990s, Noel Gallagher was responsible for writing some of the big anthems of the period, including Wonderwall and Champagne Supernova. At their peak they were playing sold-out concerts tomore than200,000 people. But what is the truth about the boy from Manchester? How did his relationship with his father affect him? What caused the public and personal rivalry with fellow Britpop band Blur? Why has he always had such a turbulent relationship with his brother and the front man of Oasis, Liam? Is the band over for good this time? This book maps out Noel's story from the beginning, taking readers from his dysfunctional upbringing in Manchester to the manfans know now.
/book/show/6065993-alexander-hamilton-a-concise-biography?from_search=true	Broadus Mitchell	Alexander Hamilton A Concise Biography	
/book/show/505998.W_B_Yeats?from_search=true	A. Norman Jeffares	W.B. Yeats: A New Biography	Half a century ago, Norman Jeffares wrote the definitive biography of W.B. Yeats, which was subsequently published in a revised edition in 1990 to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the poet's death. The present volume, a re-issue of the 1990 edition with a new introduction and bibliography, is an account of Yeats's life and work, together with a fascinating collectioHalf a century ago, Norman Jeffares wrote the definitive biography of W.B. Yeats, which was subsequently published in a revised edition in 1990 to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the poet's death. The present volume, a re-issue of the 1990 edition with a new introduction and bibliography, is an account of Yeats's life and work, together with a fascinating collection of letters, photographs and poetry.
/book/show/1371378.No_Name_on_the_Bullet?from_search=true	Don Graham	No Name on the Bullet: A Biography of Audie Murphy	Once, the name Audie Murphy was synonymous with military heroism - and with good reason. In world War II, over the course of more than two years of continuous combat in Europe, this Texas sharecropper's son entered the ranks of the immortals who can claim a sustained series of hard-to-believe (but thoroughly documented) exploits on the bloody battlegrounds of Sicily, AnziOnce, the name Audie Murphy was synonymous with military heroism - and with good reason. In world War II, over the course of more than two years of continuous combat in Europe, this Texas sharecropper's son entered the ranks of the immortals who can claim a sustained series of hard-to-believe (but thoroughly documented) exploits on the bloody battlegrounds of Sicily, Anzio, France, and Germany. For his heroic achievements, which left some 240 German soldiers dead, Murphy received the most medals ever awarded to an American soldier, including the Congressional Medal of Honor. When the portrait of this freckled, baby-faced foot soldier appeared on the cover of Life magazine, Audie Murphy became the living symbol of America's desire for its sons to return, unravaged, from the war. After the war, Murphy went on to launch a long and surprisingly durable career as a screen actor, starring in such films as The Red Badge of Courage, The Quiet American, his autobiographical war movie To Hell and Back, and a long series of Westerns (where he was inevitably cast as 'the Kid'). But just beneath the surface of his life lay a numbness, a delayed stress relieved only by bouts of womanizing, nocturnal adventures, reckless gambling, and dangerous practical jokes. Murphy would survive into the Vietnam era as an anachronism of sorts, whose baroque schemes for financial salvation plunged him into the American political and criminal netherworld - a hero badly out of time. Don Graham tells the story of this emblematic American life in vivid detail, with a rich appreciation for the ironies and multiple meanings to be found there, and with awe at the combat heroics of this 'fugitive from the law of averages.' Audie Murphy's grave is the most visited one in Arlington national Cemetery, save JFK's, even today; No Name on the Bullet explains why this is so to a whole new generation of Americans
/book/show/6877743-osama-bin-laden?from_search=true	Thomas R. Mockaitis	Osama Bin Laden: A Biography	Osama bin Laden: A Biography offers a concise, fact-based portrait of a man whose rise from obscurity to notoriety coincides with some of the most traumatic events of the 21st century. It follows bin Laden's story from his life in Saudi society in the 1960s and 1970s to his religious conversion, his emergence as a jihadist leader, his horrifying terrorist attacks, and hiOsama bin Laden: A Biography offers a concise, fact-based portrait of a man whose rise from obscurity to notoriety coincides with some of the most traumatic events of the 21st century. It follows bin Laden's story from his life in Saudi society in the 1960s and 1970s to his religious conversion, his emergence as a jihadist leader, his horrifying terrorist attacks, and his near-mythic status in parts of the Muslim world today.Drawing on a wide range of sources, Osama bin Laden finds the political and religious roots of a worldview that combines devout faith with a belief in violence and terrorism. The book pays particular attention to the spread of radical Islam from Egypt to Saudi Arabia and beyond, as well as the development of Al Qaeda and its current scope and capabilities.
/book/show/1325198.Berlin_Rising?from_search=true	Anthony Read David  Fisher	Berlin Rising: Biography of a City	When President John F. Kennedy electrified the world by declaring, Ich bin ein Berliner, he could not have produced the same effect by claiming to belong to any other city. For more than a century, Berlin has exercised a strange fascination for the rest of the world. It has stood as a symbol for arrogant militarism, unrestrained imperialism, bloody revolution, and the teWhen President John F. Kennedy electrified the world by declaring, Ich bin ein Berliner, he could not have produced the same effect by claiming to belong to any other city. For more than a century, Berlin has exercised a strange fascination for the rest of the world. It has stood as a symbol for arrogant militarism, unrestrained imperialism, bloody revolution, and the terrors of totalitarian rule. In the twenties and thirties it harbored an explosion of artistic expression, from kinky cabarets to the confrontational plays of Bertolt Brecht to the architecture of the Bauhaus. After World War II, its division mirrored the divisions of the old world order. Now, its reunification exemplifies the new, with a reborn Berlin poised to assume greater importance than ever at the heart of the new Europe. In this richly enjoyable narrative, Read and Fisher relate how a dusty outpost on the remotest fringe of the Holy Roman Empire became the biggest and most powerful city in continental Europe. They tell the story of Berlin by focusing not only on political events, but also on a vast range of extraordinary personalities: politicians, soldiers, industrialists, artists, writers and performers, and the often bizarre Hohenzollern princes who ruled the city as their personal fiefdom from 1442 until 1918. But above all, Read and Fisher tell the story of the kleine Leute, the little people - wave after wave of immigrants who transformed, and were transformed by, the great city of Berlin. Writing with all their usual verve, humor, and eye for detail, Read and Fisher have produced the essential guide to Berlin's past, present, and future, a fitting companion to their recent epic success The Fall of Berlin.
/book/show/14451299-victor-serge?from_search=true	Susan Weissman	Victor Serge: A Biography	Revolutionary novelist, historian, anarchist, Bolshevik and dissidentVictor Serge is one of the most compelling figures of Soviet history. Set against some of the momentous events of the twentieth century, Victor Serge reveals dauntless vigor of a man whose views often reflect the struggles of our own time.
/book/show/917552.Albrecht_D_rer?from_search=true	Jane Campbell Hutchison	Albrecht Dürer: A Biography	Albrecht Drer (1471-1528) was one of the world's great artistic geniuses, unique among his contemporaries in his ability to translate the basic principles of the Italian Renaissance into the northern European style to which he was born. In addition, he was an exemplary figure of the early Reformation: one of the first people to become interested in Martin Luther's writingAlbrecht Drer (1471-1528) was one of the world's great artistic geniuses, unique among his contemporaries in his ability to translate the basic principles of the Italian Renaissance into the northern European style to which he was born. In addition, he was an exemplary figure of the early Reformation: one of the first people to become interested in Martin Luther's writings, he also counted most of Germany's leading humanists among his friends. This major biography links Drer's artistic development to his personal life and to the turbulent history of pre-Reformation Europe.An informative and engrossing narrative.--Ellen Shultz, The New York Times Book Review... this masterful tabulation of the known facts of Drer's life is both readable and authoritative, and it provides the fullest assortment of well-translated documents since William Martin Conway. Hutchison has long been acknowledged as a leading scholar of German prints and their makers, and her text extends its biographical mission to provide instructive asides about the intellectual and cultural milieu of Drer's Nuremberg.--Larry Silver, Sixteenth Century Journal
/book/show/2425411.Led_Zeppelin?from_search=true	Ritchie Yorke	Led Zeppelin: The Definitive Biography	An internationally renowned rock journalist and personal friend of the band members provides a warm, intimate, accurate account of Led Zeppelin's heyday. Available for the first time in the US, this book is the only authorized biography of what many consider to be the greatest band of all time. Photos.
/book/show/17285195-ren-e-of-france?from_search=true	Simonetta Carr	Renée of France	The influence of the Protestant Reformation stillpermeates much of our Western culture. At the sametime, our popular perception of that complex, fluid, andtransformative time is often rigid and simplistic. Perhaps itmight be easier to grasp if we try to experience it throughthe struggles, desires, perplexities, convictions, and questsof someone who lived though it  in thiThe influence of the Protestant Reformation stillpermeates much of our Western culture. At the sametime, our popular perception of that complex, fluid, andtransformative time is often rigid and simplistic. Perhaps itmight be easier to grasp if we try to experience it throughthe struggles, desires, perplexities, convictions, and questsof someone who lived though it  in this case, a vocal andinquisitive woman  Rene of France. Although Renebelonged to the nobility of that time, the course of eventskept her focused on some basic questions of faith  thesame ones that many of us face. Is faith a private matter?Can we just believe secretly in our hearts? What harm isthere in a little pretence?
/book/show/428955.Sam_Houston_and_the_American_Southwest?from_search=true	Randolph B. Campbell	Sam Houston and the American Southwest	Governor of two states, president of an independent republic, and for thirteen years a United States senator, Sam Houston forged a life of great adventure, frequent controversy, and lasting achievement. Within the historical context of the emGovernor of two states, president of an independent republic, and for thirteen years a United States senator, Sam Houston forged a life of great adventure, frequent controversy, and lasting achievement. Within the historical context of the emerging West, Houston s story is not only one of courage and fortitude, but also aids in understanding of the possibilities and limitations of leadership in a Democratic society. The titles in themake ideal supplements for American History Survey courses or other courses in American history where figures in history are explored. Paperback, brief, and inexpensive, each interpretive biography in this series focuses on a figure whose actions and ideas significantly influenced the course of American history and national life. In addition, each biography relates the life of its subject to the broader themes and developments of the times.
/book/show/285496.The_Declaration_of_Independence_with_short_biographies_of_its_signers?from_search=true	Thomas Jefferson Benson John Lossing The United States of America	The Declaration of Independence with short biographies of its signers	Co-author of the groundbreakingand, Michael Hardt examines the Declaration of Independence and other texts by Jefferson, arguing that his powerful concept of democracy provides a biting critique of the current American administration. Introducing this collection of Jeffersons writings, Michael Hardt makes a powerful case for re-examining the foundationalCo-author of the groundbreakingand, Michael Hardt examines the Declaration of Independence and other texts by Jefferson, arguing that his powerful concept of democracy provides a biting critique of the current American administration. Introducing this collection of Jeffersons writings, Michael Hardt makes a powerful case for re-examining the foundational writings of this American revolutionary in order to reignite the dialogue that first conceived of a land of the free.
/book/show/5447285-hattie?from_search=true	Andy Merriman	Hattie : The Authorised Biography of Hattie Jacques	For over 30 years Hattie Jacques was a familiar presence on radio, television and film. This biography reveals the secrets of the sometimes strange and often sad private life that was concealed behind the matronly facade.
/book/show/1325841.Drew_Barrymore?from_search=true	Bryony Sutherland Lucy Ellis	Drew Barrymore: The Biography	At the tender age of 7, starring in Steven Spielbergs landmark filmDrew Barrymore won our hearts in a way that no other child had since Shirley Temple. Before the age of 12, she was a movie star, an international icon, and, sadly, the heir to her legendary familys legacy of substance abuse. Her burgeoning career was soon eclipsed by her off-At the tender age of 7, starring in Steven Spielbergs landmark filmDrew Barrymore won our hearts in a way that no other child had since Shirley Temple. Before the age of 12, she was a movie star, an international icon, and, sadly, the heir to her legendary familys legacy of substance abuse. Her burgeoning career was soon eclipsed by her off-screen antics. At the age of 12, she was addicted to cocaine. In 1988, she entered rehab, got clean a year later, but not before a relapse and a suicide attempt. Drew Barrymore might have lived out her years as a washed-up child star, but after a two-year absense, she returned in the pivotalFrom the mid-90s, she appeared in a string of hit films, includingWoody Allens EandThe actress has also added another string to her bow as producer and costar of the highly successfulfilms.
/book/show/501952.Leo_Strauss?from_search=true	Daniel Tanguay Christopher Nadon (Translation)	Leo Strauss: An Intellectual Biography	Since political theorist Leo Strausss death in 1973, American interpreters have heatedly debated his intellectual legacy. Daniel Tanguay recovers Strauss from the atmosphere of partisan debate that has dominated American journalistic, political, and academic discussions of his work. Tanguay offers in crystal-clear prose the first assessment of the whole of Strausss thougSince political theorist Leo Strausss death in 1973, American interpreters have heatedly debated his intellectual legacy. Daniel Tanguay recovers Strauss from the atmosphere of partisan debate that has dominated American journalistic, political, and academic discussions of his work. Tanguay offers in crystal-clear prose the first assessment of the whole of Strausss thought, a daunting task owing to the vastness and scope of Strausss writings. This comprehensive overview of Strausss thought is indispensable for anyone seeking to understand his philosophy and legacy.Tanguay gives special attention to Strausss little-known formative years, 1920-1938, during which the philosopher elaboratedtheme of his research, what he termed the theological-political problem. Tanguay shows the connection of this theme to other major elements in Strausss thought, such as the Quarrel between the Ancients and Moderns, the return to classical natural right, the art of esoteric writing, and his critique of modernity. In so doing, the author approaches what is at the heart of Strausss work: God and politics. Rescuing Strauss from polemics and ill-defined generalizations about his ideas, Tanguay provides instead an important and timely analysis of a major philosophical thinker of the twentieth century.
/book/show/19307446-j-d-robb?from_search=true	Leslie Truex	J.D. Robb: A Biography	ABOUT THE BOOKJ.D. Robb is the pen name Nora Roberts uses for her In Death series of futuristic police procedurals. She is a prolific writer with over 200 published novels, 176 New York Times bestsellers, and over 400 million copies of her books in print worldwide. Over 34 of the books are from Robbs In Death series and since 2007, each In Death book has been a New York TABOUT THE BOOKJ.D. Robb is the pen name Nora Roberts uses for her In Death series of futuristic police procedurals. She is a prolific writer with over 200 published novels, 176 New York Times bestsellers, and over 400 million copies of her books in print worldwide. Over 34 of the books are from Robbs In Death series and since 2007, each In Death book has been a New York Times bestseller.Robb didnt grow up dreaming of mystery, romance or writing. However, she was an avid reader and enjoyed making up stories. A snowstorm that left her alone with two young children and a need to fill the time, led her to write her stories down. Once she started, she didnt stop.MEET THE AUTHORLeslie Truex is an online entrepreneur and freelance writer. She is the author of The Work-At-Home Success Bible (Adams Media) and Jobs Online (self-published). Her small business articles appear on Lenovo's Small Business Insights, the Houston Chronicle's Chron.com, and eHow. She's written several hundred articles on fitness and nutrition for LIVESTRONG.com. She teaches work-at-home and writing related courses through Piedmont Virginia Community College. She has a B.A. in Psychology from Willamette University and an MSW from California State University, Sacramento. Her social work experience includes school counseling, public health and adoptions. She is also an AFAA certified aerobics instructor.EXCERPT FROM THE BOOKSince her first book in 1981, Nora Roberts name has become synonymous with romance books. She was the first romance writer inducted into Romance Writers of Americas (RWA) Hall of Fame and her name dons the RWAs Lifetime Achievement Award.When she wanted to add suspense to novels, her publisher, Bantam discouraged her because of her success with romance novels. But when she moved to Putnam in 1992, it asked if she would be willing to publish some of her works under a pseudonym to allow them to publish more of her work without saturating the market. According to Roberts, each publisher had only a certain number of slots available per year to publish each author. By having a second name, she could continue to write at her quick pace and the publisher could release more books written by her. She was resistant to the idea until her agent explained a pseudonym was similar to Pepsi, Diet-Pepsi, and caffeine-free Pepsi; each appeals to a different group. Roberts agreed to use another pen name under the condition that she could write an on-going series of romantic suspense.Along with her prolific output, she is known for helping change romance books by making women stronger and more independent, and exploring the male protagonists point of view. Romance and mystery writer Janet Evanovich told Book Magazine, ...We see more variety in the genre in terms of heroine age and occupation. And todays heroine is stronger, more self-reliant. Of course, Nora was always ahead of the pack. Her heroines were always strong.CHAPTER OUTLINEJ.D. Robb: A Biography+ Introduction+ Background and Upbringing+ Major Accomplishments and Awards+ Personal Life+ ...and much more
/book/show/193112.Saddam_Hussein?from_search=true	Efraim Karsh Inari Rautsi	Saddam Hussein: A Political Biography	Over ten years after his armies were routed in Desert Storm, the world continues to deal with, and be persistently thwarted, by the menace of Saddam Hussein. Here in this timely biography, authors Efraim Karsh and Inari Rautsi, experts on Middle East history and politics, have combined their expertise to write what is largely considered the definitive work of one of the ceOver ten years after his armies were routed in Desert Storm, the world continues to deal with, and be persistently thwarted, by the menace of Saddam Hussein. Here in this timely biography, authors Efraim Karsh and Inari Rautsi, experts on Middle East history and politics, have combined their expertise to write what is largely considered the definitive work of one of the century's most reviled and notorious figures.Drawing on a wealth of Iraqi, Arab, Western and Israeli sources, including interviews with people who have had close contact with Saddam Hussein throughout his career, the authors traces the meteoric transformation of an ardent nationalist and obscure Ba'th party member into an absolute dictator.Placing Hussein in the larger context of the ancient and modern Arab world and Iraqi history and traditions, Karsh and Rautsi examine the nature of the political system in which he thrived, a system built on blood and fear, betrayal and deceit. Skillfully interweaving a realistic analysis of Gulf politics and history, this authoritative biography is essential for understanding the mind of a modern tyrant.
/book/show/8067766-buck-owens?from_search=true	Eileen Sisk	Buck Owens: The Biography	Buck Owens was the top-selling country act of the 1960s, with 21 number-one hits and 35 consecutive top-ten hits, a total surpassed only by the Beatles. Inventor of the Bakersfield sound, he was hugely popular not only with country fans, but rock fans too. The Beatles covered his songs, Gram Parsons idolized him, the Grateful Dead loved him. At least five marriages, severaBuck Owens was the top-selling country act of the 1960s, with 21 number-one hits and 35 consecutive top-ten hits, a total surpassed only by the Beatles. Inventor of the Bakersfield sound, he was hugely popular not only with country fans, but rock fans too. The Beatles covered his songs, Gram Parsons idolized him, the Grateful Dead loved him. At least five marriages, several TV shows, and a publishing and media empire followed. And a number of current country stars, ranging from Dwight Yoakam to Marty Stuart, owe their sound to him.Yet never before has there been a book about Buck Owens. And the man that emerges from its pages is the polar opposite of the aw-shucks image he cultivated on. A tight-fisted control freak with an outsized appetite for sex, Owens could be ruthlessly cruel at one moment and as slippery as a snake the next.chronicles his rise from poverty as son of a sharecropper to one of the nations best-loved entertainers, worth at least $100 million when he died. It is authoritative: it counts among its myriad sources five Buckaroos, the producer of, the former president of Capitol Nashville, numerous country singers, relatives, wives, lovers, and employees. This biography fully reveals, for the first time, not only one of countrys biggest stars, but perhaps its biggest son of a bitch.
/book/show/13451833-c-g-jung?from_search=true	Sonu Shamdasani	C.G. Jung: A Biography in Books	This book shows how Jung's theory evolved through classics of Western literature, annotated books from his library, manuscripts of his Black Books and The Red Book,other major works in which he attempted to translate insights from The Red Book for a scientific public, the Gnostic and alchemical texts he studied and presented as parallels to his psychology of the unconsciouThis book shows how Jung's theory evolved through classics of Western literature, annotated books from his library, manuscripts of his Black Books and The Red Book,other major works in which he attempted to translate insights from The Red Book for a scientific public, the Gnostic and alchemical texts he studied and presented as parallels to his psychology of the unconscious, and Eastern texts he presented in collaboration with leading scholars, establishing a cross-cultural psychology of the process of higher development. [W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.]
/book/show/7054981-thanksgiving?from_search=true	James W.  Baker Peter J. Gomes (Contributor)	Thanksgiving: The Biography of an American Holiday	In this, the first in-depth study of the most American of holidays, James Baker sweeps away lingering myths and misconceptions to show how this celebration day was born and grew to be an essential part of our national spirit. Thanksgiving: The Biography of an American Holiday opens with an overview of the popular mythos of the holiday before discussing its possible religioIn this, the first in-depth study of the most American of holidays, James Baker sweeps away lingering myths and misconceptions to show how this celebration day was born and grew to be an essential part of our national spirit. Thanksgiving: The Biography of an American Holiday opens with an overview of the popular mythos of the holiday before discussing its possible religious and cultural precedents. This classic Yankee holiday is examined in historical and contemporary detail that embraces everything from proclamations, sermons, and local and regional traditions to family reunions, turkey dinners, and recipes. Thanksgiving's evolving face is illustrated with charming and often revealing period prints that chart our changing attitudes: the influence of Victorian sentiment in Thanksgiving's development, Progressive utilitarianism, intellectual debunking, patriotic wartime reclamation, and 1960s-era protest. Thanksgiving remains controversial up to the present day, as Mayflower descendants, Native Americans, and commercial exploiters compete for the American public's opinion of the holiday's contemporary significance and its future status. This is an intelligent and illuminating introduction to a beloved holiday and a fascinating cultural history of America and Americana.
/book/show/502064.JELL_O?from_search=true	Carolyn Wyman	JELL-O: A Biography	The author of SPAM: A Biography is back again-This time with the definitive biography of an even bigger edible American icon: JELL-0!Who didn't grow up on JELL-O gelatin? Hospitals dished it out after your tonsils were removed and Mom always had a box stashed away in case of a dessert emergency.For more than one hundred years, Jell-O has reigned as America's Most Famous DThe author of SPAM: A Biography is back again-This time with the definitive biography of an even bigger edible American icon: JELL-0!Who didn't grow up on JELL-O gelatin? Hospitals dished it out after your tonsils were removed and Mom always had a box stashed away in case of a dessert emergency.For more than one hundred years, Jell-O has reigned as America's Most Famous Dessert, selling more than one million packages a day and more than 500 million each year.But where and when and how did it all begin? No one is more qualified than junk food authority Carolyn Wyman to tell the whole amazing truth of this fruit flavored dessert.Complete with over two hundred photographs and illustrations, JELL-O: A Biography uncovers everything from the history of the product and its marketing and sales strategies through the year to off-the-wall recipes and alternative uses such as Jell-O shots and Jell-O wrestling.Jell-O is not just a food product, it is part of America's history and culture. Painstakingly researched and playfully presented, JELL-O: A Biography is the sweet story of the primordial slime's success and a fabulously entertaining read. After all, there's always room for Jell-O.AMAZING BUT TRUE:Little-known facts about America's Most Famous Dessert-- By the 1920s Jell-O was served as a good ol' American welcome treat to immigrants at Ellis Island.--Though Jell-O sponsored his radio show for years, according to his wife, Jack Benny never ate the stuff.--Who does eat it? Residents of Salt Lake City and Des Moines are neck-and-neck in annual Jell-O consumption-a competition they take very seriously.--As a teenager, actor John Malkovich lost 70 pounds in 6 months on a Jell-O only diet.--In Cecil B. De Mille's 1923 production of The Ten Commandments, Moses's parted Red Sea was created by superimposing running actors onto footage of a quivering strawberry Jell-O mold.--A salad or a dessert? The great debate continues . . .
/book/show/2276466.Malcolm_Muggeridge?from_search=true	W. Wolfe	Malcolm Muggeridge: A Biography	Gregory Wolfe's acclaimed biography draws on unpublished diaries, correspondence, interviews, and Muggeridge's prolific writings to chronicle the long and turbulent life of one of the most brilliant controversialists and media personalities of his generation. Advertising.
/book/show/11241332-wicked?from_search=true	Paul Laird	Wicked: A Musical Biography	In 2004, the original Broadway production of Wicked earned 10 Tony nominations, including best musical. Based on the best-selling novel by Gregory Maguire, the show continues to run on Broadway and has touring companies throughout the United States and around the world. In Wicked: A Musical Biography, author Paul Laird explores the creation of this popular Broadway musicalIn 2004, the original Broadway production of Wicked earned 10 Tony nominations, including best musical. Based on the best-selling novel by Gregory Maguire, the show continues to run on Broadway and has touring companies throughout the United States and around the world. In Wicked: A Musical Biography, author Paul Laird explores the creation of this popular Broadway musical through an examination of draft scripts, interviews with major figures, and the study of primary musical sources such as sketches, drafts, and completed musical scores. Laird brings together an impressive amount of detail on the creation of Wicked, including a look at Maguire's novel, as well as the original source material, The Wizard of Oz. This volume also offers a history of the show's genesis along with examinations of the draft scenarios and scripts that demonstrate the show's development. Laird also explores Stephen Schwartz's life and work, providing an analysis of the composer and lyricist's work on the show through song drafts, sketches, and musical examples. Laird also surveys the show's critical reception in New York and London, noting how many critics failed to appreciate its qualities or anticipate its great success. The unusual nature of Wicked's story dominated by two strong female leads is also placed in the context of Broadway history. A unique look into a successful Broadway production, Wicked: A Musical Biography will be of interest to musicologists, theatre scholars, students, and general readers alike.
/book/show/245136.Romeo_Juliet?from_search=true	William Shakespeare Baz Luhrmann (Screenplay by) Craig Pearce (Screenplay by)	Romeo & Juliet: The Contemporary Film, the Classic Play	Award-winning director Baz Luhrmann () has updated Shakespeare's classic tragedy of young love and teen suicide in a unique new film, in which the warring Capulets and Montagues are gangsters who carry guns instead of swords. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio () and Claire Danes ()Award-winning director Baz Luhrmann () has updated Shakespeare's classic tragedy of young love and teen suicide in a unique new film, in which the warring Capulets and Montagues are gangsters who carry guns instead of swords. Starring Leonardo DiCaprio () and Claire Danes () as the doomed lovers, the film is set in a modern city. The actors speak Shakespeare's words--but with their own American accents.Readers can now experience this new vision of Shakespeare's violent, tragic play alongside the Bards original text, in a special single volume that features an introduction by the film's director.
/book/show/20739628-jane-eyre?from_search=true	Charlotte Bront Emma Fielding (Narrator)	Jane Eyre	One of the greatest love stories ever written, Jane Eyre is the tale of a young woman entangled with the powerful Mr Rochester. What lurks in the attic at Thornfield, the ancestral home of the surly Mr Rochester? Will the governess Jane Eyre discover his secret - and having discovered it, live to regret that knowledge? Battling inside Jane are passion and prudence; she strOne of the greatest love stories ever written, Jane Eyre is the tale of a young woman entangled with the powerful Mr Rochester. What lurks in the attic at Thornfield, the ancestral home of the surly Mr Rochester? Will the governess Jane Eyre discover his secret - and having discovered it, live to regret that knowledge? Battling inside Jane are passion and prudence; she struggles to survive the turmoil they cause.
/book/show/33914039-the-lion-the-witch-and-the-wardrobe?from_search=true	C.S. Lewis Christian Birmingham (Illustrations)	The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: A Harper Classic	is the second book in C. S. Lewis's classic fantasy series, which has been captivating readers of all ages with a magical land and unforgettable characters for over sixty years.This hardcover Harper Classic edition features cover art by three-time Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator David Wiesner andis the second book in C. S. Lewis's classic fantasy series, which has been captivating readers of all ages with a magical land and unforgettable characters for over sixty years.This hardcover Harper Classic edition features cover art by three-time Caldecott Medal-winning illustrator David Wiesner and interior black-and-white illustrations by the series' original illustrator, Pauline Baynes, as well as a teachers guide and more information about the world and author in the backmatter.Four adventurous siblingsPeter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy Pevensiestep through a wardrobe door and into the land of Narnia, a land frozen in eternal winter and enslaved by the power of the White Witch. But when almost all hope is lost, the return of the Great Lion, Aslan, signals a great change...and a great sacrifice.This is a stand-alone read, but if you would like to discover more about Narnia, pick up, the third book in.
/book/show/18830410-little-women?from_search=true	Louisa May Alcott Owen R. Howell (Introduction)	Little Women	With a large 7.44x9.69 page size and the complete text of both parts of this beloved classic, this Summit Classic Press edition is printed on hefty bright white paper with a fully laminated cover featuring an original full color design. Page headers and modern design and page layout exemplify the attention to detail given this collector-quality volume.Original contentWith a large 7.44x9.69 page size and the complete text of both parts of this beloved classic, this Summit Classic Press edition is printed on hefty bright white paper with a fully laminated cover featuring an original full color design. Page headers and modern design and page layout exemplify the attention to detail given this collector-quality volume.Original content created specially for this edition includes a detailed author biography, a detailed bibliography of Alcott's work -- both her well-known works and the little-known potboiler stories originally published anonymously or under pen names -- and footnote annotations, added sparingly, to aid the modern reader with particularly unusual or outdated words or phrases.Since its publication Little Women has been a perennial favorite. Based on her experiences growing up with her sisters, Louisa May Alcott's tale was originally published as two separate short novels, Little Women, or Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy in 1868 and Good Wives in 1869. This Summit Classics edition follows the subsequent practice of including those two works as Part One and Part Two in a single volume titled Little Women. Part One is an account of the childhood of the fictional March sisters, while Part Two follows them into their respective marriages. While based to some extent on her own experiences and family, the book is not strictly autobiographical. The heroine, Jo, for example is based on Alcott herself, but Alcott never married and the school eventually run by Jo and her husband is most likely based on her father's ultimately unsuccessful school.Born in 1832 in Germantown Pennsylvania, Alcott's parents were members of the Transcendentalist movement. The family was generally on the brink of poverty, as her father founded a school that failed and them moved his family to a utopian commune which also failed. Other Transcendentalists, including Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau and Nathaniel Hawthorne were visitors in the Alcott home. Louisa's first book, Flower Fables, was a collection of stories originally written for Emerson's daughter Ellen, and Emerson provided finacial assistance for the purchase, in 1845, of what became the family's home and the setting for many of her stories.In 1860 Alcott began writing for the Atlantic Monthly, and her brief experience as a nurse in a Civil War hospital formed the basis for Hospital Sketches, published in 1863 and bringing her critical recognition. After a series of sensationalist books and stories written under the name A. M. Barnard in the mid-1860's, Alcott turned her attention to writing for children and rarely wrote adult-oriented fiction thereafter.An aboltionist and a feminist, Louisa May Alcott was the first woman to register to vote in Concord Massachusetts. In her later years Alcott suffered recurring health problems, possibly as a result of lupus or an autoimmune disease. She died after suffering a stroke on March 6, 1888.Little Men, the sequel to Little Women, is also available from Summit Classic Press in a handsome companion volume.
/book/show/23180141-wuthering-heights?from_search=true	Emily Bront	Wuthering Heights	This premium quality large print edition contains the complete and unabridged classic version of Wuthering Heights, printed on heavy, bright white 60# paper in a large 7.44x9.69 format, with page headers and a fully laminated full-color cover featuring an original design. Also included in this edition is an original introductory essay discussing the life and work of thThis premium quality large print edition contains the complete and unabridged classic version of Wuthering Heights, printed on heavy, bright white 60# paper in a large 7.44x9.69 format, with page headers and a fully laminated full-color cover featuring an original design. Also included in this edition is an original introductory essay discussing the life and work of the author, as well as commentary written by Emily's sister, Charlotte Bronte, discussing the historical context and providing an analysis of the work, written for the 1850 second edition published after Emily's death.Film adaptations have tended to present Wuthering Heights as a tragic romance with gothic overtones, truncating a story which is more about uncontrolled passions, revenge, hatred, cruelty and thwarted desire, and which traces the effects of these forces through two generations.BR> The story centers around Heathcliff, a mysterious gypsy-like person, from his street-orphan childhood to his death in his late thirties. Comfortable in his adopted family and reduced to the status of a servant following the death of the patriarch, Heathcliff runs away when the young woman he loves decides to marry another. Returning years later, rich and educated, he sets about taking revenge on the two families he believes have ruined his life, heedlessly and maliciously ruining the lives of all around him.Initially puzzling because of its then-unusual structure and regarded dubiously because of its stark portrayal of amoral passion and psychological and physical cruelty, critical reaction to Wuthering Heights was mixed. But by the turn of the 20th century the passage of time and the rise of modernism led to a reappraisal by critics, who began to consider the book a literary classic long after the reading public had embraced it. Exploring themes like social class and gender inequality, Wuthering Heights has become a timeless classic, enjoyed by generations of readers.Emily Jane Bronte (July 30, 1818-December 19, 1848) was an English novelist and poet, best remembered for Wuthering Heights, her only novel. Born in a Yorkshire village in Northern England, Emily was the fifth of the six children of Maria Branwell and Patrick Bronte, an Irish Anglican clergyman.Following the death of their mother in 1821 the three oldest sisters, Maria, Elizabeth and Charlotte, were sent to the Clergy Daughters' School at Cowan Bridge, an awful experience which later provided material for Charlotte Bronte's novel Jane Eyre. Emily was sent to join her sisters at the school in November 1824, but when a typhoid epidemic at the school left Maria and Elizabeth sick, Maria was sent home and soon died, and the remaining sisters were brought home in June 1825. Elizabeth died shortly after their return home.Educated at home thereafter the children had access to a wide variety of books. Their imaginations fired by favorites like Scott, Byron, and Shelley, they began writing stories and poems of their own, creating imaginary worlds like Angria and Gondal.In 1846 the three surviving sisters published a combined book of poetry, which contained poems by Currer (Charlotte), Acton (Anne) and Ellis (Emily) Bell. The volume of poetry has been traditionally reported to have sold two copies. The use of these pseudonyms would result in later confusion, with the sisters and their works occasionally being mistakenly identified after the publication of their novels in 1847.Emily's personal life remains little-known, at least in part because of her shy nature and almost reclusive habits. She seems to have had no friends outside her family, and much of what is known about her derives from a few well-worn anecdotes. She died of tuberculosis in 1848, having wasted away during her illness to the point where it was reported that her coffin was only sixteen inches in width.
/book/show/3638227-frankenstein?from_search=true	Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley	Frankenstein	, first published in 1818, is widely recognized as being one of the first science fiction novels. Starring Michael Maloney as Frankenstein and John Wood as the Creature, this spine-tingling dramatization perfectly conveys the book's pervasive sense of unease and dread. Victor Frankenstein, an ambitious young scientist and seeker of knowledge, considers it the, first published in 1818, is widely recognized as being one of the first science fiction novels. Starring Michael Maloney as Frankenstein and John Wood as the Creature, this spine-tingling dramatization perfectly conveys the book's pervasive sense of unease and dread. Victor Frankenstein, an ambitious young scientist and seeker of knowledge, considers it the pinnacle of his career when he makes a Creature in his own name. But his triumph soon turns to horror, and he is appalled when the Creature, denied a female counterpart, turns against his creator and commits a terrible crime. In a desperate attempt to destroy his creation, the scientist tracks him from Europe to the desolate North Pole, and in this bleak landscape of ice and fog, prepares to confront his nemesis. . . This CD release includes an introductory sleeve note recounting the making of the radio adaptation, written by Andrew Pixley.2 CDs. 2 hrs.
/book/show/6989076-adventures-of-huck-finn-classic?from_search=true	Mark Twain Norman Dietz (Narrator)	Adventures of Huck Finn Classic	An unforgettable story of a boy's adventures in the Mississippi Valley, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn will captivate listeners of all ages with its vivid recreation of the history, the people, and the language of the nineteenth-century American South.
/book/show/313378.The_Princess_Bride?from_search=true	William Goldman	The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure	The Princess Bride: S Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure
/book/show/26814839-sense-and-sensibility?from_search=true	Jane Austen Read Monkey Pablo (Illustrator)	Sense and Sensibility: Illustrated Platinum Edition (Classic Bestselling Fiction Books)	How is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedSense and Sensibility is a novel by Jane Austen, and was her first published work when it appeared in 1811 under the pseudonym A Lady. A work of romantic fiction, better known as a comedy of manners, Sense and SensibHow is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedSense and Sensibility is a novel by Jane Austen, and was her first published work when it appeared in 1811 under the pseudonym A Lady. A work of romantic fiction, better known as a comedy of manners, Sense and Sensibility is set in southwest England, London and Kent between 1792 and 1797, and portrays the life and loves of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne. The novel follows the young ladies to their new home, a meagre cottage on a distant relative's property, where they experience love, romance and heartbreak.Jane Austen wrote the first draft of the novel in the form of a novel-in-letters (epistolary form) sometime around 1795 when she was about 19 years old, and gave it the title Elinor and Marianne. She later changed the form to a narrative and the title to Sense and Sensibility. Sense in the book means good judgment or prudence, and sensibility means sensitivity or emotionality. Sense is identified with the character of Elinor, while sensibility is identified with the character of Marianne. By changing the title, Austen added philosophical depth to what began as a sketch of two characters. The title of the book, and that of her next published novel, Pride and Prejudice (1813), may be suggestive of political conflicts of the 1790s.Austen biographer Claire Tomalin argues that Sense and Sensibility has a wobble in its approach, which developed because Austen, in the course of writing the novel, gradually became less certain about whether sense or sensibility should triumph. Austen characterises Marianne as a sweet lady with attractive qualities: intelligence, musical talent, frankness, and the capacity to love deeply. She also acknowledges that Willoughby, with all his faults, continues to love and, in some measure, appreciate Marianne. For these reasons, some readers find Marianne's ultimate marriage to Colonel Brandon an unsatisfactory ending. Other interpretations, however, have argued that Austen's intention was not to debate the superior value of either sense or sensibility in good judgment, but rather to demonstrate that both are equally important but must be applied with good balance to one another.Dashwood extracts a promise from his son, that he will take care of his half-sisters; however, John's selfish and greedy wife, Fanny, soon persuades him to renege. John and Fanny immediately take up their place as the new owners of Norland, while the Dashwood women are reduced to the position of unwelcome guests. Mrs. Dashwood begins looking for somewhere else to live.In the meantime, Fanny's brother, Edward Ferrars, a pleasant, unassuming, intelligent but reserved young man, visits Norland and soon forms an attachment with Elinor. Fanny disapproves the match and offends Mrs. Dashwood with the implication that Elinor is motivated by money rather than love. Mrs. Dashwood indignantly speeds her search for a new home.
/book/show/25572713-the-little-prince?from_search=true	Antoine de Saint-Exupry Katherine Woods (Translator)	The Little Prince: The Childrens Classic Novella	Moral allegory and spiritual autobiography, The Little Prince is the most translated book in the French language. With a timeless charm it tells the story of a little boy who leaves the safety of his own tiny planet to travel the universe, learning the vagaries of adult behaviour through a series of extraordinary encounters. His personal odyssey culminates in a voyage to EMoral allegory and spiritual autobiography, The Little Prince is the most translated book in the French language. With a timeless charm it tells the story of a little boy who leaves the safety of his own tiny planet to travel the universe, learning the vagaries of adult behaviour through a series of extraordinary encounters. His personal odyssey culminates in a voyage to Earth and further adventures.
/book/show/1481312.The_Picture_of_Dorian_Gray?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde Allan Donaldson (Introduction)	The Picture of Dorian Gray	Dorian Gray's selfish wish comes true--he remains youthful--but his portrait reflects his inner life and ages and degenerates.
/book/show/25337677-les-mis-rables?from_search=true	Victor Hugo Oliver Garrett (Editor)	Les Misérables	Les Misrables is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original French title, however several alternatives have been used, including The Miserable, The Wretched, The Miserable Ones, The Poor Ones, The WretchLes Misrables is a French historical novel by Victor Hugo, first published in 1862, that is considered one of the greatest novels of the 19th century. In the English-speaking world, the novel is usually referred to by its original French title, however several alternatives have been used, including The Miserable, The Wretched, The Miserable Ones, The Poor Ones, The Wretched Poor, The Victims and The Dispossessed.Beginning in 1815 and culminating in the 1832 June Rebellion in Paris, the novel follows the lives and interactions of several characters, particularly the struggles of ex-convict Jean Valjean and his experience of redemption.
/book/show/6316274-dracula?from_search=true	Bram Stoker Tom Casaletto (Narrator) Fredric Scadron (Actor)	Dracula	Perhaps the most famous vampire story of all time,is an awesome tale of a thrillingly bloodthirsty vampire whose nocturnal atrocities embody the dark underside of an outwardly moralistic age. As he searches for new prey, desirous to spread the undead curse, Dracula looks toward EnglanPerhaps the most famous vampire story of all time,is an awesome tale of a thrillingly bloodthirsty vampire whose nocturnal atrocities embody the dark underside of an outwardly moralistic age. As he searches for new prey, desirous to spread the undead curse, Dracula looks toward England. There he is met with resistance from a small band of men and women, led by the intrepid Professor Abraham Van Helsing. Will the people be able to keep the fearsome Dracula from terrorizing their community?This novel is part of Brilliance Audio's extensive Classic Collection, bringing you timeless masterpieces that you and your family are sure to love.
/book/show/384232.Secret_Garden_The_Story_Time_Classic?from_search=true	Frances Hodgson Burnett Graham Rust (Illustrator) Janet Brown (Adapted by)	Secret Garden, The-Story Time Classic	Now in a large picture-book format for younger readers, this classic story about the friendship between three English children is enhanced with full-color illustrations and an adapted text.
/book/show/2673058-the-odyssey?from_search=true	Homer	The Odyssey	'Muse, tell me of a man: a man of much resource, who was made to wander far and long, after he had sacked the sacred city of Troy. Many were the men whose lands he saw and came to know their thinking: many too the miseries at sea, which he suffered in his heart, as he sought to win his own life and the safety of his companions.' Recounting the epic journey home of Odysseus'Muse, tell me of a man: a man of much resource, who was made to wander far and long, after he had sacked the sacred city of Troy. Many were the men whose lands he saw and came to know their thinking: many too the miseries at sea, which he suffered in his heart, as he sought to win his own life and the safety of his companions.' Recounting the epic journey home of Odysseus from the Trojan War,- alongside its sister poem- stands as the well-spring of Western Civilisation and culture, an inspiration to poets, writers and thinkers for thousands of years since. This authoritative prose translation by Martin Hammond brings Homer's great poem of homecoming to life as Odysseus battles through such familiar dangers as the cave of the Cyclops, the call of the Sirens and his hostile reception back in his native land of Ithaca.
/book/show/18661172-the-count-of-monte-cristo?from_search=true	Alexandre Dumas	The Count of Monte Cristo (Dunda Books Classic)	The Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, pre. It is often considered to be, along with The Three Musketeers, Dumas's most popular work. He completed the work in 1844. Like many of his novels, it is expanded from the plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet.The story takes place inThe Count of Monte Cristo (French: Le Comte de Monte-Cristo) is an adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas, pre. It is often considered to be, along with The Three Musketeers, Dumas's most popular work. He completed the work in 1844. Like many of his novels, it is expanded from the plot outlines suggested by his collaborating ghostwriter Auguste Maquet.The story takes place in France, Italy, islands in the Mediterranean and the Levant during the historical events of 18151838 (from just before the Hundred Days through to the reign of Louis-Philippe of France). The historical setting is a fundamental element of the book. It is an adventure story primarily concerned with themes of hope, justice, vengeance, mercy and forgiveness.The book is considered a literary classic today. According to Luc Sante, The Count of Monte Cristo has become a fixture of Western civilization's literature, as inescapable and immediately identifiable as Mickey Mouse, Noah's flood, and the story of Little Red Riding Hood.
/book/show/27469142-anna-karenina?from_search=true	Leo Tolstoy	Anna Karenina	Anna Karenina - Anna, sensuous and full of passion, finds herself in a situation where she cannot continue keeping on. She throws caution in the air and follows her heart into the warm embrace of her love. But, Anna was already committed to another gentleman in passionless matrimony...What gives? Read on, as this epic novel, written by Leo Tolstoy, a master in storytellingAnna Karenina - Anna, sensuous and full of passion, finds herself in a situation where she cannot continue keeping on. She throws caution in the air and follows her heart into the warm embrace of her love. But, Anna was already committed to another gentleman in passionless matrimony...What gives? Read on, as this epic novel, written by Leo Tolstoy, a master in storytelling, intricately unfolds this breath taking narrative of matters of the heart. Grab your copy right now, and find out for yourself why after almost a hundred years, Anna Karenina, is still acclaimed to be the greatest novel ever written.
/book/show/13584589-emma?from_search=true	Jane Austen Sara Singh (Illustrator)	Emma	EMMAPretty, rich Emma Woodhouse loves to meddle and is sure she knows best when it comes to love. So why not play cupid and bring couples together? But Emma sometimes interferes too much in her friends' lives. And none of the men Emma knows meet her own high standards for a husbanEMMAPretty, rich Emma Woodhouse loves to meddle and is sure she knows best when it comes to love. So why not play cupid and bring couples together? But Emma sometimes interferes too much in her friends' lives. And none of the men Emma knows meet her own high standards for a husband. Will her good intentions ruin other people's chance for love? Is there a man who can truly understand Emma and win her heart?
/book/show/23529030-the-scarlet-letter?from_search=true	Nathaniel Hawthorne (Illustrations)	The Scarlet Letter: A Literary Classic	The Scarlett Letter the beloved classic from Nathaniel HawthorneNo man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be the true. 
/book/show/25452048-great-expectations-the-complete-unabridged-classic-edition?from_search=true	Charles Dickens S. M. Holden (Editor)	Great Expectations the Complete & Unabridged Classic Edition	Traditional Chinese edition of an abridged Great Expectation for youth with BoPoMoFo phonics and colored illustrations. In Traditional Chinese. Annotation copyright Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.
/book/show/19994053-fairy-tales-from-the-brothers-grimm?from_search=true	Jacob Grimm George Cruikshank (Illustrator)	Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: Deluxe Hardcover Classic	A compilation of Brothers Grimm fairy tales complete with vintage illustrationsThis book brings together approximately two dozen of the most beloved of the classic Grimm fairy tales, including all the classics, such as Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Hansel and Gretel in an all-new translation specially commissioned for this publication. Containing aA compilation of Brothers Grimm fairy tales complete with vintage illustrationsThis book brings together approximately two dozen of the most beloved of the classic Grimm fairy tales, including all the classics, such as Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Hansel and Gretel in an all-new translation specially commissioned for this publication. Containing a painstakingly-researched selection of artwork by some of the most famous illustrators from the 1850s to the 1950s--including Golden Age legend Kay Nielsen, beloved bestselling author Wanda Gag (of Millions of Cats, 1928), British darlings Walter Crane and Arthur Rackham, and giants of nineteenth century German illustration Hermann Vogel, Otto Speckter, and Viktor Paul Mohn--this compilation also includes beautiful silhouettes culled from original publications from the 1920s that run throughout the entire layout. For adults and children alike, this collection brings to life the magic of fairy tales and their illustrations.About the Brothers Grimm:Brothers Jacob (1785-1863) and Wilhelm Grimm (1786-1859) were German academics and linguists who spent years collecting popular fairy tales and folk tales such as Cinderella, Snow White, and Rapunzel. Their resulting compilation of over 200 stories Kinder- und Hausmarchen (Children's and Household Tales) is one of the most famous collections of tales in the world, influencing generations of writers, composers, artists, academics, and filmmakers.contains:Hans in LuckThe travelling musiciansthe golden birdThe fisherman and his wifethe Tom-Tit and the bearThe twelve dancing princessesRose-BudTom ThumbThe grateful beastsJorinda and Joringelthe wonderful musicianThe queen beeThe dog and the sparrowFrederick and CatherineThe three children of fortuneKing Grisly-BeardThe adventures of Chanticleer and PartletSnow-DropThe elves and the shoemakerThe turnipOld SultanThe lady and the lionThe miser in the bushThe king of the golden mountainThe golden gooseMrs FoxHansel and GretelThe giant with the three golden hairsThe Frog-PrinceThe fox and the horseRumpel-Stilts-KinThe goose-girlFaithful JohnThe blue lightAshputtelThe young giant and the tailorThe crows and the soldierPee-WitHans and his wife GrettelCherry, or the Frog-BrideMother HolleThe water of lifePeter the goatherdThe four clever brothersThe Elfiv-GroveThe SaladTHe NoseTHe five servantsCat-SkinThe Robber-BridegroomThe three sluggardsThe seven ravensRoland and May-BirdThe mouse, the bird and the sausageThe Juniper Tree
/book/show/6035276-the-ugly-ducking---classic-fairy-tales?from_search=true	Hans Christian Andersen Robert Van Nutt (Illustrator)	The Ugly Ducking - Classic Fairy Tales	
/book/show/18875826-my-father-s-dragon?from_search=true	Ruth Stiles Gannett	My Father's Dragon: The Classic Story for Children	My Father's Dragon is a children's novel by Ruth Stiles Gannett about a young boy, Elmer Elevator, who runs away to Wild Island to rescue a baby dragon. Both a Newbery Honor Book and an ALA Notable Book, it is the first book of a trilogy whose other titles are Elmer and the Dragon and The Dragons of Blueland. It was made into an anime film titled, Elmer's Adventures: My FaMy Father's Dragon is a children's novel by Ruth Stiles Gannett about a young boy, Elmer Elevator, who runs away to Wild Island to rescue a baby dragon. Both a Newbery Honor Book and an ALA Notable Book, it is the first book of a trilogy whose other titles are Elmer and the Dragon and The Dragons of Blueland. It was made into an anime film titled, Elmer's Adventures: My Father's Dragon. The narrative mode is unusual, in that the narrator refers to the protagonist only as my father, giving the impression that this is a true story that happened long ago. The illustrations within the book are black and white done with a grease crayon on a grained paper, done by Ruth Chrisman Gannett. The story was cited as a runner-up for the Newbery Medal in 1949 and was an ALA Notable Book. It was also nominated for the Ambassador Book Award in 1948. In the story, we meet some tigers, a rhinoceros, a lion, and a gorilla all leading to the baby dragon. There is also a river, an island, and a bridge.
/book/show/23902271-classic-george-eliot-daniel-deronda?from_search=true	George Eliot	Classic George Eliot DANIEL DERONDA	-Illustrated with beautiful vintage illustrations-Complete, unabridged, and formatted for kindle to improve your reading experience-Linked table of contents to reach your chapter quicklyOne of the 1000 novels everyone must read. The GuardianWith the distance of time, the novel has taken its place alongside ''Middlemarch,'' ''-Illustrated with beautiful vintage illustrations-Complete, unabridged, and formatted for kindle to improve your reading experience-Linked table of contents to reach your chapter quicklyOne of the 1000 novels everyone must read. The GuardianWith the distance of time, the novel has taken its place alongside ''Middlemarch,'' ''The Mill on the Floss'' and other Eliot masterworks. New York TimesWhat an exhilarating and delicious experience. The novel wasn't new to me, but it's been over 20 years since I last read it. How wonderful to be reintroduced to the complexities of Gwendolen Harleth, the delicately tuned sadism of Henleigh Grandcourt, the benevolent conventionality of Sir Hugo Mallinger, the yearnings of Daniel Deronda. PamelaEliot's last (massive) novel. Gwendolen Harleth (a spoiled child) marries the wealthy but selfish Henleigh Grandcourt. He treats her sadistically. Gwendolen's path crosses that of Daniel Deronda, a young aristocrat of mysterious origins (even to himself) John Sutherland, The GuardianThis is one of my favorite books. George Eliot probably has to be one of the best authors that I have ever read. Her psychological insight into each character is so amazing and her analysis of human nature is quite profound. Gwendolen Harleth, much as you despise her, is very vividly portrayed and there is an interesting reality in all of her words and actions. CharaeDANIEL DERONDA is one of the most profound and stirring novels of all time. Presented in a beautiful edition specially designed for kindle, this is George Eliots last masterpiece, which will stay with you forever.
/book/show/1300657.Lisistrata?from_search=true	Aristophanes	Lisistrata	This rollicking new translation of Aristophanes' comic masterpiece is rendered in blank verse for dialogue and in lyric meters and free verse for the songs. Appended commentary essays--on ancient warfare, classical Greek rationalism, Athenian women, Athenian democracy and the Athenian festivals--offer lively and informative discussions not only of Aristophanes, but of theThis rollicking new translation of Aristophanes' comic masterpiece is rendered in blank verse for dialogue and in lyric meters and free verse for the songs. Appended commentary essays--on ancient warfare, classical Greek rationalism, Athenian women, Athenian democracy and the Athenian festivals--offer lively and informative discussions not only of Aristophanes, but of the broader fifth-century social, political, and cultural context as well.
/book/show/32917019-oblomov?from_search=true	Ivan Goncharov	Oblomov	Excerpt from OblomovMmov's face was neither reddy nor dull nor pale, but of an indefinite hue. At all events, that was the impression which it gave - possibly because, through insufficiency of exercise, or through want of fresh air, or through a lack of both, he was wrinkled beyond his years. In general, to judge from the extreme whiteness of his bare neck, his small, pufExcerpt from OblomovMmov's face was neither reddy nor dull nor pale, but of an indefinite hue. At all events, that was the impression which it gave - possibly because, through insufficiency of exercise, or through want of fresh air, or through a lack of both, he was wrinkled beyond his years. In general, to judge from the extreme whiteness of his bare neck, his small, puffy hands, and his soft shoulders, one would conclude that he possessed an effeminate body. Even when excited, his.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/32914830-germinal?from_search=true	mile Zola	Germinal	Excerpt from GerminalThe driver was standing with his back to the fire, a little old man, dressed in a purple wool jacket, on his head was an old rabbit-skin cap; while his horse, a large fawn-colored beast, waited motionless as stone, while they emptied the six cars which he had drawn up. This work was done by an assistant, a jolly fellow, red and healthy, who hurried liExcerpt from GerminalThe driver was standing with his back to the fire, a little old man, dressed in a purple wool jacket, on his head was an old rabbit-skin cap; while his horse, a large fawn-colored beast, waited motionless as stone, while they emptied the six cars which he had drawn up. This work was done by an assistant, a jolly fellow, red and healthy, who hurried little, pressing upon the lever with a heavy hand. Up there the wind was still more severe, a freezing wind, whose great regular blasts swept on like the blows of a scythe.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/1287662.The_Miracle_Of_Mindfulness?from_search=true	Thich Nhat Hanh	The Miracle Of Mindfulness: The Classic Guide to Meditation by the World's Most Revered Master	In this beautifully written book, Buddhist monk and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Thich Nhat Hanh explains how to acquire the skills of mindfulness. Once we have these skills, we can slow our lives down and discover how to live in the moment - even simple acts like washing the dishes or drinking a cup of tea may be transformed into acts of meditation.Thich Nhat Hanh's gentle aIn this beautifully written book, Buddhist monk and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Thich Nhat Hanh explains how to acquire the skills of mindfulness. Once we have these skills, we can slow our lives down and discover how to live in the moment - even simple acts like washing the dishes or drinking a cup of tea may be transformed into acts of meditation.Thich Nhat Hanh's gentle anecdotes and practical exercises help us to arrive at greater self-understanding and peacefulness, whether we are beginners or advanced students. Irrespective of our particular religious beliefs, we can begin to reap the immense benefits that meditation has been scientifically proven to offer. We can all learn how to be mindful and experience the miracle of mindfulness for ourselves.
/book/show/6675977-welcome-to-dead-house?from_search=true	R.L. Stine	Welcome to Dead House (Classic Goosebumps, #13; Goosebumps, #1)	11-year-old Josh and 12-year-old Amanda just moved into the oldest and weirdest house on the block--the two siblings think it might even be haunted! But of course, their parents don't believe them. You'll get used to it, they say. Go out and make some new friends.11-year-old Josh and 12-year-old Amanda just moved into the oldest and weirdest house on the block--the two siblings think it might even be haunted! But of course, their parents don't believe them. You'll get used to it, they say. Go out and make some new friends.
/book/show/104310.The_Tibetan_Book_of_Living_and_Dying?from_search=true	Sogyal Rinpoche Andrew Harvey (Editor) Patrick D. Gaffney (Editor)	The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying: A Spiritual Classic from One of the Foremost Interpreters of Tibetan Buddhism to the West	'What is it I hope for from this book? To inspire a quiet revolution in the whole way we look at death and care for the dying and the whole way we look at life, and care for the living'Written by Buddhist meditation master and popular international speaker Soygal Rinpoche, this highly acclaimed book clarifies the majestic vision of life and death that underlies the Tibetan'What is it I hope for from this book? To inspire a quiet revolution in the whole way we look at death and care for the dying and the whole way we look at life, and care for the living'Written by Buddhist meditation master and popular international speaker Soygal Rinpoche, this highly acclaimed book clarifies the majestic vision of life and death that underlies the Tibetan tradition. It includes not only a lucid, inspiring and complete introduction to the practice of meditation but also advice on how to care for the dying with love and compassion, and how to bring them help of a spiritual kind. But there is much more besides in this classic work, which was written to inspire all who read it to begin the journey to enlightenment and so become 'servants of peace' working in the world.
/book/show/6239440-we-re-going-on-a-bear-hunt?from_search=true	Michael Rosen Helen Oxenbury (Illustrator)	We're Going on a Bear Hunt: Anniversary Edition of a Modern Classic	Have you ever gone on a bear hunt? Come along on this one with a brave young family -- four children (including the baby) and their father. They're not scared. With them you will cross a field of tall, wavy grass (Swishy swashy!), wade through a deep, cold river (Splash splosh!), struggle through swampy mud (Squelch squerch!), find your way through a big, dark forestHave you ever gone on a bear hunt? Come along on this one with a brave young family -- four children (including the baby) and their father. They're not scared. With them you will cross a field of tall, wavy grass (Swishy swashy!), wade through a deep, cold river (Splash splosh!), struggle through swampy mud (Squelch squerch!), find your way through a big, dark forest (Stumble trip!), fight through a whirling snowstorm (Hoooo woooo!), and enter a narrow, gloomy cave. WHAT'S THAT? You'll soon learn just what to do to escape from a big, furry bear!With tremendous pace, humor, and verve, Michael Rosen has retold a favorite tractional story. The pictures by Helen Oxenbury, one of the most widely loved contemporary artists, are full of masterly characterizations, delightful comedy, and high drama, set in lovely sweeping landscapes. This is a book not to be missed, one to be chanted aloud and acted out, to be enjoyed over and over again. It is a picture book on the grand scale.
/book/show/29330486-the-apology-of-socrates-english-and-latin?from_search=true	Plato Benjamin Jowett (Translation)	The Apology of Socrates (English and Latin): Classic Greats	The Apology (Apologia Sokratous), Latinized as Apologia Socratis) is Plato's version of the speech given by Socrates as he defended himself in 399 BC against the charges of corrupting the young, and by not believing in the gods in whom the city believes, but in other daimonia that are novel (24b). Apology here has its earlier meaning (now usually expressed by the wordThe Apology (Apologia Sokratous), Latinized as Apologia Socratis) is Plato's version of the speech given by Socrates as he defended himself in 399 BC against the charges of corrupting the young, and by not believing in the gods in whom the city believes, but in other daimonia that are novel (24b). Apology here has its earlier meaning (now usually expressed by the word apologia) of speaking in defense of a cause or of one's beliefs or actions. The general term apology, in context to literature, defends a world from attack (opposite of satire-which attacks the world). Apology is often ranked one of Plato's finest works. The dialogue, which depicts the death of Socrates, is among the four through which Plato details the philosopher's final days, along with Euthyphro, Phaedo, and Crito. Plato's Apology is commonly regarded as the most reliable source of information about the historical Socrates.
/book/show/16387217-rebecca-of-sunnybrook-farm?from_search=true	Kate Douglas Wiggin (Contributor)	Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm: Classic Literature Easy to Read	When Rebecca Randall goes to live with her aunts in Riverboro, she doesn't know what to expect. Rebecca has six brothers and sisters back home at Sunnybrook Farm. Aunt Jane and Aunt Miranda live all alone. They aren't used to having young people around, but Rebecca's mother has very little money, and the aunts offer to helWhen Rebecca Randall goes to live with her aunts in Riverboro, she doesn't know what to expect. Rebecca has six brothers and sisters back home at Sunnybrook Farm. Aunt Jane and Aunt Miranda live all alone. They aren't used to having young people around, but Rebecca's mother has very little money, and the aunts offer to help out by having Rebecca come live with them.Aunt Jane and Aunt Miranda are constantly surprised by Rebecca. It seems that she's always into mischief--whether selling soap door-to-door to raise money or wearing her pink dress without permission. Even as she grows up she never stops being herself. Throughout all her adventures, Rebecca is a girl full of surprises.
/book/show/12736430-a-christmas-carol?from_search=true	Charles Dickens	A Christmas Carol: And Other Christmas Stories	From A Christmas Carol, the beloved tale of Scrooge's transformation from humbug to philanthrope, to A Christmas Tree, which gives a child's-eye-view of Victorian Christmas, to Christmas Dinner, a celebration of a divided family's reunion, to the Christmas chapters from The Pickwick Papers, the Christmas stories of Charles Dickens reserve a special place in readersFrom A Christmas Carol, the beloved tale of Scrooge's transformation from humbug to philanthrope, to A Christmas Tree, which gives a child's-eye-view of Victorian Christmas, to Christmas Dinner, a celebration of a divided family's reunion, to the Christmas chapters from The Pickwick Papers, the Christmas stories of Charles Dickens reserve a special place in readers' memories and hearts.
/book/show/267792.Wolverine?from_search=true	Barry Windsor-Smith	Wolverine: Weapon X	Wolverine's a lot of things to a lot of people, but to one infamous enclave he was nothing but a... weapon. And weapons kill people. They found that out well enough. Find out just how much X can cover in this prequel to recent revelations of the murderous mysteries that have mesmerized our favorite mutant! Collects Marvel Comics Presents #72-84
/book/show/15801402-bambi?from_search=true	Felix Salten Richard Cowdrey (Illustrations)	Bambi: A Life in the Woods	Bambis life in the woods begins happily. There are forest animals to play with and Bambis twin cousins, Gobo and beautiful Faline.But winter comes, and Bambi learns that the woods hold dangerand things he doesn't understand. The first snowfall makes food hard to find. BamBambis life in the woods begins happily. There are forest animals to play with and Bambis twin cousins, Gobo and beautiful Faline.But winter comes, and Bambi learns that the woods hold dangerand things he doesn't understand. The first snowfall makes food hard to find. Bambis father, a handsome stag, roams the forest, but leaves Bambi and his mother alone.Then there is Man. He comes to the forest with weapons that can wound an animal. Bambi is scared that Man will hurt him and the ones he loves. But Man cant keep Bambi from growing into a great stag himself, and becoming the Prince of the Forest.Repackaged with a vibrant, fresh cover for the first time in two decades, this timeless tale of a young deers woodland life is an ideal collectible.
/book/show/26697073-der-tod-in-venedig?from_search=true	Thomas Mann	Der Tod in Venedig: Novelle	Excerpt from Der Tod in Venedig: NovelleGustav Aschenbach oder von Aschenbsacly wie seit seinem funfzigsten Geburtstag amtlich sein Name lautete, hatte an einem Friihlingsnaclimittag des Iahres 19..., das unserem Kontinent tnioniatelsang eine so gefahrdrohende Miene zeigte, von seiner Wohnung in der Prinzregentenstralse zu Munchen aus allein einen weiteren Spaziergang untExcerpt from Der Tod in Venedig: NovelleGustav Aschenbach oder von Aschenbsacly wie seit seinem funfzigsten Geburtstag amtlich sein Name lautete, hatte an einem Friihlingsnaclimittag des Iahres 19..., das unserem Kontinent tnioniatelsang eine so gefahrdrohende Miene zeigte, von seiner Wohnung in der Prinzregentenstralse zu Munchen aus allein einen weiteren Spaziergang unternommen. Uberreizt von der schwierigen und gefahrlichen, eben jetzt eine hochste lZehutsamlteit, Hinsicht, Eis-dringlichlteit und Genauigkeit des Willens erfordernden Arbeit der Vormittagsstundem hatte der Schriftsteller dem Fortschwingen des produzierenden Trieb werltes in seinem Innern, jenem, motus animi wann-aus, worin nach cicero das Wesen der Beredsamlceit be steht, auch nach der Mittagsmahlzeit nicht Einhalt zu tun vermocht und den entlastenden Schlummer nicht gefunden, der ihm, bei zunehmender Abnutzbarlceit seiner Krafte, einmal untertags so notig war.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/1209573.The_Tales_of_Edgar_Allan_Poe?from_search=true	Edgar Allan Poe	The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe	Makes scoring higher so easy, it's scary!Millions of readers have enjoyed the chilling tales of Edgar Allan Poe for their dark and gripping plots. But did you know that these stories are also packed with words you need to know for the SAT?Learning words by reading them in context is the most effective way to expand your vocabulary, and this book can help you do just that!Makes scoring higher so easy, it's scary!Millions of readers have enjoyed the chilling tales of Edgar Allan Poe for their dark and gripping plots. But did you know that these stories are also packed with words you need to know for the SAT?Learning words by reading them in context is the most effective way to expand your vocabulary, and this book can help you do just that! This edition of The Tales of Edgar Allan Poe includes:705 SAT vocabulary words highlighted throughout the textDefinitions for each highlighted word on the facing pageA word-pronunciation guideIt's a pain-free way to build your vocabulary -- and to score higher on the test!
/book/show/32915277-the-life-and-opinions-of-tristram-shandy?from_search=true	Laurence Sterne	The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy	Excerpt from The Life and Opinions of Tristram ShandyI know there are readers in the world, as well as many other good people in it, who are no readers at all, - who find themselves ill at ease unless they are let into the whole secret from first to last, of everything which concerns you.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and clasExcerpt from The Life and Opinions of Tristram ShandyI know there are readers in the world, as well as many other good people in it, who are no readers at all, - who find themselves ill at ease unless they are let into the whole secret from first to last, of everything which concerns you.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/22710212-business-adventures?from_search=true	John Brooks	Business Adventures: Twelve Classic Tales from the World of Wall Street	What do the $350 million Ford Motor Company disaster known as the Edsel, the fast and incredible rise of Xerox, and the unbelievable scandals at General Electric and Texas Gulf Sulphur have in common? Each is an exampWhat do the $350 million Ford Motor Company disaster known as the Edsel, the fast and incredible rise of Xerox, and the unbelievable scandals at General Electric and Texas Gulf Sulphur have in common? Each is an example of how an iconic company was defined by a particular moment of fame or notoriety.These notable and fascinating accounts are as relevant today to understanding the intricacies of corporate life as they were when the events happened.Stories about Wall Street are infused with drama and adventure and reveal the machinations and volatile nature of the world of finance. John Brookss insightful reportage is so full of personality and critical detail that whether he is looking at the astounding market crash of 1962, the collapse of a well-known brokerage firm, or the bold attempt by American bankers to save the British pound, one gets the sense that history really does repeat itself.
/book/show/17925892-the-house-of-the-seven-gables?from_search=true	Nathaniel Hawthorne Mary MacEwen (Introduction)	The House of the Seven Gables	In a sleepy little New England village stands a dark, weather-beaten, many-gabled house. This brooding mansion is haunted by a centuries-old curse that casts the shadow of ancestral sin upon the last four members of the distinctive Pyncheon family of Salem. The greed and haughty pride of the Pyncheon family through the generations is mirrored in the gloomy decay of their sIn a sleepy little New England village stands a dark, weather-beaten, many-gabled house. This brooding mansion is haunted by a centuries-old curse that casts the shadow of ancestral sin upon the last four members of the distinctive Pyncheon family of Salem. The greed and haughty pride of the Pyncheon family through the generations is mirrored in the gloomy decay of their seven-gabled mansion, where the family's enfeebled and impoverished relations now live. Mysterious deaths threaten the living. Musty documents nestle behind hidden panels carrying the secret of the family's salvation--or its downfall. A brilliant intertwining of the popular, the symbolic, and the historical, Hawthorne's Gothic Romance is a powerful exploration of personal and national guilt, a work that Henry James declared the closest approach we are likely to have to the Great American Novel.
/book/show/18732109-my-man-jeeves---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	P.G. Wodehouse	My Man Jeeves - The Original Classic Edition	Jeeves, the resourceful Butler, saves Master Bertie Wooster from the perils of everyday life in most amusing ways. Wodehouse introduces us once again to the wonder butler - Jeeves, who, as usual is able to solve any and all of the Bertie Woosters endless problems with ease and finesse.This is a high quality book of the original classic edition.This is a freshly published eJeeves, the resourceful Butler, saves Master Bertie Wooster from the perils of everyday life in most amusing ways. Wodehouse introduces us once again to the wonder butler - Jeeves, who, as usual is able to solve any and all of the Bertie Woosters endless problems with ease and finesse.This is a high quality book of the original classic edition.This is a freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work. These few paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside:I dont know if I ever told you about it, but the reason why I left England was because I was sent over by my Aunt Agatha to try to stop young Gussie marrying a girl on the vaudeville stage, and I got the whole thing so mixed up that I decided that it would be a sound scheme for me to stop on in America for a bit instead of going back and having long cosy chats about the thing with aunt....So when Corky trickled into my apartment one afternoon, shooing a girl in front of him, and said, Bertie, I want you to meet my fiancee, Miss Singer, the aspect of the matter which hit me first was precisely the one which he had come to consult me about....She was rather like one of those innocent-tasting American drinks which creep imperceptibly into your system so that, before you know what youre doing, youre starting out to reform the world by force if necessary and pausing on your way to tell the large man in the corner that, if he looks at you like that, you will knock his head off....I had been wondering a lot, of course, about Corky, whether it all turned out right, and so forth, and my first evening in New York, happening to pop into a quiet sort of little restaurant which I go to when I dont feel inclined for the bright lights, I found Muriel Singer there, sitting by herself at a table near the door....Im not absolutely certain of my facts, but I rather fancy its Shakespeare?or, if not, its some equally brainy lad?who says that its always just when a chappie is feeling particularly top-hole, and more than usually braced with things in general that Fate sneaks up behind him with a bit of lead piping.
/book/show/5435410-sister-carrie-classic-books-on-cassettes-collection-unabridged?from_search=true	Theodore Dreiser Flo Gibson (Narrator)	Sister Carrie (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection) [UNABRIDGED] (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection)	Theodore Dreiser had a hardscrabble youth and the years of newspaper work behind him when he began his first novel, Sister Carrie, the story of a beautiful Midwestern girl who makes it big in New York City. Published by Doubleday in 1900, it gained a reputation as a shocker, for Dreiser had dared to give the public a heroine whose cosmopolitan standard of virtue brings hTheodore Dreiser had a hardscrabble youth and the years of newspaper work behind him when he began his first novel, Sister Carrie, the story of a beautiful Midwestern girl who makes it big in New York City. Published by Doubleday in 1900, it gained a reputation as a shocker, for Dreiser had dared to give the public a heroine whose cosmopolitan standard of virtue brings her from Wisconsin, with four dollars in her purse, to a suite at the Waldorf and glittering fame as an actress. With Sister Carrie, the original manuscript of which is in the New York Public Library collections, Dreiser told a tale not sufficiently delicate for many of its first readers and critics, but which is now universally recognized as one of the greatest and most influential American novels.
/book/show/5959.Narcissus_and_Goldmund?from_search=true	Hermann Hesse	Narcissus and Goldmund	First published in 1930, Narcissus and Goldmund is the story of two diametrically opposite men: one, an ascetic monk firm in his religious commitment, and the other, a romantic youth hungry for worldly experience.Hesse was a great writer in precisely the modern sense: complex, subtle, allusive: alive to the importance of play. Narcissus and Goldmund is his very best. WhatFirst published in 1930, Narcissus and Goldmund is the story of two diametrically opposite men: one, an ascetic monk firm in his religious commitment, and the other, a romantic youth hungry for worldly experience.Hesse was a great writer in precisely the modern sense: complex, subtle, allusive: alive to the importance of play. Narcissus and Goldmund is his very best. What makes this short book so limitlessly vast is the body-and-soul-shaking debate that runs through it, which it has the honesty and courage not to resolve: between the flesh and spirit, art and scientific or religious speculation, action and contemplation.
/book/show/18732621-the-souls-of-black-folk---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	W.E.B. Du Bois	The Souls of Black Folk - The Original Classic Edition	The Souls of Black Folks, as other reviewers have pointed out, is a masterpiece of African-American thought. But it is even more than that when we consider the context and time in which the book was written. Most of what DuBois discusses is still relevant today, and this is a tribute to the man, not only as a scholar, but as someone who was continually adapting his views iThe Souls of Black Folks, as other reviewers have pointed out, is a masterpiece of African-American thought. But it is even more than that when we consider the context and time in which the book was written. Most of what DuBois discusses is still relevant today, and this is a tribute to the man, not only as a scholar, but as someone who was continually adapting his views in the best image and interests of black people. Some reviewers refer to DuBois as the Black Emerson and, as a university instructor, I heard similar references made: the Black Dewey or the Black Park, referring to the Chicago School scholars. Du Bois was brilliant; indeed, these white men should be being called the white Du Bois! Du Bois literally created the scientific method of observation and qualitative research. With the junk being put out today in the name of dissertations, simply re-read Du Bois work on the Suppression of the African Slave Trade and his work on the Philadelphia Negro and it is clear that he needs not be compared to any white man of his time or any other: he was a renaissance man who cared about his people and, unlike too many of the scholars of day, he didnt just talk the talk or write the trite; he walked the walk and organized the unorganizable.White racism suffered because Du Bois raised the consciousness of the black masses. But he did more than that; by renouncing his American citizenship and moving to Ghana, he proved that Pan Africanism is not just something to preach or write about (ala Molefi Asante, Tony Martin, Jeffries and other Africanists); it is a way of life, both a means and an end. Du Bois organized the first ever Pan African Congress and, in doing so, set the stage for Afrocentricity, Black Studies and the Bandung Conference which would be held in 1954 in Bandung, Indonesia. Du Bois not only affected people in this country, he was a true internationalist.Souls of Black Folk is an important narrative that predates critical race theory. It is an important reading, which predates formal Black Studies. The book calls for elevation of black people by empowering black communities -- todays leadership is so starved for acceptance that I believe that Karenga was correct when he says that these kind of people often doubt their own humanity.The book should be read by all.
/book/show/17211584-the-paper-bag-princess?from_search=true	Robert Munsch	The Paper Bag Princess	One of Robert Munsch's most popular and ingenious characters is now available as a doll. Dressed in her trademark paper bag, the spunky but dishevelled Elizabeth is ready to tackle new adventures.
/book/show/764315.The_Story_of_Doctor_Dolittle?from_search=true	Hugh Lofting	The Story of Doctor Dolittle (Complete Classic Books on Cassettes)	The adventures of a kind-hearted doctor, who is fond of animals and understands their language, as he travels to Africa with some of his favorite pets to cure the monkeys of a terrible sickness.
/book/show/11226003-classic-elite-quick-knits?from_search=true	Classic Elite (Compilation)	Classic Elite Quick Knits: 100 Fabulous Patterns for Wraps, Socks, Hats, and More	If you like to knit, you ll love. This contemporary classic is a keeper you ll go back to again and again for the amazing variety of projects it offers.Here in one complete collection, you can enjoy 100 up-to-the-minute patterns developed by top designers and also get the inIf you like to knit, you ll love. This contemporary classic is a keeper you ll go back to again and again for the amazing variety of projects it offers.Here in one complete collection, you can enjoy 100 up-to-the-minute patterns developed by top designers and also get the inside story on the latest yarns from a renowned manufacturer. All in one gorgeous book packed with 120 full-color photographs and 100 drawings.Whatever your abilities, here are dozens of eye-catching projects to inspire you. So, go ahead and indulge yourself because all 100 boutique-quality accessories can be made quickly. There s no need to choose between wraps or scarves, bags or hats. You can make them all. The gloves and socks, too!When you want to knit the perfect gift, you ll find just the thing in the pages ofand it s the perfect gift for anyone who loves to knit.
/book/show/762523.Classic_Tales_of_Brer_Rabbit?from_search=true	David Borgenicht (Retold by) Don Daily (Illustrator) Joel Chandler Harris (Based on)	Classic Tales of Brer Rabbit	Follow the adventures of crafty B'rer Rabbit and his friends in seven playful folktales with roots in traditional African stories. Told and retold for hundreds of years, this young-reader's version of these folktales retains the original humor and wisdom, com- plemented by spirited, full-color illustrations by Don Daily.
/book/show/23476111-common-sense---classic-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	Thomas Paine T. Breeds (Editor)	Common Sense - Classic Illustrated Edition	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Common Sense explains in clear, simple language the advantages of and the need for immediate independence from Great Britain. It was published anonymously on January 10, 1776, at the beginning of the American Revolution and became an immediate sensation. It was sold and distributed widely and read al* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Common Sense explains in clear, simple language the advantages of and the need for immediate independence from Great Britain. It was published anonymously on January 10, 1776, at the beginning of the American Revolution and became an immediate sensation. It was sold and distributed widely and read aloud at taverns and meeting places. Washington had it read to all his troops, which at the time had surrounded the British army in Boston.* Just as accessible and meaningful today, the pamphlet is one of the great works of American literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/31304986-the-prophet-falcon-classics-the-50-best-classic-books-ever---11?from_search=true	Kahlil Gibran	The Prophet (Falcon Classics) [The 50 Best Classic Books Ever - #11]	The Prophet is a book of 26 poetic essays written in English in 1923 by the Lebanese-American artist, philosopher and writer Khalil Gibran. In the book, the prophet Almustafa who has lived in the foreign city of Orphalese for 12 years is about to board a ship which will carry him home. He is stopped by a group of people, with whom he discusses many issues of life and the hThe Prophet is a book of 26 poetic essays written in English in 1923 by the Lebanese-American artist, philosopher and writer Khalil Gibran. In the book, the prophet Almustafa who has lived in the foreign city of Orphalese for 12 years is about to board a ship which will carry him home. He is stopped by a group of people, with whom he discusses many issues of life and the human condition. The book is divided into chapters dealing with love, marriage, children, giving, eating and drinking, work, joy and sorrow, houses, clothes, buying and selling, crime and punishment, laws, freedom, reason and passion, pain, self-knowledge, teaching, friendship, talking, time, good and evil, prayer, pleasure, beauty, religion, and death.
/book/show/28060974-the-return-of-the-native?from_search=true	Thomas Hardy	The Return of the Native	Excerpt from The Return of the NativeIt was at present a place perfectly accordant with man's nature - neither ghastly, hateful, nor ugly: neither commonplace, unmeaning, nor tame; but, like man, slighted and enduring and withal singularly colossal and mysterious in its swarthy monotony. As with some persons who have long lived apart, solitude seemed to look out of its coExcerpt from The Return of the NativeIt was at present a place perfectly accordant with man's nature - neither ghastly, hateful, nor ugly: neither commonplace, unmeaning, nor tame; but, like man, slighted and enduring and withal singularly colossal and mysterious in its swarthy monotony. As with some persons who have long lived apart, solitude seemed to look out of its countenance. It had a lonely face, suggesting tragical possibilities.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18732430-history-of-tom-jones-a-foundling---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Henry Fielding	History of Tom Jones, a Foundling - The Original Classic Edition	It says a great deal for Tom Jones that after more than 200 years, its still as fresh and alive as it was when Henry Fielding wrote it. Tom is a foundling who turns up in good Squire Allworthys bed on the night he is born; hes given the surname of Jones because the household believes that his mother is Jenny Jones, a local lady of somewhat easy virtue. Squire Allworthy, ouIt says a great deal for Tom Jones that after more than 200 years, its still as fresh and alive as it was when Henry Fielding wrote it. Tom is a foundling who turns up in good Squire Allworthys bed on the night he is born; hes given the surname of Jones because the household believes that his mother is Jenny Jones, a local lady of somewhat easy virtue. Squire Allworthy, out of pity for the foundling, raises him as his own son, along with his loathsome nephew Blifil, but it looks like Tom and his supposed mother have more than a little in common. To put it bluntly, Tom is no better than he should be. Hes wild, rowdy, a womanizer, perpetually in some kind of trouble; but his heart is in the right place even if he thinks with the wrong head most of the time. Hes kind, decent, affectionate, generous to a fault, everything his sneaky, tattle-tale, obnoxious cousin isnt. Hes also in love with his neighbor Squire Westerns daughter Sophia, who is very much in love with him; but Western has decided that Sophia is to marry not Tom but Blifil, and Sophia cant stand the creep. So when Tom is turned out of Allworthys house on a trumped-up charge of aiding and abetting a criminal, Sophia runs away from her fathers house to avoid being forced into marrying Blifil, and they both make their separate ways to London, where the books action culminates. Fielding crafted his novel almost perfectly; of the 18 chapters in the book, the first third take place on Squire Allworthys and Squire Westerns country estates, the second third on the road to London, and the third in London itself. In the exact middle of the book is the hilarious adventure at the inn at Upton, where all the characters, unknown to each other, briefly converge. When the characters all come together in London, Tom finds out his real parentage, Blifil gets what he deserves, and the story, like all good stories, ends happily ever after.The most common criticism leveled at Fielding and Tom Jones when it was first published was that it was crass, low-down and didnt set the high moral tone expected of writers of his time. Fielding pulled no punches in writing this book. One of his most delicious characters is the hard-drinking, ham-fisted Squire Western, who has all the finesse of a bull in a china closet and calls it as he sees it (his description of Lady Bellaston is dead-on); and in Jenny Jones, he presents a lady of ill-repute in so sympathetic and likeable a way that she appeals to us much more than if she had been a prim and proper female. But Fielding knows what moral and immoral really are; Tom Jones, for all his faults, is truly good, just as Blifil, for all his pious moralizing, is truly evil. Whats most refreshing about Tom Jones is that Fielding has presented us with characters that are truly believable; we see them in three dimensions, warts and all. Tom Jones brings us 18th century England as it was; raw, vibrant, bursting with life and energy. Its a book for its own time, our time, and all time.
/book/show/1161682.Dr_Seuss_s_ABC?from_search=true	Dr. Seuss	Dr. Seuss's ABC	Using the sort of crazy characters and nonsensical situations that are the hallmark of Dr. Seuss, The Classic Collection brings together his zaniest stories, silliest rhymes and craziest drawings.
/book/show/24682888-on-liberty---classic-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	John Stuart Mill A. Willis (Editor)	On Liberty - Classic Illustrated Edition	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, On Liberty applies John Stuart Mill's ethical system of utilitarianism to society and the state by attempting to establish standards for the relationship between authority and liberty.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the book is one o* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, On Liberty applies John Stuart Mill's ethical system of utilitarianism to society and the state by attempting to establish standards for the relationship between authority and liberty.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the book is one of the great works of philosophical literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/22699973-eight-cousins-classic-series-with-new-illustrated?from_search=true	Louisa May Alcott	Eight Cousins (Classic Series) with New Illustrated	From School Library JournalGrade 6 Up-At the age of 13, Rose finds herself orphaned and living with two elderly aunts on Aunt Hillwhere she is treated as delicately as the flower for which she is named. But Rose soon finds her quietworld turned upside down with the arrival of her seven boisterous boy cousins followed by her Uncle Alec,a doctor and a world traveler. UpFrom School Library JournalGrade 6 Up-At the age of 13, Rose finds herself orphaned and living with two elderly aunts on Aunt Hillwhere she is treated as delicately as the flower for which she is named. But Rose soon finds her quietworld turned upside down with the arrival of her seven boisterous boy cousins followed by her Uncle Alec,a doctor and a world traveler. Upon meeting Rose, Uncle Alec quickly prescribes fresh air and muchactivity to help with the girl's poor constitution. Uncle Alec's diagnosis turns out to be an accurate oneand Rose, with the help of her cousins, finds herself in the middle of much hijinx and merriment. Veteranstage actress Barbara Caruso brilliantly breaths life into each and every one of Louisa May Alcott'sdelightful characters. With just the slightest change of inflection she is able to capture the essence ofeach character from the oldest to the very youngest. This audiobook would be an asset to any collection.Veronica Schwartz, Des Plaines Public Library, ILCopyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.ReviewThe original publisher of this classic provides a new hardcover edition to tempt library purchasersseeking durable editions worthy of repeated lending. This will prove a satisfying keepsake for any whowant a new library copy. --Midwest Book Review
/book/show/22466314-the-canterville-ghost?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde S. Harris (Editor)	The Canterville Ghost	* Beautifully illustrated with delightful illustrations from early editions, The Canterville Ghost is the first of Wilde's stories to have been published. It takes place in an old English country house, Canterville Chase, which has all the accouterments of a traditional haunted house. Descriptions of the wainscoting, the library paneled in black oak, and the armor in the h* Beautifully illustrated with delightful illustrations from early editions, The Canterville Ghost is the first of Wilde's stories to have been published. It takes place in an old English country house, Canterville Chase, which has all the accouterments of a traditional haunted house. Descriptions of the wainscoting, the library paneled in black oak, and the armor in the hallway characterize the Gothic setting. Wilde mixes the macabre with comedy, juxtaposing devices from traditional English ghost stories such as creaking floorboards, clanking chains, and ancient prophecies with symbols of contemporary American consumerism.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the story is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/23344002-zorba-the-greek---the-classic-world-literature-collection?from_search=true	Nikos Kazantzakis MirBook Company (Editor)	Zorba the Greek - The Classic World Literature Collection: Supplement : Vocabulary	The classic novel--a perennial bestseller--is the basis for one of the most beloved films of all time. Zorba's story is as immortal as the myths and epics of ancient Greece.-Supplement : Vocabulary (English-Korean)
/book/show/27625472-tarzan-of-the-apes?from_search=true	Edgar Rice Burroughs	Tarzan of the Apes: Classic Adventure	John Clayton was born in the western coastal jungles of equatorial Africa to a marooned couple from England, John and Alice Clayton, Lord and Lady Greystoke. His mother dies of natural causes on Tarzan's first birthday, and his father is killed by the savage king ape Kerchak. John is adopted as an infant by the she-ape Kala after his parents die. John is named Tarzan whiJohn Clayton was born in the western coastal jungles of equatorial Africa to a marooned couple from England, John and Alice Clayton, Lord and Lady Greystoke. His mother dies of natural causes on Tarzan's first birthday, and his father is killed by the savage king ape Kerchak. John is adopted as an infant by the she-ape Kala after his parents die. John is named Tarzan which means White Skin in the ape language and is raised in ignorance of his human heritage.
/book/show/18732459-the-princess-and-the-goblin---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	George MacDonald	The Princess and the Goblin - The Original Classic Edition	C.S. Lewis has written of encountering a sense of the holy while reading the works of George MacDonald. I agree with Lewis assessment when it comes to The Princess and the Goblin. Anyone who reads this book with profit by having done so. First, and perhaps most importantly The Princess and the Goblin is a delightful story. There is a lot of the just plain fun reading stuffC.S. Lewis has written of encountering a sense of the holy while reading the works of George MacDonald. I agree with Lewis assessment when it comes to The Princess and the Goblin. Anyone who reads this book with profit by having done so. First, and perhaps most importantly The Princess and the Goblin is a delightful story. There is a lot of the just plain fun reading stuff going on in this story. There is also a lot more.MacDonald has buried a lot of treasures within the cave walls of his story. If the reader looks carefully as they follow the fates of Irene and Curdie, they will find these jewels just sitting there shining in the darkness, ready to be mined. There are nuggets of wisdom to be gained here in the dialogue, the narration, and in the overall arch of the story.More than this, MacDonalds story features the best of what was Romantic literature and blends it with the greatest characteristics of fairy tales--then he turns convention on its head. Some examples:-Whereas in fairy tales wisdom is associated with the old and knowledgeable, wisdom is here associated with innocence.-While in traditional tales, it is the hero who saves the princess, here the princess must rescue the hero.-Fans of modern fantasy may be used to Providential Guidance being related to male literary figures such as Tolkiens Gandalf, Lewis Aslan. Here the figure is Feminine--the Grandmother.In the process of playing off of and twisting traditional Romantic literature and fairy tales MacDonald manages to transcend both genres and create a truly original work of wonder.I recommend the Princess and the Goblin most highly.
/book/show/807844.Sherlock_Holmes?from_search=true	Arthur Conan Doyle	Sherlock Holmes	Since his first appearance in 1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes has been one of the most beloved fictional characters ever created. Along with his trusty companion John Watson, Holmes investigates each mystery presented to him with the class and ingenuity for which he is known. This volume of stories includes Holmes's feats of extraordinary detection in such fSince his first appearance in 1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes has been one of the most beloved fictional characters ever created. Along with his trusty companion John Watson, Holmes investigates each mystery presented to him with the class and ingenuity for which he is known. This volume of stories includes Holmes's feats of extraordinary detection in such famous cases as the chilling The Speckled Band, the baffling riddle of The Dancing Men, and the ingeniously plotted The Red-Headed League. All are tales that bring to life a Victorian England of horse-drawn cabs, fogs, and the famous lodgings at 221B Baker Street, where Sherlock Holmes earned his undisputed reputation as the greatest fictional detective of all time.
/book/show/19996243-click-clack-moo?from_search=true	Doreen Cronin Betsy Lewin (Illustrator)	Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type [With Audio Recording] (Classic Board Books)	Farmer Brown has a problem. His cows like to type. All day long he hearsBut Farmer Browns problems get bigger when his cows start leaving him notes! Listen in on the fun as aFarmer Brown has a problem. His cows like to type. All day long he hearsBut Farmer Browns problems get bigger when his cows start leaving him notes! Listen in on the fun as a bunch of literate cows turn Farmer Browns farm upside down!
/book/show/17057960-the-notebooks---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Leonardo da Vinci	The Notebooks - The Original Classic Edition	The Notebooks - The Original Classic Edition
/book/show/25067106-anne-s-house-of-dreams-annotated?from_search=true	L.M. Montgomery Cascais Classic Editions Oliver Garrett (Editor)	Anne's House of Dreams (Annotated): Book five in the Anne of Green Gables series	Anne's own true love, Gilbert Blythe, is finally a doctor, and in the sunshine of the old orchard, among their dearest friends, they are about the speak their vows. Soon the happy couple will be bound for a new life together and their own dream house, on the misty purple shor of Four Winds Harbour...
/book/show/26950465-agnes-grey-vol-3?from_search=true	Anne Bront	Agnes Grey, Vol. 3: A Novel	Excerpt from Agnes Grey, Vol. 3: A NovelAll true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atExcerpt from Agnes Grey, Vol. 3: A NovelAll true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/16541970-the-wealth-of-nations?from_search=true	Adam Smith	The Wealth of Nations: The Economics Classic	Published in 1778, The Wealth of Nations was the first book on economics to catch the public's attention. It provides a recipe for national prosperity that has not been bettered since, based on small government and the freedom of citizens to act in their best interests. It reassuringly assumes no knowledge of its subject, and over 200 years on still provides valuable lessoPublished in 1778, The Wealth of Nations was the first book on economics to catch the public's attention. It provides a recipe for national prosperity that has not been bettered since, based on small government and the freedom of citizens to act in their best interests. It reassuringly assumes no knowledge of its subject, and over 200 years on still provides valuable lessons on the fundamentals of economics. This deluxe, selected edition is a stylish keepsake from the Capstone Classics series. This edition includes: An abridged selection of all 5 books for the contemporary reader An original commentary offering new research and analysis by classic literature guru Tom Butler-Bowdon A biography and chronology of Adam Smith's life and the events surrounding the original publication of the workToday, The Wealth of Nations is still essential reading for any business or self-development library, reminding us that it is the ingenuity and drive of people, not governments, that remains the source of personal, national and global prosperity.
/book/show/7032173-the-merry-adventures-of-robin-hood?from_search=true	Howard Pyle Christopher Cazenove (Narrator)	The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood	Here are the beloved adventures of the mischievous hero Robin Hood and his brave and merry band of outlaws, who forged a chivalrous code to protect the oppressed and despoil the oppressors. Follow along as Robin makes his breathtaking escapes from his archenemy, the Sheriff of Nottingham, while classic characters like Friar Tuck, Will Scarlet, and Little John create one hiHere are the beloved adventures of the mischievous hero Robin Hood and his brave and merry band of outlaws, who forged a chivalrous code to protect the oppressed and despoil the oppressors. Follow along as Robin makes his breathtaking escapes from his archenemy, the Sheriff of Nottingham, while classic characters like Friar Tuck, Will Scarlet, and Little John create one hilarious escapade after another. Pageantry, knights, and beautiful maidens of old abound in the episodes comprising this favorite story.
/book/show/32590072-rojo-y-negro-spanish-edition?from_search=true	Stendhal	Rojo y Negro (Spanish Edition)	En un aserradero perdido en los bosques del Franco Condado, un joven seminarista despreciado por su ruda familia, lleno de suenos y ambiciones, lee un libro. Poco sospecha que su vida esta a punto de dar un giro decisivo y que su entrada como preceptor en casa de monsieur de Renal sera el comienzo de su apertura al amor, a la vida y, finalmente, al crimen. En esta novela,En un aserradero perdido en los bosques del Franco Condado, un joven seminarista despreciado por su ruda familia, lleno de suenos y ambiciones, lee un libro. Poco sospecha que su vida esta a punto de dar un giro decisivo y que su entrada como preceptor en casa de monsieur de Renal sera el comienzo de su apertura al amor, a la vida y, finalmente, al crimen. En esta novela, inspirada en un hecho real, su joven e inolvidable protagonista, Julian Sorel. Plebeyo enamorado y soberbio, rebelde e ingenuo, se vera sometido a la cruel piedra de toque que le ofrece un mundo dominado por las jerarquias, el dinero y el clero.
/book/show/26963410-the-histories-of-herodotus?from_search=true	Herodotus	The Histories of Herodotus	Excerpt from The Histories of HerodotusAfter the death of Panyassis, Herodotus, who may have been implicated in the affair, is supposed to have withdrawn to Samos, and it is recorded that he bore a conspicuous part in the revolution that unseated Lygdamis in 455. In 454 the name of Halicarnassus appears on the roll of the Athenian allies who paid their quota to the fund lExcerpt from The Histories of HerodotusAfter the death of Panyassis, Herodotus, who may have been implicated in the affair, is supposed to have withdrawn to Samos, and it is recorded that he bore a conspicuous part in the revolution that unseated Lygdamis in 455. In 454 the name of Halicarnassus appears on the roll of the Athenian allies who paid their quota to the fund levied for resistance to Persia. But faction begets faction, and Herodotus, who had ousted Lygdamis, was himself forced to withdraw, and we find him registered among those who joined the Athenian colony of Thurii, in Lower Italy, founded in 444. Hence he is sometimes called a Thurian. His tomb was there, but another tomb was shown in Athens, the city he loved so well. Shortly before going to Thurii he is said to have read a portion of his histories at Athens - which portion is much disputed - and to have received a public reward of ten talents for his praise of the violet-wreathed city. The amount is extravagant; the story reminds one of the old tale about Pindar, but a public recitation is not at all improbable, nor a public recognition of some kind.Much of his time was spent in travel. What the modem historian finds useful for giving vividness and exactness to I his narrative the ancient historian found indispensable for the collection of material. The day of the bookworm historians, whose journeys were limited to papyrus and to parchment, had not yet come. In point of fact, the geographer and the historian were one in the early time, and the differentiation did not take place until a comparatively late period.Attempts have been made to trace the travels of Herodotus in his work, not always with signal success. Continental Greece he knew, Athens beyond a doubt, and the traveller of to-day who stands in Sparta and looks out toward Therapne feels that he is on Herodotean ground. Some of the Cyclades he must have visited, but how many is open to question.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/180618.Pinocchio?from_search=true	Carlo Collodi	Pinocchio: A Classic Illustrated Edition	A timeless tale of adventure, heart, mischief, and family, Pinocchio is one of the most renowned childrens books of all time. Since its publication in 1881, there have been countless editions. Unlike those editions, most of which feature the work of a single artist, this Classic Illustrated Edition brings together Carlo Collodis original story and a wondrous collection ofA timeless tale of adventure, heart, mischief, and family, Pinocchio is one of the most renowned childrens books of all time. Since its publication in 1881, there have been countless editions. Unlike those editions, most of which feature the work of a single artist, this Classic Illustrated Edition brings together Carlo Collodis original story and a wondrous collection of images by different illustrators from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. This extraordinary gallery includes the work of Enrico Mazzanti, Carlo Chiostri, Attilio Mussino, Frederick Richarson and Charles Folkard, making Pinocchios fantastic encounters and tender moments a truly magical trip that will appeal to book lovers and collectors of all ages.
/book/show/23967228-hard-times-annotated-and-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	Charles Dickens Cascais Classic Editions Oliver Garrett (Editor)	Hard Times ( Annotated and Illustrated Edition): by Charles Dickens and Cascais Classic Editions	Hard Times  For These Times (commonly known as Hard Times) is the tenth novel by Charles Dickens, first published in 1854. The book appraises English society and is aimed at highlighting the social and economic pressures of the times.Hard Times is unusual in several respects. It is by far the shortest of Dickens' novels, barely a quarter of the length of those written imHard Times  For These Times (commonly known as Hard Times) is the tenth novel by Charles Dickens, first published in 1854. The book appraises English society and is aimed at highlighting the social and economic pressures of the times.Hard Times is unusual in several respects. It is by far the shortest of Dickens' novels, barely a quarter of the length of those written immediately before and after it. Also, unlike all but one of his other novels, Hard Times doesn't have a preface. Moreover, it is his only novel not to have scenes set in London. Instead the story is set in the fictitious Victorian industrial Coketown, a generic Northern English mill-town, in some ways similar to Manchester, though smaller. Coketown may be partially based upon 19th-century Preston.The novel follows a classical tripartite structure, and the titles of each book are related to Galatians 6:7,For whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.Book I is entitled Sowing, Book II is entitled Reaping, and the third is Garnering.In Hard Times, Dickens wanted to strike the heaviest blow in my (his) power. He wished to educate readers about the working conditions of some of the factories in the industrial towns of Manchester, and Preston. Relating to this also, Dickens wished to confront the assumption that prosperity runs parallel to morality, a notion which is systematically deconstructed in this novel through his portrayal of the moral monsters, Mr. Bounderby and James Harthouse. Dickens was also campaigning for the importance of imagination in life, and for people's life to not be reduced to a collection of material facts and statistical analyses.Cascais Classic Editions is proud to offer you the best Kindle edition of this literary classic featuring one of the most acclaimed authors of the 19th century.
/book/show/17170621-all-things-bright-and-beautiful?from_search=true	James Herriot	All Things Bright and Beautiful: The Classic Memoirs of a Yorkshire Country Vet	Traditional Chinese edition of All Things Bright and Beautiful. the James Herriot classic. A brand new publication. In Traditional Chinese. Annotation copyright Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.
/book/show/34510454-a-princess-of-mars-annotated?from_search=true	Edgar Rice Burroughs Summit Classic Press (Editor) G. Edward Bandy (Introduction)	A Princess of Mars (Annotated) (Summit Classic Collector Editions)	This edition includes the complete text of the first of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Martian Novels in a freshly edited edition, and also includes:- An original retrospective essay, In The Shadow of The Moons of Mars, commenting on the life, work, and widespread and lasting influence of the author;- A detailed biographical sketch of Burroughs' life and literary impact and infThis edition includes the complete text of the first of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Martian Novels in a freshly edited edition, and also includes:- An original retrospective essay, In The Shadow of The Moons of Mars, commenting on the life, work, and widespread and lasting influence of the author;- A detailed biographical sketch of Burroughs' life and literary impact and influence;- A newly-compiled detailed bibliography of his work.This, the first of dozens of popular tales spun by Burroughs, is the story of the romance between John Carter, mysteriously transported to Mars from the Arizona desert, and Dejah Thoris, the Princess of Mars for whom the tale is named.In Edgar Rice Burroughs' trademark style, former Confederate officer John Carter is thrown into a series of non-stop adventures at breakneck pace, with the earthling pitted against a variety of Martian men and beasts, finding adversaries and adventure on seemingly every page and finding a few friends - and the love of his life - in the course of this epic adventure.Barsoom is the native name for the Mars imagined by Edgar Rice Burroughs, a dying world where the oceans have gone dry and the atmosphere is dissipating, precariously maintained by a massive atmosphere plant, a world where a race of giant green men with four arms roam dry seabeds and vast ancient ruins mounted on reptilian steeds, while a race of coppery-skinned red men maintains an oddly barbaric culture and scientific civilization in sprawling cities and travel inflying cars.If any of this sounds vaguely familiar but you've never read what has over the years become known as Edgar Rice Burroughs' science fiction Martian series it's not surprising. Burroughs didn't invent planetary romance, lostcivilizations, islands populated by dinosaurs and primitive men or any of the kinds of fiction he wrote. But he literally re-invented adventure fiction across the board and his indelible stamp on the work of writers, filmmakers, televisionproducers and scientists is still apparent a hundred years after his first published story.Burroughs is known the world over as the creator of Tarzan, the Ape Man. Tarzan became a cultural phenomenon almost immediately upon his appearance, but before Tarzan there was John Carter of Mars. Burroughs' first published work originally appeared in serial form with the title Under the Moons of Mars in 1912. Like many of Burroughs' pulp magazine serials, the story was later published in book form by Chicago publisher A. C. McClurg. The original McClurg version re-titled the story as A Princess of Mars, the name by which it has been known ever since.Burroughs' first three Martian novels, A Princess of Mars, The Gods of Mars and Warlord of Mars form a cohesive trilogy that will ultimately leave the mighty John Carter as the most powerful warlord astride a fantastic, savage planet. Summit Classic Press editions of these three novels are available as individual titles, and they are also available from Summit Classic Press in a single large format omnibus edition titled John Carter, Warlord of Mars, ISBN-978-1475021660.
/book/show/18934404-the-sneetches-and-other-stories?from_search=true	Dr. Seuss	The Sneetches and Other Stories	Dr. Seuss creates another timeless picture-book classic with. Are you a Star-Belly Sneetch or a Plain-Belly Sneetch? This delightful book contains four tales with deliciously subtle takes on how silly it is to be, well, silly. The Sneetches, The Zax, Too Many Daves, and What Was I Scared Of? make this energetic compilation a must-havDr. Seuss creates another timeless picture-book classic with. Are you a Star-Belly Sneetch or a Plain-Belly Sneetch? This delightful book contains four tales with deliciously subtle takes on how silly it is to be, well, silly. The Sneetches, The Zax, Too Many Daves, and What Was I Scared Of? make this energetic compilation a must-have for every library. Full of Dr. Seusss signature rhymes and unmistakable characters, its perfect for new and lifelong Seuss fans.
/book/show/31325377-flatland?from_search=true	Edwin A. Abbott Workman Classic Schoolbooks	Flatland: A Workman Classic Schoolbook	This Workman Classic Schoolbooks edition contains:* Background/Introduction* Biography* Footnotes* Vocabulary and Comprehension/Extension questions after each chapter* Discussion Questions suitable for students or book clubs* Extension activitiesFlatland was first published in 1884 and is a unique combination of satirical comment on Victorian society and mathematicaThis Workman Classic Schoolbooks edition contains:* Background/Introduction* Biography* Footnotes* Vocabulary and Comprehension/Extension questions after each chapter* Discussion Questions suitable for students or book clubs* Extension activitiesFlatland was first published in 1884 and is a unique combination of satirical comment on Victorian society and mathematical exploration of geometry and the first through fourth dimensions. Though not as well-known as Jonathan Swift's satire, Gulliver's Travels, it has been commented on by Einstein, Isaac Asimov, Carl Sagan, and Stephen Hawking, and has even been mentioned in the television series The Big Bang Theory.A Square's journey through Pointland, Flatland, and Spaceland will give you a unique perspective on English society in the 1800s that stands on its own merit today.
/book/show/5736.Coming_of_Age_in_Mississippi?from_search=true	Anne Moody	Coming of Age in Mississippi: The Classic Autobiography of a Young Black Girl in the Rural South	Born to a poor couple who were tenant farmers on a plantation in Mississippi, Anne Moody lived through some of the most dangerous days of the pre-civil rights era in the South. The week before she began high school came the news of Emmet Till's lynching. Before then, she had known the fear of hunger, hell, and the Devil. But now there was...the fear of being killed just bBorn to a poor couple who were tenant farmers on a plantation in Mississippi, Anne Moody lived through some of the most dangerous days of the pre-civil rights era in the South. The week before she began high school came the news of Emmet Till's lynching. Before then, she had known the fear of hunger, hell, and the Devil. But now there was...the fear of being killed just because I was black. In that moment was born the passion for freedom and justice that would change her life.An all-A student whose dream of going to college is realized when she wins a basketball scholarship, she finally dares to join the NAACP in her junior year. Through the NAACP and later through CORE and SNCC she has first-hand experience of the demonstrations and sit-ins that were the mainstay of the civil rights movement, and the arrests and jailings, the shotguns, fire hoses, police dogs, billy clubs and deadly force that were used to destroy it.A deeply personal story but also a portrait of a turning point in our nation's destiny, this autobiography lets us see history in the making, through the eyes of one of the footsoldiers in the civil rights movement.
/book/show/18732220-the-confessions-of-st-augustine---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Augustine of Hippo	The Confessions of St. Augustine - The Original Classic Edition	The famed quote of Give me chastity and continence but not yet is one that is much used. It is great to read these lines within the intended framework of Augustines writing. This is a beautiful book. Augustines gradual turn toward God is glorious. This book beautifully illustrates the human ability for transformation and transcendence. Along with Meister Eckhart and ThomasThe famed quote of Give me chastity and continence but not yet is one that is much used. It is great to read these lines within the intended framework of Augustines writing. This is a beautiful book. Augustines gradual turn toward God is glorious. This book beautifully illustrates the human ability for transformation and transcendence. Along with Meister Eckhart and Thomas Aquinas it gives one a good grasp of the early Christian and Catholic theory. As a cynic you could question what went wrong but any sarcasm should not detract from the sheer beauty and power of St Augustine. It will bring you closer to God if not back to your original faith. Like the Bible itself, this is a book that many Christians in general and Catholics in specific really ought to read.This one is a very good translation, especially for the modern reader. It conveys the immediacy and vividness of a text written more than 1500 years ago. One feels almost as a voyeur peeping into the private confession of a man to his God. The honesty and unembarrassed disclosure of his sins, and fruitless search for worldly wisdom, is something we can personally identify with, even today. It is amazing how vivid the description of life in late 4th century is in this Confessions. What a wonderful way to approach History, places like Carthage, Rome or Milan, thru the eyes of a skilled and intelligent man who pours his heart on these pages for us to benefit from.St. Augustines life, however distant in time, is filled with events, desires, and troubles, as common today as in the year 400. We can identify fully with him, and in his longing and weakness we can see our own soul portrayed. He talks about his childhood, his family, his studies and his lifelong pursuit of wisdom and truth, specially since the age of 19. We get immersed in the daily life of people in the 4th Century under the Roman Empire, their daily worries, their intellectual debates, their religious confrontations. We see the social conditions of all classes of people, from the wealthy and idle to the slaves who fight in the Circus. We see people living, talking, traveling, dreaming, and going about their business as if we were present with them. No wonder this book is an authentic classic.There are many reasons to read this book. Those interested in History are certainly going to find plenty of information from eye-witness perspective; those who like to read personal memories and autobiographies wont have it easy to find a better one. For those interested in the history of religion and Catholicism, this is a must, a landmark in Christian literature. Whatever you are looking for, this book is certainly one that will satisfy your intellectual curiosity as well as fill you spiritually.
/book/show/32975391-the-iliads-and-odysses-of-homer?from_search=true	Homer	The Iliads and Odysses of Homer: Translated Out of Greek Into English	Excerpt from The Iliads and Odysses of Homer: Translated Out of Greek Into EnglishAnd they are contained, first, in the choice of words. Secondly, in the construction. Thirdly, in the contrivance of the story or fiction. Fourthly, in the elevation of the fancy. Fifthly, in the justice and impartiality of the poet. Sixthly, in the clearness of descriptions. Seventhly, in tExcerpt from The Iliads and Odysses of Homer: Translated Out of Greek Into EnglishAnd they are contained, first, in the choice of words. Secondly, in the construction. Thirdly, in the contrivance of the story or fiction. Fourthly, in the elevation of the fancy. Fifthly, in the justice and impartiality of the poet. Sixthly, in the clearness of descriptions. Seventhly, in the amplitude of the subject.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/27256524-the-call-of-the-wild-white-fang?from_search=true	Jack London	The Call of the Wild & White Fang	Special Features: buildingrainbows.com White Fang - Jack London. student book reviews and discussion summary. Read and submit book reviews for books to share with the literature community. Read full review
/book/show/21126111-the-importance-of-being-earnest-other-oscar-wilde-classic-plays?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde	The Importance of Being Earnest & Other Oscar Wilde Classic Plays	This book three plays bounds together British playwright Oscar Wilde's greatest plays from the early 1890s: Lady Windemeres Fan, An Ideal Husband & The Importance of Being Earnest.Lady Windemeres FanWe are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. Lady Windermere takes a lover after discovering that her husband may be involved with a woman heThis book three plays bounds together British playwright Oscar Wilde's greatest plays from the early 1890s: Lady Windemeres Fan, An Ideal Husband & The Importance of Being Earnest.Lady Windemeres FanWe are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars. Lady Windermere takes a lover after discovering that her husband may be involved with a woman he invites to her birthday ball. In typical Wilde style, the play is a mixture of witty banter with a biting theme. Wildes satire of Victorian morals and marriage was published in 1893.The Importance of Being Earnest, A Trivial Comedy for Serious People.This is high farce in which the main characters maintain fictitious personalities to escape their social obligations. The dialogue has made it one of Wildes most popular and enduring plays, including the line: Oh! it is absurd to have a hard and fast rule about what one should read and what one shouldn't. More than half of modern culture depends on what one shouldn't read. The play was first performed in 1895.An Ideal HusbandOver the course of 24 hours, Wilde explores private and public honour involving blackmail and political corruption. Should we be judged by our past? Wildes view can be summed up in the line: Morality is simply the attitude we adopt towards people we personally dislike. The work was first published in 1893.
/book/show/5066394-classic-slave-narratives?from_search=true	Frederick Douglass Harriet Jacobs Olaudah Equiano	Classic Slave Narratives	Your purchase helps fund free educational resources!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!This collection of classic slave narratives includes The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Harriet Jacobs, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, and The History of Mary Prince.
/book/show/11966836-below-stairs?from_search=true	Margaret Powell Leigh Crutchley (Ghost writer)	Below Stairs: The Classic Kitchen Maid's Memoir That Inspired "Upstairs, Downstairs" and "Downton Abbey"	Brilliantly evoking the long-vanished world of masters and servants portrayed inand, Margaret Powells classic memoir of her time in service,is the remarkable true story of an indomitable woman who, though she served in the great houses of England, never stopped aiming high.Powell first arrived at the servants' entrance oBrilliantly evoking the long-vanished world of masters and servants portrayed inand, Margaret Powells classic memoir of her time in service,is the remarkable true story of an indomitable woman who, though she served in the great houses of England, never stopped aiming high.Powell first arrived at the servants' entrance of one of those great houses in the 1920s. As a kitchen maid  the lowest of the low  she entered an entirely new world; one of stoves to be blacked, vegetables to be scrubbed, mistresses to be appeased, and bootlaces to be ironed. Work started at 5.30am and went on until after dark. It was a far cry from her childhood on the beaches of Hove, where money and food were scarce, but warmth and laughter never were. Yet from the gentleman with a penchant for stroking the housemaids curlers, to raucous tea-dances with errand boys, to the heartbreaking story of Agnes the pregnant under-parlormaid, fired for being seduced by her mistresss nephew, Margarets tales of her time in service are told with wit, warmth, and a sharp eye for the prejudices of her situation. Margaret Powell's true story of a life spentin serviceis a fascinating downstairs portrait of the glittering, long-gone worlds behind the closed doors of Downton Abbey and 165 Eaton Place.
/book/show/17079625-prodigal-summer?from_search=true	Barbara Kingsolver	Prodigal Summer: Deluxe Modern Classic	In her bestselling novel, Barbara Kingsolver weaves together three stories of human love within a larger tapestry of lives inhabiting the forested mountains and struggling small farms of southern Appalachia.Award-winning author of,, and, Kingsolver here introduces a wildlife biologist whose reclusive life in aIn her bestselling novel, Barbara Kingsolver weaves together three stories of human love within a larger tapestry of lives inhabiting the forested mountains and struggling small farms of southern Appalachia.Award-winning author of,, and, Kingsolver here introduces a wildlife biologist whose reclusive life in a mountain cabin is disrupted by a young hunter; a city girl-turned-farmers wife who must decide whether or not to fight for the land she now inhabits; and a pair of feuding, elderly neighbors who forge a bond neither of them could have predicted.As the humid summer progresses, the characters grow closer to each other and the nature that surrounds them in this beautifully-written work that helped solidify Barbara Kingsolvers place in the literary firmament.This Harper Perennial Deluxe Modern Classic edition features beautiful cover artwork on uncoated stock, French flaps, and deckle-edge pages.
/book/show/18732234-this-side-of-paradise---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	F. Scott Fitzgerald	This Side of Paradise - The Original Classic Edition	The first thing that will strike you on reading this book will be the timelessness of its subject matter, no matter how dated the setting is. The Ivy League of Fitzgeralds indifferent hero, Amory Blaine, is a thing of the past, with only the faintest reminders of its aura of American royalty remaining today. Reading about Amorys days at Princeton is a bit like looking at tThe first thing that will strike you on reading this book will be the timelessness of its subject matter, no matter how dated the setting is. The Ivy League of Fitzgeralds indifferent hero, Amory Blaine, is a thing of the past, with only the faintest reminders of its aura of American royalty remaining today. Reading about Amorys days at Princeton is a bit like looking at the ancient photographs of 19th century football teams that every university seems to have on display in some corner of the campus, with the added twist that most of those long-ago jocks were presumably the sons of bankers and senators. And yet, Fitzgeralds depiction of a whirlwind of exhilaration, alienation, eagerness for the future and a sense that it should all be more meaningful is still all too recognizable to those of us who are just a few years out of college. So like all the best fiction, the story works both on a historical and a contemporary level. Amory isnt the most sympathetic of protagonists. Coming from a non-aristocratic but quite cushy background, hes all you would expect from a Fitzgerald hero: full of himself, indifferent to the less fortunate, somewhat lazy, and at once condescending to and inept with women. But this is a story of young adulthood in the last gasps of the pre-World War I upper-crust, and Amory is the perfect vehicle for illustrating the youth of that time and place. Although the relative lack of details provided about Amorys experience in the war is odd, it adds to his Everyman quality for the generations since his, all of which have had their own reasons for a bleak outlook at some point even if few could match the sheer trauma of 1917-18. The one real flaw in the story is an inconsistent, and often unconvincing, quality when it comes to how and why Amory falls for the several women he endures romantic misadventures with. For all the heartbreak he endures, the reader is often left wondering where his attraction stemmed from in the first place - an odd shortcoming considering how good Fitzgerald was at illustrating that issue in later works. But the romantic episodes that do work are vivid enough to forgive the weaker ones. Also, as usual, Fitzgeralds narrative style is somewhat purple; but hes so good at it that it usually doesnt strike the reader as a problem.Bleak as it may be, this is a great book for anyone who has survived young adulthood and remembers it honestly. Just try not to laugh or cringe next time somebody wants to talk about the good old days.
/book/show/7942540-pygmalion?from_search=true	George Bernard Shaw	Pygmalion	Pygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw loosely inspired by the Greek myth of the same name. In Pygmalion, George Bernard Shaw radically reworks Ovid's tale with a feminist twist: while Henry Higgins successfully teaches Eliza Doolittle to speak and act like a duchess, she adamantly refuses to be his creation. First produced in 1914, it remains one of Shaw's mostPygmalion (1913) is a play by George Bernard Shaw loosely inspired by the Greek myth of the same name. In Pygmalion, George Bernard Shaw radically reworks Ovid's tale with a feminist twist: while Henry Higgins successfully teaches Eliza Doolittle to speak and act like a duchess, she adamantly refuses to be his creation. First produced in 1914, it remains one of Shaw's most popular plays. Pygmalion uses wit and insight into England's 1800s arrogant class system to show that class is not bred, but made, and the highest class of people see no class at all, being humble enough to know we are equals. Shaw's Pygmalion was not written just to add to his wallet with its publication, but to influence society, much the same as Charles Dickens Oliver Twist and David Copperfield have. From the plot of whether or not a pauper can made a princess to the subplot of love and true romance, the story is intertwined with memorable characters, delightful banter and intriguing thoughts. Pygmalion tells the story of Professor Henry Higgins, who makes a bet with his friend Colonel Pickering that he can successfully pass off a Cockney flower girl as a refined society lady by teaching her how to speak with an upper class accent and training her in etiquette. In the process, Higgins and Eliza grow close, but she ultimately rejects his domineering ways and marries Freddy Eynsford-Hill - a young, poor, gentleman. The word Pygmalion finds its origins in Greece. The story of a slave (Artuss Pygmalius) turned prince after his true blood lines were discovered.
/book/show/3151990-the-moonstone?from_search=true	Wilkie Collins	The Moonstone	Wilkie Collins's enthralling story of the cursed diamond stolen from an Indian shrine is the first and probably finest work of detective fiction in the language.The exquisite Moonstone, a diamond that brings bad luck to whoever has it in their possession, is given to Rachel Verinder for her eighteenth birthday. To the dismay of her family, it is stolen from her that very sWilkie Collins's enthralling story of the cursed diamond stolen from an Indian shrine is the first and probably finest work of detective fiction in the language.The exquisite Moonstone, a diamond that brings bad luck to whoever has it in their possession, is given to Rachel Verinder for her eighteenth birthday. To the dismay of her family, it is stolen from her that very same night. Sergeant Cuff is brought in to investigate and, with the help of Gabriel Betteredge, the family steward, he becomes aware of numerous possibilities: that Rachel herself stole the Moonstone, that her cousin Franklin was the thief, or that her maid Rosanna took it. And, as he discovers, there are also those who wish to see the stone restored to its proper place.Rich in evocative description and brilliantly plotted, THE MOONSTONE unravels a seemingly unfathomable mystery with a skill and mastery that leaves the reader breathless.
/book/show/34579119-ethan-frome?from_search=true	Edith Wharton	Ethan Frome: Classic Literature	Ethan Frome is a novel published in 1911 by the Pulitzer Prize-winning American author Edith Wharton. It is set in the fictitious town of Starkfield, Massachusetts. The novel was adapted into a film, Ethan Frome, in 1993.
/book/show/22669120-sonnets?from_search=true	William Shakespeare A. Willis (Editor)	Sonnets	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Sonnets is a collection of 154 of Shakespeare's sonnets, dealing with themes such as the passage of time, love, beauty and mortality.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the play is one of the great works of English literature and continu* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Sonnets is a collection of 154 of Shakespeare's sonnets, dealing with themes such as the passage of time, love, beauty and mortality.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the play is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/8466847-the-swiss-family-robinson?from_search=true	Johann David Wyss	The Swiss Family Robinson (Educator Classic Library, #4)	This classic story relates the fortunes of a shipwrecked family as they adapt to life on an island with abundant animal and plant life.About this edition: Illustrated by Don Irwin, this is an Educator Classic Library complete and unabridged edition of The Swiss Family Robinson first published in 1879 ed. William H. G. Kingston. Kingston's edition was an English shortenedThis classic story relates the fortunes of a shipwrecked family as they adapt to life on an island with abundant animal and plant life.About this edition: Illustrated by Don Irwin, this is an Educator Classic Library complete and unabridged edition of The Swiss Family Robinson first published in 1879 ed. William H. G. Kingston. Kingston's edition was an English shortened version of Isabelle de Montolieu's Le Robinson Suisse, ou, Journal d'un pre de famille, naufrag avec ses enfans, published in 1824, a French Translation of the original 1812 German edition, Der Schweizerische Robinson.
/book/show/16231701-tales-from-the-arabian-nights?from_search=true	Anonymous Anna Award (Editor)	Tales from the Arabian Nights: An Essential Classic for Ages 8 and Up	A collectable quality hardcover edition of one of the world's most popular and enduring stories.
/book/show/22631749-through-the-looking-glass-by-lewis-carroll?from_search=true	Lewis Carroll Cornerstone Classic Ebooks (Editor) John Tenniel (Illustrator)	Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll	Through the Looking-Glass, (1871) Is the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson).One thing was certain, that the WHITE kitten had had nothing to do with it:it was the black kitten's fault entirely. For the white kitten had been having its face washed by the old cat for the last quarter of an hour (and bearing it pretThrough the Looking-Glass, (1871) Is the sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson).One thing was certain, that the WHITE kitten had had nothing to do with it:it was the black kitten's fault entirely. For the white kitten had been having its face washed by the old cat for the last quarter of an hour (and bearing it pretty well, considering); so you see that it COULDN'T have had any hand in the mischief.Hyperlinked ChaptersIllustrated by John Tenniel
/book/show/18899437-the-road-less-travelled?from_search=true	M. Scott Peck	The Road Less Travelled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values and Spiritual Growth	
/book/show/12007583-beyond-good-and-evil?from_search=true	Friedrich Nietzsche Philip Dossick (Editor)	Beyond Good and Evil	This work dramatically rejects the tradition of Western thought with its notions of truth and God, good and evil. Nietzsche demonstrates that the Christian world is steeped in a false piety and infected with a slave morality. With wit and energy, he turns from this critique to a philosophy that celebrates the present and demands that the individual imposes their own wilThis work dramatically rejects the tradition of Western thought with its notions of truth and God, good and evil. Nietzsche demonstrates that the Christian world is steeped in a false piety and infected with a slave morality. With wit and energy, he turns from this critique to a philosophy that celebrates the present and demands that the individual imposes their own will to power upon the world.
/book/show/53340.A_Connecticut_Yankee_in_King_Arthur_s_Court?from_search=true	Mark Twain	A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court	Hank Morgan, a 19th century Hartfordian, awakens to find himself inexplicably transported to Arthurian England in 528.The story begins in a 1st person narrative in Warwick Castle, where a man details his recollection of a tale told him by a stranger who's personified as a Knight thru his language & familiarity with armor.After a brief tale of Launcelot slaying two giHank Morgan, a 19th century Hartfordian, awakens to find himself inexplicably transported to Arthurian England in 528.The story begins in a 1st person narrative in Warwick Castle, where a man details his recollection of a tale told him by a stranger who's personified as a Knight thru his language & familiarity with armor.After a brief tale of Launcelot slaying two giants in 3rd-person narrative, Hank Morgan enters &, given whiskey, is persuaded to tell his story. Described thru 1st-person narrative as a man familiar with firearms & machinery, he'd become a superintendent in firearms manufacture. He describes the beginning of his tale by illustrating details of a disagreement with subordinates, where he sustained a head injury caused by a man named Hercules. Passing out, he describes waking up beneath an oak in rural Camelot where a Knight catches him trespassing, & after establishing rapport, leads him to the castle.Hank is ridiculed for his appearance & sentenced to burn at the stake. Luckily, this coincides with the 528 solar eclipse, which he'd learned about in his own time. Recalling this, he convinces everyone of his power by making it seem he causes the eclipse at the moment he's to be burned. He's liberated, given the position of principal royal minister & treated with awe. Celebrity brings him a title: The Boss.Hank learns about medieval practices & superstitions. He outdoes fake sorcerers & miracle-working clergy. Merlin becomes jealous. Despite being a court officer, Hank's willing to go among the people to promote new economic policies as well as democratic & modern principles. Arthur chooses to join him on an excursion during which he exposes himself to smallpox in order to help a peasant. Despite this noble act, he's unwilling to abandon medieval ways. He eventually causes the arrest of the incognito Hank & himself by being unable to act like a commoner. Hank & a group of bicycle-riding knights rescue them.Hank industrializes the country behind the back of the ruling class. He creates schools which teach modern ideas & English, removing new generations from medieval concepts. He constructs factories producing modern tools & weapons. He marries. They have a daughter. While vacationing with them in France, he learns Arthur has died fighting his nephew Mordred. Hank establishes a republic, declares himself ruler & the people revolt. Merlin finally uses a spell to put him asleep to return to his own time.
/book/show/25804510-the-last-of-mohicans?from_search=true	James Fenimore Cooper	The Last of Mohicans	The Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 is a historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper. It's the second book of the Leatherstocking Tales pentalogy & the best known. The Pathfinder, published 14 years later in 1840, is its sequel. The story is set in 1757, during the French & Indian War (the Seven Years' War), when France and Great Britain battled for controlThe Last of the Mohicans: A Narrative of 1757 is a historical novel by James Fenimore Cooper. It's the second book of the Leatherstocking Tales pentalogy & the best known. The Pathfinder, published 14 years later in 1840, is its sequel. The story is set in 1757, during the French & Indian War (the Seven Years' War), when France and Great Britain battled for control of N. America. During this war, the French depended on its Native American allies to help fight the more numerous British colonists in the Northeast frontier areas.The novel was one of the most popular in English in its time, altho critics identified narrative flaws. Its length & formal prose style have limited its appeal to later readers, yet The Last of the Mohicans remains widely read in American literature courses. It has been adapted numerous times for films, TV movies & cartoons.
/book/show/30100818-a-doll-s-house?from_search=true	Henrik Ibsen	A Doll's House: Classic Drama	Henrik Johan Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as the father of realism and is one of the founders of Modernism in theatre. His major works include Brand, Peer Gynt, An Enemy of the People, Emperor and Galilean, A Doll's House, Hedda Gabler, Ghosts, The Wild Duck, Rosmersholm, and The Master Builder.Henrik Johan Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as the father of realism and is one of the founders of Modernism in theatre. His major works include Brand, Peer Gynt, An Enemy of the People, Emperor and Galilean, A Doll's House, Hedda Gabler, Ghosts, The Wild Duck, Rosmersholm, and The Master Builder. He is the most frequently performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare, and A Doll's House became the world's most performed play by the early 20th century. Several of his later dramas were considered scandalous to many of his era, when European theatre was expected to model strict morals of family life and propriety. Ibsen's later work examined the realities that lay behind many facades, revealing much that was disquieting to many contemporaries. It utilized a critical eye and free inquiry into the conditions of life and issues of morality. The poetic and cinematic early play Peer Gynt, however, has strong surreal elements.
/book/show/2772541-utopia?from_search=true	Thomas More James Adams (Read by)	Utopia	In this political work written in 1516, Utopia is the name given by Sir Thomas More to an imaginary island. Book I of Utopia, a dialogue, presents a perceptive analysis of contemporary social, economic, and moral ills in England. Book II is a narrative describing a country run according to the ideals of the English humanists, where poverty, crime, injustice, and other illsIn this political work written in 1516, Utopia is the name given by Sir Thomas More to an imaginary island. Book I of Utopia, a dialogue, presents a perceptive analysis of contemporary social, economic, and moral ills in England. Book II is a narrative describing a country run according to the ideals of the English humanists, where poverty, crime, injustice, and other ills do not exist. Locating his island in the New World, More bestowed it with everything to support a perfectly organized and happy people. The name of this fictitious place, Utopia, coined by More, passed into general usage and has been applied to all such ideal fictions, fantasies, and blueprints for the future, including works by Rabelais, Francis Bacon, Samuel Butler, and several by H. G. Wells, including his A Modern Utopia.
/book/show/1058112.The_Killer_Angels?from_search=true	Michael Shaara	The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)	In the four most bloody and courageous days of our nations history, two armies fought for two conflicting dreams. One dreamed of freedom, the other of a way of life. Far more thanIn the four most bloody and courageous days of our nations history, two armies fought for two conflicting dreams. One dreamed of freedom, the other of a way of life. Far more than rifles and bullets were carried into battle. There were memories. There were promises. There was love. And far more than men fell on those Pennsylvania fields. Bright futures, untested innocence, and pristine beauty were also the casualties of war.Michael Shaaras Pulitzer Prizewinning masterpiece is unique, sweeping, unforgettable - the dramatic story of the battleground for Americas destiny.
/book/show/20750143-the-turn-of-the-screw?from_search=true	Henry James	The Turn of the Screw	( Illustrated Classic Ghost House )With Full Photos
/book/show/20774289-the-red-badge-of-courage?from_search=true	Stephen Crane	The Red Badge of Courage: Civil War Classic	The cold passed reluctantly from the earth, and the retiring fogs revealed an army stretched out on the hills, resting. As the landscape changed from brown to green, the army awakened, and began to tremble with eagerness at the noise of rumors. It cast its eyes upon the roads, which were growing from long troughs of liquid mud to proper thoroughfares. A river, amber-tintedThe cold passed reluctantly from the earth, and the retiring fogs revealed an army stretched out on the hills, resting. As the landscape changed from brown to green, the army awakened, and began to tremble with eagerness at the noise of rumors. It cast its eyes upon the roads, which were growing from long troughs of liquid mud to proper thoroughfares. A river, amber-tinted in the shadow of its banks, purled at the army's feet; and at night, when the stream had become of a sorrowful blackness, one could see across it the red, eyelike gleam of hostile camp-fires set in the low brows of distant hills. Once a certain tall soldier developed virtues and went resolutely to wash a shirt. He came flying back from a brook waving his garment bannerlike. He was swelled with a tale he had heard from a reliable friend, who had heard it from a truthful cavalryman, who had heard it from his trustworthy brother, one of the orderlies at division headquarters. He adopted the important air of a herald in red and gold. We're goin' t' move t'morrah--sure, he said pompously to a group in the company street. We're goin' 'way up the river, cut across, an' come around in behint 'em. To his attentive audience he drew a loud and elaborate plan of a very brilliant campaign. When he had finished, the blue-clothed men scattered into small arguing groups between the rows of squat brown huts. A negro teamster who had been dancing upon a cracker box with the hilarious encouragement of twoscore soldiers was deserted. He sat mournfully down. Smoke drifted lazily from a multitude of quaint chimneys. It's a lie! that's all it is--a thunderin' lie! said another private loudly. His smooth face was flushed, and his hands were thrust sulkily into his trouser's pockets. He took the matter as an affront to him. I don't believe the derned old army's ever going to move. We're set. I've got ready to move eight times in the last two weeks, and we ain't moved yet. The tall soldier felt called upon to defend the truth of a rumor he himself had introduced. He and the loud one came near to fighting over it.
/book/show/23864516-the-night-before-christmas?from_search=true	Clement C. Moore	The Night Before Christmas: The Classic Account of the Visit from St. Nicholas	Once upon a time, children imagined St. Nicholas as a stern, skinny bishop who was as likely to dole out discipline as Christmas presents. But thanks to the anonymous publication of the poem Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas in the TROY SENTINAL in 1823, a plumper, merrier St. Nick was born, transformed into the sleigh-riding, chimney-diving, jolly old elf we now callOnce upon a time, children imagined St. Nicholas as a stern, skinny bishop who was as likely to dole out discipline as Christmas presents. But thanks to the anonymous publication of the poem Account of a Visit from St. Nicholas in the TROY SENTINAL in 1823, a plumper, merrier St. Nick was born, transformed into the sleigh-riding, chimney-diving, jolly old elf we now call Santa Claus.
/book/show/26378674-the-antigone-of-sophocles?from_search=true	Sophocles	The Antigone of Sophocles: Vassar College, 1893	Excerpt from The Antigone of Sophocles: Vassar College, 1893When Polyneices had died in single combat with his brother, Creon the king issued a stern decree that no one should bury the body on penalty of death. His sister Antigone evades the guards and performs funeral rites for her brother. Creon threatens the guards with death, if they do not discover the culprit. TheyExcerpt from The Antigone of Sophocles: Vassar College, 1893When Polyneices had died in single combat with his brother, Creon the king issued a stern decree that no one should bury the body on penalty of death. His sister Antigone evades the guards and performs funeral rites for her brother. Creon threatens the guards with death, if they do not discover the culprit. They scrape off the dust from the body and keep a careful watch. Antigone comes and when she sees the body laid bare, utters a cry of grief that convicts her.The guards lead her to Creon, and he orders her to be immured alive in a rocky tomb. Antigone hangs herself in the tomb and Haemon, Creon's son and her betrothed, in indignant grief, slays himself by her side, as the seer Teiresias had predicted. Whereupon Eurydice, Creon's wife, slays herself, and so at the end Creon is left mourning the death of son and wife.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/7800487-autobiography?from_search=true	Benjamin Franklin	Autobiography	The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790. Franklin himself appears to have called the work his Memoirs. Altho it had a tortuous publication history after his death, this work has become one of the most famous & influential autobiographies ever written.FrankliThe Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790. Franklin himself appears to have called the work his Memoirs. Altho it had a tortuous publication history after his death, this work has become one of the most famous & influential autobiographies ever written.Franklin's account of his life is divided into four parts, reflecting the different periods at which he wrote them. There are actual breaks in the narrative between the 1st three parts, but Part 3's narrative continues into Part 4 without an authorial break only an editorial one.The Autobiography remained unpublished during Franklin's lifetime. In 1791, a 1st edition appeared, in French rather than English, as Mmoires de la vie prive de Benjamin Franklin, published in Paris. This translation of Part 1 only was based on a flawed transcript made of hi manuscript before he'd revised it. This French translation was then retranslated into English in two London publications of 1793. One of the London editions served as a basis for a retranslation into French in 1798 in an edition which also included a fragment of Part 2.The 1st three parts of the Autobiography were 1st published together (in English) by Franklin's grandson, Wm Temple Franklin, in London in 1818, in Vol 1 of Memoirs of the Life & Writings of Benjamin Franklin. W.T. Franklin didn't include Part 4 because he had previously traded away the original holograph of the Autobiography for a copy that contained only the 1st three parts. Furthermore, he felt free to make unauthoritative stylistic revisions to his grandfather's autobiography, & on occasion followed the translated & retranslated versions mentioned above rather than Franklin's original text.W.T. Franklin's text was the standard version of the Autobiography for 50 years, until John Bigelow purchased the original manuscript in France & in 1868 published the most reliable text that had yet appeared, including the 1st English publication of Part 4. In the 20th century, important editions by Max Ferrand & the staff of the Huntington Library in San Marino, CA (Benjamin Franklin's Memoirs: Parallel Text Edition, 1949) & by Leonard W. Labaree (1964, as part of the Yale University Press edition of The Papers of Benjamin Franklin) improved on Bigelow's accuracy. In 1981, J.A. Leo Lemay & P.M. Zall produced The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: A Genetic Text, attempting to show all revisions & cancellations in the holograph manuscript. This, the most accurate edition of all so far published, served as a basis for Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography: A Norton Critical Edition & for the text of this autobiography printed in the Library of America's edition of Franklin's Writings
/book/show/32169887-the-elements-of-style?from_search=true	William Strunk Jr. E.B. White	The Elements of Style: The Classic Writing Style Guide	The Elements of Style by William Strunk and E. B. White - The Classic Writing Style Guide - This book aims to give in brief space the principal requirements of plain English style. It aims to lighten the task of instructor and student by concentrating attention (in Chapters II and III) on a few essentials, the rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violThe Elements of Style by William Strunk and E. B. White - The Classic Writing Style Guide - This book aims to give in brief space the principal requirements of plain English style. It aims to lighten the task of instructor and student by concentrating attention (in Chapters II and III) on a few essentials, the rules of usage and principles of composition most commonly violated. In accordance with this plan it lays down three rules for the use of the comma, instead of a score or more, and one for the use of the semicolon, in the belief that these four rules provide for all the internal punctuation that is required by nineteen sentences out of twenty. Similarly, it gives in Chapter III only those principles of the paragraph and the sentence which are of the widest application. The book thus covers only a small portion of the field of English style. The experience of its writer has been that once past the essentials, students profit most by individual instruction based on the problems of their own work, and that each instructor has his own body of theory, which he may prefer to that offered by any textbook. The Elements of Style is a prescriptive American English writing style guide in numerous editions. The original was composed by William Strunk Jr., in 1918, and published by Harcourt, in 1920, comprising eight elementary rules of usage, ten elementary principles of composition, a few matters of form, a list of 49 words and expressions commonly misused, and a list of 57 words often misspelled. E. B. White greatly enlarged and revised the book for publication by Macmillan in 1959. That was the first edition of the so-called Strunk & White, which Time named in 2011 one of the 100 best and most influential books written in English since 1923.
/book/show/24007794-as-you-like-it?from_search=true	William Shakespeare A. Willis (Editor)	As You Like It	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, As You Like It follows its heroine Rosalind as she flees persecution in her uncle's court, accompanied by her cousin Celia and Touchstone the court jester, to find safety and, eventually, love, in the Forest of Arden. Historically, critical response has varied, with some critics finding the work of l* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, As You Like It follows its heroine Rosalind as she flees persecution in her uncle's court, accompanied by her cousin Celia and Touchstone the court jester, to find safety and, eventually, love, in the Forest of Arden. Historically, critical response has varied, with some critics finding the work of lesser quality than other Shakespearean works and some finding the play a work of great merit. The play features one of Shakespeare's most famous and oft-quoted speeches, All the world's a stage, and is the origin of the phrase too much of a good thing. The play remains a favorite among audiences and has been adapted for radio, film, and musical theater.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the novel is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/6672837-the-day-of-the-triffids?from_search=true	John Wyndham Gary Watson (Narrator) Barbara Shelley (Narrator)	The Day of the Triffids: Classic Radio Sci-Fi	This full-cast audio drama is based on the classic post-war science fantasy novel which made John Wyndham famous, and whose appeal endures to this day. Giles Cooper's adaptation stars Gary Watson, Barbara Shelley and Peter Sallis, with appearances fromnames Peter Pratt, Christopher Bidmead and David Brierley. Divided by blindness and societal breakdown, humanThis full-cast audio drama is based on the classic post-war science fantasy novel which made John Wyndham famous, and whose appeal endures to this day. Giles Cooper's adaptation stars Gary Watson, Barbara Shelley and Peter Sallis, with appearances fromnames Peter Pratt, Christopher Bidmead and David Brierley. Divided by blindness and societal breakdown, humanity is at the mercy of the carnivorous Triffids.
/book/show/18732427-dead-souls---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Nikolai Gogol	Dead Souls - The Original Classic Edition	Nikolai Gogols Dead Soul launches the great Russian novel form with a satire, so apt and so funny, that the novel remains as one of the most popular Russian text ever. Gogols own personal life may have been a dire disaster, but as a novelist he stands next to only Tolstoy and Dostovesky, as short story writer only Chekov comes close to his fame, and mind you, he preceded tNikolai Gogols Dead Soul launches the great Russian novel form with a satire, so apt and so funny, that the novel remains as one of the most popular Russian text ever. Gogols own personal life may have been a dire disaster, but as a novelist he stands next to only Tolstoy and Dostovesky, as short story writer only Chekov comes close to his fame, and mind you, he preceded them and their writing. He was, alongside Pushkin, one of the major early forces in Russian literary scene. Since all other major novelists from Russia have delved into tragedies and melodramas, going down to philosophical and religious questions, Dead Souls comes as a relief fun read, rather one of the funniest reads. In Dead Souls, he provides a cast of unforgettable and hilarious characters in episodes that leave you reeling with laughter. The hero or the anti-hero Chichikov or Tchichikov drives from town to town, buying dead souls i.e. dead peasants, assuring landowners that this will benefit them as they would pay less tax on their workforce. The tax was based on census numbers, and since many peasants died between two census years, landowners ended up paying taxes on people who didnt exist. Chichikovs brilliant idea was to collect a long list of (dead) peasants he had bought, and use that for getting a estate for himself. The novel tells us a story after story of his meeting his landowners and getting his purchase by a mix of tact, sweet talk, and so on, each purchase is full of absurd and funny details.Beyond the obvious laughters, the novel provides a very detailed description of Russia in early nineteenth century. The sketches of nature bring alive similes and metaphors that Gogol (who was a failed poet) uses remarkably well. While the observations related to people, customs, bureaucracy and Russia are full of brilliant wit, they in fact recreate a lively and throbbing world to us. The world as it was. The bureaucracy has not changed much since then. Nor have the quacks and hacks and cheats who make fortunes by buying and selling dubious things. Hence Dead Souls has this undying and translatable humor that will keep this book in publication forever.I would rank Dead Souls alongside Three Men in a Boat, Catch 22, A House for Mr Biswas and The Hitchhikers Guide to Galaxy as the novels that made me laugh the most. It has shades of Tolstoy in details it provides about rural life and rich landowners, shades of both Tolstoy and Dostovesky in pointing to certain moral issues (but that is at most an undertone) and maybe he was the one who influenced the style of his more famous successors. If you havent read Gogol, you definitely need to pick him next.
/book/show/27578288-the-sign-of-the-four-large-print-edition?from_search=true	Arthur Conan Doyle S.M. Sheley (Editor)	The Sign of the Four [Large Print Edition]: The Complete & Unabridged Classic Edition	This premium quality large print edition contains the complete and unabridged original classic version of The Sign of the Four, the second of only four original full-length mystery novels featuring Arthur Conan Doyle's consulting detective, printed on heavy, bright white 60# paper in a large 6x9 format, with page headers and a fully laminated full-color cover featuriThis premium quality large print edition contains the complete and unabridged original classic version of The Sign of the Four, the second of only four original full-length mystery novels featuring Arthur Conan Doyle's consulting detective, printed on heavy, bright white 60# paper in a large 6x9 format, with page headers and a fully laminated full-color cover featuring an original design.This volume, which has been freshly edited and typeset by human editors, not machine-scanned, contains the complete original text and corrects a number of typographical errors introduced in the many various editions published over the years. Additional material collected and presented for Conan Doyle fans, new or old, are a biographical sketch of the author and a detailed selected bibliography of his work.Set in 1888, the story opens with Holmes complaining to Watson about the boredom of a commonplace world in which nothing unusual ever happens anymore, when they are interrupted by the arrival of a visibly distressed young lady who relates a strange tale: once each year, she has received a valuable pearl from an unknown source. Having now received a message requesting that she meet her anonymous benefactor, she comes to consult with Holmes. Accompanying Miss Morstan to her appointment, Holmes and Watson are drawn into a complex plot involving the British East India Company, the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, a murder, stolen treasure, and a secret pact between convicts.But the most immediate problem for Holmes is to track down a mysterious killer and the missing treasure in an adventure which proves to be anything but commonplace.First published in the February 1890 issue of Lippincott's Monthly Magazine as The Sign of the Four in the London and Philadelphia editions, it was quickly re-published in several British periodicals that gave the title as The Sign of Four. First published in book form in October 1890 with the title The Sign of Four used in both the British and American editions, over the years various reprintings have used the two different forms of the title. The actual text in the novel uniformly uses the Sign of the Four with the exception of two instances near the end. We have chosen to use the original title for this edition, which more accurately reflects the content of the text.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) is known the world over as the creator of the famous consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes, but was a prolific writer who produced a large body of work ranging from non-fiction and full-length novels to a wide variety of short stories.Doyle's first major success as a writer came with the debut of Sherlock Holmes in the 1887 publication of A Study in Scarlet. Holmes was a popular sensation, and more stories followed. By 1891, Sherlock Holmes was enough to provide Doyle a living, but Doyle came to resent Holmes, who kept him from what he considered more important work. In 1893 he killed Holmes, as the detective and his archenemy, Professor Moriarty, plunged to their deaths at Reichenbach Falls in The Final Problem. It was no mere publicity stunt. Doyle considered himself finished with Mr. Sherlock Holmes.The public uproar in reaction to Holmes' death shocked Doyle, with even his own mother complaining, and as the clamor continued he was forced to bring the detective back in The Hound of the Baskervilles, published, to vast public sigh of relief, in 1901. Ironically, the character Doyle resented as a distraction from serious work would ultimately appear in fifty-six short stories and four novels, together with countless adaptations to films, television, cartoons, and modern pastiches by an assortment of authors.In fact, the world's first consulting detective is widely regarded, along with Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan, as the best-known fictional characters in the world.
/book/show/18732242-swann-s-way---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Marcel Proust	Swann's Way - The Original Classic Edition	A challenge and a pleasure at the same proportion - To read Marcel Prousts Remembrance of Things Past is a pleasure and a challenge in the same proportion that any brave read can have. Not only is it a hard task, but also a very pleasant one. The book is written in such a way that readers are transported to another time and place, and get to know the characters as if theyA challenge and a pleasure at the same proportion - To read Marcel Prousts Remembrance of Things Past is a pleasure and a challenge in the same proportion that any brave read can have. Not only is it a hard task, but also a very pleasant one. The book is written in such a way that readers are transported to another time and place, and get to know the characters as if they were old friends of ours. Of course, if it werent like that, not many people would dare to try and read the seven novels that compound the whole series. But Proust is a master to keep your interested glued to his words. Even when this words are in a paragraph that lasts four pages. Swanns Way is the first novel and it is a blessing and a curse at the same time. It is good because everything is new to us, so the nameless narrator takes his time to explain a lot of things, introduce people, describe places and the action is built up bit by bit. On the other hand, the reader is not used to Proust style and when we come across a paragraph that lasts four pages we get scared.To make things more complicated, when he was writing Remembrance of Things Past Proust wanted to make a novel, but he also wanted to philosophize. Therefore, there is a lot of philosophy in his books. At first this device seems to be difficult to understand, to get the gist, but with time, one gets used to it, and is able to realize that were not supposed to read this books in the same way we read any other novel.Prousts work is about senses. He does not expect you to understand everything he is saying. His narrative is not cumulative. What he wants, in fact, is to make his reader feel what he was saying, to feel things like time passing through our lives and its effects on our memories. Bearing this in mind, any reader is able to focus on the poetic narrative and the authors idea rather than understanding the events.Of course there is a plot in the book, but there are things that are more important to produce the effect Proust wanted. Swanns Way begins with the nameless narrator remembering experiences from his childhood in Combray. But the largest section of the novel is not about him, but about Swann, a friend of his family. Fifteen years before the events described in the first part, Swann felt in love with Odette, a woman with a terrible reputation. And this love affair will affect his life forever.Despite Prousts language being evocative, it is not difficult to understand his sentences. His work is replete of references and allusions, mostly to visual arts, namely painting. Some descriptions are like the works of Monet and Botticelli. The writer also has interest in literature. The main character relationship to his mother echoes works as Oedipus Rex.Qualities like these make Remembrance of Things Past one of the most important works produced ever. With his caldron of references, ideas and images, Proust has created one of the most beloved works from the XX Century. It is certain that this series of books will be read for many many years to come, and will be seen as a definition of what we used to think.
/book/show/19281095-the-memoirs-of-sherlock-holmes-annotated?from_search=true	Arthur Conan Doyle G. Edward Bandy (Introduction)	The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (Annotated) (Summit Classic Collector Editions)	Eleven classic tales of deduction: Silver Blaze The Yellow Face The Stock-Broker's Clerk The Gloria Scott The Musgrave Ritual The Reigate Puzzle The Crooked Man The Resident Patient The Greek Interpreter The Naval Treaty The Final Problem
/book/show/30904231-faust?from_search=true	Johann Wolfgang von Goethe	Faust: A Tragedy	Excerpt from Faust: A TragedyIT was my intention to have put forth this Translation without either preface or note, but lest I should be charged with presumption or affectation in so closely imitating Goethe - and because it has been said in different quarters that there was no want of another version - that Goethe was already perfectly understood, and had had ample justiExcerpt from Faust: A TragedyIT was my intention to have put forth this Translation without either preface or note, but lest I should be charged with presumption or affectation in so closely imitating Goethe - and because it has been said in different quarters that there was no want of another version - that Goethe was already perfectly understood, and had had ample justice done to his faus'r - and that it was audacious in one unknown as a German scholar and to the literary world, to fancy that he could, in the face of seven English translations, throw new light on the original text, or improve its garb; for these causes, with feelings some thing akin to pity towards such persons, and great diffi dence towards the republic of literature, I have so far changed my mind as to offer a few remarks as to the why and wherefore, and a statement of my principles of action in respect to the following translation.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/20333564-the-beautiful-and-damned?from_search=true	F. Scott Fitzgerald	The Beautiful and Damned	CHAPTER I ANTHONY PATCHIn i913, when Anthony Patch was twenty-five, two years were already gone since irony, the Holy Ghost of this later day, had, theoretically at least, descended upon him. Irony was the final polish of the shoe, the ultimate dab of the clothes-brush, a sort of intellectual There 1-yet at the brink of this story he has as yet gone no further than the cCHAPTER I ANTHONY PATCHIn i913, when Anthony Patch was twenty-five, two years were already gone since irony, the Holy Ghost of this later day, had, theoretically at least, descended upon him. Irony was the final polish of the shoe, the ultimate dab of the clothes-brush, a sort of intellectual There 1-yet at the brink of this story he has as yet gone no further than the conscious stage. As you first see him he wonders frequently whether he is not without honor and slightly mad, a shameful and obscene thinness glistening on the surface of the world like oil on a clean pond, these occasions being varied, of course, with those in which he thinks himself rather an exceptional young man. thoroughly sophisticated, well adjusted to his environment, and somewhat more significant than any one else he knows.This was his healthy state and it made him cheerful, pleasant, and very attractive to intelligent men and to all women. In this state he considered that he would one day accomplish somBOOK ONE; CHAPTER PACE; I Anthony Patch 3; II Portrait of a Siren 31; III The Connoisseur of Kisses 74; BOOK TWO; I The Radiant Hour 131; II Symposium 191; III The Broken Lute 261; BOOK THREE; I A Matter of Civilization 313; II A Matter of Esthetics 359; III No Matter! 45Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text. Read books online for free at
/book/show/26321370-the-raven?from_search=true	Edgar Allan Poe	The Raven	Excerpt from The RavenThe Raven.Once upon a midnight dreary,While I pondered, weak and weary,Over many a quaint and curiousVolume of forgotten lore -While I nodded, nearly napping,Suddenly there came a tapping,As of some one gently rapping,Rapping at my chamber door.'T is some visitor, I muttered,Tapping at my chamber door -Only this and nothing more.About theExcerpt from The RavenThe Raven.Once upon a midnight dreary,While I pondered, weak and weary,Over many a quaint and curiousVolume of forgotten lore -While I nodded, nearly napping,Suddenly there came a tapping,As of some one gently rapping,Rapping at my chamber door.'T is some visitor, I muttered,Tapping at my chamber door -Only this and nothing more.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/665535.The_Man_in_the_Iron_Mask?from_search=true	Alexandre Dumas	The Man in the Iron Mask	Deep inside the dreaded Bastille, a twenty-three-year-old prisoner called merely Philippe has languished for eight long, dark years. He does not know his real name or what crime he is supposed to have committed. But Aramis, one of the original Three Musketeers, has bribed his way into the cell to reveal theDeep inside the dreaded Bastille, a twenty-three-year-old prisoner called merely Philippe has languished for eight long, dark years. He does not know his real name or what crime he is supposed to have committed. But Aramis, one of the original Three Musketeers, has bribed his way into the cell to reveal the shocking secret that has kept Philippe locked away from the world. That carefully concealed truth could topple Louis XIV, king of Francewhich is exactly Aramis' plan.A daring jailbreak, a brilliant masquerade, and a terrifying fight for the throne may make Aramis betray his sacred vow, all for one, and one for all!In this concluding episode of the Three Musketeers saga, the actions of Aramis and the other MusketeersAthos, Porthos, and the most dashing of them all, D'Artagnanbring either honor or disgraceand a horrifying punishment for the final loser in the battle royal.This novel is part of Brilliance Audio's extensive Classic Collection, bringing you timeless masterpieces that you and your family are sure to love.
/book/show/22742419-the-jungle-books?from_search=true	Rudyard Kipling Tibor Gergely (Illustrator)	The Jungle Books	No child should be allowed to grow up without reading. Published in 1894 and 1895, the stories crackle with as much life and intensity as ever. Rudyard Kipling pours fuel on childhood fantasies with his tales of Mowgli, lost in the jungles of India as a child and adopted into a family of wolves. Mowgli is brought up on a diet of Jungle Law, loyalty, and frNo child should be allowed to grow up without reading. Published in 1894 and 1895, the stories crackle with as much life and intensity as ever. Rudyard Kipling pours fuel on childhood fantasies with his tales of Mowgli, lost in the jungles of India as a child and adopted into a family of wolves. Mowgli is brought up on a diet of Jungle Law, loyalty, and fresh meat from the kill. Regular adventures with his friends and enemies among the Jungle-People--cobras, panthers, bears, and tigers--hone this man-cub's strength and cleverness and whet every reader's imagination. Mowgli's story is interspersed with other tales of the jungle, such as Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, lending depth and diversity to our understanding of Kipling's India. In much the same way Mowgli is carried away by the Bandar-log monkeys, young readers will be caught up by the stories, swinging from page to page, breathless, thrilled, and terrified.
/book/show/153761.The_Intelligent_Investor?from_search=true	Benjamin Graham John C. Bogle (Foreword by)	The Intelligent Investor: The Classic Text on Value Investing	The greatest investment advisor of the twentieth century, Benjamin Graham taught and inspired people worldwide. Graham's philosophy of value investing -- which shields investors from substantial error and teaches them to develop long-term strategies -- has madethe stock market bible ever since its original publication in 1949.
/book/show/32920201-of-human-bondage?from_search=true	W. Somerset Maugham Summit Classic Press (Editor)	Of Human Bondage: The Complete & Unabridged Classic Edition	This premium quality unabridged large print edition contains the complete text of W. Somerset Maugham's classic novel, Of Human Bondage, printed on heavyweight bright white paper in a large 7.44x9.69 format, with a fully laminated cover featuring an original full-color design.Widely regarded as the masterpiece of a long and highly successful career, Of Human BondageThis premium quality unabridged large print edition contains the complete text of W. Somerset Maugham's classic novel, Of Human Bondage, printed on heavyweight bright white paper in a large 7.44x9.69 format, with a fully laminated cover featuring an original full-color design.Widely regarded as the masterpiece of a long and highly successful career, Of Human Bondage is the story of a young man's search for meaning in a world that seems almost intentionally cruel. Subjected to cruelty at school and ridicule as an adult because of his club-foot, Philip Carey grows introspective and solitary, suffering silently and aching to find love while lavishing his attention on hopeless causes and futile gestures, struggling to do what he believes is right, albeit often for misguided reasons. The title derives from the notion that man is often compelled to act - in effect, held in bondage - by human passions he is unable to control.The extent to which the novel is autobiographical has long been debated. Maugham long maintained it was predominantly fiction, but in his later years he admitted that his works contained such an intertwined mixture of fact and fiction that it had become increasingly difficult for him to separate the two.The novel contains numerous autobiographical elements. Maugham, like his protagonist, Philip Carey, was orphaned and raised by an emotionally distant uncle and eventually sent to boarding school where his disability subjected him to ridicule and abuse - Maugham had a pronounced stammer. He traveled and lived in Germany and France, studied medicine, living and working among London's poor, and subsequently abandoned the profession. And Maugham would later say that, like Philip Carey, he had often directed his affection at those who did not return it.W. Somerset Maugham...William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) was a British author and playwright. Among the most popular writers of his era he is said to have been the highest paid author of the 1930s.Maugham lost both parents by the age of 10 and was raised by an emotionally detached paternal uncle. Rejecting the legal career followed by most of the men in his family, Maugham eventually opted for medical training, studying for five years at St. Thomas Hospital in Lambeth, London, gaining certification as a medic. With the success of his first novel, Liza of Lambeth (1897), he gave up medicine to write full-time.During the First World War he served with the British Red Cross ambulance corps and, beginning in 1916, with the British Secret Intelligence Service, working in Switzerland and Russia. During and after the war he travelled in India and Southeast Asia. He incorporated his impressions in his many short stories and novels, ultimately coming to be regarded as a major chronicler of the twilight of the colonial era.Successful as both a novelist and a playwright, Maugham became quite wealthy. In his later years he was widely respected and viewed with affection by the public, but those years were clouded by an acrimonious dispute with his daughter over his estate. In the course of this ugly quarrel he publicly claimed that he was not in fact her father, which tarnished his reputation and cost him several friends. In fact, Elizabeth had been conceived and born while Maugham was involved in an affair with her mother, who was still married to her first husband.Maugham subsequently married Syrie Wellcome and was most likely Elizabeth's biological father, but the primary emotional relationship of his life was with Frederick Gerald Haxton, who became his companion and lover until Haxton's death in 1944.He spent his declining years at his villa in France, where he died as a result of pneumonia in 1965.
/book/show/7062552-solaris?from_search=true	Stanisaw Lem (Performance) Full-Cast Dramatisation Various (Narrator)	Solaris: Classic Radio Sci-Fi	When psychologist Kris Kelvin arrives at the scientific research station hovering high above the surface of Solaris, he finds the place deserted except for two scientists, who have been driven mad by some unknown horror. The researchers had been trying to investigate the ocean planet, and probe the secrets of its alien lifeforms. But their clumsy, aggressive approach has pWhen psychologist Kris Kelvin arrives at the scientific research station hovering high above the surface of Solaris, he finds the place deserted except for two scientists, who have been driven mad by some unknown horror. The researchers had been trying to investigate the ocean planet, and probe the secrets of its alien lifeforms. But their clumsy, aggressive approach has provoked a terrifying response from the ocean, which is now confronting them with their most painful repressed thoughts and memories in human form. Kris is faced with the manifestation of his long-dead wife, Rheya, and his guilt over her suicide, but whatever is tormenting the other scientists appears to be much worse...was first published in 1961 and is a classic of modern science fiction, twice adapted for film - by Tarkovsky in 1972 and Steven Soderbergh in 2002. Stanislaw Lem's original novel combines a gripping space thriller with a powerful debate about guilt and the human condition.
/book/show/21117933-the-guns-of-august?from_search=true	Barbara W. Tuchman	The Guns of August: The Classic Bestselling Account of the Outbreak of the First World War	
/book/show/18732328-the-metamorphoses-of-ovid---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Ovid	The Metamorphoses of Ovid - The Original Classic Edition	This edition has really come a long way. The text has been translated into a more modern voice, making it much more user friendly and fun to read. And its written in verse form (as is should be). The organization is top-notch: not only is it divided into books, but is further divided into the individual stories with appropriate headings (like Mars and Venus and Pyramus andThis edition has really come a long way. The text has been translated into a more modern voice, making it much more user friendly and fun to read. And its written in verse form (as is should be). The organization is top-notch: not only is it divided into books, but is further divided into the individual stories with appropriate headings (like Mars and Venus and Pyramus and Thisbe), so its easy to find your favorite myth and know where you are in the epic. Theres also an excellent introduction to the entire work as well as introductions to each individual book, providing insights and background information. The notes in the back of the book are very comprehensive and helpful, adding greatly to your understanding of the work. On top of all that, theres a glossary of the characters in the back which not only tells you who they are, but where they are featured in the epic.Needless to say, this edition is chock full of stuff to please both casual readers of the work and scholars looking to get a little more in-depth. I believe this is one of the most important and influential works of Western civilization, and everyone should have a copy. Its especially great for those who love Greek and Roman myths, since its packed full of just about every classical myth ever conceived. And since its broken down so nicely into individual stories and books, you can read a story here and there instead of the whole thing at once, if you choose. Though since all the stories are connected and flow seamlessly into one another, reading it through from beginning to end is very rewarding and highly recommended.
/book/show/6636273-hamlet?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	Hamlet	There is arguably no work of fiction quoted as often as William Shakespeare'sThis haunting tragedy of a troubled Danish prince devoted to avenging his father's death has captivated audiences for centuries.This revised Signet Classics edition inThere is arguably no work of fiction quoted as often as William Shakespeare'sThis haunting tragedy of a troubled Danish prince devoted to avenging his father's death has captivated audiences for centuries.This revised Signet Classics edition includes unique features such as:An overview of Shakespeare's life, world, and theaterA special introduction to the play by the editor, Sylvan BarnetSources from which Shakespeare derivedDramatic criticism from Samuel Taylor Coleridge, A. C. Bradley, Maynard Mack, and othersA comprehensive stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productionsText, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable textAnd more...
/book/show/2888511-the-old-man-and-the-sea?from_search=true	Ernest Hemingway	The Old Man and the Sea (Novel Ideas Classic, Teacher Resource Book)	It is the story of an old Cuban fisherman and his supreme ordeal: a relentless, agonizing battle with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream. Using the simple, powerful language of a fable, Hemingway takes the timeless themes of courage in the face of defeat and personal triumph won from loss and transforms them into a magnificent twentieth-century classic.
/book/show/1311279.Adventures_of_Tom_Sawyer?from_search=true	Mark Twain	Adventures of Tom Sawyer	[...] La mirada irnica, no necesariamente acerada sino ms bien tierna y cmplice, tiene el don de explicarnos un personaje de forma cabal y con l su ambiente y entorno. Mark Twain deba saberlo y bajo esa mirada irnica quiso dejar constancia, a su modo, de un mundo donde el bien y el mal no residan necesariamente en los lugares establecidos por la sociedad ni radicaba[...] La mirada irnica, no necesariamente acerada sino ms bien tierna y cmplice, tiene el don de explicarnos un personaje de forma cabal y con l su ambiente y entorno. Mark Twain deba saberlo y bajo esa mirada irnica quiso dejar constancia, a su modo, de un mundo donde el bien y el mal no residan necesariamente en los lugares establecidos por la sociedad ni radicaban en los hechos que consideraba como tales [...]Las aventuras de Tom Sawyer, el libro de Mark Twain que ms xitos consigui y sigue consiguiendo tanto de venta como de crtica, as lo demuestra pgina tras pgina. Y es ms, no solo varan los objetivos y la valoracin moral de los actos segn ese punto de mira, sino tambin segn los tiempos y las ocasiones. De ah que a lo largo del libro vayan movindose y transformndose los proscritos en hroes como en el caso de Huck Finn, o los castigos en xitos, como en el de la valla encalada.
/book/show/3138311-crime-and-punishment-classic-collection?from_search=true	Fyodor Dostoyevsky Anthony Heald (Read by)	Crime and Punishment (Classic Collection	The most terrible crimes of the 20th century have undoubtedly been the result of such idealistic theories -- in which dubious means justify the ends -- as in this 1866 novel.
/book/show/67920.Sybil?from_search=true	Flora Rheta Schreiber	Sybil: The Classic True Story of a Woman Possessed by Sixteen Personalities	Here is the unbelievable yet true story of Sybil Dorsett, a survivor of terrible childhood abuse who as an adult was a victim of sudden and mysterious blackouts. What happened during those blackouts has made Sybil's experience one of the most famous psychological cases in the world.
/book/show/19414602-macbeth?from_search=true	William Shakespeare David Bevington (Editor) David Scott Kastan (Editor)	Macbeth	No dramatist has ever seen with more frightening clarity into the heart and mind of a murderer than has Shakespeare in this compelling tragedy of evil. Taunted into asserting his masculinity by his ambitious wife, Macbeth chooses to embrace the Weird Sisters prophecy and kill his kingand thus, seals his own doom. Fast-moving and bloody, this drama has the extraordinaryNo dramatist has ever seen with more frightening clarity into the heart and mind of a murderer than has Shakespeare in this compelling tragedy of evil. Taunted into asserting his masculinity by his ambitious wife, Macbeth chooses to embrace the Weird Sisters prophecy and kill his kingand thus, seals his own doom. Fast-moving and bloody, this drama has the extraordinary energy that derives from a brilliant plot replete with treachery and murder, and from Shakespeares compelling portrait of the ultimate battle between a mind and its own guilt.Each Edition Includes:Comprehensive explanatory notesVivid introductions and the most up-to-date scholarshipClear, modernized spelling and punctuation, enabling contemporary readers to understand the Elizabethan EnglishCompletely updated, detailed bibliographies and performance historiesAn interpretive essay on film adaptations of the play, along with an extensive filmography
/book/show/22022803----09?from_search=true	Albert Camus  (Editor)  (Translator)	이방인 (한글판) - 더클래식 세계문학 컬렉션 -09: The Stranger ( Korean Edition) - The Classic World Literature Collection - 9	!1957..           .,!1957..           .,                   .20  1999           1      .           , 1957   .    20 ,  ' '       &
/book/show/5974248-moby-dick?from_search=true	Herman Melville Anthony Heald (Narrator)	Moby-Dick: Classic Collection	One of the great works of American literature, Moby-Dick is the epic tale of one man's fight against a force of nature. The outcast youth Ishmael, succumbing to wanderlust during a dreary New England autumn, signs up for passage aboard a whaling ship. The Pequod sails under the command of the one-legged Captain Ahab, who has set himself on a monomaniacal quest to capture tOne of the great works of American literature, Moby-Dick is the epic tale of one man's fight against a force of nature. The outcast youth Ishmael, succumbing to wanderlust during a dreary New England autumn, signs up for passage aboard a whaling ship. The Pequod sails under the command of the one-legged Captain Ahab, who has set himself on a monomaniacal quest to capture the cunning white whale that robbed him of his leg: Moby-Dick. Capturing life on the sea with robust realism, Melville details the adventures of the colorful crew aboard the ship as Ahab pursues his crusade of revenge, heedless of all cost. This masterfully symbolic drama of the conflict between man and his fate has a special intensity that listeners will not soon forget.
/book/show/20352195-persuasion---classic-version?from_search=true	Jane Austen	Persuasion - Classic Version (Annotated, Quotes, Other Features)	Jane Austens last  and in some instances, most biting  work Persuasion, was published in 1818, just after Austens death. In it, Anne Elliott, as likable as any heroine but for one instance of bad judgment when she broke off her engagement to a poor naval officer at the behest of friends and family, comes face to face with the suitor she jilted long ago. He is now wealtJane Austens last  and in some instances, most biting  work Persuasion, was published in 1818, just after Austens death. In it, Anne Elliott, as likable as any heroine but for one instance of bad judgment when she broke off her engagement to a poor naval officer at the behest of friends and family, comes face to face with the suitor she jilted long ago. He is now wealthy, she is still single  and while the machinations of shallower and feebler minds initially keep the erstwhile lovers apart, in the end  as in all Austen novels  true love must triumph.
/book/show/33586720-anne-of-green-gables?from_search=true	L.M. Montgomery S M Holden (Editor) Summit Classic Press (Preparation)	Anne of Green Gables	This premium quality edition includes the complete, unabridged text of Lucy Maud Montgomery's beloved tale in a freshly edited and newly typeset edition. With a generous 6 x 9 page size, this edition is printed on heavyweight 60# bright white paper with a fully laminated cover featuring an original full color design.Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942) was a Canadian authoThis premium quality edition includes the complete, unabridged text of Lucy Maud Montgomery's beloved tale in a freshly edited and newly typeset edition. With a generous 6 x 9 page size, this edition is printed on heavyweight 60# bright white paper with a fully laminated cover featuring an original full color design.Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942) was a Canadian author best known for(1908) and its sequels. Her work was, for the most part, based on her own life and surroundings. Somewhat sentimental but charming nonetheless, her tales of Anne, a high-spirited orphan girl taken in by an older brother and sister who think they are getting a boy who can help on their farm, have delighted readers for generations and inspired several movie and television adaptations.Montgomery's mother died before she was two, and she was sent to live with her maternal grandparents on their farm on Prince Edward Island, with her paternal grandparents also living nearby. Maud spent an idyllic childhood in the fields and woods surrounding the farming communities of the island. Educated at the island's Cavendish School, she stayed with her father and his second wife in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan while attending high school and eventually earned a teacher's license from Prince of Wales College in 1893. She gave up teaching and moved back to her grandparents' farm after the death of her grandfather, taking a position as a proofreader with an area newspaper briefly while pursuing a career as a writer. A few poems and short stories were published before she finishedin 1904, but it would be four years and numerous rejections later, in 1908, before her first novel found a publisher.An immediate success, the book launched her long and successful writing career. She married in 1911 and following a honeymoon in England and Scotland the couple settled in Leaskdale, north of Uxbridge, Ontario where her husband served as parish minister. They had three sons, one of whom died in infancy, and while raising her children Montgomery continued to write further Anne works, poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. In 1923 Montgomery became the first Canadian woman to join the Royal Society of Arts in Britain. In 1935 she became a member of the Literary and Artistic Institute of France and was awarded the Order of the British Empire.As the popularity of her good and jolly stories with happy endings declined, by the late 1930's so too did the health of both Montgomery and her husband. He retired from the ministry and they moved to Swasea, west of Toronto, where both apparently suffered from severe depression along with physical decline. In 1938 she suffered a nervous breakdown while he underwent elctroshock treatments for mental health issues.Lucy Maud Montgomery Macdonald died of congestive heart failure in Toronto on April 24, 1942. Her body lay in state at Green Gables, following which she was buried in nearby Cavendish Cemetery.
/book/show/25413962-siddhartha?from_search=true	Hermann Hesse	Siddhartha	In the novel, Siddhartha, a young man, leaves his family for a contemplative life, then, restless, discards it for one of the flesh. He conceives a son, but bored and sickened by lust and greed, moves on again. Near despair, Siddhartha comes to a river where he hears a unique sound. This sound signals the true beginning of his lifethe beginning of suffering, rejection, peIn the novel, Siddhartha, a young man, leaves his family for a contemplative life, then, restless, discards it for one of the flesh. He conceives a son, but bored and sickened by lust and greed, moves on again. Near despair, Siddhartha comes to a river where he hears a unique sound. This sound signals the true beginning of his lifethe beginning of suffering, rejection, peace, and, finally, wisdom.
/book/show/7278960-a-christmas-carole?from_search=true	Charles Dickens Ronald Searle (illustrator)	A Christmas Carole:  Dickens' Classic Illustrated by Ronald	Cruel miser Ebeneezer Scrooge has never met a shilling he doesn't like. . .and hardly a man he does. And he hates Christmas most of all. When Scrooge is visited by his old partner, Jacob Marley, and the ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Yet to Come, he learns eternal lessons of charity, kindness, and goodwill.
/book/show/29345740-the-metamorphosis?from_search=true	Franz Kafka Cascais Classic Edition JC Sheldon (Illustrator)	The Metamorphosis: Illustrated Edition	The Metamorphosis (German: Die Verwandlung) is a novella by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915. It has been cited as one of the seminal works of fiction of the 20th century and is studied in colleges and universities across the Western world.The story begins with a traveling salesman, Gregor Samsa, waking to find himself transformed (metamorphosed) into a large, monstroThe Metamorphosis (German: Die Verwandlung) is a novella by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915. It has been cited as one of the seminal works of fiction of the 20th century and is studied in colleges and universities across the Western world.The story begins with a traveling salesman, Gregor Samsa, waking to find himself transformed (metamorphosed) into a large, monstrous insect-like creature.The cause of Samsa's transformation is never revealed, and Kafka himself never gave an explanation.The rest of Kafka's novella deals with Gregor's attempts to adjust to his new condition as he deals with being burdensome to his parents and sister, who are repulsed by the horrible, verminous creature Gregor has become.
/book/show/33914047-the-graveyard-book?from_search=true	Neil Gaiman Dave McKean (Illustrations)	The Graveyard Book: A Harper Classic	Raised from infancy by the ghosts, werewolves, and other cemetery denizens, Bod has learned the antiquated customs of his guardians' time as well as their timely ghostly teachings-like the ability to Fade.Can a boy raised by ghosts face the wonders and terrors of the worlds oRaised from infancy by the ghosts, werewolves, and other cemetery denizens, Bod has learned the antiquated customs of his guardians' time as well as their timely ghostly teachings-like the ability to Fade.Can a boy raised by ghosts face the wonders and terrors of the worlds of both the living and the dead? And then there are things like ghouls that aren't really one thing or the other.This chilling tale is Neil Gaiman's first full-length novel for middle-grade readers since the internationally bestselling and universally acclaimed.
/book/show/2201281.Alice_s_Adventures_In_Wonderland_Through_The_Looking_Glass?from_search=true	Debbie Guthery (Adaptor) Jason Alexander (Illustrator)	Alice's Adventures In Wonderland & Through The Looking Glass	When Alice follows a busy white rabbit down a rabbit hole she enters a strange world of make believe.
/book/show/23347246-the-complete-chronicles-of-narnia?from_search=true	C.S. Lewis Maurice Denham (Reading) Various (Reading)	The Complete Chronicles of Narnia: The Classic BBC Radio 4 Full-Cast Dramatisations	, by C.S. Lewis, is one of the very few sets of books that should be read three times: in childhood, early adulthood, and late in life. In brief, four children travel repeatedly to a world in which they are far more than mere children and everything is far more than it seems. Richly told, populated with fascinating characters, perfectly realized in, by C.S. Lewis, is one of the very few sets of books that should be read three times: in childhood, early adulthood, and late in life. In brief, four children travel repeatedly to a world in which they are far more than mere children and everything is far more than it seems. Richly told, populated with fascinating characters, perfectly realized in detail of world and pacing of plot, and profoundly allegorical, the story is infused throughout with the timeless issues of good and evil, faith and hope. This boxed set edition includes all seven volumes.
/book/show/7984256-the-time-machine?from_search=true	H.G. Wells	The Time Machine: Classic Radio Sci-Fi	The Time Traveller is an amateur inventor and scientist living in London. Having demonstrated to friends, using a miniature model, that time is a fourth dimension, and that a suitable apparatus can move in time, he builds a larger machine capable of carrying himself. This new production stars Robert Glenister as the Time Traveller, with William Gaunt as H. G. Wells.
/book/show/91878.The_Sun_Also_Rises?from_search=true	Ernest Hemingway	The Sun Also Rises	Paris in the twenties: Pernod, parties and expatriate Americans, loose-living on money from home. Paris in the twenties: Pernod, parties and expatriate Americans, loose-living on money from home. Jake is wildly in love with Brett Ashley, aristocratic and irresistibly beautiful, with an abandoned, sensuous nature that she cannot change. When the couple drift to Spain to theParis in the twenties: Pernod, parties and expatriate Americans, loose-living on money from home. Paris in the twenties: Pernod, parties and expatriate Americans, loose-living on money from home. Jake is wildly in love with Brett Ashley, aristocratic and irresistibly beautiful, with an abandoned, sensuous nature that she cannot change. When the couple drift to Spain to the dazzle of the fiesta and the heady atmosphere of the Bullfight, their affair is strained by new passions, new jealousies, and Jake must finally learn that he will never possess the woman that he loves.
/book/show/402059.Flowers_for_Algernon?from_search=true	Daniel Keyes	Flowers for Algernon	With more than five million copies sold,is the beloved classic story of a mentally disabled man whose experimental quest for intelligence mirrors that of Algernon, an extraordinary lab mouse. In poignant diary entries, Charlie tells how a brain operation increases his IQ and changes his life. As the experimental procedure takes effect, Charlie's intelWith more than five million copies sold,is the beloved classic story of a mentally disabled man whose experimental quest for intelligence mirrors that of Algernon, an extraordinary lab mouse. In poignant diary entries, Charlie tells how a brain operation increases his IQ and changes his life. As the experimental procedure takes effect, Charlie's intelligence expands until it surpasses that of the doctors who engineered his metamorphosis. The experiment seems to be a scientific breakthrough of paramount importance until Algernon begins his sudden, unexpected deterioration. Will the same happen to Charlie?
/book/show/33609614-a-midsummer-night-s-dream-fully-illustrated?from_search=true	William Shakespeare Maple Press (Illustrator)	A Midsummer Night's Dream (Fully Illustrated): Classic Tales	A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy play written by William Shakespeare.A long time ago, in the city of Athens, there was a cruel law. According to this law, if a daughter refused to marry the person, her father had chosen for her then, she could be put to death. A girl called Hermia refused to marry the man her father had chosen for her. So, the father went to the KingA Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy play written by William Shakespeare.A long time ago, in the city of Athens, there was a cruel law. According to this law, if a daughter refused to marry the person, her father had chosen for her then, she could be put to death. A girl called Hermia refused to marry the man her father had chosen for her. So, the father went to the King and asked him to punish Hermia.The person whom Hermias father had chosen for her was called Demetrius. The King called Hermia and asked her, Why have you refused to marry Demetrius? Hermia said, I have refused to marry Demetrius because he love my best friend, Helena. And I am in love with Lysander. I want to marry Lysander.What happened after that? Did Hermia get married to Lysander or Demetrius? Let us read the complete story.
/book/show/33914037-bridge-to-terabithia?from_search=true	Katherine Paterson Donna Diamond (Illustrations)	Bridge to Terabithia: A Harper Classic	This Newbery Medal-winning novel by bestselling author Katherine Paterson has been a modern classic about friendship and loss for forty years.Jess Aarons has been practicing all summer so he can be the fastesThis Newbery Medal-winning novel by bestselling author Katherine Paterson has been a modern classic about friendship and loss for forty years.Jess Aarons has been practicing all summer so he can be the fastest runner in the fifth grade. And he almost is, until the new girl in school, Leslie Burke, outpaces him. The two become fast friends and spend most days in the woods behind Leslies house, where they invent an enchanted land called Terabithia.One morning, Leslie goes to Terabithia without Jess and a tragedy occurs. It will take the love of his family and the strength that Leslie has given him for Jess to be able to deal with his grief.In addition to being a Newbery Medal winner,was also named an ALA Notable Children's Book and has become a touchstone of children's literature, as have many of Katherine Paterson's other novels, includingand.
/book/show/1586208.Treasure_Island?from_search=true	Robert Louis Stevenson	Treasure Island	Climb aboard for the swashbuckling adventure of a lifetime.has enthralled (and caused slight seasickness) for decades. The names Long John Silver and Jim Hawkins are destined to remain pieces of folklore for as long as children want to read Robert Louis Stevenson's most famous book. With it's dastardly plot and motley crew of rogues and villains, it seems uClimb aboard for the swashbuckling adventure of a lifetime.has enthralled (and caused slight seasickness) for decades. The names Long John Silver and Jim Hawkins are destined to remain pieces of folklore for as long as children want to read Robert Louis Stevenson's most famous book. With it's dastardly plot and motley crew of rogues and villains, it seems unlikely that children will ever say no to this timeless classic.
/book/show/20351402-war-and-peace---classic-version?from_search=true	Leo Tolstoy	War and Peace - Classic Version (Annotated, Quotes, Other Features)	Often called the greatest novel ever written, War and Peace is at once an epic of the Napoleonic Wars, a philosophical study, and a celebration of the Russian spirit. Tolstoys genius is seen clearly in the multitude of characters in this massive chronicleall of them fully realized and equally memorable. Out of this complex narrative emerges a profound examination of theOften called the greatest novel ever written, War and Peace is at once an epic of the Napoleonic Wars, a philosophical study, and a celebration of the Russian spirit. Tolstoys genius is seen clearly in the multitude of characters in this massive chronicleall of them fully realized and equally memorable. Out of this complex narrative emerges a profound examination of the individuals place in the historical process, one that makes it clear why Thomas Mann praised Tolstoy for his Homeric powers and placed War and Peace in the same category as the Iliad: To read him . . . is to find ones way home . . . to everything within us that is fundamental and sane.
/book/show/31455003-the-tales-of-beedle-the-bard-a-wizarding-classic-from-the-world-of-harr?from_search=true	J.K. Rowling	The TALES Of BEEDLE The BARD. A Wizarding Classic from the World of HARRY POTTER.	Published by the charity Lumos in association with Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, The Tales of Beedle the Bard is the first new book from J. K. Rowling since the publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The Tales of Beedle the Bard played a crucial role in assisting Harry, with his friends Ron and Hermione, to finally defeat Lord Voldemort. Fans will be thrilled toPublished by the charity Lumos in association with Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, The Tales of Beedle the Bard is the first new book from J. K. Rowling since the publication of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The Tales of Beedle the Bard played a crucial role in assisting Harry, with his friends Ron and Hermione, to finally defeat Lord Voldemort. Fans will be thrilled to have this opportunity to read the tales in full. An exciting addition to the canon of Harry Potter, the tales reveal the wonderful versatility of the author, as she tackles with relish the structure and varying tones of a classic fairy tale. There are five tales: 'The Tale of the Three Brothers', recounted in Deathly Hallows, plus 'The Fountain of Fair Fortune', 'The Warlock's Hairy Heart', 'The Wizard and the Hopping Pot', and 'Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump'. Each has its own magical character and will bring delight, laughter and the thrill of mortal peril. Translated from the original runes by Hermione Granger, the tales are introduced and illustrated by J. K. Rowling. Also included are notes by Professor Albus Dumbledore, which appear by kind permission of the Hogwarts Headmasters' Archive.
/book/show/21867220-heart-of-darkness?from_search=true	Joseph Conrad	Heart of Darkness	This premium quality large print edition includes the complete text of Joseph Conrad's classic tale in a freshly edited and newly typeset edition. With a large 6 x 9 page size, this Summit Classic Press large print edition is printed on heavyweight 60# bright white paper with a fully laminated cover featuring an original full color design.First published in 1899 as a tThis premium quality large print edition includes the complete text of Joseph Conrad's classic tale in a freshly edited and newly typeset edition. With a large 6 x 9 page size, this Summit Classic Press large print edition is printed on heavyweight 60# bright white paper with a fully laminated cover featuring an original full color design.First published in 1899 as a three-part serial, Heart of Darkness is one of literature's most analyzed, interpreted and studied works. Ironically, Conrad and his contemporaries regarded it as a minor work, seized upon as a singularly important literary effort in the post-colonial era.A classic frame story, Heart of Darkness opens aboard a British ship, with Marlow recounting his journey up the Congo River as an agent for a Belgian ivory trading concern.Set in the aftermath of the late 19th century Scramble for Africa, when imperial powers laid claim to large swaths of that continent as colonies, Heart of Darkness takes place in the infamous Belgian Congo, notorious for its brutality and cruelty.Marlow's mission is to travel upriver to the Company's most remote station in search of a man named Kurtz, the agent charged with running the station, amid concerns about the man and the station's operations.In the course of his disturbing journey, Marlow witnesses brutality, violence and hatred between colonists and native Africans and learns the truth about Kurtz, who has gone mad in becoming both a god and a prisoner of the native Africans.Critics have condemned Conrad as racist for his portrayal of the primitive barbarism of African natives, but it is difficult to find any endorsement of the view that white men are inherently superior. The story has traditionally been cast as a psychological study of the consequences of the racism of colonialism, and the long-standing view has been that the story is primarily a scathing attack on colonialism, but many critics today hold that the story is about the emptiness at the center of human existence.To be sure, the tale is a study of contrasts: good and evil, civilized and primitive, sanity and insanity. It may well be that the experts and scholars of later generations have made of the story whatever fits their particular agenda and views, and modern readers might well be advised to read the story and decide for themselves what it is, rather than to read into it what others have decided it should be.Joseph Conrad (1857-1924) was born Jozef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski to parents who were ostensibly minor Polish nobility, but were Russian citizens as a result of the Second Partition of Poland. The family moved several times, including a brief forced exile to far northern Russia as a result of his parents' involvement in an anti-Tsarist plot. With both parents dead of tuberculosis, at the age of eleven Conrad went to live with an uncle, and in 1874 he began a career as a seaman, working his way up from seaman to a captain's rank.Conrad obtained British citizenship in 1886, but always considered himself a Pole. Leaving the merchant marine at 36 to pursue a writing career, he is today widely regarded as a great English-language novelist, although early publishers were concerned with his command of written English, a language he learned in his twenties. Conrad had visited many of the areas he wrote about, but had little personal contact with indigenous societies and relied on second-hand information for his description of native cultures.Conrad's depictions of the often futile, misguided or even malicious actions of humans struggling against an indifferent universe brought a distinctly non-English tragic element into English literature, influenced by Poland's long and often troubled history. And while his work is generally regarded as modernist literature, a strain of traditional romanticism clearly informs many of his narra
/book/show/224143.On_the_Road?from_search=true	Jack Kerouac Tom    Parker (Read by)	On the Road: The Classic Novel of the Beat Generation	Credited as the book that launched Jack Kerouacs career, On the Road epitomized to the world the generation that Kerouac himself named as beat. It created a sensation by chronicling a spontaneous and wandering way of life in a style that seemed founded both on jazz and on drug-induced visions.
/book/show/162955.The_Iliad?from_search=true	Homer Anton Lesser (Read by)	The Iliad	Perhaps the greatest poem of the Western world, The Iliad tells the story of fifty critical days towards the end of the Trojan war. Achilles has quarrelled with Agamemnon and sulks in his tent, while Hector brings his Trojans to the brink of victory; but fate will have the last word.
/book/show/6620596-the-art-of-war-by-sun-tzu---classic-collector-s-edition?from_search=true	Sun Tzu	The Art of War by Sun Tzu - Classic Collector's Edition: Includes the Classic Giles and Full Length Translations	This collectible edition of The Art of War by Sun Tzu presents these timeless instructions regarding military strategy and managing conflict in two complete versions, with over 260 pages of content.A modern introduction, tracing the origins of The Art of War and its historical and cultural importance, firmly grounds the reader in the context with which the oldest bookThis collectible edition of The Art of War by Sun Tzu presents these timeless instructions regarding military strategy and managing conflict in two complete versions, with over 260 pages of content.A modern introduction, tracing the origins of The Art of War and its historical and cultural importance, firmly grounds the reader in the context with which the oldest book on military strategy has survived the ages, as well as contemporary examples of its continued use.The first section of this collectible edition contains The Art of War in English, without notes or commentary. This allows the reader to understand the teachings of Sun Tzu, without the distraction of footnotes or excessive comments.The second section contains the complete annotated translation by Lionel Giles, restored by Sian Kim, along with Giles' translation notes, definitive critical commentary, and supplemental information from a broad range of sources. Written during the Victorian era, Giles' 1910 Introduction has also been included, containing the legend of Sun Tzu and The Army of Concubines.Although written in the 6th century BC, the teachings of Sun Tzu are still found today in the martial arts, legal doctrine, military schools, management seminars and pervasively throughout popular culture.
/book/show/2638349-oliver-twist?from_search=true	Charles Dickens	Oliver Twist	
/book/show/7778.The_Cat_in_the_Hat_Deluxe_Edition_?from_search=true	Dr. Seuss	The Cat in the Hat (Deluxe Edition)	Deluxe Edition, slipcased, with gift card for avid and soon-to-be Seuss fans of all ages!The Cat in the Hat came to play one rainy, nothing-to-do afternoon. His hilarious antics are recommended for all libraries.--, starred review
/book/show/20774764-the-wonderful-wizard-of-oz?from_search=true	L. Frank Baum Richard Buchko Jr. (Editor)	The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: L. Frank Baum's Beloved Children's Classic	There are very few people unfamiliar with the tale of Dorothy, The Scarecrow, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion, Toto, and the other great characters. This is the original text, which was the best-selling children's book for two years after publication. This larger-print easy-to-read edition is designed for both children and adults who want to experience the original story behind eveThere are very few people unfamiliar with the tale of Dorothy, The Scarecrow, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion, Toto, and the other great characters. This is the original text, which was the best-selling children's book for two years after publication. This larger-print easy-to-read edition is designed for both children and adults who want to experience the original story behind everything that followed (including thirteen sequels by Baum himself)!
/book/show/626024.The_Essential_Dr_Jekyll_and_Mr_Hyde?from_search=true	Robert Louis Stevenson Leonard Wolf (Editor)	The Essential Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: The Definitive Annotated Edition of Robert Louis Stevenson's Classic Novel	Stevenson's masterpiece of the duality of good and evil in man's nature has given voice to our own fears of the depravity within all of us. Wolf's extensive annotations throughout the text reveal the psychological depths of the Jekyll and Hyde story and bring the tale's intricate details to light.
/book/show/867247.A_Book_of_Five_Rings?from_search=true	Miyamoto Musashi Victor Harris (Translator)	A Book of Five Rings: The Classic Guide to Strategy	Translated by V. Harris. Japan's answer to the Harvard MBA...Written over three centuries ago by a Samurai warrior, the book has been hailed as a limitless source of psychological insight for businessmen-or anyone who relies on strategy and tactics for outwitting the competition.
/book/show/26824699-the-brothers-karamazov?from_search=true	Fyodor Dostoyevsky Constance Garnett (Translator)	The Brothers Karamazov	This carefully crafted ebook: The Brothers Karamazov (Classic Unabridged Edition) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.The Brothers Karamazov is the final novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. He spent nearly two years writing it. The author died less than four months after its publication. The Brothers Karamazov is a pThis carefully crafted ebook: The Brothers Karamazov (Classic Unabridged Edition) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.The Brothers Karamazov is the final novel by the Russian author Fyodor Dostoyevsky. He spent nearly two years writing it. The author died less than four months after its publication. The Brothers Karamazov is a passionate philosophical novel set in 19th century Russia, that enters deeply into the ethical debates of God, free will, and morality. It is a spiritual drama of moral struggles concerning faith, doubt, and reason, set against a modernizing Russia, with a plot which revolves around the subject of patricide. Since its publication, it has been acclaimed as one of the supreme achievements in literature.Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher. His literary works explore human psychology in the troubled political, social, and spiritual atmosphere of 19th-century Russia. Many of his works contain a strong emphasis on Christianity, and its message of absolute love, forgiveness and charity, explored within the realm of the individual, confronted with all of life's hardships and beauty. Many literary critics rate him as one of the greatest and most prominent psychologists in world literature.
/book/show/3075661-othello?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	Othello	From love and passion, nobility and purity to deception, tragedy and murder, this widely studied play is one of the best sellers of the Shakespearean canon.
/book/show/28456752-northanger-abbey?from_search=true	Jane Austen	Northanger Abbey	Lovingly adapted from Jane Austen's most humorous work, Marvel Comics is proud to present literature lover Catherine Morland's quest to be the leading lady of her own great romance. Can real life prove the equal of the Gothic novels she finds so enchanting? Can Catherine find true love amid the fictions of others and her own wild imagination? And what dread secrets lie inLovingly adapted from Jane Austen's most humorous work, Marvel Comics is proud to present literature lover Catherine Morland's quest to be the leading lady of her own great romance. Can real life prove the equal of the Gothic novels she finds so enchanting? Can Catherine find true love amid the fictions of others and her own wild imagination? And what dread secrets lie in wait in Northanger Abbey itself? Award-winning author Nancy Butler continues her quest to reinvent Jane Austen's Regency world in the Mighty Marvel Manner. With exquisite illustrations from Janet Lee, 19th-century England comes alive like never before. Discover - along with Catherine Moreland - that while truth may not be stranger than fiction, it can be no less surprising! Collecting NORTHANGER ABBEY #1-5.
/book/show/18907148-the-lorax?from_search=true	Dr. Seuss	The Lorax	Long before going green was mainstream, Dr. Seuss's Lorax spoke for the trees and warned of the dangers of disrespecting the environment. In this cautionary rhyming tale, we learn of the Once-ler, who came across a valley of Truffula Trees and Brown Bar-ba-loots (frisking about in their Bar-ba-loot suits as they played in the shade and ate Truffula Fruits), and how hisLong before going green was mainstream, Dr. Seuss's Lorax spoke for the trees and warned of the dangers of disrespecting the environment. In this cautionary rhyming tale, we learn of the Once-ler, who came across a valley of Truffula Trees and Brown Bar-ba-loots (frisking about in their Bar-ba-loot suits as they played in the shade and ate Truffula Fruits), and how his harvesting of the tufted trees changed the landscape forever. With the release of the blockbuster film version, the Lorax and his classic tale have educated a new generation of young readers not only about the importance of seeing the beauty in the world around us, but also about our responsibility to protect it.
/book/show/1063172.The_Three_Musketeers?from_search=true	Alexandre Dumas	The Three Musketeers	It's one for all and all for one! as D'Artagnan and his three pals follow a course of swashbuckling intrigue and adventure in 17th-centry France.
/book/show/19306508-man-s-search-for-meaning?from_search=true	Viktor E. Frankl Ilse Lasch (Translator)	Man's Search For Meaning: The classic tribute to hope from the Holocaust	A prominent Viennese psychiatrist before the war, Viktor Frankl was uniquely able to observe the way that both he and others in Auschwitz coped (or didn't) with the experience. He noticed that it was the men who comforted others and who gave away their last piece of bread who survived the longest - and who offered proof that everything can be taken away from us except theA prominent Viennese psychiatrist before the war, Viktor Frankl was uniquely able to observe the way that both he and others in Auschwitz coped (or didn't) with the experience. He noticed that it was the men who comforted others and who gave away their last piece of bread who survived the longest - and who offered proof that everything can be taken away from us except the ability to choose our attitude in any given set of circumstances. The sort of person the concentration camp prisoner became was the result of an inner decision and not of camp influences alone. Frankl came to believe man's deepest desire is to search for meaning and purpose. This outstanding work offers us all a way to transcend suffering and find significance in the art of living.
/book/show/6658808-the-screwtape-letters?from_search=true	C.S. Lewis Dave Arnold (Creator) Focus on the Family (Producer)	The Screwtape Letters: First Ever Full-Cast Dramatization of the Diabolical Classic [With DVD]	From the award-winning audio drama team that brought you Radio Theatre's Amazing Grace and The Chronicles of Narnia. In his enduringly popular masterpiece The Screwtape Letters,  C. S. Lewis re-imagines Hell as a gruesome bureaucracy. With spiritual insight and wry wit, Lewis suggests that demons, laboring in a vast enterprise, have horribly recognizable human attributFrom the award-winning audio drama team that brought you Radio Theatre's Amazing Grace and The Chronicles of Narnia. In his enduringly popular masterpiece The Screwtape Letters,  C. S. Lewis re-imagines Hell as a gruesome bureaucracy. With spiritual insight and wry wit, Lewis suggests that demons, laboring in a vast enterprise, have horribly recognizable human attributes: competition, greed, and totalitarian punishment. Avoiding their own painful torture as well as a desire to dominate are what drive demons to torment their patients. The style and unique dark humor of The Screwtape Letters are retained in this full-cast dramatization, as is the original setting of London during World War II. The story is carried by the senior demon Screwtape played magnificently by award-winning actor Andy Serkis (Gollum in Lord of the Rings) as he shares correspondence to his apprentice demon Wormwood. All 31 letters lead into dramatic scenes, set in either Hell or the real world with humans--aka the patient, as the demons say--along with his circle of friends and family. This Radio Theatre release also stars Geoffrey Palmer (Tomorrow Never Dies), Laura Michelle Kelly (Sweeney Todd), Eileen Page (The Secret Garden), and other world-class actors. Includes 10 new songs inspired by the classic book, four behind-the-scenes video documentary featurettes, and a 5.1 surround sound mix. Four CDs, approx. 4 hours total.
/book/show/24793454-tender-is-the-night---classic-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	F. Scott Fitzgerald S. Harris (Editor)	Tender is the Night - Classic Illustrated Edition	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric images,this fascinating tale is Fitzgerald's bleakest by far. It follows the fortunes of a glamorous couple holidaying in France with a circle of friends that begin to sense something strange about them. Ultimately it's a dark story about how a person can become strong through destroying another and is as gripping today as it was* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric images,this fascinating tale is Fitzgerald's bleakest by far. It follows the fortunes of a glamorous couple holidaying in France with a circle of friends that begin to sense something strange about them. Ultimately it's a dark story about how a person can become strong through destroying another and is as gripping today as it was upon first publication in 1934.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images carefully selected by our team of professional editors.t.
/book/show/1697411.Oedipus_the_King?from_search=true	Sophocles Bernard M.W. Knox (Translator)	Oedipus the King	Based on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly recreate the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, theseries offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke the sense of poetry evident in the originals. Under the editorshipBased on the conviction that only translators who write poetry themselves can properly recreate the celebrated and timeless tragedies of Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides, theseries offers new translations that go beyond the literal meaning of the Greek in order to evoke the sense of poetry evident in the originals. Under the editorship of Peter Burian and Alan Shaprio, each volume includes a critical introduction, commentary on difficult passages, ample stage directions, and a glossary of the mythical names and geographical references encountered in the dialogue.Sophocles'paves the way as the first in the series to appear in paperback. In this highly-acclaimed translation of the greatest of all Greek tragedies, Stephen Berg--the well-known poet--and Diskin Clay--the distinguished classicist--combine their talents to offer the contemporary reader a dazzling version of Sophocles' timeless work. Emphasizing the intensity of the spoken language, they capture the unrelenting power of Sophoclean drama. No other English translation conveys the same terrifying emotional level, especially in the choral odes, the forceful descriptions of Jokasta's death, the blinding of Oedipus, and the final scene of desolation. Berg and Clay's translation--now available for the first time in paperback--both adheres strictly to the original meaning of the play and breathes new life into its language.
/book/show/3795387-a-journey-to-the-center-of-the-earth?from_search=true	Jules Verne	A Journey to the Center of the Earth	When an eccentric professor acquires an ancient book, a riddle on a spare piece of parchment tucked neatly within its pages leads him and his nephew on an unparalleled adventure. The unlocked riddle brings them to a remote mountain on Iceland, where they enter an extinct volcano on a daring quest to reach the center of the earth. They soon find themselves at a giant undergWhen an eccentric professor acquires an ancient book, a riddle on a spare piece of parchment tucked neatly within its pages leads him and his nephew on an unparalleled adventure. The unlocked riddle brings them to a remote mountain on Iceland, where they enter an extinct volcano on a daring quest to reach the center of the earth. They soon find themselves at a giant underground ocean where the laws of science are constantly redefined and prehistoric creatures are in abundance. But in the bowels of the earth, a shocking discovery pits the travellers face to face with their own terrifying past. Jules Verne's A Journey to the Center of the Earth has been read by millions of inquisitive minds and has influenced some of the worlds most famous explorers such as Admiral Byrd, who announced on his 1926 expedition to the North Pole that it is Jules Verne who is bringing me. And renowned cave explorer Norbert Casteret said in 1938 that A Journey to the Center of the Earth was a marvelous book which impressed and fascinated me more than any other. I have re-read it many times, and I confess I sometimes re-read it still, each time finding anew the joys and enthusiasm of my childhood.
/book/show/18732136-thus-spake-zarathustra---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Friedrich Nietzsche	Thus Spake Zarathustra - The Original Classic Edition	Thus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None (German: Also sprach Zarathustra: Ein Buch fur Alle und Keinen) is a philosophical novel by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, composed in four parts between 1883 and 1885. Much of the work deals with ideas such as the eternal recurrence of the same, the parable on the death of God, and the prophecy of the Ubermensch, whThus Spoke Zarathustra: A Book for All and None (German: Also sprach Zarathustra: Ein Buch fur Alle und Keinen) is a philosophical novel by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, composed in four parts between 1883 and 1885. Much of the work deals with ideas such as the eternal recurrence of the same, the parable on the death of God, and the prophecy of the Ubermensch, which were first introduced in The Gay Science. Described by Nietzsche himself as the deepest ever written, the book is a dense and esoteric treatise on philosophy and morality, featuring as protagonist a fictionalized prophet descending from his mountain retreat to mankind, Zarathustra. A central irony of the text is that Nietzsche mimics the style of the Bible in order to present ideas which fundamentally oppose Christian and Jewish morality and tradition.
/book/show/103786.The_Way_of_Life?from_search=true	Lao Tzu R.B. Blakney (Translator)	The Way of Life: Tao Te Ching: The Classic Translation	An elegant translation of the ancient classic.
/book/show/18732272-the-scarlet-pimpernel---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Emmuska Orczy	The Scarlet Pimpernel - The Original Classic Edition	The Scarlet Pimpernel is a classic novel, though it is hard to categorize. It is part romance, part adventure, part spy thriller, and part superhero fiction. All of these elements went into the pot and the resulting stew is extremely entertaining. The book follows the adventures of Sir Percy Blakeney as he seeks to help French aristocrats escape the guillotine during the FThe Scarlet Pimpernel is a classic novel, though it is hard to categorize. It is part romance, part adventure, part spy thriller, and part superhero fiction. All of these elements went into the pot and the resulting stew is extremely entertaining. The book follows the adventures of Sir Percy Blakeney as he seeks to help French aristocrats escape the guillotine during the French Revolution. Since official English policy forbids this, Blakeney adopts a masked identity as the Scarlet Pimpernel to remain anonymous. The French, of course, detest this interference in their affairs and set out to trap and kill the Pimpernel at all costs. As part of his effort to deflect suspicion from himself, he plays the fool in every day life and he does it well. His own wife considers him a useless fop... and thats where the story really gets interesting.I wont give away more of the plot, but she ends up following him into danger in an attempt to save him. This allows the most suspenseful section of the book to be told from Mrs. Blakeneys perspective. Her terror for her husbands fate is pure and adds to the tension considerably. If we saw it through the Pimpernels eyes, it would doubtless be far more composed and nowhere near as suspenseful.In closing, The Scarlet Pimpernel is well worth buying. Its laugh out loud funny, suspenseful, romantic, and generally quite a page-turner.
/book/show/27353709-the-last-unicorn?from_search=true	Peter S. Beagle	The Last Unicorn: Classic Edition	THE LAST UNICORN is the best book I have ever read. You need to read it. If youve already read it, you need to read it again. Patrick Rothfuss, author of THE NAME OF THE WIND and THE WISE MANS FEARIn 1968 Peter S. Beagle published his second novel, an oddly magical creation that was a heartbreaking quest, a fairy tale, and a spoof on fairy tales all at the same time.THE LAST UNICORN is the best book I have ever read. You need to read it. If youve already read it, you need to read it again. Patrick Rothfuss, author of THE NAME OF THE WIND and THE WISE MANS FEARIn 1968 Peter S. Beagle published his second novel, an oddly magical creation that was a heartbreaking quest, a fairy tale, and a spoof on fairy tales all at the same time. It is now recognized as a timeless classic of fantasy on par with THE LORD OF THE RINGS, ALICE IN WONDERLAND, THE WIZARD OF OZ, and THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING. To date six-and-a-half million copies have been sold in more than 25 languages, and in 1982 it was turned into an animated film that has won the hearts of tens of millions worldwide.Now THE LAST UNICORN comes to commercial release in ebook format for the first time, as an Amazon exclusive.This edition presents THE LAST UNICORN in its definitive author-approved 2007 text.Almost as if it were the last fairy tale, come out of lonely hiding in the forests of childhood, THE LAST UNICORN is as full of enchantment as any of the favorite tales readers may choose to recall... a delicate, sensitive, yet powerful rendering of all the intangibles that make a fairy tale unforgettable. St. Louis Post-DispatchThe plot is a classic quest structurean impossible goal, a motley company, heroes, villains, monsters, magic, desperate chances, bittersweet success. The last unicorn in the world sets out from her enchanted forest to discover the fate of her kin. She finds danger and challenges. She acquires companions. She battles evil, loses, suffers a form of exile [as she] becomes, briefly and agonizingly, human... What makes THE LAST UNICORN unique is the way Mr. Beagle transcends the ordinary fantasy quest trope with his incomparable storytelling skill. The book is a triumph.... the writing is as precise and beautiful as mosaic tiles, as colored glass backed by gold, sharp and glittering. Part of the wonder is the effortless way Mr. Beagle combines fairy-tale imagery with matter-of-fact modernity. He slides from heroic fantasy to laugh-out-loud funny: a sorcerer confronts an enemy with demons, metamorphoses, paralyzing ailments and secret judo holds; a prince rides home singing in harmony with the severed ogres head lashed to his saddle. The story has an intimacy and immediacy that captivates the reader. You dont read this with the futile wish that such things would happen to youyou read it and believe, at once, that they could. The Green Man ReviewPeter S. Beagle was born in 1939 and raised in the Bronx, just a few blocks from Woodlawn Cemetery, the inspiration for his first novel, A FINE AND PRIVATE PLACE. Today, thanks to classic works such as THE LAST UNICORN, TAMSIN, and THE INNKEEPER'S SONG, he is acknowledged as America's greatest living fantasy author; and his dazzling abilities with language, characters, and magical storytelling have earned him many millions of fans around the world. In addition to stories and novels Beagle has written numerous teleplays and screenplays, including the animated versions of THE LORD OF THE RINGS and THE LAST UNICORN, plus the fan-favorite Sarek episode of STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. His nonfiction book I SEE BY MY OUTFIT, which recounts a 1963 journey across America on motor scooter, is considered a classic of American travel writing; and he is also a gifted poet, lyricist, and singer-songwriter. He has won the Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and Mythopoeic Awards, along with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the World Fantasy Association, and also France's prestigious Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire.
/book/show/29995440-the-one-and-only-ivan?from_search=true	Katherine Applegate Patricia Castelao (Illustrations)	The One and Only Ivan: A Harper Classic	Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all.Instead, Ivan thinks about TV shows hes seen and about his friends Stella, an elderly elephant, and Bob, a stray dog.Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all.Instead, Ivan thinks about TV shows hes seen and about his friends Stella, an elderly elephant, and Bob, a stray dog. But mostly Ivan thinks about art and how to capture the taste of a mango or the sound of leaves with color and a well-placed line.Then he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from her family, and she makes Ivan see their homeand his own artthrough new eyes. When Ruby arrives, change comes with her, and its up to Ivan to make it a change for the better.Katherine Applegate blends humor and poignancy to create Ivans unforgettable first-person narration in a story of friendship, art, and hope.
/book/show/7542907-dubliners?from_search=true	James Joyce	Dubliners	This short story collection draws a vivid portrait of Joyce's Dublin at the turn of the twentieth century, with rich imagery and characterization.
/book/show/22626808-bleak-house?from_search=true	Charles Dickens Murat Ukray (Illustrations)	Bleak House: A Classic from Dickens	BLEAK HOUSE is a novel by Charles Dickens, published in 20 monthly instalments between March 1852 and September 1853. It is held to be one of Dickens's finest novels, containing one of the most vast, complex and engaging arrays of minor characters and sub-plots in his entire canon. The story is told partly by the novel's heroine, Esther Summerson, and partly by a mostly omBLEAK HOUSE is a novel by Charles Dickens, published in 20 monthly instalments between March 1852 and September 1853. It is held to be one of Dickens's finest novels, containing one of the most vast, complex and engaging arrays of minor characters and sub-plots in his entire canon. The story is told partly by the novel's heroine, Esther Summerson, and partly by a mostly omniscient narrator. Memorable characters include the menacing lawyer Tulkinghorn, the friendly but depressive John Jarndyce, and the childish and disingenuous Harold Skimpole, as well as the likeable but imprudent Richard Carstone. At the novel's core is long-running litigation in England's Court of Chancery, Jarndyce v Jarndyce, which has far-reaching consequences for all involved. This case revolves around a testator who apparently made several wills. The litigation, which already has taken many years and consumed between 60,000 and 70,000 in court costs, is emblematic of the failure of Chancery. Though Chancery lawyers and judges criticised Dickens's portrait of Chancery as exaggerated and unmerited, his novel helped to spur an ongoing movement that culminated in the enactment of legal reform in the 1870s. In fact, Dickens was writing just as Chancery was reforming itself, with the Six Clerks and Masters mentioned in Chapter One abolished in 1842 and 1852 respectively: the need for further reform was being widely debated. These facts raise an issue as to when Bleak House is actually set. Technically it must be before 1842, and at least some of his readers at the time would have been aware of this. However, there is some question as to whether this timeframe is consistent with the themes of the novel. The English legal historian Sir William Holdsworth set the action in 1827. Characters in Bleak House: As usual, Dickens drew upon many real people and places but imaginatively transformed them in his novel. Hortense is based on the Swiss maid and murderess Maria Manning. The telescopic philanthropist Mrs Jellyby, who pursues distant projects at the expense of her duty to her own family, is a criticism of women activists like Caroline Chisholm. The childlike but ultimately amoral character Harold Skimpole is commonly regarded as a portrait of Leigh Hunt. Dickens wrote in a letter of 25 September 1853, 'I suppose he is the most exact portrait that was ever painted in words! ... It is an absolute reproduction of a real man'; and a contemporary critic commented, 'I recognized Skimpole instantaneously; ... and so did every person whom I talked with about it who had ever had Leigh Hunt's acquaintance.'[2] G. K. Chesterton suggested that Dickens may never once have had the unfriendly thought, 'Suppose Hunt behaved like a rascal!'; he may have only had the fanciful thought, 'Suppose a rascal behaved like Hunt!'. Mr Jarndyce's friend Mr Boythorn is based on the writer Walter Savage Landor. The novel also includes one of the first detectives in English fiction, Inspector Bucket. This character is probably based on Inspector Charles Frederick Field of the then recently formed Detective Department at Scotland Yard. Dickens wrote several journalistic pieces about the Inspector and the work of the detectives in Household Words, his weekly periodical in which he also published articles attacking the Chancery system. The Jarndyce and Jarndyce case itself has reminded many readers of the thirty-year Chancery case over Charlotte Smith's father-in-law's will. Major characters: Esther Summerson - the heroine of the story, and one of its two narrators (Dickens's only female narrator), raised as an orphan because the identity of her parents is unknown. At first, it seems probable that her guardian, John Jarndyce, is her father because he provides for her. This, however, he disavows shortly after she comes to live under his roof.
/book/show/18105234-anthem---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Ayn Rand	Anthem - The Original Classic Edition	A stunning and brilliantly realized future world in which individuality has been crushed is the theme of Ayn Rand's bestselling masterpiece, Anthem. Rand presents her tale of a man who dares to make individual choices, to seek knowledge in a dark age, to love the woman of his choice. In a society in which people have no name, no independence, and no values, he is huntedA stunning and brilliantly realized future world in which individuality has been crushed is the theme of Ayn Rand's bestselling masterpiece, Anthem. Rand presents her tale of a man who dares to make individual choices, to seek knowledge in a dark age, to love the woman of his choice. In a society in which people have no name, no independence, and no values, he is hunted for the unpardonable crime: having the courage to stand above the crowd.
/book/show/76237.The_Further_Adventures_of_Sherlock_Holmes?from_search=true	Richard Lancelyn Green (Editor) Ronald Knox (Contributor) Julian Symons (Contributor)	The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: After Sir Arthur Conan Doyle	Many writers have revisited the Reichenbach Falls in the hope of summoning up the ghost of Sherlock Holmes. Now Richard Lancelyn Green has succeeded triumphantly with this collection of stories by expert writers of the calibre of Ronald Knox and Julian Symons. Designed not to compete with or parody the original, but rather to reflect and enhance the achievements of the greMany writers have revisited the Reichenbach Falls in the hope of summoning up the ghost of Sherlock Holmes. Now Richard Lancelyn Green has succeeded triumphantly with this collection of stories by expert writers of the calibre of Ronald Knox and Julian Symons. Designed not to compete with or parody the original, but rather to reflect and enhance the achievements of the great detective.
/book/show/16387230-white-fang?from_search=true	Jack London (Contributor)	White Fang: Classic Literature Easy to Read	This classic novel has been abridged and adapted into 10 illustrated chapters.
/book/show/29473000-steppenwolf?from_search=true	Hermann Hesse Ediciones BM (Editor)	STEPPENWOLF (Classic novels Book 1)	Harry Haller is a sad and lonely figure, a reclusive intellectual for whom life holds no joy. He struggles to reconcile the wild primeval wolf and the rational man within himself without surrendering to the bourgeois values he despises. His life changes dramatically when he meets a woman who is his opposite, the carefree and elusive Hermine. With its blend of Eastern mystiHarry Haller is a sad and lonely figure, a reclusive intellectual for whom life holds no joy. He struggles to reconcile the wild primeval wolf and the rational man within himself without surrendering to the bourgeois values he despises. His life changes dramatically when he meets a woman who is his opposite, the carefree and elusive Hermine. With its blend of Eastern mysticism and Western culture, Hesse's best-known and most autobiographical work, originally published in English in 1929, Steppenwolf continues to speak to our souls and is a classic of modern literature.From the very beginning, reception was harsh. American novelist Jack Kerouac dismissed it in Big Sur (1962) and it has had a long history of mixed critical reception and opinion at large. Already upset with Hesse's novel Siddhartha, political activists and patriots railed against him, and against the book, seeing an opportunity to discredit Hesse. Even close friends and longtime readers criticized the novel for its perceived lack of morality in its open depiction of sex and drug use, a criticism that indeed remained the primary rebuff of the novel for many years. However as society changed and formerly taboo topics such as sex and drugs became more openly discussed, critics came to attack the book for other reasons; mainly that it was too pessimistic, and that it was a journey in the footsteps of a psychotic and showed humanity through his warped and unstable viewpoint, a fact that Hesse did not dispute, although he did respond to critics by noting the novel ends on a theme of new hope.Popular interest in the novel was renewed in the 1960s  specifically in the psychedelic movement  primarily because it was seen as a counterculture book, and because of its depiction of free love and explicit drug usage. It was also introduced in many new colleges for study, and interest in the book and in Hermann Hesse was feted in America for more than a decade afterwards.
/book/show/21879015-12-years-a-slave-annotated-with-original-illustrations-timeline-biog?from_search=true	Solomon Northup Harriet Beecher Stowe Harriet Jacobs	12 Years a Slave (Annotated) with Original Illustrations, Timeline, Biography & Quiz PLUS Five Classic Slave Narratives Incl. Uncle Tom's Cabin	Twelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup* Timeline* Biography of Solomon Northup* 120 Questions - Test Your Memory!* Original Illustrations* 5 Additional Slave Narratives* Downloadable Free Audio Links* Individual Table of Contents for Each BookThe 6 slave narratives include:by Solomon NorthupTwelve Years a Slave by Solomon Northup* Timeline* Biography of Solomon Northup* 120 Questions - Test Your Memory!* Original Illustrations* 5 Additional Slave Narratives* Downloadable Free Audio Links* Individual Table of Contents for Each BookThe 6 slave narratives include:by Solomon Northup (1808-1863 or 1875) - Published 1853by Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) - Published 1852by Harriet Jacobs under the name Linda Brent (1813-1897) - Published 1861by Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) - Published 1845by Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) - Published 1901by Sarah H. Bradford (18181912) - Published 1886There are even downloadable free audio links for Twelve Years a Slave, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and Up From Slavery.A stark reminder of the brutality of slavery and the indomitable spirit of humanity. Now an Oscar winning film.The best-selling novel of the 19th century and the book credited with fueling the abolitionist cause that led to the Civil War. Harriet Beecher Stowe was the person to whom Solomon Northup dedicated his book.A heart-rending look at the unique pressures on female slaves; ranging from sexual abuse to the loss of their children and the harsh and often jealous treatment received from mistresses.One of the most famous slave narratives of his day and ours. Frederick Douglass details his journey from the slave to freeman, orator and abolitionist.The autobiography of Booker T. Washington tells us of his life as a child slave during the civil war through to his attempts years later to help black people help themselves via education.Sarah Hopkins Bradford tells the story of Harriet Tubman, a free woman, who helped many escape slavery during the civil war via the Underground Railroad travelling from the Northern United States to Canada.
/book/show/18732237-meditations---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Marcus Aurelius	Meditations - The Original Classic Edition	Timeless wisdom for a weary world - Begin each day by telling yourself: Today I shall be meeting with interference, ingratitude, insolence, disloyalty, ill will, and selfishness-all of them due to the offenders ignorance of what is good or evil. But for my part I have long perceived the nature of good and its nobility, the nature of evil and its meanness, and also the natuTimeless wisdom for a weary world - Begin each day by telling yourself: Today I shall be meeting with interference, ingratitude, insolence, disloyalty, ill will, and selfishness-all of them due to the offenders ignorance of what is good or evil. But for my part I have long perceived the nature of good and its nobility, the nature of evil and its meanness, and also the nature of the culprit himself, who is my brother; therefore none of those things can injure me, for nobody can implicate me in what is degrading (To Himself, II.1). This selection from Meditations (To Himself was the original Greek title) captures so much of the essence of this incredibly powerful book. Marcus Aurelius at times sounds more like the Buddha, Lao Tzu, Hesiod, or James Allen than he does his Stoic forerunners: proof once again that true wisdom resides in every mans heart and mind and transcends the boundaries of time, place, ethnicity, and doctrine.The job of the philosopher is to reintroduce his pupils to THEMSELVES, and once the self is realized, the reality of the universe becomes much clearer (evil derives from delusions) and the temptations of excess and the fears of deprivation become less powerful. These are true words to live by, more so now than they have ever been before.Happiness can be found in simplicity; hard work DOES pay off; the cooler head always prevails; immoderate pleasures can kill and fear is often unfounded. Marcus, like Buddha, was born in the lap of luxury, but he was destined to hold a position in society for which he was not well suited by virtue of his sensitive and studious nature: the ruler of an ancient and corrupt civilization that dominated most of the known world.Meditations is Marcuss attempt to cope with a life and a job that he never really wanted. Thankfully, we can apply Marcuss self conversation to the trials and tribulations of everyday life. I urge you to read this. Once you do, I guarantee you will read it over and over again and it will take its place on your list of personal, life changing favorites.
/book/show/30790138-the-chamber?from_search=true	John Grisham	The Chamber	Excerpt from The ChamberI was a lawyer once, and represented people charged with all sorts of crimes. Fortunately, I never had a client convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. I never had to go to death row, never had to do the things the lawyers do in this story.Since I despise research, I did what I normally do when writing a novel. I found lawyers with expExcerpt from The ChamberI was a lawyer once, and represented people charged with all sorts of crimes. Fortunately, I never had a client convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death. I never had to go to death row, never had to do the things the lawyers do in this story.Since I despise research, I did what I normally do when writing a novel. I found lawyers with expertise, and I befriended them. I called them at all hours and picked their brains. And it is here that I thank them.Leonard Vincent has been the attorney for the Mississippi Department of Corrections for many years, and he opened his office to me. He helped me with the law, showed me his files, took me to death row, and toured me around the vast state penitentiary known simply as Parchman. He told me many stories that somehow found their way into this one. Leonard and I are still struggling with the moral perplexities of the death penalty, and I suspect we always will. Thanks also to his staff, and to the guards and personnel at Parchman.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/1501775.Childhood_s_End?from_search=true	Arthur C. Clarke Various (Narrator)	Childhood's End	Arthur C. Clarke's novel of the same name is the basis for this fullcast radio drama, starring Steven Pacey as Jan Rodricks. As mankind began to take its first faltering steps into the vast darkness of space, huge ships appear over every city on Earth. They bring the Overlords, seemingly benign but vastly superior in technology and intelligence. So begins their rule of ouArthur C. Clarke's novel of the same name is the basis for this fullcast radio drama, starring Steven Pacey as Jan Rodricks. As mankind began to take its first faltering steps into the vast darkness of space, huge ships appear over every city on Earth. They bring the Overlords, seemingly benign but vastly superior in technology and intelligence. So begins their rule of our planet, bringing peace, prosperity, and a new world hope. But when mankind begins to question the purpose of the Overlords, it seems that they themselves may be in thrall to an even greater power
/book/show/86819.My_ntonia_Classic_Collection?from_search=true	Willa Cather David Colacci (Read by)	My Ántonia (Classic Collection	My ?ntonia chronicles the life of ?ntonia, a Bohemian immigrant woman, as seen through the eyes of Jim, the man unable to forget her. Jim, now a successful New York lawyer, recollects his upbringing on a Nebraska farm. Even after twenty years, ?ntonia continues to live a romantic life in his imagination. When he returns to Nebraska, he finds ?ntonia has lived a battered liMy ?ntonia chronicles the life of ?ntonia, a Bohemian immigrant woman, as seen through the eyes of Jim, the man unable to forget her. Jim, now a successful New York lawyer, recollects his upbringing on a Nebraska farm. Even after twenty years, ?ntonia continues to live a romantic life in his imagination. When he returns to Nebraska, he finds ?ntonia has lived a battered life. Although the man to whom she dedicated her life abandons her, she remains strong and full of courage.
/book/show/192395.New_Cook_Book?from_search=true	Better Homes and Gardens (Editor) Tricia Laning (Editor)	New Cook Book: 1953 Classic Edition	Features over 1,000 recipes for appetisers, candy, canning, jiffy cooking, pies, vegetables and more. This book contains original illustrations, over 50 colour photos of finished foods, over 250 black-and-white how-to and food identification photographs. It also provides advice for buffets and holidays, plus a table setting and etiquette guide.
/book/show/1129377.The_New_Moosewood_Cookbook?from_search=true	Mollie Katzen	The New Moosewood Cookbook	Since the original publication of the MOOSEWOOD COOKBOOK in 1977, author Mollie Katzen has been leading the revolution in American eating habits. MOOSEWOOD was listed by theas one of the top ten best-selling cookbooks of all time, and no wonder. With her sophisticated, easy-to-prepare vegetarian recipes, charming drawings, and hand lettering, Mollie introduSince the original publication of the MOOSEWOOD COOKBOOK in 1977, author Mollie Katzen has been leading the revolution in American eating habits. MOOSEWOOD was listed by theas one of the top ten best-selling cookbooks of all time, and no wonder. With her sophisticated, easy-to-prepare vegetarian recipes, charming drawings, and hand lettering, Mollie introduced millions to a more healthful, natural way of cooking. This new edition--a companion volume to her latest TV series--preserves the major revisions and additions that Mollie made in 1992, accented with new recipes from Mollies current repertoire and 16 pages of beautiful full-color food photography. Youve seen MOOSEWOOD before, but youve never seen it quite like this!
/book/show/653559.Sherlock_Holmes_and_the_Case_of_the_Hound_of_the_Baskervilles?from_search=true	Malvina G. Vogel (Adapter) Arthur Conan Doyle	Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Hound of the Baskervilles	The curse of a supernatural hound brings Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to England's gloomy moor country to solve Sir Charle Baskerville's murder. Will they find the murderer in time to prevent another killing? And what strange secrets are the people in and around Baskerville Hall trying to hide? Follow tThe curse of a supernatural hound brings Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson to England's gloomy moor country to solve Sir Charle Baskerville's murder. Will they find the murderer in time to prevent another killing? And what strange secrets are the people in and around Baskerville Hall trying to hide? Follow the great detective as he solves one of his most baffling cases.
/book/show/24645515-just-so-stories-classic-books-on-cd-collection-unabridged?from_search=true	Rudyard Kipling Flo Gibson	Just So Stories (Classic Books on CD Collection) [UNABRIDGED] (Classics on CD)	How the Whale Got his Throat, The Elephant's Child, How the Leopard Got His Spots, How the Alphabet was Made and The Butterfly that Stamped are just a few of these enchanting tales of the dawn of the world. (Four CDs)
/book/show/18526438-rime-of-the-ancient-mariner?from_search=true	Samuel Taylor Coleridge Dean Motter (Art Work)	Rime of the Ancient Mariner (Classic Illustrated Berkley 24)	Three young men are walking together to a wedding, when one of them is detained by a grizzled old sailor. The young Wedding-Guest angrily demands that the Mariner let go of him, and the Mariner obeys. But the young man is transfixed by the ancient Mariners glittering eye and can do nothing but sit on a stone and listen to his strange tale. The Mariner says that he saileThree young men are walking together to a wedding, when one of them is detained by a grizzled old sailor. The young Wedding-Guest angrily demands that the Mariner let go of him, and the Mariner obeys. But the young man is transfixed by the ancient Mariners glittering eye and can do nothing but sit on a stone and listen to his strange tale. The Mariner says that he sailed on a ship out of his native harborbelow the kirk, below the hill, / Below the lighthouse topand into a sunny and cheerful sea. Hearing bassoon music drifting from the direction of the wedding, the Wedding-Guest imagines that the bride has entered the hall, but he is still helpless to tear himself from the Mariners story. The Mariner recalls that the voyage quickly darkened, as a giant storm rose up in the sea and chased the ship southward. Quickly, the ship came to a frigid land of mist and snow, where ice, mast-high, came floating by; the ship was hemmed inside this maze of ice. But then the sailors encountered an Albatross, a great sea bird. As it flew around the ship, the ice cracked and split, and a wind from the south propelled the ship out of the frigid regions, into a foggy stretch of water. The Albatross followed behind it, a symbol of good luck to the sailors. A pained look crosses the Mariners face, and the Wedding-Guest asks him, Why lookst thou so? The Mariner confesses that he shot and killed the Albatross with his crossbow.
/book/show/178461.The_Classic_Slave_Narratives?from_search=true	Henry Louis Gates Jr. (Editor) Frederick Douglass Olaudah Equiano	The Classic Slave Narratives	No group of slaves anywhere, in any era, has left such prolific testimony to the horror of bondage as African-American slaves. Here are four of the most notable narratives:and.
/book/show/17349314-our-town?from_search=true	Thornton Wilder	Our Town: A Play in Three Acts: Deluxe Modern Classic	First published in 1938, this Pulitzer Prize winning play envisions the enduring truths of human existence. The three act play takes place in the village of Grover's Corners, New Hampshire.
/book/show/18732255-the-decameron---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Giovanni Boccaccio	The Decameron - The Original Classic Edition	Boccaccios human comedy - This fascinating fourteenth-century text is as complex as it is misunderstood. The premise is simple enough: the author creates a fictional set-up where, over ten days, seven female and three male characters who are cooped up in a country estate tell one another a total of 100 stories. The title, The Decameron, literally means ten days work. But tBoccaccios human comedy - This fascinating fourteenth-century text is as complex as it is misunderstood. The premise is simple enough: the author creates a fictional set-up where, over ten days, seven female and three male characters who are cooped up in a country estate tell one another a total of 100 stories. The title, The Decameron, literally means ten days work. But this framing technique of ten narrators is hardly the point. The star of this work are the tales told by these sequestered characters. These 100 stories are chillingly sneaky in how they will mess with your mind. At first the tales will appear shocking, overtly sexual, or even knee-slappingly funny. (Think Monty Python.) But in fact, like Aesop, the great Italian prose author Boccaccio tucks an ambiguous, gnawing moral into each tale. You will laugh at first, and then the bittersweet truth of each storys lesson will zap you.The true brillance of The Decameron is that it is kaleidoscopic in nature: while all the tales are somewhat similar to one another, each story is truly unique in how it aligns its characters, its structure, its action, and its moral. The basic ingredients are similar in dozens of stories, and yet their outcomes prove to be wholly different. So instead of getting re-runs, you the reader wind up in a quicksand-like universe where some good-hearted characters are punished, others rewarded, and some scoundrely characters are quashed while other soar.It is Boccaccios humorous (yet ultimately grim) portrait of our herky-jerky, you-never-know world, where a person can never be sure of his destiny despite his conduct, that makes this work brilliant. Behind the ribaldry and the chuckles, this late-medieval author proves that our world (sometimes benevolent, sometimes cruel, but always inscrutable) is, indeed, nothing but a human comedy.
/book/show/20554017-emily-of-new-moon?from_search=true	L.M. Montgomery	Emily of New Moon: A Virago Modern Classic	When Emily's father dies, she is left in the care of her mother's family. But she is a stranger to the proud Murrays, and they don't want responsibility for the heartbroken, headstrong girl. Emily is sent to live at New Moon Farm with stern Aunt Elizabeth, head of the clan, kind Aunt Laura and eccentric Cousin Jimmy.Emily is enchanted by New Moon but cannot believe she wiWhen Emily's father dies, she is left in the care of her mother's family. But she is a stranger to the proud Murrays, and they don't want responsibility for the heartbroken, headstrong girl. Emily is sent to live at New Moon Farm with stern Aunt Elizabeth, head of the clan, kind Aunt Laura and eccentric Cousin Jimmy.Emily is enchanted by New Moon but cannot believe she will ever belong there. With her lively imagination and dreams of being a famous writer, she infuriates her family. Before long, though, she has made firm friends: Ilse, a tomboy with a blazing temper, Teddy, an aspiring artist, and Perry, the ambitious houseboy. She brings so much life to New Moon that even Aunt Elizabeth might one day wonder how they ever lived without her.
/book/show/18732418-the-history-of-the-peloponnesian-war---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Thucydides	The History of the Peloponnesian War - The Original Classic Edition	History of the Peloponnesian War is, superficially, merely an account of a war that happened centuries ago, the Peloponnesian War, between Athenas and Sparta. Of course, you might think that the subject is trivial to you. After all, how important can a book like that be?. Well, if you were to think that, you would be enormously mistaken. To start with, this book is a milesHistory of the Peloponnesian War is, superficially, merely an account of a war that happened centuries ago, the Peloponnesian War, between Athenas and Sparta. Of course, you might think that the subject is trivial to you. After all, how important can a book like that be?. Well, if you were to think that, you would be enormously mistaken. To start with, this book is a milestone you need to be aware of. Thucydides, its author, is very possibly the first modern historian. He tried to explain the causes of the Peloponnesian War, without reducing its complexity by saying that the gods had motivated it. Thucydides doesnt follow the easy path; instead, he searches those causes in human nature, and in power. He doesnt weave tales, but tries to write History.It is rather astonishing how objective this Athenian was when he analyzed the war, and all that happened immediately before it. He examines methodically many events, paying special attention to facts. The author also gives his opinion from time to time, but he doesnt judge whether an action is good or evil: he merely shows that those that have power can use it as they see fit. Due to that, Thucydides is called by many the first realist theoretician. I was especially taken aback by how well he expresses his ideas regarding the fact that power makes right in the Melian debate. I dont agree with him, but I cannot deny that he makes a powerful case, and that his point of view is shared nowadays by many noteworthy thinkers.It is important to point out that in History of the Peloponnesian War you will find a painstaking account of many things that actually happened, but also some speeches that werent made by the actors, but could have been made by them. To explain that more clearly: Thucydides wrote some political dialogues and monologues that allow us to understand some aspects of the conflict (and many of his ideas) better. The introduction to this edition also highlights that the author sometimes made up some of the speeches (from the data he had), and was present when others were pronounced. My favorite speech is the one made by Pericles, in honor of the men who died during the war. In that discourse, he explains why those men fought and died to defend Athens, and what Athens meant not only for Athenians but also for Greece.This book isnt easy to read, but it is well-worth the effort. The translation is quite good, so that will make your task a little easier. If you dont feel like reading this book all at once, try to read it little by little. The results will be the same, but you wont feel dismayed by the need of finishing it immediately.Also, if you can, try to relate some of Thucydides themes to our modern world. You will find that easier that you might think, and it will make you pay more attention to what you are reading. You are likely to be very surprised, for example, at how similar some of nowadays justifications for taking advantage of power without paying attention to justice are to those that Thucydides already made a long time ago. On the whole, I highly recommend this book.
/book/show/62831.The_Classic_Fairy_Tales?from_search=true	Maria Tatar (Editor )	The Classic Fairy Tales	This Norton Critical Edition collects forty-four fairy tales, from the fifth century to the present.focuses on six tale types: Little Red Riding Hood, Beauty and the Beast, Snow White, Cinderella, Bluebeard, and Hansel and Gretel, and presents multicultural variants and sophisticated literary rescriptings. Also reprinted are tales by HaThis Norton Critical Edition collects forty-four fairy tales, from the fifth century to the present.focuses on six tale types: Little Red Riding Hood, Beauty and the Beast, Snow White, Cinderella, Bluebeard, and Hansel and Gretel, and presents multicultural variants and sophisticated literary rescriptings. Also reprinted are tales by Hans Christian Andersen and Oscar Wilde.Criticism gathers twelve essays that interpret aspects of fairy tales, including their social origins, historical evolution, psychological drama, gender issues, and national identities.A Selected Bibliography is included.
/book/show/23239723-symposium?from_search=true	Plato Benjamin Jowett (Translation)	Symposium: A Classic Philosophical Text	The Symposium Plato Translated with an introduction by Benjamin Jowett Translated with an introduction by Benjamin Jowett The Symposium is a philosophical text by Plato dated c. 385-380 BC. It concerns itself at one level with the genesis, purpose and nature of love, and (in latter-day interpretations) is the origin of the concept of Platonic love. Love is examined in a seThe Symposium Plato Translated with an introduction by Benjamin Jowett Translated with an introduction by Benjamin Jowett The Symposium is a philosophical text by Plato dated c. 385-380 BC. It concerns itself at one level with the genesis, purpose and nature of love, and (in latter-day interpretations) is the origin of the concept of Platonic love. Love is examined in a sequence of speeches by men attending a symposium, or drinking party. Each man must deliver an encomium, a speech in praise of Love (Eros). The party takes place at the house of the tragedian Agathon in Athens. Socrates in his speech asserts that the highest purpose of love is to become a philosopher or, literally, a lover of wisdom. The dialogue has been used as a source by social historians seeking to throw light on life in ancient Athens, in particular upon sexual behavior, and the symposium as an institution. It is considered that the work was written not earlier than 385 BCE, and the party to which it makes reference has been fixed in 416 BCE, the year in which the host Agathon had the dramatic triumph to which the text makes reference. The disastrous expedition to Syracuse, of which Alcibiades was a leading commander, took place the next year, after which, he deserted to Sparta, Athens' archenemy. Hamilton remarks that Plato takes care to portray Alcibiades and Socrates and their relationship in a way that makes it clear that Socrates had not been a bad influence for Alcibiades, which he does to free his teacher from the accusation of being a cause of corruption in the minds of prominent youths, which eventually earned Socrates the death sentence.
/book/show/487689.Orthodoxy?from_search=true	G.K. Chesterton	Orthodoxy: The Classic Account Of A Remarkable Christian Experience	If you think orthodoxy is boring and predictable, think again. In this timeless classic, G. K. Chesterton, one of the literary giants of the twentieth century, presents a logical and personal reasoning for Christianity in model apologetic form. Gilbert Keith Chesterton was a self-described pagan at age 12 and totally agnosticIf you think orthodoxy is boring and predictable, think again. In this timeless classic, G. K. Chesterton, one of the literary giants of the twentieth century, presents a logical and personal reasoning for Christianity in model apologetic form. Gilbert Keith Chesterton was a self-described pagan at age 12 and totally agnostic by age 16. Yet, his spiritual journey ultimately led to a personal philosophy of orthodox, biblical Christianity. The account of his experiences,bridges the centuries and appeals to today's readers who face the same challenges of materialism, self-centeredness, and progress.Hope means hoping when things are hopeless, or it is no virtue at all. And faith mean believing the incredible, or it is no virtue at all.--G.K. ChestertonA unique book,addresses our faith struggles and how we communicate our faith to others. Through philosophy, poetry, reason and humor Chesterton leads us on a literary journey toward truth.This edition includes a foreword bywho, like C. S. Lewis and other leading Christian writers, found this book to be pivotal his Christian experience. Yancey credits Chesterton with helping to revive and define his faith.
/book/show/23965156-carmilla---classic-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	J. Sheridan Le Fanu A. Willis (Editor)	Carmilla - Classic Illustrated Edition	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Carmilla is a Gothic novel that tells the story of a young woman's susceptibility to the attentions of a female vampire named Carmilla.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the novel is one of the great works of English literature and cont* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Carmilla is a Gothic novel that tells the story of a young woman's susceptibility to the attentions of a female vampire named Carmilla.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the novel is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/18732290-our-mutual-friend---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Charles Dickens	Our Mutual Friend - The Original Classic Edition	Charles Dickenss 1865 novel, his last completed novel, Our Mutual Friend is an extraordinarily dark and convoluted work. Featuring such unforgettable figures as Mr. Boffin, Mr. Podsnap, Bradley Headstone, Jenny Wren, and Silas Wegg, Dickens continues, or rather concludes his artistic legacy with a work rich in well written and compelling characters. Exploring, as do many oCharles Dickenss 1865 novel, his last completed novel, Our Mutual Friend is an extraordinarily dark and convoluted work. Featuring such unforgettable figures as Mr. Boffin, Mr. Podsnap, Bradley Headstone, Jenny Wren, and Silas Wegg, Dickens continues, or rather concludes his artistic legacy with a work rich in well written and compelling characters. Exploring, as do many of Dickenss works, the intricacies of inheritance, Our Mutual Friend is also deeply concerned with families and the things that hold them together or rip them apart. Interesting and fraught emphases on education, upholding particularly English interests in the face of the still rising British Empire, and concerns about the absolute uncertainties about life and death, this is quite a way to come at a last complete novel. Our Mutual Friend begins with Lizzie and her father Gaffer Hexam patrolling the river in the dark of night. Pulling a body out of the river for the potential reward money, the novel jumps right into the action with a bang. The body is presumed to be that of young John Harmon, just returned from South Africa to claim a huge inheritance from his recently deceased, hateful and miserly father. The only heir dead, the elder Harmons loyal employees, Mr. and Mrs. Boffin stand next in the will to inherit everything. This causes a stir in Society, where Mortimer Lightwood, the legal executor of the will, and his friend Eugene Wrayburn are called in to view the body and question Gaffer Hexam. This causes two others to be drawn into the plot - Lizzie Hexam, an uneducated, but prescient young woman, who immediately catches Wrayburns eye, and Miss Bella Wilfer, a sprightly young woman whose marriage to young John Harmon was the sole condition for that gentleman to come into his inheritance prevented by his untimely death. The novel tries over the next pages to work out the personal ramifications of the murder, the will, and the fates of these two young women.Just to kind of continue this theme, one may be particularly interested in the kinds of literary funds that Dickens draws on in Our Mutual Friend: His debt to 18th century literature is heavy indeed, with the works of the poet James Thomson and the historian Edward Gibbon coursing through the novel like the very Thames itself, laying the groundwork for literary and historical commentary on the nature of Empire and particularly British Imperial interests, and how those interests reach from the international into the lives of individuals. Another important predecessor in this line is the infamous Mr. Podsnap, a very dark descendant of Laurence Sternes Corporal Trim from Tristram Shandy. Trims famous flourish, in Podsnaps hands acquires the power to annihilate entire nations. Dickens also reveals heavy debts to fairy tales and nursery rhymes that continue and complicate the novels emphasis on childrens educations, how they are managed, and the impact that they can have on the world as it will become.If you arent interested in reading Our Mutual Friend yet, you should be! You will be hard pressed anywhere in Dickens, (or anywhere else for that matter), to find a more frenetic villain than Mr. Bradley Headstone - to see him in action alone makes this novel worth reading. He ranks right up there with David Copperfields Uriah Heep in terms of Dickenss most insistently horrifying creations. Ok. Enough from me, go, read Our Mutual Friend. What are you waiting for! Go, now!
/book/show/18732231-le-mort-d-arthur---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Thomas Malory	Le Mort D'Arthur - The Original Classic Edition	LE MORTRE DARTHUR (The Death of Arthur) was written by Sir Thomas Malory while he was imprisoned for some number of years. It was one of the very first times that the Arthurian legend was penned in English. There were some older Latin fragments of the myth floating around, but its thru Malorys account by which we know the stories most thoroughly. The most successful movieLE MORTRE DARTHUR (The Death of Arthur) was written by Sir Thomas Malory while he was imprisoned for some number of years. It was one of the very first times that the Arthurian legend was penned in English. There were some older Latin fragments of the myth floating around, but its thru Malorys account by which we know the stories most thoroughly. The most successful movie adaptation of the legend, EXCALIBUR, is based on elements taken from Malorys epic. This is an ABSOLUTE must-read for all persons who have even a remote interest in the Arthurian fantasy. The book contains all of the most famous characters and episodes from the legend.Within these pages, one will encounter Arthur, Gwynevere, Sir Launcelot, Sir Galahad, Sir Modred, Sir Bors, Sir Percivale, Merlin and all the rest. The purity of Galahad is contrasted with the sinful nature and temporary madness of Launcelot. The memorable allegory of Sir Percivales duel with Satan, as well as so many other knightly adventures, are all recorded for us here.This book is highly recommended to all fans of medieval times, medieval literature, the history of Great Britain and the idea of Chivalry. The codes of honor, the rules of fair play and the heroic ideals conceived by the knights of the middle-ages have followed us down thru the centuries and are still as relevant to the best of us today as they were 500-1500 years ago. The story ends with one of the most memorable Latin phrases in literary history:HIC IACET ARTHURUS, REX QUONDAM REXQUE FUTURUS[Here lies King Arthur, the once and future King]Now for the details, open up the book!
/book/show/19460700-the-gambler-in-russian-language?from_search=true	Fyodor Dostoyevsky Maria Tsaneva (Illustrator)	The Gambler (In Russian language)	This book includes Fyodor Dostoyevsky novel The Gambler () in Russian Language, with Foreword and 20 illustrations by Maria Tsaneva.Dostoyevsky was one of the most widely read and renowned Russian writers. His books have been translated into more than 170 languages and have sold around 15 million copies. Dostoyevsky influenced a multitude of writers, from Anton ChekhoThis book includes Fyodor Dostoyevsky novel The Gambler () in Russian Language, with Foreword and 20 illustrations by Maria Tsaneva.Dostoyevsky was one of the most widely read and renowned Russian writers. His books have been translated into more than 170 languages and have sold around 15 million copies. Dostoyevsky influenced a multitude of writers, from Anton Chekhov and James Joyce to Ernest Hemingway and Jean-Paul Sartre, among others.The Gambler () is a short novel by Fyodor Dostoyevsky about a young tutor in the employment of a formerly wealthy Russian general. The novella reflects Dostoyevsky's own addiction to roulette, which was in more ways than one the inspiration for the book: Dostoyevsky completed the novella under a strict deadline to pay off gambling debts.Fyodor Dostoyevsky gambled for the first time at the gaming tables at Wiesbaden in 1863. From that time till 1871, when his passion for gambling subsided, he played at Baden-Baden, Homburg, and Saxon-les-Bains frequently, often beginning by winning a small amount of money and losing far more in the end.
/book/show/18732262-kim---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Rudyard Kipling	Kim - The Original Classic Edition	A Best Kept Secret of literature: this is a canonical work that should be read by every school child as a superior example of English literature and the epitomy of the written Enlish language. Kim is a wonderful story of an orphan in India (the part that is now Pakistan) in the late 1800s. Kim is the son of an Irish soldier raised by locals, familiar with the customs and lA Best Kept Secret of literature: this is a canonical work that should be read by every school child as a superior example of English literature and the epitomy of the written Enlish language. Kim is a wonderful story of an orphan in India (the part that is now Pakistan) in the late 1800s. Kim is the son of an Irish soldier raised by locals, familiar with the customs and languages of the Hindus and Muslims of the area who gets recruited by the British to spy for them. Kim acts as a guide for a Tibetan Buddhist priest who is on a quest in India, broadening his knowledge of the cultures of his world and giving him an excuse to travel even further. He comes upon his fathers regiment, and the officers of the regiment arrange for Kim to attend a proper British school. Throughout the story, a British spymaster is helping Kim receive an education (both formal and in the skills needed to serve the British rule in India) and arranging for Kim to carry messages and run small but important tasks for him.Throughout the book, the only Indian group that is treated with disrespect is Hindus who have sacrificed their own cultures customs in order to get ahead in the British goverment. Frequently, the low opinion of the British held by the Indians (Muslim, Hindu, and Buddhist) is mentioned, and is usually pretty funny. The other European powers that are mention in the book are not treated with respect, but that is understandable in context.Kiplings passion for the land he was raised in and his love for the peoples he was raised with is unmistakable, as is his love/hate relationship with the British government (N.B. he was not knighted in a time when most prominent authors were; he was entirely too candid about the British rule in India and the Crowns treatment of her soldiers). The language of the book is a little hard to follow, between regional loan words and the English of the time, but a patient and persistant reader will find the effort rewarded.A great spy novel, read it for yourself and dont trust the critics who speak based on assumptions rather than knowledge.
/book/show/804771.Leading_Ladies?from_search=true	Turner Classic Movies Turner Classic Movies Robert Osborne (Foreword)	Leading Ladies: The 50 Most Unforgettable Actresses of the Studio Era	Sexy, stylish, and powerfulfrom Lillian Gish to Katharine Hepburn, Myrna Loy to Lauren Bacall, Jean Harlow to Grace Kelly, each of the legendary actresses featured in this book left an indelible mark in film history and define roles for women on and off the screen. Produced by Turner Classic Movies, this playful and definitive guide to fifty unforgettable actresses mirrorsSexy, stylish, and powerfulfrom Lillian Gish to Katharine Hepburn, Myrna Loy to Lauren Bacall, Jean Harlow to Grace Kelly, each of the legendary actresses featured in this book left an indelible mark in film history and define roles for women on and off the screen. Produced by Turner Classic Movies, this playful and definitive guide to fifty unforgettable actresses mirrors the focus of a month-long film festival on the channel. The life and accomplishments of each actress is celebrated in an insightful career overview, accompanied by an annotated list of essential films, filmographies, behind the scenes facts and style notes, Academy Award wins and nominations. Full of delightful trivia, film stills, posters, and glamorous photos,pays tribute to the most charismatic, enduring, and elegant actresses of the silver screen.
/book/show/12950044-walden-and-on-the-duty-of-civil-disobedience?from_search=true	Henry David Thoreau	Walden and On the Duty of Civil Disobedience: A Politics/Essays Classic By Henry David Thoreau!	When I wrote the following pages, or rather the bulk of them, I lived alone, in the woods, a mile from any neighbor, in a house which I had built myself, on the shore of Walden Pond, in Concord, Massachusetts, and earned my living by the labor of my hands only. I lived there two years and two months. At present I am a sojourner in civilized life again.
/book/show/26994853-a-hero-of-nowadays?from_search=true	Mikhail Lermontov	A Hero of Nowadays	Excerpt from A Hero of NowadaysNow that the Victorian Age is rapidly getting out of sight round a corner of the road, and that Byron's greatness may be expected to regain at home the recognition which he has never lacked abroad, this may, perhaps, serve as a first claim to engage the British reader's interest. Then there are some fanciers to whom a poet's prose is alwaysExcerpt from A Hero of NowadaysNow that the Victorian Age is rapidly getting out of sight round a corner of the road, and that Byron's greatness may be expected to regain at home the recognition which he has never lacked abroad, this may, perhaps, serve as a first claim to engage the British reader's interest. Then there are some fanciers to whom a poet's prose is always a delicacy, like a colourist's occasional exercises in black and white. Add to these, as a third, a nationalist consideration, that Lermontov, as his name betrays, was partly of Scottish origin. Fate would have it that within a few hours of his end he should be dancing at a Scottish party in Piatigorsk. I dare say some will recognize a Scottish type of face in the drawing of him which was made the day after his death. Be this fanciful or no (let physiognomists and ethnologists settle it), the Scottish strain in his genius is unmistakable. He is a signal instance of the fine-edged self-consciousness which commonly marks the literary Scot - the quality which is seen in various degrees in Carlyle and Stevenson, and the lamented author of The House with the Green Shutters (to say nothing of lesser modern lights), and which Byron himself so conspicuously inherited from his Scottish mother.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/22450980-the-good-soldier?from_search=true	Ford Madox Ford M. Robinson (Editor)	The Good Soldier	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Good Soldier is the fascinating tale of an apparently perfect marriage which is gradually revealed to be anything but that. Ford uses flashbacks to narrate the story and is credited with pioneering what became known as literary impressionism.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Good Soldier is the fascinating tale of an apparently perfect marriage which is gradually revealed to be anything but that. Ford uses flashbacks to narrate the story and is credited with pioneering what became known as literary impressionism.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published over a century ago, the novel is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/20983565-bel-ami-classic-literature-with-new-illustrated?from_search=true	Guy de Maupassant	Bel Ami (Classic Literature) with New Illustrated	Bel Ami is French author Guy de Maupassant's second novel, published in 1885. An English translation titled Bel ami, or, The history of a scoundrel: a novel appeared in 1903.The story chronicles journalist Georges Duroy's corrupt rise to power from a poor ex-NCO to one of the most successful men in Paris, most of which he achieves by manipulating a series of powerful, inteBel Ami is French author Guy de Maupassant's second novel, published in 1885. An English translation titled Bel ami, or, The history of a scoundrel: a novel appeared in 1903.The story chronicles journalist Georges Duroy's corrupt rise to power from a poor ex-NCO to one of the most successful men in Paris, most of which he achieves by manipulating a series of powerful, intelligent, and wealthy mistresses.The novel is set in Paris in the upper-middle class environment of the leading journalists of the newspaper La Vie Franaise and their friends. It tells the story of Georges Duroy, who has spent three years of military service in Algeria. After six months working as a clerk in Paris, an encounter with his former comrade, Forestier, enables him to start a career as a journalist. From a reporter of minor events and soft news, he gradually climbs his way up to chief editor. Duroy initially owes his success to Forestiers wife who helps him write his first articles and, when he later starts writing lead articles, she adds an edge and poignancy to them. At the same time, she uses her connections among leading politicians to provide him with behind the scenes information which allows him to become actively involved in politics. Duroy is also introduced to many politicians in Mme Forestiers drawing-room. Duroy becomes the lover of Forestiers' friend Mme de Marelle, another influential woman. Duroy later tries to seduce Madeleine Forestier to get even with her husband, but she repulses Duroys sexual advances and offers that they become true friends without ulterior motives instead.
/book/show/23656822-babbitt---classic-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	Sinclair Lewis M. White (Editor)	Babbitt - Classic Illustrated Edition	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Babbitt is a brilliant satire of American culture, society, and behavior. It critiques the vacuity of middle-class American life and its pressure toward conformity. An immediate and controversial bestseller, Babbitt is one of Lewis's best-known novels and was influential in the decision to award him* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Babbitt is a brilliant satire of American culture, society, and behavior. It critiques the vacuity of middle-class American life and its pressure toward conformity. An immediate and controversial bestseller, Babbitt is one of Lewis's best-known novels and was influential in the decision to award him the Nobel Prize in literature in 1930.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the novel is one of the great works of American literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/33995489-le-tartuffe?from_search=true	Molire	Le Tartuffe: Comedie	Excerpt from Le Tartuffe: ComedieLoin d'etre une creation isolee, l'oeuvre de Moliere resume, dans son sens general, une litterature plusieurs fois seculaire. Aussi haut qu'on remonte dans notre histoire, on rencontre les ancetres du funeste personnage. Il est donc vrai de repeter de la comedie du Tartuffe ce qu'on peut dire de presque tous les chefs-d'oeuvre qu'ils sontExcerpt from Le Tartuffe: ComedieLoin d'etre une creation isolee, l'oeuvre de Moliere resume, dans son sens general, une litterature plusieurs fois seculaire. Aussi haut qu'on remonte dans notre histoire, on rencontre les ancetres du funeste personnage. Il est donc vrai de repeter de la comedie du Tartuffe ce qu'on peut dire de presque tous les chefs-d'oeuvre qu'ils sont l'expression derniere, et la mieux reussie d'une pen sec qui auparavant avait eu un grand nombre de manifestations moins heureuses ou moins completes. Mais, apres avoir indique sommairement la feconde tradition a laquelle appartient le Tartuffe il nous faut rechercher les sources d'ou il est plus directement sorti. Nous avons a examiner les materiaux qu'a mis en oeuvre l'imagination du poete, et a recueillir, soit les passages d'auteurs plus anciens dont il s'est inspire, soit les traits de l'histoire contemporaine qui ont pu lui etre utiles. Bassem blonsici ce qu'on a decouvert de plus remarquable et de plus cer tain.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/1281738.This_Boy_s_Life?from_search=true	Tobias Wolff	This Boy's Life	This unforgettable memoir, by one of our most gifted writers, introduces us to the young Toby Wolff, by turns tough and vulnerable, crafty and bumbling, and ultimately winning. Separated by divorce from his father and brother, Toby and his mother are constantly on the move, yet they develop an extraordinarily close, almost telepathic relationship. As Toby fights for identiThis unforgettable memoir, by one of our most gifted writers, introduces us to the young Toby Wolff, by turns tough and vulnerable, crafty and bumbling, and ultimately winning. Separated by divorce from his father and brother, Toby and his mother are constantly on the move, yet they develop an extraordinarily close, almost telepathic relationship. As Toby fights for identity and self-respect against the unrelenting hostility of a new stepfather, his experiences are at once poignant and comical, and Wolff does a masterful job of re-creating the frustrations and cruelties of adolescence. His various schemes - running away to Alaska, forging checks, and stealing cars - lead eventually to an act of outrageous self-invention that releases him into a new world of possibility.
/book/show/9614452-the-doctor-s-dilemma-getting-married-and-the-shewing-up-of-blanco-posn?from_search=true	George Bernard Shaw	The Doctor's Dilemma, Getting Married, and the Shewing-Up of Blanco Posnet	Excerpt from The Doctor's Dilemma, Getting Married, and the Shewing-Up of Blanco PosnetSpurious Natural Affection; Carrying the War into the Enemy's Country; Shelley and Queen Victoria; A Probable Effect of Giving Women the Vote; The Personal Sentimental Basis of Monogamy; Divorce; Importance of Sentimental Grievances; Divorce Without Asking Why; Economic Slavery againExcerpt from The Doctor's Dilemma, Getting Married, and the Shewing-Up of Blanco PosnetSpurious Natural Affection; Carrying the War into the Enemy's Country; Shelley and Queen Victoria; A Probable Effect of Giving Women the Vote; The Personal Sentimental Basis of Monogamy; Divorce; Importance of Sentimental Grievances; Divorce Without Asking Why; Economic Slavery again the Root Difficulty; Labor Exchanges and the White Slavery; Divorce Favorable to Marriage; Male Economics and the Rights of Bachelors; The Pathology of Marriage; The Criminology of Marriage; Does it Matter?; Christian Marriage; Divorce a Sacramental Duty; Othello and Desdomena; What is to become of the Children?; The Cost of Divorce; ConclusionsThe shewing-up of Blanco Posnet: a MelodramaPreface - the Censorship; A Readable Bluebook; How not to do it; The Story of the Joint Select CommitteeAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/33652883-camille?from_search=true	Alexandre Dumas fils Martin Tubman	Camille: A Quality Print Classic	Trop de faveur nuit : crite en 1848, devenue aussitt et dfinitivement un mythe,a t si souvent transpose, adapte, filme que Verdi et Greta Garbo ont fait un peu oublier l'uvre elle-mme. Une uvre qui est un document social. Mais surtout un trs grand livre, crit dans la langue la plus forte, avec d'admirables dialogues et un portrait de femmTrop de faveur nuit : crite en 1848, devenue aussitt et dfinitivement un mythe,a t si souvent transpose, adapte, filme que Verdi et Greta Garbo ont fait un peu oublier l'uvre elle-mme. Une uvre qui est un document social. Mais surtout un trs grand livre, crit dans la langue la plus forte, avec d'admirables dialogues et un portrait de femme si mouvant, trange et dconcertant de candeur perverse que Marguerite Gautier est dj la sur des hrones d'Ibsen et de Dostoevski. Les pices et les ouvrages postrieurs de Dumas fils sont peut-tre, comme disait Jules Renard, un peu trop bien  dumaficels . Maispermet de comprendre pourquoi Maupassant et Tolsto ont vu en lui un des plus grands romanciers de leur temps.
/book/show/30132334-the-call-of-cthulhu?from_search=true	H.P. Lovecraft	THE CALL OF CTHULHU	This carefully crafted ebook: THE CALL OF CTHULHU (Horror Classic) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.The Call of Cthulhu is one of Lovecraft's best-known works. It is the only story written by Lovecraft in which the extraterrestrial entity Cthulhu himself makes a major appearance. Narrator Francis Wayland Thurston, recounts hiThis carefully crafted ebook: THE CALL OF CTHULHU (Horror Classic) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.The Call of Cthulhu is one of Lovecraft's best-known works. It is the only story written by Lovecraft in which the extraterrestrial entity Cthulhu himself makes a major appearance. Narrator Francis Wayland Thurston, recounts his discovery of the strange notes left behind by his granduncle, George Gammell Angell, a prominent Professor of Semitic languages at Brown University. At first the story revolves around a small bas-relief sculpture found among the papers, which the narrator describes: My somewhat extravagant imagination yielded simultaneous pictures of an octopus, a dragon, and a human caricature.... A pulpy, tentacled head surmounted a grotesque and scaly body with rudimentary wings. The sculpture is the work of Henry Anthony Wilcox, a student at the Rhode Island School of Design who based the work on delirious dreams of great Cyclopean cities of titan blocks and sky-flung monoliths, all dripping with green ooze and sinister with latent horror. Frequent references to Cthulhu and R'lyeh are found in papers authored by Wilcox. Angell also discovers reports of outre mental illnesses and outbreaks of group folly or mania around the world (in New York City, hysterical Levantines mob police; in California, a Theosophist colony dons white robes to await a glorious fulfillment)...Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937) was an American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. He is now regarded as one of the most significant 20th-century authors in his genre. Some of Lovecraft's work was inspired by his own nightmares. His interest started from his childhood days when his grandfather would tell him Gothic horror stories.
/book/show/26898631-the-winter-s-tale?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	The Winter's Tale	Excerpt from The Winter's TaleThe Winters Tale, as it appears in the First Folio, and is reproduced in the present Edition, shews more than twice the number of Emphasis-capitals that is possessed by any other of Shakspere's Comedies, a singularity which we shall presently endeavour to account for. By those of our readers who hold with us that they are author-licensed andExcerpt from The Winter's TaleThe Winters Tale, as it appears in the First Folio, and is reproduced in the present Edition, shews more than twice the number of Emphasis-capitals that is possessed by any other of Shakspere's Comedies, a singularity which we shall presently endeavour to account for. By those of our readers who hold with us that they are author-licensed and trustworthy guides such an abundance of these will be regarded as a kind of fortune, and they will freely acknowledge, after perusal of this work in its original form, that the meaning of the Poet has, by the aid of these Capitals, been occasionally revealed, and in all instances intensified, and that in reading or reciting its language, having careful regard to them, they feel confidently that they do so, at least in so far as injected thought is concerned, as the Master himself must have done, when audibly testing his dramatic creations in his closet, reading them to private friends or fellow actors, or bearing his part of them before the Court or Public.In addition to its affluence of this kind, there are special circumstances connected with The Winters Tale, which increases our interest in it: there being, we think, among other things, historical and internal evidence sufficient to support the belief that this Play formed the last-printed portion of the First Folio, and that the Manuscript then used in the Press-room, was one of the Poet's own fastidiously-particular and scarcely blotted papers, - still unworn and untampered with, - and that there has been, on the part of the Printers, a notably scrupulous attention to it, containing as it does, a great many minute peculiarities, - unusual contractions, extreme niceties in punctuation, single words in brackets, apostrophes representing entire words, parentheses within parentheses, &c., - through all which we may get a notion of the man's way of writing down and transcribing his compositions, and be assisted, so far, towards realizing him, seated at his quiet study-desk.As we shall have frequent necessity to refer to the facts exhibited by it, we here reprint, from the Tables embodied in our Introduction to Part IV., that portion of them which applies to the Comedies.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/13623039-love-medicine?from_search=true	Louise Erdrich	Love Medicine: Deluxe Modern Classic	Set on and around a North Dakota reservation, Love Medicine tells the story of the Lamartines and the Kashpaws  two extraordinary families whose fates are united and sustained in a harsh world by the strength and diversity of their love.We meet the sensual Lulu Lamartine, whose children have different fathers, but whose passionate tie to her first love, Nector Kashpaw,Set on and around a North Dakota reservation, Love Medicine tells the story of the Lamartines and the Kashpaws  two extraordinary families whose fates are united and sustained in a harsh world by the strength and diversity of their love.We meet the sensual Lulu Lamartine, whose children have different fathers, but whose passionate tie to her first love, Nector Kashpaw, intensifies over the years; June Kashpaw, who froze to death in a snowstorm; and the philosophical Lipsha Morrissey, June's abandoned son, who makes a love medicine to keep his grandparents together.
/book/show/22444548-alice-s-adventures-in-wonderland-and-other-classic-works?from_search=true	Lewis Carroll	Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Other Classic Works	Lewis Carrolls novels Alices Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass have entertained readers young and old for more than a century. Their magical worlds, amusing characters, and playfully logical illogic epitomize the wit and whimsy of Carrolls writing. Alices Adventures in Wonderland and Other Classic Works collects both of the Alice novels, each featuringLewis Carrolls novels Alices Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass have entertained readers young and old for more than a century. Their magical worlds, amusing characters, and playfully logical illogic epitomize the wit and whimsy of Carrolls writing. Alices Adventures in Wonderland and Other Classic Works collects both of the Alice novels, each featuring the classic illustrations of John Tenniel. In addition, this volume features the novels Sylvie and Bruno and Sylvie and Bruno Concluded, the classic nonsense poem The Hunting of the Snark, and the full contents of the poetry collection Phantasmagoria--all
/book/show/23198551-the-comedy-of-errors?from_search=true	William Shakespeare A. Willis (Editor)	The Comedy of Errors	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Comedy of Errors is one of Shakespeare's earliest plays. It's also his shortest and one of his most farcical comedies, with a major part of the humor coming from slapstick and mistaken identity, in addition to puns and word play.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Comedy of Errors is one of Shakespeare's earliest plays. It's also his shortest and one of his most farcical comedies, with a major part of the humor coming from slapstick and mistaken identity, in addition to puns and word play.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the play is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/26469090-hedda-gabler?from_search=true	Henrik Ibsen William Archer (Translation) Edmund Gosse (Translation)	Hedda Gabler: A Classic of Realism	Hedda Gabler - By Henrik Ibsen - Translated by Edmund Gosse and William Archer - Introduction by William Archer - 'A Complete World Classic' - From Munich, on June 29, 1890, Ibsen wrote to the Swedish poet, Count Carl Soilsky: Our intention has all along been to spend the summer in the Tyrol again. But circumstances are against our doing so. I am at present engaged upon aHedda Gabler - By Henrik Ibsen - Translated by Edmund Gosse and William Archer - Introduction by William Archer - 'A Complete World Classic' - From Munich, on June 29, 1890, Ibsen wrote to the Swedish poet, Count Carl Soilsky: Our intention has all along been to spend the summer in the Tyrol again. But circumstances are against our doing so. I am at present engaged upon a new dramatic work, which for several reasons has made very slow progress, and I do not leave Munich until I can take with me the completed first draft. There is little or no prospect of my being able to complete it in July. Ibsen did not leave Munich at all that season. On October 30 he wrote: At present I am utterly engrossed in a new play. Not one leisure hour have I had for several months. Three weeks later (November 20) he wrote to his French translator, Count Prozor: My new play is finished; the manuscript went off to Copenhagen the day before yesterday.... It produces a curious feeling of emptiness to be thus suddenly separated from a work which has occupied one's time and thoughts for several months, to the exclusion of all else. But it is a good thing, too, to have done with it. The constant intercourse with the fictitious personages was beginning to make me quite nervous. To the same correspondent he wrote on December 4: The title of the play is Hedda Gabler. My intention in giving it this name was to indicate that Hedda, as a personality, is to be regarded rather as her father's daughter than as her husband's wife. It was not my desire to deal in this play with so-called problems. What I principally wanted to do was to depict human beings, human emotions, and human destinies, upon a groundwork of certain of the social conditions and principles of the present day.
/book/show/8337550-the-science-of-getting-rich?from_search=true	Wallace D. Wattles Tom Butler-Bowdon	The Science of Getting Rich: The Original Classic	With this seminal book, Wallace Wattles popularized the Law of Attraction, the powerful concept that inspired.explains how to attract wealth, overcome emotional barriers, and apply foolproof methods to bring financial success into your life.This special 100-year edition contains the complete, orWith this seminal book, Wallace Wattles popularized the Law of Attraction, the powerful concept that inspired.explains how to attract wealth, overcome emotional barriers, and apply foolproof methods to bring financial success into your life.This special 100-year edition contains the complete, original text, along with never-before published biographical information on Wattles, and a foreword by Catherine Ponder, the doyenne of modern prosperity writers. It also features an introduction from personal development authority Tom Butler-Bowdon, plus another Wattles classic,.
/book/show/25760988-the-valley-of-fear---classic-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	Arthur Conan Doyle A. Willis (Editor)	The Valley of Fear - Classic Illustrated Edition	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Valley of Fear is the fourth and final Sherlock Holmes novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the novel is one of the great works of English crime fiction and continues to be widely read throughout the wo* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Valley of Fear is the fourth and final Sherlock Holmes novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the novel is one of the great works of English crime fiction and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/26317615-the-strange-case-of-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde?from_search=true	Robert Louis Stevenson	The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: With Other Fables	Excerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: With Other FablesMr. Utterson the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance, that was never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary, and yet somehow lovable. At friendly meetings, and when the wine was to his taste, something eminently human beaExcerpt from The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde: With Other FablesMr. Utterson the lawyer was a man of a rugged countenance, that was never lighted by a smile; cold, scanty and embarrassed in discourse; backward in sentiment; lean, long, dusty, dreary, and yet somehow lovable. At friendly meetings, and when the wine was to his taste, something eminently human beaconed from his eye; something indeed which never found its way into his talk, but which spoke not only in these silent symbols of the after-dinner face, but more often and loudly in the acts of his life.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/8580627-relativity?from_search=true	Albert Einstein	Relativity: The Special And The General Theory	The work of a master,is Albert Einstein's own attempt to present his theories of relativity to non-physicists.The book is composed of three parts. Part one presents the Special Theory of Relativity and the intimate connection of space and time (spacetime, or ST). Part two highlights the GeThe work of a master,is Albert Einstein's own attempt to present his theories of relativity to non-physicists.The book is composed of three parts. Part one presents the Special Theory of Relativity and the intimate connection of space and time (spacetime, or ST). Part two highlights the General Theory of Relativity, in which Einstein argues that space and time are not absolute and are modified by gravitational forces. In part three, Einstein applies these theories to a consideration of the universe as a whole, with specific discussion about Newton's Law and a sketch of the structure of space according to the General Theory of Relativity. The book frequently refers to an analogy involving a man on a train and a man on and embankment, to which Einstein applies his theories to present varying outcomes. These analogies greatly enhance the layperson's understanding.Einstein's stated goal inwas to present the ideas in the simplest and most intelligible form, and in this regard he was largely successful. One does not need to have an understanding of the mathematical principles of theoretical physics in order to read this book. However, that is not to say this book is not a challenging read. The layman will likely find some of the passages quite dense, and the mathematical calculations that are presented may be difficult to follow. While this will not greatly impact one's surface level understanding of Einstein's theories, one's ability to fully grasp the theories presented will depend on their scientific and mathematical background.is highly recommended. It is an important work by one of the world's great thinkers, and it presents complex theories in an accessible manner. This book is a worthy addition to anybody's library.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18931286-yertle-the-turtle-and-other-stories?from_search=true	Dr. Seuss	Yertle the Turtle and Other Stories	
/book/show/1794237.The_Decline_And_Fall_Of_The_Roman_Empire?from_search=true	Edward Gibbon	The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire (Classic Non Fiction)	'I set out upon Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire [and] was immediately dominated by both the story and the style, ' recalled Winston Churchill. 'I devoured Gibbon. I rode triumphantly through it from end to end and enjoyed it all....I was not even estranged by his naughty footnotes.' In the two centuries since its completion, Gibbon's magnum opus -- which en'I set out upon Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire [and] was immediately dominated by both the story and the style, ' recalled Winston Churchill. 'I devoured Gibbon. I rode triumphantly through it from end to end and enjoyed it all....I was not even estranged by his naughty footnotes.' In the two centuries since its completion, Gibbon's magnum opus -- which encompasses some 1,300 years as it swings across Europe, North Africa, and Asia -- has refused to go the way of many 'classics' and grow musty on the shelves. 'Gibbon is a landmark and a signpost -- a landmark of human achievement: and a signpost because the social convulsions of the Roman Empire as described by him sometimes prefigure and indicate convulsions which shake the whole world today, ' wrote E.M. Forster. Never far below the surface of the magnificent narrative lies the author's wit and sweeping irony, exemplified by Gibbon's famous definition of history as 'little more than the register of the crimes, follies and misfortunes of mankind.'
/book/show/32891420-lady-audley-s-secret?from_search=true	Mary Elizabeth Braddon	Lady Audley's Secret!	Excerpt from Lady Audley's Secret!Ir lay down in a hollow, rich with fine old timber and luxuriant pas tures; and you came upon it through an avenue of limes, bordered on either side by meadows, over the high hedges of which the cattle looked inquisitively at you as you passed, wondering, perhaps, what you wanted; for there was no thoroughfare, and unless you were going tExcerpt from Lady Audley's Secret!Ir lay down in a hollow, rich with fine old timber and luxuriant pas tures; and you came upon it through an avenue of limes, bordered on either side by meadows, over the high hedges of which the cattle looked inquisitively at you as you passed, wondering, perhaps, what you wanted; for there was no thoroughfare, and unless you were going to the Court you had no business there at all.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/961640.Flow?from_search=true	Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi	Flow: The Classic Work on How to Achieve Happiness	This psychology title explains how, by altering our perspective, we can achieve happiness, dispel disharmony and enter a state of perfect equilibrium - a state of flow.
/book/show/7430962-jane-slayre?from_search=true	Sherri Browning Erwin	Jane Slayre: The Literary Classic with a Blood-Sucking Twist	READER, I BURIED HIM .Jane Slayre, our plucky demon-slaying heroine, a courageous orphan who spurns the detestable vampyre kin who raised her, sets out on the advice of her ghostly uncle to hone her skills as the fearless slayer shes meant to be. When she takes a job as a governess at a country estate, she fallREADER, I BURIED HIM .Jane Slayre, our plucky demon-slaying heroine, a courageous orphan who spurns the detestable vampyre kin who raised her, sets out on the advice of her ghostly uncle to hone her skills as the fearless slayer shes meant to be. When she takes a job as a governess at a country estate, she falls head-over-heels for her new master, Mr. Rochester, only to discover hes hiding a violent werewolf in the atticin the form of his first wife. Can a menagerie of bloodthirsty, flesh-eating, savage creatures-of-the-night keep a swashbuckling nineteenth-century lady from the gentleman she intends to marry? Vampyres, zombies, and werewolves transform Charlotte Bronts unforgettable masterpiece into an eerie paranormal adventure that will delight and terrify.Featuring a Gallery Books Readers Guide
/book/show/33030255-die-leiden-des-jungen-werther?from_search=true	Johann Wolfgang von Goethe	Die Leiden Des Jungen Werther	Excerpt from Die Leiden des Jungen WertherUnd du. Gute Seele. Die du eben den Drang fuhlst wie er, schopfe Trost aus seinen Leiden und lass das Buchleindeinen Freund sein, wenn du aus Geschick oder eigner Schuld keinen nahern finden kannst!About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThExcerpt from Die Leiden des Jungen WertherUnd du. Gute Seele. Die du eben den Drang fuhlst wie er, schopfe Trost aus seinen Leiden und lass das Buchleindeinen Freund sein, wenn du aus Geschick oder eigner Schuld keinen nahern finden kannst!About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/19205400-the-gift-of-the-magi?from_search=true	O. Henry	The Gift of the Magi (Young Learners Classic Readers Book 60)	Della and Jim are poor, but they love each other very much. At Christmas, they both want to find the best gift for each other. But they have a problem. They have no money for gifts. Then they both have the same idea. They can sell something special. With the money, they can buy gifts for Christmas. What can each one sell? The answer may surprise you.
/book/show/17885810-the-pursuit-of-god?from_search=true	A.W. Tozer	The Pursuit of God	Written during a train trip in the late 1940s,shows how God pursues humans to draw them into a relationship with Himself, while humans thirst after the things of Godthough they attempt to fill this thirst with things other than worship of their Creator. Tozer explores different aspects of this desire within the human heart, calling readers to examine wWritten during a train trip in the late 1940s,shows how God pursues humans to draw them into a relationship with Himself, while humans thirst after the things of Godthough they attempt to fill this thirst with things other than worship of their Creator. Tozer explores different aspects of this desire within the human heart, calling readers to examine what they believe and put aside preconceived ideas that disrupt this relationship with God. It is a solemn thing, he writes, to see Gods children starving while actually seated at the Fathers table. This book is a modest attempt to aid Gods hungry children so to find Him.
/book/show/18732716-wives-and-daughters---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Elizabeth Gaskell	Wives and Daughters - The Original Classic Edition	Wives and Daughters by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell - The Original Classic Edition Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition.This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quickWives and Daughters by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell - The Original Classic Edition Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition.This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside:The little straggling town faded away into country on one side close to the entrance-lodge of a great park, where lived my Lord and Lady Cumnor: the earl and the countess, as they were always called by the inhabitants of the town; where a very pretty amount of feudal feeling still lingered, and showed itself in a number of simple ways, droll enough to look back upon, but serious matters of importance at the time....She and the ladies, her daughters, had set up a school; not a school after the manner of schools now-a-days, where far better intellectual teaching is given to the boys and girls of labourers and work-people than often falls to the lot of their betters in worldly estate; but a school of the kind we should call industrial, where girls are taught to sew beautifully, to be capital housemaids, and pretty fair cooks, and, above all, to dress neatly in a kind of charity uniform devised by the ladies of Cumnor Towers;-white caps, white tippets, check aprons, blue gowns, and ready curtseys, and please, maams, being de rigueur....One comes down for a fortnight of quiet, at Whitsuntide, and leaves half ones establishment in town, and as soon as people know of our being here, we get letters without end, longing for a breath of country air, or saying how lovely the Towers must look in spring; and I must own, Lord Cumnor is a great deal to blame for it all, for as soon as ever we are down here, he rides about to all the neighbours, and invites them to come over and spend a few days....She felt better in the fresh air; and unobserved, and at liberty, went from one lovely spot to another, now in the open park, now in some shut-in flower-garden, where the song of the birds, and the drip of the central fountain, were the only sounds, and the tree-tops made an enclosing circle in the blue June sky; she went along without more thought as to her whereabouts than a butterfly has, as it skims from flower to flower, till at length she grew very weary, and wished to return to the house, but did not know how, and felt afraid of encountering all the strangers who would be there, unprotected by either of the Miss Brownings....The two ladies spoke to each other in a low voice; then the elder said in a voice of authority, which, indeed, she had always used in speaking to the other, Sit still here, my dear; we are going to the house, and Clare shall bring you something to eat before you try to walk back; it must be a quarter of a mile at least.
/book/show/5989959-pollyanna?from_search=true	Eleanor H. Porter Lois Lowry (Foreword by)	Pollyanna	When orphaned 11-year-old Pollyanna comes to live with austere and wealthy Aunt Polly, her philosophy of gladness brings happiness to her aunt and other members of the community. Includes gold-tone charm.
/book/show/29517908-the-richest-man-in-babylon?from_search=true	George S. Clason	The Richest Man in Babylon: Classic Parables about Achieving Wealth and Personal Success	Beloved by millions, this timeless classic holds the key to all you desire and everything you wish to accomplish. This is the book that reveals the secret to personal wealth. The Richest Man in Babylon is a book by George Samuel Clason which dispenses financial advice through a collection of parables set in ancient Babylon. Through their experiences in business and managinBeloved by millions, this timeless classic holds the key to all you desire and everything you wish to accomplish. This is the book that reveals the secret to personal wealth. The Richest Man in Babylon is a book by George Samuel Clason which dispenses financial advice through a collection of parables set in ancient Babylon. Through their experiences in business and managing household finance, the characters in the parables learn simple lessons in financial wisdom. Originally a series of separate informational pamphlets distributed by banks and insurance companies, the pamphlets were bound together and published in book form in 1926.
/book/show/26923049-the-koran?from_search=true	J.M. Rodwell	The Koran	Excerpt from The KoranThe Koran admittedly occupies an important position among the great religious books of the world. Though the youngest of the epoch-making works belonging to this class of literature, it yields to hardly any in the wonderful effect which it has produced on large masses of men. It has created an all but new phase of human thought and a fresh type of chExcerpt from The KoranThe Koran admittedly occupies an important position among the great religious books of the world. Though the youngest of the epoch-making works belonging to this class of literature, it yields to hardly any in the wonderful effect which it has produced on large masses of men. It has created an all but new phase of human thought and a fresh type of character. It first transformed a number of heterogeneous desert tribes of the Arabian peninsula into a nation of heroes, and then proceeded to create the vast politico-religious organisations of the Muhammedan world which are one of the great forces with which Europe and the East have to reckon to-day.The secret of the power exercised by the book, of course, lay in the mind which produced it. It was, in fact, at first not a book, but a strong living voice, a kind of wild authoritative proclamation, a series of admonitions, promises, threats, and instructions addressed to turbulent and largely hostile assemblies of untutored Arabs. As a book it was published after the prophet's death. In Muhammed's life-time there were only disjointed notes, speeches, and the retentive memories of those who listened to them. To speak of the Koran is, therefore, practically the same as speaking of Muhammed, and in trying to appraise the religious value of the book one is at the same time attempting to form an opinion of the prophet himself. It would indeed be difficult to find another case in which there is such a complete identity between the literary work and the mind of the man who produced it.That widely different estimates have been formed of Muhammed is well-known. To Moslems he is, of course, the prophet par excellence, and the Koran is regarded by the orthodox as nothing less than the eternal utterance of Allah. The eulogy pronounced by Carlyle on Muhammed in Heroes and Hero Worship will probably be endorsed by not a few at the present day.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/29617000-orlando?from_search=true	Virginia Woolf	Orlando	Orlando: A Biography is a novel by Virginia Woolf, first published on 11 October 1928. A high-spirited romp inspired by the tumultuous family history of Woolf's partner, the aristocratic poet and novelist Vita Sackville-West, it is arguably one of Woolf's most popular and accessible novels: a history of English literature in satiric form. The book describes the adventuresOrlando: A Biography is a novel by Virginia Woolf, first published on 11 October 1928. A high-spirited romp inspired by the tumultuous family history of Woolf's partner, the aristocratic poet and novelist Vita Sackville-West, it is arguably one of Woolf's most popular and accessible novels: a history of English literature in satiric form. The book describes the adventures of a poet who changes sex from man to woman and lives for centuries, meeting the key figures of English literary history. Considered a feminist classic, the book has been written about extensively by scholars of women's writing and gender and transgender studies.
/book/show/26287525-jude-the-obscure?from_search=true	Thomas Hardy	Jude the Obscure	Excerpt from Jude the ObscureThe history of this novel (whose birth in its present shape has been much retarded by the necessities of periodical publication) is briefly as follows. The scheme was jotted down in 1890, from notes made in 1887 and onwards, some of the circumstances being suggested by the death of a woman in the former year. The scenes were revisited in OctobExcerpt from Jude the ObscureThe history of this novel (whose birth in its present shape has been much retarded by the necessities of periodical publication) is briefly as follows. The scheme was jotted down in 1890, from notes made in 1887 and onwards, some of the circumstances being suggested by the death of a woman in the former year. The scenes were revisited in October 1892; the narrative was written in outline in 1892 and the spring of 1893, and at full length, as it now appears, from August 1893 onwards into the next year; the whole, with the exception of a few chapters, being in the hands of the publisher by the end of 1894. It was begun as a serial story in Harper's Magazine at the end of November 1894, and was continued in monthly parts.But, as in the case of Tess of the d'Urbervilles, the magazine version was for various reasons an abridged and modified one, the present edition being the first in which the whole appears as originally written. And in the difficulty of coming to an early decision in the matter of a title, the tale was issued under a provisional name, two such titles having, in fact, been successively adopted. The present and final title, deemed on the whole the best, was one of the earliest thought of.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/1996758.Travels_With_Charley?from_search=true	John Steinbeck	Travels With Charley	In September 1960, John Steinbeck and his poodle, Charley, embarked on a journey across America. A picaresque tale, this chronicle of their trip along scenic backroads and anonymous superhighways is animated by Steinbeck's attention to the natural world and his sense of how the lives of people are intimately connected to the rhythms of nature. His keen ear for the transactIn September 1960, John Steinbeck and his poodle, Charley, embarked on a journey across America. A picaresque tale, this chronicle of their trip along scenic backroads and anonymous superhighways is animated by Steinbeck's attention to the natural world and his sense of how the lives of people are intimately connected to the rhythms of nature. His keen ear for the transactions among people is evident,too, as he records the interests and obsessions that preoccupy the Americans he encounters along the way.originally published in 1922, provides an intimate and personal look at one of America's most beloved writers in the later years of his life, and is a stunning evocation of a country on the eve of a tumultuous decade.
/book/show/22405325-the-yellow-wallpaper?from_search=true	Charlotte Perkins Gilman M. Robinson (Editor)	The Yellow Wallpaper	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Yellow Wallpaper is a fascinating portrayal of a woman's descent into psychosis through being confined 'for her own good' by her well-meaning husband to cure her of mild hysteria. It's an absolutely mesmerizing short story that draws the reader deep into the disturbed mind of the narrator to the* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Yellow Wallpaper is a fascinating portrayal of a woman's descent into psychosis through being confined 'for her own good' by her well-meaning husband to cure her of mild hysteria. It's an absolutely mesmerizing short story that draws the reader deep into the disturbed mind of the narrator to the point of sharing her distorted view of the world. Despite being a prolific writer throughout her lifetime, it is this short story for which Charlotte Perkins Gilman is best known and the tale remains as vivid and immediate today as it was upon first publication over a century ago.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/653349.The_House_at_Pooh_Corner?from_search=true	A.A. Milne	The House at Pooh Corner	This deluxe edition ofis the perfect way to celebrate the enduring popularity of A. A. Milnes classic work and a stunning companion to the. The interior features the unabridged text and Ernest H. Shepards charming illustrations in full color on cream-colored stock. It is an impressive package for new fansThis deluxe edition ofis the perfect way to celebrate the enduring popularity of A. A. Milnes classic work and a stunning companion to the. The interior features the unabridged text and Ernest H. Shepards charming illustrations in full color on cream-colored stock. It is an impressive package for new fans and collectors both. Three cheers for Pooh!
/book/show/33914036-the-mouse-and-the-motorcycle?from_search=true	Beverly Cleary Jacqueline Rogers (Illustrations)	The Mouse and the Motorcycle: A Harper Classic	Ralph the mouse was terrified. All he had wanted to do was ride the little motorcycle someone had left on the table. Instead, both Ralph and the motorcycle had taken a terrible fall - right into the bottom of the wastepaper basket. He was trapped, left to wait for whatever fate was in store for him.But it turned out to be Ralph's lucky day. Along came Keith, the owner of tRalph the mouse was terrified. All he had wanted to do was ride the little motorcycle someone had left on the table. Instead, both Ralph and the motorcycle had taken a terrible fall - right into the bottom of the wastepaper basket. He was trapped, left to wait for whatever fate was in store for him.But it turned out to be Ralph's lucky day. Along came Keith, the owner of the toy motorcycle, who was staying with his family in the hotel room where Ralph lived. Not only did Keith save Ralph's life, but he taught him how to ride the bike. And, when everyone was asleep, he turned Ralph loose in the hotel halls to enjoy the biking adventure of his life. But adventures can be both fun and trouble...as Ralph and Keith soon found out!
/book/show/18732595-concerning-the-spiritual-in-art---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Wassily Kandinsky	Concerning the Spiritual in Art - The Original Classic Edition	Kandinsky spent a lifetime painting in search of the spiritual. His body of work was his philosophical opus, provoked initially by the prodigious philosophical works of Madame Blavatsky, founder of the Theosophical Society, in which she introduced the Western world--and Kandinsky--to Eastern philosophies. Kandinsky believed that art had a duty to be spiritual in nature, anKandinsky spent a lifetime painting in search of the spiritual. His body of work was his philosophical opus, provoked initially by the prodigious philosophical works of Madame Blavatsky, founder of the Theosophical Society, in which she introduced the Western world--and Kandinsky--to Eastern philosophies. Kandinsky believed that art had a duty to be spiritual in nature, an expression of inner need, as he came to call it. He called art for arts sake a vain squandering of artistic power.This book was both his call to artists to meet their obligation to humanity and his attempt to define and explain color and form in its relation to expressing the message of the soul.The 1910s was surely the most exciting, radical, innovative and genuinely NEW period in the history of all the arts, writing, music, painting, cinema, dance. it was also one of the few periods when creative frenzy was escorted by critical might, and is almost as famous for its artistic collectives, its -isms, its iconoclasms and its spectacularly aggressive, wipe-the-slate-clean manifestoes as it is for any one artwork produced.Today, however, there arent many of these manifstoes that possess more than quaint historical value. Kandinskys Concerning the Spiritual in Art is one, and probably to our own shame, speaks as loudly to us today as it did to the artists contemporaries. A cry against all that is bogus or a dead-end in art - the bourgeois-currying; the trend-following; the excessively materialistic, naturalistic or representational; art in which formal invention is not matched by emotional power - the book demands a return to spirituality in art in an age where a godless faith in science has resulted in a soulless culture.Kandinsky is the artist who said that Art was close to religion, and his concept of painting is heavly bound up with his Russian orthodox upbringing (as well as later exposure to theosophy). One does not have to be a card-carrying mystic, however, to recognise the truth of his central argument, that the only art with the power to truly move us is that which is ruthlessly faithful to the artists inner need, not public taste or contemporary styles.this belief led Kandinsky towards abstraction: he rejected the idea that a painter should draw what was on the surface, instead of its inherent spirit or harmony (if this led to a cul-de-sac in 20th century art, this is because Kandinskys mimics lacked his moral drive). This book is fascinating as Kandinsky, still creating recognisably (though distorted) representational works, was struggling towards the abstract geomotry for which he is now famous. It is essential for any lover of Kandinskys work, and modern art in general, with its revealing analyses of colour and form, their psychology, and the various effects they can achieve. it is a portrait of modernism from the inside, and it is goosebumping reading a gifted contemporary passing judgement on Picasso and Matisse, although time has parted company with him in his preference for Maeterlinck and Isadora Duncan.In his demand for a total art that would unite theatre, music and painting, he looks forward to the great Ballets Russes happenings, most significantly Nijinsky/Stravinsky/Picassos The Rite of spring. Throughout, he calls for painting to achieve the non-naturalistic liberation of music.But behind the passion and certainty is an intellectually playful (not always caught by the fusty translation), though deadly earnest artist, who knows that everything he says is provisional and a guide, a record of his own groping, striving, tireless searching.
/book/show/23177999-silas-marner?from_search=true	George Eliot	Silas Marner: Annotated Unabridged Text and Study Guide	Silas Marner: The weaver of Raveloe is the third novel by George Eliot set in the early 19th century. It is about a man, Silas Marner, a member of a small congregation and his relationships with the members after a robbery occurs under his watch. Things were never the same again for Silas and his life thereafter became a slippery slope. He goes through life in a daze untilSilas Marner: The weaver of Raveloe is the third novel by George Eliot set in the early 19th century. It is about a man, Silas Marner, a member of a small congregation and his relationships with the members after a robbery occurs under his watch. Things were never the same again for Silas and his life thereafter became a slippery slope. He goes through life in a daze until one snowy night when everything changes again. The intelligence of George Eliot can be seen as the book draws you into the nineteenth century as you follow the way of life of the people of that era. It does not spare any details; the story grabs you and won't let you go even after you are done reading. You will still be analyzing and talking about it. In this Classic Good Books edition of Silas Marner, we have your reading pleasure in mind and provide you the following: - Unabridged original text A detailed study guide for students or enthusiasts of George Eliot An illustrated biography of the author Silas Marner is an amazing book that transports you, through superior storytelling, into the 19th century England.
/book/show/18732338-the-book-of-mormon---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	The Book of Mormon - The Original Classic Edition	Seminal Book for American Religious Scene: This original version of the Book of Mormon ought to be of interest to anyone who studies religion in general and/or American religions in particular. Certainly any serious student of the Book of Mormon would want a copy of the original. There are neither faith-shaking changes for the LDS since this edition, nor is it the same asSeminal Book for American Religious Scene: This original version of the Book of Mormon ought to be of interest to anyone who studies religion in general and/or American religions in particular. Certainly any serious student of the Book of Mormon would want a copy of the original. There are neither faith-shaking changes for the LDS since this edition, nor is it the same as the Book of Mormon published today in flavor and style. Prior to Orson Pratts versification of the text and later modifications and tidying up, the New England roots of the author/translator come through clearly. One must be amazed, if Joseph Smith is a prophet, at the labor he performed under less-than-optimal conditions in his father-in-laws cottage. One must also be amazed, if he was not a prophet, at the complexity of the stories contained in this fascinating work.This is where it all started. 11+ million people at least nominally believe that this book is Sacred Scripture today. Its worth getting to know. Get a copy for your personal library.
/book/show/31023201-fathers-and-children?from_search=true	Ivan Turgenev	Fathers and Children	Excerpt from Fathers and ChildrenEll, Piotr? Is anything to be seen yet? Inquired a gentleman a little over forty years of age, in a dusty coat and checked trou sers, on May 2oth, 1859, as he emerged hatless upon the low porch of a posting-station on the 9 9* highway, of his servant, a chubby-faced young fellow, with whitish down on his chin, and small, dull eyes.The serExcerpt from Fathers and ChildrenEll, Piotr? Is anything to be seen yet? Inquired a gentleman a little over forty years of age, in a dusty coat and checked trou sers, on May 2oth, 1859, as he emerged hatless upon the low porch of a posting-station on the 9 9* highway, of his servant, a chubby-faced young fellow, with whitish down on his chin, and small, dull eyes.The servant, whose every characteristic - the turquoise ear-ring in his ear, and his pomaded, party-coloured hair, and the urbane movements of his body, - everything, in a word, - betrayed a man of the newest, perfected generation, gazed condescendingly along the road, and replied: Nothing at all, sir, is to be seen.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/25718850-the-story-of-my-experiments-with-truth?from_search=true	Mahatma Gandhi	The Story of My Experiments with Truth	It is not my purpose to attempt a real autobiography. I simply want to tell the story of my numerous experiments with truth, and as my life consists of nothing but those experiments, it is true that the story will take the shape of an autobiography....Identification with everything that lives is impossible without self-purification; without self-purification, the observancIt is not my purpose to attempt a real autobiography. I simply want to tell the story of my numerous experiments with truth, and as my life consists of nothing but those experiments, it is true that the story will take the shape of an autobiography....Identification with everything that lives is impossible without self-purification; without self-purification, the observance of the law of Ahimsa must remain an empty dream; God can never be realised by one who is not pure of heart. Self-purification, therefore, must remain purification in all walks of life. And purification being highly infectious, purification of oneself necessarily leads to the purification of one's surroundings.But the path to self-purification is hard and steep. To attain perfect purity, one has to become absolutely passion-free in thought, speech and action; to rise above the opposing currents of love and hatred, attachment and repulsion. I know that I have not in me as yet the triple purity, in spite of constant ceaseless striving for it. That is why the world's praise fails to move me; indeed it very often stings me. To conquer the subtle passions seems to me far harder than the physical conquest of the world by the force of arms. Ever since my return to India, I have had experiences of the dormant passions lying hidden within me. The knowledge of them has made me feel humiliated though not defeated. The experiences and experiments have sustained me and given me great joy. But I know I still have before me a difficult path to traverse. I must reduce myself to zero. So long as a man does not of his own free will put himself last among his fellow creatures, there is no salvation for him. Ahimsa is the farthest limit of humility.Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi,26 November, 1925.
/book/show/18732336-the-tenant-of-wildfell-hall---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Anne Bront	The Tenant of Wildfell Hall - The Original Classic Edition	Anne is the Bronte we never read in school and most of us dont read afterwards, which is a big loss for those who dont, because shes at least as talented as her two older sisters. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall can hold its own against Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights any day in the week, but it was panned in its own time, in large part because of its unladylike topic of alcohoAnne is the Bronte we never read in school and most of us dont read afterwards, which is a big loss for those who dont, because shes at least as talented as her two older sisters. The Tenant of Wildfell Hall can hold its own against Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights any day in the week, but it was panned in its own time, in large part because of its unladylike topic of alcoholism. Anne Bronte knew alcoholism first hand through her brother Bramwell who drank himself to death, and her revulsion of the alcoholic personality is central to this book.The heroine of Tenant, Helen Graham, is a headstrong and independent young woman, who marries Arthur Huntington against the advice of her family. She is one of those who loves not wisely but too well, because Arthur, a selfish and irresponsible womanizer, cares about nothing but satisfying his own wishes and desires.Helen wants to help Arthur turn his life around, which Arthur couldnt care less about, and his drinking and adultery right under her nose eventually repels her to the point where she despises him as much as she once loved him.It is only when she sees him attempting to influence her young son to become a chip off the old block, that she realizes her responsibility as a mother to save her son from his father trumps her duty as a wife to stand by her husband. With the help of her brother, she runs away with her son to the anonymity of life in a small village.Here she meets Gilbert Markham, who falls in love with her, but realizes that their relationship has no future as long as her husband is alive. Arthurs ultimate death from alcoholism not only frees Helen from an abusive and degrading marriage, it also leaves her free to find happiness with Gilbert.Anne Bronte pulled no punches in writing this book and that is probably what so perturbed readers of her own era; too bad for them, because they were unable to appreciate this book for what it is, one of the unrecognized classics of English literature.
/book/show/1808347.The_Prince_And_The_Pauper?from_search=true	Mark Twain	The Prince And The Pauper	When young Edward VI of England and a poor boy who resembles him exchange places, each learns something about the other's very different station in life.
/book/show/24770925-anne-of-avonlea---classic-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	L.M. Montgomery	Anne of Avonlea - Classic Illustrated Edition	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Anne of Avonlea is the second novel of the enormously popular Anne of Green Gables series. It follows Anne Shirley from the age of 16 to 18 as she teaches at Avonlea school and becomes one of the 'grown up' members of local society.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would ha* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Anne of Avonlea is the second novel of the enormously popular Anne of Green Gables series. It follows Anne Shirley from the age of 16 to 18 as she teaches at Avonlea school and becomes one of the 'grown up' members of local society.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published over a century ago, the novel is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text.
/book/show/11013535-aesop-s-fables?from_search=true	Aesop	Aesop's Fables: Fourteen Classic Tales	Our Miniature Edition TM collection continues to grow! Since 1989, when the first minis appeared, Running Press has offered an astonishing range of subjects, sure to find a place in any booklover's library! Visit the golf course for nine holes, head to the kitchen with the Silver Palate chefs, travel to the heavens above, or rediscover the wonders of nature in your own bOur Miniature Edition TM collection continues to grow! Since 1989, when the first minis appeared, Running Press has offered an astonishing range of subjects, sure to find a place in any booklover's library! Visit the golf course for nine holes, head to the kitchen with the Silver Palate chefs, travel to the heavens above, or rediscover the wonders of nature in your own backyard.
/book/show/26143476-hans-christian-andersen?from_search=true	Hans Christian Andersen	Hans Christian Andersen: Classic Fairy Tales	Hans Christian Andersen is one of the world's most popular storytellers, and his fairy tales are among the best-loved works of literature. Readers the world over know his poignant tale of The Little Mermaid, who sacrifices everything for love, and The Steadfast Tin Soldier, whose affection for a paper ballerina is symbolized by his transformation into a small tin heartHans Christian Andersen is one of the world's most popular storytellers, and his fairy tales are among the best-loved works of literature. Readers the world over know his poignant tale of The Little Mermaid, who sacrifices everything for love, and The Steadfast Tin Soldier, whose affection for a paper ballerina is symbolized by his transformation into a small tin heart. Several of Andersen's stories are so well knownamong them The Emperor's New Clothes and The Ugly Ducklingthat their titles alone have become meaningful figures of speech.Hans Christian Andersen: Classic Fairy Tales collects 100 of Andersen's incomparable fairy tales and stories, among them Thumbelina, The Little Match Girl, The Princess and the Pea, The Red Shoes, The Wild Swans, and his fantasy masterpiece, The Snow-Queen. The book is abundantly illustrated with more than 100 hundred drawings and color plates by Dugald Stewart Walker and Hans Tegner, two of Andersen's best-known illustrators.
/book/show/21890597-19-bc---the-aeneid?from_search=true	Virgil John Dryden (Translation)	19 BC - The Aeneid: The Classic Roman Epic Poem	Here is the much-anticipated new translation of Virgil's epic poem from the award-winning translator Robert Fagles.The publication of a new translation by Fagles is a literary event. His translations of both the Iliad and Odyssey have sold hundreds of thousands of copies and have become the standard translations of our era. Now, with this stunning modern verse translation,Here is the much-anticipated new translation of Virgil's epic poem from the award-winning translator Robert Fagles.The publication of a new translation by Fagles is a literary event. His translations of both the Iliad and Odyssey have sold hundreds of thousands of copies and have become the standard translations of our era. Now, with this stunning modern verse translation, Fagles has reintroduced Virgil'sto a whole new generation, and completed the classical triptych at the heart of Western civilization.is a sweeping epic of arms and heroism and a searching portrait of a man caught between love, duty, and the force of his own destiny. Here, Fagles brings to life the timeless journey of Aeneas as he flees the ashes of Troy to found Roman society and change forever the course of the Western world.
/book/show/26237761-lady-chatterley-s-lover?from_search=true	D.H. Lawrence	Lady Chatterley's Lover : The Original Classic (Annotated)	The Original Edition: In 'Lady Chatterley's Lover', Lawrence argues for individual regeneration, which can be found only through the relationship between man and woman (and, he asserts sometimes, man and man). Love and personal relationships are the threads that bind this novel together. Lawrence explores a wide range of different types of relationships. The reader sees thThe Original Edition: In 'Lady Chatterley's Lover', Lawrence argues for individual regeneration, which can be found only through the relationship between man and woman (and, he asserts sometimes, man and man). Love and personal relationships are the threads that bind this novel together. Lawrence explores a wide range of different types of relationships. The reader sees the brutal, bullying relationship between Mellors and his wife Bertha, who punishes him by preventing his pleasure. There is Tommy Dukes, who has no relationship because he cannot find a woman who he respects intellectually and at the same time finds desirable. There is also the perverse, maternal relationship that ultimately develops between Clifford and Mrs. Bolton after Connie has left. Masterfully written, one of the most important novels of all time.
/book/show/4906812-naked-lunch?from_search=true	William S. Burroughs	Naked Lunch: Modern Classic Collection	(sometimes) is a novel by William S. Burroughs originally published in 1959. The book is structured as a series of loosely connected vignettes. Burroughs stated that the chapters are intended to be read in any order. The reader follows the narration of junkie William Lee, who takes on various aliases, from the US to Mexico, eventually to Tangier(sometimes) is a novel by William S. Burroughs originally published in 1959. The book is structured as a series of loosely connected vignettes. Burroughs stated that the chapters are intended to be read in any order. The reader follows the narration of junkie William Lee, who takes on various aliases, from the US to Mexico, eventually to Tangier and the dreamlike Interzone. The vignettes (which Burroughs called routines) are drawn from Burroughs' own experience in these places, and his addiction to drugs (heroin, morphine, and while in Tangier, Majouna strong marijuana confectionas well as a German opioid, brand name Eukodol, of which he wrote frequently).The novel was included in Time magazine's 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005. In 1991, David Cronenberg released a film of the same name based upon the novel and other Burroughs writings.
/book/show/25804512-the-communist-manifesto?from_search=true	Karl Marx Friedrich Engels	The Communist Manifesto	World's popular unabridged classics, set in easy-to-read type,handsomely printed on quality paper & elegantly bound in adeluxe leather look. The Wilco Classic Library series contains 160+titles.
/book/show/30904174-leaves-of-grass?from_search=true	Walt Whitman	Leaves of Grass	Excerpt from Leaves of GrassNot physiognomy alone nor brain alone is worthy for the Muse, I say the Form complete is worthier far.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology toExcerpt from Leaves of GrassNot physiognomy alone nor brain alone is worthy for the Muse, I say the Form complete is worthier far.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/22976556-the-island-of-dr-moreau?from_search=true	H.G. Wells	The Island of Dr. Moreau: The Complete & Unabridged Original Classic	This premium quality large print volume includes H. G. Wells' science fiction classic in a freshly edited and newly typeset edition with a 6x9 page size, printed on heavyweight bright white paper with a fully laminated cover featuring an original full color design. Also includes an introductory biographical sketch discussing Wells' life, work and continuing literary signThis premium quality large print volume includes H. G. Wells' science fiction classic in a freshly edited and newly typeset edition with a 6x9 page size, printed on heavyweight bright white paper with a fully laminated cover featuring an original full color design. Also includes an introductory biographical sketch discussing Wells' life, work and continuing literary significance.In this 1896 science fiction classic, a shipwrecked Englishman named Edward Prendick is rescued from the sea and subsequently abandoned on a secluded island, which he soon finds is owned by a once-eminent British physiologist named Dr. Moreau. Shunned when his gruesome experiments with vivisection were exposed, Moreau continued his experiments on his island with horrific results, creating animals surgically altered to mimic human beings.Typical of Wells' major science fiction works, The Island of Dr. Moreau reflects a degree of ambivalence about scientific progress, and looks at the possible effects of science and technology applied without restraint. Much like The Invisible Man, it can be viewed as a sort of cautionary tale, warning that science and technology, when pursued and applied outside a structure of societal norms and ethical restraints, can lead to disastrous consequences. In addition, it calls into question the unrestricted use of vivisection, which then meant surgical experiments on live animals, often without anesthesia, and raises questions of cruelty, pain, man's relationship with animals, and the nature of humanity itself.Herbert George Wells (1866-1946), was born to shopkeepers previously employed as domestic servants. When an injury ended his father's income as a professional cricketer, Wells' parents apprenticed him to a draper, but he was dismissed after a short time and subsequently became a pupil-teacher in a system where older students helped teach younger students. Despite having little formal education, Wells, a voracious reader, won a scholarship to the Normal School of Science in London where he completed courses in biology and physics, but left the school in 1887 after failing geology and losing his scholarship.Best known today for his science fiction works, Wells' first published book was a biology textbook in 1893. With the publication of The Time Machine in 1895 Wells began a long and successful writing career. The next several years saw the publication of The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The First Men in the Moon and many other works ranging from humorous social commentary novels to non-fiction and political polemics. In 1920, he published his landmark Outline of History,  which became the model for outline texts in a variety of disciplines.Over time Wells' works became increasingly political, contentious and argumentative and only his early science fiction novels are widely read today. Those novels provide insights into the science and society of Wells' day and are interesting for their prediction of future events and scientific developments. Wells' science fiction tales are also very entertaining and easy to read. Many of his story elements, like time travel, hostile aliens, mutant creatures and space travel, became common themes in science fictionIn literary circles, Wells' comic novels, virtually unknown to readers of today, are considered outstanding examples of 20th century British literature, and Wells' work is regarded as one of the best examples of pre-World War I liberal optimism. Yet Wells' social optimism is tempered, particularly in his science fiction works, and he clearly voices a sense of dread of science and technology gone out-of-control that runs through post-Victorian British thought.Wells is often referred to as one of The Fathers of Science Fiction, and science fiction today might look very different without Wells' contributions.
/book/show/31111149-all-creatures-great-and-small?from_search=true	James Herriot Christopher Timothy (Narrator)	All Creatures Great and Small: The Classic Memoirs of a Yorkshire Country Vet (All Creatures Great and Small #1)	The inspiration for the BBC series of the same name.Fresh out of Glasgow Veterinary College, to the young James Herriot 1930s Yorkshire seems to offer an idyllic pocket of rural life in a rapidly changing world. But from his erratic new colleagues, brothers Siegfried and Tristan Farnon, to incomprehensible farmers, herds of semiferal cattle, a pig called Nugent and an overThe inspiration for the BBC series of the same name.Fresh out of Glasgow Veterinary College, to the young James Herriot 1930s Yorkshire seems to offer an idyllic pocket of rural life in a rapidly changing world. But from his erratic new colleagues, brothers Siegfried and Tristan Farnon, to incomprehensible farmers, herds of semiferal cattle, a pig called Nugent and an overweight Pekingese called Tricki Woo, James find he is on a learning curve as steep as the hills around him. And when he meets Helen, the beautiful daughter of a local farmer, all the training and experience in the world can't help him....Since they were first published, James Herriot's memoirs have sold millions of copies and entranced generations of animal lovers. Charming, funny and touching, All Creatures Great and Small is a heartwarming story of determination, love and companionship from one of Britain's best-loved authors.2016 James Herriot (P)2016 Pan Macmillan Publishers Ltd.
/book/show/24464105-anne-of-the-island-annotated?from_search=true	L.M. Montgomery Cascais Classic Editions Oliver Garrett (Editor)	Anne of the Island (Annotated): The third book from the Anne of Green Gables series	Anne of the Island is the third book in the Anne of Green Gables series, by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Coming after Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island follows Anne Shirley from the age of 18 to 22. In this book, Anne attends Redmond College in Kingsport, where she is studying for her BA.The title of the book reflects the development of Anne. While stuAnne of the Island is the third book in the Anne of Green Gables series, by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Coming after Anne of Green Gables and Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island follows Anne Shirley from the age of 18 to 22. In this book, Anne attends Redmond College in Kingsport, where she is studying for her BA.The title of the book reflects the development of Anne. While studying away from Prince Edward Island and in particular when visiting the place of her birth, she finds herself identifying the Island as her true home. Several times, she denies being a 'Blue Nose', as those born in Nova Scotia were nicknamed, considering herself an Islander to the core.Since publication, the Anne of Green Gables series have sold more than 50 million copies and have been translated into 20 languages.Cascais Classic Editions is proud to offer you the best Kindle edition of this literary classic featuring one of the most acclaimed stories of the 20th century.
/book/show/25357012-we-a-dystopian-science-fiction-classic---the-original-1924-unabridged?from_search=true	Yevgeny Zamyatin Gregory Zilboorg (Translator)	We (A Dystopian Science Fiction Classic) - The Original 1924 Unabridged Edition	This carefully crafted ebook: We (A Dystopian Science Fiction Classic) - The Original 1924 Unabridged Edition is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.We is a dystopian novel which is set in a dystopian future police state. D-503 lives in the One State, an urban nation constructed almost entirely of glass, which allows the secret poThis carefully crafted ebook: We (A Dystopian Science Fiction Classic) - The Original 1924 Unabridged Edition is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.We is a dystopian novel which is set in a dystopian future police state. D-503 lives in the One State, an urban nation constructed almost entirely of glass, which allows the secret police/spies to inform on and supervise the public more easily. The structure of the state is analogous to the prison design concept developed by Jeremy Bentham commonly referred to as the Panopticon. Furthermore, life is organized to promote maximum productive efficiency along the lines of the system advocated by the hugely influential F. W. Taylor. People march in step with each other and wear identical clothing. There is no way of referring to people save by their given numbers. Males have odd numbers prefixed by consonants; females have even numbers prefixed by vowels. Along with Jack London's The Iron Heel, We is generally considered to be the grandfather of the satirical futuristic dystopia genre.Yevgeny Zamyatin (1884-1937) was a Russian author of science fiction and political satire. Due to his use of literature to criticize Soviet society, Zamyatin has been referred to as one of the first Soviet dissidents.
/book/show/24550315-villette?from_search=true	Charlotte Bront S. Harris (Editor)	Villette	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Villette is based on the author's personal experience as a teacher in Brussels. It is a moving tale of repressed feelings and subjection to cruel circumstance and position, borne with heroic fortitude. It is also the story of a woman's right to love and be loved.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Villette is based on the author's personal experience as a teacher in Brussels. It is a moving tale of repressed feelings and subjection to cruel circumstance and position, borne with heroic fortitude. It is also the story of a woman's right to love and be loved.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the novel is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/128511.The_Jungle_Book?from_search=true	Rudyard Kipling	The Jungle Book: The Classic Tale	Spectacular, full-color watercolor paintings by the late American illustrator Don Daily bring this presentation of the classic story to life in an exciting new way. Readers ages 4 to 8 will delight in G. C. Barrett's faithful retelling of Kipling's beloved nineteenth-century tale as they follow the boy Mowgli and his wise animal friends on their journeys of adventure and dSpectacular, full-color watercolor paintings by the late American illustrator Don Daily bring this presentation of the classic story to life in an exciting new way. Readers ages 4 to 8 will delight in G. C. Barrett's faithful retelling of Kipling's beloved nineteenth-century tale as they follow the boy Mowgli and his wise animal friends on their journeys of adventure and discovery in the jungles of India. This illustrated classic, with glorious, evocative art, includes a full-color, imaginatively illustrated gatefold that renders Mowgli's travels even more fantastic.
/book/show/3950048-ivanhoe?from_search=true	Walter Scott	Ivanhoe	The epitome of the chivalric novel, Ivanhoe sweeps readers into Medieval England and the lives of a memorable cast of characters. Ivanhoe, a trusted ally of Richard-the-Lion-Hearted, returns from the Crusades to reclaim the inheritance his father denied him. Rebecca, a vibrant, beautiful Jewish woman is defended by Ivanhoe against a charge of witchcraft--but it is Lady RowThe epitome of the chivalric novel, Ivanhoe sweeps readers into Medieval England and the lives of a memorable cast of characters. Ivanhoe, a trusted ally of Richard-the-Lion-Hearted, returns from the Crusades to reclaim the inheritance his father denied him. Rebecca, a vibrant, beautiful Jewish woman is defended by Ivanhoe against a charge of witchcraft--but it is Lady Rowena who is Ivanhoe's true love. The wicked Prince John plots to usurp England's throne, but two of the most popular heroes in all of English literature, Richard-the-Lion-Hearted and the well-loved famous outlaw, Robin Hood, team up to defeat the Normans and regain the castle. The success of this novel lies with Scott's skillful blend of historic reality, chivalric romance, and high adventure.***This Perennial Classicgives the text of the Dryburg edition as published by Adam and Charles Black, Ltd., London, in 1904. That edition was collated with Scott's own annotated set of the Waverly Novels in the possession of the publishers, and many inaccuracies were then corrected.Biography and bibliography by Frank N. MagillIntroduction by Harper & Row, Publishers, IncorporatedCover art by Saul Lambert
/book/show/33652267-the-house-of-mirth?from_search=true	Edith Wharton	The House of Mirth	A bestseller when it was originally published nearly a century ago, Wharton's first literary success was set amid the previously unexplored territory of fashionable, turn-of-the-century New York society, an area with which she was intimately familiar.The tragic love story reveals the destructive effects of wealth and social hypocrisy on Lily Bart, a ravishing beauty. ImpoA bestseller when it was originally published nearly a century ago, Wharton's first literary success was set amid the previously unexplored territory of fashionable, turn-of-the-century New York society, an area with which she was intimately familiar.The tragic love story reveals the destructive effects of wealth and social hypocrisy on Lily Bart, a ravishing beauty. Impoverished but well-born, Lily realizes a secure future depends on her acquiring a wealthy husband. Her downfall begins with a romantic indiscretion, intensifies with an accumulation of gambling debts, and climaxes in a maelstrom of social disasters.More a tale of social exclusion than of failed love, The House of Mirthreveals Wharton's compelling gifts as a storyteller and her clear-eyed observations of the savagery beneath the well-bred surface of high society.
/book/show/13435412-the-new-amplified-pilgrim-s-progress?from_search=true	John Bunyan Jim Pappas (Adapted by)	The New Amplified Pilgrim's Progress: An Unabridged Re-telling of John Bunyan's Immortal Classic	.A beautiful masterpiece worth reading and rereadingexpanding and amplifying the wonder, yet maintaining the original essence.Abraham Lincoln and Louisa May Alcotts Little Women were ardent admirers of John Bunyans wondrous allegory,. Now beginning its fourth century of popularity, this book has been copiously quoted.A beautiful masterpiece worth reading and rereadingexpanding and amplifying the wonder, yet maintaining the original essence.Abraham Lincoln and Louisa May Alcotts Little Women were ardent admirers of John Bunyans wondrous allegory,. Now beginning its fourth century of popularity, this book has been copiously quoted by countless authors, preachers, and orators for hundreds of years.in modern English comesAll of the age-old spiritual treasures that have made John Bunyans original the worlds best-selling non-biblical masterpiece in all of history are now carried to new heights of power and clarity in this new enhanced version.While this is perhaps the most adventure-filled and user-friendly adaption ever penned, it is totally unabridged and, excepting certain amplified scenes, remains strictly faithful to John Bunyans original storyline.Exciting new levels of love and joy, hope and humor are skillfully woven by master storyteller Jim Pappas into this enchanting retelling of John Bunyans immortal classic!is especially designed to return this spellbinding masterpiece of angels and giants, castles and dragons to the fireside of todays everyday reader.
/book/show/266.The_Portrait_of_a_Lady?from_search=true	Henry James Laural Merlington (Read by)	The Portrait of a Lady	The heroine of this powerful novel is the spirited young American Isabel Archer. Blessed by nature and fortune, she journeys to Europe to seek her future, but what she finds may prove to be her undoing. She is courted by three men: an English aristocrat, an American gentleman, and a sensitive expatriate. HThe heroine of this powerful novel is the spirited young American Isabel Archer. Blessed by nature and fortune, she journeys to Europe to seek her future, but what she finds may prove to be her undoing. She is courted by three men: an English aristocrat, an American gentleman, and a sensitive expatriate. Her invalid cousin becomes her benefactor and adviser.But it is after the ingenuous Isabel falls prey to the schemes of an infinitely more sophisticated older woman that her life takes shape. Rich in character and the interplay of tensions,is a brilliant, timeless, and essential American novel.This novel is part of Brilliance Audio's extensive Classic Collection, bringing you timeless masterpieces that you and your family are sure to love.
/book/show/33617856-mrs-dalloway-classic-books-on-cd-collection-unabridged?from_search=true	Virginia Woolf Flo Gibson (Narrator)	Mrs. Dalloway (Classic Books on CD Collection) [UNABRIDGED]	is a novel by Virginia Woolf that details a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway, a fictional high-society woman in post-World War I England. It is one of Woolf's best-known novels.Created from two short stories, Mrs Dalloway in Bond Street and the unfinished The Prime Minister, the novel addresses Clarissa's preparations for a party she will host that evis a novel by Virginia Woolf that details a day in the life of Clarissa Dalloway, a fictional high-society woman in post-World War I England. It is one of Woolf's best-known novels.Created from two short stories, Mrs Dalloway in Bond Street and the unfinished The Prime Minister, the novel addresses Clarissa's preparations for a party she will host that evening. With an interior perspective, the story travels forwards and back in time and in and out of the characters' minds to construct an image of Clarissa's life and of the inter-war social structure. In October 2005,was included on TIME magazine's list of the 100 best English-language novels written since 1923.
/book/show/22975600-black-beauty?from_search=true	Anna Sewell	Black Beauty: Annotated Classic	Black Beauty is a bestselling novel about a horse and the story of his life in England. A must read for anyone that loves animals in any form, shape and size! Black Beauty, written in 1887 by English author Anna Sewell, has become one of the bestselling novels of all time. Anna, who became an invalid after a childhood accident, was confined to her home and could only get aBlack Beauty is a bestselling novel about a horse and the story of his life in England. A must read for anyone that loves animals in any form, shape and size! Black Beauty, written in 1887 by English author Anna Sewell, has become one of the bestselling novels of all time. Anna, who became an invalid after a childhood accident, was confined to her home and could only get around with clutches and horse drawn carriages. She composed this book towards the end of her life, and her priceless experiences around horses played a huge role in creating this masterpiece. The novel is a self narrated story memoir by a horse called Black Beauty. It tells the story of his life, from birth as a foal in an English farm, to his days in London, pulling taxi cabs and eventually his retirement in the country side. It tells the story of kindness, cruelty and hardships endured by Black beauty in his life. Anna Sewell's style of writing draws you in. The story is very realistic; down to the last detail. Since it was published, it has had a huge influence on society, especially in the well-being of horses.
/book/show/21796578-winnie-the-pooh-classic-books-on-cd-collection-unabridged?from_search=true	A.A. Milne Flo Gibson	Winnie-The-Pooh (Classic Books on CD Collection) [UNABRIDGED] (Classics on CD)	The adventures of Pooh and Piglet, Kanga and tiny Roo, Owl, Rabbit, and the ever doleful Eeyore are timeless treasures of childhood. In this beautiful edition of, each of Ernest H. Shepards beloved original illustrations has been meticulously hand painteThe adventures of Pooh and Piglet, Kanga and tiny Roo, Owl, Rabbit, and the ever doleful Eeyore are timeless treasures of childhood. In this beautiful edition of, each of Ernest H. Shepards beloved original illustrations has been meticulously hand painted. Bright in color and elegant in design, this lovely volume of Milnes classic tales welcomes friends old and new into the most enchanted of places, the Hundred Acre Wood.
/book/show/30316524-ulysses?from_search=true	James Joyce GP Editors (Editor)	Ulysses	
/book/show/19310417-the-phantom-of-the-opera?from_search=true	Gaston Leroux	The Phantom of the Opera	There is a rumor about the Phantom of the Opera, who secretly lives in the Paris Opera House. Then a beautiful young singer, Christina, disappears. Is it the work of the phantom?
/book/show/29779249-the-master-and-margarita?from_search=true	Mikhail Bulgakov	The Master and Margarita (Vintage Classic Russians Series)	Mikhail Bulgakov's devastating satire of Soviet life was written during the darkest period of Stalin's regime. Combining two distinct yet interwoven parts - one set in ancient Jerusalem, one in contemporary Moscow - the novel veers from moods of wild theatricality with violent storms, vampire attacks and a Satanic ball; to such somber scenes as the meeting of Pilate and YeMikhail Bulgakov's devastating satire of Soviet life was written during the darkest period of Stalin's regime. Combining two distinct yet interwoven parts - one set in ancient Jerusalem, one in contemporary Moscow - the novel veers from moods of wild theatricality with violent storms, vampire attacks and a Satanic ball; to such somber scenes as the meeting of Pilate and Yeshua, and the murder of Judas in the moonlit garden of Gethsemane; to the substance-less, circus-like reality of Moscow.Its central characters, Woland (Satan) and his retinue - including the vodka-drinking, black cat, Behemoth; the poet, Ivan Homeless; Pontius Pilate; a writer known only as The Master, and his passionate companion, Margarita - exist in a world that blends fantasy and chilling realism, an artful collage of grotesqueries, dark comedy and timeless ethical questions.Although completed in 1940,wasn't published in Moscow until 1966 when the 1st part appeared in the magazine Moskva. It was an immediate and enduring success. Audiences responded with great enthusiasm to its expression of artistic & spiritual freedom.
/book/show/18658890-beowulf?from_search=true	Unknown J. Lesslie Hall (Translator)	Beowulf: Classic Anglo-Saxon Verse	Over 1000 years old, the Anglo-Saxon poem 'Beowulf is one of the great classic epics of European Literature.The hero Beowulf is a great warrior and nobleman who comes to the aid of the Danish King Hrothgar, whose Kingdom is being attacked and terrorised by the monster Grendel. Beowulf does battle with Grendel, becomes King, and encounters many further adventures beyond.TOver 1000 years old, the Anglo-Saxon poem 'Beowulf is one of the great classic epics of European Literature.The hero Beowulf is a great warrior and nobleman who comes to the aid of the Danish King Hrothgar, whose Kingdom is being attacked and terrorised by the monster Grendel. Beowulf does battle with Grendel, becomes King, and encounters many further adventures beyond.This book contains the text of the poem with numbered lines, plus a comprehensive list describing all the characters in the poem, and a separate glossary of Anglo-Saxon words.
/book/show/540710.The_Classic_Tale_of_the_Velveteen_Rabbit?from_search=true	Margery Williams Bianco Don Daily (Illustrator)	The Classic Tale of the Velveteen Rabbit: Or, How Toys Became Real	Courage picture books combine top-of-the-line illustrators with classic tales all at an unbelievable retail value. And now, Margery Williams beloved children's classic,, is getting a makeover for the holiday season with a beautiful new festive cover for Christmastime. This edition illustrated by picture book great Don Daily still tells the precious stoCourage picture books combine top-of-the-line illustrators with classic tales all at an unbelievable retail value. And now, Margery Williams beloved children's classic,, is getting a makeover for the holiday season with a beautiful new festive cover for Christmastime. This edition illustrated by picture book great Don Daily still tells the precious story of the little rabbit stuffed in a stocking as a present and his love for a boy. The gorgeous new jacket design makes a beautiful gift, and is sure to be a real favorite for both young and old alike.
/book/show/567610.How_to_Read_a_Book?from_search=true	Mortimer J. Adler Charles Van Doren	How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading	originally published in 1940, has become a rare phenomenon, aclassic. It is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader. And now it has been completely rewritten and updated.originally published in 1940, has become a rare phenomenon, aclassic. It is the best and most successful guide to reading comprehension for the general reader. And now it has been completely rewritten and updated.
/book/show/1195472.The_Good_Earth?from_search=true	Pearl S. Buck	The Good Earth: Classic Collection	Begun on simple farmer Wang Lung's wedding day, the story follows his simple, sometimes naive, and often one sided view of the Chinese culture, times, and his connection with the land.
/book/show/18732803-candide---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Voltaire	Candide - The Original Classic Edition	Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Candide. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Voltaire, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside Candide:Non, dit Pangloss, elle a ete eventrFinally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Candide. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Voltaire, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside Candide:Non, dit Pangloss, elle a ete eventree par des soldats bulgares, apres avoir ete violee autant quon peut letre; ils ont casse la tete a monsieur le baron qui voulait la defendre; madame la baronne a ete coupee en morceaux; mon pauvre pupille traite precisement comme sa soeur; et quant au chateau, il nest pas reste pierre sur pierre, pas une grange, pas un mouton, pas un canard, pas un arbre; mais nous avons ete bien venges, car les Abares en ont fait autant dans une baronnie voisine qui appartenait a un seigneur bulgare....Point du tout, repliqua ce grand homme; cetait une chose indispensable dans le meilleur des mondes, un ingredient necessaire; car si Colomb navait pas attrape dans une ile de lAmerique cette maladie[1] qui empoisonne la source de la generation, qui souvent meme empeche la generation, et qui est evidemment loppose du grand but de la nature, nous naurions ni le chocolat ni la cochenille; il faut encore observer que jusquaujourdhui, dans notre continent, cette maladie nous est particuliere, comme la controverse....Quelques citoyens, secourus par eux, leur donnerent un aussi bon diner quon le pouvait dans un tel desastre: il est vrai que le repas etait triste; les convives arrosaient leur pain de leurs larmes; mais Pangloss les consola, en les assurant que les choses ne pouvaient etre autrement: Car, dit-il, tout ceci est ce quil y a de mieux; car sil y a un volcan a Lisbonne, il ne pouvait etre ailleurs; car il est impossible que les choses ne soient pas ou elles sont, car tout est bien....On avait en consequence saisi un Biscayen convaincu davoir epouse sa commere, et deux Portugais qui en mangeant un poulet en avaient arrache le lard: on vint lier apres le diner le docteur Pangloss et son disciple Candide, lun pour avoir parle, et lautre pour lavoir ecoute avec un air dapprobation: tous deux furent menes separement dans des appartements dune extreme fraicheur, dans lesquels on netait jamais incommode du soleil: huit jours apres ils furent tous deux revetus dun san-benito, et on orna leurs tetes de mitres de papier: la mitre et le san-benito de Candide etaient peints de flammes renversees, et de diables qui navaient ni queues ni griffes; mais les diables de Pangloss portaient griffes et queues, et les flammes etaient droites....Agitee, eperdue, tantot hors de moi-meme, et tantot prete de mourir de faiblesse, javais la tete remplie du massacre de mon pere, de ma mere, de mon frere, de linsolence de mon vilain soldat bulgare, du coup de couteau quil me donna, de ma servitude, de mon metier de cuisiniere, de mon capitaine bulgare, de mon vilain don Issachar, de mon abominable inquisiteur, de la pendaison du docteur Pangloss, de ce grand miserere en faux-bourdon pendant lequel on vous fessait, et surtout du baiser que je vous avais donne derriere un paravent, le jour que je vous avais vu pour la derniere fois.
/book/show/53343.On_Writing_Well?from_search=true	William Zinsser	On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction	has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity and the warmth of its style. It is a book for everybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get through the day, as almost everybody does in the age of e-mail and the Internet. Whether you want to write about people or places, science and technology, business, sports, the artshas been praised for its sound advice, its clarity and the warmth of its style. It is a book for everybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get through the day, as almost everybody does in the age of e-mail and the Internet. Whether you want to write about people or places, science and technology, business, sports, the arts or about yourself in the increasingly popular memoir genre,offers you fundamental priciples as well as the insights of a distinguished writer and teacher. With more than a million copies sold, this volume has stood the test of time and remains a valuable resource for writers and would-be writers.
/book/show/24612525-much-ado-about-nothing?from_search=true	William Shakespeare A. Willis (Editor)	Much Ado About Nothing	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Much Ado About Nothing is generally considered one of Shakespeare's best comedies, because it combines elements of robust hilarity with more serious meditations on honor, shame, and court politics. Like As You Like It and Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing, though interspersed with darker concerns* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Much Ado About Nothing is generally considered one of Shakespeare's best comedies, because it combines elements of robust hilarity with more serious meditations on honor, shame, and court politics. Like As You Like It and Twelfth Night, Much Ado About Nothing, though interspersed with darker concerns, is a joyful comedy that ends with multiple marriages and no deaths.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the play is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/30970316-uncle-tom-s-cabin-illustrated?from_search=true	Harriet Beecher Stowe D. Cook (Illustrator)	Uncle Tom's Cabin (Illustrated): Classic Edition	Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly, is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in 1852, the novel helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War, according to Will Kaufman. Stowe, a Connecticut-born teacher at the Hartford Female Seminary and an active abolitionist, featured the character of Uncle Tom, a long-suffering black slaveUncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly, is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in 1852, the novel helped lay the groundwork for the Civil War, according to Will Kaufman. Stowe, a Connecticut-born teacher at the Hartford Female Seminary and an active abolitionist, featured the character of Uncle Tom, a long-suffering black slave around whom the stories of other characters revolve. The sentimental novel depicts the reality of slavery while also asserting that Christian love can overcome something as destructive as enslavement of fellow human beings.
/book/show/411726.The_Hunchback_Of_Notre_Dame?from_search=true	Victor Hugo Tim Wynne-Jones	The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (Classic Horror Series)	This extraordinary historical novel, set in Medieval Paris under the twin towers of its greatest structure and supreme symbol, the cathedral of Notre-Dame, is the haunting drama of Quasimodo, the hunchback; Esmeralda, the gypsy dancer; and Claude Frollo, the priest tortured by the specter of his own damnation. Shaped by a profound sense of tragic irony, it is a work that gThis extraordinary historical novel, set in Medieval Paris under the twin towers of its greatest structure and supreme symbol, the cathedral of Notre-Dame, is the haunting drama of Quasimodo, the hunchback; Esmeralda, the gypsy dancer; and Claude Frollo, the priest tortured by the specter of his own damnation. Shaped by a profound sense of tragic irony, it is a work that gives full play to Victor Hugo's brilliant historical imagination and his remarkable powers of description.
/book/show/2855253-the-canterbury-tales-classic-books-on-cd-collection-unabridged?from_search=true	Geoffrey Chaucer	The Canterbury Tales (Classic Books On Cd Collection) [Unabridged] (Classics On Cd)	On a spring day in April--sometime in the waning years of the 14th century--29 travelers set out for Canterbury on a pilgrimage to the shrine of Saint Thomas Beckett. Among them is a knight, a monk, a prioress, a plowman, a miller, a merchant, a clerk, and an oft-widowed wife from Bath. Travel is arduous and wearing; to maintain their spirits, this band of pilgrims entertaOn a spring day in April--sometime in the waning years of the 14th century--29 travelers set out for Canterbury on a pilgrimage to the shrine of Saint Thomas Beckett. Among them is a knight, a monk, a prioress, a plowman, a miller, a merchant, a clerk, and an oft-widowed wife from Bath. Travel is arduous and wearing; to maintain their spirits, this band of pilgrims entertains each other with a series of tall tales that span the spectrum of literary genres. Five hundred years later, people are still reading Geoffrey Chaucer's. If you haven't yet made the acquaintance of the Franklin, the Pardoner, or the Squire because you never learned Middle English, take heart: this edition of thehas been translated into modern idiom.
/book/show/4720415-20-000-leagues-under-the-sea-classic-pop-ups-illustrated?from_search=true	Jules Verne	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Classic pop-ups) illustrated	French naturalist Dr. Aronnax embarks on an expedition to hunt down a sea monster, only to discover instead thea remarkable submarine built by the enigmatic Captain Nemo. Together Nemo and Aronnax explore the underwater marvels, undergo a transcendeFrench naturalist Dr. Aronnax embarks on an expedition to hunt down a sea monster, only to discover instead thea remarkable submarine built by the enigmatic Captain Nemo. Together Nemo and Aronnax explore the underwater marvels, undergo a transcendent experience amongst the ruins of Atlantis, and plant a black flag at the South Pole. But Nemo's mission is one of revenge-and his methods coldly efficient.Novel by Jules Verne, first published in French as Vingt Mille Lieues sous les mers in 1869-70. It is perhaps the most popular book of his science-fiction series Voyages extraordinaires (1863-1910). Professor Pierre Aronnax, the narrator of the story, boards an American frigate commissioned to investigate a rash of attacks on international shipping by what is thought to be an amphibious monster. The supposed sea creature, which is actually the submarine Nautilus, sinks Aronnax's vessel and imprisons him along with his devoted servant Conseil and Ned Land, a temperamental harpooner. The survivors meet Captain Nemo, an enigmatic misanthrope who leads them on a worldwide, yearlong underwater adventure. The novel is noted for its exotic situations, the technological innovations it describes, and the tense interplay of the three captives and Nemo (who reappears in The Mysterious Island). -- The Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature --
/book/show/13809163-the-republic?from_search=true	Plato Tom Butler-Bowdon (Introduction) Benjamin Jowett (Translator)	The Republic: The Influential Classic	This ancient classic has had a make-over. In recent years these Capstone Classic deluxe editions have caught the book buying public's imagination. The volumes of international bestsellers such as Think and Grow Rich and The Art of War have quickly become the market leaders. Now Plato's best known work, oThis ancient classic has had a make-over. In recent years these Capstone Classic deluxe editions have caught the book buying public's imagination. The volumes of international bestsellers such as Think and Grow Rich and The Art of War have quickly become the market leaders. Now Plato's best known work, one of the most intellectually and historically influential works of philosophy and political theory, has been brought to life in this luxury, hardback, keep-sake edition.This edition includes:Plato's plans for a perfect society characterised by a blend of wisdom, courage, self-discipline and justice Lessons to learn about living according to eternal truths, instead of existing simply for survival and pleasure A new introduction by Tom Butler Bowdon, the classic personal development expert
/book/show/27585156-the-hound-of-the-baskervilles-the-complete-unabridged-classic-edition?from_search=true	Arthur Conan Doyle S.M. Sheley (Editor)	The Hound of the Baskervilles The Complete & Unabridged Classic Edition	This premium quality large print edition contains the complete and unabridged original classic version of The Hound of the Baskervilles, the third of only four original full-length mystery novels featuring Arthur Conan Doyle's consulting detective, printed on heavy, bright white 60# paper in a large 6x9 format, with page headers and a fully laminated full-color coverThis premium quality large print edition contains the complete and unabridged original classic version of The Hound of the Baskervilles, the third of only four original full-length mystery novels featuring Arthur Conan Doyle's consulting detective, printed on heavy, bright white 60# paper in a large 6x9 format, with page headers and a fully laminated full-color cover featuring an original design.This volume, which has been freshly edited and typeset by human editors, not machine-scanned, contains the complete original text and corrects a number of typographical errors introduced in the many editions published over the years. Also included are a biographical sketch of the author and a detailed selected bibliography of his work.Perhaps the most popular of all the Sherlock Holmes stories, The Hound of the Baskervilles was originally published as a serial in The Strand magazine between August 1901 and April 1902. The first appearance of Holmes since his death in the short story The Final Problem, it was immediately successful, meeting the demand of the reading public for the return of Sherlock Holmes and permanently securing the future popularity of the fictional detective.The story opens with Dr. James Mortimer traveling to London to ask Sherlock Holmes for help. Sir Charles Baskerville has been found dead on the grounds of Baskerville Hall, victim of an apparent heart attack. But Mortimer fears for the safety of Henry Baskerville, a nephew coming from Canada to claim his inheritance. Explaining that the Baskervilles are subject to a curse dating back to the 17th century, when a giant spectral hound tore out wicked Hugo Baskerville's throat and vanished into the night, Mortimer discloses that Sir Charles died with his face contorted in a ghastly expression of terror, and Mortimer saw the footprints of a gigantic hound near the body.A series of mysterious events in London seems to indicate that Henry is in real danger, persuading Holmes to take up the case, a complex mystery that leads from the streets of London to the barren moors of Devon and the deadly bogs of the Grimpen Mire, with a scattering of clues, red herrings and seemingly unrelated events along the way to make this classic tale a thoroughly enjoyable and well-plotted mystery story, all the more so because of the presence of Holmes and Watson.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) is known the world over as the creator of the famous consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes, but was a prolific writer who produced a large body of work ranging from non-fiction and full-length novels to a wide variety of short stories.Doyle's first major success as a writer came with the debut of Sherlock Holmes in the 1887 publication of A Study in Scarlet. Holmes was a popular sensation, and more stories followed. By 1891, Sherlock Holmes was enough to provide Doyle a living, but Doyle came to resent Holmes, who kept him from what he considered more important work. In 1893 he killed Holmes, as the detective and his archenemy, Professor Moriarty, plunged to their deaths at Reichenbach Falls in The Final Problem. It was no mere publicity stunt. Doyle considered himself finished with Mr. Sherlock Holmes.The public uproar in reaction to Holmes' death shocked Doyle, with even his own mother complaining, and as the clamor continued he was forced to bring the detective back in The Hound of the Baskervilles, published, to vast public sigh of relief, in 1901. Ironically, the character Doyle resented as a distraction from serious work would ultimately appear in fifty-six short stories and four novels, together with countless adaptations to films, television, cartoons, and modern pastiches by an assortment of authors.In fact, the world's first consulting detective is widely regarded, along with Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan, as the best-known fictional characters in the w
/book/show/6384577-think-and-grow-rich?from_search=true	Napoleon Hill	Think and Grow Rich: The Original Classic	Napoleon Hill's thirteen step programme will set you on the path to wealth and success.reveals the money-making secrets of hundreds of America's most affluent people. Bylike them, you canlike them. This powerful 1937 classic, with analysis from self-development authority Tom Butler-Bowdon, wNapoleon Hill's thirteen step programme will set you on the path to wealth and success.reveals the money-making secrets of hundreds of America's most affluent people. Bylike them, you canlike them. This powerful 1937 classic, with analysis from self-development authority Tom Butler-Bowdon, will continue to be read through the decades of economic boom and bust, proving that the magic formula for making money never changes.
/book/show/22095909-cricket-in-times-square?from_search=true	George Selden Chuck Jones (Illustrator)	Cricket in Times Square	ISBN10: 0-440-41563-2ISBN13: 9780440415633From personal library.After Chester, a cricket, arrives in the Times Square subway station via a picnic basket from his native Connecticut, he takes up residence in the Bellinis' newsstand. There, the tiny creature is lucky enough to find three good friendsa little boy named Mario whose parents run the unsuccessful newsstand, a faISBN10: 0-440-41563-2ISBN13: 9780440415633From personal library.After Chester, a cricket, arrives in the Times Square subway station via a picnic basket from his native Connecticut, he takes up residence in the Bellinis' newsstand. There, the tiny creature is lucky enough to find three good friendsa little boy named Mario whose parents run the unsuccessful newsstand, a fast-talking Broadway mouse named Tucker and his Pal, Harry the Cat. Throughout their escapades and their ups and downs in New York City, together they somehow manage to bring success to the almost bankrupt newsstand.
/book/show/2002.Harry_Potter_Schoolbooks_Box_Set?from_search=true	J.K. Rowling	Harry Potter Schoolbooks Box Set: Two Classic Books from the Library of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry	Fans of Harry Potter will love the chance to really get inside the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Now, straight from the Hogwarts School Library, come two textbooks used by Harry and all his fellow wizards-in-training. Written by J. K. Rowling under two delightful pseudonyms,aFans of Harry Potter will love the chance to really get inside the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Now, straight from the Hogwarts School Library, come two textbooks used by Harry and all his fellow wizards-in-training. Written by J. K. Rowling under two delightful pseudonyms,andcome packaged in a fabulous box set.
/book/show/14580598-katherine?from_search=true	Anya Seton Wanda McCaddon (Narrator) Philippa Gregory (Foreword)	Katherine: The Classic Love Story of Medieval England	Set in the vibrant fourteenth century of Chaucer and the Black Death, the classic romance Katherine features knights fighting in battle, serfs struggling in poverty, and the magnificent Plantagenets---Edward III, the Black Prince, and Richard II---who ruled despotically over a court rotten with intrigue. Within this era of danger and romance, John of Gaunt, the king's son,Set in the vibrant fourteenth century of Chaucer and the Black Death, the classic romance Katherine features knights fighting in battle, serfs struggling in poverty, and the magnificent Plantagenets---Edward III, the Black Prince, and Richard II---who ruled despotically over a court rotten with intrigue. Within this era of danger and romance, John of Gaunt, the king's son, falls passionately in love with the already married Katherine. Their well-documented affair and love persist through decades of war, adultery, murder, loneliness, and redemption. This epic novel of conflict, cruelty, and untamable love has become a classic since its first publication in 1954.
/book/show/30906675-the-complete-works-of-william-shakespeare-vol-9-of-9?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Vol. 9 of 9: Othello; Antony and Cleopatra; Cymbeline; Pericles	Excerpt from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: In Nine VolumesOur best authority for the text of Othello is the folio of 1623; but a quarto derived from an independent manuscript had appeared in the preceding year, and had been entered in the Stationers' Register in October 1621. The occurrence of many oaths and expletives in the quarto which do not appear in theExcerpt from The Complete Works of William Shakespeare: In Nine VolumesOur best authority for the text of Othello is the folio of 1623; but a quarto derived from an independent manuscript had appeared in the preceding year, and had been entered in the Stationers' Register in October 1621. The occurrence of many oaths and expletives in the quarto which do not appear in the folio suggests the idea that the manuscript from which the former text was produced may have been a transcript preceding in date the enactment against swearing passed early in the reign of James I. A few lines absent from the folio are found in the quarto but a far larger number of lines - about 160 - wanting in the quarto are found in the folio. Some of these differences apparently arose from.care1essness in printing the quarto; some omissions were probably made to shorten the perform ance of the play a few lines may be additions of the author, found in the manuscript used for the folio. The subsequent quartos of 1630 and 1655 are of com paratively slight importance in ascertaining the text.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/6658178-an-american-tragedy-classic-books-on-cd-collection-unabridged?from_search=true	Theodore Dreiser Flo Gibson	An American Tragedy (Classic Books On Cd Collection) [Unabridged]	A tremendous bestseller when it was published in 1925, An American Tragedy is the culmination of Theodore Dreiser's elementally powerful fictional art. Taking as his point of departure a notorious murder case of 1910, Dreiser immersed himself in the social background of the crime to produce a book that is both a remarkable work of reportage and a monumental study of charA tremendous bestseller when it was published in 1925, An American Tragedy is the culmination of Theodore Dreiser's elementally powerful fictional art. Taking as his point of departure a notorious murder case of 1910, Dreiser immersed himself in the social background of the crime to produce a book that is both a remarkable work of reportage and a monumental study of character. Few novels have undertaken to track so relentlessly the process by which an ordinary young man becomes capable of committing a ruthless murder, and the further process by which social and political forces come into play after his arrest.In Clyde Griffiths, the impoverished, restless offspring of a family of street preachers, Dreiser created an unforgettable portrait of a man whose circumstances and dreams of self-betterment conspire to pull him toward an act of unforgivable violence. Around Clyde, Dreiser builds an extraordinarily detailed fictional portrait of early twentieth-century America, its religious and sexual hypocrisies, its economic pressures, its political corruption. The sheer prophetic amplitude of his bitter truth-telling, in idiosyncratic prose of uncanny expressive power, continues to mark Dreiser as a crucially important American writer. An American Tragedy, the great achievement of his later years, is a work of mythic force, at once brutal and heartbreaking.
/book/show/8308948-the-flowers-of-evil?from_search=true	Charles Baudelaire	The Flowers Of Evil	Charles Baudelaire este considerat poetul care a revolutionat intreaga lirica franceza si europeana prin originalitatea volumul sau controversat Les Fleurs du Mal (Florile raului). Unul dintre poetii care au pus in functiune mecanismul miscarii simboliste, Baudelaire a devenit aproape sinonim cu decadenta aplicata literar. Spre deosebire insa de poetii romantici, BaudelairCharles Baudelaire este considerat poetul care a revolutionat intreaga lirica franceza si europeana prin originalitatea volumul sau controversat Les Fleurs du Mal (Florile raului). Unul dintre poetii care au pus in functiune mecanismul miscarii simboliste, Baudelaire a devenit aproape sinonim cu decadenta aplicata literar. Spre deosebire insa de poetii romantici, Baudelaire se inspira din viata citadina a Parisului. El argumenta ca arta trebuie sa creeze frumusete chiar si din cele mai josnice situatii.
/book/show/13633291-alive?from_search=true	Piers Paul Read	Alive: Sixteeen Men, Seventy-Two Days, and Insurmountable Odds–the Classic Adventure of Survival in the Andes	On October 12, 1972, an Uruguayan Air Force plane carrying a team of rugby players crashed in the remote snowy peaks of the Andes. Ten weeks later, only sixteen of the forty-five passengers were found alive. This is the story of those ten weeks spent in the shelter of the plane's fuselage without food and with scarcely any hope of a rescue. The survivors protected and helpOn October 12, 1972, an Uruguayan Air Force plane carrying a team of rugby players crashed in the remote snowy peaks of the Andes. Ten weeks later, only sixteen of the forty-five passengers were found alive. This is the story of those ten weeks spent in the shelter of the plane's fuselage without food and with scarcely any hope of a rescue. The survivors protected and helped one another, and came to the difficult conclusion that to live meant doing the unimaginable. Confronting nature at its most furious, two brave young men risked their lives to hike through the mountains looking for helpand ultimately found it.A chilling tale...Will involve the reader as thoroughly as the best adventure novel. A book of real and lasting value.A classic in the literature of survival.
/book/show/772035.Little_Men?from_search=true	Louisa May Alcott Madeleine B. Stern (Afterword)	Little Men	For everyone who fell in love with tomboyish Jo and the other unforgettable March girls ofoffers the wonderful experience of seeing beloved characters grow up and begin new adventures. At Plumfield, an extraordinary school, Jo and her warm, wise husband, Professor Bhaer, bring love and a delightfully different education to a group of irrepressibleFor everyone who fell in love with tomboyish Jo and the other unforgettable March girls ofoffers the wonderful experience of seeing beloved characters grow up and begin new adventures. At Plumfield, an extraordinary school, Jo and her warm, wise husband, Professor Bhaer, bring love and a delightfully different education to a group of irrepressible children. Here is the heartwarming story of the ragged orphan Nat, the spoiled Stuffy, and finally naughty Nan, the strong-willed girl who dreams of becoming a doctor. Together with all the other lively inhabitants of Plumfield, these are children who come to life with a vitality and realism that have captivated generations of readers. The moving tale begun inis brought full circle-an enduring, ever-enchanting American classic of children's literature.
/book/show/23272352-the-sketch-book-of-geoffrey-crayon-gent?from_search=true	Washington Irving A. Willis (Editor)	The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.	* Beautifully illustrated with delightful illustrations from early editions, The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. is a collection of 34 absorbing essays and short stories that includes two of Irving's best known works - 'Rip Van Winkle' and 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as they would have been when first publishe* Beautifully illustrated with delightful illustrations from early editions, The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. is a collection of 34 absorbing essays and short stories that includes two of Irving's best known works - 'Rip Van Winkle' and 'The Legend of Sleepy Hollow'.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as they would have been when first published, the novels are some of the great works of American literature and continue to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/19206103-the-ladies-of-cranford?from_search=true	Elizabeth Gaskell	The Ladies of Cranford	NOTE: This edition has a linked Table of Contents and has been beautifully formatted (searchable and interlinked) to work on your Amazon e-book reader, Amazon Desktop Reader and your ipod e-book reader.Originally published in 1851 in serial form, in Charles Dickens magazine, Household Words as Cranford. It appeared in book form years later.The novel is set in a CheshiNOTE: This edition has a linked Table of Contents and has been beautifully formatted (searchable and interlinked) to work on your Amazon e-book reader, Amazon Desktop Reader and your ipod e-book reader.Originally published in 1851 in serial form, in Charles Dickens magazine, Household Words as Cranford. It appeared in book form years later.The novel is set in a Cheshire village and is a gentle social satire. The ladies of Cranford are genteel, but poor. They cover this deficiency by practising elegant economy.Despite their eccentricities, they show dignity and courage in the face of adversity.The BBC is currently promising another upcoming television adaptation.A wonderful, well-written thrilling and vigorous novel. A must-have for classic epic fans!
/book/show/10319333-the-pit-and-the-pendulum?from_search=true	Edgar Allan Poe	The Pit and the Pendulum	o Illustrationso Historic Movie Scenes and Posterso Handcrafted Plot Summaryo Handcrafted TOC.NCXo Kindle Publishing TipsThe Pit and the Pendulum is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842. The story is about the torments endured by a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition. The story is especially effective at inspiring fear in the reader becauseo Illustrationso Historic Movie Scenes and Posterso Handcrafted Plot Summaryo Handcrafted TOC.NCXo Kindle Publishing TipsThe Pit and the Pendulum is a short story written by Edgar Allan Poe and first published in 1842. The story is about the torments endured by a prisoner of the Spanish Inquisition. The story is especially effective at inspiring fear in the reader because of its heavy focus on the senses, such as sound, emphasizing its reality, unlike many of Poe's stories which are aided by the supernatural.Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809  October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story and is considered the inventor of the detective-fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career.For greater reader enjoyment and understanding, illustrations and supplemental material are included, and the story has been carefully formatted and optimized for the Kindle by the publisher, Timeless Classics for eReadersAlso included: How to Publish for the Kindle Tips by Timeless Classics for eReaders
/book/show/13050385-mysterious-island?from_search=true	Jules Verne	Mysterious Island	Five Union prisoners escape from the seige of Richmond in a balloon, are blown off course and crash on an uncharted island. They must learn to rebuild a society for themselves while awaiting rescue.
/book/show/3219197-holy-bible?from_search=true	Anonymous	Holy Bible: NIV Classic Reference Bible	NIV Classic Reference Bible Hardcover A handy-sized reference edition with extra features14 in-text maps and charts2,000-entry dictionary-concordanceBook introductions and outlinesThe complete NIV Bible along with reference helps in a convenient sizeThe NIV Classic Reference Bible is filled with features that promote understanding with every use. It includes the complete tNIV Classic Reference Bible Hardcover A handy-sized reference edition with extra features14 in-text maps and charts2,000-entry dictionary-concordanceBook introductions and outlinesThe complete NIV Bible along with reference helps in a convenient sizeThe NIV Classic Reference Bible is filled with features that promote understanding with every use. It includes the complete text of the New International Version, the translation acclaimed for its accuracy, clarity, and readability. Offered in a handy, take-with-you-size, this edition features an abundance of resources that make studying the Bible easier, at home or on the go.Study features include more than 53,000 center-column references that unlock the depths of the Scripture, and an exclusive 2,000-entry NIV dictionary-concordance for locating passages easily. Maps and in-text charts offer added outlines for every book of the Bible help you understand the context and history of each section of Scripture. The 9-point typeface with bold verse numbers makes searching for references easy on the eyes. Presentation and family record pages provides a lasting remembrance of significant personal events. And an 8-page, full-color map section accurately locates dozens of important Bible places.The wisdom and encouragement of Scripture are yours in this convenient, user-friendly edition of the New International Version of the Bible. Whether you are reading the Bible for the very first time or have been a student of God's Word for many years, this edition of the NIV helps you explore what God's Word has to say to you. A beautiful, accurate, and clear translation, the New International Version (NIV) is today's most read and most trusted English Bibletranslation. The thought-for-thought approach of the NIV allows today's reader to better understand and apply the intended meaning of the original Bible writers. Today's best-selling translation, the NIV offers a unique combination of scholarly accuracy and readability. This affordable NIV Classic Reference Bible offers the study features you need to get the most out of your Bible StudyALL THE CLASSIC HELPS YOU WANT--IN A SIZE THAT WON'T WEIGH YOU DOWNThe NIV Classic Reference Bible is great for people on the go, in a perfect size for pocket or purse. This handy-sized reference Bible comes with extra study features and clear, readable type. The extensive center-column reference system helps you unlock the riches of Scripture. Fourteen in-text maps and charts, 8 pages of full-color maps, and book introductions and outlines bring the meaning of God's Word into focus. An exclusive 2,000-entry NIV concordance helps locate passages easily. The easy-on-the-eye typeface with bold verse numbers enables you to look up passages and verses with ease. Presentation and family record pages included. The NIV Classic Reference Bible is the convenient to carry, comfortable for the eyes, and gentle on the budget.Features Include: Clear type with bold verse numbers for easier reading2,000-entry dictionary-concordance for locating passages quickly14 in-text maps, charts, and diagrams add insightBook introductions and outlines provide context and background53,000-entry center column reference system unlocks the depths of Scripture8 pages of full-color maps locate hundreds of Bible places8-page presentation section
/book/show/158770.Three_Kingdoms?from_search=true	Luo Guanzhong Moss Roberts (Translator)	Three Kingdoms: Classic Novel in Four Volumes	The empire, long divided, must unite; long united, must divide. Thus it has ever been. With this characterization of the inevitable cycle of Chinese history, the monumental talebegins. As important for Chinese culture as the Homeric epics have been for the West, this Ming Dynasty masterpiece continues to be read and loved throughout China as well as in JaThe empire, long divided, must unite; long united, must divide. Thus it has ever been. With this characterization of the inevitable cycle of Chinese history, the monumental talebegins. As important for Chinese culture as the Homeric epics have been for the West, this Ming Dynasty masterpiece continues to be read and loved throughout China as well as in Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. The novel offers a startling and unsparing view of how power is wielded, how diplomacy is conducted, and how wars are planned and fought; it has influenced the ways that Chinese think about power, diplomacy, and war even to this day.portrays a fateful moment at the end of the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-A.D. 220) when the future of the Chinese empire lay in the balance. Writing more than a millennium later, Luo Guanzhong drew on often told tales of this turbulent period to fashion a sophisticated compelling narrative, whose characters display vivid individuality and epic grandeur.The story begins when the emperor, fearing uprisings by peasant rebels known as the Yellow Scarves, sends an urgent appeal to the provinces for popular support. In response, three young men - the aristocratic Liu Xuande, the fugitive Lord Guan, and the pig-butcher Zhang Fei - meet to pledge eternal brotherhood and fealty to their beleaguered government. From these events comes a chain of cause and consequence that leads ultimately to the collapse of the Han.
/book/show/661723.Bushido?from_search=true	Inazo Nitobe	Bushido: The Soul of Japan. A Classic Essay on Samurai Ethics	A century ago, when Japan was transforming itself from an isolated feudal society into a modern nation, a Japanese educator queried about the ethos of his people composed this seminal work, which with his numerous other writings in English made him the best, known Japanese writer in the West during his lifetime.He found in Bushido, the Way of the Warrior, the sources of thA century ago, when Japan was transforming itself from an isolated feudal society into a modern nation, a Japanese educator queried about the ethos of his people composed this seminal work, which with his numerous other writings in English made him the best, known Japanese writer in the West during his lifetime.He found in Bushido, the Way of the Warrior, the sources of the virtues most admired by his people: rectitude, courage, benevolence, politeness, sincerity, honor, loyalty and self-control. His approach to his task was eclectic and far-reaching. On the one hand, he delved into the indigenous traditions, into Buddhism, Shintoism, Confucianism and the moral guidelines handed down over hundreds of years by Japan's samurai and sages. On the other hand, he sought similarities and contrasts by citing not only Western philosophers and statesmen, but also the shapers of European and American thought and civilization going back to the Romans, the Greeks and Biblical times.This book is a classic to which generations of scholars and laymen alike have long referred for insights into the character of the Japanese people. And all of its many readers in the past have been amply rewarded, as will be all those who turn to its pages in the next and future decades.
/book/show/26901909-the-tragedy-of-king-richard-iii?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	The Tragedy of King Richard III	Excerpt from The Tragedy of King Richard IIIIn this edition of Shakespeare an attempt is made to present the greater plays of the dramatist in their literary aspect, and not merely as material for the study of philology or grammar. Criticism purely verbal and textual has only been included to such an extent as may serve to help the student in the appreciation of the essenExcerpt from The Tragedy of King Richard IIIIn this edition of Shakespeare an attempt is made to present the greater plays of the dramatist in their literary aspect, and not merely as material for the study of philology or grammar. Criticism purely verbal and textual has only been included to such an extent as may serve to help the student in the appreciation of the essential poetry. Questions of date and literary history have been fully dealt with in the Introductions, but the larger space has been devoted to the interpretative rather than the matter-of-fact order of scholarship. Aesthetic judgments are never final, but the Editors have attempted to suggest points of view from which the analysis of dramatic motive and dramatic character may be profitably undertaken. In the Notes likewise, while it is hoped that all unfamiliar expressions and allusions have been adequately explained, yet it has been thought even more important to consider the dramatic value of each scene, and the part which it plays in relation to the whole. These general principles are common to the whole series; in detail each Editor is alone responsible for the play intrusted to him.Every volume of the series has been provided with a Glossary, an Essay upon Metre, and an Index; and Appendices have been added upon points of special interest, which could not conveniently be treated in the Introduction or the Notes. The text is based by the several Editors on that of the Globe edition: the only omissions made are those that are unavoidable in an edition likely to be used by young students.By the systematic arrangement of the introductory matter, and by close attention to typographical details, every effort has been made to provide an edition that will prove convenient in use.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/25839519-anne-of-ingleside-annotated?from_search=true	L.M. Montgomery Cascais Classic Editions Oliver Garrett (Editor)	Anne of Ingleside (Annotated): Book six from the Anne of Green Gables series.	Anne of Ingleside is book six in the Anne of Green Gables series, by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Anne of Ingleside follows Anne Shirley from the age of 34 to 40, and takes place seven years after the previous Anne's House of Dreams, when she and her childhood sweetheart Gilbert Blythe begin to build their life together.The book begins with Annes visit to Diana Wright and her daAnne of Ingleside is book six in the Anne of Green Gables series, by Lucy Maud Montgomery. Anne of Ingleside follows Anne Shirley from the age of 34 to 40, and takes place seven years after the previous Anne's House of Dreams, when she and her childhood sweetheart Gilbert Blythe begin to build their life together.The book begins with Annes visit to Diana Wright and her daughter, Anne Cordelia in Avonlea, following the funeral of Gilbert's father. When she returns home to the old Morgan house, now named Ingleside, she is greeted by her five children: James Matthew ('Jem'), the eldest, now aged seven; Walter Cuthbert, who is about six and often thought to be a bit of a 'sissy' because of his love for poetry; twins Anne ('Nan') and Diana ('Di'), who are five and look nothing alike, Nan with brown hair and hazel eyes, and Di with red hair and green eyes; and finally Shirley, two years old and Susan Baker's favorite, as she took care of him as an infant while Anne was very sick following his birth.During the novel, which spans a period of about four years, Anne and Gilbert's youngest child is born and is named Bertha Marilla Blythe. She is also called Roly-Poly, or, generally, 'Rilla'. The novel includes a series of adventures which spotlight one of Anne's children at a time as they engage in the misunderstandings and mishaps of youth. In many of the adventures, the honest Ingleside children are taken in by children who tell lies in order to seem more interesting: Nan is deceived by a lying schoolchild into thinking that she was actually switched at birth; Walter is convinced by a school chum that his mother is dying; and Di gets two stories, in both of which she makes friends with schoolgirls who deceive her. In other stories, oldest child Jem deals with the loss of a pet, and youngest child Rilla somehow gets the idea that it is shameful to seen carrying a cake, and goes to great lengths avoid doing so.Since publication, the Anne of Green Gables series have sold more than 50 million copies and have been translated into 20 languages.Cascais Classic Editions is proud to offer you the best Kindle edition of this literary classic featuring one of the most acclaimed stories of the 20th century.
/book/show/18823290-king-solomon-s-mines?from_search=true	H. Rider Haggard	King Solomon's Mines	King Solomon's Mines tells of a search of an unexplored region of Africa by a group of adventurers led by Allan Quatermain for the missing brother of one of the party. It is the first English adventure novel set in Africa, and is considered to be the genesis of the Lost World literary genre.Excerpt:Then there remains the most interesting subject - that, as it is, has onlyKing Solomon's Mines tells of a search of an unexplored region of Africa by a group of adventurers led by Allan Quatermain for the missing brother of one of the party. It is the first English adventure novel set in Africa, and is considered to be the genesis of the Lost World literary genre.Excerpt:Then there remains the most interesting subject - that, as it is, has only been touched on incidentally - of the magnificent system of military organisation in force in that country, which, in my opinion, is much superior to that inaugurated by Chaka in Zululand, inasmuch as it permits of even more rapid mobilisation, and does not necessitate the employment of the pernicious system of forced celibacy. Lastly, I have scarcely spoken of the domestic and family customs of the Kukuanas, many of which are exceedingly quaint, or of their proficiency in the art of smelting and welding metals. This science they carry to considerable perfection, of which a good example is to be seen in their tollas, or heavy throwing knives, the backs of these weapons being made of hammered iron, and the edges of beautiful steel welded with great skill on to the iron frames. The fact of the matter is, I thought, with Sir Henry Curtis and Captain Good, that the best plan would be to tell my story in a plain, straightforward manner, and to leave these matters to be dealt with subsequently in whatever way ultimately may appear to be desirable. In the meanwhile I shall, of course, be delighted to give all information in my power to anybody interested in such things.And now it only remains for me to offer apologies for my blunt way of writing..
/book/show/7112571-classic?from_search=true	Cecily von Ziegesar (creator)	Classic (It Girl, #10)	It's almost Valentine's Day at Waverly Academy, and love is in the air...and in everyone's inboxes. Each year, The Waverly Computer Society runs Perfect Match, an online personality survey that pairs up Waverly Owls with their supposed soul mates. Now the campus is overrun with peculiar pairings, odd couples, and mischief makers hoping to play Cupid for a day.Jenny HumphreIt's almost Valentine's Day at Waverly Academy, and love is in the air...and in everyone's inboxes. Each year, The Waverly Computer Society runs Perfect Match, an online personality survey that pairs up Waverly Owls with their supposed soul mates. Now the campus is overrun with peculiar pairings, odd couples, and mischief makers hoping to play Cupid for a day.Jenny Humphrey is convinced she'll be paired with her adorable new boyfriend, Isaac Dresden. But when he starts acting skittish, she begins to wonder if he's her Perfect Match after all. Brett Messerschmidt and Tinsley Carmichael definitely aren't feeling the love this Valentine's Day: when Isla Dresden, Isaac's sister, steals Tinsley's thunder-and Brett's boyfriend-the two girls vow to plot their revenge. Callie Vernon is starting to wonder if a girl can have two soulmates. She's in love with both Easy Walsh and Brandon Buchanan, but on February 14th, she can only give one of them her heart.In this final dramatic It Girl novel, the Waverly Owls ponder an age-old question: is all really fair in love and war?
/book/show/18732294-the-federalist-papers---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Alexander Hamilton	The Federalist Papers - The Original Classic Edition	The new edition of THE FEDERALIST PAPERS edited by Clinton Rossiter and co. is probably the best paperback edition. THE FEDERALIST PAPERS alone are an important source of serious political thinking. In an age of almost unbridled political power, corruption, empire buidling, etc. THE FEDERALIST PAPERS are important reminder of what a Free Republic (not an empire) should be.The new edition of THE FEDERALIST PAPERS edited by Clinton Rossiter and co. is probably the best paperback edition. THE FEDERALIST PAPERS alone are an important source of serious political thinking. In an age of almost unbridled political power, corruption, empire buidling, etc. THE FEDERALIST PAPERS are important reminder of what a Free Republic (not an empire) should be. THE FEDERALIST PAPERS were written by Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804), John Jay (1745-1829), and James Madison (1751-1835). Due to concerns about the New York State legislators ratifying the The U.S. Constitution, these papers were journal pieces written to New York journals and newspapers to convince both the residents and state legislators to ratify The U.S. Constitution. One should note there were other published articles supporting ratification of The U.S. Constitution and other articles can be read in a text titled FRIENDS OF THE CONSTITUTION. What is alarming about THE FEDERALISTS PAPERS is that they were written for most readers. If one were to write such articles these days, most Americans would not read them nor comprehend them. This is a sad commentary on Americans regarding serious political writing regarding their birthright. If THE FEDERALIST PAPERS were assigned to high school kids, whoever would make such an assignment would be fired or worse.THE FEDERALIST PAPERS give important explanations of the separation of powers, limits of each branch of the central government (The Federal Government), and how political power should be used within severe limitations. These articles were a brilliant attempt to mitigate fears that The U.S. Constitution would give far too much power to the the central or federal government.The late Clinton Rossiter had a useful suggestion for those who did not want to read all 85 of THE FEDERALIST PAPERS. He suggested that the best numbers were 1,2,6,9,10, 14, 15, 16,23, 37, 39,47, 49, 51, 62, 70, 78, 84, and 85. Those readers who read these numbered papers would probably want to read the remainder.Readers should not forget that the authors of THE FEDERALIST PAPERS were responding to the Anti-Federalists and their articles titled THE ANTI-FEDERALIST PAPERS. Too often the Anti-Federalists are referred to as obstrcutionists and narrow minded men. This is simply not true. The ANTI-FEDERALIST PAPERS were as well written and brilliantly argued as THE FEDERALIST PAPERS. One should note that one of the major objections of the Anti-Federalists to ratification of The U.S. Constitution was that it did not contain a Bill of Rights. The Federalists took this argument seriously. Basically, one could argue that without the Anti-Federalists, there would have been no Bill of Rights. Ergo, without The Bill of Rights, there would have been no U.S. Constitution. The Anti-Federalists were very important in the ratification of The U.S. Constitution.Anyone who wants to define who Americans should be should read THE FEDERALIST PAPERS. They should also read THE ANTI-FEDERALIST PAPERS and read clear, informed, and well written political theory from men who could actually think. Most political hacks and too many American citizens are not even vaguely aware of this important political writing. Yet, this political writing is the very best American political thinking in U.S. History.Highly recommended, this edition of THE FEDERALIST PAPERS.
/book/show/27703764-the-purloined-letter?from_search=true	Edgar Allan Poe	The Purloined Letter: Classic Tales from Edgar Allan Poe	The Purloined Letter - By Edgar Allan Poe - Classic Tales from Edgar Allan Poe. Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 - October 7, 1849) was an American author, poet, editor, and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story, and is gThe Purloined Letter - By Edgar Allan Poe - Classic Tales from Edgar Allan Poe. Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 - October 7, 1849) was an American author, poet, editor, and literary critic, considered part of the American Romantic Movement. Best known for his tales of mystery and the macabre, Poe was one of the earliest American practitioners of the short story, and is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre. He is further credited with contributing to the emerging genre of science fiction. He was the first well-known American writer to try to earn a living through writing alone, resulting in a financially difficult life and career. Poe's best known fiction works are Gothic, a genre he followed to appease the public taste. His most recurring themes deal with questions of death, including its physical signs, the effects of decomposition, concerns of premature burial, the reanimation of the dead, and mourning. Many of his works are generally considered part of the dark romanticism genre, a literary reaction to transcendentalism, which Poe strongly disliked. He referred to followers of the latter movement as Frog-Pondians, after the pond on Boston Common. and ridiculed their writings as metaphor-run mad, lapsing into obscurity for obscurity's sake or mysticism for mysticism's sake. Poe once wrote in a letter to Thomas Holley Chivers that he did not dislike Transcendentalists, only the pretenders and sophists among them.
/book/show/19194025-morning-and-evening-classic-kjv-edition?from_search=true	Charles Haddon Spurgeon	Morning and Evening-Classic KJV Edition	For tens of thousands of Christians over the last century, Charles Haddon Spurgeon's Morning and Evening has been a daily devotional guide through life's ups and downs. New generations can once again enjoy Spurgeon's beautiful prose and elegant command of the English language in this completely revised edition. Morning and Evening offers readers the best of Spurgeon's insiFor tens of thousands of Christians over the last century, Charles Haddon Spurgeon's Morning and Evening has been a daily devotional guide through life's ups and downs. New generations can once again enjoy Spurgeon's beautiful prose and elegant command of the English language in this completely revised edition. Morning and Evening offers readers the best of Spurgeon's insight and wise counsel on themes that are as relevant to our day as they were in his day. In this updated version, Spurgeon's work is returned to its former brilliance while retaining the beautiful language of the original King James Version.
/book/show/18732515-the-last-man---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley	The Last Man - The Original Classic Edition	Mary Shelleys novel, The Last Man is a work which is slowly gaining the critical attention it richly deserves. Fans of Frankenstein will be astounded at how much deeper Mary Shelleys indictment of masculine visionary Romanticism, technology, and the faults of humanity go in The Last Man. At the same time, the novel is fraught with problems and contradictions which give anMary Shelleys novel, The Last Man is a work which is slowly gaining the critical attention it richly deserves. Fans of Frankenstein will be astounded at how much deeper Mary Shelleys indictment of masculine visionary Romanticism, technology, and the faults of humanity go in The Last Man. At the same time, the novel is fraught with problems and contradictions which give an already paranoid work a whirling sense of internal dementia. The action of The Last Man takes place between 2073 and 2100 AD. England is ripe for change as the last King of England abdicates his throne in response to public outcry for a more democratic form of government. Lionel Verney, a shepherd, is drawn out of a life of wildness and crime by Adrian, the former crown prince of England. The charismatic Lord Raymond enters the story as the lover of Lionels sister, Perdita, and the newly-elected Lord Protector of England. Torn between his love of power and his affections for his wife and a persistent attachment to Evadne, a Greek woman, Raymond renounces his political position and flees to Greece. There, he leads a military campaign to establish Greek independence and bring about the end of the Turkish empire.Then, the Plague takes over. The nondescript malady has wiped out the population of Constantinople just as Raymond conquers it, making his victory meaningless. Word of the plagues virulence comes in from Asia and America, and from the southern, eastern, and western corners of the world, the plague begins to encroach inward towards Europe and England. The remainder of the novel tracks Lionel and Adrians attempts to save the human race from utter annihilation.In The Last Man, Mary Shelley gives us a horrifying, desolate prophecy of the future, when religion, technology, and human effort are all exposed as meaningless. Although many might say that she also abandons the redemptive possibilities of art, I think that art provides the novels only hope. Mary Shelleys dependence on art of every format is clear in the novels influences - She has Lionel refer to literature, including the works of Daniel Defoe, Charles Brockden Brown, Ann Radcliffe, Homer, Shakespeare, and Jonathan Swift among others.The novel is fraught with problems of gender and power relations. At any moment of emotional weakness, Lionel calls himself girlish or womanly, and the novel seems to privilege women who are selfless and submissive. On the other hand, as Morton Paleys introduction points out, the plague itself is consistently described as female, at one place referred to as The Queen of the World. With regard to power relations, Lionel continually mentions that in the dying world of humanity, social distinctions have all been abandoned - and yet there are still references to his servant or those of other people. The most problematic scene in the novel revolves around racial distinctions when Lionel encounters a dying black man in London.There are a million things to talk about in The Last Man, and a novel so rich for discussion deserves to be read by as many people as possible. This is a book I warmly recommend, so pick it up and discover that there is more to Mary Shelley than Frankenstein.
/book/show/31406489-armadale?from_search=true	Wilkie Collins	Armadale	Excerpt from ArmadaleThe musicians seized their instruments, and silence fell on the whole community. From far away in the windings of the forest gorge, the ring of horses' bells came faintly clear through the evening stillness. Which carriage was approaching - the private carriage with Mr. Armadale, or the public carriage with Mr. Neal?About the PublisherForgotten BookExcerpt from ArmadaleThe musicians seized their instruments, and silence fell on the whole community. From far away in the windings of the forest gorge, the ring of horses' bells came faintly clear through the evening stillness. Which carriage was approaching - the private carriage with Mr. Armadale, or the public carriage with Mr. Neal?About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/9376908-the-monkey-king?from_search=true	Wu Ch'ng'n George Theiner (Translator) Zdenk Sklen (Illustrator)	The Monkey King: A New Translation of the Classic Chinese Legend	Translated by George Theiner, illustrated by Zdenek Sklenar, edited by Zdena Novotna
/book/show/26921503-irish-fairy-and-folk-tales?from_search=true	W.B. Yeats	Irish Fairy and Folk Tales	Excerpt from Irish Fairy and Folk TalesDr. Corbett, Bishop of Oxford and Norwich, lamented long ago the departure of the English fairies. In Queen Mary's time he wrote -When Tom came home from labour,Or Cis to milking rose,Then merrily, merrily went their tabor,And merrily went their toes.But now, in the times of James, they had all gone, for they were of the olExcerpt from Irish Fairy and Folk TalesDr. Corbett, Bishop of Oxford and Norwich, lamented long ago the departure of the English fairies. In Queen Mary's time he wrote -When Tom came home from labour,Or Cis to milking rose,Then merrily, merrily went their tabor,And merrily went their toes.But now, in the times of James, they had all gone, for they were of the old profession, and their songs were Ave Maries. In Ireland they are still extant, giving gifts to the kindly, and plaguing the surly. Have you ever seen a fairy or such like? I asked an old man in County Sligo. Amn't I annoyed with them, was the answer. Do the fishermen along here know anything of the mermaids? I asked a woman of a village in County Dublin. Indeed, they don't like to see them at all, she answered, for they always bring bad weather. Here is a man who believes in ghosts, said a foreign sea-captain, pointing to a pilot of my acquaintance. In every house over there, said the pilot, pointing to his native village of Rosses, there are several.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/21802140-the-guermantes-way---in-search-of-lost-time?from_search=true	Marcel Proust	The Guermantes Way - In Search of Lost Time : Volume #3	This dense, daunting and ultimately rewarding book is volume three of Proust's epic A la Recherche du Temps Perdu. Here, as always, the reader again wades chest-deep into Proust's ornate language (sticking, here, to C. K. Scott Moncrieff's canonical translation) and intricate reflections upon life and society around the turn of the 20th century. As one grows familiar withThis dense, daunting and ultimately rewarding book is volume three of Proust's epic A la Recherche du Temps Perdu. Here, as always, the reader again wades chest-deep into Proust's ornate language (sticking, here, to C. K. Scott Moncrieff's canonical translation) and intricate reflections upon life and society around the turn of the 20th century. As one grows familiar with Proust the man and the writer, and as one becomes hypnotized by the legendary length and language of the writing, the books become something of a companion, creating an atmosphere of tone and thought. The book is fiction, of course, but also tends to closely follow the persons and personalities of many real figures in French society during Proust's youth. He was a historian of an upperclass culture that was vanishing in the years after the first world war. And, in this book, his story ever grows, while also becoming more particular and idiosyncratic. The title of the first volume, Swann's Way, referred to a path taken on walks through the town of Combray (the real town of Illiers) in our narrator's youth. The title of this book refers to another such path in an opposite direction. In the first, we read of a middle class man who wheedles his way into society and then marries a famous cocotte. The Guermantes Way, becomes another path into society, via the drawing rooms of the upperclass denizens of the Faubourg St. Germain. Our narrator, now living in a wing of a building overlooking the Guermantes mansion, looks into a window, sees a banquet in progress, and dreams of the ethereal beauty to be found there.
/book/show/24844.Classic_Crews?from_search=true	Harry Crews	Classic Crews: A Harry Crews Reader	Collected here is the best of Harry Crews: his astoundingly beautiful memoir A Childhood: The Biography of a Place;  two of his most memorable novels, Car and The Gypsy's Curse;  and three masterly essays, Climbing the Tower,  The Car,  and Fathers, Sons and Blood,  as well as a new introduction to these works by Crews himself.
/book/show/26275320-the-story-of-sigurd-the-volsung?from_search=true	William Morris	The Story of Sigurd the Volsung	Excerpt from The Story of Sigurd the VolsungWilliam Morris, one of the most eminent imaginative writers of the Victorian age, differs from most other poets and men of letters in two ways - first, he did great work in many other things as well as in literature; secondly, he had beliefs of his own about the meaning and conduct of life, about all that men think and do and maExcerpt from The Story of Sigurd the VolsungWilliam Morris, one of the most eminent imaginative writers of the Victorian age, differs from most other poets and men of letters in two ways - first, he did great work in many other things as well as in literature; secondly, he had beliefs of his own about the meaning and conduct of life, about all that men think and do and make, very different from those of ordinary people, and he carried out these views in his writings as well as in all the other work he did throughout his life.He was born in 1834. His father, a member of a business firm in the City of London, was a wealthy man and lived in Essex, in a country house with large gardens and fields belonging to it, on the edge of Epping Forest. Until the age of thirteen Morris was at home among a large family of brothers and sisters. He delighted in the country life and especially in the Forest, which is one of the most romantic parts of England, and which he made the scene of many real and imaginary adventures. From fourteen to eighteen he was at school at Marlborough among the Wiltshire downs, in a country full of beauty and history, and close to another of the ancient forests of England, that of Savernake. He proceeded from school to Exeter College, Oxford, where he soon formed a close friendship with a remarkable set of young men of his own age; chief among these, and Morris's closest friend for the rest of his life, was Edward Burne-Jones, the painter.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18732611-the-vicomte-de-bragelonne---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Alexandre Dumas	The Vicomte de Bragelonne - The Original Classic Edition	First of all, the most common way to get the whole series is with 5 separate and distinct books. They are (in order): The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, The Vicomte De Bragelonne, Louise De LA Valliere, and The Man in the Iron Mask. I dont think I need to tell people about the story, but I will. The action and dialogue in the Dumas stories rivals anything written siFirst of all, the most common way to get the whole series is with 5 separate and distinct books. They are (in order): The Three Musketeers, Twenty Years After, The Vicomte De Bragelonne, Louise De LA Valliere, and The Man in the Iron Mask. I dont think I need to tell people about the story, but I will. The action and dialogue in the Dumas stories rivals anything written since. Especially the dialogue. If Dumas were alive today hed be writing for TV and movies, his dialogue is as fast and witty as anything around.There are many different printed versions of these stories around. If you pick and choose at random from different publishers, you may miss parts of the stories, have overlaps, or run into major editing. Just look at the versions of the Man in the Iron Mask and see the different page count. At my local library I found two books that said Complete and Unabridged, only one had 10 less chapters than the other.So, sticking to one publisher increases your chances of getting the whole story. This edition is are excellent. They do have all five books. They dont cut anything out. They use one of the standard translations (Im not sure if there has been a new translation in the last 100 years). And they are newly printed. Some publishers versions look like photocopies of old printings and are pathetic.This book, like all of Dumas other works, is excellent and should be read by all. Its not as action packed, I admit, as the other Musketeer books, however, I find it equally captivating. I think the interaction of the four friends (dArtagnan, Athos, Porthos and Aramis), and how they deal and act with one another at this point in their lives is very interesting. Its definitely a must have.
/book/show/102306.The_Forgotten_Soldier?from_search=true	Guy Sajer Lily Emmet (Translator)	The Forgotten Soldier: The Classic WWII Autobiography (Brassey's Commemorative Series WWII)	War on the Eastern Front, seen through the eyes of a young German soldier. Selected by both the Association of the U.S. Army and the Air Force Association for their distinguished book series.
/book/show/33250840-le-cid?from_search=true	Pierre Corneille	Le Cid	Excerpt from Le CidThe Frenchman's love of proportion, symmetry, re straint, and logical order led him to the cult of form. In striving after perfection of form, he naturally adopted compression as the best method of expressing this innate artistic reserve. This compactness and concentration of form, this compressed brevity, which the Frenchman inherited from the Latins,Excerpt from Le CidThe Frenchman's love of proportion, symmetry, re straint, and logical order led him to the cult of form. In striving after perfection of form, he naturally adopted compression as the best method of expressing this innate artistic reserve. This compactness and concentration of form, this compressed brevity, which the Frenchman inherited from the Latins, is well illustrated by the following lines from Blake: To see a world in a grain of sand, And a heaven in a wild ower; Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, And eternity in an hour.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/27427832-lilith?from_search=true	George MacDonald	Lilith	This carefully crafted ebook: Lilith (Fantasy Classic) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Lilith is a fantasy novel written by George MacDonald. Mr. Vane, the main protagonist, owns a library that seems to be haunted by the former librarian, who looks much like a raven from the brief glimpses he catches of the wraith. After finThis carefully crafted ebook: Lilith (Fantasy Classic) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Lilith is a fantasy novel written by George MacDonald. Mr. Vane, the main protagonist, owns a library that seems to be haunted by the former librarian, who looks much like a raven from the brief glimpses he catches of the wraith. After finally encountering the supposed ghost, the mysterious Mr. Raven, Vane learns that Raven had known his father. Indeed, Vane's father had visited the strange parallel universe from which Raven comes and goes and now resides therein. Vane follows Raven into the world through a mirror. Lilith is considered among the darkest of MacDonald's works, and among the most profound. It is a story concerning the nature of life, death, and salvation. In the story, MacDonald mentions a cosmic sleep that heals tortured souls, preceding the salvation of all. MacDonald was a Christian Universalist, believing that all will eventually be saved. However, in this story, divine punishment is not taken lightly, and salvation is hard-won.George MacDonald (1824-1905) was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. He was a pioneering figure in the field of fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow writer Lewis Carroll. His writings have been cited as a major literary influence by many notable authors including W. H. Auden, C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien, Walter de la Mare, E. Nesbit and Madeleine L'Engle. G. K. Chesterton cited The Princess and the Goblin as a book that had made a difference to my whole existence.
/book/show/12738984-the-madman?from_search=true	Kahlil Gibran	The Madman: His Parables and Poems! A Poetry Classic By Kahlil Gibran!	Excerpt:And after seven moons, one day a soothsayer looked at me, and he said to my mother, Your son will be a statesman and a great leader of men.But I cried out,--That is a false prophet; for I shall be a musician, and naught but a musician shall I be.But even at that age my language was not understood--and great was my astonishment.And after three and thirty yearExcerpt:And after seven moons, one day a soothsayer looked at me, and he said to my mother, Your son will be a statesman and a great leader of men.But I cried out,--That is a false prophet; for I shall be a musician, and naught but a musician shall I be.But even at that age my language was not understood--and great was my astonishment.And after three and thirty years, during which my mother, and the nurse, and the priest have all died, (the shadow of God be upon their spirits) the soothsayer still lives. And yesterday I met him near the gates of the temple; and while we were talking together he said, I have always known you would become a great musician. Even in your infancy I prophesied and foretold your future.And I believed him--for now I too have forgotten the language of that other world.....
/book/show/32032405-fairy-tales?from_search=true	Hans Christian Andersen	Fairy Tales	Excerpt from Fairy TalesWho can tell how much of a mother's love and pride in her son gave her the courage to part with him, and to utter a farewell which cost her so much? N o doubt she already looked forward to a glorious future for her imaginative child, who most probably inherited from her the refined and poetic fancy which in after years made him so famous.About theExcerpt from Fairy TalesWho can tell how much of a mother's love and pride in her son gave her the courage to part with him, and to utter a farewell which cost her so much? N o doubt she already looked forward to a glorious future for her imaginative child, who most probably inherited from her the refined and poetic fancy which in after years made him so famous.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/6617621-saint-joan-classic-books-on-cassettes-collection?from_search=true	George Bernard Shaw Flo Gibson	Saint Joan (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection) 	s/t: A Chronicle Play in Six Scenes & an EpilogueJoan of Arc, born 1412, was burned at the stake in 1431, canonized by the Catholic Church in 1920, &, like most saints, whitewashed by history. Canonization tends to strip a saint of supposedly un-Christian attributes such as rebelliousness, pride & intolerance. Joan, despite having been a stubborn, haughty, nais/t: A Chronicle Play in Six Scenes & an EpilogueJoan of Arc, born 1412, was burned at the stake in 1431, canonized by the Catholic Church in 1920, &, like most saints, whitewashed by history. Canonization tends to strip a saint of supposedly un-Christian attributes such as rebelliousness, pride & intolerance. Joan, despite having been a stubborn, haughty, naive, even foolish girl, has for much of history been remembered only as a pious martyr. However, George Bernard Shaw's play,, completed in 1925, began the modern rehabilitation of the icon as a fully human, fallible character--not to mention a poster girl for teenage rebellion & feminism. His Joan, like the real Maid of Orleans, leads the fight to drive the English out of her native France, insists on direct communication with her god instead of submitting to the mediation of priests, & refuses to dress, speak or act according to traditional notions of how women were expected to behave. Until the closing scene, however, neither Joan nor her foes are cast in neatly heroic terms. Both are earnestly pursuing their partial visions of the truth. In the play's famous epilog, Shaw suggests that even 400 years later, most of us are so limited by our own perspectives that we're unable to tell the difference between a saint & a heretic. O God that madest this beautiful earth, when will it be ready to receive Thy saints? Joan asks, preparing for her death. How long, O Lord, how long?--Michael Joseph Gross (edited)
/book/show/8488232-we-can-remember-it-for-you-wholesale-and-other-classic-stories?from_search=true	Philip K. Dick	We Can Remember It for You Wholesale and Other Classic Stories	The collected stories of Philip K. Dick are awe-inspiring.--Countless readers worldwide consider Philip K. Dick to have been the greatest sf writer on any planet. Since his untimely death in '82, interest in his work has continued to mount & his reputation has been enhanced by a growing body of critical attention, as well as many films based on his sThe collected stories of Philip K. Dick are awe-inspiring.--Countless readers worldwide consider Philip K. Dick to have been the greatest sf writer on any planet. Since his untimely death in '82, interest in his work has continued to mount & his reputation has been enhanced by a growing body of critical attention, as well as many films based on his stories & novels. Featuring the story, the inspiration for the film, this collection draws from the writer's earliest fiction during '52-55. Also included are works such as We Can Remember It for You Wholesale (basis for the '90 film Total Recall), Impostor (basis of the '01 film) & many others. Philip K. Dick won the Hugo Award for his novel& the John Campbell Memorial Award for. In '07, he was inducted into the Library of America, which has published a three-volume collection of his novels. The classic stories of Philip K. Dick offer an intriguing glimpse into the early imagination of one of sf's most respected names.A useful acquisition for any serious SF library or collection.--More than anyone else in the field, Mr. Dick really puts you inside people's minds.--
/book/show/32917591-a-raw-youth?from_search=true	Fyodor Dostoyevsky	A Raw Youth	Excerpt from A Raw YouthBut to explain so prematurely who it was I met before any thing else is known would be cheap in fact, I believe my tone is cheap. I vowed I would eschew all literary graces, and here at the first sentence I am being seduced by them. It seems as if writing sensibly can't be done simply by wanting to. I may remark, also, that I fancy writing is moreExcerpt from A Raw YouthBut to explain so prematurely who it was I met before any thing else is known would be cheap in fact, I believe my tone is cheap. I vowed I would eschew all literary graces, and here at the first sentence I am being seduced by them. It seems as if writing sensibly can't be done simply by wanting to. I may remark, also, that I fancy writing is more difficult in Russian than in any other European language. I am now reading over what I have just written, and I see that I am much cleverer than what I have written. How is it that what is expressed by a clever man is much more stupid than what is left in him I have more than once during this momentous year noticed this with myself in my relations with people, and have been very much worried by it.Although I am beginning from the 19th of September, I must put in a word or two about who I am and where I had been till then, and what was consequently my state of mind on the morning of that day, to make things clearer to the reader, and perhaps to myself also.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/23926.Complete_Poems?from_search=true	Edgar Allan Poe	Complete Poems	Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) is internationally renowned as a pioneering master of the macabre. He is regarded as one of the world's great short story writers as well as a great lyric poet, and is credited with inventing the detective story and the modern gothic horror tale. He has been an important influence on many major American and European writers including William FauEdgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) is internationally renowned as a pioneering master of the macabre. He is regarded as one of the world's great short story writers as well as a great lyric poet, and is credited with inventing the detective story and the modern gothic horror tale. He has been an important influence on many major American and European writers including William Faulkner, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Baudelaire, H.P. Lovecraft, and William Butler Yeats, among many others.Poe's poetry, which is collected in this volume, is more personal than his prose. The themes of love, death, and despair which recur throughout reflect the anguish he suffered in his own troubled life. Annabel Lee is a haunting lament to his young wife, Virginia, who died of tuberculosis. The Bells is an eerie and melancholy meditation which recreates with brilliant musical language the hypnotic, funereal aura of ringing bells. The Raven is a comic tour de force in which the protagonist turns his strange visitor into a symbol of his own sorrow and loss. Poe's best poems remain some of the most popular and technically accomplished in the English language.This book features a deluxe cover, ribbon marker, top stain, and decorative endpaper with a name plate.
/book/show/19464448-the-wonderful-adventures-of-nils-little-library-classic-literature-seri?from_search=true	Selma Lagerlf	The Wonderful Adventures Of Nils (Little library Classic Literature Series) (Chinese Edition)	
/book/show/20872913-esv-classic-reference-bible?from_search=true	Anonymous	ESV Classic Reference Bible	Now the complete ESV Bible comes alive in audio format! The newprovides more than 75 hours of Bible reading, conveniently captured on 7 MP3 discs for listening at home, in your car, or for loading on an MP3 player. Each disc is fully searchable, helping you easily locate the exact Bible chapter you are looking for. Packaged in a sturdy zipperNow the complete ESV Bible comes alive in audio format! The newprovides more than 75 hours of Bible reading, conveniently captured on 7 MP3 discs for listening at home, in your car, or for loading on an MP3 player. Each disc is fully searchable, helping you easily locate the exact Bible chapter you are looking for. Packaged in a sturdy zipper pack, theis ideal for busy commuters, people on the go, and for the visually impaired-anyone who prefers to listen to as well as read the Bible.Free ESV Bible Resources software offer included Contains the full 2011 ESV Bible text edition
/book/show/456060.The_Sword_in_the_Stone?from_search=true	T.H. White	The Sword in the Stone	The story of how Arthur became King of England.
/book/show/26915566-the-rainbow?from_search=true	D.H. Lawrence	The Rainbow	Excerpt from The RainbowThe Brangwens had lived for generations on the Marsh Farm, in the meadows where the Erewash twisted sluggishly through alder trees, separating Derbyshire from Nottinghamshire. Two miles away, a church-tower stood on a hill, the houses of the little country town climbing assiduously up to it. Whenever one of the Brangwens in the fields lifted his heExcerpt from The RainbowThe Brangwens had lived for generations on the Marsh Farm, in the meadows where the Erewash twisted sluggishly through alder trees, separating Derbyshire from Nottinghamshire. Two miles away, a church-tower stood on a hill, the houses of the little country town climbing assiduously up to it. Whenever one of the Brangwens in the fields lifted his head from his work, he saw the church-tower at Ilkeston in the empty sky. So that as he turned again to the horizontal land, he was aware of something standing above him and beyond him in the distance.There was a look in the eyes of the Brangwens as if they were expecting something unknown, about which they were eager. They had that air of readiness for what would come to them, a kind of surety, an expectancy, the look of an inheritor.They were fresh, blond, slow-speaking people, revealing themselves plainly, but slowly, so that one could watch the change in their eyes from laughter to anger, blue, lit-up laughter, to a hard blue-staring anger; through all the irresolute stages of the sky when the weather is changing.Living on rich land, on their own land, near to a growing town, they had forgotten what it was to be in straitened circumstances. They had never become rich, because there were always children, and the patrimony was divided every time. But always, at the Marsh, there was ample.So the Brangwens came and went without fear of necessity, working hard because of the life that was in them, not for want of the money. Neither were they thriftless.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/3433520-the-real-mother-goose-book-of-classic-nursery-rhymes?from_search=true	Blanche Fisher Wright (Illustrator)	The Real Mother Goose Book of Classic Nursery Rhymes (Oversized Board Book)	Old Mother Goose is still the reigning favorite of the nursey, and this big, lovely book with the famous Blanch Wright illustrations is the perfect introduction to her charms for little children....All the lilting verses are here, just as they have come down to us from generation to generation, and the lively, colorful pictures---over 160 of them---will enchant any child.
/book/show/368563.Alone?from_search=true	Richard Evelyn Byrd Richard E. Harrison (Illustrator) Kieran Mulvaney (Afterword)	Alone: The Classic Polar Adventure	When Admiral Richard E. Byrd set out on his second Antarctic expedition in 1934, he was already an international hero for having piloted the first flights over the North and South Poles. His plan for this latest adventure was to spend six months alone near the bottom of the world, gathering weather data and indulging his desire to taste peace and quiet long enough to knowWhen Admiral Richard E. Byrd set out on his second Antarctic expedition in 1934, he was already an international hero for having piloted the first flights over the North and South Poles. His plan for this latest adventure was to spend six months alone near the bottom of the world, gathering weather data and indulging his desire to taste peace and quiet long enough to know how good they really are. But early on things went terribly wrong. Isolated in the pervasive polar night with no hope of release until spring, Byrd began suffering inexplicable symptoms of mental and physical illness. By the time he discovered that carbon monoxide from a defective stovepipe was poisoning him, Byrd was already engaged in a monumental struggle to save his life and preserve his sanity.Whenwas first published in 1938, it became an enormous bestseller. This edition keeps alive Byrds unforgettable narrative for new generations of readers.
/book/show/23902245-classic-regency-romances-the-complete-jane-austen-novels?from_search=true	Jane Austen	classic Regency romances THE COMPLETE JANE AUSTEN NOVELS	Table of Contents- Pride and Prejudice- Emma- Sense and Sensibility- Persuasion- Mansfield Park- Northanger Abbey- Lady Susan- Love And Friendship And Other Early WorksSearch a title: enter Forward2
/book/show/26904996-the-purgatory-of-dante-alighieri?from_search=true	Dante Alighieri	The Purgatory of Dante Alighieri: Edited with Translation and Notes	Excerpt from The Purgatory of Dante Alighieri: Edited With Translation and NotesThere can be very little doubt that of late years the serious study of Dante's great poem is beginning to make its way in this country. Formerly, the Inferno was read, all through, or oftener in fragments, by young people who were learning Italian; and then they went on to read a little AriostExcerpt from The Purgatory of Dante Alighieri: Edited With Translation and NotesThere can be very little doubt that of late years the serious study of Dante's great poem is beginning to make its way in this country. Formerly, the Inferno was read, all through, or oftener in fragments, by young people who were learning Italian; and then they went on to read a little Ariosto, a little Tassco, and so on, till they were considered to be 'finished.' Very few, it may be imagined, ever looked into the Purgatorio; almost none ventured on the Paradiso. Indeed, the second and third Canticles must have occupied much the same position in the opinion of the critics as is held by Paradise Regained. Thus Sismondi decides that the interest falls off in the second part of the poem: he seems to looked back with regret to the 'horror of great darkness, ' varied only by the diverse torments of Hell. In the lively hope which animates 'the folk secure of beholding the light on high, ' he can see only a lack of emotion resulting in frigidity; and even the visions and dreams, important as they are to the understanding of the Cantica, seem to him adapted only to awaken the impatience of the reader, in haste to get to the end of the story.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/19217056-oscar-wilde?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde Jefferson Cabell Douglas (Editor) Stuart Mason (Contributor)	Oscar Wilde: Collection of 300 Classic Works with analysis and historical background (Annotated and Illustrated) (Annotated Classics)	* Illustrated with the original images.* Annotated with concise introduction, including analysis of Oscar Wilde's works as well as modern view on Wilde's historical background.* Original footnotes are hyperlinked for easy reference.* The collection includes alphabetical and chronological indexes of Wilde's works.* Each book features its own active Table of Contents.* Incl* Illustrated with the original images.* Annotated with concise introduction, including analysis of Oscar Wilde's works as well as modern view on Wilde's historical background.* Original footnotes are hyperlinked for easy reference.* The collection includes alphabetical and chronological indexes of Wilde's works.* Each book features its own active Table of Contents.* Includes Oscar Wilde's Biography.* Includes Oscar Wilde's most famous quotes.* Includes analysis of Oscar Wilde's literary style.* Includes analysis of Wilde's London.* All Annotated Classics books are beautifully designed for easy reading and navigation on e-Readers and mobile devices.CONTENTS:NOVEL:The Picture of Dorian GrayPLAYS:The Duchess of PaduaA Florentine TragedyFor Love of the KingAn Ideal HusbandThe Importance of Being EarnestLady Windermere's FanLa Sainte CourtisaneSalom illustratedVera; or, The NihilistsA Woman of No ImportanceSHORT STORIES:The Birthday of The InfantaThe Canterville Ghost illustratedThe Devoted Friend illustratedThe Fisherman and His SoulThe Happy Prince illustratedA House of PomegranatesLord Arthur Savile's CrimeThe Model MillionaireThe Nightingale and the Rose illustratedThe Portrait of Mr. W. HThe Remarkable Rocket illustratedThe Star-ChildThe Selfish Giant illustratedThe Sphinx without a SecretThe Young KingPOETRY:The Ballad of Reading GaolRavennaSelected Poems & Sonnets (75 poems)The SphinxESSAYS:Art and the HandicraftmanDe Profundis expurgated versionThe English Renaissance of ArtHouse DecorationIntentions (The Decay of Lying, Pen, Pencil And Poison, The Critic As Artist, The Truth of Masks)Lecture to Art StudentsLondon ModelsThe Rise of Historical CriticismSelected Prose of Oscar WildeShorter Prose PiecesThe Soul of Man Under SocialismBIOGRAPHY & HISTORICAL BACKGROUND:Oscar Wilde BiographyOscar Wilde: Art and Morality by Stuart MasonOscar Wilde, a Critical Study by Arthur RansomeOscar Wilde: An Idler's Impression by Edgar SaltusOscar Wilde by Leonard Cresswell InglebyOscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions VOLUME I by Frank HarrisOscar Wilde, His Life and Confessions VOLUME II by Frank HarrisThe Green Carnation by Robert Smythe HichensQUOTES & ANALYSIS:QuotesWorks' AnalysisIrish theatreDorian Gray syndrome
/book/show/27571798-the-professor?from_search=true	Charlotte Bront	The Professor	This little book was written before either Jane Eyre or Shirley, and yet no indulgence can be solicited for it on the plea of a first attempt. A first attempt it certainly was not, as the pen which wrote it had been previously worn a good deal in a practice of some years. I had not indeed published anything before I commenced The Professor, but in many a crude effortThis little book was written before either Jane Eyre or Shirley, and yet no indulgence can be solicited for it on the plea of a first attempt. A first attempt it certainly was not, as the pen which wrote it had been previously worn a good deal in a practice of some years. I had not indeed published anything before I commenced The Professor, but in many a crude effort, destroyed almost as soon as composed, I had got over any such taste as I might once have had for ornamented and redundant composition, and come to prefer what was plain and homely. At the same time I had adopted a set of principles on the subject of incident, &c., such as would be generally approved in theory, but the result of which, when carried out into practice, often procures for an author more surprise than pleasure.
/book/show/10291223-with-the-old-breed?from_search=true	Eugene B. Sledge	With the Old Breed: The World War Two Pacific Classic	Landing on the beach at Peleliu in 1944 as a twenty-year-old new recruit to the US Marines, Eugene Sledge can only try desperately to survive. At Peleliu and Okinawa - two of the fiercest and filtLanding on the beach at Peleliu in 1944 as a twenty-year-old new recruit to the US Marines, Eugene Sledge can only try desperately to survive. At Peleliu and Okinawa - two of the fiercest and filthiest Pacific battles of WWII - he witnesses the dehumanising brutality displayed by both sides and the animal hatred that each soldier has for his enemy.During temporary lapses in the fighting, conditions on the islands mean that the Marines often can't wash, stay dry, dig latrines, or even find time to eat. Suffering from constant fear, fatigue, and filth, the struggle of simply living in a combat zone is utterly debilitating.Yet despite horrendous conditions Sledge finds time to keep notes that he would later turn into a book. Described as one of the finest memoirs to emerge from any war,tells with compassion and honesty of the cruelty, bravery and deaths of the men he fought alongside, and of his own journey from patriotic innocence to battle-scarred veteran.'With The Old BreedgraspTom Hanks
/book/show/18958975-up-from-slavery?from_search=true	Booker T. Washington	Up from Slavery	Nineteenth-century African American businessman, activist, and educator Booker Taliaferro Washington's Up from Slavery is one of the greatest American autobiographies ever written. Its mantras of black economic empowerment, land ownership, and self-help inspired generations of black leaders, including Marcus Garvey, Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm X, and Louis Farrakhan. In rags-Nineteenth-century African American businessman, activist, and educator Booker Taliaferro Washington's Up from Slavery is one of the greatest American autobiographies ever written. Its mantras of black economic empowerment, land ownership, and self-help inspired generations of black leaders, including Marcus Garvey, Elijah Muhammad, Malcolm X, and Louis Farrakhan. In rags-to-riches fashion, Washington recounts his ascendance from early life as a mulatto slave in Virginia to a 34-year term as president of the influential, agriculturally based Tuskegee Institute in Alabama. From that position, Washington reigned as the most important leader of his people, with slogans like cast down your buckets, which emphasized vocational merit rather than the academic and political excellence championed by his contemporary rival W.E.B. Du Bois. Though many considered him too accommodating to segregationists, Washington, as he said in his historic Atlanta Compromise speech of 1895, believed that political agitation alone would not save [the Negro], and that property, industry, skill, intelligence, and character would prove necessary to black Americans' success. The potency of his philosophies are alive today in the nationalist and conservative camps that compose the complex quilt of black American society.
/book/show/26213720-the-cherry-orchard?from_search=true	Anton Chekhov Richard Nelson (Translator) Richard Pevear (Translator)	The Cherry Orchard (TCG Classic Russian Drama Series)	
/book/show/18732155-buddenbrooks---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Thomas Mann	Buddenbrooks - The Original Classic Edition	Buddenbrooks was Thomas Manns first novel, published in 1901 when he was twenty-six years old. The publication of the 2nd edition in 1903 confirmed that Buddenbrooks was a major literary success in Germany. It portrays the downfall (already announced in the subtitle, Decline of a Family) of a wealthy mercantile family of Lubeck over four generations. The book is generallyBuddenbrooks was Thomas Manns first novel, published in 1901 when he was twenty-six years old. The publication of the 2nd edition in 1903 confirmed that Buddenbrooks was a major literary success in Germany. It portrays the downfall (already announced in the subtitle, Decline of a Family) of a wealthy mercantile family of Lubeck over four generations. The book is generally understood as a portrait of the German bourgeois society throughout several decades of the 19th century. The book displays Manns characteristic detailed style, and it was this novel which won Mann the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1929, although according to Manns wife this achievement would not have occurred without the publication of The Magic Mountain.Manns objective was to write a novel on the conflicts between businessman and artists worlds, presented as a family saga, continuing in the realist tradition of 19th century works such as Stendhals Le Rouge et le noir (1830; The Red and the Black). More personally, he wanted to surpass the literary status already achieved by his eldest brother Heinrich Mann, who met relative success with the novel In einer Familie (1894, In a Family), and who was working at that time on another novel about German bourgeois society, Im Schlaraffenland (1900, In the Land of Cockaigne). It can be said that both of Thomas Manns objectives were satisfied. The novel stands today as one of his most popular, especially in Germany, and is considered by many to be the novel that best captures the 19th century German bourgeois atmosphere.The exploration of decadence in the novel can be attributed to the profound influence of Arthur Schopenhauer on Thomas Mann during his youth. The three generations of the family depicted in the book experience a continuous economical, physical, and spiritual decline, with true happiness becoming increasingly unavailable to all the members of the family. The characters who sacrifice their lives for the sake of the family firm meet unfortunate ends, just as those who do not.The city where the Buddenbrook family lives shares so many of its street names and other details with Manns hometown of Lubeck that the identification is perfect, although Mann carefully avoids explicit pronunciation of the name throughout the whole novel. In spite of this fact, many German readers and critics attacked Mann for writing about the dirty laundry of his hometown and his own family. However, although this may be debated, it must be said that the fate of the Buddenbrooks bears no direct resemblance with the authors own family, nor with that of the 19th century German bourgeoisie in general, not even with the money aristocracy, although merchandizing is a central topic.The main period of time considered covers 1835 to 1877, and thus includes some of the most dramatic episodes of 19th-century German history: the Revolutions of 1848, the Austro-Prussian War, the North German Confederation, and the establishment of the German Empire). However, in agreement with the above-mentioned remarks, these events play only a peripheral role and thus in this sense Buddenbrooks is also not a historical novel.
/book/show/19004934-the-thirty-nine-steps-classic-series-with-new-illustrated?from_search=true	John Buchan	The Thirty-Nine Steps (Classic Series) with New Illustrated	The Thirty-Nine Steps is an adventure novel by the Scottish author John Buchan. It first appeared as a serial in Blackwood's Magazine in August and September 1915 before being published in book form in October that year by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh. It is the first of five novels featuring Richard Hannay, an all-action hero with a stiff upper lip and a miraculoThe Thirty-Nine Steps is an adventure novel by the Scottish author John Buchan. It first appeared as a serial in Blackwood's Magazine in August and September 1915 before being published in book form in October that year by William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh. It is the first of five novels featuring Richard Hannay, an all-action hero with a stiff upper lip and a miraculous knack for getting himself out of sticky situations.The novel formed the basis for a number of film adaptations, notably: Alfred Hitchcock's 1935 version; a 1959 colour remake; a 1978 version which is perhaps most faithful to the novel; and a 2008 version for British television.John Buchan wrote The Thirty-Nine Steps while he was ill in bed with a duodenal ulcer, an illness which remained with him all his life. The novel was his first shocker, as he called it  a story combining personal and political dramas. The novel marked a turning point in Buchans literary career and introduced his famous adventuring hero, Richard Hannay. He described a shocker as an adventure where the events in the story are unlikely and the reader is only just able to believe that they really happened.Buchan's son, William, later wrote that the name of the book originated when the author's daughter, then about age six, was counting the stairs at a private nursing home in Broadstairs, where Buchan was convalescing. There was a wooden staircase leading down to the beach. My sister, who was about six, and who had just learnt to count properly, went down them and gleefully announced: there are 39 steps. Some time later the house was demolished and a section of the stairs, complete with a brass plaque, was sent to Buchan.
/book/show/18732349-the-forsyte-saga---complete---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	John Galsworthy	The Forsyte Saga - Complete - The Original Classic Edition	If you want to read truly great literature of such a standard that earned John Galsworthy a Nobel Prize for Literature, you need look no further than The Forsyte Saga. The writing evident in this epic is masterful and engaging: it is even and substantive and elegant. The rich irony about the lengths that men strive to acquire property in all its forms and then find their aIf you want to read truly great literature of such a standard that earned John Galsworthy a Nobel Prize for Literature, you need look no further than The Forsyte Saga. The writing evident in this epic is masterful and engaging: it is even and substantive and elegant. The rich irony about the lengths that men strive to acquire property in all its forms and then find their acquisitions useless, meaningless and certainly not worth the price.Galworthy was focused upon property in so many different varieties: the sense of possession that men had of their wives in his time amid archaic laws about divorce; the building of a home that ends in unexpected expense in chancery; the elusive value of works of art; the subtleties of property from family crests, clubs, colleges and occupational status and cuts of mutton to the blatant futility of fighting over land in South Africa during the Boer War -- its all shallow and empty materialism in the end.The property is never worth the cost of the trouble to acquire it. Young people slave to gather possessions only to regret in old age that they have traded so much of life away to gain them and must undergo the painful rigors of its redistribution through wills after death. Galsworthy seemed to me like a sort of British Tolstoy writing in England for property reform. Because when property is involved, men tend to objectify about it and in the course of things they tend to lose their sense of humanity.This troublesome pattern of life seems to repeat itself often like a lesson men never learn -- as the objectifying I-It relationship of Martin Buber replaces the humane I-Thou. Yes, its a long novel but when the writing is this compelling in its style and substance, you can luxuriate in the beauty and wisdom of the words.Every character is finely and individually drawn like a character in a Velasquez portrait of a large family. You may regret that this edition isnt longer when it ends but fortunately there is more of his work in which to indulge. Galsworthys work earned him a Nobel Prize -- its easy to see the astonishing depth and range and virtuosity that the Nobel judges found in his writing.Dont pass up the chance to bask in this epic saga of Galsworthy. Its easily one of the top ten novels ever written in the English language -- its really that good.
/book/show/40137.Anthony_Bourdain_s_Les_Halles_Cookbook?from_search=true	Anthony Bourdain Robert DiScalfani (Photographer) Philippe Lajaunie	Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook: Strategies, Recipes, and Techniques of Classic Bistro Cooking	Before stunning the world with his bestselling Kitchen Confidential, Anthony Bourdain spent years serving some of the best French brasserie food in New York. With its no-nonsense, down-to-earth atmosphere, Les Halles matched Bourdain's style perfectly: a restaurant where you can dress down, talk loudly, drink a little too much wine, and have a good time with friends. Now,Before stunning the world with his bestselling Kitchen Confidential, Anthony Bourdain spent years serving some of the best French brasserie food in New York. With its no-nonsense, down-to-earth atmosphere, Les Halles matched Bourdain's style perfectly: a restaurant where you can dress down, talk loudly, drink a little too much wine, and have a good time with friends. Now, Bourdain brings you his Les Halles Cookbook, a cookbook like no other: candid, funny, audacious, full of his signature charm and bravado. Bourdain teaches you everything you need to know to prepare classic French bistro fare. While you're being guided, in simple steps, through recipes like roasted veal short ribs and steak frites, escargots aux noix and foie gras au pruneaux, you'll feel like he's in the kitchen beside you-reeling off a few insults when you've scorched the sauce, and then patting you on the back for finally getting the steak tartare right. As practical as it is entertaining, Anthony Bourdain's Les Halles Cookbook is a can't-miss treat for cookbook lovers, aspiring chefs, and Bourdain fans everywhere.
/book/show/22370644-beauty-s-release?from_search=true	A.N. Roquelaure	Beauty's Release: The Conclusion of the Classic Erotic Trilogy of Sleeping Beauty	From Anne Rice, author of Beauty's Kingdom, the third book in the erotic Sleeping Beauty seriesBefore E.L. James' Fifty Shades of Grey and Sylvia Day's Bared to You,, there was Anne Rices provocative take on the timeless fairy tale Sleeping Beauty.  In the final volume of Anne Rice's deliciously tantalizing erotic trilogy, Beauty's adventures on the dark side of sexualiFrom Anne Rice, author of Beauty's Kingdom, the third book in the erotic Sleeping Beauty seriesBefore E.L. James' Fifty Shades of Grey and Sylvia Day's Bared to You,, there was Anne Rices provocative take on the timeless fairy tale Sleeping Beauty.  In the final volume of Anne Rice's deliciously tantalizing erotic trilogy, Beauty's adventures on the dark side of sexuality make her the bound captive of an Eastern Sultan and a prisoner in the exotic confines of the harem. As this voluptuous adult fairy tale moves toward conclusion, all Beauty's encounters with the myriad variations of sexual fantasy are presented in a sensuous, rich prose that intensifies this exquisite rendition of Love's secret world, and makes the Beauty series and incomparable study of erotica. In it, Anne Rice, writing as A.N. Roquelaure, makes the forbidden side of passion a doorway into the hidden regions of the psyche and the heart.
/book/show/168677.Quo_Vadis?from_search=true	Henryk Sienkiewicz James Stuart Bell Jr. (Editor)	Quo Vadis: A Classic Story of Love and Adventure	Rome during the reign of Nero was a glorious place for the emperor and his court; there were grand feasts, tournaments for poets, and exciting games and circuses filling the days and nights. The pageantry and pretentious displays of excess were sufficient to cloy the senses of participants as well as to offend the sensitive. Petronius, a generous and noble Roman, a man ofRome during the reign of Nero was a glorious place for the emperor and his court; there were grand feasts, tournaments for poets, and exciting games and circuses filling the days and nights. The pageantry and pretentious displays of excess were sufficient to cloy the senses of participants as well as to offend the sensitive. Petronius, a generous and noble Roman, a man of the world much in favor at the court of Nero, is intrigued by a strange tale related by his nephew Marcus Vinitius of his encounter with a mysterious young woman called Ligia with whom Vinitius falls madly in love. Ligia, a captured King's daughter and a one-time hostage of Rome, is now a foster child of a noble Roman household. She is also a Christian. The setting of the narrative was prepared with utmost care. Henryk Sienkiewicz visited the Roman settings many times and was thoroughly educated in the historical background. As an attempt to create the spirit of antiquity, the novel met with unanimous acclaim, which earned the Nobel Prize in literature for the author in 1905. As a vision of ancient Rome and early Christianity it has not yet been surpassed, almost a century later.
/book/show/6583717-classic-french-fiction?from_search=true	Marcel Proust	Classic French Fiction: first 4 volumes of À la recherche du temps perdu	The first four volumes of Proust's masterpiece in a single file, in the original French. Du ct de chez Swann, 1913; A L'Ombre des Jeunes Filles en Fleurs, 1919 ; Le Ct de Guermantes, 1920-1921; and Sodome et Gommorrhe, 1921-1922. According to Wikipedia: Valentin Louis Georges Eugne Marcel Proust (10 July 1871  18 November 1922) was a French novelist, essayist, and cThe first four volumes of Proust's masterpiece in a single file, in the original French. Du ct de chez Swann, 1913; A L'Ombre des Jeunes Filles en Fleurs, 1919 ; Le Ct de Guermantes, 1920-1921; and Sodome et Gommorrhe, 1921-1922. According to Wikipedia: Valentin Louis Georges Eugne Marcel Proust (10 July 1871  18 November 1922) was a French novelist, essayist, and critic, best known as the author of  la recherche du temps perdu (in English, In Search of Lost Time; earlier translated as Remembrance of Things Past), a monumental work of twentieth-century fiction published in seven parts from 1913 to 1927... Begun in 1909,  la recherche du temps perdu consists of seven volumes spanning some 3,200 pages and teeming with more than 2,000 literary characters. Graham Greene called Proust the greatest novelist of the 20th century, and W. Somerset Maugham called the novel the greatest fiction to date. Proust died before he was able to complete his revision of the drafts and proofs of the final volumes, the last three of which were published posthumously and edited by his brother, Robert.
/book/show/26100912-the-emperor-s-children?from_search=true	Claire Messud Neel Mukherjee (Introduction)	The Emperor's Children: Picador Classic	
/book/show/51331.The_Trials_of_Socrates?from_search=true	Plato Aristophanes Xenophon	The Trials of Socrates: Six Classic Texts	Lampooned in 406 B.C.E. in a blistering Aristophanic satire, Socrates was tried in 399 B.C.E. on a charge of corrupting the youth, convicted by a jury of about five hundred of his peers, and condemned to death. Glimpsed today through the extant writings of his contemporaries and near-contemporaries, he remains for us as compelling, enigmatic, and elusive a figure as JesusLampooned in 406 B.C.E. in a blistering Aristophanic satire, Socrates was tried in 399 B.C.E. on a charge of corrupting the youth, convicted by a jury of about five hundred of his peers, and condemned to death. Glimpsed today through the extant writings of his contemporaries and near-contemporaries, he remains for us as compelling, enigmatic, and elusive a figure as Jesus or Buddha. Although present-day (like ancient Greek) opinion on the real Socrates diverges widely, six classic texts that any informed judgment of him must take into account appear together, for the first time, in this volume. Those of Plato and Xenophon appear in new, previously unpublished translations that combine accuracy, accessibility, and readability; that of Aristophanes'offers these same qualities in an unbowdlerized translation that captures brilliantly the bite of Aristophanes' wit. An Introduction to each text and judicious footnotes provide crucial background information and important cross-references.
/book/show/26701564-the-power-of-your-subconscious-mind?from_search=true	Joseph Murphy Mitch Horowitz	The Power of Your Subconscious Mind: The Original Classic	The Classic of Empowered Living, Now in a Special Concise Edition!Do you sense the existence of a greater power inside you? You are right. You will discover your true potential in this unique abridgement of the masterwork of higher living: Joseph Murphy's The Power of Your Subconscious Mind.This thorough but compact condensation exposes you, in an unforgettable forty minuThe Classic of Empowered Living, Now in a Special Concise Edition!Do you sense the existence of a greater power inside you? You are right. You will discover your true potential in this unique abridgement of the masterwork of higher living: Joseph Murphy's The Power of Your Subconscious Mind.This thorough but compact condensation exposes you, in an unforgettable forty minutes, to the methods, principles, and exercises you can use right now to harness your subconscious mind for achievement, wellness, and success. Learn:How to find answers to problems while you sleep.     How your inner talking becomes reality.     The secret to effective prayer.     The right use of visualizations and affirmations.      How to escape self-limiting patterns of the past.   Condensed and introduced by PEN Award-winning historian Mitch Horowitz, this brief volume will broaden how you see yourself and your possibilities. Discover what millions have found in The Power of Your Subconscious Mind.
/book/show/23868134-rilla-of-ingleside-classic-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	L.M. Montgomery S. Harris (Editor)	Rilla of Ingleside (Classic Illustrated Edition) (Anne of Green Gables Book 8)	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Rilla of Ingleside is the eighth book in L. M. Montgomery's enormously popular series of nine 'Anne' novels. The intriguing tale focuses on Anne's youngest daughter Rilla during the time of World War I when her sweetheart and her three brothers end up fighting in Europe with the Canadian Expeditionar* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Rilla of Ingleside is the eighth book in L. M. Montgomery's enormously popular series of nine 'Anne' novels. The intriguing tale focuses on Anne's youngest daughter Rilla during the time of World War I when her sweetheart and her three brothers end up fighting in Europe with the Canadian Expeditionary Force.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published over a century ago, the novel is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/25126205-women-in-love?from_search=true	D.H. Lawrence	Women in Love	Ursula and Gudrun Brangwen are two sisters living in the Midlands of England in the 1920s. Ursula is a teacher, Gudrun an artist. They meet two men who live nearby, Rupert Birkin and Gerald Cricht. The four become friends. Ursula begins to date Birkin and Gudrun eventually begins a love affair with Gerald. The four are all deeply concerned with contemporary questions of soUrsula and Gudrun Brangwen are two sisters living in the Midlands of England in the 1920s. Ursula is a teacher, Gudrun an artist. They meet two men who live nearby, Rupert Birkin and Gerald Cricht. The four become friends. Ursula begins to date Birkin and Gudrun eventually begins a love affair with Gerald. The four are all deeply concerned with contemporary questions of society, politics, and the relationship between men and women. They go for a party at Gerald's manor house, but during the course of the evening, Gerald's sister, Diana, drowns. Gudrun becomes the teacher and mentor of his youngest sister. Soon Gerald's father passes away as well after a drawn-out illness. Birkin asks Ursula to marry him, and she agrees. Gerald and Gudrun's relationship, however, is becoming more stormy. The four go on vacation together to the Alps. Gudrun begins an intense friendship with an artist she meets there called Loerk. Gerald cannot deal with this and their relationship begins to spiral out of control.
/book/show/26952650-the-monk?from_search=true	Matthew      Lewis	The Monk: A Romance	Excerpt from The Monk: A RomanceAvaunt! and quit my sight! Let the earth hide thee!Thy bones are marrowless; thy blood is cold;Thou hast no speculation in those eyesWhich thou dost glare with! Hence, horrible shadow!Unreal mockery, hence!Macbeth.My journey was uncommonly agreeable. I found the baron a man of some sense, but little knowledge of the world. He had passed aExcerpt from The Monk: A RomanceAvaunt! and quit my sight! Let the earth hide thee!Thy bones are marrowless; thy blood is cold;Thou hast no speculation in those eyesWhich thou dost glare with! Hence, horrible shadow!Unreal mockery, hence!Macbeth.My journey was uncommonly agreeable. I found the baron a man of some sense, but little knowledge of the world. He had passed a great part of his life without stirring beyond the precincts of his own domains, and consequently his manners were far from being the most polished; but he was hearty, good-humoured, and friendly. His attention to me was all that I could wish, and I had every reason to be satisfied with his behaviour. His ruling passion was hunting, which he had brought himself to consider as a serious occupation, and, when talking over some remarkable chace, he treated the subject with as much gravity as if it had been a battle oil which the fate of two kingdoms was depending. I happened to be a tolerable sportsman: soon after my arrival at Lindenberg, I gave some proofs of my dexterity.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/11226003-classic-elite-quick-knits?from_search=true	Classic Elite (Compilation)	Classic Elite Quick Knits: 100 Fabulous Patterns for Wraps, Socks, Hats, and More	If you like to knit, you ll love. This contemporary classic is a keeper you ll go back to again and again for the amazing variety of projects it offers.Here in one complete collection, you can enjoy 100 up-to-the-minute patterns developed by top designers and also get the inIf you like to knit, you ll love. This contemporary classic is a keeper you ll go back to again and again for the amazing variety of projects it offers.Here in one complete collection, you can enjoy 100 up-to-the-minute patterns developed by top designers and also get the inside story on the latest yarns from a renowned manufacturer. All in one gorgeous book packed with 120 full-color photographs and 100 drawings.Whatever your abilities, here are dozens of eye-catching projects to inspire you. So, go ahead and indulge yourself because all 100 boutique-quality accessories can be made quickly. There s no need to choose between wraps or scarves, bags or hats. You can make them all. The gloves and socks, too!When you want to knit the perfect gift, you ll find just the thing in the pages ofand it s the perfect gift for anyone who loves to knit.
/book/show/1558868.Walt_Disney_s_Classic_Peter_Pan?from_search=true	Eugene Bradley Coco	Walt Disney's Classic Peter Pan	Children have loved LITTLE GOLDEN BOOKS for over 50 years. They have written their names inside each front cover and pored over the colorful pictures. Parents have shared Golden moments with their children, thanks to the happy hours spent with the books.
/book/show/3583136-island?from_search=true	Aldous Huxley	Island	In his final novel, which he considered his most important, Aldous Huxley transports us to the remote Pacific island of Pala, where an ideal society has flourished for 120 years.Inevitably, this island of bliss attracts the envy and enmity of the surrounding world. A conspiracy is underway to take over Pala, and events are set in motion when an agent of the conspirators, aIn his final novel, which he considered his most important, Aldous Huxley transports us to the remote Pacific island of Pala, where an ideal society has flourished for 120 years.Inevitably, this island of bliss attracts the envy and enmity of the surrounding world. A conspiracy is underway to take over Pala, and events are set in motion when an agent of the conspirators, a newspaperman named Faranby, is shipwrecked there. What Faranby doesn't expect is how his time with the people of Pala will revolutionize all his values andto his amazementgive him hope.
/book/show/18732390-songs-of-innocence-and-songs-of-experience---the-original-classic-editio?from_search=true	William Blake	Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience - The Original Classic Edition	William Blake is one of the giants of poetry. He is often overlooked because of the obliqueness of many of his poems. But this affordable (read: cheap) collection of poems is well worth the price of admission. Most of Blakes most famous and well loved poems are included in this volume. Most of us had to read at least a couple of these poems in school. The Tyger still standWilliam Blake is one of the giants of poetry. He is often overlooked because of the obliqueness of many of his poems. But this affordable (read: cheap) collection of poems is well worth the price of admission. Most of Blakes most famous and well loved poems are included in this volume. Most of us had to read at least a couple of these poems in school. The Tyger still stands as one of the great poems of the English language. The Fly, The Lamb, Children of a Future Age, London and Ah, Sunflower are all included here. These are some of the most beautiful poems ever written. Even if you struggle to understand the meaning, the sheer beauty and music of the verses can still carry you away. Anyone interested in poetry needs to read these poems. It is among the best ever written.
/book/show/1458867.Feel_The_Fear_And_Do_It_Anyway?from_search=true	Susan  Jeffers	Feel The Fear And Do It Anyway: The phenomenal classic that has changed the lives of millions	Do you have difficulty making decisions . . . asking your boss for a raise . . . committing to or leaving a relationship . . . going on an interview . . . facing the future? Does fear keep you from jumping into life with energy and excitement? Now, Susan Jeffers, who has helped millions turn their lives around, can help you become more powerful in the face of your fears. DDo you have difficulty making decisions . . . asking your boss for a raise . . . committing to or leaving a relationship . . . going on an interview . . . facing the future? Does fear keep you from jumping into life with energy and excitement? Now, Susan Jeffers, who has helped millions turn their lives around, can help you become more powerful in the face of your fears. Dynamic and inspirational,is filled with concrete techniques for turning passivity into action.
/book/show/6503495-the-tell-tale-heart?from_search=true	Edgar Allan Poe	The Tell-Tale Heart	The Tell-Tale Heart is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe first published in 1843. It follows an unnamed narrator who insists on his sanity after murdering an old man with a vulture eye. The murder is carefully calculated, and the murderer hides the body by cutting it into pieces and hiding it under the floorboards. Ultimately the narrator's guilt manifests itself in theThe Tell-Tale Heart is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe first published in 1843. It follows an unnamed narrator who insists on his sanity after murdering an old man with a vulture eye. The murder is carefully calculated, and the murderer hides the body by cutting it into pieces and hiding it under the floorboards. Ultimately the narrator's guilt manifests itself in the hallucination that the man's heart is still beating under the floorboards.It is unclear what relationship, if any, the old man and his murderer share. It has been suggested that the old man is a father figure or, perhaps, that his vulture eye represents some sort of veiled secret. The ambiguity and lack of details about the two main characters stand in stark contrast to the specific plot details leading up to the murder.The story was first published in James Russell Lowell's The Pioneer in January 1843. The Tell-Tale Heart is widely considered a classic of the Gothic fiction genre and one of Poe's most famous short stories.
/book/show/27826473-the-most-dangerous-game?from_search=true	Richard Connell	The Most Dangerous Game: The Hounds of Zaroff (Annotated): The Fiction Adventure Classic	The Most Dangerous Game, also published as The Hounds of Zaroff, is a short story by Richard Connell, first published in Collier's book on January 19, 1924. The story features a big-game hunter from New York who falls off a yacht and swims to an isolated island in the Caribbean, where he is hunted by a Cossack aristocrat. The story is inspired by the big-game hunting sThe Most Dangerous Game, also published as The Hounds of Zaroff, is a short story by Richard Connell, first published in Collier's book on January 19, 1924. The story features a big-game hunter from New York who falls off a yacht and swims to an isolated island in the Caribbean, where he is hunted by a Cossack aristocrat. The story is inspired by the big-game hunting safaris in Africa and South America that were particularly fashionable among wealthy Americans in the 1920s.
/book/show/21330745-the-pickwick-papers?from_search=true	Charles Dickens Jasper Fforde (Afterword)	The Pickwick Papers	The adventures of the immortal Pickwick Club, headed by good Mr. Pickwick himself, have kept readers laughing for nearly two centuries. Following the intrepidly bumbling Pickwickians along the highways and byways of old England, Charles Dickens creates a vivid world of highwaymen, duels, lawsuits, jails, and hilarious romantic imbrogliosbut a world too of deeply affectingThe adventures of the immortal Pickwick Club, headed by good Mr. Pickwick himself, have kept readers laughing for nearly two centuries. Following the intrepidly bumbling Pickwickians along the highways and byways of old England, Charles Dickens creates a vivid world of highwaymen, duels, lawsuits, jails, and hilarious romantic imbrogliosbut a world too of deeply affecting human warmth and generosity. Filled with a host of indelible characters, [viii]has never ceased to enjoy the popularity it won with its initial publicationwhen it rocketed its author to sudden fame and launched a career without equal in the history of the English novel.With an Afterword by Jasper Fforde
/book/show/17677407-daddy-long-legs---a-comedy-in-four-acts---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Jean Webster	Daddy Long-Legs - A Comedy in Four Acts - The Original Classic Edition	Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Daddy Long-Legs - A Comedy in Four Acts. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Jean Webster, which is now, at last, again available to you.Get the PDF andFinally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Daddy Long-Legs - A Comedy in Four Acts. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Jean Webster, which is now, at last, again available to you.Get the PDF and EPUB NOW as well. Included in your purchase you have Daddy Long-Legs - A Comedy in Four Acts in EPUB AND PDF format to read on any tablet, eReader, desktop, laptop or smartphone simultaneous - Get it NOW.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside Daddy Long-Legs - A Comedy in Four Acts:Look inside the book:That is-you are not to thank him for the money; he does?n't 15 care to have that mentioned, but you are to write a letter telling of the progress in your studies and the details of your daily life. ...It seems queer 22 for me to be writing letters at all-I?'ve never written more than three or four in my life, so please overlook it if these are not a model kind. ...That is, he knows that my father and mother are dead, and that a kind gentleman is sending me to college; Isimply did?n't have the courage to tell him about the John Grier Home and all the rest.About Jean Webster, the Author:Jean Webster (pseudonym for Alice Jane Chandler Webster, July 24, 1876 - June 11, 1916) was an American writer and author of many books including Daddy-Long-Legs and Dear Enemy. ...Webster started writing the short stories that would make up Much Ado about Peter, and with her mother visited Italy for the winter of 1903-4 including a 6-week stay in a convent in Palestrina, while she wrote the Wheat Princess.
/book/show/6214365-the-man-who-was-thursday?from_search=true	G.K. Chesterton	The Man Who Was Thursday: A Magic Lamp Classic Mystery	It is very difficult to classify The Man Who Was Thursday. It is possible to say that it is a gripping adventure story of murderous criminals and brilliant policemen; but it was to be expected that the author of the Father Brown stories should tell a detective story like no-one else. On this level, therefore, The Man Who Was Thursday succeeds superbly; if nothing elsIt is very difficult to classify The Man Who Was Thursday. It is possible to say that it is a gripping adventure story of murderous criminals and brilliant policemen; but it was to be expected that the author of the Father Brown stories should tell a detective story like no-one else. On this level, therefore, The Man Who Was Thursday succeeds superbly; if nothing else, it is a magnificent tour-de-force of suspense-writing. However, the reader will soon discover that it is much more than that. Carried along on the boisterous rush of the narrative by Chesterton's wonderful high-spirited style. You will soon see that you are being carried into much deeper waters than you planned on; and the totally unforeseeable denouement will prove, as it has for thousands of others since 1908 when the book was first published, an inevitable and moving experience, as the investigators finally discover who Sunday is.
/book/show/820795.Einstein_s_Dreams?from_search=true	Alan Lightman	Einstein's Dreams	A modern classic, Einsteins Dreams is a fictional collage of stories dreamed by Albert Einstein in 1905, when he worked in a patent office in Switzerland. As the defiant but sensitive young genius is creating his theory of relativity, a new conception of time, he imagines many possible worlds. In one, time is circular, so that people are fated to repeat triumphs and failuA modern classic, Einsteins Dreams is a fictional collage of stories dreamed by Albert Einstein in 1905, when he worked in a patent office in Switzerland. As the defiant but sensitive young genius is creating his theory of relativity, a new conception of time, he imagines many possible worlds. In one, time is circular, so that people are fated to repeat triumphs and failures over and over. In another, there is a place where time stands still, visited by lovers and parents clinging to their children. In another, time is a nightingale, sometimes trapped by a bell jar.Now translated into thirty languages, Einsteins Dreams has inspired playwrights, dancers, musicians, and painters all over the world. In poetic vignettes, it explores the connections between science and art, the process of creativity, and ultimately the fragility of human existence.
/book/show/21351065-mountain-interval?from_search=true	Robert Frost	Mountain Interval	Robert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 - January 29, 1963) was an American poet. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech.[1] His work frequently employed settings from rural life in New England in the early twentieth century, using them to examine complex social and philosophical themes. One of the most populRobert Lee Frost (March 26, 1874 - January 29, 1963) was an American poet. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech.[1] His work frequently employed settings from rural life in New England in the early twentieth century, using them to examine complex social and philosophical themes. One of the most popular and critically respected American poets of his generation, Frost was honored frequently during his lifetime, receiving four Pulitzer Prizes for Poetry. -wikipedia
/book/show/14524603-antony-and-cleopatra?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	Antony and Cleopatra	Antony and Cleopatra dramatizes a major event in world history: the founding of the Roman Empire. The future first emperor, Octavius Caesar (later called Augustus Caesar), cold-bloodedly manipulates other characters and exercises iron control over himself.At first, he shares power with Mark Antony, Romes preeminent military leader, and the weaker Lepidus. Caesar needs AntAntony and Cleopatra dramatizes a major event in world history: the founding of the Roman Empire. The future first emperor, Octavius Caesar (later called Augustus Caesar), cold-bloodedly manipulates other characters and exercises iron control over himself.At first, he shares power with Mark Antony, Romes preeminent military leader, and the weaker Lepidus. Caesar needs Antony to fend off other Roman strongmen like Pompey; he even offers his sister Octavia to him as a bride, despite Antonys reputation as a libertine and his past rivalry with Caesar. Once Caesar defeats Pompey, however, he needs no allies. He brings charges against Lepidus, denies Antony his spoils from Pompeys defeat, and seizes cities in the eastern Roman colonies that Antony rules.The plays emphasis, however, is on those whom Caesar defeats: Antony and his wealthy Egyptian ally, Queen Cleopatra. The play does not sugarcoat Antony and Cleopatras famous love affair, including her calculated attempts to seduce Antony from his duties and his rage when he thinks she has betrayed him to Caesar. Nonetheless, the lovers find such sensual and emotional satisfaction that Caesars world conquest seems smaller than what they find in each other.
/book/show/24893051-classic-love-poems?from_search=true	Richard Armitage (Narrator) Elizabeth Barrett Browning William Shakespeare	Classic Love Poems	For anyone who's in love - or hopes to be - what greater celebration could there be than to hear the world's greatest love poetry read lovingly by Richard Armitage? With 15 poems by William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and more, Classic Love Poems is a listening treat for Valentine's Day - or any day.Included in this collection are:How do IFor anyone who's in love - or hopes to be - what greater celebration could there be than to hear the world's greatest love poetry read lovingly by Richard Armitage? With 15 poems by William Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and more, Classic Love Poems is a listening treat for Valentine's Day - or any day.Included in this collection are:How do I love thee? by Elizabeth Barrett BrowningSonnet 116 by William ShakespeareAnnabel Lee by Edgar Allan PoeTo Be One with Each Other by George EliotMaud by Alfred, Lord TennysonTo His Coy Mistress by Andrew MarvellBright Star by John KeatsLove's Philosophy by Percy Bysshe Shelley1 Corinthians 13:4-8Meeting at Night by Robert BrowningThe Dream by Edna St. Vincent MillayThe Passionate Shepherd to His Love by Christopher MarloweI carry your heart by e. e. cummingsShe Walks in Beauty by Lord ByronGive All to Love by Ralph Waldo EmersonLength: 22 mins / Public Domain (P)2015 Audible Inc.
/book/show/1328550.Horton_Hatches_The_Egg?from_search=true	Dr. Seuss	Horton Hatches The Egg	Poor Horton. Dr. Seuss's kindly elephant is persuaded to sit on an egg while its mother, the good-for-nothing bird lazy Maysie, takes a break. Little does Horton know that Maysie is setting off for a permanent vacation in Palm Springs. He waits, and waits, never leaving his precarious branch, even through a freezing winter and a spring that's punctuated by the insults of hPoor Horton. Dr. Seuss's kindly elephant is persuaded to sit on an egg while its mother, the good-for-nothing bird lazy Maysie, takes a break. Little does Horton know that Maysie is setting off for a permanent vacation in Palm Springs. He waits, and waits, never leaving his precarious branch, even through a freezing winter and a spring that's punctuated by the insults of his friends. (They taunted. They teased him. They yelled 'How Absurd! Old Horton the Elephant thinks he's a bird!') Further indignities await, but Horton has the patience of Job--from whose story this one clearly derives--and he is rewarded in the end by the surprise birth of... an elephant-bird.contains some of Theodor Geisel's most inspired verse and some of his best-ever illustrations, the dated style of which only accentuates their power and charm. A book no childhood should be without. (Ages 2 to 7)
/book/show/4843424-the-master-key-system---charles-haanel-s-all-time-classic?from_search=true	Charles F. Haanel	The Master Key System - Charles Haanel's All Time Classic	Complete text with full set of Haanel's Questions & Answers after each chapter. The Book that will not only leave you 'feeling' good, but also 'thinking' good. In The Master Key System, presented as a series of twenty-four lessons, Charles Haanel discusses everything from how to feel healthy to how to become wealthy. One of the great classics of all times with millionsComplete text with full set of Haanel's Questions & Answers after each chapter. The Book that will not only leave you 'feeling' good, but also 'thinking' good. In The Master Key System, presented as a series of twenty-four lessons, Charles Haanel discusses everything from how to feel healthy to how to become wealthy. One of the great classics of all times with millions sold world-wide and rumored to be what inspired Bill Gates to leave Harvard and start Microsoft.
/book/show/18822641-tales-of-terror-and-mystery?from_search=true	Arthur Conan Doyle	Tales of Terror and Mystery	This collector-quality edition includes the complete text of twelve short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in freshly edited and newly typeset editions. With a generous 6x9 page size, this Summit Classic edition is printed on hefty 60# bright white paper with a fully laminated cover featuring an original full color design. Page headers and individual story title pages areThis collector-quality edition includes the complete text of twelve short stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in freshly edited and newly typeset editions. With a generous 6x9 page size, this Summit Classic edition is printed on hefty 60# bright white paper with a fully laminated cover featuring an original full color design. Page headers and individual story title pages are indicative of the care given the production of this new edition of old favorites. Additional material collected and presented for Conan Doyle fans, new or old, are a biographical sketch of the author and a detailed selected bibliography of his work. Stories included in this edition: The Horror of the Heights The Leather Funnel The New Catacomb The Case of Lady Sannox The Terror of Blue John Gap The Brazilian Cat The Lost Special The Beetle Hunter The Man With the Watches The Japanned Box The Black Doctor The Jew's Breastplate Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930) is known the world over as the creator of the famous consulting detective, Sherlock Holmes. To a lesser extent, his irascible Professor Challenger is known to generations of readers. But Conan Doyle was a prolific writer who produced a large body of work ranging from non-fiction and full-length novels to a wide-ranging collection of short stories. The stories in this volume were originally published separately as short stories in various magazines at various times, and some have also appeared in other collections. This particular collection of stories, titled as Tales of Terror and Mystery, was first published together in 1923. The present volume contains examples of Conan Doyle's not-infrequent forays into the off-beat, the macabre, the mystical and the mysterious. While he became a full-blown spiritualist and paranormal enthusiast later in life, tales of a dark side nature were part of his repertoire from fairly early in his career. Doyle fans may be amused to note a few incidental references to a certain well-known amateur detective in these pages, perhaps Doyle's way of exacting a little revenge on the character he came to resent for overshadowing his other work. We are pleased to make this collection available, and hope you enjoy reading it as much as we have enjoyed preparing it.
/book/show/19077300-bartholomew-and-the-oobleck?from_search=true	Dr. Seuss	Bartholomew and the Oobleck	easily qualifies as a Seuss classic, first told way back in 1949. And its message--the importance of owning up to your mistakes and saying that you're sorry--is as timeless now as it was then.Bartholomew Cubbins serves thanklessly as pageboy to King Derwin of Didd, a headstrong man who's decided he isn't satisfied with mere sun, fog, rain, and seasily qualifies as a Seuss classic, first told way back in 1949. And its message--the importance of owning up to your mistakes and saying that you're sorry--is as timeless now as it was then.Bartholomew Cubbins serves thanklessly as pageboy to King Derwin of Didd, a headstrong man who's decided he isn't satisfied with mere sun, fog, rain, and snow. (Humph! The things that come down from my sky!) He wants something, something uniquely his own, so he calls in his royal magicians (Shuffle, duffle, muzzle, muff. Fista, wista, mista-cuff. We are men of groans and howls, mystic men who eat boiled owls). Happy to oblige, the magicians tell the king they can make oobleck fall from the sky, only nobody--not even the magicians--knows just what oobleck is. But after a night of arcane incantations, everyone in the kingdom gets a taste of the stuff (in the case of the Captain of the Guard, literally!), as the green, gluey goo gums up everything in sight.Of course, Bartholomew tries to help, but it's up to the king to save the day, as he learns to utter not magic words but simple words with magic in them: I'm sorry. (Ages 4 to 8)
/book/show/12351986-lady-of-hay?from_search=true	Barbara Erskine	Lady of Hay: An enduring classic - gripping, atmospheric and utterly compelling	
/book/show/177508.Nurtured_by_Love?from_search=true	Shinichi Suzuki Waltraud Suzuki	Nurtured by Love: The Classic Approach to Talent Education	This book is the cornerstone upon which to build any Suzuki library. In it, the author presents the philosophy and principles of Suzuki's teaching methods. Through the examples from his own life and teaching, Suzuki establishes his case for early childhood education and the high potential of every human being---not just those seemingly gifted.
/book/show/240896.Alice_In_Wonderland?from_search=true	Walt Disney Company Stella Coker Teddy Slater	Alice In Wonderland (Disney Classic Series)	Source of legend and lyric, reference and conjecture,is for most children pure pleasure in prose. While adults try to decipher Lewis Carroll's putative use of complex mathematical codes in the text, or debate his alleged use of opium, young readers simply dive with Alice through the rabbit hole, pursuing The dream-child moving through a lSource of legend and lyric, reference and conjecture,is for most children pure pleasure in prose. While adults try to decipher Lewis Carroll's putative use of complex mathematical codes in the text, or debate his alleged use of opium, young readers simply dive with Alice through the rabbit hole, pursuing The dream-child moving through a land / Of wonders wild and new. There they encounter the White Rabbit, the Queen of Hearts, the Mock Turtle, and the Mad Hatter, among a multitude of other characters--extinct, fantastical, and commonplace creatures. Alice journeys through this Wonderland, trying to fathom the meaning of her strange experiences. But they turn out to be curiouser and curiouser, seemingly without moral or sense.
/book/show/6333653-the-character-of-physical-law?from_search=true	Richard Feynman Jeff Riggenbach (Read by)	The Character of Physical Law: Feynman's Classic on Scientific Laws	This Nobel Prize Winner gives an overview of selected physical laws and gathers their common features into one broad principle.
/book/show/12631080-tarzan-series?from_search=true	Edgar Rice Burroughs	Tarzan Series: THE RETURN OF TARZAN by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Tarzan Classic Books Collection Book #2 with Original Cover)	Tarzan is the quintessential feral child, an archetypal wild boy lost in the jungle and raised by great apes. Created by author Edgar Rice Burroughs, the ape man character of Lord Greystoke continues to enthrall and captivate readers and audiences, the world over.The Return of Tarzan is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the second in his series of books about the tiTarzan is the quintessential feral child, an archetypal wild boy lost in the jungle and raised by great apes. Created by author Edgar Rice Burroughs, the ape man character of Lord Greystoke continues to enthrall and captivate readers and audiences, the world over.The Return of Tarzan is a novel written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, the second in his series of books about the title character Tarzan. It was first published in the pulp magazine New Story Magazine in the issues for June through December 1913; the first book edition was published in 1915 by A. C. McClurg.
/book/show/18732751-the-tin-woodman-of-oz---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	L. Frank Baum	The Tin Woodman of Oz - The Original Classic Edition	Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of The Tin Woodman of Oz. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by L. Frank Baum, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside The Tin Woodman of Oz:I kFinally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of The Tin Woodman of Oz. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by L. Frank Baum, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside The Tin Woodman of Oz:I know that some of you have been waiting for this story of the Tin Woodman, because many of my correspondents have asked me, time and again what ever became of the pretty Munchkin girl whom Nick Chopper was engaged to marry before the Wicked Witch enchanted his axe and he traded his flesh for tin....It was you who first told me it was my duty to find and marry Nimmie Amee, and Id like you to know that Nick Chopper, the Tin Emperor of the Winkies, is a man who never shirks his duty, once it is pointed out to him....After I have found Nimmie Amee and she has managed to control her joy at our reunion, I shall take her to the Emerald City and introduce her to Ozma and Dorothy, and to Betsy Bobbin and Tiny Trot, and all our other friends; but, if I remember rightly, poor Nimmie Amee has a sharp tongue when angry, and she may be a trifle angry with me, at first, because I have been so long in coming to her....But our friends kept on walking even after the sun went down, hoping to find a good place for Woot the Wanderer to sleep; but when it grew quite dark and the boy was weary with his long walk, they halted right in the middle of a field and allowed Woot to get his supper from the food he carried in his knapsack....Just as I thought, said Til, blinking her purple eyes and shaking her puffy head; but just then the Loon stuck the thorn into the leg of Woot the Wanderer, and while it had been blunted somewhat, it was still sharp enough to hurt.
/book/show/29153976-how-i-got-my-shrunken-head?from_search=true	R.L. Stine	How I Got My Shrunken Head (Classic Goosebumps, #10)	Two Heads Are Better Than One!What has two eyes, a mouth, and wrinkly green skin? Mark's shrunken head. It's a present from his Aunt Benna. A gift from the jungle island of Baladora.Mark can't wait to show the kids at school his shrunken head. It's so ugly. So gross. So awesome. But late one night the head starts to glow. Because it's no ordinary head. It gives Mark a straTwo Heads Are Better Than One!What has two eyes, a mouth, and wrinkly green skin? Mark's shrunken head. It's a present from his Aunt Benna. A gift from the jungle island of Baladora.Mark can't wait to show the kids at school his shrunken head. It's so ugly. So gross. So awesome. But late one night the head starts to glow. Because it's no ordinary head. It gives Mark a strange power. A magical power. A dangerous power....
/book/show/26301788-parnassus-on-wheels?from_search=true	Christopher Morley	Parnassus on Wheels	Excerpt from Parnassus on WheelsAnd so when her own adventure came to pass, and she was urged to put it on paper, I think she unconsciously adopted something of the manner and matter that you have made properly yours.Surely, sir, you will not disown so innocent a tribute! At any rate, Miss Harriet Grayson, whose excellent qualities we have all so long admired, will findExcerpt from Parnassus on WheelsAnd so when her own adventure came to pass, and she was urged to put it on paper, I think she unconsciously adopted something of the manner and matter that you have made properly yours.Surely, sir, you will not disown so innocent a tribute! At any rate, Miss Harriet Grayson, whose excellent qualities we have all so long admired, will find in Mrs. Mifflin a kindred spirit.Mrs. Mifflin would have said this for herself, with her characteristic definiteness of speech, had she not been out of touch with her publishers and foolscap paper. She and the Professor are on their Parnassus, somewhere on the high roads, happily engrossed in the most godly diversion known to man - selling books. And I venture to think that there are no volumes they take more pleasure in recommending than the wholesome and invigorating books which bear your name.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/34018516-pan?from_search=true	Knut Hamsun	Pan	Excerpt from PanThe girl lifted her veil the least little bit, to her nose, and started talking to [esop in a whisper.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally rExcerpt from PanThe girl lifted her veil the least little bit, to her nose, and started talking to [esop in a whisper.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/33108166-closing-time?from_search=true	Joseph Heller	Closing Time	A darkly comic and ambitious sequel to the American classicA darkly comic and ambitious sequel to the American classic
/book/show/15794594-jane-eyre-laid-bare?from_search=true	Eve Sinclair	Jane Eyre Laid Bare: The Classic Novel with an Erotic Twist	Everyone is familiar with Charlotte Bront's passionate, but restrained novel in which the plain, yet spirited governess Jane Eyre falls for the arrogant Mr. Rochester. It's a novel that simmers with sexual tension but never quite reaches the boiling point. Which is to be expected. After all, the original was written in 1847. That was then. This is now. And in JANE EYRE LAEveryone is familiar with Charlotte Bront's passionate, but restrained novel in which the plain, yet spirited governess Jane Eyre falls for the arrogant Mr. Rochester. It's a novel that simmers with sexual tension but never quite reaches the boiling point. Which is to be expected. After all, the original was written in 1847. That was then. This is now. And in JANE EYRE LAID BARE, author Eve Sinclair writes between the lines to chart the smoldering sexual chemistry between the long-suffering governess and her brooding employer.When an eager and curious Jane Eyre arrives at Thornfield Hall her sexual desires are awakened. Who is the enigmatic Rochester and why is she attracted to him? What are the strange, yet captivating noises coming from the attic, and why does the very air she breathes feel heavy with passion? Only one thing is certain. Jane Eyre may have arrived at Thornfield an unfulfilled and tentative woman, but she will leave a very different person
/book/show/25995025-what-pet-should-i-get?from_search=true	Dr. Seuss	What Pet Should I Get?	A never-before-seen picture book by Dr. Seuss!  This never-ever-before-seen picture book by Dr. Seuss about making up one's mind is the literary equivalent of buried treasure! What happens when a brother and sister visit a pet store to pick a pet? Naturally, they can't choose just one! The tale captures a classic childhood moment-choosing a pet-and uses it to illuminate aA never-before-seen picture book by Dr. Seuss!  This never-ever-before-seen picture book by Dr. Seuss about making up one's mind is the literary equivalent of buried treasure! What happens when a brother and sister visit a pet store to pick a pet? Naturally, they can't choose just one! The tale captures a classic childhood moment-choosing a pet-and uses it to illuminate a life lesson: that it is hard to make up your mind, but sometimes you just have to do it!  Told in Dr. Seuss's signature rhyming style, this is a must-have for Seuss fans and book collectors, and a perfect choice for the holidays, birthdays, and happy occasions of all kinds.  An Editor's Note at the end discusses Dr. Seuss's pets, his creative process, and the discovery of the manuscript and illustrations for What Pet Should I Get?
/book/show/219375.Deathbird_Stories?from_search=true	Harlan Ellison	Deathbird Stories	Harlan Ellison's masterwork of myth and terror as he seduces all innocence on a mind-freezing odyssey into the darkest reaches of mortal terror and the most dazzling heights of Olympian hell in his finest collection.Deathbird Stories is a collection of 19 of Harlan Ellison's best stories, including Edgar and Hugo winners, originally published between 1960 and 1974. The colHarlan Ellison's masterwork of myth and terror as he seduces all innocence on a mind-freezing odyssey into the darkest reaches of mortal terror and the most dazzling heights of Olympian hell in his finest collection.Deathbird Stories is a collection of 19 of Harlan Ellison's best stories, including Edgar and Hugo winners, originally published between 1960 and 1974. The collection contains some of Ellison's best stories from earlier collections and is judged by some to be his most consistently high quality collection of short fiction. The theme of the collection can be loosely defined as God, or Gods. Sometimes they're dead or dying, some of them are as brand-new as today's technology. Unlike some of Ellison's collections, the introductory notes to each story can be as short as a phrase and rarely run more than a sentence or two. One story took a Locus Poll Award, the two final ones both garnered Hugo Awards and Locus Poll awards, and the final one also received a Jupiter Award from the Instructors of Science Fiction in Higher Education (discontinued in 1979). When the collection was published in Britain, it won the 1979 British Science Fiction Award for Short Fiction.His stories will rivet you to the floor and change your heartbeat...as unforgettable a chamber of horror, fantasy and reality as you'll ever experience.-GalleryBrutally and flamboyantly shocking, frequently brilliant, and always irresistibly mesmerizing.-Richmond Times-Dispatch
/book/show/27012097-taras-bulba?from_search=true	Nikolai Gogol	Taras Bulba: A Tale of the Cossacks	Excerpt from Taras Bulba: A Tale of the CossacksThe famous old Kazak, Taras Bulba, is one of the great character-creations which speak for themselves, and require no extraneous comment or interpretation. Indeed, his overflowing vitality embraces not only his sons, but all his comrades, with their typical Little Russian nomenclature ending in ko, and the reader's interesExcerpt from Taras Bulba: A Tale of the CossacksThe famous old Kazak, Taras Bulba, is one of the great character-creations which speak for themselves, and require no extraneous comment or interpretation. Indeed, his overflowing vitality embraces not only his sons, but all his comrades, with their typical Little Russian nomenclature ending in ko, and the reader's interest in Kazakdom in general and the Zaporozhtzi in particular, Is kindled to a very unusual degree. He immediately wishes to know: Where was - and is - the Ukraina? Where was Zaporozhe? Where - and what - was its capital, The Syech? Where did the Kazaks get their name, and what does it mean?Complete answers to these questions can be found only in Russian authorities. Historians and specialists have interested themselves so deeply and so long in these and allied questions, that the data available are confusingly abundant.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26921887-phineas-finn-the-irish-member?from_search=true	Anthony Trollope	Phineas Finn, the Irish Member: A Novel	Excerpt from Phineas Finn, the Irish Member: A NovelAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairinExcerpt from Phineas Finn, the Irish Member: A NovelAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/28012334-comics-the-adventures-of-tintin?from_search=true	Herg	Comics; The Adventures of Tintin: "Tintin and the Shooting Star": The original Tintin classic comic book by Herge, Series 10.	The Shooting Star is the 10th comic series of The Adventures of Tintin, a series of classic comic-strip books that were written and illustrated by Belgian writer and comics illustrator Herg, featuring young reporter Tintin as a hero. Its original French-language title is L'toile mystrieuse (the mysterious star).The Shooting Star tells the story of Tintin's voyage toThe Shooting Star is the 10th comic series of The Adventures of Tintin, a series of classic comic-strip books that were written and illustrated by Belgian writer and comics illustrator Herg, featuring young reporter Tintin as a hero. Its original French-language title is L'toile mystrieuse (the mysterious star).The Shooting Star tells the story of Tintin's voyage to the Arctic Ocean to recover a meteor that is composed of Phostlite, an unknown metal. It was first serialized in the newspaper Le Soir in black and white in 1941, and was subsequently published in a colour album in 1942.The Shooting Star comics series was created and illustrated by Belgian cartoonist Herg. The story was serialised daily in Le Soir, Belgium's leading francophone newspaper, from October 1941 to May 1942 amidst the German occupation of Belgium during World War II. The story tells of young Belgian reporter Tintin, who travels with his dog Snowy and friend Captain Haddock aboard a scientific expedition to the Arctic Ocean on an international race to find a meteorite that has fallen to the Earth.The Shooting Star was a success and was published in comic book form by Casterman Comics shortly after its conclusion; the first Tintin comics volume to be originally published in the 62-page full-colour format. Herg continued The Adventures of Tintin with The Secret of the Unicorn, while the series itself became a defining part of the Franco-Belgian comics tradition. The Shooting Star has received a mixed critical reception and has been one of the most controversial instalments in the series due to the anti-Semitic portrayal of its villain. The story was adapted for both the 1957 Belvision animated series, Herg's Adventures of Tintin, and for the 1991 animated series The Adventures of Tintin by Ellipse and Nelvana.__________________________________Tintin Comics charactersJust as Alfred Hitchcock made furtive appearances in his films, Herg couldnt resist joining in the adventures of his characters. He discreetly drew himself into the scenery, appearing as a reporter dutifully taking notes when Tintin embarks for the Congo, or interviewing a local in front of the gates to Marlinspike Hall, in hope of gaining the latest on the story of the broken glass in The Calculus Affair. In Hergs universe, its hard to find a character that has been created from scratch: most were inspired by real people who were either close to the author in some way, historical figures or celebrities at the time.Tintin character.Tintin is neither a surname nor a first name, Tintin is created from Herg's subconscious desire to be perfect, to be a hero. The hero who everyone between 7 and 77 years old wants to be, or become while reading the Adventures of Tintin Comics.Tintin is created by his father Georges Remi, Herg, the world renowned Belgian cartoonist. This spiritual heir is more than an adopted child! Herg has stressed the fact that he raised Tintin, protected him, fed him just like a father would (Numa Sadoul, Tintin et moi, Casterman, p. 66) Over the years and in the course of the Adventures, Tintin surrounds himself with friends who became part his family so to speak.Among his friends, Snowy comes first. Admittedly he is a dog, but he is above all, the faithful friend of Tintin with a generous spirit. Secondly, Tchang appears in the family circle and becomes a lifelong friend of Tintin and almost a brother. Thirdly, Captain Haddock whose debut was to come a good ten years later is ready to sacrifice his own life for Tintin. Not forgetting all the others, Castafiore, Calculus, Thomson and Thompson who form Tintin's family circle.Tintin is free, and a very moral person with great integrity.
/book/show/32977678-volpone-or-the-fox?from_search=true	Ben Jonson	Volpone, or the Fox	Excerpt from Volpone, or the FoxAlthough Volpone has always been ranked by critics as one of the greatest of Jonson's comedies, it has not been edited so often as some of the others. The present edition attempts to indicate certain new material as to the sources, and thereby help in the understanding of various passages, and also of the purpose of the play as a whole.AboExcerpt from Volpone, or the FoxAlthough Volpone has always been ranked by critics as one of the greatest of Jonson's comedies, it has not been edited so often as some of the others. The present edition attempts to indicate certain new material as to the sources, and thereby help in the understanding of various passages, and also of the purpose of the play as a whole.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/19446171-the-tempest?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	The Tempest	This joyous play, the last comedy of Shakespeare's career, sums up his stagecraft with a display of seemingly effortless skill. Prospero, exiled Duke of Milan, living on an enchanted island, has the opportunity to punish and forgive his enemies when he raises a tempest that drives them ashoreas well as to forestall a rebellion, to arrange the meeting of his daughter, MiraThis joyous play, the last comedy of Shakespeare's career, sums up his stagecraft with a display of seemingly effortless skill. Prospero, exiled Duke of Milan, living on an enchanted island, has the opportunity to punish and forgive his enemies when he raises a tempest that drives them ashoreas well as to forestall a rebellion, to arrange the meeting of his daughter, Miranda, with an eminently suitable young prince, and, more important, to relinquish his magic powers in recognition of his advancing age. Richly filled with music and magic, romance and comedy, the play's theme of love and reconciliation offers a splendid feast for the senses and the heart.
/book/show/1490430.The_Hobbit_Graphic_Novel_?from_search=true	J.R.R. Tolkien (Creator) David Wenzel (Illustrator) Chuck Dixon (Adapter)	The Hobbit (Graphic Novel): An Illustrated Edition of the Fantasy Classic	AN ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF THE FANTASY CLASSIC WITH SIX NEW PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS!AN ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF THE FANTASY CLASSIC WITH SIX NEW PAGES OF ILLUSTRATIONS!When Thorin Oakenshield and his band of dwarves embark upon a dangerous quest to reclaim stolen treasure from the evil dragon Smaug, Gandalf the wizard suggests an unlikely accomplice: Bilbo Baggins, a quiet and contented hobbit. Along the way, the company faces trolls, goblins, giant spiders, and worse. But in the end it is Bilbo alone who must face the most dreaded dragon in all Middle-earthand a destiny that waits in the dark caverns beneath the Misty Mountains, where a twisted creature known as Gollum jealously guards a precious magic ring.
/book/show/872218.The_Jungle?from_search=true	Upton Sinclair	The Jungle (Classic Books on CD)	A searing novel of social realism, Upton Sinclair'sfollows the fortunes of Jurgis Rudkus, an immigrant who finds in the stockyards of turn-of-the-century Chicago a ruthless system that degrades and impoverishes him, and an industry whose filthy practices contaminate the meat it processes. From the stench of the killing-beds to the horrors of the fertilizer-workA searing novel of social realism, Upton Sinclair'sfollows the fortunes of Jurgis Rudkus, an immigrant who finds in the stockyards of turn-of-the-century Chicago a ruthless system that degrades and impoverishes him, and an industry whose filthy practices contaminate the meat it processes. From the stench of the killing-beds to the horrors of the fertilizer-works, the appalling conditions in which Jurgis works are described in intense detail by an author bent on social reform. So powerful was the book's message that it caught the eye of President Theodore Roosevelt and led to changes to the food hygiene laws.
/book/show/30518345-the-tale-of-peter-rabbit-with-complete-original-illustrations?from_search=true	Beatrix Potter	THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT (With Complete Original Illustrations): Children's Book Classic	This carefully crafted ebook: THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT (With Complete Original Illustrations) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.The Tale of Peter Rabbit follows mischievous and disobedient young Peter Rabbit as he is chased about the garden of Mr. McGregor. Mother rabbit always cautions her children about the garden, but her rThis carefully crafted ebook: THE TALE OF PETER RABBIT (With Complete Original Illustrations) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.The Tale of Peter Rabbit follows mischievous and disobedient young Peter Rabbit as he is chased about the garden of Mr. McGregor. Mother rabbit always cautions her children about the garden, but her rebellious son Peter goes there to snack on some vegetables. Peter is spotted and loses his jacket and shoes while trying to escape. He hides in a watering can in a shed, but then has to run away again when Mr. McGregor finds him, and ends up completely lost. He escapes and returns home to his mother who puts him to bed after dosing him with chamomile tea.Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) was an English author, illustrator, natural scientist, and conservationist best known for her children's books featuring animals. Potter's artistic and literary interests were deeply influenced by fairies, fairy tales and fantasy. Her best known picture book is The Tale of Peter Rabbit which was also her first publication. The great success was followed by the number of successful children's books about animals, such as The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, The Tailor of Gloucester and The Tale of Benjamin Bunny. She carried on to write and illustrate until her diminishing eyesight made it difficult to continue. Potter's books continue to sell throughout the world in many languages with her stories being retold in song, film, ballet, and animation.
/book/show/24676026-the-awakening-original-classic-edition-with-illustrations?from_search=true	Kate Chopin Marilynne Robinson (Introduction)	The Awakening [ Original Classic Edition with illustrations ]	The Awakening, originally titled A Solitary Soul, is a novel by Kate Chopin, first published in 1899. Set in New Orleans and the Southern Louisiana coast at the end of the nineteenth century, the plot centers on Edna Pontellier and her struggle to reconcile her increasingly unorthodox views on femininity and motherhood with the prevailing social attitudes of the turn-of-thThe Awakening, originally titled A Solitary Soul, is a novel by Kate Chopin, first published in 1899. Set in New Orleans and the Southern Louisiana coast at the end of the nineteenth century, the plot centers on Edna Pontellier and her struggle to reconcile her increasingly unorthodox views on femininity and motherhood with the prevailing social attitudes of the turn-of-the-century American South. It is one of the earliest American novels that focuses on women's issues without condescension. It is also widely seen as a landmark work of early feminism, generating mixed reaction from contemporary readers and criticism.The novel's blend of realistic narrative, incisive social commentary, and psychological complexity makes The Awakening a precursor of American modernist literature; it prefigures the works of American novelists such as William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway and echoes the works of contemporaries such as Edith Wharton and Henry James. It can also be considered among the first Southern works in a tradition that would culminate with the modern masterpieces of Faulkner, Flannery O'Connor, Eudora Welty, Katherine Anne Porter, and Tennessee Williams.About AuthorKate Chopin, born Katherine O'Flaherty (February 8, 1850  August 22, 1904), was an American author of short stories and novels. She is now considered by some to have been a forerunner of the feminist authors of the 20th century.
/book/show/2164037.Around_The_World_In_Eighty_Days?from_search=true	Jules Verne	Around The World In Eighty Days	One ill-fated evening at the Reform Club, Phileas Fogg rashly bets his companions 20,000 that he can travel around the entire globe in just eighty daysand he is determined not to lose. Breaking the well-established routine of his dOne ill-fated evening at the Reform Club, Phileas Fogg rashly bets his companions 20,000 that he can travel around the entire globe in just eighty daysand he is determined not to lose. Breaking the well-established routine of his daily life, the reserved Englishman immediately sets off for Dover, accompanied by his hot-blooded French manservant Passepartout. Travelling by train, steamship, sailing boat, sledge and even elephant, they must overcome storms, kidnappings, natural disasters, Sioux attacks and the dogged Inspector Fix of Scotland Yardwho believes that Fogg has robbed the Bank of Englandto win the extraordinary wager.gripped audiences on its publication and remains hugely popular, combining exploration, adventure and a thrilling race against time.
/book/show/6519359-death-of-a-salesman?from_search=true	Arthur Miller	Death Of A Salesman	Arthur Miller's most famous play, Death of a Salesman, has become a key text in Western literature. This unusually powerful recording, made for radio in 1953, was directed by Elia Kazan who premiered the play. It features Thomas Mitchell and Arthur Kennedy as father and son. Willy, a travelling salesman, based in New York, relentlessly chases material success. As the disapArthur Miller's most famous play, Death of a Salesman, has become a key text in Western literature. This unusually powerful recording, made for radio in 1953, was directed by Elia Kazan who premiered the play. It features Thomas Mitchell and Arthur Kennedy as father and son. Willy, a travelling salesman, based in New York, relentlessly chases material success. As the disappointing nature of his reality crowds in upon him, Willy and his family suffer the tragic cost of his delusions of greatness. A domestic tragedy, a cynical indictment of materialism and the American Dream, and a profoundly moving story of one man's struggle to maintain his dignity in the face of continual adversity Miller's play is essential listening.
/book/show/31180569-the-invisible-man?from_search=true	H.G. Wells	The Invisible Man	With his face swaddled in bandages, his eyes hidden behind dark glasses and his hands covered even indoors, Griffin the new guest at The Coach and Horses is at first assumed to be a shy accident-victim. But the true reason for his disguise is far more chilling: he has developed a process that has made him invisible, and is locked in a struggle to discover the antidote. ForWith his face swaddled in bandages, his eyes hidden behind dark glasses and his hands covered even indoors, Griffin the new guest at The Coach and Horses is at first assumed to be a shy accident-victim. But the true reason for his disguise is far more chilling: he has developed a process that has made him invisible, and is locked in a struggle to discover the antidote. Forced from the village, and driven to murder, he seeks the aid of an old friend, Kemp. The horror of his fate has affected his mind, however and when Kemp refuse to help, he resolves to wreak his revenge.
/book/show/1649084.The_Merchant_of_Venice?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	The Merchant of Venice	The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeares most popular comedies, but it remains deeply controversial. The text may seem anti-Semitic; yet repeatedly, in performance, it has revealed a contrasting nature. Shylock, though vanquished in the law-court, often triumphs in the theatre. In his intensity he can dominate the play, challenging abrasively its romantic and lyricalThe Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeares most popular comedies, but it remains deeply controversial. The text may seem anti-Semitic; yet repeatedly, in performance, it has revealed a contrasting nature. Shylock, though vanquished in the law-court, often triumphs in the theatre. In his intensity he can dominate the play, challenging abrasively its romantic and lyrical affirmations. What results is a bitter-sweet drama.Though The Merchant of Venice offers some of the traditional pleasures of romantic comedy, it also exposes the operations of prejudice. Thus Shakespeare remains our contemporary.
/book/show/774306.The_Divine_Comedy?from_search=true	Dante Alighieri Ernest Hatch Wilkins (Bibliography) Carlyle-Okey-Wicksteed (Translator)	The Divine Comedy: The Unabridged Classic	The greatest poem of the Middle Ages, in the standard Carlyle-Okey-Wicksteed translation, with full notes.
/book/show/21066234-the-idiot---classic-version?from_search=true	Fyodor Dostoyevsky Petra Velonica (Editor)	The Idiot - Classic Version	Inspired by an image of Christ's suffering,set out to create a protagonist with a truly beautiful soul and to trace the fate of such an individual as he comes into contact with the brutal reality of contemporary society. The novel begins when the innocent epileptic Prince Myshkin - the '' - arrives in St Petersburg and finds himself drawn intInspired by an image of Christ's suffering,set out to create a protagonist with a truly beautiful soul and to trace the fate of such an individual as he comes into contact with the brutal reality of contemporary society. The novel begins when the innocent epileptic Prince Myshkin - the '' - arrives in St Petersburg and finds himself drawn into a web of violent and passionate relationships that leads to blackmail, betrayal and eventually murder.
/book/show/19094691-julius-caesar?from_search=true	William Shakespeare David Bevington (Editor) David Scott Kastan (Editor)	Julius Caesar	In this striking tragedy of political conflict, Shakespeare turns to the ancient Roman world and to the famous assassination of Julius Caesar by his republican opponents. The play is one of tumultuous rivalry, of prophetic warningsBeware the ides of Marchand of moving public oratory, Friends, Romans, countrymen! Ironies abound and most of all for Brutus, whose fate iIn this striking tragedy of political conflict, Shakespeare turns to the ancient Roman world and to the famous assassination of Julius Caesar by his republican opponents. The play is one of tumultuous rivalry, of prophetic warningsBeware the ides of Marchand of moving public oratory, Friends, Romans, countrymen! Ironies abound and most of all for Brutus, whose fate it is to learn that his idealistic motives for joining the conspiracy against a would-be dictator are not enough to sustain the movement once Caesar is dead.Each Edition Includes:Comprehensive explanatory notesVivid introductions and the most up-to-date scholarshipClear, modernized spelling and punctuation, enabling contemporary readers to understand the Elizabethan EnglishCompletely updated, detailed bibliographies and performance historiesAn interpretive essay on film adaptations of the play, along with an extensive filmography
/book/show/6058184-taming-of-the-shrew?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	Taming of the Shrew	Taming of the Shrew is a Comedy written by English playwright William Shakespeare, who is widely considered to be the greatest writer of the English language. Taming of the Shrew is a play about a Shrew, Katharine, and the eldest daughter of Baptista, who becomes a challenge to Petruchio who is seeking a wife. Taming of the Shrew is an important work of William ShakespeaTaming of the Shrew is a Comedy written by English playwright William Shakespeare, who is widely considered to be the greatest writer of the English language. Taming of the Shrew is a play about a Shrew, Katharine, and the eldest daughter of Baptista, who becomes a challenge to Petruchio who is seeking a wife. Taming of the Shrew is an important work of William Shakespeares, and is highly recommended for fans of his works as well as those discovering his plays for the first time.
/book/show/30091178-vanity-fair-illustrated?from_search=true	William Makepeace Thackeray D. Cook (Illustrator)	Vanity Fair (Illustrated): Classic Edition	Vanity Fair: A Novel without a Hero is a novel by English author William Makepeace Thackeray, first published in 184748, satirising society in early 19th-century Britain. It follows the lives of two women, Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley, amid their friends and family. The novel is now considered a classic, and has inspired several film adaptations.
/book/show/174845.Life_Together?from_search=true	Dietrich Bonhoeffer	Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community	In, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, renowned Christian minister, professor, and author ofrecounts his unique fellowship in an underground seminary during the Nazi years in Germany. Giving practical advice on how life together in Christ can be sustained in families and groups, Life Together is bread for all who are hungry for the real life of ChIn, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, renowned Christian minister, professor, and author ofrecounts his unique fellowship in an underground seminary during the Nazi years in Germany. Giving practical advice on how life together in Christ can be sustained in families and groups, Life Together is bread for all who are hungry for the real life of Christian fellowship.
/book/show/13624773-the-hunger-games-trilogy-classic?from_search=true	Suzanne Collins	The Hunger Games Trilogy Classic	This title presents the 'Hunger Games' trilogy: 'The Hunger Games', 'Catching Fire' and 'Mockingjay'. Set in a dark vision of the near future, a terrifying reality TV show is taking place. 12 boys and 12 girls are forced to appear in a live event called 'The Hunger Games'. There is only one rule: kill or be killed.
/book/show/17659394-on-the-origin-of-species-by-means-of-natural-selection-or-the-preserva?from_search=true	Charles Darwin	On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, Or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life - The Original Classic Edition	Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection, or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important worFinally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection, or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Charles Darwin, which is now, at last, again available to you.Get the PDF and EPUB NOW as well. Included in your purchase you have On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection, or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life in EPUB AND PDF format to read on any tablet, eReader, desktop, laptop or smartphone simultaneous - Get it NOW.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection, or, the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life:Look inside the book:An argument, as it seems to me, of great weight, and applicable in several other cases, is, that the above-specified breeds, though agreeing generally in constitution, habits, voice, colouring, and in most parts of their structure, with the wild rock-pigeon, yet are certainly highly abnormal in other parts of their structure: we may look in vain throughout the whole great family of Columbidae for a beak like that of the English carrier, or that of the short-faced tumbler, or barb; for reversed feathers like those of the jacobin; for a crop like that of the pouter; for tail-feathers like those of the fantail. ...From these several reasons, namely, the improbability of man having formerly got seven or eight supposed species of pigeons to breed freely under domestication; these supposed species being quite unknown in a wild state, and their becoming nowhere feral; these species having very abnormal characters in certain respects, as compared with all other Columbidae, though so like in most other respects to the rock-pigeon; the blue colour and various marks occasionally appearing in all the breeds, both when kept pure and when crossed; the mongrel offspring being perfectly fertile;-from these several reasons, taken together, I can feel no doubt that all our domestic breeds have descended from the Columba livia with its geographical sub-species.About Charles Darwin, the Author:I He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection, in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding. ...In October 1838, that is, fifteen months after I had begun my systematic enquiry, I happened to read for amusement Malthus on Population, and being well prepared to appreciate the struggle for existence which everywhere goes on from long-continued observation of the habits of animals and plants, it at once struck me that under these circumstances favourable variations would tend to be preserved, and unfavourable ones to be destroyed.
/book/show/22910392-twelfth-night?from_search=true	William Shakespeare A. Willis (Editor)	Twelfth Night	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Twelfth Night is a comedy that centers on the twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. The play focuses on the Countess Olivia falling in love with Viola (who is disguised as a boy), and Sebastian in turn falling in love with Olivia.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Twelfth Night is a comedy that centers on the twins Viola and Sebastian, who are separated in a shipwreck. The play focuses on the Countess Olivia falling in love with Viola (who is disguised as a boy), and Sebastian in turn falling in love with Olivia.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the play is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/26214727-far-from-the-madding-crowd?from_search=true	Thomas Hardy	Far from the Madding crowd: The Original Classic (Annotated)	Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy is a classic romance that is not to be missed. When a young shepherd falls in love, it takes many years for the woman of his dreams to recognize the man who has been by her side all along.
/book/show/23496468-a-portrait-of-the-artist-as-a-young-man-annotated?from_search=true	James Joyce Cascais Classic Editions Oliver Garrett (Editor)	A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (Annotated): The first novel by James Joyce.	A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is the first novel of Irish writer James Joyce. A narrative about an artist's growth to maturity, in a modernist style, it traces the intellectual and religio-philosophical awakening of young Stephen Dedalus, a fictional alter ego of Joyce and an allusion to Daedalus, the consummate craftsman of Greek mythology.Stephen questions andA Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man is the first novel of Irish writer James Joyce. A narrative about an artist's growth to maturity, in a modernist style, it traces the intellectual and religio-philosophical awakening of young Stephen Dedalus, a fictional alter ego of Joyce and an allusion to Daedalus, the consummate craftsman of Greek mythology.Stephen questions and rebels against the Catholic and Irish conventions under which he has grown, and culminates with his self-exile from Ireland in Europe. The work uses techniques that Joyce developed more fully in Ulysses and Finnegans Wake..A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man began life in 1903 as Stephen Heroa projected 63-chapter autobiographical novel in a realistic style. After 25 chapters, Joyce abandoned Stephen Hero in 1907 and set to reworking its themes and protagonist into a condensed five-chapter novel, dispensing with strict realism and making extensive use of free indirect speech that allowed the reader to peer into Stephen's developing consciousness.The publication of A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man and the short story collection Dubliners earned Joyce a place at the forefront of literary modernism.A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man won Joyce a reputation for his literary skills, and a patron in business manager at The Egoist Harriet Shaw Weaver. In 1917 H. G. Wells wrote that one believes in Stephen Dedalus as one believes in few characters in fiction.Cascais Classic Editions is proud to offer you the best Kindle edition of this literary classic featuring one of the most acclaimed books of the 20th century.We are a small family business, guided by classic values, and passionate by literature . Our aim is to bring back the most wonderful classics of all times, in the best formats possible and without any compromise on quality, both as eBooks and in printed form.In our Cascais Classic Editions, you will find rich introductions and notes, written by experienced scholars and experts, making our books invaluable for students and fascinating to the general reader.We hope you will enjoy exploring the wide range of books that we have to offer.
/book/show/13321482-a-voyage-round-the-world?from_search=true	Jules Verne	A Voyage Round the World	Excerpt from A Voyage Round the WorldOf ever the searchers after Captain Grant were tempted to despair, surely it was at this moment when all their hopes were destroyed at a blow. Towards what quarter of the world should they direct their endeavours? How were they to explore new countries? The Duncan was no longer available, and even an immediate return to their own landExcerpt from A Voyage Round the WorldOf ever the searchers after Captain Grant were tempted to despair, surely it was at this moment when all their hopes were destroyed at a blow. Towards what quarter of the world should they direct their endeavours? How were they to explore new countries? The Duncan was no longer available, and even an immediate return to their own land was out of the question. Thus the enterprise of these generous Scots had failed. Failed! a despairing word that finds no echo in a brave soul; and yet under the repeated blows of adverse fate, Glenarvan himself was compelled to acknowledge his inability to prosecute his devoted efforts.Mary Grant at this crisis nerved herself to the resolution never to utter the name of her father.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/19769904-family-happiness?from_search=true	Leo Tolstoy	Family Happiness	
/book/show/463297.My_Journey_to_Lhasa?from_search=true	Alexandra David-Nel	My Journey to Lhasa: The Classic Story of the Only Western Woman Who Succeeded in Entering the Forbidden City	In order to penetrate Tibet and reach Lhasa, she used her fluency of Tibetan dialects and culture, disguised herself as a begIn order to penetrate Tibet and reach Lhasa, she used her fluency of Tibetan dialects and culture, disguised herself as a beggar with yak hair extensions and inked skin and tackled some of the roughest terrain and climate in the World. With the help of her young companion, Yongden, she willingly suffered the primitive travel conditions, frequent outbreaks of disease, the everpresent danger of border control and the military to reach her goal.The determination and sheer physical fortitude it took for this woman, delicately reared in Paris and Brussels, is inspiration for men and women alike.DavidNeel is famous for being the first Western woman to have been received by any Dalai Lama and as a passionate scholar and explorer of Asia, hers is one of the most remarkable of all travellersales.
/book/show/9759440-the-perennial-philosophy?from_search=true	Aldous Huxley	The Perennial Philosophy	The Perennial Philosophy is defined by Huxley as The metaphysic that recognizes a divine Reality substantial to the world of things & lives & minds. With great wit & intellect, Aldous Huxley examines the spiritual beliefs of various religious traditions and explains them in terms that are personally meaningful.Both an anthology & an interpretation of tThe Perennial Philosophy is defined by Huxley as The metaphysic that recognizes a divine Reality substantial to the world of things & lives & minds. With great wit & intellect, Aldous Huxley examines the spiritual beliefs of various religious traditions and explains them in terms that are personally meaningful.Both an anthology & an interpretation of the supreme mystics, East & West. . . . A magnificent achievement.--Rufus M. JonesIn his absorption and other-worldliness, he soars clear out of sight.--The New Yorker
/book/show/1375548.The_Man_In_The_Queue?from_search=true	Josephine Tey	The Man In The Queue	A long line had formed for the standing-room-only section of the Woffington Theatre. Didn't You Know?, London's favorite musical comedy for the past two years, was finishing its run. The line began to move, but one man, his head sunk down upon his chest, slowly sank to his knees and keeled over. A spectator moved to help, but recoiled in horror: The man in the queue had aA long line had formed for the standing-room-only section of the Woffington Theatre. Didn't You Know?, London's favorite musical comedy for the past two years, was finishing its run. The line began to move, but one man, his head sunk down upon his chest, slowly sank to his knees and keeled over. A spectator moved to help, but recoiled in horror: The man in the queue had a small silver dagger neatly plunged into his back. So begins Inspector Alan Grant's first case, and it's up to the dapper detective to discover how a murder was committed among so many witnesses . . .
/book/show/26981780-south?from_search=true	Ernest Shackleton	South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917	Excerpt from South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917After the conquest of the South Pole by Amundsen who, by a narrow margin of days only, was in advance of the British Expedition under Scott, there remained but one great main object of Antarctic journeyings - the crossing of the South Polar continent from sea to sea.When I returned from the Nimrod ExExcerpt from South: The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917After the conquest of the South Pole by Amundsen who, by a narrow margin of days only, was in advance of the British Expedition under Scott, there remained but one great main object of Antarctic journeyings - the crossing of the South Polar continent from sea to sea.When I returned from the Nimrod Expedition on which we had to turn back from our attempt to plant the British flag on the South Pole, being beaten by stress of circumstances within ninety-seven miles of our goal, my mind turned to the crossing of the continent, for I was morally certain that either Amundsen or Scott would reach the Pole on our own route or a parallel one. After hearing of the Norwegian's success I began to make preparations to start a last great journey - so that the first crossing of the last continent should be achieved by a British Expedition.We failed in this object, but the story of our attempt is the subject for the following pages, and I think that though failure in the actual accomplishment must be recorded, there are chapters in this book of high adventure, strenuous days, lonely nights, unique experiences, and, above all, records of unflinching determination, supreme loyalty, and generous self-sacrifice on the part of my men which, even in these days that have witnessed the sacrifices of nations and regardlessness of self on the part of individuals, still will be of interest to readers who now turn gladly from the red horror of war and the strain of the last five years to read, perhaps with more understanding minds, the tale of the White Warfare of the South. The struggles, the disappointments, and the endurance of this small party of Britishers, hidden away for nearly two years in the fastnesses of the Polar ice, striving to carry out the ordained task and ignorant of the crisis through which the world was passing, make a story which is unique in the history of Antarctic exploration.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/894892.Star_Wars?from_search=true	R.A. Salvatore	Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones	Mischievous and resolved, courageous to the point of recklessness, Anakin Skywalker has come of age in a time of great upheaval. The nineteen-year-old apprentice to Obi-Wan Kenobi is an enigma to the Jedi Council, and a challenge to his Jedi Master. Time has not dulled Anakins ambition, nor has his Jedi training tamed his independent streak. When an attempt on Senator Padm Amidalas life brings them together for the first time in ten years, it is clear that time also has not dulled Anakins intense feelings for the beautiful diplomat.The attack on Senator Amidala just before a crucial vote thrusts the Republic even closer to the edge of disaster. Masters Yoda and Mace Windu sense enormous unease. The dark side is growing, clouding the Jedis perception of the events. Unbeknownst to the Jedi, a slow rumble is building into the roar of thousands of soldiers readying for battle. But even as the Republic falters around them, Anakin and Padm find a connection so intense that all else begins to fall away. Anakin will lose himselfand his wayin emotions a Jedi, sworn to hold allegiance only to the Order, is forbidden to have.Based on the story by George Lucas and the screenplay by George Lucas and Jonathan Hales, this intense and revealing novel by bestselling author R. A. Salvatore sheds new light on the legend of Star Warsand skillfully illuminates one of our most beloved sagas.
/book/show/21075115-a-confession?from_search=true	Leo Tolstoy	A Confession (Brighton Christian Classic Series Book 3)	Tolstoy, at age 51, looked back on his life and considered it to be a meaningless, regrettable failure. A Confession gives an insight into Tolstoy's thinking as he began to forever change his ideas and actions and develop his radical philosophy. This book was first distributed in 1882 and published in 1884.
/book/show/25670146-the-last-of-the-wine?from_search=true	Mary Renault	The Last of the Wine: A Virago Modern Classic	
/book/show/29810599-a-pair-of-blue-eyes?from_search=true	Thomas Hardy	A Pair of Blue Eyes: A Novel	Excerpt from A Pair of Blue Eyes: A NovelThe following chapters were written at a time when the craze for indiscriminate church-restoration had just reached the remotest nooks of western England, where the wild and tragic features of the coast had long combined in perfect harmony with the crude Gothic Art of the ecclesiastical buildings scattered along it, throwing into eExcerpt from A Pair of Blue Eyes: A NovelThe following chapters were written at a time when the craze for indiscriminate church-restoration had just reached the remotest nooks of western England, where the wild and tragic features of the coast had long combined in perfect harmony with the crude Gothic Art of the ecclesiastical buildings scattered along it, throwing into extraordinary discord all architectural attempts at newness there. To restore the grey carcases of a mediaevalism whose spirit had fled, seemed a not less incongruous act than to set about renovating the adjoining crags themselves.Hence it happened that an imaginary history of three human hearts, whose emotions were not without correspondence with these material circumstances, found in the ordinary incidents of such church-renovations a fitting frame for its presentation.The shore and country about 'Castle Boterel' is now getting well known, and will be readily recognized. The spot is, I may add, the furthest westward of all those convenient corners wherein I have ventured to erect my theatre for these imperfect little dramas of country life and passions; and it lies near to, or no great way beyond, the vague border of the Wessex kingdom on that side, which, like the westering verge of modern American settlements, was progressive and uncertain.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/33933821-the-complete-works-of-william-shakspeare?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	The Complete Works of William Shakspeare: With Dr. Johnson's Preface; A Glossary, and an Account of Each Play; And a Memoir of the Author	Excerpt from The Complete Works of William Shakspeare: With Dr. Johnson's Preface; A Glossary, and an Account of Each Play; And a Memoir of the AuthorIt would appear that the above song, the first e 'ort we have received of our author's poetical talents, was not his only attempt at this kind of retaliation. It is said, in a book called a Manu script History of the Stags,Excerpt from The Complete Works of William Shakspeare: With Dr. Johnson's Preface; A Glossary, and an Account of Each Play; And a Memoir of the AuthorIt would appear that the above song, the first e 'ort we have received of our author's poetical talents, was not his only attempt at this kind of retaliation. It is said, in a book called a Manu script History of the Stags, which is supposed by Malone to have been written between 1727 and 1730, that the learned Mr. Joshua Barnes, late Greek professor of the University of Cambridge, baiting about forty years ago at an inn in Strat ford, and hearing an old woman singing part of the abovesaid song, such was his respect for Mr.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/2892411-the-water-babies?from_search=true	Charles Kingsley	The Water Babies	The story follows Tom in his land-life as a climbing boy for a chimney-sweep and in his after-life as a water-baby, where he gains redemption from selfishness as well as from drudgery. On to his fantasy Kingsley grafts a series of digressions and comic asides, through which he comments on a range of contemporary issues.
/book/show/28691422-henry-viii---classic-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	William Shakespeare A. Willis (Editor)	Henry VIII - Classic Illustrated Edition	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Henry VIII is a history play based on the life of Henry VIII of England.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the play is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Henry VIII is a history play based on the life of Henry VIII of England.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the play is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/9536578-good-dog-carl?from_search=true	Alexandra Day	Good Dog, Carl (Classic Board Books Series)	Alexandra Day's modern classichas sold more than 200,000 copies, captivating countless readers with the lovable rottweiler Carl, endearing illustrations, and the tale's surprising silliness. The book begins with the mother saying, Look after the baby, Carl. I'll be back shortly. Let the adventure begin! Carl looks out the window to make sure Mom is gone. OAlexandra Day's modern classichas sold more than 200,000 copies, captivating countless readers with the lovable rottweiler Carl, endearing illustrations, and the tale's surprising silliness. The book begins with the mother saying, Look after the baby, Carl. I'll be back shortly. Let the adventure begin! Carl looks out the window to make sure Mom is gone. Once the coast is clear, the baby crawls out of the crib and onto Carl's back. First stop? Mom's bed. Second stop? The top of the dresser where powder puffs are sported as hats. The infant--now in Carl's capable paws--slides down the laundry chute, swims in the fish tank, dances, raids the refrigerator, and makes a huge mess. Carl dutifully bathes the baby, cleans up the chaos, puts his charge back in the crib, and plays it cool when Mom comes home. Good dog, Carl! she says upon her return. A sweet, subtly absurd picture book that jubilantly illustrates the old adage, When the cat's away, the mice will play.
/book/show/23115612-manon-lescaut?from_search=true	Antoine Franois Prvost d'Exiles L.W. Tancock (Translation)	Manon Lescaut: A Classic Short Novel	Manon Lescaut by Abbe Prevost Manon Lescaut (L'Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut) is a short novel by French author Abbe Prevost. Published in 1731, it is the seventh and final volume of Memoires et aventures d'un homme de qualite (Memoirs and Adventures of a Man of Quality). It was controversial in its time and was banned in France upon publication. DesManon Lescaut by Abbe Prevost Manon Lescaut (L'Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut) is a short novel by French author Abbe Prevost. Published in 1731, it is the seventh and final volume of Memoires et aventures d'un homme de qualite (Memoirs and Adventures of a Man of Quality). It was controversial in its time and was banned in France upon publication. Despite this, it became very popular and pirated editions were widely distributed. In a subsequent 1753 edition, the Abbe Prevost toned down some scandalous details and injected more moralizing disclaimers. Friedrich (Frederick) Engels was born on 28 November 1820 in Barmen, Prussia (now Wuppertal, Germany). At the time, Barmen was an expanding industrial metropolis and Frederick was the eldest son of a wealthy German cotton manufacturer. His father, Friederich, Sr., was an evangelical. Accordingly, Engels was raised Christian Pietist. As he grew up, his relationship with his parents became strained because of his atheist beliefs. Parental disapproval of his revolutionary activities is recorded in an October 1848 letter from his mother, Elizabeth Engels. In this letter his mother berates him for having really gone too far and begged him to proceed no further.. You have paid more heed to other people, to strangers, and have taken no account of your mother's pleas. God alone knows what I have felt and suffered of late. I was trembling when I picked up the newspaper and saw therein that a warrant was out for my son's arrest. At the time this letter was written, Frederick Engels was in hiding in Brussels, Belgium, soon to make his way to Switzerland and then, in 1849, back into Germany for participation in the Baden and Palatinate revolutionary uprising.
/book/show/18732443-the-travels-of-marco-polo---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Marco Polo	The Travels of Marco Polo - The Original Classic Edition	Shocking truths of Asian culture...that inspired 700 years of debate! Few texts have aroused more controversy than the book of Marco Polo, with good reason: the Asian tales that Marco Polo brought back to Renaissance Europe were absolutely unbelievable...except for the fact that most of them turn out to be provably true, especially in the context of this carefully craftedShocking truths of Asian culture...that inspired 700 years of debate! Few texts have aroused more controversy than the book of Marco Polo, with good reason: the Asian tales that Marco Polo brought back to Renaissance Europe were absolutely unbelievable...except for the fact that most of them turn out to be provably true, especially in the context of this carefully crafted new edition.Like many Great Works this is a famous title that most people (myself included) have heard of throughout their lives...but have never read. One lazy Sunday I drifted into watching a Marco Polo mini-series, which I thought was a rather silly, romanticized, sensationalized Hollywood treatment. It annoyed me, but I watched it to the end...and then ran to Amazon to find a book to get the facts.Amazing news...the sensationalized mini-series barely scratched the surface of the astounding things Marco Polo reports in his actual book!Polo was a merchant with the heart of an anthropologist. Accounts of terrain, natural resources, buildings and trade goods abound (and can be quite dry) but these are punctuated by his unusual observations of ethnicities, religions, social customs and royal intrigues.Indeed, Marco Polos home was less civilized than the society he witnessed in China, to the point that he often had no point of comparison. Yet, he conscientiously describes city planning, landscaping, shopping malls, hospitals, public welfare systems with job retraining, organized law enforcement, paper money, military technology and systems of management, homes with central coal heat, multi-lingual government agencies, fire departments, long distance messenger networks, paved roads, public and private parks, and much more.And, perhaps explaining the books centuries of commercial success, there are plenty of tales of cannibalism, polygamy, polyandry, cults of assassins, sexual behavior, dowry customs, human sacrifice, executions, funerary customs, prostitution, gambling, sport, magic ritual, strange beasts (rhinoceroses, elephants, leopards, crocodiles, serpents, the mythical Roc bird), etc.One comes away from this book in awe of the high civilization that existed in China, and with great respect for this brave man who did an admirable job of capturing the infinite diversity of 13th century Asian life.Read this account and share the adventures of his amazing journey!
/book/show/27410728-the-adventures-of-tintin?from_search=true	Herg	The Adventures of Tintin: 'Tintin and the Seven Crystal Balls': The original classic Tintin comics book, series 13.	The Seven Crystal Balls is the thirteenth series of The Adventures of Tintin, the comics series by cartoonis Herg. The story was serialised daily in Le Soir Comics magazine, Belgium's leading Children's magazine, from December 1943 amidst the German occupation of Belgium during World War II.The story was cancelled abruptly following the Allied liberation in September 194The Seven Crystal Balls is the thirteenth series of The Adventures of Tintin, the comics series by cartoonis Herg. The story was serialised daily in Le Soir Comics magazine, Belgium's leading Children's magazine, from December 1943 amidst the German occupation of Belgium during World War II.The story was cancelled abruptly following the Allied liberation in September 1944, when Herg was accused of collaborating with the occupying Germans and banned from working. After he was cleared two years later, the story was then serialised weekly in the new Tintin Comics magazine from September 1946 to April 1948. The story revolves around the investigations of a young reporter Tintin and his friend Captain Haddock into the abduction of their friend Professor Calculus and its connection to a mysterious illness which has afflicted the members of an archaeological expedition to Peru.The Seven Crystal Balls was most favorited critics amongst and was published in book form by Casterman shortly after its conclusion. Herg concluded the arc begun in this story with Prisoners of the Sun, while the series itself became a defining part of the Franco-Belgian comics tradition.Critics have ranked The Seven Crystal Balls as one of the best Adventures Comics story of Tintin, describing it as the most frightening instalment in the series. The story was adapted for the 1969 Belvision film, Tintin and the Temple of the Sun and for the 1991 animated series The Adventures of Tintin by Ellipse and Nelvana.The Seven Crystal Balls begins on a light note, as Captain Haddock tries to adjust to his new life as a gentleman following the events of Red Rackham's Treasure. He wears a monocle and frequents the music hall, where in a not-unusual coincidence he and Tintin happen to find General Alcazar (The Broken Ear) and the dreaded diva Bianca Castafiore. However, it's the act of fakir Ragdalam with Madame Yamilah, the amazing clairvoyante, that reveals the central adventure: the scientists excavating the tomb of Rascar Capac have incurred the curse of the Inca. Despite the efforts of bungling detectives Thompson (With a P, as in Philadelphia) and Thomson (Without a P, as in Venezuela), the explorers are stricken, and one of Tintin's closest friends disappears mysteriously, leading to a trip to Peru in the second part, Prisoners of the Sun.On board a train, Tintin reads a newspaper article about seven explorers who have returned from a two-year ethnographic expedition in the Andes, where they unearthed the tomb of the Inca, Rascar Capac. A man says to him, Think of all those Egyptologists, dying in mysterious circumstances after they'd opened the tomb of the pharaoh...You wait, the same will happen to those busybodies violating the Inca's burial chamber.The train arrives at Marlinspike Hall, the new home of his friends Captain Haddock and Professor Calculus. The Captain, now a member of the aristocracy, invites Tintin to an evening at the music hall. There they witness an unsettling performance of a clairvoyant, Madame Yamilah who predicts the illness of one of the members of the expedition. They also view the act of Bianca Castafiore, as well as a knife throwerwhom Tintin recognizes is General Alcazar (under the stage name Ramon Zarate) former President of San_Theodoros. They have a glass of aguardiente with the general who introduces them to his assistant Chiquito.A mysterious illness begins afflicting the members of the expedition; one by one, they fall into a mysterious coma. The only clue is fragments of a shattered crystal ball found near each victim. Concerned, Tintin, Captain Haddock, and Professor Calculus go to stay with Calculus's old friend and only expedition member yet to be affected, the ebullient Professor Hercules Tarragon.
/book/show/27410689-the-adventures-of-tintin?from_search=true	Herg	"The Adventures of Tintin": Tintin and the Crabs with the Golden Claws: The original Tintin classic comic book by Herge, Series 9.	In this classic graphic comic novel. A can of crab meat turns out to be a small clue to a big mystery! Tintin meets Captain Haddock in his escape and his plan to track down the crooks takes him to an exotic desert city.The Crab with the Golden Claws is the 9th comics series of The Adventures of Tintin, a series of classic comic-strip albums, written and illustrated by BIn this classic graphic comic novel. A can of crab meat turns out to be a small clue to a big mystery! Tintin meets Captain Haddock in his escape and his plan to track down the crooks takes him to an exotic desert city.The Crab with the Golden Claws is the 9th comics series of The Adventures of Tintin, a series of classic comic-strip albums, written and illustrated by Belgian writer and illustrator Herg, featuring young reporter Tintin as a hero. It is also the first to feature Tintin's longtime friend, Captain Haddock.The Crab with the Golden Claws is the ninth volume of The Adventures of Tintin, the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Herg. The story was serialised weekly in Le Soir Jeunesse comics magazine, the children's supplement to Le Soir, Belgium's leading francophone children's magazine, from October 1940 to October 1941 amidst the German occupation of Belgium during World War II. The story in this comic series tells of young Belgian reporter Tintin and his dog Snowy, who travel to Morocco to pursue a gang of international opium smugglers.The Crab with the Golden Claws was published in book form shortly after its conclusion. Herg continued The Adventures of Tintin with The Shooting Star, while the series itself became a defining part of the Franco-Belgian comics tradition.The Crab with the Golden Claws introduces the recurring character Captain Haddock, who became a major fixture of the series. The book is the first Tintin adventure published in the United States and the first to be adapted into a motion picture. The Crab with the Golden Claws was adapted for the 1956 Belvision Studios animation Herg's Adventures of Tintin, for the 1991 Ellipse/Nelvana animated series The Adventures of Tintin, and for the 2011 film directed by Steven Spielberg._____________________Tintin Comics charactersJust as Alfred Hitchcock made furtive appearances in his films, Herg couldnt resist joining in the adventures of his characters. He discreetly drew himself into the scenery, appearing as a reporter dutifully taking notes when Tintin embarks for the Congo, or interviewing a local in front of the gates to Marlinspike Hall, in hope of gaining the latest on the story of the broken glass in The Calculus Affair. In Hergs universe, its hard to find a character that has been created from scratch: most were inspired by real people who were either close to the author in some way, historical figures or celebrities at the time.Tintin character.Tintin is neither a surname nor a first name, Tintin is created from Herg's subconscious desire to be perfect, to be a hero. The hero who everyone between 7 and 77 years old wants to be, or become while reading the Adventures of Tintin Comics.Tintin is created by his father Georges Remi, Herg, the world renowned Belgian cartoonist. This spiritual heir is more than an adopted child! Herg has stressed the fact that he raised Tintin, protected him, fed him just like a father would (Numa Sadoul, Tintin et moi, Casterman, p. 66) Over the years and in the course of the Adventures, Tintin surrounds himself with friends who became part his family so to speak.Among his friends, Snowy comes first. Admittedly he is a dog, but he is above all, the faithful friend of Tintin with a generous spirit. Secondly, Tchang appears in the family circle and becomes a lifelong friend of Tintin and almost a brother. Thirdly, Captain Haddock whose debut was to come a good ten years later is ready to sacrifice his own life for Tintin. Not forgetting all the others, Castafiore, Calculus, Thomson and Thompson who form Tintin's family circle.Tintin is free, and a very moral person with great integrity.
/book/show/32914859-the-dream-of-the-red-chamber?from_search=true	Cao Xueqin	The Dream of the Red Chamber	Excerpt from The Dream of the Red ChamberWhen seeming is taken for being, being becomes seeming, Where nothing is taken for something, something becomes nothing.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books usesExcerpt from The Dream of the Red ChamberWhen seeming is taken for being, being becomes seeming, Where nothing is taken for something, something becomes nothing.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/32156.The_Best_30_minute_Recipe?from_search=true	Cook's Illustrated Magazine John Burgoyne (Illustrator) Carl Tremblay (Photographer)	The Best 30-minute Recipe: A Best Recipe Classic (Best Recipe Series)	America's Test Kitchen revolutionizes weeknight cooking with this Best Recipe must have We've all been disappointed in the quick recipe craze. Recipes either aren't really that fast or they don't taste good. Enter the tireless test cooks from America's Test Kitchen who have exhaustively tested every recipe in this 300-plus collection for both time (all come in at or underAmerica's Test Kitchen revolutionizes weeknight cooking with this Best Recipe must have We've all been disappointed in the quick recipe craze. Recipes either aren't really that fast or they don't taste good. Enter the tireless test cooks from America's Test Kitchen who have exhaustively tested every recipe in this 300-plus collection for both time (all come in at or under 30 minutes) and, most importantly, taste. Special features of this new Best Recipe book include: Starting with Leftovers, Making the Minutes Count, and Kitchen Shortcuts. The Best 30-Minute Recipe is arranged by technique and includes 150 illustrations and 16 pages of color photographs.
/book/show/1515348.Lost_World?from_search=true	Arthur Conan Doyle	Lost World	These portable, handy sized classics are a great addition to your collection or they make a great gift item. All are hardcover editions in imitation red leather with golden foil stamping. Includes a red ribbon marker.
/book/show/14604745-sons-and-lovers---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	D.H. Lawrence	Sons and Lovers - The Original Classic Edition	In 1999, the Modern Library ranked Sons and Lovers ninth on a list of the 100 best novels in English of the 20th century. It follows this idea: a woman of character and refinement goes into the lower class, and has no satisfaction in her own life. She has had a passion for her husband, so her children are born of passion, and have heaps of vitality. But as her sons grow upIn 1999, the Modern Library ranked Sons and Lovers ninth on a list of the 100 best novels in English of the 20th century. It follows this idea: a woman of character and refinement goes into the lower class, and has no satisfaction in her own life. She has had a passion for her husband, so her children are born of passion, and have heaps of vitality. But as her sons grow up she selects them as lovers - first the eldest, then the second. These sons are urged into life by their reciprocal love of their mother - urged on and on.But when they come to manhood, they can't love, because their mother is the strongest power in their lives, and holds them. As soon as the young men come into contact with women, there's a split. William gives his sex to a fribble, and his mother holds his soul. But the split kills him, because he doesn't know where he is. The next son gets a woman who fights for his soul - fights his mother. The son loves his mother - all her sons hate and are jealous of the father. The battle goes on between the mother and the girl, with the son as object. The mother gradually proves stronger, because of the ties of blood.
/book/show/3141102-doctor-faustus?from_search=true	Christopher Marlowe (Author) Sylvan Barnet (Editor)	Doctor Faustus	Marlowe's classic treatment of the myth of man's greed and ambition has contemporary reverberations that make it compelling drama. Plays for Performance Series.
/book/show/15872009-as-a-man-thinketh?from_search=true	James Allen	As a Man Thinketh: Classic Wisdom for Proper Thought, Strong Character,  Right Actions	In the years since its publication in 1902,has set thousands of men on the pathway to personal and financial growth. Now, in this unique rendition of James Allen's masterwork, you, too, can manifest the traits and skills characteristic of those honorable, refined, and successful men. Each of the aphorisms and quotes in tIn the years since its publication in 1902,has set thousands of men on the pathway to personal and financial growth. Now, in this unique rendition of James Allen's masterwork, you, too, can manifest the traits and skills characteristic of those honorable, refined, and successful men. Each of the aphorisms and quotes in this book reveals simple yet revelatory techniques that will empower you to strengthen your character, harness constructive thoughts, and create the life you've always wanted.As Allen himself wrote,shall create positive results in daily circumstances and actions, regardless of the venuean agreeable prospect, one must concede!
/book/show/20311757-kidnapped?from_search=true	Robert Louis Stevenson	Kidnapped: A Classic Pirate Story	I will begin the story of my adventures with a certain morning early in the month of June, the year of grace 1751, when I took the key for the last time out of the door of my father's house. The sun began to shine upon the summit of the hills as I went down the road; and by the time I had come as far as the manse, the blackbirds were whistling in the garden lilacs, and theI will begin the story of my adventures with a certain morning early in the month of June, the year of grace 1751, when I took the key for the last time out of the door of my father's house. The sun began to shine upon the summit of the hills as I went down the road; and by the time I had come as far as the manse, the blackbirds were whistling in the garden lilacs, and the mist that hung around the valley in the time of the dawn was beginning to arise and die away. Mr. Campbell, the minister of Essendean, was waiting for me by the garden gate, good man! He asked me if I had breakfasted; and hearing that I lacked for nothing, he took my hand in both of his and clapped it kindly under his arm. Well, Davie, lad, said he, I will go with you as far as the ford, to set you on the way. And we began to walk forward in silence. Are ye sorry to leave Essendean? said he, after awhile. Why, sir, said I, if I knew where I was going, or what was likely to become of me, I would tell you candidly. Essendean is a good place indeed, and I have been very happy there; but then I have never been anywhere else. My father and mother, since they are both dead, I shall be no nearer to in Essendean than in the Kingdom of Hungary, and, to speak truth, if I thought I had a chance to better myself where I was going I would go with a good will. Ay? said Mr. Campbell. Very well, Davie. Then it behoves me to tell your fortune; or so far as I may. When your mother was gone, and your father (the worthy, Christian man) began to sicken for his end, he gave me in charge a certain letter, which he said was your inheritance. 'So soon, ' says he, 'as I am gone, and the house is redd up and the gear disposed of' (all which, Davie, hath been done), 'give my boy this letter into his hand, and start him off to the house of Shaws, not far from Cramond. That is the place I came from, ' he said, 'and it's where it befits that my boy should return. He is a steady lad, ' your father said, 'and a canny goer; and I doubt not he will come safe, and be well lived where he goes.' The house of Shaws! I cried. What had my poor father to do with the house of Shaws? Nay, said Mr. Campbell, who can tell that for a surety? But the name of that family, Davie, boy, is the name you bear-Balfours of Shaws: an ancient, honest, reputable house, peradventure in these latter days decayed. Your father, too, was a man of learning as befitted his position; no man more plausibly conducted school; nor had he the manner or the speech of a common dominie; but (as ye will yourself remember) I took aye a pleasure to have him to the manse to meet the gentry; and those of my own house, Campbell of Kilrennet, Campbell of Dunswire, Campbell of Minch, and others, all well-kenned gentlemen, had pleasure in his society. Lastly, to put all the elements of this affair before you, here is the testamentary letter itself, superscrived by the own hand of our departed brother. He gave me the letter, which was addressed in these words: To the hands of Ebenezer Balfour, Esquire, of Shaws, in his house of Shaws, these will be delivered by my son, David Balfour. My heart was beating hard at this great prospect now suddenly opening before a lad of seventeen years of age, the son of a poor country dominie in the Forest of Ettrick. Mr. Campbell, I stammered, and if you were in my shoes, would you go?
/book/show/31555182-little-dorritt-annotated?from_search=true	Charles Dickens	LITTLE DORRITT (Annotated) (Classic Series)	LITTLE DORRITTAnnotatedForward:The goal of the Bonificio Masonic Library is to make the most complete and comprehensive on-line Masonic Library that produces high quality books, in an easy to read format, Masonic books both old and new, for Masons, Masonic Scholars, and just the average person with a fleeting interest in Masonry to go to fulfil their desire for Masonic KnLITTLE DORRITTAnnotatedForward:The goal of the Bonificio Masonic Library is to make the most complete and comprehensive on-line Masonic Library that produces high quality books, in an easy to read format, Masonic books both old and new, for Masons, Masonic Scholars, and just the average person with a fleeting interest in Masonry to go to fulfil their desire for Masonic Knowledge and Power.All this of course, is a very time consuming and expensive endeavor on my part, the current library consist of over 3500 titles (and growing) that I am in the process of converting the allowable titles to Kindle format for the Modern Mason on the Go.Any funds made from the Kindle books are directly re-invested into more books, magazines, essays and articles to provide to the community interested in Masonic Education.The Ultimate goal of the library is to create the most complete and comprehensive virtual library on-line, where people will be able to join and go to check out the desired Masonic materials they desire, just as they can from their local libraries but without leaving the comfort of their own homes.This however is a pipedream, which may or may never be accomplished, but a goal for the Masonic Community all the same.My current collection consists of over 430GB of Masonic materials I have collected over the years that I would like to place into a virtual library.If you too would like to see such a dream come true, you can help to support this goal through Patreon:About the Bonificio Masonic LibraryThe Bonificio Masonic Library is an attempt to create the largest and most complete e-book library in Masonry, all funds earned from the purchase of our Kindle version books goes into the purchase, and transcription of further books so that Freemasons all over the world will have access to the necessary educational materials to develop and gain further light from Freemasonry, its symbols, history, and its meaning.The Bonificio Masonic Library, has over 3500 books, which it is in the process of making available to every Mason, in an easy to read, and understandable format, so that you Brother, can possess all the light and knowledge available at your fingertips whenever and wherever the mood for some further light in Masonry strikes your mood.In todays day and age, further light into the history, origins, meanings, and symbolism of our fraternity are more important than ever, and ready accessibility to the information at hand has a need for further dissemination to our Brethren where ever they may be dispersed.So thank you for supporting us Brothers and friends of Freemasonry, and I hope you enjoy this book.Join us on Facebook:About the BookLittle Dorrit is a novel by Charles Dickens, originally published in serial form between 1855 and 1857. It satirizes the shortcomings of both government and society, including the institution of debtors' prisons, where debtors were imprisoned, unable to work, until they repaid their debts. The prison in this case is the Marshalsea, where Dickens's own father had been imprisoned.
/book/show/17591758-the-total-money-makeover?from_search=true	Dave Ramsey	The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness	If you will live like no one else, later you can live like no one else.Build up your money muscles with America's favorite finance coach.Okay, folks, do you want to turn those fat and flabby expenses into a well-toned budget? Do you want to transform your sad and skinny little bank account into a bulked-up cash machine? Then get with the program, people. There's one sureIf you will live like no one else, later you can live like no one else.Build up your money muscles with America's favorite finance coach.Okay, folks, do you want to turn those fat and flabby expenses into a well-toned budget? Do you want to transform your sad and skinny little bank account into a bulked-up cash machine? Then get with the program, people. There's one sure way to whip your finances into shape, and that's with The Total Money Makeover: Classic Edition.By now, you've heard all the nutty get-rich-quick schemes, the fiscal diet fads that leave you with a lot of kooky ideas but not a penny in your pocket. Hey, if you're tired of the lies and sick of the false promises, take a look at this--it's the simplest, most straightforward game plan for completely making over your money habits. And it's based on results, not pie-in-the-sky fantasies. With The Total Money Makeover: Classic Edition, you'll be able to:Design a sure-fire plan for paying off all debt--meaning cars, houses, everything Recognize the 10 most dangerous money myths (these will kill you) Secure a big, fat nest egg for emergencies and retirement!
/book/show/7607918-yayati?from_search=true	Vishnu Sakharam Khandekar	Yayati: A Classic Tale of Lust	Yayati is a great scholar and one of the noblest rulers of ancient times. This book tells the story of Yayati.
/book/show/30769067-the-mayor-of-casterbridge-falcon-classics-the-50-best-classic-books-e?from_search=true	Thomas Hardy	The Mayor of Casterbridge (Falcon Classics) [The 50 Best Classic Books Ever - # 31]	The Mayor of Casterbridge opens with a shocking and haunting scene: In a drunken rage, Michael Henchard sells his wife and daughter to a visiting sailor at a local fair. When they return to Casterbridge some nineteen years later, Henchardhaving gained power and success as the mayorfinds he cannot erase the past or the guilt that consumes him. The Mayor of Casterbridge isThe Mayor of Casterbridge opens with a shocking and haunting scene: In a drunken rage, Michael Henchard sells his wife and daughter to a visiting sailor at a local fair. When they return to Casterbridge some nineteen years later, Henchardhaving gained power and success as the mayorfinds he cannot erase the past or the guilt that consumes him. The Mayor of Casterbridge is a rich, psychological novel about a man whose own flaws combine with fate to cause his ruin.
/book/show/18732150-the-oedipus-trilogy---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Sophocles	The Oedipus Trilogy - The Original Classic Edition	Oedipus, the banished king of Greek mythology who killed his father and married his mother, is the subject of Sophocles Oedipus Trilogy, a series of three tragedies that tell a connected story. Despite their antiquity, these timeless works bring up questions that remain relevant in our society, and their exciting, colorful stories have a universal appeal that still captivaOedipus, the banished king of Greek mythology who killed his father and married his mother, is the subject of Sophocles Oedipus Trilogy, a series of three tragedies that tell a connected story. Despite their antiquity, these timeless works bring up questions that remain relevant in our society, and their exciting, colorful stories have a universal appeal that still captivates readers. This is a high quality book of the original classic edition.This is a freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work. These few paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside:To Laius, King of Thebes, an oracle foretold that the child born to him by his queen Jocasta would slay his father and wed his mother. So when in time a son was born the infants feet were riveted together and he was left to die on Mount Cithaeron. ... Children were born to them and Thebes prospered under his rule, but again a grievous plague fell upon the city. ... The closing scene reveals Jocasta slain by her own hand and Oedipus blinded by his own act and praying for death or exile. ...No sooner has he gone than Creon enters with an armed guard who seize Antigone and carry her off (Ismene, the other sister, they have already captured) and he is about to lay hands on Oedipus, when Theseus, who has heard the tumult, hurries up and, upbraiding Creon for his lawless act, threatens to detain him till he has shown where the captives are and restored them.
/book/show/1482.Medea_Literary_Touchstone_Classic?from_search=true	Euripides Paul D. Moliken (Editor) Elizabeth Osborne (Editor)	Medea - Literary Touchstone Classic	To make Medea more accessible for the modern reader, our Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classic includes a glossary of the more difficult words, as well as convenient sidebar notes to enlighten the reader on aspects that may be confusing or overlooked. In doing this, it is our intention that the reader may more fully enjoy the beauty of the verse, the wisdom of the inTo make Medea more accessible for the modern reader, our Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classic includes a glossary of the more difficult words, as well as convenient sidebar notes to enlighten the reader on aspects that may be confusing or overlooked. In doing this, it is our intention that the reader may more fully enjoy the beauty of the verse, the wisdom of the insights, and the impact of the drama. Witch, barbarian, foreigner, or a woman wronged and committed to the most horrific kind of justice, Medea is a heroine who makes her audience shudder. Euripides shows us an astonishingly strong female protagonist, whom some readers have identified as the first feminist in Western literature. Seeing where her strength leads her, though, we must wonder if she was intended to be portrayed a model or as a warning. Because the three other plays that were traditionally performed with Medea have been lost, it is difficult to say whether Euripides Athenian audience was as upset by the play as modern readers are. It won only third place at the biggest festival in the city, indicating that ancient audiences also found it controversial. With its still-relevant examination of marriage, love, and revenge, and its explicit scenes of mental and emotional agony, Medea continues to demand our attention.
/book/show/18732134-leviathan---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Thomas Hobbes	Leviathan - The Original Classic Edition	Titled after the biblical Leviathan, this book concerns the structure of society and legitimate government, and is regarded as one of the earliest and most influential examples of social contract theory. Thomas Hobbes argues for a social contract and rule by an absolute sovereign. Hobbes wrote that chaos or civil war - situations identified with a state of nature and the fTitled after the biblical Leviathan, this book concerns the structure of society and legitimate government, and is regarded as one of the earliest and most influential examples of social contract theory. Thomas Hobbes argues for a social contract and rule by an absolute sovereign. Hobbes wrote that chaos or civil war - situations identified with a state of nature and the famous motto Bellum omnium contra omnes (the war of all against all) - could only be averted by strong central government. This is a high quality book of the original classic edition.This is a freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work. These few paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside:For by Art is created that great LEVIATHAN called a COMMON-WEALTH, or STATE, (in latine CIVITAS) which is but an Artificiall Man; though of greater stature and strength than the Naturall, for whose protection and defence it was intended; and in which, the Soveraignty is an Artificiall Soul, as giving life and motion to the whole body; The Magistrates, and other Officers of Judicature and Execution, artificiall Joynts; Reward and Punishment (by which fastned to the seat of the Soveraignty, every joynt and member is moved to performe his duty) are the Nerves, that do the same in the Body Naturall; The Wealth and Riches of all the particular members, are the Strength; Salus Populi (the Peoples Safety) its Businesse; Counsellors, by whom all things needfull for it to know, are suggested unto it, are the Memory; Equity and Lawes, an artificiall Reason and Will; Concord, Health; Sedition, Sicknesse; and Civill War, Death.But there is another saying not of late understood, by which they might learn truly to read one another, if they would take the pains; and that is, Nosce Teipsum, Read Thy Self: which was not meant, as it is now used, to countenance, either the barbarous state of men in power, towards their inferiors; or to encourage men of low degree, to a sawcie behaviour towards their betters; But to teach us, that for the similitude of the thoughts, and Passions of one man, to the thoughts, and Passions of another, whosoever looketh into himselfe, and considereth what he doth, when he does Think, Opine, Reason, Hope, Feare, &c, and upon what grounds; he shall thereby read and know, what are the thoughts, and Passions of all other men, upon the like occasions.There be also other Imaginations that rise in men, (though waking) from the great impression made in sense; As from gazing upon the Sun, the impression leaves an image of the Sun before our eyes a long time after; and from being long and vehemently attent upon Geometricall Figures, a man shall in the dark, (though awake) have the Images of Lines, and Angles before his eyes: which kind of Fancy hath no particular name; as being a thing that doth not commonly fall into mens discourse.
/book/show/18732476-the-mill-on-the-floss---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	George Eliot	The Mill on the Floss - The Original Classic Edition	Powerful and moving, The Mill on the Floss is considered to be George Eliots most autobiographical novel. Along with Middlemarch it is my favorite. Set in early 19th century England - St. Oggs, Lincolnshire to be exact - this is the tale of gifted, free-spirited Maggie Tulliver and her selfish, spoiled brother, Tom, who were born and raised at Dorlcote Mill on the River FlPowerful and moving, The Mill on the Floss is considered to be George Eliots most autobiographical novel. Along with Middlemarch it is my favorite. Set in early 19th century England - St. Oggs, Lincolnshire to be exact - this is the tale of gifted, free-spirited Maggie Tulliver and her selfish, spoiled brother, Tom, who were born and raised at Dorlcote Mill on the River Floss. Eliots portrayal of sibling relationships is terribly poignant and plays a major part in the novel, as does the longstanding rivalry between two local families - the Tullivers and the Wakems. From earliest childhood Maggie worships her brother Tom, and longs to win his approval, and that of her parents. However, her fierce intelligence and strong streak of independence bring her into constant conflict with her family. She finds, in literature, the kindness and love she longs for in life. ...everybody in the world seemed so hard and unkind to Maggie: there was no indulgence, no fondness, such as she imagined when she fashioned the world afresh in her own thoughts. In books there were people who were always agreeable or tender, and delighted to do things that made one happy, and who did not show their kindness by finding fault. The world outside the books was not a happy one Maggie felt. If life had no love in it, what else was there for Maggie? Her nature, complex, passionate, sensuous, noble, intellectualized, and spiritualized, is of great importance to this novel, as is the pathos of her relationship with Tom.As she reaches adulthood, Maggie finds herself torn between her relationships with three extremely different men: her proud, stubborn brother, Tom; Philip Wakem, a beloved friend who is also the son of her familys worst enemy; and a charismatic but unacceptable suitor. When Tom is thrown suddenly into the role of adult, after his fathers death, he becomes obsessed with acquiring social status and power. He attempts to arrange a socially advantageous marriage for Maggie, and when she refuses, he severs ties with her.I wont spoil your read with any further discussion of the novels details, especially the dramatic conclusion. George Eliot writes with a keen sense of humor, especially when addressing the grotesque in the human character. Her narrative has great depth, as insight to character and social observations are more important to Eliot than pace and action. The Mill On The Floss is deeply romantic - a work of great beauty and a literary classic. I cannot recommend it highly enough.The Mill On The Floss is based partially on Eliots, (born Mary Ann Evans), own experiences with her family and her brother Isaac, who was three years older than she. Eliots father, like Mr. Tulliver, was a businessman who had married a woman from a higher social class. His wifes sisters were rich, ultra-respectable, and self-satisfied. These maternal aunts provided the character models for the aunts in the novel. Like Maggie, Eliot was extremely intelligent, energetic, imaginative and unconventional. She did not fit traditional models of feminine beauty or behavior, causing her family a great deal of consternation. Eliot lived with a man who she had not married - a daring enterprise in Victorian England. By the time this novel was published, she had gained considerable notoriety as an immoral woman.
/book/show/15103241-my-utmost-for-his-highest-classic-gift-edition?from_search=true	Oswald Chambers	My Utmost for His Highest Classic Gift Edition	Looking for a daily devotional to challenge both heart and mind? Try the classicby Oswald Chambers, in a handsome new bonded-leather binding.For nearly seventy-five years, countless millions of Christians the world over have trusted the spiritual companionship of Oswald Chamberss classic daily devotionalThese brief scripture-based readingsbyLooking for a daily devotional to challenge both heart and mind? Try the classicby Oswald Chambers, in a handsome new bonded-leather binding.For nearly seventy-five years, countless millions of Christians the world over have trusted the spiritual companionship of Oswald Chamberss classic daily devotionalThese brief scripture-based readingsby turns comforting and challengingwill draw you into Gods presence and form you as a disciple of the Risen Lord. Youll treasure their insight, still fresh and vital. And youll discover what it means to offer God your very best for His greatest purposeto truly offer Him your utmost for His highest.
/book/show/20503438-the-curious-case-of-benjamin-button?from_search=true	F. Scott Fitzgerald Benjamin Button	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button	The classic short story presented with period art specially formatted for the Kindle.'Benjamin Button' was first published in Colliers Magazine on May 27, 1922. It was subsequently anthologized in Fitzgerald's book 'Tales of the Jazz Age.' This is the original version of the story used for the 2008 film starring Brad Pitt.*Beautifully illustrated with original advertisemThe classic short story presented with period art specially formatted for the Kindle.'Benjamin Button' was first published in Colliers Magazine on May 27, 1922. It was subsequently anthologized in Fitzgerald's book 'Tales of the Jazz Age.' This is the original version of the story used for the 2008 film starring Brad Pitt.*Beautifully illustrated with original advertisement art from the 1920s.*Active Table of Contents for each book accessible from the Kindle go to feature.*Perfect formatting in rich text compatible with Kindle's Text-to-Speech features.
/book/show/25626804-the-talented-mr-ripley?from_search=true	Patricia Highsmith	The Talented Mr Ripley: A Virago Modern Classic	Since his debut in 1955, Tom Ripley has evolved into the ultimate bad boy sociopath, influencing countless novelists and filmmakers. In this first novel, we are introduced to suave, handsome Tom Ripley: a young striver, newly arrived in the heady world of Manhattan in the 1950s. A product of a broken home, branded a sissy by his dismissive Aunt Dottie, Ripley becomes enaSince his debut in 1955, Tom Ripley has evolved into the ultimate bad boy sociopath, influencing countless novelists and filmmakers. In this first novel, we are introduced to suave, handsome Tom Ripley: a young striver, newly arrived in the heady world of Manhattan in the 1950s. A product of a broken home, branded a sissy by his dismissive Aunt Dottie, Ripley becomes enamored of the moneyed world of his new friend, Dickie Greenleaf. This fondness turns obsessive when Ripley is sent to Italy to bring back his libertine pal but grows enraged by Dickie's ambivalent feelings for Marge, a charming American dilettante. A dark reworking of Henry James's,is up to his tricks in a 90s film and also Rene Clement's 60s film, Purple Noon.
/book/show/2751573-notes-from-underground?from_search=true	Fyodor Dostoyevsky Mirra Ginsburg (Translator)	Notes from underground	
/book/show/2002.Harry_Potter_Schoolbooks_Box_Set?from_search=true	J.K. Rowling	Harry Potter Schoolbooks Box Set: Two Classic Books from the Library of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry	Fans of Harry Potter will love the chance to really get inside the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Now, straight from the Hogwarts School Library, come two textbooks used by Harry and all his fellow wizards-in-training. Written by J. K. Rowling under two delightful pseudonyms,aFans of Harry Potter will love the chance to really get inside the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Now, straight from the Hogwarts School Library, come two textbooks used by Harry and all his fellow wizards-in-training. Written by J. K. Rowling under two delightful pseudonyms,andcome packaged in a fabulous box set.
/book/show/22318984-nicholas-nickleby?from_search=true	Charles Dickens	Nicholas Nickleby	Nicholas is a thoughtful man. He works as an assistant master at a wretched school for boys and helps a simple boy named Smike. It is a tale of triumph over difficult times.
/book/show/2880462-les-liaisons-dangereuses?from_search=true	Pierre-Ambroise Choderlos de Laclos Lowell Bair (Translator)	Les Liaisons Dangereuses	The complex moral ambiguities of seduction and revenge make Les Liaisons dangereuses (1782) one of the most scandalous and controversial novels in European literature. Its prime movers, the Vicomte de Valmont and the Marquise de Merteuil--gifted, wealthy, and bored--form an unholy alliance andturn seduction into a game. And they play this game with such wit and style thatThe complex moral ambiguities of seduction and revenge make Les Liaisons dangereuses (1782) one of the most scandalous and controversial novels in European literature. Its prime movers, the Vicomte de Valmont and the Marquise de Merteuil--gifted, wealthy, and bored--form an unholy alliance andturn seduction into a game. And they play this game with such wit and style that it is impossible not to admire them, until they discover mysterious rules that they cannot understand. In the ensuing battle there can be no winners, and the innocent suffer with the guilty.This new translation gives Laclos a modern voice, and readers will be able to judge whether the novel is as diabolical and infamous as its critics have claimed, or whether it has much to tell us about a world we still inhabit.
/book/show/18920149-bear-stays-up-for-christmas?from_search=true	Karma Wilson Jane Chapman (Illustrator)	Bear Stays Up for Christmas (Classic Board Books)	Celebrate Christmas with Bear and his friends!
/book/show/25241874-home-alone?from_search=true	John Hughes Kim Smith (Illustrator)	Home Alone: The Classic Illustrated Storybook	arrived in theaters 25 years ago, and it remains the #1 highest-grossing live-action comedy film of all time. Now, illustrator Kim Smith has reimagined the story as a classic Christmas fablecomplete with bumbling burglars, brilliant booby-traps, and a little boy named Kevin whos forced to fend for himself. Through a series of comic adventures, Kevin learns lesarrived in theaters 25 years ago, and it remains the #1 highest-grossing live-action comedy film of all time. Now, illustrator Kim Smith has reimagined the story as a classic Christmas fablecomplete with bumbling burglars, brilliant booby-traps, and a little boy named Kevin whos forced to fend for himself. Through a series of comic adventures, Kevin learns lessons about responsibility and the importance of family. With an amusing read-aloud story and enchanting, immersive illustrations, this charming adaptation can be enjoyed year after year alongside,, and other Christmas storybook classics.
/book/show/6710502-captain-wentworth-s-persuasion?from_search=true	Regina Jeffers	Captain Wentworth's Persuasion: Jane Austen's Classic Retold Through His Eyes	Insightful and dramatic, this novel recreates the original style, themes, and sardonic humor of Jane Austens novel while turning the entire tale on its head in a most engaging fashion. Readers hear Captain Wentworths side of this tangled story in the revelation of his thoughts and emotions. Wentworth initially suffers rejection and frustration because the titled ElliotsInsightful and dramatic, this novel recreates the original style, themes, and sardonic humor of Jane Austens novel while turning the entire tale on its head in a most engaging fashion. Readers hear Captain Wentworths side of this tangled story in the revelation of his thoughts and emotions. Wentworth initially suffers rejection and frustration because the titled Elliots do not consider him good enough for their daughter Anne. Despite her feelings for Wentworth, Anne allows others to persuade her to break off their engagement. Eight years later, when Wentworth returns from fighting against Napoleons army, the difficult years of war have reversed fortunes. Now it is he who is rich, having won many prizes in battle, while the Elliots are deeply in debt and in danger of losing their good name. Will Wentworth seek revenge by choosing another woman over his former love? Can he walk away from Anne, or will the memory of her lips and her touch capture his love once again?
/book/show/26291979-the-american?from_search=true	Henry James	The American	Excerpt from The AmericanOn a brilliant day in May, of the year 1868, a gentleman was reclining at his ease on the great circular divan which at that period occupied the centre of the Salon Carre, in the Museum of the Louvre. This commodious ottoman has since been removed, to the extreme regret of all weak-kneed lovers of the fine arts; but our visitor had taken serene poExcerpt from The AmericanOn a brilliant day in May, of the year 1868, a gentleman was reclining at his ease on the great circular divan which at that period occupied the centre of the Salon Carre, in the Museum of the Louvre. This commodious ottoman has since been removed, to the extreme regret of all weak-kneed lovers of the fine arts; but our visitor had taken serene possession of its softest spot, and, with his head thrown back and his legs outstretched, was staring at Murillo's beautiful moon-borne Madonna in deep enjoyment of his posture. He had removed his hat and flung down beside him a little red guide-book and an opera-glass. The day was warm; he was heated with walking, and he repeatedly, with vague weariness, passed his handkerchief over his forehead. And yet he was evidently not a man to whom fatigue was familiar; long, lean, and muscular, he suggested an intensity of unconscious resistance. His exertions on this particular day, however, had been of an unwonted sort, and he had often performed great physical feats that left him less jaded than his quiet stroll through the Louvre.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/659820.The_classic_tale_of_Tom_Kitten?from_search=true	Beatrix Potter	The classic tale of Tom Kitten	Tabitha Twitchit, a cat, invites her friends over for tea, but the success of the occasion is jeopardised by her misbehaving kittens. A tale about manners and how children react to them.
/book/show/32916486-cautionary-tales-for-children?from_search=true	Hilaire Belloc	Cautionary Tales for Children: Designed for the Admonition of Children Between the Ages of Eight and Fourteen Years	Excerpt from Cautionary Tales for Children: Designed for the Admonition of Children Between the Ages of Eight and Fourteen YearsRead him Stories through and through, And even took him to the Zoo But there it was the dreadful Fate.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book isExcerpt from Cautionary Tales for Children: Designed for the Admonition of Children Between the Ages of Eight and Fourteen YearsRead him Stories through and through, And even took him to the Zoo But there it was the dreadful Fate.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/31230814-the-descent-of-man-and-selection-in-relation-to-sex?from_search=true	Charles Darwin	The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex	Excerpt from The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to SexThe nature and value of specific characters - Application to the races of man - Arguments in favour of. And opposed to, ranking the ao-called races of man as diztinct species - Sub-species Monogonists and polygcnistsmornvergence of charactero.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousanExcerpt from The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to SexThe nature and value of specific characters - Application to the races of man - Arguments in favour of. And opposed to, ranking the ao-called races of man as diztinct species - Sub-species Monogonists and polygcnistsmornvergence of charactero.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26401158-the-basic-writings-of-nietzsche?from_search=true	Friedrich Nietzsche	The Basic Writings of Nietzsche	The Basic Writings of Nietzsche collects some of the most famous and representative works of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. In this anthology you will find complete editions of The Birth of Tragedy, a work of dramatic theory written early in the philosopher's career, Beyond Good and Evil, a polemic critique of past philosophers in regards to their consideratThe Basic Writings of Nietzsche collects some of the most famous and representative works of German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. In this anthology you will find complete editions of The Birth of Tragedy, a work of dramatic theory written early in the philosopher's career, Beyond Good and Evil, a polemic critique of past philosophers in regards to their considerations of morality, On the Genealogy of Morals, which would expound upon the ideas in Beyond Good and Evil as is considered by many as Nietzsche's masterpiece, The Case of Wagner, a critique of composer Richard Wagner, and Ecce Homo, an autobiographical account of how the author saw his influence on the philosophical world, which was written near the end of his life. Also included is a collection of 75 aphorisms selected from various other works by the author. This anthology shows the progression of Nietzsche philosophy while introducing the reader unfamiliar to him with some of his most important ideas.
/book/show/18732584-emile---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Jean-Jacques Rousseau	Emile - The Original Classic Edition	A natural education is one that consists not in teaching the child many things, but never letting anything but accurate and clear ideas enter his brain. Rousseau, in his longing to return to the state of nature, ventures to raise a natural man. Emile (or On Education) is the Corner Stone to Rousseaus Discourse on the Sciences and Arts & Discourse on the Origin and FounA natural education is one that consists not in teaching the child many things, but never letting anything but accurate and clear ideas enter his brain. Rousseau, in his longing to return to the state of nature, ventures to raise a natural man. Emile (or On Education) is the Corner Stone to Rousseaus Discourse on the Sciences and Arts & Discourse on the Origin and Foundations of Inequality. Rousseaus imaginary pupil, Emile, will get his lessons from nature and not from men. Rousseau is not concerned with teaching Emile numerous facts, but with instructing the child to be able to think for himself.Emile will have one mentor, Robinson Crusoe. Crusoe is Rousseaus modern natural man. Crusoe is on his island, alone, deprived of the assistance of all the arts, providing nevertheless for his subsistence. Rousseau goes to extremes to create a childhood that is free from habit, and one that provides Emile with the greatest adaptability to his surroundings, whatever they may be, for the rest of his life.Rousseaus ideas are profound. Though he is far less well known than Marx, Nietzsche, and or Weber, to name a few, his ideas are the basis for the philosophies of these men, who have in return influenced society. Along with Rousseaus Two Discourses, Emile is a must read. (I recommend reading the Discourses before Emile.) However, do not expect Rousseau to tell you everything because he does not spend an extensive time explaining all of the minute details, especially those regarding the first few years of Emiles life. Rather, he says, if you have to be told everything, do not read me.If you are interested in the foundation of thought for many of the most influential philosophers of modern Europe, then read Emile.
/book/show/20893064-the-art-of-public-speaking?from_search=true	Dale Carnegie	The Art of Public Speaking	
/book/show/31872743-the-love-poems-of-shakspere?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	The Love Poems of Shakspere	Excerpt from The Love Poems of ShakspereAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfectiExcerpt from The Love Poems of ShakspereAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/6868427-sylvia-s-lovers?from_search=true	Elizabeth Gaskell Flo Gibson	Sylvia's Lovers (Classic Books On Cassettes Collection)	A very powerfully moving novel of a young woman caught between the attractions of two very different men, Sylvias Lovers is set in the 1790s in an English seaside town. England is at war with France, and press-gangs wreak havoc by seizing young men for service. One of their victims is a whaling harpooner named Charley Kinraid, whose charm and vivacity have captured the heA very powerfully moving novel of a young woman caught between the attractions of two very different men, Sylvias Lovers is set in the 1790s in an English seaside town. England is at war with France, and press-gangs wreak havoc by seizing young men for service. One of their victims is a whaling harpooner named Charley Kinraid, whose charm and vivacity have captured the heart of Sylvia Robson. But Sylvias devoted cousin, Philip Hepburn, hopes to marry her himself and, in order to win her, deliberately withholds crucial informationwith devastating consequences.The introduction discusses the novel's historical and geographical authenticity, as well as its innovative treatment of gender and human relationshipsIncludes a new chronology, updated further reading, notes, and appendices
/book/show/7167582-articles-of-faith-classic-soft-leather-edition?from_search=true	James E. Talmage	Articles Of Faith, Classic Soft-Leather Edition	
/book/show/27091197-the-lusiad-of-luis-de-camoens?from_search=true	Lus de Cames	The Lusiad of Luis de Camoens	Excerpt from The Lusiad of Luis De CamoensMy Dear Sir,During the last years of the life of our mutual and lamented friend Mr. Quillinan, I was in communication with him, both personally and by correspondence, with respect to the publication of his translation of part of the Lusiad of Camoens; in which part are comprised the two finest passages in the poem - the story ofExcerpt from The Lusiad of Luis De CamoensMy Dear Sir,During the last years of the life of our mutual and lamented friend Mr. Quillinan, I was in communication with him, both personally and by correspondence, with respect to the publication of his translation of part of the Lusiad of Camoens; in which part are comprised the two finest passages in the poem - the story of the unfortunate Dona Ignez de Castro, and the vision at the Cape of Good Hope.This work he expressed his intention of dedicating jointly to you and to me.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/25489106-thug-notes?from_search=true	Sparky Sweets Wisecrack, Inc.	Thug Notes: A Street-Smart Guide to Classic Literature	Sparky Sweets, PhD, and Wisecrack proudly present this outrageously funny, ultra-sharp guide to literature based on the hit online series,. Inside, you'll find hilarious plot breakdowns and masterful analyses of sixteen of literature's most beloved classics, including:,,,,,Sparky Sweets, PhD, and Wisecrack proudly present this outrageously funny, ultra-sharp guide to literature based on the hit online series,. Inside, you'll find hilarious plot breakdowns and masterful analyses of sixteen of literature's most beloved classics, including:,,,,,,and more!The serieshas been featured on BET, PBS, and NPR and has been used in hundreds of classrooms around the world. Whether youre a student, teacher, or straight-up literary gangster like Dr. Sweets,has got you covered. You'll certainly never look at literature the same way again.
/book/show/26452707-classic-goosebumps---vampire-breath?from_search=true	R.L. Stine Vikas Adam (Reading)	Classic Goosebumps - Vampire Breath	Tough. That's Freddy Martinez and his friend, Cara. They're not afraid of anything. But that was before they went exploring in Freddy's basement. Before they found the secret room. Before they found the bottle of Vampire Breath.Poor Freddy and Cara. They should have never opened that bottle of Vampire Breath. Because now there's a vampire in Freddy's basement. And he's verTough. That's Freddy Martinez and his friend, Cara. They're not afraid of anything. But that was before they went exploring in Freddy's basement. Before they found the secret room. Before they found the bottle of Vampire Breath.Poor Freddy and Cara. They should have never opened that bottle of Vampire Breath. Because now there's a vampire in Freddy's basement. And he's very, very thirsty....
/book/show/27583108-the-story-of-the-treasure-seekers?from_search=true	E. Nesbit	The Story of the Treasure-Seekers: Classic Children's Literature	The Story of the Treasure-Seekers. The Story of the Treasure Seekers is a novel by E. Nesbit. First published in 1899, it tells the story of Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noel, and Horace Octavius (H. O.) Bastable, and their attempts to assist their widowed father and recover the fortunes of their family; its sequels are The Wouldbegoods (1899) and The New Treasure Seekers (The Story of the Treasure-Seekers. The Story of the Treasure Seekers is a novel by E. Nesbit. First published in 1899, it tells the story of Dora, Oswald, Dicky, Alice, Noel, and Horace Octavius (H. O.) Bastable, and their attempts to assist their widowed father and recover the fortunes of their family; its sequels are The Wouldbegoods (1899) and The New Treasure Seekers (1904). The novel's complete name is The Story of the Treasure Seekers: Being the Adventures of the Bastable Children in Search of a Fortune. The original edition included illustrations by H. R. Millar. The Puffin edition (1958) was illustrated by Cecil Leslie. The story is told from a child's point of view. The narrator is Oswald, but on the first page he announces: It is one of us that tells this story - but I shall not tell you which: only at the very end perhaps I will. While the story is going on you may be trying to guess, only I bet you don't. However, his occasional lapse into first person, and the undue praise he likes to heap on himself, makes his identity obvious to the attentive reader long before he reveals it himself.
/book/show/18732562-ghost-stories-of-an-antiquary---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	M.R. James	Ghost Stories of an Antiquary - The Original Classic Edition	It would be tough to identify a writer whose ghost stories are more effective than those of Montague Rhodes James. Edith Wharton and Shirley Jackson are among the few whose work approaches that of James. If you are a connoisseur or collector, this title would be among the last you would part with as you sold your collection one volume at a time to buy life-sustaining soup.It would be tough to identify a writer whose ghost stories are more effective than those of Montague Rhodes James. Edith Wharton and Shirley Jackson are among the few whose work approaches that of James. If you are a connoisseur or collector, this title would be among the last you would part with as you sold your collection one volume at a time to buy life-sustaining soup. Atmosphere (both psychological and positional), character development, settings - all of these are handled with mastery. I love M.R. James! His work is fairly hard to find these days I would encourage anyone who likes a good spooky story to pick up this title..Buy this book, retreat to a quiet room lit by a single lamp (and, preferably, a sputtering fire), and enjoy!
/book/show/33994538-quatrevingt-treize?from_search=true	Victor Hugo	Quatrevingt-Treize	Excerpt from Quatrevingt-TreizeLe 28 avril, la commune de Paris avait donne aux volontaires de Santerre cette consigne: Point de grace, point de quartier. A la fin de mai, sur les douze mille partis de Paris, huit mille etaient morts.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis booExcerpt from Quatrevingt-TreizeLe 28 avril, la commune de Paris avait donne aux volontaires de Santerre cette consigne: Point de grace, point de quartier. A la fin de mai, sur les douze mille partis de Paris, huit mille etaient morts.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/22929450-the-riddle-of-the-sands?from_search=true	Erskine Childers Geoffrey Household (Foreword)	The Riddle of the Sands (CLASSIC, 20TH-CENTURY, PENGUIN)	Languishing one summer at the Foreign Office in London, Carruthers is rescued by an unexpected invitation to join Arthur Davies and thein the Baltic. A grouse-shooting party or a weekend at Cowes would have been more Carruthers style. More disconcertiLanguishing one summer at the Foreign Office in London, Carruthers is rescued by an unexpected invitation to join Arthur Davies and thein the Baltic. A grouse-shooting party or a weekend at Cowes would have been more Carruthers style. More disconcerting still, soon after his arrival it emerges that Davies needs his assistance, not on a yachting holiday, but in a sport of amateur spying...Sounding a warning of the dangers of a German sea-borne invasion,created a sensation when it appeared in 1903. Recognizably the great forerunner of the espionage novels of Graham Green and John le Carr, its vivid period flavour and richly detailed background of inshore sailing have made it a classic among yachtsmen as well as among spy-thriller addicts.
/book/show/18732294-the-federalist-papers---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Alexander Hamilton	The Federalist Papers - The Original Classic Edition	The new edition of THE FEDERALIST PAPERS edited by Clinton Rossiter and co. is probably the best paperback edition. THE FEDERALIST PAPERS alone are an important source of serious political thinking. In an age of almost unbridled political power, corruption, empire buidling, etc. THE FEDERALIST PAPERS are important reminder of what a Free Republic (not an empire) should be.The new edition of THE FEDERALIST PAPERS edited by Clinton Rossiter and co. is probably the best paperback edition. THE FEDERALIST PAPERS alone are an important source of serious political thinking. In an age of almost unbridled political power, corruption, empire buidling, etc. THE FEDERALIST PAPERS are important reminder of what a Free Republic (not an empire) should be. THE FEDERALIST PAPERS were written by Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804), John Jay (1745-1829), and James Madison (1751-1835). Due to concerns about the New York State legislators ratifying the The U.S. Constitution, these papers were journal pieces written to New York journals and newspapers to convince both the residents and state legislators to ratify The U.S. Constitution. One should note there were other published articles supporting ratification of The U.S. Constitution and other articles can be read in a text titled FRIENDS OF THE CONSTITUTION. What is alarming about THE FEDERALISTS PAPERS is that they were written for most readers. If one were to write such articles these days, most Americans would not read them nor comprehend them. This is a sad commentary on Americans regarding serious political writing regarding their birthright. If THE FEDERALIST PAPERS were assigned to high school kids, whoever would make such an assignment would be fired or worse.THE FEDERALIST PAPERS give important explanations of the separation of powers, limits of each branch of the central government (The Federal Government), and how political power should be used within severe limitations. These articles were a brilliant attempt to mitigate fears that The U.S. Constitution would give far too much power to the the central or federal government.The late Clinton Rossiter had a useful suggestion for those who did not want to read all 85 of THE FEDERALIST PAPERS. He suggested that the best numbers were 1,2,6,9,10, 14, 15, 16,23, 37, 39,47, 49, 51, 62, 70, 78, 84, and 85. Those readers who read these numbered papers would probably want to read the remainder.Readers should not forget that the authors of THE FEDERALIST PAPERS were responding to the Anti-Federalists and their articles titled THE ANTI-FEDERALIST PAPERS. Too often the Anti-Federalists are referred to as obstrcutionists and narrow minded men. This is simply not true. The ANTI-FEDERALIST PAPERS were as well written and brilliantly argued as THE FEDERALIST PAPERS. One should note that one of the major objections of the Anti-Federalists to ratification of The U.S. Constitution was that it did not contain a Bill of Rights. The Federalists took this argument seriously. Basically, one could argue that without the Anti-Federalists, there would have been no Bill of Rights. Ergo, without The Bill of Rights, there would have been no U.S. Constitution. The Anti-Federalists were very important in the ratification of The U.S. Constitution.Anyone who wants to define who Americans should be should read THE FEDERALIST PAPERS. They should also read THE ANTI-FEDERALIST PAPERS and read clear, informed, and well written political theory from men who could actually think. Most political hacks and too many American citizens are not even vaguely aware of this important political writing. Yet, this political writing is the very best American political thinking in U.S. History.Highly recommended, this edition of THE FEDERALIST PAPERS.
/book/show/2384829.Deadpool_Classic_Vol_1?from_search=true	Fabian Nicieza Rob Liefeld Mark Waid	Deadpool Classic, Vol. 1	He's the Merc with a Mouth, the Assassin with Elan, the Wryest Wisecracker of the Weapon X Program, now in a collection of his earliest sagas Deadpool, with sidekick Weasel in tow, sets out on a quest for romance, money, and mayhem - not necessarily in that order - only to learn he's being hunted by an enemy he killed years before As if that isn't enough, the Juggernaut crHe's the Merc with a Mouth, the Assassin with Elan, the Wryest Wisecracker of the Weapon X Program, now in a collection of his earliest sagas Deadpool, with sidekick Weasel in tow, sets out on a quest for romance, money, and mayhem - not necessarily in that order - only to learn he's being hunted by an enemy he killed years before As if that isn't enough, the Juggernaut crashes into the action, and it's the unstoppable vs. the un-shut-up-able But all may not be lost if the sultry Siryn can inject a little sanity into the proceedings Will Deadpool be steered toward a better life by his new heartthrob, or stay the chaotic course he's set for himself? The answer is Yes Guest-starring the New Mutants, Banshee, Sasquatch, and more Collects New Mutants #98, Deadpool: The Circle Chase #1-4, Deadpool: Sins of the Past #1-4, and Deadpool (1997) #1
/book/show/9711252-the-legend-of-sleepy-hollow?from_search=true	Washington Irving Robert Van Nutt (Illustrator)	The Legend Of Sleepy Hollow	The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a short story by American author Washington Irving that has become a Halloween and horror classic. Set in 1790 in Tarrytown, New York, Ichabod Crane encounters a mysterious figure who carries his head not on his shoulders, but in his saddle.
/book/show/26989484-an-ideal-husband?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde	An Ideal Husband	Excerpt from An Ideal Husband[The room is brilliantly lighted and full of guests. At the top of the staircase stands Lady Chiltern, a woman of grave Greek beauty, about twenty-seven years of age. She receives the guests as they come up. Over the well of the staircase hangs a great chandelier with wax lights, which illumine a large eighteenth-century French tapestry - reprExcerpt from An Ideal Husband[The room is brilliantly lighted and full of guests. At the top of the staircase stands Lady Chiltern, a woman of grave Greek beauty, about twenty-seven years of age. She receives the guests as they come up. Over the well of the staircase hangs a great chandelier with wax lights, which illumine a large eighteenth-century French tapestry - representing the Triumph of Love, from a design by Boucher - that is stretched on the staircase wall. On the right is the entrance to the music-room. The sound of a string quartette is faintly heard. The entrance on the left leads to other reception-rooms. Mrs. Marchmont and Lady Basildon, two very pretty women, are seated together on a Louis Seize sofa.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26967279-a-treatise-on-the-social-compact?from_search=true	Jean-Jacques Rousseau	A Treatise on the Social Compact: Or the Principles of Politic Law	Excerpt from A Treatise on the Social Compact: Or the Principles of Politic LawThis little treatise is taken from a much larger work, in which I formerly engaged, without having duly consulted my abilities. I have, therefore, long since laid it aside; conceiving it proper to offer the following extract only to the public, as the least extionable part of the performance.AExcerpt from A Treatise on the Social Compact: Or the Principles of Politic LawThis little treatise is taken from a much larger work, in which I formerly engaged, without having duly consulted my abilities. I have, therefore, long since laid it aside; conceiving it proper to offer the following extract only to the public, as the least extionable part of the performance.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/25871347-carol?from_search=true	Patricia Highsmith	Carol: A Virago Modern Classic	First published in 1952 under the pseudonym Claire Morgan and touted as the novel of a love society forbids, the book soon became a lesbian cult classic. Yet it was always relegated to a mystery subgenre and never before given tFirst published in 1952 under the pseudonym Claire Morgan and touted as the novel of a love society forbids, the book soon became a lesbian cult classic. Yet it was always relegated to a mystery subgenre and never before given the literary recognition that it is now receiving.Based on a true story plucked from Highsmith's own life,, tells the riveting story of Therese Belivet, a stage designer trapped in a department store day job, whose routine is forever shattered by an erotic epiphanythe appearance of Carol Aird, a customer who comes in to buy her daughter a Christmas toy. Therese begins to stalk the alluring suburban housewife, who is trapped in a marriage as stultifying as Therese's job. They fall in love and set out across the United States, pursued by a private investigator who eventually blackmails Carol into a choice between her daughter and her lover.
/book/show/22374571-the-fortunes-and-misfortunes-of-the-famous-moll-flanders-classic-series?from_search=true	Daniel Defoe	The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders (Classic Series) with New Illustrated	The recent adaptation of Moll Flanders for Masterpiece Theater is a book-lover's dream: the dialogue and scene arrangement are close enough to allow the viewer to follow along in the book. The liberties taken with the tale are few (some years of childhood between the gypsies and the wealthy family are elided; Moll is Moll throughout the tale, rather than Mrs. Betty; RobertThe recent adaptation of Moll Flanders for Masterpiece Theater is a book-lover's dream: the dialogue and scene arrangement are close enough to allow the viewer to follow along in the book. The liberties taken with the tale are few (some years of childhood between the gypsies and the wealthy family are elided; Moll is Moll throughout the tale, rather than Mrs. Betty; Robert becomes Rowland, etc.) and the sets avoid the careless anachronism of the movie version released earlier this year.The breasts, raised skirts, tumbling hair and heavy breathing on the small screen might catch you by surprise if you don't read the book carefully (as might Moll's abandonment of her children on more than one occasion). Unlike his near-contemporary John Cleland (_Fanny Hill_), Defoe was trying to keep out of jail, and so didn't dwell on the details of correspondence between Moll and her varied lovers. But on the page and on the screen, Moll comes across quite clearly as a woman who might bend, but refuses to break, and who is intent on having as good a life as she can get.
/book/show/17427688-the-dark-is-rising?from_search=true	Susan Cooper	The Dark Is Rising: Modern Classic	It is Midwinter's Eve, the night before Will's eleventh birthday. But there is an atmosphere of fear in the familiar countryside around him. Will is about to make a shocking discovery - that he is the last person to be born with the power of the Old Ones, and as a guardian of the Light he must begin a dangerous journey to vanquish the terrifyingly evil magic of the Dark.
/book/show/26325616-the-waste-land?from_search=true	T.S. Eliot	The Waste Land	Excerpt from The Waste LandI. The Burial of the DeadApril is the cruellest month, breedingLilacs out of the dead land, mixingMemory and desire, stirringDull roots with spring rain.Winter kept us warm, coveringEarth in forgetful snow, feedingA little life with dried tubers.Summer surprised us, coming over the StarnbergerseeWith a shower of rain; we stopped in the colonnadExcerpt from The Waste LandI. The Burial of the DeadApril is the cruellest month, breedingLilacs out of the dead land, mixingMemory and desire, stirringDull roots with spring rain.Winter kept us warm, coveringEarth in forgetful snow, feedingA little life with dried tubers.Summer surprised us, coming over the StarnbergerseeWith a shower of rain; we stopped in the colonnade,And went on in sunlight, into the Hofgarten,About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/7735556-the-railway-children?from_search=true	E. Nesbit	The Railway Children	When father goes away unexpectedly, Roberta, Peter, Phyllis and their mother have to leave their happy life in London to go and live in a small cottage in the country. The children seek solace in the nearby railway station, and make friends with Perks the Porter and the Station Master himself. But the mystery remains: where is Father, and will he ever return?
/book/show/1262745.The_Stranger_Beside_Me?from_search=true	Ann Rule	The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Classic Story of Seduction and Murder	Ted Bundy was handsome, charming, a brilliant law student, and on the verge of a dazzling career. On January 24, 1989, he was executed for the murders of three young women, having confessed to taking the lives of at least thirty-five more.This is the story of one of the most fascinating killers in American historyof his magnetic power, his bleak compulsion, his double lifTed Bundy was handsome, charming, a brilliant law student, and on the verge of a dazzling career. On January 24, 1989, he was executed for the murders of three young women, having confessed to taking the lives of at least thirty-five more.This is the story of one of the most fascinating killers in American historyof his magnetic power, his bleak compulsion, his double life, his string of helpless victims. It is also the story of Ann Rule, a writer working on the biggest story of her life, tracking down a brutal mass murderer. Little did she realize that the Ted the police were seeking was the same Ted who worked with her at a Seattle crisis clinic, a man who had become her close friend and confidant. As she began to put the evidence together, a terrifying picture emerged of the man she thought she knew.Thirty-five years after it was first published,remains a gripping, explosive true-crime classic.
/book/show/18732446-autobiography-of-a-yogi---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Paramahansa Yogananda	Autobiography of a Yogi - The Original Classic Edition	Like Gandhi, Yogananda writes humbly and includes his foibles and the pratfalls he takes as he journeys through lifes lessons. In fact, unless you read elsewhere about his life you wont realize how much he understates his own accomplishments while he honors other spiritual seekers and teachers he encounters. His stories of encounters with amazing saints of all regions andLike Gandhi, Yogananda writes humbly and includes his foibles and the pratfalls he takes as he journeys through lifes lessons. In fact, unless you read elsewhere about his life you wont realize how much he understates his own accomplishments while he honors other spiritual seekers and teachers he encounters. His stories of encounters with amazing saints of all regions and religions are spell-binding, and you may find yourself (like me) devouring the whole book on your first read -- just reveling in the wonders of these true spiritual seekers. On successive readings I delved deeper into the equally fascinating footnotes, learning about the exotic realms of Indian spirituality and its unexpected parallels with the original Christian teachings of Christ, St. John, and St. Paul.In fact, the countless strata of insights and implications that surface with repeated readings of Autobiography of a Yogi argue for spending a few more dollars on the trade paperback rather than the mass market paperback edition, since youll want to return numerous times over the years. The Self-Realization Fellowship editions are to be preferred over others. Yogananda himself started that organization (SRF), and the award-winning quality of SRF editing and printing shines through them - in contrast to bootlegged editions printed up by renegade outfits.In all my reading in spirituality, yoga, and comparative religion, I have discovered no work that so completely fulfills Carl Jungs prophecy that yoga science (the whole science, not just the athletic postures) will offer you undreamed-of possibilities as Yoganandas autobiography. As the author explains, yoga comes from the root meaning union - and he reveals, ever more deeply, the underlying oneness of Christianity and yoga, of spiritual truth and scientific truth, of the worldly and the spirituality. It will deepen anyones own faith and sensibility -- of whatever religion (or none), of the science of matter... or mind... or Spirit.
/book/show/33524068-king-henry-v?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	King Henry V	Excerpt from King Henry VWere now the general of our gracious empress, As in good time he may, from Ireland coming, Bringing rebellion broached on his sword How many would the peaceful city quit To welcome him l.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction ofExcerpt from King Henry VWere now the general of our gracious empress, As in good time he may, from Ireland coming, Bringing rebellion broached on his sword How many would the peaceful city quit To welcome him l.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/24833748-incidents-in-the-life-of-a-slave-girl-written-by-herself?from_search=true	Harriet Ann Jacobs Jean Barrett (Reading)	Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself	One of the first personal narratives written by an ex-slave, this is also one of the few written....
/book/show/25539467-sir-gawain-and-the-green-knight-with-side-by-side-modern-english-transla?from_search=true	Unknown	Sir Gawain and the Green Knight With Side-By-Side Modern English Translation (Classic Retold Side-By-Side Book 3)	Of all the old English stories, the tale of Gawain and the Green Knight has remained one of the most popular ever told; dozens of movies and books have used Gawain as inspiration. It's one of the most important books in the English language. If it's so great, why is it so hard to understand! BookCaps helps with this modern retelling of Gawain.The original is presented onOf all the old English stories, the tale of Gawain and the Green Knight has remained one of the most popular ever told; dozens of movies and books have used Gawain as inspiration. It's one of the most important books in the English language. If it's so great, why is it so hard to understand! BookCaps helps with this modern retelling of Gawain.The original is presented on the right side of the page, and the modern is presented on the left. NOTE: This option is only available on devices that support the feature.
/book/show/26925812-the-return-of-sherlock-holmes?from_search=true	Arthur Conan Doyle	The Return of Sherlock Holmes	Excerpt from The Return of Sherlock HolmesIt was in the spring of the year 1894 that all London was interested, and the fashionable world dismayed, by the murder of the Honourable Ronald Adair under most unusual and inexplicable circumstances. The public has already learned those particulars of the crime which came out in the police investigation, but a good deal was suppExcerpt from The Return of Sherlock HolmesIt was in the spring of the year 1894 that all London was interested, and the fashionable world dismayed, by the murder of the Honourable Ronald Adair under most unusual and inexplicable circumstances. The public has already learned those particulars of the crime which came out in the police investigation, but a good deal was suppressed upon that occasion, since the case for the prosecution was so overwhelmingly strong that it was not necessary to bring forward all the facts. Only now, at the end of nearly ten years, am I allowed to supply those missing links which make up the whole of that remarkable chain. The crime was of interest in itself, but that interest was as nothing to me compared to the inconceivable sequel, which afforded me the greatest shock and surprise of any event in my adventurous life. Even now, after this long interval, I find myself thrilling as I think of it, and feeling once more that sudden flood of joy, amazement, and incredulity which utterly submerged my mind.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/20439616-whose-body-lord-peter-wimsey-classic-mystery-and-detective-story?from_search=true	Dorothy L. Sayers	Whose Body? Lord Peter Wimsey, Classic Mystery And Detective Story (Annotated)	Whose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey) By Dorothy Leigh Sayers, Classic Mystery And Detective Story is the first of the Wimsey books.Lord Peter Wimsey investigates the sudden appearance of a naked body in the bath of an architect at the same time a noted financier goes missing under strange circumstances. As the case progresses it becomes clear that the two events are linked in sWhose Body? (Lord Peter Wimsey) By Dorothy Leigh Sayers, Classic Mystery And Detective Story is the first of the Wimsey books.Lord Peter Wimsey investigates the sudden appearance of a naked body in the bath of an architect at the same time a noted financier goes missing under strange circumstances. As the case progresses it becomes clear that the two events are linked in some way.
/book/show/27571782-shirley?from_search=true	Charlotte Bront	Shirley	Of late years an abundant shower of curates has fallen upon the north of England: they lie very thick on the hills; every parish has one or more of them; they are young enough to be very active, and ought to be doing a great deal of good. But not of late years are we about to speak; we are going back to the beginning of this century: late years-present years are dusty, sunOf late years an abundant shower of curates has fallen upon the north of England: they lie very thick on the hills; every parish has one or more of them; they are young enough to be very active, and ought to be doing a great deal of good. But not of late years are we about to speak; we are going back to the beginning of this century: late years-present years are dusty, sunburnt, hot, arid; we will evade the noon, forget it in siesta, pass the midday in slumber, and dream of dawn. If you think, from this prelude, that anything like a romance is preparing for you, reader, you never were more mistaken. Do you anticipate sentiment, and poetry, and reverie? Do you expect passion, and stimulus, and melodrama? Calm your expectations; reduce them to a lowly standard. Something real, cool, and solid lies before you; something unromantic as Monday morning, when all who have work wake with the consciousness that they must rise and betake themselves thereto. It is not positively affirmed that you shall not have a taste of the exciting, perhaps towards the middle and close of the meal, but it is resolved that the first dish set upon the table shall be one that a Catholic-ay, even an Anglo-Catholic-might eat on Good Friday in Passion Week: it shall be cold lentils and vinegar without oil; it shall be unleavened bread with bitter herbs, and no roast lamb
/book/show/763470.O_Pioneers_?from_search=true	Willa Cather Vivian Gornick (Introduction)	O Pioneers!	One of Americas greatest women writers, Willa Cather established her talent and her reputation with this extraordinary novelthe first of her books set on the Nebraska frontier. A tale of the prairie land encountered by Americas Swedish, Czech, Bohemian, and French immigrants, as well as a story of how the land challenged them, changed them, and, in some cases, defOne of Americas greatest women writers, Willa Cather established her talent and her reputation with this extraordinary novelthe first of her books set on the Nebraska frontier. A tale of the prairie land encountered by Americas Swedish, Czech, Bohemian, and French immigrants, as well as a story of how the land challenged them, changed them, and, in some cases, defeated them, Cathers novel is a uniquely American epic.Alexandra Bergson, a young Swedish immigrant girl who inherits her fathers farm and must transform it from raw prairie into a prosperous enterprise, is the first of Cathers great heroinesall of them women of strong will and an even stronger desire to overcome adversity and succeed. But the wild land itself is an equally important character in Cathers books, and her descriptions of it are so evocative, lush, and moving that they provoked writer Rebecca West to say of her: The most sensuous of writers, Willa Cather builds her imagined world almost as solidly as our five senses build the universe around us.Willa Cather, perhaps more than any other American writer, was able to re-create the real drama of the pioneers, capturing for later generations a time, a place, and a spirit that has become part of our national heritage.
/book/show/33240319-pere-goriot?from_search=true	Honor de Balzac	Pere Goriot	Excerpt from Pere GoriotThe leading idea of this human comedy came to me at first like a dream; like one of those impossible visions which we try to clasp as they elude us; a smiling fancy showing for a moment a woman's face, as it spreads its wings and rises to the ideal heavens. But soon this vision, this chimera, changed, after the fashion of chimeras, into a living shExcerpt from Pere GoriotThe leading idea of this human comedy came to me at first like a dream; like one of those impossible visions which we try to clasp as they elude us; a smiling fancy showing for a moment a woman's face, as it spreads its wings and rises to the ideal heavens. But soon this vision, this chimera, changed, after the fashion of chimeras, into a living shape with compelling will and tyrannous power, to which I yielded myself up. The idea came from the study of human life in comparison with the life of animals.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/157248.Designing_Great_Beers?from_search=true	Ray Daniels	Designing Great Beers: The Ultimate Guide to Brewing Classic Beer Styles	Author Ray Daniels provides the brewing formulas, tables, and information to take your brewing to the next level in this detailed technical manual.Part 1 of Designing Great Beers is a complete book in itself, focused solely on home-brewing ingredients and techniques (including three superb chapters on hops alone). Ray Daniels proves himself the techie type, infusing hisAuthor Ray Daniels provides the brewing formulas, tables, and information to take your brewing to the next level in this detailed technical manual.Part 1 of Designing Great Beers is a complete book in itself, focused solely on home-brewing ingredients and techniques (including three superb chapters on hops alone). Ray Daniels proves himself the techie type, infusing his introductory chapters with as much brewing math as brewing lore. Yet, Daniels never hops off the deep end of beer geekdom. Instead, he complements this emphasis on data with the creative use of graphics; where one could get bogged down in the stats, there is usually a clear visual depiction to instantly summarize their meaning. This focus on facts continues into part 2 of Daniels's guide, where it backs an admirably pragmatic take on beer styles and their importance in home-brewing. Daniels devotes a chapter to each of 14 major style categories, detailing historical origins and modern brewing techniques. He lays a contemporary groundwork by compiling and analyzing the recipes of the National Homebrew Competition's most successful beers. The assumption is that beers deemed representative of particular beer styles in modern competitions serve as ideal models for recipe creation. Among the information provided for each style is a chart showing the percentage of brewers using each type of grain and in what proportions the grains were added. Similar data are supplied for hop varieties, yeast strains, and water treatment. This reverse engineering of award-winning beers naturally benefits experienced brewers seeking to wow judges at the next competition. Yet, even brewers taking their first shy steps into creating their own recipes have much to gain from this kind of practical analysis. Daniels provides the basic tools a brewer of any level can use to formulate recipes with confidence and creativity. --Todd Gehman
/book/show/27139066-the-radetzky-march?from_search=true	Joseph Roth	The Radetzky March	Radetzky March (German: Radetzkymarsch) is a 1932 novel by Joseph Roth chronicling the decline and fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire via the story of the Trotta family. Radetzkymarsch is an early example of a story that features the recurring participation of a historical figure, in this case the Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria (18301916). Roth continues his account oRadetzky March (German: Radetzkymarsch) is a 1932 novel by Joseph Roth chronicling the decline and fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire via the story of the Trotta family. Radetzkymarsch is an early example of a story that features the recurring participation of a historical figure, in this case the Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria (18301916). Roth continues his account of the Trotta family to the time of the Anschluss in his The Emperor's Tomb (Kapuzinergruft, 1938). The novel was published in English translation in 1933, and in a new, more literal, translation in 1995.
/book/show/18732686-an-enemy-of-the-people---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Henrik Ibsen	An Enemy of the People - The Original Classic Edition	An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen - The Original Classic Edition Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition.This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look insidAn Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen - The Original Classic Edition Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition.This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside:But I, who have been buried all these years in my little corner up north, almost without ever seeing a stranger who might bring new ideas with him-well, in my case it has just the same effect as if I had been transported into the middle of a crowded city....I have lived for so long shut out of it all, that it is a necessity of life to me to mix with young, eager, ambitious men, men of liberal and active minds; and that describes every one of those fellows who are enjoying their supper in there....Yes, at the time we were obliged to climb down a peg or two, it is quite true-because there was a danger of the whole project of the Baths coming to nothing if they failed us....And in this way the ring will be broken up, you see, and then in every issue of the paper we will enlighten the public on the Mayors incapability on one point and another, and make it clear that all the positions of trust in the town, the whole control of municipal affairs, ought to be put in the hands of the Liberals....Such men stand, as it were, at the outposts, so far ahead that the compact majority has not yet been able to come up with them; and there they are fighting for truths that are too newly-born into the world of consciousness to have any considerable number of people on their side as yet.
/book/show/18819754-caspak?from_search=true	Edgar Rice Burroughs	Caspak: The Complete Annotated Trilogy	This collector-quality edition includes the complete text of all three novels comprising Edgar Rice Burrough's Caspak trilogy, The Land that Time Forgot, The People that Time Forgot and Out of Time's Abyss in freshly edited and newly typeset editions. With a generous 6x9 page size, this Summit Classic edition is printed on hefty 60# bright white paper with a fullyThis collector-quality edition includes the complete text of all three novels comprising Edgar Rice Burrough's Caspak trilogy, The Land that Time Forgot, The People that Time Forgot and Out of Time's Abyss in freshly edited and newly typeset editions. With a generous 6x9 page size, this Summit Classic edition is printed on hefty 60# bright white paper with a fully laminated cover featuring an original full color design. Caspak is the native name for the island of Caprona, located somewhere in or near the Antarctic. Reported by the Italian explorer Caproni in 1721, the island's location was subsequently lost. Both the island and the explorer are of course entirely fictional, and the island provides the setting for what has over the years become known as Edgar Rice Burroughs' science fiction Caspak Trilogy. Originally written under the working title The Lost U-Boat and published as a three-part serial in 1918, the three tales chronicle the adventures of the survivors of a torpedoed ship and the German u-boat crew on the lost island of Caprona, and the members of the expedition that sets out to rescue the survivors. In Edgar Rice Burroughs' trademark style, the lost mariners are thrown into a series of non-stop adventures at a breakneck pace, with the Germans pitted against the British and American survivors, the humans pitted against dinosaurs and other monstrous creatures, and the modern castaways in conflict with the native inhabitants, themselves divided into groups at distinctly different human evolutionary stages and harboring a bizarre secret that dominates human life on the island. Later published as a novel under the title The People That Time Forgot, the original three serial segments, clearly part of a single narrative, were subsequently published as three separate short novels in paperbacks widely available for many years, and that presentation became the norm, establishing the three stories as the Caspak Trilogy. Additional material collected and presented for Burroughs' fans, new or old, are a biographical sketch of the author and a detailed bibliography of his work.
/book/show/878574.The_Star_Wars_Trilogy?from_search=true	George Lucas Donald F. Glut James Kahn	The Star Wars Trilogy: A New Hope/The Empire Strikes Back/Return of the Jedi	Presents the complete Star wars trilogy, based on the motion pictures. Star wars: a new hope recounts the adventures of Luke Skywalker as he intercepts a cryptic message from a beautiful princess and heads for a desperate encounter in the enemy battle station known as the Death Star. The empire strikes back goes on to expose Darth Vader's scheme to capture Luke and tPresents the complete Star wars trilogy, based on the motion pictures. Star wars: a new hope recounts the adventures of Luke Skywalker as he intercepts a cryptic message from a beautiful princess and heads for a desperate encounter in the enemy battle station known as the Death Star. The empire strikes back goes on to expose Darth Vader's scheme to capture Luke and the rebels and makes the shocking revelation that Vader is Luke's father. Return of the Jedi recounts the rebels' relentless attempt to destroy the second Death Star, and Luke's ultimate confrontation with the evil emperor.
/book/show/26120837-the-red-headed-league-classic-shorts?from_search=true	Arthur Conan Doyle Li Jiazhen (Translator)	The Red-Headed League(Classic Shorts)	is one of the 56 Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. What seems at first to be a harmless prank played upon a red-headed man is soon revealed to be much more: a sinister scheme devised by the Napoleon of Crime.
/book/show/19892315-tales-of-the-jazz-age?from_search=true	F. Scott Fitzgerald	Tales of the Jazz Age: 11 Classic Short Stories	Tales of the Jazz Age (1922) is a collection of eleven short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Divided into three separate parts, according to subject matter, it includes one of his better-known short stories, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Several of the stories had also been published earlier, independently, in either The Metropolitan, Saturday Evening Post, SmartTales of the Jazz Age (1922) is a collection of eleven short stories by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Divided into three separate parts, according to subject matter, it includes one of his better-known short stories, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. Several of the stories had also been published earlier, independently, in either The Metropolitan, Saturday Evening Post, Smart Set, Collier's, Chicago Tribune, or Vanity Fair.
/book/show/19012326-the-enormous-room?from_search=true	E.E. Cummings Samuel Hynes (Editor)	The Enormous Room (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin)	In 1917 young Edward Estlin Cummings went to France as a volunteer with a Red Cross ambulance unit on the western front. But his free-spirited, insubordinate ways soon got him tagged as a possible enemy of La Patrie, and he was summarily tossed into a French concentration camp at La Ferte-Mace in Normandy. Under the vilest conditions, Cummings found fulfillment of his everIn 1917 young Edward Estlin Cummings went to France as a volunteer with a Red Cross ambulance unit on the western front. But his free-spirited, insubordinate ways soon got him tagged as a possible enemy of La Patrie, and he was summarily tossed into a French concentration camp at La Ferte-Mace in Normandy. Under the vilest conditions, Cummings found fulfillment of his ever elusive quest for freedom., his account of his four-month confinement, reads like a latter-day Pilgrim's Progress, a journey into dispossession, to a place among the most debased and deprived of human creatures. Cummings's hopeful tone reflects the essential paradox of his existence: to lose everything is to become free, and so to be saved.
/book/show/12337521-tcm-classic-movie-trivia?from_search=true	Turner Classic Movies (Foreword)	TCM Classic Movie Trivia: Featuring More Than 4,000 Questions to Test Your Trivia Smarts	This is the definitive movie trivia book, from the authority on classic film. Rediscover your favorite films and put your movie knowledge to the test with more than 4,000 questions that draw on a century of landmark cinema. Questions range from early Hollywood to the 1960s and beyond, including key genres, stars, directors, behind-the-scenes facts, famous quotes, and moreThis is the definitive movie trivia book, from the authority on classic film. Rediscover your favorite films and put your movie knowledge to the test with more than 4,000 questions that draw on a century of landmark cinema. Questions range from early Hollywood to the 1960s and beyond, including key genres, stars, directors, behind-the-scenes facts, famous quotes, and more all highlighted by spotlight trivia features and hundreds of images and film stills. A foreword by TCM host Robert Osborne and a challenging Experts Only section round out this ultimate volume for classic film aficionados.
/book/show/3844758-the-tale-of-jemima-puddle-duck?from_search=true	Beatrix Potter	The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck	
/book/show/27075522-childhood-boyhood-and-youth?from_search=true	Leo Tolstoy	Childhood, Boyhood, and Youth	Excerpt from Childhood, Boyhood, and YouthAs a series of pen-pictures of the author's early life, this book will, for many persons, convey more than the fullest and most connected autobiography of the same period could have done. Still more, for such persons, will it surpass any study - no matter how learnedly analytical and scientifically reasoned a study - which could bExcerpt from Childhood, Boyhood, and YouthAs a series of pen-pictures of the author's early life, this book will, for many persons, convey more than the fullest and most connected autobiography of the same period could have done. Still more, for such persons, will it surpass any study - no matter how learnedly analytical and scientifically reasoned a study - which could be written, or which has been written, by the most intimate friend or the most enthusiastic disciple of the master. For the very reason that so many of these little sketches seem so slight - that they seem to touch upon matters so trivial as scarcely to be worth recording in a diary - they suggest the more: and therein we see one aspect of Tolstoi's consummate art. The pictures contain not a single line too much; and they lack not a single line necessary to complete the representation of the scene or image intended to be conveyed. Each scene is a tableau in itself; yet at no point, on the whole being pieced together, do the several episodes fail to fall into their allotted places in the moving picture which the author intended to set before the eyes of the reader.The book is not in any sense an apologia pro vita sua; it is too sincere - it is even too brutally truthful - for that. Tolstoi does not spare his youthful faults, but writes without gloss or extenuation as he lays bare some of the petty failings which showed themselves in his early career as they do in those of all young people who are made of ordinary human flesh and blood. Tolstoi, like more than one great thinker and teacher of mankind, suffered a little in his influence from devotees who could not bring themselves to admit that in the object of their devotion lay any of those weaknesses of humanity which alone enable an artist - whether an artist in words or an artist in the plastic media to touch his creations to actual, pulsing life.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/19083498-dooby-dooby-moo?from_search=true	Doreen Cronin Betsy Lewin (Illustrator)	Dooby Dooby Moo (Classic Board Books)	Duck and his friends are at it again. But this time theyre pooling their considerable resources to win a local talent show, because the first prize is a...trampoline!The cows want to sing. The sheep want to sing. ThDuck and his friends are at it again. But this time theyre pooling their considerable resources to win a local talent show, because the first prize is a...trampoline!The cows want to sing. The sheep want to sing. The pigs want to dance. And Duck? Duck just wants to win that trampoline. But first hell have to handle Farmer Brown!
/book/show/9783455-phantom-of-the-auditorium?from_search=true	R.L. Stine	Phantom of the Auditorium (Classic Goosebumps #20)	Get Goosebumps with the startling repackage of a bestselling classic. Now with bonus materials!Brooke's best friend, Zeke, has been given the lead role in the school play, The Phantom. Zeke's totally into it. He loves dressing up in the grotesque phantom costume. And scaring the other members of the cast. Brooke thinks Zeke's getting a little too into it.But then reallyGet Goosebumps with the startling repackage of a bestselling classic. Now with bonus materials!Brooke's best friend, Zeke, has been given the lead role in the school play, The Phantom. Zeke's totally into it. He loves dressing up in the grotesque phantom costume. And scaring the other members of the cast. Brooke thinks Zeke's getting a little too into it.But then really scary things start happening. A message appears on a piece of scenery: The Phantom Strikes! A stage light comes crashing down.Is someone trying to ruin the play?Or is there really a phantom living under the stage?
/book/show/27885303-pudd-n-head-wilson?from_search=true	Classic Comic Store Mark Twain	Pudd'n Head Wilson (Classics Illustrated #93)	
/book/show/29997853-further-chronicles-of-avonlea-annotated?from_search=true	L.M. Montgomery Cascais Classic Editions Oliver Garrett (Editor)	Further Chronicles of Avonlea (Annotated): A collection of short stories by L. M. Montgomery, and part of the Anne of Green Gables series.	Further Chronicles of Avonlea is a collection of short stories by L. M. Montgomery and is a sequel to Chronicles of Avonlea, both part of the Anne of Green Gables series. Published in 1920, it includes a number of stories relating to the inhabitants of the fictional Canadian village of Avonlea and its region, located on Prince Edward Island.StoriesAunt Cynthia's PersianFurther Chronicles of Avonlea is a collection of short stories by L. M. Montgomery and is a sequel to Chronicles of Avonlea, both part of the Anne of Green Gables series. Published in 1920, it includes a number of stories relating to the inhabitants of the fictional Canadian village of Avonlea and its region, located on Prince Edward Island.StoriesAunt Cynthia's Persian Cat: Aunt Cynthia leaves her beloved Persian cat Fatima in the care of her unwilling nieces Sue and Ismay Meade. When Fatima disappears, Sue must call on desperate measures to avoid wealthy Aunt Cynthia's wrath.The Materializing of Cecil: Unwilling to admit that she has never had a suitor, Miss Charlotte Holmes invents the dashing Cecil Fenwick of Blakely, New Brunswick to keep the Avonlea gossips at bay. When the real Cecil appears, Miss Charlotte fears the truth will emerge.Her Father's Daughter: Rachel Spencer invites her estranged father to her wedding, to the fury of her mother Isabella.Jane's Baby: When Jane Roberts dies, her cousins Miss Rosetta Ellis and Mrs. Charlotte Wheeler feud over her child.The Dream-Child: A mysterious wailing calls grieving mother Josie to the seaside; she believes it is the cry of the ghost of her and David's first baby.The Brother Who Failed: During the Monroes' reunion at the family home in Avonlea, Aunt Isabel tactlessly remarks that Robert is the only failure, and his siblings initiate a scheme to restore his self-esteem.The Return of Hester: Dying Hester Meredith forces her sister Margaret to promise she won't marry Hugh Blair, but when Margaret and Hugh fall desperately in love, Hester herself intervenes.The Little Brown Book of Miss Emily: Anne Shirley and her friend Diana Barry become acquainted with irritating old maid Miss Emily Leith while they're staying at Echo Lodge in Grafton; upon Miss Emily's death, Anne receives a mysterious parcel. Narrated by Anne Shirley.Sara's Way: Mrs. Eben Andrews discusses her daughter Sara and Sara's suitor Lige Baxter with Mrs. Jonas Andrews. When Lige's brother's business is ruined, everyone involved has a different view of the situation.The Son of his Mother: Thyra Carewe learns that her beloved son Chester has bestowed his affections on the beautiful Damaris Garland.The Education of Betty: Newly-widowed Sara Churchill arranges for a former beau to tutor her untamed daughter Betty.In Her Selfless Mood: Eunice Carr devotes her life to granting her mother Naomi Holland's deathbed request that she look after Christopher Holland, Naomi's son and Eunice's half-brother.The Conscience Case of David Bell: David Bell refuses to testify in the name of Jesus Christ, to the horror of Avonlea society.Only a Common Fellow: Story of the Mark Foster/Phillippa Clark/Owen Blair love triangle.Tannis of the Flats: Jerome Carey, telegraph officer in The Flats, a trading station in the Canadian Northwest, becomes the object of beautiful half-breed Tannis Dumont's affections, but he falls in love with Elinor Blair of Avonlea.Further Chronicles of Avonlea follows Chronicles of Avonlea, which also deals with numerous families from the fictional Avonlea district.Since publication, the Anne of Green Gables series have sold more than 50 million copies and have been translated into 20 languages.Cascais Classic Editions is proud to offer you the best Kindle edition of this literary classic featuring one of the most acclaimed stories of the 20th century.
/book/show/23399300-classic-goosebumps-25?from_search=true	R.L. Stine	Classic Goosebumps #25: Night of the Living Dummy 2	The original books featuring the scariest creatures from the Goosebumps movie, in theaters October 16, 2015!Amy's ventriloquist dummy, Dennis, has lost his headfor real. So Amy begs her family for a new dummy. That's when her dad finds Slappy in a local pawnshop. Slappy's kind of ugly, but at least his head stays on!Amy loves practicing her new comedy routine. It's likeThe original books featuring the scariest creatures from the Goosebumps movie, in theaters October 16, 2015!Amy's ventriloquist dummy, Dennis, has lost his headfor real. So Amy begs her family for a new dummy. That's when her dad finds Slappy in a local pawnshop. Slappy's kind of ugly, but at least his head stays on!Amy loves practicing her new comedy routine. It's like this dummy knows what she's thinking. Like he can move by himself. And it's a lot of fununtil Slappy starts a routine of his own. A nasty horrible, routine that isn't funny at all.Slappy may have a new owner, but he's up to the same old tricks...
/book/show/803761.Return_of_the_Spirit?from_search=true		Return of the Spirit: Tawfiq Al-Hakim's Classic Novel of the 1919 Revolution	.
/book/show/2965619-sleeping-beauty?from_search=true	Walt Disney Company Jacob Grimm	Sleeping Beauty (Disney Classic Series)	YOUNG AND OLD fans will love this full-color Little Golden Book retelling of Walt Disney's Sleeping Beauty--the story of Princess Aurora and the three good fairies who try to protect her from Maleficent's evil spell.
/book/show/18732499-dracula-s-guest---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Bram Stoker	Dracula's Guest - The Original Classic Edition	Even had Bram Stoker not penned the fabulously successful Dracula, efforts such as the stories in this book would more than qualify him as a gifted, masterful writer, with a special penchant for writing horror. The most prominent story in these pages is of course Draculas Guest, a story excised from the final manuscript of Dracula. This is an interesting, well-told tale, bEven had Bram Stoker not penned the fabulously successful Dracula, efforts such as the stories in this book would more than qualify him as a gifted, masterful writer, with a special penchant for writing horror. The most prominent story in these pages is of course Draculas Guest, a story excised from the final manuscript of Dracula. This is an interesting, well-told tale, but its exclusion from the aforementioned novel seems to me to be rather inconsequential. The real jewel of this collection is The Judges House. I have read this story several times over the last decade or so, and I must say that this is my favorite horror story of all time. It somewhat chagrins me to make such a pronouncement, thinking of the masterful tales of Lovecraft, Poe, and King, yet I am compelled to make it. The ending may be somewhat cliched, but the dark, brooding, smothering atmosphere Stoker creates in this house is powerful and brilliant. The Judges House may well be the most haunted house in literature. The other seven stories are less noteworthy but eminently readable. Again, there are some cliches to be found among them, but they all work. The Squaw is my least favorite--it is, to some degree, silly in terms of its characters and ending. I should also add that animal lovers such as myself may well be somewhat traumatized by one incident in the story--I certainly was. The Secret of the Growing Gold, The Gypsy Prophecy and The Coming of Abel Behenna are pretty standard fare. The Burial of the Rats presents a thrilling, well-thought-out story of danger and escape (as well as a grim portrait of some of societys underbelly). A Dream of Red Hands is a sort of moralistic story that puts me in mind of some of Hawthornes work. Finally, Crooken Sands is a good doppelganger tale whose presentation and overall air seem different, if not unique, from the other tales in this book. If you love old Scottish dialogue, you will reap some benefits from this story--for the rest of us, though, it makes for some slightly harder reading (but I think the story would be much less effective without it).All in all, Stoker was a more than capable short story writer, even though he did sometimes stick too closely to the classic form; cliches and predictable plot points do diminish the quality of a few stories but by no means do they seriously hamper the effectiveness of them. It is unfortunate that many people think Stoker wrote Dracula and nothing else. The selections in this book are classic horror stories that only help to grant legitimacy to the genre.
/book/show/31410389-a-journal-of-the-plague-year-the-original-classic?from_search=true	Daniel Defoe	A Journal of the Plague Year, the Original Classic:	It was about the beginning of September, 1664, that I, among the rest of my neighbours, heard in ordinary discourse that the plague was returned again in Holland; for it had been very violent there, and particularly at Amsterdam and Rotterdam, in the year 1663, whither, they say, it was brought, some said from Italy, others from the Levant, among some goods which were brouIt was about the beginning of September, 1664, that I, among the rest of my neighbours, heard in ordinary discourse that the plague was returned again in Holland; for it had been very violent there, and particularly at Amsterdam and Rotterdam, in the year 1663, whither, they say, it was brought, some said from Italy, others from the Levant, among some goods which were brought home by their Turkey fleet; others said it was brought from Candia; others from Cyprus. It mattered not from whence it came; but all agreed it was come into Holland again. We had no such thing as printed newspapers in those days to spread rumours and reports of things, and to improve them by the invention of men, as I have lived to see practised since. But such things as these were gathered from the letters of merchants and others who corresponded abroad, and from them was handed about by word of mouth only; so that things did not spread instantly over the whole nation, as they do now. But it seems that the Government had a true account of it, and several councils were held about ways to prevent its coming over; but all was kept very private. Hence it was that this rumour died off again, and people began to forget it as a thing we were very little concerned in, and that we hoped was not true; till the latter end of November or the beginning of December 1664 when two men, said to be Frenchmen, died of the plague in Long Acre, or rather at the upper end of Drury Lane. The family they were in endeavoured to conceal it as much as possible, but as it had gotten some vent in the discourse of the neighbourhood, the Secretaries of State got knowledge of it; and concerning themselves to inquire about it, in order to be certain of the truth, two physicians and a surgeon were ordered to go to the house and make inspection. This they did; and finding evident tokens of the sickness upon both the bodies that were dead, they gave their opinions publicly that they died of the plague. Whereupon it was given in to the parish clerk, and he also returned them to the Hall; and it was printed in the weekly bill of mortality in the usual manner, thus- Plague, 2. Parishes infected, 1. The people showed a great concern at this, and began to be alarmed all over the town, and the more, because in the last week in December 1664 another man died in the same house, and of the same distemper. And then we were easy again for about six weeks, when none having died with any marks of infection, it was said the distemper was gone; but after that, I think it was about the 12th of February, another died in another house, but in the same parish and in the same manner. This turned the people's eyes pretty much towards that end of the town, and the weekly bills showing an increase of burials in St Giles's parish more than usual, it began to be suspected that the plague was among the people at that end of the town, and that many had died of it, though they had taken care to keep it as much from the knowledge of the public as possible. This possessed the heads of the people very much, and few cared to go through Drury Lane, or the other streets suspected, unless they had extraordinary business that obliged them to it This increase of the bills stood thus: the usual number of burials in a week, in the parishes of St Giles-in-the-Fields and St Andrew's, Holborn, were from twelve to seventeen or nineteen each, few more or less; but from the time that the plague first began in St Giles's parish, it was observed that the ordinary burials increased in number considerably.
/book/show/25403916-mansfield-park?from_search=true	Jane Austen	Mansfield Park	Felicity Jones, David Tennant, and Benedict Cumberbatch star in BBC Radio 4's full-cast dramatisation of the novel by Jane Austen, one of the great English classics.Seeking a position in society, young Fanny Price goes to live with her rich aunt and uncle. But her life there is not as she might wish.Felicity Jones plays Fanny, whilst David Tennant is her cousin Tom and BenFelicity Jones, David Tennant, and Benedict Cumberbatch star in BBC Radio 4's full-cast dramatisation of the novel by Jane Austen, one of the great English classics.Seeking a position in society, young Fanny Price goes to live with her rich aunt and uncle. But her life there is not as she might wish.Felicity Jones plays Fanny, whilst David Tennant is her cousin Tom and Benedict Cumberbatch his brother Edmund.
/book/show/18681337-oh-the-places-you-ll-go?from_search=true	Dr. Seuss	Oh, the Places You'll Go!	
/book/show/33531253-the-importance-of-being-earnest?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde Qem Classic (Editor)	The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People	Thecollection is available on Amazon.eBooks have: readers can easily go to a specific chapter by clicking its entry in the TOC. Working within the social conventions of late Victorian London, the play's major themes are the triviality with which it treats institutions as serious as marriage, and the resulting satire ofThecollection is available on Amazon.eBooks have: readers can easily go to a specific chapter by clicking its entry in the TOC. Working within the social conventions of late Victorian London, the play's major themes are the triviality with which it treats institutions as serious as marriage, and the resulting satire of Victorian ways. Contemporary reviews all praised the play's humour, though some were cautious about its explicit lack of social messages, while others foresaw the modern consensus that it was the culmination of Wilde's artistic career so far. Its high farce and witty dialogue have helped make The Importance of Being Earnest Wilde's most enduringly popular play.
/book/show/26827011-the-call-of-the-wild?from_search=true	Jack London Pablo (Illustrator)	The Call of the Wild: 15 Illustrations Included (Bestselling Classic Fiction Books)	How is this book unique?. You will find it much more comfortable to read on your device/app. Easy on your eyes.The Call of the Wild is a short adventure novel by Jack London published in 1903. The story is set in the Yukon during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, when strong sled dogs were in high demand. The centralHow is this book unique?. You will find it much more comfortable to read on your device/app. Easy on your eyes.The Call of the Wild is a short adventure novel by Jack London published in 1903. The story is set in the Yukon during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, when strong sled dogs were in high demand. The central character is a domesticated dog named Buck. The story starts with him living at a ranch in the Santa Clara Valley of California. Stolen from his home and sold into service as sled dog in Alaska, he progressively reverts to a wild state. In the harsh climate, Buck is forced to fight in order to dominate other dogs, so that by the end, he sheds the veneer of civilization and relies on primordial instincts and learned experience to emerge as a leader in the wild.London lived for most of a year in the Yukon collecting material for the book. The story was serialized in the Saturday Evening Post in the summer of 1903; a month later it was released in book form. The books great popularity and success made a reputation for London. Much of its appeal derives from its simplicity as a tale of survival. As early as 1908, the story was adapted to film, and it has since seen several more cinematic adaptations.The story opens with Buck, a large and powerful St. Bernard-Scotch Collie, living happily in California's Santa Clara Valley as the pet of Judge Miller. He is stolen by the gardener's assistant, however, and sold to fund the latter's gambling addiction. Buck is then shipped to Seattle. Put in a crate, he is unfed and beaten by the man in the red sweater. When released, he attacks the man but is badly beaten and taught to respect the law of the club. Buck is then sold to a pair of French-Canadian dispatchers from the Canadian government, Franois and Perrault, who take him with them to the Klondike region of Canada. There they train him as a sled dog. From his teammates, he quickly learns to survive cold winter nights and the pack society. A rivalry develops between Buck and the vicious, quarrelsome lead dog, Spitz. Buck eventually beats Spitz in a fight to the death. Spitz is killed by the pack after his defeat by Buck and Buck eventually becomes the leader of the team.The team is then sold to a Scottish half-breed man working the mail service. The dogs must carry a heavy load to the mining areas, and the journey they make is tiresome and long. One of the team, a morose husky named Dave, becomes sick and eventually has to be shot to end his misery.
/book/show/18734633-peter-pan-by-j-m-barrie---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	J.M. Barrie	Peter Pan, by J. M. Barrie - The Original Classic Edition	This is a high quality book of the original classic edition. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, finally, back in print. This is a freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you. Enjoy this classic work.
/book/show/17349330-a-prayer-for-owen-meany?from_search=true	John Irving	A Prayer for Owen Meany: Deluxe Modern Classic	John Irvingsis the inspiring modern classic that introduced two of the authors most unforgettable characters, boys bonded forever in childhood: the stunted Owen Meany, whose life is touched by God, and the orphaned Johnny Wheelwright, whose life is touched by Owen. From the accident that links them to the mystery that follows themand the martyrdJohn Irvingsis the inspiring modern classic that introduced two of the authors most unforgettable characters, boys bonded forever in childhood: the stunted Owen Meany, whose life is touched by God, and the orphaned Johnny Wheelwright, whose life is touched by Owen. From the accident that links them to the mystery that follows themand the martyrdom that parts themthe events of their lives form a tapestry of fate and faith in a novel that is Irving at his irresistible best.
/book/show/5461882-the-prince?from_search=true	Niccol Machiavelli Giorgio Vasari (Illustrator) Santi di Tito (Illustrator)	The Prince	Machiavelli draws on his extensive historical knowledge and experience as a statesman to examine the reasons that Kings, Emperors, Dukes and governments have thrived or crumbled, while highlighting the principles that guided them. In each case Machiavelli suggests a set of principles that any leader would find difficult to follow, but impossible to ignore. The Prince has hMachiavelli draws on his extensive historical knowledge and experience as a statesman to examine the reasons that Kings, Emperors, Dukes and governments have thrived or crumbled, while highlighting the principles that guided them. In each case Machiavelli suggests a set of principles that any leader would find difficult to follow, but impossible to ignore. The Prince has had a profound influence on political thought over the past 500 years, so much so that the term 'Machiavellian' is used to describe one who deceives and manipulates others. This is likely derived from Machiavelli's view that it is often necessary to act against mercy, against faith, against humanity, against frankness, against religion, in order to preserve the state. Machiavelli continues to provide an understanding of how world leaders think, and why certain decisions are made. A must read for the politically inclined and those interested in world events and the affairs of state.
/book/show/23843095-don-quixote---classic-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	Miguel de Cervantes A. Willis (Editor) John Ormsby (Translator)	Don Quixote - Classic Illustrated Edition	* Beautifully illustrated with delightful illustrations from early editions, Don Quixote follows the adventures of Alonso Quixano, who has read so many chivalric novels that he decides to set out to revive chivalry, under the name Don Quixote.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the novel is one of the great wo* Beautifully illustrated with delightful illustrations from early editions, Don Quixote follows the adventures of Alonso Quixano, who has read so many chivalric novels that he decides to set out to revive chivalry, under the name Don Quixote.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the novel is one of the great works of world literature and continues to be widely read.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/13338977-a-little-princess---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Frances Hodgson Burnett	A Little Princess - The Original Classic Edition	One of the greatest children's stories of all time: This book was a favorite of mine in my childhood, and, when I returned as an adult to re-read it to my own daughter, I discovered it all over again.This is a story about a different kind of princess than one might imagine; a princess that is an orphan - lonely, cold, hungry and abused. Sara Crewe begins life as the beloveOne of the greatest children's stories of all time: This book was a favorite of mine in my childhood, and, when I returned as an adult to re-read it to my own daughter, I discovered it all over again.This is a story about a different kind of princess than one might imagine; a princess that is an orphan - lonely, cold, hungry and abused. Sara Crewe begins life as the beloved, pampered daughter of a rich man. When he dies a pauper, she is thrown on the non-existent mercy of her small-minded, mercenary boarding school mistress. Stripped of all her belongings but for one set of clothes and a doll, Sara becomes a servant of the household. Hated by the schoolmistress for her independent spirit, Sara becomes a pariah in the household, with only a few secretly loyal friends. But through her inner integrity and strength of will, Sara Crewe maintains the deportment, inner nobility and generous spirit of a 'real' princess.It is a fabulous story of the triumph of human will, and good over evil.This story is a real classic, and needs no re-writing to be as enjoyable and readable today as it ever was. Ask my 8-year-old daughter, who has already re-read it twice. This is a work of art!
/book/show/161882.The_War_of_the_Worlds?from_search=true	H.G. Wells	The War of the Worlds: Fresh Perspectives on the H.G. Wells Classic	H.G. Wells has been called the father of science fiction, and with genre-defining classics likeand, its obvious why.is as vivid and powerful today as the day it was written. In this collection, which also includes the full text of The War of the Worlds, fourteen of science fictions greatest talents come togethH.G. Wells has been called the father of science fiction, and with genre-defining classics likeand, its obvious why.is as vivid and powerful today as the day it was written. In this collection, which also includes the full text of The War of the Worlds, fourteen of science fictions greatest talents come together to discuss, with insight and humor, one of science fictions most important works.H. G. Wells Enduring Mythos of Mars, in which Stephen Baxter provides the history of mans investigators of Mars and explains why Wells was right after allJust Who Were Those Martians, Anyway? in which Lawrence Watt-Evans explains how ridiculously incompetent the Martians were as interplanetary invaders, and whyIn Workings Image, in which Mercedes Lackey takes us to a different alien world: Wells hometown of Working during the late 19th centuryThe Tiniest Assassins, in which Mike Resnick suggests that Wells gets one tiny thing wrongThe Hugo-winning The Soul Selects Her Own Society (the only reprint in this anthology), in which Connie Willis describes the unfortunate encounter between Emily Dickinson and Wells Martians
/book/show/15846443-madame-bovary?from_search=true	Gustave Flaubert Simon Vance (Narrator)	Madame Bovary: Classic Collection	Emma Bovary is a sensuous, sentimental young woman whose romantic ideals make her dissatisfied with her humdrum married life. Attempting to escape into an exciting world of passion and dreams, she drifts into sordid affairs with Rodolphe Boulanger and Lon Dupuis. The first of these lovers, an older man, dominates the affair, while the second, inexperienced and young, is dEmma Bovary is a sensuous, sentimental young woman whose romantic ideals make her dissatisfied with her humdrum married life. Attempting to escape into an exciting world of passion and dreams, she drifts into sordid affairs with Rodolphe Boulanger and Lon Dupuis. The first of these lovers, an older man, dominates the affair, while the second, inexperienced and young, is dominated. The eventual collapse of Emma's romantic dreams is inevitable, and her disillusionment leads ultimately to her doom.Listen to, narrated by Simon Vance, on your smartphone, notebook or desktop computer.
/book/show/17112.Things_Fall_Apart?from_search=true	Chinua Achebe	Things Fall Apart: An Adapted Classic	tells two intertwining stories, both centering on Okonkwo, a strong man of an Ibo village in Nigeria. The first, a powerful fable of the immemorial conflict between the individual and society, traces Okonkwos fall from grace with the tribal world. The second, as modern as the first is ancient, concerns the clash of cultures and the destruction of Okonktells two intertwining stories, both centering on Okonkwo, a strong man of an Ibo village in Nigeria. The first, a powerful fable of the immemorial conflict between the individual and society, traces Okonkwos fall from grace with the tribal world. The second, as modern as the first is ancient, concerns the clash of cultures and the destruction of Okonkwo's world with the arrival of aggressive European missionaries. These perfectly harmonized twin dramas are informed by an awareness capable of encompassing at once the life of nature, human history, and the mysterious compulsions of the soul.
/book/show/26411485-tess-of-the-d-urbervilles?from_search=true	Thomas Hardy	Tess of the D'Urbervilles	Excerpt from Tess of the D'urbervillesThe main portion of the following story appeared - with slight modifications - in the Graphic newspaper; other chapters, more especially addressed to adult readers, in the Fortnightly Review and the National Observer, as episodic sketches. My thanks are tendered to the editors and proprietors of those periodicals for enabling me now tExcerpt from Tess of the D'urbervillesThe main portion of the following story appeared - with slight modifications - in the Graphic newspaper; other chapters, more especially addressed to adult readers, in the Fortnightly Review and the National Observer, as episodic sketches. My thanks are tendered to the editors and proprietors of those periodicals for enabling me now to piece the trunk and limbs of the novel together and print it complete, as originally written two years ago.I will just add that the story is sent out in all sincerity of purpose, as an attempt to give artistic form to a true sequence of things; and in respect of the book's opinions and sentiments, I would ask any too genteel reader, who cannot endure to have said what everybody nowadays thinks and feels, to remember a well-worn sentence of St. Jerome's: If an offence come out of the truth, better is it that the offence come than that the truth be concealed.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18732118-a-study-in-scarlet---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Arthur Conan Doyle	A Study in Scarlet - The Original Classic Edition	This is a beautifully-designed new edition of Sir Arthur Conan Doyles novel, A Study in Scarlet, which marked the very first appearance of Sherlock Holmes. This is a high quality book of the original classic edition.This is a freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work. These few paragraThis is a beautifully-designed new edition of Sir Arthur Conan Doyles novel, A Study in Scarlet, which marked the very first appearance of Sherlock Holmes. This is a high quality book of the original classic edition.This is a freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work. These few paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside:You mustnt blame me if you dont get on with him, he said; I know nothing more of him than I have learned from meeting him occasionally in the laboratory....Nothing could exceed his energy when the working fit was upon him; but now and again a reaction would seize him, and for days on end he would lie upon the sofa in the sitting-room, hardly uttering a word or moving a muscle from morning to night....A fool takes in all the lumber of every sort that he comes across, so that the knowledge which might be useful to him gets crowded out, or at best is jumbled up with a lot of other things so that he has a difficulty in laying his hands upon it....If I can only find what the fellow is driving at by reconciling all these accomplishments, and discovering a calling which needs them all, I said to myself, I may as well give up the attempt at once....There is nothing like first hand evidence, he remarked; as a matter of fact, my mind is entirely made up upon the case, but still we may as well learn all that is to be learned.
/book/show/19552.Essentials_of_Classic_Italian_Cooking?from_search=true	Marcella Hazan Karin Kretschmann (Illustrator)	Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking	Here--in one volume--the authentic, delicious recipes and foolproof techniques that made Marcella Hazan's masterpieces, The Classic Italian Cookbook and More Classic Italian Cooking, the most acclaimed, consulted and enjoyed cookbooks in their field. Revised throughout--updated and expanded with a revision of all recipes to reduce the fat content, new entries, and 50 new rHere--in one volume--the authentic, delicious recipes and foolproof techniques that made Marcella Hazan's masterpieces, The Classic Italian Cookbook and More Classic Italian Cooking, the most acclaimed, consulted and enjoyed cookbooks in their field. Revised throughout--updated and expanded with a revision of all recipes to reduce the fat content, new entries, and 50 new recipes.
/book/show/22048864-the-trial-by-franz-kafka?from_search=true	Franz Kafka Keybook Publishing	The Trial by Franz Kafka: Classic Annotated and Translated Edition	The Trial by Franz Kafka: Classic Annotated and Translated EditionAgain withand one of his best-known works:is advisable for yourby. The Trial is the second volume of Keybook Publishing's Franz Kafka Collection.This absurd, philosophical classic novel tells a story of a man arrested and subjected to the rigors oThe Trial by Franz Kafka: Classic Annotated and Translated EditionAgain withand one of his best-known works:is advisable for yourby. The Trial is the second volume of Keybook Publishing's Franz Kafka Collection.This absurd, philosophical classic novel tells a story of a man arrested and subjected to the rigors of the judicial process for an unspecified crime.This complete edition includes special features:an explainable prefacea linked Table of Contents makes this edition easy to navigateauthor autobiography and bibliographyadaptation on other mediagreat quotes from The TrialLet's question about justice with The Trial.
/book/show/3963935-robinson-crusoe?from_search=true	Daniel Defoe John Lee (Narrator)	Robinson Crusoe: Classic Collection	Shipwrecked and cast ashore on an uninhabited island, Robinson Crusoe ingeniously carves out a solitary, primitive existence for twenty-four years. Eventually, he meets a young native whom he saves from death at the hands of cannibals. He calls him Friday and makes him his companion and servant. Crusoe and Friday share in a variety of adventures, including a fierce battleShipwrecked and cast ashore on an uninhabited island, Robinson Crusoe ingeniously carves out a solitary, primitive existence for twenty-four years. Eventually, he meets a young native whom he saves from death at the hands of cannibals. He calls him Friday and makes him his companion and servant. Crusoe and Friday share in a variety of adventures, including a fierce battle with cannibals that culminates in the heroes recapturing a mutinous ship and returning to England. Based partly on the real-life experiences of Scottish sailor Alexander Selkirk, Defoe's novel of human endurance in an exotic, faraway land exerts a timeless appeal and has taken its rightful place among the great works of Western civilization.
/book/show/7619576-the-adventures-of-sherlock-holmes?from_search=true	Arthur Conan Doyle Sidney Paget (Illustrator) E.S. Morris (Illustrator)	The Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes	The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of the first twelve short stories based on the famous detective, including the cases of The Red-Headed League, The Speckled Band, and A Scandal in Bohemia. Holmes will need to use his various skills, including an aptitude for acting and disguise, tracking footprints, hand to hand combat, deciphering different types of tobacThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is a collection of the first twelve short stories based on the famous detective, including the cases of The Red-Headed League, The Speckled Band, and A Scandal in Bohemia. Holmes will need to use his various skills, including an aptitude for acting and disguise, tracking footprints, hand to hand combat, deciphering different types of tobacco ash, and knowledge of psychology to solve cases of blackmail, treachery and murder. Sherlock Holmes is famous for his intellectual prowess and is renowned for his skilful use of deductive reasoning, astute observation, and forensic skills to solve difficult cases. Deductive reasoning allows Holmes to impressively reveal a stranger's occupation. Similarly, by studying inanimate objects, he is able to make astonishingly detailed deductions about their owners. This mindset was a major innovation in the field of crime fiction, inspiring authors like Robert J. Sawyer, Neil Gaiman and Stephen King.
/book/show/6089746-great-classic-collection?from_search=true	Jonathan Swift	Great Classic Collection : Gulliver's Travel	is Jonathan Swift's satiric masterpiece, the fantastic tale of the four voyages of Lemuel Gulliver, an English ship's surgeon. First, he is shipwrecked in the land of Lilliput, where the alarmed residents are only six inches tall. His second voyage takes him to the land of Brobdingnag, where the people are sixty feet tall. Further adventures bring Gullivis Jonathan Swift's satiric masterpiece, the fantastic tale of the four voyages of Lemuel Gulliver, an English ship's surgeon. First, he is shipwrecked in the land of Lilliput, where the alarmed residents are only six inches tall. His second voyage takes him to the land of Brobdingnag, where the people are sixty feet tall. Further adventures bring Gulliver to an island that floats in the sky, and a land where horses are endowed with reason and beasts are shaped like men.Read by children as an adventure story and by adults as a devastating satire of society,remains a fascinating blend of travelogue, realism, symbolism, and fantastic voyage--all with a serious philosophical content.
/book/show/18588083-david-copperfield?from_search=true	Charles Dickens	David Copperfield (Wilco Giant Classic Series)	is the story of a young mans adventures on his journey from an unhappy & impoverished childhood to the discovery of his vocation as a successful novelist. Among the gloriously vivid cast of characters he encounters are his tyrannical stepfather, Mr Murdstone; his formidable aunt, Betsey Trotwood; the eternally humble yet treacherous Uriah Heep; frivois the story of a young mans adventures on his journey from an unhappy & impoverished childhood to the discovery of his vocation as a successful novelist. Among the gloriously vivid cast of characters he encounters are his tyrannical stepfather, Mr Murdstone; his formidable aunt, Betsey Trotwood; the eternally humble yet treacherous Uriah Heep; frivolous, enchanting Dora; & the magnificently impecunious Micawber, one of literatures great comic creations.Inthe novel he described as his favorite childDickens drew revealingly on his own experiences to create one of his most exuberant & enduringly popular works, filled with tragedy & comedy in equal measure.Originally published as a monthly serial, from 4/1849 to 11/1850.
/book/show/136200.The_Story_of_My_Life?from_search=true	Helen Keller Roger Shattuck (Editor) Dorothy Herrmann	The Story of My Life: The Restored Classic	The story of Helen Keller, the young girl who triumphed over deafness and blindness, has been indelibly marked into our cultural consciousness. That triumph, shared with her teacher Anne Sullivan, has been further popularized by the play and movie. Yet the astonishing original version of Keller's and Sullivan's story, first published in 1903, has been ouThe story of Helen Keller, the young girl who triumphed over deafness and blindness, has been indelibly marked into our cultural consciousness. That triumph, shared with her teacher Anne Sullivan, has been further popularized by the play and movie. Yet the astonishing original version of Keller's and Sullivan's story, first published in 1903, has been out of print for many years and lost to the public.Now, one hundred years after its initial publication, eminent literary scholar Roger Shattuck, in collaboration with Keller biographer Dorothy Herrmann, has reedited the book to reflect more accurately its original composition. Keller's remarkable acquisition of language is presented here in three successive accounts: Keller's own version; the letters of teacher Anne Sullivan, submerged in the earliest edition; and the valuable documentation by their young assistant, John Macy. Including opening and closing commentary by Shattuck and notes by Hermann, this volume will stand for years as the definitive edition of a classic work.
/book/show/22883811-middlemarch?from_search=true	George Eliot	Middlemarch (Annotated Classic Good Books Edition)	a romance novel of epic proportion, set in nineteenth century England, is a tale about ordinary people going through everyday experiences that anybody, no matter what part of the world they live in, or the century can relate with. Any novel worth its weight in salt gives the reader an in, to make the story their own experience, and this classic does that;a romance novel of epic proportion, set in nineteenth century England, is a tale about ordinary people going through everyday experiences that anybody, no matter what part of the world they live in, or the century can relate with. Any novel worth its weight in salt gives the reader an in, to make the story their own experience, and this classic does that;.Not every ones very first novel becomes their very best novel; but that is the case with Mary Ann Evans. She wrote under the pseudonym George Eliot - reasons why can be found in the biography inside the book. Middlemarch is about a young and intelligent girl Dorothea, her life, friends, town she lives in, relationships and things that make her a contributing member of her society.In this annotated Classic Good Books edition of Middlemarch we have your reading pleasure in mind and have made the following enhancements:-Audio recordings of her most regarded worksFilms, TV shows and other media adaptations of her workExpert formatting for your electronic deviceEasy navigation with a clickable table of contentother bonuses for George Eliots enthusiastsis an amazing book by a brilliant author years ahead of her time. As you read on, the story gradually unveils itself. Its like moving into a community and you gradually get to know your neighborsthe good, the bad and interesting things about them.
/book/show/140131.The_Three_Little_Pigs?from_search=true	Al Dempster (adapter) Milt Banta (adapter) Golden Books	The Three Little Pigs	The three little pigs have never looked so cute and the big bad wolf never looked so bad in this retelling of the classic fairy tale! Vintage Disney artwork from the 1940s makes this book an important addition to every Little Golden Book collectors library.
/book/show/31251176-paradise-lost?from_search=true	John Milton	Paradise Lost	Excerpt from Paradise LostAll the translations of passages from Dante, and most of the Dante information, come from the editions of the Temple series. Except in a few specified cases, the passages are such as had struck me.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reprExcerpt from Paradise LostAll the translations of passages from Dante, and most of the Dante information, come from the editions of the Temple series. Except in a few specified cases, the passages are such as had struck me.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/1401561.Walden_Or_Life_In_The_Woods?from_search=true	Henry David Thoreau	Walden, Or, Life In The Woods: Selections From The American Classic	This is the authoritative edition of an American literary classic:Henry David Thoreaus Walden, an elegantly written record of his experiment in simple living.With this edition, Thoreau scholar Jeffrey S. Cramer has meticulously corrected errors and omissions from previous editions ofandhere provides illuminating notes on the biographical, historical, and geogrThis is the authoritative edition of an American literary classic:Henry David Thoreaus Walden, an elegantly written record of his experiment in simple living.With this edition, Thoreau scholar Jeffrey S. Cramer has meticulously corrected errors and omissions from previous editions ofandhere provides illuminating notes on the biographical, historical, and geographical contexts ofthe great nineteenth-century writer and thinker'slife.Cramers newly edited text is based on the original 1854 edition ofwith emendations taken from Thoreaus draft manuscripts, his own markings on the page proofs, and notes in his personal copy of the book. In the editors notes to the volume, Cramer quotes from sources Thoreau actually read, showing how he used, interpreted, and altered these sources. Cramer also glosseswith references to Thoreaus essays, journals, and correspondence. With the wealth of material in this edition, readers will find an unprecedented opportunity to immerse themselves in the unique and fascinating world of Thoreau.Anyone who has read and lovedwillwant to own and treasure this gift edition. Those wishing to readforthe first time will not find a better guide than Jeffrey S. Cramer.
/book/show/24073538-king-lear?from_search=true	William Shakespeare A. Willis (Editor)	King Lear	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, King Lear is the story of a king who descends into madness after disposing of his estate between two of his three daughters based on their flattery, bringing tragic consequences for all.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the novel is on* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, King Lear is the story of a king who descends into madness after disposing of his estate between two of his three daughters based on their flattery, bringing tragic consequences for all.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the novel is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/28362017-a-room-with-a-view?from_search=true	E.M. Forster Flo Gibson	A Room With A View (Classic Books on CD Collection)	Lucy has her rigid, middle-class life mapped out for her until she visits Florence with her uptight cousin Charlotte, and finds her neatly ordered existence thrown off balance. Her eyes are opened by the unconventLucy has her rigid, middle-class life mapped out for her until she visits Florence with her uptight cousin Charlotte, and finds her neatly ordered existence thrown off balance. Her eyes are opened by the unconventional characters she meets at the Pension Bertolini: flamboyant romantic novelist Eleanor Lavish, the Cockney Signora, curious Mr Emerson and, most of all, his passionate son George.Lucy finds herself torn between the intensity of life in Italy and the repressed morals of Edwardian England, personified in her terminally dull fianc Cecil Vyse. Will she ever learn to follow her own heart?
/book/show/7184216-the-wind-in-the-willows?from_search=true	Kenneth Grahame	The Wind in the Willows: Deluxe Watermill Classic	A children's classic comes to life in an enchanting dramatization narratedby Alan Bennett. Enter the world of the great river and meet the marvelousriverbank animals: the poetic Rat, his friend Mole, and the boastful Toad, asthey voyage down the river and into the Wild Wood to great adventures! Thisexclusive BBC production features a full cast, authentic sound effects andsA children's classic comes to life in an enchanting dramatization narratedby Alan Bennett. Enter the world of the great river and meet the marvelousriverbank animals: the poetic Rat, his friend Mole, and the boastful Toad, asthey voyage down the river and into the Wild Wood to great adventures! Thisexclusive BBC production features a full cast, authentic sound effects andsweeping music to warm hearts young and old.
/book/show/876207.The_Martian_Chronicles?from_search=true	Ray Bradbury	The Martian Chronicles	Bradbury's Mars is a place of hope, dreams and metaphor - of crystal pillars and fossil seas - where a fine dust settles on the great, empty cities of a silently destroyed civilization. It is here the invaders have come to despoil and commercialize, to grow and to learn - first a trickle, then a torrent, rushing from a world with no future toward a promise of tomorrow. TheBradbury's Mars is a place of hope, dreams and metaphor - of crystal pillars and fossil seas - where a fine dust settles on the great, empty cities of a silently destroyed civilization. It is here the invaders have come to despoil and commercialize, to grow and to learn - first a trickle, then a torrent, rushing from a world with no future toward a promise of tomorrow. The Earthman conquers Mars...and then is conquered by it, lulled by dangerous lies of comfort and familiarity, and enchanted by the lingering glamour of an ancient, mysterious native race.See alternate cover edition with this ISBN.
/book/show/24961154-grimm-s-fairy-tales?from_search=true	Jacob Grimm Wilhelm Grimm	Grimm's Fairy Tales: Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales Illustrated (Over 200 Grimms Fairytales)	the beginning of the catch phrase Once upon a time bycovers all imaginable plots in childrens fairy talesthere are witches, goblins, wolves, trolls, wicked step mothers, dark thick forests, Kings, Queens, Princes and princesses etc! You will be sthe beginning of the catch phrase Once upon a time bycovers all imaginable plots in childrens fairy talesthere are witches, goblins, wolves, trolls, wicked step mothers, dark thick forests, Kings, Queens, Princes and princesses etc! You will be surprised to learn as you read that a lot of these stories are familiar and are part and parcel of todays childrens books and movies.What do you get in this edition of Grimms Fairy Tales by Classic Good Books?:-Some of the stories in this collection include:-Grab your copy of the Grimms Fairy Tales, and have an unlimited supply of stories for bedtime and fun times!
/book/show/336597.The_Age_of_Innocence?from_search=true	Edith Wharton	The Age of Innocence	Newland Archer is a young lawyer, a member of New York's high society, and engaged to be married to May Welland.Countess Ellen Olenska is May's cousin, and wants a divorce from the Polish nobleman she married. Intelligent and beautiful, she comes back to New York where she tries to fit into the high society life she had before heNewland Archer is a young lawyer, a member of New York's high society, and engaged to be married to May Welland.Countess Ellen Olenska is May's cousin, and wants a divorce from the Polish nobleman she married. Intelligent and beautiful, she comes back to New York where she tries to fit into the high society life she had before her marriage. Her family and former friends, however, are shocked by the idea of divorce within their social circle, and she finds herself snubbed by her own class.When Ellen and Newland fall in love, will they be able to choose between passion and conventions?This novel is part of Brilliance Audio's extensive Classic Collection, bringing you timeless masterpieces that you and your family are sure to love.
/book/show/939940.The_King_James_Open_Bible_KJV_Classic?from_search=true	Anonymous	The King James Open Bible - KJV-Classic	Are you ready for an intense and contemplative study of the Word? The KJV Open Bible, Classic Edition is designed for the hungry reader. This Bible is filled with amazing study aids including comprehensive book introductions and outlines, 64-page concordance, Read-Along references and translation notes, and the Classic Biblical Cyclopedic Index covering over 8,000 textualAre you ready for an intense and contemplative study of the Word? The KJV Open Bible, Classic Edition is designed for the hungry reader. This Bible is filled with amazing study aids including comprehensive book introductions and outlines, 64-page concordance, Read-Along references and translation notes, and the Classic Biblical Cyclopedic Index covering over 8,000 textual entries. The KJV Open Bible, Classic Edition also features a Seven-step Method on How To Study the Bible, a Visual Survey of the Bible, The Christian's Guide to New Life and The Greatest Archeological Discoveries of the Bible. This outstanding Bible is available in hardcover, bonded leather and genuine leather with color choices of black, burgundy and tan.
/book/show/25551251-the-woman-in-white?from_search=true	Wilkie Collins S. M. Holden (Editor)	The Woman In White: The Complete & Unabridged Classic Edition	As the inscription on his tombstone reveals, Wilkie Collins wanted to be remembered as the author of The Woman in White, for it was this novel that secured his reputation during his lifetime. The novel begins with a drawing teacher's eerie late-night encounter with a mysterious woman in white, and then follows his love for Laura Fairlie, a young woman who is falsely incaAs the inscription on his tombstone reveals, Wilkie Collins wanted to be remembered as the author of The Woman in White, for it was this novel that secured his reputation during his lifetime. The novel begins with a drawing teacher's eerie late-night encounter with a mysterious woman in white, and then follows his love for Laura Fairlie, a young woman who is falsely incarcerated in an asylum by her husband, Sir Percival Glyde, and his sinister accomplice, Count Fosco.
/book/show/24634368-the-complete-sherlock-holmes?from_search=true	Arthur Conan Doyle	The Complete Sherlock Holmes: (illustrated): Classic short stories	The Adventures Of Sherlock HolmesThe Memoirs Of Sherlock HolmesThe Return Of Sherlock HolmesThe Casebook of Sherlock HolmesThe Valley of FearA Study in ScarletThe Sign of the FourThe Hound of the BaskervillesHis Last Bow - An Epilogue
/book/show/25238549-the-mysterious-affair-at-styles?from_search=true	Agatha Christie S.M. Sheley (Editor)	The Mysterious Affair at Styles	Poirot, a Belgian refugee of the Great War, is settling in England near the home of Emily Inglethorp, who helped him to his new life. His friend Hastings arrives as a guest at her home. When the woman is killed, Poirot uses his detective skills to solve the mystery.
/book/show/18732224-north-and-south---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Elizabeth Gaskell	North and South - The Original Classic Edition	In so many ways this novel is a treasure. Its not easy to write a political novel with a strong love story and good characterizations. Gaskell takes on quite a bit and mostly succeeds in her task of describing the changes industrialization brought to England. She balances her sympathy for the workers in the factories with the dilemmas posed to the mill owners by new machinIn so many ways this novel is a treasure. Its not easy to write a political novel with a strong love story and good characterizations. Gaskell takes on quite a bit and mostly succeeds in her task of describing the changes industrialization brought to England. She balances her sympathy for the workers in the factories with the dilemmas posed to the mill owners by new machinery, competition from abroad, and the threats of potential workers strikes. She contrasts very effectively the excitement of this new way of life against the nostalgia for the agrarian past. These were new concepts in Victorian England, but they are not so foreign today that we cannot readily understand their significance. She gives us a sympathetic and spirited heroine in Margaret Hale, who is wise beyond her years. Another colorful character is Nicholas Higgins. You will find yourself looking forward to his scenes because he provides the humor in an almost-humorless book.Mr. Thornton is a character we can readily identify with--someone who triumphs over adversity and seeks to constantly better himself. Someone with high standards, yet none higher than he holds himself to. Margaret is his match in every way.There are many plot similarities with Pride and Prejudice in the love story. We have characters of different class backgrounds who are initially repelled but who come to appreciate each other and are kept apart by misunderstandings and circumstances. The proposal scenes are strikingly familiar, and the first proposal includes almost the same language (re gentlemanlike behavior) that Elizabeth speaks to Darcy. And we have a Lady Catherine DeBourgh character in Mrs. Thornton, who does her best to drive the lovers apart. But you cant fault Mrs. Gaskell for borrowing plotlines from the master. Although Gaskell is a strong writer, she does not quite have Jane Austens gift for revealing the humanity in her characters with humor and affection. There is not much fun and no banter (until the very last lines of the book) in the North and South love story.North and South takes on a lot and mainly succeeds. Youll love its ambition and its great heart. Youll love that you learn a lot about English history at that particular time. Youll love that it rewards youe for getting through those first pages with a rich, compelling story. Youll love that Mrs. Gaskell holds your interest to the end.As Victorian novels go, this is surprisingly modern and a worthwhile read.
/book/show/949709.There_Was_An_Old_Lady_Who_Swallowed_A_Fly?from_search=true	Pam Adams	There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly (Classic Books)	Through the use of die-cutting, this book tells the story of There was an Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly. The holes in the page are designed to draw the reader through the book.
/book/show/8135823-pride-and-prejudice-and-zombies?from_search=true	Seth Grahame-Smith Jane Austen	Pride And Prejudice And Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance Now With Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem	So begins, an expanded edition of the beloved Jane Austen novel featuring all-new scenesSo begins, an expanded edition of the beloved Jane Austen novel featuring all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie mayhem. As our story opens, a mysterious plague has fallen upon the quiet English village of Merytonand the dead are returning to life! Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is determined to wipe out the zombie menace, but shes soon distracted by the arrival of the haughty and arrogant Mr. Darcy. What ensues is a delightful comedy of manners with plenty of civilized sparring between the two young loversand even more violent sparring on the blood-soaked battlefield. Can Elizabeth vanquish the spawn of Satan? And overcome the social prejudices of the class-conscious landed gentry? Complete with romance, heartbreak, swordfights, cannibalism, and thousands of rotting corpses,transforms a masterpiece of world literature into something youd actually want to read.
/book/show/829043.Men_Are_From_Mars_Women_Are_From_Venus?from_search=true	John Gray	Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus: Get Seriously Involved With The Classic Guide To Surviving The Opposite Sex	Working through and knowing the differences of men and women in relationships.
/book/show/7265811-the-inferno-of-dante-alighieri?from_search=true	Dante Alighieri	The Inferno of Dante Alighieri	Excerpt from The Inferno of Dante AlighieriOr se' tu, quel Virgilio, e quella fonte, 79 che spande di parlar si largo fiume? Risposi lui con vergognosa fronte.'About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books usesExcerpt from The Inferno of Dante AlighieriOr se' tu, quel Virgilio, e quella fonte, 79 che spande di parlar si largo fiume? Risposi lui con vergognosa fronte.'About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/19464448-the-wonderful-adventures-of-nils-little-library-classic-literature-seri?from_search=true	Selma Lagerlf	The Wonderful Adventures Of Nils (Little library Classic Literature Series) (Chinese Edition)	
/book/show/24533189-die-nonne?from_search=true	Denis Diderot Jrgen Schulze (Editor) Wilhelm Thal (Translator)	Die Nonne: Sittenroman aus dem 18. Jahrhundert	
/book/show/20655278-at-the-back-of-the-north-wind-illustrated?from_search=true	George MacDonald Steve G. Gabany (Editor) Jessie Willcox Smith (Illustrator)	At the Back of the North Wind (Illustrated) (Classic Books for Children)	Diamond, a young boy living in nineteenth-century London, has many adventures as he travels with the beautiful lady North Wind and comes to know the many facets of her protective and violent temper.George MacDonald (10 December 1824  18 September 1905) was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister.Known particularly for his poignant fairy tales and fantasy novels, GDiamond, a young boy living in nineteenth-century London, has many adventures as he travels with the beautiful lady North Wind and comes to know the many facets of her protective and violent temper.George MacDonald (10 December 1824  18 September 1905) was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister.Known particularly for his poignant fairy tales and fantasy novels, George MacDonald inspired many authors, such as W. H. Auden, J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, E. Nesbit and Madeleine L'Engle. C. S. Lewis wrote that he regarded MacDonald as his master: Picking up a copy of Phantastes one day at a train-station bookstall, I began to read. A few hours later, said Lewis, I knew that I had crossed a great frontier. G. K. Chesterton cited The Princess and the Goblin as a book that had made a difference to my whole existence.*This e-book has 98 illustrations, 20 in full-color, and eight of which are unique to this edition.* This e-book is a true representation of a pre-1923 print version of the book. It was hand-transcribed from a high-definition scan, and has been optimized and formatted for ebook presentation. Unlike other e-copies of the book, it is NOT the result of error-laden OCR, but, rather, edited line-by-line, to produce the best e-book possible. OCR-scanning of old books is seldom, if ever, error-free. This often results in an e-book with many **, ^^, >> and typographic errors when OCR can't read the word or punctuation correctly.* True representation means that if the print version has any inscriptions or previous owner's name in the front of the book, this e-book might as well. Blank pages that often separate chapters might be left in. And pages that may have a folded corner or other, similar damage might be included, too.* In other words, no changes or as few as possible have been made to either the illustrations or the text in order to bring you an e-book that is as close to the original as possible.
/book/show/6546421-something-new?from_search=true	P.G. Wodehouse	Something New: A British Humor Classic	Blandings Castle has impostors like other houses have mice. Romance in spring air of London draws together American slush writers, Ashe Marson 26 and Joan Valentine, who rejected Freddie's passionate love-letters when in theater. Freddie's empty-headed parent Lord Threepwood abstracts scarab from rich soon-to-be father-in-law Peters. Misunderstanding and bullets fly.
/book/show/30782466-the-lost-princess-of-oz?from_search=true	L. Frank Baum	The Lost Princess of Oz	Excerpt from The Lost Princess of OzSome of my youthful readers are developing wonderful imaginations. This pleases me. Imagination has brought mankind through the Dark Ages to its present state of civilization. Imagination led Columbus to discover America. Imagination led Franklin to discover electricity. Imagination has given us the steam engine, the telephone, the talkExcerpt from The Lost Princess of OzSome of my youthful readers are developing wonderful imaginations. This pleases me. Imagination has brought mankind through the Dark Ages to its present state of civilization. Imagination led Columbus to discover America. Imagination led Franklin to discover electricity. Imagination has given us the steam engine, the telephone, the talking-machine and the automobile, for these things had to be dreamed of before they became realities. So I believe that dreams - day dreams, you know, with your eyes wide open and your brain-machinery whizzing - are likely to lead to the betterment of the world. The imaginative child will become the imaginative man or woman most apt to create, to invent, and therefore to foster civilization. A prominent educator tells me that fairy tales are of untold value in developing imagination in the young. I believe it.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/9953257-david-copperfield?from_search=true	Malvina G. Vogel (Adapter) Charles Dickens	David Copperfield	Orphaned at a young age and abandoned by a cruel stepfather, David Copperfield struggles to make a life for himself. Follow him through the unhappiness and brutality of his childhood...the friendships he makes in his teen years...the pressure of starting out on a career...the betrayal by a boyhood friend...the treachery of aOrphaned at a young age and abandoned by a cruel stepfather, David Copperfield struggles to make a life for himself. Follow him through the unhappiness and brutality of his childhood...the friendships he makes in his teen years...the pressure of starting out on a career...the betrayal by a boyhood friend...the treachery of a jealous co-worker...the silliness and ecstasy of youthful love...and the final discovery of complete happiness.
/book/show/32873540-i-segreti-di-lady-x?from_search=true	Eloisa James Bertha Smiths-Jacob (Translator)	I segreti di Lady X	Dopo aver fatto fortuna, Thorn Dautry, figlio illegittimo del duca di Villiers, desidera avere una donna al suo fianco. Ma per sposare una vera lady, Thorn capisce di avere bisogno dell'esperienza di lady Xenobia India St Clair. Raffinata, testarda, indipendente, figlia di un marchese decaduto, India promette di trasformare la sua vita e la sua dimora nel giro di tre settiDopo aver fatto fortuna, Thorn Dautry, figlio illegittimo del duca di Villiers, desidera avere una donna al suo fianco. Ma per sposare una vera lady, Thorn capisce di avere bisogno dell'esperienza di lady Xenobia India St Clair. Raffinata, testarda, indipendente, figlia di un marchese decaduto, India promette di trasformare la sua vita e la sua dimora nel giro di tre settimane. Nasce per una passione intensa e travolgente che muter i loro sentimenti nel profondo e Thorn dovr mettere da parte il suo animo fiero e indomito...
/book/show/18732432-lad?from_search=true	Albert Payson Terhune	Lad: A Dog - The Original Classic Edition	I generally hate cliches like kids of all ages, but it just really suits this book. I first discovered Albert Payson Terhune and Lad in seventh grade, much to the chagrin of our school librarian. She had to eventually temporarily ban me from checking the book out any further so that other kids could read it. In those days I did not realize I was reading about a long dead aI generally hate cliches like kids of all ages, but it just really suits this book. I first discovered Albert Payson Terhune and Lad in seventh grade, much to the chagrin of our school librarian. She had to eventually temporarily ban me from checking the book out any further so that other kids could read it. In those days I did not realize I was reading about a long dead author and the most famous of his dogs, nor did I realize that the stories actually were taking place in the early part of the 20th century. None of that mattered to me then (or now for the matter). I was drawn into the world of Lad and Terhune every time I opened those pages. Eventually, I managed to read most of his works and came to truly admire Terhunes writing, even though I have since read that he considered himself to be a hack.Its now many years later, and there is still magic in these books for me. I have several of the books waiting for the day my very young daughters (a two year old and a four year old) are ready to read books that dont have pictures on every page. In fact, Ive got a backlog of books I want to share with them, but Im willing to bet we start with Lad.If your children have any interest in animals in general or dogs in particular, you must get this book, and all of Terhunes other works if you can find them, for your children. Sure, the language may be a lttile strange at times, but your child will still love this book all the same.
/book/show/11921030-the-bodhicaryavatara?from_search=true	ntideva David Tuffley	The Bodhicaryavatara: A Guide to the Bodhisattva Way of Life: The 8th Century Classic in 21st Century Language	The Bodhicaryavatara is an ancient text written in Sanskrit around 700 CE by Santideva, Buddhist monk and scholar who lived at the Nalanda Monastic University in India. The Bodhicaryavatara roughly translates to A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life. A Bodhisattva is an enlightened being on their way to attaining full Buddhahood for the benefit of all sentient beings. TThe Bodhicaryavatara is an ancient text written in Sanskrit around 700 CE by Santideva, Buddhist monk and scholar who lived at the Nalanda Monastic University in India. The Bodhicaryavatara roughly translates to A Guide to the Bodhisattva's Way of Life. A Bodhisattva is an enlightened being on their way to attaining full Buddhahood for the benefit of all sentient beings. The text has ten chapters that explain how to develop bodhicitta, or the enlightened mind. Earlier English translations of this text are accurate but difficult to understand for many readers living in the 21st Century. The mode of expression and the figures of speech are the product of that far-off time. This book faithfully re-expresses in modern day language the underlying message of the original text. Every effort has been made to preserve the underlying spirit of the message. There will be those who object to the changing of the outward form of this much-loved classic. While the author respects the beauty of the original text, the governing principle is to bring the even greater beauty of the underlying message to a whole new audience in the modern world who might otherwise find the original less than easy to fully understand. If you are embarking on the path to enlightenment, or just curious, this slim little book could be just the change agent you have been looking for. It is said to be one of the Dalai Lama's favorite texts. Chapter 1 The Benefit of the Spirit of Awakening Chapter 2 The Confession of Error Chapter 3 Adopting the Spirit of Awakening Chapter 4 Attending to the Spirit of Awakening Chapter 5 Guarding Introspection Chapter 6 The Perfection of Patience Chapter 7 The Perfection of Zeal Chapter 8 The Perfection of Meditation Chapter 9 The Perfection of Wisdom Chapter 10 The Post-Dedication
/book/show/26942277-the-old-wives-tale?from_search=true	Arnold Bennett	The Old Wives Tale	Excerpt from The Old Wives TaleIn the autumn of 1903 I used to dine frequently in a restaurant in the Rue de Clichy, Paris. Here were, among others, two waitresses that attracted my attention. One was a beautiful, pale young girl, to whom I never spoke, for she was employed far away from the table which I affected. The other, a stout, middle-aged managing Breton woman, haExcerpt from The Old Wives TaleIn the autumn of 1903 I used to dine frequently in a restaurant in the Rue de Clichy, Paris. Here were, among others, two waitresses that attracted my attention. One was a beautiful, pale young girl, to whom I never spoke, for she was employed far away from the table which I affected. The other, a stout, middle-aged managing Breton woman, had sole command over my table and me, and gradually she began to assume such a maternal tone towards me that I saw I should be compelled to leave that restaurant. If I was absent for a couple of nights running she would reproach me sharply: What! you are unfaithful to me? Once, when I complained about some French beans, she informed me roundly that French beans were a subject which I did not understand. I then decided to be eternally unfaithful to her, and I abandoned the restaurant. A few nights before the final parting an old woman came into the restaurant to dine. She was fat, shapeless, ugly, and grotesque. She had a ridiculous voice, and ridiculous gestures. It was easy to see that she lived alone, and that in the long lapse of years she had developed the kind of peculiarity which induces guffaws among the thoughtless. She was burdened with a lot of small parcels, which she kept dropping. She chose one seat; and then, not liking it, chose another; and then another. In a few moments she had the whole restaurant laughing at her.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/11156834-compact-ultraslim-bible-nkjv-classic?from_search=true	Anonymous (Creator)	Compact Ultraslim Bible-NKJV-Classic	Make God's Word your everyday traveling companion.Thin and lightweight, Thomas Nelson's NKJV Compact UltraSlim(TM) Bible boasts a complete and easy-to-read Bible that is ready to go when you are! A Bible you can be comfortable taking with you every day and everywhere you go, the Compact UltraSlim Bible is thin enough to tuck into your purse, briefcase, backpack, orMake God's Word your everyday traveling companion.Thin and lightweight, Thomas Nelson's NKJV Compact UltraSlim(TM) Bible boasts a complete and easy-to-read Bible that is ready to go when you are! A Bible you can be comfortable taking with you every day and everywhere you go, the Compact UltraSlim Bible is thin enough to tuck into your purse, briefcase, backpack, or glove compartment, yet large enough for easy readability. The Compact UltraSlim Bible is the perfect gift and ideal companion for today's Christian on the move.Features include:Presentation page Bible section introductions Translation footnotes Words of Jesus in red One-year Bible reading plan Concordance Full-color maps Type size: 6Part of the CLASSIC SERIES line of Thomas Nelson BiblesCompact UltraSlim Bibles sold to date: More than 135,000The New King James Version(R)--More than 60 million copies soldThomas Nelson Bibles is giving back through the God's Word in Action program. Donating a portion of profits to World Vision, we are helping to eradicate poverty and preventable deaths among children. Learn more and discover what you can do at.
/book/show/6083125-the-horror-at-camp-jellyjam-classic-goosebumps-9?from_search=true	R.L. Stine	The Horror At Camp Jellyjam (Classic Goosebumps, #9) (Goosebumps, #33)	Discover the bone-chilling adventures that made Goosebumps one of the bestselling children's book series of all time. Now with all-new bonus materials!Camp Jellyjam is no ordinary sports camp. The counselors seem a little TOO happy. And why are they so obsessed with winning? It might have something to do with the hideous, slimy discovery lurking in the darkness....It's ourDiscover the bone-chilling adventures that made Goosebumps one of the bestselling children's book series of all time. Now with all-new bonus materials!Camp Jellyjam is no ordinary sports camp. The counselors seem a little TOO happy. And why are they so obsessed with winning? It might have something to do with the hideous, slimy discovery lurking in the darkness....It's our ninth fan-favorite prequel to R.L. Stine's blockbuster Goosebumps HorrorLand series. Now with all-new bonus features including an author interview, bizarre sports trivia, and more!
/book/show/24647663-the-butcher-boy?from_search=true	Patrick McCabe	The Butcher Boy: Picador Classic	I was thinking how right ma was -- Mrs. Nugent all smiles when she met us and how are you getting on Mrs and young Francis are you both well? . . .what she was really saying was:I was thinking how right ma was -- Mrs. Nugent all smiles when she met us and how are you getting on Mrs and young Francis are you both well? . . .what she was really saying was:
/book/show/159050.Return_of_the_Jedi?from_search=true	James Kahn George Lucas Lawrence Kasdan	Return of the Jedi	It was a dark time for the rebel alliance...Han Solo, frozen in carbonite, had been delivered into the hands of the vile gangster Jabba the Hutt. Determined to rescue him, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, and Lando Calrissian launched a hazardous mission against Jabba's Tatooine stronghold.The Rebel commanders gathered all the warships of the Rebel fleet into a single giantIt was a dark time for the rebel alliance...Han Solo, frozen in carbonite, had been delivered into the hands of the vile gangster Jabba the Hutt. Determined to rescue him, Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, and Lando Calrissian launched a hazardous mission against Jabba's Tatooine stronghold.The Rebel commanders gathered all the warships of the Rebel fleet into a single giant armada. And Darth Vader and the Emperor, who had ordered construction to begin on a new and even more powerful Death Star, were making plans to crush the Rebel Alliance once and for all.Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on theexpanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popularbooks of the last thirty years!
/book/show/30786199-une-vie?from_search=true	Guy de Maupassant	Une Vie	Excerpt from Une VieIT is so embarrassing to speak of the writers of one country to the readers of another that I sometimes won der at the complacency with which the delicate task is entered upon. These are cases in which the difficult art of criticism becomes doubly difficult, inasmuch as they compel the critic to forfeit what I may call his natural advantages. The firstExcerpt from Une VieIT is so embarrassing to speak of the writers of one country to the readers of another that I sometimes won der at the complacency with which the delicate task is entered upon. These are cases in which the difficult art of criticism becomes doubly difficult, inasmuch as they compel the critic to forfeit what I may call his natural advantages. The first of these natural advantages is that those who read him shall help him by taking a great many things for granted; shall allow him his general point of view and his terms - terms which he is not obliged to define. The relation of the American reader to the French writer, for instance, is, on the contrary, so indirect that it gives him who proposes to mediate between them a great deal more to do. Here he has in a manner to define his terms and establish his point of view.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/223394.The_Complete_Poems?from_search=true	Percy Bysshe Shelley Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley	The Complete Poems	Percy Bysshe Shelley endures today as the great Promethean bard of the High Romantic period who is best remembered for extolling the sublime and affirming the possibility of transcendence.
/book/show/9938673-the-history-of-the-caliph-vathek---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	William Beckford	The History of the Caliph Vathek - The Original Classic Edition	The History of the Caliph Vathek - The Original Classic Edition, written by Mr William Beckford has been published in the English language. Vathek was the ninth Caliph of the Abassides, who ascended to the throne at an early age. His figure was pleasing and majestic, but when he got angry his eyes became so terrible that the wretch on whom it was fixed instantly fell backThe History of the Caliph Vathek - The Original Classic Edition, written by Mr William Beckford has been published in the English language. Vathek was the ninth Caliph of the Abassides, who ascended to the throne at an early age. His figure was pleasing and majestic, but when he got angry his eyes became so terrible that the wretch on whom it was fixed instantly fell backwards and sometimes expired. He was addicted to women and pleasures of the flesh, so he ordered five palaces to be built: the five palaces of the senses. Although he was an eccentric man, well versed in the ways of science, physics, and astrology, he loved his people. His main greed was thirst for knowledge, he wanted to know everything and this is what led him on the road to damnation.The novel chronicles the fall from power of the Caliph Vathek, who renounces Islam and engages with his mother, Carathis, in a series of licentious and deplorable activities designed to gain him supernatural powers. At the end of the novel, instead of attaining these powers, Vathek descends into a hell ruled by the demon Eblis where he is doomed to wander endlessly and speechlessly.William Beckford, born 1760 was an English novelist, a profligate and consummately knowledgeable art collector, was reputed to be the richest commoner in England of his time. William is most commonly remembered as the author of the novel The History of the Caliph Vatherk, one of the very few books he wrote.The History of the Calph Vathek is a deep and intrinsic gothic novel full of mythical characters and a plot thickening storyline. A read that is well suited to those who enjoy loosely historical based novels and dark and abstract books.
/book/show/33888697-la-bete-humaine?from_search=true	mile Zola	La Bete Humaine	Excerpt from La Bete HumaineNon, non! Ils retournaient tous deux au Havre le soir, par l'express de six heures trente. Ah bien! Oui, des vacances! On ne vous derangeait que pour vous flanquer votre paquet, et tout de suite a la niche!About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis booExcerpt from La Bete HumaineNon, non! Ils retournaient tous deux au Havre le soir, par l'express de six heures trente. Ah bien! Oui, des vacances! On ne vous derangeait que pour vous flanquer votre paquet, et tout de suite a la niche!About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/9410084-the-story-of-king-arthur-and-his-knights-of-the-round-table-the-origin?from_search=true	Howard Pyle	The Story Of King Arthur And His Knights Of The Round Table   The Original Classic Edition	Howard Pyle's retelling of the English classic captures all the mystery, language, and legend of the early days of King Arthur. The distinguished American artist Howard Pyle undertook to retell and illustrate the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. His work has long been considered one of the outstanding interpretations of the Arthur cycle.The Story oHoward Pyle's retelling of the English classic captures all the mystery, language, and legend of the early days of King Arthur. The distinguished American artist Howard Pyle undertook to retell and illustrate the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. His work has long been considered one of the outstanding interpretations of the Arthur cycle.The Story of the Champions of the Round Table, was originally published in 1905. Reissued now, identical in format to the original volume, with Pyle's superb illustrations and decorations, it is destined to reach new generations of readers. The Story of the Champions of the Round Table recounts the full and moving saga of three of Arthur's famous knights: Percival, Tristram, and Launcelot of the Lake.The period in which Howard Pyle did his work frequently has been spoken of as that Golden Age in children's literature that was to last for the decade to follow. It is difficult to do justice to his contribution to the shining quality of that era. The magnitude and diversity of his work eludes definition. Creative artist and born storyteller, each aspect of his twofold genius enriched and interpreted the other.
/book/show/3004.The_Secret_Garden?from_search=true	Martha Hailey DuBose (Abridged by) Frances Hodgson Burnett Lucy Corvino	The Secret Garden (Classic Starts Series)	
/book/show/33603648-doctor-thorne?from_search=true	Anthony Trollope	Doctor Thorne	Excerpt from Doctor ThorneDe Courcy Castle in those days had great allurements for a young man, and all those allurements were made the most of to win over young Gresham. His wife, who was a year or two older than himself, was a fashionable woman, with thorough Whig tastes and aspirations, such as became the daughter of a great Whig earl; she cared for politics, or thoughExcerpt from Doctor ThorneDe Courcy Castle in those days had great allurements for a young man, and all those allurements were made the most of to win over young Gresham. His wife, who was a year or two older than himself, was a fashionable woman, with thorough Whig tastes and aspirations, such as became the daughter of a great Whig earl; she cared for politics, or thought that she cared for them, more than her husband did.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/23544879-the-rough-riders?from_search=true	Theodore Roosevelt	The Rough Riders: Classic Westerns	Two of ex-US President Theodore Roosevelt Jr.s books depicting Americas Rough Riders are in this Kindle book: The Rough Riders (1899) and Theodore Roosevelt, An Autobiography (1913)The Rough Riders (Published 1899)The 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry -- also known as the Rough Riders -- was one of three regiments formed in 1898 for the Spanish-American War. PresiTwo of ex-US President Theodore Roosevelt Jr.s books depicting Americas Rough Riders are in this Kindle book: The Rough Riders (1899) and Theodore Roosevelt, An Autobiography (1913)The Rough Riders (Published 1899)The 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry -- also known as the Rough Riders -- was one of three regiments formed in 1898 for the Spanish-American War. President William McKinley had asked for 1,250 volunteers for the war efforts, commanded by Colonel Leonard Wood. His second in command was Theodore Roosevelt, who eventually took over command of the Rough Riders, who were mainly athletes, ranchers and cowboys.Theodore Roosevelt, An Autobiography (1913)The 26th U.S. President's tales of life under President William McKinley. When the 1898 war with Spain erupted, Roosevelt helped band together the famous Rough Riders, He was well respected for his courage in battle in Cuba. Upon his return to New York, he was elected Governor.About The AuthorFormer U. S. President Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. (1858 1919) was an author and soldier as well as the 26th President of the United States. He had a no-nonsense attitude and cowboy persona, which was well perceived by the Americans. He grew up in New York and had an interest in both nature and the Navy. His book The Naval War of 1812 (published in 1882) was well received but after his wife and mother died, Roosevelt took a break to become a Dakota cattle rancher before returning to politics.
/book/show/25999844-mcteague-a-story-of-san-francisco-world-s-classic-by-frank-norris?from_search=true	Frank Norris	McTeague; a story of San Francisco (World's Classic) by Frank Norris	I never truckled. I never took off the hat to Fashion and held it out for pennies. I told them the truth. They liked it or they didn't like it. What had that to do with me? I told them the truth, declared Frank Norris, shortly before his death at the age of thirty-two. Of his novels, none have shocked the reading public more than McTeague, and few works since have capturI never truckled. I never took off the hat to Fashion and held it out for pennies. I told them the truth. They liked it or they didn't like it. What had that to do with me? I told them the truth, declared Frank Norris, shortly before his death at the age of thirty-two. Of his novels, none have shocked the reading public more than McTeague, and few works since have captured the seamy side of American urban life with such graphic immediacy as does this portrayal of human degradation in turn-of-the-century San Francisco. Its protagonists, men and women alike, are shown as both products and victims of a debasing social order. Heredity and environment play the role of fate in a tale that moves toward its harrowing conclusion with the grim power and inevitablity of classic tragedy
/book/show/13121442-harlequin-holiday-collection?from_search=true	Debra Webb Merline Lovelace Marta Perry	Harlequin Holiday Collection: Four Classic Seasonal Novellas	And a Dead Guy in a Pear Tree\Seduced by the Season\Evidence of Desire\Season of WonderAnd when they say I do to a marriage of convenience, the temporary lawman'sChristmas wish is to make Dara Rose his permanent wife. ...
/book/show/19366767-the-master-of-ballantrae?from_search=true	Robert Louis Stevenson	The Master of Ballantrae : A Winter's Tale : with classic drawing picture	he Master of Ballantrae begins in 1745 and is narrated by Mackellar, the loyal, often meddling steward to the respected Durie of Durisdeer family. The family consists of the old Lord and his two sons, James (the eldest son and Master of Ballantrae) and Lord Henry. Miss Alison Graeme, a relative, and heir to a great fortune, also lives with the family.In order to keep her whe Master of Ballantrae begins in 1745 and is narrated by Mackellar, the loyal, often meddling steward to the respected Durie of Durisdeer family. The family consists of the old Lord and his two sons, James (the eldest son and Master of Ballantrae) and Lord Henry. Miss Alison Graeme, a relative, and heir to a great fortune, also lives with the family.In order to keep her wealth in the family, Alison is pledged to be the Masters wife. The Master himself is a drinker, a gambler, and a womanizer. Although he is manipulative and insinuating, he is his fathers and Alisons favorite. Despite Henrys best attempts, he always falls short in the eyes of his family, his only champions Mackellar and an old servant Macconochie.The Jacobite Rising of 1745 proves an anxious time for the Durie family. To be on the safe side they decide to support both parties: one son will go and fight for the Jacobites, while the other will stay home to keep favour with King George.As the eldest, the Master should stay at home. He refuses, and finally demands that he and Henry toss a coin for it. The Master wins and rides out, but the family later hear he has been killed at the Battle of Culloden. Tam Macmorland, who fought alongside the Master, now falsely alleges that Henry had betrayed the Master and his men to the King.Tams lies make Henry extremely unpopular in the community. Out of pity for his treatment, Alison marries him and gives birth to a little girl, Lady Katharine. Although Henry dotes on his wife, she does not love him, and he is an indifferent father to Katharine.One day, Colonel Francis Burke arrives bearing letters from the Master, explaining that he is actually alive and well in Paris. Burke tells the family that he and the Master had many adventures, including meeting Alan Breck Stewart (see Kidnapped), capturing a vast pirate treasure, and navigating the wilderness of New York state.Meanwhile, Henry, unbeknownst to the old Lord and Alison, has been sending money to the Master. While this financially cripples the Durie estate, the family only see Henry as tight-fisted. Unable to support this injustice, Mackellar tells them the truth. Later, Burke sends a letter warning that the Master had just been released from jail and is seeking funds for an adventure in India.The Master returns and insinuates he has been cheated out of his title, his estate and his wife. Bitterly bent on taking revenge, the Master now does all he can to make life unbearable for Henry. For example, he courts Alison, and befriends Katharine so that she will prefer him to her own father. While he is charming with the rest of the family, he insults and riles Henry.The Master also tells the family he is under threat from the Government because he fought for the Jacobites. Even when Henry tells the family he has been lying and is in fact a government spy, he cannot shake their faith in the Master. Wishing to rid himself of the Master by whatever means, Henry sells off part of the estate to raise the funds for the Masters venture in the French Indies. Nevertheless, the Master lingers on.One night, the Master pushes Henry too far, claiming that Alison still loves him. The men duel and Henry runs the Master through. Half mad with grief and terror for what hes done, Henry never fully recovers.Meanwhile, Mackellar tells both Alison and the old Lord what has happened, for the first time speaking candidly about the Masters wickedness. When he and the old Lord return for the body, however, they find it gone, taken by the free-traders. The old Lord dies not long after, overcome by the nights events.For some time, the family find happiness. Alison gives birth to a son, Alexander, who Henry loves deeply.
/book/show/1279171.Conference_Of_The_Birds?from_search=true	Farid al-Din Attar   	Conference Of The Birds: Extracts From Attar's Sufi Classic	La Confrence des oiseaux est lun des pomes masnavis les plus connus de loeuvre de Farid al-Din Attar, pote persan (1174-1248). Elle relate les hsitations, les rflexions et le voyage des oiseaux, conduits par la huppe,  la recherche de Simorgh, leur roi,  travers les sept valles merveilleuses. Ce voyage symbolise litinraire mystique de lme en qute du divin.LeLa Confrence des oiseaux est lun des pomes masnavis les plus connus de loeuvre de Farid al-Din Attar, pote persan (1174-1248). Elle relate les hsitations, les rflexions et le voyage des oiseaux, conduits par la huppe,  la recherche de Simorgh, leur roi,  travers les sept valles merveilleuses. Ce voyage symbolise litinraire mystique de lme en qute du divin.Le Cantique des oiseaux est un rcit initiatique par excellence : chacun peut voir dans les oiseaux le reflet de lui-mme,  travers le prisme de ses propres expriences, de ses qutes personnelles et intimes. Chacun peut se perdre dans les valles pour mieux se retrouver.Il n est pas besoin de croire pour tre saisi par ce pome : ce qu Attr exprime rsonne et vibre dans tous les coeurs.
/book/show/22783078-the-house-on-the-borderland?from_search=true	William Hope Hodgson	The House on the Borderland: Classic Supernatural Horror	The House on the Borderland - William Hope Hodgson - Classic Supernatural Horror The House on the Borderland is a supernatural horror novel by British fantasist William Hope Hodgson. In 1877, two gentlemen, Messrs Tonnison and Berreggnog, head into Ireland to spend a week fishing in the village of Kraighten. Whilst there, they discover in the ruins of a very curious houseThe House on the Borderland - William Hope Hodgson - Classic Supernatural Horror The House on the Borderland is a supernatural horror novel by British fantasist William Hope Hodgson. In 1877, two gentlemen, Messrs Tonnison and Berreggnog, head into Ireland to spend a week fishing in the village of Kraighten. Whilst there, they discover in the ruins of a very curious house a diary of the man who had once owned it. Its torn pages seem to hint at an evil beyond anything that existed on this side of the curtains of impossibility. This is a classic novel that worked to slowly bridge the gap between the British fantastic and supernatural authors of the later 19th century and modern horror fiction. Noted American horror writer H. P. Lovecraft lists this and other works by Hodgson among his greatest influences. Two good friends, Tonnison and Berreggnog, travel to the remote village of Kraighten in rural Ireland. On the third day of their trip, they stumble upon the ruins of a strangely shaped house bordering a large lake. They discover the mouldering journal of the Recluse, an unidentified man who recorded his last days in the house before its destruction.
/book/show/25080405-tiger-tracks---the-classic-panzer-memoir?from_search=true	Wolfgang Faust	Tiger Tracks - The Classic Panzer Memoir	Wolfgang Faust was the driver of a Tiger I tank with the Wehrmacht Heavy Panzer Battalions, seeing extensive combat action on the Eastern Front in 1943-45. This memoir was his brutal and deeply personal account of the Russian Front's appalling carnage.Depicting a running tank engagement lasting 72 hours, Faust describes how his Tiger unit fought pitched battles in the snoWolfgang Faust was the driver of a Tiger I tank with the Wehrmacht Heavy Panzer Battalions, seeing extensive combat action on the Eastern Front in 1943-45. This memoir was his brutal and deeply personal account of the Russian Front's appalling carnage.Depicting a running tank engagement lasting 72 hours, Faust describes how his Tiger unit fought pitched battles in the snows of western Russia against the full might of the Red Army: the T34s, Stalin tanks, Sturmovik bombers and the feared Katyusha rocket brigades. His astonishing testimony reveals the merciless decisions that panzer crews made in action, the devastating power of their weaponry, and the many ways that men met their deaths in the snow and ice of the Ostfront.First published in the late 1940s, this memoir's savage realism shocked the post-war German public. Some readers were outraged at the book's final scenes, while others wrote that, Now, at last, I know what our men did in the East.Today it stands as one of the great semi-autobiographical accounts of warfare in World War 2: a crescendo of horror, grim survival and a fatalistic acceptance of the panzer mans destiny.Among the most impressive narratives of the Eastern Front that I have read. The pages are alive with characters - their machines, their struggles, their decisions and their pain. Readers will finish the book haunted and truly moved, the mark of a great story.- Chris Ziedler, the English translator of SS Panzer SS Voices.Originally published in the German Federal Republic as Panzerdammerung (Panzer Twilight.)The only other surviving memoir by this author is 'The Last Panther' - an astonishing account of panzer warfare in the final hours of the Third Reich - available now on Amazon.
/book/show/10323679-dialogues-concerning-natural-religion?from_search=true	David Hume	Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion	Excerpt from Dialogues Concerning Natural ReligionIn professing to call attention to this often forgotten work of the great Scottish philosopher, one cannot help noticing how very similar the reception accorded to it by the outside world has been to its treatment at the hands of the author himself. During his lifetime lie kept it in the safe obscurity of his study drawer,Excerpt from Dialogues Concerning Natural ReligionIn professing to call attention to this often forgotten work of the great Scottish philosopher, one cannot help noticing how very similar the reception accorded to it by the outside world has been to its treatment at the hands of the author himself. During his lifetime lie kept it in the safe obscurity of his study drawer, where it lay until the day of his death. The plan of the Dialogues had been clearly thought out by Hume as early as 1750, and the active period of his contribution to philosophy proper having closed almost in the same year, this excursion of his into natural theology might most fitly have been presented to his readers at once, especially if, as it seems to us now, it may be rightly regarded as the crown and consummation of his earlier speculations.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/382506.Let_Us_Now_Praise_Famous_Men?from_search=true	James Agee Walker Evans	Let Us Now Praise Famous Men: The American Classic, in Words and Photographs, of Three Tenant Families in the Deep South	In the summer of 1936, James Agee and Walker Evans set out on assignment formagazine to explore the daily lives of sharecroppers in the South. Their journey would prove an extraordinary collaboration and a watershed literary event wheIn the summer of 1936, James Agee and Walker Evans set out on assignment formagazine to explore the daily lives of sharecroppers in the South. Their journey would prove an extraordinary collaboration and a watershed literary event when, in 1941,was first published to enormous critical acclaim. This unsparing record of place, of the people who shaped the land and the rhythm of their lives, is intensely moving and unrelentingly honest, and todayrecognized by the New York Public Library as one of the most influential books of the twentieth centuryit stands as a poetic tract of its time. With an elegant new design as well as a sixty-four-page photographic prologue featuring archival reproductions of Evans's classic images, this historic edition offers readers a window into a remarkable slice of American history.
/book/show/9573903-the-celebrated-jumping-frog-of-calaveras-county?from_search=true	Mark Twain	The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County	THE CELEBRATED JUMPING FROG OF FALAVERAS COUNTY. In compliance with the request of a friend of mine, who wrote me from the East, I called on good-natured, garrulous old Simon Wheeler, and inquired after my friend's friend, Leonidas W. Smiley, as requested to do, and I hereunto append the result. I have a lurking suspicion that Leonidas W. Smiley is a myth; that my friend nTHE CELEBRATED JUMPING FROG OF FALAVERAS COUNTY. In compliance with the request of a friend of mine, who wrote me from the East, I called on good-natured, garrulous old Simon Wheeler, and inquired after my friend's friend, Leonidas W. Smiley, as requested to do, and I hereunto append the result. I have a lurking suspicion that Leonidas W. Smiley is a myth; that my friend never knew such a personage; and that he only conjectured that, if I asked old Wheeler about him, it would remind him of his infamous Jim Smiley, and he would go to work and bore me nearly to death with some infernal reminiscence of him as long and tedious as it should be useless to me. If that was the design, it certainly succeeded.I found Simon Wheeler dozing comfortably by the bar-room stove of the old, dilapidated tavern in the ancient mining camp of Angel's, and I noticed that he was fat and bald-headed, and had an expression of winning gentleness and simplicity upon his tranquil countenance. He roused up and gave me good-day. I told him a friend of mine had commissioned me to make some inquiries about a cherished companion of his boyhood named Leonidas W. Smiley Rev. Leonidas W. Smiley a young minister of the Gospel, who he had heard was at one time a resident of Angel's Camp. I added that, if Mr. Wheeler could tell me any thing about this Rev. Leonidas W. Smiley, I would feel under many obligations to him.CONTENTs; The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County; Aurelia's Unfortunate Young Man; A Complaint about Correspondents, Dated in San Francisco; Answers to Correspondents; Among the Fenians; The Story of the Bad Little Boy Who Didn't Come to Grief; Curing a Cold; An Inquiry about Insurances; Literature in the Dry Diggings; 'After' Jenkins; Lucretia Smith's Soldier; The Killing of
/book/show/10472540-a-little-princess?from_search=true	Tania Zamorsky Frances Hodgson Burnett Lucy Corvino	A Little Princess (Classic Starts Series)	Written by British-born author Frances Hodgson Burnett and first published in 1905, A Little Princess tells the story of young Sara Crewe, privileged daughter of a wealthy diamond merchant. All the other girls at Miss Minchin's school treat Sara as if she truly were a princess. But when Captain Crewe's fortune is sadly lost, Sara's luck changes. Suddenly she is treated noWritten by British-born author Frances Hodgson Burnett and first published in 1905, A Little Princess tells the story of young Sara Crewe, privileged daughter of a wealthy diamond merchant. All the other girls at Miss Minchin's school treat Sara as if she truly were a princess. But when Captain Crewe's fortune is sadly lost, Sara's luck changes. Suddenly she is treated no better than a scullery maid. Her own fierce determination to maintain her dignity and remain a princess inside has intrigued and delighted readers for almost a hundred years, even inspiring a recent popular feature film.
/book/show/2452583.Looking_for_Anne_of_Green_Gables?from_search=true	Irene Gammel	Looking for Anne of Green Gables: The Story of L. M. Montgomery and Her Literary Classic	In June 1908, a red-haired orphan appeared on to the streets of Boston and a modern legend was born. That little girl was Anne Shirley, better known as, and her first appearance was in a book that has sold more than 50 million copies worldwide and been translated into more than 35 languages (including Braille). The author who created her was Lucy MauIn June 1908, a red-haired orphan appeared on to the streets of Boston and a modern legend was born. That little girl was Anne Shirley, better known as, and her first appearance was in a book that has sold more than 50 million copies worldwide and been translated into more than 35 languages (including Braille). The author who created her was Lucy Maud Montgomery, a writer who revealed very little of herself and her method of crafting a story. On the centenary of its publication,Irene Gammeltells the braided story of both Anne and Maud and, in so doing, shows how a literary classic was born. Montgomerys own life began in the rural Cavendish family farmhouse on Prince Edward Island, the place that became the inspiration for Green Gables. Mailmen brought the world to the farmhouses kitchen door in the form of American mass market periodicals sparking the young Mauds imagination. From the vantage point of her small world, Montgomery pored over these magazines, gleaning bits of information about how to dress, how to behave and how a proper young lady should grow. She began to write, learning how to craft marketable stories from the magazines popular fiction; at the same time the fashion photos inspired her visual imagination. One photo that especially intrigued her was that of a young woman named Evelyn Nesbit, the model for painters and photographers and lover of Stanford White. That photo was the spark for what became Anne Shirley. Blending biography with cultural history,is a gold mine for fans of the novels and answers a trunk load of questions: Where did Anne get the e at the end of her name? How did Montgomery decide to give her red hair? How did Montgomerys courtship and marriage to Reverend Ewan Macdonald affect the story? Irene Gammel's dual biography of Anne Shirley and the woman who created her will delight the millions who have loved the red haired orphan ever since she took her first step insidethe gate of Green Gables farm in Avonlea.
/book/show/27012098-flappers-and-philosophers?from_search=true	F. Scott Fitzgerald	Flappers and Philosophers	Excerpt from Flappers and PhilosophersThis unlikely story begins on a sea that was a blue dream, as colorful as blue-silk stockings, and beneath a sky as blue as the irises of children's eyes. From the western half of the sky the sun was shying little golden disks at the sea - if you gazed intently enough you could see them skip from wave tip to wave tip until they joinedExcerpt from Flappers and PhilosophersThis unlikely story begins on a sea that was a blue dream, as colorful as blue-silk stockings, and beneath a sky as blue as the irises of children's eyes. From the western half of the sky the sun was shying little golden disks at the sea - if you gazed intently enough you could see them skip from wave tip to wave tip until they joined a broad collar of golden coin that was collecting half a mile out and would eventually be a dazzling sunset. About half-way between the Florida shore and the golden collar a white steam-yacht, very young and graceful, was riding at anchor and under a blue-and-white awning aft a yellow-haired girl reclined in a wicker settee reading The Revolt of the Angels, by Anatole France.She was about nineteen, slender and supple, with a spoiled alluring mouth and quick gray eyes full of a radiant curiosity. Her feet, stockingless, and adorned rather than clad in blue-satin slippers which swung nonchalantly from her toes, were perched on the arm of a settee adjoining the one she occupied. And as she read she intermittently regaled herself by a faint application to her tongue of a half-lemon that she held in her hand.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/22006699-twelve-years-a-slave?from_search=true	Solomon Northup Harriet Beecher Stowe Frederick Douglass	Twelve Years a Slave: Includes Six Additional Slave Narratives	Twelve Years a Slave And Six Other Slave NarrativesIncluded Books:Twelve Years a SlaveUncle Toms CabinNarrative of Sojourner Truth: A Northern SlaveNarrative of the Life of Frederick DouglassMy Bondage and My FreedomUp From SlaveryThe Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The AfricanThis collection includes a table of contents fTwelve Years a Slave And Six Other Slave NarrativesIncluded Books:Twelve Years a SlaveUncle Toms CabinNarrative of Sojourner Truth: A Northern SlaveNarrative of the Life of Frederick DouglassMy Bondage and My FreedomUp From SlaveryThe Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The AfricanThis collection includes a table of contents for easy navigation.Included are links to free audiobook versions for 6 of the 7 books.Information on Solomon Northup (from Wikipedia):Solomon Northup (July 18081863?) was an American and the primary author of the memoir Twelve Years a Slave. A free-born African American from New York, he was the son of a freed slave and a free woman of color. A farmer and violinist, Northup owned land in Hebron, New York. In 1841 he was kidnapped by slave traders, having been enticed to Washington, D.C. (where slavery was legal) with a job offer as a violinist with traveling entertainers. Shortly after he and his employers arrived in DC, they sold him as a slave, apparently having drugged him into unconsciousness to effect the kidnapping. He was shipped to New Orleans where he was sold to a planter in Louisiana. He was held in the Red River region of Louisiana by several different owners for 12 years, mostly in Avoyelles Parish. Aside from a brief communication when he was first kidnapped, his family and friends had no knowledge of him. He attempted to get word to them and to regain his freedom, but the systems guarding slaves were too pervasive to allow it. Eventually, he confided in a Canadian working on his plantation, who opposed slavery and was willing to risk contacting Northup's family and friends. They enlisted the help of the Governor of New York, Washington Hunt, to his cause, since state law provided for aid to free New York citizens kidnapped into slavery. Northup regained his freedom on January 3, 1853 and returned to his family in New York.
/book/show/759115.Illustrated_Tales_From_Shakespeare_A_Modern_Adaptation_From_the_Charles_and_Mary_Lamb_Classic?from_search=true	Charles Lamb Mary Lamb	Illustrated Tales From Shakespeare. A Modern Adaptation From the Charles and Mary Lamb Classic	Using prose to simplify plot and language but incorporating some of the original speeches, the Lambs remained sensitive to the original plays, brilliantly re-creaUsing prose to simplify plot and language but incorporating some of the original speeches, the Lambs remained sensitive to the original plays, brilliantly re-creating characters and action. From the overpowering drama ofandto the engaging wit ofand, Shakespeare's best-known tragedies and comedies are brought vividly to life.Presented with charm and clarity, these tales can be enjoyed as a helpful preface to the original plays or simply as enriching and unforgettable stories in themselves.
/book/show/32775121-rasselas?from_search=true	Samuel Johnson	Rasselas	Excerpt from RasselasRasselas was the fourth son of the mighty emperor, in wbose dominions the father of waters begins his course; whose bount pours down the streams of plenty, and scatters over the wor d the harvests of E t.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reExcerpt from RasselasRasselas was the fourth son of the mighty emperor, in wbose dominions the father of waters begins his course; whose bount pours down the streams of plenty, and scatters over the wor d the harvests of E t.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/535130.Essential_Classic_X_Men_Vol_1?from_search=true	Stan Lee (Writer) Jack Kirby (Artist) Alex Toth (Artist)	Essential Classic X-Men, Vol. 1	Presents the original black and white stories of the X-men, which detail how the X-men came to be and their earliest encounters with some of their deadliest foes.
/book/show/26959900-looking-backward-2000-1887?from_search=true	Edward Bellamy	Looking Backward, 2000-1887	Excerpt from Looking Backward, 2000-1887In one respect Edward Bellamy set down a picture of modern American life which is almost a hundred per cent realized. It startled me to read the passage in which Edith shows the musical schedule to Julian West, and tells him to choose which selection he wishes to have brought through the air into the music room. It is true that BellExcerpt from Looking Backward, 2000-1887In one respect Edward Bellamy set down a picture of modern American life which is almost a hundred per cent realized. It startled me to read the passage in which Edith shows the musical schedule to Julian West, and tells him to choose which selection he wishes to have brought through the air into the music room. It is true that Bellamy imagined this broadcasting to be done over telephone wires, as is indeed the case today in some phases of national hook-ups. But consider this quotation:He [Dr. Leete] showed how, by turning a screw, the volume of the music could be made to fill the room, or die away to an echo so faint and far that one could scarcely be sure whether he heard or imagined it.That might almost have been lifted bodily from an article in some newspaper radio column.But Bellamy did see with clear vision things and factors much more important than the possibility of hearing a sermon without going to church. Much which is now established in Soviet Russia bears at least a likeness to the industrial army visioned in this prophetic book. However, Communism can scarcely claim Bellamy as its own, for he emphasizes repeatedly the non-violent features of the revolution which he imagined.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/690138.20_000_Leagues_Under_the_Sea?from_search=true	Lisa Church (Adapter) Jules Verne Dan Andreasen (Illustrations)	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Classic Starts Series)	
/book/show/4497736-triplanetary?from_search=true	E.E. "Doc" Smith	Triplanetary	Eddore and Arisia fought desperately to control the Universe. The ultimate battleground was a tiny, backward planet in a remote galaxy--Earth.And only a few Earthmen knew of the titanic struggle--and of the strange, decisive role they were to play in the war of the super-races.
/book/show/18734608-the-professor-s-house---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Willa Cather	The Professor's House - The Original Classic Edition	When Professor Godfrey St. Peter and wife move to a new house, he becomes uncomfortable with the route his life is taking. He keeps on his dusty study in the old house in an attempt to hang on to his old life. Also the marriages of his two daughters have removed them from the home and added two new sons-in-law, precipitating a mid-life crisis that leaves the Professor feelWhen Professor Godfrey St. Peter and wife move to a new house, he becomes uncomfortable with the route his life is taking. He keeps on his dusty study in the old house in an attempt to hang on to his old life. Also the marriages of his two daughters have removed them from the home and added two new sons-in-law, precipitating a mid-life crisis that leaves the Professor feeling as though he has lost the will to live because he has nothing to look forward to. The book consists of three books. The first book is entitled The Family and follows the Professor as he works to finish his own writing while teaching and balancing the various dramas unfolding in his life and the lives of his family members. The second book is Tom Outland's Story and is the first person narrative of Tom, an old student of the Professor and friend of the family who is now dead (from WWI) but left behind an invention and legacy that resulted in great wealth for one of the Professor's daughters. The final book is entitled The Professor and is a very short wrap up of the novel which focusses on thoughts, emotions and actions of the professor after he reads and ponders Outland's story.
/book/show/12859459-the-journals-of-lewis-and-clark?from_search=true	Meriwether Lewis William Clark	The Journals of Lewis and Clark: (Classic Reprint of the Original 1806 Documents)	A fine warm day. We met with a Frenchman, by the name of Jussome, whom we employ as an interpreter. This man has a wife and children in the village. Great numbers on both sides flocked down to the bank to view us as we passed. Captain Lewis, with the interpreter, walked down to the village below our camp. After delaying one hour, he returned and informed me the Indians hadA fine warm day. We met with a Frenchman, by the name of Jussome, whom we employ as an interpreter. This man has a wife and children in the village. Great numbers on both sides flocked down to the bank to view us as we passed. Captain Lewis, with the interpreter, walked down to the village below our camp. After delaying one hour, he returned and informed me the Indians had returned to their village.
/book/show/26943733-the-heart-of-a-boy?from_search=true	Edmondo de Amicis	The Heart of a Boy: Cuore; A Story	Excerpt from The Heart of a Boy: Cuore; A StoryThis book is particularly dedicated to boys of the elementary schools, between the ages of nine to thirteen years, and it might be called, History of a School Year, by a pupil of the Third Grade of a Public School in Italy.By saying that it was written by a pupil of the third grade, I do not wish to convey the idea that itExcerpt from The Heart of a Boy: Cuore; A StoryThis book is particularly dedicated to boys of the elementary schools, between the ages of nine to thirteen years, and it might be called, History of a School Year, by a pupil of the Third Grade of a Public School in Italy.By saying that it was written by a pupil of the third grade, I do not wish to convey the idea that it was written by him entire, or as it appears in print.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18732235-memoirs-of-extraordinary-popular-delusions-and-the-madness-of-crowds---t?from_search=true	Charles Mackay	Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds - The Original Classic Edition	An important, engaging, shrewd historical treatise - Charles Mackays highly recommended Extraordinary Popular Delusions And The Madness Of Crowds was first published in 1841 and studies the psychology of crowds and mass mania throughout history. Mackay included accounts of classic scams, grand-scale madness, and deceptions. Some of these include the Mississippi scheme thatAn important, engaging, shrewd historical treatise - Charles Mackays highly recommended Extraordinary Popular Delusions And The Madness Of Crowds was first published in 1841 and studies the psychology of crowds and mass mania throughout history. Mackay included accounts of classic scams, grand-scale madness, and deceptions. Some of these include the Mississippi scheme that swept France in 1720, the South Sea bubble that ruined thousands in England at the same time, and the tulip mania of Holland when fortunes were made and lost on single tulip bulbs.Other chapters deal with fads and delusions that often sprang from valid ideas and causes -- many of which still have their followers today: alchemy and the philosophers stone, the prophecies of Nostradamus, the coming of comets and judgment day, the Rosicrucians, and astrology.Extraordinary Popular Delusions And The Madness Of Crowds is an important historical treatise that modern readers will find fascinating, engaging, and shrewd as they see how history repeats itself, but that disastrous pitfalls can be avoided by understanding the cycles and patterns of greed based ignorance plays in promoting and perpetuating group hysteria in the fields of business and finance, politics and superstitions.When you are done with the book, I also hope you will also consider where else mania take over. These occur in consumption patterns (not unlike tulip bulbs), activities (remember disco?), businesses (franchised door-to-door selling), and entertainment (quiz shows will come and go many times). Be sure you watch out for your exposure to these mania as well. Avoiding wastes of time and resources are an important part of achieving true growth.An excellent book. It should be required reading for everyone.I hope you will buy and read this book, and share it with your children when they start to invest.
/book/show/18732543-anabasis---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Xenophon	Anabasis - The Original Classic Edition	Xenophon wrote several books that survive: A History of My Times and Cavalry Tactics to name two, but the one hes most famous for, and arguably the best read is Anabasis. A detailed accounting of moving 10,000 troops through hostile country, ulimately extracting them back to Greece. The fact that this is a Classic shouldnt put off any readers whove plodded through ancientXenophon wrote several books that survive: A History of My Times and Cavalry Tactics to name two, but the one hes most famous for, and arguably the best read is Anabasis. A detailed accounting of moving 10,000 troops through hostile country, ulimately extracting them back to Greece. The fact that this is a Classic shouldnt put off any readers whove plodded through ancient literature. Xenophon wrote in an informal style, with much detail about the areas and peoples he encountered. Its almost as much travel story as a study in military leadership; but it IS ultimately a recounting of leadership under the most deadly conditions. There are some timeless lessons here for military and civilian leaders. Xenophon fully explains his decisions (when he can), and ALWAYS asks for advice from other generals. This was critically important in an army of mercenaries whose loyalty was to themselves. Getting other leaders to buy into his decisions gave them a sense of empowerment (to use TQM jargon) and a stake in the outcome. He tries to be fair and cares for his troops-though he doesnt hesitate to risk lives if the mission calls for it. In battle he uses what might be termed asymmetric warfare: always pitting Greek strengths against enemy weaknesses; avoiding fighting the way his enemy fights best.This is a great memoir of an amazing feat of arms and personal leadership. Highly recommended.
/book/show/34130410-les-miserables-vol-1?from_search=true	Victor Hugo	Les Miserables, Vol. 1: Fantine	Excerpt from Les Miserables, Vol. 1: FantineEn 1815, M. Charles-Francois-Bienvenu Myriel etait eveque de Digne. C'etait un vieillard d'environ soixante-quinze ans, il occupait le siege de Digne depuis 1806.Quoique ce detail ne touche en aucune maniere au fond meme de ce que nous avons a raconter, il n'est peut-etre pas inutile, ne fut-ce que pour etre exact en tout, d'inExcerpt from Les Miserables, Vol. 1: FantineEn 1815, M. Charles-Francois-Bienvenu Myriel etait eveque de Digne. C'etait un vieillard d'environ soixante-quinze ans, il occupait le siege de Digne depuis 1806.Quoique ce detail ne touche en aucune maniere au fond meme de ce que nous avons a raconter, il n'est peut-etre pas inutile, ne fut-ce que pour etre exact en tout, d'indiquer ici les bruits et les propos qui avaient couru sur son compte au moment ou il etait arrive dans le diocese. Vrai ou faux, ce qu'on dit des hommes tient souvent autant de place dans leur vie et surtout dans leur destinee que ce qu'ils font. M. Myriel etait fils d'un conseiller au parlement d'Aix; noblesse de robe. On contait de lui que son pere, le reservant pour heriter de sa charge, l'avait marie de fort bonne heure, a dix-huit ou vingt ans, suivant un usage assez repandu dans les familles parlementaires. Charles Myriel, nonobstant ce mariage, avait, disait-on, beaucoup fait parler de lui. Il etait bien fait de sa personne, quoique d'assez petite taille, elegant, gracieux, spirituel; toute la premiere partie de sa vie avait ete donnee au monde et aux galanteries. La revolution survint, les evenements se precipiterent, les familles parlementaires decimees, chassees, traquees, se disperserent. M. Charles Myriel, des les premiers jours de la revolution, emigra en Italie. Sa femme y mourut d'une maladie de poitrine dont elle etait atteinte depuis longtemps. Ils n'avaient point d'enfants.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/10351485-the-mask-of-dimitrios?from_search=true	Eric Ambler	The Mask Of Dimitrios	English crime novelist Charles Latimer is travelling in Istanbul when he makes the acquaintance of police inspector Colonel Haki. It is from him that he first hears of the mysterious Dimitrios - an infamous master criminal, long wanted by the law, whose body has just been fished out of the Bosphorus. Fascinated by the story, Latimer decides to retrace Dimitrios's steps acrEnglish crime novelist Charles Latimer is travelling in Istanbul when he makes the acquaintance of police inspector Colonel Haki. It is from him that he first hears of the mysterious Dimitrios - an infamous master criminal, long wanted by the law, whose body has just been fished out of the Bosphorus. Fascinated by the story, Latimer decides to retrace Dimitrios's steps across Europe to gather material for a new book. But, as he gradually discovers more about his subject's shadowy history, fascination tips over into obsession. And, in entering Dimitrios's criminal underworld, Latimer realizes that his own life may be on the line.
/book/show/30904113-the-oedipus-coloneus-of-sophocles?from_search=true	Sophocles	The Oedipus Coloneus of Sophocles: With a Commentary Abridged from the Large Edition	Excerpt from The Oedipus Coloneus of Sophocles: With a Commentary Abridged From the Large EditionBut his two daughters were nobly loyal. Antigone went forth from Thebes with her blind father, - his sole attendant, and thenceforth shared the privations of his lot, which could now be only that of a wandering mendicant. Ismene stayed at Thebes, but it was in order to watch tExcerpt from The Oedipus Coloneus of Sophocles: With a Commentary Abridged From the Large EditionBut his two daughters were nobly loyal. Antigone went forth from Thebes with her blind father, - his sole attendant, and thenceforth shared the privations of his lot, which could now be only that of a wandering mendicant. Ismene stayed at Thebes, but it was in order to watch the course of events there in her father's interest. We hear of one occasion, at least, on which she risked a secret journey for the purpose of acquainting him with certain oracles which had just been received. The incident marks the uneasy feeling with which the Thebans still regarded the blind exile, and their unwilling ness that he should share such light on his own destiny as they could obtain from Apollo.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/23485724-the-four-feathers-annotated?from_search=true	A.E.W. Mason Owen R. Howell (Introduction)	The Four Feathers (Annotated) (Summit Classic Collector Editions)	This Summit Classic Press ebook includes the complete, unabridged text of Mason's classic novel in a newly edited and freshly typeset edition, annotated with:-- An original, detailed author biography, discussing the life and work of the little-known Mason to provide context and background for the modern reader.The Four Feathers...With trouble percolating in the Sudan youngThis Summit Classic Press ebook includes the complete, unabridged text of Mason's classic novel in a newly edited and freshly typeset edition, annotated with:-- An original, detailed author biography, discussing the life and work of the little-known Mason to provide context and background for the modern reader.The Four Feathers...With trouble percolating in the Sudan young Harry Feversham, contemplating a lengthy deployment and separation from his fiancee, resigns his commission in the Regiment with the intention of settling down and starting life with his new wife.His comrades-in-arms view his decision in a different light, and three fellow officers, his close friends, express their reaction by delivering white feathers - an accusation of cowardice - to Harry. When his fiancee learns what has happened, she breaks the engagement...and delivers a fourth white feather.With his life in ruins and the cloud of cowardice hanging over his name, Harry undertakes an incredible odyssey to prove his courage and redeem himself by returning the four feathers and gaining an admission from those who delivered them that he is not, after all, a coward.A.E.W. Mason...Alfred Edward Woodley Mason was born in London on May 7, 1865 and educated at Trinity College, Oxford, where he was a leading member of the Dramatic Society and contemplated a theatrical career, appearing in productions on the London stage during the late 1880s. He began writing during this period, seeing his first novel, A Romance of Wastdale, published in 1895. A commercial failure, it was quickly followed by The Courtship of Maurice Buckler (1896), which was well-received and commercially successful, launching Mason's writing career.Already a well-known and successful novelist, in 1902 Mason wrote The Four Feathers, generally regarded as the masterpiece of a career that produced some thirty novels and four volumes of short stories, as well as three major theatrical productions and one screenplay. His most enduringly popular work, The Four Feathers is a tale of cowardice, heroism, duty, redemption, and sacrifice set against the background of the Egyptian and British military campaigns in the Sudan in the mid- to late 1880's. The book was an immediate success, and the tale is still widely known today, with numerous film adaptations and perennial reprint editions.Elected to parliament in 1904, Mason served one term, retiring at the next general election in 1910. Upon leaving office Mason published At the Villa Rose, the first of his Inspector Hanaud mystery novels. There would ultimately be five mysteries featuring his French detective. Still popular with mystery fans, the Inspector Hanaud stories have been in and out of print over the years. Between 1909 and 1913, three plays written by Mason were produced by Sir George Alexander in St James' Theatre.Despite his age he was nearly fifty years old  at the outbreak of World War I Mason joined the military, first serving as a major in the Royal Marine Light Infantry, then transferring to naval intelligence, helping to set up counter-espionage networks. His experiences in espionage would serve as the inspiration for his first postwar novel, The Summons (1920). A year later he published The Royal Exchange, his first work of non-fiction.With advancing age Mason's output slowed. While writing the noteworthy Fire Over England in 1936 he became fascinated with British naval history, publishing The Life of Francis Drake in 1941.
/book/show/13049647-once-upon-a-time?from_search=true	Jacob Grimm Wilhelm Grimm Kevin Tong (Illustrator)	Once Upon a Time: A Collection of Classic Fairy Tales	This beautifully illustrated collection of 30 tales from far and wide includes...Snow WhiteHansel and GrethelCinderellaThe Frog PrinceRumpelstiltskinThe Bremen Town MusiciansThe ElvesLittle Red CapThe Fisherman and His WifeThe Sleeping BeautyTom ThumbRapunzel. . . and many more.Once upon a time . . .Four simple words that, after more than two centuries, still have the abThis beautifully illustrated collection of 30 tales from far and wide includes...Snow WhiteHansel and GrethelCinderellaThe Frog PrinceRumpelstiltskinThe Bremen Town MusiciansThe ElvesLittle Red CapThe Fisherman and His WifeThe Sleeping BeautyTom ThumbRapunzel. . . and many more.Once upon a time . . .Four simple words that, after more than two centuries, still have the ability to transport readers to lands of mystery, intrigue, and betrayal, life and death, love and abandon. Timeless are the tales of the Brothers Grimm who, in an effort to preserve native folklore, unwittingly crafted a cornerstone of Western literature.With this book of fairy tales, beautifully illustrated by artist Kevin Tong, reacquaint yourself with the stories and characters you know and love. Run through the forest with Little Red Cap. Attend the ball with Cinderella. Eat an apple with Snow White. From witches to fairies, evil queens to kindly kings, frog princes and sleeping beauties, the Grimm tales are classics that are truly meant to be shared with young and old alike.With a foreword written by the creators of ABCs show, we see that these classic tales continue to endure and inspire more storytelling. The series brings some of these classic characters to life in a bold reimagination of the fairy tale world.We invite you to reacquaint yourself with these magical stories and be transported once again with.
/book/show/12659256-the-italian?from_search=true	Ann Radcliffe	The Italian: A Romance/Gothic Classic By Ann Radcliffe!	Excerpt:to the villa Altieri, to use the permission granted him of enquiring after the health of Signora Bianchi. The expectation of seeing Ellena agitated him with impatient joy and trembling hope, which still encreased as he approached her residence, till, having reached the garden-gate, he was obliged to rest for a few moments to recover breath and composure.Having annoExcerpt:to the villa Altieri, to use the permission granted him of enquiring after the health of Signora Bianchi. The expectation of seeing Ellena agitated him with impatient joy and trembling hope, which still encreased as he approached her residence, till, having reached the garden-gate, he was obliged to rest for a few moments to recover breath and composure.Having announced himself to an old female servant, who came to the gate, he was soon after admitted to a small vestibule, where he found Signora Bianchi winding balls of silk, and alone; though from the position of a chair which stood near a frame for embroidery, he judged that Ellena had but just quitted the apartment. Signora Bianchi received him with a reserved politeness, and seemed very cautious in her replies to his enquiries after her niece, who, he hoped, every moment, would appear. He lengthened his visit till there was no longer an excuse for doing so; till he had exhausted every topic of conversation, and till the silence of Signora Bianchi....
/book/show/10210423-the-kingdom-of-god-is-within-you?from_search=true	Leo Tolstoy Constance Garnett (Translator)	The Kingdom Of God Is Within You: Christianity Not As A Mystic Religion, But As A New Theory Of Life (Timeless Classic Books)	The soul-searching book that inspired Gandhi to embrace the concept of passive resistance, Tolstoy's 1894 polemic outlines a radical, well-reasoned revision of traditional Christian thinking. The revered novelist and political thinker denounces violent revolution, calling upon readers to rely upon their inner divinity for the strength to effect social change.
/book/show/162536.Interior_Castle?from_search=true	Teresa of vila Dennis J. Billy (Commentaries by)	Interior Castle: The Classic Text with a Spiritual Commentary	Introduces readers to one of the influential pieces of Christian mysticism.
/book/show/26963174-lessing-s-nathan-the-wise?from_search=true	Gotthold Ephraim Lessing	Lessing's Nathan the Wise	Excerpt from Lessing's Nathan the WiseIn the following pages will be found a translation from the German of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing of Nathan the Wise. one of the author's most widely known dramatic compositions. The story is an entertaining one and holds the readers interest to the close, although the ending is somewhat disappointing.Nathan, a wealthy Jew, returningExcerpt from Lessing's Nathan the WiseIn the following pages will be found a translation from the German of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing of Nathan the Wise. one of the author's most widely known dramatic compositions. The story is an entertaining one and holds the readers interest to the close, although the ending is somewhat disappointing.Nathan, a wealthy Jew, returning home from a business trip, finds that his adopted daughter, Recha, has been rescued from death by a young Knight Templar, who had been captured by the Sultan Salad in, and whose life had been spared by reason of a strong resemblance to a deceased brother of the Sultan. In the brief meeting between the two young people each had fallen in love with the other. The Templar, knowing that Recha is the daughter of a Jew, with that common prejudice for the race, studiously avoids her, and refuses to yield to the entreaties of her companion, Daja, to come and receive thanks for his heroic services.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18732587-arsene-lupin---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Maurice Leblanc	Arsene Lupin - The Original Classic Edition	These stories are forgotten classics-- in terms of truly excellent mystery stories, they rank right up there with the best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie. Arsene Lupin is no common pilferer-- hes a gentleman thief of the highest regard, and virtually a celebrity throughout France. He is constantly being pursued by Inspector Ganimard, his only worthy adversarThese stories are forgotten classics-- in terms of truly excellent mystery stories, they rank right up there with the best of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Agatha Christie. Arsene Lupin is no common pilferer-- hes a gentleman thief of the highest regard, and virtually a celebrity throughout France. He is constantly being pursued by Inspector Ganimard, his only worthy adversary, yet is never caught-- and while Lupin may be an unscrupulous, good-humored bandit on the surface, his larcenous actions end up aiding the common good as often as not. Lupin is something of a folk hero in France, having recently spawned an excellent animated cartoon series entitled Nighthood-- hopefully, in light of that, these wonderful old stories will be rediscovered. Arsene Lupin is now a classic; he is as famous as Napoleon, Cyrano de Bergerac or Gavroche. He embodies the utopic fighter of the industrial era, stealing from the rich, solving mysteries for the promise of a smile, playing with words and women. His remarks are always polite to women and vitriolic to the police that pursue him. Never vilent, he manages to escape all dangers with a smile. An absolute must read; he will make you dream and want to be a better person. This book is the perfect exemple of these attributes.I began to read the books by Maurice Leblanc when I was a teenager, and since them I read them all. Since Im blessed with the gift of forgetting plots, stories, characters and such, I could read those books featuring Arsene Lupin as many times as I wanted, and I always enjoyed them as if I was reading them for the first time.Leblanc was able to create the most spectacular character of all time. Better than Sherlock Holmes, better than Hercule Poirot, Auguste Dupin, better than anything I have ever read till today.Lupin is, to say little, complex. He is capable of loving and hating with the same passion. He can hate a friend and he can love an enemy with all his heart. Leblanc thought him as a Robin Hood of his time. Possessing a fine eye for art, books, women and deciphering secrets, Lupin has lived many lifes as different people, each one better than the other. In his bboks, Leblanc created the plots using parts of french history, including treasures, landscape, hidden tunnels, immortal characters, wars, etc.This collection of short stories is a fantastic introduction to the wonderful world of Arsene Lupin and to his world and it is simply excellent for any hardcore mystery fan.
/book/show/16054242-a-chili-death?from_search=true	Jessica Beck	A Chili Death (Classic Diner #1)	Husband and wife team Victoria and Greg run The Charming Moose Diner in Jasper Fork, North Carolina, along with the rest of her extended family. Gregs in the kitchen at the grill while Victoria runs the register and takes care of any trouble that comes their way, something that happens all too often. When a stranger shows up one day and tells Victoria that he owns the lanHusband and wife team Victoria and Greg run The Charming Moose Diner in Jasper Fork, North Carolina, along with the rest of her extended family. Gregs in the kitchen at the grill while Victoria runs the register and takes care of any trouble that comes their way, something that happens all too often. When a stranger shows up one day and tells Victoria that he owns the land the diner was built on, theres a scramble to dig up secrets from the past that lead into the present when the stranger is found murdered in The Charming Mooses freezer! Victoria and Moose make an unlikely sleuthing team at first, but they soon learn how to work together to track down a killer.Recipes for real Diner comfort food are included!
/book/show/27417225-the-adventures-of-tintin?from_search=true	Herg	The Adventures of Tintin: "Tintin and the King Ottokars Sceptre": The classic Tintin comic book by Herge, Series 8	Tintin meets Professor Alembick, an expert with a very rare royal seal in his collection-the seal of King Ottokar the IV of Syldavia. Tintin joins the professor on his trip to this foreign land, but can the Professor be trusted?Political unrest in Europe in the late 1930s influenced Herge when he wrote King Ottokar's Sceptre Comics, in which Tintin and absent-mindedProfeTintin meets Professor Alembick, an expert with a very rare royal seal in his collection-the seal of King Ottokar the IV of Syldavia. Tintin joins the professor on his trip to this foreign land, but can the Professor be trusted?Political unrest in Europe in the late 1930s influenced Herge when he wrote King Ottokar's Sceptre Comics, in which Tintin and absent-mindedProfessor Alembick travel to Syldavia to try to avert a confrontation with neighboring Borduria. The history Herge creates in this comic book for his fictional Eastern European country is complex and fascinating, and a locked-room mystery and cross-country pursuit make for one of Tintin's more entertaining adventures. Syldavia and Borduria would return in later stories, as would one of Herge's most memorable characters, Bianca Castafiore, the Milanese Nightingale renowned for her rendition of the Jewel Song from Faust._________Tintin finds a lost briefcase and returns it to the owner, Professor Hector Alembick, who is a sigilographer, an expert on seals. He shows Tintin his collection of seals, including one which belonged to the Syldavian King Ottokar IV. Tintin then discovers that he and Alembick are under surveillance by some strange men. Tintin's flat is even bombed in an attempt to kill him. Suspecting a Syldavian connection, Tintin offers to accompany Alembick to Syldavia for research.On the plane Tintin begins to suspect his companion. The Alembick travelling with him doesn't smoke and doesn't seem to need the spectacles he wears, while the Alembick he first met smoked heavily and had very poor eyesight. During a layover, Tintin fakes a fall and grabs Alembick's beard, thinking it is false and Alembick is an imposter. However, it is (for Alembick) painfully real. Tintin decides to let the matter drop but then, while flying over Syldavia, it is the pilot of the plane who opens a trap door and Tintin drops out, landing in a haywagon._________________About the author'Herg' was born Georges Remi on 22 May, 1907 in Etterbeek, a suburb of Brussels, in Belgium. After leaving school, he worked for the daily newspaper, Le Sicle (The 20th Century). He was responsibe the for the section of the newspaper designed for children comics. Tintin, the main character in his works, was introduced on January 10, 1929 in a story entitled 'Tintin in the Land of the Soviets.' Each story ran as a comic strip in the magazine version and then was published as a book. Some of these books were adapted for the small screen including The Crab With The Golden Claws, Star of Mystery, Red Rakham's Treasure, Black Island, Objective Moon and The Calculus Affair. French TV produced longer versions of twenty of the books in 1992, which have been broadcast in over fifty countries. On 3 March, 1983, he died in Brussels. At the time of his death, he was working on Tintin and the Alpha-Art, which was published in an unfinished form.Georges Prosper Remi, known by the pen name Herg was a Belgian cartoonist. He is best known for creating The Adventures of Tintin, the series of comic albums which are considered one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century. He was also responsible for two other well-known series, Quick & Flupke (193040) and Jo, Zette and Jocko (193657). His works were executed in his distinct ligne claire drawing style.Herg created The Adventures of Tintin in 1929 at the advice of its editor Norbert Wallez. Revolving around the actions of boy reporter Tintin and his dog Snowy, the series' early installments  Tintin in the Land of the Soviets, Tintin in the Congo, and Tintin in America  were designed for children.
/book/show/20297969-the-curse-of-capistrano-the-original-adventures-of-zorro?from_search=true	Johnston McCulley G. Edward Bandy (Introduction)	The Curse of Capistrano the Original Adventures of Zorro	This premium quality edition contains the complete and unabridged text of The Curse of Capistrano, Johnston McCulley's original tale of the adventures of Zorro, printed on heavy, bright white paper in a large 6x9 format, with page headers and a fully laminated full-color cover featuring an original design.Also included in this edition is a new, original biographicalThis premium quality edition contains the complete and unabridged text of The Curse of Capistrano, Johnston McCulley's original tale of the adventures of Zorro, printed on heavy, bright white paper in a large 6x9 format, with page headers and a fully laminated full-color cover featuring an original design.Also included in this edition is a new, original biographical sketch discussing the life and work of the prolific, but enigmatic, author.First published in 1919 as a serial in the All-Story Weekly pulp magazine, this story was originally titled The Curse of Capistrano and was the first appearance of the Zorro character, the dashing masked vigilante fighting against the oppression of the King's officials in Old California, while hiding his real identity as Don Diego Vega behind a foppish facade.When it became the basis for the 1920 Douglas Fairbanks film The Mark of Zorro and was republished as a novel to coincide with the film, it was re-titled as The Mark of Zorro. Numerous Zorro stories, books and films followed, some following Johnston McCulley's original characterizations more closely than others and all, including McCulley's own later stories, essentially disregarding the ending of the original story without explanation.Born in Ottawa, Illinois on February 2, 1883, Johnston McCulley was a prolific writer who published extensively in the pulp magazines of the day under a variety of pen names. He created a number of popular masked, costumed vigilante characters and gentleman villains with secret identities, and his work was a major influence on subsequent pulp characters.In particular, The Shadow was inspired in part by McCulley's work, in turn serving as a major inspiration for Batman, and the modern super hero of American comic book fame owes much to McCulley. Among his many creations were The Green Ghost, The Crimson Clown, Black Star and The Spider, all of which had elements, such as secret identities, sidekicks, imaginative gadgets and weapons, that became mainstays of later characters in the genre.McCulley died on November 3, 1958 in Los Angeles, reportedly after a series of operations, the end of a prolific career, and a life shrouded in mystery, that produced Zorro, one of the most widely known fictional characters in the world.
/book/show/22465821-classic-george-eliot-romola?from_search=true	George Eliot	classic George Eliot ROMOLA	-Illustrated with beautiful 19th century illustrations by Lord Leighton-Complete, unabridged, and formatted for kindle to improve your reading experience-Linked table of contents to reach your chapter quickly'There is no book of mine about which I more thoroughly feel that I swear by every sentence as having been written with my best blo-Illustrated with beautiful 19th century illustrations by Lord Leighton-Complete, unabridged, and formatted for kindle to improve your reading experience-Linked table of contents to reach your chapter quickly'There is no book of mine about which I more thoroughly feel that I swear by every sentence as having been written with my best blood' George EliotSome day I'll start a list of History's Most Underrated Great Books, or History's Greatest Underrated Books, and start it off with this. NaomiSet in Florence at the time of Savonarola and the bonfires of the vanities, this is a great read. CarolineEliot crafts a fascinating, first-rate historical fiction plot based in Florence, Italy, from the death of Lorenzo de Medici (in 1492), through the time of Savonarolas influence, and culminating in an epilogue placed in 1509. In the midst of this tumultuous social situation is placed our heroine, Romola. The daughter of a scholar, Romola herself is very well educated for a woman of her time. This novel follows Romola through six complex post-deMedici years of Florentine politics, further inflamed by the preachings of Savonarola, a Dominican friar. CareROMOLA is one of the most profound and stirring historical novels of all time. Presented in a beautiful edition specially designed for kindle, this is George Eliots masterpiece which will stay with you forever.
/book/show/13586825-classic-elite-shawls-wraps-scarves?from_search=true	Classic Elite Yarns	Classic Elite Shawls, Wraps  Scarves: 20 Ideas * 3 Ways	From Classic Elite Yarns, one of the preeminent distributors of yarn in the US, comes an all-new collection of projects both stylish and practical. Each of the 20 stunning designs comes with three variations--shawl, wrap, and scarf--for a total of 60 lovely accessories that showcase a variety of stitches. And every one is created with Classic Elite's luxurious high-qualityFrom Classic Elite Yarns, one of the preeminent distributors of yarn in the US, comes an all-new collection of projects both stylish and practical. Each of the 20 stunning designs comes with three variations--shawl, wrap, and scarf--for a total of 60 lovely accessories that showcase a variety of stitches. And every one is created with Classic Elite's luxurious high-quality fibers, including cotton, wool, bamboo, angora, and cashmere, as well as beautiful blends.
/book/show/9410084-the-story-of-king-arthur-and-his-knights-of-the-round-table-the-origin?from_search=true	Howard Pyle	The Story Of King Arthur And His Knights Of The Round Table   The Original Classic Edition	Howard Pyle's retelling of the English classic captures all the mystery, language, and legend of the early days of King Arthur. The distinguished American artist Howard Pyle undertook to retell and illustrate the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. His work has long been considered one of the outstanding interpretations of the Arthur cycle.The Story oHoward Pyle's retelling of the English classic captures all the mystery, language, and legend of the early days of King Arthur. The distinguished American artist Howard Pyle undertook to retell and illustrate the legend of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. His work has long been considered one of the outstanding interpretations of the Arthur cycle.The Story of the Champions of the Round Table, was originally published in 1905. Reissued now, identical in format to the original volume, with Pyle's superb illustrations and decorations, it is destined to reach new generations of readers. The Story of the Champions of the Round Table recounts the full and moving saga of three of Arthur's famous knights: Percival, Tristram, and Launcelot of the Lake.The period in which Howard Pyle did his work frequently has been spoken of as that Golden Age in children's literature that was to last for the decade to follow. It is difficult to do justice to his contribution to the shining quality of that era. The magnitude and diversity of his work eludes definition. Creative artist and born storyteller, each aspect of his twofold genius enriched and interpreted the other.
/book/show/15036544-moby-dick?from_search=true	Manga Classic (Adaptor) Herman Melville	Moby Dick	Experience the classics like never before! These time-honored novels are presented for the first time in the exciting format of Japanese manga. Whether you are a casual reader, a manga fan, or just wanting to familiarize yourself with some of the best books ever written, now you can with the Manga Classic Readers. Considered to be one of the best American novels ever writtExperience the classics like never before! These time-honored novels are presented for the first time in the exciting format of Japanese manga. Whether you are a casual reader, a manga fan, or just wanting to familiarize yourself with some of the best books ever written, now you can with the Manga Classic Readers. Considered to be one of the best American novels ever written, Moby-Dick is an American classic and part of the Western cannon. Now experience Ishmael, Ahab, and the hunt for the great white whale Moby-Dick in a new, graphic format.
/book/show/849687.CBT_Handbook_House_Davion?from_search=true	Classic Battletech	CBT Handbook House Davion	House Davion has dominated Inner Sphere politics and the military-industrial complex for centuries. It boasts a drive for technological innovation that reaches both the military and civilian sectors; a society built upon freedom for the ordinary man; a feudal system that empowers the First Prince like no other ruler. The swords of the Federated Suns have sliced out the larHouse Davion has dominated Inner Sphere politics and the military-industrial complex for centuries. It boasts a drive for technological innovation that reaches both the military and civilian sectors; a society built upon freedom for the ordinary man; a feudal system that empowers the First Prince like no other ruler. The swords of the Federated Suns have sliced out the largest and arguably most powerful realm in the history of mankind. Despite the recent ravages of a civil war, the people of House Davion know-and are proud of-their place in history.
/book/show/27090924-arms-and-the-man?from_search=true	George Bernard Shaw	Arms and the Man: A Pleasant Play	Excerpt from Arms and the Man: A Pleasant PlayTo the irreverent - and which of us will claim entire exemption from that comfortable classification? - there is something very amusing in the attitude of the orthodox criticism toward Bernard Shaw. He so obviously disregards all the canons and unities and other things which every well-bred dramatist is bound to respect that hExcerpt from Arms and the Man: A Pleasant PlayTo the irreverent - and which of us will claim entire exemption from that comfortable classification? - there is something very amusing in the attitude of the orthodox criticism toward Bernard Shaw. He so obviously disregards all the canons and unities and other things which every well-bred dramatist is bound to respect that his work is really unworthy of serious criticism (orthodox). Indeed he knows no more about the dramatic art than, according to his own story in The Man of Destiny, Napoleon at Tavazzano knew of the Art of War. But both men were successes each in his way - the latter won victories and the former gained audiences, in the very teeth of the accepted theories of war and the theatre. Shaw does not know that it is unpardonable sin to have his characters make long speeches at one another, apparently thinking that this embargo applies only to long speeches which consist mainly of bombast and rhetoric.There never was an author who showed less predilection for a specific medium by which to accomplish his results. He recognized, early in his days, many things awry in the world and he assumed the task of mundane reformation with a confident spirit. It seems such a small job at twenty to set the times aright. He began as an Essayist, but who reads essays now-a-days? - he then turned novelist with no better success, for no one would read such preposterous stuff as he chose to emit. He only succeeded in proving that absolutely rational men and women - although he has created few of the latter - can be most extremely disagreeable to our conventional way of thinking.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/21946186-les-miserables?from_search=true	Classics Illustrated Victor Hugo Classic Comic Store	Les Miserables	Classics Illustrated is a comic book series featuring adaptations of literary classics such as Moby Dick, Hamlet, and The Iliad. Created by Albert Kanter, the series began publication in 1941 and finished its first run in 1971, producing 169 issues. Following the series' demise, various companies reprinted its titles.The first five titles were published irregularly under tClassics Illustrated is a comic book series featuring adaptations of literary classics such as Moby Dick, Hamlet, and The Iliad. Created by Albert Kanter, the series began publication in 1941 and finished its first run in 1971, producing 169 issues. Following the series' demise, various companies reprinted its titles.The first five titles were published irregularly under the banner Classic Comics Presents while issues six and seven were published under the banner Classic Comics Library with a ten-cent cover price. Arabian Nights (issue 8), illustrated by Lillian Chestney, is the first issue to use the Classics Comics banner.With the fourth issue, The Last of the Mohicans, in 1942, Kanter moved the operation to different offices and the corporate identity was changed to the Gilberton Company, Inc.. Reprints of previous titles began in 1943. Wartime paper shortages forced Kanter to reduce the 64-page format to 56 pages.
/book/show/1561086.Aladdin?from_search=true	Walt Disney Company	Aladdin	Matching folio to Disney's animated film featuring songs from Alan Menken, Howard Ashman and Tim Rice. 7 songs in all, including: One Jump Ahead * Prince Ali * Friend Like Me * A Whole New World * and more. Complete with full-color art from the movie.
/book/show/31755157-east-lynne?from_search=true	Mrs. Henry Wood	East Lynne	Excerpt from East LynneThe ancient lady spoke up: Captain Levison, Lady Isabel Vane. They both acknowledged the introduction; and Isabel, a child yet in the way of the world, blushed crimson at the admiring looks cast upon her by the young guardsman. Strange - strange that she should make the acquaintance of those two men in the same day, almost in the same hour; the two,Excerpt from East LynneThe ancient lady spoke up: Captain Levison, Lady Isabel Vane. They both acknowledged the introduction; and Isabel, a child yet in the way of the world, blushed crimson at the admiring looks cast upon her by the young guardsman. Strange - strange that she should make the acquaintance of those two men in the same day, almost in the same hour; the two, of all the human race, who were to exercise so powerful an in uence over her future life!When they adjourned to the ball-room it was to Isabel as an enchanting scene of dreamland, for her heart was in its spring-tide of early freshness, and the satiety of experience had not come.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/3600727-zen-flesh-zen-bones-classic-edition?from_search=true	Paul Reps (Editor) Nyogen Senzaki (Editor)	Zen Flesh, Zen Bones Classic Edition: A Collection of Zen and Pre-Zen Writings	With over one million copies sold fifty years after its first printing, Zen Flesh, Zen Bones has inspired countless lives. Hailed as the most profound religious philosophy ever, this farreaching system of aesthetics truly tackles the question: What is Zen?Zen Flesh, Zen Bones has been sharing wisdom and enlightenment with readers since 1957. An inspirational four-books-in-With over one million copies sold fifty years after its first printing, Zen Flesh, Zen Bones has inspired countless lives. Hailed as the most profound religious philosophy ever, this farreaching system of aesthetics truly tackles the question: What is Zen?Zen Flesh, Zen Bones has been sharing wisdom and enlightenment with readers since 1957. An inspirational four-books-in-one volume at your fingertips, this collection of Zen and pre-Zen writings includes: 101 Zen Stories, a collection of tales that recount actual experiences of Chinese and Japanese Zen teachers over a period of more than five centuries; The Gateless Gate, the famous thirteenth century collection of Zen koans; Ten Bulls, a twelfth century commentary on the stages of awareness leading to enlightenment; and Centering, a 4,000 year-old teaching from India that some consider to be the roots of Zen. A lovely gift, share the inspiration and enlightenment found in Zen Flesh, Zen Bones with someone you love.
/book/show/30093920-crome-yellow?from_search=true	Aldous Huxley	Crome Yellow	Excerpt from Crome YellowA long this particular stretch of line no express had ever passed. All the trains - the few that there were - stopped at all the stations. Denis knew the names of those stations by heart. Bole, Tritton, Spavin Delawarr, Knipswich for Timpany, West Bowlby, and, finally, Camlet-on-the-Water. Camlet was where he always got out, leaving the train to cExcerpt from Crome YellowA long this particular stretch of line no express had ever passed. All the trains - the few that there were - stopped at all the stations. Denis knew the names of those stations by heart. Bole, Tritton, Spavin Delawarr, Knipswich for Timpany, West Bowlby, and, finally, Camlet-on-the-Water. Camlet was where he always got out, leaving the train to creep indolently onward, goodness only knew whither, into the green heart of England.They were snorting out of West Bowlby now. It was the next station, thank Heaven. Denis took his chattels off the rack and piled them neatly in the corner opposite his own. A futile proceeding. But one must have something to do. When he had finished, he sank back into his seat and closed his eyes. It was extremely hot.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/23965311-waverley?from_search=true	Walter Scott	Waverley: or 'Tis Sixty Years Since - Classic Illustrated Edition	- Beautifully illustrated with a number of delightful sketches that accompanied early editions, Waverley is considered one of the first ever 'historical novels'. It's the epic account of a young English soldier's journey to Scotland at the time of the Jacobite Uprising in 1745. His many fascinating adventures include befriending wild Highlanders, falling in love, being arr- Beautifully illustrated with a number of delightful sketches that accompanied early editions, Waverley is considered one of the first ever 'historical novels'. It's the epic account of a young English soldier's journey to Scotland at the time of the Jacobite Uprising in 1745. His many fascinating adventures include befriending wild Highlanders, falling in love, being arrested for treason, and rescuing comrades from a battlefield.- Just as gripping for today's modern readers as it was when first published two centuries ago, the novel is one of the great classics of English literature and is still widely read throughout the world.- This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text.
/book/show/26983723-memoirs-of-a-sportsman?from_search=true	Ivan Turgenev	Memoirs of a Sportsman	Excerpt from Memoirs of a SportsmanAny one who has had occasion to pass from the Bolkhoff district to the Zhizdrin district, has, in all probability, been struck by the sharp difference between the races of people in the Governments of Orel and Kaluga. The Orel peasant is small of stature, round-shouldered, surly, gazes askance from beneath his brows, lives in miserable hExcerpt from Memoirs of a SportsmanAny one who has had occasion to pass from the Bolkhoff district to the Zhizdrin district, has, in all probability, been struck by the sharp difference between the races of people in the Governments of Orel and Kaluga. The Orel peasant is small of stature, round-shouldered, surly, gazes askance from beneath his brows, lives in miserable huts of ash lumber, discharges husbandry-service for the lord of the manor, does not occupy himself with trading, eats bad food, and wears plaited slippers of linden bark; the Kaluga peasant, who pays the lord of the manor a quit-rent in lieu of personal husbandry-service, is tall of stature, his gaze is bold and merry, he is clean and white of face, he deals in butter and tar, and wears boots on festival days. An Orel village (we are speaking of the eastern part of the Orel Government) is generally situated in the midst of tilled fields, near a ravine somehow converted into a filthy pond.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/8603589-the-best-werewolf-short-stories-1800-1849?from_search=true	Andrew Barger (editor) Sutherland Menzies (contributor) Frederick Marryat (contributor)	The Best Werewolf Short Stories 1800-1849: A Classic Werewolf Anthology	Transformation of the werewolf in literature made its greatest strides in the 19th century when the shape-shifting monster leapt from poetry to the short story. It happened when this shorter form of literature was morphing into darker shapes thanks in no small part to Edgar Allan Poe, Honor de Balzac, E. T. A. Hoffmann, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Prosper Mrime, James Hogg, and sTransformation of the werewolf in literature made its greatest strides in the 19th century when the shape-shifting monster leapt from poetry to the short story. It happened when this shorter form of literature was morphing into darker shapes thanks in no small part to Edgar Allan Poe, Honor de Balzac, E. T. A. Hoffmann, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Prosper Mrime, James Hogg, and so many others in Europe and the United States.The fifty year period between 1800 and 1849 is truly the cradle of all werewolf short stories.For the first time in one anthology, Andrew Barger has compiled the best werewolf stories from this period. The stories are Hugues the Wer-Wolf: A Kentish Legend of the Middle Ages, The Man-Wolf, A Story of a Weir-Wolf, The Wehr-Wolf: A Legend of the Limousin, and The White Wolf of the Hartz Mountains. It is believed that two of these fine stories have never been republished in over one hundred and fifty years since their original printing. Read The Best Werewolf Short Stories 1800-1849 tonight by the light of a full moon!
/book/show/3004.The_Secret_Garden?from_search=true	Martha Hailey DuBose (Abridged by) Frances Hodgson Burnett Lucy Corvino	The Secret Garden (Classic Starts Series)	
/book/show/32917531-hadji-murad?from_search=true	Leo Tolstoy	Hadji Murad	Excerpt from Hadji MuradThe Caucasus indeed offered a rich variety of material on which Tolstoy drew at every stage of his literary career. It was there that, at the age of twenty - three, he first saw war as a volunteer; there he served for two years as a cadet; and there finally he became an officer, be fore leaving to serve in the Crimean war which in its turn gave himExcerpt from Hadji MuradThe Caucasus indeed offered a rich variety of material on which Tolstoy drew at every stage of his literary career. It was there that, at the age of twenty - three, he first saw war as a volunteer; there he served for two years as a cadet; and there finally he became an officer, be fore leaving to serve in the Crimean war which in its turn gave him material for his sketches of Sevastopol.In his letters from the Caucasus he often complained of the dulness and emptiness of his life there; yet it certainly attracted him for a while, and was not devoid of stirring and curi ous incidents.The most extraordinary of these relates to a gambling debt he incurred and was unable to pav. Having given notes - of - hand, he was in despair when the date of payment approached without his having been able to procure the money needed, and he prayed earnestly to God to get me out of this disagreeable scrape.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/7079220-the-garden-party-and-other-stories?from_search=true	Katherine Mansfield	The Garden Party, And Other Stories	Virginia Woolf once described Katherine Mansfield as of the cat kind, alien, composed, always solitary & observant. All of these qualities are on display in Mansfield's writing, as well; hers are lonely tales of missed connections, inchoate longings, and complicated emotions within the context of a rigidly defined social setting. Born in New Zealand, Mansfield set maVirginia Woolf once described Katherine Mansfield as of the cat kind, alien, composed, always solitary & observant. All of these qualities are on display in Mansfield's writing, as well; hers are lonely tales of missed connections, inchoate longings, and complicated emotions within the context of a rigidly defined social setting. Born in New Zealand, Mansfield set many of her stories there, even though she emigrated to England in 1908 at age 19, never to return. Her characters are almost invariably middle-class, the daughters, sweethearts, wives, and widows of office clerks, military men, businessmen. In At the Bay, for example, Mansfield focuses on the Burnell family as they take their summer vacation at the beach. Not content to follow just one character through the story, she drifts in and out of the consciousness of half a dozen, from the family cat to Stanley and Linda Burnell, their children, Linda's sister, Beryl and their in-laws, the Trouts. Dipping into Linda's thoughts, for example, we learn that she loves her husband--not the Stanley whom everyone saw, not the everyday one; but a timid, sensitive, innocent Stanley who knelt down every night to say his prayers and who longed to be good. Unfortunately for Linda, she sawStanley so seldom. Mansfield then swoops into the mind of Stanley's brother-in-law, Jonathan Trout, who is discontented with his life but knows he hasn't the will to change it, and then on to Beryl, whose longing for someone who will find the Beryl they none of them know leads her into a rash action.
/book/show/18732517-anarchism-and-other-essays---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Emma Goldman	Anarchism and Other Essays - The Original Classic Edition	Ive heard from many people who are interested in reading books about anarchism (allthough i think the term anarchism is incorrect) that most books about anarchy are heavy and difficult to get through much less understand because they aim their content to readers that have a good backround of political understanding (its terminologies, its schools of thought, its currents aIve heard from many people who are interested in reading books about anarchism (allthough i think the term anarchism is incorrect) that most books about anarchy are heavy and difficult to get through much less understand because they aim their content to readers that have a good backround of political understanding (its terminologies, its schools of thought, its currents and so forth..). If this happens to be your problem then this book will be ideal if you want to discover what this political philosophy stands for and what its issues are and, indeed, have been for a long time.Emma Goldman, a woman with as fiery a personality as they come, has put together here a number of essays about anarchy that are easy to comprehend and definately thought inspiring. Despite this book having been first published in 1917 it loses nothing of its importance in the current state affairs as all of the issues Goldman deals with not only remain unsolved but they have -in the meantime- become a social burden or a social disaster much worse than back in her time. Oh, and back in her time things already looked bad enough. What you get here is, summarily, the following: -anarchy, what is it and what does it stand for? Beyond the mainstream media cliches anarchy stands for personal and societal freedom of the highest conceivable order. A freedom, anarchists insist, that is not a utopia. Its basically a hard lesson in crushing your illusions and opening unthought of doors of perception of what freedom really means. That would be then something other than being in a cage and having food thrown in. Even if the cage is invisible..-Hard punching essays about the prison system and the everself-destructing notion of patriotism.. Funny how every line one reads in there couldve been written yesterday. Not much has changed. After decades and decades of the imprisonment system has society become more law-abiding? That would be a thundering no. Why is that? As for patriotism, the incredible notion of dying for your country the same one that might be killing you slowly while draining you of all your resources and enslaving you in a wage system and a daily mindless-toil called work . here, Emma has to say a lot. Theres always a reason to die if someone is going to make money out of it (that would be NOT you) and dress the whole cause up as patriotic..-The hypocrisy of puritanism as well as the seemingly eternal joke of marriage and love are also given the treatment they deserve. In a society based on hypocrisy alltogether, you have to start on a personal level. You have to lose your personal chains before you attempt to free others. Your personal chains begin with the things youve been taught to hold most sacred (as is generally the case). The morals that are not yours. Whom do they really serve? The institutions that everyone notices they have fail and yet most continue to serve them. Why? How can this possibly be?These are just some of the issues dealt with in Emmas essays. A classic book that will basically reprogram your brain if you honestly think about the issues in it. But reprogrammed into what? Well, it will only reprogram you into thinking for yourself. For once. If you do, youll find that the illusion youve been living in does indeed serve someone. Your long hard road to becoming an individual will thus commence.
/book/show/10127477-oroonoko---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Aphra Behn	Oroonoko - The Original Classic Edition	Oroonoko is a short work of prose fiction by Aphra Behn (1640-1689), published in 1688, concerning the love of its hero, an enslaved African in Surinam in the 1660s, and the author's own experiences in the new South American colony. Oroonoko is a relatively short novel whose full title is Oroonoko: or, the Royal Slave. The novel concerns the grandson of an African king, PrOroonoko is a short work of prose fiction by Aphra Behn (1640-1689), published in 1688, concerning the love of its hero, an enslaved African in Surinam in the 1660s, and the author's own experiences in the new South American colony. Oroonoko is a relatively short novel whose full title is Oroonoko: or, the Royal Slave. The novel concerns the grandson of an African king, Prince Oroonoko, who falls in love with Imoinda, the daughter of that king's top general.The king, too, falls in love with Imoinda. He gives Imoinda the sacred veil, thus commanding her to become one of his wives, even though she was already married to Oroonoko. After unwillingly spending time in the king's harem (the Otan), Imoinda and Oroonoko plan a tryst with the help of the sympathetic Onahal and Aboan. They are eventually discovered, and because she has lost her virginity, Imoinda is sold as a slave. The king's guilt, however, leads him to falsely inform Oroonoko that she has been executed, since death was thought to be better than slavery.
/book/show/18732488-plutarch-s-lives-volume-i---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Plutarch	Plutarch's Lives, Volume I - The Original Classic Edition	Plutarchs history isnt always the most accurate -- he clashes with Arrian and Quintus Curtius on Alexander, for example -- but it sure is a lot of fun...Plutarch weaves in lots of interesting little anecdotes and his narrative arcs are always complete without being too long. Its also great for leisurely reading; there are so many Lives, you can pick one up on any rainy aftPlutarchs history isnt always the most accurate -- he clashes with Arrian and Quintus Curtius on Alexander, for example -- but it sure is a lot of fun...Plutarch weaves in lots of interesting little anecdotes and his narrative arcs are always complete without being too long. Its also great for leisurely reading; there are so many Lives, you can pick one up on any rainy afternoon, long car drive, or what have you, and dont even need to know a whole lot of context to get the gist of whats going on. For fans of history and biography, or just stories in general, this is as good as it gets. Plutarch in his Lives Of The Noble Grecians And Romans written around 100 C.E., sheds new light on Greek and Roman history from their Bronze Age beginnings, shrouded in myth, down through Alexander and late Republican Rome. Plutarch is the lens that we use today to view the Greco-Roman past; his work has shaped our perceptions of that world for 2,000 years. Plutarch writes of the rise of Roman Empire while Gibbon uses his scholarship to advance the story to write about its decline. He was a proud Greek that was equally effected by Roman culture, a Delphic priest, a leading Platonist, a moralist, educator and philosopher with a deep commitment as a first rate writer. Being a Roman citizen, Plutarch was afforded the opportunity to become an intimate friend to prominent Roman citizens and a member of the literary elite in the court of Emperor Trajan.Plutarchs influence and enormous popularity during and after the Renaissance is legendary among classicist. Plutarchs Lives, served as the sourcebook for Shakespeares Roman Plays Julius Caesar, Antony and Cleopatra and Coriolanus. By the way Plutarch is even the only contemporary source of all the biographical information on Cleopatra, whom he writes about in his biographies of Julius Caesar, Mark Antony and Octavian. Thomas Jefferson wrote to his nephew that there were three books every gentleman had to have familiarity with; Plutarchs Lives, Livys History of Rome and Virgils Aeneid. In fact all the founding fathers of note had read Plutarch and learned much from his fifty biographies of noble men of Greece and Rome. When Hamilton, Jay and Madison write The Federalist Papers they use many examples of good and bad leadership traits that they read in Plutarchs work. His biographies are a great study in human character and what motivates leaders to decide and act the way they do, this masterpiece has proven to be still prescient today.If you are truly interested in a classical education, put this book on the top of your list! I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in political philosophy, and history.
/book/show/6318117-the-black-island---classic-colour-edition?from_search=true	Herg	The Black Island - Classic Colour Edition	Investigating a mysterious plane crash, Tintin discovers he's onto something big! The case leads Tintin to Scotland, where he learns of a monster that stalks a lonely island.
/book/show/23948557-the-snows-of-kilimanjaro---e-hemingway-english-edition?from_search=true	Ernest Hemingway MirBook Company (Editor)	The Snows of Kilimanjaro - E. Hemingway ( English Edition ) : The Classic World Literature: Supplement : Vocabulary	Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway with Supplement : Vocabulary (English-Korean)
/book/show/17065563-death-comes-for-the-archbishop---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Willa Cather	Death Comes for the Archbishop - The Original Classic Edition	Death Comes for the Archbishop - The Original Classic Edition
/book/show/34270241-ben-hur?from_search=true	Lew Wallace	Ben-Hur	Excerpt from Ben-HurJudea had been a Roman province eighty years and more - ample time for the Caesars to study the character Of the people - time enough, at least, to learn that the Jew, with all his pride, could be quietly governed if his religion were respected. The predecessors Of Gratus had carefully abstained from interfering with any of the sacred observances of thExcerpt from Ben-HurJudea had been a Roman province eighty years and more - ample time for the Caesars to study the character Of the people - time enough, at least, to learn that the Jew, with all his pride, could be quietly governed if his religion were respected. The predecessors Of Gratus had carefully abstained from interfering with any of the sacred observances of their subjects. But he chose a different course: almost his first Official act was to expel Hannas from the high-priesthood, and give the place to Ishmael, son of Fabus.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/34050987-winesburg-ohio-classic-books-on-cd-collection-unabridged?from_search=true	Sherwood Anderson Flo Gibson (Narrator)	Winesburg, Ohio (Classic Books on CD Collection) [UNABRIDGED]	... there is within every human being a deep well of thinking over which a heavy iron lid is kept clamped. Winesburg, Ohio (1919) is Sherwood Anderson's masterpiece, a cycle of short stories concerning life in a small Ohio town at the end of the nineteenth century. At the centre is George Willard, a young reporter who becomes the confidant of the town's `grotesques' - soli... there is within every human being a deep well of thinking over which a heavy iron lid is kept clamped. Winesburg, Ohio (1919) is Sherwood Anderson's masterpiece, a cycle of short stories concerning life in a small Ohio town at the end of the nineteenth century. At the centre is George Willard, a young reporter who becomes the confidant of the town's `grotesques' - solitary figures unable to communicate with others. George is their conduit for expression and solace from loneliness, but he has his own longings which eventually draw him away from home to seek a career in the city. He carries with him the dreams and unuttered words of remarkable characters such as Wing Biddlebaum, the disgraced former teacher, and the story-telling Doctor Parcival. The book has influenced many American writers, including Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, John Updike, Raymond Carver, and Joyce Carol Oates. It reshaped the development of the modern short story, turning the genre away from an emphasis upon plot towards a capability for illuminating the emotional lives of ordinary people. This new edition corrects errors in earlier editions and takes into account major criticism and textual scholarship of the last several decades.
/book/show/22565740-rainbow-valley?from_search=true	L.M. Montgomery	Rainbow Valley	RAINBOW VALLEYCHAPTER I Home AgainIT was a clear, apple-green evening in May, and Four Winds Harbour was mirroring back the clouds of the golden west between its softly dark shores. The sea moaned eerily on the sand-bar, sorrowful even in spring, but a sly, jovial wind came piping down the red harbour road along which Miss Cornelia's comfortable, matronly figure was makingRAINBOW VALLEYCHAPTER I Home AgainIT was a clear, apple-green evening in May, and Four Winds Harbour was mirroring back the clouds of the golden west between its softly dark shores. The sea moaned eerily on the sand-bar, sorrowful even in spring, but a sly, jovial wind came piping down the red harbour road along which Miss Cornelia's comfortable, matronly figure was making its way towards the village of Glen St Mary. Miss Cornelia was rightfully Mrs. Marshall Elliott, and had been Mrs. Marshall Elliott for thirteen years, but even yet more people referred to her as Miss Cornelia than as Mrs. Elliott. The old name was dear to her old friends; only one of them contemptuously dropped it. Susan Baker, the gray and grim and faithful handmaiden of the Blythe family at Ingleside, never lost an opportunity of calling her Mrs. Marshall Elliott, with the most killing and pointed emphasis, as if to say You wanted to be Mrs. and Mrs. you shall be with a vengeance as far as I am concerneCONTENTS; CHAPTER PAGE; I Homk Again i; II Sheer Gossip 7; III Tjie Ixgleside Children 21; IV The Manse Children 30; V The Advent of Mary Vance 43; VI Mary Stays at the Manse 61; VII A Fishy Episode 68; VIII, Miss Cornelia Intervenes 78; IX Una Intervenes 88; X The Manse Girls Clean House 102; XI A Dreadful Discovery 112; XII An Explanation and a Dare 11S; XIII The House on the Hill 229; XIV Mrs Alec Davis Makes a Call 142 XV More Gossip 154; XVI Tit for Tat 165-; XVIL A Double Victory 182; XVIII Mary Brings Evil Tidings 195; XIX Poor Adam! 202; XX Faith Makes a Friend 208; XXI The Impossible Word 216; XXII St George Knows All About It 229; XXIII The Good-Conduct Club 237; viiForgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.
/book/show/20508391-the-power-and-the-glory?from_search=true	Graham Greene	The Power and the Glory	4 1/4x7 213 page paperback about the struggles of a Catholic priest published by Bantam in 1968-7th Printing
/book/show/24701874-bartleby-the-scrivener---classic-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	Herman Melville A. Willis (Editor)	Bartleby, The Scrivener - Classic Illustrated Edition	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Melville's intriguing short story is the tale of a successful elderly lawyer and Bartleby, the strangest man he has ever known.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's modern readers as it would have been when first published well over a century ago, the novel is one of the great works of Amer* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Melville's intriguing short story is the tale of a successful elderly lawyer and Bartleby, the strangest man he has ever known.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's modern readers as it would have been when first published well over a century ago, the novel is one of the great works of American literature and continues to be widely read and studied throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/116020.Walden_Civil_Disobedience?from_search=true	Henry David Thoreau W.S. Merwin (Introduction)	Walden & Civil Disobedience	
/book/show/3029305-democracy-in-america?from_search=true	Alexis de Tocqueville John Stuart Mill (Introduction)	Democracy in America	
/book/show/32975350-the-oresteia-of-aeschylus?from_search=true	Aeschylus	The Oresteia of Aeschylus: Translated and Explained	Excerpt from The Oresteia of Aeschylus: Translated and ExplainedThe deficiency has been made good recently, in the Homeric sphere, by Dr. Leaf's 'com panion to the Iliad, ' Mr. Andrew Lang's new version of the Homeric Hymns, and my volume, 'the Greek Epic, ' in the series entitled The Dawn of European Literature.' The present series is designed to further the study of theExcerpt from The Oresteia of Aeschylus: Translated and ExplainedThe deficiency has been made good recently, in the Homeric sphere, by Dr. Leaf's 'com panion to the Iliad, ' Mr. Andrew Lang's new version of the Homeric Hymns, and my volume, 'the Greek Epic, ' in the series entitled The Dawn of European Literature.' The present series is designed to further the study of the highly characteristic and complex phases of Greek life and thought embodied in the Attic drama, a province of no less im portance than that of the Epic poetry, and demanding even fuller elucidation, permeated as it is by a spirit unfamiliar to modern ideas, and presupposing a mass of tradition, with out which much of its human interest is lost. The plan adopted is to furnish in a running commentary what is required to ex plain each play in detail, and in one or more introductory essays to set forth the more general aspects of the subject-matter and the poet's environment.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/20922505-classic-pooh-cd-collection-vol-1?from_search=true	A.A. Milne Peter Dennis (Narrator)	Classic Pooh CD Collection Vol. 1 (The Complete Works of Winnie-The-Pooh, 1)	WINNIE-THE-POOH. Contents: 10 Stories. CD 1 - Dedication To Her; Introduction; In Which We Are Introduced to Winnie-the-Pooh and Some Bees, and the Stories Begin; In Which Pooh Goes Visiting and Gets Into a Tight Place; In Which Pooh and Piglet Go Hunting and Nearly Catch a Woozle; In Which Eeyore Loses a Tail and Pooh Finds One. CD 2 - In Which Piglet Meets a Heffalump;WINNIE-THE-POOH. Contents: 10 Stories. CD 1 - Dedication To Her; Introduction; In Which We Are Introduced to Winnie-the-Pooh and Some Bees, and the Stories Begin; In Which Pooh Goes Visiting and Gets Into a Tight Place; In Which Pooh and Piglet Go Hunting and Nearly Catch a Woozle; In Which Eeyore Loses a Tail and Pooh Finds One. CD 2 - In Which Piglet Meets a Heffalump; In Which Eeyore Has a Birthday and Gets Two Presents; In Which Kanga and Baby Roo Come to the Forest, and Piglet Has a Bath. CD 3 - In Which Christopher Robin Leads an Expotition to the North Pole; In Which Piglet is Entirely Surrounded by Water; In Which Christopher Robin Gives a Pooh Party, and We Say Goodbye. WHEN WE WERE VERY YOUNG. Contents: 44 Poems. CD 4 - Corner-of-the-Street, Buckingham Palace, Happiness, The Christening, Puppy and I, Twinkletoes, The Four Friends, Lines and Squares, Brownie, Independence, Nursery Chairs, Market Square, Daffodowndilly, Water-Lilies, Disobedience, Spring Morning, The Island, The Three Foxes, Politeness, Jonathan Jo, At the Zoo, Rice PuddingMissing, The King's Breakfast, Hoppity, At Home, The Wrong House, Summer Afternoon, The Dormouse and the Doctor, Shoes and Stockings, Sand-Between-the-Toes, Knights and Ladies, Little Bo-Peep and Little Boy Blue, The Mirror, Halfway Down, The Invaders, Before Tea, Teddy Bear, Bad Sir Brian, Botany, In the Fashion, The Alchemist, Growing Up, If I Were King, Vespers.
/book/show/905.The_Inner_Game_of_Tennis?from_search=true	W. Timothy Gallwey (Foreword) Zach Kleinman (Preface) Pete Carroll (Foreword)	The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance	The Inner Game of Tennis is a revolutionary program for overcoming the self-doubt, nervousness, and lapses of concentration that can keep a player from winning. Now available in a revised paperback edition, this classic bestseller can change the way the game of tennis is played.
/book/show/837971.The_Practice_of_the_Presence_of_God_Pure_Gold_Classic_?from_search=true	Brother Lawrence Harold J. Chadwick	The Practice of the Presence of God (Pure Gold Classic)	Learn the secret of living in the presence of God through this simple book written by a humble monastery cook in the 17th century. This newly revised Pure Gold Classic edition is the only historically accurate and complete version available, and features Scriptures from the KJV and NIV, a topical index, and a full color timeline chart.
/book/show/159961.The_Dhammapada?from_search=true	Anonymous Gil Fronsdal (Translator)	The Dhammapada: A New Translation of the Buddhist Classic with Annotations	Theis the most widely read Buddhist scripture in existence, enjoyed by both Buddhists and non-Buddhists. This classic text of teaching verses from the earliest period of Buddhism in India conveys the philosophical and practical foundations of the Buddhist tradition. The text presents two distinct goals for leading a spiritual life: the first is attaining happinTheis the most widely read Buddhist scripture in existence, enjoyed by both Buddhists and non-Buddhists. This classic text of teaching verses from the earliest period of Buddhism in India conveys the philosophical and practical foundations of the Buddhist tradition. The text presents two distinct goals for leading a spiritual life: the first is attaining happiness in this life (or in future lives); the second goal is the achievement of spiritual liberation, freedom, absolute peace. Many of the key themes of the verses are presented in dichotomies or pairs, for example, grief and suffering versus joy; developing the mind instead of being negligent about one's mental attitude and conduct; virtuous action versus misconduct; and being truthful versus being deceitful. The purpose of these contrasts is, very simply, to describe the difference between what leads to desirable outcomes and what does not.For centuries, this text has been studied in its original Pali, the canonical language of Buddhism in Southeast Asia. This fresh new translation from Insight Mediation teacher and Pail translator Gil Fronsdal is both highly readable and scholarly authoritative. With extensive explanatory notes, this edition combines a rigorous attention to detail in bringing forth the original text with the translator's personal knowledge of the Buddhist path. It is the first truly accurate and highly readable translation of this text to be published in English.
/book/show/335460.Classic_Mark_Twain?from_search=true	Mark Twain	Classic Mark Twain: Tom Sawyer/Huckleberry Finn	Considered one of the greatest American writers, the youthful spirit of Mark Twain lives on in the characters of his two classic novels, Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Raft along the river with Tom and Huck on their boyhood escapades and misadventures in this full-cast classic production.
/book/show/15762322-20-000-leagues-under-the-sea-and-other-classic-novels?from_search=true	Jules Verne	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and other Classic Novels	Writing in France in the nineteenth century, Jules Verne captured his era's fascination with adventure and exploration in a series of novels he referred to as his Voyages extraordinaries. This book collects six of Verne's best-known novels that extrapolate developing technology and scientific inquisitiveness into rousing adventures.Five weeks in a balloon --Journey to theWriting in France in the nineteenth century, Jules Verne captured his era's fascination with adventure and exploration in a series of novels he referred to as his Voyages extraordinaries. This book collects six of Verne's best-known novels that extrapolate developing technology and scientific inquisitiveness into rousing adventures.Five weeks in a balloon --Journey to the center of the earth --From the earth to the moon --Round the moon --Twenty thousand leagues under the sea --Around the world in eighty days.
/book/show/26935638-the-secret-adversary?from_search=true	Agatha Christie	The Secret Adversary	Excerpt from The Secret AdversaryIt was 2 p.m. on the afternoon of May 7, 1915. The Lusitania had been struck by two torpedoes in succession and was sinking rapidly, while the boats were being launched with all possible speed. The women and children were being lined up awaiting their turn. Some still clung desperately to husbands and fathers; others clutched their childreExcerpt from The Secret AdversaryIt was 2 p.m. on the afternoon of May 7, 1915. The Lusitania had been struck by two torpedoes in succession and was sinking rapidly, while the boats were being launched with all possible speed. The women and children were being lined up awaiting their turn. Some still clung desperately to husbands and fathers; others clutched their children closely to their breasts. One girl stood alone, slightly apart from the rest. She was quite young, not more than eighteen. She did not seem afraid, and her grave, steadfast eyes looked straight ahead.I beg your pardon.A man's voice beside her made her start and turn. She had noticed the speaker more than once amongst the first-class passengers. There had been a hint of mystery about him which had appealed to her imagination. He spoke to no one. If anyone spoke to him he was quick to rebuff the overture. Also he had a nervous way of looking over his shoulder with a swift, suspicious glance.She noticed now that he was greatly agitated. There were beads of perspiration on his brow. He was evidently in a state of overmastering fear.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18732454-jo-s-boys---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Louisa May Alcott	Jo's Boys - The Original Classic Edition	This is a story of how the Little Men turned out. Will Tom be able to get Nan to marry him? Or will Nan turn him down? What about Dan? Does he ever marry? And what about the Princess? Will Mrs. Meg Brooke ever let Nat marry Daisy? Read the book to find out the rest of the story! For Jos Boys, which she intended to be the last in her series about the March family, Louisa MaThis is a story of how the Little Men turned out. Will Tom be able to get Nan to marry him? Or will Nan turn him down? What about Dan? Does he ever marry? And what about the Princess? Will Mrs. Meg Brooke ever let Nat marry Daisy? Read the book to find out the rest of the story! For Jos Boys, which she intended to be the last in her series about the March family, Louisa May Alcott pulled out all the stops. It is with great fanfare that the beloved characters of former books make their last appearance.All sorts of incredible developments are described in the course of the novel--and some of them fairly stretch the imagination. My favorite is the emigration of the whole extended family to Plumfield: Meg has a house close by, Laurie and Amy have a mansion on an adjacent hill, and even Mr. March and Mr. Laurence have become neighbors to the school. Of course, this and all the rest make the story more fun.The school itself has become a college--a convenient twist that allows the characters from Little Men to still be in the same area years after they ought to have moved away. Though not all the Plumfield students make a second appearance, Alcotts famous favorites remain.A decade later, Demi is having trouble deciding on a career and declaring himself to a certain young lady. Tommy is in pursuit of his childhood sweetheart, Nan, who has vowed to be a spinster for life. Nat is sent to Germany, far away from his beloved Daisy, for musical training. Emil is shipwrecked, Dan tangles with the law, and young Ted gets into scrapes worthy of his namesakes youth. There is enough lovering and spooning here to make up for the lack in Little Men, but some characters brought in for the romance are ex machina.I loved this book, but I thought that little men and little Woman were better. Perhaps it is the long times span she took writing it. I thought, however, it was clever. I was worried that things wouldnt work out in the end, but they did. You really must read this book if you have read the others it is top notch.
/book/show/1117962.Lord_Jim?from_search=true	Joseph Conrad	Lord Jim	Lord Jim is a classic story of one man's tragic failure and eventual redemption, told under the circumstances of high adventure at the margins of the known world which made Conrad's work so immediately popular. But it is also the book in which its author, through a brilliant adaptation of his stylistic apparatus to his obsessive moral, psychological and political concerns,Lord Jim is a classic story of one man's tragic failure and eventual redemption, told under the circumstances of high adventure at the margins of the known world which made Conrad's work so immediately popular. But it is also the book in which its author, through a brilliant adaptation of his stylistic apparatus to his obsessive moral, psychological and political concerns, laid the groundwork for the modern novel as we know it.
/book/show/22091632-enchantment-a-classic-fantasy-with-a-modern-twist?from_search=true	Orson Scott Card	Enchantment A Classic Fantasy with a Modern Twist	is the story of a Ukraine-born, American grad student who finds himself transported to the ninth century to play the prince in a Russian version of. Early in the story, he muses that in a French or English retelling of the tale, the prince and princess would live happily ever after. But, only a fool would want to live through the Russian versiois the story of a Ukraine-born, American grad student who finds himself transported to the ninth century to play the prince in a Russian version of. Early in the story, he muses that in a French or English retelling of the tale, the prince and princess would live happily ever after. But, only a fool would want to live through the Russian version of any fairy tale. Although his fears turn out to be warranted, as he and his cursed princess contend with the diabolical witch Baba Yaga--easily Russia's best pre-Khrushchev villain--to save the princess's kingdom.
/book/show/22600003-rip-van-winkle?from_search=true	Washington Irving A. White (Editor)	Rip Van Winkle	* Beautifully illustrated with delightful illustrations from early editions, Rip Van Winkle is set in the years before and after the American Revolutionary War. In a pleasant village, at the foot of New York's Catskill Mountains, lives kindly Rip Van Winkle, a colonial British-American villager of Dutch ancestry. Van Winkle enjoys solitary activities in the wilderness, but* Beautifully illustrated with delightful illustrations from early editions, Rip Van Winkle is set in the years before and after the American Revolutionary War. In a pleasant village, at the foot of New York's Catskill Mountains, lives kindly Rip Van Winkle, a colonial British-American villager of Dutch ancestry. Van Winkle enjoys solitary activities in the wilderness, but he is also loved by all in townespecially the children to whom he tells stories and gives toys. However, he tends to shirk hard work, to his nagging wife's dismay, which has caused his home and farm to fall into disarray. His life is turned upside-down after he drinks some moonshine with mysterious mountain men and falls asleep for twenty years.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the novel is one of the great works of American literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/19268977-cronopios-and-famas?from_search=true	Julio Cortzar Paul Blackburn (Translator)	Cronopios and Famas	The Instruction Manual, the first chapter, is an absurd assortment of tasks and items dissected in an instruction-manual format. Unusual Occupations, the second chapter, describes the obsessions and predilections of the narrator's family, including theThe Instruction Manual, the first chapter, is an absurd assortment of tasks and items dissected in an instruction-manual format. Unusual Occupations, the second chapter, describes the obsessions and predilections of the narrator's family, including the lodging of a tiger-just one tiger- for the sole purpose of seeing the mechanism at work in all its complexity. Finally, the Cronopios and Famas section delightfully characterizes, in the words of Carlos Fuentes, those enemies of pomposity, academic rigor mortis and cardboard celebrity-a band of literary Marx Brothers. As theremarked: Each page ofsparkles with vivid satire that goes to the heart of human character and, in the best pieces, to the essence of the human condition.
/book/show/1032158.The_Gift_Of_A_Cow?from_search=true	Gordon C. Roadarmel (Translator) Munshi Premchand	The Gift Of A Cow: A Translation Of The Classic Hindi Novel Godaan	Godan, a story of stark realism, is Premchand's most outstanding novel. The realism, artistry and tenderness with which he has created the characters here, particularly that of Hori, are unparalleled and unsurpassed in the whole fiction of India. Hori is an immortal character symbolic of the peasantry of this country. 16th Enlarged edition.
/book/show/305689.The_Descent_of_Woman?from_search=true	Elaine Morgan	The Descent of Woman: The Classic Study of Evolution	This pioneering work, originally published in 1972, was the first to argue irrefutably the equal role of women in human evolution.
/book/show/19220621-if-i-ran-the-zoo?from_search=true	Dr. Seuss	If I Ran the Zoo	Animals abound in Dr. Seusss Caldecott Honorwinning picture book. Gerald McGrew imagines the myriad of animals hed have in his very own zoo, and the adventures hell have to go on in order to gather them all. Featuring everything from a lion with ten feet to a Fizza-ma-Wizza-ma-Dill, this is a classic Seussian crowd-pleaser. In fact, one of Geralds creAnimals abound in Dr. Seusss Caldecott Honorwinning picture book. Gerald McGrew imagines the myriad of animals hed have in his very own zoo, and the adventures hell have to go on in order to gather them all. Featuring everything from a lion with ten feet to a Fizza-ma-Wizza-ma-Dill, this is a classic Seussian crowd-pleaser. In fact, one of Geralds creatures has even become a part of the language: the Nerd!
/book/show/18732612-arthurian-romances---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Chrtien de Troyes	Arthurian Romances - The Original Classic Edition	Chretien de Troyes is an early French romantic writing, who wrote the first known story about the Holy Grail. De Troyes lived in the Champagne region of France during the latter twelfth century. Peripherally attached to courts including that of the famous Eleanor of Acquitaine, de Troyes stories of the Arthurian legends provides a foundation for almost all future ArthurianChretien de Troyes is an early French romantic writing, who wrote the first known story about the Holy Grail. De Troyes lived in the Champagne region of France during the latter twelfth century. Peripherally attached to courts including that of the famous Eleanor of Acquitaine, de Troyes stories of the Arthurian legends provides a foundation for almost all future Arthurian stories. Chretiens major works include four poems included in this collection: Erec and Enide, Cliges, The Knight of the Cart (Lancelot), and The Knight of the Lion (Yvain). For Grail seekers, the story of most interest will be the unfinished Perceval: The Story of the Grail. Although the tale exists in finished form (in fact, several variations of finished forms), de Troyes in fact only wrote the first 9000 lines of the approximately 32,000 line text. (De Troyes also was embellished or supplemented by later additions to the tale of Lancelot, perhaps because de Troyes did not want to include an adulterous affair).The story of Erec and Enide is a love story between one of Arthurs knights, Erec, who while out with Guinevere encounters a mean-spirited knight Yder; Erecs pursuit of Yder leads to his meeting Enide, and the two have a stormy relationship (by medieval romantic standards) but ultimately are able to reconcile their love and relationship with public duty.The story of Cliges is one of tricky and forbidden relationships. Cliges, a native of Greece, falls in love with Fenice, his uncles wife (Cliges uncle happens to be the emperor). Their love is discovered, but with the aid of King Arthur, their relationship continues in Cliges home country of Greece.Lancelots story is one of the oldest ideas from the Arthurian legends - the rescue of Guinevere when she is taken captive. This could be done in a chaste and honourable way, but the tale of Arthur has both virtuous and dark elements. Even though this story comes from much older antecedents, de Troyes telling (with the possible additions by a later writer) became the standard Lancelot-Guinevere tale, being the principal one incorporated into Mallorys Le Morte dArthur.The story of Yvain is one of romantic questing - Yvain is gone so long on his knightly quests that his wife refuses him to return home. However, with the aid of mystical powers (the lion is an otherworldly creature that symbolises knightly virtue - C.S. Lewis will develop similar symbolic material much later) he returns to his wife after going mad with despair at being barred from her.Percevals story is that of the classic search for the Grail, which is also considered now a standard part of Arthurian legend - however, it is not clear that de Troyes was working from earlier stories here.This is fascinating reading, and a must for anyone interested in the Arthurian legends.
/book/show/26992776-the-romance-of-tristan-iseult?from_search=true	Joseph Bdier	The Romance of Tristan Iseult	Excerpt from The Romance of Tristan IseultMy lords, if you would hear a high tale of love and of death, here is that of Tristan and Queen Iseult; how to their full joy, but to their sorrow also, they loved each other, and how at last they died of that love together upon one day; she by him and he by her.Long ago, when Mark was King over Cornwall, Rivalen, King of LyonessExcerpt from The Romance of Tristan IseultMy lords, if you would hear a high tale of love and of death, here is that of Tristan and Queen Iseult; how to their full joy, but to their sorrow also, they loved each other, and how at last they died of that love together upon one day; she by him and he by her.Long ago, when Mark was King over Cornwall, Rivalen, King of Lyonesse, heard that Mark's enemies waged war on him; so he crossed the sea to bring him aid; and so faithfully did he serve him with counsel and sword that Mark gave him his sister Blanchefleur, whom King Rivalen loved most marvellously.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/3581910-the-spy-who-loved-me?from_search=true	Ian Fleming	The Spy Who Loved Me	A beautiful girl with a sensual past, Vivienne Michell is different from all the women Bond has known before. When she is confronted with two evil killers there is only one man who can save her - Bond himself.
/book/show/7136845-chocky?from_search=true	John Wyndham Various (Narrator)	Chocky: Classic Radio Sci-Fi	When Matthew introduces his invisible friend Chocky to the family, his parents decide it's just a phase he is going through, but then Matthew starts explaining binary maths and anti-gravity propulsion. Is Chocky really just the product of an overactive imagination, or something more?
/book/show/22565739-the-story-girl?from_search=true	L.M. Montgomery	The Story Girl	 I DO like a road, because you can be always WOllw dering what is at the end of it. The Story Gir1 said that once upon a tilne. Felix and I, on the 1'Iay morning when we left Toronto for Prince Edward Island, had not then heard her say it, and, indeed, were but barely aware of the existence of such a person as the Story Girl. Ve did not know her at al1 under that nalne. I DO like a road, because you can be always WOllw dering what is at the end of it. The Story Gir1 said that once upon a tilne. Felix and I, on the 1'Iay morning when we left Toronto for Prince Edward Island, had not then heard her say it, and, indeed, were but barely aware of the existence of such a person as the Story Girl. Ve did not know her at al1 under that nalne. Ve kneV only that a cousin, Sara Stanley, whose lnother, our Aunt Felicity, was dead, was living down on the Island with Uncle Roger and Aunt Olivia King, on a fam1 adjoining the old King homestead in Carlisle. vVe supposed we should get acquainted with her when Te reached there, and we had an idea, front Aunt Olivia's letters to father, that she would be quite a jolly creature. Further than th~t we did not think about her. Ve were more interested in Felicity and Cccily andCHAPTER PACE; 1 THE HOME OF OUR F ATRERS ? 1; II A QUEEN OF HEARTS II; Ill LEGENDS OF THE OLD ORCHAllD 22; IV TilE ,VEDDING VEIL OF THE PROUD; PRINCESS 36; V PETER GOES TO CHURCH ? 46; VI THE MYSTERY OF GOLDEN MILESTONE 58; VII How BETTY SHERMA:-t 7 ON A HUSBAND 69; VIII A TRAGEDY OF CHILDHOOD 82; IX MAGIC SEED 95; X A DAUGHTER OF EVE 102; XI TilE STORY GIRL DOES PENAKCE ? I 15; XII ThE BLUE CHEST OF RACTlFL YVARD 125; XIII AN OLD PROVERB WITJI A NEW l!IEANING 133; XIV FORBIDDEN' FRUIT 140; XV A DISOBEDIENT BROTHER 151; XVI THE GHOSTLY BELL ? 162; XVII THE PROOF OF TilE PUDDING ? 175; XVIII How KISSING WAS DISCOVERED 18z; XIX A DREAD PROPHECY 192; XX TIlE JUDGMENT SUNDAY ? 214-; lGXI DREAMERS OF DREAMS 223; XXII THE DREAM BOOKS ?? 232; XXIII SUCH STUFF AS DREAllS ARE 11ADE ON 242; XXIV THE BEWITCHMENT OF PAT 254; XXV A CUP OF FAILURE ? 270; CONTENTS; CIiAlTU PAOE; XXVI PETER MAKES AN IMPRESSION Z8I; XXVII TH E ORDEAL OF BrITER Apl'LES ? 293; XXVIII THE TALE OF THE RAlNBOW BRIDGE 308; XXIX THE SHADOW FEARED OF MAN 318; XXX A COMPOUND LETTER 33 1; XXXI
/book/show/18122655-the-machine-stops?from_search=true	E.M. Forster	The Machine Stops: A Science Fiction Classic	E. M. Forster (1879-1970) was an English novelist, short story writer, essayist, and librettist. He is known best for his ironic and well-plotted novels examining class difference and hypocrisy in early 20th-century British society. Forster's humanistic impulse toward understanding and sympathy may be aptly summed up in the epigraph to his 1910 novel, Howards End: Only coE. M. Forster (1879-1970) was an English novelist, short story writer, essayist, and librettist. He is known best for his ironic and well-plotted novels examining class difference and hypocrisy in early 20th-century British society. Forster's humanistic impulse toward understanding and sympathy may be aptly summed up in the epigraph to his 1910 novel, Howards End: Only connect... His 1908 novel, A Room with a View, is his most optimistic work, while A Passage to India (1924) brought him his greatest success. First published in 1909, Forster's short science fiction work, The Machine Stops, posits a technology-dependent humanity now living underground, its every need serviced by machines. But what happens if--or when--the machines stop? The Machine Stops was named one of the greatest science fiction novellas published before 1965 by the Science Fiction Writers of America.
/book/show/27673372-the-interesting-narrative-of-the-life-of-olaudah-equiano?from_search=true	Olaudah Equiano	The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano: The Original Classic Slave Narrative (Olaudah Equiano Masterpiece Collection)	I believe it is difficult for those who publish their own memoirs to escape the imputation of vanity; nor is this the only disadvantage under which they labour: it is also their misfortune, that what is uncommon is rarely, if ever, believed, and what is obvious we are apt to turn from with disgust, and to charge the writer with impertinence. People generally think those meI believe it is difficult for those who publish their own memoirs to escape the imputation of vanity; nor is this the only disadvantage under which they labour: it is also their misfortune, that what is uncommon is rarely, if ever, believed, and what is obvious we are apt to turn from with disgust, and to charge the writer with impertinence. People generally think those memoirs only worthy to be read or remembered which abound in great or striking events, those, in short, which in a high degree excite either admiration or pity: all others they consign to contempt and oblivion. It is therefore, I confess, not a little hazardous in a private and obscure individual, and a stranger too, thus to solicit the indulgent attention of the public; especially when I own I offer here the history of neither a saint, a hero, nor a tyrant. I believe there are few events in my life, which have not happened to many: it is true the incidents of it are numerous; and, did I consider myself an European, I might say my sufferings were great: but when I compare my lot with that of most of my countrymen, I regard myself as a particular favourite of Heaven, and acknowledge the mercies of Providence in every occurrence of my life. If then the following narrative does not appear sufficiently interesting to engage general attention, let my motive be some excuse for its publication. I am not so foolishly vain as to expect from it either immortality or literary reputation. If it affords any satisfaction to my numerous friends, at whose request it has been written, or in the smallest degree promotes the interests of humanity, the ends for which it was undertaken will be fully attained, and every wish of my heart gratified. Let it therefore be remembered, that, in wishing to avoid censure, I do not aspire to praise.
/book/show/22583.The_Minority_Report?from_search=true	Philip K. Dick James Triptree Jr. (Introduction)	The Minority Report: 18 Classic Stories	Many thousands of readers consider Philip K. Dick the greatest science fiction mind on any planet. Since his untimely death in 1982, interest in Dick's works has continued to mount and his reputation has been further enhanced by a growing body of critical attention. The Philip K. Dick Award is now given annually to a distinguished work of science fiction, and the Philip K.Many thousands of readers consider Philip K. Dick the greatest science fiction mind on any planet. Since his untimely death in 1982, interest in Dick's works has continued to mount and his reputation has been further enhanced by a growing body of critical attention. The Philip K. Dick Award is now given annually to a distinguished work of science fiction, and the Philip K. Dick Society is devoted to the study and promulgation of his works.This collection includes all of the writer's earliest short and medium-length fiction (including some previously unpublished stories) covering the years 1954-1964. These fascinating stories include Service Call, Stand By, The Days of Perky Pat, and many others.Contents:Autofac --Service call --Captive market --The mold of Yancy --The minority report --Recall mechanism --The unreconstructed M --Explorers we --War game --If there were no Benny Cemoli --Novelty act --Waterspider --What the dead men say --Orpheus with clay feet --The days of Perky Pat --Stand-by --What'll we do with Ragland Park? --Oh, to be a Blobel! --
/book/show/16669332-classic-fairy-tales?from_search=true	Hans Christian Andersen	Classic Fairy Tales	Hans Christian Andersen is one of the world's most popular storytellers, and his fairy tales are among the best-loved works of literature. Readers the world over know his poignant tale of The Little Mermaid, who sacrifices everything for love, and The Steadfast Tin Soldier, whose affection for a paper ballerina is symbolized by his transformation into a small tin heartHans Christian Andersen is one of the world's most popular storytellers, and his fairy tales are among the best-loved works of literature. Readers the world over know his poignant tale of The Little Mermaid, who sacrifices everything for love, and The Steadfast Tin Soldier, whose affection for a paper ballerina is symbolized by his transformation into a small tin heart. Several of Andersen's stories are so well knownamong them The Emperor's New Clothes and The Ugly Ducklingthat their titles alone have become meaningful figures of speech.Hans Christian Andersen: Classic Fairy Tales collects 100 of Andersen's incomparable fairy tales and stories, among them Thumbelina, The Little Match Girl, The Princess and the Pea, The Red Shoes, The Wild Swans, and his fantasy masterpiece, The Snow-Queen. The book is abundantly illustrated with more than 100 hundred drawings and color plates by Dugald Stewart Walker and Hans Tegner, two of Andersen's best-known illustrators.
/book/show/3251661-the-autobiography-of-an-ex-colored-man?from_search=true	James Weldon Johnson	The Autobiography Of An Ex Colored Man	Ragtime music flavors the episodic adventures of the nameless narrator of this classic story which takes place during the gaslight era, as his crisis of racial identity deepens. His adventures carry him from a precocious childhood in Connecticut to painful yet eye-opening disappointment in Atlanta; on to coming-of-age experiences among colorful Cuban exiles in Florida; tRagtime music flavors the episodic adventures of the nameless narrator of this classic story which takes place during the gaslight era, as his crisis of racial identity deepens. His adventures carry him from a precocious childhood in Connecticut to painful yet eye-opening disappointment in Atlanta; on to coming-of-age experiences among colorful Cuban exiles in Florida; then north to the fast, seductive and dangerous night life of New York's Tenderloin district from which he barely escapes only to find himself bound for Paris, then London and Berlin. Later, in America's south, the awful terror of witnessing a burning-at-the stake lynching draws him across the color-line to the white world and a troubled but secure existence.
/book/show/19350068-the-princess-and-curdie-by-george-macdonald?from_search=true	George MacDonald Cornerstone Classic Ebooks (Editor) James Allen (Illustrator)	The Princess and Curdie by George MacDonald	This classic tale by master Scottish story teller George Macdonald is the story of Princess Irene and her friend Curdie who are having to overthrow a set of corrupt ministers who are poisoning Irene's father, the king.George MacDonald was the inspiration for authors, such as W. H. Auden, J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, E. Nesbit and Madeleine L'Engle. C. S. Lewis wrote thaThis classic tale by master Scottish story teller George Macdonald is the story of Princess Irene and her friend Curdie who are having to overthrow a set of corrupt ministers who are poisoning Irene's father, the king.George MacDonald was the inspiration for authors, such as W. H. Auden, J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, E. Nesbit and Madeleine L'Engle. C. S. Lewis wrote that he regarded MacDonald as his master: Picking up a copy of Phantastes one day at a train-station bookstall, I began to read. A few hours later, said Lewis, I knew that I had crossed a great frontier. G. K. Chesterton cited The Princess and the Goblin as a book that had made a difference to my whole existence.The prequel to this book is The Princess and the Goblins.Hyperlinked chaptersBeautifully Illustrated
/book/show/3764005-vicar-of-wakefield?from_search=true	Oliver Goldsmith	Vicar Of Wakefield	Oliver Goldsmith's hugely successful novel of 1766 remained for generations one of the most highly regarded and beloved works of eighteenth-century fiction. It depicts the fall and rise of the Primrose family, presided over by the benevolent vicar, the narrator of a fairy-tale plot of impersonation and deception, the abduction of a beautiful heroine and the machinations ofOliver Goldsmith's hugely successful novel of 1766 remained for generations one of the most highly regarded and beloved works of eighteenth-century fiction. It depicts the fall and rise of the Primrose family, presided over by the benevolent vicar, the narrator of a fairy-tale plot of impersonation and deception, the abduction of a beautiful heroine and the machinations of an aristocratic villain. By turns comic and sentimental, the novel's popularity owes much to its recognizable depiction of domestic life and loving family relationships.
/book/show/31181870-tik-tok-of-oz?from_search=true	L. Frank Baum Timeless Classic Books (Designer)	Tik-Tok of Oz: Newly Formatted with Lots of Large Original Illustrations (Timeless Classic Books)	Tik-Tok of Oz begins when Ann Soforth, queen of Oogaboo decides to conquer Oz. When she sets out with her army towards the Emerald City, Glinda finds out immeadiately about it in her book of records. She then changes the army's road direction, over the deadly desert over to the Nome King's Dominions. Meanwhile, a girl named Betsy Bobbin and her mule Hank are shipwrecked onTik-Tok of Oz begins when Ann Soforth, queen of Oogaboo decides to conquer Oz. When she sets out with her army towards the Emerald City, Glinda finds out immeadiately about it in her book of records. She then changes the army's road direction, over the deadly desert over to the Nome King's Dominions. Meanwhile, a girl named Betsy Bobbin and her mule Hank are shipwrecked on the shores of the Rose Kingdom after their ship sinks. They go to a nearby greenhouse, where a bunch of female roses cast them out. Then who should come crashing through the roof than the Shaggy Man. He and Betsy pick a rose princess, and proclaim her the new ruler of the Rose Kingdom. However, the roses don't wan't the rose girl, whose name is Ozga, as their ruler, so he to is cast out of the Rose Kingdom. They then travel over a bridge to the Nome Kings Dominions, where they find Tik-Tok crashed in a well. You will have to read for yourself what happens after that. This is quite possibly the most comical of all the Oz books.
/book/show/24398384-one-of-ours?from_search=true	Willa Cather Cascais Classic Editions J.C. Sheldon (Illustrator)	One of Ours	One of Ours is a novel by Willa Cather, first published in 1922. The novel won the 1923 Pulitzer Prize for the Novel.One of Ours tells the story of the life of Claude Wheeler, a Nebraska native around the turn of the 20th century. The son of a successful farmer and an intensely pious mother, he is guaranteed a comfortable livelihood. Nevertheless, Wheeler views himself asOne of Ours is a novel by Willa Cather, first published in 1922. The novel won the 1923 Pulitzer Prize for the Novel.One of Ours tells the story of the life of Claude Wheeler, a Nebraska native around the turn of the 20th century. The son of a successful farmer and an intensely pious mother, he is guaranteed a comfortable livelihood. Nevertheless, Wheeler views himself as a victim of his father's success and his own inexplicable malaise.The novel is divided into two parts: the first half in Nebraska, where Claude Wheeler struggles to find his life's purpose and is left disappointed, and the second in France, where his pursuit of purpose is vindicated. A romantic unfulfilled by marriage and an idealist without an ideal to cling to, Wheeler fulfills his romantic idealism on the brutal battlefields of 1918 France.One of Ours is a portrait of a peculiarly American personality, a young man born after the American frontier has vanished, whose quintessentially American restlessness seeks redemption on a frontier far bloodier and more distant than that which his forefathers tamed.Mogul Classics is proud to offer you the best edition of this literary classic featuring one of the most acclaimed books of the 20th century.
/book/show/26334715-classic-goosebumps---the-scarecrow-walks-at-midnight?from_search=true	R.L. Stine	Classic Goosebumps - The Scarecrow Walks at Midnight	Jodie loves visiting her grandparents' farm. Okay, so it's not the most exciting place in the world. Still, Grandpa tells great scary stories. And Grandma's chocolate chip cookies are the best.But this summer the farm has really changed. The cornfields are sparse. Grandma and Grandpa seem worn out. And the single scarecrow has been replaced by twelve evil-looking ones.ThenJodie loves visiting her grandparents' farm. Okay, so it's not the most exciting place in the world. Still, Grandpa tells great scary stories. And Grandma's chocolate chip cookies are the best.But this summer the farm has really changed. The cornfields are sparse. Grandma and Grandpa seem worn out. And the single scarecrow has been replaced by twelve evil-looking ones.Then one night Jodie sees something really odd. The scarecrows seem to be moving. Twitching on their stakes. Coming alive . . .
/book/show/13838977-the-reminiscences-of-a-stock-operator-collection?from_search=true	Edwin Lefvre	The Reminiscences of a Stock Operator Collection: The Classic Book; The Illustrated Edition; And Jesse Livermore: The Worlds Greatest Stock Trader	Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, by Edwin Lefevre  is the fictionalized biography of Jesse Livermore, perhaps the most famous financial speculator of all time. The book has endured over 70 years because traders and investors continue to find lessons from Livermore's experiences that they can apply to their own trading. The book recounts Livermore's rise from a youngReminiscences of a Stock Operator, by Edwin Lefevre  is the fictionalized biography of Jesse Livermore, perhaps the most famous financial speculator of all time. The book has endured over 70 years because traders and investors continue to find lessons from Livermore's experiences that they can apply to their own trading. The book recounts Livermore's rise from a young clerk in a broker's office to the world's largest speculator. Livermore's experiences and his growth as a trader provide enormous insights into the intellectual and psychological challenges of successful trading. Other books have been written about Livermore and many traders have tried to emulate his methods.Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, Illustrated Edition reproduces the original articles by Edwin Lefevre and drawings by M.L. Blumenthal published in the Saturday Evening Post in the 1920s that formed the basis of the Reminiscences of a Stock Operator. The careful re-creation of the original articles and drawings evoke the sensibility of the one of the most fascinating periods of American history. Historian Charles Geisst describes the historic background behind the each article, providing insight into the financial markets and the speculative nature of this bygone era.Jesse Livermore: The World's Greatest Stock Trader by Richard Smitten is the first full biography of the Jesse Livermore, the trader profiled in Reminiscences of a Stock Operator. An enigmatic loner, misanthrope, and notorious miser, Livermore revolutionized trading with his innovative timing techniques, money management strategies, and momentum approach to trading stocks. Smitten provides a vivid portrait of Livermore and the times in which he lived and operated. He deftly combines eyewitness accounts of those who knew Livermore with fascinating stories of sensational love affairs, shootings, and suicides, as well as detailed descriptions of the strategies that Livermore used to make several fortunes in the stock market.
/book/show/24720094-the-confessions-of-jean-jacques-rousseau---classic-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	Jean-Jacques Rousseau S. Harris (Editor)	The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Classic Illustrated Edition	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau is a fascinating treatise on the education of the whole person for citizenship.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the novel is one of the great works of French literature and continues to be wide* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau is a fascinating treatise on the education of the whole person for citizenship.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the novel is one of the great works of French literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/25076649-the-two-gentlemen-of-verona?from_search=true	William Shakespeare A. Willis (Editor)	The Two Gentlemen of Verona	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Two Gentlemen of Verona deals with the themes of friendship and infidelity, the conflict between friendship and love, and the foolish behavior of people in love.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the play is one of the great works o* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Two Gentlemen of Verona deals with the themes of friendship and infidelity, the conflict between friendship and love, and the foolish behavior of people in love.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the play is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/18761620-dr-seuss-s-sleep-book?from_search=true	Dr. Seuss	Dr. Seuss's Sleep Book	Celebrate sleep with Dr. Seusss classic rhyming good-night picture book. Van Vleck, a very small bug, is getting sleepy, and his yawn  contagious as yawns are  sets off a chain reaction, making all those around him feel sleepy, too! With typically Seussian nods to alarm clocks, sleepwalking, and snoring, this charming ode to bedtime will lull listeners (and readers) towCelebrate sleep with Dr. Seusss classic rhyming good-night picture book. Van Vleck, a very small bug, is getting sleepy, and his yawn  contagious as yawns are  sets off a chain reaction, making all those around him feel sleepy, too! With typically Seussian nods to alarm clocks, sleepwalking, and snoring, this charming ode to bedtime will lull listeners (and readers) toward dreamland. Zzzzzzzzzz.
/book/show/26281686-life-s-a-dream?from_search=true	Pedro Caldern de la Barca	Life's a Dream: The Great Theatre of the World	Excerpt from Life's a Dream: The Great Theatre of the WorldThese translations have lain by me for nearly twice the nine years during which Horace recommended that a poem should remain in its author's power. They formed part of a larger scheme long ago conceived; but in the carrying out of which I presently discovered inner difficulties; not to say that it would have requiExcerpt from Life's a Dream: The Great Theatre of the WorldThese translations have lain by me for nearly twice the nine years during which Horace recommended that a poem should remain in its author's power. They formed part of a larger scheme long ago conceived; but in the carrying out of which I presently discovered inner difficulties; not to say that it would have required, as I also soon was aware, a far greater amount of time and labour than I was either willing or had a right to bestow upon it. The scheme was consequently laid aside.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/25323054-ghosts---classic-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	Henrik Ibsen S. Harris (Editor) William Archer (Translator)	Ghosts - Classic Illustrated Edition	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Ghosts is a scathing commentary on 19th-century morality.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the play is one of the great works of Norwegian literature and continues to be widely read and performed throughout the world.* This meticulous* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Ghosts is a scathing commentary on 19th-century morality.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the play is one of the great works of Norwegian literature and continues to be widely read and performed throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/26475902-the-willows?from_search=true	Algernon Blackwood	The Willows: Classic Horror	The Willows - Algernon Blackwood (1907) - CLASSIC HORROR - The Willows is a novella by English author Algernon Blackwood, originally published as part of his 1907 collection The Listener and Other Stories. It is one of Blackwood's best known works and has been influential on a number of later writers. Horror author H.P. Lovecraft considered it to be the finest supernaturThe Willows - Algernon Blackwood (1907) - CLASSIC HORROR - The Willows is a novella by English author Algernon Blackwood, originally published as part of his 1907 collection The Listener and Other Stories. It is one of Blackwood's best known works and has been influential on a number of later writers. Horror author H.P. Lovecraft considered it to be the finest supernatural tale in English literature. The Willows is an example of early modern horror and is connected within the literary tradition of weird fiction. Two friends are midway on a canoe trip down the Danube River. Throughout the story Blackwood personifies the surrounding environment-river, sun, wind-and imbues them with a powerful and ultimately threatening character. Most ominous are the masses of dense, desultory, menacing willows, which moved of their own will as though alive, and they touched, by some incalculable method, my own keen sense of the horrible. Just after managing to land their canoe for the evening on the shifting, sandy islands just downstream across the Austria/Hungary frontier, the main character reflects on the river's potency, human qualities and will: Sleepy at first, but later developing violent desires as it became conscious of its deep soul, it rolled, like some huge fluid being, through all the countries we had passed, holding our little craft on its mighty shoulders, playing roughly with us sometimes, yet always friendly and well-meaning, till at length we had come inevitably to regard it as a Great Personage.
/book/show/33900771-l-assommoir?from_search=true	mile Zola	L'Assommoir	Excerpt from L'AssommoirC'etait un ouvrier zingueur qui occupait, tout en haut de l'hotel, un cabi net de dix francs. Il avait son sac passe a l'epaule. Ayant trouve la clef sur la porte, il etait entre en ami.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of aExcerpt from L'AssommoirC'etait un ouvrier zingueur qui occupait, tout en haut de l'hotel, un cabi net de dix francs. Il avait son sac passe a l'epaule. Ayant trouve la clef sur la porte, il etait entre en ami.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/21346274-justine?from_search=true	Marquis de Sade	Justine	takes place in France at the cusp of the French Revolution. It follows the story of a criminal, Justine, who is telling the story of her life before being executed. Her tale involves exile, torture, and sexual slavery. After enduring an onslaught of rape and violence,takes place in France at the cusp of the French Revolution. It follows the story of a criminal, Justine, who is telling the story of her life before being executed. Her tale involves exile, torture, and sexual slavery. After enduring an onslaught of rape and violence, the virtuous Justine attempted to escapeChock full of murder, arson (not to mention the orgies)is a singular and risky novel that resulted in the imprisonment of author Marquis de Sade by Napolean Bonaparte.is part of Momentum's Classic Erotica collection.
/book/show/9953059-inspirations?from_search=true	Paulo Coelho	Inspirations: Selections from Classic Literature	'Anthology' comes from the Greek word that stands for garlands - a bouquet of flowers. An anthology then, should be a small token of something much larger. In the case of flowers, they bring to mind the colour & fragrance of the fields, of a season. Coelho's anthology, therefore, is not only a collection of texts or poems, but a gift, something arranged according to hi'Anthology' comes from the Greek word that stands for garlands - a bouquet of flowers. An anthology then, should be a small token of something much larger. In the case of flowers, they bring to mind the colour & fragrance of the fields, of a season. Coelho's anthology, therefore, is not only a collection of texts or poems, but a gift, something arranged according to his sensitivities, to give to others. The selection of books presented in this volume have been chosen as if from a vast field of flowers, stretching infinitely into time's horizon. Coelho's selection is ordered in to the four elements, symbolizing both our world on all its directions, and the way we dwell in it, the way we say it. In 'Earth' we find writers as diverse as Oscar Wilde and D H Lawrence; in 'Air' Nelson Mandela and Gabriel Garcia Marques; in 'Fire' Rumi and Mary Shelley; in 'Water' Hans Christian Anderson and Machiavelli.
/book/show/26696323-the-rape-of-the-lock?from_search=true	Alexander Pope	The Rape of the Lock: An Heroi-Comical Poem in Five Cantos	Excerpt from The Rape of the Lock: An Heroi-Comical Poem in Five CantosChisvvick press - charles whittingham and co. Tooks court, chancery lane, london.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-ofExcerpt from The Rape of the Lock: An Heroi-Comical Poem in Five CantosChisvvick press - charles whittingham and co. Tooks court, chancery lane, london.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/8848665-peter-pan-in-kensington-gardens?from_search=true	J.M. Barrie	Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens	Excerpt from Peter Pan in Kensington GardensA Chrysanthemum heard her, and said pointedly, Hoity - toity, what is_this?About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitallyExcerpt from Peter Pan in Kensington GardensA Chrysanthemum heard her, and said pointedly, Hoity - toity, what is_this?About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/13586977-ender-s-world?from_search=true	Orson Scott Card (Editor)	Ender's World: Fresh Perspectives on the SF Classic Ender's Game	Go deeper into the complexities of Orson Scott Cards classic novel with science fiction and fantasy writers, YA authors, military strategists, including:Ender prequel series coauthoron Ender and the evolution of the child herocreatoronas a guide to lifeHugo awarGo deeper into the complexities of Orson Scott Cards classic novel with science fiction and fantasy writers, YA authors, military strategists, including:Ender prequel series coauthoron Ender and the evolution of the child herocreatoronas a guide to lifeHugo awardwinning writeron howgets away with breaking all the (literary) rulesRetired US Air Forceon what the military could learn from Ender about leadershipBestselling YA authoron the ambivalence toward survival that lies at the heart of Enders storyPlus pieces by:Hilari BellJohn BrownMette Ivie HarrisonJanis IanAlethea KontisDavid Lubar and Alison S. MyersJohn F. SchmittKen ScholesEric James StoneAlsoon the writing and evolution of the events in, from the design of Battle School to the mindset of the pilots who sacrificed themselves in humanitys fight against the formics
/book/show/32873541-nera-come-l-ombra?from_search=true	Julie Garwood Diana Fonticoli (Translator)	Nera come l'ombra	Contesa per la sua conturbante bellezza, Gabrielle, intrepida figlia di un potente barone e principessa di St Biel,  la merce di scambio perfetta per re Giovanni d'Inghilterra, intenzionato a riportare la pace tra i clan delle Highlands scozzesi. Gabrielle viene dunque mandata in sposa a Monroe, ma poco prima delle nozze scopre che l'anzianostato assassinato InContesa per la sua conturbante bellezza, Gabrielle, intrepida figlia di un potente barone e principessa di St Biel,  la merce di scambio perfetta per re Giovanni d'Inghilterra, intenzionato a riportare la pace tra i clan delle Highlands scozzesi. Gabrielle viene dunque mandata in sposa a Monroe, ma poco prima delle nozze scopre che l'anzianostato assassinato In disgrazia, la principessa trova ospitalit nel castello di Colm MacHugh. Colm  un gigante biondo, schivo, autoritario. Al suo sguardo penetrante, per, il corpo e il cuore di Gabrielle non possono resistere
/book/show/27009952-lyrical-ballads?from_search=true	William Wordsworth	Lyrical Ballads	Excerpt from Lyrical BalladsAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections presentExcerpt from Lyrical BalladsAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/3820551-mrs-tiggy-winkle?from_search=true	Beatrix Potter	Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle (The Classic Tales Series)	Mrs. Tiggy-winkle is a hedgehog washerwoman who lives in a tiny cottage in the fells of the Lake District. A child named Lucie, who has lost three handkerchiefs and a pinny, happens upon her cottage and stays for tea, watches Mrs Tiggy-winkle do some ironing and also helps Mrs. Tiggy-winkle with her laundry delivery.
/book/show/27104733-the-protestant-ethic-and-the-spirit-of-capitalism?from_search=true	Max Weber	The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism	Excerpt from The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of CapitalismMax Weber's essay, Die protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus, which is here translated, was first published in the Archiv fur Sozialwissenschaft und Sozialpolitik, Volumes XX and XXI, for 1904-5. It was reprinted in 1920 as the first study in the ambitious series Gesammelte Aufsatze zur ReligionsExcerpt from The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of CapitalismMax Weber's essay, Die protestantische Ethik und der Geist des Kapitalismus, which is here translated, was first published in the Archiv fur Sozialwissenschaft und Sozialpolitik, Volumes XX and XXI, for 1904-5. It was reprinted in 1920 as the first study in the ambitious series Gesammelte Aufsatze zur Religionssoziologie, which was left unfinished by Weber's untimely death in that same year. For the new printing he made considerable changes, and appended both new material and replies to criticism in footnotes. The translation has, however, been made directly from this last edition. Though the volume of footnotes is excessively large, so as to form a serious detriment to the reader's enjoyment, it has not seemed advisable either to omit any of them or to attempt to incorporate them into the text. As it stands it shows most plainly how the problem has grown in Weber's own mind, and it would be a pity to destroy that for the sake of artistic perfection. A careful perusal of the notes is, however, especially recommended to the reader, since a great deal of important material is contained in them. The fact that they are printed separately from the main text should not be allowed to hinder their use. The translation is, as far as is possible, faithful to the text, rather than attempting to achieve any more than ordinary, clear English style. Nothing has been altered, and only a few comments to clarify obscure points and to refer the reader to related parts of Weber's work have been added.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/33261104-melmoth-the-wanderer?from_search=true	Charles Robert Maturin	Melmoth, the Wanderer: A Melo-Dramatic Romance, in Three Acts (Founded on the Popular Novel of That Name) Performed, for the First Time, at the Royal Coburg Theatre, on Monday, July 14th, 1823 (Classic Reprint)	Excerpt from Melmoth, the Wanderer: A Melo-Dramatic Romance, in Three Acts (Founded on the Popular Novel of That Name) Performed, for the First Time, at the Royal Coburg Theatre, on Monday, July 14th, 1823Roz. Out! Out! You graceless varlet, you! The house has not been Open many weeks, and you must be ogling the maids, instead of minding your work, you lazy loon?About thExcerpt from Melmoth, the Wanderer: A Melo-Dramatic Romance, in Three Acts (Founded on the Popular Novel of That Name) Performed, for the First Time, at the Royal Coburg Theatre, on Monday, July 14th, 1823Roz. Out! Out! You graceless varlet, you! The house has not been Open many weeks, and you must be ogling the maids, instead of minding your work, you lazy loon?About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/30786688-jacob-s-room?from_search=true	Virginia Woolf	Jacob's Room	Excerpt from Jacob's RoomSo of course, wrote Betty Flanders, pressing her heels rather deeper in the sand, there was nothing for it but to leave.Slowly welling from the point of her gold nib, pale blue ink dissolved the full Stop; for there her pen stuck; her eyes fixed, and tears Slowly filled them. The entire bay quivered the lighthouse wobbled and she had the illusionExcerpt from Jacob's RoomSo of course, wrote Betty Flanders, pressing her heels rather deeper in the sand, there was nothing for it but to leave.Slowly welling from the point of her gold nib, pale blue ink dissolved the full Stop; for there her pen stuck; her eyes fixed, and tears Slowly filled them. The entire bay quivered the lighthouse wobbled and she had the illusion that the mast of Mr. Connor's little yacht was ben g i e a wax candle in the sun. She winked quickly. Accidents were awful things. She winked again. The mast was straight; the waves were regular; the lighthouse was upright but the blot had spread.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/19068053-the-law-of-success-in-sixteen-lessons-illustrated?from_search=true	Napoleon Hill Seedbox Classic (Editor)	The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons [Illustrated]	This Seedbox Classics edition of The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons includes illustrations.The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons by Napoleon Hill, author of Think and Grow Rich, is a book that documents the steps necessary to achieve success, wealth, and happiness. Hills work is based on interviews with over 500 millionaires including Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford, ThomaThis Seedbox Classics edition of The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons includes illustrations.The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons by Napoleon Hill, author of Think and Grow Rich, is a book that documents the steps necessary to achieve success, wealth, and happiness. Hills work is based on interviews with over 500 millionaires including Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, and John D. Rockefeller. The lessons of The Law of Success in Sixteen Lessons are timeless making this required reading for anyone looking for an edge at the office or in life.
/book/show/33900126-rob-roy?from_search=true	Walter Scott	Rob-Roy	Excerpt from Rob-RoyCette politique qui excita les clans sauvages des Highlands et du Border a troubler la paix du pays, est signalee par un historien de l'epoque comme une manoeuvre des plus desastreuses, qui fit considerer les mac-gregor comme toujours prets a porter atteinte a la tranquillite publique.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousandsExcerpt from Rob-RoyCette politique qui excita les clans sauvages des Highlands et du Border a troubler la paix du pays, est signalee par un historien de l'epoque comme une manoeuvre des plus desastreuses, qui fit considerer les mac-gregor comme toujours prets a porter atteinte a la tranquillite publique.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/24281521-don-juan---classic-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	George Gordon Byron A. Willis (Editor)	Don Juan - Classic Illustrated Edition	Byron's exuberant masterpiece tells of the adventures of Don Juan, beginning with his illicit love affair at the age of sixteen in his native Spain and his subsequent exile to Italy. Following a dramatic shipwreck, his exploits take him to Greece, where he is sold as a slave, and to Russia, where he becomes a favorite of the Empress Catherine who sends him on to England. WByron's exuberant masterpiece tells of the adventures of Don Juan, beginning with his illicit love affair at the age of sixteen in his native Spain and his subsequent exile to Italy. Following a dramatic shipwreck, his exploits take him to Greece, where he is sold as a slave, and to Russia, where he becomes a favorite of the Empress Catherine who sends him on to England. Written in ottava rima stanza form, Byron'sblends high drama with earthy humor, outrageous satire of his contemporaries, and sharp mockery of Western societies, with England coming under particular attack.
/book/show/26915722-the-happy-prince-and-other-fairy-stories?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde	The Happy Prince, and Other Fairy Stories	Excerpt from The Happy Prince, and Other Fairy StoriesHigh above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. He was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on his sword-hilt.He was very much admired indeed. He is as beautiful as a weathercock, remarked one of the Town CouncilExcerpt from The Happy Prince, and Other Fairy StoriesHigh above the city, on a tall column, stood the statue of the Happy Prince. He was gilded all over with thin leaves of fine gold, for eyes he had two bright sapphires, and a large red ruby glowed on his sword-hilt.He was very much admired indeed. He is as beautiful as a weathercock, remarked one of the Town Councillors who wished to gain a reputation for having artistic tastes; only not quite so useful, he added, fearing lest people should think him unpractical, which he really was not.Why can't you be like the Happy Prince? asked a sensible mother of her little boy who was crying for the moon.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/27102144-the-life-of-lazarillo-de-tormes?from_search=true	Clements Robert Markham	The Life of Lazarillo de Tormes: His Fortunes Adversities	Excerpt from The Life of Lazarillo De Tormes: His Fortunes AdversitiesThe Life of Lazarillo de Tormes: His Fortunes & Adversities was written by Clements Markham in 1908. This is a 138 page book, containing 26502 words and 12 pictures. Search Inside is enabled for this title.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic booksExcerpt from The Life of Lazarillo De Tormes: His Fortunes AdversitiesThe Life of Lazarillo de Tormes: His Fortunes & Adversities was written by Clements Markham in 1908. This is a 138 page book, containing 26502 words and 12 pictures. Search Inside is enabled for this title.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/25017843-logan-s-run?from_search=true	William F. Nolan George Clayton Johnson	Logan's Run: Vintage Movie Classics	The bestselling dystopian novel that inspired the 1970s science-fiction classic starring Michael York, Jenny Agutter, and Richard Jordan.In 2116, it is against the law to live beyond the age of twenty-one years. When the crystal flower in the palm of your hand turns from red to black, you have reached your Lastday and you must report to a Sleepshop for processing. But theThe bestselling dystopian novel that inspired the 1970s science-fiction classic starring Michael York, Jenny Agutter, and Richard Jordan.In 2116, it is against the law to live beyond the age of twenty-one years. When the crystal flower in the palm of your hand turns from red to black, you have reached your Lastday and you must report to a Sleepshop for processing. But the human will to survive is strongstronger than any mere law.Logan 3 is a Sandman, an enforcer who hunts down those Runners who refuse to accept Deep Sleep. The day before Logans palmflower shifts to black, a Runner accidentally reveals that he was racing toward a goal: Sanctuary. With this information driving him forward, Logan 3 assumes the role of the hunted and becomes a Runner.
/book/show/17859361-the-snow-queen?from_search=true	Hans Christian Andersen (Creator) Yevgeniya Yeretskaya (Illustrations)	The Snow Queen: A Pop-Up Adaption of a Classic Fairytale	This new holiday book features amazing paper engineering and pop-ups from the same paper engineer that developed the best-sellingtitle. This unique pop-up interpretation of a beloved Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale is destined to be another classic to be enjoyed for years by the entire family.
/book/show/10663357-the-pocket-dictionary?from_search=true	Ambrose Bierce	The Pocket Dictionary: An Abridge Edition Of The Comic Classic	If we could only put aside our civil pose and say what we really thought, the world would be a lot like the one alluded to inThere, a bore is a person who talks when you wish him to listen, and happiness is an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another. This is the most comprehensive, authoritative edition eIf we could only put aside our civil pose and say what we really thought, the world would be a lot like the one alluded to inThere, a bore is a person who talks when you wish him to listen, and happiness is an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another. This is the most comprehensive, authoritative edition ever of Ambrose Bierce's satiric masterpiece. It renders obsolete all other versions that have appeared in the book's ninety-year history.A virtual onslaught of acerbic, confrontational wordplay,offers some 1,600 wickedly clever definitions to the vocabulary of everyday life. Little is sacred and few are safe, for Bierce targets just about any pursuit, from matrimony to immortality, that allows our willful failings and excesses to shine forth.Ambrose Bierce'sis a classic that stands alongside the best work of satirists such as Twain, Mencken, and Thurber. This unabridged edition will be celebrated by humor fans and word lovers everywhere.was originally titledin 1906 and changed to the former title in 1911.
/book/show/101359.The_Gallery_of_Regrettable_Food?from_search=true	James Lileks	The Gallery of Regrettable Food: Highlights from Classic American Recipe Books	A collection of photographs, illustrations, food ads, recipes, and culinary miscellany from classic American cookbooks of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s presents an array of the best of the worst dishes from the period.The Gallery of Regrettable FoodLileks, JamesRandom House Inc2001/09/01192HARDCOVERA collection of photographs, illustrations, food ads, recipes, and culinary miscellany from classic American cookbooks of the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s presents an array of the best of the worst dishes from the period.The Gallery of Regrettable FoodLileks, JamesRandom House Inc2001/09/01192HARDCOVER00065614
/book/show/1276895.The_Book_of_Tea?from_search=true	Kakuz Okakura Hounsai Genshitsu Sen (Foreword)	The Book of Tea: The Classic Work on the Japanese Tea Ceremony and the Value of Beauty	The Book of Tea has served for more than a century as one of the most perceptive introductions to Asian life and thought in English. Publication of the book was a pioneering effort in the cultural bridge-building between East and West. Kakuzo Okakura perceived chanoyu-literally, the way of tea-as a form of spiritual culture, a disipline that transforms itself into the ArThe Book of Tea has served for more than a century as one of the most perceptive introductions to Asian life and thought in English. Publication of the book was a pioneering effort in the cultural bridge-building between East and West. Kakuzo Okakura perceived chanoyu-literally, the way of tea-as a form of spiritual culture, a disipline that transforms itself into the Art of Life.In writing of chanoyu, his concern was the broad current of Asian culture flowing eastward from India, and its potential contribution to the culture of all humankind. Buddhism, Taoism, Zen, and Chinese and Japanese aesthetics are discussed, giving voice to traditional Asian values and ideals that had been little recognized in the West. Thus, he sought to convey the spirit of chanoyu as a crystallization of the cultural life of the East.
/book/show/18891190-profiles-in-courage?from_search=true	John F. Kennedy	Profiles in Courage: Deluxe Modern Classic	
/book/show/16405653-venus-in-furs?from_search=true	Leopold von Sacher-Masoch	Venus in Furs: The Classic of Female Domination of the Male	
/book/show/289114.Manchild_in_the_Promised_Land?from_search=true	Claude Brown	Manchild in the Promised Land	Manchild in the Promised Land is indeed one of the most remarkable autobiographies of our time. This thinly fictionalized account of Claude Brown's childhood as a hardened, streetwise criminal trying to survive the toughest streets of Harlem has been heralded as the definitive account of everyday life for the first generation of African Americans raised in the Northern gheManchild in the Promised Land is indeed one of the most remarkable autobiographies of our time. This thinly fictionalized account of Claude Brown's childhood as a hardened, streetwise criminal trying to survive the toughest streets of Harlem has been heralded as the definitive account of everyday life for the first generation of African Americans raised in the Northern ghettos of the 1940s and 1950s. When the book was first published in 1965, it was praised for its realistic portrayal of Harlem -- the children, young people, hardworking parents; the hustlers, drug dealers, prostitutes, and numbers runners; the police; the violence, sex, and humor. The book continues to resonate generations later, not only because of its fierce and dignified anger, not only because the struggles of urban youth are as deeply felt today as they were in Brown's time, but also because the book is affirmative and inspiring. Here is the story about the one who made it, the boy who kept landing on his feet and became a man.
/book/show/23868689-the-golden-bough---classic-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	James George Frazer M. Robinson (Editor)	The Golden Bough - Classic Illustrated Edition	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Golden Bough offers readers a modernist approach to discussing religion, treating it dispassionately as a cultural phenomenon rather than from a theological perspective.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the book is one of the great* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Golden Bough offers readers a modernist approach to discussing religion, treating it dispassionately as a cultural phenomenon rather than from a theological perspective.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the book is one of the great studies of mythology and religion and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/18732592-a-woman-of-no-importance---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde	A Woman of No Importance - The Original Classic Edition	Ive just started re-reading this play and I think it is one of the most beautiful works Wilde ever wrote. Mrs. Arbuthnots speech at the end of Act Four, beginning men dont know what mothers are is one of the most beautiful pieces Ive ever read in Wilde. Its a very ironic speech, considering it was written by a man, but it shows what a wonderful insight into women Wilde hadIve just started re-reading this play and I think it is one of the most beautiful works Wilde ever wrote. Mrs. Arbuthnots speech at the end of Act Four, beginning men dont know what mothers are is one of the most beautiful pieces Ive ever read in Wilde. Its a very ironic speech, considering it was written by a man, but it shows what a wonderful insight into women Wilde had.The play is essentially about morality and the conflict between a persons own, private sense of morality and the moral values imposed on us by society. Ultimately, Mrs. Arbuthnot is the character who most deserves our respect, precisely because she refuses to buy into the moral values of those around her. Reading it, I can just imagine how it would be performed, I even find myself acting the play out in my head, such is the power and force of Wildes dialogue.This is a truly beautiful work which I highly recommend.
/book/show/28057974-ecce-homo?from_search=true	Friedrich Nietzsche	Ecce Homo	Excerpt from Ecce HomoAs it is my intention within a very short time to confront my fellow-men with the very greatest demand that has ever yet been made upon them, it seems to me above all necessary to declare here who and what I am. As a matter of fact, this ought to be pretty well known already, for I have not held my tongue about myself. But the disparity which existExcerpt from Ecce HomoAs it is my intention within a very short time to confront my fellow-men with the very greatest demand that has ever yet been made upon them, it seems to me above all necessary to declare here who and what I am. As a matter of fact, this ought to be pretty well known already, for I have not held my tongue about myself. But the disparity which exists between the greatness of my task and the smallness of my contemporaries, is revealed by the fact that people have neither heard me nor yet seen me. I live on my own self-made credit, and it is probably only a prejudice to suppose that I am alive at all. I do but require to speak to any one of the scholars who come to the Ober-Engadine in the summer in order to convince myself that I am not alive... Under these circumstances, it is a duty - and one against which my customary reserve, and to a still greater degree the pride of my instincts, rebel to say: Listen! for I am such and such a person. For Heaven's sake do not confound me with any one else!I am, for instance, in no wise a bogey man, or moral monster.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/12923814-the-bacchae-of-euripides?from_search=true	Euripides	The Bacchae of Euripides	Behold, God's Son is come unto this land Of Thebes, even I, Dionysus, whom the brand Of heaven's hot splendour lit to life, when she Who bore me, Cadmus' daughter Semele, Died here. So, changed in shape from God to man, I walk again by Dirce's streams and scan Ismenus' shore. There by the castle side I see her place, the Tomb of the Lightning's Bride, The wreck of smoulderBehold, God's Son is come unto this land Of Thebes, even I, Dionysus, whom the brand Of heaven's hot splendour lit to life, when she Who bore me, Cadmus' daughter Semele, Died here. So, changed in shape from God to man, I walk again by Dirce's streams and scan Ismenus' shore. There by the castle side I see her place, the Tomb of the Lightning's Bride, The wreck of smouldering chambers, and the great Faint wreaths of fire undying--as the hate Dies not, that Hera held for Semele. Aye, Cadmus hath done well; in purity He keeps this place apart, inviolate, His daughter's sanctuary; and I have set My green and clustered vines to robe it round. Far now behind me lies the golden ground Of Lydian and of Phrygian; far away The wide hot plains where Persian sunbeams play, The Bactrian war-holds, and the storm-oppressed Clime of the Mede, and Araby the Blest, And Asia all, that by the salt sea lies In proud embattled cities, motley-wise Of Hellene and Barbarian interwrought; And now I come to Hellas--having taught All the world else my dances and my rite Of mysteries, to show me in men's sight Manifest God.
/book/show/18889766-seven-pillars-of-wisdom?from_search=true	T.E. Lawrence	Seven Pillars of Wisdom: A Beautifully Reproduced World Classic - Special Edition Including Every Illustration	
/book/show/21051959-oh-the-thinks-you-can-think-dr-seuss-classic-collection?from_search=true	Dr. Seuss	Oh, The Thinks You Can Think (Dr. Seuss Classic Collection) (Beginner Series)	Back in 1957, Theodor Geisel responded to an article in Life magazine that lamented the use of boring reading primers in schools. Using the pseudonym of Dr. Seuss (Seuss was Geisel's middle name) and only two hundred twenty-three words, Geisel created a replacement for those dull primers: The Cat in the Hat. The instant success of the book prompted Geisel and his wifeBack in 1957, Theodor Geisel responded to an article in Life magazine that lamented the use of boring reading primers in schools. Using the pseudonym of Dr. Seuss (Seuss was Geisel's middle name) and only two hundred twenty-three words, Geisel created a replacement for those dull primers: The Cat in the Hat. The instant success of the book prompted Geisel and his wife to found Beginner Books, and Geisel wrote many popular books in this series, including Hop on Pop,  Fox in Socks,  and Green Eggs and Ham. Other favorite titles in this series are Go, Dog, Go! and Are You My Mother? by P. D. Eastman, A Fly Went By,  by Mike McClintock, and Put Me in the Zoo,  by Robert Lopshire. These affordable hardcover books combine large print, easy vocabulary, and large, bright illustrations in stories kids will want to read again and again. Grades 1 - Grades 2.
/book/show/26919697-summer?from_search=true	Edith Wharton	Summer: A Novel	Excerpt from Summer: A NovelA Girl came out of Royall's house, at the end of the one street of North Dormer, and stood on the doorstep.It was the beginning of a June afternoon. The springlike transparent sky shed a rain of silver sunshine on the roofs of the village, and on the pastures and larchwoods surrounding it. A little wind moved among the round white clouds on thExcerpt from Summer: A NovelA Girl came out of Royall's house, at the end of the one street of North Dormer, and stood on the doorstep.It was the beginning of a June afternoon. The springlike transparent sky shed a rain of silver sunshine on the roofs of the village, and on the pastures and larchwoods surrounding it. A little wind moved among the round white clouds on the shoulders of the hills, driving their shadows across the fields and down the grassy road that takes the name of street when it passes through North Dormer. The place lies high and in the open, and lacks the lavish shade of the more protected New England villages.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18819923-john-carter-warlord-of-mars?from_search=true	Edgar Rice Burroughs	John Carter Warlord of Mars	This collector-quality edition includes the complete text of the first three novels of Edgar Rice Burrough's Barsoom series, A Princess of Mars, The Gods of Mars and Warlord of Mars in freshly edited and newly typeset editions. With an oversize 7.44x9.69 page size, this Summit Classic edition is printed on hefty 60# bright white paper with a fully laminated coverThis collector-quality edition includes the complete text of the first three novels of Edgar Rice Burrough's Barsoom series, A Princess of Mars, The Gods of Mars and Warlord of Mars in freshly edited and newly typeset editions. With an oversize 7.44x9.69 page size, this Summit Classic edition is printed on hefty 60# bright white paper with a fully laminated cover featuring an original full color design. Barsoom is the native name for the Mars imagined by Edgar Rice Burroughs, a dying world whose oceans have gone dry and whose atmosphere is dissipating, precariously maintained by a massive atmosphere plant, a world where a race of giant green men with four arms roam dry seabeds and vast ancient ruins mounted on reptilian steeds, while a race of coppery-skinned red men maintains an oddly barbaric culture and scientific civilization in sprawling cities and travel in flying cars. If any of this sounds vaguely familiar but you've never read what has over the years become known as Edgar Rice Burroughs' science fiction Martian series it's not surprising. Burroughs didn't invent planetary romance, lost civilizations, islands populated by dinosaurs and primitive men or any of the kinds of fiction he wrote. But he literally re-invented adventure fiction across the board and his indelible stamp on the work of writers, filmmakers, television producers and scientists is still apparent a hundred years after his first published story. Burroughs is known the world over as the creator of Tarzan, the Ape Man. Tarzan became a cultural phenomenon almost immediately upon his appearance, but before Tarzan there was John Carter of Mars. Burroughs' first published work originally appeared in serial form with the title Under the Moons of Mars in 1912. Like many of Burroughs' pulp magazine serials, the story was later published in book form by Chicago publisher A. C. McClurg. The original McClurg version re-titled the story as A Princess of Mars, the name by which it has been known ever since. There would ultimately be eleven Martian Novels, with the cast of characters changing as the series progressed. The first three stories form a cohesive trilogy, the romance between John Carter, mysteriously transported to Mars from the Arizona desert, and Dejah Thoris, the Princess of Mars for whom the first novel is named. These three tales are presented in this volume. In Edgar Rice Burroughs' trademark style, John Carter is thrown into a series of non-stop adventures at breakneck pace, with the earthling pitted against a variety of Martian men and beasts, finding adversaries on seemingly every page and finding a few friends - and the love of his life - in the course of this epic adventure that will ultimately leave him astride a fantastic planet. Additional material collected and presented for Burroughs' fans, new or old, are a biographical sketch of the author and a detailed bibliography of his work.
/book/show/27010258-the-world-as-will-and-idea-vol-1?from_search=true	Arthur Schopenhauer	The World as Will and Idea, Vol. 1	Excerpt from The World as Will and Idea, Vol. 1The style of Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung is sometimes loose and involved, as is so often the case in German philosophical treatises. The translation of the book has consequently been a matter of no little difficulty. It was found that extensive alteration of the long and occasionally involved sentences, however likelExcerpt from The World as Will and Idea, Vol. 1The style of Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung is sometimes loose and involved, as is so often the case in German philosophical treatises. The translation of the book has consequently been a matter of no little difficulty. It was found that extensive alteration of the long and occasionally involved sentences, however likely to prove conducive to a satisfactory English style, tended not only to obliterate the form of the original but even to imperil the meaning. Where a choice has had to be made, the alternative of a somewhat slavish adherence to Schopenhauer's ipsissima verba has accordingly been preferred to that of inaccuracy. The result is a piece of work which leaves much to be desired, but which has yet consistently sought to reproduce faithfully the spirit as well as the letter of the original.As regards the rendering of the technical terms about which there has been so much controversy, the equivalents used have only been adopted after careful consideration of their meaning in the theory of knowledge. For example, Vorstellung has been rendered by idea, in preference to representation, which is neither accurate, intelligible, nor elegant.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18732333-the-legends-of-king-arthur-and-his-knights---the-original-classic-editio?from_search=true	James Knowles	The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights - The Original Classic Edition	Along with Robin Hood, these ancient legends are a must-read - Who hasnt heard of King Arthur and the knights of his Round Table? In this book you meet them all including the magician Merlin, and the brave knights Sir Lancelot, Sir Gareth, Sir Tristam, Sir Bors, Sir Key, and Sir Galahad. All the old favorites are included Arthur drawing the sword out of the stone, Arthur rAlong with Robin Hood, these ancient legends are a must-read - Who hasnt heard of King Arthur and the knights of his Round Table? In this book you meet them all including the magician Merlin, and the brave knights Sir Lancelot, Sir Gareth, Sir Tristam, Sir Bors, Sir Key, and Sir Galahad. All the old favorites are included Arthur drawing the sword out of the stone, Arthur receiving the sword Excalibur from the Lady of the Lake, Arthur becoming emperor, and Arthurs marriage to Guinevere. These events are recounted with surprising little drama. But dont give up too soon the best comes with all the quests and adventures of the knights that follow, including the Quest for the Holy Grail. This book is chock-full of entertaining adventures involving knights in shining armour, damsels in distress, fierce jousting and sword fights to the death, battles against hoards of enemies and giants, tournaments and miracles. The medieval setting is painted in a rather idealized fashion, limited to the nobility and figures of the court, who embrace all that is beautiful, brave and noble. These virtues are sometimes portrayed rather simplistically, as unknown knights engage in mortal combat, and only after they have virtually killed each other do the introductions begin: What is your name? Behind this medieval mayhem is a heightened sense of chivalry more reflective of legend than fact, where knights battle to the death for the sake of a woman - even one they have only just met. But isnt that what the Arthurian legends are all about? Nobody is under the illusion that they are to be taken too seriously. Journeying to Arthurs Camelot is a form of escapism - suspend your sense of disbelief, watch the flashing swords and fearful battles, and enjoy.How much truth there is behind the Arthurian tales will always be the subject of debate. The fact remains that there is an extensive and confusing body of legend to wade through. In this 1923 work, Knowles has essentially followed Malorys fifteenth century classic Morte dArthur. Even his language is antiquated and tedious, but persevere because you will soon find that this an enjoyable and essential addition that heightens the heroic atmosphere of the story and gives the legend a fittingly majestic touch. But it is doubtful that Malory or Knowles have been successful in making a great deal of sense out of the confusing mass of legend, because it is not unified in a plausible manner. Those looking for a more readable or easier introduction to king Arthur would be better served by the works by Roger Lancelyn Green or Howard Pyle.This collection is primarily of historical value, in giving a true picture of the original legends as they have been transmitted across hundreds of years. Even if it is not always easy to read, it cannot be denied that Knowles has produced a very comprehensive collection of the Arthurian tales, and the unbelievable exploits of knights in shining armour will continue to entertain in the future just as they have done in the past. Along with the tales of Robin Hood, the tales of King Arthur are the most exciting tales that British history has produced.This is the stuff of legend, and it is worth a read.
/book/show/10562200-the-house-of-god?from_search=true	Samuel Shem	The House of God: The Classic Novel of Life and Death in an American Hospital	More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA
/book/show/27081914-the-metamorphosis?from_search=true	Apuleius	The Metamorphosis: Or Golden Ass, of Apuleius	Excerpt from The Metamorphosis: Or Golden Ass, of ApuleiusApulieus, the celebrated author of the following work, is undoubtedly the greatest of the ancient Latin Platonists, a portion of whose writings have been preserved to the present time; and though, in consequence of living at a period in which the depths of the Platonic philosophy had not been fathomed, and its mystExcerpt from The Metamorphosis: Or Golden Ass, of ApuleiusApulieus, the celebrated author of the following work, is undoubtedly the greatest of the ancient Latin Platonists, a portion of whose writings have been preserved to the present time; and though, in consequence of living at a period in which the depths of the Platonic philosophy had not been fathomed, and its mysteries luminously unfolded, as they afterwards were by certain Coryphaean Greeks, he is not to be classed among the chief of the disciples of Plato, yet he will always maintain a very distinguished rank among those who have delivered to us the more accessible parts of that philosophy with consummate eloquence, and an inimitable splendour of diction.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/29779252-life-and-fate?from_search=true	Vasily Grossman Robert Chandler (Translator)	Life And Fate (Vintage Classic Russians Series)	This novel on the epic scale is a powerful, deeply moving and devastating depiction of a world torn apart by war and ideological tyranny. It is, as well, perhaps the most complete condemnation of totalitarianism to emerge from Russia, for the message that the Vasily Grossmanof Jewish origin and once an honored Soviet writerdelivers is that Stalinism and Nazism, in theirThis novel on the epic scale is a powerful, deeply moving and devastating depiction of a world torn apart by war and ideological tyranny. It is, as well, perhaps the most complete condemnation of totalitarianism to emerge from Russia, for the message that the Vasily Grossmanof Jewish origin and once an honored Soviet writerdelivers is that Stalinism and Nazism, in their falsehood, cruelty, and inhumanity, closely resemble each other.As inthe life of an entire society is evoked by the stories of a large number of vivid charactersmost of them connected to one family, the Shaposhnikovsand by a great variety of settings: domestic scenes, a physics laboratory (that of Victor Shtrum, probably a near-portrait of the author himself), German concentration and Soviet labor camps, the battlefield of Stalingrad.The desperate struggle for this city, which became the turning point of the Second World War, is at the center of the novel. Grossman depicts it, and its effects on the wives and destinies of his characters, with Tolstoyan grandeur that finds room for intimate detail. This, along with the author's courageous attack on the ideologies of repression, underlies the importance ofas one of the great novels of the century.
/book/show/18732604-two-years-before-the-mast---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Richard Henry Dana Jr.	Two Years Before the Mast - The Original Classic Edition	Why should you read this book? Yes, it is a classic. Yes, it documents the wonderful, adventurous time of the clipper ship. But thats not why you should read it. Richard Henry Dana must have been a most extraordinary man. While attending Harvard as a young man, his eyesight became weak and his health declined. He decided that the austere prescription of salt air and plainWhy should you read this book? Yes, it is a classic. Yes, it documents the wonderful, adventurous time of the clipper ship. But thats not why you should read it. Richard Henry Dana must have been a most extraordinary man. While attending Harvard as a young man, his eyesight became weak and his health declined. He decided that the austere prescription of salt air and plain hard work would be the cure. Not many would give up comfort and privelege, but for two years, Dana served as a common sailor, given no special treatment as the gentleman he was, and lived in the forecastle of the Alert, eating the mess of salt beef and common hardtack, risking his life and serving under a captain crueler than most.Dana was able to write in such a way as to re-create the life on board a sailing ship, down to the smallest details and thats what makes this book so real and touching. You can feel the cold of Tierra del Fuego, taste the salt beef, and feel the wind and damp. Whats more amazing is that Danas carefully-kept journal was lost along with his other mementos of his voyage when he landed back on shore in Boston, due to some tragic carelessness of someone he entrusted with his chest of belongings. Yet he was able to recreate his voyage in loving detail and in some very excellent writing.Danas later life as a lawyer was far from happy, though he made some critical contributions to maritime law. He died a poor and disappointed man, but left us the richer with his book. I just re-read it again for the tenth time, and it is fresher than ever. Read it along side of Moby Dick. Its American literature and American history and culture at its very best.
/book/show/17333.A_Year_with_C_S_Lewis?from_search=true	C.S. Lewis Patricia S. Klein (Editor)	A Year with C. S. Lewis: Daily Readings from His Classic Works	The classicis an intimate day-to-day companion by C.S. Lewis, the most important Christian writer of the 20th century. The daily meditations have been culled from Lewis celebrated signature classics:,,,andas well as from the distinguished woThe classicis an intimate day-to-day companion by C.S. Lewis, the most important Christian writer of the 20th century. The daily meditations have been culled from Lewis celebrated signature classics:,,,andas well as from the distinguished worksand. Ruminating on such themes as the nature of love, the existence of miracles, overcoming a devastating loss, and discovering a profound Christian faith,with C.S. Lewis offers unflinchingly honest insight for each day of the year.
/book/show/17426998-helmet-for-my-pillow?from_search=true	Robert Leckie	Helmet for my Pillow: The World War Two Pacific Classic	Here is one of the most riveting first-person accounts to ever come out of World War 2. Robert Leckie was 21 when he enlisted in the US Marine Corps in January 1942. Inwe follow his journey, from boot camp on Parris Island, South Carolina, all the way to the raging battles in the Pacific, where some oHere is one of the most riveting first-person accounts to ever come out of World War 2. Robert Leckie was 21 when he enlisted in the US Marine Corps in January 1942. Inwe follow his journey, from boot camp on Parris Island, South Carolina, all the way to the raging battles in the Pacific, where some of the war's fiercest fighting took place. Recounting his service with the 1st Marine Division and the brutal action on Guadalcanal, New Britain and Peleliu, Leckie spares no detail of the horrors and sacrifice of war, painting an unsentimental portrait of how real warriors are made, fight, and all too often die in the defence of their country.From the live-for-today rowdiness of Marines on leave to the terrors of jungle warfare against an enemy determined to fight to the last man, Leckie describes what it's really like when victory can only be measured inch by bloody inch. Unparalleled in its immediacy and accuracy,tells the gripping true story of an ordinary soldier fighting in extraordinary conditions. This is a book that brings you as close to the mud, the blood, and the experience of war as it is safe to come.Helmet for My PillowTom Hanks
/book/show/18732770-the-ragged-trousered-philanthropists---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Robert Tressell	The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists - The Original Classic Edition	Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Robert Tressell, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside The RaggFinally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Robert Tressell, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists:Easton was still reading the Obscurer; he was not about to understand exactly what the compiler of the figures was driving at--probably the latter never intended that anyone should understand--but he was conscious of a growing feeling of indignation and hatred against foreigners of every description, who were ruining this country, and he began to think that it was about time we did something to protect ourselves....Well, I dont go in for politics much, either, but if whats in this ere paper is true, it seems to me as we oughter take some interest in it, when the country is being ruined by foreigners....The only difference between Free Trade and Protection is that under certain circumstances one might be a little worse that the other, but as remedies for Poverty, neither of them are of any real use whatever, for the simple reason that they do not deal with the real causes of Poverty....Wot I mean, said Slyme, is that no man oughtnt to marry till hes saved up enough so as to ave some money in the bank; an another thing, I reckon a man oughtnt to get married till es got an ouse of is own....Well, we all know pretty well wot Free Trade and Protection means, but most of us dont know exactly what Socialism means; and I say as its the dooty of every man to try and find out which is the right thing to vote for, and when es found it out, to do wot e can to elp to bring it about.
/book/show/18761619-the-butter-battle-book?from_search=true	Dr. Seuss	The Butter Battle Book	, Dr. Seuss's classic cautionary tale, introduces readers to the important lesson of respecting differences. The Yooks and Zooks share a love of buttered bread, but animosity brews between the two groups because they prefer to enjoy the tasty treat differently. The timeless and topical rhyming text is an ideal way to teach young children about the iss, Dr. Seuss's classic cautionary tale, introduces readers to the important lesson of respecting differences. The Yooks and Zooks share a love of buttered bread, but animosity brews between the two groups because they prefer to enjoy the tasty treat differently. The timeless and topical rhyming text is an ideal way to teach young children about the issues of tolerance and respect. Whether in the home or in the classroom,is a must-have for readers of all ages.
/book/show/19813544-marguerite-de-valois?from_search=true	Alexandre Dumas	Marguerite de Valois	This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ... but, she added, there would be no harm in mentioning this to Henry. She withdrew. By Heaven! said D'Alencon; a good idea, and when Henry knowThis historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1900 edition. Excerpt: ... but, she added, there would be no harm in mentioning this to Henry. She withdrew. By Heaven! said D'Alencon; a good idea, and when Henry knows that his wife has betrayed him--So, he added, turning to the King, you will adopt our mother's suggestion? In every detail, said Charles, not doubting but that he would drive a thousand daggers into D'Alencon's heart. This will annoy Marguerite, but it will delight Henriot. Then, calling one of his guards, he ordered Henry summoned, but thinking better of it: No, no, said he, I will go for him myself. Do you, D'Alencon, inform D'Anjou and De Guise. Leaving his apartments, he ascended the private stairway to the second floor, which led to Henry's chamber. chapter xxxix. projects of revenge. Henry took advantage of the respite afforded him by his well-sustained examination to go to Madame de Sauve's. He found Orthon completely recovered from his fainting-fit. But Orthon could tell him nothing, except that some men had broken into the king's rooms, that the leader had struck him with the handle of his sword, and that the blow had stunned him. No one had troubled about Orthon. Catharine had seen that he had fainted and had believed him to be dead. As he had come to himself between the departure of the queen mother and the arrival of the captain of the guards charged with clearing up the room, he had taken refuge in Madame de Sauve's apartments. Henry begged Charlotte to keep the young man until news came from De Mouy, who would not fail to write him from his hiding-place. Then he would send Orthon to carry his answer to De Mouy, and instead of one devoted man he could count on two. This decided on, he returned to his rooms and began further to consider matters, walking up and down...
/book/show/18732768-against-the-grain---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Joris-Karl Huysmans	Against the Grain - The Original Classic Edition	Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Against The Grain. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Joris-Karl Huysmans, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside Against The Grain:ThisFinally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Against The Grain. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Joris-Karl Huysmans, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside Against The Grain:This room, each of whose sides was lined with mirrors that echoed each other all along the walls, reflecting, as far as the eye could reach, whole series of rose boudoirs, had been celebrated among the women who loved to immerse their nudity in this bath of warm carnation, made fragrant with the odor of mint emanating from the exotic wood of the furniture....And then, while he yielded to the voluptuousness of the woman he mechanically caressed, whose words or laughter tore him from his revery and rudely recalled him to the moment, to the boudoir, to reality, a tumult arose in his soul, a need of avenging the sad years he had endured, a mad wish to sully the recollections of his family by shameful action, a furious desire to pant on cushions of flesh, to drain to their last dregs the most violent of carnal vices.On rainy autumnal days when melancholy oppressed him, when a hatred of his home, the muddy yellow skies, the macadam clouds assailed him, he took refuge in this retreat, set the cage lightly in motion and watched it endlessly reflected in the play of the mirrors, until it seemed to his dazed eyes that the cage no longer stirred, but that the boudoir reeled and turned, filling the house with a rose-colored waltz....Disregarding entirely the generality of men whose gross retinas are capable of perceiving neither the cadence peculiar to each color nor the mysterious charm of their nuances of light and shade; ignoring the bourgeoisie, whose eyes are insensible to the pomp and splendor of strong, vibrant tones; and devoting himself only to people with sensitive pupils, refined by literature and art, he was convinced that the eyes of those among them who dream of the ideal and demand illusions are generally caressed by blue and its derivatives, mauve, lilac and pearl grey, provided always that these colors remain soft and do not overstep the bounds where they lose their personalities by being transformed into pure violets and frank greys....He limited himself to these things, intending later on to hang a few drawings or paintings on the panels which remained bare; to place shelves and book racks of ebony around the walls; to spread the pelts of wild beasts and the skins of blue fox on the floor; to install, near a massive fifteenth century counting-table, deep armchairs and an old chapel reading-desk of forged iron, one of those old lecterns on which the deacon formerly placed the antiphonary and which now supported one of the heavy folios of Du Canges Glossarium mediae et infimae latinitatis.
/book/show/32916239-the-enchanted-castle?from_search=true	E. Nesbit	The Enchanted Castle	Excerpt from The Enchanted CastleAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections preExcerpt from The Enchanted CastleAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/5086290-sleeping-beauty?from_search=true	Michael Teitelbaum	Sleeping Beauty	A wicked witch's spell over the Princess Aurora is broken when Prince Phillip releases her with a kiss.
/book/show/26957478-by-order-of-the-king?from_search=true	Victor Hugo	By Order of the King	Excerpt from By Order of the KingGwynplaine And Dea; The Tree Of Human Invention; Let Us Pray; The Duchess Josiana; Ursus Haranguing The Crowd; The Performance In The Courtyard Of The Tadcaster Inn; The Wapentake Arrests Gwynplaine; Ursus Watching The Procession Of Justice; Gwynplaine And Barkilphedro; Gwynplaine In The House Of Lords; I Come; Dea, Behold, I Come!AboExcerpt from By Order of the KingGwynplaine And Dea; The Tree Of Human Invention; Let Us Pray; The Duchess Josiana; Ursus Haranguing The Crowd; The Performance In The Courtyard Of The Tadcaster Inn; The Wapentake Arrests Gwynplaine; Ursus Watching The Procession Of Justice; Gwynplaine And Barkilphedro; Gwynplaine In The House Of Lords; I Come; Dea, Behold, I Come!About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/12242116-tan-classic?from_search=true	Thrse de Lisieux	TAN Classic: Story of a Soul	The Story of a Soul conveys St Therese of Liseux's Little Way of spiritual childhood - her elevator to Heaven, as she called it. This method was approved by Pope Pius XI as a way for all to grow in holiness through unfailing confidence and childlike delight in God's mercifuland again in this book, St. Therese shows us how her Little Way of love andThe Story of a Soul conveys St Therese of Liseux's Little Way of spiritual childhood - her elevator to Heaven, as she called it. This method was approved by Pope Pius XI as a way for all to grow in holiness through unfailing confidence and childlike delight in God's mercifuland again in this book, St. Therese shows us how her Little Way of love and trust comes straight from Sacredbook belongs in every Catholic home, for Pope St Pius X stated St. Therese of Liseux the greatest Saint of modern times.
/book/show/12551013-maha-bharata?from_search=true	Anonymous	Maha-bharata	The scene of the Epic is the ancient kingdom of the Kurus which flourished along the upper course of the Ganges; and the historical fact on which the Epic is based is a great war which took place between the Kurus and a neighbouring tribe, the Panchalas, in the thirteenth or fourteenth century before Christ.According to the Epic, Pandu and Dhrita-rashtra, who was born blinThe scene of the Epic is the ancient kingdom of the Kurus which flourished along the upper course of the Ganges; and the historical fact on which the Epic is based is a great war which took place between the Kurus and a neighbouring tribe, the Panchalas, in the thirteenth or fourteenth century before Christ.According to the Epic, Pandu and Dhrita-rashtra, who was born blind, were brothers. Pandu died early, and Dhrita-rashtra became king of the Kurus, and brought up the five sons of Pandu along with his hundred sons.
/book/show/11405754-to-build-a-fire?from_search=true	Jack London Classic Books 411	To Build a Fire	A man alone on the Yukon Trail, except for his dog, is planning on meeting friends on a day in which he encounters severe cold that reaches 75 degrees below zero. His troubles worsen when he falls through the snow and gets his feet and lower legs wet. His only hope of surviving is to build a fire, but his lack of ample supplies, extreme elements and his own diminishing senA man alone on the Yukon Trail, except for his dog, is planning on meeting friends on a day in which he encounters severe cold that reaches 75 degrees below zero. His troubles worsen when he falls through the snow and gets his feet and lower legs wet. His only hope of surviving is to build a fire, but his lack of ample supplies, extreme elements and his own diminishing senses prove to be an impenetrable barrier to his existence.
/book/show/18732660-the-road-to-oz---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	L. Frank Baum	The Road to Oz - The Original Classic Edition	The Road to Oz by L. Frank Baum - The Original Classic Edition Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition.This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside:So shThe Road to Oz by L. Frank Baum - The Original Classic Edition Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition.This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside:So she counted seven roads, and the seventh looked just like all the others; but the shaggy man got up from the ground where he had been sitting and started down this road as if sure it was the best way to go; and Dorothy and Toto followed him....Dorothy began to fear they were getting a good way from the farm-house, since here everything was strange to her; but it would do no good at all to go back where the other roads all met, because the next one they chose might lead her just as far from home....As he spoke the King waved his paw toward the boy, and at once the pretty curls and fresh round face and big blue eyes were gone, while in their place a foxs head appeared upon Button-Brights shoulders-a hairy head with a sharp nose, pointed ears, and keen little eyes....Im Dorothy; and this is my friend Shaggy Man, who owns the Love Magnet; and this is Button-Bright-only you dont see him as he really is because the Fox-King carelessly changed his head into a fox head....I dont know, she replied, but weve been told we are nearer the Land of Oz than to Kansas, and if thats so, the quickest way for me to get home is to find Ozma.
/book/show/3342532-thunderball?from_search=true	Ian Fleming	Thunderball	James Bond is in disgrace. His monthly medical report is critical of the high living that is ruining his health, and M packs him off for a fortnight to a nature-cure clinic to be tuned-up to his former pitch of exceptional fitness.
/book/show/24446909-a-charlie-brown-christmas-hallmark-recordable-storybook?from_search=true	Charles M. Schulz	A Charlie Brown Christmas Hallmark Recordable Storybook	You can trust Hallmark's Voice Save Technology to safely record, save, and play back your treasured voice recordings. Record and rerecord each page until you get it just right, then slide a switch to lock the recorded voice--no accidental erasing. Your recording is always safe when you change the batteries--even if the batteries run out in the middle of using the book.
/book/show/23596930-the-bostonians?from_search=true	Henry James S. Harris (Editor)	The Bostonians	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Bostonians is a bittersweet tragicomedy that centers on an odd triangle of characters: Basil Ransom, a political conservative from Mississippi; Olive Chancellor, Ransom's cousin and a Boston feminist; and Verena Tarrant, a pretty, young protegee of Olive's in the feminist movement. The story-line* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Bostonians is a bittersweet tragicomedy that centers on an odd triangle of characters: Basil Ransom, a political conservative from Mississippi; Olive Chancellor, Ransom's cousin and a Boston feminist; and Verena Tarrant, a pretty, young protegee of Olive's in the feminist movement. The story-line concerns the struggle between Ransom and Olive for Verena's allegiance and affection, though the novel also includes a wide panorama of political activists, newspaper people, and quirky eccentrics.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the novel is one of the great works of American literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/28473703-grimm-s-fairy-stories?from_search=true	Jacob Grimm Wilhelm Grimm John B. Gruelle (Illustrator)	Grimm's Fairy Stories: A Sweet Collection of Some of Their Best Complete with Original Illustrations (b&w) (Timeless Classic Books)	This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers.Contains stories such as The Goose Girl, Hansel and Grethel, Cinderella, The Golden Goose, The Frog Prince and many more.
/book/show/10757935-the-private-memoirs-and-confessions-of-a-justified-sinner?from_search=true	James Hogg	The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner	Considered in turn a Gothic novel, a psychological case study of an unreliable narrator, and an examination of totalitarian thought, the ultimately unclassifiable novel is set in a pseudo-Christian world of angels, devils, and demonic possession. It has been the subject of increasing critical attention in recent years, and has received wide acclaim for its probing quest inConsidered in turn a Gothic novel, a psychological case study of an unreliable narrator, and an examination of totalitarian thought, the ultimately unclassifiable novel is set in a pseudo-Christian world of angels, devils, and demonic possession. It has been the subject of increasing critical attention in recent years, and has received wide acclaim for its probing quest into the nature of religious fanaticism and Calvinist predestination.It is written in English, with Scots appearing mainly in dialogue.
/book/show/249186.The_New_Lifetime_Reading_Plan?from_search=true	Clifton Fadiman John S. Major	The New Lifetime Reading Plan: The Classic Guide to World Literature, Revised and Expanded	Now in print for the first time in almost 40 years,provides readers with brief, informative and entertaining introductions to more than 130 classics of world literature. From Homer to Hawthorne, Plato to Pascal, and Shakespeare to Solzhenitsyn, the great writers of Western civilization can be found in its pages. In addition, this new editionNow in print for the first time in almost 40 years,provides readers with brief, informative and entertaining introductions to more than 130 classics of world literature. From Homer to Hawthorne, Plato to Pascal, and Shakespeare to Solzhenitsyn, the great writers of Western civilization can be found in its pages. In addition, this new edition offers a much broader representation of women authors, such as Charlotte Bront%, Emily Dickinson and Edith Wharton, as well as non-Western writers such as Confucius, Sun-Tzu, Chinua Achebe, Mishima Yukio and many others.
/book/show/10008474-carter-g-woodson?from_search=true	Carter G. Woodson	Carter G. Woodson: The MIS-Education of the Negro--A Black History Classic of African-American Literature	This unique study emphasizes on the writings of Carter G. Woodson that focus on the areas of Pan Africanism; Black Labor History;Education and Intellectual Thoughtual Though, which examines the ideas and philosohphy of the African /american Experience in palce and time, while at the same time seeks to locate a repertoire of an African-american collectiveness consciousness.
/book/show/7130713-the-boys-of-summer?from_search=true	Roger Kahn Phil Gigante (Narrator)	The Boys of Summer: The Classic Narrative of Growing Up Within Shouting Distance of Ebbets Field, Covering the Jackie Robinson Dodgers, and What's Happened to Everybody Since	This is an audiobook about young men who learned to play baseball during the 1930s and 1940s, and then went on to play for one of the most exciting major-league ball clubs ever fielded, the team that broke the color barrier with Jackie Robinson. It is an audiobook by and about a sportswriter who grew up near Ebbets Field, and who had the good fortune in the 1950s to coverThis is an audiobook about young men who learned to play baseball during the 1930s and 1940s, and then went on to play for one of the most exciting major-league ball clubs ever fielded, the team that broke the color barrier with Jackie Robinson. It is an audiobook by and about a sportswriter who grew up near Ebbets Field, and who had the good fortune in the 1950s to cover the Dodgers for the. This is a book about what happened to Jackie, Carl Erskine, Pee Wee Reese, and the others when their glory days were behind them. In short, it is an audiobook about America, about fathers and sons, prejudice and courage, triumph and disaster, and told with warmth, humor, wit, candor, and love.A work of high purpose and poetic accomplishment. The finest American book on sports. James Michener
/book/show/23829784-the-man-who-would-be-king---classic-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	Rudyard Kipling S. Harris (Editor)	The Man Who Would Be King - Classic Illustrated Edition	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Man Who Would Be King is the gripping tale of two European adventurers in India who succeed in their plan to become kings of a local tribe and are even worshiped as gods until events take an unexpected turn...* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Man Who Would Be King is the gripping tale of two European adventurers in India who succeed in their plan to become kings of a local tribe and are even worshiped as gods until events take an unexpected turn...* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published over a century ago, the novel is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text.
/book/show/11914175-the-tale-of-benjamin-bunny?from_search=true	Beatrix Potter	The Tale of Benjamin Bunny (A Classic Children's Picture Book)	A classic must-have With wonderful color illustrations.This version is beautifully formatted especially for the Nook.
/book/show/19093988-dark-night-of-the-soul?from_search=true	San Juan de la Cruz	Dark Night of the Soul:	A 16th-century mystic, St. John of the Cross was also a Carmelite monk who helped reform the Order. In this book, he addresses pride, avarice, envy, and other human imperfections. He also provides an extended explanation of Divine love, and describes methods of conversion through prayer, submission, and purification.
/book/show/23828116-the-duchess-of-malfi---classic-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	John Webster S. Harris (Editor)	The Duchess of Malfi - Classic Illustrated Edition	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Duchess of Malfi is a macabre, tragic play that begins as a love story, with a Duchess who marries beneath her class, and ends as a nightmarish tragedy as her two brothers exact their revenge, destroying themselves in the process.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Duchess of Malfi is a macabre, tragic play that begins as a love story, with a Duchess who marries beneath her class, and ends as a nightmarish tragedy as her two brothers exact their revenge, destroying themselves in the process.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the novel is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/1713398.The_Secret_Life_of_Walter_Mitty?from_search=true	James Thurber Sandra Higashi (Illustrator)	The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Creative Classic Series)	A henpecked husband copes with the frustrations of his dull life by imagining he is a fearless airplane pilot, a brilliant doctor, and other dashing figures.
/book/show/8497582-hamlet-macbeth-king-lear-othello?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear, Othello	The greatest works of tragedy from the Bard, this book features Hamlet, Othello, King Lear and Macbeth.
/book/show/30833148-prometheus-bound?from_search=true	Aeschylus Paul Roche (Translator)	Prometheus Bound	For readers accustomed to the relatively undramatic standard translations of Prometheus Bound, this version by James Scully, a poet and winner of the Lamont Poetry Prize, and C. John Herington, one of the world's foremost Aeschylean scholars, will come as a revelation. Scully and Herington accentuate the play's true power, drama, and relevance to modern times. Aeschylus orFor readers accustomed to the relatively undramatic standard translations of Prometheus Bound, this version by James Scully, a poet and winner of the Lamont Poetry Prize, and C. John Herington, one of the world's foremost Aeschylean scholars, will come as a revelation. Scully and Herington accentuate the play's true power, drama, and relevance to modern times. Aeschylus originally wrote Prometheus Bound as part of a tragic trilogy, and this translation is unique in including the extant fragments of the companion plays.
/book/show/24676762-beneath-the-wheel-unterm-rad?from_search=true	Hermann Hesse Mir Book Company (Editor)	Beneath the Wheel (Unterm Rad) : The Classic World Literacy Collection - 20: Supplement : Vocabulary (English-Korean)	Hans Giebernath, a promising young student from a respectable Black Forest village, feels stiffled by the dull uniformity of the academic system. Reprint.Hans Giebernath lives among the dull and respectable townsfolk of a sleepy Black Forest village. When he is discovered to be an exceptionally gifted student, the entire community presses him onto a path of serious scholaHans Giebernath, a promising young student from a respectable Black Forest village, feels stiffled by the dull uniformity of the academic system. Reprint.Hans Giebernath lives among the dull and respectable townsfolk of a sleepy Black Forest village. When he is discovered to be an exceptionally gifted student, the entire community presses him onto a path of serious scholarship. Hans dutifully follows the regimen of study and endless examinations, his success rewarded only with more crushing assignments. When Hans befriends a rebellious young poet, he begins to imagine other possibilities outside the narrowly circumscribed world of the academy. Finally sent home after a nervous breakdown, Hans is revived by nature and romance, and vows never to return to the gray conformity of the academic system.In Hermann Hesse's Beneath the Wheel, Hans Giebernath lives among the dull and respectable townsfolk of a sleepy Black Forest village. When he is discovered to be an exceptionally gifted student, the entire community presses him onto a path of serious scholarship. Hans dutifully follows the regimen of study and endless examinations, his success rewarded only with more crushing assignments. When Hans befriends a rebellious young poet, he begins to imagine other possibilities outside the narrowly circumscribed world of the academy. Finally sent home after a nervous breakdown, Hans is revived by nature and romance, and vows never to return to the gray conformity of the academic system.-Supplement : Vocabulary (English-Korean)
/book/show/29490635-you-only-live-twice?from_search=true	Ian Fleming	You Only Live Twice	This carefully crafted ebook: YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (James Bond Classic)  Mystery & Espionage Series is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Excerpt:Bond took his usual place across the desk from M.'s tall-armed chair. He noticed that there was no file on the expanse of red leather in front of the chair. And the In and Out baskeThis carefully crafted ebook: YOU ONLY LIVE TWICE (James Bond Classic)  Mystery & Espionage Series is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Excerpt:Bond took his usual place across the desk from M.'s tall-armed chair. He noticed that there was no file on the expanse of red leather in front of the chair. And the In and Out baskets were both empty. Suddenly he felt really bad about everything  about letting M. down, letting the Service down, letting himself down . . .You Only Live Twice - After the death of his wife Bond loses his steam as a No. 1 secret agent. Sent on a mission in Japan, Bond comes face to face with his arch nemesis Ernst Stavro Blofeld again...Ian Fleming (19081964) was an English author, journalist and naval intelligence officer who is best known for his James Bond series of spy novels. James Bond is a British Secret Service agent and often referred to by his code name, 007.
/book/show/26998153-the-magnificent-ambersons?from_search=true	Booth Tarkington	The Magnificent Ambersons: Illustrated	Excerpt from The Magnificent Ambersons: IllustratedMajor Amberson had made a fortune in 1873, when other people were losing fortunes, and the magnificence of the Ambersons began then. Magnificence, like the size of a fortune, is always comparative, as even Magnificent Lorenzo may now perceive, if he has happened to haunt New York in 1916; and the Ambersons were magnificExcerpt from The Magnificent Ambersons: IllustratedMajor Amberson had made a fortune in 1873, when other people were losing fortunes, and the magnificence of the Ambersons began then. Magnificence, like the size of a fortune, is always comparative, as even Magnificent Lorenzo may now perceive, if he has happened to haunt New York in 1916; and the Ambersons were magnificent in their day and place. Their splendour lasted throughout all the years that saw their Midland town spread and darken into a city, but reached its topmost during the period when every prosperous family with children kept a Newfoundland dog.In that town, in those days, all the women who wore silk or velvet knew all the other women who wore silk or velvet, and when there was a new purchase of sealskin, sick people were got to windows to see it go by. Trotters were out, in the winter afternoons, racing light sleighs on National Avenue and Tennessee Street; everybody recognized both the trotters and the drivers; and again knew them as well on summer evenings, when slim buggies whizzed by in renewals of the snow-time rivalry. For that matter, everybody knew everybody else's family horse-and-carriage, could identify such a silhouette half a mile down the street, and thereby was sure who was going to market, or to a reception, or coming home from office or store to noon dinner or evening supper.During the earlier years of this period, elegance of personal appearance was believed to rest more upon the texture of garments than upon their shaping. A silk dress needed no remodel-ling when it was a year or so old; it remained distinguished by merely remaining silk. Old men and governors wore broadcloth; full dress was broadcloth with doeskin trousers; and there were seen men of all ages to whom a hat meant only that rigid, tall silk thing known to impudence as a stove-pipe. In town and country these men would wear no other hat, and, without self-consciousness, they went rowing in such hats.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/33597173-phantastes?from_search=true	George MacDonald Mark Worthing (As told by)	Phantastes: George MacDonald's Classic Fantasy Novel	'Phantastes' is a modern retelling of George MacDonald's classic 1858 fantasy novel. It preserves the story line and themes of the original while improving the accessibility and readability of this seminal work in the history of fantasy. An appendix on the life of MacDonald and another on the literary structure of 'Phantastes' are included.'Phantastes' is a modern retelling of George MacDonald's classic 1858 fantasy novel. It preserves the story line and themes of the original while improving the accessibility and readability of this seminal work in the history of fantasy. An appendix on the life of MacDonald and another on the literary structure of 'Phantastes' are included.Whatever book you are reading now, you simply must get this at once. - C.S. Lewis to a friend after his discovery of MacDonald's Phantastes.George MacDonald is the grandfather of us all - all of us who struggle to come to terms with truth through fantasy. - Madeleine L'EngleGeorge MacDonald is pre-eminently a mythopoeic writer. ... In his power to project his inner life into images, beings, landscapes which are valid for all, he is one of the more remarkable writers of the nineteenth century. - W.H. AudenPhantastes is a haunting, provocative and disquieting novel that links the dreams of medieval romance with the new awakenings of the Victorian era and - in opening a long-lost door to the realm of Faerie - stands as a daringly challenging forerunner to the modern fantasy novel. - Brian Sibley, author of C.S. Lewis through the ShadowlandsGeorge MacDonald did indeed realise the apparent paradox of a St. Francis of Aberdeen, seeing the same sort of halo round every flower and bird.... It is a certain special sense of significance, which the tradition that most values it calls sacramental. - G.K. ChestertonIt must be more than thirty years ago that I bought - almost unwillingly ...- the Everyman edition of Phantastes. A few hours later I knew that I had crossed a threshold. ... What it actually did to me was to convert, even to baptise my imagination. -
/book/show/9953059-inspirations?from_search=true	Paulo Coelho	Inspirations: Selections from Classic Literature	'Anthology' comes from the Greek word that stands for garlands - a bouquet of flowers. An anthology then, should be a small token of something much larger. In the case of flowers, they bring to mind the colour & fragrance of the fields, of a season. Coelho's anthology, therefore, is not only a collection of texts or poems, but a gift, something arranged according to hi'Anthology' comes from the Greek word that stands for garlands - a bouquet of flowers. An anthology then, should be a small token of something much larger. In the case of flowers, they bring to mind the colour & fragrance of the fields, of a season. Coelho's anthology, therefore, is not only a collection of texts or poems, but a gift, something arranged according to his sensitivities, to give to others. The selection of books presented in this volume have been chosen as if from a vast field of flowers, stretching infinitely into time's horizon. Coelho's selection is ordered in to the four elements, symbolizing both our world on all its directions, and the way we dwell in it, the way we say it. In 'Earth' we find writers as diverse as Oscar Wilde and D H Lawrence; in 'Air' Nelson Mandela and Gabriel Garcia Marques; in 'Fire' Rumi and Mary Shelley; in 'Water' Hans Christian Anderson and Machiavelli.
/book/show/24720094-the-confessions-of-jean-jacques-rousseau---classic-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	Jean-Jacques Rousseau S. Harris (Editor)	The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Classic Illustrated Edition	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau is a fascinating treatise on the education of the whole person for citizenship.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the novel is one of the great works of French literature and continues to be wide* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Confessions of Jean-Jacques Rousseau is a fascinating treatise on the education of the whole person for citizenship.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the novel is one of the great works of French literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/6673985-deadpool-classic-vol-3?from_search=true	Joe Kelly Al Milgrom Joe Sinnott	Deadpool Classic, Vol. 3	Betrayals both real and imagined on all sides set Deadpool up for a grudge match with archenemy T-Ray, one that leaves our horrific hero stabbed in the heart both figuratively and literally As low as he's ever been, can he really rise to the challenge Landau, Luckman, and Lake have set up for him? But even as he's recovering from defeat by his worst enemy, his oldest enemyBetrayals both real and imagined on all sides set Deadpool up for a grudge match with archenemy T-Ray, one that leaves our horrific hero stabbed in the heart both figuratively and literally As low as he's ever been, can he really rise to the challenge Landau, Luckman, and Lake have set up for him? But even as he's recovering from defeat by his worst enemy, his oldest enemy is on the way, cutting through Weapon X alumni Guest-starring Bullseye, Typhoid Mary, and the Heroes Eventually Known as the Great Lakes Initiative Plus: The Merc with a Mouth meddles with a classic Lee/Romita Spider-Man story, with both versions featured here Collects Deadpool (1997) #9-17 and Amazing Spider-Man (1963) #47.
/book/show/26919697-summer?from_search=true	Edith Wharton	Summer: A Novel	Excerpt from Summer: A NovelA Girl came out of Royall's house, at the end of the one street of North Dormer, and stood on the doorstep.It was the beginning of a June afternoon. The springlike transparent sky shed a rain of silver sunshine on the roofs of the village, and on the pastures and larchwoods surrounding it. A little wind moved among the round white clouds on thExcerpt from Summer: A NovelA Girl came out of Royall's house, at the end of the one street of North Dormer, and stood on the doorstep.It was the beginning of a June afternoon. The springlike transparent sky shed a rain of silver sunshine on the roofs of the village, and on the pastures and larchwoods surrounding it. A little wind moved among the round white clouds on the shoulders of the hills, driving their shadows across the fields and down the grassy road that takes the name of street when it passes through North Dormer. The place lies high and in the open, and lacks the lavish shade of the more protected New England villages.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18819923-john-carter-warlord-of-mars?from_search=true	Edgar Rice Burroughs	John Carter Warlord of Mars	This collector-quality edition includes the complete text of the first three novels of Edgar Rice Burrough's Barsoom series, A Princess of Mars, The Gods of Mars and Warlord of Mars in freshly edited and newly typeset editions. With an oversize 7.44x9.69 page size, this Summit Classic edition is printed on hefty 60# bright white paper with a fully laminated coverThis collector-quality edition includes the complete text of the first three novels of Edgar Rice Burrough's Barsoom series, A Princess of Mars, The Gods of Mars and Warlord of Mars in freshly edited and newly typeset editions. With an oversize 7.44x9.69 page size, this Summit Classic edition is printed on hefty 60# bright white paper with a fully laminated cover featuring an original full color design. Barsoom is the native name for the Mars imagined by Edgar Rice Burroughs, a dying world whose oceans have gone dry and whose atmosphere is dissipating, precariously maintained by a massive atmosphere plant, a world where a race of giant green men with four arms roam dry seabeds and vast ancient ruins mounted on reptilian steeds, while a race of coppery-skinned red men maintains an oddly barbaric culture and scientific civilization in sprawling cities and travel in flying cars. If any of this sounds vaguely familiar but you've never read what has over the years become known as Edgar Rice Burroughs' science fiction Martian series it's not surprising. Burroughs didn't invent planetary romance, lost civilizations, islands populated by dinosaurs and primitive men or any of the kinds of fiction he wrote. But he literally re-invented adventure fiction across the board and his indelible stamp on the work of writers, filmmakers, television producers and scientists is still apparent a hundred years after his first published story. Burroughs is known the world over as the creator of Tarzan, the Ape Man. Tarzan became a cultural phenomenon almost immediately upon his appearance, but before Tarzan there was John Carter of Mars. Burroughs' first published work originally appeared in serial form with the title Under the Moons of Mars in 1912. Like many of Burroughs' pulp magazine serials, the story was later published in book form by Chicago publisher A. C. McClurg. The original McClurg version re-titled the story as A Princess of Mars, the name by which it has been known ever since. There would ultimately be eleven Martian Novels, with the cast of characters changing as the series progressed. The first three stories form a cohesive trilogy, the romance between John Carter, mysteriously transported to Mars from the Arizona desert, and Dejah Thoris, the Princess of Mars for whom the first novel is named. These three tales are presented in this volume. In Edgar Rice Burroughs' trademark style, John Carter is thrown into a series of non-stop adventures at breakneck pace, with the earthling pitted against a variety of Martian men and beasts, finding adversaries on seemingly every page and finding a few friends - and the love of his life - in the course of this epic adventure that will ultimately leave him astride a fantastic planet. Additional material collected and presented for Burroughs' fans, new or old, are a biographical sketch of the author and a detailed bibliography of his work.
/book/show/18732700-idylls-of-the-king---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Alfred Tennyson	Idylls of the King - The Original Classic Edition	A BBC Radio 3 adaptation by Michael Symmons of Alfred Lord Tennyson's 'The Idylls of the King', narrated by Tim Pigott-Smith and broadcast on 12 July 2009 to mark the bicentenary of the poet's birth.In this extraordinary epic poem, Tennyson transforms Malory's 'Le Morte d'Arthur', infusing the legend of King Arthur with a passionate intensity. Told here in five acts, the cA BBC Radio 3 adaptation by Michael Symmons of Alfred Lord Tennyson's 'The Idylls of the King', narrated by Tim Pigott-Smith and broadcast on 12 July 2009 to mark the bicentenary of the poet's birth.In this extraordinary epic poem, Tennyson transforms Malory's 'Le Morte d'Arthur', infusing the legend of King Arthur with a passionate intensity. Told here in five acts, the central arc of the narrative encompasses Arthur's arrival, his relationship with Lancelot and Guinevere, the Holy Grail, the last tournament and his death.Features Tim Pigott-Smith as Narrator/Tennyson, Jonathan Keeble as King Arthur, Simon Harrison as Lancelot and Kathryn Hunt as Guinevere. Also stars Malcolm Raeburn, Terence Mann, Tom Ferguson, Russell Dixon and Elen Rhys.
/book/show/12457281-on-the-duty-of-civil-disobedience?from_search=true	Henry David Thoreau Timeless Classic Books Staff	On the Duty of Civil Disobedience: One of the Most Read Essays of All Time	Henry David Thoreau's Civil Disobedience was originally published in 1849 as Resistance to Civil Government. Thoreau wrote this classic essay to advocate public resistance to the laws and acts of government that he considered unjust. The practical application of Civil Disobedience was largely ignored until the twentieth century when, at different times, Modanda Ghandi, MarHenry David Thoreau's Civil Disobedience was originally published in 1849 as Resistance to Civil Government. Thoreau wrote this classic essay to advocate public resistance to the laws and acts of government that he considered unjust. The practical application of Civil Disobedience was largely ignored until the twentieth century when, at different times, Modanda Ghandi, Martin Luther King, Jr. and anti-Vietnam War activists applied Thoreau's principles.
/book/show/23850013-barnaby-rudge---classic-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	Charles Dickens S. Harris (Editor)	Barnaby Rudge - Classic Illustrated Edition	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Barnaby Rudge is Dickens' first historical novel. It tells the intriguing story of half-witted Barnaby Rudge who joins the Gordon rioters in 1780 to carry their banner and gets involved with battles, pillaging and plenty of unsavory characters.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers a* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Barnaby Rudge is Dickens' first historical novel. It tells the intriguing story of half-witted Barnaby Rudge who joins the Gordon rioters in 1780 to carry their banner and gets involved with battles, pillaging and plenty of unsavory characters.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published over a century ago, the novel is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/26539719-under-the-greenwood-tree?from_search=true	Thomas Hardy	Under the Greenwood Tree: A Rural Painting of the Dutch School	Excerpt from Under the Greenwood Tree: A Rural Painting of the Dutch SchoolThis story of the Mellstock choir and its old established west-gallery musicians, with some supplementary descriptions of the like officials in 'Two on a Tower, ' 'A Few Crusted Characters, ' and other places, is intended to be a fairly true picture, at first hand, of the personages, ways, and custExcerpt from Under the Greenwood Tree: A Rural Painting of the Dutch SchoolThis story of the Mellstock choir and its old established west-gallery musicians, with some supplementary descriptions of the like officials in 'Two on a Tower, ' 'A Few Crusted Characters, ' and other places, is intended to be a fairly true picture, at first hand, of the personages, ways, and customs which were common among such orchestral bodies in the villages of fifty years ago.One is inclined to regret the displacement of these ecclesiastical bandsmen by an isolated organist (often at first a barrel-organist) or harmonium player; and despite certain advantages in point of control and accomplishment which were, no doubt, secured by installing the single artist, the change has tended to stultify the professed aims of the clergy, its direct result being to curtail and extinguish the interest of parishioners in church doings. Under the old plan, from half a dozen to ten full-grown players, in addition to the numerous more or less grown-up singers, were officially occupied with the Sunday routine, and concerned in trying their best to make it an artistic outcome of the combined musical taste of the parish.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/12814855-the-best-ghost-stories-1800-1849?from_search=true	Andrew Barger (Editor) Edgar Allan Poe Washington Irving	The Best Ghost Stories 1800-1849: A Classic Ghost Anthology	Ghost stories became very popular in the first half of the nineteenth century and this collection by Andrew Barger contains the very scariest of them all. Some stories thought too horrific were published anonymously like A Night in a Haunted House and The Deaf and Dumb Girl. The later story is collected for the first time in any anthology since its original publicationGhost stories became very popular in the first half of the nineteenth century and this collection by Andrew Barger contains the very scariest of them all. Some stories thought too horrific were published anonymously like A Night in a Haunted House and The Deaf and Dumb Girl. The later story is collected for the first time in any anthology since its original publication in 1839.The other ghost stories in this fine collection are by famous authors. The Mask of the Red Death, by Edgar Allan Poe; A Chapter in the History of a Tyrone Family, by Joseph Sheridan le Fanu; The Spectral Ship, by Wilhelm Hauff; The Old Maid in the Winding Sheet, by Nathaniel Hawthorne; The Adventure of the German Student, and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, by Washington Irving; as well as The Tapestried Chamber, by Sir Walter Scott.As he has done with a number of other books, Andrew Barger has added his scholarly touch to this collection by including story backgrounds, annotations, author photos and a foreword titled All Ghosts Are Gray. Buy the book today and be ready to be scared.
/book/show/26450548-the-way-of-all-flesh?from_search=true	Samuel Butler	The Way of All Flesh	Excerpt from The Way of All FleshI am reminded of old Vigneron's remark about Meyerbeer; for Samuel Butler died without my noticing it; I didn't even know he was sick. Shortly after his cremated ashes had been scattered to the winds of heaven. a learned lady asked me if I knew anything about Samuel Butler. Although I have ceased to be shocked at anything the azure-footedExcerpt from The Way of All FleshI am reminded of old Vigneron's remark about Meyerbeer; for Samuel Butler died without my noticing it; I didn't even know he was sick. Shortly after his cremated ashes had been scattered to the winds of heaven. a learned lady asked me if I knew anything about Samuel Butler. Although I have ceased to be shocked at anything the azure-footed say or do, I did feet a penumbra of chagrin, for I earn my bread by teaching English Literature. I proceeded to emit a few platitudes about Hudibras, when I was sharply interrupted, and informed that the subject for discussion was the great Samuel Butler, the Samuel Butler, the greatest novelist of the nineteenth century. This is a title that few writers of modem fiction have escaped, and I breathed easier. Ignorance, Madam, pure ignorance, - how often Johnson has helped us!Now I am grateful to my fair tutor, for while the name of the Erewhon philosopher must eventually have penetrated even into academic circles, I might have remained a few months longer in the outer darkness, and thus have postponed my acquaintance with The Way of All Flesh. Butler spent a good many years writing this extraordinary book, and finished it a good many years ago, but in 1903, on his deathbed, gave for the first time permission to have it printed, characteristically reversing the conventional deathbed repentance and confession. He, who had abandoned all faith except in his own infallibility, ardently believed in his posthumous fame, which has become a reality. Its slow growth seems to indicate permanence.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/7500514-phaedra?from_search=true	Jean Racine	Phaedra: A Classic Play in Three Acts	This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally importanThis is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.
/book/show/26929546-love-s-labour-lost?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	Love's Labour Lost	Excerpt from Love's Labour LostCritics have dealt harshly with Love's Labour's Lost, and commentators - it may be for that reason - neglectfully. 'In this play, ' says Johnson, 'which all the editors have concurred to censure, and some have rejected as unworthy of our Poet, it must be confessed that there are many passages mean, childish and vulgar; and some which ought nExcerpt from Love's Labour LostCritics have dealt harshly with Love's Labour's Lost, and commentators - it may be for that reason - neglectfully. 'In this play, ' says Johnson, 'which all the editors have concurred to censure, and some have rejected as unworthy of our Poet, it must be confessed that there are many passages mean, childish and vulgar; and some which ought not to have been exhibited, as we are told they were, to a maiden queen.' He adds, however, a saving clause - 'But there are scattered, through the whole, many sparks of genius; nor is there any play that has more evident marks of the hand of Shakespeare.' Dryden had classed it, in his Defence of the Epilogue, among the plays 'which were either grounded on impossibilities, or at least so meanly written that the comedy neither caused you mirth nor the serious part your concernment' - relegating, we assume, Love's Labour's Lost to the second of these categories. Hazlitt, the avowed impressionist, confesses, 'If we were to part with any of the author's comedies it would be this.' To the good Gervinus it 'gives the idea of an excessively jocular play': and even to Brandes Shakespeare seems here to bury himself in the follies he attacks and 'is still too inexperienced to realise how he thereby inflicts upon the spectator and the reader the full burden of their tediousness.' All this bewilders us who would, if only for its poetry, rank Love's Labour's Lost well above The Two Gentlemen of Verona or The Comedy of Errors, its nearest competitors among Shakespeare's juvenile efforts. But, though bewildered, we dissent point-blank, and specially from the epithet 'mean.'About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/31233596-the-merry-wives-of-windsor?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	The Merry Wives of Windsor	Excerpt from The Merry Wives of WindsorWe first pick up this tradition in 1702, in a dedicatory epistle prefixed by John Dennis to The Comical Gallant.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-Excerpt from The Merry Wives of WindsorWe first pick up this tradition in 1702, in a dedicatory epistle prefixed by John Dennis to The Comical Gallant.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/5824159-bambi?from_search=true	Walt Disney Company	Bambi	
/book/show/3200805-understood-betsy?from_search=true	Dorothy Canfield Fisher	Understood Betsy	Anyone who fondly remembers how the fresh air of the moors puts a blush in the cheeks of sallow young Mary inwill love Dorothy Canfield Fisher'sjust as much. First published in 1916, this engaging classic tells the tale of a thin, pale 9-year-old orphan named Elizabeth Ann who is whisked away from her city home and relocated to a VermonAnyone who fondly remembers how the fresh air of the moors puts a blush in the cheeks of sallow young Mary inwill love Dorothy Canfield Fisher'sjust as much. First published in 1916, this engaging classic tells the tale of a thin, pale 9-year-old orphan named Elizabeth Ann who is whisked away from her city home and relocated to a Vermont farm where her cousins, the dreaded Putneys, live. The Putneys are not as bad as her doting, high-strung Aunt Frances warns, however, and Elizabeth, who had been nurtured by her aunt like an overwatered sapling--positively blooms under their breezy, earthy care.
/book/show/18732479-the-emerald-city-of-oz---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	L. Frank Baum	The Emerald City of Oz - The Original Classic Edition	Though I loved the original Wizard of Oz, and have enjoyed all the Oz books for more than 20 years (back to when my mother first read them to me), Emerald City ranks as my all-time favorite. Its full of adventure, suspense and humor. Who could forget the ridiculous roly-poly Nomes and their quixotic plan to conquer Oz with the help of some rather bizarre allies? Or the vilThough I loved the original Wizard of Oz, and have enjoyed all the Oz books for more than 20 years (back to when my mother first read them to me), Emerald City ranks as my all-time favorite. Its full of adventure, suspense and humor. Who could forget the ridiculous roly-poly Nomes and their quixotic plan to conquer Oz with the help of some rather bizarre allies? Or the village where every house and fence (not to mention every inhabitant) was edible? One cautionary note to those who wish to read this book to their young children: My little one was actually quite upset and frightened at the prospect of Oz being invaded and possibly destroyed by the Nomes and their ferocious allies. A number of times I had to soothe him by explaining that Ozma was sure to find some way to save her country. Perhaps this is a better book for older children.The Rigamaroles have become part of this familys culture, with my 12 yo son and I occasionally getting into rigamarole competitions, where we go on and on without saying anything. Bunbury and Bunnybury also stuck with me during the six years between reading this to my first son and my second; utensia is ... punny; and the cuttenclips, the fuddles, and the flutterbudgets are all cute and endearing. A great read aloud for the 5 to 10 set.
/book/show/32915377-freckles?from_search=true	Gene Stratton-Porter	Freckles	Excerpt from FrecklesMclban, a Member of a Grand Rapids Lumber Com pany, Who Befriends Freckles.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, pExcerpt from FrecklesMclban, a Member of a Grand Rapids Lumber Com pany, Who Befriends Freckles.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/28014622-chronicles-of-avonlea-annotated?from_search=true	L.M. Montgomery Cascais Classic Editions Oliver Garrett (Editor)	Chronicles of Avonlea (Annotated): A collection of short stories by L. M. Montgomery, and part of the Anne of Green Gables series.	Chronicles of Avonlea is a collection of short stories by L. M. Montgomery, and part of the Anne of Green Gables series. It features an abundance of stories relating to the fictional Canadian village of Avonlea, and was first published in 1912.In Chronicles of Avonlea, Anne plays a smaller role in the book. Other Avonlea residents from the previous books in the Anne of GrChronicles of Avonlea is a collection of short stories by L. M. Montgomery, and part of the Anne of Green Gables series. It features an abundance of stories relating to the fictional Canadian village of Avonlea, and was first published in 1912.In Chronicles of Avonlea, Anne plays a smaller role in the book. Other Avonlea residents from the previous books in the Anne of Green Gables series are also referenced in passing, including Marilla Cuthbert and Mrs. Rachel Lynde.StoriesThe Hurrying of Ludovic: Anne Shirley is behind Ludovic Speed's proposal to Theodora Dix after their very long courtship.Old Lady Lloyd: Old Lady Lloyd, thought to be very rich, encounters the daughter of her former beau and tries to help her.Each in His Own Tongue: Reverend Stephen Leonard attempts to stifle his son Felix's gifted violin-playing, which he sees as unholy.Little Joscelyn: Aunty Nan hears of Joscelyn Burnett's return to Prince Edward Island and greatly desires to hear her old friend sing.The Winning of Lucinda: Lucinda and Romney Penhallow's longtime feud is resolved.Old Man Shaw's Girl: Mrs Peter Blewett attempts to destroy Old Man Shaw's hopes regarding the return of his beloved daughter Sara (Blossom).Aunt Olivia's Beau: Olivia Sterling is courted by Malcolm McPherson.Quarantine at Alexander Abraham's: Severe man-hater Angelina Peter MacPherson is quarantined for smallpox with Alexander Abraham Bennett, a misogynist who has not allowed a woman in his house for years.Pa Sloane's Purchase: Pa Sloane rashly buys a baby at an auction and must deal with the consequences.The Courting of Prissy Strong: Stephen Clark courts Prissy Strong despite her sister Emmeline's strong opposition.The Miracle at Carmody: Avowed atheist Judith Marsh and her sister Salome attempt to raise young Lionel Hezekiah.The End of a Quarrel: Peter Wright and Nancy Rogerson meet again, many years after a quarrel over his grammar broke them up.Chronicles of Avonlea is followed by Further Chronicles of Avonlea, which also deals with numerous families from the fictional Avonlea district.Since publication, the Anne of Green Gables series have sold more than 50 million copies and have been translated into 20 languages.Cascais Classic Editions is proud to offer you the best Kindle edition of this literary classic featuring one of the most acclaimed stories of the 20th century.
/book/show/112033.K2_The_Savage_Mountain?from_search=true	Charles S. Houston Robert H.  Bates Jim Wickwire (Foreword)	K2, The Savage Mountain: The Classic True Story of Disaster and Survival on the World's Second Highest Mountain	The 1953 American expedition to the second highest peak in the world.
/book/show/234208.Light_on_Yoga?from_search=true	B.K.S. Iyengar	Light on Yoga: The Classic Guide to Yoga by the World's Foremost Authority	Light On Yoga is a definitive guide about Yoga, a rigorous discipline for attaining physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. It is aimed at beginners as well as advanced practitioners of Yoga.The book begins a foreword by Yehudi Menhuin, a famous violinist and a friend of the author. It is divided into three parts. The first part contains an introduction to Yoga, tracinLight On Yoga is a definitive guide about Yoga, a rigorous discipline for attaining physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. It is aimed at beginners as well as advanced practitioners of Yoga.The book begins a foreword by Yehudi Menhuin, a famous violinist and a friend of the author. It is divided into three parts. The first part contains an introduction to Yoga, tracing its historical origin to ancient India.The second part is dedicated to yogasanas, bandhas, and kriyas. It covers numerous asanas or poses in great detail. Each asana is illustrated by a photograph. This is followed by step-by-step instructions that will help with perfecting the asana. The benefits of each pose, the ailments it cures, and the precautions it requires are also included.The third part of the book is dedicated to the concept of Pranayama, a form of yogic breathing. It covers the technique of pranayama, its precautions, its effects, and its types.The book ends with two appendices. The first one provides the sequence in which the asanas are to be performed. The second appendix recommends specific asanas for targeting and curing specific diseases.Light On Yoga was first published in 1966. Since then, it has been considered to be a must-have for serious practitioners of Yoga. It has been translated into sixteen languages including German, Hebrew, Korean, and Italian. This particular edition is a 2004 reprint by Thorsons. It has been updated to bring a cleaner and more structured look to the original classic.About B. K. S. IyengarB. K. S. Iyengar is a celebrated Indian yoga teacher.He has written books like Light On Pranayama: The Yogic Art Of Breathing, Light On Yoga, The Tree Of Yoga, Yoga Wisdom And Practice, and The Art Of Yoga.His writing focuses on the philosophy and practice of Yoga. His writing and Yoga classes have contributed greatly to the advent and popularity of Yoga in the West.B. K. S. Iyengar was born Bellur Krishnamachar Sundararaja Iyengar on December 14, 1918,
/book/show/343061.Robin_Hood?from_search=true	Walt Disney Company	Robin Hood (Disney's Classic Storybook)	Relive Walt Disney's 21st full-length animated feature in this beautiful, hardcover, 96-page classic storybook that accurately captures the movie magic and places it right into a child's hands. With every turn of a page, adventure unfolds to create memories that will last a lifetime.
/book/show/26452706-classic-goosebumps---the-werewolf-of-fever-swamp?from_search=true	R.L. Stine Ramn de Ocampo (Reading)	Classic Goosebumps - The Werewolf of Fever Swamp	There is something weird happening in Fever Swamp. Something really horrible.It started with the strange howling at night. Then there was the rabbit, torn to shreds. Everyone thinks Grady's new dog is responsible. After all, he looks just like a wolf. And he seems a little on the wild side.But Grady knows his dog is just a regular old dog. And most dogs don't howl at the mThere is something weird happening in Fever Swamp. Something really horrible.It started with the strange howling at night. Then there was the rabbit, torn to shreds. Everyone thinks Grady's new dog is responsible. After all, he looks just like a wolf. And he seems a little on the wild side.But Grady knows his dog is just a regular old dog. And most dogs don't howl at the moon. Or disappear at midnight. Or change into terrifying creatures when the moon is full.Or do they?It's our eleventh fan-favorite prequel to R.L. Stine's blockbuster Goosebumps HorrorLand series. Now with all-new bonus features including an author interview, bizarre trivia, grotesque activities, and more!
/book/show/33204449-lucretius-on-the-nature-of-things?from_search=true	Titus Lucretius Carus	Lucretius on the Nature of Things	Excerpt from Lucretius on the Nature of ThingsI have translated from my own text published in the Bibliotheca Oxoniensis in 1898, but in the - J fear numerous places, where I have since altered my opinion, I have taken what I now believe to be the right reading or the best suggestion and added the warning of a foot note. I have appended some notes for the general reader,Excerpt from Lucretius on the Nature of ThingsI have translated from my own text published in the Bibliotheca Oxoniensis in 1898, but in the - J fear numerous places, where I have since altered my opinion, I have taken what I now believe to be the right reading or the best suggestion and added the warning of a foot note. I have appended some notes for the general reader, which are intended either to explain allusions or to elucidate what seemed to me difficult or obscure passages in the light of the general Epicurean theory.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/2360064.How_Not_to_Write_a_Novel?from_search=true	Howard Mittelmark Sandra Newman	How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them—A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide	Many writing books offer sound advice on how to write well. This is not one of those books. On the contrary, this is a collection of terrible, awkward, and laughably unreadable excerpts that will teach you what to avoidat all costsif you ever want your novel published.In, authors Howard Mittelmark and Sandra Newman distill their 30 years combinedMany writing books offer sound advice on how to write well. This is not one of those books. On the contrary, this is a collection of terrible, awkward, and laughably unreadable excerpts that will teach you what to avoidat all costsif you ever want your novel published.In, authors Howard Mittelmark and Sandra Newman distill their 30 years combined experience in teaching, editing, writing, and reviewing fiction to bring you real advice from the other side of the query letter. Rather than telling you how or what to write, they identify the 200 most common mistakes unconsciously made by writers and teach you to recognize, avoid, and amend them. With hilarious mis-examples to demonstrate each manuscript-mangling error, they'll help you troubleshoot your beginnings and endings, bad guys, love interests, style, jokes, perspective, voice, and more. As funny as it is useful, this essential how-NOT-to guide will help you get your manuscript out of the slush pile and into the bookstore.
/book/show/1951720.Pocahontas?from_search=true	Walt Disney Company	Pocahontas	Relive Walt Disney's 33rd full-length animated feature in this beautiful, hardcover, 96-page classic storybook that accurately captures the movie magic and places it right into a child's hands. With every turn of a page, adventure unfolds to create memories that will last a lifetime.
/book/show/1033177.Classic_Indian_Cooking?from_search=true	Julie Sahni	Classic Indian Cooking	This extraordinary cookbook, Classic Indian Cooking , amounts to a complete course in Indian cuisine. Elucidated by over 100 line drawings, it systematically introduces the properties of all the basic spices and special ingredients of Indian food, then explains the techniques employed in using them, always with the help of comparisons to familiar Western methods. It is immThis extraordinary cookbook, Classic Indian Cooking , amounts to a complete course in Indian cuisine. Elucidated by over 100 line drawings, it systematically introduces the properties of all the basic spices and special ingredients of Indian food, then explains the techniques employed in using them, always with the help of comparisons to familiar Western methods. It is immediately obvious that Indian food is rich and varied, yet not difficult to prepare. The cooking principles are basic and wellknown. The utensils needed are few and simple. As Julie Sahni says, If you know how to fry, there are few tricks to Indian food. Every recipe has been especially designed for the American kitchen  practically all the ingredients can be found in any American supermarket and there are scores of time-saving shortcuts with the food processor and handy directions for ahead-of-time preparation. Following a lively and absorbing introduction to the history of India's classic Moghul cuisine, Julie guides the cook through the individual components that make up an Indian meal. She begins with delicious appetizers like Crab Malabar and Hyderabad lime soup; continues through main courses, both nonvegetarian and vegetarian (this book is a treasure trove for the non-meat eater); goes on to all the side dishes and traditional accompaniments, from spinach raita and lentils with garlic butter to saffron pilaf and whole wheat flaky bread; and ends with the glorious desserts, like Ras Malai , sweetmeats, and beverages. Clear, illustrated, step-by-step instructions accompany the cook through every stage, even for making the many wondrous Indian breads, both by hand and with the food processor. And at the end of each recipe are balanced serving suggestions for every kind of meal, Among the many special features are ideas for appropriate wines, a useful spice chart, a complete glossary (which might also come in handy when ordering in Indian restaurants), and a mailorder shopping guide that
/book/show/4679591-the-curse-of-the-mummy-s-tomb?from_search=true	R.L. Stine	The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb (Classic Goosebumps, #6; Goosebumps, #5)	Discover the original bone-chilling adventures that made Goosebumps one of the bestselling children's book series of all time!Gabe is exploring the tunnels of an ancient Egyptian pyramid. Unfortunately, Gabe is also lost! And Gabe is not alone. Someone else is in the pyramid, too.Someone. Or something. . .It's another fan-favorite prequel to R.L. Stine's blockbuster GOOSEBDiscover the original bone-chilling adventures that made Goosebumps one of the bestselling children's book series of all time!Gabe is exploring the tunnels of an ancient Egyptian pyramid. Unfortunately, Gabe is also lost! And Gabe is not alone. Someone else is in the pyramid, too.Someone. Or something. . .It's another fan-favorite prequel to R.L. Stine's blockbuster GOOSEBUMPS HORRORLAND series. Now with all-new bonus materials including a Q&A with the author and more!
/book/show/32161037-dorothy-and-the-wizard-in-oz?from_search=true	L. Frank Baum	Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz	Excerpt from Dorothy and the Wizard in OzShe set down the bird-cage and poked the boy with her parasol. Presently he woke up, rose to a sitting position and rubbed his eyes briskly.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work.Excerpt from Dorothy and the Wizard in OzShe set down the bird-cage and poked the boy with her parasol. Presently he woke up, rose to a sitting position and rubbed his eyes briskly.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/27089065-the-golden-bowl?from_search=true	Henry James	The Golden Bowl	Excerpt from The Golden BowlAnd the Prince's undirected thought was not a little symptomatic, since, though the turn of the season had come and the flush of the streets begun to fade, the possibilities of faces, on the August afternoon, were still one of the notes of the scene. He was too restless - that was the fact - for any concentration, and the last idea that would jExcerpt from The Golden BowlAnd the Prince's undirected thought was not a little symptomatic, since, though the turn of the season had come and the flush of the streets begun to fade, the possibilities of faces, on the August afternoon, were still one of the notes of the scene. He was too restless - that was the fact - for any concentration, and the last idea that would just now have occurred to him in any connection was the idea of pursuit.He had been pursuing for six months as never in his life before, and what had actually unsteadied him, as we join him, was the sense of how he had been justified. Capture had crowned the pursuit - or success, as he would otherwise have put it, had rewarded virtue; whereby the consciousness of these things made him, for the hour, rather serious than gay. A sobriety that might have consorted with failure sat in his handsome face, constructively regular and grave, yet at the same time oddly and, as might be, functionally almost radiant, with its dark blue eyes, its dark brown moustache and its expression no more sharply foreign to an English view than to have caused it sometimes to be observed of him with a shallow felicity that he looked like a refined Irishman. What had happened was that shortly before, at three o'clock, his fate had practically been sealed, and that even when one pretended to no quarrel with it the moment had something of the grimness of a crunched key in the strongest lock that could be made. There was nothing to do as yet, further, but feel what one had done, and our personage felt it while he aimlessly wandered.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/7460.Security_Analysis?from_search=true	Benjamin Graham David L. Dodd	Security Analysis: The Classic 1940 Edition	Smart MoneyInvestor's Business DailyBenjamin Graham's revolutionary theories have influenced and inspired investors for nearly 70 years. First published in 1934, hisSmart MoneyInvestor's Business DailyBenjamin Graham's revolutionary theories have influenced and inspired investors for nearly 70 years. First published in 1934, hisis still considered to be the value investing bible for investors of every ilk. Yet, it is the second edition of that book, published in 1940 and long since out of print, that many experts--including Graham protege Warren Buffet--consider to be the definitive edition. This facsimile reproduction of that seminal work makes available to investors, once again, the original thinking of this century's (and perhaps history's) most important thinker on applied portfolio investment.
/book/show/26293213-capital?from_search=true	Karl Marx	Capital: A Critique of Political Economy; The Process of Capitalist Production	Excerpt from Capital: A Critique of Political Economy; The Process of Capitalist ProductionThe present volume consists, mainly, of the first nine chapters of Volume I., of Marx's Capital, which are now, not for the first time, however, reprinted. These chapters have long been recognized to contain the theoretical part of the Marxian system, in so far as it applies to poliExcerpt from Capital: A Critique of Political Economy; The Process of Capitalist ProductionThe present volume consists, mainly, of the first nine chapters of Volume I., of Marx's Capital, which are now, not for the first time, however, reprinted. These chapters have long been recognized to contain the theoretical part of the Marxian system, in so far as it applies to political economy, i.e., the laws of value, surplus-value, and money. Former editions being now out of print, or otherwise unobtainable, it is considered desirable to issue the present book, which is intended to be used as a text-book for economic classes and the like, as being more convenient to the needs of group-students than the bulky volume of Capital, and, particularly in view of the uniform non-success which has attended the numerous attempts to popularize, or simplify Capital, more desirable than these.The practical application of the theories here expounded must, of course, be studied in the complete work, and in the voluminous post-Marxian literature. One thing more: Marxian economics can be understood only, and should be studied only as forming part of a complete whole - a system - which has been called, not very happily, the Socialist Philosophy. For this reason there has been included the famous 32nd chapter of Capital, and the following extract from the preface to A Contribution to the Critique of Political Economy, is presented as indicating the manner in which Marx himself approached this problem.The first work undertaken for the solution of the question that troubled me, was a critical revision of Hegel's 'Philosophy of Law'; the introduction to that work appeared in the 'Deutsch-Franzosisch Jahrbucher, ' published in Paris in 1844. I was led by my studies to the conclusion that legal relations as well as forms of state could neither be understood by themselves, nor explained by the so-called general progress of the human mind, but that they are rooted in the material conditions of life, which are summed up by Hegel after the fashion of the English and French of the eighteenth century under the name 'civic society;' the anatomy of that civic society is to be sought in political economy. The study of the latter which I had taken up in Paris, I continued at Brussels whither I emigrated on account of an order of expulsion issued by Mr. Guizot.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26950757-the-crowd?from_search=true	Gustave Le Bon	The Crowd: A Study of the Popular Mind	Excerpt from The Crowd: A Study of the Popular MindThe following work is devoted to an account of the characteristics of crowds.The whole of the common characteristics with which heredity endows the individuals of a race constitute the genius of the race. When, however, a certain number of these individuals are gathered together in a crowd for purposes of action, observaExcerpt from The Crowd: A Study of the Popular MindThe following work is devoted to an account of the characteristics of crowds.The whole of the common characteristics with which heredity endows the individuals of a race constitute the genius of the race. When, however, a certain number of these individuals are gathered together in a crowd for purposes of action, observation proves that, from the mere fact of their being assembled, there result certain new psychological characteristics, which are added to the racial characteristics and differ from them at times to a very considerable degree.Organised crowds have always played an important part in the life of peoples, but this part has never been of such moment as at present. The substitution of the unconscious action of crowds for the conscious activity of individuals is one of the principal characteristics of the present age.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/33540561-dom-casmurro?from_search=true	Machado de Assis Robert Scott-Buccleuch (Translator)	Dom Casmurro	Bentinho Santiago, cosseted only child of a rich widow, lives next door to Capitu, the daughter of a lowly government official. As childhood friendship turns to adolescent love, an obstacle to the union exists in the form of a vow made by Bentinho's mother before his birth: her son is to be a priest. The lovers' situation appears hopeless, but resourceful Capitu is not easBentinho Santiago, cosseted only child of a rich widow, lives next door to Capitu, the daughter of a lowly government official. As childhood friendship turns to adolescent love, an obstacle to the union exists in the form of a vow made by Bentinho's mother before his birth: her son is to be a priest. The lovers' situation appears hopeless, but resourceful Capitu is not easily discouraged. De Assis weaves a powerful and ultimately tragic story of love and disillusionment, full of the subtle irony that is the hallmark of his writing. In Capitu, his enigmatic heroine, he has also created one of the most fascinating characters in Brazilian fiction.
/book/show/19077301-the-500-hats-of-bartholomew-cubbins?from_search=true	Dr. Seuss	The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins	The haughty ruler of Didd, King Derwin (who would foolishly go on to summon green goo from the sky in his later years) showed the first signs of his silly self-importance back in this 1938 Seuss classic,.The haughty ruler of Didd, King Derwin (who would foolishly go on to summon green goo from the sky in his later years) showed the first signs of his silly self-importance back in this 1938 Seuss classic,.
/book/show/26969336-the-rights-of-man?from_search=true	Thomas Paine	The Rights of Man	Excerpt from The Rights of ManIn the House of Commons, early in 1790, Burke had attacked the principles of the French Revolution. Shortly after appeared an advertisement in the newspapers of his intention of publishing a pamphlet on the same subject; and Paine promised the friends of the Revolution that he would reply to it. The pensioner's Reflections appeared just afterExcerpt from The Rights of ManIn the House of Commons, early in 1790, Burke had attacked the principles of the French Revolution. Shortly after appeared an advertisement in the newspapers of his intention of publishing a pamphlet on the same subject; and Paine promised the friends of the Revolution that he would reply to it. The pensioner's Reflections appeared just after Paine's return to England (in November, 1790); and in less than three months after was produced the first part of the Rights of Man. This was written partly at the Angel, at Islington, partly in Harding Street, Fetter Lane, and finished at Versailles. The work was printed in February for Mr. Johnson, of St. Paul's Churchyard; but he on reperusing it, finding certain passages which he thought liable to prosecution, declined having anything further to do with it. After some difficulty, a willing publisher was found - a Mr. Jordan, of No. 166, Fleet Street; and the book was brought out by him on the 13th of March, 1791. Its immediate circulation - allowing for some exaggeration on the part of his friend, Clio Rickman - appears to have been of an extent unprecedented, if we except that of his book, Common Sense.In May, Paine revisited France; and was in Paris at the time of the king's flight. On that occasion, he is said to have remarked to a friend: You see the absurdity of monarchical governments. Here will be a whole nation disturbed by the folly of one man. While in France, the Abbe Sieyes having avowed an intention of writing in defence of monarchy against republicanism, Paine offered to controvert his arguments, in a given number of pages: but the abbe's work never appeared.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/27011417-the-wisdom-of-life-and-other-essays?from_search=true	Arthur Schopenhauer	The Wisdom of Life, and Other Essays	Excerpt from The Wisdom of Life, and Other EssaysThe Essays of Schopenhauer comprised in this volume are well designated by the title which specially pertains to the first Essay. It will be noticed that the earlier essays are predominantly theoretical or metaphysical, the later practical or ethical. Hence we have in these Essays Schopenhauer's views upon a number of imporExcerpt from The Wisdom of Life, and Other EssaysThe Essays of Schopenhauer comprised in this volume are well designated by the title which specially pertains to the first Essay. It will be noticed that the earlier essays are predominantly theoretical or metaphysical, the later practical or ethical. Hence we have in these Essays Schopenhauer's views upon a number of important problems in Metaphysics and Ethics, valuable, as an introduction to his more abstract expositions, to the specialist in philosophy, and yet presented in such a manner as to appeal to the general reader and student of literature.Among philosophical writers Schopenhauer enjoys the advantage of standing alone. He cannot be classified. He thus escapes being lost in the crowd. It is indeed true that a great deal of what he writes is taken from his predecessors. It is, however, borrowed, not stolen. It is in each case acknowledged and accredited to the original authors, and while it is adopted by Schopenhauer it is so assimilated and transmuted as to become his own, bearing his image and superscription.He also possesses the advantage of a distinctive and polished literary style. He has a highly developed artistic sense and in accordance with this selects and arranges his material in a form of expression pleasing to his readers. Although a recluse and given to the habit of talking to himself, when he writes he talks to his reader frankly and entertainingly. While he does not even pretend to practice what he preaches in regard to ethical matters, it will be found that his views on the writing of literature are practiced by himself. For instance, note the advice to writers upon the choice of a title. How well has he succeeded in this. Each of his writings has a title appropriate, striking, suggestive, illuminating.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18732743-the-praise-of-folly---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Erasmus	The Praise of Folly - The Original Classic Edition	Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of The Praise of Folly. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Desiderius Erasmus, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside The Praise of Folly:BuFinally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of The Praise of Folly. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Desiderius Erasmus, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside The Praise of Folly:But I would have them whom the lightness or foolery of the argument may offend to consider that mine is not the first of this kind, but the same thing that has been often practiced even by great authors: when Homer, so many ages since, did the like with the battle of frogs and mice; Virgil, with the gnat and puddings; Ovid, with the nut; when Polycrates and his corrector Isocrates extolled tyranny; Glauco, injustice; Favorinus, deformity and the quartan ague; Synescius, baldness; Lucian, the fly and flattery; when Seneca made such sport with Claudius canonizations; Plutarch, with his dialogue between Ulysses and Gryllus; Lucian and Apuleius, with the ass; and some other, I know not who, with the hog that made his last will and testament, of which also even St....Though, by the way, I cannot but wonder at the ingratitude, shall I say, or negligence of men who, notwithstanding they honor me in the first place and are willing enough to confess my bounty, yet not one of them for these so many ages has there been who in some thankful oration has set out the praises of Folly; when yet there has not wanted them whose elaborate endeavors have extolled tyrants, agues, flies, baldness, and such other pests of nature, to their own loss of both time and sleep....And as for such my companions and followers as you perceive about me, if you have a mind to know who they are, you are not like to be the wiser for me, unless it be in Greek: this here, which you observe with that proud cast of her eye, is Philantia, Self-love; she with the smiling countenance, that is ever and anon clapping her hands, is Kolakia, Flattery; she that looks as if she were half asleep is Lethe, Oblivion; she that sits leaning on both elbows with her hands clutched together is Misoponia, Laziness; she with the garland on her head, and that smells so strong of perfumes, is Hedone, Pleasure; she with those staring eyes, moving here and there, is Anoia, Madness; she with the smooth skin and full pampered body is Tryphe, Wantonness; and, as to the two gods that you see with them, the one is Komos, Intemperance, the other Eegretos hypnos, Dead Sleep....For neither the crab-favoured Pallas spear nor the cloud-gathering Jupiters shield either beget or propagate mankind; but even he himself, the father of gods and king of men at whose very beck the heavens shake, must lay by his forked thunder and those looks wherewith he conquered the giants and with which at pleasure he frightens the rest of the gods, and like a common stage player put on a disguise as often as he goes about that, which now and then he does, that is to say the getting of children: And the Stoics too, that conceive themselves next to the gods, yet show me one of them, nay the veriest bigot of the sect, and if he do not put off his beard, the badge of wisdom, though yet it be no more than what is common with him and goats; yet at least he must lay by his supercilious gravity, smooth his forehead, shake off his rigid principles, and for some time commit an act of folly and dotage.
/book/show/25925076-fairy-tales-every-child-should-know?from_search=true	Hamilton Wright Mabie	FAIRY TALES Every Child Should Know ( newly illustrated classic volume)	These whimsical, timeless tales, by one of our most treasured poets, will appeal to any generation.The four tales in this enchanting, newly illustrated volume, tell of lonely and extraordinary characters finding friendship in unlikely companions.with an introductory on the history and importance of fairy tales for children
/book/show/21524464-the-voyages-of-doctor-dolittle-illustrated?from_search=true	Hugh Lofting	The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (Illustrated) (Classic Books for Children)	Doctor Dolittle, the veterinarian who can actually talk to animals, sets sail on the high seas for new adventures with Polynesia the parrot, Jip the dog, Chee-Chee the monkey, and young Tommy Stubbins. Together they travel to Spidermonkey Island, brave a shipwreck, and meet the incredible Great Glass Sea Snail. This novel won the Newbery Medal in 1922 and now features a foDoctor Dolittle, the veterinarian who can actually talk to animals, sets sail on the high seas for new adventures with Polynesia the parrot, Jip the dog, Chee-Chee the monkey, and young Tommy Stubbins. Together they travel to Spidermonkey Island, brave a shipwreck, and meet the incredible Great Glass Sea Snail. This novel won the Newbery Medal in 1922 and now features a foreword by award-winning authors Patricia and Fredrick McKissack.
/book/show/18732278-she---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	H. Rider Haggard	She - The Original Classic Edition	Nineteenth Century fantasy at its best - While studying at Cambridge, Ludwig Horace Holly receives a very strange visit from a long-time friend. In failing health, this friend gives Holly charge of his 5 year-old son Leo, and a mysterious chest, which he is charged not to open until the boys twenty-fifth birthday. Twenty years later, the boy has grown to handsome manhood,Nineteenth Century fantasy at its best - While studying at Cambridge, Ludwig Horace Holly receives a very strange visit from a long-time friend. In failing health, this friend gives Holly charge of his 5 year-old son Leo, and a mysterious chest, which he is charged not to open until the boys twenty-fifth birthday. Twenty years later, the boy has grown to handsome manhood, and the chest is opened to reveal a family history stretching back some 23 centuries to ancient Egypt. Interestingly, included is the familys attempts to get revenge on an immortal white women who rules a tribe in Africa.The young man, Leo, becomes fascinated with the tale, and draws Holly onto an adventure to Africa. Passing through danger upon danger, the companions finally find themselves in the hands of She-who-must-be-obeyed.While the story is somewhat dated by modern standards, it is very well written and more riveting than the above introduction may suggest. If nothing else, this book is an excellent example of Nineteenth Century fantasy literature.
/book/show/126523.The_Adventures_Of_Don_Quixote_De_La_Mancha?from_search=true	Miguel de Cervantes	The Adventures Of Don Quixote De La Mancha: Part 1 (Classic Books On Cassettes Collection)	Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616) was a Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright. His magnum opus, Don Quixote, is considered a founding classic of Western literature and regularly figures among the best novels ever written. He has been dubbed el Principe de los Ingenios - the Prince of Wits. In 1585, he published a pastoral novel, La Galatea. Because of financial proMiguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616) was a Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright. His magnum opus, Don Quixote, is considered a founding classic of Western literature and regularly figures among the best novels ever written. He has been dubbed el Principe de los Ingenios - the Prince of Wits. In 1585, he published a pastoral novel, La Galatea. Because of financial problems, he worked as a purveyor for the Spanish Armada, and later as a tax collector. In 1605 he was in Valladolid, just when the immediate success of the first part of his Don Quixote, published in Madrid, signaled his return to the literary world. In 1607, he settled in Madrid, where he lived and worked until his death. During the last nine years of his life, he solidified his reputation as a writer; he published the Exemplary Novels (Novelas Ejemplares) in 1613 and the Journey to Parnassus (Viaje del Parnaso) in 1614. In 1615, he wrote Eight Plays and Eight New Interludes (Ocho Comedias y Ocho Entremeses) and the second part of Don Quixote.
/book/show/26980026-discourse-on-the-method-of-rightly-conducting-the-reason-and-seeking?from_search=true	Ren Descartes	Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting, the Reason, and Seeking, Truth in the Sciences	Excerpt from Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting, the Reason, and Seeking, Truth in the SciencesDescartes' Discourse on Method was published in Leyden, in 1637, and was accompanied by three brief tracts as appendices: the Geometry, the Meteorics, and the Dioptrics.The Discourse on Method was Descartes' intellectual confession of faith, his statement of his ownExcerpt from Discourse on the Method of Rightly Conducting, the Reason, and Seeking, Truth in the SciencesDescartes' Discourse on Method was published in Leyden, in 1637, and was accompanied by three brief tracts as appendices: the Geometry, the Meteorics, and the Dioptrics.The Discourse on Method was Descartes' intellectual confession of faith, his statement of his own peculiar method of reaching the Truth; the appendices were his documents of justification, specimens of the actual Truth that he had reached by his method. And splendid specimens they were: the invention of analytical geometry, which literally unshackeled mathematical research; the researches in the theory of equations and algebraical symbolism; the enunciation of the law of the refraction of light, which is the beginning of the development of modern optics; the partial explanation of the rainbow; and so forth. All these achievements, far as they may seem from the common life, are shot through the warp and woof of our technical civilisation, and our entire spiritual and material existence bears their hidden impress.Whether our calling, therefore, be that of a philosopher or not, and whatever be our attitude to the problems involved, the contemplation of the methods by which such unique results have been reached is of the highest concern. No one can fail to draw a most bountiful stimulus from these pages. Their freshness and independence of view, their wholesome common sense, their self-reliance, their apotheosis of Reason, are, when we consider the state of mind of the period in which they were written, almost unequalled in history. Here was an absolute break with the authority of tradition, an utter rejection of the past, an utter contempt of books, of the graces of literature and of erudition; while in their place were substituted the ideals of radical doubt, implacable critique, unerring certainty.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26937565-the-joyful-wisdom?from_search=true	Friedrich Nietzsche	The Joyful Wisdom: La Gaya Scienza	Excerpt from The Joyful Wisdom: La Gaya ScienzaThe Joyful Wisdom, written in 1882, just before Zarathustra, is rightly judged to be one of Nietzsche's best books. Here the essentially grave and masculine face of the poet-philosopher is seen to light up and suddenly break into a delightful smile. The warmth and kindness that beam from his features will astonish those hExcerpt from The Joyful Wisdom: La Gaya ScienzaThe Joyful Wisdom, written in 1882, just before Zarathustra, is rightly judged to be one of Nietzsche's best books. Here the essentially grave and masculine face of the poet-philosopher is seen to light up and suddenly break into a delightful smile. The warmth and kindness that beam from his features will astonish those hasty psychologists who have never divined that behind the destroyer is the creator, and behind the blasphemer the lover of life. In the retrospective valuation of his work which appears in Ecce Homo the author himself observes with truth that the fourth book, Sanctus Januarius, deserves especial attention: The whole book is a gift from the Saint, and the introductory verses express my gratitude for the most wonderful month of January that I have ever spent. Book fifth We Fearless Ones, the Appendix Songs of Prince Free-as-a-Bird, and the Preface, were added to the second edition in 1887.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/2590479-the-berlin-stories?from_search=true	Christopher Isherwood Joel Grey	The Berlin Stories: Basis of the Hollywood Classic "Cabaret"	It was pre-war Berlin. Cold, stark, ominous in the foreboding lull before the inevitable storm. It was in this setting that a young Englishman, known as Herr Isyvoo to his landlord Fraulein Schnieder, but just Chris to the impossibly complex Sally Bowies, spent his time as a teacher, and yet mostly a student of the times, the people and the human condition that is unmiIt was pre-war Berlin. Cold, stark, ominous in the foreboding lull before the inevitable storm. It was in this setting that a young Englishman, known as Herr Isyvoo to his landlord Fraulein Schnieder, but just Chris to the impossibly complex Sally Bowies, spent his time as a teacher, and yet mostly a student of the times, the people and the human condition that is unmistakably exciting and yet at times empty of real fulfillment.
/book/show/29983631-the-diary-of-a-nobody?from_search=true	George Grossmith Weedon Grossmith	The Diary of a Nobody (Bloomsbury Classic Series)	'Why should I not publish my diary? I have often seen reminiscences of people I have never even heard of, and I fail to see -- because I do not happen to be Somebody -- why my diary should not be interesting.'(1892) created a cultural icon, an English archetype. Anxious, accident-prone, occasionally waspish, Charles Pooter has come to be seen as th'Why should I not publish my diary? I have often seen reminiscences of people I have never even heard of, and I fail to see -- because I do not happen to be Somebody -- why my diary should not be interesting.'(1892) created a cultural icon, an English archetype. Anxious, accident-prone, occasionally waspish, Charles Pooter has come to be seen as the epitome of English suburban life. His diary chronicles encounters with difficult tradesmen, the delights of home improvements, small parties, minor embarrassments, and problems with his troublesome son. The suburban world he inhabits is hilariously and painfully familiar in its small-mindedness and its essential decency. Both celebration and critique,has often been imitated, but never bettered.
/book/show/190445.The_Interpretation_of_Financial_Statements?from_search=true	Benjamin Graham Spencer Meredith Spencer B. Meredith	The Interpretation of Financial Statements: The Classic 1937 Edition	Benjamin Graham has been called the most important investment thinker of the twentieth century. As a master investor, pioneering stock analyst, and mentor to investment superstars, he has no peerBenjamin Graham has been called the most important investment thinker of the twentieth century. As a master investor, pioneering stock analyst, and mentor to investment superstars, he has no peer.The volume you hold in your hands is Graham's timeless guide to interpreting and understanding financial statements. It has long been out of print, but now joins Graham's other masterpieces,andas the three priceless keys to understanding Graham and value investing.The advice he offers in this book is as useful and prescient today as it was sixty years ago. As he writes in the preface, if you have precise information as to a company's present financial position and its past earnings record, you are better equipped to gauge its future possibilities. And this is the essential function and value of security analysis.Written just three years after his landmarkgets to the heart of the master's ideas on value investing in astonishingly few pages. Readers will learn to analyze a company's balance sheets and income statements and arrive at a true understanding of its financial position and earnings record. Graham provides simple tests any reader can apply to determine the financial health and well-being of any company.This volume is an exact text replica of the first edition ofpublished by Harper & Brothers in 1937. Graham's original language has been restored, and readers can be assured that every idea and technique presented here appears exactly as Graham intended.Highly practical and accessible, it is an essential guide for all business people--and makes the perfect companion volume to Graham's investment masterpiece
/book/show/351036.Why_Revival_Tarries?from_search=true	Leonard Ravenhill	Why Revival Tarries: A Classic on Revival	Leonard Ravenhill's call to revival is as timely now as it was when rst published over forty years ago. The message is fearless and often radical as he expounds on the disparity between the New Testament church and the church today. Why Revival Tarries contains the heart of his message. A.W. Tozer called Ravenhill a man sent from God who appeared at [a] critical momentLeonard Ravenhill's call to revival is as timely now as it was when rst published over forty years ago. The message is fearless and often radical as he expounds on the disparity between the New Testament church and the church today. Why Revival Tarries contains the heart of his message. A.W. Tozer called Ravenhill a man sent from God who appeared at [a] critical moment in history, just as the Old Testament prophets did. Included are questions for group and individual study. Ravi Zacharias refers to this as the book that shaped me...more dramatically than any other...
/book/show/1251778.Delia_s_Complete_Cookery_Course?from_search=true	Delia Smith	Delia's Complete Cookery Course: Classic Edition	Completely revised and updated, this cookery bible still contains all the established favorites such as Flaky Fish Pie, Christmas Pudding, and the secret of Crunchy Roast Potatoes. Delia has also added some new recipes like Stir-Fried Mange Tout and Roast Stuffed Goose with Prunes and Armagnac. Clear and comprehensive, the recipes are suitable for beginners as well as moCompletely revised and updated, this cookery bible still contains all the established favorites such as Flaky Fish Pie, Christmas Pudding, and the secret of Crunchy Roast Potatoes. Delia has also added some new recipes like Stir-Fried Mange Tout and Roast Stuffed Goose with Prunes and Armagnac. Clear and comprehensive, the recipes are suitable for beginners as well as more experienced cooks. Delia also gives advice on new and widely-available ingredients like easy-blend yeast, filo pastry, and fromage frais.
/book/show/20467229-scaramouche?from_search=true	Rafael Sabatini	Scaramouche	Scaramouche is not only Rafael Sabatini's crowning literary achievement, it is one of the most engaging, thought-provoking and exciting historical novels ever written. Andre-Louis Moreau, (or Scaramouche, as he later becomes known), is a fascinatingly complex protagonist. Courageous, intelligent, quick-witted and intensely moral, Moreau is a character whose personal questScaramouche is not only Rafael Sabatini's crowning literary achievement, it is one of the most engaging, thought-provoking and exciting historical novels ever written. Andre-Louis Moreau, (or Scaramouche, as he later becomes known), is a fascinatingly complex protagonist. Courageous, intelligent, quick-witted and intensely moral, Moreau is a character whose personal quest for revenge against the villainous Marquis de La Tour d'Azyr is a masterfully-woven story of swashbuckling action, romance and social conflict during the turbulent years of the French Revolution. Well-born lawyer. Fugitive. Dramatic actor. Expert swordsman. Impassioned, mob-inciting orator. Revolutionary politician. Sabatini sets Moreau upon an intriguing path of fate, development and discovery, a fictionalized yet compelling account of a single man's ultimate test of human character as the world around him spirals into madness. Sabatini has often been compared to Alexandre Dumas (author of the Three Musketeers, the Count of Monte Cristo) as a master of historical fiction. Though Dumas may be the finest action-adventure writer of all time, and though some of Sabatini's other works have been criticized as overly melodramatic, Sabatini has created in Scaramouche an historical action-adventure novel that transcends Dumas (and all modern action-adventure writers, for that matter) in that Moreau, his protagonist, is a thoroughly multi-dimensional character. Though Moreau is driven by his hatred and his quest for revenge, the spirit of his character is not defined by them, and the conflict of these passions with his ideals brings depth and substance to his exploits on the Theatre Feydau, the fencing halls of Paris, the floor of the National Assembly and his pursuit of the beautiful Aline de Kercadiou. Duels. Intrigue. Romance. More duels. Moral and political introspection. Its all here. Enjoy!
/book/show/20965001-the-first-men-in-the-moon-large-print-edition?from_search=true	H.G. Wells	The First Men in the Moon [Large Print Edition]: The Complete & Unabridged Original Classic	This premium quality large print volume includes the complete and unabridged text of H. G. Wells' original science fiction classic -- The First Men in the Moon -- an enduring and still-popular work which exerted a huge influence on the science fiction genre which continues today.This freshly edited and newly typeset edition features a large 7.44x9.69 page size and isThis premium quality large print volume includes the complete and unabridged text of H. G. Wells' original science fiction classic -- The First Men in the Moon -- an enduring and still-popular work which exerted a huge influence on the science fiction genre which continues today.This freshly edited and newly typeset edition features a large 7.44x9.69 page size and is printed on heavyweight bright white paper with a fully laminated cover featuring an original full color design. Also included in this volume are page headers and an introductory biographical sketch discussing Wells' life, work and continuing literary significance.This story, an early and influential tale of humans traveling through space, involves the theme of humanity coming into conflict with alien societies, in this case the encounter between human explorers and the native inhabitants of the moon. Wells had previously considered this theme, in the context of the invasion of the earth by hostile Martians, in The War of the Worlds. A common theme in the science fiction genre, these tales by Wells represent two of the earliest and most influential such stories. But unlike so many of the similar stories that have followed, Wells did not indulge assumptions of the innate superiority of humanity or man's scientific achievements. Rather, Wells portrays humanity as engaged in a struggle with forces beyond its control, reflecting an underlying fear that scientific discovery and progress might not make man the unchallenged master of the universe after all.Herbert George Wells (1866-1946), was born to shopkeepers who had previously been domestic servants. When an injury ended his father's income as a professional cricketer, Wells' parents, on the brink of poverty, apprenticed him to a draper, but he was dismissed after a short time and subsequently became a pupil-teacher in a system where older students helped teach younger students. Despite having little formal education, Wells, a voracious reader, won a scholarship to the Normal School of Science in London. He completed courses in biology and physics, but left the school in 1887 after failing geology and losing his scholarship.Best known today for his science fiction works, Wells' first published book was a biology textbook in 1893. With the publication of The Time Machine in 1895 Wells began a long and successful writing career. The next several years saw the publication of The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The First Men in the Moon and many other works ranging from humorous social commentary novels to non-fiction and political polemics. In 1920, he published his landmark Outline of History,  which became the model for outline texts in a variety of disciplines.Over time Wells' works became increasingly political, contentious and argumentative and only his early science fiction novels are widely read today. Those novels provide insights into the science and society of Wells' day and are interesting for their prediction of future events and scientific developments. Wells' science fiction tales are also very entertaining and easy to read. Many of his story elements, like time travel, hostile aliens, mutant creatures and space travel, became common themes in science fictionIn literary circles, Wells' comic novels, virtually unknown to readers of today, are considered outstanding examples of 20th century British literature, and his work is regarded as one of the best examples of pre-WW I liberal optimism. Yet Wells' social optimism is tempered, particularly in his science fiction works, and he clearly voices a sense of dread of science and technology gone out-of-control that runs through post-Victorian British thought.Wells is often referred to as one of The Fathers of Science Fiction, and science fiction today might look very different without Wells' contrib
/book/show/24797734-a-treatise-of-human-nature---classic-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	David Hume A. Willis (Editor)	A Treatise of Human Nature - Classic Illustrated Edition	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, A Treatise of Human Nature places all science and philosophy on a novel foundation: namely, an empirical investigation into human psychology.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the book is one of the great works of philosophy and continu* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, A Treatise of Human Nature places all science and philosophy on a novel foundation: namely, an empirical investigation into human psychology.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the book is one of the great works of philosophy and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/10321398-the-law?from_search=true	Frdric Bastiat	The Law: The Classic Blueprint for a Free Society	How is it that the law enforcer itself does not have to keep the law? How is it that the law permits the state to lawfully engage in actions which, if undertaken by individuals, would land them in jail? These are among the most intriguing issues in political and economic philosophy. More specifically, the problem of law that itself violates law is an insurmountable conundrHow is it that the law enforcer itself does not have to keep the law? How is it that the law permits the state to lawfully engage in actions which, if undertaken by individuals, would land them in jail? These are among the most intriguing issues in political and economic philosophy. More specifically, the problem of law that itself violates law is an insurmountable conundrum of all statist philosophies. The problem has never been discussed so profoundly and passionately as in this essay by Frederic Bastiat from 1850. The essay might have been written today. It applies to our own time. It applies in all times in which the state assumes unto itself different rules and different laws from that by which it expects other people to live. And so we have this legendary essay, written in a white heat against the leaders of 19th century France, the reading of which has shocked millions out of their toleration of despotism. This new edition from the Mises Institute revives a glorious translation that has been out of print for a hundred years, one that circulated in Britain in the generation that followed Bastiat s death. This newly available translation provides new insight into Bastiat s argument. The question that Bastiat deals with: how to tell when a law is unjust or when the law maker has become a source of law breaking? When the law becomes a means of plunder it has lost its character of genuine law. When the law enforcer is permitted to do with others lives and property what would be illegal if the citizens did them, the law becomes perverted. Bastiat doesn t avoid the difficult issues, such as why should we think that a democratic mandate can convert injustice to justice. He deals directly with the issue of the expanse of legislation: It is not true that the mission of the law is to regulate our consciences, our ideas, our will, our education, our sentiments, our works, our exchanges, our gifts, our enjoyments. Its mission is to prevent the rights of one from interfering with those of another, in any one of these things. Law, because it has force for its necessary sanction, can only have as its lawful domain the domain of force, which is justice. The Law by Frederic Bastiat - Ludwig von Mises Institute
/book/show/32891375-the-voyage-out?from_search=true	Virginia Woolf	The Voyage Out	Excerpt from The Voyage OutThat the Great House of Tarquin Should suffer wrong no more.Yes, she knew she must go back to all that, but at present she must weep. Screening her face she sobbed more steadily than she had yet done, her shoulders rising and falling with great regularity. It was this figure that her husband saw when, having reached the polished Sphinx, havingExcerpt from The Voyage OutThat the Great House of Tarquin Should suffer wrong no more.Yes, she knew she must go back to all that, but at present she must weep. Screening her face she sobbed more steadily than she had yet done, her shoulders rising and falling with great regularity. It was this figure that her husband saw when, having reached the polished Sphinx, having entangled himself with a man selling picture postcards, he turned; the stanza instantly stopped. He came up to her, laid his hand on her shoulder, and said, Dearest. His voice was supplicating. But she shut her face away from him, as much as to say.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/987235.Being_Peace?from_search=true	Thich Nhat Hanh	Being Peace: Classic teachings from the world's most revered meditation master	In this classic collection of lectures, Buddhist monk, scholar, poet and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh shows us that suffering is not enough; for in order to achieve peace, we must be peace. Quite simply, if we are not happy, if we are not peaceful, we cannot share peace and happiness with others. Therefore, Thich Nhat Hanh explains how, if we are to change the world, weIn this classic collection of lectures, Buddhist monk, scholar, poet and peace activist Thich Nhat Hanh shows us that suffering is not enough; for in order to achieve peace, we must be peace. Quite simply, if we are not happy, if we are not peaceful, we cannot share peace and happiness with others. Therefore, Thich Nhat Hanh explains how, if we are to change the world, we must begin with ourselves and awaken the loving potential of our own Buddhist natures. We must learn to smile at the wonders that surround us every day, for if we cannot smile, the world will not have peace.
/book/show/18732395-human-all-too-human---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Friedrich Nietzsche	Human, All Too Human - The Original Classic Edition	Nietzsche is often said to have entered a new period with the publication of Human All Too Human and the book is considerably more positivistic than his earlier writings. It aims at debunking unwarranted assumptions more than at defending a grand interpretation of its own, and it marks the high point of Nietzsches interest in, and applause for, natural science. Nietzsche dNietzsche is often said to have entered a new period with the publication of Human All Too Human and the book is considerably more positivistic than his earlier writings. It aims at debunking unwarranted assumptions more than at defending a grand interpretation of its own, and it marks the high point of Nietzsches interest in, and applause for, natural science. Nietzsche describes what he means by free spirits in the preface to the second edition of Human All Too Human. Free spirits contrast with the typical human being of his era, who was, as the title suggests, all too human. Free spirits in contrast, are ideal companions that do not yet exist but may appear in the future. They are those who have freed themselves from the chains of the dominant culture, even from the bonds of reverence for those things they once found most praiseworthy. The dangerous period of the free spirit is introduced by the desire to flee whatever has been ones previous spiritual world, a desire that leads to a reconsideration of matters that previously had been taken for granted. The ultimate aim of this liberation is independent self-mastery and supreme health in a life of continual experimentation and adventure.Human All Too Human is the first published work in which Nietzsche defends his famed perspectivism, the view that truths are one and all interpretations are thus formulated from particular perspectives. This perspectivism figures importantly in his debunking critique of morality which is first presented in Human All Too Human. Nietzsche denies that morality is anything but perspectival. Contrary to the claims of moralists, morality is not inherent in or determined by reality. It is, in fact, the invention of human beings. Moreover, morality has not been the same in every culture and at every time. Nietzsche explicitly contrasts Christian and Greek moral thought, typically claiming that Greek thought had been vastly superior.Nietzsche, himself, considered the book a breakthrough because it openly articulated his unconventional conclusions for the first time. It also sealed the break with Richard Wagner, who received the book in silence. Nietzsche also considered himself to have moved far beyond Schopenhauerian metaphysics at this point in his life.Human All Too Human was also the first of Nietzsches published aphoristic works, where prior publications had been in the form of essays or similarly structured works.
/book/show/21487661-hagakure-shambhala-pocket-classic?from_search=true	Tsunetomo Yamamoto William Scott Wilson (Translation)	Hagakure (Shambhala Pocket Classic): The Book of the Samurai	The seminal treatise on the code of the samurai--now available as a Shambhala Pocket Classic.Hagakure is a treatise on the samurai code written by Yamamoto Tsunetomo, an eighteenth-century samurai. It's a guide, organized as a loose collection of thoughts, on how samurai should conduct themselves. This philosophy--bushido, or the way of the samurai--is, according toThe seminal treatise on the code of the samurai--now available as a Shambhala Pocket Classic.Hagakure is a treatise on the samurai code written by Yamamoto Tsunetomo, an eighteenth-century samurai. It's a guide, organized as a loose collection of thoughts, on how samurai should conduct themselves. This philosophy--bushido, or the way of the samurai--is, according to Tsunetomo, essentially a Way of death or dying. This embracing of death with honor and courage is the core theme of Hagakure--and part of its allure.This edition, translated by the esteemed translator William Scott Wilson, is considered the definitive version of this classic. No other translator has so thoroughly and eruditely rendered this text into English. Wilson's introduction casts Hagakure in a different light than ever before. In Tsunetomo's time, the Way of death was a nuanced concept that related heavily to the Zen idea of the death of the ego. Wilson's introduction gives the historical and philosophical background for that more metaphorical reading of Hagakure,  and through this lens, the classic takes on a fresh and nuanced appeal.
/book/show/1888406.Beauty_and_the_Beast?from_search=true	Walt Disney Company	Beauty and the Beast (Disney Classic Series)	In an enchanted castle, a beautiful, independent heroine encounters a monstrous beast. Although she becomes his prisoner, she sees the goodness deep within the Beast's hardened heart, and their friendship begins to blosson - all while an arrogant villain plots against them. Disney's Academy Award-winning Beauty and the Beast is a story of the powerful magic of love, and heIn an enchanted castle, a beautiful, independent heroine encounters a monstrous beast. Although she becomes his prisoner, she sees the goodness deep within the Beast's hardened heart, and their friendship begins to blosson - all while an arrogant villain plots against them. Disney's Academy Award-winning Beauty and the Beast is a story of the powerful magic of love, and here you can relive that magic. Faithfully retold, with original, full-color artwork from the Disney film, here is a new classic - a tale as old as time.
/book/show/26948556-the-prose-edda?from_search=true	Snorri Sturluson	The Prose Edda	Excerpt from The Prose EddaThe life of Snorri Sturluson fell in a great but contradictory age, when all that was noble and spiritual in men seemed to promise social regeneration, and when bloody crimes and sordid ambitions gave this hope the lie. Not less than the rest of Europe, Scandinavia shared in the bitter conflict between the law of the spirit and the law of the meExcerpt from The Prose EddaThe life of Snorri Sturluson fell in a great but contradictory age, when all that was noble and spiritual in men seemed to promise social regeneration, and when bloody crimes and sordid ambitions gave this hope the lie. Not less than the rest of Europe, Scandinavia shared in the bitter conflict between the law of the spirit and the law of the members. The North, like England and the Continent, felt the religious fervor of the Crusades, passed from potential anarchy into union and national consciousness, experienced a literary and spiritual revival, and suffered the fury of persecution and of fratricidal war. No greater error could be committed than to think of the Northern lands as cut off by barriers of distance, tongue, and custom from the heart of the Continent, and in consequence as countries where men's thoughts and deeds were more unrestrained and uncivilized. Even as England, France, and Germany acted and reacted upon one another in politics, in social growth, in art, and in literature, so all three acted upon Scandinavia, and felt the reaction of her influence.Nearly thirty years before Snorri's birth, the Danish kingdom had been the plaything of a German prince, Henry the Lion, who set up or pulled down her rulers as he saw fit; and during Snorri's boyhood; one of these rulers, Valdamarr I, contributed to Henry's political destruction. In Norway, Sverrir Sigurdarson had swept away the old social order, and replaced it with one more highly centralized; had challenged the power of Rome without, and that of his own nobles within, like Henry II of England and Frederick Barbarossa.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/22587443-can-you-forgive-her?from_search=true	Anthony Trollope T. Breeds (Editor)	Can You Forgive Her?	* Beautifully illustrated with delightful illustrations from early editions, Trollope's captivating tale is actually three parallel stories about the lives of three strong women who are essentially attempting to work out what their role is in a society where women had few rights. Interconnected by numerous intriguing subplots that include love triangles, broken engagements* Beautifully illustrated with delightful illustrations from early editions, Trollope's captivating tale is actually three parallel stories about the lives of three strong women who are essentially attempting to work out what their role is in a society where women had few rights. Interconnected by numerous intriguing subplots that include love triangles, broken engagements, rivalry, ambition, and parliamentary elections it's a genuinely entertaining read.* Can You Forgive Her? is the first of six novels that Trollope wrote for his 'Palliser' series.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's modern readers as it would have been when first published over 150 years ago, the novel is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/32082814-pascal-s-pensees-or-thoughts-on-religion?from_search=true	Blaise Pascal	Pascal's Pensees, or Thoughts on Religion	Excerpt from Pascal's Pensees, or Thoughts on ReligionLaise pascal was born in 1623 in Clermont, France; B and died in 1662, at thirty-nine. His father was a government official of superior rank and talents, and acted as his son's teacher.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThiExcerpt from Pascal's Pensees, or Thoughts on ReligionLaise pascal was born in 1623 in Clermont, France; B and died in 1662, at thirty-nine. His father was a government official of superior rank and talents, and acted as his son's teacher.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/31629847-the-tragedy-of-coriolanus?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	The Tragedy of Coriolanus	Excerpt from The Tragedy of CoriolanusNew matter, or supposed new interpretation, in the notes, includes a suggested explanation of the crux in 1. Ix. 46: Let him be made an overture for the wars!About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important hiExcerpt from The Tragedy of CoriolanusNew matter, or supposed new interpretation, in the notes, includes a suggested explanation of the crux in 1. Ix. 46: Let him be made an overture for the wars!About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/256004.Between_Parent_and_Child?from_search=true	Haim G. Ginott H. Wallace Goddard Alice Ginott	Between Parent and Child: The Bestselling Classic That Revolutionized Parent-Child Communication	Over the past thirty-five years,has helped millions of parents around the world strengthen their relationships with their children. Written by renowned psychologist Dr. Haim Ginott, this revolutionary book offered a straightforward prescription for empathetic yet disciplined child rearing and introduced new communication techniques that would chanOver the past thirty-five years,has helped millions of parents around the world strengthen their relationships with their children. Written by renowned psychologist Dr. Haim Ginott, this revolutionary book offered a straightforward prescription for empathetic yet disciplined child rearing and introduced new communication techniques that would change the way parents spoke with, and listened to, their children. Dr. Ginotts innovative approach to parenting has influenced an entire generation of experts in the field, and now his methods can work for you, too.In this revised edition, Dr. Alice Ginott, clinical psychologist and wife of the late Haim Ginott, and family relationship specialist Dr. H. Wallace Goddard usher this bestselling classic into the new century while retaining the books positive message and Haim Ginotts warm, accessible voice. Based on the theory that parenting is a skill that can be learned, this indispensable handbook will show you how to:Discipline without threats, bribes, sarcasm, and punishmentCriticize without demeaning, praise without judging, and express anger without hurtingAcknowledge rather than argue with childrens feelings, perceptions, and opinionsRespond so that children will learn to trust and develop self-confidence
/book/show/7121164-the-consolation-of-philosophy?from_search=true	Boethius	The Consolation of Philosophy	Boethius composedin the 6th century while awaiting death by torture, condemned on a charge of plotting against Gothic rule, which he protested as manifestly unjust. Though a Christian, Boethius details the true end of life as the soul's knowledge of God, and consoles himself with the tenets of Greek philosophy, not with Christian precepts.WrittBoethius composedin the 6th century while awaiting death by torture, condemned on a charge of plotting against Gothic rule, which he protested as manifestly unjust. Though a Christian, Boethius details the true end of life as the soul's knowledge of God, and consoles himself with the tenets of Greek philosophy, not with Christian precepts.Written in a form called Meippean Satire that alternates between prose & verse, Boethius' work often consists of a story told by Ovid or Horace to illustrate the philosophy being expounded.dominated the intellectual world of the Middle Ages. It inspired writers as diverse Thomas Aquinas, Jean de Meun & Dante. In England it was rendered into Old English by Alfred the Great, into Middle English by Geoffrey Chaucer. Later Queen Elizabeth I made her own translation. The circumstances of composition, the heroic demeanor of the author, and the Meippean texture of part prose, part verse have been a fascination for students of philosophy, literature and religion ever since.
/book/show/23813814-fanny-hill?from_search=true	John Cleland M. Robinson (Editor)	Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Fanny Hill has near-constantly remained in print since 1749, even where declared criminal, till finally being recognized as a classic of 18th century literature.* Fanny Hill, age 15, is orphaned by a smallpox outbreak and forced to fend for herself. She narrowly escapes selling her virginity in a br* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Fanny Hill has near-constantly remained in print since 1749, even where declared criminal, till finally being recognized as a classic of 18th century literature.* Fanny Hill, age 15, is orphaned by a smallpox outbreak and forced to fend for herself. She narrowly escapes selling her virginity in a brothel after being tricked into taking a job there, and soon loses her beloved to the machinations of his wicked father.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the novel is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/19301170-star-maker-by-william-olaf-stapledon?from_search=true	Olaf Stapledon	Star Maker by William Olaf Stapledon	Star Maker is a science fiction novel by Olaf Stapledon, published in 1937. The book describes a history of life in the universe, dwarfing in scale Stapledon's previous book, Last and First Men (1930), a history of the human species over two billion years. Star Maker tackles philosophical themes such as the essence of life, of birth, decay and death, and the relationship bStar Maker is a science fiction novel by Olaf Stapledon, published in 1937. The book describes a history of life in the universe, dwarfing in scale Stapledon's previous book, Last and First Men (1930), a history of the human species over two billion years. Star Maker tackles philosophical themes such as the essence of life, of birth, decay and death, and the relationship between creation and creator. A pervading theme is that of progressive unity within and between different civilizations. Some of the elements and themes briefly discussed prefigure later fiction concerning genetic engineering and alien life forms. Arthur C. Clarke considered Star Maker to be one of the finest works of science fiction ever written.
/book/show/17525.Pollyanna?from_search=true	Kathleen Olmstead (Abridged by) Jamel Akib (Illustrator) Arthur Pober (Afterword)	Pollyanna (Classic Starts Series)	Once you start looking for the happy things, you don't think about the bad ones as much. That's the joyful way Pollyanna sees the world: no matter what happens, she plays her Just Be Glad game and finds the sunny side of any situation. But when she's orphaned and forced to live with her rigid Aunt Polly, will high-spirited Pollyanna succeed in melting her Aunt's coldOnce you start looking for the happy things, you don't think about the bad ones as much. That's the joyful way Pollyanna sees the world: no matter what happens, she plays her Just Be Glad game and finds the sunny side of any situation. But when she's orphaned and forced to live with her rigid Aunt Polly, will high-spirited Pollyanna succeed in melting her Aunt's cold heart?
/book/show/18823145-the-gods-of-mars?from_search=true	Edgar Rice Burroughs G. Edward Bandy (Introduction)	The Gods of Mars	This collector-quality edition includes the complete text of the second of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Martian Novels in a freshly edited and newly typeset edition, commemorating the 100th anniversary of his first published story. With a generous 6x9 page size, this Summit Classic edition is printed on hefty 60# bright white paper with a fully laminated cover featuring an origThis collector-quality edition includes the complete text of the second of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Martian Novels in a freshly edited and newly typeset edition, commemorating the 100th anniversary of his first published story. With a generous 6x9 page size, this Summit Classic edition is printed on hefty 60# bright white paper with a fully laminated cover featuring an original full color design. Additional material collected and presented for Burroughs' fans, new or old, are an original retrospective essay commenting on the life, work, and widespread and lasting influence of the author, a new and original biographical sketch of Burroughs' life, and a detailed bibliography of his work. In this, the second of his tales of Barsoom, Burroughs returns to the romance between John Carter, mysteriously and unexpectedly returned to Earth at the end of a Princess of Mars, and Dejah Thoris. A decade after being torn away from his family on Barsoom, Carter is once again transported by mysterious forces to the red planet and, materializing in the Valley Dor, where Barsoomians make a last pilgrimage as life nears its end, finds himself thrust into a weird adventure involving the truth behind Martian beliefs in the afterlife and the Gods of Mars. In Edgar Rice Burroughs' trademark style, the former Confederate officer is thrown into a series of non-stop adventures at breakneck pace, discovering a lost race of Barsoomians and the awful secrets behind the Gods of Mars while battling Martian men and beasts, finding adversaries on seemingly every page and discovering perfidy and treachery among both allies and enemies while leading armies and airborne navies in battle in the course of this epic adventure. Barsoom is the native name for the Mars imagined by Edgar Rice Burroughs, a dying world whose oceans have gone dry and whose atmosphere is dissipating, precariously maintained by a massive atmosphere plant, a world where a race of giant green men with four arms roam dry seabeds and vast ancient ruins mounted on reptilian steeds, while a race of coppery-skinned red men maintains an oddly barbaric culture and scientific civilization in sprawling cities and travel in flying cars. If any of this sounds vaguely familiar but you've never read what has over the years become known as Edgar Rice Burroughs' science fiction Martian series it's not surprising. Burroughs didn't invent planetary romance, lost civilizations, islands populated by dinosaurs and primitive men or any of the kinds of fiction he wrote. But he literally re-invented adventure fiction across the board and his indelible stamp on the work of writers, filmmakers, television producers and scientists is still apparent a hundred years after his first published story. Burroughs is known the world over as the creator of Tarzan, the Ape Man. Tarzan became a cultural phenomenon almost immediately upon his appearance, but before Tarzan there was John Carter of Mars. Burroughs' first published work originally appeared in serial form with the title Under the Moons of Mars in 1912. Like many of Burroughs' pulp magazine serials, the story was later published in book form by Chicago publisher A. C. McClurg. The original McClurg version re-titled the story as A Princess of Mars, the name by which it has been known ever since. Burroughs' first three Martian novels, A Princess of Mars, The Gods of Mars and Warlord of Mars form a cohesive trilogy that will ultimately leave the mighty John Carter as the most powerful warlord astride a fantastic, savage planet. Summit Classic Press editions of these three novels are available separately in a handsome matched set. They are also available from Summit Classic Press in a single large format omnibus edition titled John Carter, Warlord of Mars, ISBN-978-1475021660.
/book/show/1170512.On_Her_Majesty_s_Secret_Service?from_search=true	Ian Fleming	On Her Majesty's Secret Service	When James Bond rescues a beautiful, reckless girl from self-destruction, he finds himself with a lead on one of the most dangerous men in the world: Ernst Stavro Blofeld, an evil genius who is conducting research that could threaten the safety of the world.
/book/show/34523286-the-stranger-s-child?from_search=true	Alan Hollinghurst	The Stranger's Child: Picador Classic	
/book/show/26759238-barchester-towers?from_search=true	Anthony Trollope	Barchester Towers	Excerpt from Barchester TowersAmong minor English novelists Anthony Trollope occupies the foremost place. In fact, there are few of the greatest who excel him in originality and delicacy of humor and the faithful portrayal of character. His work lacks very little of being that of genius. He was born in 1815; spent the greater part of his life in the postal service, as insExcerpt from Barchester TowersAmong minor English novelists Anthony Trollope occupies the foremost place. In fact, there are few of the greatest who excel him in originality and delicacy of humor and the faithful portrayal of character. His work lacks very little of being that of genius. He was born in 1815; spent the greater part of his life in the postal service, as inspector in Ireland, England, and abroad; and died in 1882. In 1862 he visited the United States, and on his return published an account of his travels which was of considerable service in correcting English opinions on American affairs.Barchester Towers, perhaps the best, certainly the most delightful, of his novels, was published in 1857. Its scene is the cathedral town of Barchester (suggested by Salisbury), about which cluster a number of his most fascinating tales. The life of this imaginary town - the doings of its ecclesiastical dignitaries and of their neighbors - Trollope reveals with the exactness of a local historian and with inimitable humor. I had formed for myself, he says, so complete a picture of the locality, had acquired so accurate a knowledge of the cathedral town and the county in which I had placed the scene, and had become by a long-continued mental dwelling in it so intimate with sundry of its inhabitants, that to go back to it and write about it again and again has become one of the delights of my life. To peruse what he wrote is certainly one of the delights of the reader of English fiction. As pictures of contemporary life Trollope's works are unsurpassed. They may, as has been truly said, fall into temporary oblivion, but when the twentieth century desires to estimate the nineteenth, they will be disinterred and studied with an attention accorded to no contemporary work of the kind, except, perhaps, George Eliot's 'Middlemarch.'About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/17659400-a-discourse-upon-the-origin-and-the-foundation-of-the-inequality-among-m?from_search=true	Jean-Jacques Rousseau	A Discourse Upon the Origin and the Foundation of the Inequality Among Mankind - The Original Classic Edition	Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of A Discourse Upon the Origin and the Foundation Of The Inequality Among Mankind. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, which is now,Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of A Discourse Upon the Origin and the Foundation Of The Inequality Among Mankind. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Jean-Jacques Rousseau, which is now, at last, again available to you.Get the PDF and EPUB NOW as well. Included in your purchase you have A Discourse Upon the Origin and the Foundation Of The Inequality Among Mankind in EPUB AND PDF format to read on any tablet, eReader, desktop, laptop or smartphone simultaneous - Get it NOW.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside A Discourse Upon the Origin and the Foundation Of The Inequality Among Mankind:Look inside the book:But let us suppose that men had multiplied to such a degree, that the natural products of the earth no longer sufficed for their support; a supposition which, by the bye, would prove that this kind of life would be very advantageous to the human species; let us suppose that, without forge or anvil, the instruments of husbandry had dropped from the heavens into the hands of savages, that these men had got the better of that mortal aversion they all have for constant labour; that they had learned to foretell their wants at so great a distance of time; that they had guessed exactly how they were to break the earth, commit their seed to it, and plant trees; that they had found out the art of grinding their corn, and improving by fermentation the juice of their grapes; all operations which we must allow them to have learned from the gods, since we cannot conceive how they should make such discoveries of themselves; after all these fine presents, what man would be mad enough to cultivate a field, that may be robbed by the first comer, man or beast, who takes a fancy to the produce of it. ...A new difficulty this, still more stubborn than the preceding; for if men stood in need of speech to learn to think, they must have stood in still greater need of the art of thinking to invent that of speaking; and though we could conceive how the sounds of the voice came to be taken for the conventional interpreters of our ideas we should not be the nearer knowing who could have been the interpreters of this convention for such ideas, as, in consequence of their not having any sensible objects, could not be made manifest by gesture or voice; so that we can scarce form any tolerable conjectures concerning the birth of this art of communicating our thoughts, and establishing a correspondence between minds: a sublime art which, though so remote from its origin, philosophers still behold at such a prodigious distance from its perfection, that I never met with one of them bold enough to affirm it would ever arrive there, though the revolutions necessarily time were suspended in its favour; though prejudice could be banished from, or would be at least content to sit silent in the presence of our academies, and though these societies should consecrate themselves, entirely and during whole ages, to the study of this intricate object.About Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the Author:My father's design was only to improve me in reading, and he thought these entertaining works were calculated to give me a fondness for it; but we soon found ourselves so interested in the adventures they contained, that we alternately read whole nights together and could not bear to give over until at the conclusion of a volume. ...Although, in this state, he deprives himself of some advantages which he got from nature, he gains in return others so great, his faculties are so stimulated and developed, his ideas so extended, his feelings so ennobled, and his whole soul so uplifted, that, did not the abuses of this new condition often degrade him below that which he left, he would be
/book/show/24933928-father-brown-mysteries-the-innocence-of-father-brown-large-print-editio?from_search=true	G.K. Chesterton S.M. Sheley (Editor)	Father Brown Mysteries the Innocence of Father Brown [Large Print Edition]: The Complete & Unabridged Original Classic	This premium quality large print edition contains the complete and unabridged original classic version of The Innocence of Father Brown, including twelve stories featuring G.K Chesterton's mystery-solving priest, printed on heavy, bright white 60# paper in a large 7.44x9.69 format, with page headers and a fully laminated full-color cover featuring an original design.This premium quality large print edition contains the complete and unabridged original classic version of The Innocence of Father Brown, including twelve stories featuring G.K Chesterton's mystery-solving priest, printed on heavy, bright white 60# paper in a large 7.44x9.69 format, with page headers and a fully laminated full-color cover featuring an original design.Mystery fans unfamiliar with Father Brown may find Chesterton's stories a bit different. Many of the stories don't quite fit either the standard (Whodunit?) or inverted (Howcatchem?) styles common to the mystery genre, and Father Brown is frequently less concerned with the apprehension of the wrongdoer than with getting him to understand, and admit, the error of his ways.With his powers of observation and attention to details, and a knowledge of crime and criminals derived in no small part from his years as a priest hearing confessions, Father Brown frequently finds the solution through a strictly rational reasoning process more concerned with psychological, spiritual and philosophic truths than with scientific investigation.This particular volume contains twelve of Chesterton's original Father Brown adventures, published as individual short stories in 1910 and 1911 and first collected and published in book form under the title The Innocence of Father Brown in 1911.A second collection of Father Brown mysteries, The Wisdom of Father Brown, (ISBN-13: 978-1500632137; ISBN-10: 1500632139) first collected and published in 1914, is also available from Summit Classic Press in a matching large print edition.G.K. Chesterton...Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was an English writer, lay theologian, poet, philosopher, dramatist, journalist, orator, literary critic, and biographer, best known today for his Father Brown mystery stories and such social commentary as Heretics, Orthodoxy, and The Everlasting Man.
/book/show/20333043-ethan-frome-and-other-short-fiction?from_search=true	Edith Wharton	Ethan Frome and Other Short Fiction	On a bleak New England farm, a taciturn young man has resigned himself to a life of grim endurance. Bound by circumstance to a woman he cannot love, Ethan Frome is haunted by a past of lost possibilities until his wifes orphaned cousin, Mattie Silver, arrives and he is tempted to make one final, desperate effort to escape his fate. In language that is spare, passionate, aOn a bleak New England farm, a taciturn young man has resigned himself to a life of grim endurance. Bound by circumstance to a woman he cannot love, Ethan Frome is haunted by a past of lost possibilities until his wifes orphaned cousin, Mattie Silver, arrives and he is tempted to make one final, desperate effort to escape his fate. In language that is spare, passionate, and enduring, Edith Wharton tells this unforgettable story of two tragic lovers overwhelmed by the unrelenting forces of conscience and necessity.Included with Ethan Frome are the novellaand three short stories,andTogether, this collection offers a survey of the extraordinary range and power of one of Americas finest writers.
/book/show/21273042-beauty-and-the-beast?from_search=true	Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont	Beauty and the Beast	Beautys father gets lost in a storm. He sees a castle and spends the night there. But it is the castle of a Beast! When he picks a rose for his daughter, the Beast makes Beautys father promise to send his daughter to the castle. What does the Beast want with the girl? And when will he let Beauty go home to her family?
/book/show/8298.The_Little_House_Cookbook?from_search=true	Barbara M. Walker Garth Williams (Illustrator)	The Little House Cookbook: Frontier Foods from Laura Ingalls Wilder's Classic Stories	More than 100 recipes introduce the foods and cooking of Laura Ingalls Wilders pioneer childhood, chronicled in her classic Little House books.Notable Childrens Books of 1979 (ALA)Best Books of 1979 (SLJ)Notable 1979 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC)Children's Books of 1979 (Library of Congress)1980 Western Heritage Award
/book/show/13269607-no-name?from_search=true	Wilkie Collins	No Name	Magdalen Vanstone and her sister Norah learn the true meaning of social stigma in Victorian England only after the traumatic discovery that their dearly loved parents, whose sudden deaths have left them orphans, were not married at the time of their births.
/book/show/382901.The_Complete_K_ma_S_tra?from_search=true	Mallanaga Vtsyyana Alain Danilou (Translator)	The Complete Kāma-Sūtra: The First Unabridged Modern Translation of the Classic Indian Text	This definitive volume is the first modern translation of Vatsyayana's Kama Sutra to include two essential commentaries: the Jayamangala of Yashodhara and the modern Hindi commentary by Devadatta Shastri. Alain Danilou spent four years comparing versions of the Kama Sutra in Sanskrit, Hindi, Bengali, and English, drawing on his intimate experience of India, to preserve theThis definitive volume is the first modern translation of Vatsyayana's Kama Sutra to include two essential commentaries: the Jayamangala of Yashodhara and the modern Hindi commentary by Devadatta Shastri. Alain Danilou spent four years comparing versions of the Kama Sutra in Sanskrit, Hindi, Bengali, and English, drawing on his intimate experience of India, to preserve the full explicitness of the original. I wanted to demystify India, he writes, to show that a period of great civilization, of high culture, is forcibly a period of great liberty.
/book/show/22847568-the-custom-of-the-country?from_search=true	Edith Wharton A. Willis (Editor)	The Custom of the Country	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Custom of the Country is a scathing novel of ambition featuring one of the most ruthless heroines in literature. Undine Spragg is as unscrupulous as she is magnetically beautiful. Her rise to the top of New Yorks high society from the nouveau riche provides a provocative commentary on the upward* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Custom of the Country is a scathing novel of ambition featuring one of the most ruthless heroines in literature. Undine Spragg is as unscrupulous as she is magnetically beautiful. Her rise to the top of New Yorks high society from the nouveau riche provides a provocative commentary on the upwardly mobile and the aspirations that eventually cause their ruin. One of Whartons most acclaimed works, The Custom of the Country is a stunning indictment of materialism and misplaced values that is as powerful today for its astute observations about greed and power as when it was written nearly a century ago.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the novel is one of the great works of American literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/182134.Company_Commander?from_search=true	Charles B. MacDonald	Company Commander: The Classic Infantry Memoir of World War II	As a newly commisioned Captain of a veteran Army regiment, MacDonald's first combat was war at its most hellish the Battle of the Bulge. In this plain-spoken but eloquent narrative, we live each minute at MacDonald's side, sharing in all of combat's misery, terror, and drama. How this green commander gains his men's loyalty in the snows of war-torn Europe is one of the greAs a newly commisioned Captain of a veteran Army regiment, MacDonald's first combat was war at its most hellish the Battle of the Bulge. In this plain-spoken but eloquent narrative, we live each minute at MacDonald's side, sharing in all of combat's misery, terror, and drama. How this green commander gains his men's loyalty in the snows of war-torn Europe is one of the great, true, unforgettable war stories of all time.
/book/show/27256526-gitanjali?from_search=true	Rabindranath Tagore	Gitanjali	World's popular unabridged classics, set in easy-to-read type,handsomely printed on quality paper & elegantly bound in adeluxe leather look. The Wilco Classic Library series contains 160+titles.
/book/show/18732781-where-angels-fear-to-tread---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	E.M. Forster	Where Angels Fear to Tread - The Original Classic Edition	Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Where Angels Fear to Tread. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by E. M. Forster, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside Where Angels Fear toFinally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Where Angels Fear to Tread. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by E. M. Forster, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside Where Angels Fear to Tread:Gothard tunnel, presaging the future; the view of the Ticino and Lago Maggiore as the train climbed the slopes of Monte Cenere; the view of Lugano, the view of Como-Italy gathering thick around her now-the arrival at her first resting-place, when, after long driving through dark and dirty streets, she should at last behold, amid the roar of trams and the glare of arc lamps, the buttresses of the cathedral of Milan....Harriet, if she had been allowed, would have driven Lilia to an open rupture, and, what was worse, she would have done the same to Philip two years before, when he returned full of passion for Italy, and ridiculing Sawston and its ways....Herriton flew to a registry office, failed; flew to another, failed again; came home, was told by the housemaid that things seemed so unsettled that she had better leave as well; had tea, wrote six letters, was interrupted by cook and housemaid, both weeping, asking her pardon, and imploring to be taken back....As they drew near, Philip saw the heads of people gathering black upon the walls, and he knew well what was happening-how the news was spreading that a stranger was in sight, and the beggars were aroused from their content and bid to adjust their deformities; how the alabaster man was running for his wares, and the Authorized Guide running for his peaked cap and his two cards of recommendation-one from Miss MGee, Maida Vale, the other, less valuable, from an Equerry to the Queen of Peru; how some one else was running to tell the landlady of the Stella dItalia to put on her pearl necklace and brown boots and empty the slops from the spare bedroom; and how the landlady was running to tell Lilia and her boy that their fate was at hand....Afterwards, in the church, I prayed for us all; not for anything new, but that we might just be as we were-he with the child he loved, you and I and Harriet safe out of the place-and that I might never see him or speak to him again.
/book/show/19008672-the-lord-god-made-them-all?from_search=true	James Herriot	The Lord God Made Them All: The classic memoirs of a Yorkshire country vet (James Herriot 4)	
/book/show/18946056-henderson-the-rain-king?from_search=true	Saul Bellow	Henderson the Rain King (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin)	The most exuberant and funny of all Bellows novels,remained the authors personal favorite. Its outsized hero, Eugene Henderson, a mountain of a man, a millionaire, the father of many, remains adrift. Aggrieved, worn-out, all but defeated he longs to set things straight. Following the promptings of his unforgettable inner voiceI want, I want, IThe most exuberant and funny of all Bellows novels,remained the authors personal favorite. Its outsized hero, Eugene Henderson, a mountain of a man, a millionaire, the father of many, remains adrift. Aggrieved, worn-out, all but defeated he longs to set things straight. Following the promptings of his unforgettable inner voiceI want, I want, I wantour hero finds himself in Africa. Henderson makes his way into a mythic sun-baked interior, where among exotic tribes he finds fellow seekers, teachers and soulmates. Whether blowing up a cistern full of frogs or learning to walk without fear among the lions, soulful, zany Henderson intends to burst his spirits sleep.
/book/show/7445495-little-lord-fauntleroy?from_search=true	Frances Hodgson Burnett	Little Lord Fauntleroy	is the first work of well-known author and playwright Frances Hodgson Burnett. Burnett, who was born in England but lived most of her life in the United States, is perhaps best known for her work. This text was first released in serial form in, the popularity of the sis the first work of well-known author and playwright Frances Hodgson Burnett. Burnett, who was born in England but lived most of her life in the United States, is perhaps best known for her work. This text was first released in serial form in, the popularity of the story led to it being released independently a short time later.tells the tale of young Cedric Errol, an American who lives in relative poverty with this mother. Errol's life is turned on its head when he is informed that he is the heir to an Earldom and has been named Lord Fauntleroy. The story progresses from this point, telling a morality tale in which characters attempt to undermine young Cedric's good fortune while the new Lord Fauntleroy practices compassion and understanding.The story was wildly popular at the time of its original publication and is said to have made a major impact on the fashion of the times. The suit worn by young Cedric Errol, which was described in detail and presented in illustrations throughout the book, became standard dress-wear for young middle-class boys in America. Burnett's other stories had a similar impact on contemporary fashions, and her literary impact must never be separated from the impact she had on fashion.is an excellent book that can be enjoyed by both children and adults. It is a classic and timeless story and truly one of Burnett's greatest works. If you came upon this book after having read, you will surely find this story to be at least on par with the author's most well known work.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18732490-varieties-of-religious-experience-a-study-in-human-nature---the-origina?from_search=true	William James	Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature - The Original Classic Edition	This book actually held my interest from start to finish. Studying the common threads between religion in different cultures was interesting. Its hard to believe this book was not written recently. Of all the required reading Ive had to do in college this book had the greatest effect on me. William James approaches the topic of this book as philosopher and experimental psyThis book actually held my interest from start to finish. Studying the common threads between religion in different cultures was interesting. Its hard to believe this book was not written recently. Of all the required reading Ive had to do in college this book had the greatest effect on me. William James approaches the topic of this book as philosopher and experimental psychologist. Conversion, repentance, mysticism, hopes of reward and fears of punishment in the hereafter are studied with boldness, sympathy and the unbiased common sense of science.The result is a book that has become a living force in religious literature and has continued to sustain Jamess fame as one of the worlds greatest philosophers.If you want a great overview of the religious experience in all its forms and practices, this book is for you.
/book/show/4650229-on-war?from_search=true	Carl von Clausewitz	On War: A Modern Military Classic	Although Carl von Clausewitz participated in many military campaigns, he was primarily a military theorist interested in the examination of war. On War is the West's premier work on the philosophy of war. Other soldiers before him had written treatises on various military subjects, but none undertook a great philosophical examination of war on the scale of Clausewitz's. OnAlthough Carl von Clausewitz participated in many military campaigns, he was primarily a military theorist interested in the examination of war. On War is the West's premier work on the philosophy of war. Other soldiers before him had written treatises on various military subjects, but none undertook a great philosophical examination of war on the scale of Clausewitz's. On War is considered to be the first modern book of military strategy. This is due mainly to Clausewitz' integration of political, social, and economic issues as some of the most important factors in deciding the outcomes of a war. It is one of the most important treatises on strategy ever written, and continues to be required reading at many military academies.
/book/show/19300180-foxe-s-christian-martyrs?from_search=true	John Foxe	Foxe's Christian Martyrs: The Powerful Classic, Abridged and Updated	Youll be inspired by the ultimate sacrifice of dozens of early followers of Jesus as recorded in the classic history. This sixteenth-century book, presented here in an abridged and updated edition, describes the faithful lives and untimely deaths of Christians from the early church era through the reign of Queen Elizabeth in England. Though mansYoull be inspired by the ultimate sacrifice of dozens of early followers of Jesus as recorded in the classic history. This sixteenth-century book, presented here in an abridged and updated edition, describes the faithful lives and untimely deaths of Christians from the early church era through the reign of Queen Elizabeth in England. Though mans evil toward man is troubling, the martyrs God-given power to rise above their persecution is ultimately uplifting and inspiring. This is a book every Christian should be familiar with!
/book/show/9708605-vegan-diner?from_search=true	Julie Hasson	Vegan Diner: Classic Comfort Food for the Body and Soul	Finally, a collection of recipes that provides guilt-free comfort-food indulgence for vegans everywhere. With 125 recipes and more than 30 food photos, author Julie Hasson aims to introduce plant-based diner fare both savory and sweet. This new vegan classic covers breakfast, lunch, and supper from the diner-gone-vegan! From pancakes, waffles, and luscious muffins to scramFinally, a collection of recipes that provides guilt-free comfort-food indulgence for vegans everywhere. With 125 recipes and more than 30 food photos, author Julie Hasson aims to introduce plant-based diner fare both savory and sweet. This new vegan classic covers breakfast, lunch, and supper from the diner-gone-vegan! From pancakes, waffles, and luscious muffins to scrambles, faux Benedicts, and homemade sausage, this vegan cookbook has breakfast sizzling. Traditional lunches get a healthy new lease through clubs, open-faced sandwiches, soups, and pastas. Even filling casseroles, comforting mac-and-cheese, and slow-cooked stews are deliciously reinterpreted, followed by desserts ranging from shakes to creamy cheesecakes.
/book/show/18732379-dombey-and-son---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Charles Dickens	Dombey and Son - The Original Classic Edition	Upon finishing Dombey and Son this morning, I thought back to the first Dickens work I ever read, which was David Copperfield, as a freshman in high school. Since then I have read many others, all with the same extensive cast of characters, side plots, etc..... Except this one....which makes me question why it is not used as an introduction to the works of Dickens in schooUpon finishing Dombey and Son this morning, I thought back to the first Dickens work I ever read, which was David Copperfield, as a freshman in high school. Since then I have read many others, all with the same extensive cast of characters, side plots, etc..... Except this one....which makes me question why it is not used as an introduction to the works of Dickens in school curriculums.Dombey and Son, as a title, refers to the business which provides wealth, title, and position to Mr. Dombey, the aforementioned father. The son refers to a succession of partners in that business, as well as an arrival at the opening of the book, which leads to the demise of Mrs. Dombey. But little Paul Dombey, sharing in his fathers first and last names, joins an already present sibling in the world, his sister Florence.Through the course of the novel, you realize that Dombey and Daughter are really the focus of this story....the fortunes and misfortunes that befall them both, the grievous neglect of one for the other, despite the efforts of the one neglected to reconcile...and a host of others that enter and exit from their lives.But to recapture and jusitfy my initial point, this book is a marvelous starting point to read Dickens. It is far easier to keep track of the cast of the story, as it is more limited than other Dickens novels, while sharing the same length as most others. The story lines all really do feed into the central plot, and while the comedy that I so enjoy in Dickenss prose is, admittedly, more limited here...it still is a highly enjoyable tale, and a great place to get your feet wet with one of historys best tale-weavers.Although bittersweet and melancholy in tone, for the majority of the story, Dombey and Son holds up with Dickenss other novels as a true classic.
/book/show/1042031.The_Innocents_Abroad?from_search=true	Mark Twain	The Innocents Abroad (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection)	A hilarious sometimes biting account of Mark Twain's travels through France, Italy, Greece, Russia, Turkey, Palestine, and Egypt--Container.
/book/show/22462787-heart-of-darkness-and-the-secret-sharer?from_search=true	Joseph Conrad Albert J. Guerard copyright 1950 (Introduction)	Heart of Darkness and the Secret Sharer	. The story of the civilized, enlightened Mr. Kurtz who embarks on a harrowing night journey into the savage heart of Africa, only to find his dark and evil soul.. The saga of a young, inexperienced skipper forced to decide the fate of a fugitive sailor who killed a man in self-defense. As he faces his first moral test the skipper disco. The story of the civilized, enlightened Mr. Kurtz who embarks on a harrowing night journey into the savage heart of Africa, only to find his dark and evil soul.. The saga of a young, inexperienced skipper forced to decide the fate of a fugitive sailor who killed a man in self-defense. As he faces his first moral test the skipper discovers a terrifying truth -- and comes face to face with the secret itself.anddraw on actual events and people that Conrad met or heard about during his many far-flung travels. In portraying men whose incredible journeys on land and at sea are also symbolic voyages into their own mysterious depths, these two masterful works give credence to Conrad's acclaim as a major psychological writer.
/book/show/23486034-life-on-the-mississippi---classic-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	Mark Twain M. Robinson (Editor)	Life on the Mississippi - Classic Illustrated Edition	* Beautifully illustrated with delightful sketches from early editions, Life on the Mississippi is is an absorbing memoir by Mark Twain of his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War. It's also a travel book, recounting his intriguing trip along the Mississippi from St. Louis to New Orleans many years after the War.* Just as access* Beautifully illustrated with delightful sketches from early editions, Life on the Mississippi is is an absorbing memoir by Mark Twain of his days as a steamboat pilot on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War. It's also a travel book, recounting his intriguing trip along the Mississippi from St. Louis to New Orleans many years after the War.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the novel is one of the great works of American literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/18732713-eugenie-grandet---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Honor de Balzac	Eugenie Grandet - The Original Classic Edition	Eugenie Grandet by Honore de Balzac - The Original Classic Edition Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition.This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside:VEugenie Grandet by Honore de Balzac - The Original Classic Edition Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition.This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside:Vous verrez un marchand de merrain assis a sa porte et qui tourne ses pouces en causant avec un voisin, il ne possede en apparence que de mauvaises planches a bouteilles et deux ou trois paquets de lattes; mais sur le port son chantier plein fournit tous les tonneliers de lAnjou; il sait, a une planche pres, combien il peut de tonneaux si la recolte est bonne; un coup de soleil lenrichit, un temps de pluie le ruine: en une seule matinee, les poincons valent onze francs ou tombent a six livres....Grandet alla, muni de sa fortune liquide et de la dot, muni de deux mille louis dor, au district, ou, moyennant deux cents doubles louis offerts par son beau-pere au farouche republicain qui surveillait la vente des domaines nationaux, il eut pour un morceau de pain, legalement, sinon legitimement, les plus beaux vignobles de larrondissement, une vieille abbaye et quelques metairies.... Monsieur Grandet inspirait donc lestime respectueuse a laquelle avait droit un homme qui ne devait jamais rien a personne, qui, vieux tonnelier, vieux vigneron, devinait avec la precision dun astronome quand il fallait fabriquer pour sa recolte mille poincons ou seulement cinq cents; qui ne manquait pas une seule speculation, avait toujours des tonneaux a vendre alors que le tonneau valait plus cher que la denree a recueillir, pouvait mettre sa vendange dans ses celliers et attendre le moment de livrer son poincon a deux cents francs quand les petits proprietaires donnaient le leur a cinq louis....Au physique, Grandet etait un homme de cinq pieds, trapu, carre, ayant des mollets de douze pouces de circonference, des rotules noueuses et de larges epaules; son visage etait rond, tanne, marque de petite verole; son menton etait droit, ses levres noffraient aucunes sinuosites, et ses dents etaient blanches; ses yeux avaient lexpression calme et devoratrice que le peuple accorde au basilic; son front, plein de rides transversales, ne manquait pas de protuberances significatives; ses cheveux jaunatres et grisonnants etaient blanc et or, disaient quelques jeunes gens qui ne connaissaient pas la gravite dune plaisanterie faite sur monsieur Grandet....Dautres repliquaient que monsieur et madame des Grassins etaient nobles, puissamment riches, quAdolphe etait un bien gentil cavalier, et qua moins davoir un neveu du pape dans sa manche, une alliance si convenable devait satisfaire des gens de rien, un homme que tout Saumur avait vu la doloire en main, et qui, dailleurs, avait porte le bonnet rouge.
/book/show/21411575-classic-charles-dickens-the-mystery-of-edwin-drood?from_search=true	Charles Dickens	classic Charles Dickens THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD	-With the complete original illustrations by Samuel Luke Fildes-Formatted for kindle to improve your reading experience-Linked table of contents to reach your chapter quickly-Includes the famous 'Sapsea Fragment' and a forward by G.K ChestertonThe full title of Dickens's last novel is The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Mys-With the complete original illustrations by Samuel Luke Fildes-Formatted for kindle to improve your reading experience-Linked table of contents to reach your chapter quickly-Includes the famous 'Sapsea Fragment' and a forward by G.K ChestertonThe full title of Dickens's last novel is The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Mystery is the key word. Drood is a whodunnit. But there's no need to shout spoiler alert! since Dickens died halfway through writing, and kept his cards very close to his waistcoast. We can only speculate what denouement he had in mind. Dickens liked teasingly complex plots in his late career and none is more complex than Drood. But at its centre is a familiar crime scenario involving sex, money and homicide. Drood remains a mystery wreathed in mystery John Sutherland, Radio TimesEven his unfinished novel is brilliant! Too bad Dickens died before Edwin Drood was finished, but what better way to go than to leave a captive audience hanging and wanting more! All the speculation and wondering will never reveal what the good author intended, but what is revealed is a glimpse into a novel that is and would have been purely Dickens. RuthieI had a moment of euphoria while reading this book, around the fifth/sixth chapter...one of those great moments where you realize why you love good books. If finished I think it would've made a terrific book, as it is, it's still wonderful NathanCharles Dickens, immortal of literature, master of characterization, writer who brought social issues to the forefront of 19th century lit. All of this I knew. What I didn't know was how much damn fun it was going to be to read The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Allycks.The Mystery of Edwin Drood was Charles Dickens's last book, and it is an exiting, complicated, romantic, dark mystery indeed - made all the more aggravating by the fact that Dickens died halfway through writing the book, leaving the mystery unsolved! Despite the fact the ending is never truly revealed, this book has reached a place among my all-time favorites and must-read books. ElizabethTHE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD features the final novel by Charles Dickens in a specially designed edition for kindle. This tantalising mystery will intrigue and delight you. Read it as its meant to be read: with all the original illustrations.
/book/show/13410938-robin?from_search=true	R.M. ArceJaeger	Robin: Lady of Legend	What if Robin Hood wasn't the man you thought him to bewhat if he wasn't a man at all?Robin of Locksley is young, headstrong, and about to receive the worst birthday present of her life. Still struggling to define herself in a society that believes women are fit for little more than governing a household and bearing children, she balks at her father's plans for her futureWhat if Robin Hood wasn't the man you thought him to bewhat if he wasn't a man at all?Robin of Locksley is young, headstrong, and about to receive the worst birthday present of her life. Still struggling to define herself in a society that believes women are fit for little more than governing a household and bearing children, she balks at her father's plans for her future, but the consequences of her rebellion prove deadly. Hunted by both her father and the Sheriff, Robin is forced to hide her identity and seek refuge as an outlaw in Sherwood Forest.Disguised as a lad for protection, Robin maintains a careful isolation from the world around her...until she chances upon a young boy being beaten to death by the Sheriff's soldiers. Her rescue of the youth marks the beginning of her leadership in Sherwood forest and of the unfortunates who seek refuge therein. Robin's endeavors to provide a life of honor and purpose for her people while aiding the land's downtrodden win her high esteem, but enrage the Sheriff of Nottingham, who plots a deadly fate for her and her band.As the Sheriff's traps close in around her and assassins seek to bring her down, Robin must risk losing love, leadership, and life if she is to save her people and fulfill her destiny as one of history's greatest heroes.Alive with adventure and danger, sword fights and heists, hatred and love, Robin: Lady of Legend is the never-before-told tale of the girl who became Robin Hood.
/book/show/32916426-pudd-nhead-wilson?from_search=true	Mark Twain	Pudd'nhead Wilson	Excerpt from Pudd'nhead WilsonGiotto's campanile and yet always got tired looking as soon as Beatrice passed along on her way to get a chunk of chestnut cake to defend herself with in.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical worExcerpt from Pudd'nhead WilsonGiotto's campanile and yet always got tired looking as soon as Beatrice passed along on her way to get a chunk of chestnut cake to defend herself with in.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26941159-the-agamemnon-of-aeschylus?from_search=true	Aeschylus	The Agamemnon of Aeschylus	Excerpt from The Agamemnon of AEschylusMay I be permitted to chat a little, by way of recreation, at the end of a somewhat toilsome and perhaps fruitless adventure?If, because of the immense fame of the following Tragedy, I wished to acquaint myself with it, and could only do so by the help of a translator, I should require him to be literal at every cost save that of abExcerpt from The Agamemnon of AEschylusMay I be permitted to chat a little, by way of recreation, at the end of a somewhat toilsome and perhaps fruitless adventure?If, because of the immense fame of the following Tragedy, I wished to acquaint myself with it, and could only do so by the help of a translator, I should require him to be literal at every cost save that of absolute violence to our language.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/24683215-the-well-of-loneliness?from_search=true	Radclyffe Hall	The Well of Loneliness: The Classic of Lesbian Fiction	First published in 1928, this timeless portrayal of lesbian love is now a classic. The thinly disguised story of Hall's own life, it was banned outright upon publication and almost ruined her literary career.
/book/show/20751206-tales-of-mystery-and-imagination?from_search=true	Edgar Allan Poe	Tales of Mystery and Imagination	This book includes six of Edgar Allan Poes spellbinding stories:The Tell-Tale Heart, The Premature Burial, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, The Black Cat, and more.
/book/show/9145281-a-bridge-too-far?from_search=true	Cornelius Ryan	A Bridge Too Far: The Classic History of the Greatest Battle of World War II	Now in a new edition for the 50th anniversary of VE Day,tells the classic story of the battle of Arnhem, one of the most dramatic battles ofNow in a new edition for the 50th anniversary of VE Day,tells the classic story of the battle of Arnhem, one of the most dramatic battles of World War II, which cost the Allies nearly twice as many casualties as D-Day. In this compelling work of history, Cornelius Ryan narrates the Allied effort to end the war in 1944 by dropping the combined airborne forces of the American and British armies behind German lines to capture the crucial bridge across the Rhine at Arnhem.Focusing on a vast cast of characters, from Dutch civilians to British and American strategists, to common soldiers and commanders, Ryan brings to life one of the most daring and ill-fated operations of the war.superbly recreates the terror and suspense, the heroism and the tragedy of this epic operation, which marshalled some of the greatest resources of the war yet ended in bitter defeat.
/book/show/20467231-captain-blood?from_search=true	Rafael Sabatini	Captain Blood	Rafael Sabatini struggled for years as a writer before striking it big with his fabulous historical fiction stories. His breakthrough came with Scaramouche in 1921. Immediately following this novel was Captain Blood. These two books alone sealed Sabatini's success with an audience hungry for adventure tales. Sabatini's fictional endeavors fed an increasing appetite amoRafael Sabatini struggled for years as a writer before striking it big with his fabulous historical fiction stories. His breakthrough came with Scaramouche in 1921. Immediately following this novel was Captain Blood. These two books alone sealed Sabatini's success with an audience hungry for adventure tales. Sabatini's fictional endeavors fed an increasing appetite amongst low level industrial workers for stories that placed the little guy against the vested interests (in this case, a wronged man turns pirate and fighting back against upper class nobles and landowners), but the story works just as well as an adventure story. After commuting Blood's prison sentence to ten years of slavery on the island of Barbados, the English transport him and a few rebels into the hands of the treacherous Colonel Bishop, a sugar plantation owner and a ruthless thug who sees nothing wrong with using stocks, whips, and other threatening devices to control his slaves. The story rapidly takes off from this point, as Blood escapes and embarks on a career as a pirate. He raids Spanish treasure ships in the Caribbean while pining for Bishop's pretty niece Arabella. Sabatini introduces us to a whole host of despicable characters, from Spanish Admiral Don Esteban, a French pirate named Lavasseur, and a French general named Rivarol who all present a threat to Peter at one time or another. Blood dupes them all through a series of adventures on sea and land. Through it all this Irish pirate never loses sight of his goals: to clear his name and return to England, and to woo Arabella Bishop. The most notable aspect of this novel is the writing style. Sabatini really knew how to tell a tale, and his language is rich, ornate, and deeply descriptive. His technique seems more 19th century than early 20th. It works, and it works well in a chronicle about 17th century pirates by making the reader feel as though this story really is from another time. Sabatini also wrote historical biographies about the Spanish Inquisition and Cesare Borgia, which give Sabatini the knowledge to place Blood in the proper historical context. The year 1688 makes an appearance towards the end of the story, and if you know anything about what happened in England at that time you can probably figure out what implications it had for Peter Blood. In short, this blending of the real and the imaginary continually shapes the events in the novel, thus making the story more realistic. The references to real life people also give the book a halo of respectability. All in all, the story's great style, engaging adventures, and historical accuracy builds a yarn both fascinating and entertaining.
/book/show/26040293-the-murders-in-the-rue-morgue?from_search=true	Edgar Allan Poe	The Murders in the Rue Morgue: The Original Classic (Annotated)	The Murders in the Rue Morgue is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in Graham's Magazine in 1841. It has been recognized as the first modern detective story.C. Auguste Dupin is a man in Paris who solves the mystery of the brutal murder of two women. Numerous witnesses heard a suspect, though no one agrees on what language was spoken. At the murder scene, Dupin fiThe Murders in the Rue Morgue is a short story by Edgar Allan Poe published in Graham's Magazine in 1841. It has been recognized as the first modern detective story.C. Auguste Dupin is a man in Paris who solves the mystery of the brutal murder of two women. Numerous witnesses heard a suspect, though no one agrees on what language was spoken. At the murder scene, Dupin finds a hair that does not appear to be human.As the first fictional detective, Poe's Dupin displays many traits which became literary conventions in subsequent fictional detectives, including Sherlock Holmes and Hercule Poirot. Many later characters, for example, follow Poe's model of the brilliant detective, his personal friend who serves as narrator, and the final revelation being presented before the reasoning that leads up to it.
/book/show/19270926-emily-climbs?from_search=true	L.M. Montgomery	Emily Climbs: A Virago Modern Classic	Emily never imagined Aunt Elizabeth would allow her to go to high school in Shrewsbury, and she's thrilled, especially as her friends Ilse, Teddy and Perry will be there. But there are conditions: Emily must board with hateful Aunt Ruth, and she must promise to stop writing stories. For Emily, who dreams of being a writer, this is unthinkable, but she wants an education, sEmily never imagined Aunt Elizabeth would allow her to go to high school in Shrewsbury, and she's thrilled, especially as her friends Ilse, Teddy and Perry will be there. But there are conditions: Emily must board with hateful Aunt Ruth, and she must promise to stop writing stories. For Emily, who dreams of being a writer, this is unthinkable, but she wants an education, so reluctantly agrees.With the move from her home at New Moon to Aunt Ruth's house, Emily faces many challenges. Not only must she prove herself at school, despite rejection and jealousy, but she begins to realise that she is growing up. Her childhood friendships - especially with Teddy and Perry - start to turn into something more complicated and in a small-town the merest hint of gossip can cause hurt and scandal.
/book/show/750847.El_Rey_Leon_the_Lion_King?from_search=true	Don Ferguson	El Rey Leon/the Lion King (Mouse Works Classic Storybook Collection)	It is destined that Simba, son of the noble king Mufasa, will one day rule over Pride Rock. But Simba's evil uncle Scar, second in line for the throne, has plans of his own.
/book/show/10532156-mermaid?from_search=true	Carolyn Turgeon	Mermaid: A Twist on the Classic Tale	Princess Margrethe has been hidden away while her kingdom is at war. One gloomy, windswept morning as she stands in a convent garden overlooking the icy sea, she witnesses a miracle: a glittering mermaid emerging from the waves, a nearly drowned man in her arms. By the time Margrethe reachesPrincess Margrethe has been hidden away while her kingdom is at war. One gloomy, windswept morning as she stands in a convent garden overlooking the icy sea, she witnesses a miracle: a glittering mermaid emerging from the waves, a nearly drowned man in her arms. By the time Margrethe reaches the shore, the mermaid has disappeared into the sea. As Margrethe nurses the handsome stranger back to health, she learns that not only is he a prince, he is also the son of her father's greatest rival. Sure that the mermaid brought this man to her for a reason, Margrethe devises a plan to bring peace to her kingdom.Meanwhile, the mermaid princess Lenia longs to return to the human man she carried to safety. She is willing to trade her home, her voice, and even her health for legs and the chance to win his heart.A surprising take on the classic tale,is the story of two women with everything to lose. Beautifully written and compulsively readable, it will make you think twice about the fairytale you heard as a child, keeping you in suspense until the very last page.
/book/show/2053844.In_His_Steps?from_search=true	Charles M. Sheldon	In His Steps: A Timeless Classic Updated in Today's Language	This dazzling WWJD collection delivers powerful encouragement to help teens and children pattern their lives and actions after Jesus by asking, What Would Jesus Do? Designed with sparkling, fun cover treatments, they're sure to catch consumers' eyes!
/book/show/26995269-the-paradiso-of-dante-alighieri?from_search=true	Dante Alighieri	The Paradiso of Dante Alighieri	Excerpt from The Paradiso of Dante AlighieriSubject matter (1-12) and invocation (13-36). The sun is in the equinoctial point. It is midday at Purgatory and midnight at Jerusalem, when Dante sees Beatrice gazing at the sun and instinctively imitates her gesture, looking away from her and straight at the sun (37-54). The light glows as though God had made a second sun, andExcerpt from The Paradiso of Dante AlighieriSubject matter (1-12) and invocation (13-36). The sun is in the equinoctial point. It is midday at Purgatory and midnight at Jerusalem, when Dante sees Beatrice gazing at the sun and instinctively imitates her gesture, looking away from her and straight at the sun (37-54). The light glows as though God had made a second sun, and Dante now turns once more to Beatrice who is gazing heavenward. As he looks his human nature is transmuted to the quality of heaven and he knows not whether he is still in the flesh or no (55-75). They pass through the sphere of fire and hear the harmonies of heaven, but Dante isLa gloria di colui che tutto moveper l' universo penetra, e risplendein una parte piu, e meno altrove.Nel ciel che piu della sua luce prendefu' io; e vidi cose che ridirene sa ne puo qual di lassu discende;perche, appressando se al suo disire,nostro intelletto si profonda tanto,che retro la memoria non puo ire.Veramente quant' io del regno santonella mia mente potei far tesoro,sara ora materia del mio canto.O buono Apollo, all' ultimo lavorofammi del tuo valor si fatto vaso,come dimandi a dar l' amato alloro.Inlino a qui l' un giogo di Parnasoassai mi fu, ma or con ambo e duem' e uopo entrar nell' aringo rimaso.Entra nel petto mio, e spira tuesi come quando Marsia traestidella vagina delle membra sue.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/17065520-second-treatise-of-government?from_search=true	John Locke	Second Treatise of Government: The Original Classic Edition	The central principles of what today is broadly known as political liberalism were made current in large part by Locke's(1690). The principles of individual liberty, the rule of law, government by consent of the people, and the right to private property are taken for granted as fundamental to the human condition now. Most liberal theorists wrThe central principles of what today is broadly known as political liberalism were made current in large part by Locke's(1690). The principles of individual liberty, the rule of law, government by consent of the people, and the right to private property are taken for granted as fundamental to the human condition now. Most liberal theorists writing today look back to Locke as the source of their ideas. Some maintain that religious fundamentalism, post-modernism, and socialism are today the only remaining ideological threats to liberalism. To the extent that this is true, these ideologies are ultimately attacks on the ideas that Locke, arguably more than any other, helped to make the universal vocabulary of political discourse.
/book/show/30903017-the-kreutzer-sonata?from_search=true	Leo Tolstoy	The Kreutzer Sonata	Excerpt from The Kreutzer SonataI was sitting not far from these two travellers, and, as the train was not in motion, I could catch bits of their conversation when others were not talking.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historicalExcerpt from The Kreutzer SonataI was sitting not far from these two travellers, and, as the train was not in motion, I could catch bits of their conversation when others were not talking.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/25065984-lady-windermere-s-fan---classic-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde J. White (Editor)	Lady Windermere's Fan - Classic Illustrated Edition	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Wilde's brilliant play tells the story of Lady Windermere, who discovers that her husband may be having an affair with another woman. She confronts her husband but he instead invites the other woman, Mrs Erlynne, to his wife's birthday ball. Angered by her husband's unfaithfulness, Lady Windermere le* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Wilde's brilliant play tells the story of Lady Windermere, who discovers that her husband may be having an affair with another woman. She confronts her husband but he instead invites the other woman, Mrs Erlynne, to his wife's birthday ball. Angered by her husband's unfaithfulness, Lady Windermere leaves her husband for another lover. After discovering what has transpired, Mrs Erlynne follows Lady Windermere and attempts to persuade her to return to her husband and in the course of this, Mrs Erlynne is discovered in a compromising position. It is then revealed Mrs Erlynne is Lady Windermeres mother, who abandoned her family twenty years before the time the play is set. Mrs Erlynne sacrifices herself and her reputation in order to save her daughter's marriage.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the play is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/122999.The_Annotated_Classic_Fairy_Tales?from_search=true	Maria Tatar (Editor) Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont Jrgen Engebretsen Moe	The Annotated Classic Fairy Tales	In this illuminating work, a leading expert in the field of folklore guides readers through 26 fairy tales, exploring their historical origins, their cultural complexities, and their psychological effects on children. 350 full-color photos, paintings & illustrations.
/book/show/8113281-robin-hood?from_search=true	Alexandre Dumas	Robin Hood: The Outlaw	Paladino della giustizia e difensore dei deboli, arciere infallibile e astuto, Robin Hood  il principe dei ladri, l'incontrastato signore della foresta di Sherwood. Privato ingiustamente dei suoi beni da un nobile senza scrupoli, il giovane Robin  un eroe invincibile, l'ultimo sassone che, con la sua banda di fedelissimi amici, tenta di opporsi alla dominazione dei normaPaladino della giustizia e difensore dei deboli, arciere infallibile e astuto, Robin Hood  il principe dei ladri, l'incontrastato signore della foresta di Sherwood. Privato ingiustamente dei suoi beni da un nobile senza scrupoli, il giovane Robin  un eroe invincibile, l'ultimo sassone che, con la sua banda di fedelissimi amici, tenta di opporsi alla dominazione dei normanni, lottando tenacemente contro le ingiustizie degli usurpatori. Dalla fervida fantasia di Alexandre Dumas nasce uno dei ritratti pili vivaci del leggendario fuorilegge inglese e dei suoi fedeli compagni, dall'imponente e saggio Little John al coraggioso e allegro frate Tuck, alla bella lady Marian, senza dimenticare il perfido barone Fitz Alwine, il famigerato sceriffo di Nottingham.
/book/show/6976036-all-marketers-are-liars?from_search=true	Seth Godin	All Marketers Are Liars: The Underground Classic That Explains How Marketing Really Works - and Why Authenticity Is the Best Marketing of All	All marketers tell stories. And if they do it right, we believe them. We believe that wine tastes better in a $20 glass than a $1 glass. We believe that an $80,000 Porsche is vastly superior to a $36,000 Volkswagen thats vAll marketers tell stories. And if they do it right, we believe them. We believe that wine tastes better in a $20 glass than a $1 glass. We believe that an $80,000 Porsche is vastly superior to a $36,000 Volkswagen thats virtually the same car. We believe that $125 sneakers make our feet feel betterand look coolerthan a $25 brand. And believing it makes it true.As Seth Godin showed in this controversial book, great marketers dont talk about features or even benefits. Instead, they tell a storya story weto believe, whether its factual or not. In a world where most people have an infinite number of choices and no time to make them, every organization is a marketer, and all marketing is about telling stories.Marketers succeed when they tell us a story that fits our worldview, a story that we intuitively embrace and then share with our friends. Think of the Dyson vacuum cleaner, or Fiji water, or the iPod.But beware: If your stories are inauthentic, you cross the line from fib to fraud. Marketers fail when they are selfish and scurrilous, when they abuse the tools of their trade and make the world worse. Thats a lesson learned the hard way by telemarketers, cigarette companies, and sleazy politicians.But for the rest of us, its time to embrace the power of the story. As Godin writes, Stories make it easier to understand the world. Stories are the only way we know to spread an idea. Marketers didnt invent storytelling. They just perfected it.
/book/show/23123827-martin-chuzzlewit?from_search=true	Charles Dickens A. Willis (Editor)	Martin Chuzzlewit	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Martin Chuzzlewit is Dickens' personal favorite and is considered the last of his picaresque novels. It's a delightfully comical tale about Martin Chuzzlewit who's tormented by his greedy and selfish family.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first publi* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Martin Chuzzlewit is Dickens' personal favorite and is considered the last of his picaresque novels. It's a delightfully comical tale about Martin Chuzzlewit who's tormented by his greedy and selfish family.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published over a century ago, the novel is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/1250920.A_Girl_of_the_Limberlost?from_search=true	Gene Stratton-Porter	A Girl of the Limberlost	Wounded by her embittered mother's lack of sympathy, Elnora finds comfort in the nearby Limberlost Swamp. A wonderful story and a book to treasure.
/book/show/26972297-the-declaration-of-independence-and-constitution-of-the-united-states-of?from_search=true	Founding Fathers	The Declaration of Independence and Constitution of the United States of America	Excerpt from The Declaration of Independence and Constitution of the United States of AmericaAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preseExcerpt from The Declaration of Independence and Constitution of the United States of AmericaAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26411392-the-warden?from_search=true	Anthony Trollope	The Warden	Excerpt from The WardenThese tales were written by the Author, not one immediately after another, - not intended to be in any sequence one to another except in regard to the two first, - with an intention rather that there should be no such sequence, but that the stories should go forth to the public as being in all respects separate, the sequence being only in the AuthorExcerpt from The WardenThese tales were written by the Author, not one immediately after another, - not intended to be in any sequence one to another except in regard to the two first, - with an intention rather that there should be no such sequence, but that the stories should go forth to the public as being in all respects separate, the sequence being only in the Author's mind. I, the Author, had formed for myself so complete a picture of the locality, had acquired so accurate a knowledge of the cathedral town and the county in which I had placed the scene, and had become by a long-continued mental dwelling in it so intimate with sundry of its inhabitants, that to go back to it and write about it again and again have been one of the delights of my life. But I had taught myself to believe that few novels written in continuation, one of another, had been successful. Even Scott, even Thackeray, had failed to renew a great interest. Fielding and Dickens never ventured the attempt. Therefore, when Dr. Thorne, the third of the present series, was sent into the world, it was put forth almost with a hope that the locality might not be recognised.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/8440924-the-longest-day?from_search=true	Cornelius Ryan	The Longest Day: The Classic Epic of D-Day	Newly in print for the first time in years, this is the classic story of the invasion of Normandy, and a book that endures as a masterpiece of living history. A compelling tale of courage and heroism, glow and tragedy,Newly in print for the first time in years, this is the classic story of the invasion of Normandy, and a book that endures as a masterpiece of living history. A compelling tale of courage and heroism, glow and tragedy,painstakingly recreates the fateful hours that preceded and followed the massive invasion of Normandy to retell the story of an epic battle that would turn the tide against world fascism and free Europe from the grip of Nazi Germany.For this new edition ofthe original photographs used in the first 1959 edition have been reassembled and painstakingly reproduced, and the text has been freshly reset. Here is a book that is a must for any follower of history, as well as for anyone who wants to better understand how free nations prevailed at a time when darkness enshrouded the earth.
/book/show/920650.An_Occurrence_at_Owl_Creek_Bridge?from_search=true	Ambrose Bierce	An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (Annotated Classic 1)	The last thoughts and desperate struggles of a man condemned to die by hanging make for white-knuckle suspense in this classic short story.
/book/show/194758.The_Intern_Blues?from_search=true	Robert Marion	The Intern Blues: The Timeless Classic About the Making of a Doctor	While supervising a small group of interns at a major New York medical center, Dr. Robert Marion asked three of them to keep a careful diary over the course of a year. Andy, Mark, and Amy vividly describe their real-life lessons in treating very sick children; confronting child abuse and the awful human impact of the AIDS epidemic; skirting the indifference of the hospitalWhile supervising a small group of interns at a major New York medical center, Dr. Robert Marion asked three of them to keep a careful diary over the course of a year. Andy, Mark, and Amy vividly describe their real-life lessons in treating very sick children; confronting child abuse and the awful human impact of the AIDS epidemic; skirting the indifference of the hospital bureaucracy; and overcoming their own fears, insecurities, and constant fatigue. Their stories are harrowing and often funny; their personal triumph is unforgettable.This updated edition ofincludes a new preface from the author discussing the status of medical training in America today and a new afterword updating the reader on the lives of the three young interns who first shared their stories with readers more than a decade ago.
/book/show/3305265-the-little-matchstick-girl?from_search=true	Hans Christian Andersen Debbie Lavreys (Illustrator)	The Little Matchstick Girl	Fearful of returning home to a violent father without having sold enough matches for the day, the Little Match Girlremains on the street resigned to warming herself by lighting matches. With each match, she sees a visiona warm stove, a table laden with hot food, a beautiful Christmas tree decorated with lights leading up to the sky, so high that one becomes a shooting stFearful of returning home to a violent father without having sold enough matches for the day, the Little Match Girlremains on the street resigned to warming herself by lighting matches. With each match, she sees a visiona warm stove, a table laden with hot food, a beautiful Christmas tree decorated with lights leading up to the sky, so high that one becomes a shooting star. According to her grandmother, each shooting star is a person who had recently passed on and is nowheading to heaven. Her next strike brings a vision of her grandmotherthe only person in the worldwho ever loved the Little Match Girlwho takes her away in her warm embrace to heaven. The classic ending is intact here and accompanied by gentle, sensitive illustrationschildren will return to this stirring tale often to understand its tragedy and the valuable lessons within.
/book/show/31151603-desperate-remedies?from_search=true	Thomas Hardy	Desperate Remedies: A Classic Novel	Desperate Remedies by Thomas Hardy - CLASSIC NOVELS - The following story, the first published by the author, was written nineteen years ago, at a time when he was feeling his way to a method. The principles observed in its composition are, no doubt, too exclusively those in which mystery, entanglement, surprise, and moral obliquity are depended on for exciting interest; bDesperate Remedies by Thomas Hardy - CLASSIC NOVELS - The following story, the first published by the author, was written nineteen years ago, at a time when he was feeling his way to a method. The principles observed in its composition are, no doubt, too exclusively those in which mystery, entanglement, surprise, and moral obliquity are depended on for exciting interest; but some of the scenes, and at least one of the characters, have been deemed not unworthy of a little longer preservation; and as they could hardly be reproduced in a fragmentary form the novel is reissued complete-the more readily that it has for some considerable time been reprinted and widely circulated in America. January 1889. To the foregoing note I have only to add that, in the present edition of 'Desperate Remedies, ' some Wessex towns and other places that are common to the scenes of several of these stories have been called for the first time by the names under which they appear elsewhere, for the satisfaction of any reader who may care for consistency in such matters. This is the only material change; for, as it happened that certain characteristics which provoked most discussion in my latest story were present in this my first-published in 1871, when there was no French name for them it has seemed best to let them stand unaltered.
/book/show/18732881-eminent-victorians---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Lytton Strachey	Eminent Victorians - The Original Classic Edition	Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Eminent Victorians. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Lytton Strachey, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside Eminent Victorians:As it wFinally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Eminent Victorians. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Lytton Strachey, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside Eminent Victorians:As it was, born in the England of the nineteenth century, growing up in the very seed-time of modern progress, coming to maturity with the first onrush of Liberalism, and living long enough to witness the victories of Science and Democracy, he yet, by a strange concatenation of circumstances, seemed almost to revive in his own person that long line of diplomatic and administrative clerics which, one would have thought, had come to an end for ever with Cardinal Wolsey....There were, it was true, occasionally to be found within the Church some strait-laced parsons of the high Tory school who looked back with regret to the days of Laud or talked of the Apostolical Succession; and there were groups of square-toed Evangelicals who were earnest over the Atonement, confessed to a personal love of Jesus Christ, and seemed to have arranged the whole of their lives, down to the minutest details of act and speech, with reference to Eternity....They saw a transcendent manifestation of Divine power flowing down elaborate and immense through the ages; a consecrated priesthood, stretching back, through the mystic symbol of the laying on of hands, to the very Godhead; a whole universe of spiritual beings brought into communion with the Eternal by means of wafers; a great mass of metaphysical doctrines, at once incomprehensible and of incalculable import, laid down with infinite certitude; they saw the supernatural everywhere and at all times, a living force, floating invisible in angels, inspiring saints, and investing with miraculous properties the commonest material things....But the ancient interpreters treat it as designed and providential, in this surely not erring: and their conjecture is that it represents the sacrifice of the whole world of sense, and especially of the Old Dispensation, which, being outward and visible, might be called the dispensation of the senses, to the FATHER of our LORD JESUS CHRIST, to be a pledge and means of communion with Him according to the terms of the new or evangelical law....When, more than thirteen (according to the common chronology, fifteen) years after, he circumcised all the men of his house, BORN IN THE HOUSE, AND BOUGHT WITH MONEY OF THE STRANGER, and, in fact, every male who was as much as eight days old, we are not told what the number amounted to.
/book/show/30859613-the-way-of-the-world-a-comedy?from_search=true	William Congreve	The Way of the World, a Comedy: As It Is Acted at the Theatre in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, by His Majesty's Servants	Excerpt from The Way of the World, a Comedy: As It Is Acted at the Theatre in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, by His Majesty's ServantsPendant; and what was worle, her Aunt, your Wife's Mocher, my evil Genius; or to fum up all in her own Name, my old Lady W sfm came ih.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atExcerpt from The Way of the World, a Comedy: As It Is Acted at the Theatre in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields, by His Majesty's ServantsPendant; and what was worle, her Aunt, your Wife's Mocher, my evil Genius; or to fum up all in her own Name, my old Lady W sfm came ih.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/6490135-the-war-of-the-worlds?from_search=true	Eric S. Brown H.G. Wells	The War of the Worlds: H.G. Wells's Classic Plus Blood, Guts and Zombies	The invasion begins . . . and the dead start to rise. There's panic in the streets of London as invaders from Mars wreak havoc on the living, slaying the populace with Heat-Rays and poisonous clouds of black smoke. Humanity struggles to survive against technology far beyond its own, meeting fear and death at every turn. But that's not the only struggle mankind must face. TThe invasion begins . . . and the dead start to rise. There's panic in the streets of London as invaders from Mars wreak havoc on the living, slaying the populace with Heat-Rays and poisonous clouds of black smoke. Humanity struggles to survive against technology far beyond its own, meeting fear and death at every turn. But that's not the only struggle mankind must face. The dead are rising from their graves with an insatiable hunger for human flesh. Friends, neighbours and loved ones lost to the war of the worlds are now the enemy and the Earth is forever changed. It's kill or be killed, if you want to survive, otherwise you might become one of the walking dead yourself.
/book/show/2621474-behold-here-s-poison?from_search=true	Georgette Heyer	Behold, Here's Poison: An Unabridged Classic Mystery	Inspector Hannasyde faces the deadliest test of his career when members of the wealthy Matthews clan begin to die, one by one. With motives everywhere, it is no easy case for the inspector to solve.
/book/show/79274.The_Critical_Tradition?from_search=true	David H. Richter (Editor)	The Critical Tradition: Classic Texts and Contemporary Trends	This bestseller balances a comprehensive and up-to-date anthology of major documents in literary criticism and theory  from Plato to the present  with the most thorough editorial support for understanding these challenging readings.
/book/show/33029664-michael-kohlhaas?from_search=true	Heinrich von Kleist	Michael Kohlhaas: Aus Einer Alten Chronik	Excerpt from Michael Kohlhaas: Aus Einer Alten Chronikaus einer alten Chronik, bemerkt Kleist zu seiner Erzahlung und deutet so auf den vermittelnden Gewahrs mann der von ihm dich terisch vertieften und gerundeten Begebenheiten; schon E. T. A. Ho 'manns Serapionshriider sind diesem Fingerzeig gefolgt. Es gilt geschichtlichen Ereignissen, die ihren folgensch weren AusgangExcerpt from Michael Kohlhaas: Aus Einer Alten Chronikaus einer alten Chronik, bemerkt Kleist zu seiner Erzahlung und deutet so auf den vermittelnden Gewahrs mann der von ihm dich terisch vertieften und gerundeten Begebenheiten; schon E. T. A. Ho 'manns Serapionshriider sind diesem Fingerzeig gefolgt. Es gilt geschichtlichen Ereignissen, die ihren folgensch weren Ausgang 1532 davon nahmen, dass dem zur Leipziger Messe ziehenden Berlin Collnischen Kaufmann Hans Kohlhase nach einem Streit mit Bauern des Junkers Gunther v. Zaschwitz ein Paar Gaule gepfandet und ob dieser Unbill keine Genu gthuun g gewahrt worden war. Kohlhase bot alle Kraft und alle Habe zu diesem Kampf ums Recht auf; bis er, von der Justiz hin gehalten und auf die abschussige Bahn des Selbsthelfers gedrangt, mit anwachsenden, all gemach zuchtlosen Banden durch grosse Handstreiche Kursachsenaufi'iihrte, den Euerbrand in Wittenbergs Mauern wad und endlich nach einer unparteiischen Mahnung Luthers, nach langwierigen Verhandlungen zwischen Sachsen und Brandenburg, nach mehreren frueh tlosen Rech tstagen und was der Dinge sonst war, sich zu Gewalt thaten auf heimischem Boden fortreissen liess. Dabei erscheint er nirgend als ein darauf los wutender gemeiner Emporer, sondern halt lang an sich in dieser rech tsarmen Zeit. Ein grandioser Zug wird uberliefert der nicht unge bildete Mann lost einmal die Gebeine hingerich teter Ge treuen und schickt die Rader vom Galgenberg zuthal mit einem Zettel: Rectejudicate, filii hominum Zuletzt verschmahte Kohlhase die Gunst des Kopfens, um zu sterben wie sein schlimmer Gesell Georg Nagelschmid t gleiche Bruder, gleiche Kappen. So ward er am 22. Ez.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/19175515-darkness-tell-us?from_search=true	Richard Laymon	Darkness, Tell Us	'If you've missed Laymon, you've missed a treat' Stephen King At a party, six college kids play with a Ouija board - that same one that Professor Dalton swore never to touch again - not after Jake's death. And now a spirit is telling the students about a vast fortune, hidden in the mountains. But surely they won't be stupid enough to head off into the wilderness on the say'If you've missed Laymon, you've missed a treat' Stephen King At a party, six college kids play with a Ouija board - that same one that Professor Dalton swore never to touch again - not after Jake's death. And now a spirit is telling the students about a vast fortune, hidden in the mountains. But surely they won't be stupid enough to head off into the wilderness on the say-so of a 'toy' ... would they?
/book/show/18732384-household-stories---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Jacob Grimm Wilhelm Grimm	Household Stories - The Original Classic Edition	The Brothers Grimm were the first to make a significant scholarly attempt to collect the original versions of traditional folk tales, as told by ordinary people. They didnt always adhere perfectly to that dictum -- some of the stories they collected from print sources and educated, middle-class tale-tellers, not just the common folk -- but they were in many ways the firstThe Brothers Grimm were the first to make a significant scholarly attempt to collect the original versions of traditional folk tales, as told by ordinary people. They didnt always adhere perfectly to that dictum -- some of the stories they collected from print sources and educated, middle-class tale-tellers, not just the common folk -- but they were in many ways the first scholarly folklorists. They were also German nationalists, and their collections were intended to help foster a sense of German national identity and German virtues. Because the Grimms did edit their stories somewhat, and because many of these are traditional stories that exist in many versions in many nations, there are often versions that are earlier and more primal than the ones here.Many people think that fairy tales are just for children and that adults can get nothing worthwhile or practical from them. These people forget that fairy tales are akin to myths, legends, parables, many sermons, and Midrash. They are tales with messages. Many are unnatural, magical, otherworldly; but these aspects help capture the listeners imagination and help them remember many details so that even though they may not fathom them immediately, they will recall them later, sometimes just subconsciously, and get the practical lessons.Lets take a familiar story, Rapunzel. Parents surrender their child to an enchantress in exchange for a large supply of a delightful edible plant called rapunzal. While the parents willingly give up their daughter, the enchantress wants her just for herself. She calls her Rapunzel after the food. She places her in a tower with no doors and a window. Rapunzel has very long hair. When the enchantress want to go see her, she calls to Rapunzel to let her hair out the window and she climbs up the hair to her room. A prince happens by and sees this. When the enchantress goes away, he calls to Rapunzel, who thinks he is the enchantress, and climbs up her hair. Soon Rapunzel is pregnant, the enchantress discovers the liaison, she blinds the prince, and cuts Rapunzels hair to stop the prince from ascending to her. Rapunzel finds a way to build a rope so that she can descend, and does so. She cries when she sees that the prince is blind and her tears restore his sight, and she and the prince live happily ever after.What does this story tell its readers? Note that the parents willingness to give up their only child because of the mothers craving for a delicacy is remarkably similar to the biblical story of King Davids lust for Bat Sheba and both are similar to the daily act by people giving up something important because of momentary cravings; such as good health for a hamburger. What is the enchantress? Couldnt she simply be the laws of nature? What does the hair signify? Ever since the beginning of time people thought that some special power exists in hair. The Greek warrior Spartans wore their hair long for this reason, so did the biblical Samson. What is the significance of the prince and climbing up the hair? What is the meaning underlying the use of rope instead of hair? Does it suggest getting rid of superstitions (about hair) and using intelligence? What practical lesson is there in the idea that the tears opened the princes vision? These are just a few of the many questions that can be asked about this simple fairy tale, questions that show that the story has lessons.
/book/show/26298813-a-lady-s-life-in-the-rocky-mountains?from_search=true	Isabella L. Bird	A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains	Excerpt from A Lady's Life in the Rocky MountainsIn consequence of the unobserved omission of a date to my letters having been pointed out to me, I take this opportunity of stating that I travelled in Colorado in the autumn and early winter of 1873, on my way to England from the Sandwich Islands. The letters are a faithful picture of the country and state of society as itExcerpt from A Lady's Life in the Rocky MountainsIn consequence of the unobserved omission of a date to my letters having been pointed out to me, I take this opportunity of stating that I travelled in Colorado in the autumn and early winter of 1873, on my way to England from the Sandwich Islands. The letters are a faithful picture of the country and state of society as it then was; but friends who have returned from the West within the last six months tell me that things are rapidly changing, that the frame house is replacing the log cabin, and that the footprints of elk and bighorn may be sought for in vain on the dewy slopes of Estes Park.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/19115171-the-real-george-washington?from_search=true	Jay A. Parry Andrew M. Allison	The Real George Washington (American Classic Series)	This is the best-selling classic regularly featured by Glenn Beck to Fox TV viewers!The Real George Washington: The True Story of America s Most Indispensable Man. There is properly no history; only biography, wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. If that is true of the general run of mankind, it is particularly true of George Washington. The story of his life is the story of the fouThis is the best-selling classic regularly featured by Glenn Beck to Fox TV viewers!The Real George Washington: The True Story of America s Most Indispensable Man. There is properly no history; only biography, wrote Ralph Waldo Emerson. If that is true of the general run of mankind, it is particularly true of George Washington. The story of his life is the story of the founding of America. His was the dominant personality in three of the most critical events in that founding: the Revolutionary War, the Constitutional Convention, and the first national administration. Had he not served as America's leader in those three events, all would likely have failed -- and America, as we know it today, would not exist.Why, after two centuries, does George Washington remain one of the most beloved figures in our history? The Real George Washington answers that question by giving us a close look at this man who became the father of our country and the first American President. But rather than focus on the interpretations of historians, much of his exciting story is told in his own words. The second part of this 928-page book brings together the most important and insightful passages from Washington's writings, conveniently arranged by subject.Published by the National Center for Constitutional Studies, a nonprofit educational foundation dedicated to restoring Constitutional principles in the tradition of America's Founding Fathers.The National Center for Constitutional Studies...is doing a fine public service in educating Americans about the principles of the Constitution. -- Ronald Reagan, President of the United States
/book/show/1787031.Plumply_Dumply_Pumpkin?from_search=true	Mary Serfozo	Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin (Classic Board Books)	The grinning, glowing fun is now available in a Classic Board Book edition! Young readers can join Peter as he searches for a perfect pumpkin!
/book/show/26165763-the-mask-of-apollo?from_search=true	Mary Renault Charlotte Mendelson (Introduction)	The Mask of Apollo: A Virago Modern Classic	Set in fourth-century B.C. Greece,is narrated by Nikeratos, a tragic actor who takes with him on all his travels a gold mask of Apollo, a relic of the theatre's golden age, which is now past. At first his mascot, the mask gradually becomes his conscience, and he refers to it his gravest decisions, when he finds himself at the centre of a political crisiSet in fourth-century B.C. Greece,is narrated by Nikeratos, a tragic actor who takes with him on all his travels a gold mask of Apollo, a relic of the theatre's golden age, which is now past. At first his mascot, the mask gradually becomes his conscience, and he refers to it his gravest decisions, when he finds himself at the centre of a political crisis in which the philosopher Plato is also involved. Much of the action is set in Syracuse, where Plato's friend Dion is trying to persuade the young tyrant Dionysios the Younger to accept the rule of law. Through Nikeratos' eyes, the reader watches as the clash between the two unleashes all the pent-up violence in the city.
/book/show/15773208-waiting-for-nick-and-considering-kate--two-classic-stanislaski-stories?from_search=true	Nora Roberts	Waiting For Nick and Considering Kate- Two Classic Stanislaski Stories	Beloved #1 New York Times-bestselling author Nora Roberts delivers two classic novels in her unforgettable Stanislaski family saga. Waiting for Nick follows the romance between Frederica Kimball and Nicholas LeBeck, while Considering Kate finds Kate Stanislaski Kimball falling for the gorgeous Brody O'Connell. Reissue.
/book/show/20063221-tan-classic?from_search=true	Louis de Montfort	TAN Classic: True Devotion To Mary	Considered by many to be the greatest single book of Marian spirituality ever written, True Devotion to Mary, is St Louis de Montfort's classic statement on the spiritual way to Jesus Christ though the Blessed Virgin Mary. In this beautiful and sublimely inspiring book, de Montfort explains the wonderful spiritual effects which true devotion to Mary brings about in a persoConsidered by many to be the greatest single book of Marian spirituality ever written, True Devotion to Mary, is St Louis de Montfort's classic statement on the spiritual way to Jesus Christ though the Blessed Virgin Mary. In this beautiful and sublimely inspiring book, de Montfort explains the wonderful spiritual effects which true devotion to Mary brings about in a person's life. This new edition in the TAN Classic format includes an expanded Preparation for Total Consecration with readings and prayers. There is no better way to advance quickly in holiness, no better way to please God, and no better way to guarantee one's present sanctity and eternal salvation than the true devotion to Mary. This is the original TAN edition now with updated typesetting, fresh new cover, new size and quality binding, and the same trusted content.
/book/show/24940304-pale-horse-pale-rider?from_search=true	Katherine Anne Porter	Pale Horse, Pale Rider: Three Short Novels: A Library of America eBook Classic	Published in 1939, this landmark collection of three shortnovels, now available in an exclusive Library of America e-book edition, elevated Katherine Anne Porter, in the words of one contemporary reviewer, into the illustrious company headed by Hawthorne, Flaubert, and Henry James.
/book/show/294413.The_Rime_of_the_Ancient_Mariner_and_Other_Poems_of_the_Romatic_Era?from_search=true	Samuel Taylor Coleridge William Wordsworth George Gordon Byron	The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Other Poems of the Romatic Era: Literary Touchstone Classic	This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classic includes a glossary and reader's notes to help the modern reader more fully appreciate the richness and unique vision of these Romantic innovators. When, in 1798, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and other Romantic poems were published in Lyrical Ballads, the book did not immediately capture the public's imagination. Today, hThis Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classic includes a glossary and reader's notes to help the modern reader more fully appreciate the richness and unique vision of these Romantic innovators. When, in 1798, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and other Romantic poems were published in Lyrical Ballads, the book did not immediately capture the public's imagination. Today, however, most modern critics consider the collection extremely important and influential-it ushered in what came to be known as the English Romantic Era in poetry and moved from the contrived and intellectual poetic language of the Enlightenment to a celebration of the simple, the pure, and the natural. The poems in this anthology represent, not necessarily the most famous, but certainly the best poetry produced by the six great English Romantic poets-Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats. These twenty-two poems reveal the heights of ecstatic inspiration, the depths of grief and utter desolation, and the ideologies of these mystics, revolutionaries, and free thinkers. Mini-biographies of the poets accompany their works and tell the stories of the fascinating, and often scandalous, lives of the modern world's first true literary celebrities
/book/show/19209615-grace-abounding-to-the-chief-of-sinners?from_search=true	John Bunyan	Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners	This book presents the ageless spiritual journey of one man into true Christian faith. John Bunyan relates his personal experiences of the crises that brought him to the end of himself and to the merciful God. From his conversion and through many trials and temptations, Bunyan reveals how the grace of God was extended to him.
/book/show/324398.Excalibur_Classic_Vol_1?from_search=true	Chris Claremont Alan Davis	Excalibur Classic, Vol. 1: The Sword is Drawn	Believing the X-Men to be dead, Nightcrawler and Shadowcat vow to keep the dream alive alongside Captain Britain and the metamorphic Meggan - but the Warwolves have Phoenix on the run and she leads them to London, right into the formation of the X-Men's first foreign franchise The Warwolves are on our heroes like a cheap suit (or is it the other way around?) and Chris ClarBelieving the X-Men to be dead, Nightcrawler and Shadowcat vow to keep the dream alive alongside Captain Britain and the metamorphic Meggan - but the Warwolves have Phoenix on the run and she leads them to London, right into the formation of the X-Men's first foreign franchise The Warwolves are on our heroes like a cheap suit (or is it the other way around?) and Chris Claremont doesn't waste any time in setting up the labyrinthine plots his fans know him best for Aliens, intrigue, and Arcade! The mystery of the Hellfire Club's Courtney Ross begins here! Guest starring the Juggernaut!Collects Excalibur #1-5 and Excalibur: The Sword is Drawn.
/book/show/23690561-amazing-lemonade-recipes-to-thirst-for?from_search=true	Amber Richards	Amazing Lemonade Recipes To Thirst For!: Old Fashioned Classic Drinks to Modern Herbal & Spicy Designer Blends	Whether youre enjoying a relaxing evening brimming with tangy, citrus flavors, or sipping a tall, refreshing glass of classic lemonade on a hot afternoon, this book contains 42 amazing lemonade recipes to quench your thirst.Harness the cleansing power of all-natural lemon juice with creative recipes the whole family will enjoy, perfect for entertaining guests, with a uniWhether youre enjoying a relaxing evening brimming with tangy, citrus flavors, or sipping a tall, refreshing glass of classic lemonade on a hot afternoon, this book contains 42 amazing lemonade recipes to quench your thirst.Harness the cleansing power of all-natural lemon juice with creative recipes the whole family will enjoy, perfect for entertaining guests, with a unique twist on an old fashioned favorite.Discover the health benefits and healing antioxidants found in fresh lemonades and hot lemon drinks to enjoy year around. Not only can they quench your thirst, they can aid in healing sore throats and a quick immune boost to fight off colds and flu.Enjoy rich blends, from spicy, herbal remedies to delicious fruity lemonades. Youre sure to savor the cool and refreshing taste of natural lemon with every recipe you uncover.
/book/show/11546406-the-scarecrow-of-oz?from_search=true	L. Frank Baum	The Scarecrow Of Oz	Cap'n Bill and Trot journey to Oz and, with the help of the Scarecrow, the former ruler of Oz, overthrow the villainous King Krewl of Jinxland. Cap'n Bill and Trot had previously appeared in two other novels by Baum, The Sea Fairies and Sky Island. Based in part upon the 1914 silent film, His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz. This was allegedly L. Frank Baum's personal favouriCap'n Bill and Trot journey to Oz and, with the help of the Scarecrow, the former ruler of Oz, overthrow the villainous King Krewl of Jinxland. Cap'n Bill and Trot had previously appeared in two other novels by Baum, The Sea Fairies and Sky Island. Based in part upon the 1914 silent film, His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz. This was allegedly L. Frank Baum's personal favourite Oz book.
/book/show/875892.Great_Tales_Of_Terror?from_search=true	Edgar Allan Poe	Great Tales Of Terror	Welcome to a world of terror... Each descending sweep of the sharp pendulum brings the prisoner closer to death. One stroke neatly slices his robe. Another brings agonizing pain. Surely the next will end it all... If you like stories of mystery and suspense, get ready for Great Tales of Terror, by Edgar Allen Poe. This nightmarish collection includes these famous tales: TWelcome to a world of terror... Each descending sweep of the sharp pendulum brings the prisoner closer to death. One stroke neatly slices his robe. Another brings agonizing pain. Surely the next will end it all... If you like stories of mystery and suspense, get ready for Great Tales of Terror, by Edgar Allen Poe. This nightmarish collection includes these famous tales: The Pit and the Pendulum, The Cask of Amontillado, The Black Cat, and Ligeia.
/book/show/18044660-ostr-ek?from_search=true	Walt Disney Company Carlo Collodija	Ostržek (Pinocchio: Disney Classic #15)	Zgodbo o lahkomiselni leseni lutki Ostrku, ki jo vedno znova zanese na kriva pota, dokler je ivljenje toliko ne obrusi, da v njej prevlada dobro in postane pravi lovek. Fantastina pripoved Ostrek je e ve kot stoletje med najbolj priljubljenimi knjigami mladih bralcev po vsem svetu.
/book/show/26452627-classic-goosebumps---the-ghost-next-door?from_search=true	R.L. Stine Emily Eiden (Reading)	Classic Goosebumps - The Ghost Next Door	When an odd new boy moves in next door, Hannah's neighborhood starts to get more and more eerie, and she suspects that the pale boy must be a ghost.
/book/show/18732726-the-patchwork-girl-of-oz---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	L. Frank Baum	The Patchwork Girl of Oz - The Original Classic Edition	The Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank Baum - The Original Classic Edition Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition.This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inThe Patchwork Girl of Oz by L. Frank Baum - The Original Classic Edition Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition.This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside:Well, remarked the woman, as she bustled around the room and set the table and brought food from the cupboard, you were unlucky to live all alone in that dismal forest, which is much worse than the forest around here; but perhaps your luck will change, now you are away from it....No servant will come here because the place is so lonely and out-of-the-way, so my clever husband, the Crooked Magician, proposed that I make a girl out of some sort of material and he would make her live by sprinkling over her the Powder of Life....When I found it, I said to myself that it would do nicely for my servant girl, for when she was brought to life she would not be proud nor haughty, as the Glass Cat is, for such a dreadful mixture of colors would discourage her from trying to be as dignified as the blue Munchkins are....It may be hard to find the things I need to make this magic compound, but if they were found I could do in an instant what will otherwise take six long, weary years of stirring kettles with both hands and both feet....He seemed very much surprised when Ojo and Scraps and the Glass Cat came out of the woods, but as the Patchwork Girl approached nearer he sat down upon a bench and laughed so hard that he could not speak for a long time.
/book/show/26295647-confessions-of-an-english-opium-eater?from_search=true	Thomas de Quincey	Confessions of an English Opium-Eater	Excerpt from Confessions of an English Opium-EaterFor over half a century De Quincey's position as one of our most important prose classics has been undisputed. The critical estimate of his contemporaries differs little from that of the Scottish Professors Minto, Masson, and Saintsbury in recent years.The publication of the authoritative edition of his writings, by the MExcerpt from Confessions of an English Opium-EaterFor over half a century De Quincey's position as one of our most important prose classics has been undisputed. The critical estimate of his contemporaries differs little from that of the Scottish Professors Minto, Masson, and Saintsbury in recent years.The publication of the authoritative edition of his writings, by the Messrs. Black, of Edinburgh (1889-90), has awakened fresh interest in the Opium-Eater. This revival has naturally manifested itself chiefly in the universities, but is extending rapidly into the secondary schools.De Quincey's greatest masterpiece, however, has been less frequently edited for college students than those of Burke, Lamb, Macaulay, Carlyle, or, indeed, most writers of his class, with the exception of Ruskin. This fact alone is, I hope, sufficient reason for offering the Confessions in its present form.The introduction makes no claims to original research, but is intended to give, in condensed form, a biographical sketch of the author, and such critical material as the student would hardly have time, at this stage, to collate at first hand.In regard to the texts of the Confessions a situation which requires detailed explanation exists. For Parts II and III, the Pleasures and Pains of Opium, respectively, I have used the authors revised text of 1856.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/30038933-high-noon?from_search=true	Glenn Frankel	High Noon: The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of an American Classic	It's one of the most revered movies of Hollywood's golden era. Starring screen legend Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly in her first significant film role,was shot on a lean budget over just thirty-two days but achieved instant box-office and critical success. It won four Academy Awards in 1953, including a best actor win for Cooper. And it became a cultural touchstonIt's one of the most revered movies of Hollywood's golden era. Starring screen legend Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly in her first significant film role,was shot on a lean budget over just thirty-two days but achieved instant box-office and critical success. It won four Academy Awards in 1953, including a best actor win for Cooper. And it became a cultural touchstone, often cited by politicians as a favorite film, celebrating moral fortitude.Yet what has been often overlooked is thatwas made during the height of the Hollywood blacklist, a time of political inquisition and personal betrayal. In the middle of the film shoot, screenwriter Carl Foreman was forced to testify before the House Committee on Un-American Activities about his former membership in the Communist Party. Refusing to name names, he was eventually blacklisted and fled the United States. (His co-authored screenplay for another classic,, went uncredited in 1957.) Examined in light of Foreman's testimony,'s emphasis on courage and loyalty takes on deeper meaning and importance.In this book, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Frankel tells the story of the making of a great American Western, exploring how Carl Foreman's concept ofevolved from idea to first draft to final script, taking on allegorical weight. Both the classic film and its turbulent political times emerge newly illuminated.
/book/show/27114829-first-love?from_search=true	Ivan Turgenev Constance Garnett (Translation)	First Love: A Classic Novella	First Love by Ivan Turgenev. First Love is a novella by Ivan Turgenev, first published in 1860. It is one of his most popular pieces of short fiction. First Love is an example of a frame story. The story starts with the protagonist, Vladimir Petrovich, at a party. The three guests, all men not old but no longer young, are taking turns recounting the stories of their firsFirst Love by Ivan Turgenev. First Love is a novella by Ivan Turgenev, first published in 1860. It is one of his most popular pieces of short fiction. First Love is an example of a frame story. The story starts with the protagonist, Vladimir Petrovich, at a party. The three guests, all men not old but no longer young, are taking turns recounting the stories of their first loves. When Vladimir's turn comes to tell his story, he suggests he write down the story in a notebook because it is a rather long, unusual tale and he is not adept at extemporaneous narration. The other men agree and a few weeks late the story within the story continues with Vladimir reading from his notebook as he recounts the memory of his first love. Vladimir Petrovich, a sixteen year-old, is staying in the country with his family and there meets his new neighbor, Zinaida Alexandrovna Zasyekina, a beautiful twenty-one year-old woman who is staying with her mother, the Princess Zasyekina. This family, as with many of the Russian minor nobility with royal ties of that time, were only afforded a degree of respectability because of their titles; the Zasyekins, in the case of this story, are a very poor family. The young Vladimir falls in love with Zinaida, who has a set of several other (socially more eligible) suitors whom he joins in their difficult and often fruitless efforts for the young lady's favour. Zinaida, as is revealed throughout the story, is a thoroughly capricious and somewhat playful mistress to these rather love-struck suitors. She fails to reciprocate Vladimir's love, often misleading him, mocking his comparative youth in contrast to her early adulthood. But eventually the true object of her affections and a rather tragic conclusion to the story is revealed. Vladimir discovers that the true object of Zinaida's affection is his own father, Pyotr Vasilyevich. In the tragic and devastatingly succinct closing two chapters, Vladimir secretly observes a final meeting between Pyotr and Zinaida at the window of her house in which his father strikes her arm with a riding crop. Zinaida kisses the welt on her arm and Pyotr bounds into the house. Eight months later, Vladimir's father receives a distressing letter from Moscow and tearfully begs his wife for a favor. Pyotr dies of a stroke several days later, after which his wife sends a considerable sum of money to Moscow. Three or four years later, Vladimir learns of Zinaida's marriage to a Monsieur Dolsky and subsequent death during childbirth.
/book/show/20819711-jane-austen-cover-to-cover?from_search=true	Margaret C. Sullivan	Jane Austen Cover to Cover: 200 Years of Classic Book Covers	Jane Austens six novels are true classics, still immensely popular some 200 years after their first publication. But although the celebrated stories never change, the covers are always different.compiles two centuries of design, from elegant Victorian hardcovers and the famed 1894 Peacock edition to 1950s pulp, movie tie-in editions, graphicJane Austens six novels are true classics, still immensely popular some 200 years after their first publication. But although the celebrated stories never change, the covers are always different.compiles two centuries of design, from elegant Victorian hardcovers and the famed 1894 Peacock edition to 1950s pulp, movie tie-in editions, graphic novels, foreign-language translations, and many, many others. Filled with beautiful artwork and insightful commentary, this fascinating and visually intriguing collection is a must for Janeites, design geeks, and book lovers of every stripe.
/book/show/32075116-la-celestina-spanish-edition?from_search=true	Fernando de Rojas	La Celestina (Spanish Edition)	La Celestina, figura central de la tragicomedia de Calixto y Melibea, se edita en la frontera de los siglos XV y XVI. El exito de la obra fue inmenso, dado el numero de ediciones y traducciones que de ella se hicieron, asi como sus repercusion en otras obras posteriores. La Celestina se presenta con una estructura tragica, dramatica, donde el amor como pasion irrefrenableLa Celestina, figura central de la tragicomedia de Calixto y Melibea, se edita en la frontera de los siglos XV y XVI. El exito de la obra fue inmenso, dado el numero de ediciones y traducciones que de ella se hicieron, asi como sus repercusion en otras obras posteriores. La Celestina se presenta con una estructura tragica, dramatica, donde el amor como pasion irrefrenable es el motor que pone en marcha la obra.
/book/show/17365592-protector?from_search=true	Larry Niven Mark Sherman (Reading)	Protector: A Classic of Known Space	Phssthpok the Pak had been traveling for most of his thirty-two thousand years. His mission: to save, develop, and protect the group of Pak breeders sent out into space some 2 million years before. Brennan was a Belter, the product of a fiercely independent, somewhat anarchic society living in, on, and around an outer asteroid belt. The Belters were rebels, one and all, anPhssthpok the Pak had been traveling for most of his thirty-two thousand years. His mission: to save, develop, and protect the group of Pak breeders sent out into space some 2 million years before. Brennan was a Belter, the product of a fiercely independent, somewhat anarchic society living in, on, and around an outer asteroid belt. The Belters were rebels, one and all, and Brennan was a smuggler. The Belt worlds had been tracking the Pak ship for days, and Brennan figured to meet that ship first. He was never seen again--at least not by those alive at the time.
/book/show/1205982.Mickey_s_Christmas_Carol?from_search=true	Walt Disney Company	Mickey's Christmas Carol: Classic Storybook	Relive this wonderful Disney classic film in a beautiful, hardcover, 96-page classic storybook that accurately captures the movie magic and places it right into a child's hands. With every turn of a page, adventure unfolds to create memories that will last a lifetime.
/book/show/28813523-waterland?from_search=true	Graham Swift John Burnside (RCW) (Introduction)	Waterland: Picador Classic	Set in the bleak Fen Country of East Anglia, and spanning some 240 years in the lives of its haunted narrator and his ancestors,is a book that takes in eels and incest, ale-making and madness, the heartless sweep of history and a family romance as tormented as any in Greek tragedy., like the Hardy novels, carries with all else a profound knowledge of aSet in the bleak Fen Country of East Anglia, and spanning some 240 years in the lives of its haunted narrator and his ancestors,is a book that takes in eels and incest, ale-making and madness, the heartless sweep of history and a family romance as tormented as any in Greek tragedy., like the Hardy novels, carries with all else a profound knowledge of a people, a place, and their interweaving.... Swift tells his tale with wonderful contemporary verve and verbal felicity.... A fine and original work.--
/book/show/19048591-the-charioteer?from_search=true	Mary Renault Russell Beale, Simon (Introduction)	The Charioteer: A Virago Modern Classic	remains compelling both as a snapshot of a particular - and particularly fascinating - cultural moment, and as a deeply romantic story of love fulfilled against the odds. It has all those qualities that make Mary Renault so memorable as a novelist: craft, subtlety, intelligence, and a terrific natural sympathy with the intricacies of honour and desire.' Sarremains compelling both as a snapshot of a particular - and particularly fascinating - cultural moment, and as a deeply romantic story of love fulfilled against the odds. It has all those qualities that make Mary Renault so memorable as a novelist: craft, subtlety, intelligence, and a terrific natural sympathy with the intricacies of honour and desire.' Sarah WatersInjured at Dunkirk, Laurie Odell, a young corporal, is recovering at a rural veterans' hospital. There he meets Andrew, a conscientious objector serving as an orderly. The men find solace in each other's friendship, which slowly develops into a covert, chaste romance. Then Ralph Lanyon appears, a mentor from Laurie's school days, and now a naval officer. Through him, Laurie is drawn into a tight-knit circle of gay men with few illusions about life, and for whom liaisons are fleeting. He is forced to choose between the ideals of a perfect friendship and the pleasures of experience.First published in 1953,is a a tender, intelligent coming-of-age novel and a bold, unapologetic portrayal of homosexuality that stands with Gore Vidal'sand James Baldwin'sas a landmark work in gay literature.
/book/show/26696545-the-annals-of-tacitus-1904?from_search=true	Tacitus	The Annals of Tacitus, 1904	Excerpt from The Annals of Tacitus, 1904If Tacitus has never been adequately translated, it has certainly not been from the want of scholars to attempt the work, or of a public to appreciate their efforts. Few ancient authors have been translated so frequently, and into so many languages, as Tacitus.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rExcerpt from The Annals of Tacitus, 1904If Tacitus has never been adequately translated, it has certainly not been from the want of scholars to attempt the work, or of a public to appreciate their efforts. Few ancient authors have been translated so frequently, and into so many languages, as Tacitus.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/1366514.Wilderness_Tips?from_search=true	Margaret Atwood	Wilderness Tips	A collection of short stories from the author of Cat's Eye and The Handmaid's Tale.
/book/show/30904962-sans-famille?from_search=true	Hector Malot	Sans Famille	Excerpt from Sans FamilleIt seems that this story has never been given its proper place in the evolution or development of French literature in the latter half of the nineteenth century.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical wExcerpt from Sans FamilleIt seems that this story has never been given its proper place in the evolution or development of French literature in the latter half of the nineteenth century.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/7710850-ghost-beach-classic-goosebumps-15?from_search=true	R.L. Stine	Ghost Beach (Classic Goosebumps, #15) (Goosebumps, #22)	Format: Paperback     Publication Date: 6/1/2010     Pages: 160     Reading Level: Age 8 and Up
/book/show/30769103-die-prinzessin-von-cleve?from_search=true	Madame de La Fayette Marie-Madeleine de La Fayette	Die Prinzessin von Cleve	Excerpt from Die Prinzessin von CleveDer Konigin Gegenwart liess auch dieihrige zu. Diese Furstin war schon, wennschon die erste Jugend hinter ihr lag, und liebte Hoheit, Pracht und Vergnugungen. Der Konig hatte sie geheiratet, als er noch Herzog von Orleans war und sein altester Bruder, der Dauphin, noch lebte, 'welcher zu Tournon starb, ein Furst, den Geburt und hohe GaExcerpt from Die Prinzessin von CleveDer Konigin Gegenwart liess auch dieihrige zu. Diese Furstin war schon, wennschon die erste Jugend hinter ihr lag, und liebte Hoheit, Pracht und Vergnugungen. Der Konig hatte sie geheiratet, als er noch Herzog von Orleans war und sein altester Bruder, der Dauphin, noch lebte, 'welcher zu Tournon starb, ein Furst, den Geburt und hohe Gaben wurdig machten, den Platz seines Vaters, Konigs Franz I. auszufullen.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/452718.Disney_s_The_Little_Mermaid?from_search=true	Sheryl Kahn Walt Disney Company	Disney's The Little Mermaid: Classic Storybook	
/book/show/6490135-the-war-of-the-worlds?from_search=true	Eric S. Brown H.G. Wells	The War of the Worlds: H.G. Wells's Classic Plus Blood, Guts and Zombies	The invasion begins . . . and the dead start to rise. There's panic in the streets of London as invaders from Mars wreak havoc on the living, slaying the populace with Heat-Rays and poisonous clouds of black smoke. Humanity struggles to survive against technology far beyond its own, meeting fear and death at every turn. But that's not the only struggle mankind must face. TThe invasion begins . . . and the dead start to rise. There's panic in the streets of London as invaders from Mars wreak havoc on the living, slaying the populace with Heat-Rays and poisonous clouds of black smoke. Humanity struggles to survive against technology far beyond its own, meeting fear and death at every turn. But that's not the only struggle mankind must face. The dead are rising from their graves with an insatiable hunger for human flesh. Friends, neighbours and loved ones lost to the war of the worlds are now the enemy and the Earth is forever changed. It's kill or be killed, if you want to survive, otherwise you might become one of the walking dead yourself.
/book/show/20063221-tan-classic?from_search=true	Louis de Montfort	TAN Classic: True Devotion To Mary	Considered by many to be the greatest single book of Marian spirituality ever written, True Devotion to Mary, is St Louis de Montfort's classic statement on the spiritual way to Jesus Christ though the Blessed Virgin Mary. In this beautiful and sublimely inspiring book, de Montfort explains the wonderful spiritual effects which true devotion to Mary brings about in a persoConsidered by many to be the greatest single book of Marian spirituality ever written, True Devotion to Mary, is St Louis de Montfort's classic statement on the spiritual way to Jesus Christ though the Blessed Virgin Mary. In this beautiful and sublimely inspiring book, de Montfort explains the wonderful spiritual effects which true devotion to Mary brings about in a person's life. This new edition in the TAN Classic format includes an expanded Preparation for Total Consecration with readings and prayers. There is no better way to advance quickly in holiness, no better way to please God, and no better way to guarantee one's present sanctity and eternal salvation than the true devotion to Mary. This is the original TAN edition now with updated typesetting, fresh new cover, new size and quality binding, and the same trusted content.
/book/show/294413.The_Rime_of_the_Ancient_Mariner_and_Other_Poems_of_the_Romatic_Era?from_search=true	Samuel Taylor Coleridge William Wordsworth George Gordon Byron	The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and Other Poems of the Romatic Era: Literary Touchstone Classic	This Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classic includes a glossary and reader's notes to help the modern reader more fully appreciate the richness and unique vision of these Romantic innovators. When, in 1798, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and other Romantic poems were published in Lyrical Ballads, the book did not immediately capture the public's imagination. Today, hThis Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classic includes a glossary and reader's notes to help the modern reader more fully appreciate the richness and unique vision of these Romantic innovators. When, in 1798, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner and other Romantic poems were published in Lyrical Ballads, the book did not immediately capture the public's imagination. Today, however, most modern critics consider the collection extremely important and influential-it ushered in what came to be known as the English Romantic Era in poetry and moved from the contrived and intellectual poetic language of the Enlightenment to a celebration of the simple, the pure, and the natural. The poems in this anthology represent, not necessarily the most famous, but certainly the best poetry produced by the six great English Romantic poets-Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley, and Keats. These twenty-two poems reveal the heights of ecstatic inspiration, the depths of grief and utter desolation, and the ideologies of these mystics, revolutionaries, and free thinkers. Mini-biographies of the poets accompany their works and tell the stories of the fascinating, and often scandalous, lives of the modern world's first true literary celebrities
/book/show/24940304-pale-horse-pale-rider?from_search=true	Katherine Anne Porter	Pale Horse, Pale Rider: Three Short Novels: A Library of America eBook Classic	Published in 1939, this landmark collection of three shortnovels, now available in an exclusive Library of America e-book edition, elevated Katherine Anne Porter, in the words of one contemporary reviewer, into the illustrious company headed by Hawthorne, Flaubert, and Henry James.
/book/show/19209615-grace-abounding-to-the-chief-of-sinners?from_search=true	John Bunyan	Grace Abounding to the Chief of Sinners	This book presents the ageless spiritual journey of one man into true Christian faith. John Bunyan relates his personal experiences of the crises that brought him to the end of himself and to the merciful God. From his conversion and through many trials and temptations, Bunyan reveals how the grace of God was extended to him.
/book/show/79274.The_Critical_Tradition?from_search=true	David H. Richter (Editor)	The Critical Tradition: Classic Texts and Contemporary Trends	This bestseller balances a comprehensive and up-to-date anthology of major documents in literary criticism and theory  from Plato to the present  with the most thorough editorial support for understanding these challenging readings.
/book/show/1468035.Robert_s_Rules_of_Order?from_search=true	Henry Martyn Robert	Robert's Rules of Order: The Classic Manual of Parliamentary Procedure	The classic guide for meetings, committees, and structured groups provides fundamental operating procedures. Has served as an irreplaceable tool for organizations of all types for over a century.
/book/show/26283679-the-marrow-of-tradition?from_search=true	Charles W. Chesnutt	The Marrow of Tradition	Excerpt from The Marrow of TraditionStay here beside her, major. I shall not be needed for an hour yet. Meanwhile I'11 go downstairs and snatch a bit of sleep, or talk to old Jane.The night was hot and sultry. Though the windows of the chamber were wide open, and the muslin curtains looped back, not a breath of air was stirring. Only the shrill chirp of the cicada andExcerpt from The Marrow of TraditionStay here beside her, major. I shall not be needed for an hour yet. Meanwhile I'11 go downstairs and snatch a bit of sleep, or talk to old Jane.The night was hot and sultry. Though the windows of the chamber were wide open, and the muslin curtains looped back, not a breath of air was stirring. Only the shrill chirp of the cicada and the muffled croaking of the frogs in some distant marsh broke the night silence. The heavy scent of magnolias, overpowering even the strong smell of drugs in the sickroom, suggested death and funeral wreaths, sorrow and tears, the long home, the last sleep. The major shivered with apprehension as the slender hand which he held in his own contracted nervously and in a spasm of pain clutched his fingers with a viselike grip.Major Carteret, though dressed in brown linen, had thrown off his coat for greater comfort. The stifling heat, in spite of the palm-leaf fan which he plied mechanically, was scarcely less oppressive than his own thoughts.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/9500513-celtic-fairy-tales?from_search=true	Joseph Jacobs	Celtic Fairy Tales (Akasha Classic Series)	Celtic culture has long been known for its emphasis on good storytelling. Here is a chance to survey some of the best traditional fairy tales, collected over one hundred years ago by a leading folklorist. Drawn from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and Cornwall, the stories include King O'Toole and His Goose, Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Neary, The Battle of the Birds,Celtic culture has long been known for its emphasis on good storytelling. Here is a chance to survey some of the best traditional fairy tales, collected over one hundred years ago by a leading folklorist. Drawn from Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and Cornwall, the stories include King O'Toole and His Goose, Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Neary, The Battle of the Birds, and The Sea Maiden. Filled with magic, adventure, and humor, the captivating stories in Celtic Fairy Tales will entertain old and young alike.
/book/show/19244402-among-the-missing?from_search=true	Richard Laymon	Among the Missing:	'If you've missed Laymon, you've missed a treat' Stephen King 2:32am: A Jaguar roars along a lonely road in the Californian mountains. Behind the wheel sits the beautiful wife of Professor Grant Parkington. She has left Grant behind and is on her way to meet a different kind of man - someone as wild and passionate as herself. In the morning a naked body will be found. A bo'If you've missed Laymon, you've missed a treat' Stephen King 2:32am: A Jaguar roars along a lonely road in the Californian mountains. Behind the wheel sits the beautiful wife of Professor Grant Parkington. She has left Grant behind and is on her way to meet a different kind of man - someone as wild and passionate as herself. In the morning a naked body will be found. A body missing more than its clothes...
/book/show/1787031.Plumply_Dumply_Pumpkin?from_search=true	Mary Serfozo	Plumply, Dumply Pumpkin (Classic Board Books)	The grinning, glowing fun is now available in a Classic Board Book edition! Young readers can join Peter as he searches for a perfect pumpkin!
/book/show/6620630-hitler?from_search=true	Joachim Fest Richard Wilson (Translator) Clara Wilson (Translator)	Hitler	A best-seller in its original German edition and subsequently translated into more than a dozen languages, Joachim Fest'shas become a classic portrait of a man, a nation, and an era.
/book/show/18732799-the-story-of-mankind---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Hendrik Willem van Loon	The Story of Mankind - The Original Classic Edition	Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of The Story of Mankind. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Hendrik Van Loon Ph.D., which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside The Story of MankFinally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of The Story of Mankind. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Hendrik Van Loon Ph.D., which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside The Story of Mankind:That they might move faster through the soft soil, they improved upon their legs and their size increased until the world was populated with gigantic forms (which the hand-books of biology list under the names of Ichthyosaurus and Megalosaurus and Brontosaurus) who grew to be thirty to forty feet long and who could have played with elephants as a full grown cat plays with her kittens....When night descended upon the earth, he hid his wife and his children in a hollow tree or behind some heavy boulders, for he was surrounded on all sides by ferocious animals and when it was dark these animals began to prowl about, looking for something to eat for their mates and their own young, and they liked the taste of human beings....These tell us that many thousands of years ago the world was inhabited by certain mammals who were quite different from all the other animals-who had probably developed from another unknown ape-like animal which had learned to walk on its hind-legs and use its fore-paws as hands-and who were most probably connected with the creatures who happen to be our own immediate ancestors....As the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics (the word means sacred writing) have played such a very great role in history, (a few of them in modified form have even found their way into our own alphabet, ) you ought to know something about the ingenious system which was used fifty centuries ago to preserve the spoken word for the benefit of the coming generations....During twenty years, over a hundred thousand men were busy carrying the necessary stones from the other side of the river-ferrying them across the Nile (how they ever managed to do this, we do not understand), dragging them in many instances a long distance across the desert and finally hoisting them into their correct position.
/book/show/3108376-tom-brown-s-school-days-classic-books-on-cassettes-collection-unabrid?from_search=true	Thomas Hughes	Tom Brown's School Days (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection) [UNABRIDGED]	The life of a British schoolboy at Rugby in the early 1900s is vividly drawn with humor, compassion and strong religious overtones. Seven 90-minute cassettes.
/book/show/6091348-classic-american-fiction?from_search=true	Edgar Rice Burroughs	Classic American Fiction: 5 Mars Novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Barsoom, #1-5)	Collected here in this oversized omnibus edition are five novels of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs: A Princess of Mars, Gods Of Mars, Warlords of Mars, Thuvia, Maid of Mars, and The Chessmen of Mars. These novels will transport you to a lush Mars that never was. A Mars filled with strange and wonderful flora and fauna; giants and monsters, and most importantly maidens in disCollected here in this oversized omnibus edition are five novels of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs: A Princess of Mars, Gods Of Mars, Warlords of Mars, Thuvia, Maid of Mars, and The Chessmen of Mars. These novels will transport you to a lush Mars that never was. A Mars filled with strange and wonderful flora and fauna; giants and monsters, and most importantly maidens in distress and fabulous adventures. Join John Carter as he explores this fantastic milieu.
/book/show/31950226-under-fire?from_search=true	Henri Barbusse William Fitzwater Wray (Translator)	Under Fire	
/book/show/27106779-the-life-of-a-good-for-nothing?from_search=true	Joseph von Eichendorff	The Life of a Good-For-Nothing	Excerpt from The Life of a Good-for-NothingOnce more the wheel of my father's mill was humming and gurgling right merrily, the snow was dripping busily from the roof and the sparrows twittering and bustling back and forth as I sat upon the threshold and rubbed the sleep from my eyes; I loved to be in the warm sunshine. Then my father stepped out of the house; since daybreExcerpt from The Life of a Good-for-NothingOnce more the wheel of my father's mill was humming and gurgling right merrily, the snow was dripping busily from the roof and the sparrows twittering and bustling back and forth as I sat upon the threshold and rubbed the sleep from my eyes; I loved to be in the warm sunshine. Then my father stepped out of the house; since daybreak he had been a-rummaging in the mill, his nightcap askew on his head. Said he to me: 'You good-for-nothing! There you sit sunning yourself, lolling and stretching your limbs to exhaustion and leaving me to do all the work alone. I can feed you here no longer. Spring's at the gate, go out into the world and earn your own bread for once in your life.''Well, ' said I, 'if I am a good-for-nothing, so be it; I will set out and make my fortune.' Indeed I was glad to go, for I had lately been thinking of setting off on my travels; I could hear how the yellow-hammer, who all autumn and winter had piped sadly at our window - 'Farmer, hire me, Farmer, hire me' - now in the sweet springtime had proudly changed his tune to a gay 'Farmer can keep his work!'So I went indoors and took down my fiddle, which I played well enough.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/23690561-amazing-lemonade-recipes-to-thirst-for?from_search=true	Amber Richards	Amazing Lemonade Recipes To Thirst For!: Old Fashioned Classic Drinks to Modern Herbal & Spicy Designer Blends	Whether youre enjoying a relaxing evening brimming with tangy, citrus flavors, or sipping a tall, refreshing glass of classic lemonade on a hot afternoon, this book contains 42 amazing lemonade recipes to quench your thirst.Harness the cleansing power of all-natural lemon juice with creative recipes the whole family will enjoy, perfect for entertaining guests, with a uniWhether youre enjoying a relaxing evening brimming with tangy, citrus flavors, or sipping a tall, refreshing glass of classic lemonade on a hot afternoon, this book contains 42 amazing lemonade recipes to quench your thirst.Harness the cleansing power of all-natural lemon juice with creative recipes the whole family will enjoy, perfect for entertaining guests, with a unique twist on an old fashioned favorite.Discover the health benefits and healing antioxidants found in fresh lemonades and hot lemon drinks to enjoy year around. Not only can they quench your thirst, they can aid in healing sore throats and a quick immune boost to fight off colds and flu.Enjoy rich blends, from spicy, herbal remedies to delicious fruity lemonades. Youre sure to savor the cool and refreshing taste of natural lemon with every recipe you uncover.
/book/show/23881207-new-atlantis---classic-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	Francis Bacon A. White (Editor)	New Atlantis - Classic Illustrated Edition	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, New Atlantis is an incomplete utopian novel by Sir Francis Bacon. In this work, Bacon portrayed a vision of the future of human discovery and knowledge, expressing his aspirations and ideals for humankind.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first publish* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, New Atlantis is an incomplete utopian novel by Sir Francis Bacon. In this work, Bacon portrayed a vision of the future of human discovery and knowledge, expressing his aspirations and ideals for humankind.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the novel is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/24192018-the-beast-in-the-jungle---classic-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	Henry James A. Willis (Editor)	The Beast in the Jungle - Classic Illustrated Edition	Henry James's devastating and profoundly moving novella is the story of John Marcher, a man who, for as long as he can remember, has been obsessed by the feeling that some life-changing - even catastrophic - event lies in wait for him like aHenry James's devastating and profoundly moving novella is the story of John Marcher, a man who, for as long as he can remember, has been obsessed by the feeling that some life-changing - even catastrophic - event lies in wait for him like a jungle animal. Then the tragic day arrives on which the terrible true nature of the beast is revealed.
/book/show/26956666-capital-a-critique-of-political-economy-vol-1?from_search=true	Karl Marx	Capital a Critique of Political Economy, Vol. 1	Excerpt from Capital a Critique of Political Economy, Vol. 1The present edition of Volume I of Capital is published on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the first German edition. Reproduced here is the text of the English edition of 1887, edited by Frederick Engels (published by Swan Sonnenschein, Lowry & Co., London), and as corrected by Progress Publishers, MExcerpt from Capital a Critique of Political Economy, Vol. 1The present edition of Volume I of Capital is published on the occasion of the 100th Anniversary of the first German edition. Reproduced here is the text of the English edition of 1887, edited by Frederick Engels (published by Swan Sonnenschein, Lowry & Co., London), and as corrected by Progress Publishers, Moscow, in their edition of 1965.The changes made by Engels in the fourth (1890) German edition have been incorporated into the 1887 English text. These changes are indicated wherever they occur. The editors have also rechecked original sources and have made the necessary corrections in the authors footnotes.Following Engels' preface to the first English edition, the editors have added all the Prefaces and Afterwords by Marx and Engels to the German and French editions. The Index of Authorities has been rechecked and a Name Index is supplied.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26977169-hans-brinker?from_search=true	Mary Mapes Dodge	Hans Brinker: Or the Silver Skates, a Story of Life in Holland	Excerpt from Hans Brinker: Or the Silver Skates, a Story of Life in HollandThe story of Hans Brinker, or of any boy born and bred in Holland, cannot be fitly told without including something of the story of Holland itself, - of its history, its oddities, and the leading characteristics of its heroic and thrifty people. All these must be borne in mind, for some of the traiExcerpt from Hans Brinker: Or the Silver Skates, a Story of Life in HollandThe story of Hans Brinker, or of any boy born and bred in Holland, cannot be fitly told without including something of the story of Holland itself, - of its history, its oddities, and the leading characteristics of its heroic and thrifty people. All these must be borne in mind, for some of the traits peculiar to his race are ingrained in every Hollander, young or old, and Holland is as different from Elsewhere as can be imagined.Therefore, necessary and careful descriptions of Dutch life and customs have been given in the narrative, and many of the incidents are drawn directly from life. Even the wonderful experiences of Raff Brinker are founded strictly upon fact.While acknowledging my obligations to many well-known writers on Dutch history, literature and art, I turn with especial gratitude to two kind friends, natives of Holland, who, after their marriage, had taken up their abode in this country. With generous zeal, they patiently answered questions, and took many a backward glance at their country for my sake, seeing it as it looked, years ago, when the humble home of the Brinkers crouched by the sheltering dike in sunlight and shadow.It was my tardy good fortune to visit Holland not long after this book was written, and see with my own eyes the land I had tried to picture for my readers. The Brinker cottage was empty, and many things in Holland had changed since the days when Hans and his little sister skated on the frozen Y.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/17677632-totem-and-taboo---resemblances-between-the-psychic-lives-of-savages-and?from_search=true	Sigmund Freud	Totem and Taboo - Resemblances Between the Psychic Lives of Savages and Neurotics - The Original Classic Edition	Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Totem and Taboo - Resemblances Between the Psychic Lives of Savages and Neurotics. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Sigmund Freud, which is now, at lFinally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Totem and Taboo - Resemblances Between the Psychic Lives of Savages and Neurotics. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Sigmund Freud, which is now, at last, again available to you.Get the PDF and EPUB NOW as well. Included in your purchase you have Totem and Taboo - Resemblances Between the Psychic Lives of Savages and Neurotics in EPUB AND PDF format to read on any tablet, eReader, desktop, laptop or smartphone simultaneous - Get it NOW.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside Totem and Taboo - Resemblances Between the Psychic Lives of Savages and Neurotics:Look inside the book:That means that a man calls not only his begetter 'father' but also every other man who, according to the tribal regulations, might have married his mother and thus become his father; he calls 'mother' not only the woman who bore him but also every other woman who might have become his mother without violation of the tribal laws; he calls 'brothers' and 'sisters' not only the children of his real parents, but also the children of all the persons named who stand in the parental group relation with him, and so on. ...The objects of the taboo are many: 1. direct taboos aim at (a) protection of important persons-chiefs, priests, etc.-and things against harm; (b) safeguarding of the weak-women children and common people generally-from the powerful mana (magical influence) of chiefs and priests; (c) providing against the dangers incurred by handling or coming in contact with corpses, by eating certain food, etc.; (d) guarding the chief acts of life-births, initiation, marriage and sexual functions-against interference; (e) securing human beings against the wrath or power of gods and spirits34; (f) securing unborn infants and young children who stand in a specially sympathetic relation with their parents, from the consequence of certain actions, and more especially from the communication of qualities supposed to be derived from certain foods.About Sigmund Freud, the Author:Freud postulated the existence of libido (an energy with which mental process and structures are invested), developed therapeutic techniques such as the use of free association (in which patients report their thoughts without reservation and in whichever order they spontaneously occur), discovered transference (the process by which patients displace on to their analysts feelings based on their experience of earlier figures in their lives) and established its central role in the analytic process, and proposed that dreams help to preserve sleep by representing sensory stimuli as fulfilled wishes that would otherwise awake the dreamer. ...Both were invited to Vienna following the Salzburg Congress and a division of labour was agreed with Brill given the translation rights for Freud's works, and Jones, who was to take up a post at Toronto University later in the year, tasked with establishing a platform for Freudian ideas in North American academic and medical life.
/book/show/23987816-the-piano-tuner?from_search=true	Daniel Mason	The Piano Tuner: Picador Classic	
/book/show/26589678-the-theogony-and-works-and-days?from_search=true	Hesiod Hugh G. Evelyn-White (Translation)	The Theogony and Works and Days: Classic Hesiod	The Theogony and Works and Days Hesiod The Theogony, i.e. the genealogy or birth of the gods is a poem by Hesiod (8th - 7th century BC) describing the origins and genealogies of the Greek gods, composed circa 700 B.C. It is written in the Epic dialect of Homeric Greek. The Works and Days is a didactic poem of some 800 lines written by the ancient Greek poet Hesiod aroundThe Theogony and Works and Days Hesiod The Theogony, i.e. the genealogy or birth of the gods is a poem by Hesiod (8th - 7th century BC) describing the origins and genealogies of the Greek gods, composed circa 700 B.C. It is written in the Epic dialect of Homeric Greek. The Works and Days is a didactic poem of some 800 lines written by the ancient Greek poet Hesiod around 700 BCE. At its center, the Works and Days is a farmer's almanac in which Hesiod instructs his brother Perses in the agricultural arts. Scholars have seen this work against a background of agrarian crisis in mainland Greece, which inspired a wave of colonial expeditions in search of new land. In the poem Hesiod also offers his brother extensive moralizing advice on how he should live his life. The Works and Days is perhaps best known for its two mythological aetiologies for the toil and pain that define the human condition: the story of Prometheus and Pandora, and the so-called Myth of Five Ages.
/book/show/20821197-scandals-of-classic-hollywood?from_search=true	Anne Helen Petersen	Scandals of Classic Hollywood: Sex, Deviance, and Drama from the Golden Age of American Cinema	Believe it or not, America's fascination with celebrity culture was thriving well before the days of TMZ, Perez Hilton, Charlie Sheen's breakdown and allegations against Woody Allen. And the stars of yesteryear? They werent alwaBelieve it or not, America's fascination with celebrity culture was thriving well before the days of TMZ, Perez Hilton, Charlie Sheen's breakdown and allegations against Woody Allen. And the stars of yesteryear? They werent always the saints that we make them out to be. BuzzFeed columnist Anne Helen Petersen is here to set the record straight with. Pulling little-known gems from the archives of film history, Petersen reveals eyebrow-raising information, including:The smear campaign against the original It Girl, Clara Bow, started by her best friendThe heartbreaking story of Montgomery Clifts rapid rise to fame, the car accident that destroyed his face, and the long suicide that followedFatty Arbuckle's descent from Hollywood royalty, fueled by allegations of a boozy orgy turned violent assaultWhy Mae West was arrested and jailed for indecency chargesAnd much morePart biography, part cultural history, these stories cover the stuff that films are made of: love, sex, drugs, illegitimate children, illicit affairs, and botched cover-ups. But it's not all just tawdry gossip in the pages of this book. The stories are all contextualized within the boundaries of film, cultural, political, and gender history, making for a read that will inform as it entertains. Based on Petersen's popular column on the Hairpin, but featuring 100% new content,is sensationalism made smart.
/book/show/6094289-the-buccaneers?from_search=true	Edith Wharton	The Buccaneers	Nan and Virginia St. George have the great good luck to be born beautiful and wealthy - the two qualities prized above all others in 1870s New York - but the insurmountably bad luck to come from new money. Shunned by the snobbish guardians of Manhattan society, the lively girls still attract many admirers, but no offers of marriage from eligible men - the grail pursued dNan and Virginia St. George have the great good luck to be born beautiful and wealthy - the two qualities prized above all others in 1870s New York - but the insurmountably bad luck to come from new money. Shunned by the snobbish guardians of Manhattan society, the lively girls still attract many admirers, but no offers of marriage from eligible men - the grail pursued discreetly but with single-minded intensity by all young women of polite birth (and their mothers). Their spirited governess, Laura Testvalley, determines to launch these buccaneers in London society, whose impoverished aristocracy, groaning under the burdens of massive country estates, are only too willing to trade a title for a fortune. But the earls and lords have failed to reckon with the strong wills of the buccaneers - especially exquisite Nan's. She dares to hope for more than position and wealth: a genuine, enduring love is what she craves, and she's willing to sacrifice everything she's attained for something true and real. Edith Wharton's novel pits tradition against vitality and change in a lushly romantic tale, observed with all her characteristic elegance and wit.
/book/show/18732373-the-worst-journey-in-the-world---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Apsley Cherry-Garrard	The Worst Journey in the World - The Original Classic Edition	Robert Falcon Scotts scientific expedition to the South Pole in 1911 was like that famous medical cliche: the operation was a success, but the patient died. The Polar Party did reach the South Pole, but were 34 days late from being the FIRST party at the pole. The entire Polar Party died in a blizzard returning to home camp. Invaluable scientific, geographic, and biologicRobert Falcon Scotts scientific expedition to the South Pole in 1911 was like that famous medical cliche: the operation was a success, but the patient died. The Polar Party did reach the South Pole, but were 34 days late from being the FIRST party at the pole. The entire Polar Party died in a blizzard returning to home camp. Invaluable scientific, geographic, and biologic data were obtained, but the hideous Winter Journey to collect Emperor penguin embryos at terrible risk turned out to be useless information. They hoped the embryos would show a connection between the evolution of dinosaurs into birds. (It did not.) Cherry Gerrard is a highly likeable, very human teller of the tale. He was the youngest member of the expedition, very much the gentleman and an Englishman to his fingertips. He shows us his human side (he didnt have the usual Englishmans fondness for animals and thought the dogs and ponies were miserable, exasperating beasts). He has a knack of bringing his fellow explorers to life, yet never criticizes at all. He has the highest regard for everyone in the party. He recaps from some of the other members diaries to great effect. The enthusiastic Bowers writes his mother, There is so much to see and do here; I just wish I could be three places at once! Bowers was the best of them, to my way of thinking, and I was appalled when he volunteered for the Polar Party (already knowing the fate of same). Cherry Gerrard had enormous artistic appreciation for the austere beauties of Antarctica, but no matter how brilliantly he described them, my enthusiasm was nil for such a bleak landscape. He shows his depressive side in remarking on the beauty of sleep in the Antarctic---sleep where you never need awaken. He was tremendously brave and endured what no man should have to bear.This is the best kind of book for me to read for it sparks my interest to find out more. Cherry Gerrard is so deferential to Captain Scott, some of whose decisions seemed downright odd to me; I am going to read Huntfords Last Expedition on Earth that does a critical comparison of Scott and Amundsen. To find out more about the elusive Cherry Gerrard, I shall read Sara Wheelers Cherry plus her Terra Firma just because it looks so good. One heroic seaman who should star in his own movie was Tom Crean: Unsung Hero of the Scott and Shackleton Antarctic Expeditions by Michael Smith.Highly recommend this book for all the right reasons: adventure, information and life changing.
/book/show/26625490-ruth-the-original-classic-novel?from_search=true	Elizabeth Gaskell	Ruth, the Original Classic Novel:	There is an assize-town in one of the eastern counties which was much distinguished by the Tudor sovereigns, and, in consequence of their favour and protection, attained a degree of importance that surprises the modern traveller. A hundred years ago its appearance was that of picturesque grandeur. The old houses, which were the temporary residences of such of the county-faThere is an assize-town in one of the eastern counties which was much distinguished by the Tudor sovereigns, and, in consequence of their favour and protection, attained a degree of importance that surprises the modern traveller. A hundred years ago its appearance was that of picturesque grandeur. The old houses, which were the temporary residences of such of the county-families as contented themselves with the gaieties of a provincial town, crowded the streets and gave them the irregular but noble appearance yet to be seen in the cities of Belgium. The sides of the streets had a quaint richness, from the effect of the gables, and the stacks of chimneys which cut against the blue sky above; while, if the eye fell lower down, the attention was arrested by all kinds of projections in the shape of balcony and oriel; and it was amusing to see the infinite variety of windows that had been crammed into the walls long before Mr Pitt's days of taxation. The streets below suffered from all these projections and advanced stories above; they were dark, and ill-paved with large, round, jolting pebbles, and with no side-path protected by kerb-stones; there were no lamp-posts for long winter nights; and no regard was paid to the wants of the middle class, who neither drove about in coaches of their own, nor were carried by their own men in their own sedans into the very halls of their friends. The professional men and their wives, the shopkeepers and their spouses, and all such people, walked about at considerable peril both night and day. The broad unwieldy carriages hemmed them up against the houses in the narrow streets. The inhospitable houses projected their flights of steps almost into the carriage-way, forcing pedestrians again into the danger they had avoided for twenty or thirty paces. Then, at night, the only light was derived from the glaring, flaring oil-lamps hung above the doors of the more aristocratic mansions; just allowing space for the passers-by to become visible, before they again disappeared into the darkness, where it was no uncommon thing for robbers to be in waiting for their prey.
/book/show/24785037-fire-from-heaven?from_search=true	Mary Renault Tom Holland (Introduction)	Fire from Heaven: A Novel of Alexander the Great: A Virago Modern Classic	Alexander's beauty, strength and defiance were apparent from birth, but his boyhood honed those gifts into the makings of a king. His mother, Olympias, and his father, King Philip of Macedon, fought each other for their son's loyalty, teaching Alexander politics and vengeance from the cradle. His love for the youth Hephaistion taught him trust, while Aristotle's tutoring pAlexander's beauty, strength and defiance were apparent from birth, but his boyhood honed those gifts into the makings of a king. His mother, Olympias, and his father, King Philip of Macedon, fought each other for their son's loyalty, teaching Alexander politics and vengeance from the cradle. His love for the youth Hephaistion taught him trust, while Aristotle's tutoring provoked his mind and Homer'sfuelled his aspirations. Killing his first man in battle at the age of twelve, he became regent at sixteen and commander of Macedon's cavalry at eighteen, so that by the time his father was murdered, Alexander's skills had grown to match his fiery ambition.
/book/show/34636306-narrative-of-sojourner-truth?from_search=true	Sojourner Truth	Narrative of Sojourner Truth: A Northern Slave: Classic Literature	Sojourner Truth (1797 - November 26, 1883) was an African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist. Truth was born into slavery in Swartekill, Ulster County, New York, but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826. After going to court to recover her son, in 1828 she became the first black woman to win such a case against a white man. Her best-known speeSojourner Truth (1797 - November 26, 1883) was an African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist. Truth was born into slavery in Swartekill, Ulster County, New York, but escaped with her infant daughter to freedom in 1826. After going to court to recover her son, in 1828 she became the first black woman to win such a case against a white man. Her best-known speech was delivered extemporaneously, in 1851, at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention in Akron, Ohio. The speech became widely known during the Civil War by the title -Ain't I a Woman?.- During the Civil War, Truth helped recruit black troops for the Union Army; after the war, she tried unsuccessfully to secure land grants from the federal government for former slaves. In 2014, Truth was included in Smithsonian magazine's list of the -100 Most Significant Americans of All Time-.
/book/show/3016928-the-nutcracker?from_search=true	Don Daily	The Nutcracker: The Classic Miniature Edition And Keepsake Ornament	One snowy Christmas Eve, a little girl's love brings to life her cherished Nutcracker. Enjoy this favorite Christmas tale with our keepsake gift set. Includes an ornament and a Miniature Edition TM of The Nutcracker holiday story to treasure through the years.
/book/show/5611617-roughing-it?from_search=true	Mark Twain	Roughing It	In his youth Mark Twain found himself adrift as a tenderfoot in the Wild West, working in a variety of professions. This is a record, fact and impression, of those early years.
/book/show/143676.A_Path_With_Heart?from_search=true	Jack Kornfield	A Path With Heart: The Classic Guide Through The Perils And Promises Of Spiritual Life	Perhaps the most important book yet written on meditation, the process of inner transformation, and the integration of spiritual practice into our Western way of life,brings alive the possibilities of inner peace, wholeness and the achievement of happiness. Written by a teacher, psychologist and meditation master of international renown, this is a warm,Perhaps the most important book yet written on meditation, the process of inner transformation, and the integration of spiritual practice into our Western way of life,brings alive the possibilities of inner peace, wholeness and the achievement of happiness. Written by a teacher, psychologist and meditation master of international renown, this is a warm, inspiring and, above all, practical book. Its gentle Buddhist wisdom will guide you through the ups and downs of contemporary living, such as addiction, psychological and emotional healing, problems with relationships and the difficulties of achieving a balanced life of simplicity.
/book/show/26956154-the-life-of-charlotte-bronte?from_search=true	Elizabeth Gaskell	The Life of Charlotte Bronte	Excerpt from The Life of Charlotte BronteThe Leeds and Skipton railway runs along a deep valley of the Aire; a slow and sluggish stream, compared to the neighbouring river of Wharfe. Keighley station is on this line of railway, about a quarter of a mile from the town of the same name. The number of inhabitants and the importance of Keighley have been very greatly increaseExcerpt from The Life of Charlotte BronteThe Leeds and Skipton railway runs along a deep valley of the Aire; a slow and sluggish stream, compared to the neighbouring river of Wharfe. Keighley station is on this line of railway, about a quarter of a mile from the town of the same name. The number of inhabitants and the importance of Keighley have been very greatly increased during the last twenty years, owing to the rapidly extended market for worsted manufactures, a branch of industry that mainly employs the factory population of this part of Yorkshire, which has Bradford for its centre and metropolis.Keighley is in process of transformation from a populous, old-fashioned village, into a still more populous and flourishing town. It is evident to the stranger, that as the gable-ended houses, which obtrude themselves corner-wise on the widening street, fall vacant, they are pulled down to allow of greater space for traffic, and a more modern style of architecture. The quaint and narrow shop-windows of fifty years ago, are giving way to large panes and plate-glass. Nearly every dwelling seems devoted to some branch of commerce.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/27703757-the-emperor-s-new-clothes?from_search=true	Hans Christian Andersen	The Emperor's New Clothes: Classic Fairy Tales	The Emperor's New Clothes - Hans Christian Andersen. The Emperor's New Clothes is a short tale by Hans Christian Andersen about two weavers who promise an Emperor a new suit of clothes that is invisible to those who are unfit for their positions, stupid, or incompetent. When the Emperor parades before his subjects in his new clothes, no one dares to say that he doesn't sThe Emperor's New Clothes - Hans Christian Andersen. The Emperor's New Clothes is a short tale by Hans Christian Andersen about two weavers who promise an Emperor a new suit of clothes that is invisible to those who are unfit for their positions, stupid, or incompetent. When the Emperor parades before his subjects in his new clothes, no one dares to say that he doesn't see any suit of clothes until a child cries out, But he isn't wearing anything at all! The tale has been translated into over a hundred languages. The Emperor's New Clothes was first published with The Little Mermaid in Copenhagen by C. A. Reitzel on 7 April 1837 as the third and final installment of Andersen's Fairy Tales Told for Children. The tale has been adapted to various media, including the musical stage and animated film.
/book/show/7881021-one-hundred-favourite-poems?from_search=true	Classic FM	One Hundred Favourite Poems: Poems for All Occasions Chosen by Classic FM Listeners.	A timeless collection of poems chosen by a Classic FM listener poll. Includes poems for every occasion by Shakespeare to Byron, Betjeman and Dylan Thomas.
/book/show/26943829-salome?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde	Salome: A Tragedy in One Act	Excerpt from Salome: A Tragedy in One ActScene - A great terrace in the Palace of Herod, set above the banqueting-hall. Some soldiers are leaning over the balcony. To the right there is a gigantic staircase, to the left, at the back, an old cistern surrounded by a wall of green bronze. The moon is shining very brightly.The Young Syrian. How beautiful is the Princess SaloExcerpt from Salome: A Tragedy in One ActScene - A great terrace in the Palace of Herod, set above the banqueting-hall. Some soldiers are leaning over the balcony. To the right there is a gigantic staircase, to the left, at the back, an old cistern surrounded by a wall of green bronze. The moon is shining very brightly.The Young Syrian. How beautiful is the Princess Salome to-night!The Page of Herodias. Look at the moon. How strange the moon seems! She is like a woman rising from a tomb. She is like a dead woman. One might fancy she was looking for dead things.The Young Syrian. She has a strange look. She is like a little princess who wears a yellow veil, and whose feet are of silver. She is like a princess who has little white doves for feet. One might fancy she was dancing.The Page Of Herodias. She is like a woman who is dead. She moves very slowly.[Noise in the banqueting-hall]First Soldier. What an uproar! Who are those wild beasts howling?Second Soldier. The Jews. They are always like that. They are disputing about their religion.First Soldier. Why do they dispute about their religion?Second Soldier. I cannot tell. They are always doing it. The Pharisees, for instance, say that there are angels, and the Sadducees declare that angels do not exist.First Soldier. I think it is ridiculous to dispute about such things.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/50441.How_to_Be_Your_Dog_s_Best_Friend?from_search=true	Monks of New Skete	How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend: The Classic Manual for Dog Owners	For nearly a quarter century, How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend has been the standard against which all other dog-training books have been measured. This new, expanded edition, with a fresh new design and new photographs throughout, preserves the best features of the original classic while bringing the book fully up-to-date. The result: the ultimate training manual for a neFor nearly a quarter century, How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend has been the standard against which all other dog-training books have been measured. This new, expanded edition, with a fresh new design and new photographs throughout, preserves the best features of the original classic while bringing the book fully up-to-date. The result: the ultimate training manual for a new generation of dog owners - and, of course, for their canine best friends.The Monks of New Skete have achieved international renown as breeders of German shepherds and as outstanding trainers of dogs of all breeds. Their unique approach to canine training, developed and refined over three decades, is based on the philosophy that understanding is the key to communication, compassion, and communion with your dog. The importance of honest and effective communication with your dog is underscored throughout this guide, especially in the practical training exercises: a detailed, comprehensive, fully illustrated obedience course through which the monks lead you (and your dog) step-by-step. How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend covers virtually every aspect of living with and caring for your dog, including: Selecting a dog (what breed? male? female? puppy or older dog?) to fit your lifestyle Where to get - and where not to get - a dog Reading a pedigree Training your dog or puppy - when, where, and how The proper use of praise and discipline Feeding, grooming, and ensuring your dog's physical fitness Recognizing and correcting canine behavioral problems The particular challenges of raising a dog where you live - in the city, country, or suburb The proper techniques for complete care of your pet at every stage of his or her life In this new edition, How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend has been expanded to encompass the latest equipment (e.g., retractable leashes, invisible fences); new trends in training and care (doggy day care, professional dog walkers, etc.); and dozens of new anecdotes and case studies, drawn from the monks' own experience, that bring to life the essential training concepts.In its scope, its clarity, and its authority, How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend remains unrivaled as a basic training guide for dog owners. Like no other book, this guide can help you understand and appreciate your dog's nature as well as his or her distinct personality - and in so doing, it can significantly enrich the life you share with your dog.
/book/show/21332955-pamela?from_search=true	Samuel Richardson	Pamela	opens in England, with a young maidservant who works for a noblewoman, Lady B. When Lady B suddenly dies, her son becomes infatuated with the young Pamela and tries to seduce her into becoming his mistress. When Pamela refuses, Mr B kidnaps her and locks her away in his country coopens in England, with a young maidservant who works for a noblewoman, Lady B. When Lady B suddenly dies, her son becomes infatuated with the young Pamela and tries to seduce her into becoming his mistress. When Pamela refuses, Mr B kidnaps her and locks her away in his country cottage. There the clever Pamela tries to escape, but Mr B has other plansA best-selling and influential novel of its time,is an endearing story of misguided lust transformed into love, no matter the obstacles.is part of Momentum's Classic Romance collection.
/book/show/9145281-a-bridge-too-far?from_search=true	Cornelius Ryan	A Bridge Too Far: The Classic History of the Greatest Battle of World War II	Now in a new edition for the 50th anniversary of VE Day,tells the classic story of the battle of Arnhem, one of the most dramatic battles ofNow in a new edition for the 50th anniversary of VE Day,tells the classic story of the battle of Arnhem, one of the most dramatic battles of World War II, which cost the Allies nearly twice as many casualties as D-Day. In this compelling work of history, Cornelius Ryan narrates the Allied effort to end the war in 1944 by dropping the combined airborne forces of the American and British armies behind German lines to capture the crucial bridge across the Rhine at Arnhem.Focusing on a vast cast of characters, from Dutch civilians to British and American strategists, to common soldiers and commanders, Ryan brings to life one of the most daring and ill-fated operations of the war.superbly recreates the terror and suspense, the heroism and the tragedy of this epic operation, which marshalled some of the greatest resources of the war yet ended in bitter defeat.
/book/show/29153173-welcome-to-camp-nightmare?from_search=true	R.L. Stine	Welcome to Camp Nightmare (Classic Goosebumps, #14)	Welcome to Camp Nightmare It's the little camp of horrors! Next summer you'll stay home ... if you survive! Billy thinks that life at camp is a bit creepy, but when other campers start to disappear and his parents do not answer his letters, Camp Nightmoon becomes Camp Nightmare.
/book/show/200316.Bulfinch_s_Mythology?from_search=true	Thomas Bulfinch Edmund Fuller (Editor)	Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable / The Legends of Charlemagne / The Age of Chivalry	Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable / The Legends of Charlemagne / The Age of Chivalry (Laurel Classic)
/book/show/1753005.Uncle_Silas_Classic_Books_on_Cassettes_Collection_?from_search=true	J. Sheridan Le Fanu Flo Gibson (Narrator)	Uncle Silas (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection) (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection)	Uncle Silas is a Victorian Gothic mystery/thriller novel by the Anglo-Irish writer J. Sheridan Le Fanu. It is notable as one of the earliest examples of the locked room mystery subgenre. It is not a novel of the supernatural (despite a few creepily ambiguous touches), but does show a strong interest in the occult and in the ideas of Swedenborg. (Summary by Wikipedia)
/book/show/13315836-two-treatises-of-government?from_search=true	John Locke	Two Treatises of Government	Excerpt from Two Treatises of GovernmentFrom the time of the differences between James I. and his Parliament in 1610, to the Revolution oi 1688, our history and literature contain records of energetic difference about the limit of authority. There was a problem to be solved that touched the interests and stirred passions of men, until some fought, while others reasoned, aExcerpt from Two Treatises of GovernmentFrom the time of the differences between James I. and his Parliament in 1610, to the Revolution oi 1688, our history and literature contain records of energetic difference about the limit of authority. There was a problem to be solved that touched the interests and stirred passions of men, until some fought, while others reasoned, and all human forces were spent on labour to get the problem solved. It seemed for a while that the right answer was the Commonwealth. But a Commonwealth sustained by the genius of one man was monarchy. After Cromwell's death, it became clear that the answer to the problem had not yet been found. Stuarts were tried again, and Charles II. and James II. served the country most effectually by betrayal of the trusts confided to them. Their shortcomings ensured us against risk of another Civil War. Liberty seemed to be dying, but in the worst signs of the disease there was Nature at work on her own way of cure.With the Revolution came John Locke as its interpreter. John Locke had been born in August, 1632, and was a year younger than John Dryden, who was born in August, 1631. After passing from Westminster School to Christ Church, Oxford, where he studied at first natural science, and made medicine his profession, Locke was brought by accident into friendly relation with Lord Ashley, afterwards that Earl of Shaftesbury whom Charles II. sought to strike down, and against whom Dryden wrote Absalom and Achitophel. In Shaftesbury, Locke found a friend. In January, 1683, Shaftesbury, withdrawn for safety to Holland, died at Amsterdam. In the autumn of that year Locke took refuge abroad, and found congenial friends also at Amsterdam. From his exile in Holland he returned in February, 1689, in the same ship that brought the Princess Mary. His Latin Epistola de Tolerantia, on behalf of Religious Liberty, had been written in 1685, and it was published at Gouda, by his friends abroad, in the spring of 1689. In September, an English translation, made by William Popple, of this Letter concerning Toleration, was published in London. Locke was then printing his most famous work, the Essay concerning Human Understanding, of which the aim was to define the bounds of human knowledge, dissuade from vain speculation, and persuade men to economize their force of thought. At the beginning of the year 1690, Locke's Essay concerning Human Understanding was first published at the George, in Fleet Street, near St. Dunstan's Church. He had been at work on it for sixteen years, and for the copyright he was paid thirty pounds.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/27129424-city-of-god?from_search=true	Augustine of Hippo Classic Domain Publishing (Preparation)	City of God	The sack of Rome by the Visigoths in 410 left Romans in a deep state of shock, and many Romans saw it as punishment for abandoning traditional Roman religion for Christianity. In response to these accusations, and in order to console Christians, Augustine wrote The City of God, arguing for the truth of Christianity over competing religions and philosophies and that ChristiThe sack of Rome by the Visigoths in 410 left Romans in a deep state of shock, and many Romans saw it as punishment for abandoning traditional Roman religion for Christianity. In response to these accusations, and in order to console Christians, Augustine wrote The City of God, arguing for the truth of Christianity over competing religions and philosophies and that Christianity is not only not responsible for the Sack of Rome, but also was responsible for the success of Rome. He attempted to console Christians, writing that, even if the earthly rule of the Empire was imperiled, it was the City of God that would ultimately triumph. Augustine's eyes were fixed on Heaven, a theme of many Christian works of Late Antiquity, and despite Christianity's designation as the official religion of the Empire, Augustine declared its message to be spiritual rather than political. Christianity, he argued, should be concerned with the mystical, heavenly city, the New Jerusalem-rather than with earthly politics. The book presents human history as being a conflict between what Augustine calls the Earthly City (often colloquially referred to as the City of Man) and the City of God, a conflict that is destined to end in victory for the latter. The City of God is marked by people who forgot earthly pleasure to dedicate themselves to the eternal truths of God, now revealed fully in the Christian faith. The Earthly City, on the other hand, consists of people who have immersed themselves in the cares and pleasures of the present, passing world. Augustine's thesis depicts the history of the world as universal warfare between God and the Devil. This metaphysical war is not limited by time but only by geography as it takes place on planet Earth. In this war, God moves (by divine intervention/ Providence) those governments, political /ideological movements and military forces aligned (or aligned the most) with the Catholic Church (the City of God) in order to oppose by all means-including military-those governments, political/ideological movements and military forces aligned (or aligned the most) with the Devil (the City of Devil). Jacques-Benigne Bossuet's Discours sur l'histoire universelle or Speech of Universal History (1681) is considered by many Catholics as an actual second edition or continuation of The City of God. In this work Bossuet continues to provide an update of universal history according to Augustine's thesis of universal war between those humans that follow God and those who follow the Devil. This concept of world history guided by Divine Providence in a universal war between God and Devil is part of the official doctrine of the Catholic Church as most recently stated in the Second Vatican Council's Gaudium et Spes document: The Church . . . holds that in her most benign Lord and Master can be found the key, the focal point and the goal of man, as well as of all human history...all of human life, whether individual or collective, shows itself to be a dramatic struggle between good and evil, between light and darkness...The Lord is the goal of human history the focal point of the longings of history and of civilization, the center of the human race, the joy of every heart and the answer to all its yearnings. (From Wikipedia)
/book/show/347918.Journeys_Out_of_the_Body?from_search=true	Robert A. Monroe	Journeys Out of the Body: The Classic Work on Out-of-Body Experience	With more than 300,000 copies sold to date, this is the definitive work on the extraordinary phenomenon of out-of-body experiences, by the founder of the internationally known Monroe Institute.
/book/show/19270964-emily-s-quest?from_search=true	L.M. Montgomery	Emily's Quest: A Virago Modern Classic	Emily Starr is certain of two things - that she will be a great writer and that she and Teddy Kent are destined to be together. School is over, and one by one her friends leave to follow their dreams, including Teddy, who goes to art school in Montreal. Emily chooses to stay at New Moon, and though she misses her friends, she knows the path of a writer is a solitary one.WEmily Starr is certain of two things - that she will be a great writer and that she and Teddy Kent are destined to be together. School is over, and one by one her friends leave to follow their dreams, including Teddy, who goes to art school in Montreal. Emily chooses to stay at New Moon, and though she misses her friends, she knows the path of a writer is a solitary one.With each visit home Emily's friends seem more distant, especially Teddy. Desolate, but determined to hide her feelings, she throws herself into finishing her novel. When it is rejected, though, her confidence is shattered. To banish all thoughts of Teddy, Emily agrees to marry a man she doesn't love and give up on her dreams forever. But can she really have been so wrong about everything?
/book/show/1095840.The_Age_of_Reason?from_search=true	Thomas Paine	The Age of Reason: The Classic of American Deism	Thomas Paine who was a dynamic philosophical presence in the American Revolution of 1776 wrote his last book in 1795 on an investigation and commentary of organized religion with a focus on Christianity. Paine said that his religious duties included doing justice, loving benevolence, and attempting to make others happy. He called himself a deist which is a person who belThomas Paine who was a dynamic philosophical presence in the American Revolution of 1776 wrote his last book in 1795 on an investigation and commentary of organized religion with a focus on Christianity. Paine said that his religious duties included doing justice, loving benevolence, and attempting to make others happy. He called himself a deist which is a person who believes in the existence of a God based on the evidence of reason and nature but not on supernatural revelation. In this book he outlines deism as a rational religious belief and offers an analysis of the Bible based on textual content. He makes comparisons of the internal arguments of the Old and New Testaments by explaining, for example, inconsistencies of the biographic accounts in the four gospels. Paine suggests that since they were written separate of each other their basis is no better than hearsay. Because the United States convicted Paine of seditious libel in 1792, he escaped to France where he was selected to be a member of its National Convention. But there he conflicted with Robespierre, and while awaiting his arrest he wrote the first part of The Age of Reason. Afterwards he was confined in Luxembourg and wrote the second half of the book. The work was published in 1795 and serves as a criticism of established religion from the point of view of the 18th century deists. Paine's clear and concise understanding of the development of the Christian religion from its pagan origins is especially significant when the reader examines the interconnecting references and implications of superstition and fallacy that are still involved in any ceremonial aspect. And, finally, Thomas Paine explains the answer to any confrontation best of all: The most formidable weapon against errors of every kind is Reason.
/book/show/26761391-classic-goosebumps?from_search=true	R.L. Stine Elizabeth Morton (Reading)	Classic Goosebumps: Stay Out of the Basement	Get Goosebumps with the startling repackage of a best selling classic. Now with bonus materials! Dr. Brewer is doing a little plant-testing in his basement. Nothing to worry about. Harmless, really. But Margaret and Casey Brewer are worried about their father. Especially when they...meet...some of the plants he is growing down there. Then they notice that their father isGet Goosebumps with the startling repackage of a best selling classic. Now with bonus materials! Dr. Brewer is doing a little plant-testing in his basement. Nothing to worry about. Harmless, really. But Margaret and Casey Brewer are worried about their father. Especially when they...meet...some of the plants he is growing down there. Then they notice that their father is developing plantlike tendencies. In fact, he is becoming distinctly weedy-and seedy. Is it just part of their father's harmless experiment? Or has the basement turned into another little shop of horrors?
/book/show/18732316-night-and-day---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Virginia Woolf	Night and Day - The Original Classic Edition	Woolf portrays the fascinations of self-discovery through relationships with other people, and she also looks into the intricacies of love--are we aware of love? What is the importance of love in a persons life? Does one need it to be happy? Taking a peek into the answers of these questions along with adding delightful humor that made me laugh out loud made this book terriWoolf portrays the fascinations of self-discovery through relationships with other people, and she also looks into the intricacies of love--are we aware of love? What is the importance of love in a persons life? Does one need it to be happy? Taking a peek into the answers of these questions along with adding delightful humor that made me laugh out loud made this book terrific. The characters are interesting and you can choose for yourself whether or not you like them. I would definitely recommend this book--its many levels are enjoyable for all ages and both sexes! Virginia Woolf does such a wonderful job of revealing the many facets of an individual. In this book, she applies that task to couples in love. It is a marvel that she not only identifies the many nuances of a glance, a word, a movement, but that she also conveys them to the reader in a perfect sentence. This book, unlike some of her others, seems written to appeal to a broader audience. It is easier than some of her other fiction, but is by no means a bore for Woolf fans.As in the other Virginia Woolf books I have read, what strikes me first and foremost is the wonderful writing. The descriptions are phenomenal, starting with the surroundings and continuing with the characters facial expressions. Some of the passages are pure poetry and the characters are beautifully and consistently drawn out. Oddly, although we know that Katharine is beautiful, we do not get a description of her, or of any other person in the story, with the exception of William Rodney. Woolf became a little heavy when it went into the minds of the characters who are in crises, but as one reaches the end of the book, all is forgiven.An excellent read!
/book/show/16127207-the-story-of-tracy-beaker?from_search=true	Jacqueline Wilson	The Story of Tracy Beaker	About the Book: The Story of Tracy Beaker First published in 1991, The Story of Tracy Beaker has been adapted into a television series and continues to capture the hearts of generations of young readers. Im Tracy Beaker - have you heard of me? Im stuck in The DumpingGround just at the moment, but Im sure my Mum will come and get mesoon. A certain Justine-Hateful- LittlewooAbout the Book: The Story of Tracy Beaker First published in 1991, The Story of Tracy Beaker has been adapted into a television series and continues to capture the hearts of generations of young readers. Im Tracy Beaker - have you heard of me? Im stuck in The DumpingGround just at the moment, but Im sure my Mum will come and get mesoon. A certain Justine-Hateful- Littlewood has stolen my bestfriend Louise but I dont let it get me down. I never cry. Ever. Ivedone a bit of screaming and stamping in my time mind you ? I likeeating birthday cake. And Smarties and Big Macs with French friesand strawberry milkshakes. I also like story writing. This is astory all about me - so I know youll enjoy it! BACKSTORY: Read Tracy Beakers interview with Jacqueline Wilson -and find out where Tracys unusual name came from! About the Author: Jacqueline Wilson Tracy Beaker says Jacqueline grew up in Kingston. She didnt haveany brothers orsisters, but she always wanted some - which I thinkis crazy, Id much rather be an onlychild because that way you donthave to share. Shes been writing books for years andyears - sinceshe was nine. When she left home she went to work as a journalist,andwrote for lots of different magazines, which sounds really funto me. She used to write theanswers to the problem pages, and madeup horoscopes. She even had a magazinenamed after her! My friendCam says she used to read Jackie when she was young. Then Jacqueline started writing books, and thats when she becamemega-famous. Sheswritten loads of stories and shes won tons ofawards, like the Smarties Prize, theGuardian Childrens FictionAward and the British Childrens Book of the Year. She wastheChildrens Laureate from 2005 to 2007, which means youre a reallysuper-duperimportant person where books for kids are concerned. Shewas even made into a Dame in2008, by Her Majesty the Queen. Jacqueline still lives in Kingston and she has two cats, calledJacob and Thomas. Jacobsalmost as famous as Jacqueline thesedays.
/book/show/24551450-all-s-well-that-ends-well---classic-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	William Shakespeare A. Willis (Editor)	All's Well That Ends Well - Classic Illustrated Edition	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, All's Well That Ends Well was originally classified as one of Shakespeare's comedies, but is now considered by some critics to be one of his problem plays, so named because they cannot be neatly classified as tragedy nor comedy. The play set in France and Italy and is a story of one-sided romance, ba* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, All's Well That Ends Well was originally classified as one of Shakespeare's comedies, but is now considered by some critics to be one of his problem plays, so named because they cannot be neatly classified as tragedy nor comedy. The play set in France and Italy and is a story of one-sided romance, based on a tale from Boccaccio's The Decameron.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the play is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/26971153-the-insulted-and-injured?from_search=true	Fyodor Dostoyevsky	The Insulted and Injured: A Novel in Four Parts and an Epilogue (Classic Reprint, Vol. 6)	Excerpt from The Insulted and Injured, Vol. 6 of 4: A Novel in Four Parts and an EpilogueLast year, on the evening of March 22, I had a very strange adventure. All that day I had been walking about the town trying to find a lodging. My old one was very damp, and I had begun to have an ominous cough. Ever since the autumn I had been meaning to move, but I had hung on tillExcerpt from The Insulted and Injured, Vol. 6 of 4: A Novel in Four Parts and an EpilogueLast year, on the evening of March 22, I had a very strange adventure. All that day I had been walking about the town trying to find a lodging. My old one was very damp, and I had begun to have an ominous cough. Ever since the autumn I had been meaning to move, but I had hung on till the spring. I had not been able to find anything decent all day. In the first place I wanted a separate tenement, not a room in other peoples' lodgings; secondly, though I could do with one room, it must be a large one, and, of course, it had at the same time to be as cheap as possible. I have observed that in a confined space even thought is cramped. When I was brooding over a future novel I liked to walk up and down the room. By the way, I always like better brooding over my works and dreaming how they should be written than actually writing them. And this really is not from laziness. Why is it?I had been feeling unwell all day, and towards sunset I felt really very ill. Something like a fever set in. Moreover, I had been all day long on my legs and was tired. Towards evening, just before it got dark, I was walking along the Voznesensky Prospect. I love the March sun in Petersburg, especially at sunset, in clear frosty weather, of course. The whole street suddenly glitters, bathed in brilliant light. All the houses seem suddenly, as it were, to sparkle. Their grey, yellow, and dirty-green hues for an instant lose all their gloominess, it is as though there were a sudden clearness in one's soul, as though one were startled, or as though some one had nudged one with his elbow. There is a new outlook, a new train of thought... It is wonderful what one ray of sunshine can do for the soul of man!But the ray of sunshine had died away; the frost grew sharper, and began to nip one's nose; the twilight deepened; gas flared from the shops.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/351036.Why_Revival_Tarries?from_search=true	Leonard Ravenhill	Why Revival Tarries: A Classic on Revival	Leonard Ravenhill's call to revival is as timely now as it was when rst published over forty years ago. The message is fearless and often radical as he expounds on the disparity between the New Testament church and the church today. Why Revival Tarries contains the heart of his message. A.W. Tozer called Ravenhill a man sent from God who appeared at [a] critical momentLeonard Ravenhill's call to revival is as timely now as it was when rst published over forty years ago. The message is fearless and often radical as he expounds on the disparity between the New Testament church and the church today. Why Revival Tarries contains the heart of his message. A.W. Tozer called Ravenhill a man sent from God who appeared at [a] critical moment in history, just as the Old Testament prophets did. Included are questions for group and individual study. Ravi Zacharias refers to this as the book that shaped me...more dramatically than any other...
/book/show/190445.The_Interpretation_of_Financial_Statements?from_search=true	Benjamin Graham Spencer Meredith Spencer B. Meredith	The Interpretation of Financial Statements: The Classic 1937 Edition	Benjamin Graham has been called the most important investment thinker of the twentieth century. As a master investor, pioneering stock analyst, and mentor to investment superstars, he has no peerBenjamin Graham has been called the most important investment thinker of the twentieth century. As a master investor, pioneering stock analyst, and mentor to investment superstars, he has no peer.The volume you hold in your hands is Graham's timeless guide to interpreting and understanding financial statements. It has long been out of print, but now joins Graham's other masterpieces,andas the three priceless keys to understanding Graham and value investing.The advice he offers in this book is as useful and prescient today as it was sixty years ago. As he writes in the preface, if you have precise information as to a company's present financial position and its past earnings record, you are better equipped to gauge its future possibilities. And this is the essential function and value of security analysis.Written just three years after his landmarkgets to the heart of the master's ideas on value investing in astonishingly few pages. Readers will learn to analyze a company's balance sheets and income statements and arrive at a true understanding of its financial position and earnings record. Graham provides simple tests any reader can apply to determine the financial health and well-being of any company.This volume is an exact text replica of the first edition ofpublished by Harper & Brothers in 1937. Graham's original language has been restored, and readers can be assured that every idea and technique presented here appears exactly as Graham intended.Highly practical and accessible, it is an essential guide for all business people--and makes the perfect companion volume to Graham's investment masterpiece
/book/show/2877917-classic-elite-knits?from_search=true	Classic Elite (Creator)	Classic Elite Knits: 100 Gorgeous Designs for Every Occasion from the Studios of Classic Elite Yarns	For over 25 years, knitters have relied on premium-quality yarns and patterns from Classic Elite, one of the country's most respected leaders in the knitting industry. Now,gathers a wide variety of their very best designs in one superbly packaged collection. One hundred different, easy-to-follow patterns are included for such essentials as sweaters, haFor over 25 years, knitters have relied on premium-quality yarns and patterns from Classic Elite, one of the country's most respected leaders in the knitting industry. Now,gathers a wide variety of their very best designs in one superbly packaged collection. One hundred different, easy-to-follow patterns are included for such essentials as sweaters, hats, and gloves for women, children, and men, as well as accessories such as bags, purses, and scarves. Completely contemporary but crafted to remain stylish for years to come, the patterns are presented in myriad sizes and spotlight the work of such beloved designers as Melissa Leapman, Annie Modesitt, Michele Rose Orne, and Kathy Zimmerman. And the book will appeal to all skill levels: beginners and intermediates will be challenged to expand their repertoires while experts will find plenty of patterns to keep their fingers happy.
/book/show/630880.Perrault_s_Classic_French_Fairy_Tales?from_search=true	Charles Perrault	Perrault's Classic French Fairy Tales	With her wryly subversive and exuberant take on Perrault's classic fairy tales, Angela Carter conjures up a world of resourceful women, black-hearted villains, desperate predicaments, wily stratagems and fantastical transformations. Here nothing is as it seems - incharm and a powerful patron prove more useful than beauty; in 'Bluebeard' a brazen wife outwits heWith her wryly subversive and exuberant take on Perrault's classic fairy tales, Angela Carter conjures up a world of resourceful women, black-hearted villains, desperate predicaments, wily stratagems and fantastical transformations. Here nothing is as it seems - incharm and a powerful patron prove more useful than beauty; in 'Bluebeard' a brazen wife outwits her murderous husband; in 'Little Red Riding Hood' smooth pelts hide the most dangerous wolves of all; and in 'Sleeping Beauty' we learn that long engagements aren't always the best. By turns playful, frank, cruel and unnerving, these stories bristle with worldly common sense, earthy humour and gothic imagination.
/book/show/177218.Doctor_No?from_search=true	Ian Fleming	Doctor No	M called this case a soft option. Bond can't quite agree. The tropical island is luxurious, the seductive Honey Rider is beautiful and willing, but they are both part of the empire of Dr. No . . . The doctor is a worthy adversary, with a mind as hard and cold as his solid steel hands. Dr. No's obsession is power. His only gifts are strictly pain-shaped.
/book/show/1251778.Delia_s_Complete_Cookery_Course?from_search=true	Delia Smith	Delia's Complete Cookery Course: Classic Edition	Completely revised and updated, this cookery bible still contains all the established favorites such as Flaky Fish Pie, Christmas Pudding, and the secret of Crunchy Roast Potatoes. Delia has also added some new recipes like Stir-Fried Mange Tout and Roast Stuffed Goose with Prunes and Armagnac. Clear and comprehensive, the recipes are suitable for beginners as well as moCompletely revised and updated, this cookery bible still contains all the established favorites such as Flaky Fish Pie, Christmas Pudding, and the secret of Crunchy Roast Potatoes. Delia has also added some new recipes like Stir-Fried Mange Tout and Roast Stuffed Goose with Prunes and Armagnac. Clear and comprehensive, the recipes are suitable for beginners as well as more experienced cooks. Delia also gives advice on new and widely-available ingredients like easy-blend yeast, filo pastry, and fromage frais.
/book/show/12520953-boy-scouts-handbook?from_search=true	Boy Scouts of America	Boy Scouts Handbook: An Instructional Classic By Boy Scouts Of America!	Excerpt:Do you believe in loyalty, courage, and kindness? Would {xii} you like to form habits that will surely make your success in life?Then, whether you be farm boy or shoe clerk, newsboy or millionaire's son, your place is in our ranks, for these are the thoughts in scouting; it will help you to do better work with your pigs, your shoes, your papers, or your dollars; itExcerpt:Do you believe in loyalty, courage, and kindness? Would {xii} you like to form habits that will surely make your success in life?Then, whether you be farm boy or shoe clerk, newsboy or millionaire's son, your place is in our ranks, for these are the thoughts in scouting; it will help you to do better work with your pigs, your shoes, your papers, or your dollars; it will give you new pleasures in life; it will teach you so much of the outdoor world that you wish to know; and this Handbook, the work of many men, each a leader in his field, is their best effort to show you the way. This is, indeed, the book that I so longed for, in those far-off days when I wandered, heart hungry in the woods.ERNEST THOMPSON SETON, Chief Scout. Headquarters Boy Scouts of America, 200 Fifth Avenue, New York City.
/book/show/8304674-mutual-aid?from_search=true	Pyotr Kropotkin	Mutual Aid: A Factor Of Evolution	is a book written by Peter Kropotkin and originally published as a series of articles in a British literary magazine. Kropotkin was a well-known zoologist, evolutionary theorist, and communist, and his ideas often challenged those of Charles Darwin.is Kropotkin's examination of mutual aid, a theory of social organization that cis a book written by Peter Kropotkin and originally published as a series of articles in a British literary magazine. Kropotkin was a well-known zoologist, evolutionary theorist, and communist, and his ideas often challenged those of Charles Darwin.is Kropotkin's examination of mutual aid, a theory of social organization that championed cooperation and reciprocation between members of a species for the betterment of the group. Kropotkin's view challenged the beliefs of Social Darwinists, who believed competition between members of a species inherently promoted evolution and survival of the group. Kropotkin begins his book with an examination of mutual aid in the animal kingdom, where he includes examples of ants, bees, birds, large cats, wolves, and more. Kropotkin continues with a discussion of mutual aid in human societies, examining both ancient civilizations as well as modern humans. The book concludes with an appendix and detailed index.Kropotkin's work is a fascinating read and presents a theory every bit as worthy of consideration as Darwinism. The author does not deny the importance of competition in the advancement of a species, but rather argues that cooperation and mutual aid have been underappreciated aspects of man's proliferation on Earth. Kropotkin argues for the local production of food and the self-sufficiency of nations - principals that many Westerners of the twenty-first century advocate for as well.presents an important and often under considered theory on the development of species. Whether you sympathize with his viewpoints or not, Kropotkin was certainly a brilliant man, and one that deserves to be widely read.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/19510519-creatures-of-classic-horror?from_search=true	Davina Rush	Creatures of Classic Horror: Guide and Coloring Book	Dracula, Frankenstein's creature, Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are just a few of the fiends included in my Creatures of Classic Horror, an educational coloring book and filmography. Enjoy detailed coloring pages accompanied by facts and folklore, along with a one page filmography listing for each of the characters. As a bonus, each coloring book includes duplicate prints iDracula, Frankenstein's creature, Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are just a few of the fiends included in my Creatures of Classic Horror, an educational coloring book and filmography. Enjoy detailed coloring pages accompanied by facts and folklore, along with a one page filmography listing for each of the characters. As a bonus, each coloring book includes duplicate prints in the back so that you can tear and share your work without destroying the informative section of the book. Available on Amazon as well as other major online booksellers. - DavinaRush.com
/book/show/22168261-the-blue-lagoon?from_search=true	Henry de Vere Stacpoole	The Blue Lagoon: a romance (Classic Series) with New Illustrated	The Blue Lagoon is a romance novel by Henry De Vere Stacpoole, first published in 1908. The novel is the first of the Blue Lagoon trilogy, the second being The Garden of God (1923) and the third being The Gates of Morning (1925).The novel is about two young children and a galley cook who are the survivors of a shipwreck in the South Pacific. In the turmoil of the burning sThe Blue Lagoon is a romance novel by Henry De Vere Stacpoole, first published in 1908. The novel is the first of the Blue Lagoon trilogy, the second being The Garden of God (1923) and the third being The Gates of Morning (1925).The novel is about two young children and a galley cook who are the survivors of a shipwreck in the South Pacific. In the turmoil of the burning ship from which they escaped, they become separated from another lifeboat that the boy's father (who is the girl's uncle) is in and drift out to sea. After days afloat, they arrive and are stranded on a lush tropical island. The cook, Paddy Button, assumes the responsibility for caring for the small children, teaching them how to behave, how to forage for food, etc. He warns them as well what not to eat, particularly arita, which he calls the never-wake-up berries.An unspecified amount of time passes and Paddy eventually dies in a drunken binge. Together, cousins Richard and Emmeline Lestrange have to survive solely on their resourcefulness, and the bounty of their remote paradise. Years pass and both Richard and Emmeline grow into tall, strong and beautiful young adults. They live in a self-constructed hut and spend their days fishing, swimming, diving for pearls, and exploring the island.During this period, they get along unthinkingly, although Richard often ignores Emmeline or takes her for granted, unless he needs an audience for one of his stories. Eventually, strange emotions start influencing their relationship.
/book/show/899719.Dracula?from_search=true	Tania Zamorsky Bram Stoker Jamel Akib (Illustrator)	Dracula	Dracula, that compelling creature of the night, continues his neck-biting ways in a version of the novel that children will devour. Moving from Transylvania to London, the timeless vampire serves up thrills and chills as he imprisons and terrorizes the innocent Jonathan Harker, and then goes after his fiancee, Mina, and her friend Lucy. From creepy, insect-eating RenfieldDracula, that compelling creature of the night, continues his neck-biting ways in a version of the novel that children will devour. Moving from Transylvania to London, the timeless vampire serves up thrills and chills as he imprisons and terrorizes the innocent Jonathan Harker, and then goes after his fiancee, Mina, and her friend Lucy. From creepy, insect-eating Renfield to Dr. Van Helsing--who valiantly fights Dracula's evil--the characters and drama are spellbinding.
/book/show/25099294-the-adventures-of-sally?from_search=true	P.G. Wodehouse	The Adventures Of Sally: Three Volumes Of Sally In One Book - A British Humor Classic	Pretty, impecunious Sally Nichols never dreamed a fortune could prove a disadvantage - until she became an heiress and watched in bewilderment as her orderly existence went haywire.A creature of pure light and joy.- New Statesman
/book/show/26323973-dialogues-concerning-two-new-sciences?from_search=true	Galileo Galilei	Dialogues Concerning Two New Sciences	Excerpt from Dialogues Concerning Two New SciencesFor more than a century English speaking students have been placed in the anomalous position of hearing Galileo constantly referred to as the founder of modern physical science, without having any chance to read, in their own language, what Galileo himself has to say. Archimedes has been made available by Heath; Huygens' LExcerpt from Dialogues Concerning Two New SciencesFor more than a century English speaking students have been placed in the anomalous position of hearing Galileo constantly referred to as the founder of modern physical science, without having any chance to read, in their own language, what Galileo himself has to say. Archimedes has been made available by Heath; Huygens' Lighth has been turned into English by Thompson, while Motte has put the Principia of Newton back into the language in which it was conceived. To render the Physics of Galileo also accessible to English and American students is the purpose of the following translation.The last of the great creators of the Renaissance was not a prophet without honor in his own time; for it was only one group of his country-men that failed to appreciate him. Even during his life time, his Mechanics had been rendered into French by one of the leading physicists of the world, Mersenne.Within twenty-five years after the death of Galileo, his Dialogues on Astronomy, and those on Two New Sciences, had been done into English by Thomas Salusbury and were worthily printed in two handsome quarto volumes. The Two New Sciences, which contains practically all that Galileo has to say on the subject of physics, issued from the English press in 1665.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/6022717-for-the-term-of-his-natural-life?from_search=true	Marcus Clarke	For The Term Of His Natural Life: A Specially Condensed Deluxe Edition Of Marcus Clarke's Classic Australian Novel	The classic novel of convict Australia, For the Term of His Natural Life is a narrative of enormous power, but also great suffering and inhumanity. There is no attempt made to soften the truth of degradation and cruelty of the convict existence, yet the novel is filled with life and peopled with unforgettable characters: Frere, the magnificent barbarian; Sarah Purfoy, agloThe classic novel of convict Australia, For the Term of His Natural Life is a narrative of enormous power, but also great suffering and inhumanity. There is no attempt made to soften the truth of degradation and cruelty of the convict existence, yet the novel is filled with life and peopled with unforgettable characters: Frere, the magnificent barbarian; Sarah Purfoy, aglow with colour and vitality, attracting men as moths to light; John Rex, the consummate villain. And woven through the story is the gold thread spun from the faith and hope of Sylvia, the innocent child who loves the luckless Rufus Dawes, condemned to transportation for life for a crime he did not commit.
/book/show/15781243-jane-austen?from_search=true	Jane Austen	Jane Austen: Four Classic Novels	Elegant, sophisticated, and full of humor and romance, the novels of Jane Austen have been favorites of readers around the world for more than two centuries. Although set at the turn of the nineteenth century, in the England that she herself knew, Austens characters espouse values and sentiments that still speak to modern sensibilities. No author has captured so vividly tElegant, sophisticated, and full of humor and romance, the novels of Jane Austen have been favorites of readers around the world for more than two centuries. Although set at the turn of the nineteenth century, in the England that she herself knew, Austens characters espouse values and sentiments that still speak to modern sensibilities. No author has captured so vividly the affairs of hearts in conflict with class and social convention.This volume features four of Jane Austens best-loved works:The Dashwood sistersElinor, Marianne, and Margaret follow their hearts and heads in varying degrees as they seek suitors appropriate for their affections.When obstinate Elizabeth Bennet clashes with the seemingly arrogant Fitzwilliam Darcy, sparks fly and eventually ignite what each must come to accept is the love of a perfectly matched couple.Confident and self-assured, willful Emma Woodhouse commits a series of social blunders that teach her how badly she misunderstands her society and her own romantic yearnings.Seven years earlier Anne Elliot broke off her engagement to the man she loved. When the opportunity arises for her to renew their romance, will she overcome the social strictures that made her earlier match seem ill-conceived?
/book/show/29336352-the-discovery-of-france?from_search=true	Graham Robb	The Discovery of France: Picador Classic	
/book/show/23492112-as-if?from_search=true	Jen Chaney	As If!: The Complete Oral History of the Totally Classic Film Clueless, as Told by Writer/Director Amy Heckerling and the Cast and Crew	Acclaimed pop culture journalist Jen Chaney shares an oral history of the cult classic filmin the ultimate written resource about one of the most influential, revered, and enduring movies of the 1990sin celebration of its twentieth anniversary.Will we ever get tired of watching Cher navigate Beverly Hills high school and discover true love in the movie?Acclaimed pop culture journalist Jen Chaney shares an oral history of the cult classic filmin the ultimate written resource about one of the most influential, revered, and enduring movies of the 1990sin celebration of its twentieth anniversary.Will we ever get tired of watching Cher navigate Beverly Hills high school and discover true love in the movie? As if! Written by Amy Heckerling and starring Alicia Silverstone,is an enduring comedy classic that remains one of the most streamed movies on Netflix, Amazon, and iTunes even twenty years after its release. Inspired by Jane Austens,is an everlasting pop culture staple.In the first book of its kind, Jen Chaney has compiled an oral history of the making of this iconic film using recollections and insights collected from key cast and crew members involved in the making of this endlessly quotable, ahead-of-its-time production. Get a behind-the-scenes look at howinfluenced Heckerling to write the script, how the stars were cast into each of their roles, what was involved in creating the costumes, sets, and soundtrack, and much more.This wonderful twentieth anniversary commemoration includes never-before-seen photos, original call sheets, casting notes, and production diary extracts. With supplemental critical insights by the author and other notable movie experts about whycontinues to impact pop culture,will leave fans new and old totally buggin as they understand why this beloved film is timeless.
/book/show/20832856-irac-ma?from_search=true	Jos de Alencar	Iracéma: The Honey-Lips, a Legend of Brazil	Neste romance Jos de Alencar faz uma alegoria da fundao do Cear, resultando em uma obra essencial do indianismo. A potiguara Iracema, a 'virgem dos lbios de mel', encontra nas florestas da orla cearense o portugus Martim.  o incio de um conturbado amor proibido que revela, com lirismo e aventura, a contradio e o embate entre civilizaes.
/book/show/22091715-loitering-with-intent?from_search=true	Muriel Spark	Loitering with Intent	Happily loitering about London, c. 1949, with the intent of gathering material for her writing, Fleur Talbot finds a job on the grubby edge of the literary world at the very peculiar Autobiographical Association. Mad egomaniacs writing their memoirs in advance  or poor fools ensnared by a blackmailer? When the associations pompous diHappily loitering about London, c. 1949, with the intent of gathering material for her writing, Fleur Talbot finds a job on the grubby edge of the literary world at the very peculiar Autobiographical Association. Mad egomaniacs writing their memoirs in advance  or poor fools ensnared by a blackmailer? When the associations pompous director steals Fleurs manuscript, fiction begins to appropriate life.
/book/show/21371404-the-gospel-in-a-pluralist-society?from_search=true	Lesslie Newbigin	The Gospel in a Pluralist Society: SPCK Classic	How does the gospel relate to a pluralist society? What is the Christian message in a society marked by religious pluralism, ethnic diversity, and cultural relativism? Should Christians encountering today's pluralist society concentrate on evangelism or on dialogue? How does the prevailing climate of opinion affect, perhaps infect, Christians faith?
/book/show/1002223.Repent_Harlequin_Said_the_Ticktockman?from_search=true	Harlan Ellison Rick Berry	Repent, Harlequin! Said the Ticktockman: The Classic Story	This award-winning tale of individual rights and freedom is as fresh and valid today as when Ellison first penned the words in 1965. The generous size, lavish paper, and splendidly surreal illustrations in this belated anniversary edition are a fitting tribute to a funny and touching work and to the most honored writer in the history of fantastic literature. Color illus.
/book/show/22259955-franklin-is-bossy?from_search=true	Paulette Bourgeois Brenda Clark (Illustrator)	Franklin Is Bossy	Franklin has lots of friends and one best friend named Bear. They play tag, hopscotch and ball. But Franklin always wants to pick the game and make the rules. No one wants to play with him -- he's too bossy! In this Classic Franklin Storybook, Franklin learns he can't always have his own way.
/book/show/33771820-le-talisman?from_search=true	Walter Scott	Le Talisman	Excerpt from Le TalismanIl est vrai que j'avais deja employe dans une de mes nouvelles (ivanhoe) le personnage de Richard Coeur - de - Lion. Mais je me suis propose de le montrer sous un jour plus particulier dans le Talisman. Alors, c'etait un chevalier deguise; maintenant il figure sous le caractere declare d'un monarque conquerant: je n'ai point doute qu'un souverain aExcerpt from Le TalismanIl est vrai que j'avais deja employe dans une de mes nouvelles (ivanhoe) le personnage de Richard Coeur - de - Lion. Mais je me suis propose de le montrer sous un jour plus particulier dans le Talisman. Alors, c'etait un chevalier deguise; maintenant il figure sous le caractere declare d'un monarque conquerant: je n'ai point doute qu'un souverain aussi cher aux Anglais que notre Richard I ne fut capable de les interesser plus d'une fois.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/33205751-breve-relacion-de-la-destruccion-de-las-indias-occidentales?from_search=true	Bartolom de las Casas	Breve Relacion de La Destruccion de Las Indias Occidentales: Presentada a Felipe II., Siendo Principe de Asturias	Excerpt from Breve Relacion de la Destruccion de las Indias Occidentales: Presentada a Felipe II., Siendo Principe de AsturiasBien sienten ellos, que el testimonio unanime de los conquistadores y primeros Misioneros no solo en sus historias smo en sus informes a los reyes.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. FindExcerpt from Breve Relacion de la Destruccion de las Indias Occidentales: Presentada a Felipe II., Siendo Principe de AsturiasBien sienten ellos, que el testimonio unanime de los conquistadores y primeros Misioneros no solo en sus historias smo en sus informes a los reyes.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26441078-maria?from_search=true	Jorge Isaacs	Maria: Novela Americana	Excerpt from MariaAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the ageExcerpt from MariaAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/12816836-american-fairy-tales?from_search=true	L. Frank Baum Children's Classic Stories Press	American Fairy Tales	AMERICAN FAIRY TALES (Special Nook Edition)BY L. FRANK BAUMAuthor of THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZL. Frank BaumBESTSELLING CHILDREN'S AUTHOR NOW AVAILABLE ON NOOK (NOOKBOOK)TABLE OF CONTENTSTHE BOX OF ROBBERSTHE GLASS DOG.THE QUEEN OF QUOKTHE GIRL WHO OWNED A BEARTHE ENCHANTED TYPESTHE LAUGHING HIPPOPOTAMUSTHE MAGIC BON BONSTHE CAPTURE OF FATHER TIMETHE WONDERFUL PUMPTHE DUAMERICAN FAIRY TALES (Special Nook Edition)BY L. FRANK BAUMAuthor of THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZL. Frank BaumBESTSELLING CHILDREN'S AUTHOR NOW AVAILABLE ON NOOK (NOOKBOOK)TABLE OF CONTENTSTHE BOX OF ROBBERSTHE GLASS DOG.THE QUEEN OF QUOKTHE GIRL WHO OWNED A BEARTHE ENCHANTED TYPESTHE LAUGHING HIPPOPOTAMUSTHE MAGIC BON BONSTHE CAPTURE OF FATHER TIMETHE WONDERFUL PUMPTHE DUMMY THAT LIVEDTHE KING OF THE POLAR BEARSTHE MANDARIN AND THE BUTTERFLYExcerptThe King of the Polar Bears lived among the icebergs in the far north country. He was old and monstrous big; he was wise and friendly to all who knew him. His body was thickly covered with long, white hair that glistened like silver under the rays of the midnight sun. His claws were strong and sharp, that he might walk safely over the smooth ice or grasp and tear the fishes and seals upon which he fed.The seals were afraid when he drew near, and tried to avoid him; but the gulls, both white and gray, loved him because he left the remnants of his feasts for them to devour.Often his subjects, the polar bears, came to him for advice when ill or in trouble; but they wisely kept away from his hunting grounds, lest they might interfere with his sport and arouse his anger.The wolves, who sometimes came as far north as the icebergs, whispered among themselves that the King of the Polar Bears was either a magician or under the protection of a powerful fairy. For no earthly thing seemed able to harm him; he never failed to secure plenty of food, and he grew bigger and stronger day by day and year by year.Yet the time came when this monarch of the north met man, and his wisdom failed him.He came out of his cave among the icebergs one day and saw a boat moving through the strip of water which had been uncovered by the shifting of the summer ice. In the boat were men.
/book/show/33941787-when-we-were-very-young?from_search=true	A.A. Milne Ernest H. Shepard (Illustrator)	When We Were Very Young	
/book/show/18732198-the-problems-of-philosophy---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Bertrand Russell	The Problems of Philosophy - The Original Classic Edition	This book is very often recommended for further reading in philosophy classes, where the students figure it is going to be a pure drag...you know, huge words, vague sentences, so on and so on. But none of that, this book is the complete opposite. Bertrand Russell brings the topics right down to earth and explains them in a way that the average person can understand. The laThis book is very often recommended for further reading in philosophy classes, where the students figure it is going to be a pure drag...you know, huge words, vague sentences, so on and so on. But none of that, this book is the complete opposite. Bertrand Russell brings the topics right down to earth and explains them in a way that the average person can understand. The last chapter, The Value of Philosophy is written with beautiful style and is an enjoyment to read. Here is a quote from this chapter: Philosophy, though unable to tell us with certainty what is the true answer to the doubts which it raises, is able to suggest many possibilities which enlarge our thoughts and free them from the tyranny of custom. Thus, while diminishing our feeling of certainty as to what things are, it greatly increases our knowledge as to what they may be; it removes the somewhat arrogant dogmatism of those who have never traveled into the region of liberating doubt, and it keeps alive our sense of wonder by showing familiar things in an unfamiliar aspect.This book definitely will spark an interest in philosophy in you. If you are even remotely interested in the subject, I recommend you buy this now.
/book/show/399424.A_Little_History_of_the_World?from_search=true	E.H. Gombrich	A Little History of the World	In 1935, with a doctorate in art history and no prospect of a job, twenty-six-year-old Ernst Gombrich was invited to attempt a history of the world for younger readers. Amazingly, he completed the task in an intense six weeks, and Eine kurze Weltgeschichte fur junge Leser was published in Vienna to immediate success. It is now an international bestseller and available in aIn 1935, with a doctorate in art history and no prospect of a job, twenty-six-year-old Ernst Gombrich was invited to attempt a history of the world for younger readers. Amazingly, he completed the task in an intense six weeks, and Eine kurze Weltgeschichte fur junge Leser was published in Vienna to immediate success. It is now an international bestseller and available in almost thirty languages across the world. In forty concise chapters, Gombrich tells the story of man from the Stone Age to the atomic bomb. In between emerges a colorful picture of wars and conquests, grand works of art, and the spread and limitations of science. This is a text dominated not by dates and facts but by the sweep of mankind's experience across the centuries, a guide to humanity's achievements and an acute witness to its frailties. The product of a generous and humane sensibility, this timeless account makes intelligible the full span of human history.
/book/show/3581913-goldfinger?from_search=true	Ian Fleming	Goldfinger	A friendly game of two-handed canasta turns out to be thoroughly crooked and a beautiful girl ends up dead. In Bond's first encounter with Auric Goldfinger - the world's cleverest, cruellest criminal, useful lessons are learned.
/book/show/2402501.Lassie_Come_Home?from_search=true	Rosemary Wells Susan Jeffers (Illustrator)	Lassie Come-Home: Eric Knight’s Original 1938 Classic in a New Picture-Book Edition	Eric Knight's heartfelt tale of the noble collie Lassie, first published in 1938, receives a worthy new incarnation as a picture book in this splendid collaboration.
/book/show/29811.Little_Pilgrim_s_Progress?from_search=true	Helen L. Taylor	Little Pilgrim's Progress: From John Bunyan's Classic	Format: Paperback     Publication Date: 2/1/2006     Pages: 336     Reading Level: Age 4 and Up
/book/show/28184983-the-awakening-special-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	Kate Chopin Cascais Classic Editions J.C. Sheldon (Illustrator)	The Awakening (Special Illustrated Edition): And Selected Short Stories	Welcome to the world of Cascais Classic Editions. In this classic edition of The Awakening by Kate Chopin, we are proud to offer you the best kindle edition of this classic novel by one of the most loved and timeless authors of all times.The Awakening, originally titled A Solitary Soul, was first published in 1899.Set in New Orleans and the Southern Louisiana coast at thWelcome to the world of Cascais Classic Editions. In this classic edition of The Awakening by Kate Chopin, we are proud to offer you the best kindle edition of this classic novel by one of the most loved and timeless authors of all times.The Awakening, originally titled A Solitary Soul, was first published in 1899.Set in New Orleans and the Southern Louisiana coast at the end of the nineteenth century, the plot centers on Edna Pontellier and her struggle to reconcile her increasingly unorthodox views on femininity and motherhood with the prevailing social attitudes of the turn-of-the-century American South. It is one of the earliest American novels that focuses on women's issues without condescension. It is also widely seen as a landmark work of early feminism, generating mixed reaction from contemporary readers and criticism.The novel's blend of realistic narrative, incisive social commentary, and psychological complexity makes The Awakening a precursor of American modernist literature; it prefigures the works of American novelists such as William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway and echoes the works of contemporaries such as Edith Wharton and Henry James. It can also be considered among the first Southern works in a tradition that would culminate with the modern masterpieces of Faulkner, Flannery O'Connor, Eudora Welty, Katherine Anne Porter, and Tennessee Williams.Cascais Classic Editions is proud to offer you the best Kindle edition of this literary classic featuring one of the most acclaimed books of the 20th century.
/book/show/306190.Pat_the_Bunny_Classic_Boxed_Gift_Set?from_search=true	Dorothy Kunhardt Kunhardt	Pat the Bunny Classic Boxed Gift Set	Touch and Feel books enhance a toddler s sensory world with textured materials. The materials are attached to durable pages, and the toddler is asked to feel the material or to look in the provided mirror.
/book/show/28056841-selected-stories-from-o-henry?from_search=true	O. Henry	Selected Stories from O. Henry	Excerpt from Selected Stories From O. HenryA good coign of vantage for the appraisal of O. Henry is found in the number and variety of authors with whom he has been compared. No other American writer of recent times has sent his critics on so many or so diverse quests for suggestive parallels or equally suggestive contrasts. He himself once wrote: When we strove to set fExcerpt from Selected Stories From O. HenryA good coign of vantage for the appraisal of O. Henry is found in the number and variety of authors with whom he has been compared. No other American writer of recent times has sent his critics on so many or so diverse quests for suggestive parallels or equally suggestive contrasts. He himself once wrote: When we strove to set forth real life they reproached us for trying to imitate Henry George, George Washington, Washington Irving, and Irving Bacheller. We wrote of the West and the East, and they accused us of both Jesse and Henry James. He has not been, so far as my reading goes, accused of Henry James; but the vocabulary and plots of the two have been interestingly likened. We realize, says a writer in The Unpopular Review, that we are dealing with no uncouth ranchman who has literary aspirations, who writes in slang for want of legitimate vocabulary. We are in the hands of one who has read widely and well, one who has a vocabulary, not including his slang, which may be called unique, which may be compared indeed with that of a Pater or a James. And Miss Blanche Colton Williams, after mentioning a group of O. Henry stories, among which are Transients in Arcadia, The Gift of the Magi, and The World and the Door, adds: In connection with these plots, O. Henry must have observed that Henry James had employed the method he himself had used.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26299996-the-life-of-gargantua-and-the-heroic-deeds-of-pantagruel?from_search=true	Franois Rabelais	The Life of Gargantua and the Heroic Deeds of Pantagruel: From the French of Rabelais	Excerpt from The Life of Gargantua and the Heroic Deeds of Pantagruel: From the French of RabelaisFrancois Rabelais, born in or before the year 1495, was the son of a rich innkeeper, who kept The Lamprey, at Chinon, in the Touraine. The district about Chinon, familiar to Rabelais, was familiar also to Gargantua and Pantagruel. Rabelais was partly educated by the BenedicExcerpt from The Life of Gargantua and the Heroic Deeds of Pantagruel: From the French of RabelaisFrancois Rabelais, born in or before the year 1495, was the son of a rich innkeeper, who kept The Lamprey, at Chinon, in the Touraine. The district about Chinon, familiar to Rabelais, was familiar also to Gargantua and Pantagruel. Rabelais was partly educated by the Benedictines at Seville, from among whom he passed to the Convent of La Basmette, and he joined afterwards the Order of the Franciscans at the Abbey of Fontenay-le-Comte. He was an eager worker, in whom the new life of the time stirred busily, who fastened upon the revived Greek studies with the fresh appetite of those who made the monks exclaim: Beware of the Greeks, lest you become a heretic, and he had, as Erasmus had, a scholar's sympathy with the best hopes for man. As he grew in knowledge he grew also in wisdom; for his wit, his learning, and his kindliness had depths in them of the true wisdom that helps the world. Leaders of thought became his fastest friends. He saw from within the decay of the Religious Orders, that had been useful and honourable in their first intention; and he gave such offence to the brethren, at Fontenay-le-Comte, that he had to be rescued from the prison of his abbey by one of his strong friends from outside, the magistrate Tiraqueau, who was in authority at Fontenay. About the year 1524, Rabelais passed, with the permission of Pope Clement VII., into the Order of the Benedictines. Geoffrey d'Estissac, an old comrade of his at La Basmette, having become Bishop of Maillezais, gave him the title of Canon Regular in that small town of Poitou. The same bishop, having released him from seclusion in the monastery, took Rabelais into his own house as secretary and companion.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/33819430-the-black-arrow-classic-books-on-cd-collection-unabridged?from_search=true	Robert Louis Stevenson Flo Gibson (Narrator)	The Black Arrow (Classic Books on CD Collection) [UNABRIDGED] (Classic on CD)	Arrows fly, swords clash and swashes buckle in this battle to the finish between the Yorks and Lancastrians! Of course there's a romance that withstands many trials and ultimately... oh, but that would be giving it away! (Seven CD's)
/book/show/4990416-one-day-at-horrorland?from_search=true	R.L. Stine	One Day at Horrorland (Classic Goosebumps #5)	Discover the original bone-chilling adventures that made Goosebumps one of the bestselling children's books series of all time. Now with all-new bonus materials!Werewolf Village. The Doom Slide. The Coffin Cruise. These are just a few of the terrifying attractions that await Luke and Lizzy Morris at HorrorLand. Step right up and join the Morris family as they ride each ridDiscover the original bone-chilling adventures that made Goosebumps one of the bestselling children's books series of all time. Now with all-new bonus materials!Werewolf Village. The Doom Slide. The Coffin Cruise. These are just a few of the terrifying attractions that await Luke and Lizzy Morris at HorrorLand. Step right up and join the Morris family as they ride each ride--and scream each scream--for the very first time. Because it might also be their last.LOOK in the back of the BOOK: This special collector's edition includes a secret guide to the new Goosebumps HorrorLand series, tips & tricks for the Goosebumps HorrorLand video game, and more!
/book/show/26275074-what-katy-did?from_search=true	Susan Coolidge	What Katy Did: A Story	Excerpt from What Katy Did: A StoryTo Five.Six of us once, my darlings, played togetherBeneath green boughs, which faded long ago,Made merry in the golden summer weather,Pelted each other with new-fallen snow.Did the sun always shine? I can't rememberA single cloud that dimmed the happy blue, -A single lightning-bolt or peal of thunder,To daunt our bright, unfearingExcerpt from What Katy Did: A StoryTo Five.Six of us once, my darlings, played togetherBeneath green boughs, which faded long ago,Made merry in the golden summer weather,Pelted each other with new-fallen snow.Did the sun always shine? I can't rememberA single cloud that dimmed the happy blue, -A single lightning-bolt or peal of thunder,To daunt our bright, unfearing lives: can you?We quarrelled often, but made peace as quickly,Shed many tears, but laughed the while they fell,Had our small woes, our childish bumps and bruises,But Mother always kissed and made them well.Is it long since? - it seems a moment only:Yet here we are in bonnets and tail-coats,Grave men of business, members of committees,Our play-time ended: even Baby votes!And star-eyed children, in whose innocent facesKindles the gladness which was once our own,Crowd round our knees, with sweet and coaxing voices,Asking for stories of that old-time home.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26467638-the-moon-and-sixpence?from_search=true	W. Somerset Maugham	The Moon and Sixpence: A Classic Novel	The Moon and Sixpence - By W. Somerset Maugham - The Moon and Sixpence is a novel by W Somerset Maugham, told in episodic form by a first-person narrator, in a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central character Charles Strickland, a middle-aged English stockbroker, who abandons his wife and children abruptly to pursue his desire to become an artist. The stoThe Moon and Sixpence - By W. Somerset Maugham - The Moon and Sixpence is a novel by W Somerset Maugham, told in episodic form by a first-person narrator, in a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central character Charles Strickland, a middle-aged English stockbroker, who abandons his wife and children abruptly to pursue his desire to become an artist. The story is said to be loosely based on the life of the painter Paul Gauguin. The novel is written largely from the point of view of the narrator, who is first introduced to Strickland through the latter's wife. Strickland strikes him (the narrator) as unremarkable. Certain chapters entirely comprise stories or narrations of others, which the narrator recalls from memory (selectively editing or elaborating on certain aspects of dialogue, particularly Strickland's, as Strickland is said by the narrator to be limited in his use of verbiage and tended to use gestures in his expression). Strickland is a well-off, middle-class stockbroker in London sometime in late 19th or early 20th century. Early in the novel, he leaves his wife and children and goes to Paris. He lives a destitute but defiantly content life there as an artist (specifically a painter), lodging in run-down hotels and falling prey to both illness and hunger. Strickland, in his drive to express through his art what appears to continually possess and compel him on the inside, cares nothing for physical discomfort and is indifferent to his surroundings. He is generously supported, while in Paris, by a commercially successful but hackneyed Dutch painter, Dirk Stroeve, a friend of the narrator's, who immediately recognises Strickland's genius. After helping Strickland recover from a life-threatening condition, Stroeve is repaid by having his wife, Blanche, abandon him for Strickland. Strickland later discards the wife; all he really sought from Blanche was a model to paint, not serious companionship, and it is hinted in the novel's dialogue that he indicated this to her and she took the risk anyway. Blanche then commits suicide - yet another human casualty in Strickland's single-minded pursuit of art and beauty; the first ones being his own established life and those of his wife and children. The Moon and Sixpence is a novel by W Somerset Maugham, told in episodic form by a first-person narrator, in a series of glimpses into the mind and soul of the central character Charles Strickland, a middle-aged English stockbroker, who abandons his wife and children abruptly to pursue his desire to become an artist. The story is said to be loosely based on the life of the painter Paul Gauguin. The novel is written largely from the point of view of the narrator, who is first introduced to Strickland through the latter's wife. Strickland strikes him (the narrator) as unremarkable. Certain chapters entirely comprise stories or narrations of others, which the narrator recalls from memory (selectively editing or elaborating on certain aspects of dialogue, particularly Strickland's, as Strickland is said by the narrator to be limited in his use of verbiage and tended to use gestures in his expression). Strickland is a well-off, middle-class stockbroker in London sometime in late 19th or early 20th century. Early in the novel, he leaves his wife and children and goes to Paris. He lives a destitute but defiantly content life there as an artist (specifically a painter), lodging in run-down hotels and falling prey to both illness and hunger. Strickland, in his drive to express through his art what appears to continually possess and compel him on the inside, cares nothing for physical discomfort and is indifferent to his surroundings. He is generously supported, while in Paris, by a commercially successful but hackneyed Dutch painter, Dirk Stroeve,
/book/show/30194914-the-blue-fairy-book?from_search=true	Andrew Lang Timeless Classic Books	The Blue Fairy Book: Newly Formatted with Lovely Original Woodcut Illustrations (Timeless Classic Books)	The Blue Fairy Book (1889) The first edition consisted of 5000 copies, which sold for 6 shillings each. The book assembled a wide range of tales, with seven from the Brothers Grimm, five from Madame d'Aulnoy, three from the Arabian Nights, and four Norse stories, among other sources. * The Bronze Ring * Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess * East of the Sun and WesThe Blue Fairy Book (1889) The first edition consisted of 5000 copies, which sold for 6 shillings each. The book assembled a wide range of tales, with seven from the Brothers Grimm, five from Madame d'Aulnoy, three from the Arabian Nights, and four Norse stories, among other sources. * The Bronze Ring * Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess * East of the Sun and West of the Moon * The Yellow Dwarf * Little Red Riding Hood * The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood * Cinderella or the Little Glass Slipper * Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp * The Tale of a Youth Who Set Out to Learn What Fear Was * Rumpelstiltskin * Beauty and the Beast * The Master Maid * Why the Sea Is Salt * The Master Cat or Puss in Boots * Felicia and the Pot of Pinks * The White Cat * The Water-lily. The Gold-spinners * The Terrible Head * The Story of Pretty Goldilocks * The History of Whittington * The Wonderful Sheep * Little Thumb * The Forty Thieves * Hansel and Gretel * Snow-White and Rose-Red * The Goose-girl * Toads and Diamonds * Prince Darling * Blue Beard * Trusty John * The Brave Little Tailor * A Voyage to Lilliput * The Princess on the Glass Hill * The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou * The History of Jack the Giant-killer * The Black Bull of Norroway * The Red Etin
/book/show/19428890-the-black-tulip-annotated-fiction-classic-by-alexandre-dumas?from_search=true	Alexandre Dumas	The Black Tulip (Annotated) fiction classic by Alexandre Dumas	The story begins with a historical event  the 1672 lynching of the Dutch Grand Pensionary (roughly equivalent to a modern Prime Minister) Johan de Witt and his brother Cornelis, by a wild mob of their own countrymen  considered by many as one of the most painful episodes in Dutch history, described by Dumas with a dramatic intensity.The main plot line, involving fictionaThe story begins with a historical event  the 1672 lynching of the Dutch Grand Pensionary (roughly equivalent to a modern Prime Minister) Johan de Witt and his brother Cornelis, by a wild mob of their own countrymen  considered by many as one of the most painful episodes in Dutch history, described by Dumas with a dramatic intensity.The main plot line, involving fictional characters, takes place in the following eighteen months; only gradually does the reader understand its connection with the killing of the de Witt brothers.The city of Haarlem, Netherlands has set a prize of 100,000 guilders to the person who can grow a black tulip, sparking competition between the country's best gardeners to win the money, honour and fame. The young and bourgeois Cornelius van Baerle has almost succeeded, but is suddenly thrown into the Loevestein prison. There he meets the prison guard's beautiful daughter Rosa, who will be his comfort and help, and at last his rescuer.The novel was originally published in three volumes in 1850 as La Tulipe Noire by Baudry (Paris).Review from goodreads.comRustyThe Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas, is a historical fiction classic. The story begins with the very public and horrible crowd murders of two brothers, Cornelius and John De Witte, who are believed to be traitors opposed to the rule of Prince William of Orange. Cornelius Van Baerle is the godson of one of the brothers, Cornelius De Witte, who has been given a sealed packet by his godfather to hold in safety for him. Van Baerle leads a quiet life, focusing primarily on the growth and development of beautiful tulips. A jealous tulip-growing neighbor reveals the existence of the letter packet and Van Baerle is arrested and convicted by association. He has been working to develop a pure black tulip and has three tiny suckers which he believes will grow into the black tulip in his possession at the time of his arrest. He is sentenced to live imprisonment. The story unfolds with the jailer's daughter falls in love with Van Baerle and he with her. Together they grow a black tulip but before they can submit it to the Horticultural Society and gain the prestigious prize, the tulip is stolen by the jealous neighbor. To discover the climax read the book yourself. Very good read.
/book/show/502893.Snow_White_and_the_Seven_Dwarfs?from_search=true	Walt Disney Company	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Disney Classic Series)	Walt Disney's, an unforgettable story of a princess who triumphs over evil and lives happily ever after.
/book/show/30054143-the-upanishads?from_search=true	Paramananda Banku (Illustrator)	The Upanishads: An Illustrated Classic of Indian Spirituality	The Upanishads (Sanskrit: Upaniad; IPA: [pnd]) are a collection of texts that contain some of the central philosophical concepts of Hinduism, some of which are shared with Buddhism and Jainism. The Upanishads are considered by Hindus to contain utterances (ruti) concerning the nature of ultimate reality (brahman) and describing the character of and path to human salThe Upanishads (Sanskrit: Upaniad; IPA: [pnd]) are a collection of texts that contain some of the central philosophical concepts of Hinduism, some of which are shared with Buddhism and Jainism. The Upanishads are considered by Hindus to contain utterances (ruti) concerning the nature of ultimate reality (brahman) and describing the character of and path to human salvation (moka or mukti)
/book/show/33193941-die-geburt-der-tragodie-oder-griechenthum-und-pessimismus?from_search=true	Friedrich Nietzsche	Die Geburt Der Tragodie, Oder Griechenthum Und Pessimismus	Excerpt from Die Geburt der Tragodie, oder Griechenthum und PessimismusMein Freund, das grad' ist Dichters Werk, dass er sein Traumen deut' und merk'. Nubt mir, des Menschen wahrster Wahn wird ihm im Traume aufgethan.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproductiExcerpt from Die Geburt der Tragodie, oder Griechenthum und PessimismusMein Freund, das grad' ist Dichters Werk, dass er sein Traumen deut' und merk'. Nubt mir, des Menschen wahrster Wahn wird ihm im Traume aufgethan.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/19008672-the-lord-god-made-them-all?from_search=true	James Herriot	The Lord God Made Them All: The classic memoirs of a Yorkshire country vet (James Herriot 4)	
/book/show/852725.Heidi?from_search=true	Lisa Church (Adapter) Jamel Akib (Illustrations) Arthur Pober (Afterword)	Heidi (Classic Starts Series)	
/book/show/19510519-creatures-of-classic-horror?from_search=true	Davina Rush	Creatures of Classic Horror: Guide and Coloring Book	Dracula, Frankenstein's creature, Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are just a few of the fiends included in my Creatures of Classic Horror, an educational coloring book and filmography. Enjoy detailed coloring pages accompanied by facts and folklore, along with a one page filmography listing for each of the characters. As a bonus, each coloring book includes duplicate prints iDracula, Frankenstein's creature, Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are just a few of the fiends included in my Creatures of Classic Horror, an educational coloring book and filmography. Enjoy detailed coloring pages accompanied by facts and folklore, along with a one page filmography listing for each of the characters. As a bonus, each coloring book includes duplicate prints in the back so that you can tear and share your work without destroying the informative section of the book. Available on Amazon as well as other major online booksellers. - DavinaRush.com
/book/show/22083166-mortimer-classic-munsch-paperback?from_search=true	Robert Munsch	Mortimer (Classic Munsch) [Paperback]	The story . . . of a little boy who won't go to sleep at night and who drives his family crazy with his rowdiness. . . . (It is) of tremendous appeal to kids and parents at the same stage.--Globe & Mail. Full-color illustrations.
/book/show/899719.Dracula?from_search=true	Tania Zamorsky Bram Stoker Jamel Akib (Illustrator)	Dracula	Dracula, that compelling creature of the night, continues his neck-biting ways in a version of the novel that children will devour. Moving from Transylvania to London, the timeless vampire serves up thrills and chills as he imprisons and terrorizes the innocent Jonathan Harker, and then goes after his fiancee, Mina, and her friend Lucy. From creepy, insect-eating RenfieldDracula, that compelling creature of the night, continues his neck-biting ways in a version of the novel that children will devour. Moving from Transylvania to London, the timeless vampire serves up thrills and chills as he imprisons and terrorizes the innocent Jonathan Harker, and then goes after his fiancee, Mina, and her friend Lucy. From creepy, insect-eating Renfield to Dr. Van Helsing--who valiantly fights Dracula's evil--the characters and drama are spellbinding.
/book/show/32873973-le-avventure-di-una-lady?from_search=true	Mary Jo Putney Diana Georgiacodis (Translator)	Le avventure di una lady	Quando Sarah decide di scambiare la propria identit con quella di Mariah, gemella e moglie di uno degli uomini pi ricchi di tutta l'Inghilterra, lo fa sapendo che metter in serio pericolo la sua vita. Sulle tracce della giovane, rapita al posto della sorella, viene inviato Robert Carmichael. Rob  sopravvissuto al suo disastroso passato familiare, diventando poi un formQuando Sarah decide di scambiare la propria identit con quella di Mariah, gemella e moglie di uno degli uomini pi ricchi di tutta l'Inghilterra, lo fa sapendo che metter in serio pericolo la sua vita. Sulle tracce della giovane, rapita al posto della sorella, viene inviato Robert Carmichael. Rob  sopravvissuto al suo disastroso passato familiare, diventando poi un formidabile agente di Bow Street con un talento speciale nel salvare fanciulle in pericolo. Sarah, per, non  come tutte le altre L'inseguimento della ragazza e dei suoi rapitori diventa una vera e propria sfida per il cuore, con imprevedibili svolte del destino
/book/show/8036466-the-jungle-book?from_search=true	Rudyard Kipling Nicola Bayley (Illustrator)	The Jungle Book: Candlewick Illustrated Classic: Mowgli's Story	First published over a century ago, this title presents three stories about the man-cub Mowgli. It tells of Mowgli's upbringing among the wolves; his lessons in the Law of the Jungle from Baloo the bear, Bagheera the black panther and Kaa the python; his kidnap by the Monkey People and his clash with the evil tiger, Shere Khan.
/book/show/18825619-if-by-rudyard-kipling-101-more-classic-poems?from_search=true	Classic Poets	If by Rudyard Kipling & 101 More Classic Poems: Also Featuring: Annabel Lee, Ulysses, How Do I Love Thee, Invictus, Wyken, Blyken and Nod, and Many More!	is collection of some of the best classic poetry written! Along with, this book contains 101 more of the best poems. This book isn't about inspirational poems, but it does contain a number of fantastic and inspiring poems.Included in this book are such classic poems like:The Lady of Shalott by Lord Alfris collection of some of the best classic poetry written! Along with, this book contains 101 more of the best poems. This book isn't about inspirational poems, but it does contain a number of fantastic and inspiring poems.Included in this book are such classic poems like:The Lady of Shalott by Lord Alfred Tennyson The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost Ulysses by Lord Alfred Tennyson Invictus by William Ernest Henley Wynken, Blynken and Nod by Eugene Field Annabel Lee by Edgar Allan Poe O Captain! My Captain! by Walt Whitman The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe Trees by Joyce Kilmer Little Boy Blue by Eugene Field Miniver Cheevy by Edwin Arlington Robinson And many, many more! If you are a poetry fanatic, a lover ofor just a general fan of great writing, it's time you read
/book/show/7698296-classic-fm-favourite-poems?from_search=true	Classic FM	Classic Fm Favourite Poems: Poems For Every Occasion Chosen By Classic Fm Listeners	
/book/show/18732491-ten-years-later---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Alexandre Dumas	Ten Years Later - The Original Classic Edition	For those trying to read The Musketeers Saga: I was thoroughly confused by the placement of Ten Years Later in the series. In the original French, there are only three (3) books - 1. The Three Musketeers 2. Twenty Years After and 3. Ten Years Later. Thats it - no more. But when translated, most English editions split the behemoth Ten Years Later into a Trilogy (and some foFor those trying to read The Musketeers Saga: I was thoroughly confused by the placement of Ten Years Later in the series. In the original French, there are only three (3) books - 1. The Three Musketeers 2. Twenty Years After and 3. Ten Years Later. Thats it - no more. But when translated, most English editions split the behemoth Ten Years Later into a Trilogy (and some four - which make it all the more confusing!). So the reading list should be 1. The Three Musketeers 2. Twenty Years After and 3a. The Vicomte de Bragelonne 3b. Louise de la Valliere and 3c. The Man in the Iron Mask. Five books - thats the total series!I highly recommend this Classic edition - which has the complete unabridged and annotated version the book.For adventure and pleasure in reading, you cannot beat Alexandre Dumas and his Musketers. (The movies dont hold a candle to the books.)
/book/show/15781243-jane-austen?from_search=true	Jane Austen	Jane Austen: Four Classic Novels	Elegant, sophisticated, and full of humor and romance, the novels of Jane Austen have been favorites of readers around the world for more than two centuries. Although set at the turn of the nineteenth century, in the England that she herself knew, Austens characters espouse values and sentiments that still speak to modern sensibilities. No author has captured so vividly tElegant, sophisticated, and full of humor and romance, the novels of Jane Austen have been favorites of readers around the world for more than two centuries. Although set at the turn of the nineteenth century, in the England that she herself knew, Austens characters espouse values and sentiments that still speak to modern sensibilities. No author has captured so vividly the affairs of hearts in conflict with class and social convention.This volume features four of Jane Austens best-loved works:The Dashwood sistersElinor, Marianne, and Margaret follow their hearts and heads in varying degrees as they seek suitors appropriate for their affections.When obstinate Elizabeth Bennet clashes with the seemingly arrogant Fitzwilliam Darcy, sparks fly and eventually ignite what each must come to accept is the love of a perfectly matched couple.Confident and self-assured, willful Emma Woodhouse commits a series of social blunders that teach her how badly she misunderstands her society and her own romantic yearnings.Seven years earlier Anne Elliot broke off her engagement to the man she loved. When the opportunity arises for her to renew their romance, will she overcome the social strictures that made her earlier match seem ill-conceived?
/book/show/7955235-private-lives?from_search=true	Nol Coward Paul Scofield (With) Patricia Routledge (With)	Private Lives: Classic Radio Theatre Series	was written in 1930 and has been a mainstay of British theatre ever since. This sharply funny play of reversals focuses on Elyot and Amanda, a passionate but feuding couple who divorced five years before. Now, on the first night of their honeymoons with their new partners, they find that they are all staying in the same hotel on the French Riviera. Fireworkswas written in 1930 and has been a mainstay of British theatre ever since. This sharply funny play of reversals focuses on Elyot and Amanda, a passionate but feuding couple who divorced five years before. Now, on the first night of their honeymoons with their new partners, they find that they are all staying in the same hotel on the French Riviera. Fireworks are inevitable.The roles of the two ex-spouses are brilliantly recreated by Paul Scofield and Patricia Routledge, while Coward's scintillating repartee epitomizes all the glamour and sophistication of life between the wars for society's darlings.
/book/show/609530.Roman_Fever_Other_Stories?from_search=true	Edith Wharton	Roman Fever & Other Stories	A side from her Pulitzer Prize-winning talent as a novel writer, Edith Wharton also distinguished herself as a short story writer, publishing more than seventy-two stories in ten volumes during her lifetime. The best of her short fiction is collected here inFrom her picture of erotic love and illegitimacy in the title story to her exploratioA side from her Pulitzer Prize-winning talent as a novel writer, Edith Wharton also distinguished herself as a short story writer, publishing more than seventy-two stories in ten volumes during her lifetime. The best of her short fiction is collected here inFrom her picture of erotic love and illegitimacy in the title story to her exploration of the aftermath of divorce detailed in Souls Belated and The Last Asset, Wharton shows her usual skill in dissecting the elements of emotional subtleties, moral ambiguities, and the implications of social restrictions, as Cynthia Griffin Wolff writes in her introduction.is a surprisingly contemporary volume of stories by one of our most enduring writers.
/book/show/28059604-letters-from-a-self-made-merchant-to-his-son?from_search=true	George Horace Lorimer	Letters from a Self Made Merchant to His Son	Excerpt from Letters From a Self Made Merchant to His SonYoung fellows come to me looking for jobs and telling me what a mean house they have been working for.; Old Doc Hoover asked me right out in Sunday School if I didn't want to be saved.; I have seen hundreds of boys go to Europe who didn't bring back a great deal except a few trunks of badly fitting clothes.; Excerpt from Letters From a Self Made Merchant to His SonYoung fellows come to me looking for jobs and telling me what a mean house they have been working for.; Old Doc Hoover asked me right out in Sunday School if I didn't want to be saved.; I have seen hundreds of boys go to Europe who didn't bring back a great deal except a few trunks of badly fitting clothes.; I put Jim Durham on the road to introduce a new product.; Old Dick Stover was the worst hand at procrastinating that I ever saw.; Charlie Chase told me he was President of the Klondike Exploring, Gold Prospecting, and Immigration Company.; Jim Donnelly, of the Donnelly Provision Company, came into my office with a fool grin on his fat face.; Bill Budlong was always the last man to come up to the mourners' bench.; Clarence looked to me like another of his father's bad breaks.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/31956003-the-song-of-hiawatha?from_search=true	Henry Wadsworth Longfellow	The Song of Hiawatha	Excerpt from The Song of HiawathaShould you ask me, whence these stories? Whence these legends and traditions, With the odors Of the forest, With the dew and damp Of meadows, With the curling smoke Of wigwams, With the rushing of great rivers, With their frequent repetitions, And their wild reverberations, As of thunder in the mountains? I should answer, I Should tell youExcerpt from The Song of HiawathaShould you ask me, whence these stories? Whence these legends and traditions, With the odors Of the forest, With the dew and damp Of meadows, With the curling smoke Of wigwams, With the rushing of great rivers, With their frequent repetitions, And their wild reverberations, As of thunder in the mountains? I should answer, I Should tell you.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/27011456-the-egoist?from_search=true	George Meredith	The Egoist: A Comedy in Narrative	Excerpt from The Egoist: A Comedy in NarrativeComedy is a game played to throw reflections upon social life, and it deals with human nature in the drawingroom of civilized men and women, where we have no dust of the struggling outer world, no mire, no violent crashes, to make the correctness of the representation convincing. Credulity is not wooed through the impressionabExcerpt from The Egoist: A Comedy in NarrativeComedy is a game played to throw reflections upon social life, and it deals with human nature in the drawingroom of civilized men and women, where we have no dust of the struggling outer world, no mire, no violent crashes, to make the correctness of the representation convincing. Credulity is not wooed through the impressionable senses; nor have we recourse to the small circular glow of the watchmaker's eye to raise in bright relief minutest grains of evidence for the routing of incredulity. The Comic Spirit conceives a definite situation for a number of characters, and rejects all accessories in the exclusive pursuit of them and their speech. For, being a spirit, he hunts the spirit in men; vision and ardour constitute his merit: he has not a thought of persuading you to believe in him. Follow and you will see. But there is a question of the value of a run at his heels.Now the world is possessed of a certain big book, the biggest book on earth; that might indeed be called the Book of Earth; whose title is the Book of Egoism, and it is a book full of the world's wisdom. So full of it, and of such dimensions is this book, in which the generations have written ever since they took to writing, that to be profitable to us the Book needs a powerful compression.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26280284-the-last-days-of-pompeii?from_search=true	Edward Bulwer-Lytton	The Last Days of Pompeii	Excerpt from The Last Days of PompeiiThe Last Days of Pompeii, Lytton's most famous novel has, with three or four others, fully sustained its fame on to our own day. In it his idea of historical romance, that is, romance interwoven in actual. history (as stated in his preface to Harold ) is worked out with great particularity. It is antiquity made vivacious and all buExcerpt from The Last Days of PompeiiThe Last Days of Pompeii, Lytton's most famous novel has, with three or four others, fully sustained its fame on to our own day. In it his idea of historical romance, that is, romance interwoven in actual. history (as stated in his preface to Harold ) is worked out with great particularity. It is antiquity made vivacious and all but modern. Three characteistic books by the author, Eugene Aram, Godolphin, and The Pilgrims of the Rhine had appeared in 1832 and 1833. In the following year, after a stay in Rome and Naples, where it was chie y written, The Last Days of Pompeii was published, a book which, in the words of his biographer, involved society in the raptures of an immense sensation. This was the rst of his Italian novels, to be followed by  Rienzi. One critic has remarked on the sound archaeology of 'The Last Days of Pompeii, ' so that visitors assume, as a matter of course, the genuine identity of the houses of Diomed and Glaucus, and give themselves up to the received illusion when the guide points out the rich form of Julia impressed on the lava walls of the cellar where she had sought refuge. However, Lytton's story does not live by its antiquarian knowledge, less satisfying to-day than at the time of its writing, but by his verve and resource as a novel-writer. It is worth note that a disastrous eruption of Mount Vesuvius was taking place when the book appeared, Naples itself narrowly escaping destruction.The following is a list of Lord Lytton's works: -Ismael, and other Poems, 1820; Delmour, or the Tale of a Sylphid, and other Poems, 1823; Sculpture (Cambridge Prize Poem), 1825; Weeds and Wild Flowers (Poems, etc.), privately printed, 1825;About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26953408-the-storm?from_search=true	  	The Storm	Excerpt from The StormUp to the years of the Crimean War Russia was always a strange, uncouth riddle to the European consciousness. It would be an interesting study to trace back through the last three centuries the evidence of the historical documents that our forefathers have left us when they were brought face to face, through missions, embassies, travel, and commerce,Excerpt from The StormUp to the years of the Crimean War Russia was always a strange, uncouth riddle to the European consciousness. It would be an interesting study to trace back through the last three centuries the evidence of the historical documents that our forefathers have left us when they were brought face to face, through missions, embassies, travel, and commerce, with the fantastic life, as it seemed to them, led by the Muscovite. But in any chance record we may pick up, from the reports of a seventeenth century embassy down to the narrative of an early nineteenth century traveller, the note always insisted on is that of all the outlandish civilisations, queer manners and customs of Europeans, the Russian's were the queerest and those standing furthest removed from the other nations'. And this sentiment has prevailed to-day, side by side with the better understanding we have gained of Russia. Nor can this conception, generally held among us, which is a half truth, be removed by personal contact or mere, objective study; for example, of the innumerable memoirs published on the Crimean war, it is rare to find one that gives us any real insight into the nature of the Russian. And the conception itself can only be amended and enlarged by the study of the Russian mind as it expresses itself in its own literature. The mind of the great artist, of whatever race he springs, cannot lie.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18834266-what-s-wrong-with-the-world?from_search=true	G.K. Chesterton	What's Wrong with the World	In WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE WORLD author G. K. Chesterton rightly points out that what people see as wrong with the world are only the symptoms of a deeper problem. He shows that our governments, be they capitalistic or socialistic, also fail to see the deeper problem. With a keen wit and lively prose, WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE WORLD cuts directly to the true problems that sociIn WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE WORLD author G. K. Chesterton rightly points out that what people see as wrong with the world are only the symptoms of a deeper problem. He shows that our governments, be they capitalistic or socialistic, also fail to see the deeper problem. With a keen wit and lively prose, WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE WORLD cuts directly to the true problems that society must deal with and his solutions feel utterly correct. Gilbert Keith Chesterton (1874-1936) was one of the most influential English writers of the 20th century. His prolific and diverse output included journalism, philosophy, poetry, biography, Christian apologetics, fantasy and detective fiction. Chesterton has been called the prince of paradox. Time magazine, in a review of a biography of Chesterton, observed of his writing style: Whenever possible Chesterton made his points with popular sayings, proverbs, allegories-first carefully turning them inside out.For example, Chesterton wrote the following: Thieves respect property. They merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfectly respect it. Chesterton is well known for his reasoned apologetics and even those who disagree with him have recognized the universal appeal of such works as Orthodoxy and The Everlasting Man. Chesterton, as a political thinker, cast aspersions on both liberalism and conservatism, saying: The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of the Conservatives is to prevent the mistakes from being corrected. Chesterton routinely referred to himself as an orthodox Christian, and came to identify such a position with Catholicism more and more, eventually converting to Roman Catholicism. George Bernard Shaw, Chesterton's friendly enemy according to Time, said of him, He was a man of colossal genius.
/book/show/27085074-bibliotheque-des-chefs-d-uvre-du-roman-contemporain?from_search=true	George Sand	Bibliotheque Des Chefs-D' Uvre Du Roman Contemporain: The Devil's Pool	Excerpt from Bibliotheque Des Chefs-D' uvre Du Roman Contemporain: The Devil's PoolWhen I began, with The Devil's Pool, a series of rustic pictures which I proposed to collect under the title of The Hemp-Beater's Tales, I had no theory, no purpose to effect a revolution in literature. No one can bring about a revolution by himself alone, and there are revolutions, especiaExcerpt from Bibliotheque Des Chefs-D' uvre Du Roman Contemporain: The Devil's PoolWhen I began, with The Devil's Pool, a series of rustic pictures which I proposed to collect under the title of The Hemp-Beater's Tales, I had no theory, no purpose to effect a revolution in literature. No one can bring about a revolution by himself alone, and there are revolutions, especially in matters of art, which mankind accomplishes without any very clear idea how it is done, because everybody takes a hand in them. But this is not applicable to the romance of rustic manners: it has existed in all ages and under all forms, sometimes pompous, sometimes affected, sometimes artless. I have said, and I say again here: the dream of a country-life has always been the ideal of cities, aye, and of courts. I have done nothing new in following the incline that leads civilized man back to the charms of primitive life. I have not intended to invent a new language or to create a new style.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/31875400-rudin?from_search=true	Ivan Turgenev	Rudin: A Novel	Excerpt from Rudin: A NovelTurgenev is an author who no longer belongs to Russia only. During the last fifteen years of his life he won for himself the reading public, first in France, then in Germany and America, and finally in England.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThisExcerpt from Rudin: A NovelTurgenev is an author who no longer belongs to Russia only. During the last fifteen years of his life he won for himself the reading public, first in France, then in Germany and America, and finally in England.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/33938459-la-curee?from_search=true	mile Zola	La Curee	Excerpt from La CureeRenee avait cede a la secousse legere de la caleche se remettant en marche, et, laissant tomber son binocle, s'e tait de nouveau renversee a demi sur les coussins. Elle attira frileusement a elle un com de la peau d'ours qui emplissait l'interieur de la voiture d'une nappe de neige soyeuse. Ses mains gantees se perdirent dans la douceur des longs poilExcerpt from La CureeRenee avait cede a la secousse legere de la caleche se remettant en marche, et, laissant tomber son binocle, s'e tait de nouveau renversee a demi sur les coussins. Elle attira frileusement a elle un com de la peau d'ours qui emplissait l'interieur de la voiture d'une nappe de neige soyeuse. Ses mains gantees se perdirent dans la douceur des longs poils frises. Une bise se levait. La tiede apres midi d'octobre qui, en donnant au Bois un regain de printemps, avait fait sortir les grandes mondaines en voiture decouverte, menacait -de se terminer par une soiree d'une fraicheur aigue.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/1449967.Live_Alone_and_Like_It?from_search=true	Marjorie Hillis Lisa Hilton (Preface) Cip Pineles (Illustrator)	Live Alone and Like It: The Classic Guide for the Single Woman	Who can resist a book with chapters such as A Lady and Her Liquor, Pleasures of a Single Bed, and Solitary Refinement? In this priceless gem from a more genteel age, Marjorie Hillis provides no-nonsense advice for the single-but-hoping-not-to-be woman.
/book/show/33261038-le-jardin-des-supplices?from_search=true	Octave Mirbeau	Le Jardin Des Supplices	Excerpt from Le Jardin des SupplicesAh! S'ecria le celebre Si vous allez chercher vos exemples chez les profession nels de l'assassinat!About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technolExcerpt from Le Jardin des SupplicesAh! S'ecria le celebre Si vous allez chercher vos exemples chez les profession nels de l'assassinat!About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26303772-ursula?from_search=true	Honor de Balzac	Ursula	Excerpt from UrsulaUrsula was written by Honore de Balzac in 1896. This is a 365 page book, containing 88089 words. Search Inside is enabled for this title.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses statExcerpt from UrsulaUrsula was written by Honore de Balzac in 1896. This is a 365 page book, containing 88089 words. Search Inside is enabled for this title.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/3673.The_Longest_Journey?from_search=true	E.M. Forster Jeffrey Meyers (Introduction)	The Longest Journey	Bookish, sensitive Rickie Elliot is quite at home amid the placid and scholarly environs of Cambridge. That is, until he falls for the shallow young Agnes Pembroke. Forster skewers undergraduate philosophical debate, the opening day of a public school, and tea with a frightful dowager, as the dire consequences of mistaken love later developed intake their tolBookish, sensitive Rickie Elliot is quite at home amid the placid and scholarly environs of Cambridge. That is, until he falls for the shallow young Agnes Pembroke. Forster skewers undergraduate philosophical debate, the opening day of a public school, and tea with a frightful dowager, as the dire consequences of mistaken love later developed intake their toll. Together, these elements combine to form a deft blend of tragedy and social satire that readers will savor.
/book/show/26990516-virgin-soil?from_search=true	Ivan Turgenev	Virgin Soil	Excerpt from Virgin SoilTurgenev was the first writer who was able, having both Sclavic and universal imagination enough for it, to interpret modern Russia to the outer world, and Virgin Soil was the last word of his greater testament. It was the book in which many English readers were destined to make his acquaintance about a generation ago, and the effect of it was, likExcerpt from Virgin SoilTurgenev was the first writer who was able, having both Sclavic and universal imagination enough for it, to interpret modern Russia to the outer world, and Virgin Soil was the last word of his greater testament. It was the book in which many English readers were destined to make his acquaintance about a generation ago, and the effect of it was, like Swinburne's Songs Before Sunrise, Mazzini's Duties of Man, and other congenial documents, to break up the insular confines in which they had been reared and to enlarge their new horizon. Afterwards they went on to read Tolstoi, and Turgenev's powerful and antipathetic fellow-novelist, Dostoievsky, and many other Russian writers: but as he was the greatest artist of them all, his individual revelation of his country's predicament did not lose its effect. Writing in prose he achieved a style of his own which went as near poetry as narrative-prose can do without using the wrong music: while over his realism or his irony he cast a tinge of that mixed modem and oriental fantasy which belonged to his temperament. He suffered in youth, and suffered badly, from the romantic malady of his century, and that other malady of Russia, both expressed in what M. Haumand terms his Hamletisme. But in Virgin Soil he is easy and almost negligent, master of his instrument, and though he is an exile and at times a sharply embittered one, he gathers experience round his theme as only the artist can who has enriched his art by having outlived his youth without forgetting its pangs, joys, mortifications, and love-songs.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/257091.In_the_Picture?from_search=true	Turner Classic Movies	In the Picture: Production Stills from the TCM Archives	During the golden age of Hollywood studios, set photographers documented film shoots to record key particulars: set arrangements, prop placements, blocking, costumes, and hairstyles. A unique photography book unto itself from the commanding archives of Turner Classic Movies,collects 150 of these disarming and fascinating documentary images, imparting the deDuring the golden age of Hollywood studios, set photographers documented film shoots to record key particulars: set arrangements, prop placements, blocking, costumes, and hairstyles. A unique photography book unto itself from the commanding archives of Turner Classic Movies,collects 150 of these disarming and fascinating documentary images, imparting the delight of vintage Hollywood as well as a wealth of details for all movie lovers. Stills from beloved classics --,,, andon up to,, and-- reveal masterful set compositions and period details as well as images of actors between takes conferring with directors and crew. Capturing beloved movie moments both on- and off-camera from the silent era through the '60s,provides a rare behind-the-scenes look at Hollywood at work.
/book/show/27010123-an-autobiography?from_search=true	Theodore Roosevelt	An Autobiography	In this book the 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, gives us his own unique insight into his life and career. This great man was far more than just a politician however, he was a renowned hunter, conservationist and soldier and wrote extensively about both these interests and politics. Elected with one of the largest ever shares of the popular vote heIn this book the 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt, gives us his own unique insight into his life and career. This great man was far more than just a politician however, he was a renowned hunter, conservationist and soldier and wrote extensively about both these interests and politics. Elected with one of the largest ever shares of the popular vote he remains a respected and popular figure in American history.This is not an objective view of Roosevelt's life by any means. He gives his own view on events and his own opinion permeates the text. Nothing less could be expected from such a charismatic and powerful personality. He covers his life just as far as the end of his presidency, focusing on his political career, although in two appendices he attacks the presidents following him, Taft and Wilson.It is a dense and wordy account of his life and career, but well worth the read for any student of American history or politics.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/25530123-in-diamond-square?from_search=true	Merc Rodoreda Peter Bush (Translator)	In Diamond Square: A Virago Modern Classic	Barcelona, early 1930s: Natalia, a pretty shop-girl from the working-class quarter of Gracia, is hesitant when a stranger asks her to dance at the fiesta in Diamond Square. But Joe is charming and forceful, and she takes his hand. They marry and soon have two children; for Natalia it is an awakening, both good and bad. When Joe decides to breed pigeons, the birds delight hBarcelona, early 1930s: Natalia, a pretty shop-girl from the working-class quarter of Gracia, is hesitant when a stranger asks her to dance at the fiesta in Diamond Square. But Joe is charming and forceful, and she takes his hand. They marry and soon have two children; for Natalia it is an awakening, both good and bad. When Joe decides to breed pigeons, the birds delight his son and daughter - and infuriate his wife. Then the Spanish Civil War erupts, and lays waste to the city and to their simple existence. Natalia remains in Barcelona, struggling to feed her family, while Joe goes to fight the fascists, and one by one his beloved birds fly away. A highly acclaimed classic that has been translated into more twenty-eight languages, In Diamond Square is the moving, vivid and powerful story of a woman caught up in a convulsive period of history.
/book/show/27102041-the-playboy-of-the-western-world?from_search=true	J.M. Synge	The Playboy of the Western World: A Comedy in Three Acts	Excerpt from The Playboy of the Western World: A Comedy in Three ActsIn writing The Playboy of the Western World, as in my other plays, I have used one or two words only that I have not heard among the country people of Ireland, or spoken in my own nursery before I could read the newspapers. A certain number of the phrases I employ I have heard also from herds and fishermExcerpt from The Playboy of the Western World: A Comedy in Three ActsIn writing The Playboy of the Western World, as in my other plays, I have used one or two words only that I have not heard among the country people of Ireland, or spoken in my own nursery before I could read the newspapers. A certain number of the phrases I employ I have heard also from herds and fishermen along the coast from Kerry to Mayo, or from beggar-women and ballad-singers nearer Dublin; and I am glad to acknowledge how much I owe to the folk-imagination of these fine people. Anyone who has lived in real intimacy with the Irish peasantry will know that the wildest sayings and ideas in this play are tame indeed, compared with the fancies one may hear in any little hillside cabin in Geesala, or Carraroe, or Dingle Bay.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/421490.Three_Classic_Volumes_from_The_Crime_Files_of_Ann_Rule?from_search=true	Ann Rule	Three Classic Volumes from The Crime Files of Ann Rule: A Rose for Her Grave/You Belong to Me/Fever in the Heart	A ROSE FOR HER GRAVE and Other True Cases
/book/show/34422031-the-romance-of-the-forest?from_search=true	Ann Radcliffe	The Romance of the Forest	Excerpt from The Romance of the ForestHaving reached the door, he stopped for some moments, listening in apprehensive anxiety - no sound was heard but that of the wind, which swept in hollow gusts over the waste. At length he ventured to knock, and, having waited some time, during which he indistinctly heard several voices in conversation, some one within inquired what heExcerpt from The Romance of the ForestHaving reached the door, he stopped for some moments, listening in apprehensive anxiety - no sound was heard but that of the wind, which swept in hollow gusts over the waste. At length he ventured to knock, and, having waited some time, during which he indistinctly heard several voices in conversation, some one within inquired what he wanted. La Motte answered, that he was a traveller who had lost his way, and desired to be directed to the nearest town. That, said the person, is seven miles off, and the road bad enough, even if you could see it; if you only want a bed, you may have it here, and had bet ter stay.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/9893597-socialism?from_search=true	Friedrich Engels	Socialism: Utopian And Scientific	Excerpt from Socialism, Utopian and ScientificSocialism, Utopian and Scientific needs no preface. It ranks with the Communist Manifesto as one of the indispensable books for any one desiring to understand the modern socialist movement. It has been translated into every language where capitalism prevails, and its circulation is more rapid than ever before.In 1900, when ouExcerpt from Socialism, Utopian and ScientificSocialism, Utopian and Scientific needs no preface. It ranks with the Communist Manifesto as one of the indispensable books for any one desiring to understand the modern socialist movement. It has been translated into every language where capitalism prevails, and its circulation is more rapid than ever before.In 1900, when our publishing house had just begun the circulation of socialist books, we brought out the first American reprint of the authorized translation of this work. The many editions required by the growing demand have worn out the plates, and we are now reprinting it in more attractive form.It will be observed that the author in his introduction says that from 1883 to 1892, 20,000 copies of the book were sold in Germany. Our own sales of the book in America from 1900 to 1908 were not less than 30,000.Last year we published the first English version of the larger work to which the author refers in the opening page of his introduction.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/35266.Frankenstein?from_search=true	Deanna McFadden (Adapter) Jamel Akib (Illustrator) Arthur Pober (Afterword)	Frankenstein (Classic Starts Series)	The California edition of the Pennyroyal Press Frankenstein unites the dark side of Barry Moser's art with the classic 1818 text of Mary Shelley's take of moral transfiguration. In a vivid sequence of woodcuts, the reader witnesses the birth of the 'monster' as Moser shapes him from darkness and gives him a form simultaneously ghastly in its malice and transfixing in its sThe California edition of the Pennyroyal Press Frankenstein unites the dark side of Barry Moser's art with the classic 1818 text of Mary Shelley's take of moral transfiguration. In a vivid sequence of woodcuts, the reader witnesses the birth of the 'monster' as Moser shapes him from darkness and gives him a form simultaneously ghastly in its malice and transfixing in its suffering.
/book/show/26945953-the-ball-and-the-cross?from_search=true	G.K. Chesterton	The Ball and the Cross	Excerpt from The Ball and the CrossThe flying ship of Professor Lucifer sang through the skies like a silver arrow; the bleak white steel of it, gleaming in the bleak blue emptiness of the evening. That it was far above the earth was no expression for it; to the two men in it, it seemed to be far above the stars. The professor had himself invented the flying machine, andExcerpt from The Ball and the CrossThe flying ship of Professor Lucifer sang through the skies like a silver arrow; the bleak white steel of it, gleaming in the bleak blue emptiness of the evening. That it was far above the earth was no expression for it; to the two men in it, it seemed to be far above the stars. The professor had himself invented the flying machine, and had also invented nearly everything in it. Every sort of tool or apparatus had, in consequence, to the full, that fantastic and distorted look which belongs to the miracles of science. For the world of science and evolution is far more nameless and elusive and like a dream than the world of poetry or religion; since in the latter images and ideas remain themselves eternally, while it is the whole idea of evolution that identities melt into each other as they do in a nightmare.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/820923.Robinson_Crusoe?from_search=true	Deanna McFadden (editor) Daniel Defoe Jamel Akib (Illustrations)	Robinson Crusoe	
/book/show/26318883-the-watsons?from_search=true	Jane Austen	The Watsons	Excerpt from The WatsonsThe manuscript of Jane Austen's unfinished, it might almost be called inchoate, tale which her nephew appended to the second edition of his Memoir in 1871 with the title of The Watsons, bears the watermarks of 1803 and 1804, and is believed to have been written before she left Bath in 1805 and after the composition of Sense and Sensibility and PridExcerpt from The WatsonsThe manuscript of Jane Austen's unfinished, it might almost be called inchoate, tale which her nephew appended to the second edition of his Memoir in 1871 with the title of The Watsons, bears the watermarks of 1803 and 1804, and is believed to have been written before she left Bath in 1805 and after the composition of Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice. It would be uncritical to compare an apparently unrevised fragment with either of these masterpieces. And yet, artistry apart, the three works obviously have elements in common. The first of these is the social scheme: the relation of a modest household of sisters with contrasted temperaments to the great (as Jane Austen herself used the word great) family of the neighbourhood. What the Middletons are to the Dashwoods and the Bingleys, with their still greater friend Darcy, to the Bennets, that the Osbornes are to the Watsons: a constant preoccupation, a standard to be accepted or criticised but never ignored, for good or ill a permanent influence.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/27599781-the-lifted-veil?from_search=true	George Eliot	The Lifted Veil: A Classic Novella	Victorian Horror FictionA Classic NovellaThe Lifted VeilGeorge EliotThe unreliable narrator, Latimer, believes that he is cursed with an otherworldly ability to see into the future and the thoughts of other people. His unwanted gift seems to stem from a severe childhood illness he suffered while attending school in Geneva. Latimer is convinced of the existence of this poVictorian Horror FictionA Classic NovellaThe Lifted VeilGeorge EliotThe unreliable narrator, Latimer, believes that he is cursed with an otherworldly ability to see into the future and the thoughts of other people. His unwanted gift seems to stem from a severe childhood illness he suffered while attending school in Geneva. Latimer is convinced of the existence of this power, and his two initial predictions do come true the way he has envisioned them: a peculiar patch of rainbow light on the pavement and a few words of dialogue appear to him exactly as expected. Latimer is revolted by much of what he discerns about others' motivations.Latimer becomes fascinated with Bertha, his brother's cold and coquettish fiancEe, because her mind and motives remain atypically closed to him. After his brother's death, Latimer marries Bertha, but the marriage disintegrates as he recognizes Bertha's manipulative and untrustworthy nature. Latimer's friend, scientist Charles Meunier, performs a blood transfusion from himself to Bertha's recently deceased maid. For a few moments the maid comes back to life and accuses Bertha of a plot to poison Latimer. Bertha flees and Latimer soon dies as he had himself foretold at the start of the narrative.The time of my end approaches. I have lately been subject to attacks of angina pectoris; and in the ordinary course of things, my physician tells me, I may fairly hope that my life will not be protracted many months. Unless, then, I am cursed with an exceptional physical constitution, as I am cursed with an exceptional mental character, I shall not much longer groan under the wearisome burthen of this earthly existence. If it were to be otherwise--if I were to live on to the age most men desire and provide for--I should for once have known whether the miseries of delusive expectation can outweigh the miseries of true provision. For I foresee when I shall die, and everything that will happen in my last moments.Give me no light, great Heaven, but such as turnsTo energy of human fellowship;No powers beyond the growing heritageThat makes completer manhood.
/book/show/15229487-the-koren-classic-tanakh?from_search=true	Anonymous (Editor)	The Koren Classic Tanakh: A Hebrew Tanakh for Every Use	The Koren Classic Tanakh is the most popular edition of the Koren Hebrew Tanakh. The Classic Tanakh includes the full Torah, Nevi'im and Ketuvim texts, Hebrew translations of the Aramaic Book of Daniel and sections of the Book of Ezra, and more than 25 color maps.
/book/show/27095777-what-men-live?from_search=true	Leo Tolstoy	What Men Live	Excerpt from What Men LiveWe know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not abideth in death. (I. Epistle of St. John, iii.14.)But whoso hath the world's goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in himMy little children, let us not love in word, neExcerpt from What Men LiveWe know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not abideth in death. (I. Epistle of St. John, iii.14.)But whoso hath the world's goods, and beholdeth his brother in need, and shutteth up his compassion from him, how doth the love of God abide in himMy little children, let us not love in word, neither with the tongue, but in deed and truth, (iii.17, 18.)Love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God and knoweth God.He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love, (iv.7, 8.)No man hath beheld God at any time: if we love one another, God abideth in us. (iv.12.)God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God abideth in him. (iv.16.)If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen cannot love God whom he hath not seen. (iv.20.)I.A Cobbler and his wife and children had lodgings with a peasant. He owned neither house nor land, and he supported himself and his family by shoemaking.Bread was dear and labor poorly paid, and whatever he earned went for food.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/27006573-puck-of-pook-s-hill?from_search=true	Rudyard Kipling	Puck of Pook's Hill	Excerpt from Puck of Pook's HillPuck of Pook's Hill was written by Rudyard Kipling in 1906. This is a 263 page book, containing 61321 words and 7 pictures. Search Inside is enabled for this title.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important hiExcerpt from Puck of Pook's HillPuck of Pook's Hill was written by Rudyard Kipling in 1906. This is a 263 page book, containing 61321 words and 7 pictures. Search Inside is enabled for this title.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/525299.Gray_Lensman?from_search=true	E.E. "Doc" Smith	Gray Lensman (The Classic Lensman Series)	Somewhere among the galaxies was the stronghold of Boskone - a network of brilliant space-criminals whose hunger for conquest threatened the continued existence of all known civilization.But where was stronghold? Boskonian bases were scattered across the universe - shielded by gigantic thought-screens that defied penetration. The best minds in the Galactic Patrol had triedSomewhere among the galaxies was the stronghold of Boskone - a network of brilliant space-criminals whose hunger for conquest threatened the continued existence of all known civilization.But where was stronghold? Boskonian bases were scattered across the universe - shielded by gigantic thought-screens that defied penetration. The best minds in the Galactic Patrol had tried. And failed. Now it was up to Lensman Kim Kinnison, using his fantastic powers, to infiltrate the Boskonian strongholds, find the location of the enemy's Grand Base - and smash it forever.But Kinnison didn't know then that the power of Boskone reached further than anyone had dreamed - into the Galactic Patrol itself...
/book/show/26956543-letters-concerning-the-english-nation?from_search=true	Voltaire	Letters Concerning the English Nation	Excerpt from Letters Concerning the English NationThe present Work appears with Confidence in the Kingdom that gave Birth to it: and will be well satisfied with its Fortune, if it meets with as favourable a Reception as has been indulg'd to all the other Compositions of its Author. The high Esteem which Mr. de Voltaire has always discover'd for the English, is a Proof howExcerpt from Letters Concerning the English NationThe present Work appears with Confidence in the Kingdom that gave Birth to it: and will be well satisfied with its Fortune, if it meets with as favourable a Reception as has been indulg'd to all the other Compositions of its Author. The high Esteem which Mr. de Voltaire has always discover'd for the English, is a Proof how ambitious he is of their Approbation.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/324398.Excalibur_Classic_Vol_1?from_search=true	Chris Claremont Alan Davis	Excalibur Classic, Vol. 1: The Sword is Drawn	Believing the X-Men to be dead, Nightcrawler and Shadowcat vow to keep the dream alive alongside Captain Britain and the metamorphic Meggan - but the Warwolves have Phoenix on the run and she leads them to London, right into the formation of the X-Men's first foreign franchise The Warwolves are on our heroes like a cheap suit (or is it the other way around?) and Chris ClarBelieving the X-Men to be dead, Nightcrawler and Shadowcat vow to keep the dream alive alongside Captain Britain and the metamorphic Meggan - but the Warwolves have Phoenix on the run and she leads them to London, right into the formation of the X-Men's first foreign franchise The Warwolves are on our heroes like a cheap suit (or is it the other way around?) and Chris Claremont doesn't waste any time in setting up the labyrinthine plots his fans know him best for Aliens, intrigue, and Arcade! The mystery of the Hellfire Club's Courtney Ross begins here! Guest starring the Juggernaut!Collects Excalibur #1-5 and Excalibur: The Sword is Drawn.
/book/show/26986383-the-trumpet-major-john-loveday?from_search=true	Thomas Hardy	The Trumpet-Major, John Loveday: A Soldier in the War with Buonaparte, and Robert His Brother	Excerpt from The Trumpet-Major, John Loveday: A Soldier in the War With Buonaparte, and Robert His BrotherThe present tale is founded more largely on testimony - oral and written - than any other in this series. The external incidents which direct its course are mostly an unexaggerated reproduction of the recollections of old persons well known to the author in childhood,Excerpt from The Trumpet-Major, John Loveday: A Soldier in the War With Buonaparte, and Robert His BrotherThe present tale is founded more largely on testimony - oral and written - than any other in this series. The external incidents which direct its course are mostly an unexaggerated reproduction of the recollections of old persons well known to the author in childhood, but now long dead, who were eye-witnesses of those scenes. If wholly transcribed their recollections would have filled a volume thrice the length of 'The Trumpet Major.'Down to the middle of this century, and later, there were not wanting, in the neighbourhood of the places more or less clearly indicated herein, casual relics of circumstances amid which the action moves - our preparations for defence against the threatened invasion of England by Buonaparte.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/13148563-the-yellow-fairy-book?from_search=true	Andrew Lang	The Yellow Fairy Book: Part Of The Andrew Lang Collection (Timeless Classic Books)	48 tales from all over the world include, from Andersen, Grimm, Hungary, Poland, Russia, Germany, France, England, American Indians, and Iceland. Morals may be more memorable than details; endings may vary. 104 illustrations - 22 plates, 82 woodcuts.
/book/show/1345870.The_Box_Of_Delights?from_search=true	John Masefield	The Box Of Delights	'And now, Master Harker, now that the Wolves are Running, perhaps you could do something to stop their Bite?' A magical old man has asked Kay to protect the Box of Delights, a Box with which he can travel through time. But Kay is in danger: Abner Brown will stop at nothing to get his hands on it. The police don't believe Kay, so when his family and the Bishop are scrobbled'And now, Master Harker, now that the Wolves are Running, perhaps you could do something to stop their Bite?' A magical old man has asked Kay to protect the Box of Delights, a Box with which he can travel through time. But Kay is in danger: Abner Brown will stop at nothing to get his hands on it. The police don't believe Kay, so when his family and the Bishop are scrobbled up just before Christmas, he knows he must act alone...'John Masefields classic childrens book is considered to be one of the great works of modern childrens fiction. Magical, fantastical and filled with vivid, rich characters, The Box of Delights and its sequel The Midnight Folk are a must-read for any child.
/book/show/32835708-the-castle-of-the-carpathians?from_search=true	Jules Verne	The Castle of the Carpathians	
/book/show/2896443-walt-disney-s-alice-in-wonderland?from_search=true	Jon Scieszka (Retelling) Walt Disney Company Mary Blair (Illustrator)	Walt Disney's Alice in Wonderland	The fantastical tale of a young girl chasing her White Rabbit has delighted children since Lewis Carroll wrote it generations ago. Here his Wonderland shines anew, viewed through the looking glasses of two incomparable artists.Mary Blair's vibrant art helped shape the look of Walt Disney's classic animated film. Collected in a picture book for the first time, her illustratThe fantastical tale of a young girl chasing her White Rabbit has delighted children since Lewis Carroll wrote it generations ago. Here his Wonderland shines anew, viewed through the looking glasses of two incomparable artists.Mary Blair's vibrant art helped shape the look of Walt Disney's classic animated film. Collected in a picture book for the first time, her illustrations capture the essence of such memorable characters as the Queen of Hearts and the Mad Hatter with stunning immediacy. Jon Scieszka's captivating text celebrates all that is curious-and all that is nonsensical-about the world that holds Alice spellbound, from a deliciously absurd tea party to the spectacle of a kingdom of playing cards .Brimming with wit and wonder, this sparkling retelling will enchant readers from the moment Alice falls down the rabbit hole, whether or not they've made the journey before.
/book/show/24397014-the-vermont-country-store-cookbook?from_search=true	Andrea Diehl Ellen Ecker Ogden	The Vermont Country Store Cookbook: Recipes, History, and Lore from the Classic American General Store	captures both the essence of the iconic store and the soul of the Vermont way of life: a self-reliant, rich life in the slow lane. Through recipes, yarns, archival photos, and sumptuous visuals, itcaptures both the essence of the iconic store and the soul of the Vermont way of life: a self-reliant, rich life in the slow lane. Through recipes, yarns, archival photos, and sumptuous visuals, it tells the story of five generations of Orton storekeepers, while featuring fresh-from-the-farm cooking that imbues the cuisine of the present with the best of the past. Approximately 120 updated and original family recipes evoke memories, conveying all the hominess of the catalogue, but also appeal to the modern tastes of contemporary cooks. The book also features sidebars of Vermont history and more than 200 photographs, both black-and-white archival and four-color photographs, the latter taken especially for the book.
/book/show/14885889-deadpool-classic-vol-7?from_search=true	Jimmy Palmiotti Buddy Scalera Paul Chadwick (Illustrator)	Deadpool Classic, Vol. 7	It's a cruel summer when Deadpool takes on the mob! Hired by a dirty cop to kill six Mafia dons, Deadpool soon falls for his contact, a beautiful tattoo artist. But all is not as it seems. Then, Deadpool gets an unwelcome sidekick, the youthful Pool Boy - but will the partnership kill them both? And Deadpool's shapeshifting ex-girlfriend Copycat returns, insane with jealouIt's a cruel summer when Deadpool takes on the mob! Hired by a dirty cop to kill six Mafia dons, Deadpool soon falls for his contact, a beautiful tattoo artist. But all is not as it seems. Then, Deadpool gets an unwelcome sidekick, the youthful Pool Boy - but will the partnership kill them both? And Deadpool's shapeshifting ex-girlfriend Copycat returns, insane with jealousy, just as Deadpool must face the maniacal Mercy Sisters! Plus: Blood and bullets fly when Deadpool accepts a contract on the Punisher's life! Guest-starring Deadpool's longtime crush, X-Force's Siryn! It's all-out action as only the Merc With a Mouth can deliver! Collecting DEADPOOL (1997) #46-56 and material from X-MEN UNLIMITED (1993) #28.
/book/show/18732654-poems---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Wilfred Owen	Poems - The Original Classic Edition	Poems, by Wilfred Owen - The Original Classic Edition Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition.This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside:The author hasPoems, by Wilfred Owen - The Original Classic Edition Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition.This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside:The author has left us his own fragmentary but impressive Foreword; this, and his Poems, can speak for him, backed by the authority of his experience as an infantry soldier, and sustained by nobility and originality of style....The discussion of his experiments in assonance and dissonance (of which Strange Meeting is the finest example) may be left to the professional critics of verse, the majority of whom will be more preoccupied with such technical details than with the profound humanity of the self- revelation manifested in such magnificent lines as those at the end of his Apologia pro Poemate Meo, and in that other poem which he named Greater Love.The importance of his contribution to the literature of the War cannot be decided by those who, like myself, both admired him as a poet and valued him as a friend. ... In the last year of his life he attained a clear vision of what he needed to say, and these poems survive him as his true and splendid testament....I came out again in order to help these boys; directly, by leading them as well as an officer can; indirectly, by watching their sufferings that I may speak of them as well as a pleader can.
/book/show/26960390-rip-van-winkle-and-the-legend-of-sleepy-hollow?from_search=true	Washington Irving	Rip Van Winkle and the Legend of Sleepy Hollow	Excerpt from Rip Van Winkle and the Legend of Sleepy HollowWashington Irving's most popular story in The Sketch-Book is Rip Van Winkle. A florid writer, dealing with the picturesque scenery of a village on the Hudson, or the solemn grandeur of the mountains, would have ornamented his story with extravagant word-painting, and such an elaboration would have destroyed itExcerpt from Rip Van Winkle and the Legend of Sleepy HollowWashington Irving's most popular story in The Sketch-Book is Rip Van Winkle. A florid writer, dealing with the picturesque scenery of a village on the Hudson, or the solemn grandeur of the mountains, would have ornamented his story with extravagant word-painting, and such an elaboration would have destroyed its simplicity.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/25715895-the-wild-swans---world-best-classic?from_search=true	Hans Christian Andersen Eun Young Baek Hwa Yeon (Illustrator)	The Wild Swans - World Best Classic (inbook 2)	World Best Classic seriesOriginal Author - Hans Christian AndersenThe new queen puts a magic spell on the eleven princes. She also banishes Princess Elisa from the castle. One day, a fairy appears in Elisas dream and tells her how to break her brothers spell. Will Elisa be able to break the spell and rescue her brothers?
/book/show/15814947-classic-snacks-made-from-scratch?from_search=true	Casey Barber	Classic Snacks Made from Scratch: 70 Homemade Versions of Your Favorite Brand-Name Treats	
/book/show/25962029-the-tale-of-mrs-tittlemouse?from_search=true	Beatrix Potter Wendy Rasmussen (Illustrator)	The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse	Mrs. Tittlemouse likes her house neat and clean. But when a group of pestering bees sneaks in, she needs some help to get them out.
/book/show/1622537.Vikram_and_the_Vampire?from_search=true	Anonymous Richard Francis Burton	Vikram and the Vampire: Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure Magic and Romance	This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally importanThis is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.
/book/show/268444.The_Butcher_s_Wife?from_search=true	Li Ang Howard Goldblatt (Translator) Ellen Yeung (Translator)	The Butcher's Wife	A 1930s Shanghai case of a woman who murdered her husband inspired Li Ang to write this deep and harrowing novel that was an outrageous literary sensation. In a small coastal Taiwanese town, the pig butcher's brutality towards his new young wife knows no bounds. She becomes scorned by her neighbors who condemn her for screaming aloud. Lin Shin, isolated, despairing, is finA 1930s Shanghai case of a woman who murdered her husband inspired Li Ang to write this deep and harrowing novel that was an outrageous literary sensation. In a small coastal Taiwanese town, the pig butcher's brutality towards his new young wife knows no bounds. She becomes scorned by her neighbors who condemn her for screaming aloud. Lin Shin, isolated, despairing, is finally driven to madness and kills him with his own meat cleaver. May be the most frightening book ever written about women oppressed by men--Los Angeles Times.
/book/show/25753410-life-with-father?from_search=true	Clarence Day Jr.	Life with Father	Life with Fatheris a humorous autobiographical book of stories compiled in 1935 byClarence Day, Jr., which was adapted byLindsay and Crousein 1939 into the longest running non-musical Broadway play in history, which was, in turn, made into a1947 movieand a television series.
/book/show/26962368-the-oregon-trail?from_search=true	Francis Parkman	The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life	Excerpt from The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain LifeSentimental Tommy longed to find some work into which he could put his heart as if it were a game. Francis Parkman found such work; and he won the game, after what the spectators have aptly termed a half-century of conflict.He was the oldest child of Francis Parkman, a Unitarian minister of BosExcerpt from The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain LifeSentimental Tommy longed to find some work into which he could put his heart as if it were a game. Francis Parkman found such work; and he won the game, after what the spectators have aptly termed a half-century of conflict.He was the oldest child of Francis Parkman, a Unitarian minister of Boston. Both father and mother were of Puritan descent. At the age of eight Francis was so delicate in health that his parents sent him to his grandfather's country home near Medford. Here he spent four happy years roaming the wilds of Middlesex Fells, fostering his natural love for the wilderness, and unconsciously determining his future work.On returning to his father's home, he attended the Chauncey Hall School, where he was an industrious and appreciative student. His instructor took especial care to teach his pupils to write easy and forcible English and to have them read and memorize a great deal of the best poetry. These exercises Parkman always regarded as important helps in the formation of his literary style. He tried his own hand at verse, rendering the tournament scene from Ivanhoe to the admiration of all his young friends. The remainder of his time was pretty well taken up with the chemical laboratory fitted up in his father's woodshed, and with the management of the Star Theater, an enterprise flourishing for two years in his father's barn. The boys in the company made their own scenery and costumes, and performed twice each week. Francis usually played women's parts; but sometimes the Interesting Experiments in Chemistry, by Mr. Parkman were leading features of the program.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/12320497-thunder-on-the-right?from_search=true	Mary Stewart	Thunder on the Right	
/book/show/25202.The_Samurai?from_search=true	Shsaku End	The Samurai	Considered one of the late Shusaku Endo's finest works,seamlessly combines historical fact with a novelist's imaginings. Set in the period preceding the Christian persecutions in Japan recorded so memorably in Endo's, this book traces the steps of some of the first Japanese to set foot on European soil. Rokuemon Hasekura, a low-ranking warrior, is chosConsidered one of the late Shusaku Endo's finest works,seamlessly combines historical fact with a novelist's imaginings. Set in the period preceding the Christian persecutions in Japan recorded so memorably in Endo's, this book traces the steps of some of the first Japanese to set foot on European soil. Rokuemon Hasekura, a low-ranking warrior, is chosen as one of Japan's envoys to the Viceroy of Mexico and Pope Paul V. The emissaries set sail in 1613, accompanied by an ambitious Franciscan missionary who hopes to bargain trading privileges with the West for the right to head his order in Japan. The arduous journey lasts four years, and the Japanese travel from Mexico to Rome, where they are persuaded that the success of their mission depends on their conversion willy-nilly to Christianity. In fact, the enterprise has been futile from the start and the mission returns to Japan where the political tides have shifted: the authorities are pursuing an isolationist policy and a ruthless stamping out of all Western influences. In the face of disillusionment and death, samurai Rokuemon's only support and solace come from the spiritual lord he is not even sure he believes in.
/book/show/6553642-bulfinch-s-mythology?from_search=true	Thomas Bulfinch Flo Gibson	Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age Of Fable (Classic Books On Cd Collection) [Unabridged]	THE religions of ancient Greece and Rome are extinct. The so-called divinities of Olympus have not a single worshipper among living men. They belong now not to the department of theology, but to those of literature and taste. There they still hold their place, and will continue to hold it, for they are too closely connected with the finest productions of poetry and art, boTHE religions of ancient Greece and Rome are extinct. The so-called divinities of Olympus have not a single worshipper among living men. They belong now not to the department of theology, but to those of literature and taste. There they still hold their place, and will continue to hold it, for they are too closely connected with the finest productions of poetry and art, both ancient and modern, to pass into oblivion.
/book/show/7326044-emma-and-the-werewolves?from_search=true	Adam Rann Jane Austen	Emma and the Werewolves: Jane Austen's Classic Novel with Blood-Curdling Lycanthropy	Beware the howls in the darkness and the light of the full moon. As the ever headstrong Ms. Emma Woodhouse schemes and plots as matchmaker, a dark and deadly terror descends upon Highbury. A series of bestial murders fills the residents with fear as the ever mysterious Mr. Knightley leads a secret life, unknown to all, combating evils not of this Earth. Carnage and destrucBeware the howls in the darkness and the light of the full moon. As the ever headstrong Ms. Emma Woodhouse schemes and plots as matchmaker, a dark and deadly terror descends upon Highbury. A series of bestial murders fills the residents with fear as the ever mysterious Mr. Knightley leads a secret life, unknown to all, combating evils not of this Earth. Carnage and destruction reign throughout the land, and though the residents of Highbury try to attend to day-to-day matters as civilly as possible, each cannot help but wonder what lurks in the shadows and if it'll be coming for them next.
/book/show/11866054-1066-and-all-that?from_search=true	W.C. Sellar	1066 and All That: A Memorable History of England	Copyright date 1931. My copy has a gift inscription dated 'Christmas 1967', but I don't know if it was new then.Dedication 'Absit Oman'Authors' Names qualified thus:Walter Carruthers Selar 'aegrot Oxon'Robert Julian Yeatman 'Failed MA, etc Oxon'Illustrated by John Reynolds, 'Gent'
/book/show/24928890-the-windflower?from_search=true	Laura London	The Windflower	Merry Wilding is a lady of breeding, of innocence, and of breathtaking beauty. With high hopes foMerry Wilding is a lady of breeding, of innocence, and of breathtaking beauty. With high hopes for a holiday in England, she sets sail from New York-but the tide of her life is destined to turn. Mistakenly swept aboard an infamous pirate ship, Merry finds herself at the mercy of a wicked crew...and one sinfully handsome pirate. Soon she's spending her days yearning for escape, and her nights learning the pleasures of captivity.Devon Crandall believes Merry is in league with his greatest enemy. He's determined to slowly urge her secrets from her. But along the way, he discovers her beautifully unbreakable spirit...and a desire unlike any he's ever known. She is hiding something from him, and yet, each day that passes brings her deeper into his heart. When fierce arguments give way to fiercer passion, can a pirate learn to love a woman? Or will true love be lost at sea?
/book/show/34017255-the-law-and-the-lady?from_search=true	Wilkie Collins	The Law and the Lady: A Novel	Excerpt from The Law and the Lady: A NovelConcluding the Marriage Service of the Church of England in those well-known words, my uncle Starkweather shut up his book, and looked at me across the altar rails with a hearty expression of interest on his broad, red face. At the same time my aunt, Mrs. Starkweather, standing by my side, tapped me smartly on the shoulder, and saExcerpt from The Law and the Lady: A NovelConcluding the Marriage Service of the Church of England in those well-known words, my uncle Starkweather shut up his book, and looked at me across the altar rails with a hearty expression of interest on his broad, red face. At the same time my aunt, Mrs. Starkweather, standing by my side, tapped me smartly on the shoulder, and said.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/390953.Fish_Preferred?from_search=true	P.G. Wodehouse	Fish Preferred	While Blandings Castle sleeps in the summer sun, the Honorable Galahad Threepwood, brother of the Earl of Emsworth, is busily engaged in writing his reminiscences. And they look set to be as warm as the weather, if not warmer, for Galahad has led a thoroughly misspent life, and his acquaintances can all too easily recall their past follies in his company. Reputations are aWhile Blandings Castle sleeps in the summer sun, the Honorable Galahad Threepwood, brother of the Earl of Emsworth, is busily engaged in writing his reminiscences. And they look set to be as warm as the weather, if not warmer, for Galahad has led a thoroughly misspent life, and his acquaintances can all too easily recall their past follies in his company. Reputations are at stake and even the nobility and gentry are beginning to panic. While various attempts are made to prevent his stories from seeing the light of day, none are more curious than the sensational kidnapping of Lord Emsworth's prize-winning sow, the Empress of Blandings.
/book/show/18732793-voltaire-s-philosophical-dictionary---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Voltaire	Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary - The Original Classic Edition	Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Voltaires Philosophical Dictionary. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Voltaire, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside Voltaires PhilosoFinally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Voltaires Philosophical Dictionary. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Voltaire, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside Voltaires Philosophical Dictionary:And I, for having imitated him once, for having done with the most handsome young man in Lisbon what he did every day with impunity with the most idiotic strumpets of the court and the town, have to answer at the bar before licentiates each of whom would be at my feet if we were alone together in my closet; have to endure at the court the usher cutting off my hair which is the most beautiful in the world; and being shut up among nuns who have no common sense, deprived of my dowry and my marriage covenants, with all my property given to my coxcomb of a husband to help him seduce other women and to commit fresh adulteries....To these barbarities I reply that when the poor adulteress was presented by her accusers to the Master of the old and new law, He did not have her stoned; that on the contrary He reproached them with their injustice, that he laughed at them by writing on the ground with his finger, that he quoted the old Hebraic proverb-He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her; that then they all retired, the oldest fleeing first, because the older they were the more adulteries had they committed....The Gauls of the Seine and the Marne did not know at that time that Rome existed, and could not take it into their heads to pass Mount Cenis, as Hannibal did later, to go to steal the wardrobes of Roman senators who at that time for all furniture had a robe of poor grey stuff, ornamented with a band the colour of ox blood; two little pummels of ivory, or rather dogs bone, on the arms of a wooden chair; and in their kitchens a piece of rancid bacon....But to infer from that that the Gauls or Celts, conquered after by a few of Caesars legions, and by a horde of Bourguignons, and lastly by a horde of Sicamores, under one Clodovic, had previously subjugated the whole world, and given their names and laws to Asia, seems to me to be very strange: the thing is not mathematically impossible, and if it be demonstrated, I give way; it would be very uncivil to refuse to the Velches what one accords to the Tartars....For, supposing even that an influx of barbarians had made us lose entirely all the arts even to the arts of writing and making bread; supposing, further, that for ten years past we had no bread, pens, ink and paper; the land which has been able to subsist for ten years without eating bread and without writing its thoughts, would[Pg 28] be able to pass a century, and a hundred thousand centuries without these aids
/book/show/27320311-lectures-to-my-students?from_search=true	Charles Haddon Spurgeon	Lectures to My Students: A Selection from Addresses Delivered to the Students the Pastors College, Metropolitan Tabernacle	Excerpt from Lectures to My Students: A Selection From Addresses Delivered to the Students the Pastors College, Metropolitan TabernacleIn reply to many requests from those ministers who in their student days listened to my lectures, I submit a selection to the press. This, however, I cannot do without an apology, for these addresses were not originally prepared for the puExcerpt from Lectures to My Students: A Selection From Addresses Delivered to the Students the Pastors College, Metropolitan TabernacleIn reply to many requests from those ministers who in their student days listened to my lectures, I submit a selection to the press. This, however, I cannot do without an apology, for these addresses were not originally prepared for the public eye, and are scarcely presentable for criticism.My College lectures are colloquial, familiar, full of anecdote, and often humorous: they are purposely made so, to suit the occasion. At the end of the week I meet the students, and find them weary with sterner studies, and I judge it best to be as lively and interesting in my prelections as I well can be. They have had their fill of classics, mathematics, and divinity, and are only in a condition to receive something which will attract and secure their attention, and fire their hearts. Our reverend tutor, Mr. Rogers, compares my Friday work to the sharpening of the pin: the fashioning of the head, the straightening, the laying on of the metal and the polishing have been done during the week, and then the process concludes with an effort to give point and sharpness. To succeed in this the lecturer must not be dull himself, nor demand any great effort from his audience.I am as much at home with my young brethren as in the bosom of my family, and therefore speak without restraint.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26319411-st-francis-of-assisi?from_search=true	G.K. Chesterton	St. Francis of Assisi	Excerpt from St. Francis of AssisiA sketch of St. Francis of Assisi in modem English may be written in one of three ways. Between these the writer must make his selection; and the third way, which is adopted here, is in some respects the most difficult of all. At least, it would be the most difficult if the other two were not impossible.First, he may deal with this greatExcerpt from St. Francis of AssisiA sketch of St. Francis of Assisi in modem English may be written in one of three ways. Between these the writer must make his selection; and the third way, which is adopted here, is in some respects the most difficult of all. At least, it would be the most difficult if the other two were not impossible.First, he may deal with this great and most amazing man as a figure in secular history and a model of social virtues. He may describe this divine demagogue as being, as he probably was, the world's one quite sincere democrat. He may say (what means very little) that St. Francis was in advance of his age. He may say (what is quite true) that St. Francis anticipated all that is most liberal and sympathetic in the modem mood; the love of nature; the love of animals; the sense of social compassion; the sense of the spiritual dangers of prosperity and even of property. All those things that nobody understood before Wordsworth were familiar to St. Francis. All those things that were first discovered by Tolstoy had been taken for granted by St. Francis.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26414314-the-life-of-benvenuto-cellini?from_search=true	Benvenuto Cellini	The Life of Benvenuto Cellini	Excerpt from The Life of Benvenuto CelliniWenceslas. But there is no denying that where the Italian was vulnerable was in just that foible which Balzac, In his penetrating way, hits off so well. He talked too much. He was of too impulsive a habit to make immortal statues. There was too much vehe mence about him, he used too many gestures, and it seems the most natural thiExcerpt from The Life of Benvenuto CelliniWenceslas. But there is no denying that where the Italian was vulnerable was in just that foible which Balzac, In his penetrating way, hits off so well. He talked too much. He was of too impulsive a habit to make immortal statues. There was too much vehe mence about him, he used too many gestures, and it seems the most natural thing in the world that his fame should be preserved in a work of literature rather than in a work of art. The Autobiography is his best monument, better even than the Perseus. Nevertheless, it is a mistake to allow this fae't to ob scure the very interesting question of his relation to Italian art. Too often has eagerness to get at the Autobiography inclined writers to pass indifferently over Cellini's achievements as a goldsmith and sculp tor. It is true that M. Plon's book does not err in this diree'tion, and that only eight years ago Mr. C. R. Ashbee took the pains to translate Cellini's technicaltrattati, and to print his version in lux urious form. But when the Autobiography is at all to the fore it seems to abate discussion of the things for which Cellini himself had, after all, the most con cern. I think it is worth while, therefore, to speak of those things on the present occasion.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18732724-the-amateur-cracksman---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	E.W. Hornung	The Amateur Cracksman - The Original Classic Edition	The Amateur Cracksman by E. W. Hornung - The Original Classic Edition Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition.This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look insidThe Amateur Cracksman by E. W. Hornung - The Original Classic Edition Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition.This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside:Because he had been kind to me at school, when he was captain of the eleven, and I his fag, I had dared to look for kindness from him now; because I was ruined, and he rich enough to play cricket all the summer, and do nothing for the rest of the year, I had fatuously counted on his mercy, his sympathy, his help!...We crept very gingerly down the stairs, which creaked a bit in spite of us, and we picked up our shoes in the passage; then down some narrow stone steps, at the foot of which Raffles showed his light, and put on his shoes once more, bidding me do the same in a rather louder tone than he had permitted himself to employ overhead....The noises that even I could hear below, with the exception of one metallic crash at the beginning, were indeed incredibly slight; but they ceased altogether at each double rap from my toe; and a policeman passed quite half a dozen times beneath my eyes, and the man whom I took to be the jewellers watchman oftener still, during the better part of an hour that I spent at the window....Yet it would be very awkward if anything went wrong; one might use it, and thats not the game at all, though I have often thought that the murderer who has just done the trick must have great sensations before things get too hot for him....To be quite frank, I have had them on my conscience for some time; one couldnt hear so much of the man, and his prize-fighter, and his diamonds, without feeling it a kind of duty to have a go for them; but when it comes to brandishing a revolver and practically challenging the world, the thing becomes inevitable.
/book/show/1164819.Answers_to_Gospel_Questions?from_search=true	Joseph Fielding Smith	Answers to Gospel Questions: The Classic Collection in One Volume	Volume 1, Copyright 1957Volume 2, Copyright 1958Volume 3, Copyright 1960Volume 4, Copyright 1963Volume 5, Copyright 1966This volume contains the complete and unabridged texts of the original editions.PUBLISHER'S PREFACE:In May 1953, Joseph Fielding Smith, later tenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, began a series of monthly articles in theVolume 1, Copyright 1957Volume 2, Copyright 1958Volume 3, Copyright 1960Volume 4, Copyright 1963Volume 5, Copyright 1966This volume contains the complete and unabridged texts of the original editions.PUBLISHER'S PREFACE:In May 1953, Joseph Fielding Smith, later tenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, began a series of monthly articles in thecalled Your Questions. In these articles, he provided answers to some of the hundreds of questions he received from members of the Church and nonmembers alike. Starting in 1957, Deseret Book Company began publishing many of these questions and answers in a five-volume series entitled.Now Deseret Book is reprinting this classic collection in one volume. The new edition has a timeless design and includes the complete, unabridged text. It also offers an updated, combined index and a new appendix, making it easier to find the information and answers you need. It should be noted that because ours is a church of continuing revelation, a few responses to questions are now dated. This work should be read in the context of the time in which it was written.provides definitive answers to some of the most important and interesting questions asked by students of the gospel. In this volume, you will find information on topics ranging from sin to sacrament, from forgiveness to Fall, from marriage to miracles. You will also find answers to many intriguing gospel questions, including: Why did God create a world where suffering exists? What is the nature of miracles? How do we know we have a Mother in Heaven? Why do little children partake of the sacrament? Does the devil have power to tempt departed spirits? What is the doctrine of plural gods?It is hoped that in providing this new edition of the well-loved classic, Deseret Book Company can help members of the Church as well as nonmembers find the answers they need to better understand the gospel of Jesus Christ.
/book/show/27012954-the-child-of-pleasure?from_search=true	Gabriele D'Annunzio	The Child of Pleasure	Excerpt from The Child of PleasureThe novel of Gabriele d'Annunzio, here translated under the title The Child of Pleasure, was published in 1889 under the title Il Piacere. It is at my suggestion that the translator has used the excellent name used by the French translator, L'Infant de Volupte, and that she has also, while translating from the Italian, followed the arrangExcerpt from The Child of PleasureThe novel of Gabriele d'Annunzio, here translated under the title The Child of Pleasure, was published in 1889 under the title Il Piacere. It is at my suggestion that the translator has used the excellent name used by the French translator, L'Infant de Volupte, and that she has also, while translating from the Italian, followed the arrangement of the French edition. When I was in Rome at the beginning of 1897, d'Annunzio told me that this rearrangement had been done under his own direction; and he was sorry, he said, that I had read it in Italian rather than in French. That is why I have suggested to Miss Harding that she should run the risk of being told that she has translated an Italian novel from the French, by using both the French title and the French sequence of chapters. Her translation itself I have not seen, though, at the request of the publisher, I have translated the sonnets and other verse contained in the novel into English verse. My own responsibility in the matter, therefore, begins and ends with this introduction, those verse translations, and the two suggestions which I have just mentioned.Gabriele d'Annunzio was born at Pescara, in the Abruzzi, in 1864.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/1877562.Brewing_Classic_Styles?from_search=true	John J. Palmer Jamil Zainasheff	Brewing Classic Styles: 80 Winning Recipes Anyone Can Brew	Award-winning brewer Jamil Zainasheff teams up with homebrewing expert John J. Palmer to share award-winning recipes for each of the 80-plus competition styles. Using extract-based recipes for most categories, the duo gives sure-footed guidance to brewers interested in reproducing classic beer styles for their own enjoyment or to enter into competitions.
/book/show/23148809-the-book-of-enoch?from_search=true	R.H. Charles	The Book of Enoch: Translated from Professor Enoch Ethiopic Text Emended and; Revised in Accordance With Hitherto Uncollated Ethiopic Mss, and With ... Here Published in Full Here	This book was lost for centuries to the western world, although it was kept by the Ethiopian church. In 1773, the Scottish explorer James Bruce heard that the Book of Enoch may have been in Ethiopia, so he traveled there and procured three copies. In 1821, Richard Laurence, a professor of Hebrew at Oxford, produced the first English translation. Fragments of ten Enoch manuThis book was lost for centuries to the western world, although it was kept by the Ethiopian church. In 1773, the Scottish explorer James Bruce heard that the Book of Enoch may have been in Ethiopia, so he traveled there and procured three copies. In 1821, Richard Laurence, a professor of Hebrew at Oxford, produced the first English translation. Fragments of ten Enoch manuscripts were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls. It is quoted by the New Testament Book of Jude.This book contains all sections:The Book of the WatchersThe Book of Parables of EnochThe Astronomical BookThe Book of Dream VisionsThe Epistle of EnochThe Lost Book of Enoch is especially interesting to anyone with an interest in angels and demons, or Bible history in general.
/book/show/30909565-the-country-wife?from_search=true	William Wycherley	The Country-Wife: A Comedy, Acted at the Theatre-Royal	Excerpt from The Country-Wife: A Comedy, Acted at the Theatre-RoyalPin. Wou'd it not make any one melancholy, to {i you go every day uttering about abroad, whil .' I mull: Ray at home lil a poor lonely, fullen Bird in a Cage?About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reExcerpt from The Country-Wife: A Comedy, Acted at the Theatre-RoyalPin. Wou'd it not make any one melancholy, to {i you go every day uttering about abroad, whil .' I mull: Ray at home lil a poor lonely, fullen Bird in a Cage?About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/263357.Creating_Short_Fiction?from_search=true	Damon Knight	Creating Short Fiction: The Classic Guide to Writing Short Fiction	Distilled from decades of teaching and practice, this book offers clear and direct advice on structure, pacing, dialogue, getting ideas, working with the unconscious, and more. Newly revised and expanded for this Third Edition,is a popular and widely trusted guide to writing short stories of originality, durability, and quality. Celebrated short-stoDistilled from decades of teaching and practice, this book offers clear and direct advice on structure, pacing, dialogue, getting ideas, working with the unconscious, and more. Newly revised and expanded for this Third Edition,is a popular and widely trusted guide to writing short stories of originality, durability, and quality. Celebrated short-story author and writing instructor Knight also includes many examples and exercises that have been effective in classrooms and workshops everywhere.
/book/show/33938459-la-curee?from_search=true	mile Zola	La Curee	Excerpt from La CureeRenee avait cede a la secousse legere de la caleche se remettant en marche, et, laissant tomber son binocle, s'e tait de nouveau renversee a demi sur les coussins. Elle attira frileusement a elle un com de la peau d'ours qui emplissait l'interieur de la voiture d'une nappe de neige soyeuse. Ses mains gantees se perdirent dans la douceur des longs poilExcerpt from La CureeRenee avait cede a la secousse legere de la caleche se remettant en marche, et, laissant tomber son binocle, s'e tait de nouveau renversee a demi sur les coussins. Elle attira frileusement a elle un com de la peau d'ours qui emplissait l'interieur de la voiture d'une nappe de neige soyeuse. Ses mains gantees se perdirent dans la douceur des longs poils frises. Une bise se levait. La tiede apres midi d'octobre qui, en donnant au Bois un regain de printemps, avait fait sortir les grandes mondaines en voiture decouverte, menacait -de se terminer par une soiree d'une fraicheur aigue.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/27003308-the-gods-are-athirst?from_search=true	Anatole France	The Gods Are Athirst	Excerpt from The Gods Are AthirstEvariste Gamelin, painter, pupil of David, member of the Section du Pont-Neuf, formerly Section Henri IV, had betaken himself at an early hour in the morning to the old church of the Barnabites, which for three years, since 21st May 1790, had served as meeting-place for the General Assembly of the Section. The Church stood in a narrow, gloExcerpt from The Gods Are AthirstEvariste Gamelin, painter, pupil of David, member of the Section du Pont-Neuf, formerly Section Henri IV, had betaken himself at an early hour in the morning to the old church of the Barnabites, which for three years, since 21st May 1790, had served as meeting-place for the General Assembly of the Section. The Church stood in a narrow, gloomy square, not far from the gates of the Palais de Justice. On the facade, which consisted of two of the Classical orders superimposed and was decorated with inverted brackets and flaming urns, blackened by the weather and disfigured by the hand of man, the religious emblems had been battered to pieces, while above the doorway had been inscribed in black letters the Republican catchword of Liberty, Equality, Fraternity or Death. Evariste Gamelin made his way into the nave; the same vaults which had heard the surplice clerks of the Congregation of St. Paul sing the divine offices, now looked down on red-capped patriots assembled to elect the Municipal Magistrates and deliberate on the affairs of the Section. The Saints had been dragged from their niches and replaced by the busts of Brutus, Jean-Jacques and Le Peltier. The altar had been stripped bare and was surmounted by the Table of the Rights of Man.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/1124204.Classic_Indian_Vegetarian_and_Grain_Cooking?from_search=true	Julie Sahni	Classic Indian Vegetarian and Grain Cooking	Julie Sahni's remarkable ability to make authentic Indian cooking accessible to American cooks continues to make her first book, Classic Indian Cooking, the definitive work of its kind.This is her long-awaited second book. To prepare it, Julie Sahni traveled extensively throughout the regions of her native India, to assemble a splendid second volume of Indian culinary deliJulie Sahni's remarkable ability to make authentic Indian cooking accessible to American cooks continues to make her first book, Classic Indian Cooking, the definitive work of its kind.This is her long-awaited second book. To prepare it, Julie Sahni traveled extensively throughout the regions of her native India, to assemble a splendid second volume of Indian culinary delights. Whereas her first book explored the riches of Moghul cuisine, this totally new collection systematically reveals the never-before-described treasures of India's vegetarian and grain cooking.The book begins with a simple explanation of the ingredients and techniques characteristic of this cuisine. For the first time anywhere, Julie describes every classical blend of curry in the Indian tradition, with accompanying recipes on how to use them. From this book alone you will become master both of India's wonderful curries and of the many new varieties you will now know how to create for yourself.In addition to a thorough going mastery of cooking with curry, this book provides a complete experience of India's incredibly varied vegetarian and grain dishes. Try the heavenly spread of yogurt cheese flavored, with fresh herbs, a favorite of the Gujarati Jains. Be adventurous: make Steamed Rice and Bean Dumplings in Spicy Lentil and Radish Sauce, traditionally served as tiffin one of the great classics of Indian vegetarian cooking.Vegetarians, the super health-conscious, and meat eaters who want to vary their menu with exciting new dishes, all will want to sample the vegetarian masterpiecesvirtual one-dish feasts-that are the very heart of this book: Malabar Coconut and Yogurt-Braised Vegetables; Hearty Blue Mountain Cabbage and Tomato Stew; Baked Zucchini Stuffed with Vegetarian Keema and BuIgur; Madras Fiery Eggplant, Lentil, and Chili Stew; and so many many others. To accompany these dishes, Julie provides an abundance of chutneys, pickles, breads, rice dishes, dals, vegetable side dishes, yogurt salads, and volcanically hot condiments.Any time of the day you can snack or nibble on tasty foods that will contribute to your health but not your waistline: refreshing chats (salads without oil), a succulent array of fritters, kaftas, and kababs all ingeniously created from fresh vegetables, and a wide selection of crunchy savories from plantain chips to the irresistible giant papad (lentil wafer).Your sweet tooth is not neglected by India's vegetarian and grain cooking. Lotus Seed Pudding, kulfi (India's delicious ice cream), coconut dumplings, and Quick Glazed Carrot Halwa are only the beginning of the unbelievable assortment of desserts and sweets Julie Sahni's Classic Indian Vegetarian and Grain Cooking makes available to you. Plus divine recipes for lassi (yogurt drink), refreshing teas, and classic South Indian coffee.This invaluable and instructive book places India's ancient tradition of delicious vegetarian and grain dishes directly into your hands.
/book/show/11324848-tarzan-the-untamed?from_search=true	Edgar Rice Burroughs	Tarzan The Untamed	
/book/show/26254302-kubla-khan?from_search=true	Samuel Taylor Coleridge Nick Bantock (Illustrator)	Kubla Khan: A Pop-up Version of Coleridge's Classic	is a poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, completed in 1797 and published in 1816. According to Coleridge's Preface to, the poem was composed one night after he experienced an opium-influenced dream after reading a work describing Xanadu, the summer palace of the Mongol ruler and Emperor of China Kublai Khan. He left it unpublished and kept it foris a poem written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, completed in 1797 and published in 1816. According to Coleridge's Preface to, the poem was composed one night after he experienced an opium-influenced dream after reading a work describing Xanadu, the summer palace of the Mongol ruler and Emperor of China Kublai Khan. He left it unpublished and kept it for private readings for his friends until 1816 when, at the prompting of Lord Byron, it was published.
/book/show/2887916-treasure-island?from_search=true	Deidre S. Laiken (Adapter) A.J. McAllister (Illustrator) Robert Louis Stevenson	Treasure Island	The world's best-loved children's stories set in large type for easy reading.-- Over 100 illustrations in each book
/book/show/31544569-literary-yarns?from_search=true	Cindy Wang	Literary Yarns: Crochet Projects Inspired by Classic Books	Featuring 22 crocheted dolls drawn from 16 beloved novels and plays, this easy-to-follow craft book is perfect for bibliophiles and crafters of all skill levels. Literature lovers can decorate bookshelves, proclaim a love of reading, and show off crafting skills with adorable, sweet crocheted chaFeaturing 22 crocheted dolls drawn from 16 beloved novels and plays, this easy-to-follow craft book is perfect for bibliophiles and crafters of all skill levels. Literature lovers can decorate bookshelves, proclaim a love of reading, and show off crafting skills with adorable, sweet crocheted characters that are simple to make and impossible to resist! All that's needed are a few readily available materials and beginner crochet skills, and soon you'll be hanging out with your favorite characters from classic literature. Take tea with a charming Elizabeth Bennet. Decorate the Christmas tree with a grumpy Ebenezer Scrooge. Solve mysteries with the help of a pocket-sized Sherlock Holmes. Bring Prince Hamlet to a play. And just try to keep Huck Finn out of trouble!
/book/show/18523850-fifteen-poets?from_search=true	Classic Poets	Fifteen Poets	The book contain following table of contents..- Geoffrey Chaucer/H.S. Bennett- Edmund Spenser/C.S. Lewis- William Shakespeare/P. Alexander- John Milton/E.M.W. Tillyard- John Dryden/Bonamy Dobree- Alexander Pope/G. Tillotson- William Cowper/J.R. Sutherland- William Wordsworth/F.L. Lucas- Samuel Taylor Coleridge/M.R. Ridley- George Gordon Byron/W.H. Auden- Percy BThe book contain following table of contents..- Geoffrey Chaucer/H.S. Bennett- Edmund Spenser/C.S. Lewis- William Shakespeare/P. Alexander- John Milton/E.M.W. Tillyard- John Dryden/Bonamy Dobree- Alexander Pope/G. Tillotson- William Cowper/J.R. Sutherland- William Wordsworth/F.L. Lucas- Samuel Taylor Coleridge/M.R. Ridley- George Gordon Byron/W.H. Auden- Percy Bysshe Shelley/E.C. Blunden- John Keats/L. Macneice- Alfred Tennyson/H. Wolfe- Robert Browning/H.B. Charlton- Matthew Arnold/H.W. Garrod
/book/show/4945263-grade-saver-tm-classic-notes-the-remains-of-the-day?from_search=true	Classic Notes	Grade Saver (Tm) Classic Notes The Remains Of The Day: Study Guide	GradeSaver(TM) ClassicNotes are the most comprehensive study guides on the market, written by Harvard students for students! Longer, with more detailed summary and analysis sections and sample essays, ClassicNotes are the best choice for advanced students and educators. The Remains of the Day note includes: * A biography of Kazuo Ishiguro * An in-depth chapter-by-chapter sGradeSaver(TM) ClassicNotes are the most comprehensive study guides on the market, written by Harvard students for students! Longer, with more detailed summary and analysis sections and sample essays, ClassicNotes are the best choice for advanced students and educators. The Remains of the Day note includes: * A biography of Kazuo Ishiguro * An in-depth chapter-by-chapter summary * A short summary * A character list and related descriptions * A list of themes * A glossary * Historical context * Two academic essays * 100 quiz questions to improve test taking skills!
/book/show/19490137-the-charge-of-the-light-brigade-125-more-classic-poems?from_search=true	Classic Poets	The Charge of the Light Brigade & 125 More Classic Poems	Looking for some of the best poetry ever written? Then look no further. The Charge of the Light Brigade & 125 More Classic Poems will introduce or re-introduce you to hours and hours of phenomenal poetry.This book contains classics poems such as:The Charge of the Light Brigade by Lord Alfred TennysonO Captain! My Captain! by Walt WhitmanInvictus by william Ernest HenleLooking for some of the best poetry ever written? Then look no further. The Charge of the Light Brigade & 125 More Classic Poems will introduce or re-introduce you to hours and hours of phenomenal poetry.This book contains classics poems such as:The Charge of the Light Brigade by Lord Alfred TennysonO Captain! My Captain! by Walt WhitmanInvictus by william Ernest HenleyAnnabel Lee by Edgar Allan PoeHow Do I Love Thee by Elizabeth Barrett BrowningThe Road Not Taken by Robert FrostSonnet 116 by William ShakespeareOde on a Grecian Urn by John KeatsShe Walks in Beauty by Lord ByronRichard Cory by Edwin Arlington RobinsonA Red, Red Rose by Robert BurnsA Poison Tree by William BlakeThanatopsis by William Cullen BryantThe World is too Much with Us by William WordsworthAnd many, many, many more!If you don't find this book to be filled with eloquent, inspiring, and fabulous poems, then simply get a refund from Amazon. This book is that good; I guarantee it.
/book/show/2977540-classic-battletech-mercenaries-supplemental-2?from_search=true	Classic Battletech	Classic Battletech Mercenaries Supplemental 2	Kell Hounds. Northwind Highlanders. Blue Star Irregulars. Literally a thousand and one mercenary units populate the Inner Sphere, yet these are the household names that captivate the common man. But for every top, there is a bottom. Gray's Ghosts. Kraken Unleashed. Vinson's Vigilantes. Some call them 'pirates,' others 'down-on-their-luck,' and others 'salvation' when the jKell Hounds. Northwind Highlanders. Blue Star Irregulars. Literally a thousand and one mercenary units populate the Inner Sphere, yet these are the household names that captivate the common man. But for every top, there is a bottom. Gray's Ghosts. Kraken Unleashed. Vinson's Vigilantes. Some call them 'pirates,' others 'down-on-their-luck,' and others 'salvation' when the job's small enough and the pay just right. But for these hard-boiled warriors, life isn't cheap. Life hardly exists at all! A companion volume to Classic BattleTech Field Manual: Mercenaries, Revised, and Mercenaries Supplemental?, Mercenaries Supplemental II? delves into the dregs of the mercenary world, allowing players to use these unique mercenaries in their Classic BattleTech campaigns. Additional rules for mercenary creation include non-BattleMech Unit Tech Levels, special renegade and freelancer mercenary paths, as well as rules for playing mercenaries in different BattleTech eras, from the Star League, to the Succession Wars, to the present.
/book/show/17346837-the-preppy-cookbook?from_search=true	Christine Nunn	The Preppy Cookbook: Classic Recipes for the Modern Prep	Are you planning the menu for your local junior leagues next luncheon? Wondering what cocktail to sip on while spectating at Wimbledon? Searching for the perfect casserole that tastes just the way Mummy used to make it?With answers to all these questions and more,will guide you, step by step, in creating a kitchen, and a world, that exemplifies theAre you planning the menu for your local junior leagues next luncheon? Wondering what cocktail to sip on while spectating at Wimbledon? Searching for the perfect casserole that tastes just the way Mummy used to make it?With answers to all these questions and more,will guide you, step by step, in creating a kitchen, and a world, that exemplifies the preppy lifestyle. This beautifully illustrated cookbook from Christine E. Nunn, the owner of Picnic, offers more than 125 perfectly tested recipes.Readers will not only delight their taste buds with mouthwatering photographs of summer Lobster Rolls and The Perfect Pot Roast, but theyll also discoveris a cheeky, cover-to-cover read that is as witty as it is delicious. With droll but wise inflection, Nunn shares time-honored traditions and cites proper blue-blood etiquette. For example, always pick up asparagus with your fingers; never use a fork unless it is smothered in Easy and Perfect Hollandaise sauce. Brunch begins at 12:15 pm sharp. And gentlemen, when cocktailing, remember to bring a church key.Whether its planning a wedding shower, serving hors doeuvres at the annual tree-trimming party, firing up a lobster bake in Maine, or finding the cure for a Sunday morning hangover,will provide you with an arsenal of great recipes for all occasions.
/book/show/26467041-the-jewel-of-seven-stars?from_search=true	Bram Stoker	The Jewel of Seven Stars: Classic Horror	The Jewel of Seven Stars by Bram Stoker - Malcolm Ross, a young barrister, is awakened in the middle of the night and summoned to the house of famous Egyptologist Abel Trelawny at the request of his daughter, Margaret. Once Malcolm arrives at the house, he meets Margaret, Superintendent Dolan, and Doctor Winchester, and learns why he has been called. Margaret, hearing straThe Jewel of Seven Stars by Bram Stoker - Malcolm Ross, a young barrister, is awakened in the middle of the night and summoned to the house of famous Egyptologist Abel Trelawny at the request of his daughter, Margaret. Once Malcolm arrives at the house, he meets Margaret, Superintendent Dolan, and Doctor Winchester, and learns why he has been called. Margaret, hearing strange noises from her father's bedroom, woke to find him unconscious and bloodied on the floor of his room, under some sort of trance. Margaret reveals that her father had left a letter of strange instructions in the event of his incapacitation, stating that his body should not be removed from his room and must be watched at all times until he wakes up. The room is filled with Egyptian relics, and Malcolm notices that the mummy smell has an effect on those in the room. A large mummy cat in the room disturbs Margaret's cat, Silvio, and the doctor suspects Silvio is guilty of the scratch marks on Trelawny's arm.
/book/show/26304447-the-eighteenth-brumaire-of-louis-bonaparte?from_search=true	Karl Marx	The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Bonaparte	Excerpt from The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis BonaparteThe first edition of this translation was published in New York in 1897. Ten years later we purchased the plates and copyright and brought out an edition in paper covers. The type was small and the printing unattractive, but the demand for the book continues, and we now offer a new edition from new plates. The translaExcerpt from The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis BonaparteThe first edition of this translation was published in New York in 1897. Ten years later we purchased the plates and copyright and brought out an edition in paper covers. The type was small and the printing unattractive, but the demand for the book continues, and we now offer a new edition from new plates. The translation is unchanged except for a few slight verbal corrections, and we are reprinting the introduction by the translator just as originally written. The events of sixteen years have in many ways confirmed his forecast, and the spectacular figure of Theodore Roosevelt now offers a striking parallel to that of Napoleon the Little.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18732739-the-idle-thoughts-of-an-idle-fellow---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Jerome K. Jerome	The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow - The Original Classic Edition	Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Jerome K. Jerome, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside The IdleFinally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Jerome K. Jerome, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside The Idle Thoughts of an Idle Fellow:The gentleman who, when I was young, bathed me at wisdoms font for nine guineas a term-no extras-used to say he never knew a boy who could do less work in more time; and I remember my poor grandmother once incidentally observing, in the course of an instruction upon the use of the Prayer-book, that it was highly improbable that I should ever do much that I ought not to do, but that she felt convinced beyond a doubt that I should leave undone pretty well everything that I ought to do....If, by any extraordinary chance, there was no war going, then they got up a deadly family feud with the next-door neighbor, and if, in spite of this, they still had a few spare moments on their hands, they occupied them with discussions as to whose sweetheart was the best looking, the arguments employed on both sides being battle-axes, clubs, etc.... But if the other fellow broke his head-not his own, you know, but the other fellows-the other fellow to the second fellow, that is, because of course the other fellow would only be the other fellow to him, not the first fellow who-well, if he broke his head, then his girl-not the other fellows, but the fellow who was the-Look here, if A broke Bs head, then As girl was a pretty girl; but if B broke As head, then As girl wasnt a pretty girl, but Bs girl was....I am looking forward to the time when we men shall have nothing to do but lie in bed till twelve, read two novels a day, have nice little five-oclock teas all to ourselves, and tax our brains with nothing more trying than discussions upon the latest patterns in trousers and arguments as to what Mr....Many dear old ladies who daily look at tiny shoes lying in lavender-scented drawers, and weep as they think of the tiny feet whose toddling march is done, and sweet-faced young ones who place each night beneath their pillow some lock that once curled on a boyish head that the salt waves have kissed to death, will call me a nasty cynical brute and say Im talking nonsense; but I believe, nevertheless, that if they will ask themselves truthfully whether they find it unpleasant to dwell thus on their sorrow, they will be compelled to answer No.
/book/show/25102206-love-among-the-chickens?from_search=true	P.G. Wodehouse	Love Among The Chickens: A British Humor Classic	The farcical tale of Jeremy Garnet, an author and an old friend of Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge, an erstwhile chicken farmer. Upon meeting Ukridge for the first time in years, Garnet finds himself enmeshed Ukridge's new and struggling chicken farm. Garnet soon falls in love with a girl living near the estate as he struggles with the farm and with Ukridge's bizarre busThe farcical tale of Jeremy Garnet, an author and an old friend of Stanley Featherstonehaugh Ukridge, an erstwhile chicken farmer. Upon meeting Ukridge for the first time in years, Garnet finds himself enmeshed Ukridge's new and struggling chicken farm. Garnet soon falls in love with a girl living near the estate as he struggles with the farm and with Ukridge's bizarre business methods.
/book/show/33910457-mandragola?from_search=true	Niccol Machiavelli Qem Classic (Editor)	Mandragola	Firenze, 1504. Messer Nicia e tormentato dal desiderio di paternita che sua moglie, la bella e savia Lucrezia, non riesce a soddisfare. Callimaco, in veste di famoso medico, riesce a convincere messer Nicia che l'unico modo per avere figli sia di somministrare a sua moglie una pozione di mandragola. La controindicazione e il pretesto per portare a termine l'inganno: il priFirenze, 1504. Messer Nicia e tormentato dal desiderio di paternita che sua moglie, la bella e savia Lucrezia, non riesce a soddisfare. Callimaco, in veste di famoso medico, riesce a convincere messer Nicia che l'unico modo per avere figli sia di somministrare a sua moglie una pozione di mandragola. La controindicazione e il pretesto per portare a termine l'inganno: il primo che avra rapporti con lei morira entro otto giorni. Considerato spesso il capolavoro del teatro del '500, la commedia si ricollega ai testi latini di Plauto e Terenzio ed al Decameron di Boccaccio, mettendo in evidenza la profonda amoralita della societa ed insieme il vitalismo del desiderio e della logica utilitaristica.Questo libro fa parte della collezionein formato cartaceo disponibile su Amazon. Gli eBookssono forniti conper agevolare la lettura.
/book/show/27574885-the-lady-of-the-lake?from_search=true	Walter Scott William J. Rolfe (Editor)	The Lady of the Lake: Classic Poetry	New Edition with Substantial Notes. The Lady of the Lake by Sir Walter Scott. Edited with Substantial Notes by William J. Rolfe. When I first saw Mr. Osgood's beautiful illustrated edition of The Lady of the Lake, I asked him to let me use some of the cuts in a cheaper annotated edition for school and household use; and the present volume is the result.
/book/show/25770866-62?from_search=true	Julio Cortzar Gregory Rabassa (Translator)	62: A Model Kit	Here is an exhilarating intellectual performance, in the tradition of Roger Penrose'sand Steven Pinker's. On the way to showing how the world of our ancient ancestors shapHere is an exhilarating intellectual performance, in the tradition of Roger Penrose'sand Steven Pinker's. On the way to showing how the world of our ancient ancestors shaped our modern modular mind, Steven Mithen shares one provocative insight after another as he answers a series of fascinating questions:Were our brains hard-wired in the Pleistocene Era by the needs of hunter-gatherers?When did religious beliefs first emerge?Why were the first paintings made by humankind so technically accomplished and expressive?What can the sexual habits of chimpanzees tell us about the prehistory of the modern mind?This is the first archaeological account to support the new modular concept of the mind. The concept, promulgated by cognitive and evolutionary psychologists, views the mind as a collection of specialized intelligences or cognitive domains, somewhat like a Swiss army knife with its specialized blades and tools. Arguing that only archaeology can answer many of the key questions raised by the new concept, Mithen delineates a three-phase sequence for the mind's evolution over six million yearsfrom early Homo in Africa to the ice-age Neanderthals to our modern modular minds. Here is an intriguing and challenging explanation of what it means to be human, a bold new theory about the origins and nature of the mind.
/book/show/18732402-psmith-in-the-city---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	P.G. Wodehouse	Psmith in the City - The Original Classic Edition	Psmith in the City marks something of a transition piece for Wodehouse. Here, two of his principle School characters are taken away from the school environment and put into the real world. Psmith is elevated to the principle character quite clearly - a trend which continues in Psmith, journalist, and of course is entirely dominant in the concluding Leave it to Psmith, wherPsmith in the City marks something of a transition piece for Wodehouse. Here, two of his principle School characters are taken away from the school environment and put into the real world. Psmith is elevated to the principle character quite clearly - a trend which continues in Psmith, journalist, and of course is entirely dominant in the concluding Leave it to Psmith, where Mike is relegated to the background. There is also an element of the autobiographical in this work, for Wodehouse spent his post school days in much the same position as Mike finds himself - working in a city job for which he had little aptitude and did not like. Dulwich College, Wodehouses school, also makes a cameo appearance.The character of Psmith (based on a real person, unusually for Wodehouse) lends himself well to Wodehouses skill at dialogue. Psmiths unique character traits are generally revealed in his conversation, and Wodehouse makes the most of this - certainly more than he was able to in the earlier school settings for Mike and Psmith. The dialogue does not, perhaps, soar to the heights it achieves in Leave it to Psmith, but this is a distinctly earlier piece of writing. Indeed, the reader is occasionally brought up with a jolt to just how early in the twentieth century this is, with some of the settings and phrasings.Overall this is a very enjoyable book, and interesting because of the transition role it plays in shifting from the more serious School series to the more frivolous work for which Wodehouse is more remembered. The autobiographical aspect is also of interest, and though the historical reminders may shock a little, they are a reminder of how long Wodehouse was writing.
/book/show/852725.Heidi?from_search=true	Lisa Church (Adapter) Jamel Akib (Illustrations) Arthur Pober (Afterword)	Heidi (Classic Starts Series)	
/book/show/216369.Paycheck_and_Other_Classic_Stories?from_search=true	Philip K. Dick Steven Owen Godersky Roger Zelazny (Introduction)	Paycheck and Other Classic Stories	
/book/show/161847.The_Midwich_Cuckoos?from_search=true	John Wyndham	The Midwich Cuckoos (Ballantine Classic, 02763)	In the sleepy English village of Midwich, a mysterious silver object appears and all the inhabitants fall unconscious. A day later the object is gone and everyone awakens unharmed  except that all the women in the village are discovered to be pregnant.
/book/show/872309.More_Than_Human?from_search=true	Theodore Sturgeon	More Than Human	More Than Human is a 1953 science fiction novel by Theodore Sturgeon. It is a fix-up of his previously published novella Baby is Three with two parts (The Fabulous Idiot and Morality) written especially for the novel. It won the 1954 International Fantasy Award, which was also given to works in science fiction. It was additionally nominated in 2004 for a Retro Hugo awardMore Than Human is a 1953 science fiction novel by Theodore Sturgeon. It is a fix-up of his previously published novella Baby is Three with two parts (The Fabulous Idiot and Morality) written especially for the novel. It won the 1954 International Fantasy Award, which was also given to works in science fiction. It was additionally nominated in 2004 for a Retro Hugo award for the year 1954. Sci-fi critic and editor David Pringle included it in his book, Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels. The novel concerns the coming together of six extraordinary people with strange powers who are able to blesh (a portmanteau of blend and mesh) their abilities together. In this way, they are able to act as one organism. They progress toward a mature gestalt consciousness, called the homo gestalt, the next step in the human evolution.
/book/show/2932820-washington-square?from_search=true	Henry James Peter Conn (Editor, Introduction)	Washington Square	The plot ofhas the simplicity of old-fashioned melodrama: a plain-looking, good-hearted young woman, the only child of a rich widower, is pursued by a charming but unscrupulous man who seeks the wealth she will presumably inherit. On this premise, Henry James constructed one of his most memorable novels, a story in which love is answered with betrayal anThe plot ofhas the simplicity of old-fashioned melodrama: a plain-looking, good-hearted young woman, the only child of a rich widower, is pursued by a charming but unscrupulous man who seeks the wealth she will presumably inherit. On this premise, Henry James constructed one of his most memorable novels, a story in which love is answered with betrayal and loyalty leads inexorably to despair.
/book/show/1654967.The_Door_into_Summer?from_search=true	Robert A. Heinlein	The Door into Summer	It is 1970, and electronics engineer Dan Davis has finally made the invention of a lifetime: a household robot with extraordinary abilities, destined to dramatically change the landscape of everyday routine. Then, with wild success just within reach, Dan's greedy partner and even greedier fiance steal his work and leave him penniless, and trick him into taking the long slIt is 1970, and electronics engineer Dan Davis has finally made the invention of a lifetime: a household robot with extraordinary abilities, destined to dramatically change the landscape of everyday routine. Then, with wild success just within reach, Dan's greedy partner and even greedier fiance steal his work and leave him penniless, and trick him into taking the long sleepsuspended animation for thirty years.
/book/show/553694.Classic_Short_Stories?from_search=true	F. Scott Fitzgerald	Classic Short Stories	Side 1. Pat Hobby and Orson WellesPat Hobby's secret --Side 2. Pat Hobby, putative father --Fun in an artist's studio.
/book/show/349426.The_Memory_Book?from_search=true	Harry Lorayne Jerry Lucas	The Memory Book: The Classic Guide to Improving Your Memory at Work, at School, and at Play	Unleash the hidden power of your mind through Harry Lorayne and Jerry Lucas's simple, fail-safe memory system, and you can become more effective, more imaginative, and more powerful, at work, at school, in sports and play. Discover how easy it is to: file phone numbers, data, figures, and appointments right in your head; learn foreign words and phrases with ease; read withUnleash the hidden power of your mind through Harry Lorayne and Jerry Lucas's simple, fail-safe memory system, and you can become more effective, more imaginative, and more powerful, at work, at school, in sports and play. Discover how easy it is to: file phone numbers, data, figures, and appointments right in your head; learn foreign words and phrases with ease; read with speed--and greater understanding; shine in the classroom--and shorten study hours; dominate social situations, and more.
/book/show/1182572.Kipling_s_Rikki_tikki_tavi?from_search=true	Rudyard Kipling	Kipling's Rikki-tikki-tavi	
/book/show/24630063-lorna-doone?from_search=true	R.D. Blackmore	Lorna Doone	With an Introduction and Notes by Dr Pamela Knights, Department of English Studies, Durham University --This text refers to the Paperback edition. This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we hWith an Introduction and Notes by Dr Pamela Knights, Department of English Studies, Durham University --This text refers to the Paperback edition. This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. This text refers to the Bibliobazaar edition.
/book/show/30094015-the-ambassadors?from_search=true	Henry James	The Ambassadors	Excerpt from The AmbassadorsStrether's first question, when he reached the hotel, was about his friend; yet on his learning that Waymarsh was apparently not to arrive till evening he was not wholly disconcerted. A telegram from him bespeaking a room only if not noisy, with the answer paid, was produced for the inquirer at the office, so that the understanding that theyExcerpt from The AmbassadorsStrether's first question, when he reached the hotel, was about his friend; yet on his learning that Waymarsh was apparently not to arrive till evening he was not wholly disconcerted. A telegram from him bespeaking a room only if not noisy, with the answer paid, was produced for the inquirer at the office, so that the understanding that they should meet at Chester rather than at Liverpool remained to that extent sound. The same secret principle, however, that had prompted Strether not absolutely to desire Waymarsh's presence at the dock, that had led him thus to postpone for a few hours his enjoyment of it, now operated to make him feel that he could still wait without disappointment. They would dine together at the worst, and, with all respect to dear old Waymarsh - if not even, for that matter, to himself - there was little fear that in the sequel they should not see enough of each other. The principle I have just mentioned as operating had been, with the most newly-disembarked of the two men, wholly instinctive - the fruit of a sharp sense that, delightful as it would be to find himself looking, after so much separation, into his comrade's face, his business would be a trifle bungled should he simply arrange that this countenance should present itself to the nearing steamer as the first note, for him, of Europe. Mixed with everything was the apprehension, already, on Strether's part, that he would, at best, throughout, prove the note of Europe in quite a sufficient degree.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18732311-the-marvelous-land-of-oz---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	L. Frank Baum	The Marvelous Land of Oz - The Original Classic Edition	Although he was never to enjoy the success he had with his first Oz book, Baum sure tried hard with this one (the second in the series). Most like this far better than the first, more famous The Wizard of Oz work. It starts off with Tip living in a cottage deep in a forest in Oz. The witch who keeps him is set on turning him into stone, so Tip must escape. This sets up a wAlthough he was never to enjoy the success he had with his first Oz book, Baum sure tried hard with this one (the second in the series). Most like this far better than the first, more famous The Wizard of Oz work. It starts off with Tip living in a cottage deep in a forest in Oz. The witch who keeps him is set on turning him into stone, so Tip must escape. This sets up a whole series of wonderful adventures and interesting characters. The Pumpkinhead character is a favorite. If only someone like Tim Burton would get a hold of this and turn it into a film, then maybe the whole Baum Oz series would get as much recognition as say the Potter series has been getting. Baum wrote 14 Oz books in the early 1900s. The movie was made from the first in the series. The [Marvelous] Land of OZ is the 2nd in the series, and possibly the best. The short chapter from page 71-81 reaches a level of perfection attained only rarely in the history of literature, and is equal to the best passages of Mark Twain or James Thurber. You cant read that passage without going into a fit of laughing yourself to tears.We have all grown up with the Wizard of Oz movie, book one, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is basically the same story as the movie with some slight differences. Marvelous Land of Oz, the second book of the series is the one that will reel you in and have you wanting to read more. You will love it, especially the surprise ending which I wont spoil for you. Jack Pumpkinhead, the Woggle Bug and a mean witch named Mombi are all new characters, even more colorful than some of those from book one.
/book/show/29340941-richard-ii?from_search=true	William Shakespeare A. Willis (Editor)	Richard II	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Richard II is based on the life of King Richard II of England (ruled 13771399) and is the first part of a tetralogy, referred to by some scholars as the Henriad, followed by three plays concerning Richard's successors: Henry IV, Part 1; Henry IV, Part 2; and Henry V.* Just as accessible and enjoyab* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Richard II is based on the life of King Richard II of England (ruled 13771399) and is the first part of a tetralogy, referred to by some scholars as the Henriad, followed by three plays concerning Richard's successors: Henry IV, Part 1; Henry IV, Part 2; and Henry V.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the play is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/442200.Live_and_Let_Die?from_search=true	Ian Fleming	Live and Let Die	Bond is off to Harlem, the kingdom of Mr Big, black master of crime and voodoo baron. The trail of terror, treachery and torture leads from New York's black underworld to the shark infested island in the sun that Mr Big calls his own.
/book/show/8239371-the-black-cat?from_search=true	Edgar Allan Poe	The Black Cat	The Black Cat is one of Edgar Allan Poe's most memorable stories. The tale centers around a black cat and the subsequent deterioration of a man. The story is often linked with The Tell-Tale Heart because of the profound psychological elements these two works share.
/book/show/22967516-the-prisoner-of-zenda-large-print-edition?from_search=true	Anthony Hope	The Prisoner of Zenda [Large Print Edition]: The Complete & Unabridged Original Classic	This premium quality large print edition includes the complete, unabridged text of Anthony Hope's classic tale in a freshly edited and newly typeset edition. With a generous 6 x 9 page size, this large print edition is printed on heavyweight 60# bright white paper with a fully laminated cover featuring an original full color design, and includes footnoted annotations, adThis premium quality large print edition includes the complete, unabridged text of Anthony Hope's classic tale in a freshly edited and newly typeset edition. With a generous 6 x 9 page size, this large print edition is printed on heavyweight 60# bright white paper with a fully laminated cover featuring an original full color design, and includes footnoted annotations, added sparingly, to aid the modern reader with particularly obscure terms and usages.The Prisoner of Zenda follows the adventures of Rudolf Rassendyll, an honorable but idle descendant of a rumored wrong side of the blanket lineage resulting from a dalliance between a visiting King of Ruritania and a very married English countess. Faced with the prospect of actually commencing employment as a diplomatic attache, Rudolf plans to spend time vacationing on the continent, and decides on a visit to Ruritania. A chance encounter with the Crown Prince on the eve of his coronation as king reveals that the two, while not identical, are enough alike to fool most people.A fortunate coincidence, because political intrigue waylays the Prince, the situation demands that the coronation take place as scheduled, and Rassendyll is persuaded by the Prince's aides to stand in for the ceremony. But the deception is immediately complicated by the kidnapping of the real king by his enemies, led by his half-brother, Prince Michael, and the romantic attachment which springs up between Rassendyll and Princess Flavia, the real king's intended bride.Written with a broad, but dry, sense of humor, the story twists and turns through the maneuverings of the opposing factions, a fast-paced adventure story and poignant romance with chases, narrow escapes, duels, deceptions, and unexpected complications.Sir Anthony Hope Hawkins (1863-1933), who published during his lifetime as Anthony Hope, was an English novelist and playwright. Called to the bar by the Middle Temple in 1887, he gave up what was by all accounts a very promising legal career to pursue writing. The author of over thirty novels and several plays, he enjoyed a wide popular following in his time, but is known today primarily for only two of his books: The Prisoner of Zenda (1894) and Rupert of Hentzau (1898), a true sequel. Sometimes identified as a minor classic of English literature, The Prisoner of Zenda received high praise from other writers such as Robert Louis Stevenson and A.E.W. Mason and was a phenomenal success when published, inspiring an entire genre in adventure fiction, the Ruritanian Romance. The high-water mark of Hope's career, the novel has been adapted for film many times, and has also been produced on the stage.
/book/show/26913816-the-genealogy-of-morals?from_search=true	Friedrich Nietzsche	The Genealogy of Morals	Excerpt from The Genealogy of MoralsThe Genealogy of Morals was written by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche in 1918. This is a 216 page book, containing 58259 words. Search Inside is enabled for this title.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an importaExcerpt from The Genealogy of MoralsThe Genealogy of Morals was written by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche in 1918. This is a 216 page book, containing 58259 words. Search Inside is enabled for this title.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26087339-the-man-without-qualities?from_search=true	Robert Musil	The Man Without Qualities: Picador Classic	
/book/show/25368797-the-little-mermaid---world-best-classic?from_search=true	Hans Christian Andersen Yoo Chun Kim Eun Kyung Cho (Illustrator)	The Little Mermaid - World Best Classic (inbook 26)	World Best Classic seriesOriginal Author - Hans Christian AndersenThe young mermaid princess goes above the sea on her fifteenth birthday and falls in love at first sight with a prince. She becomes determined to become a human. Will her love toward the prince come true?
/book/show/198259.War_is_a_Racket?from_search=true	Smedley D. Butler Adam Parfrey (Introduction)	War is a Racket: The Antiwar Classic by America's Most Decorated Soldier	Major General Smedley D. Butler was a military hero of the first rank, the winner of two Medals of Honour, a true 'fighting marine' whose courage and patriotism could not be doubted. Yet he came to believe that the wars in which he and his men had fought and bled and died were all pre-planned conflicts, designed not so much to defend America as to bloat the balance sheetsMajor General Smedley D. Butler was a military hero of the first rank, the winner of two Medals of Honour, a true 'fighting marine' whose courage and patriotism could not be doubted. Yet he came to believe that the wars in which he and his men had fought and bled and died were all pre-planned conflicts, designed not so much to defend America as to bloat the balance sheets of US banks and corporations.War Is a Racket is the title of two works, a speech and a booklet, by retired United States Marine Corps Major General and two time Medal of Honor recipient Smedley D. Butler. In them, Butler frankly discusses from his experience as a career military officer how business interests commercially benefit from warfare.After his retirement from the Marine Corps, Gen. Butler made a nationwide tour in the early 1930s giving his speech War is a Racket. The speech was so well received that he wrote a longer version as a small book with the same title that was published in 1935 by Round Table Press, Inc., of New York. The booklet was also condensed in Reader's Digest as a book supplement which helped popularize his message. In an introduction to the Reader's Digest version, Lowell Thomas, the as told to author of Butler's oral autobiographical adventures, praised Butler's moral as well as physical courage.
/book/show/19485187-lost-horizon?from_search=true	James Hilton	Lost Horizon: The Classic Tale of Shangri-la	Following a plane crash, Conway, a British consul; his deputy; a missionary; and an American financier find themselves in the enigmatic snow-capped mountains of uncharted Tibet. Here they discover a seemingly perfect hidden community where they are welcomed with gracious hospitality.Intrigued by its mystery, the travellers set about discovering the secret hidden at the shiFollowing a plane crash, Conway, a British consul; his deputy; a missionary; and an American financier find themselves in the enigmatic snow-capped mountains of uncharted Tibet. Here they discover a seemingly perfect hidden community where they are welcomed with gracious hospitality.Intrigued by its mystery, the travellers set about discovering the secret hidden at the shimmering heart of Shangri-La.
/book/show/26305868-the-wings-of-the-dove?from_search=true	Henry James	The Wings of the Dove	Excerpt from The Wings of the DoveShe waited, Kate Croy, for her father to come in, but he kept her unconscionably, and there were moments at which she showed herself, in the glass over the mantel, a face positively pale with the irritation that had brought her to the point of going away without sight of him. It was at this point, however, that she remained; changing herExcerpt from The Wings of the DoveShe waited, Kate Croy, for her father to come in, but he kept her unconscionably, and there were moments at which she showed herself, in the glass over the mantel, a face positively pale with the irritation that had brought her to the point of going away without sight of him. It was at this point, however, that she remained; changing her place, moving from the shabby sofa to the arm-chair upholstered in a glazed cloth that gave at once - she had tried it - the sense of the slippery and of the sticky. She had looked at the sallow prints on the walls and at the lonely magazine, a year old, that combined, with a small lamp in coloured glass and a knitted white centre-piece wanting in freshness, to enhance the effect of the purplish cloth on the principal table; she had above all, from time to time, taken a brief stand on the small balcony to which the pair of long windows gave access. The vulgar little street, in this view, offered scant relief from the vulgar little room; its main office was to suggest to her that the narrow black house-fronts, adjusted to a standard that would have been low even for backs, constituted quite the publicity implied by such privacies. One felt them in the room exactly as one felt the room - the hundred like it, or worse - in the street. Each time she turned in again, each time, in her impatience, she gave him up, it was to sound to a deeper depth, while she tasted the faint, flat emanation of things, the failure of fortune and of honour.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/10770174-his-last-bow?from_search=true	Arthur Conan Doyle	His Last Bow	His Last Bow is a collection of seven Sherlock Holmes stories (eight in American editions) by Arthur Conan Doyle, as well as the title of one of the stories in that collection. Originally published in 1917, it contains the various Holmes stories published between 1908 and 1913, as well as the one-off title story from 1917.The collection was originally called ReminiscencesHis Last Bow is a collection of seven Sherlock Holmes stories (eight in American editions) by Arthur Conan Doyle, as well as the title of one of the stories in that collection. Originally published in 1917, it contains the various Holmes stories published between 1908 and 1913, as well as the one-off title story from 1917.The collection was originally called Reminiscences of Sherlock Holmes and did not contain the actual story His Last Bow, which appeared later, after the full-length The Valley of Fear was published. However later editions added it and changed the title. Some recent complete editions have restored the earlier title.When the Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes were published in the USA for the first time, the publishers believed The Adventure of the Cardboard Box was too scandalous for the American public, since it dealt with the theme of adultery. As a result, this story was not published in the USA until many years later, when it was added to His Last Bow. Even today, most American editions of the canon include it with His Last Bow, while most British editions keep the story in its original place in The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
/book/show/224707.The_Road_To_Serfdom?from_search=true	Friedrich A. Hayek David Case (Read by)	The Road To Serfdom:  A Classic Warning Against The Dangers To Freedom	A classic work in political philosophy, intellectual and cultural history, and economics, THE ROAD TO SERFDOM has inspired politicians, scholars, and general readers for half a century. Originally published in 1944 - when Eleanor Roosevelt supported the efforts of Stalin and Albert Einstein subscribed to the socialist program - it was seen as heretical for its warning agaiA classic work in political philosophy, intellectual and cultural history, and economics, THE ROAD TO SERFDOM has inspired politicians, scholars, and general readers for half a century. Originally published in 1944 - when Eleanor Roosevelt supported the efforts of Stalin and Albert Einstein subscribed to the socialist program - it was seen as heretical for its warning against state control over the means of production. For Hayek, the collectivist idea of giving government more economic control led not to Utopia but to Nazi Germany and fascist Italy. Since then, it has established itself alongside the works of de Tocqueville, Mill and Orwell for its warning on the tradeoff between individual liberty and government authority.
/book/show/25327440-the-line-of-beauty?from_search=true	Alan Hollinghurst	The Line of Beauty: Picador Classic	
/book/show/16440600-sea-wolf?from_search=true	Jack London (Contributor)	Sea Wolf: Classic Literature Easy to Read	This classic novel has been abridged and adapted into 10 illustrated chapters.The novel begins when Van Weyden is swept overboard into San Francisco Bay, and plucked from the sea by Larsen's seal-hunting vessel, the Ghost. This ship's evil captain, Wolf Larsen - The Sea-Wolf - is a murderous tyrant who uses his superhuman strength to torture and destroy, his brilliant mindThis classic novel has been abridged and adapted into 10 illustrated chapters.The novel begins when Van Weyden is swept overboard into San Francisco Bay, and plucked from the sea by Larsen's seal-hunting vessel, the Ghost. This ship's evil captain, Wolf Larsen - The Sea-Wolf - is a murderous tyrant who uses his superhuman strength to torture and destroy, his brilliant mind to invent sick games, and his relentless will to control his mutinous crew. Pressed into service as a cabin boy by the ruthless captain, Van Weyden becomes an unwilling participant in a brutal shipboard drama. Larsen's increasingly violent abuse of the crew fuels a mounting tension that ultimately boils into mutiny, shipwreck, and a desperate confrontation.
/book/show/9440760-utilitarianism---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	John Stuart Mill	Utilitarianism - The Original Classic Edition	Utilitarianism is the idea that the moral worth of an action is determined solely by its utility in providing happiness or pleasure as summed among all sentient beings. It is thus a form of consequentialism, meaning that the moral worth of an action is determined by its outcome. One of the most influential contributors to this theory is considered to be John Stuart Mill. JUtilitarianism is the idea that the moral worth of an action is determined solely by its utility in providing happiness or pleasure as summed among all sentient beings. It is thus a form of consequentialism, meaning that the moral worth of an action is determined by its outcome. One of the most influential contributors to this theory is considered to be John Stuart Mill. John Stuart Mill, 1806-73, worked for the East India Co. helped run Colonial India from England. Minister of Parliament 1865-68 he served one term.John Stuart Mill's book Utilitarianism is a philosophical defense of utilitarianism in ethics. Although Mill includes discussions of utilitarian ethical principles in other works such as On Liberty and The Subjection of Women, Utilitarianism contains Mill's only major discussion of the fundamental grounds for utilitarian ethical theory.Recommended reading for anyone interested in philosophy, political science, and history.
/book/show/8219039-sentimental-education?from_search=true	Gustave Flaubert	Sentimental Education: The Story Of A Young Man	La historia de un ambicioso joven de provincias que se enamora de una mujer casada sirvi a Flaubert para crear uno de los hitos estilsticos de la literatura universal, quiz su obra maestra, sin duda una de las novelas ms perdurables de todos los tiempos. En la cubierta del barco que le lleva de Pars a su ciudad natal, Frderic Moreau se quedar prendado de la bellezaLa historia de un ambicioso joven de provincias que se enamora de una mujer casada sirvi a Flaubert para crear uno de los hitos estilsticos de la literatura universal, quiz su obra maestra, sin duda una de las novelas ms perdurables de todos los tiempos. En la cubierta del barco que le lleva de Pars a su ciudad natal, Frderic Moreau se quedar prendado de la belleza de la seora Arnoux, punto de arranque de las tribulaciones de un joven que suea con alcanzar fama y fortuna y que, de regreso a Pars, frecuentar al seor Arnoux para estar cerca de su secreto amor.
/book/show/26949816-the-mysteries-of-udolpho?from_search=true	Ann Radcliffe	The Mysteries of Udolpho	Excerpt from The Mysteries of UdolphoOn the pleasant banks of the Garonne, in the province of Gascony, stood, in the year 1584, the chateau of Monsieur St. Aubert. From its windows were seen the pastoral land scapes of Guienne and Gascony stretching along the river, gay with Igxuriant woods and vines and plantations or olives. To the south, the view was bounded by the majExcerpt from The Mysteries of UdolphoOn the pleasant banks of the Garonne, in the province of Gascony, stood, in the year 1584, the chateau of Monsieur St. Aubert. From its windows were seen the pastoral land scapes of Guienne and Gascony stretching along the river, gay with Igxuriant woods and vines and plantations or olives. To the south, the view was bounded by the majestic Pyrenees, whose summits, veiled in clouds, or exhibiting awful forms, seen, and lost again as the partial vapours rolled along, were sometimes barren, and gleamed through the blue tinge of air, and sometimes frowned with forests of gloomy pine, that swept downward to their base. These tremendous precipices were contrasted by the soft green of the pastures and woods that hung upon their skirts; among whose flocks, and herds, and simple cottages, the eye, aster having scaled the cliffs above, delighted to repose. To the north, and to the east, the plains or Guienne and Languedoc were lost in the mist or distance; on the west, Gascony was bounded by the waters of Biscay.M. St. Aubert loved to wander, with his wife and daughter, on the margin of the Garonne, and to listen to the music that floated on its waves. He had known life in other forms than those of pastoral simplicity, having mingled in the gay and in the busy scenes of the world; but the flattering portrait of mankind, which his heart had delineated in early youth, his experience had too sorrowfully corrected Yet amidst the changing visions of life, his principles remained unshaken, bis benevolence unchilled; and he retired from the multitude, more in pity than in anger, to scenes of simple nature, to the pure delights of literature, and to the exercise of domestic virtues.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/3872745-an-old-fashioned-girl?from_search=true	Louisa May Alcott	An Old-Fashioned Girl	The story of Polly Milton, an old-fashioned girl who wins the hearts of everyone she meets.
/book/show/18732832-five-children-and-it---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	E. Nesbit	Five Children and It - The Original Classic Edition	Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Five Children and It. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by E. Nesbit, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside Five Children and It:They thouFinally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Five Children and It. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by E. Nesbit, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside Five Children and It:They thought so from the first moment, but when they found the back of the house covered with jasmine, an in white flower, and smelling like a bottle of the most expensive scent that is ever given for a birthday present; and when they had seen the lawn, all green and smooth, and quite different from the brown grass in the gardens at Camden Town; and when they had found the stable with a loft over it and some old hay still left, they were almost certain; and when Robert had found the broken swing and tumbled out of it and got a lump on his head the size of an egg, and Cyril had nipped his finger in the door of a hutch that seemed made to keep rabbits in, if you ever had any, they had no longer any doubts whatever....Now that I have begun to tell you about the place, I feel that I could go on and make this into a most interesting story about all the ordinary things that the children did - just the kind of things you do yourself, you know - and you would believe every word of it; and when I told about the childrens being tiresome, as you are sometimes, your aunts would perhaps write in the margin of the story with a pencil, How true!...It came at last to their sitting down in a row under the hedge, with their feet in a dry ditch, waiting for sunset, and wondering whether, when the sun did set, they would turn into stone, or only into their own old natural selves; and each of them still felt lonely and among strangers, and tried not to look at the others, for, though their voices were their own, their faces were so radiantly beautiful as to be quite irritating to look at....It was a new sensation to be driven in a smart pony-trap along pretty country roads, it was very pleasant too (which is not always the case with new sensations), quite apart from the beautiful plans of spending the money which each child made as they went along, silently of course and quite to itself, for they felt it would never have done to let the old innkeeper hear them talk in the affluent sort of way they were thinking....The morning after the children had been the possessors of boundless wealth, and had been unable to buy anything really useful or enjoyable with it, except two pairs of cotton gloves, twelve penny buns, an imitation crocodile-skin purse, and a ride in a pony-cart, they awoke without any of the enthusiastic happiness which they had felt on the previous day when they remembered how they had had the luck to find a Psammead, or Sand-fairy; and to receive its promise to grant them a new wish every day.
/book/show/617085.The_Han_Solo_Adventures?from_search=true	Brian Daley	The Han Solo Adventures	Han Solo soars again--in this awesome trilogy of his extraordinary exploits. Ride with him as he rides to the rescue, narrowly escapes certain death, and foils evil in its ruthelss tracks!
/book/show/356535.The_Imitation_of_Christ?from_search=true	Thomas  Kempis	The Imitation of Christ: A Timeless Classic for Contemporary Readers	Thats the primary question Thomas  Kempis answers in his universally acclaimed work,. In 114 short chapters organized into four simple parts, this handbook on the spiritual life offers guidance on dozens of topics such as resisting temptation, avoiding hasty judgments, putting up with others faults, remembering Gods many bThats the primary question Thomas  Kempis answers in his universally acclaimed work,. In 114 short chapters organized into four simple parts, this handbook on the spiritual life offers guidance on dozens of topics such as resisting temptation, avoiding hasty judgments, putting up with others faults, remembering Gods many blessings, self-surrender, minding our own business, and performing humble works.William Creasy succeeds in creating a dramatically different interpretation ofby working through its historical, cultural, and linguistic contexts.This book inspired the likes of St. Thomas More, St. Ignatius of Loyola, Thrse of Lisieux, Dorothy Day, and Thomas Merton. Along with such classics as AugustinesTeresa of Avilas, and Ignatiuss,continues to confront each generation of readers with the perennial truths of the Gospel.
/book/show/18732482-ethics---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Baruch Spinoza	Ethics - The Original Classic Edition	Ethics is a towering work by an absolute genius, a mathematical definitive explanation of God, the universe and mans place in it. Read it not because you think you must fight through great philosophy, but for its beautiful symmetry of ground breaking rational thought. I eagerly recommend this work to anyone interested in exploring their thoughts on philosophy, religion andEthics is a towering work by an absolute genius, a mathematical definitive explanation of God, the universe and mans place in it. Read it not because you think you must fight through great philosophy, but for its beautiful symmetry of ground breaking rational thought. I eagerly recommend this work to anyone interested in exploring their thoughts on philosophy, religion and psychology. If anything, Ethics obtains renewed relevance in the post-modern 21st century and its unfolding events. Imagine setting out as an objective to describe human existence and the journey to inner freedom. To accomplishment that feat, we must first begin with God and the universe, then work our way through nature, religion, society, science, and evolution until we can frame the essence of man. Imagine then that we wish to make sense of the human paradox of violence, hate, love and passion, fear and hope, and give it a framework through which to view the world and gain serenity and purpose.Imagine further that we do not wish to merely write yet another philosophical or Eastern spiritual text. We wish to supersede and encompass all these earlier attempts, including current thinking on Judeo Christian practice. While doing so, we shall set our bar high. We will extrapolate these beliefs and universal relationships as a geometric treatise in the manner of a mathematical proof, with definitions, axioms and propositions, and so demonstrate the possibility of reducing philosophy and the pursuit of human fulfillment to a scientific exercise.Now imagine that we shall set out on our metaphysical journey during the Inquisition, when espousals contrary to the Church result in execution. Imagine that our thoughts are so revolutionary that even the heretics (mainly Protestants) and evolving philosophers with whom we must find safe harbor view our thoughts with alarm. Imagine ourselves cut off from public discourse, excommunicated from family and friends. Lastly, imagine we are frail and suffer from ill health, our views necessarily rendering us relatively penniless and unknown, hiding in modest obscurity. Now dear reader, we are ready to begin our book on the meaning of life despite the fact that we will never publish it for fear of death.Most great thinkers name Ethics among their largest influences. Einstein espoused himself a Spinozan. It is certainly one of the most astounding and important books ever written.His work changed my life. He not only filled in pieces of the puzzle I had missing, he rearranged them and gave them sense. I view almost all important constructs in life within his tautology. Please read Spinoza.His astounding work is a testament to the blinding power of rational thought.
/book/show/34308620-strong-poison?from_search=true	Dorothy L. Sayers Michael Cochrane (Reader)	Strong Poison	Mystery novelist Harriet Vane knew all about poisons, and when her fianc died in the manner prescribed in one of her books, a jury of her peers had a hangman's noose in mind. But Lord Peter Wimsey was determined to find her innocent as determined as he was to make her his wife.
/book/show/29922416-at-the-mountains-of-madness-the-lost-world-classic?from_search=true	H.P. Lovecraft	AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS (The Lost World Classic): Occult & Supernatural Novel	This carefully crafted ebook: AT AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS (The Lost World Classic) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.At the Mountains of Madness is a story, which details the events of a disastrous expedition to the Antarctic continent in September 1930 and what was found there by a group of explorers led by the narrator, DThis carefully crafted ebook: AT AT THE MOUNTAINS OF MADNESS (The Lost World Classic) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.At the Mountains of Madness is a story, which details the events of a disastrous expedition to the Antarctic continent in September 1930 and what was found there by a group of explorers led by the narrator, Dr. William Dyer of Miskatonic University. Throughout the story, Dyer details a series of previously untold events in the hope of deterring another group of explorers who wish to return to the continent. The title is derived from a line in The Hashish Man, a short story by fantasy writer Edward Plunkett, Lord Dunsany: And we came at last to those ivory hills that are named the Mountains of Madness...Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937) was an American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. He is now regarded as one of the most significant 20th-century authors in his genre. Some of Lovecraft's work was inspired by his own nightmares. His interest started from his childhood days when his grandfather would tell him Gothic horror stories.
/book/show/26278389-resurrection?from_search=true	Leo Tolstoy	Resurrection	Excerpt from ResurrectionThis novel, written in the rough by Tolstoi some five years ago and founded upon an actual occurrence, was completely rewritten by him during the last year and a half, and all the proceeds have been devoted by him to aiding the Doukhobors, a sect who were persecuted in the Caucasus (especially from 1895 to 1898) for refusing to learn war. About seExcerpt from ResurrectionThis novel, written in the rough by Tolstoi some five years ago and founded upon an actual occurrence, was completely rewritten by him during the last year and a half, and all the proceeds have been devoted by him to aiding the Doukhobors, a sect who were persecuted in the Caucasus (especially from 1895 to 1898) for refusing to learn war. About seven thousand three hundred of them are settled in Canada and about a hundred of the leaders are exiled to the remote parts of Siberia.Anything I may receive for my work in translating the book will go to the same cause. Prevention is better than cure, and I would rather help people to abstain from killing and wounding each other than devote the money to patch up their wounds after the battle.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/23306332-henry-iv-part-1---classic-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	William Shakespeare A. Willis (Editor)	Henry IV Part 1 - Classic Illustrated Edition	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Henry IV Part 1 deals with the successive reigns of Richard II, Henry IV (two plays), and Henry V.* Henry IV, Part 1 depicts a span of history that begins with Hotspur's battle at Homildon against the Douglas late in 1402 and ends with the defeat of the rebels at Shrewsbury in the middle of 1403.** Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Henry IV Part 1 deals with the successive reigns of Richard II, Henry IV (two plays), and Henry V.* Henry IV, Part 1 depicts a span of history that begins with Hotspur's battle at Homildon against the Douglas late in 1402 and ends with the defeat of the rebels at Shrewsbury in the middle of 1403.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the play is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/3581912-from-russia-with-love?from_search=true	Ian Fleming	From Russia, With Love	Name: Bond, James. Height: 183 cm, weight: 76 kg; slim build; eyes: blue; hair: black; scar down right cheek & on left shoulder; all-round athlete; expert pistol shot, boxer, knife-thrower; does not use disguises. Languages: French and German. Smokes heavily (NB: special cigarettes with three gold bands); vices: drink, but not to excess, and women.Every major foreign gName: Bond, James. Height: 183 cm, weight: 76 kg; slim build; eyes: blue; hair: black; scar down right cheek & on left shoulder; all-round athlete; expert pistol shot, boxer, knife-thrower; does not use disguises. Languages: French and German. Smokes heavily (NB: special cigarettes with three gold bands); vices: drink, but not to excess, and women.Every major foreign government organization has a file on British secret agent James Bond. Now, Russia's lethal SMERSH organization has targeted him for elimination. SMERSH has the perfect bait in the irresistible Tatiana Romanova, who lures 007 to Istanbul promising the top-secret Spektor cipher machine. But when Bond walks willingly into the trap, a game of cross and double-cross ensues, with Bond both the stakes and the prize.
/book/show/22431216-the-old-curiosity-shop-classic-books-on-cd-collection-unabridged?from_search=true	Charles Dickens Flo Gibson	The Old Curiosity Shop (Classic Books on CD Collection) [UNABRIDGED] (Classics on CD Collection)	Little Nell and her grandfather are forced to leave the curiosity shop to live as beggars. Peopled with unforgettable characters such as Daniel Quilp, Dick Swiveller, Thomas Codlin, Kit Nubbles, Sampson and Sarah Brass, to name a few, this is a real tearjerker! (Nineteen CDs)
/book/show/21123873-a-vindication-of-the-rights-of-woman?from_search=true	Mary Wollstonecraft	A Vindication of the Rights of Woman	This carefully crafted ebook: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (a feminist literature classic) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Mary Wollstonecraft (27 April 1759  10 September 1797) was an eighteenth-century British writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights. During her brief career, she wrote novels, treatisesThis carefully crafted ebook: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (a feminist literature classic) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Mary Wollstonecraft (27 April 1759  10 September 1797) was an eighteenth-century British writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights. During her brief career, she wrote novels, treatises, a travel narrative, a history of the French Revolution, a conduct book, and a children's book. Wollstonecraft is best known for A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792), in which she argues that women are not naturally inferior to men, but appear to be only because they lack education. She suggests that both men and women should be treated as rational beings and imagines a social order founded on reason.
/book/show/12679628-lord-teach-us-to-pray---unabridged?from_search=true	Andrew Murray Classic Century Works	Lord, Teach Us to Pray - Unabridged (Formatted & Optimized for Nook)	The e-text was designed for optimal navigation on eReaders and other electronic devices. It is fully indexed, making it easier to access every chapter of the book. Within seconds, you'll be able to read any part of the book that you want! It's been formatted for the Nook to allow you the best reading experience.-----The disciples had been with Christ, and seen Him pray. ThThe e-text was designed for optimal navigation on eReaders and other electronic devices. It is fully indexed, making it easier to access every chapter of the book. Within seconds, you'll be able to read any part of the book that you want! It's been formatted for the Nook to allow you the best reading experience.-----The disciples had been with Christ, and seen Him pray. They had learnt to understand something of the connection between His wondrous life in public, and His secret life of prayer. They had learnt to believe in Him as a Master in the art of prayer--none could pray like Him. And so they came to Him with the request, 'Lord, teach us to pray.' And in after years they would have told us that there were few things more wonderful or blessed that He taught them than His lessons on prayer.And now still it comes to pass, as He is praying in a certain place, that disciples who see Him thus engaged feel the need of repeating the same request, 'Lord, teach us to pray.' As we grow in the Christian life, the thought and the faith of the Beloved Master in His never-failing intercession becomes evermore precious, and the hope of being Like Christ in His intercession gains an attractiveness before unknown. And as we see Him pray, and remember that there is none who can pray like Him, and none who can teach like Him, we feel the petition of the disciples, 'Lord, teach us to pray,' is just what we need. And as we think how all He is and has, how He Himself is our very own, how He is Himself our life, we feel assured that we have but to ask, and He will be delighted to take us up into closer fellowship with Himself, and teach us to pray even as He prays.
/book/show/32322935-the-man-with-two-left-feet-and-other-stories?from_search=true	P.G. Wodehouse	The Man With Two Left Feet And Other Stories: A British Humor Classic	This collection of short stories is a good example of early Wodehouse. It is here that Jeeves makes his first appearance with these unremarkable words: Mrs. Gregson to see you, sir. Years later, when Jeeves became a household name, Wodehouse said he blushed to think of the off-hand way he had treated the man at their first encounter...In the story Extricating Young GussThis collection of short stories is a good example of early Wodehouse. It is here that Jeeves makes his first appearance with these unremarkable words: Mrs. Gregson to see you, sir. Years later, when Jeeves became a household name, Wodehouse said he blushed to think of the off-hand way he had treated the man at their first encounter...In the story Extricating Young Gussie, we find Bertie Wooster's redoubtable Aunt Agatha who had an eye like a man-eating fish and had got amoral suasion down to a fine point. The other stories are also fine vintage Wodehouse: the romance between a lovely girl and a would-be playwright, the rivalry between the ugly policeman and Alf the romeo milkman, and the plight of Henry in the title piece, The Man with Two Left Feet, who fell in love with a dance hostess.
/book/show/20691123-the-jane-austen-rules?from_search=true	Sinead Murphy	The Jane Austen Rules: A Classic Guide to Modern Love	Whats a strong, independent-minded woman supposed to do in a world of insipid dating guides? Sinad Murphy responds by asking: Who has more time-tested secrets than Jane Austen, whose novels continue to captivate us almost two hundred years later?Whether you can recite paragraphs fromor just admired Colin Firth in his wet shirt, theWhats a strong, independent-minded woman supposed to do in a world of insipid dating guides? Sinad Murphy responds by asking: Who has more time-tested secrets than Jane Austen, whose novels continue to captivate us almost two hundred years later?Whether you can recite paragraphs fromor just admired Colin Firth in his wet shirt, the romance of Jane Austens world is one youll never forget. Does love like that even exist today? Yes, it does . . .If you look closely at the women of Jane Austens books, as the witty scholar Sinad Murphy has, youll discover Austens countless tips for finding the right leading man, navigating the ups and downs of courtship, and building a happy, independent life for yourself.
/book/show/21245119-ripley-under-water?from_search=true	Patricia Highsmith	Ripley Under Water: A Virago Modern Classic (Ripley Series)	Tom Ripley is quietly living in luxury at his chateau at Villeperce. He has a past, however, that would not bear too much close scrutiny. He is certain that he has covered his tracks where murder and forgery are concerned. But when a certain American couple move in next door, he soon realises his every move is being shadowed. Ripley fears his secrets may be discovered andTom Ripley is quietly living in luxury at his chateau at Villeperce. He has a past, however, that would not bear too much close scrutiny. He is certain that he has covered his tracks where murder and forgery are concerned. But when a certain American couple move in next door, he soon realises his every move is being shadowed. Ripley fears his secrets may be discovered and he will stop at nothing to prevent that from happening . . .'The No.1 Greatest Crime Writer'
/book/show/26965490-the-prelude?from_search=true	William Wordsworth	The Prelude: Or Growth of a Poet's Mind; An Autobiographical Poem	Excerpt from The Prelude: Or Growth of a Poet's Mind; An Autobiographical PoemThe gods talk in the breath of the woods,They talk in the shaken pine,And fill the long reach of the old seashoreWith dialogue divine.And the poet who overhearsSome random word they say,Is the fated man of menWhom the ages must obey.It is interesting in our survey of the past to study the crExcerpt from The Prelude: Or Growth of a Poet's Mind; An Autobiographical PoemThe gods talk in the breath of the woods,They talk in the shaken pine,And fill the long reach of the old seashoreWith dialogue divine.And the poet who overhearsSome random word they say,Is the fated man of menWhom the ages must obey.It is interesting in our survey of the past to study the crises in the world's history, and notice how Providence has, by particular surroundings and education, prepared special men for special emergencies. Seers, prophets, and teachers have been divinely raised up to interpret the mind of God to men, theHeroes, Sages, Bards sublime,And all that fetched the flowing rhymeFrom genuine springs.In one of these crises, - that of the last half of the eighteenth century, - there was a stirring of the depths in all departments of human life. Literature, the outcome of the whole life of a people, was consequently involved in the revolutionary conflagration which ran over all the European world, from the ashes of which arose new ideas of mankind.Poetry had been removed from its natural home, the country, and was forced to do service in the artificial surroundings of city life.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/27862707-king-of-the-world?from_search=true	David Remnick Salman Rushdie (Introduction)	King of the World: Picador Classic	
/book/show/17365311-the-young-man-s-guide?from_search=true	William A. Alcott	The Young Man's Guide: Classic Wisdom for Improving Mind, Manners, and Morals	In the nineteenth century,paved the way toward personal and financial success for thousands of men. Now, in this unique rendition of his classic work, you, too, can use his wisdom to unlock your greatest potential and live a happy and prosperous life. From refining your appearance and handling socialIn the nineteenth century,paved the way toward personal and financial success for thousands of men. Now, in this unique rendition of his classic work, you, too, can use his wisdom to unlock your greatest potential and live a happy and prosperous life. From refining your appearance and handling social interactions to managing your finances and business matters, each of the aphorisms and quotes in this book reveals simple yet revelatory techniques that will empower you to redefine your future and fill it with love, joy, and abundance.With William Alcott's guidance, you will strengthen your character, harness purposeful thoughts, and create the life you've always wanted.
/book/show/26945408-a-treatise-concerning-the-principles-of-human-knowledge?from_search=true	George Berkeley	A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge	Excerpt from A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human KnowledgeBerkeley's Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge, of which a reprint is here produced as the fourth of the series of Philosophical Classics of the Religion of Science Library, was first published in Dublin in 1710. The second edition, the last of the author's life-time, appeared in LondonExcerpt from A Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human KnowledgeBerkeley's Treatise Concerning the Principles of Human Knowledge, of which a reprint is here produced as the fourth of the series of Philosophical Classics of the Religion of Science Library, was first published in Dublin in 1710. The second edition, the last of the author's life-time, appeared in London in 1734, in the same volume with the third edition of the Three Dialogues Between Hylas and Philonous, a reprint of which has also been issued in this series as a companion-piece to the Principles. The text of both reprints embodies all the essential matter of the editions of Berkeley's life-time.The Principles, published when the author was only twenty-six, is the most systematic of all of Berkeley's expositions of his theory of knowledge: it was the direct outgrowth of the Essay Towards a New Theory of Vision (1709), which sought to banish the metaphysical abstractions of Absolute Space and Extension from philosophy, and was itself mainly concerned with the abolition of Abstract Matter and of the ontological and theological corollaries of that concept. The Dialogues treat of substantially the same subjects, but are more familiar and elegant in form and are devoted in the main to the refutation of the most plausible popular and philosophical objections to the new doctrine. The two books mark a distinctively new epoch in philosophy and science, and together afford a comprehensive survey of Berkeley's doctrines, placing within the reach of every reader in remarkably brief compass opinions which have profoundly influenced the course of intellectual history. Works of this kind have been almost invariably distinguished by their brevity. I had no inclination, is Berkeley's characteristic remark, to trouble the world with large volumes.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18832327-on-beyond-zebra?from_search=true	Dr. Seuss	On Beyond Zebra!	If you think the alphabet stops with Z, you are wrong. So wrong. Leave it to Conrad Cornelius o'Donald o'Dell (with a little help from Dr. Seuss) to create an entirely new alphabetwith Z! This rhyming picture book introduces twenty new letters and the creatures that one can spell with them. Discover (and spell) such wonderfully Seussian creations as the Yuzz-a-mIf you think the alphabet stops with Z, you are wrong. So wrong. Leave it to Conrad Cornelius o'Donald o'Dell (with a little help from Dr. Seuss) to create an entirely new alphabetwith Z! This rhyming picture book introduces twenty new letters and the creatures that one can spell with them. Discover (and spell) such wonderfully Seussian creations as the Yuzz-a-ma-Tuzz and the High Gargel-orum. Readers young and old will be giggling from beginning to end . . . or should we say, from Yuzz to Hi!
/book/show/26714784-the-way-of-perfection?from_search=true	Teresa of vila Classic Domain Publishing (Preparation)	The Way of Perfection	In Matthew 5:48 it says: Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. DEGREESp How can we be perfect? Is Jesus commanding us to do something that is impossible? That only He can do? DEGREESp The context of this verse is about loving our enemy. To do good to those that hurt you. To repay good for evil. To love even in situations where your flesh would normalIn Matthew 5:48 it says: Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. DEGREESp How can we be perfect? Is Jesus commanding us to do something that is impossible? That only He can do? DEGREESp The context of this verse is about loving our enemy. To do good to those that hurt you. To repay good for evil. To love even in situations where your flesh would normally want to fight back. DEGREESp This is something that God does to those that hurt Him and sin and rebel against God. Instead of hating, God does the opposite and still loves the sinner. He keeps giving sinners chance after chance after chance to repent and be saved. To do the right thing. It is a difficult request that we do the same but God gives us the grace to love the unlovable. DEGREESp Since we are the body of Christ he loves those who hurt us (and Him) by having us love as Christ does. And through this, God works His conviction and salvation through us. Not that we pay the price of our enemies' sins. But rather as Christ's ambassadors we show mercy and compassion so that others may realize their sin and then repent due to the mercy we show the sinner. This is how God many times does His redemptive work to motivate the sinner to repent and come to God for salvation. DEGREESp In this work Saint Teresa of Avila teaches us how to cultivate these virtues of perfection so that we can become like Christ. You will find Saint Teresa's writings to be very helpful in developing in these virtues of pe
/book/show/19895968-tan-classic?from_search=true	Ignatius of Loyola	TAN Classic: The Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius of Loyola	Is it time to take your spiritual pulse, re-orient yourself to your Creator, and seek His guidance to live your faith more seriously? The Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius of Loyola outline the rigorous self-examination and spiritual meditations St Ignatius set forth. Readers will learn how to make a new beginning on the path to holiness, repenting of their sins and attaiIs it time to take your spiritual pulse, re-orient yourself to your Creator, and seek His guidance to live your faith more seriously? The Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius of Loyola outline the rigorous self-examination and spiritual meditations St Ignatius set forth. Readers will learn how to make a new beginning on the path to holiness, repenting of their sins and attaining freedom from Satan's power. Though St Ignatius wrote The Spiritual Exercises as a handbook for a four week guided retreat, this edition contains step by step explanations suitable for independent use over any time period. This is the original TAN edition now with updated typesetting, fresh new cover, new size and quality binding, and the same trusted content.
/book/show/1882972.Classic_Short_Stories?from_search=true	Richard Mitchley	Classic Short Stories	Unrest-Cure, Sredni Vashtar, Tobermory, Reticence of Lady Anne, Mrs. Packletide's Tiger, Gabriel-Ernest, Lumber Room
/book/show/27013323-behind-the-scenes?from_search=true	Elizabeth Keckley	Behind the Scenes	Excerpt from Behind the ScenesI have often been asked to write my life, as those who know me know that it has been an eventful one. At last I have acceded to the importunities of my friends, and have hastily sketched some of the striking incidents that go to make up my history. My life, so full of romance, may sound like a dream to the matter-of-fact reader, neverthelessExcerpt from Behind the ScenesI have often been asked to write my life, as those who know me know that it has been an eventful one. At last I have acceded to the importunities of my friends, and have hastily sketched some of the striking incidents that go to make up my history. My life, so full of romance, may sound like a dream to the matter-of-fact reader, nevertheless everything I have written is strictly true; much has been omitted, but nothing has been exaggerated. In writing as I have done, I am well aware that I have invited criticism; but before the critic judges harshly, let my explanation be carefully read and weighed. If I have portrayed the dark side of slavery, I also have painted the bright side. The good that I have said of human servitude should be thrown into the scales with the evil that I have said of it.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/27090301-paradise-regained?from_search=true	John Milton	Paradise Regained	Excerpt from Paradise RegainedMilton's Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes were published together as a single volume in the year 1671, when his age was sixty-three, and he was within three or four years of his death. He died on the 8th of November, 1674.Paradise Lost had, as we have seen, its issue in a Paradise to be regained, happier far than the outward EdenExcerpt from Paradise RegainedMilton's Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes were published together as a single volume in the year 1671, when his age was sixty-three, and he was within three or four years of his death. He died on the 8th of November, 1674.Paradise Lost had, as we have seen, its issue in a Paradise to be regained, happier far than the outward Eden. The regained Paradise would be within the man who should attain the sum of wisdom in obedience and love to God; in faith, in virtue, patience, temperance, andloveBy name to come called charity, the soulOf all the rest.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/27864063-quincas-borba?from_search=true	Machado de Assis Cascais Classic Editions	Quincas Borba	Bem-vindo ao universo extraordinario de Machado de Assis, um dos maiores vultos da literatura Luso-Brasileira de sempre. Nesta edio de Quincas Borba, trazemos at si a melhor edio esta admirvel pea literria do final do sculo XIX.Quincas Borba  um romance escrito por Machado de Assis, desenvolvido em princpio como folhetim na revista A Estao, entre os anos de 1Bem-vindo ao universo extraordinario de Machado de Assis, um dos maiores vultos da literatura Luso-Brasileira de sempre. Nesta edio de Quincas Borba, trazemos at si a melhor edio esta admirvel pea literria do final do sculo XIX.Quincas Borba  um romance escrito por Machado de Assis, desenvolvido em princpio como folhetim na revista A Estao, entre os anos de 1886 e 1891, para ser publicado definitivamente em 1892. No processo de adaptao de folhetim para livro o autor realizou algumas mudanas mnimas, mas significativas.Seguindo Memrias Pstumas de Brs Cubas (1881), este livro  considerado pela crtica moderna o segundo da trilogia realista de Machado de Assis, em que o autor esteve preocupado em utilizar o pessimismo e a ironia para criticar os costumes e a filosofia de seu tempo, embora no subtraia resduos romnticos da trama. Ao contrrio do romance anterior, no entanto, Quincas Borba foi escrito em terceira pessoa, a fim de contar a histria de Rubio, ingnuo rapaz que torna-se discpulo e herdeiro do filsofo Quincas Borba, personagem do romance anterior, e que, sendo enganado por seu amigo capitalista Cristiano e sua esposa Sofia, paixo de Rubio, vive na pele todo o fundamento terico do Humanitismo, filosofia fictcia daquele filsofo.Quincas Borba, de fato, foca-se melhor nos temas secundrios do romance anterior. Estes incluem uma pardia ao cientificismo e ao evolucionismo da poca, bem como ao positivismo de Comte e  lei do mais forte, uma adaptao da seleo natural de Charles Darwin a nvel social. O livro tem recebido vrios estudos e interpretaes ao longo do tempo, sobretudo sociolgicos, que o consideram um romance que trata principalmente da transformao do homem em objeto do homem e a sua coisificao. Quincas Borba, um dos que mais interesse tem despertado em novas edies e tradues para outras lnguas, est entre os principais livros da obra machadiana.Esperamos que tenha tanto prazer a ler esta obra clssica quanto aquele que ns, Cascais Classic Editions, tivemos a trazer-lha at si.Deixe-se levar pelos sonhos...Oliver Garrett (Edio Especial Ilustrada): Com biografia do autor e ndice activo (Grandes Clssicos Luso-Brasileiros Livro 11)
/book/show/25144139-the-bull-from-the-sea?from_search=true	Mary Renault	The Bull from the Sea: A Virago Modern Classic	
/book/show/19977946-kappa?from_search=true	Rynosuke Akutagawa Geoffrey Bownas (Translator)	Kappa	In Japanese folklore the Kappa is a scaly, child-sized creature with a face like a tiger and a sharp, pointed beak. In the hands of Ryunosuke, one man's journey to `Kappaland' becomes the vehicle for a critique of Japanese life and customs in the tradition of Swift and Kafka. A perfectly formed gem from the pen of one of Japan's most important modern writers (creator of RaIn Japanese folklore the Kappa is a scaly, child-sized creature with a face like a tiger and a sharp, pointed beak. In the hands of Ryunosuke, one man's journey to `Kappaland' becomes the vehicle for a critique of Japanese life and customs in the tradition of Swift and Kafka. A perfectly formed gem from the pen of one of Japan's most important modern writers (creator of Rashomon), Kappa is at once a fable, a comedy, and a brilliant satire.
/book/show/92830.The_Swiss_Family_Robinson?from_search=true	Chris Tait Johann David Wyss Jamel Akib (Illustrations)	The Swiss Family Robinson (Classic Starts Series)	A shipwreck; a deserted island; a single family, wondering if they can survive. Rich in suspense and surprises, The Swiss Family Robinson entices young readers to come along on a wonderful adventure, where each moment brings a new thrill. Featuring amazingly resourceful characters and a wondrous landscape bursting with exotic wildlife and plants, it's an irresistible talA shipwreck; a deserted island; a single family, wondering if they can survive. Rich in suspense and surprises, The Swiss Family Robinson entices young readers to come along on a wonderful adventure, where each moment brings a new thrill. Featuring amazingly resourceful characters and a wondrous landscape bursting with exotic wildlife and plants, it's an irresistible tale of ingenuity.
/book/show/32915274-the-country-of-the-pointed-firs?from_search=true	Sarah Orne Jewett	The Country of the Pointed Firs	Excerpt from The Country of the Pointed FirsAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfExcerpt from The Country of the Pointed FirsAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26911823-the-woman-in-black?from_search=true	E.C. Bentley	The Woman in Black	Excerpt from The Woman in BlackMy dear Gilbert:I dedicate this story to you. First: because the only really noble motive I had in writing it was the hope that you would enjoy it Second: because I owe you a book in return for The Man Who Was Thursday. Third: because I said I would when I unfolded the plan of it to you, surrounded by Frenchmen, two years ago. Fourth: becauExcerpt from The Woman in BlackMy dear Gilbert:I dedicate this story to you. First: because the only really noble motive I had in writing it was the hope that you would enjoy it Second: because I owe you a book in return for The Man Who Was Thursday. Third: because I said I would when I unfolded the plan of it to you, surrounded by Frenchmen, two years ago. Fourth: because I remember the past.I have been thinking again to-day of those astonishing times w.hen neither of us ever looked at a newspaper; when we were purely happy in the boundless consumption of paper, pencils, tea and our elders patience; when we embraced the most severe literature, and ourselves produced such light reading as was necessary; when (in the words of Canadas poet) we studied the works of nature, also those little frogs; when, in short, we were extreniely young.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/3223430-the-histories?from_search=true	Tacitus James Adams (Narrated by) Frederick Davidson (Read by)	The Histories	Tacitus, a Roman orator and public official, is considered one of the greatest historians as well as one of the greatest prose stylists of the Latin language. In, he describes and interprets the period in which he lived, beginning with the political situation that followed Nero's death in 69 and ending with the death of Domitian in 96 and the close of the FlaTacitus, a Roman orator and public official, is considered one of the greatest historians as well as one of the greatest prose stylists of the Latin language. In, he describes and interprets the period in which he lived, beginning with the political situation that followed Nero's death in 69 and ending with the death of Domitian in 96 and the close of the Flavian dynasty. The five books of the history still extant are part of an original work of twelve to fourteen books.
/book/show/12751539-munshi-premchand-s-gaban-a-timeless-classic?from_search=true	Munshi Premchand	Munshi Premchand's Gaban A Timeless Classic	Munshi Premchand's Gaban A Timeless Classicby Munshi PremchandGaban, one of the most celebrated novels of Munshi Premchand, was first published in 1931. It tells the story of Ramanath, a charming but morally weak young man, who in order to fulfil his beautiful wife's  Jalpa  excessive craving for jewellery involves himself in complex economic and personal relationships,Munshi Premchand's Gaban A Timeless Classicby Munshi PremchandGaban, one of the most celebrated novels of Munshi Premchand, was first published in 1931. It tells the story of Ramanath, a charming but morally weak young man, who in order to fulfil his beautiful wife's  Jalpa  excessive craving for jewellery involves himself in complex economic and personal relationships, which eventually leads to his apparent ignominy, and his escape from home. He doesn't even bother to realise that by doing so he brings disgrace to his family honour and leaves his dear wife alone. However, Jalpa's brave attitude brings a sense of redemption in Ramanath and they unite again.One of the classics of Indian literature, Gaban gives an engrossing picture of Indian society. It also captures the social and economic conditions and conflicts of a North Indian society in pre-independence India. It is a must read for readers interested in regional Indian literature.For additional information on publishing your books on iPhone and iPad please visit
/book/show/16068067-star-hounds?from_search=true	David Bischoff Saul Garnell	Star Hounds: The Classic Space Adventure Series (Volume 1)	Star Hounds, the classic space adventure series in print once again after more than 25 years. And for the first time, all three original novels in one single omnibus, plus a new fourth book that continues the adventure into the new millennium!The Infinite Battle - Woman Against Universe (Book 1): Laura Shemzak. Irreverent, rebellious, beautiful. A woman with an impossibleStar Hounds, the classic space adventure series in print once again after more than 25 years. And for the first time, all three original novels in one single omnibus, plus a new fourth book that continues the adventure into the new millennium!The Infinite Battle - Woman Against Universe (Book 1): Laura Shemzak. Irreverent, rebellious, beautiful. A woman with an impossible mission: to rescue her beloved brother, the most brilliant physicist of the Galactic Federation, from the clutches of alien invaders, the Jaxdron. To succeed, Laura must gain control of a top-secret Mark XT blip-ship. And to do that, she is forced into an uneasy alliance with the notorious space pirate, the bitter, cynical Captain Tars Northern.Galactic Warriors - A Universe Torn By War (Book 2): In the empty depths between the stars, ace-pilot Laura Shemzak struggles on to save her brother from the alien Jaxdron, all while managing her own problems with brooding Starship Captain Tars Northern. Is he just her captain, or is there more to their relation? And what of the moody and dangerous alien Shon'till's search for his lost race, the Frin'ral? Clues emerge when a Frin'ral derelict is discovered floating adrift. The alien spacecraft may reveal what happened to the mysterious Frin'ral, that is, if the Starbow and its crew survive its deadly secrets.The Macrocosmic Conflict - Duel Across the Galaxy (Book 3): Laura Shemzak and Tars Northern continue their fight against an odious Federation, which succumbs to the vile machinations of its leader, Arnal Zarpfrin. Together Laura and Tars continue a crusade of justice against both the Federation and Jaxdron locked in a bizarre apocalyptic war. But as they fight on, a new ally is discovered. Strange beings, the Aspach, emerge from the ashes of Northern's past and offer clues about the Starbow and the puzzle of its creation.The Planet Killer - The Classic Series enters NOW Space - (Book4): Laura Shemzak is still hot and ready to party.... But with her handsome brother Calspar? Uhm, time to cool those rockets! And the Federation? Arnal Zarpfrin still schemes to capture that damned Tars Northern, his ship the Starbow and its crew. But there's a joker in this new deck. One deathly serious -- a brain that used to be a man named Dr. Harla Zox. And this Joker packs a sinister power, one capable of destroying entire planets. The cards have been dealt, and with the Jaxdron, Frin'ral and Aspach still in the game, the stakes are now higher than ever before.
/book/show/27622567-the-lair-of-the-white-worm?from_search=true	Bram Stoker	The Lair of the White Worm: Classic Horror	The plot focuses on Adam Salton, originally from Australia, who is contacted by his great-uncle, Richard Salton, in 1860 Derbyshire for the purpose of establishing a relationship between these last two members of the family. His great-uncle wants to make Adam his heir. Adam travels to Richard Salton's house in Mercia, Lesser Hill, and quickly finds himself at the centre ofThe plot focuses on Adam Salton, originally from Australia, who is contacted by his great-uncle, Richard Salton, in 1860 Derbyshire for the purpose of establishing a relationship between these last two members of the family. His great-uncle wants to make Adam his heir. Adam travels to Richard Salton's house in Mercia, Lesser Hill, and quickly finds himself at the centre of mysterious and inexplicable occurrences.
/book/show/28595987-grifter-s-game?from_search=true	Lawrence Block	Grifter's Game (Classic Crime Library Book 3)	Your names Joe Marlin, but you change it almost as often as you change your shirt. Its David Gavilan when you skip a hotel bill and head for Atlantic City. You left empty-handed, and you need luggage to check into a decent hotel, so you grab two checked bags before the owner turns up to claim them. Theyre monogrammed L.K.B.so now your name is Leonard K. Blake.But youYour names Joe Marlin, but you change it almost as often as you change your shirt. Its David Gavilan when you skip a hotel bill and head for Atlantic City. You left empty-handed, and you need luggage to check into a decent hotel, so you grab two checked bags before the owner turns up to claim them. Theyre monogrammed L.K.B.so now your name is Leonard K. Blake.But youre not the only L.K.B. in Atlantic City. L. Keith Brassard is the owner of those suitcases you picked up, and hes also the husband of the gorgeous blonde who picked you up. One suitcase is full of his clothes, and his pants are too big in the waist and too short in the leg and no good to you at all. But however different the two of you may be built, youve got the same neck size and the same sleeve length, so the mans shirts fit you just fine.And so does his wife.And when you open the second suitcase, youve got your hands full. Because its full of white powder, and its just what you think it is.Uncut heroin.Your names Joe Marlin, and youre used to playing the angles and working the short consleeping with married women and stealing their jewelry, beating checks in restaurants, making quick scores and disappearing, turning up miles away with a new name and the same old say of getting by. But you never met a woman like Mona Brassard, the kind of dame who gets in your blood like malaria germs. And you never had an opportunity handed to you like what you found in LKBs suitcase. Not the one with the shirts and cufflinks. The other suitcase, holding a fortune in pure skag.Youre probably in way over your head. You should probably cut and run.But you cant, can you?Grifters Game was Lawrence Blocks first crime novel, the first book published under his own name. A lot has changed in the half century since it first appearedbut its still got one of the most shocking and powerful endings in all of noir fiction.This Classic Crime Library edition of Grifter's Game includes as a bonus the opening chapter of another noir classic, The Girl with the Long Green Heart.
/book/show/26439061-mademoiselle-de-maupin?from_search=true	Thophile Gautier	Mademoiselle de Maupin	Excerpt from Mademoiselle de MaupinUne des choses les plus burlesques de la glorieuse epoque ou nous avons le bonheur de vivre est incontestablement la rehabilitation de la vertu entreprise par tous les journaux, de quelque couleur qu'ils soient, rouges, verts ou tricolores.La vertu est assurement quelque chose de fort respectable, et nous n'avons pas envie de lui manqueExcerpt from Mademoiselle de MaupinUne des choses les plus burlesques de la glorieuse epoque ou nous avons le bonheur de vivre est incontestablement la rehabilitation de la vertu entreprise par tous les journaux, de quelque couleur qu'ils soient, rouges, verts ou tricolores.La vertu est assurement quelque chose de fort respectable, et nous n'avons pas envie de lui manquer, Dieu nous en preserve! la bonne et digne femme! - Nous trouvons que ses yeux ont assez de brillant a travers leurs besicles, que son bas n'est pas trop mal tire, qu'elle prend son tabac dans sa boite d'or avec toute la grace imaginable, que son petit chien fait la reverence comme un maitre a danser. - Nous trouvons tout cela. - Nous conviendrons meme que pour son age elle n'est pas trop mal en point, et qu'elle porte ses annees on ne peut mieux. - C'est une grand'mere tres-agreable, mais c'est une grand'mere... - Il me semble naturel de lui preferer, surtout quand on a vingt ans, quelque petite immoralite bien pimpante, bien coquette, bien bonne fille, les cheveux un peu defrises, la jupe plutot courte que longue, le pied et l' il agacants, la joue legerement allumee, le rire a la bouche et le c ur sur la main. - Les journalistes les plus monstrueusement vertueux ne sauraient etre d'un avis different; et, s'ils disent le contraire, il est tres-probable qu'ils ne le pensent pas. Penser une chose, en ecrire une autre, cela arrive tous les jours, surtout aux gens vertueux.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18406837-the-new-braiding-handbook?from_search=true	Abby   Smith	The New Braiding Handbook: 60 Modern Twists on the Classic Hairstyle	Hair braiding is getting hotter by the day, and the evolution of styles has grown just as rapidly.offers you an impressive array of easy-to-re-create, beautiful, and versatile looks that are as appropriate for elegant formal events as they are practical for casual, everyday wear. With step-by-step photos and detailed instructions for creating treHair braiding is getting hotter by the day, and the evolution of styles has grown just as rapidly.offers you an impressive array of easy-to-re-create, beautiful, and versatile looks that are as appropriate for elegant formal events as they are practical for casual, everyday wear. With step-by-step photos and detailed instructions for creating trendy knots, chic twists, and playful plaits,teaches imaginative and intricate hairstyling like you've never seen before. Fifty looks to choose from guarantee a braid for every occasion (or no occasion at all). Along with amazing styles and easy-to-follow tutorials, there are also tons of tips for eliminating split ends, bulking up limp locks, growing out a short do, and getting a full, healthy, shiny head of hair straight from the pages of a magazine.
/book/show/26295753-the-odes-and-epodes-of-horace?from_search=true	Horace	The Odes and Epodes of Horace	Excerpt from The Odes and Epodes of HoraceThe First Impression of this work having become somewhat rapidly exhausted, this new Edition would have appeared long since, but for my desire to consider whether any fresh pains on my part could make the book more worthy of the favour with which it has been received by the general reader, and the courtesy with which it has been nExcerpt from The Odes and Epodes of HoraceThe First Impression of this work having become somewhat rapidly exhausted, this new Edition would have appeared long since, but for my desire to consider whether any fresh pains on my part could make the book more worthy of the favour with which it has been received by the general reader, and the courtesy with which it has been noticed by the critical press, wherever the review of it has been written by a scholar.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26277582-legends-of-the-alhambra?from_search=true	Washington Irving	Legends of the Alhambra	Excerpt from Legends of the AlhambraThe Alliambra was published in Philadelphia, in 1832, in one of the most fortunate years in Irving's life. He had returned from his second absence in Europe, which had extended to seventeen years, to find himself welcomed with an affection that surprised and touched him deeply. At a dinner given in his honor in the old City Hotel in NExcerpt from Legends of the AlhambraThe Alliambra was published in Philadelphia, in 1832, in one of the most fortunate years in Irving's life. He had returned from his second absence in Europe, which had extended to seventeen years, to find himself welcomed with an affection that surprised and touched him deeply. At a dinner given in his honor in the old City Hotel in New York Chancellor Kent, who presided, addressed him as our illustrious guest, thrice welcome to his native land; and Charles King, president of Columbia College, was struck by the spontaneity of both the homage and the hilarity of the festivity.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26900555-the-story-of-gosta-berling?from_search=true	Selma Lagerlf	The Story of Gosta Berling	Excerpt from The Story of Gosta BerlingThe Story of Gosta Berling was published in Sweden in 1894 and immediately brought its author into prominence.The tales are founded on actual occurrences and depict the life in the province of Varmland at the beginning of this century. Varmland is a lonely tract in the southern part of Sweden, and has retained many of its old custExcerpt from The Story of Gosta BerlingThe Story of Gosta Berling was published in Sweden in 1894 and immediately brought its author into prominence.The tales are founded on actual occurrences and depict the life in the province of Varmland at the beginning of this century. Varmland is a lonely tract in the southern part of Sweden, and has retained many of its old customs, while mining is the principal industry of its sparse population. It consists of great stretches of forest, sloping down to long, narrow lakes, connected by rivers.Miss Lagerlof has grown up in the midst of the wild legends of her country, and, deeply imbued with their spirit, interprets them with a living force all her own.Her efforts have been materially encouraged by the Crown Prince of Sweden, and there is every reason to expect that her genius has not reached its fullest development.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/1496297.Classic_Victorian_Edwardian_Ghost_Stories?from_search=true	Rex Collings (Editor) Walter Scott (Contributor) Wilkie Collins (Contributor)	Classic Victorian & Edwardian Ghost Stories	Wordsworth Classics covers a huge list of beloved works of literature in English and translations. This growing series is rigorously updated, with scholarly introductions and notes added to new titles.
/book/show/18519681-classics-illustrated-90-of-169?from_search=true	Classic Comics Ltd William Henry Hudson	Classics Illustrated 90 of 169 : Green Mansions	Classics Illustrated is a comic book series featuring adaptations of literary classics such as Moby Dick, Hamlet, and The Iliad. Created by Albert Kanter, the series began publication in 1941 and finished its first run in 1971, producing 169 issues. Following the series' demise, various companies reprinted its titles.The first five titles were published irregularly under tClassics Illustrated is a comic book series featuring adaptations of literary classics such as Moby Dick, Hamlet, and The Iliad. Created by Albert Kanter, the series began publication in 1941 and finished its first run in 1971, producing 169 issues. Following the series' demise, various companies reprinted its titles.The first five titles were published irregularly under the banner Classic Comics Presents while issues six and seven were published under the banner Classic Comics Library with a ten-cent cover price. Arabian Nights (issue 8), illustrated by Lillian Chestney, is the first issue to use the Classics Comics banner.With the fourth issue, The Last of the Mohicans, in 1942, Kanter moved the operation to different offices and the corporate identity was changed to the Gilberton Company, Inc.. Reprints of previous titles began in 1943. Wartime paper shortages forced Kanter to reduce the 64-page format to 56 pages.
/book/show/1531633.The_Classic_Adventures_Of_Sherlock_Holmes?from_search=true	Arthur Conan Doyle	The Classic Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes	Collection of seven of the most thrilling of the Sherlock Holmes stories: The Red-Headed League, A Case of Identity, The Boscombe Valley Mystery, The Beryl Coronet, The Copper Beeches, A Scandal in Bohemia, the Speckled Band.
/book/show/32787146-the-shape-of-things-to-come?from_search=true	H.G. Wells	The Shape of Things To Come	This carefully crafted ebook: The Shape of Things To Come (Science Fiction Classic) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.The Shape of Things to Come is a work of science fiction, which speculates on future events from 1933 until the year 2106. In the book, a world state is established as the solution to humanity's problems. As aThis carefully crafted ebook: The Shape of Things To Come (Science Fiction Classic) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.The Shape of Things to Come is a work of science fiction, which speculates on future events from 1933 until the year 2106. In the book, a world state is established as the solution to humanity's problems. As a frame story, Wells claims that the book is his edited version of notes written by an eminent diplomat, Dr Philip Raven, who had been having dream visions of a history textbook published in 2106 and wrote down what he could remember of it.Herbert George Wells (1866-1946), known as H. G. Wells, was a prolific English writer in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, and social commentary, and textbooks and rules for war games.
/book/show/26977470-poems-of-emily-bronte?from_search=true	Emily Bront	Poems of Emily Bronte	Excerpt from Poems of Emily BronteThis was a woman young and passionate,Loving the Earth, and loving most to beWhere she might be alone with liberty;Loving the beasts, who are compassionate;The homeless moors, her home; the bright elateWinds of the cold dawn; rock and stone and tree;Night, bringing dreams out of eternity;And memory of Death's unforgetting date.She too waExcerpt from Poems of Emily BronteThis was a woman young and passionate,Loving the Earth, and loving most to beWhere she might be alone with liberty;Loving the beasts, who are compassionate;The homeless moors, her home; the bright elateWinds of the cold dawn; rock and stone and tree;Night, bringing dreams out of eternity;And memory of Death's unforgetting date.She too was unforgetting: has she yetForgotten that long agony when her breathToo fierce for living fanned the flame of death?Earth for her heather, does she now forgetWhat pity knew not in her love from scorn,And that it was an unjust thing to be born?The Stoic in woman has been seen once only, and that in the only woman in whom there has been seen the paradox of passion without sensuousness. Emily Bronte lived with an unparalleled energy a life of outward quiet, in a loneliness which she shared only with the moors and with the animals whom she loved.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/11691749-his-family?from_search=true	Ernest Poole	His Family	is a fictional novel by Ernest Poole. This novel tells the story of a middle-class family set against the gritty backdrop of New York City. Taking place at the turn of twentieth century, the novel benefits from modern romanticism of the 1910s as a fairytale age, the years before the first World War. This story centers around Roger Gale, a widower and family patris a fictional novel by Ernest Poole. This novel tells the story of a middle-class family set against the gritty backdrop of New York City. Taking place at the turn of twentieth century, the novel benefits from modern romanticism of the 1910s as a fairytale age, the years before the first World War. This story centers around Roger Gale, a widower and family patriarch who struggles to deal with societal changes and in particular the changes his daughters and grandchildren undergo as society shifts into a new decade. As each of his daughters respond in a variety of ways to the situations they find themselves in, Roger is forced into acting as peacekeeper. He attempts to maintain the peace in a family challenged by conflict, in a world on the brink of war.Exploring society of the 1910s,gives voice to the impoverished immigrant children filling the streets of New York City without food or shelter. The book also examines changes in farming of livestock during the period and the introduction and impact of industrialization on agriculture . Finally, the book delves deeply into the impact of World War I. Exploring how the war affected not just individuals, but also the business community, the immigrant community of New York, and families who faced stark very stark realities of death and change.The 1910s is wrought with a sundry of historic events such as wartime battles and the sinking of passenger ships which deeply altered individual lives and family lives as many soldiers and civilians paid the ultimate cost of war. This novel received the first Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1918. A work of art praised by critics, and that which stands out among other works of fiction.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/27008806-irish-fairy-tales?from_search=true	James Stephens	Irish Fairy Tales	Excerpt from Irish Fairy TalesIrish Fairy Tales was written by James Stephens in 1934. This is a 377 page book, containing 70799 words and 3 pictures. Search Inside is enabled for this title.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historiExcerpt from Irish Fairy TalesIrish Fairy Tales was written by James Stephens in 1934. This is a 377 page book, containing 70799 words and 3 pictures. Search Inside is enabled for this title.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/30100821-the-master-builder?from_search=true	Henrik Ibsen Edmund Gosse (Translation) William Archer (Translation)	The Master Builder: Classic Drama	The Master Builder By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Edmund Gosse and William Archer Henrik Johan Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as the father of realism and is one of the founders of Modernism in theatre. His major works include Brand, Peer Gynt, An Enemy of the People, Emperor and Galilean, A Doll'sThe Master Builder By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Edmund Gosse and William Archer Henrik Johan Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as the father of realism and is one of the founders of Modernism in theatre. His major works include Brand, Peer Gynt, An Enemy of the People, Emperor and Galilean, A Doll's House, Hedda Gabler, Ghosts, The Wild Duck, Rosmersholm, and The Master Builder. He is the most frequently performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare, and A Doll's House became the world's most performed play by the early 20th century. Several of his later dramas were considered scandalous to many of his era, when European theatre was expected to model strict morals of family life and propriety. Ibsen's later work examined the realities that lay behind many facades, revealing much that was disquieting to many contemporaries. It utilized a critical eye and free inquiry into the conditions of life and issues of morality. The poetic and cinematic early play Peer Gynt, however, has strong surreal elements.
/book/show/26931573-god-and-the-state?from_search=true	Mikhail Bakunin	God and the State	Excerpt from God and the StateOne of us is soon to tell in all its details the story of the life of Michael Bakunin, but its general features arc already sufficiently familiar. Friends and enemies know that this man was great in thought, will, persistent energy; they know also with what lofty contempt he looked down upon wealth, rank, glory, all the wretched ambitions whiExcerpt from God and the StateOne of us is soon to tell in all its details the story of the life of Michael Bakunin, but its general features arc already sufficiently familiar. Friends and enemies know that this man was great in thought, will, persistent energy; they know also with what lofty contempt he looked down upon wealth, rank, glory, all the wretched ambitions which most human beings are base enough to entertain. A (Russian gentleman related by marriage to the highest nobility of the empire, he was one of the first to enter that intrepid society of rebels who were able to release themselves from traditions, prejudices, race and class interests, and set their own comfort at naught. With them he fought the stern battle of life, aggravated by imprisonment, exile, all the dangers and all the sorrows that men of self-sacrifice have to undergo during their tormented existence.A simple stone and a name mark the spot in the cemetery of Berne where was laid the body of Bakunin. Even that is perhaps too much to honor the memory of a worker who held vanities of that sort in such slight esteem. His friends surely will raise to him no ostentatious tombstone or statue. They know with what a huge laugh he would have received them, had they spoken to him of a commemorative structure erected to his glory; they knew, too, that the true way to honor their dead is to continue their work - with the same ardor and perseverance that they themselves brought to it In this case, indeed, a difficult task demanding all our efforts, for among the revolutionists of the present generation not one has labored more fervently in the common cause of the Revolution.In Russia among the students, in Germany among the insurgents of Dresden, in Siberia among his brothers in exile, in America, in England, in France, in Switzerland, in Italy, among all earnest men. his direct influence has been considerable. The originality of his ideas, the imagery and vehemence of his eloquence, his untiring zeal in propagandism, helped too by the natural majesty of his person and by a powerful vitality, gave Bakunin access to all the revolutionary groups, and his efforts left deep traces everywhere.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26027611-the-complete-oz-collection?from_search=true	L. Frank Baum	The Complete OZ Collection: The Stories of OZ by L Frank Baum -: All 14 Novels Of This Classic Childrens Adventure	The Complete OZ Collection. All 14 OZ novels written by L Frank BaumWith Links To FREE Audiobooks:Included are links to FREE Audiobooks for each OZ novel.Books included:1. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)2. The Marvelous Land of Oz (1904)3. Ozma of Oz (1907)4. Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (1908)5. The Road to Oz (1909)6.The Complete OZ Collection. All 14 OZ novels written by L Frank BaumWith Links To FREE Audiobooks:Included are links to FREE Audiobooks for each OZ novel.Books included:1. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)2. The Marvelous Land of Oz (1904)3. Ozma of Oz (1907)4. Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (1908)5. The Road to Oz (1909)6. The Emerald City of Oz (1910)7. The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1913)8. Tik-Tok of Oz (1914)9. The Scarecrow of Oz (1915)10. Rinkitink in Oz (1916)11. The Lost Princess of Oz (1917)12. The Tin Woodman of Oz (1918)13. The Magic of Oz (1919)14. Glinda of Oz (1920)
/book/show/24420938-the-sonnets-and-a-lover-s-complaint---classic-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	William Shakespeare A. Willis (Editor)	The Sonnets and A Lover's Complaint - Classic Illustrated Edition	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Sonnets and A Lover's Complaint are some of Shakespeare's finest works.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as they would have been when first published, the works are some of the great works of English literature and continue to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticu* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Sonnets and A Lover's Complaint are some of Shakespeare's finest works.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as they would have been when first published, the works are some of the great works of English literature and continue to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original texts and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/927723.The_Greatest_Thing_in_the_World_Love?from_search=true	Henry Drummond	The Greatest Thing in the World ... Love	During the more than 115 years since it was published by Dwight Moody, The Greatest Thing in the World has sold millions of copies and changed the lives of countless Christians and non-Christians. As we approached a new millennium, it seemed fitting, therefore, to publish a Pure Gold Classic version of Drummond's book and enhance it with new material and reader aids that wDuring the more than 115 years since it was published by Dwight Moody, The Greatest Thing in the World has sold millions of copies and changed the lives of countless Christians and non-Christians. As we approached a new millennium, it seemed fitting, therefore, to publish a Pure Gold Classic version of Drummond's book and enhance it with new material and reader aids that were in keeping with his inspired original text. To do this, we have upgraded the book, and renamed it The Greatest Thing in the World - LOVE:Original Drummond text revised in modern English Four new chapters on love (agape) Brief biography of Henry Drummond Scripture references for all Scripture quotations Endnotes to explain little known places and facts Boxed Scripture verses and quotations on love Six Bible versions of 1 Corinthians 13: KJV, NKJV, NIV, NASB, NRSB, AMP Addendum with 579 Scripture verses related to love Comprehensive Index Text, Endnotes, and Addendum printed in large type The Greatest Thing in the World - LOVE is a comprehensive manual on God?s type of love that will re-inspire thousands who have read Drummond?s original book, and inspire thousands of new readers for years to come.
/book/show/20691123-the-jane-austen-rules?from_search=true	Sinead Murphy	The Jane Austen Rules: A Classic Guide to Modern Love	Whats a strong, independent-minded woman supposed to do in a world of insipid dating guides? Sinad Murphy responds by asking: Who has more time-tested secrets than Jane Austen, whose novels continue to captivate us almost two hundred years later?Whether you can recite paragraphs fromor just admired Colin Firth in his wet shirt, theWhats a strong, independent-minded woman supposed to do in a world of insipid dating guides? Sinad Murphy responds by asking: Who has more time-tested secrets than Jane Austen, whose novels continue to captivate us almost two hundred years later?Whether you can recite paragraphs fromor just admired Colin Firth in his wet shirt, the romance of Jane Austens world is one youll never forget. Does love like that even exist today? Yes, it does . . .If you look closely at the women of Jane Austens books, as the witty scholar Sinad Murphy has, youll discover Austens countless tips for finding the right leading man, navigating the ups and downs of courtship, and building a happy, independent life for yourself.
/book/show/11247321-the-alchemist?from_search=true	Ben Jonson	The Alchemist	Excerpt from The AlchemistA few Of the more remarkable references to this play by. Subsequent writers will show the estimation and popularity it has been held m, and be otherwise Of interest. Dryden' s remark has been already noticed; he was profoundly ignorant Of our early English literature. More references might, no doubt, be easily forthcoming.T. Carew, in his Ode toExcerpt from The AlchemistA few Of the more remarkable references to this play by. Subsequent writers will show the estimation and popularity it has been held m, and be otherwise Of interest. Dryden' s remark has been already noticed; he was profoundly ignorant Of our early English literature. More references might, no doubt, be easily forthcoming.T. Carew, in his Ode to Ben Jonson, annexed to the New Inn, says Thy comic muse, from the exalted line.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/21055366-virtruvius?from_search=true	Vitruvius	Virtruvius: The Ten Books on Architecture	The oldest and most influential book ever written on architecture, this volume served as a guide to Bramante, Michelangelo, Palladio, Vignola, and countless others. It describes the classic principles of symmetry, harmony, and proportion as well as the ancients' methods, materials, and aesthetics. Authoritative translation by a distinguished Harvard professor.
/book/show/19902522-hospital-sketches?from_search=true	Louisa May Alcott	Hospital Sketches	Before her wider fame as the author ofLouisa May Alcott achieved recognition for her accounts of her work as a volunteer nurse in an army hospital. Written during the winter of 186263, her lively dispatches appeared in the newspaperwhere they were eagerly read by soldiers' friends and families. Then, as now, these chronicles revealed the despBefore her wider fame as the author ofLouisa May Alcott achieved recognition for her accounts of her work as a volunteer nurse in an army hospital. Written during the winter of 186263, her lively dispatches appeared in the newspaperwhere they were eagerly read by soldiers' friends and families. Then, as now, these chronicles revealed the desperate realities of battlefield medicine as well as the tentative first steps of women in military service.Writing under a pseudonym, Alcott recounted the vicissitudes of her two-day journey from her home in Concord, Massachusetts, to Washington, D.C. A fiery baptism in the practice of nursing awaited her at Washington Hospital, were she arrived immediately after the slaughter of the Army of the Potomac at the battle of Fredericksburg. Alcott's rapidly paced prose graphically depicts the facts of hospital life, deftly balancing pathos with gentle humor. A vivid and truthful portrait of an often overlooked aspect of the Civil War, this book remains among the most illuminating reports of the era's medical practices as well as a moving testimonial to the war's human cost.
/book/show/34124223-cheri?from_search=true	Colette	Cheri: Roman	Excerpt from Cheri: RomanAucune reponse ne vint du grand lit de fer forge et de cuivre cisele, qui brillait dans l'ombre comme une armure.Pourquoi ne me le donnerais-tu pas, ton collier? Il me va aussi bien qu'a toi, et meme mieux!About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis bookExcerpt from Cheri: RomanAucune reponse ne vint du grand lit de fer forge et de cuivre cisele, qui brillait dans l'ombre comme une armure.Pourquoi ne me le donnerais-tu pas, ton collier? Il me va aussi bien qu'a toi, et meme mieux!About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/20026403-selected-european-short-stories-classic-books-on-cd-collection-unabri?from_search=true	Guy de Maupassant Saki Anton Chekhov	Selected European Short Stories (Classic Books on CD Collection) [UNABRIDGED]	Classic favorites, include Guy de Maupassant s The Duel and The Umbrella, Saki s The Schartz-Metterklume Method, The Open Window, and The Story Teller, Anton Chekhov s The Scandal Monger and Verochka and Thomas Mann s The Wardrobe. (Two CDs)
/book/show/26996471-sunshine-sketches-of-a-little-town?from_search=true	Stephen Leacock	Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town	Excerpt from Sunshine Sketches of a Little TownI Know no way in which a writer may more fittingly introduce his work to the public than by giving a brief account of who and what he is. By this means some of the blame for what he has done is very properly shifted to the extenuating circumstances of his life.I was born at Swanmoor, Hants, England, on December 30, 1869. I aExcerpt from Sunshine Sketches of a Little TownI Know no way in which a writer may more fittingly introduce his work to the public than by giving a brief account of who and what he is. By this means some of the blame for what he has done is very properly shifted to the extenuating circumstances of his life.I was born at Swanmoor, Hants, England, on December 30, 1869. I am not aware that there was any particular conjunction of the planets at the time, but should think it extremely likely. My parents migrated to Canada in 1876, and I decided to go with them. My father took up a farm near Lake Simcoe, in Ontario. This was during the hard times of Canadian farming, and my father was just able by great diligence to pay the hired men and, in years of plenty, to raise enough grain to have seed for the next year's crop without buying any. By this process my brothers and I were inevitably driven off the land, and have become professors, business men, and engineers, instead of being able to grow up as farm labourers. Yet I saw enough of farming to speak exuberantly in political addresses of the joy of early rising and the deep sleep, both of body and intellect, that is induced by honest manual toil.I was educated at Upper Canada College, Toronto, of which I was head boy in 1887.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/33030205-carmen?from_search=true	Prosper Mrime	Carmen: Novelle	Excerpt from Carmen: NovelleSchusswaffe noch nicht berechtigte, die Moralitat des Um bekannten anzuzweifeln. Und dann sagte ich mir, was wurde er wohl mit meinen Hemden und meinen Elzevira Kommentaren anfangen? Ich nickte also dem Pistolen; trager vertraulich zu und fragte lachelnd, ob ich ihn im Schlafe gestort habe. Ohne mir zu antworten, mass er mich vom Kopf bis zu deExcerpt from Carmen: NovelleSchusswaffe noch nicht berechtigte, die Moralitat des Um bekannten anzuzweifeln. Und dann sagte ich mir, was wurde er wohl mit meinen Hemden und meinen Elzevira Kommentaren anfangen? Ich nickte also dem Pistolen; trager vertraulich zu und fragte lachelnd, ob ich ihn im Schlafe gestort habe. Ohne mir zu antworten, mass er mich vom Kopf bis zu den Fussen und betrachtete dann.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/92830.The_Swiss_Family_Robinson?from_search=true	Chris Tait Johann David Wyss Jamel Akib (Illustrations)	The Swiss Family Robinson (Classic Starts Series)	A shipwreck; a deserted island; a single family, wondering if they can survive. Rich in suspense and surprises, The Swiss Family Robinson entices young readers to come along on a wonderful adventure, where each moment brings a new thrill. Featuring amazingly resourceful characters and a wondrous landscape bursting with exotic wildlife and plants, it's an irresistible talA shipwreck; a deserted island; a single family, wondering if they can survive. Rich in suspense and surprises, The Swiss Family Robinson entices young readers to come along on a wonderful adventure, where each moment brings a new thrill. Featuring amazingly resourceful characters and a wondrous landscape bursting with exotic wildlife and plants, it's an irresistible tale of ingenuity.
/book/show/25162517-a-tramp-abroad---classic-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	Mark Twain A. Willis (Editor)	A Tramp Abroad - Classic Illustrated Edition	* Beautifully illustrated with delightful illustrations from early editions, A Tramp Abroad is a superb work of travel literature, including a mixture of autobiography and fictional events.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the novel is one of the great works of American literature and continues to be widely* Beautifully illustrated with delightful illustrations from early editions, A Tramp Abroad is a superb work of travel literature, including a mixture of autobiography and fictional events.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the novel is one of the great works of American literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/20503.Ansel_Adams?from_search=true	Ansel Adams John Szarkowski	Ansel Adams: Classic Image Essays	A beautiful collection of Adams' work, hand-picked by himself--a last statement portfolio to represent his life's work. 76 duotones.
/book/show/26973285-the-civilisation-of-the-renaissance-in-italy?from_search=true	Jacob Burckhardt	The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy	Excerpt from The Civilisation of the Renaissance in ItalyDr. Burckhardt's work on the Renaissance in Italy is too well known, not only to students of the period, but now to a wider circle of readers, for any introduction to be necessary. The increased interest which has of late years, in England, been taken in this and kindred subjects, and the welcome which has been giveExcerpt from The Civilisation of the Renaissance in ItalyDr. Burckhardt's work on the Renaissance in Italy is too well known, not only to students of the period, but now to a wider circle of readers, for any introduction to be necessary. The increased interest which has of late years, in England, been taken in this and kindred subjects, and the welcome which has been given to the works of other writers upon them, encourage me to hope that in publishing this translation I am meeting a want felt by some who are either unable to read German at all, or to whom an English version will save a good deal of time and trouble.The translation is made from the third edition of the original, recently published in Germany, with slight additions to the text, and large additions to the notes, by Dr. Ludwig Geiger, of Berlin. It also contains some fresh matter communicated by Dr. Burckhardt to Professor Diego Valbusa of Mantua, the Italian translator of the book. To all three gentlemen my thanks are due for courtesy shown, or help given to me in the course of my work.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/77725.Company_Aytch_or_A_Side_Show_of_the_Big_Show?from_search=true	Sam R. Watkins M. Thomas Inge	Company Aytch; or, A Side Show of the Big Show: A Classic Memoir of the Civil War	Among the plethora of books about the Civil Warstands out for its uniquely personal view of the events as related by a most engaging writer--a man with-like talents who served as a foot soldier for four long years in the Confederate army. Originally published in 1881 as a series of articles in the Columbia, Tennessee,'s account hasAmong the plethora of books about the Civil Warstands out for its uniquely personal view of the events as related by a most engaging writer--a man with-like talents who served as a foot soldier for four long years in the Confederate army. Originally published in 1881 as a series of articles in the Columbia, Tennessee,'s account has long been recognized by historians as one of the most lively and witty accounts of the war. Parallels between this text andsuggest thatwas also among Private Watkins's readers. This edition of Company Aytch also contains six previously uncollected articles by Sam Watkins, plus other valuable supplementary materials, including a map and period illustrations, a glossary of technical and military terms, a chronology of events, a concise history of Watkins's regiment, a biographical directory of individuals mentioned in the narrative, and geographic and topical indexes. This new edition of a Civil War classic is bound to become the edition of choice for students, military buffs, and general readers alike.
/book/show/7274936-the-words-of-my-perfect-teacher?from_search=true	Patrul Rinpoche Dalai Lama XIV	The Words of My Perfect Teacher: A Complete Translation of a Classic Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism	A favorite of Tibetans and recommended by the Dalai Lama and other senior Buddhist teachers, this practical guide to inner transformation introduces the fundamental spiritual practices common to all Tibetan Buddhist traditions.is the classic commentary on the preliminary practices of the Longchen Nyingtigone of the best-known cycles of teacA favorite of Tibetans and recommended by the Dalai Lama and other senior Buddhist teachers, this practical guide to inner transformation introduces the fundamental spiritual practices common to all Tibetan Buddhist traditions.is the classic commentary on the preliminary practices of the Longchen Nyingtigone of the best-known cycles of teachings and a spiritual treasure of the Nyingmapa schoolthe oldest Tibetan Buddhist tradition.Patrul Rinpoche makes the technicalities of his subject accessible through a wealth of stories, quotations, and references to everyday life. His style of mixing broad colloquialisms, stringent irony, and poetry has all the life and atmosphere of an oral teaching. Great care has been taken by the translators to render the precise meaning of the text in English while still reflecting the vigor and insight of the original Tibetan.A preface by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, insightful introductory essays, explanatory notes, and classic illustrations enhance this quintessential introduction to Tibetan Buddhist practice. This new edition includes translations of a postface to the text written a century ago (for the first printed edition in Tibetan) by the first Jamgon Kongtrul Rinpoche, and a new preface by the late Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche. The notes, glossary and bibliography have been expanded and updated, Sanskrit names and terminology have been given their proper transliterated form, and the illustrations have been improved in quality and supplemented with new material.
/book/show/12616604-deadpool-classic-vol-6?from_search=true	Christopher J. Priest Glenn Herdling Paco Diaz Luque (Illustrator)	Deadpool Classic, Vol. 6	What happens when Deadpool crosses paths with royalty? Watch the madness unfold as the Merc with a Mouth fi nds out what it's like to cavort with two of Marvel's mightiest monarchs - of the Asgardian and Wakandan variety - as well as hanging with some crooked cronies more befitting his ill-mannered ilk. Guest-starring Thor, Loki, the Black Panther,Constrictor, Taskmaster aWhat happens when Deadpool crosses paths with royalty? Watch the madness unfold as the Merc with a Mouth fi nds out what it's like to cavort with two of Marvel's mightiest monarchs - of the Asgardian and Wakandan variety - as well as hanging with some crooked cronies more befitting his ill-mannered ilk. Guest-starring Thor, Loki, the Black Panther,Constrictor, Taskmaster and more!: DEADPOOL (1997) 34-45; BLACK PANTHER (1998) 23
/book/show/522724.The_Nitpicker_s_Guide_for_Classic_Trekkers?from_search=true	Phil Farrand	The Nitpicker's Guide for Classic Trekkers	Six feature films, the wildly successfultelevision spin-off, endless reruns, videotapes,conventions, a line of best-selling novels, and WilliamShatner'sbest-sellerhavekept thespirit aliveand well, even 25 years after its cancellation. Nowthis must-have book for all Trekkers -- whichSix feature films, the wildly successfultelevision spin-off, endless reruns, videotapes,conventions, a line of best-selling novels, and WilliamShatner'sbest-sellerhavekept thespirit aliveand well, even 25 years after its cancellation. Nowthis must-have book for all Trekkers -- whichcovers every episode of the original series, thepilot, and all six movies -- reveals all the bloopers,continuity errors, plot oversights, equipmentmalfunctions, and goof-ups that discerning, die-hardfans love to spot, but may have missed. Writtenespecially for all those who find themselvesthinking, Hey, if the transporter is broken, whydon't they just use a shuttlecraft?, thisnitpicky volume includes Kirk's toupee watch; anexamination of the logic of the miniskirted female crewmembers; number of times Kirk violated the PrimeDetective and lots of trivia questions, fun facts,quizzes, and more. Live long and nitpick.
/book/show/18717334-you-re-only-old-once?from_search=true	Dr. Seuss	You're Only Old Once!	Subtitled, this unusual item in the Seuss canon doesn't really belong among the children's books. Written to celebrate the nonsense master's 82nd birthday, it follows you (an elderly gent in a suit and white moustache) through a physical check-up in some fiendish geriatric clinic. You are measured, prodded, and subjected to all the medical inSubtitled, this unusual item in the Seuss canon doesn't really belong among the children's books. Written to celebrate the nonsense master's 82nd birthday, it follows you (an elderly gent in a suit and white moustache) through a physical check-up in some fiendish geriatric clinic. You are measured, prodded, and subjected to all the medical indignities familiar and unfamiliar to the elderly. You must see Dr. Pollen, our Allergy Whiz, who knows every sniffle and itch that there is... He will check your reactions to thumbtacks and glue, catcher's mitts, leaf mould, and cardigans too. Nasturtiums and marble cake, white and blue chalks, anthracite coal and the feathers of hawks. It's clear that the process is going to be long, but much shorter than the bill. The blurb on the back says it all: Is this a children's book? Well... not immediately. You buy a copy for your child now and you give it to him on his 70th birthday. Actually, it would make an amusing gift for anyone over 40.
/book/show/9298153-how-to-speak-and-write-correctly?from_search=true	Joseph Devlin Theodore Waters (Editor)	How to Speak and Write Correctly: Joseph Devlin's Classic Text	The classic text on how to speak and write English 'correctly.' *** In the preparation of this little work the writer has kept one end in view, viz.: To make it serviceable for those for whom it is intended, that is, for those who have neither the time nor the opportunity, the learning nor the inclination, to peruse elaborate and abstruse treatises on Rhetoric, Grammar, aThe classic text on how to speak and write English 'correctly.' *** In the preparation of this little work the writer has kept one end in view, viz.: To make it serviceable for those for whom it is intended, that is, for those who have neither the time nor the opportunity, the learning nor the inclination, to peruse elaborate and abstruse treatises on Rhetoric, Grammar, and Composition. To them such works are as gold enclosed in chests of steel and locked beyond power of opening. This book has no pretension about it whatever, -it is neither a Manual of Rhetoric, expatiating on the dogmas of style, nor a Grammar full of arbitrary rules and exceptions. It is merely an effort to help ordinary, everyday people to express themselves in ordinary, everyday language, in a proper manner.
/book/show/21874517-horror-stories?from_search=true	Darryl Jones (Editor)	Horror Stories: Classic Tales from Hoffmann to Hodgson	The modern horror story grew and developed across the nineteenth century, embracing categories as diverse as ghost stories, supernatural and psychological horror, medical and scientific horrors, colonial horror, and tales of mystery and premonition. This anthology brings together 29 of the greatest horror stories of the period from 1816 to 1912, from the British, Irish, AmThe modern horror story grew and developed across the nineteenth century, embracing categories as diverse as ghost stories, supernatural and psychological horror, medical and scientific horrors, colonial horror, and tales of mystery and premonition. This anthology brings together 29 of the greatest horror stories of the period from 1816 to 1912, from the British, Irish, American, and European traditions. It ranges widely across the sub-genres to encompass authors whose terror-inducing powers remain unsurpassed.The book includes stories by some of the best writers of the century - Hoffmann, Poe, Balzac, Dickens, Hawthorne, Melville, Zola - as well as established genre classics such as M. R. James, Arthur Machen, Bram Stoker, Algernon Blackwood, Charlotte Perkins Gilman and others. It includes rare and little-known pieces by writers such as William Maginn, Francis Marion Crawford, W. F. Harvey, and William Hope Hodgson, and shows the important role played by periodicals in popularizing the horror story. Wherever possible stories are reprinted in their first published form, with background information about their authors and helpful, contextualizing annotation. Darryl Jones's lively introduction discusses horror's literary evolution and its articulation of cultural preoccupations and anxieties. These are stories guaranteed to freeze the blood, revolt the senses, and keep you awake at night: prepare to be terrified!
/book/show/28957352-this-way-to-the-end-times?from_search=true	Robert Silverberg (Editor) Ursula K. Le Guin (Contributor) Connie Willis (Contributor)	This Way to the End Times: Classic Tales of the Apocalypse	THIS WAY TO THE END TIMES: Classic Tales of the Apocalypse, gathers 21 compelling, gripping stories of the not-too-distant demise of the earth as we know it. And what a collection. From little-known, brilliant tales by sci-fi legends Jules Vernes and Olaf Stapledon, to intense short works by sci-fi masters Ursula K. Le Guin, Connie Willis, Jack Vance, and Brian W. Aldiss,THIS WAY TO THE END TIMES: Classic Tales of the Apocalypse, gathers 21 compelling, gripping stories of the not-too-distant demise of the earth as we know it. And what a collection. From little-known, brilliant tales by sci-fi legends Jules Vernes and Olaf Stapledon, to intense short works by sci-fi masters Ursula K. Le Guin, Connie Willis, Jack Vance, and Brian W. Aldiss, to haunting works by contemporary authors Dale Bailey, Alvaro Zinos-Amaro, Karen Haber and Megan Arkenberg, THIS WAY TO THE END TIMES paves the road to the fantastical future, alternating humor with grit, and hope with ghastly post apocalyptic visions.Guest editor Robert Silverbergwinner of numerous Hugo and Nebula awards, Grand Master of Science Fiction Writers of America, and a Science Fiction Hall of Fame inducteehand-picked each story, and offers an introduction to each, as well as an introduction to the anthology as a whole.A unique collection for longtime and new fans of speculative fiction, THIS WAY TO THE END TIMES roars into the future wide-eyed and full speed ahead.Complete list of authors:Jules Verne, James Elroy Flecker, Frank Lillie Pollock, G. Peyton Wertenbaker, Philip Latham, Jack Vance, Fritz Leiber, Brian W. Aldiss, Ursula K. Le Guin, Robert Silverberg, James Tiptree, Jr., Malcolm Edwards, Connie Willis, Karen Haber, by Dale Bailey, Megan Artenberg, Alvaro Zinos-Amaro, Olaf Stapledon
/book/show/11691749-his-family?from_search=true	Ernest Poole	His Family	is a fictional novel by Ernest Poole. This novel tells the story of a middle-class family set against the gritty backdrop of New York City. Taking place at the turn of twentieth century, the novel benefits from modern romanticism of the 1910s as a fairytale age, the years before the first World War. This story centers around Roger Gale, a widower and family patris a fictional novel by Ernest Poole. This novel tells the story of a middle-class family set against the gritty backdrop of New York City. Taking place at the turn of twentieth century, the novel benefits from modern romanticism of the 1910s as a fairytale age, the years before the first World War. This story centers around Roger Gale, a widower and family patriarch who struggles to deal with societal changes and in particular the changes his daughters and grandchildren undergo as society shifts into a new decade. As each of his daughters respond in a variety of ways to the situations they find themselves in, Roger is forced into acting as peacekeeper. He attempts to maintain the peace in a family challenged by conflict, in a world on the brink of war.Exploring society of the 1910s,gives voice to the impoverished immigrant children filling the streets of New York City without food or shelter. The book also examines changes in farming of livestock during the period and the introduction and impact of industrialization on agriculture . Finally, the book delves deeply into the impact of World War I. Exploring how the war affected not just individuals, but also the business community, the immigrant community of New York, and families who faced stark very stark realities of death and change.The 1910s is wrought with a sundry of historic events such as wartime battles and the sinking of passenger ships which deeply altered individual lives and family lives as many soldiers and civilians paid the ultimate cost of war. This novel received the first Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1918. A work of art praised by critics, and that which stands out among other works of fiction.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/27008806-irish-fairy-tales?from_search=true	James Stephens	Irish Fairy Tales	Excerpt from Irish Fairy TalesIrish Fairy Tales was written by James Stephens in 1934. This is a 377 page book, containing 70799 words and 3 pictures. Search Inside is enabled for this title.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historiExcerpt from Irish Fairy TalesIrish Fairy Tales was written by James Stephens in 1934. This is a 377 page book, containing 70799 words and 3 pictures. Search Inside is enabled for this title.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/30100821-the-master-builder?from_search=true	Henrik Ibsen Edmund Gosse (Translation) William Archer (Translation)	The Master Builder: Classic Drama	The Master Builder By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Edmund Gosse and William Archer Henrik Johan Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as the father of realism and is one of the founders of Modernism in theatre. His major works include Brand, Peer Gynt, An Enemy of the People, Emperor and Galilean, A Doll'sThe Master Builder By Henrik Ibsen Translated by Edmund Gosse and William Archer Henrik Johan Ibsen was a major 19th-century Norwegian playwright, theatre director, and poet. He is often referred to as the father of realism and is one of the founders of Modernism in theatre. His major works include Brand, Peer Gynt, An Enemy of the People, Emperor and Galilean, A Doll's House, Hedda Gabler, Ghosts, The Wild Duck, Rosmersholm, and The Master Builder. He is the most frequently performed dramatist in the world after Shakespeare, and A Doll's House became the world's most performed play by the early 20th century. Several of his later dramas were considered scandalous to many of his era, when European theatre was expected to model strict morals of family life and propriety. Ibsen's later work examined the realities that lay behind many facades, revealing much that was disquieting to many contemporaries. It utilized a critical eye and free inquiry into the conditions of life and issues of morality. The poetic and cinematic early play Peer Gynt, however, has strong surreal elements.
/book/show/26931573-god-and-the-state?from_search=true	Mikhail Bakunin	God and the State	Excerpt from God and the StateOne of us is soon to tell in all its details the story of the life of Michael Bakunin, but its general features arc already sufficiently familiar. Friends and enemies know that this man was great in thought, will, persistent energy; they know also with what lofty contempt he looked down upon wealth, rank, glory, all the wretched ambitions whiExcerpt from God and the StateOne of us is soon to tell in all its details the story of the life of Michael Bakunin, but its general features arc already sufficiently familiar. Friends and enemies know that this man was great in thought, will, persistent energy; they know also with what lofty contempt he looked down upon wealth, rank, glory, all the wretched ambitions which most human beings are base enough to entertain. A (Russian gentleman related by marriage to the highest nobility of the empire, he was one of the first to enter that intrepid society of rebels who were able to release themselves from traditions, prejudices, race and class interests, and set their own comfort at naught. With them he fought the stern battle of life, aggravated by imprisonment, exile, all the dangers and all the sorrows that men of self-sacrifice have to undergo during their tormented existence.A simple stone and a name mark the spot in the cemetery of Berne where was laid the body of Bakunin. Even that is perhaps too much to honor the memory of a worker who held vanities of that sort in such slight esteem. His friends surely will raise to him no ostentatious tombstone or statue. They know with what a huge laugh he would have received them, had they spoken to him of a commemorative structure erected to his glory; they knew, too, that the true way to honor their dead is to continue their work - with the same ardor and perseverance that they themselves brought to it In this case, indeed, a difficult task demanding all our efforts, for among the revolutionists of the present generation not one has labored more fervently in the common cause of the Revolution.In Russia among the students, in Germany among the insurgents of Dresden, in Siberia among his brothers in exile, in America, in England, in France, in Switzerland, in Italy, among all earnest men. his direct influence has been considerable. The originality of his ideas, the imagery and vehemence of his eloquence, his untiring zeal in propagandism, helped too by the natural majesty of his person and by a powerful vitality, gave Bakunin access to all the revolutionary groups, and his efforts left deep traces everywhere.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26027611-the-complete-oz-collection?from_search=true	L. Frank Baum	The Complete OZ Collection: The Stories of OZ by L Frank Baum -: All 14 Novels Of This Classic Childrens Adventure	The Complete OZ Collection. All 14 OZ novels written by L Frank BaumWith Links To FREE Audiobooks:Included are links to FREE Audiobooks for each OZ novel.Books included:1. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)2. The Marvelous Land of Oz (1904)3. Ozma of Oz (1907)4. Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (1908)5. The Road to Oz (1909)6.The Complete OZ Collection. All 14 OZ novels written by L Frank BaumWith Links To FREE Audiobooks:Included are links to FREE Audiobooks for each OZ novel.Books included:1. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900)2. The Marvelous Land of Oz (1904)3. Ozma of Oz (1907)4. Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (1908)5. The Road to Oz (1909)6. The Emerald City of Oz (1910)7. The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1913)8. Tik-Tok of Oz (1914)9. The Scarecrow of Oz (1915)10. Rinkitink in Oz (1916)11. The Lost Princess of Oz (1917)12. The Tin Woodman of Oz (1918)13. The Magic of Oz (1919)14. Glinda of Oz (1920)
/book/show/27006329-the-lost-prince?from_search=true	Frances Hodgson Burnett	The Lost Prince	Excerpt from The Lost PrinceYou must salute, too, he said to the RatHe stood near the iron railings watching the passers-byHis father made the pictures seem the glowing, burning work of still living menHe was the man who had spoken to him in SamavianThey were suddenly dragged into the world of romanceIt was the man who had driven with the King!The Rat whizzed downExcerpt from The Lost PrinceYou must salute, too, he said to the RatHe stood near the iron railings watching the passers-byHis father made the pictures seem the glowing, burning work of still living menHe was the man who had spoken to him in SamavianThey were suddenly dragged into the world of romanceIt was the man who had driven with the King!The Rat whizzed down the passage while the squad followed himNow that the shoe is off, it is much more comfortable, much moreThe Rat swung himself into the group. Where is he! Where is he! he criedAs she moved toward the carriage with him, he spoke a few words in RussianA moment later a hand lightly touched himUnder the nodding plumes each saw the face, a sketch of which was hidden in the slit of Marcos sleeveIt is the son of Stefan Loristan. The Lamp is LightedThe ceremony in the cavernBack in LondonThe King had the eyes he had longed to seeAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26539497-wilhelm-meister-s-apprenticeship?from_search=true	Johann Wolfgang von Goethe	Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship: A Novel	Excerpt from Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship: A NovelIt has been observed, by a very profound German critic, that the periods of Goethe's outward life are most intimately connected with the eras of his literary career; and they are generally divided into three principal periods, which have been designated as the sentimental and intense, the ideal, and the elegant. In theExcerpt from Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship: A NovelIt has been observed, by a very profound German critic, that the periods of Goethe's outward life are most intimately connected with the eras of his literary career; and they are generally divided into three principal periods, which have been designated as the sentimental and intense, the ideal, and the elegant. In the former, Goetz von Berlichingen and Werther are the chief illustrations of his genius; and in those two works, Goethe found means to gratify his strongest youthful propensities - the one, for German things and manners; the other, for the delineation of joys and sorrows, common to humanity, which agitated his bosom. The character of his works, at this period, was national, full of that German spirit, for which Lessing fought so manfully, and which Goethe expressed with matchless felicity.Between the first and second eras of his literary career, an interval of twelve years elapsed, during which he produced nothing very considerable, but it was, at this time, that he visited Italy. If, as it has been said, his taste had previously inclined to the Flemish school, it was after his visit to Italy that his eyes opened to the full perception of high art. His rich and fertile spirit, which embraced at once the Lofty, the Child-like, and the Lovely, now turned to the Noble and the Elevated. In place of his former principle of naturalness or reality, now arose that of Ideality - that pure Ideality which transports nature into the regions of Idea and pure Beauty. The three great works which fall within this era, are William Meister, Faust, and Hermann and Dorothea.What Goethe really intended by the first of these performances must remain, to some degree, a mystery.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/67491.The_Third_Wave?from_search=true	Alvin Toffler	The Third Wave: The Classic Study of Tomorrow	Third wave keeps multidimensional perspectives Its for every human being, to read: students, teachers, Doctors, Engineers, Lawyers,sociologist, Economist,IT managers, sales personnels, and whosever can read and understand this Bible.
/book/show/153398.LA_VAGABONDE?from_search=true	Colette	LA VAGABONDE	Largely autobiographical and startlingly contemporary for a novel published in 1910, La Vagabonde recalls Colette's years spent touring Parisian music halls. She takes the reader backstage and into the risque world of an aging dancer, mime and failed writer to evoke a struggle to choose between freedom and love.
/book/show/8758816-the-story-of-my-life?from_search=true	Giacomo Casanova Karene Howie (Editor) Classic European Erotic Art and Seduction (Illustrator)	The Story of My Life	Seducer, gambler, necromancer, swindler, Good Samaritan, spy, swashbuckler, self-made gentleman, entrepreneur, wit, poet, translator, philosopher, and general bon vivant, Giacomo Casanova was not only the most notorious lover the Western world has known, but also a storyteller of the first order. Since he lived a life richer and stranger than most fictions, the tale of hisSeducer, gambler, necromancer, swindler, Good Samaritan, spy, swashbuckler, self-made gentleman, entrepreneur, wit, poet, translator, philosopher, and general bon vivant, Giacomo Casanova was not only the most notorious lover the Western world has known, but also a storyteller of the first order. Since he lived a life richer and stranger than most fictions, the tale of his own adventures is his most compelling story, but his memoir remained-at twelve volumes-unfinished at the time of his death. In these selections culled from authoritative French texts are all the highlights of Casanova's life: his youth in Venice as a precocious ecclesiastic; carousing and dabbling in the occult; imprisonment and thrilling escape; travels and encounters with major literary figures and world leaders; and, of course, many amorous conquests, ranging from noblewomen to nuns to cobblers' daughters, all of them willing partners in the adventures of his life.The first new translation since the 1960s, this Penguin Classics edition will provide readers with the most famous episodes as well as the overall shape of a monumental work in one beautiful, unique volume.
/book/show/1383301.Galactic_Patrol?from_search=true	E.E. "Doc" Smith	Galactic Patrol	The Galactic Patrol has been given the ultimate weapon in its war against the evil pirate Boskone: The Lens. But even though the Patrol's Lensmen are the most feared peacekeepers in the galaxy, they aren't quite sure how to use their unique gift. Things are about to change, however. Kimball Kinnison has just graduated from the academy, and now that's he's earned his Lens,The Galactic Patrol has been given the ultimate weapon in its war against the evil pirate Boskone: The Lens. But even though the Patrol's Lensmen are the most feared peacekeepers in the galaxy, they aren't quite sure how to use their unique gift. Things are about to change, however. Kimball Kinnison has just graduated from the academy, and now that's he's earned his Lens, he's determined to figure out how it works. Kinnison begins his journey of discovery by taking command of the, an experimental ship that's as likely to kill him as it is the Boskone raiders it was built to fight. That leads him on a series of whirlwind adventures that include a visit to the planet Arisia--where the mysterious creators of the Lens make their home--and end up in a confrontation with Helmuth, who may well be Boskone himself. Although this is the third book in the Lensman series, it's the novel where, as SF critic John Clute puts it, the story has started, and it does not stop. This is a rip-roaring tale of heroes, aliens, space battles, and bold deeds, the stuff that Golden Age science fiction was built from.
/book/show/164259.Doctor_Sax?from_search=true	Jack Kerouac	Doctor Sax	In this haunting novel of intensely felt adolescence, Jack Kerouac tells the story of Jack Duluoz, a French-Canadian boy growing up, as Kerouac himself did, in the dingy factory town of Lowell, Massachusetts. Dr. Sax, with his flowing cape, slouch hat, and insinuating leer, is chief among the many ghosts and demons that populate Jack's fantasy world. Deftly mingling memoryIn this haunting novel of intensely felt adolescence, Jack Kerouac tells the story of Jack Duluoz, a French-Canadian boy growing up, as Kerouac himself did, in the dingy factory town of Lowell, Massachusetts. Dr. Sax, with his flowing cape, slouch hat, and insinuating leer, is chief among the many ghosts and demons that populate Jack's fantasy world. Deftly mingling memory and dream, Kerouac captures the accents and texture of his boyhood in Lowell as he relates Jack's adventures with this cryptic, apocalyptic hipster phantom. Kerouac dreams of America in the authentic rolling rhythms of a Whitman or a Thomas Wolfe, drunk with eagerness for life. - John K. Hutchens; Kerouac's peculiar genius infects every page. - The New York Times.
/book/show/19228398-two-years-vacation?from_search=true	Jules Verne	Two Years' Vacation	The boys at Charman School have a chance to sail around New Zealand on a sailing ship. But by mistake, the ship leaves the harbor without the captain! The ship full of young boys is lost at sea! Luckily, the ship lands on an island. The boys must find a way to live on the island while they wait to be rescued. Little do they know that they will have to wait two years. And tThe boys at Charman School have a chance to sail around New Zealand on a sailing ship. But by mistake, the ship leaves the harbor without the captain! The ship full of young boys is lost at sea! Luckily, the ship lands on an island. The boys must find a way to live on the island while they wait to be rescued. Little do they know that they will have to wait two years. And then, the only people who come and find them on the island are criminals!
/book/show/25117871-funeral-games?from_search=true	Mary Renault Tom Holland (Introduction)	Funeral Games: A Novel of Alexander the Great: A Virago Modern Classic	Renault's best historical novel yet every detail has solid historical testimony to support it.--After Alexander's death in 323 BCE his only direct heirs were two unborn sons & a simpleton half-brother. Every long-simmering faction exploded into the vacuum of power. Wives, distant relatives & generals all vied for the loyalty of the increasingly uRenault's best historical novel yet every detail has solid historical testimony to support it.--After Alexander's death in 323 BCE his only direct heirs were two unborn sons & a simpleton half-brother. Every long-simmering faction exploded into the vacuum of power. Wives, distant relatives & generals all vied for the loyalty of the increasingly undisciplined Macedonian army. Most failed & were killed in the attempt. For no one possessed the leadership to keep the great empire from crumbling. But Alexander's legend endured to spread into worlds he had seen only in dreams.
/book/show/26293055-the-life-of-abraham-lincoln?from_search=true	Henry Ketcham	The Life of Abraham Lincoln	Excerpt from The Life of Abraham LincolnThe question will naturally be raised, Why should there be another Life of Lincoln? This may be met by a counter question, Will there ever be a time in the near future when there will not be another Life of Lincoln? There is always a new class of students and a new enrolment of citizens. Every year many thousands of young people pasExcerpt from The Life of Abraham LincolnThe question will naturally be raised, Why should there be another Life of Lincoln? This may be met by a counter question, Will there ever be a time in the near future when there will not be another Life of Lincoln? There is always a new class of students and a new enrolment of citizens. Every year many thousands of young people pass from the Grammar to the High School grade of our public schools. Other thousands are growing up into manhood and womanhood. These are of a different constituency from their fathers and grandfathers who remember the civil war and were perhaps in it.To the younger generation, writes Carl Schurz, Abraham Lincoln has already become a half mythical figure, which, in the haze of historic distance, grows to more and more heroic proportions, but also loses in distinctness of outline and figure. The last clause of this remark is painfully true. To the majority of people now living, his outline and figure are dim and vague.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/5415059-classic-enid-blyton-stories?from_search=true	Enid Blyton David    Barnett (Illustrator)	Classic Enid Blyton Stories	
/book/show/15791081-the-little-paris-kitchen?from_search=true	Rachel Khoo	The Little Paris Kitchen: 120 Simple But Classic French Recipes	Rachel Khoo serves up a modern twist on classic French cookingRachel Khoo was determined to get to grips with French cooking, so to learn more she moved to Paris, not speaking a word of French, and enrolled at Le Cordon Bleu, the world-famous cookery school. Six years later, she still lives and works in Paris, cooking up a selection of classic French dishes from all over tRachel Khoo serves up a modern twist on classic French cookingRachel Khoo was determined to get to grips with French cooking, so to learn more she moved to Paris, not speaking a word of French, and enrolled at Le Cordon Bleu, the world-famous cookery school. Six years later, she still lives and works in Paris, cooking up a selection of classic French dishes from all over the country and giving them a fresh makeover with her own modern twists. From a Croque Madame muffin and the classic Boeuf bourguignon, to a deliciously fragrant Provencal lavender and lemon roast chicken, Rachel celebrates the culinary landscape of France as it is today and shows how simple these dishes are.The 120 recipes in the book range from easy, everyday dishes like Omelette Piprade, to summer picnics by the Seine and afternoon 'goter' (snacks), to meals with friends and delicious desserts including classics like Crme brulee and Tarte tatin. It's a book that celebrates the very best of French home-cooking in a modern and accessible way. Real French food is no longer something only served in fancy restaurants; Rachel will show how you can add a little French culinary touch to your everyday life at home, no matter where you are in the world, or how big your kitchen is!
/book/show/512703.Gentlemen_Prefer_Blondes?from_search=true	Anita Loos	Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Classic Books)	The delirious 1925 Jazz-Age classic that no less an authority than Edith Wharton called the great American novel. If any American fictional character of the twentieth century seems likely to be immortal, it is Lorelei Lee of Little Rock, Arkansas, the not-so-dumb blonde who knew that diamonds are a girl's best friend. Outrageous, charming, and unforgettable, she's been pThe delirious 1925 Jazz-Age classic that no less an authority than Edith Wharton called the great American novel. If any American fictional character of the twentieth century seems likely to be immortal, it is Lorelei Lee of Little Rock, Arkansas, the not-so-dumb blonde who knew that diamonds are a girl's best friend. Outrageous, charming, and unforgettable, she's been portrayed on stage and screen by Carol Channing and Marilyn Monroe and has become the archetype of the footloose, good-hearted gold digger, with an insatiable appetite for orchids, champagne, and precious stones. Here are her diaries, created by Anita Loos in the Roaring Twenties, as Lorelei and her friend Dorothy barrel across Europe meeting everyone from the Prince of Wales to Doctor Froyd--and then back home again to marry a Main Line millionaire and become a movie star. In this delightfully droll and witty book, Lorelei Lee's wild antics, unique outlook, and imaginative way with language shine.
/book/show/25670410-classic-george-eliot-scenes-of-clerical-life?from_search=true	George Eliot	classic George Eliot SCENES OF CLERICAL LIFE	-Illustrated with beautiful vintage illustrations-Complete, unabridged, and formatted for kindle to improve your reading experience-Linked table of contents to reach your chapter quicklyI unabashedly love this book. CatherineThe three stories embraced under this title are written vigorously, with a just appreciation-Illustrated with beautiful vintage illustrations-Complete, unabridged, and formatted for kindle to improve your reading experience-Linked table of contents to reach your chapter quicklyI unabashedly love this book. CatherineThe three stories embraced under this title are written vigorously, with a just appreciation of the romance of reality, and with honest adherence to truth of representation in the sombre as well as the brighter portions of life. It demands not only a large intellect, but a large heart, to gain such a candid and inclusive appreciation of life and character as they display. The Atlantic 1858George Eliot bliss at its beginnings. Excellent characters. MartinaThe stories share a setting  the fictional town of Milby - and some interest in a (different) clergyman working in the area. The Sad Fortunes of the Reverend Amos Barton is the tale of a man who fails to appreciate his wife until it is too late, Mr Gilfuls Love-Story is about the unexpectedly dramatic early love affair of a now single and unremarkable clergyman, and Janets Repentance considers the suffering of an abused wife who turns first to alcohol, but then to the religious comfort of evangelical preacher Mr Tryan. The Secret VictorianistThe exquisite truth and delicacy, both of the humour and the pathos of those stories, I have never seen the like of. Charles DickensThe production of a peculiar and remarkable writer Saturday Review 1857SCENES OF CLERICAL LIFE is one of the most profound and engaging books of all time, made up of three novellas all taking place in the fictional town of Milby. Presented in a beautiful edition specially designed for kindle, this is George Eliots first masterpiece which will stay with you forever.
/book/show/26944161-the-birds-of-aristophanes?from_search=true	Aristophanes	The Birds of Aristophanes	Excerpt from The Birds of AristophanesAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfectionExcerpt from The Birds of AristophanesAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18732504-the-condition-of-the-working-class-in-england-in-1844---the-original-cla?from_search=true	Friedrich Engels	The Condition of the Working-Class in England in 1844 - The Original Classic Edition	Friedrich Engels was a German-English industrialist, social scientist, author, political theorist, philosopher, and father of Marxist theory, alongside Karl Marx. In 1845 he published The Condition of the Working Class in England, based on personal observations and research. In 1848 he co-authored The Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx, and later he supported Marx financiaFriedrich Engels was a German-English industrialist, social scientist, author, political theorist, philosopher, and father of Marxist theory, alongside Karl Marx. In 1845 he published The Condition of the Working Class in England, based on personal observations and research. In 1848 he co-authored The Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx, and later he supported Marx financially to do research and write Das Kapital. After Marxs death Engels edited the second and third volumes. Additionally, Engels organized Marxs notes on the Theories of Surplus Value and this was later published as the fourth volume of Capital. This is a high quality book of the original classic edition.This is a freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work. These few paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside:The pettifogging business tricks of the Polish Jew, the representative in Europe of commerce in its lowest stage, those tricks that serve him so well in his own country, and are generally practised there, he finds to be out of date and out of place when he comes to Hamburg or Berlin; and, again, the commission p. viagent, who hails from Berlin or Hamburg, Jew or Christian, after frequenting the Manchester Exchange for a few months, finds out that, in order to buy cotton yarn or cloth cheap, he, too, had better drop those slightly more refined but still miserable wiles and subterfuges which are considered the acme of cleverness in his native country....And for two reasons: Firstly, to do this properly, the size of the book must be about doubled; and, secondly, the first volume of Das Kapital, by Karl Marx, an English translation of which is before the public, contains a very ample description of the state of the British working-class, as it was about 1865, that is to say, at the time when British industrial prosperity reached its culminating point....If even under the unparalleled commercial and industrial expansion, from 1848 to 1866, they have had to undergo such misery; if even then the great bulk of them experienced at best but a temporary improvement of their condition, while only a small, privileged, 'protected' minority was permanently benefited, what will it be when this dazzling period is brought finally to a close; when the present dreary stagnation shall not only become intensified, but this, its intensified condition, shall become the permanent and normal state of English trade?...The new Unions were founded at a time when the faith in the eternity of the wages system was severely shaken; their founders and promoters were Socialists either consciously or by feeling; the masses, whose adhesion gave them strength, were rough, neglected, looked down upon by the working-class aristocracy; but p. xixthey had this immense advantage, that their minds were virgin soil, entirely free from the inherited respectable bourgeois prejudices which hampered the brains of the better situated old Unionists....Shut off from the towns, which they never entered, their yarn and woven stuff being delivered to travelling agents for payment of wages-so shut off that old people who lived quite in the neighbourhood of the town never went thither until they were robbed of their trade by the introduction of machinery and obliged to look about them in the towns for work-the weavers stood upon p. 3the moral and intellectual plane of the yeomen with whom they were usually immediately connected through their little holdings.
/book/show/26275153-two-on-a-tower?from_search=true	Thomas Hardy	Two on a Tower	Excerpt from Two on a TowerThis slightly-built romance was the outcome of a wish to set the emotional history of two infinitesimal lives against the stupendous background of the stellar universe, and to impart to readers the sentiment that of these contrasting magnitudes the smaller might be the greater to them as men.But on the publication of the book people seemed to bExcerpt from Two on a TowerThis slightly-built romance was the outcome of a wish to set the emotional history of two infinitesimal lives against the stupendous background of the stellar universe, and to impart to readers the sentiment that of these contrasting magnitudes the smaller might be the greater to them as men.But on the publication of the book people seemed to be less struck with these high aims of the author than with their own opinion, first, that the novel was an 'improper' one in its morals, and, secondly, that it was intended to be a satire on the Established Church of this country. I was made to suffer in consequence from several eminent pens.That, however, was thirteen years ago, and, in respect of the first opinion, I venture to think that those who care to read the story now will be quite astonished at the scrupulous propriety observed therein on the relations of the sexes; for though there may be frivolous, and even grotesque touches on occasion, there is hardly a single caress in the book outside legal matrimony, or what was intended so to be.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/27009882-what-is-art?from_search=true	Leo Tolstoy	What Is Art?	The essayWhat Is Art? written in 1897 by Leo Tolstoy, is an inspiring piece of work that is both profound yet simple, simultaneously, making it an interesting read on the subject. Tolstoy's view of art is quite remarkable, changing the way you view art as a part of society forever. His simple lexicon is understandable and unassuming as well as being informative. Within tThe essayWhat Is Art? written in 1897 by Leo Tolstoy, is an inspiring piece of work that is both profound yet simple, simultaneously, making it an interesting read on the subject. Tolstoy's view of art is quite remarkable, changing the way you view art as a part of society forever. His simple lexicon is understandable and unassuming as well as being informative. Within this text, Tolstoy explores how art affects its audience and the emotional link that forms as a result.In order correctly to define art, it is necessary, first of all, to cease to consider it as a means to pleasure and to consider it as one of the conditions of human life. Viewing it in this way we cannot fail to observe that art is one of the means of intercourse between man and man. - Leo TolstoyWhat Is Art? is full of strong opinions and it is clear from how Tolstoy wrote that he believed most art of his time to be unethical and decadent, with most artists being deluded. The true purpose of this essay is to define art itself and Tolstoy approaches this in a number of ways throughout the book. He considers the influence that religion, philosophy and social conditions all have on art, going into great detail explaining these factors.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/33097077-the-courtier?from_search=true	Baldassare Castiglione	The Courtier: Il Cortegiano	Excerpt from The Courtier: IL CortegianoCastiglione married a daughter of Count Guido Tor ello di Montechiarugolo (who died in 1520, to his great sorrow), lived for a time in Venice, then entered the service of Federigo, Marquis of Mantua, and was sent as ambassador to Rome. Later he went as the Pope's nuncio to Madrid, remaining as such till the sack of Rome in 1527, butExcerpt from The Courtier: IL CortegianoCastiglione married a daughter of Count Guido Tor ello di Montechiarugolo (who died in 1520, to his great sorrow), lived for a time in Venice, then entered the service of Federigo, Marquis of Mantua, and was sent as ambassador to Rome. Later he went as the Pope's nuncio to Madrid, remaining as such till the sack of Rome in 1527, but was able to accomplish nothing at that dishonest court. This courtier, diplomatist, soldier and author died in Toledo, February 7, 1529, and had a magnificent funeral - which could hardly atone for the unhappiness of his last years. Two volumes of his let ters were published at Padua in 1771.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18732099-a-short-history-of-the-world---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	H.G. Wells	A Short History of the World - The Original Classic Edition	Although best known for his scientific romances that paved the way for the modern science fiction genre, H. G. Wells (1866-1946) produced significant works on politics, society, science and history. Fascinated as much with the real world as his imaginary one, and displeased with the quality of history textbooks at the end of World War I, Wells took on the task of writing hAlthough best known for his scientific romances that paved the way for the modern science fiction genre, H. G. Wells (1866-1946) produced significant works on politics, society, science and history. Fascinated as much with the real world as his imaginary one, and displeased with the quality of history textbooks at the end of World War I, Wells took on the task of writing his own book of world history. In 1919 he published The Outline of History, which he soon followed with the much shorter and highly popular work, A Short History of the World. This condensed work is a monumental account of the physical, spiritual, and intellectual evolution of the human race, and chronicles key events of humanitys development. More importantly, Wells brings to light the continuity of history, and provokes thoughts on the future implications of our scientific and intellectual progress. This is a high quality book of the original classic edition.This is a freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work. These few paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside:If, then, we represent our earth as a little ball of one inch diameter, the sun would be a big globe nine feet across and 323 yards away, that is about a fifth of a mile, four or five minutes? walking.... All round and about these bodies there would be emptiness until you came to Mars, a hundred and seventy-five feet beyond the earth; Jupiter {4} nearly a mile away, a foot in diameter; Saturn, a little smaller, two miles off; Uranus four miles off and Neptune six miles off....If we could go back through that infinitude of time and see the earth in this earlier stage of its history, we should behold a scene more like the interior of a blast furnace or the surface of a lava flow before it cools and cakes over than any other contemporary scene....And so with a tremendous slowness through the vastness of time, the earth would grow more and more like the earth on which we live, until at last an age would come when, in the cooling air, steam would begin to condense into clouds, and the first rain would fall hissing upon the first rocks below....But as men began to discover and study the Record of the Rocks this belief gave place to the suspicion that many species had changed and developed slowly through the course of ages, and this again expanded into a belief in what is called Organic Evolution, a belief that all species of life upon earth, animal and vegetable alike, are descended by slow continuous processes of change from some very simple ancestral form of life, some almost structureless living substance, far back in the so-called Azoic seas.
/book/show/3170773-the-second-jungle-book?from_search=true	Rudyard Kipling	The Second Jungle Book	The tales in The Jungle Book (1894) -- as well as those in The Second Jungle Book (1895) -- are fables, using animals in an anthropomorphic manner to give moral lessons. The verses of The Law of the Jungle, for example, lay down rules for the safety of individuals, families, and communities. Kipling put in them nearly everything he knew or heard or dreamed about theThe tales in The Jungle Book (1894) -- as well as those in The Second Jungle Book (1895) -- are fables, using animals in an anthropomorphic manner to give moral lessons. The verses of The Law of the Jungle, for example, lay down rules for the safety of individuals, families, and communities. Kipling put in them nearly everything he knew or heard or dreamed about the Indian jungle. Other readers have interpreted the work as allegories of the politics and society of the time. The best-known of them are the three stories revolving around the adventures of Mowgli, an abandoned man cub who is raised by wolves in the Indian jungle. The most famous of the other four stories are Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, the story of a heroic mongoose, and Toomai of the Elephants, the tale of a young elephant-handler. As with much of Kipling's work, each of the stories is followed by a piece of verse.
/book/show/18732481-my-life-and-work---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Henry Ford	My Life and Work - The Original Classic Edition	Sometimes with the pace of business we dont take the time to review the thoughts and concepts of the great people of the past. When I read this book I was amazed at his level of thinking. We tend to believe that our generation is always coming up with the great thoughts and ideas. If this is your thinking you need to step back 100 years or so to the life and times of HenrySometimes with the pace of business we dont take the time to review the thoughts and concepts of the great people of the past. When I read this book I was amazed at his level of thinking. We tend to believe that our generation is always coming up with the great thoughts and ideas. If this is your thinking you need to step back 100 years or so to the life and times of Henry Ford. All we are doing is reinventing what he did. It was amazing to read that many of the ideas and ideals around the turn of the twentieth century are still used today. Ford goes into great detail describing the origination of the Ford motor company, the labor force, the assembly line, and financial situations of the company. At a time when most of the male workers across the country were working for fifty cents a day, Ford incorporated a minimum wage of from three to five dollars a day. Henry Ford did a good job writing this book as well. There were several examples of sage advice include which are quoted by speakers and writers to this day. He was truly a visionary, business minded genius. The world was certainly improved by his presence.Henry Ford is the classical writer on management. He stands on a same line with Sun Tzu, Niccolo Machiavelli, Robert Owen, Frederick Taylor and Henri Fayol.In the book My Life and Work, Henry Ford presents his view on different things: management philosophy, social life, human abilities and capabilities, the role of the bankers in the production, good debt and bad debt, the labor and the speculation, the roots of poverty and the ways to solve it, the role of the government, and other important topics.This is the foundation of all the management literature, and every modern manager should be aware with his Fords work.
/book/show/32679821-the-gift?from_search=true	Marcel Mauss	The Gift: Forms and Functions of Exchange in Archaic Societies	Excerpt from The Gift: Forms and Functions of Exchange in Archaic SocietiesMarcel Mauss (1872-1950), Emile Durkheim's nephew and most distinguished pupil, was a man of unusual ability and learning, and also of integrity and strong convictions. Aft
/book/show/27013136-the-ego-and-his-own?from_search=true	Max Stirner	The Ego and His Own	Excerpt from The Ego and His OwnFor more than twenty years I have entertained the design of publishing an English translation of Der Einzige und sein Eigentum. When I formed this design, the number of English-speaking persons who had ever heard of the book was very limited. The memory of Max Stirner had been virtually extinct for an entire generation. But in the last twExcerpt from The Ego and His OwnFor more than twenty years I have entertained the design of publishing an English translation of Der Einzige und sein Eigentum. When I formed this design, the number of English-speaking persons who had ever heard of the book was very limited. The memory of Max Stirner had been virtually extinct for an entire generation. But in the last two decades there has been a remarkable revival of interest both in the book and in its author. It began in this country with a discussion in the pages of the Anarchist periodical, Liberty, in which Stirner's thought was clearly expounded and vigorously championed by Dr. James L. Walker, who adopted for this discussion the pseudonym Tak Kak. At that time Dr. Walker was the chief editorial writer for the Galveston News. Some years later he became a practising physician in Mexico, where he died in 1904. A series of essays which he began in an Anarchist periodical, Egoism, and which he lived to complete, was published after his death in a small volume, The Philosophy of Egoism. It is a very able and convincing exposition of Stirner's steachings, and almost the only one that exists in the English language. But the chief instrument in the revival of Stirnerism was and is the German poet, John Henry Mackay. Very early in his career he met Stirner's name in Lange's History of Materialism, and was moved thereby to read his book. The work made such an impression on him that he resolved to devote a portion of his life to the rediscovery and rehabilitation of the lost and forgotten genius.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/34005439-l-oeuvre?from_search=true	mile Zola	L'Oeuvre	Excerpt from L'OeuvreClaude passait devant l'Hotel-de-Ville, et deux heures du matin sonnaient a l'horloge, quand l'orage eclata. Il s'etait oublie a roder dans les Halles, par cette nuit brulante de juillet, en artiste flaneur, amoureux du Paris nocturne. Brusquement, les gouttes tomberent si larges, si drues, qu'il prit sa course, galopa degingande, eperdu, le long du qExcerpt from L'OeuvreClaude passait devant l'Hotel-de-Ville, et deux heures du matin sonnaient a l'horloge, quand l'orage eclata. Il s'etait oublie a roder dans les Halles, par cette nuit brulante de juillet, en artiste flaneur, amoureux du Paris nocturne. Brusquement, les gouttes tomberent si larges, si drues, qu'il prit sa course, galopa degingande, eperdu, le long du quai de la Greve. Mais, au pont Louis-Philippe, une colere de son essoufflement l'arreta: il trouvait imbecile cette peur de l'eau; et, dans les tenebres epaisses, sous le cinglement de l'averse qui noyait les becs de gaz, il traversa lentement le pont, les mains ballantes.Du reste, Claude n'avait plus que quelques pas a faire. Comme il tournait sur le quai de Bourbon, dans l'ile Saint-Louis, un vif eclair illumina la ligne droite et plate des vieux hotels ranges devant la Seine, au bord do l'etroite chaussee.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26323532-tarzan-and-the-jewels-of-opar?from_search=true	Edgar Rice Burroughs	Tarzan and the Jewels of Opar	Excerpt from Tarzan and the Jewels of OparLieutenant Albert Werper had only the prestige of the name he had dishonored to thank for his narrow escape from being cashiered. At first he had been humbly thankful, too, that they had sent him to this God-forsaken Congo post instead of court-martialing him, as he had so justly deserved; but now six months of the monotony, the fExcerpt from Tarzan and the Jewels of OparLieutenant Albert Werper had only the prestige of the name he had dishonored to thank for his narrow escape from being cashiered. At first he had been humbly thankful, too, that they had sent him to this God-forsaken Congo post instead of court-martialing him, as he had so justly deserved; but now six months of the monotony, the frightful isolation and the loneliness had wrought a change. The young man brooded continually over his fate. His days were filled with morbid self-pity, which eventually engendered in his weak and vacillating mind a hatred for those who had sent him here - for the very men he had at first inwardly thanked for saving him from the ignominy of degradation.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/25661522-mr-tickle?from_search=true	Roger Hargreaves	Mr. Tickle	You'll laugh until it hurts when Mr. Tickle goes on a terrific tickling spree!
/book/show/5415059-classic-enid-blyton-stories?from_search=true	Enid Blyton David    Barnett (Illustrator)	Classic Enid Blyton Stories	
/book/show/27643778-the-boy-who-followed-ripley?from_search=true	Patricia Highsmith	The Boy Who Followed Ripley: A Virago Modern Classic	Boy Who Followed Ripley
/book/show/29942705-three-men-in-a-boat-illustrated?from_search=true	Jerome K. Jerome A. Frederics (Illustrator)	Three Men in a Boat (Illustrated): Classic Edition	Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog), published in 1889, is a humorous account by English writer Jerome K. Jerome of a two-week boating holiday on the Thames from Kingston upon Thames to Oxford and back to Kingston. The book was initially intended to be a serious travel guide, with accounts of local history along the route, but the humorous elements took over toThree Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog), published in 1889, is a humorous account by English writer Jerome K. Jerome of a two-week boating holiday on the Thames from Kingston upon Thames to Oxford and back to Kingston. The book was initially intended to be a serious travel guide, with accounts of local history along the route, but the humorous elements took over to the point where the serious and somewhat sentimental passages seem a distraction to the comic novel. One of the most praised things about Three Men in a Boat is how undated it appears to modern readers  the jokes seem fresh and witty even today.
/book/show/18732537-the-yoga-sutras-of-patanjali?from_search=true	Patajali	The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: The Book of the Spiritual Man - The Original Classic Edition	This is *the* book to refer to get a proper understanding of the philosophy of Yoga. I have gone through other books ( B. K. S. Iyengar, Georg Feuerstein, Swami Prabhavananda ) and some audio cassetes on the Yoga Sutras. This is by far the best book on the subject. The sutras are beautifully explained in layman terms with ample annotations. The sutras in samadhi pada and sThis is *the* book to refer to get a proper understanding of the philosophy of Yoga. I have gone through other books ( B. K. S. Iyengar, Georg Feuerstein, Swami Prabhavananda ) and some audio cassetes on the Yoga Sutras. This is by far the best book on the subject. The sutras are beautifully explained in layman terms with ample annotations. The sutras in samadhi pada and sadhana pada are covered extensively.Whenever there was a discrepency in the translation among different authors (such as sutras 18,19,33 of sadhana pada, which have been interpreted very differently) I found the translation and explanation in this book to be most logical, intuitive and complete.Swami Satchidanandas book on the Sutras is one of the best for digging into the background and foundations of the Sutras, and his commentary, unlike Iyengars and most other eastern commentaries, is clear, simple and easy to understand.Swami Satchidananda is clearly in touch with the truth that he is illuminating with this book, and its also clear from the powerful tone of authority with which he writes that he has reached the state of awaking which is the end purpose of the Sutras. It is rich in historical information and its tone is true to the purpose of the Sutras. I would recommend it for for all aspiring yogis.
/book/show/34460133-l-onore-delle-highlands?from_search=true	Hannah Howell Fabrizio Pezzoli (Translator)	L'onore delle Highlands	Dopo anni di battaglie al soldo dei francesi, il fiero Nigel Murray  irrequieto Cos, quando il destino mette sulla sua strada Gisle DeVeau, una fanciulla travestita da ragazzo e con una cospicua taglia sulla testa, Nigel decide di proteggerla portandola con s in Scozia, determinato a salvarla e a farle dimenticare il suo difficile passato. Fin da subito Gisle  attraDopo anni di battaglie al soldo dei francesi, il fiero Nigel Murray  irrequieto Cos, quando il destino mette sulla sua strada Gisle DeVeau, una fanciulla travestita da ragazzo e con una cospicua taglia sulla testa, Nigel decide di proteggerla portandola con s in Scozia, determinato a salvarla e a farle dimenticare il suo difficile passato. Fin da subito Gisle  attratta dal fascino irresistibile del guerriero scozzese, ma le ferite del suo cuore sono troppo profonde Solo un amore incondizionato e l'ardore di uno spirito indomito potranno insegnarle nuovamente la via verso la passione.
/book/show/32322935-the-man-with-two-left-feet-and-other-stories?from_search=true	P.G. Wodehouse	The Man With Two Left Feet And Other Stories: A British Humor Classic	This collection of short stories is a good example of early Wodehouse. It is here that Jeeves makes his first appearance with these unremarkable words: Mrs. Gregson to see you, sir. Years later, when Jeeves became a household name, Wodehouse said he blushed to think of the off-hand way he had treated the man at their first encounter...In the story Extricating Young GussThis collection of short stories is a good example of early Wodehouse. It is here that Jeeves makes his first appearance with these unremarkable words: Mrs. Gregson to see you, sir. Years later, when Jeeves became a household name, Wodehouse said he blushed to think of the off-hand way he had treated the man at their first encounter...In the story Extricating Young Gussie, we find Bertie Wooster's redoubtable Aunt Agatha who had an eye like a man-eating fish and had got amoral suasion down to a fine point. The other stories are also fine vintage Wodehouse: the romance between a lovely girl and a would-be playwright, the rivalry between the ugly policeman and Alf the romeo milkman, and the plight of Henry in the title piece, The Man with Two Left Feet, who fell in love with a dance hostess.
/book/show/6471313-the-rubayyat-of-omar-khayyam?from_search=true	Omar Khayym Edward FitzGerald (Translator) Joseph Isom (Illustrator)	The Rubayyat of Omar Khayyam: Life and Love in One of the World's Most Famous Poems in the Classic Translation of Edward Fitzgerald	Cover title:Nine centuries have passed since Omar Khayyam composed this eloquent lyrical poem, an echo of the doubts, hopes and desires that have stirred men and women in every age and every place. Now renowned as the Persian poet who created the, Omar Khayyam was known in his time as an aCover title:Nine centuries have passed since Omar Khayyam composed this eloquent lyrical poem, an echo of the doubts, hopes and desires that have stirred men and women in every age and every place. Now renowned as the Persian poet who created the, Omar Khayyam was known in his time as an astronomer and mathematician. He created his famous poem as a personal answer to the great questions of life. The poem extended through more than 750 stanzas, many of which are now permanently lost.Though partial copies survived the ravages of time, thewas virtually unknown outside the Middle East until the 19th century, when the battered manuscripts aroused the interest of Western scholars. But it took the Englishman Edward FitzGerald, a fortunate combination of scholar and poet, to transform theinto a worthy English version. Others had attempted literal translations. Only FitzGerald was able to capture the elusive qualities of mystical wonder and beauty which give this work its timeless interest.Omar Khayyam was never sure if the end of life would mean the end of his soul or the beginning of a new existence. One fact is certain: he attained immortality in a manner he had not expected, for his masterpiece will live among the great works of literature as long as there are those who read, wonder, and enjoy. (Inside cover)
/book/show/30691385-nostromo-a-tale-of-the-seaboard?from_search=true	Joseph Conrad	Nostromo a Tale of the Seaboard	Excerpt from Nostromo a Tale of the SeaboardIn the time of Spanish rule, and for many years afterwards, the town of Sulaco - the luxuriant beauty of the orange gardens bears witness to its antiquity - had never been commercially anything more important than a coasting port with a fairly large local trade in ox-hides and indigo. The clumsy deep-sea galleons of the conqueroExcerpt from Nostromo a Tale of the SeaboardIn the time of Spanish rule, and for many years afterwards, the town of Sulaco - the luxuriant beauty of the orange gardens bears witness to its antiquity - had never been commercially anything more important than a coasting port with a fairly large local trade in ox-hides and indigo. The clumsy deep-sea galleons of the conquerors that, needing a brisk gale to move at all, would lie becalmed, where your modern ship built on clipper lines forges ahead by the mere flapping of her sails, had been barred out of Sulaco by the prevailing calms of its vast gulf. Some harbours of the earth are made difficult of access by the treachery of sunken rocks and the tempests of their shores. Sulaco had found an inviolable sanctuary from the temptations of a trading world in the solemn hush of the deep Golfo Placido as if within an enormous semi-circular and unroofed temple open to the ocean, with its walls of lofty mountains hung with the mourning draperies of cloud.On one side of this broad curve in the straight sea-board of the Republic of Costaguana, the last spur of the coast range forms an insignificant cape whose name is Punta Mala. From the middle of the gulf the point of the land itself is not visible at all; but the shoulder of a steep hill at the back can be made out faintly like a shadow on the sky.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/19831613-giggle-giggle-quack-with-audio-recording?from_search=true	Doreen Cronin Betsy Lewin (Illustrator)	Giggle, Giggle, Quack [With Audio Recording] (Classic Board Books)	Farmer Brown is going on vacation. He asks his brother, Bob, to take care of the animals. But, he warns, keep an eye on Duck. Hes trouble. Bob follows the instructions in Farmer Browns notes exactly.but is that giggling he hears?Giggle,Farmer Brown is going on vacation. He asks his brother, Bob, to take care of the animals. But, he warns, keep an eye on Duck. Hes trouble. Bob follows the instructions in Farmer Browns notes exactly.but is that giggling he hears?Giggle, giggle,quack, giggle, moo,giggle, oink...Duck, the cows, the hens, and the pigs are back in this eBook with audio!
/book/show/1649085.Five_Little_Peppers_and_How_They_Grew?from_search=true	Margaret Sidney	Five Little Peppers and How They Grew	The five Pepper children and their mother have been living in poverty since Mr. Pepper died, so buying Christmas presents is not easy. The Peppers always know that good times are just around the corner, and their adventures have enthralled generations of children.
/book/show/26983954-the-house-of-the-dead?from_search=true	Fyodor Dostoyevsky	The House of the Dead: Or Prison Life in Siberia	Excerpt from The House of the Dead: Or Prison Life in SiberiaThe Russian nation is a new and wonderful phenomenon in the history of mankind. The character of the people differs to such a degree from that of the other Europeans that their neighbours find it impossible to diagnose them. This affirmation by Dostoieffsky, the prophetic journalist, offers a key to the treatmExcerpt from The House of the Dead: Or Prison Life in SiberiaThe Russian nation is a new and wonderful phenomenon in the history of mankind. The character of the people differs to such a degree from that of the other Europeans that their neighbours find it impossible to diagnose them. This affirmation by Dostoieffsky, the prophetic journalist, offers a key to the treatment in his novels of the troubles and aspirations of his race. He wrote with a sacramental fervour whether he was writing as a personal agent or an impersonal, novelist or journalist. Hence his rage with the calmer men, more gracious interpreters of the modern Sclav, who like Ivan Tourguenieff were able to see Russia on a line with the western nations, or to consider her maternal throes from the disengaged safe retreat of an arm-chair exile in Paris. Not so was I dme Russe to be given her new literature in the eyes of M.Dostoieffsky, strained with watching, often red with tears and anger.Those other nations, he said - proudly looking for the symptoms of the world-intelligence in his own - those other nations of Europe may maintain that they have at heart a common aim and a common ideal. In fact they are divided among themselves by a thousand interests, territorial or other. Each pulls his own way with ever-growing determination. It would seem that every individual nation aspires to the discovery of the universal ideal for humanity, and is bent on attaining that ideal by force of its own unaided strength. Hence, he argued, each European nation is an enemy to its own welfare and that of the world in general.To this very disassociation he attributed, without quite understanding the rest of us, our not understanding the Russian people, and our taxing them with a lack of personality. We failed to perceive their rare synthetic power - that faculty of the Russian mind to read the aspirations of the whole of human kind.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/20940471-the-king-in-yellow?from_search=true	Robert W. Chambers	The King In Yellow: 10 Classic Horror Stories [Illustrated]	The King In Yellow: (Illustrated).The stories in THE KING IN YELLOW are grotesquely beautiful and wicked, leaving a sense that reality has been slightly wrenched...Originally published in 1985 it stands to be one of the creepiest collections ever written. A milestone of supernatural fiction that drives readers insane. An exceptional collection of loosely connected storieThe King In Yellow: (Illustrated).The stories in THE KING IN YELLOW are grotesquely beautiful and wicked, leaving a sense that reality has been slightly wrenched...Originally published in 1985 it stands to be one of the creepiest collections ever written. A milestone of supernatural fiction that drives readers insane. An exceptional collection of loosely connected stories which brings dread and horrific ruin upon anyone unfortunate enough to read it.
/book/show/33576726-tractatus-logico-philosophicus?from_search=true	Ludwig Wittgenstein	Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus	Excerpt from Tractatus Logico-PhilosophicusIn order to understand Mr Wittgenstein's book, it is necessary to realize what is the problem with which he is concerned. In the part of his theory which deals with Symbolism he is concerned with the conditions which would have to be fulfilled by a logically perfect language. There are various problems as regards language/ First,Excerpt from Tractatus Logico-PhilosophicusIn order to understand Mr Wittgenstein's book, it is necessary to realize what is the problem with which he is concerned. In the part of his theory which deals with Symbolism he is concerned with the conditions which would have to be fulfilled by a logically perfect language. There are various problems as regards language/ First, there is the problem what actually occurs in our minds when we use language with the intention Of meaning something by it; this problem belongs to psychology. Secondly, there is the problem as to what is the relation subsisting between thoughts, words, or sentences, and that which they refer to or mean; this problem belongs to epistemology. Thirdly, there is the problem of using sentences so as to convey truth rather than falsehood.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/19205150-the-happy-prince?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde	The Happy Prince	This book has two stories and includes the tales of a gold covered prince statue that feels sorry for the poor people in his city and gives them the gold off his body. It also includes a story about a devoted friend.
/book/show/20750370-a-child-s-garden-of-verses-illustrated-annotated?from_search=true	Robert Louis Stevenson Steve G. Gabany (Editor) E. Dorothy O'Reilly (Illustrator)	A Child's Garden of Verses (Illustrated & Annotated) (Classic Books for Children)	* This ebook has been formatted and optimized for digital presentation.* It is a true representation, hand-transcribed from a high-definition scan of a pre-1923 print version of the book. It was not produced by using Optical Character Recognizion (OCR). OCR-scanning old books is seldom, if ever, error-free. This often results in an e-book with many **, ^^, >> and typ* This ebook has been formatted and optimized for digital presentation.* It is a true representation, hand-transcribed from a high-definition scan of a pre-1923 print version of the book. It was not produced by using Optical Character Recognizion (OCR). OCR-scanning old books is seldom, if ever, error-free. This often results in an e-book with many **, ^^, >> and typographic errors when OCR can't read the word or punctuation correctly.* True representation means that elements of the book such as illustrations may have faded. If so, this is likely to be the case with this e-version, as well. In other words, although formatted for an e-reader, we have made as few changes of the text or illustrations to bring you an e-book that is as close to the original as possible.
/book/show/8101270-the-essential-new-york-times-cookbook?from_search=true	Amanda Hesser	The Essential New York Times Cookbook: Classic Recipes for a New Century	Amanda Hesser, the well-knownfood columnist, brings her signature voice and expertise to this compendium of influential and delicious recipes from chefs, home cooks, and food writers. Devotedsubscribers will find the many treasured recipes they have cooked for yearsPlum Torte, David Eyre's Pancake, Pamela Sherrid's Summer Pastaas well as favoritesAmanda Hesser, the well-knownfood columnist, brings her signature voice and expertise to this compendium of influential and delicious recipes from chefs, home cooks, and food writers. Devotedsubscribers will find the many treasured recipes they have cooked for yearsPlum Torte, David Eyre's Pancake, Pamela Sherrid's Summer Pastaas well as favorites from the early Craig Claiborneand a host of other classicsfrom 1940s Caesar salad and 1960s flourless chocolate cake to today's fava bean salad and no-knead bread.Hesser has cooked and updated every one of the 1,000-plus recipes here. Her chapter introductions showcase the history of American cooking, and her witty and fascinating headnotes share what makes each recipe special.is for people who grew up in the kitchen with Claiborne, for curious cooks who want to serve a nineteenth-century raspberry granita to their friends, and for the new cook who needs a book that explains everything from how to roll out dough to how to slow-roast fisha volume that will serve as a lifelong companion.
/book/show/21122615-emily-dickinson?from_search=true	Emily Dickinson Ted Hughes (Editor)	Emily Dickinson: Poems Selected by Ted Hughes	Emily Dickinson was born into a prominent New England family. Sociable as a child, she grew increasingly withdrawn, and in later years became known as a recluse.Only seven of her poems were published during her lifetime. After Emily's death in 1886, her sister Lavinia discovered 1,775 poems bound in small packets tied with thread.They were first published in 1890, attracEmily Dickinson was born into a prominent New England family. Sociable as a child, she grew increasingly withdrawn, and in later years became known as a recluse.Only seven of her poems were published during her lifetime. After Emily's death in 1886, her sister Lavinia discovered 1,775 poems bound in small packets tied with thread.They were first published in 1890, attracting unexpected attention in literary circles. With spare, precise language, Emily Dickinson conveyed a penetrating vision of the natural world and an acute understanding of the most profound human truths.
/book/show/53086.The_Dictionary_of_Imaginary_Places?from_search=true	Alberto Manguel Gianni Guadalupi	The Dictionary of Imaginary Places: The Newly Updated and Expanded Classic	From Atlantis to Xanadu and beyond, this Baedeker of make-believe takes readers on a tour of more than 1,200 realms invented by storytellers from Homer's day to our own. Here you will find Shangri-La and El Dorado; Utopia and Middle Earth; Wonderland and Freedonia. Here too are Jurassic Park, Salman Rushdie's Sea of Stories, and the fabulous world of Harry Potter. The histFrom Atlantis to Xanadu and beyond, this Baedeker of make-believe takes readers on a tour of more than 1,200 realms invented by storytellers from Homer's day to our own. Here you will find Shangri-La and El Dorado; Utopia and Middle Earth; Wonderland and Freedonia. Here too are Jurassic Park, Salman Rushdie's Sea of Stories, and the fabulous world of Harry Potter. The history and behavior of the inhabitants of these lands are described in loving detail, and are supplemented by more than 200 maps and illustrations that depict the lay of the land in a host of elsewheres. A must-have for the library of every dedicated reader, fantasy fan, or passionate browser, Dictionary is a witty and acute guide for any armchair traveler's journey into the landscape of the imagination.
/book/show/18732113-the-essays-of-montaigne-complete---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Michel de Montaigne	The Essays of Montaigne, Complete - The Original Classic Edition	In 1572, Montaigne retired to his estates in order to devote himself to leisure, reading and reflection. There he wrote his constantly expanding essays, inspired by the ideas he found in books from his library and his own experience. He discusses subjects as diverse as war-horses and cannibals, poetry and politics, sex and religion, love and friendship, ecstasy and experieIn 1572, Montaigne retired to his estates in order to devote himself to leisure, reading and reflection. There he wrote his constantly expanding essays, inspired by the ideas he found in books from his library and his own experience. He discusses subjects as diverse as war-horses and cannibals, poetry and politics, sex and religion, love and friendship, ecstasy and experience. Above all, Montaigne studied himself to find his own inner nature and that of humanity. The Essays are among the most idiosyncratic and personal works in all literature. An insight into a wise Renaissance mind, they continue to engage, enlighten and entertain modern readers. This is a high quality book of the original classic edition.This is a freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work. These few paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside:...The title of Gentleman in Ordinary to the King, which he assumes, in a preface, and which Henry II. gives him in a letter, which we print a little farther on; what he says as to the commotions of courts, where he passed a portion of his life; the Instructions which he wrote under the dictation of Catherine de Medici for King Charles IX., and his noble correspondence with Henry IV., leave no doubt, however, as to the part which he played in the transactions of those times, and we find an unanswerable proof of the esteem in which he was held by the most exalted personages, in a letter which was addressed to him by Charles at the time he was admitted to the Order of St....However it may be as to these conjectures, our author, having arrived at his thirty-eighth year, resolved to dedicate to study and contemplation the remaining term of his life; and on his birthday, the last of February 1571, he caused a philosophical inscription, in Latin, to be placed upon one of the walls of his chateau, where it is still to be seen, and of which the translation is to this effect: ?In the year of Christ . . . in his thirty-eighth year, on the eve of the Calends of March, his birthday, Michel Montaigne, already weary of court employments and public honours, withdrew himself entirely into the converse of the learned virgins where he intends to spend the remaining moiety of the to allotted to him in tranquil seclusion....A mind like his, full of grand classical reflections, could not fail to be profoundly impressed in the presence of the ruins at Rome, and he has enshrined in a magnificent passage of the Journal the feelings of the moment: He said, writes his secretary, that at Rome one saw nothing but the sky under which she had been built, and the outline of her site: that the knowledge we had of her was abstract, contemplative, not palpable to the actual senses: that those who said they beheld at least the ruins of Rome, went too far, for the ruins of so gigantic a structure must have commanded greater reverence-it was nothing but her sepulchre. The world, jealous of her, prolonged empire, had in the first place broken to pieces that admirable body, and then, when they perceived that the remains attracted worship and awe, had buried the very wreck itself.?[Compare a passage in one of Horace Walpoles letters to Richard West, 22 March 1740 (Cunninghams edit. i. 41), where Walpole, speaking of Rome, describes her very ruins as ruined.]?As to those small fragments which were still to be seen on the surface, notwithstanding the assaults of time and all other attacks, again and again repeated, they had been favoured by fortune to be some slight evidence of that infinite grandeur which nothing could entirely extingish.
/book/show/18732243-jesus-the-christ---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	James E. Talmage	Jesus the Christ - The Original Classic Edition	Talmage Explores the Life of Christ Brilliantly - Much more than a simple outline of the Saviors life, Jesus the Christ is a detailed, penetrating account of Christs life and ministry.Talmage Explores the Life of Christ Brilliantly - Much more than a simple outline of the Saviors life, Jesus the Christ is a detailed, penetrating account of Christs life and ministry.
/book/show/23306324-measure-for-measure?from_search=true	William Shakespeare A. Willis (Editor)	Measure for Measure	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Measure for Measure deals with the issues of mercy, justice, and truth and their relationship to pride and humility.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the novel is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Measure for Measure deals with the issues of mercy, justice, and truth and their relationship to pride and humility.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the novel is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/6400992-deadpool-classic-vol-2?from_search=true	Joe Kelly Ed McGuinness (Illustrator) Kevin Lau (Illustrator)	Deadpool Classic, Vol. 2	Landau, Luckman, and Lake want Deadpool to rebuild himself as a hero - but he'll be lucky to pull himself together as he is His healing factor's down, and the only thing that'll juice it up is a dose of the Incredible Hulk's blood - administered by the Weapon X alumnus who helped make Deadpool what he is in the first place Not even mad science can mend a torn heart, thoughLandau, Luckman, and Lake want Deadpool to rebuild himself as a hero - but he'll be lucky to pull himself together as he is His healing factor's down, and the only thing that'll juice it up is a dose of the Incredible Hulk's blood - administered by the Weapon X alumnus who helped make Deadpool what he is in the first place Not even mad science can mend a torn heart, though, as Deadpool's infatuation with X-Force's Siryn (later of X-Factor) is challenged by Typhoid - who turns heads as easily as she cracks skulls When she sets off on a grudge match against Daredevil, can Deadpool contain a killing machine even more off kilter than he is? Also featuring wily weapon-boy Weasel, hostage extraordinaire Blind Al, and the Taskmaster, later of Avengers: The Initiative Collects Deadpool #2-8 and #-1, and Daredevil/Deadpool Annual 1997.
/book/show/33251038-the-castle-of-otranto?from_search=true	Horace Walpole	The Castle of Otranto	Excerpt from The Castle of OtrantoHe had turned his house at Strawberry Hill, by the Thames, near Twickenham, into a Gothic villa - eighteenth-century Gothic - and amused himself by spending freely upon its adornment with such things as were then fashionable as Objects of taste. But he delighted also in his owers and his trellises of roses, and the quiet Thames. When confExcerpt from The Castle of OtrantoHe had turned his house at Strawberry Hill, by the Thames, near Twickenham, into a Gothic villa - eighteenth-century Gothic - and amused himself by spending freely upon its adornment with such things as were then fashionable as Objects of taste. But he delighted also in his owers and his trellises of roses, and the quiet Thames. When confined by gout to his London house in Arlington Street, owers from Strawberry Hill and a bird were necessary consolations. He set up also at Straw. Berry Hill a private printing press, at which he printed his friend Gray's poems, also in 1758 his own Catalogue of the Royal and Noble Authors of England, and five volumes of Anecdotes of Painting in England, between 1762 and 1771.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/20555182-casebook-of-sherlock-holmes?from_search=true	Arthur Conan Doyle Don Irwin (Illustrator)	Casebook of Sherlock Holmes (Educator Classic Library, #7)	Contains, The Adventure of the Speckled Band, A Scandal in Bohemia, The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle, and, as well as background information. The text is accompanied by definitions (some with illustrations) and explanations.
/book/show/6413706-right-ho-jeeves?from_search=true	P.G. Wodehouse	Right Ho, Jeeves: A British Humor Classic	The spectacle in front of Bertie was enough to nonplus anyone - Gussie in scarlet tights and a pretty frightful false beard. When Gussie Fink-nottle abandons his beloved newts to go courting as Mephistopheles, Bertie Wooster is more than a bit nonplussed. But even the devil can rely on Jeeves.
/book/show/34142544-poetics?from_search=true	Aristotle Ingram Bywater (Translation) Qem Classic (Editor)	Poetics	Among the most influential books in Western civilization, Aristotle's Poetics is really a treatise on fine art. Taking examples from the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, the Poetics introduced into literary criticism such central concepts as mimesis ('imitation'), hamartia ('error') and katharsis. Aristotle's conception of tragedy, i.e. the depiction of a heroiAmong the most influential books in Western civilization, Aristotle's Poetics is really a treatise on fine art. Taking examples from the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, the Poetics introduced into literary criticism such central concepts as mimesis ('imitation'), hamartia ('error') and katharsis. Aristotle's conception of tragedy, i.e. the depiction of a heroic action that arouses pity and fear in the spectators and brings about a catharsis of those emotions, has helped perpetuate the Greek ideal of drama to the present day. Thecollection is available on Amazon.eBooks have: readers can easily go to a specific chapter by clicking its entry in the TOC.
/book/show/22389445-the-monkey-s-paw-classic-literature-with-new-illustrated?from_search=true	W.W. Jacobs	The Monkey's Paw (Classic Literature) with New Illustrated	The Monkey's Paw is a horror short story by author W. W. Jacobs. It was published in England in 1902.The story is based on the famous setup in which three wishes are granted. In the story, the paw of a dead monkey is a talisman that grants its possessor three wishes, but the wishes come with an enormous price for interfering with fate.The story involves Mr. and Mrs. WhThe Monkey's Paw is a horror short story by author W. W. Jacobs. It was published in England in 1902.The story is based on the famous setup in which three wishes are granted. In the story, the paw of a dead monkey is a talisman that grants its possessor three wishes, but the wishes come with an enormous price for interfering with fate.The story involves Mr. and Mrs. White and their adult son Herbert. Sergeant-Major Morris, a friend of the Whites who has been part of the British Armed Forces in India, leaves them with the monkey's paw, telling of its mysterious powers to grant three wishes, and of its journey from an old fakir to his comrade, who used his third and final wish to wish for death.Mr. White wishes for 200 to be used as the final payment on his house. Herbert is killed by machinery at his company, and they get compensation of 200.Ten days after the funeral, Mrs. White, almost mad with grief, asks her husband to wish Herbert back to life with the paw. Reluctantly, he does so. After a delay, there is a knock at the door. Mrs. White fumbles at the locks in an attempt to open the door. Mr. White knows, however, that he cannot allow their son in, as his appearance will be too horrific. Mr. White was required to witness and identify the body, which had been mutilated by the accident and then buried for more than a week. He wishes his third wish, and the knocking stops. Mrs. White opens the door to find no one there.The moral of the story is contained in this description of the paw: 'It had a spell put on it by an old fakir, said the sergeant-major, a very holy man. He wanted to show that fate ruled people's lives, and that those who interfered with it did so to their sorrow.
/book/show/31021977-pericles?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	Pericles	Excerpt from PericlesHis awkwardness of phrasing, already illustrated (p. Is visible in II. Chor: 17-222 (where Not to cate Hony And to fulfill his prince desire is a clumsily-written parenthesis).About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important hExcerpt from PericlesHis awkwardness of phrasing, already illustrated (p. Is visible in II. Chor: 17-222 (where Not to cate Hony And to fulfill his prince desire is a clumsily-written parenthesis).About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/34152394-the-vampyre?from_search=true	John William Polidori	The Vampyre: A Tale	Excerpt from The Vampyre: A TaleThis monstrous rodomontade is here re lated, because it seems better adapted to illustrate the subject of the present Observa tions than any other instance which could be adduced. In many parts of Greece it is considered as a sort of punishment after death, for some heinous crime committed whilst in existence, that the deceased is not onlyExcerpt from The Vampyre: A TaleThis monstrous rodomontade is here re lated, because it seems better adapted to illustrate the subject of the present Observa tions than any other instance which could be adduced. In many parts of Greece it is considered as a sort of punishment after death, for some heinous crime committed whilst in existence, that the deceased is not only doomed to vampy'rise, but compeiled to confine his infernal visitations solely to those beings he loved most while upon earth - those towvhom he was bound by ties of kindred and affection. N-a supposition alluded to in the Giaour.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/356882.The_Heike_Story?from_search=true	Eiji Yoshikawa Kenkichi Sugimoto (Illustrator) Fuki Wooyenaka Uramatsu (Translator)	The Heike Story: A Modern Translation of the Classic Tale of Love and War	
/book/show/18732284-personal-memoirs-of-u-s-grant---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Ulysses S. Grant	Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant - The Original Classic Edition	One of the Best Books Available on the Civil War: This book will keep you turning the pages from end to end. Despite its bulk you simply cant put the book down, as Grants matter-of-fact description of the events that surrounded him was completely engrossing. Grant was not an extraordinary man or brilliant tactician, his soldiers did not have the same obsession with him thaOne of the Best Books Available on the Civil War: This book will keep you turning the pages from end to end. Despite its bulk you simply cant put the book down, as Grants matter-of-fact description of the events that surrounded him was completely engrossing. Grant was not an extraordinary man or brilliant tactician, his soldiers did not have the same obsession with him that the South held for Lee, he simply saw the war for what it was, a campaign against a rebellion. He looked at the entire war in its entirety, from battlefront to battlefront, and he repeatedly used that to his advantage. Many times he makes reference to deploying troops to no clear end other than to occupy an enemies flank, this often as a junior with no authority over the battle as a whole. Grant was a man of action, who realized he had to take a step in order to walk a mile. He took the battle to the enemy, divised clear and necessary steps which were needed to win the war as a whole. He was a general who did not just see the war as independent sets of battles, but saw those battles as a means to ending the Civil War.One of my favorite parts of the text was watching the scope of Grants vision widen. Starting with his actions in the Mexican American War his vision is very limited: he sees only the immediate battle, and his descriptions focus on minutiae reflecting his low rank. His vision escalates with his rank, until the end of the book, with the surrender of Lee, he sees and describes the entire army, and battles that would have once taken chapters to described are now dismissed in single sentences.I wish that there were similar autobiographies by other presidents, and certainly feel that this one elevated my expectations of all other autobiographies!Favorite Excerpts:It is men who wait to be selected, and not those who seek, from whom we may always expect the most efficient service. - GrantAll he wanted or had ever wanted was some one who would take the responsibility and act, and call on him for all the assistance needed, pledging himself to use all the power of the government in rendering such assistance. - Grant on LincolnWars product many stories of fiction, some of which are told until they are believed to be true. - GrantTo maintain peace in the future it is necessary to be prepared for war. - GrantThe war begot a spirit of independence and enterprise. The feeling now is, that a youth must cut loose from his old surroundings to enable him to get up in the world. - Grant
/book/show/993526.Three_Lives?from_search=true	Gertrude Stein	Three Lives	Introduction by James R. MellowGertrude Stein, as a college student at Radcliffe and a medical student at Johns Hopkins Medical School, was a privileged woman, but she was surrounded by women who were trapped by poverty, class, and race into lives that offered little choice. Her portraits of Anna and Lena are examples of realistic depictions of immigrant women who had no oIntroduction by James R. MellowGertrude Stein, as a college student at Radcliffe and a medical student at Johns Hopkins Medical School, was a privileged woman, but she was surrounded by women who were trapped by poverty, class, and race into lives that offered little choice. Her portraits of Anna and Lena are examples of realistic depictions of immigrant women who had no occupational choice but to become domestic workers. This collection of documents from the history of women's suffrage, medical history, modernist art, and literature enables readers to see how radical Stein's subject was.
/book/show/23000763-man-and-superman?from_search=true	George Bernard Shaw	Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy	TO ARTHUR BINGHAM WALKLEY My dear Walkley You once asked me why I did not write a Don Juan play. The levity with which you assumed this frightful responsibility has probably by this time enabled you to forget it; but the day of reckoning has arrived : here is your play ! I say your play, because qui facit per alium facit per se. Its profits, like its labor, belong to me :TO ARTHUR BINGHAM WALKLEY My dear Walkley You once asked me why I did not write a Don Juan play. The levity with which you assumed this frightful responsibility has probably by this time enabled you to forget it; but the day of reckoning has arrived : here is your play ! I say your play, because qui facit per alium facit per se. Its profits, like its labor, belong to me : its morals, its manners, its philosophy, its influence on the young, are for you to justify. You were of mature age when you made the suggestion ; and you knew your man. It is hardly fifteen years since, as twin pioneers of the New Journalism of that time, we two, cradled in the same new sheets, began an epoch in the criticism of the theatre and the opera house by making it the pretext for a propaganda of our own views of life. So you cannot plead ignorance of the character of the force you set in motion. You meant me to pater le bourgeois ; and if he protests, I hereby refer him to you as the accountable party.Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text. Read books online for free at
/book/show/26411224-joseph-andrews?from_search=true	Henry Fielding	Joseph Andrews	Excerpt from Joseph AndrewsThere are few amusements more dangerous for an author than the indulgence in ironic descriptions of his own work. If the irony is depreciatory, posterity is but too likely to say, Many a true word is spoken in jest; if it is encomiastic, the same ruthless and ungrateful critic is but too likely to take it as an involuntary confession of follyExcerpt from Joseph AndrewsThere are few amusements more dangerous for an author than the indulgence in ironic descriptions of his own work. If the irony is depreciatory, posterity is but too likely to say, Many a true word is spoken in jest; if it is encomiastic, the same ruthless and ungrateful critic is but too likely to take it as an involuntary confession of folly and vanity. But when Fielding, in one of his serio-comic introductions to Tom Jones, described it as this prodigious work, he all unintentionally (for he was the least pretentious of men) anticipated the verdict which posterity almost at once, and with ever-increasing suffrage of the best judges as time went on, was about to pass not merely upon this particular book, but upon his whole genius and his whole production as a novelist. His work in other kinds is of a very different order of excellence. It is sufficiently interesting at times in itself; and always more than sufficiently interesting as his. Until the present occasion came (which made it necessary that I should acquaint myself with them) I own that my own knowledge of these miscellaneous writings was by no means thorough. It is now pretty complete; but the idea which I previously had of them at first and second hand, though a little improved, has not very materially altered. Though in all this hack-work Fielding displayed, partially and at intervals, the same qualities which he displayed eminently and constantly in the four great books here given, he was not, as the French idiom expresses it, dans son assiette, in his own natural and impregnable disposition and situation of character and ability, when he was occupied on it. The novel was for him that assiette.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26984551-the-odd-women?from_search=true	George Gissing	The Odd Women	Excerpt from The Odd WomenHonour in Difficulties; In Ambush; Tracked; The Fate of the Ideal; The Unideal Tested; The Reascent; The Burden of Futile Souls; Confession and Counsel; Retreat with Honour; A New BeginningAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproductionExcerpt from The Odd WomenHonour in Difficulties; In Ambush; Tracked; The Fate of the Ideal; The Unideal Tested; The Reascent; The Burden of Futile Souls; Confession and Counsel; Retreat with Honour; A New BeginningAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/32916678-the-tale-of-squirrel-nutkin?from_search=true	Beatrix Potter	The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin	Excerpt from The Tale of Squirrel NutkinIS an island covered with trees and nut bushes; and amongst those trees stands a hollow oak-tree, which is the.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-Excerpt from The Tale of Squirrel NutkinIS an island covered with trees and nut bushes; and amongst those trees stands a hollow oak-tree, which is the.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/11093116-bitters?from_search=true	Brad Thomas Parsons Ed Anderson (Photographer)	Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All, with Cocktails, Recipes, and Formulas	Gone are the days when a lonely bottle of Angostura bitters held court behind the bar. A cocktail renaissance has swept across the country, inspiring in bartenders and their thirsty patrons a new fascination with the ingredients, techniques, and traditions that make the American cocktail so special. And few ingredients have as rich a history or serve as fundamental a roleGone are the days when a lonely bottle of Angostura bitters held court behind the bar. A cocktail renaissance has swept across the country, inspiring in bartenders and their thirsty patrons a new fascination with the ingredients, techniques, and traditions that make the American cocktail so special. And few ingredients have as rich a history or serve as fundamental a role in our beverage heritage as bitters.  Author and bitters enthusiast Brad Thomas Parsons traces the history of the worlds most storied elixir, from its earliest snake oil days to its near evaporation after Prohibition to its ascension as a beloved (and at times obsessed-over) ingredient on the contemporary bar scene. Parsons writes from the front lines of the bitters boom, where he has access to the best and boldest new brands and flavors, the most innovative artisanal producers, and insider knowledge of the bitters-making process.  Whether youre a professional looking to take your game to the next level or just a DIY-type interested in homemade potables, Bitters has a dozen recipes for customized blends--ranging from Apple to Coffee-Pecan to Root Beer bitters--as well as tips on sourcing ingredients and step-by-step instructions fit for amateur and seasoned food crafters alike.  Also featured are more than seventy cocktail recipes that showcase bitters diversity and versatility: classics like the Manhattan (if you ever get one without bitters, send it back), old-guard favorites like the Martinez, contemporary drinks from Parsonss own repertoire like the Shady Lane, plus one-of-a-kind libations from the countrys most pioneering bartenders. Last but not least, there is a full chapter on cooking with bitters, with a dozen recipes for sweet and savory bitters-infused dishes.  Part recipe book, part project guide, part barmans manifesto, Bitters is a celebration of good cocktails made well, and of the once-forgotten but
/book/show/12403284-jack-and-jill?from_search=true	Louisa May Alcott	Jack And Jill: A Village Story	When Jack and Jill tumble off of their sled their injuries cause them to be bedridden for many months. Their parents fill their days with the joys of Christmas preparations, a theatrical production and many other imaginative events.
/book/show/11647008-the-selfish-giant?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde	The Selfish Giant	
/book/show/1369510.The_Classic_Italian_Cook_Book?from_search=true	Marcella Hazan	The Classic Italian Cook Book: The Art of Italian Cooking and the Italian Art of Eating	With more than 100 illustrations by Karin Kretschman.
/book/show/18732229-the-anatomy-of-melancholy---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Robert  Burton	The Anatomy of Melancholy - The Original Classic Edition	Absolutely the Best Book Ever Written...Bar None First of all, one has a very difficult problem in defining exactly what this compendium is. Is it a book, a poem, a history, an epic? Well, it is all of those and many more. The Anatomy of Melancholy is, without a doubt, the best book ever written, bar none.It was compliled from all the books of the 17th century and is not rAbsolutely the Best Book Ever Written...Bar None First of all, one has a very difficult problem in defining exactly what this compendium is. Is it a book, a poem, a history, an epic? Well, it is all of those and many more. The Anatomy of Melancholy is, without a doubt, the best book ever written, bar none.It was compliled from all the books of the 17th century and is not really about melancholy, per se. It is, rather, Robert Burtons view of mankind and mankinds condition. All mankind. And all conditions. It is about melancholia, sure, but it is about everything else as well. Melancholia was just Burtons excuse to write about everything under the sun in a strikingly original way and then have the nerve to remind us that there is nothing new under the sun. This is a book filled with both endless quotes and endless quotable material and, to the surprise of many, it is a comic masterpiece. Perhaps the comic masterpiece. Burton chose to publish this book as having been written by Democritus Junior, and if that doesnt give you a hint regarding the humor that follows, then not much will.If you like good literature, youll love this book. If you like psychology, youll love this book. If you want to seem pretentious, you need this book. Mostly, however, this is a book for people who love words. Burton may have seemed like a raving madman to some, but he was a man obsessed with a love for the English language...and it shows.The Anatomy of Melancholy wasnt meant to be read from the first page to the last; I have never met anyone who did that and one would have to be more than a little mad to even try. Just pick up the book. Open it to any page. You may find lists, digressions, bits of 17th century prose, quotes, much Latin. Whatever you find, it is sure to please if you only give it half a chance.The Anatomy of Melancholy is definitely the desert island book. Dont go without. That would be a terrible mistake.Be warned: this dense and brilliant book is extremely addicting. Once you start leafing through the pages and writing down your favorite passages, youll find you never want to be without the book. And, as youll come to see, that wont be such a bad thing at all.
/book/show/31630271-the-magic-skin?from_search=true	Honor de Balzac	The Magic Skin	Excerpt from The Magic SkinToward the close of the month of October, 1829, a young man entered the palais-royal just at the hour when the gambling-houses opened, conformably to the law that protects a passion essentially sus ceptible to taxation. Without overmuch hesitation, he ascended the staircase of the establishment desig nated by the number 36.About the PublisherFExcerpt from The Magic SkinToward the close of the month of October, 1829, a young man entered the palais-royal just at the hour when the gambling-houses opened, conformably to the law that protects a passion essentially sus ceptible to taxation. Without overmuch hesitation, he ascended the staircase of the establishment desig nated by the number 36.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26911670-the-bacchanals?from_search=true	Euripides	The Bacchanals: And Other Plays	Excerpt from The Bacchanals: And Other PlaysDionysus. Unto this land of Thebes I come, Jove's son,Dionysus; he whom Semele of yore,Mid the dread midwifery of lightning fire,Bore, Cadmus daughter. In a mortal form,The God put off, by Dirce sstream I stand,And cool Ismenos' waters; and surveyMy mother's grave, the thunder-slain, the ruinsStill smouldering of that old aExcerpt from The Bacchanals: And Other PlaysDionysus. Unto this land of Thebes I come, Jove's son,Dionysus; he whom Semele of yore,Mid the dread midwifery of lightning fire,Bore, Cadmus daughter. In a mortal form,The God put off, by Dirce sstream I stand,And cool Ismenos' waters; and surveyMy mother's grave, the thunder-slain, the ruinsStill smouldering of that old ancestral palace,The flame still living of the lightning fire,Here's immortal vengeance 'gainst my mother.And well hath reverent Cadmus set his banOn that heaven-stricken, unapproached place,His daughters tomb, which I have mantled o'erWith the pale verdure of the trailing vine.And I have left the golden Lydian shores,The Phrygian and the Persian sun-seared plains,And Bactria swalls; the Medes wild wintry landHave passed, and Araby the Blest; and allOf Asia, that along the salt-sea coastLifts up her high-towered cities, where the Greeks,With the Barbarians mingled, dwell in peace.And everywhere my sacred choirs, mine OrgiesHave founded, by mankind confessed a God.Now first in an Hellenic town I stand.Of all the Hellenic land here first in Thebes,I have raised my revel shout, my fawn-skin donned,Ta'en in my hand my thyrsus, ivy-crowned.But here, where least beseemed, my mother's sistersVowed Dionysus was no son of Jove:About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works
/book/show/26375344-salambo?from_search=true	Gustave Flaubert	Salambo	Excerpt from SalamboTo those who like to impose upon life and the achievements of the human spirit the arbitrary pattern of a private logic, it must always seem strange that Madame Bovary should have preceded Salambo in the chronology of Flaubert's authorship. Surely, in the name of neatness, of psychology, their relative positions should have been reversed? Emma tried toExcerpt from SalamboTo those who like to impose upon life and the achievements of the human spirit the arbitrary pattern of a private logic, it must always seem strange that Madame Bovary should have preceded Salambo in the chronology of Flaubert's authorship. Surely, in the name of neatness, of psychology, their relative positions should have been reversed? Emma tried to escape from reality into romance and was brought to destruction. It would have been satisfying to know that Flaubert, profiting by his heroines example, had turned from the romantic to the actual, from Carthage to Normandy. But this is not what happened. Madame Bovary was published in 1857, Salambo in 1862. As the result of an enforced and prolonged intercourse with the spiritual squalor of the provincial middle-class (and a hatred of the middle-class of France was always a strong determining factor in his development as an artist) Flaubert turned to seek relief in the distant, the fantastic, the romantic. But unlike Emma's, his weakness for romance(Madame Bovary, c'est moi) was balanced by a passion for truth, by a craving for the accurately actual. For her, romance meant a smoothing away of sharp edges, a blurring of clear vision. Its charm, for him, lay in distance and difference. By saturating himself in the atmosphere of Carthage between the first and second Punic Wars, he could forget the French of Louis Philippe and Napoleon III, but he would have nothing to do with sentimental glosses. Distance, so far as he was concerned, lent not enchantment but remoteness to the view, and he set himself the task of giving to his imagined scene the highest degree of actuality with which research could furnish him.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26938281-a-sentimental-journey-through-france-and-italy?from_search=true	Laurence Sterne	A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy	Excerpt from A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy- They order, said I, this matter better in France -- You have been in France? said my gentleman, turning quick upon me with the most civil triumph in the world.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reprodExcerpt from A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy- They order, said I, this matter better in France -- You have been in France? said my gentleman, turning quick upon me with the most civil triumph in the world.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/9007005-under-the-lilacs?from_search=true	Louisa May Alcott	Under The Lilacs	I've drove elephants and camels, ostriches and grizzly bears, and mules, and six yellow ponies all to oncet. May be I could manage cows if I tried hard, answered Ben who runs away as circus boy. Bab and Betty find him and his dog in the carriage house. Their mother cleans him and sends him to work for the Squire. Hidden lessons about life, death and faith.
/book/show/26950143-the-suicide-club?from_search=true	Robert Louis Stevenson	The Suicide Club	Excerpt from The Suicide ClubDuring his residence in London, the accomplished Prince Florizel of Bohemia gained the affection of all classes by the seduction of his manner and by a well-considered generosity. He was a remarkable man even by what was known of him; and that was but a small part of what he actually did. Although of a placid temper in ordinary circumstances,Excerpt from The Suicide ClubDuring his residence in London, the accomplished Prince Florizel of Bohemia gained the affection of all classes by the seduction of his manner and by a well-considered generosity. He was a remarkable man even by what was known of him; and that was but a small part of what he actually did. Although of a placid temper in ordinary circumstances, and accustomed to take the world with as much philosophy as any ploughman, the Prince of Bohemia was not without a taste for ways of life more adventurous and eccentric than that to which he was destined by his birth.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18732399-edgar-allan-poe-s-complete-poetical-works---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Edgar Allan Poe	Edgar Allan Poe's Complete Poetical Works - The Original Classic Edition	I love the imagery Poe conjurs. I love the dark psychological revelations experienced by the characters. Dark, intelligent, and at times underrated. Poe is probably one of the best poets/writers from his time. Died way too soon. His body of work is a must have for anyone interested in classic and intelligent literature. His writings depicted very real characters and subjecI love the imagery Poe conjurs. I love the dark psychological revelations experienced by the characters. Dark, intelligent, and at times underrated. Poe is probably one of the best poets/writers from his time. Died way too soon. His body of work is a must have for anyone interested in classic and intelligent literature. His writings depicted very real characters and subjects, at times dark but always cleverly written.Some of classic literature from this time seemed a bit dry and unwelcoming, Poes work in contrast tends to dare you to take the first step into unfamiliar territory, knowing that the journey will both enrich and challenge the reader. For anyone either new to Poes work or simply looking for something new and challenging to read, Id recommend this.All of Edgar Allan Poes works collected into one volume. This book has a lot of stuff in it, and I still havent quite finished it.I guess what sets this book apart from all the other collections of Poe, is the book itself. Its not annotated, but I couldnt find any collections of Poe that were; however, it does come with a great introduction. And after that, pure Poe.The book is very sturdy, and considering its price, a great bargain. I personally cant stand the see-saw cut pages that a lot collections like this get, but this book lacks those, and that makes me happy. I also wont waste your time trying to convince how great Poe was, since the fact that youre browsing here means you already know, or at least have a clue.While any collected Poe book would probably suit you just fine, since there is very little to distinguish them from each other, I would recommend this one, simply because when was browsing through the various collections, this one appears to be the best bang for your buck.
/book/show/26958081-hippolytus?from_search=true	Euripides	Hippolytus: Translated Into English Rhyming Verse with Explanatory Notes	Excerpt from Hippolytus: Translated Into English Rhyming Verse With Explanatory NotesThe scene represents the front of the royal castle of Trozen, the chief door being in the centre, facing the audience. Two statues are visible, that Artemis on the right, that cf Aphrodite or Cypris on the left. The goddess Aphrodite is discovered alone.Aphrodite.Great among men, and noExcerpt from Hippolytus: Translated Into English Rhyming Verse With Explanatory NotesThe scene represents the front of the royal castle of Trozen, the chief door being in the centre, facing the audience. Two statues are visible, that Artemis on the right, that cf Aphrodite or Cypris on the left. The goddess Aphrodite is discovered alone.Aphrodite.Great among men, and not unnamed am I,The Cyprian, in God's inmost halls on high.And wheresoe'er from Pontus to the farRed West men dwell, and see the glad day-star,And worship Me, the pious heart I bless,And wreck that life that lives in stubbornness.For that there is, even in a great God's mind,That hungereth for the praise of human kind.So runs my word; and soon the very deedShall follow. For this Prince of Theseus' seed,Hippolytus child of that dead Amazon,And reared by saintly Pittheus in his ownStrait ways, hath dared, alone of all Trozen,To hold me least of spirits and most mean,And spurns my spell and seeks no woman's kiss.But great Apollo's sister, Artemis,About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/33362762-lettres-de-mon-moulin?from_search=true	Alphonse Daudet	Lettres de Mon Moulin	Excerpt from Lettres de Mon MoulinThis edition of eight oi Daudet's Lettres de mon M oulin is the outcome of an experiment in language teaching which was carried out in a French course attended by some zoo students at Smith College. The experiment consisted in abandoning the composition book in favor of texts, and in basing upon the texts all the vocabulary, grammar, compExcerpt from Lettres de Mon MoulinThis edition of eight oi Daudet's Lettres de mon M oulin is the outcome of an experiment in language teaching which was carried out in a French course attended by some zoo students at Smith College. The experiment consisted in abandoning the composition book in favor of texts, and in basing upon the texts all the vocabulary, grammar, composition, and oral work. The results obtained were gratifying. T he students showed a keener interest in their language studies; they learned to read their texts more closely; they changed their attitude toward the study of grammar When they understood it to be a kind of physiology of the living language; and they acquired greater fiexibih'ty and accuracy in their use of French. My colleagues tell me that the effects of those improvements were also noticeable in the literature work done by the same students.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/21416921-mary-stuart?from_search=true	Friedrich Schiller	Mary Stuart: A Tragedy in Five Acts from the German of Schiller	Reclam Box aus unserem Altbestand.Perfekte Sammlung fr den Deutschunterricht ab der 8ten Klasse!
/book/show/8598979-sophocles?from_search=true	Sophocles	Sophocles	This file includes the English verse translation by Lewis Campbell of all seven extant Sophocles plays: ANTIGONE, AIAS. KING OEDIPUS, ELECTRA, THE TRACHINIAN MAIDENS, PHILOCTETES, and OEDIPUS AT COLONOS. According to Wikipedia: Sophocles( c. 496 BC-406 BC) was the second of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose work has survived. His first plays were written later thanThis file includes the English verse translation by Lewis Campbell of all seven extant Sophocles plays: ANTIGONE, AIAS. KING OEDIPUS, ELECTRA, THE TRACHINIAN MAIDENS, PHILOCTETES, and OEDIPUS AT COLONOS. According to Wikipedia: Sophocles( c. 496 BC-406 BC) was the second of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose work has survived. His first plays were written later than those of Aeschylus and earlier than those of Euripides. According to the Suda, a 10th century encyclopedia, Sophocles wrote 123 plays during the course of his life, but only seven have survived in a complete form: Ajax, Antigone, Trachinian Women, Oedipus the King, Electra, Philoctetes and Oedipus at Colonus. For almost 50 years, Sophocles was the most-awarded playwright in the dramatic competitions of the city-state of Athens that took place during the religious festivals of the Lenaea and the Dionysia. Sophocles competed in around 30 competitions; he won perhaps 24 and never received lower than second place; in comparison, Aeschylus won 14 competitions and was defeated by Sophocles at times, while Euripides won only 4 competitions. The most famous of Sophocles' tragedies are those concerning Oedipus and Antigone: these are often known as the Theban plays, although each play was actually a part of different tetralogy, the other members of which are now lost. Sophocles influenced the development of the drama, most importantly by adding a third actor and thereby reducing the importance of the chorus in the presentation of the plot. He also developed his characters to a greater extent than earlier playwrights such as Aeschylus
/book/show/19098951-complete-poems?from_search=true	Marianne Moore	Complete Poems (Classic, 20th-Century, Penguin)	This definitive edition contains sixty years of Marianne Moore's poems, incorporating her text revisions and her own entertaining notes that reveal the inspiration for complete poems and individual lines.
/book/show/24482232-alice-in-wonderland-bundle?from_search=true	Lewis Carroll Classic Book Bundles	Alice in Wonderland Bundle: Includes all Four Alice Stories	This bundle includes all four Alice in Wonderland stories, as well as free audiobook links to three of the stories.Included Works:Alices Adventures in WonderlandThrough the Looking Glass (And What Alice Found There)Alices Adventures Under GroundThe Hunting of the SnarkInformation from Wikipedia: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly shortened to Alice in WondeThis bundle includes all four Alice in Wonderland stories, as well as free audiobook links to three of the stories.Included Works:Alices Adventures in WonderlandThrough the Looking Glass (And What Alice Found There)Alices Adventures Under GroundThe Hunting of the SnarkInformation from Wikipedia: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. It tells of a girl named Alice who falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world populated by peculiar, anthropomorphic creatures. The tale plays with logic, giving the story lasting popularity with adults as well as with children. It is considered to be one of the best examples of the literary nonsense genre. Its narrative course and structure, characters and imagery have been enormously influential in both popular culture and literature, especially in the fantasy genre.
/book/show/26467992-at-the-earth-s-core?from_search=true	Edgar Rice Burroughs	At the Earth's Core: A Classic Fantasy Novel	At the Earth's Core is a 1914 fantasy novel by Burroughs, the 1st in his series about the hollow earth land of Pellucidar. It 1st appeared as a 4-part serial in All-Story Weekly from 4/4-25/14, 1st published as a hardcover by A.C. McClurg in 7/22.The author relates how, traveling the Sahara, he's encountered a remarkable vehicle & pilot, David Innes, a man with a remaAt the Earth's Core is a 1914 fantasy novel by Burroughs, the 1st in his series about the hollow earth land of Pellucidar. It 1st appeared as a 4-part serial in All-Story Weekly from 4/4-25/14, 1st published as a hardcover by A.C. McClurg in 7/22.The author relates how, traveling the Sahara, he's encountered a remarkable vehicle & pilot, David Innes, a man with a remarkable story to tell. Innes is a mining heir who finances an experimental iron mole, an excavating vehicle designed by his elderly inventor friend Abner Perry. In a test, they discover the vehicle cannot be turned. It burrows 500 miles into the Earth, emerging into the unknown interior world of Pellucidar. In Burroughs' concept, Earth is a hollow shell with Pellucidar as the internal surface of that shell. Pellucidar is inhabited by prehistoric creatures of all geological eras, & dominated by the Mahars, a species of flying reptile both intelligent & civilized, but which enslaves & preys on local stone-age humans. Innes & Perry are captured by the Mahars' ape-like Sagoth servants & taken with other human captives to the chief Mahar city of Phutra. Among their fellow captives are the brave Ghak, the Hairy One, from the country of Sari, the shifty Hooja the Sly One & Dian the Beautiful of Amoz. Innes, attracted to Dian the Beautiful, defends her against the unwanted attentions of Hooja, but due to his ignorance of local customs she assumes he wants her as a slave, not friend or lover, & subsequently snubs him. Only later, after Hooja slips their captors in a dark tunnel & forces Dian to leave with him, does David learn from Ghak the cause of the misunderstanding.
/book/show/19185654-the-stake?from_search=true	Richard Laymon	The Stake	'If you've missed Laymon, you've missed a treat' Stephen King In an abandoned hotel in a Californian ghost town, horror writer Larry Dunbar and his friends make a chilling discovery. By chance they stumble on a coffin hidden under the stairs. Within lies the corpse of a naked female - with a stake through its heart. Was she the innocent victim of a gruesome murder? Or was'If you've missed Laymon, you've missed a treat' Stephen King In an abandoned hotel in a Californian ghost town, horror writer Larry Dunbar and his friends make a chilling discovery. By chance they stumble on a coffin hidden under the stairs. Within lies the corpse of a naked female - with a stake through its heart. Was she the innocent victim of a gruesome murder? Or was she a vampire? There's only one way for Larry to solve the mystery - he must pull out the stake...
/book/show/13267375-master-and-man?from_search=true	Leo Tolstoy	Master and Man	
/book/show/27082260-twice-told-tales?from_search=true	Nathaniel Hawthorne	Twice-Told Tales	Excerpt from Twice-Told TalesThere was once a time when New England groaned under the actual pressure of heavier wrongs than those threatened ones which brought on the Revolution. James II., the bigoted successor of Charles the Voluptuous, had annulled the charters of all the colonies and sent a harsh and unprincipled soldier to take away our liberties and endanger our reExcerpt from Twice-Told TalesThere was once a time when New England groaned under the actual pressure of heavier wrongs than those threatened ones which brought on the Revolution. James II., the bigoted successor of Charles the Voluptuous, had annulled the charters of all the colonies and sent a harsh and unprincipled soldier to take away our liberties and endanger our religion. The administration of Sir Edmund Andros lacked scarcely a single characteristic of tyranny - a governor and council holding office from the king and wholly independent of the country; laws made and taxes levied without concurrence of the people, immediate or by their representatives; the rights of private citizens violated and the titles of all landed property declared void; the voice of complaint stifled by restrictions on the press; and finally, disaffection overawed by the first band of mercenary troops that ever marched on our free soil. For two years our ancestors were kept in sullen submission by that filial love which had invariably secured their allegiance to the mother-country, whether its head chanced to be a Parliament, Protector or popish monarch.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/522465.The_Art_of_Worldly_Wisdom?from_search=true	Baltasar Gracin Christopher Maurer (Translator )	The Art of Worldly Wisdom	The remarkable best-seller -- a long-lost, 300-year-old book of wisdom on how to live successfully yet responsibly in a society governed by self-interest -- as acute as Machiavelli yet as humanistic and scrupulously moral as Marcus Aurelius.
/book/show/29508693-promise-at-dawn?from_search=true	Romain Gary	Promise at Dawn	by Romain Gary (1914-80), a classic of modern French literature, has all the earmarks of a richly romantic novel. It is all the more thrilling, therefore, to read it and know that this is not fiction but a real-life story. As a young child, Romain Garys mother told him that a day would come whenby Romain Gary (1914-80), a classic of modern French literature, has all the earmarks of a richly romantic novel. It is all the more thrilling, therefore, to read it and know that this is not fiction but a real-life story. As a young child, Romain Garys mother told him that a day would come when he would have to challenge and conquer the evil demons of submission and defeat. After all, he was to be a French military hero, ambassador, noted writer, and ladies man . . . . Thus anticipating battle, by the time of his death he had won the Cross of the Liberation, the Croix de Guerre, the Legion of Honor, the Prix Goncourt (the last rather a comedown, as his mother had mentioned the Nobel Prize); and he had been the French consul-general in Los Angeles.begins as the story of a mothers sacrifice. Alone and poor she fights fiercely to give her son the very best. Gary chronicles his childhood with her in Russia, Poland, and on the French Riveria. And he recounts his adventurous life as a young man fighting for France in World War II. But above all he tells the story of the love for his mother that was his very life, their secret and private planet, their wonderland born out of a mothers murmur into a childs ear, a promise whispered at dawn of future triumphs and greatness, of justice and love.
/book/show/22676193-english-fairy-tales-by-flora-annie-steel-classic-book?from_search=true	Flora Annie Steel Arthur Rackham (Illustrator)	ENGLISH FAIRY TALES BY FLORA ANNIE STEEL-Classic Book (Annotated)	The English Fairly Tales by Flora Annie Steel is the 41 English folktales. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.1.St. George Of Merrie England2.The Story Of The Three Bears3.Tom-Tit-Tot4.The Golden Snuff-Box5.Tattercoats6.The Three Feathers7.Lazy Jack8.Jack The Giant-Killer9.The Three Sillies10.The Golden Ball11.The Two Sisters12.The Laidly Worm13.Titty Mouse And Tatty Mouse14.JaThe English Fairly Tales by Flora Annie Steel is the 41 English folktales. Illustrated by Arthur Rackham.1.St. George Of Merrie England2.The Story Of The Three Bears3.Tom-Tit-Tot4.The Golden Snuff-Box5.Tattercoats6.The Three Feathers7.Lazy Jack8.Jack The Giant-Killer9.The Three Sillies10.The Golden Ball11.The Two Sisters12.The Laidly Worm13.Titty Mouse And Tatty Mouse14.Jack And The Beanstalk15.The Black Bull Of Norroway16.Catskin17.The Three Little Pigs18.Nix Naught Nothing19.Mr. And Mrs. Vinegar20.The True History Of Sir Thomas Thumb21.Henny-Penny22.Three Heads Of The Well23.Mr. Fox24.Dick Whittington And His Cat25.The Old Woman And Her Pig26.The Wee Bannock27.How Jack Went Out To Seek His Fortune28.The Bogey-Beast29.Little Red Riding-Hood30.Childe Rowland31.Wise Men Of Gotham32.Caporushes33.The Babes In The Wood34.The Red Ettin35.The Fish And The Ring36.Lawkamercyme37.Master Of All Masters38.Molly Whuppie And The Double-Faced Giant39.The Ass, The Table, And The Stick40.The Well Of The World's End41.The Rose Tree
/book/show/33030602-coming-of-age-in-samoa?from_search=true	Margaret Mead	Coming of Age in Samoa: A Psychological Study of Primitive Youth for Western Civilisation	Excerpt from Coming of Age in Samoa: A Psychological Study of Primitive Youth for Western CivilisationTo the lay reader these studies are interesting on account Of the strangeness Of the scene, the peculiar attitudes characteristic of foreign cultures that set OH in strong light our Own achievements and behaviour.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds ofExcerpt from Coming of Age in Samoa: A Psychological Study of Primitive Youth for Western CivilisationTo the lay reader these studies are interesting on account Of the strangeness Of the scene, the peculiar attitudes characteristic of foreign cultures that set OH in strong light our Own achievements and behaviour.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/731934.Sharing_Nature_with_Children?from_search=true	Joseph Bharat Cornell	Sharing Nature with Children: The Classic Parents' & Teachers' Nature Awareness Guidebook	When Joseph Cornell's classic book reached its 20th anniversary, Cornell drew upon a wealth of experience in nature education to significantly revise and expand his book. New nature games--favorites from the field--and Cornell's typically insightful commentary make the second edition of this special classic even more valuable to nature lovers world-wide. The Sharing NatureWhen Joseph Cornell's classic book reached its 20th anniversary, Cornell drew upon a wealth of experience in nature education to significantly revise and expand his book. New nature games--favorites from the field--and Cornell's typically insightful commentary make the second edition of this special classic even more valuable to nature lovers world-wide. The Sharing Nature movement that Cornell pioneered has now expanded to countries all over the globe. Recommended by Boy Scouts of America, American Camping Association, National Audubon Society and many others.
/book/show/21389563-hey-whipple-squeeze-this?from_search=true	Luke Sullivan Sam Bennett	Hey whipple, squeeze this: The classic guide to creating great ads	In this second edition of the irreverent, celebrated, master copywriter Luke Sullivan looks at the history of advertising, from the good to the bad to the ugly. Updated to include two extended final chapters with in-depth prescriptions for building a career in advertising, this edition also features a real-world look at the day-to-day operations oIn this second edition of the irreverent, celebrated, master copywriter Luke Sullivan looks at the history of advertising, from the good to the bad to the ugly. Updated to include two extended final chapters with in-depth prescriptions for building a career in advertising, this edition also features a real-world look at the day-to-day operations of today's ad agencies. Among the most disparaged campaigns in advertising history, the Mr. Whipple ads for Charmin toilet paper were also wildly successful. Sullivan explores the Whipple phenomenon, examining why bad ads sometimes work, why great ads sometimes fail, and how advertisers can learn to balance creative work with the mandate to sell products.
/book/show/2059062.Quiet_Days_In_Clichy?from_search=true	Henry Miller	Quiet Days In Clichy	This tender and nostalgic work dates from the same period as Tropic of Cancer (1934). It is a celebration of love, art, and the Bohemian life at a time when the world was simpler and slower, and Miller an obscure, penniless young writer in Paris.
/book/show/9597000-myths-legends-of-the-celtic-race?from_search=true	T.W. Rolleston	Myths Legends of the Celtic Race	Excerpt from Myths Legends of the Celtic RaceThe examination, therefore, of these elements, and the recognition, as far as possible, of the part they have actually contributed to the warp and weft of a nation's life, must be a matter of no small interest and im portance to those who realise that the present is the child of the past, and the future of the present; who willExcerpt from Myths Legends of the Celtic RaceThe examination, therefore, of these elements, and the recognition, as far as possible, of the part they have actually contributed to the warp and weft of a nation's life, must be a matter of no small interest and im portance to those who realise that the present is the child of the past, and the future of the present; who will not regard themselves, their kinsfolk, and their fellow-citizens as mere transitory phantoms, hurrying from darkness into darkness, but who know that, in them, a vast historic stream of national life is passing from its distant and mysterious origin towards a future which is largely conditioned by all the past wanderings of that human stream, but which is also, in no small degree, what they, by their courage, their patriotism, their knowledge, and their understanding, choose to make it.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/6962801-the-art-of-manliness?from_search=true	Brett McKay	The Art of Manliness: Classic Skills and Manners for the Modern Man	Man Up!While it's definitely more than just monster trucks, grilling and six-pack abs, true manliness is hard to define. The words macho and manly are not synonymous.Taking lessons from classic gentlemen such as Benjamin Franklin and Theodore Roosevelt, authorsandhave created a collection of the most useful advice every man needs to know to live life toMan Up!While it's definitely more than just monster trucks, grilling and six-pack abs, true manliness is hard to define. The words macho and manly are not synonymous.Taking lessons from classic gentlemen such as Benjamin Franklin and Theodore Roosevelt, authorsandhave created a collection of the most useful advice every man needs to know to live life to its full potential.This book contains a wealth of information that ranges from survival skills to social skills to advice on how to improve your character. Whether you are braving the wilds with your friends, courting your girlfriend or raising a family, inside you'll find practical information and inspiration for every area of life. You'll learn the basics all modern men should know, including how to:Shave like your grandpaBe a perfect houseguestFight like a gentleman using the art of bartitsuHelp a friend with a problemGive a man hugPerform a fireman's carryAsk for a woman's hand in marriageRaise resilient kidsPredict the weather like a frontiersmanStart a fire without matchesGive a dynamic speechLive a well-balanced lifeSo jump in today and gain the skills and knowledge you need to be a real man in the 21st century.
/book/show/21123873-a-vindication-of-the-rights-of-woman?from_search=true	Mary Wollstonecraft	A Vindication of the Rights of Woman	This carefully crafted ebook: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (a feminist literature classic) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Mary Wollstonecraft (27 April 1759  10 September 1797) was an eighteenth-century British writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights. During her brief career, she wrote novels, treatisesThis carefully crafted ebook: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (a feminist literature classic) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Mary Wollstonecraft (27 April 1759  10 September 1797) was an eighteenth-century British writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights. During her brief career, she wrote novels, treatises, a travel narrative, a history of the French Revolution, a conduct book, and a children's book. Wollstonecraft is best known for A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (1792), in which she argues that women are not naturally inferior to men, but appear to be only because they lack education. She suggests that both men and women should be treated as rational beings and imagines a social order founded on reason.
/book/show/17170622-all-things-wise-and-wonderful?from_search=true	James Herriot	All Things Wise and Wonderful: The Classic Memoirs of a Yorkshire Country Vet	All Things Wise and Wonderful by James Herriot In Traditional Chinese. Annotation copyright Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.
/book/show/18732295-from-the-earth-to-the-moon---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Jules Verne	From the Earth to the Moon - The Original Classic Edition	While I naturally have long admired Jules Verne for his outstanding scientific vision and prodigious talent as a writer, I really had no idea that he could also write in such an entertaining and humorous fashion as revealed in this short novel. My memories of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea consist to a large degree of stretches of pages devoted to pure scientific language thWhile I naturally have long admired Jules Verne for his outstanding scientific vision and prodigious talent as a writer, I really had no idea that he could also write in such an entertaining and humorous fashion as revealed in this short novel. My memories of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea consist to a large degree of stretches of pages devoted to pure scientific language that could be hard to get through, but this book is an easy read full of action and laugh-out-loud commentary. Dont get me wrong, though--the science is here, and Verne goes into a lot of details concerning the project from conception to reality, walking us through all of the steps involved in constructing the cannon and its projectile. Surely, though, Verne knew that the very idea of launching men to the moon via a superhuge cannon was not really an idea that could work; as such, he lets the story and especially his characterizations of the main players in the drama, take center stage over the science. What we end up with is a study of sorts of the American character, a tribute to the power of imagination and dreaming, the glorification of science, and a very funny story about some really amazing characters.I can not begin to relate the number of truly humorous anecdotes and observations filling the pages of this story. Barbicane, J. T. Maston, and Michel Ardan are quite memorable characters, and their acts and exploits will entertain you to no end. Verne introduces subtle but hilarious remarks and observations throughout the entire book that will make you laugh out loud.If the idea of hard scientific theorizing has scared you away from Verne, pick this book up and be wholly entertained.
/book/show/18732657-nana---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	mile Zola	Nana - The Original Classic Edition	Nana by Emile Zola - The Original Classic Edition Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition.This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside:Mignon, un gaillarNana by Emile Zola - The Original Classic Edition Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition.This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside:Mignon, un gaillard tres grand, tres large, avec une tete carree dhercule de foire, souvrait un passage au milieu des groupes, trainant a son bras le banquier Steiner, tout petit, le ventre deja fort, la face ronde et encadree dun collier de barbe grisonnante....Fauchery, que son cousin questionnait, lui montra les loges des journaux et des cercles, puis il nomma les critiques dramatiques, un maigre, lair desseche, avec de minces levres mechantes, et surtout un gros, de mine bon enfant, se laissant aller sur lepaule de sa voisine, une ingenue quil couvait dun oeil paternel et tendre....Lucy riait avec Labordette; le comte de Vandeuvres allongeait la tete, derriere les fortes epaules de Blanche; tandis que Fauchery, du coin de loeil, examinait les Muffat, le comte tres grave, comme sil navait pas compris, la comtesse vaguement souriante, les yeux perdus, revant....Elle attendait, pas genee, familiere, entrant tout de suite de plain-pied avec le public, ayant lair de dire elle-meme dun clignement dyeux quelle navait pas de talent pour deux liards, mais que ca ne faisait rien, quelle avait autre chose....Mignon jurait que la piece ne finirait pas, et comme Fauchery et la Faloise les quittaient pour monter au foyer, il prit le bras de Steiner, il se poussa contre son epaule, en lui soufflant dans loreille:
/book/show/18732381-the-analects-of-confucius---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Confucius	The Analects of Confucius - The Original Classic Edition	The only translation that is a pleasure to read for both its language and its profundity. Legge buries the stodgy old Confucius and introduce us to a vibrant thinker--the kind of intellectual magnet that attracted hundreds of followers in his own time and millions throughout history. Since the standard translations, there have been great strides in understanding the philosThe only translation that is a pleasure to read for both its language and its profundity. Legge buries the stodgy old Confucius and introduce us to a vibrant thinker--the kind of intellectual magnet that attracted hundreds of followers in his own time and millions throughout history. Since the standard translations, there have been great strides in understanding the philosophy of Confucius time. Legge is not only expert in the language but is at the cutting edge of ancient Chinese philosophy. This book questions many basic presumptions about Confucius philosophy and deserves thoughtful consideration.This particular translation of the Analects is wonderful. The author begins the book by introducing some terms that are difficult to translate or have multiple implications. In the text itself, these words are frequently left untranslated so that the reader can fully appreciate the diversity of the meaning.A great book alltogether.
/book/show/26282083-an-enquiry-concerning-human-understanding?from_search=true	David Hume	An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding	Excerpt from An Enquiry Concerning Human UnderstandingThe present volume is the second of the series of Philosophical Classics which The Open Court Publishing Company purposes issuing in cheap form for the convenience and instruction of the general reading public. It is an unannotated reprint, merely, of the Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, made from the posthumousExcerpt from An Enquiry Concerning Human UnderstandingThe present volume is the second of the series of Philosophical Classics which The Open Court Publishing Company purposes issuing in cheap form for the convenience and instruction of the general reading public. It is an unannotated reprint, merely, of the Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, made from the posthumous edition of 1777, together with Hume's charming autobiography and the eulogistic letter of Adam Smith, usually prefixed to the History of England. These additions, with the portrait by Ramsay, which forms the frontispiece to the volume, render the picture of Hume's life complete, and leave but a word to be said concerning his philosophical importance.With the great public, Hume's fame has always rested upon is History of England, - a work now antiquated as history and remarkable only for the signal elegance and symmetry of its style. But this once prevalent opinion, our age has reversed, and, as has been well remarked, Hume, the spiritual father of Kant, now takes precedence over Hume, the rival of Robertson and Gibbon. It is precisely here, in fact, that Hume's significance for the history of thought lies. With him modern philosophy entered upon its Kantian phase, became critical and positivistic, became a theory of knowledge. For the old false and adulterate metaphysics he sought to substitute a true metaphysics, based on the firm foundations of reason and experience. His scepticism, - and of scepticism he has since been made the standard-bearer, - was directed against the old ontology only, and not against science proper (inclusive of philosophy).About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26452703-classic-goosebumps---night-of-the-living-dummy?from_search=true	R.L. Stine Carol Schneider (Reading)	Classic Goosebumps - Night of the Living Dummy	Something scary is happening in GOOSEBUMPS HORRORLAND, the all-new, all-terrifying series by R. L. Stine. Just how scary? You'll never know unless you crack open this classic prequel!Discover the fan-favorite thriller and chiller that first introduced the world to the wooden face of fear. The puppet who pulls all the strings. None other than Slappy the Dummy!
/book/show/30909469-titus-andronicus?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	Titus Andronicus	Excerpt from Titus AndronicusThe Ist folio text was printed from a copy of the zud quarto, which perhaps was in the library of the theatre, and has some ms. Alterations and additions made to the stage-directions. Here, as elsewhere, the printer of the folio has been very careless as to metre. It is remarkable that the folio contains a whole scene (iii. Ii.) not found in tExcerpt from Titus AndronicusThe Ist folio text was printed from a copy of the zud quarto, which perhaps was in the library of the theatre, and has some ms. Alterations and additions made to the stage-directions. Here, as elsewhere, the printer of the folio has been very careless as to metre. It is remarkable that the folio contains a whole scene (iii. Ii.) not found in the quartos, but agreeing too closely in style with the main portion of the play to allow of the supposition that it is due to a different author. The scene may have been supplied to the player's copy of the and quarto from a manuscript in their possession.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/29436790-a-house-for-mr-biswas?from_search=true	V.S. Naipaul	A House For Mr Biswas: Picador Classic	
/book/show/3633802-the-secret-agent?from_search=true	Joseph Conrad	The Secret Agent	In The Secret Agent (1907) a triangle of conspiracy is built, then destroyed, by the self-interest of its participants. Mr. Verloc, employed by a foreign embassy to incriminate an anarchist group, instead destroys his family, his illusions, and his own life in a terrorist act gone utterly wrong. Conrad's ironic and troubling novel exposes political extremism and the strengIn The Secret Agent (1907) a triangle of conspiracy is built, then destroyed, by the self-interest of its participants. Mr. Verloc, employed by a foreign embassy to incriminate an anarchist group, instead destroys his family, his illusions, and his own life in a terrorist act gone utterly wrong. Conrad's ironic and troubling novel exposes political extremism and the strength-and vanity-of illusion.
/book/show/29583391-five-little-pigs?from_search=true	Agatha Christie	Five Little Pigs: A Classic Hercule Poirot Mystery	Beautiful Caroline Crale was convicted of poisoning her husband, but just like the nursery rhyme, there were five other little pigs who could have done it: Philip Blake (the stockbroker), who went to market; Meredith Blake (the amateur herbalist), who stayed at home; Elsa Greer (the three-time divorcee), who had her roast beef; Cecilia Williams (the devoted governess), wBeautiful Caroline Crale was convicted of poisoning her husband, but just like the nursery rhyme, there were five other little pigs who could have done it: Philip Blake (the stockbroker), who went to market; Meredith Blake (the amateur herbalist), who stayed at home; Elsa Greer (the three-time divorcee), who had her roast beef; Cecilia Williams (the devoted governess), who had none; and Angela Warren (the disfigured sister), who cried all the way home. Sixteen years later, Caroline's daughter is determined to prove her mother's innocence, and Poirot just can't get that nursery rhyme out of his mind.
/book/show/28095128-five-weeks-in-a-baloon?from_search=true	Jules Verne	Five Weeks in a Baloon	1869. With illustrations. French writer and pioneer of science fiction, who is best known today for his novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World in Eighty Days. Five Weeks in a Balloon is Verne's first novel. It is, in a measure, a satire on modern books of African travel. So far as the geography, the inhabitants, the animals, and the features of t1869. With illustrations. French writer and pioneer of science fiction, who is best known today for his novels Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea and Around the World in Eighty Days. Five Weeks in a Balloon is Verne's first novel. It is, in a measure, a satire on modern books of African travel. So far as the geography, the inhabitants, the animals, and the features of the countries the travelers pass over are described, it is entirely accurate. It gives, in some particulars, a survey of nearly the whole field of African discovery, and in this way will often serve to refresh the memory of the reader. The mode of locomotion is, of course, purely imaginary, and the incidents and adventures fictitious. The latter are abundantly amusing, and, in view of the wonderful travelers' tales with which we have been entertained by African explorers, they can scarcely be extravagant; while the ingenuity and invention of the author will be sure to excite the surprise and the admiration of the reader, who will find Verne as much at home in voyaging through the air as in journeying Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Seas.
/book/show/10420795-metamaus?from_search=true	Art Spiegelman	MetaMaus: A Look Inside a Modern Classic, Maus	This book provides material around the creation of thegraphic novels by Art Spiegelman, such as interviews, details around the publication process, technical and artistic decisions and sketches. It is supplemented by supporting audio and video media material on CD-ROM.
/book/show/6006531-dumbo?from_search=true	Walt Disney Company	Dumbo	Dumbo, der kleine Elefant mit den riesigen Ohren, fhlt sich sehr einsam - bis eine freundlich kleine Maus sein Leben ndert. Wird sein neuer Freund ihm dabei helfen, der Star des Zirkus zu werden?
/book/show/2864427-the-haunted-mask-classic-goosebumps-4?from_search=true	R.L. Stine	The Haunted Mask (Classic Goosebumps, #4) (Goosebumps, #11)	Discover the original, bone-chilling adventures that made Goosebumps one of the bestselling children's book series of all time. Now with bonus features!Something scary is happening in GOOSEBUMPS HORRORLAND, the all-new, all-terrifying series by R. L. Stine. Just how scary? You'll never know unless you crack open this classic prequel!Carly Beth thinks she's found the best HDiscover the original, bone-chilling adventures that made Goosebumps one of the bestselling children's book series of all time. Now with bonus features!Something scary is happening in GOOSEBUMPS HORRORLAND, the all-new, all-terrifying series by R. L. Stine. Just how scary? You'll never know unless you crack open this classic prequel!Carly Beth thinks she's found the best Halloween mask ever. With yellow-green skin and long animal fangs, the mask terrifies the entire neighborhood. Before long, it has a surprising effect on Carly Beth, too. She tries to take it off . . . but it won't budge!Halloween is almost over, but fright night is just beginning.Now with all-new bonus materials!
/book/show/3025348-evelina-or-a-young-lady-s-entrance-into-the-world-classic-books-on-cass?from_search=true	Fanny Burney	Evelina or a Young Lady's Entrance into the World (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection) (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection)	'Lord Orville did me the honour to hand me to the coach, talking all the way of the honour I had done him! O these fashionable people!' Frances Burney's first and most enduringly popular novel is a vivid, satirical, and seductive account of the pleasures and dangers of fashionable life in late eighteenth-century London. As she describes her heroine's entry into society, wo'Lord Orville did me the honour to hand me to the coach, talking all the way of the honour I had done him! O these fashionable people!' Frances Burney's first and most enduringly popular novel is a vivid, satirical, and seductive account of the pleasures and dangers of fashionable life in late eighteenth-century London. As she describes her heroine's entry into society, womanhood and, inevitably, love, Burney exposes the vulnerability of female innocence in an image-conscious and often cruel world where social snobbery and sexual aggression are played out in the public arenas of pleasure-gardens, theatre visits, and balls. But Evelina's innocence also makes her a shrewd commentator on the excesses and absurdities of manners and social ambitions - as well as attracting the attention of the eminently eligible Lord Orville. Evelina, comic and shrewd, is at once a guide to fashionable London, a satirical attack on the new consumerism, an investigation of women's position in the late eighteenth century, and a love story. The new introduction and full notes to this edition help make this richness all the more readily available to a modern reader.
/book/show/29153685-say-cheese-and-die?from_search=true	R.L. Stine	Say Cheese and Die (Classic Goosebumps, #8)	Greg thinks there is something wrong with the old camera he found. The photos keep turning out . . . different.When Greg takes a picture of his father's brand-new car, it's wrecked in the photo. And then his dad crashes the car.It's like the camera can tell the future--or worse. Maybe it makes the future!
/book/show/6471313-the-rubayyat-of-omar-khayyam?from_search=true	Omar Khayym Edward FitzGerald (Translator) Joseph Isom (Illustrator)	The Rubayyat of Omar Khayyam: Life and Love in One of the World's Most Famous Poems in the Classic Translation of Edward Fitzgerald	Cover title:Nine centuries have passed since Omar Khayyam composed this eloquent lyrical poem, an echo of the doubts, hopes and desires that have stirred men and women in every age and every place. Now renowned as the Persian poet who created the, Omar Khayyam was known in his time as an aCover title:Nine centuries have passed since Omar Khayyam composed this eloquent lyrical poem, an echo of the doubts, hopes and desires that have stirred men and women in every age and every place. Now renowned as the Persian poet who created the, Omar Khayyam was known in his time as an astronomer and mathematician. He created his famous poem as a personal answer to the great questions of life. The poem extended through more than 750 stanzas, many of which are now permanently lost.Though partial copies survived the ravages of time, thewas virtually unknown outside the Middle East until the 19th century, when the battered manuscripts aroused the interest of Western scholars. But it took the Englishman Edward FitzGerald, a fortunate combination of scholar and poet, to transform theinto a worthy English version. Others had attempted literal translations. Only FitzGerald was able to capture the elusive qualities of mystical wonder and beauty which give this work its timeless interest.Omar Khayyam was never sure if the end of life would mean the end of his soul or the beginning of a new existence. One fact is certain: he attained immortality in a manner he had not expected, for his masterpiece will live among the great works of literature as long as there are those who read, wonder, and enjoy. (Inside cover)
/book/show/30691385-nostromo-a-tale-of-the-seaboard?from_search=true	Joseph Conrad	Nostromo a Tale of the Seaboard	Excerpt from Nostromo a Tale of the SeaboardIn the time of Spanish rule, and for many years afterwards, the town of Sulaco - the luxuriant beauty of the orange gardens bears witness to its antiquity - had never been commercially anything more important than a coasting port with a fairly large local trade in ox-hides and indigo. The clumsy deep-sea galleons of the conqueroExcerpt from Nostromo a Tale of the SeaboardIn the time of Spanish rule, and for many years afterwards, the town of Sulaco - the luxuriant beauty of the orange gardens bears witness to its antiquity - had never been commercially anything more important than a coasting port with a fairly large local trade in ox-hides and indigo. The clumsy deep-sea galleons of the conquerors that, needing a brisk gale to move at all, would lie becalmed, where your modern ship built on clipper lines forges ahead by the mere flapping of her sails, had been barred out of Sulaco by the prevailing calms of its vast gulf. Some harbours of the earth are made difficult of access by the treachery of sunken rocks and the tempests of their shores. Sulaco had found an inviolable sanctuary from the temptations of a trading world in the solemn hush of the deep Golfo Placido as if within an enormous semi-circular and unroofed temple open to the ocean, with its walls of lofty mountains hung with the mourning draperies of cloud.On one side of this broad curve in the straight sea-board of the Republic of Costaguana, the last spur of the coast range forms an insignificant cape whose name is Punta Mala. From the middle of the gulf the point of the land itself is not visible at all; but the shoulder of a steep hill at the back can be made out faintly like a shadow on the sky.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/891084.The_White_Spider?from_search=true	Heinrich Harrer	The White Spider: The Classic Account of the Ascent of the Eiger	A classic of mountaineering literature, The White Spider tells the story of the harrowing first ascent of the Eiger's North Wall, one of the most legendary and terrifying climbs in recorded history.Heinrich Herrer, author of Seven Years in Tibet, was a member of the four-man party that scaled the previously untouchable North Wall of the Eiger in 1938. In The White Spider,A classic of mountaineering literature, The White Spider tells the story of the harrowing first ascent of the Eiger's North Wall, one of the most legendary and terrifying climbs in recorded history.Heinrich Herrer, author of Seven Years in Tibet, was a member of the four-man party that scaled the previously untouchable North Wall of the Eiger in 1938. In The White Spider, Herrer tells the story of this harrowing first ascent, a gripping first-hand account of daring and resilience in the high Swiss Alps.Moving from his own amazing experiences to the numerous later attempts to replicate his team's achievements (some tragic failures, others spectacular successes), Herrer writes as well as he climbs, drawing the reader into a beguiling story of courage, strength and a confidence always on the edge of hubris.A new introduction by Joe Simpson, author of the acclaimed mountaineering epic Touching the Void, reminds us of the enduring relevance of this absolute classic.
/book/show/6074190-peter-pan?from_search=true	Tania Zamorsky (Adapted by) Dan Andreasen (Illustrator) Arthur Pober (Afterword)	Peter Pan	All children grow up. All except one. That special child is Peter Pan, and since making his debut on the stage in 1904, this eternal youth has carried boys and girls off to magical, marvelous Neverland. It's a trip that all kids want to make, and with this easy-to-read version of the classic, everyone can fly second to the right, and straight on till morning with PAll children grow up. All except one. That special child is Peter Pan, and since making his debut on the stage in 1904, this eternal youth has carried boys and girls off to magical, marvelous Neverland. It's a trip that all kids want to make, and with this easy-to-read version of the classic, everyone can fly second to the right, and straight on till morning with Peter. Along with Wendy, John, and Michael Darling, they'll meet the fairy Tinkerbell, the Lost Boys, and the menacing Captain Hook.
/book/show/26281249-framley-parsonage?from_search=true	Anthony Trollope	Framley Parsonage	Excerpt from Framley ParsonageWhen young Mark Robarts was leaving college, his father might well declare that all men began to say all good things to him, and to extol his fortune in that he had a son blessed with so excellent a disposition.This father was a physician living at Exeter. He was a gentleman possessed of no private means, but enjoying a lucrative practice, wExcerpt from Framley ParsonageWhen young Mark Robarts was leaving college, his father might well declare that all men began to say all good things to him, and to extol his fortune in that he had a son blessed with so excellent a disposition.This father was a physician living at Exeter. He was a gentleman possessed of no private means, but enjoying a lucrative practice, which had enabled him to maintain and educate a family with all the advantages which money can give in this country. Mark was his eldest son and second child; and the first page or two of this narrative must be consumed in giving a catalogue of the good things which chance and conduct together had heaped upon this young man's head.His first step forward in life had arisen from his having been sent, while still very young, as a private pupil to the house of a clergyman, who was an old friend and intimate friend of his father's. This clergyman had one other, and only one other, pupil the young Lord Lufton, and, between the two boys, there had sprung up a close alliance.While they were both so placed. Lady Lufton had visited her son, and then invited young Robarts to pass his next holidays at Framley Court. This visit was made; and it ended in Mark going back to Exeter with a letter full of praise from the widowed peeress.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/25622043-in-the-shadow-of-edgar-allan-poe?from_search=true	Leslie S. Klinger (Editor)	In the Shadow of Edgar Allan Poe: Classic Tales of Horror, 1816-1914	Edgar Allan Poe did not invent the tale of terror. There were American, English, and Continental writers who preceded Poe and influenced his work. Similarly, there were many who were in turn influenced by Poes genius and produced their own popular tales of supernatural literature. This collection features masterful tales of terror by authors who, by and large, are little-Edgar Allan Poe did not invent the tale of terror. There were American, English, and Continental writers who preceded Poe and influenced his work. Similarly, there were many who were in turn influenced by Poes genius and produced their own popular tales of supernatural literature. This collection features masterful tales of terror by authors who, by and large, are little-remembered for their writing in this genre. Even Bram Stoker, whosemay be said to be the most popular horror novel of all time, is not known as a writer of short fiction.Distinguished editor Leslie S. Klinger is a world-renowned authority on those twin icons of the Victorian age, Sherlock Holmes, and Dracula. His studies into the forefathers of those giants led him to a broader fascination with writers of supernatural literature of the nineteenth century. The stories in this collection have been selected by him for their impact. Each is preceded by a brief biography of the author and an overview of his or her literary career and is annotated to explain obscure references.Read on, now, perhaps with a flickering candle or flashlight at hand . . .
/book/show/6240174-asterix-and-the-laurel-wreath?from_search=true	Ren Goscinny Albert Uderzo (Illustrator) Celia M. Syred	Asterix and the Laurel Wreath	This Asterix volume contains Asterix the Gladiator, Asterix in Switzerland, The Mansions of the Gods, Asterix and the Laurel Wreath and Obelix and Co.
/book/show/26943022-the-napoleon-of-notting-hill?from_search=true	G.K. Chesterton	The Napoleon of Notting Hill	Excerpt from The Napoleon of Notting HillTo Hilaire BellocFor every tiny town or placeGod made the stars especially;Babies look up with owlish faceAnd see them tangled in a tree:You saw a moon from Sussex Downs,A Sussex moon, untravelled still,I saw a moon that was the town's,The largest lamp on Campden Hill.Yea; Heaven is everywhere at homeThe big blue cap that alwExcerpt from The Napoleon of Notting HillTo Hilaire BellocFor every tiny town or placeGod made the stars especially;Babies look up with owlish faceAnd see them tangled in a tree:You saw a moon from Sussex Downs,A Sussex moon, untravelled still,I saw a moon that was the town's,The largest lamp on Campden Hill.Yea; Heaven is everywhere at homeThe big blue cap that always fits,And so it is (be calm; they comeTo goal at last, my wandering wits),So is it with the heroic thing;This shall not end for the world's endAnd though the sullen engines swing,Be you not much afraid, my friend.This did not end by Nelson's urnWhere an immortal England sits -Nor where your tall young men in turnDrank death like wine at Austerlitz.And when the pedants bade us markWhat cold mechanic happeningsMust come; our souls said in the dark,Belike; but there are likelier things.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18924090-a-far-cry-from-kensington?from_search=true	Muriel Spark	A Far Cry from Kensington	Mrs. Hawkins, the majestic narrator of, takes us well in hand, and leads us back to her threadbare years in postwar London. There, as a fat and much admired young war widow, she spent herMrs. Hawkins, the majestic narrator of, takes us well in hand, and leads us back to her threadbare years in postwar London. There, as a fat and much admired young war widow, she spent her days working for a mad, near-bankrupt publisher (of very good books) and her nights dispensing advice at her small South Kensington rooming-house. At work and at home Mrs. Hawkins soon uncovered evil: shady literary doings and a deadly enemy; anonymous letters, blackmail, and suicide. With aplomb, however, Mrs. Hawkins confidently set about putting things to order, little imagining the mayhem which would ensue. Now decades older, thin, successful, and delighted with life in Italy -- quite a far cry from Kensington -- Mrs. Hawkins looks back to all those dark doings, and recounts how her own life changed forever. She still, however, loves to give advice: It's easy to get thin. You eat and drink the same as always, only half....I offer this advice without fee; it is included in the price of this book. A masterwork by Britain's greatest living novelist (, 1999),has been hailed as outstanding () and wickedly and adroitly executed (). is, among other things, a comedy that holds a tragedy as an egg-cup holds an egg ().
/book/show/18732551-kwaidan?from_search=true	Lafcadio Hearn	Kwaidan: Stories and Studies of Strange Things - The Original Classic Edition	Lafcadio Hearn is well-known in his Japanese name, Koizumi Yagumo. Actually, I never doubted that Koizumi Yagumo was a born-Japanese. His famous Kwaidan, or Japanese ghost stories are so Japanese and it really scared me. When my brother told me that Koizumi Yagumo is actually a Western people, I didnt believe it at first... He was born in 1850 in Greek, his mothers countryLafcadio Hearn is well-known in his Japanese name, Koizumi Yagumo. Actually, I never doubted that Koizumi Yagumo was a born-Japanese. His famous Kwaidan, or Japanese ghost stories are so Japanese and it really scared me. When my brother told me that Koizumi Yagumo is actually a Western people, I didnt believe it at first... He was born in 1850 in Greek, his mothers country. Educated in his fathers country, Ireland, he went to USA when he was 19 years old. He worked as a journalist in New Orlens, then came to Japan and became an English teacher in Matsue, Shimane prefecture in 1890. He married with Yae Koizumi and got Japanese citizenship.Kwaidan includes ghost stories lik Earless Ho Ichi, a Biwa (Japanese PiPa) player and story teller of famous Heike legends, who was possesed by Heike (the warrior family once governed Japan then defeated) warriors ghosts because of his talent, and Mujina, bewitched racoon dogs which scare people to death. Koizumi Yagumo is more Japanese than Japanese... Koizumi Yagumo is still popular in Japan (and I believe a lot of people still believe that he is a born-Japanese...). When I searched Koizumi Yagumo in Japanese Goo, it hit 422!Kwaidan is Hearns most famous book, and justifiably so. It is the least academic of his works, collecting together some of Japans core ghost and monster stories into one slim volume. Much like the Brothers Grimm, Hearn did not actually create these stories but rather compiled them and put them into written form for the first time, learning them from folk tales and storytellers.Along with famous, Kwaidan is Hearns most influential book. The Story of Mimi-nashi Hoichi is as well-known in Japan as The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is in the United States. The Yuki Onna has made it into a few films, including Kurosawas Dreams and the filmed version of this book, Kwaidan.The stories themselves are of excellent quality, ranging from spooky ghost tales to humorous tales of wandering monks encountering monsters. Each story ranges from 5-15 pages long.Along with the stories are three insect studies, the likes of which can be found in all Hearn books. These are excellent academic studies of insects in traditional Japanese folk lore, including childrens songs and haiku poetry involving insects.
/book/show/9367039-the-green-fairy-book---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Andrew Lang (Editor)	The Green Fairy Book - The Original Classic Edition	Giants, dwarfs, monsters and magicians. 42 stories from China, Russia, Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Scotland and England, including The Three Little Pigs and The Half-Chick. 100 illustrations. Andrew Lang's Fairy Books constitute a twelve-book series of fairy tale collections. Although Andrew Lang did not collect the stories himself from the oral tradition, the extenGiants, dwarfs, monsters and magicians. 42 stories from China, Russia, Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Scotland and England, including The Three Little Pigs and The Half-Chick. 100 illustrations. Andrew Lang's Fairy Books constitute a twelve-book series of fairy tale collections. Although Andrew Lang did not collect the stories himself from the oral tradition, the extent of his sources, who had collected them originally, made them an immensely influential collection, especially as he used foreign-language sources, giving many of these tales their first appearance in English.Although during Lang's life and work he wrote for a profession-literary criticism; fiction; poems; books and articles on anthropology, mythology, history, and travel, he is best recognized for his Fairy Books.Many of the books were illustrated by Henry J. Ford, Lancelot Speed, and G. P. Jacomb-Hood also contributed some illustrations.Contains: The Blue Bird, The Half-Chick, The Story of Caliph Stork, The Enchanted Watch, Rosanella, Sylvain and Jocosa, Fairy Gifts, Prince Narcissus and the Princess Potentilla, Prince Featherhead and the Princess Celandine, The Three Little Pigs, Heart of Ice, The Enchanted Ring, The Snuff-box, The Golden Blackbird, The Little Soldier, The Magic Swan, The Dirty Shepherdess, The Enchanted Snake, The Biter Bit, King Kojata, Prince Fickle and Fair Helena, Puddocky, The Story of Hok Lee and the Dwarfs, The Story of the Three Bears, Prince Vivien and the Princess Placida, Little One-eye, Little Two-eyes, and Little Three-eyes, Jorinde and Joringel, Allerleirauh; or, the Many-furred Creature, The Twelve Huntsmen, Spindle, Shuttle, and Needle, The Crystal Coffin, The Three Snake-leaves, The Riddle, Jack my Hedgehog, The Golden Lads, The White Snake, The Story of a Clever Tailor, The Golden Mermaid, The War of the Wolf and the Fox, The Story of the Fisherman and his Wife, The Three Musicians, The Three Dogs
/book/show/26332020-the-absentee?from_search=true	Maria Edgeworth	The Absentee	Excerpt from The AbsenteeMaria Edgeworth, famous as a delineator of Irish character, was of English birth, though of Irish descent, being born at Black Bourton in Oxfordshire in 1767. Her early education also was English; but in her sixteenth year her father returned to Ireland to reside, taking her with him, and thereafter her home was at Edgeworthtown in County LongfordExcerpt from The AbsenteeMaria Edgeworth, famous as a delineator of Irish character, was of English birth, though of Irish descent, being born at Black Bourton in Oxfordshire in 1767. Her early education also was English; but in her sixteenth year her father returned to Ireland to reside, taking her with him, and thereafter her home was at Edgeworthtown in County Longford, where she died in 1849. She is perhaps even better known as a writer of stories for children - stories which have retained in large measure their popularity - than as a novelist.Her most notable tale was also the first published - Castle Rackrent, issued in 1800 - a story based upon facts, and depicting the manners and methods of the Irish squire of the middle of the eighteenth century. It at once became famous and has become established among the masterpieces of fiction. It abounds in wit, graphic narration, and keen insight into the Irish national character. It is a page torn from the national history of Ireland, inimitable, perennially delightful, equally humorous and pathetic, holding up with shrewd wit and keen perception both the follies and the virtues which have made that history what it has been. Among her later works, the most important are the Tales from Fashionable Life, among which is The Absentee, published in 1812. Each of these tales - which have been regarded as the earliest examples of the novel with a purpose - was written to enforce a moral, but they are not the less charming for their didacticism. The Absentee, in particular, is a masterpiece worthy to be placed beside Castle Rackrent.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/23844298-the-debt-to-pleasure?from_search=true	John Lanchester	The Debt To Pleasure: Picador Classic	
/book/show/20929071-the-lady-with-the-dog?from_search=true	Anton Chekhov Constance Garnett (Translator) Maria Tsaneva (Illustrator)	The Lady With The Dog	This book includes Foreword, Anton Chekhov Quotes, famous Chekhov's tale The Lady with the Dog, illustrated with 13 illustrations and adapted in corresponding English-Russian paragraphs. The book is excellent way to read Paragraph by Paragraph Translation as each individual English paragraph is paired with the corresponding Russian paragraph. The paragraphs are not long,This book includes Foreword, Anton Chekhov Quotes, famous Chekhov's tale The Lady with the Dog, illustrated with 13 illustrations and adapted in corresponding English-Russian paragraphs. The book is excellent way to read Paragraph by Paragraph Translation as each individual English paragraph is paired with the corresponding Russian paragraph. The paragraphs are not long, so there is no need to do a lot of back and forth to see the Russian translation and the English text.Chekhov wrote In Yalta one of his most famous stories, The Lady with the Dog, which depicts what at first seems a casual relationship between a married man and a married woman. Neither expects anything lasting from the encounter, but they find themselves drawn back to each other, risking the security of their family lives.Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian writer and dramatist, one of the best authors of short stories in history of literature. While writing his stories and plays, Chekhov practiced as a doctor during most of his life:Medicine is my legitimate wife, said he, but literature is my mistress.Chekhov began writing as a joke, as he himself admits to earn some money, but his ambitions gradually increased. By the time he obtained some formal techniques and new approaches in the short story, which secured him an honorable place in world literature. Chekhov first started practicing so-called stream of consciousness, which was later adopted by Joyce and other Western modernists. He not bother to appeal to readers, or offers them moral recipes. Chekhov always repeats that the role of the artist is to ask questions, not to answer questions.
/book/show/30903341-the-complete-poetical-works-of-john-milton?from_search=true	John Milton	The Complete Poetical Works of John Milton	Excerpt from The Complete Poetical Works of John MiltonWE are aided in the study of Milton's life by the sharpness of line which separates the three main epochs of his history: his life of student ease, during which he was preparing himself with consecration for his poetic vocation; his life of public service, when he put behind him his poetic ambitions and threw himselfExcerpt from The Complete Poetical Works of John MiltonWE are aided in the study of Milton's life by the sharpness of line which separates the three main epochs of his history: his life of student ease, during which he was preparing himself with consecration for his poetic vocation; his life of public service, when he put behind him his poetic ambitions and threw himself with fanatical ardor into the struggle for liberty; and his old age, when, blind and discredited, he sat down amid the wreck of everything for which he had given his best twenty years, to write the poem which from early youth he had felt it his mis sion to leave to the nation.Milton's youth was singularly sweet and Sheltered. He was born in London on the 9th of December, 1608, the son of John Milton, a scrivener or solicitor do ing business at the Sign of the Spread Eagle in Bread Street. It is worth noting that for two generations at least the Miltons had exhibited intense partisanship in the religious disputes which agitated the nation. Richard Milton, the poet's grand father, had been a stubborn Catholic recusant under Elizabeth, and John Milton, the poet's father, had broken with his family in order to join the Puritans. The Puri tanism of the home in Bread Street was not, however, of an ascetic or unlovely type. The father was an accomplished musician, of some note as a composer, and could even on occasion try his hand at poetry. This mellow atmosphere of taste and cultivation, spiritualized by a sincere piety, united with larger circumstances to enrich life for the young poet. We must remember that in Milton's childhood Shakespeare was still alive, that at the Mermaid Tavern, probably in the very street where the scrivener's house stood, Ben Jonson held his merry meetings, and that most of the stalwart figures which had made the reign of the Virgin Queen illustrious were still to be seen about the streets of London. There was as yet hardly a hint of the passing away of those spacious times, of the spirit of romance and adventure, which had filled Elizabethan England. His nature, there fore, was in no danger of being starved at the outset, as it must have been if his birth had fallen a few decades farther on in the struggle between the old and the new, when Puritanism had narrowed and hardened itself in order to project itself more forcibly against its enemies.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/488222.Hurrah_For_Little_Noddy?from_search=true	Enid Blyton Harmsen Van der Beek (Illustrator)	Hurrah For Little Noddy (Noddy Classic Library)	The second of the original Noddy stories is republished here, illustrated with the original drawings. Noddy has to find a way to make money for himself as he settles into life in Toy Town. Will he find a job cleaning houses and washing cars? Or will his new car help him earn money?
/book/show/12169535-after-many-a-summer-dies-the-swan?from_search=true	Aldous Huxley	After Many a Summer Dies the Swan (Perennial Classic 3046)	Jo Stoyte was a Hollywood multimillionaire, who owned movie studios, movie stars, and a huge, moated, Gothic castle; he bought a Louis XV boudoir for His Baby, Virginia, daughter-mistress, concubine-child; he hung Rubens in the hall, Vermeer in the elevator - he had, in short, money enough to do all the glorious, monstrous things he could desire. all but one: He could notJo Stoyte was a Hollywood multimillionaire, who owned movie studios, movie stars, and a huge, moated, Gothic castle; he bought a Louis XV boudoir for His Baby, Virginia, daughter-mistress, concubine-child; he hung Rubens in the hall, Vermeer in the elevator - he had, in short, money enough to do all the glorious, monstrous things he could desire. all but one: He could not buy eternal life, the prize he wanted most.And then his physician, Dr. Obispo, discovered in an old manuscript evidence that even eternal life was within Stoyte's grasp. So they set out to look for the author of the manuscript, who, if he was still alive, was over two hundred years old....
/book/show/10117244-the-new-matthew-henry-commentary?from_search=true	Matthew Henry Martin H. Manser (Editor)	The New Matthew Henry Commentary: The Classic Work with Updated Language	A classic commentary in modern language  this volume contains the wealth of exposition, metaphors, analogies, and illustrations that have set Matthew Henrys Commentary apart as one of the enduring legacies of faithand presents them in the language of today. Passage by passage, its prayerful, penetrating reflections and rich insights into the very heart of Gods Word areA classic commentary in modern language  this volume contains the wealth of exposition, metaphors, analogies, and illustrations that have set Matthew Henrys Commentary apart as one of the enduring legacies of faithand presents them in the language of today. Passage by passage, its prayerful, penetrating reflections and rich insights into the very heart of Gods Word are sure to challenge and inspire you.Ideal for personal devotions, Bible studies, and lesson and sermon preparations, The New Matthew Henry Commentary will enable you to rediscover this classic workor discover it for the first time. Forever fresh and never failing to render new pearls of wisdom, this beloved text is one that you will reach for often to obtain deeper understanding of and appreciation for the Scriptures.
/book/show/11828823-paula-deen-s-southern-cooking-bible?from_search=true	Paula H. Deen Melissa Clark	Paula Deen's Southern Cooking Bible: The New Classic Guide to Delicious Dishes with More Than 300 Recipes	A definitive guide to Southern cooking and hospitality with 300 recipes, a two-color interior with nearly 100 instructional illustrations, an extensive appendix, 16 pages of gorgeous color photography, and plenty of tips, stories, and Southern history throughout.This book is my proudest achievement so far, and I just have to tell yall why I am so excited aboutA definitive guide to Southern cooking and hospitality with 300 recipes, a two-color interior with nearly 100 instructional illustrations, an extensive appendix, 16 pages of gorgeous color photography, and plenty of tips, stories, and Southern history throughout.This book is my proudest achievement so far, and I just have to tell yall why I am so excited about it. Its a book of classic dishes, dedicated to a whole new generation of cooksfor every bride, graduate, and anyone who has a love of a great Southern meal. My family is growing and expanding all the time. Were blessed with marriages and grandbabies, and so sharing these recipes for honest, down-home dishes feels like passing a generations worth of stovetop secrets on to my family, and yours.Ive been cooking and eating Southern food my whole life, and I can tell you that every meal you make from this book will be a mouthful of our one-of-akind spirit and traditions. These recipes showcase the diversity and ingenuity of Southern cuisine, from Cajun to Low-Country and beyond, highlighting the deep cultural richness of our gumbos and collards, our barbecues and pies. You may remember a few beloved classics from The Lady & Sons, but nearly all of these recipes are brand-newand I think youll find that they are all mouthwateringly delicious. It is, without a doubt, a true Southern cooking bible.I sincerely hope that this book will take its place in your kitchen for many years to come, as I know it will in mine. Heres to happy cookingand the best part, happy eating, yall!Best dishes,Paula Deen
/book/show/11809292-the-marble-faun?from_search=true	Nathaniel Hawthorne Flo Gibson	The Marble Faun (Classic Books On Cassettes Collection)	From Donatello (the faun) and Miriam's joyous romp in the Villa Borghese gardens to the gloom of the catacombs, and from the glow of love to a ghastly murder, we run the gamut in this gripping tale. There are beautiful descriptions of Rome and the Italian countryside.
/book/show/26293106-the-shadow-line?from_search=true	Joseph Conrad	The Shadow-Line: A Confession	Excerpt from The Shadow-Line: A ConfessionOnly the young have such moments. I don't mean the very young. No. The very young have, properly speaking, no moments. It is the privilege of early youth to live in advance of its days in all the beautiful continuity of hope which knows no pauses and no introspection.One closes behind one the little gate of mere boyishness - andExcerpt from The Shadow-Line: A ConfessionOnly the young have such moments. I don't mean the very young. No. The very young have, properly speaking, no moments. It is the privilege of early youth to live in advance of its days in all the beautiful continuity of hope which knows no pauses and no introspection.One closes behind one the little gate of mere boyishness - and enters an enchanted garden. Its very shades glow with promise. Every turn of the path has its seduction. And it isn't because it is an undiscovered country. One knows well enough that all mankind had streamed that way. It is the charm of universal experience from which one expects an uncommon or personal sensation - a bit of one's own.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/497413.The_Light_Beyond?from_search=true	Raymond A. Moody Jr.	The Light Beyond: The extraordinary sequel to the classic Life After Life	'The Light Beyond' is based on more than a thousand case studies of adults and children who clinically reached the point of death and survived, as well as amazing new research. It shows the many striking similarities shared by all near-death experiences (NDEs), and uncovers secrets and opens the doors to a powerful message of love from the frontier between life and death.R'The Light Beyond' is based on more than a thousand case studies of adults and children who clinically reached the point of death and survived, as well as amazing new research. It shows the many striking similarities shared by all near-death experiences (NDEs), and uncovers secrets and opens the doors to a powerful message of love from the frontier between life and death.Raymond Moody's research throws new light on the following topics:--how recent findings in medicine, psychiatry and sociology bring us closer to unravelling mankind's greatest mystery: what happens to us after we die?--Startling, newly confirmed phenomena such as: the experience of meeting one's loved ones in the afterlife and the ability to 'tap into' knowledge of any sort--What the moving near-death experiences of children can teach us--Why NDE's inspire permanent change, greater appreciation of life, more concern for others, increased belief in an afterlife, and decreased fear of death--Why doctors want more research into near-death experiences-and much moreBased on Dr Moody's groundbreaking studies, 'The Light Beyond' offers both answers and peace of mind to anyone who has ever wondered about death and beyond.
/book/show/11809292-the-marble-faun?from_search=true	Nathaniel Hawthorne Flo Gibson	The Marble Faun (Classic Books On Cassettes Collection)	From Donatello (the faun) and Miriam's joyous romp in the Villa Borghese gardens to the gloom of the catacombs, and from the glow of love to a ghastly murder, we run the gamut in this gripping tale. There are beautiful descriptions of Rome and the Italian countryside.
/book/show/791348.Classic_Crimes?from_search=true	William Roughead	Classic Crimes	Dorothy Sayers called William Roughead the best showman who ever stood before the door of the chamber of horrors, and his true crime stories, written in the early 1900s, are among the glories of the genre. Displaying a meticulous command of evidence and unerring dramatic flair, Roughead brings to life some of the most notorious crimes and extraordinary trials of eighteenDorothy Sayers called William Roughead the best showman who ever stood before the door of the chamber of horrors, and his true crime stories, written in the early 1900s, are among the glories of the genre. Displaying a meticulous command of evidence and unerring dramatic flair, Roughead brings to life some of the most notorious crimes and extraordinary trials of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century England and Scotland. Utterly engrossing, these accounts of pre-meditated mayhem and miscarried justice also cast a powerful light on the evil that human beings, and human institutions, find both tempting to contemplate and all too easy to do.
/book/show/26931071-under-western-eyes?from_search=true	Joseph Conrad	Under Western Eyes	Excerpt from Under Western EyesTo begin with I wish to disclaim the possession of those high gifts of imagination and expression which have enabled my pen to create for the reader the personality of the man who called himself, after the Russian custom, Cyril son of Isidor - Kirylo Sidorovitch - Razumov.If I have ever had these gifts in any sort of living form they have bExcerpt from Under Western EyesTo begin with I wish to disclaim the possession of those high gifts of imagination and expression which have enabled my pen to create for the reader the personality of the man who called himself, after the Russian custom, Cyril son of Isidor - Kirylo Sidorovitch - Razumov.If I have ever had these gifts in any sort of living form they have been smothered out of existence a long time ago under a wilderness of words. Words, as is well known, are the great foes of reality. I have been for many years a teacher of languages. It is an occupation which at length becomes fatal to whatever share of imagination, observation, and insight an ordinary person may be heir to. To a teacher of languages there comes a time when the world is but a place of many words and man appears a mere talking animal not much more wonderful than a parrot.This being so, I could not have observed Mr. Razumov or guessed at his reality by the force of insight, much less have imagined him as he was. Even to invent the mere bald facts of his life would have been utterly beyond my powers. But I think that without this declaration the readers of these pages will be able to detect in the story the marks of documentary evidence.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/7740.Gulliver_s_Travels?from_search=true	Martin Woodside (Adapter) Jamel Akib (Illustrator) Arthur Pober (Afterword)	Gulliver's Travels (Classic Starts Series)	Gulliver set sail not knowing what fantastic adventures await him. First he is shipwrecked on the island of Lilliput where the people are only six inches high! Then, he voyages to Brobdingnag, a land of towering giants. Will Gulliver ever make it back home?
/book/show/11470305-thidwick-the-big-hearted-moose?from_search=true	Dr. Seuss	Thidwick The Big Hearted Moose	Illus. in full color. Narrated by Mercedes McCambridge. A paperback editionof Dr. Seuss's tale about lovable Thidwick, the moose who becomes the reluctanthost for a whole group of greedy guests, is paired with an audio cassette. Thecassette features original music and Seussian sound effects. Cassette runningtime: approx. 15 min.
/book/show/27634756-the-aspern-papers?from_search=true	Henry James	The Aspern Papers: A Classic Novella	The Aspern PapersBy Henry JamesA Classic NovellaA nameless narrator goes to Venice to find Juliana Bordereau, an old lover of Jeffrey Aspern, a famous and now dead American poet. The narrator presents himself to the old woman as a prospective lodger and is prepared to court her niece Miss Tita (renamed Miss Tina in later editions), a plain, somewhat naive spinster, in hopeThe Aspern PapersBy Henry JamesA Classic NovellaA nameless narrator goes to Venice to find Juliana Bordereau, an old lover of Jeffrey Aspern, a famous and now dead American poet. The narrator presents himself to the old woman as a prospective lodger and is prepared to court her niece Miss Tita (renamed Miss Tina in later editions), a plain, somewhat naive spinster, in hopes of getting a look at some of Aspern's letters and other papers kept by Juliana. Miss Tita had denied the existence of any such papers in a letter to the narrator and his publishing partner, but he believes she was dissembling on instructions from Juliana. The narrator eventually discloses his intentions to Miss Tita, who promises to help him.Later, Juliana offers to sell a portrait miniature of Aspern to the narrator for an exorbitant price. She doesn't mention Jeffrey Aspern's name, but the narrator still believes she possesses some of his letters. When the old woman falls ill, the narrator ventures into her room and gets caught by Juliana as he is about to rifle her desk for the letters. Juliana calls the narrator a publishing scoundrel and collapses. The narrator flees, and when he returns some days later, he discovers that Juliana has died. Miss Tita hints that he can have the Aspern letters if he marries her.Again, the narrator flees. At first he feels he can never accept the proposal, but gradually he begins to change his mind. When he returns to see Miss Tita, she bids him farewell and tells him that she has burned all the letters one by one. The narrator never sees the precious papers, but he does send Miss Tita some money for the miniature portrait of Aspern that she gives him.
/book/show/251973.Twin_of_Ice_Twin_of_Fire?from_search=true	Jude Deveraux	Twin of Ice/Twin of Fire: Two Classic Novels	This volume features two classic romances by New York Times bestselling author Jude Deveraux that were always meant to be together: Twin of Fire and Twin of Ice.
/book/show/19232715-angel?from_search=true	Elizabeth  Taylor Hilary Mantel (Introduction)	Angel: A Virago Modern Classic (VMC Book 567)	Writing stories that are extravagant and fanciful, fifteen-year old Angel retreats to a world of romance, escaping the drabness of provincial life. She knows she is different, that she is destined to become a feted authoress, owner of great riches and of Paradise House . . .After reading The Lady Irania, publishers Brace and Gilchrist are certain the novel will be a succesWriting stories that are extravagant and fanciful, fifteen-year old Angel retreats to a world of romance, escaping the drabness of provincial life. She knows she is different, that she is destined to become a feted authoress, owner of great riches and of Paradise House . . .After reading The Lady Irania, publishers Brace and Gilchrist are certain the novel will be a success, in spite of - and perhaps because of - its overblown style. But they are curious as to who could have written such a book: 'Some old lady, romanticising behind lace-curtains' . . . 'Angelica Deverell is too good a name to be true . . . she might be an old man. It would be an amusing variation. You are expecting to meet Mary Anne Evans and in walks George Eliot twirling his moustache.' So nothing can prepare them for the pale young woman who sits before them, with not a seed of irony or a grain of humour in her soul.
/book/show/6856980-the-adventures-of-tom-sawyer?from_search=true	Martin Woodside (Editor) Lucy Corvino (Illustrator) Mark Twain	The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Classic Starts Audio Series)	Format: Hardcover     Publication Date: 3/1/2005     Pages: 160     Reading Level: Age 7 and Up
/book/show/26172732-quartet-in-autumn?from_search=true	Barbara Pym Alexander McCall Smith (Introduction)	Quartet in Autumn: Picador Classic	
/book/show/7878192-southern-plate?from_search=true	Christy Jordan	Southern Plate: Classic Comfort Food That Makes Everyone Feel Like Family	
/book/show/32578311-the-knights-of-the-cross-vol-1-of-2?from_search=true	Henryk Sienkiewicz	The Knights of the Cross, Vol. 1 of 2	Excerpt from The Knights of the Cross, Vol. 1 of 2The history ending at Tannenberg is of profound interest, whether we consider the objects sought for on each side, or the details involved in the policy and the acts, diplomatic and military, of the two opposing forces.The struggle between German and Slav began long before the Knights of the Cross were in existence. OrigiExcerpt from The Knights of the Cross, Vol. 1 of 2The history ending at Tannenberg is of profound interest, whether we consider the objects sought for on each side, or the details involved in the policy and the acts, diplomatic and military, of the two opposing forces.The struggle between German and Slav began long before the Knights of the Cross were in existence. Originating in earlier ages in what undoubtedly was mere race opposition, it grew envenomed at the begin ning of the ninth century, after the restoration, or more correctly, perhaps, after the creation of the Western Empire in 800, in the person of Charlemagne. This new Roman Empire was German; there was little of Roman in it save the claim to universal dominion. This pretension to empire was reinforced greatly by association with the Church, whose unbending resolve it was to bring all men to the doctrine of Christ, that is, to bring them within its own fold and jurisdiction.The position of peoples outside the Empire and the Church, that is, people independent and not Christian, who refused the rule of the Empire and the teachings of the Church, was that of rebels against Imperial authority, and dupes of Satan.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/16068067-star-hounds?from_search=true	David Bischoff Saul Garnell	Star Hounds: The Classic Space Adventure Series (Volume 1)	Star Hounds, the classic space adventure series in print once again after more than 25 years. And for the first time, all three original novels in one single omnibus, plus a new fourth book that continues the adventure into the new millennium!The Infinite Battle - Woman Against Universe (Book 1): Laura Shemzak. Irreverent, rebellious, beautiful. A woman with an impossibleStar Hounds, the classic space adventure series in print once again after more than 25 years. And for the first time, all three original novels in one single omnibus, plus a new fourth book that continues the adventure into the new millennium!The Infinite Battle - Woman Against Universe (Book 1): Laura Shemzak. Irreverent, rebellious, beautiful. A woman with an impossible mission: to rescue her beloved brother, the most brilliant physicist of the Galactic Federation, from the clutches of alien invaders, the Jaxdron. To succeed, Laura must gain control of a top-secret Mark XT blip-ship. And to do that, she is forced into an uneasy alliance with the notorious space pirate, the bitter, cynical Captain Tars Northern.Galactic Warriors - A Universe Torn By War (Book 2): In the empty depths between the stars, ace-pilot Laura Shemzak struggles on to save her brother from the alien Jaxdron, all while managing her own problems with brooding Starship Captain Tars Northern. Is he just her captain, or is there more to their relation? And what of the moody and dangerous alien Shon'till's search for his lost race, the Frin'ral? Clues emerge when a Frin'ral derelict is discovered floating adrift. The alien spacecraft may reveal what happened to the mysterious Frin'ral, that is, if the Starbow and its crew survive its deadly secrets.The Macrocosmic Conflict - Duel Across the Galaxy (Book 3): Laura Shemzak and Tars Northern continue their fight against an odious Federation, which succumbs to the vile machinations of its leader, Arnal Zarpfrin. Together Laura and Tars continue a crusade of justice against both the Federation and Jaxdron locked in a bizarre apocalyptic war. But as they fight on, a new ally is discovered. Strange beings, the Aspach, emerge from the ashes of Northern's past and offer clues about the Starbow and the puzzle of its creation.The Planet Killer - The Classic Series enters NOW Space - (Book4): Laura Shemzak is still hot and ready to party.... But with her handsome brother Calspar? Uhm, time to cool those rockets! And the Federation? Arnal Zarpfrin still schemes to capture that damned Tars Northern, his ship the Starbow and its crew. But there's a joker in this new deck. One deathly serious -- a brain that used to be a man named Dr. Harla Zox. And this Joker packs a sinister power, one capable of destroying entire planets. The cards have been dealt, and with the Jaxdron, Frin'ral and Aspach still in the game, the stakes are now higher than ever before.
/book/show/31232925-on-the-eve?from_search=true	Ivan Turgenev	On the Eve	Excerpt from On the EveHe could not boast of robust health: his lungs ached constantly, and he was of frail constitution. Although I feared for him all the hardships of the campaign, still I endeavoured to banish his gloomy forebodings and be gan to assure him that before a year had passed we should meet again in our lonely nook, should see each other, and chat and discusExcerpt from On the EveHe could not boast of robust health: his lungs ached constantly, and he was of frail constitution. Although I feared for him all the hardships of the campaign, still I endeavoured to banish his gloomy forebodings and be gan to assure him that before a year had passed we should meet again in our lonely nook, should see each other, and chat and discuss as of old. But he obstinately persisted in his view; and after a rather prolonged stroll in my park, he suddenly turned to me with the following words.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18406837-the-new-braiding-handbook?from_search=true	Abby   Smith	The New Braiding Handbook: 60 Modern Twists on the Classic Hairstyle	Hair braiding is getting hotter by the day, and the evolution of styles has grown just as rapidly.offers you an impressive array of easy-to-re-create, beautiful, and versatile looks that are as appropriate for elegant formal events as they are practical for casual, everyday wear. With step-by-step photos and detailed instructions for creating treHair braiding is getting hotter by the day, and the evolution of styles has grown just as rapidly.offers you an impressive array of easy-to-re-create, beautiful, and versatile looks that are as appropriate for elegant formal events as they are practical for casual, everyday wear. With step-by-step photos and detailed instructions for creating trendy knots, chic twists, and playful plaits,teaches imaginative and intricate hairstyling like you've never seen before. Fifty looks to choose from guarantee a braid for every occasion (or no occasion at all). Along with amazing styles and easy-to-follow tutorials, there are also tons of tips for eliminating split ends, bulking up limp locks, growing out a short do, and getting a full, healthy, shiny head of hair straight from the pages of a magazine.
/book/show/27005756-a-nobleman-s-nest?from_search=true	Ivan Turgenev	A Nobleman's Nest	Excerpt from A Nobleman's Nest'A Nobleman's Nest, ' says Turgenieff, was the greatest success which ever fell to my lot. Dating from the appearance of that romance, I began to reckon myself as belonging to the ranks of the authors who merited the attention of the public.In fact, it stands quite apart among his writings. No other of his romances is permeated with suchExcerpt from A Nobleman's Nest'A Nobleman's Nest, ' says Turgenieff, was the greatest success which ever fell to my lot. Dating from the appearance of that romance, I began to reckon myself as belonging to the ranks of the authors who merited the attention of the public.In fact, it stands quite apart among his writings. No other of his romances is permeated with such bold, such ardent faith; no other can be regarded as so sincere a creation. Here we have depicted the purest feminine type in all Russian literature, after Pushkin's Tatyana, - and in some respects Liza is superior to Tatyana. Here, also, Turgenieff presents to us that one of his heroes in whom he had the most complete faith, with whom he most sympathised, on whom he set his highest hopes - Lavretzky.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/1496297.Classic_Victorian_Edwardian_Ghost_Stories?from_search=true	Rex Collings (Editor) Walter Scott (Contributor) Wilkie Collins (Contributor)	Classic Victorian & Edwardian Ghost Stories	Wordsworth Classics covers a huge list of beloved works of literature in English and translations. This growing series is rigorously updated, with scholarly introductions and notes added to new titles.
/book/show/1531633.The_Classic_Adventures_Of_Sherlock_Holmes?from_search=true	Arthur Conan Doyle	The Classic Adventures Of Sherlock Holmes	Collection of seven of the most thrilling of the Sherlock Holmes stories: The Red-Headed League, A Case of Identity, The Boscombe Valley Mystery, The Beryl Coronet, The Copper Beeches, A Scandal in Bohemia, the Speckled Band.
/book/show/18732277-etiquette---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Emily Post	Etiquette - The Original Classic Edition	This book is an essential read for almost everyone, period. If you go outside your house, open your curtains, answer your phone, or even reply to your mail, electronic or otherwise, this book is for you. If you want a primer on manners because you feel like youre not doing the right thing in a social situation, this book is for you. The only reason you shouldnt have this bThis book is an essential read for almost everyone, period. If you go outside your house, open your curtains, answer your phone, or even reply to your mail, electronic or otherwise, this book is for you. If you want a primer on manners because you feel like youre not doing the right thing in a social situation, this book is for you. The only reason you shouldnt have this book is if you have so little contact with other people that you would not even be on the internet reading this review in the first place. When most people imagine whats inside a book like this, they see detailed instructions on how many inches the dinner fork must be from the salad fork, how many seconds one is required to wait before answering the phone, and how many inches of shoelace should hang off the side of ones sneakers. Emily Posts Etiquette is nothing like that. She emphasizes that changing times have put the heart of good manners where they belong: In the spirit of courtesy and respect for others.What you should get from this book by reading it is the confidence to deal with lifes difficult situations, and the grace to be polite even when others are not. What everyone else should get from this book is a little bit better world, where at least one more person can lead with a good example.These potential benefits alone are enough to merit this books recommendation. I encourage you to pick up a copy and find out for yourself just how much you can get from it.
/book/show/32676119-iphigenia-in-tauris?from_search=true	Johann Wolfgang von Goethe	Iphigenia in Tauris: A Drama	Excerpt from Iphigenia in Tauris: A DramaThe groundwork of this drama corresponds, for the most part, with the Iphigenia of Euripides, the all-important divergence being the denouement. In the Greek play, Iphigenia aids Orestes and Pylades, to carry away the image of Diana: the fugitives are pursued by the Scythians, when Minerva appears, and calms the fury of the king.AExcerpt from Iphigenia in Tauris: A DramaThe groundwork of this drama corresponds, for the most part, with the Iphigenia of Euripides, the all-important divergence being the denouement. In the Greek play, Iphigenia aids Orestes and Pylades, to carry away the image of Diana: the fugitives are pursued by the Scythians, when Minerva appears, and calms the fury of the king.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26425875-dick-sand-or-a-captain-at-fifteen?from_search=true	Jules Verne	Dick Sand; Or a Captain at Fifteen: A Novel	Excerpt from Dick Sand; Or a Captain at Fifteen: A NovelThe Slave Trade; Harris and Negoro; On the March; The Bad Roads of Angola; Ants and Their Dwelling; The Dining-Bell; In Camp on the Banks of the Coanza; Some of Dick Sand's Notes; Kazounde; The Great Market-Day; The King of Kazounde is Offered a Punch; A Royal Burial; The Interior of a Factory; Some News of Dr. LivinExcerpt from Dick Sand; Or a Captain at Fifteen: A NovelThe Slave Trade; Harris and Negoro; On the March; The Bad Roads of Angola; Ants and Their Dwelling; The Dining-Bell; In Camp on the Banks of the Coanza; Some of Dick Sand's Notes; Kazounde; The Great Market-Day; The King of Kazounde is Offered a Punch; A Royal Burial; The Interior of a Factory; Some News of Dr. Livingstone; Where a Manticore May Lead; A Magician; Drifting; Various Incidents; S. V.; ConclusionAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/7096318-the-time-machine?from_search=true	Classic Comic Store (Adaptor) H.G. Wells Lou Cameron	The Time Machine	The Time Traveller (for so it will be convenient to speak of him) was expounding a recondite matter to us. His grey eyes shone and twinkled, and his usually pale face was flushed and animated. The fire burned brightly, and the soft radiance of the incandescent lights in the lilies of silver caught the bubbles that flashed and passed in our glasses.
/book/show/29843424-the-son-of-tarzan?from_search=true	Edgar Rice Burroughs	The Son of Tarzan: Series Tarzan Classic	Paulvitch still lived and sought vengeance against Tarzan. As part of his plot, he lured Tarzan's young son away from London. But the boy escaped, with the aid of the great ape Akut, and they fled to the savage African jungles where Tarzan had been reared.There the civilized boy had to learn to meet the great beasts and face the dangers only his father had ever conquered.Paulvitch still lived and sought vengeance against Tarzan. As part of his plot, he lured Tarzan's young son away from London. But the boy escaped, with the aid of the great ape Akut, and they fled to the savage African jungles where Tarzan had been reared.There the civilized boy had to learn to meet the great beasts and face the dangers only his father had ever conquered. But he grew in time into Korak the Killer, almost as mighty as Tarzan. Korak found a friend in Meriem, whom he rescued from a raiding Arab band. Then he discovered that the dangers of the jungle were nothing compared to those devised by men.
/book/show/23482330-abide-in-christ?from_search=true	Andrew Murray Classic Domain Publishing (Editor)	Abide In Christ (Annotated With Selected Sermons)	Two Books In One (Abide In Christ and Selected Sermons Related To Abiding In Christ).ABIDE IN CHRIST: In Matthew 7:21 Jesus clearly states that those that never got to know Him will be cast away: Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to Me on that day,Two Books In One (Abide In Christ and Selected Sermons Related To Abiding In Christ).ABIDE IN CHRIST: In Matthew 7:21 Jesus clearly states that those that never got to know Him will be cast away: Not everyone who says to Me, Lord, Lord, will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to Me on that day, Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles? Then I will tell them plainly, I never knew you. Away from Me, you evildoers!  Mat 7:21-23For very many this is a very real risk. But it need not be a risk at all. Everything we have from God - including salvation - comes from coming to Him, totally surrendering our will to Him, and from hearing His voice so that God can lead us into eternal life everlasting. And this is not only for the initial commitment to Christ. It is also for keeping us in Christ and bringing us into a closer and closer relationship with our Creator, Lord, and Savior.Without the continual nearness to God we will die like a branch dies when not attached to the vine. For this and so many other reasons, it is so very essential to continually abide in Christ.SELECTED SERMONS RELATED TO ABIDING IN CHRIST: (This is the second part of the Kindle ebook.) These are selected sermons by Andrew Murray that are related to Abiding In Christ. They include such topics as: Ye Are The Branches, Absolute Dependence, Close Communion, Absolute Surrender, Christ's Friendship: Its Intimacy, and others.
/book/show/2467799.Day_of_Infamy_60th_Anniversary?from_search=true	Walter Lord	Day of Infamy, 60th Anniversary: The Classic Account of the Bombing of Pearl Harbor	Sunday, December 7, 1941, was, as President Roosevelt said, a date which will live in infamy.is a fascinating account of that unforgettable day's events. In brilliant detail Walter Lord traces the human drama of theSunday, December 7, 1941, was, as President Roosevelt said, a date which will live in infamy.is a fascinating account of that unforgettable day's events. In brilliant detail Walter Lord traces the human drama of the great attack: the spies behind it; the Japanese pilots; the crews on the stricken warships; the men at the airfields and the bases; the Japanese pilot who captured an island single-handedly when he could not get back to his carrier; the generals, the sailors, the housewives, and the children who responded to the attack with anger, numbness, and magnificent courage.In piecing together the saga of Pearl Harbor, Lord traveled over fourteen thousand miles and spoke or corresponded with over five hundred individuals who were there. He obtained exclusive interviews with members of the Japanese attacking force and spent hundreds of hours with the Americans who received the blow -- not just the admirals and generals, but enlisted men and families as well. He visited each of the Hawaiian bases attacked and pored over maps, charts, letters, diaries, official files, newspapers, and some twenty-five thousand pages of testimony, discovering a wealth of information that had never before been revealed. Day of Infamy is an inspiring human document and the best account we have of one of the epic events in American history.
/book/show/13581259-making-rumours?from_search=true	Ken Caillat Steven Stiefel	Making Rumours: The Inside Story of the Classic Fleetwood Mac Album	Inside the making of one of the biggest-selling albums of all time: Fleetwood Mac's RumoursFleetwood Mac's classic 1977 Rumours album topped the Billboard 200 for thirty-one weeks and won the Album of the Year Grammy. More recently, Rolling Stone named it the twenty-fifth greatest album of all time and the hit TV series Glee devoted an entire episode to songs from RumInside the making of one of the biggest-selling albums of all time: Fleetwood Mac's RumoursFleetwood Mac's classic 1977 Rumours album topped the Billboard 200 for thirty-one weeks and won the Album of the Year Grammy. More recently, Rolling Stone named it the twenty-fifth greatest album of all time and the hit TV series Glee devoted an entire episode to songs from Rumours, introducing it to a new generation. Now, for the first time, Ken Caillat, the album's co-producer, tells the full story of what really went into making Rumours--from the endless partying and relationship dramas to the creative struggles to write and record You Make Loving Fun, Don't Stop, Go Your Own Way, The Chain, and other timeless tracks.Tells the fascinating, behind-the-music story of the making of Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, written by the producer who saw it all happen Filled with new and surprising details, such as Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham's screaming match while recording You Make Loving Fun, how the band coped with the pressures of increasing success, how the master tape nearly disintegrated, and the incredible attention paid to even the tiniest elements of songs, from Lindsey playing a chair to Mick breaking glass Includes eighty black-and-white photographs
/book/show/18732405-the-wars-of-the-jews-or-history-of-the-destruction-of-jerusalem---the-or?from_search=true	Flavius Josephus	The Wars of the Jews or History of the Destruction of Jerusalem - The Original Classic Edition	Titus Flavius Josephus (37 ? c. 100 CE), also called Joseph ben Matityahu was a 1st-century Romano-Jewish historian and hagiographer of priestly and royal ancestry who recorded Jewish history, with special emphasis on the 1st century CE and the First Jewish?Roman War, which resulted in the Destruction of Jerusalem and its temple in 70 CE. His most important works were TheTitus Flavius Josephus (37 ? c. 100 CE), also called Joseph ben Matityahu was a 1st-century Romano-Jewish historian and hagiographer of priestly and royal ancestry who recorded Jewish history, with special emphasis on the 1st century CE and the First Jewish?Roman War, which resulted in the Destruction of Jerusalem and its temple in 70 CE. His most important works were The Jewish War and Antiquities of the Jews. The Jewish War recounts the Jewish revolt against Roman occupation (66?70). Antiquities of the Jews recounts the history of the world from a Jewish perspective for an ostensibly Roman audience. These works provide valuable insight into 1st century Judaism and the background of Early Christianity.This is a high quality book of the original classic edition.This is a freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work.
/book/show/29011913-manalive?from_search=true	G.K. Chesterton	Manalive	Chapter I. HOW THE GREAT WIND CAME TO BEACON HOUSE. A WI NO sprang high in the west, like a wave of unreasonable happiness, and tore eastward across England, trailing with it the frosty scent of forests and the cold intoxication of the sea. In a Inillion holes and corners it refreshed a man like a flagon, and astonished him like a blow. In the inmost cham bers of intricateChapter I. HOW THE GREAT WIND CAME TO BEACON HOUSE. A WI NO sprang high in the west, like a wave of unreasonable happiness, and tore eastward across England, trailing with it the frosty scent of forests and the cold intoxication of the sea. In a Inillion holes and corners it refreshed a man like a flagon, and astonished him like a blow. In the inmost cham bers of intricate and embowered houses it woke like a domestic explosion, littering the floor with some professor's papers till they seemed as precious as fugitive, or blowing out the candle by which a boy read Treasure Island and wrapping him in roaring dark. But everywhere it bore drama into undra- 18CON TEN T S ;  11 f; PART 1; THE ENIGMAS OF INNOCENT; SMITH; CHAP; 1 How THE GREAT WIND CAME TO; BEACON HOUSE ; II THE LUGGAGE OF AN OPTIM [ST; Ill THE BANNER OF BEACON  ; ; PAGK; IV THE GARDEN OF THE GOD 90; V THE ALLEGOR[CAL PRACTICAL JOKER 119; PART II; THE EXPLANATIONS OF INNOCENT; SMITH; 1 1~HE EYE OF DEATH; OR, THE MURDER; CHARGE 173; II THE Two CURATES; OR, THE BURGLARY; CHARGE  229; IV CO:NTEN'rS; III THE ROUND ROAD; OR, Ttl E DESERTION; CHARGE 29 1; IV THE W JLD WEDDINGS; OR, THE POLYGAMY; CHARGE  339; V How THE GREAT WIND WENT FROM; BEACON HOUSE   376Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text. Read books online for free at
/book/show/17554.Under_the_Lilacs?from_search=true	Louisa May Alcott	Under the Lilacs	This is the story of two runaways -- Ben Brown and his dog, Sancho -- who have escaped from a hard life in the circus to search for Ben's lost father. Tired and hungry, the pair are taken in by young Bab and Betty Moss and their mother, as well as by the Mosses' neighbors, Miss Celia and her brother, Thorny. Thanks to their kindness, Ben soon has a job, a family, and a chaThis is the story of two runaways -- Ben Brown and his dog, Sancho -- who have escaped from a hard life in the circus to search for Ben's lost father. Tired and hungry, the pair are taken in by young Bab and Betty Moss and their mother, as well as by the Mosses' neighbors, Miss Celia and her brother, Thorny. Thanks to their kindness, Ben soon has a job, a family, and a chance to go to school. But can life with Miss Celia and his other new friends ever compare to the excitement of the circus? And will Ben stay out of mischief long enough to find out?
/book/show/27659954-the-confidence-man?from_search=true	Herman Melville	The Confidence Man: His Masquerade, the Original Classic Novel:	At sunrise on a first of April, there appeared, suddenly as Manco Capac at the lake Titicaca, a man in cream-colors, at the water-side in the city of St. Louis. His cheek was fair, his chin downy, his hair flaxen, his hat a white fur one, with a long fleecy nap. He had neither trunk, valise, carpet-bag, nor parcel. No porter followed him. He was unaccompanied by friends. FAt sunrise on a first of April, there appeared, suddenly as Manco Capac at the lake Titicaca, a man in cream-colors, at the water-side in the city of St. Louis. His cheek was fair, his chin downy, his hair flaxen, his hat a white fur one, with a long fleecy nap. He had neither trunk, valise, carpet-bag, nor parcel. No porter followed him. He was unaccompanied by friends. From the shrugged shoulders, titters, whispers, wonderings of the crowd, it was plain that he was, in the extremest sense of the word, a stranger. In the same moment with his advent, he stepped aboard the favorite steamer Fidele, on the point of starting for New Orleans. Stared at, but unsaluted, with the air of one neither courting nor shunning regard, but evenly pursuing the path of duty, lead it through solitudes or cities, he held on his way along the lower deck until he chanced to come to a placard nigh the captain's office, offering a reward for the capture of a mysterious impostor, supposed to have recently arrived from the East; quite an original genius in his vocation, as would appear, though wherein his originality consisted was not clearly given; but what purported to be a careful description of his person followed
/book/show/9993962-the-mansion?from_search=true	Henry Van Dyke Elizabeth Shippen Green (Illustrator)	The Mansion	THERE was an air of calm and reserved opulence about the Weightman mansion that spoke not of money squandered, but of wealth prudently applied. Standing on a corner of the Avenue no longer fashionable for residence, it looked upon the swelling tide of business with an expression of complacency and half-disdain.Forgotten Books is a publisher of historicalTHERE was an air of calm and reserved opulence about the Weightman mansion that spoke not of money squandered, but of wealth prudently applied. Standing on a corner of the Avenue no longer fashionable for residence, it looked upon the swelling tide of business with an expression of complacency and half-disdain.Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text. Read books online for free at.
/book/show/25335951-bride-of-pendorric-large-print?from_search=true	Victoria Holt	Bride Of Pendorric (LARGE PRINT) (The Classic Novel Of Romantic Suspense)	When Favel Farrington met Roc Pendorric on the Italian island where she lived with her father, they fell deeply in love, and there was no reason to suspect that they would not live happily ever after. Then Faval's father was drowned while swimming, a circumstance that was as puzzling to Favel as it was heartbreaking. No one could have been more devoted during these sad dayWhen Favel Farrington met Roc Pendorric on the Italian island where she lived with her father, they fell deeply in love, and there was no reason to suspect that they would not live happily ever after. Then Faval's father was drowned while swimming, a circumstance that was as puzzling to Favel as it was heartbreaking. No one could have been more devoted during these sad days than Roc, and when he took her home to Pendorric, the ancient family home on the Cornish cliffs, no family could have welcomed her more warmly than Roc's sister, her husband, and twin daughters. In fact everyone in the house and the village was eager to meet the bride of Pendorric.At first the phrase amused Favel. Then she found herself looking more and more often at the portraits of two other Brides of Pendorric who had died young and tragically - one of them Roc's own mother. The very stones of Pendorric seemed to be waiting for her to slip; the courtyard seemed to have eyes. And was there speculation even in the eyes of the young twins, who watched her constantly? Did she imagine it, or was Roc curiously attentive to other women at Pendorric - and did his absence grow more frequent? Surely no legend, no evil out of the past could threaten their happiness. Surely Roc's love for her had not been pretense.At last, in a terrifying moment, Favel can no longer dismiss as accident the strange things that are happening to her at Pendorric. She must confront the very real dangers of the present.
/book/show/19289291-the-witch-family?from_search=true	Eleanor Estes Edward Ardizzone (Illustrator)	The Witch Family	Two little girls who love to draw witches build an elaborate world around the imaginary Old Witch and her family.
/book/show/22173511-the-inferno?from_search=true	Henri Barbusse	The Inferno	Ce qui domine dans L'Enfer, c'est le fougueux dsir du Corps, parfois le cri mystrieux du plus profond amour. C'est la plainte des opprims, des peuples qui souffrent. Elle enflamme la ferveur rvolutionnaire du romancier.
/book/show/30789541-the-temptation-of-saint-anthony?from_search=true	Gustave Flaubert	The Temptation of Saint Anthony	Excerpt from The Temptation of Saint AnthonyThe View is hemmed in on the right and the left by the circle of the rocks. But upon the desert side were immense parallel undulations, ashen brown in colour, stretching out, one behind the other, and continually mounting; then beyond the sand, farther, 'the Libyan chain formed a wall the colour of chalk shaded off lightly by viExcerpt from The Temptation of Saint AnthonyThe View is hemmed in on the right and the left by the circle of the rocks. But upon the desert side were immense parallel undulations, ashen brown in colour, stretching out, one behind the other, and continually mounting; then beyond the sand, farther, 'the Libyan chain formed a wall the colour of chalk shaded off lightly by violet vapours.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/25226696-the-coral-island?from_search=true	R.M. Ballantyne	The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific Ocean	Excerpt from The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific OceanI Was a boy when I went through the wonderful adventures herein set down. With the memory of my boyish feelings strong upon me, I present my book specially to boys, in the earnest hope that they may derive valuable information, much pleasure, great profit, and unbounded amusement from its pages.One word more. If tExcerpt from The Coral Island: A Tale of the Pacific OceanI Was a boy when I went through the wonderful adventures herein set down. With the memory of my boyish feelings strong upon me, I present my book specially to boys, in the earnest hope that they may derive valuable information, much pleasure, great profit, and unbounded amusement from its pages.One word more. If there is any boy or man who loves to be melancholy and morose, and who cannot enter with kindly sympathy into the regions of fun, let me seriously advise him to shut my book and put it away. It is not meant for him.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26950143-the-suicide-club?from_search=true	Robert Louis Stevenson	The Suicide Club	Excerpt from The Suicide ClubDuring his residence in London, the accomplished Prince Florizel of Bohemia gained the affection of all classes by the seduction of his manner and by a well-considered generosity. He was a remarkable man even by what was known of him; and that was but a small part of what he actually did. Although of a placid temper in ordinary circumstances,Excerpt from The Suicide ClubDuring his residence in London, the accomplished Prince Florizel of Bohemia gained the affection of all classes by the seduction of his manner and by a well-considered generosity. He was a remarkable man even by what was known of him; and that was but a small part of what he actually did. Although of a placid temper in ordinary circumstances, and accustomed to take the world with as much philosophy as any ploughman, the Prince of Bohemia was not without a taste for ways of life more adventurous and eccentric than that to which he was destined by his birth.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18732399-edgar-allan-poe-s-complete-poetical-works---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Edgar Allan Poe	Edgar Allan Poe's Complete Poetical Works - The Original Classic Edition	I love the imagery Poe conjurs. I love the dark psychological revelations experienced by the characters. Dark, intelligent, and at times underrated. Poe is probably one of the best poets/writers from his time. Died way too soon. His body of work is a must have for anyone interested in classic and intelligent literature. His writings depicted very real characters and subjecI love the imagery Poe conjurs. I love the dark psychological revelations experienced by the characters. Dark, intelligent, and at times underrated. Poe is probably one of the best poets/writers from his time. Died way too soon. His body of work is a must have for anyone interested in classic and intelligent literature. His writings depicted very real characters and subjects, at times dark but always cleverly written.Some of classic literature from this time seemed a bit dry and unwelcoming, Poes work in contrast tends to dare you to take the first step into unfamiliar territory, knowing that the journey will both enrich and challenge the reader. For anyone either new to Poes work or simply looking for something new and challenging to read, Id recommend this.All of Edgar Allan Poes works collected into one volume. This book has a lot of stuff in it, and I still havent quite finished it.I guess what sets this book apart from all the other collections of Poe, is the book itself. Its not annotated, but I couldnt find any collections of Poe that were; however, it does come with a great introduction. And after that, pure Poe.The book is very sturdy, and considering its price, a great bargain. I personally cant stand the see-saw cut pages that a lot collections like this get, but this book lacks those, and that makes me happy. I also wont waste your time trying to convince how great Poe was, since the fact that youre browsing here means you already know, or at least have a clue.While any collected Poe book would probably suit you just fine, since there is very little to distinguish them from each other, I would recommend this one, simply because when was browsing through the various collections, this one appears to be the best bang for your buck.
/book/show/26958081-hippolytus?from_search=true	Euripides	Hippolytus: Translated Into English Rhyming Verse with Explanatory Notes	Excerpt from Hippolytus: Translated Into English Rhyming Verse With Explanatory NotesThe scene represents the front of the royal castle of Trozen, the chief door being in the centre, facing the audience. Two statues are visible, that Artemis on the right, that cf Aphrodite or Cypris on the left. The goddess Aphrodite is discovered alone.Aphrodite.Great among men, and noExcerpt from Hippolytus: Translated Into English Rhyming Verse With Explanatory NotesThe scene represents the front of the royal castle of Trozen, the chief door being in the centre, facing the audience. Two statues are visible, that Artemis on the right, that cf Aphrodite or Cypris on the left. The goddess Aphrodite is discovered alone.Aphrodite.Great among men, and not unnamed am I,The Cyprian, in God's inmost halls on high.And wheresoe'er from Pontus to the farRed West men dwell, and see the glad day-star,And worship Me, the pious heart I bless,And wreck that life that lives in stubbornness.For that there is, even in a great God's mind,That hungereth for the praise of human kind.So runs my word; and soon the very deedShall follow. For this Prince of Theseus' seed,Hippolytus child of that dead Amazon,And reared by saintly Pittheus in his ownStrait ways, hath dared, alone of all Trozen,To hold me least of spirits and most mean,And spurns my spell and seeks no woman's kiss.But great Apollo's sister, Artemis,About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/16090601-one-classic-latin-lover-please?from_search=true	Marcia Lynn McClure	One Classic Latin Lover, Please	Tierneys smile broadened as she read the front of the card aloud. A special day demands a special gifta gift sent with loving intent. Therefore, for you on your special day, I present to you Tierney paused long enough to open the card and then read, One Classic Latin Lover with a very special message. I love you, baby sister. Alec.As fast as she could, Tierney toreTierneys smile broadened as she read the front of the card aloud. A special day demands a special gifta gift sent with loving intent. Therefore, for you on your special day, I present to you Tierney paused long enough to open the card and then read, One Classic Latin Lover with a very special message. I love you, baby sister. Alec.As fast as she could, Tierney tore the wrapping paper on the front of the tall package to reveal a plastic handle attached to the box with the words, Pull This, written nearby.Pulling on the handle, Tierney gasped as the front of the box broke away to reveal Alecs giftone classic Latin lover!There inside the large box stood a mannot a cardboard cutout man but a real man. And, oh, what a man it was! Tierneys mouth hung agape as she studied the man standing in the box. He was literally tall, dark, and incredibly, incredibly handsome! Dressed in a high end white shirt, black tuxedo, and black bow tie, the man owned black, loosely swept back...
/book/show/26322001-the-tailor-of-gloucester?from_search=true	Beatrix Potter	The Tailor of Gloucester	Excerpt from The Tailor of GloucesterN the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with owered lappets - when gentlemen wore ruf es.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-artExcerpt from The Tailor of GloucesterN the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with owered lappets - when gentlemen wore ruf es.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/10086733-the-pioneers?from_search=true	James Fenimore Cooper	The Pioneers	Forced by a local landowner to obey new hunting laws, Natty Bumppo rebels and finds allies in the landowner's daughter and a mysterious stranger, in the classic work by the author ofReprint.
/book/show/25662818-ardently?from_search=true	M.C. Frank (Editor)	Ardently: the most famous love declarations in classic and modern literature	You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.This is the beginning of one of the most famous literary proposals of all time and the first in this anthology of the most romantic, poignant and colorful love declarations found in classic and modern literature. From spurned lovers to love letters pleading for a long-forgotten romance, this lovely book wiYou must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.This is the beginning of one of the most famous literary proposals of all time and the first in this anthology of the most romantic, poignant and colorful love declarations found in classic and modern literature. From spurned lovers to love letters pleading for a long-forgotten romance, this lovely book will remind you of your favorite literary couples and introduce you to new ones.Sometimes a heroic action is in itself a love declaration, or the story ends with the realization that love was there all along these excerpts from masterpieces of classic and modern literature are as diverse as they are entertaining. Easily read, they will make you laugh, cry and fall in love all over again.All the passionate love scenes we have adored and reread until the pages of our books curled with time are now collected in this beautiful volume to be perused over and over again.Whether youve fallen in love with Mr. Darcy, Heathcliff, Captain Wentworth, Theodore Lawrence, Gilbert Blythe or Newland Archer, this book is for you.
/book/show/33993289-les-miserables-vol-2?from_search=true	Victor Hugo	Les Miserables, Vol. 2: Fantine	Excerpt from Les Miserables, Vol. 2: FantinePourquoi cet avant - train de fardier etait-il a cette place dans la rue? D'abord, pour encombrer la rue ensuite pour achever de se rouiller. Il y a dans le vieil ordre social une foule d'institutions qu'on trouve de la sorte sur son passage en plein air et qui n'ont pas pour etre la. D'autres raisons.About the PublisherForgotExcerpt from Les Miserables, Vol. 2: FantinePourquoi cet avant - train de fardier etait-il a cette place dans la rue? D'abord, pour encombrer la rue ensuite pour achever de se rouiller. Il y a dans le vieil ordre social une foule d'institutions qu'on trouve de la sorte sur son passage en plein air et qui n'ont pas pour etre la. D'autres raisons.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/25497536-quarantine?from_search=true	Jim Crace Stuart Evers (Introduction)	Quarantine: Picador Classic	Winner of theand afinalist.Under an endless and unforgiving sky, four travellers enter the Judean desert in search of redemption. Instead, amidst the barren rocks, they are met by a dangerous man, Musa, and fall under his dark influence. But there is a fervent, solitary figure also sharing their landscape, denying the temptationsWinner of theand afinalist.Under an endless and unforgiving sky, four travellers enter the Judean desert in search of redemption. Instead, amidst the barren rocks, they are met by a dangerous man, Musa, and fall under his dark influence. But there is a fervent, solitary figure also sharing their landscape, denying the temptations of his neighbours, and, ultimately, the needs of his own body. So begin forty days and nights in one of the most unhospitable terrains on earth.
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/book/show/33594302-what-katy-did-next?from_search=true	Susan Coolidge	What Katy Did Next	Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
/book/show/26973821-nature?from_search=true	Ralph Waldo Emerson	Nature	Excerpt from NatureOur age is retrospective. It builds the sepulchres of the fathers. It writes biographies, histories, and criticism. The foregoing generations beheld God and nature face to face; we, through their eyes. Why should not we also enjoy an original relation to the universe? Why should not we have a poetry and philosophy of insight and not of tradition, and aExcerpt from NatureOur age is retrospective. It builds the sepulchres of the fathers. It writes biographies, histories, and criticism. The foregoing generations beheld God and nature face to face; we, through their eyes. Why should not we also enjoy an original relation to the universe? Why should not we have a poetry and philosophy of insight and not of tradition, and a religion by revelation to us, and not the history of theirs? Embosomed for a season in nature, whose floods of life stream around and through us, and invite us by the powers they supply, to action proportioned to nature, why should we grope among the dry bones of the past, or put the living generation into masquerade out of its faded wardrobe? The sun shines to-day also. There is more wool and flax in the fields.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18732826-all-around-the-moon---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Jules Verne	All Around the Moon - The Original Classic Edition	Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of All Around the Moon. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Jules Verne, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside All Around the Moon:The decisFinally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of All Around the Moon. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Jules Verne, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside All Around the Moon:The decision soon arrived at was as follows: 1st-The bullet was to be a hollow aluminium shell, its diameter nine feet, its walls a foot in thickness, and its weight 19,250 pounds; 2nd-The cannon was to be a columbiad 900 feet in length, a well of that depth forming the vertical mould in which it was to be cast, and 3rd-The powder was to be 400 thousand pounds of gun cotton, which, by developing more than 200 thousand millions of cubic feet of gas under the projectile, would easily send it as far as our satellite....That on December 13th, at 2 oclock in the morning, the Projectile shot from Stony Hill had been perceived by Professor Belfast and his assistants; that, deflected a little from its course by some unknown cause, it had not reached its mark, though it had approached near enough to be affected by the Lunar attraction; and that, its rectilineal motion having become circular, it should henceforth continue to describe a regular orbit around the Moon, of which in fact it had become the Satellite....Now the travellers, those daring but cool-headed men who knew very well what they were about, did still live, they had survived the frightful concussion of the start, and it is to the faithful record of their wonderful trip in the bullet-car, with all its singular and dramatic details, that the present volume is devoted....Ardans first care was to turn on the gas, which he found burning rather low; but he lit no more than one burner, being desirous to economize as much as possible their store of light and heat, which, as he well knew, could not at the very utmost last them longer than a few weeks....I dont know exactly how it is with the Captain, continued Barbican, with the utmost tranquillity, but for my part the study of the languages never was my strong point, and though I always admired the French, and even understood it pretty well, I never could converse in it without giving myself more trouble than I always find it convenient to assume.
/book/show/14762214-the-man-with-the-golden-arm?from_search=true	Nelson Algren Barry Gifford (Prologue and Epilogue)	The Man with the Golden Arm	Frankie Machine reckons he's a tough guy in the Chicago underworld, dealing cards and hustling two-bit scams to pay for a heroin addiction he wants to kick but can't. Around him revolve the lives of Sofia, his crippled, nagging wife; Molly, the saloon-bar stripper who loves him; Nifty Louie, Frankie's dealer; and Sparrow the punk, a petty thief and Frankie's closest friendFrankie Machine reckons he's a tough guy in the Chicago underworld, dealing cards and hustling two-bit scams to pay for a heroin addiction he wants to kick but can't. Around him revolve the lives of Sofia, his crippled, nagging wife; Molly, the saloon-bar stripper who loves him; Nifty Louie, Frankie's dealer; and Sparrow the punk, a petty thief and Frankie's closest friend.With consummate skill Algren lays bare the tragedy and humour of Frankie's world, the people on both sides of the law who are trapped by poverty, frustration and despair. Algren's sympathetic protrait of Chicago slum life is a classic of modern literature and was the first-ever winner of the National Book Award.[Taken from the back cover]
/book/show/30783604-la-mort-d-arthure-vol-2?from_search=true	Thomas Malory	La Mort D'Arthure, Vol. 2: The History of King Arthur and of the Knights of the Round Table	Excerpt from La Mort D'arthure, Vol. 2: The History of King Arthur and of the Knights of the Round TableChap. I. - How sir Tristram de Lyones was borne, and how his mother dyed at his birth, wherefore shee desired that his name should be Tristram.There was a knight that hight Meliodas, and he was lord and king of the countrey of Lyones, and this king Meliodas was as likeExcerpt from La Mort D'arthure, Vol. 2: The History of King Arthur and of the Knights of the Round TableChap. I. - How sir Tristram de Lyones was borne, and how his mother dyed at his birth, wherefore shee desired that his name should be Tristram.There was a knight that hight Meliodas, and he was lord and king of the countrey of Lyones, and this king Meliodas was as likely a man as any was at that time living. And by fortune hee wedded king Markes sister of Cornewaile, whose name was Elizabeth, and shee was a right faire lady and a good.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/27094756-the-ballad-of-reading-gaol?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde	The Ballad of Reading Gaol	Excerpt from The Ballad of Reading GaolHe did not wear his scarlet coat,For blood and wine are red,And blood and wine were on his handsWhen they found him with the dead,The poor dead woman whom he loved,And murdered in her bed.He walked amongst the Trial MenIn a suit of shabby gray;A cricket cap was on his head,And his step seemed light and gay;But I never saw a manExcerpt from The Ballad of Reading GaolHe did not wear his scarlet coat,For blood and wine are red,And blood and wine were on his handsWhen they found him with the dead,The poor dead woman whom he loved,And murdered in her bed.He walked amongst the Trial MenIn a suit of shabby gray;A cricket cap was on his head,And his step seemed light and gay;But I never saw a man who lookedSo wistfully at the day.I never saw a man who lookedWith such a wistful eyeUpon that little tent of blueWhich prisoners call the sky,About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/862311.The_Star_Rover?from_search=true	Jack London Lorenzo Carcaterra (Introduction)	The Star Rover	, in the UK published as, is a collection of short stories revolves around the concept of reincarnation. It tells the story of San Quentin death-row inmate Darrell Standing, who escapes the horror of prison life and long stretches in a straitjacket by withdrawing into vivid dreams of past lives, including incarnations as a French nobleman and an, in the UK published as, is a collection of short stories revolves around the concept of reincarnation. It tells the story of San Quentin death-row inmate Darrell Standing, who escapes the horror of prison life and long stretches in a straitjacket by withdrawing into vivid dreams of past lives, including incarnations as a French nobleman and an Englishman in medieval Korea. Based on the life and imprisonment of Jack Londons friend Ed Morrell, this is one of the authors most complex and original works.
/book/show/17916506-in-broad-daylight-classic-print-edition?from_search=true	Harry N. MacLean	In Broad Daylight, Classic Print Edition	Edgar-Award winning author Harry MacLean is bringing the New York Times bestseller In Broad Daylight back to print in a Classic print trade paper edition that also includes The Story Behind 'In Broad Daylight.'In Broad Daylight tells the story of the killing of Ken Rex McElroy on the main street of Skidmore, Missouri in July 1981. McElroy, an illiterate hog farmer,Edgar-Award winning author Harry MacLean is bringing the New York Times bestseller In Broad Daylight back to print in a Classic print trade paper edition that also includes The Story Behind 'In Broad Daylight.'In Broad Daylight tells the story of the killing of Ken Rex McElroy on the main street of Skidmore, Missouri in July 1981. McElroy, an illiterate hog farmer, had terrorized all of northwest Missouri for over 20 years, until the town, and even law enforcement, was terrified of him. McElroy was shot as he sat in his truck in front of the tavern. Over 45 men witnessed the shooting. Despite two eyewitness accounts and three grand jury investigations, no one has been prosecuted for the crime.In Broad Daylight won an Edgar Award for Best True Crime. It was also made into a movie starring Brian Denehey, Cloris Leachman and Chris Cooper. It was re-released as an e-book on Amazon July 2012 on the 31st anniversary of the killing. St. Martin's Press published the last print edition in 2006.In The Story Behind 'In Broad Daylight,' MacLean tells how he researched and wrote the book. He tells of guns being drawn on him, being bitten by a dog, and a confrontation with the killer on the killer's ranch. In addition to updates on characters from the book (including who is still alive and who has died), the book answers many questions about the killing itself, such as who was involved, and what has become of them. MacLean describes the breakthrough events when key characters agreed to speak with him, and he realized he would finally get the story. The author also discusses the nature of the moral consequences of the killing for the town and those involved in the crime. The mini-book contains never-before published photographs of some of the principal characters, including the killer.These two books are combined for the first time in this new Classic print edition.
/book/show/26070210-henry-vi-part-2---classic-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	William Shakespeare A. Willis (Editor)	Henry VI Part 2 - Classic Illustrated Edition	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Henry VI Part 2 focuses on the King's inability to quell the bickering of his nobles, the death of his trusted adviser Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, the rise of the Duke of York and the inevitability of armed conflict. As such, the play culminates with the opening battle of the War, the First Battle* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Henry VI Part 2 focuses on the King's inability to quell the bickering of his nobles, the death of his trusted adviser Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester, the rise of the Duke of York and the inevitability of armed conflict. As such, the play culminates with the opening battle of the War, the First Battle of St Albans.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the play is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/1298218.Disney_s_Lady_and_the_Tramp?from_search=true	Jamie Simons	Disney's Lady and the Tramp: Classic Storybook	Relive the movies one book at a time.Relive the movies one book at a time.
/book/show/21166664-greenmantle?from_search=true	John Buchan	Greenmantle: Classic Adventure Story of Richard Hannay #2	Greenmantle is the second adventure book of five novels by John Buchan featuring the character of Richard Hannay, first published in 1916 by Hodder & Stoughton, London. It is one of two Hannay novels set during the First World War, the other being Mr Standfast (1919); Hannay's first and best-known adventure, The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915), is set in the period immediatelGreenmantle is the second adventure book of five novels by John Buchan featuring the character of Richard Hannay, first published in 1916 by Hodder & Stoughton, London. It is one of two Hannay novels set during the First World War, the other being Mr Standfast (1919); Hannay's first and best-known adventure, The Thirty-Nine Steps (1915), is set in the period immediately preceding the war.
/book/show/7938640-the-rise-of-silas-lapham?from_search=true	William Dean Howells Everett Carter (Introduction)	The Rise of Silas Lapham	The Rise of Silas Lapham is a realist novel by William Dean Howells published in 1885. The story follows the materialistic rise of Silas Lapham from rags to riches, and his ensuing moral susceptibility. Silas earns a fortune in the paint business, but he lacks social standards, which he tries to attain through his daughter's marriage into the aristocratic Corey family. SilThe Rise of Silas Lapham is a realist novel by William Dean Howells published in 1885. The story follows the materialistic rise of Silas Lapham from rags to riches, and his ensuing moral susceptibility. Silas earns a fortune in the paint business, but he lacks social standards, which he tries to attain through his daughter's marriage into the aristocratic Corey family. Silas' morality does not fail him. He loses his money but makes the right moral decision when his partner proposes the unethical selling of the mills to English settlers.Howells is known to be the father of American realism, and a denouncer of the sentimental novel. The resolution of the love triangle of Irene Lapham, Tom Corey, and Penelope Lapham highlights Howells' rejection of the conventions of sentimental romantic novels as unrealistic and deceitful.
/book/show/9556365-the-expedition-of-humphrey-clinker?from_search=true	Tobias Smollett Flo Gibson (Narrator)	The Expedition Of Humphrey Clinker (Classic Books On Cassettes Collection)	Smollett was a man of letters in the fullest sense. Trained as a physician, he was not only a novelist but also a playwright, poet, journalist, historian, travel writer, critic, translator, and editor.is a novel in epistolary form about a group of travelers who visit places in Wales, England and Scotland and provide through their satiricaSmollett was a man of letters in the fullest sense. Trained as a physician, he was not only a novelist but also a playwright, poet, journalist, historian, travel writer, critic, translator, and editor.is a novel in epistolary form about a group of travelers who visit places in Wales, England and Scotland and provide through their satirical and witty letters a vivid and detailed picture of the contemporary social and political scene. Their visit to Hot Wells & Bath will be of interest to Jane Austen fans.Foreword by Angus Ross
/book/show/18886240-a-christmas-story?from_search=true	Jean Shepherd	A Christmas Story: The Book That Inspired the Hilarious Classic Film	The holiday film, first released in 1983, has become a bona fide Christmas perennial, gaining in stature and fame with each succeeding year. Its affectionate, wacky, and wryly realistic portrayal of an American familys typical ChrisThe holiday film, first released in 1983, has become a bona fide Christmas perennial, gaining in stature and fame with each succeeding year. Its affectionate, wacky, and wryly realistic portrayal of an American familys typical Christmas joys and travails in small-town Depression-era Indiana has entered our imagination and our hearts with a force equal toand.This edition ofgathers together in one hilarious volume the gems of autobiographical humor that Jean Shepherd drew upon to create this enduring film. Here is young Ralphie Parkers shocking discovery that his decoder ring is really a device to promote Ovaltine; his mother and fathers pitched battle over the fate of a lascivious leg lamp; the unleashed and unnerving savagery of Ralphies duel in the show with the odious bullies Scut Farkas and Grover Dill; and, most crucially, Ralphies unstoppable campaign to get Santaor anyone elseto give him a Red Ryder carbine action 200-shot range model air rifle. Who cares that the whole adult world is telling him, Youll shoot your eye out, kid?The pieces that comprise, previously published in the larger collectionsand, coalesce in a magical fashion to become an irresistible piece of Americana, quite the equal of the film in its ability to warm the heart and tickle the funny bone.
/book/show/2519300.The_Mansions_of_the_Gods?from_search=true	Ren Goscinny Albert Uderzo	The Mansions of the Gods	
/book/show/24634543-seven-little-australians?from_search=true	Ethel Turner	Seven Little Australians	PUBLISHER'S NOTE U SEVEN LITTLE AUSTRALIANS achieved an instan .. taneous success when first published, and edition after edition was called for. It was pronounced by pressand public alike to be comparable to that world-famous book H Little Women, and ~tiss Turner became known everywhere as ~Iiss Alcott's true successor. The author has written the further adventures ofPUBLISHER'S NOTE U SEVEN LITTLE AUSTRALIANS achieved an instan .. taneous success when first published, and edition after edition was called for. It was pronounced by pressand public alike to be comparable to that world-famous book H Little Women, and ~tiss Turner became known everywhere as ~Iiss Alcott's true successor. The author has written the further adventures of the Woolcot family in the sequel The Fanrilyat :Misrule, and .. Little Mother ~Ieg, both of which have added considerably to her popularity.CONTENTS; CHAP PAGE; I CHIEFLY DESCRIPTIVE   9; II FOWL FOR DINNER  19; III VIRTUE NOT AL WA YS REWARDED 27; IV THE GENERAL SEES ACTIVE SERVICE 47; V H NEXT :l{ONDAY },loR~ING 66; VI THE SWEETNESS OF SWEET SIXTEEN 75; VII VHAT SAY YOU TO FALLING IN Lays? 86; VIII A CATAPULT AND A CATASTROPIIE 103; IX CONSEQUENCES  115; X Bu~nY IN THE LIGHT OF A HERO I2I; XI THE TRUANT  139; XII SWISHJ SWISH r  149; XIII UNINVITED GUEST::; 160 CHAP; XIV THE SgUATTER'S INVITATION ; PAGE; 172; XV THREE HUNDRED MILES IN THE TRAIN  182; XVI YARRAHAPPI~I    195; XVII CA TTLE-DRAFTING AT Y ARRAHAPPINI  205; XVIII THE PICNIC AT KRANGI-BAHTOO   215; XIX A PALE-BLUE HAIR RIBBO~   225; XX LITTLE JUDY    236; XXI WHEN THE SUN VENT Dow~  243; XXII fu'JD LASt     250Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text. Read books online for free at
/book/show/26299874-the-soul-of-man-under-socialism?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde	The Soul of Man Under Socialism	Excerpt from The Soul of Man Under SocialismI remember being told by a sympathetic man of letters, shortly after Wilde died in 1900, that none of his books would ever be read in the future and that none of his plays would ever be performed again. This opinion was confirmed by a prominent public official, whose knowledge of human nature and the value of literary property oExcerpt from The Soul of Man Under SocialismI remember being told by a sympathetic man of letters, shortly after Wilde died in 1900, that none of his books would ever be read in the future and that none of his plays would ever be performed again. This opinion was confirmed by a prominent public official, whose knowledge of human nature and the value of literary property ought to have been extensive. At that time only one or two of Wilde's published dramas were to be found in London bookshops; some of the other works being surreptitiously sold in pirated editions. There was, however, one exception. The copyright of ' The Soul of Alan, ' belonged to Mr. Arthur Humphreys, from whom copies could always be obtained.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26993975-goblin-market?from_search=true	Christina Rossetti	Goblin Market: And Other Poems	Excerpt from Goblin Market: And Other PoemsGoblin Market.Morning and eveningMaids heard the goblins cry:Come buy our orchard fruits,Come buy, come buy:Apples and quinces,Lemons and oranges,Plump unpecked cherries,Melons and raspberries,Bloom-down-cheeked peaches,Swart-headed mulberries,Wild free-born cranberries,Crab-apples, dewberries,Pine-apples, blackberriExcerpt from Goblin Market: And Other PoemsGoblin Market.Morning and eveningMaids heard the goblins cry:Come buy our orchard fruits,Come buy, come buy:Apples and quinces,Lemons and oranges,Plump unpecked cherries,Melons and raspberries,Bloom-down-cheeked peaches,Swart-headed mulberries,Wild free-born cranberries,Crab-apples, dewberries,Pine-apples, blackberries,Apricots, strawberries; -All ripe togetherAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/32676009-der-schimmelreite?from_search=true	Theodor Storm	Der Schimmelreite: Novelle	Excerpt from Der Schimmelreite: NovelleA school and college edition of the Schimmelreiter, which is probably the best of Theodor Storm's stories from an aes thetic and a technical point of view, is herewith offered for the first time.The scene of the story is laid on the west coast of Sobles Wig near Husum, the author's native town. The actors are only Frisian peasants;Excerpt from Der Schimmelreite: NovelleA school and college edition of the Schimmelreiter, which is probably the best of Theodor Storm's stories from an aes thetic and a technical point of view, is herewith offered for the first time.The scene of the story is laid on the west coast of Sobles Wig near Husum, the author's native town. The actors are only Frisian peasants; but, while actors and action are local and homely, they present types and truths that are universal and eternal. The pervading tone is as invigorating as are the breezes from that North Sea mentioned so frequently in the text.The style Of the work is powerful. The language is hardly simple, yet with the aid of the ample vocabulary the book may be profitably used by beginners as well as by more advanced students.The editorial apparatus consists of this vocabulary, notes, and practical exercises.The exercises are Of different kinds, and may be ex tended or varied by the instructor. They are prefaced by a concise statement of sentence-construction with a review table attached, and consist of connected passages in Eng lish based on a portion Of the text, of questions to be repeated by the students and answered in German, and of a series of themes suggested by the text for free German composition.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26437368-der-untergang-des-abendlandes-umrisse-einer-morphologie-der-weltgeschic?from_search=true	Oswald Spengler	Der Untergang Des Abendlandes, Umrisse Einer Morphologie Der Weltgeschichte, Vol. 2: Welthistorische Perspektiven	Excerpt from Der Untergang des Abendlandes: Umrisse Einer Morphologie der WeltgeschichteDer Untergang des Abendlandes: Umrisse Einer Morphologie der Weltgeschichte was written by Oswald Spengler in 1922. This is a 655 page book, containing 219130 words. Search Inside is enabled for this title.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare andExcerpt from Der Untergang des Abendlandes: Umrisse Einer Morphologie der WeltgeschichteDer Untergang des Abendlandes: Umrisse Einer Morphologie der Weltgeschichte was written by Oswald Spengler in 1922. This is a 655 page book, containing 219130 words. Search Inside is enabled for this title.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/7096318-the-time-machine?from_search=true	Classic Comic Store (Adaptor) H.G. Wells Lou Cameron	The Time Machine	The Time Traveller (for so it will be convenient to speak of him) was expounding a recondite matter to us. His grey eyes shone and twinkled, and his usually pale face was flushed and animated. The fire burned brightly, and the soft radiance of the incandescent lights in the lilies of silver caught the bubbles that flashed and passed in our glasses.
/book/show/17811677-the-elementary-forms-of-the-religious-life---the-original-classic-editio?from_search=true	mile Durkheim	The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life - The Original Classic Edition	The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life - The Original Classic Edition
/book/show/6074190-peter-pan?from_search=true	Tania Zamorsky (Adapted by) Dan Andreasen (Illustrator) Arthur Pober (Afterword)	Peter Pan	All children grow up. All except one. That special child is Peter Pan, and since making his debut on the stage in 1904, this eternal youth has carried boys and girls off to magical, marvelous Neverland. It's a trip that all kids want to make, and with this easy-to-read version of the classic, everyone can fly second to the right, and straight on till morning with PAll children grow up. All except one. That special child is Peter Pan, and since making his debut on the stage in 1904, this eternal youth has carried boys and girls off to magical, marvelous Neverland. It's a trip that all kids want to make, and with this easy-to-read version of the classic, everyone can fly second to the right, and straight on till morning with Peter. Along with Wendy, John, and Michael Darling, they'll meet the fairy Tinkerbell, the Lost Boys, and the menacing Captain Hook.
/book/show/23855898-the-death-of-wcw?from_search=true	R.D. Reynolds Bryan Alvarez	The Death of WCW: 10th Anniversary of the Bestselling Classic - Revised and Expanded	In 1997, World Championship Wrestling was on top. It was the number-one pro wrestling company in the world and the highest-rated show on cable television. But by 2001, however, everything had bottomed out. The company - having lost a whopping 95% of its audience - was sold for next to nothing to Vince McMahon and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). What went wrong? This eIn 1997, World Championship Wrestling was on top. It was the number-one pro wrestling company in the world and the highest-rated show on cable television. But by 2001, however, everything had bottomed out. The company - having lost a whopping 95% of its audience - was sold for next to nothing to Vince McMahon and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). What went wrong? This expanded and updated version of the bestselling The Death of WCW takes readers through a detailed dissection of WCW's downfall, including even more commentary from the men who were there.
/book/show/6554958-here-i-stand?from_search=true	Roland H. Bainton	Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther	I cannot.. I will not... recant! Here I stand. This authoritative and inspiring story paints a vivid portrait of the crusader who spearheaded the Reformation. Considered one of the most readable biographies of Martin Luther, this volume is an illustrated look at the German religious reformer and his influence on Western civilization.Martin Luther entered a monastery as aI cannot.. I will not... recant! Here I stand. This authoritative and inspiring story paints a vivid portrait of the crusader who spearheaded the Reformation. Considered one of the most readable biographies of Martin Luther, this volume is an illustrated look at the German religious reformer and his influence on Western civilization.Martin Luther entered a monastery as a youth and as a man shattered the structure of the medieval church. Luther spoke out against the corrupt religious practices that then existed. His demand that the authority for doctrine and practice be Scriptures, rather than Popes or Councils, echoed around the world and ignited the Great Reformation. Accused of heresy and threatened with excommunication and death, Luther maintained his bold stand and refused to recant. In his crusade to eliminate religious abuses, he did more than any other man to establish the Protestant faith. With sound historical scholarship and penetrating insight, Roland Bainton examines Luther's widespread influence. He re-creates the spiritual setting of the sixteenth century, showing Luther's place within it and influence upon it. Richly illustrated with more than 100 woodcuts and engravings from Luther's own time, Here I Stand dramatically brings to life Martin Luther, the great reformer.Bainton published Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther in 1950. As of 2008, it is still in print. Kenneth Scott Latourette, in the chapter notes for Luther and the Rise and Spread of Lutheranism in his History of Christianity, lauds Bainton's biography of Luther as A superb combination of accurate scholarship based upon a thorough knowledge of the sources and secondary works with insight, vivid, readable literary style, and reproductions of contemporary illustrations. It also contains so valuable a bibliography as to render needless an extended one in this chapter. In his chapter on Luther's writings in Invitation to the Classics, Mark A. Noll singles out Bainton's biography:Of the many superlative treatments, a half-century old study by Roland Bainton, Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther, has justly won a reputation as a classic work on a classic subject.
/book/show/531104.Asterix_and_Son?from_search=true	Ren Goscinny Albert Uderzo (illustrator)	Asterix and Son	A baby boy is left in a basket outside Asterix's hut - who can have dumped the foundling there, and why? Child-care is something new to the Gaulish warriors, but Asterix and Obelix do their best, although they have had more practice in thumping Romans. Child-care is also new to Crismus Cactus, Prefect of Gaul, who finds himself masquerading as a Gaulish nursemaid. Why areA baby boy is left in a basket outside Asterix's hut - who can have dumped the foundling there, and why? Child-care is something new to the Gaulish warriors, but Asterix and Obelix do their best, although they have had more practice in thumping Romans. Child-care is also new to Crismus Cactus, Prefect of Gaul, who finds himself masquerading as a Gaulish nursemaid. Why are the Romans are after the baby - and just what plot is the treacherous Brutus hatching against Julius Caesar? Even though the Gaulish village burns down, all ends well, with Caesar promising to rebuild it - and there's a great banquet on board Queen Cleopatra's galley.
/book/show/27206478-the-wendigo-unabridged?from_search=true	Algernon Blackwood	The Wendigo (Unabridged): Horror Classic - A dark and thrilling story, which introduced the legend to horror fiction	This carefully crafted ebook: The Wendigo (Unabridged) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.This thrilling story is based on Blackwood's experience's hunting in the backwoods of Canada. A group of men deep in the Northern wilderness are visited by a terrifying creature from Native American legendAlgernon Blackwood (1869-1951) waThis carefully crafted ebook: The Wendigo (Unabridged) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.This thrilling story is based on Blackwood's experience's hunting in the backwoods of Canada. A group of men deep in the Northern wilderness are visited by a terrifying creature from Native American legendAlgernon Blackwood (1869-1951) was an English short story writer and novelist, one of the most prolific writers of ghost stories in the history of the genre.
/book/show/25622043-in-the-shadow-of-edgar-allan-poe?from_search=true	Leslie S. Klinger (Editor)	In the Shadow of Edgar Allan Poe: Classic Tales of Horror, 1816-1914	Edgar Allan Poe did not invent the tale of terror. There were American, English, and Continental writers who preceded Poe and influenced his work. Similarly, there were many who were in turn influenced by Poes genius and produced their own popular tales of supernatural literature. This collection features masterful tales of terror by authors who, by and large, are little-Edgar Allan Poe did not invent the tale of terror. There were American, English, and Continental writers who preceded Poe and influenced his work. Similarly, there were many who were in turn influenced by Poes genius and produced their own popular tales of supernatural literature. This collection features masterful tales of terror by authors who, by and large, are little-remembered for their writing in this genre. Even Bram Stoker, whosemay be said to be the most popular horror novel of all time, is not known as a writer of short fiction.Distinguished editor Leslie S. Klinger is a world-renowned authority on those twin icons of the Victorian age, Sherlock Holmes, and Dracula. His studies into the forefathers of those giants led him to a broader fascination with writers of supernatural literature of the nineteenth century. The stories in this collection have been selected by him for their impact. Each is preceded by a brief biography of the author and an overview of his or her literary career and is annotated to explain obscure references.Read on, now, perhaps with a flickering candle or flashlight at hand . . .
/book/show/26962302-the-sea-hawk?from_search=true	Rafael Sabatini	The Sea-Hawk	Excerpt from The Sea-HawkLord Henry Goade, who had, as we shall see, some personal acquaintance with Sir Oliver Tressilian, tells us quite bluntly that he was ill-favoured. But then his lordship is addicted to harsh judgments and his perceptions are not always normal. He says, for instance, of Anne of Cleves, that she was the ugliest woman that ever I saw. As far as weExcerpt from The Sea-HawkLord Henry Goade, who had, as we shall see, some personal acquaintance with Sir Oliver Tressilian, tells us quite bluntly that he was ill-favoured. But then his lordship is addicted to harsh judgments and his perceptions are not always normal. He says, for instance, of Anne of Cleves, that she was the ugliest woman that ever I saw. As far as we can glean from his own voluminous writings it would seem to be extremely doubtful whether he ever saw Anne of Cleves at all, and we suspect him here of being no more than a slavish echo of the common voice, which attributed Cromwell's downfall to the ugliness of this bride he procured for his Bluebeard master. To the common voice I prefer the document from the brush of Holbein, which permits us to form our own opinions and shows us a lady who is certainly very far from deserving his lordships harsh stricture. Similarly, I like to believe that Lord Henry was wrong in his pronouncement upon Sir Oliver, and I am encouraged in this belief by the pen-portrait which he himself appends to it. He was, he says, a tall, powerful fellow of a good shape, if we except that his arms were too long and that his feet and hands were of an uncomely bigness. In face he was swarthy, with black hair and a black forked beard; his nose was big and very high in the bridge, and his eyes sunk deep under beetling eyebrows were very pale-coloured and very cruel and sinister. He had - and this I have ever remarked to be the sign of great virility in a man - a big, deep, rough voice, better suited to, and no doubt oftener employed In, quarterdeck oaths and foulnesses than the worship of his Maker.Thus my Lord Henry Goade, and you observe how he permits his lingering disapproval of the man to intrude upon his description of him.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26966209-the-origin-of-the-family-private-property-and-the-state?from_search=true	Friedrich Engels	The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State	Excerpt from The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the StateThese are the reasons for introducing this little volume to English speaking readers. Without any further apology, we leave them to its perusal and to their own conclusions. Ernest untermann.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atExcerpt from The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the StateThese are the reasons for introducing this little volume to English speaking readers. Without any further apology, we leave them to its perusal and to their own conclusions. Ernest untermann.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/31231670-emilia-galotti?from_search=true	Gotthold Ephraim Lessing	Emilia Galotti	Excerpt from Emilia GalottiLachmann's text of Emilia Galotti is based on the last reprint of the drama published during the lifetime of the poet. This reprint is usually designated as 1772 d, as it was preceded by three others in the same year. There exists, however, a manuscript in the poet's own handwriting (now in the possession of the Royal Library at Berlin), which iExcerpt from Emilia GalottiLachmann's text of Emilia Galotti is based on the last reprint of the drama published during the lifetime of the poet. This reprint is usually designated as 1772 d, as it was preceded by three others in the same year. There exists, however, a manuscript in the poet's own handwriting (now in the possession of the Royal Library at Berlin), which in four instances offers a better text than the reprint, and which the editor has followed in the present edition.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/27631383-nightmare-abbey?from_search=true	Thomas Love Peacock	Nightmare Abbey: Classic Gothic Fiction	Nightmare AbbeyByThomas Love PeacockClassic Gothic FictionNightmare Abbey was the third of Thomas Love Peacock's novels to be published. It was written in late March and June 1818, and published in London in November of the same year by T. Hookham Jr of Old Bond Street and Baldwin, Craddock & Joy of Paternoster Row. The novel was lightly revised by the author in 1837 fNightmare AbbeyByThomas Love PeacockClassic Gothic FictionNightmare Abbey was the third of Thomas Love Peacock's novels to be published. It was written in late March and June 1818, and published in London in November of the same year by T. Hookham Jr of Old Bond Street and Baldwin, Craddock & Joy of Paternoster Row. The novel was lightly revised by the author in 1837 for republication in Volume 57 of Bentley's Standard Novels.Nightmare Abbey is a Gothic topical satire in which the author pokes light-hearted fun at the romantic movement in contemporary English literature, in particular its obsession with morbid subjects, misanthropy and transcendental philosophical systems. Most of the characters in the novel are based on historical figures whom Peacock wishes to pillory.Insofar as Nightmare Abbey may be said to have a plot, it follows the fortunes of Christopher Glowry, Esquire, a morose widower who lives with his only son Scythrop in his semi-dilapidated family mansion Nightmare Abbey, which is situated on a strip of dry land between the sea and the fens in Lincolnshire.Mr Glowry is a melancholy gentleman who likes to surround himself with servants with long faces or dismal names such as Raven, Graves or Deathshead. The few visitors he welcomes to his home are mostly of a similar cast of mind: Mr Flosky, a transcendental philosopher; Mr Toobad, a Manichaean Millenarian; Mr Listless, Scythrop's languid and world-weary college friend; and Mr Cypress, a misanthropic poet. The only exception is the sanguine Mr Hilary, who, as Mr Glowry's brother-in-law, is obliged to visit the abbey from family interests. The Reverend Mr Larynx, the vicar of nearby Claydyke, readily adapts himself to whatever company he is in.
/book/show/488222.Hurrah_For_Little_Noddy?from_search=true	Enid Blyton Harmsen Van der Beek (Illustrator)	Hurrah For Little Noddy (Noddy Classic Library)	The second of the original Noddy stories is republished here, illustrated with the original drawings. Noddy has to find a way to make money for himself as he settles into life in Toy Town. Will he find a job cleaning houses and washing cars? Or will his new car help him earn money?
/book/show/305358.The_Cloud_of_Unknowing?from_search=true	Anonymous (Editor) Evelyn Underhill (Editor)	The Cloud of Unknowing: The Classic of Medieval Mysticism	An exploration of the nature of reality, mysticism begins with the individual struggle toward a clear vision and culminates in a transformed consciousness. This marvelous guide to the contemplative life originated with the reflection of an unknown fourteenth-century priest who believed that a cloud of unknowing separates people from God. This cloud, he maintained, cannotAn exploration of the nature of reality, mysticism begins with the individual struggle toward a clear vision and culminates in a transformed consciousness. This marvelous guide to the contemplative life originated with the reflection of an unknown fourteenth-century priest who believed that a cloud of unknowing separates people from God. This cloud, he maintained, cannot be penetrated by intellect only by love.offers an approach to contemplative life that finds holiness at a level deeper than physical experience and beyond language or image. The author advises placing all thought and mental imagery behind a metaphorical cloud of forgetting while seeking to love the divine. Hidden from the infinite consciousness by a cloud of unknowing, divine love can be reached through monologistic prayer  a single-word prayer, like a mantra, that assists in abandoning all extraneous thought. Seekers can thus attain an inner silence, where they may be still and know the sacred.The author's spiritual gifts, combined with his humorous and straightforward approach, offer a view of divinity that never loses the common touch. Written in everyday language and edited by a popular authority on mysticism, this venerable work can be understood and appreciated by any reader.
/book/show/692258.Ajax?from_search=true	Sophocles Richard Claverhouse Jebb	Ajax	This is one of the seven plays of Sophocles in the full editions by R.C. Jebb, all of which will be reissued under the BCP imprint. They have occasionally been reprinted but never before in affordable paperback versions. In this set, each volume contains a foreword by P.E. Easterling, concerned with Jebb and his contribution to Sophoclean scholarship; there follows an intrThis is one of the seven plays of Sophocles in the full editions by R.C. Jebb, all of which will be reissued under the BCP imprint. They have occasionally been reprinted but never before in affordable paperback versions. In this set, each volume contains a foreword by P.E. Easterling, concerned with Jebb and his contribution to Sophoclean scholarship; there follows an introduction by a noted Sophoclean scholar dealing with Jebb's treatment of the individual play and its value for - and contrast with - subsequent interpretations, for which a select bibliography is included
/book/show/31758866-the-eustace-diamonds?from_search=true	Anthony Trollope	The Eustace Diamonds: A Novel	Excerpt from The Eustace Diamonds: A NovelLizzie recovered her jewels and Mr. Ben jamin was in possession of a promissory note purporting to have been executed by a person who was no longer a minor. The jeweller was ultimately successful in his views, and so was the lady.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find mExcerpt from The Eustace Diamonds: A NovelLizzie recovered her jewels and Mr. Ben jamin was in possession of a promissory note purporting to have been executed by a person who was no longer a minor. The jeweller was ultimately successful in his views, and so was the lady.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/9642655-marvel-premiere-classic-daredevil?from_search=true	Frank Miller	Marvel Premiere Classic Daredevil: The Man Without Fear	A fire burns deep within Matt Murdock. He was raised by a single father, an over-the-hill prizefighter with one last chance to make it good - a chance that cost him his life. Taunted and tormented by children while growing up, Matt's life was irrevocably altered after he was blinded by radioactive materials while saving the life of an old man. The payoff? An unbreakable wiA fire burns deep within Matt Murdock. He was raised by a single father, an over-the-hill prizefighter with one last chance to make it good - a chance that cost him his life. Taunted and tormented by children while growing up, Matt's life was irrevocably altered after he was blinded by radioactive materials while saving the life of an old man. The payoff? An unbreakable will and a keen intelligence, helping focus the super-senses he was blessed with during the accident. His story is one of love, pain, disappointment, and strength. Witness the tour-de-force origin of the Man Without Fear by industry legends Frank Miller and John Romita Jr.Collects Daredevil: The Man Without Fear #1-5
/book/show/26215963-o-primo-bas-lio?from_search=true	Ea de Queirs Cascais Classic Editions	O Primo Basílio	Com biografia do autor e ndice activo) (Grandes Clssicos Luso-Brasileiros Livro 2Bem-vindo ao universo extraordinario de Ea de Queiroz, um dos maiores vultos da literatura Luso-Brasileira de sempre. Nesta edio de O Primo Basilio, trazemos at si a melhor edio esta admirvel pea literria do final do sculo XIX e incio do sculo XX.Publicado em 1878, O Primo BaslCom biografia do autor e ndice activo) (Grandes Clssicos Luso-Brasileiros Livro 2Bem-vindo ao universo extraordinario de Ea de Queiroz, um dos maiores vultos da literatura Luso-Brasileira de sempre. Nesta edio de O Primo Basilio, trazemos at si a melhor edio esta admirvel pea literria do final do sculo XIX e incio do sculo XX.Publicado em 1878, O Primo Baslio  um romance de Ea de Queiroz, que na sua base funciona como uma lente de aumento sobre a intimidade das famlias de bem de Lisboa da metade do sculo XIX. Representa um dos primeiros momentos de reflexo sobre o atraso da sociedade portuguesa em um mundo profundamente transformado pela Revoluo Industrial e pelo desenvolvimento tecnolgicoA aco de O Primo Baslio centra-se no casal formado por Jorge, bem-sucedido engenheiro e funcionrio de um ministrio e Lusa, moa romntica e sonhadora, e de todo o grupo de personagens que frequentam a sua casa.Ea de Queiroz olha para a cidade, a fim de sondar e analisar as suas mazelas e os seus defeitos. Para isso, foca a aco de O Primo Baslio num lar burgus aparentemente feliz e perfeito, mas com bases falsas e igualmente podres. A criao dessas personagens denuncia e acentua o compromisso de O Primo Baslio com o seu tempo: a obra deve funcionar como arma de combate social. A burguesia  principal consumidora dos romances nessa poca  deveria ver-se no romance e nele encontrar seus defeitos analisados objectivamente, para, assim, poder alterar seu comportamento.Esperamos que tenha tanto prazer a ler esta obra clssica quanto aquele que ns, Cascais Classic Editions, tivemos a trazer-lha at si.
/book/show/31161842-kabale-unb-liebe?from_search=true	Friedrich Schiller	Kabale Unb Liebe: Ein Burgerliches Trauerspiel	Excerpt from Kabale Unb Liebe: Ein Burgerliches TrauerspielThe footnotes in the Introduction indicate the sources of information and suggestion to which I am mainly indebted; these are grouped in the Bibliography. I have, of course.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis bookExcerpt from Kabale Unb Liebe: Ein Burgerliches TrauerspielThe footnotes in the Introduction indicate the sources of information and suggestion to which I am mainly indebted; these are grouped in the Bibliography. I have, of course.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/124658.Intimate_Behavior?from_search=true	Desmond Morris	Intimate Behavior: A Zoologist's Classic Study of Human Intimacy	Twenty-five years after it first caused a splash in the scientific and literary worlds, Intimate Behavior is still one of the best chronicles of human intimacy. With a masterful and entertaining eye, Desmond Morris, bestselling author of The Naked Ape and The Human Zoo, analyzes the roots of human intimacy, from the handshake through the twelve stages that people pass throTwenty-five years after it first caused a splash in the scientific and literary worlds, Intimate Behavior is still one of the best chronicles of human intimacy. With a masterful and entertaining eye, Desmond Morris, bestselling author of The Naked Ape and The Human Zoo, analyzes the roots of human intimacy, from the handshake through the twelve stages that people pass through on their way to the total sexual embrace. Morris contends that the months just before and after birth are when the seeds of intimacy are planted and are critical to development. From the loving attention of the mother, the child learns and responds with intimate gestures of his or her own. He argues that human adults follow certain patterns of intimate behaviour that are based on these infant experiences for their entire lives. In addition to sexual intimacy, Morris discussed social intimacy, intimacy substitutes, object intimacy, and self-intimacy. Complete with a new preface by the author, Intimate Behavior is a provocative view of humans need to touch and to be touched, to love and to be loved. At a crucial moment, a gentle embrace can still do more good than a thousand earnest discussions. Despite all our social and technological advances, the primeval body language of love still remains the most potent force we have for the expression of feelings of comfort and caring. Desmond Morris, from his new Preface
/book/show/26901633-course-in-general-linguistics?from_search=true	Ferdinand de Saussure	Course in General Linguistics	Excerpt from Course in General LinguisticsFew other figures in the history of the science of language have commanded such lasting respect and inspired such varied accomplishments as Ferdinand de Saussure. Leonard Bloomfield justly credited the eminent Swiss professor with providing a theoretic foundation to the newer trend in linguistics study, and European scholars havExcerpt from Course in General LinguisticsFew other figures in the history of the science of language have commanded such lasting respect and inspired such varied accomplishments as Ferdinand de Saussure. Leonard Bloomfield justly credited the eminent Swiss professor with providing a theoretic foundation to the newer trend in linguistics study, and European scholars have seldom failed to consider his views when dealing with any theoretical problem. But the full implications of his teachings, for both static and evolutionary studies, have still to be elaborated.Saussure succeeded in impressing his individual stamp on almost everything within his reach. At the age of twenty, while still a student at Leipzig, he published his monumental treatise on the Proto-Indo-European vocalic system. This treatise, though based on theories and facts that were common property in his day, is still recognized as the most inspired and exhaustive treatment of the Proto-Indo-European vocalism. He studied under the neogrammarians Osthoff and Leskien, yet refuted their atomistic approach to linguistics in his attempt to frame a coherent science of linguistics. Despite the paucity of his publications (some 600 pages during his lifetime), Saussure's influence has been far-reaching. At Paris, where he taught Sanskrit for ten years (1881-1891) and served as secretary of the Linguistic Society of Paris, his influence on the development of linguistics was decisive. His first-hand studies of Phrygian inscriptions and Lithuanian dialects may have been responsible for some of the qualities that subsequently endeared him to his students at the University of Geneva (1906-1911). His unique insight into the phenomenon of language brought to fruition the best of contemporary thinking and long years of patient investigation and penetrating thought.The dominant philosophical system of each age makes its imprint on each step in the evolution of linguistic science.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26411336-the-life-and-adventures-of-santa-claus?from_search=true	L. Frank Baum	The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus	Excerpt from The Life and Adventures of Santa ClausThe Laughing Valley; How Claus Made the First Toy; How the Ryls Colored the Toys; How Little Mayrie Became Frightened; How Bessie Blithesome Came to the Laughing Valley; The Wickedness of the Awgwas; The Great Battle Between Good and Evil; The First Journey with the Reindeer; Santa Claus!; Christmas Eve; How the First SExcerpt from The Life and Adventures of Santa ClausThe Laughing Valley; How Claus Made the First Toy; How the Ryls Colored the Toys; How Little Mayrie Became Frightened; How Bessie Blithesome Came to the Laughing Valley; The Wickedness of the Awgwas; The Great Battle Between Good and Evil; The First Journey with the Reindeer; Santa Claus!; Christmas Eve; How the First Stockings were Hung by the Chimneys; The First Christmas Tree; The Mantle of Immortality; When the World Grew Old; The Deputies of Santa ClausAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/28326435-can-t-you-sleep-little-bear?from_search=true	Martin Waddell Barbara Firth (Illustrator)	Can't You Sleep, Little Bear?	Can't You Sleep, Little Bear?
/book/show/10323187-typee?from_search=true	Herman Melville	Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life: During a Four Months' Residence in a Valley of the Marquesas	Excerpt from Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life During a Four Months' Residence in a Valley of the Marquesas, With Notices of the French Occupation of Tahiti and the Provisional Cession of the Sandwich Islands to Lord Paulet, and a Sequel, the Story of TobyThe great interest with which the important events lately occurring at the Sandwich, Marquesas, and Society Islands, haExcerpt from Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life During a Four Months' Residence in a Valley of the Marquesas, With Notices of the French Occupation of Tahiti and the Provisional Cession of the Sandwich Islands to Lord Paulet, and a Sequel, the Story of TobyThe great interest with which the important events lately occurring at the Sandwich, Marquesas, and Society Islands, have been regarded in America and England, and indeed throughout the world, will, he trusts, justify a few otherwise, unwarrantable digressions.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18820101-the-pathfinder?from_search=true	James Fenimore Cooper	The Pathfinder: Or, the Inland Sea	This collector-quality edition includes the complete text of James Fenimore Cooper's classic tale of romance and adventure along the colonial Canadian frontier in a freshly edited and newly typeset edition. With a large 7.44x9.69 page size, this Summit Classic edition is printed on hefty bright white paper with a fully laminated cover featuring an original full color desThis collector-quality edition includes the complete text of James Fenimore Cooper's classic tale of romance and adventure along the colonial Canadian frontier in a freshly edited and newly typeset edition. With a large 7.44x9.69 page size, this Summit Classic edition is printed on hefty bright white paper with a fully laminated cover featuring an original full color design. Page headers and proper placement of footnotes exemplify the attention to detail given this volume. The Pathfinder was published in 1840, the fourth published of Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales saga. Chronologically, it is set after The Last of the Mohicans and before The Pioneers and thus third in the series. Sent on a secret mission to a British fortress hidden among the Thousand Islands of Canadian Lake Ontario, Cooper's indomitable frontier hero, Natty Bumppo, sometimes called Hawkeye or Deerslayer, is known in this tale as the Pathfinder, guiding his companions on the perilous journey to Lake Ontario, inland sea of the novel's subtitle. Against the background of Cooper's vivid descriptions of the frontier and the wilderness, the Pathfinder and his loyal friend Chingachgook protect the lovely Mabel Dunham, lead the party through a series of forest skirmishes, flights and escapes, and ferret out a traitor. Along the way the Pathfinder and his party ride out a storm on the lake, battle Iroquois on the Oswego River, and navigate a birch-bark canoe over a waterfall. As in many of Cooper's historical novels, a subplot of the book is a romance, this time involving the Pathfinder, Mabel and a handsome young lake captain, Jasper Western. With the publication of The Spy in 1821, James Fenimore Cooper became an international figure and the first authentic American novelist, free of the forms and conventions of the British fiction of the day. With The Leatherstocking Tales he became the first great interpreter of the American experience, chronicling the adventures of the indomitable Natty Bumppo, known variously as Hawkeye, Deerslayer, Pathfinder, Leatherstocking and other names, from the colonial Indian wars through the early expansion into the vast western plains. Published between 1823 and 1841, beginning with The Pioneers and ending with The Deerslayer, the tales are set against historical events ranging from 1740 to 1804, with Cooper taking some literary license with the actual chronology of events, probably to avoid having Bumppo ranging the Great Plains at over 90 years of age. This edition of The Pathfinder is the fourth volume in a new series of the complete Leatherstocking Tales released by Summit Classic Press.
/book/show/29812384-three-men-on-wheels?from_search=true	Jerome K. Jerome	Three Men on Wheels	Excerpt from Three Men on WheelsWhat we want, said Harris, is a change.At this moment the door opened, and Mrs. Harris put her head in to say that Ethelbertha had sent her to remind me that we must not be late getting home because of Clarence. Ethelbertha, I am inclined to think, is unnecessarily nervous about the children.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishExcerpt from Three Men on WheelsWhat we want, said Harris, is a change.At this moment the door opened, and Mrs. Harris put her head in to say that Ethelbertha had sent her to remind me that we must not be late getting home because of Clarence. Ethelbertha, I am inclined to think, is unnecessarily nervous about the children.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/27077299-the-people-of-the-mist?from_search=true	H. Rider Haggard	The People of the Mist	Excerpt from The People of the MistOn several previous occasions it has happened to this writer of romance to be justified of his romances by facts of startling similarity, subsequently brought to light and to his knowledge. In this tale occurs an instance of the sort, a 'double-barrelled' instance indeed, that to him seems sufficiently curious to be worthy of the tellingExcerpt from The People of the MistOn several previous occasions it has happened to this writer of romance to be justified of his romances by facts of startling similarity, subsequently brought to light and to his knowledge. In this tale occurs an instance of the sort, a 'double-barrelled' instance indeed, that to him seems sufficiently curious to be worthy of the telling. The People of the Mist of his adventure story worship a sacred crocodile to which they make sacrifice, but in the original draft of the book this crocodile was a snake - monstrum horrendum, informe, ingens. A friend of the writer, an African explorer of great experience who read that draft, suggested that the snake was altogether too unprecedented and impossible. Accordingly, also at his suggestion, a crocodile was substituted. Scarcely was this change effected, however, when Mr. R. T. Coryndon, the slayer of almost the last white rhinoceros, published in the African Review of February 17, 1894, an account of a huge and terrific serpent said to exist in the Dichwi district of Mashonaland, that in many particulars resembled the snake of the story, whose prototype, by the way, really lives and is adored as a divinity by certain natives in the remote province of Chiapas in Mexico. Still, the tale being in type, the alteration was suffered to stand.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18732758-the-further-adventures-of-robinson-crusoe---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Daniel Defoe	The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe - The Original Classic Edition	Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Daniel Defoe, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside The FuFinally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Daniel Defoe, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe:For my part, I know not to this hour whether there are any such things as real apparitions, spectres, or walking of people after they are dead; or whether there is anything in the stories they tell us of that kind more than the product of vapours, sick minds, and wandering fancies: but this I know, that my imagination worked up to such a height, and brought me into such excess of vapours, or what else I may call it, that I actually supposed myself often upon the spot, at my old castle, behind the trees; saw my old Spaniard, Friday's father, and the reprobate sailors I left upon the island; nay, I fancied I talked with them, and looked at them steadily, though I was broad awake, as at persons just before me; and this I did till I often frightened myself with the images my fancy represented to me....With those thoughts I considered my new engagement; that I had a wife, one child born, and my wife then great with child of another; that I had all the world could give me, and had no need to seek hazard for gain; that I was declining in years, and ought to think rather of leaving what I had gained than of seeking to increase it; that as to what my wife had said of its being an impulse from Heaven, and that it should be my duty to go, I had no notion of that; so, after many of these cogitations, I struggled with the power of my imagination, reasoned myself out of it, as I believe people may always do in like cases if they will: in a word, I conquered it, composed myself with such arguments as occurred to my thoughts, and which my present condition furnished me plentifully with; and particularly, as the most effectual method, I resolved to divert myself with other things, and to engage in some business that might effectually tie me up from any more excursions of this kind; for I found that thing return upon me chiefly when I was idle, and had nothing to do, nor anything of moment immediately before me....I therefore told the French captain that we had taken them up in their distress, it was true, but that it was our duty to do so, as we were fellow-creatures; and we would desire to be so delivered if we were in the like or any other extremity; that we had done nothing for them but what we believed they would have done for us if we had been in their case and they in ours; but that we took them up to save them, not to plunder them; and it would be a most barbarous thing to take that little from them which they had saved out of the fire, and then set them on shore and leave them; that this would be first to save them from death, and then kill them ourselves: save them from drowning, and abandon them to starving; and therefore I would not let the least thing be taken from them.
/book/show/34404294-the-piano?from_search=true	Jane Campion Kate Pullinger	The Piano (Bloomsbury Classic Series)	The Piano is the poetic and erotic story of Victorian woman's sexual journey. Through her silence one perceives the strength of her will--a will that is so strange and strong that she is afraid of what it might do.
/book/show/18519891-journey-to-the-center-of-the-earth?from_search=true	Classic Comic Store (Adaptor) Jules Verne	Journey to the Center of the Earth (Classics Illustrated 138 of 169)	Classics Illustrated is a comic book series featuring adaptations of literary classics such as Moby Dick, Hamlet, and The Iliad. Created by Albert Kanter, the series began publication in 1941 and finished its first run in 1971, producing 169 issues. Following the series' demise, various companies reprinted its titles.The first five titles were published irregularly under tClassics Illustrated is a comic book series featuring adaptations of literary classics such as Moby Dick, Hamlet, and The Iliad. Created by Albert Kanter, the series began publication in 1941 and finished its first run in 1971, producing 169 issues. Following the series' demise, various companies reprinted its titles.The first five titles were published irregularly under the banner Classic Comics Presents while issues six and seven were published under the banner Classic Comics Library with a ten-cent cover price. Arabian Nights (issue 8), illustrated by Lillian Chestney, is the first issue to use the Classics Comics banner.With the fourth issue, The Last of the Mohicans, in 1942, Kanter moved the operation to different offices and the corporate identity was changed to the Gilberton Company, Inc.. Reprints of previous titles began in 1943. Wartime paper shortages forced Kanter to reduce the 64-page format to 56 pages.
/book/show/16492899-great-expectations?from_search=true	Classic Comic Store Charles Dickens William B. Jones Jr. (Contributor)	Great Expectations: Classics Illustrated	Written in the last decade of his life, Great Expectations reveals Dickens's dark attitudes toward Victorian society, its inherent class structure, and its materialism. Yet this novel persists as one of Dickens's most popular. Richly comic and immensely readable, overspills with vividly drawn characters, moral maelstroms, and the sorrow and pity of love. In an overgrown chWritten in the last decade of his life, Great Expectations reveals Dickens's dark attitudes toward Victorian society, its inherent class structure, and its materialism. Yet this novel persists as one of Dickens's most popular. Richly comic and immensely readable, overspills with vividly drawn characters, moral maelstroms, and the sorrow and pity of love. In an overgrown churchyard, a grizzled convict springs upon an orphan named Pip. The convict terrifies the young boy and threatens to kill him unless Pip helps further his escape. Later, Pip finds himself in the ruined garden where he meets the bitter and crazy Miss Havisham and her foster child Estella, with whom he immediately falls in love. After a secret benefactor gives him a fortune, Pip moves to London, where he cultivates great expectations for a life that would allow him to discard his impoverished beginnings and socialize with the idle upper class. As Pip struggles to become a gentleman and is tormented endlessly by the beautiful Estella, he slowly learns the truth about himself and his illusions. Beautifully illustrated, this classic tale will capture children's interest and spark their imagination inspiring a lifelong love of literature and reading.
/book/show/34743607-magic-for-marigold-children-s-book-classic?from_search=true	L.M. Montgomery	MAGIC FOR MARIGOLD (Children's Book Classic): Adventure Novel (Including the Memoirs of Lucy Maud Montgomery)	This carefully crafted ebook: MAGIC FOR MARIGOLD (Children's Book Classic) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Marigold Lesley is an imaginative young girl whose father died before she was born. She grew up at her paternal relatives' estate, Cloud of Spruce. Marigold's family includes her loving mother, steely Young Grandmother,This carefully crafted ebook: MAGIC FOR MARIGOLD (Children's Book Classic) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Marigold Lesley is an imaginative young girl whose father died before she was born. She grew up at her paternal relatives' estate, Cloud of Spruce. Marigold's family includes her loving mother, steely Young Grandmother, shrewd Old Grandmother, her Uncle Klondike who is a former sailor, and her Aunt Marigold, a doctor who saved Marigold's life as a baby. These people made Marigold's life mostly pleasant and carefree, but she nonetheless had her share of adventures, fancies and troubles, many related to the peculiar environment she grew up in. The book relates Marigold's seemingly incurable jealousy of her father's first wife, Clementine, an encounter with a Russian princess, several attempts to be good' and a surprising cooking triumph.Content:MAGIC FOR MARIGOLDTHE ALPINE PATH: THE STORY OF MY CAREER (Memoirs of Lucy Maud Montgomery)Lucy Maud Montgomery (1874-1942) was a Canadian author best known for a series of novels with Anne of Green Gables, an orphaned girl, mistakenly sent to a couple, who had intended to adopt a boy. Anne novels made Montgomery famous in her lifetime and gave her an international following. The first novel was followed by a series of sequels with Anne as the central character. Montgomery went on to publish 20 novels as well as 530 short stories, 500 poems, and 30 essays. Most of the novels were set in Prince Edward Island, and locations within Canada's smallest province became a literary landmark and popular tourist site.
/book/show/28930914-almost-midnight?from_search=true	Ceinwen Langley	Almost Midnight: Three Classic Fairytales	Keep a careful eye to the hour, said the white bird. Our magic will last only until midnight, and everything weve changed will be as it was.Meet Ella, a young woman who has lost everything; Hans, a boy doomed by his fathers greed to live as a monster; and Nameless, a lonely mermaid who yearns to be loved. Each seeks their happily ever after, but wishes and magic willKeep a careful eye to the hour, said the white bird. Our magic will last only until midnight, and everything weve changed will be as it was.Meet Ella, a young woman who has lost everything; Hans, a boy doomed by his fathers greed to live as a monster; and Nameless, a lonely mermaid who yearns to be loved. Each seeks their happily ever after, but wishes and magic will only get them so farAlmost Midnight takes three beloved fairy tales and retells them with new twists and turns, uniting them through the powers of love, courage, hope, and the magic of midnight.
/book/show/19342820-anne-of-green-gables-complete-collection?from_search=true	L.M. Montgomery Cornerstone Classic Ebooks (Editor)	Anne of Green Gables Complete Collection (Anne of Green Gables, #1-3, 5, 7-8)	Complete collection of Anne of Green Gables series by Lucy Maude Montgomery. It is the ever popular classic story of orphan Anne Shirley and her arrival and adventures on Prince Edward Island in Nova Scotia.Includes 8 Anne Shirley books:Anne of Green GablesAnne of AvonleaAnne of the IslandAnne's House of DreamsRainbow ValleyRilla of InglesideChronicles of AvonleaFurtheComplete collection of Anne of Green Gables series by Lucy Maude Montgomery. It is the ever popular classic story of orphan Anne Shirley and her arrival and adventures on Prince Edward Island in Nova Scotia.Includes 8 Anne Shirley books:Anne of Green GablesAnne of AvonleaAnne of the IslandAnne's House of DreamsRainbow ValleyRilla of InglesideChronicles of AvonleaFurther Chronicles of AvonleaHyperlinked for easy navigationIllustrated
/book/show/26958815-in-desert-and-wilderness?from_search=true	Henryk Sienkiewicz	In Desert and Wilderness	Excerpt from In Desert and WildernessDo you know, Nell, said Stas Tarkowski to his friend, a little English girl, that yesterday the police came and arrested the wife of Smain, the overseer, and her three children, - that Fatma who several times called at the office to see your father and mine.And little Nell, resembling a beautiful picture, raised her greenish eyesExcerpt from In Desert and WildernessDo you know, Nell, said Stas Tarkowski to his friend, a little English girl, that yesterday the police came and arrested the wife of Smain, the overseer, and her three children, - that Fatma who several times called at the office to see your father and mine.And little Nell, resembling a beautiful picture, raised her greenish eyes to Stas and asked with mingled surprise and fright:Did they take her to prison?No, but they will not let her go to the Sudan and an official has arrived who will see that she does not move a step out of Port Said.Why?Stas, who was fourteen years old and who loved his eight-year-old companion very much, but looked upon her as a mere child, said with a conceited air:When you reach my age, you will know everything which happens, not only along the Canal from Port Said to Suez, but in all Egypt. Have you ever heard of the Mahdi?I heard that he is ugly and naughty.The boy smiled compassionately.I do not know whether he is ugly. The Sudanese claim that he is handsome.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26290388-the-celtic-twilight?from_search=true	W.B. Yeats	The Celtic Twilight	Excerpt from The Celtic TwilightThe Hosting of the SidheThe host is riding from Knocknarea,And over the grave of Clooth-na-bare;Caolte tossing his burning hair,And Niamh calling, 'Away, come away;Empty your heart of its mortal dream.The winds awaken, the leaves whirl round,Our cheeks are pale, our hair is unbound,Our breasts are heaving, our eyes are a-gleam,Our armExcerpt from The Celtic TwilightThe Hosting of the SidheThe host is riding from Knocknarea,And over the grave of Clooth-na-bare;Caolte tossing his burning hair,And Niamh calling, 'Away, come away;Empty your heart of its mortal dream.The winds awaken, the leaves whirl round,Our cheeks are pale, our hair is unbound,Our breasts are heaving, our eyes are a-gleam,Our arms are waving, our lips are apart;And if any gaze on our rushing band,We come between him and the deed of his hand,We come between him and the hope of his heart.'The host is rushing 'twixt night and day;And where is there hope or deed as fair?Caolte tossing his burning hair,And Niamh calling, 'Away, come away.'About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/27086924-the-red-fairy-book?from_search=true	Andrew Lang	The Red Fairy Book	Excerpt from The Red Fairy BookIn a second gleaning of the fields of fairyland we cannot expect to find a second Perrault, but there are good stories enough left, and it is hoped that some in the Red Fairy Book may have the attraction of being less familiar than many of the old friends. The tales have been translated, or, in the case of Madame d'Aulnoy's long stories, adaExcerpt from The Red Fairy BookIn a second gleaning of the fields of fairyland we cannot expect to find a second Perrault, but there are good stories enough left, and it is hoped that some in the Red Fairy Book may have the attraction of being less familiar than many of the old friends. The tales have been translated, or, in the case of Madame d'Aulnoy's long stories, adapted, by Mrs. Hunt from the Norse, by Miss Minnie Wright from Madame d'Aulnoy, by Mrs. Lang and Miss Bruce from other French sources, by Miss May Sellar, Miss Farquharson, and Miss Blackley from the German, while the story of Sigurd is condensed by the editor from Mr. William Morris' prose version of the Volsunga Saga. The editor has to thank his friend, M. Charles Marelles, for permission to reproduce his versions of the Pied Piper, of Drakestail, and of Little Golden Hood from the French, and M. Henri Carnoy for the same privilege in regard to The Six Sillies from La Tradition.Lady Frances Balfour has kindly copied an old version of Jack and the Beanstalk, and Messrs. Smith & Elder have permitted the publication of two of Mr. Ralston's versions from the Russian.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26629055-timon-of-athens-the-original-classic?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	Timon of Athens, the Original Classic:	ACT I SCENE I. Athens. A hall in Timon's house. Enter Poet, Painter, Jeweller, Merchant, and others, at several doors Poet Good day, sir. Painter I am glad you're well. Poet I have not seen you long: how goes the world? Painter It wears, sir, as it grows. Poet Ay, that's well known: But what particular rarity? what strange, Which manifold record not matches? See, Magic ofACT I SCENE I. Athens. A hall in Timon's house. Enter Poet, Painter, Jeweller, Merchant, and others, at several doors Poet Good day, sir. Painter I am glad you're well. Poet I have not seen you long: how goes the world? Painter It wears, sir, as it grows. Poet Ay, that's well known: But what particular rarity? what strange, Which manifold record not matches? See, Magic of bounty! all these spirits thy power Hath conjured to attend. I know the merchant. Painter I know them both; th' other's a jeweller. Merchant O, 'tis a worthy lord.
/book/show/120553.The_April_Witch?from_search=true	Ray Bradbury Gary Kelley (Illustrator)	The April Witch	Creative Education's short story collections are ideal introductions to some of the world's best-known authors. the short, timeless classics of Jack London, Rudyard Kipling, Ray Bradbury, and others are celebrated in these handsome volumes.
/book/show/414980.Classic_Star_Wars?from_search=true	Archie Goodwin (Illustrator) Al Williamson (Illustrator) Carlos Garzon (Illustrator)	Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back	With the Death Star destroyed, the Empire has declared martial law throughout the galaxy. A thousand worlds have felt the oppressive hand of the Emperor as he attempts to crush the growing Rebellion. As the Imperial grip of tyranny tightens, Luke, Leia, Han, and the rest of the small band of freedom fighters continue to press for the salvation of the planets &mdash; buWith the Death Star destroyed, the Empire has declared martial law throughout the galaxy. A thousand worlds have felt the oppressive hand of the Emperor as he attempts to crush the growing Rebellion. As the Imperial grip of tyranny tightens, Luke, Leia, Han, and the rest of the small band of freedom fighters continue to press for the salvation of the planets &mdash; but such a small crew stands little hope of succeeding against the dominant might of the Empire. But sometimes that's all it takes &mdash; a little hope. Dark Horse Comics is proud to present, in an all-new package, the comics adaptation of. By Archie Goodwin and Al Williamson, this classic adaptation is reprinted from the originalcomic-book series and is now collected with an all-new cover to celebrate.
/book/show/26070413-the-secret-sharer---classic-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	Joseph Conrad S. Harris (Editor)	The Secret Sharer - Classic Illustrated Edition	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Secret Sharer is the intriguing short story of a ship's captain who secretly takes an escaped sailor on board and learns about the mysterious man's past.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published over a century ago, the novel is one of the g* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Secret Sharer is the intriguing short story of a ship's captain who secretly takes an escaped sailor on board and learns about the mysterious man's past.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published over a century ago, the novel is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/2033755.Precious_Bane?from_search=true	Mary Webb	Precious Bane	Books like PRECIOUS BANE are as rare as blue moons. A forgotten classic set in rural Shropshire at the turn of the 19th century blends a simple, rustic love story with a profound sense of nature's mystic truth.Books like PRECIOUS BANE are as rare as blue moons. A forgotten classic set in rural Shropshire at the turn of the 19th century blends a simple, rustic love story with a profound sense of nature's mystic truth.
/book/show/93026.The_Adventures_of_Robin_Hood?from_search=true	John Burrows (Adapter) Lucy Corvino (Illustrator) Arthur Pober (Afterword)	The Adventures of Robin Hood (Classic Starts Series)	Format: Hardcover     Publication Date: 3/1/2005     Pages: 160     Reading Level: Age 7 and Up
/book/show/7795075-matter-and-memory?from_search=true	Henri Bergson	Matter And Memory	Excerpt from Matter and MemoryThere we shall try to see it ourselves. Our first chapter defines this way of looking at matter the last sets forth the consequences of such a view. But, as we said before, we treat of matter only in so far as it concerns the problem dealt with in our second and third chapters, that which is the subject of this essay the problem Of the relatiExcerpt from Matter and MemoryThere we shall try to see it ourselves. Our first chapter defines this way of looking at matter the last sets forth the consequences of such a view. But, as we said before, we treat of matter only in so far as it concerns the problem dealt with in our second and third chapters, that which is the subject of this essay the problem Of the relation between soul and body.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26921962-esays?from_search=true	Ralph Waldo Emerson	Esays	Excerpt from EsaysThere is one mind common to all individual men. Every man is an inlet to the same and to all of the same. He that is once admitted to the right of reason is made a freeman of the whole estate. What Plato has thought, he may think; what a saint has felt, he may feel; what at any time has befallen any man, he can understand. Who hath access to this universExcerpt from EsaysThere is one mind common to all individual men. Every man is an inlet to the same and to all of the same. He that is once admitted to the right of reason is made a freeman of the whole estate. What Plato has thought, he may think; what a saint has felt, he may feel; what at any time has befallen any man, he can understand. Who hath access to this universal mind is a party to all that is or can be done, for this is the only and sovereign agent.Of the works of this mind history is the record. Its genius is illustrated by the entire series of days. Man is explicable by nothing less than all his history. Without hurry, without rest, the human spirit goes forth from the be ginning to embody every faculty, every thought, every emotion which belongs to it, in appropriate events. But the thought is always prior to the fact; all the facts of history preexist in the mind as laws. Each law in turn is made by circumstances predominant, and the limits of nature give power to but one at a time. A man is the whole encyclopaedia of facts.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/10772823-how-the-other-half-lives?from_search=true	Jacob A. Riis	How the Other Half Lives: A Jacob Riis Classic	How the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis sheds fascinating light on how our immigrants in the 1800's lived in New York City. A must-read for Americans whose family has been in the U.S. for only a few generations, this book tells what it was really like in the slums. Whether Irish, Italian, Jewish, Chinese or Polish, German, Russian, hordes of refugees ended up in New York oHow the Other Half Lives by Jacob Riis sheds fascinating light on how our immigrants in the 1800's lived in New York City. A must-read for Americans whose family has been in the U.S. for only a few generations, this book tells what it was really like in the slums. Whether Irish, Italian, Jewish, Chinese or Polish, German, Russian, hordes of refugees ended up in New York on the promise of a better life. Entrepreneurs lured poor people from Eastern Europe and contracted out their labor in sweat shops in the US. The laborers lived in tenements, which were dark, unventilated cages in blocks of buildings that rented for a surprising high rent to people who died by the thousands in the unsanitary conditions. The conditions described by Jacob Riis in this classic are heart-rending, especially the part about foundling babies (abandoned newborns). A cradle was put outside a Catholic Church and instead of a baby each night, racks of babies appeared. The Church had to establish foundling hospitals run by nuns, who persuaded the unwed or impoverished mothers to nurse the baby they gave up, plus another baby. The child mortality rate, especially in the back tenements or buildings built on to the back of others (dark and airless) was incredible. Riis also provides interesting information about the gangs of New York in How the Other Half Lived.
/book/show/1497222.Sauces?from_search=true	James Peterson	Sauces: Classic and Contemporary Sauce Making	Back in 1991, when the first edition ofwas published, it's as though James Peterson said, Okay, this is what we know so far. Where do you want to go from here? The what we know so far part started with the Greeks and Romans, moved through the Middle Ages, into the Renaissance, through the 17th and 18th centuries, and right on into time as we know it, time thatBack in 1991, when the first edition ofwas published, it's as though James Peterson said, Okay, this is what we know so far. Where do you want to go from here? The what we know so far part started with the Greeks and Romans, moved through the Middle Ages, into the Renaissance, through the 17th and 18th centuries, and right on into time as we know it, time that can be tasted in the sauce.
/book/show/33205565-with-fire-and-sword?from_search=true	Henryk Sienkiewicz	With Fire and Sword: An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia	Excerpt from With Fire and Sword: An Historical Novel of Poland and RussiaLithuania of itself was small, and a prince of that country, if it stood alone, would have received scant attention from Poland; but the Lithuanian Grand Prince was ruler over all the lands of western Russia as well as those of his own people.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds oExcerpt from With Fire and Sword: An Historical Novel of Poland and RussiaLithuania of itself was small, and a prince of that country, if it stood alone, would have received scant attention from Poland; but the Lithuanian Grand Prince was ruler over all the lands of western Russia as well as those of his own people.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26278056-henry-vi?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	Henry VI: Third Part	Excerpt from Henry Vi: Third PartThe populace, learning of the deed, are driven to desperation, and storm the palace, demanding the death or exile of Suffolk, who is forthwith banished, and afterwards is slain at sea by pirates.The powerless monarch's sway is marked by continued losses. News comes of the loss of the last of the French territories. Other tidings tell of aExcerpt from Henry Vi: Third PartThe populace, learning of the deed, are driven to desperation, and storm the palace, demanding the death or exile of Suffolk, who is forthwith banished, and afterwards is slain at sea by pirates.The powerless monarch's sway is marked by continued losses. News comes of the loss of the last of the French territories. Other tidings tell of an uprising in Ireland. The lords, jealous of York's power, think to be rid of him by sending him against the Irish. York, however, is glad of the pretext to muster an army; and before he sets sail he incites a rebellion at home under Jack Cade, a Kentish labourer.IV. After meeting with one or two small successes, seizing London Bridge, and entering the city, Cade's forces are dispersed by the royal troops. The populace renew allegiance to the King, and sue for pardon, which is granted. But a price is placed on the head of the fugitive Cade, and he is slain. York's connection with this rebellion has been hidden; but upon hearing of its outcome he returns to England at the head of his army, ostensibly to redress private wrongs, though really to assist his claim to the throne.V. The King holds parley with York near Black-heath, but the conference ends in open defiance on the part of the subject. The two armies meet in conflict on the field of Saint Albans, where the King, who now represents the Lancastrians, is defeated and forced to fly towards London. The victorious York and Warwick resolve to march rapidly upon the capital.There is something of irony in the scene with which the second part of Henry VI. opens.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26998825-miss-marjoribanks?from_search=true	Mrs. Oliphant	Miss. Marjoribanks	Excerpt from Miss. MarjoribanksAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections preseExcerpt from Miss. MarjoribanksAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26301743-the-europeans?from_search=true	Henry James	The Europeans: A Sketch	Excerpt from The Europeans: A SketchA narrow grave-yard in the heart of a bustling, indifferent city, seen from the windows of a gloomy-looking inn, is at no time an object of enlivening suggestion; and the spectacle is not at its best when the mouldy tombstones and funereal umbrage have received the ineffectual refreshment of a dull, moist snow-fall. If, while air is thiExcerpt from The Europeans: A SketchA narrow grave-yard in the heart of a bustling, indifferent city, seen from the windows of a gloomy-looking inn, is at no time an object of enlivening suggestion; and the spectacle is not at its best when the mouldy tombstones and funereal umbrage have received the ineffectual refreshment of a dull, moist snow-fall. If, while air is thickened by this frosty drizzle, the calendar should happen to indicate that the blessed vernal season is already six weeks old, it will be admitted that no depressing influence is absent from the scene. This fact was keenly felt on a certain 12th of May, upwards of thirty years since, by a lady who stood looking out of one of the windows of the best hotel in the ancient city of Boston. She had stood there for half an hour - stood there, that is, at intervals; for from time to time she turned back into the room and measured its length with a restless step. In the chimney-place was a red-hot fire, which emitted a small blue flame; and in front of the fire, at a table, sat a young man who was busily plying a pencil. He had a number of sheets of paper cut into small equal squares, and he was apparently covering them with pictorial designs - strange-looking figures. He worked rapidly and attentively, sometimes threw back his head and held out his drawing at arm's length, and kept up a soft, gay-sounding humming and whistling.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/13581259-making-rumours?from_search=true	Ken Caillat Steven Stiefel	Making Rumours: The Inside Story of the Classic Fleetwood Mac Album	Inside the making of one of the biggest-selling albums of all time: Fleetwood Mac's RumoursFleetwood Mac's classic 1977 Rumours album topped the Billboard 200 for thirty-one weeks and won the Album of the Year Grammy. More recently, Rolling Stone named it the twenty-fifth greatest album of all time and the hit TV series Glee devoted an entire episode to songs from RumInside the making of one of the biggest-selling albums of all time: Fleetwood Mac's RumoursFleetwood Mac's classic 1977 Rumours album topped the Billboard 200 for thirty-one weeks and won the Album of the Year Grammy. More recently, Rolling Stone named it the twenty-fifth greatest album of all time and the hit TV series Glee devoted an entire episode to songs from Rumours, introducing it to a new generation. Now, for the first time, Ken Caillat, the album's co-producer, tells the full story of what really went into making Rumours--from the endless partying and relationship dramas to the creative struggles to write and record You Make Loving Fun, Don't Stop, Go Your Own Way, The Chain, and other timeless tracks.Tells the fascinating, behind-the-music story of the making of Fleetwood Mac's Rumours, written by the producer who saw it all happen Filled with new and surprising details, such as Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham's screaming match while recording You Make Loving Fun, how the band coped with the pressures of increasing success, how the master tape nearly disintegrated, and the incredible attention paid to even the tiniest elements of songs, from Lindsey playing a chair to Mick breaking glass Includes eighty black-and-white photographs
/book/show/18519891-journey-to-the-center-of-the-earth?from_search=true	Classic Comic Store (Adaptor) Jules Verne	Journey to the Center of the Earth (Classics Illustrated 138 of 169)	Classics Illustrated is a comic book series featuring adaptations of literary classics such as Moby Dick, Hamlet, and The Iliad. Created by Albert Kanter, the series began publication in 1941 and finished its first run in 1971, producing 169 issues. Following the series' demise, various companies reprinted its titles.The first five titles were published irregularly under tClassics Illustrated is a comic book series featuring adaptations of literary classics such as Moby Dick, Hamlet, and The Iliad. Created by Albert Kanter, the series began publication in 1941 and finished its first run in 1971, producing 169 issues. Following the series' demise, various companies reprinted its titles.The first five titles were published irregularly under the banner Classic Comics Presents while issues six and seven were published under the banner Classic Comics Library with a ten-cent cover price. Arabian Nights (issue 8), illustrated by Lillian Chestney, is the first issue to use the Classics Comics banner.With the fourth issue, The Last of the Mohicans, in 1942, Kanter moved the operation to different offices and the corporate identity was changed to the Gilberton Company, Inc.. Reprints of previous titles began in 1943. Wartime paper shortages forced Kanter to reduce the 64-page format to 56 pages.
/book/show/16492899-great-expectations?from_search=true	Classic Comic Store Charles Dickens William B. Jones Jr. (Contributor)	Great Expectations: Classics Illustrated	Written in the last decade of his life, Great Expectations reveals Dickens's dark attitudes toward Victorian society, its inherent class structure, and its materialism. Yet this novel persists as one of Dickens's most popular. Richly comic and immensely readable, overspills with vividly drawn characters, moral maelstroms, and the sorrow and pity of love. In an overgrown chWritten in the last decade of his life, Great Expectations reveals Dickens's dark attitudes toward Victorian society, its inherent class structure, and its materialism. Yet this novel persists as one of Dickens's most popular. Richly comic and immensely readable, overspills with vividly drawn characters, moral maelstroms, and the sorrow and pity of love. In an overgrown churchyard, a grizzled convict springs upon an orphan named Pip. The convict terrifies the young boy and threatens to kill him unless Pip helps further his escape. Later, Pip finds himself in the ruined garden where he meets the bitter and crazy Miss Havisham and her foster child Estella, with whom he immediately falls in love. After a secret benefactor gives him a fortune, Pip moves to London, where he cultivates great expectations for a life that would allow him to discard his impoverished beginnings and socialize with the idle upper class. As Pip struggles to become a gentleman and is tormented endlessly by the beautiful Estella, he slowly learns the truth about himself and his illusions. Beautifully illustrated, this classic tale will capture children's interest and spark their imagination inspiring a lifelong love of literature and reading.
/book/show/27657595-the-fortunate-mistress-the-original-classic-novel?from_search=true	Daniel Defoe	The Fortunate Mistress, the Original Classic Novel:	He would have taken me as a wife, but would not entertain me as a whore. Was ever woman angry with any gentleman on that head? And was ever woman so stupid to choose to be a whore, where she might have been an honest wife? But infatuations are next to being possessed of the devil. I was inflexible, and pretended to argue upon the point of a woman's liberty as before, but hHe would have taken me as a wife, but would not entertain me as a whore. Was ever woman angry with any gentleman on that head? And was ever woman so stupid to choose to be a whore, where she might have been an honest wife? But infatuations are next to being possessed of the devil. I was inflexible, and pretended to argue upon the point of a woman's liberty as before, but he took me short, and with more warmth than he had yet used with me, though with the utmost respect, replied, Dear madam, you argue for liberty, at the same time that you restrain yourself from that liberty which God and nature has directed you to take, and, to supply the deficiency, propose a vicious liberty, which is neither honourable or religious. Will you propose liberty at the expense of modesty? I returned, that he mistook me; I did not propose it; I only said that those that could not be content without concerning the sexes in that affair might do so indeed; might entertain a man as men do a mistress, if they thought fit, but he did not hear me say I would do so; and though, by what had passed, he might well censure me in that part, yet he should find, for the future, that I should freely converse with him without any inclination that way. He told me he could not promise that for himself, and thought he ought not to trust himself with the opportunity, for that, as he had failed already, he was loth to lead himself into the temptation of offending again, and that this was the true reason of his resolving to go back to Paris; not that he could willingly leave me, and would be very far from wanting my invitation; but if he could not stay upon terms that became him, either as an honest man or a Christian, what could he do? And he hoped, he said, I could not blame him that he was unwilling anything that was to call him father should upbraid him with leaving him in the world to be called bastard; adding that he was astonished to think how I could satisfy myself to be so cruel to an innocent infant not yet born; professed he could neither bear the thoughts of it, much less bear to see it, and hoped I would not take it ill that he could not stay to see me delivered, for that very reason. I saw he spoke this with a disturbed mind, and that it was with some difficulty that he restrained his passion, so I declined any farther discourse upon it; only said I hoped he would consider of it. Oh, madam! says he, do not bid me consider; 'tis for you to consider; and with that he went out of the room, in a strange kind of confusion, as was easy to be seen in his countenance. If I had not been one of the foolishest as well as wickedest creatures upon earth, I could never have acted thus. I had one of the honestest, completest gentlemen upon earth at my hand. He had in one sense saved my life, but he had saved that life from ruin in a most remarkable manner. He loved me even to distraction, and had come from Paris to Rotterdam on purpose to seek me. He had offered me marriage even after I was with child by him, and had offered to quit all his pretensions to my estate, and give it up to my own management, having a plentiful estate of his own. Here I might have settled myself out of the reach even of disaster itself; his estate and mine would have purchased even then above two thousand pounds a year, and I might have lived like a queen-nay, far more happy than a queen; and, which was above all, I had now an opportunity to have quitted a life of crime and debauchery, which I had been given up to for several years, and to have sat down quiet in plenty and honour, and to have set myself apart to the great work which I have since seen so much necessity of and occasion for-I mean that of repentance.
/book/show/30783524-les-chants-de-maldoror?from_search=true	Comte de Lautramont	Les Chants de Maldoror	Excerpt from Les Chants de MaldororC'etait un jeune homme d'une originalite furieuse et inattendue, un genie malade et meme franchement un genie fou. Les imbeciles deviennent fous et dans leur folie l'imbecillite demeure croupissante ou agitee; dans la folie d'un homme de genie il reste souvent du genie: la forme de l'intelligence a ete atteinte et non sa qualite; le fruiExcerpt from Les Chants de MaldororC'etait un jeune homme d'une originalite furieuse et inattendue, un genie malade et meme franchement un genie fou. Les imbeciles deviennent fous et dans leur folie l'imbecillite demeure croupissante ou agitee; dans la folie d'un homme de genie il reste souvent du genie: la forme de l'intelligence a ete atteinte et non sa qualite; le fruit s'est ecrase en tombant, mais il a garde tout son parfum et toute la saveur de sa pulpe, a peine trop mure.Telle fut l'aventure du prodigieux inconnu Isidore Ducasse, orne par lui-meme de ce romantique pseudonyme: Comte de Lautreamont. Il naquit a Montevideo, en avril 1846, et mourut age de vingt-huit ans, ayant publie les Chants de Maldoror et des Poesies, recueil de pensees et de notes critiques d'une litterature moins exasperee et meme, ca et la, trop sage. On ne sait rien de sa vie breve; il ne semble avoir eu aucunes relations litteraires, les nombreux amis, apostrophes en ses dedicaces, portant des noms demeures occultes.Les chants de Maldoror sont un long poeme en prose dont les six premiers chants seuls furent ecrits. Il est probable que Lautreamont, meme vivant, ne l'eut pas continue.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/33266709-anna-karenine-vol-1?from_search=true	Leo Tolstoy	Anna Karenine, Vol. 1	Excerpt from Anna Karenine, Vol. 1A trente, elle s'eprend d'un brillant, Spiri tuel et conquerant et commet la faute irreparable.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology toExcerpt from Anna Karenine, Vol. 1A trente, elle s'eprend d'un brillant, Spiri tuel et conquerant et commet la faute irreparable.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/32676150-wilhelm-tell?from_search=true	Friedrich Schiller	Wilhelm Tell	Excerpt from Wilhelm TellThere is no writer 'so well known, none so honored among the masses of German people as Friedrich Schiller. Not Luther, nor Goethe, nor anyone has evengot so close to'the great, honest German heart as he. His name is a household word with every class. The rich and cultured honor the genius with which he embodied his lofty ideals; the poor and humbExcerpt from Wilhelm TellThere is no writer 'so well known, none so honored among the masses of German people as Friedrich Schiller. Not Luther, nor Goethe, nor anyone has evengot so close to'the great, honest German heart as he. His name is a household word with every class. The rich and cultured honor the genius with which he embodied his lofty ideals; the poor and humble love him for his childlike simplicity and genuineness, for his broad and tender human sympathies, for his noble life - in spite of its sore trials and bitter disappointments, to them an inspiring example of all that is best and noblest in German character. His splendid genius, his sterling manhood, his tireless energy, his un inching courage command the esteem and admiration of all men.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/22816701-king-john?from_search=true	William Shakespeare A. Willis (Editor)	King John	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, King John dramatizes the reign of John, King of England (ruled 11991216), son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine and father of Henry III of England.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the play is one of the great works of E* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, King John dramatizes the reign of John, King of England (ruled 11991216), son of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine and father of Henry III of England.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the play is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/25657848-rappaccini-s-daughter-gothic-classic?from_search=true	Nathaniel Hawthorne	Rappaccini's Daughter (Gothic Classic): A Medieval Dark Tale from Padua by the Renowned American Novelist, Author of "The Scarlet Letter", "The House of Seven Gables" and "Twice-Told Tales"	This carefully crafted ebook: Rappaccini's Daughter (Gothic Classic) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Excerpt:Does this garden belong to the house? asked Giovanni. Heaven forbid, signor, unless it were fruitful of better pot herbs than any that grow there now, answered old Lisabetta. No; that garden is cultivated by theThis carefully crafted ebook: Rappaccini's Daughter (Gothic Classic) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Excerpt:Does this garden belong to the house? asked Giovanni. Heaven forbid, signor, unless it were fruitful of better pot herbs than any that grow there now, answered old Lisabetta. No; that garden is cultivated by the own hands of Signor Giacomo Rappaccini, the famous doctor, who, I warrant him, has been heard of as far as Naples. (Rappaccini's Daughter)Rappaccini's Daughter is the story of Beatrice, the daughter of Giacomo Rappaccini, who is in turn a medical researcher in medieval Padua and grows a garden of poisonous plants.American novelist and short story writer Nathaniel Hawthornes (1804-1864) writing centers on New England, many works featuring moral allegories with a Puritan inspiration. Hawthorne has also written a few poems which many people are not aware of. His works are considered to be part of the Romantic movement and, more specifically, Dark romanticism. His themes often centre on the inherent evil and sin of humanity, and his works often have moral messages and deep psychological complexity.
/book/show/33995801-la-bas?from_search=true	Joris-Karl Huysmans	La-Bas	Excerpt from La-BasOui, tu diras ce que tu voudras, mon bon, mais, tout de meme, quelle theorie de cerveau mal fame, quel miteux et etroit systeme! Vouloir se confiner dans les buanderies de la chair, rejeter le suprasensible, denier le reve, ne pas meme comprendre que la curiosite de l'art com mence la ou les sens cessent de servir!About the PublisherForgotten Books puExcerpt from La-BasOui, tu diras ce que tu voudras, mon bon, mais, tout de meme, quelle theorie de cerveau mal fame, quel miteux et etroit systeme! Vouloir se confiner dans les buanderies de la chair, rejeter le suprasensible, denier le reve, ne pas meme comprendre que la curiosite de l'art com mence la ou les sens cessent de servir!About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/20338939-second-variety-and-other-classic-stories?from_search=true	Philip K. Dick John Brunner (Introduction)	Second Variety and Other Classic Stories (The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick #3)	The Philip K. Dick Award is given annually to a distinguished work of science fiction, and the Philip K. Dick Society is devoted to the study and promulgation of the late writer's work. Vol. 2 of this collection features We Can Remember It For You Wholesale, The Cookie Lady, The World She Wanted, and many others.
/book/show/26277688-the-financier?from_search=true	Theodore Dreiser	The Financier: A Novel	Excerpt from The Financier: A NovelThe Philadelphia into which Frank Algernon Cowperwood was born was at his very birth already a city of two hundred and fifty thousand and more. It was set with handsome parks, notable buildings, and crowded with historic memories. Many of the things that we and he knew later were not then in existence - the telegraph, telephone, expressExcerpt from The Financier: A NovelThe Philadelphia into which Frank Algernon Cowperwood was born was at his very birth already a city of two hundred and fifty thousand and more. It was set with handsome parks, notable buildings, and crowded with historic memories. Many of the things that we and he knew later were not then in existence - the telegraph, telephone, express company, ocean steamer, or city delivery of mails. There were no postage-stamps or registered letters. The street-car had not arrived, and in its place were hosts of omnibuses, and for longer travel, the slowly developing railroad system still largely connected with canals. Young Cowperwood's father was a bank clerk at his birth, and ten years later, when young Cowperwood was turning a very sensible, vigorous eye on the world, his father was still a clerk, although he was a much more trusted and desired one, and was so near a tellership that there was not the least doubt in the world that he would get it. The next year, because the president died and the vice-president became president, the cashier was made vice-president, and Mr. Henry Worthington Cowperwood was moved into the place vacated by the promoted teller. He was a happy man.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/12532306-the-children-of-the-new-forest?from_search=true	Frederick Marryat	The Children Of The New Forest	Excerpt from The Children of the New ForestThe circumstances which I am about to relate to my juvenile readers took place in the year 1647. By referring to the history of England of that date, they will find that King Charles the First, against whom the Commons of England had rebelled, after a civil war of nearly five years had been defeated, and was confirmed as a prisonExcerpt from The Children of the New ForestThe circumstances which I am about to relate to my juvenile readers took place in the year 1647. By referring to the history of England of that date, they will find that King Charles the First, against whom the Commons of England had rebelled, after a civil war of nearly five years had been defeated, and was confirmed as a prisoner at Hampton Court. The Cavaliers, or the party who fought for King Charles, had all been dispersed, and the Parliamentary army under the command of Cromwell were beginning to control the Charles.It was in the month of November in this year that King Charles, accompanied by Sir John Berkely, Ashburnham, and Legg, made his escape from Hampton Court, and rode as fast as the horses could carry them towards that part of Hampshire which led to the New Forest. The king expected that his friends had provided a vessel in which he might escape to France; but in this he was disappointed. There was no vessel ready, and after riding for some time along the shore, he resolved to go to Titchfield, a seat belonging to the Earl of Southampton. After a long consultation with those who attended him, he yielded to their advice, which was to trust to Colonel Hammond, who was governor of the Isle of Wright for the Parliament, but who was supposed to be friendly to the king. Whatever might be the feelings of commiseration of Colonel Hammond towards a king so unfortunately situated, he was firm in his duties towards his employers, and the consequence was that King Charles found himself again a prisoner in Carisbrook Castle.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26400089-sweeney-todd?from_search=true	James Malcolm Rymer Thomas Peckett Prest Rohan McWilliam (Foreword)	Sweeney Todd: The String of Pearls, The Original Victorian Classic	In the early years of the Victorian age, a newly literate class of readers turned to penny dreadfuls for escapist fun. Blood-curdling tales, published in installments and costing only a penny, offered gripping episodes of romance, mystery, and horror. The notorious penny dreadful Sweeney Todd: The String of Pearls recounts a young woman's desperate search for her missiIn the early years of the Victorian age, a newly literate class of readers turned to penny dreadfuls for escapist fun. Blood-curdling tales, published in installments and costing only a penny, offered gripping episodes of romance, mystery, and horror. The notorious penny dreadful Sweeney Todd: The String of Pearls recounts a young woman's desperate search for her missing sailor sweethearta quest that ends in a Fleet Street barber shop, where the proprietor has an unsavory connection with a local baker and the secret ingredient to her delicious meat pies.Authorship of this tale, which was printed anonymously in 1846-47 in eighteen weekly installments, remains in doubt. The story's serial publication ensured an abundance of cliffhangers, and its dark humor made it an especially appealing source for the long-running Broadway musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street. A delight for fans of the modern play, this gripping yarn remains a treat for readers of Victorian mysteries.
/book/show/30093358-piccadilly-jim?from_search=true	P.G. Wodehouse	Piccadilly Jim	Excerpt from Piccadilly JimThe residence of Mr. Peter Pett, the well-known financier, on Riverside Drive, New York, is one of the leading eyesores of that breezy and expensive boulevard. As you pass by in your limousine, or while enjoying ten cents' worth of fresh air on top of a green omnibus, it jumps out and bites at you. Architects confronted with it reel and throw upExcerpt from Piccadilly JimThe residence of Mr. Peter Pett, the well-known financier, on Riverside Drive, New York, is one of the leading eyesores of that breezy and expensive boulevard. As you pass by in your limousine, or while enjoying ten cents' worth of fresh air on top of a green omnibus, it jumps out and bites at you. Architects confronted with it reel and throw up their hands defensively, and even the lay observer has a sense of shock. The place resembles in almost equal proportions a cathedral, a suburban villa, a hotel and a Chinese pagoda. Many of its windows are of stained glass, and above the porch stand two terra-cotta lions, considerably more repulsive even than the complacent animals that guard New York's Public Library. It is a house that it is impossible to overlook; and it was probably for this reason that Mrs. Pett insisted on her husband's buying it, for she was a woman who liked to be noticed.Through the rich interior of this mansion Mr. Pett, its nominal proprietor, was wandering like a lost spirit. The hour was about ten of a fine Sunday morning, but the Sabbath calm which was upon the house had not communicated itself to him.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/124658.Intimate_Behavior?from_search=true	Desmond Morris	Intimate Behavior: A Zoologist's Classic Study of Human Intimacy	Twenty-five years after it first caused a splash in the scientific and literary worlds, Intimate Behavior is still one of the best chronicles of human intimacy. With a masterful and entertaining eye, Desmond Morris, bestselling author of The Naked Ape and The Human Zoo, analyzes the roots of human intimacy, from the handshake through the twelve stages that people pass throTwenty-five years after it first caused a splash in the scientific and literary worlds, Intimate Behavior is still one of the best chronicles of human intimacy. With a masterful and entertaining eye, Desmond Morris, bestselling author of The Naked Ape and The Human Zoo, analyzes the roots of human intimacy, from the handshake through the twelve stages that people pass through on their way to the total sexual embrace. Morris contends that the months just before and after birth are when the seeds of intimacy are planted and are critical to development. From the loving attention of the mother, the child learns and responds with intimate gestures of his or her own. He argues that human adults follow certain patterns of intimate behaviour that are based on these infant experiences for their entire lives. In addition to sexual intimacy, Morris discussed social intimacy, intimacy substitutes, object intimacy, and self-intimacy. Complete with a new preface by the author, Intimate Behavior is a provocative view of humans need to touch and to be touched, to love and to be loved. At a crucial moment, a gentle embrace can still do more good than a thousand earnest discussions. Despite all our social and technological advances, the primeval body language of love still remains the most potent force we have for the expression of feelings of comfort and caring. Desmond Morris, from his new Preface
/book/show/23182717-allan-quatermain-large-print-edition?from_search=true	H. Rider Haggard G. Edward Bandy (Introduction)	Allan Quatermain [Large Print Edition]: The Complete & Unabridged Classic Edition	Allan Quartermain is a sequel to the famous novel King Solomon's Mines. Quatermain has lost his only son and longs to get back into the wilderness. Having persuaded Sir Henry Curtis, Captain John Good, and the Zulu chief Umbopa to accompany him, they set out from the coast of east Africa, this time in search of a white race reputed to live north of Mount Kenya. They survivAllan Quartermain is a sequel to the famous novel King Solomon's Mines. Quatermain has lost his only son and longs to get back into the wilderness. Having persuaded Sir Henry Curtis, Captain John Good, and the Zulu chief Umbopa to accompany him, they set out from the coast of east Africa, this time in search of a white race reputed to live north of Mount Kenya. They survive fierce encounters with Masai warriors, undergo a terrifying subterranean journey, and discover a lost civilization before being caught up in a passionate love-triangle that engulfs the country in a ferocious civil war. This novel is based on author's own experience in the African continent.Excerpt:'I have just buried my boy, my poor handsome boy of whom I was so proud, and my heart is broken. It is very hard having only one son to lose him thus, but God's will be done. Who am I that I should complain? The great wheel of Fate rolls on like a Juggernaut, and crushes us all in turn, some soon, some late it does not matter when, in the end, it crushes us all. We do not prostrate ourselves before it like the poor Indians; we fly hither and thither we cry for mercy; but it is of no use, the black Fate thunders on and in its season reduces us to powder. 'Poor Harry to go so soon! just when his life was opening to him. He was doing so well at the hospital, he had passed his last examination with honours, and I was proud of them, much prouder than he was, I think. And then he must needs go to that smallpox hospital. He wrote to me that he was not afraid of smallpox and wanted to gain the experience; and now the disease has killed him, and I, old and grey and withered, am left to mourn over him, without a chick or child to comfort me. I might have saved him, too-I have money enough for both of us, and much more than enough-King Solomon's Mines provided me with that; but I said, No, let the boy earn his living, let him labour that he may enjoy rest. But the rest has come to him before the labour. Oh, my boy, my boy!
/book/show/26922631-the-small-house-at-allington?from_search=true	Anthony Trollope	The Small House at Allington	Excerpt from The Small House at AllingtonOf course there was a Great House at Allington. How otherwise should there have been a Small House ? Our story will, as its name imports, have its closest relations with those who lived in the less dignified domicile of the two; but it will have close relations also with the more dignified, and it may be well that I should, in theExcerpt from The Small House at AllingtonOf course there was a Great House at Allington. How otherwise should there have been a Small House ? Our story will, as its name imports, have its closest relations with those who lived in the less dignified domicile of the two; but it will have close relations also with the more dignified, and it may be well that I should, in the first instance, say a few words as to the Great House and its owner.The squires of Allington had been squires of Allington since squires, such as squires are now, were first known in England. From father to son, and from uncle to nephew, and, in one instance, from second cousin to second cousin, the sceptre had descended in the family of the Dales; and the acres had remained intact, growing in value and not decreasing in number, though guarded by no entail and protected by no wonderful amount of prudence or wisdom. The estate of Dale of Allington had been coterminous with the parish of Allington for some hundreds of years; and though, as I have said, the race of squires had possessed nothing of superhuman discretion, and had perhaps been guided in their walks through life by no very distinct principles, still there had been with them so much of adherence to a sacred law, that no acre of the property had ever been parted from the hands of the existing squire. Some futile attempts had been made to increase the territory, as indeed had been done by Kit Dale, the father of Christopher Dale, who will appear as our squire of Allington when the persons of our drama are introduced. Old Kit Dale, who had married money, had bought outlying farms, -a bit of ground here and a bit there, -talking, as he did so, much of political influence and of the good old Tory cause. But these farms and bits of ground had gone again before our time. To them had been attached no religion. When old Kit had found himself pressed in that matter of the majority of the Nineteenth Dragoons, in which crack regiment his second son made for himself quite a career, he found it easier to sell than to save-seeing that that which he sold was his own and not the patrimony of the Dales. At his death the remainder of these purchases had gone. Family arrangements required completion, and Christopher Dale required ready money.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18519822-the-war-of-the-worlds?from_search=true	Classic Comic Store (Adaptor) H.G. Wells	The War of the Worlds (Classics Illustrated 124 of 169)	Classics Illustrated is a comic book series featuring adaptations of literary classics such as Moby Dick, Hamlet, and The Iliad. Created by Albert Kanter, the series began publication in 1941 and finished its first run in 1971, producing 169 issues. Following the series' demise, various companies reprinted its titles.The first five titles were published irregularly under tClassics Illustrated is a comic book series featuring adaptations of literary classics such as Moby Dick, Hamlet, and The Iliad. Created by Albert Kanter, the series began publication in 1941 and finished its first run in 1971, producing 169 issues. Following the series' demise, various companies reprinted its titles.The first five titles were published irregularly under the banner Classic Comics Presents while issues six and seven were published under the banner Classic Comics Library with a ten-cent cover price. Arabian Nights (issue 8), illustrated by Lillian Chestney, is the first issue to use the Classics Comics banner.With the fourth issue, The Last of the Mohicans, in 1942, Kanter moved the operation to different offices and the corporate identity was changed to the Gilberton Company, Inc.. Reprints of previous titles began in 1943. Wartime paper shortages forced Kanter to reduce the 64-page format to 56 pages.
/book/show/26290003-the-scarlet-plague?from_search=true	Jack London	The Scarlet Plague	Excerpt from The Scarlet PlagueAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections preseExcerpt from The Scarlet PlagueAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/19191668-how-to-live-on-24-hours-a-day?from_search=true	Arnold Bennett	How to Live on 24 Hours a Day	You have to live on twenty-four hours of daily time. Out of it you have to spin health, pleasure, money, content, respect, and the evolution of your immortal soul. This timeless classic is one of the first self-help books ever written and was a best-seller in both England and America. It remains as useful today as when it was written, and offers fresh and practical adviceYou have to live on twenty-four hours of daily time. Out of it you have to spin health, pleasure, money, content, respect, and the evolution of your immortal soul. This timeless classic is one of the first self-help books ever written and was a best-seller in both England and America. It remains as useful today as when it was written, and offers fresh and practical advice on how to make the most of the daily miracle of life.
/book/show/27076830-sara-crewe?from_search=true	Frances Hodgson Burnett	Sara Crewe: Or What Happened at Miss. Minchin's	Excerpt from Sara Crewe: Or What Happened at Miss. Minchin'sSara Crewe: Or What Happened at Miss Minchin's was written by Frances Hodgson Burnett in 1888. This is a 95 page book, containing 23233 words and 33 pictures. Search Inside is enabled for this title.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atExcerpt from Sara Crewe: Or What Happened at Miss. Minchin'sSara Crewe: Or What Happened at Miss Minchin's was written by Frances Hodgson Burnett in 1888. This is a 95 page book, containing 23233 words and 33 pictures. Search Inside is enabled for this title.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26318641-the-children-of-odin?from_search=true	Padraic Colum	The Children of Odin	Excerpt from The Children of OdinThe Dwellers in Asgard; Far Away and Long Ago; The Building of the Wall; Iduna and Her Apples: How Loki Put the Gods in Danger; Sif's Golden Hair: How Loki Wrought Mischief in Asgard; How Brock the Dwarf Brought Judgement on Loki; How Freya Gained Her Necklace and How Her Loved One Was Lost to Her; How Frey Won Gerda, the Giant Maiden, andExcerpt from The Children of OdinThe Dwellers in Asgard; Far Away and Long Ago; The Building of the Wall; Iduna and Her Apples: How Loki Put the Gods in Danger; Sif's Golden Hair: How Loki Wrought Mischief in Asgard; How Brock the Dwarf Brought Judgement on Loki; How Freya Gained Her Necklace and How Her Loved One Was Lost to Her; How Frey Won Gerda, the Giant Maiden, and How He Lost His Magic Sword; Heimdall and Little Hnossa: How All Things Came to Be; The All-Father's Forebodings: How He Leaves Asgard; Odin the Wanderer; Odin Goes to Mimir's Well: His Sacrifice for Wisdom; Odin Faces an Evil Man; Odin Wins for Men the Magic Mead; Odin Tells to Vidar, His Silent Son, the Secret of His DoingsAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/120549.Clear_and_Simple_as_the_Truth?from_search=true	Francis-Noel Thomas Mark Turner	Clear and Simple as the Truth: Writing Classic Prose	Everyone talks about style, but no one explains it. The authors of this book do; and in doing so, they provoke the reader to consider style, not as an elegant accessory of effective prose, but as its very heart. At a time when writing skills have virtually disappeared, what can be done? If only people learned the principles of verbal correctness, the essential rules, wouldEveryone talks about style, but no one explains it. The authors of this book do; and in doing so, they provoke the reader to consider style, not as an elegant accessory of effective prose, but as its very heart. At a time when writing skills have virtually disappeared, what can be done? If only people learned the principles of verbal correctness, the essential rules, wouldn't good prose simply fall into place? Thomas and Turner say no. Attending to rules of grammar, sense, and sentence structure will no more lead to effective prose than knowing the mechanics of a golf swing will lead to a hole-in-one. Furthermore, ten-step programs to better writing exacerbate the problem by failing to recognize, as Thomas and Turner point out, that there are many styles with different standards. In the first half of Clear and Simple, the authors introduce a range of styles - reflexive, practical, plain, contemplative, romantic, prophetic, and others - contrasting them to classic style. Its principles are simple: The writer adopts the pose that the motive is truth, the purpose is presentation, the reader is an intellectual equal, and the occasion is informal. Classic style is at home in everything from business memos to personal letters, from magazine articles to university writing. The second half of the book is a tour of examples - the exquisite and the execrable - showing what has worked and what hasn't. Classic prose is found everywhere: from Thomas Jefferson to Junichiro Tanizaki, from Mark Twain to the observations of an undergraduate. Here are many fine performances in classic style, each clear and simple as the truth.
/book/show/19326111-franklin-goes-to-school?from_search=true	Paulette Bourgeois Brenda Clark	Franklin Goes to School	Franklin learns to overcome his fears on the first day of school. Full color.
/book/show/26935839-the-theory-of-the-leisure-class?from_search=true	Thorstein Veblen	The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study of Institutions	Excerpt from The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study of InstitutionsIT is the purpose of this inquiry to discuss the place and value of the leisure class as an economic factor in modern life, but it has been found impracticable to confine the discussion strictly within the limits so marked out. Some attention is perforce given to the origin and the line of deriExcerpt from The Theory of the Leisure Class: An Economic Study of InstitutionsIT is the purpose of this inquiry to discuss the place and value of the leisure class as an economic factor in modern life, but it has been found impracticable to confine the discussion strictly within the limits so marked out. Some attention is perforce given to the origin and the line of derivation of the institution, as well as to features of social life that are not commonly classed as economic.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18394254-the-complete-surviving-plays-of-aeschylus?from_search=true	Aeschylus	The Complete Surviving Plays of Aeschylus: 7 Classic Tragedies	Includes the following tragedies:AgamemnonThe Libation BearersThe EumenidesSeven Against ThebesPrometheus BoundThe PersiansThe Suppliant Maidens
/book/show/29841986-the-beasts-of-tarzan?from_search=true	Edgar Rice Burroughs RE Classic (Introduction)	The Beasts of Tarzan: Tarzan Series	This eBook, with an active table of contents, The Beasts of Tarzanby Edgar Rice Burroughs Tarzan finds himself the target of greedy, evil men. Stranded on a desert island, his wife and son kidnapped, Tarzan's plight seemed helpless. But with the help of Sheeta, the ferocious panther, and the great ape Akut, Tarzan crafted his escape with the giant Mugambi. Yet the trailThis eBook, with an active table of contents, The Beasts of Tarzanby Edgar Rice Burroughs Tarzan finds himself the target of greedy, evil men. Stranded on a desert island, his wife and son kidnapped, Tarzan's plight seemed helpless. But with the help of Sheeta, the ferocious panther, and the great ape Akut, Tarzan crafted his escape with the giant Mugambi. Yet the trail of the kidnappers led deep into the interior-and it would take all of Tarzan's skills to reach his family in time.
/book/show/26911547-the-japanese-fairy-book?from_search=true	Yei Theodora Ozaki	The Japanese Fairy Book	Excerpt from The Japanese Fairy BookThis collection of Japanese fairy tales is the outcome of a suggestion made to me indirectly through a friend by Mr. Andrew Lang. They have been translated from the modern version written by Sadanami Sanjin. These stories are not literal translations, and though the Japanese story and all quaint Japanese expressions have been faithfullyExcerpt from The Japanese Fairy BookThis collection of Japanese fairy tales is the outcome of a suggestion made to me indirectly through a friend by Mr. Andrew Lang. They have been translated from the modern version written by Sadanami Sanjin. These stories are not literal translations, and though the Japanese story and all quaint Japanese expressions have been faithfully preserved, they have been told more with the view to interest young readers of the West than the technical student of folk-lore.Grateful acknowledgement is due to Mr. Y. Yasuoka, Miss Fusa Okamoto, my brother Nobumori Ozaki, Dr. Yoshihiro Takaki, and Miss Kameko Yamao, whohave helped me with translations.The story which I have named The Story of the Man who did not Wish to Die is taken from a little book written a hundred years ago by one Shinsui Tamenaga. It is named Chosei Furo, or Longevity. The Bamboo-cutter and the Moon-child is taken from the classic Taketari Monogatari, and is not classed by the Japanese among their fairy tales, though it really belongs to this class of literature.The pictures were drawn by Mr. Kakuzo Fujiyama, a Tokio artist.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/23309669-the-classic-tale-of-the-flopsy-bunnies?from_search=true	Beatrix Potter Charles Santore (Illustrations)	The Classic Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies	The beloved story of the adventurous Flopsy Bunnies is now available in a board book format featuring charming original artwork from New York Times bestselling illustrator Charles Santore.Join the adventurous Flopsy Bunnies as they explore Mr. McGregors garden and find a heap of trouble in this enchanting edition of Beatrix Potters classic tale. Charming illustrations wiThe beloved story of the adventurous Flopsy Bunnies is now available in a board book format featuring charming original artwork from New York Times bestselling illustrator Charles Santore.Join the adventurous Flopsy Bunnies as they explore Mr. McGregors garden and find a heap of trouble in this enchanting edition of Beatrix Potters classic tale. Charming illustrations with the finest details from New York Times bestselling artist Charles Santore capture the spirit of this classic tale, printed on sturdy board stock that will withstand years and generations of repeated reading and handling. This edition is a must-have for every childs library.
/book/show/27011373-standard-novels-vol-1?from_search=true	William Godwin	Standard Novels, Vol. 1: N II; Caleb Williams	Excerpt from Standard Novels, Vol. 1: N II; Caleb WilliamsHe continues: I was ambitious to be a leader, and to be regarded by others with feelings of complacency. From these circumstances it is evident that Mr. Godwin was not one of those youths, who, strenuously active and eager in the pursuit of some peculiar knowledge of their own selection, rebel against authority,Excerpt from Standard Novels, Vol. 1: N II; Caleb WilliamsHe continues: I was ambitious to be a leader, and to be regarded by others with feelings of complacency. From these circumstances it is evident that Mr. Godwin was not one of those youths, who, strenuously active and eager in the pursuit of some peculiar knowledge of their own selection, rebel against authority, and are tortured by the regular application required to the common-place routine of education. Reason and a love of investigation were the characteristics of Godwin, even in boyhood, added to what he himself describes as a sort of constitutional equanimity and imperturbableness of temper.In the year 1773 Mr. Godwin was placed at a college for dissenters at Hoxton, for the purpose of being educated for the church. Dr. Kippis and Dr. Rees were two of the principal professors at this college; and the tenets in vogue there inclined to Unitarianism. Mr. Godwin had been bred a Calvinist, and was the farthest in the world from that temper of mind which is blown about by every new wind of opinion. Opposition made him more tenaciously cling to his own turn of thinking, and adhere to the persuasion in which he had been brought up. In the year 1778 he became minister to a congregation not far from the metropolis.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18732475-bede-s-ecclesiastical-history-of-england---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Bede	Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England - The Original Classic Edition	Written in AD 731, Bede's work opens with a background sketch of Roman Britain's geography and history. It goes on to tell of the kings and bishops, monks and nuns who helped to develop Anglo-Saxon government and religion during the crucial formative years of the English people. Leo Sherley-Price's translation brings us an accurate and readable version, in modern English,Written in AD 731, Bede's work opens with a background sketch of Roman Britain's geography and history. It goes on to tell of the kings and bishops, monks and nuns who helped to develop Anglo-Saxon government and religion during the crucial formative years of the English people. Leo Sherley-Price's translation brings us an accurate and readable version, in modern English, of a unique historical document. This edition now includes Bede's Letter to Egbert concerning pastoral care in early Anglo-Saxon England, at the heart of which lay Bede's denunciation of the false monasteries; and The Death of Bede, an admirable eye-witness account by Cuthbert, monk and later Abbot of Jarrow, both translated by D. H. Farmer.
/book/show/18732742-mrs-warren-s-profession---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	George Bernard Shaw	Mrs Warren's Profession - The Original Classic Edition	Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Mrs Warrens Profession. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by George Bernard Shaw, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside Mrs Warrens ProfesFinally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Mrs Warrens Profession. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by George Bernard Shaw, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside Mrs Warrens Profession:Mrs Warrens Profession is the one play of mine which I could submit to a censorship without doubt of the result; only, it must not be the censorship of the minor theatre critic, nor of an innocent court official like the Lord Chamberlains Examiner, much less of people who consciously profit by Mrs Warrens profession, or who personally make use of it, or who hold the widely whispered view that it is an indispensable safety-valve for the protection of domestic virtue, or, above all, who are smitten with a sentimental affection for our fallen sister, and would take her up tenderly, lift her with care, fashioned so slenderly, young, and SO fair....Let the Kings Reader of Plays, backed by the Press, make an unwritten but perfectly well understood regulation that members of Mrs Warrens profession shall be tolerated on the stage only when they are beautiful, exquisitely dressed, and sumptuously lodged and fed; also that they shall, at the end of the play, die of consumption to the sympathetic tears of the whole audience, or step into the next room to commit suicide, or at least be turned out by their protectors and passed on to be redeemed by old and faithful lovers who have adored them in spite of their levities....The incidents of sex which they contain, though carried in both to the extreme point at which another step would be dealt with, not by the Kings Reader, but by the police, do not involve adultery, nor any allusion to Mrs Warrens profession, nor to the fact that the children of any polyandrous group will, when they grow up, inevitably be confronted, as those of Mrs Warrens group are in my play, with the insoluble problem of their own possible consanguinity.... If the old rule against the exhibition of illicit sex relations on stage were revived, and the subject absolutely barred, the only result would be that Antony and Cleopatra, Othello (because of the Bianca episode), Troilus and Cressida, Henry IV, Measure for Measure, Timon of Athens, La Dame aux Camellias, The Profligate, The Second Mrs Tanqueray, The Notorious Mrs Ebbsmith, The Gay Lord Quex, Mrs Danes Defence, and Iris would be swept from the stage, and placed under the same ban as Tolstoys Dominion of Darkness and Mrs Warrens Profession, whilst such plays as the two described above would have a monopoly of the theatre as far as sexual interest is concerned....With the exception of such comments as I was able to make in my own critical articles in The World and The Saturday Review when the pieces I have described were first produced, and a few ignorant protests by churchmen against much better plays which they confessed they had not seen nor read, nothing has been said in the press that could seriously disturb the easygoing notion that the stage would be much worse than it admittedly is but for the vigilance of the Kings Reader.
/book/show/18519822-the-war-of-the-worlds?from_search=true	Classic Comic Store (Adaptor) H.G. Wells	The War of the Worlds (Classics Illustrated 124 of 169)	Classics Illustrated is a comic book series featuring adaptations of literary classics such as Moby Dick, Hamlet, and The Iliad. Created by Albert Kanter, the series began publication in 1941 and finished its first run in 1971, producing 169 issues. Following the series' demise, various companies reprinted its titles.The first five titles were published irregularly under tClassics Illustrated is a comic book series featuring adaptations of literary classics such as Moby Dick, Hamlet, and The Iliad. Created by Albert Kanter, the series began publication in 1941 and finished its first run in 1971, producing 169 issues. Following the series' demise, various companies reprinted its titles.The first five titles were published irregularly under the banner Classic Comics Presents while issues six and seven were published under the banner Classic Comics Library with a ten-cent cover price. Arabian Nights (issue 8), illustrated by Lillian Chestney, is the first issue to use the Classics Comics banner.With the fourth issue, The Last of the Mohicans, in 1942, Kanter moved the operation to different offices and the corporate identity was changed to the Gilberton Company, Inc.. Reprints of previous titles began in 1943. Wartime paper shortages forced Kanter to reduce the 64-page format to 56 pages.
/book/show/698905.TheTime_Machine_The_War_of_the_Worlds?from_search=true	H.G. Wells	TheTime Machine/The War of the Worlds	The Time Machine, Wells' first novel (published in 1895) and The War Of The Worlds (1898), comprise two great firsts in the history of science fiction. Respectively, they were the first novels to center around time travel and the first to suggest intelligent extraterrestrial life and interplanetary invasion.The Time MachineWhen the Time Traveler boldly stepped out of his mThe Time Machine, Wells' first novel (published in 1895) and The War Of The Worlds (1898), comprise two great firsts in the history of science fiction. Respectively, they were the first novels to center around time travel and the first to suggest intelligent extraterrestrial life and interplanetary invasion.The Time MachineWhen the Time Traveler boldly stepped out of his machine for the first time, he found himself in the far future and in an almost unrecognizable world. In another, more utopian age, creatures seemed to live together free of strife and competition. The Time Traveler thought he could learn the secrets of these happy beings and take the lessons of life to his own time - until he discovered that his marvelous invention, his only means of escape, had been stolen.The War of the WorldsNo one would have believed in the last years of the nineteenth century that this world was being watched keenly and closely by intelligences greater than man's and yet as mortal as his own. . . So begins The War of the Worlds, the novel that made Wells famous and has enthralled and terrified for almost 100 years. Ten huge and tireless creatures land in England and, using their deadly rays and crushing strength, threaten the very existence of humankind. Wells' classic is not just groundbreaking science fiction, it is a shocking social parable about man's inhumanity to man.
/book/show/165674.The_Libertarian_Reader?from_search=true	David Boaz (Editor)	The Libertarian Reader: Classic and Contemporary Writings from Lao Tzu to Milton Friedman	The first collection of seminal writings on a movement that is rapidly changing the face of American politics,links some of the most fertile minds of our time to a centuries-old commitment to freedom, self-determination, and opposition to intrusive government. A movement that today counts among its supporters Steve Forbes, Nat Hentoff, and P.J. O'RoThe first collection of seminal writings on a movement that is rapidly changing the face of American politics,links some of the most fertile minds of our time to a centuries-old commitment to freedom, self-determination, and opposition to intrusive government. A movement that today counts among its supporters Steve Forbes, Nat Hentoff, and P.J. O'Rourke, libertarianism joins a continuous thread of political reason running throughout history.Writing in 1995 about the large numbers of Americans who say they'd welcome a third party, David Broder ofcommented, The distinguishing characteristic of these potential independent votersaside from their disillusionment with Washington politicians of both partiesis their libertarian streak. They are skeptical of the Democrats because they identify them with big government. They are wary of the Republicans because of the growing influence within the GOP of the religious right.InDavid Boaz has gathered the writers and works that represent the building blocks of libertarianism. These individuals have spoken out for the basic freedoms that have made possible the flowering of spiritual, moral, and economic life. For all independent thinkers, this unique sourcebook will stand as a classic reference for years to come, and a reminder that libertarianism is one of our oldest and most venerable American traditions.
/book/show/26947733-the-spanish-tragedy?from_search=true	Thomas Kyd	The Spanish Tragedy: A Play	Excerpt from The Spanish Tragedy: A PlayUnfortunately, this investigation is beset with great difficulties; and thus considerable discrepancy of opinion prevails even on some of the most important points.All detailed criticism, as well as a full statement of authorities - I have only room here to mention my especial indebtedness to Sarrazin's book, Thomas Kyd und sein KrExcerpt from The Spanish Tragedy: A PlayUnfortunately, this investigation is beset with great difficulties; and thus considerable discrepancy of opinion prevails even on some of the most important points.All detailed criticism, as well as a full statement of authorities - I have only room here to mention my especial indebtedness to Sarrazin's book, Thomas Kyd und sein Kreis, and Mr. Sidney Lee's article in the Dictionary of National Biography - must be reserved for my forthcoming larger edition, of which the preface and notes in this little volume form merely a short extract.Known facts of Kyd's life. Materials for a biography of Thomas Kyd are still but scanty. Yet we are now fortunate enough to possess as a starting-point the fact that Thomas Kyd was baptized Nov. 6, 1558, in the Church of St Mary Woolnoth, in the City - a discovery which we owe to Mr. Gordon Goodwin; see Notes and Queries, 8th series, vol. v. pp. 305-6 (21st April 1894).Thus we know now for certain that Kyd was older by a good lustrum than Marlowe or Shakspere. This seems to me a very important consideration, in view of the astounding youthfulness of the creators of the English drama - some, after a glorious record, being carried off in early youth, and the greatest of them storming the very heights of Parnassus before he could be called a man.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/29346698-trumpet?from_search=true	Jackie Kay	Trumpet: Picador Classic	
/book/show/27013109-the-electra-of-euripides?from_search=true	Euripides	The Electra of Euripides	Excerpt from The Electra of EuripidesThe Electra of Euripides has the distinction of being, perhaps, the best abused, and, one might add, not the best understood, of ancient tragedies. A singular monument of poetical, or rather unpoetical perversity; the very worst of all his pieces; are, for instance, the phrases applied to it by Schlegel. Considering that he judgedExcerpt from The Electra of EuripidesThe Electra of Euripides has the distinction of being, perhaps, the best abused, and, one might add, not the best understood, of ancient tragedies. A singular monument of poetical, or rather unpoetical perversity; the very worst of all his pieces; are, for instance, the phrases applied to it by Schlegel. Considering that he judged it by the standards of conventional classicism, he could scarcely have arrived at any different conclusion. For it is essentially, and perhaps consciously, a protest against those standards. So, indeed, is the tragedy of The Trojan Women; but on very different lines. The Electra has none of the imaginative splendour, the vastness, the intense poetry, of that wonderful work. It is a close-knit, powerful, well-constructed play, as realistic as the tragic conventions will allow, intellectual and rebellious. Its psychology reminds one of Browning, or even of Ibsen.To a fifth-century Greek all history came in the form of legend; and no less than three extant tragedies, Aeschylus' Libation-Bearers (456 B. C.), Euripides' Electra (413 B. C.), and Sophocles' Electra (date unknown: but perhaps the latest of the three) are based on the particular piece of legend or history now before us.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18732744-pragmatism---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	William James	Pragmatism - The Original Classic Edition	Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Pragmatism. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by William James, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside Pragmatism:Chesterton writes these wFinally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Pragmatism. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by William James, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside Pragmatism:Chesterton writes these words: There are some people-and I am one of them-who think that the most practical and important thing about a man is still his view of the universe....No one can live an hour without both facts and principles, so it is a difference rather of emphasis; yet it breeds antipathies of the most pungent character between those who lay the emphasis differently; and we shall find it extraordinarily convenient to express a certain contrast in mens ways of taking their universe, by talking of the empiricist and of the rationalist temper....Either it is that Rocky Mountain tough of a Haeckel with his materialistic monism, his ether-god and his jest at your God as a gaseous vertebrate; or it is Spencer treating the worlds history as a redistribution of matter and motion solely, and bowing religion politely out at the front door: -she may indeed continue to exist, but she must never show her face inside the temple....I am not sure how many of you live close enough to philosophy to realize fully what I mean by this last reproach, so I will dwell a little longer on that unreality in all rationalistic systems by which your serious believer in facts is so apt to feel repelled....But to-day, whatever be the limits that we may grant or refuse to the Universe we must recognize in it a countless number of globes, as big as ours or bigger, which have just as much right as it has to support rational inhabitants, tho it does not follow that these need all be men.
/book/show/10965849-victory?from_search=true	Joseph Conrad	Victory	These portable, handy sized classics are a great addition to your collection or they make a great gift item. All are hardcover editions in imitation red leather with golden foil stamping. Includes a red ribbon marker.
/book/show/400393.Red_Star_over_China?from_search=true	Edgar Snow John King Fairbank (Introduction)	Red Star over China: The Classic Account of the Birth of Chinese Communism	The first Westerner to meet Mao Tse-tung and the Chinese Communist leaders in 1936, Edgar Snow came away with the first authorized account of Maos life, as well as a history of the famous Long March and the men and women who were responsible for the Chinese revolution. Out of that experience came Red Star Over China, a classic work that remains one of the most important bThe first Westerner to meet Mao Tse-tung and the Chinese Communist leaders in 1936, Edgar Snow came away with the first authorized account of Maos life, as well as a history of the famous Long March and the men and women who were responsible for the Chinese revolution. Out of that experience came Red Star Over China, a classic work that remains one of the most important books ever written about the birth of the Communist movement in China. This edition includes extensive notes on military and political developments in China, further interviews with Mao Tse-tung, a chronology covering 125 years of Chinese revolution, and nearly a hundred detailed biographies of the men and women who were instrumental in making China what it is today.
/book/show/65804.Anne_of_Green_Gables?from_search=true	Kathleen Olmstead (Retelling) Arthur Pober (Afterword) L.M. Montgomery	Anne of Green Gables	Following Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date), comes a dazzling new series:  Classic Starts. The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve--all at an incomparable price.Lucy Maud Montgomery's classicFollowing Sterling's spectacularly successful launch of its children's classic novels (240,000 books in print to date), comes a dazzling new series:  Classic Starts. The stories are abridged; the quality is complete. Classic Starts treats the world's beloved tales (and children) with the respect they deserve--all at an incomparable price.Lucy Maud Montgomery's classic tale, with its engaging heroine and evocative description of the Prince Edward Island landscape, never fails to delight youngsters. When Matthew Cuthbert goes to the train station to pick up the orphan he and his sister Marilla plan to adopt, he expects to meet a boy who can help on the family farm. Instead it's Anne--a talkative, dreamy, red-haired, freckle-faced 11-year-old little girl who transforms the Cuthberts' life forever and fills it with love and joy.
/book/show/18732260-deathworld---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Harry Harrison	Deathworld - The Original Classic Edition	Kill or be killed! The trilogy is one of Harrisons best machinegun typewriter books by far. The opening premise of the first novel is that Deathworld is a jungle planet teeming with life that evolves with a speed and ferocity unlike any other planet in the universe. To survive for even a moment on the surface you must be superbly trained and superbly armed and prepared toKill or be killed! The trilogy is one of Harrisons best machinegun typewriter books by far. The opening premise of the first novel is that Deathworld is a jungle planet teeming with life that evolves with a speed and ferocity unlike any other planet in the universe. To survive for even a moment on the surface you must be superbly trained and superbly armed and prepared to kill hordes of clever and supremely deadly predators. And then you need to figure out how to get work done in the meanwhile! And obviously, people with the skills needed to survive on Deathworld might find work elsewhere ... in sequels perhaps.Terrific non-stop action. Grab this one, its a True Si-Fi Classic.Composed before the PC era of Mr Harrison (when no one dies and all good people, fight for equality and social justice, it concerns the ultimate expression of darwinism on a planatary scale. A race of people whose homeland is literlary evolving to kill them, will of need themselves evolve to become the most leathal race of men in the galaxy.(Ok, so Dune was first!) Sarcasm, wit and action, ballanced with just the right level of homocidal ferver and hair splitting suspence! A true 70s must read!This book is a classic -- the main character, Jason dinAlt, is a gambler and a scoundrel, with an ability to influence luck in his favor. Hes recruited to help raise money for the inhabitants of Pyrrus, and has to follow the girl sent to arrange the deal to see the place for himself.I refer to Deathworld and the others in the triology everytime someone asks me to recommend a SF classic.Imagine a planet where the grass has curved, needle sharp tips, you sit on a rock and the lichen tries to get you, all the animals have one thing in common - kill the human invaders. Imagine that to survive you need to attend a pre-school for colonists and your survival skills never extend beyond first grade. This is Deathworld.If you never read another SF, at least read his finest - Deathworld.
/book/show/26952340-heretics?from_search=true	G.K. Chesterton	Heretics	Excerpt from HereticsNothing more strangely indicates an enormous and silent evil of modem society than the extraordinary use which is made nowadays of the word orthodox. In former days the heretic was proud of not being a heretic. It was the kingdoms of the world and the police and the judges who were heretics. He was orthodox. He had no pride in having rebelled againsExcerpt from HereticsNothing more strangely indicates an enormous and silent evil of modem society than the extraordinary use which is made nowadays of the word orthodox. In former days the heretic was proud of not being a heretic. It was the kingdoms of the world and the police and the judges who were heretics. He was orthodox. He had no pride in having rebelled against them; they had rebelled against him. The armies with their cruel security, the kings with their cold faces, the decorous processes of State, the reasonable processes of law - all these like sheep had gone astray. The man was proud of being orthodox, was proud of being right. If he stood alone in a howling wilderness he was more than a man; he was a church. He was the centre of the universe; it was round him that the stars swung. All the tortures torn out of forgotten hells could not make him admit that he was heretical.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/33203854-faust-vol-2?from_search=true	Johann Wolfgang von Goethe	Faust, Vol. 2: A Tragedy	Excerpt from Faust, Vol. 2: A TragedyHis death, of which nothing certain is known, was depicted with great horror of circumstance as a warn ing against commerce with Satan. By some he is said to have been torn in pieces by the Adversary when the term of his service - twenty-four years had expired; by others to have been turned on his face in the coffin as often as he wasExcerpt from Faust, Vol. 2: A TragedyHis death, of which nothing certain is known, was depicted with great horror of circumstance as a warn ing against commerce with Satan. By some he is said to have been torn in pieces by the Adversary when the term of his service - twenty-four years had expired; by others to have been turned on his face in the coffin as often as he was laid in the right position.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/13297866-the-food-of-the-gods-and-how-it-came-to-earth?from_search=true	H.G. Wells	The Food Of The Gods And How It Came To Earth: An Early H.G. Wells Masterpiece About Genetically Engineering Food (Timeless Classic Books)	What happens when science tampers with nature? A riveting, cautionary tale with disastrous results reveals the chilling answer.Hoping to create a new growth agent for food with beneficial uses to mankind, two scientists find that the spread of the material is uncontrollable. Giant chickens, rats, and insects run amok, and children given the food stuffs experience incrediblWhat happens when science tampers with nature? A riveting, cautionary tale with disastrous results reveals the chilling answer.Hoping to create a new growth agent for food with beneficial uses to mankind, two scientists find that the spread of the material is uncontrollable. Giant chickens, rats, and insects run amok, and children given the food stuffs experience incredible growth--and serious illnesses. Over the years, people who have eaten these specially treated foods find themselves unable to fit into a society where ignorance and hypocrisy rule. These giants, with their extraordinary mental powers, find themselves shut away from an older, more traditional society. Intolerance and hatred increase as the line of distinction between ordinary people and giants is drawn across communities and families.One of H. G. Wells' lesser-known works,has been retold many times in many forms since it was first published in 1904. The gripping, newly relevant tale combines fast-paced entertainment with social commentary as it considers the ethics involved in genetic engineering.
/book/show/26433904-the-new-life?from_search=true	Dante Alighieri	The New Life	Excerpt from The New LifeThis Edition of the Vita Nuova has been prepared with the sole purpose of helping those students who wish to read the work in the Italian original, as written by Dante. It does not claim to supersede either Sir Theodore Martin's scholarly and learned translation, or the poetical and free version of D. G. Rossetti. It is a practical invitation to EExcerpt from The New LifeThis Edition of the Vita Nuova has been prepared with the sole purpose of helping those students who wish to read the work in the Italian original, as written by Dante. It does not claim to supersede either Sir Theodore Martin's scholarly and learned translation, or the poetical and free version of D. G. Rossetti. It is a practical invitation to English students of Dante to read his works in Italian, the only way now left open to them of becoming acquainted with Dante's genius and ideas.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/8092034-the-philosophy-of-history?from_search=true	Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel	The Philosophy of History	Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel'scontains an edited series of lectures delivered by Hegel, a noted German philosopher and a key figure in German Idealism whose words and theories are studied to this day.The essays contained in this book provide a history of the world as viewed through a Hegelian perspective. Hegel attempts to trace the history ofGeorg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel'scontains an edited series of lectures delivered by Hegel, a noted German philosopher and a key figure in German Idealism whose words and theories are studied to this day.The essays contained in this book provide a history of the world as viewed through a Hegelian perspective. Hegel attempts to trace the history of consciousness through studying some of the world's great societies. The philosopher argues that history is constructed with reason as the guiding principle. This book selects a number of different societies and explores their history in depth. China, India, Persia, Greece, Rome, and Germany are all examined within this work.While world history is the subject matter of this book, many readers approach this book with the intention of learning more about Hegel's philosophy. Indeed, much of the book is spent explaining Hegel's concept of Geist, or spirit. Hegel believes history can be interpreted as a manifestation of the human spirit, and it is through this lens thatoperates.This series of essays serves as some of Hegel's most accessible work, and is thus a valid entry point for students of German Idealism and the author's philosophy as a whole. The book can still be quite challenging at times, and readers may want to familiarize themselves with Hegel's terminology before endeavoring to read this nearly 500-page work.stands up as one of the best introductions to German Idealism, and is thus recommended to all students and scholars of philosophy.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/1053143.Three_Stories?from_search=true	Gustave Flaubert	Three Stories (Classic Books on Cassettes)	First published in 1877, these three stories are dominated by questions of doubt, love, loneliness, and religious experience; together they confirm Flaubert as a master of the short story.(also published as), relates the story of Flicit, an uneducated serving-woman who retains her Catholic faith despite a life of desolation and loss.First published in 1877, these three stories are dominated by questions of doubt, love, loneliness, and religious experience; together they confirm Flaubert as a master of the short story.(also published as), relates the story of Flicit, an uneducated serving-woman who retains her Catholic faith despite a life of desolation and loss., inspired by a stained-glass window in Rouen cathedral, describes the fate of a sadistic hunter destined to murder his own parents. The blend of faith and cruelty that dominates this story may also be found in, a reworking of the tale of Salome and John the Baptist.
/book/show/30692670-the-life-of-agricola-and-the-germania?from_search=true	Tacitus	The Life of Agricola and the Germania	Excerpt from The Life of Agricola and the GermaniaIn this revision Of my father's edition of the Agricola and Germania, the effort has been made to bring the text and the annotation up to date through the use Of the most important critical and exegetical material that has appeared since the publication of the old edition, and at the same time to preserve the general charaExcerpt from The Life of Agricola and the GermaniaIn this revision Of my father's edition of the Agricola and Germania, the effort has been made to bring the text and the annotation up to date through the use Of the most important critical and exegetical material that has appeared since the publication of the old edition, and at the same time to preserve the general character Of that edition and to retain so far as possible such views on important histor ical questions as the original editor had developed through long and careful study of the subject. In cases Of this sort, where the Opinions held by more recent scholars have appeared to be very generally Opposed to his, his notes have been for the most part retained, but have been supplemented by statements Of certain Opposing views.Professor Hendrickson and myself have collaborated (particularly in the case Of the Agricola) in the revision Of the text and annotation, and he has contributed the new introductions to both treatises. Maps, which the Old edi tion lacked, have been provided, and tables showing the chief deviations of the present text from that Of the Old edition and Of Halm are given in an appendix.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/1337525.The_Human_Comedy?from_search=true	William Saroyan	The Human Comedy: A Classic American Novel of an Unforgettable California Family	The story of an American family in wartime.
/book/show/387130.Gypsy_Ballads?from_search=true	Federico Garca Lorca Robert G. Havard (Editor)	Gypsy Ballads: Romancero Gitano	This distinguished series seeks to meet the needs of today's school and university students with short modern works by leading Spanish and Latin American authors. The basic format-text in Spanish accompanied by introduction, bibliography, notes and glossary in English-remains but has been redesigned for maximum conciseness and ease of use.
/book/show/26973107-the-via-vitae-of-st-benedict?from_search=true	Benedict of Nursia Bernard Hayes (Editor)	The Via Vitae of St. Benedict: The Holy Rule Arranged for Mental Prayer	Excerpt from The Via Vitae of St. Benedict: The Holy Rule Arranged for Mental PrayerChristus Dominus sic allocutus est: 'Ille est monachus Benedicti, qui plus obedit Regulae quam carni.' - S. Birgitta: Revel. 1. 4, c. 127.The man of God (Benedict), besides so many miracles which made him famous amongst men; was also held in high repute as a teacher; for he wrote a RulExcerpt from The Via Vitae of St. Benedict: The Holy Rule Arranged for Mental PrayerChristus Dominus sic allocutus est: 'Ille est monachus Benedicti, qui plus obedit Regulae quam carni.' - S. Birgitta: Revel. 1. 4, c. 127.The man of God (Benedict), besides so many miracles which made him famous amongst men; was also held in high repute as a teacher; for he wrote a Rule for Monks, both excellent in it discretion and eloquent in style. If anyone desires to know more of his manner of life, he can find all that the Master did in this Rule; for the holy man could not in any way teach otherwise than he lived, - Second Book of Dialogues of St. Gregory the Great c. xxxvi.In omnibus igitur omnes magistram sequantur regulam, nequ ab ea temere declinetur a quoquam. - S. Reg., cap. iii.Ecce pietate sus demonstrat nobis Dominus viam vitae. - Prologus in Regulam.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/2155.Jane_Austen_s_Letters?from_search=true	Jane Austen Deirdre Le Faye (Editor)	Jane Austen's Letters	Jane Austen's letters afford a unique insight into the daily life of the novelist: intimate and gossipy, observant and informative--they read much like the novels themselves. They bring alive her family and friends, her surroundings and contemporary events with a freshness unparalleled in modern biographies. Above all we recognize the unmistakable voice of the author of suJane Austen's letters afford a unique insight into the daily life of the novelist: intimate and gossipy, observant and informative--they read much like the novels themselves. They bring alive her family and friends, her surroundings and contemporary events with a freshness unparalleled in modern biographies. Above all we recognize the unmistakable voice of the author of such novels as Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility. We see the shift in her writing from witty and amusing descriptions of the social life of town and country, to a thoughtful and constructive tone while writing about the business of literary composition.R.W. Chapman's ground-breaking edition of the collected Letters first appeared in 1932, and a second edition followed twenty years later. Now in this third edition of Jane Austen's Letters, Deirdre Le Faye has added new material that has come to light since 1952, and re-ordered the letters into their correct chronological sequence. She has provided discreet and full annotation to each letter, including its provenance, and information on the watermarks, postmarks, and other physical details of the manuscripts, together with new biographical, topographical, and general indexes. Teachers, students, and fans of Jane Austen, at all levels, will find remarkable insight into one of the most popular novelists ever.
/book/show/754419.Healing_the_Sick?from_search=true	T.L. Osborn	Healing the Sick: A Living Classic	!Over 1,000,000 SOLD!has been acclaimed around the world to be a modern-day classic on divine healing. Throughout his ministry,has personally witnessed the miraculous healings of multitudes of individuals who have heard and believed on the resurrection power of Jesus Christ.This is a powerful book, so powerfu!Over 1,000,000 SOLD!has been acclaimed around the world to be a modern-day classic on divine healing. Throughout his ministry,has personally witnessed the miraculous healings of multitudes of individuals who have heard and believed on the resurrection power of Jesus Christ.This is a powerful book, so powerful that thousands of people have been healed just by reading and acting upon the truths in this book!Now in an expanded and easier-to-read format, this Living Classic will continue to be a miracle blessing to all those who read it. Written in a clear, simple and straight-forward style,has been and will continue to be one of the Body of Christ's foremost authoritative teachings on divine healing.
/book/show/26994932-louise-de-la-valliere?from_search=true	Alexandre Dumas	Louise de La Valliere	Excerpt from Louise De La ValliereA young gentleman, well worth a second glance from the admirers of youthful manhood, was waiting in the antechamber of the royal cabinet for the appearance of the king. This young noble was about five-and-twenty. He was tall and slender, though strong, and wore with gracefulness the attractive military dress of the reign of King Louis XIVExcerpt from Louise De La ValliereA young gentleman, well worth a second glance from the admirers of youthful manhood, was waiting in the antechamber of the royal cabinet for the appearance of the king. This young noble was about five-and-twenty. He was tall and slender, though strong, and wore with gracefulness the attractive military dress of the reign of King Louis XIV. just opening. His huge funnel-top boots enclosed feet which a fine court lady might have coveted, if she meant to disguise herself as a boy. One of his fine and nervous hands held his long-plumed hat which left bare his grave and open countenance.At length the study door opened, and the young king perceived, through the open doorway, who was waiting.Let the Viscount de Bragelonne approach, he said. What do you wish?Sire, replied the viscount, advancing, I crave an audience for the Count de la Fere, who comes from Blois with a strong desire to see your majesty.The Count de la Fere, known in the previous reign as a Royal Musketeer under the fighting name of Athos, had recently played no mean part in the restoration of King Charles II. on the English throne: and the French sovereign, whose brother had but lately wedded the sister of the Merry Monarch, wished well to his valiant subject who had done so much for royalty. He knew, too, that the count was the father of the suitor, though the paternity was not avowed.I have an hour to spare before my card-play and my supper, said Louis. Is the Lord of La Fere at hand?Five minutes afterwards Athos entered the presence. He was received with that gracious kindness of manner which Louis, with a tact beyond his years, reserved for the purpose of gaining those not conquered by ordinary favours. Let me hope, count, said the king, that you have come to ask me for something.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/27573457-humility?from_search=true	Andrew Murray	Humility	So in your thoughts, honestly now, you think you know more than all the congregation - or at least most all of the congregation. That you work for the Lord more or better than most. But did you know that to the extent that you think that you are better than most. To that extent - in God's eyes - you are actually worse than most. (Luke 18:9-14)Pride is a stench in God's nosSo in your thoughts, honestly now, you think you know more than all the congregation - or at least most all of the congregation. That you work for the Lord more or better than most. But did you know that to the extent that you think that you are better than most. To that extent - in God's eyes - you are actually worse than most. (Luke 18:9-14)Pride is a stench in God's nostrils. It is the attitude that first caused satan to think himself better than God, thereby rebelling against God and causing him to fall way down into Hell and soon forever into the eternal lake of fire.It is essential that you declare a permanent war against pride. Because otherwise it will repeatedly cause your downfall. Also pride is very cunning and deceptive. It pervades your soul in subtle ways that you may not see. Earnestly ask God often to show you when you move in pride so that you can get God's help to get rid of it.Do a serious study in the Bible on pride and humility. You will find that many of your thoughts are infested with pride. Ask God to show you any trace of pride in you. He will, and as He does, get rid of that pride. Ask God to help you get rid of that pride. Your vision will be clearer and you will be much more sensitive to the needs of others. You will have more compassion for them instead of being judgmental.Obadiah 1:3. The pride of your heart has deceived you, you who live in the clefts of the rocks and make your home on the heights, you who say to yourself, 'Who can bring me down to the ground?'
/book/show/18423031-my-dearest-enemy?from_search=true	Connie Brockway	My Dearest Enemy: A Loveswept Historical Classic Romance	Connie Brockway's novel of unexpected love begins with a series of letters between a world-weary adventurer and the beautiful suffragette whose passion calls him home.Dear Mr. Thorne, For the next five years, I will profitably manage this estate. I will deliver to you an allowance and I will prove that women are just as capable as men. Lillian Bede is shocked when sheConnie Brockway's novel of unexpected love begins with a series of letters between a world-weary adventurer and the beautiful suffragette whose passion calls him home.Dear Mr. Thorne, For the next five years, I will profitably manage this estate. I will deliver to you an allowance and I will prove that women are just as capable as men. Lillian Bede is shocked when she is tapped to run the affairs of an exquisite country manor. But she accepts the challenge, taking the opportunity to put her politics into practice. There's only one snag: Lily's ward, the infuriating, incorrigible globe-trotter Avery Thorne.My Dear Miss Bede, Forgive me if I fail to shudder. Pray, do whatever you bloody well want, can, or must. Avery's inheritance is on hiatus after his uncle dies--and his childhood home is in the hands of some domineering usurper. But when he finally returns, Avery finds that his antagonist is not at all what he expected. In fact, Lily Bede is stunning, exotic, provocative--and impossible to resist.Includes a special message from the editor, as well as excerpts from other Loveswept titles.
/book/show/27665695-bouvard-and-pecuchet-the-original-classic-novel?from_search=true	Gustave Flaubert M Walter Dunne (Translation)	Bouvard and Pecuchet, the Original Classic Novel:	As there were thirty-three degrees of heat the Boulevard Bourdon was absolutely deserted. Farther down, the Canal St. Martin, confined by two locks, showed in a straight line its water black as ink. In the middle of it was a boat, filled with timber, and on the bank were two rows of casks. Beyond the canal, between the houses which separated the timber-yards, the great purAs there were thirty-three degrees of heat the Boulevard Bourdon was absolutely deserted. Farther down, the Canal St. Martin, confined by two locks, showed in a straight line its water black as ink. In the middle of it was a boat, filled with timber, and on the bank were two rows of casks. Beyond the canal, between the houses which separated the timber-yards, the great pure sky was cut up into plates of ultramarine; and under the reverberating light of the sun, the white facades, the slate roofs, and the granite wharves glowed dazzlingly. In the distance arose a confused noise in the warm atmosphere; and the idleness of Sunday, as well as the melancholy engendered by the summer heat, seemed to shed around a universal languor. Two men made their appearance. One came from the direction of the Bastille; the other from that of the Jardin des Plantes. The taller of the pair, arrayed in linen cloth, walked with his hat back, his waistcoat unbuttoned, and his cravat in his hand. The smaller, whose form was covered with a maroon frock-coat, wore a cap with a pointed peak. As soon as they reached the middle of the boulevard, they sat down, at the same moment, on the same seat. In order to wipe their foreheads they took off their headgear, each placing his beside himself; and the little man saw Bouvard written in his neighbour's hat, while the latter easily traced Pecuchet in the cap of the person who wore the frock-coat. Look here! he said; we have both had the same idea-to write our names in our head-coverings! Yes, faith, for they might carry off mine from my desk. 'Tis the same way with me. I am an employe. Then they gazed at each other. Bouvard's agreeable visage quite charmed Pecuchet.
/book/show/27010469-the-man-of-property?from_search=true	John Galsworthy	The Man of Property	Excerpt from The Man of PropertyThe Man of Property was written by John Galsworthy in 1906. This is a 397 page book, containing 115044 words. Search Inside is enabled for this title.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work.Excerpt from The Man of PropertyThe Man of Property was written by John Galsworthy in 1906. This is a 397 page book, containing 115044 words. Search Inside is enabled for this title.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/25986702-the-cricket-on-the-hearth?from_search=true	Charles Dickens A. Willis (Editor)	The Cricket on the Hearth	* Beautifully illustrated with delightful illustrations from early editions, The Cricket on the Hearth is the wonderful tale of John Peerybingle, a carrier, who lives with his young wife Dot, their baby boy and their nanny Tilly Slowboy. A cricket chirps on the hearth and acts as a guardian angel to the family. One day a mysterious elderly stranger comes to visit and takes* Beautifully illustrated with delightful illustrations from early editions, The Cricket on the Hearth is the wonderful tale of John Peerybingle, a carrier, who lives with his young wife Dot, their baby boy and their nanny Tilly Slowboy. A cricket chirps on the hearth and acts as a guardian angel to the family. One day a mysterious elderly stranger comes to visit and takes up lodging at Peerybingle's house for a few days...* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the novel is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/8891218-the-glimpses-of-the-moon?from_search=true	Edith Wharton	The Glimpses Of The Moon	Excerpt from The Glimpses of the MoonIt rose for them - their honey-moon - over the waters of a lake so famed as the scene of romantic raptures that they were rather proud of not having been afraid to choose it as the setting of their own.It required a total lack of humour, or as great a gift for it as ours, to risk the experiment, Susy Lansing opined, as they hung oveExcerpt from The Glimpses of the MoonIt rose for them - their honey-moon - over the waters of a lake so famed as the scene of romantic raptures that they were rather proud of not having been afraid to choose it as the setting of their own.It required a total lack of humour, or as great a gift for it as ours, to risk the experiment, Susy Lansing opined, as they hung over the inevitable marble balustrade and watched their tutelary orb roll its magic carpet across the waters to their feet.Yes - or the loan of Strefford's villa, her husband emended, glancing upward through the branches at a long low patch of paleness to which the moonlight was beginning to give the form of a white house-front.Oh, come - when we'd five to choose from. At least if you count the Chicago flat.So we had - you wonder! He laid his hand on hers, and his touch renewed the sense of marvelling exultation which the deliberate survey of their adventure always roused in her...About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26376040-tender-buttons?from_search=true	Gertrude Stein	Tender Buttons: Objects, Food, Rooms	Excerpt from Tender Buttons: Objects, Food, RoomsA kind in glass and a cousin, a spectacle and nothing strange a single hurt color and an arrangement in a system to pointing. All this and not ordinary, not unordered in not resembling. The difference is spreading.Glazed Glitter.Nickel, what is nickel, it is originally rid of a cover.The change in that is that red weakenExcerpt from Tender Buttons: Objects, Food, RoomsA kind in glass and a cousin, a spectacle and nothing strange a single hurt color and an arrangement in a system to pointing. All this and not ordinary, not unordered in not resembling. The difference is spreading.Glazed Glitter.Nickel, what is nickel, it is originally rid of a cover.The change in that is that red weakens an hour. The change has come. There is no search. But there is, there is that hope and that interpretation and sometime, surely any is unwelcome, sometime there is breath and there will be a sinecure and charming very charming is that clean and cleansing. Certainly glittering is handsome and convincing.There is no gratitude in mercy and in medicine. There can be breakages in Japanese. That is no programme. That is no color chosen. It was chosen yesterday, that showed spitting and perhaps washing and polishing. It certainly showed no obligation and perhaps if borrowing is not natural there is some use in giving.A Substance In A Cushion.The change of color is likely and a difference a very little difference is prepared. Sugar is not a vegetable.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/27010715-tales?from_search=true	Edgar Allan Poe	Tales	Excerpt from TalesThe mental features discoursed of as the analytical, are, in themselves, but little susceptible of analysis. We appreciate them only in their effects. We know of them, among other things, that they are always to their possessor, when inordinately possessed, a source of the liveliest enjoyment. As the strong man exults in his physical ability, de lightingExcerpt from TalesThe mental features discoursed of as the analytical, are, in themselves, but little susceptible of analysis. We appreciate them only in their effects. We know of them, among other things, that they are always to their possessor, when inordinately possessed, a source of the liveliest enjoyment. As the strong man exults in his physical ability, de lighting in such exercises as call his muscles into action, so glories the analyst in that moral activity which disentangles. He derives pleasure from even the most trivial occupations bringing his talent into play. He is fond of enigmas, of conundrums, of hieroglyphics; exhibiting in his solutions of each a degree of acumen which appears to the ordinary apprehension praeternatural. His results, brought about by the very soul and essence of method, have, in truth, the whole air of intuition.The faculty of re-solution is possibly much invigorated by mathematical study, and especially by that highest branch of it which, unjustly, and merely on account of its retrograde operations, has been called, as if par excellence, analysis. Yet to calculate is not in itself to analyze. A chess player, for example, does the one without effort at the other. It follows that the game of chess, in its effects upon mental character, is greatly mis-understood.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/28451411-leave-it-to-psmith?from_search=true	P.G. Wodehouse	Leave It To Psmith: A British Humor Classic	Lady Constance Keeble has a diamond necklace that lures thieves to Blandings Castle. Her husband wants to help step-daughter Phyllis buy a farm. Her nephew Freddie Threepwood wants to set up as a bookmaker. Psmith, p silent as in psalm, poses as Saskatchewan poet McTodd, follows Eve to library. Efficient steward Baxter strives for order, encounters flowerpots.
/book/show/20417373-puss-in-boots-an-illustrated-classic-tale-for-kids-by-charles-perrault?from_search=true	Charles Perrault Tom Emusic (Editor) Arthur Friday (Illustrator)	Puss in Boots. An Illustrated Classic Tale for Kids by Charles Perrault	A cat, smart and cunning, clever and mischievous but very helpful: he is just the sort of friend wed all like by our sides.The youngest of three orphan brothers is left destitute after his parents death. But such an apparently sad situation takes a quite unexpected turn for the better when he inherits what appears at first to be a small, quite ordinary cat.But it turns oA cat, smart and cunning, clever and mischievous but very helpful: he is just the sort of friend wed all like by our sides.The youngest of three orphan brothers is left destitute after his parents death. But such an apparently sad situation takes a quite unexpected turn for the better when he inherits what appears at first to be a small, quite ordinary cat.But it turns out to be the greatest inheritance of all! Our cat is not only clever and brave, but he is also a talking cat! And more importantly, what he has to say proves to be wise and very shrewd!Follow the adventures of our two heroes, as together they work to impress the king, win the heart of the princess, and outwit and defeat the evil ogre, with laughs and excitement along the way!Puss in Boots is a tale of patience, bravery and clever thinking! We see how even the most apparently hopeless situation can be rescued with some thought and smart actions. If only we could all have a puss in boots standing by our side!
/book/show/26980719-the-last-chronicle-of-barset?from_search=true	Anthony Trollope	The Last Chronicle of Barset	Excerpt from The Last Chronicle of BarsetI can never bring myself to believe it, John, said Mary Walker, the pretty daughter of Mr. George Walker, attorney of Silverbridge. Walker and Winthrop was the name of the firm, and they were respectable people, who did nil the solicitors' business that had to be done in that part of Barsetshire on behalf of the Crown, were emploExcerpt from The Last Chronicle of BarsetI can never bring myself to believe it, John, said Mary Walker, the pretty daughter of Mr. George Walker, attorney of Silverbridge. Walker and Winthrop was the name of the firm, and they were respectable people, who did nil the solicitors' business that had to be done in that part of Barsetshire on behalf of the Crown, were employed on the local business of the Duke of Omnium, who is great in those parts, and altogether held their heads up high, as provincial lawyers often do. They - the Walkers - lived in a great brick house in the middle of the town, gave dinners, to which the county gentlemen not unfrequently condescended to come, and in a mild way led the fashion in Silverbridge. I can never bring myself to believe it, John, said Miss Walker.You'll have to bring yourself to believe it, said John, without taking his eyes from his book.A clergyman - and such a clergyman, too!I don't see that that has any thing to do with it. And as he now spoke John did take his eyes off his book. Why should not a clergyman turn thief as well as any body else? You girls always seem to forget that clergymen are only men after all.Their conduct is likely to he better than that of other men, I think.I deny it utterly, said John Walker. I'll undertake to say that at this moment there are more clergymen in debt in Barsetshire than there are either lawyers or doctors. This man has always been in debt. Since he has been in the county I don't think he has ever been able to show his face in the High Street of Silverbridge.John, that is saying more than you hare a right to say, said Mrs. Walker.Why, mother, this very check was given to a butcher who had threatened a few days before to post bills all about the county, giving an account of the debt that was due to him, if the money was not paid at once.More shame for Mr. Fletcher, said Mary. He has made a fortune as butcher in Silverbridge,What has that to do with it? Of course a man likes to have his money. He had written three times to the bishop, and he had sent a man over to Hogglestock to get his little hill settled six days running. You see he got it at last. Of course a tradesman must look for his money. Mamma, do you think that Mr. Crawley stole the check? Mary, as she asked the question, came and stood over her mother, looking at her with anxious eyes.I would rather give no opinion, my dear. But you must think something when every body is talking about it, mamma.Of course my mother thinks he did, said John, going back to bis book. It is impossible that she should think otherwise.That is not fair, John, said Mrs. Walker; and I won't have you fabricate thoughts for me, or put the expression of them into my mouth. The whole affair is very painful, and as your father is engaged in the inquiry I think that the less said about the matter in this house the better. I am sure that that would be your father's feeling.Of course I should say nothing about it before him, said Mary. I know that papa does not wish to have it talked about. But how is one to help thinking about such a thing? It would be so terrible for all of us who belong to the Church.I do not sec that at all, said John.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at
/book/show/11614460-the-haunted-bookshop?from_search=true	Christopher Morley	The Haunted Bookshop	Excerpt from The Haunted BookshopThe faults of the composition are plain to you all. I began merely in the hope of saying something further of the adventures Of roger meelin, whose exploits in Parnassus on Wheels some of you have been kind enough to applaud. But then came Miss Titania Chapman, and my young advertising man fell in love with her, and the two of them ratherExcerpt from The Haunted BookshopThe faults of the composition are plain to you all. I began merely in the hope of saying something further of the adventures Of roger meelin, whose exploits in Parnassus on Wheels some of you have been kind enough to applaud. But then came Miss Titania Chapman, and my young advertising man fell in love with her, and the two of them rather ran away with the tale.I think I should explain that the passage in Chapter VIII, dealing with the delightful talent of Mr. Sidney Drew, was written before the lamented death of that charming artist. But as it was a sincere tribute, sincerely meant, I have seen no reason for removing it.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/9536009-jane-eyre-wuthering-heights?from_search=true	Charlotte Bront Emily Bront Monro S. Orr (Illustrator)	Jane Eyre / Wuthering Heights	
/book/show/17338984-the-jane-austen-collection?from_search=true	Jane Austen	The Jane Austen Collection: 28 Classic Works	Waxkeep Publishing Collections provide history's greatest authors' collected works in a convenient collection complete with a linked table of contents. Our goal is to provide the most complete, and most easy to read collections in the marketplace.Jane Austen was an English author best known for writing romantic fiction. The Jane Austen Collection includes Sense and SensibiWaxkeep Publishing Collections provide history's greatest authors' collected works in a convenient collection complete with a linked table of contents. Our goal is to provide the most complete, and most easy to read collections in the marketplace.Jane Austen was an English author best known for writing romantic fiction. The Jane Austen Collection includes Sense and Sensibility and 27 other works.Included are the following:Sense and SensibilityPride and PrejudiceMansfield ParkEmmaNorthanger AbbeyPersuasionLady SusanLove and FriendshipThe Three SistersThe Watsons  unfinished novelJack & AliceHenry & ElizaFrederic & ElfridaSanditon  unfinished novelEvelynThe History of EnglandCatharineA Collection of LettersScrapsLesley CastleEdgar and EmmaSir William MountagueMemoirs of Mr. CliffordThe Beautifull CassandraAmelia WebsterThe Visit: A Comedy in Two ActsThe Mystery: An Unfinished ComedyDetached Pieces
/book/show/9605280-revenge-of-the-lawn-gnomes?from_search=true	R.L. Stine	Revenge of the Lawn Gnomes (Classic Goosebumps #19)	Get Goosebumps with the startling repackage of a best selling classic. Now with bonus materials!Two pink flamingos. A whole family of plaster skunks. Joe Burton's dad loves those tacky lawn ornaments. But then he brings home two ugly lawn gnomes. And that's when the trouble starts.Late at night, When everyone's asleep.Someone's creeping in the garden. Whispering nasty thiGet Goosebumps with the startling repackage of a best selling classic. Now with bonus materials!Two pink flamingos. A whole family of plaster skunks. Joe Burton's dad loves those tacky lawn ornaments. But then he brings home two ugly lawn gnomes. And that's when the trouble starts.Late at night, When everyone's asleep.Someone's creeping in the garden. Whispering nasty things. Smashing melons. Squashing tomatoes.No way two dumb old lawn ornaments could be causing all the trouble? Is there?
/book/show/26935463-kilmeny-of-the-orchard?from_search=true	L.M. Montgomery	Kilmeny of the Orchard	Excerpt from Kilmeny of the OrchardKilmeny looked up with a lovely grace,But nae smile was seen on Kilmeny's face;As still was her look, and as still was her ee.As the stillness that lay on the emerant lea,Or the mist that sleeps on a waveless sea.Such beauty bard may never declare,For there was no pride nor passion there;Her seymar was the lily flower.And her cheekExcerpt from Kilmeny of the OrchardKilmeny looked up with a lovely grace,But nae smile was seen on Kilmeny's face;As still was her look, and as still was her ee.As the stillness that lay on the emerant lea,Or the mist that sleeps on a waveless sea.Such beauty bard may never declare,For there was no pride nor passion there;Her seymar was the lily flower.And her cheek the moss-rose in the shower;And her voice like the distant melodyeThat floats along the twilight sea.- The Queen's Wake James Hogg.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/535130.Essential_Classic_X_Men_Vol_1?from_search=true	Stan Lee (Writer) Jack Kirby (Artist) Alex Toth (Artist)	Essential Classic X-Men, Vol. 1	Presents the original black and white stories of the X-men, which detail how the X-men came to be and their earliest encounters with some of their deadliest foes.
/book/show/30641524-the-arabian-nights-illustrated?from_search=true	Andrew Lang H. David (Illustrator)	The Arabian Nights (Illustrated): Classic Edition	The stories in the Fairy Books have generally been such as old women in country places tell to their grandchildren. Nobody knows how old they are, or who told them first. The children of Ham, Shem and Japhet may have listened to them in the Ark, on wet days. Hector's little boy may have heard them in Troy Town, for it is certain that Homer knew them, and that some of themThe stories in the Fairy Books have generally been such as old women in country places tell to their grandchildren. Nobody knows how old they are, or who told them first. The children of Ham, Shem and Japhet may have listened to them in the Ark, on wet days. Hector's little boy may have heard them in Troy Town, for it is certain that Homer knew them, and that some of them were written down in Egypt about the time of Moses. People in different countries tell them differently, but they are always the same stories, really, whether among little Zulus, at the Cape, or little Eskimo, near the North Pole. The changes are only in matters of manners and customs; such as wearing clothes or not, meeting lions who talk in the warm countries or talking bears in the cold countries. There are plenty of kings and queens in the fairy tales, just because long ago there were plenty of kings in the country. A gentleman who would be a squire now was a kind of king in Scotland in very old times, and the same in other places. These old stories, never forgotten, were taken down in writing in different ages, but mostly in this century, in all sorts of languages. These ancient stories are the contents of the Fairy books
/book/show/3638226-r-u-r?from_search=true	Karel apek	R.U.R.	'Nature has found only one method of organising living matter. There is, however, another method more simple, flexible and rapid, which has not yet occurred to Nature at all...' With a star cast including Simon Ward as Domain, Tessa Peake-Jones as Helena and Nigel Anthony as Dr Gall, this thrilling, thought-provoking drama is based on Capek's 1920 play which introduced the'Nature has found only one method of organising living matter. There is, however, another method more simple, flexible and rapid, which has not yet occurred to Nature at all...' With a star cast including Simon Ward as Domain, Tessa Peake-Jones as Helena and Nigel Anthony as Dr Gall, this thrilling, thought-provoking drama is based on Capek's 1920 play which introduced the word 'robot' (from the Czech for 'drudge') to the English language. Fired by a passionate enthusiasm to improve on Nature, old Rossum spends a decade trying to create humans. The experiments fail, until Rossum's engineer nephew takes over and manages to invent artificial beings. Intelligent machines, with no emotions and no souls, these 'robots' make perfect workers. When Harry Domain, general manager of Rossum's Universal Robots, has a visit from Helena Glory, he is only too pleased to agree to her request for a tour of the factory. But Helena is horrified and moved to pity by what she sees, and persuades Dr Gall to instil consciousness into certain robots - with catastrophic results... This CD release also includes an introductory sleeve note recounting the making of the radio adaptation, written by Andrew Pixley. 2 CDs. 1 hr 30 mins.
/book/show/690138.20_000_Leagues_Under_the_Sea?from_search=true	Lisa Church (Adapter) Jules Verne Dan Andreasen (Illustrations)	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Classic Starts Series)	
/book/show/26960357-caesar-s-civil-war-with-pompeius?from_search=true	Gaius Julius Caesar	Caesar's Civil War with Pompeius	Excerpt from Caesar's Civil War With PompeiusThe Text followed in this translation has been, apart from one place in the second book (c. II), where I have retained a passage on intrinsic grounds which has not perhaps strong Ms. authority, and another in Book III (c, 48), where I have hazarded a conjecture in a corrupted passage, the Clarendon Press edition of Du Pontet, fExcerpt from Caesar's Civil War With PompeiusThe Text followed in this translation has been, apart from one place in the second book (c. II), where I have retained a passage on intrinsic grounds which has not perhaps strong Ms. authority, and another in Book III (c, 48), where I have hazarded a conjecture in a corrupted passage, the Clarendon Press edition of Du Pontet, from which also I have adapted the Index.In preparing the rough maps and plans which accompany the Text, my obligations to previous editors, especially to Stoffel, are obvious.I take this opportunity to express my thanks to Mr. H. J. Cunningham, Fellow of Worcester College, for his kindness in reading the whole of the version, and for many valued suggestions: also to the Provost of Oriel who read the proofs while passing through the Press.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/34143779-i-malavoglia?from_search=true	Giovanni Verga Qem Classic (Editor)	I Malavoglia	Aci Trezza, piccolo paese della Sicilia dell'est, fine dell'Ottocento. Famiglia di pescatori.'Ntoni, il maggiore dei figli della famiglia Malavoglia, parte per la leva militare. Sara questo evento, che rappresenta l'irruzione del mondo moderno in quello rurale della Sicilia contemporanea, a segnare l'inizio della rovina della famiglia. Da quel momento ogni membro e teso aAci Trezza, piccolo paese della Sicilia dell'est, fine dell'Ottocento. Famiglia di pescatori.'Ntoni, il maggiore dei figli della famiglia Malavoglia, parte per la leva militare. Sara questo evento, che rappresenta l'irruzione del mondo moderno in quello rurale della Sicilia contemporanea, a segnare l'inizio della rovina della famiglia. Da quel momento ogni membro e teso a risalire la corrente per recuperare le radici perse. L'opera, inserita nel Ciclo dei Vinti di Verga, ha un'impostazione corale, e rappresenta personaggi uniti dalla stessa cultura, ma divisi dalle loro diverse scelte di vita, soverchiate comunque da un destino inevitabile.Questo libro fa parte della collezionein formato cartaceo disponibile su Amazon. Gli eBookssono forniti conper agevolare la lettura.
/book/show/962608.Contrarian_Investment_Strategies?from_search=true	David Dreman	Contrarian Investment Strategies: The Classic Edition	David Dreman's name is synonymous with the term contrarian investing, and his contrarian strategies have been proven winners year after year. His techniques have spawned countless imitators, most of whom pay lip service to the buzzword contrarian, but few can match his performance. His Kemper-Dreman High Return Fund has been the leader since its inception in 1988 -- thDavid Dreman's name is synonymous with the term contrarian investing, and his contrarian strategies have been proven winners year after year. His techniques have spawned countless imitators, most of whom pay lip service to the buzzword contrarian, but few can match his performance. His Kemper-Dreman High Return Fund has been the leader since its inception in 1988 -- the number one equity-income fund among all 208 ranked by Lipper Analytical Services, Inc. Dreman is also one of a handful of money managers whose clients have beaten the runaway market over the past five, ten, and fifteen years.Now, as the longest bull market in the history of the stock market winds down, there is increasing volatility and a great deal of uncertainty. This is the climate that tests the mettle of the pros, the worries of the average investor, and the success of David Dreman's brilliant new strategies for the next millennium.shows investors how to outperform professional money managers and profit from potential Wall Street panics -- all in Dreman's trademark style, whichcalls witty and clear as a silver bell. Dreman reveals a proven, systematic, and safe way to beat the market by buying stocks of good companies when they are currently out of favor. At the heart of his book is a fundamental psychological insight: investors overreact. Dreman demonstrates how investors consistently overvalue the so-called best stocks and undervalue the so-called worst stocks, and how earnings and other surprises affect the best and worst stocks in opposite ways. Since surprises are a way of life in the market, Dreman shows you how to profit from these surprises with his ingenious new techniques, most of which have been developed in the nineties. You'll learn:Why contrarian stocks offer extra protection in bear markets, as well as delivering superior returns when the bull roars.Why a high dividend yield is just as important for the aggressive investor as it is for widows and orphans.Why owning Treasury bills and government bonds -- the safest investments for centuries -- is like being fully margined at the top of the 1929 market.Why Initial Public Offerings are a guaranteed loser's game.Why you should avoid Nasdaq (the market of the next hundred years) like the plague.Why crisis, panic, and even market downturns are the contrarian investor's best friend.Why the chances of hitting a home run using the Street's best research are worse than being the big winner in the New York State Lottery.Based on cutting-edge research and irrefutable statistics, David Dreman's revolutionary techniques will benefit professionals and laymen alike.
/book/show/3182048-1066?from_search=true	David Howarth	1066: The Year of the Conquest	It's an important date in western history: 1066, the year William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings, changing England & the English forever. Yet the events leading to & following this turning point are shrouded in mystery & distorted by biased accounts, & many believe the English ultimately won, since the Normans became assimilated into English waysIt's an important date in western history: 1066, the year William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings, changing England & the English forever. Yet the events leading to & following this turning point are shrouded in mystery & distorted by biased accounts, & many believe the English ultimately won, since the Normans became assimilated into English ways of life. Drawing on contemporary sources, David Armine Howarth portrays the leading characters & their motivations. At the same time he shows the year's events from the viewpoint of commoners, showing how they lived, worked, fought, died & perceived the overthrow of their world.IntroductionEngland, New Year's DayDeath of a King, Jan. 4Coronation, Jan. 5Rouen, Jan. 10The Comet, April 18Normandy, SpringNorway, SummerNorth Wind, Aug. 10-Sept. 12York, Sept. 20-25The English Channel, Sept. 28The Challenge, Oct. 3-13Hastings, Oct. 14London, Oct. 15-Dec. 25England, New Year's EveSources & AcknowledgementsIndex
/book/show/8440925-the-last-battle?from_search=true	Cornelius Ryan	The Last Battle: The Classic History of the Battle for Berlin	The Battle for Berlin was the culminating struggle of World War II in the European theater, the last offensive against Hitler's Third Reich, which devastated one of Europe's historic capitals and brought the Nazi leviathan to its downfall. It was alsThe Battle for Berlin was the culminating struggle of World War II in the European theater, the last offensive against Hitler's Third Reich, which devastated one of Europe's historic capitals and brought the Nazi leviathan to its downfall. It was also one of the war's bloodiest and most pivotal moments, whose outcome would play a part in determining the complexion of international politics for decades to come.is the compelling account of this final battle, a story of brutal extremes, of stunning military triumph alongside the stark conditions that the civilians of Berlin experienced in the face of the Allied assault. As always, Ryan delves beneath the military and political forces that were dictating events to explore the more immediate questions of survival, where, as the author describes it, to eat had become more important than to love, to burrow more dignified than to fight, to exist more militarily correct than to win.is the story of ordinary people, both soldiers and civilians, caught up in the despair, frustration, and terror of defeat. It is history at its best, a masterful illumination of the effects of war on the lives of individuals, and one of the enduring works on World War II.
/book/show/30553421-psychopathology-of-everyday-life?from_search=true	Sigmund Freud	Psychopathology of Everyday Life	Gnlk hayatta yaadmz basit isim unutma, kelimeleri kartrma, dil srmesi, okuma yazma hatalar gibi davranlar ve rastlantya inanma, anlar, batl inanlar gibi konularn psikopatolojik incelenmesini barndran kitap, Sigmund Freud'un kiisel gzlem, deney ve rnekleri ile ok basit olduunu dndmz bu olaylarn ardnda yatan psikolojik durumlar etkileyicGnlk hayatta yaadmz basit isim unutma, kelimeleri kartrma, dil srmesi, okuma yazma hatalar gibi davranlar ve rastlantya inanma, anlar, batl inanlar gibi konularn psikopatolojik incelenmesini barndran kitap, Sigmund Freud'un kiisel gzlem, deney ve rnekleri ile ok basit olduunu dndmz bu olaylarn ardnda yatan psikolojik durumlar etkileyici biimde okura sunuyor.
/book/show/24205779-the-golden-road---classic-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	L.M. Montgomery T. Breeds (Editor)	The Golden Road - Classic Illustrated Edition	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Golden Road is the delightful tale of children growing up together in a close knit village community in the nineteenth century.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published over a century ago, the novel is one of the great works of English lite* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Golden Road is the delightful tale of children growing up together in a close knit village community in the nineteenth century.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published over a century ago, the novel is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/18942866-the-count-of-monte-cristo?from_search=true	Classic Comic Store (Adaptor) Alexandre Dumas Jaak Jarve (Editor)	The Count of Monte Cristo	
/book/show/1243515.Becoming_A_Writer?from_search=true	Dorothea Brande	Becoming A Writer: The Classic Inspirational Guide	A reissue of a classic work published in 1934 on writing and the creative process,recaptures the excitement of Dorothea Brande's creative writing classroom of the 1920s. Decades before brain research discovered the role of the right and left brain in all human endeavor, Dorothea Brande was teaching students how to see again, how to hold their minds stiA reissue of a classic work published in 1934 on writing and the creative process,recaptures the excitement of Dorothea Brande's creative writing classroom of the 1920s. Decades before brain research discovered the role of the right and left brain in all human endeavor, Dorothea Brande was teaching students how to see again, how to hold their minds still, how to call forth the inner writer.
/book/show/18894789-the-philip-k-dick-megapack?from_search=true	Philip K. Dick	The Philip K. Dick MEGAPACK ®: 15 Classic Science Fiction Stories	The Philip K. Dick Megapack assembles no less than 15 classic science fiction stories by Philip K. Dick. Included are:The Philip K. Dick Megapack assembles no less than 15 classic science fiction stories by Philip K. Dick. Included are:
/book/show/32835727-the-white-company?from_search=true	Arthur Conan Doyle	The White Company	Excerpt from The White CompanyNow tee yellow cog sailed forte from lepe now tee yellow cog fouget tee two rover galleys now tee yellow cog crossed tee bar OF gironde now am nigel lobing put A patch upon his eye now teere was A stir AT tee abbey OF st. Andrews now alleyne won me place IN AN eonorarle guild.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousandExcerpt from The White CompanyNow tee yellow cog sailed forte from lepe now tee yellow cog fouget tee two rover galleys now tee yellow cog crossed tee bar OF gironde now am nigel lobing put A patch upon his eye now teere was A stir AT tee abbey OF st. Andrews now alleyne won me place IN AN eonorarle guild.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/33251291-peer-gynt?from_search=true	Henrik Ibsen	Peer Gynt: A Dramatic Poem	Excerpt from Peer Gynt: A Dramatic PoemPeer Gynt was written in I 867, when Ibsen was nearly forty. It followed his other great dramatic poem, Brand, by rather less than two years for Brand, though not published till 1866, was written in 1865. The contrast offered by the audacious high spirits of Peer Gynt to the austere gloom of Brand was a re ection of a welcome changeExcerpt from Peer Gynt: A Dramatic PoemPeer Gynt was written in I 867, when Ibsen was nearly forty. It followed his other great dramatic poem, Brand, by rather less than two years for Brand, though not published till 1866, was written in 1865. The contrast offered by the audacious high spirits of Peer Gynt to the austere gloom of Brand was a re ection of a welcome change in their author's worldly circumstances. Ibsen's growing independence of thought and his increasing frankness in insisting upon it (as he had done in his play Love's Comedy) had aroused a tempest of criticism in his own country, and in 1864 he had cast off the embarrassing trammels of national and family ties and had gone into voluntary exile in Italy. This had been rendered possible by a small grant of money that had been awarded him by the Norwegian Government and substantially supplemented by the kindness of one or two friends. Brand was the first outcome of his detachment from real poverty. It to a great extent rehabilitated his repute at home, and put some money in his pocket; and this success further resulted in the Norwegian Government's allotting him a liter ary pension' of some ninety pounds a year. This sum, together with what he expected to make by his pen, opened out a prospect of a life of literary activity unhampered by continual anxiety as to his daily bread.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/8110330-you-can-t-scare-me?from_search=true	R.L. Stine	You Can't Scare Me! (Classic Goosebumps #17)	Get Goosebumps with the startling repackage of a best selling classic. Scared yet? Now with bonus materials!Courtney is a total show-off. She thinks she's so brave; and she's always making Eddie and his friends look like wimps. But now Eddie's decided he's had enough. He's going to scare Courtney once and for all. And he's come up with the perfect plan to do it.Eddie's goiGet Goosebumps with the startling repackage of a best selling classic. Scared yet? Now with bonus materials!Courtney is a total show-off. She thinks she's so brave; and she's always making Eddie and his friends look like wimps. But now Eddie's decided he's had enough. He's going to scare Courtney once and for all. And he's come up with the perfect plan to do it.Eddie's going to lure Courtney down to Muddy Creek. Because he knows that she actually believes those silly rumors about the monsters. That there are Mud Monsters living deep inside the creek. It's just too bad that Eddie doesn't believe the rumors, too. Because they just might be true....
/book/show/7786341-dear-enemy?from_search=true	Jean Webster	Dear Enemy	Excerpt from Dear EnemyOh, I can hear him as clearly as if I were there! On the occasion of my last visit in your delectable household Jervis and I had a very solemn conversa tion in regard to (1) marriage, (2) the low ideals of politicians, (3) the frivolous, useless lives that society women lead.Please tell your moral husband that I took his words deeply to heart, andExcerpt from Dear EnemyOh, I can hear him as clearly as if I were there! On the occasion of my last visit in your delectable household Jervis and I had a very solemn conversa tion in regard to (1) marriage, (2) the low ideals of politicians, (3) the frivolous, useless lives that society women lead.Please tell your moral husband that I took his words deeply to heart, and that ever since my return to Worcester I have been spending one afternoon a week reading poetry with the inmates of the Female Inebri ate Asylum. My life is not so purposeless as it ap pears.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18732573-the-chimes---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Charles Dickens	The Chimes - The Original Classic Edition	Modern readers of Dickens A Christmas Carol are often inoculated to what a shocking piece of literature it was in its day. Familiarity has softened its blow to the public at large. This is not so with The Chimes. The Chimes is the second of Dickenss Christmas Books. Written in 1844 it came a year after A Christmas Carol and a year before The Cricket on the Hearth. Not nearModern readers of Dickens A Christmas Carol are often inoculated to what a shocking piece of literature it was in its day. Familiarity has softened its blow to the public at large. This is not so with The Chimes. The Chimes is the second of Dickenss Christmas Books. Written in 1844 it came a year after A Christmas Carol and a year before The Cricket on the Hearth. Not nearly as widely read as either its predecessor or its successor, The Chimes probably packs more of an emotional wallop than either story.Set on a New Years Eve rather than on Christmas proper, The Chimes is a story about self-respect and the consequences of our choices. The main character, Trotty Veck is an inverse of sorts to A Christmas Carols Ebeneezer Scrooge. He is poor and thinks so little of himself that he threatens to destroy himself and his family. Only through supernatural intervention can things hope to be set right.The Chimes is a tale that will--as the best of Dickensian melodrama does--grip you and wring your heart. One really gets the sense of what reading Dickens must have felt like to his contemporaries.This is powerful stuff. Give it a try.
/book/show/3188928-the-classic-tale-of-two-bad-mice?from_search=true	Beatrix Potter Anita Nelson (Illustrator) Pat Schoonover (Illustrator)	The classic tale of two bad mice	While the dolls are away, two curious, naughty mice explore the dolls' house but grow enraged when all of the food turns out to be fake.
/book/show/32818254-sophocles-vol-2-of-2?from_search=true	Sophocles	Sophocles, Vol. 2 of 2: Ajax; Electra; Trachiniae; Philoctetes	Excerpt from Sophocles, Vol. 2 of 2: Ajax; Electra; Trachiniae; PhiloctetesAthena Warned by these sights, Odysseus, see that thou Utter no boastful word against the gods, ' Nor swell with pride if haply might of arm Exalt thee o'er thy fellows; or vast wealth. A day can prostrate and a day upraise All that is mortal but the gods approve Sobriety and frowardness abhor.AboExcerpt from Sophocles, Vol. 2 of 2: Ajax; Electra; Trachiniae; PhiloctetesAthena Warned by these sights, Odysseus, see that thou Utter no boastful word against the gods, ' Nor swell with pride if haply might of arm Exalt thee o'er thy fellows; or vast wealth. A day can prostrate and a day upraise All that is mortal but the gods approve Sobriety and frowardness abhor.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/27097256-the-wild-duck?from_search=true	Henrik Ibsen	The Wild Duck: A Drama in Five Acts	Excerpt from The Wild Duck: A Drama in Five ActsVildanden is perhaps the most difficult of all Ibsen's prose drams to translate. Some of the speeches of Gina and Relling are indeed quite untranslatable. The difficulty in the case of Gina is in respect to her frequent malapropiams, which, for the most part, turn on the mispronunciation of a word, or the use of a word whiExcerpt from The Wild Duck: A Drama in Five ActsVildanden is perhaps the most difficult of all Ibsen's prose drams to translate. Some of the speeches of Gina and Relling are indeed quite untranslatable. The difficulty in the case of Gina is in respect to her frequent malapropiams, which, for the most part, turn on the mispronunciation of a word, or the use of a word which resembles in sound the one she wants. It is obvious that in the transference of such blunders of one language to another their exact significance can not be caught. Occasionally it has been possible, as when she says divide for divert, or calls the pistol pigstol. But these instance are rare, and more frequently Gina's slips could only have been indicated by entirely changing her words. As I have aimed at making as literal a translation as possible I did not feel justified in so departing from the original.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/22713228-my-brilliant-career-classic-literature-with-new-illustrated?from_search=true	Miles Franklin	My Brilliant Career (Classic Literature) with New Illustrated	My Brilliant Career is a 1901 novel written by Miles Franklin. It is the first of many novels by Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin (18791954), one of the major Australian writers of her time. It was written while she was still a teenager, as a romance to amuse her friends. Franklin submitted the manuscript to Henry Lawson who contributed a preface and took it to his own pMy Brilliant Career is a 1901 novel written by Miles Franklin. It is the first of many novels by Stella Maria Sarah Miles Franklin (18791954), one of the major Australian writers of her time. It was written while she was still a teenager, as a romance to amuse her friends. Franklin submitted the manuscript to Henry Lawson who contributed a preface and took it to his own publishers in Edinburgh. The popularity of the novel in Australia and the perceived closeness of many of the characters to her own family and circumstances as small farmers in New South Wales near Goulburn caused Franklin a great deal of distress and led her to withdrawing the novel from publication until after her death.Shortly after the publication of My Brilliant Career, Franklin wrote a sequel, My Career Goes Bung, which would not be published until 1946.
/book/show/26287556-the-anabasis-of-alexander?from_search=true	Arrian	The Anabasis of Alexander: Or, the History of the Wars and Conquests of Alexander the Great	Excerpt from The Anabasis of Alexander: Or, the History of the Wars and Conquests of Alexander the GreatWhen I began this Translation, more than two years ago, I had no intention of publishing it; but as the work progressed, it occurred to me that Arrian is an Author deserving of more attention from the English-speaking races than he has yet received. No edition of his woExcerpt from The Anabasis of Alexander: Or, the History of the Wars and Conquests of Alexander the GreatWhen I began this Translation, more than two years ago, I had no intention of publishing it; but as the work progressed, it occurred to me that Arrian is an Author deserving of more attention from the English-speaking races than he has yet received. No edition of his works has, so far as I am aware, ever appeared in England, though on the Continent many have been published. In the following Translation I have tried to give as literal a rendering of the Greek text as I could without transgressing the idioms of our own language. My theory of the duty of a Translator is, to give the ipsissima verba of his Author as nearly as possible, and not put into his mouth words which he never used, under the mistaken notion of improving his diction or his way of stating his case. It is a comparatively easy thing to give a paraphrase of a foreign work, presenting the general drift of the original; but no one, unless he has himself tried it, can understand the difficulty of translating a classical Author correctly without omission or mutilation.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/32974035-the-haunted-hotel-mystery-of-modern-venice?from_search=true	Wilkie Collins	The Haunted Hotel Mystery of Modern Venice	Excerpt from The Haunted Hotel Mystery of Modern VeniceThe public favour, at home and abroad, has shown such marked approval of 'the Haunted Hotel, ' during its periodical appearance, that I may trust the work to speak for itself in the form under which it now appeals to other circles of readers.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rareExcerpt from The Haunted Hotel Mystery of Modern VeniceThe public favour, at home and abroad, has shown such marked approval of 'the Haunted Hotel, ' during its periodical appearance, that I may trust the work to speak for itself in the form under which it now appeals to other circles of readers.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/22747722-the-circular-staircase-the-original-classic-mystery-complete-unabridge?from_search=true	Mary Roberts Rinehart G. Edward Bandy (Introduction)	The Circular Staircase The Original Classic Mystery Complete & Unabridged (Annotated) (Summit Classic Mysteries)	This premium quality ebook edition, prepared by human editors and not a scanned or facsimile version, contains the complete and unabridged original classic version of The Circular Staircase, and a full-color cover image featuring an original design. Also included in this edition are:--an original, detailed biography discussing the life and work of author Mary Roberts RiThis premium quality ebook edition, prepared by human editors and not a scanned or facsimile version, contains the complete and unabridged original classic version of The Circular Staircase, and a full-color cover image featuring an original design. Also included in this edition are:--an original, detailed biography discussing the life and work of author Mary Roberts Rinehart--original annotations, added sparingly, to assist the modern reader with particularly unusual words or usages.The original edition of this book contains numerous typographical errors, which are simply reproduced in many ebook editions but have been corrected by our editors.The Circular Staircase...This is the story of how a middle-aged spinster lost her mind, deserted her domestic gods in the city, took a furnished house for the summer out of town, and found herself involved in one of those mysterious crimes that keep our newspapersand detective agencies happy and prosperous. . .And so begins The Circular Staircase, Mary Roberts Rinehart's classic mystery tale featuring a bank failure, a murder, mysterious intruders, a kidnapping, arson and a characteristically complex plot which twists and turns like the circularstaircase that figures so prominently, and ominously, in setting the scene for a series of mysterious events.About Mary Roberts RinehartMary Roberts Rinehart (August 12, 1876-September 22, 1958) was a popular and successful American writer best known for her mysteries. Sometimes referred to as the American Agatha Christie, Rinehart's first mystery novel actually appearedover a decade before Christie's. She is considered the originator of the Had-I-But-Known style of mystery, as well as the original source of the phrase The butler did it.
/book/show/24562796-the-world-s-wife?from_search=true	Carol Ann Duffy	The World's Wife: Picador Classic	
/book/show/8454791-the-nightingale-and-the-rose?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde	The Nightingale and the Rose	
/book/show/27320574-my-childhood?from_search=true	Maxim Gorky	My Childhood	Excerpt from My ChildhoodIn a narrow, darkened room, my father, dressed in a white and unusually long garment, lay on the floor under the window. The toes of his bare feet were curiously extended, and the fingers of the still hands, which rested peacefully upon his breast, were curved; his merry eyes were tightly closed by the black disks of two copper coins; the light haExcerpt from My ChildhoodIn a narrow, darkened room, my father, dressed in a white and unusually long garment, lay on the floor under the window. The toes of his bare feet were curiously extended, and the fingers of the still hands, which rested peacefully upon his breast, were curved; his merry eyes were tightly closed by the black disks of two copper coins; the light had gone out of his still face, and I was frightened by the ugly way he showed his teeth.My mother, only half clad in a red petticoat, knelt and combed my fathers long, soft hair, from his brow to the nape of his neck, with the same black comb which I loved to use to tear the rind of watermelons; she talked unceasingly in her low, husky voice, and it seemed as if her swollen eyes must be washed away by the incessant flow of tears.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18732340-legends-tales-and-poems---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Gustavo Adolfo Bcquer	Legends, Tales and Poems - The Original Classic Edition	Gustavo Adolfo Dominguez Bastida, better known as Gustavo Adolfo Becquer, (February 17, 1836, Seville - December 22, 1870) was a Spanish post-romanticist writer of poetry and short stories, now considered one of the most important figures in Spanish literature. He adopted the alias of Becquer as his brother Valeriano Becquer, a painter, had done earlier. He was associatedGustavo Adolfo Dominguez Bastida, better known as Gustavo Adolfo Becquer, (February 17, 1836, Seville - December 22, 1870) was a Spanish post-romanticist writer of poetry and short stories, now considered one of the most important figures in Spanish literature. He adopted the alias of Becquer as his brother Valeriano Becquer, a painter, had done earlier. He was associated with the post-romanticism movement and wrote while realism was enjoying success in Spain. He was moderately well known during his life, but it was after his death that most of his works were published. His best known works are the Rhymes and the Legends, usually published together as Rimas y leyendas. These poems and tales are essential to the study of Spanish literature and common reading for high-school students in Spanish-speaking countries. His work approached the traditional poetry and themes in a modern way, and he is considered the founder of modern Spanish lyricism. Becquers influence on 20th century poets of the Spanish language can be felt in the works of Octavio Paz and Giannina Braschi.The Legends are a variety of romantic tales. As the name implies, most have a legendary tone. Some depict supernatural and semi-religious (Christian) events, like The mount of the souls, The green eyes, The rose of the Passion (a blood libel) with references to the Holy Child of La Guardia and The miserere (a religious song). Others cover more or less normal events from a romantic view, like The moonlight ray and Three dates.This is a high quality book of the original classic edition.This is a freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work. These few paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside:...When I was a boy of fourteen or fifteen, and my soul was overflowing with numberless longings, with pure thoughts and with that infinite hope that is the most precious jewel of youth, when I deemed myself a poet, when my imagination was full of those pleasing tales of the classic world, and Rioja in his silvas to the flowers, Herrera in his tender elegies, and all my Seville singers, the Penates of my special literature, spoke to me continually of the majestic Betis, the river of nymphs, naiads, and poets, which, crowned with belfries and laurels, flows to the sea from a crystal amphora, how often, absorbed in the contemplation of my childish dreams, I would go and sit upon its bank, and there, where the poplars protected me with their shadow, would give rein to my fancies, and conjure up one of those impossible dreams in which the very skeleton of death appeared before my eyes in splendid, fascinating garb! ... I used to dream that the city that saw my birth would one day swell with pride at my name, adding it to the brilliant list of her illustrious sons, and, when death should put an end to my existence, that they would lay me down to dream the golden dream of immortality on the banks of the Betis, whose praises I should have sung in splendid odes, and in that very spot where I used to go so often to hear the sweet murmur of its waves....Here he encountered an indifference that he had not dreamed of; and here he remained in the shadow of oblivion, eking out a miserable existence of physical as well as mental suffering, in utter loneliness of spirit, until he was joined in 1856 by one who came to be his lifelong friend and first biographer?Ramon Rodriguez Correa, who had come to the capital with the same aims as Becquer, and whose robust health and jovial temperament appealed singularly to the sad and ailing dreamer.
/book/show/13040828-mysticism?from_search=true	Evelyn Underhill	Mysticism: A Study the Nature and Development of Man's Spiritual Consciousness	is a seminal book about Christian mysticism written by one of the most widely read authors on the subject, the ever popular Evelyn Underhill continues her trend of truly life-altering writings.Underhill has dividedinto two parts. The first section of the book, Theis a seminal book about Christian mysticism written by one of the most widely read authors on the subject, the ever popular Evelyn Underhill continues her trend of truly life-altering writings.Underhill has dividedinto two parts. The first section of the book, The Mystic Fact, serves as an introduction to Christian mysticism, tracing the history and nature of mysticism from theological and philosophical perspectives. A chapter is also included on mysticism and magic, a relationship that perhaps forms the most controversial aspect of mysticism. The second part of Underhill's book (dubbed The Mystic Way) is the author's study of the process of mystical growth. This portion of the book can almost be read as a how-to. For those seeking spiritual growth through Christian mysticism, it is this portion of the book that will be most valuable and potentially life altering.remains one of the most heralded texts examining Christian mysticism. The reason for this is simple: Underhill's prose and clarity of voice are remarkable. The text is simple yet both illuminating and inspiring. Both the novice and the experienced follower will find tremendous value in this book.is perhaps the most well known book on the subject matter, and with good reason. It is a true accomplishment, and one that deserves to be read by anybody with a passing interest in mysticism. Underhill's book is highly recommended.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26932436-milton?from_search=true	John Milton John Churton Collins (Editor)	Milton: Samson Agonistes	Excerpt from Milton: Samson AgonistesThe literary life of Milton may be divided into four distinct periods. The first extends from about 1624 to 1632, during which time he produced his juvenile poems; it begins with the paraphrases of the 104th and 136th Psalms, and it ends chronologically with the composition of the Epitaph on the Marchioness of Winchester. The second peExcerpt from Milton: Samson AgonistesThe literary life of Milton may be divided into four distinct periods. The first extends from about 1624 to 1632, during which time he produced his juvenile poems; it begins with the paraphrases of the 104th and 136th Psalms, and it ends chronologically with the composition of the Epitaph on the Marchioness of Winchester. The second period extends from 1632 to 1638, and comprises the poems written during his residence at Horton. The third extends from 1638 to 1662, and is the period of the production of a few of the Sonnets and of almost all his prose-writings. The fourth extends from 1662 to his death in 1674, and between these dates appeared Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Samson Agonistes. Each of these periods has its own essential characteristics; each has its own history. We are here concerned only with the last. At its commencement Milton was in his fifty-fourth year. For nearly a quarter of a century he had been in the van of contemporary history. He had abandoned poetry and polite letters. He had dedicated himself entirely to the service of his country and of his cause. Controversy after controversy had engaged him, and when he was not actually in the arena the duties of a responsible public post had left him little leisure for loftier avocations. The death of Cromwell in September, 1658, ended this period of prosperous activity. In little more than a year the wreck of the Puritans was complete. The Restoration found Milton under an accumulation of misfortunes such as have rarely pressed simultaneously on one man Every object for which he had lived and laboured had been defeated. The Republic was in ruins; the principles which he had vindicated with so much passionate eloquence, and which were dearer to him than his own hearts blood, had lost all their life and efficacy. Puritanism had become a by-word: its shrines had been overturned; its gospel was a jest, and the Kingdom of the Saints was the prey of an obscene and impious rabble. For a while his life was in jeopardy. Discontent and misery reigned in his home.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/13624538-the-cthulhu-mythos-megapack?from_search=true	H.P. Lovecraft John S. Glasby T.E.D. Klein	The Cthulhu Mythos Megapack: 40 Modern and Classic Lovecraftian Stories	This volume assembles no less than 40 stories set in H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. Ranging from Lovecraft's own tales (including classics such as the novel At the Mountains of Madness, The Shadow Over Innsmouth, and The Colour Out of Space) to works by his friends and contemporaries (Clark Ashton Smith, Robert E. Howard, Frank Belknap Long, and Robert Bloch), to latThis volume assembles no less than 40 stories set in H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos. Ranging from Lovecraft's own tales (including classics such as the novel At the Mountains of Madness, The Shadow Over Innsmouth, and The Colour Out of Space) to works by his friends and contemporaries (Clark Ashton Smith, Robert E. Howard, Frank Belknap Long, and Robert Bloch), to later followers (Henry Kuttner, Lin Carter, Brian McNaughton), and contemporary afficianados (Brian Stableford, Mark McLaughlin, Adrian Cole) -- and many more. This is one collection no Lovecraft fan can afford to miss!Included are:At the Mountains of Madness, by H. P. LovecraftThe Events at Poroth Farm, by T.E.D. KleinThe Return of the Sorcerer, by Clark Ashton SmithWorms of the Earth, by Robert E. HowardEnvy, the Gardens of Ynath, and the Sin of Cain, by Darrell SchweitzerDrawn from Life, by John GlasbyIn the Haunted Darkness, by Michael R. CollingsThe Innsmouth Heritage, by Brian StablefordThe Doom That Came to Innsmouth, by Brian McNaughtonThe Shadow Over Innsmouth, by H. P. LovecraftThe Nameless Offspring, by Clark Ashton SmithThe Hounds of Tindalos, by Frank Belknap LongThe Faceless God, by Robert BlochThe Children of Burma, by Stephen Mark RaineyThe Call of Cthulhu, by H.P. LovecraftThe Old One, by John GlasbyThe Holiness of Azdarac, by Clark Ashton SmithThose of the Air, by Darrell Schweitzer and Jason Van HollanderThe Graveyard Rats, by Henry KuttnerToadface, by Mark McLaughlinThe Whisperer in Darkness, by H. P. LovecraftThe Eater of Hours, by Darrell SchweitzerUbbo-Sathla, by Clark Ashton SmithThe Space-Eaters, by Frank Belknap LongThe Fire of Asshurbanipal, by Robert E. HowardBeyond the Wall of Sleep, by H.P. LovecraftSomething in the Moonlight, by Lin CarterThe Salem Horror, by Henry KuttnerDown in Limbo, by Robert M. PriceThe Dweller in the Gulf, by Clark Ashton SmithAzathoth, by H.P. LovecraftPickmans Modem, by Lawrence Watt-EvansThe Hunters from Beyond, by Clark Ashton SmithGhoulmaster, by Brian McNaughtonThe Spawn of Dagon, by Henry KuttnerDark Destroyer, by Adrian ColeThe Dunwich Horror, by H. P. LovecraftThe Dark Boatman, by John GlasbyDagon and Jill, by John P. McCannAnd don't forget to search this ebook store for more entries in the Megapack series -- collections covering Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Mystery, Adventure ... and many more!
/book/show/556175.Wolverine_Classic_Vol_1?from_search=true	Chris Claremont John Buscema	Wolverine Classic, Vol. 1	He's known by many names: Logan, Weapon X, Wolverine. One fact is certain: He's the best there is at what he does, and what he does isn't pretty! Here - in stories collected for the first time in color - the feral X-Man adopts his now-infamous Patch identity in Madripoor as he tries to track down the mystical Black Sword. Ages 12+
/book/show/19025734-the-man-in-the-iron-mask-with-panel-zoom---classics-illustrated?from_search=true	Classic Comic Store Alexandre Dumas Jaak Jarve (Editor)	The Man in the Iron Mask (with panel zoom)    - Classics Illustrated	
/book/show/24612271-true-style?from_search=true	G. Bruce Boyer	True Style: The History and Principles of Classic Menswear	From choosing the right pair of eyeglasses to properly coordinating a shirt, tie, and pocket square, getting dressed is an art to be mastered. Yet, how many of us just throw on, well, whatever each morning? How many understand the subtleties of selecting the right pair of socks or the most compatible patterns of our various garmentsmuch less the history, imperatives, andFrom choosing the right pair of eyeglasses to properly coordinating a shirt, tie, and pocket square, getting dressed is an art to be mastered. Yet, how many of us just throw on, well, whatever each morning? How many understand the subtleties of selecting the right pair of socks or the most compatible patterns of our various garmentsmuch less the history, imperatives, and importance of our choices?In, acclaimed fashion expert G. Bruce Boyer provides a crisp, indispensable primer for this daily ritual, cataloguing the essential elements of the male wardrobe and showing how best to employ them. In witty, stylish prose, Boyer breezes through classic items and traditions in menswear, detailing the evolution and best uses of fabrics like denim and linen, accoutrements like neckties and eyeglasses, and principles for combining patterns, colors, and textures. He enlightens readers about acceptable circumstances for donning a turtleneck, declaims the evils of wearing dress shoes without socks, and trumpets the virtues of sprezzatura, the artistry of concealing effort beneath a cloak of nonchalance.With a gentle yet firm approach to the rules of dressing and an incredible working knowledge of the different items, styles, and principles of menswear, Boyer provides essential wardrobe guidance for the discriminating gentleman, explaining what true style looks likeand why.
/book/show/26909095-the-life-of-david-brainerd?from_search=true	Jonathan Edwards	The Life of David Brainerd: Missionary to the Indians; Chiefly Taken from His Own Diary and Other Private Writings	Excerpt from The Life of David Brainerd: Missionary to the Indians; Chiefly Taken From His Own Diary and Other Private WritingsAbout the year 1740, several distinguished ministers in the city of New York and its vicinity; and among them, Rev. Ebenezer Pemberton of New York, Rev. Aaron Burr of Newark, and Rev. Jonathan Dickinson of Elizabethtown; communicated to the SocieExcerpt from The Life of David Brainerd: Missionary to the Indians; Chiefly Taken From His Own Diary and Other Private WritingsAbout the year 1740, several distinguished ministers in the city of New York and its vicinity; and among them, Rev. Ebenezer Pemberton of New York, Rev. Aaron Burr of Newark, and Rev. Jonathan Dickinson of Elizabethtown; communicated to the Society in Scotland for propagating Christian Knowledge, the deplorable and perishing state of the Indians in the provinces of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania.In consequence of this representation, the Society charitably and cheerfully agreed to the proposal of maintaining two missionaries among them, to convert them to Christianity; and in pursuance of this design sent those gentlemen, and some others - both clergymen and laymen, a Commission to act as their Commissioners, or Correspondents, in providing, directing, and inspecting the said Mission.As soon as the Correspondents received their commission, to use their own language, they immediately looked out for two candidates for the ministry, whose zeal for the interests of the Redeemer's kingdom, and whose compassion for perishing souls would prompt them to such an exceedingly difficult and self-denying undertaking. They first prevailed with Mr. Azariah Horton to relinquish a call to an encouraging parish, and to devote himself to the Indian service. He was directed to Long Island in August, 1741, at the east end of which there are two small towns of Indians; and, from the east to the west end of the island, lesser companies settled at a few miles distance from one another, for the distance of more than a hundred miles. At his first arrival, he was well received by most, and cordially welcomed by some of them. Those at the east end of the island, especially, gave diligent and serious attention to his instructions; and many of them were led to ask the solemn enquiry, What they should do to be saved? A general reformation of manners was soon observable among most of these Indians. They were careful to attend, and serious and solemn while attending, upon both public and private instructions.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/20706287-the-beatles-lyrics?from_search=true	Hunter Davies (Editor)	The Beatles Lyrics: The Stories Behind the Music, Including the Handwritten Drafts of More Than 100 Classic Beatles Songs	For the Beatles, writing songs was a process that could happen anytime -- songs we all know by heart often began as a scribble on the back of an envelope or on hotel stationery. These original documentFor the Beatles, writing songs was a process that could happen anytime -- songs we all know by heart often began as a scribble on the back of an envelope or on hotel stationery. These original documents have ended up scattered across the world at museums and universities and with collectors and friends. Many have never been published before. More than 100 songs and lyrics are reproduced in THE BEATLES LYRICS, providing Hunter Davies a unique platform to tell the story of the music.The intimacy of these reproductions -- there are sections crossed out and rewritten, and words tossed into the final recordings that were never written down -- ensures that THE BEATLES LYRICS will be a treasure for musicians, scholars, and fans everywhere.
/book/show/26920383-transcendental-magic-its-doctrine-and-ritual?from_search=true	liphas Lvi	Transcendental Magic, Its Doctrine and Ritual	Excerpt from Transcendental Magic, Its Doctrine and RitualEliphas Levi Zahed is a pseudonym which was adopted in his occult writings by Alphonse Louis Constant, and it is said to be the Hebrew equivalent of that name. The author of the Dogma et Rituel de la Haute Magie was born in humble circumstances about the year 1810, being the son of a shoemaker. Giving evidence of uExcerpt from Transcendental Magic, Its Doctrine and RitualEliphas Levi Zahed is a pseudonym which was adopted in his occult writings by Alphonse Louis Constant, and it is said to be the Hebrew equivalent of that name. The author of the Dogma et Rituel de la Haute Magie was born in humble circumstances about the year 1810, being the son of a shoemaker. Giving evidence of unusual intelligence at an early age, the priest of his parish conceived a kindly interest for the obscure boy, and got him on the foundation of Saint Sulpice, where he was educated without charge, and with a view to the priesthood. He seems to have passed through the course of study at that seminary in a way which did not disappoint the expectations raised concerning him. In addition to Greek and Latin, he is believed to have acquired considerable knowledge of Hebrew, though it would be an error to suppose that any of his published works exhibit special linguistic attainments. He entered on his clerical novitiate, took minor orders, and in due course became a deacon, being thus bound by a vow of perpetual celibacy. Shortly after this step, he was suddenly expelled from Saint Sulpice for holding opinions contrary to the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church. The existing accounts of this expulsion are hazy, and incorporate unlikely elements, as, for example, that he was sent by his ecclesiastical superiors to take duty in country places, where he preached with great eloquence what, however, was doctrinally unsound; but I believe that there is no precedent for the preaching of deacons in the LatinChurch. Pending the appearance of the biography which has been for some years promised in France, we have few available materials for a life of the Abbe Constant.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18732570-the-girl-on-the-boat---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	P.G. Wodehouse	The Girl on the Boat - The Original Classic Edition	Take one feisty redhead, one suitor, one former suitor, and one would-be suitor. Add one trans-Atlantic crossing, one English country house, and assorted mishaps and misunderstandings. Season with plenty of Wodehouses trademark wit. Peruse at your leisure. First published in 1922 as Three Men and a Maid, this relatively early work isnt as fully developed as some of the autTake one feisty redhead, one suitor, one former suitor, and one would-be suitor. Add one trans-Atlantic crossing, one English country house, and assorted mishaps and misunderstandings. Season with plenty of Wodehouses trademark wit. Peruse at your leisure. First published in 1922 as Three Men and a Maid, this relatively early work isnt as fully developed as some of the authors later masterpieces.As one would expect from a Wodehouse story, there is a cast of eccentric characters. Theres also some rather clever wordplay. Wodehouse peppers the narrative with several asides to his readers. The tone is effervescent, tempered with a gentle tongue-in-cheek mockery of both the upper class and the foolishness of young lovers.Overall, The Girl on the Boat is certainly worth a read.
/book/show/26917101-clotelle-or-the-colored-heroine-a-tale-of-the-southern-states?from_search=true	William Wells Brown	Clotelle or the Colored Heroine; A Tale of the Southern States	Excerpt from Clotelle or the Colored Heroine; A Tale of the Southern StatesWith the exception of the last four chapters, this work was written before the breaking out of the recent rebellion. Although romantic in many of its details, it is, nevertheless, a truthful description of scenes which occurred in the places which are given.Both Clotelle and Jerome are real personExcerpt from Clotelle or the Colored Heroine; A Tale of the Southern StatesWith the exception of the last four chapters, this work was written before the breaking out of the recent rebellion. Although romantic in many of its details, it is, nevertheless, a truthful description of scenes which occurred in the places which are given.Both Clotelle and Jerome are real personages. Many of the incidents were witnessed by the author.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/12631073-tarzan-series?from_search=true	Edgar Rice Burroughs	Tarzan Series: Jungle Tales of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Tarzan Classic Books Collection - Book #6 with Original Cover)	Tarzan is the quintessential feral child, an archetypal wild boy lost in the jungle and raised by great apes. Created by author Edgar Rice Burroughs, the ape man character of Lord Greystoke continues to enthrall and captivate readers and audiences, the world over.Jungle Tales of Tarzan is a collection of twelve loosely-connected short stories written by Edgar Rice BurrougTarzan is the quintessential feral child, an archetypal wild boy lost in the jungle and raised by great apes. Created by author Edgar Rice Burroughs, the ape man character of Lord Greystoke continues to enthrall and captivate readers and audiences, the world over.Jungle Tales of Tarzan is a collection of twelve loosely-connected short stories written by Edgar Rice Burroughs, comprising the sixth book in order of publication in his series about the title character Tarzan. Chronologically it is a midquel to the first Tarzan novel, Tarzan of the Apes, as the events recounted in it actually occur within Chapter 11 of that novel, between Tarzan's avenging of his ape foster mother's death and his becoming leader of his ape tribe.
/book/show/17688345-a-general-history-of-the-pyrates?from_search=true	Charles   Johnson	A General History of the Pyrates: From Their First Rise and Settlement in the Island of Providence, - To the Present Time - The Original Classic E	Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of A General History of the Pyrates- - from their first rise and settlement in the island of Providence, - to the present time. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally importantFinally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of A General History of the Pyrates- - from their first rise and settlement in the island of Providence, - to the present time. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Daniel Defoe, which is now, at last, again available to you.Get the PDF and EPUB NOW as well. Included in your purchase you have A General History of the Pyrates- - from their first rise and settlement in the island of Providence, - to the present time in EPUB AND PDF format to read on any tablet, eReader, desktop, laptop or smartphone simultaneous - Get it NOW.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside A General History of the Pyrates- - from their first rise and settlement in the island of Providence, - to the present time:Look inside the book:Every Man who has used the West-India Trade, knows this to be true; therefore, since we are so well acquainted with all their Motions, I cannot see why our Men of War under a proper Regulation, may not go to the Southward, instead of lying up all the Winter useless: But I shall proceed too far in this Enquiry, I shall therefore quit it, and say something of the following Sheets, which the Author may venture to assure the Reader that they have one Thing to recommend them, which is Truth; those Facts which he himself was not an Eye-Witness of, he had from the authentick Relations of the Persons concern'd in taking the Pyrates, as well as from the Mouths of the Pyrates themselves, after they were taken, and he conceives no Man can produce better Testimonies to support the Credit of any History. ...This Beginning was mean and inconsiderable, having but two or three Ships, and a few Men, with which they cruised about the Greek Islands, taking such Ships as were very ill arm'd or weakly defended; however, by the taking of many Prizes, they soon increased in Wealth and Power: The first Action of their's which made a Noise, was the taking of Julius Caesar, who was as yet a Youth, and who being obliged to fly from the Cruelties of Sylla, who sought his Life, went into Bithinia, and sojourned a while with Nicomedes, King of that Country; in his Return back by Sea, he was met with, and taken, by some of these Pyrates, near the Island of Pharmacusa: These Pyrates had a barbarous Custom of tying their Prisoners Back to Back and throwing them into the Sea; but, supposing Caesar to be some Person of a high Rank, because of his purple Robes, and the Number of his Attendants, they thought it would be more for their Profit to preserve him, in hopes of receiving a great Sum for his Ransom; therefore they told him he should have his Liberty, provided he would pay them twenty Talents, which they judg'd to be a very high Demand, in our Money, about three thousand six hundred Pounds Sterling; he smiled, and of his own Accord promised them fifty Talents; they were both pleased, and surpriz'd at his Answer, and consented that several of his Attendants should go by his Direction and raise the Money; and he was left among these Ruffians with no more than 3 Attendants. ...At length his Attendants return'd with his Ransom, which he paid, and was discharged; he sail'd for the Port of Miletum, where, as soon as he was arriv'd, he used all his Art and Industry in fitting out a Squadron of Ships, which he equipp'd and arm'd at his own Charges; and sailing in Quest of the Pyrates, he surpriz'd them as they lay at Anchor among the Islands, and took those who had taken him before, with some others; the Money he found upon them he made Prize of, to reimburse his Charges, and he carry'd the Men to Pergamus or Troy, and there secured them in Prison: In the mean Time, he apply'd himself to Junius, then Governor of Asia, to whom it belonged to judge and
/book/show/29203307-the-copper-breeches?from_search=true	Arthur Conan Doyle	The Copper Breeches: A Large Print Classic	Tired of straining your eyes to read small print, especially in the pocket-sized paperbacks so many of the classics are confined to? Finally, a large print edition! Now you can read The Copper Breeches by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle set in 14 point type.
/book/show/645641.The_Expert_at_the_Card_Table?from_search=true	S.W. Erdnase	The Expert at the Card Table: Classic Treatise on Card Manipulation (Dover Magic Books)	Considered by many magicians and card sharps to be the one essential guidebook to attaining the highest level of card mastery. Includes author's own systems of false shuffling, false riffling and cutting, dealing from the bottom, palming cards, skinning the hand?even three-card monte, plus 14 dazzling card tricks.
/book/show/835496.Testament_of_Friendship?from_search=true	Vera Brittain	Testament of Friendship (Virago classic non-fiction)	The author traces her friendship with the author, Winifred Holtby, from their meeting at Oxford to Holtby's death at the age of thirty-seven.
/book/show/26443515-farthest-north-being-the-record-of-a-voyage-of-exploration-of-the-ship-f?from_search=true	Fridtjof Nansen	Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Fram 1893-96 and of a Fifteen Months Sleigh Journey By, Dr. Nansen and Lieut. Johansen	Excerpt from Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Fram 1893-96 and of a Fifteen Months Sleigh Journey By, Dr. Nansen and Lieut. JohansenUnseen and untrodden under their spotless mantle of ice the rigid polar regions Slept the profound Sleep Of death from the earliest dawn of time. Wrapped in his white shroud, the mighty giant stretched hiExcerpt from Farthest North Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship Fram 1893-96 and of a Fifteen Months Sleigh Journey By, Dr. Nansen and Lieut. JohansenUnseen and untrodden under their spotless mantle of ice the rigid polar regions Slept the profound Sleep Of death from the earliest dawn of time. Wrapped in his white shroud, the mighty giant stretched his clammy ice-limbs abroad, and dreamed his age-long dreams.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/10458297-thunderbolts-classic-volume-1?from_search=true	Kurt Busiek (Writer) Peter David Mark Bagley (Illustrator)	Thunderbolts Classic, Volume 1	When the world's heroes disappear, a new team rises to take their place! Meet the Thunderbolts: Citizen V! Techno! MACH-1! Songbird! Meteorite! Atlas! But what dark secret are these heroes hiding? Read the stories that changed the way the world looks at redemption! Guest-starring the Hulk, Spider-Man, Black Widow and Franklin Richards!:When the world's heroes disappear, a new team rises to take their place! Meet the Thunderbolts: Citizen V! Techno! MACH-1! Songbird! Meteorite! Atlas! But what dark secret are these heroes hiding? Read the stories that changed the way the world looks at redemption! Guest-starring the Hulk, Spider-Man, Black Widow and Franklin Richards!:1-5, -1, Annual '97;449;7; and material from1
/book/show/31628140-goethe-s-theory-of-colours?from_search=true	Johann Wolfgang von Goethe	Goethe's Theory of Colours: Translated from the German	Excerpt from Goethe's Theory of Colours: Translated From the GermanTo form his conclusions as he may list. Surely the mere inspection of a subject can profit us but little. Every act of seeing leads to cousi deration, consideration to re ection, re ection to combination, and thus it may be said that in every attentive look on nature we already theo rise. But in order to gExcerpt from Goethe's Theory of Colours: Translated From the GermanTo form his conclusions as he may list. Surely the mere inspection of a subject can profit us but little. Every act of seeing leads to cousi deration, consideration to re ection, re ection to combination, and thus it may be said that in every attentive look on nature we already theo rise. But in order to guard against the possible.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/4112945-old-new-york-classic-books-on-cassettes-collection-unabridged?from_search=true	Edith Wharton	Old New York (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection)[UNABRIDGED] (Classic Books on Cassettes Collection)	The four novellas collected here take place in the New York of the 1840s, '50s, '60s, and '70s. Each reveals the codes and customs that ruled society of that time, drawn with the perspicacious eye and style that is uniquely Wharton's. Novellas include False Dawn, The Old Maid, The Spark and New Year's Day.
/book/show/6875485-kennedy?from_search=true	Theodore C. Sorensen	Kennedy: The Classic Biography	Now with a new preface,is the intimate, #1 national bestselling biography of JFK by his great advisor Ted Sorensen. Part of the new Harper Perennial Political Classics series,is a perceptive biography of an extraordinary man, and one of the 20th centurys most important sources of history.
/book/show/30859278-the-war-poems-of-siegfried-sassoon?from_search=true	Siegfried Sassoon	The War Poems of Siegfried Sassoon	Excerpt from The War Poems of Siegfried SassoonOf these 64 poems, 12 are now published for first time. The remainder are selected from two previous volumes.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses statExcerpt from The War Poems of Siegfried SassoonOf these 64 poems, 12 are now published for first time. The remainder are selected from two previous volumes.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/16404328-the-first-barsoom-omnibus?from_search=true	Edgar Rice Burroughs	The First Barsoom Omnibus: The Classic Martian Trilogy	Ambushed in the cold moonlight of an Arizona night, Captain John Carter is inexplicably teleported to Mars, called Barsoom by its inhabitants. Legendary Barsoomwhere hostile tribes of towering green warriors roam an arid landscape of dead cities and feuding city-states; where pilgrimages are made to a river of death that conceals a terrifying secret; where lifespans are meAmbushed in the cold moonlight of an Arizona night, Captain John Carter is inexplicably teleported to Mars, called Barsoom by its inhabitants. Legendary Barsoomwhere hostile tribes of towering green warriors roam an arid landscape of dead cities and feuding city-states; where pilgrimages are made to a river of death that conceals a terrifying secret; where lifespans are measured in centuries; and where airships speed through the thinning atmosphere while duels are fought with swords below. Stranded and fighting for his life in a dying, savage world, John Carter embarks on one of the greatest adventures of all time as his destiny and Barsooms become one.The first three books of Edgar Rice Burroughss brilliantly conceived Barsoom seriesA Princess of Mars, The Gods of Mars, and The Warlord of Marsare brought together here for the first time. The trilogy follows the saga of John Carter from his unexpected arrival on Barsoom through hair-raising adventures and startling discoveries from pole to pole of the planet.Edgar Rice Burroughs (18761950) is one of the most influential American authors of science fiction and adventure. His novels include Tarzan of the Apes and, available in Bison Frontiers of Imagination editions, The Land That Time Forgot, At the Earths Core, Beyond Thirty, The Moon Maid, and Pirates of Venus. James P. Hogan is a respected science fiction writer and the author of such novels as Martian Knightlife, Bug Park, The Legend That Was Earth, and Realtime Interrupt.
/book/show/32159371-phineas-redux?from_search=true	Anthony Trollope	Phineas Redux	Excerpt from Phineas ReduxIt must be acknowledged that Mr. Ratler, than whom no judge in such matters possessed more experience, had always been afraid Of Phineas Finn.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten BooExcerpt from Phineas ReduxIt must be acknowledged that Mr. Ratler, than whom no judge in such matters possessed more experience, had always been afraid Of Phineas Finn.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/21940108-beautiful-joe-summit-classic-collector-editions?from_search=true	Marshall Saunders G. Edward Bandy (Introduction)	Beautiful Joe (Summit Classic Collector Editions)(Annotated)	One of the most beloved stories in the English language, this Summit Classic ebook edition of Beautiful Joe includes the full text of this classic story in a freshly edited edition, together with:- An original, detailed biography discussing the author's life and the significance of this work;- A complete bibliography of the author's major works.Originally published as aOne of the most beloved stories in the English language, this Summit Classic ebook edition of Beautiful Joe includes the full text of this classic story in a freshly edited edition, together with:- An original, detailed biography discussing the author's life and the significance of this work;- A complete bibliography of the author's major works.Originally published as a novel in 1894, Beautiful Joe is based on the true story of a dog who lived in Meaford in southern Ontario. The first Canadian book to sell 1,000,000 copies, the novel was written in 1893 by Margaret Marshall Saunders and was the winning entry submitted to a literary contest sponsored by the American Humane Education Society. Saunders first heard the story of the dog, who had actually been abused and then rescued as depicted in the book, from her sister-in-law, Louise Moore. Louise's father, Walter Moore, had rescued the dog in 1890. Today the town of Meaford is home to a park and statue honoring the real Beautiful Joe, and a private heritage society was created in 1994 to preserve the Moore home and establish a museum.Written as an autobiography from the dog's point of view, the book includes a reference in the first page to Black Beauty, which had also used that device, as a little book that she [my mistress] says is the story of a horse's life. Joe then explains that he has undertaken the writing of his life's story in the belief that it will please his mistress.The fictionalized story, which the author relocates to a small town in Maine, recounts numerous adventures of Joe and the other animals and people in and around the Morris household and the little barn and barnyard that serves as a playground for children and a home for a variety of animals.Above all, Beautiful Joe is a call for an end to cruelty to animals, a message which it delivers effectively in the course of a story enjoyed and loved by generations of readers young and old.
/book/show/30902892-in-the-days-of-the-comet?from_search=true	H.G. Wells	In the Days of the Comet	Excerpt from In the Days of the CometClearly he was unaware of my presence, and I stood waiting until his pen should come to a pause. Old as he certainly was he wrote with a steady hand.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical wExcerpt from In the Days of the CometClearly he was unaware of my presence, and I stood waiting until his pen should come to a pause. Old as he certainly was he wrote with a steady hand.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/10737001-the-queen-s-necklace?from_search=true	Alexandre Dumas	The Queen's Necklace	Excerpt from The Queen's Necklace, Vol. 1 of 30You have the list of my guests I remember them perfectly, your grace I have pre pared a dinner for nine.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-Excerpt from The Queen's Necklace, Vol. 1 of 30You have the list of my guests I remember them perfectly, your grace I have pre pared a dinner for nine.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/22727462-owls-do-cry?from_search=true	Janet Frame	Owls Do Cry	Set in provincial, pre-1940s New Zealand,explores the Withers family, in particular Daphne Withers. When one of Daphne's sisters dies, a crisis is provoked that leads Daphne to a mental asylum where she receives shock treatment. Her voice from the Dead Room haunts the novel with its poetic insights.
/book/show/17694093-a-baked-ham?from_search=true	Jessica Beck	A Baked Ham (Classic Diner, #4)	When a local actor is killed after making a pass at Mooses wife, Victoria and her family must find the culprit before Moose is locked up for murder. Its not going to be easy though, because Benny Booth had a real talent for making enemies!
/book/show/2194147.Travels_In_West_Africa?from_search=true	Mary Henrietta Kingsley	Travels In West Africa: The Classic Account of One Woman's Epic and Eccentric Journey in the 1890's	She came from the Victorian age, when women lived sheltered and subjugated. Yet, when Mary Kingsley's invalid parents died within six weeks of each other, she followed in her explorer father's footsteps and traveled to Africa against her society's every convention. Here is her lively and witty account of that journey, an immediate bestseller when it first came out in 1897She came from the Victorian age, when women lived sheltered and subjugated. Yet, when Mary Kingsley's invalid parents died within six weeks of each other, she followed in her explorer father's footsteps and traveled to Africa against her society's every convention. Here is her lively and witty account of that journey, an immediate bestseller when it first came out in 1897 and every bit as gripping today. Kingsley's complicated and indomitable character shines through in each sentence, as she describes hacking, marching, and climbing her way through the continent. After more than a century, she remains a feminist icon and a most remarkable woman.
/book/show/26984402-a-philosophical-enquiry-into-the-origin-of-our-ideas-of-the-sublime-and?from_search=true	Edmund Burke	A Philosophical Enquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful	Excerpt from A Philosophical Enquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and BeautifulThe author hopes it will not be thought impertinent to say something of the motives which induced him to enter into the following enquiry. The matters which make the subject of it had formerly engaged a great deal of his attention.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes huExcerpt from A Philosophical Enquiry Into the Origin of Our Ideas of the Sublime and BeautifulThe author hopes it will not be thought impertinent to say something of the motives which induced him to enter into the following enquiry. The matters which make the subject of it had formerly engaged a great deal of his attention.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18806314-the-plays-of-oscar-wilde?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde	The Plays of Oscar Wilde: 8 Classic Plays	Includes the following plays by Oscar Wilde:Vera, or The NihilistsThe Duchess of PaduaLady Windermeres FanA Woman of No ImportanceSalomeAn Ideal HusbandThe Importance of Being EarnestLa Sainte Courtisane and A Florentine Tragedy
/book/show/27006197-the-brown-fairy-book?from_search=true	Andrew Lang	The Brown Fairy Book	Excerpt from The Brown Fairy BookThe stories in this Fairy Book come from all quarters of the world. For example, the adventures of 'Ball Carrier and the Bad One' are told by Bed Indian grandmothers to Bed Indian children who never go to school, nor see pen and ink. 'The Bunyip' is known to even more uneducated little ones, running about with no clothes at all in the bushExcerpt from The Brown Fairy BookThe stories in this Fairy Book come from all quarters of the world. For example, the adventures of 'Ball Carrier and the Bad One' are told by Bed Indian grandmothers to Bed Indian children who never go to school, nor see pen and ink. 'The Bunyip' is known to even more uneducated little ones, running about with no clothes at all in the bush, in Australia. You may see photographs of these merry little black fellows before their troubles begin, in 'Northern Races of Central Australia, ' by Messrs. Spencer and Gillen. They have no lessons except in tracking and catching birds, beasts, fishes, lizards, and snakes, all of which they eat. But when they grow up to be big boys and girls, they are cruelly cut about with stone knives and frightened with sham bogies - 'all for their good' their parents say - and I think they would rather go to school, if they had their choice, and take their chance of being birched and bullied. However, many boys might think it better fun to begin to learn hunting as soon as they can walk. Other stories, like 'The Sacred Milk of Koumongoe, ' come from the Kaffirs in Africa, whose dear papas are not so poor as those in Australia, but have plenty of cattle and milk, and good mealies to eat, and live in houses like very big bee-hives, and wear clothes of a sort, though not very like our own.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/33504571-die-perser?from_search=true	Aeschylus	Die Perser: Tragodie Des Aschylos	Excerpt from Die Perser: Tragodie des AschylosWage ist) hiess Blattet in tiz lcr 015111111: t zu uberreidpn, zur {erinnerung an eine Bergangenljzit noll mi mfdjafilidjzn Strebens nnb hun lerfidyet Anregnng, an eine man, meldje uber bas tab hinaus bis Stimmen bes mm erhellt, im Sinne nah Qbei e meines lieben wann nah zu [einem tenem Obehadjtnis.About the PublisherForgottExcerpt from Die Perser: Tragodie des AschylosWage ist) hiess Blattet in tiz lcr 015111111: t zu uberreidpn, zur {erinnerung an eine Bergangenljzit noll mi mfdjafilidjzn Strebens nnb hun lerfidyet Anregnng, an eine man, meldje uber bas tab hinaus bis Stimmen bes mm erhellt, im Sinne nah Qbei e meines lieben wann nah zu [einem tenem Obehadjtnis.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/651437.The_Many_Adventures_of_Winnie_the_Pooh?from_search=true	Janet Campbell John Kurtz (Illustrator) Teddy Slater	The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: A Classic Disney Treasury	For the first time, the stories from all the classic movies have been collected in a gorgeous treasury. Among the favorite bedtime stories for your child are:By Janet Campbell; Illustrated by John Kurtzby Teddy Slater;Illustrated by Bill Langley and Diana Wakemanby StephanieFor the first time, the stories from all the classic movies have been collected in a gorgeous treasury. Among the favorite bedtime stories for your child are:By Janet Campbell; Illustrated by John Kurtzby Teddy Slater;Illustrated by Bill Langley and Diana Wakemanby Stephanie Calmenson;Illustrated by Ennis McNulty and Lou Palenoby Teddy Slater;Illustrated by Bill Langley and John Kurtz~
/book/show/8679814-classic-greek-drama?from_search=true	Euripides Theodore Buckley (Translator)	Classic Greek Drama: 10 plays by Euripides	This file includes 10 tragedies by Euripides, literally translated by Theodore Buckley. The plays are: HECUBA, ORESTES, PHOENISSAE (The Phoenician Virgins), MEDEA, HIPPOLYTUS, ALCESTIS, BACCHAE, HERACLIDAE, IPHIGENIA IN AULIS, and IPHIGENIA IN TAURIS. According to Wikipedia: Euripides (ca. 480 BCE-406 BCE) was the last of the three great tragedians of classical Athens (thThis file includes 10 tragedies by Euripides, literally translated by Theodore Buckley. The plays are: HECUBA, ORESTES, PHOENISSAE (The Phoenician Virgins), MEDEA, HIPPOLYTUS, ALCESTIS, BACCHAE, HERACLIDAE, IPHIGENIA IN AULIS, and IPHIGENIA IN TAURIS. According to Wikipedia: Euripides (ca. 480 BCE-406 BCE) was the last of the three great tragedians of classical Athens (the other two being Aeschylus and Sophocles). Ancient scholars thought that Euripides had written ninety-five plays, although four of those were probably written by Critias. Eighteen or nineteen of Euripides' plays have survived complete. There has been debate about his authorship of Rhesus, largely on stylistic grounds and ignoring classical evidence that the play was his. Fragments, some substantial, of most of the other plays also survive. More of his plays have survived than those of Aeschylus and Sophocles together, because of the unique nature of the Euripidean manuscript tradition. Euripides is known primarily for having reshaped the formal structure of Athenian tragedy by portraying strong female characters and intelligent slaves and by satirizing many heroes of Greek mythology. His plays seem modern by comparison with those of his contemporaries, focusing on the inner lives and motives of his characters in a way previously unknown to Greek audiences.
/book/show/19025734-the-man-in-the-iron-mask-with-panel-zoom---classics-illustrated?from_search=true	Classic Comic Store Alexandre Dumas Jaak Jarve (Editor)	The Man in the Iron Mask (with panel zoom)    - Classics Illustrated	
/book/show/3301996-the-rough-guide-to-classic-novels?from_search=true	Simon Mason	The Rough Guide to Classic Novels	Get the lowdown on the best fiction ever written. Over 230 of the worlds greatest novels are covered, from(1614) to Orhan Pamuks(2002), with fascinating information about their plots and their authors  and suggestions for what to read next. The guide comes complete with recommendations of the best editions and translations for every genre from the most enGet the lowdown on the best fiction ever written. Over 230 of the worlds greatest novels are covered, from(1614) to Orhan Pamuks(2002), with fascinating information about their plots and their authors  and suggestions for what to read next. The guide comes complete with recommendations of the best editions and translations for every genre from the most enticing crime and punishment to love, sex, heroes and anti-heroes, not to mention all the classics of comedy and satire, horror and mystery and many other literary genres. With feature boxes on experimental novels, female novelists, short reviews of interesting film and TV adaptations, and information on how the novel began, this guide will point you to all the classic literature youll ever need.
/book/show/31743049-this-sweet-sickness?from_search=true	Patricia Highsmith Sarah Hilary (Introduction)	This Sweet Sickness: A Virago Modern Classic	Seit der Heirat seiner ehemaligen Freundin Annabelle fhrt der Chemiker David Kelsey ein Doppelleben. Unter falschem Namen hat er sich ein Haus gemietet, in dem er ohne Wissen seiner Freunde die Wochenenden verbringt. Hier hat er sich eine Traumwelt aufgebaut, in der er sich einbildet, mit Annabelle zusammenzuleben. Eines Tages erscheint Annabelles Mann im Wochenendhaus, uSeit der Heirat seiner ehemaligen Freundin Annabelle fhrt der Chemiker David Kelsey ein Doppelleben. Unter falschem Namen hat er sich ein Haus gemietet, in dem er ohne Wissen seiner Freunde die Wochenenden verbringt. Hier hat er sich eine Traumwelt aufgebaut, in der er sich einbildet, mit Annabelle zusammenzuleben. Eines Tages erscheint Annabelles Mann im Wochenendhaus, um Kelsey zur Rede zu stellen.
/book/show/27423953-noite-na-taverna?from_search=true	lvares de Azevedo Cascais Classic Editions	Noite na Taverna	Bem-vindo ao universo extraordinario de lvares de Azevedo, um dos maiores vultos da literatura Luso-Brasileira de sempre. Nesta edio de Noite na Taverna, trazemos at si a melhor edio esta admirvel pea literria do final do sculo XIX.Noite na Taverna  uma obra publicada postumamente no ano de 1855 em uma coletnea de textos do autor em dois volumes. De tons trgiBem-vindo ao universo extraordinario de lvares de Azevedo, um dos maiores vultos da literatura Luso-Brasileira de sempre. Nesta edio de Noite na Taverna, trazemos at si a melhor edio esta admirvel pea literria do final do sculo XIX.Noite na Taverna  uma obra publicada postumamente no ano de 1855 em uma coletnea de textos do autor em dois volumes. De tons trgicos e cheia de fantasia, a obra  uma autntica representante da escola byroniana do Romantismo no Brasil.O livro est dividido em sete captulos. O primeiro captulo faz uma introduo, traa o cenrio (uma taverna) e apresenta os personagens. O ltimo finaliza a histria anterior e o livro simultaneamente, dando um carter de realidade s histrias narradas pelas cinco personagens.Reunidos em uma taverna, as personagens, descrentes com a vida e o amor, cheios de vcios e amantes do vinho, definem-se como libertinos, admiram Don Juan e contam histrias sanguinolentas envolvendo o amor e crimes do passado, todas com fim trgico. Representao de que o amor e a vida no valeria.Esperamos que tenha tanto prazer a ler esta obra clssica quanto aquele que ns, Cascais Classic Editions, tivemos a trazer-lha at si. (Com ndice activo) (Grandes Clssicos Luso-Brasileiros Livro 35)
/book/show/8891218-the-glimpses-of-the-moon?from_search=true	Edith Wharton	The Glimpses Of The Moon	Excerpt from The Glimpses of the MoonIt rose for them - their honey-moon - over the waters of a lake so famed as the scene of romantic raptures that they were rather proud of not having been afraid to choose it as the setting of their own.It required a total lack of humour, or as great a gift for it as ours, to risk the experiment, Susy Lansing opined, as they hung oveExcerpt from The Glimpses of the MoonIt rose for them - their honey-moon - over the waters of a lake so famed as the scene of romantic raptures that they were rather proud of not having been afraid to choose it as the setting of their own.It required a total lack of humour, or as great a gift for it as ours, to risk the experiment, Susy Lansing opined, as they hung over the inevitable marble balustrade and watched their tutelary orb roll its magic carpet across the waters to their feet.Yes - or the loan of Strefford's villa, her husband emended, glancing upward through the branches at a long low patch of paleness to which the moonlight was beginning to give the form of a white house-front.Oh, come - when we'd five to choose from. At least if you count the Chicago flat.So we had - you wonder! He laid his hand on hers, and his touch renewed the sense of marvelling exultation which the deliberate survey of their adventure always roused in her...About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/28186243-classic-penguin?from_search=true	Paul Buckley Audrey Niffenegger (Foreword) Elda Rotor (Preface)	Classic Penguin: Cover to Cover	In, Paul Buckley showcases more than ten years of stunning cover designs from Penguin Classics. This curated tour begins with the now-iconic redesignIn, Paul Buckley showcases more than ten years of stunning cover designs from Penguin Classics. This curated tour begins with the now-iconic redesign of the signature Penguin Classics black-spine series in 2003 and moves through award-winning series like the Penguin Classics Graphic Deluxe Editions, Penguin Drop Caps, and Penguin Horror. Exhibiting a mesmerizing array of front covers and full cover layouts, Paul Buckley illuminates the unique and inventive approaches to typography, image, and design that grace Penguins covers of the best works in literature. Throughout the book, the artists and designers including Chris Ware, Ivan Brunetti, Jillian Tamaki, Jessica Hische, and Ruben Toledo who have collaborated with Penguin Classics offer commentary on the design process. For lovers of classic literature, book design, and all things Penguin,has you covered.
/book/show/1071920.Falling_Angel?from_search=true	William Hjortsberg	Falling Angel (18 Years Classic)	A routine missing persons case dissolves into a nightmare of voodoo and black magic when Harry Angel is pitted against the shadowy Louis Cyphre.
/book/show/17969787-pepelka?from_search=true	Walt Disney Company Anna Niedwiecka (Narrator)	Pepelka (Cinderella: Disney Classic#6)	Leta 1950 je Walt Disney izdal risanko, ki se danes teje med klasicne risanke vseh casov - CinderellaPepelka je pravljica za otroke, ki sta jo zapisala brata Jakob in Wilhelm Grimm. Govori o tem, kako je hudobna maeha zapostavljala svojo pastorko Pepelko, ji nalagala najtezja dela, svoji dve hcerki pa razvajala.Na koncu je dobra Pepelka nagrajena, saj jo princ vzame zaLeta 1950 je Walt Disney izdal risanko, ki se danes teje med klasicne risanke vseh casov - CinderellaPepelka je pravljica za otroke, ki sta jo zapisala brata Jakob in Wilhelm Grimm. Govori o tem, kako je hudobna maeha zapostavljala svojo pastorko Pepelko, ji nalagala najtezja dela, svoji dve hcerki pa razvajala.Na koncu je dobra Pepelka nagrajena, saj jo princ vzame za eno, razvajeni sestri in maeha pa ostanejo brez vsega.
/book/show/28269780-o-crime-do-padre-amaro?from_search=true	Ea de Queirs Cascais Classic Editions	O Crime do Padre Amaro	Com biografia do autor e ndice activo) (Grandes Clssicos Luso-Brasileiros Livro 4)Bem-vindo ao universo extraordinario de Ea de Queiroz, um dos maiores vultos da literatura Luso-Brasileira de sempre. Nesta edio de O Crime do Padre Amaro, trazemos at si a melhor edio esta admirvel pea literria do final do sculo XIX e incio do sculo XX.O Crime do Padre AmaroCom biografia do autor e ndice activo) (Grandes Clssicos Luso-Brasileiros Livro 4)Bem-vindo ao universo extraordinario de Ea de Queiroz, um dos maiores vultos da literatura Luso-Brasileira de sempre. Nesta edio de O Crime do Padre Amaro, trazemos at si a melhor edio esta admirvel pea literria do final do sculo XIX e incio do sculo XX.O Crime do Padre Amaro  uma das obras do escritor portugus Ea de Queiroz mais difundidas por todo o mundo. Trata-se de uma obra polmica, que causou protestos da Igreja Catlica, ao ser publicada em 1875, em Portugal.Esta obra  principalmente um documento humano e social do pas e da sua poca escrito com a maestria de Ea de Queiroz.  tambm a primeira realizao artstica do realismo portugus.O Crime do Padre Amaro retracta o romance entre Amaro e a jovem Amlia, que surge num ambiente em que o prprio papel da religio  alvo de grandes discusses e a moralidade de cada um  posta  prova. Enquanto a trgica histria de amor se desenvolve, personagens secundrios travam instigantes debates sobre o papel da f.Esperamos que tenha tanto prazer a ler esta obra clssica quanto aquele que ns, Cascais Classic Editions, tivemos a trazer-lha at si.
/book/show/11069044-titus-alone-abridged-cd?from_search=true	Mervyn Peake	Titus Alone Abridged CD	Titus Groan has fled the rambling, ruined and ruinous castle of Gormenghast, desperate for a view of the world beyond. But he wasn't prepared for this Satellites, death-rays, sinister policemen and underworld outcasts live in a nightmarish contemporary city that feels like something by Wells, Burroughs or Philip K. Dick. Threatened and lost, he begins to miss the home he lTitus Groan has fled the rambling, ruined and ruinous castle of Gormenghast, desperate for a view of the world beyond. But he wasn't prepared for this Satellites, death-rays, sinister policemen and underworld outcasts live in a nightmarish contemporary city that feels like something by Wells, Burroughs or Philip K. Dick. Threatened and lost, he begins to miss the home he left; but surely he won't be tempted back?
/book/show/17591910-beatrix-potter-s-gardening-life?from_search=true	Marta McDowell	Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life: The Plants and Places That Inspired the Classic Children's Tales	There arent many books more beloved thanand even fewer authors as iconic as Beatrix Potter. More than 150 million copies of her books have sold worldwide and interest in her work and life rThere arent many books more beloved thanand even fewer authors as iconic as Beatrix Potter. More than 150 million copies of her books have sold worldwide and interest in her work and life remains high. And her charactersPeter Rabbit, Jemima Puddle Duck, and all the restexist in a charmed world filled with flowers and gardens.is the first book to explore the origins of Beatrix Potters love of gardening and plants and show how this passion came to be reflected in her work. The book begins with a gardeners biography, highlighting the key moments and places throughout her life that helped define her, including her home Hill Top Farm in England's Lake District. Next, the reader follows Beatrix Potter through a year in her garden, with a season-by-season overview of what is blooming that truly brings her gardens alive. The book culminates in a travelers guide, with information on how and where to visit Potters gardens today.
/book/show/769888.The_Gateless_Gate?from_search=true	Wumen Huikai Koun Yamada (Translation) Ruben L.F. Habito (Foreword)	The Gateless Gate: The Classic Book of Zen Koans	In, one of modern Zen Buddhism's uniquely influential masters offers classic commentaries on the, one of Zen's greatest collections of teaching stories. This translation was compiled with the Western reader in mind, and includes Koan Yamada's clear and penetrating comments on each case. Yamada played a seminal role in bringing Zen Buddhism to theIn, one of modern Zen Buddhism's uniquely influential masters offers classic commentaries on the, one of Zen's greatest collections of teaching stories. This translation was compiled with the Western reader in mind, and includes Koan Yamada's clear and penetrating comments on each case. Yamada played a seminal role in bringing Zen Buddhism to the West from Japan, going on to be the head of the Sanbo Kyodan Zen Community.would be invaluable if only for the translation and commentary alone, yet it's loaded with extra material and is a fantastic resource to keep close by:An in-depth Introduction to the History of Zen PracticeLineage chartsJapanese-to-Chinese and Chinese-to-Japanese conversion charts for personal names, place names, and names of writingsPlus front- and back-matter from ancient and modern figures: Mumon, Shuan, Kubota Ji'un, Taizan Maezumi, Hugo Enomiya-Lasalle, and Yamada Roshi's son, Masamichi Yamada.A wonderful inspiration for the koan practitioner, and for those with a general interest in Zen Buddhism.
/book/show/22850372-making-artisan-cheesecake?from_search=true	Melanie Underwood	Making Artisan Cheesecake: Expert Techniques for Classic and Creative Recipes	Cheesecake is a classic, hugely popular dessert consisting of a mixture of soft cheese, egg, and sugar on a crust. There are many, many variations, from fruit-flavored cakes to cheesecake pops to versions with ricotta, quark, or goat cheese. And there are a varietCheesecake is a classic, hugely popular dessert consisting of a mixture of soft cheese, egg, and sugar on a crust. There are many, many variations, from fruit-flavored cakes to cheesecake pops to versions with ricotta, quark, or goat cheese. And there are a variety of techniques for making a cheesecake successfully, including baking in a water bath and not baking at all, that can intimidate home cooks. Try your hand at mouthwatering recipes like:- Maple Macadamia Cheesecake- Goat Cheese Cheesecake with Honey & Lavender- Coffee-Toffee Cheesecake- Hot Chocolate Cheesecake- Mascarpone & Raspberry Cheesecake- Spiced Pumpkin Cheesecake- Even savory flavors like Roasted Tomato with Parmesan Cheesecakepresents the classic and well-loved cheesecake in a new, adventurous, and modern way, and answers any questions about it that home cooks and bakers- foodies who love delicious classic desserts- might ask. In addition to sharing many variations, author Melanie Underwood teaches all the techniques behind building a range of different styles, and encourages readers to develop their own unique recipes. She also covers options for crusts, cheeses, and batters; baking techniques; how to keep the top from cracking; and the differences among various styles, including New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Italian, Brazilian, and Japanese.
/book/show/32289012-boule-de-suif?from_search=true	Guy de Maupassant	Boule de Suif: And Other Stories	Excerpt from Boule De Suif: And Other StoriesCompanies of franc-tireurs, heroically named Avengers of the Defeat, Citizens of the Tomb, Companions in Death, passed in their turn, look ing like a horde of bandits.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction ofExcerpt from Boule De Suif: And Other StoriesCompanies of franc-tireurs, heroically named Avengers of the Defeat, Citizens of the Tomb, Companions in Death, passed in their turn, look ing like a horde of bandits.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/120549.Clear_and_Simple_as_the_Truth?from_search=true	Francis-Noel Thomas Mark Turner	Clear and Simple as the Truth: Writing Classic Prose	Everyone talks about style, but no one explains it. The authors of this book do; and in doing so, they provoke the reader to consider style, not as an elegant accessory of effective prose, but as its very heart. At a time when writing skills have virtually disappeared, what can be done? If only people learned the principles of verbal correctness, the essential rules, wouldEveryone talks about style, but no one explains it. The authors of this book do; and in doing so, they provoke the reader to consider style, not as an elegant accessory of effective prose, but as its very heart. At a time when writing skills have virtually disappeared, what can be done? If only people learned the principles of verbal correctness, the essential rules, wouldn't good prose simply fall into place? Thomas and Turner say no. Attending to rules of grammar, sense, and sentence structure will no more lead to effective prose than knowing the mechanics of a golf swing will lead to a hole-in-one. Furthermore, ten-step programs to better writing exacerbate the problem by failing to recognize, as Thomas and Turner point out, that there are many styles with different standards. In the first half of Clear and Simple, the authors introduce a range of styles - reflexive, practical, plain, contemplative, romantic, prophetic, and others - contrasting them to classic style. Its principles are simple: The writer adopts the pose that the motive is truth, the purpose is presentation, the reader is an intellectual equal, and the occasion is informal. Classic style is at home in everything from business memos to personal letters, from magazine articles to university writing. The second half of the book is a tour of examples - the exquisite and the execrable - showing what has worked and what hasn't. Classic prose is found everywhere: from Thomas Jefferson to Junichiro Tanizaki, from Mark Twain to the observations of an undergraduate. Here are many fine performances in classic style, each clear and simple as the truth.
/book/show/26410335-the-practice-science-of-drawing?from_search=true	Harold Speed	The Practice Science of Drawing	Excerpt from The Practice Science of DrawingPermit me in the first place to anticipate the disappointment of any student who opens this book with the idea of finding wrinkles on how to draw faces, trees, clouds, or what not, short cuts to excellence in drawing, or any of the tricks so popular with the drawing masters of our grandmothers and still dearly loved by a largeExcerpt from The Practice Science of DrawingPermit me in the first place to anticipate the disappointment of any student who opens this book with the idea of finding wrinkles on how to draw faces, trees, clouds, or what not, short cuts to excellence in drawing, or any of the tricks so popular with the drawing masters of our grandmothers and still dearly loved by a large number of people. No good can come of such methods, for there are no short cuts to excellence. But help of a very practical kind it is the aim of the following pages to give; although it may be necessary to make a greater call upon the intelligence of the student than these Victorian methods attempted.It was not until some time after having passed through the course of training in two of our chief schools of art, that the author got any idea of what drawing really meant. What was taught was the faithful copying of a series of objects, beginning with the simplest forms, such as cubes, cones, cylinders, &c. (an excellent system to begin with at present in danger of some neglect), after which more complicated objects in plaster of Paris were attempted, and finally copies of the human head and figure posed in suspended animation and supported by blocks, &c. In so far as this was accurately done, all this mechanical training of eye and hand was excellent; but it was not enough.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/19243364-in-this-house-of-brede?from_search=true	Rumer Godden	In this House of Brede: A Virago Modern Classic (VMC Book 221)	The motto wasbut the word was set in a circle of thorns. Peace, but what a strange peace, made of unremitting toil and effort.'Bruised by tragedy, Philippa Talbot leaves a successful career in the civil service for a new calling. She joins an enclosed order of Benedictine nuns. In this small community of fewer than one hundred women, she soon discovers all the humanThe motto wasbut the word was set in a circle of thorns. Peace, but what a strange peace, made of unremitting toil and effort.'Bruised by tragedy, Philippa Talbot leaves a successful career in the civil service for a new calling. She joins an enclosed order of Benedictine nuns. In this small community of fewer than one hundred women, she soon discovers all the human frailties: jealousy, love, despair. But each crisis of heart and conscience is guided by the compassion and intelligence of the Abbess and by the Sisters' shared bond of faith and ritual. Away from the world, and yet at one with it, Philippa must learn to forgive and forget her past . . .
/book/show/31231685-racine-s-andromaque?from_search=true	Jean Racine	Racine's Andromaque: Edited, with Introduction and Notes by Benjamin W. Wells	Excerpt from Racine's Andromaque: Edited, With Introduction and Notes by Benjamin W. WellsMeantime, however, he was undergoing experiences that tended to make his thought more tragically sombre. He was irritated by the attitude of his relatives at port-royal, and re plied to their exhortations with growing acerbity. It was at this psychic crisis when the poet in Racine waExcerpt from Racine's Andromaque: Edited, With Introduction and Notes by Benjamin W. WellsMeantime, however, he was undergoing experiences that tended to make his thought more tragically sombre. He was irritated by the attitude of his relatives at port-royal, and re plied to their exhortations with growing acerbity. It was at this psychic crisis when the poet in Racine was wrestling with the Puritan, and had for the moment gained the upper hand in a struggle of conscience that was to last a lifetime, that Andro maque (1667) was written. He was then twenty-eight.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/27188840-enchiridion?from_search=true	Epictetus	Enchiridion: Classic Greek Stoic Philosophy	- the classic best-seller of, based on the words of the great exiled Roman Philosopher, contains timeless pearls of wisdom guaranteed to offer simple, practical insight into the nature of life that can be used today.In the, Epictetus explains that a life of peace and tranquillity comes from acting on those things which ar- the classic best-seller of, based on the words of the great exiled Roman Philosopher, contains timeless pearls of wisdom guaranteed to offer simple, practical insight into the nature of life that can be used today.In the, Epictetus explains that a life of peace and tranquillity comes from acting on those things which are in our power to effect, while accepting our powerlessness over things outside of our control. This fundamental principle underlies Epictetus teaching as he elaborates into the nature of death, laughter, love, stillness and silence.Theis not only a true classic of stoic philosophy, but also a practical manual for living a life of peace and fulfilment, delightfully accessible to the layman and scholar alike, and as applicable to life now as in the 2nd century AD.A must read.
/book/show/23399266-classic-goosebumps-28?from_search=true	R.L. Stine	Classic Goosebumps #28: The Blob That Ate Everyone	The original books featuring the scariest creatures from the Goosebumps movie, in theaters October 16, 2015!A famous horror writer. That's what Zackie Beauchamp wants to be. He's writing a story about a giant blob monster. A pink, slimy creature who eats up an entire town!Then Zackie finds the typewriter. In a burned-down antiques store. He takes it home and starts typinThe original books featuring the scariest creatures from the Goosebumps movie, in theaters October 16, 2015!A famous horror writer. That's what Zackie Beauchamp wants to be. He's writing a story about a giant blob monster. A pink, slimy creature who eats up an entire town!Then Zackie finds the typewriter. In a burned-down antiques store. He takes it home and starts typing.But there's something really odd about that typewriter. Something really dangerous. Because now every scary word Zackie writes is starting to come true.
/book/show/27082655-toilers-of-the-sea?from_search=true	Victor Hugo	Toilers of the Sea	Excerpt from Toilers of the SeaThe boat which had been observed at so many points on the coast of Guernsey on the previous evening was as the reader has guessed, the old Dutch barge or sloop. Gilliatt had chosen the channel along the coast among the rocks. It was the most dangerous way, but it was the most direct. To take the shortest route was his only thought. ShipwreckExcerpt from Toilers of the SeaThe boat which had been observed at so many points on the coast of Guernsey on the previous evening was as the reader has guessed, the old Dutch barge or sloop. Gilliatt had chosen the channel along the coast among the rocks. It was the most dangerous way, but it was the most direct. To take the shortest route was his only thought. Shipwrecks will not wait; the sea is a pressing creditor; an hours delay may be irreparable. His anxiety was to go quickly to the rescue of the machinery in danger.One of his objects in leaving Guernsey was to avoid arousing attention. He set out like one escaping from justice, and seemed anxious to hide from human eyes.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18732213-poems---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Emily Dickinson	Poems - The Original Classic Edition	Nearly everyone whos had a brush with American literature knows the story of Emily Dickinson - her poetry unpublished in her lifetime, and then even after her death, her verses seeing the light of day only after having been improved on by an editor who found her rhymes imperfect and her meter spasmodic. He even went so far as to make her metaphors sensible. The fact is, ThNearly everyone whos had a brush with American literature knows the story of Emily Dickinson - her poetry unpublished in her lifetime, and then even after her death, her verses seeing the light of day only after having been improved on by an editor who found her rhymes imperfect and her meter spasmodic. He even went so far as to make her metaphors sensible. The fact is, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, to whom Dickinson had sent her poems, was a representative of the poetic establishment, and as with all artistic establishments then and now, was too rigid in his thinking and too impoverished in his imagination to comprehend a new voice of genius. Dickinson is a poet of strikingly apt and totally original phrases imbued with a deep resonance of thought and observation, especially on her favorite subjects, life, death and love. She can be cryptic and her references and allusions are sometimes too private for us to catch. She can also be amazingly terse. But the intensity of her experience and the Zero at the Bone emotion displayed in this, her letter to the World/That never wrote to me - are second to none in the world of letters. Unlike Shakespeare, who mastered the psychology of people in places high and low, Dickinson mastered only her own psychology, and yet through that we can see, as in a mirror, ourselves.
/book/show/26954318-the-kybalion-a-study-of-the-hermetic-philosophy-of-ancient-egypt-and-gre?from_search=true	Three Initiates	The Kybalion a Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and Greece	Excerpt from The Kybalion a Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and GreeceWe take great pleasure in presenting to the attention of students and investigators of the Secret Doctrines this little work based upon the world-old Hermetic Teachings. There has been so little written upon this subject, notwithstanding the countless references to the Teachings in theExcerpt from The Kybalion a Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Ancient Egypt and GreeceWe take great pleasure in presenting to the attention of students and investigators of the Secret Doctrines this little work based upon the world-old Hermetic Teachings. There has been so little written upon this subject, notwithstanding the countless references to the Teachings in the many works upon occultism, that the many earnest searchers after the Arcane Truths will doubtless welcome the appearance of the present volume.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/33265962-the-book-of-doctrine-and-covenants-of-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-lat?from_search=true	Joseph Smith Jr.	The Book of Doctrine and Covenants, of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: Selected from the Revelations of God	Excerpt from The Book of Doctrine and Covenants, of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: Selected From the Revelations of GodElation concerning the Shakers Mar. 1 831 on the Spirit May to E. Partridge, concerning the Colesville branch, in Thompson on sending elders to Missouri to Newel Knight to W. W. Phelps on the Location of Zion on the Tribulations of 3'AbExcerpt from The Book of Doctrine and Covenants, of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: Selected From the Revelations of GodElation concerning the Shakers Mar. 1 831 on the Spirit May to E. Partridge, concerning the Colesville branch, in Thompson on sending elders to Missouri to Newel Knight to W. W. Phelps on the Location of Zion on the Tribulations of 3'About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18732787-a-house-of-pomegranates---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde	A House of Pomegranates - The Original Classic Edition	Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of A House of Pomegranates. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Oscar Wilde, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside A House of Pomegranates:TFinally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of A House of Pomegranates. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Oscar Wilde, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside A House of Pomegranates:The child of the old King's only daughter by a secret marriage with one much beneath her in station - a stranger, some said, who, by the wonderful magic of his lute-playing, had made the young Princess love him; while others spoke of an artist from Rimini, to whom the Princess had shown much, perhaps too much honour, and who had suddenly disappeared from the city, leaving his work in the Cathedral unfinished - he had been, when but a week old, stolen away from his mother's side, as she slept, and given into the charge of a common peasant and his wife, who were without children of their own, and lived in a remote part of the forest, more than a day's ride from the town. Grief, or the plague, as the court physician stated, or, as some suggested, a swift Italian poison administered in a cup of spiced wine, slew, within an hour of her wakening, the white girl who had given him birth, and as the trusty messenger who bare the child across his saddle-bow stooped from his weary horse and knocked at the rude door of the goatherd's hut, the body of the Princess was being lowered into an open grave that had been dug in a deserted churchyard, beyond the city gates, a grave where it was said that another body was also lying, that of a young man of marvellous and foreign beauty, whose hands were tied behind him with a knotted cord, and whose breast was stabbed with many red wounds....He missed, indeed, at times the fine freedom of his forest life, and was always apt to chafe at the tedious Court ceremonies that occupied so much of each day, but the wonderful palace - Joyeuse, as they called it - of which he now found himself lord, seemed to him to be a new world fresh-fashioned for his delight; and as soon as he could escape from the council-board or audience-chamber, he would run down the great staircase, with its lions of gilt bronze and its steps of bright porphyry, and wander from room to room, and from corridor to corridor, like one who was seeking to find in beauty an anodyne from pain, a sort of restoration from sickness....Sadder even than usual was the King, for as he looked at the Infanta bowing with childish gravity to the assembling counters, or laughing behind her fan at the grim Duchess of Albuquerque who always accompanied her, he thought of the young Queen, her mother, who but a short time before - so it seemed to him - had come from the gay country of France, and had withered away in the sombre splendour of the Spanish court, dying just six months after the birth of her child, and before she had seen the almonds blossom twice in the orchard, or plucked the second year's fruit from the old gnarled fig-tree that stood in the centre of the now grass-grown courtyard....Even after the expiration of the three years of public mourning that he had ordained throughout his whole dominions by royal edict, he would never suffer his ministers to speak about any new alliance, and when the Emperor himself sent to him, and offered him the hand of the lovely Archduchess of Bohemia, his niece, in marriage, he bade the ambassadors tell their master that the King of Spain was already wedded to Sorrow, and that though she was but a barren bride he loved her better than Beauty; an answer that cost his crown the rich provinces of the Netherlands, which soon after, at the Emperor's instigation, revolted against him under the leadership of some fanatics of the Reformed Church.
/book/show/18732753-the-master-of-the-world---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Jules Verne	The Master of the World - The Original Classic Edition	Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of The Master of the World. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Jules Verne, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside The Master of the World:IFinally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of The Master of the World. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Jules Verne, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside The Master of the World:In my position as head inspector in the federal police department at Washington, urged on moreover by the desire, which has always been very strong in me, to investigate and understand everything which is mysterious, I naturally became much interested in these remarkable occurrences. And as I have been employed by the government in various important affairs and secret missions since I was a mere lad, it also happened very naturally that the head of my department placed In my charge this astonishing investigation, wherein I found myself wrestling with so many impenetrable mysteries....Now, the Great Eyrie did not seem particularly attractive to birds; on the contrary, the people of the neighborhood began to remark that on some days when birds approached its summit they mounted still further, circled high above the crest, and then flew swiftly away, troubling the air with harsh cries....If there were indeed a central lake, was there not danger that its waters, penetrating the strata beneath, would be turned to steam by the volcanic fires and tear their way forth in a tremendous explosion, deluging the fair plains of Carolina with an eruption such as that of 1902 in Martinique?...But there is also reason to ask, if these phenomena about the Great Eyrie are not a source of continued danger to the people there, if they are not forerunners of some disaster as terrible as it is mysterious.
/book/show/23862010-scrambled-eggs-super?from_search=true	Dr. Seuss	Scrambled Eggs Super!	An eggs-cellent way to start the day! Breakfast will never be the same, thanks to Dr. Seuss's classic rhyming picture book Scrambled Eggs Super! When Peter T. Hooper tires of traditional scrambled eggs, he sets out on a quest to find the rarest and most exciting eggs so he can make the amazing breakfast he craves. Featuring zany egg-layers such as the Sala-ma-goox, the TizAn eggs-cellent way to start the day! Breakfast will never be the same, thanks to Dr. Seuss's classic rhyming picture book Scrambled Eggs Super! When Peter T. Hooper tires of traditional scrambled eggs, he sets out on a quest to find the rarest and most exciting eggs so he can make the amazing breakfast he craves. Featuring zany egg-layers such as the Sala-ma-goox, the Tizzle-Topped Grouse, and the Bombastic Aghast, Scrambled Eggs Super! will hit the spot and leave readers wanting seconds.
/book/show/10635326-the-poison-belt?from_search=true	Arthur Conan Doyle	The Poison Belt	Must Professor George Challenger and friends, barricaded in a room, see Earth die? As globe passes through a belt of poisonous ether, terror sweeps mankind; cities riot; coMust Professor George Challenger and friends, barricaded in a room, see Earth die? As globe passes through a belt of poisonous ether, terror sweeps mankind; cities riot; communications cease. Novella.
/book/show/355830.The_Boston_Consulting_Group_on_Strategy?from_search=true	Carl W. Stern (Editor)	The Boston Consulting Group on Strategy: Classic Concepts and New Perspectives	A collection of the best thinking from one of the most innovative management consulting firms in the worldFor more than forty years, The Boston Consulting Group has been shaping strategic thinking in business. The Boston Consulting Group on Strategy offers a broad and up-to-date selection of the firm's best ideas on strategy with fresh ideas, insights, and practical lessA collection of the best thinking from one of the most innovative management consulting firms in the worldFor more than forty years, The Boston Consulting Group has been shaping strategic thinking in business. The Boston Consulting Group on Strategy offers a broad and up-to-date selection of the firm's best ideas on strategy with fresh ideas, insights, and practical lessons for managers, executives, and entrepreneurs in every industry. Here's a sampling of the provocative thinking you'll find inside:You have to be the scientist of your own life and be astonished four times: at what is, what always has been, what once was, and what could be.The majority of products in most companies are cash traps . . . .[They] are not only worthless, but a perpetual drain on corporate resources.Use more debt than your competition or get out of the business.When information flows freely, reputation, more than reciprocity, becomes the basis for trust.As a strategic weapon, time is the equivalent of money, productivity, quality, even innovation.When brands become business systems, brand management becomes far too important to leave to the marketing department.The winning organization of the future will look more like a collection ofjazz ensembles than a symphony orchestra.Most of our organizations today derive from a model whose original purpose was to control creativity.Rather than being an obstacle, uncertainty is the very engine of transformation in a business, a continuous source of new opportunities.IP assets lack clear property lines. Every bit of intellectual property you can own comes with connections to other valuable innovations.
/book/show/26937432-war-and-peace-vol-1?from_search=true	Leo Tolstoy	War and Peace, Vol. 1: A Historical Novel	Excerpt from War and Peace, Vol. 1: A Historical NovelIn translating this novel from the French version, I have adhered to the spelling of Russian words adopted by the Russian Lady. And on the whole, with a single exception, I find that the system is that followed by many good authorities. The exception is the use of iv, borrowed from the German, at the end of words wheExcerpt from War and Peace, Vol. 1: A Historical NovelIn translating this novel from the French version, I have adhered to the spelling of Russian words adopted by the Russian Lady. And on the whole, with a single exception, I find that the system is that followed by many good authorities. The exception is the use of iv, borrowed from the German, at the end of words where the English letter should - or might - be f. Still, the spelling Gortchakow and Romanow may be met with, and is accepted.The transliteration of Russian into English presents many difficulties; the alternative lies between a ponderous array of letters and the adoption of a code of foreign sounds, for the vowels more especially. Mr. Schuyler, in his work on Turkistan (London, 1876), gives the letter a the value of the English oo (as in German and Italian); he writes pud, at the risk of its being made to rhyme with mud, instead of with mood; and it is this risk which has led many good authorities to modify the u into ou, with the sound the diphthong has in could. In French it is written ou, as the letter u has a sound unlike any that can be written in English.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/19519131-the-story-of-the-other-wise-man?from_search=true	Henry Van Dyke	The Story of The Other Wise Man : Classic Christmas Children's Book (Annotated)	The Story of The Other Wise Man : Classic Christmas Children's BookADDITIONAL CONTENT :+ The Author Biography+ Active Table of Contents for an easy navigation within the bookOVERVIEW:YOU know the story of the Three Wise Men of the East, and how they traveled from far away to offer their gifts at the manger-cradle in Bethlehem. But have you ever heard the story of the OtThe Story of The Other Wise Man : Classic Christmas Children's BookADDITIONAL CONTENT :+ The Author Biography+ Active Table of Contents for an easy navigation within the bookOVERVIEW:YOU know the story of the Three Wise Men of the East, and how they traveled from far away to offer their gifts at the manger-cradle in Bethlehem. But have you ever heard the story of the Other Wise Man, who also saw the star in its rising, and set out to follow it, yet did not arrive with his brethren in the presence of the young child Jesus? Of the great desire of this fourth pilgrim, and how it was denied, yet accomplished in the denial; of his many wanderings and the probations of his soul; of the long way of his seeking, and the strange way of his finding, the One whom he sought I would tell the tale as I have heard fragments of it in the Hall of Dreams, in the palace of the Heart of Man.TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTIONI : THE SIGN IN THE SKYII : BY THE WATERS OF BABYLONIII : FOR THE SAKE OF A LITTLE CHILDIV : IN THE HIDDEN WAY OF SORROWV : A PEARL OF GREAT PRICEBIOGRAPHY of Henry Van DykeABOUT THE AUTHOR :Henry Jackson van Dyke (November 10, 1852  April 10, 1933, aged 80) was an American author, educator, and clergyman.Henry van Dyke was born on November 11 , 1852 in Germantown, Pennsylvania in the United States. He graduated from Princeton University in 1873 and from Princeton Theological Seminary, 1877 and served as a professor of English literature at Princeton between 1899 and 1923. In 1908-09 Dr. van Dyke was an American lecturer at the University of Paris. By appointment of President Wilson he became Minister to the Netherlands and Luxembourg in 1913. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters and received many other honors. Van Dyke was an ardent foe of the annexation of the Philippines, [and] told his congregation in 1898, 'If we enter the course of foreign conquest, the day is not far distant when we must spend in annual preparation for wars more than the $180,000,000 that we now spend every year in the education of our children for peace.'Henry van Dyke offering prayer at the 1913 Easter Sunrise Services in Riverside, California atop Mount RubidouxHe chaired the committee that wrote the first Presbyterian printed liturgy, The Book of Common Worship of 1906. Among his popular writings are the two Christmas stories The Other Wise Man (1896) and The First Christmas Tree (1897). Various religious themes of his work are also expressed in his poetry, hymns and the essays collected in Little Rivers (1895) and Fishermans Luck (1899). He wrote the lyrics to the popular hymn, Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee (1907), sung to the tune of Beethoven's Ode to Joy. He compiled several short stories in The Blue Flower (1902) named after the key symbol of Romanticism introduced first by Novalis. He also contributed a chapter to the collaborative novel, The Whole Family (1908). Among his poems is Katrina's Sundial, the inspiration for the song Time Is by the group It's a Beautiful Day on their eponymous 1969 debut album. Furthermore, the lyrics of a song  entitled Time, sung by Mark Masri  are mostly inspired by the following quote, written by Henry van Dyke: Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love  time is eternity. A biography of Van Dyke, titled Henry Van Dyke: A Biography, was written by his son Tertius van Dyke and published in 1935.
/book/show/27580541-absolute-surrender?from_search=true	Andrew Murray	Absolute Surrender:	And Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it. And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben-hadad, Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the gAnd Ben-hadad the king of Syria gathered all his host together: and there were thirty and two kings with him, and horses, and chariots: and he went up and besieged Samaria, and warred against it. And he sent messengers to Ahab king of Israel into the city, and said unto him, Thus saith Ben-hadad, Thy silver and thy gold is mine; thy wives also and thy children, even the goodliest, are mine. And the king of Israel answered and said, My lord, O king, according to thy saying, I am thine and all that I have (1 Ki. 20:1-4).
/book/show/20828470-the-sweet-cheat-gone-the-fugitive---in-search-of-lost-time?from_search=true	Marcel Proust	The Sweet Cheat Gone (The Fugitive) - In Search of Lost Time : Volume #6 (Sunday Classic)	This is the sixth major part of Marcel Proust's A la recherche du temps perdu. When Proust set out to write the novel, he had in mind two volumes, which largely make up what are now Swann's Way and Time Regained. He ended up with five volumes in between. He didn't live long enough to see all of the novel through publication, and his first translator into English, C. K. ScoThis is the sixth major part of Marcel Proust's A la recherche du temps perdu. When Proust set out to write the novel, he had in mind two volumes, which largely make up what are now Swann's Way and Time Regained. He ended up with five volumes in between. He didn't live long enough to see all of the novel through publication, and his first translator into English, C. K. Scott Moncreiff, died before translating the last volume. Proust worked on the book in pieces and large parts of it feel more finished than others. As one wades through Proust's famously elaborate sentences, one comes to this volume and finds it feels the least polished of the lot so far. --- At the end of The Captive, Albertine, Marcel's veritible prisoner, makes her escape back to Tansonville and Marcel is shocked and, perhaps, heartbroken. This volume opens with no time having passed. Marcel copes with Albertine's audacity by becoming further obsessed over her homosexual proclivities. He held her captive in the first place, not really out of love, but out of his obsessive need to prevent her from having dalliances with women. The reader can be forgiven if he feels Marcel is a tiny bit off his rocker. Anyway, he eventually dispatches his longtime friend Robert de Saint-Loup to bribe Albertine into returning. At the same time, Marcel seems unable to realize the disturbed qualities of his obsession. Almost shockingly, in this interval, Marcel takes in a young girl. He bounces her on his knee and maybe fondles her a bit more. He finds himself up on charges for this behavior and is given a stern talking-to by a magistrate who just asks that Marcel be a bit more discreet.
/book/show/31317683-venus-and-adonis?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	Venus and Adonis	Excerpt from Venus and AdonisThe vivid seeing proffered so plentifiilly and with so sensitive a transiency to the beholder's eye, carries with it to him also an impression Of detachment. He is incited with artistic cunning to look on, and note, and mark, till the seeing itself, as a whole, becomes a centre Of aesthetic Observation. The aloofness Of an actual third personExcerpt from Venus and AdonisThe vivid seeing proffered so plentifiilly and with so sensitive a transiency to the beholder's eye, carries with it to him also an impression Of detachment. He is incited with artistic cunning to look on, and note, and mark, till the seeing itself, as a whole, becomes a centre Of aesthetic Observation. The aloofness Of an actual third person privileged, like the Universal Eye, to peer upon the lovers, and the sympathy, cooled by creativeness, Of the potential third person the Poet himself, are shared in by the onlooker.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18341831-love-your-leftovers?from_search=true	Nick Evans	Love Your Leftovers: Through Savvy Meal Planning Turn Classic Main Dishes into More than 100 Delicious Recipes	Nick Evans runs the popular food blog macheesmo.com, and he came up with a simple yet effective concept for everyday cooking: Create one foundation dish, in decent quantity, when you have the time--perhaps on a lazy Sunday afternoon--and then repurpose it to make other delicious dishes throughout the week. Cooking this way saves time and money and allows busy people to eatNick Evans runs the popular food blog macheesmo.com, and he came up with a simple yet effective concept for everyday cooking: Create one foundation dish, in decent quantity, when you have the time--perhaps on a lazy Sunday afternoon--and then repurpose it to make other delicious dishes throughout the week. Cooking this way saves time and money and allows busy people to eat well every night.includes breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert options as well as a wide range of cuisines. Each main dish will have eight to ten creative recipes for leftovers. So, if you make a Roast Chicken one night, you can then make Chicken Tortilla Soup, Creamy Chicken Pesto Pasta, or Chicken and Dumplings another night. A Flank Steak can morph into Spicy Beef Wontons or Vietnamese Noodle Salad. Spicy Black Beans can become Black Bean Burgers or Crunchy Black Bean Tacos.will also feature chapters on kitchen and pantry basics and Meal Planning 101, as well as a helpful index of vegetarian and thirty-minute meals.
/book/show/24313818-a-dream-play?from_search=true	August Strindberg	A Dream Play	A young woman comes from another world to see if life is really as difficult as people make it out to be. In Strindberg's A Dream Play, written in 1901, characters merge into each other, locations change in an instant and a locked door becomes an obsessively recurrent image. Caryl Churchill's new version was first staged at the National Theatre, London, in a productionA young woman comes from another world to see if life is really as difficult as people make it out to be. In Strindberg's A Dream Play, written in 1901, characters merge into each other, locations change in an instant and a locked door becomes an obsessively recurrent image. Caryl Churchill's new version was first staged at the National Theatre, London, in a production by Katie Mitchell.
/book/show/13547320-snow-white-and-the-seven-dwarfs?from_search=true	J.B. Kaufman Mariah Bear (Editor)	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs: The Art and Creation of Walt Disney's Classic Animated Film	Released in 2012, in conjunction with the 75th anniversaryof, this book tells the fascinating story of the making of Walt Disney's groundbreaking animated classic. More than 250 artworks, including rarely seen concept sketches, background paintings, and cels illustrate the genius of Walt Disney and the creative vision of the artists who proReleased in 2012, in conjunction with the 75th anniversaryof, this book tells the fascinating story of the making of Walt Disney's groundbreaking animated classic. More than 250 artworks, including rarely seen concept sketches, background paintings, and cels illustrate the genius of Walt Disney and the creative vision of the artists who produced a beloved milestone in cinematic history.In 1933, Walt Disney was a rising star in the world of animation, just beginning to become a household name. Ambitious new ideas emerged from the Disney studio on a regular basis, and the film world waited eagerly to see what the creative young filmmaker would do next. The answer surprised them all: a full-length animated feature film, based on the traditional tale. The production took three years and the talents of many of Hollywoods top artists . . . and, of course, created one of the best-loved classics of all time. This book, based on a ground-breaking exhibition of both familiar and never-before-seen art from the Walt Disney Animation Research Library, walks the reader scene by scene through the movie, accompanying the art with behind-the-scenes stories about the films production.The book features over 200 pieces of art, many reproduced from original concept sketches, background paintings, and production cels, as well as alternate character concepts, deleted scenes, and step-by-step process shots.
/book/show/26539676-candida?from_search=true	George Bernard Shaw	Candida: A Pleasant Play	Excerpt from Candida: A Pleasant PlayA fine October morning in the north east suburbs of London, a vast district many miles away from the London of Mayfair and St. James's, much less known there than the Paris of the Rue de Rivoli and the Champs Elysees, and much less narrow, squalid, fetid and airless in its slums; strong in comfortable, prosperous middle class life; widExcerpt from Candida: A Pleasant PlayA fine October morning in the north east suburbs of London, a vast district many miles away from the London of Mayfair and St. James's, much less known there than the Paris of the Rue de Rivoli and the Champs Elysees, and much less narrow, squalid, fetid and airless in its slums; strong in comfortable, prosperous middle class life; wide streeted; myriad-populated; well-served with ugly iron urinals, Radical clubs, tram lines, and a perpetual stream of yellow cars; enjoying in its main thoroughfares the luxury of grass-grown front gardens, untrodden by the foot of man save as to the path from the gate to the hall door; but blighted by an intolerable monotony of miles and miles of graceless, characterless brick houses, black iron railings, stony pavements, slaty roofs, and respectably ill dressed or disreputably poorly dressed people, quite accustomed to the place, and mostly plodding about somebody else's work, which they would not do if they themselves could help it. The little energy and eagerness that crop up shew themselves in cockney cupidity and business push. Even the policemen and the chapels are not infrequent enough to break the monotony. The sun is shining cheerfully; there is no fog; and though the smoke effectually prevents anything, whether faces and hands or bricks and mortar, from looking fresh and clean, it is not hanging heavily enough to trouble a Londoner.This desert of unattractiveness has its oasis.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/19553079-evangeline-a-tale-of-acadie?from_search=true	Henry Wadsworth Longfellow	Evangeline; A Tale of Acadie	Longfellow's Evangeline, a tale of star-crossed lovers, begins with one of the most famous lines of poetry every written: This is the forest primeval . . .
/book/show/26288631-fadette?from_search=true	George Sand	Fadette	Excerpt from FadetteAfter the terrible days of June, 1848, were at an end, I withdrew from the world - agitated to the very depths of my soul by the scenes of violence through which we had passed, and hoping to regain in solitude, at least my faith, if not my peace of mind.If I claimed to be a philosopher, I might believe or pretend to believe, that faith in ideas enableExcerpt from FadetteAfter the terrible days of June, 1848, were at an end, I withdrew from the world - agitated to the very depths of my soul by the scenes of violence through which we had passed, and hoping to regain in solitude, at least my faith, if not my peace of mind.If I claimed to be a philosopher, I might believe or pretend to believe, that faith in ideas enables the mind to maintain its serenity in the midst of the deplorable events of contemporaneous history.But I make no such pretensions. I humbly acknowledge that the conviction that Providence has a future in store for us, would have no power to sustain the soul of an artist through the trials of a present fraught with gloom and convulsed by civil war. Men who enter the fray - who take an active part in politics - must, whatever may be the circumstances, be a prey to alternate hope and despair, rage and exultation, - the elation of triumph or the exasperation of defeat.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18732720-areopagitica---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	John Milton	Areopagitica - The Original Classic Edition	Areopagitica by Milton - The Original Classic Edition Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition.This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside:Nevertheless tAreopagitica by Milton - The Original Classic Edition Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition.This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside:Nevertheless there being three principal things, without which all praising is but courtship and flattery: First, when that only is praised which is solidly worth praise: next, when greatest likelihoods are brought that such things are truly and really in those persons to whom they are ascribed: the other, when he who praises, by showing that such his actual persuasion is of whom he writes, can demonstrate that he flatters not; the former two of these I have heretofore endeavoured, rescuing the employment from him who went about to impair your merits with a trivial and malignant encomium; the latter as belonging chiefly to mine own acquittal, that whom I so extolled I did not flatter, hath been reserved opportunely to this occasion....But if from the industry of a life wholly dedicated to studious labours, and those natural endowments haply not the worst for two and fifty degrees of northern latitude, so much must be derogated, as to count me not equal to any of those who had this privilege, I would obtain to be thought not so inferior, as yourselves are superior to the most of them who received their counsel: and how far you excel them, be assured, Lords and Commons, there can no greater testimony appear, than when your prudent spirit acknowledges and obeys the voice of reason from what quarter soever it be heard speaking; and renders ye as willing to repeal any Act of your own setting forth, as any set forth by your predecessors....These are the pretty responsories, these are the dear antiphonies, that so bewitched of late our prelates and their chaplains with the goodly echo they made; and besotted us to the gay imitation of a lordly Imprimatur, one from Lambeth House, another from the west end of Pauls; so apishly Romanizing, that the word of command still was set down in Latin; as if the learned grammatical pen that wrote it would cast no ink without Latin; or perhaps, as they thought, because no vulgar tongue was worthy to express the pure conceit of an Imprimatur, but rather, as I hope, for that our English, the language of men ever famous and foremost in the achievements of liberty, will not easily find servile letters enow to spell such a dictatory presumption English....Not to insist upon the examples of Moses, Daniel, and Paul, who were skilful in all the learning of the Egyptians, Chaldeans, and Greeks, which could not probably be without reading their books of all sorts; in Paul especially, who thought it no defilement to insert into Holy Scripture the sentences of three Greek poets, and one of them a tragedian; the question was notwithstanding sometimes controverted among the primitive doctors, but with great odds on that side which affirmed it both lawful and profitable; as was then evidently perceived, when Julian the Apostate and subtlest enemy to our faith made a decree forbidding Christians the study of heathen learning: for, said he, they wound us with our own weapons, and with our own arts and sciences they overcome us.
/book/show/18883838-midnight-s-lair?from_search=true	Richard   Kelly Richard Laymon	Midnight's Lair	'If you've missed Laymon, you've missed a treat' Stephen King Mordocks's cave is one of the wonders of the world: a place where, every year, thousands of sightseers go deep beneath the earth's surface to marvel at Nature's handiwork. But it's also home to things Nature never intended - violent, evil things. And when a power failure traps a group of tourists underground, th'If you've missed Laymon, you've missed a treat' Stephen King Mordocks's cave is one of the wonders of the world: a place where, every year, thousands of sightseers go deep beneath the earth's surface to marvel at Nature's handiwork. But it's also home to things Nature never intended - violent, evil things. And when a power failure traps a group of tourists underground, the creatures emerge from the darkness...
/book/show/1027553.Andersen_s_Classic_Fairy_Tales?from_search=true	Hans Christian Andersen Michael     Adams (Illustrator)	Andersen's Classic Fairy Tales	Originally published in 1991, this collection of classic fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen has been illustrated by internationally acclaimed artist Arthur Szyk. Bright illustrated endpapers, ten full page color illustrations and numerous black and white.Stories included:The Garden of ParadiseLittle TinyThe Fir TreeThe StorksLittle Ida's FlowersThe Red ShoesOriginally published in 1991, this collection of classic fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen has been illustrated by internationally acclaimed artist Arthur Szyk. Bright illustrated endpapers, ten full page color illustrations and numerous black and white.Stories included:The Garden of ParadiseLittle TinyThe Fir TreeThe StorksLittle Ida's FlowersThe Red ShoesThe Ugly DucklingThe Girl Who Trod on a LoafThe Bottle NeckThe Snow QueenThe Marsh King's DaughterThe Wild SwansGreat Claus and Little ClausThe Shepherdess and the SweepThe BellThe AngelThe NightengaleHolger the DaneThe Emperor's New ClothesThe Steadfast Tin SoldierThe Little Match GirlThe SwineherdElder-Tree MotherHans ClodhopperThe Princess and the PeaWhat the Good Man Does Is Always RightThe Roses and the SparrowsThe Old Street LampThe Tinder Box
/book/show/26980465-the-guide-for-the-perplexed?from_search=true	Maimonides	The Guide for the Perplexed	Excerpt from The Guide for the PerplexedThe first Edition of the English Translation of Maimonides' Dalalat al-Hairin being exhausted without having fully supplied the demand, I prepared a second, revised edition of the Translation. In the new edition the three volumes of the first edition have been reduced to one volume by the elimination of the notes; besides Hebrew worExcerpt from The Guide for the PerplexedThe first Edition of the English Translation of Maimonides' Dalalat al-Hairin being exhausted without having fully supplied the demand, I prepared a second, revised edition of the Translation. In the new edition the three volumes of the first edition have been reduced to one volume by the elimination of the notes; besides Hebrew words and phrases have been eliminated or transliterated. By these changes the translator sought to produce a cheap edition in order to bring the work of Maimonides within the reach of all students of Theology and Jewish Literature.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/541483.On_Becoming_Baby_Wise?from_search=true	Gary Ezzo Robert Bucknam	On Becoming Baby Wise: The Classic Reference Guide Utilized by Over 1,000,000 Parents Worldwide	With over 2 million books in print On Becoming Babywise continues to gain international recognition for its immensely sensible approach to parenting a newborn. Now in its 18th year of continuous print runs, and translated into 12 languages, the infant management plan offered by Gary Ezzo and Dr. Robert Bucknam successfully and naturally helps infants synchronize their feedWith over 2 million books in print On Becoming Babywise continues to gain international recognition for its immensely sensible approach to parenting a newborn. Now in its 18th year of continuous print runs, and translated into 12 languages, the infant management plan offered by Gary Ezzo and Dr. Robert Bucknam successfully and naturally helps infants synchronize their feeding time, waketime and nighttime cycles. The results? Happy, healthy and contented babies who sleep through the night on average between seven and nine weeks of age. The authors demonstrate how order and stability are mutual allies of every newborn's metabolism and how parents can take advantage of these biological propensities. In particular, they note how an infant's body responds to the influences of parental routine or the lack thereof. In the latter chapters, the author's explore the everyday aspects of infant management. Included is an explanation of the three basic elements of daytime activities for newborns: feeding time, waketime, and naptime. On Becoming Babywise is more than an infant-management concept--it is a mindset for responsible parenthood. The principles presented will help any parent develop a plan that meets both the needs of a new baby and of the entire family. This plan will not leave mom ragged at the end of the day or in bondage to her child, and dad will not be excluded from his duties. These principles have worked for thousands of parents and, when faithfully applied, will also work wonderfully for you!
/book/show/28407677-jane-of-lantern-hill?from_search=true	L.M. Montgomery	Jane of Lantern Hill: A Virago Modern Classic	Jane and her mother live in a gloomy old mansion, where their lives are ruled by her ovebearing grandmother. For most of her life Jane has believed that her father is dead. Then, one dull April morning, a letter comes. Not only is her father alive and well, but he wants Jane to spend the summer with him on Prince Edward Island.For a blissful summer she lives at her father'Jane and her mother live in a gloomy old mansion, where their lives are ruled by her ovebearing grandmother. For most of her life Jane has believed that her father is dead. Then, one dull April morning, a letter comes. Not only is her father alive and well, but he wants Jane to spend the summer with him on Prince Edward Island.For a blissful summer she lives at her father's cottage on Lantern Hill, making friends, having adventures and discovering that life can be wonderful after all. And she dares to dream that there could be such a house where she, Mother and Father could live together without Grandmother's disapproval - a house that could be called home.
/book/show/21857577-pollyanna-grows-up?from_search=true	Eleanor H. Porter	Pollyanna Grows Up	DELLA WETHERBY tripped up the somewhat imposing steps of her sister's Commonwealth Avenue home and pressed an energetic finger against the electric-bell button. From the tip of her wing .. trimmed hat to the toe of her low-heeled shoe she radiated health, capability, and alert decision. Even her voice, as she greeted the maid that opened the door, vibrated with the joy ofDELLA WETHERBY tripped up the somewhat imposing steps of her sister's Commonwealth Avenue home and pressed an energetic finger against the electric-bell button. From the tip of her wing .. trimmed hat to the toe of her low-heeled shoe she radiated health, capability, and alert decision. Even her voice, as she greeted the maid that opened the door, vibrated with the joy of living. Good morning, Mary. Is my sister in? It Y-yes, ma'am, Mrs. Carew is in, hesitated the girl; If but - she gave orders she'd see no one!' Did she? Well, I'm no one, smiled Miss Wetherby, H so she'll see me. Don't worry - I'll take the, blame,Jt she nodded, in answer to the fdghtened remonstrance in the girl's eyes. '( Where is she - in her sitting-room?  H Y-yes, ma'am; but - that is, she said - J1iss 1CONTENTS; ; CUAPTEIt PAGE; I DELLA SPEAKS HER MIND  1; II SOME OLD FRIENDS 12; III A DOSE OF POLLYANNA 27; IV THE GAME AND MRS CAREW 38; V POLLYANNA TAKES A WALK 47; VI JERRY TO THE RESCUE 66; VII A NEW ACQUAINTANCE 76; VIII JAMIE 85; IX rUNS AND rU)TrINGS 96; X IN MURPHY'S ALLEY lOS; XI A SURPRISE FOR MRS CAREW II7; XII FROM BEHIND A COUNTER 126; XIII A WAITING AND A WINNING 135; XIV JIMMY AND THE GREEN-EYED MONSTER 148; XV AUNT POLLY TAKES ALARM 155; XVI WHEN POLLYANNA WAS EXPECTED 161; XVII WHEN POLLYANNA CAME 172; XVIII A MAnER OF ADJUSTMENT 183; XIX Two LEITERS 191; XX THE PAYING GUESTS 201; XXI SUMMER DAYS 210; XXII COMRADES 219; Vl l; Vlll Contents; CllAPTEIt PAGE; XXIII  TIED TO Two STICKS  229; XXIV JIMMY WAKES Up 234; XXV THE GAME AND POLLYANNA 244; XXVI JOHN PENDLETON  254; )L~VII THE DAY POLLYANNA DID NOT FLAY 201; XXVIII JIMMY AND JMIIE  269; xXIX JIMMY AND JOHN  277; XXt'X JOHN PENDLETON TuRNS THE KEY 284; XXXI AFTER LONG YEARS 291; XXXII A NEW ALADDIN  303Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings,
/book/show/62422.Personal_Recollections_of_Joan_of_Arc?from_search=true	Mark Twain Grover Gardner (Read by)	Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc (Classic Books on Cassettes)	Few people know that Mark Twain wrote a major work on St. Joan of Arc. Still fewer know that he considered it not only his most important but also his best work, spending 12 years in research and many months in France doing archival research. A book to inform and inspire its readers.
/book/show/2365803.Cymbeline?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	Cymbeline	Cymbeline is a Comedy written by English playwright William Shakespeare, who is widely considered to be the greatest writer of the English language. Cymbeline is the story of Posthumus, who is a man of low birth and high merit who secretly gets married to Imogen, the daughter of King Cymbeline. Cymbeline is an important work of William Shakespeares, and is highly recommendCymbeline is a Comedy written by English playwright William Shakespeare, who is widely considered to be the greatest writer of the English language. Cymbeline is the story of Posthumus, who is a man of low birth and high merit who secretly gets married to Imogen, the daughter of King Cymbeline. Cymbeline is an important work of William Shakespeares, and is highly recommended for fans of his works as well as those discovering his plays for the first time.
/book/show/15803728-mary-and-lou-and-rhoda-and-ted?from_search=true	Jennifer Keishin Armstrong	Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted: And All the Brilliant Minds Who Made The Mary Tyler Moore Show a Classic	Mary Tyler Moore made her name as Dick Van Dykes wife on the eponymous show, a cute, unassuming housewife that audiences loved. But when her writer/producers James Brooks and Allan Burnes dreamed up an edgy show about a divorced woman with a career, networkMary Tyler Moore made her name as Dick Van Dykes wife on the eponymous show, a cute, unassuming housewife that audiences loved. But when her writer/producers James Brooks and Allan Burnes dreamed up an edgy show about a divorced woman with a career, network executives replied: Americans wont watch television about New York City, divorcees, men with mustaches, or Jews. But Moore and her team were committed, and when the show finally aired, in spite of tepid reviews, fans loved it.Jennifer Armstrong introduces readers to the shows creators; its principled producer, Grant Tinker; and the writers and actors who attracted millions of viewers. As the first situation comedy to employ numerous women as writers and producers,became a guiding light for women in the 1970s. The show also became the centerpiece of one of greatest evenings of comedy in television history, and Jennifer Armstrong describes how the television industry evolved during these golden years.
/book/show/452718.Disney_s_The_Little_Mermaid?from_search=true	Sheryl Kahn Walt Disney Company	Disney's The Little Mermaid: Classic Storybook	
/book/show/22880643-what-maisie-knew?from_search=true	Henry James	What Maisie Knew	T HE litigation had seemed interminable,and had in fact been complicated; but,by the decision on the appeal, the judgn1cntof the divorce-court vas confinned as to theassignment of the child. The father, ,-ho,though bespattered from head to foot, hadmade good his case, 'vas, in pursuance ofthis triumph, appointed to keep her: it wasnot so much that the mother's character hT HE litigation had seemed interminable,and had in fact been complicated; but,by the decision on the appeal, the judgn1cntof the divorce-court vas confinned as to theassignment of the child. The father, ,-ho,though bespattered from head to foot, hadmade good his case, 'vas, in pursuance ofthis triumph, appointed to keep her: it wasnot so much that the mother's character hadbeen more absol utely damaged as that thebrilliancy of a lady's complexion (and thislady's, in court, was immensely remarked),might be more regarded as shoving thespots. Attached, hovever, to the secondannouncement vas a condition that detracted,for Beale Farange, from its sVveetness, - anorder that he should refund to his late wifethe twenty-six hundred pounds put dovn byher, as it vas called, some three years before,in the interest of her child's maintenance,and precisely on a proved understanding thatForgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text. Read books online for free at
/book/show/26920974-troilus-and-cressida?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	Troilus and Cressida	Excerpt from Troilus and CressidaUnless Shakespeare owed suggestions to a play called Troilus and Cressida upon which Dekker and Chettle were engaged in 1599, but which has not come down to us, the plot of our drama may be taken as derived in the main from Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde, Caxton's Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye, and Lydgate's Historye Sege, and dystrucExcerpt from Troilus and CressidaUnless Shakespeare owed suggestions to a play called Troilus and Cressida upon which Dekker and Chettle were engaged in 1599, but which has not come down to us, the plot of our drama may be taken as derived in the main from Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde, Caxton's Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye, and Lydgate's Historye Sege, and dystruccyon of Troye. To these may be added Chapman's translation of the Iliad (of which books i. ii. and vii.-xi. were published in 1598) as furnishing hints of character; especially in the case of Thersites, whose portrait, physical and moral, is only more elaborately worked out by the dramatist. Of Shakespeare's obligations to Caxton and Lydgate there can be no doubt. On the question whether in the Cressida myth he was primarily and chiefly indebted to Chaucer, something will be said further on.Troilus and Cressida was first published in 1609. It then appeared as a quarto, of which there were two impressions differing only in the title-page and in the fact that one of them is prefaced by an address to the reader.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/2546964.Classic_Tales?from_search=true	Beatrix Potter	Classic Tales: Mr. Jeremy Fisher	
/book/show/27571778-love-and-freindship?from_search=true	Jane Austen	Love and Freindship	TO MADAME LA COMTESSE DE FEUILLIDE THIS NOVEL IS INSCRIBED BY HER OBLIGED HUMBLE SERVANT THE AUTHOR. Deceived in Freindship and Betrayed in Love.
/book/show/33240370-the-betrothed?from_search=true	Alessandro Manzoni	The Betrothed	Excerpt from The BetrothedBesides, fiction, under divers forms, such as fables, apologues, novels, allegories, and tales, constitutes a large portion of the literature of every nation to this we may add the utility, nay, even the necessity of disguising truth, in order to make it acceptable to our imperfection; and more than all, the good frequently resulting from these mExcerpt from The BetrothedBesides, fiction, under divers forms, such as fables, apologues, novels, allegories, and tales, constitutes a large portion of the literature of every nation to this we may add the utility, nay, even the necessity of disguising truth, in order to make it acceptable to our imperfection; and more than all, the good frequently resulting from these modest productions ought to stimulate those on whom Heaven has bestowed the same kind of talent, to employ it in exposing vice and reforming the corruptions of society.But if the imperfection and weakness of our hearts der fiction necessary to us, a similar necessity results from the languor and inaction of our minds: for in proportion to the extent of public corruption, individual application of the mind to severe and serious study diminishes. Insen sibly all continued exercise of the powers of his under standing becomes irksome to man, and he finally considers thought and ennui to be synonymous terms. This is, without doubt, a deplorable and alarming symptom of the decline of society but we are obliged to confess its exist ence, and, not possessing the power of changing, we must submit to its caprices and satisfy its necessities.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18732192-the-social-cancer---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Jos Rizal	The Social Cancer - The Original Classic Edition	This is a high quality book of the original classic edition. This is a freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work. These few paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside:The tactics employed in the conquest and the subsequent behavior of the conquerors were true to tThis is a high quality book of the original classic edition. This is a freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work. These few paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside:The tactics employed in the conquest and the subsequent behavior of the conquerors were true to the old Spanish nature, so succinctly characterized by a plain-spoken Englishman of Mary's reign, when the war-cry of Castile encircled the globe and even hovered ominously near the ?sceptered isle, ? when in the intoxication of power character stands out so sharply defined: ?They be verye wyse and politicke, and can, thorowe ther wysdome, reform and brydell theyr owne natures for a tyme, and applye ther conditions to the manners of those men with whom they meddell gladlye by friendshippe; whose mischievous maners a man shall never know untyll he come under ther subjection; but then shall he parfectlye parceve and fele them: for in dissimulations untyll they have ther purposes, and afterwards in oppression and tyrannye, when they can obtain them, they do exceed all other nations upon the earthe.?Only with the passing of the years and the increase of wealth and influence, the ease and luxury invited by these, and the consequent corruption so induced, with the insatiable longing ever for more wealth and greater influence, did the poison of greed and grasping power enter the system to work its insidious way into every part, slowly transforming the beneficent institution of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries into an incubus weighing upon all the activities of the people in the nineteenth, an unyielding bar to the development of the country, a hideous anachronism in these modern times.Of this halcyon period, just before the process of disintegration began, there has fortunately been left a record which may be characterized as the most notable Spanish literary production relating to the Philippines, being the calm, sympathetic, judicial account of one who had spent his manhood in the work there and who, full of years and experience, sat down to tell the story of their life.4 In it there are no puerile whinings, no querulous curses that tropical Malays do not order their lives as did the people of the Spanish village where he may have been reared, no selfish laments of ingratitude over blessings unasked and only imperfectly understood by the natives, no fatuous self-deception as to the real conditions, but a patient consideration of the difficulties encountered, the [xiii]good accomplished, and the unavoidable evils incident to any human work.The author, however, himself a ?miserable Indian, ? vividly depicts the unnatural conditions and dominant characters produced under the outworn system of fraud and force, at the same time presenting his people as living, feeling, struggling individuals, with all the frailties of human nature and all the possibilities of mankind, either for good or evil; incidentally he throws into marked contrast the despicable depreciation used by the Spanish writers in referring to the Filipinos, making clear the application of the self-evident proposition that no ordinary human being in the presence of superior force can very well conduct himself as a man unless he be treated as such.
/book/show/2707316-walt-disney-s-pinocchio?from_search=true	Eugene Bradley Coco Walt Disney Company	Walt Disney's Pinocchio	Geppetto is a lonely woodcarver who makes a boy puppet and wishes, with all his might, that the puppet was alive. As Geppetto sleeps, Pinocchio is given life by the Blue Fairy. There's a catch, though. Pinocchio is alive, but he won't be a real boy until he proves himself and to help him, Jiminy Cricket is designated his Official Conscience. In the morning, Geppetto is thrGeppetto is a lonely woodcarver who makes a boy puppet and wishes, with all his might, that the puppet was alive. As Geppetto sleeps, Pinocchio is given life by the Blue Fairy. There's a catch, though. Pinocchio is alive, but he won't be a real boy until he proves himself and to help him, Jiminy Cricket is designated his Official Conscience. In the morning, Geppetto is thrilled to see that his puppet is alive and does what any father would do. He sends Pinocchio off to school - and into trouble. Pinocchio must learn to be honest, and brave, before he is allowed to become a real boy. Will he learn in time?
/book/show/26995202-self-reliance?from_search=true	Ralph Waldo Emerson	Self-Reliance	Excerpt from Self-RelianceI Read the other day some verses written by an eminent painter which were original and not conventional. Always the soul hears an admonition in such lines, let the subject be what it may. The sentiment they instill is of more value than any thought they may contain. To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your privateExcerpt from Self-RelianceI Read the other day some verses written by an eminent painter which were original and not conventional. Always the soul hears an admonition in such lines, let the subject be what it may. The sentiment they instill is of more value than any thought they may contain. To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart, is true for all men, - that is genius.Speak your latent conviction and it shall be the universal sense; for always the inmost becomes the outmost, - and our first thought is rendered back to us by the trumpets of the Last Judgment.Familiar as the voice of the mind is to each, the highest merit we ascribe to Moses, Plato and Milton, is that they set at naught books and traditions, and spoke not what men, but what they, thought. A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within, more than the lustre of the firmament of bards and sages. Yet he dismisses without notice his thought, because it is his.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/13821550-the-go-getter?from_search=true	Peter B. Kyne Dave Ramsey (Foreword)	The Go-Getter: The Timeless Classic That Tells You How to Be One	The Go Getter is the story of William Peck.He was a war veteran and amputee who will not be refused what he wants. Peck not only fights to find employment but continually proves himself more than competent at the many difficult test that are throw his way in the course of his early days with the Ricks Lumber Company...
/book/show/292667.Spoon_River_Anthology_Literary_Touchstone_Classic?from_search=true	Edgar Lee Masters	Spoon River Anthology - Literary Touchstone Classic	This complete and unabridged Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classic(tm) of Edgar Lee Masters' Spoon River Anthology features an extensive glossary and reader's notes to help readers better understand and fully appreciate Masters' work. IN THE TOWN OF SPOON RIVER, ILLINOIS, the dead have been given one final opportunity to speak to the living in the form of epitaphs. TThis complete and unabridged Prestwick House Literary Touchstone Classic(tm) of Edgar Lee Masters' Spoon River Anthology features an extensive glossary and reader's notes to help readers better understand and fully appreciate Masters' work. IN THE TOWN OF SPOON RIVER, ILLINOIS, the dead have been given one final opportunity to speak to the living in the form of epitaphs. Take a stroll through the graveyard; the words on each tombstone create an image of the way the person's life was lived. Together, these tombstones tell of a community that strove for perfection and goodness and relied heavily on faith-but, things don't always turn out as planned... Discover their secrets, heartaches, and regrets; sympathize with their guilt, anger, and sorrow; mourn with those the dead left behind; wander through the history these individuals made through their actions. Ultimately, this cemetery tells of lives that were far from perfect- sometimes, they were even far from good. Through their epitaphs, it becomes clear that these townspeople-neighbors, friends, lovers, family members, and even murderers-saw each other very differently, but now, they all are at rest, as equals, sleeping on the hill.
/book/show/6882183-a-night-in-terror-tower-classic-goosebumps-12?from_search=true	R.L. Stine	A Night In Terror Tower (Classic Goosebumps, #12) (Goosebumps, #27)	Sue and her brother, Eddie, are visiting London when they run into a little problem. They can't find their tour group. Still, there's no reason to panic. No way their tour guide would just leave them. All alone. In a gloomy old prison tower. No way they'd get locked inside. After dark. With those eerie sounds. And a strange dark figure who wants them...dead.Sue and her brother, Eddie, are visiting London when they run into a little problem. They can't find their tour group. Still, there's no reason to panic. No way their tour guide would just leave them. All alone. In a gloomy old prison tower. No way they'd get locked inside. After dark. With those eerie sounds. And a strange dark figure who wants them...dead.
/book/show/240071.Sophocles?from_search=true	Sophocles Richard Claverhouse Jebb	Sophocles: Electra (Classic Commentaries on Latin & Greek Texts)	R.C. Jebb's editions of Sophocles' plays appeared in the last years of the 19th century. They are distinguished by the author's sensitive, literary and dramatic interpretations and his neat translations that face the Greek text.
/book/show/26953347-mysterious-stranger-a-romance?from_search=true	Mark Twain	Mysterious Stranger a Romance	Excerpt from Mysterious Stranger a RomanceIt was in 1590 - winter. Austria was far away from the world, and asleep; it was still the Middle Ages in Austria, and promised to remain so forever. Some even set it away back centuries upon centuries and said that by the mental and spiritual clock it was still the Age of Belief in Austria. But they meant it as a compliment, notExcerpt from Mysterious Stranger a RomanceIt was in 1590 - winter. Austria was far away from the world, and asleep; it was still the Middle Ages in Austria, and promised to remain so forever. Some even set it away back centuries upon centuries and said that by the mental and spiritual clock it was still the Age of Belief in Austria. But they meant it as a compliment, not a slur, and it was so taken, and we were all proud of it. I remember it well, although I was only a boy; and I remember, too, the pleasure it gave me.Yes, Austria was far from the world, and asleep, and our village was in the middle of that sleep, being in the middle of Austria. It drowsed in peace in the deep privacy of a hilly and woodsy solitude where news from the world hardly ever came to disturb its dreams, and was infinitely content.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/27096021-the-treatise-on-religious-affections?from_search=true	Jonathan Edwards	The Treatise on Religious Affections	Excerpt from The Treatise on Religious AffectionsThe Treatise on Religious Affections was written by Jonathan Edwards. This is a 280 page book, containing 88681 words. Search Inside is enabled for this title.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of anExcerpt from The Treatise on Religious AffectionsThe Treatise on Religious Affections was written by Jonathan Edwards. This is a 280 page book, containing 88681 words. Search Inside is enabled for this title.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/21955357-discourses-of-epictetus?from_search=true	Epictetus	Discourses of Epictetus	Excerpt from Discourses of EpictetusThus we owe to an accident the existence of these Discourses, which form one of the world's vital books. The Manual is a collection of aphorisms taken substantially from the larger work.Epictetus was not the founder of a new philosophy. Zeno, the originator of the Stoic system, was his master, and Zeno himself derived his fundamentExcerpt from Discourses of EpictetusThus we owe to an accident the existence of these Discourses, which form one of the world's vital books. The Manual is a collection of aphorisms taken substantially from the larger work.Epictetus was not the founder of a new philosophy. Zeno, the originator of the Stoic system, was his master, and Zeno himself derived his fundamental principles from Antisthenes, the author of the cynic school and the friend of Socrates.The Greeks are the creators of philosophy, and their earliest attempt at systematic thought was an effort to understand Nature. But they soon learned that it was necessary to begin from within, since to know anything man must first know himself. Thus the problem of the conduct of life forced itself upon them. This is the constant preoccupation of Socrates, who was born five hundred years before Epictetus. He taught that the good is to be sought not in outward things, nor in the indulgence of appetite, but in virtue, which for him, however, is an intellectual rather than a moral habit. His calm and rational temper led him to the belief that man always acts in accordance with his knowledge, does what insight shows him to be useful to himself. He who does evil, does it from a mistake of judgment. Sin is error. Virtue, then, being chiefly knowledge, may be taught, and to teach it is the philosophers life work. But Socrates moved in a circle from which there was no escape. To know the useful is virtue. But what is the useful? That which makes for virtue.Antisthenes does not attempt to determine the meaning of the good. He simply declares that virtue is the only good, and, in his view, virtue is the intelligent conduct of life. Right life is the essential good; virtue is its own reward, and one need not look to its results. It is, in the midst of whatever vicissitudes, a sure possession.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/3986203-the-sovereignty-of-god-a-pure-gold-classic-includes-excerpts-on-audi?from_search=true	Arthur W. Pink	The Sovereignty of God  (A Pure Gold Classic)  Includes Excerpts on Audio CD (Pure Gold Classics)	*Audio CD of selected excerpts *Color Timeline *Detailed Indexes *Author biographies *Beautifully illustrated *Each title is an in-depth Bible study *Sensitively revised in modern English *One of an expanding collection
/book/show/30730617-ten-days-that-shook-the-world?from_search=true	John   Reed	Ten Days That Shook the World	Ten Days that Shook the World by American socialist journalist John Reed presents a firsthand account of the October Revolution in Russia in 1917.After its publication, Reed returned to Russia in the fall of 1919, delighted to learn that Vladimir Lenin had taken time to read the book. Furthermore, Lenin agreed to write an introduction that first appeared in the 1922 editiTen Days that Shook the World by American socialist journalist John Reed presents a firsthand account of the October Revolution in Russia in 1917.After its publication, Reed returned to Russia in the fall of 1919, delighted to learn that Vladimir Lenin had taken time to read the book. Furthermore, Lenin agreed to write an introduction that first appeared in the 1922 edition published by Boni & Liveright (NY): With the greatest interest & with never slackening attention I read John Reed's book, Ten Days that Shook the World. Unreservedly do I recommend it to the workers of the world. Here is a book which I should like to see published in millions of copies & translated into all languages. It gives a truthful & most vivid exposition of the events so significant to the comprehension of what really is the Proletarian Revolution & the Dictatorship of the Proletariat. These problems are widely discussed, but before one can accept or reject these ideas, he must understand the full significance of his decision. John Reed's book will undoubtedly help to clear this question, which is the fundamental problem of the international labor movement.--V. Lenin, End of 1919
/book/show/174216.The_Home_and_the_World?from_search=true	Rabindranath Tagore Surendranath Tagore (Translator) Sourindro Mohun Tagore	The Home and the World	Set on a Bengali noble's estate in 1908, this is both a love story and a novel of political awakening. The central character, Bimala, is torn between the duties owed to her husband, Nikhil, and the demands made on her by the radical leader, Sandip. Her attempts to resolve the irreconciliable pressures of the home and world reflect the conflict in India itself, and the tragSet on a Bengali noble's estate in 1908, this is both a love story and a novel of political awakening. The central character, Bimala, is torn between the duties owed to her husband, Nikhil, and the demands made on her by the radical leader, Sandip. Her attempts to resolve the irreconciliable pressures of the home and world reflect the conflict in India itself, and the tragic outcome foreshadows the unrest that accompanied Partition in 1947. This edition includes an introduction by Anita Desai.
/book/show/21346128-the-hunting-of-the-snark?from_search=true	Lewis Carroll	The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits	Lewis Carroll's magnificent nonsense poem The Hunting of the Snark features an unlikely cast of characters drawn from the Jabberwocky in Through the Looking Glass. This irresistible version is illustraLewis Carroll's magnificent nonsense poem The Hunting of the Snark features an unlikely cast of characters drawn from the Jabberwocky in Through the Looking Glass. This irresistible version is illustrated, and has an introduction by, Chris Riddell.This is a luxury edition with both black and white and colour artwork, ribbon marker and metallic blue sprayed edges.It was first published by Macmillan in 1876.
/book/show/1332755.The_Curve_of_Time?from_search=true	M. Wylie Blanchet	The Curve of Time: The Classic Memoir of a Woman and Her Children Who Explored the Coastal Waters of the Pacific Northwest	This is the fascinating true adventure story of a woman who packed her five children onto a twenty-five-foot boat and explored the coastal waters of British Columbia summer after summer in the 1920's and 1930's.
/book/show/31749792-the-sandman?from_search=true	E.T.A. Hoffmann Casey Malarcher (Editor)	The Sandman (Young Learners Classic Readers Book 60)	Nathanael sees something terrible when he is young. The Sandman comes to his house and kills his father! But was it really the Sandman? Or was it just a man his father and mother knew? The death of his father troubles Nathanaels mind even when he is older. One day, he opens his door to find the Sandman there selling spyglasses! It is enough to drive a young man mad.
/book/show/19253338-frankenstein?from_search=true	Classic Comic Store Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley William B. Jones Jr. (Contributor)	Frankenstein (Classics Illustrated, #26)	
/book/show/8466294-the-game-of-life-and-how-to-play-it?from_search=true	Florence Scovel Shinn	The Game of Life and How to Play It	With her classic book,, Florence Scovel Shinn established herself as one of the most down-to-earth, practical, and helpful prosperity writers of her era. With a timeless message and the ability to explain success principles and how they work in an entertaining style, her writings are still considered the leaders in prosperity literatureWith her classic book,, Florence Scovel Shinn established herself as one of the most down-to-earth, practical, and helpful prosperity writers of her era. With a timeless message and the ability to explain success principles and how they work in an entertaining style, her writings are still considered the leaders in prosperity literature today.
/book/show/10165086-on-becoming-a-leader?from_search=true	Warren G. Bennis Walter Dixon	On Becoming a Leader: The Leadership Classic Revised and Updated	Chinese edition of On Becoming A Leader by Warren Bennis. Bennis believed that to be a leader, a person needs to be himself. He should utilize his full range of knowledge, skills, talents and let his potential flourish with vigor. In Traditional Chinese. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.
/book/show/7998954-billy-budd-and-other-tales?from_search=true	Herman Melville Willard Thorp (Afterword)	Billy Budd and Other Tales	Billy Budd --Piazza --Bartleby --Benito Cereno --Lightning-rod man --Encantadas, or, Enchanted Isles --Bell-tower --Town-ho's story from Moby Dick.
/book/show/22914595-holiness?from_search=true	J.C. Ryle Classic Domain Publishing (Editor)	Holiness	We must he holy on earth before we die, if we desire to go to heaven after death. If we hope to dwell with God for ever in the life to come, we must endeavour to be like Him in the life that now is. We must not only admire holiness, and wish for holiness: we must be holy.We must he holy on earth before we die, if we desire to go to heaven after death. If we hope to dwell with God for ever in the life to come, we must endeavour to be like Him in the life that now is. We must not only admire holiness, and wish for holiness: we must be holy.
/book/show/17061250-the-classic-horror-stories?from_search=true	H.P. Lovecraft Roger Luckhurst	The Classic Horror Stories	H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) was a reclusive scribbler of horror stories for the American pulp magazines that specialized in Gothic and science fiction in the interwar years. He often published in Weird Tales and has since become the key figure in the slippery genre of weird fiction. Lovecraft developed an extraordinary vision of feeble men driven to the edge of sanity byH. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) was a reclusive scribbler of horror stories for the American pulp magazines that specialized in Gothic and science fiction in the interwar years. He often published in Weird Tales and has since become the key figure in the slippery genre of weird fiction. Lovecraft developed an extraordinary vision of feeble men driven to the edge of sanity by glimpses of malign beings that have survived from human prehistory or by malevolent extra-terrestrial visitations. The ornate language of his stories builds towards grotesque moments of revelation, quite unlike any other writer.This new selection brings together nine of his classic tales, focusing on the Cthulhu Mythos, a cycle of stories that develops the mythology of the Old Ones, the monstrous creatures who predate human life on earth. The stories collected here include some of Lovecraft's finest, including The Call of Cthulhu, At the Mountains of Madness, The Dunwich Horror, The Colour Out of Space, The Shadow over Innsmouth, and The Shadow out of Time. The volume also includes vital extracts from Lovecraft's critical essay, Supernatural Horror in Literature, in which he gave his own important definition of weird fiction. In a fascinating introduction, Roger Luckhurst gives Lovecraft the attention he deserves as a writer who used pulp fiction to explore a remarkable philosophy that shockingly dethrones the mastery of man.Featuring a chronology, bibliography, and informative notes, this is a must-have critical edition for Lovecraft aficionados, and the best introduction to his work for first-time visitors to his strange fictional world.
/book/show/30092674-the-trojan-women-of-euripides?from_search=true	Euripides	The Trojan Women of Euripides	Excerpt from The Trojan Women of EuripidesIn his clear preface, Gilbert Murray says with truth that The Trojan Women, valued by the usage of the stage, is not a perfect play. It is only the crying of one of the great wrongs of the world wrought into music. Yet it is one of the greater dramas of the elder world. In one situation, with little movement, with few figures, iExcerpt from The Trojan Women of EuripidesIn his clear preface, Gilbert Murray says with truth that The Trojan Women, valued by the usage of the stage, is not a perfect play. It is only the crying of one of the great wrongs of the world wrought into music. Yet it is one of the greater dramas of the elder world. In one situation, with little movement, with few figures, it flashes out a great dramatic lesson, the infinite pathos of a successful wrong. It has in it the very soul of the tragic. It even goes beyond the limited tragic, and hints that beyond the defeat may come a greater glory than will be the fortune of the victors. And thus through its pity and terror it purifies our souls to thoughts of peace.Great art has no limits of locality or time. Its tidings are timeless, and its messages are universal. The Trojan Women was first performed in 415 B.C., from a story of the siege of Troy which even then was ancient history. But the pathos of it is as modern to us as it was to the Athenians. The terrors of war have not changed in three thousand years. Euripides had that to say of war which we have to say of it to-day, and had learned that which we are even now learning, that when most triumphant it brings as much wretchedness to the victors as to the vanquished. In this play the great conquest seems to be a great joy and is in truth a great misery.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/887089.Free_to_Be_You_and_Me?from_search=true	Marlo Thomas	Free to Be...You and Me	Running Press is proud to offer this beloved 1974 children's classic. It's the original, innovative book that celebrates diversity, challenges stereotypes, and encourages kids to be themselves in a joyful, positive manner, through a collection of songs, poems, and stories to be read aloud and shared with new generations. Also available in a Miniature Edition
/book/show/26279809-the-headless-horseman?from_search=true	Mayne Reid	The Headless Horseman: A Strange Tale of Texas	Excerpt from The Headless Horseman: A Strange Tale of TexasThe stag of Texas, reclining in midnight lair, is startled from his slumbers by the hoofstroke of a horse.He does not forsake his covert, nor yet rise to his feet. His domain is shared by the wild steeds of the savannah, given to nocturnal straying. He only uprears his head; and, with antlers o'ertopping the tallExcerpt from The Headless Horseman: A Strange Tale of TexasThe stag of Texas, reclining in midnight lair, is startled from his slumbers by the hoofstroke of a horse.He does not forsake his covert, nor yet rise to his feet. His domain is shared by the wild steeds of the savannah, given to nocturnal straying. He only uprears his head; and, with antlers o'ertopping the tall grass, listens for a repetition of the sound.Again is the hoofstroke heard, but with altered intonation. There is a ring of metal - the clinking of steel against stone.The sound, significant to the ear of the stag, causes a quick change in his air and attitude. Springing clear of his couch, and bounding a score of yards across the prairie, he pauses to look back upon the disturber of his dreams.In the clear moonlight of a southern sky, he recognizes the most ruthless of his enemies - man. One is approaching upon, horseback.Yielding to instinctive dread, he is about to resume his flight: when something in the appearance of the horseman - some unnatural seeming - holds him transfixed to the spot.With haunches in quivering contact with the sward, and frontlet faced to the rear, he continues to gaze - his largo brown eyes straining upon the intruder in a mingled expression of fear and bewilderment.What has challenged the stag to such protracted scrutiny?The horse is perfect in all its parts - a splendid steed, saddled, bridled, and otherwise completely caparisoned. In it there appears nothing amiss - nothing to produce either wonder or alarm. But the man - the rider? Ah! About him there is something to cause both - something weird - something wanting!By heavens! It is the head!Even the unreasoning animal can perceive this; and, after gazing a moment with wildered eyes - wondering what abnormal monster thus mocks its cervine intelligence - terror-stricken it continues its retreat; nor again pauses, till it has plunged through the waters of the Leona, and placed the current of the stream between itself and the ghastly intruder.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/1079431.Beauty_and_the_Beast_and_Other_Classic_French_Fairy_Tales?from_search=true	Jack D. Zipes	Beauty and the Beast and Other Classic French Fairy Tales	Readers experience the unique charm of this story in its original form--as a 17th century French fairy tale! This Signet Classic edition also contains other beloved tales, such as Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Little Red Riding Hood, and Puss in Boots, conveying all the excitement and timeless appeal to forever keep and cherish.
/book/show/25180174-michael-strogoff-or-the-courier-of-the-czar?from_search=true	Jules Verne	Michael Strogoff; or the Courier of the Czar: A Literary Classic	
/book/show/18857430-mcelligot-s-pool?from_search=true	Dr. Seuss	McElligot's Pool	Imagination runs wild in this Caldecott Honorwinning tale featuring Dr. Seusss inimitable voice and hysterical illustrations. The first Seuss title to feature full-color art on every other page, this adventurous picture book tells of Marcowho first imagined an extraordinary parade inas he daydreams of all the possibilitieImagination runs wild in this Caldecott Honorwinning tale featuring Dr. Seusss inimitable voice and hysterical illustrations. The first Seuss title to feature full-color art on every other page, this adventurous picture book tells of Marcowho first imagined an extraordinary parade inas he daydreams of all the possibilities that await him while he fishes in McElligots Pool. Optimistic and exciting, this tale is the perfect bait, and readers young and old will be hooked on this fish-tastic favorite.
/book/show/27015600-animal-liberation?from_search=true	Peter Singer Tom Perkins (Narrator)	Animal Liberation: The Definitive Classic of the Animal Movement	First published in 1975, Animal Liberation created a sensation upon its release, shaking the world's philosophical and animal-protection circles to their cores. Now, forty years later, Peter Singer's landmark work still looms large as a foundational and canonical text of animal advocacy. Arguing that all beings capable of suffering deserve equal consideration, Singer conteFirst published in 1975, Animal Liberation created a sensation upon its release, shaking the world's philosophical and animal-protection circles to their cores. Now, forty years later, Peter Singer's landmark work still looms large as a foundational and canonical text of animal advocacy. Arguing that all beings capable of suffering deserve equal consideration, Singer contends that the only justifiable treatment of animals is that which maximizes good and minimizes suffering. In examining the cruelty of factory farming and the exploitation, both commercial and scientific, of laboratory animals, he identifies a kind of ethical blindness and calls for political action. A moral wake-up call from one of the most influential and controversial ethicists of our time, Animal Liberation tackles an emotionally charged social issue with a compelling rational argument in a rousing and riveting read.
/book/show/24233638-the-persian-boy?from_search=true	Mary Renault Tom Holland (Introduction)	The Persian Boy: A Novel of Alexander the Great: A Virago Modern Classic	traces the last years of Alexander's life through the eyes of his lover, Bagoas. Abducted and gelded as a boy, Bagoas is sold as a courtesan to King Darius of Persia, but finds freedom with Alexander the Great after the Macedon army conquers his homeland. Their relationship sustains Alexander as he weathers assassination plots, the demands of two foreign witraces the last years of Alexander's life through the eyes of his lover, Bagoas. Abducted and gelded as a boy, Bagoas is sold as a courtesan to King Darius of Persia, but finds freedom with Alexander the Great after the Macedon army conquers his homeland. Their relationship sustains Alexander as he weathers assassination plots, the demands of two foreign wives, a sometimes mutinous army, and his own ferocious temper. After Alexander's mysterious death, we are left wondering if this Persian boy understood the great warrior and his ambitions better than anyone.
/book/show/10525291-the-poetic-edda?from_search=true	Anonymous Henry Adams Bellows	The Poetic Edda	Excerpt from The Poetic EddaThis precious manuscript, now in the Royal Library in Copenhagen, and known as the Codex Regius (r2365.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology tExcerpt from The Poetic EddaThis precious manuscript, now in the Royal Library in Copenhagen, and known as the Codex Regius (r2365.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18732603-little-fuzzy---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	H. Beam Piper	Little Fuzzy - The Original Classic Edition	The planet of Zarathustra sleeps quietly, the outright possession of the Chartered Zarathustra Company. However, something is about to wake it up. When Jack Holloway, a lone prospector out in the bush discovers a small humanoid race that might just be sapient, the company trembles. The companys claim to the planet is based on its classification as a Class III uninhabited pThe planet of Zarathustra sleeps quietly, the outright possession of the Chartered Zarathustra Company. However, something is about to wake it up. When Jack Holloway, a lone prospector out in the bush discovers a small humanoid race that might just be sapient, the company trembles. The companys claim to the planet is based on its classification as a Class III uninhabited planet, and the company is too big to be threatened with impunity. But, the first of the little humanoids (Fuzzies) discovered knows nothing about charters and the law. Little Fuzzy joins Pappy Jack, and discovers a whole new world, a world full of fun and adventure. These are the adventures of Little Fuzzy, and his turning upside-down of a whole world!This book was originally published in 1962, but is every bit as good today as it was back then. The story starts out a bit slow, but it picks up speed, and by the end you find that you cant put it down! H. Beam Piper was an author whose suicide tragically cut short what would have been a full and brilliant career. If you like good science fiction, set in a realistic and believable milieu, then I highly recommend this book to you.
/book/show/27091804-growth-of-the-soil?from_search=true	Knut Hamsun	Growth of the Soil	Excerpt from Growth of the SoilThe long, long road over the moors and up into the forest - who trod it into being first of all? Man, a human being, the first that came here. There was no path before he came. Afterward, some beast or other, following the faint tracks over marsh and moorland, wearing them deeper; after these again some Lapp gained scent of the path, and tooExcerpt from Growth of the SoilThe long, long road over the moors and up into the forest - who trod it into being first of all? Man, a human being, the first that came here. There was no path before he came. Afterward, some beast or other, following the faint tracks over marsh and moorland, wearing them deeper; after these again some Lapp gained scent of the path, and took that way from field to field, looking to his reindeer. Thus was made the road through the great Almenning - the common tracts without an owner; no-man's-land.The man comes, walking toward the north. He bears a sack, the first sack, carrying food and some few implements. A strong, coarse fellow, with a red iron beard, and little scars on face and hands; sites of old wounds - were they gained in toil or fight? Maybe the man has been in prison, and is looking for a place to hide; or a philosopher, maybe, in search of peace. This or that, he comes; the figure of a man in this great solitude. He trudges on; bird and beast are silent all about him; now and again he utters a word or two, speaking to himself. Eyah - well, well... - so he speaks to himself. Here and there, where the moors give place to a kindlier spot, an open space in the midst of the forest, he lays down the sack and goes exploring; after a while he returns, heaves the sack to his shoulders again, and trudges on. So through the day, noting time by the sun; night falls, and he throws himself down on the heather, resting on one arm.A few hours' rest, and he is on the move again: Eyah, well... moving northward again, noting time by the sun; a meal of barley cakes and goats' milk cheese, a drink of water from the stream, and on again.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18732351-the-voyage-of-the-beagle---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Charles Darwin	The Voyage of the Beagle - The Original Classic Edition	We all know Charles Darwin as a scholarly bearded old English gentleman, and like Leonardo da Vinci, Darwin has this image defining him for all future generations. Even though most everyone knows Darwin spent five years traveling the oceans on the HMS Beagle, the image of a young dynamic Darwin never takes over. Reading this book will change this. Darwin sailed on the BeagWe all know Charles Darwin as a scholarly bearded old English gentleman, and like Leonardo da Vinci, Darwin has this image defining him for all future generations. Even though most everyone knows Darwin spent five years traveling the oceans on the HMS Beagle, the image of a young dynamic Darwin never takes over. Reading this book will change this. Darwin sailed on the Beagle, a small three-mast sailing ship, and circumnavigated the globe. Over five years, he visited numerous islands in the Atlantic and Pacific and extensively surveyed the east and west coasts of South America. He hiked up and down mountains, traveled on horseback across the arid Argentinean plains, crossed the lonely Peruvian desert, and trekked the grandiose Chilean Cordilleras. He thought nothing of packing a train of mules for a two-month overland journey across the Andes going from Chile to Argentina and back again. On all his land expeditions he hired local guides, from Gauchos in Argentina to South Pacific islanders in Tahiti. Darwins accounts of his expeditions are not only interesting adventures, they are also good portraits of the people he met. These include Latin American governors and generals, Argentinean ranchers, very primitive natives on Tierra del Fuego, and so on.The journal begins with an account of Cape de Verd islands, then most of the book is spent on Brazil, Argentina, and Chile, and we have to wait until Chapter 17 before we get to what all Darwin fans really want to read, namely the account of his visit to the Galapagos. Though short, the account does not disappoint. We read of Darwins finches, of two allied species of lizards, and of the giant turtles. Darwin also presents his great insight: that geographical isolation contributes to speciation. He came by this insight when it was pointed out to him that nearly identical species were seldom found on the same island. Another insight was that the fauna and flora an island depends more on that of the nearby mainland than on latitude. For example the plants of the Galapagos Islands were similar to those of the American west coast, while those of Cape de Verd, at the same latitude but in the Atlantic, resembled plants found in Africa. Darwin then continues with accounts of Tahiti, New Zealand and Australia, where we read how he thought coral reef islands were formed.In the last chapter Darwin tells us of his visit to St-Helena and he does in fact mention its most famous resident, Napoleon Bonaparte. Though the French Emperor had already died, his remains had not yet been moved to Les Invalides in Paris. Darwin writes of the grave only in passing and is explicitly careful not too make too much of it. Apparently visitors in those days had a habit of overdoing their descriptions of Napoleons rather simple headstone.Travel notes like these and the descriptions of the people he met, were for me the most charming aspect of the book. The portraits Darwin paints are invariably sympathetic to human nature. Certainly Darwin was a man of his times and valued civilization very highly, but he was no racist and believed that all men could find happiness and enlightenment, and that all men had a right to be free. He despised slavery, and wrote eloquent passages attacking the prevalent institution. From this journal, we come to know a dynamic, adventurous young man, and a thoughtful liberal one who would only later shake our view of our place in the world.
/book/show/26452625-classic-goosebumps---monster-blood?from_search=true	R.L. Stine Kirby Heyborne (Reading)	Classic Goosebumps - Monster Blood: Monster Blood	Something scary is happening in GOOSEBUMPS HORRORLAND, the all-new, all-terrifying series by R. L. Stine. Just how scary? You'll never know unless you crack open this classic prequel!Evan visits an eerie old toy store and buys a dusty can of Monster Blood. But then he notices something weird about the slimy green ooze. It keeps growing. And growing. And growing.And all thaSomething scary is happening in GOOSEBUMPS HORRORLAND, the all-new, all-terrifying series by R. L. Stine. Just how scary? You'll never know unless you crack open this classic prequel!Evan visits an eerie old toy store and buys a dusty can of Monster Blood. But then he notices something weird about the slimy green ooze. It keeps growing. And growing. And growing.And all that growing has given the Monster Blood a monstrous appetite. . . .
/book/show/1539006.She_Stoops_to_Conquer?from_search=true	Oliver Goldsmith	She Stoops to Conquer	This comic masterpiece mocked the simple morality of sentimental comedies. Subtitled The Mistakes of a Night, the play is a lighthearted farce that derives its charm from the misunderstandings which entangle the well-drawn characters. Mr. Hardcastle plans to marry his forthright daughter Kate to bashful Marlow, the son of his friend Sir Charles Marlow. Mrs. Hardcastle wantThis comic masterpiece mocked the simple morality of sentimental comedies. Subtitled The Mistakes of a Night, the play is a lighthearted farce that derives its charm from the misunderstandings which entangle the well-drawn characters. Mr. Hardcastle plans to marry his forthright daughter Kate to bashful Marlow, the son of his friend Sir Charles Marlow. Mrs. Hardcastle wants her recalcitrant son Tony Lumpkin to marry her ward Constance Neville, who is in love with Marlow's friend Hastings. Humorous mishaps occur when Tony dupes Marlow and Hastings into believing that Mr. Hardcastle's home is an inn. By posing as a servant, Kate wins the heart of Marlow, who is uncomfortable in the company of wellborn women but is flirtatious with barmaids. A comedy in five acts by Oliver Goldsmith, produced and published in 1773.
/book/show/27103724-the-marriage-of-heaven-and-hell?from_search=true	William Blake	The Marriage of Heaven and Hell	Excerpt from The Marriage of Heaven and HellAnd on the bleached bonesRed clay brought forth:Till the villain left the paths of easeTo walk in perilous paths, and driveThe just man into barren climes.Now the sneaking serpent walksIn mild humility;And the just man rages in the wildsWhere lions roam.Rintrah roars and shakes his fires in the burden'd air,Hungry clouds swaExcerpt from The Marriage of Heaven and HellAnd on the bleached bonesRed clay brought forth:Till the villain left the paths of easeTo walk in perilous paths, and driveThe just man into barren climes.Now the sneaking serpent walksIn mild humility;And the just man rages in the wildsWhere lions roam.Rintrah roars and shakes his fires in the burden'd air,Hungry clouds swag on the deep.As a new heaven is begun, and it is now thirty-three years since its advent, the Eternal Hell revives. And lo! Swedenborg is the angel sitting at the tomb: his writings are the linen clothes folded up. Now is the dominion of Edom, and the return of Adam into Paradise. - See Isaiah xxxiv. and xxxv. chap.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/32032508-the-gallic-war?from_search=true	Gaius Julius Caesar	The Gallic War	Excerpt from The Gallic WarWar in Spain: Caesar victorious at Munda over the sons of Pompey (gnaeus and Sextus) and their army.Caesar's triumphs. Further honours and offices Imperator for life, Consul for the next ten years, Dictator and Praefectus Morum for life: Pater Patriae.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic booksExcerpt from The Gallic WarWar in Spain: Caesar victorious at Munda over the sons of Pompey (gnaeus and Sextus) and their army.Caesar's triumphs. Further honours and offices Imperator for life, Consul for the next ten years, Dictator and Praefectus Morum for life: Pater Patriae.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/33240744-de-profundis?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde	de Profundis	Excerpt from De ProfundisIn sending me instructions with re gard to the publication of DE pro fundis, Oscar Wilde wrote.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitallyExcerpt from De ProfundisIn sending me instructions with re gard to the publication of DE pro fundis, Oscar Wilde wrote.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/10351862-classic-star-wars?from_search=true	Donald F. Glut Tony Roberts	Classic Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back	Although they had won a significant battle, the war between the Rebels and the Empire had really just begun. Soon, Luke, Han, the princess and their faithful companions were forced to flee, scattering in all directions--the Dark Lord's minions in fevered pursuit....Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on theexpanded universe, and oAlthough they had won a significant battle, the war between the Rebels and the Empire had really just begun. Soon, Luke, Han, the princess and their faithful companions were forced to flee, scattering in all directions--the Dark Lord's minions in fevered pursuit....Features a bonus section following the novel that includes a primer on theexpanded universe, and over half a dozen excerpts from some of the most popularbooks of the last thirty years!
/book/show/24772089-the-song-of-the-lark-illustrated-and-annotated-edition?from_search=true	Willa Cather Cascais Classic Editions	The Song of the Lark (Illustrated and Annotated Edition): with Author's Biography and Introduction	The Song of the Lark is the third novel by American author Willa Cather, written in 1915.The title The Song of the Lark came from a painting of the same name by Jules Adolphe Aim Louis Breton, dating from 1884 in the Art Institute of Chicago. Cather also drew inspiration for the novel in the story of soprano Olive Fremstad, a celebrated Swedish-American opera diva, bornThe Song of the Lark is the third novel by American author Willa Cather, written in 1915.The title The Song of the Lark came from a painting of the same name by Jules Adolphe Aim Louis Breton, dating from 1884 in the Art Institute of Chicago. Cather also drew inspiration for the novel in the story of soprano Olive Fremstad, a celebrated Swedish-American opera diva, born in Stockholm, and adopted by an American couple living in Minnesota.The Song of the Lark is generally considered to be the second novel in Cather's Prairie Trilogy, following O Pioneers! (1913) and preceding My ntonia (1918).Set in the 1890s in Moonstone, a fictional town located in Colorado, The Song of the Lark is the self-portrait of an artist in the making. The story revolves around an ambitious young heroine, Thea Kronborg, who leaves her hometown to go to the big city to fulfill her dream of becoming a well-trained pianist, a better piano teacher. When her piano instructor hears her voice, he realizes that this is her true artistic gift. He encourages her to pursue her vocal training instead of piano saying ... your voice is worth all that you can put into it. I have not come to this decision rashly.The novel captures Thea's independent-mindedness, her strong work ethic, and her ascent to her highest achievement. At each step along the way, her realization of the mediocrity of her peers propels her to greater levels of accomplishment, but in the course of her ascent she must discard those relationships which no longer serve her.Mogul Classics is proud to offer you the best Kindle edition of this literary classic featuring one of the most acclaimed books of the 20th century.
/book/show/28074107-tintin-in-america-the-adventures-of-tintin?from_search=true	Herg	Tintin in America (The Adventures of Tintin): Series 3 of the classic Tintin comic book (The Adventures of Tintin: 'Tintin in America')	Tintin in America is the third volume of The Adventures of Tintin, the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Herg. Commissioned by Le Vingtime Sicle for its children's supplement Le Petit Vingtime, it was serialised weekly from September 1931 to October 1932. The story tells of young Belgian reporter Tintin and his fox terrier Snowy who travel to the United States, whereTintin in America is the third volume of The Adventures of Tintin, the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Herg. Commissioned by Le Vingtime Sicle for its children's supplement Le Petit Vingtime, it was serialised weekly from September 1931 to October 1932. The story tells of young Belgian reporter Tintin and his fox terrier Snowy who travel to the United States, where Tintin reports on organised crime in Chicago. Pursuing a gangster across the country, he encounters a tribe of Blackfoot Native Americans before defeating the Chicago crime syndicate.The classic graphic novel. Tintin comes to the U.S.A. to clean up the mean streets of Chicago but ends up in the wild west! Will Tintin make it back home?.__________________________________Georges Prosper Remi, known by the pen name Herg was a Belgian cartoonist. He is best known for creating The Adventures of Tintin, the series of comic albums which are considered one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century. He was also responsible for two other well-known series, Quick & Flupke (193040) and Jo, Zette and Jocko (193657). His works were executed in his distinct ligne claire drawing style.Herg created The Adventures of Tintin in 1929 at the advice of its editor Norbert Wallez. Revolving around the actions of boy reporter Tintin and his dog Snowy, the series' early installments  Tintin in the Land of the Soviets, Tintin in the Congo, and Tintin in America  were designed for children.Herg - creator of the characters Tintin, Captain Haddock and Professor Calculus - was an extremely successful author. Sales of Tintin books had surpassed 10 million copies worldwide. On 27 June 1962, for the occasion of Canada-Belgium week, Radio-Canada broadcast an interview with Herg conducted by Judith Jasmin, recorded in the garden of the cartoonist's house in Croux-Mousty. The interview shows Herg discussing the beginning of his artistic career, Tintin's popularity with children and comic strip translations...___________________________Tintin character:Tintin is neither a surname nor a first name, Tintin is created from Herg's subconscious desire to be perfect, to be a hero. The hero who everyone between 7 and 77 years old wants to be, or become while reading the Adventures of Tintin Comics.Tintin is created by his father Georges Remi, Herg, the world renowned Belgian cartoonist. This spiritual heir is more than an adopted child! Herg has stressed the fact that he raised Tintin, protected him, fed him just like a father would (Numa Sadoul, Tintin et moi, Casterman, p. 66) Over the years and in the course of the Adventures, Tintin surrounds himself with friends who became part his family so to speak.Among his friends, Snowy comes first.____________________________________________The Adventures of Tintin comics series list in order;01- Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (Black & White)02- Tintin in congo (Black & White)03- Tintin in America04- Tintin and the Cigars of the Pharaoh05- Tintin and the Blue Lotus06- Tintin and the Broken Ear07- Tintin and the Black Island08- Tintin and the King Ottokars Sceptre09- Tintin and the Crabs with the Golden Claws10- Tintin and the Shooting Star11- Tintin and the Secret of the Unicorn12- Tintin and the Red Rackhams Treasure13- Tintin and the Seven Crystal Balls14- Tintin and the Prisonres of Sun15- Tintin and the Land of Black Gold16- Tintin and the Destination Moon17- Tintin and the Explorers on the Moon18- Tintin and the Calculus
/book/show/433839.Contemporary_Classic_Streams_in_the_Desert?from_search=true	Lettie B. Cowman James Reimann (Editor)	Contemporary Classic/Streams in the Desert	Product DescriptionMrs. Cowman's classic devotional will inspire fresh hope, confidence, and a deep awareness of God's presence in your life are presented in one volume for morning or evening devotional reading. From the Back CoverFew books ever attain such a widespread recognition and perennial appeal as Streams in the Desert. Now over seventy years since its first publicProduct DescriptionMrs. Cowman's classic devotional will inspire fresh hope, confidence, and a deep awareness of God's presence in your life are presented in one volume for morning or evening devotional reading. From the Back CoverFew books ever attain such a widespread recognition and perennial appeal as Streams in the Desert. Now over seventy years since its first publication, this marvelous devotional by Mrs. Charles E. Cowman has established itself firmly in the ranks of the Christian classics. Written from Mrs. Cowman's rich experiences with life, from its dry wastelands to its well-watered gardens, Streams in the Desert is a legacy of faith and wisdom that is time-tested faithfully to the One who alone can slake their spiritual thirst. In the midst of today's fast-paced world, the wisdom of Streams in the Desert remains refreshing, relevant and trustworthy. Turn to it daily, tune out the clamor of living, and let these prayerful writings inspire fresh hope, confidence, and a deep awareness of God's presence in your life.
/book/show/20335478-esv-study-bible?from_search=true	Anonymous	ESV Study Bible	About ESV Global Study BibleThe ESV Global Study Bible is a one-volume study resource for globally minded Christians everywhere. It has been designed from beginning to end to be highly accessible and value priced for distribution on a global scale.The Global Study Bible features a fresh design, with a wide range of new features. Each book begins with an introduction, folloAbout ESV Global Study BibleThe ESV Global Study Bible is a one-volume study resource for globally minded Christians everywhere. It has been designed from beginning to end to be highly accessible and value priced for distribution on a global scale.The Global Study Bible features a fresh design, with a wide range of new features. Each book begins with an introduction, followed by a unique, insightful description of the global message of the book. Likewise, a set of new articles by global Christian leaders apply the Bible to global issues, such as the role of government, the nature of the church, world religions, social ethics, and missions and evangelism.Each print copy comes with free access to the online Global Study Bible, available anywhere worldwide with an Internet connection.The Global Study Bibles notes and maps were adapted from the best-selling ESV Study Bible and contain a wealth of information about the biblical text, history, and geography. With overviews of each Bible book, special facts, and character profiles, the Global Study Bible is an outstanding resource for Christians everywhere who seek to know and understand the truth of the Bible and its global meaning.Buy One, Give OneFor every copy purchased, Crossway will distribute a digital copy free to a Christian somewhere in the world. With this unique global strategy, everyone who buys a copy of the Global Study Bible will have a small part in equipping the global church through Gods Word.SpecificationsFormat:  eBook - ePub, MobiPage Count:  1984Trim Size:  0.0 in x 0.0 inWeight:  0.0 ouncesPublished:  October 31, 2012
/book/show/26946778-discourses-on-the-first-decade-of-titus-livius?from_search=true	Niccol Machiavelli	Discourses on the First Decade of Titus Livius	Excerpt from Discourses on the First Decade of Titus LiviusI send you a gift, which if it answers ill the obligations Niccolo Machiavelli has it in his power to offer. For in it I have expressed whatever I have learned, or have observed for myself during a long experience and constant study of human affairs. And since neither you nor any other can expect more at my hands,Excerpt from Discourses on the First Decade of Titus LiviusI send you a gift, which if it answers ill the obligations Niccolo Machiavelli has it in his power to offer. For in it I have expressed whatever I have learned, or have observed for myself during a long experience and constant study of human affairs. And since neither you nor any other can expect more at my hands, you cannot complain if I have not given you more.You may indeed lament the poverty of my wit, since what I have to say is but poorly said; and tax the weakness of my judgment, which on many points may have erred in its conclusions. But granting all this, I know not which of us is less beholden to the other: I to you, who have forced me to write what of myself I never should have written; or you to me, who have written what can give you no content.Take this, however, in the spirit in which all that comes from a friend should be taken, in respect whereof we always look more to the intention of the giver than to the quality of the gift.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/25071966-the-king-must-die?from_search=true	Mary Renault	The King Must Die: A Virago Modern Classic (Theseus Series)	In myth, Theseus was the slayer of the child-devouring Minotaur in Crete. What the founder-hero might have been in real life is another question, brilliantly explored in. Drawing on modern scholarship and archaeological findings at Knossos, Mary Renaults Theseus is an utterly lifelike figurea king of immense charisma, whose boundless strivings flow fromIn myth, Theseus was the slayer of the child-devouring Minotaur in Crete. What the founder-hero might have been in real life is another question, brilliantly explored in. Drawing on modern scholarship and archaeological findings at Knossos, Mary Renaults Theseus is an utterly lifelike figurea king of immense charisma, whose boundless strivings flow from strengthweaknessbut also one steered by implacable prophecy.The story follows Theseuss adventures from Troizen to Eleusis, where the death in the books title is to take place, and from Athens to Crete, where he learns to jump bulls and is named king of the victims. Richly imbued with the spirit of its time, this is a page-turner as well as a daring act of imagination.
/book/show/26440872-le-poesie?from_search=true	Catullus	Le Poesie	Excerpt from Le PoesieAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in theExcerpt from Le PoesieAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/11546406-the-scarecrow-of-oz?from_search=true	L. Frank Baum	The Scarecrow Of Oz	Cap'n Bill and Trot journey to Oz and, with the help of the Scarecrow, the former ruler of Oz, overthrow the villainous King Krewl of Jinxland. Cap'n Bill and Trot had previously appeared in two other novels by Baum, The Sea Fairies and Sky Island. Based in part upon the 1914 silent film, His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz. This was allegedly L. Frank Baum's personal favouriCap'n Bill and Trot journey to Oz and, with the help of the Scarecrow, the former ruler of Oz, overthrow the villainous King Krewl of Jinxland. Cap'n Bill and Trot had previously appeared in two other novels by Baum, The Sea Fairies and Sky Island. Based in part upon the 1914 silent film, His Majesty, the Scarecrow of Oz. This was allegedly L. Frank Baum's personal favourite Oz book.
/book/show/10965849-victory?from_search=true	Joseph Conrad	Victory	These portable, handy sized classics are a great addition to your collection or they make a great gift item. All are hardcover editions in imitation red leather with golden foil stamping. Includes a red ribbon marker.
/book/show/32159217-the-magician?from_search=true	W. Somerset Maugham	The Magician	Excerpt from The MagicianDr. Pothoi-et drew more closely round his fragile body the heavy cloak which even in summer he could not persuade himself to discard. The best part of his life had been spent in Egypt, in the practice of medicine, and the frigid summers of Europe scarcely warmed his blood. His memory ashed for an instant upon those multi-coloured streets of AlexanExcerpt from The MagicianDr. Pothoi-et drew more closely round his fragile body the heavy cloak which even in summer he could not persuade himself to discard. The best part of his life had been spent in Egypt, in the practice of medicine, and the frigid summers of Europe scarcely warmed his blood. His memory ashed for an instant upon those multi-coloured streets of Alexandria; and then, like a homing bird, it ew to the green woods and the storm-beaten coasts of his native Brittany. His brown eyes were veiled with sudden melancholy.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/25241943-classic-cookies-with-modern-twists?from_search=true	Ellen  Jackson	Classic Cookies with Modern Twists: 100 Best Recipes for Old and New Favorites	Here are 100 recipes every cookie-lover will love, including modern twists on the classics for when youre in the mood for something a little different. Who can resist a freshly baked cookie, still warm from the oven? Cookies are simple treats, easy to make, and perfect for almost any occasion, from an after-school snack to a thank-you gift, from bake sales to potlucks. FoHere are 100 recipes every cookie-lover will love, including modern twists on the classics for when youre in the mood for something a little different. Who can resist a freshly baked cookie, still warm from the oven? Cookies are simple treats, easy to make, and perfect for almost any occasion, from an after-school snack to a thank-you gift, from bake sales to potlucks. For cookies that are delicious every time, look no further than recipes that have stood the test of time. This best collection includes classic favorites, like Snickerdoodles, buttery shortbread, and Peanut Blossoms, along with their modern twists, Cappuccino Snickerdoodles, Rosemary Chocolate Shortbread, and Peanut Butter and Jelly Blossoms. These fresh takes on best-loved cookie jar classics will have you falling in love with your favorites all over again.
/book/show/20435250-little-black-sambo-classic-literature-with-new-illustrated?from_search=true	Helen Bannerman	Little Black Sambo (Classic Literature) with New Illustrated	The Story of Little Black Sambo is a children's book written and illustrated by Helen Bannerman, and first published by Grant Richards in October 1899 as one in a series of small-format books called The Dumpy Books for Children.Sambo is a South Indian boy who encounters four hungry tigers, and surrenders his colourful new clothes, shoes, and umbrella so they will not eat hThe Story of Little Black Sambo is a children's book written and illustrated by Helen Bannerman, and first published by Grant Richards in October 1899 as one in a series of small-format books called The Dumpy Books for Children.Sambo is a South Indian boy who encounters four hungry tigers, and surrenders his colourful new clothes, shoes, and umbrella so they will not eat him. The tigers are vain and each thinks he is better dressed than the others. They chase each other around a tree until they are reduced to a pool of melted butter; Sambo then recovers his clothes and his mother makes pancakes of the butter. The story was a children's favourite for half a century until the word sambo was deemed a racial slur in some countries, and the illustrations considered reminiscent of darky iconography. Both text and illustrations have undergone considerable revision since.
/book/show/21342090-where-s-my-teddy?from_search=true	Jez Alborough	Where's My Teddy?	Yikes! Eddie's teddy is enormous! And there's a real bear with just the opposite problem - his teddy bear is much too small! Could it be a case of mistaken identity?Format: Paperback Publication Date: 6/1/1995 Pages: 32 Reading Level: Age 3 and Up
/book/show/21394396-pudd-nhead-wilson-and-those-extraordinary-twins?from_search=true	Mark Twain	Pudd'Nhead Wilson and Those Extraordinary Twins	There is no character, howsoever good and fine, but it can be destroyed fey ridicule, howsoever poor and witless. Observe the ass, for instance : his character is about perfect, he is the choicest spirit among all the humbler animals, yet see what ridicule has brought him to. Instead of feeling complimented when we are called an ass, we are left in doubt.- PuidCnhead WilsoThere is no character, howsoever good and fine, but it can be destroyed fey ridicule, howsoever poor and witless. Observe the ass, for instance : his character is about perfect, he is the choicest spirit among all the humbler animals, yet see what ridicule has brought him to. Instead of feeling complimented when we are called an ass, we are left in doubt.- PuidCnhead Wilson's Calendar.A PERSON who is ignorant of legal matters is always liable to make mistakes when he tries to photograph a court scene with his pen; and so I was not willing to let the law chapters in this book go to press without first subjecting them to rigid and exhausting revision and correction by a trained barrister - if that is what they are called. These chapters are right now in every detail, for they were rewritten under the immediate eye of William Hicks, who studied law part of a while in southwest Missouri thirty-five years ago and then came over here to Florence for his health and is still helping for ePAGE; PUDD'NHEAD WILSONII; THOSE EXTRAORDINARY TWINS229Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text. Read books online for free at
/book/show/527798.Hollywood_Babylon?from_search=true	Kenneth Anger	Hollywood Babylon: The Legendary Underground Classic of Hollywood's Darkest and Best Kept Secrets	Hollywood Babylon was originally published in Paris, and quickly became an underground legend. Not a word has been changed. Not a story omitted. Here is the hot, luscious plum of sizzling scandal that continues to shock the world.
/book/show/18920186-the-last-leaf?from_search=true	O. Henry	The Last Leaf	Sue and Johnsy are two girlfriends who live together in New York City. When Johnsy becomes sick one winter, she makes up her mind to die when the last leaf falls from the ivy plant growing outside her window. Sue would do anything to help her friend get well, but she is a poor artist. As the winter wind blows and the rain falls, there seems no way stop the last leaf from fSue and Johnsy are two girlfriends who live together in New York City. When Johnsy becomes sick one winter, she makes up her mind to die when the last leaf falls from the ivy plant growing outside her window. Sue would do anything to help her friend get well, but she is a poor artist. As the winter wind blows and the rain falls, there seems no way stop the last leaf from falling.
/book/show/738676.The_Real_Benjamin_Franklin?from_search=true	Andrew M. Allison W. Cleon Skousen M. Richard Maxfield	The Real Benjamin Franklin (Vol. 2 of the American Classic Series)	
/book/show/176436.The_Book_Of_Dragons?from_search=true	E. Nesbit	The Book Of Dragons	A dragon who flies out of a magical book; one whose purr quiets a fussy baby; another who eats an entire pack of tame hunting-hippopotomuses: These eight dragon tales are filled with the imaginative wit of childrens author Edith Nesbit. (Summary by Laurie Anne Walden)
/book/show/2531538.My_Place?from_search=true	Sally Morgan	My Place: An Australian Classic	Morgan is 15 when she discovers that she is not white but aborigine - a fact that has been kept secret because of society's stigma. Rather than tell the children about their heritage, her mother and grandmother have let them believe early ancestors emigrated to Australia from India. The teen-aged Morgan, having been an indifferent student at best, throws herself into herMorgan is 15 when she discovers that she is not white but aborigine - a fact that has been kept secret because of society's stigma. Rather than tell the children about their heritage, her mother and grandmother have let them believe early ancestors emigrated to Australia from India. The teen-aged Morgan, having been an indifferent student at best, throws herself into her studies and then single-mindedly embarks on a search for her roots. Her quest is hampered by her grandmother's refusal to discuss the past but helped by an elderly great uncle, who is an accomplished raconteur, and leads her to the past and to other people. Morgan is a gifted storyteller, and this story is sad, triumphant, hilarious, and sensitive. - Library JournalIn 1982, Sally Morgan travelled back to her grandmother's birthplace. What started as a tentative search for information about her family, turned into an overwhelming emotional and spiritual pilgrimage. My Place is a moving account of a search for truth into which a whole family is gradually drawn, finally freeing the tongues of the author's mother and grandmother, allowing them to tell their own stories.
/book/show/26968318-the-frontier-in-american-history?from_search=true	Frederick Jackson Turner	The Frontier in American History	Excerpt from The Frontier in American HistoryIn republishing these essays in collected form, it has seemed best to issue them as they were originally printed, with the exception of few slight corrections of slips in the text and with the omission of occasional duplication of language in the different essays. A considerable part of whatever value they may posses arises froExcerpt from The Frontier in American HistoryIn republishing these essays in collected form, it has seemed best to issue them as they were originally printed, with the exception of few slight corrections of slips in the text and with the omission of occasional duplication of language in the different essays. A considerable part of whatever value they may posses arises from the fact that they are commentaries in different periods on the central theme of the influence of the frontier in American history. Consequently they may have some historical significance as contemporaneous attempts of a student of American history, at successive transitions in our development during the past quarter century to interpret the relations of the present to the past. Grateful acknowledgement is made to the various societies and periodicals which have given permission to reprint the essays.Various essays dealing with the connection of diplomatic history and the frontier and others stressing the significance of the section, or geographic province, in American history, are not included in the present collection. Neither the French nor the Spanish frontier is within the scope of the volume.The future alone can disclose how far these interpretations are correct for the age of colonization of the frontier and free land.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/7685655-if-only-they-could-talk?from_search=true	James Herriot	If Only They Could Talk: The Classic Memoirs Of A 1930s Vet	Product DescriptionFresh out of Veterinary College, and shoulder-deep in an uncooperative cow, James Herriot's first job is not panning out exactly as expected...To a Glaswegian like James, 1930's Yorkshire appears to offer an idyllic pocket of rural life in a rapidly changing world. But even life in the sleepy village of Darrowby has its challenges. On the one hand thereProduct DescriptionFresh out of Veterinary College, and shoulder-deep in an uncooperative cow, James Herriot's first job is not panning out exactly as expected...To a Glaswegian like James, 1930's Yorkshire appears to offer an idyllic pocket of rural life in a rapidly changing world. But even life in the sleepy village of Darrowby has its challenges. On the one hand there are his new colleagues, Siegfried and Tristan Farnon, two brothers who attract a constant stream of local girls to whom James is strangely invisible. On the other he must contend with herds of semi-feral cattle, gruff farmers with incomprehensible accents and an overweight Pekingese called Tricki Woo.Heartbreaking and hilarious in equal measure, If Only They Could Talk is a book for all those who find laughter and joy in animals, and who know and understand the magic and beauty of Britain's wild places.
/book/show/9421475-laddie?from_search=true	Gene Stratton-Porter	Laddie: A True Blue Story	LADDIE A TRUE BLUE STORY CHAPTER I Little Sister And could another child-world be my share, I'd be a Little Sister there. HAVE I got a Little Sister anywhere in this house? inquired Laddie at the door, in his most COTxing voice. 'Yes sir, I answered, dropping the trousers I was making for Hezekiah, my pet bluejay, and running as fast as I could. There was no telling whaLADDIE A TRUE BLUE STORY CHAPTER I Little Sister And could another child-world be my share, I'd be a Little Sister there. HAVE I got a Little Sister anywhere in this house? inquired Laddie at the door, in his most COTxing voice. 'Yes sir, I answered, dropping the trousers I was making for Hezekiah, my pet bluejay, and running as fast as I could. There was no telling what minute May might take it into her head that she was a little sister and reach him first. Maybe he wanted me to do something for him, and I loved to wait on Laddie. Ask mother if you may go with me a while. Mother doesn't care where I am, if I come when the supper bell rings. All right! said Laddie. He led the way around the house, sat on the front step and took me between his knees. Oh, is it going to be a secret? I cried. Secrets with Laddie were the greatest joy in life. HeCONTENTS; attrm mob; I Little Sister 3; II Our Angel Boy33; III Mr Pryor's Door69; IV The Last Day in Eden 99 V The First Day of School 123; VI The Wedding Gown 143; VII When Sally Married Peter 161; VIII The Shropshire and the Crusader 199; IX  Even So226; X Laddie Takes the Plunge 259; XI Keeping Christmas Our Way 295; XII The Horn of the Hunter -319; XIII The Garden of the Lord 358; XIV The Crest of Eastbrooke 400 XV Laddie, the Princess, and the Pie 427; XVI The Homing Pigeon 449; XVII In Faith Believing483; XVIII The Pryor Mystery 523Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurate
/book/show/835272.The_Ultimate_Uncheese_Cookbook?from_search=true	Joanne Stepaniak	The Ultimate Uncheese Cookbook: Delicious Dairy-Free Cheeses and Classic "Uncheese" Dishes	Enjoy eating and cooking all your favourite cheesy dishes without the cholesterol, animal products and dairy allergies that can be harmful to your health.
/book/show/23399231-classic-goosebumps-23?from_search=true	R.L. Stine	Classic Goosebumps #23: A Shocker on Shock Street	The original books featuring the scariest creatures from the Goosebumps movie, in theaters October 16, 2015!Erin Wright and her best friend, Marty, love horror movies. Especially Shocker on Shock Street movies. All kinds of scary creatures live on Shock Street. The Toadinator. Ape Face. The Mad Mangler.But when Erin and Marty visit the new Shocker Studio Theme Park, theyThe original books featuring the scariest creatures from the Goosebumps movie, in theaters October 16, 2015!Erin Wright and her best friend, Marty, love horror movies. Especially Shocker on Shock Street movies. All kinds of scary creatures live on Shock Street. The Toadinator. Ape Face. The Mad Mangler.But when Erin and Marty visit the new Shocker Studio Theme Park, they get the scare of their lives. First their tram gets stuck in The Cave of the Living Creeps. Then they're attacked by a group of enormous praying mantises!Real life is a whole lot scarier than the movies. But Shock Street isn't really real. Is it?
/book/show/314420.The_Classic_Fairy_Tales?from_search=true	Iona Opie Peter Opie (Contributor)	The Classic Fairy Tales	This volume contains twenty-four of the best known fairy tales in the English language, presented here in the exact words of their first English publication or of the earliest surviving text. Including Sleeping Beauty, Bluebeard, Cinderella, Thumbelina, and Hansel and Gretel, as well as many others, this collection provides a historical introduction for each taleThis volume contains twenty-four of the best known fairy tales in the English language, presented here in the exact words of their first English publication or of the earliest surviving text. Including Sleeping Beauty, Bluebeard, Cinderella, Thumbelina, and Hansel and Gretel, as well as many others, this collection provides a historical introduction for each tale and a general Introduction which traces the history of fairy tales collected in Asia and Europe long before they appeared in English.
/book/show/19036512-a-fighting-man-of-mars---barsoom-7?from_search=true	Edgar Rice Burroughs	A Fighting Man of Mars - Barsoom #7 : Science Fiction Novel, (August Classic)	A Fighting Man of Mars is an Edgar Rice Burroughs science fiction novel, the seventh of his famous Barsoom series. Burroughs began writing it on February 28, 1929, and the finished story was first published in Blue Book Magazine as a six-part serial in the issues for April to September, 1930. It was later published as a complete novel by Metropolitan in May, 1931.The storA Fighting Man of Mars is an Edgar Rice Burroughs science fiction novel, the seventh of his famous Barsoom series. Burroughs began writing it on February 28, 1929, and the finished story was first published in Blue Book Magazine as a six-part serial in the issues for April to September, 1930. It was later published as a complete novel by Metropolitan in May, 1931.The story is purportedly relayed back to earth via the Gridley Wave, a sort of super radio frequency previously introduced in Tanar of Pellucidar, the third of Burrough's Pellucidar novels, which thus provides a link between the two series. The story-teller is Ulysses Paxton, protagonist of the previous novel, The Master Mind of Mars, but this story is not about him; rather, it is the tale of Tan Hadron of Hastor, a lowly, poor padwar (a low-ranking officer) who is in love with the beautiful, haughty Sanoma Tora, daughter of Tor Hatan, a minor but rich noble. As he is only a padwar, Sanoma spurns him. Then Sanoma Tora is kidnapped, and the novel moves into high gear.
/book/show/33205086-orlando-furioso?from_search=true	Ludovico Ariosto	Orlando Furioso	Excerpt from Orlando FuriosoAnd the false semblance but disgraced his brow; Yet still, if fondly Superstition grieves.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally rExcerpt from Orlando FuriosoAnd the false semblance but disgraced his brow; Yet still, if fondly Superstition grieves.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/27012684-felix-holt?from_search=true	George Eliot	Felix Holt: The Radical	Excerpt from Felix Holt: The RadicalAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfectionsExcerpt from Felix Holt: The RadicalAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/1504478.Gray_s_Anatomy?from_search=true	Henry Gray T. Pickering Pick	Gray's Anatomy: The Unabridged Running Press Edition Of The American Classic	An indispensable hardcover version of our bestselling edition of GRAY'S ANATOMY, with 827 illustrations. The essential text for medical students, health-care professionals, artists, and anyone else interested in learning about the intricacies of the human body.
/book/show/33867059-annabel-lee-university-press-dual-language-classic-edition?from_search=true	Edgar Allan Poe	Annabel Lee (University Press Dual-Language Classic Edition	University Press Dual-Language Classic Edition (Spanish-English)Annabel Lee es el ltimo poema completo compuesto por el escritor y poeta romntico estadounidense Edgar Allan Poe. Como en muchas de sus obras, explora la temtica de la muerte de una hermosa mujer. El narrador, enamorado de Annabel Lee cuando eran jvenes, contina estndolo tras su muerte. Su amor hacia ellUniversity Press Dual-Language Classic Edition (Spanish-English)Annabel Lee es el ltimo poema completo compuesto por el escritor y poeta romntico estadounidense Edgar Allan Poe. Como en muchas de sus obras, explora la temtica de la muerte de una hermosa mujer. El narrador, enamorado de Annabel Lee cuando eran jvenes, contina estndolo tras su muerte. Su amor hacia ella era tan fuerte que incluso los ngeles estaban celosos. Existe un debate sobre qu mujer, si es que la hubo, sirvi de inspiracin para Annabel Lee. A pesar de que se han sugerido los nombres de varias, la candidata ms creble es su esposa, Virginia Eliza Clemm. El poema, escrito en 1849, no fue publicado hasta poco despus de la muerte de su autor, ese mismo ao.El narrador del poema describe su amor por Annabel Lee, que comenz hace muchos aos en un reino junto al mar. A pesar de ser jvenes, su amor mutuo era tan grande que los ngeles tenan celos de ellos, y por eso muri ella, segn el narrador. Aun as, su amor es tan grande que se extiende ms all de la tumba y el narrador cree que sus dos almas continan hermanadas. Cada noche, suea con Annabel Lee y ve el brillo de sus ojos en las estrellas. Y cada noche se recuesta sobre su tumba junto al mar.Annabel Lee is the last complete poem composed by American author Edgar Allan Poe. Like many of Poe's poems, it explores the theme of the death of a beautiful woman. The narrator, who fell in love with Annabel Lee when they were young, has a love for her so strong that even angels are envious. He retains his love for her even after her death. There has been debate over who, if anyone, was the inspiration for Annabel Lee. Though many women have been suggested, Poe's wife Virginia Eliza Clemm Poe is one of the more credible candidates. Written in 1849, it was not published until shortly after Poe's death that same year.The poem's narrator describes his love for Annabel Lee, which began many years ago in a so-called kingdom by the sea. Though they were young, their love for one another burned with such an intensity that angels became envious. It is for that reason that the narrator believes the seraphim caused her death. Even so, their love is strong enough that it extends beyond the grave and the narrator believes their two souls are still entwined. Every night, he dreams of Annabel Lee and sees the brightness of her eyes in the stars. He admits that every night he lies down by her side in her tomb by the sea.
/book/show/778463.Zuleika_Dobson?from_search=true	Max Beerbohm	Zuleika Dobson	Zuleika Dobson is a highly accomplished and superbly written book whose spirit is farcical, said E. M. Forster. It is a great workthe most consistent achievement of fantasy in our time so funny and charming, so iridescent yet so profound.Originally published in 1911, Max Beerbohm's sparklingly wicked satire concerns the unlikely events that occur when a femme fataleZuleika Dobson is a highly accomplished and superbly written book whose spirit is farcical, said E. M. Forster. It is a great workthe most consistent achievement of fantasy in our time so funny and charming, so iridescent yet so profound.Originally published in 1911, Max Beerbohm's sparklingly wicked satire concerns the unlikely events that occur when a femme fatale briefly enters the supremely privileged, all-male domain of Judas College, Oxford. A conjurer by profession, Zuleika Dobson can only love a man who is impervious to her considerable charms: a circumstance that proves fatal, as any number of love-smitten suitors are driven to suicide by the damsel's rejection. Laced with memorable one-liners (Death cancels all engagements, utters the first casualty) and inspired throughout by Beerbohm's rococo imagination, this lyrical evocation of Edwardian undergraduate life at Oxford has, according to Forster, a beauty unattainable by serious literature.I read Zuleika Dobson with pleasure, recalled Bertrand Russell. It represents the Oxford that the two World Wars have destroyed with a charm that is not likely to be reproduced anywhere in the world for the next thousand years.
/book/show/13586825-classic-elite-shawls-wraps-scarves?from_search=true	Classic Elite Yarns	Classic Elite Shawls, Wraps  Scarves: 20 Ideas * 3 Ways	From Classic Elite Yarns, one of the preeminent distributors of yarn in the US, comes an all-new collection of projects both stylish and practical. Each of the 20 stunning designs comes with three variations--shawl, wrap, and scarf--for a total of 60 lovely accessories that showcase a variety of stitches. And every one is created with Classic Elite's luxurious high-qualityFrom Classic Elite Yarns, one of the preeminent distributors of yarn in the US, comes an all-new collection of projects both stylish and practical. Each of the 20 stunning designs comes with three variations--shawl, wrap, and scarf--for a total of 60 lovely accessories that showcase a variety of stitches. And every one is created with Classic Elite's luxurious high-quality fibers, including cotton, wool, bamboo, angora, and cashmere, as well as beautiful blends.
/book/show/30783818-histories-of-the-kings-of-britain?from_search=true	Geoffrey of Monmouth	Histories of the Kings of Britain	Excerpt from Histories of the Kings of Britain1. The Beginnings of Arthurian Story - Arthurian romance is known to us in its best and purest form through the lays and romances that were produced in France during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. It is a body of preeminently imaginative literature, and although it reflects the chivalric life of France at the tune in whExcerpt from Histories of the Kings of Britain1. The Beginnings of Arthurian Story - Arthurian romance is known to us in its best and purest form through the lays and romances that were produced in France during the twelfth and thirteenth centuries. It is a body of preeminently imaginative literature, and although it reflects the chivalric life of France at the tune in which it was and mystery, of prowess, beauty, love, and enchantment, where valorous heroes achieve impossible adventures, and messengers from fairyland appear easily and naturally on marvellous errands. A brilliant part of our literary heritage from France, it does not, however, like the chansons de geste, the great Carolmgian epics, represent French national legend. It is a composite whole, which embodies Oriental stones, bits of classical myth, and above all Celtic tradition, - those idle and pleasant tales of Britain, as they were called by a twelfth-century French poet, Jean Bodel, who justly gave to the Arthurian material the designation that has ever since clung to it, the matter of Britain. In this material the central name, but not the most prominent figure, is that of Arthur, King of Britain, for Arthur himself in the romances is little more than a rot faineant, who remains in the background, while the true glory of adventure belongs to the knights whose proudest boast it is that they are attached to his court. Never could his name have become so potent, if he had not earlier tradition been accredited with more valiant deeds than he accomplishes in romance.It is not in the romances alone, however, that Arthurian story is recorded, and such light as we have upon Arthur's early fame is shed from literature of a different class.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/10435388-the-soft-machine?from_search=true	William S. Burroughs	The Soft Machine	Hanged soldiers, North African street urchins, addicted narcotic agents, Spanish rent boys, evil doctors, corrupt judges and monsters from the mythology of history or the labratories of science - Burroughs is truly the Hieronymous Bosch of our time. In this surreal, savage and brilliantly funny sequel to Naked Lunch, Burroughs's famous 'cut-up' technique, the slicing and rHanged soldiers, North African street urchins, addicted narcotic agents, Spanish rent boys, evil doctors, corrupt judges and monsters from the mythology of history or the labratories of science - Burroughs is truly the Hieronymous Bosch of our time. In this surreal, savage and brilliantly funny sequel to Naked Lunch, Burroughs's famous 'cut-up' technique, the slicing and random folding in of words, was fully developed, transforming the narratice into an extraordinary, unequalled new form of prose poetry.[Taken from the back cover]
/book/show/18732591-the-magic-of-oz---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	L. Frank Baum	The Magic of Oz - The Original Classic Edition	The Magic of Oz: A Faithful Record of the Remarkable Adventures of Dorothy and Trot and the Wizard of Oz, Together with the Cowardly Lion, the Hungry Tiger and Capn Bill, in Their Successful Search for a Magical and Beautiful Birthday Present for Princess Ozma of Oz is the thirteenth Land of Oz book written by L. Frank Baum. Published on June 7, 1919, one month after the aThe Magic of Oz: A Faithful Record of the Remarkable Adventures of Dorothy and Trot and the Wizard of Oz, Together with the Cowardly Lion, the Hungry Tiger and Capn Bill, in Their Successful Search for a Magical and Beautiful Birthday Present for Princess Ozma of Oz is the thirteenth Land of Oz book written by L. Frank Baum. Published on June 7, 1919, one month after the authors death, The Magic of Oz relates the unsuccessful attempt of the Munchkin boy Kiki Aru and former Nome King Ruggedo to conquer Oz. A Message From Frank L. Baum - To My Readers: Curiously enough, in the events which have taken place in the last few years in our great outside world, we may find incidents so marvelous and inspiring that I cannot hope to equal them with stories of The Land of Oz.However, The Magic of Oz is really more strange and unusual than anything I have read or heard about on our side of The Great Sandy Desert which shuts us off from The Land of Oz, even during the past exciting years, so I hope it will appeal to your love of novelty.A long and confining illness has prevented my answering all the good letters sent me-unless stamps were enclosed-but from now on I hope to be able to give prompt attention to each and every letter with which my readers favor me.Assuring you that my love for you has never faltered and hoping the Oz Books will continue to give you pleasure as long as I am able to write them, I amYours affectionately,L. FRANK BAUM, Royal Historian of Oz.This is a high quality book of the original classic edition.This is a freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work. These few paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside:Now, of course, I would not dare to write down this magic word so plainly if I thought my readers would pronounce it properly and so be able to transform themselves and others, but it is a fact that no one in all the world except Bini Aru, had ever (up to the time this story begins) been able to pronounce Pyrzqxgl!...He decided not to use it again, since Ozma had forbidden him to do so, but he reflected that Ozma was a girl and some time might change her mind and allow her subjects to practice magic, in which case Bini Aru could again transform himself and others at will, -unless, of course, he forgot how to pronounce Pyrzqxgl in the meantime....They have never troubled the Oz people much, because they had no leader to urge them on, but we will tell them to help us conquer Oz and as a reward we will transform all the beasts into men and women, and let them live in the houses and enjoy all the good things; and we will transform all the people of Oz into beasts of various sorts, and send them to live in the forests and the jungles....This fairyland is so big, however, that all of it is not yet known to its girl Ruler, and it is said that in some far parts of the country, in forests and mountain fastnesses, in hidden valleys and thick jungles, are people and beasts that know as little about Ozma as she knows of them....Then youll train them to dance-up here in your room, where no one can see them-and on Ozmas birthday well put em into the cake and theyll know by that time just what to do.
/book/show/32916356-the-satyricon-of-petronius?from_search=true	Petronius Arbiter	The Satyricon of Petronius	Excerpt from The Satyricon of PetroniusWe are bold indeed to affirm that this translation of the masterpiece of Social life under Nero, ought to be on the shelves of every Library - public or private.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an importanExcerpt from The Satyricon of PetroniusWe are bold indeed to affirm that this translation of the masterpiece of Social life under Nero, ought to be on the shelves of every Library - public or private.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18732245-the-chessmen-of-mars---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Edgar Rice Burroughs	The Chessmen of Mars - The Original Classic Edition	Burroughs Best Martian Tale - Conventional wisdom has it that the first three books of Burroughs Martian series, A Princess of Mars, The Gods of Mars, and The Warlord of Mars form an excellent trilogy and all the rest of the Martian tales are quite poorly done in comparison. You will disagree. Here are two examples as to why Chessmen is Burroughs best work in this series.[Burroughs Best Martian Tale - Conventional wisdom has it that the first three books of Burroughs Martian series, A Princess of Mars, The Gods of Mars, and The Warlord of Mars form an excellent trilogy and all the rest of the Martian tales are quite poorly done in comparison. You will disagree. Here are two examples as to why Chessmen is Burroughs best work in this series.[1] You can hardly conceive of a more ghastly creature than a spider-being who lives as a parasite on headless human bodies, but that is a perfect description of Ghek the Kaldane, one of the central figures of the book. Burroughs takes this repulsive monstrosity and makes him such a loveable character that you cannot help but like him.[2] Burroughs not only wrote a good yarn, he wrapped his tale around a striking boardgame that he had invented--jetan, or Martian chess.Its no real trick to invent a chess variant. There are thousands of them, and most of them are rubbish. What is so singular about jetan is that it is a good chess variant. I read Chessmen as a child, and after reading it, the first thing I had to do was make a jetan set and play the game. I whiled away several enjoyable hours with the game. John Gollon, a noted authority on chess variants, had a similar experience when he was writing Chess Variations. He thought hed include a chapter on jetan for some comic relief, so he made a jetan set and played a few games. He found jetan quite good--very playable and interesting. He then pronounced jetan not a mere novelty, but ... a respectable game.These two singular achievments (Ghek and jetan) are not the only details that make Chessmen so enjoyable. Gahan of Gathol (aka Turan the Panthan) makes for a satisfying hero, and Tara of Helium fills the bill quite nicely for a damsel in distress.The heros are noble, the villians are wicked, the cause is just, and the action is nonstop. Great escapist reading.
/book/show/26941467-aristophanes-clouds?from_search=true	Aristophanes	Aristophanes Clouds	Excerpt from Aristophanes CloudsThe purpose of the two sets of notes will be plain at a glance. The first set aims to aid the reader to an understanding of the play in hand, and not distract him unnecessarily with notes on grammar, antiquities, and comparative literature. It is the Clouds he is reading and not the Mahabharata or Herrick or Dante. The second set is for theExcerpt from Aristophanes CloudsThe purpose of the two sets of notes will be plain at a glance. The first set aims to aid the reader to an understanding of the play in hand, and not distract him unnecessarily with notes on grammar, antiquities, and comparative literature. It is the Clouds he is reading and not the Mahabharata or Herrick or Dante. The second set is for the maturer student who is studying the Greek language, Greek comedy as a whole, Greek philosophy, and Greek history. Hence no apology is offered for referring therein to such German works as Kuhner's Grammar, to foreign philological journals, to Meyer's and Busolt's histories. Advanced study of Greek and Latin presupposes knowledge of German, French, and Italian. The present edition of the Clouds will have served its best purpose, if it thus introduces the student to these indispensable works of large horizons.In defence of the modern musical notation herein employed to present ancient Greek rhythms, I offer the following considerations: That we cannot teach Greek rhythms with certitude is no reason why we should not teach them at all. If we teach them at all, we should transcribe them by the best system of notation known to us.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/29401046-acres-of-diamonds?from_search=true	Russell H. Conwell	Acres of Diamonds: An Inspirational Classic	In Acres of Diamonds, Russell Conwell shows success is a spiritual idea--the result of spiritual principles. Though not a get rich guide, Conwell's book shows how to find a fortune-if you know where to look. There are as many opportunities for success today as in Conwell's time, if not more so, because they are found first and foremost in one's own conscience. ThroughIn Acres of Diamonds, Russell Conwell shows success is a spiritual idea--the result of spiritual principles. Though not a get rich guide, Conwell's book shows how to find a fortune-if you know where to look. There are as many opportunities for success today as in Conwell's time, if not more so, because they are found first and foremost in one's own conscience. Through his ministry and philosophy that all good things are possible, Conwell opened the doors of opportunity for untold millions. Acres of Diamonds echoes his core belief-that each of us is placed here on earth for the primary purpose of helping others. Conwell was a minister, the founder of Temple University, and two hospitals where no one was ever turned away for lack of money. He was also a famous lecturer. In his lecture, the story is told of a man who sells his farm to travel far and wide in search of diamonds. There is a moral to the story in Acres of Diamonds, a story which Conwell presented as a lecture more than 6,000 and to untold numbers of people.
/book/show/26450489-maggie?from_search=true	Stephen Crane	Maggie: A Child of the Streets	Excerpt from Maggie: A Child of the StreetsI think that what strikes me most in the story of Maggie is that quality of fatal necessity which dominates Greek tragedy. From the conditions it all had to be, and there were the conditions. I felt this in Mr. Hardy's Jude, where the principle seems to become conscious in the writer; but there is apparently no consciousnessExcerpt from Maggie: A Child of the StreetsI think that what strikes me most in the story of Maggie is that quality of fatal necessity which dominates Greek tragedy. From the conditions it all had to be, and there were the conditions. I felt this in Mr. Hardy's Jude, where the principle seems to become conscious in the writer; but there is apparently no consciousness of any such motive in the author of Maggie. Another effect is that of an ideal of artistic beauty which is as present in the working out of this poor girl's squalid romance as in any classic fable. This will be foolishness, I know, to the many foolish people who cannot discriminate between the material and the treatment in art, and think that beauty is inseparable from daintiness and prettiness, but I do not speak to them. I appeal rather to such as feel themselves akin with every kind of human creature, and find neither high nor low when it is a question of inevitable suffering, or of a soul struggling vainly with an inexorable fate.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26954948-the-complete-works-of-edgar-allan-poe?from_search=true	Edgar Allan Poe	The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe	Excerpt from The Complete Works of Edgar Allan PoeUpon my return to the United States a few months ago, after the extraordinary series of adventure in the South Seas and elsewhere, of which an account is given in the following pages, accident threw me into the society of several gentlemen in Richmond, Va., who felt deep interest in all matters relating to the regions I haExcerpt from The Complete Works of Edgar Allan PoeUpon my return to the United States a few months ago, after the extraordinary series of adventure in the South Seas and elsewhere, of which an account is given in the following pages, accident threw me into the society of several gentlemen in Richmond, Va., who felt deep interest in all matters relating to the regions I had visited, and who were constantly urging it upon me, as a duty, to give my narrative to the public. I had several reasons, however, for declining to do so, some of which were of a nature altogether private, and concern no person but myself; others not so much so. One consideration which deterred me was that, having kept no journal during a greater portion of the time in which I was absent, I feared I should not be able to write, from mere memory, a statement so minute and connected as to have the appearance of that truth it would really possess, barring only the natural and unavoidable exaggeration to which all of us are prone when detailing events which have had powerful influence in exciting the imaginative faculties. Another reason was, that the incidents to be narrated were of a nature so positively marvellous that, unsupported as my assertions must necessarily be (except by the evidence of a single individual, and he a half-breed Indian), I could only hope for belief among my family, and those of my friends who have had reason, through life, to put faith in my veracity - the probability being that the public at large would regard what I should put forth as merely an impudent and ingenious fiction. A distrust in my own abilities as a writer was, nevertheless, one of the principal causes which prevented me from complying with the suggestions of my advisers.Among those gentlemen in Virginia who expressed the greatest interest in my statement, more particularly in regard to that portion of it which related to the Antarctic Ocean, was Mr. Poe, lately editor of the Southern Literary Messenger, a monthly magazine, published by Mr. Thomas W. White, in the city of Richmond.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/2034999.The_Little_Mermaid?from_search=true	Walt Disney Company	The Little Mermaid (Disney Classic Series)	
/book/show/25199891-the-essays-of-schopenhauer?from_search=true	Arthur Schopenhauer	The Essays of Schopenhauer : Book VII : The Art of Controversy (Classic Reprint Series)	Which are the logical tricks that will let you slip through the net when faced with awkward questions? How can you yourself use arguments to deflect difficult situations? Do you recognize all flaws in someone else's argument? This the book the BBC, Andrew Gilligan, Lord Hutton, Tony Blair and Alistair Campbell will not be able to ignore. This is an irresistible guide to clWhich are the logical tricks that will let you slip through the net when faced with awkward questions? How can you yourself use arguments to deflect difficult situations? Do you recognize all flaws in someone else's argument? This the book the BBC, Andrew Gilligan, Lord Hutton, Tony Blair and Alistair Campbell will not be able to ignore. This is an irresistible guide to clear thinking and understanding of the art of debate.
/book/show/26334716-classic-goosebumps---return-of-the-mummy?from_search=true	R.L. Stine Kirby Heyborne (Narrator)	Classic Goosebumps - Return of the Mummy	After last year's scary adventure, Gabe's a little nervous about being back in Egypt. Back near the ancient pyramids. Back where he saw all those creepy mummies. Then he learns about an Egyptian superstition. A secret chant that is supposed to bring mummies back to life. Gabe's uncle says it's just a hoax.But now it sounds like something's moving in the mummy's tomb. No waAfter last year's scary adventure, Gabe's a little nervous about being back in Egypt. Back near the ancient pyramids. Back where he saw all those creepy mummies. Then he learns about an Egyptian superstition. A secret chant that is supposed to bring mummies back to life. Gabe's uncle says it's just a hoax.But now it sounds like something's moving in the mummy's tomb. No way a couple of dumb words can wake the dead. Can they?
/book/show/15036544-moby-dick?from_search=true	Manga Classic (Adaptor) Herman Melville	Moby Dick	Experience the classics like never before! These time-honored novels are presented for the first time in the exciting format of Japanese manga. Whether you are a casual reader, a manga fan, or just wanting to familiarize yourself with some of the best books ever written, now you can with the Manga Classic Readers. Considered to be one of the best American novels ever writtExperience the classics like never before! These time-honored novels are presented for the first time in the exciting format of Japanese manga. Whether you are a casual reader, a manga fan, or just wanting to familiarize yourself with some of the best books ever written, now you can with the Manga Classic Readers. Considered to be one of the best American novels ever written, Moby-Dick is an American classic and part of the Western cannon. Now experience Ishmael, Ahab, and the hunt for the great white whale Moby-Dick in a new, graphic format.
/book/show/849687.CBT_Handbook_House_Davion?from_search=true	Classic Battletech	CBT Handbook House Davion	House Davion has dominated Inner Sphere politics and the military-industrial complex for centuries. It boasts a drive for technological innovation that reaches both the military and civilian sectors; a society built upon freedom for the ordinary man; a feudal system that empowers the First Prince like no other ruler. The swords of the Federated Suns have sliced out the larHouse Davion has dominated Inner Sphere politics and the military-industrial complex for centuries. It boasts a drive for technological innovation that reaches both the military and civilian sectors; a society built upon freedom for the ordinary man; a feudal system that empowers the First Prince like no other ruler. The swords of the Federated Suns have sliced out the largest and arguably most powerful realm in the history of mankind. Despite the recent ravages of a civil war, the people of House Davion know-and are proud of-their place in history.
/book/show/13049647-once-upon-a-time?from_search=true	Jacob Grimm Wilhelm Grimm Kevin Tong (Illustrator)	Once Upon a Time: A Collection of Classic Fairy Tales	This beautifully illustrated collection of 30 tales from far and wide includes...Snow WhiteHansel and GrethelCinderellaThe Frog PrinceRumpelstiltskinThe Bremen Town MusiciansThe ElvesLittle Red CapThe Fisherman and His WifeThe Sleeping BeautyTom ThumbRapunzel. . . and many more.Once upon a time . . .Four simple words that, after more than two centuries, still have the abThis beautifully illustrated collection of 30 tales from far and wide includes...Snow WhiteHansel and GrethelCinderellaThe Frog PrinceRumpelstiltskinThe Bremen Town MusiciansThe ElvesLittle Red CapThe Fisherman and His WifeThe Sleeping BeautyTom ThumbRapunzel. . . and many more.Once upon a time . . .Four simple words that, after more than two centuries, still have the ability to transport readers to lands of mystery, intrigue, and betrayal, life and death, love and abandon. Timeless are the tales of the Brothers Grimm who, in an effort to preserve native folklore, unwittingly crafted a cornerstone of Western literature.With this book of fairy tales, beautifully illustrated by artist Kevin Tong, reacquaint yourself with the stories and characters you know and love. Run through the forest with Little Red Cap. Attend the ball with Cinderella. Eat an apple with Snow White. From witches to fairies, evil queens to kindly kings, frog princes and sleeping beauties, the Grimm tales are classics that are truly meant to be shared with young and old alike.With a foreword written by the creators of ABCs show, we see that these classic tales continue to endure and inspire more storytelling. The series brings some of these classic characters to life in a bold reimagination of the fairy tale world.We invite you to reacquaint yourself with these magical stories and be transported once again with.
/book/show/19271031-i-served-the-king-of-england?from_search=true	Bohumil Hrabal Paul Wilson (Translator)	I Served the King of England	First published in 1971 in a typewritten edition, then finally printed in book fFirst published in 1971 in a typewritten edition, then finally printed in book form in 1989,is an extraordinary and subtly tragicomic novel (),telling the tale of Ditie, a hugely ambitious but simple waiter in adeluxe Prague hotel in the years before World War II. Ditie is calledupon to serve not the King of England, but Haile Selassie. It is one ofthe great moments in his life. Eventually, he falls in love with a Naziwoman athlete as the Germans are invading Czechoslovakia. After the war,through the sale of valuable stamps confiscated from the Jews, hereaches the heights of his ambition, building a hotel. He becomes amillionaire, but with the institution of communism, he loses everythingand is sent to inspect mountain roads. Living in dreary circumstances,Ditie comes to terms with the inevitability of his death, and with hisplace in history.
/book/show/21006411-the-vet-s-daughter?from_search=true	Barbara Comyns Jane Gardam (Introduction)	The Vet's Daughter: A Virago Modern Classic	A small Gothic masterpiece . . . I have read it many times, and with every re-read I marvel again at its many qualities - its darkness, its strangeness, its humour, its sadness, its startling images and twists of phrase' Sarah WatersGrowing up in Edwardian south London, Alice Rowlands longs for romance and excitement, for a release from a life that is dreary, restrictiveA small Gothic masterpiece . . . I have read it many times, and with every re-read I marvel again at its many qualities - its darkness, its strangeness, its humour, its sadness, its startling images and twists of phrase' Sarah WatersGrowing up in Edwardian south London, Alice Rowlands longs for romance and excitement, for a release from a life that is dreary, restrictive and lonely. Her father, a vet, is harsh and domineering; his new girlfriend, brash and lascivious. Alice seeks refuge in memories and fantasies, in her rapturous longing for Nicholas, a handsome young sailor, and in the blossoming of what she perceives as her occult powers. A series of strange events unfolds that leads her, dressed in bridal white, to a scene of ecstatic triumph and disaster among the crowds on Clapham Common.is a uniquely vivid, witty and touching story of love and mystery.
/book/show/18896915-classic-myths?from_search=true	Mary Catherine Judd	Classic Myths	This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
/book/show/26410816-the-cat-of-bubastes?from_search=true	G.A. Henty	The Cat of Bubastes: A Tale of Ancient Egypt	Excerpt from The Cat of Bubastes: A Tale of Ancient EgyptMy dear Lads: Thanks to the care with which the Egyptians depicted upon the walls of their sepulchres the minutest doings of their daily life, to the dryness of the climate which has preserved these records uninjured for so many thousand years, and to the indefatigable labour of modem investigators, we know far moreExcerpt from The Cat of Bubastes: A Tale of Ancient EgyptMy dear Lads: Thanks to the care with which the Egyptians depicted upon the walls of their sepulchres the minutest doings of their daily life, to the dryness of the climate which has preserved these records uninjured for so many thousand years, and to the indefatigable labour of modem investigators, we know far more of the manners and customs of the Egyptians, of their methods of work, their sports and amusements, their public festivals, and domestic life, than we do of those of peoples comparatively modern. My object in the present story has been to give you as lively a picture as possible of that life, drawn from the bulky pages of Sir J. Gardner Wilkinson and other writers on the same subject I have laid the scene in the time of Thotmes III., one of the greatest of the Egyptian monarchs, being surpassed only in glory and the extent of his conquests by Rameses the Great It is certain that Thotmes carried the arms of Egypt to the shores of the Caspian, and a people named the Rebu, with fair hair and blue eyes, were among those depicted in the Egyptian sculptures as being conquered and made tributary. It is open to discussion whether the Exodus of the Jews from Egypt took place in the reign of Thotmes or many years subsequently, some authors assigning it to the time of Rameses.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/32891560-the-violet-fairy-book?from_search=true	Andrew Lang	The Violet Fairy Book	Excerpt from The Violet Fairy BookThe Editor takes this opportunity to repeat what he has often said before, that he is not the author of the stories in the Fairy Books; that he did not invent them out of his own head.' He is accustomed to being asked, by ladies, 'have you written anything else except the Fairy Books?' He is then obliged to explain that he has not writtenExcerpt from The Violet Fairy BookThe Editor takes this opportunity to repeat what he has often said before, that he is not the author of the stories in the Fairy Books; that he did not invent them out of his own head.' He is accustomed to being asked, by ladies, 'have you written anything else except the Fairy Books?' He is then obliged to explain that he has not written the Fairy Books, but, save these, has written almost everything else, except hymns, sermons, and dramatic works.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/28683355-a-rel-quia?from_search=true	Ea de Queirs Cascais Classic Editions	A Relíquia	Com biografia do autor e ndice activo) (Grandes Clssicos Luso-Brasileiros Livro 6Bem-vindo ao universo extraordinario de Ea de Queiroz, um dos maiores vultos da literatura Luso-Brasileira de sempre. Nesta edio de A Relquia, trazemos at si a melhor edio esta admirvel pea literria do final do sculo XIX e incio do sculo XX.A Relquia foi inicialmente publicadoCom biografia do autor e ndice activo) (Grandes Clssicos Luso-Brasileiros Livro 6Bem-vindo ao universo extraordinario de Ea de Queiroz, um dos maiores vultos da literatura Luso-Brasileira de sempre. Nesta edio de A Relquia, trazemos at si a melhor edio esta admirvel pea literria do final do sculo XIX e incio do sculo XX.A Relquia foi inicialmente publicado em 1887, no Porto. A sua epgrafe - Sobre a nudez forte da verdade, o manto difano da fantasia - tornou-se clebre por sintetizar a aliana entre realismo e imaginao, naturalismo e fantstico.Da intriga central - a viagem de Teodorico  Terra Santa, de onde traz, no a relquia que prometera  tia beata, mas sim, por lapso, a camisa de dormir de uma amante - sobressai o sonho ou a viagem no tempo do protagonista que, acompanhado pelo seu erudito amigo Dr. Topsius, assiste  pregao, julgamento e morte de Jesus.Em A Relquia, Ea de Queiroz faz uma grande crtica e uma stira hilariante do catolicismo em Portugal, por meio das memrias do seu narrador, Teodorico Raposo. A obra, que exalta a figura humana de Cristo, como paradigma de amor e de bondade, foi mesmo considerada hertica pelos sectores mais conservadores, por questionar a divindade de Cristo.Esperamos que tenha tanto prazer a ler esta obra clssica quanto aquele que ns, Cascais Classic Editions, tivemos a trazer-lha at si.
/book/show/26961116-the-adventures-of-roderick-random?from_search=true	Tobias Smollett	The Adventures of Roderick Random	Excerpt from The Adventures of Roderick RandomAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing impeExcerpt from The Adventures of Roderick RandomAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/34449440-una-scommessa-intrigante?from_search=true	Loretta Chase Valentina Giancola (Translator)	Una scommessa intrigante	Lilith Davenant ha molte ragioni per detestare Julian Wyndhurst, marchese di Brandon, colpevole di aver istigato alla rovina Charles, il suo licenzioso e ormai defunto marito. E come se non bastasse, il detestabile lord Brandon riesce a risvegliare in lei pericolose emozioni mai provate prima. Da parte sua, Julian, tornato dopo aver combattuto contro Napoleone, per salvareLilith Davenant ha molte ragioni per detestare Julian Wyndhurst, marchese di Brandon, colpevole di aver istigato alla rovina Charles, il suo licenzioso e ormai defunto marito. E come se non bastasse, il detestabile lord Brandon riesce a risvegliare in lei pericolose emozioni mai provate prima. Da parte sua, Julian, tornato dopo aver combattuto contro Napoleone, per salvare suo cugino Robert da un disastroso matrimonio, dovr accettare un'intrigante scommessa che sembra persa in partenza: conquistare la gelida vedova
/book/show/34151982-story-of-an-african-farm?from_search=true	Olive Schreiner	Story of an African Farm	Excerpt from Story of an African FarmI have to thank cordially the public and my critics for the reception they hate given this little book.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art tecExcerpt from Story of an African FarmI have to thank cordially the public and my critics for the reception they hate given this little book.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/9429884-knights-of-the-round-table?from_search=true	Classic Comic Store John Cooney Howard Pyle	Knights of the Round Table	
/book/show/27590862-with-christ-in-the-school-of-prayer?from_search=true	Andrew Murray Classic Domain Publishing (Preparation)	With Christ in the School of Prayer	Jesus has opened a school, in which He trains His redeemed ones, who especially desire it, to have power in prayer. Shall we not enter it with the petition: Lord! it is just this we need to be taught! O teach us to pray. Lord, teach us to pray.' Yes, us, Lord. We have read in Your Word with what power Your believing people of old used to pray, and what mighty wonders wereJesus has opened a school, in which He trains His redeemed ones, who especially desire it, to have power in prayer. Shall we not enter it with the petition: Lord! it is just this we need to be taught! O teach us to pray. Lord, teach us to pray.' Yes, us, Lord. We have read in Your Word with what power Your believing people of old used to pray, and what mighty wonders were done in answer to their prayers.And if this took place under the Old Covenant, in the time of preparation, how much more will You not now, in these days of fulfilment, give Your people this sure sign of Your presence in their midst. We have heard the promises given to Your apostles of the power of prayer in Your name, and have seen how gloriously they experienced their truth: we know for certain, they can become true to us too.We hear continually even in these days what glorious tokens of Your power Your still give to those who trust You fully. Lord! These all are men of like passions with ourselves; teach us to pray so too. The promises are for us, the powers and gifts of the heavenly world are for us. O teach us to pray so that we may receive abundantly. To us too You have entrusted Your work, on our prayer too the coming of Your kingdom depends, in our prayer too You can glorify Your name; Lord teach us to pray.' Yes, us, Lord; we offer ourselves as learners; we would indeed be taught of Thee.Lord, teach us to pray.'NOTE: Kindle Ebook (Classic Domain Publishing) Version Is Titled: The Deeper Christian Life (Two Books In One)
/book/show/30790441-the-eclogues-of-vergil?from_search=true	Virgil	The Eclogues of Vergil	Excerpt from The Eclogues of VergilThe question of selection always arises when one wishes to present a faithful picture of a foreign work. Frederick Harrison says.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uExcerpt from The Eclogues of VergilThe question of selection always arises when one wishes to present a faithful picture of a foreign work. Frederick Harrison says.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/556175.Wolverine_Classic_Vol_1?from_search=true	Chris Claremont John Buscema	Wolverine Classic, Vol. 1	He's known by many names: Logan, Weapon X, Wolverine. One fact is certain: He's the best there is at what he does, and what he does isn't pretty! Here - in stories collected for the first time in color - the feral X-Man adopts his now-infamous Patch identity in Madripoor as he tries to track down the mystical Black Sword. Ages 12+
/book/show/30790249-the-alcestis-of-euripides?from_search=true	Euripides	The Alcestis of Euripides	Excerpt from The Alcestis of EuripidesThe plot of the play turns on the well-known myth of Apollo serving in the guise of a mortal man in the house of Admetus, King of Pherae in Thessaly, and in return for the kindness received from that prince, obtaining from the Fates a release from death for Admetus, on condition of some substitute being found. Upon which (to use the wExcerpt from The Alcestis of EuripidesThe plot of the play turns on the well-known myth of Apollo serving in the guise of a mortal man in the house of Admetus, King of Pherae in Thessaly, and in return for the kindness received from that prince, obtaining from the Fates a release from death for Admetus, on condition of some substitute being found. Upon which (to use the words of Plato, p. R 79 C) Alcestis so far exceeded Admetus' parents in affection through her love, that she made them appear aliens to their son and related only in name. And in consenting to die for him she was thought both by gods and men to have done so noble a deed, that although many others had performed many honourable exploits, to her almost alone the gods gave this special prerogative, viz., the permission that her soul might return from Hades.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26520438-les-contemplations?from_search=true	Victor Hugo	Les Contemplations	Excerpt from Les ContemplationsVingt-cinq annees sont dans ces deux volumes. Grande mortalis vi spatiwn. L'auteur a laisse, pour ainsi dire, ce livre se faire en lui. La vie, en filtrant goutte a goutte a travers les evenements et les souffrances, l'a depose dans son c ur. Ceux qui s'y pencheront retrouveront leur propre image dans cette eau profonde et triste, qui s'estExcerpt from Les ContemplationsVingt-cinq annees sont dans ces deux volumes. Grande mortalis vi spatiwn. L'auteur a laisse, pour ainsi dire, ce livre se faire en lui. La vie, en filtrant goutte a goutte a travers les evenements et les souffrances, l'a depose dans son c ur. Ceux qui s'y pencheront retrouveront leur propre image dans cette eau profonde et triste, qui s'est lentement amassee la, au fond d'une ame.Qu'est-ce que les Contemplations? C'est ce qu'on pourrait appeler, si le mot n'avait quelque pretention, les Memoires d'une ame.Ce sont, en effet, toutes les impressions, tous les souvenirs, toutes les realites, tous les fantomes vagues, riants ou funebres, que peut contenir une conscience, revenus et rappeles, rayon a rayon, soupir a soupir, et meles dans la meme nuee sombre. C'est l'existence humaine sortant de l'enigme du berceau et aboutissant a l'enigme du cercueil; c'est un esprit qui marche de lueur en lueur en laissant derriere lui la jeunesse, l'amour, l'illusion, le combat, le desespoir, et qui s'arrete eperdu au bord de l'infini . Cela commence par un sourire, continue par un sanglot, et finit par un bruit du clairon de l'abime.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/24612271-true-style?from_search=true	G. Bruce Boyer	True Style: The History and Principles of Classic Menswear	From choosing the right pair of eyeglasses to properly coordinating a shirt, tie, and pocket square, getting dressed is an art to be mastered. Yet, how many of us just throw on, well, whatever each morning? How many understand the subtleties of selecting the right pair of socks or the most compatible patterns of our various garmentsmuch less the history, imperatives, andFrom choosing the right pair of eyeglasses to properly coordinating a shirt, tie, and pocket square, getting dressed is an art to be mastered. Yet, how many of us just throw on, well, whatever each morning? How many understand the subtleties of selecting the right pair of socks or the most compatible patterns of our various garmentsmuch less the history, imperatives, and importance of our choices?In, acclaimed fashion expert G. Bruce Boyer provides a crisp, indispensable primer for this daily ritual, cataloguing the essential elements of the male wardrobe and showing how best to employ them. In witty, stylish prose, Boyer breezes through classic items and traditions in menswear, detailing the evolution and best uses of fabrics like denim and linen, accoutrements like neckties and eyeglasses, and principles for combining patterns, colors, and textures. He enlightens readers about acceptable circumstances for donning a turtleneck, declaims the evils of wearing dress shoes without socks, and trumpets the virtues of sprezzatura, the artistry of concealing effort beneath a cloak of nonchalance.With a gentle yet firm approach to the rules of dressing and an incredible working knowledge of the different items, styles, and principles of menswear, Boyer provides essential wardrobe guidance for the discriminating gentleman, explaining what true style looks likeand why.
/book/show/27091554-otto-of-the-silver-hand?from_search=true	Howard Pyle	Otto of the Silver Hand	Excerpt from Otto of the Silver HandOtto of the Silver Hand was written by Howard Pyle in 1914. This is a 186 page book, containing 30375 words and 58 pictures. Search Inside is enabled for this title.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an importaExcerpt from Otto of the Silver HandOtto of the Silver Hand was written by Howard Pyle in 1914. This is a 186 page book, containing 30375 words and 58 pictures. Search Inside is enabled for this title.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26918903-raja-yoga?from_search=true	Swami Vivekananda	Raja Yoga: Being Lectures by the Swami Vivekananda	Excerpt from Raja Yoga: Being Lectures by the Swami VivekanandaSince the dawn of history, various extraordinary phenomena have been recorded as happening amongst human beings. Witnesses are not wanting in modern times to attest to the fact of such events, even in societies living under the full blaze of modern science. The vast mass of such evidence is unreliable, as comiExcerpt from Raja Yoga: Being Lectures by the Swami VivekanandaSince the dawn of history, various extraordinary phenomena have been recorded as happening amongst human beings. Witnesses are not wanting in modern times to attest to the fact of such events, even in societies living under the full blaze of modern science. The vast mass of such evidence is unreliable, as coming from ignorant, superstitious, or fraudulent persons. In many instances the so-called miracles are imitations. But what do they imitate? It is not the sign of a candid and scientific mind to throw overboard anything without proper investigation. Surface scientists, unable to ex plain the various extraordinary mental phenomena, strive to ignore their very existence. They are, there fore, more culpable than those who think that their prayers are answered by a being, or beings, above the clouds, or than those who believe that their petitions will make such beings change the course of the universe.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/3456538-in-the-shadow-of-the-master?from_search=true	Michael Connelly (Editor) Jeffery Deaver (Contributor) Sara Paretsky (Contributor)	In the Shadow of the Master: Classic Tales by Edgar Allan Poe and Essays by Jeffery Deaver, Nelson DeMille, Tess Gerritsen, Sue Grafton, Stephen King, Laura Lippman, Lisa Scottoline, and Thirteen Others	A wonderful treat for the Poe connoisseur, or a perfect introduction to his works.is an exceptional collection of classic stories from the lord of literary darkness himselfthe inimitable Edgar Allan Poeaccompanied by enthralling essays from twenty of his bestselling acolytes and admirers. With appreciations by Michael ConA wonderful treat for the Poe connoisseur, or a perfect introduction to his works.is an exceptional collection of classic stories from the lord of literary darkness himselfthe inimitable Edgar Allan Poeaccompanied by enthralling essays from twenty of his bestselling acolytes and admirers. With appreciations by Michael Connelly, Stephen King, Lisa Scottoline, Tess Gerritsen, Laura Lippman, Nelson DeMille, Lawrence Block, and thirteen others,is a must-have for thriller and mystery fans of all ages.
/book/show/288301.John_Barleycorn?from_search=true	Jack London John Sutherland (Editor)	John Barleycorn: Alcoholic Memoirs	First published in 1913, John Barleycorn is the first intelligent literary treatise on alcohol in American literature. London offers acute generalizations on Barleycorn together with a close narrative of his own drinking career, which was heroic in scale. It is, however, as an exercise in autobiography that his book principally attracts the modern reader. London's life wasFirst published in 1913, John Barleycorn is the first intelligent literary treatise on alcohol in American literature. London offers acute generalizations on Barleycorn together with a close narrative of his own drinking career, which was heroic in scale. It is, however, as an exercise in autobiography that his book principally attracts the modern reader. London's life was tragically short but packed with episode and adventure. In John Barleycorn he records his early hardships in Oakland, his experiences as oyster pirate, deep-sea sealer, hobo, Yukon goldminer, student, drop-out, and - ultimately - best-selling author. Long neglected by London partisans (who wish he had never written it) and used against him by critics who would see him as a self-confessed drunk, John Barleycorn deserves to be celebrated for what it is: a classic of American autobiography.
/book/show/20706287-the-beatles-lyrics?from_search=true	Hunter Davies (Editor)	The Beatles Lyrics: The Stories Behind the Music, Including the Handwritten Drafts of More Than 100 Classic Beatles Songs	For the Beatles, writing songs was a process that could happen anytime -- songs we all know by heart often began as a scribble on the back of an envelope or on hotel stationery. These original documentFor the Beatles, writing songs was a process that could happen anytime -- songs we all know by heart often began as a scribble on the back of an envelope or on hotel stationery. These original documents have ended up scattered across the world at museums and universities and with collectors and friends. Many have never been published before. More than 100 songs and lyrics are reproduced in THE BEATLES LYRICS, providing Hunter Davies a unique platform to tell the story of the music.The intimacy of these reproductions -- there are sections crossed out and rewritten, and words tossed into the final recordings that were never written down -- ensures that THE BEATLES LYRICS will be a treasure for musicians, scholars, and fans everywhere.
/book/show/29867331-peter-camenzind?from_search=true	Hermann Hesse	Peter Camenzind	Iubesc aceast poveste, emoionant i alctuit cu meteug, pentru omenescul ce rzbate din fiecare pagin a ei. Gsesc n ea simminte pe care le-am trit eu nsumi n vremea copilriei i pe care le-am pierdut... i apoi mai snt cele dou scene de dragoste: ele au devenit de-acum ntmplri din propria mea via. Stefan Zweig
/book/show/19036507-the-master-mind-of-mars---barsoom-6?from_search=true	Edgar Rice Burroughs J.Allen  St.John (Illustrator)	The Master Mind of Mars - Barsoom #6 : Science Fiction Novel, (August Classic)	The Master Mind of Mars - Barsoom #6The Mastermind of Mars,also follows a different path, following the adventures of another human, Ulysses Paxton, who, like John Carter, arrives on Mars via astral projection. A somewhat strange story, in which Paxton is taken by the mastermind of Mars, a mad scientist who transplants the brains of old rich Martians into young Martian boThe Master Mind of Mars - Barsoom #6The Mastermind of Mars,also follows a different path, following the adventures of another human, Ulysses Paxton, who, like John Carter, arrives on Mars via astral projection. A somewhat strange story, in which Paxton is taken by the mastermind of Mars, a mad scientist who transplants the brains of old rich Martians into young Martian bodies. He wishes to train Paxton in this skill so that Paxton can do the same for him. Paxton refuses as he loves a young woman, Valla Dia, whose body has been given to an old hag. The story follows Paxton and a strange group of the mad scientist's victims as they try to find Valla Dia's body so that she can once again receive her brain.Edgar Rice Burroughswas best known for his fantasy series; the Tarzan books and the Barsoom (Mars) adventures of John Carter. He lived between 1875 and 1950 and the Martian series came out from the period 1912 for A Princess of Mars and ended with Llana of Gathol in 1948.Books of Edgar Rice BurroughsThe Master Mind of Mars - Barsoom #6A Fighting Man of Mars - Barsoom #7Swords of Mars - Barsoom #8Synthetic Men of Mars - Barsoom #9Llana of Gathol - Barsoom #10John Carter and the Giant of Mars - Barsoom #11
/book/show/9647011-the-education-of-henry-adams?from_search=true	Henry Adams	The Education of Henry Adams: An Autobiography	Excerpt from The Education of Henry Adams: An AutobiographyProbably he was, in fact, trying only to work into it his favorite theory of history, which now fills the last three or four chapters of the Education, and he could not satisfy himself with his workmanship. At all events, he was still pondering over the problem in 1910, when he tried to deal with it in another wayExcerpt from The Education of Henry Adams: An AutobiographyProbably he was, in fact, trying only to work into it his favorite theory of history, which now fills the last three or four chapters of the Education, and he could not satisfy himself with his workmanship. At all events, he was still pondering over the problem in 1910, when he tried to deal with it in another way which might be more intelligible to students. He printed a small volume called A Letter to American Teachers, which he sent to his associates in the American Historical Association, hoping to provoke some response. Before he could satisfy himself even on this minor point, a severe illness in the spring of 1912 put an end to his literary activity forever.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/10518850-little-women?from_search=true	Deanna McFadden (Adapter) Louisa May Alcott Lucy Corvino	Little Women (Classic Starts Series)	Meet the March sisters: the talented and tomboyish Jo, the beautiful Meg, the frail Beth, and the spoiled Amy, as they pass through the years between girlhood and womanhood. A lively portrait of growing up in the 19th century with lasting vitality and enduring charm.
/book/show/7731490-moonfleet?from_search=true	John Meade Falkner	Moonfleet	Moonfleet (1898) begins as a mystery and an adventure story, a tale of smuggling set among the cliffs, caves, and downs of Dorset. What will be the outcome of the conflict between smugglers and revenue men? How can the hero, John Trenchard, discover the secret of Colonel John Mohune's treasure?As the book progresses these two interwoven themes resolve themselves into aMoonfleet (1898) begins as a mystery and an adventure story, a tale of smuggling set among the cliffs, caves, and downs of Dorset. What will be the outcome of the conflict between smugglers and revenue men? How can the hero, John Trenchard, discover the secret of Colonel John Mohune's treasure?As the book progresses these two interwoven themes resolve themselves into a third and richer one, with the friendship and suffering of both John Trenchard and the craggy, taciturn Elzevir Block. Falkner's feeling for history and for the landscape of his Dorset setting combine with his gift for storytelling to turn Moonfleet into a historical romance of moving intensity.
/book/show/22253689-the-shy-little-kitten?from_search=true	Cathleen Schurr Gustaf Tenggren (Illustrator) Chick-fil-a	The Shy Little Kitten (A Little Golden Book Classic)	One beautiful day, a shy little kitten embarks on a journey filled with adventure! In the course of her wanderings, she meets an interesting and often amusing collection of fellow creatures. The Shy Little Kitten, with illustrations by the renowned Gustaf Tenggren.
/book/show/113562.War_of_the_Flea?from_search=true	Robert Taber Bard E. O'Neill (Foreword by)	War of the Flea: The Classic Study of Guerrilla Warfare	The guerrilla fights the war of the flea, and his military enemy suffers the dogs disadvantages: too much to defend; too small, ubiquitous, and agile an enemy to come to grips with. With these words, Robert Taber began a revolution in conventional military thought that has dramatically impacted the way armed conflicts have been fought since the books initial publicatioThe guerrilla fights the war of the flea, and his military enemy suffers the dogs disadvantages: too much to defend; too small, ubiquitous, and agile an enemy to come to grips with. With these words, Robert Taber began a revolution in conventional military thought that has dramatically impacted the way armed conflicts have been fought since the books initial publication in 1965. Whether ideological, nationalistic, or religious, all guerrilla insurgencies use similar tactics to advance their cause.timeless analysis of the guerrilla fighters means and methods provides a fundamental resource for any reader seeking to understand this distinct form of warfare and the challenge it continues to present to todays armed forces in the Philippines, Colombia, and elsewhere.
/book/show/28518627-the-diary-of-a-provincial-lady-illustrated?from_search=true	E.M. Delafield Arthur Watts (Illustrator)	The Diary of a Provincial Lady (Illustrated): Humorous Classic From the Renowned Author of Thank Heaven Fasting, Faster! Faster! & The Way Things Are	This carefully crafted ebook: The Diary of a Provincial Lady (Illustrated) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.When the editor of Time and Tide wanted some light middles, preferably in serial form, E. M. Delafield promised to think of something to submit'. It was thus, in 1930, that her most popular and enduring work Diary ofThis carefully crafted ebook: The Diary of a Provincial Lady (Illustrated) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.When the editor of Time and Tide wanted some light middles, preferably in serial form, E. M. Delafield promised to think of something to submit'. It was thus, in 1930, that her most popular and enduring work Diary of a Provincial Lady was written. This largely autobiographical novel which took the form of a journal of the life of an upper-middle class Englishwoman living mostly in a Devon village of the 1930s is a humorous account of a house-wife and a mother who juggles her life at home and yet goes on to successfully publish her first book.Excerpt:November 7th.Plant the indoor bulbs. Just as I am in the middle of them, Lady Boxe calls. I say, untruthfully, how nice to see her, and beg her to sit down while I just finish the bulbs. Lady B. makes determined attempt to sit down in armchair where I have already placed two bulb-bowls and the bag of charcoal, is headed off just in time, and takes the sofa. (The Diary of a Provincial Lady)E. M. Delafield (1890-1943) was a prolific English author who is best known for her autobiographical works like Zella Sees Herself, The Provincial Lady Series etc. which look at the lives of upper-middle class Englishwomen.
/book/show/30291600-the-dream-quest-of-unknown-kadath?from_search=true	H.P. Lovecraft	The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath	This carefully crafted ebook: The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath (Fantasy Classic) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath belongs to Lovecraft's famous Dream Cycle. The protagonist Randolph Carter dreams three times of a majestic sunset city, but each time he is abruptly snatched away before he canThis carefully crafted ebook: The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath (Fantasy Classic) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath belongs to Lovecraft's famous Dream Cycle. The protagonist Randolph Carter dreams three times of a majestic sunset city, but each time he is abruptly snatched away before he can see it up close. When he prays to the gods of dream to reveal the whereabouts of the phantasmal city, they do not answer, and his dreams of the city stop altogether. Undaunted, Carter resolves to go to Kadath, where the gods live, to beseech them in person. However, no one has ever been to Kadath and none even knows how to get there. In dream, Randolph Carter descends seventy steps and speaks of his plan to the priests Nasht and Kaman-Thah, whose temple - the Cavern of Flame - borders the Dreamlands. The priests warn Carter of the great danger of his quest and suggest that the gods withdrew his vision of the city on purpose.Howard Phillips Lovecraft (1890-1937) was an American author who achieved posthumous fame through his influential works of horror fiction. He is now regarded as one of the most significant 20th-century authors in his genre. Some of Lovecraft's work was inspired by his own nightmares. His interest started from his childhood days when his grandfather would tell him Gothic horror stories.
/book/show/25953600-when-the-sleeper-wakes?from_search=true	H.G. Wells	When The Sleeper Wakes	This carefully crafted ebook: When The Sleeper Wakes (A Dystopian Science Fiction Classic) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.The Sleeper Awakes is a dystopian science fiction novel about a man who sleeps for two hundred and three years, waking up in a completely transformed London, where, because of compound interest on his baThis carefully crafted ebook: When The Sleeper Wakes (A Dystopian Science Fiction Classic) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.The Sleeper Awakes is a dystopian science fiction novel about a man who sleeps for two hundred and three years, waking up in a completely transformed London, where, because of compound interest on his bank accounts, he has become the richest man in the world. The main character awakes to see his dreams realized, and the future revealed to him in all its horrors and malformities.Herbert George Wells (1866-1946), known as H. G. Wells, was a prolific English writer in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, and social commentary, and textbooks and rules for war games.
/book/show/3382513-x-men?from_search=true	Chris Claremont	X-Men: God Loves, Man Kills (Marvel Premiere Classic Vol. 7)	The Uncanny X-Men. Magneto, master of magnetism. The bitterest of enemies for years. But now they must join forces against a new adversary who threatens them all and the entire world besidesin the name of God. One of Chris Claremont's most powerful and influential stories, the partial basis for X2 is reprinted here for the first time in years.Rated T+
/book/show/23399234-classic-goosebumps-26?from_search=true	R.L. Stine	Classic Goosebumps #26: Night of the Living Dummy 3	The original books featuring the scariest creatures from the Goosebumps movie, in theaters October 16, 2015!Trina O'Dell's dad used to have a ventriloquist act. That's why he has all those dummies in the attic. He calls it his Dummy Museum. There's a dummy with freckles. And one with a sneer just like Rocky. Trina and her brother, Dan, think the dummies are pretty cool.BThe original books featuring the scariest creatures from the Goosebumps movie, in theaters October 16, 2015!Trina O'Dell's dad used to have a ventriloquist act. That's why he has all those dummies in the attic. He calls it his Dummy Museum. There's a dummy with freckles. And one with a sneer just like Rocky. Trina and her brother, Dan, think the dummies are pretty cool.But now there are voices in the attic. And dummies keep showing up in the strangest places.No way those dummies could be alive...right?
/book/show/32917727-history-of-the-prophet-joseph?from_search=true	Lucy Smith	History of the Prophet Joseph	Excerpt from History of the Prophet JosephThis history of the Prophet Joseph Smith, originally entitled, The History of Mother Smith, by Herself, was written at the dictation of Lucy Smith, mother of the Prophet, by Mrs. Martha Jane Knowlton Coray who acted as her amanuensis. It was taken from the words of Mother Smith and dictated from memory mostly, but she also made usExcerpt from History of the Prophet JosephThis history of the Prophet Joseph Smith, originally entitled, The History of Mother Smith, by Herself, was written at the dictation of Lucy Smith, mother of the Prophet, by Mrs. Martha Jane Knowlton Coray who acted as her amanuensis. It was taken from the words of Mother Smith and dictated from memory mostly, but she also made use of such historical memoranda of the events related as were within her reach. Of the original manuscript one copy was taken which was left with Lucy Smith, while the original was retained by the writer. This original, Mrs. Coray held in her possession until her arrival in Utah, when she subsequently deposited a copy of it with President Brigham Young.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/30795715-letters-of-a-woman-homesteader?from_search=true	Elinore Pruitt Stewart	Letters of a Woman Homesteader	Excerpt from Letters of a Woman HomesteaderThe writer of the following letters is a young woman who lost her husband in a railroad accident and went to Denver to seek support for herself and her two-year-old daughter, Jerrine. Turning her hand to the nearest work, she went out by the day as house cleaner and laundress. Later, seeking to bet.About the PublisherForgottenExcerpt from Letters of a Woman HomesteaderThe writer of the following letters is a young woman who lost her husband in a railroad accident and went to Denver to seek support for herself and her two-year-old daughter, Jerrine. Turning her hand to the nearest work, she went out by the day as house cleaner and laundress. Later, seeking to bet.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/17349315-the-autobiography-of-mark-twain?from_search=true	Charles Neider (Editor)	The Autobiography of Mark Twain: Deluxe Modern Classic	Mark Twain's autobiography is a classic of American letters, to be ranked with the autobiographies of Benjamin Franklin and Henry Adams. . . . It has the marks of greatness in itstyle, scope, imagination, laughter, tragedy.From the Introduction by Charles NeiderMark Twain was a figure larger than life: massive in talent, eruptive in temperament, unpredictable in his acMark Twain's autobiography is a classic of American letters, to be ranked with the autobiographies of Benjamin Franklin and Henry Adams. . . . It has the marks of greatness in itstyle, scope, imagination, laughter, tragedy.From the Introduction by Charles NeiderMark Twain was a figure larger than life: massive in talent, eruptive in temperament, unpredictable in his actions. He crafted stories of heroism, adventure, tragedy, and comedy that reflected the changing America of the time, and he tells his own story with the same flair he brought to his fiction. Writing this autobiography on his deathbed, Twain vowed to be free and frank and unembarrassed in the recounting of his life and his experiences.With an introduction by Charles Neider, and featuring sixteen pages of photographs, this edition was the first to arrange Twain's autobiographical writings in chronological order, and it presents a man who is more than a match for the expanding America of riverboats, gold rushes, and the vast westward movement that provided the material for his beloved novels.
/book/show/18732561-the-essays-of-francis-bacon---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Francis Bacon	The Essays of Francis Bacon - The Original Classic Edition	Along with Shakespeares works, Bacons Essays is the supreme achievement of the English Renaissance. Philosopher, statesman, author, Bacon made all knowledge his province, and in the Essays is to be found more worldly wisdom than in any other book. My essays come home, to mens business and bosoms. And Pope penned the epitaph, If parts allure thee think how Bacon shined, TheAlong with Shakespeares works, Bacons Essays is the supreme achievement of the English Renaissance. Philosopher, statesman, author, Bacon made all knowledge his province, and in the Essays is to be found more worldly wisdom than in any other book. My essays come home, to mens business and bosoms. And Pope penned the epitaph, If parts allure thee think how Bacon shined, The wisest, brightest, meanest of mankind. These essays, though, need a gloss for the modern reader to understand Bacons cramped yet erudite prose and Latin quotations, as is provided in Pitchers edition. Its useless to dig for just one or two epigrams to stand in for the totality of Bacons penetrating genius in the Essays. Though it is perhaps fashionable today to detract from him in order to praise Montaigne, it should be clear that Bacon is at least as indispensable. As terse as Emerson is expansive, Bacons Essays are perhaps the most truly Classical (in spirit) prose in the English language. Fans of the Leo Strauss school should have a fieldday reading between the lines of the essays On Atheism and On Superstition; for the rest of us, nobody can come away from even one of these essays without gaining invaluable insights. Though Bacon is rightly heralded for the radical newness of his pragmatic methods, he is ensteeped in history-- those mindful of Napoleons dictum that history is the only true philosophy will certainly respond enthusiastically to Bacons approach.From the post-Machiavellian insights of Of Empire to the pre-Enlightenment ethics of Of Goodness and Goodness of Nature, one will find in reading Bacons prose what the youth of Athens must have found in following Socrates: the presence of a benevolent, worldly-wise, supremely rational mind determined to show you the order of the world.
/book/show/18419746-as-you-desire?from_search=true	Connie Brockway	As You Desire: A Loveswept Historical Classic Romance	In Connie Brockway's mesmerizing tale of romance and adventure, a notorious treasure hunter realizes that the greatest jewel of all is the woman before his eyes.Kidnapped, drugged, and about to be sold to the highest bidder, Desdemona Carlisle is having a hell of a time maintaining her English pride. Then she sees the man in black, galloping through the Egyptian desert oIn Connie Brockway's mesmerizing tale of romance and adventure, a notorious treasure hunter realizes that the greatest jewel of all is the woman before his eyes.Kidnapped, drugged, and about to be sold to the highest bidder, Desdemona Carlisle is having a hell of a time maintaining her English pride. Then she sees the man in black, galloping through the Egyptian desert on a pure white steed. Desdemona could not have conjured a more dashing savior in her wildest fantasies. But an unlikelier hero would be impossible to find: Harry Braxton is a rogue, a scoundrel, and a born opportunist--who has already broken Desdemona's heart once before.As brilliant as she is beautiful, Desdemona still hasn't learned how to stay out of trouble--which suits Harry just fine. Running from a painful past, and rumored to be involved in nefarious endeavors, Harry will never be a proper match for Desdemona. But when she catches the eye of his cousin, the irritatingly honorable Lord Blake Ravenscroft, Harry vows to claim his one true desire, once and for all.Includes a special message from the editor, as well as excerpts from other Loveswept titles. From the Paperback edition.
/book/show/30856073-lincoln-s-gettysburg-address?from_search=true	Abraham Lincoln	Lincoln's Gettysburg Address	Excerpt from Lincoln's Gettysburg AddressAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfectExcerpt from Lincoln's Gettysburg AddressAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/19297361-the-girls-of-slender-means?from_search=true	Muriel Spark	The Girls of Slender Means	Like the May of Teck Club itselfthree times window shattered since 1940 but never directly hitits lady inhabitants do theirLike the May of Teck Club itselfthree times window shattered since 1940 but never directly hitits lady inhabitants do their best to act as if the world were back to normal: practicing elocution, and jostling over suitors and a single Schiaparelli gown. The novel's harrowing ending reveals that the girls' giddy literary and amorous peregrinations are hiding some tragically painful war wounds.Chosen by Anthony Burgess as one of the Best Modern Novels in theof London,is a taut and eerily perfect novel by an authorhas called one of this century's finest creators of comic-metaphysical entertainment.
/book/show/26451546-the-hand-of-ethelberta?from_search=true	Thomas Hardy	The Hand of Ethelberta: A Comedy in Chapters	Excerpt from The Hand of Ethelberta: A Comedy in ChaptersThis somewhat frivolous narrative was produced as an interlude between stories of a more sober design, and it was given the sub-title of a comedy to indicate - though not quite accurately - the aim of the performance. A high degree of probability was not attempted in the arrangement of the incidents, and there was eExcerpt from The Hand of Ethelberta: A Comedy in ChaptersThis somewhat frivolous narrative was produced as an interlude between stories of a more sober design, and it was given the sub-title of a comedy to indicate - though not quite accurately - the aim of the performance. A high degree of probability was not attempted in the arrangement of the incidents, and there was expected of the reader a certain lightness of mood, which should inform him with a good-natured willingness to accept the production in the spirit in which it was offered. The characters themselves, however, were meant to be consistent and human.On its first appearance the novel suffered, perhaps deservedly, for what was involved in these intentions - for its quality of unexpectedness in particular - that unforgivable sin in the critic's sight - the immediate precursor of 'Ethelberta' having been a purely rural tale. Moreover, in its choice of medium, and line of perspective, it undertook a delicate task: to excite interest in a drama - if such a dignified word may be used in the connection - wherein servants were as important as, or more important than, their masters; wherein the drawing-room was sketched in many cases from the point of view of the servants' hall.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/6354551-20-000-leagues-under-the-sea?from_search=true	Malvina G. Vogel (Adapter) Jules Verne	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea	The world's best-loved children's stories set in large type for easy reading.-- Over 100 illustrations in each book
/book/show/26940110-the-history-of-amelia?from_search=true	Henry Fielding	The History of Amelia	Excerpt from The History of AmeliaSir,The following book is sincerely designed to promote the cause of virtue, and to expose some of the most glaring evils, as well public as private, which at present infest the country; though there is scarce, as I remember, a single stroke of satire aimed at any one person throughout the whole.The best man is the properest patron of sExcerpt from The History of AmeliaSir,The following book is sincerely designed to promote the cause of virtue, and to expose some of the most glaring evils, as well public as private, which at present infest the country; though there is scarce, as I remember, a single stroke of satire aimed at any one person throughout the whole.The best man is the properest patron of such an attempt; this, I believe, will be readily granted: nor will the public voice, I think, be more divided, to whom they shall give that appellation. Should a letter, indeed, be thus inscribed, Detur Optimo, there are few persons who would think it wanted any other direction.I will not trouble you with a preface concerning the work, nor endeavour to obviate any criticisms which can be made on it. The good-natured reader, if his heart should be here affected, will be inclined to pardon many faults for the pleasure he will receive from a tender sensation; and for readers of a different stamp, the more faults they can discover, the more, I am convinced, they will be pleased.Nor will I assume the fulsome style of common dedicators: I have not their usual design in this epistle, nor will I borrow their language. Long, very long may it be, before a most dreadful circumstance shall make it possible for any pen to draw a just and true character of yourself, without incurring a suspicion of flattery in the bosoms of the malignant.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/141315.The_Adventures_of_Huckleberry_Finn?from_search=true	Oliver Ho (Adapter) Mark Twain Dan Andreasen (Illustrations)	The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Classic Starts Series)	Sail down the Mississippi with Huck Finn and the runaway slave, Jim. Twains beloved tale, with its folksy language, creates an indelible image of antebellum America with its sleepy river towns, con men, family feuds, and a vSail down the Mississippi with Huck Finn and the runaway slave, Jim. Twains beloved tale, with its folksy language, creates an indelible image of antebellum America with its sleepy river towns, con men, family feuds, and a variety of colorful characters.
/book/show/28789683-the-rye-baker?from_search=true	Stanley Ginsberg	The Rye Baker: Classic Breads from Europe and America	True rye breadthe kind that stands at the center of northern and eastern European food cultureis something very special. With over 70 classic recipes,introduces bakers to the rich world of rye bread from both the old world and the new. Award-winning author Stanley Ginsberg presents recipes spanning from the immigrant breads of America to rustic FrenchTrue rye breadthe kind that stands at the center of northern and eastern European food cultureis something very special. With over 70 classic recipes,introduces bakers to the rich world of rye bread from both the old world and the new. Award-winning author Stanley Ginsberg presents recipes spanning from the immigrant breads of America to rustic French, the earthy ryes of Alpine Austria and upper Italy, the cracklyof Scandinavia, and the diverse breads of Germany, the Baltic countries, Poland, and Russia. Readers will discover dark, sour classic Russian Borodinsky; orange and molasses-infused Swedish Gotlnd Rye; nearly black Westphalian Pumpernickel, which gets its musky sweetness from a 24-hour bake; traditional Old Milwaukee Rye; and bright, caraway-infused Austrian Country BouleRounding out this treasury are reader-friendly chapters on ryes history, unique chemistry, and centuries-old baking methods. Advanced bakers will relish Stanleys methods, ingredients, and carefully sourced recipes, while beginning bakers will delight in his clear descriptions of baking fundamentals.is the definitive resource for home bakers and professionals alike.
/book/show/18732398-poems-of-william-blake---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	William Blake	Poems of William Blake - The Original Classic Edition	William Blake (28 November 1757 ? 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of both the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age. His prophetic poetry has been said to form what is in proportion to its merits the least read body of poetry in the English lWilliam Blake (28 November 1757 ? 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his lifetime, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of both the poetry and visual arts of the Romantic Age. His prophetic poetry has been said to form what is in proportion to its merits the least read body of poetry in the English language. His visual artistry has led one contemporary art critic to proclaim him far and away the greatest artist Britain has ever produced. Although he lived in London his entire life except for three years spent in Felpham he produced a diverse and symbolically rich corpus, which embraced the imagination as the body of God, or Human existence itself.This is a high quality book of the original classic edition.This is a freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work.
/book/show/10119875-a-memoir-of-jane-austen?from_search=true	James Edward Austen-Leigh	A Memoir Of Jane Austen	James Edward Austen-Leigh'sof his aunt Jane Austen was published in 1870, over fifty years after her death. Together with the shorter recollections of James Edward's two sisters, Anna Lefroy and Caroline Austen, theremains the prime authority for her life and continues to inform all subsequent accounts. These are family memories, the record of Jane Austen'sJames Edward Austen-Leigh'sof his aunt Jane Austen was published in 1870, over fifty years after her death. Together with the shorter recollections of James Edward's two sisters, Anna Lefroy and Caroline Austen, theremains the prime authority for her life and continues to inform all subsequent accounts. These are family memories, the record of Jane Austen's life shaped and limited by the loyalties, reserve, and affection of nieces and nephews recovering in old age the outlines of the young aunt they had each known. They still remembered the shape of her bonnet and the tone of her voice, and their first-hand accounts bring her vividly before us. Their declared partiality also raises fascinating issues concerning biographical truth, and the terms in which all biography functions.This edition brings together for the first time these three memoirs, and also includes Jane's brother Henry Austen's Biographical Notice of 1818 and his less known Memoir of 1833.
/book/show/1501845.Calculus?from_search=true	Earl W. Swokowski (Contributor)	Calculus: The Classic Edition	This edition of Swokowski's text is truly as its name implies: a classic. Groundbreaking in every way when first published, this book is a simple, straightforward, direct calculus text. It's popularity is directly due to its broad use of applications, the easy-to-understand writing style, and the wealth of examples and exercises which reinforce conceptualization of the subThis edition of Swokowski's text is truly as its name implies: a classic. Groundbreaking in every way when first published, this book is a simple, straightforward, direct calculus text. It's popularity is directly due to its broad use of applications, the easy-to-understand writing style, and the wealth of examples and exercises which reinforce conceptualization of the subject matter. The author wrote this text with three objectives in mind. The first was to make the book more student-oriented by expanding discussions and providing more examples and figures to help clarify concepts. To further aid students, guidelines for solving problems were added in many sections of the text. The second objective was to stress the usefulness of calculus by means of modern applications of derivatives and integrals. The third objective, to make the text as accurate and error-free as possible, was accomplished by a careful examination of the exposition, combined with a thorough checking of each example and exercise.
/book/show/882944.Omega_the_Unknown_Classic?from_search=true	Steve Gerber Jim Mooney Mary Skrenes	Omega the Unknown Classic	Marvel's short-lived superstar fought enemies both infamous and obscure, but it took his death to unveil the story of his life It's demons, depowerment and drama when the Defenders discover the true secret of Omega and his mysterious charge Plus, the death of a super-villain who, so far, is still dead When was the last time you saw that? Guest-starring Spider-Man (if you lMarvel's short-lived superstar fought enemies both infamous and obscure, but it took his death to unveil the story of his life It's demons, depowerment and drama when the Defenders discover the true secret of Omega and his mysterious charge Plus, the death of a super-villain who, so far, is still dead When was the last time you saw that? Guest-starring Spider-Man (if you look closely enough) Collects Omega: The Unknown #1-10 and Defenders #76-77.
/book/show/18955007-on-language?from_search=true	Noam Chomsky Mitsou Ronat	On Language: Chomsky's Classic Works Language and Responsibility and Reflections on Language in One Volume	Restoring to print two of Chomsky's most famous and popular books in one omnibus volume, On Language features some of the noted linguist and political critic's most informal and highly accessible work, making it an ideal introduction to his thought.In Part I, Language and Responsibility, Chomsky presents a fascinating self-portrait of his political, moral, and linguisRestoring to print two of Chomsky's most famous and popular books in one omnibus volume, On Language features some of the noted linguist and political critic's most informal and highly accessible work, making it an ideal introduction to his thought.In Part I, Language and Responsibility, Chomsky presents a fascinating self-portrait of his political, moral, and linguistic thinking. In Part II, Reflections on Language, Chomsky explores the more general implications of the study of language and offers incisive analyses of the controversies among psychologists, philosophers, and linguists over fundamental questions of language.Language and Responsibility is a well-organized, clearly written, and comprehensive introduction to Chomsky's thought. --New York Times Book ReviewLanguage and Responsibility brings together in one readable volume Chomsky's positions on issues ranging from politics and philosophy of science to recent advances in linguistic theory... The clarity of presentation at times approaches that of Bertrand Russell in his political and more popular philosophical essays. --Contemporary PsychologyReflections on Language is profoundly satisfying and impressive. It is the clearest and most developed account of the case of universal grammar and of the relations between his theory of language and the innate faculties of mind responsible for language aquisition and use. --Patrick Flanagan
/book/show/26996747-the-titan?from_search=true	Theodore Dreiser	The Titan	Excerpt from The TitanWhen Frank Algernon Cowperwood emerged from the Eastern District Penitentiary in Philadelphia he realized that the old life he had lived in that city since boyhood was ended. His youth was gone, and with it had been lost the great business prospects of his earlier manhood. He must begin again.It would be useless to repeat how a second panic followinExcerpt from The TitanWhen Frank Algernon Cowperwood emerged from the Eastern District Penitentiary in Philadelphia he realized that the old life he had lived in that city since boyhood was ended. His youth was gone, and with it had been lost the great business prospects of his earlier manhood. He must begin again.It would be useless to repeat how a second panic following upon a tremendous failure - that of Jay Cooke & Co. - had placed a second fortune in his hands. This restored wealth softened him in some degree. Fate seemed to have his personal welfare in charge. He was sick of the stock-exchange, anyhow, as a means of livelihood, and now decided that he would leave it once and for all. He would get in something else - street-railways, land deals, some of the boundless opportunities of the far West. Philadelphia was no longer pleasing to him. Though now free and rich, he was still a scandal to the pretenders, and the financial and social world was not prepared to accept him. He must go his way alone, unaided, or only secretly so, while his quondam friends watched his career from afar. So, thinking of this, he took the train one day, his charming mistress, now only twenty-six, coming to the station to see him off. He looked at her quite tenderly, for she was the quintessence of a certain type of feminine beauty.By-by, dearie, he smiled, as the train-bell signaled the approaching departure. You and I will get out of this shortly. Don't grieve.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/2399068.Grade_Saver_Tm_Classic_Notes_The_Scarlet_Letter?from_search=true	Classic Notes	Grade Saver (Tm) Classic Notes The Scarlet Letter: Study Guide	GradeSaver(TM) ClassicNotes are the most comprehensive study guides on the market, written by Harvard students for students! Longer, with more detailed summary and analysis sections and sample essays, ClassicNotes are the best choice for advanced students and educators. Each note includes: * An author biography * An in-depth chapter-by-chapter summary * A short summary * AGradeSaver(TM) ClassicNotes are the most comprehensive study guides on the market, written by Harvard students for students! Longer, with more detailed summary and analysis sections and sample essays, ClassicNotes are the best choice for advanced students and educators. Each note includes: * An author biography * An in-depth chapter-by-chapter summary * A short summary * A character list and related descriptions * A list of themes * A glossary * Historical context * Two academic essays * 100 quiz questions to improve test taking skills!
/book/show/1780815.Thirty_Eight_Witnesses?from_search=true	A.M. Rosenthal	Thirty-Eight Witnesses: The Kitty Genovese Case	[Rosenthal] told a stunning, tragic story and called each one of us to account for averting our eyesand heartsand voices.-Mike Wallace, 60 MinutesIt remains one of the most notorious deaths in New York City history not because of who was murdered but because of the circumstances: 28-year-old Kitty Genovese was brutally murdered, in an attack that took nearly thirty[Rosenthal] told a stunning, tragic story and called each one of us to account for averting our eyesand heartsand voices.-Mike Wallace, 60 MinutesIt remains one of the most notorious deaths in New York City history not because of who was murdered but because of the circumstances: 28-year-old Kitty Genovese was brutally murdered, in an attack that took nearly thirty minutes and had thirty-eight witnesses...not one of whom did a thing to stop the murderer or even call for help.A.M. Rosenthal, who would later become one of the most famous and controversial editorshas ever had, was the newspaper's city editor then; the murder happened on his beat. He first published this book in 1964, the year of the murder. It is part memoir, part investigative journalism, and part public service.
/book/show/1142897.Father_of_the_Bride?from_search=true	Edward Streeter (author) Gluyas Williams (illustrator)	Father of the Bride	The 50th anniversary edition of Edward Streeter's heartwarming classic, Father of the Bride. Poor Mr. Banks! His jacket is too tight, he can't get a cocktail, and he's footing the bill....He's the father of the bride.Stanley Banks is just your ordinary suburban dad. He's the kind of guy who believes that weddings are simple affairs in which two people get married. But whThe 50th anniversary edition of Edward Streeter's heartwarming classic, Father of the Bride. Poor Mr. Banks! His jacket is too tight, he can't get a cocktail, and he's footing the bill....He's the father of the bride.Stanley Banks is just your ordinary suburban dad. He's the kind of guy who believes that weddings are simple affairs in which two people get married. But when daddy's little girl announces her engagement to Buckley, Mr. Banks feels like his life has been turned upside down. And any man with a daughter can appreciate Mr. Banks's feelings.Kay: Now, Pops, please. If we're going --Mr. Banks: -- and what's his last name? I hope it's better than his first one.Kay: Pops, I'm not going to sit here --Mr. Banks: -- and where the hell does he come from -- and who does he think is going to support him? If it's me he's got another guess coming. And who in God's name --To say the least, Mr. Banks isn't taking it well, and to make matters worse, he must host cocktail parties with the in-laws-to-be, initiate financial planning talks with Buckley, and moderate family conferences on who will be invited to the reception.Who can blame him when he sinks so low as to offer Kay $1500 to elope?But Mr. Banks holds his peace, and when the last wedding guest has departed from his confetti-matted house, he has his memories, and you have a merry record of his tribulations.
/book/show/17304010-the-steampunk-megapack?from_search=true	Jay Lake G.D. Falksen Jillian Venters	The Steampunk Megapack: 26 Modern and Classic Steampunk Stories	The Steampunk Megapack collects 26 tales of high adventure through Victorian and Edwardian eras--past, present, and future! Included are:MIDNIGHT AT VALDOSTA'S, by Jay LakeTHE CASE OF THE PECULIAR SAFECRACKER, by G. D. FalksenTHE ACQUISITION OF MANDRAKES AND ASSISTANTS, by Jillian VentersTHE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS, by H. P. LovecraftTHE BRASS GOGGLE FACTORY WORKER, by JohnThe Steampunk Megapack collects 26 tales of high adventure through Victorian and Edwardian eras--past, present, and future! Included are:MIDNIGHT AT VALDOSTA'S, by Jay LakeTHE CASE OF THE PECULIAR SAFECRACKER, by G. D. FalksenTHE ACQUISITION OF MANDRAKES AND ASSISTANTS, by Jillian VentersTHE WHISPERER IN DARKNESS, by H. P. LovecraftTHE BRASS GOGGLE FACTORY WORKER, by John LeavittTHE PATH OF PROGRESS, by Brian StablefordTHE TAILED MEN, by Arthur O. FrielTHE IMPOSSIBLE MISTER LAPIN INVESTIGATES: THE AFFAIR OF THE TERRIBLE BOAR, by Peter WordworthTHE WAR EFFORT, by Austin H. WilliamsHERBERT WEST: REANIMATOR, by H. P. LovecraftA CONNECTICUT YANKEE IN KING ARTHURS COURT, by Mark TwainTHE TRUMPETER, by Arthur O. FrielTHE MACHINE STOPS by E. M. ForsterTHE UNPARALLELED ADVENTURES OF ONE HANS PFAAL, by Edgar Allan PoeTHE LOST WORLD, by Sir Arthur Conan DoyleTHE GATEWAY OF THE MONSTER, by William Hope HodgsonA PRINCESS OF MARS, by Edgar Rice BurroughsTHE MID-WATCH TRAGEDY, by Vincent StarrettMUSTERED OUT, by H. Bedford-JonesPAYABLE TO BEARER, by Talbot MundyTHE DEVILS HEIRLOOM by Anthony M. RudDOCTOR OX'S EXPERIMENT, by Jules VerneTHE TRIAL FOR MURDER, by Charles DickensANGEL OF THE REVOLUTION, by George GriffithTHE MAN WHO WAS THURSDAY, by G. K. ChestertonTHE HORROR OF THE HEIGHTS, by Arthur Conan Doyle
/book/show/18732359-mike-and-psmith---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	P.G. Wodehouse	Mike and Psmith - The Original Classic Edition	If you pick up Mike and Psmith and expect it to be like the wacky comedies that Wodehouse composed in the 20s and 30s, you might be slighted disappointed. This is early Wodehouse, a Wodehouse concerned with school masters, ragging (an expression for creating mischief) and especially cricket. It is also a more grounded Wodehouse, a novel where the comedy is more subtle, a nIf you pick up Mike and Psmith and expect it to be like the wacky comedies that Wodehouse composed in the 20s and 30s, you might be slighted disappointed. This is early Wodehouse, a Wodehouse concerned with school masters, ragging (an expression for creating mischief) and especially cricket. It is also a more grounded Wodehouse, a novel where the comedy is more subtle, a novel where the characters are not quite so flighty. This is also Wodehouse at his least complex. This is not the novel that shows his mastery of the convulted plot, where every word spoken and deed done entagles our heros and heroines in further trouble. This said, I need to quickly confirm that Mike and Psmith is a wonderful novel. It still has a freshness and innocence about it that is highly appealing. In this day and age, of rampant murders and unclear elections, Mike and Psmith is as sunny and cheerful a book as you are likely to find. And just to show you that I read Mike and Psmith with my eyes wide open, I have to state that my early comments are not intended as criticism but as a compliment. The subtlety is the very reason why this novel is so great! It is his art in creating a scene or a character and putting in the interesting setting of Sedleigh that Wodehouse shows why so many refer to him as the Master.Mike and Psmith is not the funniest book Wodehouse wrote, but it does have many incredible scenes, especially Mr. Downings search for the paint splashed shoe. Readers will find a lot to enjoy in this novel. It is an escape to a world not that far removed for our own but placed in a time that we will never see again. This novel truly scores a century!
/book/show/26629596-the-christian-s-secret-of-a-happy-life?from_search=true	Hannah Whitall Smith Classic Domain Publishing (Preparation)	The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life	One of the most inspiring and influential books we have ever read. - Dale Evans and Roy Rogers IS YOUR LIFE ALL YOU WANT IT TO BE? Hannah Whitall Smith, realist - faced life as she found it, and she found it good. She took her Bible promises literally, tested them, and found them true as tested steel. She stepped out of conjecture into certainty, and the shadows disappeOne of the most inspiring and influential books we have ever read. - Dale Evans and Roy Rogers IS YOUR LIFE ALL YOU WANT IT TO BE? Hannah Whitall Smith, realist - faced life as she found it, and she found it good. She took her Bible promises literally, tested them, and found them true as tested steel. She stepped out of conjecture into certainty, and the shadows disappeared. Here she reveals the secret - how to make unhappiness and uncertainty give way to serenity and confidence in every day of your life. I have committed my book to the Lord, and have asked Him to counteract all in it that is wrong, and to let only that which is true find entrance into any heart. It is sent out in tender sympathy and yearning love for all the struggling, weary ones in the Church of Christ, and its message goes right from my heart to theirs. I have given the best I have, and could do no more. May the blessed Holy Spirit use it to teach some of my readers the true secret of a happy life! HANNAH WHITALL SMITH
/book/show/15279714-the-body-snatcher?from_search=true	Robert Louis Stevenson Jeff White (Illustrator)	The Body Snatcher	A young man studying medicine in Edinburgh, is asked by his professor to be responsible for receiving the cadavers to be dissected by the school's student. Though he knows many are stolen from graves, he keeps his silence. Then one night h recognizes one of the cadavers is the victim of murder But instead of turning in the culprit, he allows himself to be drawn deeper intoA young man studying medicine in Edinburgh, is asked by his professor to be responsible for receiving the cadavers to be dissected by the school's student. Though he knows many are stolen from graves, he keeps his silence. Then one night h recognizes one of the cadavers is the victim of murder But instead of turning in the culprit, he allows himself to be drawn deeper into the gruesome intrigue. But justice has the last laugh when the evidence of the man's crimes -- evidence he thought long since disected and disposed of -- mysteriously resurfaces to his everlasting horror.A suspense-filled tale of horror by the author of D Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, illustrated with 12 full-page black-and-white pictures.
/book/show/243274.New_Mutants_Classic_Vol_2?from_search=true	Chris Claremont Sal Buscema (Illustrator) Bob McLeod (Illustrator)	New Mutants Classic, Vol. 2	Nova Roma, a city on the move - back several thousand years In their earliest adventure abroad, the New Mutants discover a long-forgotten colony of the Roman Empire and an enemy they won't soon forget: Selene the Black Queen Then, Magma and Magik join the team just in time for war with the White Queen Featuring the future Warpath and the original Hellions, harbingers of hoNova Roma, a city on the move - back several thousand years In their earliest adventure abroad, the New Mutants discover a long-forgotten colony of the Roman Empire and an enemy they won't soon forget: Selene the Black Queen Then, Magma and Magik join the team just in time for war with the White Queen Featuring the future Warpath and the original Hellions, harbingers of horror and heroism for years to come Collects New Mutants #8-17.
/book/show/28260565-american-cake?from_search=true	Anne Byrn	American Cake: From Colonial Gingerbread to Classic Layer, the Stories and Recipes Behind More Than 125 of Our Best-Loved Cakes	Cakes have become an icon of American cultureand a window to understanding ourselves. Be they vanilla, lemon, ginger, chocolate, cinnamon, boozy, Bundt, layered, marbled, even checkerboard--they are etched in our psyche. Cakes relate to our lives, heritage, and hometowns. And as we look at the evolution of cakes in America, we see the evolution of our history: cakes changeCakes have become an icon of American cultureand a window to understanding ourselves. Be they vanilla, lemon, ginger, chocolate, cinnamon, boozy, Bundt, layered, marbled, even checkerboard--they are etched in our psyche. Cakes relate to our lives, heritage, and hometowns. And as we look at the evolution of cakes in America, we see the evolution of our history: cakes changed with waves of immigrants landing on ourshores, with the availability (and scarcity) of ingredients, with cultural trends and with political developments. In her new book, Anne Byrn (creator of thebestselling series The Cake Mix Doctor) will explore this delicious evolution and teach us cake-making techniques from across the centuries, all modernized for todays home cooks.Anne wonders (and answers for us) why devils food cake is not red in color, how the Southern delicacy known as Japanese Fruit Cake could be so-named when there appears to be nothing Japanese about the recipe, and how Depression-era cooks managed to bake cakes without eggs, milk, and butter. Who invented the flourless chocolate cake, the St. Louis gooey butter cake, the Tunnel of Fudge cake? Were these now-legendary recipes mishaps thanks to a lapse of memory, frugality, or being too lazy to run to the store for more flour?Join Anne for this delicious coast-to-coast journey and savor our nation's history of cake baking. From the dark, moist gingerbread and blueberry cakes of New England and the elegant English-style pound cake of Virginia to the hard-scrabble apple stack cake home to Appalachia and the slow-drawl, Deep South Lady Baltimore Cake, you will learn the stories behind your favorite cakes and how to bake them.
/book/show/33375914-blood-and-money?from_search=true	Thomas Thompson	Blood and Money: The Classic True Story of Murder, Passion, and Power	
/book/show/8440925-the-last-battle?from_search=true	Cornelius Ryan	The Last Battle: The Classic History of the Battle for Berlin	The Battle for Berlin was the culminating struggle of World War II in the European theater, the last offensive against Hitler's Third Reich, which devastated one of Europe's historic capitals and brought the Nazi leviathan to its downfall. It was alsThe Battle for Berlin was the culminating struggle of World War II in the European theater, the last offensive against Hitler's Third Reich, which devastated one of Europe's historic capitals and brought the Nazi leviathan to its downfall. It was also one of the war's bloodiest and most pivotal moments, whose outcome would play a part in determining the complexion of international politics for decades to come.is the compelling account of this final battle, a story of brutal extremes, of stunning military triumph alongside the stark conditions that the civilians of Berlin experienced in the face of the Allied assault. As always, Ryan delves beneath the military and political forces that were dictating events to explore the more immediate questions of survival, where, as the author describes it, to eat had become more important than to love, to burrow more dignified than to fight, to exist more militarily correct than to win.is the story of ordinary people, both soldiers and civilians, caught up in the despair, frustration, and terror of defeat. It is history at its best, a masterful illumination of the effects of war on the lives of individuals, and one of the enduring works on World War II.
/book/show/32208545-the-robbers?from_search=true	Friedrich Schiller	The Robbers: A Tragedy	Excerpt from The Robbers: A TragedyThe other principal characters in this Play have the moft direct tendency to produce moral infiru ion. The weaknefs of an in dulgent' parent, whofe over-weaning affec tion for one of his fons excites the fraternal hatred of the other, is productive of the mof't miferable confequences. The unqua lified depravity of the younger fon, his fiExcerpt from The Robbers: A TragedyThe other principal characters in this Play have the moft direct tendency to produce moral infiru ion. The weaknefs of an in dulgent' parent, whofe over-weaning affec tion for one of his fons excites the fraternal hatred of the other, is productive of the mof't miferable confequences. The unqua lified depravity of the younger fon, his fiend-like malevolence, and atrocious guilt, are attended with a punifhment as horrible as it is merited.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/5549.Classic_Feynman?from_search=true	Richard Feynman Ralph Leighton	Classic Feynman: All the Adventures of a Curious Character	Classic Feynman Richard Feynman (1918-1988) thrived on outrageous adventures. Now packaged with an hour-long audio CD of the 1978 Los Alamos from Below lecture, Classic Feynman offers readers a chance to finally hear a great tale in the Nobel Prize-winning physicist's own voice. Full description
/book/show/26317608-the-school-for-scandal?from_search=true	Richard Brinsley Sheridan	The School for Scandal	Excerpt from The School for ScandalIn editing this comedy, I have reprinted, with slight abbreviations, the biographical sketch of Sheridan written by Professor Joseph Quincy Adams, Jr., Ph.D., of Cornell University, for his edition of The Rivals, published in the Riverside Literature Series in 1910. For several pages in the account of English Sentimental Comedy, I am indExcerpt from The School for ScandalIn editing this comedy, I have reprinted, with slight abbreviations, the biographical sketch of Sheridan written by Professor Joseph Quincy Adams, Jr., Ph.D., of Cornell University, for his edition of The Rivals, published in the Riverside Literature Series in 1910. For several pages in the account of English Sentimental Comedy, I am indebted to Professor Thomas H. Dickinson of the University of Wisconsin. The passages from Mr. Walter Sichel's writings are quoted by special arrangement with him. The notes are the result of my own research except where specific acknowledgments are made. I am indebted especially to the work of Professor Brander Matthews of Columbia University, Professor George Henry Nettleton of Yale University, Mr. George A. Aitken and Mr. Calvin S. Brown, earlier editors of the Dramas of Sheridan. To Mr. Thomas G. Goodwin, formerly Instructor in English in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, I wish to express my thanks for many helpful suggestions, for a final examination of the complete manuscript and for assistance in reading the proof.The text here printed follows the version adopted by Thomas Moore for the edition of Sheridan's Dramatic Works published by him in 1821. This has ever since been accepted as a definitive version, yet it does not appear to have been reprinted with complete exactness by other editors who have prepared the comedy for students' reading.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/19414537-the-littlest-angel-the-original-christmas-classic?from_search=true	Charles Tazewell Sergio Leone (Illustrator)	The Littlest Angel the Original Christmas Classic	The classic Christmas story tells of an adorable little angel who just cannot stay out of trouble in the celestial city. When the Christ child is born, the mischievous angel learns the timeless lesson of giving, a lesson that has long endured as the true spirit of Christmas.An earth-sick little angel newly arrived in the celestial kingdom finds his recent transition fromThe classic Christmas story tells of an adorable little angel who just cannot stay out of trouble in the celestial city. When the Christ child is born, the mischievous angel learns the timeless lesson of giving, a lesson that has long endured as the true spirit of Christmas.An earth-sick little angel newly arrived in the celestial kingdom finds his recent transition from boy to cherub a difficult one.
/book/show/27010259-the-world-as-will-and-idea-vol-2?from_search=true	Arthur Schopenhauer	The World as Will and Idea, Vol. 2	Excerpt from The World as Will and Idea, Vol. 2It is much easier to point out the faults and errors in the work of a great mind than to give a distinct and full exposition of its value. For the faults are particular and finite, and can therefore be fully comprehended; while, on the contrary, the very stamp which genius impresses upon its works is that their excellence isExcerpt from The World as Will and Idea, Vol. 2It is much easier to point out the faults and errors in the work of a great mind than to give a distinct and full exposition of its value. For the faults are particular and finite, and can therefore be fully comprehended; while, on the contrary, the very stamp which genius impresses upon its works is that their excellence is unfathomable and in exhaustible. Therefore they do not grow old, but become the instructor of many succeeding centuries. The perfected masterpiece of a truly great mind will always produce a deep and powerful effect upon the whole human race, so much so that it is impossible to calculate to what distant centuries and lands its enlightening influence may extend. This is always the case; for however cultivated and rich the age may be in which such a masterpiece appears, genius always rises like a palm-tree above the soil in which it is rooted.But a deep-reaching and widespread effect of this kind cannot take place suddenly, because of the great difference between the genius and ordinary men. The knowledge which that one man in one lifetime drew directly from life and the world, won and presented to others as won and arranged, cannot yet at once become the possession of mankind; for mankind has not so much power to receive as the genius has power to give.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/1589254.Hamlet?from_search=true	William Shakespeare Susanne L. Wofford (Editor)	Hamlet	Adopted at more than 1,000 colleges and universities, Bedford/St. Martin's innovativeseries has introduced more than a quarter of a million students to literary theory and earned enthusiastic praise nationwide. Along with an authoritative text of a major literary work, each volume presents critical essays, selected or prepared especiAdopted at more than 1,000 colleges and universities, Bedford/St. Martin's innovativeseries has introduced more than a quarter of a million students to literary theory and earned enthusiastic praise nationwide. Along with an authoritative text of a major literary work, each volume presents critical essays, selected or prepared especially for students, that approach the work from several contemporary critical perspectives, such as gender criticism and cultural studies. Each essay is accompanied by an introduction (with bibliography) to the history, principles, and practice of its critical perspective. Every volume also surveys the biographical, historical, and critical contexts of the literary work and concludes with a glossary of critical terms. New editions reprint cultural documents that contextualize the literary works and feature essays that show how critical perspectives can be combined.
/book/show/3293026-90-classic-books-for-people-in-a-hurry?from_search=true	Henrik Lange	90 Classic Books for People in a Hurry	This book is about the greatest books in the world. All of them culty classics and books you have to have read. If you haven't, now's your chance to read them all at once. If you have you can read them again and see what you remember. In four illustrated squares we give you the entire story, a sort of distilled novel, so you can read 80 books in a couple of hours. It is grThis book is about the greatest books in the world. All of them culty classics and books you have to have read. If you haven't, now's your chance to read them all at once. If you have you can read them again and see what you remember. In four illustrated squares we give you the entire story, a sort of distilled novel, so you can read 80 books in a couple of hours. It is great for people in a hurry or just anyone who likes books.
/book/show/2345571.Rosie_s_Walk_Classic_Board_Book?from_search=true	Pat Hutchins	Rosie's Walk Classic Board Book (Classic Board Books)	The Fox is after Rosie, but Rosie doesn't know it. Unwittingly, she leads him into one disaster after the other, each funnier than the last. To enjoy Rosie's walk as much as Rosie does, just look inside!
/book/show/31230665-the-narrative-of-arthur-gordon-pym-of-nantucket?from_search=true	Edgar Allan Poe	The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, of Nantucket: Comprising the Details of a Mutiny and Atrocious Butchery on Board the American Brig. Grampus, on Her Way to the South Seas, in the Month of June, 1827	Excerpt from The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, of Nantucket: Comprising the Details of a Mutiny and Atrocious Butchery on Board the American Brig. Grampus, on Her Way to the South Seas, in the Month of June, 1827Upon my return to the United States a few months ago, after the extraordinary series of adventure in the South Seas and elsewhere, of which an account is givenExcerpt from The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym, of Nantucket: Comprising the Details of a Mutiny and Atrocious Butchery on Board the American Brig. Grampus, on Her Way to the South Seas, in the Month of June, 1827Upon my return to the United States a few months ago, after the extraordinary series of adventure in the South Seas and elsewhere, of which an account is given in the following pages, accident threw me into the society of several gentlemen in Richmond, Va., who felt deep interest in! All matters relat ing to the regions I had visited, and who were constantly urging it upon me, as a duty, to give my narrative to the pub lic. I had several reasons, however, for declining to do so, some of which were of a nature altogether private, and con cern no person but myself; others not so much so. One con sideration which deterred me was that, having kept no journal during a greater portion of the time in which I was absent, I feared I should not be able to write, from mere memory, a statement so minute and connected as to have the appearance of that truth it would really possess, barring only the natural and unavoidable exaggeration to which all of us are prone when detailing events which have had powerful in uence in exciting the imaginative faculties. Another reason was, that the incidents to be narrated were of a nature so positively marvellous that, unsupported as my assertions must necessa rily be (except by the evidence of a single individual, and he a half-breed Indian), I could only hope for belief among my family, and those of my friends who have had reason, through life, to put faith in my veracity - the probability being that the public at large would regard what I should put forth as merely an impudent and ingenious fiction. A distrust in my. Own abil ities as a writer was, nevertheless, one of the principal causes which prevented me from complying with the suggestions of my advisers.Among those gentlemen in Virginia who expressed the greatest interest in my statement, more particularly in regard to that portion of it which related to the Antarctic Ocean, was Mr. Poe, lately editor of the Southern Literary Messenger.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/31649968-the-black-moth-the-original-classic-novel?from_search=true	Georgette Heyer	The Black Moth, The Original Classic Novel:	Disguised as a highwayman, Jack Carstares, the wrongly disgraced Earl of Wyncham, found himself again face-to-face with the wicked Duke of Andover. This time, the Black Moth was attempting to abduct dark-haired beauty Diana Beauleigh. Once more Jack's noble impulse to save the day landed him in trouble, but not before sending the villainous duke scurrying.Diana took her gaDisguised as a highwayman, Jack Carstares, the wrongly disgraced Earl of Wyncham, found himself again face-to-face with the wicked Duke of Andover. This time, the Black Moth was attempting to abduct dark-haired beauty Diana Beauleigh. Once more Jack's noble impulse to save the day landed him in trouble, but not before sending the villainous duke scurrying.Diana took her gallant rescuer in and nursed his wounds, and soon truer emotions grew between them. But Jack couldn't stay, for an lady and an outlaw would make a scandalous pair. Torn between his tarnished past and the hope for Diana's hand, Jack had one dangerous chance to redeem his honor--by defeating the Black Moth for good! Author's debut at 17.
/book/show/1130885.The_Animals_of_Farthing_Wood?from_search=true	Colin Dann	The Animals of Farthing Wood	A group of forest animals unite to help each other to safety in this classic tale of tolerance, cooperation, survival, and friendship. When bulldozers enter Farthing Wood, the animals must escape before their homes are destroyed. They promise to stick together and protect each otherbut then they get caught in a fire and nearly drown crossing a river. Will their pact hold?A group of forest animals unite to help each other to safety in this classic tale of tolerance, cooperation, survival, and friendship. When bulldozers enter Farthing Wood, the animals must escape before their homes are destroyed. They promise to stick together and protect each otherbut then they get caught in a fire and nearly drown crossing a river. Will their pact hold? Both heart-wrenching and heartwarming, this beloved story has been translated into 16 languages.
/book/show/24883216-the-works-of-edgar-allan-poe-in-five-volumes?from_search=true	Edgar Allan Poe Good Time Classic (Cover Design)	The Works of Edgar Allan Poe in Five Volumes: Volume One (The Works of Edgar Allan Poe [Raven Edition] #1)	I became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.--- Edgar Allan PoeThe Works of Edgar Allan Poe in Five Volumes: Volume OneEdgar Allan Poe: An AppreciationEdgar Allan Poe by James Russell LowellTo HelenDeath of Edgar A. Poe by N. P. WillisThe Unparalleled Adventures of One Hans PfaalNotes to Hans PfaalThe Gold-BugThe Homo-CameleopardThe Murders in the Rue MorgueI became insane, with long intervals of horrible sanity.--- Edgar Allan PoeThe Works of Edgar Allan Poe in Five Volumes: Volume OneEdgar Allan Poe: An AppreciationEdgar Allan Poe by James Russell LowellTo HelenDeath of Edgar A. Poe by N. P. WillisThe Unparalleled Adventures of One Hans PfaalNotes to Hans PfaalThe Gold-BugThe Homo-CameleopardThe Murders in the Rue MorgueThe Mystery of Marie RogetThe Balloon-HoaxMS. Found in a BottleThe Oval PortraitThe works of American author Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 - October 7, 1849) include many poems, short stories, and one novel. His fiction spans multiple genres, including horror fiction, adventure, science fiction, and detective fiction, a genre he is credited with inventing. These works are generally considered part of the Dark romanticism movement, a literary reaction to Transcendentalism. Poe's writing reflects his literary theories: he disagreed with didacticism and allegory. Meaning in literature, he said in his criticism, should be an undercurrent just beneath the surface; works whose meanings are too obvious cease to be art. Poe pursued originality in his works, and disliked proverbs. He often included elements of popular pseudosciences such as phrenology and physiognomy. His most recurring themes deal with questions of death, including its physical signs, the effects of decomposition, concerns of premature burial, the reanimation of the dead, and mourning. Though known as a masterly practitioner of Gothic fiction, Poe did not invent the genre; he was following a long-standing popular tradition.Poe's literary career began in 1827 with the release of 50 copies of Tamerlane and Other Poems credited only to a Bostonian, a collection of early poems which received virtually no attention. In December 1829, Poe released Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane, and Minor Poems in Baltimore before delving into short stories for the first time with Metzengerstein in 1832. His most successful and most widely read prose during his lifetime was The Gold-Bug which earned him a $100 prize, the most money he received for a single work. One of his most important works, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, was published in 1841 and is today considered the first modern detective story. Poe called it a tale of ratiocination. Poe became a household name with the publication of The Raven in 1845, though it was not a financial success. The publishing industry at the time was a difficult career choice and much of Poe's work was written using themes specifically catered for mass market tastes.
/book/show/26277723-the-blithedale-romance?from_search=true	Nathaniel Hawthorne	The Blithedale Romance	Excerpt from The Blithedale RomanceIn the Blithedale of this volume many readers will, probably, suspect a faint and not very faithful shadowing of Brook Farm, in Roxbury, which (now a little more than ten years ago) was occupied and cultivated by a company of socialists. The author does not wish to deny that he had this community in his mind, and that (having had the gExcerpt from The Blithedale RomanceIn the Blithedale of this volume many readers will, probably, suspect a faint and not very faithful shadowing of Brook Farm, in Roxbury, which (now a little more than ten years ago) was occupied and cultivated by a company of socialists. The author does not wish to deny that he had this community in his mind, and that (having had the good fortune, for a time, to be personally connected with it) he has occasionally availed himself of his actual reminiscences, in the hope of giving a more life-like tint to the fancy-sketch in the following pages. He begs it to be understood, however, that he has considered the institution itself as not less fairly the subject of fictitious handling than the imaginary personages whom he has introduced there. His whole treatment of the affair is altogether incidental to the main purpose of the romance; nor does he put forward the slightest pretensions to illustrate a theory, or elicit a conclusion, favorable or otherwise, in respect to socialism.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/1332755.The_Curve_of_Time?from_search=true	M. Wylie Blanchet	The Curve of Time: The Classic Memoir of a Woman and Her Children Who Explored the Coastal Waters of the Pacific Northwest	This is the fascinating true adventure story of a woman who packed her five children onto a twenty-five-foot boat and explored the coastal waters of British Columbia summer after summer in the 1920's and 1930's.
/book/show/17061250-the-classic-horror-stories?from_search=true	H.P. Lovecraft Roger Luckhurst	The Classic Horror Stories	H. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) was a reclusive scribbler of horror stories for the American pulp magazines that specialized in Gothic and science fiction in the interwar years. He often published in Weird Tales and has since become the key figure in the slippery genre of weird fiction. Lovecraft developed an extraordinary vision of feeble men driven to the edge of sanity byH. P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) was a reclusive scribbler of horror stories for the American pulp magazines that specialized in Gothic and science fiction in the interwar years. He often published in Weird Tales and has since become the key figure in the slippery genre of weird fiction. Lovecraft developed an extraordinary vision of feeble men driven to the edge of sanity by glimpses of malign beings that have survived from human prehistory or by malevolent extra-terrestrial visitations. The ornate language of his stories builds towards grotesque moments of revelation, quite unlike any other writer.This new selection brings together nine of his classic tales, focusing on the Cthulhu Mythos, a cycle of stories that develops the mythology of the Old Ones, the monstrous creatures who predate human life on earth. The stories collected here include some of Lovecraft's finest, including The Call of Cthulhu, At the Mountains of Madness, The Dunwich Horror, The Colour Out of Space, The Shadow over Innsmouth, and The Shadow out of Time. The volume also includes vital extracts from Lovecraft's critical essay, Supernatural Horror in Literature, in which he gave his own important definition of weird fiction. In a fascinating introduction, Roger Luckhurst gives Lovecraft the attention he deserves as a writer who used pulp fiction to explore a remarkable philosophy that shockingly dethrones the mastery of man.Featuring a chronology, bibliography, and informative notes, this is a must-have critical edition for Lovecraft aficionados, and the best introduction to his work for first-time visitors to his strange fictional world.
/book/show/23329840-benito-cereno?from_search=true	Herman Melville	Benito Cereno: A Classic Novella	Benito Cereno by Herman Melville. Benito Cereno is a novella by Herman Melville. It was first serialized in Putnam's Monthly in 1855 and later included a slightly revised version in his collection The Piazza Tales (1856). In developing the novella, Melville drew almost exclusively on the memoir of the real Captain Amasa Delano, whom Melville depicts as the main protagonistBenito Cereno by Herman Melville. Benito Cereno is a novella by Herman Melville. It was first serialized in Putnam's Monthly in 1855 and later included a slightly revised version in his collection The Piazza Tales (1856). In developing the novella, Melville drew almost exclusively on the memoir of the real Captain Amasa Delano, whom Melville depicts as the main protagonist and focal character. Delano recounts how in 1805, his vessel Perseverance encountered the Spanish Tryal (not to be confused with the 17th-century British Tryall), a ship whose slaves had overthrown the Spanish sailors. The narrative of events in the novel closely follows the actual event. The story follows a sea captain, Amasa Delano, (the fictionalized version of a real-life adventurer by the same name) and his crew on the Bachelor's Delight as it is approached by another, rather battered-looking ship, the San Dominick. Upon boarding the San Dominick, Delano is immediately greeted by white sailors and black slaves begging for supplies. An inquisitive Delano ponders the mysterious social atmosphere aboard the badly bruised ship and notes the figurehead, which is mostly concealed by a tarpaulin revealing only the inscription: Follow your leader. Delano soon encounters the ship's noticeably timid but polite Spanish captain, Don Benito Cereno. Cereno is constantly attended to by his personal slave, Babo, whom Cereno keeps in close company even when Delano suggests that Babo leave the two in private to discuss matters that are clearly being avoided. Delano, however, does not bother Cereno to ask questions about the odd superficiality of their conversation; he believes Cereno's assertion that he and his crew have recently gone through a debilitating series of troubles, having been at sea now for an unsettingly long time. Cereno tells of these tribulations, including horrendous weather patterns and the fate of the slaves' master, Alexandro Aranda, who Cereno claims took fever aboard the ship and died.
/book/show/26448221-paul-et-virginie?from_search=true	Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre	Paul Et Virginie	Excerpt from Paul Et VirginieBernardin de Saint-Pierre naquit au Havre en 1737, d'une famille qui pretendait descendre du heros de Calais, Eustache de Saint-Pierre.La premiere partie de sa vie fut tres-agitee. Il voulut etre marin, puis missionnaire, puis ingenieur. Envoye a Malte en cette derniere qualite, il fut oblige de donner sa demission pour avoir manque a la discExcerpt from Paul Et VirginieBernardin de Saint-Pierre naquit au Havre en 1737, d'une famille qui pretendait descendre du heros de Calais, Eustache de Saint-Pierre.La premiere partie de sa vie fut tres-agitee. Il voulut etre marin, puis missionnaire, puis ingenieur. Envoye a Malte en cette derniere qualite, il fut oblige de donner sa demission pour avoir manque a la discipline. Il revint alors a Paris, et y vecut en donnant des lecons de mathematiques. La misere le contraignit a chercher de nouveau de l'emploi. Il passa en Hollande, et de la en Russie. Quand la Pologne se souleva pour reconquerir son independance, Bernardin de Saint-Pierre y courut defendre la cause de la liberte. Pour que rien ne manquat a cette vie aventureuse, il ebaucha un roman avec une comtesse polonaise. Trahi par la fortune dans ses esperances d'amour et dans ses reves patriotiques, il revint en France en 1766, et obtint d'etre envoye comme ingenieur a l'Ile de France, ou il sejourna trois ans.Ce fut son dernier voyage. De retour a Paris, il ne tarda pas a publier ses Etudes de la Nature. Paul et Virginie parut en 1788. Le succes de cet ouvrage fut decide des le premier jour et ne fit depuis que s'accroitre. On y retrouvait le style et le genie de Jean-Jacques Rousseau, avec moins d'energie et plus de tendresse.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/18732652-walking---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Henry David Thoreau	Walking - The Original Classic Edition	Walking, by Henry David Thoreau - The Original Classic Edition Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition.This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside:SomeWalking, by Henry David Thoreau - The Original Classic Edition Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition.This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside:Some of my townsmen, it is true, can remember and have described to me some walks which they took ten years ago, in which they were so blessed as to lose themselves for half an hour in the woods; but I know very well that they have confined themselves to the highway ever since, whatever pretensions they may make to belong to this select class....I, who cannot stay in my chamber for a single day without acquiring some rust, and when sometimes I have stolen forth for a walk at the eleventh hour, or four oclock in the afternoon, too late to redeem the day, when the shades of night were already beginning to be mingled with the daylight, have felt as if I had committed some sin to be atoned for, -I confess that I am astonished at the power of endurance, to say nothing of the moral insensibility, of my neighbors who confine themselves to shops and offices the whole day for weeks and months, aye, and years almost together....I know not how significant it is, or how far it is an evidence of singularity, that an individual should thus consent in his pettiest walk with the general movement of the race; but I know that something akin to the migratory instinct in birds and quadrupeds-which, in some instances, is known to have affected the squirrel tribe, impelling them to a general and mysterious movement, in which they were seen, say some, crossing the broadest rivers, each on its particular chip, with its tail raised for a sail, and bridging narrower streams with their dead-that something like the furor which affects the domestic cattle in the spring, and which is referred to a worm in their tails, -affects both nations and individuals, either perennially or from time to time....Soon after, I went to see a panorama of the Mississippi, and as I worked my way up the river in the light of today, and saw the steamboats wooding up, counted the rising cities, gazed on the fresh ruins of Nauvoo, beheld the Indians moving west across the stream, and, as before I had looked up the Moselle, now looked up the Ohio and the Missouri and heard the legends of Dubuque and of Wenonas Cliff-still thinking more of the future than of the past or present-I saw that this was a Rhine stream of a different kind; that the foundations of castles were yet to be laid, and the famous bridges were yet to be thrown over the river; and I felt that THIS WAS THE HEROIC AGE ITSELF, though we know it not, for the hero is commonly the simplest and obscurest of men....I was surveying for a man the other day a single straight line one hundred and thirty-two rods long, through a swamp at whose entrance might have been written the words which Dante read over the entrance to the infernal regions, -Leave all hope, ye that enter-that is, of ever getting out again; where at one time I saw my employer actually up to his neck and swimming for his life in his property, though it was still winter.
/book/show/32208329-the-frogs?from_search=true	Aristophanes	The Frogs	Excerpt from The FrogsWhy, Lykis and Ameipsias always Have comic slaves, with bundles, in their plays! DI. (shaking his finger at him.) N ow don't you do it! When I'm in the stalls And see that sort of gag, it simply galls I'm more than twelve months older when it's done. X. (ruefully.) Ay, but my neck's the real unlucky one, It gets the galling, and mayn't have the fun aExcerpt from The FrogsWhy, Lykis and Ameipsias always Have comic slaves, with bundles, in their plays! DI. (shaking his finger at him.) N ow don't you do it! When I'm in the stalls And see that sort of gag, it simply galls I'm more than twelve months older when it's done. X. (ruefully.) Ay, but my neck's the real unlucky one, It gets the galling, and mayn't have the fun ao DI. (appealing to the audience.) What insolence is this and monstrous side toil on foot and let this fellow ride, I, Dionysus, son of - Demijohn, To save him being tired and put upon X. (sulkily.) 'tis put upon me. DI. No, you're riding, you i X. But I've got this (pointing to his bundle). DI. How? X. Pretty badly, too! DI. But what you've got - doesn't the donkey bear it i' X. No, sir! I carry what I've got, I'll swear it! DI. How can you bear what some one else is bearing? X. I don't know, but my shoulder finds it wearing. 3o DI. Well, if the ass is useless, as you said, Pick up the ass and carry him instead. X. 0 Lord! Why wasn't I in that sea fight! I'd have been free, and bidden you good-night! DI. (noticing the house.) Get off I've got there walking, after all.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/19297361-the-girls-of-slender-means?from_search=true	Muriel Spark	The Girls of Slender Means	Like the May of Teck Club itselfthree times window shattered since 1940 but never directly hitits lady inhabitants do theirLike the May of Teck Club itselfthree times window shattered since 1940 but never directly hitits lady inhabitants do their best to act as if the world were back to normal: practicing elocution, and jostling over suitors and a single Schiaparelli gown. The novel's harrowing ending reveals that the girls' giddy literary and amorous peregrinations are hiding some tragically painful war wounds.Chosen by Anthony Burgess as one of the Best Modern Novels in theof London,is a taut and eerily perfect novel by an authorhas called one of this century's finest creators of comic-metaphysical entertainment.
/book/show/26451546-the-hand-of-ethelberta?from_search=true	Thomas Hardy	The Hand of Ethelberta: A Comedy in Chapters	Excerpt from The Hand of Ethelberta: A Comedy in ChaptersThis somewhat frivolous narrative was produced as an interlude between stories of a more sober design, and it was given the sub-title of a comedy to indicate - though not quite accurately - the aim of the performance. A high degree of probability was not attempted in the arrangement of the incidents, and there was eExcerpt from The Hand of Ethelberta: A Comedy in ChaptersThis somewhat frivolous narrative was produced as an interlude between stories of a more sober design, and it was given the sub-title of a comedy to indicate - though not quite accurately - the aim of the performance. A high degree of probability was not attempted in the arrangement of the incidents, and there was expected of the reader a certain lightness of mood, which should inform him with a good-natured willingness to accept the production in the spirit in which it was offered. The characters themselves, however, were meant to be consistent and human.On its first appearance the novel suffered, perhaps deservedly, for what was involved in these intentions - for its quality of unexpectedness in particular - that unforgivable sin in the critic's sight - the immediate precursor of 'Ethelberta' having been a purely rural tale. Moreover, in its choice of medium, and line of perspective, it undertook a delicate task: to excite interest in a drama - if such a dignified word may be used in the connection - wherein servants were as important as, or more important than, their masters; wherein the drawing-room was sketched in many cases from the point of view of the servants' hall.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26953591-marlowe-s-edward-ii?from_search=true	Christopher Marlowe	Marlowe's Edward II	Excerpt from Marlowe's Edward IIA Good deal of the material embodied in the Introduction to this volume was originally contained in a doctorate thesis submitted by the author to Harvard University in 1900. Much water, however, has run under the bridge since that year, and the Introduction in its present form is quite different from the thesis. Certain ideas that I then flExcerpt from Marlowe's Edward IIA Good deal of the material embodied in the Introduction to this volume was originally contained in a doctorate thesis submitted by the author to Harvard University in 1900. Much water, however, has run under the bridge since that year, and the Introduction in its present form is quite different from the thesis. Certain ideas that I then flattered myself were more or less new are now commonplace enough; the 'chronicle history' has been carefully studied in the last few years, and hardly any competent scholar who attentively examines the subject can fail to discover for himself the principal features of its development. I cannot then pretend to offer to the world any large fund of new information. Nevertheless, I venture to print this account of the growth of an interesting and important species of the drama in the hope that the reader will find it to be at least a useful collection of material.The emphasis, for purposes of clear presentation, has been laid upon the development of what is called 'form.' Quite obviously there is no fixed line to be drawn between form and content, and the distinction represents an abstraction from the facts for scientific convenience.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/33899603-le-ventre-de-paris?from_search=true	mile Zola	Le Ventre de Paris	Excerpt from Le Ventre de ParisJe suis de Nanterre, je me nomme madame Francois, dit la maraichere, au bout d'un instant. Depuis que j'ai perdu mon pauvre homme, je vais tous les matins aux Halles. C'est dur, allez Et vous?About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reprExcerpt from Le Ventre de ParisJe suis de Nanterre, je me nomme madame Francois, dit la maraichere, au bout d'un instant. Depuis que j'ai perdu mon pauvre homme, je vais tous les matins aux Halles. C'est dur, allez Et vous?About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26412072-the-awakening-of-spring?from_search=true	Frank Wedekind	The Awakening of Spring: A Tragedy of Childhood	Excerpt from The Awakening of Spring: A Tragedy of ChildhoodThat it is a fatal error to bring up children, either boys or girls, in ignorance of their sexual nature is the thesis of Frank Wedekind's drama Fruhlings Erwachen. From its title one might suppose it a peaceful little idyl of the youth of the year. No idea could be more mistaken. It is a tragedy of frightful iExcerpt from The Awakening of Spring: A Tragedy of ChildhoodThat it is a fatal error to bring up children, either boys or girls, in ignorance of their sexual nature is the thesis of Frank Wedekind's drama Fruhlings Erwachen. From its title one might suppose it a peaceful little idyl of the youth of the year. No idea could be more mistaken. It is a tragedy of frightful import, and its action is concerned with the development of natural instincts in the adolescent of both sexes.The playwright has attacked his theme with European frankness; but of plot, in the usual acceptance of the term, there is little. Instead of the coherent drama of conventional type, Wedekind has given us a series of loosely connected scenes illuminative of character - scenes which surely have profound significance for all occupied in the training of the young. He sets before us a group of school children, lads and lassies just past the age of puberty, and shows logically that death and degradation may be their lot as the outcome of parental reticence. They are not vicious children, but little ones such as we meet every day, imaginative beings living in a world of youthful ideals and speculating about the mysteries which surround them.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/32353.New_Mutants_Classic_Vol_1?from_search=true	Chris Claremont Bob McLeod (Illustrator)	New Mutants Classic, Vol. 1	Cannonball. Sunspot. Moonstar. Karma. Rahne. Teenagers, thrown together by the one thing they had in common -- the X-Factor in their genes that made them different, made them mutants. Relive the adventures of the team that will come to be known as X-Force... if they survive. Collects Marvel Graphic Novel #4, New Mutants #1-7 and Uncanny X-Men #167.
/book/show/6546420-a-damsel-in-distress?from_search=true	P.G. Wodehouse	A Damsel In Distress: A British Humor Classic	P.G. Wodehouse is at his whimsical best as the characters of Belpher Castle muddle through impending catastrophes and ill-considered love affairs in this comedy of errors.George Bevan, an American composer of musicals, is in England to attend the performance of one. But when the Lady Patricia Maud Marsh slips into his taxi, he is drawn into the frivolous intrigues of BelphP.G. Wodehouse is at his whimsical best as the characters of Belpher Castle muddle through impending catastrophes and ill-considered love affairs in this comedy of errors.George Bevan, an American composer of musicals, is in England to attend the performance of one. But when the Lady Patricia Maud Marsh slips into his taxi, he is drawn into the frivolous intrigues of Belpher Castle. George is mistaken for another American with whom Maud has fallen in love. Maud, in turn, is attempting to escape her aunt, Lady Caroline Byng, who is trying to marry Maud off to her step-son, Reginald. Meanwhile, her father, Lord John Marshmoreton, has fallen in love with an actress. As the Castle servants make bets on their Lords' and Ladies' capricious attachments, Wodehouse weaves a jaunty satire that will leave readers breathless with its twists and antics.
/book/show/12320485-madam-will-you-talk?from_search=true	Mary Stewart	Madam, Will You Talk?	Charity had been greatly looking forward to her driving holiday through France with her old friend Louise - long, leisurely days under the hot sun, enjoying the beauty of the parched Provencal landscape. But very soon her dreams turn into a nightmare, as Charity becomes enmeshed in the schemes of a gang of murderers, one of them a man with whom she is rapidly falling in loCharity had been greatly looking forward to her driving holiday through France with her old friend Louise - long, leisurely days under the hot sun, enjoying the beauty of the parched Provencal landscape. But very soon her dreams turn into a nightmare, as Charity becomes enmeshed in the schemes of a gang of murderers, one of them a man with whom she is rapidly falling in love . . .
/book/show/18732574-the-life-of-samuel-johnson---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	James Boswell	The Life of Samuel Johnson - The Original Classic Edition	James Boswell--to use a contemporary idiom-- had a mancrush on Samuel Johnson. He wrote this lengthy portrait of his hero--and its magnificent. This is a vastly entertaining read. Full of fascinating, insightful, provocative, fun, sometimes gossipy detail, Boswells Life of Johnson is a real treat. After ten pages, I was hooked. In writing his Life of Johnson, Boswell showeJames Boswell--to use a contemporary idiom-- had a mancrush on Samuel Johnson. He wrote this lengthy portrait of his hero--and its magnificent. This is a vastly entertaining read. Full of fascinating, insightful, provocative, fun, sometimes gossipy detail, Boswells Life of Johnson is a real treat. After ten pages, I was hooked. In writing his Life of Johnson, Boswell showed us all how fascinating a single man can be when studied in detail by a sympathetic reporter.I suspect that Boswells Johnson is a much more interesting character than Johnsons Johnson, but that doesnt matter: Boswells book is a separate creation and entity than Johnson the man. Boswells hero worship and adulation is infectious.It is difficult not to wish Boswell success in pulling off this grand project: a huge portrait of a brilliant, admirable, great but flawed man. Get this. You are going to be entertained. Despite its enormous size, this is a fun, interesting, stimulating read. This is the perfect vacation book for anyone who prefers something with more intellectual meat than a thriller or mystery. Anglophiles MUST read this. Anyone who cares about great books should read it. And anyone looking for a book that has stood the test of time should read it. Simply because you will be denying yourself a great experience if you dont.I would definitely want this with me during a long convalescence--it would be a great companion.
/book/show/18732542-an-enquiry-concerning-the-principles-of-morals---the-original-classic-ed?from_search=true	David Hume	An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals - The Original Classic Edition	An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals (EPM) is one of the cornerstone texts in Western philosophy and is written with Humes characteristic combination of incisive analysis and charming style. Humes goal is to describe the bases of human moral conduct. EPM is descriptive rather than prescriptive. While Hume clearly has strong opinions about what constitutes approprAn Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals (EPM) is one of the cornerstone texts in Western philosophy and is written with Humes characteristic combination of incisive analysis and charming style. Humes goal is to describe the bases of human moral conduct. EPM is descriptive rather than prescriptive. While Hume clearly has strong opinions about what constitutes appropriate moral conduct, in EPM his focus is really on moral psychology rather than moral direction. This approach is what would now be called metaethical. As with his work on epistemology, Hume is also concerned with establishing the limits of human reason. In Humes analysis, reason has an important but limited role in moral judgements, crucial for reaching appropriate judgements but does not establish the basic principles for moral judgement.Hume sees morality as based on an interesting interplay of moral sentiments, which he sees as intrinsic to human nature, self-interest, and social utility. The importance of each of these varies with considerably in different social settings. In family life and close personal relationships, moral sentiments dominate but the force of moral sentiment weakens as the range of socieity increases. In more complex social settings, Hume sees a form of utilitarianism as restraining self-interest. For Hume, specific moral systems are variable, somewhat situation dependent, and historically contingent.Thought provoking and very readable.
/book/show/278316.Homeric_Hymns?from_search=true	Homer Jules Cashford (Translator) Nicholas Richardson (Introduction)	Homeric Hymns	Composed for recitation at festivals, these 33 songs were written in honour of the gods and goddesses of the ancient Greek pantheon. They recount the key episodes in the lives of the gods, and dramatise the moments when they first appear before mortals. Together they offer the most vivid picture we have of the Greek view of the relationship between the divine and human worComposed for recitation at festivals, these 33 songs were written in honour of the gods and goddesses of the ancient Greek pantheon. They recount the key episodes in the lives of the gods, and dramatise the moments when they first appear before mortals. Together they offer the most vivid picture we have of the Greek view of the relationship between the divine and human worlds.
/book/show/5970425-alice-adams?from_search=true	Booth Tarkington Angus Wells	Alice Adams	Alice Adams, the daughter of middle-class parents, wants desperately to belong with the people of high society who live in her town. Ultimately, her ambitions are tempered by the realities of her situation, which she learns to accept with grace and style. Alice's resiliency of spirit makes her one of Booth Tarkington's most compelling characters. A fascinating story thatAlice Adams, the daughter of middle-class parents, wants desperately to belong with the people of high society who live in her town. Ultimately, her ambitions are tempered by the realities of her situation, which she learns to accept with grace and style. Alice's resiliency of spirit makes her one of Booth Tarkington's most compelling characters. A fascinating story that won the Pulitzer Prize. Newly designed and typeset in a modern 6-by-9-inch format by Waking Lion Press.
/book/show/10422047-the-incal-classic-collection?from_search=true	Mbius Alejandro Jodorowsky (Illustrator)	The Incal Classic Collection	The world-renowned dystopian sci-fi comic from the creative duo of legendary illustrator Moebius and filmmaker, writer and composer Alejandro Jodorowsky.The Incal tells the epic tale of sci-fi detective John Difool. Difool -- your average Class R Private Investigator -- plies his trade ina towering far-future metropolis inhabited by vicious gangsters, robot policemen andThe world-renowned dystopian sci-fi comic from the creative duo of legendary illustrator Moebius and filmmaker, writer and composer Alejandro Jodorowsky.The Incal tells the epic tale of sci-fi detective John Difool. Difool -- your average Class R Private Investigator -- plies his trade ina towering far-future metropolis inhabited by vicious gangsters, robot policemen and nimbus-crowned ruling-class 'aristos.'Employed to chaperone a young female aristo in the city's lawless lower regions, Difool becomes lost and stumbles into anadventure of aliens, mystery, and universal mayhem. Inexorably drawn into events of cosmic proportions, John Difool mustdecide how to be a hero with the fate of the galaxy in his hands.
/book/show/1051480.Pierre_and_Jean_and_Selected_Short_Stories?from_search=true	Guy de Maupassant	Pierre and Jean and Selected Short Stories	Considered one of the world's best short story writers, de Maupassant crafted flawless tales, often known for their surprise endings, that have influenced generations of American and European writers. This unique collection contains 19 of his most famous stories and his brilliant novel Pierre and Jean.
/book/show/31628098-the-first-part-of-king-henry-the-sixth?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	The First Part of King Henry the Sixth	Excerpt from The First Part of King Henry the SixthComets, importing change of times and states, Brandish your crystal tresses in the sky, And with them scourge the bad revolting 'stars, That have consented unto Henry's death! 6 King Henry the Fifth, too famous to live long! England ne'er lost a king of so much worth.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundredsExcerpt from The First Part of King Henry the SixthComets, importing change of times and states, Brandish your crystal tresses in the sky, And with them scourge the bad revolting 'stars, That have consented unto Henry's death! 6 King Henry the Fifth, too famous to live long! England ne'er lost a king of so much worth.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/12466312-tan-classic?from_search=true	Francis de Sales	TAN Classic: An Introduction to the Devout Life	As no sensible person would make a long road trip without first consulting a map, so the person intent upon gaining Heaven should first resort to a competent guide to reach that Goal of all goals. And no better guide to Heaven exists than An Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales (1567-1622), Doctor of the Church. It is at once easy to read, being laid outAs no sensible person would make a long road trip without first consulting a map, so the person intent upon gaining Heaven should first resort to a competent guide to reach that Goal of all goals. And no better guide to Heaven exists than An Introduction to the Devout Life by St. Francis de Sales (1567-1622), Doctor of the Church. It is at once easy to read, being laid out in short chapters, yet thorough, authoritative, reliable, kind and gentle a mirror of its author. It is a book, moreover, for all, because all are called to the devout life. True devotion to God, the author points out, adorns every vocation. The devout life, moreover, is a lovely, a pleasant, and a happy life. (p. 5)Addressed as a personal letter to Philothea, the lover of God which genuinely represents the reader the book covers: our first desire to lead a devout life to our full resolution to do so, how we should approach God in prayer and the Sacraments, the practice of 16 important virtues, remedies against ordinary temptations, and becoming confirmed in our practice of devotion. St. Francis says, Devotion is spiritual agility and vivacity, by means of which charity works in us, or we in her, with love and readiness; and as charity leads us to obey and fulfill all God s Commandments, so devotion leads us to obey them with promptitude and diligence. (p. 3)An Introduction to the Devout Life is a book to be read with pencil in hand. It is a book to be read again and again. It is a book to make your guide for the rest of your life. It goes to the heart of becoming good. Its aim is to help you be rid of sin and even the inclinations to sin. Alone, its 10 brief meditations in Part I will orient you toward God for the rest of your life. No one will come away without being profoundly impressed and without being motivated to enter upon the devout life . . . which leads ultimately to God and to Heaven.
/book/show/6164579-grain-of-wheat-classic-edition?from_search=true	Ngg wa Thiongo	Grain of Wheat Classic Edition	A bestselling title in Heinemann's long-established 'African Writers Series', this novel is now being published with a new introduction as part of the new series 'African Writers Series Classics'.
/book/show/33579975-maxims-and-moral-reflections?from_search=true	Franois de La Rochefoucauld	Maxims and Moral Reflections	Excerpt from Maxims And Moral ReflectionsLes passions sont les seuls orateurs qui persuadent toujours. Elles sont comme un art de la nature dont les regles sont inrail libles; o: l'homme le plus simple qui a de la passion persuade mieux que le plus elou quent qui n'en a point.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. FExcerpt from Maxims And Moral ReflectionsLes passions sont les seuls orateurs qui persuadent toujours. Elles sont comme un art de la nature dont les regles sont inrail libles; o: l'homme le plus simple qui a de la passion persuade mieux que le plus elou quent qui n'en a point.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/7312875-queen-lucia?from_search=true	E.F. Benson	Queen Lucia	Excerpt from Queen LuciaThough the sun was hot on this July morning Mrs Lucas preferred to cover the half-mile that lay between the station and her house on her own brisk feet, and sent on her maid and her luggage in the fly that her husband had ordered to meet her. After those four hours in the train a short walk would be pleasant, but, though she veiled it from her consExcerpt from Queen LuciaThough the sun was hot on this July morning Mrs Lucas preferred to cover the half-mile that lay between the station and her house on her own brisk feet, and sent on her maid and her luggage in the fly that her husband had ordered to meet her. After those four hours in the train a short walk would be pleasant, but, though she veiled it from her conscious mind, another motive, subconsciously engineered, prompted her action. It would, of course, be universally known to all her friends in Riseholme that she was arriving today by the 12.26, and at that hour the village street would be sure to be full of them. They would see the fly with luggage draw up at the door of The Hurst, and nobody except her maid would get out.That would be an interesting thing for them: it would cause one of those little thrills of pleasant excitement and conjectural exercise which supplied Riseholme with its emotional daily bread.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/754419.Healing_the_Sick?from_search=true	T.L. Osborn	Healing the Sick: A Living Classic	!Over 1,000,000 SOLD!has been acclaimed around the world to be a modern-day classic on divine healing. Throughout his ministry,has personally witnessed the miraculous healings of multitudes of individuals who have heard and believed on the resurrection power of Jesus Christ.This is a powerful book, so powerfu!Over 1,000,000 SOLD!has been acclaimed around the world to be a modern-day classic on divine healing. Throughout his ministry,has personally witnessed the miraculous healings of multitudes of individuals who have heard and believed on the resurrection power of Jesus Christ.This is a powerful book, so powerful that thousands of people have been healed just by reading and acting upon the truths in this book!Now in an expanded and easier-to-read format, this Living Classic will continue to be a miracle blessing to all those who read it. Written in a clear, simple and straight-forward style,has been and will continue to be one of the Body of Christ's foremost authoritative teachings on divine healing.
/book/show/6562532-ophelia-joined-the-group-maidens-who-don-t-float?from_search=true	Sarah Schmelling	Ophelia Joined the Group Maidens Who Don't Float: Classic Lit Signs on to Facebook	When humorist Sarah Schmelling transformedinto a Facebook news feed, it launched the next big humor trend-Facebook lit. This hilarious book is the first to bring more than fifty authors and stories from classic literature back to life and online. Schmelling uses the conventions of social networking-profile pages, status updates, news feeds, and applications-to reteWhen humorist Sarah Schmelling transformedinto a Facebook news feed, it launched the next big humor trend-Facebook lit. This hilarious book is the first to bring more than fifty authors and stories from classic literature back to life and online. Schmelling uses the conventions of social networking-profile pages, status updates, news feeds, and applications-to retell everything fromtoto.Every day 150 million active users of Facebook log on to reconnect with old classmates, add pictures, share quizzes, and post news stories, notes, and videos. In Schmelling-s network, Satan and Beelzebub connect using thefinder, Don Quixote vows vengeance against Superpoke, Jane Eyre listens to Jay-Z-s -Hard-Knock Life- on repeat, Ernest Hemingway completes the -Are you a real man?- quiz, and Oedipus works on his family tree.A loving spoof of the most-trafficked social networking website in the world and a playful game of literary who-s who,will have book lovers and Facebook addicts alike twittering with joy.
/book/show/18732496-psmith-journalist---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	P.G. Wodehouse	Psmith, Journalist - The Original Classic Edition	Psmith Journalist is the third Psmith novel and finds the hero cavorting in the New York City of 1914, as he unilaterally takes over a weekly newpaper, runs afoul of politicians and gangsters, and consorts with other gangsters to arrange for his protection. This sounds rather grim but actually Psmith continues to delight us with his humorous language and indomitable aplombPsmith Journalist is the third Psmith novel and finds the hero cavorting in the New York City of 1914, as he unilaterally takes over a weekly newpaper, runs afoul of politicians and gangsters, and consorts with other gangsters to arrange for his protection. This sounds rather grim but actually Psmith continues to delight us with his humorous language and indomitable aplomb. As with the other early novels the final plot resolution is rather weak but not without being preceded by a hundred-odd pages of hilarious dialog and action.Moreover, the book provides a fascinating glimpse into the New York of a distant year, with which the author was intimately familiar.
/book/show/22464852-the-duchess-of-bloomsbury-street?from_search=true	Helene Hanff	The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street	used - like new
/book/show/26986120-our-nig?from_search=true	Harriet E. Wilson	Our Nig: Or Sketches from the Life of a Free Black in a Two-Story White House, North	Excerpt from Our Nig: Or Sketches From the Life of a Free Black in a Two-Story White House, NorthIn offering to the public the following pages, the writer confesses her inability to minister to the refined and cultivated, the pleasure supplied by abler pens. It is not for such these crude narrations appear. Deserted by kindred, disabled by failing health, I am forced to sExcerpt from Our Nig: Or Sketches From the Life of a Free Black in a Two-Story White House, NorthIn offering to the public the following pages, the writer confesses her inability to minister to the refined and cultivated, the pleasure supplied by abler pens. It is not for such these crude narrations appear. Deserted by kindred, disabled by failing health, I am forced to some experiment which shall aid me in maintaining myself and child without extinguishing this feeble life. I would not from these motives even palliate slavery at the South, by disclosures of its appurtenances North. My mistress was wholly imbued with southern principles. I do not pretend to divulge every transaction in my own life, which the unprejudiced would declare unfavorable in comparison with treatment of legal bondmen; I have purposely omitted what would most provoke shame in our good anti-slavery friends at home.My humble position and frank confession of errors will, I hope, shield me from severe criticism. Indeed, defects are so apparent it requires no skilful hand to expose them.I sincerely appeal to my colored brethren universally for patronage, hoping they will not condemn this attempt of their sister to be erudite, but rally around me a faithful band of supporters and defenders.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/29915887-monsters-from-the-vault?from_search=true	Orrin Grey	Monsters from the Vault: Classic Horror Films Revisited	Welcome back to the Vault of Secrets, where acclaimed author, skeleton, and monster expert Orrin Grey will be disinterring a bunch of classic (or not-so-classic) vintage horror films for your delectation. Revisiting films from the earliest of the talkies (shot in two-strip Technicolor!) to Bert I. Gordon's 1976 masterpiece The Food of the Gods, this volume collects moreWelcome back to the Vault of Secrets, where acclaimed author, skeleton, and monster expert Orrin Grey will be disinterring a bunch of classic (or not-so-classic) vintage horror films for your delectation. Revisiting films from the earliest of the talkies (shot in two-strip Technicolor!) to Bert I. Gordon's 1976 masterpiece The Food of the Gods, this volume collects more than four years of Grey's popular Vault of Secrets column on vintage horror cinema, featuring everything from mad scientists to mole people, giant bugs to devil dolls, and more. Thrills, chills, and, of course, plenty of monsters await you within these pages. So dim the lights, grab some popcorn, and get ready for our feature presentation...
/book/show/26445978-la-pensee-sauvage?from_search=true	Claude Lvi-Strauss	La Pensee Sauvage	Excerpt from La Pensee SauvageCe livre forme un tout, mais les problemes qu'il discute ont un rapport etroit avec ceux que nous avons plus rapidement examines dans un travail recent intitule le Totemisme aujourd'hui (P. U. F., Paris 1962). Sans pretendre exiger du lecteur qu'il s'y reporte, il convient de l'avertir qu'un lien existe entre les deux ouvrages: le premier conExcerpt from La Pensee SauvageCe livre forme un tout, mais les problemes qu'il discute ont un rapport etroit avec ceux que nous avons plus rapidement examines dans un travail recent intitule le Totemisme aujourd'hui (P. U. F., Paris 1962). Sans pretendre exiger du lecteur qu'il s'y reporte, il convient de l'avertir qu'un lien existe entre les deux ouvrages: le premier constitue une sorte d'introduction historique et critique au second. On n'a donc pas juge necessaire de revenir ici sur des notions, des definitions et des faits, auxquels on avait deja prete suffisamment d'attention.En abordant le present ouvrage, le lecteur doit pourtant savoir ce que nous attendons de lui: qu'il nous donne acte de la conclusion negative a laquelle nous etions parvenu au sujet du totemisme, car, apres avoir explique pourquoi nous croyons que les anciens ethnologues se sont laisses duper par une illusion, c'est maintenant l'envers du totemisme que nous entreprenons d'explorer.De ce que le nom de Maurice Merleau-Ponty figure en premiere page d'un livre dont les dernieres sont reservees a la discussion d'un ouvrage de Sartre, nul ne saurait inferer que j'ai voulu les opposer l'un a l'autre.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/2527835.The_Real_Thomas_Jefferson?from_search=true	Andrew M. Allison	The Real Thomas Jefferson (Volume 1 of the American classic series)	
/book/show/15440767-pocket-size-bible-hcsb-classic?from_search=true	Anonymous (Creator)	Pocket Size Bible-HCSB-Classic	The largest type-size available in a pocket-size Bible Subject index Presentation pages 1139 pp. 5.28 x 7.32 x 1.34 Font size: 7
/book/show/27008684-the-voyages-and-adventures-of-captain-hatteras?from_search=true	Jules Verne	The Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras	Excerpt from The Voyages and Adventures of Captain HatterasThe Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras was written by Jules Verne in 1876. This is a 608 page book, containing 143291 words and 257 pictures. Search Inside is enabled for this title.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atExcerpt from The Voyages and Adventures of Captain HatterasThe Voyages and Adventures of Captain Hatteras was written by Jules Verne in 1876. This is a 608 page book, containing 143291 words and 257 pictures. Search Inside is enabled for this title.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/5005665-alice-in-wonderland-through-the-looking-glass?from_search=true	Eva Mason (Editor) Lewis Carroll Dan Andreasen (Illustrator)	Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass (Classic Starts Series)	
/book/show/26911521-caesar-and-cleopatra-a-page-of-history?from_search=true	George Bernard Shaw	Caesar and Cleopatra a Page of History	Excerpt from Caesar and Cleopatra a Page of HistoryAn October night on the Syrian border of Egypt towards the end of the XXXIII Dynasty, in the year 706 by Roman computation, afterwards reckoned by Christian computation as 48 B.C. A great radiance of silver fire, the dawn of a moonlit night, is rising in the east. The stars and the cloudless sky are our own contemporariesExcerpt from Caesar and Cleopatra a Page of HistoryAn October night on the Syrian border of Egypt towards the end of the XXXIII Dynasty, in the year 706 by Roman computation, afterwards reckoned by Christian computation as 48 B.C. A great radiance of silver fire, the dawn of a moonlit night, is rising in the east. The stars and the cloudless sky are our own contemporaries, nineteen and a half centuries younger than we know them; but you would not guess that from their appearance. Below them are two notable drawbacks of civilization: a, palace, and soldiers. The palace, an old, low, Syrian building of whitened mud, is not so ugly as Buckingham Palace; and the officers in the courtyard are more highly civilized than modern English officers: for example, they do not dig up the corpses of their dead enemies and mutilate them, as we dug up Cromwell and the Mahdi. They are in two groups: one intent on the gambling of their captain Belzanor, a warrior of fifty, who, with his spear on the ground beside his knee, is stooping to throw dice with a sly-looking young Persian recruit; the other gathered about a guardsman who has just finished telling a naughty story (still current in English barracks) at which they are laughing uproariously. They are about a dozen in number, all highly aristocratic young Egyptian guardsmen, handsomely equipped with weapons and armor, very unEnglish in point of not being ashamed of and uncomfortable in their professional dress; on the contrary, rather ostentatiously and arrogantly warlike, as valuing themselves on their military caste.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/27702836-heartbreak-house-the-original-classic?from_search=true	George Bernard Shaw	Heartbreak House, the Original Classic:	Heartbreak House is not merely the name of the play which follows this preface. It is cultured, leisured Europe before the war. When the play was begun not a shot had been fired; and only the professional diplomatists and the very few amateurs whose hobby is foreign policy even knew that the guns were loaded. A Russian playwright, Tchekov, had produced four fascinating draHeartbreak House is not merely the name of the play which follows this preface. It is cultured, leisured Europe before the war. When the play was begun not a shot had been fired; and only the professional diplomatists and the very few amateurs whose hobby is foreign policy even knew that the guns were loaded. A Russian playwright, Tchekov, had produced four fascinating dramatic studies of Heartbreak House, of which three, The Cherry Orchard, Uncle Vanya, and The Seagull, had been performed in England. Tolstoy, in his Fruits of Enlightenment, had shown us through it in his most ferociously contemptuous manner. Tolstoy did not waste any sympathy on it: it was to him the house in which Europe was stifling its soul; and he knew that our utter enervation and futilization in that overheated drawingroom atmosphere was delivering the world over to the control of ignorant and soulless cunning and energy, with the frightful consequences which have now overtaken it. Tolstoy was no pessimist: he was not disposed to leave the house standing if he could bring it down about the ears of its pretty and amiable voluptuaries; and he wielded the pickaxe with a will. He treated the case of the inmates as one of opium poisoning, to be dealt with by seizing the patients roughly and exercising them violently until they were broad awake. Tchekov, more of a fatalist, had no faith in these charming people extricating themselves. They would, he thought, be sold up and sent adrift by the bailiffs; and he therefore had no scruple in exploiting and even flattering their charm.
/book/show/27011100-the-man-of-feeling?from_search=true	Henry MacKenzie	The Man of Feeling	Excerpt from The Man of FeelingIt was a false point, and our labour was vain: yet, to do Rover justice (for he's an excellent dog, though I have lost his pedigree), the fault was none of his, the birds were gone: the curate shewed me the spot whare they had lain basking, at the root of an old hedge.I stopped and cried Hem The curate is fatter than I he wiped the sweat frExcerpt from The Man of FeelingIt was a false point, and our labour was vain: yet, to do Rover justice (for he's an excellent dog, though I have lost his pedigree), the fault was none of his, the birds were gone: the curate shewed me the spot whare they had lain basking, at the root of an old hedge.I stopped and cried Hem The curate is fatter than I he wiped the sweat from his brow.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/30909151-the-iphigeneia-at-aulis-of-euripides?from_search=true	Euripides	The Iphigeneia at Aulis of Euripides: With Introduction and Notes	Excerpt from The Iphigeneia at Aulis of Euripides: With Introduction and NotesThe text is based generally upon that of Adolph Kirchhoff which follows closely the authority of the mss. A list of all the deviations from his text which occur in the present edition will be found in the Appendix.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and cExcerpt from The Iphigeneia at Aulis of Euripides: With Introduction and NotesThe text is based generally upon that of Adolph Kirchhoff which follows closely the authority of the mss. A list of all the deviations from his text which occur in the present edition will be found in the Appendix.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/19035178-dewan-e-ghalib-classic-series?from_search=true	Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib	Dewan e Ghalib (Classic Series) (Urdu Edition)	Urdu Classic Poetry
/book/show/8237482-liegeia?from_search=true	Edgar Allan Poe	Liegeia	Suspense, fear and the supernatural provide the center for this tale by the master prose writer.
/book/show/27082847-sevastopol?from_search=true	Leo Tolstoy	Sevastopol	Excerpt from SevastopolThe flush of morning has but just begun to tinge the sky above Sapun Mountain; the dark blue surface of the sea has already cast aside the shades of night and awaits the first ray to begin a play of merry gleams; cold and mist are wafted from the bay; there is no snow - all is black, but the morning frost pinches the face and crackles underfoot, andExcerpt from SevastopolThe flush of morning has but just begun to tinge the sky above Sapun Mountain; the dark blue surface of the sea has already cast aside the shades of night and awaits the first ray to begin a play of merry gleams; cold and mist are wafted from the bay; there is no snow - all is black, but the morning frost pinches the face and crackles underfoot, and the far-off, unceasing roar of the sea, broken now and then by the thunder of the firing in Sevastopol, alone disturbs the calm of the morning. It is dark on board the ships; it has just struck eight bells.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/7069333-hg-wells-classic-collection-i?from_search=true	H.G. Wells Les Edwards (Illustrations)	HG Wells Classic Collection I	This collection includes The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The War of the Worlds, The First Men in the Moon and The Invisible Man - all collected in a stunning leather-bound omnibus.Five of the best science fiction novels by the Grandfather of Science Fiction: unsurpassed in their timeless capacity to thrill and transfix, these are tales that reach to the hearThis collection includes The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The War of the Worlds, The First Men in the Moon and The Invisible Man - all collected in a stunning leather-bound omnibus.Five of the best science fiction novels by the Grandfather of Science Fiction: unsurpassed in their timeless capacity to thrill and transfix, these are tales that reach to the heart of human ambition, fear, intelligence and hope.The Time Machine was Wells' first major piece of fiction: a haunting vision of a far future earth orbiting a sun cooling to extinction.The War of the Worlds: still considered by many to be the best novel of alien invasion ever writtenThe Island of Doctor Moreau: with its terrible creation The House of Pain, this tale anticipated our terror of genetic engineering.The Invisible Man: the classic study of scientific hubris.The First Men in the Moon: a Scientific Romance, a fantastical voyage a dystopian nightmare revealed.
/book/show/11050.The_American_Boy_s_Handy_Book?from_search=true	Daniel Carter Beard	The American Boy's Handy Book: Turn-of-the-Century Classic of Crafts and Activities	As timely as it is timeless, this instructive book has captured the interest and imagination of boys for well over a century. Chapters on kite flying and fishing, rigging and sailing small boats, camping out without a tent, knot-tying for mountain climbing and other activities, as well as training dogs, raising wild birds, and other projects will appeal as much to today'sAs timely as it is timeless, this instructive book has captured the interest and imagination of boys for well over a century. Chapters on kite flying and fishing, rigging and sailing small boats, camping out without a tent, knot-tying for mountain climbing and other activities, as well as training dogs, raising wild birds, and other projects will appeal as much to today's youngsters as they did to children in the late 1800s.This classic includes scores of projects that will keep children occupied all year long  from sculpting snowmen and making sleds to stocking aquariums and performing puppet shows.Many of these enterprises have also been known to compete effectively with TV and video games! Best of all, the projects have the power to inspire the imagination and help youngsters master new skills and experience the satisfaction of personal accomplishment.
/book/show/6379796-oliver-twist?from_search=true	Classic Comic Store Charles Dickens	Oliver Twist (Classics Illustrated #23)	Dickens's tale of the young orphan, Oliver Twist, and his experiences in London. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, providing an excellent introduction for younger readers. Also includes theme discussions and study questions.
/book/show/31875400-rudin?from_search=true	Ivan Turgenev	Rudin: A Novel	Excerpt from Rudin: A NovelTurgenev is an author who no longer belongs to Russia only. During the last fifteen years of his life he won for himself the reading public, first in France, then in Germany and America, and finally in England.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThisExcerpt from Rudin: A NovelTurgenev is an author who no longer belongs to Russia only. During the last fifteen years of his life he won for himself the reading public, first in France, then in Germany and America, and finally in England.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/24883215-the-works-of-edgar-allan-poe-in-five-volumes?from_search=true	Edgar Allan Poe Good Time Classic (Cover Design)	The Works of Edgar Allan Poe in Five Volumes: Volume Three (The Complete Works of Edgar Allan Poe) (Volume 3)	Contents:Narrative of A. Gordon PymLigeiaMorellaA Tale pof the Ragged MountainsThe SpectaclesKing PestThree Sundays in a Week
/book/show/7453538-abandonment-to-divine-providence?from_search=true	Jean-Pierre de Caussade Dennis J. Billy	Abandonment to Divine Providence: The Classic Text with a Spiritual Commentary	Jean-Pierre de Caussade, a French Jesuit spiritual director and writer born in the late seventeenth century, is best known for his belief in the sacredness of the present moment, or the eternal now. His masterpiece, Abandonment to Divine Providence, has been celebrated by spiritual writers as diverse as Richard Foster and Alan Watts for its ability to invoke the mysterJean-Pierre de Caussade, a French Jesuit spiritual director and writer born in the late seventeenth century, is best known for his belief in the sacredness of the present moment, or the eternal now. His masterpiece, Abandonment to Divine Providence, has been celebrated by spiritual writers as diverse as Richard Foster and Alan Watts for its ability to invoke the mystery of eternity in the now--a tenet of spirituality that resonates across faith traditions. Accompanied by the probing, expert commentary of Dennis Billy, C.Ss.R., this exemplary edition of de Caussade's Abandonment offers newcomers to mysticism and spiritual direction a clear, compelling path to entering into God's presence.
/book/show/22436526-the-economic-consequences-of-the-peace?from_search=true	John Maynard Keynes	The Economic Consequences of the Peace	
/book/show/26439079-cesar-birotteau?from_search=true	Honor de Balzac	Cesar Birotteau	Excerpt from Cesar BirotteauAu milieu de ce point d'orgue qui, dans la grande symphonie du tapage parisien, se rencontre vers une heure du matin, la femme de M. Cesar Birotteau, marchand parfumeur etabli pres de la place Vendome, fut reveillee en sursaut par un epouvantable reve. La parfumeuse s'etait vue double, elle s'etait apparue a elle-meme en haillons, tournant d'unExcerpt from Cesar BirotteauAu milieu de ce point d'orgue qui, dans la grande symphonie du tapage parisien, se rencontre vers une heure du matin, la femme de M. Cesar Birotteau, marchand parfumeur etabli pres de la place Vendome, fut reveillee en sursaut par un epouvantable reve. La parfumeuse s'etait vue double, elle s'etait apparue a elle-meme en haillons, tournant d'une main seche et iidee le bec-de-cane de sa propre boutique, ou elle se trouvait a la fois et sur le seuil de la porte et sur son fauteuil dans le comptoir; elle se demandait l'aumone, elle s'entendait parler a la porte et au comptoir. Elle voulut saisir son mari et posa la main sur une place froide. Sa peur devint alors tellement intense, qu'elle ne put remuer son cou. qui se petrifia; les parois de son gosier se collerent, la voix lui manqua; elle resta clouee sur son seant, les yeux agrandis et fixes, les cheveux douloureusement affectes, les oreilles pleines de sons etranges, le c ur contracte mais palpitant, enfin tout a la fois en sueur et glacee au milieu d'une alcove dont les deux battants etaient ouverts.La peur est un sentiment morbifique a demi, qui presse si violemment la machine humaine, que les facultes y sont soudainement portees soit au plus haut degre de leur puissance, soit au dernier de la desorganisation. La physiologie a ete pendant longtemps surprise de ce phenomene, qui renverse ses systemes et bouleverse ses conjectures, quoiqu'il soit tout bonnement un foudroiement opere a l'interieur, mais, comme tous les accidents electriques, bizarre et capricieux dans ses modes.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/23135212-typhoon?from_search=true	Joseph Conrad	Typhoon	In this classic and timeless novel, we encounter the almost unforgiving nature of the seas when Captain MacWhirr and his crew battle a terrible storm. This novel is a masterful display of storytelling showcasing the completely different stances of those involved in a voyage that could have been doomed by the forces of nature. > Visit ladyvalkyrie.com for more Classics aIn this classic and timeless novel, we encounter the almost unforgiving nature of the seas when Captain MacWhirr and his crew battle a terrible storm. This novel is a masterful display of storytelling showcasing the completely different stances of those involved in a voyage that could have been doomed by the forces of nature. > Visit ladyvalkyrie.com for more Classics as well for Other titles and Series/Categories of books (Gothic, Westerns, Religion, Mysteries, Fiction, Romance, Action, Plays, Sci-fi, foreign languages, and many more)!> You can also browse our latest offerings at Amazon.com by searching for lady valkyrie in books.
/book/show/220795.The_Temperament_God_Gave_You?from_search=true	Art Bennett Laraine Bennett	The Temperament God Gave You: The Classic Key to Knowing Yourself, Getting Along with Others, and Growing Closer to the Lord	Unlock the secret of your personality and learn how to be a better spouse, parent, friend, and Christian. This book offers a Catholic understanding of the four ancient temperaments that will bring you closer to God and help you discover the path to holiness that's right for you. Learn how to identify and understand the four temperaments that determine our reactions, guideUnlock the secret of your personality and learn how to be a better spouse, parent, friend, and Christian. This book offers a Catholic understanding of the four ancient temperaments that will bring you closer to God and help you discover the path to holiness that's right for you. Learn how to identify and understand the four temperaments that determine our reactions, guide our choices, color our understanding, and serve as the foundation of our moral and spiritual life.
/book/show/11932495-the-elusive-pimpernel?from_search=true	Emmuska Orczy	The Elusive Pimpernel: A Romance	Excerpt from The Elusive Pimpernel: A RomanceThere was not even a reaction.On! ever on! in that wild, surging torrent; sowing the wind of anarchy, of terrorism, of lust of blood and bate, and reaping a hurricane of destruction and of horror.On! ever on! France, with Paris and all her children still rushes blindly, madly on; defies the powerful coalition, Austria, EnglanExcerpt from The Elusive Pimpernel: A RomanceThere was not even a reaction.On! ever on! in that wild, surging torrent; sowing the wind of anarchy, of terrorism, of lust of blood and bate, and reaping a hurricane of destruction and of horror.On! ever on! France, with Paris and all her children still rushes blindly, madly on; defies the powerful coalition, Austria, England, Spain, Prussia, all joined together to stem the flow of carnage, defies the Universe and defies God!Paris this September, 1793! - or shall we call it Vendemlaire, Year 1 of the Republic? Call it what we will! Paris! a city of bloodshed, of humanity in its lowest, most degraded, aspect, France herself a gigantic self-devouring monster, her fairest cities destroyed, Lyons razed to the ground, Toulon, Marseilles, masses of blackened ruins, her bravest sons turned to lustful brutes or to abject cowards seeking safety at the cost of any humiliation.That is thy reward, O mighty, holy Revolution I apotheosis of equality and fraternity! grand rival of decadent Christianity.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/33162792-the-wood-beyond-the-world?from_search=true	William Morris	The Wood Beyond the World:	A while ago there was a young man dwelling in a great and goodly city by the sea which had to name Langton on Holm. He was but of five and twenty winters, a fair-faced man, yellow-haired, tall and strong; rather wiser than foolisher than young men are mostly wont; a valiant youth, and a kind; not of many words but courteous of speech; no roisterer, nought masterful, but peA while ago there was a young man dwelling in a great and goodly city by the sea which had to name Langton on Holm. He was but of five and twenty winters, a fair-faced man, yellow-haired, tall and strong; rather wiser than foolisher than young men are mostly wont; a valiant youth, and a kind; not of many words but courteous of speech; no roisterer, nought masterful, but peaceable and knowing how to forbear: in a fray a perilous foe, and a trusty war-fellow. His father, with whom he was dwelling when this tale begins, was a great merchant, richer than a baron of the land, a head-man of the greatest of the Lineages of Langton, and a captain of the Porte; he was of the Lineage of the Goldings, therefore was he called Bartholomew Golden, and his son Golden Walter.
/book/show/26450218-the-bride-of-lammermoor?from_search=true	Walter Scott	The Bride of Lammermoor	Excerpt from The Bride of LammermoorThe Author, on a former occasion, declined giving the real source from which he drew the tragic subject of this history, because, though occurring at a distant period, it might possibly be unpleasing to the feelings of the descendants of the parties. But as he finds an account of the circumstances given the Notes to Law's Memorials, byExcerpt from The Bride of LammermoorThe Author, on a former occasion, declined giving the real source from which he drew the tragic subject of this history, because, though occurring at a distant period, it might possibly be unpleasing to the feelings of the descendants of the parties. But as he finds an account of the circumstances given the Notes to Law's Memorials, by his ingenious friend, Charles Kirkpatrick Sharpe, Esq., and also indicated in his reprint of the Rev. Mr. Symson's poems appended to the Large Description of Galloway, as the original of the Bride of Lammermoor, the Author feels himself now at liberty to tell the tale as he had it from connexions of his own, who lived very near the period, and were closely related to the family of the bride.It is well known that the family of Dalrymple, which has produced, within the space of two centuries, as many men of talent, civil and military, and of literary, political, and professional eminence, as any house in Scotland, first rose into distinction in the person of James Dalrymple, one of the most eminent lawyers that ever lived, though the labours of his powerful mind were unhappily exercised on a subject so limited as Scottish jurisprudence, on which he has composed an admirable work.He married Margaret, daughter to Ross of Balneel, with whom he obtained a considerable estate.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/27083220-pierre-and-luce?from_search=true	Romain Rolland	Pierre and Luce	Excerpt from Pierre and LucePierre plunged into the subway. A feverish, a brutal crowd. On his feet near the door, closely pressed in a bank of human bodies and sharing the heavy atmosphere passing in and out of their mouths, he stared without seeing them at the black and rumbling vaults over which flickered the shining eyes of the train. The same heavy shadows lay in hisExcerpt from Pierre and LucePierre plunged into the subway. A feverish, a brutal crowd. On his feet near the door, closely pressed in a bank of human bodies and sharing the heavy atmosphere passing in and out of their mouths, he stared without seeing them at the black and rumbling vaults over which flickered the shining eyes of the train. The same heavy shadows lay in his mind, the same gleams, hard and tremulous.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26301121-the-red-room?from_search=true	August Strindberg	The Red Room	Excerpt from The Red RoomIt was an evening in the beginning of May. The little garden on Moses Height, on the south side of the town had not yet been thrown open to the public, and the flower-beds were still unturned. The snowdrops had worked through the accumulations of last year's dead leaves, and were on the point of closing their short career and making room for theExcerpt from The Red RoomIt was an evening in the beginning of May. The little garden on Moses Height, on the south side of the town had not yet been thrown open to the public, and the flower-beds were still unturned. The snowdrops had worked through the accumulations of last year's dead leaves, and were on the point of closing their short career and making room for the crocuses which had found shelter under a barren pear tree; the elder was waiting for a southerly wind before bursting into bloom, but the tightly closed buds of the limes still offered cover for love-making to the chaffinches, busily employed in building their lichen-covered nests between trunk and branch. No human foot had trod the gravel paths since last winter's snow had melted, and the free and easy life of beasts and flowers was left undisturbed. The sparrows industriously collected all manner of rubbish, and stowed it away under the tiles of the Navigation School. They burdened themselves with scraps of the rocket-cases of last autumn's fireworks, and picked the straw covers off the young trees, transplanted from the nursery in the Deer Park only a year ago - nothing escaped them. They discovered shreds of muslin in the summer arbours; the splintered leg of a seat supplied them with tufts of hair left on the battlefield by dogs which had not been fighting there since Josephine's day. What a life it was!About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/6562532-ophelia-joined-the-group-maidens-who-don-t-float?from_search=true	Sarah Schmelling	Ophelia Joined the Group Maidens Who Don't Float: Classic Lit Signs on to Facebook	When humorist Sarah Schmelling transformedinto a Facebook news feed, it launched the next big humor trend-Facebook lit. This hilarious book is the first to bring more than fifty authors and stories from classic literature back to life and online. Schmelling uses the conventions of social networking-profile pages, status updates, news feeds, and applications-to reteWhen humorist Sarah Schmelling transformedinto a Facebook news feed, it launched the next big humor trend-Facebook lit. This hilarious book is the first to bring more than fifty authors and stories from classic literature back to life and online. Schmelling uses the conventions of social networking-profile pages, status updates, news feeds, and applications-to retell everything fromtoto.Every day 150 million active users of Facebook log on to reconnect with old classmates, add pictures, share quizzes, and post news stories, notes, and videos. In Schmelling-s network, Satan and Beelzebub connect using thefinder, Don Quixote vows vengeance against Superpoke, Jane Eyre listens to Jay-Z-s -Hard-Knock Life- on repeat, Ernest Hemingway completes the -Are you a real man?- quiz, and Oedipus works on his family tree.A loving spoof of the most-trafficked social networking website in the world and a playful game of literary who-s who,will have book lovers and Facebook addicts alike twittering with joy.
/book/show/29915887-monsters-from-the-vault?from_search=true	Orrin Grey	Monsters from the Vault: Classic Horror Films Revisited	Welcome back to the Vault of Secrets, where acclaimed author, skeleton, and monster expert Orrin Grey will be disinterring a bunch of classic (or not-so-classic) vintage horror films for your delectation. Revisiting films from the earliest of the talkies (shot in two-strip Technicolor!) to Bert I. Gordon's 1976 masterpiece The Food of the Gods, this volume collects moreWelcome back to the Vault of Secrets, where acclaimed author, skeleton, and monster expert Orrin Grey will be disinterring a bunch of classic (or not-so-classic) vintage horror films for your delectation. Revisiting films from the earliest of the talkies (shot in two-strip Technicolor!) to Bert I. Gordon's 1976 masterpiece The Food of the Gods, this volume collects more than four years of Grey's popular Vault of Secrets column on vintage horror cinema, featuring everything from mad scientists to mole people, giant bugs to devil dolls, and more. Thrills, chills, and, of course, plenty of monsters await you within these pages. So dim the lights, grab some popcorn, and get ready for our feature presentation...
/book/show/27077091-the-pink-fairy-book?from_search=true	Andrew Lang	The Pink Fairy Book	Excerpt from The Pink Fairy BookAll people in the world tell nursery tales to their children. The Japanese tell them, the Chinese, the Red Indians by their camp fires, the Eskimo in their dark dirty winter huts. The Kaffir's of South Africa tell them, and the modem Greeks, just as the old Egyptians did, when Moses had not been many years rescued out of the bulrushes. TheExcerpt from The Pink Fairy BookAll people in the world tell nursery tales to their children. The Japanese tell them, the Chinese, the Red Indians by their camp fires, the Eskimo in their dark dirty winter huts. The Kaffir's of South Africa tell them, and the modem Greeks, just as the old Egyptians did, when Moses had not been many years rescued out of the bulrushes. The Germans, French, Spanish, Italians, Danes, Highlanders tell them also, and the stories are apt to be like each other everywhere. A child who has read the Blue and Red and Yellow Fairy Books will find some old friends with new faces in the Pink Fairy Book, if he examines and compares. But the Japanese tales will probably be new to the young student; the Tanuki is a creature whose acquaintance he may not have made before. He may remark that Andersen wants to 'point a moral, ' as well as to 'adorn a tale;' that he is trying to make fun of the follies of mankind, as they exist in civilised countries. The Danish story of 'The Princess in the Chest' need not be read to a very nervous child, as it rather borders on a ghost story.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/2193717.The_Great_Cat_Massacre?from_search=true	Robert Darnton	The Great Cat Massacre: And Other Episodes In French Cultural History	A coisa mais engraada que aconteceu na grfica de Jacques Vincent, segundo um operrio que testemunhou o fato, foi um sedicioso massacre de gatos. Assim principia o estudo realizado por Robert Darnton sobre os violentos rituais praticados por artesos franceses em meados do sculo XVIII. Em uma srie de ensaios primorosamente redigidos, Darnton descerra as estranhas e mA coisa mais engraada que aconteceu na grfica de Jacques Vincent, segundo um operrio que testemunhou o fato, foi um sedicioso massacre de gatos. Assim principia o estudo realizado por Robert Darnton sobre os violentos rituais praticados por artesos franceses em meados do sculo XVIII. Em uma srie de ensaios primorosamente redigidos, Darnton descerra as estranhas e maravilhosas vises de mundo das pessoas que povoavam as cidades, aldeias e campos da Frana durante o Iluminismo.Abrangendo vrios temas, desde o sinistro folclore do campesinato francs at as sensibilidades romnticas que ligavam Rousseau a seus leitores burgueses da provncia, Darnton transmite modos de pensar e sentir dos franceses do sculo XVIII geralmente mal compreendidos. Assim, convida o leitor a considerar os motivos que levaram um grupo de artesos parisienses a achar to engraado um massacre de gatos, e como o humor era trabalhado pela classe operria do Antigo Regime. Em Um inspetor de polcia organiza seus arquivos, relato sobre um agente de polcia do rei que espionava as atividades de escritores franceses, temos a oportunidade de perceber como o Antigo Regime lutava para entender uma nova e perigosa espcie de franceses: o intelectual freelancer.Outros ensaios nos permitem visualizar uma Frana urbana em rpida transformao pelos olhos de um burgus de Montpellier, e observar Diderot e D Alembert entregues ao planejamento de uma sistemtica organizao de todo o conhecimento humano, a famosa Enciclopdia.O grande massacre de gatos  uma viso caleidoscpica de uma cultura ao mesmo tempo familiar e estranha.  leviano achar que podemos pressupor o que os europeus pensavam e sentiam h dois sculos. Precisamos despertar de uma falsa familiaridade com o passado. Neste livro, Robert Darnton administra uma necessria e inesquecvel dose de choque cultural.
/book/show/34652473-james-joyce-s-ulysses?from_search=true	Stuart Gilbert	James Joyce's Ulysses: A Study	Excerpt from James Joyce's Ulysses: A StudyThe 'key' to Ulysses, as M. Valery Larbaud has remarked, is plain to see on its title-page: the name 'ulysses'. It is in the story of the Odyssey that we may find a clue to the obscurities in this modern epic of a Dublin day. And the justification for this approximation of the ancient to the modem is founded on mysticism, 'upon iExcerpt from James Joyce's Ulysses: A StudyThe 'key' to Ulysses, as M. Valery Larbaud has remarked, is plain to see on its title-page: the name 'ulysses'. It is in the story of the Odyssey that we may find a clue to the obscurities in this modern epic of a Dublin day. And the justification for this approximation of the ancient to the modem is founded on mysticism, 'upon incertitude, upon unlikelihood', like the Church, like all the theories that, hot for certainties, sapient man has concocted to solve the scheme of things. In writing this study I have not hesitated to emphasize the importance of the Homeric analogies and to explore certain remote hinterlands of esoteric thought.The analogy-hunter, like the cryptogrammatist dissecting a Shakespearian text, is liable to cut a somewhat ridiculous figure, if he let his hobby run away with him. But it is a far cry from Ithaca to Dublin, from the wisdom of the East to the practical reason of the West, and, if some of my analogies seem far-fetched, they are, I make bold to say, none the less apposite for that. Moreover, a reader of Ulysses needs to bear in mind that, though it is in no sense a parody of the Odyssey.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/22348380-odd-girl-out?from_search=true	Ann Bannon	Odd Girl Out (Classic Lesbian Pulp Series)	Beth was there when Laura arrived. She was the brain, the sparkle, the gay rebel voice of the sorority and, wonder of wonders, she chose Laura as her roommate. That was the way it began... the one up there at the pinnacle and the other, the lonely one, longing always to draw nearer and nearer. Suddenly, the distance between them closed and they were alone on an island of fBeth was there when Laura arrived. She was the brain, the sparkle, the gay rebel voice of the sorority and, wonder of wonders, she chose Laura as her roommate. That was the way it began... the one up there at the pinnacle and the other, the lonely one, longing always to draw nearer and nearer. Suddenly, the distance between them closed and they were alone on an island of forbidden bliss. Beth was drawn to Laura, who loved her with a passion she had never experienced before. Will their love survive the pressures of secrecy and the fears of societal reprisal? Like the unforgettable SPRING FIRE, here is an urgent young first novel of emotions running wild. Set against the backdrop of college sorority life, we watch as Laura and Beth are drawn to each other and then struggle to keep their love alive. Ann Bannon's courageous breakthrough novel was a hit in its day and still thrills lesbian readers everywhere!
/book/show/5005665-alice-in-wonderland-through-the-looking-glass?from_search=true	Eva Mason (Editor) Lewis Carroll Dan Andreasen (Illustrator)	Alice in Wonderland & Through the Looking-Glass (Classic Starts Series)	
/book/show/7069333-hg-wells-classic-collection-i?from_search=true	H.G. Wells Les Edwards (Illustrations)	HG Wells Classic Collection I	This collection includes The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The War of the Worlds, The First Men in the Moon and The Invisible Man - all collected in a stunning leather-bound omnibus.Five of the best science fiction novels by the Grandfather of Science Fiction: unsurpassed in their timeless capacity to thrill and transfix, these are tales that reach to the hearThis collection includes The Time Machine, The Island of Doctor Moreau, The War of the Worlds, The First Men in the Moon and The Invisible Man - all collected in a stunning leather-bound omnibus.Five of the best science fiction novels by the Grandfather of Science Fiction: unsurpassed in their timeless capacity to thrill and transfix, these are tales that reach to the heart of human ambition, fear, intelligence and hope.The Time Machine was Wells' first major piece of fiction: a haunting vision of a far future earth orbiting a sun cooling to extinction.The War of the Worlds: still considered by many to be the best novel of alien invasion ever writtenThe Island of Doctor Moreau: with its terrible creation The House of Pain, this tale anticipated our terror of genetic engineering.The Invisible Man: the classic study of scientific hubris.The First Men in the Moon: a Scientific Romance, a fantastical voyage a dystopian nightmare revealed.
/book/show/16492909-treasure-island?from_search=true	Classic Comic Store (Adaptor) Robert Louis Stevenson William B. Jones Jr. (Contributor)	Treasure Island: Classics Illustrated	It is all as frightening and exciting when read for the umpteenth time in middle age as when first discoveredin childhood.-A.N. WilsonWhen young Jim Hawkins discovers a treasure map in a pirate's chest in his parents' inn, he is drawn into a world of danger and adventure. He joins the crew setting sail to the Caribbean to seek out the booty and over the course of the vIt is all as frightening and exciting when read for the umpteenth time in middle age as when first discoveredin childhood.-A.N. WilsonWhen young Jim Hawkins discovers a treasure map in a pirate's chest in his parents' inn, he is drawn into a world of danger and adventure. He joins the crew setting sail to the Caribbean to seek out the booty and over the course of the voyage confronts mutiny, murder and the charismatic and devious Long John Silver.
/book/show/26936127-the-old-regime-and-the-revolution?from_search=true	Alexis de Tocqueville	The Old Regime and the Revolution	Excerpt from The Old Regime and the RevolutionThe book I now publish is not a history of the Revolution. That history has been too brilliantly written for me to think of writing it afresh. This is a mere essay on the Revolution.The French made, in 1789, the greatest effort that has ever been made by any people to sever their history into two parts, so to speak, and to teExcerpt from The Old Regime and the RevolutionThe book I now publish is not a history of the Revolution. That history has been too brilliantly written for me to think of writing it afresh. This is a mere essay on the Revolution.The French made, in 1789, the greatest effort that has ever been made by any people to sever their history into two parts, so to speak, and to tear open a gulf between their past and their future. In this design, they took the greatest care to leave every trace of their past condition behind them; they imposed all kinds of restraints upon themselves in order to be different from their ancestry; they omitted nothing which could disguise them.I have always fancied that they were less successful in this enterprise than has been generally believed abroad, or even supposed at home. I have always suspected that they unconsciously retained most of the sentiments, habits, and ideas which the old regime had taught them, and by whose aid they achieved the Revolution; and that, without intending it, they used its ruins as materials for the construction of their new society. Hence it seemed that the proper way of studying the Revolution was to forget, for a time, the France we see before us, and to examine, in its grave, the France that is gone.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/24822421-the-doctor-s-wife?from_search=true	Mary Elizabeth Braddon	The Doctor's Wife	IHE DOCTOR'S WIFE. CHAPTER I. a young ma.n from the country. Theke were two surgeons m the b'ttle town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,-Mr. Pawl-katt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Gray-bridge, and workIHE DOCTOR'S WIFE. CHAPTER I. a young ma.n from the country. Theke were two surgeons m the b'ttle town of Graybridge-on-the-Wayverne, in pretty pastoral Midlandshire,-Mr. Pawl-katt, who lived in a big, new, brazen-faced house in the middle of the queer old High Street; and John Gilbert, the parish doctor, who lived in his own house on the outskirts of Gray-bridge, and worked very hard for a smaller income than that which the stylish Mr. Pawlkatt derived from his aristocratic patients. John Gilbert was an elderly man, with a young son. He had married late in life, and his wife had died very soon after the birth of this son. It was for this reason, most likely, that the enrgeon loved his child as children are rarely loved by their fathers-with an earnest, over-anxious devotion, which from the very first had been something womanly in its character, and which grew with the child's growth. Mr. Gilbert's mind was narrowed by the circle in which he Hved. He had inherited his own patieI A young man from the country  1 II A sensation author 10; III Isabel 20; IV The end of George Gilbert's holiday 35 V* George at home 45; VI Too muoh alone 56; VII On the bridge 67; VIII About poor Joe Tillet's touno wife , 81; IX Miss Sleaford's engagement *  86; X A bad beoinning, 92; XI She only said, 'my life is weary I'*' 98 XII Something like a birthday 106; XIII Oh, my cousin, shallow-hearted! 121; XIV Under Lord Thurston's oak 132 XV Roland says, amen 142; XVI Mr Lansdell relates an adventure   147; XVII The first warninq 157; XVIII The seoond warning 173 XIX What mioht have been! , 183; XX Oceans should divide us! , * 188; XXL Once more the gate behind me falls , 199; XXII My love's a noble madness 207; XXIII A little oloud 214; XXIV Lady Gwendoline does her duty 221 XXV For love himself took p
/book/show/19130196-philoktetes?from_search=true	Sophocles	Philoktetes: A Classic Greek Play	Philoktetes By Sophocles Philoctetes was, according to Greek mythology, the son of King Poeas of Meliboea in Thessaly. He was a Greek hero, famed as an archer, and was a participant in the Trojan War. He was the subject of at least two plays by Sophocles, one of which is named after him, and one each by both Aeschylus and Euripides. However, only one Sophoclean play survivPhiloktetes By Sophocles Philoctetes was, according to Greek mythology, the son of King Poeas of Meliboea in Thessaly. He was a Greek hero, famed as an archer, and was a participant in the Trojan War. He was the subject of at least two plays by Sophocles, one of which is named after him, and one each by both Aeschylus and Euripides. However, only one Sophoclean play survives-Aeschylus' Philoctetes, Euripides' Philoctetes and Sophocles Philoctetes at Troy are all lost except for some fragments. He is also mentioned in Homer's Iliad; Book 2 describes his exile on the island of Lemnos, his wound by snake-bite, and his eventual recall by the Greeks. The recall of Philoctetes is told in the lost epic Little Iliad, where his retrieval was accomplished by Diomedes. Philoctetes killed three men at Troy.
/book/show/27013372-grimm-s-household-tales?from_search=true	Jacob Grimm	Grimm's Household Tales	Excerpt from Grimm's Household: TalesThere is no need of many words in introducing the old familiar friends of fairy-land, who never fail of a welcome from those, not yet too old to feel the power of their fascination. The following collection of tales has been made in the assurance that, among the younger readers for whom they are intended, the genuine fairy tale is stilExcerpt from Grimm's Household: TalesThere is no need of many words in introducing the old familiar friends of fairy-land, who never fail of a welcome from those, not yet too old to feel the power of their fascination. The following collection of tales has been made in the assurance that, among the younger readers for whom they are intended, the genuine fairy tale is still without a rival, as a source of interest and amusement; as a source of instruction also, might with truth be added, for, apart from the homely wisdom which underlies most fairy tales, there is in several of them a touch of the fable, which, of all forms, is the most acceptable and convincing for the transmittance of moral teaching.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/2412852.Little_Red_Riding_Hood_Cinderella_Other_Classic_Fairy_Tales_of_Charles_Perrault?from_search=true	Angela Carter Charles Perrault Jack D. Zipes (Introduction)	Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella & Other Classic Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault	Many classic fairy tale characters might not have survived into the present were it not for Charles Perrault, a seventeenth-century French civil servant who rescued them from the oral tradition and committed them to paper. Three centuries later, Angela Carter, widely regarded as one of Englands mostMany classic fairy tale characters might not have survived into the present were it not for Charles Perrault, a seventeenth-century French civil servant who rescued them from the oral tradition and committed them to paper. Three centuries later, Angela Carter, widely regarded as one of Englands most imaginative writers, adapted them for contemporary readers. The result is a cornucopia of fantastic characters and timeless adventures, stylishly retold by a modern literary visionary.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators.
/book/show/1148747.Classic_of_Tea?from_search=true	Lu Yu Francis Ross Carpenter (Translator) Demi Hitz (Illustrator)	Classic of Tea: Origins and Rituals	Written in the eighth century, this fascinating book looks at the intricacies involved in brewing tea, describing precisely how the perfect tea should be made: from the size of the water gatherer to the height from which water is boiled above the fire. Beautiful line drawings show the various components that go into the making of perfect tea.
/book/show/26955450-the-adventurous-simplicissimus?from_search=true	Hans Jakob Christoffel von Grimmelshausen	The Adventurous Simplicissimus: Being the Description of the Life of a Strange Vagabond Named Melchior Sternfels Von Fuchshaim; Written in German and Now for the First Time Done Into English	Excerpt from The Adventurous Simplicissimus: Being the Description of the Life of a Strange Vagabond Named Melchior Sternfels Von Fuchshaim; Written in German and Now for the First Time Done Into EnglishAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an importExcerpt from The Adventurous Simplicissimus: Being the Description of the Life of a Strange Vagabond Named Melchior Sternfels Von Fuchshaim; Written in German and Now for the First Time Done Into EnglishAbout the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/34533700-the-night-land?from_search=true	William Hope Hodgson	The Night Land (Classic Novel)	The Night Land is a classic horror novel by William Hope Hodgson, first published in 1912. As a work of fantasy it belongs to the Dying Earth subgenre. Hodgson also published a much shorter version of the novel, entitled The Dream of X.
/book/show/26901933-rig-veda-sanhita?from_search=true	H.H. Wilson	Rig-Veda Sanhita: A Collection of Ancient Hindu Hymns	Excerpt from Rig-Veda Sanhita: A Collection of Ancient Hindu HymnsMy work as editor has been very simple. I have left Professor Wilson's translation unaltered except where there was an obvious slip, or where Sayana's Commentary had not been followed. It is now nearly thirty years since Professor Wilson finished his translation. The progress of Sanskrit scholarship may theExcerpt from Rig-Veda Sanhita: A Collection of Ancient Hindu HymnsMy work as editor has been very simple. I have left Professor Wilson's translation unaltered except where there was an obvious slip, or where Sayana's Commentary had not been followed. It is now nearly thirty years since Professor Wilson finished his translation. The progress of Sanskrit scholarship may therefore perhaps be thought to have lessened the value of his work. I have endeavoured to meet this criticism by embodying in my notes (which are distinguished from those of Professor Wilson by being enclosed in square brackets) some of the results of modern German Scholarship. My chief indebtedness herein is to Ludwig and Grassmann. In connexion with this subject it may, without ingratitude, be noted that there is a danger lest modern scholars should sometimes be credited with the results of native scholarship.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26975785-the-ingenious-gentleman-don-quixote-of-la-mancha-vol-2-of-4?from_search=true	Miguel de Cervantes	The Ingenious Gentleman, Don Quixote of La Mancha, Vol. 2 of 4	Excerpt from The Ingenious Gentleman, Don Quixote of La Mancha, Vol. 2 of 4Don Quixote took leave of the goatherd, and once more mounting Rozinante, commanded Sancho to follow him, who did so upon his ass, with no very good will.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book isExcerpt from The Ingenious Gentleman, Don Quixote of La Mancha, Vol. 2 of 4Don Quixote took leave of the goatherd, and once more mounting Rozinante, commanded Sancho to follow him, who did so upon his ass, with no very good will.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/22673339-sinners-in-the-hands-of-an-angry-god?from_search=true	Jonathan Edwards Classic Domain Publishing (Editor)	Sinners In The Hands Of An Angry God	Note From The Editor Of Classic Domain Publishing:Note From The Editor Of Classic Domain Publishing:
/book/show/20310782-crochet-boutique?from_search=true	Rachael Oglesby	Crochet Boutique: Hats: 25 Fresh Takes on Classic Crocheted Hat Designs	With their contemporary, fashion-forward spin on classic patterns, these 25 hats are sure to hook crocheters everywhere! Featuring popular author Rachael Oglesby's signature style, the designs include an ombre-dipped beanie, a raffia boater hat, slouchy patterned stunners, and more. Some even have unisex appeal. In addition to crochet basics, Oglesby provides fun for interWith their contemporary, fashion-forward spin on classic patterns, these 25 hats are sure to hook crocheters everywhere! Featuring popular author Rachael Oglesby's signature style, the designs include an ombre-dipped beanie, a raffia boater hat, slouchy patterned stunners, and more. Some even have unisex appeal. In addition to crochet basics, Oglesby provides fun for intermediates, with dip-dyeing, cable work, multiple yarn colors, and wrapping.
/book/show/12829291-the-rivals-a-comedy?from_search=true	Richard Brinsley Sheridan	The Rivals, A Comedy	A preface to a play seems generally to be considered as a kind of closet-prologue, in which--if his piece has been successful--the author solicits that indulgence from the reader which he had before experienced from the audience: but as the scope and immediate object of a play is to please a mixed assembly in representation (whose judgment in the theatre at least is decisiA preface to a play seems generally to be considered as a kind of closet-prologue, in which--if his piece has been successful--the author solicits that indulgence from the reader which he had before experienced from the audience: but as the scope and immediate object of a play is to please a mixed assembly in representation (whose judgment in the theatre at least is decisive,) its degree of reputation is usually as determined as public, before it can be prepared for the cooler tribunal of the study. Thus any farther solicitude on the part of the writer becomes unnecessary at least, if not an intrusion: and if the piece has been condemned in the performance, I fear an address to the closet, like an appeal to posterity, is constantly regarded as the procrastination of a suit, from a consciousness of the weakness of the cause. From these considerations, the following comedy would certainly have been submitted to the reader, without any farther introduction than what it had in the representation, but that its success has probably been founded on a circumstance which the author is informed has not before attended a theatrical trial, and which consequently ought not to pass unnoticed.
/book/show/18732569-the-world-set-free---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	H.G. Wells	The World Set Free - The Original Classic Edition	In this book, Wells describes nuclear warfare and begins the descriptions of a possible future. He named uranium, Carolinum and talked about a chain reaction that would leave radiation behind so that nothing would survive afterwards, even if they did escape from the weapon itself. Dr. Szilard, the man who came up with the idea of splitting the atom with a nuetron, did so aIn this book, Wells describes nuclear warfare and begins the descriptions of a possible future. He named uranium, Carolinum and talked about a chain reaction that would leave radiation behind so that nothing would survive afterwards, even if they did escape from the weapon itself. Dr. Szilard, the man who came up with the idea of splitting the atom with a nuetron, did so after reading, The World Set Free. I say, NO KIDDING! Wells lays the idea right out in front of the worlds face, laughing! It then goes on to describe future events that have occured, though in different times, and some which have yet to occur. He spoke of Carolinum (uranium), the atomic theory and its increadible source of power. He spoke of robotics and computers replacing people in the work place.This is where it all started folks. AND THIS IS JUST IN THE FIRST 100 PAGES! Trust me... it gets better: ) If you wish yo know more on the theory and the bombs construction, I refer you to Richard Rhodes. If you want to know the mind and the story that began this whole deal, read this book!!!!
/book/show/477935.Malleus_Maleficarum?from_search=true	Heinrich Kramer Jakob Sprenger Montague Summers	Malleus Maleficarum: The Classic Study of Witchcraft	Full text of most important witchhunter's bible, used by both Catholics and Protestants.
/book/show/21945820-this-kind-of-war?from_search=true	T.R. Fehrenbach	This Kind of War: The Classic Military History of the Korean War	THIS KIND OF WAR is the most comprehensive single-volume history of the Korean-American conflict that began in 1950 and is still affecting United States' foreign policy. Fifty years later, not only does this enlightening account give details of the tactics, infantrymen and equipment, but also chronicles the story of military and political unpreparedness that led to a proflTHIS KIND OF WAR is the most comprehensive single-volume history of the Korean-American conflict that began in 1950 and is still affecting United States' foreign policy. Fifty years later, not only does this enlightening account give details of the tactics, infantrymen and equipment, but also chronicles the story of military and political unpreparedness that led to a profligate loss of American lives in Korea. The author, T.R. Fehrenbach, an officer in the conflict, provides us with accounts of the combat situation that could only have been written by an eyewitness in the thick of the action. But what truly sets this book apart from other military memoirs is the piercing analysis of the global political maneuverings behind the brutal ground warfare that marked this bloody period of history, one which has been all but forgotten. Hailed as a must for all soldiers and former soldiers by an Amazon.com reviewer, THIS KIND OF WAR restores the Korean War to its rightful place in American history--as a touchstone for United States foreign engagement and a lesson for politicians ready to shed American blood on far-away soil.
/book/show/26936570-the-story-of-mary-maclane?from_search=true	Mary MacLane	The Story of Mary Maclane	Excerpt from The Story of Mary MaclaneI of womankind and of nineteen years, will now begin to set down as full and frank a Portrayal as I am able of myself, Mary Mac Lane, for whom the world contains not a parallel.I am convinced of this, for I am odd.I am distinctly original innately and in development.I have in me a quite unusual intensity of life.I can feel.I have a mExcerpt from The Story of Mary MaclaneI of womankind and of nineteen years, will now begin to set down as full and frank a Portrayal as I am able of myself, Mary Mac Lane, for whom the world contains not a parallel.I am convinced of this, for I am odd.I am distinctly original innately and in development.I have in me a quite unusual intensity of life.I can feel.I have a marvelous capacity for misery and for happiness.I am broad-minded.I am a genius.I am a philosopher of my own good peripatetic school.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/959658.Walt_Whitman_Selected_Poems?from_search=true	Walt Whitman	Walt Whitman Selected Poems	Walt Whitman's work is uniquely his own--unconventional, lacking rhyme or meter, employing chanted lists of names and objects--but also powerful, sensual, oratorical and inspiring. This volume is a generous sampling of Walt Whitman's best and most representative poems.
/book/show/33251289-love-in-excess-or-the-fatal-enquiry?from_search=true	Eliza Haywood	Love in Excess, or the Fatal Enquiry: A Novel; In Three Parts	Excerpt from Love in Excess, or the Fatal Enquiry: A Novel, in Three PartsVery particular Conference with amena, and that' he waited on her Home in his Chariot, her own not.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. ForgotteExcerpt from Love in Excess, or the Fatal Enquiry: A Novel, in Three PartsVery particular Conference with amena, and that' he waited on her Home in his Chariot, her own not.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/7698296-classic-fm-favourite-poems?from_search=true	Classic FM	Classic Fm Favourite Poems: Poems For Every Occasion Chosen By Classic Fm Listeners	
/book/show/17899558-deadpool-classic-vol-9?from_search=true	Gail Simone (Text) UDON Studios (Illustrations)	Deadpool Classic, Vol. 9	Writer Gail Simone takes on the Merc With a Mouth! When Deadpool crosses paths with the Black Swan, the telepathic villain infects Wade with a virus that eats away at his mind. Can Deadpool overcome his degenerating thought processes and continue his merc work? No, probably not. Plus, Deadpool is hired to steal the Rhino's horn and protect Dazzler, and gathers new allies SWriter Gail Simone takes on the Merc With a Mouth! When Deadpool crosses paths with the Black Swan, the telepathic villain infects Wade with a virus that eats away at his mind. Can Deadpool overcome his degenerating thought processes and continue his merc work? No, probably not. Plus, Deadpool is hired to steal the Rhino's horn and protect Dazzler, and gathers new allies Sandi Brandenberg, Ratbag, Outlaw and the Taskmaster. But when a showdown with the Black Swan goes wrong, who - if anyone - will survive?Deadpool (1997) 65-69, Agent X 1-6
/book/show/31382956-the-prime-minister?from_search=true	Anthony Trollope	The Prime Minister	Excerpt from The Prime MinisterAt the time with which we are now concerned Ferdinand Lopez was thirty-three years old, and as he had begun life early he had been long before the world. It was known of him that he had been at a good English private school, and it was reported, on the solitary evidence of one who had there been his schoolfellow, that a rumour was current inExcerpt from The Prime MinisterAt the time with which we are now concerned Ferdinand Lopez was thirty-three years old, and as he had begun life early he had been long before the world. It was known of him that he had been at a good English private school, and it was reported, on the solitary evidence of one who had there been his schoolfellow, that a rumour was current in the school that his school bills were paid by an old gentleman who was not related to him. Thence at the age of seventeen he had been sent to a German University, and at the age of twenty one had appeared in London, in a stockbroker's office, where he was soon known as an accomplished linguist, and as a very clever fellow, - precocious, not given to many pleasures, apt for work, but hardly trustworthy by employers, not as being dishonest, but as having a taste for being a master rather than a servant. Indeed his period of servitude was very short. It was not in his nature to be active on behalf of others. He was soon active for himself, and at one time it was supposed that he was making a fortune. Then it was known that he had left his regular business, and it was supposed that he had lost all that he had ever made or had ever possessed. But nobody, not even his own bankers or his own lawyer, - not even the old woman who looked after his linen, - ever really knew the state of his affairs.He was certainly a handsome man, - his beauty being of a sort which men are apt to deny and women to admit lavishly. He was nearly six feet tall, very dark, and very thin, with regular, well cut features indicating little to the physiognomist unless it be the great gift of self-possession. His hair was cut short, and he wore no beard beyond an absolutely black moustache. His teeth were perfect in form and whiteness, - a characteristic which, though it may be a valued item in a general catalogue of personal attraction, does not generally recommend a man to the unconscious judgment of his acquaintance. But about the mouth and chin of this man there was a something of softness, perhaps in the play of the lips, perhaps in the dimple, which in some degree lessened the feeling of hardness which was produced by the square brow and bold, un inching, combative eyes. They who knew him and liked him were reconciled by the lower face. The greater number who knew him and did not like him felt and resented, - even though in nine cases out of ten they might express no resentment even to them selves, -the pugnacity of his steady glance.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/27099861-stories-of-robin-hood?from_search=true	J. Walker McSpadden	Stories of Robin Hood: And His Merry Outlaws	Excerpt from Stories of Robin Hood: And His Merry OutlawsSongs and legends of Robin Hood and his merry outlaws have charmed readers young and old for more than five hundred years. They are among the earliest heirlooms of the Anglo-Saxon tongue, dating back to the time when Chaucer wrote his Canterbury Tales, and the minstrel and scribe stood in the place of the more priExcerpt from Stories of Robin Hood: And His Merry OutlawsSongs and legends of Robin Hood and his merry outlaws have charmed readers young and old for more than five hundred years. They are among the earliest heirlooms of the Anglo-Saxon tongue, dating back to the time when Chaucer wrote his Canterbury Tales, and the minstrel and scribe stood in the place of the more prim and precise modern printing block. The present stories, then, are but the retelling of old tales whose charm and interest, nevertheless, make them ever new. The old tales were in rhyme and ancient spelling; they were hid in out-of-the-way places; and they were more or less disconnected and obscure to our modern thinking. For this reason the adventures are now put into a continuous prose narrative, in the hope that they will make some readers acquainted with one of the most attractive heroes in all story-land.Was Robin Hood a real person? will doubtless be the first question.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/1125394.Sleeping_Beauty_and_Other_Classic_Fairy_Tales?from_search=true	Charles Perrault Perrault D'Aulnoy	Sleeping Beauty and Other Classic Fairy Tales	This unique series of Children's Classics features accessible and highly readable texts paired with the work of talented and brilliant illustrators of bygone days to create fine editions for today's parents and children to rediscover and treasure. Besides being a handsome addition to any home library, this series features genuine bonded-leather spines stamped in gold, fullThis unique series of Children's Classics features accessible and highly readable texts paired with the work of talented and brilliant illustrators of bygone days to create fine editions for today's parents and children to rediscover and treasure. Besides being a handsome addition to any home library, this series features genuine bonded-leather spines stamped in gold, full-color illustrations, and high quality acid-free paper that will enable these books to be passed from one generation to the next.
/book/show/16492908-black-beauty?from_search=true	Classic Comic Store Anna Sewell Alfred Sundel (Adapted By)	Black Beauty (Classics Illustrated, #60)	A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters.
/book/show/25764296-classic?from_search=true	Xavier Neal	Classic (Adrenaline, #1)	Boy meets girl. Girl meets boy. They fall in love and live happily ever after, right? That is unless boy is a criminal and girl is the daughter of the man trying to catch him. With circumstances this unforgiving, is there anyway their love story will have an ending that we've come to know as classic? *Warning: Cliffhanger. This is the first in the series*
/book/show/341754.Kaffeehaus?from_search=true	Rick Rodgers Kelly Bugden (Photographer)	Kaffeehaus: Exquisite Desserts from the Classic Cafés of Vienna, Budapest and Prague	Transporting readers to three of the most romantic cities in the world, this beautiful book brings to life their old-world charms and architectural gems, and presents 150 impeccable recipes for recreating their legendary cakes and pastries in the home kitchen.Vienna, Budapest, and Prague have a special hold on our imaginations, conjuring up a sense of timeless elegance, ofTransporting readers to three of the most romantic cities in the world, this beautiful book brings to life their old-world charms and architectural gems, and presents 150 impeccable recipes for recreating their legendary cakes and pastries in the home kitchen.Vienna, Budapest, and Prague have a special hold on our imaginations, conjuring up a sense of timeless elegance, of historical and cultural richesand of tables laden with the most extraordinary desserts imaginable. Rick Rodgers explores all these treasures in Kaffeehaus, a cooks tour enhanced with stunning full-color photographs.Rodgers visits such culinary landmarks as Caf Slavia in Prague and Caf Sperl in Vienna, sampling apple strudel, the Emperors pancakes, hot chocolate, and other classics and gathering the recipes (and secrets) of master bakers. With an attention to detail developed through years of teaching, he explains how to make the perfect accompaniments to a cup of coffee, as well as spectacular endings to elegant meals.Filled with food facts and lore (from when coffee first came to Vienna to the great Sachertorte controversy), Kaffeehaus is a treat for armchair travelers and cooks alike.
/book/show/8704472-strange-tales-from-a-chinese-studio?from_search=true	Pu Songling Herbert Allen Giles (Translator) Victoria Cass (Foreword)	Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio: The classic collection of eerie and fantastic Chinese stories of the supernatural	These tales of ghosts, magic, vampirism, and other things bizarre and fantastic are an excellent Chinese companion to Lafcadio Hearn's well-known collecThese tales of ghosts, magic, vampirism, and other things bizarre and fantastic are an excellent Chinese companion to Lafcadio Hearn's well-known collections of Japanese ghost storiesandAlready a true classic of Chinese literature and of supernatural tales in general, this new edition of the Herbert A. Giles translation converts the work to Pinyin for the first time and includes a new foreword by Victoria Cass that properly introduces the book to both readers of Chinese literature and of hair-raising tales best read with the lights turned low on a quiet night.The Tiger of ZhaochengThe Magic SwordMiss Lianziang, the Fox-GirlThe Quarrelsome BrothersThe Princess LilyA Rip Van WinkleThe Resuscitated CorpseTaoist MiraclesA Chinese Solomon
/book/show/18732315-the-land-that-time-forgot---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Edgar Rice Burroughs	The Land That Time Forgot - The Original Classic Edition	The Land That Time Forgot is Burroughss best work, and the definitive lost world tale. The three sections are semi-independent, but work as a whole in unexpected ways. In Part I, we are introduced to the Island of Caprona and the bizarre prehistoric land of Caspak hidden inside it, but only after a long submarine journey. Before the hero can solve the mystery of the strangThe Land That Time Forgot is Burroughss best work, and the definitive lost world tale. The three sections are semi-independent, but work as a whole in unexpected ways. In Part I, we are introduced to the Island of Caprona and the bizarre prehistoric land of Caspak hidden inside it, but only after a long submarine journey. Before the hero can solve the mystery of the strange evolutionary system of Caspak, we cut to Part II, which immediately launches us into an adventure on the other side of the Island with a new narrator. Many plot strands come to an end at the conclusion of this second section, but there are still some questions left, still some mysteries, and Part III brings it all to a great conclusion, when we finally see behind the curtains and learn the enigma of Caspak. Burroughss writing is simple, tough, and exciting, and Caspak provides endless excitement from all corners of pre-history and fantasy: dinosaurs, sea monsters, cavemen, giant mammals, and winged humanoids! And there are airplanes and German subs as well. But what really sets this novel apart from other, similar stories, is the evolutionary concept that rules Caspak. I will say no more...the riddle of Caspak is the best of many reasons to read this wonderful novel, presented complete for the first time in nearly half a century.
/book/show/20061956-the-making-of-a-marchioness?from_search=true	Frances Hodgson Burnett	The Making of a Marchioness	WHEN Miss Fox-Seton descended from the twopenny bus as it drew up, she gatheredher trim tailor-made skirt about her with neatness and decorum, being well used to getting in and out of twopenny buses and to making her way across muddy London streets. A woman whose tailor-made suit must last two or three years soon learns how to protect it from splashes, and how to aid it tWHEN Miss Fox-Seton descended from the twopenny bus as it drew up, she gatheredher trim tailor-made skirt about her with neatness and decorum, being well used to getting in and out of twopenny buses and to making her way across muddy London streets. A woman whose tailor-made suit must last two or three years soon learns how to protect it from splashes, and how to aid it to retain the freshness of its folds. During her trudging about this morning in the wet, Emily Fox-Seton had been very careful, and, in fact, was returning to Mortimer Street as unspotted as she had left it. She had been thinking a good deal about her dress this particular faithful one which she had alreadyworn through a twelvemonth. Skirts had made one of their appalling changes, and as she walked down Regent Street and Bond Street she had stopped at the windows of more than one shop bearing the sign Ladies' Tailor and Habit-Maker, and had looked at the tautly attired, preternaturally slimmodels, her large, honest hazel eyes wearing an anxious expression. She was trying to discover where seams were to be placed and how gathers were to be hung ; or if there were to be gathers at all ; or if one had to be bereft of every seam in a style so unrelenting as to forbid the possibility of thehonest and semi-penniless struggling with the problem of remodelling last season's skirt at all.Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology.Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the difficult to read text.
/book/show/17707129-a-christmas-story?from_search=true	Caseen Gaines Wil Wheaton (Foreword) Eugene B. Bergmann (Foreword)	A Christmas Story: Behind the Scenes of a Holiday Classic	The definitive guide to everything fans want to know aboutshares the inside story behind the films production, release, and unlikely ascent to the top of popular culture. From Jean Shepherds original radio broadcasts to Bob Clarks 1983 sleeper hit film and beyond,has become a beloved Yuletide tradition over the last three decades. IThe definitive guide to everything fans want to know aboutshares the inside story behind the films production, release, and unlikely ascent to the top of popular culture. From Jean Shepherds original radio broadcasts to Bob Clarks 1983 sleeper hit film and beyond,has become a beloved Yuletide tradition over the last three decades. In conjunction with the 30th anniversary of its theatrical release, this is the untold story of the making of the film, and what happened afterwards. Ralphie Parkers quest for a Red Ryder air rifle didnt end with the movies release; the tale inspired massive VHS sales, a Broadway production, and a mountain of merchandise. Complete with rare and previously unreleased photographs, now fans of the movie and film buffs alike can learn all they didnt know about the timeless classic.
/book/show/21419967-first-world-war-classic?from_search=true	Frederic Manning	First World War Classic: THE MIDDLE PARTS OF FORTUNE	-Illustrated throughout with classic photographs of the First World War-Complete, unexpurgated, and formatted for kindle to improve your reading experience-Linked table of contents to reach your chapter quicklyThe finest and noblest book of men in war that I have ever read Ernest HemingwayThe-Illustrated throughout with classic photographs of the First World War-Complete, unexpurgated, and formatted for kindle to improve your reading experience-Linked table of contents to reach your chapter quicklyThe finest and noblest book of men in war that I have ever read Ernest HemingwayThe Middle Parts of Fortune deserves its place in any list of great novels Andrew Coorey, EurekaStreetEasily the best book I've ever read about the First World War . . . In this novel, everything rings true. Manning's narrative transcends all the eyewitness accounts . . . and rubbishes any notion of a merely pacifist novel. Manning was there. He fought in the trenches . . . Manning saw the whole ghastly business with a soldier's eye, and afterwards with a writer's eye. Simon Crump, The GuardianAn important work that has a voice not often heard in WW1 literature. Not an anti-war screed, a straight what I did the war accounting, or a heroic Dulce Et Decorum Est Pro Patria Mori, but the voice of the common soldier, mostly behind the lines, struggling to survive but mostly resigned to the futility of it all, but with most thought of what the future will bring strongly suppressed. It was obviously important to the author to bring this side of the war to the public who would have no idea of how the men might have really felt and to honor his chums by telling it.-JTHE MIDDLE PARTS OF FORTUNE features the classic novel by Frederic Manning in a specially designed edition for kindle. This magnificent book will absorb and astound you. Read it as its meant to be read: complete and unexpurgated, with photographs from the period, in an edition marking the 100th Anniversary of the First World War.Part of this book was published in an expurgated edition as Her Privates We.
/book/show/7632378-omelette-and-a-glass-of-wine?from_search=true	Elizabeth David John Thorne (Foreword by)	Omelette and a Glass of Wine	
/book/show/8738421-the-open-boat?from_search=true	Stephen Crane	The Open Boat	
/book/show/1047845.Sleepy_Hollow?from_search=true	Peter Lerangis Washington Irving	Sleepy Hollow: A Novelization	HEADS WILL ROLLIt is 1799, the eve if a new century. In New York City, young Constable Ichabod Crane is eager to use his latest scientific methods and his powers of deduction to solve the most brutal of crimes. But nothing can prepare him for the shocking murders that take him far from the city's cobblestones to the eerie town of Sleepy Hollow.Awaiting him are three beheadHEADS WILL ROLLIt is 1799, the eve if a new century. In New York City, young Constable Ichabod Crane is eager to use his latest scientific methods and his powers of deduction to solve the most brutal of crimes. But nothing can prepare him for the shocking murders that take him far from the city's cobblestones to the eerie town of Sleepy Hollow.Awaiting him are three beheaded bodies, all apparently victims of a legendary Headless Horseman returned from the grave to exact revenge. With the help of an orphaned child and a beautiful young woman, Ichabod uses reason to confront the horrors of the unexplained.But the reality of Sleepy Hollow's waking nightmare is always before him. A reality where witches cast spells in the darkened woods...trees bleed...and a demon rides at night.
/book/show/26317978-the-gulistan-or-rose-garden?from_search=true	Saadi	The Gulistan, or Rose Garden	Excerpt from The Gulistan, or Rose GardenWhilst the Journal of the Oriental Society attests the presence of good Semitic and Sanskrit scholars in our colleges, no translation of an Eastern poet has yet appeared in America. Of the two hundred Persian bards of whose genius Von Hammer Purgstall has given specimens to Germany, we have had only some fragments collected in jourExcerpt from The Gulistan, or Rose GardenWhilst the Journal of the Oriental Society attests the presence of good Semitic and Sanskrit scholars in our colleges, no translation of an Eastern poet has yet appeared in America. Of the two hundred Persian bards of whose genius Von Hammer Purgstall has given specimens to Germany, we have had only some fragments collected in journals and anthologies. There are signs that this neglect is about to be retrieved. In the interval, whilst we wait for translations of our own, the publishers have wished to give this old book, which now for six hundred years has had currency in other countries, a popular form for the American public. Of three respectable English translations, that of Gladwin has been preferred, for its more simple and forcible style; and the Essay of Mr. James Ross, on the Life and Genius of Saadi, has been prefixed.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/30791812-the-nightingale?from_search=true	Hans Christian Andersen	The Nightingale	Excerpt from The NightingaleBeing A story for children and A parable for men and women. N china, you must know, the Emperor is a Chinaman, and all whom he has about him are I Chinamen too. It happened a good many years ago, but that's just why it's worth while to hear the story before it's forgotten! The Emperor's Palace was the most splendid in the World; it was made entExcerpt from The NightingaleBeing A story for children and A parable for men and women. N china, you must know, the Emperor is a Chinaman, and all whom he has about him are I Chinamen too. It happened a good many years ago, but that's just why it's worth while to hear the story before it's forgotten! The Emperor's Palace was the most splendid in the World; it was made entire ly of porcelain, very costly, but so delicate and brittle that one had to take care how one touched it. In the Garden were to be seen the most wonderful owers, and to the costliest of them silver bells were tied, which sounded, so that nobody should pass by without noticing the owers. Yes, every thing in the Emperor's Garden was admirably arranged. And it extended so far, that the Gardener himself did not know where the end was. If a man went on and on, he came into a glorious forest with high trees and deep lakes. The wood extended straight down to the sea, which was blue and deep; great vessels could sail beneath the branches of the trees, and in the trees lived a Nightingale, which sang so splendidly that even the poor Fisherman, who had many other things to do, stopped still and listened, when he had gone out at night to throw out his nets, and heard the N ightin gale. How beautiful that is! He said; but he was obliged to attend to his property and thus forgot the bird. But when in the next night, the bird sang again and the Fisherman heard it, he exclaimed again, H ow beautiful that is!tin at?From all the countries of the World, Travellers came to the City of the Emperor and admired it, and the Pal ace and the Garden, but when they heard the song of the Nightingale, they said: That is the best of all! And the Travellers told of it when they came home; and the learned men wrote many books about the Town, the Palace, and the Garden. But they did not forget the Nightingale; that was placed highest of all; and those who were Poets wrote most magnificent poems about the Nightingale in the wood, by the deep lake. The books went through all the World; and a few of them once came to the Emperor. He sat in his golden chair, and read, and read; every moment he nodded his head, for it pleased him to peruse the masterly descriptions of the City, the Palace, and the Garden. But the N i ghtin gale is the best of all it stood written there. What's that? Exclaimed the Emperor. I do not know the Nightingale at all! Is there such a bird in my Garden? I've never heard of that: to learn such a thing for the first time from books! And hereupon he called his Cavalier. This Cavalier was so grand that if any one lower in rank than himself dared to speak to him, or to ask him any question, he answered nothing but P! And that meant nothing.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/499031.Anne_Hooper_s_Kama_Sutra?from_search=true	Anne Hooper	Anne Hooper's Kama Sutra: Classic Lovemaking Techniques Reinterpreted for Today's Lovers	THE ANCIENT MASTERPIECE OF EROTIC LITERATURE BROUGHT UP TO DATE BY AN ACCLAIMED SEX THERAPISTUltimate Sex BookKama SutraTHE ANCIENT MASTERPIECE OF EROTIC LITERATURE BROUGHT UP TO DATE BY AN ACCLAIMED SEX THERAPISTUltimate Sex BookKama Sutra
/book/show/24226444-the-reef---classic-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	Edith Wharton S. Harris (Editor)	The Reef - Classic Illustrated Edition	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Reef is a challenge to the moral climate of the day. It follows the fancies of George Darrow, a young diplomat en route from London to France, intent on proposing to the widowed Anna Leath. Unsettled by Anna's reticence, Darrow drifts into an affair with Sophy Viner, a charmingly naive and impecu* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Reef is a challenge to the moral climate of the day. It follows the fancies of George Darrow, a young diplomat en route from London to France, intent on proposing to the widowed Anna Leath. Unsettled by Anna's reticence, Darrow drifts into an affair with Sophy Viner, a charmingly naive and impecunious young woman whose relations with Darrow and Anna's family threaten his prospects for success.For its dramatic construction and acute insight into social mores and the multifaceted problem of sexuality, The Reef stands as one of Edith Wharton's most daring works of fiction.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the novel is one of the great works of American literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/267296.The_Woman_s_Bible?from_search=true	Elizabeth Cady Stanton	The Woman's Bible: A Classic Feminist Perspective	The publication ofin 1895 and 1898 represented the last crusade of pioneer feminist Elizabeth Cady Stanton to strike at the roots of the ideology behind her gender's subordinate role in society. In the tradition of radical individualism that guided her philosophy, Stanton's attack on religious orthodoxy is more a forceful political treatise than a scholaThe publication ofin 1895 and 1898 represented the last crusade of pioneer feminist Elizabeth Cady Stanton to strike at the roots of the ideology behind her gender's subordinate role in society. In the tradition of radical individualism that guided her philosophy, Stanton's attack on religious orthodoxy is more a forceful political treatise than a scholarly work.This clarion call to action, assembled by Stanton and a committee of prominent feminists, consists of a book-by-book examination of the Bible, placing events in their historical context, interpreting passages as both allegory and fact, and comparing them with the myths of other cultures. Over a century later, it endures as an extraordinary document because of the questions it addresses, the topics it covers, and the still-resonant sincerity of its righteous indignation.Readers with an interest in theology, women's studies, or American history will find this milestone of religious and feminist literature an ever-relevant source of information and inspiration.
/book/show/18346703-soul-of-the-samurai?from_search=true	Thomas Cleary	Soul of the Samurai: Modern Translations of Three Classic Works of Zen  Bushido	The three works of Zen Bushido translated inare:by Yagyu MunenoriThe three works of Zen Bushido translated inare:by Yagyu Munenoriby Takuan Sohoby Takuan SohoYagyu was a renowned swordsman and chief of the Shogun's secret police, while Takuan was the Zen spiritual mentor to the Emperor. This samurai philosophy book contains the first English translations of their seminal writings on Bushido. Cleary not only provides clear and readable translations but comprehensive notes introducing the social, political, and organizational principles that defined Samurai culturetheir loyalty to family, their sense of service and duty, and their political strategies for dealing with allies and enemies.These writings introduce the reader to the authentic world of Zen culture and the secrets behind the Samurai's successbeing in the moment and freeing the mind from all distractions, allowing you to react instantaneously and instinctively without thinking. In these classic works we learn that Zen mental control and meditational training were as important to the Samurai as swordsmanship and fighting skills.
/book/show/16492909-treasure-island?from_search=true	Classic Comic Store (Adaptor) Robert Louis Stevenson William B. Jones Jr. (Contributor)	Treasure Island: Classics Illustrated	It is all as frightening and exciting when read for the umpteenth time in middle age as when first discoveredin childhood.-A.N. WilsonWhen young Jim Hawkins discovers a treasure map in a pirate's chest in his parents' inn, he is drawn into a world of danger and adventure. He joins the crew setting sail to the Caribbean to seek out the booty and over the course of the vIt is all as frightening and exciting when read for the umpteenth time in middle age as when first discoveredin childhood.-A.N. WilsonWhen young Jim Hawkins discovers a treasure map in a pirate's chest in his parents' inn, he is drawn into a world of danger and adventure. He joins the crew setting sail to the Caribbean to seek out the booty and over the course of the voyage confronts mutiny, murder and the charismatic and devious Long John Silver.
/book/show/6379796-oliver-twist?from_search=true	Classic Comic Store Charles Dickens	Oliver Twist (Classics Illustrated #23)	Dickens's tale of the young orphan, Oliver Twist, and his experiences in London. Classics Illustrated tells this wonderful tale in colorful comic strip form, providing an excellent introduction for younger readers. Also includes theme discussions and study questions.
/book/show/10333565-classic-history?from_search=true	Thomas Carlyle	Classic History: Carlyle's French Revolution	First published in 1837. According to Wikipedia: The resulting work was filled with a passionate intensity, hitherto unknown in historical writing. In a politically charged Europe, filled with fears and hopes of revolution, Carlyle's account of the motivations and urges that inspired the events in France seemed powerfully relevant. Carlyle's style of writing emphasised thFirst published in 1837. According to Wikipedia: The resulting work was filled with a passionate intensity, hitherto unknown in historical writing. In a politically charged Europe, filled with fears and hopes of revolution, Carlyle's account of the motivations and urges that inspired the events in France seemed powerfully relevant. Carlyle's style of writing emphasised this, continually stressing the immediacy of the action ? often using the present tense. For Carlyle, chaotic events demanded what he called 'heroes' to take control over the competing forces erupting within society.
/book/show/5205779-student-solutions-manual-vol-1-for-swokowski-s-calculus?from_search=true	Earl W. Swokowski	Student Solutions Manual, Vol. 1 for Swokowski's Calculus: The Classic Edition	Prepare for exams and succeed in your mathematics course with this comprehensive solutions manual! Featuring worked out-solutions to the problems in CALCULUS: THE CLASSIC EDITION, 5th Edition, this manual shows you how to approach and solve problems using the same step-by-step explanations found in your textbook examples.
/book/show/26962224-tarzan-the-terrible?from_search=true	Edgar Rice Burroughs	Tarzan the Terrible	Excerpt from Tarzan the TerribleSilent as the shadows through which he moved, the great beast slunk through the midnight jungle, his yellow-green eyes round and staring, his sinewy tail undulating behind him, his head lowered and flattened, and every muscle vibrant to the thrill of the hunt. The jungle moon dappled an occasional clearing which the great cat was always carExcerpt from Tarzan the TerribleSilent as the shadows through which he moved, the great beast slunk through the midnight jungle, his yellow-green eyes round and staring, his sinewy tail undulating behind him, his head lowered and flattened, and every muscle vibrant to the thrill of the hunt. The jungle moon dappled an occasional clearing which the great cat was always careful to avoid. Though he moved through thick verdure across a carpet of innumerable twigs, broken branches, and leaves, his passing gave forth no sound that might have been apprehended by dull human ears.Apparently less cautious was the hunted thing moving even as silently as the lion a hundred paces ahead of the tawny carnivore, for instead of skirting the moon-splashed natural clearings it passed directly across them, and by the tortuous record of its spoor it might indeed be guessed that it sought these avenues of least resistance, as well it might, since, unlike its grim stalker, it walked erect upon two feet - it walked upon two feet and was hairless except for a black thatch upon its head; its arms were well shaped and muscular; its hands powerful and slender with long tapering fingers and thumbs reaching almost to the first joint of the index fingers. Its legs too were shapely but its feet departed from the standards of all races of men, except possibly a few of the lowest races, in that the great toes protruded at right angles from the foot.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/24488.You_Mean_I_m_Not_Lazy_Stupid_or_Crazy_?from_search=true	Kate   Kelly (Foreword) Peggy Ramundo Edward M. Hallowell (Foreword by)	You Mean I'm Not Lazy, Stupid or Crazy?!: The Classic Self-Help Book for Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder	For the first time since it was published in 1995, this seminal work on ADDattention deficit disorderin adults has been revised to include the latest research and treatments available today.With over a quarter million copies in print,is one of the bestselling books on attention deficit disorder (ADD) ever written. There is a greaFor the first time since it was published in 1995, this seminal work on ADDattention deficit disorderin adults has been revised to include the latest research and treatments available today.With over a quarter million copies in print,is one of the bestselling books on attention deficit disorder (ADD) ever written. There is a great deal of literature about children with ADD. But what do you do if you have ADD and aren't a child anymore? This indispensable referencethe first of its kind written for adults with ADD by adults with ADDfocuses on the experiences of adults, offering updated information, practical how-tos and moral support to help readers deal with ADD. It also explains the diagnostic process that distinguishes ADD symptoms from normal lapses in memory, lack of concentration or impulsive behavior. Here's what's new:-The new medications and their effectiveness-The effects of ADD on human sexuality-The differences between male and female ADDincluding falling estrogen levels and its impact on cognitive function-The power of meditation-How to move forward with coachingAnd the book still includes advice about:-Achieving balance by analyzing one's strengths and weaknesses-Getting along in groups, at work and in intimate and family relationshipsincluding how to decrease discord and chaos-Learning the mechanics and methods for getting organized and improving memory-Seeking professional help, including therapy and medication
/book/show/10480357-the-science-fiction-megapack?from_search=true	Robert Silverberg (Editor/Contributer) Ben Bova C.M. Kornbluth	The Science Fiction Megapack: 25 Classic Science Fiction Stories	Hours of great reading await, with tales from some of the 20th century's most renowned science fiction authors! (Search for megapack on bn.com for many more great anthologies.)This volume presents 25 great science fiction stories (plus a bonus short-short):ARENA, by Fredric BrownEXPEDITER, by Mack ReynoldsONE-SHOT, by James BlishSHAMBLEAU, by C. L. MooreSHIPWRECK IN THEHours of great reading await, with tales from some of the 20th century's most renowned science fiction authors! (Search for megapack on bn.com for many more great anthologies.)This volume presents 25 great science fiction stories (plus a bonus short-short):ARENA, by Fredric BrownEXPEDITER, by Mack ReynoldsONE-SHOT, by James BlishSHAMBLEAU, by C. L. MooreSHIPWRECK IN THE SKY, by Eando BinderZEN, by Jerome BixbyTHE LITTLE BLACK BAG, by C.M. KornbluthLANCELOT BIGGS COOKS A PIRATE, by Nelson S. BondLIGHTER THAN YOU THINK, by Nelson BondTHE ISSAHAR ARTIFACTS, by J. F. BoneTHE NEXT LOGICAL STEP, by Ben BovaYEAR OF THE BIG THAW, by Marion Zimmer BradleyEARTHMEN BEARING GIFTS, by Fredric BrownHAPPY ENDING, by Fredric Brown and Mack ReynoldsMONSTERS OF MOYEN, by Arthur J. BurksACCIDENTAL DEATH, by Peter BailyAND ALL THE EARTH A GRAVE, by C. C. MacAppEGOCENTRIC ORBIT, by John CoryDEAD RINGER, by Lester del ReyTHE CRYSTAL CRYPT, by Philip K. DickTHE JUPITER WEAPON, by Charles L. FontenayTHE MAN WHO HATED MARS, by Randall GarrettNAVY DAY, by Harry HarrisonTHE JUDAS VALLEY, by Robert Silverberg & Randall GarrettNATIVE SON, by T. D. HammFINAL CALL, by John Gregory BetancourtAnd don't miss The Second Science Fiction Megapack for another 25 modern and classic science fiction tales!
/book/show/26986144-the-complete-works-of-mark-twain?from_search=true	Mark Twain	The Complete Works of Mark Twain: Tom Sawyer; Abroad	Excerpt from The Complete Works of Mark Twain: Tom Sawyer; AbroadIn this volume of Mark Twain's are gathered tales and sketches covering a period of no less than twenty-five years. The Legend of Sagenfeld was written during his early days on the Buffalo Express, as far back as 1870, and was first published in that newspaper. Tom Sawyer, Detective, was written in Paris,Excerpt from The Complete Works of Mark Twain: Tom Sawyer; AbroadIn this volume of Mark Twain's are gathered tales and sketches covering a period of no less than twenty-five years. The Legend of Sagenfeld was written during his early days on the Buffalo Express, as far back as 1870, and was first published in that newspaper. Tom Sawyer, Detective, was written in Paris, during the winter of 1894-95, after Mark Twain's business failure and when he was contemplating his lecture tour around the world. The other items were scattered through the years between.It is an entertaining volume, regardless of its lack of order. Probably its chief features are the two longer tales, Tom Sawyer Abroad and Tom Sawyer, Detective. Ever since the success of Huck Finn, Clemens had been tempted to do more with his favorite characters and environment, particularly as he was being urged by Mrs. Mary Mapes Dodge, of St. Nicholas, to do something for that magazine. He began the purely fanciful tale of Tom Sawyer Abroad during the summer of 1892, in Germany, and finished it later in the year. It appeared serially in St. Nicholas the following winter. It would seem to have been an easy story for him to write, and, though by no means as great literature as the earlier adventures of Tom, Huck, and Nigger Jim, it proved a popular St. Nicholas feature.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/20328446-the-new-dare-to-discipline-the-best-selling-classic-for-a-new-genertion?from_search=true	James C. Dobson	The New Dare to Discipline The Best-Selling Classic for a New Genertion of Parents and Teachers	Why are boundaries so important? Do children really want limits set on their behavior? Is it okay to spank my child, or will it lead him to hit others and become a violent person? Join the millions of caring parents who have found much-needed answers to their questions in the wisdom of parenting expert and family counselor Dr. James Dobson. The New Dare to Discipline is aWhy are boundaries so important? Do children really want limits set on their behavior? Is it okay to spank my child, or will it lead him to hit others and become a violent person? Join the millions of caring parents who have found much-needed answers to their questions in the wisdom of parenting expert and family counselor Dr. James Dobson. The New Dare to Discipline is a revised and updated edition of the classic bestseller, designed to help you lead your children through the tough job of growing up. This practical, reassuring guide will teach you how to meet your children's needs of love, trust, affection-and discipline.
/book/show/25959387-the-pied-piper-of-hamelin-complete-edition?from_search=true	Robert Browning	The Pied Piper of Hamelin (Complete Edition): Children's Classic - A Retold Fairy Tale by one of the most important Victorian poets and playwrights, known ... The Book and the Ring, My Last Duchess	
/book/show/1488663.The_Greatest_Gift?from_search=true	Philip Van Doren Stern	The Greatest Gift: The Original Story That Inspired the Christmas Classic It's a Wonderful Life	Few films have become a part of the fabric of American life as much as Frank Capra's classic It's a Wonderful Life. Every Christmas, Americans reopen their hearts to Jimmy Stewart and his journey through Bedford Falls. Yet few of us know that the movie was based on The Greatest Gift, a short story by Philip Van Doren Stern, privately printed as a Christmas card to the auFew films have become a part of the fabric of American life as much as Frank Capra's classic It's a Wonderful Life. Every Christmas, Americans reopen their hearts to Jimmy Stewart and his journey through Bedford Falls. Yet few of us know that the movie was based on The Greatest Gift, a short story by Philip Van Doren Stern, privately printed as a Christmas card to the author's friends in 1943. This deluxe edition of The Greatest Gift marks the fiftieth anniversary of the release of It's a Wonderful Life. Delighted readers will immediately recognize George Bailey from the movie - together with the guardian angel, the snowy scene on the bridge, and Bedford Falls - and will identify with George's realization that life is a gift and every individual indispensable. Specially commissioned artwork illustrates scenes from The Greatest Gift, and an afterword by the author's daughter, Marguerite Stern Robinson, reveals how this enchanting story inspired the beloved movie.
/book/show/15735797-sherlock-holmes-classic-collections?from_search=true	Arthur Conan Doyle	Sherlock Holmes Classic Collections	This book contains five stories of the sherlock holmes series1.silver blaze2.the red -headed leahue3.the adventure of the copper beeches4.the boscombe valley mystery5.the adventure of the five oranges pips6.the speckled band
/book/show/26957408-the-dead-secret?from_search=true	Wilkie Collins	The Dead Secret	Excerpt from The Dead SecretWill she last out the night, I wonder?Look at the clock, Mathew.Ten minutes past twelve! She has lasted the night out. She has lived, Robert, to see ten minutes of the new day.These words were spoken in the kitchen of a large country-house situated on the west coast of Cornwall. The speakers were two of the men-servants composing the eExcerpt from The Dead SecretWill she last out the night, I wonder?Look at the clock, Mathew.Ten minutes past twelve! She has lasted the night out. She has lived, Robert, to see ten minutes of the new day.These words were spoken in the kitchen of a large country-house situated on the west coast of Cornwall. The speakers were two of the men-servants composing the establishment of Captain Treverton, an officer in the navy, and the eldest male representative of an old Cornish family. Both the servants communicated with each other restrainedly, in whispers - sitting close together, and looking round expectantly toward the door whenever the talk flagged between them.It's an awful thing, said the elder of the men, for us two to be alone here, at this dark time, counting out the minutes that our mistress has left to live!Robert, said the other, you have been in the service here since you were a boy - did you ever hear that our mistress was a play-actress when our master married her?How came you to know that? inquired the elder servant, sharply.Hush! cried the other, rising quickly from his chair.A bell rang in the passage outside.Is that for one of us? asked Mathew.Can't you tell, by the sound, which is which of those bells yet? exclaimed Robert, contemptuously. That bell is for Sarah Lecson. Go out into the passage and look.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/27689356-the-magic-city-the-original-classic?from_search=true	E. Nesbit	The Magic City, the Original Classic:	Philip had no one but his sister, and she had no one but Philip. Their parents were dead, and Helen, who was twenty years older than Philip and was really his half-sister, was all the mother he had ever known. And he had never envied other boys their mothers, because Helen was so kind and clever and dear. She gave up almost all her time to him; she taught him all the lessoPhilip had no one but his sister, and she had no one but Philip. Their parents were dead, and Helen, who was twenty years older than Philip and was really his half-sister, was all the mother he had ever known. And he had never envied other boys their mothers, because Helen was so kind and clever and dear. She gave up almost all her time to him; she taught him all the lessons he learned; she played with him, inventing the most wonderful new games and adventures. So that every morning when Philip woke he knew that he was waking to a new day of joyous and interesting happenings. And this went on till Philip was ten years old, and he had no least shadow of a doubt that it would go on for ever.
/book/show/21264948-all-of-grace-authentic-original-classic?from_search=true	Charles Haddon Spurgeon	All of Grace (Authentic Original Classic): An urgent Word with Those Who Are Seeking Salvation by the Lord Jesus Christ	To him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. Spurgeon's masterpiece on grace from Romans 4:5 is an outstanding description of God's love and unmerited grace to us. It is one of the clearest examples of salvation by grace ever written. Spurgeon's masterpiece is one the finest expositions ever penned onTo him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. Spurgeon's masterpiece on grace from Romans 4:5 is an outstanding description of God's love and unmerited grace to us. It is one of the clearest examples of salvation by grace ever written. Spurgeon's masterpiece is one the finest expositions ever penned on faith, repentance, and regeneration.
/book/show/18732431-the-skylark-of-space---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	E.E. "Doc" Smith Lee Hawkins Garby	The Skylark of Space - The Original Classic Edition	Perhaps it is a bit unethical and unusual for editors to voice their opinion of their own wares, but when such a story as The Skylark of Space comes along, we just feel as if we must shout from the housetops that this is the greatest interplanetarian and space flying story that has appeared this year. Indeed, it probably will rank as one of the great space flying stories fPerhaps it is a bit unethical and unusual for editors to voice their opinion of their own wares, but when such a story as The Skylark of Space comes along, we just feel as if we must shout from the housetops that this is the greatest interplanetarian and space flying story that has appeared this year. Indeed, it probably will rank as one of the great space flying stories for many years to come. The story is chock full, not only of excellent science, but woven through it there is also that very rare element, love and romance. This element in an interplanetarian story is often apt to be foolish, but it does not seem so in this particular story. We know so little about intra-atomic forces, that this story, improbable as it will appear in spots, will read commonplace years hence, when we have atomic engines, and when we have solved the riddle of the atom.You will follow the hair-raising explorations and strange ventures into far-away worlds with bated breath, and you will be fascinated, as we were, with the strangeness of it all.
/book/show/31232678-de-officiis?from_search=true	Marcus Tullius Cicero	de Officiis	Excerpt from De OfficiisInstinct to regard philosophy as an end in itself. To him it 'was a preparation for the active life of the orator and statesman, an occupation in his.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. ForgottExcerpt from De OfficiisInstinct to regard philosophy as an end in itself. To him it 'was a preparation for the active life of the orator and statesman, an occupation in his.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26967788-the-autobiography-of-parley-parker-pratt?from_search=true	Parley P. Pratt	The Autobiography of Parley Parker Pratt: One of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Embracing His Life, Ministry and Travels, with Extracts, in Prose and Verse, from His Miscellaneous Writing	Excerpt from The Autobiography of Parley Parker Pratt: One of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Embracing His Life, Ministry and Travels, With Extracts, in Prose and Verse, From His Miscellaneous WritingIn publishing this volume I am discharging a duty solemnly imposed upon me by my lamented father, just before his departure on his laExcerpt from The Autobiography of Parley Parker Pratt: One of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Embracing His Life, Ministry and Travels, With Extracts, in Prose and Verse, From His Miscellaneous WritingIn publishing this volume I am discharging a duty solemnly imposed upon me by my lamented father, just before his departure on his last mission to the United States.It affords me great pleasure to present the Autobiography of the late Author to his relatives, his numerous friends, and to the general reader.The writer is well and favorably known through his Voice of Warning, his Key to Theology and other productions of his pen, as well as through his personal labors. He was one of the first Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, having been called by revelation and ordained to that office by the Prophet Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery. He was intimately associated with the martyrs Joseph and Hyrum, with Presidents B. Young and H. C. Kimball, and other leading men, almost from the first rise of the Church: his history, therefore, was so interwoven with that of the Church, that many of the most interesting sketches of Church history will be found therein.The following pages, which embrace his life, ministry and travels, and some of his best miscellaneous writings in prose and verse, are the productions of his own pen.He spared no pains to make the work a reliable record, and one that would be acceptable to all lovers of truth. It is written in the author's happiest style. He was an early pioneer of the Great West, and travelled extensively in different countries.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/12763592-the-lodger?from_search=true	Marie Belloc Lowndes	The Lodger	
/book/show/25764296-classic?from_search=true	Xavier Neal	Classic (Adrenaline, #1)	Boy meets girl. Girl meets boy. They fall in love and live happily ever after, right? That is unless boy is a criminal and girl is the daughter of the man trying to catch him. With circumstances this unforgiving, is there anyway their love story will have an ending that we've come to know as classic? *Warning: Cliffhanger. This is the first in the series*
/book/show/22976922-jennie-gerhardt?from_search=true	Theodore Dreiser	Jennie Gerhardt: A Classic Novel	
/book/show/19007904-beware?from_search=true	Richard Laymon	Beware!	
/book/show/17707129-a-christmas-story?from_search=true	Caseen Gaines Wil Wheaton (Foreword) Eugene B. Bergmann (Foreword)	A Christmas Story: Behind the Scenes of a Holiday Classic	The definitive guide to everything fans want to know aboutshares the inside story behind the films production, release, and unlikely ascent to the top of popular culture. From Jean Shepherds original radio broadcasts to Bob Clarks 1983 sleeper hit film and beyond,has become a beloved Yuletide tradition over the last three decades. IThe definitive guide to everything fans want to know aboutshares the inside story behind the films production, release, and unlikely ascent to the top of popular culture. From Jean Shepherds original radio broadcasts to Bob Clarks 1983 sleeper hit film and beyond,has become a beloved Yuletide tradition over the last three decades. In conjunction with the 30th anniversary of its theatrical release, this is the untold story of the making of the film, and what happened afterwards. Ralphie Parkers quest for a Red Ryder air rifle didnt end with the movies release; the tale inspired massive VHS sales, a Broadway production, and a mountain of merchandise. Complete with rare and previously unreleased photographs, now fans of the movie and film buffs alike can learn all they didnt know about the timeless classic.
/book/show/26448180-the-lower-depths-vol-2?from_search=true	Maxim Gorky	The Lower Depths, Vol. 2: A Drama in Four Acts	
/book/show/22010169-introduction-to-mathematical-philosophy?from_search=true	Bertrand Russell	Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy	
/book/show/26413080-the-expression-of-the-emotions-in-man-and-animals?from_search=true	Charles Darwin	The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals	
/book/show/25139049-youth?from_search=true	Joseph Conrad A. White (Editor)	Youth	
/book/show/32835984-the-inestimable-life-of-the-great-gargantua-father-of-pantagruel?from_search=true	Franois Rabelais	The Inestimable Life of the Great Gargantua, Father of Pantagruel	
/book/show/7691177-english-fairy-tales?from_search=true	Joseph Jacobs Edward Ardizzone (Illustrator)	English Fairy Tales: Twelve Classic Tales	
/book/show/27005335-the-little-demon?from_search=true	Fyodor Sologub	The Little Demon	
/book/show/1047845.Sleepy_Hollow?from_search=true	Peter Lerangis Washington Irving	Sleepy Hollow: A Novelization	HEADS WILL ROLLIt is 1799, the eve if a new century. In New York City, young Constable Ichabod Crane is eager to use his latest scientific methods and his powers of deduction to solve the most brutal of crimes. But nothing can prepare him for the shocking murders that take him far from the city's cobblestones to the eerie town of Sleepy Hollow.Awaiting him are three beheadHEADS WILL ROLLIt is 1799, the eve if a new century. In New York City, young Constable Ichabod Crane is eager to use his latest scientific methods and his powers of deduction to solve the most brutal of crimes. But nothing can prepare him for the shocking murders that take him far from the city's cobblestones to the eerie town of Sleepy Hollow.Awaiting him are three beheaded bodies, all apparently victims of a legendary Headless Horseman returned from the grave to exact revenge. With the help of an orphaned child and a beautiful young woman, Ichabod uses reason to confront the horrors of the unexplained.But the reality of Sleepy Hollow's waking nightmare is always before him. A reality where witches cast spells in the darkened woods...trees bleed...and a demon rides at night.
/book/show/26947398-a-hand-book-of-mythology?from_search=true	E.M. Berens	A Hand-Book of Mythology: The Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome	
/book/show/27101437-the-mutiny-piratical-seizure-of-h-m-s-bounty?from_search=true	John Barrow	The Mutiny Piratical Seizure of H. M.S. Bounty	
/book/show/499031.Anne_Hooper_s_Kama_Sutra?from_search=true	Anne Hooper	Anne Hooper's Kama Sutra: Classic Lovemaking Techniques Reinterpreted for Today's Lovers	THE ANCIENT MASTERPIECE OF EROTIC LITERATURE BROUGHT UP TO DATE BY AN ACCLAIMED SEX THERAPISTUltimate Sex BookKama SutraTHE ANCIENT MASTERPIECE OF EROTIC LITERATURE BROUGHT UP TO DATE BY AN ACCLAIMED SEX THERAPISTUltimate Sex BookKama Sutra
/book/show/20486844-alice-s-adventures-underground-the-original-alice-in-wonderland-by-lewi?from_search=true	Lewis Carroll Cornerstone Classic Ebooks (Editor)	Alice's Adventures Underground, The Original Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll	
/book/show/267296.The_Woman_s_Bible?from_search=true	Elizabeth Cady Stanton	The Woman's Bible: A Classic Feminist Perspective	The publication ofin 1895 and 1898 represented the last crusade of pioneer feminist Elizabeth Cady Stanton to strike at the roots of the ideology behind her gender's subordinate role in society. In the tradition of radical individualism that guided her philosophy, Stanton's attack on religious orthodoxy is more a forceful political treatise than a scholaThe publication ofin 1895 and 1898 represented the last crusade of pioneer feminist Elizabeth Cady Stanton to strike at the roots of the ideology behind her gender's subordinate role in society. In the tradition of radical individualism that guided her philosophy, Stanton's attack on religious orthodoxy is more a forceful political treatise than a scholarly work.This clarion call to action, assembled by Stanton and a committee of prominent feminists, consists of a book-by-book examination of the Bible, placing events in their historical context, interpreting passages as both allegory and fact, and comparing them with the myths of other cultures. Over a century later, it endures as an extraordinary document because of the questions it addresses, the topics it covers, and the still-resonant sincerity of its righteous indignation.Readers with an interest in theology, women's studies, or American history will find this milestone of religious and feminist literature an ever-relevant source of information and inspiration.
/book/show/18887701-the-first-science-fiction-megapack?from_search=true	Robert Silverberg Samuel R. Delany Marion Zimmer Bradley	The First Science Fiction MEGAPACK®: 25 Modern and Classic Science Fiction Tales	Hours of great reading await, with tales from some of the 20th century's most renowned science fiction authors, Here are 25 science fiction stories (plus a bonus short-short):Hours of great reading await, with tales from some of the 20th century's most renowned science fiction authors, Here are 25 science fiction stories (plus a bonus short-short):
/book/show/10333565-classic-history?from_search=true	Thomas Carlyle	Classic History: Carlyle's French Revolution	First published in 1837. According to Wikipedia: The resulting work was filled with a passionate intensity, hitherto unknown in historical writing. In a politically charged Europe, filled with fears and hopes of revolution, Carlyle's account of the motivations and urges that inspired the events in France seemed powerfully relevant. Carlyle's style of writing emphasised thFirst published in 1837. According to Wikipedia: The resulting work was filled with a passionate intensity, hitherto unknown in historical writing. In a politically charged Europe, filled with fears and hopes of revolution, Carlyle's account of the motivations and urges that inspired the events in France seemed powerfully relevant. Carlyle's style of writing emphasised this, continually stressing the immediacy of the action ? often using the present tense. For Carlyle, chaotic events demanded what he called 'heroes' to take control over the competing forces erupting within society.
/book/show/24398384-one-of-ours?from_search=true	Willa Cather Cascais Classic Editions J.C. Sheldon (Illustrator)	One of Ours	One of Ours is a novel by Willa Cather, first published in 1922. The novel won the 1923 Pulitzer Prize for the Novel.One of Ours tells the story of the life of Claude Wheeler, a Nebraska native around the turn of the 20th century. The son of a successful farmer and an intensely pious mother, he is guaranteed a comfortable livelihood. Nevertheless, Wheeler views himself asOne of Ours is a novel by Willa Cather, first published in 1922. The novel won the 1923 Pulitzer Prize for the Novel.One of Ours tells the story of the life of Claude Wheeler, a Nebraska native around the turn of the 20th century. The son of a successful farmer and an intensely pious mother, he is guaranteed a comfortable livelihood. Nevertheless, Wheeler views himself as a victim of his father's success and his own inexplicable malaise.The novel is divided into two parts: the first half in Nebraska, where Claude Wheeler struggles to find his life's purpose and is left disappointed, and the second in France, where his pursuit of purpose is vindicated. A romantic unfulfilled by marriage and an idealist without an ideal to cling to, Wheeler fulfills his romantic idealism on the brutal battlefields of 1918 France.One of Ours is a portrait of a peculiarly American personality, a young man born after the American frontier has vanished, whose quintessentially American restlessness seeks redemption on a frontier far bloodier and more distant than that which his forefathers tamed.Mogul Classics is proud to offer you the best edition of this literary classic featuring one of the most acclaimed books of the 20th century.
/book/show/23794849-the-great-god-pan---classic-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	Arthur Machen M. Robinson (Editor)	The Great God Pan - Classic Illustrated Edition	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Great God Pan is a horror classic that focuses on Pan as a useful symbol for the power of nature and paganism.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the novel is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely re* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, The Great God Pan is a horror classic that focuses on Pan as a useful symbol for the power of nature and paganism.* Just as accessible and enjoyable for today's readers as it would have been when first published, the novel is one of the great works of English literature and continues to be widely read throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/11452851-the-red-house-mystery?from_search=true	A.A. Milne	The Red House Mystery: A Magic Lamp Classic Mystery	The Red House Mystery is a mystery novel by A. A. Milne, published in 1922. It was Milne's only mystery novel; he is better known for his children's stories like Winnie the Pooh and poems. The Red House is an English country house loaded with guests, including a British major, a willful actress, and a young jock athlete. Tony Gillingham arrives at the Red House moments aThe Red House Mystery is a mystery novel by A. A. Milne, published in 1922. It was Milne's only mystery novel; he is better known for his children's stories like Winnie the Pooh and poems. The Red House is an English country house loaded with guests, including a British major, a willful actress, and a young jock athlete. Tony Gillingham arrives at the Red House moments after a gunshot is heard. The room is locked, the murderer has disappeared and, in Tony's opinion, the police are going about it the wrong way. Antony, who was looking for a new profession anyway, decides to solve the murder himself, with a little help from his friend Bill. The Red House Mystery was immediately popular; Alexander Woollcott called it one of the three best mystery stories of all time, but Raymond Chandler complained that the amateur detective's success comes only because the police are incompetent.
/book/show/16669332-classic-fairy-tales?from_search=true	Hans Christian Andersen	Classic Fairy Tales	Hans Christian Andersen is one of the world's most popular storytellers, and his fairy tales are among the best-loved works of literature. Readers the world over know his poignant tale of The Little Mermaid, who sacrifices everything for love, and The Steadfast Tin Soldier, whose affection for a paper ballerina is symbolized by his transformation into a small tin heartHans Christian Andersen is one of the world's most popular storytellers, and his fairy tales are among the best-loved works of literature. Readers the world over know his poignant tale of The Little Mermaid, who sacrifices everything for love, and The Steadfast Tin Soldier, whose affection for a paper ballerina is symbolized by his transformation into a small tin heart. Several of Andersen's stories are so well knownamong them The Emperor's New Clothes and The Ugly Ducklingthat their titles alone have become meaningful figures of speech.Hans Christian Andersen: Classic Fairy Tales collects 100 of Andersen's incomparable fairy tales and stories, among them Thumbelina, The Little Match Girl, The Princess and the Pea, The Red Shoes, The Wild Swans, and his fantasy masterpiece, The Snow-Queen. The book is abundantly illustrated with more than 100 hundred drawings and color plates by Dugald Stewart Walker and Hans Tegner, two of Andersen's best-known illustrators.
/book/show/599747.The_Art_of_Living?from_search=true	Epictetus Sharon Lebelle Richard N. Bolles	The Art of Living: The Classic Manual on Virtue, Happiness and Effectiveness	The timeless words of ancient philosopher Epictetus can help modern people effectively meet the challenges of daily life.
/book/show/22234140-sailing-alone-around-the-world-classic-with-new-illustrated?from_search=true	Joshua Slocum	Sailing Alone Around the World (Classic) with New Illustrated	Sailing Alone Around the World (1899) is a sailing memoir by Joshua Slocum about his single-handed global circumnavigation aboard the sloop Spray. Slocum was the first person to sail around the world alone. The book was an immediate success and highly influential in inspiring later travelers.Captain Slocum, a highly experienced navigator and ship-owner, rebuilt and refitteSailing Alone Around the World (1899) is a sailing memoir by Joshua Slocum about his single-handed global circumnavigation aboard the sloop Spray. Slocum was the first person to sail around the world alone. The book was an immediate success and highly influential in inspiring later travelers.Captain Slocum, a highly experienced navigator and ship-owner, rebuilt and refitted the derelict sloop Spray in a seaside pasture at Fairhaven, Massachusetts during a thirteen-month period between early 1893 and 1894.Between April 24, 1895 and June 27, 1898, Slocum, aboard the Spray, crossed the Atlantic twice (to Gibraltar and back to South America), negotiated the Strait of Magellan, and crossed the Pacific. He also visited Australia and South Africa before crossing the Atlantic (for the third time) to reach home after a journey of 46,000 miles.
/book/show/26931084-fables?from_search=true	Jean de La Fontaine	Fables	Excerpt from FablesThe first edition of this translation of La Fontaine's Fables appeared in Boston, U. S., in 1841. It achieved a considerable success, and six editions were printed in three years. Since then it has been allowed to pass out of print, except in the shape of a small-type edition produced in London immediately after the first publication, in Boston; and theExcerpt from FablesThe first edition of this translation of La Fontaine's Fables appeared in Boston, U. S., in 1841. It achieved a considerable success, and six editions were printed in three years. Since then it has been allowed to pass out of print, except in the shape of a small-type edition produced in London immediately after the first publication, in Boston; and the present publishers have thought that a reprint in a readable yet popular form would be generally acceptable.The translator has remarked, in the 'Advertisement' to his original edition (which follows these pages), on the singular neglect of La Fontaine by English translators up to the time of his own work.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/27081404-fortune-of-the-rougons?from_search=true	mile Zola	Fortune of the Rougons: A Realistic Novel	Excerpt from Fortune of the Rougons: A Realistic NovelI wish to show how a family, a small group of persons, comports itself amidst the surroundings in which it is placed, expanding and giving birth to ten, twenty individuals who appear at first sight extremely dissimilar, but who, on examination, will be found to be intimately connected with each other. Heredity, the samExcerpt from Fortune of the Rougons: A Realistic NovelI wish to show how a family, a small group of persons, comports itself amidst the surroundings in which it is placed, expanding and giving birth to ten, twenty individuals who appear at first sight extremely dissimilar, but who, on examination, will be found to be intimately connected with each other. Heredity, the same as gravity, is governed by certain laws.By resolving the double question of temperament and surroundings, I shall endeavour to discover and follow out the thread which conducts mathematically from one individual to another. And when I have gathered up all the threads, when I have the whole social group in my hands, I shall exhibit the several members of it at work as actors in an epoch of history; I shall portray them in all the complex diversities of their efforts; and, at the same time, I shall analyse the sum of each individual's volition, and the general tendency of the whole.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/27281050-the-adventures-of-tintin?from_search=true	Herg	The Adventures of Tintin: "Tintin and the Secret of the Unicorn": The classic Tintin comic book by Herge, Series 11	In this classic graphic comics novel: Tintin stumbles across a model ship at the Old Street Market. Only it isn't just any model ship-it's the Unicorn, carved by one of Haddock's ancestors, and it holds a clue to finding pirate treasure!.The Secret of the Unicorn (in the original French, Le Secret de la Licorne) is the eleventh title in the comic series The Adventures ofIn this classic graphic comics novel: Tintin stumbles across a model ship at the Old Street Market. Only it isn't just any model ship-it's the Unicorn, carved by one of Haddock's ancestors, and it holds a clue to finding pirate treasure!.The Secret of the Unicorn (in the original French, Le Secret de la Licorne) is the eleventh title in the comic series The Adventures of Tintin, written and illustrated by Belgian cartoonist Herg. Designed to be the first volume in a two-part story, the plot of The Secret of the Unicorn was continued in the twelfth Tintin adventure, Red Rackham's Treasure.While browsing in a market in Brussels, Tintin buys an old model ship which he intends to give to his friend Captain Haddock as a gift. Two strangers, a model ship collector Ivan Ivanovitch Sakharine and a mysterious figure known only as Barnaby, unsuccessfully try to convince Tintin to sell the model to them. Returning home with the model, Snowy knocks it over and its mainmast broke. Repairing it, and showing the ship to Haddock, the latter is amazed that it is actually a model of the The Unicorn, a 17th-century warship captained by his ancestor, Sir Francis Haddock. Later the model ship is stolen, and it is revealed that Sakharine owns an identical model of the Unicorn, although this is also stolen as well. Returning home, Tintin discovers a rolled-up parchment hidden under furniture, on which is a part of a riddle that points to the location of treasure, and he realises that this must have been hidden in the mast that Snowy broke.The Unicorn.After informing Haddock about the riddle, the captain tells him of how Sir Francis Haddock is shown the treasure of the infamous pirate captain Red Rackham somewhere in the West Indies, before killing him in single combat and blowing up his ship. Barnaby then turns up at Tintin's doorstep but is shot down by unknown assailants, whilst Tintin is then kidnapped by the perpetrators of the shooting Bird B.About the author'Herg' was born Georges Remi on 22 May, 1907 in Etterbeek, a suburb of Brussels, in Belgium. After leaving school, he worked for the daily newspaper, Le Sicle (The 20th Century). He was responsibe the for the section of the newspaper designed for children comics. Tintin, the main character in his works, was introduced on January 10, 1929 in a story entitled 'Tintin in the Land of the Soviets.' Each story ran as a comic strip in the magazine version and then was published as a book. Some of these books were adapted for the small screen including The Crab With The Golden Claws, Star of Mystery, Red Rakham's Treasure, Black Island, Objective Moon and The Calculus Affair. French TV produced longer versions of twenty of the books in 1992, which have been broadcast in over fifty countries. On 3 March, 1983, he died in Brussels. At the time of his death, he was working on Tintin and the Alpha-Art, which was published in an unfinished form.Georges Prosper Remi, known by the pen name Herg was a Belgian cartoonist. He is best known for creating The Adventures of Tintin, the series of comic albums which are considered one of the most popular European comics of the 20th century. He was also responsible for two other well-known series, Quick & Flupke (193040) and Jo, Zette and Jocko (193657). His works were executed in his distinct ligne claire drawing style.Herg created The Adventures of Tintin in 1929 at the advice of its editor Norbert Wallez. Revolving around the actions of boy reporter Tintin and his dog Snowy, the series' early installments  Tintin in the Land of the Soviets, Tintin in the Congo, and Tintin in America  were designed for children.
/book/show/19061346-every-living-thing?from_search=true	James Herriot	Every Living Thing: The classic memoirs of a Yorkshire country vet (James Herriot 5)	
/book/show/26446706-philosophiae-naturalis-principia-mathematica?from_search=true	Isaac Newton	Philosophiae Naturalis Principia Mathematica	Excerpt from Philosophiae Naturalis Principia MathematicaTalis foret tota de Luna theoria, citra Solis actionem sed jam a longo tempore intellexerunt astronomi, lunares motus a Lunae situ respectu Solis plurimum turbari, unde varias correctiones, sive aequationes variis titulis concinnare sunt conati.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands ofExcerpt from Philosophiae Naturalis Principia MathematicaTalis foret tota de Luna theoria, citra Solis actionem sed jam a longo tempore intellexerunt astronomi, lunares motus a Lunae situ respectu Solis plurimum turbari, unde varias correctiones, sive aequationes variis titulis concinnare sunt conati.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/26439384-petits-poemes-en-prose?from_search=true	Charles Baudelaire	Petits Poemes En Prose	Excerpt from Petits Poemes en ProseMon cher ami,Je vous envoie un petit ouvrage dont on ne pourrait pas dire, sans injustice, qu'il n'a ni, queue ni tate, puisque tout, au contraire, y est a la fois tate et queue, alternativement et reciproquement. Considerez, je vous prie, quelles admirables commodites celle combinaison, nous offre a tous, a, vous, a moi et au lecteur.Excerpt from Petits Poemes en ProseMon cher ami,Je vous envoie un petit ouvrage dont on ne pourrait pas dire, sans injustice, qu'il n'a ni, queue ni tate, puisque tout, au contraire, y est a la fois tate et queue, alternativement et reciproquement. Considerez, je vous prie, quelles admirables commodites celle combinaison, nous offre a tous, a, vous, a moi et au lecteur. Nous pouvons couper ou nous voulons, moi ma reverie, vous le manuscrit, le lecteur sa lecture; car je ne suspends pas la voloute retive de celui-ci au fil interntinable d'une intrigue superfine.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/17386968-god-the-redeemer?from_search=true	John Calvin	God the Redeemer: The Institutes of the Christian Religion a Pure Gold Classic	Bridge-Logos expanding Pure Gold Classic collection features more than 5 Reader Benefits, including: IllustrationsDetailed IndexAuthor BiographyIn-depth Bible StudySensitively revised in Modern English
/book/show/25329265-alice-s-adventures-in-wonderland-by-lewis-carroll?from_search=true	Lewis Carroll Cornerstone Classic Ebooks (Editor) Arthur Rackham (Illustrator)	Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll	Instead of memorizing vocabulary words, work your way through an actual well-written novel. Even novices can follow along as each individual English paragraph is paired with the corresponding German paragraph. It won't be an easy project, but you'll learn a lot!
/book/show/24134576-the-inspector?from_search=true	Nikolai Gogol Richard Nelson (Translator) Richard Pevear (Translator)	The Inspector (TCG Classic Russian Drama Series)	A revelatory new translation of Gogols comedy by renowned playwright Richard Nelson and Richard Pevear & Larissa Volokhonsky  the foremost contemporary translators of classic Russian literature including the best-selling Oprahs Book Club selection,marks the first of a series of translations of important Russian plays over the next ten years.
/book/show/30641019-the-virginian?from_search=true	Owen Wister	THE VIRGINIAN	The Virginian (otherwise titled The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains) is a 1902 novel set in the Wild West by the American author Owen Wister. It describes the life of a cowboy on a cattle ranch in Wyoming and was the first true western ever written, aside from short stories and pulp dime novels. The Virginian paved the way for many more westerns by such authors as ZaneThe Virginian (otherwise titled The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains) is a 1902 novel set in the Wild West by the American author Owen Wister. It describes the life of a cowboy on a cattle ranch in Wyoming and was the first true western ever written, aside from short stories and pulp dime novels. The Virginian paved the way for many more westerns by such authors as Zane Grey, Louis L'Amour, and several others.
/book/show/31115800-a-boy-s-own-story?from_search=true	Edmund White	A Boy's Own Story: Picador Classic	
/book/show/751173.The_Journey_to_the_East?from_search=true	Hermann Hesse	The Journey to the East	Journey to the East is from the perspective of H.H. who becomes a member of The League, a timeless religious sect whose members include famous fictional & real characters, such as Plato, Mozart, Pythagoras, Paul Klee, Don Quixote, Tristram Shandy, Baudelaire & the ferryman Vasudeva, a Siddhartha character. A branch of the group goes on pilgrimage to the East in seaJourney to the East is from the perspective of H.H. who becomes a member of The League, a timeless religious sect whose members include famous fictional & real characters, such as Plato, Mozart, Pythagoras, Paul Klee, Don Quixote, Tristram Shandy, Baudelaire & the ferryman Vasudeva, a Siddhartha character. A branch of the group goes on pilgrimage to the East in search of Truth. H.H. speaks of traveling thru both time & space, across geographies imaginary & real.Initially fun & enlightening, the Journey runs into crisis in a mountain gorge called Morbio Inferiore when Leo, a servant, disappears, causing them argue. Leo is described as happy, pleasant, handsome, beloved by all, good with animals. He's more than a simple servant, but nobody seems to get this. Nor does anyone wonder why the group dissolves in dissension & bickering after his disappearance. Instead they accuse Leo of taking with him objects which seem to be missing (which turn up later) & which they regard as important (which later appear unimportant). They blame him for their disintegration & failure.H.H. tries writing of the Journey years later. He's lost contact, believes the League no longer exists. He's unable to organize an account. He's sunk into disillusionment & despair since the failure. He's even sold the violin he played during the journey. At a friend's advice, he finds Leo &, having failed in his attempt to reestablish communication with him or even be recognized by him when he meets him in a park, writes him an impassioned letter of grievances, remorse & entreaty, posting it that night.Next morning Leo appears at H.H.'s home to tell him he's to appear before the League's High Throne to be judged. Leo's actually League President. The Morbio Inferiore crisis was a test of faith which they failed--& H. H. continues to flunk tests even after learning this. The final dnouement is a fine stroke of Hesse's typical Eastern mysticism.
/book/show/21261267-phenomenology-of-perception?from_search=true	Maurice Merleau-Ponty	Phenomenology of Perception	
/book/show/2021422.Deep_Trouble_Classic_Goosebumps_2_?from_search=true	R.L. Stine	Deep Trouble (Classic Goosebumps, #2) (Goosebumps, #19)	Discover the bone-chilling adventures that made Goosebumps one of the bestselling children's books series of all time!Something scary is happening in GOOSEBUMPS HORRORLAND, the all-new, all-terrifying series by R. L. Stine. Just how scary? You'll never know unless you crack open this classic prequel!In DEEP TROUBLE, find out why Billy Deep and his sister, Sheena, are afraiDiscover the bone-chilling adventures that made Goosebumps one of the bestselling children's books series of all time!Something scary is happening in GOOSEBUMPS HORRORLAND, the all-new, all-terrifying series by R. L. Stine. Just how scary? You'll never know unless you crack open this classic prequel!In DEEP TROUBLE, find out why Billy Deep and his sister, Sheena, are afraid of dark lagoons, coral reefs, and anything that appears to be half-human, half-fish!Now with all-new bonus materials including real-life shark tales and more.
/book/show/26974067-the-faerie-queene?from_search=true	Edmund Spenser	The Faerie Queene	Excerpt from The Faerie QueeneAges developed in what was after all a very limited class of men and women, a taste for allegory; but the great national dramas killed allegory, and this beneficent result was really involved in the invention of printing and the consequent widening of the reading public, as well as in the recovery from classical times of better literary modelExcerpt from The Faerie QueeneAges developed in what was after all a very limited class of men and women, a taste for allegory; but the great national dramas killed allegory, and this beneficent result was really involved in the invention of printing and the consequent widening of the reading public, as well as in the recovery from classical times of better literary models. When Spenser decided, against Gabriel Harvey's advice, to abandon the writing of comedies and to continue the composition of The Faerie Queene, he probably made no mistake, so far as concerned his own genius and the world's profit; but he unwittingly took his hand from the latch of the gate opening into the future. The gate he opened and entered admitted him into the past; but his good genius led him along a path that speedily emerged into the enchanted meads and vales of Faery land. Shakespeare, on the other hand, without Spenser's advantages of training and connections, but perhaps profiting from his predecessor's choice, opened the gate of the future. He too at times strayed into Faeryland, but never for long. Hence it is that Shakespeare continues to make an increasingly triumphant progress down the highway of time, while Spenser pursues his enchanted wanderings. It would be rash to undertake to determine which fate is the more enviable.It is just as easy to account for the interest taken in Spenser by scholars as to account for the devotion of his admirers and the comparative neglect of the large public. He was the first poet of sustained eminence produced in England for nearly two centuries after Chaucer's death. He was the first poet to profit in full measure from the Renaissance, from the great Italian masters and from their less successful but still important French followers, from the labors of Wyatt and Surrey, and from the admirable but not sufficiently esteemed beginnings made by Sackville. He added to the rich color and melody of Southern poetry not merely the high seriousness and philosophic depth of the best Greek classics, but the profound spiritual sincerity and the sense for the mysterious and the symbolic characteristic of the Teutonic genius. He was in many respects a marvellously full and ripe product of the Renaissance, but he was also a product of the Protestant Reformation, yet at the same time an exponent of many of the finest ideals of the Middle Ages. In him cohere to a remarkable degree the interest attaching to the survivor and that attaching to the pioneer. When in addition to these facts we remember that Spenser was an important figure in the most brilliant and picturesque age of English history and literature, that he was the contemporary of Sidney and the predecessor of Marlowe and Shakespeare, that he was as clearly, although not so eminently, supreme in narrative, idyllic, philosophical, and loftily lyrical poetry as Shakespeare was in the drama, and that he was the master of an important group of seventeenth-century poets, including the brothers Fletcher and William Browne and culminating in Milton, we should be prepared to wonder not that so much scholarly study has been devoted to Spenser and his works, but that he has not attracted an even larger number of editors and critics.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at
/book/show/33903841-therese-raquin?from_search=true	mile Zola	Therese Raquin	Excerpt from Therese RaquinDonc il faut que je presente moi-meme mon oeu mes juges. Je le ferai en quelques lignes, unique pour eviter a l'avenir tout malentendu.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books useExcerpt from Therese RaquinDonc il faut que je presente moi-meme mon oeu mes juges. Je le ferai en quelques lignes, unique pour eviter a l'avenir tout malentendu.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/28426627-strangers-on-a-train?from_search=true	Patricia Highsmith	Strangers on a Train: A Virago Modern Classic	In Patricia Highsmith's debut novel, we encounter Guy Haines and Charles Anthony Bruno, passengers on the same train. But while Guy is a successful architect in the midst of a divorce, Bruno turns out to be a sadistic psychopath who manipulates Guy into swapping murders with him. As Bruno carries out his twisted plan, Guy is trapped in Highsmith's perilous world - where, uIn Patricia Highsmith's debut novel, we encounter Guy Haines and Charles Anthony Bruno, passengers on the same train. But while Guy is a successful architect in the midst of a divorce, Bruno turns out to be a sadistic psychopath who manipulates Guy into swapping murders with him. As Bruno carries out his twisted plan, Guy is trapped in Highsmith's perilous world - where, under the right circumstances, anybody is capable of murder.The inspiration for Alfred Hitchcock's classic 1951 film,launched Highsmith on a prolific career of noir fiction and proved her mastery of depicting the unsettling forces that tremble beneath the surface of everyday contemporary life.Listening Length: 9 hours and 41 minutes
/book/show/18732361-twenty-years-after---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Alexandre Dumas	Twenty Years After - The Original Classic Edition	It is twenty years after the first Musketeers saga and Athos, Aramis, Porthos and dArtagnan have all gone their separate ways. Midlife has mellowed the musketeers and definitely complicated their perceptions. Porthos has been indulging himself with his widows money and working himself up the caste ladder but is still not entirely accepted but the upper crust he wants to beIt is twenty years after the first Musketeers saga and Athos, Aramis, Porthos and dArtagnan have all gone their separate ways. Midlife has mellowed the musketeers and definitely complicated their perceptions. Porthos has been indulging himself with his widows money and working himself up the caste ladder but is still not entirely accepted but the upper crust he wants to become. Aramis has gone into the church and, although he dreams wistfully of the days that he was a musketeer, his scheming has become more of a way of life than a troublesome quirk. Athos is the only one who still closely resembles the man he was in his youth. Even the hot tempered, rambunctious DArtagnan has settled in to his career as a professional soldier. He is now a musketeer for the paycheck instead of the glory. Yet all deep down reminisce of the good old days - the only question is what will they do to recapture them. Mazarin has replaced Richelieu as Cardinal and the queen, once persecuted by the previous Cardinal, is now in league (or at least in bed) with the despised Italian Mazarin. Though Mazarin is popularly hated by the people, DArtagnan jumps at the opportunity for advancement when Mazarin commissions him to reassemble the foursome ostensibly for the protection of the prince regent and queen. But the others have their own ideas about working for Mazarin and Dumas maintains a delicate balance as the four eventually do come to work together though not entirely on the same side.Twenty Years After is more grounded in history than the first and I highly recommend this particular book for the notes in the back. For all the criticism that Dumas plays fast and loose with history, it depends on where you place your yardstick. He moves events around a bit with people coming back from exile a year or two early and a battle being fought several years later but, over all, this is really grounded in history. The bulk of the plot is the siege of Paris by the Queen (and Mazarin) in the late 1640s. The death of Charles I and the peasant revolt are more substantial historical events than the retrieval of the Queens diamonds in the first novel so expect a lot more complicated plot as far as people and events. Dumas knew his history (judging by the degree of deviation suggested by the notes) and though he might move or bend it, he still tried for plausibility. We also have a new arch enemy in this one - Lady DeWinters son, Mordaunt, who has come to seek revenge on the men who executed his mother in the first book.While still a superb adventure story, this is a more adult tale with more emphasis on psychological motivations and the effect of time on a mans ideals and motivations. I enjoyed the first one more because of the less complicated plot and swift action but that is not to suggest that Twenty Years After is lacking in any way. When taken in conjunction with the first, the idea is brilliant and brings out many more elements that a simple more of the same sequel just couldnt do.
/book/show/29358620-the-seagull-classic-books-on-cd-collection-unabridged?from_search=true	Anton Chekhov Flo Gibson	The Seagull (Classic Books on CD Collection) [UNABRIDGED] (Classics on CD)	A masterpiece of modern drama,dramatises the romantic and artistic conflicts between four characters: the ingenue Nina, the fading actress Irina, her son the symbolist playwright Konstantin, and the famous middlebrow story writer Trigorin.
/book/show/22435662-the-broken-wings?from_search=true	Kahlil Gibran	THE BROKEN WINGS : Timeless Classic Storie (Annotated)	The Broken Wings is a timeless classic story written by Kahlil Gibran, published in 1912. This is the exquisitely tender story of a love that beats desperately against the taboos of Oriental tradition. With great sensitivity and lyricism, Gibran describes his passion as a youth for Selma Karamy, the beautiful girl of Beirut who first unfolded to him the secrets of love. BuThe Broken Wings is a timeless classic story written by Kahlil Gibran, published in 1912. This is the exquisitely tender story of a love that beats desperately against the taboos of Oriental tradition. With great sensitivity and lyricism, Gibran describes his passion as a youth for Selma Karamy, the beautiful girl of Beirut who first unfolded to him the secrets of love. But it is a love that is doomed by a social convention which forces Selma into marriage with another man.Portraying the exalted happiness and infinite sorrow of his relationship with Selma, Gibran at the same time probes the spiritual meaning of human existence with profound compassion. And he does so in a poetic prose that has magic and majesty.And you will learn more about Kahlil Gibrans life.
/book/show/8150054-baked-explorations?from_search=true	Matt  Lewis Renato Poliafito Tina Rupp (Photographs)	Baked Explorations: Classic American Desserts Reinvented	Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafitos 2008was published to national critical acclaim and raved about across the blogosphere. Since then, their profile has gotten even bigger, with continued praise from Oprah and Martha Stewart; product availability in every Whole Foods across the U.S.; and a new bakery in Charleston, South Carolina, with even more traffic than their oriMatt Lewis and Renato Poliafitos 2008was published to national critical acclaim and raved about across the blogosphere. Since then, their profile has gotten even bigger, with continued praise from Oprah and Martha Stewart; product availability in every Whole Foods across the U.S.; and a new bakery in Charleston, South Carolina, with even more traffic than their original Brooklyn location.Now, in, the authors give their signature Baked twists to famous desserts from across the country. Here is their take on our most treasured desserts: Banana Cream Pie, Black & White Cookies, Mississippi Mud Pie, and morefrom the overworked to the underappreciated. Readers will love this collection of 75 recipes from breakfast treats to late-night confections and everything in between.Praise forThey might look like another pair of fresh-faced Brooklynites (retro tie and mustache? check), but Matt Lewis and Renato Poliafito, the owners of the Baked sweet shops in Brooklyn and Charleston, are media-savvy butter fiends . . . Those whoopie pies? Four sticks of buttery fun. Oh to be young, decadent and baked in Brooklyn.Lewis and Poliafito take on more underappreciated desserts, giving beloved treats like black-and-white cookies and whoopie pies a modern makeover.-
/book/show/25143696-martin-eden---classic-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	Jack London A. Willis (Editor)	Martin Eden - Classic Illustrated Edition	* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Jack London's gripping and ultimately tragic tale charts the fortunes of working-class Martin Eden as he struggles to better himself through study to become a successful writer and win the love of the well-to-do girl he desires. Considered partially autobiographical, the novel is a superb psychologic* Beautifully illustrated with atmospheric paintings by renowned artists, Jack London's gripping and ultimately tragic tale charts the fortunes of working-class Martin Eden as he struggles to better himself through study to become a successful writer and win the love of the well-to-do girl he desires. Considered partially autobiographical, the novel is a superb psychological portrayal and has long been regarded as one of the great works of twentieth century English literature. Just as absorbing today as it was for readers when first published over a century ago, it remains hugely popular throughout the world.* This meticulous digital edition from Heritage Illustrated Publishing is a faithful reproduction of the original text and is enhanced with images of classic works of art carefully selected by our team of professional editors.
/book/show/22253441-the-little-red-hen?from_search=true	J.P. Miller (Illustrator) Chick-fil-a	The Little Red Hen (A Little Golden Book Classic)	Beloved illustrator J. P. Millers graphic, colorful farm animals seem to jump right off the pagebut they arent jumping to help the Little Red Hen plant her wheat! Young children will learn a valuable lesson about teamwork from this funny, favorite folktale.
/book/show/18732755-mary-barton---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Elizabeth Gaskell	Mary Barton - The Original Classic Edition	Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Mary Barton. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Elizabeth Gaskell, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside Mary Barton:There are some fielFinally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Mary Barton. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Elizabeth Gaskell, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside Mary Barton:There are some fields near Manchester, well known to the inhabitants as Green Heys Fields, through which runs a public footpath to a little village about two miles distant. In spite of these fields being flat, and low, nay, in spite of the want of wood (the great and usual recommendation of level tracts of land), there is a charm about them which strikes even the inhabitant of a mountainous district, who sees and feels the effect of contrast in these commonplace but thoroughly rural fields, with the busy, bustling manufacturing town he left but half-an-hour ago. Here and there an old black and white farmhouse, with its rambling outbuildings, speaks of other times and other occupations than those which now absorb the population of the neighbourhood. Here in their seasons may be seen the country business of haymaking, ploughing, etc., which are such pleasant mysteries for townspeople to watch: and here the artisan, deafened with noise of tongues and engines, may come to listen awhile to the delicious sounds of rural life: the lowing of cattle, the milkmaids call, the clatter and cackle of poultry in the farmyards. You cannot wonder, then, that these fields are popular places of resort at every holiday time; and you would not wonder, if you could see, or I properly describe, the charm of one particular stile, that it should be, on such occasions, a crowded halting place. Close by it is a deep, clear pond, reflecting in its dark green depths the shadowy trees that bend over it to exclude the sun. The only place where its banks are shelving is on the side next to a rambling farmyard, belonging to one of those old world, gabled, black and white houses I named above, overlooking the field through which the public footpath leads. The porch of this farmhouse is covered by a rose-tree; and the little garden surrounding it is crowded with a medley of old-fashioned herbs and flowers, planted long ago, when the garden was the only druggists shop within reach, and allowed to grow in scrambling and wild luxuriance-roses, lavender, sage, balm (for tea), rosemary, pinks and wallflowers, onions and jessamine, in most republican and indiscriminate order. This farmhouse and garden are within a hundred yards of the stile of which I spoke, leading from the large pasture field into a smaller one, divided by a hedge of hawthorn and blackthorn; and near this stile, on the further side, there runs a tale that primroses may often be found, and occasionally the blue sweet violet on the grassy hedge bank.
/book/show/22318501-the-bad-seed?from_search=true	William March Anna Holmes (Foreword)	The Bad Seed: A Vintage Movie Classic	What happens to ordinary families into whose midst a child serial killer is born? This spine-tingling tale investigates a mother's concerned suspicion surrounding several mysterious accidental deaths that all connect back to her eight-year-old daughter, Rhoda. Tremendously impactWhat happens to ordinary families into whose midst a child serial killer is born? This spine-tingling tale investigates a mother's concerned suspicion surrounding several mysterious accidental deaths that all connect back to her eight-year-old daughter, Rhoda. Tremendously impacting the thriller genre, this masterpiece of suspense generated a whole crop of creepy kids, and it's as chilling, intelligent, and timely as ever before.Originally published in 1954, this National Book Award-nominated classic was adapted into film in 1956.With a new foreword.spotlights classic films that have stood the test of time, now rediscovered through the publication of the novels on which they were based.
/book/show/18875981-a-night-to-remember?from_search=true	Walter Lord Julian Fellowes Brian Lavery	A Night to Remember: The Classic Bestselling Account of the Sinking of the Titanic	
/book/show/1818275.Captains_Courageous?from_search=true	Rudyard Kipling	Captains Courageous	Young Harvey Cheyne is rich, spoiled, prejudiced, and totally lacking in the real experiences of life. When the fifteen-year-old is accidentally washed overboard a great ocean liner headed for Europe, he is picked up by a fisherman and brought aboard the fishing schooner. Harvey's stories of privilegYoung Harvey Cheyne is rich, spoiled, prejudiced, and totally lacking in the real experiences of life. When the fifteen-year-old is accidentally washed overboard a great ocean liner headed for Europe, he is picked up by a fisherman and brought aboard the fishing schooner. Harvey's stories of privilege and wealth mean nothing aboard this hard-working vessel, and the boy receives many lessons in self-reliance, values, and hard-bitten realitythings every man must know, blind, drunk, or asleep.Harvey, Long Jack, Tom Platt, Manuel, and many more great characters come to life in this rich retelling of life aboard the We're Here.This novel is part of Brilliance Audio's extensive Classic Collection, bringing you timeless masterpieces that you and your family are sure to love.
/book/show/1433034.All_I_Really_Need_to_Know_I_Learned_in_Kindergarten?from_search=true	Robert Fulghum	All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten: The Essay That Became a Classic With Special Commentary by Robert Fulghum	Most of what I really need to know about how to live and what to do and how to be I learned in kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate school mountain, but there in the sandpile at Sunday School. These are the things I learned:Share everything.Play fair.Don't hit people.Put things back where you found them.Clean up your own mess.Don't take things that aren'Most of what I really need to know about how to live and what to do and how to be I learned in kindergarten. Wisdom was not at the top of the graduate school mountain, but there in the sandpile at Sunday School. These are the things I learned:Share everything.Play fair.Don't hit people.Put things back where you found them.Clean up your own mess.Don't take things that aren't yours.Say you're sorry when you hurt somebody.Wash your hands before you eat.Flush.Warm cookies and cold milk are good for you.Live a balanced life.Take a nap every afternoon.When you go out into the world, watch out for traffic, hold hands, and stick together.
/book/show/18732834-rose-in-bloom---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Louisa May Alcott	Rose in Bloom - The Original Classic Edition	Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Rose in Bloom. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Louisa May Alcott, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside Rose in Bloom:I think if youFinally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of Rose in Bloom. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Louisa May Alcott, which is now, at last, again available to you.Enjoy this classic work today. These selected paragraphs distill the contents and give you a quick look inside Rose in Bloom:I think if you were my sister, I should be very proud of you, because your face shows what I admire more than its beauty truth and courage, Phebe, answered Mac with a little bow full of such genuine respect that surprise and pleasure brought a sudden dew to quench the fire of the girls eyes and soothe the sensitive pride of the girls heart....Alec was the central figure in one room and Rose in the other, for the little girl, whom they had all loved and petted, had bloomed into a woman, and two years of absence had wrought a curious change in the relative positions of the cousins, especially the three elder ones, who eyed her with a mixture of boyish affection and manly admiration that was both new and pleasant.Something sweet yet spirited about her charmed them and piqued their curiosity, for she was not quite like other girls, and rather startled them now and then by some independent little speech or act which made them look at one another with a sly smile, as if reminded that Rose was Uncles girl....Turning to Mac with a sense of relief, she gently took off his winkers, as Jamie called them, and looked straight into the honest blue eyes that looked straight back at her, full of a frank and friendly affection that warmed her heart and made her own eyes brighten as she gave back the glasses, saying, with a look and tone of cordial satisfaction, You are not changed, my dear old Mac, and Im so glad of that!...There was only one boy now, alas, but he made noise enough for half a dozen, and before Rose could run to the door, Jamie came bouncing in with a shining morning face, a bat over his shoulder, a red and white jockey cap on his head, one pocket bulging with a big ball, the other overflowing with cookies, and his mouth full of the apple he was just finishing off in hot haste.
/book/show/18732469-the-lives-of-the-twelve-caesars-complete---the-original-classic-edition?from_search=true	Suetonius	The Lives of the Twelve Caesars, Complete - The Original Classic Edition	In historical study there are two types of literature. Secondary sources are written based on the original writings which are known as Primary sources. If you want to lern about the earliest Roman Emperors this source is indispensable. True, some of it is not historical and Suetonius is somewhat of a gossip monger at times, seeing as he explains in detail the various sexuaIn historical study there are two types of literature. Secondary sources are written based on the original writings which are known as Primary sources. If you want to lern about the earliest Roman Emperors this source is indispensable. True, some of it is not historical and Suetonius is somewhat of a gossip monger at times, seeing as he explains in detail the various sexual appetites of each Caesar as well as other deviant behaviour. Still, this is one of the foremost primary sources about those famous Romans and most of the history books written on the Caesars are standing on Suetonius shoulders. Not much is known about the life of Gaius Suetonius Tranquillis. He was probably born in A.D. 69--the famous year of four Emperors--when his father, a Roman knight, served as a colonel in a regular legion and took part in the Battle of Baetricum.Suetonius became a scribe and noted secretary to the military set, eventually ending up in the service of Hadrian, who was emperor from A.D. 117-138. He was dismissed for indiscreet behaviour with Hadrians empress, Sabina, but not before doing sufficient research to complete many books of a historical nature. His attempts at philosophy were much less well received, and most of his history has been overlooked by all but classical scholars, but this work, The Twelve Caesars has held the imagination of more than just the scholarly set since it was first written.Suetonius had the good fortune of speaking to eyewitnesses from the time of the early Caesars. Much of his information about Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, and Nero in fact comes from those who observed and/or participated in their lives. Suetonius is in many ways more of a reporter than an historian--he would record conflicting statements without worrying about the reconciliation (this set him apart from Tacitus and other classical historians who tried to find a consistency in stories and facts.Suetonius has been described as the tabloid journalist of ancient Rome, because not only did he not appear to check facts (which in fact is not true--he did check, he just didnt try to smooth over the conflicting facts), but he choose to concentrate on the private lives, motivations and personality quirks of his subjects rather than their grand plans, policies and military/political victories. Thus, many details of the lurid scene appear. Suetonius, and this volume in particular, formed much of the basis for Robert Graves as he wrote I, Claudius and Claudius the God, which in turn pulled up the popularity of Suetonius in this generation.Suetonius had first hand knowledge of many of the Caesars who followed the Claudians, and ready access to the archives of the imperial family and the Senate, given his imperial posting.For the record, the twelve Caesars, about whom Suetonius writes, are: Julius Caesar, Augustus, Tiberius, Gaius Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian, Titus, DomitianSuetonius held nothing back in writing about the personal habits of the emperors and their families, nor did he hold back in his moral judgement of them. Of Tiberius, for instance, he wrote that Tiberius did so many other wicked deeds under the pretext of reforming public morals--but in reality to gratify his lust for seeing people suffer--that many satires were written against the evils of the day, incidentally expressing gloomy fears about the future.... At first Tiberius dismissed these verses as the work of bilious malcontents who were impatient with his reforms and did not really mean what they said. He would remark: Let them hate me, so long as they fear me! But, as time went on, his conduct justified every line they had written.Take a step back into the seemier side of ancient Rome, the side most history courses overlook in favour of more traditional historical events, and get this book!
/book/show/32158.Baking_Illustrated?from_search=true	Cook's Illustrated Magazine John Burgoyne (Illustrator) Carl Tremblay (Photographer)	Baking Illustrated: A Best Recipe Classic (The Best Recipe Series)	Packed with 375 recipes, more than 150 4-color photos and 400 illustrations, Baking Illustrated brings you inside America's Test Kitchen, where the Test cooks and Editors have exhaustively examined every ingredient, technique and piece of equipment that is critical to your baking success.
/book/show/5633900-and-to-think-that-i-saw-it-on-mulberry-street?from_search=true	Dr. Seuss	And To Think That I Saw It On Mulberry Street	Marco is in a pickle. His father has instructed him to keep his eyes peeled for interesting sights on the way to and from school, but all Marco has seen is a boring old horse and wagon. Imagine if he had something more to report, say, a zebra pulling the wagon. Or better yet, the zebra could be pulling a blue and gold chariot. No, wait! Maybe it should be a reindeer in thaMarco is in a pickle. His father has instructed him to keep his eyes peeled for interesting sights on the way to and from school, but all Marco has seen is a boring old horse and wagon. Imagine if he had something more to report, say, a zebra pulling the wagon. Or better yet, the zebra could be pulling a blue and gold chariot. No, wait! Maybe it should be a reindeer in that harness. Marco's story grows ever more elaborate as he reasons that a reindeer would be happier pulling a sled, then that aunusual sight would be an elephant with a ruby-bedecked rajah enthroned on top. Say! That makes a story thatcan beat, / When I say that I saw it on Mulberry Street. Time and again, Marco tops himself until he is positively wound up with excitement and bursts into his home to tell his dad what he saw on Mulberry Street.
/book/show/27010100-the-woodlanders?from_search=true	Thomas Hardy	The Woodlanders	Excerpt from The WoodlandersIn the present novel, as in one or two others of his series which involve the question of matrimonial divergence, the immortal puzzle - given the man and woman, how to find a basis for their sexual relation - is left where it stood; and it is tacitly assumed for the purposes of the story that no doubt of the depravity of the erratic heart who fExcerpt from The WoodlandersIn the present novel, as in one or two others of his series which involve the question of matrimonial divergence, the immortal puzzle - given the man and woman, how to find a basis for their sexual relation - is left where it stood; and it is tacitly assumed for the purposes of the story that no doubt of the depravity of the erratic heart who feels some third person to be better suited to his or her tastes than the one with whom he has contracted to live, enters the head of reader or writer for a moment. From the point of view of marriage as a distinct covenant or undertaking, decided on by two people fully cognizant of all its possible issues, and competent to carry them through, this assumption is, of course, logical. Yet no thinking person supposes that on the broader ground of how to afford the greatest happiness to the units of human society during their brief transit through this sorry world, there is no more to be said on this covenant; and it is certainly not supposed by the writer of these pages. But, as Gibbon blandly remarks on the evidence for and against Christian miracles, 'the duty of an historian does not call upon him to interpose his private judgment in this nice and important controversy.'About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/161847.The_Midwich_Cuckoos?from_search=true	John Wyndham	The Midwich Cuckoos (Ballantine Classic, 02763)	In the sleepy English village of Midwich, a mysterious silver object appears and all the inhabitants fall unconscious. A day later the object is gone and everyone awakens unharmed  except that all the women in the village are discovered to be pregnant.
/book/show/32192315-la-reine-et-l-assassin?from_search=true	David Morrell	La reine et l'assassin (Fiction - Marabooks GF)	Londres, 1855.La guerre de Crime fait rage. Lincomptence de ltat major britannique provoque la chute du gouvernement en place. Lempire vacille.Cest dans ce contexte troubl que le sulfureux opiomane Thomas de Quincey et son quipe (sa fille et leurs deux acolytes de Scotland Yard) affrontent un tueur dun genre bien particulier. Ses victimes, toutes des membres deLondres, 1855.La guerre de Crime fait rage. Lincomptence de ltat major britannique provoque la chute du gouvernement en place. Lempire vacille.Cest dans ce contexte troubl que le sulfureux opiomane Thomas de Quincey et son quipe (sa fille et leurs deux acolytes de Scotland Yard) affrontent un tueur dun genre bien particulier. Ses victimes, toutes des membres de laristocratie, sont autant de jalons vers un objectif ultime : lassassinat de la reine Victoria elle-mme.Alors que de Quincey et sa fille se dmnent pour protger la reine, ils mettent au jour les secrets tragiques du pass dun homme rong par sa soif de vengeance.
/book/show/11556831-zeitschaft?from_search=true	Gregory Benford	Zeitschaft	Suspense builds in this novel about scientists, physics, time travel, and saving the Earth. It's 1998, and a physicist in Cambridge, England, attempts to send a message backward in time. Earth is falling apart, and a government faction supports the project in hopes of diverting or avoiding the environmental disasters beginning to tear at the edges of civilization. It's 196Suspense builds in this novel about scientists, physics, time travel, and saving the Earth. It's 1998, and a physicist in Cambridge, England, attempts to send a message backward in time. Earth is falling apart, and a government faction supports the project in hopes of diverting or avoiding the environmental disasters beginning to tear at the edges of civilization. It's 1962, and a physicist in California struggles with his new life on the West Coast, office politics, and the irregularities of data that plague his experiments. The story's perspective toggles between time lines, physicists, and their communities.presents the subculture and world of scientists in microcosm: the lab, the loves, the grappling for grants, the pressures from university and government, the rewards and trials of relationships with spouses, the pressures of the scientific race, and the thrill of discovery.
/book/show/75932.Uncle_Silas_by_J_Sheridan_Lefanu_Fiction?from_search=true	J. Sheridan Le Fanu	Uncle Silas by J.Sheridan Lefanu, Fiction: Mystery & Detective, Classics, Literary	Addicted to laudanum and prey to inexplicable visions, Silas appears like a spirit to his neice Maud. Silas has his own plans for Maud and the fortune she will inherit. Uncle Silas is LeFanu's best-known novel, dealing with themes of spiritualism, secret corruption, greed, lust, and other peculiar Victorian obsessions. A classic novel of spiritual terror by one of the trueAddicted to laudanum and prey to inexplicable visions, Silas appears like a spirit to his neice Maud. Silas has his own plans for Maud and the fortune she will inherit. Uncle Silas is LeFanu's best-known novel, dealing with themes of spiritualism, secret corruption, greed, lust, and other peculiar Victorian obsessions. A classic novel of spiritual terror by one of the true masters of the form.
/book/show/8866920-the-breakout-novelist?from_search=true	Donald Maass	The Breakout Novelist: Craft and Strategies for Career Fiction Writers	
/book/show/186133.Fact_Fiction_and_Forecast?from_search=true	Nelson Goodman	Fact, Fiction, and Forecast	Here, in a new edition, is Nelson Goodman's provocative philosophical classic--a book that, according to, raised a storm of controversy when it was first published in 1954, and one that remains on the front lines of philosophical debate.How is it that we feel confident in generalizing from experience in some ways but not in others? How are generalizations that arHere, in a new edition, is Nelson Goodman's provocative philosophical classic--a book that, according to, raised a storm of controversy when it was first published in 1954, and one that remains on the front lines of philosophical debate.How is it that we feel confident in generalizing from experience in some ways but not in others? How are generalizations that are warranted to be distinguished from those that are not? Goodman shows that these questions resist formal solution and his demonstration has been taken by nativists like Chomsky and Fodor as proof that neither scientific induction nor ordinary learning can proceed without an, or innate, ordering of hypotheses.In his new foreword to this edition, Hilary Putnam forcefully rejects these nativist claims. The controversy surrounding these unsolved problems is as relevant to the psychology of cognitive development as it is to the philosophy of science. No serious student of either discipline can afford to misunderstand Goodman's classic argument.
/book/show/22704234-war-stories?from_search=true	Jaym Gates (Editor) Andrew Liptak (Editor)	War Stories: New Military Science Fiction	War is everywhere. Not only among the firefights, in the sweat dripping from heavy armor and the clenching grip on your weapon, but also wedging itself deep into families, infiltrating our love letters, hovering in the air above our heads. Its in our dreams and our text messages. At times it roars with adrenaline, while at others it slips in silently so it can sit besideWar is everywhere. Not only among the firefights, in the sweat dripping from heavy armor and the clenching grip on your weapon, but also wedging itself deep into families, infiltrating our love letters, hovering in the air above our heads. Its in our dreams and our text messages. At times it roars with adrenaline, while at others it slips in silently so it can sit beside you until you forget its there.Join Joe Haldeman, Linda Nagata, Karin Lowachee, Ken Liu, Jay Posey and more as they take you on a tour of the battlefields, from those hurtling through space in spaceships and winding along trails deep in the jungle with bullets whizzing overhead, to the ones hiding behind calm smiles, waiting patiently to reveal itself in those quiet moments when we feel safest. War Stories brings us 23 stories of the impacts of war, showcasing the systems, combat, armor, and aftermath without condemnation or glorification.Instead, War Stories reveals the truth.War is what we are.
/book/show/27276090-the-fiction?from_search=true	Curt Pires David Rubn (Illustrations)	The Fiction	Four childhood friends discover a box of strange books that, when read aloud, can transport them tothebeautiful, imaginary worlds described within. But when one of them goes missing,theothers vow never to reveal where theyve been and what theyve seen. Years later, when one oftheremaining kids, now an adult, also mysteriously disappears, its up tothelast two oftFour childhood friends discover a box of strange books that, when read aloud, can transport them tothebeautiful, imaginary worlds described within. But when one of them goes missing,theothers vow never to reveal where theyve been and what theyve seen. Years later, when one oftheremaining kids, now an adult, also mysteriously disappears, its up tothelast two ofthegroup to dig up their dusty books to find him and finally figure out what happened to their friend all those years ago.Written by Curt Pires (POP, Mayday) and illustrated by David Rubn (TheRise of Aurora West),THEFICTIONis a fountain of fascinating ideas about a group of childhood friends who discover thatthepast will always come back to find you.
/book/show/889430.Microworlds?from_search=true	Stanisaw Lem Franz Rottensteiner (Editor)	Microworlds: Writings on Science Fiction and Fantasy	In this bold and controversial examination of the past, present, and future of science fiction, Lem informs the raging debate over the literary merit of the genre with ten arch, incisive, provocative essays.Reflections on my life --On the structural analysis of science fiction --Science fiction : a hopeless case --with exceptions --Philip K. Dick : a visionary among the CIn this bold and controversial examination of the past, present, and future of science fiction, Lem informs the raging debate over the literary merit of the genre with ten arch, incisive, provocative essays.Reflections on my life --On the structural analysis of science fiction --Science fiction : a hopeless case --with exceptions --Philip K. Dick : a visionary among the Charlatans --The time-travel story and related matters of science-fiction structuring --Metafantasia : the possibilities of science fiction --Cosmology and science fiction --Todorov's fantastic theory of literature --Unitas oppositorum : the prose of Jorge Luis Borges --About the Strugatsky's Roadside picnic
/book/show/21042480-the-enormous-crocodile?from_search=true	Roald Dahl Quentin Blake (Illustrator)	The Enormous Crocodile	About the Book: The Enormous Crocodile The Enormous Crocodile is very greedy and loves eating children! But the other animals plan to ruin his wicked schemes and teach him a lesson. The Enormous Crocodile is very greedy and loves eating children!But the other animals plan to ruin his wicked schemes and teach hima lesson. About the Author: Roald Dahl Roald Dahl, the best-loAbout the Book: The Enormous Crocodile The Enormous Crocodile is very greedy and loves eating children! But the other animals plan to ruin his wicked schemes and teach him a lesson. The Enormous Crocodile is very greedy and loves eating children!But the other animals plan to ruin his wicked schemes and teach hima lesson. About the Author: Roald Dahl Roald Dahl, the best-loved of childrens writers, was born inWales of Norwegian parents. His books continue to be bestsellers,despite his death in 1990, and worldwide sales are over 100million! Quentin Blake is one of the best-known and best-lovedchildrens illustrators and its impossible now to think of RoaldDahls writings without imagining Quentin Blakes illustrations.Quentin Blake is one of Britains most successful illustrators. Hisfirst drawings were published in Punch when he was sixteen. He hasillustrated nearly three hundred books and he was Roald Dahlsfavourite illustrator. He has won many awards including theWhitbread Award and the Kate Greenaway Medal. Besides being anillustrator he taught for over twenty years at the Royal College ofArt and in 1999 he became the first ever Childrens Laureate! Sixyears later he was awarded a CBE for services to childrensliterature and in 2013 he was knighted in the New Years Honours -which means his full title is Sir Quentin Blake, although we canstill all go on calling him Quentin as usual.
/book/show/433418.Herotica?from_search=true	Susie Bright (Editor)	Herotica: A Collection of Women's Erotic Fiction	The original volume of the bestselling women's erotica series
/book/show/1451345.The_Mammoth_Book_Of_Pulp_Fiction?from_search=true	Maxim Jakubowski	The Mammoth Book Of Pulp Fiction	All the suspense, shocks, kicks, and titilation of yesterday's pulp magazines returns with a vengeance in these pages. Action-packed stories featuring hit men, underworld bosses, rogue cops, private dicks, and shady ladies are assembled here, written by such renegade authors as Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, Ed McBain, Jim Thompson, James Ellroy, Robert Bellum, and EdAll the suspense, shocks, kicks, and titilation of yesterday's pulp magazines returns with a vengeance in these pages. Action-packed stories featuring hit men, underworld bosses, rogue cops, private dicks, and shady ladies are assembled here, written by such renegade authors as Raymond Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, Ed McBain, Jim Thompson, James Ellroy, Robert Bellum, and Ed Gorman.
/book/show/20343704-the-bridge-on-the-drina?from_search=true	Ivo Andri Lovett F. Edwards (Translator) William Hardy McNeill (Introduction)	The Bridge on the Drina	
/book/show/25266698-the-year-s-best-science-fiction-fantasy-novellas-2015?from_search=true	Paula Guran (Editor) Seth Chambers (Contributor) James S.A. Corey (Contributor)	The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Novellas 2015	The Years Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Novellas: 2015 inaugurates a new annual series of anthologies featuring some of the years best novella-length science fiction and fantasy. Novellas, longer than short stories but shorter than novels, are a rich and rewarding literary form that can fully explore tomorrows technology, the far reaches of the future, thought-provokThe Years Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Novellas: 2015 inaugurates a new annual series of anthologies featuring some of the years best novella-length science fiction and fantasy. Novellas, longer than short stories but shorter than novels, are a rich and rewarding literary form that can fully explore tomorrows technology, the far reaches of the future, thought-provoking imaginings, fantastic worlds, and entertaining concepts with the impact of a short story and the detailed breadth of a novel. Gathering a wide variety of excellent SF and fantasy, this anthology of short novels showcases the talents of both established masters and new writers.Contents (alphabetical order by author last name):In Her Eyes by Seth Chambers (The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Jan/Feb 2014)The Churn: An Expanse Novella by James S. A. Corey (Orbit)Where the Trains Turn by Pasi Ilmari Jskelinen (translated by Liisa Rantalaiho) (Tor.com, 15 November 2014)Yesterdays Kin by Nancy Kress (Tachyon Publications)Claudius Rex by John P. Murphy (Alembical 3: A Distillation of Three Novellas, eds. Schoen & Dorrance)The Things We Do For Love by K. J. Parker (Subterranean Press Magazine, Summer 2014)The Mothers of Voorhisville by Mary Rickert, (Tor.com, 30 Apr 2014)The Lightning Tree by Patrick Rothfuss (Rogues, eds. Martin & Dozois)Dream Houses by Genevieve Valentine (Dream Houses WSFA/ Wyrm Publishing)
/book/show/16148269-book-of-dreams-2nd-edition?from_search=true	Victor D. Lopez	Book of Dreams 2nd Edition: Science Fiction and Speculative Fiction Short Stories	This expanded Second Edition contains three new stories in addition to the original short stories that appeared in the first edition published in August of 2011.What really caused the catastrophic failure after the first full-scale test of the Large Hadron Collider? Motivated, ingenious terrorists are about to try their own field experiment to replicate the classified resuThis expanded Second Edition contains three new stories in addition to the original short stories that appeared in the first edition published in August of 2011.What really caused the catastrophic failure after the first full-scale test of the Large Hadron Collider? Motivated, ingenious terrorists are about to try their own field experiment to replicate the classified results of the test on a large scale using two suitcase nukes and a modified jetliner in an attack that, if successful, will eradicate all life on earth, destroy our corner of the universe and, in time, give birth to a new addition to the multiverse.If we could communicate with the other sentient, intelligent species with whom we share our planet, what vital lessons might we learn from them and they from us?In a not too distant future in which all human beings on earth are connected and integrated into a single neural net, what price might be exacted for one wishing to opt out?What price would you pay to revisit a crossroad in your life when you had made a terrible, life altering mistake? Would you give up an unfulfilled life for the chance of virtual happiness in an alternate reality?Would you sacrifice everything if you could attain absolute knowledge? If so, could you live with the knowledge you attained?It is said that no man is an island, but what if even the least among us is a god in his/her own right?If an alien visitor offered you a lifetime of health and the gift of telepathy for a small service, would you be quick to accept?If we purportedly use only a small fraction of our brain's capacity, what possible purpose does the apparently unused portion serve?Above are some of the questions raised in this collection of science fiction and speculative fiction short stories that explores the interrelationship between dreams and reality, the nature of reality itself, and the dangers attendant to the single-minded pursuit of wish fulfillment that all too often results in unexpected and unwanted consequences.The author is an Associate Professor of Legal Studies at Hofstra University's Frank G. Zarb School of Business and has previously published seven non-fiction books through traditional publishers. His business law and legal environment textbooks have been used in colleges and universities throughout the United States since 1993.For more information about the author's books, textbooks, scholarly articles and blogs, you can visit.
/book/show/85509.The_Best_Science_Fiction_of_Isaac_Asimov?from_search=true	Isaac Asimov	The Best Science Fiction of Isaac Asimov	
/book/show/34367588-good-girls-don-t?from_search=true	Victoria Dahl	Good Girls Don't	With her long ponytail and sparkling green eyes, Tessa Donovan looks more like the girl next door than a businesswoman;or a heart-breaker. Which may explain why Detective Luke Asher barely notices her when he arrives to investigate a break in at her family's brewery. He's got his own problems; starting with the fact that his partner, Simone, is pregWith her long ponytail and sparkling green eyes, Tessa Donovan looks more like the girl next door than a businesswoman;or a heart-breaker. Which may explain why Detective Luke Asher barely notices her when he arrives to investigate a break in at her family's brewery. He's got his own problems; starting with the fact that his partner, Simone, is pregnant and everyone thinks he's the father.Tessa has her hands full, too. Her brother's playboy ways may be threatening the business, and the tension could tear her tight knit family apart. In fact, the only thing that could unite the Donovan boys is seeing a man come after their baby sister. Especially a man like Luke Asher. But Tessa sees past the rumors to the man beneath. He's not who people think he is and neither is she.
/book/show/294003.Turning_Life_into_Fiction?from_search=true	Robin Hemley	Turning Life into Fiction	In, Robin Hemley offers a highly entertaining and in-depth manualwith writing exercises on how to convert real life into good storytelling. He covers a wide range of subjects, including how to record and generate ideas from daily life and how to write effectively using true anecdotes, real places, and real people. A self-proclaimed liar and thief, Hemley also addresses the legal and ethical concerns of borrowing experience from the lives of strangers and loved ones.Lively, informative, and inspirational,is an invaluable text for any fiction writer. First published in 1994, this new edition is updated and expanded to include nearly a dozen short stories that Hemley refers to throughoutthe book.
/book/show/7012085-where-angels-fear-to-tread-by-e-m-forster-fiction-classics?from_search=true	E.M. Forster	Where Angels Fear to Tread by E.M. Forster, Fiction, Classics	No, Mother, Lilia was really keen on going to Italy! said Philip, finding the situation full of whimsical romance. There was something half attractive, half repellent in the thought of this vulgar woman journeying to places he loved and revered. But why should she not be transfigured by her journeys? The same had happened to the Goths! When a man or woman is neither welNo, Mother, Lilia was really keen on going to Italy! said Philip, finding the situation full of whimsical romance. There was something half attractive, half repellent in the thought of this vulgar woman journeying to places he loved and revered. But why should she not be transfigured by her journeys? The same had happened to the Goths! When a man or woman is neither well-bred, nor well-connected, nor handsome, nor clever, nor rich, what chance does he or she have for success, in turn-of-the-century England -- at least in that portion of London society almost ridiculously proper and well-behaved? The Philistines, the vulgar, the ones talented in making absurd impressions when in public . . . could they do well for themselves? Horrid thought!
/book/show/96043.My_Less_Than_Secret_Life?from_search=true	Jonathan Ames	My Less Than Secret Life: A Diary, Fiction, Essays	My Less Than Secret Life is the companion volume to Jonathan Ames's first memoirish endeavor, the mildly perverted and wildly amusing (Vanity Fair) What's Not to Love? This collection of the cult author's fiction and essays includes Ames's public diary, the bi-weekly columns he penned for the New York Press. The entries of this diary are a record of his mad adventures: hMy Less Than Secret Life is the companion volume to Jonathan Ames's first memoirish endeavor, the mildly perverted and wildly amusing (Vanity Fair) What's Not to Love? This collection of the cult author's fiction and essays includes Ames's public diary, the bi-weekly columns he penned for the New York Press. The entries of this diary are a record of his mad adventures: his ill-fated debut as an amateur boxer fighting as The Herring Wonder', a faltering liaison with a Cuban prostitute, his public outing of George Plimpton as a Jew, his discussion with Eve Ensler about his dear friend The Mangina, a renegade mission as a Jew into the heart of Waspy Maine, and other such harrowing escapades. Whether trying to round up a partner for an orgy, politely assisting in an animal sacrifice, or scamming tickets to the WWF's Royal Rumble for his son, Jonathan Ames proves himself a ballsier Everyman whose transgressions and compassionate meditations will satisfy the voyeur and encourage the halfhearted. But be warned. As Jonathan says, I don't like to be a bad influence. It's bad enough that I have influence over myself. ...Ames has always been one of my favorite contemporary writers ... for his ... fearless commitment to the most demanding psychosexual comedies.Rick Moody
/book/show/370005.GMC?from_search=true	Debra Dixon Martha Shields (Designed by)	GMC: Goal, Motivation and Conflict: The Building Blocks of Good Fiction	Goal, motivation, and conflict are the foundation of everything that happens in the story world. Using charts, examples, and movies, the author breaks these key elements down into understandable components and walks the reader through the process of laying this foundation in his or her own work.Learn what causes sagging middles and how to fix them, which goals are importanGoal, motivation, and conflict are the foundation of everything that happens in the story world. Using charts, examples, and movies, the author breaks these key elements down into understandable components and walks the reader through the process of laying this foundation in his or her own work.Learn what causes sagging middles and how to fix them, which goals are important, which arent and why, how to get your characters to do what they need for your plot in a believable manner, and how to use conflict to create a good story. GMC can be used not only in plotting, but in character development, sharpening scenes, pitching ideas to an editor, and evaluating whether an idea will work.Be confident your ideas will work before you write 200 pages.Plan a road map to keep your story on track.Discovery why your scenes arent working and what to do about it.Create characters that editors and readers will care about.
/book/show/25577379-une-si-troublante-attention?from_search=true	Cora Carmack Sophie Passant (Translator)	Une si troublante attention	Senvoler pour lEurope  la fin de ses tudes, sans responsabilits, sans parents Le rve ! Cest en tout cas ce que se rpte Kelsey Summers pour s'en convaincre. Pourtant, trs vite, la fte, lalcool et les garons ne parviennent plus  combler le vide quelle ressent.Alors le soir o son regard croise celui du beau Jackson Hunt, Kelsey pense apporter un peu de piquanSenvoler pour lEurope  la fin de ses tudes, sans responsabilits, sans parents Le rve ! Cest en tout cas ce que se rpte Kelsey Summers pour s'en convaincre. Pourtant, trs vite, la fte, lalcool et les garons ne parviennent plus  combler le vide quelle ressent.Alors le soir o son regard croise celui du beau Jackson Hunt, Kelsey pense apporter un peu de piquant  ses vacances. Contrairement aux autres garons, celui-ci garde ses distances, et pour Kelsey, aucun dfi n'est plus tentant !Amoureuse, Kelsey ? Jamais !Et pourtant
/book/show/1679037.The_Making_of_a_Story?from_search=true	Alice LaPlante	The Making of a Story: A Norton Guide to Writing Fiction and Nonfiction	is a fresh and inspiring guide to the basics of creative writingboth fiction and creative nonfiction. Its hands-on, completely accessible approach walks writers through each stage of the creative process, from the initial triggering idea to the revision of the final manuscript. It is unique in combing the three main aspects of creative writing instruis a fresh and inspiring guide to the basics of creative writingboth fiction and creative nonfiction. Its hands-on, completely accessible approach walks writers through each stage of the creative process, from the initial triggering idea to the revision of the final manuscript. It is unique in combing the three main aspects of creative writing instruction: process (finding inspiration, getting ideas on the page), craft (specific techniques like characterization), and anthology (learning by reading masters of the form). Succinct, clear definitions of basic terms of fiction are accompanied by examples, including excerpts from masterpieces of short fiction and essays as well as contemporary novels. A special highlight is Alice LaPlante's systematic debunking of many of the so-called rules of creative writing. This book is perfect for writers working alone as well as for creative writing classes, both introductory and advanced.
/book/show/81780.A_Poetics_of_Postmodernism?from_search=true	Linda Hutcheon	A Poetics of Postmodernism: History, Theory, Fiction	Neither a defense nor a denunciation of the postmodern, it continues Hutcheon's previous projects in studying formal self-consciousness in art, but adds to this both a historical and ideological dimension.
/book/show/1794237.The_Decline_And_Fall_Of_The_Roman_Empire?from_search=true	Edward Gibbon	The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire (Classic Non Fiction)	'I set out upon Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire [and] was immediately dominated by both the story and the style, ' recalled Winston Churchill. 'I devoured Gibbon. I rode triumphantly through it from end to end and enjoyed it all....I was not even estranged by his naughty footnotes.' In the two centuries since its completion, Gibbon's magnum opus -- which en'I set out upon Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire [and] was immediately dominated by both the story and the style, ' recalled Winston Churchill. 'I devoured Gibbon. I rode triumphantly through it from end to end and enjoyed it all....I was not even estranged by his naughty footnotes.' In the two centuries since its completion, Gibbon's magnum opus -- which encompasses some 1,300 years as it swings across Europe, North Africa, and Asia -- has refused to go the way of many 'classics' and grow musty on the shelves. 'Gibbon is a landmark and a signpost -- a landmark of human achievement: and a signpost because the social convulsions of the Roman Empire as described by him sometimes prefigure and indicate convulsions which shake the whole world today, ' wrote E.M. Forster. Never far below the surface of the magnificent narrative lies the author's wit and sweeping irony, exemplified by Gibbon's famous definition of history as 'little more than the register of the crimes, follies and misfortunes of mankind.'
/book/show/25504032-candor?from_search=true	Pam Bachorz	Candor	In the model community of Candor, Florida, every teen wants to be like Oscar Banks. The son of the town's founder, Oscar earns straight As and is student-body president.But Oscar has a secret. He knows that parents bring their teens to Candor to make them respectful, perfect, and compliant through subliminal messages that carefully correct and control their behavior. And OIn the model community of Candor, Florida, every teen wants to be like Oscar Banks. The son of the town's founder, Oscar earns straight As and is student-body president.But Oscar has a secret. He knows that parents bring their teens to Candor to make them respectful, perfect, and compliant through subliminal messages that carefully correct and control their behavior. And Oscar' s built a business sabotaging his father's scheme with messages of his own.After all, who would ever suspect the perfect Oscar Banks? Then he meets Nia, the girl he can't stand to see changed. Saving Nia means losing her forever. Keeping her in Candor, Oscar risks exposure... and more.
/book/show/35348.A_Place_Where_the_Sea_Remembers?from_search=true	Sandra Benitez	A Place Where the Sea Remembers	
/book/show/33866782-sensual-player?from_search=true	Alice Clayton Marie Villani (Translator)	Sensual Player: Suivi de Lovely Seducer	Caroline se rjouit davoir enfin trouv lquilibre entre sa vie de couple avec Simon et son mtier darchitecte dintrieur  sans compter lheureuse adoption de trois nouveaux matous.  lheure o les uns se marient et les autres simaginent parents, lavenir des deux tourtereaux semble lui aussi trac. Pourtant, lors dun voyage professionnel au Vietnam, Simon est blesCaroline se rjouit davoir enfin trouv lquilibre entre sa vie de couple avec Simon et son mtier darchitecte dintrieur  sans compter lheureuse adoption de trois nouveaux matous.  lheure o les uns se marient et les autres simaginent parents, lavenir des deux tourtereaux semble lui aussi trac. Pourtant, lors dun voyage professionnel au Vietnam, Simon est bless  la suite dun terrible accident. Et si leur destin,  Caroline et  lui, ctait plutt adrnaline, cascades et surprises en tout genre?
/book/show/473833.Daughters_of_Earth?from_search=true	Justine Larbalestier (Editor) Brian Attebery Wendy Pearson	Daughters of Earth: Feminist Science Fiction in the Twentieth Century	Women's contributions to science fiction over the past century have been lasting and important, but critical work in the field has only just begun to explore its full range. Justine Larbalestier has collected 11 key stories--many of them not easily found, and all of them powerful and provocative--and sets them alongside 11 new essays, written by top scholars and critics, tWomen's contributions to science fiction over the past century have been lasting and important, but critical work in the field has only just begun to explore its full range. Justine Larbalestier has collected 11 key stories--many of them not easily found, and all of them powerful and provocative--and sets them alongside 11 new essays, written by top scholars and critics, that explore the stories' contexts, meanings, and theoretical implications. The resulting dialogue is one of enormous significance to critical scholarship in science fiction, and to understanding the role of feminism in its development. Organized chronologically, this anthology creates a new canon of feminist science fiction and examines the theory that addresses it. Daughters of Earth is an ideal overview for students and general readers.Content:1. The Fate of Poseidonia - Clare Winger Harris, 19272. The Conquest of Gola - Leslie F. Stone, 19313. Created He Them - Alice Eleanor Jones, 19554. No Light in the Window - Kate Wilhelm, 19635. The Heat Death of the Universe - Pamela Zoline, 19676. And I Awoke and Found Me Here on the Cold Hill Side - James Tiptree Jr., 19717. Wives - Lisa Tuttle, 19768. Rachel in Love - Par Murphy, 19879. The Evening and the Morning and the Night - Octavia E. Butler, 198710. Balinese Dancer - Gwyneth Jones, 199711. What I Didn't See - Karen Joy Fowler, 2002
/book/show/263288.The_3_A_M_Epiphany?from_search=true	Brian Kiteley	The 3 A.M. Epiphany: Uncommon Writing Exercises That Transform Your Fiction	If you write, you know what it's like. Insight and creativity - the desire to push the boundaries of your writing - strike when you least expect it. And you're often in no position to act: in the shower, driving the kids to school...in the middle of the night.Theoffers more than 200 intriguing writing exercises desIf you write, you know what it's like. Insight and creativity - the desire to push the boundaries of your writing - strike when you least expect it. And you're often in no position to act: in the shower, driving the kids to school...in the middle of the night.Theoffers more than 200 intriguing writing exercises designed to help you think, write, and revise like never before - without having to wait for creative inspiration., noted author and director of the University of Denver's creative writing program, has crafted and refined these exercises through 15 years of teaching experience.You'll learn how to:Transform staid and stale writing patterns into exciting experiments in fictionShed the anxieties that keep you from reaching your full potential as a writerCraft unique ideas by combining personal experience with unrestricted imaginationExamine and overcome all of your fiction writing concerns, from getting started to writer's blockOpen the book, select an exercise, and give it a try. It's just what you need to craft refreshing new fiction, discover bold new insights, and explore what it means to be a writer.It's never too early to start--not even 3 A.M.
/book/show/24707079-my-mind-s-eye?from_search=true	Gillian  Jones	My Mind's Eye (Pub Fiction, #1)	RykerShe is the epitome of the girl next door, but with a feistiness that makes my dick throb.I'm drawn to her like no other. She stirs things in me I have no desire to feel, makes me long for things I shouldn't.This is my game. I choose the players. I never play for keeps.I don't believe in fate. I make my own destiny. I work hard and play harder. Luck is for pussies, karRykerShe is the epitome of the girl next door, but with a feistiness that makes my dick throb.I'm drawn to her like no other. She stirs things in me I have no desire to feel, makes me long for things I shouldn't.This is my game. I choose the players. I never play for keeps.I don't believe in fate. I make my own destiny. I work hard and play harder. Luck is for pussies, karma for idiots. Me, I make shit happen.Meeting her fucked up my plan. Threw me off my game.I'm now face to face with my karma. Her name is Kat Rollins.KatRyker Eddison is the epitome of a player. You know the type: Mr. Get In and Get Out.He's all about the chase, wanting just one night. Everyone knows this, I know this. Still, I find myself craving him, my greedy body betraying what my heart and mind already know: he will only bring me pain.He's the guy that girls like me should avoid. I'm smart, I know better. But when I'm with him, I feel things Ive never felt before. Things I never knew I wanted.I can't deny it  I like the chase. The high is explosive but I'm afraid if I give in, I may end up losing more than I can handle: my heart.
/book/show/19629.Flash_Fiction_Forward?from_search=true	James Thomas (Editor) Robert Shapard (Editor)	Flash Fiction Forward: 80 Very Short Stories	After publication of the firstanthology over a decade ago, flash became part of the creative writing lexicon for readers, writers, students, and teachers. In this follow-up collection, the editors once again tackle the question: How short can a story be and truly be a story? Determined to find the best flashes from America in the twenty-first century, JaAfter publication of the firstanthology over a decade ago, flash became part of the creative writing lexicon for readers, writers, students, and teachers. In this follow-up collection, the editors once again tackle the question: How short can a story be and truly be a story? Determined to find the best flashes from America in the twenty-first century, James Thomas and Robert Shapard searched everywhere for stories that were not merely good but memorable. Moving, and certainly unforgettable, this collection includes stories from the best and most popular fiction writers of our time, including Ron Carlson, Robert Coover, Steve Almond, Amy Hempel, A. M. Homes, Grace Paley, and Paul Theroux. In addition, Rick Moody properly defines armoire, Lydia Davis delves into a world of cats, and Dave Eggers explores narrow escapes. Over and over, these stories prove that often less is more.
/book/show/126488.The_Collected_Short_Fiction_of_C_J_Cherryh?from_search=true	C.J. Cherryh	The Collected Short Fiction of C.J. Cherryh	Daw is thrilled to present the first and only complete and comprehensive volume of C.J. Cherryh's short fiction in trade paperbackFeaturing the short stories, novellas, and novelettes-including the award-winning story, Cassandra, and a new novella written specifically for this book-of the multiple award-winning author, this volume is a must-have for fans and newcomers alDaw is thrilled to present the first and only complete and comprehensive volume of C.J. Cherryh's short fiction in trade paperbackFeaturing the short stories, novellas, and novelettes-including the award-winning story, Cassandra, and a new novella written specifically for this book-of the multiple award-winning author, this volume is a must-have for fans and newcomers alike.
/book/show/106252.Flash_Fiction?from_search=true	James Thomas (Editor) Denise Thomas (Editor) Tom Hazuka (Editor)	Flash Fiction: 72 Very Short Stories	
/book/show/204391.King_Coal_by_Upton_Sinclair_Fiction_Classics_Literary?from_search=true	Upton Sinclair Georg Brandes (Introduction)	King Coal by Upton Sinclair, Fiction, Classics, Literary	A fellow determined to find the truth for himself about conditions in the mines, runs away from home and adopts the alias Joe Smith. After being turned away by one coal mine for fear of Hal being a union organizer, he gets a job in another coal mine operated by the General Fuel Company, or GFC. In the mines he befriends many of the workers, and realizes their misery andA fellow determined to find the truth for himself about conditions in the mines, runs away from home and adopts the alias Joe Smith. After being turned away by one coal mine for fear of Hal being a union organizer, he gets a job in another coal mine operated by the General Fuel Company, or GFC. In the mines he befriends many of the workers, and realizes their misery and exploitation at the hands of the bosses. What he found there was abhorrent -- thus begins the tale of unionization and the advocacy workers' rights. Unionization, however, is easier spoken of than it is accomplished. It was a dangerous task -- for the leaders of the coal mines were hardened men, men who would not stop at petty threats and minor violence.
/book/show/656020.Bending_The_Landscape?from_search=true	Nicola Griffith (Editor / Contributor) Stephen Pagel (Editor / Contributor) J.K. Potter (Artist)	Bending The Landscape: Science Fiction	Edited by world-renowned lesbian fantasy author Nicola Griffith and fantasy publisher Stephen Pagel, this groundbreaking anthology of all-original science fiction stories brings together some of mainstream's and science fiction's most notable writers -- gay and straight -- creating worlds where time and place and sexuality are alternative to the empirical environment. KeitEdited by world-renowned lesbian fantasy author Nicola Griffith and fantasy publisher Stephen Pagel, this groundbreaking anthology of all-original science fiction stories brings together some of mainstream's and science fiction's most notable writers -- gay and straight -- creating worlds where time and place and sexuality are alternative to the empirical environment. Keith Hartman's Sex, Guns and Baptists gives a disturbing view of how the world could become if the Christian fundamentalists continue gaining political ground; Ralph Sperry's delightful aliens in On Vacation are refreshingly similar to us: shy workaholics, exasperated lovers, good with machines; Ellen Klages takes a '90s dyke back forty years to 1950s San Francisco where she discovers her modern sensibilities are utterly alien to the lesbians of the time. These stories explore physical, emotional, and moral landscapes vastly different from the familiar -- where nothing is as it seems.This group of talented newcomers and award-winning genre veterans includes Jim Grimsley, Mark W. Tiedemann, Charles Sheffield, Carrie Richerson, Keith Hartman, Nancy Kress, Richard Bamburg, L. Timmel Duchamp, Charles Sheffield, Don Bassingthwaite, and many others.
/book/show/7846109-hint-fiction?from_search=true	Robert Swartwood (editor) Kathleen Ryan (Contributor) Donora A. Rihn (Contributor)	Hint Fiction: An Anthology of Stories in 25 Words or Fewer	The stories in this collection run the gamut from playful to tragic, conservative to experimental, but they all have one thing in common: they are no more than 25 words long. Robert Swartwood was inspired by Ernest Hemingway's possibly apocryphal six-word storyFor Sale: baby shoes, never wornto foster the writing of these incredibly short-short stories. He termed themThe stories in this collection run the gamut from playful to tragic, conservative to experimental, but they all have one thing in common: they are no more than 25 words long. Robert Swartwood was inspired by Ernest Hemingway's possibly apocryphal six-word storyFor Sale: baby shoes, never wornto foster the writing of these incredibly short-short stories. He termed them hint fiction because the few chosen words suggest a larger, more complex chain of events. Spare and evocative, these stories prove that a brilliantly honed narrative can be as startling and powerful as a story of traditional length. The 125 gemlike stories in this collection come from such best-selling and award-winning authors as Joyce Carol Oates, Ha Jin, Peter Straub, and James Frey, as well as emerging writers.
/book/show/15793061-twenty-first-century-science-fiction?from_search=true	David G. Hartwell (Editor) Patrick Nielsen Hayden (Editor)	Twenty-First Century Science Fiction	is an enormous anthology of short storiesclose to 250,000 wordsedited by two of the most prestigious and award-winning editors in the SF field and featuring recent stories from some of science fiction's greatest up-and-coming authors.David Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden have long been recognized as two of the most skilled and truis an enormous anthology of short storiesclose to 250,000 wordsedited by two of the most prestigious and award-winning editors in the SF field and featuring recent stories from some of science fiction's greatest up-and-coming authors.David Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden have long been recognized as two of the most skilled and trusted arbiters of the field, butpresents fans' first opportunities to see what their considerable talents come up with together, and also to get a unique perspective on what's comingin the science fiction field.The anthology includes authors ranging from bestselling and established favorites to incandescent new talents including Paolo Bacigalupi, Cory Doctorow, Catherynne M. Valente, John Scalzi, Jo Walton, Charles Stross, Elizabeth Bear, and Peter Watts, and the stories selected include winners and nominees of all of the science fiction field's major awards.One of's Best Science Fiction Books of 2013
/book/show/122751.The_Modern_Library_Writer_s_Workshop?from_search=true	Stephen Koch	The Modern Library Writer's Workshop: A Guide to the Craft of Fiction	Make [your] characters want something right awayeven if its only a glass of water. Characters paralyzed by the meaninglessness of modern life still have to drink water from time to time.The cat sat on the mat is not the beginning of a story, but the cat sat on the dogs mat is.Nothing is more inspiring for a beginning writer than lisMake [your] characters want something right awayeven if its only a glass of water. Characters paralyzed by the meaninglessness of modern life still have to drink water from time to time.The cat sat on the mat is not the beginning of a story, but the cat sat on the dogs mat is.Nothing is more inspiring for a beginning writer than listening to masters of the craft talk about the writing life. But if you cant get Vladimir Nabokov, Virginia Woolf, and Gabriel Garca Mrquez together at the Algonquin,gives you the next best thing. Stephen Koch, former chair of Columbia Universitys graduate creative writing program, presents a unique guide to the craft of fiction. Along with his own lucid observations and commonsense techniques, he weaves together wisdom, advice, and inspiring commentary from some of our greatest writers. Taking you from the moment of inspiration (keep a notebook with you at all times), to writing a first draft (do it quickly! you can always revise later), to figuring out a plot (plot always serves the story, not vice versa), Koch is a benevolent mentor, glad to dispense sound advice when you need it most.belongs on every writers shelf, to be picked up and pored over for those moments when the muse needs a little help finding her way.
/book/show/31926886-every-other-day?from_search=true	Jennifer Lynn Barnes	Every Other Day	Every other day, Kali D'Angelo is a normal sixteen-year-old girl. She goes to public high school. She attends pep rallies (reluctantly). She's human. And every other day in between . . . she's not.Though she's not quite sure what she is on those days, Kali knows what she does . . . she hunts, traps, and kills demons, hellhounds, and other supernatural creatures that threatEvery other day, Kali D'Angelo is a normal sixteen-year-old girl. She goes to public high school. She attends pep rallies (reluctantly). She's human. And every other day in between . . . she's not.Though she's not quite sure what she is on those days, Kali knows what she does . . . she hunts, traps, and kills demons, hellhounds, and other supernatural creatures that threaten her world. On those days, she is practically indestructible.But when Kali notices a mark on a popular girl at school, she knows instantly that the girl is marked for death by an unworldly being. And she knows she has only twenty-four hours to save her.There's only one problem . . . it's the wrong twenty-four hours.
/book/show/13177385-beyond-binary?from_search=true	Brit Mandelo (Editor) Ellen Kushner (Contributor) Tansy Roberts (Contributor)	Beyond Binary: Genderqueer and Sexually Fluid Speculative Fiction	Speculative fiction is the literature of questions, of challenges and imagination, and what better to question than the ways in which gender and sexuality have been rigidly defined, partitioned off, put in little boxes? These seventeen stories explore the ways in which identity can go beyond binary from space colonies to small college towns, from angels to androids, and frSpeculative fiction is the literature of questions, of challenges and imagination, and what better to question than the ways in which gender and sexuality have been rigidly defined, partitioned off, put in little boxes? These seventeen stories explore the ways in which identity can go beyond binary from space colonies to small college towns, from angels to androids, and from a magical past to other worlds entirely, the authors in this collection have brought to life wonderful tales starring people who proudly define (and redefine) their own genders, sexualities, identities, and so much else in between.
/book/show/207989.Reproduction_is_the_Flaw_of_Love?from_search=true	Lauren Grodstein	Reproduction is the Flaw of Love	It's a Saturday morning in Brooklyn. Joel Miller, age twenty-eight, stands outside his locked bathroom door. Behind it are his girlfriend Lisa, a Dixie cup, and a pregnancy test. While she stalls for time, Miller is left in his hallway to wonder and wait: for the results of the test, for the pieces of his addled life to come together, for some kind of divine intervention tIt's a Saturday morning in Brooklyn. Joel Miller, age twenty-eight, stands outside his locked bathroom door. Behind it are his girlfriend Lisa, a Dixie cup, and a pregnancy test. While she stalls for time, Miller is left in his hallway to wonder and wait: for the results of the test, for the pieces of his addled life to come together, for some kind of divine intervention to guide his actions when Lisa finally emerges.Thus begins Lauren Grodstein's beguiling debut novel, a wise, wonderfully assured journey deep into the heart of the commitmentphobic male. Awaiting test results that could determine his future, Miller finds himself replaying all he has seen of love so far. There was his father Stan's awkward balancing act between doting father and failed husband, and his mother Bay's refusal to accept that Stan was never coming back. There was his playboy friend Grant's devastation upon falling for the one woman he couldn't have. And most of all, there was Miller's own prior relationship--with Blair, the aloof beauty he can't stop thinking about, the one who got away. With past and present colliding in his hallway, Miller begins to realize just how little he really knows about intimacy, love and potential fatherhood--and more important, about what he's going to do next.fearlessly charts the romantic odyssey of one endearing New York bachelor, and in so doing illuminates some universal truths about family, loyalty, devotion, and love.
/book/show/6759006-good-wives-by-louisa-may-alcott-fiction-family-classics?from_search=true	Louisa May Alcott	Good Wives by Louisa May Alcott, Fiction, Family, Classics	Time has brought changes to the March household -- home of the girls Jo, Amy, Beth and Meg, introduced in Louisa May Alcott's classic novel Little Women. Having returned safely from war, Mr. March has become a trusted and beloved minister in the local parish. Home, too, is young John Brooke, whose plans for a shared life with Meg, however modest and poor that life may turnTime has brought changes to the March household -- home of the girls Jo, Amy, Beth and Meg, introduced in Louisa May Alcott's classic novel Little Women. Having returned safely from war, Mr. March has become a trusted and beloved minister in the local parish. Home, too, is young John Brooke, whose plans for a shared life with Meg, however modest and poor that life may turn out to be, make the eldest March girl think herself the happiest soul in Christendom. The young lovers will live in a charming little house dubbed The Dovecote, with its front lawn the size of a handkerchief. Life promises adventures and fulfillment for the other March girls, as well -- for not only are their talents developing, but they are growing older and more accomplished in the complicated matter of living their own lives. Tomboyish Jo's curly crop is lengthening into long coils, and she is learning to carry herself with ease -- if not quite with grace. Beth has grown slender, pale, and more quiet than ever, with beautiful eyes brimming with kindness. And Amy, the flower of the family, at sixteen already has the air and bearing of a full-gown woman, and exerts an indescribable charm -- especially on young men.
/book/show/8131147-couch-fiction?from_search=true	Philippa Perry	Couch Fiction: A Graphic Tale of Psychotherapy	Ever wanted an insight into counseling? Or wished you could be a 'fly-on-the-wall' in a psychotherapy session?allows you to peep through the key-hole of the therapy room door and, more than that, read the minds of the protagonists...Based on a case study of Pat (our sandal-wearing, cat-loving psychotherapist) and her new client, James (an ambitious barristerEver wanted an insight into counseling? Or wished you could be a 'fly-on-the-wall' in a psychotherapy session?allows you to peep through the key-hole of the therapy room door and, more than that, read the minds of the protagonists...Based on a case study of Pat (our sandal-wearing, cat-loving psychotherapist) and her new client, James (an ambitious barrister with a potentially harmful habit he cant stop), this graphic novel follows the anxieties, frustrations, mind-wanderings and break-throughs of each, through a year of therapy sessions together. Beautifully illustrated and accompanied by succinct and illuminating footnotes, this book offers a witty and thought-provoking exploration of the therapeutic journey, considering a range of skills, insights and techniques along the way.
/book/show/30547997-if-you-only-knew?from_search=true	Kristan Higgins	If You Only Knew: A Women's Fiction Novel	Letting go of her ex-husband is harder than wedding-dress designer Jenny Tate expected...especially since his new wife wants to be Jenny's new best friend. Needing closure, Jenny trades the Manhattan skyline for her hometown up the HLetting go of her ex-husband is harder than wedding-dress designer Jenny Tate expected...especially since his new wife wants to be Jenny's new best friend. Needing closure, Jenny trades the Manhattan skyline for her hometown up the Hudson, where she'll start her own business and bask in her sister Rachel's picture-perfect family life...and maybe even find a little romance of her own with Leo, her downstairs neighbor, who's utterly irresistible and annoyingly distant at the same time.Rachel's idyllic marriage, however, is imploding after she discovers what looks like her husband's infidelity. She always thought she'd walk away in this situation but now she's wavering, much to Jenny's surprise. Rachel points to their parents' perfect marriage as a shining example of patience and forgiveness; but to protect her sister, Jenny may have to tarnish that memory--and their relationship---and reveal a family secret she's been keeping since childhood.
/book/show/940230.Barlowe_s_Guide_to_Extraterrestrials?from_search=true	Wayne Barlowe Beth Meacham Ian Summers	Barlowe's Guide to Extraterrestrials: Great Aliens from Science Fiction Literature	In this illustrated field guide to extraterrestrials-a 1980 nominee for the ABA and Hugo Awards and named one of the Best Books of Spring 1980 by School Library Journal-Wayne Douglas Barlowe paints 50 denizens of popular science fiction literature. 150 full-color paintings show each character not only in full figure but also in detail highlighting distinctive characteristiIn this illustrated field guide to extraterrestrials-a 1980 nominee for the ABA and Hugo Awards and named one of the Best Books of Spring 1980 by School Library Journal-Wayne Douglas Barlowe paints 50 denizens of popular science fiction literature. 150 full-color paintings show each character not only in full figure but also in detail highlighting distinctive characteristics. Humanoids, insectoids, reptilians, and more are included. Field notes explain movement, diet, respiration, and reproduction habits. The book also features a pull-out chart showing comparative sizes, and a section devoted to Barlowe's own sketchbook of works in progress. Selection of the Science Fiction Book Club. 267,000 copies in print.
/book/show/30295083-city?from_search=true	Clifford D. Simak G.J. Borghart (Translator)	City (Bruna science-fiction, #51)	Verscheen eerder als nummer 909 in de reeks Zwarte Beertjes.Deze roman, opgebouwd uit een reeks aaneensluitende verhalen, speelt ten tijde van de heerschappij der honden. Het menselijk ras is sinds eeuwen uitgestorven en alleen in een paar in onbruik geraakte gezegdes komt het woord 'mens' nog voor. En hond herinnert zich het verhaal dat men eens vertelde: hoe de mens lanVerscheen eerder als nummer 909 in de reeks Zwarte Beertjes.Deze roman, opgebouwd uit een reeks aaneensluitende verhalen, speelt ten tijde van de heerschappij der honden. Het menselijk ras is sinds eeuwen uitgestorven en alleen in een paar in onbruik geraakte gezegdes komt het woord 'mens' nog voor. En hond herinnert zich het verhaal dat men eens vertelde: hoe de mens langzamerhand geestelijk en lichamelijk achteruitging en steeds minder geschikt werd om het heersende ras op aarde te zijn. Hun steden raakten leeg en verlaten doordat iedereen op het land ging wonen, daar men niet langer in groepsverband wilde leven. Uiteindelijk stierven ze geheel uit en verwierven de honden de heerschappij over het leven op aarde. Begrippen als oorlog en vrede waren verouderd en verdwenen uit de woordenboeken.Simak beschrijft dit alles zo natuurlijk alsof een hondenmaatschappij het meest logische op Aarde zou zijn, en nalezing van dit boek is men geneigd te zeggen: waarom niet?
/book/show/6719849-apparition-late-fictions?from_search=true	Thomas Lynch	Apparition & Late Fictions	A Methodist minister gone astray, a grieving trout bum gone fishing with his fathers remains, an artist overwhelmed by incarnate beautythese are just a few of the iconic yet utterly unique characters in Thomas Lynchs spirited collection. Set in Michigans nA Methodist minister gone astray, a grieving trout bum gone fishing with his fathers remains, an artist overwhelmed by incarnate beautythese are just a few of the iconic yet utterly unique characters in Thomas Lynchs spirited collection. Set in Michigans north woods, in Ohios interior, on islands, in casinos, and in distant cities, these stories are linked by the gone and not forgotten: former spouses, dead parents, and missing children. In pursuit of love and its redemptions, these are pilgrims haunted by memory, dogged by desire, made radiant by romance and its denouements.With the elegant prose of Frederick Busch and the Irish sensibility of William Trevor, Lynch masterfully creates a world where mirage and apparition are commonplace, where people searching for connection and old comforts find them both near at hand and oddly out of reach.
/book/show/19254890-scaramouche?from_search=true	Rafael Sabatini	Scaramouche: French Revolution Through Historical Fiction	Amazon Review;Scaramouche is not only Rafael Sabatini's crowning literary achievement, it is one of the most engaging, thought-provoking and exciting historical novels ever written.Andre-Louis Moreau, (or Scaramouche, as he later becomes known), is a fascinatingly complex protagonist. Courageous, intelligent, quick-witted and intensely moral, Moreau is a character whose peAmazon Review;Scaramouche is not only Rafael Sabatini's crowning literary achievement, it is one of the most engaging, thought-provoking and exciting historical novels ever written.Andre-Louis Moreau, (or Scaramouche, as he later becomes known), is a fascinatingly complex protagonist. Courageous, intelligent, quick-witted and intensely moral, Moreau is a character whose personal quest for revenge against the villainous Marquis de La Tour d'Azyr is a masterfully-woven story of swashbuckling action, romance and social conflict during the turbulent years of the French Revolution.Well-born lawyer. Fugitive. Dramatic actor. Expert swordsman. Impassioned, mob-inciting orator. Revolutionary politician. Sabatini sets Moreau upon an intriguing path of fate, development and discovery, a fictionalized yet compelling account of a single man's ultimate test of human character as the world around him spirals into madness.Sabatini has often been compared to Alexandre Dumas (author of the Three Musketeers, the Count of Monte Cristo) as a master of historical fiction. Though I believe Dumas to be the finest action-adventure writer of all time, and though some of Sabatini's other works (which I have not yet read) have been criticized as overly melodramatic, Sabatini has created in Scaramouche an historical action-adventure novel that transcends Dumas (and all modern action-adventure writers, for that matter) in that Moreau, his protagonist, is a thoroughly multi-dimensional character. Though Moreau is driven by his hatred and his quest for revenge, the spirit of his character is not defined by them, and the conflict of these passions with his ideals brings depth and substance to his exploits on the Theatre Feydau, the fencing halls of Paris, the floor of the National Assembly and his pursuit of the beautiful Aline de Kercadiou.Duels. Intrigue. Romance. More duels. Moral and political introspection. Its all here. Enjoy!This edition includes free audio book for download.
/book/show/10975979-best-european-fiction-2012?from_search=true	Aleksandar Hemon (Editor) Nicole Krauss (Preface) David Dephy (Contributor)	Best European Fiction 2012	Now in its third year, theseries has become a mainstay in the literary landscape, each year featuring new voices from throughout Europe alongside more established names such as Hilary Mantel, Jean-Philippe Toussaint, Ingo Schulze, George Konrad, Victor Pelevin, and Enrique Vila-Matas.For 2012, Aleksandar Hemon introduces a whole new cross-section ofNow in its third year, theseries has become a mainstay in the literary landscape, each year featuring new voices from throughout Europe alongside more established names such as Hilary Mantel, Jean-Philippe Toussaint, Ingo Schulze, George Konrad, Victor Pelevin, and Enrique Vila-Matas.For 2012, Aleksandar Hemon introduces a whole new cross-section of European fiction, and there are a few editorial changes as well. For the first time, the preface will be by an AmericanNicole Kraussand the stories, one per country/language, will be arranged within themes (love, art, war, the body), to facilitate book club and reading group discussions.[belgium: dutch], PATRICIA DE MARTELAERE, My Hand Is Exhausted[croatia] MAJA HRGOVI, Zlatka[spain: galician], AGUSTIN FERNANDEZ PAZ, This Strange Lucidity[poland], JANUSZ RUDNICKI, The Sorrows of Idiot Augustus[ireland: irish], GABRIEL ROSENSTOCK, . . . everything emptying into white[hungary], ZSOFIA BAN, When There Were Only Animals[switzerland: rhaeto-romanic  german], ARNO CAMENISCH, Sez Ner[portugal], RUI ZINK, Tourist Destination[georgia], DAVID DEPHY, Before the End[ireland: english] DESMOND HOGAN, Kennedy[russia], DANILA DAVYDOV, The Telescope[czech republic], JIRI KRATOCHVIL, I, Loshad[estonia], ARMIN KOOMAGI, Logisticians Anonymous[slovakia], ROBERT GAL, Agnomia[france], MARIE DARRIEUSSECQ, Juergen the Perfect Son-in-Law[norway], BJARTE BREITEIG, Down There They Dont Mourn[bosnia and herzegovina], MUHAREM BAZDULJ, Magic and Sarajevo[iceland], GERUR KRISTN, The Ice People[switzerland: french], NOELLE REVAZ, The Children[united kingdom: scotland], DONAL MCLAUGHLIN, enough to make your heart[netherlands], SANNEKE VAN HASSEL, Pearl[finland], MARITTA LINTUNEN, Passiontide[united kingdom: wales], DUNCAN BUSH, Bigamy[slovenia], BRANKO GRADISNIK, Memorinth[serbia], MARIJA KNEEVI, Without Fear of Change[liechtenstein], PATRICK BOLTSHAUSER, Tomorrow Its Deggendorf[spain: catalan], PEP PUIG, Clara Bou[united kingdom: england], LEE ROURKE, Catastrophe[montenegro], ANDREJ NIKOLAIDIS, The Coming[switzerland: german], MICHAEL STAUFFER, The Woman with the Stocks[spain: castilian], SANTIAGO PAJARES, Today[ukraine], SERHIY ZHADAN, The Owners[germany], CLEMENS MEYER, The Case of M.[belgium: french], BERNARD QUIRINY, Rara Avis
/book/show/23280673-widowmakers?from_search=true	Pete Kahle (Editor) Brett Williams (Contributor)	Widowmakers: An Anthology of Dark Fiction	widowmaker [wid-oh-may-ker]noun1. A thing with the potential to kill men.2. A dead branch caught precariously high in a tree which may fall on a person below.3. A dark fiction anthology of prodigious size; large enough to use as a doorstop... or crush a man's skull.A few months ago one of our own, James Newman, was severely injured in a freak accident. He's known univwidowmaker [wid-oh-may-ker]noun1. A thing with the potential to kill men.2. A dead branch caught precariously high in a tree which may fall on a person below.3. A dark fiction anthology of prodigious size; large enough to use as a doorstop... or crush a man's skull.A few months ago one of our own, James Newman, was severely injured in a freak accident. He's known universally in the horror fiction community as a truly great guy, and, when the news broke of the incident there was no shortage of people who wanted to help. Inside the pages of this collection, you will find tales that are lighthearted mixed in with stories that will fuel your nightmares, each one with the potential to be a WIDOWMAKER.The following 47 fellow authors and poets have contributed their words to this benefit anthology and 100% of the proceeds will go to help the Newman family. Enjoy this massive collection and thank you for your aid.Blake BurkheadBracken MacLeodBrandon FordBrett WilliamsBrian HodgeBrian KeeneCharles R RutledgeDonn GashEd KurtzElizabeth MassieEvans LightGary A. BraunbeckGary FryGlen KrischJ.F. GonzalezJack BantryJames A. MooreJeff StrandJenny OroselJoe MilesJohn PalisanoKit PowerMark Allan GunnellsMary Genevieve FortierMaurice BroaddusMercedes Murdock YardleyMichelle Garza & Melissa LasonMir PlemmonsNorman PrentissPatrick LaceyPaul AndersonPete KahlePeter GiglioRay GartonRobert EssigRonald KellyRose BlackthornShane McKenzieShawna L. BernardSheri WhiteTG ArsenaultTim MarquitzTim WaggonerTodd KieslingTom MartinTracy L. CarboneUsman Tanveer Malik
/book/show/387876.Micro_Fiction?from_search=true	Jerome Stern (Editor)	Micro Fiction: An Anthology of Fifty Really Short Stories	Ten years ago, Jerome Stern, director of the writing program at Florida State, initiated the World's Best Short Short Story Contest. Stories were to be about 250 words long; first prize was a check and a crate of oranges.Two to three thousand stories began to show up annually in Tallahassee, and National Public Radio regularly broadcast the winner. But, more important, theTen years ago, Jerome Stern, director of the writing program at Florida State, initiated the World's Best Short Short Story Contest. Stories were to be about 250 words long; first prize was a check and a crate of oranges.Two to three thousand stories began to show up annually in Tallahassee, and National Public Radio regularly broadcast the winner. But, more important, the Micro form turned out to be contagious; stories of this lack of length now dot the literary magazines. The time seemed right, then, for this anthology, presenting a decade of contest winners and selected finalists. In addition, Stern commissioned Micros, persuading a roster of writers to accept the challenge of completing a story in one page.Jesse Lee Kercheval has a new spin on the sinking of the Titanic; Virgil Suarez sets his sights on the notorious Singapore caning; George Garrett conjures up a wondrous screen treatment pitch; and Antonya Nelson invites us into an eerie landscape. Verve and nerve and astonishing variety are here, with some wild denouements.How short can a Micro be, you wonder. Look up Amy Hempel's contribution, and you'll see.Includes:Poet's husband by M. GilesCough by Harry HumesDaydream by R. AllenWrong channel by R. FernandezHarmony by J. Williams20by20 by L. BrewerYour fears are justified by R. DeMarinisAt the point by B. McCaddonHalo by M. McFeeMockingbird by L. BerryChanging the channel by E.E. MillerWanting to fly by S. DunningEclipsed by R. ShusterNew Year by P. PainterSurvivors by K. AddonizioAnti-Cain by V. SuarezPainted devils by F. ChappellHoneycomb by N.R. SingerBaby, baby, baby by F. CamoinAn old story by J. KelmanConception by T. FlemingAll this by J. AvallonStone belly girl by J. Granger Worry by R. WallaceYou can't see dogs on the radio by L. WendlingTrue story of Mr. and Mrs. Wong by M. ChinFlu by S. DybekThe bridge by R. EdsonKennedy in the barrio by J.O. CoferGrief by R. CarlsonMount Olive by M.A. LoveHurray for Hollywood by G. GarrettThis is how I remember it by Betsy KemperNovember by U. HegiCarpathia by J.L. KerchevalChickens by E. MagarrellMayor of the sister city speaks to the chamber of commerce in Klamath Falls, Oregon, on a night in December in 1976 by M. MartoneConfirmation names by M. LippoHostess ; Housewife by A. HempelLand's end by A. NelsonLast supper in the Cabinet Mountains by D. BottomsStrongman by W. White-RingDiverging paths and all that by M. O'HaraA gentleman's C by P. PowellOf exposure by J. HolmanTea leaves by J. BurrowayWe eat our peas for the souls in Purgatory by A. McPetersWaiting by P. McNallyBut what was her name? by D. RaffelGuadalupe in the Promised Land by Sam ShepardMorning news by J. SternMolibi by L. HancockWallet by A. Woodman
/book/show/24683215-the-well-of-loneliness?from_search=true	Radclyffe Hall	The Well of Loneliness: The Classic of Lesbian Fiction	First published in 1928, this timeless portrayal of lesbian love is now a classic. The thinly disguised story of Hall's own life, it was banned outright upon publication and almost ruined her literary career.
/book/show/23237159-science-and-fiction?from_search=true	Ray Van Fox Jordan S. Brock	Science and Fiction	A nude young man lies in a pile of gold leaves in a wooded park. His black hair is streaked with silver. A black tribal tattoo covers his right arm; stars are tattooed along his right side and back.This story was written as a part of the event. Group members were asked to write a story prompt inspired by a photo of their choice. Authors of the group selected a photo and prompt that spoke to them and wrote a short story.This story may contain sexually explicit content and is. It may contain content that is disagreeable or distressing to some readers. The M/M Romance Group strongly recommends that each reader review the General Information section before each story for story tags as well as for content warnings.
/book/show/8621501-the-kissing-game?from_search=true	Aidan Chambers	The Kissing Game: Stories of Defiance and Flash Fictions	United under the banner of flash fiction, this is a collection of stories, or little 'cells', complete in themselves but connected by the overarching themes of betrayal and revenge. All featuring teenagers and often with an unexpected twist, these frighteningly realistic stories will take you to the very edge and beyond.
/book/show/21453642-the-chance-she-took--short-story-?from_search=true	Urban Fiction Street Lit Kole Black	THE CHANCE SHE TOOK -short story- (*The Chance Series* Book #1)	
/book/show/181254.African_Adventure?from_search=true	Willard Price	African Adventure	One of Willard Price's adventure books featuring Hal and Roger Hunt. On safari in Africa, the pair find that the bogus Colonel Bigg is hindering their attempts to capture a man-eating tiger. Worse is to come in the shape of an evil witch-doctor, who is determined to kill the boys.
/book/show/2559679.The_New_Kings_of_Non_Fiction?from_search=true	Ira Glass	The New Kings of Non-Fiction	A collection of stories-some well known, some more obscure-capturing some of the best storytelling of this golden age of nonfiction.An anthology of the best new masters of nonfiction storytelling, personally chosen and introduced by Ira Glass, the producer and host of the award-winning public radio program.These pieces-on teenage white collar criminaA collection of stories-some well known, some more obscure-capturing some of the best storytelling of this golden age of nonfiction.An anthology of the best new masters of nonfiction storytelling, personally chosen and introduced by Ira Glass, the producer and host of the award-winning public radio program.These pieces-on teenage white collar criminals, buying a cow, Saddam Hussein, drunken British soccer culture, and how we know everyone in our Rolodex-are meant to mesmerize and inspire.
/book/show/14523534-writing-21st-century-fiction?from_search=true	Donald Maass	Writing 21st Century Fiction: High Impact Techniques for Exceptional Storytelling	The first book to provide a concrete framework for writing powerful literary/commercial novels. With this book, literary novelists will: Learn to create compelling plots, while commercial novelists will be able to achieve literary quality writing and win critical respect. Examine examples, techniques, and exercises. Learn practical tools in each chapter that allow novelistThe first book to provide a concrete framework for writing powerful literary/commercial novels. With this book, literary novelists will: Learn to create compelling plots, while commercial novelists will be able to achieve literary quality writing and win critical respect. Examine examples, techniques, and exercises. Learn practical tools in each chapter that allow novelists to apply these methods immediately to create fiction that transcends genre, creates realities unique to its authors, conjures characters who feel more real than real people, and shows readers the world around them in new ways. What is it that makes twenty-first century fiction different from twentieth-century fiction? It's a real issue, attested by slush piles that are chock full of stories that are weak because they adhere to rules, feel old-fashioned or in some other way are written the (outdated) way that writers think they should write in order to get published. By explaining the techniques of high-impact (and often best-selling) recent novels, expert author and literary agent Don Maass will push novelists beyond genre boudaries, beyond outdated styles, beyond their safety zone to ways of writing fiction that are personal, unique, contemporary, and excellent in ways that are both literary and commerical. Like Writing the Breakout Novel and The Fire in Fiction, this is intended to be a how-to with extensive practical tools and plenty of examples from recent novels. About the Author Donald Maass heads the Donald Maass Literary Agency in New York City, which represents more than 150 novelists and sells more than 150 novels every year to publishers in America and overseas. He is a past president of the Association of Authors Representatives, Inc., and is the author of several books of interest to fiction writers, including Writing the Breakout Novel, The Fire in Fiction, and The Breakout Novelist (all from Writer's Digest Books).
/book/show/19365872-hex-in-the-city?from_search=true	Kerrie L. Hughes (Editor) Dean Wesley Smith (Series Editor) Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Series Editor)	Hex in the City (Fiction River, #5)	Urban fantasy offers a diverse playground for some extremely powerful stories. Professional writer and editor Kerrie L. Hughes pulled some fantastic tales out of fourteen top writers for this fifth installment of Fiction River. Set in urban lands from modern Portland, to a future Detroit, to a wild Washington, D.C., and ending the tour in London, these top writers take theUrban fantasy offers a diverse playground for some extremely powerful stories. Professional writer and editor Kerrie L. Hughes pulled some fantastic tales out of fourteen top writers for this fifth installment of Fiction River. Set in urban lands from modern Portland, to a future Detroit, to a wild Washington, D.C., and ending the tour in London, these top writers take the idea of Hex and stretch and twist it into stories with a magickal grip on the imagination.Foreword: Puzzle Pieces by Kristine Kathryn RuschIntroduction: Hexen & Magick by Kerrie L. HughesKing of The Kingless by Jay LakeSpeechless in Seattle by Lisa SilverthorneThy Neighbor by Nancy HolderSomebody Elses Problem by Annie BelletA Thing Immortal As Itself by Lee AllredGeriatric Magic by Stephanie WrittRed As Snow by Seanan McGuireMusics Price by Anthea SharpThe Sound of My Own Voice by Dayle A. DermatisThe 13th Floor Problem by Dean Wesley SmithDead Men Walking by Annie ReedOne Good Deed by Jeanne C. SteinFox and Hound by Leah CutterThe Scottish Play by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
/book/show/15980907-war-stories?from_search=true	Elisabeth Doyle	War Stories:  Short Fiction	[A] promising short fiction debut.  The WashingtonianTheres a clarity and honesty here and in many of the other pieces in War Stories which will no doubt appeal to fans of American minimalism.  Philadelphia Review of BooksWe all carry our own battle scars. This is the premise of War Stories, a rich collection of short fiction that draws upon both the literal and f[A] promising short fiction debut.  The WashingtonianTheres a clarity and honesty here and in many of the other pieces in War Stories which will no doubt appeal to fans of American minimalism.  Philadelphia Review of BooksWe all carry our own battle scars. This is the premise of War Stories, a rich collection of short fiction that draws upon both the literal and figurative meaning of its title. Through a diverse array of characters, settings, and circumstances, War Stories delivers a series of powerful tales from the home front of war: the stories of parents, siblings, and spouses of those who have fought, as well as those who have returned from battle.Set against the backdrop of contemporary conflicts, War Storiess compelling nine narratives tell of a wounded veteran who seeks renewal through an imagined relationship with a neighborhood girl, a grieving father who finds peace and reconciliation at the site of a disastrous bus crash, a young woman who searches for identity and meaning in the wake of her husbands injury, and an urban teenager engaged in a fateful standoff with local recruiters. Interspersed with these tales are powerful, non-traditional war stories  of youth, unexpected loss, and heartbreaking love.War Storiess thoughtful, beautifully crafted tales, which range in style from deceptively simple to rich and complex, tell of people young and old, male and female, who share two things: humanity and resilience. These diverse and deftly written stories are joined through Elisabeth Doyles remarkable style and ease in creating a universe full of despair, hope, and dreams. At turns tender and harsh, tragic and yearning, War Stories will leave the reader wanting more.
/book/show/118851.The_Early_Ayn_Rand?from_search=true	Ayn Rand Leonard Peikoff	The Early Ayn Rand: A Selection from Her Unpublished Fiction	This remarkable, newly revised collection of Ayn Rand's early fiction-including her previously unpublished short story The Night King-ranges from beginner's exercises to excerpts from early versions of We the Living and The Fountainhead.
/book/show/97065.Five_Children_and_It_by_Edith_Nesbit_Fiction_Classics_Fantasy_Magic?from_search=true	E. Nesbit	Five Children and It by Edith Nesbit, Fiction, Classics, Fantasy & Magic	The five children found the Sand-fairy while they were exploring in the gravel pit. -Don't you know a Sand-fairy when you see one?- it asked them. The Sand-fairy smoothed his long ratlike whiskers and smiled between them. I daresay you have often thought what you would do if you had three wishes given you. -We want, - said Robert slowly, -to be rich beyond the dreams of soThe five children found the Sand-fairy while they were exploring in the gravel pit. -Don't you know a Sand-fairy when you see one?- it asked them. The Sand-fairy smoothed his long ratlike whiskers and smiled between them. I daresay you have often thought what you would do if you had three wishes given you. -We want, - said Robert slowly, -to be rich beyond the dreams of something or other.- But we all know that wishes for avarice never work out the way they are supposed to. . . . and to his credit, the Sand-fairy was never mean spirited, nor vengeful, nor destructive. But he cartainly could be weird. . . .
/book/show/29496148-fatal-fiction?from_search=true	Kym Roberts	Fatal Fiction	When kindergarten teacher Charli Rae Warren hightailed it out of Hazel Rock, Texas, as a teen, she vowed to leave her hometown in the dust. A decade later, shes braving the frontier of big hair and bigger gossip once again . . . but this time, shes saddled with murder!Charli agrees to sell off the family bookstore, housed in a barn, and settle her estranged dads debtifWhen kindergarten teacher Charli Rae Warren hightailed it out of Hazel Rock, Texas, as a teen, she vowed to leave her hometown in the dust. A decade later, shes braving the frontier of big hair and bigger gossip once again . . . but this time, shes saddled with murder!Charli agrees to sell off the family bookstore, housed in a barn, and settle her estranged dads debtif only so she can ride into the sunset and cut ties with Hazel Rock forever. But the trip is extended when Charli finds her realtor dead in the store, strangled by a bedazzled belt. And with daddy suspiciously MIA, father and daughter are topping the most wanted list . . .Forging an unlikely alliance with the town beauty queen, the old beau who tore her family apart, and one ugly armadillo, Charlis intent on protecting whats left of her past . . . and wrangling the lone killer whos fixin to destroy her future . . .Visit us at
/book/show/459355.How_to_Write_Killer_Fiction?from_search=true	Carolyn Wheat	How to Write Killer Fiction	1880284626|9781880284629. How to Write Killer Fiction: The Funhouse of Mystery & the Roller Coaster of Suspense published in the year 2003. The author of this book is Carolyn Wheat . page displaying collection of Carolyn Wheat books here. This is the Paperback version of the title How to Write Killer Fiction: The Funhouse of Mystery & the Roller Coaster of Suspens1880284626|9781880284629. How to Write Killer Fiction: The Funhouse of Mystery & the Roller Coaster of Suspense published in the year 2003. The author of this book is Carolyn Wheat . page displaying collection of Carolyn Wheat books here. This is the Paperback version of the title How to Write Killer Fiction: The Funhouse of Mystery & the Roller Coaster of Suspense . How to Write Killer Fiction: The Funhouse of Mystery & the Roller Coaster of Suspense is currently Available with us.
/book/show/16156338-brief-encounters-with-the-enemy?from_search=true	Said Sayrafiezadeh	Brief Encounters with the Enemy: Fiction	An unnamed American city feeling the effects of a war waged far away and suffering from bad weather is the backdrop for this startling work of fiction. The protagonists aAn unnamed American city feeling the effects of a war waged far away and suffering from bad weather is the backdrop for this startling work of fiction. The protagonists are aimless young men going from one blue collar job to the next, or in a few cases, aspiring to middle management. Their everyday struggles-with women, with the morning commute, with a series of cruel bosses-are somehow transformed into storytelling that is both universally resonant and wonderfully uncanny. That is the unsettling, funny, and ultimately heartfelt originality of Sad Sayrafiezadeh's short fiction, to be at home in a world not quite our own but with many, many lessons to offer us.
/book/show/353325.The_Motion_Of_Light_In_Water?from_search=true	Samuel R. Delany	The Motion Of Light In Water: Sex And Science Fiction Writing In The East Village	A very moving, intensely fascinating literary biography from an extraordinary writer. Thoroughly admirable candor and luminous stylistic precision; the artist as a young man and a memorable picture of an age. -William GibsonAbsolutely central to any consideration of black manhood. . . . Delany's vision of the necessity for total social and political transformation is reA very moving, intensely fascinating literary biography from an extraordinary writer. Thoroughly admirable candor and luminous stylistic precision; the artist as a young man and a memorable picture of an age. -William GibsonAbsolutely central to any consideration of black manhood. . . . Delany's vision of the necessity for total social and political transformation is revolutionary. -Hazel CarbyThe prose ofoften has the shimmering beauty of the title itself. . . . This book is invaluable gay history. -Inches MagazineBorn in New York City's black ghetto Harlem at the start of World War II, Samuel R. Delany married white poet Marilyn Hacker right out of high school. The interracial couple moved into the city's new bohemian quarter, the Lower East Side, in summer 1961. Through the decade's opening years, new art, new sexual practices, new music, and new political awareness burgeoned among the crowded streets and cheap railroad apartments. Beautifully, vividly, insightfully, Delany calls up this era of exploration and adventure as he details his development as a black gay writer in an open marriage, with tertiary walk-ons by Bob Dylan, Stokely Carmichael, W. H. Auden, and James Baldwin, and a panoply of brilliantly drawn secondary characters.Winner of the 1989 Hugo Award for Non-fictionSamuel R. Delany is the author of numerous science fiction books includingother fiction includingas well as the best-selling nonfiction studyHe lives in New York City and teaches at Temple University. The Lambda Book Report chose Delany as one of the fifty most significant men and women of the past hundred years to change our concept of gayness, and he is a recipient of the William Whitehead Memorial Award for a lifetime's contribution to lesbian and gay literature.
/book/show/274374.Monkey_Brain_Sushi?from_search=true	Alfred Birnbaum (Editor) Masahiko Shimada Mariko hara	Monkey Brain Sushi: New Tastes in Japanese Fiction	Cyberpunk, sci-fi and erotica all meld together in this collection of cutting-edge short stories. The authors tend towards near-zero emotional chill, stunned urbanity and a shiny kind of violence.
/book/show/22928963-monkeys-myths-and-molecules?from_search=true	Joe Schwarcz	Monkeys, Myths, and Molecules: Separating Fact from Fiction, and the Science of Everyday Life	The internet is a powerful beast when it comes to science; the answer to any query you may have is just a few keystrokes away. But when there are multiple answers from various sources, how do we know what information is reliable? In, bestselling author Dr. Joe Schwarcz takes a critical look at how facts are misconstThe internet is a powerful beast when it comes to science; the answer to any query you may have is just a few keystrokes away. But when there are multiple answers from various sources, how do we know what information is reliable? In, bestselling author Dr. Joe Schwarcz takes a critical look at how facts are misconstrued in the media. He debunks the myths surrounding canned food, artificial dyes, SPF, homeopathy, cancer, chemicals, and much more.Unafraid to expose the sheer nonsense people are led to believe about health, food, drugs, and our environment, Dr. Joe confronts pseudoscience and convincingly and entertainingly advocates for a scientific approach to everyday life.
/book/show/29765991-girl-online-en-tourn-e?from_search=true	Zoe Sugg Sophie Passant (Translator)	Girl Online en tournée: Girl Online, Tome 2	Partie en tourne avec Noah, son petit ami rocker, Penny se sent perdue.Loin de chez elle, tout lui manque : sa famille, son meilleur ami Elliot... et son blog, Girl Online.Penny croyait vivre un rve. Mais est-elle vraiment faite pour partager la vie d'une rock-star ?
/book/show/286475.How_to_Write_Best_Selling_Fiction?from_search=true	Dean Koontz	How to Write Best Selling Fiction	From dust jacket notes: ...In this book, Dean Koontz, whose own books have sold more than 25 million copies, shares his insight into the publishing world and shows writers how to write the kind of book that a publisher can promote as a lead title - a well-written, thoroughly researched, complex, wide-appeal novel that can sell the millions of copies necessary to finance aFrom dust jacket notes: ...In this book, Dean Koontz, whose own books have sold more than 25 million copies, shares his insight into the publishing world and shows writers how to write the kind of book that a publisher can promote as a lead title - a well-written, thoroughly researched, complex, wide-appeal novel that can sell the millions of copies necessary to finance an extensive advertising and promotion campaign. Koontz takes a practical, detailed approach to the art, craft, and business of novel writing. You'll learn how to structure a story for greatest reader appeal, how to provide depth of characterization without slowing the pace, and how to recognize and use the sort of theme that is timely and appealing. Plus you'll receive thorough instruction on other writing techniques as they apply to today's novel, including background, viewpoint, scene setting, transitions, and dialogue. On the business side, Koontz gives an insider's view of how to deal profitably with editors and agents, advice on contracts, and tips on paperback and book club sales, foreign rights, and film rights. His final advice to writers is to read, read, read. To help you get started, he supplies a list of today's best-sellers which will provide further insight into the kind of novel that will succeed today....
/book/show/236531.The_Sea_Wolf_by_Jack_London_Fiction_Classics_Sea_Stories?from_search=true	Jack London	The Sea Wolf by Jack London, Fiction, Classics, Sea Stories	The novel begins when Van Weyden is swept overboard into San Francisco Bay, and plucked from the sea by Larsen's seal-hunting vessel, the Ghost. This ship's evil captain, Wolf Larsen - The Sea-Wolf - is a murderous tyrant who uses his superhuman strength to torture and destroy, his brilliant mind to invent sick games, and his relentless will to control his mutinous crew. PThe novel begins when Van Weyden is swept overboard into San Francisco Bay, and plucked from the sea by Larsen's seal-hunting vessel, the Ghost. This ship's evil captain, Wolf Larsen - The Sea-Wolf - is a murderous tyrant who uses his superhuman strength to torture and destroy, his brilliant mind to invent sick games, and his relentless will to control his mutinous crew. Pressed into service as a cabin boy by the ruthless captain, Van Weyden becomes an unwilling participant in a brutal shipboard drama. Larsen's increasingly violent abuse of the crew fuels a mounting tension that ultimately boils into mutiny, shipwreck, and a desperate confrontation.
/book/show/5796410-het-zingende-schip-brainship-1?from_search=true	Anne McCaffrey	Het zingende schip (Brainship, #1) (Bruna science-fiction, #97)	Helva is het brein van een intelligent, efficint, maar diep in haar 'hart' romantisch meisje, dat ingebouwd is in een ruimteschip. Dit is het gegeven van de zes novellen, die tesamen het vaak genoemde en geroemde boek vormen waarin Helva's wederwaardigheden, haar liefdes en avonturen worden beschreven.Ofschoon 'Het zingende schip' model heeft gestaanb voor tal van romansHelva is het brein van een intelligent, efficint, maar diep in haar 'hart' romantisch meisje, dat ingebouwd is in een ruimteschip. Dit is het gegeven van de zes novellen, die tesamen het vaak genoemde en geroemde boek vormen waarin Helva's wederwaardigheden, haar liefdes en avonturen worden beschreven.Ofschoon 'Het zingende schip' model heeft gestaanb voor tal van romans en verhalen, is het door de authenticiteit en de genspireerde overtuiging waarmee het geschreven is, zelden gevenaard.Het dodende schipEen dramatische missieHet rouwende schiphet schip en haar metgezelHet veinzende schipHet zingende schip
/book/show/7434059-from-the-earth-to-the-moon-phoenix-science-fiction-classics?from_search=true	Jules Verne Paul Cook (Editor) Alexei Panshin (Contributor)	From The Earth To The Moon   Phoenix Science Fiction Classics (With Notes And Critical Essays)	*** The Phoenix Science Fiction Classics series has been designed for the convenience of students. Special margins provide liberal space for students to take notes. *** These distinctive trade paperbacks have also been priced to make them one of the most affordable critical series in the market today, making them easily accessible to students of all economic means. *** Eac*** The Phoenix Science Fiction Classics series has been designed for the convenience of students. Special margins provide liberal space for students to take notes. *** These distinctive trade paperbacks have also been priced to make them one of the most affordable critical series in the market today, making them easily accessible to students of all economic means. *** Each book includes notes, critical essays, chronologies, bibliographies and more. *** *** From The Earth to the Moon is a classic work by Jules Verne that has inspired movies, an opera and theme park rides. **** **** *** This edition includes critical essays by acclaimed author and senior lecturer (Arizona State University) Paul Cook and by Alexei and Cory Panshin (adapted from their Hugo-winning work on science fiction, The World Beyond the Hill).
/book/show/9817957-writing-young-adult-fiction-for-dummies?from_search=true	Deborah Halverson	Writing Young Adult Fiction for Dummies	With young adult book sales rising, and bestselling authors like J.K. Rowling and Stephenie Meyer exploding onto the scene, aspiring YA writers are more numerous than ever. Are you interested in writing a young adult novel, but aren't sure how to fit the style that appeals to young readers?With young adult book sales rising, and bestselling authors like J.K. Rowling and Stephenie Meyer exploding onto the scene, aspiring YA writers are more numerous than ever. Are you interested in writing a young adult novel, but aren't sure how to fit the style that appeals to young readers?gives you tricks of the trade and proven tips on all the steps to write a YA book, from developing an idea to publication.Unique writing exercises to help you find your own authentic teen voice Tips to avoid when submitting manuscripts How to break into the flourishing young adult market With the help of this step-by-step guide, you'll have all the skills to write an inspiring and marketable young adult novel.
/book/show/21859849-surviving-abe?from_search=true	J.Z. O'Brien	Surviving Abe: A Climate-Fiction Novel	When meteorological events align and launch Winter Storm Abe on an unprepared populace, the U.S. struggles during the worst megastorm in its history. As the outside environment deteriorates, a group of radical environmentalists exploit the ongoing natural disaster with an inside cyber attack on software controlling the availability of America's fuel, food, and electrical pWhen meteorological events align and launch Winter Storm Abe on an unprepared populace, the U.S. struggles during the worst megastorm in its history. As the outside environment deteriorates, a group of radical environmentalists exploit the ongoing natural disaster with an inside cyber attack on software controlling the availability of America's fuel, food, and electrical power.Societal conditions deteriorate and the U.S. Government is quick to declare martial law, but slow to deliver relief supplies. Only those skilled at survival will weather this one-two punch to the soft underbelly of a technologically dependent civilization.While elk hunting in Colorado's Rockies, Gus catches on that he is fast becoming snowbound in a high-altitude blizzard. Making his way out of the mountains, Gus encounters critters that help and characters that kill.Andy, on a cross-country bicycle trek, gets glazed over in an East Texas ice storm. Trapped at a roadside convenience store with the farmer's daughter might be the stuff of dreams, if it didn't include a jealous ex-boyfriend, big-city gangs, and hungry cattle rustlers.On the Chesapeake Bay, solo sailor Tess, is caught in rapidly changing climates; both meteorological and political. As a female on her own, deadly heat waves and tornadoes aren't the only dangers she has to face, and Abe isn't the only adversarial male to show up on her radar.
/book/show/705242.Resurrection_by_Leo_Tolstoy_Fiction_Classcs?from_search=true	Leo Tolstoy	Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy, Fiction, Classcs	Leo Nikolayevich, Count Tolstoy, based his last major novel, RESURRECTION upon a real incident. It is the story of the prostitute Ekaterina Maslova, wrongly charged and sentenced for the murder of a client, and Prince Dmitrii Ivanovich Nekhliudov who had long ago abandoned her and their child in his youth and now serves on the jury that condemns her while suffering agoniziLeo Nikolayevich, Count Tolstoy, based his last major novel, RESURRECTION upon a real incident. It is the story of the prostitute Ekaterina Maslova, wrongly charged and sentenced for the murder of a client, and Prince Dmitrii Ivanovich Nekhliudov who had long ago abandoned her and their child in his youth and now serves on the jury that condemns her while suffering agonizing pangs of remorse. When Maslova is sentenced to serve four years in a penal colony in Siberia, the Prince follows her and eases her sentence from a criminal to a -political- one. A classic novel of conscience.
/book/show/332286.Alone_Against_Tomorrow?from_search=true	Harlan Ellison	Alone Against Tomorrow: Stories of Alienation in Speculative Fiction	By law, one cannot copyright a title. If someone were stupid enough to do it, novels could be written and published with such titles as  Moby Dick,  Alice in Wonderland or Gone With the Wind. But also, by law, ownership of a title can be guaranteed if it can be proved that the original author has established such a connection with the title that any duplication wouldBy law, one cannot copyright a title. If someone were stupid enough to do it, novels could be written and published with such titles as  Moby Dick,  Alice in Wonderland or Gone With the Wind. But also, by law, ownership of a title can be guaranteed if it can be proved that the original author has established such a connection with the title that any duplication would infringe that linkage.How famous is this most famous of all Harlan Ellison's books? Well known enough that an English film company was stopped in its attempt to make a movie called  It's Ellison's title, the company was told.For more than sixteen years this work has been considered a classic of imaginative fiction.Isn't it about time you found out why? Discover why no one who has read this story has ever been able to forget it!Contents:The Song of the Soul  inI Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream  ss If Mar 67The Discarded [The Abnormals]  ss Fantastic Apr 59Deeper Than the Darkness  nv Infinity Science Fiction Apr 57Blind Lightning  ss Fantastic Universe Jun 56All the Sounds of Fear  ss The Saint Detective Magazine (UK) Jul 62The Silver Corridor  ss Infinity Science Fiction Oct 56Repent, Harlequin! Said the Ticktockman  ss Galaxy Dec 65Bright Eyes  ss Fantastic Apr 65Are You Listening?  ss Amazing Dec 58Try a Dull Knife  ss F&SF Oct 68In Lonely Lands  ss Fantastic Universe Jan 59Eyes of Dust  ss Rogue Dec 59Nothing for My Noon Meal  ss Nebula #30 58O Ye of Little Faith  ss Knight Sep 68The Time of the Eye  ss The Saint Detective Magazine May 59Life Hutch [Kyben]  ss If Apr 56The Very Last Day of a Good Woman [The Last Day]  ss Rogue Nov 58Night Vigil [Yellow Streak Hero]  ss Amazing May 57Lonelyache  ss Knight Jul 64Pennies, Off a Dead Mans Eyes  ss Galaxy Nov 69
/book/show/25742220-mari-e-un-inconnu?from_search=true	Sylvia Day Agathe Nabet (Translator)	Mariée à un inconnu	Le marquis de Grayson admire lady Isabel, jeune veuve aux moeurs libres qui refuse tout attachement. Il lui propose un mariage o chacun trouvera son compte : ils seront amis et jouiront dune totale libert. Dabord rticente, Isabel accepte. Frapp par un drame, le marquis disparat du jour au lendemain. Quatre ans plus tard, il revient  Londres et Isabel, stupfaite,Le marquis de Grayson admire lady Isabel, jeune veuve aux moeurs libres qui refuse tout attachement. Il lui propose un mariage o chacun trouvera son compte : ils seront amis et jouiront dune totale libert. Dabord rticente, Isabel accepte. Frapp par un drame, le marquis disparat du jour au lendemain. Quatre ans plus tard, il revient  Londres et Isabel, stupfaite, dcouvre que lhomme dsinvolte sest mu en un tre tourment, rsolu  faire de leur union factice un vrai mariage. Effraye, elle se drobe, mais parviendra-t-elle  rsister  la passion que cet poux inconnu veille en elle ?
/book/show/7096113-too-much-happiness?from_search=true	Alice Munro	Too Much Happiness (Platinum Fiction Series)	Ten superb new stories by one of our most beloved and admired writers--the winner of the 2009 Man Booker International Prize.In the first story a young wife and mother receives release from the unbearable pain of losing her three children from a most surprising source. In another, a young woman, in the aftermath of an unusual and humiliating seduction, reacts in a cleverTen superb new stories by one of our most beloved and admired writers--the winner of the 2009 Man Booker International Prize.In the first story a young wife and mother receives release from the unbearable pain of losing her three children from a most surprising source. In another, a young woman, in the aftermath of an unusual and humiliating seduction, reacts in a clever if less-than-admirable fashion. Other stories uncover the deep-holes in a marriage, the unsuspected cruelty of children, and how a boy's disfigured face provides both the good things in his life and the bad. And in the long title story, we accompany Sophia Kovalevsky--a late-nineteenth-century Russian emigre and mathematician--on a winter journey that takes her from the Riviera, where she visits her lover, to Paris, Germany, and, Denmark, where she has a fateful meeting with a local doctor, and finally to Sweden, where she teaches at the only university in Europe willing to employ a female mathematician.With clarity and ease, Alice Munro once again renders complex, difficult events and emotions into stories that shed light on the unpredictable ways in which men and women accommodate and often transcend what happens in their lives.Too Much Happiness is a compelling, provocative--even daring--collection.
/book/show/262439.The_Science_Fiction_of_Edgar_Allan_Poe?from_search=true	Edgar Allan Poe (Editor) Harold Beaver	The Science Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe	One of the greatest of all horror writers, Edgar Allan Poe (1809-49) also composed pioneering tales that seized upon the scientific developments of an era marked by staggering change. In this collection of sixteen stories, he explores such wide-ranging contemporary themes as galvanism, time travel and resurrection of the dead. 'The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfall'One of the greatest of all horror writers, Edgar Allan Poe (1809-49) also composed pioneering tales that seized upon the scientific developments of an era marked by staggering change. In this collection of sixteen stories, he explores such wide-ranging contemporary themes as galvanism, time travel and resurrection of the dead. 'The Unparalleled Adventure of One Hans Pfall' relates a man's balloon journey to the moon with a combination of scientific precision and astonishing fantasy. Elsewhere, the boundaries between horror and science are elegantly blurred in stories such as 'The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar', while the great essay 'Eureka' outlines Poe's own interpretation of the universe. Powerfully influential on later authors including Jules Verne, these works are essential reading for anyone wishing to trace the genealogy of science fiction, or to understand the complexity of Poe's own creative vision
/book/show/31361.Maps_in_a_Mirror?from_search=true	Orson Scott Card	Maps in a Mirror: The Short Fiction of Orson Scott Card	46 short stories 1977-1990. Many heroes are manipulated by unstoppable powers. 10 essays on motivations, autobiography, faith. Some titles are: Ender's Game, Kingsmeat, Lost Boys, Elephants of Posnan, Unaccompanied Sonata, Freeway Games, Quietus, Best Day, Fat Farm, Eye for Eye, Sepulchre of Songs, Monkey Thought Twas All In Fun, Saving Grace, Clap Hands and Sing ...
/book/show/787229.Isla_del_Dr_Moreau_Ave_Fenix?from_search=true	H.G. Wells	Isla del Dr. Moreau - Ave Fenix	Edward Prendick, nufrago, es rescatado de las aguas y llevado a una misteriosa isla donde conoce al Dr. Moreau, un cientfico que persigue un proyecto monstruoso: convertir animales en seres humanos a travs de terribles intervenciones quirrgicas. El resultado de sus experimentos es un hbrido horroroso: los humanimales... Considerada un clsico de la literatura fantstica de tEdward Prendick, nufrago, es rescatado de las aguas y llevado a una misteriosa isla donde conoce al Dr. Moreau, un cientfico que persigue un proyecto monstruoso: convertir animales en seres humanos a travs de terribles intervenciones quirrgicas. El resultado de sus experimentos es un hbrido horroroso: los humanimales... Considerada un clsico de la literatura fantstica de todos los tiempos, esta apasionante novela propone una sombra alegora moral sobre la tentacin de la ciencia y la arrogancia con que el hombre aspira a convertirse en Dios.
/book/show/7818.Political_Fictions?from_search=true	Joan Didion	Political Fictions	In these coolly observant essays, Joan Didion looks at the American political process and at that handful of insiders who invent, year in and year out, the narrative of public life. Through the deconstruction of the sound bites and photo ops of three presidential campaigns, one presidential impeachment, and an unforgettable sex scandal, Didion reveals the mechanics of AmIn these coolly observant essays, Joan Didion looks at the American political process and at that handful of insiders who invent, year in and year out, the narrative of public life. Through the deconstruction of the sound bites and photo ops of three presidential campaigns, one presidential impeachment, and an unforgettable sex scandal, Didion reveals the mechanics of American politics. She tells us the uncomfortable truth about the way we vote, the candidates we vote for, and the people who tell us to vote for them. These pieces build, one on the other, into a disturbing portrait of the American political landscape, providing essential reading on our democracy.
/book/show/14403106-anne-of-avonlea-by-l-m-montgomery-fiction-classics-family-girls?from_search=true	L.M. Montgomery	Anne of Avonlea by L. M. Montgomery, Fiction, Classics, Family, Girls & Women	If you came down to harsh facts -- which, it must be confessed, Anne of Avonlea seldom did until she had to -- it did not seem likely that there was much promising material for celebrities in Avonlea school; but you could never tell what might happen if a teacher used her influence for good. Anne had certain rose-tinted ideals of what a teacher might accomplish if she onlyIf you came down to harsh facts -- which, it must be confessed, Anne of Avonlea seldom did until she had to -- it did not seem likely that there was much promising material for celebrities in Avonlea school; but you could never tell what might happen if a teacher used her influence for good. Anne had certain rose-tinted ideals of what a teacher might accomplish if she only went the right way about it; and she was in the midst of a delightful scene, forty years hence, with a famous personage . . . just exactly what he was to be famous for was left in convenient haziness, but Anne thought it would be rather nice to have him a college president or a Canadian premier . . . bowing low over her wrinkled hand and assuring her that it was she who had first kindled his ambition and that all his success in life was due to the lessons she had instilled so long ago in Avonlea school.
/book/show/23125730-the-christmas-party?from_search=true	Carole Matthews	The Christmas Party	
/book/show/17582.The_Norton_Anthology_of_Short_Fiction?from_search=true	Richard Bausch	The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction	The classroom standard for readers and aspiring writers of fiction, The Norton Anthology of Short Fiction offers the most comprehensive, engaging selection of classic and contemporary stories in the field.
/book/show/6734417-36-arguments-for-the-existence-of-god?from_search=true	Rebecca Goldstein	36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction	36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction
/book/show/62452.The_Prince_and_the_Pauper_by_Mark_Twain_Fiction_Classics_Fantasy_Magic?from_search=true	Mark Twain Amy Sterling Casil (Introduction)	The Prince and the Pauper by Mark Twain, Fiction, Classics, Fantasy & Magic	Tom Canty, the urchin, learns how luxury and power can become the death of a man, while his doppleganger roams his kingdom, learning first hand of the cruelty of the Tudor monarchy. . . . Twain was . . . enough of a genius to build his morality into his books, with humor and wit and -- in the case of The Prince and the Pauper -- wonderful plotting. -- E.L. Doctorow
/book/show/28797661-beautiful-oblivion?from_search=true	Jamie McGuire Agns Girard (Translator)	Beautiful Oblivion: Et si le droit chemin n'était pas toujours le bon ?	Trenton Maddox tait le hros dEastern University : toutes les filles taient folles de lui, toute la fac voulait traner avec lui jusqu ce quun tragique vnement mette fin au rve.Alors que sa vie a repris son cours depuis peu, Trent croise la route de Cami, une jeune serveuse du Red. Farouchement indpendante, celle-ci nest pas disponible et refuse de lui offrir lTrenton Maddox tait le hros dEastern University : toutes les filles taient folles de lui, toute la fac voulait traner avec lui jusqu ce quun tragique vnement mette fin au rve.Alors que sa vie a repris son cours depuis peu, Trent croise la route de Cami, une jeune serveuse du Red. Farouchement indpendante, celle-ci nest pas disponible et refuse de lui offrir la place quil convoite. Qu cela ne tienne, Trent est bien dcid  faire honneur  la tnacit des Maddox en prouvant  Cami quelle fait erreur. Il ignore cependant que face  lui se trouve un adversaire de taille...
/book/show/214180.Master_of_Middle_Earth?from_search=true	Paul H. Kocher	Master of Middle-Earth: The Fiction of J.R.R. Tolkien	As is the case with all great works of art, J. R. R. Tolkien's masterpieces generously repay close attention and study. In this thoroughly entertaining and perceptive volume, winner of the prestigious Mythopoeic Society Scholarship Award, Professor Kocher examines the sources that Tolkien drew upon in fashioning Middle-earth and its inhabitantsand provides valuable insighAs is the case with all great works of art, J. R. R. Tolkien's masterpieces generously repay close attention and study. In this thoroughly entertaining and perceptive volume, winner of the prestigious Mythopoeic Society Scholarship Award, Professor Kocher examines the sources that Tolkien drew upon in fashioning Middle-earth and its inhabitantsand provides valuable insights into the author's aims and methods. Ranging fromto The Lord of the Rings toand beyond,opens the door to a deeper and richer appreciation of Tolkien's magnificent achievement. Inside you will discoverWhy Aragorn is the most misunderstood character in The Lord of the Rings . . . and its true hero.The origin of Sauronand the nature of evil in Tolkien's universe.The opposing forces of destiny and free will in Frodo's quest.The Cosmology of Middle-earthis it our world at an earlier time, or does it exist in a fantastic Elsewhere?How Tolkien's ideas of morality, religion, and social order underlie every aspect of his life's work.a fascinating look at such lesser-known works of Tolkien's as Leaf by Niggle, Smith of Wootton Major, and many others!
/book/show/16142733-better-than-fiction?from_search=true	Don George (Editor) Lonely Planet	Better Than Fiction: True Travel Tales from Great Fiction Writers	- An exciting new anthology of travel literature - Features international authors, including Alexander McCall Smith, Joyce Carol Oates and DBC Pierre - Brings to life the idea that travel can inspire, entertain, enlighten and change lives
/book/show/68317.Beginnings_Middles_Ends?from_search=true	Nancy Kress	Beginnings, Middles & Ends	Get your stories off to a roaring start. Keep them tight and crisp throughout. Conclude them with a wallop.Is the story or novel you've been carrying around in your head the same one you see on the page? Or does the dialogue suddenly sound flat and predictable? Do the events seem to ramble?Translating a flash of inspiration into a compelling story requires careful craftingGet your stories off to a roaring start. Keep them tight and crisp throughout. Conclude them with a wallop.Is the story or novel you've been carrying around in your head the same one you see on the page? Or does the dialogue suddenly sound flat and predictable? Do the events seem to ramble?Translating a flash of inspiration into a compelling story requires careful crafting. The words you choose, how you describe characters, and the way you orchestrate conflict all make the difference--the difference between a story that is slow to begin, flounders midway, or trails off at the end--and one that holds the interest of readers and editors to the final page.By demonstrating effective solutions for potential problems at each stage of your story, Nancy Kress will help you...hook the editor on the first three paragraphs make--and keep--your story's implicit promisebuild drama and credibility by controlling your prose Dozens of exercises help you strengthen your short story or novel. Plus, you'll sharpen skills and gain new insight into...the price a writer pays for flashbacks six ways characters should reveal themselves techniques for writing--and rewriting Let this working resource be your guide to successful stories--from beginning to end.
/book/show/2293103.The_Portrait_of_a_Lady_by_Henry_James_Fiction_Classics?from_search=true	Henry James	The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James, Fiction, Classics	I have always fondly remembered a remark that I heard fall years ago from the lips of Ivan Turgenev in regard to his own experience of the usual origin of the fictive picture. It began for him almost always with the vision of some person or persons, who hovered before him, soliciting him, as the active or passive figure, interesting him and appealing to him just as they weI have always fondly remembered a remark that I heard fall years ago from the lips of Ivan Turgenev in regard to his own experience of the usual origin of the fictive picture. It began for him almost always with the vision of some person or persons, who hovered before him, soliciting him, as the active or passive figure, interesting him and appealing to him just as they were and by what they were. He saw them, in that fashion, as disponibles, saw them subject to the chances, the complications of existence, and saw them vividly, but then had to find for them the right relations, those that would most bring them out; to imagine, to invent and select and piece together the situations most useful and favorable to the sense of the creatures themselves, the complications they would be most likely to produce and to feel. -To arrive at these things is to arrive at my 'story, '- he said, -and that's the way I look for it. The result is that I'm often accused of not having 'story' enough. I seem to myself to have as much as I need -- to show my people, to exhibit their relations with each other; for that is all my measure. If I watch them long enough I see them come together, I see them PLACED, I see them engaged in this or that act and in this or that difficulty. How they look and move and speak and behave, always in the setting I have found for them, is my account of them -- of which I dare say, alas, QUE CELA MANQUE SOUVENT D'ARCHITECTURE. But I would rather, I think, have too little architecture than too much -- when there's danger of its interfering with my measure of the truth. The French of course like more of it than I give -- having by their own genius such a hand for it; and indeed one must give all one can. As for the origin of one's wind-blown germs themselves, who shall say, as you ask, where THEY come from?- -- Henry James
/book/show/54455.The_Road_by_Jack_London_Fiction_Action_Adventure?from_search=true	Jack London	The Road by Jack London, Fiction, Action & Adventure	is Jack London's collection of stories from his life as a hobo. In this entertaining collection of tales and autobiographical essays, London relates every aspect of the hobo's life -- from catching a train to cadging a meal. The wealth of experiences and the necessity of having to lie for a living brought depth London's subsequent stories. In The Road, Jack Londis Jack London's collection of stories from his life as a hobo. In this entertaining collection of tales and autobiographical essays, London relates every aspect of the hobo's life -- from catching a train to cadging a meal. The wealth of experiences and the necessity of having to lie for a living brought depth London's subsequent stories. In The Road, Jack London relates the tricks that hobos used to evade train crews, and reminisces about his travels with Kelly's Army. Jack London later credited his story-telling skill to the hobo's necessity of concocting tales to coax meals from sympathetic strangers.
/book/show/6442.Ivanhoe_by_Sir_Walter_Scott_Fiction_Classics?from_search=true	Walter Scott	Ivanhoe by Sir Walter Scott, Fiction, Classics	The Prior Aymer had taken the opportunity afforded him, of changing his riding robe for one of yet more costly materials, over which he wore a cope curiously embroidered. Besides the massive golden signet ring, which marked his ecclesiastical dignity, his fingers, though contrary to the canon, were loaded with precious gems; his sandals were of the finest leather which wasThe Prior Aymer had taken the opportunity afforded him, of changing his riding robe for one of yet more costly materials, over which he wore a cope curiously embroidered. Besides the massive golden signet ring, which marked his ecclesiastical dignity, his fingers, though contrary to the canon, were loaded with precious gems; his sandals were of the finest leather which was imported from Spain; his beard trimmed to as small dimensions as his order would possibly permit, and his shaven crown concealed by a scarlet cap richly embroidered. The appearance of the Knight Templar was also changed; and, though less studiously bedecked with ornament, his dress was as rich, and his appearance far more commanding, than that of his companion. He had exchanged his shirt of mail for an under tunic of dark purple silk, garnished with furs, over which flowed his long robe of spotless white, in ample folds. The eight-pointed cross of his order was cut on the shoulder of his mantle in black velvet. The high cap no longer invested his brows, which were only shaded by short and thick curled hair of a raven blackness, corresponding to his unusually swart complexion. Nothing could be more gracefully majestic than his step and manner, had they not been marked by a predominant air of haughtiness, easily acquired by the exercise of unresisted authority. . . .
/book/show/26793657-narrative-of-the-life-of-frederick-douglass?from_search=true	Frederick Douglass Read Monkey Pablo (Illustrator)	Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave: Illustrated Platinum Edition (Classic Bestselling Fiction Books)	How is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedNarrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass An American Slave is an autobiographical slave narrative written by Frederick Douglass and published in 1855. It is the second of three autobiographies written by Douglass, aHow is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedNarrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass An American Slave is an autobiographical slave narrative written by Frederick Douglass and published in 1855. It is the second of three autobiographies written by Douglass, and is mainly an expansion of his first (Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass), discussing in greater detail his transition from bondage to liberty. Following this liberation, Douglass, a former slave, went on to become a prominent abolitionist, speaker, author, and publisher.In his foreword to the 2003 Modern Library paperback edition, John Stauffer writes, this book is a deep meditation on the meaning of slavery, race, and freedom, and on the power of faith and literacy, as well as a portrait of an individual and a nation a few years before the Civil War. As his narrative unfolds, Frederick Douglassabolitionist, journalist, orator, and one of the most powerful voices to emerge from the American civil rights movementtransforms himself from slave to fugitive to reformer, leaving behind a legacy of social, intellectual, and political thought. The 1855 text includes Douglasss original Appendix, composed of excerpts from the authors speeches as well as a letter he wrote to his former master.
/book/show/24482176-un-gar-on-de-trop?from_search=true	Abbi Glines	Un garçon de trop	Quand ils taient enfants, Beau, son cousin Sawyer et Ashton formaient un trio insparable. Mais les choses ont chang. Sawyer est devenu un garon parfait et Beau un bad boy peu frquentable. Ashton est sortie avec Sawyer et a perdu Beau de vue.Au cours d'un t, pourtant, alors que Sawyer est en vacances avec ses parents, Ashton et Beau se retrouvent, se redcouvrent etQuand ils taient enfants, Beau, son cousin Sawyer et Ashton formaient un trio insparable. Mais les choses ont chang. Sawyer est devenu un garon parfait et Beau un bad boy peu frquentable. Ashton est sortie avec Sawyer et a perdu Beau de vue.Au cours d'un t, pourtant, alors que Sawyer est en vacances avec ses parents, Ashton et Beau se retrouvent, se redcouvrent et leurs certitudes vacillent. Ashton a-t-elle fait le bon choix en choisissant celui qui fait l'admiration de tous ? Est-elle vraiment heureuse  ses cts ? Beau, lui, ne veut surtout pas trahir, son cousin qu'il admire. Le retour de Sawyer les ramnera un temps sur le droit chemin, mais combien de temps l'illusion durera-t-elle ?
/book/show/16564.Fictions?from_search=true	Jorge Luis Borges Andrew Hurley (Translator)	Fictions	Jorge Luis Borge'sintroduced an entirely new voice into world literature. It is here we find the astonishing accounts of Funes, the man who can forget; the French poet who recreated Don Quixote word for word; the fatal lottery in Babylon; the mysterious planet of Tln; and the library containing every possible book in the whole universe. Here too are theJorge Luis Borge'sintroduced an entirely new voice into world literature. It is here we find the astonishing accounts of Funes, the man who can forget; the French poet who recreated Don Quixote word for word; the fatal lottery in Babylon; the mysterious planet of Tln; and the library containing every possible book in the whole universe. Here too are the philosophical detective stories and the haunting tales of Irish revolutionaries, gaucho knife fights and dreams within dreams which proved so influential (and yet impossible to imitate). This collection was eventually to bring Borges international fame; over fifty years later, it remains endlessly intriguing.This edition is the collection originally published in Spanish as(1944).is in fact a compilation of two collections:(The Garden of Forking Paths), first published in 1941, and(Artifices), unpublished in book form prior to 1944.
/book/show/21038604-gemma-arterton-reads-alice-through-the-looking-glass?from_search=true	Lewis Carroll Gemma Arterton (Reader)	Gemma Arterton Reads Alice Through the Looking-Glass	The book includes 10 unique illustrations that are relevant to its content.Bored on a hot afternoon, Alice follows a White Rabbit down a rabbit-hole without giving a thought about how she might get out. And so she tumbles into Wonderland: where animals answer back, a baby turns into a pig, time stands still at a disorderly tea party, croquet is played with hedgehogs andThe book includes 10 unique illustrations that are relevant to its content.Bored on a hot afternoon, Alice follows a White Rabbit down a rabbit-hole without giving a thought about how she might get out. And so she tumbles into Wonderland: where animals answer back, a baby turns into a pig, time stands still at a disorderly tea party, croquet is played with hedgehogs and flamingos, and the Mock Turtle and Gryphon dance the Lobster Quadrille. In a land in which nothing is as it seems and cakes, potions and mushrooms can make her shrink to ten inches or grow to the size of a house, will Alice be able to find her way home again?
/book/show/69926.The_Art_of_Fiction?from_search=true	David Lodge	The Art of Fiction: Illustrated from Classic and Modern Texts	The art of fiction is considered under a wide range of headings, such as the Intrusive Author, Suspense, the Epistolary Novel, Time-shift, Magic Realism and Symbolism, and each topic is ilThe art of fiction is considered under a wide range of headings, such as the Intrusive Author, Suspense, the Epistolary Novel, Time-shift, Magic Realism and Symbolism, and each topic is illustrated by a passage or two taken from classic or modern fiction. Drawing on writers as diverse as Henry James and Martin Amis, Jane Austen and Fay Weldon and Henry Fielding and James Joyce, David Lodge makes accesible to the general reader the richness and variety of British and American fiction. Technical terms, such as Interior Monologue, Metafiction, Intertextuality and the Unreliable Narrator, are lucidly explained and their applications demonstrated.Bringing to criticism the verve and humour of his own novels, David Lodge has provided essential reading for students of literature, aspiring writers, and anyone who wishes to understand how literature works.'Here is scholarship made human...There has been no better populist study of fiction since Forster's' - Nigel Andrews in the'Agreeable and highly instructive...a real treat - David Robson in the'His texts are useful, unpretentious, accessible...is a book for dipping, a book for starting up trains of thought or discussion' - A.S. Byatt in the
/book/show/25986260-god?from_search=true	Dan Barker Richard Dawkins (Foreword)	God: The Most Unpleasant Character in All Fiction	What words come to mind when we think of God? Merciful? Just? Compassionate? In fact, the Bible lays out Gods primary qualities clearly: jealous, petty, unforgiving, bloodthirsty, vindictiveand worse! Originally conceived as a joint presentation between influential thinker and bestselling author Richard Dawkins and former evangelical preacher Dan Barker, this unique bookWhat words come to mind when we think of God? Merciful? Just? Compassionate? In fact, the Bible lays out Gods primary qualities clearly: jealous, petty, unforgiving, bloodthirsty, vindictiveand worse! Originally conceived as a joint presentation between influential thinker and bestselling author Richard Dawkins and former evangelical preacher Dan Barker, this unique book provides an investigation into what may be the most unpleasant character in all fiction. Barker combs through both the Old and New Testament (as well as thirteen different editions of the Good Book), presenting powerful evidence for why the Scripture shouldnt govern our everyday lives. This witty, well-researched book suggests that we should move past the Bible and clear a path to a kinder and more thoughtful world.
/book/show/31827285-nobody?from_search=true	Jennifer Lynn Barnes	Nobody	There are people in this world who are Nobody. No one sees them. No one notices them. They live their lives under the radar, forgotten as soon as you turn away.That's why they make the perfect assassins.The Institute finds these people when they're young and takes them away for training. But an untrained Nobody is a threat to their organization. And threats must be eliminaThere are people in this world who are Nobody. No one sees them. No one notices them. They live their lives under the radar, forgotten as soon as you turn away.That's why they make the perfect assassins.The Institute finds these people when they're young and takes them away for training. But an untrained Nobody is a threat to their organization. And threats must be eliminated.Claire has been invisible her whole life, missed by the Institute's monitoring. But now they've ID'ed her and have sent Nix to remove her. Yet the moment Nix lays eyes on her, he can't make the hit. It's as if Claire and Nix are the only people in the world for each other. And they arebecause no one else can really see them.
/book/show/28100566-leena-krohn?from_search=true	Leena Krohn Jeff VanderMeer (Foreword)	Leena Krohn: Collected Fiction	A celebration of a legendary Finnish author, with several novels, stories, and appreciations. For readers of Ursula K. Le Guin, Milan Kundera, Virginia Woolf, Tove Jansson, and Italo Calvino. Over 800 pages covering Leena Krohn's entire career.One of the most important books published in the U.S. this year. [Leena Krohns Collected Fiction] is as important a publishing eA celebration of a legendary Finnish author, with several novels, stories, and appreciations. For readers of Ursula K. Le Guin, Milan Kundera, Virginia Woolf, Tove Jansson, and Italo Calvino. Over 800 pages covering Leena Krohn's entire career.One of the most important books published in the U.S. this year. [Leena Krohns Collected Fiction] is as important a publishing event in its own way as New Directions release... of Clarice Lispectors Complete Stories. - The MumpsimusAn extraordinary writer who deserves to be better known to readers in Englishwhich, thanks to this excellent collection, is now possible. Reminiscent of Calvino, Borges, and Lem. - STARRED REVIEW, KirkusTranslations by: Eva Buckwald, Bethany Fox, Hildi Hawkins, Anselm Hollo, Vivii Hyvnen, Leena Likitalo, Herbert Lomas, J. Robert Tupasela, and Anna Volmari. Nonfiction by Minna Jerrman, Desirina Boskovich, Matthew Cheney.From cities of giant insects to a mysterious woman claiming to be the female Don Quixote, Leena Krohns fiction has fascinated and intrigued readers for over forty years. Within these covers you will discover a pelican that can talk and a city of gold. You will find yourself exploring a future of intelligence both artificial and biotech, along with a mysterious plant that induces strange visions. Krohn writes eloquently, passionately, about the nature of reality, the nature of Nature, and what it means to be human. One of Finlands most iconic writers, translated into many languages, and winner of the prestigious Finlandia Prize, Krohn has had an incredibly distinguished career. Collected Fiction provides readers with a rich, thick omnibus of the best of her work.This collection includes several previously unpublished English translations, foremost among them the novels Pereat Mundus and The Pelican's New Clothes. Other novels included are: Tainaron, Dona Quixote, Ophir City of Gold, and Datura.
/book/show/25523723-kill-me-softly?from_search=true	Sarah Cross	Kill Me Softly	Mirabelle's past is shrouded in secrecy, from her parents' tragic deaths to her guardians' half-truths about why she can't return to her birthplace, Beau Rivage. Desperate to see the town, Mira runs awayand discovers a world she never could have imagined.In Beau Rivage, nothing is what it seemsthe strangely pale girl with a morbid interest in apples, the obnoxious playboMirabelle's past is shrouded in secrecy, from her parents' tragic deaths to her guardians' half-truths about why she can't return to her birthplace, Beau Rivage. Desperate to see the town, Mira runs awayand discovers a world she never could have imagined.In Beau Rivage, nothing is what it seemsthe strangely pale girl with a morbid interest in apples, the obnoxious playboy who's a beast to everyone he meets, and the chivalrous guy who has a thing for damsels in distress. Here, fairy tales come to life, curses are awakened, and ancient stories are played out again and again.But fairy tales aren't pretty things, and they don't always end in happily ever after. Mira has a role to play, a fairy tale destiny to embrace or resist. As she struggles to take control of her fate, Mira is drawn into the lives of two brothers with fairy tale curses of their own...brothers who share a dark secret. And she'll find that love, just like fairy tales, can have sharp edges and hidden thorns.
/book/show/1486730.True_Stories?from_search=true	Helen Garner	True Stories: Selected Non Fiction	
/book/show/23719342-the-best-american-science-fiction-and-fantasy-2015?from_search=true	John Joseph Adams (Series Editor) Joe Hill (Editor) Theodora Goss	The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2015	Science fiction and fantasy enjoy a long literary tradition, stretching from Mary Shelley, H. G. Wells, and Jules Verne to Ray Bradbury, Ursula K. Le Guin, and William Gibson. Inaward-winning editor John Joseph Adams delivers a diverse and vibrant collection of stories published in the previous year. Featuring writers with deeScience fiction and fantasy enjoy a long literary tradition, stretching from Mary Shelley, H. G. Wells, and Jules Verne to Ray Bradbury, Ursula K. Le Guin, and William Gibson. Inaward-winning editor John Joseph Adams delivers a diverse and vibrant collection of stories published in the previous year. Featuring writers with deep science fiction and fantasy backgrounds, along with those who are infusing traditional fiction with speculative elements, these stories uphold a longstanding tradition in both genreslooking at the world and asking,includesKelly Link, Neil Gaiman, Karen RussellT. C. Boyle, Sofia Samatar, Jo Walton, Cat RamboDaniel H. Wilson, Seanan McGuire, Jess RowJOE HILL, guest editor, is thebest-selling author of the novels,, andand the short story collectionHe is also the writer of the comic book seriesJOHN JOSEPH ADAMS, series editor, is the best-selling editor of more than two dozen anthologies, includingandHe is also the editor and publisher of the digital magazinesandand is a producer ofpodcast
/book/show/19985077-the-nanowrimo-workbook?from_search=true	Fiction Attic Press	The NaNoWriMo Workbook (Fiction Attic Press Workbooks for Writers)	
/book/show/6478867-the-art-of-time-in-fiction?from_search=true	Joan Silber	The Art of Time in Fiction: As Long as It Takes	Fiction imagines for us a stopping point from which life can be seen as intelligible, asserts Joan Silber in. The end point of a story determines its meaning, and one of the main tasks a writer faces is to define the duration of a plot. Silber uses wide-ranging examples from F. Scott Fitzgerald, Chinua Achebe, and Arundhati Roy, among others, toFiction imagines for us a stopping point from which life can be seen as intelligible, asserts Joan Silber in. The end point of a story determines its meaning, and one of the main tasks a writer faces is to define the duration of a plot. Silber uses wide-ranging examples from F. Scott Fitzgerald, Chinua Achebe, and Arundhati Roy, among others, to illustrate five key ways in which time unfolds in fiction. In clear-eyed prose, Silber elucidates a tricky but vital aspect of the art of fiction.
/book/show/72360.Narration_in_the_Fiction_Film?from_search=true	David Bordwell	Narration in the Fiction Film	First Published in 1987. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
/book/show/414771.Hooked?from_search=true	Les Edgerton	Hooked: Write Fiction That Grabs Readers at Page One & Never Lets Them Go	*The first pages are the #1 key to acceptance or rejection of manuscripts--most agents and editors claim to make their decision on a manuscript after the very first page, which means that no writer can afford to have a weak story beginning*The first pages are the #1 key to acceptance or rejection of manuscripts--most agents and editors claim to make their decision on a manuscript after the very first page, which means that no writer can afford to have a weak story beginning
/book/show/25848530-five-weeks-in-a-balloon?from_search=true	Jules Verne Arthur B. Evans (Editor) Frederick Paul Walter (Translator)	Five Weeks in a Balloon: A Journey of Discovery by Three Englishmen in Africa	First complete English translation of Vernes debut novel from 1863
/book/show/34114969-an-old-fashioned-girl-illustrated-edition?from_search=true	Louisa May Alcott	An Old-Fashioned Girl (Illustrated Edition) (Classic Fiction for Young Adults Book 56)	Polly is Fanny, Maudie and Tom's poor cousin (actually no real relation) who stays with them during the summer as kids. They have a close relationship and good natured Polly teaches the other naughty children the right and wrong way to behave.Eight years later, she returns to their town as a teacher, working to support her family. She realises she is in love with Tom, bPolly is Fanny, Maudie and Tom's poor cousin (actually no real relation) who stays with them during the summer as kids. They have a close relationship and good natured Polly teaches the other naughty children the right and wrong way to behave.Eight years later, she returns to their town as a teacher, working to support her family. She realises she is in love with Tom, but while she was away, he gets engaged to Trixie, a girl he doesn't love but he is too proud to break it off. Polly is heartbroken but hides her heartache. Even though she is very poor, she makes the best of every situation and always does the right thing by Fanny, Maudie and Tom. Source:This edition of the book contains 13 original illustrations, rejuvenated, of which six are in full-color.Louisa May Alcott, November 29, 1832  March 6, 1888, was an American novelist and poet best known as the author of the novel Little Women (1868) and its sequels Little Men (1871) and Jo's Boys (1886). Raised by her transcendentalist parents, Abigail May and Amos Bronson Alcott in New England, she grew up among many of the well-known intellectuals of the day such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry David Thoreau.Her family suffered severe financial difficulties and Alcott worked to help support the family from an early age. She began to receive critical success for her writing in the 1860s. Early in her career, she sometimes used the pen name A. M. Barnard, under which Alcott wrote novels for young adults.Alcott died at age 55 of a stroke in Boston, on March 6, 1888, two days after her father's death. - Wikipedia* This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted in an attempt to remove imperfections introduced by the digitization process.* If typographic, spelling, or grammatical errors were present in the original, they may have been preserved.* As few changes as possible have been made to either illustrations or text in order to bring you an e-book that is as close to the original as possible.
/book/show/25805073-human-4?from_search=true	Mike A. Lancaster	Human.4	
/book/show/11379311-necronomicon?from_search=true	H.P. Lovecraft	Necronomicon: The Best Weird Fiction	WIKIPEDIA says: 'H.P. Lovecraft's reputation has grown tremendously over the decades, and he is now commonly regarded as one of the most important horror writers of the 20th century, exerting an influence that is widespread, though often indirect.' His tales of the tentacled Elder God Cthulhu and his pantheon of alien deities were initially written for the pulp magazines oWIKIPEDIA says: 'H.P. Lovecraft's reputation has grown tremendously over the decades, and he is now commonly regarded as one of the most important horror writers of the 20th century, exerting an influence that is widespread, though often indirect.' His tales of the tentacled Elder God Cthulhu and his pantheon of alien deities were initially written for the pulp magazines of the 1920s and '30s. These astonishing tales blend elements of horror, science fiction and cosmic terror that are as powerful today as they were when they were first published.THE NECRONOMICON collects together the very best of Lovecraft's tales of terror, including the complete Cthulhu Mythos cycle, just the way they were originally published. It will introduce a whole new generation of readers to Lovecraft's fiction, as well as being a must-buy for those fans who want all his work in a single, definitive volume.
/book/show/23562110-fiction-unboxed?from_search=true	Johnny B. Truant Sean Platt	Fiction Unboxed	Part heros journey, part crash course in storytelling by the modern mavericks of indie publishing, and the bestselling authors of Write. Publish. Repeat., Fiction Unboxed offers something thats never been offered before: a naked look into two writers process, as they wrote and published a book in 30 days, from scratch, in front of the world.In 2013 Sean Platt & JohnPart heros journey, part crash course in storytelling by the modern mavericks of indie publishing, and the bestselling authors of Write. Publish. Repeat., Fiction Unboxed offers something thats never been offered before: a naked look into two writers process, as they wrote and published a book in 30 days, from scratch, in front of the world.In 2013 Sean Platt & Johnny B. Truant wrote and published 1.5 million words (a Harry Potter series and a half worth of fiction). The next year they showed the world how they did it.In May 2014, Johnny and Sean, along with their third partner David Wright, launched a Kickstarter campaign to see if their fans wanted to see how they wrote behind closed doors. They promised to start their newest project without knowing their story, characters, or even their genre, and publish the final draft before their 30 days were up. They promised to capture every email, every story meeting, and every word from every draft. They promised to show every molecule of their process, warts and all.They had 30 days for their fans to green light the campaign. It fully funded in 11 hours. Fiction Unboxed is as revealing as it is inspiring, empowering readers and writers as much as it will entertain them. With actionable advice that will benefit any writer, this book is a true gem for anyone who loves a well told story.
/book/show/21479411-year-s-best-weird-fiction-volume-one?from_search=true	Laird Barron (Editor) Michael Blumlein Kristi DeMeester	Year's Best Weird Fiction, Volume One	
/book/show/31543422-the-secret-agent?from_search=true	Joseph Conrad	The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale, by Joseph Conrad, a Novel: Spy Fiction, Complete in One Volume	The Secret Agent: A Simple Tale is a novel by Joseph Conrad, published in 1907.The story is set in London in 1886 and deals with Mr. Adolf Verloc and his work as a spy for an unnamed country (presumably Russia). The Secret Agent is notable for being one of Conrad's later political novels in which he moved away from his former tales of seafaring. The novel deals broadly witThe Secret Agent: A Simple Tale is a novel by Joseph Conrad, published in 1907.The story is set in London in 1886 and deals with Mr. Adolf Verloc and his work as a spy for an unnamed country (presumably Russia). The Secret Agent is notable for being one of Conrad's later political novels in which he moved away from his former tales of seafaring. The novel deals broadly with anarchism, espionage and terrorism.It also deals with exploitation of the vulnerable, particularly in Verloc's relationship with his brother-in-law Stevie, who has an intellectual disability.Because of its terrorism theme, it was noted as one of the three works of literature most cited in the American media two weeks after the September 11 attacks. *Plot summary* The novel is set in London in 1886 and follows the life of Mr. Verloc, a secret agent. Verloc is also a businessman who owns a shop which sells pornographic material, contraceptives, and bric-a-brac. He lives with his wife Winnie, his mother-in-law, and his brother-in-law, Stevie. Stevie has a mental disability, possibly autism, [4] which causes him to be very excitable; his sister, Verloc's wife, attends to him, treating him more as a son than as a brother. Verloc's friends are a group of anarchists of which Comrade Ossipon, Michaelis, and The Professor are the most prominent. Although largely ineffectual as terrorists, their actions are known to the police. The group produce anarchist literature in the form of pamphlets entitled F.P., an acronym for The Future of the Proletariat. The novel begins in Verloc's home, as he and his wife discuss the trivialities of everyday life, which introduces the reader to Verloc's family. Soon after, Verloc leaves to meet Mr. Vladimir, the new First Secretary in the embassy of a foreign country. Although a member of an anarchist cell, Verloc is also secretly employed by the Embassy as an agent provocateur. Vladimir informs Verloc that from reviewing his service history he is far from an exemplary model of a secret agent and, to redeem himself, must carry out an operation - the destruction of Greenwich Observatory by a bomb explosion. Vladimir explains that Britain's lax attitude to anarchism endangers his own country, and he reasons that an attack on 'science', which he claims is the current vogue amongst the public, will provide the necessary outrage for suppression. Verloc later meets with his friends, who discuss politics and law, and the notion of a communist revolution. Unbeknownst to the group, Stevie, Verloc's brother-in-law, overhears the conversation, which greatly disturbs him. The novel flashes forward to after the bombing has taken place. Comrade Ossipon meets The Professor, who discusses having given explosives to Verloc. The Professor then describes the nature of the bomb which he carries in his coat at all times: it allows him to press a button which will blow him up in twenty seconds, and those nearest to him. After The Professor leaves the meeting, he stumbles into Chief Inspector Heat. Heat is a policeman who is working on the case regarding a recent explosion at Greenwich, where one man was killed. Heat informs The Professor that he is not a suspect in the case, but that he is being monitored due to his terrorist inclinations and anarchist background. Knowing that Michaelis has recently moved to the countryside to write a book, the Chief Inspector informs the Assistant Commissioner that he has a contact, Verloc, who may be able to assist in the case. The Assistant Commissioner shares some of the same high society acquaintances with Michaelis and is chiefly motivated by finding the extent of Michaelis's involvement in order to assess any possible embarrassment to his connections. He later speaks to his superior, Sir Ethelred, about his intentions to solve the case alone, rather than rely on the effort of Chief Inspector Heat...........
/book/show/26089721-mason-and-dixon?from_search=true	Thomas Pynchon	Mason and Dixon	1786,  Philadelphie. En visite chez sa sur, le. Rvrend Cherrycoke entreprend de raconter  ses neveux les aventures de deux astronomes anglais, Charles Mason et Jeremiah Dixon qui, vingt-cinq ans plus tt, avaient t chargs par la Royal Society d'observer, au Cap, le passage de Vnus, avant de se retrouver embarqus,  partir de 1763, dans une incroyable odysse au c1786,  Philadelphie. En visite chez sa sur, le. Rvrend Cherrycoke entreprend de raconter  ses neveux les aventures de deux astronomes anglais, Charles Mason et Jeremiah Dixon qui, vingt-cinq ans plus tt, avaient t chargs par la Royal Society d'observer, au Cap, le passage de Vnus, avant de se retrouver embarqus,  partir de 1763, dans une incroyable odysse au cur de l'Amrique du Nord, o ils ont pour mission de tracer d'est en ouest une ligne absolument rectiligne de huit mtres de large, qui devra sparer le Maryland et la Pennsylvanie, et ce  la demande de Lord Baltimore et de Thomas Penn, les hritiers respectifs de ces deux provinces.Les deux compres - le mlancolique Mason et le sanguin Dixon, le veuf inconsolable et le coureur de jupons - ne savent pas, bien sr, que cette ligne portera un jour leurs noms et symbolisera plus tard la funeste frontire entre les Etats de l'Union et le Sud pro-esclavagiste.Epis par des conspirateurs de tous bords, surveills par les Indiens ou traqus par l'nigmatique jsuite Zarpazo - le loup de jsus ! -, Mason et Dixon vont frquenter aussi bien George Washington, Benjamin Franklin et Samuel Johnson qu'un homme-castor, un Chinois fru de feng shui, un canard mcanique amoureux d'un cuisinier franais, un golem des bois et quelques bizarres croiss...Thomas Pynchon signe l une vritable pope drlatique, tourmente et prodigieusement inventive, truffe de majuscules en hommage  la littrature anglaise du XVIIIe sicle et baigne par cette trange brume rotique qui envahit le ciel quand Vnus l'claire de sa lueur.Mason & Dixon a t salu  sa sortie comme l'un des sommets du roman contemporain.
/book/show/34755475-the-fiction-of-forever?from_search=true	Brinda Berry	The Fiction of Forever (Stand by Me, #2)	Hes got a second chance at the one who got awaybut its on national television, and shes calling the shots.Kiley Vanderbilt wasnt just fuel for Gunners teenage dreams about the curvy pageant queen. She was the one who got away.Until now.When Gunner returns to Nashville, his high school fantasy in heels challenges him to accept a spot on the dating reality showForeveHes got a second chance at the one who got awaybut its on national television, and shes calling the shots.Kiley Vanderbilt wasnt just fuel for Gunners teenage dreams about the curvy pageant queen. She was the one who got away.Until now.When Gunner returns to Nashville, his high school fantasy in heels challenges him to accept a spot on the dating reality showForever.And although the challengerhappens to be show hostess Kiley, hes going to prove once and for all that she wants more. One white-hot kitchen encounter isnt nearly enough to quench his thirst.But when Kileyuntouchable, jeans-tightening Kileyproclaims shes unwilling to compromise the shows integrity, he vows to throw a twist of his own into her behind-the-scenes plotting.Thats going way,wayoff Kileys script.Giving in to Gunnerwould torpedo her plans to prove to her manipulating ex-fianc and her producer daddy that she has more on her shoulders than pancake and hairspray. She must make him play by her rules on camera in spite of his sexy whispers behind the scenes.Especially when a social media shitstorm brews on the horizon.Fourteen days of filming. Six camera crews. And a minefield of hidden cameras. This time, no ones getting away.
/book/show/84696.Conflict_Action_and_Suspense?from_search=true	William Noble Jack Heffron (Editor)	Conflict, Action and Suspense	What makes a book a page-turner? How do you grab your readers from the start and hold them through the last sentence? How do you make your plot twist and turn and keep the action moving without losing continuity?What makes a book a page-turner? How do you grab your readers from the start and hold them through the last sentence? How do you make your plot twist and turn and keep the action moving without losing continuity?
/book/show/15759430-dan-maar-de-kou-in?from_search=true	Robert A. Heinlein	Dan maar de kou in (bruna science-fiction, #64)	De hoofdpersoon - zou men bijna zeggen - van dit boek is Peter, een hooghartige en eigenwijze kater die een hekel heeft aan kou en, comfortabel gezeten in een tas, illegaal luncht in goedkope restaurants.Maar het is zijn baas die in een persoonlijk en finacieel zo benarde toestand raakt, dat hij er de voorkeur aan geeft zich te laten 'invriezen'... om dertig jaar later gewDe hoofdpersoon - zou men bijna zeggen - van dit boek is Peter, een hooghartige en eigenwijze kater die een hekel heeft aan kou en, comfortabel gezeten in een tas, illegaal luncht in goedkope restaurants.Maar het is zijn baas die in een persoonlijk en finacieel zo benarde toestand raakt, dat hij er de voorkeur aan geeft zich te laten 'invriezen'... om dertig jaar later gewekt te worden. Hij maakt een succes van zijn nieuwe leven; maar dan wil hij weer terug. En daarvoor is een tijdmachine nodig... Kortom: een echte Heinlein, spannend en origineel in de beste traditie van de Godlen Age.
/book/show/366182.The_Lie_That_Tells_a_Truth?from_search=true	John Dufresne	The Lie That Tells a Truth: A Guide to Writing Fiction	Finally, a truly creativeand hilariousguide to creative writing, full of encouragement and sound advice. Provocative and reassuring, nurturing and wise,is essential to writers in general, fiction writers in particular, beginning writers, serious writers, and anyone facing a blank page.John Dufresne, teacher and the acclaimed author ofFinally, a truly creativeand hilariousguide to creative writing, full of encouragement and sound advice. Provocative and reassuring, nurturing and wise,is essential to writers in general, fiction writers in particular, beginning writers, serious writers, and anyone facing a blank page.John Dufresne, teacher and the acclaimed author ofand, demystifies the writing process. Drawing upon the wisdom of literature's great craftsmen, Dufresne's lucid essays and diverse exercises initiate the reader into the tools, processes, and techniques of writing: inventing compelling characters, developing a voice, creating a sense of place, editing your own words. Where do great ideas come from? How do we recognize them? How can language capture them? In his signature comic voice, Dufresne answers these questions and more in chapters such as Writing Around the Block, Plottery, and The Art of Abbreviation. Dufresne demystifies the writing process, showing that while the idea of writing may be overwhelming, the act of writing is simplicity itself.
/book/show/1118433.Nova?from_search=true	Samuel R. Delany	Nova	These are [at least some of] the ways you can read NOVA: as a fast-action farflung interstellar adventure; as archetypal mystical/mythical allegory (in which the Tarot and the Grail both figure prominently); as modern myth told in the S-F idiom... the reader observes, recollects, or participates in a range of personal experience including violent pain and disfigurement, seThese are [at least some of] the ways you can read NOVA: as a fast-action farflung interstellar adventure; as archetypal mystical/mythical allegory (in which the Tarot and the Grail both figure prominently); as modern myth told in the S-F idiom... the reader observes, recollects, or participates in a range of personal experience including violent pain and disfigurement, sensory deprivation and overload, man-machine communion, the drug experience, the creative experience - and inter-personal relationships which include incest and assassination, father-son, leader-follower, human-pet, and lots more!The balance of galactic power in the 31st century revolves around Illyrion, the most precious energy source in the universe. The varied and exotic crew who sign up with Captain Lorq van Ray know their mission is dangerous, and they soon learn that they are involved in a deadly race with the charismatic but vicious leader of an opposing space federation. But they have no idea of Lorq's secret obsession: to gather Illyrion at source by flying through the very heart of an imploding star.
/book/show/17349270-a-curious-invitation?from_search=true	Suzette Field	A Curious Invitation: The Forty Greatest Parties in Fiction	Forty of the greatest fictional festivities as seen through the eyes of the world's greatest writers.People love to party. And writers love to attend and document these occasions. The party is a useful literary device, not only for social commentary and satire but also as an occasion where characters can meet, fall in and out of love, or even get murdered.Forty of the greatest fictional festivities as seen through the eyes of the world's greatest writers.People love to party. And writers love to attend and document these occasions. The party is a useful literary device, not only for social commentary and satire but also as an occasion where characters can meet, fall in and out of love, or even get murdered.is a humorous and informative guide to literature's most memorable parties. Some of these parties are depictions of real events, like the Duchess of Richmond's ball on the eve of battle with Napoleon in Thackeray's; others draw on the authors' experience of the society they lived in, such as Lady Metroland's party in Evelyn Waugh's; while others come straight from the writer's bizarre imagination, like Douglas Adams' flying party above an unknown planet from.Witty, entertaining, and full of fabulous detail,offers readers the chance to crash some of the great parties in literary history.
/book/show/33587374-the-king-in-yellow-and-other-horrors?from_search=true	Robert W. Chambers M Grant Kellermeyer (Illustrations)	The King in Yellow and Other Horrors: The Best Weird Fiction & Ghost Stories of Robert W. Chambers, Annotated & Illustrated	Our mission is to provide the world with beautiful, accessible, illuminating editions of classic horror fiction, introducing these chilling gems to new generations, making them gorgeously illustrated and giving you critical, historical, and artistic insights with every single story. This is one of those books. Reading it made men go completely insane. One man demanded thatOur mission is to provide the world with beautiful, accessible, illuminating editions of classic horror fiction, introducing these chilling gems to new generations, making them gorgeously illustrated and giving you critical, historical, and artistic insights with every single story. This is one of those books. Reading it made men go completely insane. One man demanded that he be made emperor of America, committed a vicious murder, and died in an asylum for the criminally insane. One went to his church in search of absolution but found a temple built to madness in its place. One woman teasingly read it against the wishes of her lover and died hours later; he was beaten by a man who had been dead for months and died before he could receive last rites. -The King in Yellow- - a play invented by Robert W. Chambers - drove men mad with its eldritch lore of black stars and cyclopean towers decades before Lovecraft's -Necronomicon, - and Chambers' allure continues today: he has influenced Stephen King and Neil Gaiman, been adapted by Derleth and the Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game, and made appearances in HBO's -True Detective- series. Chambers' supernatural fiction was not limited to -The King in Yellow, - however, and here you will find mystical stories of dying men's fantasies, parallel dimensions, murder mysteries, love affairs with the dead, an amphibious gill man (who inspired Lovecraft's -Innsmouth- folk and the Creature from the Black Lagoon), the skeletal ghost of a satanic priest, drowned corpses roaming New York parks, the resurrection of an ancient Egyptian dancer, and hooded ferrymen who lure you onto the river during blizzards. His universe is one of depravity, madness, and oblivion. It is the land of Carcosa. It is the kingdom of the King in Yellow.
/book/show/13571581-lives-of-the-novelists?from_search=true	John Sutherland	Lives of the Novelists: A History of Fiction in 294 Lives	No previous author has attempted a book such as this: a complete history of novels written in the English language, from the genre's seventeenth-century origins to the present day. In the spirit of Dr. Johnsonsacclaimed critic and scholar John Sutherland selects 294 writers whose works illustrate the best of every kind of fictionfrom gothic, penny drNo previous author has attempted a book such as this: a complete history of novels written in the English language, from the genre's seventeenth-century origins to the present day. In the spirit of Dr. Johnsonsacclaimed critic and scholar John Sutherland selects 294 writers whose works illustrate the best of every kind of fictionfrom gothic, penny dreadful, and pornography to fantasy, romance, and high literature. Each author was chosen, Professor Sutherland explains, because his or her books are well worth reading and are likely to remain so for at least another century. Sutherland presents these authors in chronological order, in each case deftly combining a lively and informative biographical sketch with an opinionated assessment of the writer's work. Taken together, these novelists provide both a history of the novel and a guide to its rich variety. Always entertaining, and sometimes shocking, Sutherland considers writers as diverse as Daniel Defoe, Henry James, James Joyce, Edgar Allan Poe, Virginia Woolf, Michael Crichton, Jeffrey Archer, and Jacqueline Susann.Written for all lovers of fiction,succeeds both as introduction and re-introduction, as Sutherland presents favorite and familiar novelists in new ways and transforms the less favored and less familiar through his relentlessly fascinating readings.
/book/show/146861.Kafka_Americana?from_search=true	Jonathan Lethem Carter Scholz	Kafka Americana: Fiction	Previously published only in a signed, limited edition,has achieved cult status. Norton now brings this reimagination of our labyrinthine world to a wider audience. In an act of literary appropriation, Lethem and Scholz seize a helpless Kafka by the lapels and thrust him into the cultural wreckage of twentieth-century America. In the collaboratively writtePreviously published only in a signed, limited edition,has achieved cult status. Norton now brings this reimagination of our labyrinthine world to a wider audience. In an act of literary appropriation, Lethem and Scholz seize a helpless Kafka by the lapels and thrust him into the cultural wreckage of twentieth-century America. In the collaboratively written Receding Horizon, Hollywood welcomes Kafka as scriptwriter for Frank Capra's, with appropriately morbid results. Scholz's The Amount to Carry transports the legal secretary of the Workman's Accident Insurance Institute to a conference with fellow insurance executives Wallace Stevens and Charles Ives, to muse on what can and can't be insured. And Lethem's K for Fake brings together Orson Welles, Jerry Lewis, and Rod Serling in a kangaroo trial in which Kafka faces fraudulent charges. Taking modernism's presiding genius for a joyride, the authors portray an absurd, ominous world that Kafka might have invented but could never have survived.
/book/show/18210464-dead-north?from_search=true	Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Editor) Gemma Files (Contributor) Melissa Yuan-Innes (Contributor)	Dead North: Canadian Zombie Fiction	An enjoyable and rollicking ride, this collection contains 20 short stories that explore a broad spectrum of the undead, from Romero-style corpses to zombies inspired by Canadian Aboriginal mythology, all shambling against the background of the Great White North. The anthology's specific focus on Canadian settings distinguishes it from the pack, and its exploration of manyAn enjoyable and rollicking ride, this collection contains 20 short stories that explore a broad spectrum of the undead, from Romero-style corpses to zombies inspired by Canadian Aboriginal mythology, all shambling against the background of the Great White North. The anthology's specific focus on Canadian settings distinguishes it from the pack, and its exploration of many types of zombies weaves a vast compendium of fiction.Strong writing and imagination are showcased in clever stories that take readers through thrills, chills, kills, carnage, horror, and havoc wreaked across the country. Tales deal with a lone human chasing zombies across an icy landscape after the apocalypse, whales returning from the depths to haunt the southern coast of Labrador, a marijuana grow-op operation in British Columbia experiencing problems when the dead begin to attack, and a corpse turned into a flesh puppet for part of a depraved sex show, among other topics. Providing a unique location and mythology that has not been tackled before,will appeal to speculative fiction, horror, and zombie fans.
/book/show/30084582-13-ways-of-looking-at-a-fat-girl?from_search=true	Mona Awad	13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl: Fiction	Honest, searing, and necessary. ElleA hilarious, heartbreaking book. PeopleYou ll want to grab a friend and say: Whoa. This. Exactly.  Washington PostGrowing up in the suburban hell of Misery Saga (a.k.a. Mississauga), Lizzie has never liked the way she looks even though her best friend Mel says she s the pretty one. She starts dating guys online, but she s afHonest, searing, and necessary. ElleA hilarious, heartbreaking book. PeopleYou ll want to grab a friend and say: Whoa. This. Exactly.  Washington PostGrowing up in the suburban hell of Misery Saga (a.k.a. Mississauga), Lizzie has never liked the way she looks even though her best friend Mel says she s the pretty one. She starts dating guys online, but she s afraid to send pictures, even when her skinny friend China does her makeup: she knows no one would want her if they could really see her. So she starts to lose. With punishing drive, she counts almonds consumed, miles logged, pounds dropped. She fights her way into coveted dresses. She grows up and gets thin, navigating double-edged validation from her mother, her friends, her husband, her reflection in the mirror. But no matter how much she loses, will she ever see herself as anything other than a fat girl?In her brilliant, hilarious, and at times shocking debut, Mona Awad simultaneously skewers the body image-obsessed culture that tells women they have no value outside their physical appearance, and delivers a tender and moving depiction of a lovably difficult young woman whose life is hijacked by her struggle to conform. As caustically funny as it is heartbreaking, 13 Ways of Looking at a Fat Girl introduces a vital new voice in fiction. NAMED ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2016 BY ELLE, BUSTLE, AND THE GLOBE AND MAIL (CANADA)NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE MONTH BY THE HUFFINGTON POST, BUSTLE AND BOOKRIOT
/book/show/747786.Pure_Fiction?from_search=true	Julie Highmore	Pure Fiction	When the local library starts up a reading group, Ed is the first to sign up. Left home alone with baby Georgia once too often, he's looking for something more stimulating than the latest draft of his tiresome thesis.His fellow readers all have their own reasons for the weekly escape. Kate's social life is at a standstill and her quirky furniture shop barely breaks even. ZWhen the local library starts up a reading group, Ed is the first to sign up. Left home alone with baby Georgia once too often, he's looking for something more stimulating than the latest draft of his tiresome thesis.His fellow readers all have their own reasons for the weekly escape. Kate's social life is at a standstill and her quirky furniture shop barely breaks even. Zoe's self-esteem is regularly battered by her married lover. Semi-retired Bob, strongly encouraged by his wife, needs to get out of the house more. Donna, aged twenty-one and a mother of two, is desperate to feed her mind and catch up on her education. When English lecturer Gideon arrives, his literary certainties spark rivalries and emotions that no one expected. As the reading circle draws its members into an unlikely community, the plots become increasingly dramatic, and their lives grow ever more entwined ...
/book/show/84691.Writing_Fiction?from_search=true	Alexander Steele (Editor) Gotham Writers' Workshop	Writing Fiction: The Practical Guide from New York's Acclaimed Creative Writing School	
/book/show/7164356-the-art-and-craft-of-writing-historical-fiction?from_search=true	James Alexander Thom	The Art and Craft of Writing Historical Fiction: Researching and Writing Historical Fiction	Find and use historical archives and conduct physical field researchRe-construct the world of your novel, including people and voices, physical environments, and cultural contextAchieve verisimilitude in speech, action, setting, and descriptionSeamlessly weave historical fact with your own compelling plot ideasWith wit and candor, Thom's detailed instruction, illuminating personal experience, and invaluable insights culled from discussions with other trusted historical writers will guide you to craft a novel that is true to what was then, whenwas.
/book/show/2752837-therese-raquin-by-emile-zola-fiction-classics?from_search=true	mile Zola Ernest Alfred Vizetelly	Therese Raquin by Emile Zola, Fiction, Classics	Raised alongside her sickly cousin, Therese lives the quietest of lives. Yet something impetuous and wild stirs within her -- as she learns of herself during moments of escape into the countryside. But now the family is in Paris, taking over a mercer's shop in the dingy Arcade of the Pont Neuf. To appease the aunt who has cared for her, she marries her pale, nerve-wrackedRaised alongside her sickly cousin, Therese lives the quietest of lives. Yet something impetuous and wild stirs within her -- as she learns of herself during moments of escape into the countryside. But now the family is in Paris, taking over a mercer's shop in the dingy Arcade of the Pont Neuf. To appease the aunt who has cared for her, she marries her pale, nerve-wracked cousin. Then a schoolmate of her husband's appears -- almost his complete opposite, with full voice, jovial laughter -- and a strapping build that givers her nervous pangs to contemplate . . . And a new Therese, one her aunt or husband has never known, threatens to break free of the restraints that have bound her, all these years!
/book/show/11970894-such-stuff-as-dreams?from_search=true	Keith Oatley	Such Stuff as Dreams: The Psychology of Fiction	explores how fiction works in the brains and imagination of both readers and writers.-- Demonstrates how reading fiction can contribute to a greater understanding of, and the ability to change, ourselves-- Informed by the latest psychological research which focuses on, for example,explores how fiction works in the brains and imagination of both readers and writers.-- Demonstrates how reading fiction can contribute to a greater understanding of, and the ability to change, ourselves-- Informed by the latest psychological research which focuses on, for example, how identification with fictional characters occurs, and how literature can improve social abilities-- Explores traditional aspects of fiction, including character, plot, setting, and theme, as well as a number of classic techniques, such as metaphor, metonymy, defamiliarization, and cues-- Includes extensive end-notes, which ground the work in psychological studies-- Features excerpts from fiction which are discussed throughout the text, including works by William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, Kate Chopin, Anton Chekhov, James Baldwin, and others
/book/show/34387497-the-rebound-list?from_search=true	Hedonist Six	The Rebound List: A Sexy & Romantic Women's Fiction Novel	After nearly four years with Jeff, everything fell apart. I found myself single, scared, but somehow liberated as well. Rather than stumble into another ill advised relationship, my best friend Sally helped me find focus. I would spend the next few months finding myself sexuallyAfter nearly four years with Jeff, everything fell apart. I found myself single, scared, but somehow liberated as well. Rather than stumble into another ill advised relationship, my best friend Sally helped me find focus. I would spend the next few months finding myself sexually. That's howwas born.My journey begins with the first item on my list -. The other items on the list? A silver fox, a stranger and a threesome. But it's not easy to go from squeaky-clean committed girlfriend to wanton sex goddess: I have a tendency to let my emotions get in the way. Hopefully I'll have the guts to follow through!
/book/show/13791687-the-american-by-henry-james-fiction-classics?from_search=true	Henry James	The American by Henry James, Fiction, Classics	In this classic collision of the New World with Old Europe, James weaves a fable of thwarted desire that shifts between comedy, tragedy, romance, and melodrama.
/book/show/7039162-rose-in-bloom-by-louisa-may-alcott-fiction-family-classics?from_search=true	Louisa May Alcott	Rose in Bloom by Louisa May Alcott, Fiction, Family, Classics	Yes, there they were, by the ocean liner's railing. Uncle Alec was swinging his hat like a boy, with Phebe smiling and nodding on one side and Rose kissing both hands delightedly on the other as she recognized familiar faces and heard familiar voices welcoming her home. Bless her dear heart, she's bonnier than ever, with that blue cloak round her, and her bright hair flyiYes, there they were, by the ocean liner's railing. Uncle Alec was swinging his hat like a boy, with Phebe smiling and nodding on one side and Rose kissing both hands delightedly on the other as she recognized familiar faces and heard familiar voices welcoming her home. Bless her dear heart, she's bonnier than ever, with that blue cloak round her, and her bright hair flying in the wind! said Charlie excitedly as they watched the group upon the deck with eager eyes. Archie, Phebe, Mac, Charlie and Rose: they were friends separated by an ocean for some years -- and now the changes they saw in one another, when reunited at the dock, were to be wondered at. Most marvelous at all, at least in the eyes of the young men, was how Rose had transformed: for the girl they had left behind had become a woman.
/book/show/6997575-martin-eden-by-jack-london-fiction-action-adventure?from_search=true	Jack London	Martin Eden by Jack London, Fiction, Action & Adventure	Martin Eden is the tale of a sailor who educates himself. Eden has a wicked crush on college-educated society girl Ruth Morse, and thinks that he can get her by becoming one of the literati . . . we all know what happens in that story, don't we? He loses his fiancEe, of course (he's not well established enough for her). But Martin finds fame and fortune in the end -- andMartin Eden is the tale of a sailor who educates himself. Eden has a wicked crush on college-educated society girl Ruth Morse, and thinks that he can get her by becoming one of the literati . . . we all know what happens in that story, don't we? He loses his fiancEe, of course (he's not well established enough for her). But Martin finds fame and fortune in the end -- and of course that gets the girl's attention -- as if he'd want it! Oh, complication. A classic London novel of social issues . . . which ends up, oddly, in the south seas. Maybe there's something of an autobiography here. . . .
/book/show/31698653-selected-stories-by-o-henry?from_search=true	O. Henry	Selected Stories by O. Henry	The Masterpieces of World Fiction series brings together the best loved short stories by the great masters of the genrefrom Chekov and Maupassant, Kipling and Wilde, to O. Henry and Saki and Tolstoy and Conrad. Thoughtfully compiled by the bestselling author Terry O Brien, this series is a great way for readers to revisit old favourites and for introducing literary masteThe Masterpieces of World Fiction series brings together the best loved short stories by the great masters of the genrefrom Chekov and Maupassant, Kipling and Wilde, to O. Henry and Saki and Tolstoy and Conrad. Thoughtfully compiled by the bestselling author Terry O Brien, this series is a great way for readers to revisit old favourites and for introducing literary masterpieces to newer, younger readers.
/book/show/890562.Tales_Of_Riverworld?from_search=true	Philip Jos Farmer	Tales Of Riverworld	In a collection of new Riverworld stories, all the world's dead awaken in Riverworld and play out the grand saga of human history by a new set of rules along the banks of the ten-million-mile river.Contents:ix  Foreword  Philip Jos Farmer  fw1  Crossing the Dark River [Part 1 of 2]  Philip Jos Farmer  n. *65  A Hole in Hell  Dane Helstrom  ss *73  GracelandIn a collection of new Riverworld stories, all the world's dead awaken in Riverworld and play out the grand saga of human history by a new set of rules along the banks of the ten-million-mile river.Contents:ix  Foreword  Philip Jos Farmer  fw1  Crossing the Dark River [Part 1 of 2]  Philip Jos Farmer  n. *65  A Hole in Hell  Dane Helstrom  ss *73  Graceland  Allen Steele  nv *101  Every Man a God  Mike Resnick & Barry N. Malzberg  nv *141  Blandings on Riverworld  Phillip C. Jennings  nv *173  Two Thieves  Harry Turtledove  nv *207  Fools Paradise  Ed Gorman  nv *237  The Merry Men of Riverworld  John Gregory Betancourt  na *283  Unfinished Business  Robert Weinberg  nv *
/book/show/22522808-trigger-warning?from_search=true	Neil Gaiman	Trigger Warning: Short Fictions and Disturbances	Multiple award winning, #1bestselling author Neil Gaiman returns to dazzle, captivate, haunt, and entertain with this third collection of short fiction followingand--which includes a never-before publishedstory, Black Dog, written exclusively for this volume.In this new anthology, Neil Gaiman pierces the veMultiple award winning, #1bestselling author Neil Gaiman returns to dazzle, captivate, haunt, and entertain with this third collection of short fiction followingand--which includes a never-before publishedstory, Black Dog, written exclusively for this volume.In this new anthology, Neil Gaiman pierces the veil of reality to reveal the enigmatic, shadowy world that lies beneath.includes previously published pieces of short fiction--stories, verse, and a very specialstory that was written for the fiftieth anniversary of the beloved series in 2013--as well Black Dog, a new tale that revisits the world of, exclusive to this collection.explores the masks we all wear and the people we are beneath them to reveal our vulnerabilities and our truest selves. Here is a rich cornucopia of horror and ghosts stories, science fiction and fairy tales, fabulism and poetry that explore the realm of experience and emotion. In Adventure Story--a thematic companion to--Gaiman ponders death and the way people take their stories with them when they die. His social media experience A Calendar of Tales are short takes inspired by replies to fan tweets about the months of the year--stories of pirates and the March winds, an igloo made of books, and a Mother's Day card that portends disturbances in the universe. Gaiman offers his own ingenious spin onin his award-nominated mystery tale The Case of Death and Honey. And Click-Clack the Rattlebag explains the creaks and clatter we hear when we're all alone in the darkness.A sophisticated writer whose creative genius is unparalleled, Gaiman entrances with his literary alchemy, transporting us deep into the realm of imagination, where the fantastical becomes real and the everyday incandescent. Full of wonder and terror, surprises and amusements,is a treasury of delights that engage the mind, stir the heart, and shake the soul from one of the most unique and popular literary artists of our day.
/book/show/16790.Smoke_and_Mirrors?from_search=true	Neil Gaiman	Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fiction and Illusions	In the deft hands of, magic is no mere illusion... and anything is possible. In this, Gaiman's first book of short stories, his imagination and supreme artistry transform a mundane world into a place of terrible wonders -- a place where an old woman can purchase the Holy Grail at a thrift store, where assassins advertise their services in the Yellow Pages underIn the deft hands of, magic is no mere illusion... and anything is possible. In this, Gaiman's first book of short stories, his imagination and supreme artistry transform a mundane world into a place of terrible wonders -- a place where an old woman can purchase the Holy Grail at a thrift store, where assassins advertise their services in the Yellow Pages under Pest Control, and where a frightened young boy must barter for his life with a mean-spirited troll living beneath a bridge by the railroad tracks. Explore a new reality -- obscured by smoke and darkness, yet brilliantly tangible -- in this extraordinary collection of short works by a master prestidigitator. It will dazzle your senses, touch your heart, and haunt your dreams.
/book/show/16788.Fragile_Things?from_search=true	Neil Gaiman	Fragile Things: Short Fictions and Wonders	This is a stunning collection of short stories by acclaimed fantasy writer Neil Gaiman. His distinctive genius has been championed by writers as diverse as Norman Mailer and Stephen King. WithNeil Gaiman created one of the most sophisticated, intelligent, and influential graphic novel series of our time. Now after the recent success of his latest novelThis is a stunning collection of short stories by acclaimed fantasy writer Neil Gaiman. His distinctive genius has been championed by writers as diverse as Norman Mailer and Stephen King. WithNeil Gaiman created one of the most sophisticated, intelligent, and influential graphic novel series of our time. Now after the recent success of his latest novel, Gaiman has produced, his second collection of short fiction. These stories will dazzle your senses, haunt your imagination, and move you to the very depths of your soul. This extraordinary compilation reveals one of the world's most gifted storytellers at the height of his powers.
/book/show/24820339-non-fiction?from_search=true	Chuck Palahniuk	Non-Fiction	Chuck Palahniuk's world has been, well, different from yours and mine. The pieces that comprise Non-Fiction prove just how different, in ways both highly entertaining and deeply unsettling. Encounters with alternative culture heroes Marilyn Manson and Juliette Lewis; the peculiar wages of fame attendant on the big budget film production of the movie Fight Club; life as anChuck Palahniuk's world has been, well, different from yours and mine. The pieces that comprise Non-Fiction prove just how different, in ways both highly entertaining and deeply unsettling. Encounters with alternative culture heroes Marilyn Manson and Juliette Lewis; the peculiar wages of fame attendant on the big budget film production of the movie Fight Club; life as an assembly-line drive train installer by day, hospice volunteer driver by night; the really peculiar lives of submariners; the really violent world of college wrestlers; the underground world of anabolic steroid gobblers; the harrowing circumstances of his father's murder and the trial of his killer - each essay or vignette offers a unique facet of existence as lived in and/or observed by one of America's most flagrantly daring and original literary talents.
/book/show/17961.Collected_Fictions?from_search=true	Jorge Luis Borges Andrew Hurley (translator)	Collected Fictions	Jorge Luis Borges has been called the greatest Spanish-language writer of our century. Now for the first time in English, all of Borges' dazzling fictions are gathered into a single volume, brilliantly translated by Andrew Hurley. From his 1935 debut with The Universal History of Iniquity, through his immensely influential collections Ficciones and The Aleph, these enigmatJorge Luis Borges has been called the greatest Spanish-language writer of our century. Now for the first time in English, all of Borges' dazzling fictions are gathered into a single volume, brilliantly translated by Andrew Hurley. From his 1935 debut with The Universal History of Iniquity, through his immensely influential collections Ficciones and The Aleph, these enigmatic, elaborate, imaginative inventions display Borges' talent for turning fiction on its head by playing with form and genre and toying with language. Together these incomparable works comprise the perfect one-volume compendium for all those who have long loved Borges, and a superb introduction to the master's work for those who have yet to discover this singular genius.
/book/show/34674120-1984?from_search=true	George Orwell	1984	It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. Winston Smith, his chin nuzzled into his breast in an effort to escape the vile wind, slipped quickly through the glass doors of Victory Mansions, though not quickly enough to prevent a swirl of gritty dust from entering along with him.
/book/show/20739628-jane-eyre?from_search=true	Charlotte Bront Emma Fielding (Narrator)	Jane Eyre	One of the greatest love stories ever written, Jane Eyre is the tale of a young woman entangled with the powerful Mr Rochester. What lurks in the attic at Thornfield, the ancestral home of the surly Mr Rochester? Will the governess Jane Eyre discover his secret - and having discovered it, live to regret that knowledge? Battling inside Jane are passion and prudence; she strOne of the greatest love stories ever written, Jane Eyre is the tale of a young woman entangled with the powerful Mr Rochester. What lurks in the attic at Thornfield, the ancestral home of the surly Mr Rochester? Will the governess Jane Eyre discover his secret - and having discovered it, live to regret that knowledge? Battling inside Jane are passion and prudence; she struggles to survive the turmoil they cause.
/book/show/29626518-little-women-illustrated?from_search=true	Louisa May Alcott	Little Women (Illustrated) (Classic Fiction for Young Adults Book 179)	The classic story of four sisters coming to age in 19th century England.This edition of the book contains 203 original illustrations, carefully rejuvenated.* This e-book is a true representation, from a high-definition scan of a pre-1923 print version of the book. Unlike other e-copies of the book, it was not produced by using Optical Character Recognition (OCR). OCR-scaThe classic story of four sisters coming to age in 19th century England.This edition of the book contains 203 original illustrations, carefully rejuvenated.* This e-book is a true representation, from a high-definition scan of a pre-1923 print version of the book. Unlike other e-copies of the book, it was not produced by using Optical Character Recognition (OCR). OCR-scanning old books is seldom, if ever, error-free. This often results in an e-book with many **, ^^, >> and typographic errors when OCR can't read the word or punctuation correctly.* True representation means that if there are typographic, spelling, or grammatical errors that the editor judges to have minimal impact on the book's comprehension, they have been preserved; otherwise, they were corrected.* In other words, no changes or as few as possible have been made to either illustrations or text in order to bring you an e-book that is as close to the original as possible.
/book/show/3722737-frankenstein-fiction-poetry-drama?from_search=true	Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley	Frankenstein (Fiction, Poetry & Drama)	Mary Shelleys Frankenstein is the worlds most famous Gothic novel about eccentric scientist Victor Frankenstein, who creates a grotesque creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley's work is considered to be the world's first science fiction, with Frankensteins monster being a symbol of science gone awry. Shelleys masterpiece has inspired numerous films, pMary Shelleys Frankenstein is the worlds most famous Gothic novel about eccentric scientist Victor Frankenstein, who creates a grotesque creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment. Shelley's work is considered to be the world's first science fiction, with Frankensteins monster being a symbol of science gone awry. Shelleys masterpiece has inspired numerous films, plays and other books. This, the 1831 edition, contains the authors final revisions.
/book/show/18144959-the-adventures-of-huckleberry-finn-and-the-jim-crow-laws?from_search=true	Mark Twain Carter G. Woodson Jessup Mills	The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and the Jim Crow Laws: Including: Plessy V. Ferguson and Literary Non-Fiction for Common Core State Standards Compa	This is an unaltered version of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The text is not scrubbed of words we find offensive but were part of the context in which the novel was written. Also, included, for the sake of historical comparison, is a commentary on and examples of the Jim Crow laws, inclusive of an overview of Plessy v. Fergeson, Justice Brown's Opinion and Justice HThis is an unaltered version of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. The text is not scrubbed of words we find offensive but were part of the context in which the novel was written. Also, included, for the sake of historical comparison, is a commentary on and examples of the Jim Crow laws, inclusive of an overview of Plessy v. Fergeson, Justice Brown's Opinion and Justice Harlan's Dissent as well as an article from The Journal of Negro History, Fifty Years of Negro Citizenship by C. G. Woodson (1921). These texts are designed to help readers understand the time in which Mark Twain wrote this classic novel and serve as a way to connect the tone and symbols of Huck Finn to the world as it existed when the story was penned by Twain. Controversy of Words: Mark Twain once said: ...the difference between the right word and the almost right word is really a large matter. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is written in the voice of the boy Huck. It begins where Tom Sawyer leaves off. It is a tale of friendship and the hypocracy of racism. The novel was written in 1885 and is set in pre-Civil War America. The writer did not defend slavery, but depicted the period's bigotry and made the moral center of the novel a white boy's choice to help a slave escape from bondage. The words within the text of the novel are Twain's. It is a dangerous precedence to alter an author's words, especially those written at a given point of time and under a specific set of circumstances. In a conversation with a Civil Rights Leader in the early 1990s I learned never to scrub history but to shout it from the rooftops as that is the only way in which we can learn and grow from our mistakes. History happened. Slavery in American happened. Whole races of people were sold into bondage - both white and black men ripped these men, women and children from their homelands and delivered them into a life of misery and servitude. Twain did not make that up and by changing his words, by scrubbing his literature, we miss the opportunity to educate our children, and the society as a whole, on what life was like, how people lived and spoke and then brainstorm creative solutions to prevent similar situation from reoccurring. What I am referring to is the n word controversy and the word's appearance, along with the word Injun, within one of the most overtly anti-racist books written. For the record, these words should cause controversy, because they are offensive and should not be spoken. The n word should cause discomfort in 21st century readers and should stimulate conversation and spark discussion. If it does not - that is when we are in trouble and that is why we can't allow history to be altered to the norms of today's political correctness. We cannot become passive to the wrongdoings of our ancestors - we must learn from them and grow as one culture moving forward forging common experiences out of our collective...and different...past experiences. So, I challenge you to teach this book in the context of eradicating racism. I challenge you to understand Twain's anti-Reconstruction world and the rise of the Jim Crow laws and the influence of Plessy v. Ferguson and help to do your part to ensure all understand the challenges we face and the reality of forever moving forward in our quest for equality.
/book/show/142296.The_Anubis_Gates?from_search=true	Tim Powers	The Anubis Gates	Brendan Doyle, a specialist in the work of the early-nineteenth century poet William Ashbless, reluctantly accepts an invitation from a millionaire to act as a guide to time-travelling tourists. But while attending a lecture given by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1810, he becomes marooned in Regency London, where dark and dangerous forces know about the gates in time. CaughtBrendan Doyle, a specialist in the work of the early-nineteenth century poet William Ashbless, reluctantly accepts an invitation from a millionaire to act as a guide to time-travelling tourists. But while attending a lecture given by Samuel Taylor Coleridge in 1810, he becomes marooned in Regency London, where dark and dangerous forces know about the gates in time. Caught up in the intrigue between rival bands of beggars, pursued by Egyptian sorcerers, befriended by Coleridge, Doyle somehow survives. And learns more about the mysterious Ashbless than he could ever have imagined possible.Cover Illustration: Richard Carr
/book/show/26814839-sense-and-sensibility?from_search=true	Jane Austen Read Monkey Pablo (Illustrator)	Sense and Sensibility: Illustrated Platinum Edition (Classic Bestselling Fiction Books)	How is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedSense and Sensibility is a novel by Jane Austen, and was her first published work when it appeared in 1811 under the pseudonym A Lady. A work of romantic fiction, better known as a comedy of manners, Sense and SensibHow is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedSense and Sensibility is a novel by Jane Austen, and was her first published work when it appeared in 1811 under the pseudonym A Lady. A work of romantic fiction, better known as a comedy of manners, Sense and Sensibility is set in southwest England, London and Kent between 1792 and 1797, and portrays the life and loves of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor and Marianne. The novel follows the young ladies to their new home, a meagre cottage on a distant relative's property, where they experience love, romance and heartbreak.Jane Austen wrote the first draft of the novel in the form of a novel-in-letters (epistolary form) sometime around 1795 when she was about 19 years old, and gave it the title Elinor and Marianne. She later changed the form to a narrative and the title to Sense and Sensibility. Sense in the book means good judgment or prudence, and sensibility means sensitivity or emotionality. Sense is identified with the character of Elinor, while sensibility is identified with the character of Marianne. By changing the title, Austen added philosophical depth to what began as a sketch of two characters. The title of the book, and that of her next published novel, Pride and Prejudice (1813), may be suggestive of political conflicts of the 1790s.Austen biographer Claire Tomalin argues that Sense and Sensibility has a wobble in its approach, which developed because Austen, in the course of writing the novel, gradually became less certain about whether sense or sensibility should triumph. Austen characterises Marianne as a sweet lady with attractive qualities: intelligence, musical talent, frankness, and the capacity to love deeply. She also acknowledges that Willoughby, with all his faults, continues to love and, in some measure, appreciate Marianne. For these reasons, some readers find Marianne's ultimate marriage to Colonel Brandon an unsatisfactory ending. Other interpretations, however, have argued that Austen's intention was not to debate the superior value of either sense or sensibility in good judgment, but rather to demonstrate that both are equally important but must be applied with good balance to one another.Dashwood extracts a promise from his son, that he will take care of his half-sisters; however, John's selfish and greedy wife, Fanny, soon persuades him to renege. John and Fanny immediately take up their place as the new owners of Norland, while the Dashwood women are reduced to the position of unwelcome guests. Mrs. Dashwood begins looking for somewhere else to live.In the meantime, Fanny's brother, Edward Ferrars, a pleasant, unassuming, intelligent but reserved young man, visits Norland and soon forms an attachment with Elinor. Fanny disapproves the match and offends Mrs. Dashwood with the implication that Elinor is motivated by money rather than love. Mrs. Dashwood indignantly speeds her search for a new home.
/book/show/490847.A_Tale_of_Two_Cities_by_Charles_Dickens_Fiction_Classics?from_search=true	Charles Dickens	A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, Fiction, Classics	It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to HeaveIt was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way -- in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. There were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a plain face on the throne of England; there were a king with a large jaw and a queen with a fair face on the throne of France. In both countries it was clearer than crystal to the lords of the State preserves of loaves and fishes, that things in general were settled forever. . . .
/book/show/944647.The_Picture_of_Dorian_Gray_by_Oscar_Wilde_Fiction_Classics?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde	The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde, Fiction, Classics	Dorian Gray doesn't look a day over twenty-two. Once upon a time, Dorian really was young, handsome, and charming. To preserve Dorian's charm, his friend Basil Hallward the artist painted his portrait. Soon, the picture -- and Dorian's close friendship with Basil -- On the inside, every wicked deed he commits leaves its mark -- or does it? The portrait that Basil painted hDorian Gray doesn't look a day over twenty-two. Once upon a time, Dorian really was young, handsome, and charming. To preserve Dorian's charm, his friend Basil Hallward the artist painted his portrait. Soon, the picture -- and Dorian's close friendship with Basil -- On the inside, every wicked deed he commits leaves its mark -- or does it? The portrait that Basil painted hangs in a special room in Dorian's house, covered completely. Underneath the cover lies an image that has changed and aged, just as Dorian has not.
/book/show/989313.Heart_of_Darkness_and_Selected_Short_Fiction?from_search=true	Joseph Conrad A. Michael Matin (Introduction)	Heart of Darkness and Selected Short Fiction	, by, is part of theseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of:New introduct, by, is part of theseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of:New introductions commissioned from today's top writers and scholarsBiographies of the authorsChronologies of contemporary historical, biographical, and cultural eventsFootnotes and endnotesSelective discussions of imitations, parodies, poems, books, plays, paintings, operas, statuary, and films inspired by the workComments by other famous authorsStudy questions to challenge the reader's viewpoints and expectationsBibliographies for further readingIndices & Glossaries, when appropriateAll editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest.pulls together a constellation of influencesbiographical, historical, and literaryto enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.One of the most haunting stories ever written,sfollows Marlow, a riverboat captain, on a voyage into the African Congo at the height of European colonialism. Astounded by the brutal depravity he witnesses, Marlow becomes obsessed with meeting Kurtz, a famously idealistic and able man stationed farther along the river. What he finally discovers, however, is a horror beyond imagining. Heart of Darkness is widely regarded as a masterpiece for its vivid study of human nature and the greed and ruthlessness of imperialism.This collection also includes three of Conrads finest short stories: Youth, the authors largely autobiographical tale of a young mans ill-fated sea voyage, in which Marlow makes his first appearance, The Secret Sharer, and Amy Forster.is a professor in the English Department of Warren Wilson College in Asheville, North Carolina. He has published articles on various twentieth-century British and postcolonial writers.
/book/show/34458343-the-goldfinch?from_search=true	Donna Tartt	The Goldfinch: A Novel	is a rarity that comes along perhaps half a dozen times per decade, a smartly written literary novel that connects with the heart as well as the mind....Donna Tartt has delivered an extraordinary work of fiction.--Theo Decker, a 13-year-old New Yorker, miraculously survives an accidentis a rarity that comes along perhaps half a dozen times per decade, a smartly written literary novel that connects with the heart as well as the mind....Donna Tartt has delivered an extraordinary work of fiction.--Theo Decker, a 13-year-old New Yorker, miraculously survives an accident that kills his mother. Abandoned by his father, Theo is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. Bewildered by his strange new home on Park Avenue, disturbed by schoolmates who don't know how to talk to him, and tormented above all by his longing for his mother, he clings to the one thing that reminds him of her: a small, mysteriously captivating painting that ultimately draws Theo into the underworld of art.As an adult, Theo moves silkily between the drawing rooms of the rich and the dusty labyrinth of an antiques store where he works. He is alienated and in love--and at the center of a narrowing, ever more dangerous circle.is a mesmerizing, stay-up-all-night and tell-all-your-friends triumph, an old-fashioned story of loss and obsession, survival and self-invention, and the ruthless machinations of fate.
/book/show/481743.The_Wave?from_search=true	Morton Rhue Todd Strasser	The Wave	is based on a true incident that occured in a high school history class in Palo Alto, California, in 1969.The powerful forces of group pressure that pervaded many historic movements such as Nazism are recreated in the classroom when history teacher Burt Ross introduces a new system to his students. And before long, with its rules of strength through diis based on a true incident that occured in a high school history class in Palo Alto, California, in 1969.The powerful forces of group pressure that pervaded many historic movements such as Nazism are recreated in the classroom when history teacher Burt Ross introduces a new system to his students. And before long, with its rules of strength through discipline, community, and action,sweeps from the classroom through the entire school. And as most of the students join the movement, Laurie Saunders and David Collins recognize the frightening momentum ofand realize they must stop it before it's too late.
/book/show/26878210-the-odyssey?from_search=true	Homer Read Monkey Pablo (Illustrator)	The Odyssey: Illustrated Platinum Edition (Classic Bestselling Fiction Books)	How is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedBest fiction books of all timeOne of the best books to readClassic historical fiction booksBest Odyssey by Homer editionThe Odyssey (/dsi/; Greek:  Odsseia, pronounced [o.ds.sej.ja] in Classical AtHow is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedBest fiction books of all timeOne of the best books to readClassic historical fiction booksBest Odyssey by Homer editionThe Odyssey (/dsi/; Greek:  Odsseia, pronounced [o.ds.sej.ja] in Classical Attic) is one of two major ancient Greek epic poems attributed to Homer. It is, in part, a sequel to the Iliad, the other work ascribed to Homer. The poem is fundamental to the modern Western canon, and is the second oldest extant work of Western literature, the Iliad being the oldest. Scholars believe it was composed near the end of the 8th century BC, somewhere in Ionia, the Greek coastal region of Anatolia.The poem mainly centers on the Greek hero Odysseus (known as Ulysses in Roman myths) and his journey home after the fall of Troy. It takes Odysseus ten years to reach Ithaca after the ten-year Trojan War. In his absence, it is assumed he has died, and his wife Penelope and son Telemachus must deal with a group of unruly suitors, the Mnesteres (Greek: ) or Proci, who compete for Penelope's hand in marriage.It continues to be read in the Homeric Greek and translated into modern languages around the world. Many scholars believe that the original poem was composed in an oral tradition by an aoidos (epic poet/singer), perhaps a rhapsode (professional performer), and was more likely intended to be heard than read.] The details of the ancient oral performance, and the story's conversion to a written work inspire continual debate among scholars. The Odyssey was written in a poetic dialect of Greeka literary amalgam of Aeolic Greek, Ionic Greek, and other Ancient Greek dialectsand comprises 12,110 lines of dactylic hexameter. Among the most noteworthy elements of the text are its non-linear plot, and the influence on events of choices made by women and serfs, besides the actions of fighting men. In the English language as well as many others, the word odyssey has come to refer to an epic voyage.The Odyssey began ten years after the end of the ten-year Trojan War (the subject of the Iliad), and Odysseus has still not returned home from the war. Odysseus' son Telemachus is about 20 years old and is sharing his absent father's house on the island of Ithaca with his mother Penelope and a crowd of 108 boisterous young men, the Suitors, whose aim is to persuade Penelope to marry one of them, all the while enjoying the hospitality of Odysseus' household and eating up his wealth.Odysseus' protectress, the goddess Athena, discusses his fate with Zeus, king of the gods, at a moment when Odysseus' enemy, the god of the sea Poseidon, is absent from Mount Olympus. Then, disguised as a Taphian chieftain named Mentes, she visits Telemachus to urge him to search for news of his father. He offers her hospitality; they observe the suitors dining rowdily while the bard Phemius performs a narrative poem for them. Penelope objects to Phemius' theme, the Return from Troy,[6] because it reminds her of her missing husband, but Telemachus rebuts her objections.That night Athena, disguised as Telemachus, finds a ship and crew for the true Telemachus. The next morning, Telemachus calls an assembly of citizens of Ithaca to discuss what should be done with the suitors.
/book/show/2918374-the-red-badge-of-courage-and-selected-short-fiction?from_search=true	Stephen Crane George Stade (Editor) Richard Fusco (Introduction)	The Red Badge of Courage and Selected Short Fiction	, by, is part of theseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of:All ed, by, is part of theseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of:All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest.pulls together a constellation of influencesbiographical, historical, and literaryto enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.Young Henry Fleming dreams of finding glory and honor as a Union soldier in the American Civil War. Yet he also harbors a hidden fear about how he may react when the horror and bloodshed of battle begin. Fighting the enemy without and the terror within, Fleming must prove himself and find his own meaning of valor. Unbelievable as it may seem,had never been a member of any army nor had taken part in any battle when he wrote. But upon its publication in 1895, when Crane was only twenty-four, Red Badge was heralded as a new kind of war novel, marked by astonishing insight into the true psychology of men under fire. Along with the seminal short stories included in this volumeThe Open Boat, The Veteran, and The Men in the Stormunleashed Cranes deeply influential impressionistic style.has been an Assistant Professor of English at Saint Josephs University in Philadelphia since 1997. A specialist in nineteenth-century American literature and in short-story narrative theory, he has published on a variety of American, British, and Continental literary figures.
/book/show/14313.Anna_Karenina_by_Leo_Tolstoy_Fiction_Classics_Literary?from_search=true	Leo Tolstoy Constance Garnett (Translator)	Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, Fiction, Classics, Literary	Tolstoy seamlessly captures a weaves a tapestry of Russian society -- as Matthew Arnold wrote in his celebrated essay on Tolstoy, -We are not to take Anna Karenina as a work of art; we are to take it as a piece of life.- The novel remains popular, as demonstrated by a 2007 poll of 125 contemporary authors in Time, which declared that Anna Karenina is the -greatest book eveTolstoy seamlessly captures a weaves a tapestry of Russian society -- as Matthew Arnold wrote in his celebrated essay on Tolstoy, -We are not to take Anna Karenina as a work of art; we are to take it as a piece of life.- The novel remains popular, as demonstrated by a 2007 poll of 125 contemporary authors in Time, which declared that Anna Karenina is the -greatest book ever written.- Anna Karenina may be the greatest single novel ever written; it may also be just plainly and sublimely good. Regardless, there is no doubt that Anna Karenina (generally considered Tolstoy's finest novel) is a sublime achievement.
/book/show/11709037-you-are-not-so-smart?from_search=true	David McRaney	You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory Is Mostly Fiction, and 46 Other Ways You're Deluding Yourself	Whether youre deciding which smart phone to purchase or which politician to believe, you think you are a rational being whose every decision is based on cool, detached logic, but heres the truth: You are not so smart. Youre just as deluded as the rest of us--but thats okay, because being deludeWhether youre deciding which smart phone to purchase or which politician to believe, you think you are a rational being whose every decision is based on cool, detached logic, but heres the truth: You are not so smart. Youre just as deluded as the rest of us--but thats okay, because being deluded is part of being human.Growing out of David McRaneys popular blog,reveals that every decision we make, every thought we contemplate, and every emotion we feel comes with a story we tell ourselves to explain them, but often these stories arent true. Each short chapter--covering topics such as Learned Helplessness, Selling Out, and the Illusion of Transparency--is like a psychology course with all the boring parts taken out.Bringing together popular science and psychology with humor and wit,is a celebration of our irrational, thoroughly human behavior.
/book/show/162955.The_Iliad?from_search=true	Homer Anton Lesser (Read by)	The Iliad	Perhaps the greatest poem of the Western world, The Iliad tells the story of fifty critical days towards the end of the Trojan war. Achilles has quarrelled with Agamemnon and sulks in his tent, while Hector brings his Trojans to the brink of victory; but fate will have the last word.
/book/show/25702954-the-wonderful-wizard-of-oz?from_search=true	L. Frank Baum	The Wonderful Wizard of OZ: The Original Book (Annotated): The Ultimate Fantasy Fiction Classic	Dorothy is a young girl who lives on a Kansas farm with her Uncle Henry, Aunt Em, and little dog Toto. One day the farmhouse, with Dorothy inside, is caught up in a tornado and deposited in a field in the country of the Munchkins. The falling house kills the Wicked Witch of the East.Enjoy the Original Book from Lyman Frank Baum.
/book/show/21140774-dominic-cooper-reads-oliver-twist?from_search=true	Charles Dickens Dominic Cooper (Reader)	Dominic Cooper Reads Oliver Twist	Among other public buildings in a certain town, which for many reasons it will be prudent to refrain from mentioning, and to which I will assign no fictitious name, there is one anciently common to most towns, great or small: to wit, a workhouse; and in this workhouse was born; on a day and date which I need not trouble myself to repeat, inasmuch as it can be of no possiblAmong other public buildings in a certain town, which for many reasons it will be prudent to refrain from mentioning, and to which I will assign no fictitious name, there is one anciently common to most towns, great or small: to wit, a workhouse; and in this workhouse was born; on a day and date which I need not trouble myself to repeat, inasmuch as it can be of no possible consequence to the reader, in this stage of the business at all events; the item of mortality whose name is prefixed to the head of this chapter. For a long time after it was ushered into this world of sorrow and trouble, by the parish surgeon, it remained a matter of considerable doubt whether the child would survive to bear any name at all; in which case it is somewhat more than probable that these memoirs would never have appeared; or, if they had, that being comprised within a couple of pages, they would have possessed the inestimable merit of being the most concise and faithful specimen of biography, extant in the literature of any age or country. Although I am not disposed to maintain that the being born in a workhouse, is in itself the most fortunate and enviable circumstance that can possibly befall a human being, I do mean to say that in this particular instance, it was the best thing for Oliver Twist that could by possibility have occurred. The fact is, that there was considerable difficulty in inducing Oliver to take upon himself the office of respiration, -a troublesome practice, but one which custom has rendered necessary to our easy existence; and for some time he lay gasping on a little flock mattress, rather unequally poised between this world and the next: the balance being decidedly in favour of the latter. Now, if, during this brief period, Oliver had been surrounded by careful grandmothers, anxious aunts, experienced nurses, and doctors of profound wisdom, he would most inevitably and indubitably have been killed in no time. There being nobody by, however, but a pauper old woman, who was rendered rather misty by an unwonted allowance of beer; and a parish surgeon who did such matters by contract; Oliver and Nature fought out the point between them. The result was, that, after a few struggles, Oliver breathed, sneezed, and proceeded to advertise to the inmates of the workhouse the fact of a new burden having been imposed upon the parish, by setting up as loud a cry as could reasonably have been expected from a male infant who had not been possessed of that very useful appendage, a voice, for a much longer space of time than three minutes and a quarter.
/book/show/878694.The_Strange_Case_Of_Dr_Jekyll_And_Mr_Hyde?from_search=true	Robert Louis Stevenson	The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde	Wanting to rid his soul of evil, Dr. Jekyll creates the monstrous alter ego, Mr. Hyde. Soon this other side of his personality takes over, with disastrous consequences.
/book/show/141860.The_Science_Fiction_Hall_of_Fame?from_search=true	Robert Silverberg (Editor) Isaac Asimov (Contributor) Lester del Rey (Contributor)	The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume 1	If you own only one anthology of classic science fiction, it should be. Selected by a vote of the membership of the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA), these 26 reprints represent the best, most important, and most influential stories and authors in the field. The contributors are a Who's Who of classic SF, witIf you own only one anthology of classic science fiction, it should be. Selected by a vote of the membership of the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA), these 26 reprints represent the best, most important, and most influential stories and authors in the field. The contributors are a Who's Who of classic SF, with every Golden Age giant included: Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, John W. Campbell, Robert A. Heinlein, Fritz Leiber, Cordwainer Smith, Theodore Sturgeon, and Roger Zelazny. Other contributors are less well known outside the core SF readership. Three of the contributors are famous for one story--but what stories!--Tom Godwin's pivotal hard-SF tale, The Cold Equations; Jerome Bixby's It's aLife (made only more infamous by the chillingadaptation); and Daniel Keyes's Flowers for Algernon (brought to mainstream fame by the movie adaptation,).
/book/show/13536811-a-blink-of-the-screen?from_search=true	Terry Pratchett A.S. Byatt (Introduction)	A Blink of the Screen: Collected Shorter Fiction	In the four decades since his first book appeared in print, Terry Pratchett has become one of the world's best-selling and best-loved authors. Here for the first time are his short stories and other short form fiction collected into one volume.charts the course of Pratchett's long writing career: from his schooldays through to his first writing job oIn the four decades since his first book appeared in print, Terry Pratchett has become one of the world's best-selling and best-loved authors. Here for the first time are his short stories and other short form fiction collected into one volume.charts the course of Pratchett's long writing career: from his schooldays through to his first writing job on the Bucks Free Press,; to the origins of his debut novel,; and on again to the dizzy mastery of the phenomenally successful Discworld series.Here are characters both familiar and yet to be discovered; abandoned worlds and others still expanding; adventure, chickens, death, disco and, actually, some quite disturbing ideas about Christmas,all of it shot through with his inimitable brand of humour.With an introduction by Booker Prize-winning author A.S. Byatt, illustrations by the late Josh Kirby and drawings by the author himself, this is a book to treasure.
/book/show/28400864-northanger-abbey-annotated?from_search=true	Jane Austen	NORTHANGER ABBEY (ANNOTATED) (JANE AUSTEN FICTION Book 6)	Jane Austen (16 December 1775  18 July 1817) was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature. Her realism, biting irony and social commentary as well as her acclaimed plots have gained her historical importance among scholars and critics.Austen lived herJane Austen (16 December 1775  18 July 1817) was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature. Her realism, biting irony and social commentary as well as her acclaimed plots have gained her historical importance among scholars and critics.Austen lived her entire life as part of a close-knit family located on the lower fringes of the English landed gentry. She was educated primarily by her father and older brothers as well as through her own reading. The steadfast support of her family was critical to her development as a professional writer. From her teenage years into her thirties she experimented with various literary forms, including an epistolary novel which she then abandoned, wrote and extensively revised three major novels and began a fourth. From 1811 until 1816, with the release of Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) and Emma (1815), she achieved success as a published writer. She wrote two additional novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, both published posthumously in 1818, and began a third, which was eventually titled Sanditon, but died before completing it.Austen's works critique the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th-century realism. Her plots, though fundamentally comic, highlight the dependence of women on marriage to secure social standing and economic security. Her works, though usually popular, were first published anonymously and brought her little personal fame and only a few positive reviews during her lifetime, but the publication in 1869 of her nephew's A Memoir of Jane Austen introduced her to a wider public, and by the 1940s she had become widely accepted in academia as a great English writer. The second half of the 20th century saw a proliferation of Austen scholarship and the emergence of a Janeite fan culture.
/book/show/31363.How_to_Write_Science_Fiction_Fantasy?from_search=true	Orson Scott Card	How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy	Writing for science fiction and fantasy audiences can be the most exciting writing you've ever done. Your readers are curious and want you to take them beyond The Fields We Know, to help them explore the infinite boundaries of the worlds you create.Here, science fiction great Orson Scott Card shares his expertise in these genres. You'll learn:- What is and isn't sciencWriting for science fiction and fantasy audiences can be the most exciting writing you've ever done. Your readers are curious and want you to take them beyond The Fields We Know, to help them explore the infinite boundaries of the worlds you create.Here, science fiction great Orson Scott Card shares his expertise in these genres. You'll learn:- What is and isn't science fiction and fantasy, and by whose standards -- and where your work fits in.- How to build, populate, and dramatize a credible, inviting world your readers will want to explore.- How to use the MICE quotient -- milieu, idea, character, event -- to structure a successful story.- Where the markets are and how to reach them to get published.The knowledge and skills you gain through this book will help you effectively lead your readers into the strangeness you create -- one tantalizing step at a time.
/book/show/26862079-the-importance-of-being-earnest?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde Read Monkey Pablo (Illustrator)	The Importance of Being Earnest: Illustrated Platinum Edition (Classic Bestselling Fiction Books)	How is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedfor Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at the St James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonistsHow is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedfor Serious People is a play by Oscar Wilde. First performed on 14 February 1895 at the St James's Theatre in London, it is a farcical comedy in which the protagonists maintain fictitious person to escape burdensome social obligations. Working within the social conventions of late Victorian London, the play's major themes are the triviality with which it treats institutions as serious as marriage, and the resulting satire of Victorian ways. Contemporary reviews all praised the play's humour, though some were cautious about its explicit lack of social messages, while others foresaw the modern consensus that it was the culmination of Wilde's artistic career so far. Its high farce and witty dialogue have helped make The Importance of Being Earnest Wilde's most enduringly popular play.The successful opening night marked the climax of Wilde's career but also heralded his downfall. The Marquess of Queensberry, whose son Lord Alfred Douglas was Wilde's lover, planned to present the writer with a bouquet of rotten vegetables and disrupt the show. Wilde was tipped off and Queensberry was refused admission. Soon afterwards their feud came to a climax in court, where Wilde's homosexual double life was revealed to the Victorian public and he was eventually sentenced to imprisonment. His notoriety caused the play, despite its early success, to be closed after 86 performances. After his release, he published the play from exile in Paris, but he wrote no further comic or dramatic work.The Importance of Being Earnest has been revived many times since its premiere. It has been adapted for the cinema on three occasions. In The Importance of Being Earnest (1952), Dame Edith Evans reprised her celebrated interpretation of Lady Bracknell; The Importance of Being Earnest (1992) by Kurt Baker used an all-black cast; and Oliver Parker's The Importance of Being Earnest (2002) incorporated some of Wilde's original material cut during the preparation of the original stage production.
/book/show/1079343.The_Call_of_the_Wild_by_Jack_London_Fiction_Classics?from_search=true	Jack London	The Call of the Wild by Jack London, Fiction, Classics	Rediscover Jack Londons beloved classic in this unique hardbound edition. First published as a serial in the Saturday Evening Post in 1903,has never been out of print.Follow a dog named Buck through violence and hardship, loyalty and loss, finally finding himself and his home in the Yukon wilderness.Rediscover Jack Londons beloved classic in this unique hardbound edition. First published as a serial in the Saturday Evening Post in 1903,has never been out of print.Follow a dog named Buck through violence and hardship, loyalty and loss, finally finding himself and his home in the Yukon wilderness. Truly a must-have for London fans, book lovers, and adventurers.
/book/show/20404642-das-parfum?from_search=true	Patrick Sskind	Das Parfum: Die Geschichte Eines Morders	Book annotation not available for this title...Title: .Das Parfum..Author: .Suskind, Patrick..Publisher: .Distribooks Inc..Publication Date: .1994/06/01..Number of Pages: ...Binding Type: .PAPERBACK..Library of Congress: .
/book/show/19398.Complete_Shorter_Fiction?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde Isobel Murray (Editor)	Complete Shorter Fiction	For the first time in one volume, this complete collection of all the short fiction Oscar Wilde published contains such social and literary parodies as Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and The Canterville Ghost; such well-known fairy tales as The Happy Prince, The Young King, and The Fisherman and his Soul; an imaginary portrait of the dedicatee of Shakespeare's SonnetFor the first time in one volume, this complete collection of all the short fiction Oscar Wilde published contains such social and literary parodies as Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and The Canterville Ghost; such well-known fairy tales as The Happy Prince, The Young King, and The Fisherman and his Soul; an imaginary portrait of the dedicatee of Shakespeare's Sonnets entitled The Portrait of Mr. W.H.; and the parables Wilde referred to as Poems in Prose, including The Artist, The House of Judgment, and The Teacher of Wisdom.
/book/show/7963.Characters_and_Viewpoint?from_search=true	Orson Scott Card	Characters and Viewpoint	Vivid and memorable characters aren't born: they have to be made.This book is a set of tools: literary crowbars, chisels, mallets, pliers and tongs. Use them to pry, chip, yank and sift good characters out of the place where they live in your memory, your imagination and your soul.Award-winning author Orson Scott Card explains in depth the techniques of inventing, developiVivid and memorable characters aren't born: they have to be made.This book is a set of tools: literary crowbars, chisels, mallets, pliers and tongs. Use them to pry, chip, yank and sift good characters out of the place where they live in your memory, your imagination and your soul.Award-winning author Orson Scott Card explains in depth the techniques of inventing, developing and presenting characters, plus handling viewpoint in novels and short stories. With specific examples, he spells out your narrative optionsthe choices you'll make in creating fictional people so real that readers will feel they know them like members of their own families.You'll learn how to:draw the characters from a variety of sources, including a story's basic idea, real lifeeven a character's social circumstancesmake characters show who they are by the things they do and say, and by their individual styledevelop characters readers will loveor love to hatedistinguish among major characters, minor characters and walk-ons, and develop each one appropriatelychoose the most effective viewpoint to reveal the characters and move the storytellingdecide how deeply you should explore your characters' thoughts, emotions and attitudes
/book/show/8711905-blueprints-for-building-better-girls?from_search=true	Elissa Schappell	Blueprints for Building Better Girls: Fiction	Elissa Schappell'sintroduced us to a writer of extraordinary talent, whose sharp, beautiful, and off-kilter debut (Jennifer Egan) garnered critical acclaim and captivated readers. In, her highly anticipated follow-up, she has crafted another provocative, keenly observed, and wickedly smart work of fiction that maps America's sElissa Schappell'sintroduced us to a writer of extraordinary talent, whose sharp, beautiful, and off-kilter debut (Jennifer Egan) garnered critical acclaim and captivated readers. In, her highly anticipated follow-up, she has crafted another provocative, keenly observed, and wickedly smart work of fiction that maps America's shifting cultural landscape from the late 1970s to the present day.In these eight darkly funny linked stories, Schappell delves into the lives of an eclectic cast of archetypal female charactersfrom the high school slut to the good girl, the struggling artist to the college party girl, the wife who yearns for a child to the reluctant mother to explore the commonly shared but rarely spoken of experiences that build girls into women and women into wives and mothers. In Monsters of the Deep, teenage Heather struggles to balance intimacy with a bad reputation; years later in Im Only Going to Tell You This Once, she must reconcile her memories of the past with her role as the mother of an adolescent son. In The Joy of Cooking, a phone conversation between Emily, a recovering anorexic, and her mother explores a complex bond; in Elephant we see Emilys sister, Paige, finally able to voice her ambivalent feelings about motherhood to her new best friend, Charlotte. And in Are You Comfortable? we meet a twenty-one-year-old Charlotte cracking under the burden of a dark secret, the effects of which push Bender, a troubled college girl, to the edge in Out of the Blue into the Black. Weaving in and out of one anothers lives, whether connected by blood, or friendship, or necessity, these women create deep and lasting impressions. In revealing all their vulnerabilities and twisting our preconceived notions of who they are, Elissa Schappell, with dazzling wit and poignant prose, has forever altered how we think about the nature of female identity and how it evolves.
/book/show/1231001.The_War_of_the_Worlds_by_H_G_Wells_Science_Fiction_Classics?from_search=true	H.G. Wells	The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells, Science Fiction, Classics	The biological truth Wells has given us would slow down an alien encounters on Star Trek or Farscape, where intrepid adventurers rarely worry about local languages, much less breathing the local air. The aliens have invaded because they have a fondness for human blood, sucked from living beings (how they discovered they had a taste for us is unclear, but it makes dramaticThe biological truth Wells has given us would slow down an alien encounters on Star Trek or Farscape, where intrepid adventurers rarely worry about local languages, much less breathing the local air. The aliens have invaded because they have a fondness for human blood, sucked from living beings (how they discovered they had a taste for us is unclear, but it makes dramatic theater, anyway). If you haven't read Wells, you need to; Wells created a landmark -- he is a thoughtful social commentator, a pioneer of what makes SF intellectually appealing, and a damned fine storyteller, too.
/book/show/2800333-tess-of-the-d-urbervilles-by-thomas-hardy-fiction-classics?from_search=true	Thomas Hardy	Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy, Fiction, Classics	Tess, the eldest daughter of a poor carter in Marlott, goes to work for the rich d'Uberville family, where she becomes pregnant with the child of Alec, the d'Uberville's son. This action makes her a fallen woman, and leads to tragedy. Tess of the d'Urbervilles got mixed reception when it was published because it portrayed Tess sympathetically and challenged the prevailingTess, the eldest daughter of a poor carter in Marlott, goes to work for the rich d'Uberville family, where she becomes pregnant with the child of Alec, the d'Uberville's son. This action makes her a fallen woman, and leads to tragedy. Tess of the d'Urbervilles got mixed reception when it was published because it portrayed Tess sympathetically and challenged the prevailing sexual mores. A copy was burnt by the Bishop of Wakefield. Thomas Hardy was an English novelist, short-story writer, and poet. He destroyed the manuscript of his first, unplaced novel, but -- encouraged by mentor and friend George Meredith -- tried again. His important work took place in an area of southern England he called Wessex, named after the English kingdom that existed before the Norman Conquest.
/book/show/19303997-mrs-dalloway?from_search=true	Virginia Woolf	Mrs Dalloway (20th Century Fiction)	The novel's story on the surface is of Clarissa Dalloway's preparations for a party where she is the hostess. Clarissa's thoughts weave past and present as she tries to come to terms with her life and the possibilities abandoned and now reappearing in the form of an old flame in these difficult years between the two World Wars.
/book/show/25677269-a-comme-aujourd-hui?from_search=true	David Levithan Simon Baril (Translator)	A comme aujourd'hui	Chaque matin, A se rveille dans un corps diffrent, dans une nouvelle vie, et ne dispose d'aucun moyen de savoir qui sera son hte. Une seule chose est sre : il n'empruntera cette identit que le temps d'une journe. Aussi incroyable que cela puisse paratre, A a accept cet tat de fait, et a mme tabli plusieurs rgles qui rgissent son existence : ne pas s'attacher,Chaque matin, A se rveille dans un corps diffrent, dans une nouvelle vie, et ne dispose d'aucun moyen de savoir qui sera son hte. Une seule chose est sre : il n'empruntera cette identit que le temps d'une journe. Aussi incroyable que cela puisse paratre, A a accept cet tat de fait, et a mme tabli plusieurs rgles qui rgissent son existence : ne pas s'attacher, ne pas se faire remarquer, ne jamais s'immiscer dans la vie de l'autre. Jusqu' ce qu'il se rveille dans le corps de Justin, 16 ans, et qu'il fasse la connaissance de Rhiannon, sa petite amie. Ds lors, il n'est plus question de subir : il tente par tous les moyens de la revoir, quitte  bouleverser la vie de ses htes. Car A a enfin crois quelqu'un avec qui il veut tre jour aprs jour...Un rcit d'une originalit fascinante, un priple captivant  travers l'adolescence. Un tour de force par le co-auteur de Will et Will crit avec John Green.
/book/show/16566.Selected_Non_Fictions?from_search=true	Jorge Luis Borges Suzanne Jill Levine (Translator) Esther Allen (Translator)	Selected Non-Fictions	It will come as a surprise to some readers that the greater part of Jorge Luis Borges's extraordinary writing was not in the genres of fiction or poetry, but in the various forms of non-fiction prose. His thousands of pages of essays, reviews, prologues, lectures, and notes on politics and culturethough revered in Latin America and Europe as among his finest workhave scaIt will come as a surprise to some readers that the greater part of Jorge Luis Borges's extraordinary writing was not in the genres of fiction or poetry, but in the various forms of non-fiction prose. His thousands of pages of essays, reviews, prologues, lectures, and notes on politics and culturethough revered in Latin America and Europe as among his finest workhave scarcely been translated into English.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
/book/show/12949.The_Turn_of_the_Screw_by_Henry_James_Fiction_Classics?from_search=true	Henry James	The Turn of the Screw by Henry James, Fiction, Classics	Due to its original content, the novel became a favorite text of academics who subscribe to New Criticism. The novel has had differing interpretations, often mutually exclusive. Many critics have tried to determine the exact nature of the evil hinted at by the story. However, others have argued that the true brilliance of the novel comes with its ability to create an intimDue to its original content, the novel became a favorite text of academics who subscribe to New Criticism. The novel has had differing interpretations, often mutually exclusive. Many critics have tried to determine the exact nature of the evil hinted at by the story. However, others have argued that the true brilliance of the novel comes with its ability to create an intimate confusion and suspense for the reader. THE TURN OF THE SCREW is the greatest and most subtle of all English-language ghost stories. H.P. Lovecraft praised its -truly potent air of sinister menace- and -mounting tide of fright- and subsequent critics have argued long and hard over the central -problem- of the story: if the motifs of the traditional ghost story, in the hands of a master, are used to probe the deepest depths of the human psyche, do the resultant terrors spring from the objective return of the spirits of the dead, or from the fears, memories, and guilt the expectation of such apparitions may evoke? Are there any ghosts in this story at all? James himself might have been puzzled by that question. His own remarks make it clear that what he had in mind was a -sinister romance, - inspired by a ghostly story he had heard from an Archbishop of Canterbury. He wrote of the -portentous evil- of the -demon-spirits- in the story, but it was his genius to make them so profoundly mysterious.
/book/show/19250214-this-side-of-paradise-annotated?from_search=true	F. Scott Fitzgerald Magnolia  Books (Editor)	This Side of Paradise (Annotated) (Fiction Classics)	Have you seen The Great Gatsby?You're in for a treat!This tremendous book comes with the following great features:Complete original text of This Side of Paradise;;- F. Scott Fitzgerald's Influence - Film and TV adaptations;- Most Famous QHave you seen The Great Gatsby?You're in for a treat!This tremendous book comes with the following great features:Complete original text of This Side of Paradise;;- F. Scott Fitzgerald's Influence - Film and TV adaptations;- Most Famous Quotes from F. Scott Fitzgerald!Go on a journey back in time! Simply press the Buy button!
/book/show/1358845.Maus?from_search=true	Art Spiegelman	Maus: A Survivor's Tale Part 2: And Here My Troubles Began	MAUS was the first half of the tale of survival of the author's parents, charting their desperate progress from prewar Poland Auschwitz. Here is the continuation, in which the father survives the camp and is at last reunited with his wife.
/book/show/924744.A_Connecticut_Yankee_in_King_Arthur_s_Court_by_Mark_Twain_Fiction_Classics_Fantasy_Magic?from_search=true	Mark Twain	A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain, Fiction, Classics, Fantasy & Magic	This novel of Mark Twain's -- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court -- gives us an odd view of the American literary genius: it shows is bent twoward science fictional. Twain wrote the book as a burlesque of Romantic notions of chivalry after being inspired by a dream in which he was a knight himself and severely inconvenienced by the weight and cumbersome nature ofThis novel of Mark Twain's -- A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court -- gives us an odd view of the American literary genius: it shows is bent twoward science fictional. Twain wrote the book as a burlesque of Romantic notions of chivalry after being inspired by a dream in which he was a knight himself and severely inconvenienced by the weight and cumbersome nature of his armor.
/book/show/3151990-the-moonstone?from_search=true	Wilkie Collins	The Moonstone	Wilkie Collins's enthralling story of the cursed diamond stolen from an Indian shrine is the first and probably finest work of detective fiction in the language.The exquisite Moonstone, a diamond that brings bad luck to whoever has it in their possession, is given to Rachel Verinder for her eighteenth birthday. To the dismay of her family, it is stolen from her that very sWilkie Collins's enthralling story of the cursed diamond stolen from an Indian shrine is the first and probably finest work of detective fiction in the language.The exquisite Moonstone, a diamond that brings bad luck to whoever has it in their possession, is given to Rachel Verinder for her eighteenth birthday. To the dismay of her family, it is stolen from her that very same night. Sergeant Cuff is brought in to investigate and, with the help of Gabriel Betteredge, the family steward, he becomes aware of numerous possibilities: that Rachel herself stole the Moonstone, that her cousin Franklin was the thief, or that her maid Rosanna took it. And, as he discovers, there are also those who wish to see the stone restored to its proper place.Rich in evocative description and brilliantly plotted, THE MOONSTONE unravels a seemingly unfathomable mystery with a skill and mastery that leaves the reader breathless.
/book/show/351160.The_Cape_Ann?from_search=true	Faith  Sullivan	The Cape Ann	Lark Erhardt, the six-year-old narrator of The Cape Ann, and her fiercely independent mother dream of owning their own house; they have their hearts set on the Cape Ann, chosen from a house catalog. But when Lark's father's gambling threatens the down payment her mother has worked so hard to save, Lark's mother takes matters into her own indomitable hands. A disarmingly inLark Erhardt, the six-year-old narrator of The Cape Ann, and her fiercely independent mother dream of owning their own house; they have their hearts set on the Cape Ann, chosen from a house catalog. But when Lark's father's gambling threatens the down payment her mother has worked so hard to save, Lark's mother takes matters into her own indomitable hands. A disarmingly involving portrait of a family struggling to stay together through the Great Depression, The Cape Ann is an unforgettable story of life from a child's-eye view.
/book/show/42818.Tales_from_Margaritaville?from_search=true	Jimmy Buffett	Tales from Margaritaville: Fictional Facts and Factual Fictions	Tales from Margaritaville: Fictional Facts and Factual Fictions
/book/show/1294308.Caddie_Woodlawn?from_search=true	Carol Ryrie Brink	Caddie Woodlawn	, which has been captivating young readers since 1935, was awarded the John Newbery Medal for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. Now it is in a brand-new edition with lively illustrations by Trina Schart Hyman. In her new foreword, Carol Ryrie Brink lovingly recalls the real Caddie, who was her grandmother, and tells how, which has been captivating young readers since 1935, was awarded the John Newbery Medal for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. Now it is in a brand-new edition with lively illustrations by Trina Schart Hyman. In her new foreword, Carol Ryrie Brink lovingly recalls the real Caddie, who was her grandmother, and tells how she often sat spellbound, listening, listening! as Caddie told stories of her pioneer childhood. Children everywhere will love redheaded Caddie with her penchant for pranks. Scarcely out of one scrape before she is into another, she refuses to be a lady, preferring instead to run the woods with her brothers. Whether she is crossing the lake on a raft, visiting an Indian camp, or listening to the tales of the circuit rider, Caddie's adventures provide an exciting and authentic picture of life on the Wisconsin frontier in the 1860s. And readers will discover, as Caddie learns what growing up truly means, that it is not so very different today.Format: Paperback     Publication Date: 11/1/1997     Pages: 288     Reading Level: Age 8 and Up
/book/show/26820212-autobiography-of-benjamin-franklin?from_search=true	Benjamin Franklin Read Monkey Pablo (Illustrator)	Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: Illustrated Platinum Edition (Classic Bestselling Fiction Books)	How is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedThe Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790; however, Franklin himself appears to have called the work his MemHow is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedThe Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin is the traditional name for the unfinished record of his own life written by Benjamin Franklin from 1771 to 1790; however, Franklin himself appears to have called the work his Memoirs. Although it had a tortuous publication history after Franklin's death, this work has become one of the most famous and influential examples of an autobiography ever written.Franklin's account of his life is divided into four parts, reflecting the different periods at which he wrote them. There are actual breaks in the narrative between the first three parts, but Part Three's narrative continues into Part Four without an authorial break (only an editorial one).Part One of the Autobiography is addressed to Franklin's son William, at that time (1771) Royal Governor of New Jersey. While in England at the estate of the Bishop of St Asaph in Twyford, Franklin, now 65 years old, begins by saying that it may be agreeable to his son to know some of the incidents of his father's life; so with a week's uninterrupted leisure, he is beginning to write them down for William. He starts with some anecdotes of his grandfather, uncles, father and mother. He deals with his childhood, his fondness for reading, and his service as an apprentice to his brother James Franklin, a Boston printer and the publisher of the New England Courant. After improving his writing skills through study of the Spectator by Joseph Addison and Sir Richard Steele, he writes an anonymous paper and slips it under the door of the printing house by night. Not knowing its author, James and his friends praise the paper and it is published in the Courant, which encourages Ben to produce more essays (the Silence Dogood essays) which are also published. When Ben reveals his authorship, James is angered, thinking the recognition of his papers will make Ben too vain. James and Ben have frequent disputes and Ben seeks for a way to escape from working under James.They establish their business, and plan to start a newspaper, but when Keimer hears of this plan, he rushes out a paper of his own, the Pennsylvania Gazette. This publication limps along for three quarters of a year before Franklin buys the paper from Keimer and makes it extremely profitable. (The Saturday Evening Post traces its lineage to Franklin's Pennsylvania Gazette.) The partnership also receives an appointment as printer for the Pennsylvania assembly. When Hugh Meredith's father experiences financial setbacks and cannot continue backing the partnership, two friends separately offer to lend Franklin the money he needs to stay in business; the partnership amicably dissolves as Meredith goes to North Carolina, and Franklin takes from each friend half the needed sum, continuing his business in his own name. In 1730 he marries Deborah Read, and after this, with the help of the Junto, he draws up proposals for Library Company of Philadelphia. At this point Part One breaks off, with a memo in Franklin's writing noting that The Affairs of the Revolution occasion'd the Interruption
/book/show/207751.Fiction_Writer_s_Workshop?from_search=true	Josip Novakovich	Fiction Writer's Workshop	This book exemplifies the best of a writing workshop: thought-provoking instruction, a charismatic teacher and illuminating examples from classic and contemporary literary masters.Each chapter explores a different aspect of the art of fiction and ends with a series of writing exercises 127 in all. Complete with self-critique questions to help you assess your work, these eThis book exemplifies the best of a writing workshop: thought-provoking instruction, a charismatic teacher and illuminating examples from classic and contemporary literary masters.Each chapter explores a different aspect of the art of fiction and ends with a series of writing exercises 127 in all. Complete with self-critique questions to help you assess your work, these exercises challenge you to experiment with the diverse writing styles as you clarify your own.Make the most of Josip Novakovich's insightful, mind-expanding workshop and come away with a stronger voice, a broader perspective and better fiction.
/book/show/296903.Ex_Machina_Vol_3?from_search=true	Brian K. Vaughan Tony Harris (Illustrator) Tom Feister (Illustrator)	Ex Machina, Vol. 3: Fact v. Fiction  (Ex Machina, #3)	Set in our modern-day real world, Ex Machina tells the story of civil engineer Mitchell Hundred, who becomes America's first living, breathing superhero after a strange accident gives him amazing powers. Eventually tiring of risking his life merely to help maintain the status quo, Mitchell retires from masked crime-fighting and runs for Mayor of New York City, winning by aSet in our modern-day real world, Ex Machina tells the story of civil engineer Mitchell Hundred, who becomes America's first living, breathing superhero after a strange accident gives him amazing powers. Eventually tiring of risking his life merely to help maintain the status quo, Mitchell retires from masked crime-fighting and runs for Mayor of New York City, winning by a landslide! But Mayor Hundred has to worry about more than just budget problems and an antagonistic governor, especially when a mysterious hooded figure begins assassinating plow drivers during the worst snowstorm in the city's history! Suggested For Mature Readers.
/book/show/411381.Dead_Souls_by_Nikolai_Gogol_Fiction_Classics?from_search=true	Nikolai Gogol	Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol, Fiction, Classics	DEAD SOULS, first published in 1842, is the great prose classic of Russia. That amazing institution, the Russian novel, not only began its career with this unfinished masterpiece by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol, but practically all the Russian masterpieces that have come since have grown out of it, like the limbs of a single tree. Dostoevsky goes so far as to bestow this trDEAD SOULS, first published in 1842, is the great prose classic of Russia. That amazing institution, the Russian novel, not only began its career with this unfinished masterpiece by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol, but practically all the Russian masterpieces that have come since have grown out of it, like the limbs of a single tree. Dostoevsky goes so far as to bestow this tribute upon an earlier work by the same author, a short story entitled The Cloak; this idea has been wittily expressed by another compatriot, who says: We have all issued out of Gogol's Cloak.
/book/show/24060492-je-suis-une-l-gende?from_search=true	Richard Matheson Nathalie Serval (Translator)	Je suis une légende	Robert Neville has witnessed the end of the world. The entire population has been obliterated by a vampire virus. Somehow, Neville survived. He must now struggle to make sense of everything that has happened and learn to protect himself against the vampires who hunt him constantly. He must, because perhaps there is nothing else human left.I Am Legend was a major influenceRobert Neville has witnessed the end of the world. The entire population has been obliterated by a vampire virus. Somehow, Neville survived. He must now struggle to make sense of everything that has happened and learn to protect himself against the vampires who hunt him constantly. He must, because perhaps there is nothing else human left.I Am Legend was a major influence in horror and brought a whole new thematic concept to apocalyptic literature. Several humanistic and emotional themes in this book blend the horror genre with traditional fiction: we see Neville as an emotional person, and observe as he suffers bouts of depression, dips into alcoholism and picks up his strength again to fight the vampiric bacteria that has infected (and killed off) most of humankind. Neville soon meets a woman, Ruth, (after three years alone), who seems to be uninfected and a lone survivor. The two become close and he learns from Ruth that the infected have learned to fight the disease and can spend short amounts of time in the daylight, slowly rebuilding strength and society as it was.
/book/show/7738833-the-killer-angels?from_search=true	Michael Shaara	The Killer Angels: The John Jakes Library of Historical Fiction (The Civil War Trilogy, #2)	The Killer Angels ----The John Jakes Library of Historical Fiction----
/book/show/7727102-maximum-ride?from_search=true	James Patterson	Maximum Ride: Fang: Dystopian Science Fiction	For years, Max has been on the run from evil forces threatening her and the Flock - but nothing could have prepared her for this horrifying prophesy delivered to her by Angel. Fang is Max's best friend, her soulmate, her partner in leadership of her flock of winged children. A life without Fang is a life unimaginable.Max's desperate desire to pFor years, Max has been on the run from evil forces threatening her and the Flock - but nothing could have prepared her for this horrifying prophesy delivered to her by Angel. Fang is Max's best friend, her soulmate, her partner in leadership of her flock of winged children. A life without Fang is a life unimaginable.Max's desperate desire to protect Fang brings the two closer than ever. But their world is turned upside down yet again when the Flock meet a wealthy scientist who has a great interest in the birdkids. He introduces them to another winged boy, the beautiful Dylan. Raised in a lab like the Flock, he exists for only one reason: he was created to be Max's perfect other half.Now, a battle of science against soul, perfection versus passion unfolds, twists, and turns ... and meanwhile, the apocalypse is coming.
/book/show/136349.Burning_Down_the_House?from_search=true	Charles Baxter	Burning Down the House: Essays on Fiction	Lately I've been possessed of a singularly unhappy idea: The greatest influence on American fiction for the last twenty years may have been Richard Nixon. What happens to American fiction in a time when villains are deprived of their villainy; when our consumer culture insists on happy endings? Did Richard Nixon start a trend of dysfunctional narration that is now rife tLately I've been possessed of a singularly unhappy idea: The greatest influence on American fiction for the last twenty years may have been Richard Nixon. What happens to American fiction in a time when villains are deprived of their villainy; when our consumer culture insists on happy endings? Did Richard Nixon start a trend of dysfunctional narration that is now rife throughout fiction? In Burning Down the House, Baxter delves into the social and political circumstances that influence today's urgent issues of storytelling. Baxter invites unexpected connections: between gossip and characterization; between Puritanism, consumerism, and epiphanies; between violence and data processing. By asking readers to explore the imagination's grip on daily life and how one lives in the pressure of that grip,  Baxter offers a unique perspective into the reading and writing of contemporary fiction.
/book/show/24912092-half-bad?from_search=true	Sally Green	Half Bad : Traque blanche	Tout le monde l'ignore, mais notre monde abrite des sorciers. Des sorciers blancs, qui sont bons. Et des noirs, qui incarnent le Mal. Au milieu, il y a Nathan. Nathan, dont le pre est le plus puissant des sorciers noirs. Et dont la mre, grande sorcire blanche, est maintenant morte. Nathan fait peur, car il est diffrent. Bon ? Mauvais ? Nul ne le sait.  tel point queTout le monde l'ignore, mais notre monde abrite des sorciers. Des sorciers blancs, qui sont bons. Et des noirs, qui incarnent le Mal. Au milieu, il y a Nathan. Nathan, dont le pre est le plus puissant des sorciers noirs. Et dont la mre, grande sorcire blanche, est maintenant morte. Nathan fait peur, car il est diffrent. Bon ? Mauvais ? Nul ne le sait.  tel point que le Conseil des sorciers lui enlve de plus en plus de liberts. Pour finir par lenfermer et le torturer. Nathan sait quil doit schapper avant ses 17 ans. Car,  17 ans, tous les sorciers reoivent leur don  travers une crmonie. Et le seul  pouvoir pratiquer cette crmonie est Marcus, son pre. Nathan parvient  s'chapper, mais le plus dur reste  faire : retrouver son pre. Comment faire quand tout le monde vous traque, et que vous ne pouvez avoir confiance en personne - pas mme en votre famille ou en la fille que vous aimez ?
/book/show/16158594-a-dangerous-fiction?from_search=true	Barbara Rogan	A Dangerous Fiction: A Mystery	Jo Donovan always manages to come out on top. From the backwoods of Appalachia, she forged a hard path to life among the literati in New York City. At thirty-five, shes the widow of the renowned autJo Donovan always manages to come out on top. From the backwoods of Appalachia, she forged a hard path to life among the literati in New York City. At thirty-five, shes the widow of the renowned author Hugo Donovan and the owner of one of the best literary agencies in town. Jo is living the life she dreamed of but its all about to fall apart.When a would-be client turns stalker, Jo is more angry than shaken until her clients come under attack. Meanwhile, a biography of Hugo Donovan is in the works and the authors digging threatens to destroy the foundations of Jos carefully constructed life. As the web of suspicion grows wider and her stalker ups the ante, shes persuaded by her client and friendFBI profiler-turned-bestselling-thriller writerto go to the police. There Jo finds herself face-to-face with an old flame: the handsome Tommy Cullen, now NYPD detective.marks the welcome return of Barbara Rogan and the start of a terrific new series.
/book/show/19454677-the-beautiful-and-damned-annotated-with-audiobook-access?from_search=true	F. Scott Fitzgerald Magnolia Books (Editor)	The Beautiful and Damned (Annotated, with Audiobook Access) (Fiction Classics)	Have you seen The Great Gatsby?You're in for a treat!Our aim was to prepare a perfectly-formatted novel The Beautiful and Damned that was designed specifically for your Kindle device. We are pleased to offer you the result of our work!This tremendous boHave you seen The Great Gatsby?You're in for a treat!Our aim was to prepare a perfectly-formatted novel The Beautiful and Damned that was designed specifically for your Kindle device. We are pleased to offer you the result of our work!This tremendous book comes with the following great features:Complete original text of The Beautiful and Damned;- F. Scott Fitzgerald's Influence - Film and TV adaptations;- Most Famous Quotes from F. Scott Fitzgerald!Go on a journey back in time! Simply press the Buy button!
/book/show/190209.Scene_and_Structure?from_search=true	Jack M. Bickham Jack Heffron	Scene and Structure	Craft your fiction with scene-by-scene flow, logic and readability. An imprisoned man receives an unexpected caller, after which everything changed...And the reader is hooked. But whether or not readers will stay on for the entire wild ride will depend on how well the writer structures the story, scene by scene.This book is your game plan for success. Using dozens of exaCraft your fiction with scene-by-scene flow, logic and readability. An imprisoned man receives an unexpected caller, after which everything changed...And the reader is hooked. But whether or not readers will stay on for the entire wild ride will depend on how well the writer structures the story, scene by scene.This book is your game plan for success. Using dozens of examples from his own work - including Dropshot, Tiebreaker and other popular novels - Jack M. Bickham will guide you in building a sturdy framework for your novel, whatever its form or length. You'll learn how to:-worry your readers into following your story to the end-prolong your main character's struggle while moving the story ahead-juggle cause and effect to serve your story actionAs you work on crafting compelling scenes that move the reader, moment by moment, toward the story's resolution, you'll see why believable fiction must make more sense than real life.Every scene should end in disastersome scenes should be condensed, and others built big.Whatever your story, this book can help you arrive at a happy ending in the company of satisfied readers.
/book/show/609514.Murder_in_the_Dark?from_search=true	Margaret Atwood	Murder in the Dark: Short Fictions and Prose Poems	* 'Direct, unpretentious, humorous' SUNDAY TIMES
/book/show/22882884-infinite-science-fiction-one?from_search=true	Dany G. Zuwen (Editor) Joanna Jackson (Editor) Janka Hobbs	Infinite Science Fiction One	From a sentient space ship lost in deep space to a man whose hatred of robots risks tearing his family apart, the characters in this collection of short stories will stay with you long after youve turned the last page. Discover the future face of human trafficking through the eyes of a little girl, follow an ancient tribes shaman as he embarks on a journey to save his peFrom a sentient space ship lost in deep space to a man whose hatred of robots risks tearing his family apart, the characters in this collection of short stories will stay with you long after youve turned the last page. Discover the future face of human trafficking through the eyes of a little girl, follow an ancient tribes shaman as he embarks on a journey to save his people, or share in an astronauts final moments as an alien growth takes over his body; these are just some of the thrilling adventures packed into Infinite Science Fiction One.Infinite Science Fiction is intended to be a long-running series of anthologies. We aim to collect some of the best science fiction stories from all over the world.We will be back.#TABLE OF CONTENTS: Introduction by Dany G. Zuwen -- REAL by Janka Hobbs -- BY THE NUMBERS by Tim Major -- TIN SOUL by Elizabeth Bannon -- SIX MINUTES by P. Anthony Ramanauskas -- MATCHMAKER by John Walters -- THE WEDDING by Nick Hilbourn -- SLOW by Jay Wilburn GOSPEL OF by Rebecca Ann Jordan -- THE SILENT DEAD by Dan Devine -- NOTHING BESIDE REMAINS by Matthew S. Dent -- THE NIGHT WITH STARS by William Ledbetter -- BUTTERFLIES by Doug Tidwell -- MESSAGE OF WAR by Michaele Jordan -- ROLLING BY IN THE MOONLIGHT by Liam Nicholas Pezzano -- INFINITY by J.B. Rockwell
/book/show/84694.The_38_Most_Common_Fiction_Writing_Mistakes?from_search=true	Jack M. Bickham	The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes	When you write fiction, you march onto a minefield. This book gives you a map.When you write fiction, you march onto a minefield. This book gives you a map.conquer procrastination - and put ink on paper regularlydump wimpy characters - and build characters ready to actlook for trouble - and create conflicts for your characterscut coincidence - and put better-than-life logic into fictionescape the fog - and find and stick to your story's directionfree feelings - and fire your fiction with passion and emotionIn short, Bickham helps you take a giant step toward publication.
/book/show/30896238-the-man-who-was-thursday-1908-by-g-k-chesterton?from_search=true	G.K. Chesterton	The Man Who Was Thursday (1908), by G.K. Chesterton: Thriller, Philosophical Novel, Adventure Fiction	The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare is a novel by G. K. Chesterton, first published in 1908. The book is sometimes referred to as a metaphysical thriller.In Edwardian era London, Gabriel Syme is recruited at Scotland Yard to a secret anti-anarchist police corps. Lucian Gregory, an anarchistic poet, lives in the suburb of Saffron Park. Syme meets him at a party and they dThe Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare is a novel by G. K. Chesterton, first published in 1908. The book is sometimes referred to as a metaphysical thriller.In Edwardian era London, Gabriel Syme is recruited at Scotland Yard to a secret anti-anarchist police corps. Lucian Gregory, an anarchistic poet, lives in the suburb of Saffron Park. Syme meets him at a party and they debate the meaning of poetry. Gregory argues that revolt is the basis of poetry. Syme demurs, insisting the essence of poetry is not revolution but law. He antagonizes Gregory by asserting that the most poetical of human creations is the timetable for the London Underground. He suggests Gregory isn't really serious about anarchism, which so irritates Gregory that he takes Syme to an underground anarchist meeting place, revealing his public endorsement of anarchy is a ruse to make him seem harmless, when in fact he is an influential member of the local chapter of the European anarchist council.The work is prefixed with a poem written to Edmund Clerihew Bentley, revisiting the pair's early history and the challenges presented to their early faith by the times. Like most of Chesterton's fiction, the story includes some Christian allegory. Chesterton, a Protestant at this time (he joined the Roman Catholic Church about 15 years later), suffered from a brief bout of depression during his college days, and claimed afterwards he wrote this book as an unusual affirmation that goodness and right were at the heart of every aspect of the world. However, he insisted: The book ... was not intended to describe the real world as it was, or as I thought it was, even when my thoughts were considerably less settled than they are now. It was intended to describe the world of wild doubt and despair which the pessimists were generally describing at that date; with just a gleam of hope in some double meaning of the doubt, which even the pessimists felt in some fitful fashion. The costumes the detectives don towards the end of the book represent what was created on their respective day. Sunday, the sabbath and the peace of God, sits upon a throne in front of them. The name of the girl Syme likes, Rosamond, is derived from Rosa Mundi, meaning Rose of the World in Latin, and a title given to Christ.(Usually a title given to the Virgin Mary) The central council consists of seven men, each using the name of a day of the week as a cover name; the position of Thursday is about to be elected by Gregory's local chapter. Gregory expects to win the election but just before, Syme reveals to Gregory after an oath of secrecy, that he is a secret policeman. Fearful Syme may use his speech in evidence of a prosecution, Gregory's weakened words fail to convince the local chapter that he is sufficiently dangerous for the job. Syme makes a rousing anarchist speech and wins the vote. He is sent immediately as the chapter's delegate to the central council.In his efforts to thwart the council, Syme eventually discovers that the other five members are also undercover detectives; each was employed just as mysteriously and assigned to defeat the Council. They soon find out they were fighting each other and not real anarchists; such was the mastermind plan of their president, Sunday. In a surreal conclusion, Sunday is unmasked as only seeming to be terrible; in fact, he is a force of good like the detectives. Sunday is unable to give an answer to the question of why he caused so much trouble and pain for the detectives. Gregory, the only real anarchist, seems to challenge the good council. His accusation is that they, as rulers, have never suffered like Gregory and their other subjects and so their power is illegitimate. Syme refutes the accusation immediately, because of the terrors inflicted by Sunday on the rest of the council....
/book/show/696166.The_Cambridge_Companion_to_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Edward James (Contributor, Editor) Farah Mendlesohn (Contributor, Editor) James Gunn (Contributor)	The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction	Science fiction is at the intersection of numerous fields. It is literature which draws on popular culture, and engages in speculation about science, history, and all varieties of social relations. This volume brings together essays by scholars and practitioners of science fiction, which look at the genre from different angles. It examines science fiction from Thomas MoreScience fiction is at the intersection of numerous fields. It is literature which draws on popular culture, and engages in speculation about science, history, and all varieties of social relations. This volume brings together essays by scholars and practitioners of science fiction, which look at the genre from different angles. It examines science fiction from Thomas More to the present day; and introduces important critical approaches (including Marxism, postmodernism, feminism and queer theory).
/book/show/29925572-pr-mices?from_search=true	Sophie Jordan Tiphaine Scheuer (Translator)	Prémices	Pepper considre Hunter comme lhomme de sa vie. Un seul problme : il nest pas au courant, et na jamais vu en elle que la meilleure amie de sa petite soeur.Le jour o ce dernier est enfin libre, une vidence simpose : inexprimente, Pepper na aucune ide de la manire dont le sduire. Qu cela ne tienne, ses coloc ont le prof parfait en tte : Reece, le barman le plPepper considre Hunter comme lhomme de sa vie. Un seul problme : il nest pas au courant, et na jamais vu en elle que la meilleure amie de sa petite soeur.Le jour o ce dernier est enfin libre, une vidence simpose : inexprimente, Pepper na aucune ide de la manire dont le sduire. Qu cela ne tienne, ses coloc ont le prof parfait en tte : Reece, le barman le plus sexy du campus ! Or, le jeune homme na rien du joueur espr, et trs vite, les leons de sduction quil dispense vont prendre un tour inattendu
/book/show/24635638-no-way-home?from_search=true	Lucas Bale S. Elliot Brandis J.S. Collyer	No Way Home	Nothing terrifies us more than being stranded. Helpless, forsaken, cut-off. Locked in a place from which there is no escape, no way to get home.A soldier trapped in an endless war dies over and over, only to be awakened each time to fight again  one of the last remaining few seeking to save mankind from extinction.In rural 70s EnglanNothing terrifies us more than being stranded. Helpless, forsaken, cut-off. Locked in a place from which there is no escape, no way to get home.A soldier trapped in an endless war dies over and over, only to be awakened each time to fight again  one of the last remaining few seeking to save mankind from extinction.In rural 70s England, an RAF radio engineer returns to an abandoned military installation, but begins to suffer hallucinations, shifts in time and memories that are not his own.A widower, one of ten thousand civilian space explorers, is sent alone to determine his assigned planet's suitability for human colonisation, but stumbles across a woman who is part of the same programme and shouldnt be there at all.A suicidal woman in a poverty-stricken near-future America, where political apathy has allowed special interests to gain control of the country, takes part in a particularly unpleasant crowd-funding platform, established by the nations moneyed elite to engage the masses.An assassin from the future, sent back in time to murder an insurgent, is left stranded when he fails in his mission and knows he will soon cease to exist.These sometimes dark, sometimes heart-warming, but always insightful stories and more are to be found in, where eight of the most exciting new voices in speculative fiction explore the mental, physical and even meta-physical boundaries that imprison us when we are lost.
/book/show/5742417-daddy-long-legs-by-jean-webster-fiction-action-adventure?from_search=true	Jean Webster	Daddy-Long-Legs by Jean Webster, Fiction, Action & Adventure	Daddy Long Legs is a classic that still amuses and inspires. An epistolary novel by the American writer Jean Webster. It follows the protagonist, a young girl named Jerusha -Judy- Abbott, through her college years. She writes the letters to her benefactor, a rich man whom she has never seen. Most people, writes Jerusha Abbot to Daddy-Long-Legs, run life as a race, at the eDaddy Long Legs is a classic that still amuses and inspires. An epistolary novel by the American writer Jean Webster. It follows the protagonist, a young girl named Jerusha -Judy- Abbott, through her college years. She writes the letters to her benefactor, a rich man whom she has never seen. Most people, writes Jerusha Abbot to Daddy-Long-Legs, run life as a race, at the end of which they are too tired to be happy. -I've decided to sit down by the way and pile up a lot of little happinesses.- Here is a charming novel of an orphan who, through pluck and good cheer, wins the patronage of an anonymous trustee of her orphanage she calls -Daddy Long Legs.- He sends the clever Jerusha to a girl's college, where she thrives. Her story is odyssey of laughter, love and learning. Here is one of the most empowering books of all time, a -girl's- book full of fun and whimsy, yet seriously enriching.
/book/show/10331666-the-power-of-parable?from_search=true	John Dominic Crossan	The Power of Parable: How Fiction by Jesus Became Fiction about Jesus	The worlds foremost Jesus scholar John Dominic Crossan shows us how the parables present throughout the New Testament not only reveal what Jesus wanted to teach but also provide the key for explaining how the Gospels writers sought to explain the Prophet of Nazareth to the world. In this meaningful exploration of the metaphorical stories told by Jesus and the Gospel writThe worlds foremost Jesus scholar John Dominic Crossan shows us how the parables present throughout the New Testament not only reveal what Jesus wanted to teach but also provide the key for explaining how the Gospels writers sought to explain the Prophet of Nazareth to the world. In this meaningful exploration of the metaphorical stories told by Jesus and the Gospel writers, Crossan combines the biblical expertise of hiswith a historical and social analysis that harkens closely to his, creating an illuminating and nuanced exploration of the Scripture that fans of Marcus Borg and Bart Ehrman will find fascinating and essential.
/book/show/18887701-the-first-science-fiction-megapack?from_search=true	Robert Silverberg Samuel R. Delany Marion Zimmer Bradley	The First Science Fiction MEGAPACK®: 25 Modern and Classic Science Fiction Tales	Hours of great reading await, with tales from some of the 20th century's most renowned science fiction authors, Here are 25 science fiction stories (plus a bonus short-short):Hours of great reading await, with tales from some of the 20th century's most renowned science fiction authors, Here are 25 science fiction stories (plus a bonus short-short):
/book/show/9188038-a-dog-s-heart-unabridged-fiction?from_search=true	Mikhail Bulgakov	A Dog's Heart (Unabridged Fiction)	Wacky, raucously funny and pertinent, Mikhail Bulgakov's satire of the Russian Revolution and the subsequent Soviet regime was initially outlawed. When a distinguished scientist implants the pituitary gland and testicles of a deceased drunkard into a dog, he has no notion of the monster that he has created. Slavik the dog becomes more human and more obnoxious by the day. HWacky, raucously funny and pertinent, Mikhail Bulgakov's satire of the Russian Revolution and the subsequent Soviet regime was initially outlawed. When a distinguished scientist implants the pituitary gland and testicles of a deceased drunkard into a dog, he has no notion of the monster that he has created. Slavik the dog becomes more human and more obnoxious by the day. He develops an intense revolutionary fervour, uses corrupt means in order to seize power, and turns the professor's life into a living hell. Bulgakov's wonderfully absurd allegory is a testament to the irrepressible powers of the imagination, which can still flourish under duress.
/book/show/50284.Short_Fiction?from_search=true	Leo Tolstoy Michael R. Katz (Editor)	Short Fiction	This Norton Critical Edition presents twelve of Tolstoys best-known stories, based on the Louise and Aylmer Maude translations (except Alyosha Gorshok), which have been revised by the editor for enhanced comprehension and annotated for student readers. The Second Edition newly includes A Prisoner in the Caucasus, Father Sergius, and After the Ball, in addition toThis Norton Critical Edition presents twelve of Tolstoys best-known stories, based on the Louise and Aylmer Maude translations (except Alyosha Gorshok), which have been revised by the editor for enhanced comprehension and annotated for student readers. The Second Edition newly includes A Prisoner in the Caucasus, Father Sergius, and After the Ball, in addition to Michael Katzs new translation of Alyosha Gorshok. Together these stories represent the best of the authors short fiction beforeand after.
/book/show/6580282-best-european-fiction-2010?from_search=true	Aleksandar Hemon (Editor) Zadie Smith (Preface) Ornela Vorpsi (Albania)	Best European Fiction 2010	Historically, English-language readers have been great fans of European literature, and names like Franz Kafka, Gustave Flaubert, and Thomas Mann are so familiar we hardly think of them as foreign at all. What those writers brought to English-language literature was a wide variety of new ideas, styles, and ways of seeing the world. Yet times have changed, and how much do wHistorically, English-language readers have been great fans of European literature, and names like Franz Kafka, Gustave Flaubert, and Thomas Mann are so familiar we hardly think of them as foreign at all. What those writers brought to English-language literature was a wide variety of new ideas, styles, and ways of seeing the world. Yet times have changed, and how much do we even know about the richly diverse literature being written in Europe today?is the inaugural installment of what will become an annual anthology of stories from across Europe. Edited by acclaimed Bosnian novelist and MacArthur Genius-Award winner Aleksandar Hemon, and with dozens of editorial, media, and programming partners in the U.S., UK, and Europe, theseries will be a window onto whats happening right now in literary scenes throughout Europe, where the next Kafka, Flaubert, or Mann is waiting to be discovered.List of contributorsPreface: Zadie SmithIntroduction: Aleksandar HemonOrnela Vorpsi (Albania): fromAntonio Fian (Austria): fromPeter Terrin (Belgium: Dutch): from The MurdererJean-Philippe Toussaint (Belgium: French): Zidane's MelancholyIgor Stiks (Bosnia): At the Sarajevo MarketGeorgi Gospodinov (Bulgaria): And All Turned MoonNeven Usumovic (Croatia): VeresNaja Marie Aidt (Denmark): BulbjergElo Viiding (Estonia): Foreign WomenJuhani Brander (Finland): fromChristine Montalbetti (France): Hotel Komaba Eminence (with Haruki Murakami)George Konrd (Hungary): Jeremiah's Terrible TaleSteinar Bragi (Iceland): The Sky Over ThingvellirJulian Gough (Ireland: English): The Orphan and the MobOrnan Choilein (Ireland: Irish): CaminoGiulio Mozzi (AKA Carlo Dalcielo) (Italy): Carlo Doesn't Know How to ReadInga Abele (Latvia): Ants and BumblebeesMathias Ospelt (Liechtenstein): Deep In the SnowGiedra Radvilaviciute (Lithuania): The Allure of the TextGoce Smilevski (Macedonia): Fourteen Little GustavsStephan Enter (Netherlands): ResistanceJon Fosse (Norway): Waves of StoneMichal Witkowski (Poland): DidiValter Hugo Me (Portugal): dona malva and senhor jos ferreiroCosmin Manolache (Romania): Three Hundred CupsVictor Pelevin (Russia): Friedmann SpaceDavid Albahari (Serbia): The Basilica in LyonPeter Kristfek (Slovakia): fromAndrej Blatnik (Slovenia): fromJulin Ros (Spain: Castilian): Revelation on the Boulevard of CrimeJosep Fonalleras (Spain: Catalan): Noir in Five Parts and an EpiloguePeter Stamm (Switzerland): Ice MoonDeborah Levy (United Kingdom: England): fromAlasdair Gray (United Kingdom: Scotland): The Ballad of Ann BonnyPenny Simpson (United Kingdom: Wales): Indigo's Mermaid
/book/show/10480357-the-science-fiction-megapack?from_search=true	Robert Silverberg (Editor/Contributer) Ben Bova C.M. Kornbluth	The Science Fiction Megapack: 25 Classic Science Fiction Stories	Hours of great reading await, with tales from some of the 20th century's most renowned science fiction authors! (Search for megapack on bn.com for many more great anthologies.)This volume presents 25 great science fiction stories (plus a bonus short-short):ARENA, by Fredric BrownEXPEDITER, by Mack ReynoldsONE-SHOT, by James BlishSHAMBLEAU, by C. L. MooreSHIPWRECK IN THEHours of great reading await, with tales from some of the 20th century's most renowned science fiction authors! (Search for megapack on bn.com for many more great anthologies.)This volume presents 25 great science fiction stories (plus a bonus short-short):ARENA, by Fredric BrownEXPEDITER, by Mack ReynoldsONE-SHOT, by James BlishSHAMBLEAU, by C. L. MooreSHIPWRECK IN THE SKY, by Eando BinderZEN, by Jerome BixbyTHE LITTLE BLACK BAG, by C.M. KornbluthLANCELOT BIGGS COOKS A PIRATE, by Nelson S. BondLIGHTER THAN YOU THINK, by Nelson BondTHE ISSAHAR ARTIFACTS, by J. F. BoneTHE NEXT LOGICAL STEP, by Ben BovaYEAR OF THE BIG THAW, by Marion Zimmer BradleyEARTHMEN BEARING GIFTS, by Fredric BrownHAPPY ENDING, by Fredric Brown and Mack ReynoldsMONSTERS OF MOYEN, by Arthur J. BurksACCIDENTAL DEATH, by Peter BailyAND ALL THE EARTH A GRAVE, by C. C. MacAppEGOCENTRIC ORBIT, by John CoryDEAD RINGER, by Lester del ReyTHE CRYSTAL CRYPT, by Philip K. DickTHE JUPITER WEAPON, by Charles L. FontenayTHE MAN WHO HATED MARS, by Randall GarrettNAVY DAY, by Harry HarrisonTHE JUDAS VALLEY, by Robert Silverberg & Randall GarrettNATIVE SON, by T. D. HammFINAL CALL, by John Gregory BetancourtAnd don't miss The Second Science Fiction Megapack for another 25 modern and classic science fiction tales!
/book/show/30221745-the-best-small-fictions-2016?from_search=true	Stuart Dybek (Guest Editor) Tara L. Masih (Series Editor) Amelia Gray (Contributor)	The Best Small Fictions 2016	This second installment ofcontinues to celebrate the diversity and quality captured in fiction forms fewer than 1,000 words. Forty-five acclaimed and emerging writersincluding Alberto Chimal, Toh EnJoe, Kathy Fish, Amelia Gray, Etgar Keret, R. O. Kwon, and Eliel Lucerooffer readers some of the brightest concise writing available today (This second installment ofcontinues to celebrate the diversity and quality captured in fiction forms fewer than 1,000 words. Forty-five acclaimed and emerging writersincluding Alberto Chimal, Toh EnJoe, Kathy Fish, Amelia Gray, Etgar Keret, R. O. Kwon, and Eliel Lucerooffer readers some of the brightest concise writing available today (). With spotlights on Texture Press and author Megan Giddings, the acclaimed new series, with its finger on the pulse, succeeds in its aim to make something big from many small things.Amir Adam, Daniel Aristi, Tina Barry, Paul Beckman, Laurie Blauner, John Brantingham, Alberto Chimal, Justin Lawrence Daugherty, Toh EnJoe, Grant Faulkner, Kathy Fish, Rosie Forrest,Megan Giddings, Amelia Gray, Charles Hansmann, Britt Haraway, Mary-Jane Holmes, Laird Hunt, A. Nicole Kelly, James Kennedy, Etgar Keret, R. O. Kwon, Nathan Leslie, Paul Lisicky, Eliel Lucero, Nancy Ludmerer, Melissa Manning, Michael Martone, Elizabeth Morton, David Naimon, Jessica Plante, Dianca London Potts, Dawn Raffel, James Reidel, Sophie Rosenblum, Caitlin Scarano, Vincent Scarpa, Robert Scotellaro, Courtney Sender, Janey Skinner, Curtis Smith, Robert Vaughan, Clio VelentzaPrepare to be surprised by this striking new series--it has quickly become essential reading. ~Amy Hempel
/book/show/90623.Novelties_and_Souvenirs?from_search=true	John Crowley	Novelties and Souvenirs: Collected Short Fiction	Contents:Antiquities (1977)Her Bounty to the Dead (1978)The Reason for the Visit (1980)The Green Child (1981)Novelty (1983)Snow (1985)The Nightingale Sings at Night (1989)Great Work of Time (1989)In Blue (1989)Missolonghi 1824 (1990)Exogamy (1993)Lost and Abandoned (1993)Gone (1996)An Earthly Mother Sits and Sings (2000)The War between the Objects and the Subjects (2002)
/book/show/19050995-finnegans-wake?from_search=true	James Joyce	Finnegans Wake (20th Century Fiction)	Finnegans Wake  the last word in literary fiction  a spell-binding use of language  a dazzling virtuoso display of the plasticity, depth and humour of the English language  not for the literary faint-hearted! But whats it all about?What Joyce is doing, then is to make his hero relive the whole of history in a nights sleep. The history is not what we learned at schoFinnegans Wake  the last word in literary fiction  a spell-binding use of language  a dazzling virtuoso display of the plasticity, depth and humour of the English language  not for the literary faint-hearted! But whats it all about?What Joyce is doing, then is to make his hero relive the whole of history in a nights sleep. The history is not what we learned at schoola chronological treadmill of kings and ministers and wars and revolutions. It is rather a special way of looking at historyless a parade of historical facts than a pattern that seeks to explain those facts. The pattern is loosely derived from the Italian philosopher Giovanni Battista Vico (1668-1744), who wrote an important book called La Scienza Nuova, in which he presented history not as a straight line but as a circular process of recurrences. If we say that Finnegans Wake is based on this book we shall be right, but only in the sense that we are right when we say that the same authors Ulysses is based on Homers Odyssey. Both Ulysses and Finnegans Wake are primarily works of fiction, and Vico and Homer are enlisted only to help with the telling of a story. Finnegans Wake is not an interpretation of Vico, and Vico is not much of a key to the difficulties in Finnegans Wake. What Joyce found in Vico was what every novelist needs when planning a long booka scaffolding, a backbone.From Anthony Burgess' Introduction to A Shorter Finnegans Wake, Published by Faber
/book/show/24912091-le-pacte-des-coeurs-bris-s?from_search=true	Sarah Ockler Frdrique Fraisse (Translator)	Le Pacte des coeurs brisés	Pour permettre  son pre, atteint de la maladie d'Alzheimer, de raliser son dernier rve, Jude est-elle prte  briser le pacte qui l'unit  ses surs ?Une romance gnreuse double d'une poignante histoire de famille.
/book/show/25737735-on-the-rocks?from_search=true	Gillian  Jones	On the Rocks (Pub Fiction Book 2)	BraunwynFour years ago, losing the love of my life almost destroyed me.Years of being labeled and looked upon with disdain by everyone in my hometown almost wrecked me.Four years ago, I became a mother and together we were enough until I met him.He wanted to rebuild my broken I just didnt know how to let him.This is my story, of how one mans love changed everything I tBraunwynFour years ago, losing the love of my life almost destroyed me.Years of being labeled and looked upon with disdain by everyone in my hometown almost wrecked me.Four years ago, I became a mother and together we were enough until I met him.He wanted to rebuild my broken I just didnt know how to let him.This is my story, of how one mans love changed everything I thought I knew about life, love and myself.Can Levi Eddison prove to be my restoration?LeviEverything in my world changed the day Braunwyn Daniels walked into my pub.She was a woman of many contradictions. I recognized the happiness and sorrow each fighting its way to the surface from deep within.I was drawn to her immediately.Behind her long legs, chestnut brown hair and beautiful eyes lay a damaged soul.I needed to change that I just didnt know how.This is my story of how I met a broken girl and vowed to make her whole.In the end, it turns out I knew nothing about true happiness until Braunwyn Daniels let me love her.
/book/show/32680007-si-la-lune-claire-nos-pas?from_search=true	Nadia Hashimi	Si la lune éclaire nos pas	
/book/show/12353022-the-best-of-me?from_search=true	Nicholas Sparks	The Best Of Me	THE BEST OF ME is the heart-rending story of two small-town former high school sweethearts from opposite sides of the tracks. Now middle-aged, they've taken wildly divergent paths, but neither has lived the life they imagined... and neither can forget the passionate first love that forever altered their world. When they are both called back to their hometown for the funeraTHE BEST OF ME is the heart-rending story of two small-town former high school sweethearts from opposite sides of the tracks. Now middle-aged, they've taken wildly divergent paths, but neither has lived the life they imagined... and neither can forget the passionate first love that forever altered their world. When they are both called back to their hometown for the funeral of the mentor who once gave them shelter, they will be forced to confront the choices each has made, and ask whether love can truly rewrite the past.
/book/show/28254041-orgueil-et-pr-jug-s-zombies?from_search=true	Seth Grahame-Smith Jane Austen Laurent Bury (Translator)	Orgueil et préjugés & zombies	
/book/show/222117.Writing_Fiction?from_search=true	Janet Burroway Elizabeth Stuckey-French	Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft	The most widely used and respected text in its field, Writing Fiction, 7e guides the novice story writer from first inspiration to final revision. A bestseller through six editions, Writing Fiction by novelists Janet Burroway and Elizabeth Stuckey-French explores the elements of fiction, providing practical writing techniques and concrete examples. Written in a tone that iThe most widely used and respected text in its field, Writing Fiction, 7e guides the novice story writer from first inspiration to final revision. A bestseller through six editions, Writing Fiction by novelists Janet Burroway and Elizabeth Stuckey-French explores the elements of fiction, providing practical writing techniques and concrete examples. Written in a tone that is personal and non-prescriptive, the text encourages students to develop proficiency through each step of the writing process, offering an abundance of exercises designed to spur writing and creativity. The text also integrates diverse, contemporary short stories in every chapter in the belief that the reading of inspiring fiction goes hand-in-hand with the writing of fresh and exciting stories.
/book/show/6795651-der-vorleser-the-reader?from_search=true	Bernhard Schlink	Der Vorleser [The Reader]: Simplified Chinese Edition Of Der Vorleser Or The Reader, Winner Of The Fisk Fiction Prize. A Young Man Tries To Make	Simplified Chinese edition of Der Vorlester or The Reader, winner of the Fisk Fiction Prize. A young man tries to make sense of human fallacies and the shame felt by the people connected to the Holocaust in postwar Germany. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.
/book/show/26837599-the-woman-in-white?from_search=true	Wilkie Collins Read Monkey Pablo (Illustrator)	The Woman in White: Illustrated Platinum Edition (Classic Bestselling Fiction Books)	How is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedBest fiction books of all timeOne of the best books to readOne of the best mystery novelsBestselling contemporary fiction for womenThe Woman in White is Wilkie Collins' fifth published novel, written in 1859. IHow is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedBest fiction books of all timeOne of the best books to readOne of the best mystery novelsBestselling contemporary fiction for womenThe Woman in White is Wilkie Collins' fifth published novel, written in 1859. It is considered to be among the first mystery novels and is widely regarded as one of the first (and finest) in the genre of sensation novels.The story is sometimes considered an early example of detective fiction with the hero, Walter Hartright, employing many of the sleuthing techniques of later private detectives. The use of multiple narrators draws on Collins's legal training, and as he points out in his Preamble: the story here presented will be told by more than one pen, as the story of an offence against the laws is told in Court by more than one witness. In 2003, Robert McCrum writing for The Observer listed The Woman in White number 23 in the top 100 greatest novels of all time, and the novel was listed at number 77 on the BBC's survey The Big Read.Walter Hartright, a young art teacher, meets a mysterious and distressed woman dressed in white. He helps her on her way, but later learns that she has escaped from an asylum. Next day, he travels to Limmeridge House in Cumberland, having been hired as a drawing master on the recommendation of his friend, Pesca, an Italian language master. The Limmeridge household comprises the invalid Frederick Fairlie, and Walter's students: Laura Fairlie, Mr Fairlie's niece, and Marian Halcombe, her devoted half-sister. Walter realises that Laura bears an astonishing resemblance to the woman in white, who is known to the household and whose name is Anne Catherick. The mentally disabled Anne had lived near Limmeridge as a child and was devoted to Laura's mother, who first dressed her in white.While Marian is ill, Laura is tricked into travelling to London. Her identity and Anne's are then switched. Anne Catherick dies naturally and is buried as Laura; Laura is drugged and returned to the asylum as Anne. When Marian visits the asylum, hoping to learn something from Anne, she finds Laura, supposedly suffering from the delusion that she is Lady Glyde. Marian bribes the nurse and Laura escapes. Walter has meanwhile returned from Honduras, and the three live together in obscure poverty, determined to restore Laura's identity. During his researches, Walter discovers that Glyde was illegitimate, and therefore not entitled to inherit his title or property. He has attempted to cover this up by forging an entry in the marriage register, a serious criminal offence. Believing Walter either has discovered or will discover his secret, Glyde attempts to destroy the register entry, but in the process sets the church vestry on fire and perishes in the flames. Confronting Anne's mother, Walter discovers that Anne was the illegitimate child of Laura's father, which accounts for their resemblance. Walter suspects that Anne died before Laura's trip to London (in which case the plot would fail) but is unable to prove the date of Laura's journey. However on a visit to the Opera with Pesca, it becomes clear that Fosco belongs to (and has betrayed) an Italian secret society of which Pesca is a high-ranking member who could order his assassination for the betrayal.
/book/show/21177819-to-the-lighthouse?from_search=true	Virginia Woolf	To The Lighthouse (20th Century Fiction Series)	A family holiday on Skye before and after the First World War revolving around a sailing trip to a nearby lighthouse told through the inner thoughts andreflections of the characters.
/book/show/1532562.The_Invisible_Man?from_search=true	H.G. Wells	The Invisible Man	In this horrific tale of man's toying with science and nature, an obscure scientist invents a formula that renders his flesh invisible. Now he can go anywhere, and do anything -- except render himself visible again -- and now he is going murderously insane
/book/show/12951.The_Turn_of_the_Screw_and_Other_Short_Fiction?from_search=true	Henry James R.W.B. Lewis (Introduction by)	The Turn of the Screw and Other Short Fiction	To read a story by Henry James is to enter a fully realized world unlike any othera rich, perfectly crafted domain of vivid language and splendid, complex characters. Devious children, sparring lovers, capricious American girls, obtuse bachelors, sibylline spinsters, and charming Europeans populate these five fascinatingwhich represent the author in both his eTo read a story by Henry James is to enter a fully realized world unlike any othera rich, perfectly crafted domain of vivid language and splendid, complex characters. Devious children, sparring lovers, capricious American girls, obtuse bachelors, sibylline spinsters, and charming Europeans populate these five fascinatingwhich represent the author in both his early and late phases. From the apparitions of evil that haunt the governess in The Turn of the Screw to the startling self-scrutiny of an egotistical man in The Beast in the Jungle, the mysterious turnings of human behavior are coolly and masterfully observedproving Henry James to be a master of psychological insight as well as one of the finest prose stylists of modern English literature.Includes The Turn of the ScrewThe Beast in the Jungle  The Jolly Corner
/book/show/26831904-around-the-world-in-eighty-days?from_search=true	Jules Verne Read Monkey Pablo (Illustrator)	Around the World in Eighty Days: Illustrated Platinum Edition (Classic Bestselling Fiction Books)	How is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedBest fiction books of all timeOne of the best books to readJules Verne's bestselling bookBestselling Adventure booksAround the World in Eighty Days (French: Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) is a classicHow is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedBest fiction books of all timeOne of the best books to readJules Verne's bestselling bookBestselling Adventure booksAround the World in Eighty Days (French: Le tour du monde en quatre-vingts jours) is a classic adventure novel by the French writer Jules Verne, published in 1873. In the story, Phileas Fogg of London and his newly employed French valet Passepartout attempt to circumnavigate the world in 80 days on a 20,000 wager (roughly 1.6 million today) set by his friends at the Reform Club. It is one of Verne's most acclaimed works.The story starts in London on Tuesday, October 1, 1872. Fogg is a rich English gentleman living in solitude. Despite his wealth, Fogg lives a modest life with habits carried out with mathematical precision. Very little can be said about his social life other than that he is a member of the Reform Club. Having dismissed his former valet, James Forster, for bringing him shaving water at 84 F (29 C) instead of 86 F (30 C), Fogg hires a Frenchman by the name of Jean Passepartout as a replacement.At the Reform Club, Fogg gets involved in an argument over an article in The Daily Telegraph stating that with the opening of a new railway section in India, it is now possible to travel around the world in 80 days. He accepts a wager for 20,000 (equal to about 1.6 million today) from his fellow club members, which he will receive if he makes it around the world in 80 days. Accompanied by Passepartout, he leaves London by train at 8:45 P.M. on Wednesday, October 2, 1872, and is due back at the Reform Club at the same time 80 days later, Saturday, December 21, 1872.The companions arrive at Queenstown (Cobh), Ireland, in time to reach London before the deadline. Once on British soil, Fix produces a warrant and arrests Fogg. A short time later, the misunderstanding is cleared upthe actual robber (James Strand) was caught three days earlier in Edinburgh. However, Fogg has missed the train and returns to London five minutes late, certain he lost the wager.Fogg apologises to Aouda for bringing her with him, since he now has to live in poverty and cannot support her. Aouda confesses that she loves him and asks him to marry her. He calls for Passepartout to notify the minister. The following day, at the minister's, Passepartout learns that he is mistaken in the date, which he takes to be Sunday, December 22, but which is actually Saturday, December 21, because the party travelled eastward, gaining a day. The wager can still be won, but there is very little time left.Passepartout hurries to inform Fogg, who reaches the Reform Club just in time to win the wager. Fogg marries Aouda and the journey around the world is complete and in 80 days.
/book/show/6664615-writing-fiction-for-dummies?from_search=true	Randy Ingermanson Peter Economy	Writing Fiction for Dummies	A complete guide to writing and selling your novel.So you want to write a novel? Great! That's a worthy goal, no matter what your reason. But don't settle for just writing a novel. Aim high. Write a novel that you intend to sell to a publisher.is a complete guide designed to coach you every step along the path from beginning writer to royalty-A complete guide to writing and selling your novel.So you want to write a novel? Great! That's a worthy goal, no matter what your reason. But don't settle for just writing a novel. Aim high. Write a novel that you intend to sell to a publisher.is a complete guide designed to coach you every step along the path from beginning writer to royalty-earning author. Here are some things you'll learn in Writing Fiction for Dummies* Strategic Planning: Pinpoint where you are on the roadmap to publication; discover what every reader desperately wants from a story; home in on a marketable category; choose from among the four most common creative styles; and learn the self-management methods of professional writers.* Writing Powerful Fiction: Construct a story world that rings true; create believable, unpredictable characters; build a strong plot with all six layers of complexity of a modern novel; and infuse it all with a strong theme.* Self-Editing Your Novel: Psychoanalyze your characters to bring them fully to life; edit your story structure from the top down; fix broken scenes; and polish your action and dialogue.* Finding An Agent and Getting Published: Write a query letter, a synopsis, and a proposal; pitch your work to agents and editors without fear.takes you from being a writer to being an author. It can happen--if you have the talent and persistence to do what you need to do.
/book/show/1683191.The_Fiction_Class?from_search=true	Susan  Breen	The Fiction Class	On paper, Arabella Hicks seems more than qualified to teach her fiction class on the Upper West Side: she's a writer herself; she's passionate about books; she's even named after the heroine in a Georgette Heyer novelOn paper, Arabella Hicks seems more than qualified to teach her fiction class on the Upper West Side: she's a writer herself; she's passionate about books; she's even named after the heroine in a Georgette Heyer novel.On the other hand, she's thirty-eight, single, and has been writing the same book for the last seven years. And shebeen distracted recently: on the same day that Arabella teaches her class she also visits her mother in a nursing home outside the city. And every time they argue. Arabella wants the fighting to stop, but, as her mother puts it, Just because we're family, doesn't mean we have to like each other. When her class takes a surprising turn and her lessons start to spill over into her weekly visits, she suddenly finds she might be holding the key to her mother's love and, dare she say it, her own inspiration. After all, as a lifelong lover of books, she knows the power of a good story.
/book/show/34066844-l-il-le-plus-bleu?from_search=true	Toni Morrison Jean Guiloineau (Translator)	L'Œil le plus bleu	Chaque nuit, Pecola priait pour avoir des yeux bleus. Elle avait onze ans et personne ne lavait jamais remarque. Mais elle se disait que si elle avait des yeux bleus, tout serait diffrent. Elle serait si jolie que ses parents arrteraient de se battre. Que son pre ne boirait plus. Que son frre ne ferait plus de fugues. Si seulement elle tait belle. Si seulement les gChaque nuit, Pecola priait pour avoir des yeux bleus. Elle avait onze ans et personne ne lavait jamais remarque. Mais elle se disait que si elle avait des yeux bleus, tout serait diffrent. Elle serait si jolie que ses parents arrteraient de se battre. Que son pre ne boirait plus. Que son frre ne ferait plus de fugues. Si seulement elle tait belle. Si seulement les gens la regardaient. Quand quelquun entra, la regarda enfin, ctait son pre et il tait saoul. Elle faisait la vaisselle. Il la viola sur le sol de la cuisine, partag entre la haine et la tendresse. Tout aurait pu tre diffrent pourtant si Cholly avait retrouv son pre, si Pauline avait eu une maison bien range comme elle les aimait, si Pecola avait eu les yeux bleus Publi aux tats-Unis en 1970, Lil le plus bleu est le premier roman de Toni Morrison, Prix Nobel 1993.
/book/show/27945484-the-harvard-classics-shelf-of-fiction-volume-5?from_search=true	William Makepeace Thackeray	The Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction, Volume 5: Vanity Fair	Thackeray's most well-known work, Vanity Fair is a satirical epic of love and social adventure. The story follows the trials and tribulations of two young women Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley. After leaving the shelter of Miss Pinkerton's Academy, they come to Vanity Fair where the charming and amoral Becky and sweet Amelia, along with an interesting and varied cast of victThackeray's most well-known work, Vanity Fair is a satirical epic of love and social adventure. The story follows the trials and tribulations of two young women Becky Sharp and Amelia Sedley. After leaving the shelter of Miss Pinkerton's Academy, they come to Vanity Fair where the charming and amoral Becky and sweet Amelia, along with an interesting and varied cast of victims and villains, suffer through elopements and betrayals, fortunes made and lost, and battles, both military and domestic.
/book/show/31746342-anthem?from_search=true	Ayn Rand	Anthem: A Dystopian Fiction	Anthem is a dystopian fiction novella by Ayn Rand, written in 1937 and first published in 1938 in England. It takes place at some unspecified future date when mankind has entered another dark age. Technological advancement is now carefully planned and the concept of individuality has been eliminated. The Libertarian Futurist Society awarded Anthem its Hall of Fame Award inAnthem is a dystopian fiction novella by Ayn Rand, written in 1937 and first published in 1938 in England. It takes place at some unspecified future date when mankind has entered another dark age. Technological advancement is now carefully planned and the concept of individuality has been eliminated. The Libertarian Futurist Society awarded Anthem its Hall of Fame Award in 1987. In 2014, Anthem was nominated for a Retrospective Hugo Award for Best Novella. Rand, as a teenager living in Soviet Russia, initially conceived Anthem as a play. After migrating to the United States, Rand didn't think of writing Anthem, but reconsidered after reading a short story in The Saturday Evening Post set in the future. Seeing that mainstream magazines would publish a fantastic story, she decided to try submitting Anthem to them. She wrote the story in the summer of 1937, while taking a break from research she was doing for her next novel, The Fountainhead.
/book/show/1264394.The_Jungle_by_Upton_Sinclair_Fiction_Classics?from_search=true	Upton Sinclair	The Jungle by Upton Sinclair, Fiction, Classics	The book depicts working class poverty, the lack of social supports, harsh and unpleasant living and working conditions and a hopelessness among many workers. These elements are contrasted with the deeply rooted corruption of people in power. A review by the writer Jack London called it, the Uncle Tom's Cabin of wage slavery. This is the novel that Upton Sinclair used toThe book depicts working class poverty, the lack of social supports, harsh and unpleasant living and working conditions and a hopelessness among many workers. These elements are contrasted with the deeply rooted corruption of people in power. A review by the writer Jack London called it, the Uncle Tom's Cabin of wage slavery. This is the novel that Upton Sinclair used to show horrific practices in the meatpacking industry in the first part of the twentieth century. Like most of Sinclair, the book ultimately becomes a paen to socialism. But the man could write, whatever his politics were, and ewww!, the meatpackers were up to no damn good at all anyway. Highly recommended.
/book/show/10805519-fiction-ruined-my-family?from_search=true	Jeanne Darst	Fiction Ruined My Family	Jeanne Darst shares with humor her memoirs, stories about growing up around writers and journalists, and figuring out how to make her own way.
/book/show/23308440-olive-kitteridge?from_search=true	Elizabeth Strout	Olive Kitteridge: Fiction	At times stern, at other times patient, at times perceptive, at other times in sad denial, Olive Kitteridge, a retired schoolteacher, deplores the changes in her little town of Crosby, Maine, and in the world at large, but she doesnt always recognize the changes in those around her: a lounge musician haunted by aAt times stern, at other times patient, at times perceptive, at other times in sad denial, Olive Kitteridge, a retired schoolteacher, deplores the changes in her little town of Crosby, Maine, and in the world at large, but she doesnt always recognize the changes in those around her: a lounge musician haunted by a past romance; a former student who has lost the will to live; Olives own adult child, who feels tyrannized by her irrational sensitivities; and her husband, Henry, who finds his loyalty to his marriage both a blessing and a curse.As the townspeople grapple with their problems, mild and dire, Olive is brought to a deeper understanding of herself and her lifesometimes painfully, but always with ruthless honesty. Olive Kitteridge offers profound insights into the human conditionits conflicts, its tragedies and joys, and the endurance it requires.:Perceptive, deeply empathetic . . . Olive is the axis around which these thirteen complex, relentlessly human narratives spin themselves into Elizabeth Strouts unforgettable novel in stories.Fiction lovers, remember this name:. . . . Youll never forget her. . . . [Elizabeth Strout] constructs her stories with rich irony and moments of genuine surprise and intense emotion. . . . Glorious, powerful stuff.Funny, wicked and remorseful, Mrs. Kitteridge is a compelling life force, a red-blooded original. When shes not onstage, we look forward to her return. The book is a page-turner because of her.still lingers in memory like a treasured photograph.Rarely does a story collection pack such a gutsy emotional punch.Strout animates the ordinary with astonishing force. . . . [She] makes us experience not only the terrors of change but also the terrifying hope that change can bring: she plunges us into these churning waters and we come up gasping for air.
/book/show/7016470-talking-about-detective-fiction?from_search=true	P.D. James	Talking About Detective Fiction	Talking About Detective Fiction
/book/show/21416536-the-complete-fiction-of-h-p-lovecraft?from_search=true	H.P. Lovecraft	The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft	Another excellent edition in the Knickerbocker Classic series,collects the author's novel, four novellas, and fifty-three short stories. Written between the years 1917 and 1935, this collection features Lovecraft's trademark fantastical creatures and supernatural thrills, as well as many horrific and cautionary science-fiction themesAnother excellent edition in the Knickerbocker Classic series,collects the author's novel, four novellas, and fifty-three short stories. Written between the years 1917 and 1935, this collection features Lovecraft's trademark fantastical creatures and supernatural thrills, as well as many horrific and cautionary science-fiction themes, that have influenced some of today's writers and filmmakers, including Stephen King, Alan Moore, F. Paul Wilson, Guillermo del Toro, and Neil Gaiman. Included in this volume are, The Call of Cthulhu, The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath, At the Mountains of Madness, The Shadow Over Innsmouth, The Colour Out of Space, The Dunwich Horror, and many more hair-raising tales.The Knickerbocker Classics bring together the works of classic authors from around the world in stunning gift editions to be collected and enjoyed. Complete and unabridged, these elegantly designed cloth-bound hardcovers feature a slipcase and ribbon marker, as well as a comprehensive introduction providing the reader with enlightening information on the author's life and works.
/book/show/7279540-far-from-the-madding-crowd-by-thomas-hardy-fiction-literary?from_search=true	Thomas Hardy	Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy, Fiction, Literary	Bathsheeba Everdene (the only girl in this, ahm, mEnage A quatre) has three suitors she must choose among: Gabriel Oak; wealthy, temperate, and middle-aged Farmer Boldwood; and Sergeant Francis Troy. And you know she picks the wrong one, don't you? -- This is a Thomas Hardy novel, for God's sake; things never work out right for anybody. But all the same, there's a lot to bBathsheeba Everdene (the only girl in this, ahm, mEnage A quatre) has three suitors she must choose among: Gabriel Oak; wealthy, temperate, and middle-aged Farmer Boldwood; and Sergeant Francis Troy. And you know she picks the wrong one, don't you? -- This is a Thomas Hardy novel, for God's sake; things never work out right for anybody. But all the same, there's a lot to be learned from the way fate finds the characters. The book was his first major literary success. It originally appeared anonymously as a monthly serial in Cornhill Magazine, where it gained a wide readership. Critical notices were plentiful and mostly positive. Hardy revised the text extensively for the 1895 edition and made further changes for the 1901 edition.
/book/show/1258920.Howards_End_by_E_M_Forster_Fiction_Classics?from_search=true	E.M. Forster	Howards End by E.M. Forster, Fiction, Classics	Margaret Schlegel is an independent middle class citizen. She is not rich by any means, but she and her family have enough to live a comfortable life. Through encounters with the Wilcox family, she eventually marries Henry Wilcox. They are wealthy middle class citizens with many prejudices against the more unfortunate folk. When Margaret realizes this, she tries to open thMargaret Schlegel is an independent middle class citizen. She is not rich by any means, but she and her family have enough to live a comfortable life. Through encounters with the Wilcox family, she eventually marries Henry Wilcox. They are wealthy middle class citizens with many prejudices against the more unfortunate folk. When Margaret realizes this, she tries to open their eyes to the plight of the lower class for Margaret feels that in order to be a good person, one should be charitable and kind. But will She be able to stand on her moral ground with the Wilcox family trying to keep her down?
/book/show/28220730-invisible-planets?from_search=true	Ken Liu (Editor, Translator) Chen Qiufan Xia Jia	Invisible Planets: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation	Award-winning translator and author Ken Liu presents a collection of short speculative fiction from China. Some stories have won awards; some have been included in various 'Year's Best' anthologies; some have been well reviewed by critics and readers; and some are simply Ken's personal favorites. Many of the authors collected here (with the obvious exception of Liu Cixin)Award-winning translator and author Ken Liu presents a collection of short speculative fiction from China. Some stories have won awards; some have been included in various 'Year's Best' anthologies; some have been well reviewed by critics and readers; and some are simply Ken's personal favorites. Many of the authors collected here (with the obvious exception of Liu Cixin) belong to the younger generation of 'rising stars'.In addition, three essays at the end of the book explore Chinese science fiction. Liu Cixin's essay,, gives a historical overview of SF in China and situates his own rise to prominence as the premier Chinese author within that context. Chen Qiufan'sgives the view of a younger generation of authors trying to come to terms with the tumultuous transformations around them. Finally, Xia Jia, who holds the first Ph.D. issued for the study of Chinese SF, asks.
/book/show/3297183-solaris?from_search=true	Stanisaw Lem	Solaris	A classic work of science fiction by renowned Polish novelist and satirist Stanislaw Lem.When Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study the ocean that covers its surface, he finds a painful, hitherto unconscious memory embodied in the living physical likeness of a long-dead lover. Others examining the planet, Kelvin learns, are plagued with their own repressed andA classic work of science fiction by renowned Polish novelist and satirist Stanislaw Lem.When Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study the ocean that covers its surface, he finds a painful, hitherto unconscious memory embodied in the living physical likeness of a long-dead lover. Others examining the planet, Kelvin learns, are plagued with their own repressed and newly corporeal memories. The Solaris ocean may be a massive brain that creates these incarnate memories, though its purpose in doing so is unknown, forcing the scientists to shift the focus of their quest and wonder if they can truly understand the universe without first understanding what lies within their hearts.Translated by Joanna Kilmartin and Steve Cox.
/book/show/19819538-next?from_search=true	Michael Crichton	Next	
/book/show/36062.Crime_Wave?from_search=true	James Ellroy Art Cooper (Introduction)	Crime Wave: Reportage and Fiction from the Underside of L.A.	Los Angeles.In no other city do sex, celebrity, money, and crime exert such an irresistible magnetic field.And no writer has mapped that field with greater savagery and savvy than James Ellroy.With this fever-hot collection of reportage and short fiction, he returns to his native habitat and portrays it as a smog-shrouded netherworld whereevery third person is a peeLos Angeles.In no other city do sex, celebrity, money, and crime exert such an irresistible magnetic field.And no writer has mapped that field with greater savagery and savvy than James Ellroy.With this fever-hot collection of reportage and short fiction, he returns to his native habitat and portrays it as a smog-shrouded netherworld whereevery third person is a peeper, prowler, pederast, or pimp.From the scandal sheets of the 1950s to this morning's police blotter, Ellroy reopens true crimes and restores human dimensions to their victims.Sublimely, he resurrects the ragmagazine.And in a baroquely plotted novella of slaughter and corruption he enlists the forgotten luminaries of a lost Hollywood.Shocking, mesmerizing, and written in prose as wounding as an ice pick,is Ellroy at his best.
/book/show/21325071-orlando?from_search=true	Virginia Woolf	Orlando (20th Century Fiction)	The effect of Vita on Virginia is all contained in Orlando, the longest and most charming love letter in literature, in which she explores Vita, weaves her in and out of the centuries, tosses her from one sex to the other, dresses her in furs, lace and emeralds, teases her, flirts with her, drops a veil of mist around her.Nigel Nicolson
/book/show/1243498.Making_Shapely_Fiction?from_search=true	Jerome Stern	Making Shapely Fiction	Here is a book about the craft of writing fiction that is thoroughly useful from the first to the last pagewhether the reader is a beginner, a seasoned writer, or a teacher of writing. You will see how a work takes form and shape once you grasp the principles of momentum, tension, and immediacy. Tension, Stern says, is the mother of fiction. When tension and immediacyHere is a book about the craft of writing fiction that is thoroughly useful from the first to the last pagewhether the reader is a beginner, a seasoned writer, or a teacher of writing. You will see how a work takes form and shape once you grasp the principles of momentum, tension, and immediacy. Tension, Stern says, is the mother of fiction. When tension and immediacy combine, the story begins. Dialogue and action, beginnings and endings, the true meaning of write what you know, and a memorable listing of don'ts for fiction writers are all covered. A special section features an Alphabet for Writers: entries range from Accuracy to Zigzag, with enlightening comments about such matters as Cliffhangers, Point of View, Irony, and Transitions.
/book/show/26530338-she?from_search=true	Michelle Latiolais	She: Fiction	A nameless fifteen-year-old runs away to Los Angeles, seeking life beyond the harsh constraints of her evangelical upbringing.is the narrative of her passage, from her escape on a bus through her quiet, determined progress across the citys unforgiving terrain. The journey takes her into and around the lives of Angelinos from all walks: a dancer whose hyperactive sensA nameless fifteen-year-old runs away to Los Angeles, seeking life beyond the harsh constraints of her evangelical upbringing.is the narrative of her passage, from her escape on a bus through her quiet, determined progress across the citys unforgiving terrain. The journey takes her into and around the lives of Angelinos from all walks: a dancer whose hyperactive sense of smell makes her fiances presence insufferable; a penniless botanist who earns her keep creating sugar-icing flowers to decorate glamorous wedding cakes she can never afford; a dentist lamenting the abuses done to the teeth of a patient for whom he has cared dutifully. Her odd encounters, set against the backdrop of Los Angeless flagrant wealth, cast into relief its eccentricities and the everyday trials faced by its collection of lost souls.Together these stories reflect and refract one another, illuminating a poignant, unflinching portrait of loss and the search for identity in its wake.
/book/show/30234553-big-easy?from_search=true	Ruta Sepetys Bee Formentelli (Translator)	Big Easy	1950, La Nouvelle-Orlans. Josie, 17 ans et fille de prostitue, a grandi dans une maison close. Pourtant, elle n'a qu'un rve: entrer dans une prestigieuse universit. Implique dans une histoire de meurtre, tout pousse la jeune fille  suivre, elle aussi, la voie de l'argent facile. Mais Jo vaut mieux que cela... et ceux qui l'aiment le savent. Une incroyable plonge dan1950, La Nouvelle-Orlans. Josie, 17 ans et fille de prostitue, a grandi dans une maison close. Pourtant, elle n'a qu'un rve: entrer dans une prestigieuse universit. Implique dans une histoire de meurtre, tout pousse la jeune fille  suivre, elle aussi, la voie de l'argent facile. Mais Jo vaut mieux que cela... et ceux qui l'aiment le savent. Une incroyable plonge dans l'univers sombre et pittoresque de la Louisiane dans les annes 50.J'aime l'ide que Josie soit un exemple, un modle. Qu'elle montre que l'on peut crire son propre destin, peu importe d'o l'on vient et o l'on se trouve. Que l'on peut choisir sa vie... Ruta Sepetys.Par l'auteur du succs international Ce qu'ils n'ont pas pu nous prendre.
/book/show/40281.Masterpieces?from_search=true	Orson Scott Card (Editor) Isaac Asimov (Contributor) William Gibson (Contributor)	Masterpieces: The Best Science Fiction of the 20th Century	An overview of the best science fiction short stories of the 20th century as selected and evaluated....
/book/show/25306005-beautiful-wedding?from_search=true	Jamie McGuire Agns Girard (Translator)	Beautiful Wedding	An unforgettable new novella from #1bestselling author Jamie McGuire.
/book/show/220340.Praisesong_for_the_Widow?from_search=true	Paule Marshall	Praisesong for the Widow	Throwing into suitcases all she brought with her on this Caribbean cruise, Avey Johnson knows she has to go home. She wonders why she has been dreaming of her childhood, of the months of August spent on a small island with her great-aunt. Were these dreams of the Shout Ring and her great-aunt's stories of the slave ships from Africa causing the knots in Avey's stomach? TheThrowing into suitcases all she brought with her on this Caribbean cruise, Avey Johnson knows she has to go home. She wonders why she has been dreaming of her childhood, of the months of August spent on a small island with her great-aunt. Were these dreams of the Shout Ring and her great-aunt's stories of the slave ships from Africa causing the knots in Avey's stomach? Then, forced to wait overnight in Grenada for the plane home, Avey loses herself in memories of her marriage. It had been a successful marriage, taking her from Harlem to Brooklyn to White Plains, New York. But now she feels that her and her late husband's financial gains were made at the cost of their history and passion for life. The next morning, as she walks on the beach in a dream-like trance, emotionally drained from her night of memories, she encounters a man about to leave on his annual trip to his native island of Carriacou. His dancing the Juba dance triggers Avey's memories, and she is talked into going with him. On Carriacou, sixty-five-year-old Avey touches again the feelings of her family, her heritage, and comes to understand, in new ways, traditions she has long forgotten and the importance of knowing - and remembering - her past. -- From 500 Great Books by Women; review by Holly Smith
/book/show/327022.Of_Human_Bondage_With_A_Digression_On_The_Art_Of_Fiction?from_search=true	W. Somerset Maugham	Of Human Bondage, With A Digression On The Art Of Fiction: An Address	The first and most autobiographical of Maugham's masterpieces. It is the story of Philip Carey, an orphan eager for life, love and adventure. After a few months studying in Heidelberg, and a brief spell in Paris as a would-be artist, he settles in London to train as a doctor where he meets Mildred, the loud but irresistible waitress with whom he plunges into a tortured andThe first and most autobiographical of Maugham's masterpieces. It is the story of Philip Carey, an orphan eager for life, love and adventure. After a few months studying in Heidelberg, and a brief spell in Paris as a would-be artist, he settles in London to train as a doctor where he meets Mildred, the loud but irresistible waitress with whom he plunges into a tortured and masochistic affair.
/book/show/328892.Jude_the_Obscure_by_Thomas_Hardy_Fiction_Classics?from_search=true	Thomas Hardy	Jude the Obscure by Thomas Hardy, Fiction, Classics	There's a tale that goes around even now regarding Thomas Hardy -- that is, that the reaction of readers to one of his novels was so intense -- and so disturbing! -- that he swore off novels and spent the rest of his life committing poetry. Well, the story is true, the way it happens and this is the book responsible: Jude the Obscure.
/book/show/14946.The_Complete_Shorter_Fiction_of_Virginia_Woolf?from_search=true	Virginia Woolf Susan Dick (Editor)	The Complete Shorter Fiction of Virginia Woolf	Woolf continually used stories and sketches to experiment with narrative models and themes for her novels. This collection of nearly fifty pieces brings together the contents of two published volumes, A Haunted House and Mrs. Dalloways Party; a number of uncollected stories; and several previously unpublished pieces. Edited and with an Introduction by Susan Dick.
/book/show/1138948.Aniara?from_search=true	Harry Martinson Stephen Klass (Translator) Leif Sjberg (Translator)	Aniara: An Epic Science Fiction Poem	The great Swedish writer Harry Martinson published his masterpiece, Aniara, during the height of the Cold War - right after the Soviet Union announced that it had exploded the hydrogen bomb. Aniara is the story of a luxurious space ship, loaded with 8,000 evacuees, fleeing an Earth made uninhabitable by Man's technological arrogance. A malfunction knocks the craft off courThe great Swedish writer Harry Martinson published his masterpiece, Aniara, during the height of the Cold War - right after the Soviet Union announced that it had exploded the hydrogen bomb. Aniara is the story of a luxurious space ship, loaded with 8,000 evacuees, fleeing an Earth made uninhabitable by Man's technological arrogance. A malfunction knocks the craft off course, taking these would-be Mars colonists on an irreversible journey into deep space. Aniara is a book of prophecy, a panoramic view of humanity's possible fate. It has been translated into seven languages and adapted into a popular avant-garde opera. This volume is the first complete English language version and received the prestigious American Scandinavian Foundation Award.
/book/show/31258177-miniatures?from_search=true	John Scalzi Natalie Metzger (Illustrations)	Miniatures: The Very Short Fiction of John Scalzi	The ex-planet Pluto has a few choice words about being thrown out of the solar system. A listing of alternate histories tells you all the various ways Hitler has died. A lawyer sues an interplanetary union for dangerous working conditions. And four artificial intelligences explain, in increasingly worrying detail, how they plan not to destroy humanity.Welcome toThe ex-planet Pluto has a few choice words about being thrown out of the solar system. A listing of alternate histories tells you all the various ways Hitler has died. A lawyer sues an interplanetary union for dangerous working conditions. And four artificial intelligences explain, in increasingly worrying detail, how they plan not to destroy humanity.Welcome to.These four stories, along with fourteen other pieces, have one thing in common: Theyre short, sharp, and to the pointscience fiction in miniature, with none of the stories longer than 2,300 words. But in that short space exist entire universes, absurd situations, and the sort of futuristic humor that propelled Scalzi to a Hugo with his novel Redshirts. Not to mention yogurt taking over the world (as it would).Spanning the years from 1991 to 2016, this collection is a quarter century of Scalzi at his briefest and best, and features four never-before-printed stories, exclusive to this collection: Morning Announcements at the Lucas Interspecies School for Troubled Youth, Your Smart Appliances Talk About You Behind Your Back, Important Holidays on Gronghu and The AI Are Absolutely Positively Without a Doubt Not Here to End Humanity, Honest.
/book/show/21229898-the-yellow-wallpaper-the-original-1892-new-england-magazine-edition--?from_search=true	Charlotte Perkins Gilman	The Yellow Wallpaper (The Original 1892 New England Magazine Edition) - a feminist fiction classic	This carefully crafted ebook: The Yellow Wallpaper (The Original 1892 New England Magazine Edition) - a feminist fiction classic is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.The Yellow Wallpaper is a short story by the American writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman, first published in January 1892 in The New England Magazine. It is regardedThis carefully crafted ebook: The Yellow Wallpaper (The Original 1892 New England Magazine Edition) - a feminist fiction classic is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.The Yellow Wallpaper is a short story by the American writer Charlotte Perkins Gilman, first published in January 1892 in The New England Magazine. It is regarded as an important early work of American feminist literature, illustrating attitudes in the 19th century toward women's physical and mental health.Charlotte Perkins Gilman (July 3, 1860  August 17, 1935) was a prominent American feminist, sociologist, novelist, writer of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction, and a lecturer for social reform. She was a utopian feminist during a time when her accomplishments were exceptional for women, and she served as a role model for future generations of feminists because of her unorthodox concepts and lifestyle. Her best remembered work today is her semi-autobiographical short story The Yellow Wallpaper which she wrote after a severe bout of postpartum psychosis.
/book/show/24947753-the-vincent-brothers?from_search=true	Abbi Glines	The Vincent brothers	Lana a toujours t secrtement amoureuse de Sawyer Vincent, le trs sage petit copain de sa cousine Ashton. Celui-ci tant libre, maintenant, Lana est bien dcide  tenter sa chance.Sawyer, d'ailleurs, n'est pas insensible  ses charmes. Mais il n'a pas vraiment tourn la page et sa sagesse l'empche de se laisser aller. Seul un torrent de passion pourrait l'emporter.PouLana a toujours t secrtement amoureuse de Sawyer Vincent, le trs sage petit copain de sa cousine Ashton. Celui-ci tant libre, maintenant, Lana est bien dcide  tenter sa chance.Sawyer, d'ailleurs, n'est pas insensible  ses charmes. Mais il n'a pas vraiment tourn la page et sa sagesse l'empche de se laisser aller. Seul un torrent de passion pourrait l'emporter.Pour le sduire vraiment, Lana devra sortir le grand jeu.Et tout lui donner.
/book/show/32335944-beautiful-redemption?from_search=true	Jamie McGuire Agns Girard (Translator)	Beautiful Redemption	Liis Lindy a toujours fait de lexcellence sa devise. Entre ses fianailles et sa carrire au sein du FBI, elle na gure tergivers ! Frachement dbarque  San Diego comme analyste, elle rpond aux ordres de lAgent Spcial Thomas Maddox, connu pour tre une pointure mais aussi un odieux personnage. En effet, derrire son masque dApollon se cache un redoutable prdateuLiis Lindy a toujours fait de lexcellence sa devise. Entre ses fianailles et sa carrire au sein du FBI, elle na gure tergivers ! Frachement dbarque  San Diego comme analyste, elle rpond aux ordres de lAgent Spcial Thomas Maddox, connu pour tre une pointure mais aussi un odieux personnage. En effet, derrire son masque dApollon se cache un redoutable prdateur, prt  tout pour que son quipe se surpasse.Hors de question pour Liis de flancher, et si, pour prouver sa valeur, elle doit accepter de se faire passer pour sa compagne durant quelques jours, qu cela ne tienne ! Contre toute attente, il se pourrait mme quelle apprcie cette mission dinfiltration au-del de tout professionnalisme
/book/show/263356.Creating_Fiction?from_search=true	Julie Checkoway	Creating Fiction	Book by
/book/show/31926886-every-other-day?from_search=true	Jennifer Lynn Barnes	Every Other Day	Every other day, Kali D'Angelo is a normal sixteen-year-old girl. She goes to public high school. She attends pep rallies (reluctantly). She's human. And every other day in between . . . she's not.Though she's not quite sure what she is on those days, Kali knows what she does . . . she hunts, traps, and kills demons, hellhounds, and other supernatural creatures that threatEvery other day, Kali D'Angelo is a normal sixteen-year-old girl. She goes to public high school. She attends pep rallies (reluctantly). She's human. And every other day in between . . . she's not.Though she's not quite sure what she is on those days, Kali knows what she does . . . she hunts, traps, and kills demons, hellhounds, and other supernatural creatures that threaten her world. On those days, she is practically indestructible.But when Kali notices a mark on a popular girl at school, she knows instantly that the girl is marked for death by an unworldly being. And she knows she has only twenty-four hours to save her.There's only one problem . . . it's the wrong twenty-four hours.
/book/show/16151463-menial?from_search=true	Kelly Jennings (Editor) Shay Darrach (Editor) Angeli Primlani	Menial: Skilled Labor in Science Fiction	Miner. Harvester. Mechanic. Sanitation Worker. These are not the typical careers of your average science fiction protagonist. Until now.MENIAL: Skilled Labor in Science Fiction presents seventeen stories about the people who arent afraid to get their hands dirty.From the literal guts of a spaceship, to the energy-starved lands of a future Earth, to the inhospitable surfacMiner. Harvester. Mechanic. Sanitation Worker. These are not the typical careers of your average science fiction protagonist. Until now.MENIAL: Skilled Labor in Science Fiction presents seventeen stories about the people who arent afraid to get their hands dirty.From the literal guts of a spaceship, to the energy-starved lands of a future Earth, to the inhospitable surfaces of other planets, MENIAL explores the stories of people who understand and maintain the building blocks of civilization. They work hard, live hard, and love hard. Theyre not afraid to build the future they want to live in, even knowing the often high human cost of hard labor.
/book/show/23831882-fonds-perdus?from_search=true	Thomas Pynchon Nicolas Richard (Translator)	Fonds perdus	New York, dbut des annes 2000, entre l'clatement spectaculaire de la bulle Internet et leffondrement des tours jumelles. Maxine, jeune mre new-yorkaise  la vie amoureuse mouvemente, est une inspectrice des fraudes qui a perdu sa licence officielle pour avoir trop bien conseill un client vreux. Elle na pourtant pas remis son pistolet, et la voil embarque malgrNew York, dbut des annes 2000, entre l'clatement spectaculaire de la bulle Internet et leffondrement des tours jumelles. Maxine, jeune mre new-yorkaise  la vie amoureuse mouvemente, est une inspectrice des fraudes qui a perdu sa licence officielle pour avoir trop bien conseill un client vreux. Elle na pourtant pas remis son pistolet, et la voil embarque malgr elle dans une aventure haletante et dangereuse : comment se fait-il que la start-up du trs louche Gabriel Ice nait pas bu le bouillon alors que lensemble du march du Net sest brutalement dgonfl quelques mois auparavant ? Do viennent les flux de capitaux qui circulent vers de mystrieux comptes  ltranger ? Pour le savoir, Maxine, entoure par une ribambelle de personnages dcals, va devoir plonger et viter de se perdre dans le Web Profond, cette interzone quasi inaccessible, refuge des hackers anarchistes, des cybervoyous et des mes perdues.Traduit de langlais (tats-Unis) par Nicolas Richard.
/book/show/8434918-daisy-miller-by-henry-james-fiction-classics?from_search=true	Henry James	Daisy Miller by Henry James, Fiction, Classics	. . . .It was in Rome during the autumn of 1877; a friend then living there but settled now in a South less weighted with appeals and memories happened to mention -- which she might perfectly not have done -- some simple and uninformed American lady of the previous winter, whose young daughter, a child of nature and of freedom, accompanying her from hotel to hotel, had -pi. . . .It was in Rome during the autumn of 1877; a friend then living there but settled now in a South less weighted with appeals and memories happened to mention -- which she might perfectly not have done -- some simple and uninformed American lady of the previous winter, whose young daughter, a child of nature and of freedom, accompanying her from hotel to hotel, had -picked up- by the wayside, with the best conscience in the world, a good-looking Roman, of vague identity, astonished at his luck, yet (so far as might be, by the pair) all innocently, all serenely exhibited and introduced: this at least till the occurrence of some small social check, some interrupting incident, of no great gravity or dignity, and which I forget I had never heard, save on this showing, of the amiable but not otherwise eminent ladies, who weren't in fact named, I think, and whose case had merely served to point a familiar moral; and it must have been just their want of salience that left a margin for the small pencil-mark inveterately signifying, in such connections, -Dramatize, dramatize!- The result of my recognizing a few months later the sense of my pencil-mark was the short chronicle of DAISY MILLER. -- Henry James
/book/show/6583717-classic-french-fiction?from_search=true	Marcel Proust	Classic French Fiction: first 4 volumes of À la recherche du temps perdu	The first four volumes of Proust's masterpiece in a single file, in the original French. Du ct de chez Swann, 1913; A L'Ombre des Jeunes Filles en Fleurs, 1919 ; Le Ct de Guermantes, 1920-1921; and Sodome et Gommorrhe, 1921-1922. According to Wikipedia: Valentin Louis Georges Eugne Marcel Proust (10 July 1871  18 November 1922) was a French novelist, essayist, and cThe first four volumes of Proust's masterpiece in a single file, in the original French. Du ct de chez Swann, 1913; A L'Ombre des Jeunes Filles en Fleurs, 1919 ; Le Ct de Guermantes, 1920-1921; and Sodome et Gommorrhe, 1921-1922. According to Wikipedia: Valentin Louis Georges Eugne Marcel Proust (10 July 1871  18 November 1922) was a French novelist, essayist, and critic, best known as the author of  la recherche du temps perdu (in English, In Search of Lost Time; earlier translated as Remembrance of Things Past), a monumental work of twentieth-century fiction published in seven parts from 1913 to 1927... Begun in 1909,  la recherche du temps perdu consists of seven volumes spanning some 3,200 pages and teeming with more than 2,000 literary characters. Graham Greene called Proust the greatest novelist of the 20th century, and W. Somerset Maugham called the novel the greatest fiction to date. Proust died before he was able to complete his revision of the drafts and proofs of the final volumes, the last three of which were published posthumously and edited by his brother, Robert.
/book/show/12070811-the-idiot-girls-action-adventure-club?from_search=true	Laurie Notaro Hillary Huber (Narrator)	The Idiot Girls' Action Adventure Club: True Tales From A Magnificent And Clumsy Life	Introducing Laurie Notaro, the leader of the Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club. Every day she fearlessly rises from bed to defeat the evil machinations of dolts, dimwits, and creepy boyfriends---and that's before she even puts on a bra.
/book/show/1128148.Babel_17?from_search=true	Samuel R. Delany	Babel 17	The commander of the Earthpeople's Alliance journeyed into the bizarre depths of Transport Town to seek Rydra Wong, the cosmic poetess whose words reached across space and whose mind could perceive the meaning of all the world's tongues. And his request placed her into the heart of the vile interstellar war between the Alliance and the Invaders.The new weapon of the InvadeThe commander of the Earthpeople's Alliance journeyed into the bizarre depths of Transport Town to seek Rydra Wong, the cosmic poetess whose words reached across space and whose mind could perceive the meaning of all the world's tongues. And his request placed her into the heart of the vile interstellar war between the Alliance and the Invaders.The new weapon of the Invaders was Babel-17, a menacing hum clogging up Alliance space communications. Rydra had to decipher the communications power of Babel-17 before it could lead to intergalactic defeat. And to do that, she would have to be the target of the next outer-space attack.
/book/show/1182612.The_Scene_Book?from_search=true	Sandra Scofield	The Scene Book: A Primer for the Fiction Writer	To write a good scene, you have to know the following:Every scene has an EVENTEvery scene has a FUNCTION in the narrativeEvery scene has a STRUCTURE: a beginning, middle, and endEvery scene has a PULSEis a fundamental guide to crafting more effective scTo write a good scene, you have to know the following:Every scene has an EVENTEvery scene has a FUNCTION in the narrativeEvery scene has a STRUCTURE: a beginning, middle, and endEvery scene has a PULSEis a fundamental guide to crafting more effective scenes in fiction. In clear, simple language, Sandra Scofield shows both the beginner and the seasoned writer how to build better scenes, the underpinning of any good narrative.
/book/show/25060233-tomorrowland?from_search=true	Steven Kotler	Tomorrowland: Our Staggering Journey from Science Fiction to Science Fact	,,,bestselling author Steven Kotler has written extensively about those pivotal moments when science fiction became science factand fundamentally reshaped the world. Now he gathers the best of his best, updated and expanded upon, to guide readers on a mind-bending tour of the far frontier, and how these advances are radically,,,bestselling author Steven Kotler has written extensively about those pivotal moments when science fiction became science factand fundamentally reshaped the world. Now he gathers the best of his best, updated and expanded upon, to guide readers on a mind-bending tour of the far frontier, and how these advances are radically transforming our lives. From the ways science and technology are fundamentally altering our bodies and our world (the worlds first bionic soldier, the future of evolution) to those explosive collisions between science and culture (life extension and bioweapons), were crossing moral and ethical lines weve never faced before.As Kotler writes, Life is tricky sportand that's the emotional core of this story, the real reason we cant put Pandora back in the box. When you strip everything else away, technology is nothing more than the promise of an easier tomorrow. Its the promise of hope. And how do you stop hope?Join Kotler in this fascinating exploration of our incredible next: a deep dive into those future technologies happening nowand what it means to be a part of this brave new world.
/book/show/34253327-jeu-d-attirance?from_search=true	Jennifer L. Armentrout Ccile Tasson (Translator)	Jeu d'attirance	Mme si elle na pas encore eu de preuve tangible de son existence, Stephanie croit en lamour. Le vrai, le grand, lunique. En attendant quil daigne se montrer, elle se consacre  son job et soffre quelques breaks avec des amants de passage. Des hommes comme Nick : disposs  laider  porter un carton ou  lui offrir un verre, entre autres chosesA priori, tous deux oMme si elle na pas encore eu de preuve tangible de son existence, Stephanie croit en lamour. Le vrai, le grand, lunique. En attendant quil daigne se montrer, elle se consacre  son job et soffre quelques breaks avec des amants de passage. Des hommes comme Nick : disposs  laider  porter un carton ou  lui offrir un verre, entre autres chosesA priori, tous deux obissent aux mmes rgles : du plaisir, pas dattaches, pas de second round. Mais ne dit-on pas que les lois sont faites pour tre contournes ?
/book/show/568874.Breaking_Ice?from_search=true	Terry McMillan (Editor/Contributor) John Edgar Wideman (Preface/Contributor) David Bradley (Contributor)	Breaking Ice: An Anthology of Contemporary African-American Fiction	A striking collection of works from authors both established and emerging, this is the first original anthology of African-American writing in over a decade.Other contributors are:- Ellease Southerland- Barbara Summers- Cliff Thompson- Alice Walker- John A. Williams- Al Young
/book/show/19501521-the-women-of-brewster-place?from_search=true	Gloria Naylor	The Women of Brewster Place (Penguin Contemporary American Fiction Series)	In her heralded first novel, Gloria Naylor weaves together the stories of seven women living in Brewster Place, a bleak-inner city sanctuary, creative a powerful, moving portrait of the strengths, struggles, and hopes of black women in America. Vulnerable and resilient, opeIn her heralded first novel, Gloria Naylor weaves together the stories of seven women living in Brewster Place, a bleak-inner city sanctuary, creative a powerful, moving portrait of the strengths, struggles, and hopes of black women in America. Vulnerable and resilient, openhanded and openhearted, these women forge their lives in a place that in turn threatens and protects - a common prison and a shared home. Adapted into a 1989 ABC miniseries starring Oprah Winfrey,is a contemporary classic - and a touching and unforgettable read.[A] shrewd and lyrical portrayal of many of the realities of black life . . .Miss Naylor bravely risks sentimentality and melodrama to write her compassion and outrage large, and she pulls it off triumphantly. -
/book/show/15847479-the-fourth-science-fiction-megapack?from_search=true	Wildside Press (Editor) Philip K. Dick Mary A. Turzillo	The Fourth Science Fiction Megapack	The Fourth Science Fiction Megapack selects 25 more modern and classic science fiction stories, by talented authors new and old. Authors in this volume include: Mary A. Turzillo, E.C. Tubb, Murray Leinster, Philip K. Dick, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Jason Andrew, Henry Kuttner, Cynthia Ward, George H. Scithers and John Gregory Betancourt, Milton Lesser, John Russell Fearn, Harry HThe Fourth Science Fiction Megapack selects 25 more modern and classic science fiction stories, by talented authors new and old. Authors in this volume include: Mary A. Turzillo, E.C. Tubb, Murray Leinster, Philip K. Dick, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., Jason Andrew, Henry Kuttner, Cynthia Ward, George H. Scithers and John Gregory Betancourt, Milton Lesser, John Russell Fearn, Harry Harrison, Isaac Asimov, Ayn Rand, and many moreComplete contentsZora and the Land Ethic Nomads, by Mary A. TurzilloFood for Friendship, by E.C. TubbThe Life Work of Professor Muntz, by Murray LeinsterTiny and the Monster, by Theodore SturgeonBeyond Lies the Wub, by Philip K. DickPictures Dont Lie, by Katherine MacLeanThe Big Trip Up Yonder, by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.Storm Warning, by Donald A. WollheimThe Application of Discipline, by Jason AndrewTom the Universe, by Larry HodgesWild Seed, by Carmelo RafalaTabula Rasa, by Ray CluleyThe Eyes of Thar, by Henry KuttnerRegenesis, by Cynthia WardNot Omnipotent Enough, by George H. Scithers and John Gregory BetancourtPlatos Bastards, by James C. StewartPen Pal, by Milton LesserLiving Under the Conditions, by James K. MoranThe Arbiter, by John Russell FearnThe Grandmother-Granddaughter Conspiracy, by Marissa LingenTop Secret, by David GrinnellLiving Under the Conditions, by James K. MoranSense of Obligation, by Harry HarrisonAngel's Egg, by Edgar PangbornYouth, by Isaac AsimovAnthem, by Ayn Rand
/book/show/8322373-the-wesleyan-anthology-of-science-fiction?from_search=true	Arthur B. Evans (Editor) Istvan Csicsery-Ronay Jr. (Editor) Joan Gordon (Editor)	The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction	The Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction features over a 150 years' worth of the best science fiction ever collected in a single volume. The fifty-two stories and critical introductions are organized chronologically as well as thematically for classroom use. Filled with luminous ideas, otherworldly adventures, and startling futuristic speculations, these stories will appeThe Wesleyan Anthology of Science Fiction features over a 150 years' worth of the best science fiction ever collected in a single volume. The fifty-two stories and critical introductions are organized chronologically as well as thematically for classroom use. Filled with luminous ideas, otherworldly adventures, and startling futuristic speculations, these stories will appeal to all readers as they chart the emergence and evolution of science fiction as a modern literary genre. They also provide a fascinating look at how our Western technoculture has imaginatively expressed its hopes and fears from the Industrial Revolution of the nineteenth century to the digital age of today. A free online teacher's guide accompanies the anthology and offers access to a host of pedagogical aids for using this book in an academic setting.The stories in this anthology have been selected and introduced by the editors of Science Fiction Studies, the world's most respected journal for the critical study of science fiction.
/book/show/11802476-tales-of-summer-romance?from_search=true	Fiction Flurry Erin Millar Colleen Scott	Tales of Summer Romance	Dip your toes into Tales of Summer Romance from the writers of Fiction Flurry.A collection of short stories that will warm your heart like a sunny day at the beach. Tales of falling in love and finding romance that mends the broken heart, romance that's just for fun, romance from days gone by, and romance that lasts forever.Summertime is heating up, so grab a cool drink,Dip your toes into Tales of Summer Romance from the writers of Fiction Flurry.A collection of short stories that will warm your heart like a sunny day at the beach. Tales of falling in love and finding romance that mends the broken heart, romance that's just for fun, romance from days gone by, and romance that lasts forever.Summertime is heating up, so grab a cool drink, kick back, and get swept away by a flurry of summer romance.
/book/show/37835.The_Unauthorized_Version?from_search=true	Robin Lane Fox	The Unauthorized Version: Truth and Fiction in the Bible	The author of Pagan and Christians examines the scriptures as history, myth, and literature, explaining their inconsistencies and locating their core of truth. Unfailingly incisive, thought-provoking, humane.--The Economist.
/book/show/774783.A_Night_at_the_Movies_Or_You_Must_Remember_This?from_search=true	Robert Coover	A Night at the Movies, Or, You Must Remember This: Fictions	A new collection of interlocking short fictions that pay an irreverent and entertaining fictional tribute to Hollywood myths, from the acclaimed author of The Public Burning and Gerald's Party.
/book/show/12846678-literature?from_search=true	X.J. Kennedy Dana Gioia	Literature: A Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing, Interactive Edition	Literature, Interactive Edition automatically comes with MyLiteratureLab, Pearson's multimedia Web site. MyLiteratureLab icons are found in the margins of the text along with a list of media assets at the front of the anthology. The most popular Literature anthology continues to bring students the finest literature from fables to poetweets. The Twelfth Edition of LiteraLiterature, Interactive Edition automatically comes with MyLiteratureLab, Pearson's multimedia Web site. MyLiteratureLab icons are found in the margins of the text along with a list of media assets at the front of the anthology. The most popular Literature anthology continues to bring students the finest literature from fables to poetweets. The Twelfth Edition of Literature: An Introductiuon to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing, edited by X. J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia, includes eleven new stories from students' favorite authors: ZZ Packer's Brownies, Ray Bradbury's, The Sound of Thunder, Anne Tyler's, Teenage Wasteland, David Leavitt's, A Place I've Never Been and Isabel Allende's The Judge's Wife. More than 60 new accessible and engaging poems have been added including former Iraqi soldier Brian Turner's The Hurt Locker, Katha Pollit's The Mind-Body Problem as well as poetweets from Lawrence Bridges and Robert Pinsky. In addition, there are new poems from Kay Ryan, Benjamin Alire Saenz, H. D, Gary Snyder, Joy Harjo, Tami Haaland, Robert Hayden, Denise Levertov, and William Carlos Williams. Three new one-act plays help ease students into the study of this genre. The new plays include two comedies-- David Ives's, Sure Thing and Jane Martin's Beauty--as well as Edward Bok Lee's experimental drama El Santo Americano. In addition, Milcha Sanchez-Scott's The Cuban Swimmer has been added. 
/book/show/278362.Quo_Vadis_by_Henryk_Sienkiewicz_Fiction_Classics_History_Christian?from_search=true	Henryk Sienkiewicz Jeremiah Curtin (Translator)	Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz, Fiction, Classics, History, Christian	Quo Vadis tells a powerful tale of love and redemption in a time of ultimate danger -- for Christians and Romans alike. The Latin phrase, Quo Vadis means Whither goest thou? It is a phrase of great meaning to Christians. The author of Quo Vadis, Henryk Sienkiewicz, was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1905, and the enduring popularity of Quo Vadis contributed grQuo Vadis tells a powerful tale of love and redemption in a time of ultimate danger -- for Christians and Romans alike. The Latin phrase, Quo Vadis means Whither goest thou? It is a phrase of great meaning to Christians. The author of Quo Vadis, Henryk Sienkiewicz, was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1905, and the enduring popularity of Quo Vadis contributed greatly to the award.
/book/show/219456.The_Science_Fiction_Hall_of_Fame?from_search=true	Ben Bova (Editor) E.M. Forster Frederik Pohl	The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Vol 2B (Science Fiction Hall of Fame #2B)	This volume is the definitive collection of the best science fiction novellas between 1929 to 1964 and contains eleven great classics. There is no better anthology that captures the birth of science fiction as a literary field.Published in 1973 to honor stories that had come before the institution of the Nebula Awards, The Science Fiction Hall of Fame introduced tens of thThis volume is the definitive collection of the best science fiction novellas between 1929 to 1964 and contains eleven great classics. There is no better anthology that captures the birth of science fiction as a literary field.Published in 1973 to honor stories that had come before the institution of the Nebula Awards, The Science Fiction Hall of Fame introduced tens of thousands of young readers to the wonders of science fiction and was a favorite of libraries across the country.Eleven more classic novellas by the most honored authors of science fiction. Companion to Volume IIA.Introduction  Ben BovaIsaac Asimov  na Galaxy Nov 52[Okie]  James Blish  nv Astounding Nov 53Algis Budrys  na F&SF Dec 60Theodore R. Cogswell  na Astounding Jun 52E. M. Forster  nv Oxford and Cambridge Review Nov 09Frederik Pohl  na Galaxy Apr 54James H. Schmitz  nv Astounding Dec 49T. L. Sherred  nv Astounding May 47Wilmar H. Shiras  nv Astounding Nov 48Clifford D. Simak  na Astounding Oct 58Jack Vance  na Galaxy Aug 61
/book/show/22756194-coffee-house-lies?from_search=true	Carly Berg	Coffee House Lies: 100 Cups of Flash fiction	These fun-sized stories are just right for a coffee break, public commute, waiting room, bedtime story, or any other time you want a quick trip without leaving the farm.The 100 stories in this quirky collection range from a few sentences to a few pages. Included are stories nominated for the 2013 Pushcart Prize, Micro Award, and Wigleaf Long List. Nearly all of them haveThese fun-sized stories are just right for a coffee break, public commute, waiting room, bedtime story, or any other time you want a quick trip without leaving the farm.The 100 stories in this quirky collection range from a few sentences to a few pages. Included are stories nominated for the 2013 Pushcart Prize, Micro Award, and Wigleaf Long List. Nearly all of them have been published before individually, in numerous print and online magazines and anthologies.Tales vary from realistic to humorous to surreal, and family-friendly to adult. Repeating themes include: people-as-animals, people losing themselves and finding themselves (and sometimes wishing they hadn't), childhood in the psychedelic seventies, reality TV, marriage, twisted religion, and of course the gotta have 'em he-done-me wrongs. Enjoy!
/book/show/48038.Carmilla_by_J_Sheridan_Lefanu_Fiction_Literary_Horror_Fantasy?from_search=true	J. Sheridan Le Fanu	Carmilla by J. Sheridan Lefanu, Fiction, Literary, Horror, Fantasy	J. Sheridan LeFanu's classic novel of blood, terror -- and a love that dare not speak its name. First published as a serial in The Dark Blue (1871-72), the story is narrated by a young woman preyed upon by a female vampire named Carmilla, later revealed to be Mircalla, Countess Karnstein (Carmilla is an anagram of Mircalla). The story is often anthologized and has been adaJ. Sheridan LeFanu's classic novel of blood, terror -- and a love that dare not speak its name. First published as a serial in The Dark Blue (1871-72), the story is narrated by a young woman preyed upon by a female vampire named Carmilla, later revealed to be Mircalla, Countess Karnstein (Carmilla is an anagram of Mircalla). The story is often anthologized and has been adapted many times in film and other media. Carmilla is the book that set the text for Dracula, that threw the light on our morbid fascination with the vampire legend.
/book/show/894293.Centennial?from_search=true	James A. Michener	Centennial (Ulverscroft large print series. [fiction])	Michener is America's best writer, and he proves it once again in CENTENNIAL.THE PITTSBURGH PRESS A stunning panorama of the West, CENTENNIAL is an enthralling celebration of our country, brimming with the glory and the greatness of the American past that only bestselling author James Michener could bring to stunning life. From the Native Americans, the migrating white mMichener is America's best writer, and he proves it once again in CENTENNIAL.THE PITTSBURGH PRESS A stunning panorama of the West, CENTENNIAL is an enthralling celebration of our country, brimming with the glory and the greatness of the American past that only bestselling author James Michener could bring to stunning life. From the Native Americans, the migrating white men and women, the cowboys, and the foreigners, it is a story of trappers, traders, homesteaders, gold seekers, ranchers, and hunters--all caught up in the dramatic events and violent conflicts that shaped the destiny of our legendary West.
/book/show/27243044-just-so-stories?from_search=true	Rudyard Kipling Read Monkey Pablo (Illustrator)	Just So Stories: Illustrated Platinum Edition (Classic Bestselling Fiction Books)	How is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedBest fiction books of all timeOne of the best children's books to readClassic short stories for kidsBestselling bedtime stories for kidsThe stories, first published in 1902, are pourquoi (French for why) or oHow is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedBest fiction books of all timeOne of the best children's books to readClassic short stories for kidsBestselling bedtime stories for kidsThe stories, first published in 1902, are pourquoi (French for why) or origin stories, fantastic accounts of how various phenomena came about. A forerunner of these stories is Kipling's How Fear Came, included in his The Second Jungle Book (1895). In it, Mowgli hears the story of how the tiger got his stripes.The Just So Stories typically have the theme of a particular animal being modified from an original form to its current form by the acts of man, or some magical being. For example, the Whale has a tiny throat because he swallowed a mariner, who tied a raft inside to block the whale from swallowing other men. The Camel has a hump given to him by a djinn as punishment for the camel's refusing to work (the hump allows the camel to work longer between times of eating). The Leopard's spots were painted by an Ethiopian (after the Ethiopian painted himself black). The Kangaroo gets its powerful hind legs, long tail, and hopping gait after being chased all day by a dingo, sent by a minor god responding to the Kangaroo's request to be made different from all other animals.
/book/show/25236733-plot-fiction-like-the-masters?from_search=true	Terry Richard Bazes	Plot Fiction like the Masters	Plot Fiction like the Masters is an exercise in reading like a writer  reading with the purpose of figuring out how the plots of a few recognized masterpieces succeed in making readers turn the page. The reason for proposing this as a way of learning plot-making is my own experience as a writer -- that the most accomplished novelists are the greatest teachers and that thePlot Fiction like the Masters is an exercise in reading like a writer  reading with the purpose of figuring out how the plots of a few recognized masterpieces succeed in making readers turn the page. The reason for proposing this as a way of learning plot-making is my own experience as a writer -- that the most accomplished novelists are the greatest teachers and that their lessons may be drawn from a close study of their work. The three novels under consideration  Ian Flemings Dr. No, Jane Austens Pride and Prejudice and Evelyn Waughs A Handful of Dust  have all achieved astonishing success. They are all not only recognized masterpieces of their very different genres but have also won the glittering prizes  fame, fortune, movie deals -- for which many a haggard writer would sell his or her soul to the Devil.There are, of course, many other books for sale about the art and craft of story-building. But this book is different from the others, because its plotting lessons are not formulaic but concrete and practical  drawn from a close reading of successful books. For unless theories are informed by the specifics of successful stories, they are (for me, at least) of limited value. That is why this book is not about how plots should be made  but how, in three extraordinary novels, they actually were made.A great plot is a page-turning machine. The reader is immediately grabbed by it and then pulled along by an ever-changing, propulsive dynamic of suspense, curiosity and surprise. All three of these very different novels -- a James Bond thriller, a prototypical Regency Romance and a scathing 20th-century black comedy  are driven forward by this kind of engine. One of the chief objectives of this book is  not only to examine the parts of this engine as it moves along, but also to discover the secret of the energy that propels it forward.Plot Fiction like the Masters is comprised of five chapters, entitled: Introduction; The Case of James Bond; Pride, Prejudice and Plotting; Waugh and the Architecture of Dark Comedy; and Conflict and the Logic of Story-building. Ben Cheever (the author of several fine novels) has written a foreword.
/book/show/26011077-the-best-small-fictions-2015?from_search=true	Robert Olen Butler (Guest Editor) Tara L. Masih (Series Editor) Leesa Cross-Smith	The Best Small Fictions 2015	It takes many small things to make something big. Fifty-five acclaimed and emerging writersincluding Emma Bolden, Ron Carlson, Kelly Cherry, Stuart Dybek, Blake Kimzey, Roland Leach, Bobbie Ann Mason, Diane Williams, and Hiromi Kawakamihave made the debut of The Best Small Fictions 2015 something significant, something worthwhile, and something necessary. Featuring spotlIt takes many small things to make something big. Fifty-five acclaimed and emerging writersincluding Emma Bolden, Ron Carlson, Kelly Cherry, Stuart Dybek, Blake Kimzey, Roland Leach, Bobbie Ann Mason, Diane Williams, and Hiromi Kawakamihave made the debut of The Best Small Fictions 2015 something significant, something worthwhile, and something necessary. Featuring spotlights on Pleiades journal and Michael Martone, this international volumewith Pulitzer Prizewinning author Robert Olen Butler serving as guest editor and award-winning editor Tara L. Masih as series editoris a celebration of the diversity and quality captured in fiction forms fewer than 1,000 words..................................................Whatever one calls themflash fictions, microfictions, short shortsthe number of outlets where such pieces are published continue to grow along with the interest of readers and writers in the form. The time is right for a Best of the Year anthology.Stuart Dybek, author of The Coast of Chicago and Ecstatic CahootsThese small fictions are small only in length, not in impact. Their minuteness provides a different lens upon lifeone that illuminates the telling yet elusive moments that bigger stories often overlook. A different slant on the truth emerges not in spite of their length, but because of it. Short shorts often seem like the quiet stepchild in the fiction familyovershadowed by vociferous novels, not quite dressed in the right attire as conventional short stories. A series celebrating these tiny gems is long overdue.Grant Faulkner, cofounder of 100 Word Story, author of FissuresThe loud and long message of the seemingly quiet and the definitely short is in ample supply in The Best Small Fictions 2015. From a mothers fury over misspelled words in Dee Cohens By Heart, to a fathers disintegration in David Mellerick Lynchs Lunar Deep, there is pathos, depth, and welcome language-fireworks in these small gems. Chekhov would be proud of how briefly these writers manage to speak on lengthy subjects.Nuala N Chonchir, author of Miss EmilyThe Best Small Fictions 2015 is essential reading for anyone who enjoys not just small fiction, but fiction in general. Don't miss it!Robert Swartwood, editor of Hint Fiction:An Anthology of Stories in 25 Words or Fewer
/book/show/17557474-well-read-women?from_search=true	Samantha Hahn	Well-Read Women: Portraits of Fiction's Most Beloved Heroines	A treasure of a gift for the well-read woman, this collection brings together 50 stirring portraits, in watercolour and in word, of literature's most well-read female characters. Anna Karenina, Clarissa Dalloway, Daisy Buchanan...each seems to live on the page through celebrated artist Samantha Hahn's evocative portraits and hand-lettered quotations, with the pairing of arA treasure of a gift for the well-read woman, this collection brings together 50 stirring portraits, in watercolour and in word, of literature's most well-read female characters. Anna Karenina, Clarissa Dalloway, Daisy Buchanan...each seems to live on the page through celebrated artist Samantha Hahn's evocative portraits and hand-lettered quotations, with the pairing of art and text capturing all the spirit of the character as she was originally written. The book itself evokes vintage grace re-imagined for contemporary taste, with a cloth spine silk-screened in a graphic pattern, debossed cover, and pages that turn with the tactile satisfaction of watercolour paper. In the hand and in the reading, here is a new classic for the book lover's library.
/book/show/22029529-kaleidoscope?from_search=true	Alisa Krasnostein (Editor) Julia Rios (Editor) Garth Nix	Kaleidoscope: Diverse YA Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories	What do a disabled superhero, a time-traveling Chinese-American figure skater, and a transgendered animal shifter have in common? They're all stars of Kaleidoscope stories! Kaleidoscope collects fun, edgy, meditative, and hopeful YA science fiction and fantasy with diverse leads. These twenty original stories tell of scary futures, magical adventures, and the joys and hearWhat do a disabled superhero, a time-traveling Chinese-American figure skater, and a transgendered animal shifter have in common? They're all stars of Kaleidoscope stories! Kaleidoscope collects fun, edgy, meditative, and hopeful YA science fiction and fantasy with diverse leads. These twenty original stories tell of scary futures, magical adventures, and the joys and heartbreaks of teenage life. Featuring New York Times bestselling and award winning authors along with newer voices: Garth Nix, Sofia Samatar, William Alexander, Karen Healey, E.C. Myers, Tansy Rayner Roberts, Ken Liu, Vylar Kaftan, Sean Williams, Amal El-Mohtar, Jim C. Hines, Faith Mudge, John Chu, Alena McNamara, Tim Susman, Gabriela Lee, Dirk Flinthart, Holly Kench, Sean Eads, and Shveta Thakrar
/book/show/13793282-flashy-fiction-and-other-insane-tales?from_search=true	Jen Wylie Sean Hayden	Flashy Fiction and Other Insane Tales	An anthology of the strange, bizarre, and just plain weird. Zombies, vampires, ghosts, and ...crickets? Try a taste of writing from two very different fantasy authors. Flash stories are super short and perfect for when you 'just have a minute'. This anthology contains 15 stories from authors Sean Hayden and Jen Wylie. Run the rampart of emotions in this exciting mix of talAn anthology of the strange, bizarre, and just plain weird. Zombies, vampires, ghosts, and ...crickets? Try a taste of writing from two very different fantasy authors. Flash stories are super short and perfect for when you 'just have a minute'. This anthology contains 15 stories from authors Sean Hayden and Jen Wylie. Run the rampart of emotions in this exciting mix of tales. From humor to twisted, there is something for everyone. Contains adult language!
/book/show/20660138-eight-cousins?from_search=true	Louisa May Alcott Manuel Ortiz Braschi (Editor)	Eight Cousins: A Classic Fiction Novel By Louisa May Alcott! AAA+++	This is the story of Rose, a rich but lonely and sickly girl who has been recently orphaned and sent to live with her maiden aunts. When Roses guardian, Uncle Alec, returns from abroad he takes over her care. Through his unorthodox theories about child-rearing and her exposure to the exploits of her seven male cousins and numerous aunts, Rose becomes happier and healthierThis is the story of Rose, a rich but lonely and sickly girl who has been recently orphaned and sent to live with her maiden aunts. When Roses guardian, Uncle Alec, returns from abroad he takes over her care. Through his unorthodox theories about child-rearing and her exposure to the exploits of her seven male cousins and numerous aunts, Rose becomes happier and healthier, cured of many of her fears and prejudices. She also makes friends with Phebe, her aunts maid of her own age, whose cheerful attitude in the face of poverty helps to illustrate to Rose her own good fortune. (Summary from Wikipedia)----------------------------------------------------------------------------Dear Readers:We are dedicated to providing our customers with cutting edge information with the latest and most popular ebooks & hot topics at very affordable prices. Our mission is to create positive change in your life. We carry hundreds of unique titles including Literary Classics under many categories for your convenience. Please click on the name Manuel Ortiz Braschi at the top of the page, next to the title, or write Manuel Ortiz Braschi at the search box and you will be taken to our main page in Amazon, where you will be able to check all the interesting, unique and informative titles that we carry at Amazon Kindle.
/book/show/310584.Hill_of_Dreams_by_Arthur_Machen_Fiction_Fantasy?from_search=true	Arthur Machen	Hill of Dreams by Arthur Machen, Fiction, Fantasy	Lucian Taylor is damned, either through contact with an erotically pagan faerie world or through something degenerate in his own nature. He thinks of the damning thing inside him as a faun. He becomes a writer, and when he moves to London he becomes trapped by the increasing reality of the dark imaginings of this creature within him, which become increasingly real. The porLucian Taylor is damned, either through contact with an erotically pagan faerie world or through something degenerate in his own nature. He thinks of the damning thing inside him as a faun. He becomes a writer, and when he moves to London he becomes trapped by the increasing reality of the dark imaginings of this creature within him, which become increasingly real. The portrait of a doomed artist: a man not unlike Machen himself.
/book/show/19273555-harvard-classics-shelf-of-fiction-vol-01-02?from_search=true	Henry Fielding	Harvard Classics, Shelf of Fiction, Vol. 01 & 02: The History of Tom Jones	Tom Jones is both one of the great comic masterpieces of English literature and a major force in the development of the novel form. Fielding's masterpiece is thus the most suitable introduction to the Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction.
/book/show/6184812-the-return-of-the-native-by-thomas-hardy-fiction-classics?from_search=true	Thomas Hardy	The Return of the Native by Thomas Hardy, Fiction, Classics	The Return of the Native (1878) followed Far From the Madding Crowd (1874) as the second of Thomas Hardy's great Wessex novels. Thomas Hardy began and ended his writing career as a poet. In between, he wrote a number of books that many readers find emotionally-wrenching, but which are considered among the classics of 19th Century British literature, including Tess of the DThe Return of the Native (1878) followed Far From the Madding Crowd (1874) as the second of Thomas Hardy's great Wessex novels. Thomas Hardy began and ended his writing career as a poet. In between, he wrote a number of books that many readers find emotionally-wrenching, but which are considered among the classics of 19th Century British literature, including Tess of the D'Urbervilles. Readers will experience Hardy's realism in The Return of the Native, but here, it is tempered with romance and redemption.
/book/show/25882368-la-derni-re-petite-enveloppe-bleue?from_search=true	Maureen Johnson Julie Lopez (Translator)	La dernière petite enveloppe bleue	Ginny a vcu une folle aventure lt de ses 17 ans: un voyage  travers lEurope, sur la trace des 13 enveloppes lgues par sa tante adore. 13... moins une, disparue en cours de route. Quand elle apprend que la fameuse enveloppe a t retrouve, Ginny se lance dans un ultime priple, de Londres  Paris, dAmsterdam  Dublin.La dlicieuse fin du bestseller de Maureen JoGinny a vcu une folle aventure lt de ses 17 ans: un voyage  travers lEurope, sur la trace des 13 enveloppes lgues par sa tante adore. 13... moins une, disparue en cours de route. Quand elle apprend que la fameuse enveloppe a t retrouve, Ginny se lance dans un ultime priple, de Londres  Paris, dAmsterdam  Dublin.La dlicieuse fin du bestseller de Maureen Johnson.Comment est ne cette histoire: je savais seulement quil y aurait... 13 lettres. Me voil assise pendant des semaines devant une carte gante de lEurope, un crayon  la main, y griffonnant des notes, y traant des flches... Je suis devenue progressivement Ginny elle-mme.Maureen Johnson.
/book/show/12190222-zorba-the-greek?from_search=true	Nikos Kazantzakis	Zorba the Greek	The classic novel, international sensation, and inspiration for the film starring Anthony Quinn explores the struggle between the aesthetic and the rational, the inner life and the life of the mind.The classic novel Zorba the Greek is the story of two men, their incredible friendship, and the importance of living life to the fullest. Zorba, a Greek working man, is a largerThe classic novel, international sensation, and inspiration for the film starring Anthony Quinn explores the struggle between the aesthetic and the rational, the inner life and the life of the mind.The classic novel Zorba the Greek is the story of two men, their incredible friendship, and the importance of living life to the fullest. Zorba, a Greek working man, is a larger-than-life character, energetic and unpredictable. He accompanies the unnamed narrator to Crete to work in the narrators lignite mine, and the pair develops a singular relationship. The two men couldnt be further apart: The narrator is cerebral, modest, and reserved; Zorba is unfettered, spirited, and beyond the reins of civility. Over the course of their journey, he becomes the narrators greatest friend and inspiration and helps him to appreciate the joy of living.Zorba has been acclaimed as one of the most remarkable figures in literature; he is a character in the great tradition of Sinbad the Sailor, Falstaff, and Sancho Panza. He responds to all that life offers him with passion, whether hes supervising laborers at a mine, confronting mad monks in a mountain monastery, embellishing the tales of his past adventures, or making love. Zorba the Greek explores the beauty and pain of existence, inviting readers to reevaluate the most important aspects of their lives and live to the fullest.
/book/show/27224126-the-house-of-the-seven-gables?from_search=true	Nathaniel Hawthorne Read Monkey Pablo (Illustrator)	The House of the Seven Gables: Illustrated Platinum Edition (Classic Bestselling Fiction Books)	How is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedBest witchcraft books of all timeOne of the best books to readClassic supernatural fiction booksBestselling gothic novelThe House of the Seven Gables is a Gothic novel written beginning in mid-1850 by AmericanHow is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedBest witchcraft books of all timeOne of the best books to readClassic supernatural fiction booksBestselling gothic novelThe House of the Seven Gables is a Gothic novel written beginning in mid-1850 by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne and published in April 1851 by Ticknor and Fields of Boston. The novel follows a New England family and their ancestral home. In the book, Hawthorne explores themes of guilt, retribution, and atonement and colors the tale with suggestions of the supernatural and witchcraft. The setting for the book was inspired by a gabled house in Salem belonging to Hawthorne's cousin Susanna Ingersoll and by ancestors of Hawthorne who had played a part in the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. The book was well received upon publication and later had a strong influence on the work of H. P. Lovecraft. The House of the Seven Gables has been adapted several times to film and television.The novel is set in the mid-19th century, although it includes glimpses into the history of the house, which was built in the late 17th century. The house of the title is a gloomy New England mansion, haunted since its construction by fraudulent dealings, accusations of witchcraft, and sudden death. The current resident, the dignified but desperately poor Hepzibah Pyncheon, opens a shop in a side room to support her brother Clifford, who is about to leave prison after serving thirty years for murder. She refuses all assistance from her wealthy but unpleasant cousin, Judge Jaffrey Pyncheon. A distant relative, the lively and pretty young Phoebe, turns up and quickly becomes invaluable, charming customers and rousing Clifford from depression. A delicate romance grows between Phoebe and the mysterious attic lodger Holgrave, who is writing a history of the Pyncheon family.The next day, upon Phoebe's return, the Judge's body is discovered, and the townsfolk begin to murmur about Hepzibah and Clifford's sudden disappearance. To Phoebe's relief, Hepzibah and Clifford return shortly. Events from past and present throw light on the circumstances which sent Clifford to prison, proving his innocence: He was framed for the death of his uncle by Jaffrey, who was desperately looking for the legendary deed around the house at that time. Holgrave is discovered to be a descendant of Maule but bears the Pyncheon family no ill will, mostly due to his feelings for Phoebe; and the deed is discovered hidden behind the old Colonel's portrait, although it has long since become worthless as the land is already settled. The romance ends with the characters leaving the old house to start a new life in the countryside, free of the burdens of the past.
/book/show/18430710-mesaerion?from_search=true	Andrew Barger (Editor) Edgar Allan Poe Nathaniel Hawthorne	Mesaerion: The Best Science Fiction Stories 1800-1849	Andrew Barger, award-winning author and engineer, has extensively researched forgotten journals and magazines of the early 19th century to locate groundbreaking science fiction short stories in the English language. In doing so, he found what is possibly the first science fiction story by a female (and it is not from Mary Shelley). Andrew located the first steampunk shortAndrew Barger, award-winning author and engineer, has extensively researched forgotten journals and magazines of the early 19th century to locate groundbreaking science fiction short stories in the English language. In doing so, he found what is possibly the first science fiction story by a female (and it is not from Mary Shelley). Andrew located the first steampunk short story, which has not been republished since 1844. There is the first voyage to the moon in a balloon, republished for the first time since 1820 that further tells of a darkness machine and a lunarian named Zuloc. Other sci-stories include the first robotic insect and an electricity gun. Once again, Andrew has searched old texts to find the very best science fiction stories from the period when the genre automated to life, some of the stories are published for the first time in nearly 200 years. Read these fantastic stories today!OUR OWN COUNTRY So mechanical has the age become, that men seriously talk of flying machines, to go by steam, --not your air-balloons, but real Daedalian wings, made of wood and joints, nailed to your shoulder, --not wings of feathers and wax like the wings of Icarus, who fell into the Cretan sea, but real, solid, substantial, rock-maple wings with wrought-iron hinges, and huge concavities, to propel us through the air. Knickerbocker Magazine, May 18
/book/show/25260335-una-cosa-sola?from_search=true	Gary Keller Jay Papasan Alessandra Petrelli (Translator)	Una cosa sola: L'unico metodo per fissare le priorità e ottenere risultati eccezionali (TRE60 Non fiction)	TU VORRESTI MENOMeno distrazioni e meno cose da fare. La dose quotidiana di email, sms, tweet, messaggi ti distrae e lo stress s'impenna. La tua vita  un dribbling continuo tra casa, lavoro e famiglia. E il prezzo da pagare  molto, troppo, elevato.Nello stesso tempo, perTU VORRESTI PIPi soddisfazioni nella vita. Maggiore produttivit sul lavoro e uno stipendio piTU VORRESTI MENOMeno distrazioni e meno cose da fare. La dose quotidiana di email, sms, tweet, messaggi ti distrae e lo stress s'impenna. La tua vita  un dribbling continuo tra casa, lavoro e famiglia. E il prezzo da pagare  molto, troppo, elevato.Nello stesso tempo, perTU VORRESTI PIPi soddisfazioni nella vita. Maggiore produttivit sul lavoro e uno stipendio pi alto. Pi tempo libero per te, per la tua famiglia e per i tuoi amici.ORA PUOI AVERE IL PI E IL MENO.Grazie a Una cosa sola, infatti, imparerai a:liberarti di tutto ci che  inutilefarti strada in mezzo a un'infinit di impegniraggiungere migliori risultati in minor tempotenere sotto controllo lo stressdedicarti a ci che davvero  importante per tee scoprirai che  pi facile del previsto.Anzi, basta Una cosa sola.TU VORRESTI MENOMeno distrazioni e meno cose da fare. La dose quotidiana di email, sms, tweet, messaggi ti distrae e lo stress s'impenna. La tua vita  un dribbling continuo tra casa, lavoro e famiglia. E il prezzo da pagare  molto, troppo, elevato.Nello stesso tempo, perTU VORRESTI PIPi soddisfazioni nella vita. Maggiore produttivit sul lavoro e uno stipendio pi alto. Pi tempo libero per te, per la tua famiglia e per i tuoi amici.ORA PUOI AVERE IL PI E IL MENO.Grazie a Una cosa sola, infatti, imparerai a:liberarti di tutto ci che  inutilefarti strada in mezzo a un'infinit di impegniraggiungere migliori risultati in minor tempotenere sotto controllo lo stressdedicarti a ci che davvero  importante per tee scoprirai che  pi facile del previsto.Anzi, basta Una cosa sola.TU VORRESTI MENOMeno distrazioni e meno cose da fare. La dose quotidiana di email, sms, tweet, messaggi ti distrae e lo stress s'impenna. La tua vita  un dribbling continuo tra casa, lavoro e famiglia. E il prezzo da pagare  molto, troppo, elevato.Nello stesso tempo, perTU VORRESTI PIPi soddisfazioni nella vita. Maggiore produttivit sul lavoro e uno stipendio pi alto. Pi tempo libero per te, per la tua famiglia e per i tuoi amici.ORA PUOI AVERE IL PI E IL MENO.Grazie a Una cosa sola, infatti, imparerai a:liberarti di tutto ci che  inutilefarti strada in mezzo a un'infinit di impegniraggiungere migliori risultati in minor tempotenere sotto controllo lo stressdedicarti a ci che davvero  importante per tee scoprirai che  pi facile del previsto.Anzi, basta Una cosa sola.
/book/show/26821543-common-sense?from_search=true	Thomas Paine Read Monkey Pablo (Illustrator)	Common Sense: Illustrated Platinum Edition (Classic Bestselling Fiction Books)	How is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedCommon Sense is a book written by Thomas Paine in 177576 that inspired people in the Thirteen Colonies to declare and fight for independence from Great Britain in the summer of 1776. It explained the advantages of andHow is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedCommon Sense is a book written by Thomas Paine in 177576 that inspired people in the Thirteen Colonies to declare and fight for independence from Great Britain in the summer of 1776. It explained the advantages of and the need for immediate independence in clear, simple language. It was published anonymously on January 10, 1776, at the beginning of the American Revolution and became an immediate sensation. It was sold and distributed widely and read aloud at taverns and meeting places.Washington had it read to all his troops, which at the time had surrounded the British army in Boston. In proportion to the population of the colonies at that time (2.5 million), it had the largest sale and circulation of any book published in American history. As of 2006, it remains the all-time best selling American title.Common Sense presented the American colonists with an argument for freedom from British rule at a time when the question of whether or not to seek independence was the central issue of the day. Paine wrote and reasoned in a style that common people understood. Forgoing the philosophical and Latin references used by Enlightenment era writers, he structured Common Sense as if it were a sermon, and relied on Biblical references to make his case to the people. He connected independence with common dissenting Protestant beliefs as a means to present a distinctly American political identity. Historian Gordon S. Wood described Common Sense as the most incendiary and popular book of the entire revolutionary era.
/book/show/34339625-all-i-ever-wanted?from_search=true	Kristan Higgins	All I Ever Wanted	book
/book/show/9548483-sort-of-stranger-than-fiction?from_search=true	Josh Lanyon	Sort of Stranger Than Fiction (Petit Morts, #7)	When Michael Milner opens a dojo across the street from Ethan's bookstore, Red Bird Books, he makes ripples not only because he's a newcomer in the small desert town of Peabody, but because half his face has been horribly scarred. How? Ethan isn't sure. Michael's not exactly the chatty type, which only adds to his allure.Michael may not be the most sociable person in PeaboWhen Michael Milner opens a dojo across the street from Ethan's bookstore, Red Bird Books, he makes ripples not only because he's a newcomer in the small desert town of Peabody, but because half his face has been horribly scarred. How? Ethan isn't sure. Michael's not exactly the chatty type, which only adds to his allure.Michael may not be the most sociable person in Peabody, but he's quick to defuse a tense situation when Ethan finds himself cornered by Karl Hagar, fellow writing group member, and creepy author of even creepier serial killer tales. Ethan's sister Erin is convinced that Karl himself is responsible for the bodies turning up lately in the desertafter all, don't all the advice books say, Write what you know?While Erin's idea seems pretty far-fetched, Ethan does have to wonder why Karl's eerie focus has landed squarely on him.
/book/show/1367800.The_Little_Vampire_In_Danger?from_search=true	Angela Sommer-Bodenburg	The Little Vampire In Danger	Anton berlief es kalt. Langsam schien es brenzlig zu werden. Antons Eltern sind pltzlich misstrauisch geworden  wegen des Fotos, das der Vater von Anna und Anton gemacht hat. Merkwrdigerweise ist darauf nmlich auer Anton nur das Buch zu sehen, das Anna in der Hand gehalten hat. Und es kommt noch schlimmer: Geiermeier und Schnuppermaul wollen ausgerechnet den Teil dAnton berlief es kalt. Langsam schien es brenzlig zu werden. Antons Eltern sind pltzlich misstrauisch geworden  wegen des Fotos, das der Vater von Anna und Anton gemacht hat. Merkwrdigerweise ist darauf nmlich auer Anton nur das Buch zu sehen, das Anna in der Hand gehalten hat. Und es kommt noch schlimmer: Geiermeier und Schnuppermaul wollen ausgerechnet den Teil des Friedhofs verschnern, wo die Vampire zu Hause sind . . .
/book/show/11062716-piper-in-the-woods?from_search=true	Philip K. Dick	Piper in the Woods: A Collection of Science Fiction	Philip Kindred Dick was an American novelist, short story writer, and essayist in the science fiction genre. Dick explored sociological, political and metaphysical themes in novels dominated by monopolistic corporations, authoritarian governments, and altered states.In his later works, Dick's thematic focus strongly reflected his personal interest in metaphysics and theoloPhilip Kindred Dick was an American novelist, short story writer, and essayist in the science fiction genre. Dick explored sociological, political and metaphysical themes in novels dominated by monopolistic corporations, authoritarian governments, and altered states.In his later works, Dick's thematic focus strongly reflected his personal interest in metaphysics and theology. He often drew upon his own life experiences and addressed the nature of drug abuse, paranoia and schizophrenia, and transcendental experiences in both his short fiction and novels.This collection brings together 11 rare short stories and novellas culled from premier editions of such classic magazines as Amazing Stories, If, Galaxy and Planets.Piper in the WoodsThe Variable ManBeyond the DoorThe Crystal CryptThe DefendersThe GunThe SkullThe Eyes Have ItSecond VarietyBeyond Lies the WubMr. Spaceship
/book/show/23316542-beyond-the-first-draft?from_search=true	John Casey	Beyond the First Draft: The Art of Fiction	National Book Award winner John Casey is a masterful novelist who is also an inspiring and beloved teacher. Inhe offers essential and original insights into the art of writingand rewritingfiction.Through anecdotes about other writers methods and habits (as well as his own) and close readings of literature from Aristotle to Zola, the essays in thiNational Book Award winner John Casey is a masterful novelist who is also an inspiring and beloved teacher. Inhe offers essential and original insights into the art of writingand rewritingfiction.Through anecdotes about other writers methods and habits (as well as his own) and close readings of literature from Aristotle to Zola, the essays in this collection offer suggestions about things to do, things to think about when your writing has got you lost in the woods. In Dogma and Anti-dogma Casey sets out the tried-and-true advice and then comments on when to apply it and when to ignore it. In What's Funny he considers the range of comedy from pratfalls to elegant wit. In In Other Words he discusses translations and the surprising effects that translating can have on ones native language. In Mentors he pays tribute to those who have guided him and other writers. Throughout the fourteen essays there are notes on voice, point of view, structure, and other crucial elements. This book is an invaluable resource for aspiring writers and a revitalizing companion for seasoned ones.
/book/show/964267.Trillion_Year_Spree?from_search=true	Brian W. Aldiss David Wingrove	Trillion Year Spree: The History of Science Fiction	Britain's most illustrious SF writer, Brian Aldiss, provides a witty and perceptive history of this extraordinary phenomenon, set in its social and literary context. Crammed with fascinating insights, this generous spree takes us through decades of treats for the imagination: escape to other dimensions, flights to other planets, lost worlds, utopias, mechanical creatures aBritain's most illustrious SF writer, Brian Aldiss, provides a witty and perceptive history of this extraordinary phenomenon, set in its social and literary context. Crammed with fascinating insights, this generous spree takes us through decades of treats for the imagination: escape to other dimensions, flights to other planets, lost worlds, utopias, mechanical creatures and intelligent aliens. Amusing, intelligent and authoritative, it takes us on a tour through that zone where literature and science engage in an eternal flirtation. Examining the great writers SF has produced, and the images that have become the cultural wallpaper of the present day, this comprehensive expedition is for buffs and tenderfoots alike.
/book/show/17464952-how-to-kill-a-vampire?from_search=true	Liisa Ladouceur	How to Kill a Vampire: Fangs in Folklore, Film and Fiction	Vampires exist. And in every culture with a legend about bloodsuckers that rise from the grave to prey upon the living, there are rules and rituals for how to destroy them.is the first book to focus specifically on all known ways to prevent vampirism, protect oneself against attacks, and ultimately how to destroy the undead, as documented in folkloreVampires exist. And in every culture with a legend about bloodsuckers that rise from the grave to prey upon the living, there are rules and rituals for how to destroy them.is the first book to focus specifically on all known ways to prevent vampirism, protect oneself against attacks, and ultimately how to destroy the undead, as documented in folklore as well as horror film, TV, and books.Covering everything from obscure legends to contemporary blockbusters, Ladouceurs unique approach to vampires traces the evolution of how to kill the fictional creatures and celebrates the most important slayers.In exploring how and why we create these monsters and the increasingly complex ways in which we destroy them, the book not only serves as a handy guide to the history and modern role of the vampire, it reveals much about the changing nature of human fears.
/book/show/9817442-the-best-science-fiction-and-fantasy-of-the-year-volume-5?from_search=true	Jonathan Strahan (Editor) Hannu Rajaniemi (Contributor) Bruce Sterling (Contributor)	The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 5	The depth and breadth of science fiction and fantasy fiction continues to change with every passing year. The twenty-nine stories chosen for this book by award-winning anthologist Jonathan Strahan carefully map this evolution, giving readers a captivating and always-entertaining look at the very best the genre has to offer.Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and TalThe depth and breadth of science fiction and fantasy fiction continues to change with every passing year. The twenty-nine stories chosen for this book by award-winning anthologist Jonathan Strahan carefully map this evolution, giving readers a captivating and always-entertaining look at the very best the genre has to offer.Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes abestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.
/book/show/52441.Life_A_User_s_Manual?from_search=true	Georges Perec	Life, A User's Manual: Fictions	is an unclassified masterpiece, a sprawling compendium as encyclopedic as Dante's Commedia and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and, in its break with tradition, as inspiring as Joyce's Ulysses. Perec's spellbinding puzzle begins in an apartment block in the XVIIth arrondissement of Paris where, chapter by chapter, room by room, like an onion being peeled, and extraordinaryis an unclassified masterpiece, a sprawling compendium as encyclopedic as Dante's Commedia and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and, in its break with tradition, as inspiring as Joyce's Ulysses. Perec's spellbinding puzzle begins in an apartment block in the XVIIth arrondissement of Paris where, chapter by chapter, room by room, like an onion being peeled, and extraordinary rich cast of characters is revealed in a series of tales that are bizarre, unlikely, moving, funny, or (sometimes) quite ordinary. From the confessions of a racing cyclist to the plans of an avenging murderer, from a young ethnographer obsessed with a Sumatran tribe to the death of a trapeze artist, from the fears of an ex-croupier to the dreams of a sex-change pop star to an eccentric English millionaire who has devised the ultimate pastime,is a manual of human irony, portraying the mixed marriages of fortunes, passions and despairs, betrayals and bereavements, of hundreds of lives in Paris and around the world.But the novel in more than an extraordinary range of fictions; it is a closely observed account of life and experience. The apartment block's one hundred rooms are arranged in a magic square, and the book as a whole is peppered with a staggering range of literary puzzles and allusions, acrostics, problems of chess and logic, crosswords, and mathematical formulae. All are there for the reader to solve in the best tradition of the detective novel.
/book/show/24961852-lieu?from_search=true	Lafcadio Adams (Editor) Poul Anderson Isaac Asimov	Lieu: Science Fiction Short Stories	Nine short stories from a few of the greatest names in science fiction on the topic of exchange, replacement, upgrade, and masquerade.Ranging from true short story length through novelette and originally published in science fiction magazines in the 1950s, these brief escapes into improbable worlds have it all: humor, suspense, betrayal, mystery, twists, and of courserobNine short stories from a few of the greatest names in science fiction on the topic of exchange, replacement, upgrade, and masquerade.Ranging from true short story length through novelette and originally published in science fiction magazines in the 1950s, these brief escapes into improbable worlds have it all: humor, suspense, betrayal, mystery, twists, and of courserobots and aliens.THE BIG TRIP UP YONDER by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.THE JUDAS VALLEY by Randall Garrett and Robert SilverbergTHE MOON IS GREEN by Fritz LeiberOLD RAMBLING HOUSE by Frank HerbertPIPER IN THE WOODS by Philip K. DickSENTIMENT, INC. by Poul AndersonTHE TUNNEL UNDER THE WORLD by Frederik PohlYEAR OF THE BIG THAW by Marion Zimmer BradleyYOUTH by Isaac Asimov
/book/show/40208.Maggie?from_search=true	Stephen Crane Jayne Anne Phillips (Introduction by)	Maggie: A Girl of the Streets and Other Short Fiction	Not yet famous for his Civil War masterpiece,, Stephen Crane was unable to find a publisher for his brilliant, finally printing it himself in 1893.Condemned and misunderstood during Cranes lifetime, this starkly realistic story of a pretty child of the Bowery has since been recognized as a landmark work in American fiNot yet famous for his Civil War masterpiece,, Stephen Crane was unable to find a publisher for his brilliant, finally printing it himself in 1893.Condemned and misunderstood during Cranes lifetime, this starkly realistic story of a pretty child of the Bowery has since been recognized as a landmark work in American fiction.Now Cranes great short novel of life in turn-of-the-century New York is published in its original form, along with four of Cranes best short storiesandstories of such remarkable power and clarity that they stand among the finest short stories ever written by an American.
/book/show/222114.Writing_Science_Fiction_Fantasy?from_search=true	Isaac Asimov (Contributor) John Barnes (Contributor) Norman Spinrad (Contributor)	Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy	ContentsSeeing Your Way to Better Stories  essay by Stanley SchmidtYou and Your Characters  essay by James Patrick KellyLiving the Future: You Are What You Eat  (1976)  essay by Gardner DozoisDialog  [Asimov's Editorials]  (1985)  essay by Isaac AsimovPlotting  [Asimov's Editorials]  (1989)  essay by Isaac AsimovOn the Writing of Speculative Fiction  (1947)  essay by Robert A. HeinleinTurtles All the Way Down  essay by Jane YolenLearning to Write Comedy or Why It's Impossible and How to Do It  essay by Connie WillisGood Writing is Not Enough  essay by Stanley SchmidtThe Creation of Imaginary Worlds: The World Builder's Handbook and Pocket Companion  (1974)  essay by Poul AndersonThe Creation of Imaginary Beings  (1974)  essay by Hal ClementHow to Build a Future  (1990)  essay by John BarnesBuilding a Starfaring Age  essay by Norman SpinradThe Ideas That Wouldn't Die  essay by Stanley SchmidtThe Mechanics of Submission  essay by Sheila WilliamsRevisions  [Asimov's Editorials]  (1982)  essay by Isaac AsimovWriting for Young People  [Asimov's Editorials]  (1986)  essay by Isaac AsimovNew Writers  [Asimov's Editorials]  (1987)  essay by Isaac AsimovAuthors vs. Editors  essay by Stanley SchmidtMarket Listings  essay by Ian Randal Strock
/book/show/2907329-dostoevsky?from_search=true	Rowan Williams	Dostoevsky: Language, Faith, and Fiction	Rowan Williams explores the beauty and intricacies of speech, fiction, metaphor, and iconography in the works of Dostoevsky, one of literature's most complex, and most misunderstood, authors.
/book/show/2577573-e-unibus-pluram?from_search=true	David Foster Wallace	"E Unibus Pluram: Television and U.S. Fiction"	Cultural criticism; on television, fiction (and fiction-writing), postmodernity and irony.
/book/show/12971847-the-second-science-fiction-megapack?from_search=true	Robert Silverberg (Editor/Contributor) Fritz Leiber Murray Leinster	The Second Science Fiction Megapack	Hours of great reading await, with tales from some of the 20th century's most renowned science fiction authors, Here are 25 science fiction stories:WHATS HE DOING IN THERE? by Fritz LeiberTHE MARCHING MORONS, by C.M. KornbluthGHOST, by Darrell SchweitzerDEATH WISH, by Robert SheckleyTHE WAVERIES, by Fredric BrownADAM AND NO EVE, by Alfred BesterFOXY LADY, by Lawrence WatHours of great reading await, with tales from some of the 20th century's most renowned science fiction authors, Here are 25 science fiction stories:WHATS HE DOING IN THERE? by Fritz LeiberTHE MARCHING MORONS, by C.M. KornbluthGHOST, by Darrell SchweitzerDEATH WISH, by Robert SheckleyTHE WAVERIES, by Fredric BrownADAM AND NO EVE, by Alfred BesterFOXY LADY, by Lawrence Watt-EvansTHIN EDGE, by Randall GarrettCOMPANDROID, by Nina Kiriki HoffmanPOSTMARK GANYMEDE, by Robert SilverbergKEEP OUT, by Fredric BrownTHE HATE DISEASE, by Murray LeinsterUNIVERSAL DONOR, by Nina Kiriki HoffmanTHE GREEN BERET, by Tom PurdomMR. SPACESHIP, by Philip K. DickBRKNKS BOUNTY, by Jerry SohlTHE BATTLE OF LITTLE BIG SCIENCE, by Pamela RentzTHE EGO MACHINE, by Henry KuttnerTHE MAN FROM TIME, by Frank Belknap LongTHE SENSITIVE MAN, by Poul AndersonREVOLUTION, by Mack ReynoldsTHE THING IN THE ATTIC, by James BlishKNOTWORK, by Nina Kiriki HoffmanTHE DUELING MACHINE, by Ben Bova and Myron R. LewisTHE PLANET SAVERS, by Marion Zimmer BradleyAnd don't forget to check out all the other volumes in the Megapack series! Search on Megapack in the ebook store to see the complete list...covering adventure stories, military, fantasy, ghost stories, and more!
/book/show/2885205-the-craft-of-fiction?from_search=true	Percy Lubbock	The Craft of Fiction	The Craft of Fiction is an important Criticism work by essayist, and literary critic Percy Lubbock. Lubbock's outlook in this publication is an obvious extension to that of Henry James and he works to illustrate the craft by referencing many important and classic novels including Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary and Henry James' The AmbassadorsThe Craft of Fiction is an important Criticism work by essayist, and literary critic Percy Lubbock. Lubbock's outlook in this publication is an obvious extension to that of Henry James and he works to illustrate the craft by referencing many important and classic novels including Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, Gustave Flaubert's Madame Bovary and Henry James' The Ambassadors. The Craft of Fiction is highly recommended for those who enjoy literary criticism works and also for those who are interested in the key writings of Percy Lubbock.
/book/show/24862899-corrupts-absolutely?from_search=true	Lincoln Crisler (Editor) Peter Clines Jeff Strand	Corrupts Absolutely?: Dark Metahuman Fiction	The only family member to survive the 9/11 attacks.A sidekick-turned-construction-worker.Teenaged products of an institute for unwanted metahumans.A man who can make anyone do anything.Are they heroes? Are theyThe only family member to survive the 9/11 attacks.A sidekick-turned-construction-worker.Teenaged products of an institute for unwanted metahumans.A man who can make anyone do anything.Are they heroes? Are they villains? Sometimes they're both. Often at the same time.collects twenty tales from veteran authors and newcomers, each with a unique perspective on what it might really be like to be superhuman in today's day and age. In the center of such a roiling mass of uncertainty and excitement lies one important truth: the fight against good or evil is never as important as the fight for or against oneself.Retribution  Tim MarquitzHollywood Villainy  Weston OchseMental Man  William Todd RoseThe Real Church  Jeremy HeplerOzymandias Revisited  A.S. FoxEnlightened by Sin  Jason M. TuckerBedtime Story  Peter ClinesThe Origin of Slashy  Jeff StrandConviction  Edward M. ErdelacThreshold  Kris AshtonOily  A.D. SpencerHero  Joe McKinneyPride  Wayne LigonG-Child  Malon EdwardsPast Imperfect: A Scorpion Story  Warren StockholmIllusion  Karina L. FabianSabre  Anthony LaffanCrooked  Lee MatherFixed  Trisha J. WooldridgeAcquainted with the Night  Cat RamboGone Rogue  Wayne HelgeMax and Rose  Andrew BourelleCover art by Malcolm McClinton. Design by Shawn T. King.The editor has done a fine job of assembling a batch of stories filled with attitude and badassery.Superheronovels.ComLincoln Crisler has taken pains to choose this myriad collection of stories exploring the theme of Metahumans acting out inhumanely and there are quite a few zingers to this collection. This is a collection very much in the vein of Masked by Lou Anders; however, with a tenebrious and twisted bent to it.Fantasy Book Criticis a great anthology with a concept that never gets old. Each of the stories is incredibly unique, even the ones that deal with a similar power or theme. I had a great time with this and I didn't dislike a single story. That's hard to do. Highly Recommended!Only the Best Sci-Fi and FantasyLincoln Crislers compilation is commendable for showing a range of variations on its theme. The contributors address the motif from different aspects and genres. Aficionados of horror will find several tales to whet their genre appetite.Hellnotesthe large majority of the stories establish intriguing conditions, insert equally intriguing characters, add appropriately devastating consequences to either action or inaction, and let the chipsor bodiesfall where they may. Recommended.Michael CollingsReally got me to thinking about who really is a 'Hero' and a 'Villain' and where is the line drawn.MelsworldThe perfect collection for horror fans with a taste for superhero prose or lovers of hero tales who enjoy a bit of corruption with a horror flavor.Dreadful Tales
/book/show/19289293-captain-blood?from_search=true	Rafael Sabatini	Captain Blood	In 1685, Irish physician Peter Blood is happily settled in a small English town when the rebellion of the Duke of Monmouth interrupts. After saving the life of a wounded nobleman who turns out to be a rebel, Blood is charged with treason and sentenced to ten years as an indentured slave in the Caribbean colonies. On the islands, Blood is recognized for his knowledge as a pIn 1685, Irish physician Peter Blood is happily settled in a small English town when the rebellion of the Duke of Monmouth interrupts. After saving the life of a wounded nobleman who turns out to be a rebel, Blood is charged with treason and sentenced to ten years as an indentured slave in the Caribbean colonies. On the islands, Blood is recognized for his knowledge as a physician, and thus he develops a romance with a young lady. But their attachment is ill-fated, as her father is the owner of Blood's servitude. When Spaniards attack the colony, Blood and his fellow convicts take advantage of their victory celebration to steal their ship, sailing off to become the boldest and most fearless pirates on the Spanish Main.
/book/show/914487.The_Science_Fiction_Century?from_search=true	David G. Hartwell (Editor, Contributor) Thomasz Mirkowicz (Translator) L.K. Conrad (Translator)	The Science Fiction Century	
/book/show/7169056-when-crickets-cry-center-point-premier-fiction?from_search=true	Charles Martin	When Crickets Cry (Center Point Premier Fiction	
/book/show/16566.Selected_Non_Fictions?from_search=true	Jorge Luis Borges Suzanne Jill Levine (Translator) Esther Allen (Translator)	Selected Non-Fictions	It will come as a surprise to some readers that the greater part of Jorge Luis Borges's extraordinary writing was not in the genres of fiction or poetry, but in the various forms of non-fiction prose. His thousands of pages of essays, reviews, prologues, lectures, and notes on politics and culturethough revered in Latin America and Europe as among his finest workhave scaIt will come as a surprise to some readers that the greater part of Jorge Luis Borges's extraordinary writing was not in the genres of fiction or poetry, but in the various forms of non-fiction prose. His thousands of pages of essays, reviews, prologues, lectures, and notes on politics and culturethough revered in Latin America and Europe as among his finest workhave scarcely been translated into English.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
/book/show/1069164.Gulliver_s_Travels?from_search=true	Jonathan Swift	Gulliver's Travels	Swift's masterful satire is as entertaining today as it was when first published in 1726. Written with great wit and invention, Gulliver's Travels has captivated readers for nearly three centuries.
/book/show/27269441-the-life-and-adventures-of-robinson-crusoe?from_search=true	Daniel Defoe Read Monkey Pablo (Illustrator)	The Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe: Illustrated Platinum Edition (Classic Bestselling Fiction Books)	How is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedBest fiction books of all timeOne of the best adventure books to readOne of the best sea stories of all timeBestselling adventure of the seas novelsRobinson Crusoe /rbnsn kruso/ is a novel by Daniel DefoHow is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedBest fiction books of all timeOne of the best adventure books to readOne of the best sea stories of all timeBestselling adventure of the seas novelsRobinson Crusoe /rbnsn kruso/ is a novel by Daniel Defoe, first published on 25 April 1719. The first edition credited the work's protagonist Robinson Crusoe as its author, leading many readers to believe he was a real person and the book a travelogue of true incidents. It was published under the full title The Life and Strange Surprizing Adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Of York, Mariner: Who lived Eight and Twenty Years, all alone in an un-inhabited Island on the Coast of America, near the Mouth of the Great River of Oroonoque; Having been cast on Shore by Shipwreck, wherein all the Men perished but himself. With An Account how he was at last as strangely deliver'd by Pyrates.Epistolary, confessional, and didactic in form, the book is presented as an autobiography of the title character (whose birth name is Robinson Kreutznaer)a castaway who spends thirty years on a remote tropical island near Trinidad, encountering cannibals, captives, and mutineers before being rescued.Taken as non-fiction, the details of Robinson Crusoe are given at the start of the novel. The story has since been perceived to be based on the life of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish castaway who lived for four years on the Pacific island called Ms a Tierra, now part of Chile, which was renamed Robinson Crusoe Island in 1966, but the time scale does not match. Other suggested sources for the narrative are the Latin or English translations of Ibn Tufail's Hayy ibn Yaqdhan, an earlier novel also set on a desert island. Another source for Defoe's novel could have been the Robert Knox account of his abduction by the King of Ceylon in 1659 in An Historical Account of the Island Ceylon. In his 2003 book In Search of Robinson Crusoe, Tim Severin contends that the account of Henry Pitman in a short book chronicling his escape from a Caribbean penal colony and subsequent shipwrecking and desert island misadventures is the inspiration for the story. Arthur Wellesley Secord in his Studies in the narrative method of Defoe (1963: 21111) painstakingly analyses the composition of Robinson Crusoe and gives a list of possible sources of the story, rejecting the common theory that the story of Selkirk is Defoe's only source.Despite its simple narrative style, Robinson Crusoe was well received in the literary world and is often credited as marking the beginning of realistic fiction as a literary genre. Before the end of 1719, the book had already run through four editions, and it has gone on to become one of the most widely published books in history, spawning numerous sequels and adaptations for stage, film, and television.
/book/show/22928964-collected-fiction?from_search=true	Hannu Rajaniemi	Collected Fiction	'Inside the firewall the city is alive. Buildings breathe, cars attack, angels patrol, and hyper-intelligent pets rebel.With unbridled invention and breakneck adventure, Hannu Rajaniemi is on the cutting-edge of science fiction. His post-apocalyptic, post-cyberpunk, and post-human tales are full of exhilarating energy and unpredictable optimism.How will human nature react'Inside the firewall the city is alive. Buildings breathe, cars attack, angels patrol, and hyper-intelligent pets rebel.With unbridled invention and breakneck adventure, Hannu Rajaniemi is on the cutting-edge of science fiction. His post-apocalyptic, post-cyberpunk, and post-human tales are full of exhilarating energy and unpredictable optimism.How will human nature react when the only limit to desire is creativity? When the distinction between humans and gods is as small as nanomachinesor as large as the universe? Whether the next big step in technology is 3D printing, genetic alteration, or unlimited space travel, Rajaniemi writes about what happens.
/book/show/158999.Pulp_Fiction?from_search=true	Quentin Tarantino Manohla Dargis (Foreword)	Pulp Fiction: A Quentin Tarantino Screenplay	Quentin Tarantino - director of Reservoir Dogs and writer of True Romance - won the Palme d'Or for best film at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival for Pulp Fiction,  his unique vision of the underworld, starring John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, Samuel Jackson, and Harvey Keitel. Taking his inspiration from the popular, and often lurid, pulp crime stories of theQuentin Tarantino - director of Reservoir Dogs and writer of True Romance - won the Palme d'Or for best film at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival for Pulp Fiction,  his unique vision of the underworld, starring John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Bruce Willis, Samuel Jackson, and Harvey Keitel. Taking his inspiration from the popular, and often lurid, pulp crime stories of the thirties and forties, Tarantino intertwines three narratives and introduces a variety of fascinating characters; thick-witted hit men, a double-crossing prizefighter on the run, his absent-minded French girlfriend, the hit men-hiring mob boss, his exotic but drug-addled wife, and two young lovers contemplating a career change - namely whether to start sticking up restaurants instead of liquor stores. Full of wicked humor, dazzling dialogue, and riveting action, Pulp Fiction is a master screenwriter's look at today's Hollywood and its dark criminal culture.
/book/show/19192982-ulysses?from_search=true	James Joyce	Ulysses (20th Century Fiction)	.              ..              .                                   ..              .   --     ()                 ..              21.     18     ..         .:
/book/show/32533.The_Art_of_Fiction?from_search=true	John Gardner	The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers	This classic guide, from the renowned novelist and professor, has helped transform generations of aspiring writers into masterful writersand will continue to do so for many years to come.John Gardner was almost as famous as a teacher of creative writing as he was for his own works. In this practical, instructive handbook, based on the courses and seminars that he gave,This classic guide, from the renowned novelist and professor, has helped transform generations of aspiring writers into masterful writersand will continue to do so for many years to come.John Gardner was almost as famous as a teacher of creative writing as he was for his own works. In this practical, instructive handbook, based on the courses and seminars that he gave, he explains, simply and cogently, the principles and techniques of good writing. Gardners lessons, exemplified with detailed excerpts from classic works of literature, sweep across a complete range of topicsfrom the nature of aesthetics to the shape of a refined sentence. Written with passion, precision, and a deep respect for the art of writing, Gardners book serves by turns as a critic, mentor, and friend. Anyone who has ever thought of taking the step from reader to writer should begin here.
/book/show/28341993-a-wizard-of-earthsea?from_search=true	Ursula K. Le Guin	A Wizard of Earthsea (Ace Science Fiction Special, 90075)	Ged, the greatest sorcerer in all Earthsea, was called Sparrowhawk in his reckless youth.Hungry for power and knowledge, Sparrowhawk tampered with long-held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world. This is the tale of his testing, how he mastered the mighty words of power, tamed an ancient dragon, and crossed death's threshold to restore the balance.
/book/show/436108.The_Rhetoric_of_Fiction?from_search=true	Wayne C. Booth	The Rhetoric of Fiction	The first edition oftransformed the criticism of fiction and soon became a classic in the field. One of the most widely used texts in fiction courses, it is a standard reference point in advanced discussions of how fictional form works, how authors make novels accessible, and how readers recreate texts, and its concepts and termssuch as the impliThe first edition oftransformed the criticism of fiction and soon became a classic in the field. One of the most widely used texts in fiction courses, it is a standard reference point in advanced discussions of how fictional form works, how authors make novels accessible, and how readers recreate texts, and its concepts and termssuch as the implied author, the postulated reader, and the unreliable narratorhave become part of the standard critical lexicon.For this new edition, Wayne C. Booth has written an extensive Afterword in which he clarifies misunderstandings, corrects what he now views as errors, and sets forth his own recent thinking about the rhetoric of fiction. The other new feature is a Supplementary Bibliography, prepared by James Phelan in consultation with the author, which lists the important critical works of the past twenty yearstwo decades that Booth describes as the richest in the history of the subject.
/book/show/8352512-while-mortals-sleep?from_search=true	Kurt Vonnegut	While Mortals Sleep: Unpublished Short Fiction	Foreword by Dave EggersSmart, whimsical, and often scathing, the fiction of Kurt Vonnegut influenced a generation of American writersincluding Dave Eggers, author of this volumes Foreword. In these previously unpublished gems, Vonneguts originality infuses a unique landscape of factories, trailers, and barsand characters who pit their dreams and fears against a cruel aForeword by Dave EggersSmart, whimsical, and often scathing, the fiction of Kurt Vonnegut influenced a generation of American writersincluding Dave Eggers, author of this volumes Foreword. In these previously unpublished gems, Vonneguts originality infuses a unique landscape of factories, trailers, and barsand characters who pit their dreams and fears against a cruel and sometimes comically indifferent world.Here are stories of men and machines, art and artifice, and how ideals of fortune, fame, and love take curious twists in ordinary lives. An ambitious builder of roads, commanding an army of bulldozers, graders, and asphalt spreaders, fritters away his free time with miniature trainsuntil the women in his life crash his fantasy land. Trapped in a stenography pool, a young dreamer receives a call from a robber on the run, who presents her with a strange proposition. A crusty newspaperman is forced onto a committee to judge Christmas displaysa job that leads him to a suspiciously ostentatious ex-con and then a miracle. A hog farmers widow receives cryptic, unsolicited letters from a man in Schenectady about the indefinable sweet aches of the spirit. But what will she find when she goes to meet him in the flesh?These beautifully rendered works are a testament to Vonneguts unique blend of observation and imagination. Like a present left behind by a departed loved one,bestows upon us a shimmering Kurt Vonnegut gift: a poignant reflection of our world as it is and as it could be.
/book/show/27053116-ce-qu-ils-n-ont-pas-pu-nous-prendre?from_search=true	Ruta Sepetys Bee Formentelli (Translator)	Ce qu'ils n'ont pas pu nous prendre	Lina est une jeune Lituanienne comme tant d'autres. Trs doue pour le dessin, elle va intgrer une cole d'art. Mais un nuit de juin 1941, des gardes sovitiques l'arrachent  son foyer. Elle est dporte en Sibrie avec sa mre et son petit frre, Jonas, au terme d'un terrible voyage. Dans ce dsert gel, il faut lutter pour survivre dans les conditions les plus cruellesLina est une jeune Lituanienne comme tant d'autres. Trs doue pour le dessin, elle va intgrer une cole d'art. Mais un nuit de juin 1941, des gardes sovitiques l'arrachent  son foyer. Elle est dporte en Sibrie avec sa mre et son petit frre, Jonas, au terme d'un terrible voyage. Dans ce dsert gel, il faut lutter pour survivre dans les conditions les plus cruelles qui soient. Mais Lina tient bon, porte par l'amour des siens et son audace d'adolescente. Dans le camp, Andrius, 17 ans, affiche la mme combativit qu'elle.Elu Meilleur roman Jeunesse 2011 par le Magazine LiRE
/book/show/27406242-the-republic?from_search=true	Plato Read Monkey Pablo (Illustrator)	The Republic: Illustrated Platinum Edition (Classic Bestselling Fiction Books)	How is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedBest fiction books of all timeOne of the best books to readFamous classic historical bookBestselling political bookThe Republic (Greek: , Politeia; Latin: De Republica is a Socratic dialogue, written byHow is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedBest fiction books of all timeOne of the best books to readFamous classic historical bookBestselling political bookThe Republic (Greek: , Politeia; Latin: De Republica is a Socratic dialogue, written by Plato around 380 BC, concerning the definition of justice (), the order and character of the just city-state and the just manfor this reason, ancient readers used the name On Justice as an alternative title (not to be confused with the spurious dialogue also titled On Justice). The dramatic date of the dialogue has been much debated and though it might have taken place some time during the Peloponnesian War, there would be jarring anachronisms if any of the candidate specific dates between 432 and 404 were assigned.Plato's best-known work, it has proven to be one of the world's most influential works of philosophy and political theory, both intellectually and historically. In it, Socrates along with various Athenians and foreigners discuss the meaning of justice and examine whether or not the just man is happier than the unjust man by considering a series of different cities coming into existence in speech, culminating in a city called Kallipolis (), which is ruled by philosopher-kings; and by examining the nature of existing regimes. The participants also discuss the theory of forms, the immortality of the soul, and the roles of the philosopher and of poetry in society.
/book/show/2295026.The_Hound_Of_The_Baskervilles?from_search=true	Arthur Conan Doyle (Creator)	The Hound Of The Baskervilles	The rich landowner Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead in the park of his manor surrounded by the grim moor of Dartmoor, in the county of Devon. His death seems to have been caused by a heart attack, but the victim's best friend, Dr. Mortimer, is convinced that the strike was due to a supernatural creature, which haunts the moor in the shape of an enormous hound, with blThe rich landowner Sir Charles Baskerville is found dead in the park of his manor surrounded by the grim moor of Dartmoor, in the county of Devon. His death seems to have been caused by a heart attack, but the victim's best friend, Dr. Mortimer, is convinced that the strike was due to a supernatural creature, which haunts the moor in the shape of an enormous hound, with blazing eyes and jaws. In order to protect Baskerville's heir, Sir Henry, who's arriving to London from Canada, Dr. Mortimer asks for Sherlock Holmes' help, telling him also of the so-called Baskervilles' curse, according to which a monstrous hound has been haunting and killing the family males for centuries, in revenge for the misdeeds of one Sir Hugo Baskerville, who lived at the time of Oliver Cromwell.
/book/show/41832.Gold?from_search=true	Isaac Asimov Orson Scott Card (Introduction)	Gold: The Final Science Fiction Collection	is the final and crowning achievement of the fifty-year career of science fiction's transcendent genius, the world-famous author who defined the field of science fiction for its practitioners, its millions of readers, and the world at large.The first section contains stories that range from the humorous to the profound, at the heart of which is the title story, Gold,is the final and crowning achievement of the fifty-year career of science fiction's transcendent genius, the world-famous author who defined the field of science fiction for its practitioners, its millions of readers, and the world at large.The first section contains stories that range from the humorous to the profound, at the heart of which is the title story, Gold, a moving and revealing drama about a writer who gambles everything on a chance at immortality: a gamble Asimov himself made -- and won. The second section contains the grand master's ruminations on the SF genre itself. And the final section is comprised of Asimov's thoughts on the craft and writing of science fiction.
/book/show/28338904-20-000-leagues-under-the-sea?from_search=true	Jules Verne F.P. Walter (Translator)	20,000 leagues Under the Sea: The Classic Science Fiction Novel	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is a classic science fiction novel by French writer Jules Verne (1828-1905), published in 1870 under the title Vingt mille lieues sous les mers. It tells the story of the fictional Captain Nemo and his submarine, Nautilus, as seen by one of his passengers, Professor Pierre Aronnax.
/book/show/180467.Self_Editing_for_Fiction_Writers?from_search=true	Renni Browne Dave    King	Self-Editing for Fiction Writers: How to Edit Yourself Into Print	A superb tutorial for anyone wanting to learn from pros how to polish fiction writing with panache.-- Library Journal
/book/show/17278807-a-slip-of-the-keyboard?from_search=true	Terry Pratchett	A Slip of the Keyboard: Collected Non-Fiction	Terry Pratchett has earned a place in the hearts of readers the world over with his bestselling Discworld series - but in recent years he has become equally well-known and respected as an outspoken campaigner for causes including Alzheimer's research and animal rights.brings together for the first time the finest examples of Pratchett's non fictionTerry Pratchett has earned a place in the hearts of readers the world over with his bestselling Discworld series - but in recent years he has become equally well-known and respected as an outspoken campaigner for causes including Alzheimer's research and animal rights.brings together for the first time the finest examples of Pratchett's non fiction writing, both serious and surreal: from musings on mushrooms to what it means to be a writer (and why banana daiquiris are so important); from memories of Granny Pratchett to speculation about Gandalf's love life, and passionate defences of the causes dear to him.With all the humour and humanity that have made his novels so enduringly popular, this collection brings Pratchett out from behind the scenes of the Discworld to speak for himself - man and boy, bibliophile and computer geek, champion of hats, orang-utans and Dignity in Dying.
/book/show/27065587-middlemarch?from_search=true	George Eliot Read Monkey Pablo (Illustrator)	Middlemarch: Illustrated Platinum Edition (Classic Bestselling Fiction Books)	How is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedMiddlemarch, A Study of Provincial Life is a novel by English author George Eliot, first published in eight instalments (volumes) during 18712. The novel is set in the fictitious Midlands town of Middlemarch during 18How is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedMiddlemarch, A Study of Provincial Life is a novel by English author George Eliot, first published in eight instalments (volumes) during 18712. The novel is set in the fictitious Midlands town of Middlemarch during 182932, and it comprises several distinct (though intersecting) stories and a large cast of characters. Significant themes include the status of women, the nature of marriage, idealism, self-interest, religion, hypocrisy, political reform, and education.Although containing comical elements, Middlemarch is a work of realism that refers to many historical events: the 1832 Reform Act, the beginnings of the railways, the death of King George IV, and the succession of his brother, the Duke of Clarence (the future King William IV). In addition, the work incorporates contemporary medical science and examines the deeply reactionary mindset found within a settled community facing the prospect of unwelcome change.Eliot began writing the two pieces that would eventually form Middlemarch during the years 186970 and completed the novel in 1871. Although the first reviews were mixed, it is now widely regarded as her best work and one of the greatest novels in English.Middlemarch originates in two unfinished pieces that Eliot worked on during the years 1869 and 1870: the novel Middlemarch[a] (which focused on the character of Lydgate) and the long story Miss Brooke (which focused on the character of Dorothea). The former piece is first mentioned in her journal on 1 January 1869 as one of the tasks for the coming year. In August she began writing, but progress ceased in the following month amidst a lack of confidence about it and distraction caused by the illness of George Henry Lewes's son Thornie, who was dying of tuberculosis. (Eliot had been living with Lewes since 1854 as part of an open marriage.) Following Thornie's death on 19 October 1869, all work on the novel stopped; it is uncertain at this point whether or not Eliot intended to revive it at a later date. In December she writes of having begun another story, on a subject that she had considered ever since I began to write fiction. By the end of the month she had written a hundred pages of this story and entitled it Miss Brooke. Although a precise date is unknown, the process of incorporating material from Middlemarch into the story she had been working on was ongoing by March 1871.By May 1871, the growing length of the novel had become a concern to Eliot, as it threatened to exceed the three-volume format that was the norm in publishing. The issue was compounded by the fact that Eliot's most recent novel, Felix Holt (1866)also set in the same pre-Reform Bill Englandhad not sold well.[9] The publisher John Blackwood, who had made a loss on acquiring the English rights to that novel,[8] was approached by Lewes in his role as Eliot's literary agent. He suggested that the novel be brought out in eight two-monthly parts, borrowing from the method of Victor Hugo's novel Les Misrables. This was an alternative to the monthly issuing that had occurred for such longer works as David Copperfield and Vanity Fair, and it avoided the objections of Eliot herself to the cutting up of her novel into small parts. Blackwood agreed to the venture, though he acknowledged there will be complaints of a want of the continuous interest in the story due to the independence of each volume. The eight books duly appeared throughout 1872, the last three instalments being issued monthly.
/book/show/33283373-edith-wharton?from_search=true	Edith Wharton	Edith Wharton: The Age of Innocence (Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 1921)	The Age of Innocence tells the story of a forthcoming society wedding, and the threat to the happy couple from the appearance in their midst of an exotic and beautiful femme fatale, a cousin of the bride. Newland Archer is a distinguished lawyer looking forward to his marriage to shy, lovely, sheltered May Welland. But when he meets Countess Ellen Olenska, scandalously sThe Age of Innocence tells the story of a forthcoming society wedding, and the threat to the happy couple from the appearance in their midst of an exotic and beautiful femme fatale, a cousin of the bride. Newland Archer is a distinguished lawyer looking forward to his marriage to shy, lovely, sheltered May Welland. But when he meets Countess Ellen Olenska, scandalously separated from her European husband, a Polish count, he falls hopelessly in love and blights his marriage to May by failing to break off his relationship with the countess. Meanwhile, in a typical Wharton twist, Newland Archer's bride may be timid, but she is determined to marry her fiance and uses all the power of New York society to bring him to heel.
/book/show/2461318.A_Room_with_a_View_by_E_M_Forster_Fiction_Classics?from_search=true	E.M. Forster	A Room with a View by E.M. Forster, Fiction, Classics	Forster's 1908 novel, A Room with a View, is his most optimistic work, while A Passage to India (1924) brought him his greatest success. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 13 different years. Set in Italy and England, the story is both a romance and a critique of English society at the beginning of the 20th century. Lucy is a well-mannered Edwardian ladyForster's 1908 novel, A Room with a View, is his most optimistic work, while A Passage to India (1924) brought him his greatest success. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 13 different years. Set in Italy and England, the story is both a romance and a critique of English society at the beginning of the 20th century. Lucy is a well-mannered Edwardian lady who finds that true love has no interest in playing by her rules. But how can she choose between what she wants and what everyone around her expects her to want? This gentle but sharp comedy has it all: surprise encounters, jealousy and revenge, conventional fools and unconventional sages, confrontation, loss, and eventual triumph.
/book/show/23394867-ce-si-joli-trouble?from_search=true	Cora Carmack Sophie Passant (Translator)	Ce si joli trouble: Définitivement drôle et sexy !	Ce soir, veille de sa rentre en cursus thtre  l'Universtit, Bliss Edward, toujours vierge, a dcid de passer  l'acte.La chance semble tre de son ct puisque, dans un bar, elle fait la connaissance du trs sduisant Garrick. Entre eux, le courant passe aussitt. Sensible et attentionn, Garrick semble tre le candidat idal pour une premire fois.Mais au dernier moCe soir, veille de sa rentre en cursus thtre  l'Universtit, Bliss Edward, toujours vierge, a dcid de passer  l'acte.La chance semble tre de son ct puisque, dans un bar, elle fait la connaissance du trs sduisant Garrick. Entre eux, le courant passe aussitt. Sensible et attentionn, Garrick semble tre le candidat idal pour une premire fois.Mais au dernier moment, Bliss est prise de panique et s'enfuit.L'histoire aurait pu rester sans suite, et l'humiliation vite oublie, si le lendemain, Bliss n'tait retombe sur lui, qui n'est autre que son nouveau prof de comdieManifestement, Bliss devra attendre un peu avant sa premire fois
/book/show/44328.Firebirds_Rising?from_search=true	Sharyn November (Editor) Francesca Lia Block (Contributor) Diana Wynne Jones (contributor)	Firebirds Rising: An Anthology of Original Science Fiction and Fantasy	This star-studded follow-up to the acclaimed Firebirds contains riveting, original stories by some of today's masters of science fiction and fantasy, including Fancesca Lia Block, Alan Dean Foster, Diana Wynne Jones, and Tanith Lee.
/book/show/340794.Women_Fiction?from_search=true	Virginia Woolf	Women & Fiction: The Manuscript Versions of a Room of One's Own	A Room of One's Won was the only book Virginia Woolf published in her lifetime for which no substantial manuscript had yet been discovered. Only twenty or so pages of what seem at first to be notes and fragments were to be found in the Monks House Papers now at the University of Sussex. The 1928 talks at the two Cambridge women's colleges out of which the book grew have noA Room of One's Won was the only book Virginia Woolf published in her lifetime for which no substantial manuscript had yet been discovered. Only twenty or so pages of what seem at first to be notes and fragments were to be found in the Monks House Papers now at the University of Sussex. The 1928 talks at the two Cambridge women's colleges out of which the book grew have not survived.
/book/show/25357012-we-a-dystopian-science-fiction-classic---the-original-1924-unabridged?from_search=true	Yevgeny Zamyatin Gregory Zilboorg (Translator)	We (A Dystopian Science Fiction Classic) - The Original 1924 Unabridged Edition	This carefully crafted ebook: We (A Dystopian Science Fiction Classic) - The Original 1924 Unabridged Edition is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.We is a dystopian novel which is set in a dystopian future police state. D-503 lives in the One State, an urban nation constructed almost entirely of glass, which allows the secret poThis carefully crafted ebook: We (A Dystopian Science Fiction Classic) - The Original 1924 Unabridged Edition is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.We is a dystopian novel which is set in a dystopian future police state. D-503 lives in the One State, an urban nation constructed almost entirely of glass, which allows the secret police/spies to inform on and supervise the public more easily. The structure of the state is analogous to the prison design concept developed by Jeremy Bentham commonly referred to as the Panopticon. Furthermore, life is organized to promote maximum productive efficiency along the lines of the system advocated by the hugely influential F. W. Taylor. People march in step with each other and wear identical clothing. There is no way of referring to people save by their given numbers. Males have odd numbers prefixed by consonants; females have even numbers prefixed by vowels. Along with Jack London's The Iron Heel, We is generally considered to be the grandfather of the satirical futuristic dystopia genre.Yevgeny Zamyatin (1884-1937) was a Russian author of science fiction and political satire. Due to his use of literature to criticize Soviet society, Zamyatin has been referred to as one of the first Soviet dissidents.
/book/show/30520022-voyage-au-centre-de-la-terre---jules-verne---roman-d-aventures-science-f?from_search=true	Jules Verne	Voyage au centre de la Terre - Jules Verne - Roman d’aventures science-fiction - (annoté)	( noter  la fin de ce roman historique vous y trouverez la biographie dtaille de Jules Verne).Voyage au centre de la Terre :Lhistoire commence le 24 mai 1863  Hambourg et plus exactement dans la rue Knigstrasse, o est situe la maison du Pr Lidenbrock. Le professeur, amateur de vieux livres, a achet le manuscrit original d'une saga islandaise, Heimskringla, cri( noter  la fin de ce roman historique vous y trouverez la biographie dtaille de Jules Verne).Voyage au centre de la Terre :Lhistoire commence le 24 mai 1863  Hambourg et plus exactement dans la rue Knigstrasse, o est situe la maison du Pr Lidenbrock. Le professeur, amateur de vieux livres, a achet le manuscrit original d'une saga islandaise, Heimskringla, crite par Snorri Sturlusonau XIIe sicle. Il y dcouvre un parchemin cod, rdig en caractres runiques islandais. Lidenbrock se passionne aussitt pour ce cryptogramme et tyrannise toute la maison tant qu'il lui rsiste. Axel, d'abord peu enthousiaste, se prend peu  peu au jeu et finit par dcouvrir la cl du message par un coup de chance. Le parchemin se rvle tre un message d'un certain Arne Saknussemm, un alchimiste islandais du XVIe sicle, rdig en latin mais crit en runes. Celui-ci affirme avoir dcouvert un passage qui l'aurait men jusqu'au centre de la Terre, via l'un des cratres d'un volcan teint d'Islande, le Sneffels (l'actuel Snfellsjkull).Le professeur Otto Lidenbrock est un homme enthousiaste et imptueux. Il dcide de partir ds le lendemain pour lIslande, emmenant avec lui son neveu Axel, beaucoup plus rticent. L'oncle et le neveu sont en dsaccord sur la possibilit pratique d'un tel voyage, qui va  l'encontre de la thorie la plus rpandue sur la composition de l'intrieur de la plante, la thorie de la chaleur centrale, soutenue notamment par Simon Denis Poisson : Axel s'en fait le dfenseur, tandis que Lidenbrock, plus influenc par les thories de Humphry Davy selon qui les tempratures profondes sont moins leves, est dtermin  mettre l'hypothse de la chaleur centrale  l'preuve des faits. Par ailleurs, Axel est retenu  Hambourg par les sentiments qui le lient  la pupille de Lidenbrock, Graben, une Virlandaise avec qui il s'est fianc  l'insu du professeur ; mais celle-ci l'encourage au contraire  accomplir ce voyage, esprant qu'ils se marieront  son retour. Deux jours  peine aprs le dchiffrement du message, Lidenbrock et Axel se mettent donc en route, non sans de fivreux prparatifs de la part du professeur, qui se pourvoit d'un matriel abondant correspondant au dernier cri technologique de l'poque (notamment les appareils de Ruhmkorff fournissant un moyen d'clairage sr, et le fulmicoton, un puissant explosif). Lidenbrock se hte, car les indications fournies par Saknussemm sur l'emplacement exact du cratre  emprunter se fondent sur l'ombre projete par un pic rocheux  la fin du mois de juin, et le trajet jusqu'en Islande leur prendra du temps.
/book/show/15842650-wonderbook?from_search=true	Jeff VanderMeer Jeremy Zerfoss (Illustrator) John Coulthart (Illustrations)	Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction	This all-new definitive guide to writing imaginative fiction takes a completely novel approach and fully exploits the visual nature of fantasy through original drawings, maps, renderings, and exercises to create a spectacularly beautiful and inspiring object. Employing an accessible, example-rich approach,energizes and motivates while also providing practical,This all-new definitive guide to writing imaginative fiction takes a completely novel approach and fully exploits the visual nature of fantasy through original drawings, maps, renderings, and exercises to create a spectacularly beautiful and inspiring object. Employing an accessible, example-rich approach,energizes and motivates while also providing practical, nuts-and-bolts information needed to improve as a writer. Aimed at aspiring and intermediate-level writers,includes helpful sidebars and essays from some of the biggest names in fantasy today, such as George R. R. Martin, Lev Grossman, Neil Gaiman, Michael Moorcock, Catherynne M. Valente, and Karen Joy Fowler, to name a few.Praise forJammed with storytelling wisdom.sblogThis is the kind of book you leave sitting out for all to see . . . and the kind of book you will find yourself picking up again and again.onlineIf youre looking for a handy guide to not just crafting imaginative fiction like sci-fi, fantasy, and horror, but to writing in general, be sure to pick up a copy ofauthor Jeff Vandermeers lovingly compiled. FlavorwireJeff Vandermeer and Jeremy Zerfoss have created a kaleidoscopically rich and beautiful book about fiction writing.Because it is so layered and filled with text, tips, and links to online extras, this book can be read again and again by both those who want to learn the craft of writing and those interested in the process of others.
/book/show/26880577-tao-te-ching?from_search=true	Lao Tzu Read Monkey Pablo (Illustrator)	Tao Te Ching: Illustrated Platinum Edition (Classic Bestselling Fiction Books)	How is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedThe Tao Te Ching, Daodejing, or Dao De Jing (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Dodjng), also simply referred to as the Laozi (Chinese: ; pinyin: Loz), is a Chinese classic text. AccordinHow is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedThe Tao Te Ching, Daodejing, or Dao De Jing (simplified Chinese: ; traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Dodjng), also simply referred to as the Laozi (Chinese: ; pinyin: Loz), is a Chinese classic text. According to tradition, it was written around 6th century BC by the sage Laozi (or Lao Tzu, Chinese: ; pinyin: Loz, literally meaning Old Master), a record-keeper at the Zhou dynasty court, by whose name the text is known in China. The text's true authorship and date of composition or compilation are still debated, although the oldest excavated text dates back to the late 4th century BC.The text, as well as with the Zhuangzi, is a fundamental text for both philosophical and religious Taoism, and strongly influenced other schools, such as Legalism, Confucianism, and Chinese Buddhism, which when first introduced into China was largely interpreted through the use of Daoist words and concepts. Many Chinese artists, including poets, painters, calligraphers, and even gardeners, have used the Daodejing as a source of inspiration. Its influence has also spread widely outside East Asia, and is among the most translated works in world literature.The WadeGiles romanization Tao Te Ching dates back to early English transliterations in the late 19th century; its influence can be seen in words and phrases that have become well established in English. Daodejing is the pinyin romanization.The received Tao Te Ching is a short text of around 5,000 Chinese characters in 81 brief chapters or sections (). There is some evidence that the chapter divisions were later additionsfor commentary, or as aids to rote memorizationand that the original text was more fluidly organized. It has two parts, the Tao Ching and the Te Ching, which may have been edited together into the received text, possibly reversed from an original Te Tao Ching. The written style is laconic, has few grammatical particles, and encourages varied, even contradictory interpretations. The ideas are singular; the style poetic. The rhetorical style combines two major strategies: short, declarative statements and intentional contradictions. The first of these strategies creates memorable phrases, while the second forces us to create our own reconciliations of the supposed contradictions.The Chinese characters in the original versions were probably written in zhunsh ( seal script), while later versions were written in lsh ( clerical script) and kish ( regular script) styles. Daoist Chinese Characters contains a good summary of these different calligraphies.
/book/show/40160.Firebirds?from_search=true	Sharyn November (Editor)	Firebirds: An Anthology of Original Fantasy and Science Fiction	Firebirds is more than simply an anthology -- it is a celebration of wonderful writing. It gathers together sixteen original stories by some of today's finest writers of fantasy and science fiction. Together, they have won virtually every major prize -- from the National Book Award to the World Fantasy Award to the Newbery Medal -- and have made best-seller lists worldwideFirebirds is more than simply an anthology -- it is a celebration of wonderful writing. It gathers together sixteen original stories by some of today's finest writers of fantasy and science fiction. Together, they have won virtually every major prize -- from the National Book Award to the World Fantasy Award to the Newbery Medal -- and have made best-seller lists worldwide. These authors, including Lloyd Alexander (), Diana Wynne Jones (), Garth Nix (), Patricia A. McKillip (), Meredith Ann Pierce (), and Nancy Farmer (), each with his or her own inimitable style, tell stories that will entertain, provoke, startle, amuse, and resonate long after the last page has been turned.The writers featured in Firebirds all share a connection to Firebird Books, an imprint that is dedicated to publishing the best fantasy and science fiction for teenage and adult readers.
/book/show/20406709-the-forever-war-masterpieces-of-science-fiction-easton-press?from_search=true	Joe Haldeman	THE FOREVER WAR Masterpieces of Science Fiction Easton Press	With each book bound in genuine leather and accented with 22kt gold, its easy to see why Easton Press is one of our most popular requests. For nearly three decades, the Norwalk, Connecticut publisher has been releasing some of the most sumptuous and gorgeous books available on the market, from the best classic novels to science fiction, contemporary fiction, and countlessWith each book bound in genuine leather and accented with 22kt gold, its easy to see why Easton Press is one of our most popular requests. For nearly three decades, the Norwalk, Connecticut publisher has been releasing some of the most sumptuous and gorgeous books available on the market, from the best classic novels to science fiction, contemporary fiction, and countless beautiful, collectible multi-volume sets.
/book/show/596242.On_Moral_Fiction?from_search=true	John Gardner	On Moral Fiction	
/book/show/12529.Living_by_Fiction?from_search=true	Annie Dillard Gloria Adelson (Designed by)	Living by Fiction	is written for--and dedicated to--people who love literature. Dealing with writers such as Nabokov, Barth, Coover, Pynchon, Borges, Garca Mrquez, Beckett, and Calvino, Annie Dillard shows why fictionand how it can reveal more of the modern world and modern thinking than all the academic sciences combined. Like Joyce Cary'sthisis written for--and dedicated to--people who love literature. Dealing with writers such as Nabokov, Barth, Coover, Pynchon, Borges, Garca Mrquez, Beckett, and Calvino, Annie Dillard shows why fictionand how it can reveal more of the modern world and modern thinking than all the academic sciences combined. Like Joyce Cary'sthis is a book by a writer on the issues raised by the art of literature.andwill recognize Dillard's vivid writing, her humor, and the lively way in which she tackles the urgent questions of meaning in experience itself.
/book/show/92220.The_Forgetting_Room?from_search=true	Nick Bantock	The Forgetting Room: A Fiction	... to my grandson, Armon Hurt, I leave my house in Ronda, Spain and the uncertainty of its contents. May he discover his belonging. -- From the last will and testament of Rafael HurtagoSo begins Nick Bantock's latest novel, in which readers are invited to delve into the journal of Armon Hurt, a sad, discontented man who discovers his inner fire. When his artist grandfat... to my grandson, Armon Hurt, I leave my house in Ronda, Spain and the uncertainty of its contents. May he discover his belonging. -- From the last will and testament of Rafael HurtagoSo begins Nick Bantock's latest novel, in which readers are invited to delve into the journal of Armon Hurt, a sad, discontented man who discovers his inner fire. When his artist grandfather dies, leaving him the family home in Spain, Armon travels to Andalusia with the intention of selling the property. Once there, however, he finds a sealed cardboard case containing a small oil painting and a surreal booklet.As he examines these mysterious artifacts, Armon realizes that he is holding both his grandfather's last communication to him and a puzzle. He begins to decipher the conundrum, and as each new answer leads to more questions, Armon finds himself painting furiously in his grandfather's old studio strangely compelled to create a picture that is somehow linked to his legacy.Featuring paintings, drawings, collages and paper foldouts, this in no ordinary novel. Captivatingly imagined and genuinely memorable in its deeply personal account of a man in search of himself, The Forgetting Room is a handmade treasure, a seamless blend of artistry and language and a tantalizing read.
/book/show/21070206-dubliners-with-a-guide-to-the-craft-of-fiction?from_search=true	James Joyce Nicholas Detra Leither Dede Leither (Illustrator)	Dubliners with a Guide to the Craft of Fiction	was completed in '05, but British & Irish publishers & printers found it so offensive & immoral it was suppressed.It finally came out in London in '14, just asbegan to appear in the journalunder Ezra Pound's auspices.The 1st three stories might be incidents from a draft of& mwas completed in '05, but British & Irish publishers & printers found it so offensive & immoral it was suppressed.It finally came out in London in '14, just asbegan to appear in the journalunder Ezra Pound's auspices.The 1st three stories might be incidents from a draft of& many of the characters who figure in1st appear here, but this isn't a book of interest only because of its relationship to Joyce's life & mature work.It's one of the great story collections in the English language--a brilliant, unflinching, often tragic portrait of early 20th-century Dublin.The book, which begins & ends with a death, moves from stories of my childhood thru tales of public life.Its larger purpose, Joyce said, was as a moral history of Ireland.SistersEncounterArabyEvelineAfter the raceTwo GallantsBoarding houseLittle cloudCounterpartsClayPainful caseIvy day in the committee roomMotherGraceDead
/book/show/49630.Snuff_Fiction?from_search=true	Robert Rankin	Snuff Fiction	We read him for his exuberant salmagundi of old jokes, myths, urban and otherwise, catchphrases, liberatingly crazy ideas, running gags, recurring characters and locations, unreliable authobiographical anecdotes, and not forgetting the now legendary 'load of old toot'. He becomes funnier the more you read him' Mat Coward, Independent on The Dance of the Voodoo HandbagSocieWe read him for his exuberant salmagundi of old jokes, myths, urban and otherwise, catchphrases, liberatingly crazy ideas, running gags, recurring characters and locations, unreliable authobiographical anecdotes, and not forgetting the now legendary 'load of old toot'. He becomes funnier the more you read him' Mat Coward, Independent on The Dance of the Voodoo HandbagSociety's plug is about to be pulled, big time. At the stroke of midnight on 31 December 1999, computer systems all over the world will crash and plunge us into chaos. But so what if it's the downfall of civilization? These things happen. We'll just have to take it on the chin. Or at least up the nose. Because rejoice and give thanks, snuff is making a comeback. And who do we thank for this? Who is the man who brings joy to the nostrils of the nation? The tender blender with the blinder grinder? The master blaster with the louder powder? The geezer with the sneezer that's a real crowd pleaser? Mr Doveston, that's who, and this is his story. So forget about impending doom and enter the glamorous world of snuff-snorting. Oh, and don't forget to bring a hanky. Things could get a little messy later.Robert Rankin's latest novel gleefully chronicles the collapse of civilisation, as the world slides into chaos with a smile on its face and a finger up its nose. Prophetic vision of an imminent dystopia? Or just the rabid ranting of a snuff-crazed technophobe?
/book/show/28503846-the-big-book-of-science-fiction?from_search=true	Jeff VanderMeer (Editor) Ann VanderMeer (Editor)	The Big Book of Science Fiction	Quite possibly thescience fiction collection of- past, present and. What if life was neverending? What if you could change your body to adapt to an alien ecology? What if the pope were a robot? Spanning galaxies and millennia, this must-have anthology showcases classic contributions from H. G. Wells, Arthur C. Clarke, Octavia E. Butler, and KurtQuite possibly thescience fiction collection of- past, present and. What if life was neverending? What if you could change your body to adapt to an alien ecology? What if the pope were a robot? Spanning galaxies and millennia, this must-have anthology showcases classic contributions from H. G. Wells, Arthur C. Clarke, Octavia E. Butler, and Kurt Vonnegut, alongside a century of the eccentrics, rebels, and visionaries who have inspired generations of readers. Within its pages, you'll find beloved worlds of space opera, hard SF, cyberpunk, the New Wave, and more. Learn about the secret history of science fiction, from titans of literature who also wrote SF to less well-known authors from more than twenty-five countries, some never before translated into English. Inliterary power couple Ann and Jeff VanderMeer transport readers from Mars to Mechanopolis, planet Earth to parts unknown. Immerse yourself in the genre that predicted electric cars, space tourism, and smartphones. Sit back, buckle up, and dial in the coordinates, as this stellar anthology has got worlds within worlds.Including:. Legendary tales from Isaac Asimov and Ursula K. Le Guin. An unearthed sci-fi story from W. E. B. Du Bois. The first publication in twenty years of the work of cybernetic visionary David R. Bunch. A rare and brilliant novella by Chinese international sensation Cixin LiuPlus:. Aliens!. Space battles!. Robots!. Technology gone wrong!. Technology gone right!
/book/show/830990.The_Science_Fiction_Hall_of_Fame?from_search=true	Ben Bova (Editor) C.M. Kornbluth Lester del Rey	The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume 2A	Eleven Classic Novellas by the most honored authors of science fiction:This volume is the definitive collection of the best science fiction novellas between 1929 to 1964 and contains eleven great classics. There is no better anthology that captures the birth of science fiction as a literary field. Published in 1973 to honor stories that had come before the institution of tEleven Classic Novellas by the most honored authors of science fiction:This volume is the definitive collection of the best science fiction novellas between 1929 to 1964 and contains eleven great classics. There is no better anthology that captures the birth of science fiction as a literary field. Published in 1973 to honor stories that had come before the institution of the Nebula Awards, The Science Fiction Hall of Fame introduced tens of thousands of young readers to the wonders of science fiction and was a favorite of libraries across the country. This volume contains novellas by: Ray Bradbury, James Blish, Algis Budrys, Theodore Cogswell, E. M. Forster, Frederik Pohl, James H. Schmitz, T. L. Sherred, Wilmar H. Shiras, Clifford D. Simak, and Jack Vance.Contents:
/book/show/747636.White_Fang_by_Jack_London_Fiction_Classics?from_search=true	Jack London	White Fang by Jack London, Fiction, Classics	
/book/show/24727.East_Is_East?from_search=true	T.C. Boyle	East Is East	
/book/show/26821010-twelve-years-a-slave?from_search=true	Solomon Northup Read Monkey Pablo (Illustrator)	Twelve Years a Slave: Illustrated Platinum Edition (Classic Bestselling Fiction Books)	How is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedTwelve Years a Slave (1853) is a memoir and slave narrative by American Solomon Northup as told to and edited by David Wilson. Northup, a black man who was born free in New York state, details his being tricked to go tHow is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedTwelve Years a Slave (1853) is a memoir and slave narrative by American Solomon Northup as told to and edited by David Wilson. Northup, a black man who was born free in New York state, details his being tricked to go to Washington, D.C., where he was kidnapped and sold into slavery in the Deep South. After having been kept in bondage for 12 years in Louisiana by various masters, Northup was able to write to friends and family in New York, who in turn secured his release with the aid of the state. Northup's account provides extensive details on the slave markets in Washington, D.C. and New Orleans, and describes at length cotton and sugar cultivation and slave treatment on major plantations in Louisiana.The work was published eight years before the Civil War by Derby & Miller of Auburn, New York, soon after Harriet Beecher Stowe's best-selling novel about slavery, Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852), to which it lent factual support. Northup's book, dedicated to Stowe, sold 30,000 copies, making it a bestseller in its own right.After being published in several editions in the 19th century and later cited by specialist scholarly works on slavery in the United States, the memoir fell into public obscurity for nearly 100 years. It was re-discovered on separate occasions by two Louisiana historians, Sue Eakin (Louisiana State University at Alexandria) and Joseph Logsdon (University of New Orleans). In the early 1960s, they researched and retraced Solomon Northups journey and co-edited a historically annotated version that was published by Louisiana State University Press (1968).The memoir has been adapted as two film versions, produced as the PBS television movie Solomon Northup's Odyssey (1984) and the Oscar-winning film 12 Years a Slave (2013).
/book/show/768531.What_If_?from_search=true	Anne Bernays Pamela Painter	What If?: Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers	is the first handbook for writers based on the idea that specific exercises are one of the most useful and provocative methods for mastering the art of writing fiction. With more than twenty-five years of experience teaching creative writing between them, Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter offer more than seventy-five exercises for both beginners and more experiencedis the first handbook for writers based on the idea that specific exercises are one of the most useful and provocative methods for mastering the art of writing fiction. With more than twenty-five years of experience teaching creative writing between them, Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter offer more than seventy-five exercises for both beginners and more experienced writers. These exercises are designed to develop and refine two basic skills: writing like a writer and, just as important,like a writer. They deal with such topics as discovering where to start and end a story; learning when to use dialogue and when to use indirect discourse; transforming real events into fiction; and finding language that both sings and communicates precisely.will be an essential addition to every writer's library, a welcome and much-used companion, a book that gracefully borrows a whisper from the muse.
/book/show/666584.100_Great_Science_Fiction_Short_Short_Stories?from_search=true	Isaac Asimov (Editor) Martin H. Greenberg (Editor) Joseph D. Olander (Editor)	100 Great Science Fiction Short Short Stories	Contents include: The Science Fiction Blowgun by Isaac Asimov / A Loint of Paw by Isaac Asimov / The Advent on Channel Twelve by C. M. Kornbluth / Plaything by Larry Niven / The Misfortune Cookie by Charles E. Fritch / I Wish I May, I Wish I Might by Bill Pronzini / FTA by George R. R. Martin / Trace by Jerome Bixby / The Ingenious Patriot by Ambrose Bierce / Zoo by EdwardContents include: The Science Fiction Blowgun by Isaac Asimov / A Loint of Paw by Isaac Asimov / The Advent on Channel Twelve by C. M. Kornbluth / Plaything by Larry Niven / The Misfortune Cookie by Charles E. Fritch / I Wish I May, I Wish I Might by Bill Pronzini / FTA by George R. R. Martin / Trace by Jerome Bixby / The Ingenious Patriot by Ambrose Bierce / Zoo by Edward D. Hoch / The Destiny of Milton Gomrath by Alexie Panshin / Upstart by Steven Utley / How It All Went by Gregory Benford / Harry Protagonist, Brain-Drainer by Richard Wilson / Peeping Tommy by Robert F. Young / Starting From Scratch by Robert Sheckley / Corrida by Rober Zelazny / Shall the Dust Praise Thee? by Damon Knight / Bug-Getter by R. Bretnor / The Deadly Mission of Phineas Snodgrass by Frederik Pohl / Fire Sale by Laurence M. Janifer / Safe at Any Speed by Larry Niven / The Masks by Jams Blish / Innocence by Joanna Russ / Kin by Richard Wilson / The Long Night by Ray Russell / Sanity Clause by Edward Wellen / If at First You Don't Succeed, to Hell with It! by Charles E. Fritch / The Question by Laurence M. Janifer & Donald E. Westlake / The Perfect Woman by Robert Sheckley / The System by Ben Bova / Exile to Hell by Isaac Asimov / Inaugural by Barry N. Malzberg & Bill Pronzini / Martha by Fred Saberhagen / Kindergarten by Fritz Leiber / Landscape with Sphinxes by Karen Anderson / The Happiest Day of Your Life by Bob Shaw / The Worlds of Monty Willson by William F. Nolan / Punch by Frederik Pohl / Doctor by Henry Slesar / The Man from When by Dannie Plachta / Crying Willow by Edward Rager / January 1975 by Barry N. Malzberg / Mail Supremacy by Hayford Peirce / Mistake by Larry Niver / Half-Baked Publisher's Delight by Jeffrey S. Hudson & Isaac Asimov / Far from Home by Walter S. Tevis / Swords of Ifthan by Jams Sutherland / Argent Blood by Joe L. Hensley / Collector's Fever by Roger Zelazny / Sign at the End of the Universe by Duane Ackerson / Stubborn by Stephen Goldin / The Re-Creation by Robert E. Toomey, Jr. / The Better Man by Ray Russell / Oom by Martin Gardner / Merchant by Henry Sleasar / Don't Fence Me In by Richard Wilson / The Die-Hard by Alfred Bester / The First by Anthony Boucher / Eripmav by Damon Knight / Feeding Time by Robert Sheckley / The Voice from the Curious Cube by Nelson Bond / I'm Going to Get You by F. M. Busby / The Room by Ray Russell / Dry Spell by Bill Pronzini / Bohassian Learns by William Rotsler / Star Bride by Anthony Boucher / Latest Feature by Maggie Nadler / Chief by Henry Slesar / After You've Stood on the Log at the Center of the Universe, What Is There Left to Do? by Grant Carrington / Maid to Measure by Damon Knight / Eyes Do More Than See by Isaac Asimov / Thang by Martin Gardner / How Now Purple Cow by Bill Pronzini / Revival Meeting by Dannie Plachta / Prototaph by Keith Laumer / The Rocket of 1955 by C. M. Kornbluth / Science Fiction for Telepaths by E. Michael Blake / Kindergarten by James E. Gunn / A Little Knowledge by Paul Dellinger / A Cup of Hemlock by Lee Killough / Present Perfect by Thomas F. Monteleone / A Lot to Learn by Robert T. Kurosaka / The Amphibious Cavalry Gap by James E. Thompson / Not Counting Bridges by Robert L. Fish / The Man Inside by Bruce McAllister / The Mars Stone by Paul Bond / Source Material by Mildred Downery Brozon / The Compleat Consummators by Alan E. Nourse / Examination Day by Henry Slesar / The Man Who Could Turn Back the Clock by Ralph Milne Farley / Patent Rights by Daniel A. Darlington / The Sky's an Oyster: The Stars Are Pearls by Dave Bischoff / Alien Cornucopia by Walt Liebscher / The Last Paradox by Edward D. Hoch / Course of Empire by Richard Wilson / Synchronicity by James E. Thompson / Sweet Dreams, Melissa by Stephen Goldin / The Man on Top by R. Bretnor / Rejection Slip by K. W. MacAnn.
/book/show/6518481-jo-s-boys-by-louisa-may-alcott-fiction-family-classics?from_search=true	Louisa May Alcott	Jo's Boys by Louisa May Alcott, Fiction, Family, Classics	Little Women and Good Wives introduced Jo March as a fifteen-year-old tomboy. Little Men found her married, and running a school for boys. Jo's Boys opens ten years later and the boys are young men with careers and not-such-little women to discover. Nat, who could play the fiddle, is a violinist; Dan still gets into trouble. The story catches up with all the little men -Little Women and Good Wives introduced Jo March as a fifteen-year-old tomboy. Little Men found her married, and running a school for boys. Jo's Boys opens ten years later and the boys are young men with careers and not-such-little women to discover. Nat, who could play the fiddle, is a violinist; Dan still gets into trouble. The story catches up with all the little men -- and Jo, as well. Sections of Jo's Boys follow the travels of former students who have deep emotional ties to Plumfield and the Bhaers. Professor Bhaer's nephew Emil is now a sailor, and takes off on his first voyage as second mate. Dan seeks his fortune in the West and ends up in jail. Nat begins a musical career in Europe that takes him away from Daisy. Alcott tips her hand here: Jo is a version of the author herself. Jo's writing brings her gold and glory. Fame is a fleeting nuisance, she learns, but the money allows her to do the most she can for the people around her. Alcott even steps in front of the curtain to wonder if the story shouldn't end with something huge -- melodramatic -- an earthquake! But, no, it ends the way it should. And as readers continue to find new delights in Jo's story, it never ends at all.
/book/show/15873.Fact_Fiction_and_Folklore_in_Harry_Potter_s_World?from_search=true	George Beahm Tim Kirk (Illustrator) Britton McDaniel (Illustrator)	Fact, Fiction, and Folklore in Harry Potter's World: An Unofficial Guide	J. K. Rowling's characters share a lot in common with J. R. R. Tolkien's characters? Many of the magical items in Harry's world actually have equivalents in ours? Some of Rowling's beasts have been around for hundreds of years?J. K. Rowling's characters share a lot in common with J. R. R. Tolkien's characters?     Many of the magical items in Harry's world actually have equivalents in ours?     Some of Rowling's beasts have been around for hundreds of years?
/book/show/163859.Star_Wars_on_Trial?from_search=true	David Brin (Editor) Matthew Woodring Stover (Editor) Richard Garfinkle	Star Wars on Trial: Science Fiction And Fantasy Writers Debate the Most Popular Science Fiction Films of All Time	Debates on the authenticity of thefranchise and the hero-or-villain status of George Lucas are at the heart of these essays by bestselling science-fiction authors. The incredible popularity of the movies has led to the formation of strong emotions within the science fiction community on the strengths and flaws of the films, exemplified here by David Brin's attacDebates on the authenticity of thefranchise and the hero-or-villain status of George Lucas are at the heart of these essays by bestselling science-fiction authors. The incredible popularity of the movies has led to the formation of strong emotions within the science fiction community on the strengths and flaws of the films, exemplified here by David Brin's attacks and Matthew Woodring Stover's defense of the movies. This intense examination of the epic works addresses a broad range of issuesfrom politics, religion, and the saga's overall logic to the impact of the series on bookshelf space as well as science-fiction film. The questionis discussed before a final Judge's Verdict on the greatnessor weaknessof the franchise is reached.
/book/show/24626135-division?from_search=true	Lee S. Hawke	Division: A Collection of Science Fiction Fairytales	A man awakens as a kamikaze soldier in the new War on Disease. A schoolgirl tries to escape her demons through virtual reality. A spaceship engineer mourns the loss of her daughter. Plunge into the cybernetic woods with DIVISION in seven searing new fairytales for the digital generation, brought to life by Hawkes trademark haunting style.If you like sci fi or dystopian wA man awakens as a kamikaze soldier in the new War on Disease. A schoolgirl tries to escape her demons through virtual reality. A spaceship engineer mourns the loss of her daughter. Plunge into the cybernetic woods with DIVISION in seven searing new fairytales for the digital generation, brought to life by Hawkes trademark haunting style.If you like sci fi or dystopian work, you will enjoy DIVISION. All the stories have characters that you can sympathize with, and situations that will ring true. Excellent job by Lee S. Hawke on this collection, and Id love to see more.~ Michael Nail at gimmethatbook.com
/book/show/26789676-red-hill?from_search=true	Jamie McGuire Benjamin Kuntzer (Translator)	Red Hill	Scarlet est divorce et mre de deux petites filles. Les lever seule est un combat quotidien quelle mne avec tnacit.Mari depuis plusieurs annes  une femme de plus en plus distante, Nathan na quun vague souvenir de ce quest lamour. En revanche, sa petite Zoe le comble de bonheur tous les jours.Miranda, elle, na quune proccupation : lorganisation dun week-enScarlet est divorce et mre de deux petites filles. Les lever seule est un combat quotidien quelle mne avec tnacit.Mari depuis plusieurs annes  une femme de plus en plus distante, Nathan na quun vague souvenir de ce quest lamour. En revanche, sa petite Zoe le comble de bonheur tous les jours.Miranda, elle, na quune proccupation : lorganisation dun week-end  la campagne avec sa soeur Ashley et leurs copains respectifs.Lorsque leur monde seffondre, ces personnages ordinaires vont devoir affronter lextraordinaire. Il leur faudra prendre en main leur destin pour avoir une chance de survie.Mais quarrive-t-il quand ceux pour qui vous tes prt  mourir sont aussi ceux qui peuvent vous dtruire ?
/book/show/296890.On_Teaching_and_Writing_Fiction?from_search=true	Wallace Stegner Lynn Stegner (Editor)	On Teaching and Writing Fiction	Wallace Stegner founded the acclaimed Stanford Writing Program-a program whose alumni include such literary luminaries as Larry McMurtry, Robert Stone, and Raymond Carver. Here Lynn Stegner brings together eight of Stegner's previously uncollected essays-including four never-before-published pieces -on writing fiction and teaching creative writing. In this unique collectioWallace Stegner founded the acclaimed Stanford Writing Program-a program whose alumni include such literary luminaries as Larry McMurtry, Robert Stone, and Raymond Carver. Here Lynn Stegner brings together eight of Stegner's previously uncollected essays-including four never-before-published pieces -on writing fiction and teaching creative writing. In this unique collection he addresses every aspect of fiction writing-from the writer's vision to his or her audience, from the use of symbolism to swear words, from the mystery of the creative process to the recognizable truth it seeks finally to reveal. His insights will benefit anyone interested in writing fiction or exploring ideas about fiction's role in the broader culture.
/book/show/102616.An_Anthology_of_Graphic_Fiction_Cartoons_and_True_Stories?from_search=true	Ivan Brunetti (Editor)	An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and True Stories	Comic artist Ivan Brunetti, the creator of, offers a best-of anthology of contemporary art comics, along with some classic comic strips and other historical materials that have retained a modern sensibility. As with Chris Wares selections for his best-sellinganthology, Brunettis choices make for a highly personal book (my criteria were simple: thesComic artist Ivan Brunetti, the creator of, offers a best-of anthology of contemporary art comics, along with some classic comic strips and other historical materials that have retained a modern sensibility. As with Chris Wares selections for his best-sellinganthology, Brunettis choices make for a highly personal book (my criteria were simple: these are comics that I savor and often revisit) that serves as a broad historical overview of the medium and a round-up of some of todays best and most interesting North American comic artists. Included here are works from such well-known artists as Robert Crumb, Kim Deitch, Art Spiegelman, Chris Ware, Ben Katchor, Charles Burns, Gary Panter, Seth, Phoebe Gloeckner, Daniel Clowes, Lynda Barry, Joe Sacco, and Jaime and Gilbert Hernandez, as well as many other pioneers whose names may be less familiar.Brunetti offers selections from the works of more than seventy-five avant-garde comic artists. His selections are arranged by genre and grouped thematically. Luxuriously produced and printed in four-color throughout, the book is a must-have for collectors, aficionados, readers of comics, and those generally interested in cutting-edge art and literature.
/book/show/844661.Rebecca_of_Sunnybrook_Farm_by_Kate_Douglas_Wiggin_Fiction_Historical_United_States_People_Places_Readers_Chapter_Books?from_search=true	Kate Douglas Wiggin	Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin, Fiction, Historical, United States, People & Places, Readers - Chapter Books	Shirley Temple did a lot to make Rebecca famous when she won the world's heart in the movie we all remember. But the story is more than Temple, the film, or our memory of it: this is the tale of the little showgirl who, sent to the country to live with prim and proper relatives, is forbidden to do anything, well, showy. But Rebecca has other ideas, of course, and you knowShirley Temple did a lot to make Rebecca famous when she won the world's heart in the movie we all remember. But the story is more than Temple, the film, or our memory of it: this is the tale of the little showgirl who, sent to the country to live with prim and proper relatives, is forbidden to do anything, well, showy. But Rebecca has other ideas, of course, and you know she'll win over the hearts and minds of everyone who'll see her show. . . . Certainly she won over Jack London. In 1904 he wrote to Wiggin herself: -May I thank you for Rebecca. . . ? I would have quested the wide world over to make her mine, only I was born too long ago and she was born but yesterday.... Why could she not have been my daughter? Why couldn't it have been I who bought the three hundred cakes of soap? Why, O, why?- And Mark Twain, too: he described Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm as -beautiful and warm and satisfying.-
/book/show/2865290-firebirds-soaring?from_search=true	Sharyn November (Editor) Louise Marley (Contributor) Nick O'Donohoe (Contributor)	Firebirds Soaring: An Anthology of Original Speculative Fiction	First. Then. Now there is, the third anthology of original stories by some of today?s finest writers of fantasy and science fiction. These authors, including Nancy Farmer (), Ellen Klages (), Margo Lanagan (), and Jane Yolen (), have brought new worlds and OldFirst. Then. Now there is, the third anthology of original stories by some of today?s finest writers of fantasy and science fiction. These authors, including Nancy Farmer (), Ellen Klages (), Margo Lanagan (), and Jane Yolen (), have brought new worlds and Old Magic to life in nineteen remarkable pieces of short fiction. Mike Dringenberg, co-creator ofwith Neil Gaiman, contributes decorative vignettes.?likeand?sets the standard for short fiction for teenagers and adult fans of the genre.
/book/show/24611693-the-good-story?from_search=true	J.M. Coetzee Arabella Kurtz	The Good Story: Exchanges on Truth, Fiction and Psychotherapy	is a fascinating dialogue about psychotherapy and the art of storytelling between a writer with a long-standing interest in moral psychology and a psychotherapist with training in literary studies. Coetzee and Kurtz consider psychotherapy and its wider social context from different perspectives, but at the heart of both of their approaches is a concern with narrative. Working alone, the writer is in control of the story he or she tells. The therapist, on the other hand, collaborates with the patient in developing an account of the patient's life and identity that is both meaningful and true.In a meeting of minds that is illuminating and thought-provoking, the authors discuss both individual psychology and the psychology of the group: the school classroom, gangs and the settler nation, in which the brutal deeds of ancestors are accommodated into a national story. Drawing on great writers like Cervantes and Dostoevsky and psychoanalysts like Freud and Melanie Klein, Coetzee and Kurtz explore the human capacity for self-examination, our wish to tell our own life stories and the resistances we encounter along the way.
/book/show/847409.So_Long_Been_Dreaming?from_search=true	Nalo Hopkinson (Editor) Uppinder Mehan (Editor) Karin Lowachee (Contributor)	So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction and Fantasy	is an anthology of original new stories by leading African, Asian, South Asian and Aboriginal authors, as well as North American and British writers of color.Stories of imagined futures abound in Western writing. Writer and editor Nalo Hopkinson notes that the science fiction/fantasy genre speaks so muchis an anthology of original new stories by leading African, Asian, South Asian and Aboriginal authors, as well as North American and British writers of color.Stories of imagined futures abound in Western writing. Writer and editor Nalo Hopkinson notes that the science fiction/fantasy genre speaks so much about the experience of being alienated but contains so little writing by alienated people themselves. Its an oversight that Hopkinson and Mehan aim to correct with this anthology.The book depicts imagined futures from the perspectives of writers associated with what might loosely be termed the third world. It includes stories that are bold, imaginative, edgy; stories that are centered in the worlds of the developing nations; stories that dare to dream what we might develop into.The wealth of postcolonial literature has included many who have written insightfully about their pasts and presents. Withthey creatively address their futures.Contributors include: Opal Palmer Adisa, Tobias Buckell, Wayde Compton, Hiromi Goto, Andrea Hairston, Tamai Kobayashi, Karin Lowachee, devorah major, Carole McDonnell, Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu, Eden Robinson, Nisi Shawl, Vandana Singh, Sheree Renee Thomas and Greg Van Eekhout.is the internationally-acclaimed author of,, and. Her books have been nominated for the Hugo, Nebula, Tiptree, and Philip K. Dick Awards;won a World Fantasy Award and the Sunburst Award. Born in Jamaica, Nalo moved to Canada when she was sixteen. She lives in Toronto.is a scholar of science fiction and postcolonial literature. A South Asian Canadian, he currently lives in Boston and teaches at Emerson College.
/book/show/29069004-the-view-from-the-cheap-seats?from_search=true	Neil Gaiman	The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Non-fiction	draws together, for the first time ever, myriad non-fiction writing by international phenomenon andbestselling author Neil Gaiman. From, the speech he gave at thdraws together, for the first time ever, myriad non-fiction writing by international phenomenon andbestselling author Neil Gaiman. From, the speech he gave at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia that went viral, to pieces on artists and legends including Terry Pratchett, Lou Reed and Ray Bradbury, the collection offers a glimpse into the head and heart of one of the most acclaimed writers of our time.'Literature does not occur in a vacuum. It cannot be a monologue. It has to be a conversation'Welcome to the conversation. Neil Gaiman fled the land of journalism to find truths through storytelling and sanctuary in not needing to get all the facts right. Of course, the real world continued to make up its own stories around him, and he has responded over the years with a wealth of ideas and introductions, dreams and speeches.will draw you in to these exchanges on making good art and Syrian refugees, the power of a single word and playing the kazoo with Stephen King, writing about books, comics and the imagination of friends, being sad at the Oscars and telling lies for a living. Here 'we can meet the writer full on' (Stephen Fry) as he opens our minds to the people he admires and the things he believes might just mean something - and makes room for us to join the conversation too.
/book/show/6119362-hey-nostradamus?from_search=true	Douglas Coupland David LeDoux (Narrator) Jenna Lamia David LeDoux (Narrator)	Hey Nostradamus!	Pregnant and secretly married, Cheryl Anway scribbles what becomes her last will and testament on a school binder shortly before a rampaging trio of misfit classmates gun her down in a high school cafeteria. Overrun with paranoia, teenage angst, and religious zeal in the massacre's wake, this sleepy suburban neighborhood declares its saints, brands its demons, and moves onPregnant and secretly married, Cheryl Anway scribbles what becomes her last will and testament on a school binder shortly before a rampaging trio of misfit classmates gun her down in a high school cafeteria. Overrun with paranoia, teenage angst, and religious zeal in the massacre's wake, this sleepy suburban neighborhood declares its saints, brands its demons, and moves on.
/book/show/930032.Esio_Trot?from_search=true	Roald Dahl Quentin Blake (Illustrator)	Esio Trot	A shy man, Mr Hoppy has only the courage for polite conversation with Mrs Silver, as she tends her pet tortoise Alfie, on the balcony below. But, when he learns that her dearest wish is for Alfie to grow bigger, he hatches a plan involving a giant pair of metal claws and 140 tortoises.
/book/show/488206.Little_Vampire_In_Love?from_search=true	Angela Sommer-Bodenburg	Little Vampire In Love	Tony's exciting friendship with several vampires is complicated when their creepy Cousin Olga comes to visit and pursue a crush on him.
/book/show/30821588-india-place?from_search=true	Samantha Young Benjamin Kuntzer (Translator)	India Place	tudiante, Hannah fait la rencontre de Marco, un Amricain dorigine italienne, venu sinstaller pour dobscures raisons  dimbourg. Petit  petit, ils se lient dune profonde amiti qui, chez la jeune fille, volue bientt vers une passion quelle garde secrte. Est-ce fou denvisager une quelconque relation amoureuse avec Marco ou bien a-t-elle des raisons dy croire ?tudiante, Hannah fait la rencontre de Marco, un Amricain dorigine italienne, venu sinstaller pour dobscures raisons  dimbourg. Petit  petit, ils se lient dune profonde amiti qui, chez la jeune fille, volue bientt vers une passion quelle garde secrte. Est-ce fou denvisager une quelconque relation amoureuse avec Marco ou bien a-t-elle des raisons dy croire ? Quand enfin elle ose lui avouer ses sentiments, il se trouble, puis la fuit. Cinq ans plus tard, lors dun mariage, ils se croisent de nouveau. Qui sait, les dsirs de Hannah deviendront peut-tre ralit
/book/show/27202970-the-fall-of-the-house-of-usher?from_search=true	Edgar Allan Poe Read Monkey Pablo	The Fall of the House of Usher: Illustrated Platinum Edition (Classic Bestselling Fiction Books)	How is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedBest fiction books of all timeOne of the best tragedy books to readClassic historical gothic fiction booksBestselling Horror book of all timeThe story begins with the unnamed narrator arriving at the house of hHow is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedBest fiction books of all timeOne of the best tragedy books to readClassic historical gothic fiction booksBestselling Horror book of all timeThe story begins with the unnamed narrator arriving at the house of his friend, Roderick Usher, having received a letter from him in a distant part of the country complaining of an illness and asking for his help. As he arrives, the narrator notes a thin crack extending from the roof, down the front of the building and into the lake.Although Poe wrote this short story before the invention of modern psychological science, Roderick's condition can be described according to its terminology. It includes a form of sensory overload known as hyperesthesia (hypersensitivity to textures, light, sounds, smells and tastes), hypochondria (an excessive preoccupation or worry about having a serious illness) and acute anxiety. It is revealed that Roderick's twin sister, Madeline, is also ill and falls into cataleptic, deathlike trances. The narrator is impressed with Roderick's paintings, and attempts to cheer him by reading with him and listening to his improvised musical compositions on the guitar. Roderick sings The Haunted Palace, then tells the narrator that he believes the house he lives in to be alive, and that this sentience arises from the arrangement of the masonry and vegetation surrounding it.Roderick later informs the narrator that his sister has died and insists that she be entombed for two weeks in the family tomb located in the house before being permanently buried. The narrator helps Roderick put the body in the tomb, and he notes that Madeline has rosy cheeks, as some do after death. They inter her, but over the next week both Roderick and the narrator find themselves becoming increasingly agitated for no apparent reason. A storm begins. Roderick comes to the narrator's bedroom, which is situated directly above the vault, and throws open his window to the storm. He notices that the tarn surrounding the house seems to glow in the dark, as it glowed in Roderick Usher's paintings, although there is no lightning.The narrator attempts to calm Roderick by reading aloud The Mad Tryst, a novel involving a knight named Ethelred who breaks into a hermit's dwelling in an attempt to escape an approaching storm, only to find a palace of gold guarded by a dragon. He also finds, hanging on the wall, a shield of shining brass on which is written a legend:Who entereth herein, a conqueror hath bin;Who slayeth the dragon, the shield he shall win;With a stroke of his mace, Ethelred kills the dragon, who dies with a piercing shriek, and proceeds to take the shield, which falls to the floor with an unnerving clatter.As the narrator reads of the knight's forcible entry into the dwelling, cracking and ripping sounds are heard somewhere in the house. When the dragon is described as shrieking as it dies, a shriek is heard, again within the house. As he relates the shield falling from off the wall, a reverberation, metallic and hollow, can be heard. Roderick becomes increasingly hysterical, and eventually exclaims that these sounds are being made by his sister, who was in fact alive when she was entombed. Additionally, Roderick somehow knew that she was alive. The bedroom door is then blown open to reveal Madeline standing there. She falls on her brother, and both land on the floor as corpses.
/book/show/3957620-the-good-soldier?from_search=true	Ford Madox Ford	The Good Soldier	For nine years, John Dowell and his wife spend the summer season at a German spa town in the company of the respectable Ashburnhams. Behind the placid exteriors lie the destructive passions of men and women. This text includes biographical and critical apparatus.
/book/show/1679037.The_Making_of_a_Story?from_search=true	Alice LaPlante	The Making of a Story: A Norton Guide to Writing Fiction and Nonfiction	is a fresh and inspiring guide to the basics of creative writingboth fiction and creative nonfiction. Its hands-on, completely accessible approach walks writers through each stage of the creative process, from the initial triggering idea to the revision of the final manuscript. It is unique in combing the three main aspects of creative writing instruis a fresh and inspiring guide to the basics of creative writingboth fiction and creative nonfiction. Its hands-on, completely accessible approach walks writers through each stage of the creative process, from the initial triggering idea to the revision of the final manuscript. It is unique in combing the three main aspects of creative writing instruction: process (finding inspiration, getting ideas on the page), craft (specific techniques like characterization), and anthology (learning by reading masters of the form). Succinct, clear definitions of basic terms of fiction are accompanied by examples, including excerpts from masterpieces of short fiction and essays as well as contemporary novels. A special highlight is Alice LaPlante's systematic debunking of many of the so-called rules of creative writing. This book is perfect for writers working alone as well as for creative writing classes, both introductory and advanced.
/book/show/8320840-h-p-lovecraft?from_search=true	H.P. Lovecraft S.T. Joshi	H.P. Lovecraft:  The Complete Fiction	In the 1920s and '30s, H.P. Lovecraft pioneered a new type of weird fiction that fused elements of supernatural horror with the concepts of visionary science fiction. Lovecraft's tales of cosmic horror revolutionized modern horror fiction and earned him the reputation of the most influential American writer of weird tales since Edgar Allan Poe.In the 1920s and '30s, H.P. Lovecraft pioneered a new type of weird fiction that fused elements of supernatural horror with the concepts of visionary science fiction. Lovecraft's tales of cosmic horror revolutionized modern horror fiction and earned him the reputation of the most influential American writer of weird tales since Edgar Allan Poe.
/book/show/212525.Ethan_Frome_and_Other_Short_Fiction?from_search=true	Edith Wharton Mary Gordon (Introduction)	Ethan Frome and Other Short Fiction	1987 - Bantam Classic - Paperback - Reissue - Ethan Fromme & Other Short Fiction - By Edith Wharton - Introduction by Mary Gordon - With Ethan Fromme are: The Touchstone / The Last Asset / The Other Two / Xingu - These stories show the extraordinary range of Wharton - Literary Classics - Rare - Collectible
/book/show/28002850-the-scarlet-letter?from_search=true	Nathaniel Hawthorne Read Monkey Pablo (Illustrator)	The Scarlet Letter: Illustrated Platinum Edition (Classic Bestselling Fiction Books)	How is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedThe Scarlet Letter is an 1850 romantic work of fiction in a historical setting, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and is considered to be his magnum opus.[1] Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, Massachusetts, during theHow is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedThe Scarlet Letter is an 1850 romantic work of fiction in a historical setting, written by Nathaniel Hawthorne, and is considered to be his magnum opus.[1] Set in 17th-century Puritan Boston, Massachusetts, during the years 1642 to 1649, it tells the story of Hester Prynne, who conceives a daughter through an affair and struggles to create a new life of repentance and dignity. Throughout the book, Hawthorne explores themes of legalism, sin, and guilt.In June 1642, in the Puritan town of Boston, a crowd gathers to witness the punishment of Hester Prynne, a young woman found guilty of adultery. She is required to wear a scarlet A (A standing for adulterer) on her dress to shame her. She must stand on the scaffold for three hours, to be exposed to public humiliation. As Hester approaches the scaffold, many of the women in the crowd are angered by her beauty and quiet dignity. When demanded and cajoled to name the father of her child, Hester refuses.Several days later, Hester meets Dimmesdale in the forest and tells him of her husband and his desire for revenge. She convinces Dimmesdale to leave Boston in secret on a ship to Europe where they can start life anew. Renewed by this plan, the minister seems to gain new energy. On Election Day, Dimmesdale gives what is declared to be one of his most inspired sermons. But as the procession leaves the church, Dimmesdale climbs upon the scaffold and confesses his sin, dying in Hester's arms. Later, most witnesses swear that they saw a stigma in the form of a scarlet A upon his chest, although some deny this statement. Chillingworth, losing his will for revenge, dies shortly thereafter and leaves Pearl a substantial inheritance.Several years later, Hester returns to her cottage and resumes wearing the scarlet letter. When she dies, she is buried near the grave of Dimmesdale, and they share a simple slate tombstone engraved with an escutcheon described as: On a field, sable. The letter A, gules.
/book/show/1781022.Great_Expectations_by_Charles_Dickens_Fiction_Classics?from_search=true	Charles Dickens	Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, Fiction, Classics	My father's family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip. So, I called myself Pip, and came to be called Pip. I give Pirrip as my father's family name, on the authority of his tombstone and my sister. . . . but this is my tale, not my father's. It is the tale of how I lived my lifMy father's family name being Pirrip, and my Christian name Philip, my infant tongue could make of both names nothing longer or more explicit than Pip. So, I called myself Pip, and came to be called Pip. I give Pirrip as my father's family name, on the authority of his tombstone and my sister. . . . but this is my tale, not my father's. It is the tale of how I lived my life, and thrived -- how I lost my all, and found something again, praiise God, a thing I love. Listen and you'dll hear . . .
/book/show/1026354.The_Adventures_of_Tom_Sawyer_by_Mark_Twain_Fiction_Classics?from_search=true	Mark Twain	The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, Fiction, Classics	Most people easily picture Twain's long white handlebar moustache and can practically hear his riverman's drawl. Readers know he's Samuel Langhorne Clemens, and he's Mark Twain, and they've painted fences right alongside Tom Sawyer. Any number of young men have had crushes on Becky Thatcher, and any number of young women have laughed at Huck Finn's way of threading a needMost people easily picture Twain's long white handlebar moustache and can practically hear his riverman's drawl. Readers know he's Samuel Langhorne Clemens, and he's Mark Twain, and they've painted fences right alongside Tom Sawyer. Any number of young men have had crushes on Becky Thatcher, and any number of young women have laughed at Huck Finn's way of threading a needle. But none of Twain's eleven novels, nine travel books, and countless short stories and essays would have achieved their status had he not first paid attention himself: to everyone and everything that lived in his world. -- from Amy Sterling Casil's Introduction
/book/show/11931021-harvard-classics-shelf-of-fiction-vol-18-crime-and-punishment?from_search=true	Fyodor Dostoyevsky	Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction Vol. 18 (Crime and Punishment)	Set in Russia in the midst of its troubled transition to the modern age, this classic novel is the profound human drama of Raskolnikov, a sensitive intellectual driven by poverty and the belief of his exemption from moral law. Through his unforgettable gallery of characters, Dostoyevsky provides a provocative look at the human motivations of obsession and possession with uSet in Russia in the midst of its troubled transition to the modern age, this classic novel is the profound human drama of Raskolnikov, a sensitive intellectual driven by poverty and the belief of his exemption from moral law. Through his unforgettable gallery of characters, Dostoyevsky provides a provocative look at the human motivations of obsession and possession with unflinching philosophical and moral insight. A masterpiece of dramatic literature by one of the greatest novelist of all time.
/book/show/10387214-the-art-of-fiction?from_search=true	Henry James Walter Besant (Creator)	The Art of Fiction	In this classic essay which originally appeared in his 1888 collection, Henry James argues against rigid proscriptions on the novelist's choice of subject and method of treatment. He maintains that the widest possible freedom in content and approach will help ensure narrative fiction's continued vitality.
/book/show/26836890-macbeth?from_search=true	William Shakespeare Read Monkey Pablo (Illustrator)	Macbeth: Illustrated Platinum Edition (Classic Bestselling Fiction Books)	How is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedBest fiction books of all timeOne of the best books to readClassic historical fiction booksBestselling William Shakespeare bookMacbeth (full title The Tragedy of Macbeth) is a tragedy written by William ShakespHow is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedBest fiction books of all timeOne of the best books to readClassic historical fiction booksBestselling William Shakespeare bookMacbeth (full title The Tragedy of Macbeth) is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare, and is considered one of his darkest and most powerful works. Set in Scotland, the play illustrates the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake.The play is believed to have been written between 1599 and 1606, and is most commonly dated 1606. The earliest account of a performance of what was probably Shakespeare's play is the Summer of 1606, when Simon Forman recorded seeing such a play at the Globe Theatre. It was first published in the Folio of 1623, possibly from a prompt book. It was most likely written during the reign of James I, who had been James VI of Scotland before he succeeded to the English throne in 1603. James was a patron of Shakespeare's acting company, and of all the plays Shakespeare wrote during James's reign, Macbeth most clearly reflects the playwright's relationship with the sovereign.Macbeth is Shakespeare's shortest tragedy, and tells the story of a brave Scottish general named Macbeth who receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland. Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife, Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes the throne for himself. He is then wracked with guilt and paranoia, and he soon becomes a tyrannical ruler as he is forced to commit more and more murders to protect himself from enmity and suspicion. The bloodbath and consequent civil war swiftly take Macbeth and Lady Macbeth into the realms of arrogance, madness, and death.Shakespeare's source for the tragedy is the account of Macbeth, King of Scotland, Macduff, and Duncan in Holinshed's Chronicles (1587), a history of England, Scotland, and Ireland familiar to Shakespeare and his contemporaries, although the events in the play differ extensively from the history of the real Macbeth. In recent scholarship, the events of the tragedy are usually associated more closely with the execution of Henry Garnett for complicity in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605.In the backstage world of theatre, some believe that the play is cursed, and will not mention its title aloud, referring to it instead as the Scottish play. Over the course of many centuries, the play has attracted some of the most renowned actors to the roles of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. It has been adapted to film, television, opera, novels, comic books, and other media.
/book/show/79251.Moby_Dick_by_Herman_Melville_Fiction_Classics_Sea_Stories?from_search=true	Herman Melville	Moby Dick by Herman Melville, Fiction, Classics, Sea Stories	A sailor narrates the obsessive quest of Ahab, captain of the whaler Pequod, for revenge on Moby Dick, a white whale which on a previous voyage destroyed Ahab's ship and severed his leg at the knee. Call me Ishmael. Some years ago -- never mind how long precisely -- having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would saiA sailor narrates the obsessive quest of Ahab, captain of the whaler Pequod, for revenge on Moby Dick, a white whale which on a previous voyage destroyed Ahab's ship and severed his leg at the knee. Call me Ishmael. Some years ago -- never mind how long precisely -- having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see the watery part of the world. It is a way I have of driving off the spleen and regulating the circulation. Whenever I find myself growing grim about the mouth; whenever it is a damp, drizzly November in my soul; whenever I find myself involuntarily pausing before coffin warehouses, and bringing up the rear of every funeral I meet; and especially whenever my hypos get such an upper hand of me, that it requires a strong moral principle to prevent me from deliberately stepping into the street, and methodically knocking people's hats off -- then, I account it high time to get to sea as soon as I can. This is my substitute for pistol and ball. With a philosophical flourish Cato throws himself upon his sword; I quietly take to the ship. There is nothing surprising in this. If they but knew it, almost all men in their degree, some time or other, cherish very nearly the same feelings towards the ocean with me.
/book/show/1355465.How_Fiction_Works?from_search=true	James    Wood	How Fiction Works	What makes a story a story? What is style? Whats the connection between realism and real life? These are some of the questions James Wood answers in, the first book-length essay by the preeminent critic of his generation. Ranging widelyfrom Homer to David Foster Wallace, fromtoWood takes the reader through the bWhat makes a story a story? What is style? Whats the connection between realism and real life? These are some of the questions James Wood answers in, the first book-length essay by the preeminent critic of his generation. Ranging widelyfrom Homer to David Foster Wallace, fromtoWood takes the reader through the basic elements of the art, step by step.The result is nothing less than a philosophy of the novelplainspoken, funny, bluntin the traditions of E. M. Forstersand Strunk and Whites. It sums up two decades of insight with wit and concision. It will change the way you read.
/book/show/28498165-persuasion-annotated?from_search=true	Jane Austen	PERSUASION (ANNOTATED) (JANE AUSTEN FICTION Book 5)	Jane Austen (16 December 1775  18 July 1817) was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature. Her realism, biting irony and social commentary as well as her acclaimed plots have gained her historical importance among scholars and critics.Austen lived herJane Austen (16 December 1775  18 July 1817) was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature. Her realism, biting irony and social commentary as well as her acclaimed plots have gained her historical importance among scholars and critics.Austen lived her entire life as part of a close-knit family located on the lower fringes of the English landed gentry. She was educated primarily by her father and older brothers as well as through her own reading. The steadfast support of her family was critical to her development as a professional writer. From her teenage years into her thirties she experimented with various literary forms, including an epistolary novel which she then abandoned, wrote and extensively revised three major novels and began a fourth. From 1811 until 1816, with the release of Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) and Emma (1815), she achieved success as a published writer. She wrote two additional novels, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, both published posthumously in 1818, and began a third, which was eventually titled Sanditon, but died before completing it.Austen's works critique the novels of sensibility of the second half of the 18th century and are part of the transition to 19th-century realism. Her plots, though fundamentally comic, highlight the dependence of women on marriage to secure social standing and economic security. Her works, though usually popular, were first published anonymously and brought her little personal fame and only a few positive reviews during her lifetime, but the publication in 1869 of her nephew's A Memoir of Jane Austen introduced her to a wider public, and by the 1940s she had become widely accepted in academia as a great English writer. The second half of the 20th century saw a proliferation of Austen scholarship and the emergence of a Janeite fan culture.
/book/show/24500605-anna-et-le-french-kiss?from_search=true	Stephanie Perkins Camille Bocquillon (Translator)	Anna et le french kiss	Anna avait prvu de passer son anne de terminale chez elle,  Atlanta, avec ses copines, son rcent petit copain et son job au cinma d'art et essai de la ville. Mais ses parents ont dcid qu'elle devait voyager et l'ont envoye pour un an au lyce amricain de Paris.Frachement dbarque en France, Anna, rserve, maladroite et ne parlant pas un mot de franais, se sentAnna avait prvu de passer son anne de terminale chez elle,  Atlanta, avec ses copines, son rcent petit copain et son job au cinma d'art et essai de la ville. Mais ses parents ont dcid qu'elle devait voyager et l'ont envoye pour un an au lyce amricain de Paris.Frachement dbarque en France, Anna, rserve, maladroite et ne parlant pas un mot de franais, se sent compltement perdue. Et quand elle tombe sous le charme d'tienne, un jeune franco-anglais totalement craquant, c'est la panique D'autant plus que celui-ci a dj une petite amie.Un instant tente de se replier sur elle-mme, Anna ne pourra rester longtemps insensible  la vie autour d'elle. Sa gourmandise, sa curiosit et sa gnrosit l'emportant sur sa timidit, elle devra faire face au bel tienne, quels que soient les sentiments que ce dernier prouve pour elleStephanie perkins n'a pas son pareil pour dcrire la valse des motions. Publisher weeklyUn dlicieux roman avec des personnages plein d'esprit. School Library Journal
/book/show/27276737-a-christmas-carol?from_search=true	Charles Dickens Read Monkey Pablo (Illustrator)	A Christmas Carol: Illustrated Platinum Edition (Classic Bestselling Fiction Books)	How is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedBest Christian books of all timeOne of the best books to readClassic Christmas fiction booksBest book to read the night before ChristmasA Christmas Carol is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in LondHow is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedBest Christian books of all timeOne of the best books to readClassic Christmas fiction booksBest book to read the night before ChristmasA Christmas Carol is a novella by Charles Dickens, first published in London by Chapman & Hall on 19 December 1843. The novella met with instant success and critical acclaim. Carol tells the story of a bitter old miser named Ebenezer Scrooge and his transformation into a gentler, kindlier man after visitations by the ghost of his former business partner Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Yet to Come.The book was written at a time when the British were examining and exploring Christmas traditions from the past as well as new customs such as Christmas cards and Christmas trees. Carol singing took a new lease on life during this time. Dickens' sources for the tale appear to be many and varied, but are, principally, the humiliating experiences of his childhood, his sympathy for the poor, and various Christmas stories and fairy tales.Dickens' Carol was one of the greatest influences in rejuvenating the old Christmas traditions of England, but, while it brings to the reader images of light, joy, warmth and life, it also brings strong and unforgettable images of darkness, despair, coldness, sadness, and death. Scrooge himself is the embodiment of winter, and, just as winter is followed by spring and the renewal of life, so too is Scrooge's cold, pinched heart restored to the innocent goodwill he had known in his childhood and youth. A Christmas Carol remains popularhaving never been out of printand has been adapted many times to film, stage, opera, and other media.
/book/show/27967889-the-metamorphosis?from_search=true	Franz Kafka Ian Johnston (Translation)	The Metamorphosis: The Bestselling Science Fiction Novel	The Metamorphosis (German: Die Verwandlung, also sometimes translated The Transformation) is a novella by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915. It is often cited as one of the seminal works of fiction of the 20th century and is widely studied in colleges and universities across the Western world. The story begins with a traveling salesman, Gregor Samsa, waking to find himsThe Metamorphosis (German: Die Verwandlung, also sometimes translated The Transformation) is a novella by Franz Kafka, first published in 1915. It is often cited as one of the seminal works of fiction of the 20th century and is widely studied in colleges and universities across the Western world. The story begins with a traveling salesman, Gregor Samsa, waking to find himself transformed into a monstrous vermin. It is never explained in the story why Samsa transforms, nor did Kafka ever give an explanation. It is a pleasure to publish this new, high quality, and affordable edition of this timeless novel. This edition is translated by Ian Johnston.
/book/show/27845648-alice-in-wonderland?from_search=true	Lewis Carroll	Alice in Wonderland: Classic Fiction Books: Plus AliceThrough the Looking Glass (One eBook with Two Classic Novels 9)	Lewis Carroll was the pen name of Charles L. Dodgson, author of the children's classics Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass. Two books that remain firm favorites throughout the world and are available together in one volume.
/book/show/441278.The_Time_Machine_by_H_G_Wells_Fiction_Classics?from_search=true	H.G. Wells	The Time Machine by H. G. Wells, Fiction, Classics	Wells is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel by using a vehicle that allows an operator to travel purposely and selectively forwards or backwards in time. The term time machine, coined by Wells, is now almost universally used to refer to such a vehicle. Wells touches gently on time travel as a notion, but mostly The Time Machine is abWells is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel by using a vehicle that allows an operator to travel purposely and selectively forwards or backwards in time. The term time machine, coined by Wells, is now almost universally used to refer to such a vehicle. Wells touches gently on time travel as a notion, but mostly The Time Machine is about the terminal future he sees for mankind: His nameless time traveler ventures to the world that will be 802,701 A.D., And there he finds mankind divided among the Eloi and the Morlocks. The Eloi are a gentle, winsome, idle race, who do not labor; the Morlocks, in contrast, are a barbaric race -- who use the Eloi for food. It's a grim vision, and a gripping one. There's a reason that The Time Machine has become a classic.
/book/show/621380.Unterwegs?from_search=true	Jack Kerouac	Unterwegs	Dies ist das literarische Statement einer Jugend, die inmitten der schlechtesten der Welten ein leidenschaftliches Bekenntnis zum glckseligen Leben ablegte. Tempo, Jazz, Marihuana, Sex und Freiheit waren die Zauberwrter der Beat Generation, die stndig auf der Suche nach einem intensiven, rauscherfllten Dasein war. Ihre Trampfahrten durch die ungeheuren Weiten des LDies ist das literarische Statement einer Jugend, die inmitten der schlechtesten der Welten ein leidenschaftliches Bekenntnis zum glckseligen Leben ablegte. Tempo, Jazz, Marihuana, Sex und Freiheit waren die Zauberwrter der Beat Generation, die stndig auf der Suche nach einem intensiven, rauscherfllten Dasein war. Ihre Trampfahrten durch die ungeheuren Weiten des Landes lieen sie ein Amerika entdecken, das die brgerliche Erfolgsmoral nicht kannte.
/book/show/19472058-war-and-peace-annotated?from_search=true	Leo Tolstoy Magnolia Books (Editor) Louise Maude (Translator)	War and Peace (Annotated) (Fiction Classics)	War and PeaceDid you know that even many years after Tolstoys death, his works are still page-turners? In War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy managed to intertwine the lives of both private and public individuals during the time of the Napoleonic wars and the French invasion of Russia. The reader enters the world of the Rostovs and the Bolkonskys, of Pierre, Natasha, and AndreWar and PeaceDid you know that even many years after Tolstoys death, his works are still page-turners? In War and Peace, Leo Tolstoy managed to intertwine the lives of both private and public individuals during the time of the Napoleonic wars and the French invasion of Russia. The reader enters the world of the Rostovs and the Bolkonskys, of Pierre, Natasha, and Andrei. Characters are connected with the national history that is played out in parallel with their lives.Introducing War and Peace by Leo TolstoyOur aim was to prepare a perfectly-formatted bookthat was designed specifically for your e-reader device. We are pleased to offer you the result of our work!Why should you choose our edition? Here is why:You receive a completeof Leo Tolstoys masterpiece;To further enhance your experience, we provide you withto full-length recording of books in the collection;The formatting of this book is clean and designed to fit any screen size;We have included an easy-to-use active table of contents;- Characters of War and Peace  you will never be confused thanks to this guide;- Historical Context of War and Peace  an essay;- Most Famous Quotes from this epic masterpiece!- Leo Tolstoys Influence - Film and TV Adaptations of War and Peace;- Links to audio recordings ofand!- Three essays on Tolstoy, written by his contemporaries!Why settle for incomplete and poorly-formatted books if you can have a perfect edition designed for your device with all these fantastic bonuses? Its only $.99! Take advantage of this tremendous offer! You will be glad you did!
/book/show/6370612-look-at-the-birdie?from_search=true	Kurt Vonnegut	Look at the Birdie: Unpublished Short Fiction	is a collection of fourteen previously unpublished short stories from one of the most original writers in all of American fiction. In this series of perfectly rendered vignettes, written just as he was starting to find his comic voice, Kurt Vonnegut paints a warm, wise, and funny portrait of life in postWorld War II Americaa world where squabbling coupis a collection of fourteen previously unpublished short stories from one of the most original writers in all of American fiction. In this series of perfectly rendered vignettes, written just as he was starting to find his comic voice, Kurt Vonnegut paints a warm, wise, and funny portrait of life in postWorld War II Americaa world where squabbling couples, high school geniuses, misfit office workers, and small-town lotharios struggle to adapt to changing technology, moral ambiguity, and unprecedented affluence.Here are tales both cautionary and hopeful, each brimming with Vonnegut's trademark humor and profound humanism. A family learns the downside of confiding their deepest secrets into a magical invention. A man finds himself in a Kafkaesque world of trouble after he runs afoul of the shady underworld boss who calls the shots in an upstate New York town. A quack psychiatrist turned murder counselor concocts a novel new outlet for his paranoid patients. While these stories reflect the anxieties of the postwar era that Vonnegut was so adept at capturing and provide insight into the development of his early stylecollectively, they have a timeless quality that makes them just as relevant today as when they were written. It's impossible to imagine any of these pieces flowing from the pen of another writer; each in its own way is unmistakably, quintessentially Vonnegut.Featuring a Foreword by author and longtime Vonnegut confidant Sidney Offit and illustrated with Vonnegut' s characteristically insouciant line drawings,is an unexpected gift for readers who thought his unique voice had been stilled foreverand serves as a terrific introduction to his short fiction for anyone who has yet to experience his genius.Read Hello, Red and The Petrified Ants, two of the stories from the collection, as single-story e-books beforegoes on sale. Available wherever e-books are sold.
/book/show/21053249-heart-of-darkness-illustrated?from_search=true	Joseph Conrad Marianna Cage (Illustrator)	Heart of Darkness (illustrated)	- over ten unique period photographs- showing Victorian dress in the story- giving historical context and moodAcademics need write nothing more about [Heart of Darkness] for another century. It should be handed back to readers simply to read, mark, learn and inwardly digest. The Daily Telegraph.Enter the dark, disturbing psychological world of colonial expansion and ma- over ten unique period photographs- showing Victorian dress in the story- giving historical context and moodAcademics need write nothing more about [Heart of Darkness] for another century. It should be handed back to readers simply to read, mark, learn and inwardly digest. The Daily Telegraph.Enter the dark, disturbing psychological world of colonial expansion and man's struggle with himself, in this exciting new edition of the Joseph Conrad classic. The dark, troubled, stormy tale is a bookshelf essential and will stay with you for life. Immortalised in Coppola's film Apocalypse Now, Conrad's book is as a raw as the day it was first written.A great read, and helpful pictures. I never thought to look what an Ulster or a Gabardine was. Lucy, London.
/book/show/6458631-the-secret-history-of-science-fiction?from_search=true	James Patrick Kelly John Kessel (Editor) Lucius Shepard	The Secret History of Science Fiction	This ingeniously conceived anthology raises the intriguing question,Gravitys RainbowExploring the possibility of an alternate history of speculative fiction, this literary collection reveals that the lines between genres haveThis ingeniously conceived anthology raises the intriguing question,Gravitys RainbowExploring the possibility of an alternate history of speculative fiction, this literary collection reveals that the lines between genres have already been obscured. Don DeLillos Human Moments in World War III follows the strange detachment of two astronauts who are orbiting in a skylab while a third world war rages on earth. The Ziggurat by Gene Wolfe traverses a dissolving marriage, a custody dispute, and the visit of time travelers from the future. T. C. Boyles Descent of Man is the subversively funny tale of a man who suspects that his primatologist lover is having an affair with one of her charges. In Schwarzschild Radius, Connie Willis draws an allegorical parallel between the horrors of trench warfare and the speculative physics of black holes. Artfully crafted and offering a wealth of esteemed authorsfrom writers within the genre to those normally associated with mainstream fiction,as well asthose with acrossover reputationthis volume aptly demonstrates that great science fiction appears in many guises.ContentsIntroduction by James Patrick Kelly & John KesselAngouleme by Thomas M. DischThe Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursula K. Le GuinLadies and Gentlemen, This Is Your Crisis by Kate WilhelmDescent of Man by T. C. BoyleHuman Moments in World War III by Don DeLilloHomelanding by Margaret AtwoodThe Nine Billion Names of God by Carter ScholzInterlocking Pieces by Molly GlossSalvador by Lucius ShepardSchwarzschild Radius by Connie WillisBuddha Nostril Bird by John KesselThe Ziggurat by Gene WolfeThe Hardened Criminals by Jonathan LethemStanding Room Only by Karen Joy Fowler10^16 to 1 by James Patrick Kelly93990 by George SaundersThe Martian Agent, A Planetary Romance by Michael ChabonFrankensteins Daughter by Maureen F. McHughThe Wizard of West Orange by Steven Millhauser
/book/show/107067.For_a_New_Novel?from_search=true	Alain Robbe-Grillet Richard Howard (Translator)	For a New Novel: Essays on Fiction	Alain Robbe-Grillet, one of the leaders of the new French literary movement of the sixties, has long been regarded as the outstanding writer of theas well as its major spokesman.reevaluates the techniques, ethos, and limits of contemporary fiction. This is a work of immense importance for any discussions of the history of the novel and forAlain Robbe-Grillet, one of the leaders of the new French literary movement of the sixties, has long been regarded as the outstanding writer of theas well as its major spokesman.reevaluates the techniques, ethos, and limits of contemporary fiction. This is a work of immense importance for any discussions of the history of the novel and for contemporary thinking about the future of fiction.
/book/show/31125119-the-lost-world-special-armchair-fiction-illustrated-movie-memorabilia?from_search=true	Arthur Conan Doyle	The Lost World, Special Armchair Fiction Illustrated & Movie Memorabilia Edition (Lost World-Lost Race Classics) (Volume 3)	How is this book unique?Unabridged (100% Original content)Formatted for e-readerFont adjustments & biography includedIllustratedAbout The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan DoyleThe restless, questing intellect of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle spurred him far beyond the ingenious puzzles he constructed for Sherlock Holmes. In The Lost World, Doyle, a devotee of the ocHow is this book unique?Unabridged (100% Original content)Formatted for e-readerFont adjustments & biography includedIllustratedAbout The Lost World by Sir Arthur Conan DoyleThe restless, questing intellect of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle spurred him far beyond the ingenious puzzles he constructed for Sherlock Holmes. In The Lost World, Doyle, a devotee of the occult and fantastic tales of adventure and discovery, introduces his readers to Professor Challenger, an eccentric paleontologist, on his suspense-filled search for prehistoric creatures in the wilds of the Amazon. Professor Challenger's doughty troupe includes a skeptical colleague, Professor Summerlee; the cool-headed, plucky sportsman Lord John Roxton; and the narrator, the intrepid reporter Edward Malone. When their bridge to civilization collapses, the explorers find themselves marooned among dinosaurs and savage ape-people.
/book/show/300431.Fiction_and_the_Figures_of_Life?from_search=true	William H. Gass	Fiction and the Figures of Life	Twenty-four essays by the modern master of literary criticism, ranging from discussion of Gertrude Stein and Jorge Luis Borges to Henry James and The Evil Demiurge.
/book/show/1981.The_Art_of_Fiction?from_search=true	Ayn Rand Tore Boeckmann (Editor) Leonard Peikoff (Introduction)	The Art of Fiction: A Guide for Writers and Readers	Ayn Rand discusses how a writer combines abstract ideas with concrete action and description to achieve a unity of theme, plot, characterization, and style-the four essential elements of fiction.
/book/show/11726801-harvard-classics-shelf-of-fiction-vol-9?from_search=true	George Eliot	Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction Vol. 9	Maggie is intelligent and imaginative beyond the understanding of her provincial world. When she seeks relationships with sympathetic minds, her brother Tom's disapproval threatens the bond between brother and sister.
/book/show/15780056-the-fiction-writer-s-handbook?from_search=true	Shelly Lowenkopf	The Fiction Writer's Handbook	is the definitive volume to explain the words and phrases that writers and editors use when they talk about a work. In a highly competitive publishing world, todays writers need to stay ahead of the competition and make every sentence count. This book will help new writers who need an understanding of the writing process and it's also for seais the definitive volume to explain the words and phrases that writers and editors use when they talk about a work. In a highly competitive publishing world, todays writers need to stay ahead of the competition and make every sentence count. This book will help new writers who need an understanding of the writing process and it's also for seasoned writers who need inspiration. Its a powerful tool.I can honestly say that Shelly Lowenkopf wrote the book onfiction.author ofandShelly Lowenkopf has cooked up literary gumbo for all writers. Once youve sampled it, you wont be able to stop coming back for more.producer ofand author of
/book/show/955127.Liaisons_Dangereuses?from_search=true	Pierre-Ambroise Choderlos de Laclos	Liaisons Dangereuses: Dangerous Liaisons	This is a gripping, unforgettable tale of passion, treachery and cruelty, whose leading protagonists remain in the memory -- long after the story has been told.
/book/show/23129839-octavia-s-brood?from_search=true	Adrienne Maree Brown (Editor/Contributor) Walidah Imarisha (Editor/Contributor) Sheree Rene Thomas (Foreword)	Octavia's Brood: Science Fiction Stories from Social Justice Movements	Whenever we envision a world without war, without prisons, without capitalism, we are producing visionary fiction. Organizers and activists envision, and try to create, such worlds all the time. This book brings twenty of them together in the first anthology of short stories to explore the connections between radical speculative fiction and movements for social change. TheWhenever we envision a world without war, without prisons, without capitalism, we are producing visionary fiction. Organizers and activists envision, and try to create, such worlds all the time. This book brings twenty of them together in the first anthology of short stories to explore the connections between radical speculative fiction and movements for social change. The visionary tales ofspan genressci-fi, fantasy, horror, magical realismbut all are united by an attempt to experiment with new ways of understanding ourselves, the world around us, and all the selves and worlds that could be. The collection is rounded off with essays by Tananarive Due and Mumia Abu-Jamal, and a foreword by Sheree Rene Thomas.
/book/show/18888883-the-waves?from_search=true	Virginia Woolf	The Waves (20th Century Fiction)	A new eBook edition of Virginia Woolf's classic modernist novel.
/book/show/32462.Alone_With_the_Horrors?from_search=true	Ramsey Campbell	Alone With the Horrors: The Great Short Fiction, 1961-1991	
/book/show/22181319-sisters-of-the-revolution?from_search=true	Ann VanderMeer (Editor) Jeff VanderMeer (Editor)	Sisters of the Revolution: A Feminist Speculative Fiction Anthology	Sisters of the Revolution gathers a highly curated selection of feminist speculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy, horror and more) chosen by one of the most respected editorial teams in speculative literature today, the award-winning Ann and Jeff VanderMeer. Including stories from the 1970s to the present day, the collection seeks to expand the conversation about femSisters of the Revolution gathers a highly curated selection of feminist speculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy, horror and more) chosen by one of the most respected editorial teams in speculative literature today, the award-winning Ann and Jeff VanderMeer. Including stories from the 1970s to the present day, the collection seeks to expand the conversation about feminism while engaging the reader in a wealth of imaginative ideas. Sisters of the Revolution seeks to expand the ideas of both contemporary fiction and feminism to new fronts.
/book/show/23865705-la-derni-re-duchesse?from_search=true	Daisy Goodwin Nine Cordier (Translator)	La Dernière duchesse	Toutes les femmes lenvient, tous les hommes la dsirent...Cora Cash est belle, pleine desprit, et  la tte dune fortune colossale. Mais sa mre rve de la seule chose quelle ne pourra pas lui acheter en Amrique : un titre de noblesse. Envoye de lautre ct de lAtlantique, la jeune femme fait forte impression auprs de la bonne socit anglaise et trouve un bon parToutes les femmes lenvient, tous les hommes la dsirent...Cora Cash est belle, pleine desprit, et  la tte dune fortune colossale. Mais sa mre rve de la seule chose quelle ne pourra pas lui acheter en Amrique : un titre de noblesse. Envoye de lautre ct de lAtlantique, la jeune femme fait forte impression auprs de la bonne socit anglaise et trouve un bon parti  un sduisant duc dont la proprit tombe en ruine. Dans les courants dair qui traversent les somptueuses demeures de laristocratie, la dlicieuse Amricaine a tt fait de dchanter. Cet univers impitoyable regorge de piges et de trahisons qui risquent fort de provoquer sa chute. Pour y chapper, lenfant gte va devoir se mtamorphoser en femme accomplie.Daisy Goodwin a un style rsolument dlicieux.  The New York TimesUne romance historique rythme et dune finesse exceptionnelle aux accents de Daphne du Maurier et Jane Austen... Un divertissement de qualit.  Kirkus
/book/show/6456323-the-crystal-crypt?from_search=true	Philip K. Dick	The Crystal Crypt: A Short Science Fiction Novel	Stark terror ruled the Inner-Flight ship on that last Mars-Terra run. For the black-clad Leiters were on the prowl ... and the grim red planet was not far behind. First published in 1954.
/book/show/11161887-the-big-trip-up-yonder-by-kurt-vonnegut-science-fiction-literary?from_search=true	Kurt Vonnegut	The Big Trip Up Yonder by Kurt Vonnegut, Science Fiction, Literary	The story is set in 2158 A.D., after the invention of a medicine called Anti-Gerasone, which is made from mud and dandelions and is thus inexpensive and widely available. Anti-Gerasone halts the aging process and prevents people from dying of old age as long as they keep taking it; as a result, America now suffers from severe overpopulation and shortages of food and resourThe story is set in 2158 A.D., after the invention of a medicine called Anti-Gerasone, which is made from mud and dandelions and is thus inexpensive and widely available. Anti-Gerasone halts the aging process and prevents people from dying of old age as long as they keep taking it; as a result, America now suffers from severe overpopulation and shortages of food and resources. With the exception of the very wealthy, most of the population appears to survive on a diet of foods made from processed seaweed and sawdust. Gramps Ford, his chin resting on his hands, his hands on the crook of his cane, was staring irascibly at the five-foot television screen that dominated the room. On the screen, a news commentator was summarizing the day's happenings. Every thirty seconds or so, Gramps would jab the floor with his cane-tip and shout, Hell, we did that a hundred years ago! Emerald and Lou, coming in from the balcony, where they had been seeking that 2185 A.D. rarity--privacy--were obliged to take seats in the back row, behind about a dozen relatives with whom they shared the house. All save Gramps, who was somewhat withered and bent, seemed, by pre-anti-gerasone standards, to be about the same age--somewhere in their late twenties or early thirties. Gramps looked older because he had already reached 70 when anti-gerasone was invented. He had not aged in the 102 years since. Next one shoots off his big bazoo while the TV's on is gonna find hisself cut off without a dollar-- his voice suddenly softened and sweetened--when they wave that checkered flag at the Indianapolis Speedway, and old Gramps gets ready for the Big Trip Up Yonder. He sniffed sentimentally, while his heirs concentrated desperately on not making the slightest sound. For them, the poignancy of the prospective Big Trip had been dulled somewhat, through having been mentioned by Gramps about once a day for fifty years.
/book/show/225007.Immediate_Fiction?from_search=true	Jerry Cleaver	Immediate Fiction: A Complete Writing Course	From the legendary creator of the Writer's Loft in Chicago, comes a writing course for those who want to see results now.covers the entire process of writing including manuscript preparation, time management, finding an idea, getting words on the page, staying unblocked, and submitting to agents and publishers.With iFrom the legendary creator of the Writer's Loft in Chicago, comes a writing course for those who want to see results now.covers the entire process of writing including manuscript preparation, time management, finding an idea, getting words on the page, staying unblocked, and submitting to agents and publishers.With insightful tips and advice, Jerry Cleaver helps writers manage doubts, fears, blocks, and panic all while helping to develop their writing in minutes a day. A practical and accessible resource, this book has everything the aspiring writer needs to write and sell novels, short stories, screenplays, and stage plays.
/book/show/6422781-the-mysterious-island-by-jules-verne-fiction-fantasy-magic?from_search=true	Jules Verne Stephen W. White (Translator)	The Mysterious Island by Jules Verne, Fiction, Fantasy & Magic	
/book/show/25240595-scarlett?from_search=true	Alexandra Ripley Caroline Auchard (Translator)	Scarlett	Retrouvez le couple le plus lgendaire de tous les temps.Le cynique et tnbreux Rhett Butler dcide  la fin dAutant en emporte le vent de quitter Scarlett et de partir  jamais. Pour des millions de lecteurs, leurs amours demeurent en suspens...Cette suite nous raconte la dtermination de Scarlett  reconqurir lhomme de sa vie. Malgr la passion qui lanime, Rhett demRetrouvez le couple le plus lgendaire de tous les temps.Le cynique et tnbreux Rhett Butler dcide  la fin dAutant en emporte le vent de quitter Scarlett et de partir  jamais. Pour des millions de lecteurs, leurs amours demeurent en suspens...Cette suite nous raconte la dtermination de Scarlett  reconqurir lhomme de sa vie. Malgr la passion qui lanime, Rhett demande le divorce. Refusant cet chec, Scarlett dsire alors sinstaller en Irlande afin de fouler la terre de la vritable et lgendaire Tara... Au cur du conflit anglo-irlandais, parviendra-t-elle  reconqurir Rhett, le seul homme  lavoir vritablement aime ?Alexandra Ripley demeure fidle  lesprit de Scarlett et  celui de Rhett. Sa matrise du style de Margaret Mitchell est parfaite.Chicago Tribune
/book/show/120566.The_Vintage_Bradbury?from_search=true	Ray Bradbury	The Vintage Bradbury: The Greatest Stories by America's Most Distinguished Practioner of Speculative Fiction	As tersely stated on the cover, this is Ray Bradbury's own selection of his best stories. The Vintage Bradbury contains 22 classic stories, plus four chapters excerpted from his first mainstream novel, Dandelion Wine. His career as an author was only about 15 years old when he compiled this volume in 1965 for the prestigious Vintage imprint. Like the vast majority of hisAs tersely stated on the cover, this is Ray Bradbury's own selection of his best stories. The Vintage Bradbury contains 22 classic stories, plus four chapters excerpted from his first mainstream novel, Dandelion Wine. His career as an author was only about 15 years old when he compiled this volume in 1965 for the prestigious Vintage imprint. Like the vast majority of his collections, it has never been out of print. Bradbury's own selection of his best is also intriguing because most of the stories chosen are from the beginning of his career, and most are quite hauntingly sad. The Illustrated Man relates the ultimate fate of the tattooed title character from the novel of the same name. The Fog Horn is the tragic love story of a dinosaur who believes the horn's wail is actually that of his lost mate. Hail and Farewell tells of a 43-year-old man who is fated to never look older than 12. Although later upstaged by the truly definitive The Stories of Ray Bradbury, this remains a fitting introduction to one of the world's great fantasists and prose stylists. --Stanley WiaterOnce upon a time people described Ray Bradbury as a particularly gifted writer of science fiction. Today he seems more like a magical realist, a small-town American cousin to Borges and Garcia Marquez. A writer whose vision of the world is so intense that the objects in it sometimes levitate or glow with otherworldly auras.Who but Bradbury could imagine the playroom in which children's fantasies become real enough to kill? The beautiful white suit that turns six down-and-out Chicanos into their ideal selves? Only Bradbury could make us identify with a man who lives in terror of his own skeleton. And if a generic science fiction writer might describe a spaceship landing on Mars, only Bradbury can tell us how the Martians see it-and the and dreamlike visitors from Planet Earth.
/book/show/25855865-hemlock?from_search=true	Kathleen Peacock Nathalie Azoulai (Translator)	Hemlock: 1	Depuis qu'Amy a t assassine, la petite ville d'Hemlock vit dans la peur et la suspicion. Le bruit court qu'un grand loup-garou blanc rde,  la recherche de sa prochaine proie...Dans cette atmosphre trouble, Mackenzie, la meilleure amie d'Amy, ne parvient pas  faire son deuil et dcide de mener sa propre enqute. Son instinct la trope-t-il en lui soufflant que la mortDepuis qu'Amy a t assassine, la petite ville d'Hemlock vit dans la peur et la suspicion. Le bruit court qu'un grand loup-garou blanc rde,  la recherche de sa prochaine proie...Dans cette atmosphre trouble, Mackenzie, la meilleure amie d'Amy, ne parvient pas  faire son deuil et dcide de mener sa propre enqute. Son instinct la trope-t-il en lui soufflant que la mort de son amie n'a pas livr tous ses secrets ? Pour dcouvrir la vrit, Mac devra compter sur deux garons : Kyle son meilleur ami, et Jason, le petit copain d'Amy. Deux garons dont elle ne pensait pas qu'ils puissent tre  ce point opposs. Et sduisants.Terriblement sduisants... Car  Hemlock, les apparences, trompeuses, cachent souvent d'inavouables secrets...
/book/show/27826473-the-most-dangerous-game?from_search=true	Richard Connell	The Most Dangerous Game: The Hounds of Zaroff (Annotated): The Fiction Adventure Classic	The Most Dangerous Game, also published as The Hounds of Zaroff, is a short story by Richard Connell, first published in Collier's book on January 19, 1924. The story features a big-game hunter from New York who falls off a yacht and swims to an isolated island in the Caribbean, where he is hunted by a Cossack aristocrat. The story is inspired by the big-game hunting sThe Most Dangerous Game, also published as The Hounds of Zaroff, is a short story by Richard Connell, first published in Collier's book on January 19, 1924. The story features a big-game hunter from New York who falls off a yacht and swims to an isolated island in the Caribbean, where he is hunted by a Cossack aristocrat. The story is inspired by the big-game hunting safaris in Africa and South America that were particularly fashionable among wealthy Americans in the 1920s.
/book/show/29750907-the-scattered-and-the-dead-book-1?from_search=true	Tim McBain L.T. Vargus	The Scattered and the Dead (Book 1): Post Apocalyptic Fiction	With 99.7% of the Earth's population dead and gone, the few who remain struggle to survive in an empty world. The scattered. The leftovers. These are their stories.Meet Mitch, a father infected with the zombie virus. He knows he has 24 hours until he turns. Maybe a little more if he's lucky. He's been a half-ass father. Checked out. Distracted. Can he find a path to redemWith 99.7% of the Earth's population dead and gone, the few who remain struggle to survive in an empty world. The scattered. The leftovers. These are their stories.Meet Mitch, a father infected with the zombie virus. He knows he has 24 hours until he turns. Maybe a little more if he's lucky. He's been a half-ass father. Checked out. Distracted. Can he find a path to redemption in his final hours? Can he make sure his kids are taken care of before time runs out?Meet Travis, a 23 year old wimp who ran away as his parents were murdered by raiders. Now he surrounds himself with towers of scavenged booze and prescription pills. He only wants to numb the pain. Then he comes upon the men who killed his family. Now he has a choice.Meet Erin, a 16 year old girl taking care of an 8 year old orphan. Six months ago she was worried about prom. Now she worries about zombies and raiders and feeding a little girl.Meet Teddy. Meet Baghead and Delfino. Meet Rex and Ray and Lorraine. Meet the utterly lost who look for meaning in humanity's fading glow.
/book/show/31125288-lucky-jim?from_search=true	Kingsley Amis Rose Celli (Translator)	Lucky Jim	Charg de cours dans une petite universit anglaise, Jim Dixon accumule les dboires professionnels et sentimentaux.Lucky Jim (1954) est un roman plein d'humour et d'ironie, un modle de drlerie pour les lecteurs anglo-saxons, un trsor enfin accessible aux lecteurs franais.
/book/show/50549.The_Writing_of_Fiction?from_search=true	Edith Wharton	The Writing of Fiction	A rare work of nonfiction from Edith Wharton,contains brilliant advice on writing from the first woman ever to win a Pulitzer Prize -- for her first novelInWharton provides general comments on the roots of modern fiction, the various approaches to writing a piece of fiction, and the development of forA rare work of nonfiction from Edith Wharton,contains brilliant advice on writing from the first woman ever to win a Pulitzer Prize -- for her first novelInWharton provides general comments on the roots of modern fiction, the various approaches to writing a piece of fiction, and the development of form and style. She also devotes entire chapters to the telling of a short story, the construction of a novel, and the importance of character and situation in the novel.Not only a valuable treatise on the art of writing,also allows readers to experience the inimitable but seldom heard voice of one of America's most important and beloved writers, and includes a final chapter on the pros and cons of Marcel Proust.
/book/show/317642.Virtual_Unrealities?from_search=true	Alfred Bester	Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester	Alfred Bester took science fiction into hyperdrive, endowing it with a wit, speed, and narrative inventiveness that have inspired two generations of writers. And nowhere is Bester funnier, speedier, or more audacious than in these seventeen short storiestwo of them previously unpublishedthat have now been brought together in a single volume for the first time.Read aboutAlfred Bester took science fiction into hyperdrive, endowing it with a wit, speed, and narrative inventiveness that have inspired two generations of writers. And nowhere is Bester funnier, speedier, or more audacious than in these seventeen short storiestwo of them previously unpublishedthat have now been brought together in a single volume for the first time.Read about the sweet-natured young man whose phenomenal good luck turns out to be disastrous for the rest of humanity. Find out why tourists are flocking to a hellish little town in a post-nuclear Kansas. Meet a warlock who practices on Park Avenue and whose potions comply with the Pure Food and Drug Act. Make a deal with the Devilbut not without calling your agent. Dazzling, effervescent, sexy, and sardonic, Virtual Unrealities is a historic collection from one of science fiction's true pathbreakers.CONTENTS:Disappearing ActOddy and IdStar Light, Star Bright (1953)5,271,009 (1954)Fondly Fahrenheit (1954)Hobson's Choice (1952)Of Time and Third Avenue (1952)Time is the Traitor (1953)The Men Who Murdered Mohammed (1958)The Pi Man (1959)They Don't Make Life Like They Used To (1963)Will You Wait? (1959)The Flowered Thundermug (1964)Adam and No Eve (1941)And 3 1/2 to GoGalatea Galante (1979)The Devil Without Glasses
/book/show/32641.The_Essential_Clive_Barker?from_search=true	Clive Barker Armistead Maupin (Foreward)	The Essential Clive Barker: Selected Fiction	I wonder if the reverse is not also in some way true. That the artist is constantly working on anelaborate and fantasticated self-portrait, but at the end has drawn, unbeknownst, a picture of the world. -- Clive Barker, Private Legends: An IntroductionClive Barker, award-winning and New York Times bestselling author, playwright, artist, producer, director, screenwriterI wonder if the reverse is not also in some way true. That the artist is constantly working on anelaborate and fantasticated self-portrait, but at the end has drawn, unbeknownst, a picture of the world. -- Clive Barker, Private Legends: An IntroductionClive Barker, award-winning and New York Times bestselling author, playwright, artist, producer, director, screenwriter, and one of the world's master storytellers, writing in the haunting and moving traditions of Poe and Dickens, invites us to join him on a dazzling, wondrous journey through the worlds of his imagination and to experience visions, dreams, love, terror, heaven and hell, and revenge.As we read, we discover and explore the dream-sea Quiddity and the islands of Ephemeris; the five Dominions of the Imajica, of which the Earth is but an imperfect facet; the rapturous world woven into an ancient, threadbare carpet in a derelict house in Liverpool; Hood's Holiday House where each day contains four seasons and children's wishes may come true; the Sky Room of Galilee, where the creation of the universe may be witnessed; and the clubs and bars of San Francisco and New York, in which all manner of sexual adventures lie in wait.In these stories, the real and the miraculous are within a breath of one another, life gives way to death, and death to life; doorways open into other states of existence, and each doorway leads us back to our own dreams and fears.The Essential Clive Barker is an irresistible narrative compendium that superbly represents the impressive quality and range of Barker's fiction, spanning more than twenty years of writing. It contains more than seventy excerpts from novels and plays and four full-length short stories, all personally selected by Barker, and offers a privileged insight into a remarkable writer and his art.
/book/show/2271206.A_Science_Fiction_Omnibus?from_search=true	Brian W. Aldiss (Editor) Eric Frank Russell Fredric Brown	A Science Fiction Omnibus	This new edition of Brian Aldiss' classic anthology brings together a diverse selection of science fiction spanning over sixty years, from Isaac Asimov's Nightfall, first published in 1941, to the 2006 story Friends in Need by Eliza Blair. Including authors such as Clifford Simak, Harry Harrison, Bruce Sterling, A. E. Van Vogt and Brian Aldiss himself, these stories poThis new edition of Brian Aldiss' classic anthology brings together a diverse selection of science fiction spanning over sixty years, from Isaac Asimov's Nightfall, first published in 1941, to the 2006 story Friends in Need by Eliza Blair. Including authors such as Clifford Simak, Harry Harrison, Bruce Sterling, A. E. Van Vogt and Brian Aldiss himself, these stories portray struggles against machines, epic journeys, genetic experiments, time travellers and alien races. From stories set on Earth, to uncanny far distant worlds and ancient burnt-out suns, the one constant is humanity itself, compelled by an often fatal curiosity to explore the boundless frontiers of time, space and probability.Thirty short stories and a novella, first published in Penguin Modern Classics November 2007 with a cover illustration by Jim Burns. The new stories are:James Tiptree, Jr : And I Awoke and Found Me Here on the Cold Hill's SideBruce Sterling : SwarmGreg Bear : Blood MusicFredric Brown : AnswerKim Stanley Robinson : Sexual DimorphismEliza Blair : Friends in NeedJames Inglis : Night WatchTed Chiang : Story of Your LifeGarry Kilworth : Alien EmbassyJohn Crowley : Great Work of Time
/book/show/45695.The_Canterville_Ghost_by_Oscar_Wilde_Fiction_Classics_Literary?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde	The Canterville Ghost by Oscar Wilde, Fiction, Classics, Literary	The story is about a family who moves to a castle haunted by the ghost of a dead nobleman, who killed his wife and was starved to death by her brothers. This is Oscar Wilde's tale of the American family moved into a British mansion, Canterville Chase, much to the annoyance its tired ghost. The family -- which refuses to believe in him -- is in Wilde's way a commentary on tThe story is about a family who moves to a castle haunted by the ghost of a dead nobleman, who killed his wife and was starved to death by her brothers. This is Oscar Wilde's tale of the American family moved into a British mansion, Canterville Chase, much to the annoyance its tired ghost. The family -- which refuses to believe in him -- is in Wilde's way a commentary on the British nobility of the day -- and on the Americans, too. The tale, like many of Wilde's, is rich with allusion, but ends as sentimental romance. . . .
/book/show/248553.The_Princess_and_the_Goblin_by_George_MacDonald_Fiction_Classics_Action_Adventure?from_search=true	George MacDonald	The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald, Fiction, Classics, Action & Adventure	Young Princess Irene, sent away to the country to be raised in a place nestled into the side of a mountain that's half farmhouse and half castle, has stumbled into a conspiracy -- of Goblins! Really, Goblins! Their evil plot threatens the king and his palace and of course Irene and her friend and her great-great-grandmother (who is a witch, just for good measure). This booYoung Princess Irene, sent away to the country to be raised in a place nestled into the side of a mountain that's half farmhouse and half castle, has stumbled into a conspiracy -- of Goblins! Really, Goblins! Their evil plot threatens the king and his palace and of course Irene and her friend and her great-great-grandmother (who is a witch, just for good measure). This book has been famous fun for generations, and you ought to come see why. Highly recommended. Jeffrey Holdaway, in the New Zealand Art Monthly, said that both books start out as normal fairytales but slowly become stranger, and that they contain layers of symbolism similar to that of Lewis Carroll's work.
/book/show/12412.The_Complete_Fiction_of_Nella_Larsen?from_search=true	Nella Larsen Charles Larson (Editor) Marita Golden (Foreword by)	The Complete Fiction of Nella Larsen: Passing, Quicksand, and the Stories	In, whose career flamed brightly but briefly in the 1920s, we rediscover one of the most gifted writers of the Harlem Renaissance.Nella Larsen's subject is the struggle of sensitive, spirited heroines to find a place for themselves in a hostile world.is the story of a light-skinned beauty who, after spending years passing for wIn, whose career flamed brightly but briefly in the 1920s, we rediscover one of the most gifted writers of the Harlem Renaissance.Nella Larsen's subject is the struggle of sensitive, spirited heroines to find a place for themselves in a hostile world.is the story of a light-skinned beauty who, after spending years passing for white, finds herself dangerously drawn to an old friend's Harlem neighborhood. In, a restless young mulatto tries desperately to find a comfortable place in a world in which she sees herself as a perpetual outsider. Race and marriage offer few securities here or in the other stories in a collection that is compellingly readable, rich in psychological complexity, and imbued with a sense of place that brings Harlem vibrantly to life.
/book/show/25295210-vice-cach?from_search=true	Thomas Pynchon Nicolas Richard (Translator)	Vice caché	Part noir, part psychedelic romp, all Thomas Pynchon  private eye Doc Sportello comes, occasionally, out of a marijuana haze to watch the end of an era as free love slips away and paranoia creeps in with the L.A. fog.It's been awhile since Doc Sportello has seen his ex-girlfriend. Suddenly out of nowhere she shows up with a story about a plot to kidnap a billionaire landPart noir, part psychedelic romp, all Thomas Pynchon  private eye Doc Sportello comes, occasionally, out of a marijuana haze to watch the end of an era as free love slips away and paranoia creeps in with the L.A. fog.It's been awhile since Doc Sportello has seen his ex-girlfriend. Suddenly out of nowhere she shows up with a story about a plot to kidnap a billionaire land developer whom she just happens to be in love with. Easy for her to say. It's the tail end of the psychedelic sixties in L.A., and Doc knows that love is another of those words going around at the moment, like trip or groovy, except that this one usually leads to trouble. Despite which he soon finds himself drawn into a bizarre tangle of motives and passions whose cast of characters includes surfers, hustlers, dopers and rockers, a murderous loan shark, a tenor sax player working undercover, an ex-con with a swastika tattoo and a fondness for Ethel Merman, and a mysterious entity known as the Golden Fang, which may only be a tax dodge set up by some dentists.In this lively yarn, Thomas Pynchon, working in an unaccustomed genre, provides a classic illustration of the principle that if you can remember the sixties, you weren't there ... or ... if you were there, then you ... or, wait, is it ...
/book/show/28270845-horrorst-r?from_search=true	Grady Hendrix	Horrorstör	Une bonne dose dangoisse et de traque aux zombis, sur fond de critique sociale, dans un livre que vous ne pourrez pas lcher. 
/book/show/116685.Write_Away?from_search=true	Elizabeth  George	Write Away: One Novelist's Approach to Fiction and the Writing Life	
/book/show/376929.The_Mark_on_the_Wall_and_Other_Short_Fiction?from_search=true	Virginia Woolf David Bradshaw	The Mark on the Wall and Other Short Fiction	The thrill Woolf got from these stories is readily apparent to the reader. She wrote them in defiance of convention, with a heady feeling of liberation and with a clear sense that she was breaking new ground. Indeed, if she had not made her bold and experimental forays into the short story in the period leading up to the publication of Jacob's room (1922), it seems certainThe thrill Woolf got from these stories is readily apparent to the reader. She wrote them in defiance of convention, with a heady feeling of liberation and with a clear sense that she was breaking new ground. Indeed, if she had not made her bold and experimental forays into the short story in the period leading up to the publication of Jacob's room (1922), it seems certain that her arrival as a great modernist novelist would have been delayed.
/book/show/27910239-detective-fiction?from_search=true	William Wells	Detective Fiction	A serial killer is on the loose in Naples, Florida, an enclave of wealth and privilege on the Southwest Gulf Coast. At first, the murders have been disguised as accidents, but when Police Chief Wade Hansen becomes suspicious, Mayor Charles Beaumont orders him to apprehend the killer before the truth becomes public knowledge.Hansen reaches out to retired Chicago homicide deA serial killer is on the loose in Naples, Florida, an enclave of wealth and privilege on the Southwest Gulf Coast. At first, the murders have been disguised as accidents, but when Police Chief Wade Hansen becomes suspicious, Mayor Charles Beaumont orders him to apprehend the killer before the truth becomes public knowledge.Hansen reaches out to retired Chicago homicide detective Jack Starkey. Starkey, who has been shot three times: twice on the job and once in the army, is enjoying every cop's retirement dream, but at the same time, misses the thrill of the hunt, so he accepts the job.As the bodies stack up like cordwood, Starkey searches for anything that the victims might have in common. He decides to go undercover as a member of the Naples elite in an attempt to get himself noticed by the killer, drawing the attention of Count Vasily Petrovich, who operates a hedge fund named for the Atocha, a Spanish galleon that sank in a hurricane off the Florida Keys in 1622.When Starkey discovers that all of the victims so far had been investors in that fund, and that the count is not a count at all, but a member of the Russian mafia he suspects that the Atocha Fund might have a substantial penalty for early withdrawal.Meanwhile, William Stevens, a Chicago Tribune police reporter, has been writing a series of best-selling crime novels based upon his pal Starkey's career. Starkey's alter-ego is Chicago homicide detective Jack Stoney.Things are not what they seem, plot twists abound, and the bullets begin to fly. Starkey, in desperation, reaches out to the fictional Stoney, to help him catch the killer.
/book/show/24678403-attirance-et-confusion?from_search=true	Simone Elkeles Cyril Laumonier (Translator)	Attirance et confusion	Quand Ashtyn rencontre Derek le beau-fils de sa sur ane, elle est aussitt sduite. Et c'est rciproque. Mais Ashtyn a dj un petit ami et, surtout, aucun des deux n'est vraiment prt  faire confiance  l'autre. Ashtyn, qui a souffert d'tre abandonne par sa mre, ne veut pas prendre le risque de s'attacher vraiment. Quant  Derek dont la mre est morte d'un cancer,Quand Ashtyn rencontre Derek le beau-fils de sa sur ane, elle est aussitt sduite. Et c'est rciproque. Mais Ashtyn a dj un petit ami et, surtout, aucun des deux n'est vraiment prt  faire confiance  l'autre. Ashtyn, qui a souffert d'tre abandonne par sa mre, ne veut pas prendre le risque de s'attacher vraiment. Quant  Derek dont la mre est morte d'un cancer, il souffre lui aussi d'un syndrme d'abandon. Alors, au lieu d'un amour paisible, s'installe entre eux une relation tumultueuse faite de non-dits et de faux-fuyants, d'incessantes chamailleries et de rapprochements.Leur dsir mutuel ne les laissera jamais s'loigner l'un de l'autre, mais il leur faudra du temps  un roman  avant d'enfin s'aimer vraimentLes lectrices ne pourront pas y rsister !(Romantic Times Book Reviews)
/book/show/261494.The_Oxford_Book_of_Science_Fiction_Stories?from_search=true	Tom Shippey (Editor) H.G. Wells (Contributor) Frank L. Pollack (Contributor)	The Oxford Book of Science Fiction Stories	This is the definitive collection of the twentieth-century's most characteristic genre -- science fiction. The tales are organized chronologically to give readers a sense of how the genre's range, vitality, and literary quality have evolved over time. Each tale offers a unique vision, an altered reality, a universe all its own. Readers can sample H.G. Well's 1903 storyThis is the definitive collection of the twentieth-century's most characteristic genre -- science fiction. The tales are organized chronologically to give readers a sense of how the genre's range, vitality, and literary quality have evolved over time. Each tale offers a unique vision, an altered reality, a universe all its own. Readers can sample H.G. Well's 1903 story(which predicted the stalemate of trench warfare and the invention of the tank), Jack Williamson's, a rarely anthologized gem written in 1928, Clifford D. Simak's 1940s classic,, set on the howling maelstrom that was Jupiter, Frederik Pohl's 1955(with its gripping first line, On the morning of June 15th, Guy Burckhardt woke up screaming out of a dream), right up to the current crop of writers, such as cyberpunk's Bruce Sterling and William Gibson, whose 1982 storyforeshadows the idea of virtual reality, and David Brin's, written in 1990. In addition, Shippey provides an informative introduction, examining the history of the genre, its major themes, and its literary techniques.
/book/show/15793066-the-mad-scientist-s-guide-to-world-domination?from_search=true	John Joseph Adams (Editor) Austin Grossman Harry Turtledove	The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination: Original Short Fiction for the Modern Evil Genius	From Victor Frankenstein to Lex Luthor, from Dr. Moreau to Dr. Doom, readers have long been fascinated by insane plans for world domination and the madmen who devise them. Typically, we see these villains through the eyes of good guys. This anthology, however, explores the world of mad scientists and evil geniusesfrom their own wonderfully twisted point of view.An all-staFrom Victor Frankenstein to Lex Luthor, from Dr. Moreau to Dr. Doom, readers have long been fascinated by insane plans for world domination and the madmen who devise them. Typically, we see these villains through the eyes of good guys. This anthology, however, explores the world of mad scientists and evil geniusesfrom their own wonderfully twisted point of view.An all-star roster of bestselling authorsincluding Diana Gabaldon, Daniel Wilson, Austin Grossman, Naomi Novik, and Seanan McGuiretwenty-two great storytellers all toldhave produced a fabulous assortment of stories guaranteed to provide readers with hour after hour of high-octane entertainment born of the most megalomaniacal mayhem imaginable.Everybody loves villains. Theyre bad; they always stir the pot; theyre much more fun than the good guys, even if we want to see the good guys win. Their fiendish schemes, maniacal laughter, and limitless ambition are legendary, but what lies behind those crazy eyes and wicked grins? Howand whydo they commit these nefarious deeds? And why are they so set on taking over the world?If you've ever asked yourself any of these questions, youre in luck: Its finally time for the madmens side of the story.
/book/show/121457.The_Facts_and_Fictions_of_Minna_Pratt?from_search=true	Patricia MacLachlan	The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt	Facts and fictions are different truths. Minna Pratt stares at this message above her mother's typewriter every day and tries to understand it. But how can she, when her mind is already so full? She wishes her mother would ask her normal questions like How was your day? instead of What is the quality of beauty? She wishes her brother, McGrew, could catch a baseball. ShFacts and fictions are different truths. Minna Pratt stares at this message above her mother's typewriter every day and tries to understand it. But how can she, when her mind is already so full? She wishes her mother would ask her normal questions like How was your day? instead of What is the quality of beauty? She wishes her brother, McGrew, could catch a baseball. She wishes she had a vibrato and could play Mozart on her cello the way he deserves to be played.Then she meets Lucas Ellerby. Minna thinks Lucas has the perfect life. His home runs smoothly and evenly. Dinner conversation is full of facts, and everyone always has matching socks to wear. So why is he so intrigued byfamily?Minna doesn't know, but as her friendship with Lucas grows, she discovers some important truths about herself and her family.In Patricia MacLachlan's hope-filled coming-of-age story Minna learns to value her family because of their eccentricities, and to value herself because of her own.
/book/show/18248379-mfa-vs-nyc?from_search=true	Chad Harbach (Editor)	MFA vs. NYC: The Two Cultures of American Fiction	In a widely read essay entitled MFA vs NYC, bestselling novelist Chad Harbach () argued that the American literary scene has split into two cultures: New York publishing versus university MFA programs. This book brings together established writers, MFA professors and students, and New York editors, publicistsIn a widely read essay entitled MFA vs NYC, bestselling novelist Chad Harbach () argued that the American literary scene has split into two cultures: New York publishing versus university MFA programs. This book brings together established writers, MFA professors and students, and New York editors, publicists, and agents to talk about these overlapping worlds, and the ways writers make (or fail to make) a living within them. Should you seek an advanced degree, or will workshops smother your style? Do you need to move to New York, or will the high cost of living undo you? What's worsehaving a day job or not having health insurance? How do agents decide what to represent? Will Big Publishing survive? How has the rise of MFA programs affected American fiction? The expert contributors, including George Saunders, Elif Batuman, and Fredric Jameson, consider all these questions and more, with humor and rigor.is a must-read for aspiring writers, and for anyone interested in the present and future of American letters.
/book/show/1001911.Swallows_and_Amazons_for_Ever?from_search=true	Arthur Ransome	Swallows and Amazons for Ever	Abridged versions of Coot Club and The Big Six.
/book/show/161100.Can_Jane_Eyre_Be_Happy_?from_search=true	John Sutherland	Can Jane Eyre Be Happy?: More Puzzles in Classic Fiction	The exciting sequel to the enormously successful, John Sutherland's latest collection of literary puzzles,, turns up unexpected and brain-teasing aspects of the range of canonical British and American fiction represented in the World's Classics list. With bold imaginative speculation he investigates thirty-four literary conThe exciting sequel to the enormously successful, John Sutherland's latest collection of literary puzzles,, turns up unexpected and brain-teasing aspects of the range of canonical British and American fiction represented in the World's Classics list. With bold imaginative speculation he investigates thirty-four literary conundrums, ranging from Daniel Defoe to Virginia Woolf. Covering issues well beyond the strict confines of Victorian fiction, Sutherland explores the questions readers often ask but critics rarely discuss: Why does Robinson Crusoe find only one footprint? How does Magwitch swim to shore with a great iron on his leg? Where does Fanny Hill keep her contraceptives? Whose side is Hawkeye on? And how does Clarissa Dalloway get home so quickly? As in its universally well received predecessor, the questions and answers inare ingenious and convincing, and return the reader with new respect to the great novels they celebrate.
/book/show/563293.How_to_Write_and_Sell_Historical_Fiction?from_search=true	Persia Woolley	How to Write and Sell Historical Fiction	Woolley's one-of-a-kind guide teaches writers the fundamentals specific to creating compelling and accurate historical fiction.
/book/show/3061880-split?from_search=true	Humble Fiction Cafe Humble Fiction Cafe	Split	Come into a world of love-struck fish and super-intelligent bugs; of the ordinary and bizarre; of then and now; of this world and the next; of people you know and folks you hope never to meet. These twenty-seven original stories and poems have but one thing in common: they all show two halves of an idea, two sides of a coin. They show what happens when a concept becomes SPCome into a world of love-struck fish and super-intelligent bugs; of the ordinary and bizarre; of then and now; of this world and the next; of people you know and folks you hope never to meet. These twenty-seven original stories and poems have but one thing in common: they all show two halves of an idea, two sides of a coin. They show what happens when a concept becomes SPLIT.
/book/show/1451710.Writing_Fiction?from_search=true	R.V. Cassill	Writing Fiction	
/book/show/1421302.Maggie_A_Girl_Of_The_Streets_And_Other_New_York_Stories?from_search=true	Stephen Crane	Maggie A Girl Of The Streets And Other New York Stories	Crane exposes the human condition in the four stories recorded here. Unabridged.
/book/show/19975608-hybrids?from_search=true	Robert J. Sawyer	Hybrids	In Hominids, Nebula Award-winning author Robert J. Sawyer introduced a character readers will never forget: Ponter Boddit, a Neanderthal physicist from a parallel Earth who was whisked from his reality into ours by a quantum-computing experiment gone awry-making him the ultimate stranger in a strange land.In that book and in its sequel, Humans, Sawyer showed us the NeanderIn Hominids, Nebula Award-winning author Robert J. Sawyer introduced a character readers will never forget: Ponter Boddit, a Neanderthal physicist from a parallel Earth who was whisked from his reality into ours by a quantum-computing experiment gone awry-making him the ultimate stranger in a strange land.In that book and in its sequel, Humans, Sawyer showed us the Neanderthal version of Earth in loving detail - a tour de force of world-building; a masterpiece of alternate history.Now, in Hybrids, Ponter Boddit and his Homo sapien lover, geneticist Mary Vaughan, are torn between two worlds, struggling to find a way to make their star-crossed relationship work. Aided by banned Neanderthal technology, they plan to conceive the first hybrid child, a symbol of hope for the joining of their two versions of reality.But after an experiment shows that Mary's religious faith--something completely absent in Neanderthals - is a quirk of the neurological wiring of Homo sapiens' brains, Ponter and Mary must decide whether their child should be predisposed to atheism or belief. Meanwhile, as Mary's Earth is dealing with a collapse of its planetary magnetic field, her boss, the enigmatic Jock Krieger, has turned envious eyes on the unspoiled Eden that is the Neanderthal world.
/book/show/23664687-the-republic-of-imagination?from_search=true	Azar Nafisi	The Republic of Imagination: A Case for Fiction	Ten years ago, Azar Nafisi electrified readers with her million-copy bestseller,, which told the story of how, against the backdrop of morality squads and executions, she taughtand other classTen years ago, Azar Nafisi electrified readers with her million-copy bestseller,, which told the story of how, against the backdrop of morality squads and executions, she taughtand other classics to her eager students in Iran. In this exhilarating follow-up, Nafisi has written the book her fans have been waiting for: an impassioned, beguiling and utterly original tribute to the vital importance of fiction in a democratic society.Taking her cue from a challenge thrown to her at a reading, she energetically responds to those who say fiction has nothing to teach us today. Blending memoir and polemic with close readings of her favourite novels, she invites us to join her as citizens of her 'Republic of Imagination', a country where the villains are conformity, and orthodoxy and the only passport to entry is a free mind and a willingness to dream.
/book/show/34422127-ce-que-nous-avons-perdu-dans-le-feu?from_search=true	Mariana Enrquez	Ce que nous avons perdu dans le feu	
/book/show/22110577-clan-lord?from_search=true	Joel Babbitt Kip Ayers (Illustrator)	Clan Lord: Science Fiction Adventure Short Stories	The story of Razz tThe story of Razz the clan-less is triumphant, exultant, and redeeming. Once you enter his world, you will never be the same again.In this pilot episode of the Life Sticks Short Stories, a young outcast from a primitive race fights for his place in the clans of his home forest. But unbeknownst to him, the humans from a distant star have made a deal with his clan lord that will forever change his destiny.____________________________________________Additional Excellent Reviews from Goodreads.com Reviewers for Clan Lord, first episode in the Life Sticks Series of Science Fiction Adventure Short Stories:* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *This is a great little sci fi book that displays a lot of imaginative ideas. It's a short read... I would definitely recommend the book. It's a great story with an amazing author. - Sarah SternbyI loved this book. It's a short easy read that will leave you wanting more. Joel Babbitt is very creative and talented. I highly recommend this book! - BetsyAt only 54 pages long, it contains elements of a much larger novel, with plenty of action, intrigue and betrayals to keep the pace steady. Even though a novella in the first of a series, author Joel does a great job of laying the foundation for following books. Open-ended, but not disappointing. The reader will find themself hooked, and wanting more. - Terry____________________________________________Available for free to Amazon Prime customers. Also available in paperback.Science Fiction Book Categories:> Science Fiction Adventure> Science Fiction Short Stories> Science Fiction Series> Science Fiction Young Adult> Science Fiction Aliens
/book/show/410147.The_Year_s_Best_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois (Editor) Lucius Shepard (Contributor) James Patrick Kelly (Contributor)	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Third Annual Collection	Contents13  Introduction: Summation: 1985  essay by Gardner Dozois27  The Jaguar Hunter  (1985)  novelette by Lucius Shepard50  Dogfight  (1985)  novelette by Michael Swanwick and William Gibson69  Fermi and Frost  (1985)  shortstory by Frederik Pohl84  Green Days in Brunei  (1985)  novella by Bruce Sterling129  Snow  (1985)  shortstory by John Crowley144Contents13  Introduction: Summation: 1985  essay by Gardner Dozois27  The Jaguar Hunter  (1985)  novelette by Lucius Shepard50  Dogfight  (1985)  novelette by Michael Swanwick and William Gibson69  Fermi and Frost  (1985)  shortstory by Frederik Pohl84  Green Days in Brunei  (1985)  novella by Bruce Sterling129  Snow  (1985)  shortstory by John Crowley144  The Fringe  [The Mormon Sea]  (1985)  novelette by Orson Scott Card166  The Lake Was Full of Artificial Things  (1985)  shortstory by Karen Joy Fowler178  Sailing to Byzantium  (1985)  novella by Robert Silverberg232  Solstice  (1985)  novelette by James Patrick Kelly265  Duke Pasquale's Ring  [Doctor Eszterhazy]  (1985)  novella by Avram Davidson304  More Than the Sum of His Parts  (1985)  shortstory by Joe Haldeman320  Out of All Them Bright Stars  (1985)  shortstory by Nancy Kress327  Side Effects  (1985)  novelette by Walter Jon Williams355  The Only Neat Thing to Do  [Rift]  (1985)  novella by James Tiptree, Jr.402  Dinner in Audoghast  (1985)  shortstory by Bruce Sterling414  Under Siege  (1985)  novelette by George R. R. Martin441  Flying Saucer Rock & Roll  (1985)  novelette by Howard Waldrop459  A Spanish Lesson  (1985)  novelette by Lucius Shepard486  Roadside Rescue  (1985)  shortstory by Pat Cadigan494  Paper Dragons  (1985)  novelette by James P. Blaylock510  Magazine Section  (1985)  shortstory by R. A. Lafferty522  The War at Home  (1985)  shortstory by Lewis Shiner526  Rockabye Baby  (1985)  novelette by S. C. Sykes551  Green Mars  (1985)  novella by Kim Stanley Robinson620  Honorable Mentions: 1985  essay by Gardner Dozois
/book/show/164076.The_Complete_Idiot_s_Guide_to_Publishing_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Cory Doctorow Karl Schroeder	The Complete Idiot's Guide to Publishing Science Fiction	Covers everything from networking and story preparation to submission and agent solicitation, this tells the reader how it all fits together.
/book/show/306015.Lost_Tribe?from_search=true	Paul Zakrzewski Ellen  Miller (Conributor)	Lost Tribe: Jewish Fiction from the Edge	Funny, raw, dark, sometimes outrageous, the twenty-five contributors to Lost Tribe explore themes such as conflicted identities, sexual fetishes, religious intolerance, and even the troubled legacy of the Holocaust to create a stirring picture of contemporary Jewish life. Lost Tribe features stories and commentary from a brilliant mixture of critically acclaimed and emergiFunny, raw, dark, sometimes outrageous, the twenty-five contributors to Lost Tribe explore themes such as conflicted identities, sexual fetishes, religious intolerance, and even the troubled legacy of the Holocaust to create a stirring picture of contemporary Jewish life. Lost Tribe features stories and commentary from a brilliant mixture of critically acclaimed and emerging writers.Steve AlmondAimee BenderGabriel BrownsteinJudy BudnitzNathan EnglanderJonathan Safran FoerMyla GoldbergEhud HavazeletDara HornRachel KadishGloria DeVidas KirchheimerBinnie KirshenbaumJoan LeegantMichael LowenthalEllen MillerTova MirvisPeter OrnerJon PapernickNelly ReiflerBen SchrankSuzan ShermanGary ShteyngartAryeh Lev StollmanEllen UmanskySimone Zelitch
/book/show/231744.Native_American_Fiction?from_search=true	David Treuer	Native American Fiction: A User's Manual	Rather than create a comprehensive cultural and historical genealogy for Native American literature, David Treuer investigates a selection of the most important Native American novels and, with a novelist's eye and a critic's mind, examines the intricate process of understanding literature on its own terms.is speculative, witty, engaging, and written for the inquisitive reader. These essayson Sherman Alexie, Forrest Carter, James Fenimore Cooper, Louise Erdrich, Leslie Marmon Silko, and James Welchare rallying cries for the need to read literature as literature and, ultimately, reassert the importance and primacy of the word.
/book/show/2755020-alone-with-all-that-could-happen?from_search=true	David Jauss Bret Lott (Foreword by)	Alone With All That Could Happen: Rethinking Conventional Wisdom about the Craft of Fiction	In a satisfying story or novel, all of the pieces seem to fit together so effortlessly, so seamlessly, that it's easy to find yourself wondering, How on earth did the author do this? The answer is simple: He sat alone at his desk, considered an array of options, and made smart, careful choices.In a satisfying story or novel, all of the pieces seem to fit together so effortlessly, so seamlessly, that it's easy to find yourself wondering, How on earth did the author do this? The answer is simple: He sat alone at his desk, considered an array of options, and made smart, careful choices.writing prose whose syntax and rhythm create a soundtrack for the story it tellschoosing the right point of view to create the appropriate degree of distance between your characters and the readerwriting valid and convincing epiphaniesharnessing the power of contradiction in the creative processIn one thought-provoking essay after another, Jauss sorts through unique fiction-writing conundrums, including how to create those exquisite intersections between truth and fabrication that make all great works of fiction so much more resonant and powerful than fiction that follows the generic write what you know approach that's so often preached.
/book/show/13514533-insomnia?from_search=true	Saul Tanpepper	Insomnia: Paranormal Tales, Science Fiction, and Horror	Insomnia.An inability to sleep; a state of agitated wakefulness, often as a result of troubling thoughts.The word derives from the Latin roots in (not) + somnus (sleep). Further back, the word has roots from the Proto-Indo-European, in the term swepnos, meaning dream.In somnia: engaged in the act of dreaming.Somnus also refers, in the figurative sense, to death. TheInsomnia.An inability to sleep; a state of agitated wakefulness, often as a result of troubling thoughts.The word derives from the Latin roots in (not) + somnus (sleep). Further back, the word has roots from the Proto-Indo-European, in the term swepnos, meaning dream.In somnia: engaged in the act of dreaming.Somnus also refers, in the figurative sense, to death. The ancient Roman god of sleep shared that name; he was a son of Night and brother of Death.To sleep, perchance to dream.To dream, perhaps of dying.All themes in this collection.Includes the following titles:The Grin - a classic nightmare story extracted straight from the deepest recesses of a man-child's troubled mind.The Scenario Egg - an investment broker enjoys the spoils of his fast-paced lifestyle until failure, a beautiful woman, and an odd-looking device conspire to make him second guess what is good and right, and what is real and fantasy.A Thing for Zombies - a dark satire about young love and the steps one might take to win another's affection.Reached in Error - The lines between technology and the paranormal blur in this tale about a device that allows the living to communicate with the dead.Raise the Dead - when a mysterious musician applies for an opening in Chris Stephens's high school band, strange things begin to happen, some of them wonderful, some of them horrifying.The Sacrifices We Make - a child's abduction wakes a drowsy little town from a forgetful stupor.The Promises We Keep - young lovers make a vow that they never in their wildest dreams ever expected to have to keep.Approximately 85000 words.Some material may not be appropriate for readers younger than 14.
/book/show/12060934-in-other-worlds?from_search=true	Margaret Atwood	In Other Worlds: Science Fiction and the Human Imagination	IN OTHER WORLDS: SF AND THE HUMAN IMAGINATION is Margaret Atwood's account of her relationship with the literary form we have come to know as 'science fiction'. This relationship has been lifelong, stretching from her days as a child reader in the 1940s, through her time as a graduate student at Harvard, where she worked on the Victorian ancestors of the form, and continuiIN OTHER WORLDS: SF AND THE HUMAN IMAGINATION is Margaret Atwood's account of her relationship with the literary form we have come to know as 'science fiction'. This relationship has been lifelong, stretching from her days as a child reader in the 1940s, through her time as a graduate student at Harvard, where she worked on the Victorian ancestors of the form, and continuing as a writer and reviewer. This book brings together her three Ellman Lectures on 2010 - 'Flying Rabbits', which begins with Atwood's early rabbit superhero creations, and goes on to speculate about masks, capes, weakling alter egos, and Things with Wings; 'Burning Bushes', which follows her into Victorian otherlands and beyond; and 'Dire Cartographies', which investigates Ustopias -Utopia/Dystopia - including her own ventures into those constructions. IN OTHER WORLDS also reprints some of Atwood's key reviews and speculations about the form, or forms - for she also elucidates the differences - as she sees them - between 'science fiction' proper, and 'speculative fiction', not to mention 'sword and sorcery/fantasy' and 'slipstream fiction'.
/book/show/222110.The_Science_of_Science_Fiction_Writing?from_search=true	James Edwin Gunn	The Science of Science Fiction Writing	Written by one of the leading authorities on writing, publishing and teaching science fiction, The Science of Science Fiction Writing offers the opportunity to share in the knowledge James Gunn has acquired over the past forty years. He reflects on the fiction-writing process and how to teach it, and the ideas he has shared with his students about how to do it effectivelyWritten by one of the leading authorities on writing, publishing and teaching science fiction, The Science of Science Fiction Writing offers the opportunity to share in the knowledge James Gunn has acquired over the past forty years. He reflects on the fiction-writing process and how to teach it, and the ideas he has shared with his students about how to do it effectively and how to get it published afterwards. The first section discusses why people read fiction, the parts of the short story, the strategy of the science fiction author, scene as the smallest dramatic unit, how to speak well in print, suspense in fiction, how to say the right thing, and how to give constructive criticism. The second section takes a more philosophical approach. Here, Gunn elaborates on the origins of science fiction, its definition, the worldview of science fiction, and the characters that appear in science fiction novels. The third section highlights well-known sci-fi authors: H.G. Wells, Robert A. Heinlein, Isaac Asimov, Henry Kuttner, C.L. Moore, and others, and the impact they have had on the development and progression of science fiction.
/book/show/12963445-fiction-international-44?from_search=true	Harold Jaffe (Editor)	Fiction International 44: DV8	The theme for Fiction International Issue 44 is DV8. DV8 is yet another way of saying it is utterly necessary to subvert an increasingly toxic official culture, which Fiction International has been attempting to for more than 30 years. If, in Debord's words, alienation is no longer possible because the spectacle has poisoned wilderness both outside and within; small, disThe theme for Fiction International Issue 44 is DV8. DV8 is yet another way of saying it is utterly necessary to subvert an increasingly toxic official culture, which Fiction International has been attempting to for more than 30 years. If, in Debord's words, alienation is no longer possible because the spectacle has poisoned wilderness both outside and within; small, disguised, forms of deviation are what is left, and artists must make a cunning and strategic use of these disguises to convey any sort of impact.Contents include:Art: Norman Conquest / The Soft MachineR. Sebastian Bennett / Transcript (PARTIAL): Nick-7 at Staples Complex Los Angeles 7.7.09 (Tape 2)Katherine Chariott / Introduction to the Unofficial ReportsMark Fisher / We're All in This TogetherAlain Arias-Misson / The Man Who Had No HeadJames Carpenter / Extravagant MeaningsLiana Andreasen / ExorcismBrian Allen Carr / Lucy Standing NakedIhab Hassan / CharadesToby Olson / AmaryllisRenato Escudero / Playing at DivorceKyle Muntz / excerpt from VoicesCamilla Palmer / MaxineMichael Hemmingson / We Are Not What You Think We AreArt: Norman Conquest / MeatEfrem Emerson / CockatooJake Fuchs / Laughing FaceCarol Novack / My Own Worst EnemyJoseph D. Haske / RescateRichard Englehart / GullLarry Fondation / The Common InquisitorStephen D. Gutierrez / Bonnie's SecretGary Lain / Remain in LightHarold Jaffe / 'Last Tango in Paris' (from Movies)
/book/show/6309274-the-science-fiction-handbook?from_search=true	M. Keith Booker Anne-Marie Thomas	The Science Fiction Handbook	
/book/show/378813.Instant_Love?from_search=true	Jami Attenberg	Instant Love: Fiction	We are all walking around this city with our hearts sadly swimming in our chests, like dying fish on the surface of a still pond. Its enough to make you give up entirely.But we dont give up. We keep trying. Were either too stupid to learn from our mistakes or we honestly believe that the next time will be different; its hard to say which. Driven byWe are all walking around this city with our hearts sadly swimming in our chests, like dying fish on the surface of a still pond. Its enough to make you give up entirely.But we dont give up. We keep trying. Were either too stupid to learn from our mistakes or we honestly believe that the next time will be different; its hard to say which. Driven by the mad hopefulness that is part of the human condition, we are constantly falling in and out of love with a slightly different version of the person who came before. Jami Attenberg chronicles those exact moments with heartbreaking realism in her powerful debut,.Told through the eyes of three young women and their friends and lovers,explores what it means to be in love, what it means to be lonely, and what it means to be both at the same time. Holly turns to computer dating to find love even as she thinks wistfully of a former boyfriend who loved her well and fed her ice cream. Maggie recounts the story of her one crazy summer to her disbelieving husband and feels the distance between them grow wider than the void across their king-sized bed. And Sarah Lee remembers the one who got away and the one she ran away from, all the while moving toward the one she can actually love.As Holly, Maggie, and Sarah Lee move through the rituals of modern love, they have to decide who is worth taking a chance on in a world where things dont fall into place easily, people are often difficult, and disappointment is the rule. Through their stories, Attenberg presents a rare, honest look at love.Also available as an eBook.
/book/show/14402875-anne-s-house-of-dreams-by-l-m-montgomery-fiction-classics-family?from_search=true	L.M. Montgomery	Anne's House of Dreams by L. M. Montgomery, Fiction, Classics, Family	Anne's House of Dreams is set principally on Canada's Prince Edward Island, Montgomery's birthplace and home for much of her life. -Is it settled yet where you are going to live?- asked Diana, cuddling Small Anne Cordelia with the inimitable gesture of motherhood which always sent through Anne's heart, filled with sweet, unuttered dreams and hopes, a thrill that was half pAnne's House of Dreams is set principally on Canada's Prince Edward Island, Montgomery's birthplace and home for much of her life. -Is it settled yet where you are going to live?- asked Diana, cuddling Small Anne Cordelia with the inimitable gesture of motherhood which always sent through Anne's heart, filled with sweet, unuttered dreams and hopes, a thrill that was half pure pleasure and half a strange, ethereal pain. -Yes. That was what I wanted to tell you when I 'phoned to you to come down today. By the way, I can't realize that we really have telephones in Avonlea now. It sounds so preposterously up-to-date and modernish for this darling, leisurely old place.-
/book/show/125493.Macho_Sluts?from_search=true	Patrick Califia-Rice	Macho Sluts: Erotic Fiction	
/book/show/7114814-the-new-york-trilogy?from_search=true	Paul Auster	The New York Trilogy (Contemporary American Fiction Series)	City of Glass As a result of a strange phone call in the middle of the night, Quinn, a writer of detective stories, becomes enmeshed in a case more puzzling than any he might have written. Ghosts Blue, a student of Brown, has been hired by White to spy on Black. From a window of a rented room on Orange Street, Blue keeps watch on his subject, who is across the street, starCity of Glass As a result of a strange phone call in the middle of the night, Quinn, a writer of detective stories, becomes enmeshed in a case more puzzling than any he might have written. Ghosts Blue, a student of Brown, has been hired by White to spy on Black. From a window of a rented room on Orange Street, Blue keeps watch on his subject, who is across the street, staring out of his window. The Locked Room Fanshawe has disappeared, leaving behind his wife and baby and a cache of extraordinary novels, plays, and poems. What happened to him--and why is the narrator, Fanshawe's boyhood friend, lured obsessively into his life?
/book/show/28174984-v?from_search=true	Thomas Pynchon	V.	Le hros de cette aventure littraire se nomme Herbert Stencil, n en 1901 et membre d'un groupe d'artistes pseudo-bohmes, la Tierce des Paums. Il lui arrive de lire des passages du journal intime laiss par son pre, mort en 1919 dans d'obscures circonstances alors quil enqutait sur des soulvements dans lle de Malte. Mais cest en 1945 seulement,  une terrasse deLe hros de cette aventure littraire se nomme Herbert Stencil, n en 1901 et membre d'un groupe d'artistes pseudo-bohmes, la Tierce des Paums. Il lui arrive de lire des passages du journal intime laiss par son pre, mort en 1919 dans d'obscures circonstances alors quil enqutait sur des soulvements dans lle de Malte. Mais cest en 1945 seulement,  une terrasse de caf  Oran, qu'il tombe sur quelques lignes nigmatiques :  Avril 1899, Florence. Il y a plus derrire V., et dans V. quaucun de nous na jamais souponn. Non pas qui, mais quoi  quest-ce quelle est ? Il est aussitt intrigu, et part dans une sorte de qute de  V.  qui lemmne successivement  New York, en Allemagne,  Paris et dans d'autres contres du monde plus ou moins connues. On pourrait croire, tour  tour, que V. est une jeune femme dflore au Caire ; une femelle de rat, dnomme Vronique, qui tient ses quartiers dans les gouts de Manhattan ; une danseuse allemande pr-nazie dans le Sud-Ouest africain ; un pays mystrieux appel Vheissu ; ou encore une lesbienne du boulevard de Clichy. Et si V n'tait finalement rien moins que la cl expliquant le chaos mondial ?  Ce que sont pour le libertin les cuisses ouvertes, ce quest un vol doiseaux migrateurs pour lornithologue, ce quest la tenaille pour lajusteur, voil ce qutait pour le jeune Stencil la lettre V.
/book/show/510342.Dark_Matter?from_search=true	Sheree Thomas (Editor) W.E.B. Du Bois Kalamu ya Salaam	Dark Matter: A Century of Speculative Fiction from the African Diaspora	This volume introduces black science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction writers to the generations of readers who have not had the chance to explore the scope and diversity among African-American writers.ContentsFiction. Sister Lilith/Honoree Fanonne Jeffers --The comet/W.E.B. Du Bois --Chicage 1927/Jewelle Gomez --Separation anxiety/Evie Evie Shockley --Tasting sonThis volume introduces black science fiction, fantasy, and speculative fiction writers to the generations of readers who have not had the chance to explore the scope and diversity among African-American writers.ContentsFiction. Sister Lilith/Honoree Fanonne Jeffers --The comet/W.E.B. Du Bois --Chicage 1927/Jewelle Gomez --Separation anxiety/Evie Evie Shockley --Tasting songs/Leone Ross --Can you wear my eyes/Kalamu ya Salaam --Like daughter/Tananarive Due --Greedy choke puppy/Nalo Hopkinson --Rhythm travel/Amiri Baraka --Buddy Bolden/Kalamu ya Salaam --Aye, and Gomorrah.../Samuel R. Delany --Ganger (ball lightning)/Nalo Hopkinson --The becoming/Akua Lezli Hope --The goophered grapevine/Charles W. Chestnutt --The evening and the morning and the night/Octavia E. Butler --Twice, at once, separated/Linda Addison --Gimmile's songs/Charles R. Saunders --At the huts of Ajala/Nisi Shawl --The woman in the wall/Steven Barnes --Ark of bones/Henry Dumas --Butta's backyard barbecue/Tony Medina --At life's limits/Kiini Ibura Salaam --The astral visitor Delta blues/Robert Fleming --The space traders/Derrick Bell --The pretended/Darryl A. Smith --Hussy Strutt/Ama Patterson ; Essays. Racism and science fiction/Samuel R. Delany --Why Blacks should read (and write) science fiction/Charles R. Saunders --Black to the future/Walter Mosley --Yet do I wonder/Paul D. Miller --The monophobic response/Octavia E. Butler.
/book/show/286833.Hard_Times_by_Charles_Dickens_Fiction_Classics?from_search=true	Charles Dickens	Hard Times by Charles Dickens, Fiction, Classics	Hard Times is regarded as one of Dickens' darker novels. It introduces the character of Thomas Gradgrind. Like many of Dickens' characters, Gradgrind's name tells the reader much of what they need to know. As schoolmaster Gradgrind says, Now, what I want is, Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root oHard Times is regarded as one of Dickens' darker novels. It introduces the character of Thomas Gradgrind. Like many of Dickens' characters, Gradgrind's name tells the reader much of what they need to know. As schoolmaster Gradgrind says, Now, what I want is, Facts. Teach these boys and girls nothing but Facts. Facts alone are wanted in life. Plant nothing else, and root out everything else. You can only form the minds of reasoning animals upon Facts: nothing else will ever be of any service to them. This is the principle on which I bring up my own children, and this is the principle on which I bring up these children. Stick to Facts, sir! Gradgrind's factual upbringing dooms his children, Tom and Louisa, in different ways. The book is set in Coketown, an industrial city. Because of its treatment of the role of factory work, as well as education, in society, Hard Times was thought to be a socialist work at the time of its publication. It was also written during a time when Dickens was experiencing trouble in his own marriage, and it features a number of unhappy couples and much family discord. Less popular at its publication than many of other Dickens' works, Hard Times remains one of the most-taught of Dickens' major books, possibly because of the group, it is the shortest.
/book/show/28594329-pr-s-de-moi?from_search=true	Courtney Cole Charline McGregor (Translator)	Près de moi	La vie de Pax Tate se rsume  trois choses : lalcool, la drogue, les femmes. Ces addictions, certes dvastatrices, sont pour lui un refuge lui permettant doublier quil a non seulement perdu sa mre  lge de sept ans, mais quil nest galement aux yeux de son pre quune intarissable source de dception. Une nuit, alors quil fait une overdose, il est miraculeusementLa vie de Pax Tate se rsume  trois choses : lalcool, la drogue, les femmes. Ces addictions, certes dvastatrices, sont pour lui un refuge lui permettant doublier quil a non seulement perdu sa mre  lge de sept ans, mais quil nest galement aux yeux de son pre quune intarissable source de dception. Une nuit, alors quil fait une overdose, il est miraculeusement sauv par Mila Hill, une jeune photographe. Sa vie bascule alors, et de cette rencontre accidentelle nat bientt une amiti, puis une passion sans limites. Or, pour mriter lamour de Mila, Pax devra affronter ses plus sombres dmons...
/book/show/19416473-a-princess-of-mars?from_search=true	Edgar Rice Burroughs	A Princess of Mars	Part science fiction, part western, and part romantic adventure,follows John Carter, a Civil War veteran who mysteriously finds himself transported to the dying planet Mars. Here Carter acquires a set of superhuman abilities and soon earPart science fiction, part western, and part romantic adventure,follows John Carter, a Civil War veteran who mysteriously finds himself transported to the dying planet Mars. Here Carter acquires a set of superhuman abilities and soon earns the respect of a tribe of giant green Martians called Tharks. When the Tharks capture the princess of the red Martians, Carter falls in love. He sets out on a dangerous quest to save both Princess Dejah and the rest of the red planet., and its extraordinary hero, John Carter, influenced countless 20th century science fiction writers who were inspired by Burrough's classic epic adventure. The novel was recently adapted into film by Disney asis a part of Momentum's Classic Science Fiction series.
/book/show/11596.Secret_Windows?from_search=true	Stephen King	Secret Windows: Essays and Fiction on the Craft of Writing	Exclusive Book-of-the-Month-Club anthology of hard to find non-fiction pieces, little known interviews, short stories, and articles about writing for those looking for direction on how to find their own windowsor for anyone wishing to be touched by Stephen King's humor and wisdom...Included in this collection are unpublished early fiction (very early; King was 12 when hExclusive Book-of-the-Month-Club anthology of hard to find non-fiction pieces, little known interviews, short stories, and articles about writing for those looking for direction on how to find their own windowsor for anyone wishing to be touched by Stephen King's humor and wisdom...Included in this collection are unpublished early fiction (very early; King was 12 when he wrote Jumper and Rush Call); a pre-article with tips for selling stories to men's magazines (The Horror Writer and the Ten Bears: A True Story); advice to his son on writing (with the look-twice title Great Hookers I Have Known); recommendations to teen readers in aarticle (What Stephen King Does for Love); a long chapter from his wonderful treatise on the horror genre (Horror Fiction from); and even a first-time-in-print short story, In the Deathroom (just for fun). With an introduction by Peter Straub.
/book/show/279557.The_Angels_of_Morgan_Hill?from_search=true	Donna VanLiere	The Angels of Morgan Hill	.
/book/show/11301101-conflict-and-suspense?from_search=true	James Scott Bell	Conflict and Suspense	
/book/show/429983.The_Language_of_the_Night?from_search=true	Ursula K. Le Guin	The Language of the Night: Essays on Fantasy and Science Fiction	A Nebula and Hugo Award-winning writer of science fiction presents a collection of essays that explores the various issues, concepts, challenges, and paradoxes that confront the science fiction writer.
/book/show/1043987.Metropolis_by_Thea_Von_Harbou_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Thea von Harbou	Metropolis by Thea Von Harbou, Science Fiction	This is Metropolis, the novel that the film's screenwriter -- Thea von Harbou, who was director Fritz Lang's wife, and a collaborator in the creation of the film -- this is the novel that Harbou wrote from her own notes. It contains bits of the story that got lost on the cutting-room floor; in a very real way it is the only way to understand the film. Michael Joseph of TheThis is Metropolis, the novel that the film's screenwriter -- Thea von Harbou, who was director Fritz Lang's wife, and a collaborator in the creation of the film -- this is the novel that Harbou wrote from her own notes. It contains bits of the story that got lost on the cutting-room floor; in a very real way it is the only way to understand the film. Michael Joseph of The Bookman wrote about the novel: It is a remarkable piece of work, skilfully reproducing the atmosphere one has come to associate with the most ambitious German film productions. Suggestive in many respects of the dramatic work of Karel Capek and of the earlier fantastic romances of H. G. Wells, in treatment it is an interesting example of expressionist literature. ... Metropolis is one of the most powerful novels I have read and one which may capture a large public both in America and England if it does not prove too bewildering to the plain reader.
/book/show/572046.Plotting_and_Writing_Suspense_Fiction?from_search=true	Patricia Highsmith	Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction	The book is as unusual as you might expect and hope for from Patricia Highsmith. An elegant creative writing guide, its also a goldmine for anyone hoping for insight into The Talented Mr Ripley  and its author.- The Guardian.
/book/show/22065074-never-eat-alone?from_search=true	Keith Ferrazzi Tahl Raz	Never Eat Alone: And Other Secrets to Success, One Relationship at a Time (Portfolio Non Fiction)	
/book/show/5069522-the-fiction?from_search=true	H.P. Lovecraft S.T. Joshi (Introduction)	The Fiction: Complete and Unabridged	In the 1920s and 30s, H.P. Lovecraft pioneered a new type of weird fiction that fused elements of supernatural horror with the concepts of visionary science fiction. Lovecrafts tales of cosmic horror revolutionized modern horror fiction and earned him the reputation as the most influential American writer of weird tales since Edgar Allan Poe.In the 1920s and 30s, H.P. Lovecraft pioneered a new type of weird fiction that fused elements of supernatural horror with the concepts of visionary science fiction. Lovecrafts tales of cosmic horror revolutionized modern horror fiction and earned him the reputation as the most influential American writer of weird tales since Edgar Allan Poe.
/book/show/21299132-the-merry-adventures-of-robin-hood-original-illustrations-text?from_search=true	Howard Pyle	The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (Original Illustrations & Text)	Recounts the adventures of Robin Hood, who slew a deer on a wager, became an outlaw in Sherwood Forest, and collected around him a merry band, including Little John, Allan a Dale, Friar Tuck, and Will StutelyRobin Hood is England's most famous outlaw, who robbed from the rich to give to the poor. In Robin Hood's long history, his story has appeared in many forms, from versRecounts the adventures of Robin Hood, who slew a deer on a wager, became an outlaw in Sherwood Forest, and collected around him a merry band, including Little John, Allan a Dale, Friar Tuck, and Will StutelyRobin Hood is England's most famous outlaw, who robbed from the rich to give to the poor. In Robin Hood's long history, his story has appeared in many forms, from verse to film. His path to outlawry, friends and enemies have been just as diverse.Robin Hood may have been a Saxon noble, living near the castle of Nottingham. By various means he was forced into a life of banditry, using his cunning and skill-at-arms to relieve bishops, nobles, and servants of the king of gold and jewels levied from the oppressed peasants. Robin collected a band of supporters, his Merry Men around him, dressed in green. The members that never cease to appear are Robin himself, Maid Marian, Little John, and Friar Tuck. Along with being a middle-ages Communist, Robin spends his time fighting the cruel Sheriff of Nottingham, and, ultimately, King John, who had usurped the throne from the rightful King, Richard I.* This ebook is a true representation, high-definition copy of a pre-1923 print version of the book. Unlike other e-copies of the book, it is not a transcription, which may be full of typographic errors.* True representation means that if the print version has any inscriptions or previous owner's name in the front of the book, this e-book might as well. Blank pages that often separate chapters might be left in. And pages that may have a folded corner or other, similar damage might be included, too.* In other words, no changes or as few as possible have been made to either the illustrations or the text in order to bring you a book that is as close to the original as possible.
/book/show/6455168-the-illuminati?from_search=true	Mark Dice	The Illuminati: Facts & Fiction	Secret societies have both fascinated and frightened people for hundreds of years. Often the infamous Illuminati is mentioned as the core of conspiracies which span the globe. The Illuminati is actually a historical secret society which had goals of revolutions and world domination dating back to the 1770s.Since then, rumors and conspiracy theories involving the IlluminaSecret societies have both fascinated and frightened people for hundreds of years. Often the infamous Illuminati is mentioned as the core of conspiracies which span the globe. The Illuminati is actually a historical secret society which had goals of revolutions and world domination dating back to the 1770s.Since then, rumors and conspiracy theories involving the Illuminati continue to spread, sometimes finding their way into popular novels like Dan Brown'sand Hollywood movies likeMore recently, music videos, award shows, and sporting events are said to be somehow connected. Some men have even come forward claiming to be former members, offering details of what they allege are the inner workings of the organization.When you sift through all of the information available on the subject, you may be surprised that the truth is stranger than fiction. In, conspiracy and occult expert Mark Dice separates history from Hollywood and shows why tales of the secret society won't die.- Original Writings and Documents- Purported Texts- Freemasonry's Connections- The Georgia Guidestones- Alleged Victims and Defectors- Aliens and Reptillians- Activists and Eyewitnesses- Fictional Books- Fictional Films- TV references- Mainstream Media Manipulation- Documentary Films- The Music Industry- Rappers and Pop Stars- Pre-Illuminati Organizations- The Luciferian Doctrine- The Federal Reserve- Skull and Bones- The Bilderberg Group- Bohemian Grove- The Council on Foreign Relations- The Franklin Cover-up- Sex Magic- Election Fraud- The Necronomicon- The Secret Doctrine- Emerald Tablet- The Book of Thoth- The Book of Dzyan- The Report From Iron Mountain- Protocols of the Elders of Zion- The Holy Grail- MK-ULTRA Documents- The Satanic Bible- The Secret Doctrine- David Rockefeller's Memoirs- Memoirs Illustrating the History of Jacobinism- Secret Societies and Subversive Movements- Occult Theocrasy- Externalization of the Hierarchy- None Dare Call It Conspiracy- Magick: In Theory and Practice- Bloodlines of the Illuminati- The Lexicon of Freemasonry- Morals and Dogma- The Secret Teachings of All Ages- Myron Fagan- Edith Miller- Gary Allen- Abbe Barruel- Nesta Webster- Anthony J. Hilder- John Robison- Johnny Gosch- William Morgan- Chris Jones, former Bohemian Grove employee- Ted Gunderson former FBI Agent- John Todd- Bill Schnoebelen- Mike Warnke- Cathy O'Brien- Aleister Crowley- Alice Bailey- Benjamine Creme- William Cooper- Carol Quigley- Zeitgeist's Peter Joseph- Helena Blavatsky- Phil Schneider- Benjamin Fulford- Hal Turner, FBI informant- Manly P. Hall- Fritz Springmeier- Albert Pike- Anton LaVey- David Icke- And MoreBy the author of
/book/show/6458631-the-secret-history-of-science-fiction?from_search=true	James Patrick Kelly John Kessel (Editor) Lucius Shepard	The Secret History of Science Fiction	This ingeniously conceived anthology raises the intriguing question,Gravitys RainbowExploring the possibility of an alternate history of speculative fiction, this literary collection reveals that the lines between genres haveThis ingeniously conceived anthology raises the intriguing question,Gravitys RainbowExploring the possibility of an alternate history of speculative fiction, this literary collection reveals that the lines between genres have already been obscured. Don DeLillos Human Moments in World War III follows the strange detachment of two astronauts who are orbiting in a skylab while a third world war rages on earth. The Ziggurat by Gene Wolfe traverses a dissolving marriage, a custody dispute, and the visit of time travelers from the future. T. C. Boyles Descent of Man is the subversively funny tale of a man who suspects that his primatologist lover is having an affair with one of her charges. In Schwarzschild Radius, Connie Willis draws an allegorical parallel between the horrors of trench warfare and the speculative physics of black holes. Artfully crafted and offering a wealth of esteemed authorsfrom writers within the genre to those normally associated with mainstream fiction,as well asthose with acrossover reputationthis volume aptly demonstrates that great science fiction appears in many guises.ContentsIntroduction by James Patrick Kelly & John KesselAngouleme by Thomas M. DischThe Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursula K. Le GuinLadies and Gentlemen, This Is Your Crisis by Kate WilhelmDescent of Man by T. C. BoyleHuman Moments in World War III by Don DeLilloHomelanding by Margaret AtwoodThe Nine Billion Names of God by Carter ScholzInterlocking Pieces by Molly GlossSalvador by Lucius ShepardSchwarzschild Radius by Connie WillisBuddha Nostril Bird by John KesselThe Ziggurat by Gene WolfeThe Hardened Criminals by Jonathan LethemStanding Room Only by Karen Joy Fowler10^16 to 1 by James Patrick Kelly93990 by George SaundersThe Martian Agent, A Planetary Romance by Michael ChabonFrankensteins Daughter by Maureen F. McHughThe Wizard of West Orange by Steven Millhauser
/book/show/12963445-fiction-international-44?from_search=true	Harold Jaffe (Editor)	Fiction International 44: DV8	The theme for Fiction International Issue 44 is DV8. DV8 is yet another way of saying it is utterly necessary to subvert an increasingly toxic official culture, which Fiction International has been attempting to for more than 30 years. If, in Debord's words, alienation is no longer possible because the spectacle has poisoned wilderness both outside and within; small, disThe theme for Fiction International Issue 44 is DV8. DV8 is yet another way of saying it is utterly necessary to subvert an increasingly toxic official culture, which Fiction International has been attempting to for more than 30 years. If, in Debord's words, alienation is no longer possible because the spectacle has poisoned wilderness both outside and within; small, disguised, forms of deviation are what is left, and artists must make a cunning and strategic use of these disguises to convey any sort of impact.Contents include:Art: Norman Conquest / The Soft MachineR. Sebastian Bennett / Transcript (PARTIAL): Nick-7 at Staples Complex Los Angeles 7.7.09 (Tape 2)Katherine Chariott / Introduction to the Unofficial ReportsMark Fisher / We're All in This TogetherAlain Arias-Misson / The Man Who Had No HeadJames Carpenter / Extravagant MeaningsLiana Andreasen / ExorcismBrian Allen Carr / Lucy Standing NakedIhab Hassan / CharadesToby Olson / AmaryllisRenato Escudero / Playing at DivorceKyle Muntz / excerpt from VoicesCamilla Palmer / MaxineMichael Hemmingson / We Are Not What You Think We AreArt: Norman Conquest / MeatEfrem Emerson / CockatooJake Fuchs / Laughing FaceCarol Novack / My Own Worst EnemyJoseph D. Haske / RescateRichard Englehart / GullLarry Fondation / The Common InquisitorStephen D. Gutierrez / Bonnie's SecretGary Lain / Remain in LightHarold Jaffe / 'Last Tango in Paris' (from Movies)
/book/show/6309274-the-science-fiction-handbook?from_search=true	M. Keith Booker Anne-Marie Thomas	The Science Fiction Handbook	
/book/show/3827972-pulp-fiction---the-villains?from_search=true	Otto Penzler	Pulp Fiction - The Villains: An Omnibus	
/book/show/27133181-fiction-writing-modes?from_search=true	Mike Klaassen	Fiction-Writing Modes: Eleven essential tools for bringing your story to life	Most books about the craft of writing fiction explain a few fiction-writing modes, but none addresses or even identifies all eleven. Fiction-Writing Modes: Eleven Essential Tools for Bringing Your Story to Life is the most comprehensive and concise resource available anywhere regarding fiction-writing modes and the mechanics of presenting them. A mode is a particular manneMost books about the craft of writing fiction explain a few fiction-writing modes, but none addresses or even identifies all eleven. Fiction-Writing Modes: Eleven Essential Tools for Bringing Your Story to Life is the most comprehensive and concise resource available anywhere regarding fiction-writing modes and the mechanics of presenting them. A mode is a particular manner of doing or expressing something. Eleven different modes comprise all written fiction. Fiction-Writing Modes offers beginning writers an invaluable foundation from which to build skills. This book can help experienced authors reach new levels of success. A better understanding of fiction-writing modes can help any writer understand why some writing works and why some does not.
/book/show/2287757.Fiction_of_Relationship?from_search=true	Arnold Weinstein	Fiction of Relationship	A clear and straightforward discussion of the ways in which literatures and their comparative study must depend upon the problematics of interpersonal and other relations. . . . This study will prove as useful as it is wide-ranging, and indeed, comparative in the good sense.--Mary Ann Caws, Graduate School, City University of New YorkHere is a comparatist working at theA clear and straightforward discussion of the ways in which literatures and their comparative study must depend upon the problematics of interpersonal and other relations. . . . This study will prove as useful as it is wide-ranging, and indeed, comparative in the good sense.--Mary Ann Caws, Graduate School, City University of New YorkHere is a comparatist working at the peak of his powers. . . . Weinstein moves easily from Goethe and Flaubert to Kafka or Joyce or Boris Vian. Locating fictions of relationship at the heart of both literary criticism and human affairs' and acknowledging his own distinctly humanistic' concerns, Weinstein writes in an urgent tone and eloquent voice, inflecting the theme of relationship' in every way: in its surrender to the erotic, its frenzied drive for control of the Other, in its ability to confer identity or eclipse difference. . . . When he couples texts (e.g., William Burrough's Naked Lunch and C. de Laclos's Les liaisons dangereuses), he takes risks that bear brilliant fruit. Exploring famous texts and relatively unknown ones, Weinstein infuses the traditional study of fiction with new energy.--Choice
/book/show/17074999-tremors?from_search=true	Anita Amirrezvani (Editor) Persis Karim (Editor)	Tremors: New Fiction by Iranian American Writers	This groundbreaking anthology brings together twenty-seven authors from a wide range of experiences that offer new perspectives on the Iranian American story. The authors inrepresent the maturing voice of Iranian American fiction from the vantage point of those who were born and raised in Iran, as well as those writers who reflect a more distant, but still importaThis groundbreaking anthology brings together twenty-seven authors from a wide range of experiences that offer new perspectives on the Iranian American story. The authors inrepresent the maturing voice of Iranian American fiction from the vantage point of those who were born and raised in Iran, as well as those writers who reflect a more distant, but still important, connection to their Iranian heritage. Altogether, these narratives capture the diversity of the Iranian diaspora and complicate the often-narrow view of Iranian culture represented in the media. The stories and novel excerpts explore the deeply human experiences of one of the newest immigrant groups to the United States in its attempts to adjust and assimilate in the face of major historical upheavals such as the 1979 Iranian revolution, the hostage crisis, and the attacks of September 11, 2001. The stories set in Iran testify to the resilience, dignity, and humor of a people rich in history and culture.
/book/show/18715150-suck-me-dry?from_search=true	Dyphia Dyphia Blount	Suck Me Dry (Erotic Flash FIction Series)	Tiffany has been with her loving fiance, Amari, since she was fifteen years old. He was her first and will be her last if she doesnt have some type of fun before they get married next year. The college life has done nothing but torment her of everything shes missing sexually because Amari is an old fashion lover. When he leaves for a weekend business trip, Tiffany decidTiffany has been with her loving fiance, Amari, since she was fifteen years old. He was her first and will be her last if she doesnt have some type of fun before they get married next year. The college life has done nothing but torment her of everything shes missing sexually because Amari is an old fashion lover. When he leaves for a weekend business trip, Tiffany decides to let her hair down and fulfill those sexual desires/fantasies. Little does Tiffany know, her desires will also bring secret crushes to surface and this very well may be the weekend secret to take to her grave.
/book/show/21531883-speculative-fiction-2013?from_search=true	Ana Grilo (Editor) Thea James (Editor) Seanan McGuire (Contributor)	Speculative Fiction 2013: The Year's Best Online Reviews, Essays and Commentary	The Internet has the answers.collects over fifty pieces from all corners of speculative fiction fandom  from book criticism to incisive commentary on important issues like sexualThe Internet has the answers.collects over fifty pieces from all corners of speculative fiction fandom  from book criticism to incisive commentary on important issues like sexual harassment at conventions; from feminist themes in summer blockbusters to life-changing video games; from the merits of grittiness to the downfalls of grimdark.Contributors include: Abigail Nussbaum, Aidan Moher, Alasdair Czyrnyj, Aliette de Bodard, Alyssa Franke, Amal El-Mohtar, Ana Silva, Ann Leckie, Annalee Newitz, Bodhisattva Chattopadhyay, Carrie Sessarego, Chaila, Chiusse, Chris Gerwel, Diane Dooley, E.M. Kokie, Emily Asher-Perrin, Erin Hoffman, Foz Meadows, Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, Jared Shurin, Jemmy, Jenny Kristine, Jim C. Hines, Joe Abercrombie, Jonathan McCalmont, Justin Landon, Kameron Hurley, Karyn Silverman, Kate Elliott, Leow Hui Min Annabeth, Liz Bourke, Mahvesh Murad, Matt Hilliard, Miguel Rodriguez, N.K. Jemisin, Natalie Luhrs, Niall Alexander, Nina Allan, Orem Chiel, Paul (Sparky), Phoebe North, Renay, Robert Berg, Sam Keeper, Sayantani DasGupta, Shaun Duke, Sophia McDougall, Stefan Raets and Tansy Rayner Roberts.With a foreword by Seanan McGuire and cover by Sarah Anne Langton.
/book/show/552446.The_Vintage_Book_of_Contemporary_Irish_Fiction?from_search=true	Dermot Bolger (Editor)	The Vintage Book of Contemporary Irish Fiction	This dazzling anthology, edited and introduced by Dermot Bolger, is a splendidly comprehensive and up-to-the-minute collection of the finest recent fiction from a nation of master storytellers. This collection of astonishing breadth reveals a literature of genuine global stature, as ancient as the Irish Sea.Contributors and stories include: John Banville, from; LeThis dazzling anthology, edited and introduced by Dermot Bolger, is a splendidly comprehensive and up-to-the-minute collection of the finest recent fiction from a nation of master storytellers. This collection of astonishing breadth reveals a literature of genuine global stature, as ancient as the Irish Sea.Contributors and stories include: John Banville, from; Leland Bardwell, The Hairdresser; Sebastian Barry, from; Mary Beckett, Heaven; Samuel Beckett, For to End Yet Again; Sara Berkeley, The Sky's Gone Out; Dermot Bolger, The Journey Home; Claire Boylan, Villa Marta; Shane Connaughton, Ojus; Mary Dorcey, The Husband; Roddy Doyle, from; Anne Enright, Men and Angels; Hugo Hamilton, from; Dermot Healy, The Death of Matti Bonner; Aidan Higgins, from; Desmond Hogan, from; Jennifer Johnston, from; Neil Jordan, Last Rights; Molly Kean, Patrick McCabe, from; Brian Moore, The Sight; Edna O'Brien, What a Sky; William Trevor, The Ballroom of Romance; Val Mulkerns, Memory and Desire; Robert McLiam Wilson, from, and many more.
/book/show/306966.Novel_Gazing?from_search=true	Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick (Editor)	Novel Gazing: Queer Readings in Fiction	is the first collection of queer criticism on the history of the novel. The contributors to this volume navigate new territory in literary theory with essays that implicitly challenge the hermeneutic of suspicion widespread in current critical theory. In a stunning introductory essay, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick delineates the possibilities for a criticism that wois the first collection of queer criticism on the history of the novel. The contributors to this volume navigate new territory in literary theory with essays that implicitly challenge the hermeneutic of suspicion widespread in current critical theory. In a stunning introductory essay, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick delineates the possibilities for a criticism that would be reparative rather than cynical or paranoid. The startlingly imaginative essays in the volume explore new critical practices that can weave the pleasures and disorientations of reading into the fabric of queer analyses.Through discussions of a diverse array of British, French, and American novelsincluding major canonical novels, best-sellers, childrens fiction, and science fictionthese essays explore queer worlds of taste, texture, joy, and ennui, focusing on such subjects as flogging, wizardry, exorcism, dance, Zionist desire, and Internet sexuality. Interpreting the works of authors as diverse as Benjamin Constant, Toni Morrison, T. H. White, and William Gibson, along with canonical queer modernists such as James, Proust, Woolf, and Cather, contributors reveal the wealth of ways in which selves and communities succeed in extracting sustenance from the objects of a culture whose avowed desire has often been not to sustain them. The dramatic reframing that these essays perform will make the significance ofextend beyond the scope of queer studies to literary criticism in general.. Stephen Barber, Renu Bora, Anne Chandler, James Creech, Tyler Curtain, Jonathan Goldberg, Joseph Litvak, Michael Lucey, Jeff Nunokawa, Cindy Patton, Jacob Press, Robert F. Reid-Pharr, Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick, Melissa Solomon, Kathryn Bond Stockton, John Vincent, Maurice Wallace, Barry Weller
/book/show/1907344.The_King_s_Achievement_by_Robert_Hugh_Benson_Fiction_Literary_Christian_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Robert Hugh Benson	The King's Achievement by Robert Hugh Benson, Fiction, Literary, Christian, Science Fiction	The brothers of the Torridon family make their way in the world -- the eldest, Ralph, in service to Cromwell and the youngest, Christopher, in service to God and the Catholic church as a monk in the Priory at Lewes. Their paths carry them to completely different destinations and Ralph is instrumental in turning Christopher and his fellow monks out of their monastery. ChrisThe brothers of the Torridon family make their way in the world -- the eldest, Ralph, in service to Cromwell and the youngest, Christopher, in service to God and the Catholic church as a monk in the Priory at Lewes. Their paths carry them to completely different destinations and Ralph is instrumental in turning Christopher and his fellow monks out of their monastery. Christopher, however, manages to rise above his pride and anger and ministers to Ralph in his hour of need.
/book/show/2275863.From_Here_To_Infinity?from_search=true	Michael D.C. Drout	From Here To Infinity: An Exploration of Science Fiction Literature	Science fiction literature and films have contributed indelible images to the popular imagination, from H.G. Wellss War of the Worlds to Ray Bradburys Martian Chronicles to the fiction of cyberpunks. In addition to enthralling readers with breathtaking narratives and dazzling the imagination with mind-bending glimpses of possible futures, the best science fiction asksScience fiction literature and films have contributed indelible images to the popular imagination, from H.G. Wellss War of the Worlds to Ray Bradburys Martian Chronicles to the fiction of cyberpunks. In addition to enthralling readers with breathtaking narratives and dazzling the imagination with mind-bending glimpses of possible futures, the best science fiction asks essential questions: What does it mean to be human? Are we alone in the universe, and what does it mean if were not?Esteemed professor Michael D.C. Drout traces the history of science fiction in this series of stimulating lectures. From Mary Shelleys Frankenstein to todays cutting- edge authors, Drout offers a compelling analysis of the genre, including a look at hard-boiled science fiction, the golden age of science fiction, New Wave writers, and contemporary trends in the field.14 Lectures on 7 Audiocassettes.
/book/show/25551840-food-girls-and-other-things-i-can-t-have?from_search=true	Allen Zadoff	Food, Girls, and Other Things I Can't Have	Life used to be so simple for Andrewhang with the Model UN guys, avoid gym class, and eat, eat, eat. He's used to not fitting in: into his family, his sports-crazed school, or his size 48 pants.But then Andrew meets April, the new girl at school and the instant love of his life! He wants to find a way to win her over, but how?Is it possible to reinvent yourself in the midLife used to be so simple for Andrewhang with the Model UN guys, avoid gym class, and eat, eat, eat. He's used to not fitting in: into his family, his sports-crazed school, or his size 48 pants.But then Andrew meets April, the new girl at school and the instant love of his life! He wants to find a way to win her over, but how?Is it possible to reinvent yourself in the middle of high school? Andrew is willing to try. But he's going to have to make some changes. Fast.Can a funny fat kid be friends with a football superstar? Can he win over the girl of his dreams? Can he find a way to get his mom and dad back together?
/book/show/18892422-transmigration?from_search=true	J.T. McIntosh	Transmigration	
/book/show/11774738-dominance-in-dogs?from_search=true	Barry Eaton	Dominance in Dogs: Fact or Fiction?	1929242808|9781929242801. Dominance in Dogs Fact or Fiction? published in the year 2011 was published by Dogwise Publishing. The author of this book is Barry Eaton. This is the Paperback version of the title Dominance in Dogs Fact or Fiction? and have around pp. 88 pages. Dominance in Dogs Fact or Fiction? is currently Available with us.
/book/show/139008.Women_on_Hunting?from_search=true	Pam Houston (Editor)	Women on Hunting: Essays, Fiction, and Poetry	The author of the critically acclaimed bestseller Cowboys are My Weakness has drawn together a collection of texts that explores territories most often left for men. From the perspectives of both the hunter and the hunted, here are rich and varied works by Margaret Atwood, Anne Beattie, Joyce Carol Oates, Annie Dillard, Louise Erdrich, and others.
/book/show/40937.History?from_search=true	A.T. Fomenko A.T. Fomenko	History: Fiction or Science? (Chronology 1)	Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analyRecorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.
/book/show/3716.Stranger_Than_Fiction?from_search=true	Zach Helm Marc Forster (Foreword by) Lindsay Doran (Introduction)	Stranger Than Fiction: The Shooting Script	In this strange and delightful tale, an IRS agent namedHarold Crick suddenly finds himself the subject of a narrationonly he can hearnarration that soon affects everythingfrom his work to his love life to his death. Starring WillFerrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, Queen Latifah,and Emma Thompson,is a heartfelt film,perhaps a comedy, perhapsIn this strange and delightful tale, an IRS agent namedHarold Crick suddenly finds himself the subject of a narrationonly he can hearnarration that soon affects everythingfrom his work to his love life to his death. Starring WillFerrell, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, Queen Latifah,and Emma Thompson,is a heartfelt film,perhaps a comedy, perhaps a tragedy, about love and literatureand death and taxes.
/book/show/17571738-the-end-of-the-road?from_search=true	Jonathan Oliver (Editor) Philip Reeve Lavie Tidhar	The End of the Road: An Anthology of Original Fiction	The critically acclaimed editor of Magic, The End of The Line and House of Fear has brought together the contemporary masters and mistresses of the weird from around the globe in an anthology of travel tales like no other. Strap on your seatbelt, shoulder your backpack, or wait for that next ride... into darkness.Each step will lead you closer to your destination, but who,The critically acclaimed editor of Magic, The End of The Line and House of Fear has brought together the contemporary masters and mistresses of the weird from around the globe in an anthology of travel tales like no other. Strap on your seatbelt, shoulder your backpack, or wait for that next ride... into darkness.Each step will lead you closer to your destination, but who, or what, can you expect to meet at journeys end?Here are stories of misfits, spectral hitch-hikers, nightmare travel tales and the rogues, freaks and monsters to be found on the road.The critically acclaimed editor of Magic, The End of The Line and House of Fear has brought together the contemporary masters and mistresses of the weird from around the globe in an anthology of travel tales like no other. Strap on your seatbelt, or shoulder your backpack, and wait for that next ride... into darkness.An incredible anthology of orginal short stories from an exciting list of writers including the best-selling Philip Reeve, the World Fantasy Award-winning Lavie Tidhar and the incredible talents of Sarah Lotz, Ian Whates, Jay Caselberg, Benjanun Sriduangkaew, Zen Cho, Sophia McDougall, Rochita Loenen-Ruiz, Anil Menon, Rio Youers, Vandana Singh, Paul Meloy, Adam Nevill, Helen Marshall.
/book/show/155143.Various_Antidotes?from_search=true	Joanna Scott	Various Antidotes: A Collection of Short Fiction	A greatly gifted and highly original artist...Various Antidotes is purely and simply wonderful.--The miraculous, transformative stories of Various Antidotes range across the world of history and science, alighting on figures both real and imaginary. The stories within are those of obsession and brilliance, of the ultimately human recognitionA greatly gifted and highly original artist...Various Antidotes is purely and simply wonderful.--The miraculous, transformative stories of Various Antidotes range across the world of history and science, alighting on figures both real and imaginary. The stories within are those of obsession and brilliance, of the ultimately human recognition that the world is larger than we believe it to be and that we, as figures within it, have through understanding the power to change that world. Whether through learning or madness or accident, the scientists and students withinexpose us to the glorious blossom of the natural world.
/book/show/34755475-the-fiction-of-forever?from_search=true	Brinda Berry	The Fiction of Forever (Stand by Me, #2)	Hes got a second chance at the one who got awaybut its on national television, and shes calling the shots.Kiley Vanderbilt wasnt just fuel for Gunners teenage dreams about the curvy pageant queen. She was the one who got away.Until now.When Gunner returns to Nashville, his high school fantasy in heels challenges him to accept a spot on the dating reality showForeveHes got a second chance at the one who got awaybut its on national television, and shes calling the shots.Kiley Vanderbilt wasnt just fuel for Gunners teenage dreams about the curvy pageant queen. She was the one who got away.Until now.When Gunner returns to Nashville, his high school fantasy in heels challenges him to accept a spot on the dating reality showForever.And although the challengerhappens to be show hostess Kiley, hes going to prove once and for all that she wants more. One white-hot kitchen encounter isnt nearly enough to quench his thirst.But when Kileyuntouchable, jeans-tightening Kileyproclaims shes unwilling to compromise the shows integrity, he vows to throw a twist of his own into her behind-the-scenes plotting.Thats going way,wayoff Kileys script.Giving in to Gunnerwould torpedo her plans to prove to her manipulating ex-fianc and her producer daddy that she has more on her shoulders than pancake and hairspray. She must make him play by her rules on camera in spite of his sexy whispers behind the scenes.Especially when a social media shitstorm brews on the horizon.Fourteen days of filming. Six camera crews. And a minefield of hidden cameras. This time, no ones getting away.
/book/show/6677484-on-the-art-of-fiction?from_search=true	Aristotle L.J. Potts (Translator)	On the Art of Fiction	In his near-contemporary account of Greek tragedy, Aristotle examines the dramatic elements of plot, character, language and spectacle that combine to produce pity and fear in the audience, and asks why we derive pleasure from this apparently painful process. Taking examples from the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles and EuripideIn his near-contemporary account of Greek tragedy, Aristotle examines the dramatic elements of plot, character, language and spectacle that combine to produce pity and fear in the audience, and asks why we derive pleasure from this apparently painful process. Taking examples from the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, The Poetics introduces into literary criticism such central concepts as(imitation),(error), and(purification). Aristotle explains how the most effective tragedies rely on complication and resolution, recognition and reversals, centring on characters of heroic stature, idealized yet true to life. One of the most powerful, perceptive and influential works of criticism in Western literary history, thehas informed serious thinking about drama ever since.Malcolm Heaths lucid English translation makes thefully accessible to the modern reader. It is accompanied by an extended introduction, which discusses the key concepts in detail and includes suggestions for further reading.
/book/show/22968087-i-horatio?from_search=true	Donald A. Tortorice	I, Horatio: A Novel of Historical Fiction	This book is the first presentation of the life of Horatio Nelson to be narrated in the first person, a recounting of his life in his own words. It begins with Nelson as a young 21-year-old captain in the Caribbean and goes to his death at the Battle of Trafalgar. Along the way his experiences in carrying out the vision of his duty in the Caribbean, Corsica, Tenerife, theThis book is the first presentation of the life of Horatio Nelson to be narrated in the first person, a recounting of his life in his own words. It begins with Nelson as a young 21-year-old captain in the Caribbean and goes to his death at the Battle of Trafalgar. Along the way his experiences in carrying out the vision of his duty in the Caribbean, Corsica, Tenerife, the Battle of Cape St. Vincent, the Nile, Copenhagen, and Trafalgar cost him his eye, his right arm, and ultimately his life, all because he was blessed and cursed with a nature that was blind to the spectre of failure and deaf to anything other than the call of duty, the clamour of battle, and victory. He was also a mortal man whose attraction to women brought pleasure, frustration, infatuation, and ultimately lifelong satisfaction. This is his story as he would tell it.
/book/show/98045.The_Best_of_the_Best?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois (Editor) William Gibson (Contributor) John Kessel (Contributor)	The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction	For years, The Year's Best Science Fiction has been the most widely read short science fiction anthology of its kind. Now, after twenty-one annual collections, comes the ultimate in science fiction anthologies, The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction, in which legendary editor Gardner Dozois selects the very best short stories for this landmark coFor years, The Year's Best Science Fiction has been the most widely read short science fiction anthology of its kind. Now, after twenty-one annual collections, comes the ultimate in science fiction anthologies, The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction, in which legendary editor Gardner Dozois selects the very best short stories for this landmark collection. Contributors include: * Stephen Baxter * Greg Bear * William Gibson * Terry Bisson * Pat Cadigan * Ted Chiang * John Crowley * Tony Daniel * Greg Egan * Molly Gloss * Eileen Gunn * Joe Haldeman * James Patrick Kelly * John Kessel * Nancy Kress * Ursula K. Le Guin * Ian R. MacLeod * David Marusek * Paul McAuley * Ian McDonald * Maureen F. McHugh * Robert Reed * Mike Resnick * Geoff Ryman * William Sander * Lucius Shepard * Robert Silverberg * Brian Stableford * Bruce Sterling * Charles Stross * Michael Swanwick * Steven Utley * Howard Waldrop * Walter Jon Williams * Connie Willis * Gene WolfeWith work spanning two decades, The Best of the Best stands as one of the ultimate science fiction anthologies ever published.Contentsxi  Foreword (The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction)  essay by Robert Silverbergxvii  Preface (The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction)  essay by Gardner Dozois1  Blood Music  (1983)  novelette by Greg Bear19  A Cabin on the Coast  (1984)  shortstory by Gene Wolfe28  Salvador  (1984)  shortstory by Lucius Shepard42  Trinity  (1984)  novella by Nancy Kress78  Flying Saucer Rock and Roll  (1985)  novelette by Howard Waldrop (aka Flying Saucer Rock & Roll)93  Dinner in Audoghast  (1985)  shortstory by Bruce Sterling103  Roadside Rescue  (1985)  shortstory by Pat Cadigan109  Snow  (1985)  shortstory by John Crowley121  The Winter Market  (1985)  novelette by William Gibson137  The Pure Product  (1986)  novelette by John Kessel152  Stable Strategies for Middle Management  (1988)  shortstory by Eileen Gunn162  Kirinyaga  [Kirinyaga  2]  (1988)  novelette by Mike Resnick177  Tales from the Venia Woods  [Roma Eterna]  (1989)  shortstory by Robert Silverberg191  Bears Discover Fire  (1990)  shortstory by Terry Bisson199  Even the Queen  (1992)  shortstory by Connie Willis213  Guest of Honor  (1993)  novelette by Robert Reed238  None So Blind  (1994)  shortstory by Joe Haldeman246  Mortimer Gray's History of Death  (1995)  novella by Brian Stableford (aka Mortimer Gray's History of Death)293  The Lincoln Train  (1995)  shortstory by Maureen F. McHugh303  Wang's Carpets  (1995)  novelette by Greg Egan328  Coming of Age in Karhide  [Hainish]  (1995)  novelette by Ursula K. Le Guin342  The Dead  (1996)  shortstory by Michael Swanwick352  Recording Angel  (1996)  shortstory by Ian McDonald363  A Dry, Quiet War  (1996)  novelette by Tony Daniel380  The Undiscovered  (1997)  novelette by William Sanders400  Second Skin  (1997)  shortstory by Paul J. McAuley418  Story of Your Life  (1998)  novella by Ted Chiang454  People Came from Earth  (1999)  shortstory by Stephen Baxter464  The Wedding Album  [Cathy]  (1999)  novella by David Marusek502  10 to 16 to 1  (1999)  novelette by James Patrick Kelly (aka 1016 to 1)520  Daddy's World  (1999)  novelette by Walter Jon Williams541  The Real World  [Silurian Tales]  (2000)  shortstory by Steven Utley561  Have Not Have  (2001)  novelette by Geoff Ryman577  Lobsters  [Macx Family]  (2001)  novelette by Charles Stross597  Breathmoss  (2002)  novella by Ian R. MacLeod647  Lambing Season  (2002)  shortstory by Molly Gloss
/book/show/28647.A_Convergence_of_Birds?from_search=true	Jonathan Safran Foer Joyce Carol Oates Robert Coover (Contributor)	A Convergence of Birds: Original Fiction and Poetry Inspired by Joseph Cornell	This special limited edition offollows the successful publication of the trade edition of this wonderful anthology of new fiction and poetry inspired by the art of Joseph Cornell. This book features writing from 22 of the best American writers working today; authors such as Joyce Carol Oates, Robert Pinsky, Rick Moody, Howard Norman and Barry Lopez,This special limited edition offollows the successful publication of the trade edition of this wonderful anthology of new fiction and poetry inspired by the art of Joseph Cornell. This book features writing from 22 of the best American writers working today; authors such as Joyce Carol Oates, Robert Pinsky, Rick Moody, Howard Norman and Barry Lopez, all invited to participate by editor and contributor Jonathan Safran Foer. The limited edition of only 225 copies is linen-bound and slipcased, and signed by each author on individual sheets of vellum that are bound into the book at the beginning of their contributions. A wonderful and highly collectable edition that will be treasured by lovers of contemporary writing and fine books.In order to insure safe delivery for this item we can only ship Federal Express 3rd Day. An additional charge of $25.00 will be added to your purchase.
/book/show/7959665-best-european-fiction-2011?from_search=true	Aleksandar Hemon (Editor) Colum McCann (Preface) Mimi Simi (Croatia)	Best European Fiction 2011	The launch of Dalkey&rsquo;sseries was nothing short of phenomenal, with wide-ranging coverage in international media such asmagazine, the,,,, and the; glowing reviews and interviews in print and online magazines such as the,,, and theThe launch of Dalkey&rsquo;sseries was nothing short of phenomenal, with wide-ranging coverage in international media such asmagazine, the,,,, and the; glowing reviews and interviews in print and online magazines such as the,,, and the; radio interviews with editor Aleksandar Hemon on NPR stations in the US and BBC Radio 3 and 4 in the UK; and a terrific response from booksellers, who madean &ldquo;Indie Next&rdquo; pick and created table displays and special promotions throughout the US and UK.For 2011, Aleksandar Hemon is back as editor, along with a new preface by Colum McCann, and with a whole new cast of authors and stories, including work from countries not included in.UK, WALES: Wiliam Owen Roberts, The ProfessionalsUK, ENGLAND: Hilary Mantel, The Hearts Fails without WarningTURKEY: Ersan ldes, Professional BehaviorSWITZERLAND: Verena Stefan, Doe a DeerSPAIN (Catalan): Merc Ibarz, Nela and the VirginsSPAIN (Castilian): Enrique Vila-Matas, Far From HereSLOVENIA: Drago Janar, The ProphecySERBIA: Vladimir Arsenijevi, One Minute: Dumbos DeathRUSSIA: Andrei Gelasimov, The Evil EyeROMANIA: Lucian Dan Teodorovici, Goose ChasePORTUGAL: Gonalo Manuel Tavares, Six TalesPOLAND: Olga Tokarczuk, The Ugliest Woman in the WorldNORWAY: Frode Grytten, Hotel by a RailroadNETHERLANDS: Manon Uphoff, DesireMONTENEGRO: Ognjen Spahi, Raymond is No Longer with UsCarver is DeadMOLDOVA: Iulian Ciocan, Auntie FroseaMACEDONIA: Blae Minevski, Academician Sisoyes Inaugural SpeechLITHUANIA: Danut Kalinauskait, Just ThingsLIECHTENSTEIN: Stefan Sprenger, DustLATVIA: Nora Ikstena, Elza Kugas Old-Age DementiaITALY: Marco Candida, Dream DiaryIRELAND (Irish): ils N Dhuibhne, TrespassesIRELAND (English): Kevin Barry, Doctor SotICELAND: Kristn Eirksdttir, Holes in PeopleHUNGARY: Lszl Krasznahorkai, The BillGERMANY: Ingo Schulze, Oranges and AngelGEORGIA: Zurab Lezhava, Sex for FridgeFRANCE: Eric Laurrent, American DiaryFINLAND: Anita Konkka, The ClownESTONIA: Toomas Vint, Beyond the Window a Park is DimmingDENMARK: Peter Adolphsen, Fourteen Small StoriesCZECH REPULIC: Michal Ajvaz, The Wire BookCYPRUS: Nora Nadjarian, ExhibitionCROATIA: Mimi Simi, My GirlfriendBULGARIA: Alek Popov, PlumbersBOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA: Goran Samardi, VarneeshBELGIUM: Franois Emmanuel, Lou DancingBELARUS: Victor Martinovich, TabooAUSTRIA: Dieter Sperl, Random WalkerALBANIA: Arian Leka, Brothers of the Blade
/book/show/15713728-the-collection?from_search=true	Tom Lger (Editor) Riley MacLeod (Editor) Ryka Aoki (Contributor)	The Collection: Short Fiction from the Transgender Vanguard	A dynamic composite of rising stars, The Collection represents the depth and range of tomorrows finest writers chronicling transgender narratives. 28 authors from North America converge in a single volume to showcase the future of trans literature and the next great movements in queer art.
/book/show/17900773-alternate-endings?from_search=true	Lesann Berry	Alternate Endings: Short Stories of Speculative Fiction	Alternate Endings features a dozen short stories of fantastic fiction. These are tales about people who grasp at the chance to fulfill their greatest desires. They suspect the road not taken doesnt always end happily and know the path theyre on can lead to unexpected places. Choices change the course of lives. Each new day offers opportunities that propel them toward altAlternate Endings features a dozen short stories of fantastic fiction. These are tales about people who grasp at the chance to fulfill their greatest desires. They suspect the road not taken doesnt always end happily and know the path theyre on can lead to unexpected places. Choices change the course of lives. Each new day offers opportunities that propel them toward alternate endings.Inside you'll find stories about:A woman who buys a flea market treasure containing an ancient surprise.An alien invasion unites Jeremiah and his Man-in-Black father as they face attack.A trinket from an Egyptian bazaar brings Roland to a rendezvous with the future.Sams last chance to recapture fame lands the entire film crew in a fight for survival.Select tourists are invited to participate in a special ritual in a sacred Hawaiian site.Joseph undertakes a startling journey to bring his missing sister home.A scientific breakthrough in genetics has devastating transformative results.The construction of a new lunar business enterprise stirs up passions.A has-been boxer confronts a young tough and gets an unexpected second chance.His grandfathers ghostly return from the grave complicates Zekes life.Reporting to his new assignment, Corporal Evans faces a legendary enemy.Pauls lifelong handicap turns out to be a blessing in disguise.Sample excerpts:Sam flipped his middle finger at the shiny CNN chopper. Damn news vultures would replay the image for days. The studio and the network had sold them down the river. Years of experience in show biz had taught him the best way to survive a season, was to win viewers. If they could get the public rooting for the surviving members of the documentary film crew, theyd have a better chance of climbing out of this caldera while they still had the body parts to do so. Americans love the underdog.Adventure in the CalderaKnuck raised his gaze and admired the span of the grand art deco architecture. The graceful lines of the elegantly arched design sat silhouetted against the fathomless gloom of the dark sky. He knew the bridge, all right. Not far from here was the fateful place he should have met his wife so many years before. He recalled every detail of that night with startling clarity. Afterwards his world went numb. Everything good had been stripped from his life. All because hed been late. Yeah, he knew this place.Late for LifeFairy tales turned them into something soft and sweet but thats public relations bullshit. The truth is, theyre vicious beasts. Evolution made them beautiful and lethal. Their hooves are natural weapons, sharp as chipped flint. The tail on an immature foal is whip-hard and the feathery wisps of hair can flay skin to the bone with a single swipe. Mature males have venomous bites capable of causing instantaneous paralysis. In the gestation period, the females snort flames and the damned stuff acts just like napalm, sticky as jelly and burns hot as phosphorescence. They live for centuries and mate for life.Shadow in Moonlight
/book/show/26089944-elephants-can-remember?from_search=true	Agatha Christie	Elephants can remember: Fiction Novel	Biography : Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, DBE (ne Miller; 15 September 1890  12 January 1976) was an English crime novelist, short story writer, and playwright. She also wrote six romances under the name Mary Westmacott, but she is best known for the 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections that she wrote under her own name, most of which revolve around tBiography : Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, DBE (ne Miller; 15 September 1890  12 January 1976) was an English crime novelist, short story writer, and playwright. She also wrote six romances under the name Mary Westmacott, but she is best known for the 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections that she wrote under her own name, most of which revolve around the investigative work of such characters as Hercule Poirot, Jane Marple, Parker Pyne, Harley Quin/Mr Satterthwaite, and Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. She also wrote the world's longest-running play, The Mousetrap. In 1971, she was made a Dame by Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace for her contribution to literature. Christie was born into a wealthy upper-middle-class family in Torquay, Devon. She served in a hospital during the First World War before marrying and starting a family in London. She was initially unsuccessful at getting her work published, but in 1920 The Bodley Head press published her novel The Mysterious Affair at Styles, featuring the character of Hercule Poirot. This launched her literary career. The Guinness Book of World Records lists Christie as the best-selling novelist of all time. Her novels have sold roughly 2 billion copies, and her estate claims that her works come third in the rankings of the world's most-widely published books, behind only Shakespeare's works and the Bible. According to Index Translationum, she remains the most-translated individual author  having been translated into at least 103 languages.[4] And Then There Were None is Christie's best-selling novel with 100 million sales to date, making it the world's best-selling mystery ever, and one of the best-selling books of all time.Summary : Elephants Can Remember is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in November 1972 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year. It features her Belgian detective Hercule Poirot and the recurring character Ariadne Oliver. This was the last Christie's novel to feature either character, although in terms of publication it was succeeded by Curtain: Poirot's Last Case, which had been written in the early 1940s but published last. The novel is notable for its concentration on memory and oral testimony. a literary luncheon, Mrs Burton-Cox, to whose son Celia Ravenscroft is engaged, approaches Mrs Ariadne Oliver, a school friend of the late Margaret Ravenscroft and godmother to her daughter. Mrs Burton-Cox asks Mrs Oliver what she believes is an important question: which of Celia's parents was the murderer, and which was murdered ? Ten years earlier, the bodies of General Alistair Ravenscroft and his wife Margaret were found near their manor house in Overcliffe. Both had bullet wounds, and a revolver with only their fingerprints left between them. In the original investigation, no one was able to prove whether the case was a double suicide or murder/suicide and, if the latter, who killed whom. Left behind are the couple's two children, including daughter Celia. Mrs Ariadne Oliver is initially put off by Mrs Burton-Cox's attitude; but, after consulting with Celia, Oliver agrees to try to resolve the issue. She invites her friend Hercule Poirot to solve the disquieting puzzle. Together, they conduct interviews with several elderly witnesses whom they term elephants, based on the assumption that, like the proverbial elephants, they may have long memories. Each elephant remembers (or mis-remembers) a very different set of circumstances, but Poirot notes two items of significance: Margaret Ravenscroft owned four wigs at the time of her death; and, a few days before her death, she was seriously bitten by the otherwise devoted family dog. Poirot decides to investigate more deeply into the past.
/book/show/2009106.The_Half_Known_World?from_search=true	Robert Boswell	The Half-Known World: On Writing Fiction	Robert Boswell has been writing, reading, and teaching literature for more than twenty years. In this sparkling collection of essays, he brings this vast experience and a keen critical eye to bear on craft issues facing literary writers. ExampleRobert Boswell has been writing, reading, and teaching literature for more than twenty years. In this sparkling collection of essays, he brings this vast experience and a keen critical eye to bear on craft issues facing literary writers. Examples from masters such as Leo Tolstoy, Flannery O'Connor, and Alice Munro illustrate this engaging discussion of what makes great writing.At the same time, Boswell moves readers beyond the classroom, candidly sharing the experiences that have shaped his own writing life. A chance encounter in a hotel bar leads to a fascinating glimpse into his imaginative process. And through the story of a boyhood adventure, Boswell details how important it is for writers to give themselves over to what he calls the half-known world of fiction, where surprise and meaning converge.
/book/show/10864848-satan-s-sisters?from_search=true	Star Jones	Satan's Sisters: A Novel Work of Fiction	is the story ofa long-running, popular ladies talkis the story ofa long-running, popular ladies talk show in which alliances are forged, careers are made, and bridges are burned. The shows famous red couch is ruled by its esteemed matriarch, Maxine Robinson, the first African American to become a network news anchor, who maintains a hidden safe of diaries chronicling others indiscretions for posterityand leverage as needed. But even all-knowing Maxine is caught off-guard when now superstar former co-host Heather Hope makes a ratings-gold guest appearance only to announce a bombshell: the imminent inside scoop straight from the mouth of another ousted member ofinner sanctum.Self-described southern belle Melissa Missy Adams has written an explosive tell-all exposing all theladies secrets and shes going to reveal it on Heathers show; but the story is bigger than just the two of them. Delving into the murky waters of each of the current five co-hosts livesand the loved ones, lovers, and support team surrounding themdishes the dirt while serving up laughs, suspense, solidarity, and heartbreak.beleaguered publicist is assigned to track down the embargoed manuscript and assess the potential damage to everyones livelihood...but time is running out and theres now a new mole spilling details of the shows private panic moments. Looks like Maxine is going to have to take things into her own hands...but can she escape becoming collateral damage?
/book/show/308644.The_Piazza_Tales_by_Herman_Melville_Fiction_Classics_Literary?from_search=true	Herman Melville	The Piazza Tales by Herman Melville, Fiction, Classics, Literary	Included in this Herman Melville collection are six tales that range considerably -- from The Encantadas (an allegorical travelogue) to the haunting Bartleby, the Scrivener. Opening the volume is The Piazza, a pastoral sketch that frames the collection. Benito Cereno -- a subversive satire -- of grows out of a true story of mutiny among the enslaved . . .1.The PiaIncluded in this Herman Melville collection are six tales that range considerably -- from The Encantadas (an allegorical travelogue) to the haunting Bartleby, the Scrivener. Opening the volume is The Piazza, a pastoral sketch that frames the collection. Benito Cereno -- a subversive satire -- of grows out of a true story of mutiny among the enslaved . . .1.The Piazza2.Bartleby the Scrivener (first published in Putnam's November and December 1853)3.Benito Cereno (first published in Putnam's October, November and December 1855)4.The Lightning-Rod Man (first published in Putnam's August 1854)5.The Encantadas or Enchanted Isles (first published in Putnam's March, April, and May 1854)6.The Bell-Tower (first published in Putnam's August 1855)
/book/show/203303.Healing_Fiction?from_search=true	James Hillman	Healing Fiction	This book is Hillman's main analysis of analysis. He asks the basic question, What does the soul want? With insight and humor he answers, It wants fictions that heal.
/book/show/1378218.The_Castle_of_Otranto_by_Horace_Walpole_Fiction_Classics?from_search=true	Horace Walpole	The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole, Fiction, Classics	-Fond of medieval romance and mystery as a dilettante's diversion, and with a quaintly imitated Gothic castle as his abode at Strawberry Hill, Walpole in 1764 published The Castle of Otranto; a tale of the supernatural which . . . was destined to exert an almost unparalleled influence on the literature of the weird.-
/book/show/5282222-five-little-peppers-and-how-they-grew-by-margaret-sidney-fiction-famil?from_search=true	Margaret Sidney	Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney, Fiction, Family, Action & Adventure	Shan't we ever have anything else to eat, Polly? asks the child, gravely. Oh, yes, says Polly, cheerfully. Lots and lots -- when our ship comes in! What'll it be? asks Phronsie, in the greatest delight, prepared for anything. Oh, I don't know, says Polly. Ice cream, for one thing! The little Peppers dream on -- cake, ice cream . . . with pink frosting! As theyShan't we ever have anything else to eat, Polly? asks the child, gravely. Oh, yes, says Polly, cheerfully. Lots and lots -- when our ship comes in! What'll it be? asks Phronsie, in the greatest delight, prepared for anything. Oh, I don't know, says Polly. Ice cream, for one thing! The little Peppers dream on -- cake, ice cream . . . with pink frosting! As they learn, however, sometimes things must get worse before they get better.
/book/show/18894789-the-philip-k-dick-megapack?from_search=true	Philip K. Dick	The Philip K. Dick MEGAPACK ®: 15 Classic Science Fiction Stories	The Philip K. Dick Megapack assembles no less than 15 classic science fiction stories by Philip K. Dick. Included are:The Philip K. Dick Megapack assembles no less than 15 classic science fiction stories by Philip K. Dick. Included are:
/book/show/3074296-manuscript-makeover?from_search=true	Elizabeth Lyon	Manuscript Makeover: Revision Techniques No Fiction Writer Can Afford to Ignore	
/book/show/15759430-dan-maar-de-kou-in?from_search=true	Robert A. Heinlein	Dan maar de kou in (bruna science-fiction, #64)	De hoofdpersoon - zou men bijna zeggen - van dit boek is Peter, een hooghartige en eigenwijze kater die een hekel heeft aan kou en, comfortabel gezeten in een tas, illegaal luncht in goedkope restaurants.Maar het is zijn baas die in een persoonlijk en finacieel zo benarde toestand raakt, dat hij er de voorkeur aan geeft zich te laten 'invriezen'... om dertig jaar later gewDe hoofdpersoon - zou men bijna zeggen - van dit boek is Peter, een hooghartige en eigenwijze kater die een hekel heeft aan kou en, comfortabel gezeten in een tas, illegaal luncht in goedkope restaurants.Maar het is zijn baas die in een persoonlijk en finacieel zo benarde toestand raakt, dat hij er de voorkeur aan geeft zich te laten 'invriezen'... om dertig jaar later gewekt te worden. Hij maakt een succes van zijn nieuwe leven; maar dan wil hij weer terug. En daarvoor is een tijdmachine nodig... Kortom: een echte Heinlein, spannend en origineel in de beste traditie van de Godlen Age.
/book/show/1118433.Nova?from_search=true	Samuel R. Delany	Nova	These are [at least some of] the ways you can read NOVA: as a fast-action farflung interstellar adventure; as archetypal mystical/mythical allegory (in which the Tarot and the Grail both figure prominently); as modern myth told in the S-F idiom... the reader observes, recollects, or participates in a range of personal experience including violent pain and disfigurement, seThese are [at least some of] the ways you can read NOVA: as a fast-action farflung interstellar adventure; as archetypal mystical/mythical allegory (in which the Tarot and the Grail both figure prominently); as modern myth told in the S-F idiom... the reader observes, recollects, or participates in a range of personal experience including violent pain and disfigurement, sensory deprivation and overload, man-machine communion, the drug experience, the creative experience - and inter-personal relationships which include incest and assassination, father-son, leader-follower, human-pet, and lots more!The balance of galactic power in the 31st century revolves around Illyrion, the most precious energy source in the universe. The varied and exotic crew who sign up with Captain Lorq van Ray know their mission is dangerous, and they soon learn that they are involved in a deadly race with the charismatic but vicious leader of an opposing space federation. But they have no idea of Lorq's secret obsession: to gather Illyrion at source by flying through the very heart of an imploding star.
/book/show/3367799-bullies-bastards-bitches?from_search=true	Jessica Page Morrell	Bullies, Bastards & Bitches: How to Write the Bad Guys of Fiction	Get to Know Your Character's Sinister SideGet to Know Your Character's Sinister Side
/book/show/183949.The_Art_of_Adaptation?from_search=true	Linda Seger	The Art of Adaptation: Turning Fact And Fiction Into Film	Adaptations have long been a mainstay of Hollywood and the television networks. Indeed, most Academy Award- and Emmy Award-winning films have been adaptations of novels, plays, or true-life stories. Linda Seger, author of two acclaimed books on scriptwriting, now offers a comprehensive handbook for screenwriters, producers, and directors who want to successfully transformAdaptations have long been a mainstay of Hollywood and the television networks. Indeed, most Academy Award- and Emmy Award-winning films have been adaptations of novels, plays, or true-life stories. Linda Seger, author of two acclaimed books on scriptwriting, now offers a comprehensive handbook for screenwriters, producers, and directors who want to successfully transform fictional or factual material into film. Seger tells how to analyze source material to understand why some of it resists adaptation. She then gives practical methods for translating story, characters, themes, and style into film. A final section details essential information on how to adapt material and how to protect oneself legally
/book/show/443932.The_Science_Fiction_Stories_of_Rudyard_Kipling?from_search=true	Rudyard Kipling John Brunner (Editor)	The Science Fiction Stories of Rudyard Kipling	Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) - the first British writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, the celebrated author of The Jungle Book, Captains Courageous, and Just So Stories, and one of the finest storytellers in the English language - is rediscovered in these pages as a science fiction pioneer. The Science Fiction Stories of Rudyard Kipling is sure to surprise, delightRudyard Kipling (1865-1936) - the first British writer to win the Nobel Prize for Literature, the celebrated author of The Jungle Book, Captains Courageous, and Just So Stories, and one of the finest storytellers in the English language - is rediscovered in these pages as a science fiction pioneer. The Science Fiction Stories of Rudyard Kipling is sure to surprise, delight, and inspire: ten tales whose themes are time travel, sentient machines, alternate history, and other classic science fiction topics. Among the vivid stories included here are The Eye of Allah, With the Night Mail, and As Easy as A.B.C. Also included is valuable and illuminating background information on each tale. Now, discover why noted science fiction writer Poul Anderson praised these stories as some of the best work in the entire field.Contents:With the Night Mail (1905)Unprofessional (1930)The Ship That Found Herself (1992)The Fairies' Siege (1901) poemThe Eye of Allah (1926)In the Same Boat (1911)As Easy as A.B.C. (1912)A Matter of Fact (1892)Wireless (1902).007 (1897)
/book/show/11930981-anna-karenin-vol-1?from_search=true	Leo Tolstoy	Anna Karenin Vol. 1 (Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction Vol. 16)	Anna Kareninan ja kreivi Vronskin intohimoinen tarina on maailman hienoimpia rakkausromaaneja.Anna Karenina el ilottomassa avioliitossa ylhisen pietarilaisen virkamiehen Kareninin kanssa. Kun hn kohtaa elegantin ja miehekkn kaartinupseerin kreivi Vronskin, se merkitsee hnen toimettoman, rauhallisen elmns loppua, voittamatonta intohimoa ja huumaavaa onnea, johonAnna Kareninan ja kreivi Vronskin intohimoinen tarina on maailman hienoimpia rakkausromaaneja.Anna Karenina el ilottomassa avioliitossa ylhisen pietarilaisen virkamiehen Kareninin kanssa. Kun hn kohtaa elegantin ja miehekkn kaartinupseerin kreivi Vronskin, se merkitsee hnen toimettoman, rauhallisen elmns loppua, voittamatonta intohimoa ja huumaavaa onnea, johon kuitenkin ktkeytyy jo tulevan murhenytelmn siemen.Rakkaustarinan taustalle Tolstoi on luonut unohtumattoman kuvan 1870-luvun Venjst, Pietarista ja Moskovasta, maaseudusta aateliskartanoineen ja talonpoikaistiloineen, tsaarinajan kaikista sdyist, ihmiskohtaloista joita vain hnen kaltaisensa kertojamestari on pystynyt elvittmn.
/book/show/654916.Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Roger Luckhurst	Science Fiction	In this new and timely cultural history of science fiction, Roger Luckhurst examines the genre from its origins in the late nineteenth century to its latest manifestations. The book introduces and explicates major works of science fiction literature by placing them in a series of contexts, using the history of science and technology, political and economic history and cultIn this new and timely cultural history of science fiction, Roger Luckhurst examines the genre from its origins in the late nineteenth century to its latest manifestations. The book introduces and explicates major works of science fiction literature by placing them in a series of contexts, using the history of science and technology, political and economic history and cultural theory to develop the means for understanding the unique qualities of the genre.
/book/show/627433.The_Saint_And_The_Fiction_Makers?from_search=true	Leslie Charteris Fleming Lee	The Saint And The Fiction Makers	Amos Klein was the name of the ingenious thriller-writer and S.W.O.R.D. (Secret World Organization for Retribution and Destruction) was the ruthless institution Amos Klein had created in fiction. Who was this brilliantly imaginative writer?One man was determined to find out, and when he did, a simple kidnapping would set his destructive plan in motion. His gang had alreadyAmos Klein was the name of the ingenious thriller-writer and S.W.O.R.D. (Secret World Organization for Retribution and Destruction) was the ruthless institution Amos Klein had created in fiction. Who was this brilliantly imaginative writer?One man was determined to find out, and when he did, a simple kidnapping would set his destructive plan in motion. His gang had already created a real-life S.W.O.R.D. - all they needed now was its creator.Neat? Very. Successful? Almost. Because they made two fatal mistakes. The beautiful, brainy Amity Little wasn't Amos Klein's secretary, and the man who accompanied her wasn't Amos Klein - it was Simon Templar.
/book/show/9175150-collected-short-fiction?from_search=true	V.S. Naipaul	Collected Short Fiction	For the first time: the Nobel Prize winners stunning short fiction collected in one volume, with an introduction by the author.Over the course of his distinguished career, V. S. Naipaul has written a remarkable array of short fiction that moves from Trinidad to London to Africa. Here are the stories from his Somerset Maugham Awardwinningin which heFor the first time: the Nobel Prize winners stunning short fiction collected in one volume, with an introduction by the author.Over the course of his distinguished career, V. S. Naipaul has written a remarkable array of short fiction that moves from Trinidad to London to Africa. Here are the stories from his Somerset Maugham Awardwinningin which he takes us into a derelict corner of Trinidads capital to meet, among others, Man-Man, who goes from running for public office to staging his own crucifixion. The talesmeanwhile, roam from a Chinese bakery in Trinidad to a rooming house in London. And in the celebrated title story from the Booker Prize winningan English couple traveling in an unnamed African country discover, under a veneer of civilization, a landscape of squalor and ethnic bloodletting.No writer has rendered our postcolonial world more acutely or prophetically than V. S. Naipaul, or given its upheavals such a hauntingly human face.
/book/show/13414305-the-house-of-fiction?from_search=true	Susan Swingler	The House of Fiction: Leonard, Susan and Elizabeth Jolley	Abandoned at the age of four, Susan Swinglerhad no contact with her father Leonardor withher stepmother, therevered Australian writer Elizabeth Jolley, until the age of 21. In this startling part memoir, part mystery, Susan explains whyshe and her fatherwere kept apartwhile telling the story ofher quest to find him. As she painstakingly traces and documents clues tAbandoned at the age of four, Susan Swinglerhad no contact with her father Leonardor withher stepmother, therevered Australian writer Elizabeth Jolley, until the age of 21. In this startling part memoir, part mystery, Susan explains whyshe and her fatherwere kept apartwhile telling the story ofher quest to find him. As she painstakingly traces and documents clues to a better understanding of Leonard, she inadvertently unravels an intricate fiction created by Elizabeth Jolley to protect those she loves.
/book/show/24508129-alt-hist-issue-7?from_search=true	Mark Lord Jason Kahn Andrew Knighton	Alt Hist Issue 7: The Magazine of Historical Fiction and Alternate History	Alt Hist returns with the seventh issue of the popular magazine of historical fiction and alternate history. This is the biggest issue of Alt Hist so far and this time we have seven wonderful short stories for you-including two parts of the popular Battalion 202 series and stories from Alt Hist favourites Priya Sharma and Andrew Knighton. If you like historical fiction, thAlt Hist returns with the seventh issue of the popular magazine of historical fiction and alternate history. This is the biggest issue of Alt Hist so far and this time we have seven wonderful short stories for you-including two parts of the popular Battalion 202 series and stories from Alt Hist favourites Priya Sharma and Andrew Knighton. If you like historical fiction, then you are sure to love this issue of Alt Hist.Alt Hist Issue 7 features the following stories:The Vivisectionist's Daughter by Jason KahnCold Flesh by Andrew KnightonThe Independence Day by Pavel NikiforovitchHeff in Dearborn by Michael FertikBattalion 202: The Sheep and the Goats by Jonathan DoeringSet Britain Ablaze by Jonathan DoeringThe Red Vortex by Priya Sharma
/book/show/26012647-castles-customs-and-kings?from_search=true	Debra  Brown (Editor) Susan Millard (Sue Millard) (Editor) Mary F. Burns (Contributor)	Castles, Customs, and Kings: True Tales by English Historical Fiction Authors (CC&K #2)	An anthology of essays from the second year of the English Historical Fiction Authors blog, this book transports the reader across the centuries from prehistoric to twentieth century Britain. Nearly fifty different authors share the stories, incidents, and insights discovered while doing research for their own historical novels.From medieval law and literature to Tudor queAn anthology of essays from the second year of the English Historical Fiction Authors blog, this book transports the reader across the centuries from prehistoric to twentieth century Britain. Nearly fifty different authors share the stories, incidents, and insights discovered while doing research for their own historical novels.From medieval law and literature to Tudor queens and courtiers, from Stuart royals and rebels to Regency soldiers and social calls, experience the panorama of Britains yesteryear. Explore the history behind the fiction, and discover the true tales surrounding Britain's castles, customs, and kings.
/book/show/463067.The_First_Omni_Book_of_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Ellen Datlow (Editor) George R.R. Martin	The First Omni Book of Science Fiction	Stories deal with the discovery of extraterrestrials, people turned into trees, new religions, alien talk show hosts, brain stimulation addicts, future race cars, androids, and alternate universes.
/book/show/168250.The_Metropolis_by_Upton_Sinclair_by_Upton_Sinclair_Fiction_Classics_Literary?from_search=true	Upton Sinclair	The Metropolis by Upton Sinclair by Upton Sinclair, Fiction, Classics, Literary	When an injustice befalls the poor, Allan is the first to fight for what is right. But as he continues his lawsuit, he begins to realize that the very people he's fighting with are the very people who rule New York. He must be wily and careful if he is to survive this pursuit of justice.
/book/show/23379613-fiction?from_search=true	Autumn R. Rivers	Fiction	Celebrity crushes: we've all had our share. But what happens when they go too far?Sophie is a normal girl. She listens to loud music, she talks on the phone too much, and she is absolutely in love with the hero of her favorite book.Cody has a dream; he's going to be in a Broadway play. But first he has to make the money to get there.When Sophie's mental condition takes a tCelebrity crushes: we've all had our share. But what happens when they go too far?Sophie is a normal girl. She listens to loud music, she talks on the phone too much, and she is absolutely in love with the hero of her favorite book.Cody has a dream; he's going to be in a Broadway play. But first he has to make the money to get there.When Sophie's mental condition takes a turn for the worse, she falls even more deeply into a delusion she's created for herself and Cody could be the only one who can get her out.
/book/show/12277428-the-traditional-west?from_search=true	Western Fictioneers Robert J. Randisi Dusty Richards	The Traditional West: A Western Fictioneers Anthology	The classic American Western returns in this collection of brand-new stories by some of the top Western writers in the world today. Robert J. Randisi, Dusty Richards, James Reasoner, Larry D. Sweazy, L.J. Washburn, Jackson Lowry, Larry Jay Martin, Kerry Newcomb, and many other members of Western Fictioneers, the only writers organization devoted solely to traditional WestThe classic American Western returns in this collection of brand-new stories by some of the top Western writers in the world today. Robert J. Randisi, Dusty Richards, James Reasoner, Larry D. Sweazy, L.J. Washburn, Jackson Lowry, Larry Jay Martin, Kerry Newcomb, and many other members of Western Fictioneers, the only writers organization devoted solely to traditional Western fiction, take readers from the dusty plains of Texas to the sweeping vistas of Montana and beyond, in the biggest original Western anthology ever published! THE TRADITIONAL WEST is more than 100,000 words of classic Western fiction.
/book/show/13590861-steampunk?from_search=true	Brian J. Robb	Steampunk: An Illustrated History of Fantastical Fiction, Fanciful Film and Other Victorian Visions	Steampunk is the hottest science fiction counterculture, alive in fantasy novels, films, arts and crafts, fashion, comic books, music, computer games, even architecture. Enter a world of Victorian technology, where steam power meets space travel. From Jules Verne and H. G. Wells to Alan Moore, Hayao Miyazaki, and Philip Pullman, the genre has captured imaginations around tSteampunk is the hottest science fiction counterculture, alive in fantasy novels, films, arts and crafts, fashion, comic books, music, computer games, even architecture. Enter a world of Victorian technology, where steam power meets space travel. From Jules Verne and H. G. Wells to Alan Moore, Hayao Miyazaki, and Philip Pullman, the genre has captured imaginations around the globe. Heres the first grand, illustrated history of the counterculture movement in a book fittingly stylish in its design, package, and artwork. From the fastest dirigible and steam-powered ray guns to fashionistas Lady Gaga and Alexander McQueen, the whole story of the gaslight romance is here.
/book/show/919097.Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Karen Haber (Editor) Jonathan Strahan (Editor) Michael Swanwick	Science Fiction: The Best Of 2003	- Karen Haber is the bestselling co-author of Science of the X-Men, and is a contributing writer to The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. She was also the editor of the essay collections Meditations on Middle Earth--which was nominated for the prestigious Hugo Award--and the recent Exploring the Matrix.- Affordably priced collection appeals to readers hesitant t- Karen Haber is the bestselling co-author of Science of the X-Men, and is a contributing writer to The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. She was also the editor of the essay collections Meditations on Middle Earth--which was nominated for the prestigious Hugo Award--and the recent Exploring the Matrix.- Affordably priced collection appeals to readers hesitant to purchase high-priced Best of anthologies--same high quality of stories at a lower price.
/book/show/1739693.Writing_And_Selling_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Science Fiction Writers of America (Editor)	Writing And Selling Science Fiction	
/book/show/24919024-minute-of-darkness-eighteen-flash-fiction-stories?from_search=true	J.D. Daniels	Minute of Darkness & Eighteen Flash Fiction Stories	
/book/show/19058931-your-novel-day-by-day?from_search=true	Mary Anna Evans	Your Novel, Day by Day:  A Fiction Writer's Companion	Your Novel: Day by Day is designed to be an all-in-one guide to planning, writing, editing, and publishing a first novel, guiding a new novelist through the day-to-day details of the process. Its author, Mary Anna Evans, is an awardwinning writer with eight novels, two nonfiction books, and a collection of short works to her credit. She says, This is the book where I tellYour Novel: Day by Day is designed to be an all-in-one guide to planning, writing, editing, and publishing a first novel, guiding a new novelist through the day-to-day details of the process. Its author, Mary Anna Evans, is an awardwinning writer with eight novels, two nonfiction books, and a collection of short works to her credit. She says, This is the book where I tell other writers the things I wish Id known ten years ago.Work through this book of practical advice with Mary Anna, day by day and page by page, as she advises you oncrafting a plot,fleshing out believable characters,organizing a novels timeline,crafting believable motivations for your characters,editing objectively,evaluating traditional and independent publishing options,and marketing to agents, publishers, and readers.Because she understands the importance of maintaining your own motivation during the arduous process of writing a novel, Mary Anna has chosen a narrative structure that will provide you with a written companion for a years worth of writing. This book consists of 365 essays on topics that range from nuts-and-bolts writing tips to words of encouragement to periodic kicks in the pants. She has even included the actual synopsis she used to query her agent and to sell her first book.If she could sit with you, day by day, as you learn about this exciting art form, she would. Since she cant, this book is the next best thing.
/book/show/9950687-the-best-contemporary-women-s-fiction?from_search=true	Elizabeth Benedict Jenna Blum Molly Gloss	The Best Contemporary Women's Fiction: Six Novels	Best Contemporary Women's Fiction: Six Novels includes works by some of the finest novelists of today. The collection includes the following titles: Almost by Elizabeth Benedict, Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum, The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss, The Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Mones, The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell, and The Magician's Assistant by ABest Contemporary Women's Fiction: Six Novels includes works by some of the finest novelists of today. The collection includes the following titles: Almost by Elizabeth Benedict, Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum, The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss, The Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Mones, The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell, and The Magician's Assistant by Ann Patchett.
/book/show/186225.Fan_Fiction_and_Fan_Communities_in_the_Age_of_the_Internet?from_search=true	Karen Hellekson (Editor) Kristina Busse	Fan Fiction and Fan Communities in the Age of the Internet: New Essays	Fans have been responding to literary works since the days of Homer'sand Euripedes'More recently, a number of science fiction, fantasy, media, and game works have found devoted fan followings. The advent of the Internet has brought these groups from relatively limited, face-to-face enterprises to easily accessible global communities, within which fan textsFans have been responding to literary works since the days of Homer'sand Euripedes'More recently, a number of science fiction, fantasy, media, and game works have found devoted fan followings. The advent of the Internet has brought these groups from relatively limited, face-to-face enterprises to easily accessible global communities, within which fan texts proliferate and are widely read and even more widely commented upon. New interactions between readers and writers of fan texts are possible in these new virtual communities. Fromtothe essays in this volume explore the world of fan fiction--its purposes, how it is created, how the fan experiences it. Grouped by subject matter, essays cover topics such as genre intersection, sexual relationships between characters, character construction through narrative, and the role of the beta reader in online communities. The work also discusses the terminology used by creators of fan artifacts and comments on the effects of technological advancements on fan communities. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
/book/show/449291.Science_Fiction_101?from_search=true	Robert Silverberg (Editor) Greg Bear (Introduction) Jack Vance	Science Fiction 101	If you read or write science fiction, here is the best introduction to the secrets, the craft and the art of science fiction. Included are thirteen classic works of modern sf; wondrous stories by Alfred Bester, Philip K. Dick, Jack Vance, Frederick Pohl and many others. If you love science fiction, read how a young fan grew up to become one of the most honored masters in tIf you read or write science fiction, here is the best introduction to the secrets, the craft and the art of science fiction. Included are thirteen classic works of modern sf; wondrous stories by Alfred Bester, Philip K. Dick, Jack Vance, Frederick Pohl and many others. If you love science fiction, read how a young fan grew up to become one of the most honored masters in the history of the field, as told in his own words.
/book/show/24679262-the-stone-angel?from_search=true	Margaret Laurence	The Stone Angel	
/book/show/298972.Archaeologies_of_the_Future?from_search=true	Fredric Jameson	Archaeologies of the Future: The Desire Called Utopia and Other Science Fictions	, Jamesons most substantial work since, investigates the development of this form since Thomas More, and interrogat, Jamesons most substantial work since, investigates the development of this form since Thomas More, and interrogates the functions of utopian thinking in a post-Communist age.The relationship between utopia and science fiction is explored through the representations of otherness - alien life andalien worlds - and a study of the works of Philip K. Dick, UrsulaK. LeGuin, William Gibson, Brian Aldiss, Kim Stanley Robinson, and more.Jamesons essential essays, including The Desire Called Utopia,conclude with an examination of the opposing positions on utopia and an assessment of its political value today.
/book/show/29518869-battlefield-earth?from_search=true	L. Ron Hubbard Scott Menville (Performance) Fred Tatascoire (Performance)	Battlefield Earth: Science Fiction New York Times Best Seller	Suspense, politics, war, humor and intergalactic finance. A towering masterwork of science fiction adventure and one of the best-selling science fiction novels of all time, L. Ron Hubbard's Battlefield Earth opens with breathtaking scope on an Earth dominated for 1,000 years by an alien invader and man is an endangered species. From the handful of surviving humans a courSuspense, politics, war, humor and intergalactic finance. A towering masterwork of science fiction adventure and one of the best-selling science fiction novels of all time, L. Ron Hubbard's Battlefield Earth opens with breathtaking scope on an Earth dominated for 1,000 years by an alien invader and man is an endangered species. From the handful of surviving humans a courageous leader emerges Jonnie Goodboy Tyler, who challenges the invincible might of the alien Psychlo empire in a battle of epic scale, danger and intrigue with the fate of the Earth and of the universe in the tenuous balance. A terrific story. Robert Heinlein
/book/show/12460855-grl2grl-2?from_search=true	Julie Anne Peters	Grl2grl 2: Short Fictions	Readers are immersed into the minds and hearts of lesbian, bisexual, transgender, gay, queer, and questioning young people in this new collection of short fictions, grl2grl 2. Stories will be available for download one at a time until the collection is complete.In the first story, Give Me a D, a young lesbian's need to hide and lie about her sexuality spills over into evReaders are immersed into the minds and hearts of lesbian, bisexual, transgender, gay, queer, and questioning young people in this new collection of short fictions, grl2grl 2. Stories will be available for download one at a time until the collection is complete.In the first story, Give Me a D, a young lesbian's need to hide and lie about her sexuality spills over into every aspect of her life as bitterness and blame.The second story, Her Secret Life shows a different perspective of coming out to family as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender.The third story, Blessings and Miracles, is a seasonal story of love, joy, giving and receiving.
/book/show/448282.Is_Heathcliff_a_Murderer_?from_search=true	John Sutherland	Is Heathcliff a Murderer?: Great Puzzles in Nineteenth-Century Fiction	In this quirky and intriguing book, John Sutherland has conveniently gathered together thirty-four nagging little questions, puzzles, errors, and enigmas from some of the best-loved examples of Victorian fiction. Readers often have stumbled upon seeming mysteries in their favorite novels. Why, for example, is the plot ofirrevocably flawed? (The timing oIn this quirky and intriguing book, John Sutherland has conveniently gathered together thirty-four nagging little questions, puzzles, errors, and enigmas from some of the best-loved examples of Victorian fiction. Readers often have stumbled upon seeming mysteries in their favorite novels. Why, for example, is the plot ofirrevocably flawed? (The timing of the crime is off.) Is the hero of George Eliot'sillegitimate? (Probably, although he was later legitimized.) Why does the otherwise sensiblegive in to a sudden and unexplained outburst of superstition? (Charlotte Bronte, in reality, had a similar experience.) What is the real reason we findso disturbing? (There is an overwhelming emphasis on the sense of smell.) These answers and more can all be found in John Sutherland's entertaining and maddening book.When it comes to literary criticism there's really nothing quite like the joys of close reading and good-natured inquiry. This is the spirit in whichwas conceived and executed. Rather than trying to catch great authors in mistakes, Sutherland usually turns up perfectly plausible reasons for the seeming anomalies.Everyone who reads nineteenth-century novels will thoroughly enjoy John Sutherland's exploration of the seemingly unanswered, and each chapter is a direct link to one of Oxford's.
/book/show/28114552-the-best-american-science-fiction-and-fantasy-2016?from_search=true	John Joseph Adams (Series Editor) Karen Joy Fowler (Editor) S.L. Huang (Contributor)	The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2016	A great, fun, romping collection of stories. San Francisco Book Review. This v....
/book/show/22821553-gateways-to-abomination?from_search=true	Matthew M. Bartlett	Gateways to Abomination: Collected Short Fiction	Bizarre radio broadcasts luring dissolute souls into the dark woods of Western Massachusetts. Sinister old men in topcoats gathered at corners and in playgrounds. A long-dead sorcerer returning to obscene life in the form of an old buck goat. Welcome to Leeds, Massachusetts, where the drowned walk, where winged leeches blast angry static, where black magic casts a shadow oBizarre radio broadcasts luring dissolute souls into the dark woods of Western Massachusetts. Sinister old men in topcoats gathered at corners and in playgrounds. A long-dead sorcerer returning to obscene life in the form of an old buck goat. Welcome to Leeds, Massachusetts, where the drowned walk, where winged leeches blast angry static, where black magic casts a shadow over a cringing populace. You've tuned in to WXXT. The fracture in the stanchion. The drop of blood in your morning milk. The viper in the veins of the Pioneer Valley.
/book/show/47197.Far_Horizons?from_search=true	Robert Silverberg (Editor/Contributor) Ursula K. Le Guin Greg Bear	Far Horizons: All New Tales from the Greatest Worlds of Science Fiction	The universe of the mind is a limitless expanse of wonders, filled with worlds and secrets that cannot be fully explored within the pages of a single novel. Here, science fiction's most beloved and highly honored writers revisit their best-known worlds in perhaps the greatest concentration of science fiction ever in one volume.
/book/show/19511573-h-p-lovecraft-complete-fiction?from_search=true	H.P. Lovecraft	H.P. Lovecraft Complete Fiction	This collection brings together Lovecrafts prominent works in a single, convenient, high quality, but extremely low priced Kindle volume!Table of Contents:The AlchemistAzathothAt the Mountains of MadnessThe Beast in the CaveBeyond the Wall of SleepThe BookThe Call of CthulhuThe Case of Charles Dexter WardThe Cats of UltharCelephasThe Colour Out of SpaceCoolThis collection brings together Lovecrafts prominent works in a single, convenient, high quality, but extremely low priced Kindle volume!Table of Contents:The AlchemistAzathothAt the Mountains of MadnessThe Beast in the CaveBeyond the Wall of SleepThe BookThe Call of CthulhuThe Case of Charles Dexter WardThe Cats of UltharCelephasThe Colour Out of SpaceCool AirDagonThe DescendantThe Doom That Came to SarnathThe Dream-Quest of Unknown KadathThe Dreams in the Witch HouseThe Dunwich HorrorThe Evil ClergymanEx OblivioneFacts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His FamilyThe FestivalFrom BeyondThe Haunter of the DarkHeHerbert West  ReanimatorThe History of the NecronomiconThe Horror at Red HookThe HoundHypnosIbidImprisoned with the Pharaohs or Under the PyramidsIn the VaultThe Little Glass BottleThe Lurking FearMemoryThe Moon-BogThe Music of Erich ZannThe Nameless CityNyarlathotepOld BugsThe Other GodsThe OutsiderPickman's ModelThe Picture in the HousePolarisThe Quest of IranonThe Rats in the WallsA Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel JohnsonThe Shadow out of TimeThe Shadow over InnsmouthThe Shunned HouseThe Secret Cave or John Lees AdventureThe Silver KeyThe Statement of Randolph CarterThe Strange High House in the MistThe StreetSweet Ermengarde or The Heart of a Country GirlThe TempleThe Terrible Old ManThe Thing on the DoorstepThe TombThe Transition of Juan RomeroThe TreeThe UnnamableThe Very Old FolkWhat the Moon BringsThe Whisperer in DarknessThe White ShipAbout the Author
/book/show/838254.The_Writing_Book?from_search=true	Kate Grenville	The Writing Book: A Workbook for Fiction Writers	This is a practical workbook that guides writers, step-by-step, toward completing a work of fiction. Free of generalizing platitudes, it instead focuses on the specifics of craft: from getting started, discovering characters, writing dialogue and description, to evaluating the design of a draft, and of course revision. Exercises found in this book are actual techniques worThis is a practical workbook that guides writers, step-by-step, toward completing a work of fiction. Free of generalizing platitudes, it instead focuses on the specifics of craft: from getting started, discovering characters, writing dialogue and description, to evaluating the design of a draft, and of course revision. Exercises found in this book are actual techniques working writers rely on. They include speed writing, sorting and grouping, rewriting an incident in various styles, experimenting with tone, voice, syntax, and more. Designed to cover every stage of the processfrom brainstorming an idea to the final draftthese practical suggestions help writers to liberate their creativity and to refine existing work. Excerpts from published authors are also included and help to illustrate the techniques taught.
/book/show/11147929-harvard-classics?from_search=true	Charles William Eliot (Editor) Jane Austen William Shakespeare	Harvard Classics: The Complete Fiction	SELECTED EXTRACT FROM THE TABLE OF CONTENTS- The Complete Sonnets and Major Poems By William Shakespeare- The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling By Henry Fielding- A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy By Laurence Sterne- Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen- Guy Mannering By Sir Walter Scott- Vanity Fair By William Makepeace Thackeray- David Copperfield By Charles DSELECTED EXTRACT FROM THE TABLE OF CONTENTS- The Complete Sonnets and Major Poems By William Shakespeare- The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling By Henry Fielding- A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy By Laurence Sterne- Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen- Guy Mannering By Sir Walter Scott- Vanity Fair By William Makepeace Thackeray- David Copperfield By Charles Dickens- The Mill on the Floss By George Eliot- The Scarlet Letter By Nathaniel Hawthorne- Rip Van Winkle By Washington Irving- Eleonora, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Purloined Letter By Edgar Allan Poe- The Luck of Roaring Camp, The Outcasts of Poker Flat, The Idyl of Red Gulch By Francis Bret Harte- Jim Smily and His Jumping Frog By Mark Twain- The Man without a Country By Edward Everett Hale- Portrait of a Lady By Henry James- The Hunchback of Notre Dame By Victor Marie Hugo- Old Goriot By Honore de Balzac- The Devil's Pool By George Sand- The Story of a White Blackbird By Alfred de Musset- Two Friends By Guy de Maupassant- Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship By J. W. von Goethe- The Banner of the Upright Seven By Gottfried Keller- The Rider on the White Horse By Theodor Storm- Trials and Tribulations By Theodor Fontane- Anna Karenina By Leo Tolstoy- Crime and Punishment By Fyodor Dostoyevsky- Fathers and Sons By Ivan Turgenev- Pepita Jimenez By Juan Valera- A Happy Boy By Bjornstjerne Bjornson- Skipper Worse By Alexander L. Kiellandand hundreds of pages of more works of outstanding literature!
/book/show/99984.The_Year_s_Best_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois (Editor) Maureen F. McHugh (Contributor) Michael Swanwick (Contributor)	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Nineteenth Annual Collection	The twenty-first century has so far proven to be exciting and wondrous and filled with challenges we had never dreamed. New possibilities previously unimagined appear almost daily . . . and science fiction stories continue to explore those possibilities with delightful results:Collected in this anthology are such compelling stories as:On K2 with Kanakaredes by Dan SimmonThe twenty-first century has so far proven to be exciting and wondrous and filled with challenges we had never dreamed. New possibilities previously unimagined appear almost daily . . . and science fiction stories continue to explore those possibilities with delightful results:Collected in this anthology are such compelling stories as:On K2 with Kanakaredes by Dan Simmons. A relentlessly paced and absorbing tale set in the near future about three mountain climbers who must scale the face of K2 with some very odd company.The Human Front by Ken MacLeod. In this compassionate coming-of-age tale the details of life are just a bit off from things as we know them-and nothing is as it appears to be.Glacial by Alastair Reynolds. A fascinating discovery on a distant planet leads to mass death and a wrenching mystery as spellbinding as anything in recent short fiction.The twenty-six stories in this collection imaginatively takes us far across the universe, into the very core of our beings, to the realm of the gods, and the moment just after now. Included here are the works of masters of the form and of bright new talents, including:Eleanor ArnasonChris BeckettMichael BlumleinMichael CassuttBrenda W. CloughPaul Di FilippoAndy DuncanCarolyn Ives GilmanJim GrimsleySimon IngsJames Patrick KellyLeigh KennedyNancy KressIan R. MacLeodKen MacLeodPaul J. McAuleyMaureen F. McHughRobert ReedAlastair ReynoldsGeoff RymanWilliam SandersDan SimmonsAllen M. SteeleCharles StrossMichael SwanwickHoward WaldropSupplementing the stories are the editor's insightful summation of the year's events and a lengthy list of honorable mentions, making this book a valuable resource in addition to serving as the single best place in the universe to find stories that stir the imagination and the heart.
/book/show/728801.The_Tragedy_of_Pudd_nhead_Wilson_by_Mark_Twain_Fiction_Classics?from_search=true	Mark Twain	The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson by Mark Twain, Fiction, Classics	The setting is the fictional Missouri frontier town of Dawson's Landing on the banks of the Mississippi River in the first half of the 19th century. David Wilson, a young lawyer, moves to town and a clever remark of his is misunderstood, which causes locals to brand him a pudd'nhead)--a nitwit. His hobby of collecting fingerprints does not raise his standing in the townsThe setting is the fictional Missouri frontier town of Dawson's Landing on the banks of the Mississippi River in the first half of the 19th century. David Wilson, a young lawyer, moves to town and a clever remark of his is misunderstood, which causes locals to brand him a pudd'nhead)--a nitwit. His hobby of collecting fingerprints does not raise his standing in the townsfolk's eyes, who see him as an eccentric and do not frequent his law practice.
/book/show/28588.Alien_Sex?from_search=true	Ellen Datlow (Editor) William Gibson (Foreword by) Connie Willis (Contributor)	Alien Sex: 19 Tales by the Masters of Science Fiction and Dark Fantasy	Slip into something a little more comfortable with this unusual and fascinating collection of 19 hormonally-charged tales involving sex and the alien--married or otherwise. Some of the genre's greatest writers contemplate the planet-moving encounters between humans and aliens while pondering the eternal question--what kind of relationship are humans really looking for?
/book/show/71248.Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Adam Roberts	Science Fiction	is a fascinating and comprehensive introduction to one of the most popular areas of modern culture. This second edition reflects how the field is rapidly changing in both its practice and its critical reception. With an entirely new conclusion and all other chapters fully reworked and updated, this volume includes:a concise history of science fiction and this a fascinating and comprehensive introduction to one of the most popular areas of modern culture. This second edition reflects how the field is rapidly changing in both its practice and its critical reception. With an entirely new conclusion and all other chapters fully reworked and updated, this volume includes:a concise history of science fiction and the ways in which the genre has been used and defined explanations of key concepts in Science Fiction criticism and theory through chapters such as Gender, Race, Technology and Metaphor examines the interactions between Science Fiction and Science Fact anchors each chapter with a case study drawn from short story, book or film, from Frank Herbert'sto, fromto.Introducing the reader to nineteenth-century, Pulp, Golden Age, New Wave, Feminist and Cyberpunk science fictions, this is the essential contemporary guide to a major cultural movement.
/book/show/13510569-mary?from_search=true	Mary Wollstonecraft	Mary: A Fiction	Mary: A Fiction is the only complete novel by the 18th-century British feminist Mary Wollstonecraft. It tells the tragic story of a heroine's successive romantic friendships with a woman and a man. Composed while Wollstonecraft was a governess in Ireland, the novel was published in 1788 shortly after her summary dismissal and her momentous decision to embark on a writingMary: A Fiction is the only complete novel by the 18th-century British feminist Mary Wollstonecraft. It tells the tragic story of a heroine's successive romantic friendships with a woman and a man. Composed while Wollstonecraft was a governess in Ireland, the novel was published in 1788 shortly after her summary dismissal and her momentous decision to embark on a writing career, a precarious and disreputable profession for women in 18th-century Britain.
/book/show/13129274-the-best-science-fiction-and-fantasy-of-the-year-volume-6?from_search=true	Jonathan Strahan (Editor) Neil Gaiman (Contributor) E. Lily Yu (Contributor)	The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 6	The science fiction and fantasy fields continue to evolve, setting new marks with each passing year. For the sixth year in a row, master anthologist Jonathan Strahan has collected stories to captivate, entertain, and showcase the very best the genre has to offer. Critically acclaimed, and with a reputation for including award-winning speculative fiction, The Best Science FThe science fiction and fantasy fields continue to evolve, setting new marks with each passing year. For the sixth year in a row, master anthologist Jonathan Strahan has collected stories to captivate, entertain, and showcase the very best the genre has to offer. Critically acclaimed, and with a reputation for including award-winning speculative fiction, The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year is the only major best of anthology to collect both fantasy and science fiction under one cover.Jonathan Strahan has edited more than thirty anthologies and collections, including The Locus Awards (with Charles N. Brown), The New Space Opera (with Gardner Dozois), and Swords and Dark Magic: The New Sword and Sorcery.The Case of Death and Honey by Neil GaimanThe Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees by E. Lily YuTidal Forces by Caitln R KiernanYounger Women by Karen Joy FowlerWhite Lines on a Green Field by Catherynne M. ValenteAll That Touches The Air by An OwomoyelaWhat We Found by Geoff RymanThe Server and the Dragon by Hannu RajaniemiThe Choice by Paul McAuleyMalak by Peter WattsOld Habits by Nalo HopkinsonA Small Price to Pay for Birdsong by K. J. ParkerValley of the Girls by Kelly LinkBrave Little Toaster by Cory DoctorowThe Dala Horse by Michael SwanwickThe Corpse Painters Masterpiece by M RickertThe Paper Menagerie by Ken LiuSteam Girl by Dylan HorrocksAfter the Apocalypse by Maureen F. McHughUnderbridge by Peter S. BeagleRelic by Jeffrey FordThe Invasion of Venus by Stephen BaxterWoman Leaves Room by Robert ReedRestoration by Robert ShearmanThe Onset of a Paranormal Romance by Bruce SterlingCatastrophic Disruption of the Head by Margo LanaganThe Last Ride of the Glory Girls by Libba BrayThe Book of Phoenix by Nnedi OkoraforDigging by Ian McDonaldThe Man Who Bridged the Mist by Kij JohnsonGoodnight Moons by Ellen Klages
/book/show/18948.The_Rediscovery_of_Man?from_search=true	Cordwainer Smith James A. Mann (Editor) John J. Pierce (Introduction)	The Rediscovery of Man: The Complete Short Science Fiction of Cordwainer Smith	The third story in this volume takes place 16,000 years in the future. When you realize that the 33 stories are ordered chronologically, you begin to grasp the scale of Cordwainer Smith's creation. Regimes, technologies, planets, moralities, religions, histories all rise and fall through his millennia.These are futuristic tales told as myth, as legend, as a history of a diThe third story in this volume takes place 16,000 years in the future. When you realize that the 33 stories are ordered chronologically, you begin to grasp the scale of Cordwainer Smith's creation. Regimes, technologies, planets, moralities, religions, histories all rise and fall through his millennia.These are futuristic tales told as myth, as legend, as a history of a distant and decayed past. Written in an unadorned voice reminiscent of James Tiptree Jr., Smith's visions are dark and pessimistic, clearly a contrast from the mood of SF in his time; in the 1940s, '50s, and '60s it was still thought that science would cure the ills of humanity. In Smith's tales, space travel takes a horrendous toll on those who pilot the ships through the void. After reaching perfection, the lack of strife stifles humanity to a point of decay and stagnation; the Instrumentality of Mankind arises in order to stir things up. Many stories describe moral dilemmas involving the humanity of the Underpeople, beings evolved from animals into humanlike forms.Stories not to be missed in this collection include Scanners Live in Vain, The Dead Lady of Clown Town, Under Old Earth, The Crime and the Glory of Commander Suzdal, Mother Hitton's Littul Kittons, and the truly disturbing A Planet Called Shayol. Serious SF fans should not pass up the chance to experience Cordwainer Smith's complex, distinctive vision of the far future.Contents:vii  Introduction  John J. Piercexv  Editors Introduction  James A. Mann3  No, No, Not Rogov!  ss If Feb 5919  War No. 81-Q  ss *; revised from The Adjutant Jun 28, as by Karolman Junghar29  Mark Elf [Mark XI; Vom Acht sisters]  ss Saturn May 5741  The Queen of the Afternoon [Vom Acht sisters]  nv Galaxy Apr 7865  Scanners Live in Vain  nv Fantasy Book #6 5097  The Lady Who Sailed The Soul  nv Galaxy Apr 60119  When the People Fell  ss Galaxy Apr 59129  Think Blue, Count Two  na Galaxy Feb 63155  The Colonel Came Back from Nothing-at-All  ss163  The Game of Rat and Dragon  ss Galaxy Oct 55177  The Burning of the Brain  ss If Oct 58187  From Gustibles Planet  ss If Jul 62193  Himself in Anachron  ss *201  The Crime and the Glory of Commander Suzdal  ss Amazing May 64215  Golden the Ship Was Oh! Oh! Oh!  ss Amazing Apr 59223  The Dead Lady of Clown Town  na Galaxy Aug 64289  Under Old Earth  nv Galaxy Feb 66327  Drunkboat  nv Amazing Oct 63355  Mother Hittons Littul Kittons  nv Galaxy Jun 61375  Alpha Ralpha Boulevard  nv F&SF Jun 61401  The Ballad of Lost CMell  nv Galaxy Oct 62419  A Planet Named Shayol  nv Galaxy Oct 61451  On the Gem Planet [Casher ONeill]  nv Galaxy Oct 63475  On the Storm Planet [Casher ONeill]  na Galaxy Feb 65541  On the Sand Planet [Casher ONeill]  nv Amazing Dec 65567  Three to a Given Star [Casher ONeill]  nv Galaxy Oct 65587  Down to a Sunless Sea  nv F&SF Oct 75613  War No. 81-Q [as by Karolman Junghar]  ss The Adjutant Jun 28; original version617  Western Science Is So Wonderful  ss If Dec 58629  Nancy [The Nancy Routine]  ss Satellite Mar 59641  The Fife of Bodidharma  ss Fantastic Jun 59649  Angerhelm  nv Star Science Fiction Stories #6, ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1959667  The Good Friends  ss Worlds of Tomorrow Oct 63
/book/show/19428890-the-black-tulip-annotated-fiction-classic-by-alexandre-dumas?from_search=true	Alexandre Dumas	The Black Tulip (Annotated) fiction classic by Alexandre Dumas	The story begins with a historical event  the 1672 lynching of the Dutch Grand Pensionary (roughly equivalent to a modern Prime Minister) Johan de Witt and his brother Cornelis, by a wild mob of their own countrymen  considered by many as one of the most painful episodes in Dutch history, described by Dumas with a dramatic intensity.The main plot line, involving fictionaThe story begins with a historical event  the 1672 lynching of the Dutch Grand Pensionary (roughly equivalent to a modern Prime Minister) Johan de Witt and his brother Cornelis, by a wild mob of their own countrymen  considered by many as one of the most painful episodes in Dutch history, described by Dumas with a dramatic intensity.The main plot line, involving fictional characters, takes place in the following eighteen months; only gradually does the reader understand its connection with the killing of the de Witt brothers.The city of Haarlem, Netherlands has set a prize of 100,000 guilders to the person who can grow a black tulip, sparking competition between the country's best gardeners to win the money, honour and fame. The young and bourgeois Cornelius van Baerle has almost succeeded, but is suddenly thrown into the Loevestein prison. There he meets the prison guard's beautiful daughter Rosa, who will be his comfort and help, and at last his rescuer.The novel was originally published in three volumes in 1850 as La Tulipe Noire by Baudry (Paris).Review from goodreads.comRustyThe Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas, is a historical fiction classic. The story begins with the very public and horrible crowd murders of two brothers, Cornelius and John De Witte, who are believed to be traitors opposed to the rule of Prince William of Orange. Cornelius Van Baerle is the godson of one of the brothers, Cornelius De Witte, who has been given a sealed packet by his godfather to hold in safety for him. Van Baerle leads a quiet life, focusing primarily on the growth and development of beautiful tulips. A jealous tulip-growing neighbor reveals the existence of the letter packet and Van Baerle is arrested and convicted by association. He has been working to develop a pure black tulip and has three tiny suckers which he believes will grow into the black tulip in his possession at the time of his arrest. He is sentenced to live imprisonment. The story unfolds with the jailer's daughter falls in love with Van Baerle and he with her. Together they grow a black tulip but before they can submit it to the Horticultural Society and gain the prestigious prize, the tulip is stolen by the jealous neighbor. To discover the climax read the book yourself. Very good read.
/book/show/1099322.The_Story_and_Its_Writer?from_search=true	Ann Charters	The Story and Its Writer: An Introduction to Short Fiction	This brief edition of the most widely adopted book of its kind offers all of the editorial features of the longer book with about half the stories and writer commentaries in a shorter, less expensive format.
/book/show/1154287.The_Encyclopedia_of_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	John Clute Peter Nicholls John Grant	The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction	When the first edition of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction was published in 1979, it was immediately hailed as a classic work of reference. Frank Herbert described it as 'the most valuable science fiction source book ever written' and Isaac Asimov said 'It will become the Bible for all science fiction fans.'. This new edition has taken years to prepare and is much moreWhen the first edition of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction was published in 1979, it was immediately hailed as a classic work of reference. Frank Herbert described it as 'the most valuable science fiction source book ever written' and Isaac Asimov said 'It will become the Bible for all science fiction fans.'. This new edition has taken years to prepare and is much more than a simple updating. The world of science fiction in the 1990s is much more complex than it was back in the late 1970s. The advent of game worlds, shared worlds, graphic novels, film and tv spin-offs, technothrillers, survivalist fiction, of horror novels and fantasy novels with of centres has necessitated a radical revision, and this has allowed the inclusion of related subjects, such as magic realism. Accordingly, the book has expanded dramatically in order to cope with the complexities and changes. It now contains well over 4,300 entries - a staggering 1,500 more than the original - and, at 1.2 million words, it is over half a million words longer than the first edition. This is the indispensable reference work not only for every reader who loves, uses and wishes to know more about science fiction, but for every reader of imaginative fiction at the end of this century.
/book/show/25855865-hemlock?from_search=true	Kathleen Peacock Nathalie Azoulai (Translator)	Hemlock: 1	Depuis qu'Amy a t assassine, la petite ville d'Hemlock vit dans la peur et la suspicion. Le bruit court qu'un grand loup-garou blanc rde,  la recherche de sa prochaine proie...Dans cette atmosphre trouble, Mackenzie, la meilleure amie d'Amy, ne parvient pas  faire son deuil et dcide de mener sa propre enqute. Son instinct la trope-t-il en lui soufflant que la mortDepuis qu'Amy a t assassine, la petite ville d'Hemlock vit dans la peur et la suspicion. Le bruit court qu'un grand loup-garou blanc rde,  la recherche de sa prochaine proie...Dans cette atmosphre trouble, Mackenzie, la meilleure amie d'Amy, ne parvient pas  faire son deuil et dcide de mener sa propre enqute. Son instinct la trope-t-il en lui soufflant que la mort de son amie n'a pas livr tous ses secrets ? Pour dcouvrir la vrit, Mac devra compter sur deux garons : Kyle son meilleur ami, et Jason, le petit copain d'Amy. Deux garons dont elle ne pensait pas qu'ils puissent tre  ce point opposs. Et sduisants.Terriblement sduisants... Car  Hemlock, les apparences, trompeuses, cachent souvent d'inavouables secrets...
/book/show/906484.The_Country_of_the_Blind_and_Other_Science_Fiction_Stories?from_search=true	H.G. Wells	The Country of the Blind and Other Science-Fiction Stories	The Dover Thrift Edition:The Country of the Blind (1904)The Star (1897)The New Accelerator (1901)The Remarkable Case of Davidson's Eyes (1895)Under the Knife (1896)The Queer Story of Brownlow's Newspaper (1932)
/book/show/6378585-on-the-origin-of-stories?from_search=true	Brian Boyd	On the Origin of Stories: Evolution, Cognition, and Fiction	A century and a half after the publication of Origin of Species,  evolutionary thinking has expanded beyond the field of biology to include virtually all human-related subjects--anthropology, archeology, psychology, economics, religion, morality, politics, culture, and art. Now a distinguished scholar offers the first comprehensive account of the evolutionary origins ofA century and a half after the publication of Origin of Species,  evolutionary thinking has expanded beyond the field of biology to include virtually all human-related subjects--anthropology, archeology, psychology, economics, religion, morality, politics, culture, and art. Now a distinguished scholar offers the first comprehensive account of the evolutionary origins of art and storytelling. Brian Boyd explains why we tell stories, how our minds are shaped to understand them, and what difference an evolutionary understanding of human nature makes to stories we love.Art is a specifically human adaptation, Boyd argues. It offers tangible advantages for human survival, and it derives from play, itself an adaptation widespread among more intelligent animals. More particularly, our fondness for storytelling has sharpened social cognition, encouraged cooperation, and fostered creativity.After considering art as adaptation, Boyd examines Homer's Odyssey and Dr. Seuss's Horton Hears a Who! demonstrating how an evolutionary lens can offer new understanding and appreciation of specific works. What triggers our emotional engagement with these works? What patterns facilitate our responses? The need to hold an audience's attention, Boyd underscores, is the fundamental problem facing all storytellers. Enduring artists arrive at solutions that appeal to cognitive universals: an insight out of step with contemporary criticism, which obscures both the individual and universal. Published for the bicentenary of Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of Origin of Species,  Boyd's study embraces a Darwinian view of human nature and art, and offers a credo for a new humanism.
/book/show/7796908-the-rules-of-attraction?from_search=true	Bret Easton Ellis	The Rules Of Attraction	The Rules of Attraction is a dark comedy and satirical novel by Bret Easton Ellis published in 1987. The novel focuses on a handful of rowdy and often sexually promiscuous, spoiled bohemian college students at a liberal arts college in 1980s New Hampshire, primarily focusing on three of them who find themselves in a love triangle. The novel is written in first person narraThe Rules of Attraction is a dark comedy and satirical novel by Bret Easton Ellis published in 1987. The novel focuses on a handful of rowdy and often sexually promiscuous, spoiled bohemian college students at a liberal arts college in 1980s New Hampshire, primarily focusing on three of them who find themselves in a love triangle. The novel is written in first person narrative, and the story is told from the points of view of various characters.
/book/show/11440.Call_If_You_Need_Me?from_search=true	Raymond Carver Tess Gallagher (Foreword by)	Call If You Need Me: The Uncollected Fiction and Other Prose	Perhaps no other writer of his generation has had more impact on the shape of fiction in the latter decades of the twentieth century than Raymond Carver. From the blue-collar realism of his early writing to his expansive later stories, the cool-eyed intensity and steady witnessing of Carver's work remains an inspiration for readers and writers alike.traPerhaps no other writer of his generation has had more impact on the shape of fiction in the latter decades of the twentieth century than Raymond Carver. From the blue-collar realism of his early writing to his expansive later stories, the cool-eyed intensity and steady witnessing of Carver's work remains an inspiration for readers and writers alike.traces the arc of Carver's career, not in the widely anthologized stories that have become classics, but through his uncollected fiction and his essays. Here are the five last stories, discovered a decade after Carver's death. Also here are Carver's first published story, the fragment of an unfinished novel, and all of his nonfiction--from a recollection of his father to reflections on writers as varied as Anton Chekhov and John Gardner, Donald Barthelme and Sherwood Anderson.does not merely enhance the stature of a twentieth-century master; it invites us to travel with a singular artist, step by step, as he discovers what is worth saying and how to say it so it pierces the heart.
/book/show/7181164-little-men-by-louisa-may-alcott-fiction-family-classics?from_search=true	Louisa May Alcott	Little Men by Louisa May Alcott, Fiction, Family, Classics	Little Men (1871) continues Louisa May Alcott's story of the March family. It picks up from Little Women and Good Wives to follow tomboy Jo into her married life. Jo and her husband, Prof. Bhaer, have opened a school for boys. Jo takes charge, but she retains a merry sort of face, and the boys call her jolly. The school takes in troubled cases including homeless littleLittle Men (1871) continues Louisa May Alcott's story of the March family. It picks up from Little Women and Good Wives to follow tomboy Jo into her married life. Jo and her husband, Prof. Bhaer, have opened a school for boys. Jo takes charge, but she retains a merry sort of face, and the boys call her jolly. The school takes in troubled cases including homeless little chap, Nat, and rowdy run-away Dan. Alcott pictures the kind of boyhood that the recent bestseller, The Dangerous Book for Boys, hopes to rekindle. Alcott's boys climb trees and sneak off to light their first (choke!) cigars, but each lad has the makings of a good man -- qualities that Jo intends to bring out. The language might sound as quaint as thunder turtles! and hoydens (grrrls), but the drama is the same now as always. Jo's concern for her boys is every teacher's -- every right parent's -- hope for every child. The story concludes with Jo's Boys: And How They Turned Out.
/book/show/6376896-the-fire-in-fiction?from_search=true	Donald Maass	The Fire in Fiction: Passion, Purpose and Techniques to Make Your Novel Great	Discover the Difference Between a So-So Manuscript and a Novel Readers Can't ForgetDiscover the Difference Between a So-So Manuscript and a Novel Readers Can't ForgetTechniques for capturing a special time and place, creating characters whose lives matter, nailing multiple-impact plot turns, making the supernatural real, infusing issues into fiction, and more.Story-enriching exercises at the end of every chapter to show you how to apply the practical tools just covered to your own work.Rich examples drawn from contemporary novels as diverse as,, andto illustrate how various techniques work in actual stories.Plus, Maass introduces an original technique that any novelist can use any time, in any scene, in any novel, even on the most uninspired day ? to take the most powerful experiences from your personal life and turn those experiences directly into powerful fiction.
/book/show/24174312-une-si-parfaite-com-die?from_search=true	Cora Carmack Sophie Passant (Translator)	Une si parfaite comédie	Mackenzie, tudiante  Philadelphie, a cach  ses parents sa vie dissolue. Alors quand ceux-ci viennent lui rendre visite, elle doit absolument faire illusion.Son petit copain, peu frquentable, est mis sur la touche, et Cade, un garon qu'elle connat  peine, accepte de jouer pour elle le rle du parfait petit ami.Mais Mac et Cade jouent si bien leur rle qu'il leur estMackenzie, tudiante  Philadelphie, a cach  ses parents sa vie dissolue. Alors quand ceux-ci viennent lui rendre visite, elle doit absolument faire illusion.Son petit copain, peu frquentable, est mis sur la touche, et Cade, un garon qu'elle connat  peine, accepte de jouer pour elle le rle du parfait petit ami.Mais Mac et Cade jouent si bien leur rle qu'il leur est bientt de plus en plus difficile de s'y tenir. Plus ils s'embrassent et plus ils ont envie de s'embrasser.Rsisteront-ils au dsir toujours plus pressant qui les secoue  chaque contact ?
/book/show/1299904.So_Fey?from_search=true	Steve Berman (Editor)	So Fey: Queer Fairy Fiction	Queer culture meets fey folklore in the pages of So Fey: Queer Fairy Fiction, an enchanting anthology of fantastical tales for lovers of Lord of the Rings and all things Tolkien. But these faery stories have a magical twist--every one has an LGBT theme The genre's top writers spin stories of coming out and growing old, of identity and loss, and of hardship, with a focus onQueer culture meets fey folklore in the pages of So Fey: Queer Fairy Fiction, an enchanting anthology of fantastical tales for lovers of Lord of the Rings and all things Tolkien. But these faery stories have a magical twist--every one has an LGBT theme The genre's top writers spin stories of coming out and growing old, of identity and loss, and of hardship, with a focus on youth and beauty, the love of the dance, wild passion and decadence, and the drama of vengeance and spurned love.
/book/show/1827529.The_Mammoth_Book_of_Extreme_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Mike Ashley (Editor) Pat Cadigan Theodore Sturgeon	The Mammoth Book of Extreme Science Fiction	Here are 25 stories of science fiction that push the boundaries, by the biggest names in an emerging crop of high-tech futuristic writers including Charles Stross, Robert Reed, Alastair Reynolds, Peter Hamilton and Neal Asher.
/book/show/30223686-lovemaker?from_search=true	Alice Clayton Marie Villani (Translator)	Lovemaker	Entre Simon et Caroline, la distance a quelque peu terni la passion des dbuts : Caroline est accapare par son travail, tandis que Simon parcourt le monde pour les besoins de son mtier de photographe. Aprs lachat coup de foudre dune maison  restaurer, la jeune femme est dborde et a beaucoup de mal  franchir cette nouvelle tape.Entre conflits et compromis, Simon dEntre Simon et Caroline, la distance a quelque peu terni la passion des dbuts : Caroline est accapare par son travail, tandis que Simon parcourt le monde pour les besoins de son mtier de photographe. Aprs lachat coup de foudre dune maison  restaurer, la jeune femme est dborde et a beaucoup de mal  franchir cette nouvelle tape.Entre conflits et compromis, Simon dcide de ranimer la flamme en passant plus de temps avec Caroline. Prt  tout pour la reconqurir, il compte bien lmerveiller par ses mille et un talents de sducteur invtr
/book/show/20642659-long-hidden?from_search=true	Rose Fox (Editor) Daniel Jos Older (Editor) Julie Dillon (Illustrator)	Long Hidden: Speculative Fiction from the Margins of History	In 1514 Hungary, peasants who rose up against the nobility rise again  from the grave. In 1633 Al-Shouf, a mother keeps demons at bay with the combined power of grief and music. In 1775 Paris, as social tensions come to a boil, a courtesan tries to save the woman she loves. In 1838 Georgia, a pregnant woman's desperate escape from slavery comes with a terrible price. In 1In 1514 Hungary, peasants who rose up against the nobility rise again  from the grave. In 1633 Al-Shouf, a mother keeps demons at bay with the combined power of grief and music. In 1775 Paris, as social tensions come to a boil, a courtesan tries to save the woman she loves. In 1838 Georgia, a pregnant woman's desperate escape from slavery comes with a terrible price. In 1900 Ilocos Norte, a forest spirit helps a young girl defend her land from American occupiers.These gripping stories have been passed down through the generations, hidden between the lines of journal entries and love letters. Now 27 of today's finest authors  including Tananarive Due, Sofia Samatar, Ken Liu, Victor LaValle, Nnedi Okorafor, and Sabrina Vourvoulias  reveal the people whose lives have been pushed to the margins of history.
/book/show/23178419-50-mistakes-of-the-fledgling-fiction-writer?from_search=true	Ian M. Pindar	50 Mistakes of the Fledgling Fiction Writer	'50 Mistakes of the Fledgling Fiction Writer' is a brief guide to the most common mistakes that the novice can make, or does not even consider when trying or thinking about writing their first novel. A lot of authors have gone to the effort of sharing their 'craft', but not many can think back to the very start of the writing journey. Ian M Pindar can, that is why he has p'50 Mistakes of the Fledgling Fiction Writer' is a brief guide to the most common mistakes that the novice can make, or does not even consider when trying or thinking about writing their first novel. A lot of authors have gone to the effort of sharing their 'craft', but not many can think back to the very start of the writing journey. Ian M Pindar can, that is why he has produced this book. By the end you will know whether the psychological, emotion and time-consuming toil will be worth the effort!
/book/show/7242857-the-art-of-war-for-writers?from_search=true	James Scott Bell	The Art of War for Writers: Fiction Writing Strategies, Tactics, and Exercises	Successfully starting and finishing a publishable novel is often like fighting a series of battles - against the page, against one's own self-doubt, against rebellious characters, etc. Featuring timeless, innovative, and concise writing strategies and focused exercises, this book is the ultimate battle plan and more - it's Sun Tzu's The Art of War for novelists. TacticsSuccessfully starting and finishing a publishable novel is often like fighting a series of battles - against the page, against one's own self-doubt, against rebellious characters, etc. Featuring timeless, innovative, and concise writing strategies and focused exercises, this book is the ultimate battle plan and more - it's Sun Tzu's The Art of War for novelists. Tactics and exercises are provided on idea generation and development, character building, plotting, drafting, querying and submitting, dealing with rejection, coping with envy and unrealistic expectations, and much more.
/book/show/252430.Telling_Lies_for_Fun_Profit?from_search=true	Lawrence Block Sue Grafton (Introduction)	Telling Lies for Fun & Profit: A Manual for Fiction Writers	
/book/show/8651671-faulks-on-fiction?from_search=true	Sebastian Faulks	Faulks on Fiction	The British invented the novel, with the publication ofin 1719 marking the arrival of a revolutionary and distinctly modern form of art. But it's also true, as Sebastian Faulks argues in this remarkable book, that the novel helped invent the British: for the first time we had stories that reflected the experiences of ordinary people, with characters in whiThe British invented the novel, with the publication ofin 1719 marking the arrival of a revolutionary and distinctly modern form of art. But it's also true, as Sebastian Faulks argues in this remarkable book, that the novel helped invent the British: for the first time we had stories that reflected the experiences of ordinary people, with characters in which we could find our reality, our understanding and our escape.In, Faulks examines many of these enduring fictional characters from over the centuries -- Heroes from Tom Jones to John Self, Lovers from Mr Darcy to Lady Chatterly, Villains from Fagin to Barbara Covett, and Snobs from Emma Woodhouse to James Bond -- and shows us how they mapped and inspired the British psyche, and continue to do so.Published to coincide with a major BBC series,is an engaging and opinionated look at the psychology of the British through their literature, and a unique social history of Britain from one of our most respected writers.
/book/show/25828509-jamaica-lane?from_search=true	Samantha Young Benjamin Kuntzer (Translator)	Jamaica Lane	Despite her outgoing demeanor, Olivia is painfully insecure around the opposite sexusually, she cant get up the nerve to approach guys shes interested in. But moving to Edinburgh has given her a new start, and, after she develops a crush on a sexy postgrad, she decides its time to push past her fears and go after what she wants.Nate Sawyer is a gorgeous player who neveDespite her outgoing demeanor, Olivia is painfully insecure around the opposite sexusually, she cant get up the nerve to approach guys shes interested in. But moving to Edinburgh has given her a new start, and, after she develops a crush on a sexy postgrad, she decides its time to push past her fears and go after what she wants.Nate Sawyer is a gorgeous player who never commits, but to his close friends, hes as loyal as they come. So when Olivia turns to him with her relationship woes, he offers to instruct her in the art of flirting and to help her become more sexually confident.The friendly education in seduction soon grows into an intense and hot romance. But then Nates past and commitment issues rear their ugly heads, and Olivia is left brokenhearted. When Nate realizes hes made the biggest mistake of his life, he will have to work harder than he ever has before to entice his best friend into falling back in love with himor he may lose her forever.
/book/show/93268.The_Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow_by_Washington_Irving_Fiction_Classics?from_search=true	Washington Irving	The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving, Fiction, Classics	The Legend of Sleepy Hollow is a short story by American author Washington Irving that has become a Halloween and horror classic. Set in 1790 in Tarrytown, New York, Ichabod Crane encounters a mysterious figure who carries his head not on his shoulders, but in his saddle.
/book/show/5943777-ein-doppelleben-im-kosmos?from_search=true	Robert A. Heinlein Thomas Kneifer (bersetzer)	Ein Doppelleben im Kosmos: Ein Science Fiction Klassiker	Wie gefhrlich es sein kann, sich von einem Raumpiloten einen Drink spendieren zu lassen, erfhrt Lorenzo Smythe, ein heruntergekommener Schauspieler. Kurz darauf hat er nmlich ein Engagement: Er soll das Double spielen fr Bonforte, den verschwundenen und umstrittenen Fhrer der Expansionisten-Partei.Es ist die Rolle seines Lebens, denn das Sonnensystem ist Lorenzos BhnWie gefhrlich es sein kann, sich von einem Raumpiloten einen Drink spendieren zu lassen, erfhrt Lorenzo Smythe, ein heruntergekommener Schauspieler. Kurz darauf hat er nmlich ein Engagement: Er soll das Double spielen fr Bonforte, den verschwundenen und umstrittenen Fhrer der Expansionisten-Partei.Es ist die Rolle seines Lebens, denn das Sonnensystem ist Lorenzos Bhne, und auf ihr entscheidet sich das Schicksal der Menschheit!
/book/show/890562.Tales_Of_Riverworld?from_search=true	Philip Jos Farmer	Tales Of Riverworld	In a collection of new Riverworld stories, all the world's dead awaken in Riverworld and play out the grand saga of human history by a new set of rules along the banks of the ten-million-mile river.Contents:ix  Foreword  Philip Jos Farmer  fw1  Crossing the Dark River [Part 1 of 2]  Philip Jos Farmer  n. *65  A Hole in Hell  Dane Helstrom  ss *73  GracelandIn a collection of new Riverworld stories, all the world's dead awaken in Riverworld and play out the grand saga of human history by a new set of rules along the banks of the ten-million-mile river.Contents:ix  Foreword  Philip Jos Farmer  fw1  Crossing the Dark River [Part 1 of 2]  Philip Jos Farmer  n. *65  A Hole in Hell  Dane Helstrom  ss *73  Graceland  Allen Steele  nv *101  Every Man a God  Mike Resnick & Barry N. Malzberg  nv *141  Blandings on Riverworld  Phillip C. Jennings  nv *173  Two Thieves  Harry Turtledove  nv *207  Fools Paradise  Ed Gorman  nv *237  The Merry Men of Riverworld  John Gregory Betancourt  na *283  Unfinished Business  Robert Weinberg  nv *
/book/show/267054.The_Cambridge_Companion_to_Gothic_Fiction?from_search=true	Jerrold E. Hogle (Editor)	The Cambridge Companion to Gothic Fiction	Fourteen world-class experts on the Gothic provide thorough accounts of this haunting-to-horrifying genre from the 1760s to the end of the twentieth century. Essays explore the connections of Gothic fictions to political and industrial revolutions, the realistic novel, the theater, Romantic and post-Romantic poetry, nationalism and racism from Europe to America, colonizedFourteen world-class experts on the Gothic provide thorough accounts of this haunting-to-horrifying genre from the 1760s to the end of the twentieth century. Essays explore the connections of Gothic fictions to political and industrial revolutions, the realistic novel, the theater, Romantic and post-Romantic poetry, nationalism and racism from Europe to America, colonized and post-colonial populations, the rise of film, the struggles between high and popular culture, and changing attitudes towards human identity, life and death, sanity and madness. The volume also includes a chronology and guides to further reading.
/book/show/98042.The_Best_Science_Fiction_and_Fantasy_of_the_Year_Volume_1?from_search=true	Jonathan Strahan (Editor) Neil Gaiman (Contributor) Frances Hardinge (Contributor)	The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 1	For the first time ever, award-winning editor Jonathan Strahan has assembled the best science fiction and the best fantasy stories of the year in one volume. More than just two books for the price of one, this book brings together over 200,000 words of the best genre fiction anywhere. Strahan's critical eye and keen editorial instincts have served him well for earlier bestFor the first time ever, award-winning editor Jonathan Strahan has assembled the best science fiction and the best fantasy stories of the year in one volume. More than just two books for the price of one, this book brings together over 200,000 words of the best genre fiction anywhere. Strahan's critical eye and keen editorial instincts have served him well for earlier best of the year round-ups in the Best Short Novels, Science Fiction: Best of and Fantasy: Best of series, and this is his most impressive effort yet.Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes abestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.
/book/show/790750.Nameless_Cults?from_search=true	Robert E. Howard Robert M. Price (Editor)	Nameless Cults: The Complete Cthulhu Mythos Fiction of Robert E. Howard	Robert E. Howard is the world-renowned author of the Conan series and the stories that were the basis of the recent Kull movie. He also was one of H.P. Lovecraft's frequent correspondents, and an author of many pivotal Mythos tales. This book collects together all of Howard's Mythos tales, including the tales that originated Gol-Goroth, Unausspreclichen Kulten, and FriedriRobert E. Howard is the world-renowned author of the Conan series and the stories that were the basis of the recent Kull movie. He also was one of H.P. Lovecraft's frequent correspondents, and an author of many pivotal Mythos tales. This book collects together all of Howard's Mythos tales, including the tales that originated Gol-Goroth, Unausspreclichen Kulten, and Friedrich Von Junzt. Included in this collections are several fragments left behind by Robert E. Howard which have been completed by a variety of authors.This book has been long anticipated by readers of H.P. Lovecraft and Call of Cthulhu players alike.
/book/show/9652.The_Orwell_Reader?from_search=true	George Orwell Richard H. Rovere (Designed by)	The Orwell Reader: Fiction, Essays, and Reportage	Here is Orwells work in all its remarkable range and variety. The selections in this anthology show how Orwell developed as writer and as thinker; inevitably, too, they reflect and illuminate the history of the time of troubles in which he lived and worked. A magnificent tribute to the probity, consistency and insight of Orwells topical writings (Alfred Kazin). IntroduHere is Orwells work in all its remarkable range and variety. The selections in this anthology show how Orwell developed as writer and as thinker; inevitably, too, they reflect and illuminate the history of the time of troubles in which he lived and worked. A magnificent tribute to the probity, consistency and insight of Orwells topical writings (Alfred Kazin). Introduction by Richard H. Rovere.
/book/show/19784703-summer-of-my-german-soldier?from_search=true	Bette Greene	Summer of My German Soldier	When the train pulls into the station in Jenkensville, Arkansas, Patty Bergen senses something exciting is going to happen. German prisoners of war have arrived to make their new home in the prison camp. To the rest of the town these prisoners are only Nazis, but to Patty, a young Jewish girl with a turbulent home life, one of the young soldiers becomes an unlikely friend.When the train pulls into the station in Jenkensville, Arkansas, Patty Bergen senses something exciting is going to happen. German prisoners of war have arrived to make their new home in the prison camp. To the rest of the town these prisoners are only Nazis, but to Patty, a young Jewish girl with a turbulent home life, one of the young soldiers becomes an unlikely friend. Anton understands her in a way her parents never could and Patty is willing to lose her own family, friends and even freedom for a boy who becomes the most important part of her life.
/book/show/11586932-2br02b-by-kurt-vonnegut-literary-science-fiction?from_search=true	Kurt Vonnegut	2br02b by Kurt Vonnegut, Literary, Science Fiction	The setting is a society in which aging has been cured, individuals have indefinite lifespans and population control is used to limit the population of the United States to forty million. This is maintained through a combination of infanticide and government-assisted suicide - in short, in order for someone to be born, someone must first volunteer to die. As a result, birtThe setting is a society in which aging has been cured, individuals have indefinite lifespans and population control is used to limit the population of the United States to forty million. This is maintained through a combination of infanticide and government-assisted suicide - in short, in order for someone to be born, someone must first volunteer to die. As a result, births are few and far between, and deaths occur primarily by accident. Everything was perfectly swell. There were no prisons, no slums, no insane asylums, no cripples, no poverty, no wars. All diseases were conquered. So was old age. Death, barring accidents, was an adventure for volunteers. Never, never, never -- not even in medieval Holland nor old Japan -- had a garden been more formal, been better tended. Every plant had all the loam, light, water, air and nourishment it could use. A hospital orderly came down the corridor, and looked in at the mural and the muralist. Looks so real, he said, I can practically imagine I'm standing in the middle of it. What makes you think you're not in it? said the painter. He gave a satiric smile. It's called 'The Happy Garden of Life, ' you know.
/book/show/442285.Documentary?from_search=true	Erik Barnouw	Documentary: A History of the Non-Fiction Film	Now brought completely up to date, the new edition of this classic work on documentary films and filmmaking surveys the history of the genre from 1895 to the present day. With the myriad social upheavals over the past decade, documentaries have enjoyed an international renaissance; here Barnouw considers the medium in the light of an entirely new political and social climaNow brought completely up to date, the new edition of this classic work on documentary films and filmmaking surveys the history of the genre from 1895 to the present day. With the myriad social upheavals over the past decade, documentaries have enjoyed an international renaissance; here Barnouw considers the medium in the light of an entirely new political and social climate. He examines as well the latest filmmaking technology, and the effects that video cassettes and cable television are having on the production of documentaries. And like the previous editions,is filled with photographs, many of them rare, collected during the author's travels around the world. Covering the full course of the documentary from Louis Lumiere's first effort to recent landmark productions such as, this book makes the growing importance of a unique blend of art and reality accessible and understandable to all film lovers.
/book/show/21152.Sudden_Fiction?from_search=true	Robert Shapard (Editor) James Thomas	Sudden Fiction: American Short-Short Stories	Here Are 70 of The Very Best Short-Short Stories of Recent Years Including Contributions From Such Contemporary Writers As Raymond Carver, Leonard Michaels and John Updike; A Few Modern Masters As Hemingway and Cheever; and An Assortment of Talented New Young Writers. Sudden Fiction Brilliantly Captures The Tremendous Popularity of This New and Distictly American Form.
/book/show/774243.Asimov_on_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Isaac Asimov	Asimov on Science Fiction	ASIMOV:Grand Master of SFNo one knows science fiction as well as Isaac Asimov, the bestselling author of the FOUNDATION saga and many other classic works. He has taken part in all the significant developments and knows most of the important writers personally. His familiarity with the history of sf is unsurpassed, including UTOPIA, FRANKENSTEIN, the stories of Jules VerneASIMOV:Grand Master of SFNo one knows science fiction as well as Isaac Asimov, the bestselling author of the FOUNDATION saga and many other classic works. He has taken part in all the significant developments and knows most of the important writers personally. His familiarity with the history of sf is unsurpassed, including UTOPIA, FRANKENSTEIN, the stories of Jules Verne and the concerns of today's writers.ASIMOV ON SCIENCE FICTION is just that: the Grand Master's views on his subject. There is no other book like it.
/book/show/819679.The_Norton_Book_of_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Ursula K. Le Guin (Editor) Karen Joy Fowler (Consultant Editor) Brian Attebery (Editor)	The Norton Book of Science Fiction: North American Science Fiction, 1960-90	In the tradition of other groundbreaking Norton anthologies, Ursula K. Le Guin and Brian Atteberry'sprovided the first truly comphrehensive and cohereent look at the best of contemporary science fiction. Its 67 stories, all published since 1960, offer compelling evidence that science fiction is the source of the most thoughtful, imaginativeIn the tradition of other groundbreaking Norton anthologies, Ursula K. Le Guin and Brian Atteberry'sprovided the first truly comphrehensive and cohereent look at the best of contemporary science fiction. Its 67 stories, all published since 1960, offer compelling evidence that science fiction is the source of the most thoughtful, imaginative - indeed literary - fiction being written today.
/book/show/95562.The_Solaris_Book_of_New_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	George Mann (Editor) Brian W. Aldiss Mary A. Turzillo	The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction	An eclectic collection of all-original science fiction stories from some of the foremost luminaries in the genre. Featuring new tales of far future murder, first contact, love and war from such well-regarded and award winning authors as Peter F. Hamilton, Stephen Baxter, Adam Roberts, Jeffrey Thomas, Eric Brown, Paul Di Filippo, Neal Asher, Jay Lake and Ian Watson, this coAn eclectic collection of all-original science fiction stories from some of the foremost luminaries in the genre. Featuring new tales of far future murder, first contact, love and war from such well-regarded and award winning authors as Peter F. Hamilton, Stephen Baxter, Adam Roberts, Jeffrey Thomas, Eric Brown, Paul Di Filippo, Neal Asher, Jay Lake and Ian Watson, this collection is sure to delight all fans of good science fiction. A wide range of topics and diverse styles characterizes this enjoyable collection of science-fiction stories. While mediocre science fiction fails to work on any level other than the conceptual, the best of the stories in this new Solaris anthology successfully navigate both conceptual and emotional territory... Editor Mann has gathered a collection that should appeal to science-fiction buffs, and make a worthwhile introduction for novices. Stands as proof that science fiction is alive and well. Kirkus Discoveries, VNU US Literary Group
/book/show/41105.Worlds_of_Wonder?from_search=true	David Gerrold	Worlds of Wonder: How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy	Offers advice for would-be science fiction writers, covering such topics as setting, plot, character, and dialogue, as well as the mechanics of grammar, tense, sentence structure, and paragraph transition.
/book/show/726216.The_Rough_Guide_to_Cult_Fiction?from_search=true	Paul Simpson (Editor) Michaela Bushell (Editor) Helen Rodiss (Editor)	The Rough Guide to Cult Fiction	
/book/show/3398635-always-mackenzie?from_search=true	Kate Constable	Always Mackenzie (Girlfriend Fiction, #4)	I solemnly swear that I will never, ever be friends with Mackenzie Woodrow as long as we both shall live,' said Jem. 'Excellent,' said Mackenzie.Jem is a nerd, smart and forthright. Mackenzie is a golden girl, excelling at schoolwork, sport and drama, and popular with everyone. One night, at the Year 10 camp, Jem and Mackenzie strike up an unlikely friendship and are soonI solemnly swear that I will never, ever be friends with Mackenzie Woodrow as long as we both shall live,' said Jem. 'Excellent,' said Mackenzie.Jem is a nerd, smart and forthright. Mackenzie is a golden girl, excelling at schoolwork, sport and drama, and popular with everyone. One night, at the Year 10 camp, Jem and Mackenzie strike up an unlikely friendship and are soon spending all their time together. But when camp ends, can Mackenzie and Jem maintain their bond at school, with all its unspoken rules, fierce cliques and easy misunderstandings? A lively and poignant story about the intensity of true friendship.
/book/show/729861.The_Battle_of_the_Sexes_in_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Justine Larbalestier	The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction	The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction is a lively account of the role of women and feminism in the development of American science fiction during its formative years, the mid-20th century. Beginning in 1926, with the publication of the first issue of Amazing Stories, Justine Larbalestier examines science fiction's engagement with questions of femininity, masculinity,The Battle of the Sexes in Science Fiction is a lively account of the role of women and feminism in the development of American science fiction during its formative years, the mid-20th century. Beginning in 1926, with the publication of the first issue of Amazing Stories, Justine Larbalestier examines science fiction's engagement with questions of femininity, masculinity, sex and sexuality. She traces the debates over the place of women and feminism in science fiction as it emerged in stories, letters and articles in science fiction magazines and fanzines. The book culminates in the story of James Tiptree, Jr. and the eponymous Award. Tiptree was a successful science fiction writer of the 1970s who was later discovered to be a woman. Tiptree's easy acceptance by the male-dominated publishing arena of the time proved that there was no necessary difference in the way men and women wrote, but that there was a real difference in the way they were read.
/book/show/7015378-shine?from_search=true	Jetse de Vries (Editor) Holly Phillips Silvia Moreno-Garcia	Shine: An Anthology of Optimistic Science Fiction	Some of the world's most talented SF writers collected to throw light on a brighter future.Shine: a collection of gems that throw light on a brighter future. Some of the world's most talented SF writers (including Alastair Reynolds, Kay Keyon and Jason Stoddard) show how things can change for the better. From gritty polyannas to workable futures, from hard-fought progressSome of the world's most talented SF writers collected to throw light on a brighter future.Shine: a collection of gems that throw light on a brighter future. Some of the world's most talented SF writers (including Alastair Reynolds, Kay Keyon and Jason Stoddard) show how things can change for the better. From gritty polyannas to workable futures, from hard-fought progress to a better tomorrow; heart-warming and mind-expanding stories that will (re-) awaken the optimist in you!
/book/show/7993387-maid-to-match?from_search=true	Deeanne Gist	Maid to Match	Book by Gist, Deeanne
/book/show/209510.Science_Fiction?from_search=true	John Clute Tracie Lee (Editor) Candida Frith-Macdonald (Editor)	Science Fiction: The Illustrated Encyclopedia	Rumor has it that critic John Clute, in the aftermath of the success of, was given carte blanche to develop an illustrated reference. This lavish volume, studded with graphics and nuggets of information, is the pleasing result.showcases the prophecy and pageantry of science fiction. It weavRumor has it that critic John Clute, in the aftermath of the success of, was given carte blanche to develop an illustrated reference. This lavish volume, studded with graphics and nuggets of information, is the pleasing result.showcases the prophecy and pageantry of science fiction. It weaves together world history with literary history and technical developments with SF trends, providing a cultural context to the Zeitgeist of the genre. Words truly cannot do justice to the visual delights of this colorful tome: time lines, charts, author biographies and bibliographies complete with photos and signatures, illustrated analyses of SF traditions, magazine covers, classic book covers, film and television snapshots, and historical photos. Use it as a reference, read it through, or pick it up and enjoy it in bits.will arouse curiosity, joy, and pride in the hearts of SF lovers.
/book/show/3219763-moll-flanders?from_search=true	Daniel Defoe	Moll Flanders	First published in 1721, this social novel traces the turbulent life, adventures and resourcefulness of a London street urchin who struggles for prosperity and power.
/book/show/144530.The_End_Of_Eternity?from_search=true	Isaac Asimov	The End Of Eternity (Science Fiction Book Club 50th Anniversary Collection)	
/book/show/403690.The_Sense_of_an_Ending?from_search=true	Frank Kermode	The Sense of an Ending: Studies in the Theory of Fiction	s/t: With a New EpilogueFrank Kermode is one of our most distinguished and beloved critics of English literature. Here, he contributes a new epilogue to his collection of classic lectures on the relationship of fiction to age-old concepts of apocalyptic chaos and crisis. Prompted by the approach of the millennium, he revisits the book which brings his highly concentrated is/t: With a New EpilogueFrank Kermode is one of our most distinguished and beloved critics of English literature. Here, he contributes a new epilogue to his collection of classic lectures on the relationship of fiction to age-old concepts of apocalyptic chaos and crisis. Prompted by the approach of the millennium, he revisits the book which brings his highly concentrated insights to bear on some of the most unyielding philosophical and aesthetic enigmas. Examining the works of writers from Plato to William Burrows, Kermode shows how they have persistently imposed their fictions upon the face of eternity and how these have reflected the apocalyptic spirit. Kermode then discusses literature at a time when new fictive explanations, as used by Spenser and Shakespeare, were being devised to fit a world of uncertain beginning and end. He goes on to deal perceptively with modern literaturewith traditionalists such as Yeats, Eliot, and Joyce, as well as contemporary schismatics, the French new novelists, and such seminal figures as Jean-Paul Sartre and Samuel Beckett. Whether weighing the difference between modern and earlier modes of apocalyptic thought, considering the degeneration of fiction into myth, or commenting on the vogue of the Absurd, Kermode is distinctly lucid, persuasive, witty, and prodigal of ideas.
/book/show/9799007-the-odessa-file?from_search=true	Frederick Forsyth	The Odessa File	The suicide of an elderly German Jew explodes into revelation after revelation: a Mafia-like organization called, a real-life fugitive known at the Butcher of Riga, a young German journalist turned obsessed avenger...and ultimately, of a brilliant, ruthless plot to reestablish the worldwide power of SS mass murders and to carry out Hitler's chilling Final SolutioThe suicide of an elderly German Jew explodes into revelation after revelation: a Mafia-like organization called, a real-life fugitive known at the Butcher of Riga, a young German journalist turned obsessed avenger...and ultimately, of a brilliant, ruthless plot to reestablish the worldwide power of SS mass murders and to carry out Hitler's chilling Final Solution.
/book/show/25488461-the-false-princess?from_search=true	Eilis O'Neal	The False Princess	Princess and heir to the throne of Thorvaldor, Nalia has led a privileged life at court. But everything changes when she learns, just after her sixteenth birthday, that she is a false princess, a stand-in for the real Nalia, who has been hidden away for her protection. Cast out with little more than the clothes on her back, the girl now called Sinda must leave behind the cPrincess and heir to the throne of Thorvaldor, Nalia has led a privileged life at court. But everything changes when she learns, just after her sixteenth birthday, that she is a false princess, a stand-in for the real Nalia, who has been hidden away for her protection. Cast out with little more than the clothes on her back, the girl now called Sinda must leave behind the city, her best friend, Kiernan, and the only life she's ever known.Sent to live with her only surviving relativea cold, scornful woman with little patience for her newfound nieceSinda proves inept at even the simplest tasks. Then she discovers that magic runs through her veinslong-suppressed, dangerous magic that she must learn to controland she realizes that she will never learn to be just a simple village girl. Sinda returns to the city to seek answers. Instead, she rediscovers the boy who refused to forsake her, and uncovers a secret that could change the course of Thorvaldor's history forever.An intricately plotted and completely satisfying adventure,is both an engaging tale in the tradition of great fantasy novels and a story never before told that will enchantand surpriseits readers.
/book/show/7810777-kapu-ci-ski-non-fiction?from_search=true	Artur Domosawski	Kapuściński non-fiction	Pierwsza tak obszerna, obejmujca cae ycie i dzieo, ksika o Ryszardzie Kapuciskim (1932-2007), pira wybitnego dziennikarza i reportera Gazety Wyborczej. Doskonale udokumentowana, pena celnych analiz opowie o czowieku, yjcym w popltanych czasach, w kilku epokach, w rnych wiatach na szerokim tle wydarze spoeczno-politycznych ostatniego pwiecza w PolPierwsza tak obszerna, obejmujca cae ycie i dzieo, ksika o Ryszardzie Kapuciskim (1932-2007), pira wybitnego dziennikarza i reportera Gazety Wyborczej. Doskonale udokumentowana, pena celnych analiz opowie o czowieku, yjcym w popltanych czasach, w kilku epokach, w rnych wiatach na szerokim tle wydarze spoeczno-politycznych ostatniego pwiecza w Polsce i za granic. Domosawski odwanie podejmuje wnikliw prb charakterystyki Kapuciskiego - czowieka penego sprzecznoci, wok ktrego naroso wiele kontrowersji.
/book/show/520723.The_World_Treasury_of_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	David G. Hartwell (Editor, Contributor) Clifton Fadiman (Contributor) Kurt Vonnegut (Contributor)	The World Treasury of Science Fiction	Introduction 1988 essay by David G. HartwellHarrison Bergeron 1961 story by Kurt Vonnegut JrForgetfulness 1937 story by John W. Campbell JrSpecial Flight 1939 story by John BerrymanChronopolis 1960 story by J.G. BallardTriceratops 1974 story by Kono TenseiThe Man Who Lost the Sea 1959 story by Theodore SturgeonOn the Inside Track 1986 story by Karl MichaelIntroduction 1988 essay by David G. HartwellHarrison Bergeron 1961 story by Kurt Vonnegut JrForgetfulness 1937 story by John W. Campbell JrSpecial Flight 1939 story by John BerrymanChronopolis 1960 story by J.G. BallardTriceratops 1974 story by Kono TenseiThe Man Who Lost the Sea 1959 story by Theodore SturgeonOn the Inside Track 1986 story by Karl Michael ArmerThe Golem 1983 story by Avram DavidsonThe New Prehistory 1972 story by Ren Rebetez-CortesA Meeting With Medusa 1972 novella by Arthur C. ClarkThe Valley of Echoes 1973 story by Grard KleinThe Fifth Head of Cerberus 1972 novella by Gene WolfeThe Chaste Planet 1983 story by John UpdikeThe Blind Pilot 1960 story by Nathalie-Charles HennebergThe Men Who Murdered Mohammed 1958 story by Alfred BesterPairpuppets 1974 story by Manuel van LoggemTwo Dooms 1958 story by C.M. KornbluthThe Tale of the Computer That Fought a Dragon 1977 story by Stanislaw LemThe Green Hills of Earth 1947 story by Robert A. HeinleinGhost V 1957 story by Robert SheckleyThe Phantom of Kansas 1976 story by John VarleyCaptain Nemo's Last Stand 1973 story by Josef NesvadbaInconstant Moon 1971 story by Larry NivenThe Gold at the Starbow's End 1971 story by Frederik PohlA Sign In Space 1968 story by Italo CalvinoThe Spiral 1968 story by Italo CalvinoThe Dead Past 1956 story by Isaac AsimovThe Lens 1977 story by Annemarie van EwyckThe Hurkle Is a Happy Beast 1949 story by Theodore SturgeonZero Hour 1947 story by Ray BradburyNine Lives 1969 story by Ursula K. LeGuinThe Muse 1964 story by Anthony BurgessThe Public Hating 1955 story by Steve AllenPoor Superman 1951 story by Fritz LeiberAngouleme 1974 story by Thomas M. DischStranger Station 1956 story by Damon KnightThe Dead Fish 1955 story by Boris VianI Was the First to Find You 1977 story by Kirill BulychevThe Lineman 1957 novella by Walter M. Miller JrTlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius 1962 story by Jorge Lus BorgesCodemus 1968 story by Tor Age BringsvaerdA Kind if Artistry 1962 story by Brian AldissSecond Variety 1953 story by Philip K. DickWeihnachtsabend 1972 story by Keith RobertsI Do Not Love Thee, Doctor Fell 1955 story by Robert BlochAye, & Gomorrah... 1967 story by Samuel R. DelanyHow Erg the Self-Inducting Slew a Paleface 1977 story by Stanislaw LemNobody's Home 1972 story by Joanna RussParty Line 1973 story by Grard KleinThe Proud Robot 1943 story by Lewis PadgettVintage Season 1946 story by Henry Kuttner & C.L. MooreThe Way to Amalteia 1984 novella by Arkady & Boris Strugatsky
/book/show/196264.50_Short_Science_Fiction_Tales?from_search=true	Isaac Asimov (Editor, Contributor) Groff Conklin (Editor) Poul Anderson (Contributor)	50 Short Science Fiction Tales	You visit a world where Robots strain to remember the existence of the Men who created them; hear the tantalizingly brief report of a man who returns from a trip to the future; see the snake-armed Thing that emerges from the minds of the people who conjure it. You meet a souvenir hunter in the Thirtieth Century and a schoolgirl who tries to cope wYou visit a world where Robots strain to remember the existence of the Men who created them; hear the tantalizingly brief report of a man who returns from a trip to the future; see the snake-armed Thing that emerges from the minds of the people who conjure it. You meet a souvenir hunter in the Thirtieth Century and a schoolgirl who tries to cope with the teaching methods of the Twenty-second Century. You share the terror of an astronaut in a haunted space suit and the dilemma of a wife whose husband knows a common chemical formula for destroying the earth. In short, you feel the impact, the originality, and the uncanny atmosphere created by these science fiction experts not oncebut 50 times.have been selected for their concise writing, and for punch lines that leave the reader surprised, shocked, and delighted at the final sentence. According to the editors, another important aspect of this literary form is evocation of a background differing from our own. Consequently, though some of the stories are just a page long, the reading experience is always excitingly unique.
/book/show/27844376-future-visions?from_search=true	Elizabeth Bear Greg Bear David Brin	Future Visions: Original Science Fiction Inspired by Microsoft	
/book/show/3975.Worlds_Enough_Time?from_search=true	Dan Simmons	Worlds Enough & Time: Five Tales of Speculative Fiction	A devastated man in suicide's embrace is caught up in a bizarre cat-and-mouse game with a young woman possessing a world-ending power.The distant descendants of a once-oppressed people learn a chilling lesson about the persistence of the past.A terrifying ascent up the frigid, snow-swept slopes of K2 shatters preconceptions and reveals the true natures of four climbers, one of whom is not human.At the intersection of a grand past and a threadbare present, an aging American in Russia confronts his own mortality as he glimpses a wondrous future.
/book/show/1947391.Misty_of_Chincoteague?from_search=true	Marguerite Henry Wesley Dennis (Illustrator)	Misty of Chincoteague	Nobody could capture the Phantom. She was the wildest mare on Assateague Island. They said she was likethe wind, that the white map on her shoulders was her mark of freedom.Paul and Maureen Beebe had their hearts set on owning her. They were itching to buy and tame her; andworked hard to earn the money she would cost. But the roundup men had tried to capture her and fNobody could capture the Phantom. She was the wildest mare on Assateague Island. They said she was likethe wind, that the white map on her shoulders was her mark of freedom.Paul and Maureen Beebe had their hearts set on owning her. They were itching to buy and tame her; andworked hard to earn the money she would cost. But the roundup men had tried to capture her and for twoyears she had escaped them....Pony Penning Day holds a surprise for everyone, for Paul not only brings in the Phantom, but hernewborn colt as well. Can Paul and Maureen possibly earn enough to buy them both?
/book/show/205898.Postmodernist_Fiction?from_search=true	Brian McHale	Postmodernist Fiction	Like it or not, the term `postmodernism' seems to have lodged itself in our critical and theoretical discourses. We have a postmodern architecture, a postmodern dance, perhaps even a postmodern philosophy and a postmodern condition. But do we have a postmodernist fiction? In this trenchant and lively study Brian McHale undertakes to construct a version of postmodernist ficLike it or not, the term `postmodernism' seems to have lodged itself in our critical and theoretical discourses. We have a postmodern architecture, a postmodern dance, perhaps even a postmodern philosophy and a postmodern condition. But do we have a postmodernist fiction? In this trenchant and lively study Brian McHale undertakes to construct a version of postmodernist fiction which encompasses forms as wide-ranging as North American metafiction, Latin American magic realism, the French New New Novel, concrete prose and science fiction. Considering a variety of theoretical approaches including those of Ingarden, Eco, Dolezel, Pavel, and Hrushovski, McHale shows that the common denominator is postmodernist fiction's ability to thrust its own ontological status into the foreground and to raise questions about the world (or worlds) in which we live. Far from being, as unsympathetic critics have sometimes complained, about nothing but itself -- or even about nothing at all -- postmodernist fiction in McHale's construction of it proves to be about (among other things) those hardy literary perennials, Love and Death. itself in our critical and theoretical discourses. We have a,--- postmodern architecture, a postmodern dance, perhaps even a postmodern philosophy and a postmodern condition. But do we have a postmodernist fiction? Brian McHale undertakes to construct a version capacious enough to include North American metafiction, Latin American magic realism, the French New New Novel, concrete prose and science fiction, to name but a few of its forms. The common denominator is postmodernist fiction's ability to thrust its own ontological status into the foreground and to raise questions about the world (or worlds) in which we live. Exploiting various theoretical approaches to literary ontology - those of Ingarden, Eco, Dolezel, Pavel, Hrushovski and others - and ranging widely over contemporary world literature, McHale assembles a comprehensive repertoire of postmodernist fiction's strategies of world-making and -unmaking. Far from being, as unsympathetic critics have sometimes complained, about nothing but itself or even about nothing at all, postmodernist fiction in McHale's construction of it proves to be about (among other things) those hardy literary perennials, Love and Death. This is one of the most lively and lucid studies of contemporary fiction around. Whether or not you agree with his provocative definition of the postmodern, McHale's argument is always engaging, bold, and forceful.
/book/show/17935659-clara-s-room-a-flash-fiction-short?from_search=true	Kimberly McCreight	Clara's Room, A Flash Fiction Short	Two little girls discover a mystery in the dead of night...An intriguing and exclusive free short story from thebestselling author of, publishing in the UK on June 20th 2013.Like,seamlessly marries a crime story with a relationship drama. And like, it should be hailed as one of the best booksTwo little girls discover a mystery in the dead of night...An intriguing and exclusive free short story from thebestselling author of, publishing in the UK on June 20th 2013.Like,seamlessly marries a crime story with a relationship drama. And like, it should be hailed as one of the best books of the year.'-Free at,, and.
/book/show/263357.Creating_Short_Fiction?from_search=true	Damon Knight	Creating Short Fiction: The Classic Guide to Writing Short Fiction	Distilled from decades of teaching and practice, this book offers clear and direct advice on structure, pacing, dialogue, getting ideas, working with the unconscious, and more. Newly revised and expanded for this Third Edition,is a popular and widely trusted guide to writing short stories of originality, durability, and quality. Celebrated short-stoDistilled from decades of teaching and practice, this book offers clear and direct advice on structure, pacing, dialogue, getting ideas, working with the unconscious, and more. Newly revised and expanded for this Third Edition,is a popular and widely trusted guide to writing short stories of originality, durability, and quality. Celebrated short-story author and writing instructor Knight also includes many examples and exercises that have been effective in classrooms and workshops everywhere.
/book/show/30638144-selected-stories-by-anton-chekhov?from_search=true	Anton Chekhov	Selected Stories by Anton Chekhov	The Masterpieces of World Fiction series brings together the best loved short stories by the great masters of the genrefrom Chekov and Maupassant, Kipling and Wilde, to O. Henry and Saki and Tolstoy and Conrad. Thoughtfully compiled by the bestselling author Terry O Brien, this series is a great way for readers to revisit old favourites and for introducing literary masteThe Masterpieces of World Fiction series brings together the best loved short stories by the great masters of the genrefrom Chekov and Maupassant, Kipling and Wilde, to O. Henry and Saki and Tolstoy and Conrad. Thoughtfully compiled by the bestselling author Terry O Brien, this series is a great way for readers to revisit old favourites and for introducing literary masterpieces to newer, younger readers.
/book/show/222115.From_Where_You_Dream?from_search=true	Robert Olen Butler Janet Burroway (Editor)	From Where You Dream: The Process of Writing Fiction	Robert Olen Butler, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, teaches graduate fiction at Florida State University  his version of literary boot camp. InButler reimagines the process of writing as emotional rather than intellectual, and tells writers how to achieve the dreamspace necessary for composing honest, inspired fiction. Proposing that fictioRobert Olen Butler, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, teaches graduate fiction at Florida State University  his version of literary boot camp. InButler reimagines the process of writing as emotional rather than intellectual, and tells writers how to achieve the dreamspace necessary for composing honest, inspired fiction. Proposing that fiction is the exploration of the human condition with yearning as its compass, Butler reinterprets the traditional tools of the craft using the dynamics of desire. Offering a direct view into the mind and craft of a literary master,is an invaluable tool for the novice and experienced writer alike.
/book/show/176430.The_Railway_Children_by_Edith_Nesbit_Fiction_Action_Adventure_Family_Siblings_Lifestyles_Country_Life?from_search=true	E. Nesbit	The Railway Children by Edith Nesbit, Fiction, Action & Adventure, Family, Siblings, Lifestyles - Country Life	-They were not railway children to begin with. I don't suppose they had ever thought about railways except as a means of getting to Maskelyne and Cook's, the Pantomime, Zoological Gardens, and Madame Tussaud's. They were just ordinary suburban children...- In this, Nesbit's most well-known novel, the children - Roberta, Peter and Phyllis do not stay suburban children for l-They were not railway children to begin with. I don't suppose they had ever thought about railways except as a means of getting to Maskelyne and Cook's, the Pantomime, Zoological Gardens, and Madame Tussaud's. They were just ordinary suburban children...- In this, Nesbit's most well-known novel, the children - Roberta, Peter and Phyllis do not stay suburban children for long. Instead they must move to a small country house with their mother after their father is mysteriously take away from their house. They are drawn to the one source of activity in their sleep town - the railway station. There they have adventures, make new friends and find a way to rescue their father and their family.
/book/show/193772.The_Spoils_of_Poynton_by_Henry_James_Fiction_Literary?from_search=true	Henry James	The Spoils of Poynton by Henry James, Fiction, Literary	Preparing to marry, Owen Gereth asks his widowed mother to move out of the family manse, leaving its glorious objects to him and his bride. Mrs Gereth disapproves of her would-be daughter-in-law and enlists a young friend named Fleda Vetch to save the collectibles and her son.
/book/show/1541395.The_Best_of_Isaac_Asimov?from_search=true	Isaac Asimov	The Best of Isaac Asimov	Doubleday, 1974, hardcover. First published in Britain the previous year. STORIES: Marooned Off Vesta (1939); Nightfall (1941); The C-Chute (1951); The Martian Way (1952); The Deep (1952); The Fun They Had (1951); The Last Question (1956); The Dead Past (1956); The Dying Night (1956); Anniversary (1959); The Billiard Ball (1967); Mirror Image (1972).
/book/show/114822.The_Plot_Thickens?from_search=true	Noah Lukeman	The Plot Thickens: 8 Ways to Bring Fiction to Life	As a literary agent, Noah Lukeman hears thousands of book pitches a year. Often the stories sound great in concept, but never live up to their potential on the page. Lukeman shows beginning and advanced writers how to implement the fundamentals of successful plot development, such as character building and heightened suspense and conflict. Writers will find it impossible tAs a literary agent, Noah Lukeman hears thousands of book pitches a year. Often the stories sound great in concept, but never live up to their potential on the page. Lukeman shows beginning and advanced writers how to implement the fundamentals of successful plot development, such as character building and heightened suspense and conflict. Writers will find it impossible to walk away from this invaluable guide---a veritable fiction-writing workshop---without boundless new ideas.
/book/show/1651848.Metamorphoses_of_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Darko Suvin	Metamorphoses of Science Fiction: On the Poetics and History of a Literary Genre	
/book/show/17427075-the-folding-star?from_search=true	Alan Hollinghurst	The Folding Star: Historical Fiction	Edward Manners - thirty three and disaffected - escapes to a Flemish city in search of a new life. Almost at once he falls in love with seventeen-year-old Luc, and is introduced to the twilight world of the 1890s Belgian painter Edgard Orst.
/book/show/90551.The_Distinction_of_Fiction?from_search=true	Dorrit Cohn	The Distinction of Fiction	The border between fact and fiction has been trespassed so often it seems to be a highway. Works of history that include fictional techniques are usually held in contempt, but works of fiction that include history are among the greatest of classics. Fiction claims toThe border between fact and fiction has been trespassed so often it seems to be a highway. Works of history that include fictional techniques are usually held in contempt, but works of fiction that include history are among the greatest of classics. Fiction claims to be able to convey its own unique kinds of truth. But unless a reader knows in advance whether a narrative is fictional or not, judgment can be frustrated and confused.In, Dorrit Cohn argues that fiction does present specific clues to its fictionality, and its own justifications. Indeed, except in cases of deliberate deception, fiction achieves its purposes best by exercising generic conventions that inform the reader that it is fiction. Cohn tests her conclusions against major narrative works, including Proust's, Mann's, Tolstoy's, and Freud's case studies. She contests widespread poststructuralist views thatnarratives are fictional. On the contrary, she separates fiction and nonfiction as necessarily distinct, even when bound together. An expansion of Cohn's Christian Gauss lectures at Princeton and the product of many years of labor and thought,builds on narratological and phenomenological theories to show that boundaries between fiction and history can be firmly and systematically explored.
/book/show/127269.Women_Writing_Science_Fiction_As_Men?from_search=true	Mike Resnick (Editor) Janis Ian Kay Kenyon	Women Writing Science Fiction As Men	. (But that won't stop them from writing SF like men.) That's the premise of this highly original collection of new short stories-written from the viewpoint of the opposite sex.
/book/show/1062240.A_Reader_s_Guide_To_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Baird Searles Beth Meacham Martin Last	A Reader's Guide To Science Fiction	From A to Z (Akers and Asimov to Zebrowski and Zelazny), from the first astounding magazine to DUNE, A READERS GUIDE TO SCIENCE FICTION is an invaluable reference work, chronicling where science fiction has been, and where you-the reader-can travel next in the most exciting literature of the cosmos.
/book/show/6553313-technologized-desire?from_search=true	D. Harlan Wilson	Technologized Desire: Selfhood and the Body in Postcapitalist Science Fiction	In TECHNOLOGIZED DESIRE, D. Harlan Wilson measures the evolution of the human condition as it has been represented by postcapitalist science fiction, which has consistently represented the body and subjectivity as ultraviolent pathological phenomena. Operating under the assumption that selfhood is a technology, Wilson studies the emergence of selfhood in philosophy (DeleuzIn TECHNOLOGIZED DESIRE, D. Harlan Wilson measures the evolution of the human condition as it has been represented by postcapitalist science fiction, which has consistently represented the body and subjectivity as ultraviolent pathological phenomena. Operating under the assumption that selfhood is a technology, Wilson studies the emergence of selfhood in philosophy (Deleuze & Guattari), fiction (William S. Burroughs' cut-up novels and Max Barry's Jennifer Government), and cinema (Army of Darkness, Vanilla Sky, and the Matrix trilogy) in an attempt to portray the schizophrenic rigor of twenty-first century mediatized life. We are obligated by the pathological unconscious to always choose to be enslaved by capital and its hi-tech arsenal. The universe of consumer-capitalism, Wilson argues, is an illusory prison from which there is no escape-despite the fact that it is illusory.
/book/show/6943914-digital-domains?from_search=true	Ellen Datlow (Editor)	Digital Domains: A Decade of Science Fiction and Fantasy	A girl who eats dreams, a woman who chooses the apes, and a barbarian hero rendered as a collage. These are just a few of the people readers first met online thanks to the explosion of Webzines. Ellen Datlow, editor of,, and, led the charge into the brave new world of science fiction.collects some of the best, and mostA girl who eats dreams, a woman who chooses the apes, and a barbarian hero rendered as a collage. These are just a few of the people readers first met online thanks to the explosion of Webzines. Ellen Datlow, editor of,, and, led the charge into the brave new world of science fiction.collects some of the best, and most controversial, works in print -- well, except for your home printer -- for the first time.
/book/show/2308179.Read_Real_Japanese_Fiction?from_search=true	Michael Emmerich (Editor)	Read Real Japanese Fiction: Short Stories by Contemporary Writers	Long-awaited by teachers and students, Read Real Japanese Fiction presents short works by six of todays most daring and provocative Japanese writers. The spellbinding world of Hiromi Kawakami; the hair-raising horror of Otsuichi; the haunting, poignant prose of Banana Yoshimoto; even the poetic word-play of Yoko Tawada whatever a readers taste, he or she is sure to find soLong-awaited by teachers and students, Read Real Japanese Fiction presents short works by six of todays most daring and provocative Japanese writers. The spellbinding world of Hiromi Kawakami; the hair-raising horror of Otsuichi; the haunting, poignant prose of Banana Yoshimoto; even the poetic word-play of Yoko Tawada whatever a readers taste, he or she is sure to find something of interest and value in this book, suitable for students at the intermediate level and above.As in real Japanese novels, the text on each page runs from top to bottom and from right to left. Each double-page spread features translations of all the difficult passages. In the back of the book, moreover, is a built-in Japanese-English learners dictionary and a notes section covering issues of nuance, usage, grammar and culture that come up in each story. Best of all, the books comes with a free audio CD containing narrations of the stories, performed by a professional voice actress.
/book/show/2923667-fiction-100?from_search=true	James H. Pickering	Fiction 100: An Anthology Of Short Stories	Reference Modules contain Web Destinations and Net Search options that provide the opportunity to expand upon information presented in the text.Study Guide Modules contain a variety of exercises and features designed to help students with self-study. These modules include:Essay questionsMultiple choicesA built-in e-mail routing option that gives students the ability to foReference Modules contain Web Destinations and Net Search options that provide the opportunity to expand upon information presented in the text.Study Guide Modules contain a variety of exercises and features designed to help students with self-study. These modules include:Essay questionsMultiple choicesA built-in e-mail routing option that gives students the ability to forward essay responses and graded quizzes to their instructorsCommunication Modules that include tools such as Live Chat and Message Board to facilitate online collaboration and communicationA Living timeline for literature that gives students' perspectives on historical, political, and cultural information.The COMPANION WEBSITE makes integrating the Internet into your course exciting and easy.
/book/show/18797032-strange-bedfellows?from_search=true	Hayden Trenholm (Editor) Eugie Foster (Editor) F.F. White	Strange Bedfellows: An Anthology of Political Science Fiction	Science Fiction is our conversation with the future; politics are our conversation with each other. Strange Bedfellows - as in 'politics makes strange bedfellows' - contains short fiction from the best writers in the field including including Nebula Award-winner Eugie Foster; writers who are passionate about the importance of ideology and political action as a source of soScience Fiction is our conversation with the future; politics are our conversation with each other. Strange Bedfellows - as in 'politics makes strange bedfellows' - contains short fiction from the best writers in the field including including Nebula Award-winner Eugie Foster; writers who are passionate about the importance of ideology and political action as a source of solutions as well as problems.
/book/show/1280806.Brown_Sugar?from_search=true	Carol     Taylor (Editor)	Brown Sugar: A Collection of Erotic Black Fiction	brings together some of the most acclaimed voices in today's black literary world --, and, among them. These titillating stories cover the full spectrum of black experience and identity as they reveal sexuality and sensuality in all their varied and exotic forms. From the subtle to the graphic, Brown Sugabrings together some of the most acclaimed voices in today's black literary world --, and, among them. These titillating stories cover the full spectrum of black experience and identity as they reveal sexuality and sensuality in all their varied and exotic forms. From the subtle to the graphic, Brown Sugar embraces the ardor and passion of black love and lust, and will appeal to both men and women. Featuring both well-established authors and promising new writers, this one-of-a-kind collection represents the past, present, and future of black literature at its pleasurable and outrageous best. It is a must-have for every lover, as well as every lover of first-rate fiction.
/book/show/11682233-piper-in-the-woods?from_search=true	Philip K. Dick	Piper in the Woods: A Short Science Fiction Novel	Piper in the Woods is a short science fiction novel written in 1953 for Imagination: Stories of Science and Fantasy magazine by Philip K. Dick. In this story, Earth maintained an important garrison on Asteroid Y-3. Now suddenly it was imperiled with a biological impossibilitymen becoming plants! It is a pleasure to publish this new, high quality, and affordable editionPiper in the Woods is a short science fiction novel written in 1953 for Imagination: Stories of Science and Fantasy magazine by Philip K. Dick. In this story, Earth maintained an important garrison on Asteroid Y-3. Now suddenly it was imperiled with a biological impossibilitymen becoming plants! It is a pleasure to publish this new, high quality, and affordable edition of this timeless story.
/book/show/18516712-the-time-traveller-s-almanac?from_search=true	Ann VanderMeer (Editor) Jeff VanderMeer (Editor)	The Time Traveller's Almanac: The Ultimate Treasury of Time Travel Fiction - Brought to You from the Future	THE TIME TRAVELER'S ALMANAC is the largest, most definitive collection of time travel stories ever assembled. Gathered into one volume by intrepid chrononauts and world-renowned anthologists Ann and Jeff VanderMeer, here is over a century's worth of literary travels into past and the future. The anthology covers millions of years of Earths history - from the age of the diTHE TIME TRAVELER'S ALMANAC is the largest, most definitive collection of time travel stories ever assembled. Gathered into one volume by intrepid chrononauts and world-renowned anthologists Ann and Jeff VanderMeer, here is over a century's worth of literary travels into past and the future. The anthology covers millions of years of Earths history - from the age of the dinosaurs to strange and fascinating futures, through to the end of Time itself. The Time Travelers Almanac will reacquaint readers with beloved classics and introduce them to thrilling contemporary examples of the time travel genre.
/book/show/28672734-bending-the-rules?from_search=true	Susan Andersen	Bending the Rules	Depuis quelle a crois linspecteur Jason de Sanges, Poppy Calloway narrive pas  chasser cet homme de ses penses. Il faut dire que dans le genre beau flic tnbreux et incorruptible, il est tout simplement irrsistible. Si bien que quelques mois plus tard, lorsquelle apprend quelle va devoirDepuis quelle a crois linspecteur Jason de Sanges, Poppy Calloway narrive pas  chasser cet homme de ses penses. Il faut dire que dans le genre beau flic tnbreux et incorruptible, il est tout simplement irrsistible. Si bien que quelques mois plus tard, lorsquelle apprend quelle va devoir travailler avec lui  la rinsertion de jeunes de son quartier, elle sent un trouble intense lenvahir avant de dchanter devant les manires glaciales de Jason. Loin dtre un hros chevaleresque, comme elle lavait pens, cest un homme froid et cynique, dont le caractre est  lexact oppos du sien ! Comment va-t-elle russir  collaborer avec Jason, qui non seulement a le don de la mettre systmatiquement hors delle, mais qui, en outre, semble pertinemment conscient de leffet incroyable quil a sur elle ?
/book/show/6316710-the-lexicon?from_search=true	Steve Vander Ark	The Lexicon: An Unauthorized Guide to Harry Potter Fiction and Related Materials	Book by Vander Ark, Steve, Kearns, John, Bunker, Lisa Waite, Hobbs, Belinda
/book/show/34063163-the-scarlet-plague-1912-by?from_search=true	Jack London	The Scarlet Plague (1912). by: Jack London: The Scarlet Plague Is a Post-Apocalyptic Fiction Novel Written by Jack London and Originally Published in London Magazine in 1912.	The Scarlet Plague is a post-apocalyptic fiction novel written by Jack London and originally published in London Magazine in 1912. Plot: The story takes place in 2073, sixty years after an uncontrollable epidemic, the Red Death, has depopulated the planet. James Howard Smith is one of the few survivors of the pre-plague era left alive in the San Francisco area, and he travThe Scarlet Plague is a post-apocalyptic fiction novel written by Jack London and originally published in London Magazine in 1912. Plot: The story takes place in 2073, sixty years after an uncontrollable epidemic, the Red Death, has depopulated the planet. James Howard Smith is one of the few survivors of the pre-plague era left alive in the San Francisco area, and he travels with his grandsons Edwin, Hoo-Hoo, and Hare-Lip. His grandsons are savage and live as primeval hunter-gatherers in a heavily depopulated world. Their intellect is limited, as are their language abilities. Edwin asks Smith, whom they call Granser, to tell them of the disease alternately referred to as scarlet plague, scarlet death, or red death. Smith recounts the story of his life before the plague, when he was an English professor. The disease came about and spread rapidly. Sufferers would turn scarlet, particularly on the face, and become numb in their lower extremities. Victims usually died within 30 minutes of first seeing symptoms. Despite the public's trust in doctors and scientists, no cure is found, and those who attempted to do so were also killed by the disease. The grandsons question Smith's belief in germs causing the illness because they cannot be seen. Smith witnesses his first victim of the scarlet plague while teaching when a young woman's face turns scarlet. She dies quickly, and a panic soon overtakes the campus. He returns home but his family refuses to join him because they fear he is infected. Soon, an epidemic overtakes the area and residents begin rioting and killing one another. Smith meets with colleagues at his college's chemistry building, where they hope to wait out the problem. They soon realize they must move elsewhere for safety and begin trekking northward. Eventually, Smith's entire party dies out and he is left as the sole survivor. He lives for three years on his own with the company of a pony and two dogs. Eventually, his need for social interaction compels him back to the San Francisco area in search of other people. He eventually discovers a sort of new society has been created with a few survivors, who have broken into tribes. Smith worries that he is the last to remember the times before the plague. He reminisces about the quality of food, social classes, his job, and technology. As he realizes his time grows short, he tries to impart the value of knowledge and wisdom to his grandsons. His efforts are in vain, however, as the children ridicule his recollections of the past, which sound totally unbelievable to them. John Griffith Jack London (born John Griffith Chaney, January 12, 1876 - November 22, 1916)was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. John Griffith Jack London (born John Griffith Chaney, January 12, 1876 - November 22, 1916)was an American novelist, journalist, and social activist. A pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction, he was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction alone, including science fiction. Some of his most famous works include The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set in the Klondike Gold Rush, as well as the short stories To Build a Fire, An Odyssey of the North, and Love of Life. He also wrote of the South Pacific in such stories as The Pearls of Parlay and The Heathen, and of the San Francisco Bay area in The Sea Wolf. London was part of the radical literary group The Crowd in San Francisco and a passionate advocate of unionization, socialism, and the rights of workers. He wrote several powerful works dealing with these topics, such as his dystopian novel The Iron Heel, his non-fiction expose The People of the Abyss, and The War of the Classes.
/book/show/19036512-a-fighting-man-of-mars---barsoom-7?from_search=true	Edgar Rice Burroughs	A Fighting Man of Mars - Barsoom #7 : Science Fiction Novel, (August Classic)	A Fighting Man of Mars is an Edgar Rice Burroughs science fiction novel, the seventh of his famous Barsoom series. Burroughs began writing it on February 28, 1929, and the finished story was first published in Blue Book Magazine as a six-part serial in the issues for April to September, 1930. It was later published as a complete novel by Metropolitan in May, 1931.The storA Fighting Man of Mars is an Edgar Rice Burroughs science fiction novel, the seventh of his famous Barsoom series. Burroughs began writing it on February 28, 1929, and the finished story was first published in Blue Book Magazine as a six-part serial in the issues for April to September, 1930. It was later published as a complete novel by Metropolitan in May, 1931.The story is purportedly relayed back to earth via the Gridley Wave, a sort of super radio frequency previously introduced in Tanar of Pellucidar, the third of Burrough's Pellucidar novels, which thus provides a link between the two series. The story-teller is Ulysses Paxton, protagonist of the previous novel, The Master Mind of Mars, but this story is not about him; rather, it is the tale of Tan Hadron of Hastor, a lowly, poor padwar (a low-ranking officer) who is in love with the beautiful, haughty Sanoma Tora, daughter of Tor Hatan, a minor but rich noble. As he is only a padwar, Sanoma spurns him. Then Sanoma Tora is kidnapped, and the novel moves into high gear.
/book/show/1179670.A_Treasury_of_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Groff Conklin	A Treasury of Science Fiction	One of the earliest hardbound anthologies of science fiction, this collection includes 30 stories by recognized leaders in the field including H.F. Heard, Lewis Padgett, Robert Heinlein, Murray Leinster, A. E. Van Vogt, Arthur Clarke, and many others. Edited by the master of early science fiction anthologies, Groff Conklin.Contents:vii  Introduction  Groff Conklin  inOne of the earliest hardbound anthologies of science fiction, this collection includes 30 stories by recognized leaders in the field including H.F. Heard, Lewis Padgett, Robert Heinlein, Murray Leinster, A. E. Van Vogt, Arthur Clarke, and many others. Edited by the master of early science fiction anthologies, Groff Conklin.Contents:vii  Introduction  Groff Conklin  inPart One: The Atom and After3  The Nightmare  Chan Davis  nv Astounding May 4619  Tomorrows Children  Poul Anderson & F. N. Waldrop  nv Astounding Mar 4740  The Last Objective  Paul Carter  nv Astounding Aug 4662  Loophole  Arthur C. Clarke  ss Astounding Apr 4667  The Figure  Edward Grendon  ss Astounding Jul 47Part Two: The Wonders of Earth75  The Great Fog  H. F. Heard  ss The Great Fog and Other Weird Tales, Vanguard, 194485  The Chrysalis  P. Schuyler Miller  ss Astounding Apr 3697  Living Fossil  L. Sprague de Camp  ss Astounding Feb 39110  N Day  Philip Latham  ss Astounding Jan 46Part Three: The Superscience of Man129  With Folded Hands... [Humanoids]  Jack Williamson  nv Astounding Jul 47164  No Woman Born  C. L. Moore  nv Astounding Dec 44201  With Flaming Swords  Cleve Cartmill  nv Astounding Sep 42234  Children of the Betsy B  Malcolm Jameson  ss Astounding Mar 39Part Four: Dangerous Inventions247  Childs Play  William Tenn  nv Astounding Mar 47268  The Person from Porlock  Raymond F. Jones  nv Astounding Aug 47286  Juggernaut  A. E. van Vogt  ss Astounding Aug 44294  The Eternal Man [Herbert Zulerich]  D. D. Sharp  ss Science Wonder Stories Aug 29Part Five: Adventures in Dimension303  Mimsy Were the Borogoves  Lewis Padgett  nv Astounding Feb 43329  Time and Time Again  H. Beam Piper  ss Astounding Apr 47342  Housing Shortage  Harry Walton  ss Astounding Jan 47358  Flight of the Dawn Star  Robert Moore Williams  ss Astounding Mar 38369  Vintage Season [by Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore]  Lawrence ODonnell  na Astounding Sep 46Part Six: From Outer Space407  Of Jovian Build  Oscar J. Friend  ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Oct 38418  Wings Across the Cosmos  Polton Cross  ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Jun 38429  The Embassy  Martin Pearson  ss Astounding Mar 42435  Dark Mission  Lester del Rey  ss Astounding Jul 40Part Seven: Far Traveling451  The Ethical Equations  Murray Leinster  ss Astounding Jun 45464  Its Great to Be Back!  Robert A. Heinlein  ss The Saturday Evening Post Jul 26 47476  Tools  Clifford D. Simak  nv Astounding Jul 42496  Rescue Party  Arthur C. Clarke  nv Astounding May 46
/book/show/11930981-anna-karenin-vol-1?from_search=true	Leo Tolstoy	Anna Karenin Vol. 1 (Harvard Classics Shelf of Fiction Vol. 16)	Anna Kareninan ja kreivi Vronskin intohimoinen tarina on maailman hienoimpia rakkausromaaneja.Anna Karenina el ilottomassa avioliitossa ylhisen pietarilaisen virkamiehen Kareninin kanssa. Kun hn kohtaa elegantin ja miehekkn kaartinupseerin kreivi Vronskin, se merkitsee hnen toimettoman, rauhallisen elmns loppua, voittamatonta intohimoa ja huumaavaa onnea, johonAnna Kareninan ja kreivi Vronskin intohimoinen tarina on maailman hienoimpia rakkausromaaneja.Anna Karenina el ilottomassa avioliitossa ylhisen pietarilaisen virkamiehen Kareninin kanssa. Kun hn kohtaa elegantin ja miehekkn kaartinupseerin kreivi Vronskin, se merkitsee hnen toimettoman, rauhallisen elmns loppua, voittamatonta intohimoa ja huumaavaa onnea, johon kuitenkin ktkeytyy jo tulevan murhenytelmn siemen.Rakkaustarinan taustalle Tolstoi on luonut unohtumattoman kuvan 1870-luvun Venjst, Pietarista ja Moskovasta, maaseudusta aateliskartanoineen ja talonpoikaistiloineen, tsaarinajan kaikista sdyist, ihmiskohtaloista joita vain hnen kaltaisensa kertojamestari on pystynyt elvittmn.
/book/show/7690071-the-new-world-order?from_search=true	Mark Dice	The New World Order: Facts & Fiction	What is the New World Order? Proponents say that it's an anticipated new era of global cooperation between diverse nations and cultures aimed at ushering in a utopia providing all the earth's citizens with everything they need.Detractors claim it's the systematic take-over by secret societies, quasi-government entities and corporations who are covertly organizing a globaWhat is the New World Order? Proponents say that it's an anticipated new era of global cooperation between diverse nations and cultures aimed at ushering in a utopia providing all the earth's citizens with everything they need.Detractors claim it's the systematic take-over by secret societies, quasi-government entities and corporations who are covertly organizing a global socialist all-powerful government which aims to regulate every aspect of citizens lives, rendering them a perpetual working-class while the elite leadership lives in luxury.Conspiracy theory expert Mark Dice looks at the evidence, claims, and conspiracy theories as he takes you down the rabbit hole to.TOPICS:- Calls for a New World Order by Politicians and Businessmen- World Governed by the Elite Through Occult Secret Societies- Mainstream Media Controlled by the Elite- High Level Officials and Institutions are Above the Law- Why Immorality and Destructive Behavior is Encouraged- Banking, Money, and Taxes- One World Currency- Population Reduction- One World Religion- A Coming Global Dictator Who Will Claim to be God- Global Police and Military Force- A Nation of Spies and Culture of Fear- Elimination of the Right to Bear Arms- Elimination of National Sovereignty- Monitoring the Population with Big Brother- A Medicated and Sedated Population- Weather Weapons and Chemtrails- Nephilim and Anunnaki- Satanism and Luciferianism- Underground Bases and Tunnels- And MoreBy the author of
/book/show/7340373-my-life-and-other-catastrophes?from_search=true	Rowena Mohr	My Life and Other Catastrophes (Girlfriend Fiction, #1)	Erin's pretty much your average teenage girl ... except that her mother has all the maternal instincts of a black widow spider, and her dad is out of work and completely clueless. That's probably why they're divorced. Not that anyone except Erin seems to care. Certainly noErin's pretty much your average teenage girl ... except that her mother has all the maternal instincts of a black widow spider, and her dad is out of work and completely clueless. That's probably why they're divorced. Not that anyone except Erin seems to care. Certainly not Erin's sucky little brother Ben, who's too busy making money, or her best friend, Rami, who is turning into a fanatical environmental activist - with the emphasis on mental. And definitely not Creepazoid - Erin's mum's new boyfriend - who may or may not be a drug-dealing pervert disguised as a mild-mannered PE teacher! It's an eventful year for Erin Costello, but is her imagination running wild?
/book/show/22010511-by-summer-s-end?from_search=true	Rosemarie Naramore	By Summer's End	When Holly Holton is willed a house by a great uncle she met only one time, shes confused but happy. As guardian to her fifteen-year-old half-sister, with whom she doesnt get along, she hopes that moving will be a catalyst for change in their relationship. The young women fall in love with their new home, but unfortunately, are unaware of a condition of home ownership thWhen Holly Holton is willed a house by a great uncle she met only one time, shes confused but happy. As guardian to her fifteen-year-old half-sister, with whom she doesnt get along, she hopes that moving will be a catalyst for change in their relationship. The young women fall in love with their new home, but unfortunately, are unaware of a condition of home ownership that may destroy their newfound happiness. Much is at stake, particularly for Holly and handsome neighbor Ryan McGraw. The two develop feelings for one anotherbut will a series of obstacles prevent the two from finding happiness together? Or will God assure a happy ending for all?
/book/show/223449.The_Year_s_Best_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois (Editor) David Marusek (Contributor) Frederik Pohl (Contributor)	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventeenth Annual Collection	Summation: 1999The wedding album/ David Marusek10 to 1/ James Patrick KellyWinemaster/ Robert ReedGalactic north/ Alastair ReynoldsDapple: a Hwarhath historical romance/ Eleanor ArnasonPeople came from Earth/ Stephen BaxterGreen tea/ Richard WadholmThe dragon of Pripyat/ Karl SchroederWritten in blood/ Chrius LawsonHatching the phoenix/ Frederik PohlSuicide coast/ MSummation: 1999The wedding album/ David Marusek10 to 1/ James Patrick KellyWinemaster/ Robert ReedGalactic north/ Alastair ReynoldsDapple: a Hwarhath historical romance/ Eleanor ArnasonPeople came from Earth/ Stephen BaxterGreen tea/ Richard WadholmThe dragon of Pripyat/ Karl SchroederWritten in blood/ Chrius LawsonHatching the phoenix/ Frederik PohlSuicide coast/ M. John HarrisonHunting mother/ Sage WalkerMount Olympus/ Ben BovaBorder guards/ Greg EganScherzo with tyrannosaur/ Michael SwanwickA hero of the empire/ Robert SilverbergHow we lost the moon, a true story/ Frank W. Allen & Paul J. McAuleyPhallicide/ Charles SheffieldDaddy's world/ Walter Jon WilliamsA Martian romance/ Kim Stanley RobinsonThe sky-green blues/ Tanith LeeExchange rate/ Hal ClementEverywhere/ Geoff RymanHothouse flowers/ Mike ResnickEvermore/ Sean WilliamsOf scorned women & causal loops/ Robert GrossbachSon observe the time/ Kage BakerHonorable mentions: 1999
/book/show/10719150-quick-bites?from_search=true	Laurell K. Hamilton J.C. Hendee Kelley Armstrong	Quick Bites: Fiction to Sink Your Teeth Into	This book is a free sampler, which was distributed to bookshops in 2004, and contains excerpts from the following books:Laurell K. Hamilton,Kelley Armstrong,Charlaine Harris,Tanya Huff,Barb & J. C. Hendee,
/book/show/18232693-castles-customs-and-kings?from_search=true	Debra  Brown (Editor) M.M. Bennetts (Editor) Maggi Andersen (Contributor)	Castles, Customs, and Kings: True Tales by English Historical Fiction Authors (CC&K #1)	A compilation of essays from the English Historical Fiction Authors blog, this book provides a wealth of historical information from Roman Britain to early twentieth century England. Over fifty different authors share hundreds of real life stories and tantalizing tidbits discovered while doing research for their own historical novels.From the first English word to Tudor laA compilation of essays from the English Historical Fiction Authors blog, this book provides a wealth of historical information from Roman Britain to early twentieth century England. Over fifty different authors share hundreds of real life stories and tantalizing tidbits discovered while doing research for their own historical novels.From the first English word to Tudor ladies-in-waiting, from Regency dining and dress to Victorian crime and technology, immerse yourself in the lore of Great Britain. Read the history behind the fiction and discover the true tales surrounding Englands castles, customs, and kings.
/book/show/15830647-futuredaze?from_search=true	Erin Underwood (Editor) Hannah Strom-Martin (Editor) E. Kristin Anderson (Contributor)	Futuredaze: An Anthology of YA Science Fiction (Futuredaze, #1)	Futuredaze: An Anthology of YA Science Fiction includes 33 original short stories and poems that spark the imagination, twist the heart, and make us yearn for the possibilities of a world yet to come. Futuredaze includes pieces by Jack McDevitt, Nancy Holder, Gregory Frost, Lavie Tidhar, Sandra McDonald, Brittany Warman, Stephen Covey, E. Kristin Anderson, Alex Dally MacFaFuturedaze: An Anthology of YA Science Fiction includes 33 original short stories and poems that spark the imagination, twist the heart, and make us yearn for the possibilities of a world yet to come. Futuredaze includes pieces by Jack McDevitt, Nancy Holder, Gregory Frost, Lavie Tidhar, Sandra McDonald, Brittany Warman, Stephen Covey, E. Kristin Anderson, Alex Dally MacFarlane, Jenny Blackford, and many more!Reflecting many of the ideals first set forth by science fiction icons such as Isaac Asimov, George Orwell, and Ray Bradbury, Futuredaze challenges the imagination with young adult fiction that includes far-flung futures, dystopian alternate worlds, life among the stars, and a host of startling stories that embrace the idea of What if? that has driven the science fiction genre forward for more then a century. Now, its time to give voice to the next generation of science fiction readers and to those of us still young at heart.
/book/show/22819641-the-gods-of-mars?from_search=true	Edgar Rice Burroughs	The Gods of Mars ($.99 Science Fiction Classics)	Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) is one of the legends of the Science Fiction genre. His classic adventure tales, Tarzan of the Apes and its sequels, followed by his Mars and Pellucidar series, are some of the best known and most loved novels of the imagination.This beautifully-formatted Kindle e-book is designed to bring pleasure to reading this classic work.An excerpt frEdgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) is one of the legends of the Science Fiction genre. His classic adventure tales, Tarzan of the Apes and its sequels, followed by his Mars and Pellucidar series, are some of the best known and most loved novels of the imagination.This beautifully-formatted Kindle e-book is designed to bring pleasure to reading this classic work.An excerpt from The Gods of Mars:CHAPTER ITHE PLANT MENAs I stood upon the bluff before my cottage on that clear cold night in the early part of March, 1886, the noble Hudson flowing like the grey and silent spectre of a dead river below me, I felt again the strange, compelling influence of the mighty god of war, my beloved Mars, which for ten long and lonesome years I had implored with outstretched arms to carry me back to my lost love.Not since that other March night in 1866, when I had stood without that Arizona cave in which my still and lifeless body lay wrapped in the similitude of earthly death had I felt the irresistible attraction of the god of my profession.With arms outstretched toward the red eye of the great star I stood praying for a return of that strange power which twice had drawn me through the immensity of space, praying as I had prayed on a thousand nights before during the long ten years that I had waited and hoped.Suddenly a qualm of nausea swept over me, my senses swam, my knees gave beneath me and I pitched headlong to the ground upon the very verge of the dizzy bluff.Instantly my brain cleared and there swept back across the threshold of my memory the vivid picture of the horrors of that ghostly Arizona cave; again, as on that far-gone night, my muscles refused to respond to my will and again, as though even here upon the banks of the placid Hudson, I could hear the awful moans and rustling of the fearsome thing which had lurked and threatened me from the dark recesses of the cave, I made the same mighty and superhuman effort to break the bonds of the strange anaesthesia which held me, and again came the sharp click as of the sudden parting of a taut wire, and I stood naked and free beside the staring, lifeless thing that had so recently pulsed with the warm, red life-blood of John Carter.With scarcely a parting glance I turned my eyes again toward Mars, lifted my hands toward his lurid rays, and waited.Nor did I have long to wait; for scarce had I turned ere I shot with the rapidity of thought into the awful void before me. There was the same instant of unthinkable cold and utter darkness that I had experienced twenty years before, and then I opened my eyes in another world, beneath the burning rays of a hot sun, which beat through a tiny opening in the dome of the mighty forest in which I lay.The scene that met my eyes was so un-Martian that my heart sprang to my throat as the sudden fear swept through me that I had been aimlessly tossed upon some strange planet by a cruel fate.Why not? What guide had I through the trackless waste of interplanetary space? What assurance that I might not as well be hurtled to some far-distant star of another solar system, as to Mars?
/book/show/78984.False_Impression_Center_Point_Platinum_Fiction?from_search=true	Jeffrey Archer	False Impression (Center Point Platinum Fiction	When an aristocratic old lady is brutally murdered in her English country home on the night before September 11, 2001, it will take all the resources of the FBI and Interpol to work out the connection between her death and a priceless Van Gogh, which is stolen that night. But in the end, it is a courageous young woman who escapes from North Tower of the World Trade CenterWhen an aristocratic old lady is brutally murdered in her English country home on the night before September 11, 2001, it will take all the resources of the FBI and Interpol to work out the connection between her death and a priceless Van Gogh, which is stolen that night. But in the end, it is a courageous young woman who escapes from North Tower of the World Trade Center who has the foresight and determination to take on both sides of the law and avenge the old lady's death. In his first thriller since The Eleventh Commandment, international bestselling author Jeffrey Archer takes the reader on a breathtaking journey, leading back to the question of why so many people are willing to risk their lives to own Van Gogh's Self Portrait with Bandaged Ear. And it's not just because it could be worth one hundred million dollars.
/book/show/1206327.The_Year_s_Best_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois (Editor) Steven Utley Paul McAuley	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighteenth Annual Collection	The twenty-three stories in this collection imaginatively take us far across the universe, into the very core of our being, to the realm of the gods, and the moment just after now. Included here are the works of masters of the form and of bright new talents, including:Stephen Baxter, M.Shayne Bell, Rick Cook, Albert E. Cowdrey, Tananarive Due, Greg Egan, Eliot Fintushel, PThe twenty-three stories in this collection imaginatively take us far across the universe, into the very core of our being, to the realm of the gods, and the moment just after now. Included here are the works of masters of the form and of bright new talents, including:Stephen Baxter, M.Shayne Bell, Rick Cook, Albert E. Cowdrey, Tananarive Due, Greg Egan, Eliot Fintushel, Peter F. Hamilton, Earnest Hogan, John Kessel, Nancy Kress, Ursula K. Le Guin, Paul J. McAuley, Ian McDonald, Susan Palwick, Severna Park, Alastair Reynolds, Lucius Shepard, Brian Stableford, Charles Stross, Michael Swanwick, Steven Utley, Robert Charles WilsonSupplementing the stories is the editor's insightful summation of the year's events and lengthy list of honorable mentions, making this book a valuable resource in addition to serving as the single best place in the universe to find stories that stir the imagination and the heart.
/book/show/16045130-the-year-s-best-science-fiction?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois (Editor)	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirtieth Annual Collection	In the new millennium, what secrets lay beyond the far reaches of the universe? What mysteries belie the truths we once held to be self evident? The world of science fiction has long been a porthole into the realities of tomorrow, blurring the line between life and art. Now, in The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirtieth Annual Collection the very best SF authors explore idIn the new millennium, what secrets lay beyond the far reaches of the universe? What mysteries belie the truths we once held to be self evident? The world of science fiction has long been a porthole into the realities of tomorrow, blurring the line between life and art. Now, in The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirtieth Annual Collection the very best SF authors explore ideas of a new world through their short stories. This venerable collection brings together award winning authors and masters of the field such as Robert Reed, Alastair Reynolds, Damien Broderick, Elizabeth Bear, Paul McAuley and John Barnes. And with an extensive recommended reading guide and a summation of the year in science fiction, this annual compilation has become the definitive must-read anthology for all science fiction fans and readers interested in breaking into the genre.The multiple Locus Award-winning annual compilation of the year's best science fiction stories
/book/show/6933856-dombey-and-son?from_search=true	Charles Dickens	Dombey And Son	is vintage Dickens and explores the classic themes of betrayal, cruelty and deceit. The novel follows the fortunes of Dombey, a businessman par excellence, who craves a son to inherit his enterprises. His family, and especially his daughter, the sweet and good-natured Florence, bear the brunt of his frustrations. Dombey's dysfunctional relationships are painis vintage Dickens and explores the classic themes of betrayal, cruelty and deceit. The novel follows the fortunes of Dombey, a businessman par excellence, who craves a son to inherit his enterprises. His family, and especially his daughter, the sweet and good-natured Florence, bear the brunt of his frustrations. Dombey's dysfunctional relationships are painted against a backdrop of social unrest in industrialised London, which is populated by a host of fascinating and memorable secondary characters. The carefully abridged novel is brought spectacularly to life by veteran reader David Timson.
/book/show/32192315-la-reine-et-l-assassin?from_search=true	David Morrell	La reine et l'assassin (Fiction - Marabooks GF)	Londres, 1855.La guerre de Crime fait rage. Lincomptence de ltat major britannique provoque la chute du gouvernement en place. Lempire vacille.Cest dans ce contexte troubl que le sulfureux opiomane Thomas de Quincey et son quipe (sa fille et leurs deux acolytes de Scotland Yard) affrontent un tueur dun genre bien particulier. Ses victimes, toutes des membres deLondres, 1855.La guerre de Crime fait rage. Lincomptence de ltat major britannique provoque la chute du gouvernement en place. Lempire vacille.Cest dans ce contexte troubl que le sulfureux opiomane Thomas de Quincey et son quipe (sa fille et leurs deux acolytes de Scotland Yard) affrontent un tueur dun genre bien particulier. Ses victimes, toutes des membres de laristocratie, sont autant de jalons vers un objectif ultime : lassassinat de la reine Victoria elle-mme.Alors que de Quincey et sa fille se dmnent pour protger la reine, ils mettent au jour les secrets tragiques du pass dun homme rong par sa soif de vengeance.
/book/show/84692.Writing_Fiction_Step_by_Step?from_search=true	Josip Novakovich	Writing Fiction Step by Step	Writing Fiction Step by Step gives you more than 200 exercises that will sharpen your writing skills while helping you develop complete short stories, even novels. In this sequel to his very popular Fiction Writer's Workshop, Whiting Award-winning author Josip Novakovich shows you that writing fiction is about making connections - between character and plot, setting and coWriting Fiction Step by Step gives you more than 200 exercises that will sharpen your writing skills while helping you develop complete short stories, even novels. In this sequel to his very popular Fiction Writer's Workshop, Whiting Award-winning author Josip Novakovich shows you that writing fiction is about making connections - between character and plot, setting and conflict, memory and imagination. You'll make these connections by linking the exercises. Embark on a unique writing journey and learn step by step how to craft fiction that captivates readers.
/book/show/716183.The_Mystery_of_Edwin_Drood_by_Charles_Dickens_Fiction_Classics?from_search=true	Charles Dickens	The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens, Fiction, Classics	Through the ragged window-curtain, the light of early day steals in from a miserable court. He lies, dressed, across a large unseemly bed, upon a bedstead that has indeed given way under the weight upon it. Lying, also dressed and also across the bed, not longwise, are a Chinaman, a Lascar, and a haggard woman. The two first are in a sleep or stupor; the last is blowing atThrough the ragged window-curtain, the light of early day steals in from a miserable court. He lies, dressed, across a large unseemly bed, upon a bedstead that has indeed given way under the weight upon it. Lying, also dressed and also across the bed, not longwise, are a Chinaman, a Lascar, and a haggard woman. The two first are in a sleep or stupor; the last is blowing at a kind of pipe, to kindle it. And as she blows, and shading it with her lean hand, concentrates its red spark of light, it serves in the dim morning as a lamp to show him what he sees of her. Another? says this woman, in a querulous, rattling whisper. Have another?
/book/show/1045652.Tomorrow_s_Children?from_search=true	Isaac Asimov (Editor) Mark Clifton Lewis Padgett	Tomorrow's Children: 18 Tales Of Fantasy And Science Fiction	Eighteen stories edited by the master of science-fiction, Isaac Asimov:No Life of Their Own by Clifford D. SimakThe Accountant by Robert SheckleyNovice by James M. SchmitzChild of Void by Margaret St. ClaireWhen the Bough Breaks by Lewis PadgettA Pail of Air by Fritz LeiberJunior Achievement by William LeeCabin Boy by Damon KnightThe Little TerrorEighteen stories edited by the master of science-fiction, Isaac Asimov:No Life of Their Own by Clifford D. SimakThe Accountant by Robert SheckleyNovice by James M. SchmitzChild of Void by Margaret St. ClaireWhen the Bough Breaks by Lewis PadgettA Pail of Air by Fritz LeiberJunior Achievement by William LeeCabin Boy by Damon KnightThe Little Terror by Will F. JenkinsGilead by Zenna HendersonThe Menace From Earth by Robert HeinleinThe Wayward Cravat by Gertrude FriedbergThe Father-Thing by Philip K. DickStar Bright by Mark CliftonAll in a Summer Day by Ray BradburyIt's a Good Life by Jerome BixbyThe Place of the Gods by Stephen Vincent BenetThe Ugly Little Boy by Isaac Asimov
/book/show/620939.Magical_Realist_Fiction?from_search=true	David        Young (Editor) Keith Hollaman (Editor) Franz Kafka	Magical Realist Fiction: An Anthology	A treasure trove of unusual fiction spanning authors from Gogol and Kafka through Woolf and Nabokov to Calvino, Garcia Marquez, and Barthelme. A poet's companion, a student's delight, great bedside reading.Magical Realist Fiction includes:The nose by Nikolai GogolThe porcelain doll by Leo TolstoyThe wardrobe by Thomas MannA tale of the cavalry by Hugo von HofmannsthalThe jA treasure trove of unusual fiction spanning authors from Gogol and Kafka through Woolf and Nabokov to Calvino, Garcia Marquez, and Barthelme. A poet's companion, a student's delight, great bedside reading.Magical Realist Fiction includes:The nose by Nikolai GogolThe porcelain doll by Leo TolstoyThe wardrobe by Thomas MannA tale of the cavalry by Hugo von HofmannsthalThe jolly corner by Henry JamesThe death of Chamberlain Brigge (excerpt). The hand (excerpt) by Rainer Marie RilkeOdour of chrysanthemums. The blind man by D.H. LawrenceA country doctor. The bucket rider by Franz KafkaThe sin of Jesus by Isaac BabelLyompa by Yuri OleshaThe Egyptian stamp (excerpt) by Osip Emilievich MandelstamThe great frost (excerpt) by Virginia WoolfThe street of crocodiles by Bruno SchulzThe visit to the museum by Vladimir NabokovNew islands by Mara Luisa BombalIn the land of magic (excerpt) by Henri MichauxThe old people by William FaulknerMoon Lake by Eudora WeltyThe piano by Anbal Monteiro MachadoThe aleph. The south by Jorge Luis BorgesMy life with the wave by Octavio PazThe enormous radio by John CheeverThe guest by Vjekoslav KalebGogol's wife by Tommaso LandolfiMajor Aranda's hand by Alfonso ReyesAxolotl. The night face up by Julio CortzarJourney to the seed by Alejo CarpentierThe smallest woman in the world by Clarice LispectorAura by Carlos FuentesIn the village by Elizabeth BishopThe distance of the moon. Invisible cities (excerpt) by Italo CalvinoA very old man with enormous wings. Blacamn the Good, vendor of miracles by Gabriel Garca MrquezCloud maker by Robert EscarpitViews of my father weeping by Donald BarthelmeThe angels (excerpt) by Milan Kundera
/book/show/1799068.An_Introduction_to_Fiction?from_search=true	X.J. Kennedy (Editor) Dana Gioia (Editor) Kate Chopin (Contributor)	An Introduction to Fiction	Intended as a textbook for classes in fiction or creative writing, this edition of a popular resource contains 56 fictional pieces, both classic and contemporary, almost all of them short stories, with biocritical and other commentary and discission questions; short selections of critical commentary on fiction from ten important 19th and 20th-century writers; and a substanIntended as a textbook for classes in fiction or creative writing, this edition of a popular resource contains 56 fictional pieces, both classic and contemporary, almost all of them short stories, with biocritical and other commentary and discission questions; short selections of critical commentary on fiction from ten important 19th and 20th-century writers; and a substantial supplement on academic writing about literature, which makes reference to the 1995 MLA guidelines, and presents short critical pieces from important critics that illustrate nine different approaches to fiction criticism that are popular in today's academe. Indexes of authors, titles, and terms are provided. Editors Kennedy and Gioia teach at Wesleyan Univ.
/book/show/11556831-zeitschaft?from_search=true	Gregory Benford	Zeitschaft	Suspense builds in this novel about scientists, physics, time travel, and saving the Earth. It's 1998, and a physicist in Cambridge, England, attempts to send a message backward in time. Earth is falling apart, and a government faction supports the project in hopes of diverting or avoiding the environmental disasters beginning to tear at the edges of civilization. It's 196Suspense builds in this novel about scientists, physics, time travel, and saving the Earth. It's 1998, and a physicist in Cambridge, England, attempts to send a message backward in time. Earth is falling apart, and a government faction supports the project in hopes of diverting or avoiding the environmental disasters beginning to tear at the edges of civilization. It's 1962, and a physicist in California struggles with his new life on the West Coast, office politics, and the irregularities of data that plague his experiments. The story's perspective toggles between time lines, physicists, and their communities.presents the subculture and world of scientists in microcosm: the lab, the loves, the grappling for grants, the pressures from university and government, the rewards and trials of relationships with spouses, the pressures of the scientific race, and the thrill of discovery.
/book/show/22418299-mindscapes?from_search=true	Victor D. Lopez	Mindscapes:Ten Science Fiction and Speculative Fiction Short Stories	This book is a compilation of 10 science fiction and speculative fiction short stories by the author from his two previous short story collections, Book of Dreams and Book of Dreams 2nd Edition, as well as two new stories written in 2013. Its scope extends from the innermost dimensions of the mind to the outer reaches of the universe, focusing from diverse perspectives onThis book is a compilation of 10 science fiction and speculative fiction short stories by the author from his two previous short story collections, Book of Dreams and Book of Dreams 2nd Edition, as well as two new stories written in 2013. Its scope extends from the innermost dimensions of the mind to the outer reaches of the universe, focusing from diverse perspectives on some common themes as to the meaning of life, the superlative strength and wrenching weakness of the human spirit, the power of love and the exquisite pain and ecstasy that flesh is heir to in its perpetual struggle between the duality of human nature that reflects both the divine and the profane.In very broad outline, the ten stories involve the following themes:If necessity is the mother of invention, could humanity use present technology to find a way to propagate its seed when faced with the certainty of an extinction-level event in less than two years' time?What really caused the catastrophic failure after the first full-scale test of the Large Hadron Collider? Motivated, ingenious terrorists are about to try their own field experiment to replicate the classified results of the test on a large scale using two suitcase nukes and a modified jetliner in an attack that, if successful, will eradicate all life on earth, destroy our corner of the universe and, in time, give birth to a new addition to the multiverse.If we could communicate with the other sentient, intelligent species with whom we share our planet, what vital lessons might we learn from them and they from us?In a not too distant future in which all human beings on earth are connected and integrated into a single neural net, what price might be exacted for one wishing to opt out?Egyptologists and historians have long debated the riddle of the Sphinx--its true origins, its too-small human head and the pharaoh it was intended to represent. What if the riddle could be revealed live, in prime time, to an attentive world-wide audience upon the excavation of a chamber buried stories beneath its right paw?What price would you pay to revisit a crossroad in your life when you had made a terrible, life altering mistake? Would you give up an unfulfilled life for the chance of virtual happiness in an alternate reality?Would you sacrifice everything if you could attain absolute knowledge? If so, could you live with the knowledge you attained?It is said that no man is an island, but what if even the least among us is a god in his/her own right?If an alien visitor offered you a lifetime of health and the gift of telepathy for a small service, would you be quick to accept?If we purportedly use only a small fraction of our brain's capacity, what possible purpose does the apparently unused portion serve?Above are some of the questions raised in this collection of science fiction and speculative fiction short stories that explores the interrelationship between dreams and reality, the nature of reality itself, and the dangers attendant to the single-minded pursuit of wish fulfillment that all too often results in unexpected and unwanted consequences.The author is an Associate Professor of Legal Studies at Hofstra University's Frank G. Zarb School of Business and has previously published seven non-fiction books through traditional publishers. His business law and legal environment textbooks have been used in colleges and universities throughout the United States since 1993. He has also published a book of poems and the two previously noted books of short stories since 2011.For more information about the author's books, textbooks, scholarly articles and blogs, you can visit victordlopez.com.
/book/show/15739053-free-five?from_search=true	Paul D. Dail	Free Five: Flash Fiction	
/book/show/476799.Fictions_of_Feminist_Ethnography?from_search=true	Kamala Visweswaran	Fictions of Feminist Ethnography	Although feminist ethnography is an emerging genre, the question of what the term means remains open. Recent texts which fall under this rubric rely on unexamined notions of sisterhood and the recovery of lost voices. In these essays about her work with women in Southern India, Kamala Visweswaran addresses such troubled issues. Blurring distinctions between ethnographiAlthough feminist ethnography is an emerging genre, the question of what the term means remains open. Recent texts which fall under this rubric rely on unexamined notions of sisterhood and the recovery of lost voices. In these essays about her work with women in Southern India, Kamala Visweswaran addresses such troubled issues. Blurring distinctions between ethnographic and literary genres, these essays employ the narrative strategies of history, fiction, autobiography and biography, deconstruction, and post-colonial discourse to reveal the fictions of ethnography and the ethnography in fiction.
/book/show/17431231-shakespeare-s-mistress?from_search=true	Karen Harper	Shakespeare's Mistress: Historical Fiction	When Queen Elizabeth's men come looking for William Shakespeare - a rumoured Catholic in a time of Catholic-Protestant intrigue and insurrection - they first question a beautiful, dark-haired woman who seems to know the famous playwright very well. Too well.She is Anne Whateley, born in Temple Grafton, a small town just up the river from Shakespeare's homeWhen Queen Elizabeth's men come looking for William Shakespeare - a rumoured Catholic in a time of Catholic-Protestant intrigue and insurrection - they first question a beautiful, dark-haired woman who seems to know the famous playwright very well. Too well.She is Anne Whateley, born in Temple Grafton, a small town just up the river from Shakespeare's hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon. And as church records show - were anyone to look for them - Anne Whateley was wed to William Shakespeare in a small country church just days before he married another woman, Anne Hathaway, who has lived as his wife for decades.
/book/show/13097452-more-forensics-and-fiction?from_search=true	D.P. Lyle	More Forensics and Fiction: Crime Writers' Morbidly Curious Questions Expertly Answered	This compilation of medical and forensic science questions from crime writers around the world provides insight into medical and forensic science as well as a glimpse into the writers creative mind.This compilation of medical and forensic science questions from crime writers around the world provides insight into medical and forensic science as well as a glimpse into the writers creative mind.D. P. Lyle, MD, answers these and many more intriguing questions. The book is a useful and entertaining resource for writers and screenwriters, helping them find the information they need to frame a situation and write a convincing description. TV viewers, readers who enjoy crime fiction, and those who want to know more about forensic science can keep up with the news and understand the science behind criminal investigation. From traumatic injuries to the coroners office, the questions and answers are divided into five parts, making it a compendium of the incredible information that lies within the world of medicine and forensics.
/book/show/2505.Five_Great_Science_Fiction_Novels?from_search=true	H.G. Wells	Five Great Science Fiction Novels	Here, in an attractive gift box, are unabridged editions of the five most popular science-fiction novels of H. G. Wells:,and. Five remarkably prescient works by the father of modern science fiction includea 1901 novel about lunar lifeHere, in an attractive gift box, are unabridged editions of the five most popular science-fiction novels of H. G. Wells:,and. Five remarkably prescient works by the father of modern science fiction includea 1901 novel about lunar life;the story of a scientist whose experiments take a terrifying turn;a journey into the future;the exploits of a mad surgeon; anda grippingly realistic tale of hostile invaders from Mars.
/book/show/909453.The_Compleat_Werewolf_and_Other_Stories_of_Fantasy_and_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Anthony Boucher	The Compleat Werewolf and Other Stories of Fantasy and Science Fiction	This blend of horror, science fiction and fantasy represents a rich display of the best short fiction by award-winning writer Anthony Boucher. THE COMPLEAT WEREWOLF is peopled by interplanetary predators, rebellious androids, desert-dwelling mutants, doppelgangers and, of course, the famous Professor Wolfe Wolf, and inspired and all-devouring individual bent on possessinThis blend of horror, science fiction and fantasy represents a rich display of the best short fiction by award-winning writer Anthony Boucher. THE COMPLEAT WEREWOLF is peopled by interplanetary predators, rebellious androids, desert-dwelling mutants, doppelgangers and, of course, the famous Professor Wolfe Wolf, and inspired and all-devouring individual bent on possessing Glirra, his favorite student.Contents:The Compleat Werewolf [Fergus OBreen]  na Unknown Apr 42The Pink Caterpillar [Fergus OBreen]  ss Adventure Feb 45Q.U.R. [as by H. H. Holmes]  ss Astounding Mar 43Robinc [as by H. H. Holmes; Quinbys Usuform Robots]  ss Astounding Sep 43Snulbug  ss Unknown Dec 41; F&SF May 53Mr. Lupescu  ss Weird Tales Sep 45They Bite  ss Unknown Aug 43Expedition  ss Thrilling Wonder Stories Aug 43We Print the Truth  na Astounding Dec 43The Ghost of Me  ss Unknown Jun 42
/book/show/2731737-boule-de-suif-et-autres-recits-de-guerre?from_search=true	Guy de Maupassant	Boule De Suif Et Autres Recits De Guerre	Cette dition classique a t convertie par eBooksLib.com.Pendant plusieurs jours de suite des lambeaux d'arme en droute avaient travers la ville. Ce n'tait point de la troupe, mais des hordes dbandes. Les hommes avaient la barbe longue et sale, des uniformes en guenilles, et ils avanaient d'une allure molle, sans drapeau, sans rgiment. Tous semblaient accabls, rCette dition classique a t convertie par eBooksLib.com.Pendant plusieurs jours de suite des lambeaux d'arme en droute avaient travers la ville. Ce n'tait point de la troupe, mais des hordes dbandes. Les hommes avaient la barbe longue et sale, des uniformes en guenilles, et ils avanaient d'une allure molle, sans drapeau, sans rgiment. Tous semblaient accabls, reints, incapables d'une pense ou d'une rsolution, marchant seulement par habitude, et tombant de fatigue sitt qu'ils s'arrtaient
/book/show/1202479.The_House_of_Pride_and_Other_Tales_of_Hawaii_by_Jack_London_Fiction_Action_Adventure?from_search=true	Jack London	The House of Pride and Other Tales of Hawaii by Jack London, Fiction, Action & Adventure	Originally published in 1912, this collection contains six stories:- The House of Pride- Koolau the Leper- Good-bye, Jack- Aloha Oe- Chun Ah Chun- The Sheriff of KonaA departure from London's normal tales of the frozen North, all of these tales take place in the islands of Hawaii.
/book/show/33389872-notes-from-the-blender?from_search=true	Trish Cook Brendan Halpin	Notes from the Blender	Declan loves death metalparticularly from Finland. And video gamesviolent ones. And internet pornany kind, really. He goes to school with Neilly Foster and spends most of his classroom time wondering what it might be like to know her, to talk to her, maybe even to graze against her sweater in the hallway.Neilly is an accomplished gymnast, naturally beautiful, and a consDeclan loves death metalparticularly from Finland. And video gamesviolent ones. And internet pornany kind, really. He goes to school with Neilly Foster and spends most of his classroom time wondering what it might be like to know her, to talk to her, maybe even to graze against her sweater in the hallway.Neilly is an accomplished gymnast, naturally beautiful, and a constant presence at all the best parties (to which Declan is never invited). She's the queen of cool, the princess of poker face, and her rule is uncontestedor it was until today, when she's dumped by her boyfriend, betrayed by her former BFF Lulu, and then informed she's getting a new brotherof the freaky fellow classmate variety.Declan's dad is marrying Neilly's mom. Soon. Which means they'll be moving in together.
/book/show/3332276-eclipse-2?from_search=true	Jonathan Strahan (Editor) Stephen Baxter Nancy Kress	Eclipse 2: New Science Fiction And Fantasy	An eclipse is a rare and unusual event, when the world is transformed and the sky becomes a dark eldritch thing. It's a time when anything could happen, when any kind of story just might be true. That sense of the strange and wonderful guides Eclipse: New Science Fiction and Fantasy, the second volume in an exciting new annual anthology series edited by acclaimed anthologiAn eclipse is a rare and unusual event, when the world is transformed and the sky becomes a dark eldritch thing. It's a time when anything could happen, when any kind of story just might be true. That sense of the strange and wonderful guides Eclipse: New Science Fiction and Fantasy, the second volume in an exciting new annual anthology series edited by acclaimed anthologist Jonathan Strahan. Set to become a major event on the science fiction and fantasy calendar, Eclipse: New Science Fiction and Fantasy gathers together new science fiction and fantasy stories by the best writers working today. You can see that in Eclipse Two, which features more extraordinary tales of the fantastic and astounding.
/book/show/113090.Let_Us_Now_Praise_Famous_Men_A_Death_in_the_Family_and_Shorter_Fiction?from_search=true	James Agee Michael Sragow (Editor)	Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, A Death in the Family, and Shorter Fiction	A passionate literary innovator, eloquent in language and uncompromising in his social observation and his pursuit of emotional truth, James Agee (1909- 1955) excelled as novelist, critic, journalist, and screenwriter. In his brief, often turbulent life, he left enduring evidence of his unwavering intensity, observant eye, and sometimes savage wit.This volume collects hiA passionate literary innovator, eloquent in language and uncompromising in his social observation and his pursuit of emotional truth, James Agee (1909- 1955) excelled as novelist, critic, journalist, and screenwriter. In his brief, often turbulent life, he left enduring evidence of his unwavering intensity, observant eye, and sometimes savage wit.This volume collects his fiction along with his extraordinary experiment in what might be called prophetic journalism,(1941), a collaboration with photographer Walker Evans that began as an assignment from Fortune magazine to report on the lives of Alabama sharecroppers, and that expanded into a vast and unique mix of reporting, poetic meditation, and anguished self-revelation that Agee described as an effort in human actuality. A 64-page photo insert reproduces Evans's now iconic photographs from the expanded 1960 edition., the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that he worked on for over a decade and that was published posthumously in 1957, re-creates in stunningly evocative prose Agee's childhood in Knoxville, Tennessee, and the upheaval his family experienced after his father's death in a car accident when Agee was six years old. A whole world, with its sensory vividness and social constraints, comes to life in this child's-eye view of a few catastrophic days. It is presented here for the first time in a text with corrections based on Agee's manuscripts at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center.This volume also includes(1951), an autobiographical novella that reflects Agee's deep involvement with religious questions, and three short stories including the remarkable allegory A Mother's Tale.
/book/show/13073038-verbannt-in-die-zukunftscience-fiction-stories-expedition-to-earth?from_search=true	Arthur C. Clarke	Verbannt In Die Zukunftscience Fiction Stories = Expedition To Earth	Contains the following short stories
/book/show/26087650-stranger-than-fiction?from_search=true	Emelle Gamble M.L. Gamble	Stranger Than Fiction	A Classic Tale of Romantic Suspense...Set in Manhattan and Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island in 1993....If books could kill...Plagiarism is an ugly word. And Tony Nichols keeps repeating it. Claire Kennedy is forced to consider that her bestselling, reclusive author might have stolen her latest mystery novel from one of Tony's college students. Was Claire's reputation, and thA Classic Tale of Romantic Suspense...Set in Manhattan and Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island in 1993....If books could kill...Plagiarism is an ugly word. And Tony Nichols keeps repeating it. Claire Kennedy is forced to consider that her bestselling, reclusive author might have stolen her latest mystery novel from one of Tony's college students. Was Claire's reputation, and the future of her employer, Cauldron Press, in jeopardy? Or is Tony masterminding a hoax?The mystery takes a terrifying turn when these uneasy allies, who each realize they are more than a little attracted to one another, discover a corpse. Claire realizes that the truth behind The Poison Pen Pal's creation not only threatens her career, but her life.
/book/show/5982649-when-it-changed?from_search=true	Geoff Ryman Patricia Duncker Justina Robson	When It Changed: Science into Fiction	When It Changed is an attempt to put authors and scientists back in touch with each other, to re-introduce research ideas with literary concerns, and to re-forge the alloy that once made SF great.Composed collaboratively through a series of visits and conversations between leading authors and practicing scientists it offers fictionalised glimpses into the far corners of cWhen It Changed is an attempt to put authors and scientists back in touch with each other, to re-introduce research ideas with literary concerns, and to re-forge the alloy that once made SF great.Composed collaboratively through a series of visits and conversations between leading authors and practicing scientists it offers fictionalised glimpses into the far corners of current research fields, be they in nanotechnology, invertebrate physiology, particle physics, or software archaeology.
/book/show/17905502-writers-workshop-of-science-fiction-fantasy?from_search=true	Michael Knost (editor)	Writers Workshop of Science Fiction & Fantasy	Writers Workshop of Science Fiction and Fantasy is a collection of essays and interviews by and with many of the movers-and-shakers in the industry. Each contributor covers the specific element of craft he or she excels in. Expect to find varying perspectives and viewpoints, which is why you many find differing opinions on any particular subject.This is, after all, a colleWriters Workshop of Science Fiction and Fantasy is a collection of essays and interviews by and with many of the movers-and-shakers in the industry. Each contributor covers the specific element of craft he or she excels in. Expect to find varying perspectives and viewpoints, which is why you many find differing opinions on any particular subject.This is, after all, a collection of advice from professional storytellers. And no two writers have made it to the stage via the same journey-each has made his or her own path to success. And that's one of the strengths of this book. The reader is afforded the luxury of discovering various approaches and then is allowed to choose what works best for him or her.Featuring essays and interviews with:Neil GaimanOrson Scott CardUrsula K. Le GuinAlan Dean FosterJames GunnTim PowersHarry TurtledoveLarry NivenJoe HaldemanKevin J. AndersonElizabeth BearJay LakeNancy KressGeorge ZebrowskiPamela SargentMike ResnickEllen DatlowJames Patrick KellyJo FletcherStanley SchmidtGordon Van GelderLou AndersPeter CrowtherAnn VanderMeerJohn Joseph AdamsNick MamatasLucy A. SnyderAlethea KontisNisi ShawlJude-Marie GreenNayad A. MonroeG. Cameron FullerJackie GamberAmanda DeBordMax MillerJason SizemoreThis edition also includes several full page illustrations from award-winning artists Matthew Perry and Bonnie Wasson.
/book/show/23300874-the-queen-of-statue-square?from_search=true	Marshall Moore (Editor) Xu Xi (Editor) Nury Vittachi (Contributor)	The Queen of Statue Square: New Short Fiction from Hong Kong	What does it mean to be a Hong Kong person? Hong Kong has never been an independent state, nor has it completely reverted to mainland Chinese control. Once a British colony, now a semi-autonomous Special Administrative Region of China, Hong Kong is something of a mystery even to itself. Although it has long had a majority Cantonese Chinese population, the presence of sigWhat does it mean to be a Hong Kong person? Hong Kong has never been an independent state, nor has it completely reverted to mainland Chinese control. Once a British colony, now a semi-autonomous Special Administrative Region of China, Hong Kong is something of a mystery even to itself. Although it has long had a majority Cantonese Chinese population, the presence of significant expatriate communitiesWestern, Indian, Filipino, and otherscreates a unique cultural diversity. This is evident in Hong Kongs literary output as well: although Cantonese is by far the majority language, English writing occupies a small but enduring niche. In this collection of short stories, eight writers explore the question of what it means to be in, from, and of the Hong Kong of the past, the present, and the future.
/book/show/739821.The_Fiction_Editor_the_Novel_and_the_Novelist?from_search=true	Thomas McCormack	The Fiction Editor, the Novel, and the Novelist: A Book for Writers, Teachers, Publishers, and Anyone Else Devoted to Fiction	Lucid, thoughtfulwriters and teachers will learn much from itBelongs wherever Strunk and Whitesfinds frequent use.Writers will actually learn things here.Perfect for teachers, critics and general readers.Required reading for all those who care about good fiction.Drawing upon twenty-Lucid, thoughtfulwriters and teachers will learn much from itBelongs wherever Strunk and Whitesfinds frequent use.Writers will actually learn things here.Perfect for teachers, critics and general readers.Required reading for all those who care about good fiction.Drawing upon twenty-eight years of experience as the CEO and editorial director of St. Martins Press, Thomas McCormack gives practical guidance about how to plan, write, and revise a novel. A standard reference for editors since its first publication in 1988,has also become popular with writers because McCormacks advice is constructive at every step of the creative process. From individual word choice right up to the overarching effect of the work as a whole, he details how to structure the novel, choose the characters, drive the story, diagnose narrative ailments, and find and apply specific remedies.In this revised second edition, McCormack takes advantage of almost two decades of additional experience to clarify and expand on what he has learned.Written in an amiable tone, often using examples, hypothetical writing scenarios, or dialogue-style discourse between industry professionals to clarify its points,is a superb handbook for fiction writers but especially recommended for prospective and professional fiction editors.edited authors as diverse as James Herriot () and Thomas Harris (). He was awarded LMP's Lifetime Achievement Award and the AAP's Curtis Benjamin Award for Creative Publishing. For two years, he wrote The Cheerful Skeptic column in.
/book/show/3275265-structural-fabulation?from_search=true	Robert Scholes	Structural Fabulation: An Essay on Fiction of the Future	
/book/show/23209970-the-frangipani-hotel?from_search=true	Violet Kupersmith	The Frangipani Hotel: Fiction	A beautiful young woman appears fully dressed in an overflowing bathtub at the Frangipani Hotel in Hanoi. A jaded teenage girl in Houston befriends an older Vietnamese gentleman she discovers naked behind a dumpster. A trucker in Saigon is asked to drive a dying young man homA beautiful young woman appears fully dressed in an overflowing bathtub at the Frangipani Hotel in Hanoi. A jaded teenage girl in Houston befriends an older Vietnamese gentleman she discovers naked behind a dumpster. A trucker in Saigon is asked to drive a dying young man home to his village. A plump Vietnamese-American teenager is sent to her elderly grandmother in Ho Chi Minh City to lose weight, only to be lured out of the house by the wafting aroma of freshly baked bread. In these evocative and always surprising stories, the supernatural coexists with the mundane lives of characters who struggle against the burdens of the past.Based on traditional Vietnamese folk tales told to Kupersmith by her grandmother, these fantastical, chilling, and thoroughly contemporary stories are a boldly original exploration of Vietnamese culture, addressing both the immigrant experience and the lives of those who remained behind. Lurking in the background of them all is a larger ghostthat of the Vietnam War, whose legacy continues to haunt us.Violet Kupersmiths voice is an exciting addition to the landscape of American fiction. With tremendous depth and range, her stories transcend their genre to make a wholly original statement about the postwar experience.[A] subversively clever debut collection . . . These storiesplayful, angry, at times legitimately scarydemonstrate a subtlety of purpose that belies [Kupersmiths] youth.Magical, beautiful, modern stories, all based on traditional Vietnamese folktales, [] invokes the ghosts of the land that was left behind.[A] sparkling debut . . . playful and wise, an astonishing feat for a young writer.A series of short stories that are as fresh as they are mesmerizing,will haunt you long after the last words have drifted off the page.Auspicious . . . wildly energetic.Enthralling stories . . . teeming with detail and personality.Chilling and lovely . . . Kupersmith has combined traditional storytelling with a post-modern sense of anxiety and darkness, and the result is captivating.The stories shimmer with life. . . . Kupersmith [is] one to watch.
/book/show/2461600.The_Philosophy_of_Science_Fiction_Film?from_search=true	Steven M. Sanders (Editor)	The Philosophy of Science Fiction Film	The science fiction genre maintains a remarkable hold on the imagination and enthusiasm of the filmgoing public, captivating large audiences worldwide and garnering ever-larger profits. Science fiction films entertain the possibility of time travel and extraterrestrial visitation and imaginatively transport us to worlds transformed by modern science and technology. They alThe science fiction genre maintains a remarkable hold on the imagination and enthusiasm of the filmgoing public, captivating large audiences worldwide and garnering ever-larger profits. Science fiction films entertain the possibility of time travel and extraterrestrial visitation and imaginatively transport us to worlds transformed by modern science and technology. They also provide a medium through which questions about personal identity, moral agency, artificial consciousness, and other categories of experience can be addressed. In The Philosophy of Science Fiction Film, distinguished authors explore the storylines, conflicts, and themes of fifteen science fiction film classics, from Metropolis to The Matrix. Editor Steven M. Sanders and a group of outstanding scholars in philosophy, film studies, and other fields raise science fiction film criticism to a new level by penetrating the surface of the films to expose the underlying philosophical arguments, ethical perspectives, and metaphysical views. Sanders's introduction presents an overview and evaluation of each essay and poses questions for readers to consider as they think about the films under discussion.The first section, Enigmas of Identity and Agency, deals with the nature of humanity as it is portrayed in Blade Runner, Dark City, Frankenstein, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, and Total Recall. In the second section, Extraterrestrial Visitation, Time Travel, and Artificial Intelligence, contributors discuss 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Terminator, 12 Monkeys, and The Day the Earth Stood Still and analyze the challenges of artificial intelligence, the paradoxes of time travel, and the ethics of war. The final section, Brave Newer World: Science Fiction Futurism, looks at visions of the future in Metropolis, The Matrix, Alphaville, and screen adaptations of George Orwell's 1984.
/book/show/27737442-a-wounded-name?from_search=true	Dot Hutchison	A Wounded Name	
/book/show/3616135-prime-number?from_search=true	Harry Harrison	Prime Number	A feast of the futureFrom the fertile imagination of one of the liveliest minds in the science fiction spectrum come nineteen visions of pssible tomorrows. Sometimes sardonic, sometimes sad, often amusing, always brilliant, Harry Harrison's collection of mind-spinning tales re-emphasizes his status as a giant in the science fiction galaxy.
/book/show/31004334-la-cit-des-illusions-le-cycle-de-hain-tome-3?from_search=true	Ursula K. Le Guin	La Cité des illusions (Le Cycle de Hain, tome 3) (Science-fiction)	He was a fully grown man, alone in dense forest, with no trail to show where he had come from and no memory to tell who  or what  he was.His eyes were not the eyes of a human.The forest people took him in and raised him almost as a child, teaching him to speak, training him in forest lore, giving him all the knowledge they had. But they could not solve the riddle of hisHe was a fully grown man, alone in dense forest, with no trail to show where he had come from and no memory to tell who  or what  he was.His eyes were not the eyes of a human.The forest people took him in and raised him almost as a child, teaching him to speak, training him in forest lore, giving him all the knowledge they had. But they could not solve the riddle of his past, and at last he had to set out on a perilous quest to Es Toch, the City of the Shining, the Liars of Earth, the Enemy of Mankind.There he would find his true self... and a universe of danger.
/book/show/27906865-alice-adams?from_search=true	Booth Tarkington	Alice Adams: Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 1922	Alice AdamsNewton Booth TarkingtonPulitzer Prize for Fiction 1922Newton Booth Tarkington (July 29, 1869 - May 19, 1946) was an American novelist and dramatist best known for his novels The Magnificent Ambersons and Alice Adams. He is, with William Faulkner and John Updike, one of only three novelists to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once.The patient, an oldAlice AdamsNewton Booth TarkingtonPulitzer Prize for Fiction 1922Newton Booth Tarkington (July 29, 1869 - May 19, 1946) was an American novelist and dramatist best known for his novels The Magnificent Ambersons and Alice Adams. He is, with William Faulkner and John Updike, one of only three novelists to win the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction more than once.The patient, an old-fashioned man, thought the nurse made a mistake in keeping both of the windows open, and her sprightly disregard of his protests added something to his hatred of her. Every evening he told her that anybody with ordinary gumption ought to realize that night air was bad for the human frame. The human frame won't stand everything, Miss Perry, he warned her, resentfully. Even a child, if it had just ordinary gumption, ought to know enough not to let the night air blow on sick people yes, nor well people, either! 'Keep out of the night air, no matter how well you feel.' That's what my mother used to tell me when I was a boy. 'Keep out of the night air, Virgil, ' she'd say. 'Keep out of the night air.'I expect probably her mother told her the same thing, the nurse suggested.Of course she did. My grandmother----
/book/show/266170.The_Anchor_Book_of_Modern_Arabic_Fiction?from_search=true	Denys Johnson-Davies (Editor)	The Anchor Book of Modern Arabic Fiction	This dazzling anthology features the work of seventy-nine outstanding writers from all over the Arab-speaking world, from Morocco in the west to Iraq in the east, Syria in the north to Sudan in the south.Edited by Denys Johnson-Davies, called by Edward Said the leading Arabic-to-English translator of our time, this treasury of Arab voices is diverse in styles and concernThis dazzling anthology features the work of seventy-nine outstanding writers from all over the Arab-speaking world, from Morocco in the west to Iraq in the east, Syria in the north to Sudan in the south.Edited by Denys Johnson-Davies, called by Edward Said the leading Arabic-to-English translator of our time, this treasury of Arab voices is diverse in styles and concerns, but united by a common language. It spans the full history of modern Arabic literature, from its roots in western cultural influence at the end of the nineteenth century to the present-day flowering of Naguib Mahfouzs literary sons and daughters. Among the Egyptian writers who laid the foundation for the Arabic literary renaissance are the great Tawfik al-Hakim; the short story pioneer Mahmoud Teymour; and Yusuf Idris, who embraced Egypts vibrant spoken vernacular. An excerpt from the Sudanese writer Tayeb Salihs novelone of the Arab worlds finest, appears alongside the Libyan writer Ibrahim al-Konis tales of the Tuaregs of North Africa, the Iraqi writer Mohamed Khudayirs masterly story Clocks Like Horses, and the work of such women writers as Lebanons Hanan al-Shaykh and Moroccos Leila Abouzeid.
/book/show/25953600-when-the-sleeper-wakes?from_search=true	H.G. Wells	When The Sleeper Wakes	This carefully crafted ebook: When The Sleeper Wakes (A Dystopian Science Fiction Classic) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.The Sleeper Awakes is a dystopian science fiction novel about a man who sleeps for two hundred and three years, waking up in a completely transformed London, where, because of compound interest on his baThis carefully crafted ebook: When The Sleeper Wakes (A Dystopian Science Fiction Classic) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.The Sleeper Awakes is a dystopian science fiction novel about a man who sleeps for two hundred and three years, waking up in a completely transformed London, where, because of compound interest on his bank accounts, he has become the richest man in the world. The main character awakes to see his dreams realized, and the future revealed to him in all its horrors and malformities.Herbert George Wells (1866-1946), known as H. G. Wells, was a prolific English writer in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, and social commentary, and textbooks and rules for war games.
/book/show/2499460.The_Night_Of_Wishes?from_search=true	Michael Ende	The Night Of Wishes	Beelzebub Preposteror and Tyrannia Vampirella must complete their annual quota of evil deeds by midnight.
/book/show/26114298-the-year-s-best-science-fiction?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection	In the new millennium, what secrets lay beyond the far reaches of the universe? What mysteries belie the truths we once held to be self evident? The world of science fiction has long been a porthole into the realities of tomorrow, blurring the line between life and art. Now, in, the very best SF authors explorIn the new millennium, what secrets lay beyond the far reaches of the universe? What mysteries belie the truths we once held to be self evident? The world of science fiction has long been a porthole into the realities of tomorrow, blurring the line between life and art. Now, in, the very best SF authors explore ideas of a new world. This venerable collection brings together award-winning authors and masters of the field. With an extensive recommended reading guide and a summation of the year in science fiction, this annual compilation of short stories has become the definitive must-read anthology for all science fiction fans and readers interested in breaking into the genre.
/book/show/33132122-que-le-meilleur-gagne-les-deux-terribles-tome-1?from_search=true	Mac Barnett John Jory Kevin Cornell (Illustrator)	Que le meilleur gagne. Les Deux Terribles, tome 1: Les Deux Terribles, tome 1	
/book/show/11069044-titus-alone-abridged-cd?from_search=true	Mervyn Peake	Titus Alone Abridged CD	Titus Groan has fled the rambling, ruined and ruinous castle of Gormenghast, desperate for a view of the world beyond. But he wasn't prepared for this Satellites, death-rays, sinister policemen and underworld outcasts live in a nightmarish contemporary city that feels like something by Wells, Burroughs or Philip K. Dick. Threatened and lost, he begins to miss the home he lTitus Groan has fled the rambling, ruined and ruinous castle of Gormenghast, desperate for a view of the world beyond. But he wasn't prepared for this Satellites, death-rays, sinister policemen and underworld outcasts live in a nightmarish contemporary city that feels like something by Wells, Burroughs or Philip K. Dick. Threatened and lost, he begins to miss the home he left; but surely he won't be tempted back?
/book/show/24392090-polka-dots-pony-tails-and-purple-pouts?from_search=true	Amrita Anand Nayak	Polka Dots, Pony Tails and Purple Pouts	Leena, Tia and Jasmine, each have a past that has made them what they are and which still continues to cast a shadow on their lives as far as love and relationships are concerned.Leena almost always falls for older men. Is there a painful story behind her aversion to younger men or is it just a coincidence? Leena, the girl who loves sporting a pony tail and casual looks,Leena, Tia and Jasmine, each have a past that has made them what they are and which still continues to cast a shadow on their lives as far as love and relationships are concerned.Leena almost always falls for older men. Is there a painful story behind her aversion to younger men or is it just a coincidence? Leena, the girl who loves sporting a pony tail and casual looks, has been through tough times which have made her mature but at heart she is still Daddy's little angel and dotes on her recuperating, erstwhile-alcoholic father. She falls in and out of failed relationships, braves heartbreak, fights her inner demons and finds her true love in the end with somebody no one would have ever imagined, given her taste and inclinations.Tia, the goody-goody, super-talented introvert beauty is the proverbial jack of all trades. She just loves writing or blogging and her other major love in life is predicting fashion trends, following all the happenings in the fashion world and be a step ahead in the whats-in-vogue-and-whats-out world. She loves dressing up as much as she loves her polka dotted dress because it is her lucky dress that gets her the attention of Sam. But life can never be so simple, can it? The shy and meek Tia struggles and rises above all her fears, faces the dramatic family ire, works for her passion and ambitions -- supported all the way by her gem of a boyfriend and two loving roomies.Jasmine is the most colourful character of the three and lives her life like a free bird. She has no time for love, but plenty of time for flirting, short-term affairs and even one-night stands are not a taboo for her. However, she has faced a disturbing past that even her parents don't know about, but God and her godmother help her live through this phase. The Jasmine of today dresses seductively, purrs and pouts with her plum lips, parties hard and is simply determined to make her life as much fun as possible, but has Jasmine really got over Jerry Matthews, her first love? Has Jerry got over her? Will Jasmine's wild ways have no ramifications? She will get all these answers and more unexpected twists and turns to face.Life is good when you have a loving life-partner, but it's even better when you have dear and dependable friends. For Leena, Tia and Jasmine, life has plenty of struggles in store but also plenty of cheers and smiles along the way as they journey together.******************************************About the author:Amrita Anand Nayak, an IT professional working with BMC Software, Pune, has lived in many parts of India, courtesy, her father's government job. She completed her education in Delhi and moved to Pune for her first job with Infosys in 2003. She fell in love with the city, aka 'Oxford of the East', graduated from babe-in-the-woods to become sharp and savvy, fell in love, relished her freedom, got married and even became a Mom!At present, she is juggling between her job and family and struggling to keep her sanity and balance intact because as per her, 'the little bundles of joy in our lives mostly come with huge bundles of responsibility and promise of countless sleepless nights'. Besides story-telling, she enjoys anchoring, dramatics, sketching and like most of the writers, she is an avid reader and book-lover.Polka Dots, Pony Tails and Purple Pouts is her first book and she aspires to be a raconteur par excellence.
/book/show/1193389.A_Passion_for_Narrative?from_search=true	Jack Hodgins	A Passion for Narrative: A Guide to Writing Fiction - Revised Edition	This book is not intended to persuade you to take up writing novels or short stories.... Nor will it tell you how to market your stories. But it will take you through the problems facing any fiction writer and how some of the best writers in English have solved them. The chapters are clear and comprehensive: Finding Your Own Stories; One Good Sentence After Another; SettinThis book is not intended to persuade you to take up writing novels or short stories.... Nor will it tell you how to market your stories. But it will take you through the problems facing any fiction writer and how some of the best writers in English have solved them. The chapters are clear and comprehensive: Finding Your Own Stories; One Good Sentence After Another; Setting; Character; Plot; The Architecture of Story; Point of View and Voice; Metaphors, Symbols and Allusions; Revising.As an award-winning novelist and short-story writer Jack Hodgins is uniquely qualified to preach what he practices. As a trained teacher, he has been giving creating writing lessons for more than forty years, at high schools and universities and to writers' summer schools. With its scores of examples of first-class writing this lively, truly fascinating book will almost certainly make you a better writer; it is guaranteed to make you a better reader.
/book/show/7161772-the-year-s-best-science-fiction-fantasy-2010?from_search=true	Rich Horton (Editor) Nancy Kress Jay Lake	The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2010	This second volume offeatures over a quarter million words of fiction by some of the genre's greatest authors, as selected by Rich Horton, a well-known and well-received contributor to many of the field's most respected magazines.
/book/show/17864244-banshees-werewolves-vampires-and-other-creatures-of-the-night?from_search=true	Varla Ventura	Banshees, Werewolves, Vampires, and Other Creatures of the Night: Facts, Fictions, and First-Hand Accounts	The lusty vampire, the sympathetic werewolf, the tragic banshee are just a few of the dark and frightening creatures you'll discover in Banshees, Werewolves, Vampires, and Other Creatures of the Night. Huffington Post Weird News columnist and author Varla Ventura takes readers on a wild ride through the shadowy hills of rural Ireland, the dark German forests, and alongThe lusty vampire, the sympathetic werewolf, the tragic banshee are just a few of the dark and frightening creatures you'll discover in Banshees, Werewolves, Vampires, and Other Creatures of the Night. Huffington Post Weird News columnist and author Varla Ventura takes readers on a wild ride through the shadowy hills of rural Ireland, the dark German forests, and along abandoned farms and country roads across the world to discover some of the most frightening and freak-tacular tales, tidbits, and encounters with all those beasties that go bump in the night.Along with classic pieces from Bram Stoker, Elliot O'Donnell, Sabine Baring-Gould, William Butler Yeats and many others, Ventura includes:Famous vampires you may not knowThe identity of the author of the first English vampire novel (and his relationship to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein)Excerpts from the first psychic vampire novel ever writtenStories of 19th century werewolf huntersWhy banshees are the most feared of supernatural creatures
/book/show/24408264-bonheur-d-occasion?from_search=true	Gabrielle Roy	Bonheur d'occasion	Dans le quartier montralais de Saint-Henri, un peuple d'ouvriers et de petits employs canadiens-franais est dsesprement en qute de bonheur. Florentine croit avoir trouv le sien dans l'amour ; Rose-Anna le cherche dans le bien-tre de sa famille ; Azarius fuit dans le rve ; Emmanuel s'enrole ; Jean entreprend son ascension sociale. Chacun,  sa manire, invente sa pDans le quartier montralais de Saint-Henri, un peuple d'ouvriers et de petits employs canadiens-franais est dsesprement en qute de bonheur. Florentine croit avoir trouv le sien dans l'amour ; Rose-Anna le cherche dans le bien-tre de sa famille ; Azarius fuit dans le rve ; Emmanuel s'enrole ; Jean entreprend son ascension sociale. Chacun,  sa manire, invente sa propre voie de salut et chacun,  sa manire, choue. Mais leur sort est en mme temps celui de million d'autres, non seulement  Montral mais partout ailleurs, dans un monde en proie  la guerre. Cette nouvelle dition de Bonheur d'occasion prsente le texte dfinitif de l'uvre conforme  celui de l'dition du centenaire des uvres compltes de Gabrielle Roy
/book/show/757044.The_Sentinel?from_search=true	Arthur C. Clarke	The Sentinel	Here Arthur C. Clarke presents a magnificent collection of his finest work, spanning four decades. Included in this volume, along with revealing new introductions, are:The Sentinel - The story that inspired 2001: A Space OdysseyGuardian Angel - The rarely glimpsed work that gave birth to Childhood's EndThe Songs of Distant Earth - A fantastic tale of first contact with anHere Arthur C. Clarke presents a magnificent collection of his finest work, spanning four decades. Included in this volume, along with revealing new introductions, are:The Sentinel - The story that inspired 2001: A Space OdysseyGuardian Angel - The rarely glimpsed work that gave birth to Childhood's EndThe Songs of Distant Earth - A fantastic tale of first contact with an alien world, the basis for Clarke's latest novel.Contents:Introduction: Of Sand and Stars  (1983)  essayRescue Party  (1946)  noveletteGuardian Angel  (1950)  noveletteBreaking Strain  (1949)  noveletteThe Sentinel  (1951)  shortstoryJupiter V  (1953)  novelette (aka Jupiter Five)Refugee  (1955)  shortstoryThe Wind from the Sun  (1964)  noveletteA Meeting With Medusa  (1971)  noveletteThe Songs of Distant Earth (outline)  (1983)  shortstory
/book/show/19244224-great-jones-street?from_search=true	Don DeLillo	Great Jones Street	A troubling satire of the romantic myth of stardom and the empty heart of rock and roll, more relevant than ever in our celebrity-obsessed times.Bucky Wunderlick is a rock and roll star. Dissatisfied with a life that has brought fame and fortune, he suddenly decides he no longer wants to be a commodity. He leaves his band mid-tour and holes up in a dingy, unfurnished apartA troubling satire of the romantic myth of stardom and the empty heart of rock and roll, more relevant than ever in our celebrity-obsessed times.Bucky Wunderlick is a rock and roll star. Dissatisfied with a life that has brought fame and fortune, he suddenly decides he no longer wants to be a commodity. He leaves his band mid-tour and holes up in a dingy, unfurnished apartment in Great Jones Street. Unfortunately, his disappearing act only succeeds in inflaming interest. As faithful fans await messages, Bucky encounters every sort of roiling force he is trying to escape.DeLillos third novel is more than a musical satire: it probes the rights of the individual, foreshadows the struggle of the artist within a capitalist world and delivers a scathing portrait of our cultures obsession with the lives of the few.Brilliantdeeply shocking Looks at rock music, nihilism, and urban decay.DeLillo has the force and imagination of Thomas Pynchon or John Barth, with a sense of proportion and style which these would-be giants often lack.
/book/show/2297850.Tolstoy_s_Short_Fiction?from_search=true	Leo Tolstoy Michael R. Katz (Editor)	Tolstoy's Short Fiction	This Norton Critical Edition presents twelve of Tolstoy 's best-known stories, based on the Louise and Aylmer Maude translations (except Alyosha Gorshok ), which have been revised by the editor for enhanced comprehension and annotated for student readers. The Second Edition newly includes A Prisoner in the Caucasus, Father Sergius, and After the Ball, in addition to MichaeThis Norton Critical Edition presents twelve of Tolstoy 's best-known stories, based on the Louise and Aylmer Maude translations (except Alyosha Gorshok ), which have been revised by the editor for enhanced comprehension and annotated for student readers. The Second Edition newly includes A Prisoner in the Caucasus, Father Sergius, and After the Ball, in addition to Michael Katz 's new translation of Alyosha Gorshok. Together these stories represent the best of the author 's short fiction before War and Peace and after Anna Karenina. Backgrounds and Sources includes two Tolstoy memoirs, A History of Yesterday (1851) and The Memoirs of a Madman (1884), as well as entries expanded in the Second Edition from Tolstoy 's Diary for 1855 and selected letters (1858 95) that shed light on the author 's creative process.Criticism collects twenty-three essays by Russian and western scholars, six of which are new to this Second Edition. Interpretations focus both on Tolstoy 's language and art and on specific themes and motifs in individual stories. Contributors include John M. Kopper, Gary Saul Morson, N. G. Chernyshevsky, Mikhail Bakhtin, Harsha Ram, John Bayley, Vladimir Nabokov, Ruth Rischin, Margaret Ziolkowski, and Donald Barthelme.A Chronology of Tolstoy 's life and work and an updated Selected Bibliography are also included.
/book/show/432713.American_Fictions?from_search=true	Elizabeth Hardwick	American Fictions	Just as Edwin Denby, Clement Greenburg, and Pauline Kael transformed the nature of criticism in the fields of dance, art, and film, respectively, Hardwick has redefined the possibilities of the literary essay.--A brilliant tour of a century American writers, from the novels of Melville, Wharton and James to the fictions of Margaret Fuller, Sylvia Plath andJust as Edwin Denby, Clement Greenburg, and Pauline Kael transformed the nature of criticism in the fields of dance, art, and film, respectively, Hardwick has redefined the possibilities of the literary essay.--A brilliant tour of a century American writers, from the novels of Melville, Wharton and James to the fictions of Margaret Fuller, Sylvia Plath and Norman Mailer.Twenty-five years ago, Elizabeth Hardwick's now classic essay Seduction and Betrayal helpedpioneer the study of women in fiction, both as writers and as characters.gathers for the first time Hardwick's portraits of America's greatest writers.Many of these pieces double as individual reminiscences about close friends, including Mary McCarthy, Katherine Anne Porter and Edmund Wilson.Hardwick has achieved a permanent place in American letters for her sharp and elegant style.Her essays are themselves a work of literature.
/book/show/25499232-southern-fried-fiction?from_search=true	Stuart Hotchkiss	Southern Fried Fiction: How The Insidious Onset Of Depression Derailed A Successful Man's Life	Stuart Hotchkiss is at the end of his rope. Underemployment, bankruptcy, and a looming third divorce have worn him down. His mother has died. Hes estranged from his own son. Death seems like a release.The son of a once great Southern family, Hotchkiss spent his early life struggling to escape familial expectations and secrets. He paid for his own education and eventuallyStuart Hotchkiss is at the end of his rope. Underemployment, bankruptcy, and a looming third divorce have worn him down. His mother has died. Hes estranged from his own son. Death seems like a release.The son of a once great Southern family, Hotchkiss spent his early life struggling to escape familial expectations and secrets. He paid for his own education and eventually secured a position as president of a national media conglomerate, only to resign a year later and bring senseless litigation that rendered him permanently underemployed.is all that a memoir should bea captivating story, real and raw, with a healthy dose of humor to carry readers through the pain of its authors loss and past mistakes. Through it, Hotchkiss eloquently exorcises the demons of his climb toward success, capping it off with a spark of hope beyond the veil of his near suicide, one that even the most cynical of us can find inspiration in.In the vein of Russell Bakersand Michael Gates Gills, Hotchkisss memoir is a moving account of one mans battle to overcome his demons and start over.
/book/show/157505.The_Faber_Book_of_Gay_Short_Fiction?from_search=true	Edmund White (Editor)	The Faber Book of Gay Short Fiction	White has created a richly diverse anthology that explores the literary expression of male homosexuality in the American and English tradition. Contributors include Henry James, Alfred Chester, Armistead Maupin, Neil Bartlett, Allan Gurganus, and others. A Lambda Literary Award finalist.
/book/show/488160.Writing_Historical_Fiction?from_search=true	Rhona Martin	Writing Historical Fiction	This is aimed at all those writers interested in the area of historical fiction and who are keen to know more about it. The many different kinds of historical fiction are covered in detail - the family saga, the romance, the nostalgia novel, the adventure story, the 'straight' historical. The particular requirements of this genre are that the novel must be believable. PainThis is aimed at all those writers interested in the area of historical fiction and who are keen to know more about it. The many different kinds of historical fiction are covered in detail - the family saga, the romance, the nostalgia novel, the adventure story, the 'straight' historical. The particular requirements of this genre are that the novel must be believable. Painstaking, but enjoyable research needs to be carried out to establish convincing background and characters. Observations from a number of leading historical novelists, including Rosemary Sutcliff, Winston Graham and Jean Plaidy are included in the book. Rhona Martin won the Georgette Heyer Historical Novel Award for Gallows Wedding. Other novels include The Unicorn Summer, Mango Walk and Goodbye Sally.
/book/show/19244224-great-jones-street?from_search=true	Don DeLillo	Great Jones Street	A troubling satire of the romantic myth of stardom and the empty heart of rock and roll, more relevant than ever in our celebrity-obsessed times.Bucky Wunderlick is a rock and roll star. Dissatisfied with a life that has brought fame and fortune, he suddenly decides he no longer wants to be a commodity. He leaves his band mid-tour and holes up in a dingy, unfurnished apartA troubling satire of the romantic myth of stardom and the empty heart of rock and roll, more relevant than ever in our celebrity-obsessed times.Bucky Wunderlick is a rock and roll star. Dissatisfied with a life that has brought fame and fortune, he suddenly decides he no longer wants to be a commodity. He leaves his band mid-tour and holes up in a dingy, unfurnished apartment in Great Jones Street. Unfortunately, his disappearing act only succeeds in inflaming interest. As faithful fans await messages, Bucky encounters every sort of roiling force he is trying to escape.DeLillos third novel is more than a musical satire: it probes the rights of the individual, foreshadows the struggle of the artist within a capitalist world and delivers a scathing portrait of our cultures obsession with the lives of the few.Brilliantdeeply shocking Looks at rock music, nihilism, and urban decay.DeLillo has the force and imagination of Thomas Pynchon or John Barth, with a sense of proportion and style which these would-be giants often lack.
/book/show/18096579-we-see-a-different-frontier?from_search=true	Fbio Fernandes (Editor) Djibril al-Ayad (Editor) Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Contributor)	We See a Different Frontier: A Postcolonial Speculative Fiction Anthology	This anthology of speculative fiction stories on the themes of colonialism and cultural imperialism focuses on the viewpoints of the colonized. Sixteen authors share their experiences of being the silent voices in history and on the wrong side of the final frontier; their fantasies of a reality in which straight, cis, able-bodied, rich, anglophone, white males dont get toThis anthology of speculative fiction stories on the themes of colonialism and cultural imperialism focuses on the viewpoints of the colonized. Sixteen authors share their experiences of being the silent voices in history and on the wrong side of the final frontier; their fantasies of a reality in which straight, cis, able-bodied, rich, anglophone, white males dont get to tell us how they won every war; their revenge against the alien oppressor settling their new world.
/book/show/155426.Fear_Itself?from_search=true	Chuck Miller (Editor) Peter Straub (Introduction) Stephen King (Foreword)	Fear Itself: The Horror Fiction of Stephen King	A collection of essays focused on King's early novels (Carrie, Salem's Lot, The Shining, The Stand, Firestarter, Cujo and The Dark Tower) and short stories. Contributors include Peter Straub, Burton Hatlan (King's former English professor), Fritz Leiber, Alan Ryan, Deborah Notkin, Don Herron, and others.
/book/show/32686339-scandalous-hoe-fiction?from_search=true	Ashley M. Hardy	Scandalous Hoe Fiction	Kendra and her boyfriend are sharing the same girl. This tale chronicles the lives of several queer women who navigate life in silence. Dealing with drug addiction, assault, personality disorders, and closeted behavior. They hang out at one bar in the town they live in, so everybody knows everyone else's business. At least for that day. A society forged on the edge of theKendra and her boyfriend are sharing the same girl. This tale chronicles the lives of several queer women who navigate life in silence. Dealing with drug addiction, assault, personality disorders, and closeted behavior. They hang out at one bar in the town they live in, so everybody knows everyone else's business. At least for that day. A society forged on the edge of the mainstream; right at the very thin line between love and hate, with no rules on the inside, and minimal intrusion from the outside. Anything might happen over the period of a weekend that could change a woman's life, legacy or virtue.
/book/show/132521.Vanishing_Acts?from_search=true	Ellen Datlow (Editor) James Frenkel (Editor) Bruce McAllister	Vanishing Acts: A Science Fiction Anthology	Stories by Suzy McKee Charnas, Ted Chiang, Avram Davidson, Karen Joy Fowler, Paul McAuley, Brian Stableford, and others.The theme of this anthology is endangered species, loosely interpreted to include in some cases the human race. The contents are four excellent reprints and a dozen new stories, including a new novella from Ted Chiang, one of the hottest young story wrStories by Suzy McKee Charnas, Ted Chiang, Avram Davidson, Karen Joy Fowler, Paul McAuley, Brian Stableford, and others.The theme of this anthology is endangered species, loosely interpreted to include in some cases the human race. The contents are four excellent reprints and a dozen new stories, including a new novella from Ted Chiang, one of the hottest young story writers in SF. This is a distinguished original anthology fit to put on the shelf beside.
/book/show/22291684-polish-your-fiction?from_search=true	Jessica Bell	Polish Your Fiction: A Quick & Easy Self-Editing Guide	Are you ready to publish or submit to a literary agent? You might be. But is your manuscript as squeaky clean as you think?will help turn your manuscript into a shiny book.With more than ten years experience as an editor and author of both fiction and nonfiction, I offer you my tried and tested advice on the quickAre you ready to publish or submit to a literary agent? You might be. But is your manuscript as squeaky clean as you think?will help turn your manuscript into a shiny book.With more than ten years experience as an editor and author of both fiction and nonfiction, I offer you my tried and tested advice on the quickest and easiest ways to polish different areas of Writing Style, Consistency of Prose, Grammar, Punctuation, Typography, and Layout.Each section is armed with a numbered checklist for moments when you need that at-a-glance reminder and nifty Microsoft Word tricks that will save you time. At the end of the book there are also magnificent accounts of editorial mistakes other authors have made during their careers, to show you that no matter how many times a book is edited, something always slips throughso dont be so hard on yourself!*Indispensable companion to the bestsellingseries.
/book/show/1921712.Die_zw_lf_Striche_der_Windrose_?from_search=true	Ursula K. Le Guin	Die zwölf Striche der Windrose : Science-fiction-Erzählungen	Ursula K. Le Guin is renowned for her lyrical writing, rich characters & diverse worlds.collects 17 stories, each with an introduction by the author, ranging from fantasy to intriguing scientific concepts, from medieval settings to the future.Including a foreword by Le Guin, describing her experience, inspirations and approach to writing, thUrsula K. Le Guin is renowned for her lyrical writing, rich characters & diverse worlds.collects 17 stories, each with an introduction by the author, ranging from fantasy to intriguing scientific concepts, from medieval settings to the future.Including a foreword by Le Guin, describing her experience, inspirations and approach to writing, this collection explores human values, relationships and survival, showcasing the myriad talents of one of the most provocative writers of our time.- Foreword-----------------
/book/show/6490979-the-art-craft-of-writing-christian-fiction?from_search=true	Jeff Gerke	The Art & Craft of Writing Christian Fiction	Artist and Craftsman As a Christian novelist, you're both. You know the soaring creativity of the Creator and the serious discipline of the artisan. And you feel the impulse to excel in each. So grab a steaming mug of your favorite hot drink and come learn the art and craft of Christian fiction from one of its master teachers. You'll learn: How to find your story amidst alArtist and Craftsman As a Christian novelist, you're both. You know the soaring creativity of the Creator and the serious discipline of the artisan. And you feel the impulse to excel in each. So grab a steaming mug of your favorite hot drink and come learn the art and craft of Christian fiction from one of its master teachers. You'll learn: How to find your story amidst all your ideas How to bring your characters onstage the first time How to convert your telling into showing How to handle profane characters in Christian fiction How to use the dumb puppet trick How to write for the (approving) audience of One The Art & Craft of Writing Christian Fiction is the complete school of fiction from Jeff Gerke, popular writer's conference teacher, professional book doctor, and Christian novelist. It includes and expands upon his influential Fiction Writing Tip of the Week column at WhereTheMapEnds.com. ** Christy Award-winning editor Jeff Gerke entered the Christian fiction publishing industry as a novelist. Under the pen name Jefferson Scott, Jeff has had six of his Christian novels published. He has served on the editorial staff of Multnomah, Strang Communications, and NavPress. Novels that Jeff has edited or acquired have won multiple Book of the Year awards. He is the founder and publisher of Marcher Lord Press.
/book/show/18079809-now-write-science-fiction-fantasy-and-horror?from_search=true	Laurie Lamson (Editor) Mario Acevedo Peter Briggs	Now Write! Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror: Speculative Genre Exercises from Today's Best Writers and Teachers	The fifth volume in the acclaimedwriting-guide series offers a full toolbox of advice and exercises for speculative fiction writers hoping to craft an engaginThe fifth volume in the acclaimedwriting-guide series offers a full toolbox of advice and exercises for speculative fiction writers hoping to craft an engaging alternate reality, flesh out an enthralling fantasy quest, or dream up a bloodcurdling plot twist, including:-(R), on crafting the perfect story title-on how economy of language helps create a truly frightening tale-on making fantastical characters feel genuine and relatableAmong the other writers incluided are:and others.This collection of storytelling secrets from top genre writersincluding winners of Nebula, Hugo, Edgar, and Bram Stoker awardsis essential for any writer looking to take a leap beyond the ordinary.
/book/show/19219803-the-madness-season?from_search=true	C.S. Friedman	The Madness Season	
/book/show/8855182-the-astounding-science-fiction-anthology?from_search=true	John W. Campbell Jr. (Editor) Robert A. Heinlein (Contributor) Dolton Edwards (Contributor)	The Astounding Science Fiction Anthology	Contents:Blowups Happen (1940) by Robert A. HeinleinHindsight (1940) by Jack WilliamsonVault of the Beast (1940) by A. E. van VogtThe Exalted (1940) by L. Sprague de CampNightfall (1941) by Isaac AsimovWhen the Bough Breaks (1944) by Henry Kuttner and C. L. MooreClash by Night (1943) by Henry Kuttner and C. L. MooreInvariant (1944) by John R. PierceFirst Contact (1945) byContents:Blowups Happen (1940) by Robert A. HeinleinHindsight (1940) by Jack WilliamsonVault of the Beast (1940) by A. E. van VogtThe Exalted (1940) by L. Sprague de CampNightfall (1941) by Isaac AsimovWhen the Bough Breaks (1944) by Henry Kuttner and C. L. MooreClash by Night (1943) by Henry Kuttner and C. L. MooreInvariant (1944) by John R. PierceFirst Contact (1945) by Murray LeinsterMeihem in ce Klasrum (1946) essay by Dolton EdwardsHobbyist (1947) by Eric Frank RussellE for Effort (1947) by T. L. SherredChild's Play (1947) by William TennThunder and Roses (1947) by Theodore SturgeonLate Night Final (1948) by Eric Frank RussellCold War (1949) by Kris NevilleEternity Lost (1949) by Clifford D. SimakThe Witches of Karres (1949) by James H. SchmitzOver the Top (1949) by Lester del ReyMeteor (1950) by William T. PowersLast Enemy (1950) by H. Beam PiperHistorical Note (1951) by Murray LeinsterProtected Species (1951) by H. B. Fyfe
/book/show/18866629-amish-fiction-sampler?from_search=true	Vannetta Chapman Barbara Cameron	Amish Fiction Sampler	Whether its the beautiful crafts and textiles, the traditions of faith, thededication to family, or the admirable work ethic, the allure of the Amish hascaptured our hearts and minds. This sampler is a beautiful collection of all youlove about Amish fiction. Enjoy chapters from eight titles from popular andbestselling authors Barbara Cameron and Vannetta Chapman. LikeWhether its the beautiful crafts and textiles, the traditions of faith, thededication to family, or the admirable work ethic, the allure of the Amish hascaptured our hearts and minds. This sampler is a beautiful collection of all youlove about Amish fiction. Enjoy chapters from eight titles from popular andbestselling authors Barbara Cameron and Vannetta Chapman. Like what you read? Thefull copy of each of these books is just a click away.Thissampler includes chapters from:and.
/book/show/545545.An_Aesthetics_of_Junk_Fiction?from_search=true	Thomas J. Roberts	An Aesthetics of Junk Fiction	What is the appeal of westerns, romances, and fantasies to the well-read? If lawyers, teachers, doctors, and other highly educated professionals just as often choose Spillane over Shakespeare, Cartland over Conrad for their leisure reading, then perhaps there is more to be said for popular, or junk, fiction than the usual hasty, high-handed judgments allow. With wit and inWhat is the appeal of westerns, romances, and fantasies to the well-read? If lawyers, teachers, doctors, and other highly educated professionals just as often choose Spillane over Shakespeare, Cartland over Conrad for their leisure reading, then perhaps there is more to be said for popular, or junk, fiction than the usual hasty, high-handed judgments allow. With wit and insight, Thomas J. Roberts reassesses this much-denigrated writing and the motives and experiences of its learned readership to reveal that there are rewards in junk fiction not found elsewhere in literature.Traditional images of junk fiction and its readers are inadequate, Roberts argues. The writing is too often judged by scholarly literary criteria that ignore the conventions of junk fiction genres and significant aspects of the readers' experiences. Not surprisingly, books by authors such as Louis L'Amour and Ross Thomas are seen as fictions that failed to make the grade as high literature - fare for readers doomed by a limited capacity to respond to good fiction. While Roberts rejects these summary dismissals, he finds that the well-worn defenses of popular fiction's worth are just as invalid. Junk fiction doesn't really provide fun, escape, and raw material for daydreaming, he contends, and readers don't identify with junk fiction heroes and heroines in a Mitty-like fashion. Nor do they read it because the stories end happily or according to their expectations.For a more complete view of writing, reading, and assessing the value of junk fiction, Roberts profiles learned readers of popular fiction and also those who read learned fiction or junk fiction exclusively. He identifies major types of readers and books, shows how these divisions work for learned and junk fiction, and then places these reader and book types in a variety of associations within the realms, or bookscapes, as he calls them, of learned and junk fiction.A challenging view emerges. Junk fiction is a bookscape that has weak individual texts but is strong and dynamic when viewed as a literary system. By contrast, learned fiction is a bookscape dominated by monumental texts, inexhaustibly rewarding but frozen now in time and incapable of evolving. Learned fiction is studied rather than read. Its readers devote themselves to the richness of each single text and to the critical commentary enfolding it. Junk fiction is read by a process Roberts calls thick reading. Its readers are always aware of the changing patterns and rules governing a book's genre, and see that, however slightly, each new story changes its own genre. In a sense junk fiction readers are not reading books; they are reading whole genres and listening to the stories talking to one another inside those genres.Backed by examples of and quotations from works in both bookscapes, from Coleridge and Henry James to Ian Fleming and H.P. Lovecraft, Roberts discusses popular fiction's usefulness to learned readers: how it mirrors what is unique about ourselves and our times, provides a range of ego types with which readers' minds play, and defines and dramatizes contemporary problems. He also explains why readers of junk fiction accept the bad writing, formulaic structures, and sometimes absurd devices that readers in the learned bookscape find intolerable.Drawing widely from literary criticism, the sociology and psychology of literature, and popular culture, An Anesthetics of Junk Fiction is an incisive examination of our discretionary reading tastes and pioneering work in establishing new criteria for evaluating vernacular literature.
/book/show/1334683.Fictive_Certainties?from_search=true	Robert Duncan	Fictive Certainties	Fictive Certainties moves toward a definition of the poet's ground in contemporary consciousness.
/book/show/9638482-if-i-loved-you-i-would-tell-you-this?from_search=true	Robin    Black	If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This: Fiction	Heralding the arrival of a stunning new voice in American fiction,takes readers into the minds and hearts of people navigating the unsettling transitions that life presents to us all: A father struggles to forge an independent identity as his blind daughter pHeralding the arrival of a stunning new voice in American fiction,takes readers into the minds and hearts of people navigating the unsettling transitions that life presents to us all: A father struggles to forge an independent identity as his blind daughter prepares for college. A mother comes to terms with her adult daughters infidelity. An artist mourns the end of a romance while painting the portrait of a dying man. Brilliant, hopeful, and fearlessly honest,illuminates the truths of human relationships, truths we come to recognize in these characters and in ourselves.Look for special features inside.Join the Circle for author chats and more.RandomHouseReadersCircle.com
/book/show/10241119-the-art-craft-of-fiction?from_search=true	Victoria Mixon Victoria A Mixon	The Art & Craft of Fiction: A Practitioner's Manual	Based on Mixon's work as a successful independent fiction editor, The Art & Craft of Fiction: A Practitioner's Manual brings together in one place everything you need to know about writing a novel, an in-depth exploration of the myriad aspects of creating fiction in a warm, entertaining voice that welcomes you into the greater fellowship of all writers. Victoria Mixon'Based on Mixon's work as a successful independent fiction editor, The Art & Craft of Fiction: A Practitioner's Manual brings together in one place everything you need to know about writing a novel, an in-depth exploration of the myriad aspects of creating fiction in a warm, entertaining voice that welcomes you into the greater fellowship of all writers. Victoria Mixon's The Art & Craft of Fiction should be on your writer 's shelf between Anne Lamott 's Bird By Bird and John Gardner 's On Becoming A Novelist. Read it all the way through first, then pick it up again and again whenever you re stuck and need encouragement, advice, and witty examples on the process to get on with the hard work. You are not alone, not with this book to set you on your way each writing day. Lucia Orth, author of Baby Jesus Pawn Shop
/book/show/13152445-tomo?from_search=true	Holly Thompson (Editor) Andrew Fukuda (Contributor) Charles De Wolf (Contributor)	Tomo: Friendship through Fiction: An Anthology of Japan Teen Stories	This aptly named fiction anthologytomo means friend in Japaneseis a true labor of friendship to benefit teens in Japan whose lives were upended by the violent earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011. Authors from Japan and around the world have contributed works of fiction set in or related to Japan. Young adult English-language readers will be able to connect with thThis aptly named fiction anthologytomo means friend in Japaneseis a true labor of friendship to benefit teens in Japan whose lives were upended by the violent earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011. Authors from Japan and around the world have contributed works of fiction set in or related to Japan. Young adult English-language readers will be able to connect with their Japanese counterparts through stories of contemporary Japanese teens, ninja and yokai teens, folklore teens, mixed-heritage teens, and non-Japanese teens who call Japan home. Tales of friendship, mystery, love, ghosts, magic, science fiction, and history will propel readers to Japan past and present and to Japanese universes abroad.Portions of the proceeds of Tomo will be donated to the Japanese non-profit, HOPE FOR TOMORROW, to support ongoing relief efforts for teens in Japan.Contents:Shocks and tremors: Lost by Andrew FukudaShuya's commute by Liza DalbyHalf life by Deni Y BchardKazoku by Tak ToyoshimaAftershocks by Ann Tashi SlaterFriends and enemies: Bad day for baseball by Graham SalisburyHalf a heart by Mariko NagaiThe bridge to Lillooet by Trevor KewBlue shells by Naoko Awa, translated by Toshiya KameiBorne by the wind by Charles De WolfGhosts and spirits: The ghost who came to breakfast by Alan GratzHouse of trust by Sachiko Kashiwaba, translated by Avery Fischer UdagawaStaring at the Haiku by John Paul CattonKodama by Debbie Ridpath OhiWhere the silver droplets fall by transcribed and translated from Ainu into Japanese by Yukie Chiri, translated and illustrated by Deborah DavidsonPowers and feats: Yamada-san's toaster by Kelly LuceJet black and the ninja wind by Leza Lowitz and Shogo OketaniHachiro by Ryusuke Saito, translated by Sako IkegamiThe lost property office by Marji NapperAnton and Kiyoshime by Fumio Takano, translated by Hart LarrabeeTalents and curses: Love right on the yesterday by Wendy Nelson TokunagaThe dragon and the poet by Kenji Miyazawa, translated by Misa Dikengil LindbergJust wan-derful by Louise George KittakaIchinichi on the Yamanote by Claire DawnA song for Benzaiten by Catherine Rose torresInsiders and outsiders: Fleecy clouds by Arie Nashiya, translated by Juliet Winters CarpenterThe zodiac tree by Thersa MatsuuraOne by Sarah OgawaLove letter by Megumi Fujino, translated by Lynne E. RiggsSigns by Kaitlin StainbrookWings on the wind by Yuichi Kimura, translated by Alexander O. SmithFamilies and connections: The law of gravity by Yuko Katakawa, translated by Deborah IwabuchiThe mountain drum by Chlo DalbyPaper lanterns by Jennifer Fumiko CahillI hate Harajuku girls by Katrina Toshiko Grigg-SaitoPeace on earth by Suzanne Kamata
/book/show/6301357-the-world-s-greatest-books-volume-2?from_search=true	Arthur Mee (Editor)	The World's Greatest Books, Volume 2: Fiction	This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
/book/show/526055.What_Begins_with_Bird?from_search=true	Noy Holland	What Begins with Bird: Fictions	by Noy Holland, is both an investigation of family relationships and a sophisticated study of language and rhythm. Holland creates an exhilarating tension between the satisfactions of meaning and the attenuated beauty of lyric, making her fiction felt as deeply as it is understood. An unstable sister whose misconceived pregnancy replays the endless nby Noy Holland, is both an investigation of family relationships and a sophisticated study of language and rhythm. Holland creates an exhilarating tension between the satisfactions of meaning and the attenuated beauty of lyric, making her fiction felt as deeply as it is understood. An unstable sister whose misconceived pregnancy replays the endless nightmare of childhood siblings and a wrecked marriage occasioning the misery of a horse: these are the frozen events around which Holland's words congeal. The poetry of her images, powerful but immediately absorbed, can bring consciousness to a standstill: By then I've reached her: Sister spluttering, spitting out the plug of snow. Her mouth is bleeding. Her face is the grotesque of a face, a soul in flames, some rung of hell, and she is sobbing, spit puddling under her tongue. The Faulknerian echoes of Holland's prose invoke a dreamscape, a panorama enclosing barns and men and guns and Mother, as she trudges the cold hills in her nightgown. This writing is exquisite, a gorgeousness as unforgettable as a stabbing pain or the after-image of a howl in the pitch of night.
/book/show/410181.The_Year_s_Best_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois (Editor) Pat Murphy (Contributor) Robert Silverberg (Contributor)	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection	Contentsxiii  Introduction: Summation: 1987  essay by Gardner Dozois1  Rachel in Love  (1987)  novelette by Pat Murphy28  Dream Baby  (1987)  novelette by Bruce McAllister57  Flowers of Edo  (1987)  novelette by Bruce Sterling80  Forever Yours, Anna  (1987)  shortstory by Kate Wilhelm93  At the Cross-Time Jaunters' Ball  (1987)  novelette by Alexander JabContentsxiii  Introduction: Summation: 1987  essay by Gardner Dozois1  Rachel in Love  (1987)  novelette by Pat Murphy28  Dream Baby  (1987)  novelette by Bruce McAllister57  Flowers of Edo  (1987)  novelette by Bruce Sterling80  Forever Yours, Anna  (1987)  shortstory by Kate Wilhelm93  At the Cross-Time Jaunters' Ball  (1987)  novelette by Alexander Jablokov119  Dinosaurs  (1987)  novelette by Walter Jon Williams143  The Temporary King  (1987)  novelette by Paul J. McAuley165  Perpetuity Blues  (1987)  novelette by Neal Barrett, Jr.193  Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight  (1987)  novelette by Ursula K. Le Guin220  The Pardoner's Tale  (1987)  shortstory by Robert Silverberg240  Glass Cloud  (1987)  novelette by James Patrick Kelly280  The Evening and the Morning and the Night  (1987)  novelette by Octavia E. Butler303  Night of the Cooters  [War of the Worlds]  (1987)  shortstory by Howard Waldrop322  Angel  (1987)  shortstory by Pat Cadigan338  Shades  (1987)  novelette by Lucius Shepard369  The Faithful Companion at Forty  (1987)  shortstory by Karen Joy Fowler378  Candle in a Cosmic Wind  (1987)  novelette by Joseph Manzione413  The Emir's Clock  (1987)  shortstory by Ian Watson428  Ever After  (1987)  novelette by Susan Palwick449  The Forest of Time  (1987)  novella by Michael F. Flynn [as by Michael Flynn ]495  The Million-Dollar Wound  (1987)  shortstory by Dean Whitlock505  The Moon of Popping Trees  (1987)  novelette by R. Garcia y Robertson536  Diner  (1987)  shortstory by Neal Barrett, Jr.551  All the Hues of Hell  (1987)  shortstory by Gene Wolfe564  Halley's Passing  (1987)  shortstory by Michael McDowell580  America  [The Mormon Sea]  (1987)  novelette by Orson Scott Card605  For Thus Do I Remember Carthage  (1987)  shortstory by Michael Bishop622  Mother Goddess of the World  (1987)  novella by Kim Stanley Robinson675  Honorable Mentions: 1987  essay by Gardner Dozois
/book/show/5224867-the-heart-of-darkness-and-other-tales?from_search=true	Joseph Conrad	The Heart of Darkness and Other Tales	The finest of all Conrad's tales, Heart of Darkness is set in an atmosphere of mystery and menace, and tells of Marlow's perilous journey up the Congo River to relieve his employer's agent, the renowned and formidable Mr. Kurtz. What he sees on his journey, and his eventual encounter with Kurtz, horrify and perplex him, and call into question the very bases of civilizationThe finest of all Conrad's tales, Heart of Darkness is set in an atmosphere of mystery and menace, and tells of Marlow's perilous journey up the Congo River to relieve his employer's agent, the renowned and formidable Mr. Kurtz. What he sees on his journey, and his eventual encounter with Kurtz, horrify and perplex him, and call into question the very bases of civilization and human nature. Endlessly reinterpreted by critics and adapted for film, radio, and television, the story shows Conrad at his most intense and sophisticated. The other three tales in this volume depict corruption and obsession, and question racial assumptions. Set in the exotic surroundings of Africa, Malaysia, and the east, they variously appraise the glamour, folly, and rapacity of imperial adventure. This revised edition uses the English first edition texts and has a new chronology and bibliography.
/book/show/19061394-la-voie-du-loup?from_search=true	E.E. Knight	La Voie du Loup: Terre Vampire, T1 (Science-fiction)	Louisiane 2065. Les choses ont bien chang. En cette 44e anne de l'Ordre Kurian, la Terre est sous la domination d'extraterrestres surnomms les  vampires  par les humains qu'ils ont asservis. Mais la rsistance s'est organise. David Valentine, qui n'a jamais connu l'ancien monde, fait partie des soldats d'lite, les Loups, qui combattent pour sauver l'humanit CombattLouisiane 2065. Les choses ont bien chang. En cette 44e anne de l'Ordre Kurian, la Terre est sous la domination d'extraterrestres surnomms les  vampires  par les humains qu'ils ont asservis. Mais la rsistance s'est organise. David Valentine, qui n'a jamais connu l'ancien monde, fait partie des soldats d'lite, les Loups, qui combattent pour sauver l'humanit Combattre. Tuer. Survivre.
/book/show/17295445-writing-fantasy-science-fiction?from_search=true	Orson Scott Card Philip Athans Jay Lake	Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction: How to Create Out-Of-This-World Novels and Short Stories	Do you envision celestial cities in distant, fantastic worlds? Do you dream of mythical beasts and gallant quests in exotic kingdoms? If you have ever wanted to write the next great fantasy or science fiction story, this all-in-one comprehensive book will show you how. Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction is full of advice from master authors offering definitive instructiDo you envision celestial cities in distant, fantastic worlds? Do you dream of mythical beasts and gallant quests in exotic kingdoms? If you have ever wanted to write the next great fantasy or science fiction story, this all-in-one comprehensive book will show you how. Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction is full of advice from master authors offering definitive instructions on world building, character creation, and storytelling in the many styles and possibilities available to writers of speculative fiction.Combining two Writer's Digest classics, Orson Scott Card's How to Write Science Fiction & Fantasy and The Writer's Complete Fantasy Reference, along with two new selections from award-winning science fiction and fantasy authors Philip Athans and Jay Lake, this new book provides the best of all worlds. You'll discover:How to build, populate, and dramatize fantastic new worlds.How to develop dynamic and meaningful themes that will expand the cannon of sci-fi and fantasy storytelling.Exciting subgenres such as steampunk, as well as new developments in the sci-fi and fantasy genres.How to imbue your tales with historically accurate information about world cultures, legends, folklore, and religions.Detailed descriptions of magic rituals, fantastic weapons of war, clothing and armor, and otherworldly beasts such as orcs, giants, elves, and more.How societies, villages, and castles were constructed and operate on a day-to-day basis.Astounding methods of interstellar travel, the rules of starflight, and the realities and myths of scientific exploration.How to generate new ideas and graft them to the most popular themes and plot devices in sci-fi and fantasy writing.The boundaries of your imagination are infinite, but to create credible and thrilling fiction, you must ground your stories in rules, facts, and accurate ideas. Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction will guide you through the complex and compelling universe of fantasy and science fiction writing and help you unleash your stories on the next generation of readers and fans.
/book/show/17656813-one-revolution?from_search=true	Jamie Lackey	One Revolution: A Year of Flash Fiction	Run the gamut from fantasy to science fiction to horror, and back again.One Revolution contains twenty flash fiction pieces and one serialized short story. Within these pages, you'll find space hockey, dancing fairies, cyberpunk noir, coming-of-age on Mars, a zombie shark, and more.Open up to a story about love or death, friendship or isolation, mythology or brains.WelcomeRun the gamut from fantasy to science fiction to horror, and back again.One Revolution contains twenty flash fiction pieces and one serialized short story. Within these pages, you'll find space hockey, dancing fairies, cyberpunk noir, coming-of-age on Mars, a zombie shark, and more.Open up to a story about love or death, friendship or isolation, mythology or brains.Welcome to One Revolution.
/book/show/20763596-the-book-of-gaza?from_search=true	Atef Abu Saif (Editor) Asma al Ghul (Editor)	The Book of Gaza: A City in Short Fiction	Bringing together a dozen of Palestines greatest modern prose writers, this unique anthology sets contemporary stories against the backdrop of one of the worlds most talked-about cities, presenting them in English translation for the first time. Together, these stories will enable English-speaking readers to go beyond the global media coverage and enter into the daily liBringing together a dozen of Palestines greatest modern prose writers, this unique anthology sets contemporary stories against the backdrop of one of the worlds most talked-about cities, presenting them in English translation for the first time. Together, these stories will enable English-speaking readers to go beyond the global media coverage and enter into the daily life of ordinary characters struggling to live with dignity in what is effectively the worlds largest prison. The authors range from highly acclaimed writers to exciting new voices in Arabic literature, including the Father of the Palestinian short story, Zaki Al Ela, and a new generation of young women bloggers and activists, such as Mona Abu Sharikhm, Dawlat Al Masri, and Najla Attalah.
/book/show/1885994.The_Seven_Deadly_Sins_of_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Isaac Asimov (Editor) Charles G. Waugh (Editor) Martin H. Greenberg (Editor)	The Seven Deadly Sins of Science Fiction	
/book/show/2935127-the-art-of-fiction?from_search=true	Walter Besant	The Art of Fiction	
/book/show/122071.2041?from_search=true	Jane Yolen (Editor) Connie Willis Anne McCaffrey	2041: Twelve Short Stories About the Future by Top Science Fiction Writers	Where will you be in the year 2041?Where will you be in the year 2041?
/book/show/15825120-the-self-publishers-guide-to-book-marketing?from_search=true	Jamie Cawley	The Self Publishers Guide to Book Marketing: Step By Step Guide For Fiction and Non-Fiction Authors	When first starting out self-publishing, it can be very confusing and expensive to promote your book.Featuring step by step instructions, templates and examples so that you can quickly and easily promote your book and maximize your sales, this book can be used by new and experienced authors alike.All promotion methods covered are either free or very affordable.The Self PuWhen first starting out self-publishing, it can be very confusing and expensive to promote your book.Featuring step by step instructions, templates and examples so that you can quickly and easily promote your book and maximize your sales, this book can be used by new and experienced authors alike.All promotion methods covered are either free or very affordable.The Self Publishers Guide to Book MarketingGetting Started1.1 Why Are You Publishing?1.2 Who Will Read Your Book?1.3 How Will You Sell Your Book?1.4 Essential Author Details1.5 Creating a Book Cover1.6 Writing a Book Description1.7 Choosing Your Genre1.8 Choosing Your KeywordsChecklist - Getting StartedPre-Release Promotion2.1 Writing Book Promo Text2.2 Creating a Landing Page2.3 Writing a Basic Press Release2.4 Distributing a Press Release2.5 Creating Social Media BuzzChecklist - Pre-Release PromoPublishing Tips3.1 Kindle and KDP Select3.2 Publishing Tips3.3 Author Central3.4 Pricing Tips3.5 Pros of eBook with PaperbackPromote Your Published Book4.1 Goodreads4.2 Shelfari4.3 Book Giveaways4.4 Updating the Landing Page4.5 New Press Release4.6 Contacting Book Reviewers4.7 Approaching Book Bloggers4.8 Creating a Book PDF Promo4.9 Creating a Banner4.10 Creating a Video Trailer4.11 Donating BooksChecklist - Published Book PromoRevisions5.1 Handling Reviews5.2 Revising Your Book
/book/show/9869918-the-big-time?from_search=true	Fritz Leiber	The Big Time: A Short Science Fiction Novel About Time Travel	The Big Time is a short science fiction novel by Fritz Leiber. It won the Hugo Award in 1958. The Big Time is a vast, cosmic back story, hidden behind a claustrophobic front story with only a few characters. The storyline involves two factions which both have time travel who are at war with each other. Their method of battle involves changing the outcome of events througThe Big Time is a short science fiction novel by Fritz Leiber. It won the Hugo Award in 1958. The Big Time is a vast, cosmic back story, hidden behind a claustrophobic front story with only a few characters. The storyline involves two factions which both have time travel who are at war with each other. Their method of battle involves changing the outcome of events throughout history. The action of the story takes place at a rest and relaxation base between the changing time lanes. The plot takes the form of a locked room mystery. The Big Time was originally published in two parts in Galaxy Science Fiction Magazine's March and April 1958 issues. It has many subsequent reprints in book form. It is a pleasure to publish this new, high quality, and affordable edition.
/book/show/25644705-lightspeed-magazine-june-2015?from_search=true	Seanan McGuire (Editor) John Chu Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam	Lightspeed Magazine, June 2015: Queers Destroy Science Fiction! Special Issue	LIGHTSPEED is an online science fiction and fantasy magazine. In its pages, you will find science fiction: from near-future, sociological soft SF, to far-future, star-spanning hard SF--and fantasy: from epic fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, and contemporary urban tales, to magical realism, science-fantasy, and folktales.Even in science fiction, supposedly the genre of limitlesLIGHTSPEED is an online science fiction and fantasy magazine. In its pages, you will find science fiction: from near-future, sociological soft SF, to far-future, star-spanning hard SF--and fantasy: from epic fantasy, sword-and-sorcery, and contemporary urban tales, to magical realism, science-fantasy, and folktales.Even in science fiction, supposedly the genre of limitless possibility, where everyone is invited to the adventure, heterosexual, heteroromantic, and cisgendered are considered the default, to the extent that everything else is deviation, and must be eyed with suspicion.LIGHTSPEED was founded on the core idea that all science fiction is real science fiction. The whole point of this magazine is that science fiction is vast. It is inclusive. Science fiction is about people, and queer people, no matter how they identify [Gay, lesbian, bisexual, demisexual, asexual, pansexual, intersex, transgender, genderfluid, genderqueer--anyone who fits within the QUILTBAG], are a big part of that. They always have been. They're just sometimes harder to see. So, in the interests of visibility and breaking stuff, Queers Destroy Science Fiction! will show you just how wide the spectrum of sexuality and gender identity can really be.This special all-queer issue features original science fiction short stories from John Chu, Kate M. Galey, Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam, Chaz Brenchley, Felicia Davin, Rose Lemberg, Jessica Yang, K.M. Szpara, Amal El-Mohtar, Tim Susman, and Susan Jane Bigelow. Plus, we have original flash fiction from E. Saxey, Charles Payseur, Claudine Griggs, Stephen Cox, Eliza Gauger, Erica L. Satifka, Gabrielle Friesen, Gabby Reed, Shannon Peavey, Sarah Pinsker, Bogi Takcs, and JY Yang, and reprints by RJ Edwards, AMJ Hudson, Raven Kaldera, Rand B. Lee, and Geoff Ryman. All that, and we also have our usual assortment of author and artist spotlights, along with our latest book review column and an assortment of nonfiction features, plus more than twenty personal essays from writers about their experiences being queer reading and writing science fiction.
/book/show/1063141.Don_t_Explain?from_search=true	Jewelle L. Gmez	Don't Explain: Short Fiction	Well-versed in the traditions of African-American writing, Gomez moves from lesbian life in Boston in the late 1960s to a futuristic fantasy. The central piece in this collection, Lynx and Strand, explores some of the darkest dreams and fears of our culture.
/book/show/18777929-the-fan-fiction-studies-reader?from_search=true	Karen Hellekson (Editor) Kristina Busse (Editor)	The Fan Fiction Studies Reader	An essential introduction to a rapidly growing field of study,gathers in one place the key foundational texts of the fan studies corpus, with a focus on fan fiction. Collected here are important texts by scholars whose groundbreaking work established the field and outlined some of its enduring questions. Editors Karen Hellekson and KristinaAn essential introduction to a rapidly growing field of study,gathers in one place the key foundational texts of the fan studies corpus, with a focus on fan fiction. Collected here are important texts by scholars whose groundbreaking work established the field and outlined some of its enduring questions. Editors Karen Hellekson and Kristina Busse provide cogent introductions that place each piece in its historical and intellectual context, mapping the historical development of fan studies and suggesting its future trajectories.Organized into four thematic sections, the essays address fan-created works as literary artifacts; the relationship between fandom, identity, and feminism; fandom and affect; and the role of creativity and performance in fan activities. Considered as literary artifacts, fan works pose important questions about the nature of authorship, the meaning of originality, and modes of transmission. Sociologically, fan fiction is and long has been a mostly female enterprise, from the fanzines of the 1960s to online forums today, and this fact has shaped its themes and its standing among fans. The questions of how and why people become fans, and what the difference is between liking something and being a fan of it, have also drawn considerable scholarly attention, as has the question of how fans perform their fannish identities for diverse audiences.Thanks to the overlap between fan studies and other disciplines related to popular and cultural studiesincluding social, digital, and transmedia studiesan increasing number of scholars are turning to fan studies to engage their students. Fan fiction is the most extensively explored aspect of fan works and fan engagement, and so studies of it can often serve as a basis for addressing other aspects of fandom. These classic essays introduce the fields key questions and some of its major figures. Those new to the field or in search of context for their own research will find this reader an invaluable resource.
/book/show/25304090-la-compagnie-blanche?from_search=true	Arthur Conan Doyle	La Compagnie Blanche: édition intégrale	Quand Conan Doyle dlaisse Sherlock Holmes, a donne un roman qui nous fait partager les aventures d'un tudiant, nomm Alleyne Edricson, devenu cuyer de Sir Nigel, et qui s'en va guerroyer en France, accompagn de joyeux drilles,  la tte de cette fameuse Compagnie Blanche, compose des plus valeureux archers d'Angleterre...Le rcit se droule durant la guerre de Cent aQuand Conan Doyle dlaisse Sherlock Holmes, a donne un roman qui nous fait partager les aventures d'un tudiant, nomm Alleyne Edricson, devenu cuyer de Sir Nigel, et qui s'en va guerroyer en France, accompagn de joyeux drilles,  la tte de cette fameuse Compagnie Blanche, compose des plus valeureux archers d'Angleterre...Le rcit se droule durant la guerre de Cent ans (on y croise, entre autres, Du Guesclin !) et les principaux ingrdients d'un bon roman de chevalerie sont runis (avis aux amateurs !). Conan Doyle ressuscite les hauts faits d'armes, l'atmosphre des tournois, les duels acharns et les combats hroques, tout ceci pour l'honneur des dames, avec un grand souci du dtail et de la rigueur historique, sans jamais pourtant alourdir le rcit. Puisqu'on ne sait plus aujourd'hui crire des romans de chevalerie, tchons de dcouvrir ou redcouvrir les grands classiques du genre, en commenant par cette Compagnie Blanche.Format professionnel lectronique  Ink Book dition.
/book/show/10825473-the-time-traders?from_search=true	Andre Norton	The Time Traders	This enhanced edition of Andre Norton's classic science fiction novel has been enhanced for your reading pleasure. Just what is an enhanced edition? We have enhanced it in the following ways:- expert formatting so it looks great on your Nook- a clickable table of contents for easy navigating- a biography of Andre Norton- an extensive bibliography of her works- an essay oThis enhanced edition of Andre Norton's classic science fiction novel has been enhanced for your reading pleasure. Just what is an enhanced edition? We have enhanced it in the following ways:- expert formatting so it looks great on your Nook- a clickable table of contents for easy navigating- a biography of Andre Norton- an extensive bibliography of her works- an essay on the history of science fictionIf it is possible to conquer space, then perhaps it is also possible to conquer time. At least that was the theory American scientists were exploring in an effort to explain the new sources of knowledge the Russians possessed. Perhaps Russian scientists had discovered how to transport themselves back in time in order to learn long-forgotten secrets of the past.That was why young Ross Murdock, above average in intelligence but a belligerently independent nonconformist, found himself on a hush-hush government project at a secret base in the Arctic. The very qualities that made him a menace in civilized society were valuable traits in a man who must successfully act the part of a merchant trader of the Beaker people during the Bronze Age.For once they were transferred by time machine to the remote Baltic region where the Russian post was located, Ross and his partner Ashe were swept into a fantastic action-filled adventure involving Russians, superstitious prehistoric men, and the aliens of a lost galactic civilization that demanded every ounce of courage the Americans possessed.
/book/show/8599576-where-the-god-of-love-hangs-out?from_search=true	Amy Bloom	Where the God of Love Hangs Out: Fiction	Love, in its many forms and complexities, weaves through this collection by Amy Bloom, thebestselling author of. Blooms astonishing and astute stories illuminate the mysteries of passion, family, and friendship. A young woman is haunted by her roommates murder; a man and his daughter-in-law confess their sins in the unlikeliest of places; two middle-Love, in its many forms and complexities, weaves through this collection by Amy Bloom, thebestselling author of. Blooms astonishing and astute stories illuminate the mysteries of passion, family, and friendship. A young woman is haunted by her roommates murder; a man and his daughter-in-law confess their sins in the unlikeliest of places; two middle-aged, married friends find themselves surprisingly drawn to each other, risking all for their love but never underestimating the cost. Propelled by Blooms dazzling prose, unmistakable voice, and generous wit,takes us to the margins and the centers of peoples emotional lives, exploring the changes that come with love and loss.Look for special features inside.Join the Circle for author chats and more.RandomHouseReadersCircle.com
/book/show/352003.The_Short_Fiction_of_Edgar_Allan_Poe?from_search=true	Edgar Allan Poe Susan F. Levine Susan Levine (Editor)	The Short Fiction of Edgar Allan Poe	Ad en ok ktye km talihsizlik bile eninde sonunda felsefenin yorulmak nedir bilmez cesaretine boyun eer - tpk en inat ehrin bir dmann ard arkas kesilmez saldrlarna boyun emesi gibi. Kutsal kitapta yazdna gre, Salmanezer, Samaria'nn nnde  sene beklemitir; ama sonunda ehir dmtr. Sardanapalus ise -bkz. Diodorus- Ninova'nn nnde yedi senAd en ok ktye km talihsizlik bile eninde sonunda felsefenin yorulmak nedir bilmez cesaretine boyun eer - tpk en inat ehrin bir dmann ard arkas kesilmez saldrlarna boyun emesi gibi. Kutsal kitapta yazdna gre, Salmanezer, Samaria'nn nnde  sene beklemitir; ama sonunda ehir dmtr. Sardanapalus ise -bkz. Diodorus- Ninova'nn nnde yedi sene beklemitir; ama bouna. Truva'nn fethi yaklak on sene almtr; ve Azoth, Aristaeus'un erefi stne yemin ederek sylediine gre, kaplarn Psammitticus'a ancak yirmi sene sonra amtr...(Kitabn inden)
/book/show/13665361-writing-irresistible-kidlit?from_search=true	Mary Kole	Writing Irresistible KidLit: The Ultimate Guide to Crafting Fiction for Young Adult and Middle Grade Readers	Writing for young adult (YA) and middle grade (MG) audiences isn't just kid's stuff anymore--it's kidlit! The YA and MG book markets are healthier and more robust than ever, and that means the competition is fiercer, too. In Writing Irresistible Kidlit, literary agent Mary Kole shares her expertise on writing novels for young adult and middle grade readers and teaches yoWriting for young adult (YA) and middle grade (MG) audiences isn't just kid's stuff anymore--it's kidlit! The YA and MG book markets are healthier and more robust than ever, and that means the competition is fiercer, too. In Writing Irresistible Kidlit, literary agent Mary Kole shares her expertise on writing novels for young adult and middle grade readers and teaches you how to:Recognize the differences between middle grade and young adult audiences and how it impacts your writing.Tailor your manuscript's tone, length, and content to your readership.Avoid common mistakes and cliches that are prevalent in YA and MG fiction, in respect to characters, story ideas, plot structure and more.Develop themes and ideas in your novel that will strike emotional chords.Mary Kole's candid commentary and insightful observations, as well as a collection of book excerpts and personal insights from bestselling authors and editors who specialize in the children's book market, are invaluable tools for your kidlit career.If you want the skills, techniques, and know-how you need to craft memorable stories for teens and tweens, Writing Irresistible Kidlit can give them to you.
/book/show/18140971-writing-for-you?from_search=true	Victoria Grefer	Writing for You: A Novelist's Guide to the Craft of Fiction	As a writer's handbook, Writing for You not only explores the mechanics of creative writing. It also provides emotional support and camaraderie, giving you techniques to triumph over those periods of doubt in your artistic life.When writing gets tough, that inner editors got you down, and you feel like giving up, the most helpful thing in the world is knowing that dipsAs a writer's handbook, Writing for You not only explores the mechanics of creative writing. It also provides emotional support and camaraderie, giving you techniques to triumph over those periods of doubt in your artistic life.When writing gets tough, that inner editors got you down, and you feel like giving up, the most helpful thing in the world is knowing that dips in confidence are normal, we all experience them, and they are in no way a statement of fact concerning your potential.At over 75,000 words, Writing for You was requested by the followers of the creative writing blog,. It groups information from the blog in new and thought-provoking ways, expands upon the information to be found there, and includes links to other resources to help any writer, whether a beginner or a seasoned pro.The book also contains personal examples of how one writer developed her writing process over the course of five novels and ten years, to warn, guide, and reassure aspiring writers as they walk their own path toward finishing a novel.
/book/show/771346.Brave_New_Words?from_search=true	Jeff Prucher	Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction	The first historical dictionary devoted to science fiction, Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction shows exactly how science-fictional words and their associated concepts have developed over time, with full citations and bibliographic information. It's a window on a whole genre of literature through the words invented and passed along by the genre's mostThe first historical dictionary devoted to science fiction, Brave New Words: The Oxford Dictionary of Science Fiction shows exactly how science-fictional words and their associated concepts have developed over time, with full citations and bibliographic information. It's a window on a whole genre of literature through the words invented and passed along by the genre's most talented writers. In addition, it shows how many words we consider everyday vocabulary-words like spacesuit, blast off, and robot-had their roots in imaginative literature, and not in hard science.Citations are included for each definition, starting with the earliest usage that can be found. These citations are drawn not only from science fiction books and magazines, but also from mainstream publications, fanzines, screenplays, newspapers, comics, film, songs, and the Internet. In addition to illustrating the different ways each word has been used, citations also show when and where words have moved out of the science fiction lexicon and into that of other subcultures or mainstream English.Brave New Words covers the shared language of science fiction, as well as the vocabulary of science fiction criticism and its fans--those terms that are used by many authors in multiple settings. Words coined in science fiction have become part of the vocabulary of any number of subcultures and endeavors, from comics, to neo-paganism, to aerospace, to computers, to environmentalism, to zine culture. This is the first book to document this vocabulary transfer. Not just a useful reference and an entertaining browse, this book also documents the enduring legacy of science fiction writers and fans.
/book/show/1578231.Fiction_100?from_search=true	James H. Pickering	Fiction 100: An Anthology of Short Fiction	A collection of stories with literary merit, Fiction 100 illustrates the development of short fiction from the early 19th Century to the present day, and features both traditional and contemporary works.
/book/show/257594.The_Last_Words_of_Dutch_Schultz?from_search=true	William S. Burroughs	The Last Words of Dutch Schultz: A Fiction in the Form of a Film Script	The Last Words of Dutch Schultz: A Fiction in the Form of a Film Script
/book/show/6661321-the-very-best-of-fantasy-science-fiction?from_search=true	Gordon Van Gelder (Editor) Peter S. Beagle (Contributor) Neil Gaiman (Contributor)	The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction: Sixtieth Anniversary Anthology	Collecting more than two dozen stories that originally appeared in thethe premiere speculative fiction magazinethis extraordinary anthology celebrates 60 years of top-notch genre fiction.This retrospective volume includes All Summer in a Day, Ray Bradburys lasting tale of what happened on one special day; Flowers for AlgernoCollecting more than two dozen stories that originally appeared in thethe premiere speculative fiction magazinethis extraordinary anthology celebrates 60 years of top-notch genre fiction.This retrospective volume includes All Summer in a Day, Ray Bradburys lasting tale of what happened on one special day; Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes, describing what happened to Charlie Gordon when he was made into a genius; Harrison Bergeron, Kurt Vonneguts absurdist cautionary tale of mandatory equality; and The Electric Ant by Philip K. Dick, concerning what Garson Poole learned after the accident that hospitalized him. This remarkable collection also features some of the most highly acclaimed, award-winning authors, including Neil Gaiman, Harlan Ellison, Shirley Jackson, Peter S. Beagle, Karen Joy Fowler, Ursula K. Le Guin, Theodore Sturgeon, and Roger Zelazny.Hand-picked by the magazines current editor, this is an unmatched assemblage of appealing, first-rate fiction.ContentsIntroduction by Gordon Van GelderOf Time and Third Avenue by Alfred BesterAll Summer in a Day by Ray BradburyOne Ordinary Day, with Peanuts by Shirley JacksonA Touch of Strange by Theodore SturgeonEastward ho! by William TennFlowers for Algernon by Daniel KeyesHarrison Bergeron by Kurt VonnegutThis Moment of the Storm by Roger ZelaznyThe Electric Ant by Philip K. DickThe Deathbird by Harlan EllisonThe Women Men Don't See by James Tiptree, Jr.I See You by Damon KnightThe Gunslinger by Stephen KingThe Dark by Karen Joy FowlerBuffalo by John KesselSolitude by Ursula K. Le GuinMother Grasshopper by Michael Swanwickmacs by Terry BissonCreation by Jeffrey FordOther People by Neil GaimanTwo Hearts by Peter S. BeagleJourney into the Kingdom by M. RickertThe Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate by Ted Chiang
/book/show/1043465.The_Mammoth_Encyclopedia_of_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	George Mann (Editor)	The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Science Fiction	From Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, and Arthur C. Clarke to Chelsea-Quinn Yarbro and Roger Zelazny, from science fiction authors worldwide to the directors of sci-fi films for movies like 2001: A Space Odyssey and television series like Star Trek, from the magazines that publish the writers in this exciting and extraordinarily inventive field to the Hugos, Nebulas, and otherFrom Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, and Arthur C. Clarke to Chelsea-Quinn Yarbro and Roger Zelazny, from science fiction authors worldwide to the directors of sci-fi films for movies like 2001: A Space Odyssey and television series like Star Trek, from the magazines that publish the writers in this exciting and extraordinarily inventive field to the Hugos, Nebulas, and other awards that annually honor them, this encyclopedia offers the most concise, clear, and comprehensive guide currently available to one of fiction's most popular and intriguing genres. In an A-to-Z format, augmented by an ample index and helpful cross-references, this richly informative volume presents science fiction as it appears in film as well as in the print media, including entries on important illustrators, and covers both the modern developments in the field and the classic landmarks. Furthermore, each author entry ends with an Also see section that directs readers to related topics, and all entries provide full bibliographies. Equally invaluable is the opening chapter, which gives a brief history of the genre and traces its evolution from origins that long precede the twentieth century.
/book/show/2355574.Fucking_Daphne?from_search=true	Daphne Gottlieb (Editor)	Fucking Daphne: Mostly True Stories and Fictions	When Daphne Gottlieb first found herself the character in someone elses story she was intrigued; over time, as she appeared in more and more stories, she started to wonder about the implications of what was real and what wasnt. Did it matter that there were published stories of her having sex in bathrooms, vacant parking lots, on the balcony at a party in an old bordelloWhen Daphne Gottlieb first found herself the character in someone elses story she was intrigued; over time, as she appeared in more and more stories, she started to wonder about the implications of what was real and what wasnt. Did it matter that there were published stories of her having sex in bathrooms, vacant parking lots, on the balcony at a party in an old bordello? Did it matter whether or not they were true?This question sparked the idea fora collection that blurs the lines between reality and fiction and begs the question who is the real Daphne? A pill-popping wild child? A soft place to fall with a broken heart? A dreadlocked vixen?Contributors include Hanne Blank, Stephen Elliot, Sarah Katherine Lewis, and Ariel Gore, who describe, watch, and engage with a character that is not Daphne Gottlieb; Daphne is a projection, a fantasy, a zeitgeist. We are all a multitude of people in bed. We are all Daphne.Harnessing the playfulness of the hoax, the seductiveness of literature, and the edginess of the avant-garde,is unique in a culture hungry for sex, information, and most of all, understanding.
/book/show/555908.Women_of_Wonder_the_Contemporary_Years?from_search=true	Pamela Sargent (Editor/Contributor) C.J. Cherryh (Contributor) Rosaleen Love (Contributor)	Women of Wonder, the Contemporary Years: Science Fiction by Women from the 1970s to the 1990s	Women of Wonder: The Contemporary Years ... Science Fiction by Women from the 1970s to the 1990s  A companion volume to 'The Classic Years', dispelling the notion that women don't write real science fiction, showcasing recent science fiction by women. Here are Octavia E. Butler, Pat Cadigan, Angela Carter, Nancy Kress, and Connie Willis, among others.Contents:IntroductWomen of Wonder: The Contemporary Years ... Science Fiction by Women from the 1970s to the 1990s  A companion volume to 'The Classic Years', dispelling the notion that women don't write real science fiction, showcasing recent science fiction by women. Here are Octavia E. Butler, Pat Cadigan, Angela Carter, Nancy Kress, and Connie Willis, among others.Contents:Introduction and Bibliography by the Editor.Cassandra / C.J. Cherryh;The Thaw / Tanith Lee;Scorched Supper on New Niger / Suzy McKee Charnas;Abominable / Carol Emshwiller;Bluewater Dreams / Sydney J. Van Scyoc;The Cabinet of Edgar Allan Poe / Angela Carter;The Harvest of Wolves / Mary Gentle;Bloodchild / Octavia E. Butler;Fears / Pamela Sargent;Webrider / Jayge Carr;Alexia and Graham Bell / Rosaleen Love;Reichs-Peace / Sheila Finch;Angel / Pat Cadigan;Rachel in Love / Pat Murphy;Game Night at the Fox and Goose / Karen Joy Fowler;Tiny Tango / Judith Moffett;At the Rialto / Connie Willis;Midnight News / Lisa Goldstein;And Wild For To Hold / Nancy Kress;Immaculate / Storm Constantine;Farming in Virginia / Rebecca Ore.
/book/show/13538087-literature-and-its-writers?from_search=true	Ann Charters Samuel Charters	Literature and Its Writers: A Compact Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama	Literature is a conversation between writers and other writers, and between writers and readers. In, Ann and Samuel Charters complement a rich and varied selection of stories, poems, and plays with an unparalleled array of commentaries about that literature by the writers themselves. Such writer talk inspires students to respond as it modelsLiterature is a conversation between writers and other writers, and between writers and readers. In, Ann and Samuel Charters complement a rich and varied selection of stories, poems, and plays with an unparalleled array of commentaries about that literature by the writers themselves. Such writer talk inspires students to respond as it models ways for them to enter the conversation. In the sixth edition, the Charters continue to entice students to join the conversation, with adventurous and intriguing new literary works, more detailed coverage of literary elements, and more help with reading and writing.This anthology is now available with video! Learn more about.
/book/show/51042.The_Complete_Fiction?from_search=true	Barbara Kingsolver	The Complete Fiction: The Bean Trees / Homeland / Animal Dreams / Pigs in Heaven	A boxed set containing all three of Kingsolver's bestselling novels and her only collection of short stories. Includes: The Bean Trees, Homeland and Other Stories, Animal Dreams, and Pigs In Heaven.
/book/show/21461029-the-complete-works-of-mark-twain?from_search=true	Mark Twain	The Complete Works of Mark Twain: The Novels, short stories, essays and satires, travel writing, non-fiction, the complete letters, the complete speeches, and the autobiography of Mark Twain	
/book/show/19502164-flappers-and-philosophers-annotated-with-audiobook-access?from_search=true	F. Scott Fitzgerald Magnolia Books (Editor)	Flappers and Philosophers (Annotated, with Audiobook Access) (Fiction Classics)	Have you seen The Great Gatsby?You're in for a treat!- a collection of F. Scott Fitzgerald's short stories.This tremendous book comes with the following great features:Complete original text of Flappers and Philosophers;;- F. Scott FitzgerHave you seen The Great Gatsby?You're in for a treat!- a collection of F. Scott Fitzgerald's short stories.This tremendous book comes with the following great features:Complete original text of Flappers and Philosophers;;- F. Scott Fitzgerald's Influence - Film and TV adaptations;- Most Famous Quotes from F. Scott Fitzgerald!Go on a journey back in time! Simply press the Buy button!
/book/show/830984.The_Road_to_Science_Fiction_3?from_search=true	James Edwin Gunn (Editor)	The Road to Science Fiction 3: From Heinlein to Here (The Road to Science Fiction, #3)	Between an ancient Roman's trip to the moon and the fantastic tales of H.G. Wells lies a journey through time and space and an awesome evolution in scientific thinking. From Gilgamesh's search for immortality to Lucian's odyssey on the moon; from Jonathan Swift's hilarious satire on scientists in Gulliver's Travels to Mary Shelley's horrifying description of a scientist whBetween an ancient Roman's trip to the moon and the fantastic tales of H.G. Wells lies a journey through time and space and an awesome evolution in scientific thinking. From Gilgamesh's search for immortality to Lucian's odyssey on the moon; from Jonathan Swift's hilarious satire on scientists in Gulliver's Travels to Mary Shelley's horrifying description of a scientist who has gone too far in Frankenstein; from Edgar Allan Poe's balloon trip in the year 2848 to Jules Verne's prophesies of the impact of scientific inventions on future civilization; from Edward Bellamy's utopian escape from the industrial Revolution to H.G. Wells's magnificent story of Earth threatened by an inescapable menace - here are the chief ancestors of the modern science fiction story. For the first time, these and other key works are gathered together in one anthology, complete with revealing commentary on the authors, their eras, and the role each played in establishing what we today recognize as science fiction. The Road to Science Fiction is a six-volume anthology of science fiction that covers the development of science fiction from its earliest prototypes in the Sumerian Gilgamesh and the Greek epics to approximately 1990. Created originally to provide anthologies for use in classes, these volumes have become mass-market sellers as well, since they are not only a source of outstanding stories but also explain what constitutes science fiction, how it developed and the contribution the authors and the stories have made to the evolution of science fiction. Volume 3, From Heinlein to Here, covers the period from 1940 to 1975, beginning in the Golden Age of Science Fiction and ending at a time when SF book publication was just beginning to explode and SF films (2001: A Space Odyssey; Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Star Wars, E.T.) would soon dominate box offices. Cloth edition previously published in 1979.
/book/show/1458109.Emil_and_the_Detectives?from_search=true	Erich Kstner	Emil and the Detectives	If Mrs Tischbein had known the amazing adventures her son Emil would have in Berlin, she'd never have let him go.Unfortunately, when his seven pounds goes missing on the train, Emil is determined to get it back - and when he teams up with the detectives he meets in Berlin, it's just the start of a marvellous money-retrieving adventure . . .A classic and influential story,If Mrs Tischbein had known the amazing adventures her son Emil would have in Berlin, she'd never have let him go.Unfortunately, when his seven pounds goes missing on the train, Emil is determined to get it back - and when he teams up with the detectives he meets in Berlin, it's just the start of a marvellous money-retrieving adventure . . .A classic and influential story, Emil and the Detectives remains an enthralling read.
/book/show/11452470-gritty?from_search=true	Sommer Marsden (Editor) Alison Tyler Willsin Rowe	Gritty: Rough Erotic Fiction	Includes gritty fiction by: Quinn Gabriel * Willsin Rowe * Rita Winchester * Alison Tyler * Sommer Marsden * Aisling Weaver * Heidi Champa * Shanna Germain * Parker Ford * Justine ElyotNeeds. We all have them. What you will find in this book are talestawdry and otherwiseof folks who are on a mission to fulfill their needs. Or, in some cases, people who are lucky enoughIncludes gritty fiction by: Quinn Gabriel * Willsin Rowe * Rita Winchester * Alison Tyler * Sommer Marsden * Aisling Weaver * Heidi Champa * Shanna Germain * Parker Ford * Justine ElyotNeeds. We all have them. What you will find in this book are talestawdry and otherwiseof folks who are on a mission to fulfill their needs. Or, in some cases, people who are lucky enough to have partners willing to help them meet their needs. Dirty, rough, gritty, coarse, sometimes startlingalways stimulating. This is love and lust, fucking and seduction on the rough side. The gritty, edgy underbelly of relationships and love and sex.CONTENT WARNINGS: This book contains rough sex, explicit sex, explicit language, infidelity, m/f/m sex, m/m sex, mnage, corporal punishment, whipping, seduction and BDSM.Readers 18+ ONLY
/book/show/997349.The_Year_s_Best_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois (Editor) Judith Moffett (Contributor) Bruce Sterling (Contributor)	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Seventh Annual Collection	Contentsix  Summation: 1989  essay by Gardner Dozois1  Tiny Tango  [The Ragged World]  (1989)  novella by Judith Moffett40  Out of Copyright  (1989)  shortstory by Charles Sheffield56  For I Have Touched the Sky  [Kirinyaga  3]  (1989)  novelette by Mike Resnick78  Alphas  (1989)  novelette by Gregory Benford109  At the Rialto  (1989)  novelette by ConnContentsix  Summation: 1989  essay by Gardner Dozois1  Tiny Tango  [The Ragged World]  (1989)  novella by Judith Moffett40  Out of Copyright  (1989)  shortstory by Charles Sheffield56  For I Have Touched the Sky  [Kirinyaga  3]  (1989)  novelette by Mike Resnick78  Alphas  (1989)  novelette by Gregory Benford109  At the Rialto  (1989)  novelette by Connie Willis129  Skin Deep  (1989)  shortstory by Kathe Koja137  The Egg  (1989)  novella by Steven Popkes174  Tales from the Venia Woods  [Roma Eterna]  (1989)  shortstory by Robert Silverberg190  Visiting the Dead  (1989)  shortstory by William King202  Dori Bangs  (1989)  shortstory by Bruce Sterling215  The Ends of the Earth  (1989)  novella by Lucius Shepard267  The Price of Oranges  (1989)  novelette by Nancy Kress289  Lottery Night  (1989)  novelette by S. P. Somtow310  A Deeper Sea  (1989)  novella by Alexander Jablokov352  The Edge of the World  (1989)  shortstory by Michael Swanwick366  Silver Lady and the Fortyish Man  (1989)  novelette by Megan Lindholm385  The Third Sex  (1989)  shortstory by Alan Brennert402  Winter on the Belle Fourche  (1989)  shortstory by Neal Barrett, Jr.418  Enter a Soldier. Later: Enter Another  [Time Gate]  (1989)  novelette by Robert Silverberg452  Relationships  (1989)  shortstory by Robert Sampson459  Just Another Perfect Day  (1989)  shortstory by John Varley472  The Loch Moose Monster  [Mirabile]  (1989)  novelette by Janet Kagan504  The Magic Bullet  (1989)  novelette by Brian Stableford521  The Odd Old Bird  [Doctor Eszterhazy]  (1988)  shortstory by Avram Davidson530  Great Work of Time  (1989)  novella by John Crowley593  Honorable Mentions: 1989  essay by Gardner Dozois
/book/show/2011515.Writing_the_Breakout_Novel?from_search=true	Donald Maass	Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level	Successful novelist and agent Maass shows examples and case studies that demonstrate which elements create a breakout novel.
/book/show/7644659-big-sky?from_search=true	Melaina Faranda	Big Sky (Girlfriend Fiction, #12)	When her dad breaks his leg, Skye has to lead the muster on her family's cattle station in the Kimberley. She's never been the boss on a muster before and her job gets harder with the surprise arrival of her high-maintenance fashionista best friend from boarding school. On the upside there is the very handsome Dan, a young jackaroo.But while Skye is a great horse rider andWhen her dad breaks his leg, Skye has to lead the muster on her family's cattle station in the Kimberley. She's never been the boss on a muster before and her job gets harder with the surprise arrival of her high-maintenance fashionista best friend from boarding school. On the upside there is the very handsome Dan, a young jackaroo.But while Skye is a great horse rider and a seasoned cattle wrangler, she's ill-equipped to handle the human element and in this beautiful yet harsh country, jealousy, hot-tempers and inexperience may cost her more than she could have imagined. It will certainly be a cattle muster Skye will never forget...A compelling tale of cow-wrangling, crocodiles, campfires, silent tears and stolen kisses that unfolds beneath the big sky over a dramatic and unforgiving landscape.
/book/show/18902076-the-raj-quartet-volume-1?from_search=true	Paul Scott	The Raj Quartet, Volume 1: The Jewel in the Crown: The Jewel in the Crown Vol 1	
/book/show/263358.Fast_Fiction?from_search=true	Roberta Allen Clare Finney (Designed by)	Fast Fiction: Creating Fiction in Five Minutes	Set a timer for five minutes, select one of the more than 300 prompts at random, then immediately start writing and don't stop until time is up. The rules of Fast Fiction are simple; the results, liberating. By telling you what to write about (write a story about a coward,  ...warmth,  or ...a whisper), the timed exercises focus all your energies on the telling. BySet a timer for five minutes, select one of the more than 300 prompts at random, then immediately start writing and don't stop until time is up. The rules of Fast Fiction are simple; the results, liberating. By telling you what to write about (write a story about a coward,  ...warmth,  or ...a whisper), the timed exercises focus all your energies on the telling. By imposing a deadline, they force you to write spontaneously, bypassing the inner critic and allowing your voice - as well as surprising images and associations - to emerge on the page. Step by step, Allen shows how to turn your five-minute writings into short short stories - intense fictions that use language with power and precision. She then shows you how to use the timed exercises to built longer stories and novels. You'll see, for example, how one of her students turned eight of his exercises into a chapter for his novel. By looking at your fiction a piece at a time, the writing process becomes less intimidating and more open to experiment. Allen illustrates all the possibilities with examples of students' work, as well as a variety of published shorts - from classics by Anton Chekhov and Robert Walser to contemporary pieces by Joyce Carol Oates and Mark Strand.
/book/show/29741602-india-and-nepal-truth-is-stranger-than-fiction?from_search=true	Matti Munnukka	India and Nepal – Truth is stranger than fiction: A Himalayan Adventure	This book describes the authors first journey to India and Nepal in 1984. He was a third-year geography student when he decided to make his dream come true, and to travel to India, Nepal, and Himalaya with his friends.Kathmandu, the capital of Kingdom of Nepal, and the highest mountains of the world like Mount Everest, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, Makalu and Kangchenjunga, werThis book describes the authors first journey to India and Nepal in 1984. He was a third-year geography student when he decided to make his dream come true, and to travel to India, Nepal, and Himalaya with his friends.Kathmandu, the capital of Kingdom of Nepal, and the highest mountains of the world like Mount Everest, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, Makalu and Kangchenjunga, were familiar to him only from maps or literature. The mountains were hidden behind the clouds and it rained for days. The breathtaking mountain scenery was visible only momentarily.The trip took place in May and June during the hot and rainy monsoon season. Unlike the peak tourist seasons in spring and fall, the monsoon caused much pain and suffering from rains and muddy trails, landslides, leeches, snakes, bad food, and severe diarrhea. After returning to Finland, the author had lost 20 pounds of his weight, and looked like a skinny Indian holy man. This did not, however, prevent the author from returning to Nepal again and again.
/book/show/8599576-where-the-god-of-love-hangs-out?from_search=true	Amy Bloom	Where the God of Love Hangs Out: Fiction	Love, in its many forms and complexities, weaves through this collection by Amy Bloom, thebestselling author of. Blooms astonishing and astute stories illuminate the mysteries of passion, family, and friendship. A young woman is haunted by her roommates murder; a man and his daughter-in-law confess their sins in the unlikeliest of places; two middle-Love, in its many forms and complexities, weaves through this collection by Amy Bloom, thebestselling author of. Blooms astonishing and astute stories illuminate the mysteries of passion, family, and friendship. A young woman is haunted by her roommates murder; a man and his daughter-in-law confess their sins in the unlikeliest of places; two middle-aged, married friends find themselves surprisingly drawn to each other, risking all for their love but never underestimating the cost. Propelled by Blooms dazzling prose, unmistakable voice, and generous wit,takes us to the margins and the centers of peoples emotional lives, exploring the changes that come with love and loss.Look for special features inside.Join the Circle for author chats and more.RandomHouseReadersCircle.com
/book/show/17591973-the-year-s-best-science-fiction-fantasy-2013?from_search=true	Rich Horton (Editor) Linda Nagata Xia Jia	The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2013	This fifth volume of the year's best science fiction and fantasy features thirty-three stories by some of the genre's greatest authors, including Elizabeth Bear, Aliette de Bodard, Ursula K. Le Guin, Jay Lake, Kelly Link, Robert Reed, Lavie Tidhar, Catherynne M. Valente, Genevieve Valentine, and many others. Selecting the best fiction from Analog, Asimov's, Clarkesworld, FThis fifth volume of the year's best science fiction and fantasy features thirty-three stories by some of the genre's greatest authors, including Elizabeth Bear, Aliette de Bodard, Ursula K. Le Guin, Jay Lake, Kelly Link, Robert Reed, Lavie Tidhar, Catherynne M. Valente, Genevieve Valentine, and many others. Selecting the best fiction from Analog, Asimov's, Clarkesworld, F&SF, Strange Horizons, and other top venues, The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy is your guide to magical realms and worlds beyond tomorrow.
/book/show/31287964-magic-mayhem?from_search=true	Nicole Kimberling (Editor) Amanda  Jean (Editor) Samantha Derr (Editor)	Magic & Mayhem: Fiction and Essays Celebrating LGBTQA Romance	Everyone deserves to see themselves in stories, to see themselves get a happy ending. For the past few years, GRNW has helped to see those stories reach more of the LGBTQ community, and gain traction is libraries and beyond.Furthering that goal is this collection of fiction and essays, including information on how to get books in libraries, letters from authors, why positiEveryone deserves to see themselves in stories, to see themselves get a happy ending. For the past few years, GRNW has helped to see those stories reach more of the LGBTQ community, and gain traction is libraries and beyond.Furthering that goal is this collection of fiction and essays, including information on how to get books in libraries, letters from authors, why positive and happy queer books are so important, and short stories about tattooists, soldiers, mages, and cyborgs that span the LGBTQ spectrum.
/book/show/388534.Chairman_Mao_Would_Not_Be_Amused?from_search=true	Howard Goldblatt (Editor)	Chairman Mao Would Not Be Amused: Fiction from Today's China	Chairman Mao Would Not Be Amused is a showcase for 20 writers from the new literary generation in China. Hard-core realism, experimental prose, and black humor; exoticism and eroticism;shocking tales of brutality, tender evocations of love, and engrossing mysteries all coexist in an anthology that spans nearly a decade, ten years that have witnessed a dizzying array of socChairman Mao Would Not Be Amused is a showcase for 20 writers from the new literary generation in China. Hard-core realism, experimental prose, and black humor; exoticism and eroticism;shocking tales of brutality, tender evocations of love, and engrossing mysteries all coexist in an anthology that spans nearly a decade, ten years that have witnessed a dizzying array of societal and political changes. Almost all of the stories appear in English translation for the first time. Includes Shi Tiesheng, First Person; Hong Ying, The Field; Su Tong, The Brothers Shu; Wang Meng, A String of Choices; Li Rui, Sham Marriage; Duo Duo, The Day I Got to Xian; Chen Ran, Sunshine Between the Lips; Li Xiao, Grass on the Rooftop; Yu Hua, The Past and the Punishments; Mo Yan, The Cure; Ai Bei, Green Earth Mother; Cao Naiqian, When I Think of You Late at Night, Theres Nothing I Can Do; Can Xue, The Summons; Bi Feiyu, The Ancestor; Yang Zhengguang, Moonlight over the Field of Ghosts; Ge Fei, Remembering Mr. Wu You; Chen Cun, Footsteps on the Roof; Chi Li, Willow Waist; Kong Jiesheng, The Sleeping Lion; Wang Xiangfu, Fritter Hollow Chronicles.
/book/show/2075312.Is_History_Fiction_?from_search=true	Ann Curthoys John Docker	Is History Fiction?	The relationship between history and fiction has always been a controversial one. Can we ever know that a historical narrative is giving us a true account of what actually happened? Provocative and fascinating, this book is an original and insightful examination of the ways in which history is - and might be - written. It traces History's doubleness and divided nature, begThe relationship between history and fiction has always been a controversial one. Can we ever know that a historical narrative is giving us a true account of what actually happened? Provocative and fascinating, this book is an original and insightful examination of the ways in which history is - and might be - written. It traces History's doubleness and divided nature, beginning with its founding figures, Herodotus and Thucydides, right up to the key figures of historical reflection, such as Friedrich Nietzsche, Benedetto Croce, Walter Benjamin, Hannah Arendt, Michel Foucault and Hayden White. The authors explore the challenges posed by postmodernism to history and the literary conventions of most historical writing. In this second edition they bring their history of history up to the present in their study of the History Wars and new approaches to world history and environmental history.
/book/show/1982046.The_Silverado_Squatters_by_Robert_Louis_Stevenson_Fiction_Historical_Literary?from_search=true	Robert Louis Stevenson	The Silverado Squatters by Robert Louis Stevenson, Fiction, Historical, Literary	The scene of this little book is on a high mountain. There are, indeed, many higher; there are many of a nobler outline. It is no place of pilgrimage for the summary globe-trotter; but to one who lives upon its sides, Mount Saint Helena soon becomes a center of interest. It is the Mont Blanc of one section of the Californian Coast Range, none of its near neighbors rising tThe scene of this little book is on a high mountain. There are, indeed, many higher; there are many of a nobler outline. It is no place of pilgrimage for the summary globe-trotter; but to one who lives upon its sides, Mount Saint Helena soon becomes a center of interest. It is the Mont Blanc of one section of the Californian Coast Range, none of its near neighbors rising to one-half its altitude. It looks down on much green, intricate country. It feeds in the spring-time many splashing brooks. From its summit you must have an excellent lesson of geography: seeing, to the south, San Francisco Bay, with Tamalpais on the one hand and Monte Diablo on the other; to the west and thirty miles away, the open ocean; eastward, across the corn-lands and thick tule swamps of Sacramento Valley, to where the Central Pacific railroad begins to climb the sides of the Sierras; and northward, for what I know, the white head of Shasta looking down on Oregon.Wikipedia: The author's experiences at Silverado were recorded in a journal he called Silverado Sketches, parts of which he incorporated into Silverado Squatters in 1883 while living in Bournemouth, England, with other tales appearing in Essays of Travel and Across the Plains. Many of his notes on the scenery around him later provided much of the descriptive detail for Treasure Island (1883).
/book/show/20500305-a-door-into-ocean-masterpieces-of-science-fiction-series?from_search=true	Joan Slonczewski	A Door Into Ocean [Masterpieces of Science Fiction Series]	The Sharers of Shora are a pacifist nation of women on a distant moon in the far future. Highly advanced in the sciences, they reproduce by parthenogenesis. Conflict erupts when a neighboring civilization sends an army to develop their world.
/book/show/829943.Year_s_Best_SF_11_Year_s_Best_SF?from_search=true	David G. Hartwell (Editor, Contributor) Kathryn Cramer (Editor, Contributor) David Langford (Contributor)	Year's Best SF 11 (Year's Best SF	Travel farther than you've ever dreamed Man has mused about the nature of our universe since he first gazed up in wonder at the stars. Now some of the most fertile imaginations in speculative fiction offer bold and breathtaking visions of what's out there and what's next in the eleventh annual celebration of the very best short SF to appear over the past year.Once agaiTravel farther than you've ever dreamed Man has mused about the nature of our universe since he first gazed up in wonder at the stars. Now some of the most fertile imaginations in speculative fiction offer bold and breathtaking visions of what's out there and what's next in the eleventh annual celebration of the very best short SF to appear over the past year.Once again, acclaimed editors and anthologists David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer have compiled an extraordinary collection featuring stunning works from modern masters as well as dazzling gems from brilliant new talents -- tales that carry the reader to the far corners of the galaxy and beyond, into hitherto unexplored regions. Get ready to take glorious flight on a journey to the miraculous.xi  Introduction (Year's Best SF 11)  (2006)  essay by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer1  New Hope for the Dead  (2005)  shortstory by David Langford5  Deus Ex Homine  (2005)  shortstory by Hannu Rajaniemi22  When the Great Days Came  (2005)  shortstory by Gardner Dozois [as by Gardner R. Dozois ]29  Second Person, Present Tense  (2005)  novelette by Daryl Gregory54  Dreadnought  (2005)  shortstory by Justina Robson58  A Case of Consilience  (2005)  shortstory by Ken MacLeod73  Toy Planes  (2005)  shortstory by Tobias S. Buckell77  Mason's Rats  [Mason's Rats]  (1992)  shortstory by Neal Asher (variant of Mason's Rats I)85  A Modest Proposal  (2005)  shortstory by Vonda N. McIntyre89  Guadalupe and Hieronymus Bosch  (2005)  shortstory by Rudy Rucker106  The Forever Kitten  (2005)  shortstory by Peter F. Hamilton111  City of Reason  [Homesteader/Coordinator Group  3]  (2005)  novelette by Matthew Jarpe136  Ivory Tower  (2005)  shortstory by Bruce Sterling140  Sheila  (2005)  shortstory by Lauren McLaughlin156  Rats of the System  (2005)  shortstory by Paul J. McAuley [as by Paul McAuley ]176  I Love Liver: A Romance  (2005)  shortstory by Larissa Lai180  The Edge of Nowhere  (2005)  novelette by James Patrick Kelly207  What's Expected of Us  (2005)  shortstory by Ted Chiang211  Girls and Boys, Come Out to Play  [Darger and Surplus]  (2005)  novelette by Michael Swanwick241  Lakes of Light  [Xeelee]  (2005)  novelette by Stephen Baxter262  The Albian Message  (2005)  shortstory by Oliver Morton266  Bright Red Star  (2005)  shortstory by Bud Sparhawk281  Third Day Lights  (2005)  novelette by Alaya Dawn Johnson305  Ram Shift Phase 2  (2005)  shortstory by Greg Bear310  On the Brane  (2004)  novelette by Gregory Benford330  Oxygen Rising  (2005)  novelette by R. Garcia y Robertson377  And Future King . . .  (2005)  shortstory by Adam Roberts387  Beyond the Aquila Rift  (2005)  novelette by Alastair Reynolds425  Angel of Light  (2005)  shortstory by Joe Haldeman435  Ikiryoh  (2005)  shortstory by Liz Williams448  I, Robot  (2005)  novelette by Cory Doctorow
/book/show/11248910-under-the-lilacs-by-louisa-may-alcott-fiction-family-classics?from_search=true	Louisa May Alcott	Under the Lilacs by Louisa May Alcott, Fiction, Family, Classics	There were Bab and Betty and most of a dozen of their worn-down dolls, and no matter how worn-down or creepy this place might seem to you and I, for these girls and their dolls, it was the most wonderful place for a party any of them could imagine. Then that monstrous dog had stolen all the food, and by the time they chased it down, it'd eaten the last crumbs! They followeThere were Bab and Betty and most of a dozen of their worn-down dolls, and no matter how worn-down or creepy this place might seem to you and I, for these girls and their dolls, it was the most wonderful place for a party any of them could imagine. Then that monstrous dog had stolen all the food, and by the time they chased it down, it'd eaten the last crumbs! They followed the dog back into the decrepit barn, and that was how they met its master, a circus run-away, Ben Brown. Ben turned out to be a horse master. . . .
/book/show/15939392-keeping-track?from_search=true	Yelizaveta P. Renfro (editor) Steve Edwards Kathie Giorgio	Keeping Track:  Fiction of Lists	From ex-lovers to holiday ornaments, from resolutions to stay sober to fantasies about home-cooked meals, the stories in this anthology chronicle losses and upheavals through that most basic of forms-the list. In despair or frustration, with determination or sorrow, the characters in these eighteen stories frame their lives with lists to make sense of the turmoil, to learnFrom ex-lovers to holiday ornaments, from resolutions to stay sober to fantasies about home-cooked meals, the stories in this anthology chronicle losses and upheavals through that most basic of forms-the list. In despair or frustration, with determination or sorrow, the characters in these eighteen stories frame their lives with lists to make sense of the turmoil, to learn what is most important to them--and why. A young biologist bands songbirds in Alaska and discovers a new destiny. A grieving son attempts to save what remains of his father's legacy from a flood. A social worker at a halfway house tries to make it through the day. Teenage girls burn the symbols of rejected lives. An immigrant suffers the loss of a child and her husband's cruelty far from her native Africa. These stories--and many others--list the things we lose and the things we keep.--Yelizaveta P. Renfro
/book/show/1246082.The_Stainless_Steel_Rat_Wants_You?from_search=true	Harry Harrison	The Stainless Steel Rat Wants You	SAVE THE GALAXY FROM DESTRUCTION!Slippery Jim di Griz-the Stainless Steel Rat-is still recovering from his efforts to save his beloved Angelina from the notorious Interstellar Internal & External Revenue when he's called upon to perform the impossible: Saving the galaxy. But can he pull it off? The galaxy is being attacked by every kind of alien race-untold billions oSAVE THE GALAXY FROM DESTRUCTION!Slippery Jim di Griz-the Stainless Steel Rat-is still recovering from his efforts to save his beloved Angelina from the notorious Interstellar Internal & External Revenue when he's called upon to perform the impossible: Saving the galaxy. But can he pull it off? The galaxy is being attacked by every kind of alien race-untold billions of tentacled, slimy, green, clawed mutations-& time is running out. Aided & abetted by his wife Angelina & his teenage sons, James & Bolivar, Jim infiltrates the nerve centre of the enemy council chambers. But he hasn't reckoned on the grey men & their commitment to a 'holy crusade' to destroy humankind-permanently!--Harry Harrison, 'the Monty Python of the spaceways.'--Daily Telegraph.
/book/show/20418746-howard-books-fiction-esampler?from_search=true	Rebecca Kanner Caryl McAdoo Melanie Dobson	Howard Books Fiction Esampler: A Free Sampling of Spring 2014 Fiction Titles	A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.
/book/show/8796586-the-food-of-the-gods?from_search=true	H.G. Wells	The Food Of The Gods	What happens when science tampers with nature? A riveting, cautionary tale with disastrous results reveals the chilling answer.Hoping to create a new growth agent for food with beneficial uses to mankind, two scientists find that the spread of the material is uncontrollable. Giant chickens, rats, and insects run amok, and children given the food stuffs experience incrediblWhat happens when science tampers with nature? A riveting, cautionary tale with disastrous results reveals the chilling answer.Hoping to create a new growth agent for food with beneficial uses to mankind, two scientists find that the spread of the material is uncontrollable. Giant chickens, rats, and insects run amok, and children given the food stuffs experience incredible growth--and serious illnesses. Over the years, people who have eaten these specially treated foods find themselves unable to fit into a society where ignorance and hypocrisy rule. These giants, with their extraordinary mental powers, find themselves shut away from an older, more traditional society. Intolerance and hatred increase as the line of distinction between ordinary people and giants is drawn across communities and families.One of H. G. Wells' lesser-known works,has been retold many times in many forms since it was first published in 1904. The gripping, newly relevant tale combines fast-paced entertainment with social commentary as it considers the ethics involved in genetic engineering.
/book/show/20762674-covenant-child?from_search=true	Terri Blackstock	Covenant Child	
/book/show/25473206-l-app-t---la-soumise-volume-5?from_search=true	Tara Sue Me	L'appât - La soumise volume 5	Abby West a tout ce qu'elle dsirait : une famille, une carrire et un mari sexy, un dominant qui satisfait tous ses besoins. Mais alors que sa vie hors les murs de la chambre  coucher devient mouvemente, les exigences Nathaniel se font de plus en plus extrmes. Abby ne peut toutefois pas nier la faon don son corps ragit  ses ordres... Entre les rticences d'AbbyAbby West a tout ce qu'elle dsirait : une famille, une carrire et un mari sexy, un dominant qui satisfait tous ses besoins. Mais alors que sa vie hors les murs de la chambre  coucher devient mouvemente, les exigences Nathaniel se font de plus en plus extrmes. Abby ne peut toutefois pas nier la faon don son corps ragit  ses ordres... Entre les rticences d'Abby et les demandes inflexibles de Nathaniel, le dlicat quilibre entre le dominant et sa soumise est menac.
/book/show/952107.Dear_and_Glorious_Physician?from_search=true	Taylor Caldwell	Dear and Glorious Physician (Ulverscroft large print series. [fiction])	
/book/show/23508297-science-fiction-and-fiction-of-worlds-outside-science?from_search=true	Quentin Meillassoux Alyosha Edlebi (Translation)	Science Fiction and Fiction of Worlds Outside-Science	InQuentin Meillassoux addresses the problem of chaos and of the constancy of natural laws in the context of literature. With his usual argumentative rigor, he elucidates the distinction between science fiction, a genre in which science remains possible in spite of all the upheavals that may attend the world in which tInQuentin Meillassoux addresses the problem of chaos and of the constancy of natural laws in the context of literature. With his usual argumentative rigor, he elucidates the distinction between science fiction, a genre in which science remains possible in spite of all the upheavals that may attend the world in which the tale takes place, and fiction outside-science, the literary concept he fashions in this book, a fiction in which science becomes impossible. With its investigations of the philosophies of Hume, Kant, and Popper,broadens the inquiry that Meillassoux began inthinking through the concrete possibilities and consequences of a chaotic world in which human beings can no longer resort to science to ground their existence. It is a significant milestone in the work of an emerging philosopher, which will appeal to readers of both philosophy and literature. The text is followed by Isaac Asimovs essay The Billiard Ball.
/book/show/382683.Pulp_Fiction?from_search=true	Harlan Coben Otto Penzler (Editor)	Pulp Fiction: The Crimefighters	Otto Penzler introduces a selection of stories from the golden age of pulp fiction. Follow hardened detectives as they manhandle witnesses and battle villains, not to mention the cops, to get to the truth any way they can.
/book/show/3616135-prime-number?from_search=true	Harry Harrison	Prime Number	A feast of the futureFrom the fertile imagination of one of the liveliest minds in the science fiction spectrum come nineteen visions of pssible tomorrows. Sometimes sardonic, sometimes sad, often amusing, always brilliant, Harry Harrison's collection of mind-spinning tales re-emphasizes his status as a giant in the science fiction galaxy.
/book/show/6478136-plan-for-chaos?from_search=true	John Wyndham David Ketterer (Editor) Andy Sawyer (Editor)	Plan for Chaos	is a never-before published novel by post-apocalyptic British science fiction writer John Wyndham (190369), best known for his cozy catastrophe novel about a venomous class of fictional plants,Written simultaneously with that well-known volume, which has been in print continuously since its publication in 1951,mais a never-before published novel by post-apocalyptic British science fiction writer John Wyndham (190369), best known for his cozy catastrophe novel about a venomous class of fictional plants,Written simultaneously with that well-known volume, which has been in print continuously since its publication in 1951,makes a fascinating companion to the authors most famous work and offers a new angle on a writer often considered the direct descendent of the legendary H.G. Wells and an influence on such innovators as Ray Bradbury and Margaret Atwood.
/book/show/12576850-the-collector-s-book-of-science-fiction-by-h-g-wells?from_search=true	H.G. Wells Alan K. Russell (Editor)	The Collector's Book of Science Fiction by H.G. Wells	You can now read H.G. Wells' most famous science fiction exactly as it appeared in illustrated popular magazines at the turn of the century.Presented here in their entirety - with all the original illustrations by leading artists of the day - are novels such asandnearly two dozen short stories, incYou can now read H.G. Wells' most famous science fiction exactly as it appeared in illustrated popular magazines at the turn of the century.Presented here in their entirety - with all the original illustrations by leading artists of the day - are novels such asandnearly two dozen short stories, including the well knownandand as a bonus, the five unusual Stories of the Stone Age (science fiction not of the future but of the past).makes it possible to recapture the authentic flavor of the these thrilling stories - some not seen even by collectors for decades.
/book/show/1455044.Matters_of_Fact_and_of_Fiction?from_search=true	Gore Vidal	Matters of Fact and of Fiction	De fato e de fico  uma seleo cuidadosamente preparada por Paulo Srgio Pinheiro e Michael Hall de alguns dos melhores ensaios escritos por Gore Vidal nas trs ltimas dcadas. Considerado o mais completo ensasta norte-americano, Vidal  dos poucos escritores que se dedicam com igual destreza ao trabalho de fico e ao ensastico.Absolutamente avesso ao discurso acadDe fato e de fico  uma seleo cuidadosamente preparada por Paulo Srgio Pinheiro e Michael Hall de alguns dos melhores ensaios escritos por Gore Vidal nas trs ltimas dcadas. Considerado o mais completo ensasta norte-americano, Vidal  dos poucos escritores que se dedicam com igual destreza ao trabalho de fico e ao ensastico.Absolutamente avesso ao discurso acadmico e a qualquer tipo de especializao, Vidal tece comentrios extremamente originais sobre os mais variados assuntos, revelando sempre uma postura desmistificadora e irreverente com relao s instituies polticas e literrias e  moral sexual. Comentando a literatura e a personalidade de figuras como Tennessee Williams, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Yukio Mishima, Edmund Wilson, Anais Nin e Christopher Isherwood ou escrevendo sobre poltica - Teddy Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, o sexo como poltica, West Point ou Eleanor Roosevelt -, sua expresso  sempre marcada pelo senso de humor e pela fineza do raciocnio; em sua obra o coloquial e o vulgar incorporam-se  elegncia da linguagem.
/book/show/19036507-the-master-mind-of-mars---barsoom-6?from_search=true	Edgar Rice Burroughs J.Allen  St.John (Illustrator)	The Master Mind of Mars - Barsoom #6 : Science Fiction Novel, (August Classic)	The Master Mind of Mars - Barsoom #6The Mastermind of Mars,also follows a different path, following the adventures of another human, Ulysses Paxton, who, like John Carter, arrives on Mars via astral projection. A somewhat strange story, in which Paxton is taken by the mastermind of Mars, a mad scientist who transplants the brains of old rich Martians into young Martian boThe Master Mind of Mars - Barsoom #6The Mastermind of Mars,also follows a different path, following the adventures of another human, Ulysses Paxton, who, like John Carter, arrives on Mars via astral projection. A somewhat strange story, in which Paxton is taken by the mastermind of Mars, a mad scientist who transplants the brains of old rich Martians into young Martian bodies. He wishes to train Paxton in this skill so that Paxton can do the same for him. Paxton refuses as he loves a young woman, Valla Dia, whose body has been given to an old hag. The story follows Paxton and a strange group of the mad scientist's victims as they try to find Valla Dia's body so that she can once again receive her brain.Edgar Rice Burroughswas best known for his fantasy series; the Tarzan books and the Barsoom (Mars) adventures of John Carter. He lived between 1875 and 1950 and the Martian series came out from the period 1912 for A Princess of Mars and ended with Llana of Gathol in 1948.Books of Edgar Rice BurroughsThe Master Mind of Mars - Barsoom #6A Fighting Man of Mars - Barsoom #7Swords of Mars - Barsoom #8Synthetic Men of Mars - Barsoom #9Llana of Gathol - Barsoom #10John Carter and the Giant of Mars - Barsoom #11
/book/show/27631964-r-u-r?from_search=true	Karel apek	R. U. R.: Rossum's Universal Robots: The Classic Sciene Fiction Play	Originally produced on Broadway by The Theatre Guild, R. U. R. is now considered a classic of science fiction. Credited with introducing the word robot into the English language, the play is a dramatic and fascinating look into the lives of the scientists who invite and manufacture a working class of robots. Over time, the robots develop beyond the expectations of the scOriginally produced on Broadway by The Theatre Guild, R. U. R. is now considered a classic of science fiction. Credited with introducing the word robot into the English language, the play is a dramatic and fascinating look into the lives of the scientists who invite and manufacture a working class of robots. Over time, the robots develop beyond the expectations of the scientists and acquire human feelings. They start a revolt, taking over the world, until every human, but one, is extinct.
/book/show/6100183-six-suspects?from_search=true	Vikas Swarup	Six Suspects: Detective Fiction	Vicky Rai, the son of a high-profile Minister, has been shot dead by one of the guests at his own party. They are a glitzy bunch, but among them the police find six strange, displaced characters with a gun in their possession. each of them steaming with a secret motive.India's wiliest investigative journalist, Arun Advani, makes it his mission to nail the murderer. In doinVicky Rai, the son of a high-profile Minister, has been shot dead by one of the guests at his own party. They are a glitzy bunch, but among them the police find six strange, displaced characters with a gun in their possession. each of them steaming with a secret motive.India's wiliest investigative journalist, Arun Advani, makes it his mission to nail the murderer. In doing so, the amazing, tender and touching, techni-colour lives of six eccentric personalities unravel before our eyes. But can we trust Advani? Or does he have another agenda in mind...?
/book/show/437162.The_Christmas_Mystery?from_search=true	Jostein Gaarder	The Christmas Mystery	About the Book: The Christmas Mystery A startlingly original presentation of the Nativity story, woven into an enthralling and mysterious novel. Fifty years ago a girl called Elisabet Hansen disappeared fromher home in Norway. She ran after a lamb - and found herselftravelling right across Europe to Palestine and back through 2000years to meet the Holy Family in Bethlehem.About the Book: The Christmas Mystery A startlingly original presentation of the Nativity story, woven into an enthralling and mysterious novel. Fifty years ago a girl called Elisabet Hansen disappeared fromher home in Norway. She ran after a lamb - and found herselftravelling right across Europe to Palestine and back through 2000years to meet the Holy Family in Bethlehem. As she ran she metangels, shepherds, wise men and other biblical characters whojoined her on her pilgrimage; and she heard of many of the thingsthat happened in the world in the last 2000 years. In present-day Norway, a boy called Joachim acquires a strangeold Advent calendar. Hidden in each of the windows is a tiny pieceof paper unfolding Elisabet's story. And it is because of Joachimthat we learn what happened to Elisabet and that she returns toNorway at last. About the Author: Jostein Gaarder Jostein Gaarder is the author of Sophie's World, a hugebestseller in over 40 countries. He was born in Oslo in 1952 andlives there now with his wife and two sons.
/book/show/7810520-father-fiction?from_search=true	Donald Miller	Father Fiction: Chapters for a Fatherless Generation	With honest humor and raw self-revelation, bestselling author Donald Miller tells the story of growing up without a father and openly talks about the issues that befall the fatherless generation. Raw and candid, Miller moves from self-pity and brokenness to hope and strength, highlighting a path for millions who are floundering in an age without positive male role models.With honest humor and raw self-revelation, bestselling author Donald Miller tells the story of growing up without a father and openly talks about the issues that befall the fatherless generation. Raw and candid, Miller moves from self-pity and brokenness to hope and strength, highlighting a path for millions who are floundering in an age without positive male role models.
/book/show/12513812-four-for-a-quarter?from_search=true	Michael Martone	Four for a Quarter: Fictions	
/book/show/9688143-death?from_search=true	Osho	Death: The greatest fiction	It is an absolutely certain fact that people die, animals die, trees die, birds die. How can you avoid the fact that you are also going to die? It is the only question of time. Is Death an illusion?
/book/show/26060854-complete-works-of-jane-austen-english-novelist-of-romantic-fiction-10?from_search=true	Jane Austen	Complete Works of Jane Austen "English Novelist of Romantic Fiction"! 10 Complete Works (Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Persuasion, Lady Susan, Mansfield Park, Northanger Abbey, Letters) (Annotated)	*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author).*An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience.*This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors.This Publication Contains 8 of Jane Austen's All Time Greatest Works.A Fully Interactive Table of Contents Has Been Added For Easy Navigation.*This Book is annotated (it contains a detailed biography of the author).*An active Table of Contents has been added by the publisher for a better customer experience.*This book has been checked and corrected for spelling errors.This Publication Contains 8 of Jane Austen's All Time Greatest Works.A Fully Interactive Table of Contents Has Been Added For Easy Navigation.Table of ContentsJane Austen BiographyFamilyEarly Life and EducationJuveniliaEarly NovelsPublished AuthorIllness and DeathWorks Included:EMMAPersuasionMANSFIELD PARKNorthanger AbbeyPRIDE AND PREJUDICELADY SUSANTHE LETTERS OF JANE AUSTENLOVE AND FRIENDSHIP and Other Early Works
/book/show/17897425-science-fiction?from_search=true	Joe Ollmann	Science Fiction	What would you do if someone you trusted asked you to believe what you thought was impossible? When high school science teacher and pragmatic realist Mark is inexplicably drawn to renting a cheesy sc-fi flick, it sets in motion a chain of events that makes him rethink everything he has ever believed. After a hysterical breakdown while watching the movie, he reveals to Sue,What would you do if someone you trusted asked you to believe what you thought was impossible? When high school science teacher and pragmatic realist Mark is inexplicably drawn to renting a cheesy sc-fi flick, it sets in motion a chain of events that makes him rethink everything he has ever believed. After a hysterical breakdown while watching the movie, he reveals to Sue, his longtime girlfriend, that he suddenly remembers being abducted as a child... by aliens. He becomes obsessed with alien-abduction chat rooms and stops leaving the house. As Mark becomes more heavily immersed in his inner world, their relationship slowly disintegrates. All he wants is for her to believe him. But how can she believe him, when it's just science fiction after all? Joe Ollmann, winner of a Doug Wright Award, has created another page-turner of a graphic novel - a book that is not science fiction, but at the same time asks us to believe.
/book/show/18246686-fresh-cut-tales?from_search=true	Kenneth W. Cain	Fresh Cut Tales: A Collection of Dark Fiction	When darkness appears, so will those things that stay hidden during the day, anxiously waiting for you to stumble upon them. And when you do, you will find yourself immersed in a world so bizarre and strange. Will you escape unscathed? Or was it all just some horrible nightmare?Fresh Cut Tales gives us originality and ambition. Solid combination from a writer to watch.~When darkness appears, so will those things that stay hidden during the day, anxiously waiting for you to stumble upon them. And when you do, you will find yourself immersed in a world so bizarre and strange. Will you escape unscathed? Or was it all just some horrible nightmare?Fresh Cut Tales gives us originality and ambition. Solid combination from a writer to watch.~ Mort Castle, Bram Stoker Award winning author of NEW MOON ON THE WATERFRESH CUT TALES by Kenneth W. Cain is an enthralling, eclectic collection of unputdownable speculative fiction. I thoroughly enjoyed it!~ Benjamin Kane Ethridge, Bram Stoker Award winning author of BLACK & ORANGE and BOTTLED ABYSSFresh Cut Tales revisits 8 previously published tales along with 8 all new stories. Kenneth W. Cain has hoisted up his axe and given all 16 stories a fresh cut. Youll get a little taste of it all here in the pages of Fresh Cut Tales.Youll travel through doors not intended to open. Youll find yourself spiraling up through tight spaces and ending up in creepy places. Monsters will show their faces, and everywhere you look there will be traces of the unknown, the supernatural, the world we arent so familiar with. Does it really exist?In these stories youll travel near, to your backyard, your own house, or your thoughts. Youll travel far, to Earths core, outer space, or beyond. Youll discover strange new worlds and encounter horrible beasts, the most familiar of which will be that of man or woman, a loved one, a child.Together we will test the human spirit, see who falls and who rises above. Who of you will champion this darkness, brave the unknown, face these fears and endure? Turn the pages and see.Advance praise for Fresh Cut Tales:Expect the unexpected in this macabre and thoroughly entertaining collection from Kenneth W. Cain.~ Mike Davis, The Lovecraft EzineTwisted tales that are guaranteed to keep you up at night~ 5-Time Bram Stoker Finalist Michael McCarty, author of I KISSED A GHOUL and co-author of LOST GIRL OF THE LAKEFresh Cut Tales: A Collection of Dark Fiction delivers on its promise of dark fiction. Kenneth Cain digs a black hole in your heart and fills it with harsh terror. The short stories are filled with sweet chills and nightmarish imagery, guaranteed to keep you spooked for hours. The stories are well told and short enough to read a bit at a time.~ Bowie V. Ibarra, author of the DOWN THE ROAD zombie horror series
/book/show/16169373-stranger-than-fiction?from_search=true	nyxocity	Stranger Than Fiction	Fandom: Supernatural, WincestMeta-comedy/drama set immediately post-4x18, The Monster at the End of This Book. Dean can't stop wondering why people would write gay porn about him and Sam. Research takes him to interesting places; re-reading novels for subtext, visiting message boards, and a really freaky place called LiveJournal. What he discovers is a sick fascination witFandom: Supernatural, WincestMeta-comedy/drama set immediately post-4x18, The Monster at the End of This Book. Dean can't stop wondering why people would write gay porn about him and Sam. Research takes him to interesting places; re-reading novels for subtext, visiting message boards, and a really freaky place called LiveJournal. What he discovers is a sick fascination with fanfiction, more about gay sex than he ever wanted to know, and an even deeper obsession with understanding why people write this stuff. Meanwhile, they're hunting a mysterious monster that takes the form of a person's truest love to kill them slowly, the lines between fanfiction and reality are starting to break down, and they still have to stop Lilith and save the world.50.5k wordsCover by vengefuldemon69
/book/show/815140.Writing_Fiction?from_search=true	Garry Disher	Writing Fiction: An Introduction to the Craft	Useful for writers at any level or age, this guide explains the basic steps to effective fiction writing. From an award-winning author, sound, practical advice is included on the most significant elements of fiction, such as plot, character development, and voice, and strategies are provided for the effective use of tense and the dialogue. All forms of fiction are exploredUseful for writers at any level or age, this guide explains the basic steps to effective fiction writing. From an award-winning author, sound, practical advice is included on the most significant elements of fiction, such as plot, character development, and voice, and strategies are provided for the effective use of tense and the dialogue. All forms of fiction are explored, including novels, novellas, short stories, and crime fiction. In addition, the writing concepts introduced are illustrated with examples from a wide variety of known writers, presenting a candid picture of the pleasure and pitfalls from a wide range of fiction-writing experiences.
/book/show/570105.Extreme_Fiction?from_search=true	Robin Hemley Michael Martone	Extreme Fiction: Fabulists and Formalists	This anthology surveys the most thought-provoking and noteworthy non-traditional#148 short stories written by American and international writers over the past 100 years. The works collected here represent a rich, while often overlooked, tradition of stories that seem to break the rules of short fiction. These stories, by well-known writers as well as by refreshingly new vThis anthology surveys the most thought-provoking and noteworthy non-traditional#148 short stories written by American and international writers over the past 100 years. The works collected here represent a rich, while often overlooked, tradition of stories that seem to break the rules of short fiction. These stories, by well-known writers as well as by refreshingly new voices, demonstrate a wide-range of stylistic and narrative diversity. They expand our perceptions of what constitutes a well-written short story and underscore the unlimited techniques writers use to achieve a desired effect.
/book/show/19092582-idlewild?from_search=true	Nick Sagan	Idlewild	More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA
/book/show/21436500-fire-up-your-fiction?from_search=true	Jodie Renner	Fire up Your Fiction: An Editor's Guide to Writing Compelling Stories	Fire up Your Fiction (formerly titled Style That Sizzles & Pacing for Power) won a Silver Medal in nonfiction in the Florida Authors & Publishers President's Book Awards for 2013 and an Honorable Mention in the Writer's Digest Self-Published E-Book Awards for 2013.Fiction writers - if you're looking to hone your style, bring your scenes to life, tighten up your wriFire up Your Fiction (formerly titled Style That Sizzles & Pacing for Power) won a Silver Medal in nonfiction in the Florida Authors & Publishers President's Book Awards for 2013 and an Honorable Mention in the Writer's Digest Self-Published E-Book Awards for 2013.Fiction writers - if you're looking to hone your style, bring your scenes to life, tighten up your writing, add tension, pick up the pace, and develop a more authentic, appealing voice, this guide to the indispensable style elements of writing a popular novel is for you. This book is chock-full of excellent tips to help you learn to write like the pros and create a compelling novel that sells. Not only that, but if you apply these tips to your manuscript, you'll save a lot of money on editing costs.Topics include: hooking readers in on your first pages, writing compelling action scenes, style blunders to avoid, showing instead of telling, streamlining cluttered sentences and paragraphs, avoiding repetitions, choosing words that nail it, varying your pacing, avoiding info dumps, smoothing out awkward structures, writing natural-sounding dialogue, expressing thoughts, showing character reactions, avoiding melodrama, finding your authentic voice, and more.
/book/show/23396322-geek-theater?from_search=true	Jen Gunnels (Editor) Erin Underwood (Editor) John Kessel (Contributor)	Geek Theater: 15 Plays by Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers	Geek Theater showcases 15 science fiction and fantasy stage plays by some of todays top authors and award-winning playwrights and is the first anthology that truly delves into the world of speculative fiction theater. Until recently, modern science fiction and fantasy stage plays have largely gone unnoticed despite the proliferation of plays and performances by theater coGeek Theater showcases 15 science fiction and fantasy stage plays by some of todays top authors and award-winning playwrights and is the first anthology that truly delves into the world of speculative fiction theater. Until recently, modern science fiction and fantasy stage plays have largely gone unnoticed despite the proliferation of plays and performances by theater companies around the world. These plays are an important part of the science fiction and fantasy cannon as they represent a unique intersection of authors and playwrights producing work at a time when these genres are flourishing.
/book/show/1295876.Polidori_s_Vampyre_by_John_Polidori_Fiction_Horror?from_search=true	John William Polidori Darrell Schweitzer James Robinson Planch	Polidori's Vampyre by John Polidori, Fiction, Horror	The weather went from being beautiful to tempestuous: torrential thunderstorms plagued the Shelleys, Byron and Polidori. The weather -- along with the company and the eerie ambiance of the locale -- contributed to the genesis of _Frankenstein, _ Polidori's The Vampyre, and, in all likelihood, modern weird fiction. On the night of June 16th, the group read aloud a collectThe weather went from being beautiful to tempestuous: torrential thunderstorms plagued the Shelleys, Byron and Polidori. The weather -- along with the company and the eerie ambiance of the locale -- contributed to the genesis of _Frankenstein, _ Polidori's The Vampyre, and, in all likelihood, modern weird fiction. On the night of June 16th, the group read aloud a collection of German ghost stories, The Fantasmagoriana. This inspired Byron to challenge the group to write a ghost story. Shelley wrote an forgettable story; Byron wrote a story fragment; and Polidori began the The Vampyre, the first modern vampire tale. (Jacketless library hardcover.)
/book/show/12866539-science-fiction?from_search=true	Micha Cetnarowski (Editor) Andrzej Miszczak Jakub Nowak	Science Fiction	Antologia Science Fiction, czyli fantastyka naukowa twarda jak diament. Antologia Science Fiction, czyli realistyczne narracje w futurystycznych wiatach, worldbuildingi rozronite krysztaowo jak zapis cakowania, naukowe paradoksy, szczypta futurologii i niewygodne pytania. I dreszcz emocji, kiedy docierasz do tego, co Niepoznane.Teksty autorstwa Michaa Protasiuka,Antologia Science Fiction, czyli fantastyka naukowa twarda jak diament. Antologia Science Fiction, czyli realistyczne narracje w futurystycznych wiatach, worldbuildingi rozronite krysztaowo jak zapis cakowania, naukowe paradoksy, szczypta futurologii i niewygodne pytania. I dreszcz emocji, kiedy docierasz do tego, co Niepoznane.Teksty autorstwa Michaa Protasiuka, Jakuba Nowaka, Rafaa Kosika, Cezarego Zbierzchowskiego, Marcina Przybyka, Andrzeja Miszczaka, Michaa Cetnarowskiego, Pawa Majki, Wojciecha Szydy, Aleksa Gtsche i Baeja Jaworowskiego. I najnowsza minipowie Jacka Dukaja.Sprawd, jak wyglda bezkompromisowa hard SF pisana w XXI wieku.
/book/show/19092582-idlewild?from_search=true	Nick Sagan	Idlewild	More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA
/book/show/105792.The_Southern_Woman?from_search=true	Elizabeth Spencer	The Southern Woman: New and Selected Fiction	Born in rural Carrollton, Mississippi, Elizabeth Spencer, in the great tradition of Falkner, Welty, and OConnor, has been writing masterly stories and novellas about Southerners for more than forty years. Her short fiction, infused with the green of place and the elegant precision of an original voice, has earned her a reputation as on of our most accomplished writers ofBorn in rural Carrollton, Mississippi, Elizabeth Spencer, in the great tradition of Falkner, Welty, and OConnor, has been writing masterly stories and novellas about Southerners for more than forty years. Her short fiction, infused with the green of place and the elegant precision of an original voice, has earned her a reputation as on of our most accomplished writers of the form. Madison Smartt Bell writes, Few contemporary short-story writers have mastered or understood the art, and one can be grateful to her for keeping it so marvelously alive.collects the best of Spencers shorter fiction, including six new stories written in recent years. The book displays Spencers range of placethe agrarian South, Italy in the decade after the Second World War, the gray-sky North, and, finally, the contemporary Sun Belt. In The Little Brown Girl, young Maybeth discovers the limits of friendship in a racially divided world. In First Dark, a young man returns home to tiny Richton, Mississippi, a land of mourning and shadows and memory. In the long elegiac story The Cousins, a group of Southerners roams through Italy, brushing with love and regret and the grip of family. Also included here is The Light in the Piazza, the novella about an American woman and her daughter in Florence that first brought Spencer widespread acclaim, selling more than two million copies worldwide and never falling out of print.In this capstone collection, Elizabeth Spencer firmly claims her place in the long heritage of the Southern short story. As George Garret has written, In this age of the short story, nobody is writing stories of the depth and delicacy, the strength and subtlety, found in the stories of Elizabeth Spencer.
/book/show/7552007-dispensation?from_search=true	Angela Hallstrom (Editor) Margaret Blair Young (Introduction)	Dispensation: Latter-Day Fiction	DISPENSATION anthologizes the best Mormon short stories written near the turn of the twenty-first century. Each of the extraordinary twenty-eight stories in this volume represents a potent individual voice, from popular and nationally acclaimed authors Brady Udall and Orson Scott Card, to well-respected Mormon literature veterans Douglas Thayer and Margaret Blair Young, toDISPENSATION anthologizes the best Mormon short stories written near the turn of the twenty-first century. Each of the extraordinary twenty-eight stories in this volume represents a potent individual voice, from popular and nationally acclaimed authors Brady Udall and Orson Scott Card, to well-respected Mormon literature veterans Douglas Thayer and Margaret Blair Young, to talented up-and-coming writers Lisa Madsen Rubilar and Todd Robert Petersen, and many more.
/book/show/4724123-science-fiction-stories?from_search=true	Edward Blishen (Editor) Nicholas Fisk Arthur C. Clarke	Science Fiction Stories	Edward Blishen has always liked science fiction writing. At its best, he feels, it reveals marvelous imaginations at work in the telling of memorable tall tales. And sometimes it goes even further and presents you with an idea that changes your whole view of things. There's a story in this collection,  says Blishen, that will leave you aware for the rest of your life thEdward Blishen has always liked science fiction writing. At its best, he feels, it reveals marvelous imaginations at work in the telling of memorable tall tales. And sometimes it goes even further and presents you with an idea that changes your whole view of things. There's a story in this collection,  says Blishen, that will leave you aware for the rest of your life that you may have got everything right about a situation...except the one really imporant detail.
/book/show/17895487-reading-a-writer-s-mind?from_search=true	Linda Acaster	Reading a Writer's Mind: Exploring Short Fiction - First Thought to Finished Story	Written by the author of over seventy published short stories and four novels, Reading A Writers Mind: Exploring Short Fiction  First Thought to Finished Story shows the detailed thinking behind the writing of ten stories across a range of genres and using different modes of delivery.From initial idea, through the story itself, to a commentary explaining the decisionsWritten by the author of over seventy published short stories and four novels, Reading A Writers Mind: Exploring Short Fiction  First Thought to Finished Story shows the detailed thinking behind the writing of ten stories across a range of genres and using different modes of delivery.From initial idea, through the story itself, to a commentary explaining the decisions made during the writing, the book offers a unique insight into one writers creative process, setting a path to follow and showing the tools to use. Each commentary is concluded with suggestions for using the discussed techniques in the readers own fiction.Sections include:* Lyrical narrative v terse dialogue; using tone as a descriptive tool (Mainstream)* Characterisation through deed and thought (Horror)* A calendar structure using the Tell technique (Womens Fiction)* The importance of pacing, and of duping the reader (Twist in the Tail)* The use of alliteration, rhythm and subliminal detailing (Romance)* Using the Show technique to elicit an emotional response (Cross-generational)* Building fiction from a given line using an unsympathetic narrator (Crime)* Working with a parallel storyline via past and present tense (SF)* Making the everyday fantastical by preying on insecurities (Fantasy)* Writing for performance and sound effects (Historical)* Editing: ten common problems exploredLinda Acaster has been a tutor for a UK distance learning college, and is a reader for a leading London literary consultancy. Her instructional articles on the techniques of creating fiction have appeared in writers journals in both the UK and USA. She gives talks and leads writers workshops across the north of England. Exploring Short Fiction  First Thought to Finished Story is the first in the Reading a Writers Mind series.
/book/show/15997779-medieval-underpants-and-other-blunders?from_search=true	Susanne Alleyn	Medieval Underpants and Other Blunders: A Writer's (and Editor's) Guide to Keeping Historical Fiction Free of Common Anachronisms, Errors, and Myths	this is not a book on how to write historical fiction. Ita book on howto write historical fiction.If you love history and youre hard at work on your first historical novel, but youre wondering if your medieval Irishmen would live on potatoes, if your 17th-century pirate would use a revolver, or if your hero would be able to offer Marie-Antoinette a box of chocolthis is not a book on how to write historical fiction. Ita book on howto write historical fiction.If you love history and youre hard at work on your first historical novel, but youre wondering if your medieval Irishmen would live on potatoes, if your 17th-century pirate would use a revolver, or if your hero would be able to offer Marie-Antoinette a box of chocolate bonbons...(The answer to all these is Absolutely not!)...thenis the book for you.will guide you through the factual mistakes that writers of historical fiction-both beginners and professionals-most often make, and show you how to avoid them. From fictional characters crossing streets that wouldnt exist for another sixty years, to the pitfalls of the Columbian Exchange (when plants and foods native to the Americas first began to appear in Europe, Asia, and Africa, and vice versa), to 1990s slang in the mouths of 1940s characters, Susanne Alleyn exposes the often hilarious, always painful goofs that turn up most frequently in fiction set in the past.Alleyn stresses the hazards to writers of assuming too much about details of life in past centuries, providing numerous examples of mistakes that could easily have been avoided. She also explores commonly-confused topics such as the important difference between the British titles Lord John Smith and John, Lord Smith and why theyre not interchangeable, and provides simple guidelines for getting them right. In a wide assortment of chapters including Food and Plants; Travel; Dialogue, Expressions, and Slang; Guns; Money; and, of course, Underpants, she offers tips on how to avoid errors and anachronisms while continually reminding writers of the necessity of meticulous historical research.
/book/show/15795318-the-art-and-craft-of-fiction?from_search=true	Michael Kardos	The Art and Craft of Fiction: A Writer's Guide	
/book/show/231521.The_Curious_Case_of_Benjamin_Button_Apt_3W?from_search=true	Gabriel Brownstein	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Apt. 3W: Fiction	
/book/show/12685623-subversion?from_search=true	Bart R. Leib (Editor) Jennifer Brozek (Foreword) Kelly Jennings	Subversion: Science Fiction & Fantasy Tales of Challenging the Norm	Traitor or revolutionary. These labels are two sides of the same coin, just as hero or villain depends on the point of view of the person telling the story. These are obvious concepts when spelled out in clear cut settings. Because of this, how one goes about subverting the norm (as a traitor or revolutionary) is based on what the norm is. What is normal in one socTraitor or revolutionary. These labels are two sides of the same coin, just as hero or villain depends on the point of view of the person telling the story. These are obvious concepts when spelled out in clear cut settings. Because of this, how one goes about subverting the norm (as a traitor or revolutionary) is based on what the norm is. What is normal in one society can be, and often is, taboo in another society. This allows tales of subversion to be subtle, blatant, personal, communal, and endless in variation.- from the Foreword by Jennifer Brozek
/book/show/1505813.The_Visual_Encyclopedia_Of_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Brian Ash	The Visual Encyclopedia Of Science Fiction	The Visual Encyclopedia of Science Fiction is an illustrated collection of bibliographic essays on the history and subject matter of science fiction. It was edited by Brian Ash and published in 1977 by Pan Books in the UK and Harmony/Crown Books in the US. The book starts with a parallel chronology of significant events in the fields of science fiction stories, magazines,The Visual Encyclopedia of Science Fiction is an illustrated collection of bibliographic essays on the history and subject matter of science fiction. It was edited by Brian Ash and published in 1977 by Pan Books in the UK and Harmony/Crown Books in the US. The book starts with a parallel chronology of significant events in the fields of science fiction stories, magazines, novels, movies/TV/radio, and fandom, from 1805 to 1976. The books thematic sections contain introductions by science fiction authors, and extensive bibliographies of science fiction works featuring each theme. It includes extended essays on science fiction, called Deep Probes. The chapters are numbered in the style of a technical manual. Illustrations are primarily book and magazine covers, and interior illustrations from magazines, including a number of illustrations by Virgil Finlay, among others. The book received positive reviews within the field of children's literature, including the American Library Association.[1] Reviews from the field of science fiction were less enthusiastic:[2]
/book/show/18692530-the-time-travel-megapack?from_search=true	Edward M. Lerner Richard A. Lupoff Damien Broderick	The Time Travel Megapack: 26 Modern and Classic Science Fiction Stories	Time travel is one of the staples of science fiction, right up there with aliens, space opera, and robots. Most science fiction authors have written at least one time travel story. This collection samples some of the best. TIME OUT, by Edward M. LernerTHESE STONES WILL REMEMBER, by Reginald BretnorPROJECT MASTODON, by John Gregory Betancourt 12:01 P.M., by Richard A. LupTime travel is one of the staples of science fiction, right up there with aliens, space opera, and robots. Most science fiction authors have written at least one time travel story. This collection samples some of the best. TIME OUT, by Edward M. LernerTHESE STONES WILL REMEMBER, by Reginald BretnorPROJECT MASTODON, by John Gregory Betancourt 12:01 P.M., by Richard A. LupoffTIME CONSIDERED AS A SERIES OF THERMITE BURNS IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER, by Damien BroderickTIME AND TIME AGAIN, by H. Beam PiperTRY, TRY AGAIN, by John Gregory BetancourtTHE ETERNAL WALL, by Raymond Z. GallunTHE MAN FROM TIME, by Frank Belknap LongOF TIME AND TEXAS, by William F. NolanTHE EDGE OF THE KNIFE, by H. Beam PiperTHROUGH TIME AND SPACE WITH FERDINAND FEGHOOT (10), by Grendel BriartonTIME BUM, by C.M. KornbluthNEBOGIPFEL AT THE END OF TIME, by Richard A. LupoffUNBORN TOMORROW, by Mack ReynoldsLOST IN THE FUTURE, by John Victor PetersonTHE WINDS OF TIME, by James H. SchmitzARMAGEDDON -- 2419 A.D., by Philip Francis NowlanTHE MAN WHO SAW THE FUTURE, by Edmond HamiltonA TRAVELER IN TIME, by August DerlethTHROUGH TIME AND SPACE WITH FERDINAND FEGHOOT (71), by Grendel BriartonFLIGHT FROM TOMORROW, by H. Beam PiperIN THE CRACKS OF TIME, by David GraceSWEEP ME TO MY REVENGE!, by Darrell SchweitzerTHE SOLID MEN, by C.J. Henderson THROUGH TIME AND SPACE WITH FERDINAND FEGHOOT (Epsilon), by Grendel BriartonAnd don't forget to search this ebook store for Wildside Megapack to see many more entries in this series, covering westerns, mysteries, science fiction, pulp fiction, and much, much more!
/book/show/13175692-the-shadow-over-innsmouth?from_search=true	H.P. Lovecraft	The Shadow Over Innsmouth	The Shadow Over Innsmouth is a short novel about a weird hybrid race of humans and creatures resembling a cross between a fish and a frog, which lives in the seaside village of Innsmouth.
/book/show/17443583-nickel-fictions?from_search=true	Bob Thurber	Nickel Fictions: 50 Exceedingly Brief Stories	50 short, concise selections from Bob Thurber, acclaimed master of the short form. Several of these selections have been utilized as teaching tools in schools and colleges. If you enjoy small 'bite-size' stories, or are a fan of micro-fiction and flash fiction, you'll appreciate these sharply written, miniature creations from a masterful wordsmith.** If you look for good50 short, concise selections from Bob Thurber, acclaimed master of the short form. Several of these selections have been utilized as teaching tools in schools and colleges. If you enjoy small 'bite-size' stories, or are a fan of micro-fiction and flash fiction, you'll appreciate these sharply written, miniature creations from a masterful wordsmith.** If you look for good short-short fictions either on the Web or in print, you'll spend plenty of time feeling annoyed. The flush of popularity enjoyed by the micro form is not yet translating into good stories. They're damned hard to write -- that's one possible reason. The other is that most flash fiction writers have no idea of how to go about it.In my literary career I've come across no more than a half dozen writers capable of writing literary micro fictions. Bob Thurber is the Maestro of these oddities. -- Andrew Wilson, (from the Foreword of Nickel Fictions)
/book/show/363131.Dreams_of_Dark_and_Light?from_search=true	Tanith Lee Rosemary H. Jarman (Foreword by) Douglas Smith (Illustrator)	Dreams of Dark and Light: The Great Short Fiction	Tanith Lee. Dreams of Dark and Light. Sauk City: Arkham House, [1986]. First edition, first printing. Octavo. 507 pages. Publisher's binding and dust jacket.Publication of The Birthgrave in 1975 heralded a new and brilliant luminary in the firmament of modem fantasy. Ostensibly a sword-and-sorcery epic in the tradition of Robert E. Howard, this novel about a youthful heroiTanith Lee. Dreams of Dark and Light. Sauk City: Arkham House, [1986]. First edition, first printing. Octavo. 507 pages. Publisher's binding and dust jacket.Publication of The Birthgrave in 1975 heralded a new and brilliant luminary in the firmament of modem fantasy. Ostensibly a sword-and-sorcery epic in the tradition of Robert E. Howard, this novel about a youthful heroine with incipient psychic powers astounded readers with its striking originality and intense emotional impact. Tanith Lee today is one of the most versatile and respected writers of fantasy, horror, and science fiction, and DREAMS OF DARK AND LIGHT represents a massive midcareer retrospective of her achievements over the previous decade.Here are unforgettable tales of werewolves that prowl chateaux, an Earthwoman in exile on a distant planet, demons that inhabit bodies of the living dead, a race of vampiric creatures who prey upon a cursed castle, and many other works of exotic vision, mythic science fiction, and contemporary horror. Also included are two stories that have received the World Fantasy Award, Elle est Trois, (La Mort) and The Gorgon, making DREAMS OF DARK AND LIGHT a distinguished one volume library of myth-weaving at its most eloquent and evocative.Although acclaimed as the Princess Royal of Heroic Fantasy, Tanith Lee has long since transcended genre conventions to create a body of work of remarkable psychological depth and artistic distinction. In her imaginative sympathy with characters, human or otherwise, Lee remains unexcelled in the portrayal of deeply felt emotions. Her stories explore many of the most significant themes in twentieth-century literature - life and death, coming of age, the nature of good and evil, love in all its manifestations. And she remains, above all, one of the great natural storytellers working in the English language ... Tanith Lee truly has become the Scheherazade of our time.
/book/show/21702269-night-of-the-living-trekkies?from_search=true	Kevin David Anderson Sam Stall	Night of the Living Trekkies	
/book/show/18907079-shiloh-season?from_search=true	Phyllis Reynolds Naylor	Shiloh Season	Marty gets to keep Shiloh! He wasnt able to rescue all the dogs that Judd Travers mistreated, but at least Shiloh is safe . . . right?Not necessarily, it turns out. With hunting season approaching, Judd has started drinking again, and hunting on the outskirts of Martys family property. What if Judd tries to take back Shiloh? What if one of Martys sisters gets in the waMarty gets to keep Shiloh! He wasnt able to rescue all the dogs that Judd Travers mistreated, but at least Shiloh is safe . . . right?Not necessarily, it turns out. With hunting season approaching, Judd has started drinking again, and hunting on the outskirts of Martys family property. What if Judd tries to take back Shiloh? What if one of Martys sisters gets in the way of Judds shotgun? It seems only a matter of time before something goes very wrong.The thing is, Marty knows a secret about Judd that no one else does, and if anything terrible happens, he will never be able to forgive himself for keeping quiet. Is it time for Marty to speak up? And can he find the courage to do so, before someone he loves gets hurt?
/book/show/123297.The_Clown_in_the_Belfry?from_search=true	Frederick Buechner	The Clown in the Belfry: Writings on Faith and Fiction	These 14 eclectic pieces explore faith and fiction, offer a novelist's view of the Bible, and comment on what Buechner believes the church is called by God to become. Buechner is the author of many works of fiction and nonfiction, including Godric (nominated for a Pulitzer Prize) and Telling Secrets.
/book/show/410181.The_Year_s_Best_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois (Editor) Pat Murphy (Contributor) Robert Silverberg (Contributor)	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifth Annual Collection	Contentsxiii  Introduction: Summation: 1987  essay by Gardner Dozois1  Rachel in Love  (1987)  novelette by Pat Murphy28  Dream Baby  (1987)  novelette by Bruce McAllister57  Flowers of Edo  (1987)  novelette by Bruce Sterling80  Forever Yours, Anna  (1987)  shortstory by Kate Wilhelm93  At the Cross-Time Jaunters' Ball  (1987)  novelette by Alexander JabContentsxiii  Introduction: Summation: 1987  essay by Gardner Dozois1  Rachel in Love  (1987)  novelette by Pat Murphy28  Dream Baby  (1987)  novelette by Bruce McAllister57  Flowers of Edo  (1987)  novelette by Bruce Sterling80  Forever Yours, Anna  (1987)  shortstory by Kate Wilhelm93  At the Cross-Time Jaunters' Ball  (1987)  novelette by Alexander Jablokov119  Dinosaurs  (1987)  novelette by Walter Jon Williams143  The Temporary King  (1987)  novelette by Paul J. McAuley165  Perpetuity Blues  (1987)  novelette by Neal Barrett, Jr.193  Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight  (1987)  novelette by Ursula K. Le Guin220  The Pardoner's Tale  (1987)  shortstory by Robert Silverberg240  Glass Cloud  (1987)  novelette by James Patrick Kelly280  The Evening and the Morning and the Night  (1987)  novelette by Octavia E. Butler303  Night of the Cooters  [War of the Worlds]  (1987)  shortstory by Howard Waldrop322  Angel  (1987)  shortstory by Pat Cadigan338  Shades  (1987)  novelette by Lucius Shepard369  The Faithful Companion at Forty  (1987)  shortstory by Karen Joy Fowler378  Candle in a Cosmic Wind  (1987)  novelette by Joseph Manzione413  The Emir's Clock  (1987)  shortstory by Ian Watson428  Ever After  (1987)  novelette by Susan Palwick449  The Forest of Time  (1987)  novella by Michael F. Flynn [as by Michael Flynn ]495  The Million-Dollar Wound  (1987)  shortstory by Dean Whitlock505  The Moon of Popping Trees  (1987)  novelette by R. Garcia y Robertson536  Diner  (1987)  shortstory by Neal Barrett, Jr.551  All the Hues of Hell  (1987)  shortstory by Gene Wolfe564  Halley's Passing  (1987)  shortstory by Michael McDowell580  America  [The Mormon Sea]  (1987)  novelette by Orson Scott Card605  For Thus Do I Remember Carthage  (1987)  shortstory by Michael Bishop622  Mother Goddess of the World  (1987)  novella by Kim Stanley Robinson675  Honorable Mentions: 1987  essay by Gardner Dozois
/book/show/2935127-the-art-of-fiction?from_search=true	Walter Besant	The Art of Fiction	
/book/show/17656813-one-revolution?from_search=true	Jamie Lackey	One Revolution: A Year of Flash Fiction	Run the gamut from fantasy to science fiction to horror, and back again.One Revolution contains twenty flash fiction pieces and one serialized short story. Within these pages, you'll find space hockey, dancing fairies, cyberpunk noir, coming-of-age on Mars, a zombie shark, and more.Open up to a story about love or death, friendship or isolation, mythology or brains.WelcomeRun the gamut from fantasy to science fiction to horror, and back again.One Revolution contains twenty flash fiction pieces and one serialized short story. Within these pages, you'll find space hockey, dancing fairies, cyberpunk noir, coming-of-age on Mars, a zombie shark, and more.Open up to a story about love or death, friendship or isolation, mythology or brains.Welcome to One Revolution.
/book/show/19781690-julie?from_search=true	Jean Craighead George	Julie	Julie has been reunited with her long-lost father, who, although retaining some of the old traditions, has also embraced many of the new 'western' approaches to life. Once again Julie - or Miyax, her Eskimo name - feels torn in two. She loves her father but the new way of farming he's adopted means killing wolves. Even Julie's beloved wolf 'family', if necessary. With theJulie has been reunited with her long-lost father, who, although retaining some of the old traditions, has also embraced many of the new 'western' approaches to life. Once again Julie - or Miyax, her Eskimo name - feels torn in two. She loves her father but the new way of farming he's adopted means killing wolves. Even Julie's beloved wolf 'family', if necessary. With the help of her soul-mate, Peter, Julie decides to take action and put her life on the line. She heads out onto the tundra in an attempt to protect her wolves once and for always. . .
/book/show/18912037-pink-snowbunnies-in-hell?from_search=true	Debora Geary Nichole Chase T.L. Haddix	Pink Snowbunnies in Hell: A Flash-Fiction Anthology	A sleep-deprived author mixes up her metaphors.A graphic designer has too much time on his hands.Twenty writers, fueled by copious amounts of chocolate, dream up quirky, funny, and occasionally creepy stories.And thewas born.These are very short stories, under a thousand words each. Some have actual bunnies. Some take rathA sleep-deprived author mixes up her metaphors.A graphic designer has too much time on his hands.Twenty writers, fueled by copious amounts of chocolate, dream up quirky, funny, and occasionally creepy stories.And thewas born.These are very short stories, under a thousand words each. Some have actual bunnies. Some take rather offbeat trips through the underworld. And some just have a character that shares the sleep-deprived author's mixed metaphors.Pink snowbunnies can take care of themselves, but thank you for helping us support those animals who do need a little assistance.Stories included in the anthology:Domestic Disturbance, by T.L. HaddixWedding Heaven, Ltd, by A.J. BraithwaiteWhen, by Robin ReedWhere's JoJo? A Bunny's Guide to Family Dysfunction, by Julie ChristensenWingman, by Nathan LowellIt Finally Happens..., by Heather Marie AdkinsCareful What You Wish For, by Barbra AnninoOf Demons and Bunnies, by Nichole ChasePink Snowbunnies are the New Pink Ribbon, by Jimi RipleyOne Wrong Turn Deserves Another, by Asher MacDonaldMarissa's Tattoo, by Steve SilkinEulogy, by Suzanne TyrpakThe Taste of Pink Snow, by Susan Helene GottfriedRevenge of the Peeps, by Camille LaGuireLove in a Time of Bunnies, by Coral MooreThe Bunni and the Bird, by Penny CunninghamThe Recession is Hell, by Randi RoguePink Snowbunnies Acrostic, by Molly BlackDon't Mess with the Meadow, by Rex JamesonA Gift for a Very Special Girl, by Debora Geary
/book/show/1105647.Triplanetary_by_E_E_Smith_Science_Fiction_Adventure_Space_Opera?from_search=true	E.E. "Doc" Smith	Triplanetary by E. E. Smith, Science Fiction, Adventure, Space Opera	Even back before the first bits of this story hit the newsstands, the folks who published it in Amazing Stories (January through April, 1934) knew they were on to something special. -We are sure that our readers will be highly pleased to have us give the first installment of a story by Dr. Smith. It will continue for several numbers and is a worthy follower of the SkylarkEven back before the first bits of this story hit the newsstands, the folks who published it in Amazing Stories (January through April, 1934) knew they were on to something special. -We are sure that our readers will be highly pleased to have us give the first installment of a story by Dr. Smith. It will continue for several numbers and is a worthy follower of the Skylark stories which were so much appreciated by our readers. We think that they will find this story superior to the earlier ones. Dr. Smith certainly has the narrative power, and that, joined with his scientific position, makes him an ideal author for our columns.- An awful lot has gone under the bridge since 1934, but you know, the folks at Amazing were on to something. Triplanetary really is all that special, and we're thrilled to offer it to you now anew. The initial chapters cover the Kinnison genetic line during the fall of Atlantis and Nero's reign in Rome. These tales were inserted into the novel following the serialized release, along with chapters covering members of the Kinnison line in World Wars One, Two, and Three.
/book/show/555909.Women_of_Wonder_the_Classic_Years?from_search=true	Pamela Sargent (Editor) Eleanor Arnason (Contributor) Judith Merril (Contributor)	Women of Wonder, the Classic Years: Science Fiction by Women from the 1940s to the 1970s	Based on one of the most popular SF anthologies of all time, which dispelled the notion that women dont write real science fiction, this volume features stories by twenty-one seminal SF writers. Included are works by Leigh Brackett, C. L. Moore, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Judith Merril. Introduction and Bibliography by the Editor.No Woman Born by C. L. Moore (1944)Based on one of the most popular SF anthologies of all time, which dispelled the notion that women dont write real science fiction, this volume features stories by twenty-one seminal SF writers. Included are works by Leigh Brackett, C. L. Moore, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Judith Merril. Introduction and Bibliography by the Editor.No Woman Born by C. L. Moore (1944)That Only a Mother by Judith Merril (1948)Contagion by Katherine MacLean (1950)The Woman from Altair by Leigh Brackett (1951)Short in the Chest by Margaret St. Clair (1954)The Anything Box by Zenna Henderson (1956)Death Between the Stars by Marion Zimmer Bradley (1956)The Ship Who Sang by Anne McCaffrey (1961)When I Was Miss Dow by Sonya Dorman Hess (1966)The Food Farm by Kit Reed (1966)The Heat Death of the Universe by Pamela Zoline (1967)The Power of Time by Josephine Saxton (1971)False Dawn by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (1972)Nobody's Home by Joanna Russ (1972)The Funeral by Kate Wilhelm (1972)Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand by Vonda N. McIntyre (1973)The Women Men Don't See by James Tiptree, Jr. (1973)The Warlord of Saturn's Moons by Eleanor Arnason (1974)The Day Before the Revolution by Ursula K. Le Guin (1974)The Family Monkey by Lisa Tuttle (1977)View from a Height by Joan D. Vinge (1978)
/book/show/25393223-la-s-rie-georgian---tome-4---si-vous-me-provoquez?from_search=true	Sylvia Day Camille Dubois (Translator)	La série Georgian - Tome 4 - Si vous me provoquez	Simon Quinn a un charme redoutable. Ses sourires semblent promettre monts et merveilles mais malheur  celle qui sattacherait  lui. Simon se prte souvent, il ne se donne jamais. Seulement, Lysette Rousseau nest pas comme les autres. Tantt cest la plus adorable des femmes, tantt la pire des pestes.  la fois perverse et innocente, elle lui dplat ou elle lenchanteSimon Quinn a un charme redoutable. Ses sourires semblent promettre monts et merveilles mais malheur  celle qui sattacherait  lui. Simon se prte souvent, il ne se donne jamais. Seulement, Lysette Rousseau nest pas comme les autres. Tantt cest la plus adorable des femmes, tantt la pire des pestes.  la fois perverse et innocente, elle lui dplat ou elle lenchante. Un jour, il a envie de la fuir, le lendemain, de lui baiser les pieds. Cest  ny rien comprendre
/book/show/25496596-max?from_search=true	Sarah Cohen-Scali	Max	19 avril 1936. Bientt minuit. Je vais natre dans une minute exactement. Je vais voir le jour le 20 avril. Date anniversaire de notre Frher. Je serai ainsi bni des dieux germaniques et l'on verra en moi le premier-n de la race suprme. La race aryenne. Celle qui dsormais rgnera en matre sur le monde. Je suis l'enfant du futur. Conu sans amour. Sans Dieu. Sans loi.19 avril 1936. Bientt minuit. Je vais natre dans une minute exactement. Je vais voir le jour le 20 avril. Date anniversaire de notre Frher. Je serai ainsi bni des dieux germaniques et l'on verra en moi le premier-n de la race suprme. La race aryenne. Celle qui dsormais rgnera en matre sur le monde. Je suis l'enfant du futur. Conu sans amour. Sans Dieu. Sans loi. Sans rien d'autre que la force et la rage. Je mordrai au lieu de tter. Je hurlerai au lieu de gazouiller. Je harai au lieu d'aimer. Heil Hitler!Max est le prototype parfait du programme Lebensborn initi par Himmler. Des femmes slectionnes par les nazis mettent au monde de purs reprsentants de la race aryenne, jeunesse idale destine  rgnrer l'Allemagne puis l'Europe occupe par le Reich.Prix des Dvoreurs de livres 2014, pour les collgiens de 3me.Prix Passages 2014.Prix Tatoulu Noir 2014.Prix Sorcires 2013, catgorie Romans Ado.Prix jeunesse des libraires du Qubec, 2013.
/book/show/25909000-discovery?from_search=true	Angel Martinez (Editor) Eloreen Moon (Contributor) Brian Barr (Contributor)	Discovery: QSF's Second Annual Flash Fiction Contest (QSF Flash Fiction, #1)	The rules are simple enough. Write a complete storyeither sci fi, fantasy, or paranormal. Make sure it has LGBT characters and/or an LGBT vibe. And do it all with just 300 words.The stories in this volume run the gamut, from platypus shifters to alien slug monsters, from carnival horror stories to haunting stories of ships with souls. There are little jokes, big surprisesThe rules are simple enough. Write a complete storyeither sci fi, fantasy, or paranormal. Make sure it has LGBT characters and/or an LGBT vibe. And do it all with just 300 words.The stories in this volume run the gamut, from platypus shifters to alien slug monsters, from carnival horror stories to haunting stories of ships with souls. There are little jokes, big surprises, and future prognostications.
/book/show/1451061.Before_the_Golden_Age?from_search=true	Isaac Asimov (Editor/Contributor) Edmond Hamilton (Contributor) Murray Leinster (Contributor)	Before the Golden Age: A Science Fiction Anthology of the 1930s	26 science fiction stories, complete in one volume, originally published before 1939 (when the Golden Age of SF began), with autobiographical remarks by Asimov before each story. Includes a previously unpublished story by Asimov, Big Game.Complete text in one volume;Contents:IntroductionPart 1: 1920 to 1930 by Isaac AsimovPart Two: 1931 by Isaac Asimov* The Man Who Evolve26 science fiction stories, complete in one volume, originally published before 1939 (when the Golden Age of SF began), with autobiographical remarks by Asimov before each story. Includes a previously unpublished story by Asimov, Big Game.Complete text in one volume;Contents:IntroductionPart 1: 1920 to 1930 by Isaac AsimovPart Two: 1931 by Isaac Asimov* The Man Who Evolved / Edmond Hamilton, Wonder Stories Apr 31;* The Jameson Satellite / Neil R. Jones, Amazing Jul 31;* Submicroscopic / Captain S. P. Meek, Amazing Aug 31;* Awlo of Ulm / Captain S. P. Meek, Amazing Sep 31;* Tetrahedra of Space / P. Schuyler Miller, Wonder Stories Nov 31;* The World of the Red Sun / Clifford D. Simak, Wonder Stories Dec 31;Part Three: 1932 by Isaac Asimov* Tumithak of the Corridors / Charles R. Tanner, Amazing Jan 32;* The Moon Era / Jack Williamson, Wonder Stories Feb 32;Part Four: 1933 by Isaac Asimov* The Man Who Awoke / Laurence Manning, Wonder Stories Mar 33;* Tumithak in Shawm / Charles R. Tanner, Amazing Jun 33;Part Five: 1934 by Isaac Asimov* Colossus / Donald Wandrei, Astounding Jan 34;* Born of the Sun / Jack Williamson, Astounding Mar 34;* Sidewise in Time / Murray Leinster, Astounding Jun 34;* Old Faithful / Raymond Z. Gallun, Astounding Dec 34;Part Six: 1935 by Isaac Asimov* Parasite Planet / Stanley G. Weinbaum, Astounding Feb 35;* Proxima Centauri / Murray Leinster, Astounding Mar 35;* The Accursed Galaxy / Edmond Hamilton, Astounding Jul 35;Part Seven: 1936 by Isaac Asimov* He Who Shrank / Henry Hasse, Amazing Aug 36;* The Human Pets of Mars / Leslie F. Stone, Amazing Oct 36;* The Brain Stealers of Mars / John W. Campbell, Jr., Thrilling Wonder Stories Dec 36;* Devolution / Edmond Hamilton, Amazing Dec 36;* Big Game / Isaac Asimov [Written 11/18/41];Part Eight: 1937 by Isaac Asimov* Other Eyes Watching / John W. Campbell, Jr., Astounding Feb 37;* Minus Planet / John D. Clark, Ph.D., Astounding Apr 37;* Past, Present and Future / Nat Schachner, Astounding Sep 37;Part Nine: 1938 by Isaac Asimov* The Men and the Mirror / Ross Rocklynne, Astounding Jul 38.
/book/show/40050.Three_Genres?from_search=true	Stephen Minot	Three Genres: The Writing of Poetry, Fiction, and Drama	Appropriate for undergraduate courses in creative writing. This time-tested, hands-on introduction to poetry, fiction, and drama writing addresses the dynamics of the creative process while providing a non-technical analysis of each genre. It also encourages writers to find their own voice and provides advice on how to begin writing creatively.
/book/show/41094.Greener_Than_You_Think?from_search=true	Ward Moore Isaac Asimov (Foreword by) George Zebrowski (Introduction)	Greener Than You Think (Classics of Modern Science Fiction 10)	Ward Moore's classic novel Greener Than You Think posits a world with Bermuda grass running out of control -- choking out every other plant and destroying the food supply of animals and humanity alike. Originally published in 1947.
/book/show/5293100-noise?from_search=true	Peter Wild (Editor)	Noise: Fiction Inspired by Sonic Youth	For more than twenty-five years, the antimelodic noise of Sonic Youth has assaulted us, exhilarated us, inspired us. Why?Katherine Dunn says it's because they operate in the foggy world between the real and the surreal. Mary Gaitskill says that Sonic Youth caught her, years ago, when she was falling. J. Robert Lennon says it's because Sonic Youth rip it apart. Emily MaguFor more than twenty-five years, the antimelodic noise of Sonic Youth has assaulted us, exhilarated us, inspired us. Why?Katherine Dunn says it's because they operate in the foggy world between the real and the surreal. Mary Gaitskill says that Sonic Youth caught her, years ago, when she was falling. J. Robert Lennon says it's because Sonic Youth rip it apart. Emily Maguire was hooked because once she was in love with chaos.Their sound is caustic, elemental, nihilisticand quite unlike any other cult band ever to achieve rock godhood. In, twenty-one great literary voices offer short fiction based on or inspired by songs from Sonic Youtha raucous coupling of music and literature featuring marrow-colored goo, severed hands and abandoned babies, Patty Hearst watching the apocalypse on TV, and other unruly images of the Zeitgeist.ContributorsHiag Akmakjian  Christopher Coake  Katherine Dunn  Mary Gaitskill  Rebecca Godfrey  Laird Hunt  Shelley Jackson  J. Robert Lennon  Samuel Ligon  Emily Maguire  Tom McCarthy  Scott Mebus  Eileen Myles  Catherine O'Flynn  Emily Carter Roiphe  Kevin Sampsell  Steven Sherrill  Matt Thorne  Rachel Trezise  Jess Walter  Peter Wild
/book/show/11403548-the-house-on-the-borderland?from_search=true	William Hope Hodgson Mike Ashley (Introduction)	The House on the Borderland	A classic of the first order, declared H. P. Lovecraft of this influential tale of a haunted house in the Irish countryside. First published in 1908, it bridges the era between ghost stories and modern thrillers. Its compelling journey through space and time combines the best aspects of horror, science fiction, and fantasy.
/book/show/18857239-urban-fiction-bestsellers?from_search=true	Shan Alicia Howard David Weaver	Urban Fiction Bestsellers (6 Book Boxed Set)	Six #1 bestselling African American e-books for $1. An incredible offer!Boxed set includes:1) Hated by Many, Loved by None by Shan2) Duffle Bag Bitches by Alicia Howard3) The Lipstick Clique by David Weaver4) Red Bottom Bitches by Cole Hart and Torica Tymes5) Official Street Queen by Leondra Lerae6) Gangstress by IndiaBuy a set and gift a set to your friends. An amazing ofSix #1 bestselling African American e-books for $1. An incredible offer!Boxed set includes:1) Hated by Many, Loved by None by Shan2) Duffle Bag Bitches by Alicia Howard3) The Lipstick Clique by David Weaver4) Red Bottom Bitches by Cole Hart and Torica Tymes5) Official Street Queen by Leondra Lerae6) Gangstress by IndiaBuy a set and gift a set to your friends. An amazing offer!
/book/show/11696739-the-technique-of-fiction-writing?from_search=true	Robert Saunders Dowst	The Technique of Fiction Writing	Many books have been written on fiction technique, and the chief excuse for the present addition to the number is the complexity of the subject. Its range is so wide, it calls for so many and so different capacities in one attempting to discuss it, that a new work has more than a chance to meet at least two or three deficiencies in all other treatments.I believe that the cMany books have been written on fiction technique, and the chief excuse for the present addition to the number is the complexity of the subject. Its range is so wide, it calls for so many and so different capacities in one attempting to discuss it, that a new work has more than a chance to meet at least two or three deficiencies in all other treatments.I believe that the chief deficiency in most works on fiction technique is that the author unconsciously has slipped from the viewpoint of a writer of a story to that of a reader. Now a reader without intention to try his own hand at the game is not playing fair in studying technique, and a book on technique has no business to entertain him. Accordingly, I have striven to keep to the viewpoint of one who seeks to learn how to write stories, and have made no attempt to analyze the work of masters of fiction for the sake of the analysis alone. Such analysis is interesting to make, and also interesting to read, but it is not directly profitable to the writer. It is indirectly profitable, of course, but it will give very little direct aid to one who has a definite story idea and wishes to be told the things he must consider in developing it and writing the story, or to one who wishes to be told roughly how he should go about the business of finding real stories. In fact, I believe that discussion and analysis of perfect work has a tendency to chill the enthusiasm of the beginning writer. What he chiefly needs is to be told the considerations he must hold in mind in conceiving, developing, and writing a story. The rest lies with his own abilities and capacities to work intelligently and to take pains.Therefore the first part of this book takes up the problems of technique in the order in which they present themselves to the writer. Beginning with matters of conception, the discussion passes to matters of construction and development, and finally to matters of execution, or rather the writing of a story considered as a bare chain of events. Then the matters of description, dialogue, the portrayal of character, and the precipitation of atmosphere are discussed, and lastly the short story and novel, as distinct forms, are taken up.
/book/show/11014915-writing-fiction-for-all-you-re-worth?from_search=true	James Scott Bell	Writing Fiction for All You're Worth: Strategies and Techniques for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level	Get your fiction to that next level, where agents and editors sit up and take noticeand where readers keep coming back for more.#1 bestselling writing teacher James Scott Bell will show you, with nuts and bolts and proven techniques, how you can write fiction that sells.WRITING FICTION FOR ALL YOUR WORTH contains the best of James Scott Bell's articles and blog posts onGet your fiction to that next level, where agents and editors sit up and take noticeand where readers keep coming back for more.#1 bestselling writing teacher James Scott Bell will show you, with nuts and bolts and proven techniques, how you can write fiction that sells.WRITING FICTION FOR ALL YOUR WORTH contains the best of James Scott Bell's articles and blog posts on writing, easily searchable under these headings: The Writing World, The Writing Life, and The Writing Craft.You'll learn about the 6 critical success factors for bestselling fiction, how to write un-put-downable action scenes, and how to capture the interest of an agent. The keys to a dynamic opening page are revealed, and just as important, what NOT to do in the opening. There's plenty of inside information on what agents and editors say they're looking for and detailed instructions on how to write a stress free query. You'll learn what to put on your LAST page, when to use italics, how to write with courage. And a whole lot more.And you'll get never before published material, including an first-ever look into Jim's secret writing notebook, the manual he put together over the years for his own use in writing numerous bestsellers. For the first time he's sharing a glimpse into the notes he compiled on his way to publishing success.Plus, a special module on getting into e-publishing, which you must read if you want to have a career selling e-books successfully.ADDED BONUS: Interviews with some of the top writers working today: Jeffery Deaver, Tess Gerritsen, Brad Thor, David Baldacci, Carla Neggers, David Morrell, Alex Kava, Michael Palmer, Eric Van Lustbader, Steve Martinia, plus debut authors Sarah Pekkanen and Boyd Morrison.You will be inspired and instructed by these consummate pros as they share their writing secrets with you.What they're saying about James Scott Bell:I needed advice before I tried to write a novel. The usual axiom  write what you know  wasn't helpful. So I turned to James Scott Bell. He taught me how to structure a great entrance  the equivalent of gliding down a spiral staircase in a wedding gown  and how to keep the next 400 pages from becoming as hopelessly tangled as the crumpled papers and wads of gum in my old desk. My novel sold.  Sarah Pekkanan, author of The Opposite of MeI read PLOT & STRUCTURE in a single sitting, gasping and trying not to scream, while trapped in a flooded hospital all alone with a serial killer. Okay, not really, but after reading James Scott Bell's book, I can't help thinking that a good blurb should grab the reader with an interesting character and a compelling situation. I am inspired by Bell's enthusiastic approach, and am impressed with his numerous, helpful insights into the craft of storytelling. I recommend his book highly  especially the ending, where it turns out I WAS the serial killer. - Bill Marsilii, screenwriter, Dj vuIf Jim Bell is teaching and I'm within a hundred miles, you can bet I'll be there! His commitment to the craft of writing is surpassed only by his enthusiasm for passionate storytelling.  Angela E. Hunt, bestselling novelist
/book/show/18842247-the-philip-k-dick-anthology?from_search=true	Philip K. Dick	The Philip K. Dick Anthology: 18 Classic Science Fiction Stories	The Philip K. Dick Anthology: 18 Classic Science Fiction Stories contains a fantastic selection from the legendary master of the genre. The stories in this anthology excellently illustrate the Genius of Philip K. Dick's irrepressible imagination, and the intelligent prescience of his writing. As suggested by the title, there are 18 separate stories, as well as numerous iThe Philip K. Dick Anthology: 18 Classic Science Fiction Stories contains a fantastic selection from the legendary master of the genre. The stories in this anthology excellently illustrate the Genius of Philip K. Dick's irrepressible imagination, and the intelligent prescience of his writing. As suggested by the title, there are 18 separate stories, as well as numerous illustrations in this Anthology - the stories are listed below.1. Beyond Lies the Wub2. The Gun3. The Skull4. The Defenders5. The Eyes Have it6. The Hanging Stranger7. Mr Spaceship8. Piper in The Woods9. Second Variety10. The Variable Man11. Tony and the Beetles12. Adjustment Bureau13. Beyond the Door14. Exhibit Piece15. The Crystal Crypt16. Strange Eden17. Upon the Dull Earth18. Of Withered Apples
/book/show/8454552-the-year-of-miss-agnes?from_search=true	Kirkpatrick Hill	The Year of Miss Agnes	Ten-year-old Frederika (Fred for short) doesn't have much faith that the new teacher in town will last very long. After all, they never do. Most teachers who come to their one-room schoolhouse in remote, Alaska leave at the first smell of fish, claiming that life there is just too hard.But Miss Agnes is different -- she doesn't get frustrated witTen-year-old Frederika (Fred for short) doesn't have much faith that the new teacher in town will last very long. After all, they never do. Most teachers who come to their one-room schoolhouse in remote, Alaska leave at the first smell of fish, claiming that life there is just too hard.But Miss Agnes is different -- she doesn't get frustrated with her students, and she throws away old textbooks and reads Robin Hood instead! For the first time, Fred and her classmates begin to enjoy their lessons and learn to read and write -- but will Miss Agnes be like all the rest and leave as quickly as she came?
/book/show/292042.Charlie_Chan_is_Dead?from_search=true	Jessica Hagedorn (Editor)	Charlie Chan is Dead: An Anthology of Contemporary Asian American Fiction	The writers included in this ground-breaking anthology are exhilarating in their differences: cultural backgrounds, age range, literary styles. From Jose Garcia Villa's minimalist Untitled Story,  first published in 1933, to Meena Alexander's Manhattan Music,  with its razor-sharp look at the hip downtown New York art scene of the troubled 1990s, their stories sweep acThe writers included in this ground-breaking anthology are exhilarating in their differences: cultural backgrounds, age range, literary styles. From Jose Garcia Villa's minimalist Untitled Story,  first published in 1933, to Meena Alexander's Manhattan Music,  with its razor-sharp look at the hip downtown New York art scene of the troubled 1990s, their stories sweep across the twentieth century and across the range of Asian American experience. These characters make love, worry about the future, endure hardships. They audition for jobs as anchormen. They are displaced, assimilated, rebellious. They lie and cheat; they betray themselves and others. These are stories about Asian Americans, yes, but, finally, they are stories about life.
/book/show/17451069-winter-well?from_search=true	Kay T. Holt (Editor) Minerva Zimmerman Anna Caro	Winter Well: Speculative Fiction About Older Women	Disaster upon catastrophe forces an unlucky engineer to become someone more adventuresome.A tech-savvy private investigator stalks organ traffickers across a toxic cityscape.International hostilities on an alien planet turn a human architect into a dogged emissary for peace.Enslaved by a monstrous lord, a sage seeks answers in the stars and finds more desirable problems.ODisaster upon catastrophe forces an unlucky engineer to become someone more adventuresome.A tech-savvy private investigator stalks organ traffickers across a toxic cityscape.International hostilities on an alien planet turn a human architect into a dogged emissary for peace.Enslaved by a monstrous lord, a sage seeks answers in the stars and finds more desirable problems.Older women take center stage in these four novellas. They may be wives, mothers, wise women or healers, but those archetypes are not their defining characteristics. Their motivations are their own, and theyre not interested in living in the background of someone elses epic yarn.
/book/show/1113525.Sea_Horse_in_the_Sky?from_search=true	Edmund Cooper	Sea-Horse in the Sky: A Science Fiction Novel	This little-known story begins when over a dozen people awake in coffins. They find themselves in an area made to look like a town--it contains a stocked store, a hotel, a inoperable car & plastic coffins, each containing a passenger from an international flight, each apparently snatched out of midair, since there's no flight wreckage & all seem alive & unharmeThis little-known story begins when over a dozen people awake in coffins. They find themselves in an area made to look like a town--it contains a stocked store, a hotel, a inoperable car & plastic coffins, each containing a passenger from an international flight, each apparently snatched out of midair, since there's no flight wreckage & all seem alive & unharmed. The people slowly gather in the hotel & find themselves able to understand one another, even tho they don't all speak the same language. None of them has an idea what they're doing in this new place & there isn't anything for miles around their little settlement except a seemingly endless expanse of grass.After weeks of waiting for rescue that never arrives, a few of them explore & discover this mysterious land is also populated by a group of what appear to be medieval people & a group of what seems to be cavemen. That accounts for the human population on the island. The only other creatures around are sinister metal spiders.This story is as much mystery as it is sf, because these people must figure out how they got to this place, & why they were chosen. But they also have to survive.--Kaduzy (edited)
/book/show/7644659-big-sky?from_search=true	Melaina Faranda	Big Sky (Girlfriend Fiction, #12)	When her dad breaks his leg, Skye has to lead the muster on her family's cattle station in the Kimberley. She's never been the boss on a muster before and her job gets harder with the surprise arrival of her high-maintenance fashionista best friend from boarding school. On the upside there is the very handsome Dan, a young jackaroo.But while Skye is a great horse rider andWhen her dad breaks his leg, Skye has to lead the muster on her family's cattle station in the Kimberley. She's never been the boss on a muster before and her job gets harder with the surprise arrival of her high-maintenance fashionista best friend from boarding school. On the upside there is the very handsome Dan, a young jackaroo.But while Skye is a great horse rider and a seasoned cattle wrangler, she's ill-equipped to handle the human element and in this beautiful yet harsh country, jealousy, hot-tempers and inexperience may cost her more than she could have imagined. It will certainly be a cattle muster Skye will never forget...A compelling tale of cow-wrangling, crocodiles, campfires, silent tears and stolen kisses that unfolds beneath the big sky over a dramatic and unforgiving landscape.
/book/show/29741602-india-and-nepal-truth-is-stranger-than-fiction?from_search=true	Matti Munnukka	India and Nepal – Truth is stranger than fiction: A Himalayan Adventure	This book describes the authors first journey to India and Nepal in 1984. He was a third-year geography student when he decided to make his dream come true, and to travel to India, Nepal, and Himalaya with his friends.Kathmandu, the capital of Kingdom of Nepal, and the highest mountains of the world like Mount Everest, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, Makalu and Kangchenjunga, werThis book describes the authors first journey to India and Nepal in 1984. He was a third-year geography student when he decided to make his dream come true, and to travel to India, Nepal, and Himalaya with his friends.Kathmandu, the capital of Kingdom of Nepal, and the highest mountains of the world like Mount Everest, Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, Makalu and Kangchenjunga, were familiar to him only from maps or literature. The mountains were hidden behind the clouds and it rained for days. The breathtaking mountain scenery was visible only momentarily.The trip took place in May and June during the hot and rainy monsoon season. Unlike the peak tourist seasons in spring and fall, the monsoon caused much pain and suffering from rains and muddy trails, landslides, leeches, snakes, bad food, and severe diarrhea. After returning to Finland, the author had lost 20 pounds of his weight, and looked like a skinny Indian holy man. This did not, however, prevent the author from returning to Nepal again and again.
/book/show/20987776-the-years?from_search=true	Virginia Woolf	The Years (20th Century Fiction)	The Years is one of the most powerful indictments of Victorianism ever written. Split into two parts, the first follows the fortunes of the Pagiters, a middle-class London family, from 1880-1917: Colonel Abel Pargiter, hag-ridden by his invalid wife and fly-blown mistress; and all his children, fighting to escape a social system with a fixed pattern of repression. The seThe Years is one of the most powerful indictments of Victorianism ever written. Split into two parts, the first follows the fortunes of the Pagiters, a middle-class London family, from 1880-1917: Colonel Abel Pargiter, hag-ridden by his invalid wife and fly-blown mistress; and all his children, fighting to escape a social system with a fixed pattern of repression. The second Part finds the children grown up in the 1930s, ostensibly independent, but spiritually maimed by their upbringing . . . the Victorian patriarchy has died to leave its successors willing to re-make society, but drained of the power to formulate a new system.
/book/show/263358.Fast_Fiction?from_search=true	Roberta Allen Clare Finney (Designed by)	Fast Fiction: Creating Fiction in Five Minutes	Set a timer for five minutes, select one of the more than 300 prompts at random, then immediately start writing and don't stop until time is up. The rules of Fast Fiction are simple; the results, liberating. By telling you what to write about (write a story about a coward,  ...warmth,  or ...a whisper), the timed exercises focus all your energies on the telling. BySet a timer for five minutes, select one of the more than 300 prompts at random, then immediately start writing and don't stop until time is up. The rules of Fast Fiction are simple; the results, liberating. By telling you what to write about (write a story about a coward,  ...warmth,  or ...a whisper), the timed exercises focus all your energies on the telling. By imposing a deadline, they force you to write spontaneously, bypassing the inner critic and allowing your voice - as well as surprising images and associations - to emerge on the page. Step by step, Allen shows how to turn your five-minute writings into short short stories - intense fictions that use language with power and precision. She then shows you how to use the timed exercises to built longer stories and novels. You'll see, for example, how one of her students turned eight of his exercises into a chapter for his novel. By looking at your fiction a piece at a time, the writing process becomes less intimidating and more open to experiment. Allen illustrates all the possibilities with examples of students' work, as well as a variety of published shorts - from classics by Anton Chekhov and Robert Walser to contemporary pieces by Joyce Carol Oates and Mark Strand.
/book/show/423972.More_Brilliant_Than_the_Sun?from_search=true	Kodwo Eshun	More Brilliant Than the Sun: Adventures in Sonic Fiction	
/book/show/347.Off_the_Main_Sequence?from_search=true	Robert A. Heinlein	Off the Main Sequence: The Other Science Fiction Stories of Robert A. Heinlein	Stories include...Successful Operation Let There Be Light -And He Built a Crooked House- Beyond Doubt They Solution Unsatisfactory Universe Elsewhen Common Sense By His Bootstraps Lost Legacy My Object All Sublime Goldfish Bowl Pied Piper Free Men On the Slopes of Vesuvius Columbus Was a Dope Jerry Was a Man Water is for Washing Nothing Ever Happens on the Moon Gulf DestinStories include...Successful Operation Let There Be Light -And He Built a Crooked House- Beyond Doubt They Solution Unsatisfactory Universe Elsewhen Common Sense By His Bootstraps Lost Legacy My Object All Sublime Goldfish Bowl Pied Piper Free Men On the Slopes of Vesuvius Columbus Was a Dope Jerry Was a Man Water is for Washing Nothing Ever Happens on the Moon Gulf Destination Moon The Year of the Jackpot Project Nightmare Sky Lift Tenderfoot in Space -All You Zombies-. Here are smart, savvy tales of space adventure, time travel, weird science, mysterious phenomena, apocalypse and dystopia, tales that reflect the concerns of their day, yet eerily foreshadow our own. There's Successful Operation, a Twilight Zone-ish gem in which a dictator gets his just desserts...Let There Be Light, about two inventors who triumph over political corruption...and On the Slopes of Vesuvius, in which a Bomb-fearing barkeep sees his worst fears realized. -And He Built A Crooked House- tells of an architect whose innovative home design leads straight into a funhouse fourth dimension. Solution Unsatisfactory gives us a chilling alternate end to WWII, while -All You Zombies- paints a time-twisty picture of the ultimate causality paradox. All these and more, including three previously uncollected stories, Beyond Doubt, My Object All Sublime and Pied Piper, display Heinlein's creative genius to full extent.
/book/show/20691039-the-year-s-best-science-fiction-fantasy-2014?from_search=true	Rich Horton (Editor) Erik Amundsen (Contributor) Eleanor Arnason (Contributor)	The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2014	This sixth volume of the year's best science fiction and fantasy features over thirty stories by some of the genre's greatest authors, including Yoon Ha Lee, James Patrick Kelly, Ken Liu, Robert Reed, Lavie Tidhar, Carrie Vaughn, and many others. Selecting the best fiction from Asimov's, Clarkesworld, F&SF, and other top venues, The Year's Best Science Fiction & FaThis sixth volume of the year's best science fiction and fantasy features over thirty stories by some of the genre's greatest authors, including Yoon Ha Lee, James Patrick Kelly, Ken Liu, Robert Reed, Lavie Tidhar, Carrie Vaughn, and many others. Selecting the best fiction from Asimov's, Clarkesworld, F&SF, and other top venues, The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy is your guide to magical realms and worlds beyond tomorrow.
/book/show/15785588-the-ultimate-fiction-thesaurus---a-writing-study?from_search=true	Sam F. Stone	The Ultimate Fiction Thesaurus - A Writing Study	
/book/show/28433661-siren-song?from_search=true	Cat Adams Daniel Lemoine (Translator)	Siren Song: Blood Song tome 2	Depuis qu'elle a t mordue par un vampire, la vie de Celia Graves, garde du corps spcialise en magie, a bascul.Plus tout  fait humaine, la jeune fille essaie tant bien que mal de s'adapter  sa nouvelle vie : contrler sa soif de sang, se tenir  labri du soleilComme si cela ne suffisait pas, les autorits psychiatriques de la ville veulent l'interner, un dmon la tDepuis qu'elle a t mordue par un vampire, la vie de Celia Graves, garde du corps spcialise en magie, a bascul.Plus tout  fait humaine, la jeune fille essaie tant bien que mal de s'adapter  sa nouvelle vie : contrler sa soif de sang, se tenir  labri du soleilComme si cela ne suffisait pas, les autorits psychiatriques de la ville veulent l'interner, un dmon la traque pour la tuer et son petit ami a choisi de refaire sa vie avec une autre.Pour couronner le tout, Celia a dcouvert aussi qu'elle tait une sirne, capable denvoter les hommes par son chant. Et ses nouvelles congnres, jalouses et querelleuses, s'acharnent  lui compliquer l'existence.Celia trouvera-t-elle enfin le temps de faire le point sur sa vie ? Lui acordera-t-on un peu de repos et de srnit ? Rien n'est moins sr
/book/show/1017883.The_Future_is_Queer?from_search=true	Richard Labont (Editor) Lawrence Schimel (Editor) Rachel Pollack (Contributor)	The Future is Queer: A Science Fiction Anthology	In a world increasingly complicated by questionable technologies and factional poli-tics, what does the future hold for gays, lesbians, and transgender people? In this anthology, the first of its kind in over ten years, provocative stories and comics posit a queer future of limitless possibilities, covering issues like cloning, gene manipulation, and gender assignment. ItIn a world increasingly complicated by questionable technologies and factional poli-tics, what does the future hold for gays, lesbians, and transgender people? In this anthology, the first of its kind in over ten years, provocative stories and comics posit a queer future of limitless possibilities, covering issues like cloning, gene manipulation, and gender assignment. It includes contributions from best-selling author and comic book creator Neil Gaiman (Anansi Boys, The Sandman), World Fantasy Award-winner Rachel Pollack, and cult UK comic artist Bryan Talbot.
/book/show/30049540-serafina-and-the-twisted-staff?from_search=true	Robert  Beatty	Serafina and the Twisted Staff	No son las batallasque ganamos o perdemoslas que nos definen,sino aquellas que estamosdispuestos a librar.Serafina ha derrotado al hombre de la Capa Negra, pero le esperan nuevos peligros.Ahora que los habitantes de la casa Biltmore saben de su existencia, deber aparselas en el luminoso y vibrante ambiente de la alta sociedad, con sus elegantes y extraas costumbres. PeNo son las batallasque ganamos o perdemoslas que nos definen,sino aquellas que estamosdispuestos a librar.Serafina ha derrotado al hombre de la Capa Negra, pero le esperan nuevos peligros.Ahora que los habitantes de la casa Biltmore saben de su existencia, deber aparselas en el luminoso y vibrante ambiente de la alta sociedad, con sus elegantes y extraas costumbres. Pero Serafina siente que tampoco pertenece a este mundo.La llegada de un siniestro visitante presenta una nueva amenaza: un terrible poder se est apoderando de la mansin y del bosque que la rodea. Serafina deber encontrar el lugar al que pertenece para detener a este poder maligno... antes de que engulla su hogar.
/book/show/1189200.Flight?from_search=true	Vanna Bonta	Flight: A Quantum Fiction Novel	A writer notices astonishing coincidences between his novel and real life, and when an ethereal woman with amnesia who resembles his fictional heroine mysteriously appears, a cast of unforgettable characters is thrown into a romping who-is-it adventure of inner and outer dimensions.
/book/show/14433684-contemporary-georgian-fiction?from_search=true	Elizabeth Heighway (Editor) Lasha Bugadze Zaza Burchuladze	Contemporary Georgian Fiction	Spanning fifty years, but with a particular emphasis on post-independence fiction, this collection features a diverse range of styles and voices, offering a window onto a vibrant literary scene that has been largely inaccessible to the English-language reader until now. With stories addressing subjects as diverse as blood feuds, betrayal, sex, drugs, and Sergio Leone, it pSpanning fifty years, but with a particular emphasis on post-independence fiction, this collection features a diverse range of styles and voices, offering a window onto a vibrant literary scene that has been largely inaccessible to the English-language reader until now. With stories addressing subjects as diverse as blood feuds, betrayal, sex, drugs, and Sergio Leone, it promises to challenge any existing preconceptions the reader might hold, and make available a rich and varied literary tradition unjustly overshadowed by the other ex-Soviet republics, until now.
/book/show/11069462-reflex?from_search=true	Dick Francis	Reflex	
/book/show/2764185-oh-baby?from_search=true	Kim Chinquee	Oh Baby: Flash Fictions and Prose Poetry	The book is a wonderful debut collection of prose poems and flash fictions, short short stories of beautiful precisions and understated passions. While the bricks with which Chinquee constructs her fictions - failed or failing relationships, childhood friendships, and the intricacies of family life - are not uncommon, the architecture she creates with them is rare indeed:The book is a wonderful debut collection of prose poems and flash fictions, short short stories of beautiful precisions and understated passions. While the bricks with which Chinquee constructs her fictions - failed or failing relationships, childhood friendships, and the intricacies of family life - are not uncommon, the architecture she creates with them is rare indeed: stories now full of light, now somber, now opening the reader's eyes to an utterly new space.
/book/show/436382.Collected_Fiction?from_search=true	Louis Zukofsky Gilbert Sorrentino (Foreword) Paul Zukofsky (Afterword)	Collected Fiction	Best known as one of the most significant poets of the 20th century, Louis Zukofsky was also an accomplished writer of fiction, all of which is collected here for the first time. Included is his only novel, Little (1970), which John Leonard in the New York Times called an odd, playful, thoroughly charming novel about a child prodigy. (The novel is very autobiographicBest known as one of the most significant poets of the 20th century, Louis Zukofsky was also an accomplished writer of fiction, all of which is collected here for the first time. Included is his only novel, Little (1970), which John Leonard in the New York Times called an odd, playful, thoroughly charming novel about a child prodigy. (The novel is very autobiographical and Zukofsky's son, violin virtuoso, Paul Zukofsky, has written an afterword for this edition.) Also included are the four stories comprising It Was, published in 1961 in a limited edition and virtually unobtainable for years. The stories range from the brief title story in which a writer struggles with the composition of the perfect sentence to the novella length Ferdinand, which Guy Davenport praised in the New York Times Book Review as a finely tuned story from a sensibility of extraordinary range and skill.
/book/show/2049034.Crime_Fiction?from_search=true	John Scaggs	Crime Fiction	provides a lively introduction to what is both a wide-ranging and hugely popular literary genre. Using examples from a variety of novels, short stories, films and televisions series, John Scaggs:presents a concise history of crime fiction - from biblical narratives to James Ellroy - broadening the genre to include revenge tragedy and the gothic novel exploresprovides a lively introduction to what is both a wide-ranging and hugely popular literary genre. Using examples from a variety of novels, short stories, films and televisions series, John Scaggs:presents a concise history of crime fiction - from biblical narratives to James Ellroy - broadening the genre to include revenge tragedy and the gothic novel explores the key sub-genres of crime fiction, such as 'Rational Criminal Investigation', The Hard-Boiled Mode', 'The Police Procedural' and 'Historical Crime Fiction' locates texts and their recurring themes and motifs in a wider social and historical context outlines the various critical concepts that are central to the study of crime fiction, including gender, narrative theory and film theory considers contemporary television series like C.S.I.: Crime Scene Investigation alongside the 'classic' whodunnits of Agatha Christie.Accessible and clear, this comprehensive overview is the essential guide for all those studying crime fiction and concludes with a look at future directions for the genre in the twentieth-first century.
/book/show/1099209.Fiction_and_Diction?from_search=true	Grard Genette	Fiction and Diction	
/book/show/25105109-armes-in-gales?from_search=true	David Weber Mikael Cabon (Translator)	À armes inégales: Sanctuaire, T3	Sur Sanctuaire, les peuples de Charis et de Chisholm se sont unis derrire leurs jeunes monarques, Cayleb et Sharleyan, pour rsister  la tyrannie de lglise corrompue qui domine la plante. Mais Sharleyan ignore certains secrets que son mari Cayleb na pas le droit de lui dvoiler.Parmi eux, lexistence de Nimue Alban, femme morte neuf sicles plus tt en dfendant la TSur Sanctuaire, les peuples de Charis et de Chisholm se sont unis derrire leurs jeunes monarques, Cayleb et Sharleyan, pour rsister  la tyrannie de lglise corrompue qui domine la plante. Mais Sharleyan ignore certains secrets que son mari Cayleb na pas le droit de lui dvoiler.Parmi eux, lexistence de Nimue Alban, femme morte neuf sicles plus tt en dfendant la Terre, mais dont lesprit vit toujours dans le corps cyberntique du moine-guerrier nomm Merlin...Aprs avoir vaincu les flottes dinvasion de lglise, Cayleb lance sa riposte, dployant les nouvelles armes proposes par le mystrieux Merlin. Pourtant, le Temple orthodoxe reste puissant et ses partisans fanatiques tapis dans lombre guettent la moindre occasion pour nuire aux hrtiques. En prenant Sharleyan pour cible, ils pensent porter un coup fatal  la cause de la libert...
/book/show/2225578.Paul_and_Virginia_by_Bernardin_de_St_Pierre_Fiction_Literary?from_search=true	Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre	Paul and Virginia by Bernardin de St. Pierre, Fiction, Literary	The story is set on the island of Mauritius under French rule, then named Ile de France. In introducing to the Public the present edition of this well known and affecting Tale, -- the chef d'oeuvre of its gifted author, the Publishers take occasion to say, that it affords them no little gratification, to apprise the numerous admirers of Paul and Virginia, that the entireThe story is set on the island of Mauritius under French rule, then named Ile de France. In introducing to the Public the present edition of this well known and affecting Tale, -- the chef d'oeuvre of its gifted author, the Publishers take occasion to say, that it affords them no little gratification, to apprise the numerous admirers of Paul and Virginia, that the entire work of St. Pierre is now presented to them. All the previous editions have been disfigured by interpolations, and mutilated by numerous omissions and alterations, which have had the effect of reducing it from the rank of a Philosophical Tale, to the level of a mere story for children. Of the merits of Paul and Virginia, it is hardly necessary to utter a word; it tells its own story eloquently and impressively, and in a language simple, natural and true, it touches the common heart of the world. There are but few works that have obtained a greater degree of popularity, none are more deserving it; and the Publishers cannot therefore refrain from expressing a hope that their efforts in thus giving a faithful transcript of the work, -- an acknowledged classic by the European world, -- may be, in some degree, instrumental in awakening here, at home, a taste for those higher works of Fancy, which, while they seek to elevate and strengthen the understanding, instruct and purify the heart. It is in this character that the Tale of Paul and Virginia ranks pre-eminent.
/book/show/18168325-writing-a-killer-thriller?from_search=true	Jodie Renner	Writing a Killer Thriller: An Editor's Guide to Writing Compelling Fiction	This significantly expanded version of Jodie Renner's popular thinner e-book, the first edition of Writing a Killer Thriller, is four times as long as the original e-booklet, with many added chapters and two appendices.As of August 30, 2013, this book has 35 5-star reviews and 8 4-star reviews on Amazon, out of a total of 45 reviews (average 4.7 out of 5 stars).Whether yoThis significantly expanded version of Jodie Renner's popular thinner e-book, the first edition of Writing a Killer Thriller, is four times as long as the original e-booklet, with many added chapters and two appendices.As of August 30, 2013, this book has 35 5-star reviews and 8 4-star reviews on Amazon, out of a total of 45 reviews (average 4.7 out of 5 stars).Whether youre planning your first novel or revising your fourth, youll discover lots of concrete ideas here for taking your fiction up a level or two, captivating readers, and gaining fans. Both published and aspiring authors of fast-paced, popular fiction will find these tips indispensable, and the reader-friendly format makes it easy to zoom in on specific advice, with examples, for creating compelling characters, planning a high-stakes plot, writing a riveting opening, ramping up the tension and intrigue, picking up the pace, revising for power, and creating a page-turner that sells.Finally, someone who understands the thriller! More than ever an author must also be his own best editor and Jodie Renner is there to help. Writing a Killer Thriller should be on every thriller writers desk. It breaks down the thriller into its must-have component parts to write a scintillating, edge of the seat novel that will get readers buzzing and sales flowing.~ Robert Dugoni, New York Times bestselling author of The Jury Master and Murder OneWriting a Killer Thriller by Jodie Renner is an in-depth journey through each component of the thriller. Renner breaks down the process into key elements, each essential to keeping the reader turning those pages. From character development to building suspense, Writing a Killer Thriller should be on the desk of every thriller author out there. A staple for the beginner, a refresher for the pro.~ Joe Moore, #1 Amazon and international bestselling co-author of The Blade and The Phoenix ApostlesWriting is hard, editing harder, and self-editing almost impossible. Writing a Killer Thriller demystifies each of these steps on the road to a published manuscript. Read this book. It will help you now and for many years to come.~ DP Lyle, Macavity Award winning and Edgar, Agatha, Anthony, Benjamin Franklin, Scribe, and USA Best Books nominated author of the Dub Walker thriller seriesA killer of a thriller guide! Jodie Renner lays out, in clear, easy steps and lists, how the best writers craft their works of art  and shows how you can do it, too. A terrific how-to in avoiding the pitfalls and burnishing the gotta-haves of writing a bestselling thriller novel, by an editor who knows her way around action, drama and creating characters so fresh and real youll swear they were your friends.~ Shane Gericke, national bestselling and No. 1 Kindle bestselling author of Torn Apart
/book/show/11069462-reflex?from_search=true	Dick Francis	Reflex	
/book/show/2225578.Paul_and_Virginia_by_Bernardin_de_St_Pierre_Fiction_Literary?from_search=true	Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre	Paul and Virginia by Bernardin de St. Pierre, Fiction, Literary	The story is set on the island of Mauritius under French rule, then named Ile de France. In introducing to the Public the present edition of this well known and affecting Tale, -- the chef d'oeuvre of its gifted author, the Publishers take occasion to say, that it affords them no little gratification, to apprise the numerous admirers of Paul and Virginia, that the entireThe story is set on the island of Mauritius under French rule, then named Ile de France. In introducing to the Public the present edition of this well known and affecting Tale, -- the chef d'oeuvre of its gifted author, the Publishers take occasion to say, that it affords them no little gratification, to apprise the numerous admirers of Paul and Virginia, that the entire work of St. Pierre is now presented to them. All the previous editions have been disfigured by interpolations, and mutilated by numerous omissions and alterations, which have had the effect of reducing it from the rank of a Philosophical Tale, to the level of a mere story for children. Of the merits of Paul and Virginia, it is hardly necessary to utter a word; it tells its own story eloquently and impressively, and in a language simple, natural and true, it touches the common heart of the world. There are but few works that have obtained a greater degree of popularity, none are more deserving it; and the Publishers cannot therefore refrain from expressing a hope that their efforts in thus giving a faithful transcript of the work, -- an acknowledged classic by the European world, -- may be, in some degree, instrumental in awakening here, at home, a taste for those higher works of Fancy, which, while they seek to elevate and strengthen the understanding, instruct and purify the heart. It is in this character that the Tale of Paul and Virginia ranks pre-eminent.
/book/show/2267010.The_Del_Rey_Book_of_Science_Fiction_and_Fantasy?from_search=true	Ellen Datlow (Editor) Margo Lanagan (Contributor)	The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy: Sixteen Original Works by Speculative Fiction's Finest Voices	With original stories by Jeffrey Ford, Pat Cadigan, Elizabeth Bear, Margo Lanagan, and othersFrom Del Rey Books and award-winning editor Ellen Datlow, two of the most respected names in science fiction and fantasy, comes a collection of fifteen all-new short stories, plus a science fiction novella, that could count as a virtual best of the year anthology. Here you will fWith original stories by Jeffrey Ford, Pat Cadigan, Elizabeth Bear, Margo Lanagan, and othersFrom Del Rey Books and award-winning editor Ellen Datlow, two of the most respected names in science fiction and fantasy, comes a collection of fifteen all-new short stories, plus a science fiction novella, that could count as a virtual best of the year anthology. Here you will find slyly twisted alternate histories, fractured fairy tales, topical science fiction, and edgy urban fantasy.In Daltharee, World Fantasy Award-winning author Jeffrey Ford spins a chilling tale of a city in a bottleand the demented genius who put it there. In Sonny Liston Takes the Fall, John W. Campbell Award-winning author Elizabeth Bear pens a poignant and eerie requiem for the heavyweight forever associated with his controversial loss to Cassius Clay. From hot new writer Margo Lanagan comes The Goosle, a dark, astonishing take on Hansel and Gretel. In the novella Prisoners of the Action, Paul MccAuley and Kim Newman take a trip down a rabbit hole that leads to a Guantanamo-like prison whose inmates are not just illegal but extraterrestrial.Many of the writers youll recognize. Others you may not. But one thing is certain: These stars of today and tomorrow demonstrate that the field of speculative fiction is not only alive and wellits better than ever.The Elephant Ironclads  shortfiction by Jason StoddardArdent clouds  shortfiction by Lucy SussexGather  shortfiction by Christopher RoweSonny Liston Takes the Fall  shortfiction by Elizabeth BearNorth American Lake Monsters  shortfiction by Nathan BallingrudAll Washed Up While Looking for a Better World  shortfiction by Carol EmshwillerSpecial Economics  novelette by Maureen F. McHughAka St. Mark's Place  shortfiction by Richard BowesThe Goosle  shortfiction by Margo LanaganShira  shortfiction by Lavie TidharThe Passion of Azazel  shortfiction by Barry N. MalzbergThe Lagerstatte  shortfiction by Laird BarronGladiolu Exposed  shortfiction by Anna TambourDaltharee  shortfiction by Jeffrey FordJimmy  shortfiction by Pat CadiganPrisoners of the Action  shortfiction by Paul J. McAuley and Kim Newman [as by Paul McAuley and Kim Newman ]
/book/show/25105109-armes-in-gales?from_search=true	David Weber Mikael Cabon (Translator)	À armes inégales: Sanctuaire, T3	Sur Sanctuaire, les peuples de Charis et de Chisholm se sont unis derrire leurs jeunes monarques, Cayleb et Sharleyan, pour rsister  la tyrannie de lglise corrompue qui domine la plante. Mais Sharleyan ignore certains secrets que son mari Cayleb na pas le droit de lui dvoiler.Parmi eux, lexistence de Nimue Alban, femme morte neuf sicles plus tt en dfendant la TSur Sanctuaire, les peuples de Charis et de Chisholm se sont unis derrire leurs jeunes monarques, Cayleb et Sharleyan, pour rsister  la tyrannie de lglise corrompue qui domine la plante. Mais Sharleyan ignore certains secrets que son mari Cayleb na pas le droit de lui dvoiler.Parmi eux, lexistence de Nimue Alban, femme morte neuf sicles plus tt en dfendant la Terre, mais dont lesprit vit toujours dans le corps cyberntique du moine-guerrier nomm Merlin...Aprs avoir vaincu les flottes dinvasion de lglise, Cayleb lance sa riposte, dployant les nouvelles armes proposes par le mystrieux Merlin. Pourtant, le Temple orthodoxe reste puissant et ses partisans fanatiques tapis dans lombre guettent la moindre occasion pour nuire aux hrtiques. En prenant Sharleyan pour cible, ils pensent porter un coup fatal  la cause de la libert...
/book/show/3340854-an-anthology-of-graphic-fiction-cartoons-and-true-stories?from_search=true	Ivan Brunetti (Editor)	An Anthology of Graphic Fiction, Cartoons, and True Stories: Volume 2	Comic art is a vital, highly personal art form in which changerapid and unpredictableis the norm. In this exciting new anthology, comic artist Ivan Brunetti focuses on very recent works by contemporary artists engaged in this world of change. These outstanding cartoonists, selected by Brunetti for their graphic sophistication and literary style, are both expanding and trComic art is a vital, highly personal art form in which changerapid and unpredictableis the norm. In this exciting new anthology, comic artist Ivan Brunetti focuses on very recent works by contemporary artists engaged in this world of change. These outstanding cartoonists, selected by Brunetti for their graphic sophistication and literary style, are both expanding and transforming the vocabulary of their genre.The book presents contemporary art comics produced by 75 artists, along with some classic comic strips and other related fine art and historical materials. Brunetti arranges the book to reflect the creative process itself, connecting stories and art to each other in surprising ways: nonlinear, elliptical, sometimes whimsical, even poetic. He emphasizes continuity from piece to piece, weaving themes and motifs throughout the volume.As gorgeously produced as Brunettis previous anthology of graphic fiction, this book does full justice to the creative work of Art Spiegelman, Chris Ware, Charles Burns, Gary Panter, and the other prominent or emerging comic artists who are currently at work at the cutting edge of their medium.
/book/show/26627840-game?from_search=true	A.C. Efverman	Game (DS Morgan Callaghan Crime Fiction, #1)	Sydney is hosting the World Cup in soccer in a few weeks' time, when Detective Sergeant Morgan Callaghan is assigned to lead an investigation of three dead women who have been found in central parts of the city. Morgan's mother is dying, and his family cannot understand the pressure that Morgan has been put under by his superiors and the FIFA committee. The hunt for a seriSydney is hosting the World Cup in soccer in a few weeks' time, when Detective Sergeant Morgan Callaghan is assigned to lead an investigation of three dead women who have been found in central parts of the city. Morgan's mother is dying, and his family cannot understand the pressure that Morgan has been put under by his superiors and the FIFA committee. The hunt for a serial killer leads Morgan into a darkness he has never experienced before - and in this darkness he will lose more than he ever thought was possible... This dark, relentless thriller will take you on a journey to Sydney where you will get to know DS Morgan Callaghan, and you will also get a rare insight of what it feels like to work on a murder investigation in Australia.
/book/show/23014727-the-year-s-best-science-fiction?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois (Editor) Ian McDonald (Contributor) Jrme Cigut (Contributor)	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Second Annual Collection	In the new millennium, what secrets lay beyond the far reaches of the universe? What mysteries belie the truths we once held to be self evident? The world of science fiction has long been a porthole into the realities of tomorrow, blurring the line between life and art. Now, inthe very best SF authors explorIn the new millennium, what secrets lay beyond the far reaches of the universe? What mysteries belie the truths we once held to be self evident? The world of science fiction has long been a porthole into the realities of tomorrow, blurring the line between life and art. Now, inthe very best SF authors explore ideas of a new world. This venerable collection brings together award winning authors and masters of the field such as Robert Reed, Alastair Reynolds, Damien Broderick, Elizabeth Bear, Paul McAuley and John Barnes. And with an extensive recommended reading guide and a summation of the year in science fiction, this annual compilation has become the definitive must-read anthology for all science fiction fans and readers interested in breaking into the genre.
/book/show/7644691-thirteen-pearls?from_search=true	Melaina Faranda	Thirteen Pearls (Girlfriend Fiction, #18)	Edie Sparks has grand plans. She's building a boat to sail solo around the world, but she needs cash, and fast. So when her uncle offers her good money to work on his island pearl farm for six weeks she jumps at the chance. All she has to do is baby-sit her little cousin and help with the cooking and cleaning - how hard could it be?But soon Edie is wrangling a monster-braEdie Sparks has grand plans. She's building a boat to sail solo around the world, but she needs cash, and fast. So when her uncle offers her good money to work on his island pearl farm for six weeks she jumps at the chance. All she has to do is baby-sit her little cousin and help with the cooking and cleaning - how hard could it be?But soon Edie is wrangling a monster-brat, struggling to find exciting new ways to cook fish, arguing with her uncle and being wooed by two handsome boys. The work is hard and thankless and an isolated island off the coast of Far North Queensland turns out to be not as idyllic as it sound - especially when she has no control over the powerful forces of nature.
/book/show/10047611-flash-fiction-for-the-cocktail-hour?from_search=true	Cathryn Grant	Flash Fiction for the Cocktail Hour	Like a shot of vodka or scotch, flash fiction is a quick hit to the brain at the end of the day, a startling peek into another's life. You can think of it as an alternative to a martini.This coLike a shot of vodka or scotch, flash fiction is a quick hit to the brain at the end of the day, a startling peek into another's life. You can think of it as an alternative to a martini.This collection includes: Love Is Blind, Sitting With the Dead and nine other flash fiction stories. Approximately 25 pages.
/book/show/376430.Esquire_s_Big_Book_of_Fiction?from_search=true	Adrienne Miller (Editor)	Esquire's Big Book of Fiction	Since its first issue in 1933, Esquire has been a showcase for up-and-coming literary superstars. This anthology features stories by well-known writers dating from the early 1930s through the late 1990s, making it a definitive collection of the best short fiction produced since the 1930s. Included among the treasures in this collection are The Snows of Kilimanjaro by ErnesSince its first issue in 1933, Esquire has been a showcase for up-and-coming literary superstars. This anthology features stories by well-known writers dating from the early 1930s through the late 1990s, making it a definitive collection of the best short fiction produced since the 1930s. Included among the treasures in this collection are The Snows of Kilimanjaro by Ernest Hemingway; The Growing Stone by Albert Camus; Ronnie on the Mound by Jack Kerouac; Parkers Back by Flannery OConnor; Leaving the Yellow House by Saul Bellow; The Day After Superman Died by Ken Kesey; Fleur by Louise Erdrich; The Education of Lucius Priest by William Faulkner; A Man in the Way by F. Scott Fitzgerald; Heart Songs by Annie Proulx; Oswald in the Lone Star State by Don DeLillo; Juliet by Elizabeth McCracken; and The Sandwich Has No Mayonnaise by J. D. Salinger.
/book/show/27313118-the-girl-who-owned-a-city?from_search=true	O.T. Nelson	The Girl Who Owned a City	
/book/show/7111150-the-chimes-by-charles-dickens-fiction-literary?from_search=true	Charles Dickens	The Chimes by Charles Dickens, Fiction, Literary	Here are not many people -- and as it is desirable that a story-teller and a story-reader should establish a mutual understanding as soon as possible, I beg it to be noticed that I confine this observation neither to young people nor to little people, but extend it to all conditions of people: little and big, young and old: yet growing up, or already growing down again --Here are not many people -- and as it is desirable that a story-teller and a story-reader should establish a mutual understanding as soon as possible, I beg it to be noticed that I confine this observation neither to young people nor to little people, but extend it to all conditions of people: little and big, young and old: yet growing up, or already growing down again -- there are not, I say, many people who would care to sleep in a church. I don't mean at sermon-time in warm weather (when the thing has actually been done, once or twice), but in the night, and alone. A great multitude of persons will be violently astonished, I know, by this position, in the broad bold Day. But it applies to Night. It must be argued by night, and I will undertake to maintain it successfully on any gusty winter's night appointed for the purpose, with any one opponent chosen from the rest, who will meet me singly in an old churchyard, before an old church-door; and will previously empower me to lock him in, if needful to his satisfaction, until morning. For the night-wind has a dismal trick of wandering round and round a building of that sort, and moaning as it goes; and of trying, with its unseen hand, the windows and the doors . . .
/book/show/644586.The_Creative_Writing_Coursebook?from_search=true	Julia Bell (Editor) Paul Magrs (Editor) Andrew Motion (Foreword)	The Creative Writing Coursebook: Forty Authors Share Advice and Exercises for Fiction and Poetry	
/book/show/25510286-accessing-the-future?from_search=true	Kathryn Allan (Editor) Djibril al-Ayad (Editor) Nicolette Barischoff (Contributor)	Accessing the Future: A Disability-Themed Anthology of Speculative Fiction	The fifteen authors and nine artists in this volume bring us beautiful, speculative stories of disability and mental illness in the future. Teeming with space pirates, battle robots, interstellar travel and genetically engineered creatures, every story and image is a quality, crafted work of science fiction in its own right, as thrilling and fascinating as it is worthy andThe fifteen authors and nine artists in this volume bring us beautiful, speculative stories of disability and mental illness in the future. Teeming with space pirates, battle robots, interstellar travel and genetically engineered creatures, every story and image is a quality, crafted work of science fiction in its own right, as thrilling and fascinating as it is worthy and important. These are stories about people with disabilities in all of their complexity and diversity, that scream with passion and intensity. These are stories that refuse to go gently.
/book/show/25410189-i-was-hannah?from_search=true	Sedonia Jacobs	I Was Hannah: New Adult Jewish Fiction (Journey of Souls Book 1)	I looked up. Now he was staring at me, looking past that veil between him and the forbidden realm. I saw his eyes. Never had I seen them so close up. They were unusual and beautiful, their color reminding me of the jar of honey my grandmother used to leave on the kitchen windowsill to warm in the sun. I used to love its color when the light poured through, a deep warm golI looked up. Now he was staring at me, looking past that veil between him and the forbidden realm. I saw his eyes. Never had I seen them so close up. They were unusual and beautiful, their color reminding me of the jar of honey my grandmother used to leave on the kitchen windowsill to warm in the sun. I used to love its color when the light poured through, a deep warm gold. I knew then, with a most eerie shiver, that God wasnt always angry, not even with me, that He had moments of forgiveness and love, even if they were only moments.Nineteen year old Hannah lives in a shtetl outside Warsaw, waiting for the day her true love will come along. She bides her time, buried in a world of books, her passion in life. She has always felt like an outsider, especially since her one and only friend is a strange young religious man who used to trail her secretly, until a violent incident brings out his heroic nature and their friendship grew. Yet because Solomon, a Torah scholar destined to be a great religious leader, has been promised in marriage to the Rebbes daughter she remains always in conflict, unable to reconcile the unconventional person she really is with what she believes her life should be.Set against the backdrop of the impending Holocaust and Solomons fierce determine to fulfill his sworn duty, I Was Hannah explores a young womans struggle to retain her humanity as the darkness of Hitlers nightmare falls over her world and remain faithful to the one true thing she clings the redeeming, transcendent truths she has learned about love and friendship.
/book/show/6029863-wrapped-in-rain?from_search=true	Charles Martin	Wrapped In Rain	
/book/show/6588380-castaways?from_search=true	Brian Keene	Castaways	Contestants on a Survivor-like reality TV show find the dangers are too real when they-re stranded on a deserted island with inhuman creatures out to kill them.
/book/show/1455044.Matters_of_Fact_and_of_Fiction?from_search=true	Gore Vidal	Matters of Fact and of Fiction	De fato e de fico  uma seleo cuidadosamente preparada por Paulo Srgio Pinheiro e Michael Hall de alguns dos melhores ensaios escritos por Gore Vidal nas trs ltimas dcadas. Considerado o mais completo ensasta norte-americano, Vidal  dos poucos escritores que se dedicam com igual destreza ao trabalho de fico e ao ensastico.Absolutamente avesso ao discurso acadDe fato e de fico  uma seleo cuidadosamente preparada por Paulo Srgio Pinheiro e Michael Hall de alguns dos melhores ensaios escritos por Gore Vidal nas trs ltimas dcadas. Considerado o mais completo ensasta norte-americano, Vidal  dos poucos escritores que se dedicam com igual destreza ao trabalho de fico e ao ensastico.Absolutamente avesso ao discurso acadmico e a qualquer tipo de especializao, Vidal tece comentrios extremamente originais sobre os mais variados assuntos, revelando sempre uma postura desmistificadora e irreverente com relao s instituies polticas e literrias e  moral sexual. Comentando a literatura e a personalidade de figuras como Tennessee Williams, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Yukio Mishima, Edmund Wilson, Anais Nin e Christopher Isherwood ou escrevendo sobre poltica - Teddy Roosevelt, Abraham Lincoln, o sexo como poltica, West Point ou Eleanor Roosevelt -, sua expresso  sempre marcada pelo senso de humor e pela fineza do raciocnio; em sua obra o coloquial e o vulgar incorporam-se  elegncia da linguagem.
/book/show/1349905.Spider_Spin_Me_A_Web?from_search=true	Lawrence Block	Spider, Spin Me A Web: A Handbook for Fiction Writers	The craft of writing is a lot like spinning a web: You take threads and weave them skillfully together, and only you know where this intricate network of twists and turns begin and how it will end. Now, with Lawrence Block's expert advice, you can learn this art of entrapping your reader in a maze of facinating fiction.is the perfect companion volumeThe craft of writing is a lot like spinning a web: You take threads and weave them skillfully together, and only you know where this intricate network of twists and turns begin and how it will end. Now, with Lawrence Block's expert advice, you can learn this art of entrapping your reader in a maze of facinating fiction.is the perfect companion volume to Block's previous book on writing,which Sue Grafton noted should be a permanent part of every writer's library. As helpful and supportive as always, Block shares what he's learned over the course of writing over one hundred published books: techniques to help you to write a solid piece of fiction; strategies for getting a reader (or editor) to reaadand buyyour book; ideas for increasing your creativity and developing an environment that will nourish you and your craft.is a complete guide to achieving your full potential as awriter.
/book/show/15978654-the-great-fiction?from_search=true	Hans-Hermann Hoppe	The Great Fiction	No living writer today is more effective at stripping away the illusions almost everyone has about economics and public life. More fundamentally, Professor Hans-Hermann Hoppe causes the scales to fall from ones eyes on the most critical issue facing humanity today: the choice between liberty and statism.The Great Fiction, published by Laissez Faire Books, is an expansiveNo living writer today is more effective at stripping away the illusions almost everyone has about economics and public life. More fundamentally, Professor Hans-Hermann Hoppe causes the scales to fall from ones eyes on the most critical issue facing humanity today: the choice between liberty and statism.The Great Fiction, published by Laissez Faire Books, is an expansive collection of his writings centering on the theme of the rise of statism and its theoretical underpinning. Some essays have been published in mostly obscure or offbeat places, while others are new and have never appeared in print. Together they constitute a devastating indictment of the many forms of modern despotism and a sweeping reconstruction of the basis of state management itself.The title comes from a quotation by Frederic Bastiat, the 19th-century economist and pamphleteer: The state is the great fiction by which everyone seeks to live at the expense of everyone else. He does not say that this is one feature of the state, one possible aspect of public policy gone wrong, or one sign of a state gone bad in a shift from its night-watchman role to become confiscatory. Bastiat is characterizing the core nature of the state itself.The whole of Hoppes writings on politics can be seen as an elucidation on this point. He sees the state as a gang of thieves that uses propaganda as a means of disguising its true nature. In fleshing this out, Hoppe has made tremendous contributions to the literature, showing how the state originates and how the intellectual class helps perpetuate this cover-up, whether in the name of science, or religion, or the provision of some service like health, security, education, or whatever. The excuses are forever changing; the functioning and goal of the state are always the same.This particular work goes beyond politics, however, to show the full range of Hoppes thought on issues of economics, history, scientific methodology, and the history of thought. It is divided into five sections: Politics and Property, Money and the State, Economic Theory, The Intellectuals, and Biographical. The content ranges from highly structured academic pieces to prepared lectures to impromptu interviews. Together they present an example sampling of his perspective a range of issues.In each field, he brings that same level of rigor, that drive for uncompromising adherence to logic, the fearlessness in the fact of radical conclusions. In light of all of this, it seems too limiting to describe Hoppe as a mere member of the Austrian or libertarian tradition, for he really has forged new paths  in more ways than he makes overt in his writings. We are really dealing here with a universal genius, which is precisely why Hoppes name comes up so often in any discussion of todays great living intellectuals.It is true, then, that Hoppe stands with a long line of anarchist thinkers who see the state as playing a purely destructive role in society. But unlike the main line of thinkers in this tradition, Hoppes thinking is not encumbered by utopian illusions about society without the state. He follows Ludwig von Mises and Murray N. Rothbard in placing private property as a central element in social organization. In justifying this point of view, Hoppe goes far beyond traditional Lockean phrases. He sees private property as an inescapable institution in a world of scarcity, and draws on the work of contemporary European philosophy to make his claims more robust than any of his intellectual predecessors did.The reader will be surprised at the approach Hoppe takes because it is far more systematic and logical than people expect of writers on these topics.He came to his views after a long intellectual struggle, having moved systematically from being a conventional left-socialist to become the founder of his own anarcho-capitalist school of thought. The dramatic change happened to him in graduate school, as he reveals in the biographical sections of this book. He takes nothing for granted in the course of his argumentation. He leads the reader carefully through each step in his chain of reasoning. This approach requires extraordinary discipline and a level of brilliance that is out of the reach of most writers and thinkers.The perspective from which he writes stems from a passionate yet scientific attachment to radical freedom, and his work comes about in times when the state is on the march. Everything he writes cuts across the grain. It is paradigm breaking. It is not only his conclusions that are significant but the masterful way that he arrives at them. The Great Fiction provides, perhaps better than any previous work, a full immersion experience into the mind and worldview of Hans Hermann-Hoppe.
/book/show/13701160-not-a-piece-of-fiction?from_search=true	Harry Issott	Not a Piece of Fiction	A dilapidated fairy tale type library. Wooden trellises, balconies and furniture are in various states of disrepair. VA dilapidated fairy tale type library. Wooden trellises, balconies and furniture are in various states of disrepair. Vegetation has taken hold: trees are pushing against the ceiling, moss thinly carpeting the ground and vines griping at every vertex. The style is antiquated, yet bright and open, making it a comforting and peaceful scene even in the midst of this decay.This story was written as a part of the M/M Romance Group'sevent. Group members were asked to write a story prompt inspired by a photo of their choice. Authors of the group selected a photo and prompt that spoke to them and wrote a short story.Read the storyor find it in.
/book/show/370612.Pulp_Fiction?from_search=true	Maxim Jakubowski (Editor) Mickey Spillane (Contribution by) Dashiell Hammett (Contribution by)	Pulp Fiction	The paper may have yellowed and crumbled away but the stories and a thousand thrills still hit the spot. Join the shady operators, voluptuous molls, ruthless bigshots, crooked (and sometimes honest) cops on a rollercoaster ride through the mean streets of popular literature by some of the most superlative writers of thegenre.
/book/show/8643475-the-return-of-tarzan-by-edgar-rice-burroughs-fiction-literary-action?from_search=true	Edgar Rice Burroughs	The Return of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Fiction, Literary, Action & Adventure	At the start of this volume, Tarzan knows his inheritance as an English lord, but is determined to hide that since he truly believes that his cousin, William Cecil Clayton, would make a better lord and husband for his beloved Jane. He gets involved with a married Russian countess (there's a plan! -- oh, sure) who has issues with her criminal brother (Nicholas Rokoff -- a rAt the start of this volume, Tarzan knows his inheritance as an English lord, but is determined to hide that since he truly believes that his cousin, William Cecil Clayton, would make a better lord and husband for his beloved Jane. He gets involved with a married Russian countess (there's a plan! -- oh, sure) who has issues with her criminal brother (Nicholas Rokoff -- a real villain, naturally, who becomes a regular in the series) and her older husband. As a consequence of his interaction with brother, Tarzan is lured into a room where he is attacked by a dozen Paris muggers. The scene that details this mugging is one of the great chapters in the literature of muggings. Tarzan fondly recalls his childhood and his foster ape mother with a friend, D'Arnot: -To you my friend, she would have appeared a hideous and ugly creature, but to me she was beautiful -- so gloriously does love transfigure its object.-
/book/show/8136238-eclipse-four?from_search=true	Jonathan Strahan (Editor) Andy Duncan Jeffrey Ford	Eclipse Four: New Science Fiction and Fantasy	To observe an eclipse is to witness a rare and unusual event. Under darkened skies the sun becomes a negative image of itself, its corona transforming the landscape into a strange space where anything might happen, and any story may be true...In the spirit of classic science fiction anthologies such as Universe, Orbit, and Starlight, master anthologist Jonathan Strahan (ThTo observe an eclipse is to witness a rare and unusual event. Under darkened skies the sun becomes a negative image of itself, its corona transforming the landscape into a strange space where anything might happen, and any story may be true...In the spirit of classic science fiction anthologies such as Universe, Orbit, and Starlight, master anthologist Jonathan Strahan (The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year) presents the non-themed genre anthology Eclipse: New Science Fiction and Fantasy. Here you will find stories where strange and wonderful things happen--where reality is eclipsed by something magical and new.Continuing in the footsteps of the multiple-award-nominated anthologies Eclipse One, Eclipse Two, and Eclipse Three, Eclipse Four delivers new fiction by some of the genre's most celebrated authors, including Andy Duncan's tale of a man's gamble that he can outrun a bullet; Caitlin R. Kiernan's story of lovers contemplating the gravity of a tiny black hole; Damien Broderick's chronicle of a beancounter who acquires a most curious cat; Michael Swanwick's tale of the grey man who pulls an unhappy woman from the path of an oncoming train; Nalo Hopkinson's story of ghosts haunting a shopping mall; and Gwyneth Jones's story of an alien priest who suffers a crisis of faith...
/book/show/22712377-other-victims?from_search=true	Rachael JanLynnette McCormick	Other Victims: A Historical Fiction about the "Other Victims" of the Holocaust. A Biracial Child Experiences Prejudice and Persecution During the Nazis' Occupation of Berlin	The story is seen through the eyes of the main character Namib Mushelenga, the daughter of a White German woman named Lody Mushelenga and a Black Namibian man named Omir Mushelenga, who just so happens to be a World War I veteran who fought with the French against Germany.The book starts with Namib at the age of three in 193The story is seen through the eyes of the main character Namib Mushelenga, the daughter of a White German woman named Lody Mushelenga and a Black Namibian man named Omir Mushelenga, who just so happens to be a World War I veteran who fought with the French against Germany.The book starts with Namib at the age of three in 1933. Her parents suffer huge consequences as a result of their marriage and having a biracial child. In order to escape the Death or Divorce Law, they all go into hiding in a home where a Jewish family once lived. Determined to have a better, safer place for his family to live in, Omir surprises his wife and daughter with the news that they will flee Nazi Germany to live in Amsterdam. But this does not go as planned.The years roll by to 1944 and Namib is now fifteen-years-old. Omir had made a big mistake in choosing to leave Nazi Germany alone and then send for his family later. Faithfully and patiently, Namib has still clung to the belief that her family will someday be safe in a better place if only her father would finally send for them.Namib has also befriended a Jewish boy named Aven Beneluz and his family. For reasons that Namib does not yet know, her mother is determined to keep them apart.On the night that Omir is getting ready to leave for Amsterdam, Namib reveals to her father that her mother has been physically abusive to her to the point of leaving bruises on her body. In response to his daughters accusations, Omir does nothing because he believes in keeping the family together at all costs. He knows that he must do something about it, but chooses not to. This will cause horrific consequences. To make matters much worse, her mother has been acting strangely and secretly having strong Nazi leanings. Will she abandon her family and turn them in to the Nazis or will she stand with her family in a united front against Hitler and the Nazis?
/book/show/20529841-tales-of-the-jazz-age-annotated-with-audiobook-access?from_search=true	F. Scott Fitzgerald Magnolia Books (Editor)	Tales of the Jazz Age (Annotated, with Audiobook Access) (Fiction Classics)	Have you seen The Great Gatsby?You're in for a treat!- collection of F. Scott Fitzgerald's short stories.This tremendous book comes with the following great features:Complete original text of Tales of the Jazz Age;;- F. Scott Fitzgerald's InflHave you seen The Great Gatsby?You're in for a treat!- collection of F. Scott Fitzgerald's short stories.This tremendous book comes with the following great features:Complete original text of Tales of the Jazz Age;;- F. Scott Fitzgerald's Influence - Film and TV adaptations;- Most Famous Quotes from F. Scott Fitzgerald!Go on a journey back in time! Simply press the Buy button!
/book/show/32727014-a-really-awesome-mess?from_search=true	Trish Cook Brendan Halpin	A Really Awesome Mess	Two teenagers. Two very bumpy roads taken that lead to Heartland Academy.After his parents' divorce, Justin is on rocky mental ground. But when a handful of Tylenol lands him in the hospital, he has really hit rock bottom.A scandalous photo of Emmy leads to vicious rumors around school, but things get worse when she threatens the boy who started it all on Facebook.Justin aTwo teenagers. Two very bumpy roads taken that lead to Heartland Academy.After his parents' divorce, Justin is on rocky mental ground. But when a handful of Tylenol lands him in the hospital, he has really hit rock bottom.A scandalous photo of Emmy leads to vicious rumors around school, but things get worse when she threatens the boy who started it all on Facebook.Justin and Emmy arrive at Heartland Academy, a reform school that will force them to deal with their issues. Along the way they will find a ragtag group of teens who are just as broken, stubborn, and full of sarcasm as themselves.A funny, sad, and remarkable story,is a journey of friendship and self-discovery.
/book/show/16287514-the-ruins-of-lace?from_search=true	Iris Anthony	The Ruins of Lace	Book by Anthony, Iris
/book/show/452990.Rammer?from_search=true	Larry Niven	Rammer	A dead man awakens inside the body of a criminal. He is warm, breathing and healthy -- but empty.
/book/show/5153509-fool-for-love?from_search=true	Timothy J. Lambert (Editor) Nathan Burgoine (Contributor) Jeffrey Ricker (Contributor)	Fool For Love: New Gay Fiction	In an age of hookups and cybersex, who has time for a little romance? For all those who think loves gone the way of the 8-track tape comes a collection of new gay fiction designed to reignite their belief in love and romance. Follow the travails of a dog walker enchanted with his new client, a restaurant owner who catches the eye of his most loyal customer, a blind date fIn an age of hookups and cybersex, who has time for a little romance? For all those who think loves gone the way of the 8-track tape comes a collection of new gay fiction designed to reignite their belief in love and romance. Follow the travails of a dog walker enchanted with his new client, a restaurant owner who catches the eye of his most loyal customer, a blind date fix-up, and other seekers of the lost flame as they stumble upon romance and a possible chance at love. Showcasing new work from some of todays best-known gay writers, including Trebor Healey, Felice Picano, Joel Derfner, Andrew Holleran, and Greg Herren, the stories inare a funny, sweet, and sometimes wrenching reminder of the joy romance brings to the human heart.
/book/show/1229172.Narrative_Fiction?from_search=true	Shlomith Rimmon-Kenan	Narrative Fiction: Contemporay Poetics	What is a narrative? What is narrative fiction? How does it differ from other kinds of narrative? What features turn a discourse into a narrative text? This book turns its attention to these and other questions. Narrative Fiction is organized around issues - such as events, time, focalization, characterization, narration the text and its reading - rather than individual thWhat is a narrative? What is narrative fiction? How does it differ from other kinds of narrative? What features turn a discourse into a narrative text? This book turns its attention to these and other questions. Narrative Fiction is organized around issues - such as events, time, focalization, characterization, narration the text and its reading - rather than individual theorists or approaches. In following such a course, Shlomith Rimmon-Kenan addresses key approaches to narrative fiction, from New Criticism to Phenomenology, but also offers views on and modifications to these theories. While presenting an analysis of the system governing all fictional narratives, whether in the form of novel, short story or narrative poem, she also suggests how individual narratives can be studied against the background of this general system. Throughout, she illustrates aspects of her study with numerous examples drawn from texts of different periods and national literatures. This edition is brought up-to-date with a new concluding chapter, which includes references to significant recent works in the field.
/book/show/590225.The_Longman_Anthology_of_Detective_Fiction?from_search=true	Deane Mansfield-Kelley (Editor)	The Longman Anthology of Detective Fiction	A detective fiction anthology filled with award winning short stories, information on the authors who wrote them, discussion about the history and evolution of the genre, and important literary criticism.
/book/show/867658.The_Penguin_Book_of_Irish_Fiction?from_search=true	Colm Tibn (Editor) Various	The Penguin Book of Irish Fiction	The Penguin Book of Irish Fiction represents the entire tradition of Irish fiction in English from Jonathan Swift, born in 1667, to Emma Donoghue, born in 1968. It includes the full text of certain key masterpieces such as Gulliver in Lilliput, Maria Edgeworth's Castle Rackrent, Joyce's The Dead, Beckett's First Love, and John McGahern's The Country Funeral and worThe Penguin Book of Irish Fiction represents the entire tradition of Irish fiction in English from Jonathan Swift, born in 1667, to Emma Donoghue, born in 1968. It includes the full text of certain key masterpieces such as Gulliver in Lilliput, Maria Edgeworth's Castle Rackrent, Joyce's The Dead, Beckett's First Love, and John McGahern's The Country Funeral and work by almost one hundred writers. It represents, for the first time in one volume, the entire canon of Irish writing and is likely to become the essential book for anyone interested in Irish literature.
/book/show/61126.Why_I_Write?from_search=true	Will Blythe (Editor)	Why I Write: Thoughts on the Craft of Fiction	In this anthology, 26 writers illuminate the motivations at the heart of their creative lives in original essays that are as surprising and varied as their fiction. The contributors include Pat Conroy, Norman Mailor, Rick Moody and David Foster Wallace.
/book/show/19145002-roberto-bola-o-s-fiction?from_search=true	Chris    Andrews	Roberto Bolaño's Fiction: An Expanding Universe	Since the publication of The Savage Detectives in 2007, the work of Roberto Bolao (1953--2003) has achieved an acclaim rarely enjoyed in contemporary fiction. Chris Andrews, a leading translator of Bolao's work into English, explores the singular achievements of the author's oeuvre, engaging with its distinct style and key thematic concerns, incorporating his novels anSince the publication of The Savage Detectives in 2007, the work of Roberto Bolao (1953--2003) has achieved an acclaim rarely enjoyed in contemporary fiction. Chris Andrews, a leading translator of Bolao's work into English, explores the singular achievements of the author's oeuvre, engaging with its distinct style and key thematic concerns, incorporating his novels and stories into the larger history of Latin American and global literary fiction.Andrews provides new readings and interpretations of Bolao's novels, including 2666, The Savage Detectives, and By Night in Chile while at the same time examining the ideas and narrative strategies that unify his work. He begins with a consideration of the reception of Bolao's fiction in English translation, examining the reasons behind its popularity. Subsequent chapters explore aspects of Bolao's fictional universe and the political, ethical, and aesthetic values that shape it. Bolao emerges as the inventor of a prodigiously effective fiction-making system, a subtle handler of suspense, a chronicler of aimlessness, a celebrator of courage, an anatomist of evil, and a proponent of youthful openness. Written in a clear and engaging style, Roberto's Bolao's Fiction offers an invaluable understanding of one of the most important authors of the last thirty years.
/book/show/10403824-the-tudor-secret?from_search=true	C.W. Gortner Steve  West (Narrator)	The Tudor Secret: The Elizabeth I Spymaster Chronicles	Summer 1553 was a time of danger and deceit. Brendan Prescott, an orphan, has been reared in the household of the powerful Dudley family. Brought to court, Prescott finds himself sent on an illicit mission to the kings brilliant but enigmatic sister, Princess Elizabeth. But Brendan is soon compelled to work as a double agent by Elizabeths protector, William Cecil, who promSummer 1553 was a time of danger and deceit. Brendan Prescott, an orphan, has been reared in the household of the powerful Dudley family. Brought to court, Prescott finds himself sent on an illicit mission to the kings brilliant but enigmatic sister, Princess Elizabeth. But Brendan is soon compelled to work as a double agent by Elizabeths protector, William Cecil, who promises in exchange to help him unravel the secret of his own mysterious past.
/book/show/6408716-write-great-fiction-series?from_search=true	James Scott Bell Gloria Kempton Nancy Kress	Write Great Fiction Series	You'll Love This Book Series If: You are an aspiring fiction author or novelist You need instruction on how to write a fiction book from beginning to end You've already started writing a piece of fiction but are having trouble with your characters, plot, structure, setting, revising or selfediting Do you want to write a fiction book ? Whether you are an experienced writerYou'll Love This Book Series If: You are an aspiring fiction author or novelist You need instruction on how to write a fiction book from beginning to end You've already started writing a piece of fiction but are having trouble with your characters, plot, structure, setting, revising or selfediting Do you want to write a fiction book ? Whether you are an experienced writer or new to the fiction genre, you'll find exercises, advice, and instruction to write your best possible first draft. This searchable CD includes five books covering Plot Structure ; Dialogue ; Characters, Emotion Viewpoint ; Revision Self Editing ; and Description Setting . Having trouble advancing your story's plot? Need tips for creating a believable cast of characters? Or are you looking for advice on how to revise your story? The Write Great Fiction series covers all the essential elements of fiction , from character creation, plotting, story structure, revising, and self editing. Buy the Writer Great Fiction Series today and start learning to write fiction In This Book Series You'll Learn: How to reveal important details within your story through descriptive writing What not to do when creating story arcs and subplots How to revise and edit your novel or book What Other Writers Are Saying About This Series: I live overseas and travel almost every day of the week. I like the convenience of carrying my writing reference books in my computer, eliminating the weight and bulk. Highly recommended for the aspiring writer or the experienced writed who would like a refresher. Cynthia Do you love this book? Tell us about it and write a review
/book/show/1015726.Doctor_Who?from_search=true	Chris Boucher	Doctor Who: Psi-ence Fiction	It's Reading Week at the University of East Wessex, but not everything comes to a stop.The wood is still haunted. Experiments in telepathy, remote viewing, precognition and other paranormal phenomena continue in the Parapsychology Department. The department heads still think the Kellerfield Research Fellow is out for publicity rather than psychic results. A grisly murder rIt's Reading Week at the University of East Wessex, but not everything comes to a stop.The wood is still haunted. Experiments in telepathy, remote viewing, precognition and other paranormal phenomena continue in the Parapsychology Department. The department heads still think the Kellerfield Research Fellow is out for publicity rather than psychic results. A grisly murder remains unsolved by local police. The students are still holding seances in the graveyard.When the TARDIS arrives in Norswood, the Doctor and Leela are caught up in events that are spiralling out of control. Leela is chased by a phantom, and the Doctor takes the waters. But soon it isn't the Parapsychology Department's funding that's in question  it's the whole of existence.This adventure features the Fourth Doctor and Leela.
/book/show/997347.The_Year_s_Best_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois Walter Jon Williams James Lawson	The Year's Best Science Fiction	Contentsix  Introduction: Summation: 1988  essay by Gardner Dozois1  Surfacing  (1988)  novella by Walter Jon Williams51  Home Front  [Home Front]  (1988)  shortstory by James Patrick Kelly62  The Man Who Loved the Vampire Lady  (1988)  novelette by Brian Stableford81  Peaches for Mad Molly  (1988)  novelette by Steven Gould101  The Last Article  (1988)Contentsix  Introduction: Summation: 1988  essay by Gardner Dozois1  Surfacing  (1988)  novella by Walter Jon Williams51  Home Front  [Home Front]  (1988)  shortstory by James Patrick Kelly62  The Man Who Loved the Vampire Lady  (1988)  novelette by Brian Stableford81  Peaches for Mad Molly  (1988)  novelette by Steven Gould101  The Last Article  (1988)  novelette by Harry Turtledove128  Stable Strategies for Middle Management  (1988)  shortstory by Eileen Gunn140  In Memoriam  (1988)  shortstory by Nancy Kress147  Kirinyaga  [Kirinyaga  2]  (1988)  novelette by Mike Resnick164  The Girl Who Loved Animals  (1988)  shortstory by Bruce McAllister181  The Last of the Winnebagos  (1988)  novella by Connie Willis223  Love in Vain  (1988)  novelette by Lewis Shiner241  The Hob  [The Ragged World]  (1988)  novelette by Judith Moffett273  Our Neural Chernobyl  (1988)  shortstory by Bruce Sterling280  House of Bones  (1988)  shortstory by Robert Silverberg298  Schrdinger's Kitten  [Budayeen]  (1988)  novelette by George Alec Effinger319  Do Ya, Do Ya, Wanna Dance?  (1988)  novelette by Howard Waldrop345  The Growth of the House of Usher  (1988)  novelette by Brian Stableford364  Glacier  (1988)  novelette by Kim Stanley Robinson383  Sanctuary  [Montezuma Strip]  (1988)  novelette by Alan Dean Foster [as by James Lawson ]423  The Dragon Line  (1988)  shortstory by Michael Swanwick438  Mrs. Shummel Exits a Winner  (1988)  shortstory by John Kessel449  Emissary  (1988)  novelette by Stephen Kraus468  It Was the Heat  (1988)  shortstory by Pat Cadigan482  Skin Deep  (1988)  shortstory by Kristine Kathryn Rusch496  Dying in Hull  (1988)  shortstory by David Alexander Smith [as by D. Alexander Smith ]509  Distances  (1988)  novelette by Kathe Koja526  Famous Monsters  (1988)  shortstory by Kim Newman535  The Scalehunter's Beautiful Daughter  [Griaule]  (1988)  novella by Lucius Shepard591  Honorable Mentions: 1988  essay by Gardner Dozois
/book/show/8752036-fiction?from_search=true	Parker Ford	Fiction	Julianne just wants that old spark back in her marriage. Her husband's too preoccupied with making their business bloom. When she's rebuffed one too many times she does some soul searching. Her search leads her accidentally to a very handsome man with a dominant streak a mile wide. Who wants her. Really wants her in a way that excites her to no end. Julianne is shocked toJulianne just wants that old spark back in her marriage. Her husband's too preoccupied with making their business bloom. When she's rebuffed one too many times she does some soul searching. Her search leads her accidentally to a very handsome man with a dominant streak a mile wide. Who wants her. Really wants her in a way that excites her to no end. Julianne is shocked to see how far she will go f
/book/show/1416075.Literature?from_search=true	X.J. Kennedy	Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama	The Seventh Edition of Literature offers a comprehensive introduction to the genres of fiction, poetry, and drama, providing a balance of canonical works along with contemporary and non-western literatures. Organized into three sections - fiction, poetry, drama - this text's integration of such diverse writings provides the reader with an excellent introduction to literatuThe Seventh Edition of Literature offers a comprehensive introduction to the genres of fiction, poetry, and drama, providing a balance of canonical works along with contemporary and non-western literatures. Organized into three sections - fiction, poetry, drama - this text's integration of such diverse writings provides the reader with an excellent introduction to literature itself. As in past editions, the authors' voice comes through in the writing of the text, adding to the students' interest in the readings. New features include 'Writer's Perspectives' sections, 'Writing Critically' sections, and notes on writing and researching using computers and the Internet.* NEW! 40 Writer's Perspectives sections give commentary on the craft of writing and revising from authors which provide insight and a more human perspective on literature and the writing process. * NEW! Writing Critically sections, at the end of each major chapter, expand coverage of composition with accessible and pragmatic suggestions on writing, including writing assignments for term papers. * NEW! 8 new student papers, for a total of 15 all together, emphasize the importance for students to have similar writing mode
/book/show/25665600-germany?from_search=true	Laurence A. Rickels	Germany: A Science Fiction	In, Laurence A. Rickels investigated the renowned science fiction authors collected work by way of its relationship to the concept and condition of schizophrenia. In his new book,, he focuses on psychopathy as the undeclared diagnosis implied in flunking the empathy test. The switch from psychosis to psychopathy as aIn, Laurence A. Rickels investigated the renowned science fiction authors collected work by way of its relationship to the concept and condition of schizophrenia. In his new book,, he focuses on psychopathy as the undeclared diagnosis implied in flunking the empathy test. The switch from psychosis to psychopathy as an organizing limit opens the prospect of a genealogy of the Cold War era, which Rickels begins by examining Dicksand follows out with readings of,,,and, among many other genealogical stations.Nazi Germany hosted the first season of the realization of science fantasy with the rocket at the top of this arc. After World War II, the genre had to delete the recent past and start again within the new Cold War opposition. Certainly the ancestral prehistory was still intact (in the works of, for instance, Jules Verne and H. G. Wells). At the bulk rate of its generic line of production, however, science fiction would thereafter become a native to the Cold War habitat.This study addresses the syndications of the missing era in the science fiction mainstream, the phantasmagoria of its returns, and the extent of the integration of all the above since some point in the 1980s. Rickels works through the preliminaries of repair that must be met in a world devastated by psychopathic violence before mourning can even be a need. While I Think I Am was the endopsychic allegory of Dicks corpus,takes the corpus as a point of context for the endopsychic genealogy of the post-WWII containment and integration of psychopathy.
/book/show/41089.Modern_Classics_of_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois (Editor) Damon Knight (Contributor) R.A. Lafferty (Contributor)	Modern Classics of Science Fiction	Brian AldissWilliam GibsonR.A. LaffertyUrsula K. Le GuinLucius ShepardBruce SterlingTheodore SturgeonHoward WaldropConnie WillisGene WolfeRoger ZelaznyThe best stories are timeless. Long years from now the stories here may still touch someone, cause that person to blink, and put the book down for a second, and stare off through the hallow air, and shirver in wonder.ContBrian AldissWilliam GibsonR.A. LaffertyUrsula K. Le GuinLucius ShepardBruce SterlingTheodore SturgeonHoward WaldropConnie WillisGene WolfeRoger ZelaznyThe best stories are timeless. Long years from now the stories here may still touch someone, cause that person to blink, and put the book down for a second, and stare off through the hallow air, and shirver in wonder.Contents1  Preface (The Legend Book of Science Fiction)  (1991)  essay by Gardner Dozois7  The Country of the Kind  (1956)  shortstory by Damon Knight22  Aristotle and the Gun  (1958)  novelette by L. Sprague de Camp59  The Other Celia  (1957)  shortstory by Theodore Sturgeon78  Casey Agonistes  (1958)  shortstory by Richard McKenna [as by Richard M. McKenna ]90  Mother Hitton's Littul Kittons  [The Instrumentality of Mankind]  (1961)  novelette by Cordwainer Smith116  The Moon Moth  (1961)  novelette by Jack Vance157  The Golden Horn  [Tales of a Darkening World]  (1962)  novelette by Edgar Pangborn196  The Lady Margaret  [Pavane]  (1966)  novelette by Keith Roberts (aka The Lady Anne)238  This Moment of the Storm  (1966)  novelette by Roger Zelazny273  Narrow Valley  (1966)  shortstory by R. A. Lafferty287  Driftglass  (1967)  shortstory by Samuel R. Delany309  The Worm That Flies  (1968)  shortstory by Brian W. Aldiss331  The Fifth Head of Cerberus  (1972)  novella by Gene Wolfe397  Nobody's Home  (1972)  shortstory by Joanna Russ416  Her Smoke Rose Up Forever  (1974)  novelette by James Tiptree, Jr.437  The Barrow  (1976)  shortstory by Ursula K. Le Guin447  Particle Theory  (1977)  shortstory by Edward Bryant472  The Ugly Chickens  (1980)  novelette by Howard Waldrop499  Going Under  (1981)  novelette by Jack Dann [as by Jack M. Dann ]521  Salvador  (1984)  shortstory by Lucius Shepard543  Pretty Boy Crossover  (1986)  shortstory by Pat Cadigan557  The Pure Product  (1986)  novelette by John Kessel580  The Winter Market  (1985)  novelette by William Gibson603  Chance  (1986)  novelette by Connie Willis637  The Edge of the World  (1989)  shortstory by Michael Swanwick654  Dori Bangs  (1989)  shortstory by Bruce Sterling671  Afterword (The Legend Book of Science Fiction)  (1991)  essay by Gardner Dozois
/book/show/267351.The_Craft_of_Writing_Science_Fiction_That_Sells?from_search=true	Ben Bova	The Craft of Writing Science Fiction That Sells	Guides writers step by step through the major elements of SF storytelling, showing how to construct strong, editor-attracting stories and novels.
/book/show/5824806-earth-is-room-enough?from_search=true	Isaac Asimov	Earth is Room Enough: Science Fiction Tales of Our Own Planet	Seventeen Asimov tales, every one of them taking place right here on Planet Earth:-(novella)----------------Seventeen Asimov tales, every one of them taking place right here on Planet Earth:-(novella)----------------
/book/show/23080412-sex-violence?from_search=true	Carrie Mesrobian	Sex & Violence	Sex has always come without consequences for seventeen-year-old Evan. Until he hooks up with the wrong girl and finds himself in the wrong place at very much the wrong time. After an assault that leaves Evan scarred inside and out, he and his father retreat to the family cabin in rural Minnesota, which, ironically, turns out to be the one place where Evan can't escape otheSex has always come without consequences for seventeen-year-old Evan. Until he hooks up with the wrong girl and finds himself in the wrong place at very much the wrong time. After an assault that leaves Evan scarred inside and out, he and his father retreat to the family cabin in rural Minnesota, which, ironically, turns out to be the one place where Evan can't escape other people. Including himself. It may also offer him his best shot at making sense of his life again.
/book/show/2085704.War_with_the_Robots?from_search=true	Harry Harrison	War with the Robots	It's a man's world - but a robot's future...One day the tough, dangerous, dirty jobs will be done by robots:- superhumanly strong and invulnerable soldiers, with a built-in killer instinct- miners and sandhogs who can work on distant planets too deadly for man- incorruptible judges, fearing neither political pressure nor criminal vengeance- librarians withknowledgIt's a man's world - but a robot's future...One day the tough, dangerous, dirty jobs will be done by robots:- superhumanly strong and invulnerable soldiers, with a built-in killer instinct- miners and sandhogs who can work on distant planets too deadly for man- incorruptible judges, fearing neither political pressure nor criminal vengeance- librarians withknowledge instantly available...Harry Harrison has painted a chilling yet piercingly prophetic picture of the Robot Age: a time when man's 'slave' machines have learned their own strength - and the weaknesses of their masters!
/book/show/1091461.The_13_Crimes_of_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Isaac Asimov (Editor) Charles G. Waugh (Editor) Charles V. DeVet	The 13 Crimes of Science Fiction	A private investigator hunts a killer & uncovers a fantastic & horrifying secret. An important man is murdered & there are numerous suspects--each from a different planet. A computer helps a young man solve a puzzle & assumes the personality of a long-dead gangster.Isaac Asimov has conspired with collaborators Martin Harry Greenberg & Charles G. WaughA private investigator hunts a killer & uncovers a fantastic & horrifying secret. An important man is murdered & there are numerous suspects--each from a different planet. A computer helps a young man solve a puzzle & assumes the personality of a long-dead gangster.Isaac Asimov has conspired with collaborators Martin Harry Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh to mastermind this diabolically clever anthology in which each of the classic categories of crime fiction is represented by a science fiction tale. Here are such science fiction greats as Philip K. Dick, Larry Niven, Clifford Simak, Jack Vance & the illustrious Dr. Asimov himself writing cosmic variations on the whodunit, how-done-it, why-done-it, the hard-boiled detective, the police procedural & even a brand-new category--the psychic detective story.A brilliant compendium of the fantastic and the mysterious which is sure to become a classic in both fields.Contributing authors: Tom Reamy; Randall Garrett; Charles V. deVet and Katherine MacLean; Avram Davidson; Jack Vance; William F. Temple; Philip K. Dick; Isaac Asimov; Larry Niven; Edward Wellen; Wilson Tucker; Clifford Simak & William Tenn.
/book/show/2071017.Eclipse_1?from_search=true	Jonathan Strahan (Editor) Garth Nix Bruce Sterling	Eclipse 1: New Science Fiction and Fantasy	An eclipse is a rare and unusual event, when the world is transformed and the sky becomes a dark eldritch thing. It's a time when anything could happen, when any kind of story just might be true. That sense of the strange and wonderful guides Eclipse: New Science Fiction and Fantasy, the first volume in an exciting new annual anthology series edited by acclaimed anthologisAn eclipse is a rare and unusual event, when the world is transformed and the sky becomes a dark eldritch thing. It's a time when anything could happen, when any kind of story just might be true. That sense of the strange and wonderful guides Eclipse: New Science Fiction and Fantasy, the first volume in an exciting new annual anthology series edited by acclaimed anthologist Jonathan Strahan.Set to become a major event on the science fiction and fantasy calendar,Eclipse: New Science Fiction and Fantasy gathers together new science fiction and fantasy stories by the best writers working today. You can see that in Eclipse 1, which features extraordinary tales by Peter S. Beagle, Jack Dann & Paul Brandon, Terry Dowling, Andy Duncan, Jeffrey Ford, Kathleen Ann Goonan, Eileen Gunn, Gwyneth Jones, Ellen Klages, Maureen F. McHugh, Garth Nix, Lucius Shepard, Bruce Sterling and Ysabeau S. Wilce.Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes abestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.
/book/show/3001950-i-know-what-you-did-last-summer?from_search=true	Lois Duncan	I Know What You Did Last Summer	It was only an accident -- but it would change their lives forever. Last summer, four terrified friends made a desperate pact to conceal a shocking secret. But some secrets don't stay buried, and someone has learned the truth. Someone bent on revenge. This summer, the horror is only beginning....
/book/show/713857.New_Maps_Of_Hell?from_search=true	Kingsley Amis	New Maps Of Hell: A Survey Of Science Fiction	Based on Amis' series of six lectures on science fiction in 1959,, discussion emphasizes the satirical and dystopian elements in science fiction rather than being primarily about technology.
/book/show/1192582.English_Country_House_Murders?from_search=true	Thomas Godfrey (Editor) Margery Allingham (Contributor) Robert Barr (Contributor)	English Country House Murders:  Classic Crime Fiction of Britain's Upper Crust	Nothing could seem more civilized, more orderly and sedate than a weekend at one of Great Britain's country estates. Yet these staid, conservative houses play host to a wider variety of murders than do the mean streets of America's darkest cities.Contents:The adventure of the Abbey Grange / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle --A marriage tragedy / Wilkie Collins --Lord Chizelrigg's mNothing could seem more civilized, more orderly and sedate than a weekend at one of Great Britain's country estates. Yet these staid, conservative houses play host to a wider variety of murders than do the mean streets of America's darkest cities.Contents:The adventure of the Abbey Grange / Sir Arthur Conan Doyle --A marriage tragedy / Wilkie Collins --Lord Chizelrigg's missing fortune / Robert Barr --The Fordwych Castle mystery / Emmuska, Barroness Orczy --The blue scarab / R. Austin Freeman --The doom of the Darnaways / G.K. Chesterton --The shadow on the glass / Agatha Christie --The queen's square / Dorothy L. Sayers --Death on the air / Ngaio Marsh --The same to us / Margery Allingham --The hunt ball / Freeman Wills Crofts --The incautious burglar / John Dickson Carr --The long shot / Nicholas Blake --Jeeves and the stolen Venus / P.G. Wodehouse --Death in the sun / Michael Innes --An unlocked window / Ethel Lina White --The wood-for-the-trees / Philip MacDonald --The man on the roof / Christianna Brand --The death of Amy Robsart / Cyril Hare --Fen Hall / Ruth Rendell --A very desirable residence / P.D. James --The Worcester enigma / James Miles.
/book/show/12616208-the-mantle-and-other-stories-by-nikolai-gogol-fiction-classics-litera?from_search=true	Nikolai Gogol Claud Field Prosper Merim e	The Mantle and Other Stories by Nikolai Gogol, Fiction, Classics, Literary	Gogol has made brilliantly colored pictures of his Zaporogues, which please by their very grotesqueness; but sometimes it is too evident that he has not drawn them from nature. Moreover, these character-pictures are framed in such a trivial and romantic setting that one regrets to see them so ill-placed. The most prosaic story would have suited them better than these melodGogol has made brilliantly colored pictures of his Zaporogues, which please by their very grotesqueness; but sometimes it is too evident that he has not drawn them from nature. Moreover, these character-pictures are framed in such a trivial and romantic setting that one regrets to see them so ill-placed. The most prosaic story would have suited them better than these melodramatic scenes in which are accumulated tragic incidents of famine, torture, etc. In short, one feels that the author is not at ease on the ground which he has chosen; his gait is awkward and the invariable irony of his style makes the perusal of these melancholy incidents more painful. This style which, in my opinion, is quite out of place in some parts of Taras Bulba, is much more appropriate in the Viy, or King of the Gnomes, a tale of witchcraft, which amuses and alarms at the same time. The grotesque easily blends with the marvelous. Recognizing to the full the poetic side of his subject, the author, while describing the savage and strange customs of the old-time Cossacks with his usual precision and exactitude, has easily prepared the way for the introduction of an element of uncanniness. -- From Prosper MerimEe's Preface to this volume.
/book/show/5925031-the-seven-beauties-of-science-fiction?from_search=true	Istvan Csicsery-Ronay Jr.	The Seven Beauties of Science Fiction	As the world undergoes daily transformations through the application of technoscience to every aspect of life, science fiction has become an essential mode of imagining the horizons of possibility. However much science fiction texts vary in artistic quality and intellectual sophistication, they share in a mass social energy and a desire to imagine a collective future for tAs the world undergoes daily transformations through the application of technoscience to every aspect of life, science fiction has become an essential mode of imagining the horizons of possibility. However much science fiction texts vary in artistic quality and intellectual sophistication, they share in a mass social energy and a desire to imagine a collective future for the human species and the world. At this moment, a strikingly high proportion of films, commercial art, popular music, video and computer games, and non-genre fiction have become what Csicsery-Ronay calls science fictional, stimulating science-fictional habits of mind. We no longer treat science fiction as merely a genre-engine producing formulaic effects, but as a mode of awareness, which frames experiences as if they were aspects of science fiction. The Seven Beauties of Science Fiction describes science fiction as a constellation of seven diverse cognitive attractions that are particularly formative of science-fictionality. These are the seven beauties of the title: fictive neology, fictive novums, future history, imaginary science, the science-fictional sublime, the science-fictional grotesque, and the Technologiade, or the epic of technsocience's development into a global regime.
/book/show/195182.Complete_Shorter_Fiction?from_search=true	Herman Melville John Updike (Introduction)	Complete Shorter Fiction	Herman Melville (1819-91) brought as much genius to the smaller-scale literary forms as he did to the full-blown novel: his poems and the short stories and novellas collected in this volume reveal a deftness and a delicacy of touch that is in some ways even more impressive than the massive, tectonic passions of Moby-Dick. In a story like Bartleby, the Scrivener -- oneHerman Melville (1819-91) brought as much genius to the smaller-scale literary forms as he did to the full-blown novel: his poems and the short stories and novellas collected in this volume reveal a deftness and a delicacy of touch that is in some ways even more impressive than the massive, tectonic passions of Moby-Dick. In a story like Bartleby, the Scrivener -- one of the very few perfect representatives of the form in the English language -- he displayed an unflinching precision and insight and empathy in his depiction of the drastically alienated inner life of the title character. In Benito Cereno, he addressed the great racial dilemmas of the nineteenth century with a profound, almost surreal imaginative clarity. And in Billy, Budd, Sailor, the masterpiece of his last years, he fused the knowledge and craft gained from a lifetime's magnificent work into a pure, stark, flawlessly composed tale of innocence betrayed and destroyed. Melville is justly honored for the epic sweep of his mind, but his lyricism, his skill in rendering the minute, the particular, the local, was equally sublime.(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)
/book/show/19371227-in-a-glass-darkly-by-joseph-sheridan-le-fanu-fiction-literary-horror?from_search=true	J. Sheridan Le Fanu	In a Glass Darkly by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, Fiction, Literary, Horror, Fantasy	Included in this volume are the classic Le Fanu tales, Green Tea, The Familiar, Mr. Justice Harbottle, The Room in the Dragon Volant, and Carmilla.
/book/show/272737.New_Sudden_Fiction?from_search=true	Robert Shapard (Editor)	New Sudden Fiction: Short-Short Stories from America and Beyond	Responding to Americas love affair with the short-short, editors Robert Shapard and James Thomas searched thousands of books and magazines to select these sixty storieseach under 2,000 words, each with its own element of surprise, whether traditional, experimental, humorous, moving, or magical. In the process they discovered both new talents and a wealth of celebrated wrResponding to Americas love affair with the short-short, editors Robert Shapard and James Thomas searched thousands of books and magazines to select these sixty storieseach under 2,000 words, each with its own element of surprise, whether traditional, experimental, humorous, moving, or magical. In the process they discovered both new talents and a wealth of celebrated writers, such as Jorge Luis Arzola, Aimee Bender, Teolinda Gerso, Romulus Linney, Yann Martel, Sam Shepard, and Tobias Wolff. Zdravka Evitmova conjures blood drops that cure any disease. Ian Frazier writes public relations for crows. Juan Jos Mils leads an amnesiac husband to an affair in the candlelit darkness of a cathedral with his wife. These tales told quickly offer pleasures long past their telling.
/book/show/22977990-little-fuzzy?from_search=true	H. Beam Piper	Little Fuzzy: A Science Fiction Novel	Little Fuzzy By H. Beam Piper Little Fuzzy is the name of a 1962 science fiction novel by H. Beam Piper. It was nominated for the 1963 Hugo Award for Best Novel. The story revolves around determining whether a small furry species discovered on the planet Zarathustra is sapient, and features a mild libertarianism that emphasizes sincerity and honesty. During a book signingLittle Fuzzy By H. Beam Piper Little Fuzzy is the name of a 1962 science fiction novel by H. Beam Piper. It was nominated for the 1963 Hugo Award for Best Novel. The story revolves around determining whether a small furry species discovered on the planet Zarathustra is sapient, and features a mild libertarianism that emphasizes sincerity and honesty. During a book signing at Strand Book Store, Piper alleged that the Little Fuzzy series was inspired by an acquaintance named Kevin Fuzzy Sheffield, whom Piper first met in a literary club in central Oregon. When asked about Sheffield, Piper described him as a bizarre character, capable of writing little more than a couple of vaguely-legible remarks in each letter. While I'm sure he's full of insight and great ideas, it seems impossible to effectively communicate with him on a conventional human level...terribly nice fellow however. The book was followed by a sequel, Fuzzy Sapiens (original title The Other Human Race) published in 1964, the same year that Piper committed suicide in November. In the wake of Piper's suicide, rumor spread of a lost second sequel; at the behest of Ace Books William Tuning produced the critically acclaimed Fuzzy Bones. Later, Piper's lost manuscript was discovered, and published as Fuzzies and Other People. Ace also hired Ardath Mayhar to write Golden Dreams: A Fuzzy Odyssey, which tells the events of Little Fuzzy from the viewpoint of the Fuzzies (or Gashta, as they call themselves). A new volume in the series, Fuzzy Ergo Sum by Wolfgang Diehr, was published by Pequod Press and made available on Amazon.com in April 2011. A second book, Caveat Fuzzy was released in August 2012. In 2011, John Scalzi published Fuzzy Nation, which he described as a reboot of Piper's original.
/book/show/15821237-remember-why-you-fear-me?from_search=true	Robert Shearman	Remember Why You Fear Me: The Best Dark Fiction of Robert Shearman	A woman rejects her husbands heartand gives it back to him, still beating, in a plastic box. A little boy betrays his father to the harsh mercies of Santa Claus. A widower suspects his dead wifes face is growing over his own. A man goes to Hell, and finds hes roommate to the ghost of Hitlers pet dog. Giant spiders, killer angels, ghost cat photography, and the hauntedA woman rejects her husbands heartand gives it back to him, still beating, in a plastic box. A little boy betrays his father to the harsh mercies of Santa Claus. A widower suspects his dead wifes face is growing over his own. A man goes to Hell, and finds hes roommate to the ghost of Hitlers pet dog. Giant spiders, killer angels, ghost cat photography, and the haunted house right at the centre of the Garden of Eden.Deliciously frightening, darkly satirical, and always unexpected, Robert Shearman has won the World Fantasy Award, the British Fantasy Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the Edge Hill Readers Prize.gathers together his best dark fiction, the most celebrated stories from his acclaimed books, and ten new tales that have never been collected before.This ebook contains four bonus novelettes drawn from throughout Shearmans impressive career: Tiny Deaths, Jolly Roger, The Big Boys Big Book of Tricks, and the previously unpublished The Girl from Ipanema.
/book/show/546381.Story_and_Discourse?from_search=true	Seymour Chatman	Story and Discourse: Narrative Structure in Fiction and Film	Narrative Structure in Fiction and Film. 'For the specialist in the study of narrative structure, this is a solid and very perceptive exploration of the issues salient to the telling of a story-whatever the medium. Chatman, whose approach here is at once dualist and structuralist, divides his subject into the 'what' of the narrative (Story) and the 'way'(Discourse)... ChatNarrative Structure in Fiction and Film. 'For the specialist in the study of narrative structure, this is a solid and very perceptive exploration of the issues salient to the telling of a story-whatever the medium. Chatman, whose approach here is at once dualist and structuralist, divides his subject into the 'what' of the narrative (Story) and the 'way'(Discourse)... Chatman's command of his material is impressive.'
/book/show/16111986-the-best-bizarro-fiction-of-the-decade?from_search=true	Cameron Pierce (Editor) Joe R. Lansdale (Contributor) Aimee Bender (Contributor)	The Best Bizarro Fiction of the Decade	A feeling has been tearing up the underground of the fiction world. Its a nightmare reflection of the society you inhabit, a surreal explosion of pop, punk, and the post-apocalypse. Over the last decade, Bizarro Fiction has changed the definition of avant garde, its abolished the traditional prose of yesterday and established a new precedent for awesome. Collected in thiA feeling has been tearing up the underground of the fiction world. Its a nightmare reflection of the society you inhabit, a surreal explosion of pop, punk, and the post-apocalypse. Over the last decade, Bizarro Fiction has changed the definition of avant garde, its abolished the traditional prose of yesterday and established a new precedent for awesome. Collected in this anthology is some of the best weird fiction from the past decade. Award-winning writers, cult prodigies and burgeoning talents all collected together in one place. This is what youve done with the last ten years of your life.With stories by:D. Harlan Wilson, Alissa Nutting, Joe R. Lansdale, Carlton Mellick III, Kevin L. Donihe, , Ryan Boudinot, Vincent Sakowski, Cody Goodfellow, Amelia Gray, Robert Devereaux, Mykle Hansen, Athena Villaverde, Matthew Revert, Garrett Cook, Roy Kesey, Jeremy Robert Johnson, Aimee Bender, Ian Watson & Roberto Quaglia, Jeremy C. Shipp, Andersen Prunty, Jedediah Berry, Andrea Kneeland, Kurt Dinan, David Agranoff, Ben Loory, Kris Saknussemm, Stephen Graham Jones, Bentley Little, David W. Barbee, and Tom Piccirilli.
/book/show/17449445-science-fiction?from_search=true	Jacek Dukaj	Science fiction	Najnowsza powie Jacka Dukaja, pierwotnie opublikowana w ramach antologii o tym samym tytule, nagrodzona Nagrod im. Jerzego uawskiego oraz nominowana do Nagrody im. Janusza A. Zajdla. Ksika stanowi hod dla caego gatunku science fiction i jego najwaniejszych aspektw.Dostpna w ramach pakietu BookRage:
/book/show/12373929-historical-fact-and-fiction?from_search=true	Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas	Historical Fact And Fiction	In this book the author gives a penetrating insight into the ways of spurious thinking and analytical reasoning among historians of the Malay Archipelago in their explanation and interpretation of historical events pertaining to the coming and spread of Islam in the Archipelago. He exposes errors and fallacies in their chronological framework and educated conjectures, theiIn this book the author gives a penetrating insight into the ways of spurious thinking and analytical reasoning among historians of the Malay Archipelago in their explanation and interpretation of historical events pertaining to the coming and spread of Islam in the Archipelago. He exposes errors and fallacies in their chronological framework and educated conjectures, their tainted assumptions on the religious and cultural effects of Islamization in indigenous history. In dealing with the Islamic past his critique of their empirical and inductive methods and weak logical analysis and rational estimation deserves due appreciation. In contradiction to what the historians assume as the facts of history the author demonstrates his own explanation and interpretation of the major issues and casts new light on many basic matters that have hitherto eluded inquiry
/book/show/30018.Isaac_Asimov_s_Science_Fiction_Treasury?from_search=true	Isaac Asimov (Editor) Joseph D. Olander (Editor)	Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Treasury	This giant volume combines two collections of the best science fiction stories from the fifties, sixties, and seventies, edited and with an introduction by the incomparable Isaac Asimov. These thrilling and sometimes frightening visions of the future include:The Last Question by Isaac AsimovWho's There? by Arthur C. ClarkeFlowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
/book/show/27507920-the-art-of-fiction?from_search=true	James Salter John D. Casey (Introduction)	The Art of Fiction	James Salter's exalted place in American letters is based largely on the intense admiration of other writers, but his work resonates far beyond the realm of fellow craftsmen, addressing themes--youth, war, erotic love, marriage, life abroad, friendship--that speak to us all.Following the publication of his first novel, Salter left behind a military career of great promiseJames Salter's exalted place in American letters is based largely on the intense admiration of other writers, but his work resonates far beyond the realm of fellow craftsmen, addressing themes--youth, war, erotic love, marriage, life abroad, friendship--that speak to us all.Following the publication of his first novel, Salter left behind a military career of great promise to write full-time and--through decades of searching, exacting work--became one of American literature's master stylists. Only months before he died, at the age of eighty-nine, he agreed to serve as the first Kapnick Writer-in-Residence at the University of Virginia, where he composed and delivered the three lectures presented in this book and introduced by his friend and fellow novelist, National Book Award-winning author John Casey.Salter speaks to us here with an easy intimacy, sharing his unceasing enchantment with the books that made up his reading life, including works by Balzac, Flaubert, Babel (whose prose is like a handful of radium), Dreiser, Celine, Faulkner. These talks provide an invaluable opportunity to see the way in which a great writer reads. They also offer a candid look at the writing life--the rejection letters, not one but two negative reviews in the New York Times for the same book, writing in the morning or at night and worrying about money during the long afternoons.Salter raises the question, Why does one write? For wealth? For admiration, or a sense of importance? Confronting a blank sheet that always offers too many choices, practicing a vocation that often demands one write instead of live, the answer for Salter was creating a style that captured experience, in a world where anything not written down fades away.Kapnick Foundation Distinguished Writer-in-Residence Lectures
/book/show/6636728-letter-from-the-earth?from_search=true	Mark Twain Carl Reiner (Narrator)	Letter from the Earth	Letters from the Earth is a collection of short stories written during a downtrodden period in Twains life and published posthumously. Here we see Twain on a somewhat personal level. Penniless and having just lost his wife and one of his children, Twain turns to writing about God, Christianity, and the many curious natures of man. This collection was so controversial thatLetters from the Earth is a collection of short stories written during a downtrodden period in Twains life and published posthumously. Here we see Twain on a somewhat personal level. Penniless and having just lost his wife and one of his children, Twain turns to writing about God, Christianity, and the many curious natures of man. This collection was so controversial that his daughter prohibited its publication until 52 years after his death.
/book/show/23848017-the-brothers-vonnegut?from_search=true	Ginger Strand	The Brothers Vonnegut: Science and Fiction in the House of Magic	In the mid-1950s, Kurt Vonnegut takes a job in the PR department at General Electric in Schenectady, where his older brother, Bernard, is a leading scientist in its research lab--or House of Magic. Kurt has ambitions as a novelist, and Bernard is working on a series ofIn the mid-1950s, Kurt Vonnegut takes a job in the PR department at General Electric in Schenectady, where his older brother, Bernard, is a leading scientist in its research lab--or House of Magic. Kurt has ambitions as a novelist, and Bernard is working on a series of cutting-edge weather-control experiments meant to make deserts bloom and farmers flourish.While Kurt writes zippy press releases, Bernard builds silver-iodide generators and attacks clouds with dry ice. His experiments attract the attention of the government; weather proved a decisive factor in World War II, and if the military can control the clouds, fog, and snow, they can fly more bombing missions. Maybe weather will even be the New Super Weapon. But when the army takes charge of his cloud-seeding project (dubbed Project Cirrus), Bernard begins to have misgivings about the harmful uses of his inventions, not to mention the evidence that they are causing alarming changes in the atmosphere.In a fascinating cultural history, Ginger Strand chronicles the intersection of these brothers' lives at a time when the possibilities of science seemed infinite. As the Cold War looms, Bernard's struggle for integrity plays out in Kurt's evolving writing style.reveals how science's ability to influence the natural world also influenced one of our most inventive novelists.
/book/show/7571591-plot-structure---write-great-fiction?from_search=true	James Scott Bell	Plot & Structure - Write Great Fiction	How does plot influence story structure? What's the difference between plotting for commercial and literary fiction? How do you revise a plot or structure that's gone off course? With Write Great Fiction: Plot & Structure, you'll discover the answers to these questions and more. Award-winning author James Scott Bell offers clear, concise information that will help youHow does plot influence story structure? What's the difference between plotting for commercial and literary fiction? How do you revise a plot or structure that's gone off course? With Write Great Fiction: Plot & Structure, you'll discover the answers to these questions and more. Award-winning author James Scott Bell offers clear, concise information that will help you create a believable and memorable plot Filled with plot examples from popular novels, comprehensive checklists, and practical hands-on guidance, Write Great Fiction: Plot & Structure gives you the skills you need to approach plot and structure like an experienced pro.
/book/show/18090055-the-good-inn?from_search=true	Black Francis Josh Frank Steven Appleby (Illustrator)	The Good Inn: an Illustrated Screen Story of Historical Fiction	From legendary Pixies front man, Black Francis, comes a bold and visually arresting illustrated novel about art, conflict, and the origins of a certain type of cinema.In 1907, the French battleship Ina was destroyed when munitions it was carrying exploded, killing 120 people. A nitrocellulose-based weapon propellant had become unstable with age and self-ignited.In 1908, LFrom legendary Pixies front man, Black Francis, comes a bold and visually arresting illustrated novel about art, conflict, and the origins of a certain type of cinema.In 1907, the French battleship Ina was destroyed when munitions it was carrying exploded, killing 120 people. A nitrocellulose-based weapon propellant had become unstable with age and self-ignited.In 1908, La Bonne Auberge became the earliest known pornographic film. It depicted a sexual encounter between a French soldier and an innkeepers daughter. Like all films at the time, and for decades afterward, it was made with a highly combustible nitrocellulose-based film stock.Loosely based on these historical events, The Good Inn follows the lone survivor of the Ina explosion as he makes his way through the French countryside, falls deeply in love with an innkeepers daughter, and even more deeply into a strange counter universe. It is a volatile world where war and art exist side by side. It is also the very real story of the people who made the first narrative pornographic film. The novel weaves together real historical facts to recreate this lost piece of history, as seen through the eyes of a shell-shocked soldier who finds himself the subject and star of the worlds first stag film. Through Soldier Boys journey we explore the power of memory, the simultaneously destructive and healing power of light, and how the early pioneers of stag films helped shape the film industry for generations to come.
/book/show/25264028-the-dying-earth?from_search=true	Jack Vance	The Dying Earth (Lancer Science Fiction Library, 75-373)	Vance's first novel, originally published in 1950 by Hillman Books.Vance's first novel, originally published in 1950 by Hillman Books.
/book/show/1765784.The_Best_Science_Fiction_and_Fantasy_of_the_Year_Volume_2?from_search=true	Jonathan Strahan (Editor) Ted Chiang (Contributor) Daniel Abraham (Contributor)	The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 2	The depth and breadth of what science fiction and fantasy fiction is changes with every passing year. The two dozen stories chosen for this book by award-winning anthologist Jonathan Strahan carefully maps this evolution, giving readers a captivating and always-entertaining look at the very best the genre has to offer.Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imThe depth and breadth of what science fiction and fantasy fiction is changes with every passing year. The two dozen stories chosen for this book by award-winning anthologist Jonathan Strahan carefully maps this evolution, giving readers a captivating and always-entertaining look at the very best the genre has to offer.Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes abestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.
/book/show/410144.The_Year_s_Best_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois (Editor) Bruce Sterling (Contributor) Jack McDevitt (Contributor)	The Year's Best Science Fiction: First Annual Collection	Contents9  Introduction: Summation: 1983  essay by Gardner Dozois26  Cicada Queen  [Shaper/Mechanist]  (1983)  novelette by Bruce Sterling60  Beyond the Dead Reef  [Quintana Roo]  (1983)  shortstory by James Tiptree, Jr.76  Slow Birds  (1983)  novelette by Ian Watson101  Vulcan's Forge  (1983)  shortstory by Poul Anderson119  Man-Mountain Gentian  (1983)Contents9  Introduction: Summation: 1983  essay by Gardner Dozois26  Cicada Queen  [Shaper/Mechanist]  (1983)  novelette by Bruce Sterling60  Beyond the Dead Reef  [Quintana Roo]  (1983)  shortstory by James Tiptree, Jr.76  Slow Birds  (1983)  novelette by Ian Watson101  Vulcan's Forge  (1983)  shortstory by Poul Anderson119  Man-Mountain Gentian  (1983)  shortstory by Howard Waldrop136  Hardfought  (1983)  novella by Greg Bear195  Manifest Destiny  (1983)  novelette by Joe Haldeman209  Full Chicken Richness  (1983)  shortstory by Avram Davidson219  Multiples  (1983)  shortstory by Robert Silverberg237  Cryptic  (1983)  shortstory by Jack McDevitt253  The Sidon in the Mirror  (1983)  novelette by Connie Willis281  Golden Gate  (1982)  shortstory by R. A. Lafferty295  Blind Shemmy  (1983)  novelette by Jack Dann316  In the Islands  (1983)  shortstory by Pat Murphy329  Nunc Dimittis  (1983)  novelette by Tanith Lee348  Blood Music  (1983)  novelette by Greg Bear371  Her Furry Face  (1983)  shortstory by Leigh Kennedy387  Knight of Shallows  (1983)  novelette by Rand B. Lee419  The Cat  [Solar Cycle]  (1983)  shortstory by Gene Wolfe426  The Monkey Treatment  (1983)  novelette by George R. R. Martin452  Nearly Departed  [Deadpan Allie]  (1983)  shortstory by Pat Cadigan467  Hearts Do Not in Eyes Shine  (1983)  novelette by John Kessel486  Carrion Comfort  (1983)  novelette by Dan Simmons522  Gemstone  (1983)  novelette by Vernor Vinge546  Black Air  (1983)  novelette by Kim Stanley Robinson571  Honorable Mentions: 1983  essay by Gardner Dozois
/book/show/15869875-full-disclosure?from_search=true	Dee Henderson	Full Disclosure	Dee Henderson Is Back!Ann Silver is a cop's cop. As the Midwest Homicide Investigator, she is called in to help local law enforcement on the worst of cases, looking for answers to murder. Hers is one of the region's most trusted investigative positions.Paul Falcon is the FBI's top murder cop in the Midwest. If the victim carried a federal badge or had a security clearancDee Henderson Is Back!Ann Silver is a cop's cop. As the Midwest Homicide Investigator, she is called in to help local law enforcement on the worst of cases, looking for answers to murder. Hers is one of the region's most trusted investigative positions.Paul Falcon is the FBI's top murder cop in the Midwest. If the victim carried a federal badge or had a security clearance, odds are good Paul and his team see the case file or work the murder.Their lives intersect when Ann arrives to pass a case off her desk and onto his. A car wreck and a suspicious death offer a lead on a hired shooter he is tracking. Paul isn't expecting to meet someone, the kind that goes on the personal side of the ledger, but Ann Silver has his attention.The better he gets to know her, the more Paul realizes her job barely scratches the surface of who she is. She knows spies and soldiers and U.S. Marshals, and has written books about them. She is friends with the former Vice President. People with good reason to be cautious about who they let into their lives deeply trust her. Paul wonders just what secrets Ann is keeping, until she shows him the John Doe Killer case file, and he starts to realize just who this lady he is falling in love with really is...
/book/show/21172766-selected-stories?from_search=true	Edgar Allan Poe	Selected Stories	The mental features discoursed of as the analytical, are, in themselves, but little susceptible of analysis. We appreciate them only in their effects. We know of them, among other things, that they are always to their possessor, when inordinately possessed, a source of the liveliest enjoyment. As the strong man exults in his physical ability, delighting in such exercises aThe mental features discoursed of as the analytical, are, in themselves, but little susceptible of analysis. We appreciate them only in their effects. We know of them, among other things, that they are always to their possessor, when inordinately possessed, a source of the liveliest enjoyment. As the strong man exults in his physical ability, delighting in such exercises as call his muscles into action, so glories the analyst in that moral activity which disentangles... His results, brought about by the very soul and essence of method, have, in truth, the whole air of intuition.
/book/show/7134634-please?from_search=true	Peter Wild	Please: Fiction Inspired by The Smiths	
/book/show/20947585-60-black-women-in-horror-fiction?from_search=true	Sumiko Saulson Crystal Connor (Contributor) Annie J. Penn (Contributor)	60 Black Women in Horror Fiction	February is African American History Month here in the United States. It is also Women in Horror Month (WiHM). In 2013, as an Ambassador for Women in Horror Month. This list of black women who write horror was compiled at the intersection of the two. The booklet also includes interviews with nine of the women.The electronic (eBook) edition contains the following bonus mateFebruary is African American History Month here in the United States. It is also Women in Horror Month (WiHM). In 2013, as an Ambassador for Women in Horror Month. This list of black women who write horror was compiled at the intersection of the two. The booklet also includes interviews with nine of the women.The electronic (eBook) edition contains the following bonus materials: four short stories, and an essay, not found in the paperback.Includes:60 Black Women in HorrorInterview with Linda AddisonInterview with Darlene BlackInterview with Valjeanne JeffersInterview with Jemiah JeffersonInterview with Briana LawrenceInterview with Nnedi OkoraforInterview with A.L. PeckInterview with Eden RoyceInterview with Sumiko SaulsonThere is an associated print edition that does not include the following bonus materials found in the eBook:David Watson article: On L.A. Banks and Octavia ButlerShort Story: Ambers New Friend by Crystal ConnorShort Story: The Last by Sumiko SaulsonShort Story: Rhythm by Eden RoyceShort Story The Funeral by Annie J Penn
/book/show/6277463-the-readers-advisory-guide-to-genre-fiction?from_search=true	Joyce Saricks	The Readers' Advisory Guide To Genre Fiction	This revised edition provides a way of understanding the vast universe of genre fiction in an easy-to-use format. Expert readers' advisor Joyce Saricks offers groundbreaking reconsideration of the connections among genres, providing1) Key authors and themes within fifteen genres2) An explanation of how the different genres overlap3) The elements of fiction most likely toThis revised edition provides a way of understanding the vast universe of genre fiction in an easy-to-use format. Expert readers' advisor Joyce Saricks offers groundbreaking reconsideration of the connections among genres, providing1) Key authors and themes within fifteen genres2) An explanation of how the different genres overlap3) The elements of fiction most likely to entice readersProvocative and spirited, this second edition offers hands-on strategies for librarians who want to become experts at figuring out what their readers are seeking and how to match books with those interests.
/book/show/21151.Sudden_Fiction_International?from_search=true	Robert Shapard (Editor) James Thomas	Sudden Fiction International: 60 Short-Short Stories	
/book/show/25788850-imagining-autism?from_search=true	Sonya Freeman Loftis	Imagining Autism: Fiction and Stereotypes on the Spectrum	A disorder that is only just beginning to find a place in disability studies and activism, autism remains in large part a mystery, giving rise to both fear and fascination. Sonya Freeman Loftiss groundbreaking study examines literary representations of autism or autistic behavior to discover what impact they have had on cultural stereotypes, autistic culture, and the idenA disorder that is only just beginning to find a place in disability studies and activism, autism remains in large part a mystery, giving rise to both fear and fascination. Sonya Freeman Loftiss groundbreaking study examines literary representations of autism or autistic behavior to discover what impact they have had on cultural stereotypes, autistic culture, and the identity politics of autism. Imagining Autism looks at fictional characters (and an author or two) widely understood as autistic, ranging from Conan Doyles Sherlock Holmes and Harper Lees Boo Radley to Mark Haddons boy detective Christopher Boone and Steig Larssons Lisbeth Salander. The silent figure trapped inside himself, the savant made famous by his other-worldly intellect, the brilliant detective linked to the criminal mastermind by their common neurologythese characters become protean symbols, stand-ins for the chaotic forces of inspiration, contagion, and disorder. They are also part of the imagined lives of the autistic, argues Loftis, sometimes for good, sometimes threatening to undermine self-identity and the activism of the autistic community.
/book/show/2950341-the-fluted-girl?from_search=true	Paolo Bacigalupi Shondra Marie (Narrator)	The Fluted Girl	This story is part of the publisher's Great Science Fiction Stories audio series. It's on 1 CD approximately 62 minutes in length. The fluted girl had been given Revitia treatments at thirteen to freeze her features in the matrix of youth. She had been given the stolen black eyes of an Indian girl. Pigment drugs drained color from her skin. Then surgeries and cell knittersThis story is part of the publisher's Great Science Fiction Stories audio series. It's on 1 CD approximately 62 minutes in length. The fluted girl had been given Revitia treatments at thirteen to freeze her features in the matrix of youth. She had been given the stolen black eyes of an Indian girl. Pigment drugs drained color from her skin. Then surgeries and cell knitters completed her transformation into a performance artist for the rich. The author was recently awarded the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for best short science fiction.
/book/show/400544.Now_Write_?from_search=true	Sherry Ellis	Now Write!: Fiction Writing Exercises from Today's Best Writers and Teachers	A collection of personal writing exercises and commentary from some of today's best novelists, short story writers, and writing teachers, including Jill McCorkle, Amy Bloom, Robert Olen Butler, Steve Almond, Jayne Anne Phillips, Virgil Surez, Margot Livesay, and more.A collection of personal writing exercises and commentary from some of today's best novelists, short story writers, and writing teachers, including Jill McCorkle, Amy Bloom, Robert Olen Butler, Steve Almond, Jayne Anne Phillips, Virgil Surez, Margot Livesay, and more.
/book/show/225967.Levitation?from_search=true	Cynthia Ozick	Levitation: Five Fictions	A collection of five stories which play upon the theme of deception and the inability to see.
/book/show/897460.Short_Fiction?from_search=true	Charles H. Bohner Lyman Grant	Short Fiction: Classic and Contemporary	This book is an exceptionally wide-ranging alphabetically arranged collection of stories spanning all genres of short fiction. It includes myth, fairy tale, humor, western, detective, Magic Realism, gothic, fantasy, folktale, and film. This edition presents a wide variety of selections by writers from diverse backgrounds that represent a true cross-section of the populatioThis book is an exceptionally wide-ranging alphabetically arranged collection of stories spanning all genres of short fiction. It includes myth, fairy tale, humor, western, detective, Magic Realism, gothic, fantasy, folktale, and film. This edition presents a wide variety of selections by writers from diverse backgrounds that represent a true cross-section of the population and represent a broader, more current selection of contemporary fiction. Features a variety of relatively new writers and some older writers whose work is gaining new audiences T. C. Boyle, Alice Carey, Oscar Cesares, Charles Chetnutt, E. M Forster, Nikolai Leskov, Mary McCarthy, Jonathan Nolan, Dorothy Parker, Banana Yoshimoto, and Anzia Yezierska. Includes new works to the context readings essays or excerpts from non-fiction section by Walter Benjamin, Raymond Carver, E.M. Forester, and Joyce Carol Oates, all great critics and theorists of narrative. Stresses women writers, writers of color, and gay and lesbian writers includes works by Isabel Allande, Sandra Cisneros, Ana Castillo, Leslie Dick, Mary Wilkins Freeman, Mary Gaitskill, Susan Glaspell, Gish Jen, Mary Shelley, Leslie Marmon Silko, Susan Sontag, Jeanette Winterson, Sherman Alexie, Julio Cortazar, Carlos Fuentes, Ernest J. Gaines, Dagoberto Gilb, Hanif Kureishi, Tomas Rivera, Salman Rushdie and more. For literature and film enthusiasts.
/book/show/8132317-the-golden-age-of-science-fiction-volume-i?from_search=true	Algis Budrys Charles V. DeVet Charles W. Diffin	The Golden Age of Science Fiction Volume I	This Halcyon Classics ebook collection contains fifty science fiction short stories by more than forty different authors. Many of the stories in this collection were published during the heyday of popular science fiction magazines from the 1930s to the 1950s.Included within this work are stories by Poul Anderson, Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, Phillip K. Dick, Randall Garrett, PThis Halcyon Classics ebook collection contains fifty science fiction short stories by more than forty different authors. Many of the stories in this collection were published during the heyday of popular science fiction magazines from the 1930s to the 1950s.Included within this work are stories by Poul Anderson, Jules Verne, H.G. Wells, Phillip K. Dick, Randall Garrett, Paul Ernst, Kurt Vonnegut, Jack Williamson, Phillip Jose Farmer, Lester Del Rey, Leigh Brackett, Fredric Brown, Murray Leinster, Ben Bova, and many others.This collection includes an active table of contents for easy navigation.A Strange Manuscript found in a Copper Cylinder (James De Mille)A World by the Tale (Randall Garrett)A World is Born (Leigh Brackett)Accidental Death (Peter Baily)Arena (Fredric Brown)Atom Boy (Ray Cummings)Beyond Lies the Wub (Phillip K. Dick)Blind Spot (Bascom Jones)Cully (Jack Egan)Dead Giveaway (Randall Garrett)Dead Ringer (Lester Del Rey)Dead World (Jack Douglas)Divinity (Joseph Samachson)Four Miles Within (Anthony Gilmore)Heist Job on Thizar (Randall Garrett)Hex (Laurence Janifer)In the Year 2889 (Jules Verne)Indulgence of Negu Mah (Robert Arthur)Lease to Doomsday (Lee Archer)Lost in Translation (Laurence Janifer)McIlvanes Star (August Derleth)Missing Link (Frank Herbert)Next Logical Step (Ben Bova)Pandemic (J.F. Bone)Remember the Alamo (T.R. Fehrenbach)Salvage in Space (Jack Williamson)Security (Poul Anderson)Subspace Survivors (E.E. Doc Smith)The Aliens (Murray Leinster)The Big Trip Up Yonder (Kurt Vonnegut)The Chronic Argonauts (H.G. Wells)The Cosmic Express (Jack Williamson)The Day Time Stopped Moving (Bradner Buckner)The Eternal Wall (Raymond Z. Gallun)The Gifts of Asti (Andre Norton)The Hated (Frederick Pohl)The Last Evolution (John W. Campbell)The Man Who Saw the Future (Edmond Hamilton)The Memory of Mars (Raymond F. Jones)The Moon is Green (Fritz Leiber)The Nothing Equation (Tom Godwin)The Power and the Glory (Charles W. Diffin)The Radiant Shell (Paul Ernst)The Stoker and the Stars (Algis Budrys)The Street That Wasnt There (Carl Jacobi and Clifford D. Simak)The World Behind the Moon (Paul Ernst)There is a Reaper (Charles De Vet)They Twinkled Like Jewels (Phillip Jos Farmer)Waste Not, Want (Dave Dryfoos)Year of the Big Thaw (Marion Zimmer Bradley)
/book/show/2276283.Cult_Fiction?from_search=true	Andrew Calcutt Richard Shephard	Cult Fiction	Fans of modern literature will devour this unique and entertaining introduction to the rebel writers of fiction. Over 200 entries explore the fascinating lives of authors (such as William S. Burroughs, Anais Nin, Kurt Vonnegut, the Marquis de Sade, and Sylvia Plath) and their influential -- if unconventional -- works.
/book/show/11455936-titanic-sinks?from_search=true	Barry Denenberg	Titanic Sinks!: Experience the Titanic's Doomed Voyage in this Unique Presentation of Fact and Fiction	To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the, Barry Denenberg has created a one-of-a-kind, high-concept book that's a unique combination of fiction and nonfiction. He uses a fictional framework to present the true story of the building and launching of theand to give a you are there feeling as the ship goes down. Lavishly designed with authTo commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the, Barry Denenberg has created a one-of-a-kind, high-concept book that's a unique combination of fiction and nonfiction. He uses a fictional framework to present the true story of the building and launching of theand to give a you are there feeling as the ship goes down. Lavishly designed with authentic period photographs and illustrations throughout,immerses you in the era of theand reminds you why it's still a cultural touchstone a hundred years after its demise.
/book/show/10713706-black-water?from_search=true	Joyce Carol Oates	Black Water	Joyce Carol Oates has taken a shocking story that has become an American myth and, from it, has created a novel of electrifying power and illumination. Kelly Kelleher is an idealistic, twenty-six-year-old good girl when she meets the Senator at a Fourth of July party. In a brilliantly woven narrative, we enter her past and her present, her mind and her body as she is faJoyce Carol Oates has taken a shocking story that has become an American myth and, from it, has created a novel of electrifying power and illumination. Kelly Kelleher is an idealistic, twenty-six-year-old good girl when she meets the Senator at a Fourth of July party. In a brilliantly woven narrative, we enter her past and her present, her mind and her body as she is fatally attracted to this older man, this hero, this soon-to-be-lover. Kelly becomes the very embodiment of the vulnerable, romantic dreams of bright and brave women, drawn to the power that certain men command, at a party that takes on the quality of a surreal nightmare; in a tragic car ride that we hope against hope will not end as we know it must end.....
/book/show/6499233-the-year-s-best-science-fiction-fantasy-2009?from_search=true	Rich Horton (Editor) Elizabeth Bear Jay Lake	The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2009	'The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2009' features over a quarter million words of fiction by some of the genre's greatest authors, including Peter S. Beagle, Elizabeth Bear, Jay Lake, Ian McDonald, Sarah Monette, Garth Nix, and Patrick Rothfuss.
/book/show/11464932-british-flash?from_search=true	Josephine Myles (Editor) Alex Beecroft (Editor) Charlie Cochrane (Editor)	British Flash: A revealing collection of short LGBT fiction	Enjoy this entertaining collection of flash fiction stories, and their short and sweet expression of what it means to be queer in Britain, past and present. All these stories reflect the iconic sights and national character of the British Isles: a taste of our idiosyncrasies and eccentricities, but also an unashamed representation of the love, loyalty and laughter of our pEnjoy this entertaining collection of flash fiction stories, and their short and sweet expression of what it means to be queer in Britain, past and present. All these stories reflect the iconic sights and national character of the British Isles: a taste of our idiosyncrasies and eccentricities, but also an unashamed representation of the love, loyalty and laughter of our people.Follow the British way of life from historic villages to modern cities, from the countryside to the sea, through history and with a fantasy twist, in gardens, shops, campus and the familiar, much-loved local pub.The stories cover universal themes of romance, desire, remembrance and reconciliation. The authors range from multi-published to up-and-coming, and they all share a passion for their characters, whether through great drama, erotic excitement, humouror a combination of all three!The worst pub in London / JL Merrow  Our place / Clare London  Well always have Brighton / Zahra Owens  Commission and omission / Charlie Cochrane  Paint / Stevie Carroll  Bens new colleague / Serena Yates  Giving it up / Josephine Myles  Thoughts in spring / Mara Ismine  Mouth Almighty / Victoria Blisse  Reunion / Lisa Worrall  While the boys are away / Lucy Felthouse  Nessie / Caroline Stephens  Slap and Motley / Sandra Lindsey  Like a girl / JL Merrow  Last client / Jay Rookwood  Sunshine Superman / Elin Gregory  Escape to the country / Stevie Woods  Prince Charmings Buttons / Stevie Carroll  Yesterday upon the stairs / Erastes  Benefits of peace / Alex Beecroft  They who come after the stories end / Sophia Deri-BowenThis anthology is a souvenir of the 2011 UK Meet, an occasion for GLBTQ supporters to get together in a relaxed setting to celebrate and chat about the fiction community they love.
/book/show/18114519-fast-fiction?from_search=true	Denise Jaden	Fast Fiction: A Guide to Outlining and Writing a First-Draft Novel in Thirty Days	Writers flock to National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) each November because it provides a procrastination-busting deadline. But only a fraction of the participants meet their goal. Denise Jaden was part of that fraction, writing first drafts of her two published young adult novels during NaNoWriMo. In, she shows other writers how to do what she did, step-bWriters flock to National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) each November because it provides a procrastination-busting deadline. But only a fraction of the participants meet their goal. Denise Jaden was part of that fraction, writing first drafts of her two published young adult novels during NaNoWriMo. In, she shows other writers how to do what she did, step-by-step, writer to writer. Her process starts with a prep period for thinking through plot, theme, characters, and setting. Then Jaden provides day-by-day coaching for the thirty-day drafting period. Finally, her revision tips help writers turn merely workable drafts into compelling and publishable novels.
/book/show/892303.Wandering_Stars?from_search=true	Jack Dann (editor) Isaac Asimov (Introduction/Contributor) Robert Silverberg (Contributor)	Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction	ContentsOn Venus, have we got a rabbi by William TennThe golem by Avram DavidsonUnto the fourth generation by Isaac AsimovLook, you think you've got troubles by Carol CarrGoslin Day by Avram DavidsonThe dybbuk of mazel tov IV by Robert SilverbergTrouble with water by Horace L. GoldGather blue roses by Pamela SargentThe jewbird by Bernard MalamudParadise last by Geo. Alec EContentsOn Venus, have we got a rabbi by William TennThe golem by Avram DavidsonUnto the fourth generation by Isaac AsimovLook, you think you've got troubles by Carol CarrGoslin Day by Avram DavidsonThe dybbuk of mazel tov IV by Robert SilverbergTrouble with water by Horace L. GoldGather blue roses by Pamela SargentThe jewbird by Bernard MalamudParadise last by Geo. Alec EffingerStreet of dreams, feet of clay by Robert SheckleyJachid and Jechidah by Isaac Bashevis SingerI'm looking for Kadak by Harlan Ellison
/book/show/798127.The_Locus_Awards?from_search=true	Charles N. Brown (Editor) Neil Gaiman John Varley	The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy	The introduction tosays it all: This book contains some of the finest science fiction and fantasy short fiction ever written. Included within are some of the best Locus Award winning stories covering the last three decades. From Ursula K. Le Guin to Bruce Sterling, this collection is, simply put, essential reading for any seThe introduction tosays it all: This book contains some of the finest science fiction and fantasy short fiction ever written. Included within are some of the best Locus Award winning stories covering the last three decades. From Ursula K. Le Guin to Bruce Sterling, this collection is, simply put, essential reading for any serious fan of the genre.
/book/show/546160.Six_Kinds_of_Sky?from_search=true	Luis Alberto Urrea	Six Kinds of Sky: A Collection of Short Fiction	Home isn't just a place, it is also a language.Born in Tijuana, the son of an Anglo woman and a Mexican father, Urrea says that Home isn't just a place, it is also a language. In these six storieseach wandering beneath different kinds of sky, from the thick Mazatlan starry night to the wide open spaces of the Sioux Nation in South DakotaUrrea maps the spiritual geogrHome isn't just a place, it is also a language.Born in Tijuana, the son of an Anglo woman and a Mexican father, Urrea says that Home isn't just a place, it is also a language. In these six storieseach wandering beneath different kinds of sky, from the thick Mazatlan starry night to the wide open spaces of the Sioux Nation in South DakotaUrrea maps the spiritual geography of what he calls home.I always thought Luis Urrea was six skies rolled into one (I mean that in a good way), and this book proves that he speaks with a multitude of passionate, powerful and hilarious voices. This book is a beautiful kind of crazy.Sherman AlexieWith this new collection of stories, Luis Urrea makes the short list of essential American writers. His glittering landscapes, which warp and ennoble the human spirit, bring to mind the work of Salman Rushdie. I found myself going back and rereading whole passages; Urrea's got a way with words that raises the bar for the rest of us. What a marvel of a book!Demetria MartnezUrrea goes in for the big picture, and there seems to be no world he cannot capture. He writes with wit and ingenuity, and the stories possess a powerful sense of acceleration. With each story I was transported to an intense and fully imagined world.Robert Boswellis a novelist, essayist and poet. His books have received The American Book Award for non-fiction, 1998, and The Western States Book Award for Poetry, 1994, andnamed his non-fictiona Notable Book of the Year, 1993. Luis lives in Chicago.
/book/show/1367801.Little_Vampire_Gets_a_Surprise?from_search=true	Angela Sommer-Bodenburg	Little Vampire Gets a Surprise	Untunglah cacar yang menyerang Anton sembuh juga akhirnya. Maka ia segera melanjutkan penyelidikannya terhadap Gino, si Pasien Misterius. Namun ternyata nona Olga datang dari Transilvania dan membuatnya serba salah. Anton khawatir si Drakula Cilik tak mau lagi berteman dengannya....
/book/show/161880.The_Complete_Science_Fiction_Treasury_of_H_G_Wells?from_search=true	H.G. Wells	The Complete Science Fiction Treasury of H.G. Wells	Preface by H.G. WellsIn the Days of the CometThe Invisible ManThe Island of Dr. MoreauThe Time MachineThe War of the WorldsThe First Men in the MoonThe Food of the Gods
/book/show/18675291-commercial-fiction?from_search=true	Dave Housley	Commercial Fiction	Eighteen brief stories inspired by television commercials produced by America's favorite brands. What if actual human beings lived in the worlds created by brand marketers? A Taco Bell test kitchen is pushed to its limits. A new Lexus for Christmas takes a family over the edge. An exceptional outing with extremely beautiful people becomes transcendent when onion cheeseburgEighteen brief stories inspired by television commercials produced by America's favorite brands. What if actual human beings lived in the worlds created by brand marketers? A Taco Bell test kitchen is pushed to its limits. A new Lexus for Christmas takes a family over the edge. An exceptional outing with extremely beautiful people becomes transcendent when onion cheeseburgers get passed around. Budweiser, Cialis, Toyota and KFC are a few of the other branded worlds explored here, where everyday lives are shaped by human needs as much as marketing strategy.
/book/show/3453663-lost-in-the-funhouse-fiction-for-print-tape-live-voice?from_search=true	John Barth	Lost In The Funhouse Fiction For Print, Tape, Live Voice	Barth's lively, highly original collection of short pieces is a major landmark of experimental fiction.Though many of the stories gathered here were published separately, there are several themes common to them all, giving them new meaning in the context of this collection.
/book/show/6882995-naughty-bits-2?from_search=true	Jenesi Ash Elliot Mabeuse Lillian Feisty	Naughty Bits 2: An Anthology of Short Erotic Fiction	the highly anticipated sequel to the successful debut volume from the editors of SPICE BRIEFS, delivers nine unapologetically raunchy and romantic tales that promise to spark the libido.In this collection of first-rate short erotic literature, lusty selections by such provocative authors as Megan Hart, Lillian Feisty, Saskia Walker and Portia Da Costa willthe highly anticipated sequel to the successful debut volume from the editors of SPICE BRIEFS, delivers nine unapologetically raunchy and romantic tales that promise to spark the libido.In this collection of first-rate short erotic literature, lusty selections by such provocative authors as Megan Hart, Lillian Feisty, Saskia Walker and Portia Da Costa will pique, tease and satisfy any appetite, and prove that good things do come in small packages.
/book/show/902990.Billion_Year_Spree?from_search=true	Brian W. Aldiss	Billion Year Spree: The True History of Science Fiction	
/book/show/2359904.The_Cossacks_by_Leo_Tolstoy_Fiction_Classics_Literary?from_search=true	Leo Tolstoy	The Cossacks by Leo Tolstoy, Fiction, Classics, Literary	Olenin was a youth who had never completed his university course, never served anywhere (having only a nominal post in some government office or other), who had squandered half his fortune and had reached the age of twenty-four without having done anything or even chosen a career. He was what in Moscow society is termed un jeune homme. But he did find a career -- he took aOlenin was a youth who had never completed his university course, never served anywhere (having only a nominal post in some government office or other), who had squandered half his fortune and had reached the age of twenty-four without having done anything or even chosen a career. He was what in Moscow society is termed un jeune homme. But he did find a career -- he took a post as a Cadet in the army, and ended up assigned to Transcaucasia. This is the place -- here among the Tatars, the Chechens, and the Old Believers -- this is the place where Olenin will find love in the arms of a beautiful Cossack girl -- a young woman who is promised to a Cossack warrior. Both Ivan Turgenev and the Nobel prize-winning Russian writer Ivan Bunin gave the work great praise, Turgenev calling it his favorite work by Tolstoy.
/book/show/1346279.The_Year_s_Best_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois (Editor) James Patrick Kelly (Contributor) Robert Frazier (Contributor)	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighth Annual Collection	Annually assembling the best science fiction of the year, this series continues to live up to its name with the most original, innovative, and wonderful short fiction published in 1990. A thorough summary of the year in science fiction and a long list of recommended reading round out this volume, rendering it the one book for every reader.
/book/show/17311932-nonsensical-fiction-pt-1?from_search=true	Smuggles McTurnt	Nonsensical Fiction Pt. 1	Four friends are riding in a golf cart, when the reality around them becomes void. They meet an ominpotent who tells the four friends he is there to help them, as well as entertain himself. From then on the friends go to fifteen different worlds the omnipotent charcter makes them go through, as the friends search for a way home.Comedy, suspense, creative, young adult, nonFour friends are riding in a golf cart, when the reality around them becomes void. They meet an ominpotent who tells the four friends he is there to help them, as well as entertain himself. From then on the friends go to fifteen different worlds the omnipotent charcter makes them go through, as the friends search for a way home.Comedy, suspense, creative, young adult, non fiction.
/book/show/17852040-speculative-fiction-2012?from_search=true	Justin Landon (Editor) Jared Shurin (Editor) Joe Abercrombie (Contributor)	Speculative Fiction 2012	How do you write female characters with agency? What did J.R.R. Tolkien learn from Attila the Hun? What is it like to be a dragon? Is science fiction stuck in a rut? The Internet has the answers. Speculative Fiction 2012 collects over fifty articles from some of the top bloggers and authors in science fiction and fantasy, including over two dozen reviews. Contributors inclHow do you write female characters with agency? What did J.R.R. Tolkien learn from Attila the Hun? What is it like to be a dragon? Is science fiction stuck in a rut? The Internet has the answers. Speculative Fiction 2012 collects over fifty articles from some of the top bloggers and authors in science fiction and fantasy, including over two dozen reviews. Contributors include Joe Abercrombie, Daniel Abraham, Niall Alexander, Kate Elliott, N. K. Jemisin, Aidan Moher, Abigail Nussbaum, Christopher Priest, Adam Roberts, Tansy Rayner Roberts, Sam Sykes and Lavie Tidhar.
/book/show/26236831-pistols-and-petticoats?from_search=true	Erika Janik	Pistols and Petticoats: 175 Years of Lady Detectives in Fact and Fiction	In 1910, Alice Wells took the oath to join the all-male Los Angeles Police Department. She wore no uniform, carried no weapon, and kept her badge stuffed in her pocketbook. She wasnt the first or only policewoman, but she became the movements most visible voiIn 1910, Alice Wells took the oath to join the all-male Los Angeles Police Department. She wore no uniform, carried no weapon, and kept her badge stuffed in her pocketbook. She wasnt the first or only policewoman, but she became the movements most visible voice.Police work from its very beginning was considered a male domain, far too dangerous and rough for a respectable woman to even contemplate doing, much less take on as a profession. A policewoman worked outside the home, walking dangerous city streets late at night to confront burglars, drunks, scam artists, and prostitutes. To solve crimes, she observed, collected evidence, and used reason and logictraits typically associated with men. And most controversially of all, she had a purpose separate from her husband, children, and home. Women who donned the badge faced harassment and discrimination. It would take more than seventy years for women to enter the force as full-fledged officers.Yet within the covers of popular fiction, women not only wrote mysteries but also created female characters that handily solved crimes. Smart, independent, and courageous, these nineteenth- and early twentieth-century female sleuths (including a healthy number created by male writers) set the stage for Agatha Christies Miss Marple, Sara Paretskys V. I. Warshawski, Patricia Cornwells Kay Scarpetta, and Sue Graftons Kinsey Millhone, as well as TV detectives such ass Jane Tennison ands Olivia Benson. The authors were not amateurs dabbling in detection but professional writers who helped define the genre and competed with men, often to greater success.tells the story of womens very early place in crime fiction and their public crusade to transform policing. Whether real or fictional, investigating women were nearly always at odds with society. Most women refused to let that stop them, paving the way to a modern professional life for women on the force and in popular culture.
/book/show/7984585-daughter-of-the-wind?from_search=true	Suzanne Fisher Staples	Daughter Of The Wind	This first novel is, on several counts, one of the most exciting YA booksto appear recently. Staples is so steeped in her story and its Pakistanisetting that the use of a first-person voice for a desert child ringsauthentic--the voice is clear, consistent, and convincing. Shabanu and hersister are to marry brothers as soon as they all come of age. But she willeventually loThis first novel is, on several counts, one of the most exciting YA booksto appear recently. Staples is so steeped in her story and its Pakistanisetting that the use of a first-person voice for a desert child ringsauthentic--the voice is clear, consistent, and convincing. Shabanu and hersister are to marry brothers as soon as they all come of age. But she willeventually lose her betrothed and be promised to a wealthy landowner to settlea feud. The richness and tragedy of a whole culture are reflected in the fateof this girl's family. Through an involving plot Staples has given readersinsight into lives totally different from their own, but into emotionsresoundingly familiar.--(starred) Bulletin, Center for Children's Books.
/book/show/1467908.Maggie?from_search=true	Stephen Crane	Maggie: A Girl of the Streets by Stephen Crane, Fiction, Thrillers	Run, Jimmie, run! Dey'll get yehs, screamed a retreating Rum Alley child. Naw, responded Jimmie with a valiant roar, dese micks can't make me run. Howls of renewed wrath went up from Devil's Row throats. Tattered gamins on the right made a furious assault on the gravel heap. On their small, convulsed faces there shone the grins of true assassins. As they charged, theRun, Jimmie, run! Dey'll get yehs, screamed a retreating Rum Alley child. Naw, responded Jimmie with a valiant roar, dese micks can't make me run. Howls of renewed wrath went up from Devil's Row throats. Tattered gamins on the right made a furious assault on the gravel heap. On their small, convulsed faces there shone the grins of true assassins. As they charged, they threw stones and cursed in shrill chorus. The little champion of Rum Alley stumbled precipitately down the other side. His coat had been torn to shreds in a scuffle, and his hat was gone. He had bruises on twenty parts of his body, and blood was dripping from a cut in his head. His wan features wore a look of a tiny, insane demon. On the ground, children from Devil's Row closed in on their antagonist. He crooked his left arm defensively about his head and fought with cursing fury. The little boys ran to and fro, dodging, hurling stones and swearing in barbaric trebles.
/book/show/18653405-shorts?from_search=true	H.S. Contino	Shorts: A Collection of Short Fiction	As the title suggests, Shorts is a collection of short fiction by the author, H. S. Contino. The book contains a combination of short stories and poems that were written over a fifteen year period. The subject matter of the work is diverse. There are light hearted pieces including Grandpa's Tall Tale, but there are also much darker pieces such as Hindsight. Many of theAs the title suggests, Shorts is a collection of short fiction by the author, H. S. Contino. The book contains a combination of short stories and poems that were written over a fifteen year period. The subject matter of the work is diverse. There are light hearted pieces including Grandpa's Tall Tale, but there are also much darker pieces such as Hindsight. Many of the stories are infused with the author's unique sense of humor.A firm believer that writing is a practice, Contino enjoys trying new things and tackling new challenges. She often begins her writing day with shorter warm up exercises before moving on to her longer works. Many of the entries in this collection are the result of writing prompts, free writing exercises, and experiments.The collection demonstrates the diversity of the author, a self-proclaimed hodgepodge. It also demonstrates how her writing style has developed over the years.
/book/show/144913.The_Pistol?from_search=true	James  Jones	The Pistol	As bombs begin to fall on Pearl Harbor, nineteen-year-old PFC Richard Mask is wearing a pistol, a .45 caliber automatic that makes him feel connected to the army of the Wild West and Custer's Cavalry. In the chaos of his first days and weeks of the war, as Mask and his company move from Schofield Barracks to the beaches of Oahu, then to a remote mountain pass, a struggle oAs bombs begin to fall on Pearl Harbor, nineteen-year-old PFC Richard Mask is wearing a pistol, a .45 caliber automatic that makes him feel connected to the army of the Wild West and Custer's Cavalry. In the chaos of his first days and weeks of the war, as Mask and his company move from Schofield Barracks to the beaches of Oahu, then to a remote mountain pass, a struggle over the pistol dominates this novella's action, providing the pathos and savagery of the story.
/book/show/1321272.Revising_Fiction?from_search=true	David Madden	Revising Fiction: A Handbook for Writers	185 practical techniques for improving your story or novel
/book/show/21010371-mystery-of-the-yellow-room?from_search=true	Gaston Leroux	Mystery of the Yellow Room (The first detective Joseph Rouletabille novel and one of the first locked room mystery crime fiction novels)	This carefully crafted ebook: Mystery of the Yellow Room (The first detective Joseph Rouletabille novel and one of the first locked room mystery crime fiction novels) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Gaston Leroux, is one of the first locked room mystery crime fiction novels. It was first pubThis carefully crafted ebook: Mystery of the Yellow Room (The first detective Joseph Rouletabille novel and one of the first locked room mystery crime fiction novels) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.The Mystery of the Yellow Room by Gaston Leroux, is one of the first locked room mystery crime fiction novels. It was first published in France in 1908. It is the first novel starring fictional detective Joseph Rouletabille, and concerns a complex and seemingly impossible crime in which the criminal appears to disappear from a locked room. Leroux provides the reader with detailed, precise diagrams and floorplans illustrating the scene of the crime. The emphasis of the story is firmly on the intellectual challenge to the reader, who will almost certainly be hard pressed to unravel every detail of the situation.Table of Contents :Chapter 1. In Which We Begin Not to UnderstandChapter 2. In Which Joseph Roultabille Appears for the First TimeChapter 3. A Man Has Passed Like a Shadow Through the BlindsChapter 4. In the Bosom of Wild NatureChapter 5. In Which Joseph Rouletabille Makes a Remark to Monsieur Robert Darzac Which Produces Its Little EffectChapter 6. In the Heart of the Oak GroveChapter 7. In Which Rouletabille Sets Out on an Expedition Under the BedChapter 8. The Examining Magistrate Questions Mademoiselle StangersonChapter 9. Reporter and DetectiveChapter 10. We Shall Have to Eat Red MeatNowChapter 11. In Which Frederic Larsan Explains How the Murderer Was Able to Get Out of The Yellow RoomChapter 12. Frederic Larsans CaneChapter 13. The Presbytery Has Lost Nothing of Its Charm, Nor the Garden Its BrightnessChapter 14. I Expect the Assassin This EveningChapter 15. The TrapChapter 16. Strange Phenomenon of the Dissociation of MatterChapter 17. The Inexplicable GalleryChapter 18. Rouletabille Has Drawn a Circle Between the Two Bumps on His ForeheadChapter 19. Rouletabille Invites Me to Breakfast at the Donjon InnChapter 20. An Act of Mademoiselle StangersonChapter 21. On the WatchChapter 22. The Incredible BodyChapter 23. The Double ScentChapter 24. Rouletabille Knows the Two Halves of the MurdererChapter 25. Rouletabille Goes on a JourneyChapter 26. In Which Joseph Rouletabille Is Awaited with ImpatienceChapter 27. In Which Joseph Rouletabille Appears in All His GloryChapter 28. In Which It Is Proved That One Does Not Always Think of EverythingChapter 29. The...
/book/show/541710.Fiction_100?from_search=true	Muriel Harris	Fiction 100: An Anthology of Short Fiction	For Introduction to the Short Story, Introduction to Fiction, and Creative Writing: Fiction.A collection of carefully chosen, interesting stories with literary merit, the best-selling text-anthology Fiction 100 continues to offer instructors the flexibility to organize their courses in a format that best suits their pedagogical needs. Intended to ignite students' curiosityFor Introduction to the Short Story, Introduction to Fiction, and Creative Writing: Fiction.A collection of carefully chosen, interesting stories with literary merit, the best-selling text-anthology Fiction 100 continues to offer instructors the flexibility to organize their courses in a format that best suits their pedagogical needs. Intended to ignite students' curiosity, imagination, and intelligence, these selections represent a wide variety of subject matter, theme, literary technique, and style. International in scope, it illustrates the development of short fiction from the early 19th century to the present day, and features 131 traditional and contemporary works organized alphabetically by author.
/book/show/19503811-the-fictioneer?from_search=true	Unsolicited Press	The Fictioneer: A Literary Journal	The Fictioneer is a literary journal created by the editors of Unsolicited Press. The journal is published quarterly and within the parameters of hard effort and time constraints. The journal looks for solid poetry and stories that are filled with imagination, yet grounded in reality. The editors seek creative nonfiction, interviews, and much more!
/book/show/21981620-the-age-of-the-crisis-of-man?from_search=true	Mark Greif	The Age of the Crisis of Man: Thought and Fiction in America, 1933-1973	In a midcentury American cultural episode forgotten today, intellectuals of all schools shared a belief that human nature was under threat. The immediate result was a glut of dense, abstract books on the -nature of man.- But the dawning -age of the crisis of man, - as Mark Greif calls it, was far more than a historical curiosity. In this ambitious intellectual and literaryIn a midcentury American cultural episode forgotten today, intellectuals of all schools shared a belief that human nature was under threat. The immediate result was a glut of dense, abstract books on the -nature of man.- But the dawning -age of the crisis of man, - as Mark Greif calls it, was far more than a historical curiosity. In this ambitious intellectual and literary history, Greif recovers this lost line of thought to show how it influenced society, politics, and culture before, during, and long after World War II.During the 1930s and 1940s, fears of the barbarization of humanity energized New York intellectuals, Chicago protoconservatives, European Jewish emigres, and native-born bohemians to seek -re-enlightenment, - a new philosophical account of human nature and history. After the war this effort diffused, leading to a rebirth of modern human rights and a new power for the literary arts.Critics' predictions of a -death of the novel- challenged writers to invest bloodless questions of human nature with flesh and detail. Hemingway, Faulkner, and Richard Wright wrote flawed novels of abstract man. Succeeding them, Ralph Ellison, Saul Bellow, Flannery O'Connor, and Thomas Pynchon constituted a new guard who tested philosophical questions against social realities--race, religious faith, and the rise of technology--that kept difference and diversity alive.By the 1960s, the idea of -universal man- gave way to moral antihumanism, as new sensibilities and social movements transformed what had come before. Greif's reframing of a foundational debate takes us beyond old antagonisms into a new future, and gives a prehistory to the fractures of our own era.
/book/show/25589559-phantastic-fiction?from_search=true	Matthew J. Pallamary	Phantastic Fiction: A Shamanic Approach to Story	*WINNER - Writing/Publishing category of the International Book Awards*Matthew J. Pallamary's popular Phantastic Fiction Workshop has been a staple of the Santa Barbara Writers Conference and the Southern California Writers Conference for over twenty five years. He has also lectured at numerous other venues and led his own weekend intensive workshops.Matt has spent extend*WINNER - Writing/Publishing category of the International Book Awards*Matthew J. Pallamary's popular Phantastic Fiction Workshop has been a staple of the Santa Barbara Writers Conference and the Southern California Writers Conference for over twenty five years. He has also lectured at numerous other venues and led his own weekend intensive workshops.Matt has spent extended time in the jungles, mountains, and deserts of North, Central, and South America pursuing his studies of shamanism and ancient cultures. Through his research into both the written word and the ancient beliefs of shamanism, he has uncovered the heart of what a story really is and integrated it into core dramatic concepts that also have their basis in shamanism.His memoir Spirit Matters, which details his journeys to Peru, working with shamanic plant medicines took first place in the San Diego Book Awards Spiritual Book Category, and was an Award-Winning Finalist in the National Best Book Awards. Spirit Matters is available as an audio book.His historical novel of first contact between shamans and Jesuits in 18th century South America, titled, Land Without Evil, was published by Charles Publishing and received rave reviews along with a San Diego Book Award. It was also adapted into a full-length stage and sky show, co-written by Agent Red with Matt Pallamary, directed by Agent Red, and performed by Sky Candy, an Austin Texas aerial group. The making of the show was the subject of a PBS series, Arts in Context episode, which garnered an EMMY nomination.
/book/show/837275.Gravity_Wells?from_search=true	James Alan Gardner	Gravity Wells: Speculative Fiction Stories	Contents:Muffin Explains Teleology to the World at Large (1990)The Children of Crche (1990)Kent State Descending the Gravity Well: An Analysis of the Observer (1992)Withered Gold, the Night, the Day (2005)The Last Day of the War, with Parrots (1995)A Changeable Market in Slaves (2005)Reaper (1991)Lesser Figures of the Greater Trumps (2005)Shadow Album (1991)Hardware Scenario G-49 (1991)The Reckoning of Gifts (1992)The Young Person's Guide to the Organism (1992)Three Hearings on the Existence of Snakes in the Human Bloodstream (1997)Sense of Wonder (1998)
/book/show/3311925-tamora-pierce?from_search=true	John Lennard	Tamora Pierce: " The Immortals "	
/book/show/3676155-best-of-contemporary-mexican-fiction?from_search=true	lvaro Uribe (Editor) Cristina Rivera Garza	Best of Contemporary Mexican Fiction	
/book/show/25154548-year-s-best-young-adult-speculative-fiction-2013?from_search=true	Julia Rios (editor) Alisa Krasnostein (editor)	Year's Best Young Adult Speculative Fiction 2013	Our goal is to uncover the best young adult short fiction of the year published in the anthologies dedicated to the form, the occasional special edition of a magazine, and individual pieces appearing in otherwise adult anthologies and magazines, and bring them together in one accessible collection.Fans of Kaleidoscope will find more tales of wonder, adventure, diversity,Our goal is to uncover the best young adult short fiction of the year published in the anthologies dedicated to the form, the occasional special edition of a magazine, and individual pieces appearing in otherwise adult anthologies and magazines, and bring them together in one accessible collection.Fans of Kaleidoscope will find more tales of wonder, adventure, diversity, and variety in this collection devoted to stories with teen protagonists.Table of ContentsSelkie Stories Are For Losers - Sofia SamatarBy Bone-Light - Juliet MarillierThe Myriad Dangers - Lavie TidharCarpet - Nnedi OkoraforI Gave You My Love by the Light of the Moon - Sarah Rees Brennan57 Reasons for the Slate Quarry Suicides - Sam J. MillerThe Minotaur Girls - Tansy Rayner RobertsNot With You, But With You - Miri KimGhost Town - Malinda LoDecember - Neil GaimanAn Echo in the Shell - Beth CatoDan's Dreams - Eliza VictoriaAs Large As Alone - Alena McNamaraRandom Play All and the League of Awesome - Shane HalbachMah Song - Joanne AndertonWhat We Ourselves Are Not - Leah CypessThe City of Chrysanthemum - Ken LiuMegumi's Quest - Joyce ChngPersimmon, Teeth, and Boys - Steve BermanFlight - Angela SlatterWe Have Always Lived on Mars - Cecil Castellucci
/book/show/32607736-the-dark-dark-house?from_search=true	Lynette Ferreira	The Dark, Dark House	Bestselling & Popular Flash FictionThe Dark, Dark House: In houses with secrets, it is always very dark.Fifteen Seconds Ago: Life is unpredictable, so maybe things do not always have to be perfect.My Child, My Life: We can learn a lot from the elderly instead of always pushing them aside.My Entry into the Abyss: She is afraid of who she really is when Dr. Anderson leadBestselling & Popular Flash FictionThe Dark, Dark House: In houses with secrets, it is always very dark.Fifteen Seconds Ago: Life is unpredictable, so maybe things do not always have to be perfect.My Child, My Life: We can learn a lot from the elderly instead of always pushing them aside.My Entry into the Abyss: She is afraid of who she really is when Dr. Anderson leads her into a meditative state.The Beginning of a Life Misunderstood: In this life Arrabelle is homophobic, but what happens when she is reincarnated?The Tokolosh: According to an African Legend, The Tokolosh will fetch you when you do things you should not.GASP!: It is the new drug of choice. It's free and everybody is doing it, so it should be safe, shouldn't it?She Loves Me ... Not: There are many different forms of abuse, and when we are little, words hurt more than sticks and stones.(Flash fiction is a story that would fit on two facing pages of a typical digest-sized literary magazine - a complete story in one thousand or fewer words. A tale between 300 - 1000 words. Flash Fiction is usually a story of a single act, sometimes the culmination of several unwritten events. They are very short, but they are still stories. The best ones sometimes have a very strong message.)
/book/show/6513976-how-to-analyze-fiction?from_search=true	William Kenney	How to Analyze Fiction	
/book/show/379357.The_Vietnam_Reader?from_search=true	Stewart O'Nan (Editor)	The Vietnam Reader: The Definitive Collection of Fiction and Nonfiction on the War	is a selection of the finest and best-known art from the American war in Vietnam, including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, film, still photos, and popular song lyrics. All the strongest work is here, from mainstream bestsellers to radical poetry, from Tim O'Brien to Marvin Gaye. Also included are incisive reader's questions--useful for educators andis a selection of the finest and best-known art from the American war in Vietnam, including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, film, still photos, and popular song lyrics. All the strongest work is here, from mainstream bestsellers to radical poetry, from Tim O'Brien to Marvin Gaye. Also included are incisive reader's questions--useful for educators and book clubs--in a volume that makes an essential contribution to a wider understanding of the Vietnam War.This authoritative and accessible volume is sure to become a classic reference, as well as indispensable and provocative reading for anyone who wants to know more about the war that changed the face of late-twentieth-century America.
/book/show/966894.Hydroplane?from_search=true	Susan Steinberg	Hydroplane: Fictions	is a story collection filled with the urgency of erotic obsession. Its breathless voices, palpable in their desire, are propelled by monomania, rushing from one preoccupation into another: a garage, a painting class, a basketball game, boys. Their words take on kinetic force, an almost headlong momentum, as though, while reading, one were picking up speed, veeriis a story collection filled with the urgency of erotic obsession. Its breathless voices, palpable in their desire, are propelled by monomania, rushing from one preoccupation into another: a garage, a painting class, a basketball game, boys. Their words take on kinetic force, an almost headlong momentum, as though, while reading, one were picking up speed, veering out of control. The past returns. Rumination are continuous. A stranger at a bus stop is indistinguishable from the narrator's deceased grandfather; party guests turn ghoulish, festivities merge with nightmares.Each of Steinberg's stories builds as if telegraphed. Each sentence glissades into the next as though in perpetual motion, as characters, crippled by loss, rummage through their recollections looking for buffers to an indistinct future.
/book/show/89301.Personal_Recollections_of_Joan_of_Arc_by_Mark_Twain_Fiction_Classics?from_search=true	Mark Twain	Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc by Mark Twain, Fiction, Classics	The novel is presented as a translation (by Jean Francois Alden) of memoirs by Louis de Conte, a fictionalized version of Joan of Arc's page, Louis de Contes. I like Joan of Arc best of all my books; and it is the best; I know it perfectly well. And besides, it furnished me seven times the pleasure afforded me by any of the others; twelve years of preparation, and two yThe novel is presented as a translation (by Jean Francois Alden) of memoirs by Louis de Conte, a fictionalized version of Joan of Arc's page, Louis de Contes. I like Joan of Arc best of all my books; and it is the best; I know it perfectly well. And besides, it furnished me seven times the pleasure afforded me by any of the others; twelve years of preparation, and two years of writing. The others need no preparation and got none. -- Mark Twain
/book/show/15984784-the-early-science-fiction-of-philip-k-dick?from_search=true	Philip K. Dick	The Early Science Fiction of Philip K. Dick	The highly prolific and influential science fiction author Philip K. Dick published 44 novels and more than 120 brief works. This anthology presents his finest short stories and novellas, which originally appeared in pulp magazines of the early 1950s.Contents include The Variable Man, Second Variety, Beyond the Door, The Defenders, and more.
/book/show/30712.The_Total_Library?from_search=true	Jorge Luis Borges Suzanne Jill Levine (Translator) Esther Allen (Translator)	The Total Library: Non-Fiction 1922-1986	Though best known in the English speaking world for his short fictions and poems, Borges is revered in Latin America equally as an immensely prolific and beguiling writer of non-fiction prose. In, more than 150 of Borges' most brilliant pieces are brought together for the first time in one volume - all in superb new translations. More than a hundred of thThough best known in the English speaking world for his short fictions and poems, Borges is revered in Latin America equally as an immensely prolific and beguiling writer of non-fiction prose. In, more than 150 of Borges' most brilliant pieces are brought together for the first time in one volume - all in superb new translations. More than a hundred of the pieces have never previously been published in English. The Total Library presents Borges at once as a deceptively self-effacing guide to the universe and as the inventor of a universe that is an indispensible guide to Borges.
/book/show/17338263-herstory?from_search=true	Tara Chevrestt (Editor) Dorothy L. Abrams Lisa A. Adams	HerStory: Fiction Honoring Women's History Month	In ancient times, women were regarded as sacred. They were thought to hold the mystical power of creationresponsible for the continuation of our species. With the rise of science and religion, these myths were dispelled and their plight began.HerStory: Fiction Honoring Womens History Month is a collection of flash fiction and short stories from today's top authors featurIn ancient times, women were regarded as sacred. They were thought to hold the mystical power of creationresponsible for the continuation of our species. With the rise of science and religion, these myths were dispelled and their plight began.HerStory: Fiction Honoring Womens History Month is a collection of flash fiction and short stories from today's top authors featuring female characters that exemplify strong strength of mind, body, and character. Some of these tales are based on real people while others are purely fictional. However, all are standing up for themselves and what they believe in.Grab yourself a glass of wine or favorite hot beverage and get comfortable as you read about the lives of women who will light the fire in your soul.
/book/show/1524548.The_Black_Lizard_Anthology_of_Crime_Fiction?from_search=true	Ed Gorman (Editor / Contributor) Loren D. Estleman (Contributor) Bill Pronzini (Contributor)	The Black Lizard Anthology of Crime Fiction	More stories in this series can be read in
/book/show/1075489.Christ_Legends_by_Selma_Lagerlof_Fiction?from_search=true	Selma Lagerlf	Christ Legends by Selma Lagerlof, Fiction	When I was five years old I had such a great sorrow! I hardly know if I have had a greater since then. It was then that my grandmother died. Up to that time, she used to sit every day on the corner sofa in her room, and tell stories. I remember grandmother told story after story from morning till night, and we children sat beside her, quite still, and listened. It was a glWhen I was five years old I had such a great sorrow! I hardly know if I have had a greater since then. It was then that my grandmother died. Up to that time, she used to sit every day on the corner sofa in her room, and tell stories. I remember grandmother told story after story from morning till night, and we children sat beside her, quite still, and listened. It was a glorious life! No other children had such happy times as we did. It isn't much that I recollect about my grandmother. I remember that she had very beautiful snow-white hair, and stooped when she walked, and that she always sat and knitted a stocking. And I even remember that when she had finished a story, she used to lay her hand on my head and say: -All this is as true, as true as that I see you and you see me.- I also remember that she could sing songs, but this she did not do every day. One of the songs was about a knight and a sea-troll, and had this refrain: -It blows cold, cold weather at sea . . .-
/book/show/7352447-the-best-science-fiction-and-fantasy-of-the-year-volume-4?from_search=true	Jonathan Strahan (Editor) Nicola Griffith (Contributor) Holly Black (Contributor)	The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 4	The depth and breadth of what science fiction and fantasy fiction is changes with every passing year. The two dozen stories chosen for this book by award-winning anthologist Jonathan Strahan carefully maps this evolution, giving readers a captivating and always-entertaining look at the very best the genre has to offer.Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imThe depth and breadth of what science fiction and fantasy fiction is changes with every passing year. The two dozen stories chosen for this book by award-winning anthologist Jonathan Strahan carefully maps this evolution, giving readers a captivating and always-entertaining look at the very best the genre has to offer.Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes abestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.
/book/show/223448.The_Year_s_Best_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois (Editor) William Barton Paul Melko	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection	
/book/show/2318155.Omnibus_of_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Groff Conklin (Editor) Alan E. Nourse Ralph Williams	Omnibus of Science Fiction	The Omnibus of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin is a cornucopia of delights for science fiction fans. Read stories by Theodore Sturgeon, H.P. Lovecraft, Anthony Boucher, Richard Matheson, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Lester del Rey, Arthur C. Clarke, John D. MacDonald, and many others, and find yourself transported to strange and distant worlds in an enduring collectThe Omnibus of Science Fiction edited by Groff Conklin is a cornucopia of delights for science fiction fans. Read stories by Theodore Sturgeon, H.P. Lovecraft, Anthony Boucher, Richard Matheson, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Lester del Rey, Arthur C. Clarke, John D. MacDonald, and many others, and find yourself transported to strange and distant worlds in an enduring collection of timeless science fiction tales.Stories in book:John Thomas's Cube John LeimertHyperpilosity L. Sprague de CampThe Thing in the Woods Fletcher Pratt & B. F. RubyAnd be Merry... Katherine MacLeanThe Bees From Borneo Will H. GrayThe Rag Thing David GrinnellThe Conqueror Mark CliftonNever Underestimate... Theodore SturgeonThe Doorbell David H. KellerA Subway Named Mobius A. J. DeutschBackfire Ross RocklynneThe Box James BlishZeritsky's Law Ann GriffithThe Fourth Dynasty R. R. WinterbothamThe Color Out of Space H. P. LovecraftThe Head Hunters Ralph WilliamsThe Star Dummy Anthony BoucherCatch That Martian Damon KnightShipshape Home Richard MathesonHomo Sol Isaac AsimovAlexander the Bait William TennKaleidoscope Ray BradburyNothing Happens on the Moon Paul ErnstTrigger Tide Wyman GuinPlague Murray LeinsterWinner Lose All Jack VanceTest Piece Eric Frank RussellEnvironment Chester S. GeierHigh Threshold Alan E. NourseSpectator Sport John D. MacDonaldRecruiting Station A. E. von VogtA Stone and a Spear Raymond F. JonesWhat you Need Lewis PadgettThe Choice W. Hilton-YoungThe War Against the Moon Andre' MauroisPleasant Dreams Ralph RobinManners of the age H. B. FyfeThe Weapon Frederick BrownThe Scarlet Plague Jack LondonHeritage Robert AbernathyHistory Lesson Arthur C. ClarkeInstinct Lest del ReyCounter Charm Peter Phillips
/book/show/21560690-a-shadow-growing?from_search=true	Robert L. Hay	A Shadow Growing: A Collection of Short Fiction	Consider this a warning dear reader. Most of these stories are not for the faint of heart. While many of them are not horror stories in the traditional sense, some contain horrible and often remarkable things. Many of them are full of dark scenes and evil deeds. Some are full of wonder and even humor. There are many different spaces inside these covers to travel, but few aConsider this a warning dear reader. Most of these stories are not for the faint of heart. While many of them are not horror stories in the traditional sense, some contain horrible and often remarkable things. Many of them are full of dark scenes and evil deeds. Some are full of wonder and even humor. There are many different spaces inside these covers to travel, but few are completely safe. Try not to dwell too long in the darker places here.
/book/show/974.The_Da_Vinci_Code?from_search=true	Hank Hanegraaff Paul L. Maier	The Da Vinci Code: Fact or Fiction?	People are talking. The DaVinci Code has been on the New York Times best-seller list for almost a year and is raising a variety of responses from Christians and non-Christians alike. Some are outraged and upset by the claims of Dan Brown, while others are left utterly confused and don't know what to believe. The DaVinci Code: Fact or Fiction? shatters the myths of thPeople are talking. The DaVinci Code has been on the New York Times best-seller list for almost a year and is raising a variety of responses from Christians and non-Christians alike. Some are outraged and upset by the claims of Dan Brown, while others are left utterly confused and don't know what to believe. The DaVinci Code: Fact or Fiction? shatters the myths of the book while showing the reliability of Scripture, the divinity of Christ, as well as the historical facts for the Priory of Zion and the Knight's Templar. This is the only hands-on, accessible reference guide. The DaVinci Code: Fact or Fiction? even helps you turn debate about the book into an evangelistic opportunity.
/book/show/7204070-the-day-the-falls-stood-still?from_search=true	Cathy Marie Buchanan	The Day the Falls Stood Still	Book by Buchanan, Cathy Marie
/book/show/20615046-alice-in-wonderland?from_search=true	Lewis Carroll Magnolia Books (Editor) John Tenniel (Illustrator)	Alice in Wonderland: Ultimate Collection	You're in for a treat!Our aim was to prepare a perfectly-formattedthat was designed specifically for your e-reader device at a fantastic price. We are pleased to offer you the result of our work!This tremendous Alice in Wonderland series comes with the following great features:The complete text of five books about Alice'You're in for a treat!Our aim was to prepare a perfectly-formattedthat was designed specifically for your e-reader device at a fantastic price. We are pleased to offer you the result of our work!This tremendous Alice in Wonderland series comes with the following great features:The complete text of five books about Alice's adventures in Wonderland;BONUS - Free audiobook access to three books in the collection;Beautiful, original illustrations by Lewis Carroll himself, Sir John Tenniel and Henry Holiday;Clear formatting designed to fit any screen size;An easy-to-use active table of contents;BONUS - Wasp in a Wig - Lost Chapter of Through the Looking-GlassBONUS - Lewis Carroll's Influence - Film and TV adaptations, Alice in Comics;BONUS - Most Famous Quotes from Alice in Wonderland!The following Alice in Wonderland books by Lewis Carroll are included in this wonderful collection:Alice's Adventures in Wonderland;Through the Looking-Glass;Alice's Adventures Under Ground;The Nursery Alice;The Hunting of the Stark;Are you ready to enter Wonderland with Alice? Simply scroll up and press the Buy button and instantly enjoy the stories! It's only $1.99! It's hard to say no!
/book/show/591009.Pulp_Fiction?from_search=true	Dana Polan	Pulp Fiction	In this book, Dana Polan sets out to unlock the style and technique of. He shows how broad Tarantino's points of reference are, and analyzes the narrative accomplishment and complexity. In addition, Polan argues that macho attitudes celebrated in film are much more complex than they seem.
/book/show/1540534.Romantic_Fiction?from_search=true	Melanie La'Brooy	Romantic Fiction	Melbourne singles ponder if true love is fact, fiction, or something in between in this hilarious debut.
/book/show/16031799-make-it-so?from_search=true	Nathan Shedroff Christopher Noessel	Make It So: Interaction Design Lessons From Science Fiction	Many designers enjoy the interfaces seen in science fiction films and television shows. Freed from the rigorous constraints of designing for real users, sci-fi production designers develop blue-sky interfaces that are inspiring, humorous, and even instructive. By carefully studying these outsider user interfaces, designers can derive lessons that make their real-world deMany designers enjoy the interfaces seen in science fiction films and television shows. Freed from the rigorous constraints of designing for real users, sci-fi production designers develop blue-sky interfaces that are inspiring, humorous, and even instructive. By carefully studying these outsider user interfaces, designers can derive lessons that make their real-world designs more cutting edge and successful.
/book/show/5070839-the-program-era?from_search=true	Mark McGurl	The Program Era: Postwar Fiction and the Rise of Creative Writing	In The Program Era,  Mark McGurl offers a fundamental reinterpretation of postwar American fiction, asserting that it can be properly understood only in relation to the rise of mass higher education and the creative writing program. McGurl asks both how the patronage of the university has reorganized American literature and even more important how the increasing intimacyIn The Program Era,  Mark McGurl offers a fundamental reinterpretation of postwar American fiction, asserting that it can be properly understood only in relation to the rise of mass higher education and the creative writing program. McGurl asks both how the patronage of the university has reorganized American literature and even more important how the increasing intimacy of writing and schooling can be brought to bear on a reading of this literature.McGurl argues that far from occasioning a decline in the quality or interest of American writing, the rise of the creative writing program has instead generated a complex and evolving constellation of aesthetic problems that have been explored with energy and at times brilliance by authors ranging from Flannery O Connor to Vladimir Nabokov, Philip Roth, Raymond Carver, Joyce Carol Oates, and Toni Morrison.Through transformative readings of these and many other writers, The Program Era becomes a meditation on systematic creativity an idea that until recently would have seemed a contradiction in terms, but which in our time has become central to cultural production both within and beyond the university.An engaging and stylishly written examination of an era we thought we knew, The Program Era will be at the center of debates about postwar literature and culture for years to come.
/book/show/25496464-wish-you-were-dead?from_search=true	Todd Strasser	Wish You Were Dead	I'll begin with Lucy. She is definitely first on the list. You can't believe how it feels to be in the cafeteria and turn around and there she is staring at me like I'm some disgusting bug or vermin. Does she really think I WANT to be this way? I hate you, Lucy. I really hate you. You are my #1 pick. I wish you were dead.The day after anonymous blogger Str-S-d wishes theI'll begin with Lucy. She is definitely first on the list. You can't believe how it feels to be in the cafeteria and turn around and there she is staring at me like I'm some disgusting bug or vermin. Does she really think I WANT to be this way? I hate you, Lucy. I really hate you. You are my #1 pick. I wish you were dead.The day after anonymous blogger Str-S-d wishes the popular girl would die, Lucy vanishes. The students of Soundview High are scared and worried. Especially frightened and wracked with guilt is Madison Archer, Lucy's friend and the last person to see her the night she disappeared. As days pass with no sign of the missing girl, even the attention of Tyler, an attractive new student, is not enough to distract Madison from her growing sense of foreboding. When two more popular students disappear after their names are mentioned on Str-S-d's blog, the residents of Soundview panic. Meanwhile, Madison receives anonymous notes warning that she could be next. Desperate to solve the mystery before anyone else disappears, Madison turns to Tyler, but can she trust him when it becomes clear that he knows more than he's sharing? The clock is ticking. Madison must uncover the truth behind the mysterious disappearances . . . before her name appears in Str-S-d's blog.In the spirit of stories like, Todd Strasser updates the teen thriller for the techno age with.
/book/show/3000059-writing-science-fiction-fantasy?from_search=true	Crawford Kilian	Writing Science Fiction & Fantasy (Writing Series)	Whether you are new to the genre or looking for inspiration, this book provides the tools you need to succeed. Develop believable fantasy worlds Challenge your readers imaginations Practical techniques you can apply today Written by a successful author of SF and fantasy novels Master the craft of magical worlds Are you struggling to get started on your science fiction orWhether you are new to the genre or looking for inspiration, this book provides the tools you need to succeed. Develop believable fantasy worlds Challenge your readers imaginations Practical techniques you can apply today Written by a successful author of SF and fantasy novels Master the craft of magical worlds Are you struggling to get started on your science fiction or fantasy novel? Stuck at chapter two or need a fresh approach? Find new direction and inspiration with this unique guide to creating original and convincing stories. Written by a successful author of more than ten science fiction and fantasy novels, Writing Science and Fantasy takes an in-depth look at these two best-selling genres. Kilian delves into the origins and conventions of science fiction and fantasy and goes over the many subgenres, including nanotechnology, space opera, and sword and sorcery. He forces you to ask yourself crucial questions about your own novel, and also offers practical advice on how to prepare and market your manuscript to publishers, editors, and agents. With this book as a guide, both novice and experienced writers can learn how to make their work both a literary and financial success. Learn about: Constructing a scene Showing versus telling Avoiding clichs Developing good writing and research habits Creating plausible fantasy worlds Using symbolism and imagery effectively Highlights of the CD: Ten steps for pre-editing Exercises on character and dialogue Scores of links to relevant websites
/book/show/15939340-tattoos?from_search=true	Alice Osborn (Editor) Gary V.  Powell	Tattoos:  A Short Fiction Anthology	Hang out at any airport, pool or gym these days and you'll find more people wearing tattoos than not. When did tattoos become mainstream so that by not having ink you're an oddity? Perhaps because of the turbulent economic and political landscape we live in, people want to have some control in their lives-tattoos provide that control. Throughout history tattoos let othersHang out at any airport, pool or gym these days and you'll find more people wearing tattoos than not. When did tattoos become mainstream so that by not having ink you're an oddity? Perhaps because of the turbulent economic and political landscape we live in, people want to have some control in their lives-tattoos provide that control. Throughout history tattoos let others know the wearer's totem, family, skill set or class. Not just for sailors or misfits, people of all ages now get tattoos because they want to heal after abuse, they reach a personal milestone or they survive a health scare. Or they just want one.Like the characters in this story collection who are searching for themselves while committed to the ink, the tattooed can express their individualism, their pain and their memories on their skin.I've always been fascinated with tattoos but not because I have one. There's something in a tattoo that tells the world to fuck off. I admire that. A tattoo is pure communication in the outlines of barbed wire, dragon or butterfly. Of course a character who sports a tattoo has a story. Who hurt her? What did he lose? Why did she choose that tattoo? What does he want to find? What's her secret?In this anthology, sometimes the tattoo is central to the plot, and other times merely tangential to these characters. You'll meet men and women haunted by war, by family and by themselves. They want to belong and to believe in something. And they are as different as the designs on their arms, legs and backs.Enjoy these stories told by 15 talented authors from across the country. See yourself in their characters and in their ink. In some way, we are all misfits according to someone.
/book/show/4515733-city-wolves?from_search=true	Dorris Heffron	City Wolves: Historical Fiction	A moving historical tale and remarkable literary achievement,is the story of Canada's first woman veterinarian, Meg Wilkinson. Born in 1870 on a farm near Halifax, Meg's childhood experience with wolves makes her determined to be a veterinarian. Supported by the seemingly eccentric Randolph Oliphant and inspired by the ancient Inuit who first turned wolves intA moving historical tale and remarkable literary achievement,is the story of Canada's first woman veterinarian, Meg Wilkinson. Born in 1870 on a farm near Halifax, Meg's childhood experience with wolves makes her determined to be a veterinarian. Supported by the seemingly eccentric Randolph Oliphant and inspired by the ancient Inuit who first turned wolves into sled dogs, Meg surpasses the horse doctors at vet college and becomes the notorious 'dog doctor of Halifax' in the 1890s. After her unusual marriage ends abruptly in Boston, Meg travels to Vancouver and up to the Yukon, seeking the legendary sled dogs. Arriving at the beginning of the Klondike gold rush, she makes her way amidst Mounties, dance hall girls, Klondike Kings, mushers, priests and swindlers...all the mangy and magnificent people, dogs and spirits that populated raucous Dawson City.Observed through the restless spirit of Inuit Ike, this is lively, insightful, historical fiction, subtly revealing the wolf-like nature of humans and the human nature of wolves. Both earthy and reflective,is an important story told with compassion, humour and unflinching realism. In this her fifth novel, Dorris Heffron has created a wide range of unforgettable characters and achieved a breadth of vision exploring the deep conflicts and interconnection of social beings in a way that is uniquely Canadian and profoundly universal.
/book/show/24424955-writing-flash-fiction?from_search=true	Carly Berg	Writing Flash Fiction: How to Write Very Short Stories and Get Them Published	Writing flash fiction is a fun, easy way to break into print and quickly establish yourself as a professional author.This book shows you everything you need to write great stories under 1,000 words, as well as how and where to get them published.It concludes with tips for re-publishing those stories all together as a book.Carly Berg's stories and writing articles appear inWriting flash fiction is a fun, easy way to break into print and quickly establish yourself as a professional author.This book shows you everything you need to write great stories under 1,000 words, as well as how and where to get them published.It concludes with tips for re-publishing those stories all together as a book.Carly Berg's stories and writing articles appear in dozens of anthologies, magazines, and websites. She is the author of Coffee House Lies: 100 Cups of Flash Fiction.
/book/show/18775388-the-actress?from_search=true	Amy Sohn	The Actress	A big, lively breakout novel from bestselling author Amy Sohn, in which a talented young actress falls in love with Hollywood's biggest star  ignoring the rumors that he's gay  only to realize that she may just have been cast in the role of a lifetime.All Maddy Freed has ever wanted is to act. When the indie film she made with her director boyfriend, Dan, wins her a specA big, lively breakout novel from bestselling author Amy Sohn, in which a talented young actress falls in love with Hollywood's biggest star  ignoring the rumors that he's gay  only to realize that she may just have been cast in the role of a lifetime.All Maddy Freed has ever wanted is to act. When the indie film she made with her director boyfriend, Dan, wins her a special acting prize at the Mile's End Film Festival, she's thrilled but doesn't yet understand how much it will change her life. Then she catches the eye of Bridget Ostrow, a legendary talent manager whose biggest client is Hollywood heartthrob Steven Weller. Before Maddy knows it, her career has shifted onto the express track.Bridget secures Maddy an audition for an Oscar-worthy role opposite Steven, and soon the two actors are thrown together amid Europe's Old World charm. Though for years there have been rumors that Steven is gay, it doesnt take long before their professional relationship turns personal. After the passionate whirlwind wedding, though, rumors continue to swirl, and cracks start to appear in their fairytale lives. Even as Maddy stands by the man she believes is the love of her life, she begins to question just how much she knows about her role as his wifeThe Actress is a romantic, literary page-turner about Hollywood fame, the treachery of love, and the pleasures and pains of female ambition.
/book/show/32067092-the-theo-mallier-story?from_search=true	Andrew Culyer	The Theo Mallier Story	When a country needs leadership, it can turn to the most unconventional of people...Set in North Shields, Tynemouth and London, the story of Theo Malliers journey from North Shields to Downing Street:A satire on politics, Great Britain and self help, Theo takes on the country at the same time as facing the challenge within his own head:After living an uneventful yet succeWhen a country needs leadership, it can turn to the most unconventional of people...Set in North Shields, Tynemouth and London, the story of Theo Malliers journey from North Shields to Downing Street:A satire on politics, Great Britain and self help, Theo takes on the country at the same time as facing the challenge within his own head:After living an uneventful yet successful life, Theo becomes a local hero after saving the lives of two children. However, he has been left disfigured by the heroic act, and after suffering a post traumatic stress disorder, decides the best thing for him to do would be to run for Prime Minister......and he gets the job...
/book/show/18160995-the-wandering-earth?from_search=true	Liu Cixin Holger Nahm (Translator) Kim Fout (Editor)	The Wandering Earth: Classic Science Fiction Collection	The Wandering Earth is a collection of short stories by Liu Cixin, China's most acclaimed contemporary science-fiction author. Unabashedly classic in the great tradition of Asimov and Clarke, Liu Cixin's science-fiction is firmly rooted in the cosmic. [most] literature has always left me with the impression of indulging an intense anthropocentric narcissism. [] In theThe Wandering Earth is a collection of short stories by Liu Cixin, China's most acclaimed contemporary science-fiction author. Unabashedly classic in the great tradition of Asimov and Clarke, Liu Cixin's science-fiction is firmly rooted in the cosmic. [most] literature has always left me with the impression of indulging an intense anthropocentric narcissism. [] In the world of literature, the Sun exists for no other reason than to illuminate the pure, unadulterated countryside, the Moon has no other reason to shine than to cast the shadows of the seaside lovers, [but] if the universe is the Sahara, then all that makes the Earth a grain of gold within it, is that a particular bacteria called humanity clinging to its surface. Liu Cixin uses the unique perspective of science-fiction to take us on a journey into this majestic, desolate cosmos. He gives us the chance to reacquaint ourselves with the fundamental truth that in the face of a vast universe we are no more than a speck of dust; That the Earth is just another celestial body  And an extremely vulnerable one at that. The flash of a gamma-ray burst or the blast of a nearby supernova could, at any moment, reduce our cherished home to nothing but ashes.It can be terrifying to contemplate the end of our world and stories that describe such destruction can be disturbing. At the same time however, they can leave us feeling not only entertained, but exhilarated and inspired. Maybe, they can even give us a chance to renew our love of life. Most stories found in the The Wandering Earth collection take us to a sci-fi vision of Earth's end. But here, there are no Hollywood aliens, descending from the depths of space to blow up our cities. In these futures, the dangers humanity faces are much stranger and whimsical than that. The unexpected calamities that befall his richly detailed worlds are only eclipsed by humanity's epic, but always plausible, attempts to escape destruction.In all this peril and doom, Liu Cixin always feels for humanity. His stories are full of a deep love for all of Earth's peoples. But even this love does not escape reflection and even ridicule when viewed through his unrelenting cosmic lens. No matter how dearly one loves the Earth, humanity and all its cultures, there is no avoiding the cold, hard truth that they mean absolutely nothing when viewed against the vastness of the universe. But even an infinite universe could not change the simple fact that we are worthy of love, that we need love. It is this twist that lies at the very heart of the stories in this collection.Table of Contents1 The Wandering Earth2 Mountain3 Of Ants and Dinosaurs4 Sun of China5 The Wages of Humanity6 Curse 5.07 The Micro-Age8 Devourer9 Taking Care of Gods10 With Her Eyes11 The Longest Fall
/book/show/15714645-slenderman?from_search=true	Robin S. Swope	Slenderman: From Fiction to Fact	Has a fictional internet character come to life? Slenderman was created on June 10th 2009. During a contest on the Something Awful forum in which people were asked to create a fictional paranormal character to fool investigators. A submission by Victor Surge took the forum and soon the Internet by storm. His creation Slenderman is a paranormal entity that lurks in thHas a fictional internet character come to life? Slenderman was created on June 10th 2009. During a contest on the Something Awful forum in which people were asked to create a fictional paranormal character to fool investigators. A submission by Victor Surge took the forum and soon the Internet by storm. His creation Slenderman is a paranormal entity that lurks in the shadows, stalking people from their childhood. Once encountered, it is an unrelenting and unstoppable force of evil that does not rest until you are dead. This shadow entity is dressed in a black suit and is inhumanly tall with oddly long limbs. These limbs eerily extend out and multiply to trap you in its terrifying death embrace. But the oddest thing about this fictional internet character? People are actually having encounters with a real life Slenderman entity. In this new book by Robin Swope you will discover the origin and growth of the Slenderman myth, its historical archetypal imagery and the chilling clues that point to this modern myth is in fact an actual demonic force that has been hunting humans for hundreds of years. Join Rev. Robin Swope, a seminary trained exorcist and minister as he explores the strange story of the malicious child killing entity known as Slenderman.
/book/show/13142657-the-weird?from_search=true	Jeff VanderMeer (editor) Ann VanderMeer (editor)	The Weird: A Compendium of Dark and Strange Fictions	
/book/show/14464322-thuvia-maid-of-mars-by-edgar-rice-burroughs-science-fiction-classics?from_search=true	Edgar Rice Burroughs	Thuvia, Maid of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Science Fiction, Classics	The book does have some inventive and original ideas, including an autopilot and collision detection device for Martian fliers, and the creation of the Lotharians, a race of ancient martians who have become adept at telepathic projection, able to create imaginary warriors that can kill, and sustain themselves through thought alone. Fortunately, though, Carthoris is every bThe book does have some inventive and original ideas, including an autopilot and collision detection device for Martian fliers, and the creation of the Lotharians, a race of ancient martians who have become adept at telepathic projection, able to create imaginary warriors that can kill, and sustain themselves through thought alone. Fortunately, though, Carthoris is every bit the swashbuckler that his father is. Princess Thuvia of Ptarth has been kidnapped by the vile Prince Astok of Dusar -- an abduction which nearly causes a world war on Barsoom. Young Carthoris, in his quest to free his beloved princess, runs across deserted cities, a forgotten kingdom, banths (10-legged Barsoomian lions), ethereal warriors, much swordplay, giant white apes, and on and on. . . . highly recommended.
/book/show/1420428.The_Company_We_Keep?from_search=true	Wayne C. Booth	The Company We Keep: An Ethics of Fiction	In, Wayne C. Booth argues for the relocation of ethics to the center of our engagement with literature.But the questions he asks are not confined to morality. Returning ethics to its root sense, Booth proposes that the ethical critic will be interested in any effect on the ethos, the total character or quality of tellers and listeners. Ethical criticismIn, Wayne C. Booth argues for the relocation of ethics to the center of our engagement with literature.But the questions he asks are not confined to morality. Returning ethics to its root sense, Booth proposes that the ethical critic will be interested in any effect on the ethos, the total character or quality of tellers and listeners. Ethical criticism will risk talking about the quality ofparticular encounter withparticular work. Yet it will give up the old hope for definitive judgments of good work and bad. Rather it will be a conversation aboutkinds of personal and social goods that fictions can serve or destroy. While not ignoring the consequences for conduct of engaging with powerful stories, it will attend to that more immediate topic, What happens to us? Who am I,? What is the quality of the life I lead in the company of these would-be friends?Through a wide variety of periods and genres and scores of particular works, Booth pursues various metaphors for such engagements: friendship with books, the exchange of gifts, the colonizing of worlds, the constitution of commonwealths. He concludes with extended explorations of the ethical powers and potential dangers of works by Rabelais, D. H. Lawrence, Jane Austen, and Mark Twain.
/book/show/3850842-the-history-of-science-fiction?from_search=true	Adam Charles Roberts	The History of Science Fiction	The first comprehensive critical history of SF for thirty years, this book traces the origin and development of science fiction from Ancient Greece, via its rebirth in the seventeenth century, up to the present day. Concentrating on literary SF and (in the later chapters) cinema and TV, it also discusses the myriad forms this genre takes in the contemporary world, includinThe first comprehensive critical history of SF for thirty years, this book traces the origin and development of science fiction from Ancient Greece, via its rebirth in the seventeenth century, up to the present day. Concentrating on literary SF and (in the later chapters) cinema and TV, it also discusses the myriad forms this genre takes in the contemporary world, including a chapter on graphic novels, SF pop music, visual art and ufology. The author is ideally placed to write it: both an academic literary critic and also an acclaimed creative writer of science fiction, with five novels and many short stories to his credit. Written in lively, accessible prose, this study is specifically designed to bridge the worlds of academic criticism and the SF fandom.argues that, even today, this flourishing cultural idiom is shaped by the forces that determined its rise to prominence in the 1600s: the dialogue between Protestant and Catholic worldviews, the emerging technologies of the industrial age, and the cultural anxieties and excitements of a rapidly changing world. Now available in paperback, it will be of interest to all students, researchers and fans of SF.
/book/show/12972499-confessions?from_search=true	Herta B. Feely (Editor) Marian O'Shea Wernicke (Editor) Elizabeth Patton (Contributor)	Confessions: Fact or Fiction?: A Collection of Short Stories and Memoir	A priest sleeps with a parishionera boy loses faith in his fathera little girl ruins her cousins marriagea man is imprisoned with Frog Womana married woman knows shes a slut.These twenty-two stories of love, lies, loss and betrayal explore the fragile boundary between truth and fiction. Confessions: Fact or Fiction? invites the reader to decide which stories are truA priest sleeps with a parishionera boy loses faith in his fathera little girl ruins her cousins marriagea man is imprisoned with Frog Womana married woman knows shes a slut.These twenty-two stories of love, lies, loss and betrayal explore the fragile boundary between truth and fiction. Confessions: Fact or Fiction? invites the reader to decide which stories are true and which are not.
/book/show/20431593-short-fiction?from_search=true	Cormac McCarthy	Short Fiction	Cormac McCarthys first two short stories: Wake for Susan and A Drowning Incident.
/book/show/17756296-speculative-everything?from_search=true	Anthony Dunne	Speculative Everything: Design, Fiction, and Social Dreaming	Today designers often focus on making technology easy to use, sexy, and consumable. In, Anthony Dunne and Fiona Raby propose a kind of design that is used as a tool to create not only things but ideas. For them, design is a means of speculating about how things could be -- to imagine possible futures. This is not the usual sort of predicting or forecToday designers often focus on making technology easy to use, sexy, and consumable. In, Anthony Dunne and Fiona Raby propose a kind of design that is used as a tool to create not only things but ideas. For them, design is a means of speculating about how things could be -- to imagine possible futures. This is not the usual sort of predicting or forecasting, spotting trends and extrapolating; these kinds of predictions have been proven wrong, again and again. Instead, Dunne and Raby pose what if questions that are intended to open debate and discussion about the kind of future people want (and do not want).offers a tour through an emerging cultural landscape of design ideas, ideals, and approaches. Dunne and Raby cite examples from their own design and teaching and from other projects from fine art, design, architecture, cinema, and photography. They also draw on futurology, political theory, the philosophy of technology, and literary fiction. They show us, for example, ideas for a solar kitchen restaurant; a flypaper robotic clock; a menstruation machine; a cloud-seeding truck; a phantom-limb sensation recorder; and devices for food foraging that use the tools of synthetic biology. Dunne and Raby contend that if we speculate more -- about everything -- reality will become more malleable. The ideas freed by speculative design increase the odds of achieving desirable futures.
/book/show/39806.Black_Like_Us?from_search=true	Devon W. Carbado Dwight A. McBride Donald Weise	Black Like Us: A Century of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual African American Fiction	Black Like Us chronicles 100 years of the African American lesbian, gay, and bisexual literary tradition. Beginning with the turn-of-the-century writings of Angelina Welde Grimke and Alice Dunbar Nelson, it charts the evolution of black lesbian and gay fiction into the Harlem Renaissance of Langston Hughes and Countee Cullen and the later postwar era, in which works by AudBlack Like Us chronicles 100 years of the African American lesbian, gay, and bisexual literary tradition. Beginning with the turn-of-the-century writings of Angelina Welde Grimke and Alice Dunbar Nelson, it charts the evolution of black lesbian and gay fiction into the Harlem Renaissance of Langston Hughes and Countee Cullen and the later postwar era, in which works by Audre Lorde and James Baldwin signal the emerging sexual liberation movements. The 40 authors featured also include Alice Walker, E. Lynn Harris, Audre Lorde, April Sinclair, Jewelle Gomez, Thomas Glave, and Jacqueline Woodson.
/book/show/102619.The_Norton_Anthology_of_Contemporary_Fiction?from_search=true	R.V. Cassill (Editor) Joyce Carol Oates	The Norton Anthology of Contemporary Fiction	Master teachers and writers R. V. Cassill and Joyce Carol Oates offer here a refreshed and updated edition of The Norton Anthology of Contemporary Fiction, celebrating not only an enduring literary genre but also that genre's continuing energy and diversity.
/book/show/2053328.The_Wonderful_Adventures_of_Nils_by_Selma_Lagerlof_Fiction_Classics?from_search=true	Selma Lagerlf	The Wonderful Adventures of Nils by Selma Lagerlof, Fiction, Classics	Diana of the Crossways retells a tale that may well have been true: Although Meredith was forced to attach a disclaimer to the novel, it was no secret when he wrote the book that he was writing about the life of Caroline Norton, granddaughter of playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Unhappily married, the woman (-Diana-), takes a lover -- and becomes suspect when someone rDiana of the Crossways retells a tale that may well have been true: Although Meredith was forced to attach a disclaimer to the novel, it was no secret when he wrote the book that he was writing about the life of Caroline Norton, granddaughter of playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan. Unhappily married, the woman (-Diana-), takes a lover -- and becomes suspect when someone reveals an important political secret that she, as lover, was party to. A compelling study of a woman and her times.
/book/show/2243964.The_Story_of_Sigurd_the_Volsung_and_the_Fall_of_the_Niblungs_by_Wiliam_Morris_Fiction_Legends_Myths_Fables_General?from_search=true	Anonymous William Morris (Translator) Eirkr Magnsson (Translator)	The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs by Wiliam Morris, Fiction, Legends, Myths, & Fables - General	And he chased the deer of the forest, and many a wood-wolf slew . . . *Son of King Sigmund, young Sigurd is taught the ways of kings by the ancient, mysterious Regin -- who then sets him upon the seemingly impossible task: to steal the divine armor guarded by the Wallower on the Gold -- the great serpent Fafnir.Astride the war-steed Grayfell and armed with a sword nameAnd he chased the deer of the forest, and many a wood-wolf slew . . . *Son of King Sigmund, young Sigurd is taught the ways of kings by the ancient, mysterious Regin -- who then sets him upon the seemingly impossible task: to steal the divine armor guarded by the Wallower on the Gold -- the great serpent Fafnir.Astride the war-steed Grayfell and armed with a sword named the Wrath of Sigurd, the young hero crosses the Glittering Heath in pursuit of peril, glory -- and the Treasure of Andvari.First published in 1876, this verse epic ranks high among the masterworks of William Morris (1835-1896).
/book/show/17591550-best-european-fiction-2014?from_search=true	Drago Janar (Preface) Edward Gauvin (Translator) Vladimir Kozlov (Belarus)	Best European Fiction 2014	From Belarus to Wales! Translated from more than 25 languages and highlighting the future luminaries and revolutionaries of international literature. Fans of the series will find everything they've grown to love, while new readers will discover what they've been missing![Belarus] VLADIMIR KOZLOV Politics[Belgium: French] THIERRY HORGUELIN The Man in the Yellow Parka[BosniaFrom Belarus to Wales! Translated from more than 25 languages and highlighting the future luminaries and revolutionaries of international literature. Fans of the series will find everything they've grown to love, while new readers will discover what they've been missing![Belarus] VLADIMIR KOZLOV Politics[Belgium: French] THIERRY HORGUELIN The Man in the Yellow Parka[Bosnia and Herzegovina] ELVIS HADZIC The Curious Case of Benjamin Zec[Bulgaria] KATYA ATANASOVA Fear of Ankles[Croatia] OLJA SAVICEVIC IVANCEVIC Adios Cowboy[Estonia] EMIL TODE Interpretation[Finland] MOX MAKELA Night Shift[France] ERIC CHEVILLARD Hippopotamus[Georgia] GURAM DOCHANASHVILI A Fellow Traveler[Iceland] SKAR MAGNUSSON Dr. Amplatz[Latvia] INGA ZHOLUDE Dirty Laundry[Liechtenstein] JENS DITTMAR His Cryptologists[Lithuania] HERKUS KUNCIUS Belovezh[Macedonia] VLADA UROSEVIC The Seventh Side of the Dice[Moldova] IOAN MANASCURTA How I Was Going to Die on the Battlefield[Montenegro] LENA RUTH STEFANOVIC The New Testament[Norway] KJELL ASKILDSEN My Sisters Face[Poland] KRYSTIAN PIWOWARSKI Homo Polonicus[Portugal] RUI MANUEL AMARAL Almost Ten Stories[Russia] NINA GABRIELYAN Quiet Feasts[Slovakia] VLADIMR HAVRILLA The Teacher and the Parchment[Slovenia] VESNA LEMAIC The Pool[Spain: Castilian] SUSANA MEDINA Oestrogen[Spain: Galician] XURXO BORRAZAS Pena de Ancares[Switzerland: German] CHRISTOPH SIMON Fairy Tales from the World of Publishing[Ukraine] YURIY TARNAWSKY Dead Darling[United Kingdom: England] TOM MCCARTHY On Dodgem Jockeys[United Kingdom: Wales] ROBERT MINHINNICK Scavenger
/book/show/30753291-10-jours-dans-un-asile?from_search=true	Nellie Bly Hlne Cohen (Translator)	10 jours dans un asile (Feuilleton non-fiction)	Engage en 1887 au journal New World du clbre Joseph Pulitzer, Nellie Bly se voit confier une mission pour la moins singulire : se faire passer pour folle et intgrer un asile, le Blackwell's Island Hospital sur Roosevelt Island  New York.Intrpide, courageuse et soucieuse de dnoncer les conditions des laisses-pour-compte, elle accepte le dfi et endosse le rle. EllEngage en 1887 au journal New World du clbre Joseph Pulitzer, Nellie Bly se voit confier une mission pour la moins singulire : se faire passer pour folle et intgrer un asile, le Blackwell's Island Hospital sur Roosevelt Island  New York.Intrpide, courageuse et soucieuse de dnoncer les conditions des laisses-pour-compte, elle accepte le dfi et endosse le rle. Elle reste dix jours dans l'tablissement et en tire un brlot. D'abord publi en feuilleton, ce reportage undercover met en lumire les conditions pouvantables d'internement des patientes ainsi que les mthodes criminelles du personnel. L'oeuvre de Nellie Bly, jusqu'alors indite en France, marque la naissance du journalisme dit infiltr et prfigure les luttes pour l'mancipation des femmes.
/book/show/20883642-surrender-at-orchard-rest?from_search=true	Hope Denney	Surrender at Orchard Rest (Orchard Rest Historical Southern Fiction, #1)	Somerset Forrest, a former Civil War nurse, is expected to live up to the legacy of her mother's crumbling society family and restore them to their former prestige, but she yearns for independence. She's never gotten over Eric Rutherford, her first love who disappeared years before in the hills along the Chickamauga. As she struggles to find her place among a family all toSomerset Forrest, a former Civil War nurse, is expected to live up to the legacy of her mother's crumbling society family and restore them to their former prestige, but she yearns for independence. She's never gotten over Eric Rutherford, her first love who disappeared years before in the hills along the Chickamauga. As she struggles to find her place among a family all too adept at keeping secrets and tries to make peace with the past, her fianc Sawyer Russell reveals a secret that threatens the peace of Century Grove, Alabama.
/book/show/6492197-the-magazine-of-bizarro-fiction?from_search=true	Andersen Prunty Jordan Krall Jeff Burk (Editor)	The Magazine of Bizarro Fiction	The premier magazine of the bizarro genre. Issue one features the novella The Sex Beast of Scurvy Island by Andersen Prunty, short fiction by Jordan Krall, Bruce Taylor, Garrett Cook, and Michael James Gibbs, comics by Andrew Goldfarb and Jeremy Kemp, articles by Mykle Hansen and Bradley Sands, a spotlight on author Gina Ranalli, The Wonderland Books Awards, BizarroCon rThe premier magazine of the bizarro genre. Issue one features the novella The Sex Beast of Scurvy Island by Andersen Prunty, short fiction by Jordan Krall, Bruce Taylor, Garrett Cook, and Michael James Gibbs, comics by Andrew Goldfarb and Jeremy Kemp, articles by Mykle Hansen and Bradley Sands, a spotlight on author Gina Ranalli, The Wonderland Books Awards, BizarroCon report, and more!
/book/show/32604575-burn-out?from_search=true	Kristi Helvig	Burn Out	Most people want to save the world; seventeen-year-old Tora just wants to get off of it. One of the last survivors in Earth's final years, Tora yearns to escape the wasteland her planet has become, but discovers her fellow survivors are even more deadly than the hostile environment.Holed up in an underground shelter, Tora is alone. All Tora has left is Trigger, one of theMost people want to save the world; seventeen-year-old Tora just wants to get off of it. One of the last survivors in Earth's final years, Tora yearns to escape the wasteland her planet has become, but discovers her fellow survivors are even more deadly than the hostile environment.Holed up in an underground shelter, Tora is alone. All Tora has left is Trigger, one of the bio-energetic weapons her father created for the government before his conscience kicked in.When mercenaries take Tora's weapons by force, fury turns to fear. Tora must choose between saving herself or honoring her father's request to save humanity from the most lethal weapons in existence.
/book/show/8540332-the-chessmen-of-mars-by-edgar-rice-burroughs-science-fiction?from_search=true	Edgar Rice Burroughs	The Chessmen of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Science Fiction	Is the mysterious Panthan warrior friend or foe? As hero battles for maiden in a deadly game of living chess, the pieces are fighting men and the stakes are life and death! Burroughs began writing The Chessmen of Mars in January, 1921 and the finished story was first published in Argosy All-Story Weekly as a six-part serial in the issues for February and March of 1922. #5Is the mysterious Panthan warrior friend or foe? As hero battles for maiden in a deadly game of living chess, the pieces are fighting men and the stakes are life and death! Burroughs began writing The Chessmen of Mars in January, 1921 and the finished story was first published in Argosy All-Story Weekly as a six-part serial in the issues for February and March of 1922. #5 in Burroughs's Martian Barsoom series.
/book/show/608159.Can_t_Quit_You_Baby?from_search=true	Ellen Douglas	Can't Quit You, Baby	It is rare when a book this fine enters the world of contemporary American literature.Two women share a Mississippi household for fifteen years, rolling out piecrusts and making conversation. Cornelia is rich, white, and pampered, the mistress of the house, who oversees a seemingly perfect world of smooth surfaces and stubborn silence. Tweet, her housekeeIt is rare when a book this fine enters the world of contemporary American literature.Two women share a Mississippi household for fifteen years, rolling out piecrusts and making conversation. Cornelia is rich, white, and pampered, the mistress of the house, who oversees a seemingly perfect world of smooth surfaces and stubborn silence. Tweet, her housekeeper, is a poor, black, world-weary woman with a ghost-ridden past. As the years go by, Cornelia and Tweet each endure moments of uncertainty and despair; each, in her time of need, is rescued by the other.In the footsteps of Southern writers like Peter Taylor, Eudora Welty, and Flannery O Connor, Ellen Douglas celebrates the resiliency of the human spirit in this story of two women bound by transgression and guilt, memory and illusion, gratitude and love.Ellen Douglas is not just one of our best Southern novelists. She is one of our best American novelists.
/book/show/29779167-their-solitary-way?from_search=true	J.N. Chaney	Their Solitary Way: A Science Fiction Novel	Adam Kadman is the captain of a seed ship known as the Eden. Carrying ten thousand cryogenically frozen colonists, he and his crew must seek out new worlds for potential habitation. With the help of Lilith, a shipboard cyberbrain, Adam and his team will stop at nothing to secure humanity's future.But time is running out. The Eden is breaking down, and accidents are beginnAdam Kadman is the captain of a seed ship known as the Eden. Carrying ten thousand cryogenically frozen colonists, he and his crew must seek out new worlds for potential habitation. With the help of Lilith, a shipboard cyberbrain, Adam and his team will stop at nothing to secure humanity's future.But time is running out. The Eden is breaking down, and accidents are beginning to occur at an alarming rate. At first, Adam believes these to be mere coincidences, but when a massive explosion kills several dozen people, he puts Seth, the lead Security officer and Adam's own son, in charge of an investigation to uncover the truth, but with so little evidence to go on, how can they hope to succeed? The clock is ticking...
/book/show/295724.Modern_Korean_Fiction?from_search=true	Bruce Fulton (Editor) Kwon Youngmin (Editor) Chnghi Ch'oe (Contributor)	Modern Korean Fiction: An Anthology	To represent the past century of Korean fiction, this definitive collection extends beyond familiar writers, challenges cultural norms, and crosses political borders. By inlcuding stories from neglected female, North Korean, and wolbuk writers (those who migrated to the North after 1945 and whose works were widely banned in South Korea) and by bringing politically engagedTo represent the past century of Korean fiction, this definitive collection extends beyond familiar writers, challenges cultural norms, and crosses political borders. By inlcuding stories from neglected female, North Korean, and wolbuk writers (those who migrated to the North after 1945 and whose works were widely banned in South Korea) and by bringing politically engaged works together with experimental ones, this anthology articulates the ruptures and resolutions that have makred the peninsula.From sketches of desperate peasants in straitened circumstances to fast-moving, visceral tales of contemporary South Korea, the works in this collection bear witness to the dramatic transformations and events in twentieth-century Korean history, including Japanese colonial rule, civil war, and economic modernization in the South. The writers explore these developments through a variety of literary and political lenses, revealing wtih precision and poignancy their impact on Korean society and the lives of ordinary Koreans. This anthology includes an introduction, which synthesizes the key developments in modern Korean literature, and a comprehensive bibliography of Korean fiction in translation.
/book/show/21899854-science-fiction-trails-11?from_search=true	David B. Riley (Editor) J.A.  Campbell R.A. Conine	Science Fiction Trails 11	Those pesky Martians are in two very different takes on Martian invasion.. Folks always seem to think they know how to handle alien technologybut they never do and the device the government wants proves to be quite deadly. And a Native American warrior gets a really fast lesson about parallel universes. We go to Name Pending, Wyoming for a story that reminds us perhaps naThose pesky Martians are in two very different takes on Martian invasion.. Folks always seem to think they know how to handle alien technologybut they never do and the device the government wants proves to be quite deadly. And a Native American warrior gets a really fast lesson about parallel universes. We go to Name Pending, Wyoming for a story that reminds us perhaps nature can handle evolution better than man Featuring stories by Sam Knight, C. J. Killmer, J. A. Campbell, Lyn McConchie, Henrik Ramsager, R. A. Conine and Jackson Kuhl with an article by David Lee Summers. And join contributors David Boop, Joel Jenkins, John Howard and others in our first Wild West Writing Challenge, where they come up with some amazing and really short gunfights.
/book/show/23521233-magical?from_search=true	Kelly Ann Jacobson (Editor) T.A. Noonan Oliver Gray	Magical: An Anthology of Fantasy, Fairy Tales, and Other Magical Fiction	Magical: An Anthology of Fantasy, Fairy Tales, and Other Magical Fiction is a collection of 31 stories from writers around the globe. Whether retelling classics like Little Red Riding Hood or inventing new tales of goblins, dragons, witches, or singing frogs, these stories will take adults back to the innocent enjoyment of a well-told tale.
/book/show/2211959.Women_of_Wonder?from_search=true	Pamela Sargent (editor) Kate Wilhelm Judith Merril	Women of Wonder: Science-Fiction Stories by Women about Women	'Women are writing many of the things male sf writers thought could never be written; they are making us examine tenets and shibboleths we thought were immutable. The mightily thewed warrior trip is one of these. People like Ursula Le Guin, Joanna Russ, Kate Wilhelm ... are making that seem hideously ridiculous' - Harlan EllisonIn, Pamela Sargent has assemb'Women are writing many of the things male sf writers thought could never be written; they are making us examine tenets and shibboleths we thought were immutable. The mightily thewed warrior trip is one of these. People like Ursula Le Guin, Joanna Russ, Kate Wilhelm ... are making that seem hideously ridiculous' - Harlan EllisonIn, Pamela Sargent has assembled a collection of amazing stories which show that some of the most exciting and innovative writing in science fiction is being produced by women.Women in Science Fiction (1975) essay by Pamela SargentThe Child Dreams (1975) poem by Sonya DormanThat Only a Mother (1948) story by Judith MerrilContagion (1950) novelette by Katherine MacLeanThe Wind People (1959) story by Marion Zimmer BradleyThe Ship Who Sang (1961) novelette by Anne McCaffreyWhen I Was Miss Dow (1966) story by Sonya DormanThe Food Farm (1967) story by Kit ReedBaby, You Were Great (1967) story by Kate WilhelmSex &/or Mr. Morrison (1967) story by Carol EmshwillerVaster Than Empires & More Slow (1971) novelette by Ursula K. Le GuinFalse Dawn (1972) story by Chelsea Quinn YarbroNobody's Home (1972) story by Joanna RussOf Mist, & Grass, & Sand (1973) novelette by Vonda N. McIntyre
/book/show/4251.Truth_and_Fiction_in_The_Da_Vinci_Code?from_search=true	Bart D. Ehrman	Truth and Fiction in The Da Vinci Code: A Historian Reveals What We Really Know about Jesus, Mary Magdalene & Constantine	In his staggeringly popular work of fiction, Dan Brown states up front that the historical information in theis all factually accurate. But is this claim true? As historian Bart D. Ehrman shows in this informative and witty book,is filled with numerous historical mistakes.Did the ancient church engage in a cover-up to make the man JesuIn his staggeringly popular work of fiction, Dan Brown states up front that the historical information in theis all factually accurate. But is this claim true? As historian Bart D. Ehrman shows in this informative and witty book,is filled with numerous historical mistakes.Did the ancient church engage in a cover-up to make the man Jesus into a divine figure? Did Emperor Constantine select for the New Testament--from some 80 contending Gospels--the only four Gospels that stressed that Jesus was divine? Was Jesus Christ married to Mary Magdalene? Did the Church suppress Gospels that told the secret of their marriage? Bart Ehrman thoroughly debunks all of these claims. But the book is not merely a laundry list of Brown's misreading of history. Throughout, Ehrman offers a wealth of fascinating background information--all historically accurate--on early Christianity. He describes, for instance, the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls ; outlines in simple terms how scholars of early Christianity determine which sources are most reliable; and explores the many other Gospels that have been found in the last half century. In his engaging book, Ehrman separates fact from fiction, the historical realities from the flights of literary fancy. Anyone who would like to know the truth about the beginnings of Christianity and the real truth behindwill find this book riveting.
/book/show/3393883-cryptic?from_search=true	Jack McDevitt	Cryptic: The Best Short Fiction of Jack McDevitt	Jack McDevitt loves a good mystery. And he enjoys baffling his readers with enigmas like why, after so many years of listening with no results, would a SETI director hear an artificial signal and keep it quiet? Why might an astronomer at a space station, facing imminent death from a solar radiation blast, send off a frantic message that he had discovered a Clyde Tombaugh SJack McDevitt loves a good mystery. And he enjoys baffling his readers with enigmas like why, after so many years of listening with no results, would a SETI director hear an artificial signal and keep it quiet? Why might an astronomer at a space station, facing imminent death from a solar radiation blast, send off a frantic message that he had discovered a Clyde Tombaugh Special? Tombaugh, of course, was the discoverer of Pluto.What really happened to Christopher Sim, the George Washington of the war against the Ashiyyur? Why had a beloved artist at the top of his profession, with everything to live for, killed himself? Why had a brilliant young biologist discovered how life got started on Earth, but neglected to tell anyone?And there are of course other anomalies to be encountered in McDevitt's work: A computer threatens the literary world, while a time traveler worries the churches. One artificial intelligence runs for president, and another claims to be a Catholic and demands access to the sacraments. Two friends discover that whenever they get together, shuttles crash, wars break out, or tidal waves hammer a coastline.A researcher watches endless fighting on another world and finally rebels against the Academy's hands-off doctrine. Meantime, a crewman stranded light-years from Earth, entertains himself by intercepting radio broadcasts from home, originally transmitted during World War II.Among other questions these tales will answer: What might happen when people in a research lab literally try to play God. Why you don't ever, ever, want to turn out the lights at Bolton's Tower in the Dakotas. Why someone might want to blow up a star. And why it would be a really good idea if Hatch kept his hands off the mallet. These, and twenty-three other cosmic rides, await the reader.Contents:Cryptic (1983)The Fort Moxie Branch (1988)Nothing Ever Happens in Rock City (2001)Tweak (2007)Melville on Iapetus (1983)Lighthouse (2006) by Jack McDevitt and Michael SharaCool Neighbor (2007) by Jack McDevitt and Michael SharaWhistle (1989)In the Tower (1987)Ignition (2005)Indomitable (2008)Last Contact (1988)Never Despair (1997)Windows (2004)Dutchman (1987)The Tomb (1991)Promises to Keep (1984)To Hell with the Stars (1987)The Mission (2004)Report from the Rear (1998)Black to Move (1982)The Far Shore (1982)Sunrise (1988)Kaminsky at War (2006)Fifth Day (2007)Deus Tex (1996)Gus (1991)Welcome to Valhalla (2008) by Jack McDevitt and Kathryn LanceTyger (1991)Auld Lang Boom (1992)Cruising through Deuteronomy (1995)The Candidate (2006)Act of God (2004)Ellie (1995)Time's Arrow (1989)Dead in the Water (1999)Henry James, This One's for You (2005)Time Travellers Never Die (1996)
/book/show/22597252-norceuil-s-garden?from_search=true	Edward   Dutton	Norceuil's Garden: Queer Fiction and Erotica	In the grand, erotic tradition of Georges Bataille, Anas Nin and the Marquis de Sade, Edward Dutton's Norceuil's Garden: Queer Fiction and Erotica is a diverse collection of queer, sexy, postmodern tales ranging from coming-of-age stories to literary erotica to experimental prose. From the vampire-phobic graduate student of The Vampire of Xanthos to the world-weary, dIn the grand, erotic tradition of Georges Bataille, Anas Nin and the Marquis de Sade, Edward Dutton's Norceuil's Garden: Queer Fiction and Erotica is a diverse collection of queer, sexy, postmodern tales ranging from coming-of-age stories to literary erotica to experimental prose. From the vampire-phobic graduate student of The Vampire of Xanthos to the world-weary, dirty old man of Norceuils Garden to the young prostitute-philosopher in Hustler, these narratives bristle with testosterone, angst and desire. Poised on the knife's edge between erotica and surrealist prose, these stories will leave you open-mouthed and gasping for more.Edward Dutton is a Brit living in America. His work has been published in Chroma, Chelsea Station, Velvet Mafia, Best Gay Romance 2009 and Best Gay Bondage Erotica.CONTENTS:I. THE MANORII. THE VAMPIRE OF XANTHOSIII. NORCEUIL'S GARDENIV. BEING IN MISSOURIV. DISTRACTIONS FROM BORGESVI. HUSTLERVII. LONDON / PARIS, A MEMOIRVIII. WILLIAMIX. THE FOREST OF SUICIDES: FRAGMENTSAUTHOR'S NOTE
/book/show/12355.Inside_and_Other_Short_Fiction?from_search=true	Cathy Layne (Compiler) Ruth Ozeki (Foreword)	Inside and Other Short Fiction: Japanese Women by Japanese Women	Inside and other short fiction showcases the very best of recent writing by Japanese women writers today-including prize-winning novelists and authors never before published in English-as they explore the issue of female identity in a rapidly changing society.AMY YAMADA (Fiesta), widely published overseas and with many fans among Western readers, offers us a sophisticatInside and other short fiction showcases the very best of recent writing by Japanese women writers today-including prize-winning novelists and authors never before published in English-as they explore the issue of female identity in a rapidly changing society.AMY YAMADA (Fiesta), widely published overseas and with many fans among Western readers, offers us a sophisticated psychological portrait of a sexually repressed woman. TAMAKI DAIDO (Milk), winner of the Akutagawa Prize in 2002, and talented young newcomer RIO SHIMAMOTO (Inside), paint two very different pictures of teenage life. The trials of a busy working mother are depicted by SHUNGIKU UCHIDA (My Son's Lips), who shocked Japan in 1993 with the publication of her novel, Father Fucker. YUZUKI MUROI (Piss), a prolific, popular and outspoken essayist, novelist and TV commentator, tells the sexually explicit and very moving story of a young Tokyo prostitute. Winner of the 1999 Akutagawa Prize, CHIYA FUJINO (Her Room), delves into the relationship between two women, one divorced and one single, with a subtle and powerful tale. Well-known essayist, JUNKO HASEGAWA (The Unfertilized Egg), makes a first foray into fiction with a hard-hitting portrait of the single thirty-something lifestyle. NOBUKO TAKAGI (The Shadow of the Orchid) is a highly respected member of the Japanese literary establishment, and winner of many prizes, including the Akutagawa Prize in 1984. Her short story is a sensitive depiction of a moment of crisis in the life of a fifty-year-old housewife.
/book/show/9745113-three-maids-for-a-crown?from_search=true	Ella March Chase	Three Maids for a Crown	In the second novel from Ella March Chase, we meet sixteen-year-old Jane Grey, a quiet and obedient young lady destined to become the shortest reigning English monarch. Her beautiful middle sister Katherine Grey charms all the right people--until loyalties shift. And finally Lady Mary Grey, a dwarf with a twisted spine whose goal is simply to protect people she loves--butIn the second novel from Ella March Chase, we meet sixteen-year-old Jane Grey, a quiet and obedient young lady destined to become the shortest reigning English monarch. Her beautiful middle sister Katherine Grey charms all the right people--until loyalties shift. And finally Lady Mary Grey, a dwarf with a twisted spine whose goal is simply to protect people she loves--but at a terrible cost.In an age in which begetting sons was all that mattered and queens rose and fell on the sex of their child, these three girls with royal Tudor blood lived under the dangerous whims of parents with a passion for gambling. The stakes they would wager: their daughters' lives against rampant ambition.
/book/show/19170082-the-road-to-wellville?from_search=true	T.C. Boyle	The Road to Wellville	Will Lightbody is a man with a stomach ailment whose only sin is loving his wife, Eleanor, too much. Eleanor is a health nut of the first stripe, and when in 1907 she journeys to Dr. John Harvey Kellogg's infamous Battle Creek Spa to live out the vegetarian ethos, poor Will goes too. So begins's wickedly comic look at turn-of-the-century fanatics in seWill Lightbody is a man with a stomach ailment whose only sin is loving his wife, Eleanor, too much. Eleanor is a health nut of the first stripe, and when in 1907 she journeys to Dr. John Harvey Kellogg's infamous Battle Creek Spa to live out the vegetarian ethos, poor Will goes too. So begins's wickedly comic look at turn-of-the-century fanatics in search of the magic pill to prolong their lives--or the profit to be had from manufacturing it. Brimming with a Dickensian cast of characters and laced with wildly wonderful plot twists,in thecalledA marvel, enjoyable from beginning to end.
/book/show/787501.Waverley_by_Sir_Walter_Scott_Fiction_Historical_Literary_Classics?from_search=true	Walter Scott Andrew Lang	Waverley by Sir Walter Scott, Fiction, Historical, Literary, Classics	Waverley is an historical novel by Sir Walter Scott . Published anonymously in 1814 as Scott's first venture into prose fiction, it is often regarded as the first historical novel in the western tradition. The book became so popular that Scott's later novels were advertised as being by the author of Waverley. His series of works on similar themes written during the sameWaverley is an historical novel by Sir Walter Scott . Published anonymously in 1814 as Scott's first venture into prose fiction, it is often regarded as the first historical novel in the western tradition. The book became so popular that Scott's later novels were advertised as being by the author of Waverley. His series of works on similar themes written during the same period have become collectively known as the Waverley Novels.
/book/show/22609311-the-best-science-fiction-and-fantasy-of-the-year-volume-9?from_search=true	Jonathan Strahan (Editor) Joe Abercrombie Nicola Griffith	The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 9	Science fiction and fantasy has never been more diverse or vibrant, and 2014 has provided a bountiful crop of extraordinary stories. These stories are about the future, worlds beyond our own, the realms of our imaginations and dreams but, more importantly, they are the stories of ourselves. Featuring best-selling writers and emerging talents, here are some of the most exciScience fiction and fantasy has never been more diverse or vibrant, and 2014 has provided a bountiful crop of extraordinary stories. These stories are about the future, worlds beyond our own, the realms of our imaginations and dreams but, more importantly, they are the stories of ourselves. Featuring best-selling writers and emerging talents, here are some of the most exciting genre writers working today.Multi-award winning editor Jonathan Strahan once again brings you the best stories from the past year. Within you will find twenty-eight amazing tales from authors across the globe, displaying why science fiction and fantasy are genres increasingly relevant to our turbulent world.Tough Times All Over, Joe AbercrombieThe Scrivener, Eleanor ArnasonMoriabes Children, Paolo BacigalupiCovenant, Elizabeth BearSlipping, Lauren BeukesTen Rules for Being an Intergalactic Smuggler (The Successful Kind), Holly BlackShadow Flock, Greg EganThe Truth About Owls, Amal El-MohtarCimmeria: From the Journal of Imaginary Anthropology, Theodora GossCold Wind, Nicola GriffithSomeday, James Patrick KellyInterstate Love Song (Murder Ballad No.8), Caitlin R KiernanMothers, Lock Up Your Daughters Because They are Terrifying, Alice Sola KimAmicae Aeternum, Ellen KlagesCalligo Lane, Ellen KlagesThe Lady and the Fox, Kelly LinkThe Long Haul From the ANNALS OF TRANSPORTATION, The Pacific Monthly, May 2009, Ken LiuThe Vaporization Enthalpy of a Peculiar Pakistani Family, Usman T MailkFour Days of Christmas, Tim MaughanThe Fifth Dragon, Ian McDonaldShay Corsham Worsted, Garth NixI Met a Man Who Wasnt There, K. J. ParkerKheldyu, Karl SchroederTawny Petticoats, Michael SwanwickGrand Jet (The Great Leap), Rachel SwirskyThe Insects of Love, Genevieve ValentineCollateral, Peter WattsThe Devil in America, Kai Ashante Wilson
/book/show/7644654-something-more?from_search=true	Mo Johnson	Something More (Girlfriend Fiction, #11)	Just remember, Isla, when you're searching for happiness, it knows all the best hiding places. (Gran McGonnigle)Isla McBay is not delighted to have left Scotland for sunny Australia. For starters, she can't swim - not great for pool parties. She misses her gran and her friends, her dad's giving her unbelievably irritating driving lessons, and she's constantly fighting withJust remember, Isla, when you're searching for happiness, it knows all the best hiding places. (Gran McGonnigle)Isla McBay is not delighted to have left Scotland for sunny Australia. For starters, she can't swim - not great for pool parties. She misses her gran and her friends, her dad's giving her unbelievably irritating driving lessons, and she's constantly fighting with her younger sister, Terry, who always does everything first. Even her photography class with dreamy Sam Doyle and annoying yet intriguing Jack Ferris can't cure Isla's homesickness...Then Terry comes to Isla with a serious problem, forcing Isla to make a choice: will she be the better sister Terry needs her to be - or will she close her eyes to what's really important?
/book/show/365579.Desire_and_Domestic_Fiction?from_search=true	Nancy Armstrong	Desire and Domestic Fiction: A Political History of the Novel	Desire and Domestic Fiction argues that far from being removed from historical events, novels by writers from Richardson to Woolf were themselves agents of the rise of the middle class. Drawing on texts that range from 18th-century female conduct books and contract theory to modern psychoanalytic case histories and theories of reading, Armstrong shows that the emergence ofDesire and Domestic Fiction argues that far from being removed from historical events, novels by writers from Richardson to Woolf were themselves agents of the rise of the middle class. Drawing on texts that range from 18th-century female conduct books and contract theory to modern psychoanalytic case histories and theories of reading, Armstrong shows that the emergence of a particular form of female subjectivity capable of reigning over the household paved the way for the establishment of institutions which today are accepted centers of political power. Neither passive subjects nor embattled rebels, the middle-class women who were authors and subjects of the major tradition of British fiction were among the forgers of a new form of power that worked in, and through, their writing to replace prevailing notions of identity with a gender-determined subjectivity. Examining the works of such novelists as Samuel Richardson, Jane Austen, and the Brontes, she reveals the ways in which these authors rewrite the domestic practices and sexual relations of the past to create the historical context through which modern institutional power would seem not only natural but also humane, and therefore to be desired.
/book/show/1186429.Fiction_Writer_s_Brainstormer?from_search=true	James V. Smith Jr.	Fiction Writer's Brainstormer	A right-brain reference of puzzles, questions, checklists, and advice to help stimulate writers' creative thinking and problem-solving capabilities. Coverage encompasses critical elements, characters, scenes, word choice, style and writing mechanics, and revision, with material in question-and-answe
/book/show/21540319-bird-envy?from_search=true	Meg  Pokrass	Bird Envy: Flash Fiction	THIS BOOK CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED AT THE HARVARD BOOKSTORE and the HARVARD ONLINE BOOKSTORE.Sassy, sexy and smart, Meg Pokrass's flash stories are addictive for their startling leaps of an imagination brilliantly at play. - Pamela Painter, author of Wouldn't You Like to Know (Carnegie Mellon University Press), 3-time Pushcart Prize winner, Emerson College Writing FacultyMTHIS BOOK CAN ONLY BE PURCHASED AT THE HARVARD BOOKSTORE and the HARVARD ONLINE BOOKSTORE.Sassy, sexy and smart, Meg Pokrass's flash stories are addictive for their startling leaps of an imagination brilliantly at play. - Pamela Painter, author of Wouldn't You Like to Know (Carnegie Mellon University Press), 3-time Pushcart Prize winner, Emerson College Writing FacultyMeg Pokrass is the new monarch of the delightful and enigmatic tiny kingdom of micro- and flash fiction. If you want to get close to a definition of this hard-to-define, endlessly variable new form, just read Pokrass' own stories. It's all there. - Brad Watson, Assoc. Professor of Fiction, University of Wyoming MFA Program, and author of Aliens in the Prime of Their LivesTO BUY:Below, where it says Get a copy HARVARD BOOKSTORE is the first ONLINE BOOKSTORE link.
/book/show/1515234.Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Karen Haber (Editor) Robert Reed Nancy Kress	Science Fiction:  The Best Of 2004	A collection of the best science fiction prose written in 2004, by some of the genre's greatest writers, and selected by two of SF's most respected editors. Best Sci Fi '03 had more Nebula and Hugo finalists than competing Dozois and Hartwell books!
/book/show/33957108-planet-x?from_search=true	Evangeline Anderson Reese Dante (Illustrator)	Planet X:	Krisa Elyison is a bride-to-bebought and paid for by a stuffy aristocrat. Though she secretly longs for just one adventure all on her own, she knows the reality of her lifeshe is destined to be the wife of the elderly and pompous Lord Radisson.Kurt Teague is a prisonera galactic criminal wanted for multiple murders. He is also Feral, a proud and savage people known forKrisa Elyison is a bride-to-bebought and paid for by a stuffy aristocrat. Though she secretly longs for just one adventure all on her own, she knows the reality of her lifeshe is destined to be the wife of the elderly and pompous Lord Radisson.Kurt Teague is a prisonera galactic criminal wanted for multiple murders. He is also Feral, a proud and savage people known for their indomitable wills to survive and their fiercely possessive natures. His tortured past has turned him into a ruthless killeran unthinkable fate to the innocent, sheltered Krisa.Resigned to her destiny, Krisa boards the starship that will take her to another planet and her loveless marriage. In the cargo hold, she stumbles across Teagueso fierce a prisoner hes blindfolded and chained to a wall. Even so, her heart jumps at the sound of his deep, gravely voice.When the ship crashes onto an uncharted jungle planet, Krisa has no choice but to trust the menacing convict with both her virginity and her life. Yet, on a world filled with ravenous telepathic beasts and cannibalistic nativesKrisa discovers that the gorgeous and mysterious Teague may be the most dangerous animal of all.*This book was previously published by Ellorah's Cave*
/book/show/21462368-machtige-aarde?from_search=true	Arthur C. Clarke Yvonne Kraak (Translator)	Machtige Aarde (Bruna science-fiction, #72)	Malcolm Makenzie is de grondlegger van de kolonie op Titan, waar vrijwel onbeperkte hoeveelheden exploiteerbare waterstof - kostbare raketbrandstof - voorkomen. Maar ook is hij het hoofd van de Makenzie-dynastie, die de kolonie bestuurt en de handel in goede banen leidt. Niet in staat een nageslacht te verwekken, laat malcolm zich 'dupliceren': zijn evenbeeld groeit uit eeMalcolm Makenzie is de grondlegger van de kolonie op Titan, waar vrijwel onbeperkte hoeveelheden exploiteerbare waterstof - kostbare raketbrandstof - voorkomen. Maar ook is hij het hoofd van de Makenzie-dynastie, die de kolonie bestuurt en de handel in goede banen leidt. Niet in staat een nageslacht te verwekken, laat malcolm zich 'dupliceren': zijn evenbeeld groeit uit een van zijn lichaamscellen. Zo won hij Colin, en Colin won Duncan.In 2276 bestaan de Verenigde Staten vijfhonder jaar; De regerende familie op Titan wordt uitgenodigd naar de Aarde, en ze besluiten Duncan af te vaardigen. Hij reist van Titan, met zijn plotseling verdampende methaanmeren, zijn acute stormwinden en zijn rode wolkendek, naar de Aarde met haar tweemaal zo hoge zwaartekracht en, voor Duncan, ongekende wonderen...
/book/show/13059123-calorie-wars?from_search=true	Larry Deutsch Jeff Schweitzer	Calorie Wars: Fat, Fact and Fiction	Increasingly disturbed by inaccurate and misleading information peddled by so called experts in the billion dollar weight loss industry, Dr. Larry Deutsch, a family physician, and Jeff Schweitzer, a biologist and former White House senior analyst have decided to set the record straight.This groundbreaking book presents the startling truth about weight loss - diets dontIncreasingly disturbed by inaccurate and misleading information peddled by so called experts in the billion dollar weight loss industry, Dr. Larry Deutsch, a family physician, and Jeff Schweitzer, a biologist and former White House senior analyst have decided to set the record straight.This groundbreaking book presents the startling truth about weight loss - diets dont work. To achieve significant, long-lasting weight loss we need to break with old, ineffective ideas and embrace a completely new approach to weight loss.As you read the book you will find yourself shocked to learn the truth about how easy losing weight can be.
/book/show/27250502-pretty-please?from_search=true	Tracey Michael	Pretty Please	Thea and Gwen have been best friends since they were kids. Thea will do anything for Gwen and she uses it to her advantage whenever necessary. A coerced shopping trip turns into a date. A few tears turn into unexpected sex. Friendship turns into love. Wait. When did that happen? And do they want to pursue those new feelings? What happens if an attempt at a relationship rThea and Gwen have been best friends since they were kids. Thea will do anything for Gwen and she uses it to her advantage whenever necessary. A coerced shopping trip turns into a date. A few tears turn into unexpected sex. Friendship turns into love. Wait. When did that happen? And do they want to pursue those new feelings? What happens if an attempt at a relationship ruins everything? Thea isnt sure she wants to risk it, but Gwen is sure she does. When Thea turns her straight best friend down, Gwen is crushed. Thea has always known she was a lesbian and she loves Gwen more than anything, but that doesnt mean she wants to be Gwens experiment. That will only leave her with a broken heart in the end. Can Gwen change Theas mind and prove that her love is true?***This is a re-release of a previously published ebook. I've added a short flash fiction to the end for your enjoyment.***
/book/show/25590656-the-master-of-ballantrae?from_search=true	Robert Louis Stevenson S. Briault (Illustrator)	The Master of Ballantrae : a winter's tale	They said he fell at Culloden, fighting for Bonny Prince Charlie. The next they heard of him, he was fighting under the Jolly Roger with the notorious pirate Captain Teach. Then he came back and fought a duel by candle light with his brother, and was left for dead with a sword through his body. But that was by no means the end of the amazing Master of Ballantrae ...
/book/show/6301367-the-world-s-greatest-books-volume-1?from_search=true	Arthur Mee (Editor) John Alexander Hammerton (Editor)	The World's Greatest Books, Volume 1: Fiction	This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
/book/show/1173069.A_Century_of_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Damon Knight (Editor)	A Century of Science Fiction	This anthology contains: Cease Fire by Frank Herbert; Sky Lift by Robert A. Heinlein; The Ideal by Stanley G. Weinbaum; The Wind People by Marion Zimmer Bradley; Unhuman Sacrifice by Katherine MacLean; What Was It by Fitz-James O'Brien; The First Days of May by Claude Veillot; Another World by J. H. Rosny Aine; Odd John by Olaf Stapledon; Twenty Thousand Leagues Under theThis anthology contains: Cease Fire by Frank Herbert; Sky Lift by Robert A. Heinlein; The Ideal by Stanley G. Weinbaum; The Wind People by Marion Zimmer Bradley; Unhuman Sacrifice by Katherine MacLean; What Was It by Fitz-James O'Brien; The First Days of May by Claude Veillot; Another World by J. H. Rosny Aine; Odd John by Olaf Stapledon; Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne; From the London Times of 1904 by Mark Twain; You Are With It by Will Stanton; The Crystal Egg by H. G. Wells; Call Me Joe by Poul Anderson; Angel's Egg by Edgar Pangborn; Day of Succession by Theodore L. Thomas; The Star by Arthur C. Clarke; What's It Like Out There by Edmond Hamilton; The Business As Usual by Mack Reynolds; Worlds of the Imperium by Keith Laumer; Sail On Sail On by Philip Jose Farmer; Of Time and Third Avenue by Alfred Bester; But Who Can Replace a Man by Brian W. Aldiss; Moxon's Master by Ambrose Bierce; and Reason by Isaac Asimov
/book/show/409729.An_Anthology_of_Elizabethan_Prose_Fiction?from_search=true	Michele R. Salzman (Editor/Introduction) George Gascoigne (Contributor) John Lyly (Contributor)	An Anthology of Elizabethan Prose Fiction	This anthology contains five of the most important short works of Elizabethan prose fiction: George Gascoigne's The Adventures of Master F.J., John Lyly's Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit, Robert Greene's Pandosto: The Triumph of Time, Thomas Nashe's The Unfortunate Traveller, and Thomas Deloney's Jack of Newbury. Paul Salzman has modernized the texts for easier comprehension.CThis anthology contains five of the most important short works of Elizabethan prose fiction: George Gascoigne's The Adventures of Master F.J., John Lyly's Euphues: The Anatomy of Wit, Robert Greene's Pandosto: The Triumph of Time, Thomas Nashe's The Unfortunate Traveller, and Thomas Deloney's Jack of Newbury. Paul Salzman has modernized the texts for easier comprehension.Contents:The adventures of Master F.J. by George Gascoigne (1573)Euphues : the anatomy of wit by John Lyly (1578)Pandosto. The triumph of time by Robert Greene (1588)The unfortunate traveller by Thomas Nashe (1594)Jack of Newbury by Thomas Deloney (c. 1597)
/book/show/2729479-lottie-and-lisa?from_search=true	Erich Kstner	Lottie and Lisa	Melyik gyerek nem gondolt mg arra, mennyire j lenne egy ikertestvr, aki gy hasonltana r, hogy mg az desanyjuk sem tudn megklnbztetni ket? Nos, Kstner regnyben kt ilyen kislnyrl van sz. Radsul mg nem is ismerik egymst, mert szleik rgta elvltan lnek, s egyik az apjnl, msik az anyjnl nevelkedik. Az ikrek egy gyermeknyaralban tallkoznak, sMelyik gyerek nem gondolt mg arra, mennyire j lenne egy ikertestvr, aki gy hasonltana r, hogy mg az desanyjuk sem tudn megklnbztetni ket? Nos, Kstner regnyben kt ilyen kislnyrl van sz. Radsul mg nem is ismerik egymst, mert szleik rgta elvltan lnek, s egyik az apjnl, msik az anyjnl nevelkedik. Az ikrek egy gyermeknyaralban tallkoznak, s rjnnek, hogy testvrek. Hasonlsguk sok mulatsgos bonyodalmat okoz, de a kt kislny komolyabb dolgot tervez: ki akarjk bkteni az elvlt szlket, s ezrt szerepet cserlnek. Hogyan viselkedik mindegyik a megvltozott lethelyzetben, s mikpp sikerl tervk vgrehajtsa  errl szl A kt Lotti knnyes-vidm trtnete.
/book/show/17617199-how-to-write-a-non-fiction-ebook-in-21-days?from_search=true	Steve Scott	How to Write a Non-fiction Ebook in 21 Days	How to write a non-fiction ebook quickly, using productivity tips and strategies, including how to pick a bestselling topic.
/book/show/13038836-chicago-stories?from_search=true	Michael Czyzniejewski	Chicago Stories:  40 Dramatic Fictions	Chicago Stories, 40 dramatic fictions by Michael Czyzniejewski, acclaimed author and Wrigley Field beer vendor, each told in the persona of a famous Chicagoan, from Mrs. O'Leary to Barack Obama.Flexing impressive literary chops, the beer vendor/creative-writing professor captures both the tough, defensive exterior and the vulnerable, often-broken heart of his city.TimChicago Stories, 40 dramatic fictions by Michael Czyzniejewski, acclaimed author and Wrigley Field beer vendor, each told in the persona of a famous Chicagoan, from Mrs. O'Leary to Barack Obama.Flexing impressive literary chops, the beer vendor/creative-writing professor captures both the tough, defensive exterior and the vulnerable, often-broken heart of his city.Timeout ChicagoChicago, a page at a time. Michael Czyzniejewski gets right to the point in telling the city's stories.Chicago Tribune...Michael Czyzniejewskis Chicago Stories, forty fictional monologues riffing on the common culture of the Windy Citys shared history, projected forward into a possible future. Not quite historical fictionmore like historical jazz.Newcity LitIn 'Chicago Stories,' Michael Czyzniejewski summons all of Chicago  its ghosts, living and dead, its heroes and fools, sinners and saints, its people and places and all of its occasions  and in these pages they have gathered, strange and unlikely bedfellows, to sing a new song for Chicago. It will twist your arm behind your back, this song. It will break your fingers.Billy Lombardo, author of The Man With Two Arms and The Logic of a Rose: Chicago Stories
/book/show/3342727-4-a-m-breakthrough?from_search=true	Brian Kiteley	4 A.M. Breakthrough: Unconventional Writing Exercises That Transform Your Fiction	Train your writing instincts, so creation becomes a more organic, automatic processTackle challenging concepts and themes, such as Language Games, The Mind, Money & Class, and History, laying a foundation for larger, more significant writing projectsMake your writing process more fun and experimental, so you'll approach your fiction in the spirit of discovery, rather than with anxietyOpen the book. Choose an exercise. Surprise yourself.
/book/show/22030486-story-trumps-structure?from_search=true	Steven James	Story Trumps Structure: How to Write Unforgettable Fiction by Breaking the Rules	Don't limit your fiction - LIBERATE ITDon't limit your fiction - LIBERATE ITDitch your outline and learn to write organically.     Set up promises for readers - and deliver on them.     Discover how to craft a satisfying climax.     Master the subtleties of characterization.     Add mind-blowing twists to your fiction.   When you focus on what lies at the heart of story - tension, desire, crisis, escalation, struggle, discovery - rather than plot templates and formulas, you'll begin to break out of the box and write fiction that resonates with your readers.will transform the way you think about stories and the way you write them, forever.
/book/show/151732.Marie_Grubbe_by_Jens_Peter_Jacobsen_Fiction_Classics_Literary?from_search=true	Jens Peter Jacobsen Hanna Astrup Larsen (Translator)	Marie Grubbe by Jens Peter Jacobsen, Fiction, Classics, Literary	Jacobsen's immediate importance was his status as the 'writer of his generation.' Jacobsen's breakthrough came already in 1876 with the historical and psychological novel Fru Marie Grubbe, - entitled Marie Grubbe in English, -which for the first time in Danish literature presented a profound portrayal of a woman as a creature of instinct and desire and as a being searchingJacobsen's immediate importance was his status as the 'writer of his generation.' Jacobsen's breakthrough came already in 1876 with the historical and psychological novel Fru Marie Grubbe, - entitled Marie Grubbe in English, -which for the first time in Danish literature presented a profound portrayal of a woman as a creature of instinct and desire and as a being searching for her own identity. The book's defiant individualism asserting human values as opposed to society's judgment was also a sign of modernity.-
/book/show/16004441-how-to-write-a-fiction-novel-in-30-days?from_search=true	Nicholas  Black	How to Write a Fiction Novel in 30 Days	How to Write a Fiction Novel in 30 Days - ideas and techniques if you only have one hour or less each day to write your book.by Nicholas BlackHave you thought about writing books?Are you writing a book now?Does the idea of writing books seem seem interesting but you have no experience?This will teach you how to write a book, quickly, and have you published in 30 days!ThisHow to Write a Fiction Novel in 30 Days - ideas and techniques if you only have one hour or less each day to write your book.by Nicholas BlackHave you thought about writing books?Are you writing a book now?Does the idea of writing books seem seem interesting but you have no experience?This will teach you how to write a book, quickly, and have you published in 30 days!This is the number one book that will teach you an actual system to take the ideas out of your head and formulate them into your very own fiction novel. This is the same How-to system that Nicholas Black used to write his novels, after having no experience at all in writing or publishing.(BONUS) - Special new section on your Kindle Strategy to Launch your book! This is invaluable information, notes, web links, and a structured timeline for any author who is about to publish.Several of Mr. Black's books have been best sellers in many categories on Amazon, and this teaches you the basics of getting your novel written and published in the next month!Want to be the next Dean Koontz, Stephen King, or James Patterson? This how-to book will teach you how to create and maintain an effective outline, write a stunning Prologue, Epilogue, and all of the important chapters in between. You will learn how to understand the dramatic structure of a novel (both fiction and nonfiction), and all of the details in between.This book will teach you, even if you've never written anything in your life, how to get those ideas out of your head, and onto the printed page - or on the lit screen of the Amazon Kindle and Kindle Fire (as well as the many other e-reading devices like: Sony, Barnes & Noble's Nook, Apple's iPad, and more). Learn the basics that you will need for any of the e-publishing formats (.epub, .mobi, PRC, AZW, AZW1, TPZ, .TXT, PRS (Sony devices), EPUB, LRF, LRX, RTF, PDF, etc.).So if you want to become a best selling author, but you never thought you had the time to write a book, then this is the How-to book for you. This book is easy to read, easy to understand, and easy to use!Learn how to write a book (your fiction novel) in the next 30 days!Nicholas Black (author of over 15 novels in just the last two years; including, See Jack Die, the Purg Series, Walking Ghost, Soul's Harbor, and The Messenger) has created a system that is so simple to use, you can write your first novel in 30 days, while only having to dedicate one hour per day to your writing.Nicholas pioneered this system, having zero experience in writing of any kind. He takes you from a complete novice, and teaches you every skill you will need to get your thoughts onto the screen, and out into the market.So what are you waiting for? In 30 days you could be a published Novelist!
/book/show/410115.The_Year_s_Best_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois (Editor) Greg Egan (Contributor) Ian McDonald (Contributor)	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Sixteenth Annual Collection	The past through tomorrow are boldly imagined and reinvented in the twenty-five stories collected in this showcase anthology. Many of the field's finest practitioners are represented here, along with stories from promising newcomers, including:William Barton * Rob Chilson * Tony Daniel * Cory Doctorow * Jim Grimsley * Gwyneth Jones * Chris Lawson * Ian McDonald * Robert ReThe past through tomorrow are boldly imagined and reinvented in the twenty-five stories collected in this showcase anthology. Many of the field's finest practitioners are represented here, along with stories from promising newcomers, including:William Barton * Rob Chilson * Tony Daniel * Cory Doctorow * Jim Grimsley * Gwyneth Jones * Chris Lawson * Ian McDonald * Robert Reed * William Browning Spencer * Allen Steele * Michael Swanwick * Howard Waldrop * Cherry Wilder * Liz WilliamsA useful list of honorable mentions and Dozois's insightful summation of the year in sf round out this anthology, making it indispensable for anyone interested in SF today.Contentsxi  Summation: 1998  essay by Gardner Dozois1  Oceanic  (1998)  novella by Greg Egan37  Approaching Perimelasma  (1998)  novelette by Geoffrey A. Landis56  Craphound  (1998)  shortstory by Cory Doctorow72  Jedella Ghost  (1998)  shortstory by Tanith Lee87  Taklamakan  [Chattanooga]  (1998)  novelette by Bruce Sterling118  The Island of the Immortals  (1998)  shortstory by Ursula K. Le Guin126  Sea Change, with Monsters  (1998)  novella by Paul J. McAuley161  Divided by Infinity  (1998)  novelette by Robert Charles Wilson181  US  (1998)  shortstory by Howard Waldrop191  The Days of Solomon Gursky  (1998)  novella by Ian McDonald234  The Cuckoo's Boys  (1998)  novella by Robert Reed277  The Halfway House at the Heart of Darkness  (1998)  shortstory by William Browning Spencer289  The Very Pulse of the Machine  (1998)  novelette by Michael Swanwick304  Story of Your Life  (1998)  novella by Ted Chiang339  Voivodoi  (1998)  shortstory by Liz Williams349  Saddlepoint: Roughneck  [Saddle Point  4]  (1998)  novella by Stephen Baxter393  This Side of Independence  (1998)  shortstory by Rob Chilson404  Unborn Again  (1998)  shortstory by Chris Lawson416  Grist  (1998)  novella by Tony Daniel462  La Cenerentola  (1998)  shortstory by Gwyneth Jones476  Down in the Dark  (1998)  novelette by William Barton510  Free in Asveroth  (1998)  shortstory by Jim Grimsley524  The Dancing Floor  (1998)  novelette by Cherry Wilder544  The Summer Isles  (1998)  novella by Ian R. MacLeod603  Honorable Mentions: 1998  essay by Gardner Dozois
/book/show/1388324.Seven_Pillars_Of_Wisdom?from_search=true	Jim Norton T.E. Lawerence	Seven Pillars Of Wisdom (Classic Non Fiction)	A reluctant leader, wracked by guilt at the duplicity of the British, Lawrence of Arabia threw himself into this role, masterminding triumphant military campaigns against the Turks during the First World War.
/book/show/6426635-break-into-fiction?from_search=true	Mary Buckham Dianna Love Snell	Break Into Fiction: 11 Steps to Building a Story that Sells	Getting a book published is hard enoughgetting a novel published is doubly so! But a writer seeing his story on bookshelves everywhere is just a rewrite away with this book! Written by two award-winning novelists, this workshop-in-a-book is all aspiring authors need to master the art of fictionand see their novel in print.Based on their popular workshops, Mary Buckham anGetting a book published is hard enoughgetting a novel published is doubly so! But a writer seeing his story on bookshelves everywhere is just a rewrite away with this book! Written by two award-winning novelists, this workshop-in-a-book is all aspiring authors need to master the art of fictionand see their novel in print.Based on their popular workshops, Mary Buckham and Dianna Love Snell have created a novel-writing system that anyone can follow. Their innovative method shows writers how to create stories of depth, excitement, and emotion with:Easy-to-understand templates that guide the new writer through building a novel and show more experienced writers how to deepen a plot and take a first draft to the next level Reference examples from a strongly-plotted popular genre films like suspense, classics, children, and romance Simple worksheets to build a strong story one plot point at a time for any genre Troubleshooting tips that reveal how to find and fix holes that weaken the plot Insights from best-selling novelists representing a variety of fiction genres A bonus dialogue guide that reveals how to make a character come alive through conversation. Inspiring authors shall struggle no more with the help of this step-by-step guide!
/book/show/27679468-the-magnificent-ambersons?from_search=true	Booth Tarkington	The Magnificent Ambersons: Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 1919	The Magnificent AmbersonsBy Booth TarkingtonPulitzer Prize for Fiction 1919The Ambersons are by far the wealthiest family in the small midwestern city of Indianapolis. It is the turn of the 20th century, and life is peaceful. Eugene Morgan as a young man courts Isabel Amberson, but she rejects him even though she loves him. Isabel instead marries Wilbur Minafer, a passionlThe Magnificent AmbersonsBy Booth TarkingtonPulitzer Prize for Fiction 1919The Ambersons are by far the wealthiest family in the small midwestern city of Indianapolis. It is the turn of the 20th century, and life is peaceful. Eugene Morgan as a young man courts Isabel Amberson, but she rejects him even though she loves him. Isabel instead marries Wilbur Minafer, a passionless man she does not love. They have a child, George, whom she spoils and who becomes the terror of the town.George Amberson Minafer, on break from college, returns to his home. His mother Isabel and Major Amberson, his grandfather, hold a reception in his honor. Among the guests are the widowed Eugene Morgan, now a prosperous automobile manufacturer who has just returned to town after a 20-year absence, and his daughter Lucy. George instantly takes to the beautiful and charming Lucy, but takes as quick a dislike to Eugene.
/book/show/17982195-trilogies?from_search=true	Jerry Guarino	Trilogies: 18 Sets of Short Fiction	Trilogies is a unique collection of 54 stories. Each set of 3 stories is based on a similar theme, making it easy to find the type of story you like. All the stories have been previously published in magazines around the world. I consider this my best book to date. Here are the themes and stories.New York, New YorkApple JuiceBabybump.comDouble StingScience FictTrilogies is a unique collection of 54 stories. Each set of 3 stories is based on a similar theme, making it easy to find the type of story you like. All the stories have been previously published in magazines around the world. I consider this my best book to date. Here are the themes and stories.New York, New YorkApple JuiceBabybump.comDouble StingScience FictionUFOUnder the Apple TreeOperation ICUThe RoostersThe Music ManCoq a Doodle DoRooster ReduxThe Goldberg VariationsPractical Goldberg (A Love Story in 3 Parts)TV All the TimeThe Duke of YelpThe MysteriesPoachedThe Waiting RoomThe Sonoma Murder MysteryJusticeThe Black HoleTrick or TreatThe ThiefHumorPreheat the Microwave.comTraffic Stop with Annie KimThe Rich are Going to HellSins of the FatherLike Father, Like SonUnfaithfulWhats in a Name?Back from the WarThe Chess TableThe RoadThe Social Justice ExperimentNostalgia StoriesIts a Lot of Work Being a GirlWho Stole Asbury Park?Now I UnderstandFrustration with TechnologyI am the writer; I speak for the programmer (with apologies to Dr. Seuss)Mama MiaPhone Booths and MailboxesHappy EndingsBoxes and LaddersA Good MarriageAnything but Indian FoodUnhappy EndingsThe Bridge GameFirst LoveSoftware BugsCollege Love StoriesApple SauceThe DJMashed Potatoes and Marinara SauceLove Interrupted StoriesThe Love BeadsIn the MoodRespectable SinnersSurprise EndingsPie or DieOverdueOne Prius, Two Prius, Pink Prius, Blue PriusDestiny StoriesLove, Luck and FateThe Angry VegetarianThe LighthouseAuthors FavoritesThe TightropeThe Grand PoobahThe Devils Orchestra
/book/show/1177351.The_Iron_Heel_by_Jack_London_Fiction_Action_Adventure?from_search=true	Jack London	The Iron Heel by Jack London, Fiction, Action & Adventure	Set in the future, The Iron Heel describes a world in which the division between the classes has deepened, creating a powerful Oligarchy that retains control through terror. A manuscript by rebel Avis Everhard is recovered in an even more distant future, and analyzed by scholar Anthony Meredith. Published in 1908, Jack London's multi-layered narrative is an early exampleSet in the future, The Iron Heel describes a world in which the division between the classes has deepened, creating a powerful Oligarchy that retains control through terror. A manuscript by rebel Avis Everhard is recovered in an even more distant future, and analyzed by scholar Anthony Meredith. Published in 1908, Jack London's multi-layered narrative is an early example of the dystopian novel, and its vision of the future proved to be eerily prescient of the violence and fascism that marked the initial half of the 20th century.
/book/show/3332187-degranon?from_search=true	Duane Simolke	Degranon: A Science Fiction Adventure	This revised version of Duane Simolke's science fiction adventurefeatures more gay characters and a sharper focus on diversity themes. On the planet Valchondria, no illness exists, gay marriage is legal, and everyone is a person of color. However, a group called the Maintainers carefully monitors everyone's speech, actions, and weight; the Maintainers also forcThis revised version of Duane Simolke's science fiction adventurefeatures more gay characters and a sharper focus on diversity themes. On the planet Valchondria, no illness exists, gay marriage is legal, and everyone is a person of color. However, a group called the Maintainers carefully monitors everyone's speech, actions, and weight; the Maintainers also force so-called colorsighted people to hide their ability to see in color.
/book/show/97064.The_Enchanted_Castle_by_Edith_Nesbit_Fiction_Fantasy_Magic?from_search=true	E. Nesbit	The Enchanted Castle by Edith Nesbit, Fiction, Fantasy & Magic	The enchanted castle of the title is a country estate in the West Country seen through the eyes of three children, Gerald, James and Kathleen, who discover it while exploring during the school holidays. The lake, groves and marble statues, with white towers and turrets in the distance, make a fairy-tale setting, and then in the middle of the maze in the rose garden they fiThe enchanted castle of the title is a country estate in the West Country seen through the eyes of three children, Gerald, James and Kathleen, who discover it while exploring during the school holidays. The lake, groves and marble statues, with white towers and turrets in the distance, make a fairy-tale setting, and then in the middle of the maze in the rose garden they find a sleeping fairy-tale princess.
/book/show/2003875.Flight_to_Freedom?from_search=true	Ana Veciana-Suarez	Flight to Freedom: First Person Fiction	
/book/show/26135939-the-count-of-the-sahara?from_search=true	Wayne  Turmel	THE COUNT OF THE SAHARA: Historical fiction at its best	Leading a motley crew of experts deep into the Sahara, Count de Prorok is about to make a great discovery. The acclaim of the finding the missing tomb of an ancient queen will set him and his family up for life. But, when plotted against, the money drieLeading a motley crew of experts deep into the Sahara, Count de Prorok is about to make a great discovery. The acclaim of the finding the missing tomb of an ancient queen will set him and his family up for life. But, when plotted against, the money dries up as quickly as the goodwill of his team, and in more ways than one, the Count appears to be stranded, and left to the elements.The COUNT OF THE SAHARA is the story, recounted by his young assistant, of Count Byron de Prorok, a little known gentleman explorer of Africa in the 1920s.
/book/show/7312194-the-real-story-of-ah-q-and-other-tales-of-china?from_search=true	Lu Xun Julia Lovell (Translator) Yiyun Li (Afterword)	The Real Story of Ah-Q and Other Tales of China: The Complete Fiction of Lu Xun	Lu Xun (Lu Hsun) is arguably the greatest writer of modern China, and is considered by many to be the founder of modern Chinese literature. Lu Xun's stories both indict outdated Chinese traditions and embrace China's cultural richness and individuality. This volume presents brand-new translations by Julia Lovell of all of Lu Xun's stories, including 'The Real Story of Ah-QLu Xun (Lu Hsun) is arguably the greatest writer of modern China, and is considered by many to be the founder of modern Chinese literature. Lu Xun's stories both indict outdated Chinese traditions and embrace China's cultural richness and individuality. This volume presents brand-new translations by Julia Lovell of all of Lu Xun's stories, including 'The Real Story of Ah-Q', 'Diary of a Madman', 'A Comedy of Ducks', 'The Divorce' and 'A Public Example', among others. With an afterword by Yiyun Li.
/book/show/885900.Liberty_s_Excess?from_search=true	Lidia Yuknavitch	Liberty's Excess: Fictions	In interconnected and mutually enfolding texts protagonists face off with some deformation of being: psychological, sexual, political, philosophical. Plots play out across the body, as if formed, deformed, reformed by culture. Drugs, violence, and sex inscribe the literal flesh of figures standing in for what formerly passed for character. In these fictions a woman is moIn interconnected and mutually enfolding texts protagonists face off with some deformation of being: psychological, sexual, political, philosophical. Plots play out across the body, as if formed, deformed, reformed by culture. Drugs, violence, and sex inscribe the literal flesh of figures standing in for what formerly passed for character. In these fictions a woman is more likely to appear with a needle in her arm than a baby. Sometimes a woman cannot be distinguished from a man at all.Cutting from subject to object, severing the eye/I from skin, these fictions bring America back to its body. In, capitalism and individualism lose their cover stories, releasing desire all over culture's deadening hum. Yuknavitch is both master and mistress of this dis-formed beauty, creating a landscape neither Waste Land nor Kansas nor Pomo Glitter.
/book/show/1206636.Fiction_and_Poetry?from_search=true	Edgar Allan Poe	Fiction and Poetry: Complete and Unabridged	Edgar Allen Poe is credited with having pioneered the short story, with perfecting the tale of psychological horror, and with having revolutionized modern poetics. The entirety of Poe's body of imaginative work encompasses detective tales, satires, fables, fantasies, science fiction, verse dramas, and exquisite poetry.Edgar Allen Poe is credited with having pioneered the short story, with perfecting the tale of psychological horror, and with having revolutionized modern poetics. The entirety of Poe's body of imaginative work encompasses detective tales, satires, fables, fantasies, science fiction, verse dramas, and exquisite poetry.
/book/show/26265753-the-fantasy-fiction-formula?from_search=true	Deborah Chester	The Fantasy Fiction Formula	There's more to writing a successful fantasy story than building a unique world or inventing new magic. How exactly is a plot put together? How do you know if your idea will support an entire novel? How do you grab reader attention and keep it? How do you create dynamic, multi-dimensional characters? What is viewpoint and do you handle it differently in urban fantasy thanThere's more to writing a successful fantasy story than building a unique world or inventing new magic. How exactly is a plot put together? How do you know if your idea will support an entire novel? How do you grab reader attention and keep it? How do you create dynamic, multi-dimensional characters? What is viewpoint and do you handle it differently in urban fantasy than in traditional epics? What should you do if you're lost in the middle? How do you make your plot end up where you intend it to go?From the writing of strong, action-packed scenes to the handling of emotions, let award-winning fantasy author Deborah Chester guide you through the process of putting a book together. Convinced there's no need to shroud the writing process under a veil of mystery, Chester supplies tips that are both practical and proven. They are exactly what she uses in writing her own novels and what she teaches in her writing courses at the University of Oklahoma.Along with explaining story construction step-by-step, Chester illustrates each technique with examples drawn from both traditional and urban fantasy. The technique chapters include exercises to assist novices in mastering the craft of writing fantasy as well as suggestions for avoiding or solving plot problems. More experienced writers will find tips for taking their work to the next level.With an introduction by author Jim Butcher, The fantasy fiction formula provides the information you need to gain skill and proficiency in writing fantasy like a pro.
/book/show/1753080.Rob_Roy_by_Sir_Walter_Scott_Fiction_Historical_Literary_Classics?from_search=true	Walter Scott	Rob Roy by Sir Walter Scott, Fiction, Historical, Literary, Classics	Rob Roy is a novel, in essence, that casts history as the world of conspiracy and the theater of illusion. When Rob Roy went on sale on December 31st, 1817, it sold beyond all expectation. By the time Scott sat down to write The Heart of Midlothian, two weeks later, the entire first edition of 10,000 copies had already sold out.
/book/show/1133208.The_Early_Asimov_Volume_3?from_search=true	Isaac Asimov	The Early Asimov Volume 3	Cronogato (Time Pussy, 1942)Autor!Autor! (Author! Author!, 1964)Sentencia de Muerte (Death Sentence, 1943)Callejn sin Salida (Blind Alley, 1945)No Hay Relacin! (No Connection, 1948)Las Propiedades Endocrnicas de la Tiotimolina Resublimada (The Endochronic Properties of Resublimated Thiotimoline, 1948)La Carrera de la Reina Encarnada (The Red Queens Race, 1949)MadreCronogato (Time Pussy, 1942)Autor!Autor! (Author! Author!, 1964)Sentencia de Muerte (Death Sentence, 1943)Callejn sin Salida (Blind Alley, 1945)No Hay Relacin! (No Connection, 1948)Las Propiedades Endocrnicas de la Tiotimolina Resublimada (The Endochronic Properties of Resublimated Thiotimoline, 1948)La Carrera de la Reina Encarnada (The Red Queens Race, 1949)Madre Tierra (Mother Earth, 1949)
/book/show/3174471-man-oh-man-writing-m-m-fiction-for-kinks-cash?from_search=true	Josh Lanyon	Man, Oh Man!  Writing M/M Fiction for Kinks & Cash	It can be more than just a dream... To write the kind of stories that you love to read - that's what you really want. If only you knew how to get started. *Help from someone who knows...* What you need is professional advice, help from someone who's been there, who can support you through the creative process, with the goal of writing for publication. What you need is Man,It can be more than just a dream... To write the kind of stories that you love to read - that's what you really want. If only you knew how to get started. *Help from someone who knows...* What you need is professional advice, help from someone who's been there, who can support you through the creative process, with the goal of writing for publication. What you need is Man, Oh Man. So, why this book... Why not one of the other How to Write... titles? Because everything in Man, Oh Man is geared to the M/M market and the M/M writer, to you and the genre that you love, whether you're an aspiring writer or you're already published. Lambda Award finalist Josh Lanyon takes you step-by-step through the writing process: from how to find fresh ideas and strong hooks, to how to submit your carefully edited manuscript. With help from the genre's top publishers, editors, reviewers, and writers - experts in the field of M/M and gay romantic fiction - Lanyon offers insight and experience in everything from creating believable masculine characters to writing erotic and emotionally gratifying M/M sex scenes. Indulge yourself and your dreams... It's within your grasp to be a published author in a growing market. Man, Oh Man shows you exactly how to do it.
/book/show/278640.Guide_to_Fiction_Writing?from_search=true	Phyllis A. Whitney	Guide to Fiction Writing	A guide to fiction writing.
/book/show/18122655-the-machine-stops?from_search=true	E.M. Forster	The Machine Stops: A Science Fiction Classic	E. M. Forster (1879-1970) was an English novelist, short story writer, essayist, and librettist. He is known best for his ironic and well-plotted novels examining class difference and hypocrisy in early 20th-century British society. Forster's humanistic impulse toward understanding and sympathy may be aptly summed up in the epigraph to his 1910 novel, Howards End: Only coE. M. Forster (1879-1970) was an English novelist, short story writer, essayist, and librettist. He is known best for his ironic and well-plotted novels examining class difference and hypocrisy in early 20th-century British society. Forster's humanistic impulse toward understanding and sympathy may be aptly summed up in the epigraph to his 1910 novel, Howards End: Only connect... His 1908 novel, A Room with a View, is his most optimistic work, while A Passage to India (1924) brought him his greatest success. First published in 1909, Forster's short science fiction work, The Machine Stops, posits a technology-dependent humanity now living underground, its every need serviced by machines. But what happens if--or when--the machines stop? The Machine Stops was named one of the greatest science fiction novellas published before 1965 by the Science Fiction Writers of America.
/book/show/6544536-science-fiction-and-philosophy?from_search=true	Susan   Schneider (Editor)	Science Fiction and Philosophy: From Time Travel to Superintelligence	A timely volume that uses science fiction as a springboard to meaningful philosophical discussions, especially at points of contact between science fiction and new scientific developments.Raises questions and examines timely themes concerning the nature of the mind, time travel, artificial intelligence, neural enhancement, free will, the nature of persons, transhumanism, vA timely volume that uses science fiction as a springboard to meaningful philosophical discussions, especially at points of contact between science fiction and new scientific developments.Raises questions and examines timely themes concerning the nature of the mind, time travel, artificial intelligence, neural enhancement, free will, the nature of persons, transhumanism, virtual reality, and neuroethics Draws on a broad range of books, films and television series, includingandConsiders the classic philosophical puzzles that appeal to the general reader, while also exploring new topics of interest to the more seasoned academic
/book/show/1734462.Lilith_by_George_MacDonald_Fiction_Fantasy?from_search=true	George MacDonald	Lilith by George MacDonald, Fiction, Fantasy	After he followed the old man through the mirror, nothing in his life was ever right again. It was a special mirror and the man he followed was a special man -- a man who led him to the things that underlie the fate of all creation. Lilith is considered among the darkest of MacDonald's works, and among the most profound. It is a story concerning the nature of life, death,After he followed the old man through the mirror, nothing in his life was ever right again. It was a special mirror and the man he followed was a special man -- a man who led him to the things that underlie the fate of all creation. Lilith is considered among the darkest of MacDonald's works, and among the most profound. It is a story concerning the nature of life, death, and salvation. In the story, MacDonald mentions a cosmic sleep that heals tortured souls, preceding the salvation of all.
/book/show/129023.DAW_30th_Anniversary_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Elizabeth R. Wollheim (Editor / Contributor) Lisanne Norman (Contributor) Julie E. Czerneda (Contributor)	DAW 30th Anniversary Science Fiction	1 The Home Front by Brian Stableford2 Aboard the Beatitude by Brian W. Aldiss3 Odd Job #213 by Ron Goulart4 Agamemnon's Ruin by Robert Shekley5 Grubber by Neal Barrett Jr6 The Sandman, the Tinman, and the BettB by C.J. Cherryh7 The Big Picture by Timothy Zahn8 A Home for the Old Ones by Frederik Pohl9 Not with a Whimper, Either by Tad Williams10 The Black Wall of Jerusal1 The Home Front by Brian Stableford2 Aboard the Beatitude by Brian W. Aldiss3 Odd Job #213 by Ron Goulart4 Agamemnon's Ruin by Robert Shekley5 Grubber by Neal Barrett Jr6 The Sandman, the Tinman, and the BettB by C.J. Cherryh7 The Big Picture by Timothy Zahn8 A Home for the Old Ones by Frederik Pohl9 Not with a Whimper, Either by Tad Williams10 The Black Wall of Jerusalem by Ian Watson11 Station Ganymede by Charles L. Harness12 Downtime by C.S. Friedman13 Burning Bridges by Charles Ingrid14 Words by Cheryl J. Franklin15 Read Only Memory by eluki bes shahar16 Sunseeker by Kate Elliott17 The Heavens Fall by S. Andrew Swann18 Passage to Shola by Lisanne Norman19 Prism by Julie E. Czerneda
/book/show/19419522-between-the-acts?from_search=true	Virginia Woolf	Between the Acts (20th Century Fiction Series)	The last novel written just before Woolf's death explores English history through a pageant in a small English village before the Second World War.
/book/show/949008.David_Copperfield_Volume_II_of_II_by_Charles_Dickens_Fiction_Classics_Historical?from_search=true	Charles Dickens	David Copperfield, Volume II of II by Charles Dickens, Fiction, Classics, Historical	-The most perfect of all the Dickens novels.- -- Virginia Woolf ***With the encouragement of his outspoken aunt Betsy, David embarks on a career as a solicitor, but first, he returns to the Peggotty's, where he finds Peggotty now a happily married woman -- Mrs. Barkis. Along with David comes his handsome school friend Steerforth and he learns that he is no longer in Steerf-The most perfect of all the Dickens novels.- -- Virginia Woolf ***With the encouragement of his outspoken aunt Betsy, David embarks on a career as a solicitor, but first, he returns to the Peggotty's, where he finds Peggotty now a happily married woman -- Mrs. Barkis. Along with David comes his handsome school friend Steerforth and he learns that he is no longer in Steerforth's shadow, but has become a young man of his own. Returning to London, David meets Dora Spenlow, a beautiful, but shallow young woman with whom he falls desperately in love. A sudden tragedy -- the death of Peggotty's husband Barkis -- brings David back to the seashore, where he finds his childhood friend little Em'ly about to marry the honest, loving Ham. But Em'ly falls prey to the charms of Steerforth and abandons Ham at the altar, thinking that Steerforth will -make her a lady.- But Steerforth, of course, does nothing of the sort. He abandons Em'ly, who becomes a -ruined woman.- David eventually marries Dora -- who proves to be ill-suited to the married life. Meanwhile, the treacherous Uriah Heep has been weaving his web, destroying the Strongs, Aunt Betsy, and the Micawbers through his fraud and deceit. All is put right in the end, in part from the unlikely heroism of a grown-up Tommy Traddles. Dora tragically dies. Little Em'ly is rescued and reunited with Mr. Peggotty. Ham dies tragically during a terrible storm while trying to rescue the wicked Steerforth (who, for his own part, does not end well), and after David overcomes his grief, he realizes that, all along, he has loved Agnes Wickfield best, and she, him -- and they marry -- she becomes his -bright star, ever pointing upward.- At first it may seem that Dickens' characters are too -black and white, - too obviously either good or evil, and his stories long, complex, and perhaps not immediately clear as to their plot and meaning.
/book/show/2056286.At_the_Back_of_the_North_Wind_by_George_MacDonald_Fiction_Classics_Action_Adventure?from_search=true	George MacDonald	At the Back of the North Wind by George MacDonald, Fiction, Classics, Action & Adventure	Said to be on the bookshelf of C.S. Lewis, At the Back of the North Wind by George MacDonald is the story of a young farm boy who is naturally connected to goodness and nature -- he was even named after a horse. Diamond's story unfolds as he befriends, and is befriended by a magical, fairy-like lady who embodies the North Wind. Inspired by MacDonald's deep Christian faitSaid to be on the bookshelf of C.S. Lewis, At the Back of the North Wind by George MacDonald is the story of a young farm boy who is naturally connected to goodness and nature -- he was even named after a horse. Diamond's story unfolds as he befriends, and is befriended by a magical, fairy-like lady who embodies the North Wind. Inspired by MacDonald's deep Christian faith, as were all his works, the remarkable, moving character of Diamond is in part also based upon MacDonald's own son Maurice, who died very young. Particularly written for young readers, At the Back of the North Wind will please everyone who loves C.S. Lewis's Narnia. The enchanted land of the North Wind will please one and all.
/book/show/13570590-the-year-s-best-science-fiction-fantasy-2012?from_search=true	Rich Horton (editor) C.S.E. Cooney (contributor) Marissa Lingen (contributor)	The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, 2012	From the publisher's web site: This fourth volume of the year's best science fiction and fantasy features thirty stories by some of the genre's greatest authors, including Jonathan Carroll, Neil Gaiman, Kij Johnson, Kelly Link, Paul McAuley, RJ Parker, Robert Reed, Rachel Swirsky, Catherynne M. Valente, and many others. Selecting the best fiction from Asimov's, F&SF, SFrom the publisher's web site: This fourth volume of the year's best science fiction and fantasy features thirty stories by some of the genre's greatest authors, including Jonathan Carroll, Neil Gaiman, Kij Johnson, Kelly Link, Paul McAuley, RJ Parker, Robert Reed, Rachel Swirsky, Catherynne M. Valente, and many others. Selecting the best fiction from Asimov's, F&SF, Strange Horizons, Subterranean, Tor.com, and other top venues, The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy is your guide to magical realms and worlds beyond tomorrow.
/book/show/12996169-on-fiction?from_search=true	Virginia Woolf	On Fiction	Her readings sensitive, her prose style elegant, authoritative, and at times thoroughly opinionated, who better equipped than Virginia Woolf to ruminate on the art of fiction? In this selection of lesser-known essays on reading and storytelling, Woolf turns her critical gaze on treasured favorites including the four great women novelistsJane Austen, Emily Bront, Charlotte Bront, and George Eliot, and unearths some less familiar talents. Her discussion of differing approaches to reading is characteristically forward-thinking, and pinpoints the joys of this favorite pastime, in all its guises.
/book/show/19649029-variable-star?from_search=true	Robert A. Heinlein Spider Robinson	Variable Star	A never-before-published masterpiece from science fiction's greatest writer, rediscovered after more than half a century.When Joel Johnston first met Jinny Hamilton, it seemed like a dream come true. And when she finally agreed to marry him, he felt like the luckiest man in the universe.nbsp;There was just one small problem. He was broke. His only goal in life was to becomA never-before-published masterpiece from science fiction's greatest writer, rediscovered after more than half a century.When Joel Johnston first met Jinny Hamilton, it seemed like a dream come true. And when she finally agreed to marry him, he felt like the luckiest man in the universe.nbsp;There was just one small problem. He was broke. His only goal in life was to become a composer, and he knew it would take years before he was earning enough to support a family.But Jinny wasn't willing to wait. And when Joel asked her what they were going to do for money, she gave him a most unexpected answer. She told him that her name wasn't really Jinny Hamilton---it was Jinny Conrad, and she was the granddaughter of Richard Conrad, the wealthiest man in the solar system. nbsp;And now that she was sure that Joel loved her for herself, not for her wealth, she revealed her family's plans for him---he would be groomed for a place in the vast Conrad empire and sire a dynasty to carry on the family business.Most men would have jumped at the opportunity. But Joel Johnston wasn't most men. To Jinny's surprise, and even his own, he turned down her generous offer and then set off on the mother of all benders. And woke up on a colony ship heading out into space, torn between regret over his rash decision and his determination to forget Jinny and make a life for himself among the stars.He was on his way to succeeding when his plans--and the plans of billions of others--were shattered by a cosmic cataclysm so devastating it would take all of humanity's strength and ingenuity just to survive.
/book/show/18196045-the-stories?from_search=true	Gregory Benford (Contributor) Beth Bernobich (Contributor) Jedediah Berry (Contributor)	The Stories: Five Years of Original Fiction on Tor.com	To celebrate our fifth birthday, Tor.com assembled the last five years of our award-winning original fiction into downloadable ebook files!1. When We Were Heroes, by Daniel Abraham2. Olga, by C.T. Adams3. Foundation, by Ann Aguirre4. The Department of Alterations, by Gennifer Albin5. The Fermi Paradox is Our Business Model, by Charlie Jane Anders6. Six MoTo celebrate our fifth birthday, Tor.com assembled the last five years of our award-winning original fiction into downloadable ebook files!1. When We Were Heroes, by Daniel Abraham2. Olga, by C.T. Adams3. Foundation, by Ann Aguirre4. The Department of Alterations, by Gennifer Albin5. The Fermi Paradox is Our Business Model, by Charlie Jane Anders6. Six Months, Three Days, by Charlie Jane Anders7. Intestate, by Charlie Jane Anders8. Legacy Lost, by Anna Banks9. The Witch of Duva, by Leigh Bardugo10. The Too-Clever Fox, by Leigh Bardugo11. The Girl Who Sang Rose Madder, by Elizabeth Bear12. The Horrid Glory of Its Wings, by Elizabeth Bear13. Faster Gun, by Elizabeth Bear14. The Final Now, by Gregory Benford15. Grace Immaculate, by Gregory Benford16. Backscatter, by Gregory Benford17. River of Souls, by Beth Bernobich18. A Window or a Small Box, by Jedediah Berry19. Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes, by Michael Bishop20. Catch Em in the Act, by Terry Bisson21. TVA Baby, by Terry Bisson22. The Cockroach Hat, by Terry Bisson23. Shall We Gather, by Alex Bledsoe24. Prophet, by Jennifer Bosworth25. The Ruined Queen of Harvest World, by Damien Broderick26. Time Considered as a Series of Thermite Burns in No Particular Order, by Damien Broderick27. The Memory Coder, by Jessica Brody28. The Desecrator, by Steven Brust29. Brother. Prince. Snake., by Cecil Castellucci30. We Have Always Lived on Mars, by Cecil Castellucci31. Our Human, by Adam Troy Castro32. The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere, by John Chu33. Fare Thee Well, by Cathy Clamp34. The Commonplace Book, by Jacob Clifton35. What Makes a River, by Deborah Coates36. The Ghosts of Christmas, by Paul Cornell37. The Elephant in the Room, by Paul Cornell38. Day One, by Matthew Costello39. Am I Free To Go?, by Kathryn Cramer40. Tourists, by Sean Craven41. Eve of Sin City, by S.J. Day42. The Cage, by A.M. Dellamonica43. Among the Silvering Herd, by A.M. Dellamonica44. Wild Things, by A.M. Dellamonica45. Things That Make Me Weak and Strange Get Engineered Away, by Cory Doctorow46. On 20468 Petercook, by Andy Duncan47. The Strange Case of Mr. Salad Monday, by G.D. Falksen48. Men Who Wish to Drown, by Elizabeth Fama49. The Iron Shirts, by Michael Flynn50. A Clean Sweep With All the Trimmings, by James Alan Gardner51. Lightbringers and Rainmakers, by Felix Gilman52. Shade, by Steven Gould53. Bugs in the Arroyo, by Steven Gould54. Steampunk Quartet, by Eileen Gunn55. Mother, Crone, Maiden, by Cat Hellisen56. The Ink Readers of Doi Saket, by Thomas Olde Heuvelt57. Too Fond, by Leanna Renee Hieber58. At the Foot of the Lighthouse, by Erin Hoffman59. Ghost Hedgehog, by Nina Kiriki Hoffman60. A Spell of Vengeance, by D.B. Jackson61. The Cat Who Walked a Thousand Miles, by Kij Johnson62. Ponies, by Kij Johnson63. Crazy Me, by James Patrick Kelly64. First Flight, by Mary Robinette Kowal65. How to Make a Triffid, by Kelly Lagor66. A Water Matter, by Jay Lake67. The Speed of Time, by Jay Lake68. The Starship Mechanic, by Jay Lake and Ken Scholes69. Dress Your Marines in White, by Emmy Laybourne70. A Vector Alphabet of Interstellar Travel, by Yoon Ha Lee71. Uncle Flowers Homecoming Waltz, by Marissa Lingen72. Earth Hour, by Ken MacLeod73. Farewell Performance, by Nick Mamatas74. Though Smoke Shall Hide the Sun, by Brit Mandelo75. The Finite Canvas, by Brit Mandelo76. The Hanging Game, by Helen Marshall77. The Courtship of the Queen, by Bruce McAllister78. Heads Will Roll, by Lish McBride79. Swift, Brutal Retaliation, by Meghan McCarron80. Preparations, by Mark Mills81. About Fairies, by Pat Murphy82. Fire Above, Fire Below, by Garth Nix83. Ruled, by Caragh M. OBrien84. Hello, Moto, by Nnedi Okorafor85. Sacrifice of the First Sheason, by Peter Orullian86. The Great Defense of Layosah, by Peter Orullian87. The Battle of the Round, by Peter Orullian88. Sweetheart, by Abbi Mei Otis89. Ragnarok, by Paul Park90. Four Horsemen, at Their Leisure, by Richard Parks91. The Rotten Beast, by Mary E. Pearson92. Angel Season, by J.T. Petty93. Silver Linings, by Tim Pratt94. The Button Man and the Murder Tree, by Cherie Priest95. Clockwork Fairies, by Cat Rambo96. The Next Invasion, by Robert Reed97. Our Candidate, by Robert Reed98. Swingers, by Robert Reed99. The Cairn in Slater Woods, by Gina Rosati100. Jack of Coins, by Christopher Rowe101. Jack and the Aktuals, or, Physical Applications of Transfinite Set Theory, by Rudy Rucker102. Good Night, Moon, by Rudy Rucker103. Loco, by Rudy Rucker104. Jacks and Queens at the Green Mill, by Marie Rutkoski105. The Film-Makers of Mars, by Geoff Ryman106. Firstborn, by Brandon Sanderson107. After the Coup, by John Scalzi108. The Presidents Brain is Missing, by John Scalzi109. Shadow War of the Night Dragons, Book One: The Dead City: Prologue, by John Scalzi110. A Weeping Czar Beholds the Fallen Moon, by Ken Scholes111. Making My Entrance Again With My Usual Flair, by Ken Scholes112. Two Stories, by Ken Scholes113. If Dragons Mass Eve Be Cold and Clear, by Ken Scholes114. Rag and Bone, by Priya Sharma115. Do Not Touch, by Prudence Shen116. The Night Children: An Escape From Furnace Story, by Alexander Gordon Smith117. King of Marbury, by Andrew Smith118. Beauty Belongs to the Flowers, by Matthew Sanborn Smith119. Overtime, by Charles Stross120. Down on the Farm, by Charles Stross121. A Tall Tail, by Charles Stross122. Zeppelin City, by Michael Swanwick123. The Trains That Climb the Winter Tree, by Michael Swanwick124. The Dala Horse, by Michael Swanwick125. The Mongolian Wizard, by Michael Swanwick126. The Fire Gown, by Michael Swanwick127. Day of the Kraken, by Michael Swanwick128. Eros, Philia, Agape, by Rachel Swirsky129. A Memory of Wind, by Rachel Swirsky130. The Monsters Million Faces, by Rachel Swirsky131. Portrait of Lisane da Patagnia, by Rachel Swirsky132. Sing, by Karin Tidbeck133. What Doctor Gottlieb Saw, by Ian Tregillis134. Vilcabamba, by Harry Turtledove135. The Star and the Rockets, by Harry Turtledove136. The House That George Built, by Harry Turtledove137. We Havent Got There Yet, by Harry Turtledove138. Shtetl Days, by Harry Turtledove139. Lee at the Alamo, by Harry Turtledove140. Running of the Bulls, by Harry Turtledove141. The City Quiet as Death, by Steven Utley142. The Girl Who Ruled FairylandFor a Little While, by Catherynne M. Valente143. Terrain, by Genevieve Valentine144. Last Son of Tomorrow, by Greg van Eekhout145. Errata, by Jeff VanderMeer146. A Stroke of Dumb Luck, by Shiloh Walker147. Last Train to Jubilee Bay, by Kali Wallace148. Escape to Other Worlds with Science Fiction, by Jo Walton149. The Nostalgist, by Daniel H. Wilson150. Super Bass, by Kai Ashante Wilson151. The Palencar Project, by Gregory Benford, L.E. Modesitt, Jr., James Morrow, Michael Swanwick, and Gene Wolfe, Edited by David G. Hartwell
/book/show/3400298-colonialism-and-the-emergence-of-science-fiction?from_search=true	John Rieder	Colonialism and the Emergence of Science Fiction	This is the first full-length study of emerging Anglo-American science fiction's relation to the history, discourses, and ideologies of colonialism and imperialism. Nearly all scholars and critics of early science fiction acknowledge that colonialism is an important and relevant part of its historical context, and recent scholarship has emphasized imperialism's impact on lThis is the first full-length study of emerging Anglo-American science fiction's relation to the history, discourses, and ideologies of colonialism and imperialism. Nearly all scholars and critics of early science fiction acknowledge that colonialism is an important and relevant part of its historical context, and recent scholarship has emphasized imperialism's impact on late Victorian Gothic and adventure fiction and on Anglo-American popular and literary culture in general. John Rieder argues that colonial history and ideology are crucial components of science fiction's displaced references to history and its engagement in ideological production. He proposes that the profound ambivalence that pervades colonial accounts of the exotic other establishes the basic texture of much science fiction, in particular its vacillation between fantasies of discovery and visions of disaster. Combining original scholarship and theoretical sophistication with a clearly written presentation suitable for students as well as professional scholars, this study offers new and innovative readings of both acknowledged classics and rediscovered gems.Includes discussion of works by Edwin A. Abbott, Edward Bellamy, Edgar Rice Burroughs, John W. Campbell, George Tomkyns Chesney, Arthur Conan Doyle, H. Rider Haggard, Edmond Hamilton, W. H. Hudson, Richard Jefferies, Henry Kuttner, Alun Llewellyn, Jack London, A. Merritt, Catherine L. Moore, William Morris, Garrett P. Serviss, Mary Shelley, Olaf Stapledon, and H. G. Wells.
/book/show/20763886-studs?from_search=true	Richard  Labont (Editor)	Studs: Gay Erotic Fiction	Rough and surly, smooth and sultry, or quick and raw  however you like it, youll find it in, 20 of the hottest and best-written man-to-man sex stories to appear in print this year. In Underground Operator two men on a nearly empty subway platform indulge in rough, anonymous sex that lets them momentarily forget the stifling summer heat. Donuts to Demons finds aRough and surly, smooth and sultry, or quick and raw  however you like it, youll find it in, 20 of the hottest and best-written man-to-man sex stories to appear in print this year. In Underground Operator two men on a nearly empty subway platform indulge in rough, anonymous sex that lets them momentarily forget the stifling summer heat. Donuts to Demons finds a self-described rock-n-roll artfag searching for a lover as patient and gifted and generous as he advertised on Craigslist.
/book/show/20750591-classic-american-fiction?from_search=true	Edgar Rice Burroughs	Classic American Fiction: Burrough's Caspak Series, 3 novels in a single file, with active table of contents	This Kindle book includes The Land that Time Forgot, 1918; The People that Time Forgot, 1918; and Out of Time's Abyss, 1918. According to Wikipedia: Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875  March 19, 1950) was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic John Carter, although he produced works in many genres.
/book/show/7844047-the-boy-friend?from_search=true	R.M. Corbet	The Boy/Friend (Girlfriend Fiction, #19)	A warm, funny romantic comedy about friendship and love - and the great big green-eyed monster. Book 19 in the Girlfriend Fiction series: fall in love with something real.A date with your best friend? How could that ever work?Maude and Lou live in the same street.She's a smart girl from a sensible family.He's a weirdo - a punk-rock musician.Despite being different, they'veA warm, funny romantic comedy about friendship and love - and the great big green-eyed monster. Book 19 in the Girlfriend Fiction series: fall in love with something real.A date with your best friend? How could that ever work?Maude and Lou live in the same street.She's a smart girl from a sensible family.He's a weirdo - a punk-rock musician.Despite being different, they've always hung out together.But when Lou asks Maude out on a date, everything changes.'Funny and fast-paced - you've finished before you know it!' - Demi, 17
/book/show/126209.Passion_Fruit?from_search=true	Jeanette Winterson (editor) Fay Weldon	Passion Fruit: Romantic Fiction With a Twist	
/book/show/17591550-best-european-fiction-2014?from_search=true	Drago Janar (Preface) Edward Gauvin (Translator) Vladimir Kozlov (Belarus)	Best European Fiction 2014	From Belarus to Wales! Translated from more than 25 languages and highlighting the future luminaries and revolutionaries of international literature. Fans of the series will find everything they've grown to love, while new readers will discover what they've been missing![Belarus] VLADIMIR KOZLOV Politics[Belgium: French] THIERRY HORGUELIN The Man in the Yellow Parka[BosniaFrom Belarus to Wales! Translated from more than 25 languages and highlighting the future luminaries and revolutionaries of international literature. Fans of the series will find everything they've grown to love, while new readers will discover what they've been missing![Belarus] VLADIMIR KOZLOV Politics[Belgium: French] THIERRY HORGUELIN The Man in the Yellow Parka[Bosnia and Herzegovina] ELVIS HADZIC The Curious Case of Benjamin Zec[Bulgaria] KATYA ATANASOVA Fear of Ankles[Croatia] OLJA SAVICEVIC IVANCEVIC Adios Cowboy[Estonia] EMIL TODE Interpretation[Finland] MOX MAKELA Night Shift[France] ERIC CHEVILLARD Hippopotamus[Georgia] GURAM DOCHANASHVILI A Fellow Traveler[Iceland] SKAR MAGNUSSON Dr. Amplatz[Latvia] INGA ZHOLUDE Dirty Laundry[Liechtenstein] JENS DITTMAR His Cryptologists[Lithuania] HERKUS KUNCIUS Belovezh[Macedonia] VLADA UROSEVIC The Seventh Side of the Dice[Moldova] IOAN MANASCURTA How I Was Going to Die on the Battlefield[Montenegro] LENA RUTH STEFANOVIC The New Testament[Norway] KJELL ASKILDSEN My Sisters Face[Poland] KRYSTIAN PIWOWARSKI Homo Polonicus[Portugal] RUI MANUEL AMARAL Almost Ten Stories[Russia] NINA GABRIELYAN Quiet Feasts[Slovakia] VLADIMR HAVRILLA The Teacher and the Parchment[Slovenia] VESNA LEMAIC The Pool[Spain: Castilian] SUSANA MEDINA Oestrogen[Spain: Galician] XURXO BORRAZAS Pena de Ancares[Switzerland: German] CHRISTOPH SIMON Fairy Tales from the World of Publishing[Ukraine] YURIY TARNAWSKY Dead Darling[United Kingdom: England] TOM MCCARTHY On Dodgem Jockeys[United Kingdom: Wales] ROBERT MINHINNICK Scavenger
/book/show/23603622-horla-fiction-poetry-amp-drama?from_search=true	Guy de Maupassant	Horla (Fiction, Poetry &amp; Drama)	Peut-tre parce qu'il la constatait dans sa famille et la pressentait en lui, peut-tre aussi parce que l'poque est celle des grands alinistes, de Charcot en particulier dont (quelques annes avant Freud) il suivit assidment les leons  la Salptrire, Maupassant est le premier crivain du XIXe sicle  avoir abord de front le problme de la folie, non comme un dlirePeut-tre parce qu'il la constatait dans sa famille et la pressentait en lui, peut-tre aussi parce que l'poque est celle des grands alinistes, de Charcot en particulier dont (quelques annes avant Freud) il suivit assidment les leons  la Salptrire, Maupassant est le premier crivain du XIXe sicle  avoir abord de front le problme de la folie, non comme un dlire romantique mais en termes de clinique et de peur. Le Horla, c'est l'Autre, notre frre nocturne, le Double qui s'insinue en nous, nous caresse, nous pie, donne  chacun de nos gestes leur versant ngatif et pervers.Notre Double, notre frre, mais aussi notre rival : l'extra-terrestre dont la prochain venue signifiera la fin du rgne de l'homme. Le conte de la folie s'achve ainsi en cauchemar parapsychique et en roman d'anticipation.
/book/show/20883642-surrender-at-orchard-rest?from_search=true	Hope Denney	Surrender at Orchard Rest (Orchard Rest Historical Southern Fiction, #1)	Somerset Forrest, a former Civil War nurse, is expected to live up to the legacy of her mother's crumbling society family and restore them to their former prestige, but she yearns for independence. She's never gotten over Eric Rutherford, her first love who disappeared years before in the hills along the Chickamauga. As she struggles to find her place among a family all toSomerset Forrest, a former Civil War nurse, is expected to live up to the legacy of her mother's crumbling society family and restore them to their former prestige, but she yearns for independence. She's never gotten over Eric Rutherford, her first love who disappeared years before in the hills along the Chickamauga. As she struggles to find her place among a family all too adept at keeping secrets and tries to make peace with the past, her fianc Sawyer Russell reveals a secret that threatens the peace of Century Grove, Alabama.
/book/show/13386407-the-hollows-insider?from_search=true	Kim Harrison	The Hollows Insider: New fiction, facts, maps, murders, and more in the world of Rachel Morgan	New York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison has won legions of fans with her sexy supernatural novels featuring bounty-hunting witch Rachel Morgan. And now comes a unique look inside her beloved Hollows series that no fan should miss. . . . The Hollows InsiderIn the Hollows, the supernatural Inderlanders rule, and humanity must abide by their conventions, or else.To surNew York Times bestselling author Kim Harrison has won legions of fans with her sexy supernatural novels featuring bounty-hunting witch Rachel Morgan. And now comes a unique look inside her beloved Hollows series that no fan should miss. . . . The Hollows InsiderIn the Hollows, the supernatural Inderlanders rule, and humanity must abide by their conventions, or else.To survive among vampires, witches, Weres, gargoyles, trolls, fairies, and bansheesto say nothing of demonshumanity needs a guide. And now, written by Kim Harrison herself, here is an insiders look at the supernatural world of the Hollows, from an overarching new story to character profiles, maps, spell guides, charm recipes, secret correspondence from the elusive Trent Kalamack, and much more.
/book/show/6492197-the-magazine-of-bizarro-fiction?from_search=true	Andersen Prunty Jordan Krall Jeff Burk (Editor)	The Magazine of Bizarro Fiction	The premier magazine of the bizarro genre. Issue one features the novella The Sex Beast of Scurvy Island by Andersen Prunty, short fiction by Jordan Krall, Bruce Taylor, Garrett Cook, and Michael James Gibbs, comics by Andrew Goldfarb and Jeremy Kemp, articles by Mykle Hansen and Bradley Sands, a spotlight on author Gina Ranalli, The Wonderland Books Awards, BizarroCon rThe premier magazine of the bizarro genre. Issue one features the novella The Sex Beast of Scurvy Island by Andersen Prunty, short fiction by Jordan Krall, Bruce Taylor, Garrett Cook, and Michael James Gibbs, comics by Andrew Goldfarb and Jeremy Kemp, articles by Mykle Hansen and Bradley Sands, a spotlight on author Gina Ranalli, The Wonderland Books Awards, BizarroCon report, and more!
/book/show/32861302-darwinia?from_search=true	Robert Charles Wilson Michelle Charrier (Translator)	Darwinia	Mars 1912, l'Europe et une partie de l'Angleterre disparaissent subitement, remplacs par un continent  la faune et  la flore non terrestres que l'on ne tarde pas  nommer la Darwinie. Pour le jeune Guildford Law, cette tragdie n'a rien d'un miracle ou d'une punition divine ; plutt une nigme que la science pourra un jour rsoudre. Fort de cette certitude, il va tout sMars 1912, l'Europe et une partie de l'Angleterre disparaissent subitement, remplacs par un continent  la faune et  la flore non terrestres que l'on ne tarde pas  nommer la Darwinie. Pour le jeune Guildford Law, cette tragdie n'a rien d'un miracle ou d'une punition divine ; plutt une nigme que la science pourra un jour rsoudre. Fort de cette certitude, il va tout sacrifier pour faire partie de la premire grande expdition d'exploration destine  s'enfoncer au cur du continent inconnu ; une expdition qui, de mort violente en mort violente, le mnera plus loin qu'il ne pouvait l'imaginer...Nomin au prestigieux prix Hugo en 1999, Darwinia est une uvre d'une singulire ambition, qui voque l'poque glorieuse o les savants taient aussi explorateurs et aventuriers.Prix Aurora 1999
/book/show/19007.The_Key?from_search=true	James N. Frey	The Key: How to Write Damn Good Fiction Using the Power of Myth	Myths, says James N. Frey, are the basis of all storytelling, and their structures and motifs are as powerful for contemporary writers as they were for Homer.In, novelist and fiction-writing coach Frey applies his popular Damn Good approach to Joseph Campbell's insights into the universal structure of myths, providing a practical guide for fiction writers and scrMyths, says James N. Frey, are the basis of all storytelling, and their structures and motifs are as powerful for contemporary writers as they were for Homer.In, novelist and fiction-writing coach Frey applies his popular Damn Good approach to Joseph Campbell's insights into the universal structure of myths, providing a practical guide for fiction writers and screenwriters who want to shape their ideas into a powerful mythic story.
/book/show/6116038-method-and-madness?from_search=true	Alice LaPlante	Method and Madness: The Making of a Story	
/book/show/8517625-mr-rosenblum-dreams-in-english?from_search=true	Natasha Solomons James Adams (Reader)	Mr. Rosenblum Dreams In English	At the start of World War II, Jack and Sadie Rosenblum flee Berlin for London with their baby daughter, Elizabeth. Upon arrival, Jack receives a pamphlet from the German Jewish Aid Committee on how to act like a proper Englishman. He follows it to the letter - Saville Row suits, the BBC, trips to Covent Garden, a Jaguar-and it works like a charm. The Rosenblums settle intoAt the start of World War II, Jack and Sadie Rosenblum flee Berlin for London with their baby daughter, Elizabeth. Upon arrival, Jack receives a pamphlet from the German Jewish Aid Committee on how to act like a proper Englishman. He follows it to the letter - Saville Row suits, the BBC, trips to Covent Garden, a Jaguar-and it works like a charm. The Rosenblums settle into a prosperous new life.
/book/show/17295457-the-kick-ass-writer?from_search=true	Chuck Wendig	The Kick-Ass Writer: 1001 Ways to Write Great Fiction, Get Published, and Earn Your Audience	
/book/show/25555538-the-scar-boys?from_search=true	Len Vlahos	The Scar Boys	A severely burned teenager. A guitar. Punk rock. The chords of a rock 'n' roll road trip in a coming-of-age novel that is a must-read story about finding your place in the world...even if you carry scars inside and out.In attempting to describe himself in his college application essayto help us to become acquainted with you beyond your courses, grades, and test scoresA severely burned teenager. A guitar. Punk rock. The chords of a rock 'n' roll road trip in a coming-of-age novel that is a must-read story about finding your place in the world...even if you carry scars inside and out.In attempting to describe himself in his college application essayto help us to become acquainted with you beyond your courses, grades, and test scoresHarbinger (Harry) Jones goes way beyond the 250-word limit and gives a full account of his life. The first defining moment: the day the neighborhood goons tied him to a tree during a lightning storm when he was 8 years old, and the tree was struck and caught fire. Harry was badly burned and has had to live with the physical and emotional scars, reactions from strangers, bullying, and loneliness that instantly became his everyday reality. The second defining moment: the day in eighth grade when the handsome, charismatic Johnny rescued him from the bullies and then made the startling suggestion that they start a band together. Harry discovered that playing music transported him out of his nightmare of a world, and he finally had something that compelled people to look beyond his physical appearance. Harry's description of his life in his essay is both humorous and heart-wrenching. He had a steeper road to climb than the average kid, but he ends up learning something about personal power, friendship, first love, and how to fit in the world. While he's looking back at the moments that have shaped his life, most of this story takes place while Harry is in high school and the summer after he graduates.
/book/show/7206935-the-guide-to-writing-fantasy-and-science-fiction?from_search=true	Philip Athans R.A. Salvatore	The Guide to Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction: 6 Steps to Writing and Publishing Your Bestseller!	Science fiction and fantasy is one of the most challenging--and rewarding!--genres in the bookstore. But withbestselling author Philip Athans and fantasy giant R. A. Salvatore at your side, youll create worlds that draw your readers in--and keep them reading!Just as important, youll learn how to prepare your work for todays market. Drawing on his yearsScience fiction and fantasy is one of the most challenging--and rewarding!--genres in the bookstore. But withbestselling author Philip Athans and fantasy giant R. A. Salvatore at your side, youll create worlds that draw your readers in--and keep them reading!Just as important, youll learn how to prepare your work for todays market. Drawing on his years of experience as one of the most acclaimed professionals in publishing, Wizards of the Coast editor Athans explains how to set your novel apart--and break into this lucrative field. From devising clever plots and building complex characters to inventing original technologies and crafting alien civilizations, Athans gives you the techniques you need to write strong, saleable narratives.Athans applies all of these critical lessons together in an unprecedented deconstruction of a never-before-published tale by the one and only R. A. Salvatore!There are books on writing science fiction and fantasy, and then theres this book--the only one you need to create strange, wonderful worlds for your own universe of readers!
/book/show/8993088-shadowrise?from_search=true	Tad Williams Dick Hill	Shadowrise: Shadowmarch Volume Iii	With King Olin imprisoned and Prince Kendrick slain, the royal twins Barrick and Briony have been forced to flee their homeland. But both families and nations can hide hark and terrible secrets. Even if Barrick and Briony survive learning the astonishing truths at the heart of their own family and of Southmarch itself, they must find a way to reclaim their kingdom and rescWith King Olin imprisoned and Prince Kendrick slain, the royal twins Barrick and Briony have been forced to flee their homeland. But both families and nations can hide hark and terrible secrets. Even if Barrick and Briony survive learning the astonishing truths at the heart of their own family and of Southmarch itself, they must find a way to reclaim their kingdom and rescues their home from traitors, tyrants, a god-king, and even angry gods themselves.
/book/show/293231.How_to_Write_Horror_Fiction?from_search=true	William F. Nolan	How to Write Horror Fiction	
/book/show/551601.The_Playboy_Book_of_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Alice K. Turner (Editor)	The Playboy Book of Science Fiction	Playboy has always been about breaking the rules. So has science fiction. Is it any wonder that the two have enjoyed such a long, exciting, satisfying relationship? Since its beginning almost a half century ago, Playboy has been one of the most popular, most prestigious, most profitable short fiction markets in America. Under the direction of Hugh Hefner and a series oPlayboy has always been about breaking the rules. So has science fiction. Is it any wonder that the two have enjoyed such a long, exciting, satisfying relationship? Since its beginning almost a half century ago, Playboy has been one of the most popular, most prestigious, most profitable short fiction markets in America. Under the direction of Hugh Hefner and a series of distinguished literary editors--most recently and durably, Alice K. Turner-the magazine has successfully sought out and published the world's literary superstars.In addition to the triple attractions of fame, luster and lucre, Playnboy offers a venue where authors are uncensored and allowed to address adult themes and controversial issues. This has proven irresistible to writers who have something new or different to say--which includes most, if not at all, of the top names in the peculiarly American and distinctively modern field of science fiction.In this extraordinary diverse and distinguished collection, covering SF's most provocative half century, you will find the classic short works of such familiar names as Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, and Ursula K. LeGuin, along with daring forays by innovators such as Harlan Ellison, Lucias Shepard, and Howard Waldrop, leavened with surprise appearances by Donald Westlake, Doris Lessing, and even Billy Crystal. These stories assembled here provide a glittering array of science fiction at its best, form the Golden Age to the New Wave, from Cyberpunk to Virtual Sex.All they have in common is that they are first-rate SF, unforgettable short fiction, and they were published in the always selective, never censorious, proudly controversial Playboymagazine.
/book/show/321385.R_E_M_Fiction?from_search=true	David Buckley	R.E.M. | Fiction: An Alternative Biography	R.E.M.'s public image has always been tightly controlled. Icons of anti-celebrity rock, who bacame huge celebrity rock stars, they were, according to the story, the first U.S. post new-wave band who were both commercially successful and cool. Drawing on exclusive interviews with Mike Mills, Peter Buck and other members of R.E.M.'s nuclear family, Fiction re-evaluates the mR.E.M.'s public image has always been tightly controlled. Icons of anti-celebrity rock, who bacame huge celebrity rock stars, they were, according to the story, the first U.S. post new-wave band who were both commercially successful and cool. Drawing on exclusive interviews with Mike Mills, Peter Buck and other members of R.E.M.'s nuclear family, Fiction re-evaluates the music and career of a group who sold almost no records for the first half of their existence, then became 'the biggest rock group in the world' in the second half.
/book/show/310813.The_Philosopher_at_the_End_of_the_Universe?from_search=true	Mark Rowlands	The Philosopher at the End of the Universe: Philosophy Explained Through Science Fiction Films	(second edition:) demonstrates how anyone can grasp the basic concepts of philosophy while still holding a bucket of popcorn. Mark Rowlands makes philosophy utterly relevant to our everyday lives and reveals its most potent messages using nothing more than a little humor and the plotlines of some of the most spectacular,(second edition:) demonstrates how anyone can grasp the basic concepts of philosophy while still holding a bucket of popcorn. Mark Rowlands makes philosophy utterly relevant to our everyday lives and reveals its most potent messages using nothing more than a little humor and the plotlines of some of the most spectacular, expensive, high-octane films on the planet.Learn about: The Nature of Reality from, Good and Evil from, Morality from, Personal identity from, The Mind-Body dilemma from, Free Will from, Death and the Meaning of Life from, and much more. A search for knowledge about ourselves and the world around us with a star-studded cast that includes: Tom Cruise, Plato, Harrison Ford, Immanuel Kant, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Friedrich Nietzsche, Sigourney Weaver, Rene Descartes, and Keanu Reeves.Rowlands anchors his discussions in easily understood everyday terms and relates them in a manner easy to identify with interspersed with a ready joke or two, he wonderfully explains why those SciFi movies we love so much are much deeper than they appear to be on the surface. Mark Rowlands's entertaining and stimulating guide is perfect for anyone searching for knowledge of the world around us. If Keanu can understand Descartes surely everyone can.
/book/show/26178921-sole-survivor-a-fiction-adventure-anthology?from_search=true	Stanley McShane	Sole Survivor-A Fiction Adventure Anthology	He watched as the Marguerite went down stern first in turbulent waves with all hands aboard. Shanghaied on the Bering Sea whaler Northern Light in 1901, recounted through his short stories and poems the memory of the icy northern waters and the intrepid seamen who fought the treacherous sailing conditions and behemoths of the ocean on frigates, schooners, and barques.He watched as the Marguerite went down stern first in turbulent waves with all hands aboard. Shanghaied on the Bering Sea whaler Northern Light in 1901, recounted through his short stories and poems the memory of the icy northern waters and the intrepid seamen who fought the treacherous sailing conditions and behemoths of the ocean on frigates, schooners, and barques. Hear the call to the Yukon to search for gold or choke on the ochre dust of an Arizona cattle ranch starved for water; more precious than gold. Relive the frenzy of the penny mining stocks of the 1920's or '30's and the chalk board that trumpets those impassionate, impersonal announcements of the failure of yet another bonanza mine. Would they all fail or reward his tinselled certificates with a fortune? Is life worth living without a Hupmobile? In an era when change exploded in this country, survival required vigor and adaptation. Life then, as now, wasn't easy.
/book/show/6326795-eclipse-3?from_search=true	Jonathan Strahan (Editor) Karen Joy Fowler Daniel Abraham	Eclipse 3: New Science Fiction and Fantasy	To observe an eclipse is to witness a rare and unusual event. Under darkened skies the sun becomes a negative image of itself, its corona transforming the landscape into a strange space where anything might happen, and any story may be true...In the spirit of classic science fiction anthologies such as Universe, Orbit, and Starlight, master anthologist Jonathan Strahan (ThTo observe an eclipse is to witness a rare and unusual event. Under darkened skies the sun becomes a negative image of itself, its corona transforming the landscape into a strange space where anything might happen, and any story may be true...In the spirit of classic science fiction anthologies such as Universe, Orbit, and Starlight, master anthologist Jonathan Strahan (The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year) presents the non-themed genre anthology Eclipse: New Science Fiction and Fantasy. Here you will find stories where strange and wonderful things happen--where reality is eclipsed by something magical and new.Continuing in the footsteps of the multiple-award-nominated anthologies Eclipse One and Eclipse Two, Eclipse Three delivers new fiction by some of the genre's most celebrated authors, including Karen Joy Fowler's story of a family's desperation and a rebellious young woman's strange incarceration; Ellen Klages's fable of a practical girl, an unusual tortoise, and an ancient mathematical puzzle; Pat Cadigan's story of a mysterious photograph and two friends' journey through space and time in order to solve its riddle; Jeffrey Ford's tale of a legendary sword imbued with the power to turn flesh to coral, and of the artist that wields it; Daniel Abraham's story of divine providence, sacred oaths, and the omens that indicate whether a man is fit to be king; and Caitlin R. Kiernan's chronicle of an astronaut whose memories of a lover lost to an alien intelligence haunt her.Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes abestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.
/book/show/29367131-shada---l-aventure-perdue-de-douglas-adams?from_search=true	Gareth Roberts Olivier Debernard (Translator)	Shada - L'Aventure perdue de Douglas Adams: Doctor Who, T9	
/book/show/3394124-the-road-to-science-fiction-1?from_search=true	James Edwin Gunn (Editor)	The Road to Science Fiction 1 (The Road to Science Fiction, #1)	In its first four volumes, this much-praised historical anthology series traced how the earliest forms of fantastic fiction developed into what is now known as science fiction. Volume Six looks at sci-fi in a dozen foreign countries and offers a rich variety of stories from around the world.
/book/show/551061.RV_There_Yet_?from_search=true	Diann Hunt	RV There Yet?: A Women of Faith Fiction Novel	Life's a journey. Midlife's an adventure. But two weeks in a RV with the hot-flash sisters could drive anyone over the hill.Dede signed on for this cross-country RV trip selflessly, for Millie and Lydia's sakes. Besides, she needed to get her mind off a love gone wrong and a demanding gourmet chocolates business. And it's for a good cause--sprucing up the old summer camp iLife's a journey. Midlife's an adventure. But two weeks in a RV with the hot-flash sisters could drive anyone over the hill.Dede signed on for this cross-country RV trip selflessly, for Millie and Lydia's sakes. Besides, she needed to get her mind off a love gone wrong and a demanding gourmet chocolates business. And it's for a good cause--sprucing up the old summer camp in Colorado to save it from closing. It will be a fun, memorable last hurrah before she turns fifty. Right?But Dede's more of a luxury hotel kind of girl. She likes mints on plumped pillows and room service. Bunking with friends in a motor home the size of a phone booth is not her style. And with the mysterious biker gang and a stalking ex-boyfriend, the RV seems to be shrinking.Still, with friends, a boutiful supply of truffles, and a boy from her past who has agedwell, this trip might be the best vacation ever!A hilarious story that celebrates thein midlife--even the occasional moose and mosquitoes--and the surprising grace of God.
/book/show/1902144.The_Einstein_Intersection?from_search=true	Samuel R. Delany	The Einstein Intersection	The Einstein Intersection won the Nebula Award for best science fiction novel of 1967. The surface story tells of the problems a member of an alien race, Lo Lobey, has assimilating the mythology of earth, where his kind have settled among the leftover artifacts of humanity. The deeper tale concerns, however, the way those who are different must deal with the dominant culThe Einstein Intersection won the Nebula Award for best science fiction novel of 1967. The surface story tells of the problems a member of an alien race, Lo Lobey, has assimilating the mythology of earth, where his kind have settled among the leftover artifacts of humanity. The deeper tale concerns, however, the way those who are different must deal with the dominant cultural ideology. The tale follows Lobey's mythic quest for his lost love, Friza. In luminous and hallucinated language, it explores what new myths might emerge from the detritus of the human world as those who are different try to seize history and the day.
/book/show/3416375-french-mediaeval-romances-from-the-lays-of-marie-de-france-fiction-cla?from_search=true	Marie de France	French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France, Fiction, Classics, Literary, Action & Adventure	Marie de France wrote in Francien with some Anglo-Norman influence. She was evidently proficient in Latin, as were most authors and scholars of the era, as well as English and possibly even Breton language. At a time when most people were illiterate and educated scholars or clerics were usually men, Marie was one of very few women to have achieved such an education. EugeneMarie de France wrote in Francien with some Anglo-Norman influence. She was evidently proficient in Latin, as were most authors and scholars of the era, as well as English and possibly even Breton language. At a time when most people were illiterate and educated scholars or clerics were usually men, Marie was one of very few women to have achieved such an education. Eugene Mason's 1911 translation of The Lais of Marie de France is thought to be superseded today by some scholars. It was, however, one of the first broad popular translations of one of the great works of Medieval literature, the -Lais- of the mysterious Marie de France, and two other Medieval French romances. Little is known today about Marie de France, save a contemporary mention of her as the author of the -Lais, - which were originally long, lyrical poems often sung by the troubadours of the day -- traveling singers who played ancient instruments that have since been forgotten. Marie de France's lais, told in octosyllables or eight-syllable verse, are notable for their celebration of love, individuality of character and vividness of description, hallmarks of the emerging literature of the times. Some refer to the Italian Renaissance, but have forgotten the earlier French flowering of poetry, music and culture, of which Marie was the -queen, - although we know only her name and work today. Said to be most popular among women, Marie's -lais- have born fruit to this day, in the form of chivalric, romantic, and even supernatural tales: one of the -lais- is the story of a werewolf.
/book/show/7788881-sjambak?from_search=true	Jack Vance	Sjambak: A Classic Science Fiction Adventure	Wilbur Murphy sought romance, excitement, and an impossible Horseman of Space. With polite smiles, the planet frustrated him at every turn - until he found them all the hard way! A classic science fiction story originally published in the If Worlds of Science Fiction in July, 1953. Includes a detailed About the Author and a selected bibliography.
/book/show/25540171-oblivion?from_search=true	Sasha Dawn	Oblivion	One year ago, Callie was found in an abandoned apartment, scrawling words on the wall: I KILLED HIM. His blood is on my hands. His heart is in my soul. I KILLED HIM.But she remembers nothing of that night or of the previous thirty-six hours. All she knows is that her father, the reverend at the Church of the Holy Promise, is missing, as is Hannah, a young girl from the pOne year ago, Callie was found in an abandoned apartment, scrawling words on the wall: I KILLED HIM. His blood is on my hands. His heart is in my soul. I KILLED HIM.But she remembers nothing of that night or of the previous thirty-six hours. All she knows is that her father, the reverend at the Church of the Holy Promise, is missing, as is Hannah, a young girl from the parish. Their disappearances have to be connected and Callie knows that her father was not a righteous man. Since that fateful night, she's been plagued by graphomaniaan unending and debilitating compulsion to write. The words that flow from Callie's mind and through her pen don't seem to make senseuntil now.As the anniversary of Hannah's vanishing approaches, more words and memories bubble to the surface and a new guy in school might be the key to Callie putting together the puzzle. But digging up the secrets she's buried for so long might be her biggest mistake.
/book/show/11233199-science-fiction?from_search=true	David Seed	Science Fiction: A Very Short Introduction	Science Fiction has proved notoriously difficult to define. It has been explained as a combination of romance, science and prophecy; as a genre based on an imagined alternative to the reader's environment; and as a form of fantastic fiction and historical literature. It has also been argued that science fiction narratives are the most engaged, socially relevant, and responScience Fiction has proved notoriously difficult to define. It has been explained as a combination of romance, science and prophecy; as a genre based on an imagined alternative to the reader's environment; and as a form of fantastic fiction and historical literature. It has also been argued that science fiction narratives are the most engaged, socially relevant, and responsive to the modern technological environment. This Very Short Introduction doesn't offer a history of science fiction, but instead ties examples of science fiction to different historical moments, in order to demonstrate how science fiction has evolved over time. David Seed looks not only at literature, but also at drama and poetry, as well as film. Examining recurrent themes in science fiction he looks at voyages into space, the concept of the alien and alternative social identities, the role of technology in science fiction, and its relation to time - in the past, present, and future.
/book/show/1260883.Frenzied_Fiction?from_search=true	Stephen Leacock	Frenzied Fiction	From the cave man to Santa Claus; spies, know-it-alls, and journalists: all are fair game for Leacocks special brand of humor. He touches on the changes time has brought about in the city, education, and work habits. Among the other topics in this work are nature, fishing, gardening, success, and spirits--both of the departed and of the variety Prohibition prohibited.EachFrom the cave man to Santa Claus; spies, know-it-alls, and journalists: all are fair game for Leacocks special brand of humor. He touches on the changes time has brought about in the city, education, and work habits. Among the other topics in this work are nature, fishing, gardening, success, and spirits--both of the departed and of the variety Prohibition prohibited.Each chapter of this book is a standalone story and if you love a good laugh, these stories are for you. In me, Leacocks wit produced the full range of laughter: smiles, chuckles, guffaws, and some uncontrollable giggles. Also, occasionally, I found myself shedding a tear or two.Summary by Debra Lynn
/book/show/181343.Story_Wallah?from_search=true	Shyam Selvadurai (Editor)	Story-Wallah: Short Fiction from South Asian Writers	Writers of South Asian descent have been garnering more and more success, acclaim, and attention. Story-Wallah gathers the finest South Asian voices in fiction for the first time in a single volume. As Shyam Selvadurai writes in his introduction, The stories jostle up against each other . . . The effect is a marvelous cacophony that reminds me of . . . one of those SouthWriters of South Asian descent have been garnering more and more success, acclaim, and attention. Story-Wallah gathers the finest South Asian voices in fiction for the first time in a single volume. As Shyam Selvadurai writes in his introduction, The stories jostle up against each other . . . The effect is a marvelous cacophony that reminds me of . . . one of those South Asian bazaars, a bargaining, carnival-like milieu. The goods on sale in this instance being stories hawked by story-traders: story-wallahs. In this book, some of the world's best fiction writers hawk their wares from different parts of the South Asian diaspora -- Sri Lanka, India, the United States, Great Britain, Guyana, Malaysia, Trinidad, Fiji -- creating a virtual map of the world with their tales. These stories explore universal themes of identity, culture, and home, and Story-Wallah includes a rich array of experiences: a honeymoon in Sri Lanka, the trials of a Bangladeshi refugee in England, life on a sugar plantation in Trinidad, the attempts of an Indian family to arrange a marriage for their rebellious daughter.This anthology is essential reading for anyone with an interest in South Asian writers and the dynamic, important tales they have to tell.
/book/show/27189818-history-will-be-kind?from_search=true	Copperfield Review (Editor)	History Will Be Kind: An Anthology of Historical Fiction	Since its beginning in 2000, The Copperfield Review has become known worldwide as a leading literary journal for readers and writers of historical fiction. Now, to celebrate its 15th anniversary, The Copperfield Review has put together its first anthology. History Will Be Kind features some of our most beloved contributors as well as new authors certain to become favoritesSince its beginning in 2000, The Copperfield Review has become known worldwide as a leading literary journal for readers and writers of historical fiction. Now, to celebrate its 15th anniversary, The Copperfield Review has put together its first anthology. History Will Be Kind features some of our most beloved contributors as well as new authors certain to become favorites. Whether you're an avid reader of The Copperfield Review or a fan of historical fiction, History Will Be Kind has historical short stories and poetry for you.
/book/show/8328280-plot-versus-character?from_search=true	Jeff Gerke	Plot Versus Character: A Balanced Approach to Writing Great Fiction	What's more important to a story: a gripping plot or compelling characters? Literary-minded novelists argue in favor of character-based novels while commercial novelists argue in favor of plot-based stories, but the truth of the matter is this: The best fiction is rich in both.What's more important to a story: a gripping plot or compelling characters? Literary-minded novelists argue in favor of character-based novels while commercial novelists argue in favor of plot-based stories, but the truth of the matter is this: The best fiction is rich in both.
/book/show/16284836-the-short-fiction-of-flann-o-brien?from_search=true	Flann O'Brien Neil Murphy (Editor) Keith Hopper (Editor)	The Short Fiction of Flann O'Brien	This riotous collection at last gathers together an expansive selection of Flann O'Brien's shorter fiction in a single volume, as well as O'Brien's last and unfinished novel, Slattery's Sago Saga. Also included are new translations of several stories originally published in Irish, and other rare pieces. With some of these stories appearing here in book form for the veryThis riotous collection at last gathers together an expansive selection of Flann O'Brien's shorter fiction in a single volume, as well as O'Brien's last and unfinished novel, Slattery's Sago Saga. Also included are new translations of several stories originally published in Irish, and other rare pieces. With some of these stories appearing here in book form for the very first time, and others previously unavailable for decades,is a welcome gift for every Flann O'Brien fan worldwide.
/book/show/219324.Mysteries_of_the_Worm?from_search=true	Robert Bloch	Mysteries of the Worm: Twenty Cthulhu Mythos Tales by Robert Bloch	Robert Bloch has become one with his fictional counterpart Ludvig Prinn: future generations of readers will know him as an eldritch name hovering over a body of nightmare texts. To know them will be to know him. And thus we have decided to release a new and expanded third edition of Robert Blochs Mysteries of the Worm. This collection contains four more Mythos talesTheRobert Bloch has become one with his fictional counterpart Ludvig Prinn: future generations of readers will know him as an eldritch name hovering over a body of nightmare texts. To know them will be to know him. And thus we have decided to release a new and expanded third edition of Robert Blochs Mysteries of the Worm. This collection contains four more Mythos talesThe Opener of the Way, The Eyes of the Mummy, Black Bargain, and Philtre Tipnot included in the first two editions.By Robert Bloch, edited and prefaced by Robert M. price; Cover by Steven Gilberts. 300 pages, illustrated. Trade Paperback.
/book/show/117084.The_Dreams_Our_Stuff_is_Made_Of?from_search=true	Thomas M. Disch	The Dreams Our Stuff is Made Of: How Science Fiction Conquered the World	From one of science fiction's most acclaimed novelists comes this engrossing journey through the books, movies, and television programs that have shaped our perspective of both the present and the future. In an uncompromising, often irreverent survey of the genre from Edgar Allan Poe to Philip K. Dick toThomas M. Disch analyzes science fiction's impact on technFrom one of science fiction's most acclaimed novelists comes this engrossing journey through the books, movies, and television programs that have shaped our perspective of both the present and the future. In an uncompromising, often irreverent survey of the genre from Edgar Allan Poe to Philip K. Dick toThomas M. Disch analyzes science fiction's impact on technological innovation, fashion, lifestyle, military strategy, the media, and much more.
/book/show/72253.Outsider_Plague_Fall_Exile_the_Kingdom?from_search=true	Albert Camus	Outsider/Plague/Fall/Exile & the Kingdom	Dou romane celebre conine aceast carte, alturi de o serie de mici bijuterii narative, numite povestiri, toate ale unui autor care i-a fermecat pn i pe sfincii care acord premiul Nobel... Strinul descrie o crim i goliciunea omului n faa unei situaii absurde. Ciuma - o parabol perfect, complex, a solidartii umane n faa nenorocirii. Cderea - un monologDou romane celebre conine aceast carte, alturi de o serie de mici bijuterii narative, numite povestiri, toate ale unui autor care i-a fermecat pn i pe sfincii care acord premiul Nobel... Strinul descrie o crim i goliciunea omului n faa unei situaii absurde. Ciuma - o parabol perfect, complex, a solidartii umane n faa nenorocirii. Cderea - un monolog absurd al unui individ care triete fr speran. Exilul i mpria - un univers n care grania dintre ficiune i realitate nu e vizibil, ceea ce face cu att mai atrgtoare lectura.
/book/show/3934515-collected-fiction?from_search=true	Ruskin Bond	Collected Fiction	
/book/show/25898462-the-best-science-fiction-of-the-year?from_search=true	Neil Clarke (Editor)	The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume One	A biological plague begins infecting artificial intelligence; a natural-born Earth woman seeking asylum on another planet finds a human society far different from her own; a food bloggers posts chronicle a nationwide medical outbreak; trapped in a matchmaking game, a couple tries to escape from the only world they know; a janitor risks everything to rescue a defective tA biological plague begins infecting artificial intelligence; a natural-born Earth woman seeking asylum on another planet finds a human society far different from her own; a food bloggers posts chronicle a nationwide medical outbreak; trapped in a matchmaking game, a couple tries to escape from the only world they know; a janitor risks everything to rescue a defective tank-born baby he can raise as his own.For decades, science fiction has compelled us to imagine futures both inspiring and cautionary. Whether its a warning message from a survey ship, a harrowing journey to a new world, or the adventures of well-meaning AI, science fiction feeds the imagination and delivers a lens through which we can better understand ourselves and the world around us. With, award-winning editor Neil Clarke provides a year-in-review and thirty-one of the best stories published by both new and established authors in 2015.Introduction: A State of the Short SF Field in 2015 by Neil ClarkeToday I Am Paul by Martin ShoemakerCalved by Sam J. MillerThree Bodies at Mitanni by Seth DickinsonThe Smog Society by Chen QuifanIn Blue Lilys Wake by Aliette de BodardHello, Hello by Seanan McGuireFolding Beijing by Hao JingfiangCapitalism in the 22nd Century by Geoff RymanHold-Time Violations by John ChuWild Honey by Paul McAuleySo Much Cooking by Naomi KritzerBannerless by Carrie VaughnAnother Word for World by Ann LeckieThe Cold Inequalities by Yoon Ha LeeIron Pegasus by Brenda CooperThe Audience by Sean McMullenEmpty by Robert ReedGypsy by Carter ScholzViolation of the TrueNet Security Act by Taiyo FujiiDamage by David D. LevineThe Tumbledowns of Cleopatra Abyss by David BrinNo Placeholder for You, My Love by Nick WolvenOutsider by An OwomeylaThe Gods Have Not Died in Vain by Ken LiuCocoons by Nancy KressSeven Wonders of a Once and Future World by Caroline M. YoachimTwo-Year Man by Kelly RobsonCat Pictures Please by Naomi KritzerBotanica Veneris: Thirteen Papercuts by Ida Countess Rathangan by Ian McDonaldMeshed by Rich LarsonA Murmuration by Alastair Reynolds2015 Recommended Reading List
/book/show/879688.Under_the_Greenwood_Tree_by_Thomas_Hardy_Fiction_Classics?from_search=true	Thomas Hardy	Under the Greenwood Tree by Thomas Hardy, Fiction, Classics	Under the Greenwood Tree (1872) preceded The Return of the Native and Far from the Madding Crowd, as the first of Thomas Hardy's novels set in Wessex. A holiday tale of charm and appeal, Under the Greenwood Tree was Hardy's second novel. The book brought him his first taste of literary and public success. The warmly-remembered holiday and love story told in Under the GreenUnder the Greenwood Tree (1872) preceded The Return of the Native and Far from the Madding Crowd, as the first of Thomas Hardy's novels set in Wessex. A holiday tale of charm and appeal, Under the Greenwood Tree was Hardy's second novel. The book brought him his first taste of literary and public success. The warmly-remembered holiday and love story told in Under the Greenwood Tree is sure to please readers today, with little of the darkness found in Hardy's later, great works such as Jude the Obscure and Tess of the D'Urbervilles.
/book/show/313290.Five_Seasons_of_Angel?from_search=true	Glenn Yeffeth (Editor) Don DeBrandt (Contributor) Michelle Sagara West (Contributor)	Five Seasons of Angel: Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Vampire	In this thoughtful, witty look at the acclaimed Buffy spin-off, five science fiction and fantasy writers discuss their favorite vampire.
/book/show/10161737-the-god-engines?from_search=true	John Scalzi Christopher Lane	The God Engines	Captain Ean Tephe is a man of faith, whose allegiance to his lord and to his ship is uncontested. The Bishopry Militant knows this -- and so, when it needs a ship and crew to undertake a secret, sacred mission to a hidden land, Tephe is the captain to whom the task is given. Tephe knows from that the start that his mission will be a test of his skill as a leader of men andCaptain Ean Tephe is a man of faith, whose allegiance to his lord and to his ship is uncontested. The Bishopry Militant knows this -- and so, when it needs a ship and crew to undertake a secret, sacred mission to a hidden land, Tephe is the captain to whom the task is given. Tephe knows from that the start that his mission will be a test of his skill as a leader of men and as a devout follower of his god. It s what he doesn t know that matters: to what ends his faith and his ship will ultimately be put -- and that the tests he will face will come not only from his god and the Bishopry Militant, but from another, more malevolent source entirely...
/book/show/1671959.The_Year_s_Best_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois (Editor) Cory Doctorow (Contributor) Ruth Nestvold (Contributor)	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Fourth Annual Collection	Contentsxiii  Summation: 2006  (2007)  essay by Gardner Dozois1  I, Row-Boat  (2006)  novelette by Cory Doctorow28  Julian: A Christmas Story  (2006)  novella by Robert Charles Wilson66  Tin Marsh  (2006)  novelette by Michael Swanwick81  The Djinn's Wife  [India 2047]  (2006)  novelette by Ian McDonald112  The House Beyond Your Sky  (2006)  shortstory by Benjamin Rosenbaum121  Where the Golden Apples Grow  (2006)  novella by Kage Baker164  Kin  (2006)  shortstory by Bruce McAllister172  Signal to Noise  (2006)  novelette by Alastair Reynolds204  The Big Ice  (2006)  shortstory by Jay Lake and Ruth Nestvold221  Bow Shock  (2006)  novelette by Gregory Benford251  In the River  (2006)  shortstory by Justin Stanchfield266  Incarnation Day  (2006)  novella by Walter Jon Williams295  Far As You Can Go  (2006)  shortstory by Greg van Eekhout305  Good Mountain  (2005)  novella by Robert Reed350  I Hold My Father's Paws  (2006)  shortstory by David D. Levine360  Dead Men Walking  (2006)  novelette by Paul J. McAuley374  Home Movies  (2006)  novelette by Mary Rosenblum395  Damascus  (2006)  novelette by Daryl Gregory418  Life on the Preservation  (2006)  shortstory by Jack Skillingstead431  Yellow Card Man  [The Windup Universe]  (2006)  novelette by Paolo Bacigalupi457  Riding the Crocodile  (2005)  novella by Greg Egan492  The Ile of Dogges  (2006)  shortstory by Elizabeth Bear and Sarah Monette499  The Highway Men  (2006)  novelette by Ken MacLeod524  The Pacific Mystery  (2006)  shortstory by Stephen Baxter540  Okanoggan Falls  (2006)  novelette by Carolyn Ives Gilman566  Every Hole Is Outlined  (2006)  novelette by John Barnes589  The Town on Blighted Sea  (2006)  shortstory by A. M. Dellamonica606  Nightingale  [Revelation Space]  (2006)  novella by Alastair Reynolds653  Honorable Mentions: 2006  (2007)  essay by Gardner Dozois
/book/show/857386.Understanding_Fiction?from_search=true	Cleanth Brooks Robert Penn Warren	Understanding Fiction	Ample collection of short stories, with essays, notes and questions for each.
/book/show/59756.The_Mortal_Immortal?from_search=true	Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Jacob Weisman (Editor) Michael Bisop (contributor)	The Mortal Immortal: The Complete Supernatural Short Fiction of Mary Shelley	This vibrant collection contains all five of Mary Shelley's supernatural stories, and sheds much needed light on an author often credited with writing the first science fiction novel. Here you will find the secrets of eternal youth, souls that exchange bodies, and ancient Englishmen and Romans newly thawed out of ice. In addition to several stories by Mary Shelley, this voThis vibrant collection contains all five of Mary Shelley's supernatural stories, and sheds much needed light on an author often credited with writing the first science fiction novel. Here you will find the secrets of eternal youth, souls that exchange bodies, and ancient Englishmen and Romans newly thawed out of ice. In addition to several stories by Mary Shelley, this volume also features a brand new story by renowned science fiction author Michael Bishop, which serves as a narrative introduction for this collection.Mary Shelley's considerable reputation rests squarely on the shoulders of her one great novel -, published anonymously in 1818 and revised under her own byline in 1831. Her powerful tale of blasphemous creation is perhaps more familiar to modern readers through its many film adaptations as it is from the book itself.From Boris Karloff's electrifying performance as Frankenstein to Kenneth Branaugh's latest directorial rendering, the story has received numerous interpretations which have renewed interest in the book time and time again. However, Shelley's other works have not fared as well as. She wrote just a handful of novels, of which only(1826) has remained sporadically in print. A precursor to such disaster novels as George R. Stewart'sand Richard Jeffries',follows its protagonist Lionel Verney through a distant future world which has been depopulated by plague.The shorter works of Mary Shelley have remained difficult to find. During her lifetime, she published just over two-dozen stories, only three of which were of interest to readers of science fiction and fantasy. In addition to these three supernaturally-themed stories, two additional stories were published after Shelley's death. Roger Dodsworth: The Reanimated Englishman, was printed in a volume of reminisces by a magazine editor who had commissioned the story thirty years earlier. Valerius: The Reanimated Roman, a story in a similar vein to Roger Dodsworth, remained unpublished until 1976, when both stories were discovered by Charles E. Robinson, a Shelley scholar and professor of English at the University of Delaware.ContentsThe Unexpected Visit of a Reanimated Englishwoman: Introduction by Michael BishopThe Mortal Immortal: A TaleTransformationRoger Dodsworth: The Reanimated EnglishmanThe DreamValerius: The Reanimated Roman
/book/show/25513363-guitar-notes?from_search=true	Mary Amato	Guitar Notes	On odd days, Tripp uses a school practice room to let loose on a borrowed guitar. Eyes closed, strumming that beat-up instrument, Tripp escapes to a world where only the music matters.On even days, Lyla Marks uses the same practice room. To Tripp, she's trying to become even more perfectshe's already a straight-A student and an award-winning cellist. But when Lyla beginsOn odd days, Tripp uses a school practice room to let loose on a borrowed guitar. Eyes closed, strumming that beat-up instrument, Tripp escapes to a world where only the music matters.On even days, Lyla Marks uses the same practice room. To Tripp, she's trying to become even more perfectshe's already a straight-A student and an award-winning cellist. But when Lyla begins leaving notes for him in between the strings of the guitar, his life intersects with hers in a way he never expected.What starts as a series of snippy notes quickly blossoms into the sharing of interests and secrets and dreams, and the forging of a very unlikely friendship.Challenging each other to write songs, they begin to connect, even though circumstances threaten to tear them apart.From beloved author Mary Amato comes a YA novel of wit and wisdom, both heartfelt and heartbreaking, about the power of music and the unexpected chords that draw us together.
/book/show/11909762-mutants-and-mystics?from_search=true	Jeffrey J. Kripal	Mutants and Mystics: Science Fiction, Superhero Comics, and the Paranormal	In many ways, twentieth-century America was the land of superheroes and science fiction. From Superman and Batman to the Fantastic Four and the X-Men, these pop-culture juggernauts, with their powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men, thrilled readers and audiencesand simultaneously embodied a host of our dreams and fears about modern life and the onrushing fIn many ways, twentieth-century America was the land of superheroes and science fiction. From Superman and Batman to the Fantastic Four and the X-Men, these pop-culture juggernauts, with their powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men, thrilled readers and audiencesand simultaneously embodied a host of our dreams and fears about modern life and the onrushing future.But that's just scratching the surface, says Jeffrey Kripal. In, Kripal offers a brilliantly insightful account of how comic book heroes have helped their creators and fans alike explore and express a wealth of paranormal experiences ignored by mainstream science. Delving deeply into the work of major figures in the fieldfrom Jack Kirbys cosmic superhero sagas and Philip K. Dicks futuristic head-trips to Alan Moores sex magic and Whitley Striebers communion with visitorsKripal shows how creators turned to science fiction to convey the reality of the inexplicable and the paranormal they experienced in their lives. Expanded consciousness found its language in the metaphors of sci-fiincredible powers, unprecedented mutations, time-loops and vast intergalactic intelligencesand the deeper influences of mythology and religion that these in turn drew from; the wildly creative work that followed caught the imaginations of millions. Moving deftly from Cold War science and Fredric Wertham's anticomics crusade to gnostic revelation and alien abduction, Kripal spins out a hidden history of American culture, rich with mythical themes and shot through with an awareness that there are other realities far beyond our everyday understanding.A bravura performance, beautifully illustrated in full color throughout and brimming over with incredible personal stories,is that rarest of things: a book that is guaranteed to broadenand maybe even blowyour mind.
/book/show/107962.The_Happy_Prince_and_Other_Tales_by_Oscar_Wilde_Fiction_Literary_Classics?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde	The Happy Prince and Other Tales by Oscar Wilde, Fiction, Literary, Classics	Wilde is a man remembered for plays like The Importance of Being Ernest, works like De Profundis and the scandal that attended it, and of course The Picture of Dorian Gray -- but in many respects, this book (and a couple others like it) are Wilde's real treasures. Highly recommended.
/book/show/19358743-writing-new-adult-fiction?from_search=true	Deborah Halverson Sylvia Day (Foreword)	Writing New Adult Fiction	is the first book of its kind  an instructional guide on writing New Adult novels. In 2012, over 14,000 titles were specified as New Adult on Goodreads  and that number only continues to grow. The popularity of NA novels continues to grow and writers must approach the elements of storytelling in a completely different mindset. Join Deborahis the first book of its kind  an instructional guide on writing New Adult novels. In 2012, over 14,000 titles were specified as New Adult on Goodreads  and that number only continues to grow. The popularity of NA novels continues to grow and writers must approach the elements of storytelling in a completely different mindset. Join Deborah Halverson to learn the essential information, steps, and techniques to draw in the crossover audience.
/book/show/11396646-the-return-of-vaman?from_search=true	Jayant V. Narlikar	The Return of Vaman: A Science-Fiction Novel	A very popular sci-fi story translated into different languages.
/book/show/18873965-the-sixth-science-fiction-megapack?from_search=true	Arthur C. Clarke Nancy Kress George Zebrowski	The Sixth Science Fiction Megapack	The Sixth Science Fiction Megapack presents 25 more mind-bending excursions through time and space, with great stories by such authors as Arthur C. Clarke, Nancy Kress, Lawrence Watt-Evans, George Zebrowski, Philip K. Dick, and many more! Included are:The Sixth Science Fiction Megapack presents 25 more mind-bending excursions through time and space, with great stories by such authors as Arthur C. Clarke, Nancy Kress, Lawrence Watt-Evans, George Zebrowski, Philip K. Dick, and many more! Included are:
/book/show/19799311-americana?from_search=true	Don DeLillo	Americana	At twenty-eight, David Bell is the American Dream come true. He has fought his way to the top, surviving office purges and scandals tobecome a top television executive. David's world is made up of the images that flicker across America's screens, the fantasies that enthrall America's imagination. And the the dream--and the dream-making--become a nightmare. At the height ofAt twenty-eight, David Bell is the American Dream come true. He has fought his way to the top, surviving office purges and scandals tobecome a top television executive. David's world is made up of the images that flicker across America's screens, the fantasies that enthrall America's imagination. And the the dream--and the dream-making--become a nightmare. At the height of his success, David sets out to rediscover reality. Camera in hand, he journeys across the country in a mad and moving attempt to capture, toa pattern on his own, and America's past, present, and future.
/book/show/14433714-best-european-fiction-2013?from_search=true	Aleksandar Hemon (Editor) John Banville (Preface) Christina Hesselholdt (Denmark)	Best European Fiction 2013	2013 may be the best year yet for. The inimitable John Banville joins the list of distinguished preface writers for Aleksandar Hemons series, and A. S. Byatt represents England among a luminous cast of European contributors. Fans of the series will find everything theyve grown to love, while new readers will discover what theyve been missing!SLOVAK2013 may be the best year yet for. The inimitable John Banville joins the list of distinguished preface writers for Aleksandar Hemons series, and A. S. Byatt represents England among a luminous cast of European contributors. Fans of the series will find everything theyve grown to love, while new readers will discover what theyve been missing!SLOVAKIA: Balla, Before the BreakupMACEDONIA: arko Kujundiski, When the Glasses Are LostMONTENEGRO: Dragan Radulovi, The FaceGEORGIA: Lasha Bugadze, The Sins of the WolfBELGIUM: Paul Emond, Grand FroidARMENIA: Krikor Beledian, The Name under My TongueRUSSIA: Kirill Kobrin, Last Summer in MarienbadMOLDOVA: Vitalie Ciobanu, Orchestra RehearsalIRELAND: Toms Mac Somin, Music in the BoneFINLAND: Tiina Raevaara, My Creator, My CreationHUNGARY: Mikls Vajda, Portrait of a Mother in an American FrameTURKEY: Zehra rak, Memory Cultivation SalonPORTUGAL: Dulce Maria Cardoso, Angels on the InsideLATVIA: Gundega Repe, How Important is it to be Ernest?UKRAINE: Tania Malyarchuk, Me and My Sacred CowSPAIN (Castilian): Eloy Tizn, The Mercury in the ThermometersBOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA: Semezdin Mehmedinovi, My HeartAUSTRIA: Lydia Mischkulnig, A Protagonists NemesisFRANCE: Marie Redonnet, Madame Zabees GuesthouseLITHUANIA: Ieva Toleikyt, The Eye of the MaplesBULGARIA: Rumen Balabanov, The RagiadUK, ENGLAND: A.S. Byatt, Dolls EyesESTONIA: Kristiina Ehin, The Surrealists DaughterPOLAND: Sylwia Chutnik, Its All Up to YouLIECHTENSTEIN: Daniel Batliner, Malcontents MonologueSPAIN (Basque): Bernardo Atxaga, Pirpo and Chanberlan, MurderersSERBIA: Borivoje Adaevi, For a Foreign MasterSLOVENIA: Mirana Likar Bajelj, Nadas TableclothDENMARK: Christina Hesselholdt, Camilla and the HorseROMANIA: Dan Lungu, 7 P.M. WifeSWITZERLAND: Bernard Comment, A SonUK, WALES: Ray French, MigrationIRELAND: Mike McCormack, Of One MindICELAND: Gyrir Elasson, The Music ShopNORWAY: Ari Behn, Thunder Snow and When a Dollar Was a Big Deal
/book/show/758854.Where_s_My_Jetpack_?from_search=true	Daniel H. Wilson Richard Horne	Where's My Jetpack?: A Guide to the Amazing Science Fiction Future That Never Arrived	
/book/show/854255.Why_We_Read_Fiction?from_search=true	Lisa Zunshine	Why We Read Fiction: Theory of Mind and the Novel	Why We Read Fiction offers a lucid overview of the most exciting area of research in contemporary cognitive psychology known as Theory of Mind and discusses its implications for literary studies. It covers a broad range of fictional narratives, from Richardsons Clarissa, Dostoyevskis Crime and Punishment, and Austens Pride and Prejudice to Woolfs Mrs. Dalloway, NabokWhy We Read Fiction offers a lucid overview of the most exciting area of research in contemporary cognitive psychology known as Theory of Mind and discusses its implications for literary studies. It covers a broad range of fictional narratives, from Richardsons Clarissa, Dostoyevskis Crime and Punishment, and Austens Pride and Prejudice to Woolfs Mrs. Dalloway, Nabokovs Lolita, and Hammetts The Maltese Falcon. Zunshines surprising new interpretations of well-known literary texts and popular cultural representations constantly prod her readers to rethink their own interest in fictional narrative. Written for a general audience, this study provides a jargon-free introduction to the rapidly growing interdisciplinary field known as cognitive approaches to literature and culture.
/book/show/281979.Seven_Seasons_of_Buffy?from_search=true	Glenn Yeffeth (Editor) David Brin (Contributor) Justine Larbalestier (Contributor)	Seven Seasons of Buffy: Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Discuss Their Favorite Television Show	This collection of irreverent and surprising essays about the popular television seriesincludes pieces by leading science fiction and fantasy authors. Contributors include bestselling legend David Brin, critically acclaimed novelist Scott Westerfeld, cult-favorite vampire author Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, and award-winner Sarah Zettel. The show and itsThis collection of irreverent and surprising essays about the popular television seriesincludes pieces by leading science fiction and fantasy authors. Contributors include bestselling legend David Brin, critically acclaimed novelist Scott Westerfeld, cult-favorite vampire author Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, and award-winner Sarah Zettel. The show and its cast are the topics of such critical pieces as Lawrence Watt-Evans's Matchmaking in Hellmouth and Sherrilyn Kenyon's The Search for Spike's Balls. An informed introduction for those not well acquainted with the show, and a source of further research for Buffy buffs, this book raises interesting questions concerning a much-loved program and future cult classic.
/book/show/1100932.Letters_to_a_Fiction_Writer?from_search=true	Frederick Busch (Editor)	Letters to a Fiction Writer	Contributors include Lee K. Abbott, Charles Baxter, Ray Bradbury, Raymond Carver, Shelby Foote, John Gardner, Joyce Carol Oates, John Updike, Tobias Wolff, and Flannery O'Connor, among others.
/book/show/22386622-lightspeed-magazine-june-2014?from_search=true	Christie Yant (Editor) Seanan McGuire Kris Millering	Lightspeed Magazine, June 2014: Women Destroy Science Fiction! Special Issue	It could be said that women invented science fiction; after all, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is considered by many to be the first science fiction novel. Yet some readers seem to have this funny idea that women dont, or cant, write science fiction. Some have even gone so far as to accuse women of destroying science fiction with their girl cooties. So to help prove how siIt could be said that women invented science fiction; after all, Mary Shelley's Frankenstein is considered by many to be the first science fiction novel. Yet some readers seem to have this funny idea that women dont, or cant, write science fiction. Some have even gone so far as to accuse women of destroying science fiction with their girl cooties. So to help prove how silly that notion is, LIGHTSPEED's June 2014 issue is a Women Destroy Science Fiction! special issue and has a guest editor at the helm.The issue features original fiction by Seanan McGuire, Charlie Jane Anders, N.K. Jemisin, Carrie Vaughn, Maria Dahvana Headley, Amal El-Mohtar, and many more. All together there's more than 180,000 words of material, including: 11 original short stories, 15 original flash fiction stories, 4 short story reprints and a novella reprint, 7 nonfiction articles, and 28 personal essays by women about their experiences reading and writing science fiction.FROM THE EDITORSEditorial, June 2014: Women Destroy Science Fiction!ORIGINAL SHORT STORIES  edited by Christie YantEach to Each by Seanan McGuireA Word Shaped Like Bones by Kris MilleringCuts Both Ways by Heather ClitheroeWalking Awake by N.K. JemisinThe Case of the Passionless Bees by Rhonda EikampIn the Image of Man by Gabriella StalkerThe Unfathomable Sisterhood of Ick by Charlie Jane AndersDim Sun by Maria Dahvana HeadleyThe Lonely Sea in the Sky by Amal El-MohtarA Burglary, Addressed By a Young Lady by Elizabeth Porter BirdsallCanth by K.C. NortonREPRINTS  selected by Rachel SwirskyLike Daughter by Tananarive DueLove is the Plan the Plan is Death by James Tiptree, Jr. (Alice Sheldon)The Great Loneliness by Maria Romasco MooreKnapsack Poems by Eleanor ArnasonThe Cost to Be Wise by Maureen F. McHugh (novella)ORIGINAL FLASH FICTION  edited by Robyn LupoSalvage by Carrie VaughnA Guide to Grief by Emily FoxSee DANGEROUS EARTH-POSSIBLES! by Tina ConnollyA Debt Repaid by Marina J. LostetterThe Sewell Home for the Temporally Displaced by Sarah Pinsker#TrainFightTuesday by Vanessa TorlineThe Hymn of Ordeal, No. 23 by Rhiannon RasmussenEmoticon by Anaid PerezThe Mouths by Ellen DenhamM1A by Kim WinternheimerStandard Deviant by Holly SchofieldGetting on in Years by Cathy HumbleRo-Sham-Bot by Effie SeibergEverything That Has Already Been Said by Samantha MurrayThe Lies We Tell Our Children by Katherine CrightonNONFICTION  edited by Wendy N. WagnerArtists Spotlight by Galen DaraIllusion, Expectation, and World Domination Through Bake Sales by Pat MurphyWomen Remember by Mary Robinette KowalInterview: Kelly Sue DeConnick by Jennifer WillisHow to Engineer a Self-Rescuing Princess by Stina LeichtThe Status Quo Cannot Hold by Tracie WelserScreaming Together: Making Womens Voices Heard by Nisi ShawlPERSONAL ESSAYS  edited by Wendy N. WagnerWe are the Fifty Percent by Rachel SwirskyScience Fiction: Youre Doin It Wrong by Maya Kaathryn BohnhoffJoin Us in the Future Marissa LingenAre We There Yet? by Sheila FinchNot a Spaceship, Robot, or Zombie in Sight by Anne CharnockWriting Among the Beginning of Women by Amy Sterling CasilToward a Better Future by Nancy Jane MooreWe Are the Army of Women Destroying SF by Sandra WickhamRead SF and Youve Got a Posse by Gail MarsellaStomp All Over That by O. J. CadeFor the Trailblazers by Kristi CharishWomen are the Future of Science Fiction by Juliette WadeWe Have Always Fought by Kameron HurleyWriting Stories, Wrinkling Time by Kat HowardWhere Are My SF Books? by DeAnna KnipplingReading the Library Alphabetically by Liz ArgallStepping Through a Portal by Bonnie Jo StufflebeamThe Wendybird by Stina LeichtI Wanted to be the First Woman on the Moon by Sylvia Spruck WrigleyNever Think of Yourself as Less by Helena BellAn ABC of Kickass by Jude GriffinStocking Stuffers by Anaea LayBreaching the Gap by Brooke BolanderWomen Who Are More Than Strong by Georgina KamsikaA Science-Fictional Woman by Cheryl MorganYour Future is Out of Date, Pat MurphyStray Outside the Lines by E. Catherine ToblerMy Love Can Destroy by Seanan McGuireAUTHOR SPOTLIGHTS  edited by Jude GriffinSeanan McGuireKris MilleringHeather ClitheroeN.K. JemisinRhonda EikampTananarive DueGabriella StalkerCharlie Jane AndersMaria Dahvana HeadleyAmal El-MohtarElizabeth Porter BirdsallK.C. NortonEleanor ArnasonMaria Romasco MooreMaureen McHugh
/book/show/98038.The_Year_s_Best_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois (Editor) Ian R. MacLeod (Contributor) Ian McDonald (Contributor)	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twentieth Annual Collection	Widely regarded as the one essential book for every science fiction fan,(Winner of the 2002 Locus Award for Best Anthology) continues to uphold its standard of excellence with more than two dozen stories representing the previous year's best SF writing. This year's volume includes Ian R. MacLeod, Nancy Kress, Greg Egan, Maureen F. McHugh, RWidely regarded as the one essential book for every science fiction fan,(Winner of the 2002 Locus Award for Best Anthology) continues to uphold its standard of excellence with more than two dozen stories representing the previous year's best SF writing. This year's volume includes Ian R. MacLeod, Nancy Kress, Greg Egan, Maureen F. McHugh, Robert Reed, Paul McAuley, Michael Swanwick, Robert Silverberg, Charles Stross, John Kessel, Gregory Benford and many other talented authors of SF, as well as thorough summations of the year and a recommended reading list.Contentsxi  Summation: 2002  essay by Gardner Dozois1  Breathmoss  (2002)  novella by Ian R. MacLeod52  The Most Famous Little Girl in the World  (2002)  novelette by Nancy Kress71  The Passenger  (2002)  novelette by Paul J. McAuley [as by Paul McAuley ]95  The Political Officer  (2002)  novella by Charles Coleman Finlay135  Lambing Season  (2002)  shortstory by Molly Gloss145  Coelacanths  (2002)  novelette by Robert Reed164  Presence  (2002)  novelette by Maureen F. McHugh184  Halo  [Macx Family]  (2002)  novelette by Charles Stross212  In Paradise  (2002)  shortstory by Bruce Sterling221  The Old Cosmonaut and the Construction Worker Dream of Mars  (2002)  novelette by Ian McDonald243  Stories for Men  (2002)  novella by John Kessel302  To Become a Warrior  (2002)  shortstory by Chris Beckett313  The Clear Blue Seas of Luna  (2002)  novelette by Gregory Benford339  V.A.O.  (2002)  novella by Geoff Ryman367  Winters Are Hard  (2002)  novelette by Steven Popkes390  At the Money  (2002)  novelette by Richard Wadholm417  Agent Provocateur  (2002)  shortstory by Alexander C. Irvine [as by Alexander Irvine ]427  Singleton  (2002)  novella by Greg Egan467  Slow Life  (2002)  novelette by Michael Swanwick486  A Flock of Birds  (2002)  shortstory by James Van Pelt501  The Potter of Bones  (2002)  novella by Eleanor Arnason538  The Whisper of Disks  (2002)  novelette by John Meaney (aka The Whisper of Discs)567  The Hotel at Harlan's Landing  [Company]  (2002)  shortstory by Kage Baker578  The Millennium Party  (2002)  shortfiction by Walter Jon Williams581  Turquoise Days  [Revelation Space]  (2002)  novella by Alastair Reynolds641  Honorable Mentions: 2002  essay by Gardner Dozois
/book/show/259864.Sandpebbles?from_search=true	Patricia Hickman	Sandpebbles	The tale of a broken heart's awakening to hope.A moving, richly told story set in a small fishing village in coastal North Carolina, Patricia Hickman's novel portrays a witty, recently widowed herione who must learn to let go of the past--and discover God's surprising, renewing provision for her future.
/book/show/1137677.Between_the_Lines?from_search=true	Jessica Page Morrell	Between the Lines: Master the Subtle Elements of Fiction Writing	Effective storytelling stems from many elements, the most crucial of which are unseen or blended in so unobtrusively that they are difficult to spot and analyze. Still, they are necessary to the wholeness and coherence of a storyto create a work that lingers and resonates in the reader's imagination.In Between the Lines, author and writing instructor Jessica Page MorrelEffective storytelling stems from many elements, the most crucial of which are unseen or blended in so unobtrusively that they are difficult to spot and analyze. Still, they are necessary to the wholeness and coherence of a storyto create a work that lingers and resonates in the reader's imagination.In Between the Lines, author and writing instructor Jessica Page Morrell shows you how to craft a unified and layered novel or short story by mastering subtle storytelling techniques, such as: Using emotional bombshells, surprises, and interruptions to intensify cliffhangersEnlarging your story world through the use of layered subplotsBuilding suspense one scene at a time to maximize the emotional payoffAnchoring your premise to your protagonist's character arcTransitioning into and out of flashbacks without interrupting the mood of your storyDetailed instruction combined with examples from well-known authors turn seemingly complex topics like subtext, revelations, misdirection, and balance into comprehensible techniques that will elevate your writing to the next level.
/book/show/454991.Bagombo_Snuff_Box?from_search=true	Kurt Vonnegut	Bagombo Snuff Box: Uncollected Short Fiction	For this unusual collection of vintage Vonnegut, the author selected 24 of his stories, written between 1954 and 1961 and published in magazines, and added a new Preface for the occasion.
/book/show/24391064-un-nouveau-souffle?from_search=true	Sara Fawkes	Un nouveau souffle	Comment en suis-je arrive l ?  C'est une question que Lacey St. James se pose tous les jours. Contrainte d'lever son petit frre dans un mobile-home, elle a un job sansComment en suis-je arrive l ?  C'est une question que Lacey St. James se pose tous les jours. Contrainte d'lever son petit frre dans un mobile-home, elle a un job sans avenir dans un supermarch, un ex-petit copain qui la harcle, une mauvaise rputation et aucune perspective que les choses changent. Et puis elle rencontre Everett Ward. Il va changer sa vie. Everett est un marginal qui fait du  house sitting  dans une maison familiale sur la cte. Pour une raison que Lacey ignore, elle le captive totalement et a l'air dtermin  lui montrer que la vie peut lui offrir bien plus que ce qu'elle pourrait esprer, si seulement elle avait foi en elle. Lacey a dsesprment envie de lui faire confiance, mais que se passera-t-il quand elle dcouvrira que tout ce qu'il lui a dit n'tait que mensonges ?
/book/show/102615.The_Scribner_Anthology_of_Contemporary_Short_Fiction?from_search=true	Lex Williford (Creator) Michael Martone (Editor) Charles Baxter	The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction: Fifty North American American Stories Since 1970	Selected from a survey of more than 200 English professors, award-winning short-story writers, novelists, and fiction workshop directors, a remarkable collection of North American literature written since 1970.Includes:This is what it means to say Phoenix, Arizona by Sherman AlexieDeath by landscape by Margaret AtwoodRaymond's run by Toni Cade BambaraSarah Cole : a type ofSelected from a survey of more than 200 English professors, award-winning short-story writers, novelists, and fiction workshop directors, a remarkable collection of North American literature written since 1970.Includes:This is what it means to say Phoenix, Arizona by Sherman AlexieDeath by landscape by Margaret AtwoodRaymond's run by Toni Cade BambaraSarah Cole : a type of love story by Russell BanksClick by John BarthThe school by Donald BarthelmeWild horses by Rick BassThe man who knew Belle Starr by Richard BauschGryphon by Charles BaxterCustoms of the country by Madison Smartt BellSilver water by Amy BloomTall tales from the Mekong Delta by Kate BravermanA good scent from a strange mountain by Robert Olen ButlerThe year of getting to know us by Ethan CaninErrand by Raymond CarverWoman Hollering Creek by Sandra CisnerosWhite angel by Michael CunninghamFiesta 1980 by Junot DiazPet milk by Stuart DybekThe prophet from Jupiter by Tony EarleySaint Marie by Louise ErdrichRock Springs by Richard FordThe mail lady by David GatesSame place, same things by Tim GautreauxNebraska by Ron HansenIn the cemetery where Al Jolson is buried by Amy HempelEmergency by Denis JohnsonMarie by Edward P. JonesCold snap by Thom JonesDoe season by David Michael KaplanPatriotic by Janet KauffmanGirl by Jamaica KincaidTerritory by David LeavittThe kind of light that shines on Texas by Reginald McKnightYou're ugly, too by Lorrie MooreThe management of grief by Bharati MukherjeeMeneseteung by Alice MunroGhost girls by Joyce Carol OatesThe things they carried by Tim O'BrienThe shawl by Cynthia OzickBrokeback Mountain by Annie ProulxStrays by Mark RichardIntensive care by Lee SmithThe way we live now by Susan SontagTwo kinds by Amy TanFirst, body by Melanie Rae ThonAble, Baker, Charlie, Dog by Stephanie VaughnNineteen fifty-five by Alice WalkerFever by John Edgar WidemanTaking care by Joy Williams
/book/show/6257172-strata-oder-die-flachwelt-science-fiction-roman?from_search=true	Terry Pratchett	Strata oder die Flachwelt. Science Fiction Roman	The Company builds planets. Kin Arad is a high-ranking official of the Company. After twenty-one decades of living, and with the help of memory surgery, she is at the top of her profession. Discovering two of her employees have placed a fossilized plesiosaur in the wrong stratum, not to mention the fact it is holding a placard which reads 'End Nuclear Testing Now', doesn'tThe Company builds planets. Kin Arad is a high-ranking official of the Company. After twenty-one decades of living, and with the help of memory surgery, she is at the top of her profession. Discovering two of her employees have placed a fossilized plesiosaur in the wrong stratum, not to mention the fact it is holding a placard which reads 'End Nuclear Testing Now', doesn't dismay the woman who built a mountain range in the shape of her initials during her own high-spirited youth. But then come a discovery of something which did intrigue Kin Arad. A flat earth was something new...
/book/show/132735.Postmodern_American_Fiction?from_search=true	Paula Geyh (Editor) Fred G. Leebron (Editor)	Postmodern American Fiction: A Norton Anthology	It includes works bysixty-eight authors: short fiction, novels, cartoons, graphics,hypertexts, creative nonfiction, and theoretical writings. This is thefirst anthology to do full justice to the vast range of Americaninnovation in fiction writing since 1945.
/book/show/27399438-fiction-at-my-fingertips?from_search=true	C.S. Reid Mickey Root (Illustrator) Jerene L. Reid (Editor)	Fiction At My Fingertips	Lois is a voracious writer.To say that she is a budding writerwould be the understatementof the millennium.Recounts about her family vacations,ooze out the very pores of her skinbefore becoming transplantedin the pages of her trusty journal.When her language arts teacher,Ms. Williams, informs the classthat they will be participating inThe Hillcrest Young Adult GLois is a voracious writer.To say that she is a budding writerwould be the understatementof the millennium.Recounts about her family vacations,ooze out the very pores of her skinbefore becoming transplantedin the pages of her trusty journal.When her language arts teacher,Ms. Williams, informs the classthat they will be participating inThe Hillcrest Young Adult Golden QuillContest for Fiction,Lois is catapulted into the stratosphere.However, an unfortunate mishapcould derail Lois literary debut.~~Hear Ye, Hear Ye, Fiction Writers Raise Your Quills!
/book/show/34404393-information-cloud?from_search=true	Peter James West	Information Cloud: science fiction and fantasy series (Tales of Cinnamon City, #1)	Tales of Cinnamon City is a Science Fiction and Fantasy Series set in the rich, deep world of Megarothia. Information Cloud is the first novel in the series, mixing elements of military science fiction, epic fantasy, and hi-tech action.Rachel always wanted to join the Security Forces, but there's something different about her - something she will never fully understand. ShTales of Cinnamon City is a Science Fiction and Fantasy Series set in the rich, deep world of Megarothia. Information Cloud is the first novel in the series, mixing elements of military science fiction, epic fantasy, and hi-tech action.Rachel always wanted to join the Security Forces, but there's something different about her - something she will never fully understand. She finds it difficult to get on with the other soldiers. Rumours of her increasingly strange deeds are already spreading throughout the towers.Meanwhile the citizens of Cinnamon City grow restless under the Dome Shield. They're frustrated that their needs are always ignored. The Security Forces do their best to maintain law and order. Soon they will be stretched to breaking point.Lord Hades fears that technology will be the end of man, but he is powerless to stop the factions of the Orange Zone from destroying each other. His visions of the Second Black Day have tormented him for centuries.In the South, the Kamari are raising an army strong enough to challenge even the might of Central Command.A dark power is rising.Rachel's choices are being taken away one by one.
/book/show/24977873-la-reine-margot?from_search=true	Alexandre Dumas	La reine Margot: édition intégrale	Dumas nous plonge  travers ce roman, dans les intrigues de cour  l'poque de Catherine de Mdicis. Le roi Charles IX est sur le trne, cependant, c'est plutt Catherine de Mdicis, sa mre, qui gouverne et qui intrigue, n'hsitant pas  liminer ceux qui la gnent. Parmi les gnants, Henri de Navarre, futur Henri IV, qu'elle s'efforce, sans y parvenir, d'liminer...CeDumas nous plonge  travers ce roman, dans les intrigues de cour  l'poque de Catherine de Mdicis. Le roi Charles IX est sur le trne, cependant, c'est plutt Catherine de Mdicis, sa mre, qui gouverne et qui intrigue, n'hsitant pas  liminer ceux qui la gnent. Parmi les gnants, Henri de Navarre, futur Henri IV, qu'elle s'efforce, sans y parvenir, d'liminer...Ce roman dAlexandre Dumas qui nous fait revivre lhistoire de France de manire si passionnante, sera librement adapte au cinma par Patrice Chreau en 1994, avec Isabelle Adjani rcompense par un Csar pour son interprtation magistrale de Marguerite de Valois, dite Margot.Format professionnel lectronique  Ink Book dition.
/book/show/207753.Gotham_Writers_Workshop_Fiction_Gallery?from_search=true	Gotham Writers' Workshop Gotham Writers' Workshop Thom Didato	Gotham Writers' Workshop Fiction Gallery	A PSLA Young Adult Top 40 fiction title 2004Each of the stories inwill hold you spellbound from first to last page, while also exemplifying the very best in literary fiction. Grouped in sections that follow the cycle of life, these stories explore the varied aspects of human existence and, cumulatively, form the satisfying dramatic arc of a novel.The auA PSLA Young Adult Top 40 fiction title 2004Each of the stories inwill hold you spellbound from first to last page, while also exemplifying the very best in literary fiction. Grouped in sections that follow the cycle of life, these stories explore the varied aspects of human existence and, cumulatively, form the satisfying dramatic arc of a novel.The authors range from the acknowledged masters of short fiction - Anton Chekhov, Dorothy Parker, John Cheever, Raymond Carver, T.C. Boyle, Jhumpa Lahiri - to the very best of today's emerging writers. As a bonus, the anthology includes interviews with T.C. Boyle and Jhumpa Lahiri, in which they illuminate the process of creating a short story.Aspiring writers who enjoyed Gotham Writers' Workshop previous book,, will also find this anthology an invaluable source of inspiration and instruction.Praise for:The writing is fresh and full of concrete advice.- It's an incredible book, not just for the aspiring writer but for the ardent reader as well. - Michael Ray, Senior Editor,This book has a vividness that somehow captures the excitement and fellowship in good writers' workshops. I've clearly found a new book to use in my own writing classes. A fine guide.-Chuck Kinder, Writing Program Director, University of PittsburghThe strength of this book is its accessibility: It explains all the basics of writing fiction in a simple, easy-to-understand manner that doesn't intimidate.-Gotham Writers' Workshop is America's leading private creative writing school, offering classes in New York City and on the web at. The school's interactive online classes, selected Best of the Web by Forbes, have attracted thousands of aspiring writers from across the United States and more than sixty countries.Also available:
/book/show/26952.The_Custom_of_the_Country_by_Edith_Wharton_Fiction_Classics_Fantasy_?from_search=true	Edith Wharton	The Custom of the Country by Edith Wharton, Fiction, Classics, Fantasy,	Edith Wharton's finest achievement. -- Elizabeth Hardwick The Custom of the Country may well be have been the lynchpin that made Edith Wharton's career become the phenomenon that comes so easily to memory across so many decades. Oh, it's of a cloth with all her work -- there's no mistaking that a page of her writing came from her and not someone else -- but on a certainEdith Wharton's finest achievement. -- Elizabeth Hardwick The Custom of the Country may well be have been the lynchpin that made Edith Wharton's career become the phenomenon that comes so easily to memory across so many decades. Oh, it's of a cloth with all her work -- there's no mistaking that a page of her writing came from her and not someone else -- but on a certain level, this novel is a mean book, and the meanness is warranted.
/book/show/22281862-the-seven-dials-mystery?from_search=true	Agatha Christie	The Seven Dials Mystery (General Fiction, #3)	A house party is taking place at Chimneys, which has been rented out by the Marquess of Caterham for two years to Sir Oswald Coote, a self-made millionaire, and his wife. In addition to Sir Oswald and Lady Coote, there is a party of young people staying at Chimneys, three girls and four young men. One of them, Gerald Gerry Wade, has a deserved reputation for sleeping inA house party is taking place at Chimneys, which has been rented out by the Marquess of Caterham for two years to Sir Oswald Coote, a self-made millionaire, and his wife. In addition to Sir Oswald and Lady Coote, there is a party of young people staying at Chimneys, three girls and four young men. One of them, Gerald Gerry Wade, has a deserved reputation for sleeping in very late in the morning, much to the annoyance of Lady Coote. The other six youngsters plan a joke on Gerald by buying eight alarm clocks and putting them in his room after he has fallen asleep; they are timed to go off at irregular intervals the next morning, starting at 6.30 am.
/book/show/1637233.Star_Maker?from_search=true	Olaf Stapledon	Star Maker	is a science fiction novel by Olaf Stapledon, published in 1937. The book describes a history of life in the universe, dwarfing in scale Stapledon's previous book,(1930), a history of the human species over two billion years.tackles philosophical themes such as the essence of life, of birth, decay and death, and the relationship bis a science fiction novel by Olaf Stapledon, published in 1937. The book describes a history of life in the universe, dwarfing in scale Stapledon's previous book,(1930), a history of the human species over two billion years.tackles philosophical themes such as the essence of life, of birth, decay and death, and the relationship between creation and creator. A pervading theme is that of progressive unity within and between different civilizations. Some of the elements and themes briefly discussed prefigure later fiction concerning genetic engineering and alien life forms. Arthur C. Clarke consideredto be one of the finest works of science fiction ever written.
/book/show/25620647-dangerous-visions-33-original-stories?from_search=true	Harlan Ellison (Editor)	Dangerous visions; 33 original stories	The most honored anthology of fantastic fiction ever published:Isaac AsimovIsaac AsimovHarlan EllisonLester del ReyRobert SilverbergFrederik PohlPhilip Jos FarmerMiriam Allen deFordThe most honored anthology of fantastic fiction ever published:Isaac AsimovIsaac AsimovHarlan EllisonLester del ReyRobert SilverbergFrederik PohlPhilip Jos FarmerMiriam Allen deFordRobert BlochHarlan EllisonBrian W. AldissHoward RodmanPhilip K. DickLarry NivenFritz LeiberJoe L. HensleyPoul AndersonDavid R. BunchDavid R. BunchJames CrossCarol EmshwillerDamon KnightTheodore SturgeonLarry EisenbergHenry SlesarSonya DormanJohn SladekJonathan BrandKris NevilleR.A. LaffertyJ.G. BallardJohn BrunnerKeith LaumerNorman SpinradRoger ZelaznySamuel R. Delany
/book/show/33116330-the-newcomer?from_search=true	Alasdair C. Shaw Griffin Carmichael Richard Crawford	The Newcomer: Twelve Science Fiction Short Stories	From a young couple struggling to look after their baby to a new captain's reluctance to take command of her ship, and from a sun-addled stranger's appearance in town to the emergence of a sentient AI, the twelve tales presented here explore the central theme of an arrival by someone or something new.There's even an alien puppy.The stories are:Tithe by Griffin CarmichaeFrom a young couple struggling to look after their baby to a new captain's reluctance to take command of her ship, and from a sun-addled stranger's appearance in town to the emergence of a sentient AI, the twelve tales presented here explore the central theme of an arrival by someone or something new.There's even an alien puppy.The stories are:Tithe by Griffin CarmichaelExodus by Alec HutsonFirst Bonding by Tom GermannIce Dreamer by J J GreenThe Nanny by Cindy CarrollRight Hand by Jonathan C GillespieWhat Make is Your Cat? by Richard CrawfordKaxian Duty by Cherise KelleyLessons Learned by J Naomi AyThe Humra by Laura GreenwoodThe Hawk of Destinys Fist by James S AaronRepulse by Alasdair Shaw
/book/show/21114281-locomotion?from_search=true	Jacqueline Woodson	Locomotion	When Lonnie Collins MotionLocomotionwas seven years old, his life changed forever. Now he's eleven, and his life is about to change again. His teacher, Ms. Marcus, is showing him ways to put his jumbled feelings on paper. And suddenly, Lonnie has a whole new way to tell the world about his life, his friends, his little sister Lili, and even his foster mom, Miss Edna, who sWhen Lonnie Collins MotionLocomotionwas seven years old, his life changed forever. Now he's eleven, and his life is about to change again. His teacher, Ms. Marcus, is showing him ways to put his jumbled feelings on paper. And suddenly, Lonnie has a whole new way to tell the world about his life, his friends, his little sister Lili, and even his foster mom, Miss Edna, who started out crabby but isn't so bad after all. Jacqueline Woodson's novel-in-poems is humorous, heartbreaking . . . a triumph.
/book/show/1538909.Portraits_in_Fiction?from_search=true	A.S. Byatt	Portraits in Fiction	A remarkable, sumptuously illustrated exploration of the interplay between fiction and portraits, between novelist and artist  by the acclaimed Booker Prize winner.Portraits seem the opposite of fiction, fixed in time and space, not running with the curve of a story or a life. Yet since the birth of the novel, writers have been fascinated by portraits as icons, as motifs,A remarkable, sumptuously illustrated exploration of the interplay between fiction and portraits, between novelist and artist  by the acclaimed Booker Prize winner.Portraits seem the opposite of fiction, fixed in time and space, not running with the curve of a story or a life. Yet since the birth of the novel, writers have been fascinated by portraits as icons, as motifs, as images of character and evocations of past time. In this intriguing and provocative book, A.S. Byatt delves into the complex relations betweenportraits and characters, and between portraits and novels as whole works of art. Her authors range from Henry James to Iris Murdoch, her artists from Holbein to Botticelli, Manet to the present day. She looks at the way writers use portraits to conjure up the past, as in Ford Madox Fordsand Virginia Woolfs. She explores their erotic use, the idea of painting as a sexual act, full of danger. And she examines the creation of fictional portrait painters by writers like Balzac and Zola, whose writing was closely linked, in different ways, to the art of Cezanne. A portrait can defy the process of age but its very stillness can also seem like death. Art can be a murderer. And sometimes, as in Salman Rushdies, a portrait can itself become the victim of Gothic rage.In her own novels, A.S. Byatt has often evoked the power of portraits. Calling on a host of illustrations, she invites us to share the writers preoccupation with the painted image. A feast for the eye and for the imagination,is a remarkable and immensely enjoyable exploration of the marriage of two great genres.
/book/show/98037.The_Year_s_Best_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois (Editor) Harry Turtledove Hannu Rajaniemi	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Third Annual Collection	THE TWENTY-NINE STORIES in this collection imaginatively take us far across the universe, into the very core of our beings, to the realm of the gods, and the moment just after now. Included here are the works of masters of the form and of bright new talents, including: Neal Asher, Paolo Bacigalupi, Stephen Baxter, Elizabeth Bear, Chris Beckett, David Gerrold, Dominic GreenTHE TWENTY-NINE STORIES in this collection imaginatively take us far across the universe, into the very core of our beings, to the realm of the gods, and the moment just after now. Included here are the works of masters of the form and of bright new talents, including: Neal Asher, Paolo Bacigalupi, Stephen Baxter, Elizabeth Bear, Chris Beckett, David Gerrold, Dominic Green, Daryl Gregory, Joe Haldeman, Gwyneth Jones, james patrick Kelly, Jay Lake and Ruth Nestvold, Ken MacLeod, Ian McDonald, Vonda N. McIntyre, David Moles, Steven Popkes, Hannu Rajaniemi, Alastair Rynolds, Robert Reed, Christ Roberson, Mary Rosenblum, William Sanders, Bruce Sterling, Michael Swanwick, Harry Turtledove, Peter Watts and Derryl Murphy, Liz Williams, and Gene Wolfe.Supplementing the stories are the editor's insightful summation of the year's events and list of honorable mentions, making this book both a valuable resource and the single best place in the universe to find stories that stir the imagination, and the heart.Contentsxi  Acknowledgments (The Year's Best Science Fiction Twenty-Third Annual Collection)  essay by Gardner Dozoisxiii  Summation: 2005  essay by Gardner Dozois1  The Little Goddess  [India 2047]  (2005)  novella by Ian McDonald32  The Calorie Man  [The Windup Universe]  (2005)  novelette by Paolo Bacigalupi55  Beyond the Aquila Rift  (2005)  novelette by Alastair Reynolds81  Second Person, Present Tense  (2005)  novelette by Daryl Gregory98  The Canadian Who Came Almost All the Way Back From the Stars  (2005)  shortstory by Ruth Nestvold and Jay Lake (aka The Canadian Who Came Almost All the Way Home From the Stars)115  Triceratops Summer  (2005)  shortstory by Michael Swanwick125  Camouflage  [The Great Ship Universe]  (2005)  novella by Robert Reed171  A Case of Consilience  (2005)  shortstory by Ken MacLeod181  The Blemmye's Strategem  (2005)  novelette by Bruce Sterling205  Amba  (2005)  novelette by William Sanders229  Search Engine  (2005)  novelette by Mary Rosenblum244  Piccadilly Circus  (2005)  shortstory by Chris Beckett258  In the Quake Zone  (2005)  novella by David Gerrold331  La Malcontenta  (2005)  shortstory by Liz Williams338  The Children of Time  (2005)  shortstory by Stephen Baxter350  Little Faces  (2005)  novelette by Vonda N. McIntyre376  Comber  (2005)  shortstory by Gene Wolfe384  Audubon in Atlantis  [Lost Continent of Atlantis]  (2005)  novella by Harry Turtledove422  Deus Ex Homine  (2005)  shortstory by Hannu Rajaniemi433  The Great Caruso  (2005)  shortstory by Steven Popkes447  Softly Spoke the Gabbleduck  [Polity Universe]  (2005)  novelette by Neal Asher465  Zima Blue  (2005)  shortstory by Alastair Reynolds481  Planet of the Amazon Women  (2005)  novelette by David Moles503  The Clockwork Atom Bomb  (2005)  shortstory by Dominic Green518  Gold Mountain  [Celestial Empire]  (2005)  shortstory by Chris Roberson532  The Fulcrum  (2005)  novelette by Gwyneth Jones554  Mayfly  (2005)  shortstory by Peter Watts and Derryl Murphy565  Two Dreams on Trains  (2005)  shortstory by Elizabeth Bear571  Angel of Light  (2005)  shortstory by Joe Haldeman578  Burn  (2005)  novella by James Patrick Kelly651  Honorable Mentions: 2005  essay by Gardner Dozois
/book/show/28105323-fiction-writing-journal-workbook?from_search=true	Robin  Woods	Fiction Writing Journal & Workbook	This workbook provides a space for you to journal ideas and thoughts for your nextor firstbest seller. Robin not only shares her knowledge gained by years of experience, but thoughtfully gives space for writers to reflect and hand-write their ideas and moments of inspiration. author and editor Tamar HelaWriting a first draft can be daunting. This workbook provides guThis workbook provides a space for you to journal ideas and thoughts for your nextor firstbest seller. Robin not only shares her knowledge gained by years of experience, but thoughtfully gives space for writers to reflect and hand-write their ideas and moments of inspiration. author and editor Tamar HelaWriting a first draft can be daunting. This workbook provides guidance for key elements of fiction writing that help create a cohesive novel. Additionally, it gives writers powerful reference resources to create an emotionally authentic work and the space to hash it all out in one, easy-to-carry book.Workbook sections include:Brainstorm and outliningPlotting and the Tent Pole MethodCharacter WorksheetsConflictSettingLined pages for easy journalingAnd more!Reference sections include:Common publishing terms and abbreviationsUsing numerals in textClichs and newbie errorsSymbols and symbolismSynonymsSelf-editing checklist and beta readersAnd more!
/book/show/28015101-thrill-me?from_search=true	Benjamin Percy	Thrill Me: Essays on Fiction	Anyone familiar with the meteoric rise of Benjamin Percy's career will surely have noticed a certain shift: After writing two short-story collections and a literary novel, he delivered the werewolf thrillerand the postapocalyptic epicNow,Anyone familiar with the meteoric rise of Benjamin Percy's career will surely have noticed a certain shift: After writing two short-story collections and a literary novel, he delivered the werewolf thrillerand the postapocalyptic epicNow, in his first book of nonfiction, Percy challenges the notion that literary and genre fiction are somehow mutually exclusive. The title essay is an ode to the kinds of books that make many readers fall in love with fiction: science fiction, fantasy, mysteries, horror, from J.R.R. Tolkien to Anne Rice, Ursula K. Le Guin to Stephen King. Percy's own academic experience banished many of these writers in the name of what is literary and what is genre. Then he discovered Michael Chabon, Aimee Bender, Cormac McCarthy, Margaret Atwood, and others who employ techniques of genre fiction while remaining literary writers. In fifteen essays on the craft of fiction, Percy looks to disparate sources such as,, andto discover how contemporary writers engage issues of plot, suspense, momentum, and the speculative, as well as character, setting, and dialogue. An urgent and entertaining missive on craft,brims with Percy's distinctive blend of anecdotes, advice, and close reading, all in the service of one dictum: Thrill the reader.
/book/show/155624.The_Joy_of_Writing_Sex?from_search=true	Elizabeth Benedict	The Joy of Writing Sex: A Guide for Fiction Writers	Twelve years after it was first published,remains the classic writer's resource on creating compelling sex scenes. Elizabeth Benedict covers all the issues, from the first time, to married sex and adultery, to sex in the age of AIDS.Her instruction, supported with examples from the works of today's most respected writersamong them, Dorothy Allison,Twelve years after it was first published,remains the classic writer's resource on creating compelling sex scenes. Elizabeth Benedict covers all the issues, from the first time, to married sex and adultery, to sex in the age of AIDS.Her instruction, supported with examples from the works of today's most respected writersamong them, Dorothy Allison, Russell Banks, Alan Hollinghurst, Joyce Carol Oates, Carol Shields, and John Updikefocuses on crafting believable sex scenes that hinge on freshness of character, dialogue, mood, and plot.In this revised edition, Benedict addresses the latest sexual revolution, intimacy on the Internet; adds new interviews with Edmund White, Darren Strauss, Stephen McCauley, and other writers; and updates her selections to include examples from the best fiction of the past few years.
/book/show/6573362-mythmakers-and-lawbreakers?from_search=true	Margaret Killjoy (Editor) Kim Stanley Robinson (Introduction)	Mythmakers and Lawbreakers: Anarchist Writers on Fiction	Basically, anarchy is in fact the only political position that is actually possible.from the interview with Alan Moore, author ofWe all know that there is a deeply entwined relationship between personal politics and works of fiction. For centuries, authors have used the veil of fiction to cast a critical eye toward the larger society around them: think ofBasically, anarchy is in fact the only political position that is actually possible.from the interview with Alan Moore, author ofWe all know that there is a deeply entwined relationship between personal politics and works of fiction. For centuries, authors have used the veil of fiction to cast a critical eye toward the larger society around them: think of mile Zola, Victor Hugo, Issac Asimov, Margaret Atwood, Aldous Huxley, J.R.R. Tolkien, H.G. Wells, and even Mary Shelley. Now, for the first time, in an unprecedented new release from AK Press, some of the biggest names in contemporary fiction discuss this relationship with a specific focus on anarchist politics.Sci-fi powerhouses Ursula K. LeGuin, Alan Moore, Michael Moorcock, and Lewis Shiner join activist authors Derrick Jensen, Starhawk, Cristy C. Road, and a variety of other up-and-coming young writers in a series of interviews that explore fictions deeply political roots. Ranging in scope from serious political discussions to hilarious personal anecdotes, the interviews collected here paint an intimate portrait of the author as a political agent.Compiled and annotated byfounder Margaret Killjoy, and with an introduction by Kim Stanley Robinson,is an engaging and highly readable booka must-read for any serious fan of sci-fi or political fiction, and a useful tool for both new and seasoned authors interested in developing their own political utopias.
/book/show/15133890-no-name?from_search=true	Wilkie Collins	No Name	Magdalen Vanstone and her sister Norah learn the true meaning of social stigma in Victorian England only after the traumatic discovery that their dearly loved parents, whose sudden deaths have left them orphans, were not married at the time of their births.
/book/show/26114601-desert-boys?from_search=true	Christopher McCormick	Desert Boys: Fiction	This series of powerful, intertwining stories illuminates Daley Kushner's world - the family, friends and comThis series of powerful, intertwining stories illuminates Daley Kushner's world - the family, friends and community that have both formed and constrained him, and his new life in San Francisco. Back home, the desert preys on those who cannot conform: an alfalfa farmer on the outskirts of town; two young girls whose curiosity leads to danger; a black politician who once served as his school's confederate mascot; Daley's mother, an immigrant from Armenia; and Daley himself, introspective and queer. Meanwhile, in another desert on the other side of the world, war threatens to fracture Daley's most meaningful - and most fraught - connection to home, his friendship with Robert Karinger.A luminous debut,by Chris McCormick traces the development of towns into cities, of boys into men, and the haunting effects produced when the two transformations overlap. Both a bildungsroman and a portrait of a changing place, the book mines the terrain between the desire to escape and the hunger to belong.
/book/show/26033239-drought?from_search=true	Pam Bachorz	Drought	A young girl thirsts for love and freedom, but at what cost?Ruby dreams of escaping the Congregation. Escape from slaver Darwin West and his cruel Overseers. Escape from the backbreaking work of gathering water. Escape from living as if it is still 1812, the year they were all enslaved.When Ruby meets Fordan irresistible, kind, forbidden new Overseershe longs to run awayA young girl thirsts for love and freedom, but at what cost?Ruby dreams of escaping the Congregation. Escape from slaver Darwin West and his cruel Overseers. Escape from the backbreaking work of gathering water. Escape from living as if it is still 1812, the year they were all enslaved.When Ruby meets Fordan irresistible, kind, forbidden new Overseershe longs to run away with him to the modern world where she could live a normal teenage life. Escape with Ford would be so simple.But if Ruby leaves, her community is condemned to certain death. She, alone, possesses the secret ingredient that makes the water so specialher bloodand it's the one thing that the Congregation cannot live without.is the haunting story of one community's thirst for life, and the dangerous struggle of the only girl who can grant it.
/book/show/1260883.Frenzied_Fiction?from_search=true	Stephen Leacock	Frenzied Fiction	From the cave man to Santa Claus; spies, know-it-alls, and journalists: all are fair game for Leacocks special brand of humor. He touches on the changes time has brought about in the city, education, and work habits. Among the other topics in this work are nature, fishing, gardening, success, and spirits--both of the departed and of the variety Prohibition prohibited.EachFrom the cave man to Santa Claus; spies, know-it-alls, and journalists: all are fair game for Leacocks special brand of humor. He touches on the changes time has brought about in the city, education, and work habits. Among the other topics in this work are nature, fishing, gardening, success, and spirits--both of the departed and of the variety Prohibition prohibited.Each chapter of this book is a standalone story and if you love a good laugh, these stories are for you. In me, Leacocks wit produced the full range of laughter: smiles, chuckles, guffaws, and some uncontrollable giggles. Also, occasionally, I found myself shedding a tear or two.Summary by Debra Lynn
/book/show/247151.The_Baby_in_the_Icebox_and_Other_Short_Fiction?from_search=true	James M. Cain Roy Hoopes (Editor)	The Baby in the Icebox and Other Short Fiction	Two murderers, the head of their victim, and a frozen creek...Lucky, the hobo, concocts the perfect alibi...The tiger in the kitchen, the baby in the icebox...These are the elements of three stories highlighted by the streamlined prose, concise plots, and unique voice that also distinguish James M. Cain's classic novels Double Indemnity and The Postman Always Rings Twice.Two murderers, the head of their victim, and a frozen creek...Lucky, the hobo, concocts the perfect alibi...The tiger in the kitchen, the baby in the icebox...These are the elements of three stories highlighted by the streamlined prose, concise plots, and unique voice that also distinguish James M. Cain's classic novels Double Indemnity and The Postman Always Rings Twice. As Roy Hoopes points out in his incisive Introduction, James M. Cain wrote best when he wrote succinctly, and this collection proves the point.The short stories, sketches and dialogues, and one novella in this book are filled with people caught in the cold-blooded grip of passion and fate. Every page is written in the crisp, fast-paced, caustically ironic style that made James M. Cain a master of the school of hard-boiled fiction.An impressive, revealing selection of Cain's journalistic sketches and short fiction - ALA BooklistTaken together, the short stories comprise a satisfying companion to Cain's novels. - Publishers Weekly
/book/show/11233199-science-fiction?from_search=true	David Seed	Science Fiction: A Very Short Introduction	Science Fiction has proved notoriously difficult to define. It has been explained as a combination of romance, science and prophecy; as a genre based on an imagined alternative to the reader's environment; and as a form of fantastic fiction and historical literature. It has also been argued that science fiction narratives are the most engaged, socially relevant, and responScience Fiction has proved notoriously difficult to define. It has been explained as a combination of romance, science and prophecy; as a genre based on an imagined alternative to the reader's environment; and as a form of fantastic fiction and historical literature. It has also been argued that science fiction narratives are the most engaged, socially relevant, and responsive to the modern technological environment. This Very Short Introduction doesn't offer a history of science fiction, but instead ties examples of science fiction to different historical moments, in order to demonstrate how science fiction has evolved over time. David Seed looks not only at literature, but also at drama and poetry, as well as film. Examining recurrent themes in science fiction he looks at voyages into space, the concept of the alien and alternative social identities, the role of technology in science fiction, and its relation to time - in the past, present, and future.
/book/show/15817091-the-best-science-fiction-and-fantasy-of-the-year-volume-7?from_search=true	Jonathan Strahan (Editor) Christopher Rowe Theodora Goss	The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 7	In print and on-line, science fiction and fantasy is thriving as never before. A multitude of astonishingly creative and gifted writers are boldly exploring the mythic past, the paranormal present, and the promises and perils of myriad alternate worlds and futures. There are almost too many new and intriguing stories published every year for any reader to be able to experiIn print and on-line, science fiction and fantasy is thriving as never before. A multitude of astonishingly creative and gifted writers are boldly exploring the mythic past, the paranormal present, and the promises and perils of myriad alternate worlds and futures. There are almost too many new and intriguing stories published every year for any reader to be able to experience them all. So how to make sure you havent missed any future classics?Award-winning editor and anthologist Jonathan Strahan has surveyed the expanding universes of modern sf and fantasy to find the brightest stars in todays dazzling literary firmament. From the latest masterworks by the acknowledged titans of the field to fresh visions from exciting new talents, this outstanding collection is a comprehensive showcase for the current state of the art in both science fiction and fantasy. Anyone who wants to know where the future of imaginative short fiction is going, and treat themselves to dozens of unforgettable stories, will find this years edition of Best Science Fiction and Fantasy to be just what theyre looking for!Contents:Introduction by Jonathan StrahanThe Contrary Gardener by Christopher RoweThe Woman Who Fooled Death Five Times by Eleanor ArnasonClose Encounters by Andy DuncanGreat Grandmother in the Cellar by Peter S. BeagleThe Easthound by Nalo HopkinsonGoggles c 1910 by Caitln R. KiernanBricks, Sticks, Straw by Gwyneth JonesA Bead of Jasper, Four Small Stones by Genevieve ValentineThe Grinnell Method by Molly GlossBeautiful Boys by Theodora GossThe Education of a Witch by Ellen KlagesMacy Minnots Last Christmas on Dione by Paul McAuleyWhat Did Tessimond Tell You? by Adam RobertsAdventure Story by Neil GaimanKatabasis by Robert ReedTroll Blood by Peter DickinsonThe Color Least Used by Nature by Ted KosmatkaJack Shade in the Forest of Souls by Rachel PollackTwo Houses by Kelly LinkBlood Drive by Jeffrey FordMantis Wives by Kij JohnsonImmersion by Aliette de BodardAbout Fairies by Pat MurphyLet Maps to Others by K.J. ParkerJoke in Four Panels by Robert ShearmanReindeer Mountain by Karin TidbeckDomestic Magic by Steve Rasnic Tem & Melanie TemSwift, Brutal Retaliation by Megan McCarronNahiku West by Linda NagataFade to White by Catherynne M. ValenteSignificant Dust by Margo LanaganMono No Aware by Ken Liu
/book/show/25604730-get-started-in-writing-young-adult-fiction?from_search=true	Juliet Mushens	Get Started in Writing Young Adult Fiction	Practical guidance, advice and tips to make your Young Adult Fiction writing stand out and get noticed.This is an authoritative and engaging introduction to writing young adult fiction for the complete beginner. It will help you understand how the genre works, the big do's and don't's - as well as giving you the inspiration and motivation you actually need to write. WrittePractical guidance, advice and tips to make your Young Adult Fiction writing stand out and get noticed.This is an authoritative and engaging introduction to writing young adult fiction for the complete beginner. It will help you understand how the genre works, the big do's and don't's - as well as giving you the inspiration and motivation you actually need to write. Written by a leading literary agent who knows what it takes to make it in this market, this book will give you the advice and tips you need to stand out. An essential book for anyone hoping to emulate the success and addictive qualities that characterize books like The Hunger Games, Twilight, Divergent and The Fault in Our Stars.
/book/show/101640.The_Best_Military_Science_Fiction_of_the_20th_Century?from_search=true	Harry Turtledove (Editor) Martin H. Greenberg (Editor) George R.R. Martin	The Best Military Science Fiction of the 20th Century	Explosive and provocative battles fought across the boundaries of time and space--and on the frontiers of the human mind.Science fiction's finest have yielded this definitive collection featuring stories of warfare, victory, conquest, heroism, and overwhelming odds. These are scenarios few have ever dared to contemplate, and they include:Superiority: Arthur C. ClarkeExplosive and provocative battles fought across the boundaries of time and space--and on the frontiers of the human mind.Science fiction's finest have yielded this definitive collection featuring stories of warfare, victory, conquest, heroism, and overwhelming odds. These are scenarios few have ever dared to contemplate, and they include:Superiority: Arthur C. Clarke presents an intergalactic war in which one side's own advanced weaponry may actually lead to its ultimate defeat.Dragonrider: A tale of Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern, in which magic tips the scales of survival.Second Variety: Philip K. Dick, author of the short story that became the movie Blade Runner, reaches new heights of terror with his post apocalyptic vision of the future.The Night of the Vampyres: A chilling ultimatum of atomic proportions begins a countdown to disaster in George R. R. Martin's gripping drama.Hero: Joe Haldeman's short story that led to his classic of interstellar combat, The Forever War.Ender's Game: The short story that gave birth to Orson Scott Card's masterpiece of military science fiction.. . . as well as stories from Poul Anderson o Gregory Benford o C. J. Cherryh o David Drake o Cordwainer Smith o Harry Turtledove o and Walter John WilliamsGuaranteed to spark the imagination and thrill the soul, these thirteen science fiction gems cast a stark light on our dreams and our darkest fears--truly among the finest tales of the 20th century.
/book/show/7199317-the-innocence-of-father-brown-volume-2?from_search=true	G.K. Chesterton David Timson (Narrator)	The Innocence of Father Brown, volume 2	Here are the six final stories from The Innocence of Father Brown relating the crime-solving adventures of a rather unconventional detective. Having accumulated wisdom and empathy from years of listening to the dark confessions of his parishioners, Father Brown is able to solve mysteries in a flash that confound all others. Here is an eccentric and loveable character thatHere are the six final stories from The Innocence of Father Brown relating the crime-solving adventures of a rather unconventional detective. Having accumulated wisdom and empathy from years of listening to the dark confessions of his parishioners, Father Brown is able to solve mysteries in a flash that confound all others. Here is an eccentric and loveable character that will appeal to fans of the legendary sleuth: Sherlock Holmes. The stories are engagingly read by David Timson.
/book/show/934753.Jeffrey_Archer?from_search=true	Michael Crick	Jeffrey Archer: Stranger than Fiction	
/book/show/3039131-the-ecco-anthology-of-contemporary-american-short-fiction?from_search=true	Joyce Carol Oates (Editor) Christopher R. Beha (Editor) T.C. Boyle (Contributor)	The Ecco Anthology of Contemporary American Short Fiction	A definitive collection of the very best short stories by contemporary American mastersEdited by Joyce Carol Oates, the living master of the short story (Buffalo News), and Christopher R. Beha, this volume provides an important overview of the contemporary short story and a selection of the very best that American short fiction has to offer.Contents:The toughest IndianA definitive collection of the very best short stories by contemporary American mastersEdited by Joyce Carol Oates, the living master of the short story (Buffalo News), and Christopher R. Beha, this volume provides an important overview of the contemporary short story and a selection of the very best that American short fiction has to offer.Contents:The toughest Indian in the world by Sherman AlexieLobster night by Russell BanksThe hermit's story by Rick Bass1-900 by Richard BauschPoor devil by Charles BaxterLavande by Ann BeattieO. by Aimee BenderMercy by Pinckney BenedictThe love of my life by T.C. BoyleThe identity club by Richard BurginThe son of the wolfman by Michael ChabonNight women by Edwidge DanticatTelevision by Lydia DavisAurora by Junot DazA house on the Plains by E.L. DoctorowDeath of the right fielder by Stuart DybekThe girl who left her sock on the floor by Deborah EisenbergDisaster stamps of Pluto by Louise ErdrichReunion by Richard FordRve haitien by Ben FountainThe girl on the plane by Mary GaitskillThe paperhanger by William GayCity visit by Adam HaslettTo those of you who missed your connecting flights out of O'Hare by Amy HempelEmergency by Denis JohnsonDouble exposure by Greg JohnsonOld boys, old girls by Edward P. JonesAdina, Astrid, Chipewee, Jasmine by Matthew KlamBaboons by Sheila KohlerOnce in a lifetime by Jhumpa LahiriSome terpsichore by Elizabeth McCrackenCowboy by Thomas McGuaneSault Ste. Marie by David MeansRanch girl by Maile MeloyThe new automaton theater by Steven MillhauserPaper losses by Lorrie MooreStitches by Antonya NelsonLand. ll by Joyce Carol OatesOn the rainy river by Tim O'BrienThe escort by Chuck PalahniukPeople in hell just want a drink of water by Annie ProulxThe red bow by George SaundersLeslie and Sam by Douglas UngerThe brown chest by John UpdikeIncarnations of burned children by David Foster WallaceCinnamon skin by Edmund WhiteWho invented the jump shot by John Edgar WidemanBullet in the brain by Tobias Wol
/book/show/1104593.Not_a_Chance?from_search=true	Jessica Treat	Not a Chance: Fictions	
/book/show/1425334.Sylvester?from_search=true	Georgette Heyer	Sylvester (Ulverscroft large print series. [fiction])	
/book/show/28433662-blood-song?from_search=true	Cat Adams Daniel Lemoine (Translator)	Blood Song: Blood Song tome 1	Charge de la scurit dun prince en visite dans le pays, Celia tombe dans une embuscade et se fait mordre par un vampire.La voici partiellement transforme : plus forte, plus rapide et dote de canines pointues, elle ne craint cependant ni la lumire du jour ni les sorts visant les cratures paranormales.Chasse par les siens et traque par ceux qui voudraient achever saCharge de la scurit dun prince en visite dans le pays, Celia tombe dans une embuscade et se fait mordre par un vampire.La voici partiellement transforme : plus forte, plus rapide et dote de canines pointues, elle ne craint cependant ni la lumire du jour ni les sorts visant les cratures paranormales.Chasse par les siens et traque par ceux qui voudraient achever sa transformation, parviendra-t-elle  djouer le complot qui menace le prince ? En tout cas, il lui faut au plus vite liminer celui qui la mordue, avant que celui-ci ne la prenne totalement sous contrle.Heureusement, Celia pourra compter sur ses amis : Bruno, un puissant magicien, lagent Gibson et Kevin, un loup-garou, et sur un pouvoir qu' elle ignorait jusqu'alors possder et qui lui permet de rallier tous les hommes  sa cause
/book/show/8880113-11-science-fiction-stories?from_search=true	Philip K. Dick	11 Science Fiction Stories	Philip K Dick was one of the most prolific science fiction writers of all time.Now 11 of his first stories are available in one collection.Beyond Lies the WubBeyond the DoorThe Crystal CryptThe DefendersThe GunThe SkullThe Eyes Have ItSecond VarietyThe Variable ManMr. SpaceshipPiper in the Woods
/book/show/2893839-indigo-girls?from_search=true	Penni Russon	Indigo Girls (Girlfriend Fiction, #2)	Zara, Tilly and Mieke go to different schools and live in different social worlds. But for two weeks every summer they're the Indigo Girls - surfing, bushwalking, or just hanging out at the camZara, Tilly and Mieke go to different schools and live in different social worlds. But for two weeks every summer they're the Indigo Girls - surfing, bushwalking, or just hanging out at the campground or the nearby resort. This year Mieke doesn't show up, and Zara and Tilly - the queen bee and the geek - are left circling each other, unsure how to relate without Mieke in the middle. Soon it becomes a summer of change and a summer of secrets; a summer for losing themselves but finding each other.
/book/show/811772.Gospel_Fictions?from_search=true	Randel McCraw Helms	Gospel Fictions	Are the four canonical Gospels actual historical accounts or are they imaginative literature produced by influential literary artists to serve a theological vision? In this study of the Gospels based upon a demonstrable literary theory, Randel Helms presents the work of the four evangelists as the supreme fictions of our culture, self-conscious works of art deliberatelyAre the four canonical Gospels actual historical accounts or are they imaginative literature produced by influential literary artists to serve a theological vision? In this study of the Gospels based upon a demonstrable literary theory, Randel Helms presents the work of the four evangelists as the supreme fictions of our culture, self-conscious works of art deliberately composed as the culmination of a long literary and oral tradition.Helms analyzes the best-known and the most powerful of these fictions: the stories of Christ's birth, his agony in the Garden of Gethsemane, his betrayal by Judas, his crucifixion, death and resurrection. In Helms' exegesis of the Gospel miracle stories, he traces the greatest of these - the resurrection of Lazarus four days after his death - to the Egyptian myth of the resurrection of Osiris by the god Horus.Helms maintains that the Gospels are self-reflexive; they are not about Jesus so much as they are about the writers' attitudes concerning Jesus. Helms examines each of the narratives - the language, the sources, the similarities and differences - and shows that their purpose was not so much to describe the past as to affect the present.This scholarly yet readable work demonstrates how the Gospels surpassed the expectations of their authors, influencing countless generations by creating a life-enhancing understanding of the nature of Jesus of Nazareth.
/book/show/25266200-vacationing-offworld?from_search=true	Jeffrey A. Ballard	Vacationing Offworld (Ballard's Speculative Fiction Collection 1)	Eight Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories (three never before published!)The first five stories published by Jeffrey A. Ballard are collected here into one volume including three never before published stories, the steampunkish The Medicine Doctor, the eerie The Chime-Hour Born, and the humorous Human Plopping. Fun bonus material includes an introduction to every stoEight Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories (three never before published!)The first five stories published by Jeffrey A. Ballard are collected here into one volume including three never before published stories, the steampunkish The Medicine Doctor, the eerie The Chime-Hour Born, and the humorous Human Plopping. Fun bonus material includes an introduction to every story with behinds the scenes infothe story behind the story.A top scientist must learn whats really importantThe Highlight of a LifeA child is forced to act to save his fatherThe Cancer under St. PaulsA thousand year old secret could destroy humanity.The Bear that Painted the StarsGuilt follows all meneven into the depth of an alien ocean.Voices in the DeepA sister is forced to choose between her career and her familyThe Kerephrine Reaction
/book/show/15060725-monkeys-with-typewriters?from_search=true	Scarlett Thomas	Monkeys with Typewriters: How to Write Fiction and Unlock the Secret Power of Stories	Exploring how fiction works,this manualshows you how you can learn to understand it well enough to crack open any fictional narrative, and,if you like, start creating your own. Haveyoueverhad your heart broken, orbrokensomeoneelse'sheart? HaveyoueverExploring how fiction works,this manualshows you how you can learn to understand it well enough to crack open any fictional narrative, and,if you like, start creating your own. Haveyoueverhad your heart broken, orbrokensomeoneelse'sheart? Haveyouever wonanargumentbut later realizedyou werewrong? Have youevertripped inpublic or spilled wine on someone else's carpet?Have you ever tried to help someone who didn't want to be helpedor even someone who did?Have you ever been in trouble, big or small?Have you ever felt trapped?Have you ever gossiped, felt bad about it, and then found thatyou've been the subject ofgossip yourself?Have you everbasically felt like a chimp in a pair ofjeans, caught up in endless drama and with no idea of how the universe works? This is an ode tosecret power of stories, and a guide to cracking those powers open.
/book/show/5422455-tunnel-in-the-sky?from_search=true	Robert A. Heinlein	Tunnel in the Sky	One of the classic Heinlein boy's books, this riveting adventure features a group of teens stranded on a planet far distant from Earth when the final test for a course in survival tactics goes disastrously wrong.
/book/show/361825.Mixed?from_search=true	Chandra Prasad (Editor/Contributor) Rebecca Walker (Introduction) Brian Ascalon Roley (Contributor)	Mixed: An Anthology of Short Fiction on the Multiracial Experience	Though multiracialism has recently become a popular aspect of many memoirs and novels, Mixed is the first of its kind: a fiction anthology with racial overlap as its compass. With original pieces by both established and emerging writers, Mixed explores the complexities of identity that come with being a multiracial person.Every story, crafted by authors who are themselThough multiracialism has recently become a popular aspect of many memoirs and novels, Mixed is the first of its kind: a fiction anthology with racial overlap as its compass. With original pieces by both established and emerging writers, Mixed explores the complexities of identity that come with being a multiracial person.Every story, crafted by authors who are themselves mixed-race, broaches multiracialism through character or theme. With contributors such as Cristina Garcia, Danzy Senna, Ruth Ozeki, Mat Johnson, Wayde Compton, Diana Abu-Jaber, Emily Raboteau, Mary Yukari Waters, and Peter Ho Davies, and an illuminating introduction by Rebecca Walker, Mixed gives narrative voice to the multiple identities of the rising generation.Contents:The anthropologists' kids by Ruth OzekiEffigies by Lucinda RoyMinotaur by Peter Ho DaviesMrs. Turner's lawn Jockeys by Emily RaboteauFootnote by Carmit DelmanMy Elizabeth by Diana Abu-JaberGift giving by Mat JohnsonShadey by Stewart David IkedaUnacknowledged by Brian Ascalon RoleyCaste system by Mary Yukari WatersWayward by Chandra PrasadFalling sky by Cristina GarciaThe non-Babylonians by Wayde ComptonHollywood by Marina BudhosHuman mathematics by Mamle KabuBing-Chen by Neela VaswaniThe lost sparrow by Kien NguyenTriad by Danzy Senna
/book/show/22236937-swab?from_search=true	Heather Choate	SWAB (A Young Adult Science Fiction Dystopian Novel)	Young Adult Dystopian: SWAB. Scarb are the enemy. The enemy. The enemy. I told myself this over and over. They murdered my parents. They rape the land and kill humans as if they are the vermin. They took Ray. I ran water over my face, looked at my eyes with their double lenses like two blue lakes: one navy, one ice. The enemy. And now Im one of them.Ray. I can almost seeYoung Adult Dystopian: SWAB. Scarb are the enemy. The enemy. The enemy. I told myself this over and over. They murdered my parents. They rape the land and kill humans as if they are the vermin. They took Ray. I ran water over my face, looked at my eyes with their double lenses like two blue lakes: one navy, one ice. The enemy. And now Im one of them.Ray. I can almost see his brown eyes and feel the warmth of his touch like a sun-warmed towel on my skin. Will you still love me now that Im everything you hate?Seven years ago, most of humanity transformed into a mutated species known as scarb. With their superior speed, protective platted chitin bone structure, and deadly barbs, they easily slaughter un-changed humans. Cat and a small pocket of humans have survived. But when the scarb capture Cats boyfriend, she is determined to face an entire colony of the ruthless creatures to get him back. She quickly discovers she must confront not only her enemy, but the strengths and weakness inside her when she becomes scarb herself.In Swab, Heather Choate delivers a captivating combination of suspense, romance, and self-discovery as Cat faces a treacherous world and uncertain future. Fresh, riveting and rich with surprise, this Dystopian series will leave readers hungry for more.
/book/show/24977873-la-reine-margot?from_search=true	Alexandre Dumas	La reine Margot: édition intégrale	Dumas nous plonge  travers ce roman, dans les intrigues de cour  l'poque de Catherine de Mdicis. Le roi Charles IX est sur le trne, cependant, c'est plutt Catherine de Mdicis, sa mre, qui gouverne et qui intrigue, n'hsitant pas  liminer ceux qui la gnent. Parmi les gnants, Henri de Navarre, futur Henri IV, qu'elle s'efforce, sans y parvenir, d'liminer...CeDumas nous plonge  travers ce roman, dans les intrigues de cour  l'poque de Catherine de Mdicis. Le roi Charles IX est sur le trne, cependant, c'est plutt Catherine de Mdicis, sa mre, qui gouverne et qui intrigue, n'hsitant pas  liminer ceux qui la gnent. Parmi les gnants, Henri de Navarre, futur Henri IV, qu'elle s'efforce, sans y parvenir, d'liminer...Ce roman dAlexandre Dumas qui nous fait revivre lhistoire de France de manire si passionnante, sera librement adapte au cinma par Patrice Chreau en 1994, avec Isabelle Adjani rcompense par un Csar pour son interprtation magistrale de Marguerite de Valois, dite Margot.Format professionnel lectronique  Ink Book dition.
/book/show/4395088-the-best-of-gene-wolfe?from_search=true	Gene Wolfe	The Best of Gene Wolfe: A Definitive Retrospective of His Finest Short Fiction	From a literary perspective, this will certainly be the best collection of the year in science fiction and fantasy. Gene Wolfe, of whomsaid, Of all SF writers currently active none is held in higher esteem, has selected the short fiction he considers his finest into one volume.There are many award winners and many that have been selected for variouFrom a literary perspective, this will certainly be the best collection of the year in science fiction and fantasy. Gene Wolfe, of whomsaid, Of all SF writers currently active none is held in higher esteem, has selected the short fiction he considers his finest into one volume.There are many award winners and many that have been selected for various Years Best anthologies among the thirty-one stories, which include: Petting Zoo, The Tree Is My Hat, The Island of Dr. Death and Other Stories, The Hero as Werewolf, Seven American Nights, The Fifth Head of Cerberus, The Detective of Dreams, and A Cabin on the Coast. Gene Wolfe has produced possibly the finest and most significant body of short fiction in the SF and fantasy field in the last fifty years, and is certainly among the greatest living writers to emerge from the genres. This is the first retrospective collection of his entire career.It is for the ages.Contents11  The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories  [Archipelago]  (1970)  shortstory by Gene Wolfe23  Afterword (The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories)  essay by Gene Wolfe25  The Toy Theater  (1971)  shortstory by Gene Wolfe30  Afterword (The Toy Theater)  essay by Gene Wolfe31  The Fifth Head of Cerberus  (1972)  novella by Gene Wolfe76  Afterword (The Fifth Head of Cerberus)  essay by Gene Wolfe78  Beech Hill  (1972)  shortstory by Gene Wolfe83  Afterword (Beech Hill)  essay by Gene Wolfe84  The Recording  (1972)  shortstory by Gene Wolfe86  Afterword (The Recording)  essay by Gene Wolfe88  Hour of Trust  (1973)  novelette by Gene Wolfe112  Afterword (Hour of Trust)  essay by Gene Wolfe114  The Death of Dr. Island  [Archipelago]  (1973)  novella by Gene Wolfe158  Afterword (The Death of Dr. Island)  essay by Gene Wolfe159  La Befana  (1973)  shortstory by Gene Wolfe162  Afterword (La Befana)  essay by Gene Wolfe163  Forlesen  (1974)  novelette by Gene Wolfe201  Afterword (Forlesen)  essay by Gene Wolfe202  Westwind  (1973)  shortstory by Gene Wolfe208  Afterword (Westwind)  essay by Gene Wolfe209  The Hero as Werwolf  (1975)  shortstory by Gene Wolfe221  Afterword (The Hero as Werwolf)  essay by Gene Wolfe222  The Marvelous Brass Chessplaying Automaton  (1977)  novelette by Gene Wolfe236  Afterword (The Marvelous Brass Chessplaying Automaton)  essay by Gene Wolfe237  Straw  (1975)  shortstory by Gene Wolfe243  Afterword (Straw)  essay by Gene Wolfe244  The Eyeflash Miracles  (1976)  novella by Gene Wolfe291  Afterword (The Eyeflash Miracles)  essay by Gene Wolfe292  Seven American Nights  (1978)  novella by Gene Wolfe331  Afterword (Seven American Nights)  essay by Gene Wolfe333  The Detective of Dreams  (1980)  shortstory by Gene Wolfe346  Afterword (The Detective of Dreams)  essay by Gene Wolfe347  Kevin Malone  (1980)  shortstory by Gene Wolfe355  Afterword (Kevin Malone)  essay by Gene Wolfe356  The God and His Man  (1980)  shortstory by Gene Wolfe360  Afterword (The God and His Man)  essay by Gene Wolfe361  On the Train  [Redwood Coast Roamer]  (1983)  shortfiction by Gene Wolfe362  Afterword (On the Train)  essay by Gene Wolfe363  From the Desk of Gilmer C. Merton  (1983)  shortstory by Gene Wolfe367  Afterword (From the Desk of Gilmer C. Merton)  essay by Gene Wolfe368  Death of the Island Doctor  [Archipelago]  (1983)  shortstory by Gene Wolfe372  Afterword (Death of the Island Doctor)  essay by Gene Wolfe373  Redbeard  (1984)  shortstory by Gene Wolfe377  Afterword (Redbeard)  essay by Gene Wolfe379  The Boy Who Hooked the Sun  (1985)  shortstory by Gene Wolfe381  Afterword (The Boy Who Hooked the Sun)  essay by Gene Wolfe382  ParkroadsA Review  (1987)  shortfiction by Gene Wolfe384  Afterword (ParkroadsA Review)  essay by Gene Wolfe385  Game in the Pope's Head  (1988)  shortstory by Gene Wolfe390  Afterword (Game in the Pope's Head)  essay by Gene Wolfe391  And When They Appear  (1993)  novelette by Gene Wolfe408  Afterword (And When They Appear)  essay by Gene Wolfe409  Bed and Breakfast  (1996)  shortfiction by Gene Wolfe (variant of Bed & Breakfast)426  Afterword (Bed and Breakfast)  essay by Gene Wolfe427  Petting Zoo  (1997)  shortstory by Gene Wolfe431  Afterword (Petting Zoo)  essay by Gene Wolfe433  The Tree Is My Hat  (1999)  novelette by Gene Wolfe452  Afterword (The Tree Is My Hat)  essay by Gene Wolfe454  Has Anybody Seen Junie Moon?  (1999)  shortstory by Gene Wolfe464  Afterword (Has Anybody Seen Junie Moon?)  essay by Gene Wolfe466  A Cabin on the Coast  (1984)  shortstory by Gene Wolfe475  Afterword (A Cabin on the Coast)  essay by Gene Wolfe
/book/show/13226625-walking-the-clouds?from_search=true	Grace L. Dillon (Editor) Gerald Vizenor (Contributor) Archie Weller (Contributor)	Walking the Clouds: An Anthology of Indigenous Science Fiction	In this first-ever anthology of Indigenous science fiction Grace Dillon collects some of the finest examples of the craft with contributions by Native American, First Nations, Aboriginal Australian, and New Zealand Maori authors. The collection includes seminal authors such as Gerald Vizenor, historically important contributions often categorized as magical realism by auIn this first-ever anthology of Indigenous science fiction Grace Dillon collects some of the finest examples of the craft with contributions by Native American, First Nations, Aboriginal Australian, and New Zealand Maori authors. The collection includes seminal authors such as Gerald Vizenor, historically important contributions often categorized as magical realism by authors like Leslie Marmon Silko and Sherman Alexie, and authors more recognizable to science fiction fans like William Sanders and Stephen Graham Jones. Dillon's engaging introduction situates the pieces in the larger context of science fiction and its conventions.Organized by sub-genre, the book starts with Native slipstream, stories infused with time travel, alternate realities and alternative history like Vizenor's Custer on the Slipstream. Next up are stories about contact with other beings featuring, among others, an excerpt from Gerry William's. Dillon includes stories that highlight Indigenous science like a piece from Archie Weller's, asserting that one of the roles of Native science fiction is to disentangle that science from notions of primitive knowledge and myth. The fourth section calls out stories of apocalypse like William Sanders' When This World Is All on Fire and a piece from Zainab Amadahy's. The anthology closes with examples of biskaabiiyang, or returning to ourselves, bringing together stories like Eden Robinson's Terminal Avenue and a piece from Robert Sullivan's.An essential book for readers and students of both Native literature and science fiction,is an invaluable collection. It brings together not only great examples of Native science fiction from an internationally-known cast of authors, but Dillon's insightful scholarship sheds new light on the traditions of imagining an Indigenous future.
/book/show/11816446-very-short-stories?from_search=true	Sean Hill	Very Short Stories: 300 Bite-Size Works of Fiction	In this one-of-a-kind collection, author Sean Hill has crafted hundreds of engaging stories that conjure an entire novel in just a sentence or two. Sometimes sad, often humorous and always creative, these tales touch on a wide range of life experiences frIn this one-of-a-kind collection, author Sean Hill has crafted hundreds of engaging stories that conjure an entire novel in just a sentence or two. Sometimes sad, often humorous and always creative, these tales touch on a wide range of life experiences from romance and family to death and sex.In 2009, Sean Hill combined his love of writing and technology by creating @VeryShortStory, a Twitter feed where he interacts with his readers and shares his 140-character stories.
/book/show/17723844-literary-pasadena?from_search=true	Patty O'Sullivan (Editor) Michelle Huneven (Introduction) Jervey Tervalon (Contributor)	Literary Pasadena: The Fiction Edition	The historic, handsome city in the shadow of Los Angeles has been a creative hotbed since the Arroyo Arts & Crafts scene of the early twentieth century. This literary journal gathers short fiction by such Pasadena-area writers as Michelle Huneven (Blame), Victoria Patterson (This Vacant Paradise), Jervey Tervalon (Understand This), Naomi Hirahara (Snakeskin ShamThe historic, handsome city in the shadow of Los Angeles has been a creative hotbed since the Arroyo Arts & Crafts scene of the early twentieth century. This literary journal gathers short fiction by such Pasadena-area writers as Michelle Huneven (Blame), Victoria Patterson (This Vacant Paradise), Jervey Tervalon (Understand This), Naomi Hirahara (Snakeskin Shamisen), Lian Dolan (Helen of Pasadena), Ron Koertge (The Arizona Kid), Dianne Emley (the Nan Vining mysteries), and Jim Krusoe (Parsifal).Produced as a companion to LitFest Pasadena (May 2013), Literary Pasadena: The Fiction Edition is the first in an annual series that will move on to include editions in poetry, essays, humor, and more.
/book/show/643447.Theory_of_Fiction?from_search=true	Henry James James E. Miller Jr. (Editor / Introduction)	Theory of Fiction: Henry James	Comprised of more than 250 selections from Henry James's stories about writers, his critical and speculative essays, his, Prefaces, and letters, this collection brings together for the first time, in a single, systematic volume, all the important passages in James's work which have implications for or ideas about his theory of fiction. The result is the most compComprised of more than 250 selections from Henry James's stories about writers, his critical and speculative essays, his, Prefaces, and letters, this collection brings together for the first time, in a single, systematic volume, all the important passages in James's work which have implications for or ideas about his theory of fiction. The result is the most comprehensive, exhaustive, and innovative volume of fictional theory ever published; in many ways it is the consummation of James's contribution to letters.In a masterful introductory essay, James E. Miller Jr., presents James's theory of fiction in outline; he also contributes brief introductions to each of the seventeen chapters, summarizing the major points. Abundant guides direct the reader to subjects and sources.
/book/show/335873.Language_and_Ideology_in_Children_s_Fiction?from_search=true	John J. Stephens	Language and Ideology in Children's Fiction	When children read fiction they are exposed to the beliefs which inform and structure their society. The books encourage child readers to internalise particular ways of seeing the world and help shape their development as individuals. Although this process forms a key part of their education, it remains largely invisible. As well as a story, fictions impart a significanceWhen children read fiction they are exposed to the beliefs which inform and structure their society. The books encourage child readers to internalise particular ways of seeing the world and help shape their development as individuals. Although this process forms a key part of their education, it remains largely invisible. As well as a story, fictions impart a significance to readers - often without revealing its presence or ground - and therefore have considerable potential to socialize their audience. John Stephens analyses this process and shows how fictions can work to constrain or liberate audience responses. He explores picture books as well as historical, realistic and fantastic fictions to show how both a character within the narrative and the implied reader are positioned within ideology. The author considers areas of ideology not previously examined and offers new perspectives on realism and fantasy. The book will be of interest to linguists and teachers as well as to the general reader.
/book/show/2067310.The_History_of_Gothic_Fiction?from_search=true	Markman Ellis	The History of Gothic Fiction	The History of Gothic Fiction debates the rise of the genre from its origins in the late eighteenth-century novel through nineteenth-century fictions of tyrants, monsters, conspirators and vampires to the twentieth-century zombie film.Approaching key novels by authors such as Walpole (The Castle of Otranto), Radcliffe (The Romance of the Forest and The Mysteries of UdolphoThe History of Gothic Fiction debates the rise of the genre from its origins in the late eighteenth-century novel through nineteenth-century fictions of tyrants, monsters, conspirators and vampires to the twentieth-century zombie film.Approaching key novels by authors such as Walpole (The Castle of Otranto), Radcliffe (The Romance of the Forest and The Mysteries of Udolpho), Austen (Northanger Abbey), Wollstonecraft (The Wrongs of Woman), Lewis (The Monk), Shelley (Frankenstein), Stoker (Dracula) and Halperin (White Zombie), the argument proceeds on historicist principles, analysing the peculiar tone of these fictions and uncovering themes of credulity and reason, secrecy and enlightenment, tyranny and libertinism, sexuality and gender, race and miscegenation. The final chapters on the vampire and the zombie examine how the un-dead of gothic terror are embedded in an argument from history.Written with an undergraduate audience in mind, this text offers a synthesis of the main topics of Gothic intere
/book/show/4937135-adolescents-and-online-fan-fiction?from_search=true	Rebecca W. Black	Adolescents and Online Fan Fiction	This book presents an ethnographic and discourse analytic study of a highly popular online fan fiction writing space. Its analyses highlight the range of sophisticated literacy practices that English language learning youth engage in through their fan-related activities. Discussion also centers on how opportunities for language socialization, literacy, and identity developThis book presents an ethnographic and discourse analytic study of a highly popular online fan fiction writing space. Its analyses highlight the range of sophisticated literacy practices that English language learning youth engage in through their fan-related activities. Discussion also centers on how opportunities for language socialization, literacy, and identity development converge and diverge between academic settings and informal learning contexts such as fan fiction sites.
/book/show/497176.Science_Fiction_Stories?from_search=true	Tom Boardman (Editor)	Science Fiction Stories	Another anthology of classic SF from the legion of best known SF authors including Asimov, Aldiss, Wells, Leinster, Kornbluth, and Harrison.
/book/show/19518947-the-land-that-time-forgot?from_search=true	Edgar Rice Burroughs	The Land That Time Forgot ($.99 Science Fiction Classics)	Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) is one of the legends of the Science Fiction genre. His classic adventure tales, Tarzan of the Apes and its sequels, followed by his Mars and Pellucidar series, are some of the best known and most loved novels of the imagination.This beautifully-formatted Kindle e-book is designed to bring pleasure to reading this classic work.An excerpt frEdgar Rice Burroughs (1875-1950) is one of the legends of the Science Fiction genre. His classic adventure tales, Tarzan of the Apes and its sequels, followed by his Mars and Pellucidar series, are some of the best known and most loved novels of the imagination.This beautifully-formatted Kindle e-book is designed to bring pleasure to reading this classic work.An excerpt from The Land That Time Forgot:Chapter 1It must have been a little after three o'clock in the afternoon that it happened&&&&the afternoon of June 3rd, 1916. It seems incredible that all that I have passed through&&&&all those weird and terrifying experiences&&&&should have been encompassed within so short a span as three brief months. Rather might I have experienced a cosmic cycle, with all its changes and evolutions for that which I have seen with my own eyes in this brief interval of time&&&&things that no other mortal eye had seen before, glimpses of a world past, a world dead, a world so long dead that even in the lowest Cambrian stratum no trace of it remains. Fused with the melting inner crust, it has passed forever beyond the ken of man other than in that lost pocket of the earth whither fate has borne me and where my doom is sealed. I am here and here must remain.After reading this far, my interest, which already had been stimulated by the finding of the manuscript, was approaching the boiling-point. I had come to Greenland for the summer, on the advice of my physician, and was slowly being bored to extinction, as I had thoughtlessly neglected to bring sufficient reading-matter. Being an indifferent fisherman, my enthusiasm for this form of sport soon waned; yet in the absence of other forms of recreation I was now risking my life in an entirely inadequate boat off Cape Farewell at the southernmost extremity of Greenland.Greenland! As a descriptive appellation, it is a sorry joke&&&&but my story has nothing to do with Greenland, nothing to do with me; so I shall get through with the one and the other as rapidly as possible.The inadequate boat finally arrived at a precarious landing, the natives, waist-deep in the surf, assisting. I was carried ashore, and while the evening meal was being prepared, I wandered to and fro along the rocky, shattered shore. Bits of surf-harried beach clove the worn granite, or whatever the rocks of Cape Farewell may be composed of, and as I followed the ebbing tide down one of these soft stretches, I saw the thing. Were one to bump into a Bengal tiger in the ravine behind the Bimini Baths, one could be no more surprised than was I to see a perfectly good quart thermos bottle turning and twisting in the surf of Cape Farewell at the southern extremity of Greenland. I rescued it, but I was soaked above the knees doing it; and then I sat down in the sand and opened it, and in the long twilight read the manuscript, neatly written and tightly folded, which was its contents.You have read the opening paragraph, and if you are an imaginative idiot like myself, you will want to read the rest of it; so I shall give it to you here, omitting quotation marks&&&&which are difficult of remembrance. In two minutes you will forget me.
/book/show/12932893-sky-city?from_search=true	Science Fiction Cirklen (Editor) Sfc Science Fiction Cirklen	Sky City: New Science Fiction Stories by Danish Authors	In Denmark, the science fiction short story is a thriving genre, though mostly as a subculture. Since 2007, The Danish science fiction association, Science Fiction Cirklen, has published an annual anthology of original science fiction short stories written by Danish authors. The present volume contains a selection from the first two of these annual anthologies.Many DanishIn Denmark, the science fiction short story is a thriving genre, though mostly as a subculture. Since 2007, The Danish science fiction association, Science Fiction Cirklen, has published an annual anthology of original science fiction short stories written by Danish authors. The present volume contains a selection from the first two of these annual anthologies.Many Danish authors place their stories in a local setting, and all of them have something to say in addition to just being entertaining. You will find philosophical parables, time travels, space yarns, alternate history and much more, as well as stories which in different ways come close to the literary mainstream. The huge Anglo-American influence on Danish culture since the Second World War is noticeable in the way the authors use the tropes and language of the genre in its modern, international vein.In making these stories available in English, our aim - besides entertaining the readers - is to demonstrate that science fiction truly is an international genre and that it is being written, even in small European countries like Denmark.
/book/show/2791620-her-privates-we?from_search=true	Frederic Manning	Her Privates We	Her Privates We Frederic Manning First published in 1930 Her Privates We is the great book of World War 1 written from the ordinary soldier's point of view. Called the book of books by Lawrence of Arabia, Her Privates We is an expressionist classic that magnificently captures the horror of war.
/book/show/6540350-who-goes-there-seven-tales-of-science-fiction?from_search=true	John W. Campbell Jr.	Who Goes There? Seven Tales of Science Fiction	Contents:Who Goes There?BlindnessFrictional LossesDead KnowledgeEliminationTwilightNightNote: This is the 1948 collection. There is a separate entry if you have just the 1938 novella.
/book/show/12987449-death-in-a-cold-climate?from_search=true	Barry Forshaw	Death in a Cold Climate: A Guide to Scandinavian Crime Fiction	Barry Forshaw, the UK's principal crime fiction expert, presents a celebration and analysis ofthe Scandinavian crime genre; from Sjwall and Wahl's Martin Beck series, through Henning Mankell's Wallander, to Stieg Larsson's demolition of the Swedish Social Democratic ideal in the publishing phenomenon.
/book/show/433420.Herotica_5?from_search=true	Marcy Sheiner (Editor)	Herotica 5: A New Collection of Women's Erotic Fiction	In this fifth collection of startlingly erotic tales, twenty-five new stories push the boundaries of the pleasure principle and create a vivid world of uninhibited sexuality. Hotter and bolder than ever,covers everything from entanglements with strangers to office trysts, totemic animal powers to virtual sex. Representing the best of erotic writing today, new aIn this fifth collection of startlingly erotic tales, twenty-five new stories push the boundaries of the pleasure principle and create a vivid world of uninhibited sexuality. Hotter and bolder than ever,covers everything from entanglements with strangers to office trysts, totemic animal powers to virtual sex. Representing the best of erotic writing today, new and favorite authors such as Susan St. Aubin, Cecilia Tan, Jolie Graham, and Aurora Light offer a kaleidoscope of sexual experience. Proving that nothing has more erotic power than words-whether whispered, read aloud, or written on the page-explicitly evokes women's ultimate desires, making this new edition one of our most exciting collections to date.  Herotica is the most established name in the field of women's erotica, launched by sex guru Susie Bright.Includes something for every erotic taste: black, white, Asian, Latina, straight, gay, groups, initiations, seductions, etc.Stories by past Herotica stars as well as fresh new voices.More than 250,000 Herotica books in print.
/book/show/79523.The_Fiction_of_Leroi_Jones_Amiri_Baraka?from_search=true	Amiri Baraka Greg Tate	The Fiction of Leroi Jones/Amiri Baraka	Here, for the first time under one cover, is the collected fiction of one of America's greatest writers. LeRoi Jones, later known as Amiri Baraka, may be most famous for his plays, poetry, and music writings; nut his one published novel, The System of Dante's Hell (1965), his book of short stories, Tales (1967), and his previously unpublished novel 6 Persons (1973-74) giveHere, for the first time under one cover, is the collected fiction of one of America's greatest writers. LeRoi Jones, later known as Amiri Baraka, may be most famous for his plays, poetry, and music writings; nut his one published novel, The System of Dante's Hell (1965), his book of short stories, Tales (1967), and his previously unpublished novel 6 Persons (1973-74) give ample evidence that his fiction may even exceed his other work in complexity, invention, confessional recklessness, and contribution to issues of black identity. This volume includes all three of these masterpieces, and supplements them with four previously uncollected stories. Jones's fiction, which shares the acute self-consciousness, autobiographical tendencies, and restlessness of Beat writing, also maintains an uncompromising attitude towards sex and violence: The System of Dante's Hell was banned when first published because of its graphic depiction of homosexual acts. Poetic, provocative, witty, bitter, and aggressive, this book contains some of the most astonishing writing to emerge from a convulsive periods in African American history
/book/show/3595024-spectrum-i?from_search=true	Kingsley Amis Robert Conquest	Spectrum I: A Science Fiction Anthology	A superlative collection of the finest SF short stories from recent years.Ten astounding writers explore one whole hemisphere of the imagination, providing an outlet, both refreshing and necessary, for modern man's sense of wonder.-------------------------------------------------Introduction (Spectrum)  essay by Kingsley Amis and Robert ConquestThe Midas Plague  (1954)A superlative collection of the finest SF short stories from recent years.Ten astounding writers explore one whole hemisphere of the imagination, providing an outlet, both refreshing and necessary, for modern man's sense of wonder.-------------------------------------------------Introduction (Spectrum)  essay by Kingsley Amis and Robert ConquestThe Midas Plague  (1954)  novella by Frederik PohlLimiting Factor  (1949)  shortstory by Clifford D. SimakThe Executioner  (1956)  novelette by Algis BudrysNull-P  (1951)  shortstory by William TennThe Homing Instinct of Joe Vargo  (1959)  novelette by Stephen BarrSpecial Flight  (1939)  novelette by John BerrymanInanimate Objection  (1954)  novelette by H. Chandler ElliottPilgrimage to Earth  (1956)  shortstory by Robert SheckleyUnhuman Sacrifice  (1958)  novelette by Katherine MacLeanBy His Bootstraps  (1941)  novella by Robert A. Heinlein
/book/show/1905357.The_Best_Science_Fiction_of_the_Year_5?from_search=true	Terry Carr	The Best Science Fiction of the Year 5	Introduction Terry CarrDown to a Sunless Sea Cordwainer Smith F&SF 10/75Retrograde Summer John Varley F&SF 2/75The Hero as Werwolf Gene Wolfe The New Improved Sun, ed. Th M. Disch, Harper, '75The Silent Eyes of Time Algis Budrys F&SF 11/75Croatoan Harlan Ellison F&SF 5/75Doing Lennon Gregory Benford Analog 4/75The New Atlantis Ursula K.Introduction Terry CarrDown to a Sunless Sea Cordwainer Smith F&SF 10/75Retrograde Summer John Varley F&SF 2/75The Hero as Werwolf Gene Wolfe The New Improved Sun, ed. Th M. Disch, Harper, '75The Silent Eyes of Time Algis Budrys F&SF 11/75Croatoan Harlan Ellison F&SF 5/75Doing Lennon Gregory Benford Analog 4/75The New Atlantis Ursula K. Le Guin The New Atlantis, ed. Rbt Silverberg, Hawthorne, '75Clay Suburb Rbt F. Young Amazing 11/75The Storms of Windhaven/Maris Geo R.R. Martin, Lisa Tuttle  Analog 5/75Child of All Ages/Melissa P.J. Plauger Analog 3/75In the Bowl John Varley F&SF 12/75Sail the Tide of Mourning/Bentfin Boomers Richard A. Lupoff  New Dimensions 5, ed. Robert Silverberg, Harper & Row, '75Recommended Reading '75 Terry CarrThe Science Fiction Year Chas N. Brown
/book/show/7742725-plain-promise?from_search=true	Beth Wiseman	Plain Promise	
/book/show/1864838.Tales_Before_Narnia?from_search=true	Douglas A. Anderson (Editor)	Tales Before Narnia: The Roots of Modern Fantasy and Science Fiction	In his acclaimed collection Tales Before Tolkien, Douglas A. Anderson illuminated the sources, inspirations, and influences that fired J.R.R. Tolkiens genius. Now Anderson turns his attention to Tolkiens colleague and friend C. S. Lewis, whose influence on modern fantasy, through his beloved Narnia books, is second only to Tolkiens own.In many ways, Lewiss influence haIn his acclaimed collection Tales Before Tolkien, Douglas A. Anderson illuminated the sources, inspirations, and influences that fired J.R.R. Tolkiens genius. Now Anderson turns his attention to Tolkiens colleague and friend C. S. Lewis, whose influence on modern fantasy, through his beloved Narnia books, is second only to Tolkiens own.In many ways, Lewiss influence has been even wider than Tolkiens. For in addition to the Narnia series, Lewis wrote groundbreaking works of science fiction, urban fantasy, and religious allegory, and he came to be regarded as among the most important Christian writers of the twentieth century. It will come as no surprise, then, that such a wide-ranging talent drew inspiration from a variety of sources. Here are twenty of the tributaries that fed Lewiss unique talent, among them:The Wood That Time Forgot: The Enchanted Wood, taken from a never-before-published fantasy by Lewiss biographer and friend, Roger Lancelyn Green, that directly inspired The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe; E. Nesbits charming The Aunt and Amabel, in which a young girl enters another world by means of a wardrobe; The Snow Queen, by Hans Christian Andersen, featuring the abduction of a young boy by a woman as cruel as she is beautiful; and many more, including works by Charles Dickens, Kenneth Grahame, G. K. Chesterton, and George MacDonald, of whom Lewis would write, I have never concealed the fact that I regarded him as my master.Full of fascinating insights into Lewiss life and fiction, Tales Before Narnia is the kind of book that will be treasured by children and adults alike and passed down lovingly from generation to generation.
/book/show/22907018-hearing-loss?from_search=true	Timothy Frantz	Hearing Loss: Facts and Fiction - 7 Secrets to Better Hearing	Finally--- an easy-to-read book about hearing loss for the 48 million Americans who have hearing loss (possibly without even knowing it). Written by an ENT physician with over 20 years of experience, Dr. Frantz gives readers the tools they need to identify hearing loss and understand how to improve hearing. Readers will learn about hearing loss, recognize if they have hearFinally--- an easy-to-read book about hearing loss for the 48 million Americans who have hearing loss (possibly without even knowing it). Written by an ENT physician with over 20 years of experience, Dr. Frantz gives readers the tools they need to identify hearing loss and understand how to improve hearing. Readers will learn about hearing loss, recognize if they have hearing loss, understand how to communicate more effectively and learn how to navigate the often confusing hearing aid industry.
/book/show/18891394-the-robert-sheckley-megapack?from_search=true	Robert Sheckley	The Robert Sheckley Megapack: 15 Classic Science Fiction Stories	The Robert Sheckley Megapack presents 14 short stories and 1 novel by the author Neil Gaiman called probably the best short-story writer during the '50s to the mid-1960s working in any field. Here are tales of adventure in strange futures, full of the wry wit and piercing characterizations that made Sheckley one of the great writers working in science fiction!The Robert Sheckley Megapack presents 14 short stories and 1 novel by the author Neil Gaiman called probably the best short-story writer during the '50s to the mid-1960s working in any field. Here are tales of adventure in strange futures, full of the wry wit and piercing characterizations that made Sheckley one of the great writers working in science fiction!
/book/show/2436270.The_Best_Science_Fiction_of_the_Year_1?from_search=true	Terry Carr	The Best Science Fiction of the Year 1	Contents:Introduction  Terry CarrOccams Scalpel  Theodore SturgeonThe Queen of Air and Darkness  Poul AndersonIn Entropys Jaws  Robert SilverbergThe Sliced-Crosswise Only-On-Tuesday World  Philip Jos FarmerA Meeting with Medusa  Arthur C. ClarkeThe Frayed String on the Stretched Forefinger of Time  Lloyd Biggle, Jr.How Can We Sink WhContents:Introduction  Terry CarrOccams Scalpel  Theodore SturgeonThe Queen of Air and Darkness  Poul AndersonIn Entropys Jaws  Robert SilverbergThe Sliced-Crosswise Only-On-Tuesday World  Philip Jos FarmerA Meeting with Medusa  Arthur C. ClarkeThe Frayed String on the Stretched Forefinger of Time  Lloyd Biggle, Jr.How Can We Sink When We Can Fly?  Alexei PanshinNo Direction Home  Norman SpinradVaster Than Empires and More Slow  Ursula K. Le GuinAll the Last Wars at Once  George Alec EffingerThe Fourth Profession  Larry Niven
/book/show/34368680-flash-fiction-magazine---book-1?from_search=true	Emily Clayton (Editor) Dina Paulson (Editor)	Flash Fiction Magazine - Book 1	
/book/show/300438.Strange_Sisters?from_search=true	Jaye Zimet Ann Bannon (Foreword)	Strange Sisters: The Art of Lesbian Pulp Fiction 1949-1969	In the scandalous world of pulp fiction in the 1950s and into the 60s, detectives, gangsters, and mad doctors were joined on the racks by bad girls, dissolute youths, drug-crazed beatniks, and other assorted miscreants and misfits. Where romance met with soft porn there was also a surprisingly large population of butch brunettes pursuing and seducing blond femmes. This wasIn the scandalous world of pulp fiction in the 1950s and into the 60s, detectives, gangsters, and mad doctors were joined on the racks by bad girls, dissolute youths, drug-crazed beatniks, and other assorted miscreants and misfits. Where romance met with soft porn there was also a surprisingly large population of butch brunettes pursuing and seducing blond femmes. This was an alternate universe of erotic pulp fiction where gals and dolls were exploring the illicit pleasures of lesbian love -- much to the delight of a largely male, heterosexual readership. Before the sexual revolution of the 1960s, these books offered a thrilling peek into the deviant underworld of wild passion and scandalous sex.
/book/show/2271611.The_History_of_the_Science_Fiction_Magazine?from_search=true	Mike Ashley (Editor)	The History of the Science Fiction Magazine	
/book/show/6329989-philippine-speculative-fiction-iv?from_search=true	Dean Francis Alfar (Editor) Nikki Alfar (Editor)	Philippine Speculative Fiction IV	collects the best original fantasy, science fiction, horror and more from across the Philippines and around the world, presented by award-winning editors Dean Francis Alfar and Nikki Alfar.This fourth annual volume features stories by: Ronald Cruz, Charles Tan, Jose Elvin Bueno, Kenneth Yu, Rochita Loenen-Ruiz, Maryanne Moll, Carljoe Javiecollects the best original fantasy, science fiction, horror and more from across the Philippines and around the world, presented by award-winning editors Dean Francis Alfar and Nikki Alfar.This fourth annual volume features stories by: Ronald Cruz, Charles Tan, Jose Elvin Bueno, Kenneth Yu, Rochita Loenen-Ruiz, Maryanne Moll, Carljoe Javier, Joseph Nacino, Paolo Jose Cruz, Adam David,Erica Gonzales, Anne Lagamayo, Vincent Simbulan, Eliza Victoria, Leo Magno, Noel Tio, Celestine Trinidad, Isabel Yap, Monique Francisco, Kathleen Aton-Osias, Sharmaine Galve, Crystal Gail Shangkuan Koo, Andrew Drilon, and Apol Lejano-Massebieau
/book/show/1584251.A_Companion_to_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	David Seed (Editor)	A Companion to Science Fiction	assembles essays by an international range of scholars which discuss the contexts, themes and methods used by science fiction writers.Thisconveys the scale and variety of science fiction.Shows how science fiction has been used as a means of debating cultural issues.Essays by an international range of scholars discuss the contexts,assembles essays by an international range of scholars which discuss the contexts, themes and methods used by science fiction writers.Thisconveys the scale and variety of science fiction.Shows how science fiction has been used as a means of debating cultural issues.Essays by an international range of scholars discuss the contexts, themes and methods used by science fiction writers.Addresses general topics, such as the history and origins of the genre, its engagement with science and gender, and national variations of science fiction around the English-speaking world.Maps out connections between science fiction, television, the cinema, virtual reality technology, and other aspects of the culture.Includes a section focusing on major figures, such as H.G. Wells, Arthur C. Clarke, and Ursula Le Guin.Offers close readings of particular novels, from Mary Shelley'sto Margaret Atwood's.
/book/show/1829121.Truth_About_Fiction_The?from_search=true	Steven Schoen	Truth About Fiction, The	This book presents readers and creative writing enthusiasts with comprehensive coverage of the elements of fiction and real-world writing techniques that help build skills--such as sensory detailing, character construction, and cause and effect plotting. Plenty of practical advice completes this treatment of the fiction genre. Chapter topics include character, plot, storyThis book presents readers and creative writing enthusiasts with comprehensive coverage of the elements of fiction and real-world writing techniques that help build skills--such as sensory detailing, character construction, and cause and effect plotting. Plenty of practical advice completes this treatment of the fiction genre. Chapter topics include character, plot, story structure, dialogue, point of view, style, and details. For writers pursuing a hobby or a dream--or just dabbling, this insightful guide will teach them how do it and say it better.
/book/show/13113182-charisma-and-the-fictions-of-black-leadership?from_search=true	Erica R. Edwards	Charisma and the Fictions of Black Leadership	Social and political change is impossible in the absence of gifted male charismatic leadershipthis is the fiction that shaped African American culture throughout the twentieth century. If we understand this, Erica R. Edwards tells us, we will better appreciate the dramatic variations within both the modern black freedom struggle and the black literary tradition.By consideSocial and political change is impossible in the absence of gifted male charismatic leadershipthis is the fiction that shaped African American culture throughout the twentieth century. If we understand this, Erica R. Edwards tells us, we will better appreciate the dramatic variations within both the modern black freedom struggle and the black literary tradition.By considering leaders such as Marcus Garvey, Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, and Barack Obama as both historical personages and narrative inventions of contemporary American culture, Edwards brings to the study of black politics the tools of intertextual narrative analysis as well as deconstruction and close reading. Examining a number of literary restagings of black leadership in African American fiction by W. E. B. Du Bois, George Schuyler, Zora Neale Hurston, William Melvin Kelley, Paul Beatty, and Toni Morrison, Edwards demonstrates how African American literature has contested charisma as a structuring fiction of modern black politics.Though recent scholarship has challenged top-down accounts of historical change, the presumption that history is made by gifted men continues to hold sway in American letters and life. This may be, Edwards shows us, because while charisma is a transformative historical phenomenon, it carries an even stronger seductive narrative power that obscures the people and methods that have created social and political shifts.
/book/show/1643456.Analog?from_search=true	Analog Magazine	Analog: The Best Of Science Fiction	Contents include: The Powers of Observation by Harry Harrison / The Gold at the Starbow's End by Frederik Pohl / Hero by Joe W. Haldeman / The Day is Done by Lester del Rey / Adam and No Eve by Alfred Bester / Ogree by Clifford D. Simak / Invariant by John Pierce / Desertion by Clifford D. Simak / Rescue Party by Arthur C. Clark / The Chronokinesis of Jonathan Hull by AnthContents include: The Powers of Observation by Harry Harrison / The Gold at the Starbow's End by Frederik Pohl / Hero by Joe W. Haldeman / The Day is Done by Lester del Rey / Adam and No Eve by Alfred Bester / Ogree by Clifford D. Simak / Invariant by John Pierce / Desertion by Clifford D. Simak / Rescue Party by Arthur C. Clark / The Chronokinesis of Jonathan Hull by Anthony Boucher / Police Operation by H. Beam Piper / Tiger Ride by James Blish & Damon Knight / Over the Top by Lester del Rey / Incommunicado by Katherine MacLean / The Little Black Bag by C. M. Kornbluth / Berom by John Berryman / The Waiting Game by Randall Garrett / Protectex Species by H. B. Fyfe / The Years Draw Nigh by Lester del Rey / Thinking Machine & Implode and Peddle by H. B. Fyfe / Belief by Isaac Asimov / Minor Ingredient by Eric Frank Russell / Barnacle Bull by Winston P. Sanders / Monument by Lloyd Biggle, Jr. / Blind Man's Lantern by Allen Lang / Thin Edge by Jonathan Blake MacKenzie / The Permanent Implosion by Dean McLaughlin / A Case of Identity by Randall Garrett / Balanced Eclogy by James H. Schmitz / The Easy Way Out by Lee Correy / The Last Command by Keith Laumer.
/book/show/18954886-the-harbinger?from_search=true	David James	The Harbinger: Fact or Fiction?	In The Harbinger: Fact or Fiction? author David James exhaustively documents and responds to the serious flaws found throughout the New York Times best-seller from Charisma Media,  The Harbinger . Messianic rabbi Jonathan Cahn believes he has discovered an ancient mystery in Isaiah:9:10 that explains everything from 9/11 to the collapse of the global economy. As CaIn The Harbinger: Fact or Fiction? author David James exhaustively documents and responds to the serious flaws found throughout the New York Times best-seller from Charisma Media,  The Harbinger . Messianic rabbi Jonathan Cahn believes he has discovered an ancient mystery in Isaiah:9:10 that explains everything from 9/11 to the collapse of the global economy. As Cahn states at the beginning of his book What you are about to read is presented in the form of a story, but what is contained within the story is real. Many have accepted Cahn's message as being genuinely from God. However, David James has clearly demonstrated that  The Harbinger falls far short of meeting the biblical requirements for such a message from God, being based on the mishandling of Scripture, faulty theology, misleading statements, the selective use of historical facts, and unsupported speculation.
/book/show/2172532.Trauma_Fiction?from_search=true	Anne Whitehead	Trauma Fiction	Displays intelligence, deep understanding of the conceptual issues surrounding trauma as a literary subject and originality. The book marks an important step forward in the development of trauma studies.'- Cathy Caruth, Winship Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature and English, Emory UniversityThe literary potential of trauma is examined in this book, bringingDisplays intelligence, deep understanding of the conceptual issues surrounding trauma as a literary subject and originality. The book marks an important step forward in the development of trauma studies.'- Cathy Caruth, Winship Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature and English, Emory UniversityThe literary potential of trauma is examined in this book, bringing trauma theory and literary texts together for the first time.Trauma Fiction focuses on the ways in which contemporary novelists explore the theme of trauma and incorporate its structures into their writing. It provides innovative readings of texts by Pat Barker, Jackie Kay, Anne Michaels, Toni Morrison, Caryl Phillips, W. G. Sebald and Binjamin Wilkomirski. It also considers the ways in which trauma has affected fictional form, exploring how novelists have responded to the challenge of writing traumatic narratives, and identifying the key stylistic features associated with the genre.In addition, the book introduces the reader to ke
/book/show/9181.Inside_Ballet_Technique?from_search=true	Valerie Grieg Naomi Rosenblatt (Illustrator)	Inside Ballet Technique: Separating Anatomical Fact from Fiction in the Ballet Class	A Dance Book Club main selection, this guide offers ageneral explanation of anatomy, kinesiology, and technique for ballet dancers, students, and teachers.
/book/show/207754.Writer_s_Workshop_in_a_Book?from_search=true	Alan Cheuse (Introduction) Richard Ford Lisa Alvarez	Writer's Workshop in a Book: The Squaw Valley Community of Writers on the Art of Fiction	Since 1969, the prestigious Squaw Valley Community of Writers has helped develop the art and craft of many who are now household names. Instructors such as Michael Chabon, Mark Childress, Diane Johnson, Anne Lamott, Robert Stone, and Amy Tan have distilled their advice and wisdom from seminars and lectures, and the result is a book that captures the workshop experience ofSince 1969, the prestigious Squaw Valley Community of Writers has helped develop the art and craft of many who are now household names. Instructors such as Michael Chabon, Mark Childress, Diane Johnson, Anne Lamott, Robert Stone, and Amy Tan have distilled their advice and wisdom from seminars and lectures, and the result is a book that captures the workshop experience of completesubmersion in the writing process. With an introduction by novelist and short story master Richard Ford, himself a conference attendee in the 1970s, this volume gives the writer and dedicated reader a jolt of inspiration, sharp insight into matters of technique, and a feeling of camaraderie with a writing community.
/book/show/4044364-dreaming-again?from_search=true	Jack Dann (editor) Garth Nix (contributor) Richard Harland (contributor)	Dreaming Again: Thirty-five New Stories Celebrating the Wild Side of Australian Fiction	Following the World Fantasy Award-winning Dreaming Down-Under, acclaimed editor Jack Dann gathers thirty-five of the best and brightest in a golden age of Australian fiction to pen fantastic new tales to shock, astound, and delight. The outstanding bestselling authors include Garth Nix, Terry Dowling, Sean McMullen, Kim Wilkins, Sara Douglass, A. Bertram Chandler, CeciliaFollowing the World Fantasy Award-winning Dreaming Down-Under, acclaimed editor Jack Dann gathers thirty-five of the best and brightest in a golden age of Australian fiction to pen fantastic new tales to shock, astound, and delight. The outstanding bestselling authors include Garth Nix, Terry Dowling, Sean McMullen, Kim Wilkins, Sara Douglass, A. Bertram Chandler, Cecilia Dart-Thornton, Stephen Dedman, Trudi Canavan, John Birmingham, Margo Lanagan, Janeen Webb, Isobelle Carmody, and many others.
/book/show/794792.Revision?from_search=true	David Michael Kaplan	Revision: A Creative Approach to Writing and Rewriting Fiction	With rousing enthusiasm, David Michael Kaplan introduces you to his unique brand of revision: a process of discovery in which your story's words, structure, even its very meaning may change as it grows stronger. He takes you through every stage of the writing process, providing strategies and criteria to help pinpoint the problems in your work and fix them. In addition toWith rousing enthusiasm, David Michael Kaplan introduces you to his unique brand of revision: a process of discovery in which your story's words, structure, even its very meaning may change as it grows stronger. He takes you through every stage of the writing process, providing strategies and criteria to help pinpoint the problems in your work and fix them. In addition to illustrating his points with examples from contemporary writers, Kaplan traces the evolution of three of his own stories from journal entries to first (and subsequent) drafts to finished pieces. He shows the changes he made - from single words to entire characters and story lines - and explains why he made them.
/book/show/3008027-dragons?from_search=true	Gerrie McCall	Dragons: Fearsome Monsters From Myth And Fiction	Discover the truth about the world's most fascinating and magical creatures that have been featured in legends and tales for centuries. Includes maps and information boxes describing the background of the fiery creatures and their incredible stories. Features ancient legends, mythological dragons, and media dragons, all illustrated with stunning artwork.
/book/show/12932893-sky-city?from_search=true	Science Fiction Cirklen (Editor) Sfc Science Fiction Cirklen	Sky City: New Science Fiction Stories by Danish Authors	In Denmark, the science fiction short story is a thriving genre, though mostly as a subculture. Since 2007, The Danish science fiction association, Science Fiction Cirklen, has published an annual anthology of original science fiction short stories written by Danish authors. The present volume contains a selection from the first two of these annual anthologies.Many DanishIn Denmark, the science fiction short story is a thriving genre, though mostly as a subculture. Since 2007, The Danish science fiction association, Science Fiction Cirklen, has published an annual anthology of original science fiction short stories written by Danish authors. The present volume contains a selection from the first two of these annual anthologies.Many Danish authors place their stories in a local setting, and all of them have something to say in addition to just being entertaining. You will find philosophical parables, time travels, space yarns, alternate history and much more, as well as stories which in different ways come close to the literary mainstream. The huge Anglo-American influence on Danish culture since the Second World War is noticeable in the way the authors use the tropes and language of the genre in its modern, international vein.In making these stories available in English, our aim - besides entertaining the readers - is to demonstrate that science fiction truly is an international genre and that it is being written, even in small European countries like Denmark.
/book/show/6540350-who-goes-there-seven-tales-of-science-fiction?from_search=true	John W. Campbell Jr.	Who Goes There? Seven Tales of Science Fiction	Contents:Who Goes There?BlindnessFrictional LossesDead KnowledgeEliminationTwilightNightNote: This is the 1948 collection. There is a separate entry if you have just the 1938 novella.
/book/show/2340059.Practical_Tips_for_Writing_Popular_Fiction?from_search=true	Robyn Carr	Practical Tips for Writing Popular Fiction	A guide to the special demands of writing the genre fiction people most love to read, including romance, mystery, science fiction, fantasy, Westerns, suspense, historical, action/adventure and horror.
/book/show/6172697-star-science-fiction-stories-no-3?from_search=true	Frederik Pohl (Editor/Contributor) Jack Vance (Contributor) Ray Bradbury (Contributor)	Star Science Fiction Stories No. 3	With this 2rd collection, STAR Science Fiction Stories demonstrates again the qualities that have made it the outstanding anthology series in its field.-Writing charged with the excitement of new ideas, informed with knowledge of the discoveries that may soon change our lives.-Freshness & originality that can be found only in a collection of all new stories, never befoWith this 2rd collection, STAR Science Fiction Stories demonstrates again the qualities that have made it the outstanding anthology series in its field.-Writing charged with the excitement of new ideas, informed with knowledge of the discoveries that may soon change our lives.-Freshness & originality that can be found only in a collection of all new stories, never before published here in either magazines or books.The latest stories of recognized masters, the startling fiction of brilliant newcomers--they all make their appearance in STAR Science Fiction Stories, the showcase of sf at its best.It's Such a Beautiful Day by Isaac AsimovThe Strawberry Window by Ray BradburyThe Deep Range by Arthur C. ClarkeAlien by Lester del ReyFoster, You're Dead by Philip K. DickWhatever Happened to Corporal Cuckoo? by Gerald KershDance of the Dead by Richard MathesonAny More at Home Like You? by Chad OliverThe Devil on Salvation Bluff by Jack VanceGuinevere for Everybody by Jack Williamson
/book/show/12354289-the-magic-city-by-edith-nesbit-fiction-fantasy-magic?from_search=true	E. Nesbit	The Magic City by Edith Nesbit, Fiction, Fantasy & Magic	Day after day Philip goes on with his building, putting into it almost everything you can think of. He makes steps of the dominoes, and a terrace of the domino-box. He gets bits of wood from the garden to stick into cotton-reels, which make lovely pots -- and the results look like ornamental trees in tubs. Brass finger-bowls serve for domes -- and the lids of brass kettlesDay after day Philip goes on with his building, putting into it almost everything you can think of. He makes steps of the dominoes, and a terrace of the domino-box. He gets bits of wood from the garden to stick into cotton-reels, which make lovely pots -- and the results look like ornamental trees in tubs. Brass finger-bowls serve for domes -- and the lids of brass kettles and coffee-pots make minarets of dazzling splendour! It is a city -- a fabulous, exotic, miniature city! Just to look upon it seemed magical enough -- but even Philip had no clue just how magical it might turn out to be.
/book/show/430152.Science_Fiction_of_the_20th_Century?from_search=true	Frank M. Robinson Ann G. Bennett (Editor)	Science Fiction of the 20th Century: An Illustrated History	From pulp mags to films, explore the science fiction world behind-the-scenes in a colorful array of posters, books and history from visionaries that shaped this popular, fascinating genre. Full color.
/book/show/223446.The_Best_of_the_Best_Vol_2?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois (Editor) Nancy Kress (Contributor) Ian McDonald (Contributor)	The Best of the Best, Vol 2: 20 Years of the Best Short Science Fiction Novels	For more than twenty yearshas been recognized as the best collection of short science fiction writing in the universe and an essential resource for every science fiction fan. In 2005 the originalcollected the finest short stories from that series and became a benchmark in the SF field. Now, for the first time ever, Hugo AwFor more than twenty yearshas been recognized as the best collection of short science fiction writing in the universe and an essential resource for every science fiction fan. In 2005 the originalcollected the finest short stories from that series and became a benchmark in the SF field. Now, for the first time ever, Hugo Award-winning editor Gardner Doziossifts throughhundreds of stories and dozens of authors who have gone on to become some of the most esteemed practitioners of the form, to bring readers the ultimate anthology of short science fictionfrom his legendary series.Included are such notable short novels as:by Robert SilverbergIn the fiftieth century, people of Earth are able to create entire cities on a whim, including those of mythology and legend. When twentieth-century traveler Charles Philip accidentally lands in this aberrant time period, he is simultaneously obsessed with discovering more about this alluring world and getting back home. But in a world made entirely of man's creation, things are not always as they seem on the surface.by Ursula K. Le GuinLe Guin returns to her Hainish-settled interstellar community, the Edumen, to tell the tale of two star-crossed lovers who are literally worlds apart in this story of politics, violence, religion, and cultural disparity.by Alastair ReynoldsOn a sea-wold planet covered with idyllic tropical oceans, peace seems pervasive. Beneath the placid water lurks an ominous force that has the potential to destroy all tranquility.Contributors include: Greg Egan; Joe Haldeman; James Patrick Kelly; Nancy Kress; Ursula K. Le Guin; Ian R. MacLeod; Ian McDonald; Maureen F. McHugh; Frederick Pohl; Alastair Reynolds; Robert Silverberg; Michael Swanwick; Walter Jon WilliamsWith work spanning two decades,stands as the ultimate anthology of short science fiction novels ever published in the world.ContentsBeggars in Spain  [Sleepless]  (1991)  novella by Nancy KressForgiveness Day  [Yeowe and Werel  2]  (1994)  novella by Ursula K. Le GuinGriffin's Egg  (1991)  novella by Michael SwanwickMr. Boy  (1990)  novella by James Patrick KellyNew Light on the Drake Equation  (2001)  novella by Ian R. MacLeodOceanic  (1998)  novella by Greg EganOutnumbering the Dead  (1990)  novella by Frederik PohlSailing to Byzantium  (1985)  novella by Robert SilverbergSurfacing  (1988)  novella by Walter Jon WilliamsTendelo's Story  [Chaga]  (2000)  novella by Ian McDonaldThe Cost to Be Wise  (1996)  novelette by Maureen F. McHughThe Hemingway Hoax  (1990)  novella by Joe HaldemanTurquoise Days  [Revelation Space]  (2002)  novella by Alastair Reynolds
/book/show/11091925-cult-fiction?from_search=true	Ardie Collins	Cult Fiction	Some people read stories because they offer an escapism that cannot be found elsewhere. Some people read stories because there's been a power cut. You should read this story because it is very important. It is the story of Stephen Moore. It is also the story of a bench and a fire called Malcolm. Above all, it is the story of the birth of that great religion called MooranitSome people read stories because they offer an escapism that cannot be found elsewhere. Some people read stories because there's been a power cut. You should read this story because it is very important. It is the story of Stephen Moore. It is also the story of a bench and a fire called Malcolm. Above all, it is the story of the birth of that great religion called Mooranity.Stephen Moore was a good Christian. He read a small bit of the Bible every evening and went to church every Sunday. He prayed every night that the man in the sky would aid him through his troubles. Then a fire burnt down his house. This did not seem at all fair. As the smoke from the fire drifted away, so did his faith.To replace the hole left in his life, Stephen formed a support group for those who have lost their beliefs. However, not being a natural leader type, the group began to grow and evolve in ways he had not entirely intended. In fact, it could be argued that it grew in ways exactly opposite to what he had intended. Stephen should have stopped it while there was still time.
/book/show/60501.The_Essential_Akutagawa?from_search=true	Akutagawa Rynosuke Seiji M. Lippit (Editor) Jorge Luis Borges (Foreword)	The Essential Akutagawa: Rashomon, Hell Screen, Cogwheels, a Fool's Life and Other Short Fiction	Akutagawa's voice is one of the most remarkable in modern Japanese fiction: an acutely intelligent mind, a humiliated soul, engaging as readily with Baudelaire as with Confucius. These narratives and vignettes -- some having received little attention until now -- delicately dovetail ancient myth with modern reflection. Akutagawa combines Eastern sentiment with Western thouAkutagawa's voice is one of the most remarkable in modern Japanese fiction: an acutely intelligent mind, a humiliated soul, engaging as readily with Baudelaire as with Confucius. These narratives and vignettes -- some having received little attention until now -- delicately dovetail ancient myth with modern reflection. Akutagawa combines Eastern sentiment with Western thought to astonishing effect, offering a uniquely moving insight into mental and social fragmentation.
/book/show/24286205-asimov-s-science-fiction-february-2015?from_search=true	Sheila Williams (Editor) Nick Wolven Michael Bishop	Asimov's Science Fiction, February 2015 (Asimov's Science Fiction, #469)	On the Night of the Robo-Bulls and Zombie Dancers by Nick WolvenRattlesnakes and Men by Michael BishopNo Decent Patrimony by Elizabeth BearRed Legacy by Eneasz BrodskiGhost Colors by Derek KnskenForgiveness by Leah CypessAn Unrequited Love Process Loops by Marie Vibbert'Nanobots ... ' by Joshua GagePerhaps by JOn the Night of the Robo-Bulls and Zombie Dancers by Nick WolvenRattlesnakes and Men by Michael BishopNo Decent Patrimony by Elizabeth BearRed Legacy by Eneasz BrodskiGhost Colors by Derek KnskenForgiveness by Leah CypessAn Unrequited Love Process Loops by Marie Vibbert'Nanobots ... ' by Joshua GagePerhaps by Jane YolenI Loved You More Last Time ... by Thom DunnEditorial: Another Day at the Fair by Sheila WilliamsReflections: One-Hit Wonders by Robert SilverbergOn Books by Peter HeckSF Conventional Calendar by Erwin S. Strauss, February 2015, Vol. 39, No. 2 (Whole No. 469)Sheila Williams, editorCover art by John Jude Palencar
/book/show/25842999-asimov-s-science-fiction-august-2015?from_search=true	Sheila Williams (Editor) Will McIntosh (Contributor) Nick Wolven (Contributor)	Asimov's Science Fiction, August 2015 (Asimov's Science Fiction, #475)	A Thousand Nights Till Morning by Will McIntoshNo Placeholder for You, My Love by Nick WolvenCaisson by Karl BunkerTwo-Year Man by Kelly RobsonWild Honey by Paul McAuleyThe First Step by Kristine Kathryn RuschMusic for Robots by Steven Wittenberg Gordon, MDWhat We Know Now from Time Travel by Robert FrazierWobbleA Thousand Nights Till Morning by Will McIntoshNo Placeholder for You, My Love by Nick WolvenCaisson by Karl BunkerTwo-Year Man by Kelly RobsonWild Honey by Paul McAuleyThe First Step by Kristine Kathryn RuschMusic for Robots by Steven Wittenberg Gordon, MDWhat We Know Now from Time Travel by Robert FrazierWobble by Richard SchiffmanPhysics by Ken PoynerEditorial: Appreciation by Sheila WilliamsReflections: Reunite Gondwanaland! by Robert SilverbergOn the Net: Welcome to Asimov's by James Patrick KellyOn Books by Peter HeckSF Conventional Calendar by Erwin S. Strauss, August 2015, Vol. 39, No. 8 (Whole No. 475)Sheila Williams, editorCover art by Tomislav Tikulin
/book/show/17325724-becoming-agie?from_search=true	Grigory Ryzhakov	Becoming Agie: The Adventure of a Russian Transgender Scientist Entangled in Fiction, Romance and Mystery.	
/book/show/4370055-bold-visions?from_search=true	Gary Tonge	Bold Visions: The Digital Painting Bible for Fantasy and Science-Fiction Artists	This comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the rapidly expanding area of digital painting features beautifully displayed finished works of art alongside practical demonstrations. Artists will learn to create a wide range of subject matter from futuristic spacescapes and revolutionary vehicles to medieval landscapes and beautiful maidens. An in-depth materials section introThis comprehensive and up-to-date guide to the rapidly expanding area of digital painting features beautifully displayed finished works of art alongside practical demonstrations. Artists will learn to create a wide range of subject matter from futuristic spacescapes and revolutionary vehicles to medieval landscapes and beautiful maidens. An in-depth materials section introduces all the equipment you are likely to need, from computer hardware and software to more traditional art media. A detailed basic techniques section caters to both newcomers to the digital medium and those who wish to brush up on their skills.
/book/show/22858962-the-freak-observer?from_search=true	Blythe Woolston	The Freak Observer	is rich in family drama, theoretical physics, and an unusual, tough young womanLoa Lindgren. For eight years, Loa Sollilja's world ran like one of those mechanical models of the solar system, with her baby sister, Asta, as the sun. Asta suffered from a genetic disorder that left her a permanent infant, and caring for her was Loa's life. Everything spunis rich in family drama, theoretical physics, and an unusual, tough young womanLoa Lindgren. For eight years, Loa Sollilja's world ran like one of those mechanical models of the solar system, with her baby sister, Asta, as the sun. Asta suffered from a genetic disorder that left her a permanent infant, and caring for her was Loa's life. Everything spun neatly and regularly as the whole family orbited around Asta. But now Asta's dead, and 16-year-old Loa's clockwork galaxy has collapsed. As Loa spins off on her own, her mind ambushes her with vivid nightmares and sadistic flashbacksa textbook case of PTSD. But there are no textbook fixes for Loa's short-circuiting brain. She must find her own way to pry her world from the clutches of death.is a startling debut about death, life, astrophysics, and finding beauty in chaos.
/book/show/9807227-christmas-with-tucker-center-point-christian-fiction?from_search=true	Greg Kincaid	Christmas with Tucker (Center Point Christian Fiction	There was never any question that young George McCray would grow up to be a man, but there was a big question about the kind of man he'd grow up to be. It is the winter of 1962, snow is piling higher by the day, and George is called upon to endure more than most men could withstand. With the help of his grandparents and Tucker, his beloved Irish setter, George must navigatThere was never any question that young George McCray would grow up to be a man, but there was a big question about the kind of man he'd grow up to be. It is the winter of 1962, snow is piling higher by the day, and George is called upon to endure more than most men could withstand. With the help of his grandparents and Tucker, his beloved Irish setter, George must navigate through life's most difficult challenges and find the strength to walk on the road that leads to healing, growing up and finding his true self. George's journey is our shared human journey. A coming-of-age story suitable for readers of all ages; Christmas with Tucker is a classic Christmas story about a young man's love for his dog, his family and his farm.
/book/show/1416709.Apocalypses_and_Apostrophes?from_search=true	John Barnes	Apocalypses and Apostrophes: Short Fiction of John Barnes	A collection of stories from a master of modern sf, this volume will include a number of original stories alongside stories which have appeared in Asimov's and Amazing magazines but have never before appeared in book form. All the stories are hard sf or intelligent future extrapolation. Several of the published stories have received Nebula nominations and were published bA collection of stories from a master of modern sf, this volume will include a number of original stories alongside stories which have appeared in Asimov's and Amazing magazines but have never before appeared in book form. All the stories are hard sf or intelligent future extrapolation. Several of the published stories have received Nebula nominations and were published between 1987 and 1990. Barnes describes some of the stories as predictions for the end of the world - hence apocalypses - and others as apostrophes, speeches addressed to a non-existent being or to something which cannot understand speech. All are genre expanding, intriguing and thoroughly entertaining.
/book/show/1405990.The_Encyclopedia_of_Fantasy_and_Science_Fiction_Art_Techniques?from_search=true	John Grant Ron Tiner	The Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Science Fiction Art Techniques	Most artists gravitate toward a comparatively small selection of tools and materials: some will be happiest using gouache on canvas, with perhaps a touch of airbrush; others will prefer line and wash on cartridge paper, or oils on textured board, or . . . It is through such specializations, either deliberate or intuitive, that artists develop their own particular styles.
/book/show/384691.Demonized?from_search=true	Christopher Fowler	Demonized: Short Stories	Welcome to Christopher Fowler's latest collection of stories of urban dread, designed to fill your waking dreams with dark fears and even darker laughter. A journalist spends a nerve-wracking weekend in the company of Nazis. A tropical holiday takes a nasty turn thanks to a troupe of monkeys, and a waltress challenges a sinister customer in a night restaurant. A tailor ploWelcome to Christopher Fowler's latest collection of stories of urban dread, designed to fill your waking dreams with dark fears and even darker laughter. A journalist spends a nerve-wracking weekend in the company of Nazis. A tropical holiday takes a nasty turn thanks to a troupe of monkeys, and a waltress challenges a sinister customer in a night restaurant. A tailor plots to escape his execution, London is overrum with rats, serial killers fail in love, and revenge backfires on the unfaithful. As our lives and deaths grow ever stranger, housewives, students and executives all find themselves in situations that become increasingly disturbing. Fowler's powerful narratives are subtly affecting and will make you think twice about the way you look at the world around you.
/book/show/21461637-good-girls-ain-t-no-fun-boxed-set?from_search=true	Jessica N. Watkins	Good Girls Ain't No Fun Boxed Set (The SIX romance and urban fiction volumes of the LOVE, SEX, LIES series)	Good Girls Ain't No Fun Boxed Set (The SIX romance and urban fiction volumes of the LOVE, SEX, LIES series)1,068 pages! 340,603K WORDS!This boxed set includes each of the titles in the Love, Sex, Lies series: Love Sex Lies, Love Hangover, Grand Hustle, Love Drug, Bang, and Love Me Some Him! They are full length novels in the African American Romance and Urban Fiction genGood Girls Ain't No Fun Boxed Set (The SIX romance and urban fiction volumes of the LOVE, SEX, LIES series)1,068 pages! 340,603K WORDS!This boxed set includes each of the titles in the Love, Sex, Lies series: Love Sex Lies, Love Hangover, Grand Hustle, Love Drug, Bang, and Love Me Some Him! They are full length novels in the African American Romance and Urban Fiction genres. Love, Sex, Lies is straight up romance and drama! However, once you get to Love Hangover, the action really begins!So sit back, relax, and enjoy!Happy reading!
/book/show/3342255-holt-anthology-of-science-fiction?from_search=true	Various (Creator)	Holt Anthology of Science Fiction	Stendhal's first novel is a case study in his theory of love. It blends a cynical analysis of 'present day morals' with a set of concealed political sentiments which (for the benefit of the censors) he claimed were not his own. The book was ill-received when it was published in 1827, and was thought mystifying and bizarre. In the plot, Octave, the hero, was recommended forStendhal's first novel is a case study in his theory of love. It blends a cynical analysis of 'present day morals' with a set of concealed political sentiments which (for the benefit of the censors) he claimed were not his own. The book was ill-received when it was published in 1827, and was thought mystifying and bizarre. In the plot, Octave, the hero, was recommended for the lunatic asylum at Charenton, and his love affair with Armance was found inexplicable by its earliest readers. It is still inexplicable, without the curious key to the book's mystery which is contained in a letter Stendhal wrote to Prosper Merimee in 1826. This letter is printed at the end of the book.
/book/show/1287504.Stranger_Than_Fiction?from_search=true	Aubrey Malone	Stranger Than Fiction	For all fans wondering which torrid affairs started on the sets of their favorite movies or which authors wrote best with a bottle in hand -- and other unusual and obscure factoids -- these two companion books will satisfy even the most voracious film and fiction trivia buff.Each book has more than 300 fascinating lists that reveal behind-the-scenes, little-known facts aboFor all fans wondering which torrid affairs started on the sets of their favorite movies or which authors wrote best with a bottle in hand -- and other unusual and obscure factoids -- these two companion books will satisfy even the most voracious film and fiction trivia buff.Each book has more than 300 fascinating lists that reveal behind-the-scenes, little-known facts about our favorite movie stars and celebrated scribes.Takes a page from the literary set and its cast of colorful characters, such as Salman Rushdie, who went from crafting ice cream television ads to hiding from the Ayatollah Khomeini for nearly a decade; and Nikolaus Pevsner, who dedicated his book to the inventor of the Popsicle.
/book/show/632374.The_Best_Australian_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Rob Gerrand (Editor) Frank Bryning (Contributor) Lee Harding (Contributor)	The Best Australian Science Fiction	The best writing is speculative, and the best science fiction flies far beyond the boundaries of outer space in this collection of top Australian science fiction from the past fifty years. Stories include: * a cautionary tale of greed and diamonds by Jack Dann * what it means to be civilized by A. Bertram Chandler * proof that manned flight was invented in the Middle AgesThe best writing is speculative, and the best science fiction flies far beyond the boundaries of outer space in this collection of top Australian science fiction from the past fifty years. Stories include: * a cautionary tale of greed and diamonds by Jack Dann * what it means to be civilized by A. Bertram Chandler * proof that manned flight was invented in the Middle Ages Other contributors include: Peter Carey, Greg Egan, Pip Maddern, Norma Hemming, George Tuner, Jack Wodhams, David Lake, Erle Cox, Lucy Sussex,Randal Flynn, John Baxter, Frank Bryning and many more.
/book/show/26815903-les-echou-s?from_search=true	Pascal Manoukian	Les Echoués	Virgil ne sentait plus ses jambes. Elles taient restes trop longtemps croises lune sous lautre, tels la faucille et le marteau des drapeaux rouges de son enfance.Il nosait pas bouger. Le chien, un btard gris aux crocs jaunes, rdait toujours. Prudemment, il tendit la main et chercha la porte de mulots. La chaleur de leurs poils gris le rconforta. Lun des petitsVirgil ne sentait plus ses jambes. Elles taient restes trop longtemps croises lune sous lautre, tels la faucille et le marteau des drapeaux rouges de son enfance.Il nosait pas bouger. Le chien, un btard gris aux crocs jaunes, rdait toujours. Prudemment, il tendit la main et chercha la porte de mulots. La chaleur de leurs poils gris le rconforta. Lun des petits lui tta le bout du doigt. Il en compta six, plus la mre. Le pre tait absent  comme lui.Avant, en Moldavie, il adorait les chiens et dtestait les mulots. Mais depuis son arrive en France, beaucoup de choses staient inverses.Ici, il construisait des maisons et habitait dehors. Se cassait le dos pour nourrir ses enfants sans pouvoir les serrer contre lui et se privait de mdicaments pour offrir des parfums  une femme dont il avait oubli jusqu lodeur.Il ferma les yeux un instant et imagina la grande marmite de bordj cuire  feu doux dans la cuisine du petit village de Corjeuti. Derrire les vitres embues, la tonnelle ombrageait un minuscule bout de jardin. La vision lui emplit le cur, mais pas le ventre.Cela faisait deux mois maintenant quil vivait tapi dans un trou. Une tombe dun mtre quatre-vingt-dix sur un mtre de large et un mtre de profondeur, creuse  la main au beau milieu de la fort, et recouverte dun toit de branches et de feuilles.Le jour, il y enfouissait ses affaires. La nuit tombe, il sy enterrait vivant. Personne ne viendrait le chercher l, touff dans les broussailles, entre un tronc darbre couch par la dernire tempte et un entrelacs de branches mortes.
/book/show/312353.Man_in_His_Time?from_search=true	Brian W. Aldiss	Man in His Time: The Best Science Fiction Stories of Brian W. Aldiss	Spanning more than 30 years of Aldiss's career and encompassing a remarkable range of ideas, moods, and styles, Man in His Time is a generous collection of this writer's finest work.
/book/show/2352329.The_Efficiency_Expert_by_Edgar_Rice_Burroughs_Fiction?from_search=true	Edgar Rice Burroughs	The Efficiency Expert by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Fiction	Jimmy Torrance graduated from college without a hope -- he'd spent his hours at the university learning how to box, how to swim, how the hit a baseball and lead a football team. He set out for Chicago with all the enthusiastic eagerness oif a man who knows in his heart of heart, that he's on the winning team. But Chicago wasn't Ivy-league college football, a there was no tJimmy Torrance graduated from college without a hope -- he'd spent his hours at the university learning how to box, how to swim, how the hit a baseball and lead a football team. He set out for Chicago with all the enthusiastic eagerness oif a man who knows in his heart of heart, that he's on the winning team. But Chicago wasn't Ivy-league college football, a there was no team to captain: What Jimmyu found in Chicago was a tough life in a tough place at a miserable wage. He found the decency of folks any ordinary fellow would have branded criminals, and he found the criminality of upstanding citizens who surrounded him. He found a whore with a heart of gold, and a safe-cracker who was also a man a body could rely on. And most important of all, in that freakish, frightful burg, Jimmy found a thing called love. . . .
/book/show/696167.Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Eric S. Rabkin (Editor)	Science Fiction: A Historical Anthology	An invaluable contribution to the serious study of science fiction as well as a highly entertaining collection,contains 27 chronologically-arranged stories and excerpts, ranging from such early classic works as Swift'sand Shelley'sto recent stories such as Harlan Ellison's I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream and Ursula K.An invaluable contribution to the serious study of science fiction as well as a highly entertaining collection,contains 27 chronologically-arranged stories and excerpts, ranging from such early classic works as Swift'sand Shelley'sto recent stories such as Harlan Ellison's I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream and Ursula K. Le Guin's Vaster Than Empires and More Slow. Including brief general essays and a separate introduction to each individual story or excerpt, Rabkin's anthology greatly illuminates the evolution of the genre.
/book/show/5549850-the-complete-fiction?from_search=true	Francis Wyndham Alan Hollinghurst (Introduction)	The Complete Fiction	In his more than eighty years, Francis Wyndham has published very littleone novella and two collections of storiesbut his is one of the most individual and compelling bodies of work by a contemporary English writer. As Alan Hollinghurst has said, Wyndhams fiction stands in the tradition of social comedy that goes back through Henry James to Jane Austen, with this differIn his more than eighty years, Francis Wyndham has published very littleone novella and two collections of storiesbut his is one of the most individual and compelling bodies of work by a contemporary English writer. As Alan Hollinghurst has said, Wyndhams fiction stands in the tradition of social comedy that goes back through Henry James to Jane Austen, with this difference: Wyndham writes about the lives of privileged and even titled people, but he is drawn to outcasts and odd ducks, adolescents, lonely women, addicts, eccentrics, and idlers.The earliest stories here, gathered under the title Out of the War, are brilliant vignettes of deprivation and desire written during World War II. The later Mrs Henderson and Other Stories, by contrast, offers scrupulously observed tragicomic pictures of the vagaries of upper-class English family life. Finally, in the Whitbread Prizewinning short novel The Other Garden, a shy teenage boy living in the country strikes up an unlikely friendship with Kay, the thirty-something daughter of neighbors, sister to a famous actor, and black sheep of her family. Kay, with her whims and crazes and boyfriends, is unable to hold her own against her familys disapproval, and the narrator watches with helpless fascination as her small but very real tragedy is played out against the background of the Second World War.
/book/show/602656.Blood_Thirst?from_search=true	Leonard Wolf (Editor) Richard Matheson Stephen King	Blood Thirst: 100 Years of Vampire Fiction	In the past hundred years, since the publication of Bram Stoker's infamous book, no literary figure has enjoyed a more horrific resiliency than Count Dracula. In film, television, novels, and short stories, he keeps coming back to life, fed by the vital imaginative energies of a world-wide audience that cannot seem to resist his abominable charms. Aristocratic and urbane,In the past hundred years, since the publication of Bram Stoker's infamous book, no literary figure has enjoyed a more horrific resiliency than Count Dracula. In film, television, novels, and short stories, he keeps coming back to life, fed by the vital imaginative energies of a world-wide audience that cannot seem to resist his abominable charms. Aristocratic and urbane, deeply erotic and profoundly evil, Dracula's bloodsucking savagery has cast a mesmerizing fascination not only over his victims but over his readers as well. And, as Leonard Wolf suggests, Vampire fiction...exerts an amazing pull on readers for a reason that we may find disturbing. The blood exchangethe taking of blood by the vampire from his or her victim is, all by itself, felt to be a singularly symbolic event. Symbolic and attractive! Now, in Blood Thirst; One Hundred Years of Vampire Fiction, Leonard Wolf brings together thirty tales in which vampires of all varieties make their ghastly presence felt;male and female, human and non-human, humorous and heroic;all of them kin to the dreadful bat. From Lafcadio Hearn, Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman, Edith Wharton, August Derleth, and Ray Bradbury to such contemporary masters as Anne Rice, Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, John Cheever, and Woody Allen, and in settings as diverse as rural New England and outer space, this collection offers readers a dazzling compendium of vampire stories. Wolf organizes the collection into six categories;The Classic Adventure Tale, The Psychic Vampire, The Science Fiction Vampire, The Non-Human Vampire, The Comic Vampire, and The Heroic Vampire;which allows readers to see the many guises Dracula's descendants have assumed and the many ways they can be interpreted. In his penetrating introduction, Wolf argues that such an arrangement enables us to see the evolution of the vampire from an unmitigated evil to a creature we are more likely to identify with. In a century in which God and Satan have become increasingly irrelevant in the popular arts, there has been an accompanying secularization of the vampire idea. And, as the stories in Blood Thirst will show, sympathy for the vampire has grown as we have become increasingly interested in the workings of the mind. Indeed, the vampire's ability to change over time, to draw into itself such a richness of symbolic meanings, to conjure itself into so many diabolical shapes, may account for the enduring appeal of the literature written about it.Here, then, is a definitive collection for aficionados and novices alike, and whether readers find the vampires who inhabit these pages sympathetic or horrific, psychologically intriguing or spiritually repellent, morbidly seductive or comically absurd,Blood Thirst gives us all something to sink our teeth into.
/book/show/12331479-the-future-is-japanese?from_search=true	Nick Mamatas (Editor) Masumi Washington (Editor) Ken Liu	The Future is Japanese: Science Fiction Futures and Brand New Fantasies from and about Japan.	A web browser that threatens to conquer the world. The longest, loneliest railroad on Earth. A North Korean nuke hitting Tokyo, a hollow asteroid full of automated rice paddies, and a specialist in breaking up virtual marriages. And yes, giant robots. These thirteen stories from and about the Land of the Rising Sun run the gamut from fantasy to cyberpunk, and will leaveA web browser that threatens to conquer the world. The longest, loneliest railroad on Earth. A North Korean nuke hitting Tokyo, a hollow asteroid full of automated rice paddies, and a specialist in breaking up virtual marriages. And yes, giant robots. These thirteen stories from and about the Land of the Rising Sun run the gamut from fantasy to cyberpunk, and will leave you knowing that the future is Japanese! Contributors:-Pat Cadigan-Toh EnJoe-Project Itoh-Hideyuki Kikuchi-Ken Liu-David Moles-Issui Ogawa-Felicity Savage-Ekaterina Sedia-Bruce Sterling-Rachel Swirsky-TOBI Hirotaka-Catherynne M. Valente
/book/show/27358765-india-gray?from_search=true	Sujata Massey	India Gray: Historical Fiction Boxed Set	Travel to the Indian subcontinent with a new collection of Sujata Massey's suspenseful historical fiction. This boxed set includes four works described below:OUTNUMBERED AT OXFORD. When Perveen Mistry leaves Bombay to study law at St. Hilda's College in 1919 Oxford, England, she hopes to escape her troubled past and become a pioneering woman lawyer. Then an elderly don taTravel to the Indian subcontinent with a new collection of Sujata Massey's suspenseful historical fiction. This boxed set includes four works described below:OUTNUMBERED AT OXFORD. When Perveen Mistry leaves Bombay to study law at St. Hilda's College in 1919 Oxford, England, she hopes to escape her troubled past and become a pioneering woman lawyer. Then an elderly don tasks her with locating an Indian servant who may have stolen an invaluable mathematics proof. Perveen is caught in a case that threatens her ladylike reputation--and her life.THE AYAH'S TALE. Menakshi Dutt, a teenaged nanny in 1920s Bengal, is a beloved caregiver of three lonely British children, but suffers from the cruelty of their bored mother. Will Menakshi ever fulfill her own dreams without betraying the children?INDIA GRAY. Kamala Lewes, a recently-married Bengali woman, travels to Assam during World War II to volunteer at a military hospital. There she discovers some patients with ties to the Indian independence movement. How far can she go to help them without betraying her British husband and the Allies?BITTER TEA. Shazia is fifteen and trapped in a remote village in Pakistan overtaken by religious fundamentalists. Her school has been closed, and women have lost freedom of movement. But when Shania learns a friend faces danger from the invaders, she decides to act.Four unforgettable heroines in one book rich with history, culture and intrigue.Recent Reviews:Clever Kamala is at front and center throughout, as Massey builds her coming of age tale around India as it moves toward independence, effectively combining personal narrative with the grandeur of a sweeping historical epic...The Sleeping Dictionary, an utterly engrossing tale of love, espionage, betrayal and survival, is historical fiction at its best, accessible to all audiences. Recommend to readers of Arundati Roy and Bharati Mukherjee.--BOOKLIST on THE SLEEPING DICTIONARY (starred review)Evocative descriptions of the late Raj period's Indian cultures, customs, cuisine, flora and fauna are narrated delightfully. Although this is essentially a story of love and human endurance, Massey, an award-winning author, has admirably woven the events of the Indian independence movement into the plot...this is an informative and entertaining historical novel.--HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY on THE SLEEPING DICTIONARYSujata Massey beautifully depicts the life of an Indian ayah and the complicated relationships that people in the employ of their colonial masters had to deal with. Even though Menakshi endures great hardships in her life, she feels love in these pages and the prospect of a more hopeful future...---MARIE'S BOOK GARDEN on THE AYAH'S TALEMassey deftly plays with several strong threads, each of which gives a certain heft to the story. She explores the relationship between parents and children, Indians and British, upper and lower classes, hope and hopelessness, India and abroad, stories and reality. Read it to find out what speaks to you most.--SOUTH OF THE BORDER, WEST OF THE SUN on THE AYAH'S TALEThis boxed set is approximately 67,000 words long. It will also release as a single trade paperback in December, 2015.
/book/show/2319003.Roughing_It_by_Mark_Twain_Fiction_Classics?from_search=true	Mark Twain	Roughing It by Mark Twain, Fiction, Classics	A book of semi-autobiographical travel literature written by American humorist Mark Twain. It was written during 1870-71 and published in 1872 as a prequel to his first book The Innocents Abroad (1869). This book tells of Twain's adventures prior to his pleasure cruise related in Innocents Abroad. This book is merely a personal narrative, and not a pretentious history orA book of semi-autobiographical travel literature written by American humorist Mark Twain. It was written during 1870-71 and published in 1872 as a prequel to his first book The Innocents Abroad (1869). This book tells of Twain's adventures prior to his pleasure cruise related in Innocents Abroad. This book is merely a personal narrative, and not a pretentious history or a philosophical dissertation. It is a record of several years of variegated vagabondizing, and its object is rather to help the resting reader while away an idle hour than afflict him with metaphysics, or goad him with science. Still, there is information in the volume . . . Thus begins Mark Twain's Prefatory to Roughing It.
/book/show/393978.Critical_Theory_and_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Carl Howard Freedman	Critical Theory and Science Fiction	Carl Freedman traces the fundamental and mostly unexamined relationships between the discourses of science fiction and critical theory, arguing that science fiction is (or ought to be) a privileged genre for critical theory. He asserts that it is no accident that the upsurge of academic interest in science fiction since the 1970s coincides with the heyday of literary theorCarl Freedman traces the fundamental and mostly unexamined relationships between the discourses of science fiction and critical theory, arguing that science fiction is (or ought to be) a privileged genre for critical theory. He asserts that it is no accident that the upsurge of academic interest in science fiction since the 1970s coincides with the heyday of literary theory, and that likewise science fiction is one of the most theoretically informed areas of the literary profession. Extended readings of novels by five of the most important modern science fiction authors illustrate the affinity between science fiction and critical theory, in each case concentrating on one major novel that resonates with concerns proper to critical theory.Freedman's five readings are: Solaris: Stanislaw Lem and the Structure of Cognition; The Dispossessed: Ursula LeGuin and the Ambiguities of Utopia; The Two of Them: Joanna Russ and the Violence of Gender; Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand: Samuel Delany and the Dialectics of Difference; The Man in the High Castle: Philip K. Dick and the Construction of Realities.
/book/show/24419229-les-blondes?from_search=true	Emily Schultz Eric Fontaine (Translator)	Les Blondes	Hazel Hayes est dans une mauvaise passe. Sa thse est au point mort, elle est loin de chez elle, et elle vient dapprendre quelle est enceinte de son professeur duniversit  un homme mari. Cest  se demander comment les choses pourraient plus mal tournerEt pourtant, des attaques meurtrires, que rien ne semble relier, se multiplient aux quatre coins de New York. Il fHazel Hayes est dans une mauvaise passe. Sa thse est au point mort, elle est loin de chez elle, et elle vient dapprendre quelle est enceinte de son professeur duniversit  un homme mari. Cest  se demander comment les choses pourraient plus mal tournerEt pourtant, des attaques meurtrires, que rien ne semble relier, se multiplient aux quatre coins de New York. Il faut se rendre  lvidence : une pidmie frappe les blondes, quelles soient htesses de lair, agents immobiliers ou chefs dentreprise, et les transforme en tueuses sanguinaires. Cherchant  fuir la ville en proie  la panique pour retourner chez elle,  Toronto, Hazel entreprend la traverse dune Amrique paralyse par le flau blond, pope au terme de laquelle elle trouvera une allie pour le moins inattendue.Un roman  la fois drle et glaant, qui aborde intelligemment limage de la beaut et de la maternit dans la socit, qui voque  la fois Les Fils de lHomme de P.D. James et La Servante carlate de Margaret Atwood.Emily Schultz donne un nouveau sens au terme femme fatale.  Toronto StarRoman hybride, au croisement de lhistoire de zombies, du scnario catastrophe et du rcit dune liaison adultre qui tourne mal, Les Blondes baigne dans lhumour lger et lautodrision.  Le Devoir
/book/show/17453502-flashy-fiction-and-other-insane-tales-2?from_search=true	Jen Wylie Sean Hayden	Flashy Fiction and Other Insane Tales 2	Another anthology of the strange, bizarre, and just plain weird.Unicorns, zombies, devils, dark whispers, teddy bears, and ...fireflies?Try a taste of writing from two very different fantasy authors. Flash fiction stories are super short and perfect for when you 'just have a minute'. This anthology contains 15 stories (both flash and longer short stories) from authors SeAnother anthology of the strange, bizarre, and just plain weird.Unicorns, zombies, devils, dark whispers, teddy bears, and ...fireflies?Try a taste of writing from two very different fantasy authors. Flash fiction stories are super short and perfect for when you 'just have a minute'. This anthology contains 15 stories (both flash and longer short stories) from authors Sean Hayden and Jen Wylie. Run the rampart of emotions in this exciting mix of tales. From humor to horror, sweet to twisted, there is something for everyone.The stories have the flavor of Tales of the Crypt with the right mixture of creativity you come to expect from both these authors. ~John DeJordy
/book/show/678734.Women_and_Fiction?from_search=true	Susan Cahill (Editor)	Women and Fiction: Short Stories By and About Women	Kate Chopin (1851-1904): The Story of an HourEdith Wharton (1862-1937): The Other TwoWilla Cather (1873-1947): A Wagner MatineColette (1873-1947): The Secret WomanGertrude Stein (1874-1946): Miss Furr and Miss SkeeneVirginia Woolf (1882-1941): The New DressContentsKatherine Mansfield (1888-1923): The Garden PartyKatherine Anne Porter (1890-1980): RopeKay Boyle (1902-1992)Kate Chopin (1851-1904): The Story of an HourEdith Wharton (1862-1937): The Other TwoWilla Cather (1873-1947): A Wagner MatineColette (1873-1947): The Secret WomanGertrude Stein (1874-1946): Miss Furr and Miss SkeeneVirginia Woolf (1882-1941): The New DressContentsKatherine Mansfield (1888-1923): The Garden PartyKatherine Anne Porter (1890-1980): RopeKay Boyle (1902-1992): Winter NightEudora Welty (1909-2001): A Worn PathHortense Calisher (1911- ): The Scream on Fifty-Seventh StreetAnn Petry (1911-1997): Like a Winding SheetMary Lavin (1912-1996): In a CafTillie Olsen (1913- ): I Stand Here IroningMaeve Brennan (1917-1993): The Eldest ChildCarson McCullers (1917-1967): WunderkindDoris Lessing (1919- ): To Room NineteenGrace Paley (1922- ): An Interest in LifeFlannery O'Connor (1925-1964): RevelationJean Stubbs (1926- ): Cousin LewisEdna O'Brien (1930- ): A JourneyAlice Munro (1931- ): The OfficeJoyce Carol Oates (1938- ): In the Region of IceMargaret Drabble (1939- ): The Gifts of WarJulie Hayden (1939-1981): Day-Old Baby RatsAlice Walker (1944- ): Everyday Use
/book/show/1823409.Redshift?from_search=true	Al Sarrantonio (Editor)	Redshift: Extreme Visions of Speculative Fiction	This landmark anthology presents thirty groundbreaking stories from the masters of speculative fiction heralding the future of the genre with original and revolutionary works.All-new, original stories byUrsula K. Le GuinGregory BenfordJoe HaldemanJoyce Carol Oatesand many othersOn K2 with Kanakaredes by Dan SimmonsThe Building by Ursula K. Le GuinFroggiThis landmark anthology presents thirty groundbreaking stories from the masters of speculative fiction heralding the future of the genre with original and revolutionary works.All-new, original stories byUrsula K. Le GuinGregory BenfordJoe HaldemanJoyce Carol Oatesand many othersOn K2 with Kanakaredes by Dan SimmonsThe Building by Ursula K. Le GuinFroggies by Laura WhittonWhat We Did That Summer by Kathe Koja and Barry N. MalzbergA Slow Saturday Night at the Surrealist Sporting Club by Michael MoorcockIn Xanadu by Thomas M. DischCommencement by Joyce Carol OatesUnique Visitors by James Patrick KellyBIack TuIip by Harry TurtledoveBelief by P. D. CacekIn the Un-Black by Stephen BaxterWeeping Walls by Paul Di FilippoAnomalies by Gregory BenfordCaptive Kong by Kit ReedFeedback by Robert E. VardemanBetween Disappearances by Nina Kiriki HoffmanResurrection by David MorrellCleopatra Brimstone by Elizabeth HandBurros Gone Bad by Peter SchneiderPockets by Rudy Rucker and John ShirleyAve de Paso by Catherine AsaroRoad Kill by Joe HaldemanTing-a-Ling by Jack DannBassador by Catherine WellsSsoroghods People by Larry NivenTwo Shot by Michael Marshall SmithBilly the Fetus by Al SarrantonioViewpoint by Gene WolfeFungi by Ardath MayharRhido Wars by Neal Barrett, Jr.
/book/show/835496.Testament_of_Friendship?from_search=true	Vera Brittain	Testament of Friendship (Virago classic non-fiction)	The author traces her friendship with the author, Winifred Holtby, from their meeting at Oxford to Holtby's death at the age of thirty-seven.
/book/show/98040.The_Year_s_Best_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois (Editor) Stephen Baxter Caitln R. Kiernan	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Second Annual Collection	The twenty-eight stories in this collection imaginatively take us far across the universe, into the very core of our beings, to the realm of the gods, and to the moment just after now. Included here are the works of masters of the form and of bright new talents, including: Daniel Abraham  Eleanor Arnason  Pauolo Bacigalupi  Kage Baker  Stephen Baxter  Terry Bisson  JThe twenty-eight stories in this collection imaginatively take us far across the universe, into the very core of our beings, to the realm of the gods, and to the moment just after now. Included here are the works of masters of the form and of bright new talents, including: Daniel Abraham  Eleanor Arnason  Pauolo Bacigalupi  Kage Baker  Stephen Baxter  Terry Bisson  James L. Cambias  Albert E. Cowdrey  Colin P. Davies  Paul Di Fillipo  Brendan DuBois  Michael F. Flynn  Peter F. Hamilton  M. John Harrison  James Patrick Kelly  Caitlin R. Kiernan  Nancy Kress  Paul Melko  David Moles  Pat Murphy  Robert Reed  Benjamin Rosenbaum  Mary Rosenbaum  Christopher Rowe  William Sanders  Vandana Singh  Vernor Vinge  Walter Jon WilliamsSupplementing the stories are the editor's insightful summation of the year's events and a list of honorable mentions, making this book a valuable resource as well as the single best place in the universe to find stories that stir the imagination and the heart.Cover design by Shea M. KornblumCover illustration by Stephan MartiniereDescription from back coverxi  Acknowledgments (The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Second Annual Collection)  (2005)  essay by Gardner Dozoisxiii  Summation: 2004  essay by Gardner Dozois1  Inappropriate Behavior  (2004)  novelette by Pat Murphy27  Start the Clock  (2004)  shortstory by Benjamin Rosenbaum42  The Third Party  (2004)  novelette by David Moles72  The Voluntary State  (2004)  novelette by Christopher Rowe105  Shiva in Shadow  (2004)  novelette by Nancy Kress153  The People of Sand and Slag  (2004)  novelette by Paolo Bacigalupi172  The Clapping Hands of God  (2004)  novelette by Michael F. Flynn214  Tourism  (2004)  shortstory by M. John Harrison228  Scout's Honor  (2004)  shortstory by Terry Bisson244  Men Are Trouble  (2004)  novelette by James Patrick Kelly283  Mother Aegypt  [Company]  (2004)  novella by Kage Baker348  Synthetic Serendipity  (2004)  shortstory by Vernor Vinge366  Skin Deep  (2004)  shortstory by Mary Rosenblum389  Delhi  (2004)  shortstory by Vandana Singh405  The Tribes of Bela  [Colonel Kohn]  (2004)  novella by Albert E. Cowdrey465  Sitka  (2004)  shortstory by William Sanders478  Leviathan Wept  (2004)  shortstory by Daniel Abraham499  The Defenders  (2004)  shortstory by Colin P. Davies504  Mayflower II  [Xeelee]  (2004)  novella by Stephen Baxter562  Riding the White Bull  (2004)  novelette by Caitln R. Kiernan588  Falling Star  (2004)  shortstory by Brendan DuBois603  The Dragons of Summer Gulch  (2004)  novelette by Robert Reed628  The Ocean of the Blind  (2004)  shortstory by James L. Cambias649  The Garden: A Hwarhath Science Fictional Romance  [Hwarhath]  (2004)  novella by Eleanor Arnason688  Footvote  (2004)  shortstory by Peter F. Hamilton706  Sisyphus and the Stranger  (2004)  shortstory by Paul Di Filippo (aka Sisyphe et l'tranger)718  Ten Sigmas  (2004)  shortstory by Paul Melko726  Investments  [Dread Empire's Fall]  (2004)  novella by Walter Jon Williams811  Honorable Mentions: 2004  essay by Gardner Dozois
/book/show/27819187-if-anthology?from_search=true	Peter Simeti Chip Reece Chas Pangburn	IF Anthology: Science Fiction	IF - the word itself has helped to turn science fiction into science fact; making the impossible become possible. Celebrating a new theme with every annual release, IF boasts 36 creators coming together to tell 15 thrillingly original stories of time, space, technology, and other tales from beyond.
/book/show/1640199.The_Year_s_Best_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois (Editor) Kathe Koja Rick Shelley	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection	In The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection, Gardner Dozois produces another volume in the series that Locus calls 'the field's real anthology-of-record.' With a unique combination of foresight and perspective, Dozois continues to collect outstanding work by newcomers and established authors alike, reflecting the present state of the genre while suggestingIn The Year's Best Science Fiction: Ninth Annual Collection, Gardner Dozois produces another volume in the series that Locus calls 'the field's real anthology-of-record.' With a unique combination of foresight and perspective, Dozois continues to collect outstanding work by newcomers and established authors alike, reflecting the present state of the genre while suggesting its future directions. With the editor's annual summary of the year in the field, and his appendix of recommended reading, this book is indispensable for anyone interested in contemporary science fiction.Contentsxiii  Summation: 1991  essay by Gardner Dozois1  Beggars in Spain  [Sleepless]  (1991)  novella by Nancy Kress63  Living Will  (1991)  novelette by Alexander Jablokov79  A Just and Lasting Peace  (1991)  shortstory by Lois Tilton90  Skinner's Room  (1991)  shortstory by William Gibson98  Prayers on the Wind  (1991)  novella by Walter Jon Williams134  Blood Sisters  (1991)  shortstory by Greg Egan149  The Dark  (1991)  shortstory by Karen Joy Fowler163  Marnie  (1991)  novelette by Ian R. MacLeod185  A Tip on a Turtle  (1991)  novelette by Robert Silverberg204  bermensch!  (1991)  shortstory by Kim Newman215  Dispatches from the Revolution  (1991)  novelette by Pat Cadigan231  Pipes  (1991)  shortstory by Robert Reed243  Matter's End  (1989)  novella by Gregory Benford276  A History of the Twentieth Century, with Illustrations  (1991)  novelette by Kim Stanley Robinson302  Gene Wars  (1991)  shortstory by Paul J. McAuley308  The Gallery of His Dreams  (1991)  novella by Kristine Kathryn Rusch346  A Walk in the Sun  (1991)  shortstory by Geoffrey A. Landis360  Fragments of an Analysis of a Case of Hysteria  (1991)  novelette by Ian McDonald382  Angels in Love  (1991)  shortstory by Kathe Koja388  Eyewall  (1991)  novelette by Rick Shelley422  Pogrom  [Home Front]  (1991)  shortstory by James Patrick Kelly436  The Moat  (1991)  shortstory by Greg Egan446  Voices  (1991)  shortstory by Jack Dann454  FOAM  (1991)  novelette by Brian W. Aldiss471  Jack  (1991)  novella by Connie Willis511  La Macchina  (1991)  shortstory by Chris Beckett520  One Perfect Morning, with Jackals  [Kirinyaga  1]  (1991)  shortstory by Mike Resnick527  Desert Rain  (1991)  novella by Mark L. Van Name and Pat Murphy571  Honorable Mentions: 1991  essay by Gardner Dozois
/book/show/19500770-it-came-from-the-north?from_search=true	Desirina Boskovich (Editor) Carita Forsgren (Contributor) Tuomas Kilpi (Contributor)	It Came from the North: An Anthology of Finnish Speculative Fiction	This anthology of Finnish fantasy edited by Desirina Boskovich features fiction from Carita Forsgren, Mari Saario, Johanna Sinisalo, Hannu Rajaniemi, Anne Leinonen, Marko Hautala, Maarit Verronen, Olli Jalonen, Leena Likitalo, Tuomas Kilpi, Tiina Raevaara, Jyrki Vainonen, Sari Peltoniemi, Leena Krohn, and Pasi Ilmari Jskelinenauthor of the critically acclaimed The RabbThis anthology of Finnish fantasy edited by Desirina Boskovich features fiction from Carita Forsgren, Mari Saario, Johanna Sinisalo, Hannu Rajaniemi, Anne Leinonen, Marko Hautala, Maarit Verronen, Olli Jalonen, Leena Likitalo, Tuomas Kilpi, Tiina Raevaara, Jyrki Vainonen, Sari Peltoniemi, Leena Krohn, and Pasi Ilmari Jskelinenauthor of the critically acclaimed The Rabbit Back Literature Society.What will you find within these pages? A photographer stumbles on a wounded troll, and attempts to nurse it back to health. A lonely girl discovers the flames in the family smithy are tied to an ancient portal between worlds. A modern woman excavates something sickening from the shower drainand falls in love. A peculiar swamp holds restorative powers, for its avian and human inhabitants alike.offers a diverse selection of fifteen fantastical tales from some of Finland's most respected writers, alongside up-and-coming talents who are redefining the rules of contemporary literature. Are you ready for a journey into the uncanny? Then come discover the strangeness lurking in the land of a thousand lakes.
/book/show/7415557-basheer-fictions?from_search=true	Vaikom Muhammad Basheer	Basheer Fictions	
/book/show/587202.Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Patricia S. Warrick (Editor) Charles G. Waugh (Editor) C.L. Moore (Contributor)	Science Fiction: The Science Fiction Research Association Anthology	Collection of 26 chronologically-arranged stories by 25 authors (H. G. Wells is represented twice) that illustrate the historical development of the genre from Nathaniel Hawthorne into the 1980s. All three of the editors are academics, and each story is followed by commentary from another academic critic; the sponsoring organization is dedicated to the study of science ficCollection of 26 chronologically-arranged stories by 25 authors (H. G. Wells is represented twice) that illustrate the historical development of the genre from Nathaniel Hawthorne into the 1980s. All three of the editors are academics, and each story is followed by commentary from another academic critic; the sponsoring organization is dedicated to the study of science fiction, and the collection is intended as a college textbook.Includes:(1) Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Birthmark(2) H. G. Wells, The Star(3) H. G. Wells, The Country of the Blind(4) E. M. Forster, The Machine Stops(5) Stanley G. Weinbaum, A Martian Odyssey(6) John W. Campbell, Jr., Who Goes There?(7) Isaac Asimov, Nightfall(8) C. L. Moore, No Woman Born(9) Theodore Sturgeon, Thunder and Roses(10) Henry Kuttner, Private Eye(11) Ray Bradbury, There Will Come Soft Rains(12) Arthur C. Clarke, The Sentinel(13) James Blish, Common Time(14) Cordwainer Smith, The Game of Rat and Dragon(15) Alfred Bester, The Men Who Murdered Mohammed(16) Daniel Keyes, Flowers for Algernon(17) Roger Zelazny, A Rose for Ecclesiastes(18) Samuel R. Delany, Driftglass(19) Philip K. Dick, Faith of Our Father(20) Harlan Ellison, I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream(21) Ursula K. Le Guin, Nine Lives(22) Joanna Russ, When It Changed(23) Vonda N. McIntyre, Of Mist, and Grass, and Sand(24) James Tiptree, Jr., Houston, Houston, Do You Read?(25) John Varley, Options(26) Octavia E. Butler, Bloodchild.
/book/show/10836807-solaris-rising?from_search=true	Ian Whates (Editor) Stephen   Palmer Mike Resnick	Solaris Rising: The New Solaris Book of Science Fiction	presents nineteen stories of the very highest caliber from some of the most accomplished authors in the genre, proving just how varies and dynamic science fiction can be. From strange goings-on in the present to explorations of bizarre futures, from drug-induced tragedy to time-hopping serial killers, from crucial choices in deepest space to a ravaged Earthpresents nineteen stories of the very highest caliber from some of the most accomplished authors in the genre, proving just how varies and dynamic science fiction can be. From strange goings-on in the present to explorations of bizarre futures, from drug-induced tragedy to time-hopping serial killers, from crucial choices in deepest space to a ravaged Earth under an alien thrall, from gritty other real worlds to surreal other realms,delivers a broad spectrum of experiences and excitements, showcasing the genre at its very best.Cover art by Pye Parr.
/book/show/13124828-forgotten-treasures?from_search=true	Lisa Kessler	Forgotten Treasures: 25 Short Fiction Tales	Spooky tales told while huddled around a campfire.Memories of the good old days shared by grandparents.Alien invasions by flashlight, under the covers, after bedtime.Short stories are likeyou find in a trunk in the attic, just waiting to be discovered.Inside this book lurks a Christmas loving demon, a pirate ghost who becomes flesh only one night aSpooky tales told while huddled around a campfire.Memories of the good old days shared by grandparents.Alien invasions by flashlight, under the covers, after bedtime.Short stories are likeyou find in a trunk in the attic, just waiting to be discovered.Inside this book lurks a Christmas loving demon, a pirate ghost who becomes flesh only one night a year, and an ancient Egyptian god who longs to be a god of rock-n-roll.These tales, and many more, are anxious for you to open the cover and dust them off.
/book/show/98043.The_Year_s_Best_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois (Editor) G. David Nordley (Contributor) Mike Resnick (Contributor)	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eleventh Annual Collection	The future, the past, and life today are boldly imagined and reinvented in the twenty-five stories collected in this showcase anthology. Many of the field's finest practitioners are represented here, along with stories from promising newcomers. A useful list of honorable mentions and Dozois's insightful summation of the year in SF round out this anthology, making it indispThe future, the past, and life today are boldly imagined and reinvented in the twenty-five stories collected in this showcase anthology. Many of the field's finest practitioners are represented here, along with stories from promising newcomers. A useful list of honorable mentions and Dozois's insightful summation of the year in SF round out this anthology, making it indispensable for anyone interested in SF today.Contentsxi  Summation: 1993  essay by Gardner Dozois1  Papa  (1993)  novelette by Ian R. MacLeod35  Sacred Cow  (1993)  shortstory by Bruce Sterling49  Dancing on Air  (1993)  novella by Nancy Kress95  A Visit to the Farside  (1993)  shortstory by Don Webb107  Alien Bootlegger  (1993)  novella by Rebecca Ore179  Death on the Nile  (1993)  novelette by Connie Willis200  Friendship Bridge  (1993)  novelette by Brian W. Aldiss223  Into the Miranda Rift  (1993)  novella by G. David Nordley278  Mwalimu in the Squared Circle  (1993)  shortstory by Mike Resnick290  Guest of Honor  (1993)  novelette by Robert Reed319  Love Toys of the Gods  (1993)  shortstory by Pat Cadigan333  Chaff  (1993)  novelette by Greg Egan352  Georgia on My Mind  (1993)  novelette by Charles Sheffield390  Cush  (1993)  novelette by Neal Barrett, Jr.422  On the Collection of Humans  (1994)  shortfiction by Mark Rich425  There and Then  [Silurian Tales]  (1993)  novelette by Steven Utley461  The Night We Buried Road Dog  (1993)  novella by Jack Cady507  Feedback  (1993)  novelette by Joe Haldeman529  Lieserl  (1993)  shortstory by Stephen Baxter545  Flashback  (1993)  novelette by Dan Simmons586  A Child's Christmas in Florida  (1993)  shortstory by William Browning Spencer592  Whispers  (1993)  novelette by Maureen F. McHugh and David B. Kisor612  Wall, Stone, Craft  (1993)  novella by Walter Jon Williams683  Honorable Mentions: 1993  essay by Gardner Dozois
/book/show/3416375-french-mediaeval-romances-from-the-lays-of-marie-de-france-fiction-cla?from_search=true	Marie de France	French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France, Fiction, Classics, Literary, Action & Adventure	Marie de France wrote in Francien with some Anglo-Norman influence. She was evidently proficient in Latin, as were most authors and scholars of the era, as well as English and possibly even Breton language. At a time when most people were illiterate and educated scholars or clerics were usually men, Marie was one of very few women to have achieved such an education. EugeneMarie de France wrote in Francien with some Anglo-Norman influence. She was evidently proficient in Latin, as were most authors and scholars of the era, as well as English and possibly even Breton language. At a time when most people were illiterate and educated scholars or clerics were usually men, Marie was one of very few women to have achieved such an education. Eugene Mason's 1911 translation of The Lais of Marie de France is thought to be superseded today by some scholars. It was, however, one of the first broad popular translations of one of the great works of Medieval literature, the -Lais- of the mysterious Marie de France, and two other Medieval French romances. Little is known today about Marie de France, save a contemporary mention of her as the author of the -Lais, - which were originally long, lyrical poems often sung by the troubadours of the day -- traveling singers who played ancient instruments that have since been forgotten. Marie de France's lais, told in octosyllables or eight-syllable verse, are notable for their celebration of love, individuality of character and vividness of description, hallmarks of the emerging literature of the times. Some refer to the Italian Renaissance, but have forgotten the earlier French flowering of poetry, music and culture, of which Marie was the -queen, - although we know only her name and work today. Said to be most popular among women, Marie's -lais- have born fruit to this day, in the form of chivalric, romantic, and even supernatural tales: one of the -lais- is the story of a werewolf.
/book/show/20931258-the-fiction-of-fact-finding?from_search=true	Manoj Mitta	The Fiction of Fact-Finding: Modi and Godhra	No instance of communal violence has provoked as much controversy as the Gujarat 2002 carnage. And none has been subjected to as much fact-finding, especially under the monitoring of the Supreme Court. Sifting through the wealth of official material, this book contends that the fact-finding - riddled as it was with ambiguities and deceptions, gaps and contradictions - glosNo instance of communal violence has provoked as much controversy as the Gujarat 2002 carnage. And none has been subjected to as much fact-finding, especially under the monitoring of the Supreme Court. Sifting through the wealth of official material, this book contends that the fact-finding - riddled as it was with ambiguities and deceptions, gaps and contradictions - glossed over crucial pieces of evidence and thereby shielded the powers that be.Scrupulously researched, The Fiction of Fact-finding exposes a range of unasked questions which helped Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi procure a clean chit. The book is written by Manoj Mitta, a senior journalist who has been tracking legal and human rights issues over 25 years.
/book/show/536447.The_Science_and_Fiction_of_Autism?from_search=true	Laura Schreibman	The Science and Fiction of Autism	Autism is a complex and incurable constellation of bizarre behaviors, impaired cognition, limited language, and most distressingly, a lack of responsiveness to other people, and it has been the center of impassioned debates for decades. What is it? What causes it? How can it be treated?In The Science and Fiction of Autism, one of the country's leading experts in behaviorAutism is a complex and incurable constellation of bizarre behaviors, impaired cognition, limited language, and most distressingly, a lack of responsiveness to other people, and it has been the center of impassioned debates for decades. What is it? What causes it? How can it be treated?In The Science and Fiction of Autism, one of the country's leading experts in behavioral treatments approaches autism through the context of its controversies, showing where extraordinary and unfounded claims have falsely raised hopes, stirred fears, and ruined lives. Arguing that autism is an entirely biological disorder, however complex its neurological origins, Laura Schreibman lays waste to the beliefs that it is caused by refrigerator mothers or the MMR vaccine, as well as to the simplistic claims that it can be cured by a variety of unsubstantiated treatments.Drawing from her own long clinical experience with autistic children and their parents, Schreibman arms her readers--students, educators, psychologists, and parents alike--with information and arguments to deal with the onslaught of good, bad, deficient, and irrelevant ideas about autism.
/book/show/410142.Fiction_Writers_Handbook?from_search=true	Hallie Burnett Whit Burnett	Fiction Writers Handbook	This book offers practical advice on every aspect of writing novels and short stories: plotting and narrative development, characterization and dialogue, sources of material, planning an opening, roughing out chapters, using suspense and emotional color, rewriting and highlighting and much more. Examples drawn from the works of outstanding writers, past and present, illustThis book offers practical advice on every aspect of writing novels and short stories: plotting and narrative development, characterization and dialogue, sources of material, planning an opening, roughing out chapters, using suspense and emotional color, rewriting and highlighting and much more. Examples drawn from the works of outstanding writers, past and present, illustrate each point, making this the perfect handbook for professional writers and students.
/book/show/13219737-the-collected-fiction-of-albert-camus?from_search=true	Albert Camus	The Collected Fiction of Albert Camus	
/book/show/411897.The_Year_s_Best_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois (Editor) Michael Swanwick (Contributor) Ian R. MacLeod (Contributor)	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection	Presents 23 of the finest science-fiction works of 1992, including stories by such diverse writers as Michael Bishop, Terry Bisson, Greg Egan, Nancy Kress, Ursula K. Le Guin, Maureen F. McHugh, Mike Resnick, and others.Contentsxi  Summation: 1992  (1993)  essay by Gardner Dozois1  Griffin's Egg  (1991)  novella by Michael Swanwick62  Even the Queen  (1992)  shortPresents 23 of the finest science-fiction works of 1992, including stories by such diverse writers as Michael Bishop, Terry Bisson, Greg Egan, Nancy Kress, Ursula K. Le Guin, Maureen F. McHugh, Mike Resnick, and others.Contentsxi  Summation: 1992  (1993)  essay by Gardner Dozois1  Griffin's Egg  (1991)  novella by Michael Swanwick62  Even the Queen  (1992)  shortstory by Connie Willis76  The Round-Eyed Barbarians  (1992)  shortstory by L. Sprague de Camp87  Dust  (1992)  novelette by Greg Egan113  Two Guys from the Future  (1992)  shortstory by Terry Bisson123  The Mountain to Mohammed  (1992)  shortstory by Nancy Kress137  The Coming of Vertumnus  (1992)  novelette by Ian Watson175  A Long Night's Vigil at the Temple  (1992)  novelette by Robert Silverberg195  The Hammer of God  (1992)  shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke205  Grownups  (1992)  novella by Ian R. MacLeod238  Graves  (1992)  shortstory by Joe Haldeman245  The Glowing Cloud  (1992)  novella by Steven Utley296  Gravity's Angel  (1992)  shortstory by Tom Maddox312  Protection  (1992)  novella by Maureen F. McHugh346  The Last Cardinal Bird in Tennessee  (1990)  shortstory by Neal Barrett, Jr.357  Birth Day  (1992)  shortstory by Robert Reed367  Naming Names  (1992)  novelette by Pat Cadigan390  The Elvis National Theater of Okinawa  (1992)  shortstory by Jonathan Lethem and Lukas Jaeger394  The Territory  (1992)  novella by Bradley Denton432  The Best and the Rest of James Joyce  (1992)  shortfiction by Ian McDonald448  Naming the Flowers  (1992)  novella by Kate Wilhelm491  Snodgrass  (1992)  novelette by Ian R. MacLeod511  By the Mirror of My Youth  (1992)  shortstory by Kathe Koja519  Outnumbering the Dead  (1990)  novella by Frederik Pohl583  Honorable Mentions: 1992  (1993)  essay by Gardner Dozois
/book/show/7521546-nothing-happened-and-then-it-did?from_search=true	Jake Silverstein	Nothing Happened and Then It Did: A Chronicle in Fact and Fiction	The timing couldnt be betteras scandals erupt over journalists and memoirists whove cooked their booksfor a work that explores our difficulty in separating fact and fiction, while explicitly demonstrating how they differ and what they share.In prose so fine and wry it makes the back of your neck prickle, Jake Silverstein narrates a journey he undertook through the AmerThe timing couldnt be betteras scandals erupt over journalists and memoirists whove cooked their booksfor a work that explores our difficulty in separating fact and fiction, while explicitly demonstrating how they differ and what they share.In prose so fine and wry it makes the back of your neck prickle, Jake Silverstein narrates a journey he undertook through the American Southwest and Mexico, looking to become a journalist. His picaresque travels are filled with beguiling and hilarious characters: nineteenth-century author Ambrose Bierce; an unknown group of famous poets; a twenty-first-century treasure hunter in the Gulf of Mexico; an ex-Nazi mechanic shepherding an old Mexican road race; a stenographer who records every passing moment; and various incarnations of the trickster devil.As bold, ambitious, and funny as it is unconventional,is a deep and lasting pleasure.
/book/show/1902144.The_Einstein_Intersection?from_search=true	Samuel R. Delany	The Einstein Intersection	The Einstein Intersection won the Nebula Award for best science fiction novel of 1967. The surface story tells of the problems a member of an alien race, Lo Lobey, has assimilating the mythology of earth, where his kind have settled among the leftover artifacts of humanity. The deeper tale concerns, however, the way those who are different must deal with the dominant culThe Einstein Intersection won the Nebula Award for best science fiction novel of 1967. The surface story tells of the problems a member of an alien race, Lo Lobey, has assimilating the mythology of earth, where his kind have settled among the leftover artifacts of humanity. The deeper tale concerns, however, the way those who are different must deal with the dominant cultural ideology. The tale follows Lobey's mythic quest for his lost love, Friza. In luminous and hallucinated language, it explores what new myths might emerge from the detritus of the human world as those who are different try to seize history and the day.
/book/show/8554605-people-of-the-book?from_search=true	Rachel Swirsky (Editor) Michael Chabon Neil Gaiman	People of the Book: A Decade of Jewish Science Fiction & Fantasy	From Sholom Aleichem to Avram Davidson, Isaac Bashevis Singer to Tony Kushner, the Jewish literary tradition has always been one rich in the supernatural and the fantastic. In these pages, gathered from the best short fiction of the last ten years, twenty authors prove that their heritage is alive and well -- in the spaces between stars that an alphabet can bridge, folklorFrom Sholom Aleichem to Avram Davidson, Isaac Bashevis Singer to Tony Kushner, the Jewish literary tradition has always been one rich in the supernatural and the fantastic. In these pages, gathered from the best short fiction of the last ten years, twenty authors prove that their heritage is alive and well -- in the spaces between stars that an alphabet can bridge, folklore come to life and histories become stories, and all the places where old worlds and new collide and change.
/book/show/293232.How_to_Write_Tales_of_Horror_Fantasy_and_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	J.N. Williamson Robert Bloch (Introduction)	How to Write Tales of Horror, Fantasy and Science Fiction	The masters of speculative fiction share how-to instruction on writing stories about the weird, the fantastic, the unknown and the imagined, in 27 succinct chapters.
/book/show/19449340-tout-ce-qu-il-voudra-2-fiction?from_search=true	Sara Fawkes	Tout ce qu'il voudra 2 (Fiction)	Un feuilleton rotique chez Marabout. Du hot et du suspens ! Dans la ligne de 50 nuances de Grey, mais dans un format court, dense, soutenu, sous forme de feuilleton !5 pisodes et une compilation finale.
/book/show/55.Hatchet_Jobs?from_search=true	Dale Peck	Hatchet Jobs: Writings on Contemporary Fiction	Since the initial publication of, the groves of literary criticism have echoed with the clatter of steel on wood. From heated panels at Book Expo in Chicago to contretemps at writers watering holes in New York, voiceseven fistshave been raised.Pecks bracing philippic proposes that contemporary literature is at a dead end. Novelists have forfeited a wider aSince the initial publication of, the groves of literary criticism have echoed with the clatter of steel on wood. From heated panels at Book Expo in Chicago to contretemps at writers watering holes in New York, voiceseven fistshave been raised.Pecks bracing philippic proposes that contemporary literature is at a dead end. Novelists have forfeited a wider audience, succumbing to identity politicking and self-reflexive postmodernism. In the torrent of responses to this fulguration, opinions were not so much divided as cleaved in two with, for example, Carlin Romano contending that Pecks judgments are worse than nastythey are hysterical and Benjamin Schwarz retorting that in his meticulous attention to diction, his savage wit, his exact and rollicking prose and his disdain for pseudointellectual flatulence, Dale Peck is Menckens heir.includes swinging critiques of the work of, among others, Sven Birkerts, Julian Barnes, Philip Roth, Colson Whitehead, Jim Crace, Stanley Crouch, and Rick Moody.
/book/show/7146944-little-bird?from_search=true	Penni Russon	Little Bird (Girlfriend Fiction, #13)	Everything I know about love I learned in one short year. Somehow I'd coasted along all my life and then I fell in love twice, bam bam, just like that, and it left my heart spinning...Ruby-lee is cynical about love; after all, she's watched her sister Shandra call off her wedding three times a week. But when Shandra volunteers her to babysit her friend's seven month old baEverything I know about love I learned in one short year. Somehow I'd coasted along all my life and then I fell in love twice, bam bam, just like that, and it left my heart spinning...Ruby-lee is cynical about love; after all, she's watched her sister Shandra call off her wedding three times a week. But when Shandra volunteers her to babysit her friend's seven month old baby, Ruby-lee discovers just what love means. First she's overcome by powerful feelings for tiny Maisy, then she starts spending time with Maisy's dad, Spence. She even begins to imagine a future together, as a family. But where will Ruby-lee's fantasies lead? And what sort of trouble could they get her into? When it looks like Ruby-lee might lose everything, she has to discover what love truly is to find her own heart.
/book/show/25540171-oblivion?from_search=true	Sasha Dawn	Oblivion	One year ago, Callie was found in an abandoned apartment, scrawling words on the wall: I KILLED HIM. His blood is on my hands. His heart is in my soul. I KILLED HIM.But she remembers nothing of that night or of the previous thirty-six hours. All she knows is that her father, the reverend at the Church of the Holy Promise, is missing, as is Hannah, a young girl from the pOne year ago, Callie was found in an abandoned apartment, scrawling words on the wall: I KILLED HIM. His blood is on my hands. His heart is in my soul. I KILLED HIM.But she remembers nothing of that night or of the previous thirty-six hours. All she knows is that her father, the reverend at the Church of the Holy Promise, is missing, as is Hannah, a young girl from the parish. Their disappearances have to be connected and Callie knows that her father was not a righteous man. Since that fateful night, she's been plagued by graphomaniaan unending and debilitating compulsion to write. The words that flow from Callie's mind and through her pen don't seem to make senseuntil now.As the anniversary of Hannah's vanishing approaches, more words and memories bubble to the surface and a new guy in school might be the key to Callie putting together the puzzle. But digging up the secrets she's buried for so long might be her biggest mistake.
/book/show/15978654-the-great-fiction?from_search=true	Hans-Hermann Hoppe	The Great Fiction	No living writer today is more effective at stripping away the illusions almost everyone has about economics and public life. More fundamentally, Professor Hans-Hermann Hoppe causes the scales to fall from ones eyes on the most critical issue facing humanity today: the choice between liberty and statism.The Great Fiction, published by Laissez Faire Books, is an expansiveNo living writer today is more effective at stripping away the illusions almost everyone has about economics and public life. More fundamentally, Professor Hans-Hermann Hoppe causes the scales to fall from ones eyes on the most critical issue facing humanity today: the choice between liberty and statism.The Great Fiction, published by Laissez Faire Books, is an expansive collection of his writings centering on the theme of the rise of statism and its theoretical underpinning. Some essays have been published in mostly obscure or offbeat places, while others are new and have never appeared in print. Together they constitute a devastating indictment of the many forms of modern despotism and a sweeping reconstruction of the basis of state management itself.The title comes from a quotation by Frederic Bastiat, the 19th-century economist and pamphleteer: The state is the great fiction by which everyone seeks to live at the expense of everyone else. He does not say that this is one feature of the state, one possible aspect of public policy gone wrong, or one sign of a state gone bad in a shift from its night-watchman role to become confiscatory. Bastiat is characterizing the core nature of the state itself.The whole of Hoppes writings on politics can be seen as an elucidation on this point. He sees the state as a gang of thieves that uses propaganda as a means of disguising its true nature. In fleshing this out, Hoppe has made tremendous contributions to the literature, showing how the state originates and how the intellectual class helps perpetuate this cover-up, whether in the name of science, or religion, or the provision of some service like health, security, education, or whatever. The excuses are forever changing; the functioning and goal of the state are always the same.This particular work goes beyond politics, however, to show the full range of Hoppes thought on issues of economics, history, scientific methodology, and the history of thought. It is divided into five sections: Politics and Property, Money and the State, Economic Theory, The Intellectuals, and Biographical. The content ranges from highly structured academic pieces to prepared lectures to impromptu interviews. Together they present an example sampling of his perspective a range of issues.In each field, he brings that same level of rigor, that drive for uncompromising adherence to logic, the fearlessness in the fact of radical conclusions. In light of all of this, it seems too limiting to describe Hoppe as a mere member of the Austrian or libertarian tradition, for he really has forged new paths  in more ways than he makes overt in his writings. We are really dealing here with a universal genius, which is precisely why Hoppes name comes up so often in any discussion of todays great living intellectuals.It is true, then, that Hoppe stands with a long line of anarchist thinkers who see the state as playing a purely destructive role in society. But unlike the main line of thinkers in this tradition, Hoppes thinking is not encumbered by utopian illusions about society without the state. He follows Ludwig von Mises and Murray N. Rothbard in placing private property as a central element in social organization. In justifying this point of view, Hoppe goes far beyond traditional Lockean phrases. He sees private property as an inescapable institution in a world of scarcity, and draws on the work of contemporary European philosophy to make his claims more robust than any of his intellectual predecessors did.The reader will be surprised at the approach Hoppe takes because it is far more systematic and logical than people expect of writers on these topics.He came to his views after a long intellectual struggle, having moved systematically from being a conventional left-socialist to become the founder of his own anarcho-capitalist school of thought. The dramatic change happened to him in graduate school, as he reveals in the biographical sections of this book. He takes nothing for granted in the course of his argumentation. He leads the reader carefully through each step in his chain of reasoning. This approach requires extraordinary discipline and a level of brilliance that is out of the reach of most writers and thinkers.The perspective from which he writes stems from a passionate yet scientific attachment to radical freedom, and his work comes about in times when the state is on the march. Everything he writes cuts across the grain. It is paradigm breaking. It is not only his conclusions that are significant but the masterful way that he arrives at them. The Great Fiction provides, perhaps better than any previous work, a full immersion experience into the mind and worldview of Hans Hermann-Hoppe.
/book/show/13701160-not-a-piece-of-fiction?from_search=true	Harry Issott	Not a Piece of Fiction	A dilapidated fairy tale type library. Wooden trellises, balconies and furniture are in various states of disrepair. VA dilapidated fairy tale type library. Wooden trellises, balconies and furniture are in various states of disrepair. Vegetation has taken hold: trees are pushing against the ceiling, moss thinly carpeting the ground and vines griping at every vertex. The style is antiquated, yet bright and open, making it a comforting and peaceful scene even in the midst of this decay.This story was written as a part of the M/M Romance Group'sevent. Group members were asked to write a story prompt inspired by a photo of their choice. Authors of the group selected a photo and prompt that spoke to them and wrote a short story.Read the storyor find it in.
/book/show/370612.Pulp_Fiction?from_search=true	Maxim Jakubowski (Editor) Mickey Spillane (Contribution by) Dashiell Hammett (Contribution by)	Pulp Fiction	The paper may have yellowed and crumbled away but the stories and a thousand thrills still hit the spot. Join the shady operators, voluptuous molls, ruthless bigshots, crooked (and sometimes honest) cops on a rollercoaster ride through the mean streets of popular literature by some of the most superlative writers of thegenre.
/book/show/20993972-the-complete-adventures-of-charlie-and-mr-willy-wonka?from_search=true	Roald Dahl	The Complete Adventures of Charlie and Mr Willy Wonka	
/book/show/11333069-in-praise-of-reading-and-fiction?from_search=true	Mario Vargas Llosa	In Praise of Reading and Fiction: The Nobel Lecture	
/book/show/27187938-thirteen-ways-of-looking?from_search=true	Colum McCann	Thirteen Ways of Looking: Fiction	In such acclaimed novels as Let the Great World Spin and TransAtlantic, National Book Award winning author Colum McCann has transfixed readers with his precision, tenderness, and authority. Now, in his first collection of short fiction in more than a decade, McCann charts the territory of chance, and the profound and intimate consequences of even our smallest moments.In such acclaimed novels as Let the Great World Spin and TransAtlantic, National Book Award winning author Colum McCann has transfixed readers with his precision, tenderness, and authority. Now, in his first collection of short fiction in more than a decade, McCann charts the territory of chance, and the profound and intimate consequences of even our smallest moments. As it was, it was like being set down in the best of poems, carried into a cold landscape, blindfolded, turned around, unblindfolded, forced, then, to invent new ways of seeing. In the exuberant title novella, a retired judge reflects on his life s work, unaware as he goes about his daily routines that this particular morning will be his last. In Sh khol, a mother spending Christmas alone with her son confronts the unthinkable when he disappears while swimming off the coast near their home in Ireland. In Treaty, an elderly nun catches a snippet of a news report in which it is revealed that the man who once kidnapped and brutalized her is alive, masquerading as an agent of peace. And in What Time Is It Now, Where You Are? a writer constructs a story about a Marine in Afghanistan calling home on New Year s Eve.Deeply personal, subtly subversive, at times harrowing, and indeed funny, yet also full of comfort, Thirteen Ways of Looking is a striking achievement. With unsurpassed empathy for his characters and their inner lives, Colum McCann forges from their stories a profound tribute to our search for meaning and grace. The collection is a rumination on the power of storytelling in a world where language and memory can sometimes falter, but in the end do not fail us, and a contemplation of the healing power of literature.Praise for Thirteen Ways of LookingThe irreducible mystery of human experience ties this small collection together, and in each of these stories McCann explores that theme in some strikingly effective ways. . . . [The first story] is as fascinating as it is poignant. . . . [The second] captures the mundane and mysterious aspects of shaping characters from the gray clay of words, placing them in realistic settings and breathing life into their lungs. . . . That he makes the story so emotionally compelling is a sign of his genius. . . . The most remarkable [piece] is Sh khol. . . . Caught in the rushing currents of this drama, you know you re reading a little masterpiece. The Washington PostMcCann is a writer of power and subtlety and beauty. . . . The powerful title story loiters in the mind long after you ve read it. Sarah Lyall, The New York Times[McCann] unspools complex and unforgettable stories in this, his first collection in more than a decade. The Boston GlobeMcCann is a passionate writer whose impulse is always toward a generous understanding of his diverse characters. The Wall Street JournalMcCann s characters in this new work whether nuns or judges or writers are mostly ordinary people encountering extraordinary situations often touched by loss. Powerful, profound, and deeply empathetic, McCann s beautifully wrought writing in Thirteen Ways of Looking glides off the page. BuzzFeedIn just three short stories and one novella, McCann weaves the magic that made Let the Great World Spin so acclaimed especially in one brilliant short piece of metafiction in which the process of writing a story becomes interwoven with the story created. The Huffington Post From the Hardcover edition.
/book/show/4578275-the-best-science-fiction-and-fantasy-of-the-year-volume-3?from_search=true	Jonathan Strahan (Editor) Ted Chiang (Contributor) Garth Nix (Contributor)	The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 3	The depth and breadth of what science fiction and fantasy fiction is changes with every passing year. The two dozen stories chosen for this book by award-winning anthologist Jonathan Strahan carefully maps this evolution, giving readers a captivating and always-entertaining look at the very best the genre has to offer. Jonathan Strahan has edited more than twenty anthologiThe depth and breadth of what science fiction and fantasy fiction is changes with every passing year. The two dozen stories chosen for this book by award-winning anthologist Jonathan Strahan carefully maps this evolution, giving readers a captivating and always-entertaining look at the very best the genre has to offer. Jonathan Strahan has edited more than twenty anthologies and collections, including The Locus Awards, The New Space Opera, The Jack Vance Treasury, and a number of year's best annuals. He has won the Ditmar, William J. Atheling Jr., and Peter McNamara Awards for his work as an anthologist, and is the reviews editor for Locus.
/book/show/17332375-year-s-best-science-fiction-18?from_search=true	David G. Hartwell	Year's Best Science Fiction #18	Once again, the finest short-form SF offerings of the year have been collected in a single volume.Withacclaimed, award-winning editor and anthologist David G. Hartwell demonstrates the amazing depth and power of contemporary speculative fiction, showcasing astonishing short stories from some of science fiction's most respected names as well as excitingOnce again, the finest short-form SF offerings of the year have been collected in a single volume.Withacclaimed, award-winning editor and anthologist David G. Hartwell demonstrates the amazing depth and power of contemporary speculative fiction, showcasing astonishing short stories from some of science fiction's most respected names as well as exciting new writers to watch. In this anthology, prepare to travel light years from the ordinary into a tomorrow at once breathtaking, frightening, and possible with some of the greatest tales of wonder published in 2012.At the publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management software (DRM) applied.
/book/show/20837001-the-space-trilogy-omnibus-edition?from_search=true	C.S. Lewis	The Space Trilogy, Omnibus Edition: Three Science Fiction Classics in One Volume: Out of the Silent Planet, Perelandra, That Hideous Strength	The Space Trilogy, Omnibus Edition by C. S. Lewis has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher.
/book/show/20572786-jumelles?from_search=true	Saskia Sarginson Jeremy Oriol (Translator)	Jumelles	Isolte et Viola sont jumelles. Insparables dans leur enfance, elles sont aujourdhui des adultes trs diffrentes: Isolte est rdactrice dans un magazine de mode et partage la vie dun photographe en vue; Viola, dtruite par lanorexie, se consume peu  peu sur un lit dhpital. Les deux surs se parlent  peine. Pourquoi leurs chemins ont-ils pris des directions si difIsolte et Viola sont jumelles. Insparables dans leur enfance, elles sont aujourdhui des adultes trs diffrentes: Isolte est rdactrice dans un magazine de mode et partage la vie dun photographe en vue; Viola, dtruite par lanorexie, se consume peu  peu sur un lit dhpital. Les deux surs se parlent  peine. Pourquoi leurs chemins ont-ils pris des directions si diffrentes? Quelle tragdie les a spares? Alors quelles tentent de dmler les fils du souvenir dun t enfoui dans leur mmoire, les terribles secrets de leur pass remontent  la surface, menaant de bouleverser leurs vies  jamais.
/book/show/7644647-winter-of-grace?from_search=true	Kate Constable	Winter of Grace (Girlfriend Fiction, #10)	At a peace rally, Bridie and Stella rescue a cute Christian boy. He introduces Bridie to a whole world she never knew existed. The girls' friendship has survived Stella changing schools, both girls being interested in the same boy, and so much more. But what will happen when Bridie's new interests and ideas collide with Stella's?
/book/show/262037.Rudali_From_Fiction_to_Performance?from_search=true	Mahasweta Devi Usha Ganguli Anjum Katyal (Translator)	Rudali, From Fiction to Performance	
/book/show/3388167-great-god-pan-by-arthur-machen-fiction-horror?from_search=true	Arthur Machen M.P. Shiel	Great God Pan by Arthur Machen, Fiction, Horror	In Supernatural Horror in Literature, H. P. Lovecraft praised the story Great God Pan, saying: -No one could begin to describe the cumulative suspense and ultimate horror with which every paragraph abounds-; he added that -the sensitive reader- reaches the end with -an appreciative shudder.- Arthur Machen had a substantial career as a novelist and storyteller, but nothingIn Supernatural Horror in Literature, H. P. Lovecraft praised the story Great God Pan, saying: -No one could begin to describe the cumulative suspense and ultimate horror with which every paragraph abounds-; he added that -the sensitive reader- reaches the end with -an appreciative shudder.- Arthur Machen had a substantial career as a novelist and storyteller, but nothing he did in the course of a lifetime made the impact he made in 1890 with _The Great God Pan._ The tale literally caused a furor in London -- for it seemed to many readers to bring horror and prurient sexuality together in a way that echoed their moment, foreshadowing the decadence of our own.
/book/show/1640215.The_Science_Fiction_Bestiary?from_search=true	Robert Silverberg (editor)	The Science Fiction Bestiary: Nine Stories of Science Fiction	The critters are unbelievable, looking like something from the maudlin pen of a well-alcoholed cartoonist, or Dr Seuss on acid--the obvious generalization to be drawn from this intergalactic zoo being that the most fertile human imaginations seem limited to freaky combinations of already familiar forms. Some of the critters, enclosed here in generally superior sf stories,The critters are unbelievable, looking like something from the maudlin pen of a well-alcoholed cartoonist, or Dr Seuss on acid--the obvious generalization to be drawn from this intergalactic zoo being that the most fertile human imaginations seem limited to freaky combinations of already familiar forms. Some of the critters, enclosed here in generally superior sf stories, are Sturgeon's 6-legged blue Hurkle kitten that thrives on DDT & inherits the earth, Dick's mozart bird, beethoven beetle & ferocious wagner animal invented by a professor who wants to preserve civilization's highest achievement but gets savage cacophony instead & Dickson's teddy bears who've never been to earth but dress & talk like TV cowboys. Most chilling are the brainless all-purpose critters of Simak's Drop Dead, who bring human visitors the immortality they seek by ironically transforming them into similarly insensate ecosystems. Funniest is Bretnor's The Gnurrs Come from the Voodwork Out, in which the tootling by a little old cuckoo clock foreman on his musical secret weapon summons from the 4th dimension millions of voracious little animals who rapidly consume the enemys' trousers. Least successful are stories like Schmitz's Grandpa that subordinate the exotica to deadly conventional human-interest plots. The best stick to their business of ingenious speculation, which should enthrall addicts but probably won't hook any dabblers.--Kirkus (edited)
/book/show/44802.de_Profundis_by_Oscar_Wilde_Fiction_Literary?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde	de Profundis by Oscar Wilde, Fiction, Literary	De Profundis does not resemble any of the other works that made Wilde famous and it's a work that often seems to make critics uncomfortable. Perhaps justly so: in the end it's a response to Wilde's imprisonment for homosexuality. In our modern context, that makes the work easy to look away from -- but it also speaks to things that concern and disturb many people, even todaDe Profundis does not resemble any of the other works that made Wilde famous and it's a work that often seems to make critics uncomfortable. Perhaps justly so: in the end it's a response to Wilde's imprisonment for homosexuality. In our modern context, that makes the work easy to look away from -- but it also speaks to things that concern and disturb many people, even today.
/book/show/50818.Selected_Short_Fiction?from_search=true	Charles Dickens Deborah A. Thomas (Editor)	Selected Short Fiction	This witty and amusing collection of short pieces shows Dickens liberated from the more formal and sustained demands of the novel and experimenting with a diverse range of fictional techniques. In his tales of the supernatural, he creates frighteningly believable, spine-tingling stories of prophetic dreams and visions, as well as more fantastical adventures with goblins anThis witty and amusing collection of short pieces shows Dickens liberated from the more formal and sustained demands of the novel and experimenting with a diverse range of fictional techniques. In his tales of the supernatural, he creates frighteningly believable, spine-tingling stories of prophetic dreams and visions, as well as more fantastical adventures with goblins and apparitions. Impressionistic sketches combine imaginatively heightened travel journals with wry observations of home and abroad, while in his dramatic monologues, Dickens demonstrates his talent for exploring the secret workings of the human mind. These short works display Dickens's exuberant sense of comedy and character as his imagination is given free rein.
/book/show/98039.The_Year_s_Best_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois (Editor) Mary Rosenblum (Contributor) Geoff Ryman (Contributor)	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twelfth Annual Collection	Now a dozen years old, the award-winning collection continues to provide dozens of the best stories of the year, including work by remowned veterans and exciting newcomers...Rounded out with a long list of honorable mentions and Gardner Dozois's entertaining summation of the year in science fiction, this remains the one book for every science fiction reader.Contentsxi  SNow a dozen years old, the award-winning collection continues to provide dozens of the best stories of the year, including work by remowned veterans and exciting newcomers...Rounded out with a long list of honorable mentions and Gardner Dozois's entertaining summation of the year in science fiction, this remains the one book for every science fiction reader.Contentsxi  Summation: 1994  (1995)  essay by Gardner Dozois1  Forgiveness Day  [Yeowe and Werel  2]  (1994)  novella by Ursula K. Le Guin40  The Remoras  [The Great Ship Universe]  (1994)  novelette by Robert Reed65  Nekropolis  (1994)  novelette by Maureen F. McHugh93  Margin of Error  (1994)  shortstory by Nancy Kress98  Cilia-of-Gold  (1994)  novelette by Stephen Baxter118  Going After Old Man Alabama  (1994)  shortstory by William Sanders131  Melodies of the Heart  (1994)  novella by Michael F. Flynn206  The Hole in the Hole  [Wilson Wu and Irving  1]  (1994)  novelette by Terry Bisson230  Paris in June  (1994)  shortstory by Pat Cadigan243  Flowering Mandrake  (1994)  novelette by George Turner273  None So Blind  (1994)  shortstory by Joe Haldeman281  Cocoon  (1994)  novelette by Greg Egan305  Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge  [Birthright Universe]  (1994)  novella by Mike Resnick343  Dead Space for the Unexpected  (1994)  shortstory by Geoff Ryman355  Cri de Coeur  (1994)  novella by Michael Bishop402  The Sawing Boys  (1994)  novelette by Howard Waldrop417  The Matter of Seggri  (1994)  novelette by Ursula K. Le Guin446  Ylem  (1994)  novelette by Eliot Fintushel465  Asylum  (1994)  novella by Katharine Kerr492  Red Elvis  (1994)  novelette by Walter Jon Williams507  California Dreamer  (1994)  shortstory by Mary Rosenblum520  Split Light  (1994)  shortstory by Lisa Goldstein531  Les Fleurs Du Mal  [Biotech Revolution]  (1994)  novella by Brian Stableford585  Honorable Mentions: 1994  (1995)  essay by Gardner Dozois
/book/show/20729830-no-man-s-land?from_search=true	Pete Ayrton (Editor)	No Man's Land: Fiction from a World at War	The Great War gave birth to some of the twentieth centurys most celebrated writing; from D. H. Lawrence to Siegfried Sassoon, the literature generated by the war is etched into collective memory. But it is in fiction that we find some of the most profound insights into the wars individual and communal tragedies, the horror of life in the trenches, and the grand farce ofThe Great War gave birth to some of the twentieth centurys most celebrated writing; from D. H. Lawrence to Siegfried Sassoon, the literature generated by the war is etched into collective memory. But it is in fiction that we find some of the most profound insights into the wars individual and communal tragedies, the horror of life in the trenches, and the grand farce of the first industrial war.Featuring forty-seven writers from twenty different nations, representing all the main participants in the conflict,is a truly international anthology of World War I fiction. Work by Erich Maria Remarque, Willa Cather, William Faulkner, and Rose Macaulay sits alongside forgotten masterpieces such as Stratis Myriviliss, Raymond Escholiers, and Mary Bordens.is a brilliant memorial to the twentieth centurys most cataclysmic event.
/book/show/12127383-the-year-s-best-science-fiction-and-fantasy-2011-edition?from_search=true	Rich Horton (editor) Elizabeth Hand Neil Gaiman	The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2011 Edition	This third volume of the year's best science fiction and fantasy features thirty stories by some of the genre's greatest authors, including Carol Emshwiller, Neil Gaiman, Elizabeth Hand, Paul Park, RJ Parker, Robert Reed, Rachel Swirsky, Peter Watts, Gene Wolfe, and many others. Selecting the best fiction from Asimov's, F&SF, Strange Horizons, Subterranean, Tor.com, anThis third volume of the year's best science fiction and fantasy features thirty stories by some of the genre's greatest authors, including Carol Emshwiller, Neil Gaiman, Elizabeth Hand, Paul Park, RJ Parker, Robert Reed, Rachel Swirsky, Peter Watts, Gene Wolfe, and many others. Selecting the best fiction from Asimov's, F&SF, Strange Horizons, Subterranean, Tor.com, and other top venues, The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy is your guide to magical realms and worlds beyond tomorrow.Flower, Mercy, Needle, Chain by Yoon Ha LeeAmor Vincit Omnia by K. J. ParkerThe Green Book by Amal El-MohtarThe Other Graces by Alice Sola KimThe Sultan of the Clouds by Geoffrey A. LandisThe Magician and the Made and Other Stories by Christie YantA Letter from the Emperor by Steve Rasnic TemHoldfast by Matthew JohnsonStandard Loneliness Package by Charles YuThe Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen's Window by Rachel SwirskyArvies by Adam-Troy CastroMerrythoughts by Bill Kte'piThe Red Bride by Samantha HendersonGhost Doing the Orange Dance by Paul ParkBloodsport by Gene WolfeNo Time like the Present by Carol EmshwillerBraiding The Ghosts by C. S. E. CooneyThe Thing about Cassandra by Neil GaimanThe Interior of Bumblethorn's Coat by Willow FaganThe Things by Peter WattsStereogram Of the Gray Fort In the Days of Her Glory by Paul M. BergerAmor Fugit by Alexandra DuncanThe Fermi Paradox Is Our Business Model by Charlie Jane AndersThe Word of Azrael by Matthew David SturridgeUnder the Moons of Venus by Damien BroderickAbandonware by An OmowoyelaThe Maiden Flight of McCauley's Bellerophon by Elizabeth Hand
/book/show/33390094-elizabeth-costello?from_search=true	J.M. Coetzee	Elizabeth Costello: Fiction	Since 1982, J. M. Coetzee has been dazzling the literary world. After eight novels that have won, among other awards, two Booker Prizes, and most recently, the Nobel Prize, Coetzee has once again crafted an unusual and deeply affecting tale. Told through an ingenious series of formalSince 1982, J. M. Coetzee has been dazzling the literary world. After eight novels that have won, among other awards, two Booker Prizes, and most recently, the Nobel Prize, Coetzee has once again crafted an unusual and deeply affecting tale. Told through an ingenious series of formal addresses,is, on the surface, the story of a woman?s life as mother, sister, lover, and writer. Yet it is also a profound and haunting meditation on the nature of storytelling.
/book/show/970619.The_Worm_Ouroboros_by_E_R_Eddison_Fiction_Fantasy?from_search=true	E.R. Eddison James Stephens (Introduction)	The Worm Ouroboros by E.R. Eddison, Fiction, Fantasy	First published in 1922. The book describes the protracted war between the domineering King Gorice of Witchland and the Lords of Demonland in an imaginary world that appears mainly medieval and partly reminiscent of Norse sagas. THE WORM OUROBOROS, no worm, but the Serpent itself, is a wonderful book. As a story or as prose it is wonderful, and, there being a cause for eveFirst published in 1922. The book describes the protracted war between the domineering King Gorice of Witchland and the Lords of Demonland in an imaginary world that appears mainly medieval and partly reminiscent of Norse sagas. THE WORM OUROBOROS, no worm, but the Serpent itself, is a wonderful book. As a story or as prose it is wonderful, and, there being a cause for every effect, the reason for writing it should be as marvelous again. Shelley had to write the Prometheus Unbound, he was under compulsion; for a superhuman energy had come upon him, and he was forced to create a matter that would permit him to imagine, and think, and speak like a god. It was so with Blake, who willed to appear as a man but existed like a mountain; and, at their best, the work of these poets is inhuman and sacred. It does not greatly matter that they had or had not a message. It does not matter at all that either can be charged with nonsense or that both have been called madmen -- the same charge might be laid against a volcano or a thunderbolt -- or this book. It does not matter that they could transcend human endurance, and could move tranquilly in realms where lightning is the norm of speed. The work of such poets is sacred because it outpaces man, and, in a realm of their own, wins even above Shakespeare.
/book/show/11135537-knits-for-nerds?from_search=true	Toni Carr Joan of Dark	Knits for Nerds: 30 Projects: Science Fiction, Comic Books, Fantasy	The best of science fiction, manga, and animaguiri meets knit one, purl two as knit siren and part-time roller derby girl Joan of Dark offers up an out-of-this-world assortment of knitting nerdiness inside. The patterns for 30 iconic clothing and accessory items inspired by popular TV shows, books, films, comics, and more--includingThe best of science fiction, manga, and animaguiri meets knit one, purl two as knit siren and part-time roller derby girl Joan of Dark offers up an out-of-this-world assortment of knitting nerdiness inside. The patterns for 30 iconic clothing and accessory items inspired by popular TV shows, books, films, comics, and more--including, and--are presented alongside full-color photographs showcasing completed projects, such as:
/book/show/12864400-crafting-novels-short-stories?from_search=true	Editors of Writer's Digest (Editor)	Crafting Novels & Short Stories: The Complete Guide to Writing Great Fiction	Inside you'll find the tools you need to build strong characters, keep your plots moving, master the art of dialogue, choose the right point of view, and more.This comprehensive book on the art of novel and short story writing is packed with advice and instruction from best-selling authors and wrInside you'll find the tools you need to build strong characters, keep your plots moving, master the art of dialogue, choose the right point of view, and more.This comprehensive book on the art of novel and short story writing is packed with advice and instruction from best-selling authors and writing experts like, and, plus a foreword by. You'll learn invaluable skills for mastering every area of the craft:Define and refine your characters.Make your plot and conflict high-energy and intense.Hone your story's point of view.Create a rich setting and backstory.Craft dialogue that rings true.Select the right words and descriptions throughout your story.Revise your story to perfection.Throughout you'll find supplemental sections that cover special topics like getting started, beating writer's block, researching your work, and getting published. They'll help you integrate your skills into a balanced, productive, and fulfilling career.Whether you're writing flash fiction, a short story, a novel, or an epic trilogy, you'll come away with the tools you need for strong and effective storytelling.
/book/show/19505697-adverse-possession?from_search=true	Louis N. Jones	Adverse Possession	Compelling Christian fiction based on actual events. Jesse Kane, an assistant pastor, and his southern-bred wife Jennifer, return to the United States from a successful mission trip to Haiti. They travel to Tennessee to pick up their two children from the home of Jennifer's parents. When they arrive, suspicious signs indicate that someone has been trying to steal their ideCompelling Christian fiction based on actual events. Jesse Kane, an assistant pastor, and his southern-bred wife Jennifer, return to the United States from a successful mission trip to Haiti. They travel to Tennessee to pick up their two children from the home of Jennifer's parents. When they arrive, suspicious signs indicate that someone has been trying to steal their identity. They rush home to find out what is going on. Along the way, they get a disturbing phone call from a neighbor. Someone has broken into the Kane's million dollar home. It was not a typical, run-of-the-mill burglary. Most burglars break-in, steal and leave quickly, but these intruders had no intention of leaving. They planned to stay. And stay for a while. The police can do nothing. The intruders seem to have the law on their side. Adverse Possession is a Christian suspense novel about a family whose faith is tested when squatters suddenly violate their beloved Virginia home. The effort to reclaim their home exposes them to the hard realities of the legal system in America. It tests their marriage when Jesse stops at nothing to get their home and their lives back, including a risky attempt to uncover a mysterious organization that may be helping the squatters. Their ordeal brings them face-to-face with their sound faith in Christ, which may not be as durable as they thought. Their relationship with their friends and their children are at risk. Will they lose everything before they understand what truly matters?
/book/show/5987106-the-year-s-best-science-fiction?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois (Editor) Stephen Baxter (Contributor) Karl Schroeder (Contributor)	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection	The thirty stories in this collection imaginatively take us far across the universe, into the very core of our beings, to the realm of the gods, and the moment just after now. Included here are the works of masters of the form and of bright new talents, including: Paolo Bacigalupi, Stephen Baxter, Elizabeth Bear, Aliete de Bodard, James L. Cambias, Greg Egan, Charles ColeThe thirty stories in this collection imaginatively take us far across the universe, into the very core of our beings, to the realm of the gods, and the moment just after now. Included here are the works of masters of the form and of bright new talents, including: Paolo Bacigalupi, Stephen Baxter, Elizabeth Bear, Aliete de Bodard, James L. Cambias, Greg Egan, Charles Coleman Finlay, James Alan Gardner, Dominic Green, Daryl Gregory, Gwyneth Jones, Ted Kosmatka, Mary Robinette Kowal, Nancy Kress, Jay Lake, Paul McAuley, Ian McDonald, Maureen McHugh, Sarah Monette, Garth Nix, Hannu Rajaniemi, Robert Reed, Alastair Reynolds, Mary Rosenblum, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Geoff Ryman, Karl Schroeder, Gord Sellar, and Michael Swanwick.
/book/show/107962.The_Happy_Prince_and_Other_Tales_by_Oscar_Wilde_Fiction_Literary_Classics?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde	The Happy Prince and Other Tales by Oscar Wilde, Fiction, Literary, Classics	Wilde is a man remembered for plays like The Importance of Being Ernest, works like De Profundis and the scandal that attended it, and of course The Picture of Dorian Gray -- but in many respects, this book (and a couple others like it) are Wilde's real treasures. Highly recommended.
/book/show/8406239-collected-fictions?from_search=true	Gordon Lish	Collected Fictions	In literary America, to utter the name Gordon Lish in a conversation is like adding hot sauce to a meal. You either enjoy the zesty experience, one that pushes your limits  or you prefer to stay away. Its Lish who, first as fiction editor at Esquire magazine (where he earned the nickname Captain Fiction) and then at the publisher Alfred A. Knopf, shaped the work ofIn literary America, to utter the name Gordon Lish in a conversation is like adding hot sauce to a meal. You either enjoy the zesty experience, one that pushes your limits  or you prefer to stay away. Its Lish who, first as fiction editor at Esquire magazine (where he earned the nickname Captain Fiction) and then at the publisher Alfred A. Knopf, shaped the work of many of the countrys foremost writers, from Raymond Carver and Barry Hannah to Amy Hempel and Lily Tuck.As a writer himself, Lishs stripped-down, brutally spare style earns accolades in increasing numbers. His oeuvre is coming to be recognized as among the most significant of the period that spans the transition between the 20th and 21st centuries. Kirkus Reviews wrote of his last collection that Lishis still our Joyce, our Beckett, our most true modernist.This definitive collection of Lishs short work includes a new foreword by the author and 106 stories, many of which Lish has revised exclusively for this edition. His observations are in turn achingly sad and wryly funny as they spark recognition of our common, clumsy humanity. There are no heroes here, except, perhaps, for all of us, as we muddle our way through life: they are stories of unfaithful husbands, inadequate fathers, restless children and writing teachers, men lost in their middle age: more often than not first-person tales narrated by one Gordon Lish. The take on life is bemused, satirical, and relentlessly accurate; the language unadorned: the result is a model of modernist prose and a volume of enduring literary craftsmanship.
/book/show/2200397.The_Devil_s_Dictionary_by_Ambrose_Bierce_Fiction_Classics_Fantasy_Horror?from_search=true	Ambrose Bierce	The Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce, Fiction, Classics, Fantasy, Horror	Finally published in its entirety in 1911, the definitions found therein are as apt today as they were nearly a century ago. An example: HOMICIDE, n. The slaying of one human being by another. There are four kinds of homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy, but it makes no great difference to the person slain whether he fell by one kind or another --Finally published in its entirety in 1911, the definitions found therein are as apt today as they were nearly a century ago. An example: HOMICIDE, n. The slaying of one human being by another. There are four kinds of homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable, and praiseworthy, but it makes no great difference to the person slain whether he fell by one kind or another -- the classification is for advantage of the lawyers.
/book/show/16114078-the-fifth-science-fiction-megapack?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois (Editor) Wildside Press	The Fifth Science Fiction Megapack  (Science Fiction Megapack, #5)	The fifth volume in the Science Fiction Megapack series collects 25 tales of high adventure through other worlds and times, including 5 Hugo and Nebula Award-winners and nominees. Featured this time are:AGAPE AMONG THE ROBOTS, by Allen SteeleTHE STARSHIP MECHANIC, by Jay Lake and Ken ScholesPEACEMAKER, by Gardner DozoisOR ALL THE SEAS WITH OYSTERS, by Avram DavidsonGRANDMAThe fifth volume in the Science Fiction Megapack series collects 25 tales of high adventure through other worlds and times, including 5 Hugo and Nebula Award-winners and nominees. Featured this time are:AGAPE AMONG THE ROBOTS, by Allen SteeleTHE STARSHIP MECHANIC, by Jay Lake and Ken ScholesPEACEMAKER, by Gardner DozoisOR ALL THE SEAS WITH OYSTERS, by Avram DavidsonGRANDMA, by Carol EmshwillerTHE GIFT BEARER, by Charles L. FontenayI, ROBOT, by Cory DoctorowALL RIGHTS, by Pamela SargentTHE EICHMANN VARIATIONS, by George ZebrowskiMAY BE SOME TIME, by Brenda W. CloughCYBERPUNK, by Bruce BethkeMILLENNIUM, by Everett B. ColeJOIN OUR GANG? by Sterling E. LanierGREYLORN, by Keith LaumerJUMPING THE LINE, by Grania DavisHES ONLY HUMAN, by Lawrence Watt-EvansTHE WASONICA CORRECTION, by James C. StewartCIRCUS, by Alan E. NourseTHE HATED, by Frederik PohlCODE THREE, by Rick RaphaelCOST OF LIVING, by Robert SheckleyTHIS IS KLON CALLING, by Walter J. SheldonTHE BIG BOUNCE, by Walter S. TevisTHE RISK PROFESSION, by Donald E. WestlakeTHE FIRE EGGS, by Darrell Schweitzer
/book/show/25513363-guitar-notes?from_search=true	Mary Amato	Guitar Notes	On odd days, Tripp uses a school practice room to let loose on a borrowed guitar. Eyes closed, strumming that beat-up instrument, Tripp escapes to a world where only the music matters.On even days, Lyla Marks uses the same practice room. To Tripp, she's trying to become even more perfectshe's already a straight-A student and an award-winning cellist. But when Lyla beginsOn odd days, Tripp uses a school practice room to let loose on a borrowed guitar. Eyes closed, strumming that beat-up instrument, Tripp escapes to a world where only the music matters.On even days, Lyla Marks uses the same practice room. To Tripp, she's trying to become even more perfectshe's already a straight-A student and an award-winning cellist. But when Lyla begins leaving notes for him in between the strings of the guitar, his life intersects with hers in a way he never expected.What starts as a series of snippy notes quickly blossoms into the sharing of interests and secrets and dreams, and the forging of a very unlikely friendship.Challenging each other to write songs, they begin to connect, even though circumstances threaten to tear them apart.From beloved author Mary Amato comes a YA novel of wit and wisdom, both heartfelt and heartbreaking, about the power of music and the unexpected chords that draw us together.
/book/show/15808807-the-art-of-character?from_search=true	David Corbett	The Art of Character: Creating Memorable Characters for Fiction, Film, and TV	Former private investigator andnotable author David Corbett offers a unique and indispensable toolkit for creating characters that come vividly to life on the page and linger in memory. Corbett provides an inventive, inspiring, and vastly entertaining blueprint to all the elements of characterization-from initial inspiration to realization-with special insiFormer private investigator andnotable author David Corbett offers a unique and indispensable toolkit for creating characters that come vividly to life on the page and linger in memory. Corbett provides an inventive, inspiring, and vastly entertaining blueprint to all the elements of characterization-from initial inspiration to realization-with special insights into the power of secrets and contradictions, the embodiment of roles, managing the tyranny of motive, and mastering crucial techniques required for memorable dialogue and unforgettable scenes. This is a how-to guide for both aspiring and accomplished writers that renders all other books of its kind obsolete.
/book/show/41090.The_Mammoth_Book_of_Golden_Age_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Isaac Asimov (Editor) Charles G. Waugh (Editor)	The Mammoth Book of Golden Age Science Fiction: Ten Classic Stories from the Birth of Modern Science Fiction Writing	The Golden Age of Science Fiction, from the early 1940s through the 1950s, saw an explosion of talent in SF writing, including authors such as Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, and Arthur C. Clarke. Their writing helped science fiction gain wide public attention, and left a lasting impression upon society. The same writers formed the mold for the next three decades of scieThe Golden Age of Science Fiction, from the early 1940s through the 1950s, saw an explosion of talent in SF writing, including authors such as Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, and Arthur C. Clarke. Their writing helped science fiction gain wide public attention, and left a lasting impression upon society. The same writers formed the mold for the next three decades of science fiction, and much of their writing remains as fresh today as it was then.Contents:Introduction: The Age of Campbell by Isaac Asimov;* Time Wants a Skeleton / Ross Rocklynne;* The Weapons Shop / A. E. van Vogt;* Nerves / Lester del Rey;* Daymare / Fredric Brown;* Killdozer! / Theodore Sturgeon;* No Woman Born / C. L. Moore;* The Big and the Little / Isaac Asimov;* Giant Killer / A. Bertram Chandler;* E for Effort / T. L. Sherred;* With Folded Hands... / Jack Williamson.Within The Mammoth Book Of... series, the Second of Asimov's 6 book anthology series, highlighting science fiction thru the 30's (Classic), 40's (Golden Age), 50's (Vintage), 60's (New World), 70's (Fantastic) and 80's (Modern).
/book/show/1097860.Dialogue?from_search=true	Lewis Turco	Dialogue	This book discusses and demonstrates the power of dialogue in fiction. So whether you write novels, short stories, or scripts, you'll benefit from all the different purposes and techniques of dialogue writing the author illustrates in these very pages.
/book/show/1625529.The_Mammoth_Book_Of_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Mike Ashley (Editor) Greg Egan Connie Willis	The Mammoth Book Of Science Fiction	An anthology of science-fiction stories since 1950 by such masters of the genre as: Stephen Baxter; Brian W. Aldiss; Michael Swanwick; Philip K. Dick; and Peter Hamilton. The collection includes tales of travel through space and time, aliens coming to Earth and the pull of black holes.
/book/show/18167253-pen-ultimate?from_search=true	L.J. Cohen (Editor) Talib S. Hussain (Editor) K.J. Kabza (Contributor)	Pen-Ultimate: A Speculative Fiction Anthology	From the Icelandic coast of Vk, where a Troll ship waits entombed in stone for the hand of the artist to free it, to a boy who, with the help of his alien friend, learns to create entire worlds, the stories in Pen-Ultimate showcase tales of fantastic visions, alien perceptions, and emerging awareness.This speculative fiction anthology contains eleven stories written by grFrom the Icelandic coast of Vk, where a Troll ship waits entombed in stone for the hand of the artist to free it, to a boy who, with the help of his alien friend, learns to create entire worlds, the stories in Pen-Ultimate showcase tales of fantastic visions, alien perceptions, and emerging awareness.This speculative fiction anthology contains eleven stories written by graduates of the Boston area Ultimate SF Writing Workshop. All proceeds from the sale of the book will be donated to the SFWA (Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America) emergency medical fund.
/book/show/30511173-venus-in-furs?from_search=true	Leopold von Sacher-Masoch Sankar Srinivasan (Preparation)	Venus in Furs: Masochist Erotica Fiction	Leopold von Sacher-Masoch was born in Lemberg, Austrian Galicia, on January 27, 1836. He studied jurisprudence at Prague and Graz, and in 1857 became a teacher at the latter university. He published several historical works, but soon gave up his academic career to devote himself wholly to literature. For a number of years he edited the international review, Auf der Hohe, aLeopold von Sacher-Masoch was born in Lemberg, Austrian Galicia, on January 27, 1836. He studied jurisprudence at Prague and Graz, and in 1857 became a teacher at the latter university. He published several historical works, but soon gave up his academic career to devote himself wholly to literature. For a number of years he edited the international review, Auf der Hohe, at Leipzig, but later removed to Paris, for he was always strongly Francophile. His last years he spent at Lindheim in Hesse, Germany, where he died on March 9, 1895. The present novel, Venus in Furs, forms the fifth in the series, Love. The best of Sacher-Masoch's work is characterized by a swift narration and a graphic representation of character and scene and a rich humor. The latter has made many of his shorter stories dealing with his native Galicia little masterpieces of local color.
/book/show/445334.Summer_by_Edith_Wharton_Fiction_Horror_Fantasy_Classics?from_search=true	Edith Wharton	Summer by Edith Wharton, Fiction, Horror, Fantasy, Classics	The story is one of only two novels to be set in New England by Wharton, who was best known for her portrayals of upper-class New York society. This is the story of Charity Royall, a child of mountain moonshiners adopted into a family from a poor New England town. Charity has a passionate love affair with Lucius Harney, a young, educated man from the city.
/book/show/261495.The_Best_Japanese_Science_Fiction_Stories?from_search=true	John L. Apostolou (Editor) Martin H. Greenberg (Editor) Kb Abe	The Best Japanese Science Fiction Stories	Most Americans would describe Japanese science fiction with one word: Godzilla. However, true fans of the genre know that for decades, Japan has been turning out some of the most innovative stories ever published. Unfortunately, those that make it into English are often difficult to find., brings together the most outstanding shortMost Americans would describe Japanese science fiction with one word: Godzilla. However, true fans of the genre know that for decades, Japan has been turning out some of the most innovative stories ever published. Unfortunately, those that make it into English are often difficult to find., brings together the most outstanding short stories of this body of literature.
/book/show/19384177-tout-ce-qu-il-voudra-l-int-grale-fiction?from_search=true	Sara Fawkes Maxime Eck (Translator)	Tout ce qu'il voudra, l'intégrale (Fiction)	Le poste dintrimaire de Lucy dans une grande entreprise new-yorkaise nest pas le job de ses rves, mais il lui permet de payer ses factures. Le point culminant de sa journe ? PrendreLe poste dintrimaire de Lucy dans une grande entreprise new-yorkaise nest pas le job de ses rves, mais il lui permet de payer ses factures. Le point culminant de sa journe ? Prendre lascenseur le matin en compagnie dun bel inconnu.Sa vie bascule quand elle se laisse sduire par ltranger, cdant sans aucune rsistance  un homme dont elle ne connat mme pas le nom. Lucy dcouvrira trs vite que cet homme nest autre que Jeremiah Hamilton, le PDG milliardaire de la compagnie pour laquelle elle travaille, qui lui propose alors un contrat trs particulier : devenir son assistante personnelle et se soumettre  tout ce quil voudra Mais la vie du milliardaire est seme dembches, et certains de ses secrets sont dangereux. Lucy va se trouver prise dans un pige qui pourrait se rvler mortel
/book/show/18330268-the-book-of-tokyo?from_search=true	Michael Emmerich (Editor) Jim Hinks (Editor) Masashi Matsuie (Editor)	The Book of Tokyo: A City in Short Fiction	A shape-shifter arrives at Tokyo harbour in human form, set to embark on an unstoppable rampage through the citys train networkA young woman is accompanied home one night by a reclusive student, and finds herself lured into a flat full of eerie Egyptian artefactsA man suspects his young wifes obsession with picnicking every weekend in the citys parks hides a darker moA shape-shifter arrives at Tokyo harbour in human form, set to embark on an unstoppable rampage through the citys train networkA young woman is accompanied home one night by a reclusive student, and finds herself lured into a flat full of eerie Egyptian artefactsA man suspects his young wifes obsession with picnicking every weekend in the citys parks hides a darker motiveAt first, Tokyo appears in these stories as it does to many outsiders: a city of bewildering scale, awe-inspiring modernity, peculiar rules, unknowable secrets and, to some extent, danger. Characters observe their fellow citizens from afar, hesitant to stray from their daily routines to engage with them. But Tokyo being the city it is, random encounters inevitably take place  a nave book collector, mistaken for a French speaker, is drawn into a world he never knew existed; a woman seeking psychiatric help finds herself in a taxi with an older man wanting to share his own peculiar revelations; a depressed divorcee accepts an unexpected lunch invitation to try Thai food for the very first time The result in each story is a small but crucial change in perspective, a sampling of the unexpected yet simple pleasure of other peoples company. As one character puts it, The world is full of delicious things, you know.
/book/show/6116588-bookmark-days?from_search=true	Scot Gardner	Bookmark Days (Girlfriend Fiction, #9)	'I've been driving the ute and the tractor since I was eleven. I get to sleep under the stars, help lambs into the world and ride my horse whenever I want.'Avril Stanton lives in the country and thrives on it. But she has never been in love - until she meets Nathaniel, the boy from the farm next door.Avril's family and Nathaniel's family have been feuding for two generat'I've been driving the ute and the tractor since I was eleven. I get to sleep under the stars, help lambs into the world and ride my horse whenever I want.'Avril Stanton lives in the country and thrives on it. But she has never been in love - until she meets Nathaniel, the boy from the farm next door.Avril's family and Nathaniel's family have been feuding for two generations and aren't about to stop now. Will it be a Romeo-and-Juliet-style tragedy or will a thunderstorm, a car accident and a couple of conniving grandmothers be able to solve her dilemma?
/book/show/19415339-zlata-s-diary?from_search=true	Zlata Filipovi Christina Pribievi-Zori (Translator)	Zlata's Diary (Puffin Non-fiction)	Zlata Filipovic was given a diary shortly before her tenth birthday and began to write in it regularly. She was an ordinary, if unusuallyintelligent and articulate little girl, and her preoccupations include whether or not to join the Madonna fan club, her piano lessons, her friends andher new skis. But the distant murmur of war draws closer to her Sarajevo home. Her fatheZlata Filipovic was given a diary shortly before her tenth birthday and began to write in it regularly. She was an ordinary, if unusuallyintelligent and articulate little girl, and her preoccupations include whether or not to join the Madonna fan club, her piano lessons, her friends andher new skis. But the distant murmur of war draws closer to her Sarajevo home. Her father starts to wear military uniform and herfriends begin to leave the city. One day, school is closed and the next day bombardments begin. The pathos and power of Zlata's diary comes from watching the destruction of a childhood. Her circle of friends isincreasingly replaced by international journalists who come to hear of this little girl's courage and resilience. But the reality is that, as they flyoff with the latest story of Zlata, she remains behind, writing her deepest feelings to 'Mimmy', her diary, and her last remaining friend.
/book/show/1032210.Born_Confused_Bccb_Blue_Ribbon_Fiction_Books?from_search=true	Tanuja Desai Hidier	Born Confused (Bccb Blue Ribbon Fiction Books (Awards))	New Hardcover with dust jacket
/book/show/24729686-cap-sur-l-armageddon?from_search=true	David Weber Mikael Cabon (Translator)	Cap sur l'Armageddon: Sanctuaire, T1	Depuis leur arrive il y a neuf sicles sur Sanctuaire, lglise de Dieu du Jour Espr sest rige en gardienne toute puissante de lme des colons humains.Or, voil que le royaume de Charis ne tolre plus les abus de pouvoir du Temple et sa volont danantir des nations entires par le fer et le feu.Aprs avoir repouss une premire offensive, les Charisiens sapprtenDepuis leur arrive il y a neuf sicles sur Sanctuaire, lglise de Dieu du Jour Espr sest rige en gardienne toute puissante de lme des colons humains.Or, voil que le royaume de Charis ne tolre plus les abus de pouvoir du Temple et sa volont danantir des nations entires par le fer et le feu.Aprs avoir repouss une premire offensive, les Charisiens sapprtent  riposter.Une conflagration gnrale menace la plante. Pour y survivre, Charis aura besoin dallis. Heureusement, le roi Cayleb dispose dj dun atout majeur : le mystrieux moine guerrier Merlin qui lui sert de conseiller, protecteur et ami. Mais Merlin est aussi lavatar cyberntique dune jeune femme, Nimue Alban, ne sur un monde sacrifi appel  Terre .Elle est la seule  savoir pourquoi lavenir de lhumanit dpend de lissue de ce conflit.Face  lextinction du genre humain, mme une guerre religieuse  outrance serait un prix acceptable  payer.
/book/show/26698213-the-man-who-invented-fiction?from_search=true	William Egginton	The Man Who Invented Fiction: How Cervantes Ushered in the Modern World	In Cervantes' time, 'fiction' was synonymous with a lie. Books were either history, and true, or 'poetry' which might be invented, but had to conform to strict principles.tells the story of a poor nobleman, addled from reading too many books on chivalry, who deludes himself that he is a knight errant and sets off to put the world to rights. The book was hugely entertaining, broke the existing rules, devised a new set and, in the process, created a new, modern hybrid form we know today as the novel.explores Cervantes's life and the world he lived in, showing how his life and influences converged in his work, and how his work - especially- radically changed the nature of literature and created a new way of viewing the world. Finally, it explains how that worldview went on to infiltrate art, politics and science, and how the world today would be unthinkable without it.
/book/show/31950226-under-fire?from_search=true	Henri Barbusse William Fitzwater Wray (Translator)	Under Fire	
/book/show/33784172-le-ch-teau-des-carpates?from_search=true	Jules Verne	Le Château des Carpates	
/book/show/52999.Querelle_of_Brest?from_search=true	Jean Genet G. Streatham (Translator)	Querelle of Brest	Set in the port of Brest, this book is the story of a young sailor and the evil and mysterious people whom he attracts. The author has also written Our Lady of the Flowers and Funeral Rites and was closely allied to the French intellectuals led by the late Jean Cocteau.
/book/show/1189943.Deepening_Fiction?from_search=true	Sarah Stone Ron Nyren	Deepening Fiction: A Practical Guide for Intermediate and Advanced Writers	This intermediate/advanced guide to writing fiction emphasizes the revision process and uses craft discussions, exercises, and diverse examples to show the artistic implications of writing choices. This book addresses the major elements of fiction. Numerous examples, questions, and exercises throughout the book help readers reflect upon and explore writing possibilities. TThis intermediate/advanced guide to writing fiction emphasizes the revision process and uses craft discussions, exercises, and diverse examples to show the artistic implications of writing choices. This book addresses the major elements of fiction. Numerous examples, questions, and exercises throughout the book help readers reflect upon and explore writing possibilities. The mini-anthology includes a variety of interesting, illustrative, and diverse storiesNorth American and international, contemporary and classic, realistic and experimental.
/book/show/16128791-vivid-and-continuous?from_search=true	John McNally	Vivid and Continuous: Essays and Exercises for Writing Fiction	
/book/show/7314825-diaspora?from_search=true	B. Murray C.W. Marshall T. Dyke	Diaspora: Hard Science-Fiction Role-Playing with Fate	Diaspora is a role-playing game that uses the FATE system to deliver a hard science-fiction framework for adventure, where you build the setting on top of the basic, gritty axioms of the universe: everything is bigger than you are. You will pilot spaceraft driven by fusion torches that light the night sky towards rifts in the fabric of space that shift you between a smallDiaspora is a role-playing game that uses the FATE system to deliver a hard science-fiction framework for adventure, where you build the setting on top of the basic, gritty axioms of the universe: everything is bigger than you are. You will pilot spaceraft driven by fusion torches that light the night sky towards rifts in the fabric of space that shift you between a small number of lost worlds, each with thousands of years of history. And it's all yours.Although Diaspora is based on FATE, it is a complete game. You will need dice, pen, paper, and friends, but all the rules you need are right here.
/book/show/249776.The_Country_of_the_Pointed_Firs_and_Selected_Short_Fiction?from_search=true	Sarah Orne Jewett Ted Olson (Introduction)	The Country of the Pointed Firs and Selected Short Fiction	, by, is part of theseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of, by, is part of theseries, which offers quality editions at affordable prices to the student and the general reader, including new scholarship, thoughtful design, and pages of carefully crafted extras. Here are some of the remarkable features of:All editions are beautifully designed and are printed to superior specifications; some include illustrations of historical interest.pulls together a constellation of influencesbiographical, historical, and literaryto enrich each reader's understanding of these enduring works.Even the title ofs most celebrated work seems to revel in the love of landscape and language that flows through it. Though nominally a novel,lacks the coherent, unifying plot of more traditional books. Instead, Jewett creates a mosaic of tales and character sketches, all set in the fictional Maine fishing hamlet of Dunnet Landing. The unnamed narrator, an unmarried female writer (like Jewett herself), has come to the town seeking a summer of solitude and work. But shes drawn to the villagers she meets. Most of them are over sixty, alone, and covering a roiling inner ocean of feeling with a craggy exterior as rocky as the ragged coastline. Entranced by their stories, she allows them to enter her life.When the book first appeared, Willa Cather prophesied that the young students of American literature in far distant years to come will take up this book and say a masterpiece. Now, more than a century later, Cathers words resonate more urgently than ever.This edition also includes A White Heron, A Winter Courtship, A Native of Winby, and several other of Jewetts cogent short stories.is Associate Professor at East Tennessee State University in Johnson City, Tennessee, and the author of(University Press of Mississippi, 1998).
/book/show/4277303-world-s-best-science-fiction-1970?from_search=true	Donald A. Wollheim (Editor) Terry Carr (Editor) Richard Wilson (Contributor)	World's Best Science Fiction 1970	An excellent anthology, packed with fine stuff and including many good stories originally published outside the science fiction magazines. - Fantasy & Scince Fiction.This acclaim was typical of many fine reviews of last year's compilation of the WORLD'S BEST SCIENCE FICTION, and it is equally applicable to the current volume, in which nearly half of the stories willAn excellent anthology, packed with fine stuff and including many good stories originally published outside the science fiction magazines. - Fantasy & Scince Fiction.This acclaim was typical of many fine reviews of last year's compilation of the WORLD'S BEST SCIENCE FICTION, and it is equally applicable to the current volume, in which nearly half of the stories will be new even to regular readers of the American science fiction magazines.Here are stories of space exploration, strange human societies of tomorrow, adventures in the far future and compelling visions of world apocalypse. These are the finest stories of modern science fiction, a rich treasury of wonder to stay in your memory while the future continues to become the present.Contents:A Man Spekith by Richard WilsonAfter the Myths Went Home by Robert SilverbergDeath by Ecstasy by Larry NivenOne Sunday in Neptune by Alexei PanshinFor the Sake of Grace by Suzette Haden ElginYour Haploid Heart by James Tiptree, Jr.Therapy 2000 by Keith RobertsSixth Sense by Michael G. ConeyA Boy and His Dog by Harlan EllisonAnd So Say All of Us by Bruce McAllisterShip of Shadows by Fritz LieberNine Lives by Ursula K. Le GuinThe Big Flash by Norman Spinrad
/book/show/23784330-trespassers?from_search=true	Todd Wynn Tim Wynn	Trespassers: a science-fiction novel	Science-Fiction novel, available as Kindle ebook or standard paperback book.When four alien visitors arrive on Earth and disappear into the cornfields of Indiana, it is Stewart Faulkners job to find them. Who they are, where theyre headed, and whats important enough to make them jump from a moving spaceship are all questions that Stewart must uncover. And he will haveScience-Fiction novel, available as Kindle ebook or standard paperback book.When four alien visitors arrive on Earth and disappear into the cornfields of Indiana, it is Stewart Faulkners job to find them. Who they are, where theyre headed, and whats important enough to make them jump from a moving spaceship are all questions that Stewart must uncover. And he will have to do it all while1) training a new team member named Mindywho is developing a crush on him;2) flying under the radar of his boss to make sure hes not removed from the case; and3) staying one step ahead of a government agent named Karl Bruner, who is determined to expose the presence of aliens on Earth.As Stewart unravels the layers of this mystery, he discovers that these aliens are connected to his own past in ways he never would have guessed.Trespassers should appeal to literature & fiction fans, as well as fans of action & adventure. It includes both men's adventure and womens adventure. The book is appropriate for teen & young adult readers, as well as new adult & college, especially those interested in humor, dark humor, and satire. Fantasy fans will also enjoy this read, which dabbles a bit in the realm of speculative science & scientists, even dipping slightly into urban legends, for a well rounded entertainment experience.
/book/show/28442804-dans-le-nu-de-la-vie?from_search=true	Jean Hatzfeld	Dans le nu de la vie	... Je me suis mis  crier, trs fch : 'Tu n'avais pas pens que tu pouvais ne pas nous tuer ?' Il rpondit : 'Non,  force de tuer, on avait oubli de vous considrer.' Maintenant, je pense que ce Hutu ne couvait pas la frocit dans le c'ur. On fuyait sans rpit au moindre bruit, on fouinait la terre  plat ventre en qute de manioc, on tait bouff de poux, on mourait... Je me suis mis  crier, trs fch : 'Tu n'avais pas pens que tu pouvais ne pas nous tuer ?' Il rpondit : 'Non,  force de tuer, on avait oubli de vous considrer.' Maintenant, je pense que ce Hutu ne couvait pas la frocit dans le c'ur. On fuyait sans rpit au moindre bruit, on fouinait la terre  plat ventre en qute de manioc, on tait bouff de poux, on mourait coup  la machette comme des chvres au march. On ressemblait  des animaux, puisqu'on ne ressemblait plus aux humains qu'on tait auparavant, et eux, ils avaient pris l'habitude de nous voir comme des animaux. En vrit, ce sont eux qui taient devenus des animaux. Ils avaient enlev l'humanit aux Tutsis pour les tuer plus  l'aise, mais ils taient devenus pires que des animaux de la brousse, parce qu'ils ne savaient plus pourquoi ils tuaient. Un interahamwe, quand il attrapait une Tutsie enceinte, il commenait par lui percer le ventre  l'aide d'une lame. Mme la hyne tachete n'imagine pas ce genre de vice avec ses canines...
/book/show/7165537-the-romance-of-a-christmas-card-by-kate-douglas-wiggin-fiction-histori?from_search=true	Kate Douglas Wiggin	The Romance of a Christmas Card by Kate Douglas Wiggin, Fiction, Historical, United States, People & Places, Readers - Chapter Books	-My door is on the latch tonight, The hearth fire is aglow. I seem to hear swift passing feet -- The Christ Child in the snow.- Reba, the minister's new wife, was spirited, vigorous, courageous, and clever. She was also invincibly, incurably happy -- so that the minister seemed to grow younger every year. Reba doubled his joys and halved his burdens, tossing them from one-My door is on the latch tonight, The hearth fire is aglow. I seem to hear swift passing feet -- The Christ Child in the snow.- Reba, the minister's new wife, was spirited, vigorous, courageous, and clever. She was also invincibly, incurably happy -- so that the minister seemed to grow younger every year. Reba doubled his joys and halved his burdens, tossing them from one of her fine shoulders to the other like feathers.
/book/show/797337.Women_on_Women?from_search=true	Joan Nestle (Editor) Becky Birtha (Contributor) Camille Roy (Contributor)	Women on Women: An Anthology of American Lesbian Short Fiction	This groundbreaking collection brings together 28 stunning stories by literary talents never before assembled in a single volume. With contributions from both established and bright new voices in lesbian fiction,ranges from the subtlety and restraint of Willa Cather's Tommy, the Unsentimental to Sapphire's daring and highly erotic Eat and Valerie Miner'This groundbreaking collection brings together 28 stunning stories by literary talents never before assembled in a single volume. With contributions from both established and bright new voices in lesbian fiction,ranges from the subtlety and restraint of Willa Cather's Tommy, the Unsentimental to Sapphire's daring and highly erotic Eat and Valerie Miner's suspenseful Trespassing. Some of the stories are universal in theme - the joy and excitement of new romance, the ageless problems of family life, and the pain of lost love and of death. And many are written by or about members of racial, ethnic, and other minorities within the gay community. These are stories that offer stirring, eloquent, often passionate insights into the lesbian experience in a long-overdue collection that represents the best of lesbian short fiction from past to present.
/book/show/1505710.Science_Fiction_Culture?from_search=true	Camille Bacon-Smith	Science Fiction Culture	In a century that has taken us from the horse and buggy to the world wide web, science fiction has established itself as the literature to explore the ways in which technology transforms society while its counterpart, genre fantasy, insistently reminds us of the magical transformations of the individual in response to the demands of the social. So it should come as no surpIn a century that has taken us from the horse and buggy to the world wide web, science fiction has established itself as the literature to explore the ways in which technology transforms society while its counterpart, genre fantasy, insistently reminds us of the magical transformations of the individual in response to the demands of the social. So it should come as no surprise that the fans and producers of these genres come together to create the culture of the future around the ideal that tales of wonder about the future and the imaginary past can be shared as both symbolic communication and social capital.In, Camille Bacon-Smith explores the science fiction community and its relationships with the industries that sustain it, including the publishing, computer, and hotel/convention industries, and explores the issue of power in those relationships: Who seems to have it? Who does have it? How do they use it? What are the results of that use? In the process, Bacon-Smith rejects the two major theoretical perspectives on mass culture reception. Consumers are not passive receivers of popular culture produced by the hegemonic ideology machine that is the mass media industry, nor are they rebels valiantly resisting that machine by reading against the grain of the interpretation designed into the products they consume.Bacon-Smith argues that the relationship between consumers of science fiction and producers is much more complex than either of these theories suggests. Using a wide range of theoretical perspectives, she shows that this relationship is based on a series of continuing negotiations across a broad spectrum of cultural interests.
/book/show/617542.American_Gothic_Fiction?from_search=true	Allan Lloyd Smith	American Gothic Fiction: An Introduction	Following the structure of other titles in the Continuum Introductions to Literary Genres series, American Gothic Fiction includes: A broad definition of the genre and its essential elements. A timeline of developments within the genre. Critical concerns to bear in mind while reading in the genre. Detailed readings of a range of widely taught texts. In-depth analysis of maFollowing the structure of other titles in the Continuum Introductions to Literary Genres series, American Gothic Fiction includes: A broad definition of the genre and its essential elements. A timeline of developments within the genre. Critical concerns to bear in mind while reading in the genre. Detailed readings of a range of widely taught texts. In-depth analysis of major themes and issues. Signposts for further study within the genre. A summary of the most important criticism in the field. A glossary of terms. An annotated, critical reading list. This book offers students, writers, and serious fans a window into some of the most popular topics, styles and periods in this subject. Authors studied in American Gothic Fiction include Charles Brockden Brown, William Montgomery Bird, James Fenimore Cooper, Edgar Allan Poe, George Lippard, Herman Melville, Nathaniel Hawthorne, William Gilmore Simms, John Neal, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, Ambrose Bierce, Emma Dawson, W.D. Howells, Henry James, William Faulkner, Anne Rice and William Gibson
/book/show/3207235-the-harbrace-anthology-of-short-fiction?from_search=true	Jon C. Stott Raymond E. Jones Rick Bowers	The Harbrace Anthology of Short Fiction	The Harbrace Anthology of Short Fiction 4e continues its tradition of presenting a varied and diverse selection of short stories by men and women writers from around the world. It offers updated biographical and explanatory notes for both traditional and contemporary fiction, strategies for writing about literature, and a concise glossary of literary terms. The 4th editionThe Harbrace Anthology of Short Fiction 4e continues its tradition of presenting a varied and diverse selection of short stories by men and women writers from around the world. It offers updated biographical and explanatory notes for both traditional and contemporary fiction, strategies for writing about literature, and a concise glossary of literary terms. The 4th edition has 25% new content, including several Canadian writers like Guy Vanderhaeghe and Carol Shields.
/book/show/34517679-the-yellow-fairy-book-illustrated-with-classical-fiction?from_search=true	Andrew Lang	The Yellow Fairy Book (illustrated with classical fiction): Fairy Book	The Editor thinks that children will readily forgive him for publishing another Fairy Book. We have had the Blue, the Red, the Green, and here is the Yellow. If children are pleased, and they are so kind as to say that they are pleased, the Editor does not care very much for what other people may say.Wonderful work by Andrew Lang and most essential book for all, especialThe Editor thinks that children will readily forgive him for publishing another Fairy Book. We have had the Blue, the Red, the Green, and here is the Yellow. If children are pleased, and they are so kind as to say that they are pleased, the Editor does not care very much for what other people may say.Wonderful work by Andrew Lang and most essential book for all, especially for English fiction bibliophiles
/book/show/54811.Still_Wild?from_search=true	Larry McMurtry (Editor)	Still Wild: Short Fiction of the American West 1950 to the Present	Larry McMurtry, the preeminent chronicler of the American West, celebrates the best of contemporary Western short fiction, introducing a stellar collection of twenty stories that represent, in various ways, the coming-of-age of the legendary American frontier.Featuring a veritable Who's Who of the century's most distinctive writers, this collectioLarry McMurtry, the preeminent chronicler of the American West, celebrates the best of contemporary Western short fiction, introducing a stellar collection of twenty stories that represent, in various ways, the coming-of-age of the legendary American frontier.Featuring a veritable Who's Who of the century's most distinctive writers, this collection effectively departs from the standard superstars of the Western genre. McMurtry has chosen a refreshing range of work that, when taken as a whole, depicts the evolution and maturation of Western writing over several decades. The featured tales are not so concerned with the American West of history and geography as they are with the American West of the imagination -- one that is alternately comic, gritty, individual, searing, and complex.Wallace Stegner * Dave Hickey * Dao Strom * Dagoberto Gilb * William Hauptman * Jack Kerouac * Ron Hansen * Diana Ossana * Robert Boswell * Tom McGuane Louise Erdrich * Max Apple * Mark Jude Poirier * Rick Bass * Jon Billman * Richard Ford * Raymond Carver * Annie Proulx * Leslie Marmon Silko * William H. Gass
/book/show/16136640-alt-hist-issue-4?from_search=true	Mark Lord (Editor)	Alt Hist Issue 4: The Magazine of Historical Fiction and Alternate History	Alt Hist Issue 4: The Magazine of Historical Fiction and Alternate History contains seven top-quality stories from a variety of genres: horror, alternate history and fantasy, as well as straight historical fiction, including four stories set during World War II. If youre looking for something other than World War II then we also have two stories from the Nineteenth CenturAlt Hist Issue 4: The Magazine of Historical Fiction and Alternate History contains seven top-quality stories from a variety of genres: horror, alternate history and fantasy, as well as straight historical fiction, including four stories set during World War II. If youre looking for something other than World War II then we also have two stories from the Nineteenth Century and one from the Middle Ages. The seven stories featured in Alt Hist Issue 4 are: Restless by Dylan Fox set in the 1860s onboard a fleet of British ironclad warships steaming towards China. Kleine Menschen by Eric Jackson is a historical fantasy story set in World War II Germany. Feast of Faith by Shane Rhinewald explores the struggles of common soldiers during the First Crusade who dont have enough to eat. Three Months of Summer by Svetlana Kortchik is a love story that happens during the German occupation of Ukraine in 1942. The Stork by George Piper is a backwoods horror that will scare and surprise you. Battalion 202: A Blinded Falcon and Battalion 202: Into the Darkness by Jonathan Doering are two alternate history stories about the resistance to a German invasion of Britain.
/book/show/24905066-the-legend-of-sleepy-hollow-and-rip-van-winkle?from_search=true	Washington Irving	The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Rip van Winkle (Gothic Fiction Book 2)	The story is set in 1790 in the countryside around the Dutch settlement of Tarry Town, in a secluded glen called Sleepy Hollow. Sleepy Hollow is renowned for its ghosts and the haunting atmosphere that pervades the imaginations of its inhabitants and visitors. The most infamous spectre in the Hollow is the Headless Horseman, said to be the ghost of a Hessian trooper who haThe story is set in 1790 in the countryside around the Dutch settlement of Tarry Town, in a secluded glen called Sleepy Hollow. Sleepy Hollow is renowned for its ghosts and the haunting atmosphere that pervades the imaginations of its inhabitants and visitors. The most infamous spectre in the Hollow is the Headless Horseman, said to be the ghost of a Hessian trooper who had his head shot away by a stray cannonball during some nameless battle of the American Revolutionary War, and who rides forth to the scene of battle in nightly quest of his head.
/book/show/12860696-new-approaches-to-popular-romance-fiction?from_search=true	Sarah S.G. Frantz (editor)	New Approaches to Popular Romance Fiction	Despite the prejudices of critics, popular romance fiction remains a complex, dynamic genre. It consistently maintains the largest market share in the American publishing industry, even as it welcomes new subgenres like queer and BDSM romance. Digital publishing originated in erotic romance, and savvy on-line communities have exploded myths about the genres readership. RoDespite the prejudices of critics, popular romance fiction remains a complex, dynamic genre. It consistently maintains the largest market share in the American publishing industry, even as it welcomes new subgenres like queer and BDSM romance. Digital publishing originated in erotic romance, and savvy on-line communities have exploded myths about the genres readership. Romance scholarship now reflects this diversity, transformed by interdisciplinary scrutiny, new critical approaches, and an unprecedented international dialogue between authors, scholars, and fans. These eighteen essays investigate individual romance novels, authors, and websites, rethink the genres history, and explore its interplay of convention and originality. By offering new twists in enduring debates, this collection inspires further inquiry into the emerging field of popular romance studies.
/book/show/6301317-the-world-s-greatest-books-volume-3?from_search=true	Arthur Mee (Editor)	The World's Greatest Books, Volume 3: Fiction	This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
/book/show/390604.Feminist_Philosophy_And_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Judith A. Little (Editor)	Feminist Philosophy And Science Fiction: Utopias And Dystopias	This accessible and provocative collection of science fiction acquaints readers with cutting-edge gender controversies in moral and political philosophy. By imagining future worlds that defy our most basic assumptions about sex and gender, freedom and equality, and ethical values, the anthologys authors not only challenge traditional standards of morality and justice, butThis accessible and provocative collection of science fiction acquaints readers with cutting-edge gender controversies in moral and political philosophy. By imagining future worlds that defy our most basic assumptions about sex and gender, freedom and equality, and ethical values, the anthologys authors not only challenge traditional standards of morality and justice, but create bold experiments for testing feminist hypotheses.Selections are grouped under four main themes. Part 1, Human Nature and Reality, concentrates on whether there is an intrinsic difference between males and females. Here the authors inspect opposing views on five related questions: What does it mean to be human? What are women and men really like? How significant is the reproductive difference? How do we define the concepts of woman and nature? Why is language important?Part 2, Dystopias: The Worst of All Possible Worlds, first portrays misogynistic societies uncomfortably familiar to the early 21st-century reader. Chilling stories of future possibilities follow, including worlds where women and men separate into armies to fight a literal war of the sexes.Part 3, Separatist Utopias: Worlds of Difference, assembles stories that scrutinize both the virtues and vices of separatism, in order to address the questions Why should women want to separate from men? and What would and should these all-female worlds be like?In Part 4, Androgynous Utopias: Worlds of Equality, the authors create intriguing worlds that anticipate the consequences, good and bad, of perfect sexual equality in education, intelligence, capability, and reproduction.With selections from such noted writers as Octavia Butler, Marion Zimmer Bradley, James Tiptree Jr., and many others, plus chapter introductions, discussion questions, and recommended reading list, this stimulating collection offers fresh insights on troubling issues by weaving controversial utopian and dystopian designs from the separate threads of opposing positions.
/book/show/591746.Riverworld_?from_search=true	Philip Jos Farmer	Riverworld : The Great Short Fiction of Philip José Farmer	
/book/show/102614.The_Prentice_Hall_Anthology_of_Science_Fiction_and_Fantasy?from_search=true	Garyn G. Roberts (Editor) Jack Williamson (Foreword)	The Prentice Hall Anthology of Science Fiction and Fantasy	This one volume anthology explores the last two hundred years of Science Fiction and Fantasy--featuring women and men authors of various ethnic backgrounds, and a range of both traditional canonical literature and popular culture. Designed to heighten interest in a fun and exciting topic, this book will lead readers to meaningful intellectual, social, and historic investigThis one volume anthology explores the last two hundred years of Science Fiction and Fantasy--featuring women and men authors of various ethnic backgrounds, and a range of both traditional canonical literature and popular culture. Designed to heighten interest in a fun and exciting topic, this book will lead readers to meaningful intellectual, social, and historic investigations. Contributing authors include Mary W. Shelly, Edgar Allen Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Charles Dickens, Louisa May Alcott, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Bram Stoker, Stephen King, J.R.R. Tolkien, Jules Verne, Jack London, Ray Bradbury, and Kurt Vonnegut. For fans of science fiction, fantasy, and the stories presented here, who appreciate that they represent the best of humanity, and include potential warnings for where humanity is headed.
/book/show/612589.New_Skies?from_search=true	Patrick Nielsen Hayden (Editor) Terry Bisson (Contributor) Greg Van Eekhout (Contributor)	New Skies: An Anthology of Today's Science Fiction	New Skies...imaginative stories for a new generation of science fiction fans. Here are writers such as Philip K. Dick, Orson Scott Card, Jane Yolen, Greg Bear, Kim Stanley Robinson, Steven Gould, Connie Willis, Spider Robinson, and many more. Here is a careening adventure along the outside of a tower looming miles above the ground, and a tale of desperate survival on the dNew Skies...imaginative stories for a new generation of science fiction fans. Here are writers such as Philip K. Dick, Orson Scott Card, Jane Yolen, Greg Bear, Kim Stanley Robinson, Steven Gould, Connie Willis, Spider Robinson, and many more. Here is a careening adventure along the outside of a tower looming miles above the ground, and a tale of desperate survival on the deadly surface of the Moon. Here is a world in which children divorce their parents, and the story of a four-dimensional boy in a three-dimensional world. Here are future young people rebuilding after terrible disasters, and here is a story of the future development of baseball...on Mars. Nightmarish or whimsical, irreverent or swashbuckling, each of these stories is an adventure in imagination. Journey from the here and now into New Skies.
/book/show/15829340-dialogue-tips-traps?from_search=true	Brent Spencer	Dialogue Tips & Traps: A Guide for Fiction Writers	In this chapbook (about 50 pages), an award-winning writer of novels, short stories, and screenplays shares a lifetimes worth of insights, strategies, tricks, and best practices about the writing of dialogue in fiction, with examples from the great and the not-so-great. (Booklet: 11, 244 words)Brent Spencer, the author of The Lost Son, Are We Not Men?, and Rattlesnake DadIn this chapbook (about 50 pages), an award-winning writer of novels, short stories, and screenplays shares a lifetimes worth of insights, strategies, tricks, and best practices about the writing of dialogue in fiction, with examples from the great and the not-so-great. (Booklet: 11, 244 words)Brent Spencer, the author of The Lost Son, Are We Not Men?, and Rattlesnake Daddy, has written, published, and taught fiction writing for many years. His short stories have been published in Best American Mystery Stories, The Atlantic Monthly, GQ, Missouri Review, Antioch Review, Prairie Schooner, and other places. Hes the recipient of an Editors Choice Award, the Distinguished Artist Award from the Nebraska Arts Council, the Little Bluestem Award, the Midwest Book Award, and the Silver Award from ForeWord Reviews. He holds the MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop (in fiction), where he won the James Michener Award, and he was a Wallace Stegner Fellow and Jones Lecturer in the Stanford Creative Writing Program. Hes a tenured professor of English at Creighton University, where he teaches fiction writing and screenwriting.
/book/show/23280097-how-to-write-a-novel-the-easy-way-using-the-pulp-fiction-method-to-write?from_search=true	Jim Driver Jack Davies (Editor)	How To Write A Novel The Easy Way Using The Pulp Fiction Method To Write Better Novels: Writing Skills	Writing A Novel Has Never Been Easier!Have you ever wanted to write a book, but could never get started? Maybe you gave up after getting bogged down in silly plot problems?You are NOT ALONE. Most people who try and write a novel give up or fail miserably. If you need help writing your novel, you need look no further.Publisher, editor and writer, Jim Driver, reveals manWriting A Novel Has Never Been Easier!Have you ever wanted to write a book, but could never get started? Maybe you gave up after getting bogged down in silly plot problems?You are NOT ALONE. Most people who try and write a novel give up or fail miserably. If you need help writing your novel, you need look no further.Publisher, editor and writer, Jim Driver, reveals many of the secrets the experts use to write bestselling novels.He says: Taking inspiration from the Pulp Fiction writers of the 1940s and 1950s, showed me how to banish writers' block forever. I also discovered the easiest way to create and plot commercial novels.Know What Your Readers Will Buy Before You Write A WordWriting your novel should be fun and it can be easy. But you have to know how to motivate yourself and reach a point where the words will not stop flowing out of you.How To Write A Novel  The Simple Wayuse the LOOK INSIDE feature (above) to see how valuable the information inside this short eBook (less than 14,000 words). You need solid information, not useless flannel.
/book/show/20793699-the-bone-factory?from_search=true	47North	The Bone Factory	David Pierce has moved with his wife and daughter to accept a job with a recently reopened hydropower plant in Quebec. But the owners of the mysterious plant are hiding a deadly secret, and Davids little girl has begun to have terrifying premonitions of blood and death.
/book/show/19204688-the-receiver?from_search=true	Lemar Knight	The Receiver	Are you in need of a Miracle?On top of the world, an arrogant Football Player has his life derailed due to unforeseen circumstances and is forced to acknowledge the Power of God in order to restore his life.
/book/show/1441607.Suspended_Sentences?from_search=true	Mark McWatt	Suspended Sentences: Fictions of Atonement	When a group of graduating students is caught vandalizing an exclusive Guyanese club, their punishment is to write a short story about the newly independent Guyana. Years later, as a tribute to the life of one of the former classmates now feared dead, the author has collected the rest of the stories written by his classmates. The group of stories works like Chaucerian taleWhen a group of graduating students is caught vandalizing an exclusive Guyanese club, their punishment is to write a short story about the newly independent Guyana. Years later, as a tribute to the life of one of the former classmates now feared dead, the author has collected the rest of the stories written by his classmates. The group of stories works like Chaucerian tales to slowly reveal their teller as well as to chart the history and future of Guyanese fiction.
/book/show/2429851.Mrs_De_Winter?from_search=true	Susan Hill	Mrs De Winter: Gothic Fiction	THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SEQUEL TO REBECCA BY ONE OF OUR FINEST WRITERS. Married to the sophisticated and worldy wise Maxim, the second Mrs de Winter should be leading a happy and fulfilled life. But the vengeful ghost of Rebecca casts a long shadow over them. When the couple return to England after an absence of ten years, they think that happiness is within their reach.THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SEQUEL TO REBECCA BY ONE OF OUR FINEST WRITERS. Married to the sophisticated and worldy wise Maxim, the second Mrs de Winter should be leading a happy and fulfilled life. But the vengeful ghost of Rebecca casts a long shadow over them. When the couple return to England after an absence of ten years, they think that happiness is within their reach. But they have to reckon with two hate-consumed figures with very long memories. . . .
/book/show/2363213.Dare_to_Be_Great_Writer?from_search=true	Leonard Bishop	Dare to Be Great Writer: 329 Keys to Powerful Fiction	Solid, no-nonsense writing instruction, dispensed out in 329 easily digestible portions, to help fiction writers polish their skills and support their talent with cultivated craft.
/book/show/9212282-a-thousand-darknesses?from_search=true	Ruth Franklin	A Thousand Darknesses: Lies and Truth in Holocaust Fiction	What is the difference between writing a novel about the Holocaust and fabricating a memoir? Do narratives about the Holocaust have a special obligation to be 'truthful'--that is, faithful to the facts of history?Or is it okay to lie in such works?In her provocative study A Thousand Darknesses, Ruth Franklin investigates these questions as they arise in the most significaWhat is the difference between writing a novel about the Holocaust and fabricating a memoir? Do narratives about the Holocaust have a special obligation to be 'truthful'--that is, faithful to the facts of history?Or is it okay to lie in such works?In her provocative study A Thousand Darknesses, Ruth Franklin investigates these questions as they arise in the most significant works of Holocaust fiction, from Tadeusz Borowski's Auschwitz stories to Jonathan Safran Foer's postmodernist family history. Franklin argues that the memory-obsessed culture of the last few decades has led us to mistakenly focus on testimony as the only valid form of Holocaust writing. As even the most canonical texts have come under scrutiny for their fidelity to the facts, we have lost sight of the essential role that imagination plays in the creation of any literary work, including the memoir.Taking a fresh look at memoirs by Elie Wiesel and Primo Levi, and examining novels by writers such as Piotr Rawicz, Jerzy Kosinski, W.G. Sebald, and Wolfgang Koeppen, Franklin makes a persuasive case for literature as an equally vital vehicle for understanding the Holocaust (and for memoir as an equally ambiguous form). The result is a study of immense depth and range that offers a lucid view of an often cloudy field.
/book/show/1018895.Space_Odyssey?from_search=true	Robert Silverberg (Editor/Contributor) Arthur C. Clarke John Wyndham	Space Odyssey: an Anthology of Great Science Fiction Stories	Includes:Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The engine at heartspring's centre by Roger ZelaznyTwillight by John C. CampbellMysterious doings in the Metropolitan Museum by Fritz LeiberThe crystal egg by H.G. WellsThe Gioconda of the twilight moon by J.G. BallardThe tunnel under the world by Frederik PohlThe coffin cure by Alan E. NourseCastaway by Arthur C. ClarkeThe loIncludes:Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut Jr.The engine at heartspring's centre by Roger ZelaznyTwillight by John C. CampbellMysterious doings in the Metropolitan Museum by Fritz LeiberThe crystal egg by H.G. WellsThe Gioconda of the twilight moon by J.G. BallardThe tunnel under the world by Frederik PohlThe coffin cure by Alan E. NourseCastaway by Arthur C. ClarkeThe lost machine by John Wyndham--And he built a crooked house-- by Robert A. HeinleinThe third expedition by Ray BradburyThe day beofre the revolution by Ursula K. LeGuinThe insect tapes by Michael Scott RohanCarrier by Robert SheckleyDescending by Thomas M. DischAbreaction by Theodore SturgeonVault of the beast by A.E. van VogtEurema's dam by R.A. LaffertyGhetto by Paul AndersonIs your child using drugs? Seven ways to recognize a drug addict by Rachel PollackThe ninth symphony of Ludwig Van Beethoven and other lost songs by Carter ScholzThe electric ant by Philip K. RothArena by Fredric BrownThe man who came back by Robert Silverberg
/book/show/588439.The_Vintage_Book_of_Contemporary_Chinese_Fiction?from_search=true	David Su Li-Qun (Editor) Gillian Choa	The Vintage Book of Contemporary Chinese Fiction	David Su Li-Qun and Carolyn Choa introduce nineteen of China's most enthralling writers-to date largely unknown outside their native land. From Shanghai to Beijing, we meet people whose lives have been transformed by their country's turbulent recent history.Cheng Nai-shan writes about the present-day life of the former Shanghai upper class and their children. Sent to workDavid Su Li-Qun and Carolyn Choa introduce nineteen of China's most enthralling writers-to date largely unknown outside their native land. From Shanghai to Beijing, we meet people whose lives have been transformed by their country's turbulent recent history.Cheng Nai-shan writes about the present-day life of the former Shanghai upper class and their children. Sent to work on a rural commune at age fifteen, Wang An-yi now writes about the struggles of the urban underclass. Wang-Meng, once exiled to Tibet, now writes award-winning, character driven stories. Mo Shen had been a railway porter before emerging as a writer after the fall of the Gang of Four. With these and seventeen other writers represented,is a literary testament to a post-revolutionary nation in transition.
/book/show/17321009-sincere-s-ways?from_search=true	Shanika Neek Washington	Sincere's Ways: Urban Fiction Novel	Unlike many african american women growing up growing up in the south of Georgia,Sincere Sunshine Simmons was born into a wealthy family. Sincere lives in the finest homes, rides in her flashy cars and wears the best designer clothes;but being born with a silver spoon in your mouth isn't always what it seems.Life can still give you lemons;it's up to you to make lemonade anUnlike many african american women growing up growing up in the south of Georgia,Sincere Sunshine Simmons was born into a wealthy family. Sincere lives in the finest homes, rides in her flashy cars and wears the best designer clothes;but being born with a silver spoon in your mouth isn't always what it seems.Life can still give you lemons;it's up to you to make lemonade and realize after every storm there's a rainbow.Come walk a mile in Sincere Simmons shoes.SINCERE'S WAYS will make you laugh,cry,smile jump and close the book wanting more as you read about the many twists and turns her life spirals out of control in many ways.
/book/show/12927077-romance-stories---an-interactive-fiction-collection?from_search=true	Christina T. Crooks	Romance Stories - An Interactive Fiction Collection	Be the star of six fun and twisted little romance stories. Explore the playfulness, action, and sudden mortal danger of these adventures with built-in hyperlinks where you choose the direction the stories take. Thirty-five possible endings, but only a few will be a happily ever after. Can you find them?For a well-written, light-hearted distraction from the annoyances of fBe the star of six fun and twisted little romance stories. Explore the playfulness, action, and sudden mortal danger of these adventures with built-in hyperlinks where you choose the direction the stories take. Thirty-five possible endings, but only a few will be a happily ever after. Can you find them?For a well-written, light-hearted distraction from the annoyances of flying or watching your kids Little League game, this gamebook may well be your next best friend. - Lauri J. Owen, Critique de BookThis gamebook's six stories include:Meeting the Barbarian - You've lived inside the ground for as long as you can remember.The Lifeguard - You're riding a bicycle down a beach trail when disaster strikes.Blood Rock - You're rock climbing when you encounter a creature from a nightmare... or a fantasy?Luck in Love - Con man or policeman? Your luck in love is about to change.Baxter and Bunny - The love of your life dumps you for a blond receptionist named Bunny.Unfamiliar Ground - You're a mermaid lured to the shore by a powerful impulse.Gamebook Directions: When choices are presented to you, touch the 5-WAY CONTROLLER button on your Kindle to select your desired choice. If you change your mind and wish to make a different choice, touch the BACK button (not the Previous Page button) to go back to your previous location.New edition includes a 1,600-word excerpt from romance novel Thrill of the Chase.
/book/show/27311811-cool-characters?from_search=true	Lee Konstantinou	Cool Characters: Irony and American Fiction	Charting a new course in the criticism of postwar fiction, Cool Characters examines the changing status of irony in American cultural and political life from World War II to the present, showing how irony migrated from the countercultural margins of the 1950s to the cultural mainstream of the 1980s. Along the way, irony was absorbed into postmodern theory and ultimatelyCharting a new course in the criticism of postwar fiction, Cool Characters examines the changing status of irony in American cultural and political life from World War II to the present, showing how irony migrated from the countercultural margins of the 1950s to the cultural mainstream of the 1980s. Along the way, irony was absorbed into postmodern theory and ultimately become a target of recent writers who have sought to create a practice of postirony that might move beyond its limitations.As a concept, irony has been theorized from countless angles, but Cool Characters argues that it is best understood as an ethos: an attitude or orientation toward the world, embodied in different character types, articulated via literary style. Lee Konstantinou traces five such types the hipster, the punk, the believer, the coolhunter, and the occupier in new interpretations of works by authors including Ralph Ellison, William S. Burroughs, Thomas Pynchon, Kathy Acker, Dave Eggers, William Gibson, Jennifer Egan, Jonathan Lethem, and Rachel Kushner.For earlier generations of writers, irony was something vital to be embraced, but beginning most dramatically with David Foster Wallace, dissatisfaction with irony, especially with its alleged tendency to promote cynicism and political passivity, gained force. Postirony the endpoint in an arc that begins with naive belief, passes through irony, and arrives at a new form of contingent conviction illuminates the literary environment that has flourished in the United States since the 1990s.
/book/show/6624198-historical-fiction-ii?from_search=true	Sarah L. Johnson (Editor)	Historical Fiction II: A Guide to the Genre	Historical fiction has surged in popularity in recent years, with new subgenres emerging (e.g. Viking romance, religious thrillers) and reader interest showing no signs of slowing down. This follow-up to Johnson's critically acclaimed guide published in 2005 covers new territory by focusing on English-language historical novels for adults published between mid-2004 and midHistorical fiction has surged in popularity in recent years, with new subgenres emerging (e.g. Viking romance, religious thrillers) and reader interest showing no signs of slowing down. This follow-up to Johnson's critically acclaimed guide published in 2005 covers new territory by focusing on English-language historical novels for adults published between mid-2004 and mid-2008, in particular those commonly found in American public library collections. The author's unique approach involves classifying titles by subgenres, rather than strictly by geography and chronology; thereby grouping read-alikes together. It gives users a deeper understanding of the genre, an update on new titles, and an easy way to identify read-alikes and book club selections for library patrons. More than 2700 historical fiction titles, about 2,000 new to this volume, are organized and described.
/book/show/15894359-writing-the-fiction-series?from_search=true	Karen Wiesner	Writing the Fiction Series: The Complete Guide for Novels and Novellas	The definitive guide to crafting a series!From the Hunger Games Trilogy to the Jack Reacher Series, from Harry Potter to Harry Dresden, there's no denying that writers--and readers--have caught series fever. But if you're contemplating writing a series, there are plenty of considerations you'll need to make first. Writing the Fiction Series is the complete guide to ensurinThe definitive guide to crafting a series!From the Hunger Games Trilogy to the Jack Reacher Series, from Harry Potter to Harry Dresden, there's no denying that writers--and readers--have caught series fever. But if you're contemplating writing a series, there are plenty of considerations you'll need to make first. Writing the Fiction Series is the complete guide to ensuring your series stays hot after the first, fourth, or even fifteenth book.Inside, you'll learn how to:Write a series that captures the hearts of readers and stands out in a sea of competition.Find the focus of your series, develop your idea, and plan ahead.Hone in on the two most important aspects of series writing: characters and consistency.Utilize a variety of series organization techniques, complete with downloadable worksheets and checklists.Market your series effectively and increase your sales.With insights from nearly 100 series authors and publishers, as well as Grow Your Series Muscles exercises, Writing the Fiction Series is the only book you'll need to write a series that sizzles.Also available: the companion tutorial from Writers Digest Tutorials, Writing the Fiction Series:
/book/show/836294.A_Haunted_House_and_Other_Stories?from_search=true	Virginia Woolf	A Haunted House and Other Stories: The Complete Shorter Fiction of Virginia Woolf	Acclaimed on its first publication, rich in fictional delights, this complete collection of Virginia Woolf's shorter fiction ranges from 1906 until the month before she died in 1941. The volume offers us an invaluable insight into Virginia Woolf's development as a writer, vividly demonstrating her evolving characterisations, narrative methods and themes, often elaborated iAcclaimed on its first publication, rich in fictional delights, this complete collection of Virginia Woolf's shorter fiction ranges from 1906 until the month before she died in 1941. The volume offers us an invaluable insight into Virginia Woolf's development as a writer, vividly demonstrating her evolving characterisations, narrative methods and themes, often elaborated in her novels, to which this book serves both as a fascinating introduction for new readers and companion for old.
/book/show/1688465.The_Fictive_and_the_Imaginary?from_search=true	Wolfgang Iser	The Fictive and the Imaginary: Charting Literary Anthropology	The pioneer of literary anthropology, Wolfgang Iser presents a wide-ranging and comprehensive exploration of this new field in an attempt to explain the human need for the particular form of make-believe known as literature. Ranging from the Renaissance pastoral to Coleridge to Sartre and Beckett,is a distinguished work of scholarship froThe pioneer of literary anthropology, Wolfgang Iser presents a wide-ranging and comprehensive exploration of this new field in an attempt to explain the human need for the particular form of make-believe known as literature. Ranging from the Renaissance pastoral to Coleridge to Sartre and Beckett,is a distinguished work of scholarship from one of Europe's most respected and influential critics.
/book/show/17317680-terra-nova-science-fiction-heft-171?from_search=true	Marion Zimmer Bradley	Terra Nova Science Fiction Heft 171: Die blutige Sonne	To Terran Jeff Kerwin the distant planet he remembered only as a childhood dream was home. But years of planning finally brought him back to Darkover, he found that there was no peace for him there - not for someone with both the read hair of a Com'yn lord and the bastard strains of Terran in his blood; not for someone who carried a Darkovan matrix jewel without knowing whTo Terran Jeff Kerwin the distant planet he remembered only as a childhood dream was home. But years of planning finally brought him back to Darkover, he found that there was no peace for him there - not for someone with both the read hair of a Com'yn lord and the bastard strains of Terran in his blood; not for someone who carried a Darkovan matrix jewel without knowing where it came from; not for someone who managed to win the trust of the sacred Keepers and the secrets of their Tower, only to be accused of betraying them to his Terran masters...
/book/show/404118.The_Road_to_Science_Fiction_6?from_search=true	James Edwin Gunn	The Road to Science Fiction 6: Around the World (The Road to Science Fiction, #6)	The stories we tell are not limited to monsters and harsh otherworlds. Yet the fiction books in the Borealis imprint certainly belong to a world other than our own. This line encompasses our science fiction, fantasy and horror novels and anthologies.The Road to Science Fiction makes a circuit of the Earth in Volume 6, subtitled Around the World. In its first four volumes,The stories we tell are not limited to monsters and harsh otherworlds. Yet the fiction books in the Borealis imprint certainly belong to a world other than our own. This line encompasses our science fiction, fantasy and horror novels and anthologies.The Road to Science Fiction makes a circuit of the Earth in Volume 6, subtitled Around the World. In its first four volumes, this much-praised historical anthology series traced the way in which the earliest forms of fantastic fiction developed into what we know as science fiction today. Volume 5 described the somewhat different approaches taken by British science fiction. Now, Volume 6 looks at science fiction in a dozen foreign countries and offers a rich variety of stories from...around the world.
/book/show/1687349.How_Fiction_Works?from_search=true	Oakley Hall	How Fiction Works: The Last Word on Writing Fiction, from Basics to the Fine Points	In How Fiction Works, Oakley Hall expands upon and broadens the instruction that made The Art and Craft of Novel Writing so successful. This new book covers all forms and lengths of fiction, probes deeper into every topic, offers new examples and includes exercises and the end of every chapter. He explains the basic and finer points of the fiction-writing process from wordIn How Fiction Works, Oakley Hall expands upon and broadens the instruction that made The Art and Craft of Novel Writing so successful. This new book covers all forms and lengths of fiction, probes deeper into every topic, offers new examples and includes exercises and the end of every chapter. He explains the basic and finer points of the fiction-writing process from word choice and imagery to authority and viewpoint. The book is divided into three sections, beginning with The Basics. In this section, Hall explores the micro elements of storytelling, such as details, word choice, images, symbol and metaphor. He then moves on! to The Elements, which covers the primary elements of fiction: point of view, characterization and plot. Citing numerous examples from classic and contemporary work, he shows readers how these elements function separately and in concert. Finally, the focus shifts to the specific types of fiction - short shorts, short stories, novellas, and novels - also known as The Forms. Each form presents a unique challenge to the writer, and Hall explains how to meet those challenges. Beginning, as well as more advanced writers, will find much to like about this book.
/book/show/2464352.The_Forms_of_Fiction?from_search=true	John Gardner Lennis Dunlap	The Forms of Fiction	Literary short stories,with an introduction to reading short fiction, the explanation of form and its relationship to meaning, commentary on narrative craft in the short stories used as examples of various forms.
/book/show/1072427.In_the_Land_of_Dreamy_Dreams?from_search=true	Ellen Gilchrist	In the Land of Dreamy Dreams: Short Fiction	IN THE LAND OF DREAMY DREAMS, Ellen Gilchrist's first book, is a collection of 14 short stories. She wrote them after being selected for a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Clearly she put her time to good use.IN THE LAND OF DREAMY DREAMS, Ellen Gilchrist's first book, is a collection of 14 short stories. She wrote them after being selected for a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Clearly she put her time to good use.
/book/show/27192545-year-s-best-weird-fiction-volume-two?from_search=true	Kathe Koja (Editor) Michael Kelly (Editor)	Year's Best Weird Fiction, Volume Two	Acclaimed author Kathe Koja brings her expert eye and editorial sense to the second volume of the Year's Best Weird Fiction. Contributing authors include Julio Cortazar, Jean Muno, Karen Joy Fowler, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Nick Mamatas, Carmen Maria Machado, Nathan Ballingrud, and more. No longer the purview of esoteric readers, weird fiction is enjoying wide popularity. ChiefAcclaimed author Kathe Koja brings her expert eye and editorial sense to the second volume of the Year's Best Weird Fiction. Contributing authors include Julio Cortazar, Jean Muno, Karen Joy Fowler, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Nick Mamatas, Carmen Maria Machado, Nathan Ballingrud, and more. No longer the purview of esoteric readers, weird fiction is enjoying wide popularity. Chiefly derived from early 20th-century pulp fiction, its remit includes ghost stories, the strange and macabre, the supernatural, fantasy, myth, philosophical ontology, ambiguity, and a healthy helping of the outre. At its best, weird fiction is an intersecting of themes and ideas that explore and subvert the Laws of Nature. It is not confined to one genre, but is the most diverse and welcoming of all genres.
/book/show/8893741-thailand-s-sickest?from_search=true	Mike Fook	Thailand's Sickest	
/book/show/1179648.Great_Science_Fiction_by_Scientists?from_search=true	Groff Conklin	Great Science Fiction by Scientists	What If  Isaac AsimovThe Ultimate Catalyst  Eric Temple BellThe Gostak and the Doshes  Miles J. BreuerSummertime on Icarus  Arthur C. ClarkeThe Neutrino Bomb  Ralph S. CooperLast Year's Grave Undug  Chan DavisThe Gold Makers  J. B. S. HaldaneThe Tissue Culture King  Julian HuxleyA Martian Adventure  Willy LeyLearning Theory  James McConnellThe Mother of NecessityWhat If  Isaac AsimovThe Ultimate Catalyst  Eric Temple BellThe Gostak and the Doshes  Miles J. BreuerSummertime on Icarus  Arthur C. ClarkeThe Neutrino Bomb  Ralph S. CooperLast Year's Grave Undug  Chan DavisThe Gold Makers  J. B. S. HaldaneThe Tissue Culture King  Julian HuxleyA Martian Adventure  Willy LeyLearning Theory  James McConnellThe Mother of Necessity  Chad OliverJohn Sze's Future  John R. PierceKid Anderson  Robert S. RichardsonPilot Lights of the Apocalypse  Dr Louis N. RidenourGrand Central Terminal  Leo SzilardThe Brain  Norbert Wiener
/book/show/292041.Charlie_Chan_Is_Dead_2?from_search=true	Jessica Hagedorn (Editor) Christina Chiu (Contributor) Peter Ho Davies (Contributor)	Charlie Chan Is Dead 2: At Home in the World	More than a decade after its initial publication, the groundbreaking anthologyremains the best available source for contemporary Asian American fiction. Edited by acclaimed novelist and National Book Award nominee Jessica Hagedorn,brings together forty-two fresh, fascinating voices in Asian American writiMore than a decade after its initial publication, the groundbreaking anthologyremains the best available source for contemporary Asian American fiction. Edited by acclaimed novelist and National Book Award nominee Jessica Hagedorn,brings together forty-two fresh, fascinating voices in Asian American writingfrom classics by Jose Garcia Villa and Wakako Yamauchi to exciting new fiction from Akhil Sharma, Ruth Ozeki, Chang-Rae Lee, Jhumpa Lahiri, and Monique Truong. Sweeping in background and literary style, from pioneering writers to newly emerging voices from the Hmong and Korean communities, these exceptional works celebrate the full spectrum of Asian American experience and identities, transcending stereotypes and revealing the strength and vitality of Asian America today.
/book/show/22927652-crossing-colfax?from_search=true	Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers Warren Hammond Linda Berry	Crossing Colfax	A good story is a good story wherever it comes from, and this place is full of them.  from Charlies Point of View Playboy Magazine once called Colfax Avenue the longest, wickedest street in America. A hundred years ago, it was the main road into and out of Denver, Colorado. East Colfax was the address to have for many of the citys elite, and West Colfax was a trailA good story is a good story wherever it comes from, and this place is full of them.  from Charlies Point of View Playboy Magazine once called Colfax Avenue the longest, wickedest street in America. A hundred years ago, it was the main road into and out of Denver, Colorado. East Colfax was the address to have for many of the citys elite, and West Colfax was a trail that led to the mountains and dreams of Gold Rush riches. A 105-acre tuberculosis sanatorium for the poor once fronted the street  the Golden Hill Cemetery still houses many of the White Plagues victims. Colfax Avenue has been a part of almost every major era that defines the American West. It has housed the richest and the poorest, supported massive public works and the seediest criminal enterprises. If that isnt the stuff of great fiction, we dont know what else qualifies. We invite you to explore Colfax Avenue  its past, present, and future. Its greatest moments, real or imaginary, and its darkest secrets. Tales of romance, action, fantasy and more  Colfax has seen it all:  Billy Shump has seven seconds to save a life  and ruin his own  Mike Ashford learns that skimming off other peoples dreams isnt nearly as satisfying as finding his own  Mech apocalypse refugee Kal must decide how far hes willing to go in order to survive  Detective Marc Davis works a missing child case that puts his solid lack of faith in question  Sugar thought she hit rock bottom, until her unique talent catches unwanted attention  Jackie tries to save a homeless man from alien abduction  And eight other tales inspired by Colfax Avenue Crossing Colfax includes stories from authors Warren Hammond (KOP series) and Linda Berry (Trudy Roundtree Mystery series), and past Colorado Gold writing contest finalists and winners, including Zoltan James, Martha Husain, Angie Hodapp, TJ Valour, and more.
/book/show/7464669-best-african-american-fiction-2010?from_search=true	Randall Kennedy (Editor) Nikki Giovanni (Guest Editor)	Best African American Fiction 2010	Bursting with energy and innovation, the second volume in the annual anthology collects the year's best short stories by African American authors.Dealing with all aspects of life, from the pain of war to the warmth of family, the superb tales in Best African American Fiction 2010 are a tribute to the stunning imaginations thriving in today's African American literary comBursting with energy and innovation, the second volume in the annual anthology collects the year's best short stories by African American authors.Dealing with all aspects of life, from the pain of war to the warmth of family, the superb tales in Best African American Fiction 2010 are a tribute to the stunning imaginations thriving in today's African American literary community. Chosen by this year's guest editor, the legendary Nikki Giovanni, these works delve into international politics and personal histories, the clash of armies and of generationsand come from such publications as The New Yorker, Harper's, The Kenyon Review, and Callaloo.In Ghosts, Edwidge Danticat portrays an aspiring radio talk show host in Bel Airwhich some call the Baghdad of Haitiwho is brutally scapegoated, and in Three Letters, One Song & a Refrain, Chris Abani gives a searing account of the violent life of a thirteen-year-old member of a Burmese hill tribe. Jeffery Renard Allen dramatizes the mysterious arrival in Harlem of a child's hated grandmother, and Wesley Brown fictionalizes the life of the great saxophonist Coleman Hawkins, with cameo appearances by Louis Armstrong, Fletcher Henderson, and other immortals. John Edgar Wideman contributes dense and textured Microstories that interweave everything from taboo sex acts to Richard Wright's last works to murder in a modern family. Desiree Cooper depicts a debutante from Atlanta moving to Detroit, a city where there's no place to hide, while in Been Meaning to Say, by Amina Gautier, a widower gets an unforgettable holiday visit from his resentful daughter.From Africa to Philadelphia, from the era of segregation to the age of Obama, the times and places, people and events inreveal inconvenient truths through incomparable fiction.
/book/show/1123415.Geeks_Misfits_and_Outlaws?from_search=true	Zoe Whittall (Editor) George K. Ilsley (Contributor) Michael V. Smith (Contributor)	Geeks, Misfits and Outlaws: Short Fiction	
/book/show/17822329-unnatural-worlds?from_search=true	Dean Wesley Smith (Editor) Kristine Kathryn Rusch (Editor) Devon Monk	Unnatural Worlds (Fiction River, #1)	From a funeral procession in Asia to an ancestral estate deep in the heart of a vaguely Victorian forest to a carriage accident in the vast universe of The Runelords, Unnatural Worlds takes readers on a journey to the far side of the imagination. Funny, heartbreaking, frightening, but most importantly, memorable, the original stories in this anthology go places few writersFrom a funeral procession in Asia to an ancestral estate deep in the heart of a vaguely Victorian forest to a carriage accident in the vast universe of The Runelords, Unnatural Worlds takes readers on a journey to the far side of the imagination. Funny, heartbreaking, frightening, but most importantly, memorable, the original stories in this anthology go places few writers dare reach. Unnatural Worlds marks the perfect start to this brand-new anthology series.Foreword: The Return To Publishing by Dean Wesley SmithIntroduction: So I Lied by Kristine Kathryn RuschLife Between Dreams by Devon MonkFinally Family by Ray VukcevichThe Grasshopper and My Aunts by Esther M. FriesnerTrue Calling by Irette Y. PattersonA Taste of Joie De Vivre by Kellen KnolanHere, Kitty Kitty by Annie ReedThat Lost Riddle by Dean Wesley SmithShadow Side by Kristine Kathryn RuschSisters by Leah CutterThe Witchs House by Richard BowesDog Boy Remembers by Jane YolenBarbarians by David Farland
/book/show/20744402-l-le-du-cr-ne?from_search=true	Anthony Horowitz Marc Daniau (Illustrator) Annick Le Goyat (Translator)	L'île du crâne	From Anthony Horowitz, a Groosham . . . make that. . . new adventure!From Anthony Horowitz, a Groosham . . . make that. . . new adventure!
/book/show/17414608-there-is-a-country?from_search=true	Nyuol Lueth Tong (Editor)	There Is a Country: New Fiction from the New Nation of South Sudan	collects eight engrossing pieces by South Sudanese authorsthe first collection of its kind, from the youngest country in the world. Wrestling with a history marked by war and displacement, the work here presents a fresh and necessary account of an emerging nation, past and present. In vivid, gripping prose,stories explore youth andcollects eight engrossing pieces by South Sudanese authorsthe first collection of its kind, from the youngest country in the world. Wrestling with a history marked by war and displacement, the work here presents a fresh and necessary account of an emerging nation, past and present. In vivid, gripping prose,stories explore youth and love, life and death: a first glimpse of what South Sudanese literature has to offer.
/book/show/429977.The_New_Atlantis_and_Other_Novellas_of_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Robert Silverberg (editor) Ursula K. Le Guin James Tiptree Jr.	The New Atlantis and Other Novellas of Science Fiction	In a dark near-future, global warming and a ruined ecology is causing the continents to sink into the oceans just as the towers of Atlantis re-emerge above the sea. Hugo Award Nominee, Locus Poll Award Winner, Nebula Award NomineeThe New Atlantis novelette by Ursula K. Le GuinA Momentary Taste of Being novella by James Tiptree Jr.Silhouette novella by Gene WolfeIntroducIn a dark near-future, global warming and a ruined ecology is causing the continents to sink into the oceans just as the towers of Atlantis re-emerge above the sea. Hugo Award Nominee, Locus Poll Award Winner, Nebula Award NomineeThe New Atlantis novelette by Ursula K. Le GuinA Momentary Taste of Being novella by James Tiptree Jr.Silhouette novella by Gene WolfeIntroduction essay by Robert Silverberg
/book/show/20526440-no-crystal-stair?from_search=true	Vaunda Micheaux Nelson R. Gregory Christie (Illustrator)	No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller	You can't walk straight on a crooked line. You do you'll break your leg. How can you walk straight in a crooked system?Lewis Michaux was born to do things his own way. When a white banker told him to sell fried chicken, not books, because Negroes dont read, Lewis took five books and one hundred dollars and built a bookstore. It soon became the intellectual center ofYou can't walk straight on a crooked line. You do you'll break your leg. How can you walk straight in a crooked system?Lewis Michaux was born to do things his own way. When a white banker told him to sell fried chicken, not books, because Negroes dont read, Lewis took five books and one hundred dollars and built a bookstore. It soon became the intellectual center of Harlem, a refuge for everyone from Muhammad Ali to Malcolm X.In, Coretta Scott King Award-winning author Vaunda Micheaux Nelson combines meticulous research with a storyteller's flair to document the life and times of her great-uncle Lewis Michaux, an extraordinary literacy pioneer of the Civil Rights era.My life was no crystal stair, far from it. But I'm taking my leave with some pride. It tickles me to know that those folks who said I could never sell books to black people are eating crow. I'd say my seeds grew pretty damn well. And not just the book business. It's the more important business of moving our people forward that has real meaning.
/book/show/404119.The_Road_to_Science_Fiction_5?from_search=true	James Edwin Gunn	The Road to Science Fiction 5: The British Way (The Road to Science Fiction, #5)	The stories we tell are not limited to monsters and harsh otherworlds. Yet the fiction books in the Borealis imprint certainly belong to a world other than our own. This line encompasses our science fiction, fantasy and horror novels and anthologies.
/book/show/7644681-a-letter-from-luisa?from_search=true	Rowena Mohr	A Letter from Luisa (Girlfriend Fiction, #16)	...it all started with one tiny little insignificant thing - Jet Lucas.Have you ever wanted someone so badly that you'd do anything to be with them? Luisa has and now she's in big trouble. She's been suspended from school for single-handedly turning the Motherwell High Twilight Fete into a war zone - complete with explosions, flying bodies, mutilated teddies and burning do...it all started with one tiny little insignificant thing - Jet Lucas.Have you ever wanted someone so badly that you'd do anything to be with them? Luisa has and now she's in big trouble. She's been suspended from school for single-handedly turning the Motherwell High Twilight Fete into a war zone - complete with explosions, flying bodies, mutilated teddies and burning dogs.Luisa can't understand how she lost control. Normally home runs like clockwork, and school's all right if she ignores the bullies and the incredibly annoying Danny Baldassarro. Okay, she doesn't have time to write songs anymore but you have to make sacrifices, right?A blackly funny tale of life, love and learning to let go.
/book/show/2124998.Galaxy?from_search=true	Frederik Pohl (Editor / Contributor) Martin H. Greenberg (Editor/Contributor) Joseph D. Olander (Editor / Contributor)	Galaxy: Thirty Years of Innovative Science Fiction	Introduction 80 essay Frederik PohlHorace L. Gold 80 essay Frederik PohlGold on Galaxy 80 essay Horace L. GoldComing Attraction 50 story Fritz LeiberTo Serve Man 50 story Damon KnightMemoir 80 essay Damon KnightBetelgeuse Bridge 51 story William TennFrom a Cave Deep in Stuyvesant Town-A Memoir of Galaxy's Most Creative Years 80 essay William Tenn [aka Philip Klass]Cost ofIntroduction 80 essay Frederik PohlHorace L. Gold 80 essay Frederik PohlGold on Galaxy 80 essay Horace L. GoldComing Attraction 50 story Fritz LeiberTo Serve Man 50 story Damon KnightMemoir 80 essay Damon KnightBetelgeuse Bridge 51 story William TennFrom a Cave Deep in Stuyvesant Town-A Memoir of Galaxy's Most Creative Years 80 essay William Tenn [aka Philip Klass]Cost of Living 52 story Robert SheckleyMemoir of Galaxy Magazine 80 essay Robert SheckleyThe Model of a Judge 53 story William MorrisonMemoir 80 essay William MorrisonThe Holes Around Mars 54 story Jerome BixbyMemoir 80 essay Jerome BixbyHorrer Howce 56 story Margaret St ClairMemoir 80 essay Margaret St ClairPeople Soup 58 story Alan ArkinMemoir 80 essay Alan ArkinSomething Bright 60 story Zenna HendersonThe Lady Who Sailed the Soul/Instrumentality 60 novelette Cordwainer SmithThe Deep Down Dragon 61 story Judith MerrilMemoir 80 essay Judith MerrilWall of Crystal, Eye of Night 61 novelette Algis BudrysMemoir: Spilled Milk 80 essay Algis BudrysThe Place Where Chicago Was 62 novelette Jim HarmonMemoir 80 essay Jim HarmonThe Great Nebraska Sea 63 story Allan DanzigMemoir 80 essay Allan DanzigOh, to Be a Blobel! 64 novelette Philip K. DickMemoir 80 essay Philip K. DickFounding Father 65 story Isaac AsimovMemoir 80 essay Isaac AsimovGoing Down Smooth 68 story Robert SilverbergMemoir 80 essay Robert SilverbergAll the Myriad Ways/Time Travel-Parallel Universe 68 story Larry NivenMemoir 80 essay Larry NivenThe Last Flight of Dr Ain 69 story James Tiptree JrFrom Galaxy Bookshelf 80 essay Algis BudrysMemoir 80 essay Algis BudrysGalaxy Book Shelf 9/69 essay Algis BudrysSlow Sculpture 70 novelette Theodore SturgeonMemoir 80 essay Theodore SturgeonAbout a Secret Crocodile 70 story R.A. LaffertyMemoir 80 essay R.A. LaffertyCold Friend 73 story Harlan EllisonMemoir 80 essay Harlan EllisonThe Day Before the Revolution/Hainish 74 story Ursula K. Le GuinGift of Garigolli 74 novelette C.M. Kornbluth & Frederik PohlOverdrawn at the Memory Bank/8 Worlds 76 novelette John VarleyNote 80 essay John VarleyHorace, Galaxyca 80 essay Alfred BesterIndex to Galaxy Magazine 80
/book/show/4903672-fabulous-science?from_search=true	John Waller	Fabulous Science: Fact and Fiction in the History of Scientific Discovery	The great biologist Louis Pasteur suppressed 'awkward' data because it didn't support the case he was making. John Snow, the 'first epidemiologist' was doing nothing others had not done before. Gregor Mendel, the supposed 'founder of genetics' never grasped the fundamental principles of 'Mendelian' genetics. Joseph Lister's famously clean hospital wards were actually notorThe great biologist Louis Pasteur suppressed 'awkward' data because it didn't support the case he was making. John Snow, the 'first epidemiologist' was doing nothing others had not done before. Gregor Mendel, the supposed 'founder of genetics' never grasped the fundamental principles of 'Mendelian' genetics. Joseph Lister's famously clean hospital wards were actually notorious dirty. And Einstein's general relativity was only 'confirmed' in 1919 because an eminent British scientist cooked his figures. These are just some of the revelations explored in this book. Drawing on current history of science scholarship, Fabulous Science shows that many of our greatest heroes of science were less than honest about their experimental data and not above using friends in high places to help get their ideas accepted. It also reveals that the alleged revolutionaries of the history of science were often nothing of the sort. Prodigiously able they may have been, but the epithet of the 'man before his time' usually obscures vital contributions made their unsung contemporaries and the intrinsic merits of ideas they overturned. These distortions of the historical record mostly arise from our tendency
/book/show/27484027-art-craft-of-writing-fiction?from_search=true	Victoria Mixon	Art & Craft of Writing Fiction: Secret Advice for Writers	Written for her blog over the years as Victoria's editing business blossomed, this advice is now hard to find and hidden - and now collected just for you, for free.
/book/show/22714577-what-has-two-heads-ten-eyes-and-terrifying-table-manners?from_search=true	Sawney Hatton (Editor) James Austin McCormick Catherine Edmunds	What Has Two Heads, Ten Eyes, and Terrifying Table Manners?: An Anthology of Science Fiction Horror	WHAT HAS TWO HEADS, TEN EYES, AND TERRIFYING TABLE MANNERS? features more than a dozen never-before-published short stories that combine Horror and Science Fiction elements.**These original tales, written by some of the best new genre authors, range from the horrifying to the humorous, the thought-provoking to the thought-twisting. All are devilishly entertaining.Read abWHAT HAS TWO HEADS, TEN EYES, AND TERRIFYING TABLE MANNERS? features more than a dozen never-before-published short stories that combine Horror and Science Fiction elements.**These original tales, written by some of the best new genre authors, range from the horrifying to the humorous, the thought-provoking to the thought-twisting. All are devilishly entertaining.Read about...A microwave leading to another dimension!An angry little girl harboring a hungry evil!A spaceship with mythical beast stowaways!A woman who gives up sleep, and her sanity!An aging starlet who makes the ultimate flesh sacrifice!And much more!If you enjoy movies like ALIEN, THE THING, EVENT HORIZON, INVASION OF THE BODY SNATCHERS, and PHANTASM, you'll love WHAT HAS TWO HEADS, TEN EYES, AND TERRIFYING TABLE MANNERS?!**Print Edition contains two bonus stories, written by Sawney Hatton and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, not appearing in digital edition.
/book/show/22533304-the-fredric-brown-megapack?from_search=true	Fredric Brown	The Fredric Brown MEGAPACK ®: 33 Classic Science Fiction Stories	Fredric Brown (1906-1972), one of science fiction's greatest masters from the Golden Age, is famous for his many classic short stories -- quite a few of which are presented here, including Arena, Knock, Earthmen Bearing Gifts, The Star Mouse, and many more. The 32 tales of science fiction and fantasy assembled in this massive volume include:Fredric Brown (1906-1972), one of science fiction's greatest masters from the Golden Age, is famous for his many classic short stories -- quite a few of which are presented here, including Arena, Knock, Earthmen Bearing Gifts, The Star Mouse, and many more. The 32 tales of science fiction and fantasy assembled in this massive volume include:
/book/show/7192063-before-they-were-giants?from_search=true	James L. Sutter (Editor) Piers Anthony Greg Bear	Before They Were Giants: First Works from Science Fiction Greats	See how it all began! In, editor James L. Sutter collects the first published stories of 15 of science fiction and fantasy's most important authors, including winners of the prestigious Hugo and Nebula awards,bestsellers, and members of the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. Along with these often rare or never-before-anthologized storiesSee how it all began! In, editor James L. Sutter collects the first published stories of 15 of science fiction and fantasy's most important authors, including winners of the prestigious Hugo and Nebula awards,bestsellers, and members of the Science Fiction Hall of Fame. Along with these often rare or never-before-anthologized stories, all 15 authors provide brand-new retrospective critiques and interviews discussing the stories' geneses, how publication affected their lives, and what they know now about writing that they wish they'd known then. Contributors include Ben Bova, Charles Stross, China MiEville, Cory Doctorow, David Brin, Greg Bear, Joe Haldeman, Kim Stanley Robinson, Larry Niven, Michael Swanwick, Nicola Griffith, Piers Anthony, R. A. Salvatore, Spider Robinson, and William Gibson.
/book/show/27310140-a-lady-s-life-in-the-rocky-mountains?from_search=true	Isabella L. Bird	A Lady's Life In The Rocky Mountains (Virago classic non-fiction)	
/book/show/1869930.The_Redwall_Trilogy?from_search=true	Brian Jacques	The Redwall Trilogy: "Redwall", "Mossflower" and "Mattimeo"	
/book/show/22850737-playing-the-short-game?from_search=true	Douglas  Smith	Playing the Short Game: How to Market & Sell Short Fiction	Short story writers have needed a book like this for decades. ... It's spectacular.Take your first step to becoming a professional short fiction writerBuy this book!In an engaging and conversational style, award-winning author Douglas Smith teaches you how to market and sell short storiesand much, much more.EveShort story writers have needed a book like this for decades. ... It's spectacular.Take your first step to becoming a professional short fiction writerBuy this book!In an engaging and conversational style, award-winning author Douglas Smith teaches you how to market and sell short storiesand much, much more.Even experienced writers will find value here as Smith takes you from your first sale to using your stories to build a writing career. Topics include:The different types of writers. The benefits of short fiction. Rights and licensing.Knowing when it's ready. Choosing markets. Submitting stories. Avoiding mistakes. How editors select stories. Dealing with rejections. When to give up on a story.Contracts. Working with editors. What your first sale means. Dealing with reviews.Selling reprints. Foreign markets. Audio markets. Selling a collection. The indie option.Leveraging your stories. Discoverability and promotion. Career progression in short fiction.~~~Douglas Smith is the ideal person to write this book. His stories have appeared in thirty countries and twenty-five languages. He's won three awards and has three acclaimed collections. For years, his Foreign Market List has helped writers sell their work all over the world.Douglas Smith is, quite simply, the finest short-story writer Canada has ever produced in the science fiction and fantasy genres.
/book/show/18048064-blood-on-the-page?from_search=true	Brian Keene	Blood on the Page: The Complete Short Fiction of Brian Keene, Volume 1	This is my gift. This is my legacy. This is my curseBLOOD ON THE PAGE is the first book in a series collecting all of Keenes short fiction. Included in this volume are such critically-acclaimed and fan favorite stories as Burying Betsy, Dust, The Resurrection and The Life, I Am An Exit, Fast Zombies Suck, Bunnies In August, I Sing A New Psalm, and many moThis is my gift. This is my legacy. This is my curseBLOOD ON THE PAGE is the first book in a series collecting all of Keenes short fiction. Included in this volume are such critically-acclaimed and fan favorite stories as Burying Betsy, Dust, The Resurrection and The Life, I Am An Exit, Fast Zombies Suck, Bunnies In August, I Sing A New Psalm, and many more.These are stories of love and hate. Trust and betrayal. Happiness and heartbreak. Truth and lies. Innocence and paranoia. Flying and falling. Unhappy endings and conspiracies of one. These are stories about zombies, ghosts, serial killers, and the most horrific monsters of allourselves.BLOOD ON THE PAGE  the only thing we have to fear is everything.
/book/show/26230528-otherness?from_search=true	David Brin	Otherness : Collected Stories by a Modern Master of Science Fiction	A collection of science-fiction short stories by the author of Earth and Glory Season.
/book/show/2682117-goodbye-amelia?from_search=true	Simone Felice	Goodbye, Amelia: Fictions	I havent read anything in years that captures so well the beauty of being young. It feels like Godard and Truffaut during their early enchantment.This two-part work, a haunting novella and a visionary collection of prose and poetry, explores themes of personal freedom and the end of innocence in a changing world. In Book One, Amelia Fisher is a young womI havent read anything in years that captures so well the beauty of being young. It feels like Godard and Truffaut during their early enchantment.This two-part work, a haunting novella and a visionary collection of prose and poetry, explores themes of personal freedom and the end of innocence in a changing world. In Book One, Amelia Fisher is a young woman plagued by loss and the abandonment of her dreams, who must learn to face her own truth. In Book Two, writings both hallucinatory and full of heart take us on a dark but ultimately redemptive flight into the landscapes of human folly.Simone Felice writes in the related disciplines of fiction, poetry and song. He travels extensively, giving readings in universities and cafes in North America and Europe.
/book/show/12721664-popular-fiction-of-the-eighteenth-century?from_search=true	Philippa Gregory	Popular Fiction of the Eighteenth Century	
/book/show/608998.The_Golden_Age_of_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Kingsley Amis (Editor)	The Golden Age of Science Fiction	Contents:11  Editor's Note: About Science Fiction (The Golden Age of Science Fiction)  (1981)  essay by Kingsley Amis16  Introduction (The Golden Age of Science Fiction)  (1981)  essay by Kingsley Amis37  The Quest for Saint Aquin  (1951)  novelette by Anthony Boucher56  The Xi Effect  (1950)  shortstory by R. S. Richardson [as by Philip Latham ]78  TContents:11  Editor's Note: About Science Fiction (The Golden Age of Science Fiction)  (1981)  essay by Kingsley Amis16  Introduction (The Golden Age of Science Fiction)  (1981)  essay by Kingsley Amis37  The Quest for Saint Aquin  (1951)  novelette by Anthony Boucher56  The Xi Effect  (1950)  shortstory by R. S. Richardson [as by Philip Latham ]78  The Tunnel Under the World  (1955)  novelette by Frederik Pohl111  Old Hundredth  (1960)  shortstory by Brian W. Aldiss124  A Work of Art  (1956)  novelette by James Blish141  Harrison Bergeron  (1961)  shortstory by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.148  The Voices of Time  (1960)  novelette by J. G. Ballard183  Specialist  (1953)  shortstory by Robert Sheckley200  He Walked Around the Horses  [Paratime Police]  (1948)  novelette by H. Beam Piper223  The Game of Rat and Dragon  [The Instrumentality of Mankind]  (1955)  shortstory by Cordwainer Smith239  The Nine Billion Names of God  (1953)  shortstory by Arthur C. Clarke247  The Streets of Askelon  (1962)  shortstory by Harry Harrison (aka The Streets of Ashkelon)263  The Country of the Kind  (1956)  shortstory by Damon Knight278  The Machine That Won the War  (1961)  shortstory by Isaac Asimov284  Student Body  (1953)  novelette by F. L. Wallace306  It's a Good Life  (1953)  shortstory by Jerome Bixby325  Sister Planet  (1959)  novella by Poul Anderson
/book/show/40443.A_Decade_of_Fantasy_and_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Robert P. Mills (Editor) Howard Fast Ogden Nash	A Decade of Fantasy and Science Fiction	Science fiction and fantasy stories, along with one poem, fromThis might be considered F&SF's second best stories from its first decade. The editor of this volume avoided using stories from the nine previously published annualas well as any stories that had been previously anthologized.* 6Science fiction and fantasy stories, along with one poem, fromThis might be considered F&SF's second best stories from its first decade. The editor of this volume avoided using stories from the nine previously published annualas well as any stories that had been previously anthologized.* 6  Introduction (A Decade of Fantasy and Science Fiction)  essay by Robert P. Mills* 9  The Martian Shop  (1959)  novelette by Howard Fast* 33  Walk Like a Mountain  [Silver John]  (1955)  shortstory by Manly Wade Wellman* 50  Men of Iron  (1940)  shortstory by Guy Endore* 58  Rabbits to the Moon  (1959)  shortstory by Raymond E. Banks* 74  The Certificate  (1959)  shortstory by Avram Davidson* 79  The Sealman  (1913)  shortstory by John Masefield* 83  The Sky People  [Maurai]  (1959)  novelette by Poul Anderson* 131  The Causes  (1952)  shortstory by Margaret St. Clair [as by Idris Seabright ]* 143  The Hypnoglyph  (1953)  shortstory by John Ciardi [as by John Anthony]* 154  A Tale of the Thirteenth Floor  (1955)  poem by Ogden Nash* 159  Spud and Cochise  (1935)  novelette by Oliver La Farge* 183  Unto the Fourth Generation  (1959)  shortstory by Isaac Asimov* 192  Jordan  [The People]  (1959)  novelette by Zenna Henderson* 224  Will You Wait?  (1959)  shortstory by Alfred Bester* 232  Proof Positive  (1947)  shortstory by Graham Greene* 237  Shock Treatment  (1954)  novelette by J. Francis McComas* 270  Gandolphus  [Fergus O'Breen]  (1952)  shortstory by Anthony Boucher* 280  The Last Shall Be First  (1958)  shortstory by Robert P. Mills* 283  A Trick or Two  (1957)  shortstory by John Novotny* 292  Lot's Daughter  [David Jimmon]  (1954)  novelette by Ward Moore* 323  Saturnian Celia  (1774)  letter excerpt by Horace Walpole* 325  Fear Is a Business  (1956)  shortstory by Theodore Sturgeon* 345  Meeting of Relations  (1941)  shortstory by John Collier* 348  First Lesson  (1956)  shortstory by Mildred Clingerman* 360  To Fell a Tree  (1959)  novelette by Robert F. Young
/book/show/1679802.The_Dystopian_Impulse_in_Modern_Literature?from_search=true	M. Keith Booker	The Dystopian Impulse in Modern Literature: Fiction as Social Criticism	While literary utopias depict an ideal society and reflect an optimistic belief in the triumph of humanity and government, dystopias present a society marked by suffering caused by human and political evils. This book offers a detailed study of several literary dystopias and analyzes them as social criticism. The volume begins with a discussion of utopias, dystopias, and sWhile literary utopias depict an ideal society and reflect an optimistic belief in the triumph of humanity and government, dystopias present a society marked by suffering caused by human and political evils. This book offers a detailed study of several literary dystopias and analyzes them as social criticism. The volume begins with a discussion of utopias, dystopias, and social criticism. By drawing upon the theories of Freud, Nietzsche, and others, Booker sets a firm theoretical foundation for the literary explorations that follow. The chapters that come next discuss Zamyatin's, Huxley's, and Orwell'sas social criticism of totalitarianism, Stalinism, the dangers of capitalism, and fascism. Later chapters consider dystopias after World War II, contemporary communist dystopias, and postmodernist dystopias in the West.
/book/show/73466.Selected_Writings_Vol_2?from_search=true	Friedrich Drrenmatt Theodore Ziolkowski (Editor) Joel Agee (Translator)	Selected Writings, Vol. 2: Fictions	The Swiss writer Friedrich Drrenmatt (192190) was one of the most important literary figures of the second half of the twentieth century. During the years of the cold war, arguably only Beckett, Camus, Sartre, and Brecht rivaled him as a presence in European letters. Yet outside Europe, this prolific author is primarily known for only one work,. With these longThe Swiss writer Friedrich Drrenmatt (192190) was one of the most important literary figures of the second half of the twentieth century. During the years of the cold war, arguably only Beckett, Camus, Sartre, and Brecht rivaled him as a presence in European letters. Yet outside Europe, this prolific author is primarily known for only one work,. With these long-awaited translations of his plays, fictions, and essays, Drrenmatt becomes available again in all his brilliance to the English-speaking world.This second volume ofreveals a writer who may stand as Kafkas greatest heir. Drrenmatts novellas and short stories are searing, tragicomic explorations of the ironies of justice and the corruptibility of institutions. Apart from, a requiem to the detective story that was made into a film starring Jack Nicholson, none of the works in this volume are available elsewhere in English. Among the most evocative fictions included here are two novellas:and.tells the story of a woman filmmaker investigating a mysterious murder in an unnamed Arab country and has been hailed by Sven Birkerts as a parable of hell for an age consumed by images., meanwhile, is a chilling comic novella about a traveling salesman who agrees to play the role of the defendant in a mock trial among dinner companionsand then pays the ultimate penalty.Drrenmatt has long been considered a great writerbut one unfairly neglected in the modern world of letters. With these elegantly conceived and expertly translated volumes, a new generation of readers will rediscover his greatest works.
/book/show/23377493-pure-fiction?from_search=true	Jenn Faulk	Pure Fiction	Madison Smith is leading a double life. With success and security tying her to the choices shes made, she doubts her ability to live her faith honestly, wondering if shell ever be able to live free from her past.Grant Finn is leading a lonely life. With success and security tying him to the work hes made for himself, he doubts his ability to live beyond all that he knowMadison Smith is leading a double life. With success and security tying her to the choices shes made, she doubts her ability to live her faith honestly, wondering if shell ever be able to live free from her past.Grant Finn is leading a lonely life. With success and security tying him to the work hes made for himself, he doubts his ability to live beyond all that he knows and is working towards.When life brings them together, theyll have to choose whether to keep on living like theyve been living or to try and write a new story together
/book/show/26633749-the-complete-review-guide-to-contemporary-world-fiction?from_search=true	M.A. Orthofer (Contributor)	The Complete Review Guide to Contemporary World Fiction	For more than a decade, the Complete Review has been an essential site for readers interested in learning about new books in translation and developments in global literature. Expanding upon the site's content, this wide-ranging yet user-friendly resource is the perfect guide for English-language readers eager to explore fiction from around the world. Profiling hundredsFor more than a decade, the Complete Review has been an essential site for readers interested in learning about new books in translation and developments in global literature. Expanding upon the site's content, this wide-ranging yet user-friendly resource is the perfect guide for English-language readers eager to explore fiction from around the world. Profiling hundreds of titles and authors from 1945 to today, with an emphasis on fiction published in the past two decades, this reference provides a fascinating portal into the styles, trends, and genres of the world's literatures, from Scandinavian crime thrillers and cutting-edge works in China to Latin American narco-fiction and award-winning French novels.What sets this guide apart is its critical selection of titles that define the arc of a nation's literary development, paired with lively summaries that convey both the enjoyment and significance of each work. Arranged by region, country, and language, entries illuminate the fiction of individual nations, cultures, and peoples, while concise biographies sketch the careers of noteworthy authors. Compiled by M. A. Orthofer, an avid book reviewer and founder of the Complete Review, this reference will benefit from an actively maintained companion site featuring additional links and resources and new reviews as contemporary works are published. The Complete Review Guide to Contemporary World Fiction is perfect for readers who wish to expand their reading choices and knowledge of contemporary world fiction.
/book/show/18214836-asimov-s-science-fiction-september-2013?from_search=true	Sheila Williams (Editor) Ian R. MacLeod (Contributor) Ian Creasey (Contributor)	Asimov's Science Fiction, September 2013 (Asimov's Science Fiction, #452)	The Discovered Country by Ian R. MacLeodThe Unparallel'd Death-Defying Feats of Astoundio, Escape Artist Extraordinaire by Ian CreaseyA Hole in the Ether by Benjamin CrowellWhat We Ourselves Are Not by Leah CypessAs Yet Untitled by James SallisA Stranger from a Foreign Ship by Tom PurdomThat Universe We Both Dreamed Of by Jay O'The Discovered Country by Ian R. MacLeodThe Unparallel'd Death-Defying Feats of Astoundio, Escape Artist Extraordinaire by Ian CreaseyA Hole in the Ether by Benjamin CrowellWhat We Ourselves Are Not by Leah CypessAs Yet Untitled by James SallisA Stranger from a Foreign Ship by Tom PurdomThat Universe We Both Dreamed Of by Jay O'ConnellWhat Changes You, What Takes You Away by Dominica PhetteplacePonies and Rocketships by Leslie AndersonTeaching on Mars by Alicia ColeArchive Copy by David C. Kopaska-MerkelThe New Literary Canon by Megan ArkenbergAfter We're Gone by Steve Rasnic TemEditorial: On Not Dying of the Light by Sheila WilliamsReflections: Translations by Robert SilverbergOn Books by Peter HeckSF Conventional Calendar by Erwin S. Strauss, September 2013, Vol. 37, No. 9 (Whole No. 452)Sheila Williams, editorCover art by Kinuko Craft
/book/show/23951200-asimov-s-science-fiction-january-2015?from_search=true	Sheila Williams (Editor) Allen Steele (Contributor) Rudy Rucker (Contributor)	Asimov's Science Fiction, January 2015 (Asimov's Science Fiction, #468)	The Long Wait by Allen M. SteeleWatergirl by Rudy Rucker and Marc LaidlawThe Unveiling by Christopher RoweNinety-Five Percent Safe by Caroline M. YoachimCandy From Strangers by Jay O'ConnellButterflies by Peter WoodSongs in the Key of You by Sarah PinskerHard Boot by Trent WaltersFromage de Lune by Robert BorskiThe Long Wait by Allen M. SteeleWatergirl by Rudy Rucker and Marc LaidlawThe Unveiling by Christopher RoweNinety-Five Percent Safe by Caroline M. YoachimCandy From Strangers by Jay O'ConnellButterflies by Peter WoodSongs in the Key of You by Sarah PinskerHard Boot by Trent WaltersFromage de Lune by Robert BorskiEditorial: Whirlwind Worldcon; or Shameless Name Dropping by Sheila WilliamsReflections: The Richard Hakluyt of Space by Robert SilverbergAsimov's Science Fiction Congratulates the Winners of the 2014 Hugo AwardsOn the Net: Billions and Billions by James Patrick KellyOn Books by Paul Di FilippoTwenty-Ninth Annual Readers' AwardIndexSF Conventional Calendar by Erwin S. Strauss, January 2015, Vol. 39, No. 1 (Whole No. 468)Sheila Williams, editorCover art by Randy Gallegos
/book/show/4792179-the-playboy-book-of-science-fiction-and-fantasy?from_search=true	Playboy Magazine (Editor) George Langelaan (Contributor) Arthur C. Clarke (Contributor)	The Playboy Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy	When PLAYBOY gives imaginative writers carte blanche to stretch their minds, the ske's not the limit-it's the launching pad. Here is a generous cornucopia of a book, brimming with the very best tales of science fiction and fantasy published in PLAYBOY magazine-which means the very best published anywhere. Superb stories by Arthur C. Clark, Theordore Sturgeon, Robert ShecklWhen PLAYBOY gives imaginative writers carte blanche to stretch their minds, the ske's not the limit-it's the launching pad. Here is a generous cornucopia of a book, brimming with the very best tales of science fiction and fantasy published in PLAYBOY magazine-which means the very best published anywhere. Superb stories by Arthur C. Clark, Theordore Sturgeon, Robert Sheckley, Ray Bradbury, Frederik Pohl, William Tenn and other stellar talents in the field are assembled here, as well as exciting excursions by mainstream writers such as Bruce Jay Friedman, Bernard Wolfe, Hugh Nissenson, Charles Beaumont, Ken W. Purdy and many more. Their work glitters with the wonder and wizardry of both the science-fiction and fantasy genres, conjuring up images of Things From Outer Space as well as Things That Go Bump In The Night.Contents:Preface (The Playboy Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy) (1966) - The Editors of PlayboyThe Fly - (1957) - George LangelaanBlood Brother - (1961) - Charles BeaumontLove, Incorporated - (1956) - Robert SheckleyA Foot in the Door - (1960) - Bruce Jay FriedmanThe Vacation - (1963) - Ray BradburyThe Never Ending Penny - (1960) - Bernard WolfeBernie the Faust - (1963) - William TennA Man for the Moon - (1960) - Leland WebbThe Noise - (1959) - Ken W. PurdyThe Killer in the TV Set - (1961) - Bruce Jay FriedmanI Remember Babylon - (1960) - Arthur C. ClarkeWord of Honor - (1958) - Robert BlochJohn Grant's Little Angel - (1964) - Walt GroveThe Fiend - (1964) - Frederik PohlHard Bargain - (1958) - Alan E. NourseThe Nail and the Oracle - (1965) - Theodore SturgeonAfter - (1960) - Henry SlesarDecember 28th - (1959) - Theodore L. ThomasSpy Story - (1955) - Robert SheckleyPunch - (1961) - Frederik PohlThe Crooked Man - (1955) - Charles BeaumontWho Shall Dwell - (1962) - H. C. NealDouble Take - (1965) - Jack FinneyExamination Day - (1958) - Henry SlesarThe Mission - (1964) - Hugh NissensonWaste Not, Want Not - (1959) - John AthertonThe Dot and Dash Bird - (1964) - Bernard WolfeThe Sensible Man - (1959) - Avram DavidsonSouvenir - (1964) - J. G. BallardPuppet Show - (1962) - Fredric BrownThe Room - (1961) - Ray RussellDial F for Frankenstein - (1965) - Arthur C. Clarke
/book/show/25961385-wandering-realities?from_search=true	Steven L. Peck	Wandering Realities: Mormonish Short Fiction	Two-Dog Dosebest short story of 2014, Association for Mormon LettersA Strange Report from the Church Archivessecond place,fiction contestAvek, Who Is Distributedfirst place, Four Centuries of Mormon Fiction Contest 2012When the Bishop Started Killing Dogssecond place, Four Centuries of Mormon Fiction Contest 2012
/book/show/18079855-the-new-mammoth-book-of-pulp-fiction?from_search=true	Maxim Jakubowski (Editor)	The New Mammoth Book of Pulp Fiction	Join shady operators, voluptuous molls, ruthless big-shots, and crooked cops in this massive collection filled with seven decades worth of pure, unadulterated pulp fiction. From Mickey Spillane to Dashiell Hammett, all the greatest writers are hereso watch your back!
/book/show/8523562-the-island-race?from_search=true	Winston S. Churchill	The Island Race (Classic Non-fiction)	
/book/show/7541304-dialogue---write-great-fiction?from_search=true	Gloria Kempton	Dialogue - Write Great Fiction	Readers will learn how to create dialogue that sizzles, with tips on creating dialogue for specific genres; bringing characters to life with revealing dialogue; identifying and fixing common dialogue problems; and more. Includes examples of successful dialogue drawn from bestselling novels, and chapter-ending exercises.
/book/show/140572.Black_Satin?from_search=true	J.H. Blair (Editor) Bebe Moore Campbell Eric Jerome Dickey	Black Satin: Contemporary Erotic Fiction by Writers of African Origin	A feast of exquisite erotica--passages and excerpts culled from more than forty works of fiction--that delivers unique and diverse perspectives on love and sex, men and women, lust and passion.
/book/show/22612747-midnight-harvest?from_search=true	Elias Anderson WEP Fiction (Editor) WEP Thriller (Illustrator)	Midnight Harvest (Seasons of Blood, #1)	When a string of increasingly brutal serial murders spills into his jurisdiction, William Coe, a Homicide detective stricken with OCD and an eidetic memory, is forced to search for answers as the body count grows. As clues begin to surface, Coe starts to wonder about the exact nature of the killer hes after. In a game of cat and mouse that could make or break his career,When a string of increasingly brutal serial murders spills into his jurisdiction, William Coe, a Homicide detective stricken with OCD and an eidetic memory, is forced to search for answers as the body count grows. As clues begin to surface, Coe starts to wonder about the exact nature of the killer hes after. In a game of cat and mouse that could make or break his career, hes forced to follow a trail that will lead him to places darker than he could have ever imagined...
/book/show/723156.The_Wood_Beyond_the_World_by_William_Morris_Fiction_Classics_Fantasy_Fairy_Tales_Folk_Tales_Legends_Mythology?from_search=true	William Morris	The Wood Beyond the World by William Morris, Fiction, Classics, Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology	James Blish noted that Morris's style was a successful recapturing of the style of Sir Thomas Malory, all the way down to the marginal glosses and the nonstop compound sentences hitched together with scores of semicolons. He also recaptured much of the poetry; and if the reader will make the small effort necessary to accommodate himself to the rhythm of the style, he willJames Blish noted that Morris's style was a successful recapturing of the style of Sir Thomas Malory, all the way down to the marginal glosses and the nonstop compound sentences hitched together with scores of semicolons. He also recaptured much of the poetry; and if the reader will make the small effort necessary to accommodate himself to the rhythm of the style, he will find both it and the story rewarding. The Wood Beyond the World was first published in 1894 and its author, William Morris is often considered one of the authors who aided in the growth of fantasy, utopian literature and science fiction. C.S. Lewis cites William Morris as one of his favorite authors and J.R.R. Tolkein admits to being influenced greatly by Morris' fantasies.
/book/show/6185101-the-wheels-of-if-and-other-science-fiction?from_search=true	L. Sprague de Camp	The Wheels Of If And Other Science-Fiction	Contents:Foreword  fwThe Wheels of If [Allister Park]  na, October 1940The Best-Laid Scheme  ss, February 1941The Warrior Race  ss, October 1940Hyperpelosity  ss, April 1938The Merman  ss, December 1938The ContrabandContents:Foreword  fwThe Wheels of If [Allister Park]  na, October 1940The Best-Laid Scheme  ss, February 1941The Warrior Race  ss, October 1940Hyperpelosity  ss, April 1938The Merman  ss, December 1938The Contraband Cow  ss, July 1942The Gnarly Man  nv, June 1939The Wheels of If turned--and Allister Park spun from our own New York through a dizzying succession of alternate worlds to New Belfast...biggest city in the Bretwaldate of Vinland, the country that might have beensome historical crises had turned out the other way... .Park's frantic efforts to get back to his own if-world turn Vinland upside down--and create a marvelously inventive and entertaining classic of SF.In addition to this famous novel, this collection includes The Gnarly Man, Hyperpelosity, and four other stories in the inimitable De Camp manner.SBN 425-01893-075
/book/show/1195576.Lights_Camera_Fiction_?from_search=true	Alfie Thompson Val Daniels	Lights! Camera! Fiction!	How many times have you watched a popular movie and thought, I'd like to write something like that, or Even I can write better dialogue! Here's your chance to learn how to write a novel...by watching movies like Speed, The Sixth Sense, Clueless, Die Hard, While You Were Sleeping, and more! For the first time, a professional writing instructor and movie buff wHow many times have you watched a popular movie and thought, I'd like to write something like that, or Even I can write better dialogue! Here's your chance to learn how to write a novel...by watching movies like Speed, The Sixth Sense, Clueless, Die Hard, While You Were Sleeping, and more! For the first time, a professional writing instructor and movie buff will take you through the steps necessary to craft your own commercial novel using techniques found in your favorite films. What can Hollywood's biggest features teach you about writing? How to watch movies with a writer's eye. Infusing character traits into scenes and plots. Using material goals to show internal motivation. Techniques for making scenes do double duty, including foreshadowing and flashback. What is a credibility gap, and how you should bridge it.Plus: Three 'tricks' for fixing holes in your plot, characters or anything else in your story. Thompson guides you frame by frame through the ins and outs of writing a hit, in a text that is packed with Quick Tips and Quick Fixes. This is an indispensable reference work that will have you polishing your prose--and preparing it for publication--in no time!
/book/show/1849280.New_Voices_In_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Mike Resnick (Editor) David Barr Kirtley	New Voices In Science Fiction	A collection of virtually all-original stories by the next generation of science fiction superstars-chosen by one of its current stars.Includes stories by Kage Baker, Janis Ian, Julie E. Czerneda, Susan Matthews, Shane Tourtelotte, Cory Doctorow, Kay Kenyon, and others.
/book/show/25793885-27-fiction-writing-blunders---and-how-not-to-make-them?from_search=true	James Scott Bell	27 Fiction Writing Blunders - And How Not To Make Them!	Sell more books and build your career by kicking these blunders to the curb! Ever wonder why some books shoot to the top of the bestseller lists? And others that you think should, don't? It's usually a matter of mistakes that could have been avoided! #1 bestselling writing coach James Scott Bell has analyzed thousands of manuscripts over the years, by both new and experienSell more books and build your career by kicking these blunders to the curb! Ever wonder why some books shoot to the top of the bestseller lists? And others that you think should, don't? It's usually a matter of mistakes that could have been avoided! #1 bestselling writing coach James Scott Bell has analyzed thousands of manuscripts over the years, by both new and experienced writers, and noticed certain errors that keep showing up to take readers out of the fictive dream. Now he's tackled the biggest offenders and shows you how to fix them. In 27 Fiction Writing Blunders you'll learn: * The biggest reason readers get stuck in your opening pages...and how to unstick them * How to avoid marshmallow dialogue * The simple solution for low stakes * The art of getting into and out of flashbacks * Getting rid of the kind of characters that readers never want to see in your novel * The biggest point-of-view gaffe and how to spot it * How to perform liposuction on flabby scenes * The best way to show what characters think and feel And much more! Plus, Bell attacks some of the blunders writers can pull on their own careers, including fear, false competition, market ignorance, and the neglected brain. Don't let little mistakes keep you from big success. Eliminate these 27 blunders forever...and sell more books! James Scott Bell is an award-winning, bestselling author of numerous thrillers and popular books on the writing craft. Visit his website atJames Scott Bell is my go-to writing teacher! - Terri Blackstock, New York Times Bestselling Author of Intervention and Vicious Cycle
/book/show/15035286-lauriat?from_search=true	Charles Tan (Editor) Andrew Drilon (Contributor) Yvette Tan (Contributor)	Lauriat: A Filipino-Chinese Speculative Fiction Anthology	Filipinos and Chinese have a rich, vibrant literature when it comes to speculative fiction. But what about the fiction of the Filipino-Chinese, who draw their roots from both cultures? This is what this anthology attempts to answer. Featuring stories that deal with voyeur ghosts, taboo lovers, a town that cannot sleep, the Chinese zodiac, and an exile that finally comes hoFilipinos and Chinese have a rich, vibrant literature when it comes to speculative fiction. But what about the fiction of the Filipino-Chinese, who draw their roots from both cultures? This is what this anthology attempts to answer. Featuring stories that deal with voyeur ghosts, taboo lovers, a town that cannot sleep, the Chinese zodiac, and an exile that finally comes home, Lauriat: A Filipino-Chinese Speculative Fiction Anthology covers a diverse selection of narratives from fresh, Southeast Asian voices.Table of Contents:IntroductionTwo Women Worth Watching by Andrew DrilonHo-We by Erin ChupecoThe Chinese Zodiac by Kristine Ong MuslimPure by Isabel YapDimsum by Christine V. LaoAugust Moon by Gabriela LeeThe Captain's Nephew by Paolo ChikiamcoThe Stranger at my Grandmother's Wake by Fidelis TanChopsticks by Marc Gregory YuFold Up Boy by Yvette TanThe Tiger Lady by Margaret KawsekThe Perpetual Day by Crystal KooCricket by Kenneth YuThe Way of Those Who Stayed Behind by Douglas Candano
/book/show/11293292-the-liar-s-companion?from_search=true	Lawrence Block	The Liar's Companion: A Field Guide for Fiction Writers	A must-have collection of essays on the art and craft of fiction from Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Lawrence BlockFor ten years, New York Times bestselling crime novelist Lawrence Block drew on the hard-won wisdom he gained creating over one hundred books to write a monthly column for Writer's Digest. Collected here for the first time are writings that illuminateA must-have collection of essays on the art and craft of fiction from Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Lawrence BlockFor ten years, New York Times bestselling crime novelist Lawrence Block drew on the hard-won wisdom he gained creating over one hundred books to write a monthly column for Writer's Digest. Collected here for the first time are writings that illuminate the tricks of the authorial trade, from creating a fresh story and delivering a powerful ending, to adapting books for the screen and deciding when to make the switch to fulltime writer.Filled with wit and insight, The Liar's Companion is a must-read for experts, amateurs, and anyone interested in learning to craft great fiction from one of the field's modern masters.Block is one of the best  -The Washington PostLawrence Block (b. 1938) is a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America and an internationally acclaimed New York Times bestselling author. His awards include a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Private Eye Writers of America and the Cartier Diamond Dagger Lifetime Achievement Award from the Crime Writers' Association (UK). Although he is best known for his four main mystery series, Block explored a variety of genres, including thrillers and erotica, and developed an early following as a pulp-fiction writer under a number of pseudonyms. Born in Buffalo, New York, Block has three daughters and currently lives with his wife in New York City.
/book/show/18949933-budding-prospects?from_search=true	T.C. Boyle	Budding Prospects: A Pastoral	All Felix Nasmyth and friends have to do is harvest a crop of Cannabis Sativa... ...and half a million tax-free dollars will be theirs. But they haven't reckoned on nosy Northern California-style neighbors, torrential rain, demands of the flesh, and Felix's improbable new love, a wayward sculptress on whose behalf he undertakes a one-man vendetta against a drug-busting staAll Felix Nasmyth and friends have to do is harvest a crop of Cannabis Sativa... ...and half a million tax-free dollars will be theirs. But they haven't reckoned on nosy Northern California-style neighbors, torrential rain, demands of the flesh, and Felix's improbable new love, a wayward sculptress on whose behalf he undertakes a one-man vendetta against a drug-busting state trooper named Jerpbak. As their deal escalates through crises into nightmare, their dreams of easy money get nipped in the bud.
/book/show/3824073-the-skylark-of-space?from_search=true	Alison Smith Lee Hawkins Garby	The Skylark of Space	Reprint of the ed. published by Pyramid Books, New York.
/book/show/28383412-la-journ-e-d-un-journaliste-am-ricain-en-2889---roman-de-science-fiction?from_search=true	Jules Verne Michel Verne	La Journée d'un journaliste américain en 2889 - Roman de science fiction - Jules Verne - (annoté)	( noter  la fin de ce roman historique vous y trouverez la biographie dtaille de Jules Verne).La Journe dun journaliste amricain en 2889 :Est un roman Posthume publi en 1910Est officiellement une nouvelle de Jules Verne parue pour la premire fois en langue anglaise, en fvrier 1889, dans la revue amricaine The Forum. Il est probable que le rdacteur principal( noter  la fin de ce roman historique vous y trouverez la biographie dtaille de Jules Verne).La Journe dun journaliste amricain en 2889 :Est un roman Posthume publi en 1910Est officiellement une nouvelle de Jules Verne parue pour la premire fois en langue anglaise, en fvrier 1889, dans la revue amricaine The Forum. Il est probable que le rdacteur principal de ce texte ne soit pas Jules Verne mais son fils Michel.L'auteur semploie dans cette nouvelle  imaginer la vie en 2889. On peut ainsi y trouver quelques anticipations bien senties dont Jules Verne avait le secret :- Tubes pneumatiques jets  travers les ocans, et dans lesquels on transporte des voyageurs  une vitesse de 1 500 km/h.- Tlphote (visioconfrence).- Esprance de vie qui passe de 37 ans  68 ans, prparation daliments aseptiques envoys  domicile.- Publicits projetes sur les nuages.- Phototlgrammes en provenance des populations de Mars, Mercure, Vnus.- Rsolution dquations mathmatiques du 95e degr, espace  24 dimensions.- Tlescope de 3 km de diamtre.- tude des lments dune nouvelle plante.- Guerre avec des obus asphyxiants envoys  des distances de 100 km, tincelles lectriques longues de 20 lieues, guerre bactriologique avec des projectiles chargs des microbes de la peste, du cholra, de la fivre jaune.- Rgulation des naissances en Chine.- Aro-car volant dans lespace  600 km/h.- Cryognisation.- Appareil totalisateur permettant deffectuer des comptes mirifiques (calculatrice).
/book/show/342047.The_Road_to_Science_Fiction_2?from_search=true	James Edwin Gunn	The Road to Science Fiction 2: From Wells to Heinlein (The Road to Science Fiction, #2)	Now in Paperback Between an ancient Roman's trip to the moon and the fantastic tales of H.G. Wells lies a journey through time and space and an awesome evolution in scientific thinking. From Gilgamesh's search for immortality to Lucian's odyssey on the moon; from Jonathan Swift's hilarious satire on scientists in Gulliver's Travels to Mary Shelley's horrifying descriptionNow in Paperback Between an ancient Roman's trip to the moon and the fantastic tales of H.G. Wells lies a journey through time and space and an awesome evolution in scientific thinking. From Gilgamesh's search for immortality to Lucian's odyssey on the moon; from Jonathan Swift's hilarious satire on scientists in Gulliver's Travels to Mary Shelley's horrifying description of a scientist who has gone too far in Frankenstein from Edgar Allan Poe's balloon trip in the year 2848 to Jules Verne's prophesies of the impact of scientific inventions on future civilization; from Edward Bellamy's utopian escape from the industrial Revolution to H.G. Wells's magnificent story of Earth threatened by an inescapable menace-here are the chief ancestors of the modern science fiction story. For the first time in paperback, these and other key works are gathered together in one anthology, complete with revealing commentary on the authors, their eras, and the role each played in establishing what we today recognize as science fiction. The Road to Science Fiction is a six-volume anthology of science fiction that covers the development of science fiction from its earliest prototypes in the Sumerian Gilgamesh and the Greek epics to approximately 1990. Created originally to provide anthologies for use in classes, these volumes have become mass-market sellers as well, since they are not only a source of outstanding stories but also explain what constitutes science fiction, how it developed and the contribution the authors and the stories have made to the evolution of science fiction. Volume 2: From Wells to Heinlein, samples the science fiction of the first 40 years of the 20th century from a wide variety of authors that paved the way for the Golden Age. Cloth edition originally published in 1979
/book/show/16138015-asimov-s-science-fiction-january-2013?from_search=true	Sheila Williams (Editor) Alaya Dawn Johnson (Contributor) Will McIntosh (Contributor)	Asimov's Science Fiction, January 2013 (Asimov's Science Fiction, #444)	They Shall Salt the Earth with Seeds of Glass by Alaya Dawn JohnsonOver There by Will McIntoshThe Legend of Troop 13 by Kit ReedHotel by Suzanne PalmerThe Family Rocket by James Van PeltMithridates, He Died Old by Nancy KressBikini Snow by Robert BorskiJust Another Day in the Burbs by G. O. ClarkEditorial: PoThey Shall Salt the Earth with Seeds of Glass by Alaya Dawn JohnsonOver There by Will McIntoshThe Legend of Troop 13 by Kit ReedHotel by Suzanne PalmerThe Family Rocket by James Van PeltMithridates, He Died Old by Nancy KressBikini Snow by Robert BorskiJust Another Day in the Burbs by G. O. ClarkEditorial: Poet of Mars by Sheila WilliamsReflections: The Raft of the Medusa by Robert SilverbergOn Books by Paul Di FilippoTwenty-Seventh Annual Readers' AwardIndexSF Conventional Calendar by Erwin S. Strauss, January 2013, Vol. 37, No. 1 (Whole No. 444)Sheila Williams, editorCover art by Michael Whelan
/book/show/1008304.The_Girl_from_the_Fiction_Department?from_search=true	Hilary Spurling	The Girl from the Fiction Department: A Portrait of Sonia Orwell	The portrait of George Orwell's second wife drawn by his biographers is a travesty. Determined to set the record straight, her friend, biogapher Hilary Spurling, reveals the whole story of Sonia Orwell's sad and splendid life. Beautiful, intelligent, and idealistic, Sonia was the model for Julia, heroine of Orwell's 1984. Her friends and admirers included W. H. Auden, LuciThe portrait of George Orwell's second wife drawn by his biographers is a travesty. Determined to set the record straight, her friend, biogapher Hilary Spurling, reveals the whole story of Sonia Orwell's sad and splendid life. Beautiful, intelligent, and idealistic, Sonia was the model for Julia, heroine of Orwell's 1984. Her friends and admirers included W. H. Auden, Lucian Freud, and Francis Bacon. She was Cyril connolly's indispensable assistant on the influential literary magazine Horizon during the 1940s, and in the'60s she co-edited the groundbreaking four-volume collection of Orwell's nonfiction writings. But after the failure of her second marriage, Sonia's life began to go wrong, ending in penury and despair due to the burden unwittingly placed on her by George Orwell at his death. Some have since seen her as a mythical heroine; others have depicted her as mean and mercenary. Spurling portrays the real Sonia Orwell in all her generous, spirited, ferocious, and self-doubting complexity.
/book/show/3096688-memories-and-visions?from_search=true	Susanna J. Sturgis (Editor) Barbara Krasnoff (Contributor) Lorraine Schein (Contributor)	Memories and Visions: Woman's Fantasy and Science Fiction	For decades science fiction was a notoriously male preserve, ranged by a very few intrepid women writers. In the 1970s women authors took center stage, creating vital, colorful female characters, envisioning societies where gender was not an issue, even worlds where men did not exist. Then in the 1980s, women in a community gave way to the strong woman hero who went adventFor decades science fiction was a notoriously male preserve, ranged by a very few intrepid women writers. In the 1970s women authors took center stage, creating vital, colorful female characters, envisioning societies where gender was not an issue, even worlds where men did not exist. Then in the 1980s, women in a community gave way to the strong woman hero who went adventuring alone, unsupported by female friends, lovers, kinfolk, mentors, protegees, or peers.The fifteen stories in Memories and Visions feature women who travel and fight and celebrate together, women who reacch out to each other across times and cultures, women who find allies in the most unexpected places.Stories by Adrienne Lauby, Barbara krasnoff, Caro Clarke, Charlotte Watson Sherman, Hattie Gossette, Judith Katz, Kiel Stuart, L. Timmel Duchamp, Laurell K. Hamilton, Lorraine Schein, Mary Ellen Mathews, Nona M. Caspers, R.M. Meluch, Rosario Champagne, and Shirley Hartwell.
/book/show/27867475-dear-robot?from_search=true	Kelly Ann Jacobson (Editor) Terri Bruce (Contributor) Michelle Vider (Contributor)	Dear Robot: An Anthology of Epistolary Science Fiction	Dear Robot is an anthology of nineteen science fiction stories told in a variety of epistolary styles. Letters, scientific notes, manuals, and emails all tell different stories about the future. From a behavioral contract for interstellar exchange students to a transmission from an astronaut in space, these sometimes humorous, sometimes heartbreaking stories all use theirDear Robot is an anthology of nineteen science fiction stories told in a variety of epistolary styles. Letters, scientific notes, manuals, and emails all tell different stories about the future. From a behavioral contract for interstellar exchange students to a transmission from an astronaut in space, these sometimes humorous, sometimes heartbreaking stories all use their structure to amplify their messageespecially when that message is that a band of deadly robots are chipping away at the door.
/book/show/18687458-flight-from-rebirth?from_search=true	J.T. McIntosh	Flight From Rebirth	
/book/show/2429851.Mrs_De_Winter?from_search=true	Susan Hill	Mrs De Winter: Gothic Fiction	THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SEQUEL TO REBECCA BY ONE OF OUR FINEST WRITERS. Married to the sophisticated and worldy wise Maxim, the second Mrs de Winter should be leading a happy and fulfilled life. But the vengeful ghost of Rebecca casts a long shadow over them. When the couple return to England after an absence of ten years, they think that happiness is within their reach.THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED SEQUEL TO REBECCA BY ONE OF OUR FINEST WRITERS. Married to the sophisticated and worldy wise Maxim, the second Mrs de Winter should be leading a happy and fulfilled life. But the vengeful ghost of Rebecca casts a long shadow over them. When the couple return to England after an absence of ten years, they think that happiness is within their reach. But they have to reckon with two hate-consumed figures with very long memories. . . .
/book/show/676772.The_Golden_Age_of_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Groff Conklin	The Golden Age of Science Fiction	Concerning Science Fiction John W. Campbell JrIntroduction Groff ConklinPart One The AtomSolution Unsatisfactory Anson MacDonald Astounding 5/41The Great War Syndicate Frank R. Stockton Once a Week 12/1888; abridgedThe Pipers Son/Baldy Lewis Padgett Astounding 2/45Deadline Cleve Cartmill Astounding 3/44Lobby Clifford D. Simak Astounding 4/44Blowups HapConcerning Science Fiction John W. Campbell JrIntroduction Groff ConklinPart One The AtomSolution Unsatisfactory Anson MacDonald Astounding 5/41The Great War Syndicate Frank R. Stockton Once a Week 12/1888; abridgedThe Pipers Son/Baldy Lewis Padgett Astounding 2/45Deadline Cleve Cartmill Astounding 3/44Lobby Clifford D. Simak Astounding 4/44Blowups Happen Robert Heinlein Astounding 9/40Atomic Power Don A. Stuart Astounding 12/34Part Two The Wonders of EarthKilldozer Theodore Sturgeon Astounding 11/44Davey Jones Ambassador Raymond Z. Gallun Astounding 12/35Giant in the Earth Morrison Colladay Wonder Stories 4/33Goldfish Bowl Anson MacDonald Astounding 3/42The Ivy War David H. Keller Amazing 5/30Liquid Life Ralph Milne Farley Thrilling Wonder Stories 10/36Part Three The Superscience of ManA Tale of the Ragged Mountains Edgar Allan Poe Godeys Ladys Book 4/1844The Great Keinplatz Experiment Arthur Conan Doyle Belgravia 7/1885The Remarkable Case of Davidsons Eyes H.G. Wells Pall Mall Budget 3/28/1895The Tissue-Culture King Julian Huxley Yale Review 4/26The Ultimate Catalyst John Taine Thrilling Wonder Stories 6/39The Terrible Sense Calvin Peregoy Astounding 8/38A Scientist Divides Donald Wandrei Astounding 9/34Part Four Dangerous InventionsTricky Tonnage Malcolm Jameson Astounding 12/44The Lanson Screen Arthur Leo Zagat Thrilling Wonder Stories 12/36The Ultimate Metal Nat Schachner Astounding 2/35The Machine Don A. Stuart Astounding 2/35Part Five Adventures in DimensionShort-Circuited Probability Norman L. Knight Astounding 9/41The Search A.E. van Vogt Astounding 1/43The Upper Level Road Warner van Lorne Astounding 8/35The 32nd of May Paul Ernst Astounding 4/35The Monster from Nowhere Nelson Bond Fantastic Adventures 7/39; wrongly attributed to Donald Wandrei in 1st ed.Part Six From Outer SpaceFirst Contact Murray Leinster Astounding 5/45Universe/Hugh Hoyland Robert Heinlein Astounding 5/41Blind Alley Isaac Asimov Astounding 3/45En Route to Pluto/Yahna Wallace West Astounding 8/36The Retreat to Mars/Dr Hargraves Cecil B. White Amazing 8/27The Man Who Saved the Earth Austin Hall All-Story Weekly 12/13/19Spawn of the Stars Charles W. Diffin Astounding 2/30The Flame Midget Frank Belknap Long Jr Astounding 12/36Expedition Anthony Boucher Thrilling Wonder Stories 8/43The Conquest of Gola Leslie F. Stone Wonder Stories 4/31Jackdaw Ross Rocklynne Astounding 8/42
/book/show/6280345-five-finger-fiction?from_search=true	Veronica Brooks Veronica Brooks	Five Finger Fiction	Lila O'Farrell barely has a voice of her own in her large, extended Irish Catholic family. She tries humor, subversion, and even a British accent. Her kleptomania is the only thing that gives her comfort. Lila takes jewelry, tongue depressors, even a friend's brassiere. Breaking the law and casting aside social mores are nothing, though, compared to challenging Lynette NolLila O'Farrell barely has a voice of her own in her large, extended Irish Catholic family. She tries humor, subversion, and even a British accent. Her kleptomania is the only thing that gives her comfort. Lila takes jewelry, tongue depressors, even a friend's brassiere. Breaking the law and casting aside social mores are nothing, though, compared to challenging Lynette Nolan O'Farrell's authority.
/book/show/1008562.Notes_to_a_Science_Fiction_Writer?from_search=true	Ben Bova	Notes to a Science Fiction Writer	
/book/show/1595446.Science_Fiction_Discoveries?from_search=true	Carol Pohl (editor/contributor) Frederik Pohl (editor/contributor) Fred Saberhagen (Contributor)	Science Fiction Discoveries	WITNESS a most remarkable rejuvenation...COME ALONG on a poetic journey thru the underworld of a distant planet...DISAPPEAR into the mysterious center of a Black Hole...WATCH a race of vast, godlike creatures who find Earth a very entertaining plaything!SCIENCE FICTION DISCOVERIES, Edited by Carol & Frederik Pohl,Eight journeys into the fantastic published for the 1stWITNESS a most remarkable rejuvenation...COME ALONG on a poetic journey thru the underworld of a distant planet...DISAPPEAR into the mysterious center of a Black Hole...WATCH a race of vast, godlike creatures who find Earth a very entertaining plaything!SCIENCE FICTION DISCOVERIES, Edited by Carol & Frederik Pohl,Eight journeys into the fantastic published for the 1st time.Contents:Introduction (A Dialogue) essay by Carol & Frederik PohlStarlady novelette by George R.R. MartinThe Never-Ending Western Movie story by Robert SheckleyThe Age of Libra story by Scott EdelsteinTo Mark the Year on Azlaroc story by Fred SaberhagenAn Occurrence at the Owl Creek Rest Home novelette by Arthur J. CoxThe Force That Through the Circuit Drives the Current story by Roger ZelaznyDeathrights Deferred story by Doris PiserchiaError Hurled novel by Babette Rosmond
/book/show/1785660.Science_Fiction_In_The_Twentieth_Century?from_search=true	Edward James	Science Fiction In The Twentieth Century	An introduction to science fiction, exploring it as a cultural phenomenon which has held considerable influence on the way in which people see science, technology and many other aspects of the modern world. Edward James is the editor of Foundation: The Review of Science Fiction.
/book/show/2824281-a-pictorial-history-of-science-fiction?from_search=true	David  Kyle	A Pictorial History of Science Fiction	
/book/show/6349623-world-s-best-science-fiction-1971?from_search=true	Donald A. Wollheim (Editor) Terry Carr (Editor) Bob Shaw	World's Best Science Fiction 1971	Introduction  essay by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry CarrSlow Sculpture  (1970)  novelette by Theodore SturgeonBird in the Hand  [Svetz]  (1970)  novelette by Larry NivenIshmael in Love  (1970)  shortstory by Robert SilverbergInvasion of Privacy  (1970)  novelette by Bob ShawWaterclap  (1970)  novelette by Isaac AsimovContinued on Next Rock  (1970)  noveIntroduction  essay by Donald A. Wollheim and Terry CarrSlow Sculpture  (1970)  novelette by Theodore SturgeonBird in the Hand  [Svetz]  (1970)  novelette by Larry NivenIshmael in Love  (1970)  shortstory by Robert SilverbergInvasion of Privacy  (1970)  novelette by Bob ShawWaterclap  (1970)  novelette by Isaac AsimovContinued on Next Rock  (1970)  novelette by R. A. LaffertyThe Thing in the Stone  (1970)  novelette by Clifford D. SimakNobody Lives on Burton Street  (1970)  shortstory by Gregory Benford [as by Greg Benford ]Whatever Became of the McGowans?  (1970)  novelette by Michael G. ConeyThe Last Time Around  (1968)  novelette by Arthur SellingsGreyspun's Gift  (1970)  shortstory by Neal Barrett, Jr.The Shaker Revival  (1970)  novelette by Gerald JonasDear Aunt Annie  (1970)  novelette by Gordon EklundConfessions  (1970)  novelette by Ron GoulartGone Are the Lupo  (1970)  shortstory by H. B. Hickey
/book/show/2762716-men-on-men?from_search=true	George Stambolian (Editor) Ethan Mordden (Contributor) Felice Picano (Contributor)	Men on Men: Best New Gay Fiction	This extraordinary collection gathers together the most popular and gifted voices in gay fiction today. Compiled from work in progress and originals written especially for this collection, as well as previously published fiction, these brilliant stories come from such renowned writers as Robert Ferro, Andrew Holleran, Felice Picano and Edmund White;This extraordinary collection gathers together the most popular and gifted voices in gay fiction today. Compiled from work in progress and originals written especially for this collection, as well as previously published fiction, these brilliant stories come from such renowned writers as Robert Ferro, Andrew Holleran, Felice Picano and Edmund White; from such bright rising talents as Dennis Cooper, John Fox and Robert Glck; and from some remarkable newcomers, including C.F. Borgman, Kevin Killian and Wallace Parr.Told from a variety of perspectives, these eighteen pieces examine the troubling questions that most concern gay men--and all of us: Is romance still possible? What are the ties that bind individuals in the face of adversity or death? And what can our desires teach us about our weaknesses and strengths? At once a lyrical, humorous and realistic portrait of contemporary gay sensibilities,is a wonderful introduction to the latest works by America's top and up-and-coming gay writers.
/book/show/6674455-decoding-the-lost-symbol?from_search=true	Simon Cox	Decoding The Lost Symbol: The Unauthorized Expert Guide to the Facts Behind the Fiction	Available four weeks after Brownshits the market, Simon Cox, author ofand, offers the definitiveand firstguide to the eagerly awaited follow-up to, featuring Robert Langdon. .Dan Brown and his phenomenally bestselling books often send readers searching for more information onAvailable four weeks after Brownshits the market, Simon Cox, author ofand, offers the definitiveand firstguide to the eagerly awaited follow-up to, featuring Robert Langdon. .Dan Brown and his phenomenally bestselling books often send readers searching for more information on secret societies, forgotten history, and more. Featuring eight pages of color photographs and plenty of black-and-white illustrations,is an A-to-Z guide to key concepts and questions raised by readers of Dan Brown. .
/book/show/12587213-the-writer-s-idea-book?from_search=true	Jack Heffron	The Writer's Idea Book: How to Develop Great Ideas for Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, & Screenplays	
/book/show/13073012-geschichten-aus-dem-weissen-hirschen-science-fiction-erz-hlungen?from_search=true	Arthur C. Clarke	Geschichten Aus Dem Weissen Hirschen Science Fiction Erzählungen	From outside it was simply an ordinary looking London pub, a place you'd have to be guided to more than once before you memorized it's location, somewhere between Fleet Street & the Embankment. But, if by chance, an insider led you to the White Hart on a Wednesday night, you would have found yourself in the midst of a select gathering or writers, editors, scientists &aFrom outside it was simply an ordinary looking London pub, a place you'd have to be guided to more than once before you memorized it's location, somewhere between Fleet Street & the Embankment. But, if by chance, an insider led you to the White Hart on a Wednesday night, you would have found yourself in the midst of a select gathering or writers, editors, scientists & interested layman--drinking, swapping odd bits of information, &, like as not, listening to Harry Purvis' memorable stories.A scientist by profession, Harry Purvis has had or heard about some of the most astonishing experiences--like the story of the carnivorous orchid that was used in a murder plot, or the one about the military computer that was converted to pacifism. There's SILENCE PLEASE, involving a spurned lover & a device that was supposed to destroy sound; & BIG GAME HUNT, in which an ambitious researcher becomes so wrapped up in his latest projest--controlling animal behavior with electrical impulses-- that he overlooks one tiny important detail. Such stories may challenge your powers of logic & strain your imagination. Yet even if you doubt their veracity, they're guaranteed to provide you with hours of SF reading. Baron Munchausen, step aside.Contains: Silence Please; Big Game Hunt; Patent Pending; Armaments Race; Critical Mass; The Ultimate Melody; The Pacifist; The Next Tenants; Moving Spirit; The Man Who Ploughed the Sea; The Reluctant Orchid; Cold War; What Goes Up; Sleeping Beauty & The Defenestration of Ermintrude
/book/show/2269123.Tomorrow_the_Stars?from_search=true	Robert A. Heinlein	Tomorrow, the Stars:  A Science Fiction Anthology	From the best and most entertaining stories, by the top writers in the science fiction field, Robert A. Heinlein has selected fourteen superb imaginative tales of the future, not one of which has ever before appeared in any anthology.Thrilling, dramatic, humorous, ingenious - all the best adjectives can be called out to describe one or another of these stories, notable forFrom the best and most entertaining stories, by the top writers in the science fiction field, Robert A. Heinlein has selected fourteen superb imaginative tales of the future, not one of which has ever before appeared in any anthology.Thrilling, dramatic, humorous, ingenious - all the best adjectives can be called out to describe one or another of these stories, notable for their consistently high quality, and each concerning some aspect of man's hesitant progress toward outer space.Ranging in time from the present to at least A.D. 2300, these narratives introduce such varied protagonists as a blind reporter who sees a Martian invasion; a college professor who accidentally discovers the world-shaking principle of dynamopsychism; a father who turns the tables on a ghost from the future; and a writer who handles public relations for two slick visitors from Betelgeuse.Within these pages man makes friends with the inhabitants of the moon, and a space ship almost collides with the Sun; twenty-four humans are selected to guarantee the propagation of mankind; a laboratory-fabricated man is let loose in a large city; and a rainmaker wins his girl, although he ruins her mother's wash.A scientist, former naval officer, and critic, Robert A. Heinlein, editor of this collection, is himself the author of some ten novels and many short stories. He also collaborated on the recent motion picture, Destination Moon.
/book/show/26633749-the-complete-review-guide-to-contemporary-world-fiction?from_search=true	M.A. Orthofer (Contributor)	The Complete Review Guide to Contemporary World Fiction	For more than a decade, the Complete Review has been an essential site for readers interested in learning about new books in translation and developments in global literature. Expanding upon the site's content, this wide-ranging yet user-friendly resource is the perfect guide for English-language readers eager to explore fiction from around the world. Profiling hundredsFor more than a decade, the Complete Review has been an essential site for readers interested in learning about new books in translation and developments in global literature. Expanding upon the site's content, this wide-ranging yet user-friendly resource is the perfect guide for English-language readers eager to explore fiction from around the world. Profiling hundreds of titles and authors from 1945 to today, with an emphasis on fiction published in the past two decades, this reference provides a fascinating portal into the styles, trends, and genres of the world's literatures, from Scandinavian crime thrillers and cutting-edge works in China to Latin American narco-fiction and award-winning French novels.What sets this guide apart is its critical selection of titles that define the arc of a nation's literary development, paired with lively summaries that convey both the enjoyment and significance of each work. Arranged by region, country, and language, entries illuminate the fiction of individual nations, cultures, and peoples, while concise biographies sketch the careers of noteworthy authors. Compiled by M. A. Orthofer, an avid book reviewer and founder of the Complete Review, this reference will benefit from an actively maintained companion site featuring additional links and resources and new reviews as contemporary works are published. The Complete Review Guide to Contemporary World Fiction is perfect for readers who wish to expand their reading choices and knowledge of contemporary world fiction.
/book/show/806784.The_Shub_Niggurath_Cycle?from_search=true	Robert M. Price (Editor)	The Shub-Niggurath Cycle: Tales of the Black Goat with a Thousand Young	
/book/show/32061738-get-happy?from_search=true	Mary Amato	Get Happy	Minerva has been raised by her single mother after her father left them. On her 17th birthday, she is shocked to discover that he has been trying to keep in touch, and that her mother has been sabotaging his attempts. Furious at her mom, Minerva begins to investigate her dad, a famous marine biologist, only to discover that he has a new family, including a beloved and perfMinerva has been raised by her single mother after her father left them. On her 17th birthday, she is shocked to discover that he has been trying to keep in touch, and that her mother has been sabotaging his attempts. Furious at her mom, Minerva begins to investigate her dad, a famous marine biologist, only to discover that he has a new family, including a beloved and perfect, stepdaughtera girl Minerva already knows and despises.As Minerva tries to build her songwriting career, jealousy takes over and threatens to derail her life completely. It is only through the efforts of her best friend, Fin, and the introduction of Hayes, a new young man in her life, that she is able to see clearly who she is and who makes up her family.
/book/show/11861894-man-against-the-future?from_search=true	Bryan Young	Man Against the Future: 17 Topflight Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Yarns.	Bryan Young, sensational author of Lost at the Con, brings his dark visions of the future, the past, and worlds never seen, all in one stunning collection. Enter and be transported from alien battlefields and the post-apocalypse to the very gates of heaven and back!
/book/show/7106386-mutiny?from_search=true	Mike Resnick Jonathan  Davis (Narrator)	Mutiny	The starship Theodore Roosevelt is fighting on the far outskirts of a galactic war, its crew made up of retreads and raw recruits. A new first officer reports, Wilson Cole, a man with a reputation for exceeding his orders (but getting results). He's been banished to the Teddy R. for his actions, but once there he again ignores his orders and again comes away triumphant.ItThe starship Theodore Roosevelt is fighting on the far outskirts of a galactic war, its crew made up of retreads and raw recruits. A new first officer reports, Wilson Cole, a man with a reputation for exceeding his orders (but getting results). He's been banished to the Teddy R. for his actions, but once there he again ignores his orders and again comes away triumphant.It is when the captain of the ship stubbornly follows orders that Cole knows are wrong that he takes command of the ship and wins a major battle. But victorious or not, the service cannot condone a mutiny, even a bloodless one, and he is brought back to stand trial. But Wilson Cole realizes that a guilty verdict is a foregone conclusion...This is the first of five proposed novels about the starship Theodore Roosevelt. The next four will be, in order, Pirate, Mercenary, Rebel, and Flagship.
/book/show/17880287-asimov-s-science-fiction-july-2013?from_search=true	Sheila Williams (Editor) Carrie Vaughn (Contributor) Rudy Rucker (Contributor)	Asimov's Science Fiction, July 2013 (Asimov's Science Fiction, #450)	The Art of Homecoming by Carrie VaughnYubba Vines by Rudy Rucker and Paul Di FilippoWhat is a Warrior Without His Wounds? by Gray RinehartAt Palomar by Rick WilberHaplotype 1402 by Ted KosmatkaBlair's War by Ian WatsonToday's Friends by David J. SchwartzThis Impatient Ape by Steven UtleyShifts in Production by Bruce BoThe Art of Homecoming by Carrie VaughnYubba Vines by Rudy Rucker and Paul Di FilippoWhat is a Warrior Without His Wounds? by Gray RinehartAt Palomar by Rick WilberHaplotype 1402 by Ted KosmatkaBlair's War by Ian WatsonToday's Friends by David J. SchwartzThis Impatient Ape by Steven UtleyShifts in Production by Bruce BostonQuod Erat Demonstradum by Karin L. FrankThree Charms for Recovering Lost Data by Peter ChiykowskiEditorial: Luna's First Heroes by Sheila WilliamsIn Memoriam: Steven Utley: 1948-2013 by Sheila WilliamsReflections: John Frum, He Come by Robert SilverbergOn Books by Paul Di FilippoSF Conventional Calendar by Erwin S. Strauss, July 2013, Vol. 37, No. 7 (Whole No. 450)Sheila Williams, editorCover art by NASA
/book/show/18586862-asimov-s-science-fiction-december-2013?from_search=true	Sheila Williams (Editor) Henry Lien (Contributor) William Preston (Contributor)	Asimov's Science Fiction, December 2013 (Asimov's Science Fiction, #455)	Pearl Rehabilitative Colony for Ungrateful Daughters by Henry LienVox ex Machina by William PrestonEntangled by Ian R. MacLeodDignity by Jay O'ConnellThe Fitter by Timons EsaiasBloom by Gregory Norman BossertGrainers by R. NeubeFrog Watch by Nancy KressCatalogue Note by the Artist by Ian WatsonEditorial: LiPearl Rehabilitative Colony for Ungrateful Daughters by Henry LienVox ex Machina by William PrestonEntangled by Ian R. MacLeodDignity by Jay O'ConnellThe Fitter by Timons EsaiasBloom by Gregory Norman BossertGrainers by R. NeubeFrog Watch by Nancy KressCatalogue Note by the Artist by Ian WatsonEditorial: Living in a Science Fictional Universe by Sheila WilliamsReflections: The Plurality of Worlds by Robert SilverbergOn Books by Peter HeckSF Conventional Calendar by Erwin S. Strauss, December 2013, Vol. 37, No. 12 (Whole No. 455)Sheila Williams, editorCover art by Alexandra Manukyan
/book/show/9104574-a-foreign-country?from_search=true	Anna Caro (Editor) Juliet Buchanan (Editor) Ripley Patton (Contributor)	A Foreign Country: New Zealand Speculative Fiction	Strange creatures are loose in Miramar, desperate survivors cling to the remains of a submerged country, humanitys descendants seek to regain what theyve lost, and the residents of Gisborne reluctantly serve alien masters. The visions of New Zealand - and beyond - painted in this collection of short stories are both instantly recognisable, and nothing like the place we kStrange creatures are loose in Miramar, desperate survivors cling to the remains of a submerged country, humanitys descendants seek to regain what theyve lost, and the residents of Gisborne reluctantly serve alien masters. The visions of New Zealand - and beyond - painted in this collection of short stories are both instantly recognisable, and nothing like the place we know.A Foreign Country brings together the work of established authors and fresh voices to showcase the range of stories produced by New Zealand's growing community of speculative fiction writers. Humorous, disturbing, intriguing, cautionary, and ultimately hopeful, these tales tell of worlds where the boundaries between human and animal are blurred, babies are not what they seem, desperate measures are in place to ward off disaster, and flying standby can be a big mistake.The anthology includes stories by: Philip Armstrong, Richard Barnes, Claire Brunette, Anna Caro, Matt Cowens, Bill Direen, Dale Elvy, J.C. Hart, Paul Haines, Miriam Hurst, Tim Jones, Susan Kornfeld, Juliet Marillier, Lee Murray, James Norcliffe, Ripley Patton, Simon Petrie, Brian Priestley, Marama Salsano, Lee Sentes, Janine Sowerby, and Douglas A. Van Belle.
/book/show/20985892-planning-your-novel?from_search=true	Janice Hardy	Planning Your Novel: Ideas and Structure (Foundations of Fiction #1)	Planning Your Novel: Ideas and Structure takes you step-by-step through finding and developing ideas, brainstorming stories, and crafting a solid plan for your novel.Over 100 different exercises lead you through the novel-planning process, building upon each other to flesh out your idea as much or as little as you need to do to start writing.Find Exercises On:- CreatingPlanning Your Novel: Ideas and Structure takes you step-by-step through finding and developing ideas, brainstorming stories, and crafting a solid plan for your novel.Over 100 different exercises lead you through the novel-planning process, building upon each other to flesh out your idea as much or as little as you need to do to start writing.Find Exercises On:- Creating Characters- Choosing Point of View- Determining the Conflict- Finding Your Process- Developing Your Plot- And So Much More!Planning Your Novel: Ideas and Structure is an easy-to-follow guide to planning your novel, as well as a handy tool for revising a first draft, or fixing a novel that isnt quite working.
/book/show/470130.Literature?from_search=true	Robert DiYanni	Literature: Approaches to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama	Like its larger counterpart, the compact Literature: Approaches to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama by Robert DiYanni features student-centered approaches to literature--from experience to interpretation to evaluation--and an emphasis on making connections between texts and thinking critically about literature. . . Known for its clear presentation of the formal elements of litLike its larger counterpart, the compact Literature: Approaches to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama by Robert DiYanni features student-centered approaches to literature--from experience to interpretation to evaluation--and an emphasis on making connections between texts and thinking critically about literature. . . Known for its clear presentation of the formal elements of literature and literary analysis, this compact anthology effectively balances classic, modern, and contemporary works across the three major genres, blending well-known writers with a diverse gathering of newer, international figures. This literary breadth is supplemented by extensive coverage of writing about literature, making this book an excellent text for introduction to literature courses as well as literature-based composition courses..
/book/show/8259976-best-of-lsu-fiction?from_search=true	Nolde Alexius (Editor) Judy Kahn (Editor) Andrei Codrescu	Best of LSU Fiction	Best of LSU Fiction, edited by Nolde Alexius and Judy Kahn and published by The Southern Review, is a long-overdue collection of the great fiction writers who have been associated with Louisiana State University as professors, undergrads, grads, and editors. Beginning with three-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Robert Penn Warren, this anthology records the journey of LSUs presBest of LSU Fiction, edited by Nolde Alexius and Judy Kahn and published by The Southern Review, is a long-overdue collection of the great fiction writers who have been associated with Louisiana State University as professors, undergrads, grads, and editors. Beginning with three-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Robert Penn Warren, this anthology records the journey of LSUs prestigious literary tradition.The twenty writers collected in this volume share the LSU experience yet explore the craft of fiction with diverse and unique world views: John Ed Bradley writes of a failed LSU football hero, James Wilcox of the quirky interactions of a dysfunctional family on a camping trip, Moira Crone of a northerners firsthand experience of a Louisiana hurricane, Rebecca Wells of an anti-war cotton grower in the deep South, and Laurie Lynn Drummond of a legendary Baton Rouge policewomans experiences on and off duty.Arranged chronologically, original author biographies introduce every title on the table of contents and reveal the connections and influences among the writers. Whether you are rediscovering the work of literary legends Robert Penn Warren, Walker Percy, Jean Stafford, Peter Taylor, Vance Bourjaily, and Charles East or reading contemporary writers like David Madden, James Gordon Bennett, Valerie Martin, Andrei Codrescu, Tim Parrish, Matt Clark, Michael Griffith, Allen Wier, and Olympia Vernon, each story will deepen your appreciation of the talent LSU has produced and supported.Best of LSU Fiction is not only a literary history of Louisianas flagship university but also an original presentation of some of the countrys best fiction writers. Readers who love great fiction are sure to find new favorites in this volume.
/book/show/526596.The_Historical_Fiction_of_Mori_Ogai?from_search=true	gai Mori David Dilworth (Editor) J. Thomas Rimer (Editor)	The Historical Fiction of Mori Ogai	The fiction of Mori Ogai, written after the death of Emperor Meiji in 1912, secured his promiment place in modern Japanese literature. This collection of stories, set in the Tokugawa Period, provide a means for Ogai to deal with contemporary moral and philosophical values and themes.
/book/show/12297822-the-variable-man-by-philip-k-dick-science-fiction-literary-fantasy?from_search=true	Philip K. Dick	The Variable Man by Philip K. Dick, Science Fiction, Literary, Fantasy	The Terran system is growing and expanding all the time. But an old and corrupt Centaurian Empire is holding Terra down, as it encircles the Terran system and will not let the humans grow out of their current empire. For this reason Terra is at war with Proxima Centauri and is trying to find a way of breaking free from the Centaurian's hold upon them. Thomas Cole escapes fThe Terran system is growing and expanding all the time. But an old and corrupt Centaurian Empire is holding Terra down, as it encircles the Terran system and will not let the humans grow out of their current empire. For this reason Terra is at war with Proxima Centauri and is trying to find a way of breaking free from the Centaurian's hold upon them. Thomas Cole escapes from the authority in the future and spends a lot of time running from them afterwards. It is, however, discovered that this man has a certain genius to fix things and make things work. This is because he comes out of a period of time when humans had a natural genius and an ability to invent things and to solve problems. He fixed things -- clocks, refrigerators, vidsenders and destinies. But he had no business in the future, where the calculators could not handle him. He was Earth's only hope -- and its certain failure!
/book/show/18883559-river-of-dreams?from_search=true	Stephen J. Matlock	River of Dreams: Essays, Short Stories & Flash Fiction	This book is a collection of essays, short stories, and flash fiction written over a four-year period in various styles and for various purposesIn the section Stories from the Writers Bloc youll find many flash fiction pieces written under the gun on a variety of topics. You might see some of the early inspiration for my first published novel here.In the section StorThis book is a collection of essays, short stories, and flash fiction written over a four-year period in various styles and for various purposesIn the section Stories from the Writers Bloc youll find many flash fiction pieces written under the gun on a variety of topics. You might see some of the early inspiration for my first published novel here.In the section Stories from SnoValley Writes! youll find a selection of writings inspired by prompts and meetings with my local writers and novelists, as well as stories written to celebrate our various public festivals and readings. Several of these stories have been separately published in other books.The last section, Other Stories and Essays, is a grab-bag of stories and essays written for various contests or just for the fun of it.
/book/show/9931449-killer-fiction?from_search=true	G. J. Schaefer Colin Wilson (Foreword) Sondra London (Contributor)	Killer Fiction	
/book/show/27074377-crime-fiction?from_search=true	Marcia Savage	Crime Fiction	Female DetectiveWhen the Jefferson County Police stalled in their investigation of a Red Mask Bandit, Detective Sergeant Jackie White is drafted to investigate, but the suspect seems to be one step ahead of the police.The ForgerA forger has been hitting the merchants in Louisville. From the M.O., She uses her expert. Detective Sergeant Jackie White got her description.Female DetectiveWhen the Jefferson County Police stalled in their investigation of a Red Mask Bandit, Detective Sergeant Jackie White is drafted to investigate, but the suspect seems to be one step ahead of the police.The ForgerA forger has been hitting the merchants in Louisville. From the M.O., She uses her expert. Detective Sergeant Jackie White got her description. And its her job to try to stop a forgery from striking again.Dirty Old ManDetective Sergeant Jackie White receives a call from the Saint Mary Hospital. A man has been brought in to receive treatment for a beating. He says he was kidnapped and robbed. Jackie must track down a robber in a city of prime suspects.Hide-and-SeekDetective Sergeant Jackie White gets a call from the owner of a used car lot. He tells her he thinks he bought a stolen car. Its a game of hide-and-seek with the authorities as Jackie tracks him down.Prime SuspectWhen Jefferson County Detective Jackie White gets a call that a woman has been badly beaten, the circumstances indicate foul play. Jackie is on the trail of her boyfriend, who is suspected of the assault.HeistsFor the past three weeks, a lone thief has been victimizing service stations. With no clues or suspects, the thief sends Detective Jackie White into a cat and mouse game that only one person can win.The Auto Theft RingPolice detective Jackie White battles one of the most sophisticated auto rings shes ever seen, one thats stolen thousands of dollars in items. She must find the connection between a car accident and theft operation.Deaths DoorDetective Jackie White gets a phone call that a 72-year-old man has been murdered and his invalid wife brutally beaten. Theres no lead to the assailants.Crime NovelsFoul play is suspected in a Jefferson County missing person case. The reporting person has not been seen or heard from in weeks. It is Detective Jackie Whites job to find her.One Night StandWhen a man calls Sergeant Jackie White to report his wife kidnapping Jackie must move fast before he takes the law into his own hands and the clock is ticking.Lets PlayDetective Jackie White helps a young man who is charged with a robbing a grocery store. But did he do it?Police StoriesOver the last few months, a series of robbery and assaults had struck on the north side of Jefferson County. All the victims were elderly, 70 years and older. Detective Jackie White had the MO and a partial description. All we need is the suspect.Detective MysteryThree men have robbed and assault two super market operators in Jefferson County. Sergeant Jackie White has a good description of thieves, but they have an air tight alibi.True CrimeDetective Jackie White is looking to the public for help in identifying a man who placed several fake emergency call the past weeks. When an officer killed its no longer a prank; its a very dangerous crime.Murder MysteryA dead is body discover inside a liquor store he was shot the bullet casing found but no bullet. ItsAmong ThievesThe newspapers call him The Invisible Bandit; he had been terrorizing Jefferson County for the last three months. It is Detective Jackie Whites job to catch him.
/book/show/222375.A_Fisherman_of_the_Inland_Sea?from_search=true	Ursula K. Le Guin Michael Storrings (Illustrator)	A Fisherman of the Inland Sea: Science Fiction Stories	This new collection of short fiction by the only science fiction author to win the National Book Award celebrates her understanding that narrative is the shining thread with which we create our common humanity. Astonishing in their diversity and power, her stories exhibit both the artistry of a major writer at the height of her powers and the humanity of a mature artist coThis new collection of short fiction by the only science fiction author to win the National Book Award celebrates her understanding that narrative is the shining thread with which we create our common humanity. Astonishing in their diversity and power, her stories exhibit both the artistry of a major writer at the height of her powers and the humanity of a mature artist confronting the world with her gift of wonder still intact.
/book/show/22018723-the-harry-harrison-megapack?from_search=true	Harry Harrison	The Harry Harrison Megapack: 12 Classics of Science Fiction, including ROBOT JUSTICE, DEATHWORLD, and DEATHWORLD II	The Harry Harrison Megapack collects 12 novels and stories by the author of the Stainless Steel Rat series, including the classics science fiction novels DEATHWORLD and PLANET OF THE DAMNED -- more than 700 pages of great reading! (Updated in 2016 to add the story Robot Justice.) Included are:The Harry Harrison Megapack collects 12 novels and stories by the author of the Stainless Steel Rat series, including the classics science fiction novels DEATHWORLD and PLANET OF THE DAMNED -- more than 700 pages of great reading! (Updated in 2016 to add the story Robot Justice.) Included are:
/book/show/13584728-wild-boys?from_search=true	Richard Labont (Editor) Davem Verne (Contributor)	Wild Boys: Gay Erotic Fiction	Bad boys and the men who love them are the subject of this uninhibited set of stories,Richard Labont unleashes fierce fiction depicting lives lived in defiance of the rules. These independent wild-at-heart boys fascinate the men who tame them and we also have tales of the man whose heart, and body, those wild boys tame. A one-night stand turns into committed rBad boys and the men who love them are the subject of this uninhibited set of stories,Richard Labont unleashes fierce fiction depicting lives lived in defiance of the rules. These independent wild-at-heart boys fascinate the men who tame them and we also have tales of the man whose heart, and body, those wild boys tame. A one-night stand turns into committed romance; a Daddy subdues a recalcitrant son; a relationship-shy guy is brought to the altar; a wild boi seduces the fellow who fears him; a bully is called to account; a teacher teaches a cocky student a lesson.is is a rowdy read filled with street kids, rockers, hustlers, jocks, porn stars, smartasses, gang members  young men living life on the wild side get their comeuppance.. They look like trouble and we like it!
/book/show/10322.Chick_Lit?from_search=true	Suzanne Ferriss Mallory Young	Chick Lit: The New Woman's Fiction	From the bestsellingthat started the trend to the television sensationthat captured it on screen, chick lit has become a major pop culture phenomenon. Banking on female audiences' identification with single, urban characters who struggle with the same life challenges, publishers have earned millions and even created separate impriFrom the bestsellingthat started the trend to the television sensationthat captured it on screen, chick lit has become a major pop culture phenomenon. Banking on female audiences' identification with single, urban characters who struggle with the same life challenges, publishers have earned millions and even created separate imprints dedicated to the genre. Not surprisingly, some highbrow critics have dismissed chick lit as trashy fiction, but fans have argued that it is as empowering as it is entertaining.This is the first volume of its kind to examine the chick lit phenomenon from a variety of angles, accounting for both its popularity and the intense reactions-positive and negative-it has provoked. The contributors explore the characteristics that cause readers to attach the moniker chick to a particular book and what, if anything, distinguishes the category of chick lit from the works of Jane Austen on one end and Harlequin romance novels on the other. They critique the genre from a range of critical perspectives, considering its conflicted relationship with feminism and postfeminism, heterosexual romance, body image, and consumerism. The fourteen original essays gathered here also explore such trends and subgenres as Sistah Lit, Mommy Lit, and Chick Lit Jr., as well as regional variations.As the first book to consider the genre seriously,offers real insight into a new generation of women's fiction.
/book/show/15817077-the-selected-short-fiction-of-lisa-moore?from_search=true	Lisa Moore Jane Urquhart (Introduction)	The Selected Short Fiction of Lisa Moore	Lisa Moore's stories are bright, emotionally engaging, tangible. She marks out the precious moments of her characters' lives against deceptively commonplace backdrops  a St. John's hospital cafeteria lit only by the lights in the snack machines; a half-built house like a rib cage around a lungful of sky - and the results linger long in the memory.Lisa Moore's stories are bright, emotionally engaging, tangible. She marks out the precious moments of her characters' lives against deceptively commonplace backdrops  a St. John's hospital cafeteria lit only by the lights in the snack machines; a half-built house like a rib cage around a lungful of sky - and the results linger long in the memory.shows us that love, alongside desire, can sometimes come as a surprise, sometimes an ambush. She splices moments and images together so adroitly, so vividly, you'll swear you've lived them yourself. This new volume, bringing together Lisa Moores first two books of stories,and, is the very best way to encounter one of the finest short-story writers in the country. This edition features a brilliant new introduction by Jane Urquhart on the importance of Moores work.
/book/show/1697583.The_Magician_s_Doubts?from_search=true	Michael  Wood	The Magician's Doubts: Nabokov and the Risks of Fiction	As a child in Russia, Vladimir Nabokov enjoyed conjuring: I loved doing simple tricks--turning water into wine, that kind of thing. In this engrossing book Michael Wood explores the blend of arrogance and mischief that makes Nabokov such a fascinating and elusive master of fiction.Michael Wood's study of Nabokov is a stunningly brilliant analysis of how, as he says, theAs a child in Russia, Vladimir Nabokov enjoyed conjuring: I loved doing simple tricks--turning water into wine, that kind of thing. In this engrossing book Michael Wood explores the blend of arrogance and mischief that makes Nabokov such a fascinating and elusive master of fiction.Michael Wood's study of Nabokov is a stunningly brilliant analysis of how, as he says, the sly idiot, the haughty mandarin, and the great, doubting magician get along together in works like Lolita and Ada.... In his own beautifully supple and attractive prose, [Wood] renders his insights with grace and wisdom. The Magician's Doubts is, quite simply, a wonderful book, not to be passed up.--Edward SaidThis is a fine example of an endangered species: the full- length book of literary criticism dedicated to the appreciation and interpretation of a single author, addressed to the general reader.... Reading The Magician's Doubts, we re-experience and recover ... pleasures of Nabokov's texts we may have forgotten or overlooked.--David Lodge, The New York Times Book ReviewWood's book is so thronged with pleasures, so acute in its insights, so replete with clear thoughts limpidly expressed, that one could...write a review of it consisting entirely of quotations from the text.... [It] offers us an entirely new set of insights into the work of a modern master.--John Banville, The New York Review of Books
/book/show/7509858-creating-interactive-fiction-with-inform-7?from_search=true	Aaron A. Reed	Creating Interactive Fiction with Inform 7	CREATING INTERACTIVE FICTION WITH INFORM 7 is a jargon-free, step-by-step guide to mastering the basics of creating dynamic, text-based story worlds. Inform 7 is a free multiplatform interactive fiction authoring environment that uses an intuitive natural language syntax. A tool focused on writers, not programmers, Inform allows users construct complex, rich storytelling wCREATING INTERACTIVE FICTION WITH INFORM 7 is a jargon-free, step-by-step guide to mastering the basics of creating dynamic, text-based story worlds. Inform 7 is a free multiplatform interactive fiction authoring environment that uses an intuitive natural language syntax. A tool focused on writers, not programmers, Inform allows users construct complex, rich storytelling worlds by writing sentences as simple as Tom is a person, or as complicated as Instead of attacking Tom when something lethal is held, now every nearby watchdog owned by Tom hates the player. No prior programming experience is required. Throughout the book, readers develop a full-length, release-quality example game, exploring the real-world issues involved in authoring participatory narratives and gaining skills that can be applied to the creation of future games and stories.
/book/show/22332.Cyberpunk_Cyberculture?from_search=true	Dani Cavallaro	Cyberpunk & Cyberculture: Science Fiction and the Work of William Gibson	Cyberpunk and Cyberculture explores the work of a wide range of writers- Acker, Cadigan, Rucker, Shierley, Sterling, Williams and, of course, Gibson - setting their work in the context of science fiction, other literary genres, genre cinema - from Metropolis to Terminator to The Matrix - and contemporary work on the culture of technology.>
/book/show/25059057-infandous?from_search=true	Elana K. Arnold	Infandous	Once there was a mermaid who dared to love a wolf. Her love for him was so sudden and so fierce that it tore her tail into legs.Sephora Golding lives in the shadow of her unbelievably beautiful mother. Even though they scrape by in the seedier part of Venice Beach, she's always felt lucky. As a child, she imagined she was a minor but beloved character in her mother's faOnce there was a mermaid who dared to love a wolf. Her love for him was so sudden and so fierce that it tore her tail into legs.Sephora Golding lives in the shadow of her unbelievably beautiful mother. Even though they scrape by in the seedier part of Venice Beach, she's always felt lucky. As a child, she imagined she was a minor but beloved character in her mother's fairy tale. But now, at sixteen, the fairy tale is less Disney and more Grimm. And she wants the story to be her own.Then she meets Felix, and the fairy tale takes a turn she never imagined.Things don't really turn out the way they do in fairy tales. I'm telling you that right up front, so you're not disappointed later.Sometimes, a story is just a way to hide the unspeakable in plain sight.
/book/show/2296498.Jane_Austen_Feminism_and_Fiction?from_search=true	Margaret Kirkham	Jane Austen, Feminism and Fiction	A classic account of Jane Austen in the context of eighteenth-century ideas and the current of contemporary thought.Margaret Kirkham shows that Jane Austen's views on the status of women, female education, marriage, the family and the representation of women in literature were remarkably similar to thsoe of feminists in her own day.Margaret Kirkham was formerly a lecturerA classic account of Jane Austen in the context of eighteenth-century ideas and the current of contemporary thought.Margaret Kirkham shows that Jane Austen's views on the status of women, female education, marriage, the family and the representation of women in literature were remarkably similar to thsoe of feminists in her own day.Margaret Kirkham was formerly a lecturer at Bristol Polytechnic.
/book/show/30986293-bonheur-d-occasion?from_search=true	Gabrielle Roy	Bonheur d'occasion	Dans le quartier montralais de Saint-Henri, un peuple d'ouvriers et de petits employs canadiens-franais est dsesprement en qute de bonheur. Florentine croit avoir trouv le sien dans l'amour ; Rose-Anna le cherche dans le bien-tre de sa famille ; Azarius fuit dans le rve ; Emmanuel s'enrole ; Jean entreprend son ascension sociale. Chacun,  sa manire, invente sa pDans le quartier montralais de Saint-Henri, un peuple d'ouvriers et de petits employs canadiens-franais est dsesprement en qute de bonheur. Florentine croit avoir trouv le sien dans l'amour ; Rose-Anna le cherche dans le bien-tre de sa famille ; Azarius fuit dans le rve ; Emmanuel s'enrole ; Jean entreprend son ascension sociale. Chacun,  sa manire, invente sa propre voie de salut et chacun,  sa manire, choue. Mais leur sort est en mme temps celui de million d'autres, non seulement  Montral mais partout ailleurs, dans un monde en proie  la guerre. Cette nouvelle dition de Bonheur d'occasion prsente le texte dfinitif de l'uvre conforme  celui de l'dition du centenaire des uvres compltes de Gabrielle Roy
/book/show/4590247-hell?from_search=true	Bill Wiese	Hell: Separate Truth from Fiction and Get Your Toughest Questions Answered	Bill Wiese's answers questions from hundreds of people who have read his bestselling 23 Minutes in Hell or have heard the author speak on his glimpse of hell. The text contains fresh revelation and biblical information as well as stories from others related to the topic.
/book/show/45768.The_Future_of_Fiction?from_search=true	David Foster Wallace (Editor)	The Future of Fiction (Review of Contemporary Fiction Series Volume 16 Number 1)	The Review's aesthetic focus has been called many things postmodern, experimental, avant-garde, metafictional, subversive but in bringing this aesthetic to a wider audience it also seeks to expose the artificial barriers that exist between and within cultures. To this end, The Review has a special affinity for the works of foreign writers who may otherwise go unread in theThe Review's aesthetic focus has been called many things postmodern, experimental, avant-garde, metafictional, subversive but in bringing this aesthetic to a wider audience it also seeks to expose the artificial barriers that exist between and within cultures. To this end, The Review has a special affinity for the works of foreign writers who may otherwise go unread in the United States, as well as American writers whose work has gone unchampioned in their own country. An extensive book review section also covers recent works of innovative writing. Above all, The Review of Contemporary Fiction attempts to expand readers' notions of what fiction is and what it can do.ToCDavid Foster Wallace, Quo VadisIntroductionSven Birkerts, Second ThoughtsMelvin Jules Bukiet, Crackpot Realism: Fiction for the Forthcoming MillenniumMary Caponegro, Impressions of a Paranoid OptimistPeter Dimock, Literature as Lyrical PoliticsJonathan Franzen, Ill Be Doing More of SameJanice Galloway, Bad TimesGerald Howard, Slouching towards Grubnet: The Author in the Age of PublicityCarole Maso, Rupture, Verge, and Precipice/Precipice, Verge, and Hurt NotBradford Morrow, Rivages Roses for Niels BohrJohn OBrien, 31 Questions and Statements about the Future of Literary Publishing, Bookstores, Writers, Readers, and Other MattersChristopher Sorrentino, Specially Marked PackagesSteve Tomasula, Three Axioms for Projecting a Line (or Why It Will Continue to Be Hard to Write a Title sans Slashes or Parentheses)William T. Vollmann, SYSOUT=ACurtis White, Writing the Life PostmodernFocus on MexicoRikki Ducornet, On Returning from Chiapas: A Revery in Many Voices
/book/show/2011956.Fiction?from_search=true	Ludmilla Petrushevskaya	Fiction	
/book/show/10312976-tracking-the-chupacabra?from_search=true	Benjamin Radford	Tracking the Chupacabra: The Vampire Beast in Fact, Fiction and Folklore	Tracking the Chupacabra Combining five years of careful investigation (including information from eyewitness accounts, field research, and forensic analysis) with a close study of the creatures cultural and folkloric significance, Radfords book is the first to fully explore and try to solve the decades-old mystery of the chupacabra. Full description
/book/show/21869842-the-writer-s-guide-to-weapons?from_search=true	Benjamin Sobieck	The Writer's Guide to Weapons: A Practical Reference for Using Firearms and Knives in Fiction	An in-depth look at the basics of firearms and knives: how they work, why they work, what they look like, and how to depict them accurately in your stories.   The biggest weapons myths in fiction, TV, and film.   A surefire guide for choosing the correct weapon for your characters, no matter their skill level, strength, or background.   A review of major gun and knife laws, weapons safety tips,and common police tactics.   The Hit List, showcasing the most popular weapons for spies, detectives, gunslingers, gangsters, military characters, and more.   Examples highlighting inaccurate vs. accurate weapons depictions.   An insightful foreword by David Morrell, the award-winning creator of Rambo.   Equal parts accessible, humorous, and practical,is the one resource you need to incorporate firearms and knives into your fiction like a seasoned professional.
/book/show/683488.Fiction_International_22?from_search=true	Harold Jaffe (Editor) Larry McCaffrey (Editor) Mel Freilicher (Contributing Guest Editor)	Fiction International 22: Pornography and Censorship	The body is in pain. The collective body is in agony. As much as the isolated inner cities, as much as U. S. foreign policy, as much as institutionalized voodoo economics, it is the flesh and blood body which is a site of oppression and potential rebellion in the United States.Consider this image recalled by Dennis Barrie, director of the Contemporary Arts Center, CincinnThe body is in pain. The collective body is in agony. As much as the isolated inner cities, as much as U. S. foreign policy, as much as institutionalized voodoo economics, it is the flesh and blood body which is a site of oppression and potential rebellion in the United States.Consider this image recalled by Dennis Barrie, director of the Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati. One day in 1990, while the Center was displaying Robert Mapplethorpe's The Perfect Moment, about forty uniformed police officers walked into the Center and forcibly removed the patrons simply because they were looking at Mapplethorpe's photos. It is that image, Barrie says, that's going to haunt me for the rest of my life. Because that isn't our country, or it shouldn't be our country.Contents of issue #22:Inscribing the Body: An IntroductionJennifer Lane / Girl TalkBarbara ODair and Abby Tallmer / Sex PremisesDion Farquhar / Pure PornForumEdith Wharton / from Beatrice PalmatoMarc Cholodenko / from The Story of Vivant Lanon (translated by John Satriano)Lisa Duggan, Nan D. Hunter, Carole S. Vance / False Promises: Feminist Antipornography LegislationChris Martin / Transsexual Interview / Worlds Greatest CocksuckerMatias Viegener / Theres Trouble in That Body: Queer Fanzines, Sexual Identity and CensorshipAndrea Slane / Unconventional WeaponsEnnio Flaiano / 1963 (translated by John Satriano)Marianne Hauser f Scandal at the Bide-A-Wee Nursing Home for Mature SeniorsMira-Lani Oglesby / Henry and Ray and the Old Guy in the Wheelchair and Two Cops and Me and Sean PennKathy Acker / from The Fall of the United States, MurderMel Freilicher / Fight the Power: Diseased Pariah News, etc.Samuel R. Delany / from Citre et TransRaymond Federman / Once Upon a Time in the GrassCarole S. Vance / The Pleasure of Looking: The Attorney Generals Commission on Pornography versus Visual ImagesJohn Greyson / from The Making of Monsters: A Musical About Anti-Gay ViolenceBarbara Henning / ResumKarl Keller / What Its Like to Grow Up in Manti, UtahCris Mazza / HesitationJoyce Carol Oates / from MartyrdomRob Hardin / StillMark Wisniewski / Full CircleKevin Ray / Obvious Advertisement: Robert Duncan and The Kenyon ReviewMel Freilicher / PrologEdward Field / Sex in Poetry, A Meditation On My Poem, TriadGreg Boyd / HornyRoy Schneider / Pubic SkiesRichard Kostelanetz / FlirtingTom Jurek / from Straight FictionStephen-Paul Martin / Double BedLyn Butler Oaks / TwinsRonald Sukenick / The FloodJean Mainil / Pornography and Academe: Compulsory IntroductionBen Marcus / Urinating, A Forceful EndeavorMichael Brodsky / from * * *Rikki Ducornet / Picotazo and Extravaganza, from BirdlandPasquale Verdicchio / Censoring the Body of Ideology: The Films of Pier Paolo PasoliniStephen D. Gutierrez / Wartime in FresnoRobert Coover / from The Adventures of Lucky Pierre, Man Walking at 24 Frames per SecondHarold Jaffe / F2MArt:Joel Lipman / Jesse Helms Body Chris Martin / Worlds Greatest Cocksucker Tuli Kupferberg / The Old Fucks at Home M Rat / Three Polaroids Greg Boyd / Two Linocuts Gail Schneider / Acrylic on paper Tuli Kupferberg / Some Kinda Asshole Derek Pell / from The Elements of Style Contributors Notes cover design by David Quattrociocchi
/book/show/1585987.Florizella_And_The_Giant?from_search=true	Philippa Gregory	Florizella And The Giant	
/book/show/18912133-sandcats-of-rhyl?from_search=true	Robert E. Vardeman	Sandcats of Rhyl	
/book/show/1762438.Short_Fiction?from_search=true	W.B. Yeats G.J. Watson (Annotations)	Short Fiction	A selection of Yeats' short fiction. It includes works from his collections, The Secret Rose, Red Hanrahan, Rose Alchemica, Michael Robartes, and the full text of his short novel, John Sherman. This volume is part of a reissue of Yeats which will consist of seven volumes.
/book/show/753861.Screening_Space?from_search=true	Vivian Sobchack	Screening Space: The American Science Fiction Film	Screening Space deserves the attention of everyone in our field. It is an important book, a groundbreaking book, an indispensable book for critics of SF film, SF, or contemporary mass culture. Read it and you will never view SF film in quite the same way again.Science Fiction StudiesA brilliant book, the best book yet on the American SF film.-Fantasy ReviewA closely reasScreening Space deserves the attention of everyone in our field. It is an important book, a groundbreaking book, an indispensable book for critics of SF film, SF, or contemporary mass culture. Read it and you will never view SF film in quite the same way again.Science Fiction StudiesA brilliant book, the best book yet on the American SF film.-Fantasy ReviewA closely reasoned, finely observed, entirely admirable piece of work. The best examination so far of the visual and aural iconography of SF film, and likely to remain the best for a long time.Journal of Film & TVSobchack builds up her arguments meticulously. . . . she continually prods the reader to review his or her assumptions.Film QuarterlyHer writing style is clear, witty, and concise as she shapes new definitions of the SF film. . . and ultimately rescues it from the benign neglect of film theorists and from the camp admiration of Trekkies and Trolls.Film BulletinThe first serious work to study the surprisingly close connection between science fiction films and social preconceptions.Los Angeles Times Book ReviewThis history of American SF movies, which includes lots of stills, covers virtually all the classic films and discusses their import intelligently. . . . All in all, a valuable and fascinating book for film buff and SF fan alike.
/book/show/21944576-all-about-skin?from_search=true	Jina Ortiz (Editor) Rochelle Spencer (Editor) Helena Mara Viramontes (Foreword)	All about Skin: Short Fiction by Women of Color	features twenty-seven stories by women writers of color whose short fiction has earned them a range of honors, including John Simon Guggenheim Fellowships, the New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award, the Flannery O'Connor Award, and inclusion in theandanthologies.The prose in this multicultural anthology addfeatures twenty-seven stories by women writers of color whose short fiction has earned them a range of honors, including John Simon Guggenheim Fellowships, the New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award, the Flannery O'Connor Award, and inclusion in theandanthologies.The prose in this multicultural anthology addresses such themes as racial prejudice, media portrayal of beauty, and family relationships and spans genres from the comic and the surreal to startling realism. It demonstrates the power and range of some of the most exciting women writing short fiction today.The stories are by American writers Aracelis Gonzlez Asendorf, Jacqueline Bishop, Glendaliz Camacho, Learkana Chong, Jennine Cap Crucet, Ramola D., Patricia Engel, Amina Gautier, Manjula Menon,ZZ Packer, Princess Joy L. Perry, Toni Margarita Plummer, Emily Raboteau, Ivelisse Rodriguez, Metta Sma, Joshunda Sanders, Renee Simms, Mecca Jamilah Sullivan, Hope Wabuke, and Ashley Young; Nigerian writers Unoma Azuah and Chinelo Okparanta; and Chinese writer Xu Xi.Best Books for General Audiences, selected by the American Association of School LibrariansBest Books for General Audiences, selected by the Public Library Reviewers
/book/show/22836679-charles-bukowski-fiction-collection?from_search=true	Charles Bukowski	Charles Bukowski Fiction Collection	
/book/show/961725.The_Complete_Shorter_Fiction?from_search=true	Anthony Trollope Julian Thompson (Editor)	The Complete Shorter Fiction	This is the first time that all Trollope's shorter fiction has been made available in one volume. It is a collection of minor masterpieces, literary entertainments and curiosities, many of which have been unavailable since their initial magazine publication. Anthony Trollope (1815-82) worked in the post office as a civil servant as well as writing his immensely popular ficThis is the first time that all Trollope's shorter fiction has been made available in one volume. It is a collection of minor masterpieces, literary entertainments and curiosities, many of which have been unavailable since their initial magazine publication. Anthony Trollope (1815-82) worked in the post office as a civil servant as well as writing his immensely popular fiction. He lived both in England and in Ireland, and travelled widely. He wrote short stories from 1860 to the end of his life, publishing 42 in all, and all of them remain eminently readable today. The themes are extraordinarily varied. They include travel, with stories based in America, India, Italy, France and Egypt among others; literary life, written while Trollope was editor of St Paul's Magazine; courtship and love (Trollope claimed to have written up to 37 fictional proposals by his fortieth birthday) and Gothic tales of the psychologically disturbed, where his genius for characterisation is displayed to the full. Nathaniel Hawthorne described Trollope's work as 'Written on the strength of beef and through the inspiration of ale, and just as real as if some giant had hewn a great lump out of the earth and put it under a glass case, with all its inhabitants going about their daily business and not suspecting they were being made show of.' The reader can expect all this and more from this superb collection.
/book/show/15094771-the-language-of-fiction?from_search=true	Brian Shawver	The Language of Fiction: A Writer's Stylebook	Grand themes and complex plots are just the beginning of a great piece of fiction. Mastering the nuts and bolts of grammar and prose mechanics is also an essential part of becoming a literary artist. This indispensable guide, created just for writers of fiction, will show you how to take your writing to the next level by exploring the finer points of language. Funny, readaGrand themes and complex plots are just the beginning of a great piece of fiction. Mastering the nuts and bolts of grammar and prose mechanics is also an essential part of becoming a literary artist. This indispensable guide, created just for writers of fiction, will show you how to take your writing to the next level by exploring the finer points of language. Funny, readable, and wise, this book explores the tools of the fiction writer's trade, from verb tenses to pronouns to commas and beyond. Filled with examples from the best-seller lists of today and yesterday, it will help you consider the hows and whys of language, and how mastery of them can be used to achieve clarity and grace of expression in your own work.Here, you'll findEncouragement and advice to face the big questions: Past or present tense? Comma or semicolon? Italic or roman? Should your dialogue be phonetically rendered, or follow standard rules of grammar? (And where does that pesky quotation mark go, again?)Warning signs of the betrayal of language, and ways to avoid it: Unwitting rhymes, repetition, redundancy, cliche, and the inevitable failure of vocabularyHow-to (and how-not-to) examples: The grammatical -mistakes- of Charles Dickens; ambiguous pronoun usage by Nathaniel Hawthorne; the minefield of paragraph fragments found in one of today's most successful authors.
/book/show/288299.Who_Betrays_Elizabeth_Bennet_?from_search=true	John Sutherland	Who Betrays Elizabeth Bennet?: Further Puzzles in Classic Fiction	In this sequel to his popular worksand, John Sutherland unravels thirty-four new literary puzzles, once again combining erudition with bold investigative speculation. In addition to these new conundrums, Professor Sutherland revisits some previous puzzles with the help of readers who offer their own ingenious solutions andIn this sequel to his popular worksand, John Sutherland unravels thirty-four new literary puzzles, once again combining erudition with bold investigative speculation. In addition to these new conundrums, Professor Sutherland revisits some previous puzzles with the help of readers who offer their own ingenious solutions and who set fresh puzzles for exploration. Victorian drug habits, railway systems, sanitation and dentistry are only a few of the details that shed light on the motives and circumstances of some of literature's most famous characters. Elizabeth Bennet, Betsey Trotwood, Count Dracula, Anna Karenina, Alice and many more come under the spotlight in John Sutherland's highly entertaining collection. Bringing good humor and good sense back to literary criticism,offers scintillating forensic exercises that are as compelling as the plots they dissect.
/book/show/11317921-how-i-write?from_search=true	Janet Evanovich Ina Yalof Alex Evanovich (Narrator)	How I Write: Secrets of a Serial Fiction Writer	From #1 bestselling author Janet Evanovich comes a book of questions and answers about writing that every aspiring writer will want to hear
/book/show/1629559.Classic_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Peter Haining (Editor) Stephen King Clive Barker	Classic Science Fiction	A collection of stories which have formed the basis for classic science fiction films. They include, 2001: A Space Odyssey, Logan's Run, Total Recall and 7 others by Ray Bradbury, Philip k Dick etc. Each story is prefaced by a short synopsis of the Film which was produced from the story.
/book/show/382301.Complete_Fiction_of_W_M_Spackman?from_search=true	William Mode Spackman Steven Moore (Editor)	Complete Fiction of W. M. Spackman	Described by Stanley Elkin as this country's best-kept literary secret and a lost American classic, W. M. Spackman is one of the finest writers of the twentieth century.This omnibus edition includes all five of the author's previously published novels: Heyday (and here presented with revisions the author made shortly before his death); and the critically acclaimed noDescribed by Stanley Elkin as this country's best-kept literary secret and a lost American classic, W. M. Spackman is one of the finest writers of the twentieth century.This omnibus edition includes all five of the author's previously published novels: Heyday (and here presented with revisions the author made shortly before his death); and the critically acclaimed novels published between 1978 and 1985: An Armful of Warm Girl (1978), A Presence with Secrets (1980), A Difference of Design (1983), and A Little Decorum, for Once (1985). The novel As I Sauntered Out, One Midcentury Morning is published here for the first time, as well as the author's only two short stories.
/book/show/293229.Screaming_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Brian Lumley	Screaming Science Fiction	Gleefully mixing SF, fantasy, and horror, Screaming Science Fiction is a full-length collection of nine thrilling, chilling, spine-tingling stories by horror master Brian Lumley (Necroscope), including No Way Home, Snarker's Son, The Strange Years, and a nearly 20,000 word novella (Feasibility Study) appearing for the first time anywhere.Contents:Snarker's son --MaGleefully mixing SF, fantasy, and horror, Screaming Science Fiction is a full-length collection of nine thrilling, chilling, spine-tingling stories by horror master Brian Lumley (Necroscope), including No Way Home, Snarker's Son, The Strange Years, and a nearly 20,000 word novella (Feasibility Study) appearing for the first time anywhere.Contents:Snarker's son --Man who felt pain --Strange years --No way home --Man who saw no spiders --Deja viewer --Feasibility study --Gaddy's gloves --Big C.
/book/show/1715161.The_Elements_Of_Mystery_Fiction?from_search=true	William G. Tapply	The Elements Of Mystery Fiction: Writing A Modern Whodunit	Prolific mystery writer and winner of the Scribner Crime Novel Award explores his craft in this practical handbook. Using examples from his own work and that of other celebrated mystery writers, the author discusses the planning and writing of successful mystery fiction.
/book/show/588086.An_Evening_at_Joe_s?from_search=true	Jim Byrnes Stan Kirsch F. Braun McAsh	An Evening at Joe's: Fiction by the Cast and Crew of Highlander	In one of the year's most unusual media tie-in events, the cast, crew and writers of a smash-hit TV series turn their creative talents to writing original fiction based on their own show.In one of the year's most unusual media tie-in events, the cast, crew and writers of a smash-hit TV series turn their creative talents to writing original fiction based on their own show.
/book/show/89580.The_Collected_Fiction_Vol_2?from_search=true	William Hope Hodgson Jason Van Hollander	The Collected Fiction, Vol. 2: The House on the Borderland and Other Mysterious Places	The second of a five volume set collecting all of Hodgson's published fiction. Each volume contains one of Hodgson's novels, along with a selection of thematically-linked short fiction.Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alienThe second of a five volume set collecting all of Hodgson's published fiction. Each volume contains one of Hodgson's novels, along with a selection of thematically-linked short fiction.Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes abestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.
/book/show/967157.Writers_Book_of_Matches?from_search=true	Fresh Boiled Peanuts	Writers Book of Matches: 1,001 Prompts to Ignite Your Fiction	Designed to help writers find inspiration anytime, anywhere, The Writer's Book of Matches is both muse and exercise partner for beginning and professional writers. This dynamic title: Is jam-packed with 1,001 creative prompts - more than any other book on the market Provides a spectrum of prompts, including situational, dialogue oriented, and point-of-view changing exercisDesigned to help writers find inspiration anytime, anywhere, The Writer's Book of Matches is both muse and exercise partner for beginning and professional writers. This dynamic title: Is jam-packed with 1,001 creative prompts - more than any other book on the market Provides a spectrum of prompts, including situational, dialogue oriented, and point-of-view changing exercises Shares dozens of sidebars containing humorous and inspiring quotes from famous authors about the writing life, idea creation, and writer's block With appendices that show writers how to adapt the prompts in new and exciting ways, this book of writing matches will ignite writers' creative fires for years to come.
/book/show/22713506-other-worlds?from_search=true	Joseph J. Madden	Other Worlds: A Collection of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Epic Silliness	Aliens and dragons and zombies . . .oh my! These are some of the characters that lurk within the pages of Other Worlds, the new anthology from the author of The Starhawk Chronicles. Within, we explore new territories . . . and some familiar ones as well. Follow Major Christi Thom on her first faster-than-light spaceflight, which yields some unexpected results. The adventAliens and dragons and zombies . . .oh my! These are some of the characters that lurk within the pages of Other Worlds, the new anthology from the author of The Starhawk Chronicles. Within, we explore new territories . . . and some familiar ones as well. Follow Major Christi Thom on her first faster-than-light spaceflight, which yields some unexpected results. The adventures of Jesse Forster and the crew of the Starhawk continue in two new stories that delve into the mysterious pasts of two of the most beloved characters, Morogo and Podo. Travel with Kieran and Mohng, two unusual companions on a trio of adventures in the land of Druimoor. Meet Vance Argon, soldier of the future, as he heads into a fateful confrontation with the most despicable villain in the Galaxy. These tales, and more, await daring readers, ranging from the serious, to the whimsical, and the downright silly. So take a voyage to Other Worlds. You are guaranteed to have an entertaining trip.
/book/show/23790854-time-to-begin?from_search=true	Vered Schanbel	Time To Begin: Family Life Novel	
/book/show/6489538-the-rose-metal-press-field-guide-to-writing-flash-fiction?from_search=true	Tara L. Masih (Editor)	The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Fiction: Tips from Editors, Teachers, and Writers in the Field	Literary Nonfiction. Literary Criticism and History. Reference. With its unprecedented gathering of 25 brief essays by experts in the field, THE ROSE METAL PRESS FIELD GUIDE TO WRITING FLASH FICTION meets the growing need for a concise yet creative exploration of the re-emerging genre popularly known as flash fiction. The book's introduction provides, for the first time, aLiterary Nonfiction. Literary Criticism and History. Reference. With its unprecedented gathering of 25 brief essays by experts in the field, THE ROSE METAL PRESS FIELD GUIDE TO WRITING FLASH FICTION meets the growing need for a concise yet creative exploration of the re-emerging genre popularly known as flash fiction. The book's introduction provides, for the first time, a comprehensive history of the short short story, from its early roots and hitherto unknown early publications and appearances, to its current state and practice. This guide is a must for anyone in the field of short fiction who teaches, writes, and is interested in its genesis and practice.
/book/show/1624644.The_Road_to_Science_Fiction_4?from_search=true	James Edwin Gunn (Editor)	The Road to Science Fiction 4: From Here to Forever (The Road to Science Fiction, #4)	The stories we tell are not limited to monsters and harsh otherworlds. Yet the fiction books in the Borealis imprint certainly belong to a world other than our own. This line encompasses our science fiction, fantasy and horror novels and anthologies.
/book/show/99061.Historical_Fictions?from_search=true	Hugh Kenner	Historical Fictions	InHugh Kenner applies his extraordinarily nimble mind and unrivaled style to the alchemy of speech turning into language, language becoming art, and art finally settling down as culture. A variety of literary topics are addressed in forty-three lively, often humorous, and wonderfully informative essays.With his trenchant, famously entertaining touch, KInHugh Kenner applies his extraordinarily nimble mind and unrivaled style to the alchemy of speech turning into language, language becoming art, and art finally settling down as culture. A variety of literary topics are addressed in forty-three lively, often humorous, and wonderfully informative essays.With his trenchant, famously entertaining touch, Kenner explores the role of counting in literature (Joyce and St. Augustine shared a preference for the number eleven); the extravagant efforts through the ages to preserve theand the(focusing on Ezra Pound's contributions); and Tom Wolfe's prose through the purple decades (Kenner calls him the nonchalant master of the neon-piped sentence). Other writers who fall under Kenner's appraising gaze include Flann O'Brien, H.D., Ernest Hemingway, Sylvia Plath, Dante, Leslie Fiedler, Wallace Stevens, Saul Bellow, William Carlos Williams, Samuel Beckett, and Vladimir Nabokov.
/book/show/260803.Wilhelm_Meister_s_Apprenticeship_by_Johann_Wolfgang_Von_Goethe_Fiction_Literary_Classics?from_search=true	Johann Wolfgang von Goethe	Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, Fiction, Literary, Classics	Since the year 1795, when it first appeared at Berlin, numerous editions of Meister have been printed: critics of all ranks, and some of them dissenting widely from its doctrines, have loaded it with encomiums; its songs and poems are familiar to every German ear; the people read it, and speak of it, with an admiration approaching in many cases to enthusiasm. The eponymousSince the year 1795, when it first appeared at Berlin, numerous editions of Meister have been printed: critics of all ranks, and some of them dissenting widely from its doctrines, have loaded it with encomiums; its songs and poems are familiar to every German ear; the people read it, and speak of it, with an admiration approaching in many cases to enthusiasm. The eponymous hero undergoes a journey of self-realization. The story centers upon Wilhelm's attempt to escape what he views as the empty life of a bourgeois businessman. After a failed romance with the theater, Wilhelm commits himself to the mysterious Tower Society.
/book/show/22010430-millennium?from_search=true	John Varley	Millennium	In the skies over Oakland, California, a DC-10 and a 747 are about to collide. But in the far distant future, a time travel team is preparing to snatch the passengers, leaving prefabricated smoking bodies behind for the rescue teams to find. And in Washington D.C., an air disaster investigator named Smith is about to get a phone call that will change his life...and end theIn the skies over Oakland, California, a DC-10 and a 747 are about to collide. But in the far distant future, a time travel team is preparing to snatch the passengers, leaving prefabricated smoking bodies behind for the rescue teams to find. And in Washington D.C., an air disaster investigator named Smith is about to get a phone call that will change his life...and end the world as we know it.
/book/show/25862073-get-started-in-writing-historical-fiction?from_search=true	Emma Darwin	Get Started in Writing Historical Fiction	Do you have a compelling vision for a story set in the past? Are you inspired by novelists such as Alan Furst and Philippa Gregory?is designed for anyone who wants to write in this exciting and wide-ranging genre of fiction, whatever your favorite style and era.Designed to build your confidence and help fire up creativity, this bDo you have a compelling vision for a story set in the past? Are you inspired by novelists such as Alan Furst and Philippa Gregory?is designed for anyone who wants to write in this exciting and wide-ranging genre of fiction, whatever your favorite style and era.Designed to build your confidence and help fire up creativity, this book is an essential guide to mastering the practicalities of writing historical fiction, showing you where to start with research, developing your plots, and convincingly and imaginatively capturing the voices of the past.Using Snapshots designed to get you writing quickly, Key Ideas to help crystallize thought, and a wealth of supplementary materials, this indispensable guide will have you telling amazing and rich historical stories in no time. You'll learn to research and plan your story, practice developing characters and settings, perfect your characters' voices, and transport the reader to another era.TheTeach Yourself Creative Writing series helps aspiring authors tell their stories. Covering a range of genres from science fiction and romantic novels to illustrated children's books and comedy, this series is packed with advice, exercises, and tips for unlocking creativity and improving your writing. And because we know how daunting the blank page can be, we set up the Just Write online community, at tyjustwrite.com, for budding authors and successful writers to connect and share.
/book/show/2030034.Soviet_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Alexander Romanovich Belyaev Isaac Asimov (introduction) Violet L. Dutt (translator)	Soviet Science Fiction (Collier books)	Science Fiction a la Russe: Hoity-Toity by Alexander Belayev...Spontaneous Reflex by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. A Visitor from Outer Space by Alexander Kazantsev. The Martian by Alexander Kazantsev. Infra Draconis by Georgy Gurevich Professor. Bern's Awakening by Vladimir Savchenko. Soviet Science Fiction offers a rare opportunity to read first-rate science fiction fromScience Fiction a la Russe: Hoity-Toity by Alexander Belayev...Spontaneous Reflex by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. A Visitor from Outer Space by Alexander Kazantsev. The Martian by Alexander Kazantsev. Infra Draconis by Georgy Gurevich Professor. Bern's Awakening by Vladimir Savchenko. Soviet Science Fiction offers a rare opportunity to read first-rate science fiction from a country that until only recently condemned most writings of this genre. Although the scope of these inventive and suspenseful stories is universal, the flavor is distinctly Russian. The unpredictable protagonists range from a temperamental professor who deep-freezes himself and comes back to life 18,000 years later, to a moody Martian who wants to go home to Mars, to a dancing, vodka-drinking, human-brained elephant named Hoity-Toity. The stories they set in motion, in the finest tradition of good science fiction, make the fantastic seem astonishingly possible and the possible utterly fantastic. And they offer a unique glimpse of the Russian view of life in the future - a life not far off, but very far out.
/book/show/19110107-the-twisted-window?from_search=true	Lois Duncan	The Twisted Window	Tracy, a high school junior, becomes embroiled in the problems of a strange boy, who asks her assistance in snatching his half-sister from her father who has allegedly kidnapped her.
/book/show/12523231-postcolonialism-and-science-fiction?from_search=true	Jessica Langer	Postcolonialism and Science Fiction	Using close readings and thematic studies of contemporary science fiction and postcolonial theory, ranging from discussions of Japanese and Canadian science fiction to a deconstruction of race and (post)colonialism in World of Warcraft, This book is the first comprehensive study of the complex and developing relationship between the two areas.
/book/show/781315.The_Jiri_Chronicles_Other_Fictions?from_search=true	Debra Di Blasi	The Jiri Chronicles  Other Fictions	Theis divided into three sections, each a unique literary experiment. InTheis divided into three sections, each a unique literary experiment. In,draws inspiration from real family photographs to creat a haunting portrait of successive generations of a fictionalized Midwest family. Hyperfictions features writing that is interactive and nonlinear, dissolving borders between poetry and prose, visual art and music.At the work's comic center is an invention that transgresses the boundaries of fiction and fraud. Just who is Jiri Cech? A businessman, vampire, and artist from Czechoslovakia? A website? A hoax? An American con artist whose racism and sexism, although loathsome, only heighten his allure? Or something greater or smaller than the sum of these parts?This astonishing collection challenges the stylistic and thematic boundaries of traditional literature, questioning what it means to be humanand awakein the post-millenium.
/book/show/27206478-the-wendigo-unabridged?from_search=true	Algernon Blackwood	The Wendigo (Unabridged): Horror Classic - A dark and thrilling story, which introduced the legend to horror fiction	This carefully crafted ebook: The Wendigo (Unabridged) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.This thrilling story is based on Blackwood's experience's hunting in the backwoods of Canada. A group of men deep in the Northern wilderness are visited by a terrifying creature from Native American legendAlgernon Blackwood (1869-1951) waThis carefully crafted ebook: The Wendigo (Unabridged) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.This thrilling story is based on Blackwood's experience's hunting in the backwoods of Canada. A group of men deep in the Northern wilderness are visited by a terrifying creature from Native American legendAlgernon Blackwood (1869-1951) was an English short story writer and novelist, one of the most prolific writers of ghost stories in the history of the genre.
/book/show/31570818-the-coachman-of-florence?from_search=true	Tomer Fishler	The Coachman of Florence: A sophisticated financial fiction	The secret behind corporate control is about to be uncovered.The secret behind corporate control is about to be uncovered.Scroll up to get your copy ofnow!
/book/show/286778.Worlds_of_Fiction?from_search=true	Roberta Rubenstein Charles R. Larson	Worlds of Fiction	For introductory literature courses, introductory writing courses, introductory and advanced courses in short fiction, courses in literature with an emphasis on non-western writers. Unique in content, this anthology of 113 short stories encompasses a larger geographical range (both Western and non-western) and greater gender balance than is typical of most short-story anthFor introductory literature courses, introductory writing courses, introductory and advanced courses in short fiction, courses in literature with an emphasis on non-western writers. Unique in content, this anthology of 113 short stories encompasses a larger geographical range (both Western and non-western) and greater gender balance than is typical of most short-story anthologies, and includes a diverse representation of ethnic voices from within the United States as well as less-frequently-anthologized stories by well-known writers. It includes both classic and contemporary stories that reflect thematic, aesthetic, and cultural variety: diversity of styles, subjects and points of view as well as diversity of cultural, historical, and gender perspectives. Headnotes and questions for each story provide contextual enhancement and guidelines for critical thinking and reflection.
/book/show/125385.Collected_Shorter_Fiction_vol_2?from_search=true	Leo Tolstoy Aylmer Maude (Translator) Nigel J. Cooper (Translator)	Collected Shorter Fiction, vol. 2: Volume II	Ranging in scope from lengthy novellas to fables and folktales only a few pages long, Leo Tolstoys short fiction provides a marvelous opportunity to become closely acquainted with Russias great novelist.Volume 2 of thereveals howTolstoys growing spiritual preoccupations flowered into a series of extraordinary late masterpieces that equal anRanging in scope from lengthy novellas to fables and folktales only a few pages long, Leo Tolstoys short fiction provides a marvelous opportunity to become closely acquainted with Russias great novelist.Volume 2 of thereveals howTolstoys growing spiritual preoccupations flowered into a series of extraordinary late masterpieces that equal anything in the earlier novels for intensity and power. Readers ofandwill recognize the brilliant novelist now transfigured by his passionate quest for salvation and forgiveness.Aylmer and Louise Maudes classic translations are supplemented by new translations by Nigel J. Cooper of six stories, including two that have never before appeared in English.(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)
/book/show/2255180.Investigating_Firefly_and_Serenity?from_search=true	Rhonda V. Wilcox Tanya R. Cochran	Investigating Firefly and Serenity: Science Fiction on the Frontier	Joss Whedon'sis one of the most popular TV shows ever.was the wildly successful follow-up to the series. Here is a definitive guide to the series and the movie, offering an in-depth and comprehensive look at the TV phenomenon kept alive by the fans.The brain child of Joss Whedon--ofayer andfame--ran for twelve hour-lonJoss Whedon'sis one of the most popular TV shows ever.was the wildly successful follow-up to the series. Here is a definitive guide to the series and the movie, offering an in-depth and comprehensive look at the TV phenomenon kept alive by the fans.The brain child of Joss Whedon--ofayer andfame--ran for twelve hour-long episodes before being cancelled by the network. But this premature burial had a remarkable outcome: resurrection. The fans--self-named Browncoats--kept multiplying, the DVDs kept selling and the show forged a new life on the internet, sustained by blogs, fan-fics and podcasts. Films, meetings and conferences ensured their numbers increased, as did the release of the majormotion picture.From detailed chapters on scenes and themes, through to explorations of the characters, actors, music, and, of course, the fans,tells readers everything they need to know about the show and more. With contributions from over twenty of the best international Whedon scholars, TV & film critics, and writers, it will become the must-have book for followers of the series/film, for fans of Joss Whedon and his work, and anyone with an interest in the modern phenomenon of cult TV and the remarkable power of the internet.
/book/show/25533759-scones-and-sensibility?from_search=true	Lindsay Eland	Scones and Sensibility	Seek tirelessly and you shall not find a contemporary heroine of middle-grade literature as refined and romantic as Miss Polly Madassa. Still swooning over the romantic conclusions ofand, twelve-year-old Polly decides her purpose in life: helping along lonely hearts in search of love. Polly's only task this summer is to make deliSeek tirelessly and you shall not find a contemporary heroine of middle-grade literature as refined and romantic as Miss Polly Madassa. Still swooning over the romantic conclusions ofand, twelve-year-old Polly decides her purpose in life: helping along lonely hearts in search of love. Polly's only task this summer is to make deliveries for her parents' bakery, leaving ample time for this young cupid to find hearts to mendbeginning with the kite-store owner, Mr. Nightquist, who will pair perfectly with Miss Wiskerton (the unfairly labeled town curmudgeon). Polly's best friend Fran Fisk is in desperate need of a mother ever since hers ran off with a man she met on the Internet; Polly must find a match for Mr. Fisk. And while she's at it, it wouldn't hurt to find Clementine, Polly's teenaged sister, a beau worthy of her (so she can shed that brute, Clint). Polly's plans are in full swing, so she definitely cannot be bothered by the advances of classmate Brad Barker. But maybe Polly should have turned her attention to Miss Austen'snext, because she quickly learns the pitfalls of playing matchmaker. How will Polly patch up her own relationships, while ensuring that destined love can take its course?
/book/show/219444.The_Science_Fiction_Hall_of_Fame?from_search=true	Terry Carr	The Science Fiction Hall of Fame: Volume 4	Contents:Contents:
/book/show/20452220-the-new-voices-in-fiction-sampler?from_search=true	Joshilyn Jackson Hazel Gaynor Mary McNear	The New Voices in Fiction Sampler: Summer Selection	bestselling novelist Joshilyn Jackson presents. This free e-book sampler is a curated volume of excerpts from new and upcoming titles by debut fiction authors you'll want to get familiar with early on.includes:An Introduction from Joshilyn Jackson and an ebestselling novelist Joshilyn Jackson presents. This free e-book sampler is a curated volume of excerpts from new and upcoming titles by debut fiction authors you'll want to get familiar with early on.includes:An Introduction from Joshilyn Jackson and an excerpt from her latest novel,, on sale now.And excerpts from:by Hazel Gaynorby Mary McNearby Nadia Hashimiby Emmi Itrantaby CJ Hauserby Katherine Harbourby Rebecca Rotertby Holly Brownby M.P. Cooleyby Carrie La Seurby Sarah Creechby Joshilyn Jackson
/book/show/224434.The_Grand_Hotels_Of_Joseph_Cornell_?from_search=true	Robert Coover	The Grand Hotels (Of Joseph Cornell)	Robert Coover takes us through the looking-glass of Joseph Cornell's boxes into a world of Grand Hotels we never dreamed of. Rooms are accessed via ferris wheel. They open onto crystal cages, night voyages, sand fountains. They lead us back to childhood, to forgotten games, to sleeping princess who do not await a prince and, finally, home, poor heart. Funny and wistful bRobert Coover takes us through the looking-glass of Joseph Cornell's boxes into a world of Grand Hotels we never dreamed of. Rooms are accessed via ferris wheel. They open onto crystal cages, night voyages, sand fountains. They lead us back to childhood, to forgotten games, to sleeping princess who do not await a prince and, finally, home, poor heart. Funny and wistful by turns, these brilliant vignettes explore the nature of desire and the melancholy of fulfillment. As the author says, they are also an architectural portrait of the artist, with biographical information built into the construction of the text like girders, brickwork or d cor.
/book/show/22892725-99-unforgettable-fiction-non-fiction-poetry-humour?from_search=true	Khushwant Singh	99 Unforgettable Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry & Humour	The definitive anthology of the work of one of our greatest and most entertaining writers.99 collects in a single volume the finest pieces Khushwant Singh published over the course of a long and prodigiously creative life. The essays, extracts, stories and poems (one for each year of his life) have been chosen for their excellence or because they represent an aspect of theThe definitive anthology of the work of one of our greatest and most entertaining writers.99 collects in a single volume the finest pieces Khushwant Singh published over the course of a long and prodigiously creative life. The essays, extracts, stories and poems (one for each year of his life) have been chosen for their excellence or because they represent an aspect of the authors versatility and range. Some of the selections are well known. Others have never been published in book form.The book is divided into fifteen sections and showcases his exceptional achievement as a writer. Family Matters contains extracts from his autobiography and some personal narratives, My Beloved Country has some extraordinary writing about India. The Sikhs comprises excerpts from his books A History of the Sikhs and Ranjit Singh and essays on the community and translations of the Sikh hymns. The Uses and Abuses of Religion features his articles on the dangers of communalism and a sublime meditation on religion, Khushwant Singhs accounts of Pakistan and Pakistanis (including one of the most dazzling examples of journalism in our time, The Hanging of Bhutto) are included in Passage to Pakistan, he wrote interestingly about famous people all his life and twelve of his profiles feature in Singular People, a self-taught naturalist, he was passionate about the world of nature-The Ferocity & Flamboyance of Nature has writings on this theme. All About Sex contains some entertaining ruminations on sex, one of the subjects that he was most associated with in the popular imagination. As with sex, so with humour-a few of his funniest jokes find a place in A Merry Heart. Enthusiasms, Rants & Soliloquies has a fair representation of his electrifying polemics on a variety of subjects. A wise and honest man, his most insightful pieces on life, dealing with adversity, ageing and death find a place in How to Live, How to Die. As a novelist, he was superlative-selections from the six novels he published are to be found in The Novels, Portrait of a Lady and Other Stories features the eponymous story along with a few others, a great admirer of writers in Urdu, Punjabi and Hindi, he translated many of their works, some of which can be found in Exchange of Lunatics - Fiction in Translation and A Passion for Poetry.Published on the anniversary of Khushwant Singhs birth, this is the definitive anthology of the work of one of our greatest and most entertaining writers-it will offer the reader page after page of thought-provoking pleasure.Interesting FactsThe definitive anthology of Khushwant Singhs writing and selections from all the genres he worked infiction, poetry, journalism, essays, history, travel, humor, profilesmaking this the most comprehensive collection ever published.The book is a tribute to Khushwant Singh by his family on his ninety-ninth birthday.Edited and Introduced by David Davidar and Mala Dayal.Includes a selection of rare photographs of Khushwant Singh.
/book/show/2480320.The_Best_Science_Fiction_of_the_Year_4?from_search=true	Terry Carr (Editor) Ursula K. Le Guin (Contributor) Bob Shaw (Contributor)	The Best Science Fiction of the Year 4	When Terry Carr says these 10 science-fiction stories arebest of the year...you better believe it!, Frederik Pohl: A strange love story of a man and woman whose bodies belonged to the aliens...but whose hearts belonged to each other!, Larry Niven: Explorers on Mars found a city...abandoned but somehow still functioning!When Terry Carr says these 10 science-fiction stories arebest of the year...you better believe it!, Frederik Pohl: A strange love story of a man and woman whose bodies belonged to the aliens...but whose hearts belonged to each other!, Larry Niven: Explorers on Mars found a city...abandoned but somehow still functioning!, Robert Silverberg: A haunting tale of a man who followed the woman he loved...beyond the gates of death!, Ursula K. Le Guin: Of course there are no aliens on Earth...or are there?, William Tenn: The First Interstellar Neozionist Conference really had a problem--a delegation from Rigel was seeking admittance. But are giant cockroaches...really Jewish?, Bob Shaw, Gordon Eklund and Gregory Benford, Roger Zelany, Michael Moorcock, Philip K. Dick, William Tenn, Roger Zelazny, Gordon Eklund and Gregory Benford, Terry Carr, Charles N. Brown
/book/show/323485.A_Fifth_of_Bruen?from_search=true	Ken Bruen Allan Guthrie (Introduction)	A Fifth of Bruen: Early Fiction of Ken Bruen	[A] beautiful book. . . . This is a must have for all [Bruens] fans.Jon Jordan,If you love complex, thought-provoking work, then youll find something in this collection to intrigue you. If you love Bruen, theres no doubt youll already have cracked the spine.Russel McLean,Early novellas, short stories, and poetry by the two[A] beautiful book. . . . This is a must have for all [Bruens] fans.Jon Jordan,If you love complex, thought-provoking work, then youll find something in this collection to intrigue you. If you love Bruen, theres no doubt youll already have cracked the spine.Russel McLean,Early novellas, short stories, and poetry by the two-time Edgar Awardnominated author ofand. Includes, considered Ken Bruen's first foray into crime fiction.
/book/show/1894892.Surreal_South?from_search=true	Laura Benedict (Editor) Pinckney Benedict (Editor) Katie Estill (Contributor)	Surreal South: An Anthology of Short Fiction and Poetry	Welcome to the dream world. What you are about to encounter is the unfiltered stuff of the dream, and that is wild, terrifying, provocative, and unsettling material. In this volume, some of the best living Southern writers are offering up a feast of their dreams, wonderful and awful in equal measure, for you to enjoy. These dream stories and poems will tell you what you haWelcome to the dream world. What you are about to encounter is the unfiltered stuff of the dream, and that is wild, terrifying, provocative, and unsettling material. In this volume, some of the best living Southern writers are offering up a feast of their dreams, wonderful and awful in equal measure, for you to enjoy. These dream stories and poems will tell you what you have always known, but what you are too afraid to say out loud in the full light of day: that we are a race of chimeras, beings made up of the incompatible parts of innumerable mutually antagonistic creatures. Our pieces do not fit together. We are, when were willing to tell the truth about ourselves, surreal at our hearts. Welcome to the Surreal South.Contents:The echo of neighborly bones by Daniel WoodrellSales call by Susan WoodringHelp me find my spaceman lover by Robert Olen ButlerWillows / The swan by Rodney JonesThe river that was my father / Poem in the ninth month by Beth Ann FennellyFat lighter by George SingletonSauting the platygast by Dean PaschalPig helmet & the wall of life by Pinckney BenedictThe drinking gourd by Katie EstillSwans by Benjamin PercyThe Bear Bryant funeral train by Brad ViceNight by Jacinda TownsendDog song by Ann PancakeThe era of great numbers by Lee K. AbbottDecirculating the monkey by Chris OffuttCorpse bird by Ron RashMother by Andrew HudginsThe widow Sunday by Kathy ConnerSmonk gets out alive by Tom FranklinWitches, all by Laura BenedictThe paperhanger by William GaySilver man / Dinner date by Joy Beshears HayCrazy ladies by Greg JohnsonCactus Vic and his marvelous magical elephant / The best chicken in Arkansas by Jon TribbleBirdfists by Julianna BaggottThe bingo master by Joyce Carol OatesThe truth and all its ugly by Kyle MinorContributors biographies & notes
/book/show/28627.Complete_Prose_Fiction?from_search=true	Alexander Pushkin Paul Debreczeny (Translator)	Complete Prose Fiction	Pushkins prose tales are the foundation stones on which the great novels of Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Dostoevsky were built, but they are also brilliant and fascinating in their own right. In both prose and verse, Pushkin was one of the worlds great storytellers: direct and dramatic, clear-sighted, vivid, and passionate.This new and expanded Everymans edition of his storiePushkins prose tales are the foundation stones on which the great novels of Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Dostoevsky were built, but they are also brilliant and fascinating in their own right. In both prose and verse, Pushkin was one of the worlds great storytellers: direct and dramatic, clear-sighted, vivid, and passionate.This new and expanded Everymans edition of his stories includes all the mature work. In addition to such novella-length masterpieces as The Captains Daughter and The Tales of Belkin the collection now contains many more short pieces and the masterly History of Pugachev, a powerful account of the man who rebelled against Catherine the Great.
/book/show/2453801.Criticism_and_Fiction?from_search=true	William Dean Howells	Criticism and Fiction	William Dean Howells (1837-1920) was an American realist author and literary critic. He wrote his first novel, Their Wedding Journey, in 1871, but his literary reputation really took off with the realist novel A Modern Instance, published in 1882, which describes the decay of a marriage. His 1885 novel The Rise of Silas Lapham is perhaps his best known, describing the riseWilliam Dean Howells (1837-1920) was an American realist author and literary critic. He wrote his first novel, Their Wedding Journey, in 1871, but his literary reputation really took off with the realist novel A Modern Instance, published in 1882, which describes the decay of a marriage. His 1885 novel The Rise of Silas Lapham is perhaps his best known, describing the rise and fall of an American entrepreneur in the paint business. His social views were also strongly reflected in the novels Annie Kilburn (1888) and A Hazard of New Fortunes (1890). While known primarily as a novelist, his short story Editha (1905) - included in the collection Between the Dark and the Daylight (1907) - appears in many anthologies of American literature. Howells also wrote plays, criticism, and essays about contemporary literary figures such as Ibsen, Zola, Verga, and, especially, Tolstoy, which helped establish their reputations in the United States. He also wrote critically in support of many American writers. It is perhaps in this role that he had his greatest influence.
/book/show/671400.Growing_Up_Ethnic_in_America?from_search=true	Maria Mazziotti Gillan Jennifer Gillan	Growing Up Ethnic in America: Contemporary Fiction About Learning to Be American	The editors who brought usandhave compiled a short-story anthology that focuses on themes of racial and ethnic assimilation. With humor, passion, and grace, the contributors lay bare poignant attempts at conformity and the alienation sometimes experienced by ethnic Americans. But they also tell of the strength gained through the preserThe editors who brought usandhave compiled a short-story anthology that focuses on themes of racial and ethnic assimilation. With humor, passion, and grace, the contributors lay bare poignant attempts at conformity and the alienation sometimes experienced by ethnic Americans. But they also tell of the strength gained through the preservation of their communities, and the realization that it was often their difference from the norm that helped them to succeed. In pieces suggesting that American identity is far from settled, these writers illustrate the diversity that is the source of both the nation's great discord and infinite promise.
/book/show/2124145.The_Cambridge_Introduction_to_Postmodern_Fiction?from_search=true	Bran Nicol	The Cambridge Introduction to Postmodern Fiction	Postmodern fiction presents a challenge to the reader: instead of enjoying it passively, the reader has to work to understand its meanings, to think about what fiction is, and to question their own responses. Yet this very challenge makes postmodern writing so much fun to read and rewarding to study. Unlike most introductions to postmodernism and fiction, this book placesPostmodern fiction presents a challenge to the reader: instead of enjoying it passively, the reader has to work to understand its meanings, to think about what fiction is, and to question their own responses. Yet this very challenge makes postmodern writing so much fun to read and rewarding to study. Unlike most introductions to postmodernism and fiction, this book places the emphasis on literature rather than theory. It introduces the most prominent British and American novelists associated with postmodernism, from the 'pioneers', Beckett, Borges and Burroughs, to important post-war writers such as Pynchon, Carter, Atwood, Morrison, Gibson, Auster, DeLillo, and Ellis. Designed for students and clearly written, this Introduction explains the preoccupations, styles and techniques that unite postmodern authors. Their work is characterized by a self-reflexive acknowledgement of its status as fiction, and by the various ways in which it challenges readers to question common-sense and commonplace assumptions about literature.
/book/show/949974.Technique_in_Fiction?from_search=true	George Lanning Robie MacAuley	Technique in Fiction	Here is one of the most intelligent and useful guides to the craft of fiction ever published. Acknowledged by teachers, students, and writers as the indispensable book in the field, Technique in Fiction has been in print for over two decades. For this fully updated second edition, Robie Macauley and George Lanning have rewritten their discussions of the major technical queHere is one of the most intelligent and useful guides to the craft of fiction ever published. Acknowledged by teachers, students, and writers as the indispensable book in the field, Technique in Fiction has been in print for over two decades. For this fully updated second edition, Robie Macauley and George Lanning have rewritten their discussions of the major technical questions and practices of fiction: setting, plot, characterization, point-of-view, style, pace and tone, and theme. These and other crucial points are illustrated with examples from Tolstoy, Forster, and James through contemporary masters such as Carver, Updike and Beattie. The result is a discerning guide to the essentials of writing fiction; in the author's words, It is a how-it-was-done book -- and also a how-it-wasn't-done book.
/book/show/7440159-lord-arthur-savile-s-crime-and-other-stories?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde	Lord Arthur Savile's Crime And Other Stories	Here is some of Oscar Wilde's finest short fiction: Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, The Canterville Ghost, The Model Millionaire, The Sphinx without a Secret and The Portrait of Mr W. H. The range of Wilde's talent and wit is fully evident in this diverse mix of stories. Within the collection there is an unconventional ghost story about a bungling and inept ghost, a twist on tHere is some of Oscar Wilde's finest short fiction: Lord Arthur Savile's Crime, The Canterville Ghost, The Model Millionaire, The Sphinx without a Secret and The Portrait of Mr W. H. The range of Wilde's talent and wit is fully evident in this diverse mix of stories. Within the collection there is an unconventional ghost story about a bungling and inept ghost, a twist on the conventional murder mystery formula and a whimsical fantasy on the provenance of Shakespeare's Sonnets.
/book/show/89579.The_Collected_Fiction_Vol_1?from_search=true	William Hope Hodgson Jason Van Hollander	The Collected Fiction, Vol. 1: The Boats of the "Glen Carrig" and Other Nautical Adventures	The first of a five volume set collecting all of Hodgson's published fiction. Each volume contains one of Hodgson's novels, along with a selection of thematically-linked short fiction.Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alienThe first of a five volume set collecting all of Hodgson's published fiction. Each volume contains one of Hodgson's novels, along with a selection of thematically-linked short fiction.Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes abestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors.
/book/show/14511457-american-science-fiction?from_search=true	Gary K. Wolfe (Editor)	American Science Fiction: Nine Classic Novels of the 1950s	Contains:Frederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth /Theodore Sturgeon /Leigh Brackett /Richard Matheson /978-1-59853-158-9Robert Heinlein /Alfred Bester /Contains:Frederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth /Theodore Sturgeon /Leigh Brackett /Richard Matheson /978-1-59853-158-9Robert Heinlein /Alfred Bester /James Blish /Algis Budrys /Fritz Leiber /978-159853-159-6Following its acclaimed three-volume edition of the novels of science fiction master Philip K. Dick, The Library of America now presents a two-volume anthology of nine groundbreaking works from the golden age of the modern science fiction novel. Long unnoticed or dismissed by the literary establishment, these outsider novels have gradually been recognized as American classics. Here are genre-defining works by such masters as Robert Heinlein, Richard Matheson, James Blish, and Alfred Bester. The themes range from time travel (Fritz Leibers) to post-apocalyptic survival (Leigh Bracketts), from the prospect of a future dominated by multinational advertising agencies (Pohl and Kornbluths) to the very nature of human identity in a technological age (Theodore Sturgeonsand Algis Budryss). The range of styles is equally diverse, by turns satiric, adventurous, incisive, and hauntingly lyrical. Grappling in fresh ways with a world in rapid transformation, these visionary novels opened new imaginative territory in American writing.
/book/show/3623782-best-african-american-fiction?from_search=true	Gerald Early (Editor)	Best African American Fiction: 2009	Introducing the first volume in an exciting new annual anthology featuring the years most outstanding fiction by some of todays finest African American writers.From stories that depict black life in times gone by to those that address contemporary issues, this inaugural volume gathers the very best recent African American fiction. Created during a period of electrifyingIntroducing the first volume in an exciting new annual anthology featuring the years most outstanding fiction by some of todays finest African American writers.From stories that depict black life in times gone by to those that address contemporary issues, this inaugural volume gathers the very best recent African American fiction. Created during a period of electrifying political dialogue and cultural, social, and economic change that is sure to captivate the imaginations of writers and readers for years to come, these short stories and novel excerpts explore a rich variety of subjects. But most of all, they represent exceptional artistry.Here youll find work by both established names and up-and-comers, ranging from Walter Dean Myers to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Mat Johnson, and Junot Daz. They write about subjects as diverse as the complexities of black middle-class life and the challenges of interracial relationships, a modern-day lynching in the South and a young musicians coming-of-age during the Harlem Renaissance. What unites these stories, whether set in suburbia, in eighteenth-century New York City, or on a Caribbean island that is supposed to be brown skin paradise, is their creators passionate engagement with matters of the human heart.Masterful and engaging, this first volume of Best African American Fiction features stories youll want to savor, share, and return to again and again.
/book/show/141112.Joseph_Conrad_and_the_Fiction_of_Autobiography?from_search=true	Edward Said	Joseph Conrad and the Fiction of Autobiography	
/book/show/9608114-story-logic-and-the-craft-of-fiction?from_search=true	Catherine Brady	Story Logic and the Craft of Fiction	This book illuminates how technique serves 'story logic,' the particular way fiction makes meaning. Writers raid the cupboard of theory looking for what works, and generic rules don't account for the rich variety of strategies they employ. For writers who are past the beginner stage, Brady offers a closer look at craft fundamentals, including plot, characterization, patterThis book illuminates how technique serves 'story logic,' the particular way fiction makes meaning. Writers raid the cupboard of theory looking for what works, and generic rules don't account for the rich variety of strategies they employ. For writers who are past the beginner stage, Brady offers a closer look at craft fundamentals, including plot, characterization, patterns of imagery, and style. The lively, lucid discussion draws on vivid examples from classic and contemporary fiction, ranging from George Eliot and William Faulkner to Haruki Murakami and Toni Morrison. Because it supplies the analytical tools needed to read as a writer, this text will enrich the reader's approach to any work of fiction, energizing discussion in a workshop or craft course.
/book/show/1319101.Robot_Ghosts_and_Wired_Dreams?from_search=true	Christopher Bolton (Editor) Istvan Csicsery-Ronay Jr. (Editor)	Robot Ghosts and Wired Dreams: Japanese Science Fiction from Origins to Anime	Since the end of the Second World Warand particularly over the last decadeJapanese science fiction has strongly influenced global popular culture. Unlike American and British science fiction, its most popular examples have been visualfrom Gojira (Godzilla) and Astro Boy in the 1950s and 1960s to the anime masterpieces Akira and Ghost in the Shell of the 1980s and 1990sSince the end of the Second World Warand particularly over the last decadeJapanese science fiction has strongly influenced global popular culture. Unlike American and British science fiction, its most popular examples have been visualfrom Gojira (Godzilla) and Astro Boy in the 1950s and 1960s to the anime masterpieces Akira and Ghost in the Shell of the 1980s and 1990swhile little attention has been paid to a vibrant tradition of prose science fiction in Japan.Robot Ghosts and Wired Dreams remedies this neglect with a rich exploration of the genre that connects prose science fiction to contemporary anime. Bringing together Western scholars and leading Japanese critics, this groundbreaking work traces the beginnings, evolution, and future direction of science fiction in Japan, its major schools and authors, cultural origins and relationship to its Western counterparts, the role of the genre in the formation of Japans national and political identity, and its unique fan culture.Covering a remarkable range of textsfrom the 1930s fantastic detective fiction of Yumeno Kysaku to the cross-culturally produced and marketed film and video game franchise Final Fantasythis book firmly establishes Japanese science fiction as a vital and exciting genre.Contributors: Hiroki Azuma; Hiroko Chiba, DePauw U; Naoki Chiba; William O. Gardner, Swarthmore College; Mari Kotani; Livia Monnet, U of Montreal; Miri Nakamura, Stanford U; Susan Napier, Tufts U; Sharalyn Orbaugh, U of British Columbia; Tamaki Sait; Thomas Schnellbcher, Berlin Free U.Christopher Bolton is assistant professor of Japanese at Williams College.Istvan Csicsery-Ronay Jr. is professor of English at DePauw University.Takayuki Tatsumi is professor of English at Keio University.
/book/show/1640195.The_Year_s_Best_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois (Editor) Lucius Shepard (Contributor) Molly Gloss (Contributor)	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Second Annual Collection	Contents9  Introduction: Summation: 1984  essay by Gardner Dozois27  Salvador  (1984)  shortstory by Lucius Shepard45  Promises to Keep  (1984)  novelette by Jack McDevitt63  Bloodchild  (1984)  novelette by Octavia E. Butler82  Blued Moon  (1984)  novelette by Connie Willis113  A Message to the King of Brobdingnag  (1984)  novelette by Richard Cowper135Contents9  Introduction: Summation: 1984  essay by Gardner Dozois27  Salvador  (1984)  shortstory by Lucius Shepard45  Promises to Keep  (1984)  novelette by Jack McDevitt63  Bloodchild  (1984)  novelette by Octavia E. Butler82  Blued Moon  (1984)  novelette by Connie Willis113  A Message to the King of Brobdingnag  (1984)  novelette by Richard Cowper135  The Affair  (1984)  shortstory by Robert Silverberg153  Press Enter []  (1984)  novella by John Varley207  New Rose Hotel  (1984)  shortstory by William Gibson219  The Map  [Solar Cycle]  (1984)  shortstory by Gene Wolfe232  Interlocking Pieces  (1984)  shortstory by Molly Gloss239  Trojan Horse  (1984)  novelette by Michael Swanwick269  Bad Medicine  (1984)  novelette by Jack Dann291  At the Embassy Club  (1984)  shortstory by Elizabeth A. Lynn301  Pursuit of Excellence  (1984)  novelette by Rena Yount319  The Kindly Isle  (1984)  shortstory by Frederik Pohl341  Rock On  (1984)  shortstory by Pat Cadigan350  Sunken Gardens  [Shaper/Mechanist]  (1984)  shortstory by Bruce Sterling365  Trinity  (1984)  novella by Nancy Kress409  The Trouble With the Cotton People  (1984)  shortstory by Ursula K. Le Guin420  Twilight Time  (1984)  novelette by Lewis Shiner440  Black Coral  (1984)  novelette by Lucius Shepard466  Friend  (1984)  novelette by James Patrick Kelly and John Kessel484  Foreign Skins  (1984)  novelette by Tanith Lee511  Company in the Wings  (1983)  shortstory by R. A. Lafferty524  A Cabin on the Coast  (1984)  shortstory by Gene Wolfe536  The Lucky Strike  (1984)  novelette by Kim Stanley Robinson569  Honorable Mentions: 1984  essay by Gardner Dozois
/book/show/4838169-a-treasury-of-great-science-fiction-volume-one?from_search=true	Anthony Boucher (Editor)	A Treasury of Great Science Fiction, Volume One	Contents:Re-Birth by John Wyndham (novel).The Shape of Things That Came by Richard Deming.Pillar of Fire by Ray Bradbury.Waldo by Robert A. Heinlein.The Father-Thing by Philip K. Dick.The Children's Hour by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore.Gomez by C. M. Kornbluth.The [Widget], The [Wadget], and Boff by Theodore Sturgeon.Sandra by George P. Elliott.Beyond Space and Time by JoContents:Re-Birth by John Wyndham (novel).The Shape of Things That Came by Richard Deming.Pillar of Fire by Ray Bradbury.Waldo by Robert A. Heinlein.The Father-Thing by Philip K. Dick.The Children's Hour by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore.Gomez by C. M. Kornbluth.The [Widget], The [Wadget], and Boff by Theodore Sturgeon.Sandra by George P. Elliott.Beyond Space and Time by Joel Townsley Rogers.The Martian Crown Jewels by Poul Anderson.The Weapon Shops of Isher by A. E. van Vogt (novel).
/book/show/863765.Forensics_and_Fiction?from_search=true	D.P. Lyle	Forensics and Fiction: Clever, Intriguing, and Downright Odd Questions from Crime Writers	How long can someone survive in a cold, damp cave without food or water? How was diphtheria treated in 1886? Can Botox kill? Can DNA be found on a knife years later? How are mummified corpses identified? How long does it take blood to clot when spilled on a tile floor? What happens in death from electrocution?As a consultant to many novelists around the world and to the wHow long can someone survive in a cold, damp cave without food or water? How was diphtheria treated in 1886? Can Botox kill? Can DNA be found on a knife years later? How are mummified corpses identified? How long does it take blood to clot when spilled on a tile floor? What happens in death from electrocution?As a consultant to many novelists around the world and to the writers of such popular TV shows asandD. P. Lyle, M.D., has answered many cool, clever, and oddball questions over the years.is a collection of the best of these questions. The answers are provided in a concise and entertaining fashion that will keep you wide awake so you can read just one more.
/book/show/21563909-sci-fi-chronicles?from_search=true	Guy Haley (Editor)	Sci-Fi Chronicles: A Visual History of the Galaxy's Greatest Science Fiction	The definitive encyclopedia for the science fiction fanatic.Fromto, fromto, and fromto,seeks out 200 of the greatest galactic creations. Presented in an arresting blend of incisive text, infographic timelines, and stunning photographs, each chronologically arranged entry features an entertaining overThe definitive encyclopedia for the science fiction fanatic.Fromto, fromto, and fromto,seeks out 200 of the greatest galactic creations. Presented in an arresting blend of incisive text, infographic timelines, and stunning photographs, each chronologically arranged entry features an entertaining overview written by a science fiction expert, plus:The lifespan of sci-fi creations, for example, from book to movie to television series Other key media, such as comics, graphic novels, video games, manga, where appropriate Film and television stills, book and comic covers, and other archive material. Larger franchises -- such asand-- feature lavish spreads of photographs illustrating how they have evolved from black-and-white beginnings to big-budget blockbusters. Seminal sagas likeandenjoy not only a real world timeline of films and TV broadcasts, but also a fascinating spread detailing their role in the series' fictional universe.The book is divided into five distinct sections:Early Science Fiction: The Birth of a Genre, 1818-1940 including,,,,The Golden Age: 1920-1950 including Karel Capek,, Buck Rogers, Olaf Stapledon,,, Frederick Pohl,,, Stan Lee, Arthur C. Clarke, George OrwellThe Era of the Atom: The Marvels and Perils of Science, 1950- 1970 including Dan Dare,,,,,,,,,,,,Dark Futures: Apocalypse and the War in Space, 1970-1990 including,,,,,,,,The Adventure Continues: Modern Science Fiction, 1990-Present including,,,,,,,,,,,.is a truly international guide, with entries focusing on everything from Hollywood blockbusters to Russian cult classics, and from European literature to Australian franchises. It is perfect for dipping into, while its memory-jogging mentions and illustrations make it impossible to put down. It will delight long-standing sci-fi aficionados, yet with a scope that extends from vintage volumes to amazing anime,will also entrance a younger generation.
/book/show/8406526-the-soul-of-man-by-oscar-wilde-fiction-literary?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde	The Soul of Man by Oscar Wilde, Fiction, Literary	This is Oscar Wilde's long -- and remarkable -- essay on socialism. It's not what you'd think, if you know just a little of his biography. Wilde foresaw -- from his time, long before it'd been tried as a principle of governance -- that socialism was a mistaken approach; he saw the mistakes that'd come from it, the consequences that'd befall the world and people generally lThis is Oscar Wilde's long -- and remarkable -- essay on socialism. It's not what you'd think, if you know just a little of his biography. Wilde foresaw -- from his time, long before it'd been tried as a principle of governance -- that socialism was a mistaken approach; he saw the mistakes that'd come from it, the consequences that'd befall the world and people generally long before they'd been put in place as a system of governance.
/book/show/23343569-modern-shorts?from_search=true	Michelle  Richmond (Editor)	Modern Shorts: 18 Short Stories From Fiction Attic Press	Modern Shorts: 18 Short Stories From Fiction Attic Press, features the winners of the Fiction Attic Press Short Fiction Contest. A diverse collection of thought-provoking, beautifully written stories by emerging and established writers, recommended for writers of short fiction, students of contemporary fiction, and anyone who loves a good story.This anthology includes newModern Shorts: 18 Short Stories From Fiction Attic Press, features the winners of the Fiction Attic Press Short Fiction Contest. A diverse collection of thought-provoking, beautifully written stories by emerging and established writers, recommended for writers of short fiction, students of contemporary fiction, and anyone who loves a good story.This anthology includes new fiction by Neil Mathison, Jane St. Claire, Timothy Boudreau, Linda Boroff, D.R.D. Bruton, Darlene Campos, Christopher David DiCicco, J.S. Kierland, Jen Knox, Claire E. Lombardo, John P. Loonam, Jennifer Marquardt, Jackie Davis Martin, Mark Pritchard, Suzanne Samples, JLSchneider, Thom Schwarz, and Owen Thomas, edited and with a foreword by Michelle Richmond.In Neil Mathisons The Cannery, an outdoorsman in Alaska becomes the platonic companion of a young movie star, a woman who has briefly escaped the confines of Hollywood to read scripts in the far North. In When Youre Flying High, Youd Better Not Look Down, the narrator takes a trip on Route 66 in the wrong direction, irreverently channeling Thelma and Louise. In Linda Boroffs Home Like a Shadow, a college student accompanies her well-spoken boyfriend on a trip to his derelict hometown, where she encounters the ugly reality of his alcoholic family.Timothy Boudreau exposes the underbelly of small-town life in The Charm. The struggle between belief and science is explored with grace and insight in Godforsaken Stone Gilbert, D.R.D. Brutons tale of a bookishly inclined working man who is faced with the realization that he may never see his dead daughter in the afterlife. Indian Classroom, by Darlene P. Campos, is a love story set at the Flandreau Indian Boarding School at a time in the not-too-distant past.The Red Ball, J.S. Kierlands story of two women who meet in New York City decades after they stood on opposite sides of a barbed wire fence at a concentration camp, ponders whether forgiveness is possible.Christopher David DiCiccos Beer of the Month is an epistolary tale that begins with beer and ends, as all good stories do, in an entirely unexpected place.Family is the subject of The Chef, by Jen Knox, The Neighbors, by Claire E. Lombardo, Running, by John P. Loonam, and Itll Be All Right, by Jackie Davis Martin. In The Chef, two young siblings bond over their fathers absence, making their own precarious way in the world, until the brother leaves for California. In The Neighbors, a 13-year-old girl becomes the silent bearer of all of the neighborhood secrets while babysitting the children of families much wealthier than her own. Running begins with a car crash and ends with a quiet but effective act of revenge. In Itll Be All Right, Jackie Davis Martin focuses on the distance between a woman and her adult daughter.Little Big Death, by Mark Pritchard, is the chilling dystopian tale of a man who, faced with the prospect of living out the rest of his days in a world in chaos, chooses to end his life in an orgiastic party, courtesy of the drug Superdeathonly to discover that the governments program to provide citizens with an easy way out is not foolproof.Suzanne Samples turns her attention to death as well in Chekhovs Toothbrush, in which a woman who doesnt quite have her act together discovers a suicide note written by her well-adjusted, better-looking younger sister. In Slivers of Smoke, by JLSchneider, the Beamstrous familys seemingly innocuous camping trip is revealed to be the product of ulterior motives. In The Hand, by Thom Shwarz, a man who has been a failure as a husband watches as his wife of many years is swept away in a flood.The anthology ends with Owen Thomas's Everything Stops, the story of a man who has spent a great many years lying to himself finally looking both inward and outward, into the impossibly vast heavens, at the stars whose stories were written long before they reached us.
/book/show/17318250-pulp-fiction?from_search=true	Jason Bailey	Pulp Fiction: The Complete Story of Quentin Tarantino's Masterpiece	Whenwas released in theaters in 1994, it was immediately hailed as a masterpiece. Thecalled it a triumphant, cleverly disorienting journey, and thirty-one-year-old Quentin Tarantino, with just three feature films to his name, became a sensation: the next great American director. Nearly twenty years later, those who proclaimedanWhenwas released in theaters in 1994, it was immediately hailed as a masterpiece. Thecalled it a triumphant, cleverly disorienting journey, and thirty-one-year-old Quentin Tarantino, with just three feature films to his name, became a sensation: the next great American director. Nearly twenty years later, those who proclaimedan instant classic have been proven irrefutably right. In, film expertexplores whyis such a brilliant and influential film. He discusses how the movie was revolutionary in its use of dialogue (You can get a steak here, daddy-o, Correct-amundo), time structure, and cinematography--and how it completely transformed the industry and artistry of independent cinema. He examines Tarantino's influences, illuminates the film's pop culture references, and describes its phenomenal legacy. Unforgettable characters like Jules Winnfield (Samuel L. Jackson), Vincent Vega (John Travolta), Butch Coolidge (Bruce Willis), and Mia Wallace (Uma Thurman) are scrutinized from all-new angles, and memorable scenes--Christopher Walken's gold watch monologue, Vince's explanation of French cuisine--are analyzed and celebrated. Much like the contents of Marcellus Wallace's briefcase,is mysterious and spectacular. Illustrated throughout with original art inspired by the film, with sidebars and special features on everything from casting close calls to deleted scenes, this is the most comprehensive, in-depth book onever published.
/book/show/11001876-many-genres-one-craft?from_search=true	Michael A. Arnzen Heidi Ruby Miller David Morrell (Contributor)	Many Genres, One Craft: Lessons in Writing Popular Fiction	In Many Genres, One Craft, award-winning author Michael A. Arnzen and Heidi Ruby Miller gather the voices of today's top genre writers and writing instructors alongside their published students. It fosters the writing process in a way that focuses almost exclusively on writing the novel. Using a compilation of instructional articles penned by well-known authors affiliatedIn Many Genres, One Craft, award-winning author Michael A. Arnzen and Heidi Ruby Miller gather the voices of today's top genre writers and writing instructors alongside their published students. It fosters the writing process in a way that focuses almost exclusively on writing the novel. Using a compilation of instructional articles penned by well-known authors affiliated with Seton Hill University's acclaimed MFA program in Writing Popular Fiction, the book emphasizes how to write genre novels and commercially appealing fiction. The articles are modeled after actual learning modules that have successfully taught students in the program how to reach a wider audience for over a decade.
/book/show/10464407-twice-told-tales?from_search=true	Nathaniel Hawthorne	Twice-Told Tales: An anthology of short fiction	Twice-Told tales, originally published in 1837, revised & republished by Hawthorne in 1851, is the most famous collection of Hawthorne's stories. All of Hawthorne's great gifts--& the features that make him not only one of the greatest but one of the most contemporary American authors, are on full display here.Book One contents include: The Gray Champion / SundayTwice-Told tales, originally published in 1837, revised & republished by Hawthorne in 1851, is the most famous collection of Hawthorne's stories. All of Hawthorne's great gifts--& the features that make him not only one of the greatest but one of the most contemporary American authors, are on full display here.Book One contents include: The Gray Champion / Sunday at Home / The Wedding-Knell / The Minister's Black Veil / The Maypole of MerryMount / The Gentle Boy / Mr. Higgingotham's Catastrophe / Little Annie's Ramble / Wakefield / A Bill from the Town-Pump / The Great Carbuncle / The Prophetic Pictures / David Swan / Sights from a Steeple / The Hollow of the Three Hills / The Toll-Gatherer's Day. Book Two contents include: Nathaniel Hawthorne ( 1804 - 1864 ) by Henry James / The Great Stone Face / The Vision of the Fountain / Fancy's Show-Box / Dr. Heidegger's Experiment / Legends of the Province House: I. - Howe's Masquerade, II - Edward Randolph's Portrait, III - Lady Eleanore's Mantle, IV - Old Esther Dudley / The Haunted Mind / The Village Uncle / The Ambitious Guest / The Sister-Years / Snowflakes / The Seven Vagabonds
/book/show/20724894-tackling-tough-topics-with-faith-and-fiction?from_search=true	Diana R. Jenkins	Tackling Tough Topics with Faith and Fiction	Doctrinally-sound, non-preachy, and engaging, this faith-based resource opens up the playing field to tackle ten tough topics with your 11-14 year-olds through fictional stories. Each chapter focuses on a real life challenge to the faith as experienced by a fictional character and also includes interactive elements.
/book/show/9320219-escape-to-other-worlds-with-science-fiction?from_search=true	Jo Walton	Escape to Other Worlds with Science Fiction	It's 1960, and the Axis powers dominate the world. Life goes on, because, as we see in Escape to Other Worlds with Science Fiction, history is driven both by big events and by small temptationsFollowing the appearance of her first two novels,andJo Walton won the 2002 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Two years later she wonIt's 1960, and the Axis powers dominate the world. Life goes on, because, as we see in Escape to Other Worlds with Science Fiction, history is driven both by big events and by small temptationsFollowing the appearance of her first two novels,andJo Walton won the 2002 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Two years later she won the World Fantasy Award for. Her Small Change trilogy, comprisingand, is set in a world in which Britain struck an early truce with Hitler in 1941; Escape to Other Worlds with Science Fiction is set in the America of that world.
/book/show/2153459.Historical_Fiction?from_search=true	Sarah L. Johnson	Historical Fiction: A Guide to the Genre	Unlike guides that take a simple geographic-chronological approach to listing historical fiction, this book takes a genre approach, with chapters devoted to historical romances, mysteries, adventures, etc. By grouping titles by subgenre and theme, and describing their features and plots, it guides users to similar titles and read-alikes. Focusing on English-language novelsUnlike guides that take a simple geographic-chronological approach to listing historical fiction, this book takes a genre approach, with chapters devoted to historical romances, mysteries, adventures, etc. By grouping titles by subgenre and theme, and describing their features and plots, it guides users to similar titles and read-alikes. Focusing on English-language novels published since the mid '90s, plus the perennial favorites commonly available in libraries, it details 3,800 books set in times prior to the mid-20th century. Appendices contain lists of award-winning titles and targeted reading lists. Detailed indexes are available for authors, titles, subjects, time/place, and character names. An essential guide for readers' advisors and other professionals who guide readers in book selection, this book will also aid in collection development.Recent burgeoning reader interest in historical fiction has created a tremendous outpouring of historical novels from the publishing world. While there are several guides devoted to historical novels, they take a simple geographic-chronological approach, and do not organize titles in a way that effectively matches reading preferences. In contrast, this book takes a genre approach to historical fiction, with chapters devoted to historical romances, historical mysteries, historical adventures, and so forth. By grouping titles by subgenre and theme, and describing their features and plots, the book will guide users to similar titles and read-alikes. Focusing on English-language novels published since the mid '90s plus the perennial favorites commonly available in libraries, this book guides you and your patrons to more than 3,800 books set in times prior to the mid-20th century and in which historical events play an integral role. Chapters are organized according to subgenre and type, i.e., traditional, epics, romance, sagas, westerns, crime, adventure, thrillers, literary, inspirational, time-slip, alternate histories, and fantasy. Within chapters, Johnson further groups the titles according to sub-subgenres and time/place. In addition to bibliographic information and brief plot summaries, you'll find information on award winners, biographical novels, classics, and indications of titles appropriate for young adults and book groups. Appendixes contain lists of award-winning titles and targeted reading lists (e.g., historical fiction featuring Latinos). Further access to the titles is provided by detailed indexes for authors, titles, subjects, time/place, and character names. This guide will give you a deeper understanding of the historical fiction genre, update you on new titles, reacquaint you with classics, and help you easily identify read-alikes and book club selections for your patrons. It will also help you find fiction titles set in particular times and places to complement curriculum needs or meet specific areas of interest. An essential guide for readers' advisors and other professionals who guide readers in their book selections, this book will also aid collection development specialists and educators. Young adult and adult. Grades 10 and up.
/book/show/222112.The_Complete_Guide_to_Writing_Fiction?from_search=true	Barnaby Conrad	The Complete Guide to Writing Fiction	Offer tips on characters, dialogue, setting, style, themes, plot, exposition, motivation, point of view and the publishing process.
/book/show/18849802-free-christmas-fiction-sampler?from_search=true	Barbara Cameron Vannetta Chapman Ace Collins	Free Christmas Fiction Sampler	Heartwarming Christmas Novels There is nothing better than cozying up to the fireplace with a good book in hand, a warm drink in your mug, and the twinkling lights of the Christmas tree in the background. Find the perfect Christmas book in this beautiful sampler of holiday novels from Abingdon Press. Enjoy FREE chapters from six titles from popular and bestselling authorsHeartwarming Christmas Novels There is nothing better than cozying up to the fireplace with a good book in hand, a warm drink in your mug, and the twinkling lights of the Christmas tree in the background. Find the perfect Christmas book in this beautiful sampler of holiday novels from Abingdon Press. Enjoy FREE chapters from six titles from popular and bestselling authors Barbara Cameron, Vannetta Chapman, Myra Johnson, and Jennifer AlLee. Like what you read? The full copy of each of these books is just a click away. This sampler features chapters from... Annie s Christmas Wish The Christmas Quilt The Christmas Star Wild Goose-Chase Christmas A Simple Amish Christmas One ImPerfect Christmas
/book/show/13002059-the-future-is-not-ours?from_search=true	Diego Trelles Paz (Editor) Janet Hendrickson (Translator)	The Future Is Not Ours: New Latin American Fiction	The Future Is Not Ours brings together twenty-three Latin American writers who were born between 1970 and 1980. The anthology offers an exciting overview of contemporary Spanish-language literature and introduces a generation of writers who came of age in the time of military dictatorships, witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall, the end of the Cold War, the birth of the InThe Future Is Not Ours brings together twenty-three Latin American writers who were born between 1970 and 1980. The anthology offers an exciting overview of contemporary Spanish-language literature and introduces a generation of writers who came of age in the time of military dictatorships, witnessed the fall of the Berlin Wall, the end of the Cold War, the birth of the Internet, the murders of Ciudad Jurez, Mexico, and the September 11th attacks in New York City.The anthology features: Oliverio Coelho, Federico Falco, and Samanta Schweblin (Argentina); Giovanna Rivero (Bolivia); Santiago Nazarian (Brasil); Juan Gabriel Vsquez and Antonio Ungar (Colombia); Ena Luca Portela (Cuba); Lina Meruane, Andrea Jeftanovic, and Alejandro Zambra (Chile); Ronald Flores (Guatemala); Tryno Maldonado and Antonio Ortuo (Mxico); Mara del Carmen Prez Cuadra (Nicaragua); Carlos Wynter Melo (Panama); Daniel Alarcn and Santiago Roncagliolo (Peru); Yolanda Arroyo Pizarro (Puerto Rico); Ariadna Vsquez (Dominican Republic); Ignacio Alcuri and Ins Bortagaray (Uruguay); and Slavko Zupcic (Venezuela).
/book/show/158386.Doom_Patrols?from_search=true	Steven Shaviro	Doom Patrols: A Theoretical Fiction about Postmodernism	Hot new West Coast voice on the Cultural Studies scene
/book/show/757056.Skirmish?from_search=true	Clifford D. Simak	Skirmish: The Great Short Fiction of Clifford D. Simak	Contents:Foreword  fwHuddling Place [City (Websters)]  ss Astounding Jul 44Desertion [City (Websters)]  ss Astounding Nov 44Skirmish [Bathe Your Bearings in Blood!]  ss Amazing Dec 50Good Night, Mr. James  ss Galaxy Mar 51The Sitters  nv Galaxy Apr 58The Big Front Yard  na Astounding Oct 58All the Traps of Earth  ss F&SF Mar 60Contents:Foreword  fwHuddling Place [City (Websters)]  ss Astounding Jul 44Desertion [City (Websters)]  ss Astounding Nov 44Skirmish [Bathe Your Bearings in Blood!]  ss Amazing Dec 50Good Night, Mr. James  ss Galaxy Mar 51The Sitters  nv Galaxy Apr 58The Big Front Yard  na Astounding Oct 58All the Traps of Earth  ss F&SF Mar 60The Thing in the Stone  nv If Mar 70The Autumn Land  nv F&SF Oct 71The Ghost of a Model T  nv Epoch, ed. Roger Elwood & Robert Silverberg, Berkley, 1975
/book/show/28241946-do-anything---a-mysterious-science-fiction-tale?from_search=true	Luke Smitherd	Do Anything - A Mysterious Science Fiction Tale	In DO ANYTHING, Luke Smitherd brings you two more Tales Of The Unusual:CLOSURE: A winter walk in the woods seemed like a great idea to Gary and his wife, Carla. But when another version of himself appears and kidnaps Gary's wife before his very eyes, Gary must decide whether or not to use the strange mechanical devices his duplicate has left him ... and then live with theIn DO ANYTHING, Luke Smitherd brings you two more Tales Of The Unusual:CLOSURE: A winter walk in the woods seemed like a great idea to Gary and his wife, Carla. But when another version of himself appears and kidnaps Gary's wife before his very eyes, Gary must decide whether or not to use the strange mechanical devices his duplicate has left him ... and then live with the choice.YOUR NAME IS IN THE BOOK: When John was eleven years old, he came home to find a book he'd never seen before lying on his bed. The cover had been torn off, and inside it were endless lists of names - some of which belonged to people he knew - with a single number behind each one. That was his first glimpse into a darker reality than he could have ever imagined, because even though couldn't know it at the time, that mysterious book would go on to affect every facet of the rest of his life. And potentially, hold the key to his death.
/book/show/6091348-classic-american-fiction?from_search=true	Edgar Rice Burroughs	Classic American Fiction: 5 Mars Novels by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Barsoom, #1-5)	Collected here in this oversized omnibus edition are five novels of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs: A Princess of Mars, Gods Of Mars, Warlords of Mars, Thuvia, Maid of Mars, and The Chessmen of Mars. These novels will transport you to a lush Mars that never was. A Mars filled with strange and wonderful flora and fauna; giants and monsters, and most importantly maidens in disCollected here in this oversized omnibus edition are five novels of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs: A Princess of Mars, Gods Of Mars, Warlords of Mars, Thuvia, Maid of Mars, and The Chessmen of Mars. These novels will transport you to a lush Mars that never was. A Mars filled with strange and wonderful flora and fauna; giants and monsters, and most importantly maidens in distress and fabulous adventures. Join John Carter as he explores this fantastic milieu.
/book/show/1828953.The_Best_Science_Fiction_of_the_Year_6?from_search=true	Terry Carr (Editor) Damon Knight (Contributor) Steven Utley (Contributor)	The Best Science Fiction of the Year 6	Contents:Introduction: essay by Terry CarrI See You: '76 story by Damon KnightThe Phantom of Kansas: '76 novelette by John VarleySeeing '76 novelette by Harlan EllisonThe Death of Princes: '76 story by Fritz LeiberThe Psychologist Who Wouldn't Do Awful Things to Rats: '76 novelette by James Tiptree Jr.The Eyeflash Miracles: '76 novella by Gene WolfeAn Infinite Summer: '76Contents:Introduction: essay by Terry CarrI See You: '76 story by Damon KnightThe Phantom of Kansas: '76 novelette by John VarleySeeing '76 novelette by Harlan EllisonThe Death of Princes: '76 story by Fritz LeiberThe Psychologist Who Wouldn't Do Awful Things to Rats: '76 novelette by James Tiptree Jr.The Eyeflash Miracles: '76 novella by Gene WolfeAn Infinite Summer: '76 novelette by Christopher PriestThe Highest Dive: '76 story by Jack WilliamsonMeathouse Man: '76 novelette by George R.R. MartinCuster's Last Jump: '76 novelette by Steven Utley and Howard WaldropThe Bicentennial Man: '76 novelette by Isaac AsimovRecommended Reading: essay by Terry CarrThe Science Fiction Year: essay by Charles N. Brown
/book/show/17949.Fictions_De_Jorge_Luis_Borges?from_search=true	Jean-Yves Pouilloux	Fictions De Jorge Luis Borges	
/book/show/863059.By_Cunning_and_Craft?from_search=true	Peter Selgin	By Cunning and Craft: Sound Advice and Practical Wisdom for Fiction Writers	
/book/show/2332031.Voices?from_search=true	Mur Lafferty (editor)	Voices: New Media Fiction	Voices: New Media Fiction brings together the pioneer short fiction podcasters. Experimenting from putting short-short fiction to novellas over their podcasts, these writers were the first to test the new medium for storytelling. Some wrote specifically for podcasts, some read previously published fiction, and some read entirely new stories. Some listeners asked if they coVoices: New Media Fiction brings together the pioneer short fiction podcasters. Experimenting from putting short-short fiction to novellas over their podcasts, these writers were the first to test the new medium for storytelling. Some wrote specifically for podcasts, some read previously published fiction, and some read entirely new stories. Some listeners asked if they could get just the stories in audio form, and that request brought about this podiobook. Cory Doctorow tells us a story about a post-apocalyptic government run by sysadmins and James Patrick Kelly narrates a story of a strange reconciliation. We've collected 18 stories for you, the first short fiction to go out over podcast, and look forward to bringing you more.
/book/show/1469781.The_Heath_Introduction_to_Fiction?from_search=true	John J. Clayton	The Heath Introduction to Fiction	This affordable, chronologically arranged anthology features 72 short stories carefully selected for their representation of international voices and techniques, their significance in the development of fiction, and their educational and thematic value. Selections are weighted toward the modern and contemporary, with a fair representation of earlier stories. Story groupingThis affordable, chronologically arranged anthology features 72 short stories carefully selected for their representation of international voices and techniques, their significance in the development of fiction, and their educational and thematic value. Selections are weighted toward the modern and contemporary, with a fair representation of earlier stories. Story groupings help instructors shape thematic units, and help students recognize thematic and technical points of comparison between readings. Multiple stories by the same author allow students to compare works and analyze the evolution of the writer's literary technique.
/book/show/339879.Blood_Orange?from_search=true	Troy Blacklaws	Blood Orange	Blood orange is the bitter-sweet memoir of a South African boyhood.
/book/show/25080378-intervention?from_search=true	J.W. Huemme Nancy Halseide	Intervention: A Science Fiction Adventure	Over population, global warming and food shortages have caused the American government to devise a plan that only allows for the survival of 7% of the worlds populationthe handpicked elite. Among this group is Christopher Adams.Christopher grows up with kind and loving parents who are devoted to each other. His father is an insurance salesman and his mother is a stay-atOver population, global warming and food shortages have caused the American government to devise a plan that only allows for the survival of 7% of the worlds populationthe handpicked elite. Among this group is Christopher Adams.Christopher grows up with kind and loving parents who are devoted to each other. His father is an insurance salesman and his mother is a stay-at-home mom. Just your average hard-working American couplewho just happen to raise an extraordinary son.At 12, Christopher is accepted to MIT, and by the age of 21, he is recruited by the CIA. Solving puzzles and decrypting codes come very easily to Christopher. His mind is so advanced, it almost seems as if he is from another world.When Christopher finds out about the governments plan, Operation Down-size, he is horrified by the thought of billions of innocent lives being sacrificed to save the elite 7%. He knows he must stop Operation Down-size, but the puzzle is how?Cindy, an astronaut and a member of the 7%, joins in Christophers quest. Thankfully, they have help: an alien spacecraft, equipped with a highly advanced artificial intelligence created by a highly advanced alien race.Thousands of years ago, a highly advanced alien race on a mission of exploration discovered Earth. They could see, even at this early stage of development, that the human race was advancing its technology faster than it was maturing in compassion and wisdoma combination that would one day lead to disaster. The aliens decide to intervene by implanting an altered gene code into several of the primitive females that would be passed down from one generation to the next for activation at a later time. The spacecraft was left hidden until the time was right to intervene further in order to save humans from themselves. That time has come.Together, Christopher and Cindy, utilizing the spacecrafts advanced technologies, seek to save the world and dismantle Operation Down-size. One question remains: Can they do it in time?
/book/show/370615.Pulp_Fictions?from_search=true	Peter Haining (Editor)	Pulp Fictions: 20 Stories	A unique blend of rapid-fire action and cynical humor are the hallmarks of the story-telling style developed by such writers as Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett. Those two pastmasters are joined here by eighteen other gifted and innovative practitioners of the art, among them Cornell Woolrich, James M. Cain, Mickey Spillane, Elmore Leonard, Ross Macdonald, and Jim ThoA unique blend of rapid-fire action and cynical humor are the hallmarks of the story-telling style developed by such writers as Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett. Those two pastmasters are joined here by eighteen other gifted and innovative practitioners of the art, among them Cornell Woolrich, James M. Cain, Mickey Spillane, Elmore Leonard, Ross Macdonald, and Jim Thompson. To demonstrate the fascination that pulp fiction has exerted on superb writers more often associated with other genres and artforms, stories by Stephen King and Quentin Tarantino are also included.Contains the stories:Torch Number, by James EllroyThe Egyptian Lure, by Carroll John DalyArson Plus, by Dashiell HammettThe Man Who Liked Dogs, by Raymond ChandlerDead Man's Head, by Robert Leslie BellemThe Singing Pigeon, by Ross MacdonaldThe Hunting of Hemingway, by MacKinlay KantorDead on Her Feet, by Cornell WoolrichNice Work, by Peter CheyneyThe Lady Says Die!, by Mickey SpillaneAccident Report, by Ed McBainFreaky Deaky, by Elmore LeonardTravelling Light, by W. R. BurnettPastorale, by James M. CainThe Deadly Circle, by Samuel FullerGet a Load of This, by James Hadley ChaseIt's a Wise Cadaver, by David GoodisThe Frightening Frammis, by Jim ThompsonThe Fifth Quarter, by Stephen KingThe Watch, by Quentin Tarantino
/book/show/6471875-punk-fiction?from_search=true	Janine Bullman (editor) Johnny Marr (contributor) Nicholas Hogg	Punk Fiction: An Anthology of Short Stories Inspired by Punk	The legacy of punk rock is not merely musical but in fact can be found in an astounding variety of cultural media, including literature. From a cast of authors at the forefront of contemporary popular culture who have beenand continue to beinfluenced by punk music, each tale in this dazzling collection of short stories has been inspired by a punk song. With contributorsThe legacy of punk rock is not merely musical but in fact can be found in an astounding variety of cultural media, including literature. From a cast of authors at the forefront of contemporary popular culture who have beenand continue to beinfluenced by punk music, each tale in this dazzling collection of short stories has been inspired by a punk song. With contributors ranging from Kele Okereke of Bloc Party to Billy Bragg and Lydia Lunch, this is a fantastic and fascinating look at the dramatic impact punk rock has made on todays artists, musicians, and authors.
/book/show/1080792.The_Christ_Haunted_Landscape?from_search=true	Susan Ketchin Harry Crews	The Christ-Haunted Landscape: Faith and Doubt in Southern Fiction	Old-time religion has been and still is a uniquely potent force in shaping the imaginations of southern fiction writers. A little more than a generation ago, Flannery O'Connor made a startling observation about herself and her fellow southerners: By and large,  she said, people in the South still conceive of humanity in theological terms. While the South is hardly ChrOld-time religion has been and still is a uniquely potent force in shaping the imaginations of southern fiction writers. A little more than a generation ago, Flannery O'Connor made a startling observation about herself and her fellow southerners: By and large,  she said, people in the South still conceive of humanity in theological terms. While the South is hardly Christ-centered, it is most certainly Christ-haunted. The Southerner who isn't convinced of it is very much afraid that he may have been formed in the image and likeness of God. Still earlier in the century H. L. Mencken wrote that the South consisted of a cesspool of Baptists, a miasma of Methodists, snake charmers, phony real estate operators, and syphillitic evangelists. This book explores the roles that various strands of southern religion, most prominently Evangelical Protestantism (both black and white) and Catholicism, have played in shaping contemporary southern fiction. The Christ-Haunted Landscape collects works by twelve southerners living and working in the South - Larry Brown, Reynolds Price, Allan Gurganus, Lee Smith, Clyde Edgerton, Harry Crews, Will Campbell, Doris Betts, Sheila Bosworth, Mary Ward Brown, Randall Kenan, and Sandra Hollin blowers. Susan Ketchin has included a descriptive profile and an original interview with each author, critical commentaries on each author's works as a whole, and representative fiction (short story or excerpt from a novel). Her introduction discusses the religious and cultural forces that have impact on today's imaginative writers whose fiction is enhanced by the legacy of Faulkner, O'Connor, and Percy.
/book/show/611109.Infinite_Worlds?from_search=true	Ray Bradbury Vincent di Fate	Infinite Worlds: Fantastic Visions of Science Fiction Art	has a little bit of everything to offer those interested in science fiction art: a brief history of the field, short biographies of more than 100 artists, and 700 images from some of the finest sci-fi book and magazine covers ever created. Author Vincent Di Fate combines all of these elements to create a book that is as enjoyable to read as it is to look thhas a little bit of everything to offer those interested in science fiction art: a brief history of the field, short biographies of more than 100 artists, and 700 images from some of the finest sci-fi book and magazine covers ever created. Author Vincent Di Fate combines all of these elements to create a book that is as enjoyable to read as it is to look through. It even has a two-page digression on the influence of Stanley Meltzoff's famous painting for Robert A. Heinlein's. Whether you're after a coffee-table art book or an encyclopedia of the science fiction world,is the book for you.
/book/show/40391.Edgar_Rice_Burroughs_Science_Fiction_Classics?from_search=true	Edgar Rice Burroughs	Edgar Rice Burroughs Science Fiction Classics	1 Pellucidar - David Innes narrates return under Earth for Dian2 Thuvia-Maid of Mars - Carthoris chases kidnapper Astok of Dusar3 Tanar of Pellucidar - Tanar falls for Korsar captor Stellara4 The Chessman of Mars - Helium Princess Tara caught by headless5 The Master Mind of Mars - Ulysses Paxton narrates apprentice to brain transfer expert Ras ThavasIllustrated B&W.
/book/show/8387459-visions-of-tomorrow?from_search=true	Thomas A. Easton (Editor/Contributor) Judith K. Dial (Editor) Edgar Allan Poe	Visions of Tomorrow: Science Fiction Predictions that Came True	A fascinating collection of fiction-turned-reality tales. Long before movies likeand, the worlds writers have been recording the future as it might existand as it turns out, they were right. This bizarre anthology collects the most stunning predictions and imagined inventions here for the first time.includes The Land IronA fascinating collection of fiction-turned-reality tales. Long before movies likeand, the worlds writers have been recording the future as it might existand as it turns out, they were right. This bizarre anthology collects the most stunning predictions and imagined inventions here for the first time.includes The Land Iron Clads by H. G. Wells, who described a military tank in 1903long before it was ever a possibility; The Yesterday House by Fritz Leiber, who writes about cloned humans; Reason by Isaac Asimov, who predicted solar power could be harnessed by satellites; and many more.In this stunning anthology of never-before-collected stories, our worlds greatest science fiction writers demonstrate that the truth can be just as strange as fiction.
/book/show/26230528-otherness?from_search=true	David Brin	Otherness : Collected Stories by a Modern Master of Science Fiction	A collection of science-fiction short stories by the author of Earth and Glory Season.
/book/show/27310140-a-lady-s-life-in-the-rocky-mountains?from_search=true	Isabella L. Bird	A Lady's Life In The Rocky Mountains (Virago classic non-fiction)	
/book/show/2030034.Soviet_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Alexander Romanovich Belyaev Isaac Asimov (introduction) Violet L. Dutt (translator)	Soviet Science Fiction (Collier books)	Science Fiction a la Russe: Hoity-Toity by Alexander Belayev...Spontaneous Reflex by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. A Visitor from Outer Space by Alexander Kazantsev. The Martian by Alexander Kazantsev. Infra Draconis by Georgy Gurevich Professor. Bern's Awakening by Vladimir Savchenko. Soviet Science Fiction offers a rare opportunity to read first-rate science fiction fromScience Fiction a la Russe: Hoity-Toity by Alexander Belayev...Spontaneous Reflex by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. A Visitor from Outer Space by Alexander Kazantsev. The Martian by Alexander Kazantsev. Infra Draconis by Georgy Gurevich Professor. Bern's Awakening by Vladimir Savchenko. Soviet Science Fiction offers a rare opportunity to read first-rate science fiction from a country that until only recently condemned most writings of this genre. Although the scope of these inventive and suspenseful stories is universal, the flavor is distinctly Russian. The unpredictable protagonists range from a temperamental professor who deep-freezes himself and comes back to life 18,000 years later, to a moody Martian who wants to go home to Mars, to a dancing, vodka-drinking, human-brained elephant named Hoity-Toity. The stories they set in motion, in the finest tradition of good science fiction, make the fantastic seem astonishingly possible and the possible utterly fantastic. And they offer a unique glimpse of the Russian view of life in the future - a life not far off, but very far out.
/book/show/25862073-get-started-in-writing-historical-fiction?from_search=true	Emma Darwin	Get Started in Writing Historical Fiction	Do you have a compelling vision for a story set in the past? Are you inspired by novelists such as Alan Furst and Philippa Gregory?is designed for anyone who wants to write in this exciting and wide-ranging genre of fiction, whatever your favorite style and era.Designed to build your confidence and help fire up creativity, this bDo you have a compelling vision for a story set in the past? Are you inspired by novelists such as Alan Furst and Philippa Gregory?is designed for anyone who wants to write in this exciting and wide-ranging genre of fiction, whatever your favorite style and era.Designed to build your confidence and help fire up creativity, this book is an essential guide to mastering the practicalities of writing historical fiction, showing you where to start with research, developing your plots, and convincingly and imaginatively capturing the voices of the past.Using Snapshots designed to get you writing quickly, Key Ideas to help crystallize thought, and a wealth of supplementary materials, this indispensable guide will have you telling amazing and rich historical stories in no time. You'll learn to research and plan your story, practice developing characters and settings, perfect your characters' voices, and transport the reader to another era.TheTeach Yourself Creative Writing series helps aspiring authors tell their stories. Covering a range of genres from science fiction and romantic novels to illustrated children's books and comedy, this series is packed with advice, exercises, and tips for unlocking creativity and improving your writing. And because we know how daunting the blank page can be, we set up the Just Write online community, at tyjustwrite.com, for budding authors and successful writers to connect and share.
/book/show/27840847-imperium?from_search=true	Christian Kracht Daniel Bowles (Translation)	Imperium: A Fiction of the South Seas	One of Publishers Weekly's Ten Best Books of 2015An outrageous, fantastical, uncategorizable novel of obsession, adventure, and coconutsIn 1902, a radical vegetarian and nudist from Nuremberg named August Engelhardt set sail for what was then called the Bismarck Archipelago, in German New Guinea. His destination: the island Kabakon. His goal: to establish a colony baseOne of Publishers Weekly's Ten Best Books of 2015An outrageous, fantastical, uncategorizable novel of obsession, adventure, and coconutsIn 1902, a radical vegetarian and nudist from Nuremberg named August Engelhardt set sail for what was then called the Bismarck Archipelago, in German New Guinea. His destination: the island Kabakon. His goal: to establish a colony based on worship of the sun and coconuts. His malnourished body was found on the beach on Kabakon in 1919; he was forty-three years old.Christian Kracht's Imperium uses the outlandish details of Engelhardt's life to craft a fable about the allure of extremism and its fundamental foolishness. Engelhardt is at once a pitiable, misunderstood outsider and a rigid ideologue, and his misguided notions of purity and his spiral into madness presage the horrors of the mid-twentieth century.Playing with the tropes of classic adventure tales such as Treasure Island and Robinson Crusoe, Kracht's novel, an international bestseller, is funny, bizarre, shocking, and poignant. His allusions are misleading, his historical time line is twisted, his narrator is unreliable--and the result is a novel that is a cabinet of mirrors, a maze pitted with trapdoors. Both a provocative satire and a serious meditation on the fragility and audacity of human activity, Imperium is impossible to categorize and utterly unlike anything you've read before.
/book/show/24883587-seuls-contre-tous?from_search=true	Lucy Connors Anne-Judith Descombey (Translator)	Seuls contre tous	Whitfield County, la rputation sulfureuse des Rhodale, trafiquants notoires, n'est plus  faire. Et personne ne les dteste plus que les Whitfield, l'une des familles les plus puissantes de la rgion.Dernier n de la ligne Rhodale, Mickey, lui, fait de son mieux pour ne pas suivre l'exemple de ses demi-frres trafiquants.Aprs des annes de pensionnat, loin des tensionWhitfield County, la rputation sulfureuse des Rhodale, trafiquants notoires, n'est plus  faire. Et personne ne les dteste plus que les Whitfield, l'une des familles les plus puissantes de la rgion.Dernier n de la ligne Rhodale, Mickey, lui, fait de son mieux pour ne pas suivre l'exemple de ses demi-frres trafiquants.Aprs des annes de pensionnat, loin des tensions de la petite ville, la trs sage Victoria Whitfield, elle, revient vivre dans le ranch familial.Entre Mickey et Victoria, c'est le coup de foudre.Cependant, leurs origines ne tardent pas  se rappeler  eux et l'vidence s'impose: un Rhodale et une Whitfield ne peuvent s'aimer en paix. En tout cas, pas ici,  Whitfield County.Ni sans une rupture douloureuse avec les coutumes familiales
/book/show/22127775-suck-me-dry-collector-s-edition?from_search=true	Dyphia Blount Dyphia	Suck Me Dry Collector's Edition: Erotic Fiction Complete Series	This is the full book of the Suck Me Dry Flash Fiction Series. It contains all four parts in its entirety. Synopis: Tiffany has been with her loving fiancee, Amari, since she was fifteen years old. He was her first and will be her last if she doesn't have some type of fun before they get married next year. The college life has done nothing but torment her of everything sheThis is the full book of the Suck Me Dry Flash Fiction Series. It contains all four parts in its entirety. Synopis: Tiffany has been with her loving fiancee, Amari, since she was fifteen years old. He was her first and will be her last if she doesn't have some type of fun before they get married next year. The college life has done nothing but torment her of everything she's missing sexually because Amari is an old fashion lover. When he leaves for a weekend business trip, Tiffany decides to let her hair down and fulfill those sexual desires/fantasies. Little does Tiffany know, her desires will also bring secret crushes to surface and this very well may be the weekend secret to take to her grave.
/book/show/6566221-the-best-science-fiction-stories?from_search=true	Michael Stapleton (Editor) H.G. Wells (Contributor) E.M. Forster (Contributor)	The Best Science Fiction Stories	Contents13  In the Abyss  (1896)  by H. G. Wells26  The Machine Stops  (1909)  by E.M. Forster53  The Lost Machine  (1932)  by John Wyndham70  The Man from Beyond  (1934)  by John Wyndham93  Old Faithful  (1934)  by Raymond Z. Gallun126  Madness from Mars  (1939)  by Clifford D. Simak140  The First Martian  (1939)  by A.E. van Vogt154  Dormant  (194Contents13  In the Abyss  (1896)  by H. G. Wells26  The Machine Stops  (1909)  by E.M. Forster53  The Lost Machine  (1932)  by John Wyndham70  The Man from Beyond  (1934)  by John Wyndham93  Old Faithful  (1934)  by Raymond Z. Gallun126  Madness from Mars  (1939)  by Clifford D. Simak140  The First Martian  (1939)  by A.E. van Vogt154  Dormant  (1948)  by A. E. van Vogt168  The Star Ducks  (1950)  by Bill Brown175  Coming Attraction  (1950)  by Fritz Leiber187  And the Moon Be Still as Bright  (1948)  by Ray Bradbury208  The Fly  (1952)  by Arthur Porges212  Youth  (1952)  by Isaac Asimov238  The Deep  (1952)  by Isaac Asimov256  Zero Hour  (1947)  by Ray Bradbury265  Kaleidoscope  (1949)  by Ray Bradbury273  Second Variety  (1953)  by Philip K. Dick313  The Ruum  (1953)  by Arthur Porges324  Worrywart  (1953)  by Clifford D. Simak338  The New Wine  (1954)  by John Christopher350  Survival  (1952)  by John Wyndham372  Hobson's Choice  (1952)  by Alfred Bester385  Between the Dark and the Daylight  (1958)  by Algis Budrys398  The Short Life  (1955)  by Francis Donovan444  Repeat Performance  (1971)  by Bob Shaw454  The Voices of Time  (1960)  by J.G. Ballard483  Green Thumb  (1954)  by Clifford D. Simak500  Before Eden  (1961)  by Arthur C. Clarke510  Call Me Dumbo  (1966)  by Bob Shaw525  Far From This Earth  (1970)  by Chad Oliver537  Wife to the Lord  [Matter Transmitter]  (1970)  by Harry Harrison550  The Life Preservers  [Matter Transmitter]  (1970)  by Harry Harrison577  The Hunter at His Ease  (1970)  by Brian W. Aldiss593  We All Die Naked  (1969)  by James Blish626  The Wicked Flee  (1971)  by Harry Harrison635  Transit of Earth  (1971)  by Arthur C. Clarke647  Rammer  [State]  (1971)  by Larry Niven670  A Little Knowledge  (1971)  by Poul Anderson688  Process  (1950)  by A. E. van Vogt694  We Purchased People  (1974)  by Frederik Pohl707  Esmeralda  (1975)  by Daphne Castell723  The Hibbie  (1975)  by James Alexander739  Let's Go to Golgotha!  (1974)  by Garry Kilworth
/book/show/13687134-how-to-do-things-with-fictions?from_search=true	Joshua Landy	How to Do Things with Fictions	Why does Mark's Jesus speak in parables? Why does Plato's Socrates make bad arguments? Why are Beckett's novels so inscrutable? And why don't stage magicians even pretend to summon spirits anymore? In a series of captivating chapters on Mark, Plato, Beckett, Mallarm, and Chaucer, Joshua Landy not only answers these questions but explains why they are worth asking in the fWhy does Mark's Jesus speak in parables? Why does Plato's Socrates make bad arguments? Why are Beckett's novels so inscrutable? And why don't stage magicians even pretend to summon spirits anymore? In a series of captivating chapters on Mark, Plato, Beckett, Mallarm, and Chaucer, Joshua Landy not only answers these questions but explains why they are worth asking in the first place.Witty and approachable,challenges the widespread assumption that literary texts must be informative or morally improving in order to be of any real benefit. It reveals that authors are sometimes best thought of not as entertainers or as educators but as personal trainers of the brain, putting their willing readers through exercises designed to fortify specific mental capacities, from form-giving to equanimity, from reason to faith.Delivering plenty of surprises along the waythat moral readings of literature can be positively dangerous; that the parables were deliberately designed to be misunderstood; that Plato knowingly sets his main character up for a fall; that metaphor is powerfully connected to religious faith; that we can sustain our beliefs even when we suspect them to be illusionsconvincingly shows that our best allies in the struggle for more rigorous thinking, deeper faith, richer experience, and greater peace of mind may well be the imaginative writings sitting on our shelves.
/book/show/12523231-postcolonialism-and-science-fiction?from_search=true	Jessica Langer	Postcolonialism and Science Fiction	Using close readings and thematic studies of contemporary science fiction and postcolonial theory, ranging from discussions of Japanese and Canadian science fiction to a deconstruction of race and (post)colonialism in World of Warcraft, This book is the first comprehensive study of the complex and developing relationship between the two areas.
/book/show/364760.Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Robert Silverberg (Editor) Benjamin Rosenbaum Ian R. MacLeod	Science Fiction: The Best of 2002	SCIENCE FICTION: THE BEST OF 2002 Robert Silverberg and Karen Haber, EditorsA collection of the best science fiction prose written in 2002, by some of the genre's greatest writers, and selected by two of science fiction's most respected editors. Continuing ibooks' series of popularly-priced, rack-sized Best of the Year books edited and designed to appeal to science fictSCIENCE FICTION: THE BEST OF 2002 Robert Silverberg and Karen Haber, EditorsA collection of the best science fiction prose written in 2002, by some of the genre's greatest writers, and selected by two of science fiction's most respected editors. Continuing ibooks' series of popularly-priced, rack-sized Best of the Year books edited and designed to appeal to science fiction fans whose budgets may be taxed by more expensive Best of the Year collections.- Editor Robert Silverberg is a five-time winner of the Nebula Award, and a four-time winner of the Hugo Award.- Karen Haber is the bestselling co-author of Science of the X-Men, and is a contributing writer to The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. She was also the editor of the essay collection Meditations on Middle Earth, recently nominated for the prestigious Hugo Award.Includes:Introduction by Robert Silverberg and Karen HaberTourist by Charles StrossThe long chase by Geoffrey A. LandisCoelacanths by Robert ReedLiking what you see : a documentary by Ted ChiangThe black abacus by Yoon Ha LeeThe discharge by Christopher PriestAboard the Beatitude by Brian W. AldissDroplet by Benjamin RosenbaumThe war of the worldviews by James MorrowBreathmoss by Ian R. MacLeodAngles by Orson Scott Card
/book/show/91107.The_Collected_Fantasies_Vol_4?from_search=true	Mbius Dan O'Bannon	The Collected Fantasies, Vol. 4: The Long Tomorrow and Other Science Fiction Stories (The Collected Fantasies of Jean Giraud, #4)	This out-of-print English translation collects(written by Dan O'Bannon),andby Jean Moebius Giraud.
/book/show/27206478-the-wendigo-unabridged?from_search=true	Algernon Blackwood	The Wendigo (Unabridged): Horror Classic - A dark and thrilling story, which introduced the legend to horror fiction	This carefully crafted ebook: The Wendigo (Unabridged) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.This thrilling story is based on Blackwood's experience's hunting in the backwoods of Canada. A group of men deep in the Northern wilderness are visited by a terrifying creature from Native American legendAlgernon Blackwood (1869-1951) waThis carefully crafted ebook: The Wendigo (Unabridged) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.This thrilling story is based on Blackwood's experience's hunting in the backwoods of Canada. A group of men deep in the Northern wilderness are visited by a terrifying creature from Native American legendAlgernon Blackwood (1869-1951) was an English short story writer and novelist, one of the most prolific writers of ghost stories in the history of the genre.
/book/show/2521249.Science_Fiction_by_Gaslight?from_search=true	Sam Moskowitz (Editor) Grant Allen (Contributor) Robert Eustace (Contributor)	Science Fiction by Gaslight: A History and Anthology of Science Fiction in the Popular Magazines, 1891-1911	Contents:Contents:
/book/show/655843.The_Vintage_Book_of_International_Lesbian_Fiction?from_search=true	Naomi Holoch Joan Nestle N. Holden	The Vintage Book of International Lesbian Fiction	A groundbreaking volume from Lamda Award-winning editors Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle,presents a range of literary voices--from twenty-seven countries spanning six continents--and offers glimpses of lesbian life in unfamilar, often exotic climes.We follow an Irish woman as she travels through time in search of a wronged mA groundbreaking volume from Lamda Award-winning editors Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle,presents a range of literary voices--from twenty-seven countries spanning six continents--and offers glimpses of lesbian life in unfamilar, often exotic climes.We follow an Irish woman as she travels through time in search of a wronged maiden, and anticipate the harrowing fate of a married Indian woman who pursues pleasure with her female lover under the shadow of her husbands suspicious rage.We meet a teacher in Barcelona who locks herself up in her grandmother's house with her young Columbian student, and witness a Slovenian woman's rendezvous with her long dead lover.This collection includes the work of familiar writers, as well as a number never before published in English.From the West Indies to Eastern Europe, the Middle East to Southeast Asia, Latin America to South Africa, the distinctive stories found in these pages evoke the diverse political, cultural, emotional, and sexual landscapes of each writer's life.A groundbreaking volume from the Lamda Award-winning editors Naomi Holoch and Joan Nestle, who also wrote the introduction, this collections evokes the universal urgency of persistent desire.Mary Dorcey,A Noise from the WoodshedMakeda Sivera,Caribbean ChameleonMireille Best,Stphanie's BookChristina Peri Rossi,Final JudgementSinging in the DesertShani Mootoo,Lemon ScentMarguerite Yourcenar,Sappho or SuicideEmma Donoghue,Looking for PetronillaSylvia Molloy,Certificate of AbsenceDale Gunthorp,GypsophilaKaren Williams,The Came at DawnCynthia Price,Lesbian BedroomsAlifa Rifaat,My World of the UnknownYasmin V. Tambiah,The Civil War, Sandalwood, Transl(iter)ation I,Transl(iter)ation II (for Aruna and Giti)Dionne Brand,Madame Alaird's BreastsViolette Leduc,L'AphyxieAnchee Min,Red AzaleaGerd Brantenberg,Four WindsEsther Tusquets,The Same Sea as Every SummerKaren-Susan Fessel,Lost FacesMar$#237;a Eugenia Alegra Nuez,The Girl Typist Who Worked for a Provincial Ministry of CultureNgahuia Te Awekatuku,Paretipua, Old Man Tuna,Watching the Big GirlsDacia Maraini,Letters to MarinaRosamara Roffiel,Forever Lasts Only a Full MoonAnna Blaman,Lonely AdventureChrista Winsloe,The Child ManuelaAchy Obejas,WatersNicole Brossard,Mauve DesertGila Svirsky,Meeting NataliaMaureen Duffy,The MicrocosmJeanne D'Arc Jutras,Georgie Suzana Tratni,Under the Ironwood TreesElena Georgiou,Aphrodite's VisionEtel Adnan,In the Heart of the Heart of Another CountryGina Schein,Minnie Gets Married
/book/show/159000.Lesbian_Pulp_Fiction?from_search=true	Katherine V. Forrest (Editor) Tereska Torrs Dorcas Knight	Lesbian Pulp Fiction: The Sexually Intrepid World of Lesbian Paperback Novels, 1950-1965	Long before the rise of the modern gay movement, an unnoticed literary revolution was occurring between the covers of the cheaply produced lesbian pulp paperbacks of the postWorld War II era. In 1950, publisher Fawcett Books founded its Gold Medal imprint, inaugurating the reign of lesbian pulp fiction. These were the books that small-town lesbians and prurient men boughtLong before the rise of the modern gay movement, an unnoticed literary revolution was occurring between the covers of the cheaply produced lesbian pulp paperbacks of the postWorld War II era. In 1950, publisher Fawcett Books founded its Gold Medal imprint, inaugurating the reign of lesbian pulp fiction. These were the books that small-town lesbians and prurient men bought by the millions  cheap, easy to find in drugstores, and immediately recognizable by their lurid covers. For women leading straight lives, here was confirmation that they were not alone and that darkly glamorous, gay places like Greenwich Village existed. Some  especially those written by lesbians  offered sympathetic and realistic depictions of life in the shadows, while others (no less fun to read now) were smutty, sensational tales of innocent girls led astray. In the overheated prose typical of the genre, this collection documents the emergence of a lesbian subculture in postwar America.
/book/show/13578932-rocket-science?from_search=true	Ian Sales (Editor) Stephen Gaskell Karen Burnham	Rocket Science: Science Fiction and Non-Fiction	Rocket Science is a collection of 17 original stories of hard science fiction, accompanied by 5 original non-fiction essays on space exploration.In the spirit of Mutation's mission to add to bibliodiversity, the stories were selected by an open call for submissions.The authors, selected from a range of nationalities, are a mixture of published fiction writers, professionRocket Science is a collection of 17 original stories of hard science fiction, accompanied by 5 original non-fiction essays on space exploration.In the spirit of Mutation's mission to add to bibliodiversity, the stories were selected by an open call for submissions.The authors, selected from a range of nationalities, are a mixture of published fiction writers, professional astrophysicists and aerospace engineers.
/book/show/25533759-scones-and-sensibility?from_search=true	Lindsay Eland	Scones and Sensibility	Seek tirelessly and you shall not find a contemporary heroine of middle-grade literature as refined and romantic as Miss Polly Madassa. Still swooning over the romantic conclusions ofand, twelve-year-old Polly decides her purpose in life: helping along lonely hearts in search of love. Polly's only task this summer is to make deliSeek tirelessly and you shall not find a contemporary heroine of middle-grade literature as refined and romantic as Miss Polly Madassa. Still swooning over the romantic conclusions ofand, twelve-year-old Polly decides her purpose in life: helping along lonely hearts in search of love. Polly's only task this summer is to make deliveries for her parents' bakery, leaving ample time for this young cupid to find hearts to mendbeginning with the kite-store owner, Mr. Nightquist, who will pair perfectly with Miss Wiskerton (the unfairly labeled town curmudgeon). Polly's best friend Fran Fisk is in desperate need of a mother ever since hers ran off with a man she met on the Internet; Polly must find a match for Mr. Fisk. And while she's at it, it wouldn't hurt to find Clementine, Polly's teenaged sister, a beau worthy of her (so she can shed that brute, Clint). Polly's plans are in full swing, so she definitely cannot be bothered by the advances of classmate Brad Barker. But maybe Polly should have turned her attention to Miss Austen'snext, because she quickly learns the pitfalls of playing matchmaker. How will Polly patch up her own relationships, while ensuring that destined love can take its course?
/book/show/535312.Standard_Candles?from_search=true	Jack McDevitt	Standard Candles: The Best Short Fiction of Jack McDevitt	Jack McDevitt was a fixture for years inside the pages of the top science-fiction magazines. This edition brings together for the first time sixteen of McDevitts greatest tales. It is here where the full extent of McDevitts talent is at last on display. In, wonders abound, with the lucidity and grace that have become McDevitts trademarks.Editorial revieJack McDevitt was a fixture for years inside the pages of the top science-fiction magazines. This edition brings together for the first time sixteen of McDevitts greatest tales. It is here where the full extent of McDevitts talent is at last on display. In, wonders abound, with the lucidity and grace that have become McDevitts trademarks.Editorial review:McDevitt has done a number of very interesting novels, of which the last two wereand. The short fiction has been accumulating for years - clever, insightful, often marked by oddly inconclusive endings, and quite neglected in the sense of fame, fortune, and awards. Two of the sixteen stories thus ring of personal relevance: the title story concerns an astronomer who, though he has never flared as brightly as a nova has had a long and glowing career; The Fort Moxie Branch offers the notion of a future library that preserves the work of neglected writers and materializes rather like an Isher weapons shop to offer affirmation when a writer needs it most. Auld Lang Boom is the butterfly whose wings cause hurricanes - every time two old friends meet, something awful happens in the world; the surviving heir of one, reading the diary left behind, gets quite spooked. Cryptic is the tale of closing down a SETI operation and finding the files of an old computer disk with frightening implications. Time Travelers Never Die plays fast and loose with continuity when even after death a time traveler is able to maintain contact with his lover. The Jersey Rifle concerns the discovery of the world's greatest chess player, an unassuming druggist who can beat anyone. And more.-ContentsStandard CandlesTidal EffectsTranslations from the ColosianBlack to MoveThe Fort Moxie BranchPromises to KeepGusTo Hell with the StarsEllieThe Jersey RifleCruising through DeuteronomyTygerAuld Lang BoomDutchmanCrypticTime Travelers Never Die
/book/show/33845111-the-magazine-of-fantasy-science-fiction-june-1984?from_search=true	Edward L. Ferman (Editor) Stephen King (Contributor) Molly Gloss (Contributor)	The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, June 1984	Volume 66, Number 6, Whole Number 397Contents:Stephen King - The Ballad of the Flexible BulletAlgis Budrys - BooksMolly Gloss - JoiningChet Williamson - Will the Real Sam Starburst...John Morressey - StoneskinBaird Searles - Films: DroidfulO. Niemand - Two BitsNurit Karlin - CartoonM. Sargent Mackay - Demon LoverIsaac Asimov - Science: The Two MassesWayne Wightman - The SVolume 66, Number 6, Whole Number 397Contents:Stephen King - The Ballad of the Flexible BulletAlgis Budrys - BooksMolly Gloss - JoiningChet Williamson - Will the Real Sam Starburst...John Morressey - StoneskinBaird Searles - Films: DroidfulO. Niemand - Two BitsNurit Karlin - CartoonM. Sargent Mackay - Demon LoverIsaac Asimov - Science: The Two MassesWayne Wightman - The Skin DisguiseHenry Martin - CartoonCover by R. J. Krupowicz for The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet
/book/show/3349084-modern-arabic-fiction?from_search=true	Salma Khadra Jayyusi (Editor)	Modern Arabic Fiction: An Anthology	Beginning with the late-nineteenth-century cultural resurgence and continuing through the present day, short stories and novels have given voice to the personal and historical experiences of modern Arabs. This anthology offers a rich and diverse selection of works from more than one hundred and forty prominent Arab writers of fiction. The collection reflects Arab writers'Beginning with the late-nineteenth-century cultural resurgence and continuing through the present day, short stories and novels have given voice to the personal and historical experiences of modern Arabs. This anthology offers a rich and diverse selection of works from more than one hundred and forty prominent Arab writers of fiction. The collection reflects Arab writers' formal inventiveness as well as their intense exploration of various dimensions of modern Arab life, including the impact of modernity, the rise of the oil economy, political authoritarianism, corruption, religion, poverty, and the Palestinian experience in modern times.Salma Khadra Jayyusi, a renowned scholar of Arabic literature, has included short stories and excerpts from novels from authors in every Arab country.contains writings stretching from the pioneering work of late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century authors to the novels of Naguib Mahfouz and the stories of contemporary Arab writers. In addition to familiar names such as Mahfouz, the anthology presents excerpts from writers well known in the Arab world but just beginning to find an audience in the West, including early twentieth century Christian Lebanese writer Jurji Zaydan, whose historical epics were eye-openers for generations of Arab readers to the achievements of medieval Islamic civilization; Yusuf Idris's complex and brilliant portrait of Egypt's poor; 'Abd al-Rahman Muneef's searing exploration of the ecological and social impact of oil production; Palestinian writer Jabra Ibrahim Jabra's sophisticated description of the dilemma's of modern Arab intellectuals; and Jamal al-Ghitani's impressive employment of mythical time and the continuity of the past in the present.Jayyusi provides biographical information on the writers as well as a substantial and illuminating introduction to the development of modern Arabic fictional genres that considers the central thematic and aesthetic concerns of Arab short story writers and novelists.
/book/show/146166.The_Dictionary_of_Science_Fiction_Places?from_search=true	Brian M. Stableford Jeff White (Illustrator)	The Dictionary of Science Fiction Places	Take a journey across space and time into the farthest reaches of the human imagination with this book that describes more than 1,500 places and their inhabitants. Illustrations.
/book/show/10464407-twice-told-tales?from_search=true	Nathaniel Hawthorne	Twice-Told Tales: An anthology of short fiction	Twice-Told tales, originally published in 1837, revised & republished by Hawthorne in 1851, is the most famous collection of Hawthorne's stories. All of Hawthorne's great gifts--& the features that make him not only one of the greatest but one of the most contemporary American authors, are on full display here.Book One contents include: The Gray Champion / SundayTwice-Told tales, originally published in 1837, revised & republished by Hawthorne in 1851, is the most famous collection of Hawthorne's stories. All of Hawthorne's great gifts--& the features that make him not only one of the greatest but one of the most contemporary American authors, are on full display here.Book One contents include: The Gray Champion / Sunday at Home / The Wedding-Knell / The Minister's Black Veil / The Maypole of MerryMount / The Gentle Boy / Mr. Higgingotham's Catastrophe / Little Annie's Ramble / Wakefield / A Bill from the Town-Pump / The Great Carbuncle / The Prophetic Pictures / David Swan / Sights from a Steeple / The Hollow of the Three Hills / The Toll-Gatherer's Day. Book Two contents include: Nathaniel Hawthorne ( 1804 - 1864 ) by Henry James / The Great Stone Face / The Vision of the Fountain / Fancy's Show-Box / Dr. Heidegger's Experiment / Legends of the Province House: I. - Howe's Masquerade, II - Edward Randolph's Portrait, III - Lady Eleanore's Mantle, IV - Old Esther Dudley / The Haunted Mind / The Village Uncle / The Ambitious Guest / The Sister-Years / Snowflakes / The Seven Vagabonds
/book/show/8388745-science-fiction?from_search=true	Isaac Asimov Charles G. Waugh (Compiler)	Science Fiction	Man alienated by the products of his own knowledgeatomic radiation, futuristic weaponry, the after effects of war and corruptionand attempting to retain his humanity lie at the heart of the nine short stories in this outstanding collection of best-selling authors.Their tales are as fresh and relevant today as when they first appeared during the 1940's Golden Age of scienceMan alienated by the products of his own knowledgeatomic radiation, futuristic weaponry, the after effects of war and corruptionand attempting to retain his humanity lie at the heart of the nine short stories in this outstanding collection of best-selling authors.Their tales are as fresh and relevant today as when they first appeared during the 1940's Golden Age of science fiction.Killdozer! details the liberation of a mutant energy force with intelligence and a will to destroy eons after the war it was intended to end is over.With Folded Hands reveals a terrifying vision of the future with humanoid mechanicals seucring happiness for all humans under their Prime Directive.early Foundation tale, The Big and the Little, explores the Seldon Crisis and its effects on the Second Galactic Empire. In a corrupt empire to come, The Weapons Shop ofworld may be the only source for legal and moral justice. These and other tales byandrepresent some of the best sci-fi novels of the Forties and of any time.
/book/show/4703880-strange-fiction?from_search=true	H.G. Wells	Strange Fiction	Nine stories including The Door in the Wall, The Country of the Blind, The Truth About Pycraft, and The Strange Orchid. Each piece of narration is invested with gristliness and wit. Talking Book World
/book/show/18531620-the-irreal-reader?from_search=true	G.S. Evans (Editor) Alice Whittenburg (Editor)	The Irreal Reader: Fiction & Essays from The Cafe Irreal	THE CAFE IRREAL: INTERNATIONAL IMAGINATION, a pioneering web-based literary magazine, first went online in 1998 with the intention of publishing a type of fantastic fiction most often associated with writers such as Franz Kafka, Kobo Abe and Jorge Luis Borges. To this end, it has published more than 250 authors from over 30 countries. In the course of the past fifteen yearTHE CAFE IRREAL: INTERNATIONAL IMAGINATION, a pioneering web-based literary magazine, first went online in 1998 with the intention of publishing a type of fantastic fiction most often associated with writers such as Franz Kafka, Kobo Abe and Jorge Luis Borges. To this end, it has published more than 250 authors from over 30 countries. In the course of the past fifteen years, it has also seen its editors nominated for a World Fantasy Award and been named by WRITER'S DIGEST as one of the Top 30 Short Story Markets. In this anthology, Guide Dog Books presents a selection of the fiction and essays fromTHE CAFE IRREAL that take us most definitively into the realm of the Irreal. These include pieces by Diploma de Honor Konex winner Ana Mara Shua (Argentina), Michal Ajvaz (winner of the Magnesia Litera prize in the Czech Republic), Pulitzer Prize winner Charles Simic, and Pushcart Prize winners Bruce Holland Rogers and Caitlin Horrocks.
/book/show/24235595-writing-great-fiction?from_search=true	James Hynes	Writing Great Fiction: Storytelling Tips and Techniques	Whether you're huddled around the campfire, composing an email to a friend, or sitting down to write a novel, storytelling is fundamental to human nature. But as any writer can tell you, the blank page can be daunting. It's tough to know where to get started, what details to include in each scene, and how to move from the kernel of an idea to a completed manuscript.WritinWhether you're huddled around the campfire, composing an email to a friend, or sitting down to write a novel, storytelling is fundamental to human nature. But as any writer can tell you, the blank page can be daunting. It's tough to know where to get started, what details to include in each scene, and how to move from the kernel of an idea to a completed manuscript.Writing great fiction isn't a gift reserved for the talented few. There is a craft to storytelling that can be learned, and studying writing techniques can be incredibly rewarding - both personally and professionally. Even if you dont have ambitions of penning the next Moby-Dick, you'll find value in exploring all the elements of fiction.From evoking a scene to charting a plot to revising your drafts, Writing Great Fiction: Storytelling Tips and Techniques offers a master class in storytelling. Taught by award-winning novelist James Hynes, a former visiting professor at the famed Iowa Writers' Workshop, these 24 insightful lectures show you the ins and outs of the fiction writer's craft. Get tips for developing believable and memorable characters, explore how to craft plausible dialogue that serves the purposes of your narrative, compare the advantages of different points of view, and more. A wealth of exercises will inspire you to practice the many techniques you learn. Professor Hynes is an able guide, showing you what has worked for him and other novelists, and pointing out pitfalls to avoid. Writing Great Fiction is truly an exceptional course for anyone interested in storytelling.2014 The Teaching Company, LLC (P)2014 The Great Courses
/book/show/1084331.The_Naughtiest_Girl_Again?from_search=true	Enid Blyton	The Naughtiest Girl Again	This term the naughtiest girl in the school is trying to be good. But someone wants to spoil things for her.
/book/show/11340229-the-art-of-writing-fiction?from_search=true	Andrew Cowan	The Art of Writing Fiction	The Art of Writing Fiction guides the reader through the processes of creative writing from journal-keeping to editing, offering techniques for stimulating creativity and making language vivid. Readers will master key aspects of fiction such as structure, character, voice and setting.Andrew Cowan provides an insightful introduction that brings his own well-crafted prose sThe Art of Writing Fiction guides the reader through the processes of creative writing from journal-keeping to editing, offering techniques for stimulating creativity and making language vivid. Readers will master key aspects of fiction such as structure, character, voice and setting.Andrew Cowan provides an insightful introduction that brings his own well-crafted prose style to bear on the processes and pleasures of writing fiction, offering practical and personal advice culled from his own experience and that of other published writers. He lays open to the reader his own notes, his writing, and the experiences from his own life that he has drawn on in his fiction allowing the reader to develop their own writing project alongside the author as they go through the book.
/book/show/686510.Heterocosmica?from_search=true	Lubomr Doleel	Heterocosmica: Fiction and Possible Worlds	The universe of possible worlds is constantly expanding and diversifying thanks to the incessant world-constructing activity of human minds and hands. Literary fiction is probably the most active experimental laboratory of the world-constructing enterprise.from the author's PrefaceThe standard contrast between fiction and reality, notes Lubomr Dolezel, obscures an arraThe universe of possible worlds is constantly expanding and diversifying thanks to the incessant world-constructing activity of human minds and hands. Literary fiction is probably the most active experimental laboratory of the world-constructing enterprise.from the author's PrefaceThe standard contrast between fiction and reality, notes Lubomr Dolezel, obscures an array of problems that have beset philosophers and literary critics for centuries. Commentators usually admit that fiction conveys some kind of truththe truth of the story of Faust, for instance. They acknowledge that fiction usually bears some kind of relation to realityfor example, the London of Dickens. But both the status of the truth and the nature of the relationship have baffled, frustrated, or repelled a long line of thinkers.In, Lubomr Dolezel offers nothing less than a complete theory of literary fiction based on the idea of possible worlds. Beginning with a discussion of the extant semantics and pragmatics of fictionalityby Leibniz, Russell, Frege, Searle, Auerbach, and othershe relates them to literature, literary theory, and narratology. He also investigates theories of action, intention, and literary communication to develop a system of concepts that allows him to offer perceptive reinterpretations of a host of classical, modern, and postmodern fictional narrativesfrom Defoe through Dickens, Dostoevsky, Huysmans, Bely, and Kafka to Hemingway, Kundera, Rhys, Plenzdorf, and Coetzee. By careful attention to philosophical inquiry into possible worlds, especially Saul Kripke's and Jaakko Hintikka's, and through long familiarity with literary theory, Dolezel brings us an unprecedented examination of the notion of fictional worlds.
/book/show/27204235-masterpieces-of-world-fiction?from_search=true	Guy de Maupassant	Masterpieces of World Fiction: Selected Stories By GUY DE MAUPASSANT	This volume contains 30 of Maupassant's classic stories: Boule de Suif; In the Spring; The Graveyard Sisterhood; Madame Tellier's Establishment; A Ruse; An Old Man; Rust; Two Friends; The Jewels; The Conservatory; The Matter with Andr; My Uncle Jules; A Duel; The Convert; In the Bedroom; Regret; The decoration; The Piece of String; The Model; The Hand; Idyll; Mother SavagThis volume contains 30 of Maupassant's classic stories: Boule de Suif; In the Spring; The Graveyard Sisterhood; Madame Tellier's Establishment; A Ruse; An Old Man; Rust; Two Friends; The Jewels; The Conservatory; The Matter with Andr; My Uncle Jules; A Duel; The Convert; In the Bedroom; Regret; The decoration; The Piece of String; The Model; The Hand; Idyll; Mother Savage; Guillemot Rock; Imprudence; The Signal; In the Woods; The Devil; The Horla; The Mask; and Mouche. A fair selection of the master's short story output. Roger Colet has written the introduction for the Penguin Classic edition..
/book/show/70033.Echo_Tree?from_search=true	Henry Dumas Eugene B. Redmond (Editor) John S. Wright (Introduction)	Echo Tree: The Collected Short Fiction of Henry Dumas	
/book/show/120567.Isaac_Asimov_Presents_the_Great_Science_Fiction_2?from_search=true	Isaac Asimov (Editor) Clifford D. Simak Edmond Hamilton	Isaac Asimov Presents the Great Science Fiction 2	A collection of some of the greatest science fiction tales features Fred Saberhagen's Berserker series, John Brunner's The Totally Rich, and other tales. Reprint.
/book/show/323869.A_Stay_Against_Confusion?from_search=true	Ron Hansen	A Stay Against Confusion: Essays on Faith and Fiction	Will be shipped from US. Used books may not include companion materials, may have some shelf wear, may contain highlighting/notes, may not include CDs or access codes. 100% money back guarantee.
/book/show/21566870-purgatory-behind-these-eyes?from_search=true	Doug Rinaldi	Purgatory Behind These Eyes:  The Dark Fiction of Doug Rinaldi	Inspired by the perversity of human nature and the darkness that dwells within us all, this collection of work by horror author Doug Rinaldi is a reminder that not everything is as it seems. Purgatory Behind These Eyes' imaginative diversity will pull you tightly into the depths of hopelessness while challenging your vision of reality, making the improbable and impossibleInspired by the perversity of human nature and the darkness that dwells within us all, this collection of work by horror author Doug Rinaldi is a reminder that not everything is as it seems. Purgatory Behind These Eyes' imaginative diversity will pull you tightly into the depths of hopelessness while challenging your vision of reality, making the improbable and impossible become truth.
/book/show/2209659.Stephen_King?from_search=true	Douglas E. Winter	Stephen King: The Art of Darkness: The Life and Fiction of the Master of Macabre	A critical look at the work of Stephen King, writer of horror stories.
/book/show/583745.Beacham_s_Sourcebook_For_Teaching_Young_Adult_Fiction?from_search=true	Elizabeth D. Schafer	Beacham's Sourcebook For Teaching Young Adult Fiction: Exploring Harry Potter	If you are reading, teaching, or patenting Harry Potter fans, this indispensable guidebook takes you behind the Potter legend, into the life of its author J. K. Rowling, and gives young readers many more hours of enjoyment beyond reading the novels themselves.Explore the origins and mysteries of Harry's world, its history, science, magic, mythology, setting, characters, thIf you are reading, teaching, or patenting Harry Potter fans, this indispensable guidebook takes you behind the Potter legend, into the life of its author J. K. Rowling, and gives young readers many more hours of enjoyment beyond reading the novels themselves.Explore the origins and mysteries of Harry's world, its history, science, magic, mythology, setting, characters, themes, food and sports.The sourcebook includes projects and activities for young readers, questions that generate lively discussions between parents and children, websites for internet research by young surfers, lesson plans for teachers and resources for librarians.
/book/show/4016493-mechanika?from_search=true	Doug Chiang	Mechanika: Creating the Art of Science Fiction with Doug Chiang	Delve into a world of imagination populated with giant robots, strange vehicles, alien creatures and other fantastic inventions. For generations artists have created imagery destined for the entertainment of others, and now you can too.Revered science fiction artist and film designer, Doug Chiang, reveals the thought processes and techniques he used working on blockbustersDelve into a world of imagination populated with giant robots, strange vehicles, alien creatures and other fantastic inventions. For generations artists have created imagery destined for the entertainment of others, and now you can too.Revered science fiction artist and film designer, Doug Chiang, reveals the thought processes and techniques he used working on blockbusters such as theprequels,,, and. You'll learn from Chiang's visionary experience as he shares his design processes, giving expert advice and showcasing the groundbreaking style that has earned his creations a spot in the Brooklyn Museum, Houston Museum of Fine Art and the Tokyo National Museum.Inside you'll discover:30+ lessons for creating out-of-this-world science fiction scenes in the style featured in films, books, comics, toys and games using both traditional and digital techniquesDetails and tips for using Adobe Photoshop to conceive, design, draw and enhance your creations25 step-by-step demonstrations of outrageous robots, vehicles, creatures and environments with finished color imagesForeword by film producer/director Robert Zemeckis (,,,)With tips on everything from basic skills like blueline sketching and assembling a toolkit to conceptualization and painting for digital art,has everything you need to get great results and make your science fiction worlds come alive!
/book/show/25918321-family?from_search=true	Micol Ostow	Family	It is a day like any other when seventeen-year-old Melinda hits the road for San Francisco, leaving behind her fractured home life and a constant assault on her self-esteem. Henry is the handsome, charismatic man who comes upon her, collapsed on a park bench, and offers love, a briIt is a day like any other when seventeen-year-old Melinda hits the road for San Francisco, leaving behind her fractured home life and a constant assault on her self-esteem. Henry is the handsome, charismatic man who comes upon her, collapsed on a park bench, and offers love, a bright new consciousness, andbest of alla family. One that will embrace her and give her love. Because family is what Mel has never really had. And this new family, Henry's family, shares everything. They share the chores, their bodies, and their beliefs. And if Mel truly wants to belong, she will share in everything they do. No matter what the family does, or how far they go.Told in episodic verse,is a fictionalized exploration of cult dynamics, loosely based on the Manson Family murders of 1969. It is an unflinching look at people who are born broken, and the lengths they'll go to to make themselves whole again.
/book/show/28080379-his-family?from_search=true	Ernest Poole	His Family: Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 1918	His Family is a novel by Ernest Poole published in 1917 about the life of a New York widower and his three daughters in the 1910s. It received the first Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1918. His Family tells the story of a middle-class family in New York City in the 1910s. The family's patriarch, widower Roger Gale, struggles to deal with the way his daughters and grandchiHis Family is a novel by Ernest Poole published in 1917 about the life of a New York widower and his three daughters in the 1910s. It received the first Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1918. His Family tells the story of a middle-class family in New York City in the 1910s. The family's patriarch, widower Roger Gale, struggles to deal with the way his daughters and grandchildren respond to the changing society. Each of his daughters responds in a distinctively different way to the circumstances of their lives, forcing Roger into attempting to calm the increasingly challenging family disputes that erupt.
/book/show/718869.Sophie_s_Diary?from_search=true	Dora Musielak	Sophie's Diary: A Historical Fiction	Sophie Germain overcame gender stigmas and a lack of formal education yet proved, after Euler, that for all prime exponents n less than 100 Fermat's Last Theorem holds. Hidden behind a man's name, her brilliance as mathematician was first discovered by three of the greatest scholars of the eighteenth century Lagrange, Gauss, and Legendre. In Sophie's Diary, Germain comesSophie Germain overcame gender stigmas and a lack of formal education yet proved, after Euler, that for all prime exponents n less than 100 Fermat's Last Theorem holds. Hidden behind a man's name, her brilliance as mathematician was first discovered by three of the greatest scholars of the eighteenth century Lagrange, Gauss, and Legendre. In Sophie's Diary, Germain comes to life through a fictionalized journal that intertwines mathematics with historical descriptions of the brutal events that took place in Paris between 1789 and 1793. This format provides a plausible perspective of how a young Sophie could have learned mathematics on her own-both fascinated by numbers and eager to master tough subjects without a teacher's guidance. Her passion for mathematics is integrated into her personal life as an escape from societal outrage. Sophie's Diary is suitable for a variety of readersboth young and old, mathematicians and noviceswho will be inspired and enlightened on a field of study made easy as is told through the intellectual and personal struggles of an exceptional young woman.
/book/show/15936660-lois-mcmaster-bujold?from_search=true	Janet Brennan Croft Donald E. Palumbo (Editor) C.W. Sullivan III (Editor)	Lois McMaster Bujold: Essays on a Modern Master of Science Fiction and Fantasy	Lois McMaster Bujold has won a shelf full of awards--Hugos, Nebulas, and others--for both her science fiction and fantasy writing. She is one of the most respected names in the field, always delivering polished, thoughtful, and well-crafted writing. She consistently addresses great issues and problems on a human level, where they are faced by quirky, prickly, and very realLois McMaster Bujold has won a shelf full of awards--Hugos, Nebulas, and others--for both her science fiction and fantasy writing. She is one of the most respected names in the field, always delivering polished, thoughtful, and well-crafted writing. She consistently addresses great issues and problems on a human level, where they are faced by quirky, prickly, and very real characters, and her exploration of the theory of reader-response is an important critical contribution. Yet there has been a surprising dearth of serious critical writing about her output--in part because she resists neat and easy classification by genre, politics, or subject matter. This collection of fresh essays aims to correct that situation by presenting a variety of critical perspectives addressing many aspects of her writing. Attention is given to both her Miles Vorkosigan science fiction series and her Chalion and Sharing Knife fantasy series, as well as the books that fall outside these series.
/book/show/244267.The_Complete_Fiction_of_Bruno_Schulz?from_search=true	Bruno Schulz	The Complete Fiction of Bruno Schulz: The Street of Crocodiles, Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass	in the Polish city of Drogobych is a street of memories and dreams where recollections of Bruno Schulz's uncommon boyhood and of the eerie side of his merchant family's life are evoked in a startling blend of the real and the fantastic. Most memorable - and most chilling - is the portrait of the author's father, a maddened shopkeeper who imports rain the Polish city of Drogobych is a street of memories and dreams where recollections of Bruno Schulz's uncommon boyhood and of the eerie side of his merchant family's life are evoked in a startling blend of the real and the fantastic. Most memorable - and most chilling - is the portrait of the author's father, a maddened shopkeeper who imports rare birds' eggs to hatch in his attic, who believes tailors' dummies should be treated like people, and whose obsessive fear of cockroaches causes him to resemble one.is the second and final work of Bruno Schulz, the acclaimed Polish writer killed by the Nazis during World War II. In the words of Isaac Bashevis Singer, What he did in his short life was enough to make him one of the most remarkable writers who ever lived. Weaving myth, fantasy, and reality,, is, to quote Schulz, an attempt at eliciting the history of a certain family...by a search for the mythical sense, the essential core of that history.
/book/show/1627211.Islands_In_The_Sky?from_search=true	Arthur C. Clarke	Islands In The Sky: Science Fiction	The story of 'Islands in the Sky' centers around a young man, who, after brilliantly winning a space-related competition, requests a vacation on a space station as his prize. It is written with Arthur C. Clark's obvious knowledge of science, but moves at a page turning rate througout the entire narrative. The short novel gives a realistic possiblilty of work and play in fuThe story of 'Islands in the Sky' centers around a young man, who, after brilliantly winning a space-related competition, requests a vacation on a space station as his prize. It is written with Arthur C. Clark's obvious knowledge of science, but moves at a page turning rate througout the entire narrative. The short novel gives a realistic possiblilty of work and play in future space, hightened with constant excitment and action. Character development is very good, as are the not-overdone (but still awsome) visual descriptions.
/book/show/18275294-archangel?from_search=true	Andrea Barrett	Archangel: Fiction	[Andrea Barrett's] work stands out for its sheer intelligenceThe overall effect is quietly dazzling.Winner of the National Book Award for her collection of stories, Andrea Barrett has become one of our most admired and beloved writers. In this magnificent new book, she unfolds five pivotal moments in the lives of her characters and[Andrea Barrett's] work stands out for its sheer intelligenceThe overall effect is quietly dazzling.Winner of the National Book Award for her collection of stories, Andrea Barrett has become one of our most admired and beloved writers. In this magnificent new book, she unfolds five pivotal moments in the lives of her characters and in the history of knowledge.During the summer of 1908, twelve-year-old Constantine Boyd is witness to an explosion of home-spun investigationfrom experiments with cave-dwelling fish without eyes to scientifically bred crops to motorized bicycles and the flight of an early aeroplane. In 1920, a popular science writer and young widow tries, immediately after the bloodbath of the First World War, to explain the new theory of relativity to an audience (herself included) desperate to believe in an ether of space housing spirits of the dead. Half a century earlier, in 1873, a famous biologist struggles to maintain his sense of the hierarchies of nature as Darwins new theory of evolution threatens to make him ridiculous in the eyes of a precocious student. The twentieth-century realms of science and war collide in the last two stories, as developments in genetics and X-ray technology that had once held so much promise fail to protect humansamong them, a young American soldier, Constantine Boyd, sent to Archangel, Russia, in 1919from the failures of governments and from the brutality of war.In these brilliant fictions rich with fact, Barrett explores the thrill and sense of loss that come with scientific progress and the personal passions and impersonal politics that shape all human knowledge.
/book/show/30067732-asimov-s-science-fiction-june-2016?from_search=true	Sheila Williams (Editor) Jay O'Connell (Contributor) Dominica Phetteplace (Contributor)	Asimov's Science Fiction, June 2016 (Asimov's Science Fiction, #485)	What We Hold Onto by Jay O'ConnellProject Symmetry by Dominica PhetteplaceClearance by Sarah PinskerUnreeled by Mercurio D. RiveraRambunctious by Rick WilberRats Dream of the Future by Paul McAuleyWe Argue About Pluto by Emily HockadayBack Lot at Ed's Scrapyard, Roswell by David C. Kopaska-MerkelAncient Ocean byWhat We Hold Onto by Jay O'ConnellProject Symmetry by Dominica PhetteplaceClearance by Sarah PinskerUnreeled by Mercurio D. RiveraRambunctious by Rick WilberRats Dream of the Future by Paul McAuleyWe Argue About Pluto by Emily HockadayBack Lot at Ed's Scrapyard, Roswell by David C. Kopaska-MerkelAncient Ocean by G. O. ClarkThe Robot Grows Old by Geoffrey A. LandisBorn a Spacer by Tony DanielMars is a Robot World by Andrew DarlingtonEditorial: Behind the Scenes by Sheila WilliamsReflections: My Trip to the Future by Robert SilverbergOn the Net: There's Something About Mars by James Patrick KellyOn Books: Very Hard Science Fiction by Norman SpinradSF Conventional Calendar by Erwin S. Strauss, June 2016, Vol. 40, No. 6 (Whole No. 485)Sheila Williams, editorCover art by Dominic Harman
/book/show/9075909-naughty-bits-3?from_search=true	Alison Richardson Letty James Kate Austin	Naughty Bits 3: An Anthology of Short Erotic Fiction	The saucy editors at Spice Briefs have assembled their latest volume of combustible short erotic fiction with Naughty Bits 3.The newest addition to the series RT Book Reviews calls extremely hot, decadent and delicious features nine salacious stories crafted by some of the most stimulating new voices in the businessamong them Kate Austin, Megan Hart, Alison RichardsThe saucy editors at Spice Briefs have assembled their latest volume of combustible short erotic fiction with Naughty Bits 3.The newest addition to the series RT Book Reviews calls extremely hot, decadent and delicious features nine salacious stories crafted by some of the most stimulating new voices in the businessamong them Kate Austin, Megan Hart, Alison Richardson, Grace D'Otare and Jennifer Dale.So look inside and see if you can take the heat!
/book/show/29088253-l-impudique-la-soumise-vol-6?from_search=true	Tara Sue Me	L 'impudique La soumise, vol. 6	Depuis quelque temps, Nathaniel nest plus le Matre exigeant qui sait satisfaire tous les dsirs de sa soumise avant mme quelle les formule. Avide de sensations indites, Abby se demande si Nathaniel saura la pousser au-del de ses limites.Et si Nathaniel sait que sa femme lui appartient corps et me, il ne peut ignorer le plDepuis quelque temps, Nathaniel nest plus le Matre exigeant qui sait satisfaire tous les dsirs de sa soumise avant mme quelle les formule. Avide de sensations indites, Abby se demande si Nathaniel saura la pousser au-del de ses limites.Et si Nathaniel sait que sa femme lui appartient corps et me, il ne peut ignorer le plaisir quelle prouve  voluer dans leur nouvelle communaut. Ses membres ont dailleurs invit Nathaniel  en prendre le leadership pour la conduire vers un niveau suprieur. Nathaniel accepte dassumer ce nouveau rle, tout en luttant pour prserver sa relation avec Abby et la combler.Mais fois-ci, repousser les limites de leurs jeux pourraient tre un vrai danger pour leur couple.
/book/show/540917.Full_Frontal_Fiction?from_search=true	Jack Murnighan Rufus Griscom (Editor)	Full Frontal Fiction: The Best of Nerve.com	Over the past three years, Nerve.com has defined a new genre in contemporary literature: short, sexy fiction that excites above and below the neck. Incisive, honest, and gripping, these stories rewrite our understanding of what sexual fiction can be.collects the most innovative and literary erotic fiction to appear on the Web pages of Nerve. From estabOver the past three years, Nerve.com has defined a new genre in contemporary literature: short, sexy fiction that excites above and below the neck. Incisive, honest, and gripping, these stories rewrite our understanding of what sexual fiction can be.collects the most innovative and literary erotic fiction to appear on the Web pages of Nerve. From established names like Jay McInerney, A. M. Homes, Robert Olen Butler, Mary Gaitskill, and Elizabeth Wurtzel to the best of today's new voices,contains some of the most provocative writing in America today.
/book/show/12356225-kizuna?from_search=true	Brent Millis (Editor) Made in DNA (Editor) Jason Wuchenich	Kizuna: Fiction for Japan	March 11, 2011 - Three prefectures in northeastern Japan are devastated by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake, and a massive tsunami that takes the lives of nearly 30,000 people.April 2011 - 75 authors from 11 countries came together to collaborate on a mixed-genre anthology of short stories to benefit the orphans of the disaster-stricken Tohoku area. Ninety percent of which is alMarch 11, 2011 - Three prefectures in northeastern Japan are devastated by a magnitude 9.0 earthquake, and a massive tsunami that takes the lives of nearly 30,000 people.April 2011 - 75 authors from 11 countries came together to collaborate on a mixed-genre anthology of short stories to benefit the orphans of the disaster-stricken Tohoku area. Ninety percent of which is all original work written for this book.Horror, humor, human drama, science fiction, fantasy, absurdist, bizarro, weird, new wave, bugpunk, Cthulhu, Sherlock Holmes, historical fiction,Complete author list (in index order): Katherine Govier, Ken Asamatsu, Lee Pletzers, Joseph S. Pulver, Sr., S.A. Gambino, Michael Allen Rose, Nickolas Furr, Garrett Cook, Touya Tachihara, Jess Gulbranson, Alvin Pang, Robert M. Price, Kevin Lovelace, Junichi Ashikawa, Dan Ryan, Adam Joffrain, Moxie Mezcal, Andersen Prunty, L. Christopher Bird, Minoru Inaba, Richard Wright, Kirk Marshall, Davide Mana, Show Tomono, Jon Courtenay Grimwood, Christene Britton-Jones, Philip Overby, Yuusuke Tokita, David Agranoff, Bradley Sands, Naohiko Kitahara, Michael John Grist, Edmund Colell, Trent Zelazny, Riri Shimada, Made in DNA, Glynn Barrass, Fulvio Gatti, Nirnara, Melissa J White, Fumihiko Iino, Curt Seubert, Elizabeth Black, John F. Rice, Hiroshi Yamamoto, Volker Baetz, Andrew Freudenberg, Terrie Czechowski, Luca Gonzlez Lavado, Mie Takase, Stephen A. North, Ran Cartwright, Ukyou Kodachi, Danilo Arona, David Naughton-Shires, John Shirley, Jonathan Moon, Tadashi Ohta, Richard Salter, Midori Tateyama, Grant Wamack, Massimo Soumar, Yufuko Senoh, Berry Sizemore, Ash Lomen, Adam Breckenridge, Yasumi Kobayashi, Jason Wuchenich, Ryuto Hijiri, Vittorio Catani, Joji Hayashi, Kevin David Anderson, Tamao Kanroji, Michael Moorcock, and Shinya Gaku.Produktinformation
/book/show/19416264-fiction-writer-s-workshop?from_search=true	Writer's Digest Books	Fiction Writer's Workshop	Master the Elements of the Writing WorkshopMaster the Elements of the Writing WorkshopMore than 100 writing exercises, including dozens that are new to this edition, that challenge you to experiment with diverse writing styles   Specific statements of purpose for each exercise, to help guide you and instruct you at every step of the creative process   Self-critique questions to help you assess your work and identify strengths and weaknesses before moving on to the next lesson   The full text of eight acclaimed short stories, with analysis and exercises, to provide models for your own writing and help reinforce the lessons you've learned   The practical, insightful methods offered in this workshop will clarify your voice, broaden your perspective, and strengthen your fiction.
/book/show/5741485-science-fiction-of-the-fifties?from_search=true	Martin H. Greenberg (editor) Joseph D. Olander (Editor)	Science Fiction of the Fifties	Preface by Frederik PohlSpectator Sport by John D. MacDonaldFeedback by Katherine MacLeanDP by Jack VanceThe Liberation of Earth by William TennA Work of Art by James BlishThe County of the Kind by Damon KnightThe Education of Tigress McCardle by C.M. KornbluthThe Cage by A. Bertram ChandlerThe Last of the Deliverers by Poul AndersonA Bad Day for Sales by Fritz LeiberSaucePreface by Frederik PohlSpectator Sport by John D. MacDonaldFeedback by Katherine MacLeanDP by Jack VanceThe Liberation of Earth by William TennA Work of Art by James BlishThe County of the Kind by Damon KnightThe Education of Tigress McCardle by C.M. KornbluthThe Cage by A. Bertram ChandlerThe Last of the Deliverers by Poul AndersonA Bad Day for Sales by Fritz LeiberSaucer of Loneliness by Theodore SturgeonHeirs Apparent by Robert AbernathyAdrift on the Policy Level by Chan DavisShort in the Chest by Margaret St Clair5,271,009 by Alfred BesterThe Academy by Robert SheckleyNobody Bothers Gus by Algis BudrysHappy Birthday Dear Jesus by Frederik PohlBettyann by Kris NevilleDark Interlude by Fredric Brown & Mack ReynoldsWhat Have I Done by Mark CliftonLove O Careless Love by Barry N. Malzberg
/book/show/6597167-poesie-a-cura-di-p-e-balboni-fiction-poetry-drama?from_search=true	Giacomo Leopardi	Poesie (a Cura DI P E Balboni) (Fiction, Poetry & Drama)	Giacomo Leopardi (1798-1837) was the greatest Italian poet after Petrarch and one of the great prose writers of the nineteenth century. Caught between devotion to the classical past and a sense of the impoverished present, Leopardi rejected both the Catholicism of his childhood and Enlightenment optimism. In his world, all that we love and value is illusory, and thereforeGiacomo Leopardi (1798-1837) was the greatest Italian poet after Petrarch and one of the great prose writers of the nineteenth century. Caught between devotion to the classical past and a sense of the impoverished present, Leopardi rejected both the Catholicism of his childhood and Enlightenment optimism. In his world, all that we love and value is illusory, and therefore to be loved the more. His existential resolve makes him the most compelling of Italian poets.
/book/show/1246598.The_Democratic_Genre?from_search=true	Sheenagh Pugh	The Democratic Genre: Fan Fiction in a Literary Context	Fandoms as diverse as Jane Austen,, andare explored in this guide to the cultural phenomenon of fan fiction. Examining how anonymous authors bring their own gloss and invention to their favorite novels, films, and TV series; develop characters; expand narratives; and, in the slash genre, explore homosexual relationships between otherwise heterosexual chFandoms as diverse as Jane Austen,, andare explored in this guide to the cultural phenomenon of fan fiction. Examining how anonymous authors bring their own gloss and invention to their favorite novels, films, and TV series; develop characters; expand narratives; and, in the slash genre, explore homosexual relationships between otherwise heterosexual characters, this analysis covers fanfic terminology, its mechanisms for participation and support, the differences between fan fiction and conventional publishing, and the genre's literary merits.
/book/show/2155051.Greek_Fiction?from_search=true	Chariton Longus Helen Morales (Introduction)	Greek Fiction: Callirhoe, Daphnis and Chloe, Letters of Chion	A fascinating counterpoint to the monumental epics of ancient Greece, Greek Fiction features three novelistic works written between the first and fourth centuries AD. Chariton's Callirhoe-perhaps the first novel ever written-is the stirring tale of two star-crossed lovers whoA fascinating counterpoint to the monumental epics of ancient Greece, Greek Fiction features three novelistic works written between the first and fourth centuries AD. Chariton's Callirhoe-perhaps the first novel ever written-is the stirring tale of two star-crossed lovers who are torn apart when Callirhoe is kidnapped and sold into slavery. Longus's Daphnis and Chloe tells the story of a boy and girl-both abandoned at birth-who grow up to fall in love and battle pirates. Letters of Chion is an early thriller about tyranny and political assassination. Together these works open a welcome window onto ancient Greece's little-explored legacy of prose fiction.
/book/show/280016.Ghastly_Beyond_Belief?from_search=true	Neil Gaiman (Editor) Kim Newman (Editor)	Ghastly Beyond Belief: The Science Fiction and Fantasy Book of Quotations	The science fiction and Fantasy Book of Quotations.This book is made of assorted quotes from science fiction, fantasy, and horror, both in books and movies, with a bias towards science fiction.
/book/show/22952.Micromegas_and_Other_Short_Fictions?from_search=true	Voltaire Theo Cuffe (Translator) Haydn Mason (Introduction)	Micromegas and Other Short Fictions	Something between a tale and a polemic, these fables of reason are feats of narrative compression and contain much of Voltaire's best and funniest writing. From ribald tales of adultery to conversations between cosmic travellers, the stories in this collection pose moral, philosophical and social questions. Reader and protagonist alike find their assumptions challenged aSomething between a tale and a polemic, these fables of reason are feats of narrative compression and contain much of Voltaire's best and funniest writing. From ribald tales of adultery to conversations between cosmic travellers, the stories in this collection pose moral, philosophical and social questions. Reader and protagonist alike find their assumptions challenged as Voltaire mingles rationality and fantasy.
/book/show/26254786-the-doom-that-came-to-sarnath?from_search=true	H.P. Lovecraft	The Doom That Came to Sarnath (The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft #13)	Wiki: According to the tale, more than 10,000 years ago, a race of shepherd people colonized the banks of the river Ai in a land called Mnar, forming the cities of Thraa, Ilarnek, and Kadatheron (not to be confused with Kadath), which rose to great intellectual and mercantile prowess. Craving more land, a group of these hardy people migrated to the shores of a lonely and vWiki: According to the tale, more than 10,000 years ago, a race of shepherd people colonized the banks of the river Ai in a land called Mnar, forming the cities of Thraa, Ilarnek, and Kadatheron (not to be confused with Kadath), which rose to great intellectual and mercantile prowess. Craving more land, a group of these hardy people migrated to the shores of a lonely and vast lake at the heart of Mnar, founding the metropolis of Sarnath.But the settlers were not alone. At the other side of the lake was the ancient, grey-stone city of Ib, inhabited by a queer race who had descended from the moon. Lovecraft described them as in hue as green as the lake and the mists that rise above it.... They had bulging eyes, pouting, flabby lips, and curious ears, and were without voice.This is the 13th story featured in The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft published by Race Point Publishing.
/book/show/25647354-blood-on-my-hands?from_search=true	Todd Strasser	Blood on My Hands	When Callie discovers Katherine sprawled on the ground, she bends down to help her. It's only naturalthe party's been a bit wild. And it's only natural for her to pull out the fake knife, irritated at one more example of Katherine's callous disregard of other people's feelings. But the knife is real .When Callie discovers Katherine sprawled on the ground, she bends down to help her. It's only naturalthe party's been a bit wild. And it's only natural for her to pull out the fake knife, irritated at one more example of Katherine's callous disregard of other people's feelings. But the knife is real . . . and bloody. And then Callie hears the click of one cell phone, followed by another, and another. In minutes, images of her holding the bloody knife have gone viral.Now wanted for murder, Callie is on the run from the police. All the evidence points to her guilt, but she's determined to prove her innocence, which means . . . the real killer is still out there.
/book/show/17587708-the-invaders-plan?from_search=true	L. Ron Hubbard	The Invaders Plan: Mission Earth the Biggest Science Fiction Dekalogy Ever Written: Volume One (Large Print 16pt)	Riveting, superbly plotted intrigue. A new style of Science Fiction epic, rooted in the clandestine worlds of intelligence, drug smuggling and crime. With all of the suspense elements of the fast - paced spy/mystery thriller. Exotically spiced with a liberal dash of humor and a hint of sex. Volume 1 of the biggest Science Fiction dekology ever written - Mission Earth. ''ARiveting, superbly plotted intrigue. A new style of Science Fiction epic, rooted in the clandestine worlds of intelligence, drug smuggling and crime. With all of the suspense elements of the fast - paced spy/mystery thriller. Exotically spiced with a liberal dash of humor and a hint of sex. Volume 1 of the biggest Science Fiction dekology ever written - Mission Earth. ''A thriller packed with lust, laughs, adventure and murderous intrigue.'' - Literary Guild
/book/show/25382762-asimov-s-science-fiction-june-2015?from_search=true	Sheila Williams (Editor) Django Wexler (Contributor) Henry Lien (Contributor)	Asimov's Science Fiction, June 2015 (Asimov's Science Fiction, #473)	The End of the War by Django WexlerThe Ladies' Aquatic Gardening Society by Henry LienGhosts of the Savannah by M. BennardoOur Lady of the Open Road by Sarah PinskerMutability by Ray NaylerThe Muses of Shuyedan-18 by Indrapramit DasTourists from the Future by Bruce Boston1,230 Grams of Einstein by Robert FrazierLove &amThe End of the War by Django WexlerThe Ladies' Aquatic Gardening Society by Henry LienGhosts of the Savannah by M. BennardoOur Lady of the Open Road by Sarah PinskerMutability by Ray NaylerThe Muses of Shuyedan-18 by Indrapramit DasTourists from the Future by Bruce Boston1,230 Grams of Einstein by Robert FrazierLove & the Moon by Geoffrey A. LandisGuest Editorial: Teaching Science Fiction, or Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? by Kathleen Ann GoonanReflections: The World To End Last Month by Robert SilverbergOn the Net: The Optimist's Tale by James Patrick KellyOn Books by Peter HeckSF Conventional Calendar by Erwin S. Strauss, June 2015, Vol. 39, No. 6 (Whole No. 473)Sheila Williams, editorCover art by Mathias Rosenthal
/book/show/559092.Playboy_Stories?from_search=true	Alice K. Turner	Playboy Stories: The Best of Forty Years of Short Fiction	This extraordinary anthology includes 41 outstanding stories from Isaac Bashevis Singer, Bernard Malamud, Nadine Gordimer, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Tom McGuane, Ursula Le Guin, T. Corraghessan Boyle, and others--a superb sampling of this century's most accomplished practitioners of the storytelling art.
/book/show/30282922-het-rode-zand-van-mars?from_search=true	Arthur C. Clarke Kees van den Broek (Translator)	Het rode zand van Mars (bruna science-fiction, #103)	De schrijver Martin Gibson is een van de eerste Aardlingen die een toeristisch bezoek mag brengen aan de Aardse nederzetting op Mars. Met zijn ingehouden humor verhaalt Clarke over de wederwaardigheden van de ietwat zelfingenomen auteur, en beschrijft met de hem eigen scherpe toekomstvisie de reisproblemen, die door versnelling/vertraging en gewichtloosheid worden gesteld.De schrijver Martin Gibson is een van de eerste Aardlingen die een toeristisch bezoek mag brengen aan de Aardse nederzetting op Mars. Met zijn ingehouden humor verhaalt Clarke over de wederwaardigheden van de ietwat zelfingenomen auteur, en beschrijft met de hem eigen scherpe toekomstvisie de reisproblemen, die door versnelling/vertraging en gewichtloosheid worden gesteld.Gaandeweg leidt hij de lezer in in het geheime technische projoect op Mars, dat een revolutionaire verbetgering moet brengen in de levensvatbaarheid van de kolonie. Maar een en ander roept gevaarlijke politieke spanningen op met de moederplaneet...
/book/show/10869845-blood-and-other-cravings?from_search=true	Ellen Datlow Margo Lanagan (Contributor)	Blood and Other Cravings: Original Stories of Vampires and Vampirism by Today's Greatest Writers of Dark Fiction	
/book/show/20822245-une-saison-de-machettes?from_search=true	Jean Hatzfeld	Une saison de machettes	lie : '... Au fond, un homme c'est comme un animal, tu le tranches sur la tte ou sur le cou, il s'abat de soi. Dans les premiers jours, celui qui avait abattu des poulets, et surtout des chvres, se trouvait avantag ; a se comprend. Par la suite, tout le monde s'est accoutum  cette nouvelle activit et a rattrap son retard... Le boulot nous tirait les bras...... Perlie : '... Au fond, un homme c'est comme un animal, tu le tranches sur la tte ou sur le cou, il s'abat de soi. Dans les premiers jours, celui qui avait abattu des poulets, et surtout des chvres, se trouvait avantag ; a se comprend. Par la suite, tout le monde s'est accoutum  cette nouvelle activit et a rattrap son retard... Le boulot nous tirait les bras...... Personne ne peut avouer l'entire vrit. Sauf  se damner aux yeux des autres. Et a, c'est trop grave. Mais un petit nombre commencent  raconter des bouts terribles. C'est grand-chose... Les fauteurs savent plus que des souvenirs et des prcisions lmentaires, ils ont des secrets dans l'me...'Il a toujours sembl que les tueurs d'un gnocide, trop dpasss par l'normit de leurs actes, ne pouvaient que mentir ou se taire. Dans un pnitencier prs de Nyamata, une bourgade rwandaise, l'auteur a rencontr un groupe de tueurs. Des copains, sans contact avec le monde extrieur et dj condamns. Au fil de mois de discussions, ils ont montr l'envie de raconter ce 'brouhaha' de l'extermination, de dire prcisment l'indicible. Pour renouer avec nous ? Renouer avec les braves cultivateurs ou instituteurs qu'ils avaient t ? Au plus prs du mal absolu, le gnocide, qu'il soit juif, gitan ou tutsi, leurs rcits et les rflexions de l'auteur apportent autant de questions que de rponses.
/book/show/16567810-asimov-s-science-fiction-february-2013?from_search=true	Sheila Williams (Editor) Vylar Kaftan (Contributor) Matthew Hughes (Contributor)	Asimov's Science Fiction, February 2013 (Asimov's Science Fiction, #445)	The Weight of the Sunrise by Vylar KaftanAnd Then Some by Matthew HughesThe New Guys Always Work Overtime by David Erik NelsonOutbound from Put-In-Bay by M. BennardoThe Golden Age of Story by Robert ReedBest of All Possible Worlds by John ChuCurse of the Procrustean's Wife by Bruce Boston7:17 AM, June 30, 1908, CentThe Weight of the Sunrise by Vylar KaftanAnd Then Some by Matthew HughesThe New Guys Always Work Overtime by David Erik NelsonOutbound from Put-In-Bay by M. BennardoThe Golden Age of Story by Robert ReedBest of All Possible Worlds by John ChuCurse of the Procrustean's Wife by Bruce Boston7:17 AM, June 30, 1908, Central Siberia by Robert FrazierHow Many by Ruth BermanEditorial: Perils of Time Travel by Sheila WilliamsReflections: Looking for Atlantis by Robert SilverbergOn the Net: Mobility by James Patrick KellyOn Books by Paul Di FilippoSF Conventional Calendar by Erwin S. Strauss, February 2013, Vol. 37, No. 2 (Whole No. 445)Sheila Williams, editorCover art by Mozzyb
/book/show/23732026-the-wild-west-of-louis-l-amour?from_search=true	Tim Champlin	The Wild West of Louis L'Amour: An Illustrated Companion to the Frontier Fiction of an American Icon	At the time of his death in 1988, all of Louis L'Amour's 100 novels and short-story collections remained in print, a testament to the popularity of a prolific writer best known for his fast-paced tales of the American West.is a richly illustratAt the time of his death in 1988, all of Louis L'Amour's 100 novels and short-story collections remained in print, a testament to the popularity of a prolific writer best known for his fast-paced tales of the American West.is a richly illustrated, sumptuous book commemorating one of America's most beloved and successful authors and the landscapes, characters, and violent times he portrayed.Author Tim Champlin (himself a writer of Western historical fiction) uncovers all of the secrets of L'Amour's themes and characters - geography of the West, lone heroes, gunfighters, mining and ranching, women, Native Americans, food, and transportation. The frontier regions, towns, and events that featured in L'Amour's writing, as well as the real folks on whom his characters were based, come to life through thoroughly researched illustrations. The collection of more than 200 images includes maps, period photos and daguerreotypes, period illustrations, paintings of the regions discussed, modern photography of towns and countryside, and cover art from L'Amour's books and the pulp magazines in which he was published before he became a best-selling author.For the true L'Amour fan,is also a complete history of his colorful early life as a cowboy, lumberjack, longshoreman, prizefighter, merchant seaman, and army officer.No L'Amour fan will want to skip this comprehensive, beautiful look at the writer, the man, and the world in which he set his tales.
/book/show/3729048-survivor?from_search=true	Octavia E. Butler	Survivor	Know Thy EnemyThey fled from an Earth ravaged by plague and violence, seeking to fulfill their holy mission -- to discover a new home for humanity. But instead of landing in a pace-filled paradise, Earth's Missionaries find themselves caught between two warring civilizations -- the Garkohn and Tehkohn. And only one of the people from Earth, a young girl and converted MisKnow Thy EnemyThey fled from an Earth ravaged by plague and violence, seeking to fulfill their holy mission -- to discover a new home for humanity. But instead of landing in a pace-filled paradise, Earth's Missionaries find themselves caught between two warring civilizations -- the Garkohn and Tehkohn. And only one of the people from Earth, a young girl and converted Missionary named Alanna, has the proper survival training to see through the lies of their Garkohn hosts, who extend the hand of friendship to the humans only to enslave them. Alanna alone can understand the necessity of becoming one with the Tehkohn enemy. And, perhaps, she can find a way to release the Missionaries from the deadly bondage into which they have complacently fallen. Yet even if she succeeds, will Alanna merely be saving them for a still more inescapable doom . . . ?
/book/show/5900060-elements-of-fiction?from_search=true	Robert Scholes	Elements of Fiction	
/book/show/20741911-amok?from_search=true	Dominica Malcolm (Editor/Contributor) Brett Adams (Contributor) Jo Wu (Contributor)	Amok: An Anthology of Asia-Pacific Speculative Fiction	In an anthology that spans from India in the west to Hawaii in the east, and as far south as Australia and New Zealand, 24 authors bring you an exciting range of tales set in the past, present, and future.Discover characters like the Moon Rabbit from Chinese mythology, a kitsune from Japanese mythology, and the aswang from Filipino mythology.Find out what arises when a stIn an anthology that spans from India in the west to Hawaii in the east, and as far south as Australia and New Zealand, 24 authors bring you an exciting range of tales set in the past, present, and future.Discover characters like the Moon Rabbit from Chinese mythology, a kitsune from Japanese mythology, and the aswang from Filipino mythology.Find out what arises when a struggling Malaysian student seeks help for her studies in Chinatown, and what happens when the garbage in the Pacific Ocean is seen as a valuable treasure.Futures imagined stretch from amazing advances in technology to depressing dystopias.Read these stories and so many more in Amok: An Anthology of Asia-Pacific Speculative Fiction.Featuring stories by:Brett Adams, Jo Wu, Kris Williamson, Recle Etino Vibal, Tabitha Sin, Ailia Hopkins, KZ Morano, TR Napper, Terence Toh, Kawika Guillermo, Barry Rosenberg, Eeleen Lee, Jax Goss, Jo Thomas, Daniel A. Kelin II, Fadzlishah Johanabas, Shenoa Carroll-Bradd, Dominica Malcolm, Aashika Nair, Celeste A. Peters, Agnes Ong, Rebecca Freeman, NJ Magas, and Tom Barlow
/book/show/893779.New_Gothic?from_search=true	Bradford Morrow (Editor)	New Gothic: A Collection of Contemporary Gothic Fiction	In time The New Gothic brilliantly reanimates--and reinvents--the genre of Mary Shelley and Edgar Allan Poe, celebrating the vigorous return of sophisticated horror. Contributors include Anne Rice, Joyce Carol Oates, Ruth Rendell, and Peter Straub, among many others. Eeriness abounds.--Washington Post Book World.
/book/show/536448.Speculations_on_Speculation?from_search=true	James Edwin Gunn (Editor) Matthew Candelaria (Editor)	Speculations on Speculation: Theories of Science Fiction	Science fiction is a field of literature that has great interest and great controversy among its writers and critics. This book examines the roots, history, development, current status, and future directions of the field through articles contributed by well-respected science fiction writers, teachers, and critics. The articles 'speculate' on what is science fiction, is sciScience fiction is a field of literature that has great interest and great controversy among its writers and critics. This book examines the roots, history, development, current status, and future directions of the field through articles contributed by well-respected science fiction writers, teachers, and critics. The articles 'speculate' on what is science fiction, is science fiction serious literature, which writers are considered good science fiction writers, and where the genre of science fiction is headed with 21st-century writers. Contributors include Brian W. Aldiss, Kathryn Cramer, Samuel R. Delany, David G. Hartwell, Ursula K. Le Guin, Barry N. Malzberg, Darko Suvin, Michael Swanwick, and many other outstanding authors. Examining all genres and subgenres of science fiction writing, this book provides differing viewpoints on science fiction, making it a great basis for dynamic classroom discussions.
/book/show/996946.The_Complete_Guide_To_Editing_Your_Fiction?from_search=true	Michael Seidman	The Complete Guide To Editing Your Fiction	Using an easy-to-reference format, experienced editor Michael Seidman shows writers how to approach fiction editing from three angles: macro editing, style editing and market editing. Writers will learn to reread their manuscript paying close attention to the continuity of narrative elements, such as point of view, characterization, sequencing and dialogue. After revisingUsing an easy-to-reference format, experienced editor Michael Seidman shows writers how to approach fiction editing from three angles: macro editing, style editing and market editing. Writers will learn to reread their manuscript paying close attention to the continuity of narrative elements, such as point of view, characterization, sequencing and dialogue. After revising and rearranging these elements, writers will edit stylistic aspects, scanning their work with foolproof techniques that ensure proper spelling, grammar and word choice.This guide also teaches how to edit work from a marketing perspective, so writers can keep the expectations of their readership firmly in mind as they title their manuscripts and write their submissions.
/book/show/529201.Wonderworks?from_search=true	Michael Whelan Frank Kelly Freas (Editor) Polly Freas (Editor)	Wonderworks: Science Fiction and Fantasy Art	Treat yourself to an armchair vacation. Visit fantastic worlds. Meet incredible creatures, beautiful and exotic peoples all within the pages of Wonderworks.The greatest name in the field of fantastic art is Michael Whelan. Whelan's sense of color, proportion, design, attention to detail, and imagination has made him the most popular and most sought-afterillustrator in theTreat yourself to an armchair vacation. Visit fantastic worlds. Meet incredible creatures, beautiful and exotic peoples all within the pages of Wonderworks.The greatest name in the field of fantastic art is Michael Whelan. Whelan's sense of color, proportion, design, attention to detail, and imagination has made him the most popular and most sought-afterillustrator in the world of science fiction and fantasy illustration.Wonderworks is the first and only collection of Michael Whelan's work. It is an award nominee book by an award-winning artist containing over 100 paintings and drawings plus introductions by some of the bestselling authors in the fieldPoul Anderson, Anne McCaffrey, Michael Moorcock, Alan Dean Foster, and C. J. Cherryh.
/book/show/13181288-the-reach?from_search=true	Nate Kenyon	The Reach	Young Sarah is no ordinary girl. Shes been diagnosed as schizophrenic and locked away in a childrens psychiatric ward. But thats not what makes her special. She also has a very strangeand powerfulgift. Scientists have been studying Sarahs remarkable psychic power for years, enhancing it, manipulating ittwisting it into something evil. But their plans have gone horriYoung Sarah is no ordinary girl. Shes been diagnosed as schizophrenic and locked away in a childrens psychiatric ward. But thats not what makes her special. She also has a very strangeand powerfulgift. Scientists have been studying Sarahs remarkable psychic power for years, enhancing it, manipulating ittwisting it into something evil. But their plans have gone horribly wrong. How much longer can they control Sarah? And what will happen if her powers are unleashed?
/book/show/15716375-macierzy-stwo-non-fiction?from_search=true	Joanna Woniczko-Czeczott	Macierzyństwo non-fiction	Znam pikne i dalekie od cukierkowej wizji zdjcia robione przez matk wasnym dzieciom. Znam fotoreportae z ciy i z rodzinnego porodu. Znam nawet fotografie dokumentujce wygld brzucha po ciy. Ale nie znam takiego cyklu zdj, w ktrym na jednym potargana matka gotuje, a niemowl na niezbyt czystej pododze bawi si pokrywk soika; na innym matka ziewa czytajc piZnam pikne i dalekie od cukierkowej wizji zdjcia robione przez matk wasnym dzieciom. Znam fotoreportae z ciy i z rodzinnego porodu. Znam nawet fotografie dokumentujce wygld brzucha po ciy. Ale nie znam takiego cyklu zdj, w ktrym na jednym potargana matka gotuje, a niemowl na niezbyt czystej pododze bawi si pokrywk soika; na innym matka ziewa czytajc pidziesity raz t sam ksieczk; na jeszcze innym podczas spaceru gapi si tpo przed siebie. Czy co w tym stylu.Rozmylajc o tych fotografiach uwiadomiam sobie, e to wanie prbuj zrobi. Opisa macierzystwo bez fikcji. Prawdziwe.
/book/show/1824487.A_Science_Fiction_Argosy?from_search=true	Damon Knight	A Science Fiction Argosy	Green Thoughts '32 John Collier storyFour Brands of Impossible '64 Norman Kagan storyDay Million '66 Frederik Pohl storyConsider Her Ways '56 John Wyndham novellaCan You Feel Anything When I Do This? '69 Rbt Sheckley storyBuilt Up Logically '49 Howard Schoenfeld storyBecalmed in Hell/Known Space '65 Larry Niven storyApology to Inky '66 Robert M. Green Jr storyAn Ornament tGreen Thoughts '32 John Collier storyFour Brands of Impossible '64 Norman Kagan storyDay Million '66 Frederik Pohl storyConsider Her Ways '56 John Wyndham novellaCan You Feel Anything When I Do This? '69 Rbt Sheckley storyBuilt Up Logically '49 Howard Schoenfeld storyBecalmed in Hell/Known Space '65 Larry Niven storyApology to Inky '66 Robert M. Green Jr storyAn Ornament to His Profession '66 Charles L. Harness storyIntroduction '72 Damon Knight essayHe Walked Around the Horses/Paratime '48 H. Beam Piper storyJourneys End '57 Poul Anderson storyJudgment Day '55 L. Sprague de Camp storyLight of Other Days '66 Bob Shaw storyMan in His Time '65 Brian W. Aldiss storyManna '49 Peter Phillips storyMore Than Human '53 Theodore Sturgeon novelOne Ordinary Day, with Peanuts '55 Shirley Jackson storyRump-Titty-Titty-Tum-TAH-Tee '58 Fritz Leiber storySea Wrack '64 Edward Jesby storySomerset Dreams '69 Kate Wilhelm storyThe Cure '46 Henry Kuttner & C.L. Moore as by Lewis Padget storyThe Demolished Man '52 Alfred Bester novelThe Game of Rat & Dragon '55 Cordwainer Smith storyThe Red Queen's Race '49 Isaac Asimov storyThe Third Level '51 Jack Finney storyBernie the Faust '63 Wm Tenn story
/book/show/311668.Great_American_Women_s_Fiction?from_search=true	Willa Cather Edith Wharton Kate Chopin	Great American Women's Fiction	This anthology of complete short fiction represents some of the most significant and enjoyable work from the most influential women authors of the 19h and early 20th centuries.
/book/show/449321.Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Robert Silverberg (Editor) Karen Haber (Editor) Stephen Baxter	Science Fiction: The Best of 2001	The best stories of the year, as selected by the one of the world's most honoured science fiction authors and his long-time collaborator. Here in one affordable volume is the best short science fiction of the year as selected from magazines, anthologies and journals. It is the first in a prestigious new series from ibooks. Robert Silverberg, a multiple winner of the Hugo aThe best stories of the year, as selected by the one of the world's most honoured science fiction authors and his long-time collaborator. Here in one affordable volume is the best short science fiction of the year as selected from magazines, anthologies and journals. It is the first in a prestigious new series from ibooks. Robert Silverberg, a multiple winner of the Hugo and Nebula awards as a writer, has complied a distinguished record as an anthologist over the past 35 years. Among the famous books he has edited are THE SCIENCE FICTION HALL OF FAME, THE NEW DIMENSIONS, UNIVERSE and THE ALPHA SERIES. His long list of science fiction and fantasy novels include such titles as DYING INSIDE and THE ALIENS YEARS.
/book/show/4858097-the-solaris-book-of-new-science-fiction-volume-three?from_search=true	George Mann (Editor) Jack Skillingstead Jennifer Pelland	The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction, Volume Three	Showcasing some of the world's greatest science fiction writers, the eclectic short stories and novelettes in this anthology--all published here for the first time--range from futuristic murder mysteries to tales of contact with alien beings.Contents:Introduction / George Mann --Rescue mission / Jack Skillingstead --The fixation / Alastair Reynolds --Artifacts / Stephen BaShowcasing some of the world's greatest science fiction writers, the eclectic short stories and novelettes in this anthology--all published here for the first time--range from futuristic murder mysteries to tales of contact with alien beings.Contents:Introduction / George Mann --Rescue mission / Jack Skillingstead --The fixation / Alastair Reynolds --Artifacts / Stephen Baxter --Necroflux Day / John Meaney --Providence / Paul Di Filippo --Carnival night / Warren Hammond --The assistant / Ian Whates --Glitch / Scott Edelman --One of our bastards is missing / Paul Cornell --Woodpunk / Adam Roberts --Minya's astral angels / Jennifer Pelland --The best monkey / Daniel Abraham --Long stay / Ian Watson --A soul stitched to iron / Tim Akers --iThink, therefore I am / Ken MacLeod.Described as a sampler of the future by George Mann in the collection's introduction,is the historic first release from Solaris, the new science fiction/fantasy imprint of England's BL Publishing.Featuring 16 never-before-published short stories from genre luminaries like Peter F. Hamilton, Stephen Baxter, Paul Di Filippo, Ian Watson, and Neal Asher, this inaugural offering derives its power from its impressive thematic diversity. Hamilton's If at First  is a hard-boiled futuristic thriller featuring a veteran detective and a burglary case that involves the space-time continuum; Four Ladies of the Apocalypse by Brian Aldiss reworks Armageddon; and Di Filippo's Personal Jesus envisions a future where everyone owns a godPod -- a direct link to the Divinity Himself. Other noteworthy selections include In His Sights by Jeffrey Thomas, who revisits his signature realm of Punktown with an irony-filled splatterfest, and Asher's Bioship, a strangely haunting story reminiscent of his novelwhere mariners aboard a sentient ship get in touch with their dark sides.The launch of Solaris Books is nothing short of a godsend for genre fans on both sides of the pond who are searching for the ever-elusive good stuff. If this exceptional anthology is any indication, the future of Solaris Books looks very bright indeed.
/book/show/31938273-the-scattered-and-the-dead-book-2-0?from_search=true	Tim McBain L.T. Vargus	The Scattered and the Dead (Book 2.0): Post Apocalyptic Fiction	With 99.7% of the population dead and gone for coming up on six months, what's left of humanity is scarred, sinewy, whittled into something lean and hard. But the scattered survivors are still here.Life goes on. Something like life, anyway.The worst of theirWith 99.7% of the population dead and gone for coming up on six months, what's left of humanity is scarred, sinewy, whittled into something lean and hard. But the scattered survivors are still here.Life goes on. Something like life, anyway.The worst of their first post-apocalyptic winter may be behind them, but the scattered enter spring with dwindling supplies. Some will fortify their current residences and double down on their scavenging efforts. Others will leave all behind to journey into the unknown.But violence and death wait behind all corners in the empty world. Every crossing of paths turns to conflict. Every choice carries the weight of life and death.Not all will survive these encounters.Catch up with Erin, Izzy, Baghead, Delfino, Ray, Lorraine and more as the Scattered and the Dead saga continues to unfold.picks up whereleft off.Recommended reading order for the Scattered and the Dead series:
/book/show/2520484.The_Heritage_of_Hastur?from_search=true	Marion Zimmer Bradley	The Heritage of Hastur (The Gregg Press Science Fiction Series)	Described as Bradley's best novel by, THE HERITAGE OF HASTUR, longest and most intricate of the Darkover books, is a brilliant epic of the pivotal event in the strange love-hate relationship between the Terran worlds and the semi-alien offspring of forgotten peoples.This is the novel of the Hastur tradition and of the showdown between those who would bargain away tDescribed as Bradley's best novel by, THE HERITAGE OF HASTUR, longest and most intricate of the Darkover books, is a brilliant epic of the pivotal event in the strange love-hate relationship between the Terran worlds and the semi-alien offspring of forgotten peoples.This is the novel of the Hastur tradition and of the showdown between those who would bargain away their world for the glories of star-borne science and those who would preserve the special matrix power that was at once the prize and the burden of ruddy-sunned Darkover.A Note From the Author:To the faithful followers of the chronicles of Darkover, whose greatest delight seems to be discovering even the most minute inconsistencies from book to book:This book tells a story which a great many of the friends of Darkover have asked me to tell - the story of the early life of Regis Hastur, and of the Sharra rising, and of Lew Alton's first encounter with Marjorie Scott and the man who called himself Kadarin.The faithful followers mentioned above will discover a very few minute inconsistencies between the account herein, and the story as Lew Alton told it later. I make no apologies for these. The only explanation I can make is that in the years which elapsed between the events in this book, and the later novel dealing with the final destruction of the Sharra matrix, Lew's memories of these events may have altered his perceptions. Or, as I myself believe, the telepaths of the Arilinn Tower may have mercifully blurred his memories, to save his reason.MARION ZIMMER BRADLEY
/book/show/2196387.In_The_Twinkling_of_an_Eye?from_search=true	Sydney Watson	In The Twinkling of an Eye	Long before there was Left Behind, there was In the Twinkling of an Eye. Readers of the mega-hit LaHaye/Jenkins series will enjoy a different perspective on the end-times, as Sydney Watson's novel of Christ's return takes place in turn-of-the-century London. In this classic tale, journalist Tom Hammond witnesses the shocking rapture of the church and its aftermath. With deLong before there was Left Behind, there was In the Twinkling of an Eye. Readers of the mega-hit LaHaye/Jenkins series will enjoy a different perspective on the end-times, as Sydney Watson's novel of Christ's return takes place in turn-of-the-century London. In this classic tale, journalist Tom Hammond witnesses the shocking rapture of the church and its aftermath. With decades of sales success behind it, this new edition of In the Twinkling of an Eye is timed perfectly to satisfy a market hungry for end-times fiction--and priced at only $3.97, anyone can pick up a copy.
/book/show/6217794-fishing-for-bacon?from_search=true	Michael Davie	Fishing for Bacon	Book by Davie, Michael
/book/show/7953820-stranger-than-fiction?from_search=true	Phil Healey Rick Glanvill	Stranger Than Fiction: Urban Myths	[]Contemporary / British English A man fell from a very tall building. Why didn't he die? Why did a dead woman have a frozen chicken under her hat? What fell out of an old man's ear, and why did everybody laugh? And how did a cow fly? Find the answers in these strange stories.
/book/show/312353.Man_in_His_Time?from_search=true	Brian W. Aldiss	Man in His Time: The Best Science Fiction Stories of Brian W. Aldiss	Spanning more than 30 years of Aldiss's career and encompassing a remarkable range of ideas, moods, and styles, Man in His Time is a generous collection of this writer's finest work.
/book/show/26114309-the-art-of-history?from_search=true	Christopher Bram Charles Baxter (Editor)	The Art of History: Unlocking the Past in Fiction and Nonfiction	One has to look no further than the audiences hungry for the narratives served up byorto know that the lure of the past is as seductive as ever. But incorporating historical events and figures into a shapely narrative is no simple task. The acclaimed novelist Christopher Bram examines how writers as disparate as Gabriel Garca Mrquez, David McCulOne has to look no further than the audiences hungry for the narratives served up byorto know that the lure of the past is as seductive as ever. But incorporating historical events and figures into a shapely narrative is no simple task. The acclaimed novelist Christopher Bram examines how writers as disparate as Gabriel Garca Mrquez, David McCullough, Toni Morrison, Leo Tolstoy, and many others have employed history in their work.Unique among the Art Of series,engages with both fiction and narrative nonfiction to reveal varied strategies of incorporating and dramatizing historical detail. Bram challenges popular notions about historical narratives as he examines both successful and flawed passages to illustrate how authors from different genres treat subjects that loom large in American history, such as slavery and the Civil War. And he delves deep into the reasons whyendures as a classic of historical fiction. Bram's keen insight and close reading of a wide array of authors makean essential volume for any lover of historical narrative.
/book/show/912686.A_Century_of_Great_Western_Stories?from_search=true	John Jakes (Editor)	A Century of Great Western Stories: An Anthology of Western Fiction	John Jakes, #1 New York Times bestselling author of such acclaimed historical novels as North and South and The Kent Family Chronicles has long been both a fan and a distinguished author of novels and stories of the American West. Now, with the turning of the millennium,he has compiled in one volume a century's worth of his favorite Western fiction.To illustrate the evolutJohn Jakes, #1 New York Times bestselling author of such acclaimed historical novels as North and South and The Kent Family Chronicles has long been both a fan and a distinguished author of novels and stories of the American West. Now, with the turning of the millennium,he has compiled in one volume a century's worth of his favorite Western fiction.To illustrate the evolution of the genre, Jakes has included such legendary authors as Owen Wister, Louis L'Amour, and Zane Grey along side their more contemporary peers such as Loren Estleman and Elmer Kelton. While the stories have changed over the years, certain timeless themes of Western fiction remain constant. At the heart of the stories are ideas that have become synonymous with the American dream---the frontier spirit, individual freedoms, and man's relationship with the land.A Century of Great Western Stories is essentially a retrospective of western writing over the past century, but Jakes also sets out to give readers a glimpse of what the future might hold for western fiction. While trends in publishing might not always be promising, the current crop of contemporary Western authors show that the old west will always have a place in the world of fiction. Like the American dream which it celebrates, Western fiction will perservere.
/book/show/1901418.Literature?from_search=true	Robert DiYanni	Literature: Reading Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and the Essay	This popular anthology continues to be one of the broadest and best introductions to the four genres of literature-fiction, poetry, drama, and the essay-making it appropriate for both Introduction to Literature courses and composition courses that incorporate literature. Known for its exceptionally clear presentation of the elements of literature and for its innovative andThis popular anthology continues to be one of the broadest and best introductions to the four genres of literature-fiction, poetry, drama, and the essay-making it appropriate for both Introduction to Literature courses and composition courses that incorporate literature. Known for its exceptionally clear presentation of the elements of literature and for its innovative and beautifully illustrated poetry section featuring full-color art, DiYanni's LITERATURE truly inspires students to embrace the pleasures of reading and writing about literature.
/book/show/676226.Flight_from_Tomorrow?from_search=true	H. Beam Piper	Flight from Tomorrow: Science Fiction Stories	Five of H. Beam Piper's classic science fiction stories are collected here, including Graveyard of Dreams, Genesis, Operation R.S.V.P., The Answer, and Flight from Tomorrow.
/book/show/20334680-science-fiction-prototyping?from_search=true	Brian David Johnson	Science Fiction Prototyping: Designing the Future with Science Fiction	Science fiction is the playground of the imagination. If you are interested in science or fascinated with the future then science fiction is where you explore new ideas and let your dreams and nightmares duke it out on the safety of the page or screen. But what if we could use science fiction to do more than that? What if we could use science fiction based on science factScience fiction is the playground of the imagination. If you are interested in science or fascinated with the future then science fiction is where you explore new ideas and let your dreams and nightmares duke it out on the safety of the page or screen. But what if we could use science fiction to do more than that? What if we could use science fiction based on science fact to not only imagine our future but develop new technologies and products? What if we could use stories, movies and comics as a kind of tool to explore the real world implications and uses of future technologies today?Science Fiction Prototyping is a practical guide to using fiction as a way to imagine our future in a whole new way. Filled with history, real world examples and conversations with experts like best selling science fiction author Cory Doctorow, senior editor at Dark Horse Comics Chris Warner and Hollywood science expert Sidney Perkowitz, Science Fiction Prototyping will give you the tools you need to begin designing the future with science fiction.The future is Brian David Johnsons business. As a futurist at Intel Corporation, his charter is to develop an actionable vision for computing in 2021. His work is called future castingusing ethnographic field studies, technology research, trend data, and even science fiction to create a pragmatic vision of consumers and computing. Johnson has been pioneering development in artificial intelligence, robotics, and reinventing TV. He speaks and writes extensively about future technologies in articles and scientific papers as well as science fiction short stories and novels (Fake Plastic Love and Screen Future: The Future of Entertainment, Computing and the Devices We Love). He has directed two feature films and is an illustrator and commissioned painter.Table of Contents: Preface / Foreword / Epilogue / Dedication / Acknowledgments / 1. The Future Is in Your Hands / 2. Religious Robots and Runaway Were-Tigers: A Brief Overview of the Science and the Fiction that Went Into Two SF Prototypes / 3. How to Build Your Own SF Prototype in Five Steps or Less / 4. I, Robot: From Asimov to Doctorow: Exploring Short Fiction as an SF Prototype and a Conversation With Cory Doctorow / 5. The Men in the Moon: Exploring Movies as an SF Prototype and a Conversation with Sidney Perkowitz / 6. Science in the Gutters: Exploring Comics as an SF Prototype and a Conversation With Chris Warner / 7. Making the Future: Now that You Have Developed Your SF Prototype, Whats Next? / 8. Einsteins Thought Experiments and Asimovs Second Dream / Appendix A: The SF Prototypes / Notes / Author Biography
/book/show/22858962-the-freak-observer?from_search=true	Blythe Woolston	The Freak Observer	is rich in family drama, theoretical physics, and an unusual, tough young womanLoa Lindgren. For eight years, Loa Sollilja's world ran like one of those mechanical models of the solar system, with her baby sister, Asta, as the sun. Asta suffered from a genetic disorder that left her a permanent infant, and caring for her was Loa's life. Everything spunis rich in family drama, theoretical physics, and an unusual, tough young womanLoa Lindgren. For eight years, Loa Sollilja's world ran like one of those mechanical models of the solar system, with her baby sister, Asta, as the sun. Asta suffered from a genetic disorder that left her a permanent infant, and caring for her was Loa's life. Everything spun neatly and regularly as the whole family orbited around Asta. But now Asta's dead, and 16-year-old Loa's clockwork galaxy has collapsed. As Loa spins off on her own, her mind ambushes her with vivid nightmares and sadistic flashbacksa textbook case of PTSD. But there are no textbook fixes for Loa's short-circuiting brain. She must find her own way to pry her world from the clutches of death.is a startling debut about death, life, astrophysics, and finding beauty in chaos.
/book/show/9807227-christmas-with-tucker-center-point-christian-fiction?from_search=true	Greg Kincaid	Christmas with Tucker (Center Point Christian Fiction	There was never any question that young George McCray would grow up to be a man, but there was a big question about the kind of man he'd grow up to be. It is the winter of 1962, snow is piling higher by the day, and George is called upon to endure more than most men could withstand. With the help of his grandparents and Tucker, his beloved Irish setter, George must navigatThere was never any question that young George McCray would grow up to be a man, but there was a big question about the kind of man he'd grow up to be. It is the winter of 1962, snow is piling higher by the day, and George is called upon to endure more than most men could withstand. With the help of his grandparents and Tucker, his beloved Irish setter, George must navigate through life's most difficult challenges and find the strength to walk on the road that leads to healing, growing up and finding his true self. George's journey is our shared human journey. A coming-of-age story suitable for readers of all ages; Christmas with Tucker is a classic Christmas story about a young man's love for his dog, his family and his farm.
/book/show/3483533-science-fiction-writer-s-workshop-i?from_search=true	Barry B. Longyear	Science Fiction Writer's Workshop I: An Introduction To Fiction Mechanics	About a year after (my stories began being published), magazine editor George Scithers, suggested to me that since I was so new at being published, I must be very close to what I had to learn to move from fooling around with writing to actually producing professional stories. There are a lot of aspiring writers out there who would like to know just that. Write that book.SAbout a year after (my stories began being published), magazine editor George Scithers, suggested to me that since I was so new at being published, I must be very close to what I had to learn to move from fooling around with writing to actually producing professional stories. There are a lot of aspiring writers out there who would like to know just that. Write that book.SFWW-I is that book. It's the book I was looking for when I first started writing fiction.-Barry B. Longyear
/book/show/31658241-contr-le-brule-r-siste?from_search=true	C.D. Reiss	Contrôle, brule, résiste	Dans ce second volume, l'auteur distille les informations goutte  goutte, dvoilant ce qui se cache sous le masque de playboy dominateur de Jonathan. Plic... sa famille... ploc... ses penses. Monica saura-t-elle l'accepter tel qu'il se rvle?Tandis que leur relation volue, des forces extrieures s'interposent: l'ancien compagnon de Monica observe dans l'ombre, tandisDans ce second volume, l'auteur distille les informations goutte  goutte, dvoilant ce qui se cache sous le masque de playboy dominateur de Jonathan. Plic... sa famille... ploc... ses penses. Monica saura-t-elle l'accepter tel qu'il se rvle?Tandis que leur relation volue, des forces extrieures s'interposent: l'ancien compagnon de Monica observe dans l'ombre, tandis que l'ex-femme de Jonathan semble avoir une ide derrire la tte...
/book/show/1399829.Curious_Attractions?from_search=true	Debra Spark	Curious Attractions: Essays on Fiction Writing	is a book about what makes fiction work. In nine entertaining and instructive essays, novelist and master teacher Debra Spark pursues key questions that face both aspiring and accomplished writers, including: How does a writer find inspiration? What makes a story's closing line resonate? How can a writer get style? Where shois a book about what makes fiction work. In nine entertaining and instructive essays, novelist and master teacher Debra Spark pursues key questions that face both aspiring and accomplished writers, including: How does a writer find inspiration? What makes a story's closing line resonate? How can a writer get style? Where should an author stand in relation to his or her characters?While the book will have immediate appeal for students of writing, it will also be of interest to general readers for its in-depth reading of contemporary fiction and for its take on important issues of the day: Should writers try to be more uplifting? How is emotion best conveyed in fiction? Why are serious writers in North America wedded to the realist tradition?When she was only twenty-three, Debra Spark's best-selling anthologyintroduced readers to some of today's best writers, including David Leavitt, Susan Minot, Lorrie Moore, Ann Patchett, and Mona Simpson. Almost twenty years later, Spark brings this same keen critical eye to Curious Attractions, discussing a broad range of authors from multiple genres and generations.A collection of essays in the belles-lettres tradition,offers lively and instructive discussions of craft flavored with autobiographical reflections and commentary on world events. Throughout, Spark's voice is warm, articulate, and engaging as it provides valuable insights to readers and writers alike.
/book/show/2819676-best-science-fiction-of-the-year-15?from_search=true	Terry Carr (Editor) John Crowley David Zindell	Best Science Fiction of the Year 15	Presenting Hugo Award-winner Terry Carr's fifteenth annual selection of the best short science fiction of the year. This all-new collection covers the year 1985, and contains stories by Gregory Benford, Michael Bishop, John Crowley, Karen Joy Fowler, Robert Silverberg, Lucius Shepard, James Tiptree, Jr., Harry Turtledove, Howard Waldrop, Ian Watson, Connie Willis, and DaviPresenting Hugo Award-winner Terry Carr's fifteenth annual selection of the best short science fiction of the year. This all-new collection covers the year 1985, and contains stories by Gregory Benford, Michael Bishop, John Crowley, Karen Joy Fowler, Robert Silverberg, Lucius Shepard, James Tiptree, Jr., Harry Turtledove, Howard Waldrop, Ian Watson, Connie Willis, and David Zindell.Contents:* 9  Introduction (Best SF of the Year 15)  (1986)  essay by Terry Carr* 13  Sailing to Byzantium  (1985)  novella by Robert Silverberg* 78  Flying Saucer Rock & Roll  (1985)  novelette by Howard Waldrop* 99  Bluff  (1985)  novelette by Harry Turtledove* 130  A Spanish Lesson  (1985)  novelette by Lucius Shepard* 166  Snow  (1985)  shortstory by John Crowley* 183  Shanidar  (1985)  novelette by David Zindell* 206  All My Darling Daughters  (1985)  novelette by Connie Willis* 229  Of Space-Time and the River  (1985)  novelette by Gregory Benford* 261  A Gift from the GrayLanders  (1985)  novelette by Michael Bishop* 281  Praxis  (1985)  shortstory by Karen Joy Fowler* 293  The People on the Precipice  (1985)  shortstory by Ian Watson* 306  The Only Neat Thing to Do  [Rift]  (1985)  novella by James Tiptree, Jr.* 363  1985, the SF Year in Review  (1986)  essay by Charles N. Brown* 377  Recommended Reading (Terry Carr's Best Science Fiction of the Year #15)  (1986)  essay by Terry Carr
/book/show/2436270.The_Best_Science_Fiction_of_the_Year_1?from_search=true	Terry Carr	The Best Science Fiction of the Year 1	Contents:Introduction  Terry CarrOccams Scalpel  Theodore SturgeonThe Queen of Air and Darkness  Poul AndersonIn Entropys Jaws  Robert SilverbergThe Sliced-Crosswise Only-On-Tuesday World  Philip Jos FarmerA Meeting with Medusa  Arthur C. ClarkeThe Frayed String on the Stretched Forefinger of Time  Lloyd Biggle, Jr.How Can We Sink WhContents:Introduction  Terry CarrOccams Scalpel  Theodore SturgeonThe Queen of Air and Darkness  Poul AndersonIn Entropys Jaws  Robert SilverbergThe Sliced-Crosswise Only-On-Tuesday World  Philip Jos FarmerA Meeting with Medusa  Arthur C. ClarkeThe Frayed String on the Stretched Forefinger of Time  Lloyd Biggle, Jr.How Can We Sink When We Can Fly?  Alexei PanshinNo Direction Home  Norman SpinradVaster Than Empires and More Slow  Ursula K. Le GuinAll the Last Wars at Once  George Alec EffingerThe Fourth Profession  Larry Niven
/book/show/34368680-flash-fiction-magazine---book-1?from_search=true	Emily Clayton (Editor) Dina Paulson (Editor)	Flash Fiction Magazine - Book 1	
/book/show/11468812-out-of-this-world?from_search=true	Mike Ashley	Out of This World: Science Fiction but not as you know it	What if aliens were to attack the earth tomorrow? Or supposing we could bend time, could we meet ourselves in a parallel universe? Or what if machines began to think and feel? Science fiction begins by posing such questions of the unknown and imagining the future world to come. Sometimes its stories zero in on our fears of technology, while at other times they give us ideaWhat if aliens were to attack the earth tomorrow? Or supposing we could bend time, could we meet ourselves in a parallel universe? Or what if machines began to think and feel? Science fiction begins by posing such questions of the unknown and imagining the future world to come. Sometimes its stories zero in on our fears of technology, while at other times they give us ideas and inspiration for innovations yet to come., which accompanies a major British Library exhibition on the scope and nature of science fiction, celebrates the long history and many achievements of science fiction.Organized into six sectionsAlien Worlds, Time and Parallel Worlds, Future Worlds, Virtual Worlds, the End of the World, and Perfect Worldsthe book explores how science fiction has responded to the impact of science, technology, and socio-political change over time. From Mary Shelley to Margaret Atwood and J. G. Ballard,reveals the glorious heritage and creativity of science fiction. It is illustrated throughout with examples of manuscripts, books, and magazines from some of the best science fiction artists in history, including Galileos drawings from 1610 of the surface of the moon; twentieth-century magazines such as,,,,,, and; book covers for such classic science fictions authors as Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, Frank Herbert, Ray Bradbury, Ursula K. Le Guin, Michael Moorcock, William Gibson, Aldous Huxley, and Philip K. Dick; and film stills from iconic movies such asand.This accessible and visually inspiring book brings together a wealth of literary and artistic material to honor and explore this continually growing and rich genre of ideas and imagination.
/book/show/22041971-transhuman-and-subhuman?from_search=true	John C. Wright	Transhuman and Subhuman: Essays on Science Fiction and Awful Truth	
/book/show/8728068-dating-my-vibrator?from_search=true	Suzanne Tyrpak	Dating My Vibrator	Dating My Vibrator and other true fiction is a collection of nine true and almost true short stories all based (unfortunately) on my own experience. After nineteen years of marriage I was thrust into a brave new world of dating: online, offline, standing in line, listening to lines. And I have survived to tell these tales. Dating, divorce, desperationall that good stuff.Dating My Vibrator and other true fiction is a collection of nine true and almost true short stories all based (unfortunately) on my own experience. After nineteen years of marriage I was thrust into a brave new world of dating: online, offline, standing in line, listening to lines. And I have survived to tell these tales. Dating, divorce, desperationall that good stuff. CAUTION: if youre contemplating divorce, these stories may convince you to consider marriage counseling. If youre out there dating, chances are you will relate. OMG! Heres a scary thought: maybe youve met some of these guys. Names have been changed to protect the guilty. Joe Konrath gave it 5 stars and says, Pure Comedic Brilliance.Nominated by The Romance Reviews for Best Romantic Comedy--2010WARNING: Facebook BANNED THIS COVER! Proceed at your own risk: PG-13 contents.
/book/show/7127767-tales-before-narnia?from_search=true	Douglas A. Anderson (Editor)	Tales Before Narnia: The Roots of Modern Fantasy and Science Fiction	In his acclaimed collection Tales Before Tolkien, Douglas A. Anderson illuminated the sources, inspirations, and influences that fired J.R.R. Tolkiens genius. Now Anderson turns his attention to Tolkiens colleague and friend C. S. Lewis, whose influence on modern fantasy, through his beloved Narnia books, is second only to Tolkiens own.In many ways, Lewiss influence haIn his acclaimed collection Tales Before Tolkien, Douglas A. Anderson illuminated the sources, inspirations, and influences that fired J.R.R. Tolkiens genius. Now Anderson turns his attention to Tolkiens colleague and friend C. S. Lewis, whose influence on modern fantasy, through his beloved Narnia books, is second only to Tolkiens own.In many ways, Lewiss influence has been even wider than Tolkiens. For in addition to the Narnia series, Lewis wrote groundbreaking works of science fiction, urban fantasy, and religious allegory, and he came to be regarded as among the most important Christian writers of the twentieth century. It will come as no surprise, then, that such a wide-ranging talent drew inspiration from a variety of sources. Here are twenty of the tributaries that fed Lewiss unique talent, among them:The Wood That Time Forgot: The Enchanted Wood, taken from a never-before-published fantasy by Lewiss biographer and friend, Roger Lancelyn Green, that directly inspired The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe; E. Nesbits charming The Aunt and Amabel, in which a young girl enters another world by means of a wardrobe; The Snow Queen, by Hans Christian Andersen, featuring the abduction of a young boy by a woman as cruel as she is beautiful; and many more, including works by Charles Dickens, Kenneth Grahame, G. K. Chesterton, and George MacDonald, of whom Lewis would write, I have never concealed the fact that I regarded him as my master.Full of fascinating insights into Lewiss life and fiction, Tales Before Narnia is the kind of book that will be treasured by children and adults alike and passed down lovingly from generation to generation.
/book/show/1446668.The_Beak_Doctor?from_search=true	Eric Basso	The Beak Doctor: Short Fiction, 1972-1976	For years, Eric Basso's novella, The Beak Doctor, has sustained a cult reputation among a hard core of avant-garde writers. This collection of short stories begins with a tale of death and hideous resurrection, moves on through a quest for the great horse who rules a subterranean polar kingdom, an atmospheric cycle of short prose pieces, a tragicomic roman noir set in exotFor years, Eric Basso's novella, The Beak Doctor, has sustained a cult reputation among a hard core of avant-garde writers. This collection of short stories begins with a tale of death and hideous resurrection, moves on through a quest for the great horse who rules a subterranean polar kingdom, an atmospheric cycle of short prose pieces, a tragicomic roman noir set in exotic Istanbul (in which the great horse appears in a new guise), and concludes with the harrowing odyssey of a masked man in a fogbound city turned upside down by a plague of sleeping sickness: The Beak Doctor.
/book/show/18895239-the-pulp-fiction-megapack?from_search=true	Robert Leslie Bellem Hugh B. Cave Ray Cummings	The Pulp Fiction Megapack: 25 Classic Pulp Stories	Apes! Sex fiends! Gangsters! Mad scientists! Tentacles! Yes, this MEGAPACK has them all, no less than 25 lurid tales ripped from the pages of pulp fiction magazines. For The Pulp Fiction Megapack, we selected stories with great pulp titles. (Where else are you going to find stories like Blood for the Vampire Dead, Mistress of Snarling Death, or When Super-Apes Plot?)Apes! Sex fiends! Gangsters! Mad scientists! Tentacles! Yes, this MEGAPACK has them all, no less than 25 lurid tales ripped from the pages of pulp fiction magazines. For The Pulp Fiction Megapack, we selected stories with great pulp titles. (Where else are you going to find stories like Blood for the Vampire Dead, Mistress of Snarling Death, or When Super-Apes Plot?) Of course, these stories were all written in a different time, with different standards of what was acceptable. They are decidedly NOT politically correct by modern standards. Please go into them aware of this fact, and if you are offended by racism, stereotypes, bad writing, sadism, or anything else prevalent in cheap literature of the early 20th century...well, this may not be the right ebook for you. But if you can sit back and enjoy these stories for what they aresimple titlations from another erayou may find some surprising treats.
/book/show/687758.Style_in_Fiction?from_search=true	Geoffrey N. Leech Michael H. Short	Style in Fiction: A Linguistic Introduction to English Fictional Prose	Describes the ways in which the techniques of linguistic analysis and literary criticism can be combined, and illuminated, through the linguistic study of literary style, and draws on the prose fiction of the last 150 years to demonstrate the approach.
/book/show/2168288.The_Best_Science_Fiction_of_J_G_Ballard?from_search=true	J.G. Ballard	The Best Science Fiction of J. G. Ballard (Orbit Books)	
/book/show/459010.Virgin_Fiction?from_search=true	Eugene Stein (Editor)	Virgin Fiction	When Salon Magazine went online with our Virgin Fiction contest announcement, hundreds upon hundreds of entries poured into our offices. And the results are in -- from every part of the country, a chorus of new, unpublished voices collected in an unprecedented edition poised to become a favorite among struggling writers everywhere.
/book/show/2293623.Cult_Fiction?from_search=true	Chancery Stone	Cult Fiction	A companion and introduction to Chancery Stone's DANNY Quadrilogy
/book/show/2036377.Beast_in_the_Jungle_by_Henry_James_Fiction_Literary_Alternative_History_Short_Stories?from_search=true	Henry James	Beast in the Jungle by Henry James, Fiction, Literary, Alternative History, Short Stories	What determined the speech that startled him in the course of their encounter scarcely matters, being probably but some words spoken by himself quite without intention -- spoken as they lingered and slowly moved together after their renewal of acquaintance. He had been conveyed by friends an hour or two before to the house at which she was staying. The great rooms caused sWhat determined the speech that startled him in the course of their encounter scarcely matters, being probably but some words spoken by himself quite without intention -- spoken as they lingered and slowly moved together after their renewal of acquaintance. He had been conveyed by friends an hour or two before to the house at which she was staying. The great rooms caused so much poetry and history to press upon him that he needed some straying apart to feel in a proper relation with them. They led to his closer meeting with May Bartram, whose face had begun merely by troubling him rather pleasantly. . . .
/book/show/3723177-the-writers-mind?from_search=true	Richard  Cohen	The Writers Mind: Crafting Fiction	tells you in an entertaining yet authoritative manner all about the creative writing process: from imagining storylines to writing a first draft to publication.This book offers:Practical advice and personal reflections from the author of three critically acclaimed novels.A sample story developed by the author as the book progresses fromtells you in an entertaining yet authoritative manner all about the creative writing process: from imagining storylines to writing a first draft to publication.This book offers:Practical advice and personal reflections from the author of three critically acclaimed novels.A sample story developed by the author as the book progresses from topic to topic.End-of-chapter exercises that encourage writers to practice the craft of fiction writing.Writer's Bookshelf features that provide annotated bibliographies of fiction that exemplifies each chapter's topic.Richard Cohen takes the stance of an intimate, candid, sometimes caustically witty, sometimes self-revealing, sometimes eccentric, but always thoroughly reliable guide who knows the terrain he is describing.
/book/show/3446129-philippine-speculative-fiction-iii?from_search=true	Dean Francis Alfar (Editor) Nikki Alfar (Editor)	Philippine Speculative Fiction III	Table of ContentsPedro Diyegos Homecoming*Apol Lejano-MassebieauKeeping Time*FH BatacanFacester*Dominique CimafrancaReclamation*Angelo A. LacuestaThe Datus Daughters*Raymond G. FalguiThe Ascension of Our Lady Boy*Mia TijamPeekli*Andrew DrilonThe Hand*Marianne VillanuevaBrigada*Joseph F. NacinoThe Singers Man*MRR ArcegaHamog*Joanna Paula L. CailasVisitors*Luis KatigbakSiTable of ContentsPedro Diyegos Homecoming*Apol Lejano-MassebieauKeeping Time*FH BatacanFacester*Dominique CimafrancaReclamation*Angelo A. LacuestaThe Datus Daughters*Raymond G. FalguiThe Ascension of Our Lady Boy*Mia TijamPeekli*Andrew DrilonThe Hand*Marianne VillanuevaBrigada*Joseph F. NacinoThe Singers Man*MRR ArcegaHamog*Joanna Paula L. CailasVisitors*Luis KatigbakSidhi*Yvette Natalie U. TanThe Death and Rebirth of Nathaniel Alan Sempio*Alexander Marcos OsiasIn Earthen Vessels*Rodello SantosCarmen and Josephine*Elyss G. PunsalanSky Gypsies*Timothy James M. DimacaliThe Flicker*Ian Rosales CasocotUrban Legends*Charles TanThe Music Child*Alfred A. YusonFrozen Delight*Marguerite Alcazaren de Leon
/book/show/17305395-five-autobiographies-and-a-fiction?from_search=true	Lucius Shepard	Five Autobiographies and a Fiction	Five Autobiographies and a Fiction, the long-awaited new collection from master storyteller Lucius Shepard, is a significant publishing event, a volume equal in every way to such earlier Shepard classics as The Jaguar Hunter and The Dragon Griaule. Its six long stories offer narrative pleasures as diverse and profound as anything to be found in modern imaginative fiction.Five Autobiographies and a Fiction, the long-awaited new collection from master storyteller Lucius Shepard, is a significant publishing event, a volume equal in every way to such earlier Shepard classics as The Jaguar Hunter and The Dragon Griaule. Its six long stories offer narrative pleasures as diverse and profound as anything to be found in modern imaginative fiction.Ditch Witch, set in rural Oregon, concerns a young man on the run in a stolen car, a hitchhiker who may or may not have witch-like powers, and the bizarre inhabitants of the seemingly innocuous Elfland Motel. The Flock is a tale of high school football and small town malaise set against an impossible intrusion from the natural world. A washed-up actor and a Malaysian woman of power stand at the center of Vacancy, the account of a man forced to confront the very real demons of his past. Dog-eared Paperback of My Life follows a writer (Thomas Cradle) on his erotically charged journey down the Mekong River, a journey enveloped in a maze of multiple, interpenetrating realities. Halloween Town tells the story of a small, extremely strange town and one of its denizens, Clyde Ormoloo, a man who sees too deeply into the terrible incoherence of human affairs. The final story, Rose Street Attractors, takes us into 19th century London and the heart of the steampunk erain the richly atmospheric tale of a most unusual haunting. Rounding out this generous volume is an Introdution in which Shepard offers a startlingly frank assessment of his own troubled adolescence, identifying the alternate versions of himself that appear in these pages and illuminating those points at which fiction and near-autobiography converge.Lyrical, brutal, and always powerfully composed, Five Autobiographies and a Fiction is something special. Each of these six novellas speaks in its own distinctive voice. Each one takes us into the heart of a thoroughly imagined world. Only Lucius Shepard could have created those worlds. Only Lucius Shepard could have given us this book.Table of ContentsIntroductionDitch WitchThe FlockVacancyDog-Eared Paperback of My LifeHalloween TownRose Street Attractors
/book/show/22374019-best-european-fiction-2015?from_search=true	West Camel (Preface) Enrique Vila-Matas (Preface) Joanna Walsh (United Kingdom - England)	Best European Fiction 2015	For the past five years, this anthology has stirred reactions around the globe, exciting readers, critics, and publishers alike. Bringing new names and work of European writers to an international audience has shown the vitality of writing from Europe at a time when the number of translations has dramatically shrunk in the United States and England, thereby depriving readeFor the past five years, this anthology has stirred reactions around the globe, exciting readers, critics, and publishers alike. Bringing new names and work of European writers to an international audience has shown the vitality of writing from Europe at a time when the number of translations has dramatically shrunk in the United States and England, thereby depriving readers of access to some of the best writing being done in the world today. As in past volumes, special attention is paid to writers from the smaller countries who are usually overlooked (Albania, the Ukraine, Belarus, Croatia, Serbia, Slovakia, Latvia, Estonia, and many others) in favor of the major languages. This tradition continues with the present volume. With a preface by the internationally known Enrique Vila-Matas, Best European Fiction 2015 takes it place among the first five volumes in bringing important voices to the English-speaking world.
/book/show/11952258-philippine-speculative-fiction-vi?from_search=true	Nikki Alfar (Editor) Kate Osias (Editor)	Philippine Speculative Fiction VI	Philippine Speculative Fiction volume 6 proudly proffers a representative range of some of the country's best speculative fiction written in 2010 -- short stories that define, explore, and sometimes blur the boundaries of science fiction, fantasy, horror and all things in between. Contributors likewise span a wide spectrum from all across the nation and around the world, fPhilippine Speculative Fiction volume 6 proudly proffers a representative range of some of the country's best speculative fiction written in 2010 -- short stories that define, explore, and sometimes blur the boundaries of science fiction, fantasy, horror and all things in between. Contributors likewise span a wide spectrum from all across the nation and around the world, from leading literary lights to newly-discovered young stars.Ian Rosales Casocot Dean Francis AlfarEliza Victoria Kenneth YuAndrew Drilon Elyss PunsalanArlynn Despi Christine V. LaoJohn Philip Corpuz Joseph Anthony MontecilloVincent Michael Crystal KooFrancis Gabriel Concepcion Maria Pia V. BenosaJay Steven Anyong Andrei TupazAlexander M. Osias Victor Fernando R. OcampoCharles Tan Paolo ChikiamcoMaria Elena Paterno Asterio Enrico N. GutierrezPhilippine Speculative Fiction has become one of the country's most consistent and highly-anticipated yearly anthologies, showcasing the continuing development of the field of speculative fiction writing. The series has repeatedly been a finalist in the Manila Critics' Circle National Book Awards, and has been praised by some of the most respected names in the field.
/book/show/1206650.Setting?from_search=true	Jack M. Bickham	Setting: How to Create and Sustain a Sharp Sense of Time and Place in Your Fiction	Even with great characters, a gripping plot and outstanding dialogue, a story isn't complete without the appropriate setting-the unifying element in most fiction. Jack Bickham shows how to use sensual detail, vivid language and keen observations to craft settings which help tell credible, interesting stories and heighten dramatic and thematic effects. Over the course of hiEven with great characters, a gripping plot and outstanding dialogue, a story isn't complete without the appropriate setting-the unifying element in most fiction. Jack Bickham shows how to use sensual detail, vivid language and keen observations to craft settings which help tell credible, interesting stories and heighten dramatic and thematic effects. Over the course of his esteemed career, Jack Bickham published more than novels and instructional books, including Writing Novels That Sell and The 38 Most Common Fiction Writing Mistakes (and How to Avoid Them). A former creative writing professor, he instructed thousands of writers through his classes, seminars and Writer's Digest magazine articles.
/book/show/49349.Avant_Pop?from_search=true	Larry McCaffery (Editor) Doug Rice (Contributor) Kathy Acker (Contributor)	Avant-Pop: Fiction for a Daydream Nation	is innovative fiction, comic book art, unique graphics, and various unclassifiable texts written by the most radical, subversive literary talents of the postmodern new wave. They include cult figures in the pop underground (Samuel R. Delany, Kathy Acker, Tim Ferret, Derek Pell, Harold Jaffe), important new writers who have gained prominence since the late eightieis innovative fiction, comic book art, unique graphics, and various unclassifiable texts written by the most radical, subversive literary talents of the postmodern new wave. They include cult figures in the pop underground (Samuel R. Delany, Kathy Acker, Tim Ferret, Derek Pell, Harold Jaffe), important new writers who have gained prominence since the late eighties (Mark Leyner, Eurudice, William T. Vollmann), and the most promising new kids on the block (rap fiction master Ricardo Cortez Cruzwinner of the 1992 Nilon Award for Excellence in Minority Fictionand Doug Rice, whose obscenely obsessive, Faulkner-meets-Acker prose is showcased here for the first time).will send a collective wake-up call to all those readers who have spent the last decade nodding off, along with the rest of America's daydream nation.will actually reverse the numbing effects of years of exposure to the harmful emissions of television, movies, glossy magazines, and commercial bestsellers. Readers who decry the absence of a liberating radicalized art and have had it with our bland B-movie society of the spectacle will hop with the hip in
/book/show/1246936.Tank_Girl_2?from_search=true	Jamie Hewlett Alan C. Martin	Tank Girl 2	Shes back to wreck her own unique brand of havoc! From the depths of the outback she charges, astride her fabulous tank! Run for the Hills! Its... Tank Girl!Marking the 20th anniversary of Tank Girl and starting off where book one ended, these are the continuing adventures of everybodys favourite beer-swilling, chain-smoking, kangaroo-worrying lunatic and all round stylShes back to wreck her own unique brand of havoc! From the depths of the outback she charges, astride her fabulous tank! Run for the Hills! Its... Tank Girl!Marking the 20th anniversary of Tank Girl and starting off where book one ended, these are the continuing adventures of everybodys favourite beer-swilling, chain-smoking, kangaroo-worrying lunatic and all round style icon. After escaping from asylum, Tank Girl goes on the road with Jack Nicholson and Peter Fonda, solves a mystery or two and finds time to join Boogas Treehouse Club. Featuring rarely seen material from Jamie Hewlett and presented for the first time ever, in chronological order.
/book/show/29087611-coeur-ouvert?from_search=true	Elie Wiesel	Coeur ouvert	De violentes douleurs  la poitrine, un mdecin rassurant :  Rien au coeur !  Quelques jours aprs, pourtant, ce dernier flanche. Incrdule, rcalcitrant, lie Wiesel est opr  New York, in extremis. Au bloc, il a toutes les raisons de croire quil va senfoncer dans un silence dfinitif. Ce passage de la vie  la mort  tout sauf un vide, dcouvre-t-il  se peuple dDe violentes douleurs  la poitrine, un mdecin rassurant :  Rien au coeur !  Quelques jours aprs, pourtant, ce dernier flanche. Incrdule, rcalcitrant, lie Wiesel est opr  New York, in extremis. Au bloc, il a toutes les raisons de croire quil va senfoncer dans un silence dfinitif. Ce passage de la vie  la mort  tout sauf un vide, dcouvre-t-il  se peuple dmotions, de visages, de mmoires, dinterrogations sur lui-mme et sur Dieu. Bilan dune existence et dune mission.
/book/show/11503515-even-diep-ademhalen?from_search=true	Arthur C. Clarke	Even diep ademhalen! (bruna science-fiction, #98)	Arthur C. Clarke is een van de eerste schrijvers geweest die aantoonden dat science-fiction en humor geen onverenigbare begrippen hoeven te zijn. De kortste verhalen in deze bundel berusten op vondsten en invallen die de lezer zullen bijblijven als briljante staaltjes van een speelse fantasie en een enorme ideenrijkdom. Daarnaast nemen de langere verhalen, die duidelijk vArthur C. Clarke is een van de eerste schrijvers geweest die aantoonden dat science-fiction en humor geen onverenigbare begrippen hoeven te zijn. De kortste verhalen in deze bundel berusten op vondsten en invallen die de lezer zullen bijblijven als briljante staaltjes van een speelse fantasie en een enorme ideenrijkdom. Daarnaast nemen de langere verhalen, die duidelijk vanuit een filosofische achtergrond geschreven zijn, een belangrijke plaats in.Bevat 24 verhalen:- De negen miljard namen van God- De samenzwering- De andere zijde van de hemel- Per expressie- Gevederde vriend- Even diep ademhalen- De vrijheid van de ruimte- In het voorbijgaan- De roep der sterren- De muur der duisternis- De heren van de FBI- Dood van een kater- Sprong naar de maan- Valse start- Robin Hood (FRS)- Groene vingers- Op grond van geestelijke wreedheid- Bier ... uit principe- Een kwestie van domicilie- Publiciteitsstunt- Alle tijd van de wereld- Mijn grote liefde- De ster- Uit de zon- De mens kwam ... en ging- De verre Aarde
/book/show/30067732-asimov-s-science-fiction-june-2016?from_search=true	Sheila Williams (Editor) Jay O'Connell (Contributor) Dominica Phetteplace (Contributor)	Asimov's Science Fiction, June 2016 (Asimov's Science Fiction, #485)	What We Hold Onto by Jay O'ConnellProject Symmetry by Dominica PhetteplaceClearance by Sarah PinskerUnreeled by Mercurio D. RiveraRambunctious by Rick WilberRats Dream of the Future by Paul McAuleyWe Argue About Pluto by Emily HockadayBack Lot at Ed's Scrapyard, Roswell by David C. Kopaska-MerkelAncient Ocean byWhat We Hold Onto by Jay O'ConnellProject Symmetry by Dominica PhetteplaceClearance by Sarah PinskerUnreeled by Mercurio D. RiveraRambunctious by Rick WilberRats Dream of the Future by Paul McAuleyWe Argue About Pluto by Emily HockadayBack Lot at Ed's Scrapyard, Roswell by David C. Kopaska-MerkelAncient Ocean by G. O. ClarkThe Robot Grows Old by Geoffrey A. LandisBorn a Spacer by Tony DanielMars is a Robot World by Andrew DarlingtonEditorial: Behind the Scenes by Sheila WilliamsReflections: My Trip to the Future by Robert SilverbergOn the Net: There's Something About Mars by James Patrick KellyOn Books: Very Hard Science Fiction by Norman SpinradSF Conventional Calendar by Erwin S. Strauss, June 2016, Vol. 40, No. 6 (Whole No. 485)Sheila Williams, editorCover art by Dominic Harman
/book/show/25043193-the-wild-swans?from_search=true	Hans Christian Andersen Nigel Murray Delia Huddy	The Wild Swans	Eleven brothers, turned into wild swans by an evil stepmother, are saved by the sacrifices of their beautiful sister, Elisa.
/book/show/15226.The_Xothic_Cycle?from_search=true	Robert M. Price (Editor) H.P. Lovecraft Harry E. Fassl (Illustrator)	The Xothic Cycle: The Complete Mythos Fiction of Lin Carter	The late Lin Carter was a prolific writer and anthologist of horror and fantasy with over eighty titles to his credit. His tales of Mythos horror are loving tributes to H. P. Lovecraft's 'revision' tales and to August Derleth's stories of Hastur and the R'lyeh Text. This is the first collection of Carter's Mythos tales; it includes his intended novel, The Terror Out of TimThe late Lin Carter was a prolific writer and anthologist of horror and fantasy with over eighty titles to his credit. His tales of Mythos horror are loving tributes to H. P. Lovecraft's 'revision' tales and to August Derleth's stories of Hastur and the R'lyeh Text. This is the first collection of Carter's Mythos tales; it includes his intended novel, The Terror Out of Time. Most of the stories in this collection have been unavailable for some time. Selected and introduced by Robert M. Price.
/book/show/2485578.The_Solaris_Book_of_New_Science_Fiction_Volume_Two?from_search=true	George Mann (Editor) Michael Moorcock Dominic Green	The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction, Volume Two	Following the successful format established by The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction, this new anthology brings together an eclectic selection of all-original stories by some of the genre's best-loved and most popular writers. Authors include: Michael Moorcock, Karl Schroeder, Robert Reed, Kay Kenyon, David Louis Edelman, Peter Watts, Paul Di Filippo, Chris Roberson, DanFollowing the successful format established by The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction, this new anthology brings together an eclectic selection of all-original stories by some of the genre's best-loved and most popular writers. Authors include: Michael Moorcock, Karl Schroeder, Robert Reed, Kay Kenyon, David Louis Edelman, Peter Watts, Paul Di Filippo, Chris Roberson, Dan Abnett, Dominic Green, Brenda Cooper, Neal Asher and Mary Robinette Kowal
/book/show/2744705-a-peculiar-feeling-of-restlessness?from_search=true	Amy L. Clark Elizabeth Ellen Kathy Fish	A Peculiar Feeling of Restlessness: Four Chapbooks of Short Short Fiction by Four Women	Fiction. The four chapbooks collected in A PECULIAR FEELING OF RESTLESSNESS, three of them finalists and one of them the winner of the Rose Metal Press first annual short short chapbook contest, all revel in the succinctness of their form, the underlying tension anchored beneath each story of 1,000 words or less. These stories are peculiar; they resonate with restlessness.Fiction. The four chapbooks collected in A PECULIAR FEELING OF RESTLESSNESS, three of them finalists and one of them the winner of the Rose Metal Press first annual short short chapbook contest, all revel in the succinctness of their form, the underlying tension anchored beneath each story of 1,000 words or less. These stories are peculiar; they resonate with restlessness. They are deft, they are gritty, and they are lyrical.by Kathy Fish,by Amy L. Clark,by Elizabeth Ellen, andby Claudia Smith combine four multi-layered portrayals of beautiful uneasiness into a collection rich with wit, grace, and originality.
/book/show/25708348-a-god-in-every-stone?from_search=true	Kamila Shamsie	A God in Every Stone: Shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2015	In the summer of 1914 a young Englishwoman, Vivian Rose Spencer, joins an archaeological dig in Turkey, fulfilling a long-held dream. Working alongside Germans and Turks, she falls in love with archaeologist Tahsin Bey and joins him in his quest to find an ancient silver circlet. But the outbreak of war in Europe brings her idyllic summer to a sudden end, and her new frienIn the summer of 1914 a young Englishwoman, Vivian Rose Spencer, joins an archaeological dig in Turkey, fulfilling a long-held dream. Working alongside Germans and Turks, she falls in love with archaeologist Tahsin Bey and joins him in his quest to find an ancient silver circlet. But the outbreak of war in Europe brings her idyllic summer to a sudden end, and her new friends become her nation's enemies.Thousands of miles away, twenty-year-old Pathan Qayyum Gul is learning about brotherhood and loyalty in the British Indian army. When he loses an eye in battle and is sent to England to recuperate, his allegiances falter.Returning home at last, Qayyum shares a train carriage with Vivian Rose, whose continued search for the circlet has led her to Peshawar in the heart of the British Raj. Many years later, the two cross paths again, and their loyalties will be tested once more amidst massacres, cover-ups, and the disappearance of a young man they both love.
/book/show/20696081-outer-limits?from_search=true	Howard Hughes	Outer Limits: The Filmgoers' Guide to the Great Science-Fiction Films	Howard Hughes' new Filmgoers' Guide to science-fiction films goes deep into the landmark movies of this most popular cinema genre, from Metropolis to Avatar and covers over 300 more.Hughes surveys examples of the genre made before 1926 and outlines the various 'types' of science-fiction film, such as 'visions of the future', screen depictions of space travel (both factualHoward Hughes' new Filmgoers' Guide to science-fiction films goes deep into the landmark movies of this most popular cinema genre, from Metropolis to Avatar and covers over 300 more.Hughes surveys examples of the genre made before 1926 and outlines the various 'types' of science-fiction film, such as 'visions of the future', screen depictions of space travel (both factual and fictional), adventures in outer space, scientific experiments gone awry and alien invasions of Earth. He goes on to discuss twenty-seven key science-fiction films, including 'making of' details, cast, sources, prequels, sequels, remakes and critical and box office fortunes. These core chapters also cover many remakes or reworking's of classic sci-fi films for successive generations  for exampleoras technology and filmmaking techniques develop and evolve. Several threads run through the book, including time travel, or alien invasion, with discussions of how these have been dealt with by different generations of filmmakers.Featuring a wealth of stills and posters, this intelligent, informative, enjoyable companion to over 300 science-fiction films demonstrates how comprehensively science fiction cinema rewards its millions of fans.
/book/show/19103359-the-ultimate-fiction-thesaurus-ii?from_search=true	Sam  Stone	The Ultimate Fiction Thesaurus II	Beyond the inspirational support most books offer, I can assure you that two things, and only two, are guaranteed to improve your writing. These are reading and the act of writing itself. The Ultimate Fiction Thesaurus II is a unique literary thesaurus that bridges the gap of reading by taking common descriptive devices and words and places them into usable categories thatBeyond the inspirational support most books offer, I can assure you that two things, and only two, are guaranteed to improve your writing. These are reading and the act of writing itself. The Ultimate Fiction Thesaurus II is a unique literary thesaurus that bridges the gap of reading by taking common descriptive devices and words and places them into usable categories that will serve as a ready toolbox for your own writing.Let's see how this works:First we start with a description: The morning was sunny.This is okay, in fact sometimes simple is best, but let's give it another swing:A shaft of light pierced the window.Sunlight flooded the bedroom.An easterly sun streamed into the kitchen.Now try a few of these other lighting concepts on your own: dappled, beat down, glinted off, streaked, filtered, drenchedYou can immediately see the limitations of a traditional thesaurus; they are helpful at supplying a literal equivalent, such as sunlit for sunny, but frequently miss the finer nuances of language.The Ultimate Fiction Thesaurus II is a continuing study of common literary ideas that will teach you how to think like a novelist.This lesson is approximately thirteen pages in length and is ideal for beginning and intermediate fiction writers.
/book/show/3092879-stephen-king?from_search=true	Rocky Wood Justin Brooks	Stephen King: The Non-Fiction	Stephen King: The Non-Fictionby Rocky Wood & Justin BrooksStephen King: The Non-Fiction is the first significant review of King'sNon-Fiction. Most fans and readers know King has written three non-fictionbooks and may have noticed his introductions and Author's Notes to his ownworks, but few know of his hundreds of columns, articles, book reviews andcriticism.In fact thStephen King: The Non-Fictionby Rocky Wood & Justin BrooksStephen King: The Non-Fiction is the first significant review of King'sNon-Fiction. Most fans and readers know King has written three non-fictionbooks and may have noticed his introductions and Author's Notes to his ownworks, but few know of his hundreds of columns, articles, book reviews andcriticism.In fact the authors review over 560 published works of non-fiction (morethan a dozen are revealed here for the first time) and a further nineunpublished non-fiction pieces. Full details of these unpublished pieces arerevealed for the first time.Stephen King: The Non-Fiction fills all the gaps, providing significantdetail on each of the most significant of these Non-Fiction Works; and areview of every other piece!Authors Rocky Wood and Justin Brooks spent five years compiling thisoutstanding reference work, with the assistance of many of the leading Kingresearchers, collectors and 'super-collectors'; and access to RestrictedNon-Fiction Works in King's papers at the University of Maine, Orono.Stephen King: The Non-Fiction reveals for the first time dozens of pieces ofnon-fiction and their appearances that were previously unknown to Kingresearchers.If you've ever wanted to know more about King's amazing and oftencontroversial non-fiction, this is the reference work you must have. This isthe ultimate volume to accompany Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished --and this is the perfect companion in your collection for The Stephen KingUniverse and The Road to the Dark Tower.Among new pieces reviewed in the book are:o Two previously unknown King pieces from his high school days - sportsreporting in the Lisbon Enterprise (these are not the articles Kingdescribes in On Writing); and a King non-fiction piece from his high schoolnewspaper The Drum; along with the fascinating story of their rediscovery bythe authorso A 1967 column supporting the US troops in Vietnamo Previously unknown pieces from The Maine Campus, such as a review ofthe Spring 1969 issue of Ubris (in which King published the first version ofNight Surf, the precursor to The Stand); an amazing movie review; andletters to the editor (many highly amusing)o Nine unpublished pieces of non-fiction reviewed in detail, includingpieces held in the Restricted Boxes of King's papers at the University ofMaine - for the first time anywhere the authors describe these works indetailo A large number of previously unknown letters to the editoro Introductions to the work of other authors; and book reviews publishedin unusual venueso Comprehensive reviews of King's non-fiction in the Bangor Daily Newsand other Maine newspapers, some of it controversialo King's early baseball writing, most published in Maine newspaperso Working from the original sources Wood and Brooks also identified andcorrected numerous errors in the previous reporting of material - incorrecttitles, dates, pagination and even publication information
/book/show/2534591.Eco_Fiction?from_search=true	John Stadler	Eco-Fiction	
/book/show/17697.Collected_Shorter_Fiction_vol_1?from_search=true	Leo Tolstoy Aylmer Maude (Translator) Nigel J. Cooper (Translator)	Collected Shorter Fiction, vol. 1: Volume I	The only comprehensive hardcover edition of Tolstoy's shorter fiction; 57 stories and novellas, including two that have never before appeared in English.In these two handsome volumes, every aspect of Tolstoy's art and personality is reflected: his experiences as a soldier in the Caucasus, his married life, his passionate interest in the peasantry, his belief in truth and sThe only comprehensive hardcover edition of Tolstoy's shorter fiction; 57 stories and novellas, including two that have never before appeared in English.In these two handsome volumes, every aspect of Tolstoy's art and personality is reflected: his experiences as a soldier in the Caucasus, his married life, his passionate interest in the peasantry, his belief in truth and simplicity, and above all, his growing preoccupation with religion. Ranging in scope from the short novelsandto folktales only a few pages long, they bring us intimately into the world of the great Russian novelist.
/book/show/17859032-it-happens?from_search=true	Kelly  Jensen	It Happens: A  Guide to Contemporary Realistic Fiction for the YA Reader	It Happens is a complete guide to match a teen reader with the right book. Part I provides tools to understand YA literature, genres, how to find books, and awards. Part II explores titles in ten subgenres of realistic fiction, complete with plot description, list of appeal factors, and suggested read alikes for each title. Part III provides conversation starters on toughIt Happens is a complete guide to match a teen reader with the right book. Part I provides tools to understand YA literature, genres, how to find books, and awards. Part II explores titles in ten subgenres of realistic fiction, complete with plot description, list of appeal factors, and suggested read alikes for each title. Part III provides conversation starters on tough real topics that will challenge readers.
/book/show/985691.Editing_Fact_and_Fiction?from_search=true	Leslie T. Sharpe Irene Gunther	Editing Fact and Fiction: A Concise Guide to Book Editing	Writing in a lively, informal style, two editors with extensive experience in a wide variety of fields--fiction and nonfiction, trade and reference, academic and commercial publishing--explain what editors in different jobs really do in this concise practical guide.
/book/show/2060745.Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Rich Horton (editor) Christopher Rowe Ruth Nestvold	Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2007 Edition	The best stories of the year: here is a collection of the best science fiction prose written in 2006, by some of the genre's greatest authors, and selected by Rich Horton, a contributing reviewer to many of the field's most respected magazines.
/book/show/28929241-tina-s-story?from_search=true	Tina Story (Narrator)	Tina's Story: Urban Fiction Gone Viral	Tina's Story began as Facebook posts that went VIRAL, find out why.....
/book/show/171116.The_Origin_of_the_World?from_search=true	Jelto Drenth Arnold Pomerans (Translator) Erica Pomerans (Translator)	The Origin of the World: Science and Fiction of the Vagina	is a revealing, intimate, and ultimately liberating study of female sexuality at its heart: the vagina. Working from the assumption that sex is pleasurable and fulfilling insofar as its participants fully understand how it works, sexologist Jelto Drenth gives readers a guided tour of the complex, challenging, and often misunderstood origin of the wis a revealing, intimate, and ultimately liberating study of female sexuality at its heart: the vagina. Working from the assumption that sex is pleasurable and fulfilling insofar as its participants fully understand how it works, sexologist Jelto Drenth gives readers a guided tour of the complex, challenging, and often misunderstood origin of the world.Drenth describes the workings of the vagina in simple language, enriching his description throughout the book with the imagery, mythology, lore, and history that has surrounded the vagina since the Middle Ages. The Origin of the World moves from basic physiognomic facts to the realms of anthropology, art history, science fiction, and feminist literature-all in the service of mapping the dark continent. Drenth's journey takes him from Renaissance woodcuts to vibrators, clitoridectomies to virginity checks, fears of the vagina (the vagina dentata) to its celebration. Part medical exposition covering the function of female genitalia from orgasm to pregnancy and part cultural history discussing contemporary and historical views of such aspects of the feminine as pubic hair, Freud's theories of coitus, and slang terms for the vagina,is encyclopedic in its breadth, fascinating in its content, and familiar in its subject.This lightly written exploration can be seen as both an owner's manual and a guide for the perplexed. Women and men alike will benefit from its entertaining erudition and from its fundamental mission of demystifying sex and sexuality in the service of greater understanding and, from that understanding, greater pleasure.
/book/show/331255.The_Heart_of_the_Serpent?from_search=true	Ivan Antonovich Efremov Arkady Strugatsky Boris Strugatsky	The Heart of the Serpent: Soviet Science Fiction	Professor Ivan Yefremov (born 1907) is well known both as a tireless fossil hunter and a talented science-fiction writer. His fantasy ranges between the mysteries of times long bygone and the distant future. His novels include The Land of Foam, where the scene is set in ancient Egypt and Greece, and the world-renowned Andromeda, in which his fantasy roams two thousand yearProfessor Ivan Yefremov (born 1907) is well known both as a tireless fossil hunter and a talented science-fiction writer. His fantasy ranges between the mysteries of times long bygone and the distant future. His novels include The Land of Foam, where the scene is set in ancient Egypt and Greece, and the world-renowned Andromeda, in which his fantasy roams two thousand years ahead. The Heart of the Serpent, given in this volume, was written in 1959. Its subject is related to that of Andromeda. Anatoly Dnieprov (born 1919), the author of Siema, which he wrote in 1958, is a distinguished physicist who works at an institute of the U.S.S.R. Academy of Sciences. His first book appeared in 1946. His favorite subject is cybernetics - its amazing achievements to date and its breathtaking potentialities. Scientific authenticity is a salient feature of his writings. Victor Separin (born 1905), a journalist by profession, is editor of the Soviet popular geographic magazine Around the World. His fiction, which treats of present-day scientific and technical problems, is amazingly realistic. In this volume he is represented by The Trial of Tantalus, a story dealing with prospects of microbiology. Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, authors of The Six Matches, are frequent contributors to Soviet popular science periodicals. Few readers know, however, that the two brothers are not professional writers. Boris Strugatsky (born 1933) is an astronomer and works at the computer laboratory of Pulknovo Observatory. Arkady (born 1925) is a linguist and translator specializing in Japanese. Valentina Zhuravleva (born 1933) is a comparatively recent graduate of the Azerbaijan Medical Institute. She was probably prompted to try her hand at scientific fiction by the almost fantastic possibilities offering in the field of medicine. The bold flights of fancy in her scientific thinking make her stories particularly noteworthy. Bio-automation is the theme of her Stone from the Stars, written in
/book/show/1793432.The_Science_Fiction_Weight_Loss_Book?from_search=true	Isaac Asimov George R.R. Martin Martin H. Greenberg	The Science Fiction Weight Loss Book	Contents:Introduction: Fat! / Isaac Asimov --Sylvester's revenge / Vance Aandahl --Fat farm / Orson Scott Card --The Stretch / Sam Merwin, Jr. --Camels and dromedaries, Clem / R.A. Lafferty --The Champ / T. Coraghessan Boyle --The Truth about Pyecraft / H.G. Wells --The Iron Chancellor / Robert Silverberg --The Man who ate the world / Frederik Pohl --Gladys's Gregory / JohContents:Introduction: Fat! / Isaac Asimov --Sylvester's revenge / Vance Aandahl --Fat farm / Orson Scott Card --The Stretch / Sam Merwin, Jr. --Camels and dromedaries, Clem / R.A. Lafferty --The Champ / T. Coraghessan Boyle --The Truth about Pyecraft / H.G. Wells --The Iron Chancellor / Robert Silverberg --The Man who ate the world / Frederik Pohl --Gladys's Gregory / John Anthony West --Abercrombie Station / Jack Vance --Shipping clerk / William Morrison --The Malted milk monster / William Tenn --The Food farm / Kit Reed --The Artist of hunger / Scott Russell Sanders --Quitters, Inc. / Stephen King
/book/show/676230.Graveyard_of_Dreams?from_search=true	H. Beam Piper	Graveyard of Dreams: Science Fiction Stories	This new collection of H. Beam Piper's shorter work includes five of his finest stories: Graveyard of Dreams, Genesis, Operation R.S.V.P., The Answer, and Last Enemy.
/book/show/19353724-geek-sublime?from_search=true	Vikram Chandra	Geek Sublime: Writing Fiction, Coding Software	Vikram Chandra has been a computer programmer for almost as long as he has been a novelist. In this extraordinary new book, his first work of nonfiction, he searches for the connections between the worlds of art and technology. CVikram Chandra has been a computer programmer for almost as long as he has been a novelist. In this extraordinary new book, his first work of nonfiction, he searches for the connections between the worlds of art and technology. Coders are obsessed with elegance and style, just as writers are, but do the words mean the same thing to both? Can we ascribe beauty to the craft of writing code?Exploring such varied topics as logic gates and literary modernism, the machismo of tech geeks, the omnipresence of an Indian Mafia in Silicon Valley, and the writings of the eleventh-century Kashmiri thinker Abhinavagupta,is both an idiosyncratic history of coding and a fascinating meditation on the writers art. Part literary essay, part technology story, and part memoir, it is an engrossing, original, and heady book of sweeping ideas.
/book/show/410202.Modern_Classic_Short_Novels_of_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois (Editor) Jack Vance (Contributor) Lucius Shepard (Contributor)	Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction	Gardner Dozois, editor of many anthologies, collects important novellas in Science Fiction the 1960's to the 1980's.Contentsix  Preface (Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction)  (1994)  essay by Gardner Dozois1  The Miracle Workers  (1958)  novella by Jack Vance (aka The Miracle-Workers)65  The Longest Voyage  (1960)  novelette by Poul Anderson94  On theGardner Dozois, editor of many anthologies, collects important novellas in Science Fiction the 1960's to the 1980's.Contentsix  Preface (Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fiction)  (1994)  essay by Gardner Dozois1  The Miracle Workers  (1958)  novella by Jack Vance (aka The Miracle-Workers)65  The Longest Voyage  (1960)  novelette by Poul Anderson94  On the Storm Planet  [Casher O'Neill]  (1965)  novella by Cordwainer Smith164  The Star Pit  (1967)  novella by Samuel R. Delany221  Total Environment  (1968)  novelette by Brian W. Aldiss260  The Merchants of Venus  [Heechee]  (1972)  novella by Frederik Pohl321  The Death of Doctor Island  [Archipelago]  (1973)  novella by Gene Wolfe (aka The Death of Dr. Island)373  Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang  (1974)  novella by Kate Wilhelm415  Souls  (1982)  novella by Joanna Russ459  A Traveler's Tale  (1984)  novella by Lucius Shepard504  Sailing to Byzantium  (1985)  novella by Robert Silverberg561  Mr. Boy  (1990)  novella by James Patrick Kelly617  And Wild for to Hold  (1991)  novella by Nancy Kress
/book/show/612556.The_Year_s_Best_Science_Fiction_and_Fantasy_for_Teens?from_search=true	Jane Yolen	The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy for Teens: First Annual Collection	Award-winning anthologists Jane Yolen and Patrick Nielsen Hayden have combed through a year's worth of books and magazines and websites to find the most outstanding fantasy and science fiction stories of 2004--and collected them into a single volume aimed specifically at teens and young adults.Many of today's most popular authors are represented here, including:*Award-winning anthologists Jane Yolen and Patrick Nielsen Hayden have combed through a year's worth of books and magazines and websites to find the most outstanding fantasy and science fiction stories of 2004--and collected them into a single volume aimed specifically at teens and young adults.Many of today's most popular authors are represented here, including:*, author of,, and, who presents an unforgettable tale of two swords, two daughters, and two endings....*, author of, sends a likeable young barbarian across the Channel to Alba, for a confrontation with a wizard from faraway Nantucket that will change his life forever...*, creator of The Trouble with Tribbles, who takes you to a remote countryside surrounded by a mysterious darkness, whose secret has yet to be revealed...
/book/show/17459.Kingsolver_Fiction_Collection_Four_Book_Set_Pigs_in_Heaven_Bean_Trees_Poisonwood_Bible_Prodigal_Summer_?from_search=true	Barbara Kingsolver	Kingsolver Fiction Collection Four-Book Set (Pigs in Heaven, Bean Trees, Poisonwood Bible, Prodigal Summer)	
/book/show/2581042-cosmos-latinos?from_search=true	Andrea L. Bell (Editor) Yolanda Molina-Gavilan (Editor)	Cosmos Latinos: An Anthology of Science Fiction from Latin America and Spain	Opening a window onto a fascinating new world for English-speaking readers, this anthology offers popular and influential stories from over ten countries, chronologically ranging from 1862 to the present. Latin American and Spanish science fiction shares many thematic and stylistic elements with anglophone science fiction, but there are important differences: many downplayOpening a window onto a fascinating new world for English-speaking readers, this anthology offers popular and influential stories from over ten countries, chronologically ranging from 1862 to the present. Latin American and Spanish science fiction shares many thematic and stylistic elements with anglophone science fiction, but there are important differences: many downplay scientific plausibility, and others show the influence of the region's celebrated literary fantastic. In the 27 stories included in this anthology, a 16th-century conquistador is re-envisioned as a cosmonaut, Mexican factory workers receive pleasure-giving bio-implants, and warring bands of terrorists travel through time attempting to reverse the outcome of historical events.The introduction examines the ways the genre has developed in Latin America and Spain since the 1700s and studies science fiction as a means of defamiliarizing, and then critiquing, regional culture, history and politics--especially in times of censorship and political repression. The volume also includes a brief introduction to each story and its author, and an extensive bibliography of primary and secondary works.is a critical contribution to Latin American, Spanish, popular culture and science fiction studies and will be stimulating reading for anyone who likes a good story.
/book/show/6478432-granta-106?from_search=true	Granta: The Magazine of New Writing Alex Clark (Editor)	Granta 106: New Fiction Special	'Granta' publishes some of the best in new writing and photography four times a year.
/book/show/18683333-what-you-are?from_search=true	Jake Aurelian	What You Are: A Novel of Short Fiction	Demonic dreams. Biting, sardonic commentary. Angry clown comedy. Roswell aliens running amok. Psychic predictions. Multiple assassinations. Sgt. Bilko, John Belushi and Brian FN Pillman. Classic boxing gone awry. Recurring characters. Monstrous subhumans. Intense short fiction interlocking into an edgy, darkly humorous novel, What You Are explores the gritty underbelly ofDemonic dreams. Biting, sardonic commentary. Angry clown comedy. Roswell aliens running amok. Psychic predictions. Multiple assassinations. Sgt. Bilko, John Belushi and Brian FN Pillman. Classic boxing gone awry. Recurring characters. Monstrous subhumans. Intense short fiction interlocking into an edgy, darkly humorous novel, What You Are explores the gritty underbelly of American society by examining What you are versus What you could have been.
/book/show/6977338-the-magazine-of-bizarro-fiction?from_search=true	Kevin L. Donihe Jeff Burk (Editor) Carlton Mellick III	The Magazine of Bizarro Fiction	The premier magazine of the bizarro genre. Issue two features the novella The Traveling Dildo Salesman by Kevin L. Donihe, short fiction by Mykle Hansen, D. Harlan Wilson, Gina Ranalli, Carlton Mellick III, and Vincent W. Sakowski, comics by Andrew Goldfarb and Richard Tingley, articles by Tom Bradley and Jordan Krall, a spotlight on author Carlton Mellick III, 10 yearsThe premier magazine of the bizarro genre. Issue two features the novella The Traveling Dildo Salesman by Kevin L. Donihe, short fiction by Mykle Hansen, D. Harlan Wilson, Gina Ranalli, Carlton Mellick III, and Vincent W. Sakowski, comics by Andrew Goldfarb and Richard Tingley, articles by Tom Bradley and Jordan Krall, a spotlight on author Carlton Mellick III, 10 years of Eraserhead Press, reviews, and more!
/book/show/17471723-wizards-aliens-and-starships?from_search=true	Charles L. Adler	Wizards, Aliens, and Starships: Physics and Math in Fantasy and Science Fiction	From teleportation and space elevators to alien contact and interstellar travel, science fiction and fantasy writers have come up with some brilliant and innovative ideas. Yet how plausible are these ideas--for instance, could Mr. Weasley's flying car in the Harry Potter books really exist? Which concepts might actually happen, and which ones wouldn't work at all?From teleportation and space elevators to alien contact and interstellar travel, science fiction and fantasy writers have come up with some brilliant and innovative ideas. Yet how plausible are these ideas--for instance, could Mr. Weasley's flying car in the Harry Potter books really exist? Which concepts might actually happen, and which ones wouldn't work at all?delves into the most extraordinary details in science fiction and fantasy--such as time warps, shape changing, rocket launches, and illumination by floating candle--and shows readers the physics and math behind the phenomena.With simple mathematical models, and in most cases using no more than high school algebra, Charles Adler ranges across a plethora of remarkable imaginings, from the works of Ursula K. Le Guin to Star Trek and Avatar, to explore what might become reality. Adler explains why fantasy in the Harry Potter and Dresden Files novels cannot adhere strictly to scientific laws, and when magic might make scientific sense in the muggle world. He examines space travel and wonders why it isn't cheaper and more common today. Adler also discusses exoplanets and how the search for alien life has shifted from radio communications to space-based telescopes. He concludes by investigating the future survival of humanity and other intelligent races. Throughout, he cites an abundance of science fiction and fantasy authors, and includes concise descriptions of stories as well as an appendix on Newton's laws of motion.will speak to anyone wanting to know about the correct--and incorrect--science of science fiction and fantasy.
/book/show/18899229-fact-or-fiction?from_search=true	Scientific American	Fact or Fiction: Science Tackles 58 Popular Myths	Did NASA really spend millions creating a pen that would write in space? Is chocolate poisonous to dogs? Does stress cause gray hair? These questions are just a sample of the urban lore investigated in this eBook, Fact or Fiction: Science Tackles 58 Popular Myths. Drawing from Scientific Americans Fact or Fiction and Strange But True columns, weve selected 58 of theDid NASA really spend millions creating a pen that would write in space? Is chocolate poisonous to dogs? Does stress cause gray hair? These questions are just a sample of the urban lore investigated in this eBook, Fact or Fiction: Science Tackles 58 Popular Myths. Drawing from Scientific Americans Fact or Fiction and Strange But True columns, weve selected 58 of the most surprising, fascinating, useful and just plain wacky topics confronted by our writers over the years. Each brief article uncovers the truth behind everyday mythology, starting with Section One, In the Animal Kingdom, where we examine some of the more outlandish claims about our fellow earthly inhabitants, such as whether elephants really remember everything and whether a cockroach can live without its head. Other sections cover reproduction, the environment, technology and personal and mental health. While the answers to some questions, such as whether toilets really do flush in the opposite direction south of the Equator, may only serve to raise your Trivial Pursuit knowledge, others, such as whether to pee on a jellyfish sting or wake a sleepwalker, may come in handy. Although this eBook represents a fraction of circulating folk wisdom and urban mythology, we hope that its an enjoyable fraction and that it encourages you to do some debunking yourself.
/book/show/261493.Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Rich Horton (Editor) Michael Swanwick Robert Reed	Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2006 Edition	The best stories of the year: here is a collection of the best science fiction prose written in 2005, by some of the genre's greatest authors, and selected by Rich Horton, a contributing reviewer to many of the field's most respected magazines. In this volume you'll find stories by James Patrick Kelly, Wil McCarthy, Susan Palwick, Tom Purdom, Robert Reed, Michael Swanwick,The best stories of the year: here is a collection of the best science fiction prose written in 2005, by some of the genre's greatest authors, and selected by Rich Horton, a contributing reviewer to many of the field's most respected magazines. In this volume you'll find stories by James Patrick Kelly, Wil McCarthy, Susan Palwick, Tom Purdom, Robert Reed, Michael Swanwick, James Van Pelt, Howard Waldrop, Alastair Reynolds, Ian McDonald, Mary Rosenblum, Stephen Leigh and Joe Haldeman.
/book/show/4031623-big-book-of-science-fiction?from_search=true	Groff Conklin	Big Book of Science Fiction	A collection of SF stories edited by Groff Conklin. Contains stories by Clifford Simak, Theodore Sturgeon, Murray Leinster, Lester del Rey, Frederic Brown, Fletcher Pratt, Ray Bradbury, John D. MacDonald, Fritz Leiber Jr, and C. M. Kornbluth.Sanity by Fritz LeiberThe Only Thing We Learn by C. M. KornbluthMewhu's Jet by Theodore SturgeonIsolationist by MackA collection of SF stories edited by Groff Conklin. Contains stories by Clifford Simak, Theodore Sturgeon, Murray Leinster, Lester del Rey, Frederic Brown, Fletcher Pratt, Ray Bradbury, John D. MacDonald, Fritz Leiber Jr, and C. M. Kornbluth.Sanity by Fritz LeiberThe Only Thing We Learn by C. M. KornbluthMewhu's Jet by Theodore SturgeonIsolationist by Mack ReynoldsDear Devil by Eric Frank RussellArena by Fredric BrownEmergency Landing by Ralph WilliamsE for Effort by T. L. SherredThe Wings of Night by Lester del ReyDesertion by Clifford D. SimakA Matter of Form by H. L. Gold [as by Horace L. Gold ]Not With a Bang by Damon KnightDefense Mechanism by Katherine MacLeanThe Man with the Strange Head by Miles J. Breuer, M.D.One Leg Too Many by W. AlexanderThe Roger Bacon Formula by Fletcher PrattManna by Peter PhillipsRat Race by Dorothy de Courcy and John de CourcyThe Ship That Turned Aside by Green Peyton (G. Peyton Wertenbaker)The Outer Limit by Graham DoarCulture by Jerry SheltonIn the Year 2889 by Jules Verne (La Journe d'un journaliste amricain en 2890)The Planetoid of Doom by Morrison ColladayNobody Saw the Ship by Murray LeinsterThe Long Dawn by Noel LoomisForever and the Earth by Ray BradburyMr. Murphy of New York by Thomas McMorrowThe Diminishing Draft by Waldemar KaempffertMargin for Error by Henry Kuttner and C. L. Moore [as by Lewis Padgett ]Contact, Incorporated by Robertson Osborne (variant of Action on Azura)Peacebringer by Ward MooreThe Miniature by Peter Reed (John D. MacDonald)
/book/show/890501.Somerset_Dreams_and_Other_Fictions?from_search=true	Kate Wilhelm	Somerset Dreams and Other Fictions	1  Somerset Dreams  (1969)  novelette47  The Encounter  (1970)  novelette75  Planet Story  (1975)  short story91  Mrs. Bagley Goes to Mars  (1978)  short story101  Symbiosis  (1972)  short story121  Ladies and Gentlemen, This Is Your Crisis  (1976)  short story137  The Hounds  (1974)  novelette165  State of Grace  (1977)  short story
/book/show/583479.The_Fiction_Writer_s_Silent_Partner?from_search=true	Martin Roth	The Fiction Writer's Silent Partner: For Fiction, Television, & Screen	
/book/show/25205431-fiction-squad?from_search=true	Paul Jenkins Ramn F. Bachs (Illustrations)	Fiction Squad	All in the city of Rimes seems fun and games until Humpty Dumpty takes a dive and ol' Jack,of Jack and Jill, goes missing.Welcome to the City of Rimes, where every nursery rhyme is a crime scene in the making! Using the city for personal turf war, the Witches of Oz and the Queens of Wonderland are tearing Rimes apart by the seams. After beingtransferredinto the Rimes' pAll in the city of Rimes seems fun and games until Humpty Dumpty takes a dive and ol' Jack,of Jack and Jill, goes missing.Welcome to the City of Rimes, where every nursery rhyme is a crime scene in the making! Using the city for personal turf war, the Witches of Oz and the Queens of Wonderland are tearing Rimes apart by the seams. After beingtransferredinto the Rimes' police department,Frankie Mack, a rundown detective from an unfinishednovella, must uncover the mystery behind this buildingfictionwar before it undoes storytelling itself. Hopefully he will find out how his story ends along the way.From the world of Fablewood, Paul Jenkins () and Ramon Bachs () bring you the critically acclaimed mystery that WatchPlayRead calls one of the top comics of 2014! Featuring a never before published short story with Humberto Ramos ().
/book/show/15894361-the-writer-s-lab?from_search=true	Sexton Burke	The Writer's Lab: A Place to Experiment with Fiction	The Writer's Lab provides writers, journalers, and creatives (anyone with a desire to write, really) with a medium for playing around with prose, poetry, etc. There are no rules here - only creative prompts and plenty of room for writing, sketching, diagramming, and planning stories, essays, and more.The Lab is loaded with fun exercises that foster creativity and a lovThe Writer's Lab provides writers, journalers, and creatives (anyone with a desire to write, really) with a medium for playing around with prose, poetry, etc. There are no rules here - only creative prompts and plenty of room for writing, sketching, diagramming, and planning stories, essays, and more.The Lab is loaded with fun exercises that foster creativity and a love of writing, along with space to experiment with your craft and improve it. Want to plot a murder? You can do that here. Create the cast of characters for your next novel? There's room for that. Feel like designing your own planet? Try page 144.In the Lab, you can play, experiment, and explore the nuances of fiction without having to create anything more challenging than a page or two of content. It can be picked up or put down on impulse, available to inspire creative thinking and offer pure joy on demand.
/book/show/25059057-infandous?from_search=true	Elana K. Arnold	Infandous	Once there was a mermaid who dared to love a wolf. Her love for him was so sudden and so fierce that it tore her tail into legs.Sephora Golding lives in the shadow of her unbelievably beautiful mother. Even though they scrape by in the seedier part of Venice Beach, she's always felt lucky. As a child, she imagined she was a minor but beloved character in her mother's faOnce there was a mermaid who dared to love a wolf. Her love for him was so sudden and so fierce that it tore her tail into legs.Sephora Golding lives in the shadow of her unbelievably beautiful mother. Even though they scrape by in the seedier part of Venice Beach, she's always felt lucky. As a child, she imagined she was a minor but beloved character in her mother's fairy tale. But now, at sixteen, the fairy tale is less Disney and more Grimm. And she wants the story to be her own.Then she meets Felix, and the fairy tale takes a turn she never imagined.Things don't really turn out the way they do in fairy tales. I'm telling you that right up front, so you're not disappointed later.Sometimes, a story is just a way to hide the unspeakable in plain sight.
/book/show/27063.Meet_Me_At_Infinity?from_search=true	James Tiptree Jr. Jeffrey D. Smith	Meet Me At Infinity: The Uncollected Tiptree: Fiction and Nonfiction	James Tiptree, Jr. was the pseudonym ofAlice B. Sheldon(1915-1987), in whose honor the Tiptree Awards are given annually. She wrote some of the best short SF ever, winning two Hugos and three Nebulas. This book brings together stories previously uncollected-including an early one published under her own name inand many of her colorful non-fiction pieces,James Tiptree, Jr. was the pseudonym ofAlice B. Sheldon(1915-1987), in whose honor the Tiptree Awards are given annually. She wrote some of the best short SF ever, winning two Hugos and three Nebulas. This book brings together stories previously uncollected-including an early one published under her own name inand many of her colorful non-fiction pieces, mainly autobiographical, published under the Tiptree name (1970-1987). What shines through in this book is the magnetic and charming personality of the author, one of the most influential SF personalities of her era.
/book/show/2280908.The_Writer_s_Guide_to_Creating_a_Science_Fiction_Universe?from_search=true	George Ochoa J. Osier	The Writer's Guide to Creating a Science Fiction Universe	How-to-do-it reference shows SF writers how to use science to create plausible, imaginative and self-consistent worlds. Describes contemporary science, plus scientific conventions already established.
/book/show/396835.Transparent_Minds?from_search=true	Dorrit Cohn	Transparent Minds: Narrative Modes for Presenting Consciousness in Fiction	This book investigates the entire spectrum of techniques for portraying the mental lives of fictional characters in both the stream-of-consciousness novel and other fiction. Each chapter deals with one main technique, illustrated from a wide range of nineteenth- and twentieth-century fiction by writers including Stendhal, Dostoevsky, James, Mann, Kafka, Joyce, Proust, WoolThis book investigates the entire spectrum of techniques for portraying the mental lives of fictional characters in both the stream-of-consciousness novel and other fiction. Each chapter deals with one main technique, illustrated from a wide range of nineteenth- and twentieth-century fiction by writers including Stendhal, Dostoevsky, James, Mann, Kafka, Joyce, Proust, Woolf, and Sarraute.
/book/show/459912.The_Collected_Short_Fiction_of_Bruce_Jay_Friedman?from_search=true	Bruce Jay Friedman	The Collected Short Fiction of Bruce Jay Friedman	
/book/show/1895290.The_Horn_of_Time?from_search=true	Poul Anderson	The Horn of Time (The Gregg Press Science Fiction Series)	Contents:p 11  The Horn of Time the Hunter  [Kith]  (1963)  short story (aka Homo Aquaticus)p 27  A Man to My Wounding  (1959)  short story (aka State of Assassination)p 44  The High Ones  (1958)  novelettep 68  The Man Who Came Early  (1956)  novelettep 91  Marius  [Psychotechnic League]  (1957)  short storyp 104  Progress  [Maurai]  (1962)  novelette
/book/show/97066.The_Red_House_by_Edith_Nesbit_Fiction_Fantasy_Magic?from_search=true	E. Nesbit	The Red House by Edith Nesbit, Fiction, Fantasy & Magic	-Conventionally our life-story ended in a shower of rice at the church door, amid the scent of white flowers, with a flutter of white favors all about us.- Thus begins The Red House, Nesbit's charming novel of Chloe and Len, newlyweds adjusting to a new life and a new home. When Len inherits a house in the country from his uncle, Chloe insists they live there, whether the-Conventionally our life-story ended in a shower of rice at the church door, amid the scent of white flowers, with a flutter of white favors all about us.- Thus begins The Red House, Nesbit's charming novel of Chloe and Len, newlyweds adjusting to a new life and a new home. When Len inherits a house in the country from his uncle, Chloe insists they live there, whether the rumors of a ghost be true or not. When mysterious events happen, they are always blamed on the ghost. But the ultimate surprise rests in who that ghost really is.
/book/show/18887872-complete-collection-of-h-p-lovecraft---150-ebooks-with-100-audio-book-l?from_search=true	H.P. Lovecraft	Complete Collection Of H.P.Lovecraft - 150 eBooks With 100+ Audio Book Links	Now with 100 plus Audio Book Links INCLUDED!!AND ITS NOT 20, IT'S 100 Plus Audio Books!!(Complete Collection Of Lovecraft's Fiction, Juvenilia, Poems, Essays And Collaborations)Whats Inside ..............?The Complete FictionThe Nameless CityThe FestivalThe Colour Out of SpaceThe Call of CthulhuThe Dunwich HorrorThe Whisperer in DarknessThe Dreams in the Witch HNow with 100 plus Audio Book Links INCLUDED!!AND ITS NOT 20, IT'S 100 Plus Audio Books!!(Complete Collection Of Lovecraft's Fiction, Juvenilia, Poems, Essays And Collaborations)Whats Inside ..............?The Complete FictionThe Nameless CityThe FestivalThe Colour Out of SpaceThe Call of CthulhuThe Dunwich HorrorThe Whisperer in DarknessThe Dreams in the Witch HouseThe Haunter of the DarkThe Shadow Over InnsmouthDiscarded Draft of The Shadow Over InnsmouthThe Shadow Out of TimeAt the Mountains of MadnessThe Case of Charles Dexter WardAzathothBeyond the Wall of SleepCelephaa?sCool AirDagonEx OblivioneFacts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His FamilyFrom BeyondHeHerbert West-ReanimatorHypnosIn the VaultMemoryNyarlathotepPickmana-s ModelThe BookThe Cats of UltharThe DescendantThe Doom That Came to SarnathThe Dream-Quest of Unknown KadathThe Evil ClergymanThe Horror at Red HookThe HoundThe Lurking FearThe Moon-BogThe Music of Erich ZannThe Other GodsThe OutsiderThe Picture in the HouseThe Quest of IranonThe Rats in the WallsThe Shunned HouseThe Silver KeyThe Statement of Randolph CarterThe Strange High House in the MistThe StreetThe TempleThe Terrible Old ManThe Thing on the DoorstepThe TombThe Transition of Juan RomeroThe TreeThe UnnamableThe White ShipWhat the Moon BringsPolarisThe Very Old FolkIbidOld BugsSweet Ermengarde, or, The Heart of a Country GirlA Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel JohnsonThe History of the NecronomiconThe Complete JuveniliaThe AlchemistThe Beast in the CaveThe Little Glass BottleThe Mysterious ShipThe Mystery of the Grave-YardThe Secret CaveThe Complete PoetryPart I. - Juvenilia (1887-1905)Poemata Minora, Volume IIPart II. - Fantasy and HorrorNemesisAstrophobosThe Poe-eta-s NightmareDespairRevelationThe HouseThe CityTo Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Eighteenth Baron DunsanyThe Nightmare LakeOn Reading Lord Dunsanya-s Book of WonderThe CatsFestivalHallowea-en in a Suburb aka aIn a Suburba(R)The WoodThe OutpostThe Ancient TrackThe MessengerNathicanaFungi from YuggothIn a Sequestera-d Providence Churchyard Where Once Poe Walka-dTo Clark Ashton Smith, Esq., upon His Phantastick Tales, Verses, Pictures, and SculpturesPart III. - Occasional VerseOn Receiving a Picture of SwansFact and FancyLaeta; a LamentPart IV. - SatireUnda; or, The Bride of the SeaPacifist War Songa31917Waste PaperDead Passiona-s FlameArcadiaLifea-s MysteryPart V. - Seasonal and TopographicalA GardenSunsetProvidenceChristmasChristmas GreetingsPart VI. - Politics and SocietyAn American to Mother EnglandLines on Gen.
/book/show/27844615-draw-the-dark?from_search=true	Ilsa J. Bick	Draw the Dark	
/book/show/27631383-nightmare-abbey?from_search=true	Thomas Love Peacock	Nightmare Abbey: Classic Gothic Fiction	Nightmare AbbeyByThomas Love PeacockClassic Gothic FictionNightmare Abbey was the third of Thomas Love Peacock's novels to be published. It was written in late March and June 1818, and published in London in November of the same year by T. Hookham Jr of Old Bond Street and Baldwin, Craddock & Joy of Paternoster Row. The novel was lightly revised by the author in 1837 fNightmare AbbeyByThomas Love PeacockClassic Gothic FictionNightmare Abbey was the third of Thomas Love Peacock's novels to be published. It was written in late March and June 1818, and published in London in November of the same year by T. Hookham Jr of Old Bond Street and Baldwin, Craddock & Joy of Paternoster Row. The novel was lightly revised by the author in 1837 for republication in Volume 57 of Bentley's Standard Novels.Nightmare Abbey is a Gothic topical satire in which the author pokes light-hearted fun at the romantic movement in contemporary English literature, in particular its obsession with morbid subjects, misanthropy and transcendental philosophical systems. Most of the characters in the novel are based on historical figures whom Peacock wishes to pillory.Insofar as Nightmare Abbey may be said to have a plot, it follows the fortunes of Christopher Glowry, Esquire, a morose widower who lives with his only son Scythrop in his semi-dilapidated family mansion Nightmare Abbey, which is situated on a strip of dry land between the sea and the fens in Lincolnshire.Mr Glowry is a melancholy gentleman who likes to surround himself with servants with long faces or dismal names such as Raven, Graves or Deathshead. The few visitors he welcomes to his home are mostly of a similar cast of mind: Mr Flosky, a transcendental philosopher; Mr Toobad, a Manichaean Millenarian; Mr Listless, Scythrop's languid and world-weary college friend; and Mr Cypress, a misanthropic poet. The only exception is the sanguine Mr Hilary, who, as Mr Glowry's brother-in-law, is obliged to visit the abbey from family interests. The Reverend Mr Larynx, the vicar of nearby Claydyke, readily adapts himself to whatever company he is in.
/book/show/13132032-writer-m-d?from_search=true	Leah Kaminsky	Writer, M.D.: The Best Contemporary Fiction and Nonfiction by Doctors	From Chekhov to Maugham to William Carlos Williams, doctors have long given voice to their unique perspectives through literature.celebrates this rich tradition with a collection of fiction and nonfiction by todays most beloved physician-writers, including,Abraham Verghese, on the lost art of the physical examPauline Chen, on the bond between a med studeFrom Chekhov to Maugham to William Carlos Williams, doctors have long given voice to their unique perspectives through literature.celebrates this rich tradition with a collection of fiction and nonfiction by todays most beloved physician-writers, including,Abraham Verghese, on the lost art of the physical examPauline Chen, on the bond between a med student and her first cadaverAtul Gawande, on the ethical dilemmas of a young surgical internDanielle Ofri, on the devastation of losing a patientEthan Canin, on love, poetry, and growing oldThese essays and stories illuminate the inner lives of men and women who deal with trauma, illness, mortality, and grief on a daily basis. Read together, they provide a candid, moving, one-of-a-kind glimpse behind the doctors mask.
/book/show/18177149-flashy-fiction-and-other-insane-tales?from_search=true	Jen Wylie Sean Hayden	Flashy Fiction and Other Insane Tales (Bundle Vol 1 & 2)	Flashy Fiction AND OTHER INSANE TALES VOL 1 & 2 To the quiet ones, the trodden on, the kids in the hall The wolves in sheep's clothing, fooling them all. To the Goth, the dark, and the utterly strange The bizarre, the mutants, and the strangely deranged To the clinically insane and those not yet diagnosed Even un-medicated, you understand us the most This Flashy combo'Flashy Fiction AND OTHER INSANE TALES VOL 1 & 2 To the quiet ones, the trodden on, the kids in the hall The wolves in sheep's clothing, fooling them all. To the Goth, the dark, and the utterly strange The bizarre, the mutants, and the strangely deranged To the clinically insane and those not yet diagnosed Even un-medicated, you understand us the most This Flashy combo's for you An anthology of the strange, bizarre, and just plain weird. In Volume 1 find Zombies, vampires, ghosts, and ...crickets? If you dare, keep reading Volume 2 for Unicorns, zombies, devils, dark whispers, teddy bears, and ...fireflies? Try a taste of writing from two very different fantasy authors. Flash fiction stories are super short and perfect for when you 'just have a minute'. These anthologies each contain 15 stories (both flash and longer short stories) from authors Sean Hayden and Jen Wylie. Run the rampart of emotions in this exciting mix of tales. From humor to horror, sweet to twisted, there is something for everyone.
/book/show/24864126-des-hommes-tourment-s?from_search=true	Brett Martin (Translator)	Des hommes tourmentés: Le nouvel âge d'or des séries : des Soprano et The Wire à Mad Men et Breaking Bad (NON FICTION)	Depuis 15 ans, la tlvision amricaine vit ce que Brett Martin appelle un  troisime ge dor . Son livre raconte comment un mdia jadis mpris est devenu objet de toutes les passions avec des sries comme Les Soprano, The Wire ou encore Mad Men. Il dresse le portrait des  hommes tourments  grce  qui cette rvolution a t possible.
/book/show/317975.Three_Hearts_and_Three_Lions?from_search=true	Poul Anderson	Three Hearts and Three Lions (Science Fiction Book Club 50th Anniversary Collection)	The gathering forces of the Dark Powers threatened the world of man. The legions of Faery, aided by trolls, demons and the Wild Hunt itself, were poised to overthrow the realms of light.And alone against the armies of Chaos stood one man, the knight of Three Hearts and Three Lions. Carlsen, a twentieth century man snatched out of time to become again the legendary Holger DThe gathering forces of the Dark Powers threatened the world of man. The legions of Faery, aided by trolls, demons and the Wild Hunt itself, were poised to overthrow the realms of light.And alone against the armies of Chaos stood one man, the knight of Three Hearts and Three Lions. Carlsen, a twentieth century man snatched out of time to become again the legendary Holger Danske to fight for the world he had helped to build.July 2003 1st printing thus hardcover with dust jacket - different cover than shown/same ISBN. Book and jacket in Mint condition.
/book/show/1136772.Mondo_Barbie?from_search=true	Lucinda Ebersole (editor) Richard Peabody (editor)	Mondo Barbie: An Anthology of Fiction & Poetry	
/book/show/17263606-fiction-international-45?from_search=true	Harold Jaffe (Contributor/Editor) Joel Lipman (Contributor) Andy O'Clancy (Contributor)	Fiction International 45: About Seeing	Fiction International is a journal of arts and letters published at San Diego State University which emphasizes formal innovation and social activism. Each issue is devoted to a particular theme. Submissions of fiction, non-fiction, indeterminate prose and visual are all welcome.Seeing in every capacity is the subject of Fiction International 45, About Seeing. Sensory, vFiction International is a journal of arts and letters published at San Diego State University which emphasizes formal innovation and social activism. Each issue is devoted to a particular theme. Submissions of fiction, non-fiction, indeterminate prose and visual are all welcome.Seeing in every capacity is the subject of Fiction International 45, About Seeing. Sensory, visionary, spectatorial, imagined and re-imagined.ContentsJoel Lipman / 10 Eye LessonsJackson Bliss / When Silence is an Old Warehouse and Love is a Pocketful of RocksJonathan Baumbach / Breathless RevisitedNorman Simon / The HeadacheCharles D. Tarlton / The Turn of ArtKenneth Bernard / Trauma #37Gerald J. Butler / A New Way of Seeing: The Night Sky of the Enlightenment, William Herschels Disposition Toward the Empirical, and ProfundityMark Wallace / from We Need To TalkShane Roeschlein / GenesisKenneth Bernard / #39 from Malone Dies PoemsAndy OClancy / FacebookedGuy R. Beining / Pop AgeEvelyn Kelly / T.V. DemonsM. Benedict / M.M. or (Day in the Life)Cyril Dabydeen / The WellTom Whalen / Vampire in WinterDavid Kammerzelt / ViewingJoseph Triscari / Deaths HeadMary Byrne / Rogues Gallery IIDorothy Blackcrow Mack / The Black CradleboardToby Olson / The MealGary Lain / Four Photo SequenceEckhard Gerdes / Never Made UpHarold Jaffe / Sacrifice
/book/show/1077119.100_Must_read_Science_Fiction_Novels?from_search=true	Stephen E. Andrews Christopher Priest (Foreword) Nick Rennison	100 Must-read Science Fiction Novels	Want to become a science fiction buff? Want to expand your reading in your favourite genre? This is a good place to start! From the publishers of the popularcomes a rich selection of some of the finest SF novels ever published. With 100 of the best titles fully reviewed and a further 500 recommended, you'll quickly become an expert in the world of scienWant to become a science fiction buff? Want to expand your reading in your favourite genre? This is a good place to start! From the publishers of the popularcomes a rich selection of some of the finest SF novels ever published. With 100 of the best titles fully reviewed and a further 500 recommended, you'll quickly become an expert in the world of science fiction.The book is arranged by author and includes some thematic entries and special categories such as SF film adaptations, SF in rock music and Philip K. Dick in the mass media . It also includes a history of SF and a new definition of the genre, plus lists of award winners and book club recommendations. Foreword by Christopher Priest, the multiple award-winning SF author.
/book/show/25814505-the-best-science-fiction-and-fantasy-of-the-year-volume-ten?from_search=true	Jonathan Strahan Paolo Bacigalupi Caitln R. Kiernan	The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Ten	The best of the year's Science Fiction and Fantasy stories as selected by the multiple award-winning editor Jonathan StrahanDISTANT WORLDS, TIME TRAVEL, EPIC ADVENTURE, UNSEEN WONDERS AND MUCH MORE! The best, most original and brightest science fiction and fantasy stories from around the globe from the past twelve months are brought together in one collection by multiple aThe best of the year's Science Fiction and Fantasy stories as selected by the multiple award-winning editor Jonathan StrahanDISTANT WORLDS, TIME TRAVEL, EPIC ADVENTURE, UNSEEN WONDERS AND MUCH MORE! The best, most original and brightest science fiction and fantasy stories from around the globe from the past twelve months are brought together in one collection by multiple award winning editor Jonathan Strahan. This highly popular series now reaches volume nine and will include stories from both the biggest names in the field and the most exciting new talents. Previous volumes have included stories from Neil Gaiman, Stephen King, Cory Doctorow, Stephen Baxter, Elizabeth Bear, Joe Abercrombie, Paolo Bacigalupi, Holly Black, Garth Nix, Jeffrey Ford, Margo Lanagan, Bruce Sterling, Adam Robets, Ellen Klages, and many many more.
/book/show/2230763.Good_Fiction_Guide?from_search=true	Jane Rogers (Editor)	Good Fiction Guide	Covering everyone from Leo Tolstoy and Mark Twain to Don De Lillo and Lorrie Moore, Good Fiction Guide offers an informative reference work on novelists and their works, with an emphasis of twentieth-century fiction and popular classics, but with ample coverage of major novelists of the past.The guide takes us on a stimulating tour of the literary landscape. Here are morCovering everyone from Leo Tolstoy and Mark Twain to Don De Lillo and Lorrie Moore, Good Fiction Guide offers an informative reference work on novelists and their works, with an emphasis of twentieth-century fiction and popular classics, but with ample coverage of major novelists of the past.The guide takes us on a stimulating tour of the literary landscape. Here are more than one thousand alphabetically arranged biographies of important novelists, ranging from Chinua Achebe to Emile Zola. There are profiles of leading contemporary writers, such as Ann Beattie, Thomas Pynchon, Jane Smiley, Martin Amis, Amy Tan, Peter Carey, V.S. Naipaul, and Harold Brodkey. The entries provide a flavor of each writer's work, recommend which of their books to read, and include suggestions for related reading, leading you to other writers whose work may be either comparable or an interesting contrast. Equally important, the guide includes 34 essays that illuminate genres such as Crime, Adventure, Romance, and Magic Realism, or offer intriguing looks at the national literatures of such places as Australia, India, and the Caribbean. Each entry is a personal essay by an expert in the field and includes their top twelve recommended titles.Good Fiction Guide is a perfect road map for everyone exploring the highways and byways of fiction.
/book/show/10364882-race-in-american-science-fiction?from_search=true	Isiah Lavender III	Race in American Science Fiction	Noting that science fiction is characterized by an investment in the proliferation of racial difference, Isiah Lavender III argues that racial alterity is fundamental to the genre's narrative strategy. Race in American Science Fiction offers a systematic classification of ways that race appears and how it is silenced in science fiction, while developing a critical vocabulaNoting that science fiction is characterized by an investment in the proliferation of racial difference, Isiah Lavender III argues that racial alterity is fundamental to the genre's narrative strategy. Race in American Science Fiction offers a systematic classification of ways that race appears and how it is silenced in science fiction, while developing a critical vocabulary designed to focus attention on often-overlooked racial implications. These focused readings of science fiction contextualize race within the genre's better-known master narratives and agendas. Authors discussed include Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Philip K. Dick, and Ursula K. Le Guin, among many others.
/book/show/85516.Science_Fiction_Masterpieces?from_search=true	Isaac Asimov (editor)	Science Fiction Masterpieces	This anthology contains: Message to Myself by Diana L. Paxson; In the Country of the Blind No One Can See by Melisa Michaels; Keepersmith by Randall Garrett and Vicki Ann Heydron; A Delicate Shade of Kipney by Nancy Kress; Born Again by Sharon N. Farber; Good-Bye Robinson Crusoe by John Varley; A Bait of Dreams by Jo Clayton; Dance Band on the Titanic by Jack Chalker; BystThis anthology contains: Message to Myself by Diana L. Paxson; In the Country of the Blind No One Can See by Melisa Michaels; Keepersmith by Randall Garrett and Vicki Ann Heydron; A Delicate Shade of Kipney by Nancy Kress; Born Again by Sharon N. Farber; Good-Bye Robinson Crusoe by John Varley; A Bait of Dreams by Jo Clayton; Dance Band on the Titanic by Jack Chalker; Bystander by Alan Dean Foster; Time and Hagakure by Steven Utley; Ghosts by Keith Minnion; A Simple Outside Job by Robert Lee Hawkins; The Last Defender of Camelot by Roger Zelazny; Lost and Found by Michael A. Banks and George Wagner; Hellhole by David Gerrold; The Man Who Took the Fifth by Michael Schimmel; The Adventure of the Global Traveler by Anne Lear; Backspace by F. M. Busby; On the Q167 File by John M. Ford; Horseless Carriage by Michael A. Banks; Piece de Resistance by Jesse Bone; Lipidleggin' by F. Paul Wilson; Omit Flowers by Dean McLaughlin; One Rejection Too Many by Patricia Nurse; But Do They Ride Dolphins? by Frederick S. Lord; When There's No Man Around by Stephen Goldin; Guilt by James Gunn; Proud Rider by Barry B. Longyear; Lorelie at Storyville West by Sherwood Springer; On the Way by Conway Conley; Darkside by Gary D. McClellan; No Room in the Stable by A. Bertram Chandler; African Blues by Paula Smith; Coming of Age in Henson's Tube by William Jon Watkins; Star Train by Drew Mendelson; Softly Touch the Stranger's Mind by E. Amalia Andujar; Joelle by Poul Anderson; Quarantine by Arthur C. Clarke; Cautionary Tales by Larry Niven; Air Raid by Herb Boehm; A Many Splendored Thing by Linda Isaacs; Boarder Incident by Ted Reynolds; Low Grade Ore by Kevin O'Donnell; Heal the Sick Raise the Dead by Jesse Peel; A Time for Terror by Frederick Longbeard; Perchance to Dream by Sally A. Sellers; The Small Stones to Tu Fu by Brian W. Aldiss; To Sin Against Systems by Garry R. Osgood; Louisville Slugger by Jack C. Haldeman II; and Good Taste by Isaac Asimov.
/book/show/18568560-jaffa-beach?from_search=true	Fedora Horowitz	Jaffa Beach: Historical Fiction	Fedora Horowitz, born in Romania, is a professional musician who continued her musical career in Israel and in United States. Living amongst Arabs and Jews in Israel inspired her to write Jaffa Beach. This is a love story set in the volatile context of the founding of the State of Israel, and the concomitant rise of Palestinian longing for a homeland. In this novel of epicFedora Horowitz, born in Romania, is a professional musician who continued her musical career in Israel and in United States. Living amongst Arabs and Jews in Israel inspired her to write Jaffa Beach. This is a love story set in the volatile context of the founding of the State of Israel, and the concomitant rise of Palestinian longing for a homeland. In this novel of epic proportions, spanning many decades and three generations, the author finds the common humanity of both Arabs and Jews.
/book/show/23880835-the-best-fiction-sampler-ever-2015---howard-books?from_search=true	Karen Kingsbury Allison Pataki Stephanie Landsem	The Best Fiction Sampler Ever 2015 - Howard Books: A Free Sample of Fiction Titles	Complete with new beginnings and the promise of happy endings, the Howard Books Spring 2015 Fiction e-sampler has an array of debut authors and perennial favorites for you to try out and enjoy. Step back in time with our historical fiction, fall in love with our inspirational romance, and enjoy our contemporary stories. If you would like to learn more about any of our authComplete with new beginnings and the promise of happy endings, the Howard Books Spring 2015 Fiction e-sampler has an array of debut authors and perennial favorites for you to try out and enjoy. Step back in time with our historical fiction, fall in love with our inspirational romance, and enjoy our contemporary stories. If you would like to learn more about any of our authors or the titles featured, please visit us at HowardBooksOnline.com, follow @Howard_Books, or like us atand sign up to receive our free monthly e-newsletter to stay informed of all of Howards fiction releases.With chapter excerpts from the following Spring 2015 new releases:by Allison Patakiby Karen Kingsburyby Stephanie Landsemby Sandra Byrdby Beth Vogtby Melanie Dobsonby Deeanne Gistby Glenn Meadeby Lynne Gentry
/book/show/1470338.Science_Fiction_for_People_Who_Hate_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Terry Carr (Editor) Arthur C. Clarke (Contributor) Ray Bradbury (Contributor)	Science Fiction for People Who Hate Science Fiction	Nine superb tales of men caught in extraordinary circumstances  told by Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, Damon Knight, and other master storytellers.by Terry Carrby Arthur C. Clarkeby Ray Bradburyby Robert A. Heinleinby H. L. Goldby Wilmar H. Shirasby Damon KnighNine superb tales of men caught in extraordinary circumstances  told by Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, Damon Knight, and other master storytellers.by Terry Carrby Arthur C. Clarkeby Ray Bradburyby Robert A. Heinleinby H. L. Goldby Wilmar H. Shirasby Damon Knightby Avram Davidson and Laura Goforthby Fredric Brownby Edmond Hamilton
/book/show/32472804-breakfast-on-pluto?from_search=true	Patrick McCabe Audrey Coussy (Translator)	Breakfast on Pluto	Tyreelin, un village  la frontire irlandaise. Patrick est le fils illgitime du cur local. Trs jeune, il commence  se travestir et se fait appeler Pussy.la mort de son amant et protecteur, un politicien victime du conflit irlandais, Pussy part  la recherche de sa mre dans le swinging London des annes 1970. Mais sur la capitale anglaise aussi plane la menace du teTyreelin, un village  la frontire irlandaise. Patrick est le fils illgitime du cur local. Trs jeune, il commence  se travestir et se fait appeler Pussy.la mort de son amant et protecteur, un politicien victime du conflit irlandais, Pussy part  la recherche de sa mre dans le swinging London des annes 1970. Mais sur la capitale anglaise aussi plane la menace du terrorisme, et Pussy, bien malgr elle, va se retrouver mle  un attentat  la bombe dans une discothque...Un rcit drle et flamboyant, o la violence et la misre ctoient les paillettes et le glamour, lapptit de vivre et daimer malgr les hasards de lHistoire et de la nature.
/book/show/3934834-a-voyage-to-arcturus?from_search=true	David Lindsay	A Voyage to Arcturus	The novel has very little science fiction. An interstellar voyage is depicted solely to provide perfunctory framework to the narration. The book was written at a time when it was no longer possible to conceive strange lands in the antipodes as in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, or in Thomas More's Utopia. Thus these have to be set at Tormance, an imaginary planet orbThe novel has very little science fiction. An interstellar voyage is depicted solely to provide perfunctory framework to the narration. The book was written at a time when it was no longer possible to conceive strange lands in the antipodes as in Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, or in Thomas More's Utopia. Thus these have to be set at Tormance, an imaginary planet orbiting Arcturus, which is represented as a binary consisting of stars Branchspell & Alppain. (The choice may have been inspired by the nonfictional A Voyage to the Arctic in the Whaler Aurora published in '11 by identically-named David Moore Lindsay.) The lands are used to represent philosophical systems, or states of mind, thru which the main character, Maskull, passes on his search for life's meaning.Maskull is depicted as a man longing for adventure, who accepts an invitation from Krag, an acquaintance of his friend Nightspore, to travel to Tormance. The three set off from an abandoned Scottish observatory but Maskull finds himself alone in Tormance. In every land he traverses he usually meets only a few persons; these meetings often end in the death of some he meets. He learns of his impending death, meets Krag again & dies shortly after learning that he is Nightspore himself. The book concludes with a final revelation from Krag (known on Earth as Pain) to Nightspore about the origin of the cosmos.All characters & lands are types used to convey the author's critique of several philosophical systems. The inhabitants of Tormance are so few because they suffice to make the point they are intended for. The author turns out to support a variation of the doctrine of the Demiurge, similar to that defended by some gnostics.
/book/show/22276270-the-high-crusade?from_search=true	Poul Anderson	The high crusade	In the year of grace 1345, as Sir Roger Baron de Tourneville is gathering an army to join King Edward III in the war against France, a most astonishing event occurs: a huge silver ship descends through the sky and lands in a pasture beside the little village of Ansby in northeastern Lincolnshire. The Wersgorix, whose scouting ship it is, are quite expert at taking over plaIn the year of grace 1345, as Sir Roger Baron de Tourneville is gathering an army to join King Edward III in the war against France, a most astonishing event occurs: a huge silver ship descends through the sky and lands in a pasture beside the little village of Ansby in northeastern Lincolnshire. The Wersgorix, whose scouting ship it is, are quite expert at taking over planets, and having determined from orbit that this one was suitable, they initiate standard world-conquering procedure. Ah, but this time it's no mere primitives the Wersgorix seek to enslavethey've launched their invasion against free Englishmen! In the end, only one alien is left aliveand Sir Roger's grand vision is born. He intends for the creature to fly the ship first to France to aid his King, then on to the Holy Land to vanquish the infidel. Unfortunately, he has not allowed for the treachery of the alien pilot, who instead takes the craft to his home planet, where, he thinks, these upstart barbarians will have no choice but to surrender. But that knavish alien little understands the indomitable will and clever resourcefulness of Englishmen, no matter how great the odds against them...
/book/show/190383.Now_Read_This?from_search=true	Nancy Pearl Joyce Saricks (Adapted by) Martha Knappe (Adapted by)	Now Read This: A Guide to Mainstream Fiction, 1978-1998	Recommending books to readers of contemporary mainstream, or literary, fiction is perhaps the most challenging of all endeavors for readers' advisors. Pearl and her co-authors attempt to ease the process with this helpful guide to the most elusive genre. Covering 1,000 novels, many of them award winners, the book organizes titles according to their major appeal characterisRecommending books to readers of contemporary mainstream, or literary, fiction is perhaps the most challenging of all endeavors for readers' advisors. Pearl and her co-authors attempt to ease the process with this helpful guide to the most elusive genre. Covering 1,000 novels, many of them award winners, the book organizes titles according to their major appeal characteristics (e.g., language, setting, story, and character) as delineated by Saricks and Brown in their standard text, Readers' Advisory Service in the Public Library, 2d ed.,  (ALA, 1997). For each book there is a plot summary, indications on the book's suitability for book discussion groups, and recommendations of similar titles. Awards are cited as well, and all titles mentioned are indexed by title, author, and subject. Describing some of the best literature published in the United States and abroad in recent years, this book is an essential guide for readers' advisors, and a helpful collection development tool.
/book/show/125482.Doing_It_for_Daddy?from_search=true	Patrick Califia-Rice (Editor)	Doing It for Daddy: Short and Sexy Fiction about a Very Forbidden Fantasy	Twenty erotic writers explore the taboo territory of daddy fantasies, with stories about gay male leather daddies, dyke daddies, submissive daddies, and a dozen other variations.
/book/show/635784.Freud_and_Fiction_Freud_and_Fiction_Freud_and_Fiction_Freud_and_Fiction_Freud_and_Fictio?from_search=true	Sarah Kofman	Freud and Fiction Freud and Fiction Freud and Fiction Freud and Fiction Freud and Fictio	This work is an examination of four fictional texts on which Freud himself wrote; a fragmentary poem by Empedocles, Hebbel's Judith and Holofernes, Jensen's Gradiva and E.T.A.Hoffmann's The Sandman. In her analysis, Kofman is concerned to reassess these texts in the light of Freud's reading of them and to highlight what he misses out. She argues that Freud's claim toThis work is an examination of four fictional texts on which Freud himself wrote; a fragmentary poem by Empedocles, Hebbel's Judith and Holofernes, Jensen's Gradiva and E.T.A.Hoffmann's The Sandman. In her analysis, Kofman is concerned to reassess these texts in the light of Freud's reading of them and to highlight what he misses out. She argues that Freud's claim to give faithful summaries of these works conceals his own editing and distortion of the texts. By interweaving her own commentary with Freud's and with the original texts, Kofman draws attention to the creation of myth and literature, to Freud's use of the literary text as proof of the analyst's theory, and to the process of literary interpretation as a revelation of the interpreter.
/book/show/443086.The_Science_Fiction_Stories_of_Jack_London?from_search=true	Jack London James Bankes (Editor)	The Science Fiction Stories of Jack London	Jack London (1876-1916) has long been one of the world's most popular writers, best remembered for his stories of the Northland, includingand. However, London also ventured into a number of other genres with spectacular results.Jack London (1876-1916) has long been one of the world's most popular writers, best remembered for his stories of the Northland, includingand. However, London also ventured into a number of other genres with spectacular results.
/book/show/159001.Pulp_Culture?from_search=true	Frank M. Robinson Lawrence Davidson	Pulp Culture: The Art of Fiction Magazines	All the harrowing, haunting, daring, dazzling, pulp fiction covers you could ever want are compiled here by pulp experts Frank M. Robinson and Lawrence Davidson.
/book/show/2819656-the-best-science-fiction-of-the-year-8?from_search=true	Terry Carr (Editor) John Varley (Contributor) Hilbert Schenck (Contributor)	The Best Science Fiction of the Year 8	Contents:Introduction - Terry Carr - inThe Barbie Murders - John Varley - nv IASFM Jan/Feb 78A Hiss of Dragon - Gregory Benford & Marc Laidlaw - nv Omni Dec 78Black Glass - Fritz Leiber - nv Andromeda 3, ed. Peter Weston, London: Futura, 1978To Bring in the Steel - Donald Kingsbury - nv Analog Jul 78The Very Slow Time Machine - Ian Watson - nv Anticipations, edContents:Introduction - Terry Carr - inThe Barbie Murders - John Varley - nv IASFM Jan/Feb 78A Hiss of Dragon - Gregory Benford & Marc Laidlaw - nv Omni Dec 78Black Glass - Fritz Leiber - nv Andromeda 3, ed. Peter Weston, London: Futura, 1978To Bring in the Steel - Donald Kingsbury - nv Analog Jul 78The Very Slow Time Machine - Ian Watson - nv Anticipations, ed. Christopher Priest, Scribners, 1978Devil You Dont Know - Dean Ing - nv Analog Jan 78Count the Clock That Tells the Time - Harlan Ellison - ss Omni Dec 78View from a Height - Joan D. Vinge - ss Analog Jun 78The Morphology of the Kirkham Wreck - Hilbert Schenck - nv F&SF Sep 78Vermeers Window - Gordon Eklund - ss Universe 8, ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday, 1978The Man Who Had No Idea - Thomas M. Disch - nv F&SF Oct 78Death Therapy - James Patrick Kelly - nv F&SF Jul 78Recommended Reading1978 - Terry Carr - biThe Science Fiction Year - Charles N. Brown - ar
/book/show/15774405-breaking-the-bow?from_search=true	Anil Menon (editor) Vandana Singh (editor)	Breaking the Bow: Speculative Fiction Inspired by the Ramayana	A long time ago, a young prince, the heir to a great South Asian kingdom, wielded Siva's mighty bow and won the heart of a young princess.The story of what happened next to the married couple, the epic tale of the Ramayana, told and re-told countless times over the centuries, begins where most stories end. The twenty-five stories intake a similar courageoA long time ago, a young prince, the heir to a great South Asian kingdom, wielded Siva's mighty bow and won the heart of a young princess.The story of what happened next to the married couple, the epic tale of the Ramayana, told and re-told countless times over the centuries, begins where most stories end. The twenty-five stories intake a similar courageous leap into the unknown. Inspired by the Ramayana and its cultural importance, the anthology dares to imagine new worlds.Here you will find magic realist and surreal stories. Robot and cyberpunk stories. Fantasy and science fiction stories. Hard-to-classify stories. Authors include some of the best writers in contemporary South Asian fiction -- including Abha Dawesar, Priya Sarukkai Chabria, Tabish Khair, Kuzhali Manickavel, Mary Anne Mohanraj and Manjula Padmanabhan -- from India, Sri Lanka and Thailand, as well as Holland, Israel, the United Kingdom and the United States.is a collection of brilliant, original and beautifully told stories, guaranteed to enlighten and entertain.
/book/show/661987.Dinarzad_s_Children?from_search=true	Pauline Kaldas (Editor/Contributor) Khaled Mattawa (Editor/Contributor) D.H. Melhem (Contributor)	Dinarzad's Children: An Anthology of Contemporary Arab American Fiction	In The Thousand and One Nights it is ShahrazadAa's sister, Dinarzad, who each night asks for a story. This collection of twenty-four modern tales by eighteen authors offers up a mix of previously published and new works, creating a literary road map to Arab American literature today.Here authors of Lebanese, Palestinian, Syrian, Egyptian, and Libyan descent, some with estIn The Thousand and One Nights it is ShahrazadAa's sister, Dinarzad, who each night asks for a story. This collection of twenty-four modern tales by eighteen authors offers up a mix of previously published and new works, creating a literary road map to Arab American literature today.Here authors of Lebanese, Palestinian, Syrian, Egyptian, and Libyan descent, some with established reputations, others new young writers, tell tales about Muslims and Christians, recent immigrants and fully assimilated Americans, teenagers and grandmothers, guerillas and peaceniks, professors, housewives, grocers, bookies, those who long for their homeland, and those who refuse to speak Arabic. A number of the stories center on conflicts between immigrants and their American-born children. Others wrestle openly with topics such as in-group stereotyping, domestic violence, familial discord, and other difficult issues. But what sets this literature apart from other ethnic literatures is its tendency to keep an eye on the overseas political situation. By turns sassy or lyrical, biting or humorous, always moving, the stories in this collection are good reading and an important contribution to the body of ethnic American literature.Contents:How we are bound by Patricia Sarrafian WardThe new world by Susan Muaddi DarrajA frame for the sky ; Lost in freakin' yonkers by Randa JarrarOh, Lebanon by Evelyn ShakirFire and sand by Laila HalabyNews from Phoenix ; And what else? by Joseph GehaThe salad lady by Rawi HageThe coal bin by D.H. MelhemManar of Hama ; The spiced chicken queen of Mickaweaquah, Iowa by Mohja KahfStage directions for an extended conversation by Yussef El GuindiIt's not about that by Samia SerageldinAirport ; Bluebird by Pauline KaldasEdge of rock by May Mansoor MunnShakespeare in the Gaza Strip by Sahar KayyalArabic lessons by David Williams
/book/show/19425037-the-forest-wife?from_search=true	Theresa Tomlinson	The Forest Wife	
/book/show/5902104-more-soviet-science-fiction?from_search=true	Isaac Asimov	More Soviet Science Fiction	
/book/show/847410.Whispers_from_the_Cotton_Tree_Root?from_search=true	Nalo Hopkinson	Whispers from the Cotton Tree Root: Caribbean Fabulist Fiction	The lushness of language and the landscape, wild contrasts, and pure storytelling magic abound in this anthology of Caribbean writing. Steeped in the tradition of fabulism, where the irrational and inexplicable coexist with the realities of daily life, the stories in this collection are infused with a vitality and freshness that most writing traditions have long ago lost.The lushness of language and the landscape, wild contrasts, and pure storytelling magic abound in this anthology of Caribbean writing. Steeped in the tradition of fabulism, where the irrational and inexplicable coexist with the realities of daily life, the stories in this collection are infused with a vitality and freshness that most writing traditions have long ago lost. From spectral slaving ships to women who shed their skin at night to become owls, stories from writers such as Jamaica Kincaid, Marcia Douglas, Ian MacDonald, and Kamau Brathwaite pulse with rhythms, visions, and the tortured history of this spiritually rich region of the world.
/book/show/22402268-men-of-iron?from_search=true	Howard Pyle	MEN OF IRON: a historical fiction novel (Illustrated Edition and Annotated with Audiobook Link)	Men of Iron is historical fiction novel by the American author Howard Pyle that transports us back to the 1400s, a time of knighthood and chivalry. Myles Falworth is eight years old when news comes they must flee their home. His blind father is accused of treason. We see Myles grow up, train as a knight, and with perseverance, clear his father of any wrong-doing and restoMen of Iron is historical fiction novel by the American author Howard Pyle that transports us back to the 1400s, a time of knighthood and chivalry. Myles Falworth is eight years old when news comes they must flee their home. His blind father is accused of treason. We see Myles grow up, train as a knight, and with perseverance, clear his father of any wrong-doing and restore their family name.It was made into a movie in 1954, The Black Shield of Falworth.Features:16 original classic illustrations and other text decoration.Introduction, and a conclusion.Active TOC: You can navigate through the entire collection via a main table of contentsRe-arranged texts for the best display on kindle, PC and every reader.Bonus: Free Audiobook link for download (which can be downloaded separately using a PC/Mac)
/book/show/34843199-ma-vie-amoureuse-en-16-gar-ons?from_search=true	Stephanie Kate Strohm Rosalind Elland-Goldsmith (Translator)	Ma vie amoureuse en 16 garçons	
/book/show/2956056-the-shattered-chain?from_search=true	Marion Zimmer Bradley	The Shattered Chain (The Gregg Press Science Fiction Series)	While only women can command the power of the matrix and the secret sciences which keep Darkover from Terran hands, in most respects they are still chattels. But the Free Amazons are considered equal to men, and it is they who provide the key to the Terran-Darkover dilemma.
/book/show/866542.Dark_Horizons?from_search=true	Raffaella Baccolini (Editor) Tom Moylan (Editor)	Dark Horizons: Science Fiction and the Dystopian Imagination	First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
/book/show/22253757-flash-fiction-international?from_search=true	James Thomas (Editor) Robert Shapard (Editor) Christopher Merrill (Editor)	Flash Fiction International: Very Short Stories from Around the World	What is a flash fiction called in other countries? In Latin America it is a, in Denmark, in Bulgaria. These short shorts, usually no more than 750 words, range from linear narratives to the more unusual: stories based on mathematical forms, a paragraph-length novWhat is a flash fiction called in other countries? In Latin America it is a, in Denmark, in Bulgaria. These short shorts, usually no more than 750 words, range from linear narratives to the more unusual: stories based on mathematical forms, a paragraph-length novel, a scientific report on volcanic fireflies that proliferate in nightclubs. Flash has alwaysand everywherebeen a form of experiment, of possibility. A new entry in the lauded Flash and Sudden Fiction anthologies, this collection includes 86 of the most beautiful, provocative, and moving narratives by authors from six continents, including best-selling writer Etgar Keret, Zimbabwean writer Petina Gappah, Korean screenwriter Kim Young-ha, Nobel Prize winner Czeslaw Milosz, and Argentinian Queen of the Microstory Ana Mara Shua, among many others. These brilliantly chosen stories challenge readers to widen their vision and celebrate both the local and the universal.
/book/show/19394057-la-vie-sexuelle-de-catherine-m-fiction-et-cie?from_search=true	Catherine Millet	La Vie sexuelle de Catherine M. (Fiction et Cie)	Bien connue dans les milieux de l'art, auteur d'essais sur l'art contemporain et de monographies consacres aux artistes d'aujourd'hui, Catherine Millet entreprend de raconter sa vie sexuelle. Avec une crudit et une clart dont on reste confondu. Le rcit ne suit aucune chronologie, la relation des vnements (non dats) et la description des scnes sexuelles tant distriBien connue dans les milieux de l'art, auteur d'essais sur l'art contemporain et de monographies consacres aux artistes d'aujourd'hui, Catherine Millet entreprend de raconter sa vie sexuelle. Avec une crudit et une clart dont on reste confondu. Le rcit ne suit aucune chronologie, la relation des vnements (non dats) et la description des scnes sexuelles tant distribues selon quatre chapitres :  le nombre ,  l'espace ,  l'espace repli  et  dtails .La Vie sexuelle de Catherine M. constitue,  coup sr, l'un des livres les plus audacieux et les plus stupfiants que la tradition rotique ait donns  la littrature franaise.
/book/show/3295124-queer-universes?from_search=true	Wendy Gay Pearson (Editor) Veronica Hollinger (Editor) Helen Merrick (Contributor)	Queer Universes: Sexualities and Science Fiction	
/book/show/8582298-the-sky-that-wraps?from_search=true	Jay Lake	The Sky That Wraps: Collected Short Fiction	A collection of short fiction showcasing Lake's reach in fantasy, science fiction, and the ambiguous territory in between.
/book/show/20702569-a-thousand-forests-in-one-acorn?from_search=true	Valerie Miles (Editor) Alfredo Bryce Echenique (Contributor) Elvio Gandolfo (Contributor)	A Thousand Forests in One Acorn: An Anthology of Spanish-Language Fiction	This collection brings together twenty-eight of the greatest Spanish writers of the twentieth century, from Aurora Venturini--who received a prize from Borges as a young girl--to Carlos Fuentes to Horacio Castellanos Moya. Each author is interviewed about his/her influences and about why the section s/he selected is the high-point of his/her career. Excellent introductioThis collection brings together twenty-eight of the greatest Spanish writers of the twentieth century, from Aurora Venturini--who received a prize from Borges as a young girl--to Carlos Fuentes to Horacio Castellanos Moya. Each author is interviewed about his/her influences and about why the section s/he selected is the high-point of his/her career. Excellent introduction to contemporary Spanish literature.
/book/show/961725.The_Complete_Shorter_Fiction?from_search=true	Anthony Trollope Julian Thompson (Editor)	The Complete Shorter Fiction	This is the first time that all Trollope's shorter fiction has been made available in one volume. It is a collection of minor masterpieces, literary entertainments and curiosities, many of which have been unavailable since their initial magazine publication. Anthony Trollope (1815-82) worked in the post office as a civil servant as well as writing his immensely popular ficThis is the first time that all Trollope's shorter fiction has been made available in one volume. It is a collection of minor masterpieces, literary entertainments and curiosities, many of which have been unavailable since their initial magazine publication. Anthony Trollope (1815-82) worked in the post office as a civil servant as well as writing his immensely popular fiction. He lived both in England and in Ireland, and travelled widely. He wrote short stories from 1860 to the end of his life, publishing 42 in all, and all of them remain eminently readable today. The themes are extraordinarily varied. They include travel, with stories based in America, India, Italy, France and Egypt among others; literary life, written while Trollope was editor of St Paul's Magazine; courtship and love (Trollope claimed to have written up to 37 fictional proposals by his fortieth birthday) and Gothic tales of the psychologically disturbed, where his genius for characterisation is displayed to the full. Nathaniel Hawthorne described Trollope's work as 'Written on the strength of beef and through the inspiration of ale, and just as real as if some giant had hewn a great lump out of the earth and put it under a glass case, with all its inhabitants going about their daily business and not suspecting they were being made show of.' The reader can expect all this and more from this superb collection.
/book/show/15094771-the-language-of-fiction?from_search=true	Brian Shawver	The Language of Fiction: A Writer's Stylebook	Grand themes and complex plots are just the beginning of a great piece of fiction. Mastering the nuts and bolts of grammar and prose mechanics is also an essential part of becoming a literary artist. This indispensable guide, created just for writers of fiction, will show you how to take your writing to the next level by exploring the finer points of language. Funny, readaGrand themes and complex plots are just the beginning of a great piece of fiction. Mastering the nuts and bolts of grammar and prose mechanics is also an essential part of becoming a literary artist. This indispensable guide, created just for writers of fiction, will show you how to take your writing to the next level by exploring the finer points of language. Funny, readable, and wise, this book explores the tools of the fiction writer's trade, from verb tenses to pronouns to commas and beyond. Filled with examples from the best-seller lists of today and yesterday, it will help you consider the hows and whys of language, and how mastery of them can be used to achieve clarity and grace of expression in your own work.Here, you'll findEncouragement and advice to face the big questions: Past or present tense? Comma or semicolon? Italic or roman? Should your dialogue be phonetically rendered, or follow standard rules of grammar? (And where does that pesky quotation mark go, again?)Warning signs of the betrayal of language, and ways to avoid it: Unwitting rhymes, repetition, redundancy, cliche, and the inevitable failure of vocabularyHow-to (and how-not-to) examples: The grammatical -mistakes- of Charles Dickens; ambiguous pronoun usage by Nathaniel Hawthorne; the minefield of paragraph fragments found in one of today's most successful authors.
/book/show/186428.Quicksilver_Shadow?from_search=true	Charles  de Lint	Quicksilver & Shadow: Collected Early Stories, Vol. 2: Contempory, Dark Fantasy, and Science Fiction Stories.	Quicksilver & Shadow is the second volume (of a projected three) of Charles de Lint's Collected Early Stories. At nearly 150,000 words it's even larger than volume one, A Handful of Coppers, and includes the very obscure 20,000 word novella, Berlin, and its over 30,000 word counterpart Death Leaves an Echo.
/book/show/11186943-fiction-100?from_search=true	James H. Pickering	Fiction 100: An Anthology of Short Fiction	A collection of carefully chosen, interesting stories with literary merit, the best-selling text-anthologycontinues to offer instructors the flexibility to organize their courses in a format that best suits their pedagogical needs. Intended to ignite students' curiosity, imagination, and intelligA collection of carefully chosen, interesting stories with literary merit, the best-selling text-anthologycontinues to offer instructors the flexibility to organize their courses in a format that best suits their pedagogical needs. Intended to ignite students' curiosity, imagination, and intelligence, these selections represent a wide variety of subject matter, theme, literary technique, and style. International in scope, it illustrates the development of short fiction from the early 19th century to the present day, and features 128 traditional and contemporary works organized alphabetically by author.
/book/show/549482.Theme_Strategy?from_search=true	Ronald B. Tobias	Theme & Strategy	How many times have you heard someone say you can't control creativity, so just lie back and let it happen?Don't believe it.You need tocreative output as it emerges -- have a theme and strategy in place to control the creative juices when they start flowing.And that's what this book is about. It teaches you how to establish ato get from point A to point B iHow many times have you heard someone say you can't control creativity, so just lie back and let it happen?Don't believe it.You need tocreative output as it emerges -- have a theme and strategy in place to control the creative juices when they start flowing.And that's what this book is about. It teaches you how to establish ato get from point A to point B in your fiction writing, all in a lively, informative manner. Tothe seemingly trivial details that are in fact meaningful elements of a carefully constructed pattern. And to stay aware of the big picture as the story develops, avoiding the nearsightedness that so often afflicts beginning (and experienced) fiction writers.shows you:>how to imagine the reader and keep the audience in mind while writing>how to piece together the essential elements of a successful story>how to develop pattern throughout a work of fiction, resulting in a unified wholeInstead of heady analyses of often unfamiliar literary works, Ronald Tobias uses contemporary examples from literature, television, and movies to cite effective (and ineffective) use of theme and strategy. For example,is analyzed in terms of character. Structure is explained through a step-by-step breakdown of a fairy tale. And capturing your audience's attention is explored through a cartoon analogy -- the Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote.Whether your fiction is short or long, romance or western, you'll learn how to effectively build and use theme and strategy to write compelling fiction that others will want to read.
/book/show/3287112-conscience-interplanetary?from_search=true	Joseph Green	Conscience Interplanetary	Armed with the required five master's degrees, among other outstanding accomplishments, the members of the elite Practical Philosopher Corps are a handful of galactictic roamers trained to detect life on the hundreds of newly colonized planets. The PP Corps members wander the universe looking for habitable planets for humanity--but first searching t horoughly for native inArmed with the required five master's degrees, among other outstanding accomplishments, the members of the elite Practical Philosopher Corps are a handful of galactictic roamers trained to detect life on the hundreds of newly colonized planets. The PP Corps members wander the universe looking for habitable planets for humanity--but first searching t horoughly for native intelligent life, in which case humanity must give that planet a pass. Set in the 21st century, Conscience Odegaard travels from world to world, crisis to crisis, resolving problems that others cannot.
/book/show/642136.Night_Again?from_search=true	Linh Dinh (Editor/Translator) Bo Ninh (Contributor) Dng Thu Hng (Contributor)	Night, Again: Contemporary Fiction from Vietnam	A couple's scheme to get rich by killing their father backfires, leaving them in charge of a cripple. In heaven, a baby, dead through neglect, tells his playmates: Life down there is just one long sleep. A young soldier, saved by a stranger, can never again find her to thank her. A man carries a massive clock. Using a variety of techniques and styles, in this collectionA couple's scheme to get rich by killing their father backfires, leaving them in charge of a cripple. In heaven, a baby, dead through neglect, tells his playmates: Life down there is just one long sleep. A young soldier, saved by a stranger, can never again find her to thank her. A man carries a massive clock. Using a variety of techniques and styles, in this collection of twelve short stories contemporary Vietnamese writersedited by poet, short story writer, and novelist Linh Dinhshow us Vietnam through their own eyes. Night, Again breaks with the traditional views of the Vietnamese that have focused on the Vietnam War and turns our attention to postwar life in Vietnam. These writers present impressions--at once strange and familiar--of postwar realities.
/book/show/25923941-the-future-we-left-behind?from_search=true	Mike A. Lancaster	The Future We Left Behind	Thousands of years in the future, the divide between humanity and technology has become nearly unrecognizable. Each thought, each action is logged, coded, backed up. Data is as easily exchanged through the fiber-optic-like cables that extend from fingertips as it might be through ordinary conversation. It's a brave new world: A world that the Straker Tapes say is a resultThousands of years in the future, the divide between humanity and technology has become nearly unrecognizable. Each thought, each action is logged, coded, backed up. Data is as easily exchanged through the fiber-optic-like cables that extend from fingertips as it might be through ordinary conversation. It's a brave new world: A world that the Straker Tapes say is a result of many human upgrades. But no one is sure whether the Straker Tapes are a work of fiction or an eerie peek into an unimaginable past.Nearly sixteen-year-old Peter Vincent has been raised to believe that everything that the backward Strakerites cling to is insanean utter waste of time and potential. Since his father is David Vincent, genius inventor of the artificial bees that saved the world's crops and prevented massive famine, how could Peter believe anything else? But when Peter meets Alpha, a Strakerite his own age, suddenly the theories about society-upgrades don't sound quite so crazy, especially when she shows him evidence that another upgrade is imminent. And worse, there may be a conspiracy by the leaders of the establishment to cover it up. A conspiracy spearheaded by Peter's own father.Gripping and full of unexpected twists,takes the unsettling questions raised inand flips them entirely. What if we knew that the very way we live was about to be changed in an instant, and we could stop it? And what if everything we are sure we know is entirely wrong?
/book/show/17449705-laughing-into-the-fourth-dimension?from_search=true	Larry Lefkowitz	Laughing into the Fourth Dimension: 25 Humorous Fantasy & Science Fiction Stories	25 Humorous Fantasy & Science Fiction StoriesFeaturing many beloved tales including:A Law of MatterBen Franklin's Time MachineCloning the BabeCaesar's ShadeAriel DuelThe Alien Abduction CaperXariaSisyphus RevisitedFink's BarThe Lady in the BayThe Cup-Bearer of Lethe
/book/show/22323345-the-feminine-future?from_search=true	Mike Ashley (Editor)	The Feminine Future: Early Science Fiction by Women Writers	In addition to drawing attention to these overlooked female sci-fi authors,is valuable for the perspective it provides on a period of transition for the genre.Featuring hard-to-find short stories published between 1873 and 1930, this original anthology spotlights a variety of important sci-fi pioneers, including Ethel WaIn addition to drawing attention to these overlooked female sci-fi authors,is valuable for the perspective it provides on a period of transition for the genre.Featuring hard-to-find short stories published between 1873 and 1930, this original anthology spotlights a variety of important sci-fi pioneers, including Ethel Watts Mumford, Edith Nesbit, and Clare Winger Harris. Imaginative scenarios include a feminist society in another dimension, the east/west division of the United States with men and women on opposite sides, a man who converts himself into a cyborg, a drug that confers superhuman qualities, and many other curious situations.Editor Mike Ashley provides an informative introduction to the stories. Highlights include When Time Turned (1901), which centers on a grieving widower who contrives to relive his life backwards; The Painter of Dead Women (1910), the tale of a woman in thrall to a Svengali-like character who promises to preserve her beauty forever; The Automaton Ear (1876), in which an inventor struggles to create a machine to detect sounds from the distant past; Ely's Automatic Housemaid (1899), a lighthearted fable concerning a robot housemaid; and ten other captivating tales.Glad that Mike Ashley and Dover Publications have put together early science fiction by women authors. Great resource for classes!  University of Maine at Machias
/book/show/447106.The_Greatest_Science_Fiction_Stories_of_the_20th_Century?from_search=true	Dover Publications Inc. (Narrator) Greg Bear Terry Bisson	The Greatest Science Fiction Stories of the 20th Century	Stars of hit sci-fi series include notable works: Why I Left Harry's All by Lawrence Watt-Evans, Jeffty is Five written and performed by Harlan Ellison, and The 9 Billion Names of God by Arthur C. Clarke.
/book/show/27800191-the-fragrance-of-surrender?from_search=true	April Geremia	The Fragrance of Surrender: Inspirational Women's Fiction (Souls of the Sea, #1)	What would cause a woman to stand on the edge of a cliff deciding whether to slip over it or to live another day?How bad would it have to be?And what if she cant turn to God because she believes Hes the root of all her problems?Set among the fragrant sweet smell of ripening orange tree blossoms, this emotional story is about a woman who battles God for the right to deteWhat would cause a woman to stand on the edge of a cliff deciding whether to slip over it or to live another day?How bad would it have to be?And what if she cant turn to God because she believes Hes the root of all her problems?Set among the fragrant sweet smell of ripening orange tree blossoms, this emotional story is about a woman who battles God for the right to determine how things should be. Gabriellas life has been filled with tragedy, including the mystery of why her own parents disappeared one night, leaving her alone at a tender young age. Soon after her husband dies, she and her son move to her childhood homea house on a cliff by the sea in a village that time has left behind. Its there that she and some local villagers begin the process of bringing her parents old orange grove back to life.As Gabriella begins to put together the pieces of why her parents abandoned her, she soon learns they were victims of powerful forces that threatened to tear apart the quiet little village by the sea. And that knowledge, along with all the other losses shes experienced, causes Gabriella to view God with great suspicion and fear. So when her young son experiences a dramatic conversion and begins to serve Him, an all-out battle ensues.During this time, Gabriella often feels called to the edge of the cliff, torn between letting herself slip over it and ending the pain, or fighting for a happiness shes not even sure exists. Will Gabriella continue to do battle with God? Or will she come to have faith in the God she blames for all the tragedies shes suffered?And what role will her young son play in her decision?This book considers questions like: What happens when God doesnt act like we think He should? And Can someone who has experienced so much pain and disappointment ever really let go of the hurt and learn to trust Him?>>>>Reader Reviews:Seriously....love it!! Wish I could read at work!!Oh my gosh, Gabriella kept me up all night!Watch for Book 2 in this Series: A Leap of Faith  Available for pre-order February 8, 2016
/book/show/248955.So_You_Want_to_Write?from_search=true	Marge Piercy Ira Wood	So You Want to Write: How to Master the Craft of Writing Fiction and Memoir	This is a great book, no matter what stage of writing youre at!Here is a must-have for would-be writers. Put this on the shelf right beside Strunk and White.Addresses all the elements of successful writing.Advice on getting your work published is worth the cost of the book alone.A featured selection oThis is a great book, no matter what stage of writing youre at!Here is a must-have for would-be writers. Put this on the shelf right beside Strunk and White.Addresses all the elements of successful writing.Advice on getting your work published is worth the cost of the book alone.A featured selection of the Writers Digest Book Club; chosen byas a Best Book of the Year; compared by the American Library Association to Strunk and Whites classic; acclaimed by critics, students and teachers and adopted by universities across the country, the unique collaboration between a major American novelist and a publisher is back in a revised second edition, bigger and better than ever.The most useful and entertaining writing book on the market, the updated second edition has new exercises and expanded essays, covering every aspect of writing and publishing fiction and memoir:How to begin a piece so that a reader cant put it downHow to create compelling charactersHow professional writers use dialogueHow to narrow a strategy for telling the story of your lifeHow to write about painful material without coming off as a victimIncluded are hundreds of insider tips, such as:The seven important things when writing about loved onesThe 10 most destructive things writers doWhat no one will tell you about rejection lettersFAQs about agents and how much writers really earnWhat to do if your work is continually rejectedis abest-selling novelist and memoirist.is a novelist and publisher. Their workshops, given nationally, address overcoming the inner and outer barriers to creativity.
/book/show/11050046-30-under-30?from_search=true	Blake Butler (Editor) Lily Hoang (Editor) Ryan Call	30 Under 30: An Anthology of Innovative Fiction by Younger Writers	is an anthology of thirty top young writers publishing fiction today. Editors Blake Butler and Lily Hoang have compiled a collection of thirty stories from these thirty writersall creating work on the more innovative side of things; a great opportunity for a reader to dip into their various styles and see which authors to look for more from.Includes work fromis an anthology of thirty top young writers publishing fiction today. Editors Blake Butler and Lily Hoang have compiled a collection of thirty stories from these thirty writersall creating work on the more innovative side of things; a great opportunity for a reader to dip into their various styles and see which authors to look for more from.Includes work from authors such as Shane Jones (), Matt Bell (), Joshua Cohen (), and Kathleen Rooney () and twenty-six others breaking ground, many publishing with smaller publishers.
/book/show/19425037-the-forest-wife?from_search=true	Theresa Tomlinson	The Forest Wife	
/book/show/1512311.Connoisseur_s_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Tom Boardman (Editor) Jack Finney (Contributor) J.G. Ballard (Contributor)	Connoisseur's Science Fiction	Comprising:Disappearing Act by Alfred BesterThe Wizards of Pung's Corners by Frederik PohlTomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Kurt VonnegutMr Costello, Hero by Theodore SturgeonQuit Zoomin' Those Hands Through the Air by Jack FinneyBuild-up by J.G. BallardThe Fun They Had by Isaac AsimovDiabologic by Eric Frank RussellMade in U.S.A. by J.T. McIntoshThe Waveries by FredriComprising:Disappearing Act by Alfred BesterThe Wizards of Pung's Corners by Frederik PohlTomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Kurt VonnegutMr Costello, Hero by Theodore SturgeonQuit Zoomin' Those Hands Through the Air by Jack FinneyBuild-up by J.G. BallardThe Fun They Had by Isaac AsimovDiabologic by Eric Frank RussellMade in U.S.A. by J.T. McIntoshThe Waveries by Fredric Brown
/book/show/1440122.New_War_on_Terrorism?from_search=true	Noam Chomsky	New War on Terrorism: Fact or Fiction	
/book/show/11464375-elephant?from_search=true	Jim Breslin	Elephant: Short Stories and Flash Fiction	In this debut collection of stories, Jim Breslin explores the soul of suburbia; the disenfranchised and the desperate. The characters in these twenty-one stories struggle to mend relationships and find redemption. A man is tempted by memories when his drunk ex-wife pays a surprise visit. A couple wrestles with their fruitless attempts to have children. An eccentric homeownIn this debut collection of stories, Jim Breslin explores the soul of suburbia; the disenfranchised and the desperate. The characters in these twenty-one stories struggle to mend relationships and find redemption. A man is tempted by memories when his drunk ex-wife pays a surprise visit. A couple wrestles with their fruitless attempts to have children. An eccentric homeowner issues a series of comical concerns to his lawn care company. A husband tests the reciprocity of his wife's love only to find himself in the throes of a dangerous free fall. Sometimes funny, often sad, the unsettling stories in Elephant portray the suburban landscape of loneliness and hope.
/book/show/461347.The_Decadent_Reader?from_search=true	Asti Hustvedt (Editor)	The Decadent Reader: Fiction, Fantasy, and Perversion from Fin-de-Siècle France	In France at the end of the nineteenth century, progress and material prosperity coincided with widespread alarm about disease and decay. The obsessions of our own culture as the twentieth century came to a close resonate strikingly with those of the last fin-de-siecle: crime, pollution, sexually transmitted diseases, gender confusion, moral depravity, alcoholism, and tobaIn France at the end of the nineteenth century, progress and material prosperity coincided with widespread alarm about disease and decay. The obsessions of our own culture as the twentieth century came to a close resonate strikingly with those of the last fin-de-siecle: crime, pollution, sexually transmitted diseases, gender confusion, moral depravity, alcoholism, and tobacco and drug use were topics of popular discussion then as now.The Decadent Reader is a collection of novels and stories from fin-de-siecle France that celebrate decline, aestheticize decay, and take pleasure in perversity. By embracing the marginal, the unhealthy, and the deviant, the decadent writers attacked bourgeois life, which they perceived to be the chief enemy of art. Barbey d'Aurevilly, Joris-Karl Huysmans, Jean Lorrain, Guy de Maupassant, Villiers de l'Isle-Adam, Catulle Mendes, Rachilde, Jean Moreas, Octave Mirbeau, Josephin Peladan, and Remy de Gourmont looted the riches of their culture for their own purposes. In an age of medicine, they borrowed its occult mysteries rather than its positivism. From its social Darwinism, they found their monsters: sadists, murderers, transvestites, fetishists, prostitutes, nymphomaniacs, and hysterics. And they reveled in them, completely upending the conventions of romance and sentimentality. The Decadent Reader, which includes critical essays on all of the authors, many novels and stories that have never before appeared in English, and familiar works set in a new context, offers a compelling portrait of fin-de-siecle France.
/book/show/27835121-best-fiction-sampler-ever-2016---howard-books?from_search=true	William Paul Young Elizabeth Byler Younts Rebecca Kanner	Best Fiction Sampler Ever 2016 - Howard Books: A Free Sample of Fiction Titles	Complete with excitement, new beginnings, and the promise of happy endings, the Howard Books 2016 Fiction e-sampler has a great mix of debut authors and bestselling favorites for you to try out and enjoyfor FREE! Step back in time with our historical fiction, fall in love with our inspirational romance, and enjoy our contemporary stories. If you would like to learn more aComplete with excitement, new beginnings, and the promise of happy endings, the Howard Books 2016 Fiction e-sampler has a great mix of debut authors and bestselling favorites for you to try out and enjoyfor FREE! Step back in time with our historical fiction, fall in love with our inspirational romance, and enjoy our contemporary stories. If you would like to learn more about any of our authors or the titles featured, please visit us at HowardBooksOnline.com, like us at, follow us @Howard_Books, and sign up to receive our quarterly e-newsletters to stay informed of all of Howards new releases. With chapter excerpts from the following Spring 2016 new releases:by WM. Paul Youngby Elizabeth Byler Yountsby Rebecca Kannerby Jennifer Wilder Morganby Glenn Meadeby Sandra Byrdby Karen Kingsburyby Kara Isaacby Karen Halvorsen Schreckby Beth K. Vogtby Tosca Lee
/book/show/5987296-when-diplomacy-fails?from_search=true	Eric Flint (Editor) Mike Resnick (Editor) John Ringo (Contributor)	When Diplomacy Fails: An Anthology of Military Science Fiction	
/book/show/1097617.Little_Vampire?from_search=true	Angela Sommer-Bodenburg	Little Vampire	Anton liest fr sein Leben gern Gruselgeschichten  vor allem ber Vampire. Von einem Vampir wie Rdiger aber hat Anton noch nie gehrt. Ein richtig netter Vampir ist das. Wenn blo seine Eltern nicht so neugierig wren. Wie soll Anton ihnen erklren, warum sein neuer Freund nie den schbigen schwarzen Umhang ablegt, immerzu eine Hand vor den Mund hlt und dazu noch so merAnton liest fr sein Leben gern Gruselgeschichten  vor allem ber Vampire. Von einem Vampir wie Rdiger aber hat Anton noch nie gehrt. Ein richtig netter Vampir ist das. Wenn blo seine Eltern nicht so neugierig wren. Wie soll Anton ihnen erklren, warum sein neuer Freund nie den schbigen schwarzen Umhang ablegt, immerzu eine Hand vor den Mund hlt und dazu noch so merkwrdig riecht?
/book/show/904046.Iguana_Dreams?from_search=true	Delia Poey (Editor) Virgil Surez (Editor)	Iguana Dreams: New Latino Fiction	With an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Oscar Hijuelos, this important anthology of contemporary fiction represents the wide range of cultures and experiences that mark the diverse ethnic groups of the Latino community.
/book/show/1991876.Worlds_Apart?from_search=true	Alexander Levitsky (Editor) F.O. Matthiessen	Worlds Apart: An Anthology of Russian Science Fiction and Fantasy	A constant thread woven throughout the history of Russian literature is that of an escape from the bounds of realism. Worlds Apart is the first single-volume anthology that explores this fascinating and dominant theme of Russian literature-from its origins in the provincial folk tale, through its emergence in the Romantic period in the tales of Pushkin, Lermontov, and TurgA constant thread woven throughout the history of Russian literature is that of an escape from the bounds of realism. Worlds Apart is the first single-volume anthology that explores this fascinating and dominant theme of Russian literature-from its origins in the provincial folk tale, through its emergence in the Romantic period in the tales of Pushkin, Lermontov, and Turgenev, to its contemporary incarnation under the clouds of authoritarianism, revolution, mechanization, and modernization-with translations of the key literary masterpieces that reveal the depth and ingenuity of the Russian imagination as it evolved over a period of tumultuous political, social, and technological upheaval.
/book/show/13109205-the-bachelor-of-arts?from_search=true	R.K. Narayan	The Bachelor of Arts	Offering rare insight into the complexities of Indian middle-class society, R. K. Narayan traces life in the fictional town of Malgudi.is a searching look at a difficult marriage and a woman who eventually rebels against the demands of being a good and obedient wife. Ina newspaper man tries to keep his paper afloat in the face of social and ecoOffering rare insight into the complexities of Indian middle-class society, R. K. Narayan traces life in the fictional town of Malgudi.is a searching look at a difficult marriage and a woman who eventually rebels against the demands of being a good and obedient wife. Ina newspaper man tries to keep his paper afloat in the face of social and economic changes sweeping India. Narayan writes of youth and young adulthood in the semiautobiographicalandAlthough the ordinary tensions of maturing are heightened by the particular circumstances of pre-partition India, Narayan provides a universal vision of childhood, early love and grief.
/book/show/30130138-hot-little-hands?from_search=true	Abigail Ulman	Hot Little Hands: Fiction	Claire is magnetic. On the cusp of adulthood and letting go of her adolescence one miserable responsibility at a time, shes moved from London to San Francisco to work toward her PhD and minor in cheap whiskey, pourClaire is magnetic. On the cusp of adulthood and letting go of her adolescence one miserable responsibility at a time, shes moved from London to San Francisco to work toward her PhD and minor in cheap whiskey, pour-over coffee, and guys who cant be bothered to shower. When she finds out shes pregnant by a heartsick ex-boyfriend, the solution seems clear, if only to her.Kira is a talented thirteen-year-old Russian gymnast who leaves her traditional family to travel to America.Elise and Jenni, two Australian high school students, seek asylum from the hooking up and heavy drinking theyve been doing for years by reenrolling in their childhood sleepaway camp.Over the course of nine loosely connected stories,introduces us to young women, at once clever and nave, who struggle to navigate the chronic uncertainty and very real dangers that come with being impatient for the future and reluctant to leave childhood behind.Abigail Ulmans voice feels of the momentsharp and powerfulas she deftly explores ageless themes of sex and maturity among girls who are both confident and frighteningly exposed.It is rare for a collection to so adeptly capture the way life can be at once facile and intense.The stories are beautifully paced, the dialogue perfect. There is a lovely comedy underpinning the cool tone. Often this becomes hilarious, but it is also controlled and well-judged. Abigail Ulman knows how to write a story, manage a buildup, hold your attention, suggest that somehow nothing much is happening while, in fact, everything is going on. I love how up-to-the-minute and streetwise the stories are, and how frank about sex and girls. Also, the ones set in San Francisco, filled with coffee shops and bars and bicycles and vegetarians and girls on the rampage (not to speak of guys), are brilliantly observed. This is a book I think girls will relish, guys might not like so much but they will need to read in order to know what girls are really thinking about.
/book/show/867188.French_Quarter_Fiction?from_search=true	Joshua Clark (Editor) James Nolan (Foreword) Lorin Oberweger (contributor)	French Quarter Fiction: The Newest Stories of America's Oldest Bohemia	As One of the World's most legendary and unique places, for three centuries the French Quarter of New Orleans has been home and muse to countless artists. Anchored in this setting, 37 short stories are collected here for the first time. These works branch across every genre from mystery and romance to surrealism and prose poetry, as incomparable as the neighborhood from whAs One of the World's most legendary and unique places, for three centuries the French Quarter of New Orleans has been home and muse to countless artists. Anchored in this setting, 37 short stories are collected here for the first time. These works branch across every genre from mystery and romance to surrealism and prose poetry, as incomparable as the neighborhood from which they sprang, forming an eclectic mix of some of the most exciting modern fiction found anywhere. These characters also find themselves everywhere from Sarajevo on the eve of World War I to Algiers Point just across the Mississippi River, and their stories wander from the 18th Century New World to a rooftop view of Bourbon Street as the third millennium begins. Nothing else could hope to lift this neighborhood's veils of privacy so utterly. But most importantly, these are stories for anyone who loves great fiction, regardless if they have even heard of the French Quarter. Whether it's flash fiction, horror, or satire, when it comes down to it, these are simply great stories: breathtaking, beautiful, poignant, tragic and comic.
/book/show/11152370-the-skull-by-philip-k-dicy-science-fiction-adventure?from_search=true	Philip K. Dick	The Skull by Philip K. Dicy, Science Fiction, Adventure	Conger, the protagonist, is given a chance to get out of jail if he agrees to travel back in time and kill a man. He has agreed to kill a stranger he has never seen. He isn't concerned about getting the wrong man. He knows what the man looked like. There was no way he could make a mistake about his target's identity -- he has the man's skull under his shoulder.
/book/show/13133547-science-fiction-favorites?from_search=true	Isaac Asimov	Science Fiction Favorites	CONTENTS: Introduction; I Just Make Them Up, See; Someday; The Feeling of Power; Living Space; Satisfaction Guaranteed; The Last Question; Jokester; The Immortal Bard; Spell My Name With an S; The Ugly Little Boy
/book/show/972163.Encyclopedia_Of_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Robert Holdstock (Consultant Editor) Brian M. Stableford Christopher Priest	Encyclopedia Of Science Fiction	
/book/show/976526.The_Ultimate_Guide_to_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	David Pringle	The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction	
/book/show/34313162-unknown?from_search=true	Lincoln Cole (Editor/Contributor) M.N. Arzu Sean Seebach	Unknown: A Science Fiction and Fantasy Anthology	A collection of twenty science fiction & fantasy short stories and novellas about experiencing the Unknown.
/book/show/3597670-building-fiction?from_search=true	Jesse Lee Kercheval	Building Fiction: How to Develop Plot and Structure	No one looks at structure like Jesse Lee Kercheval. She builds a work of fiction just as an architect would design a house - with an eye for details and how all the parts of a story or novel interconnect. Even with the most dynamic language, images and characters, no piece of fiction will work without a strong infrastructure. Kercheval shows how to build that structure usiNo one looks at structure like Jesse Lee Kercheval. She builds a work of fiction just as an architect would design a house - with an eye for details and how all the parts of a story or novel interconnect. Even with the most dynamic language, images and characters, no piece of fiction will work without a strong infrastructure. Kercheval shows how to build that structure using tools such as point of view, characterization, pacing and flashbacks. The designs of Frank Lloyd Wright were always influenced by the terrain, says Kercheval. The building site helped him determine the materials and methods of construction. This book will help you envision the landscape of your fiction and build great stories there.
/book/show/2852820-age-of-wonders?from_search=true	David G. Hartwell	Age of Wonders: Exploring the World of Science Fiction	An insider's view of the strange and wonderful world of science fiction, by one of the most respected editors in the field.David G. Hartwell has been editing science fiction and fantasy for over twenty years. In that time, he has worked with acclaimed and popular writers such as Robert A. Heinlein, Poul Anderson, Frank Herbert, Roger Zelazny, Robert Silverberg, Gene Wolfe,An insider's view of the strange and wonderful world of science fiction, by one of the most respected editors in the field.David G. Hartwell has been editing science fiction and fantasy for over twenty years. In that time, he has worked with acclaimed and popular writers such as Robert A. Heinlein, Poul Anderson, Frank Herbert, Roger Zelazny, Robert Silverberg, Gene Wolfe, Nancy Kress, L.E. Modesitt, Terry Bisson, Lisa Goldstein, and Philip Jose Farmer, and discovered hot new talentes like Kathleen Ann Goonan and Patrick O'Leary. Now in, Hartwell describes the field he has loved, worked in, and shaped as editor, critic, and anthologist.Like those other American art forms, jazz, comics, and rock 'n' roll, science fiction is the product of a rich and fascinating subculture.is a fascinating tour of the origins, history, and culture of the science fiction world, written with insight and genuine affection for this wonder-filled literature, and addressed to newcomers and longtime SF readers alike.Newly revised for the 1990's,remains the landmark work Roger Zelazny called the first edition. Hartwell has revised the body of the book to take into account the past twelve years' changes in the literary landscape and the publishing marketplace, and added substantial new sections that contain advice on teaching courses in science fiction, disquisitions on the controversial subgenre of hard SF, and practical explanations of the economics of publishing science fiction and fantasy.still lives up to Hugo and Nebula Award winnter Vonda McIntyre's description: An entertaining and provocative book that will insprie discussion and argument for years to come.
/book/show/6435306-the-constant-art-of-being-a-writer?from_search=true	N.M. Kelby	The Constant Art of Being a Writer: The Life, Art & Business of Fiction	From that first story idea to publication and beyond, being a novelist is an evolving process.helps you discover the mindset and skills you need to confidently approach each aspect of writing and publishing.Award-winning novelist and short story writerexplores core fiction writingFrom that first story idea to publication and beyond, being a novelist is an evolving process.helps you discover the mindset and skills you need to confidently approach each aspect of writing and publishing.Award-winning novelist and short story writerexplores core fiction writing techniques like idea generation, outlining, character development, and the use of black comedic moments and magic realism, as well as essential business-related topics like getting an agent, self-promotion, crafting a bestseller, the ins and outs of a successful author tour, and much more.With lively instruction, innovative writing tips, and original exercises,is a guide you can count on every step of the way.
/book/show/17554442-digital-ink?from_search=true	Bonnie Hearn Hill Christopher Allan Poe	Digital Ink: Writing Killer Fiction in the E-Book Age	From protagonists and antagonists, to dialogue and conflict, DIGITAL INK is a powerful, succinct, and entertaining book that will dramatically improve any writer's work.Suddenly it's a cinch to publish -- pop your manuscript up online via Amazon's KDP, INScribe, Smashwords, or Pubit! and voila, you've got an e-book. The number of authors, self-published and otherwise, isFrom protagonists and antagonists, to dialogue and conflict, DIGITAL INK is a powerful, succinct, and entertaining book that will dramatically improve any writer's work.Suddenly it's a cinch to publish -- pop your manuscript up online via Amazon's KDP, INScribe, Smashwords, or Pubit! and voila, you've got an e-book. The number of authors, self-published and otherwise, is exploding. But what everybody seems to be talking about is marketing. They're overlooking the actual writing. There's a lot of talk about the sizzle, and yet scant attention to the steak.This book says hold on a minute! It's not just marketing; it has to be a great book. You have to know how to write. Funny and fast, as a book must be in the digital age, DIGITAL INK takes you through all the basics: dialogue, plot, character development, POV, and more. DIGITAL INK will transform your writing.Digital Ink is a MUST READ for unpublished authors, as well as those of us who wish to review our craft. Tried and true techniques that work in any market. --New York Times bestselling author, Kat MartinThis book is packed with clear information, advice, and examples that will transform your novel. Before you publish, read this book! --Jen Calonita, bestselling author of SECRETS OF MY HOLLYWOOD LIFE, SLEEPAWAY GIRLS, and the new series for Young Adults, BELLES
/book/show/7839050-as-for-me-and-my-house?from_search=true	Sinclair Ross George Woodcock	As for Me and My House	
/book/show/16567810-asimov-s-science-fiction-february-2013?from_search=true	Sheila Williams (Editor) Vylar Kaftan (Contributor) Matthew Hughes (Contributor)	Asimov's Science Fiction, February 2013 (Asimov's Science Fiction, #445)	The Weight of the Sunrise by Vylar KaftanAnd Then Some by Matthew HughesThe New Guys Always Work Overtime by David Erik NelsonOutbound from Put-In-Bay by M. BennardoThe Golden Age of Story by Robert ReedBest of All Possible Worlds by John ChuCurse of the Procrustean's Wife by Bruce Boston7:17 AM, June 30, 1908, CentThe Weight of the Sunrise by Vylar KaftanAnd Then Some by Matthew HughesThe New Guys Always Work Overtime by David Erik NelsonOutbound from Put-In-Bay by M. BennardoThe Golden Age of Story by Robert ReedBest of All Possible Worlds by John ChuCurse of the Procrustean's Wife by Bruce Boston7:17 AM, June 30, 1908, Central Siberia by Robert FrazierHow Many by Ruth BermanEditorial: Perils of Time Travel by Sheila WilliamsReflections: Looking for Atlantis by Robert SilverbergOn the Net: Mobility by James Patrick KellyOn Books by Paul Di FilippoSF Conventional Calendar by Erwin S. Strauss, February 2013, Vol. 37, No. 2 (Whole No. 445)Sheila Williams, editorCover art by Mozzyb
/book/show/20935265-the-bookmaker?from_search=true	Chris Fraser WEP Fiction (Editor) WEP Thriller (Illustrator)	The Bookmaker	You were right to be suspiciousIt wasnt Oswald in the book depository. It wasnt Sirhan Sirhan in the Ambassador kitchen. It wasnt a massive conspiracy or government cover-up. It was one man with one agenda.For small-time Huntington Beach bookmaker and wanna-be writer Trent Oster, it all started with a chance to collect a debt. Instead hes offered an opportunity of aYou were right to be suspiciousIt wasnt Oswald in the book depository. It wasnt Sirhan Sirhan in the Ambassador kitchen. It wasnt a massive conspiracy or government cover-up. It was one man with one agenda.For small-time Huntington Beach bookmaker and wanna-be writer Trent Oster, it all started with a chance to collect a debt. Instead hes offered an opportunity of a lifetime. Days later he finds himself on a sprawling southern estate in Oxford Mississippi, balancing the roles of houseguest and biographer for town legend Preston Walkerthe man responsible for the most controversial murders in American history; and hes finally ready to talk.
/book/show/10869845-blood-and-other-cravings?from_search=true	Ellen Datlow Margo Lanagan (Contributor)	Blood and Other Cravings: Original Stories of Vampires and Vampirism by Today's Greatest Writers of Dark Fiction	
/book/show/18857603-above-and-beyond?from_search=true	Jessica James	Above and Beyond: A Novel of the Civil War: Romantic Military Confederate Fiction (Military Heroes Through History Book 2)	
/book/show/718869.Sophie_s_Diary?from_search=true	Dora Musielak	Sophie's Diary: A Historical Fiction	Sophie Germain overcame gender stigmas and a lack of formal education yet proved, after Euler, that for all prime exponents n less than 100 Fermat's Last Theorem holds. Hidden behind a man's name, her brilliance as mathematician was first discovered by three of the greatest scholars of the eighteenth century Lagrange, Gauss, and Legendre. In Sophie's Diary, Germain comesSophie Germain overcame gender stigmas and a lack of formal education yet proved, after Euler, that for all prime exponents n less than 100 Fermat's Last Theorem holds. Hidden behind a man's name, her brilliance as mathematician was first discovered by three of the greatest scholars of the eighteenth century Lagrange, Gauss, and Legendre. In Sophie's Diary, Germain comes to life through a fictionalized journal that intertwines mathematics with historical descriptions of the brutal events that took place in Paris between 1789 and 1793. This format provides a plausible perspective of how a young Sophie could have learned mathematics on her own-both fascinated by numbers and eager to master tough subjects without a teacher's guidance. Her passion for mathematics is integrated into her personal life as an escape from societal outrage. Sophie's Diary is suitable for a variety of readersboth young and old, mathematicians and noviceswho will be inspired and enlightened on a field of study made easy as is told through the intellectual and personal struggles of an exceptional young woman.
/book/show/1044865.Literature?from_search=true	Robert DiYanni	Literature: Reading Fiction, Poetry, and Drama	This anthology offers a lively introduction to the study of fiction, poetry, and drama, and is appropriate for introduction to literature courses as well as literature-based composition courses.Known for its clear presentation of the formal elements of literary analysis, DiYanni's Literature effectively balances classical, modern, and contemporary works across the threeThis anthology offers a lively introduction to the study of fiction, poetry, and drama, and is appropriate for introduction to literature courses as well as literature-based composition courses.Known for its clear presentation of the formal elements of literary analysis, DiYanni's Literature effectively balances classical, modern, and contemporary works across the three major genres, blending well-known writers with a diverse gathering of newer, international figures. This literary breadth is supplemented by extensive coverage of writing about literature, making DiYanni an excellent resource for literature instructors who want a full-featured anthology.
/book/show/177746.Archive_Stories?from_search=true	Antoinette Burton (Editor) Tony Ballantyne (Contributor) Helena Pohlandt-McCormick (Contributor)	Archive Stories: Facts, Fictions, and the Writing of History	Despite the importance of archives to the profession of history, there is very little written about actual encounters with themabout the effect that the researchers race, gender, or class may have on her experience within them or about the impact that archival surveillance, architecture, or bureaucracy might have on the histories that are ultimately written. This provocaDespite the importance of archives to the profession of history, there is very little written about actual encounters with themabout the effect that the researchers race, gender, or class may have on her experience within them or about the impact that archival surveillance, architecture, or bureaucracy might have on the histories that are ultimately written. This provocative collection initiates a vital conversation about how archives around the world are constructed, policed, manipulated, and experienced. It challenges the claims to objectivity associated with the traditional archive by telling stories that illuminate its power to shape the narratives that are found there.brings together ethnographies of the archival world, most of which are written by historians. Some contributors recount their own experiences. One offers a moving reflection on how the relative wealth and prestige of Western researchers can gain them entry to collections such as Uzbekistans newly formed Central State Archive, which severely limits the access of Uzbek researchers. Others explore the genealogies of specific archives, from one of the most influential archival institutions in the modern West, the Archives nationales in Paris, to the significant archives of the Bakunin family in Russia, which were saved largely through the efforts of one family member. Still others explore the impact of current events on the analysis of particular archives. A contributor tells of researching the 1976 Soweto riots in the politically charged atmosphere of the early 1990s, just as apartheid in South Africa was coming to an end. A number of the essays question what counts as an archiveand what counts as historyas they consider oral histories, cyberspace, fiction, and plans for streets and buildings that were never built, for histories that never materialized.Contributors. Tony Ballantyne, Marilyn Booth, Antoinette Burton, Ann Curthoys, Peter Fritzsche, Durba Ghosh, Laura Mayhall, Jennifer S. Milligan, Kathryn J. Oberdeck, Adele Perry, Helena Pohlandt-McCormick, John Randolph, Craig Robertson, Horacio N. Roque Ramrez, Jeff Sahadeo, Rene Sentilles
/book/show/7644668-what-supergirl-did-next?from_search=true	Thalia Kalkipsakis	What Supergirl Did Next (Girlfriend Fiction, #14)	'I was very clear about my future from here - first, nail my floor routine; next, qualify for the state squad, and finally, compete at the Australian Championships. It was all so sharp - my path lit with a spotlight that put everything else in dreary shadows.'Jade is a girl who knows what she wants. She knows how to get it too. But when a knee injury interrupts her plans,'I was very clear about my future from here - first, nail my floor routine; next, qualify for the state squad, and finally, compete at the Australian Championships. It was all so sharp - my path lit with a spotlight that put everything else in dreary shadows.'Jade is a girl who knows what she wants. She knows how to get it too. But when a knee injury interrupts her plans, she feels lost and unsure. It's a bad time to get her annoyed.When a sexist remark gets her blood boiling, Jade thinks she's found something to fight for. If she sets up a race to prove that girls aren't soft, then maybe she'll also prove to herself that she can still find The Zone. But will her single-minded approach to proving her point win her the race, and the boy? Or will she learn that maybe - just maybe - winning isn't everything?
/book/show/21150.Sudden_Fiction_Continued_?from_search=true	Robert Shapard (Editor)	Sudden Fiction (Continued): 60 New Short-Short Stories	Rememberthat bounty of short-short stories from all over the world? Literary folks loved them. Students carried the book around with them. And people on the run found the length of each story (no more than 2000 words) perfect respites from their busy lives.Responding to America's love affair with the short-short, editors Shapard and Thomas conRememberthat bounty of short-short stories from all over the world? Literary folks loved them. Students carried the book around with them. And people on the run found the length of each story (no more than 2000 words) perfect respites from their busy lives.Responding to America's love affair with the short-short, editors Shapard and Thomas consulted nearly two-hundred magazines and chose the sixty stories, written in English or translated, that they considered best. Ranging across countries and cultures, the selection includes a number of new stories from the Pacific Rim.Well-known writersWilliam Maxwell, Margaret Atwood, Don DeLillo, Mark Richardjoin lesser-known writersMolly Giles, Andrew Lam, Judy Troywho will be (or should be) better known. Each story revels in its own element of surprise; each, whether traditional or experimental, proves that a tale told quickly offers pleasure long past its telling. Students and lovers of literature take note: this is serious writing that's fun to read.
/book/show/59397.The_Three_Impostors_by_Arthur_Machen_Fiction_Fantasy_Horror_Fairy_Tales_Folk_Tales_Legends_Mythology?from_search=true	Arthur Machen	The Three Impostors by Arthur Machen, Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology	-It is all more strange than I fancied, - he said at last. -It was queer enough what I saw; a man is sauntering along a quiet, sober, everyday London street, a street of grey houses and blank walls and there, for a moment, a veil seems drawn aside and the very fume of the pit steams up through the flagstones, the ground glows, red-hot, beneath his feet and he seems to hear-It is all more strange than I fancied, - he said at last. -It was queer enough what I saw; a man is sauntering along a quiet, sober, everyday London street, a street of grey houses and blank walls and there, for a moment, a veil seems drawn aside and the very fume of the pit steams up through the flagstones, the ground glows, red-hot, beneath his feet and he seems to hear the hiss of the infernal caldron. A man flying in mad terror for his life, and furious hate pressing hot on his steps with knife drawn ready; here, indeed, is horror; but what is all that to what you have told me? I tell you, Phillipps, I see the plot thicken; our steps will henceforth be dogged with mystery, and the most ordinary incidents will teem with significance. You may stand out against it, and shut your eyes, but they will be forced open; mark my words, you will have to yield to the inevitable. A clue, tangled if you like, has been placed by chance in our hands; it will be our business to follow it up. As for the guilty person or persons in this strange case, they will be unable to escape us, our nets will be spread far and wide over this great city and suddenly, in the streets and places of public resort, we shall in some way or other be made aware that we are in touch with the unknown criminal. Indeed I almost fancy I see him slowly approaching this quiet square of yours; he is loitering at street corners, wandering, apparently without aim, down far-reaching thoroughfares, but all the while coming nearer and nearer, drawn by an irresistible magnetism, as ships were drawn to the Loadstone Rock in the Eastern tale.-
/book/show/426344.Memoirs_of_a_Woman_Doctor?from_search=true	Nawal El-Saadawi Catherine Cobham (Translator)	Memoirs of a Woman Doctor	Rebelling against the constraints of family and society, a young Egyptian woman decides to study medicine. Her encounters with the other students intensify her search for identity. She comes to find fulfilment not in isolation, but through her relationships with others.
/book/show/1424408.Detective_Fiction?from_search=true	Charles J. Rzepka	Detective Fiction	Detective Fiction is a clear and compelling look at some of the best known, yet least-understood, characters and texts of the modern day. Charles J. Rzepka traces the history of the genre from its modern beginnings in the early eighteenth century, with the criminal broadsheets and 'true' crime stories of The Newgate Calendar, to its present state of diversity, innovation,Detective Fiction is a clear and compelling look at some of the best known, yet least-understood, characters and texts of the modern day. Charles J. Rzepka traces the history of the genre from its modern beginnings in the early eighteenth century, with the criminal broadsheets and 'true' crime stories of The Newgate Calendar, to its present state of diversity, innovation, and worldwide diffusion, in a manner that students and scholars alike will find readable and provocative.The book focuses particularly on the relationship of detective fiction's emerging 'puzzle-element' to the investigative methods of the nascent historical sciences, and to popular cultural attitudes toward history, particularly in Great Britain and the United States. In addition, the author examines the specific impact of urbanization, the rise of the professions, brain science, legal and social reform, war and economic dislocation, class-consciousness, and changing concepts of race and gender. Extended close readings of the classics of Detective Fiction in several 'Casebook' essays devoted to seminal works by Poe, Doyle, Sayers, and Chandler show in detail how the genre has responded to these influences over the last century and a half. They also serve to introduce students to a variety of current critical approaches.Undergraduate students of Detective and Crime Fiction and of genre fiction in general, will find this book essential reading.'Cool, savvy, and utterly compelling: every page of Charles J. Rzepka's magnificent history of detective fiction displays the forensic panache of the true connoisseur of murder. Commanding an unrivalled breadth of reference and depth of insight, the book is a must-read for everyone interested in detective fiction.'Nicholas Roe, University of St Andrews'In this sustained analysis of the emergence and development of detective fiction in England and America, Charles Rzepka has produced both a compelling cultural history and a skilful demonstration of what Poe aptly called the moral activity which disentangles. It will become an indispensable guide to serious students of detective literature.'Ronald R. Thomas, University of Puget Sound
/book/show/25708348-a-god-in-every-stone?from_search=true	Kamila Shamsie	A God in Every Stone: Shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2015	In the summer of 1914 a young Englishwoman, Vivian Rose Spencer, joins an archaeological dig in Turkey, fulfilling a long-held dream. Working alongside Germans and Turks, she falls in love with archaeologist Tahsin Bey and joins him in his quest to find an ancient silver circlet. But the outbreak of war in Europe brings her idyllic summer to a sudden end, and her new frienIn the summer of 1914 a young Englishwoman, Vivian Rose Spencer, joins an archaeological dig in Turkey, fulfilling a long-held dream. Working alongside Germans and Turks, she falls in love with archaeologist Tahsin Bey and joins him in his quest to find an ancient silver circlet. But the outbreak of war in Europe brings her idyllic summer to a sudden end, and her new friends become her nation's enemies.Thousands of miles away, twenty-year-old Pathan Qayyum Gul is learning about brotherhood and loyalty in the British Indian army. When he loses an eye in battle and is sent to England to recuperate, his allegiances falter.Returning home at last, Qayyum shares a train carriage with Vivian Rose, whose continued search for the circlet has led her to Peshawar in the heart of the British Raj. Many years later, the two cross paths again, and their loyalties will be tested once more amidst massacres, cover-ups, and the disappearance of a young man they both love.
/book/show/20759800-writing-the-bestseller?from_search=true	Jane Porter (Editor) Rebecca Lyles (Editor) Rebecca M. Lyles (Editor)	Writing The Bestseller: Romantic And Commercial Fiction	Writing the Bestseller offers practical advice and wisdom from a dozen successful authors who have sold hundreds of thousands of books, experiencing all the ups and downs of the publishing industry. What to do, what not to do, as romance and commercial fiction have their own rules.Writing the Bestseller doesn't sugar-cWriting the Bestseller offers practical advice and wisdom from a dozen successful authors who have sold hundreds of thousands of books, experiencing all the ups and downs of the publishing industry. What to do, what not to do, as romance and commercial fiction have their own rules.Writing the Bestseller doesn't sugar-coat the work involved. Instead, authors who've been there tell you how to understand the genre and reader expectations. The rewards of writing a bestseller are worth the effort, and these authors share what they've learned over the years so you, too, can succeed in today's competitive market.A master class in writing compelling and unforgettable fiction. Writing the Bestseller deserves a spot right beside your keyboard... - Elizabeth Boyle, NYT bestselling author of Love Letter from a Duke and If Wishes Were Earls.
/book/show/27410480-the-memory-snatcher?from_search=true	Pascal Eric Inard	The Memory Snatcher (Doctor Collingsworth and Inspector Ninoska Science Fiction Mystery)	Doctor Stephen Colllingsworth is on the verge of a breakthrough in his research on an unlimited source of energy, when he loses his memories of the past year.He suspects he has amnesia, until he meets Inspector Ninoska who is convinced that the serial killer she was hunting erased her memories of the past months because she was getting close to catching him.Ninoska only haDoctor Stephen Colllingsworth is on the verge of a breakthrough in his research on an unlimited source of energy, when he loses his memories of the past year.He suspects he has amnesia, until he meets Inspector Ninoska who is convinced that the serial killer she was hunting erased her memories of the past months because she was getting close to catching him.Ninoska only has four weeks before the killer strikes again. While she continues her search, Stephen seeks an explanation to the mystery of the disappearing memories. Could they have been stolen by aliens or by that creativity consultant that he and Ninoska consulted a few months ago?When people start losing their memories all over the world, Stephen and Ninoska join forces to stop the memory snatcher before it paralyses the whole planet.If you enjoyed Robert Sawyer's WWW trilogy and Mindscan, you will love The Memory Snatcher.
/book/show/1825994.The_Encyclopedia_Of_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Peter Nicholls	The Encyclopedia Of Science Fiction	Nearly two thousand illustrated entries covering science-fiction authors, editors, critics, magazines, anthologies, comics, illustrators, films, filmmakers, and major themes are thoroughly cross-referenced.
/book/show/7115976-best-of-science-fiction-and-fantasy?from_search=true	Richard Curtis (Editor) Arthur C. Clarke Fritz Leiber	Best of Science Fiction and Fantasy	Watch out - the Earth just fell into a dark sun's orbit! Or maybe you'd rather visit a theme park called Hell? These are just two of the strange and unnerving tales you'll find in this collection of great science fiction and fantasy stories. Take your imagination into futuristic and mystical worlds where gravity can kill and humans become walking biochip labs. See the worlWatch out - the Earth just fell into a dark sun's orbit! Or maybe you'd rather visit a theme park called Hell? These are just two of the strange and unnerving tales you'll find in this collection of great science fiction and fantasy stories. Take your imagination into futuristic and mystical worlds where gravity can kill and humans become walking biochip labs. See the world through the eyes of a four-legged creature in Susan Shwartz's Critical Cats, and meet an electronic storyteller in Isaac Asimov's Someday.The other stories include Greg Bear's Blood Music, Ben Bova's The Man Who Hated Gravity, Arthur C. Clarke's Breaking Strain, Fritz Leiber's A Pail of Air, Kristine Kathryn Rusch's Sing and Story Child, Dan Simmons's Vanni Fucci Is Alive and Well and Living in Hell, Connie Willis's Ado, and Jane Yolen's Green Messiah.
/book/show/4621417-the-routledge-companion-to-science-fiction?from_search=true	Mark Bould (Editor) Andrew M. Butler (Editor) Adam Roberts (Editor)	The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction	'The Routledge Companion to Science Fiction' is a comprehensive overview of the history and study of science fiction. It outlines major writers, movements, and texts in the genre, established critical approaches and areas for future study.
/book/show/92980.Eye_for_Eye_The_Tunesmith?from_search=true	Orson Scott Card Lloyd Biggle Jr.	Eye for Eye/The Tunesmith (Science Fiction Double, #27)	Mick Winger is only seventeen and already he's killed over a dozen people. Not on purpose; he never meant to hurt anyone. But when Mick gets angry, people die, even the people he loves the most. Now he's on the run from his own terrible talent, and from those who would use his power for their own obscene purposes. But Mick is not alone. There are others like him. And if heMick Winger is only seventeen and already he's killed over a dozen people. Not on purpose; he never meant to hurt anyone. But when Mick gets angry, people die, even the people he loves the most. Now he's on the run from his own terrible talent, and from those who would use his power for their own obscene purposes. But Mick is not alone. There are others like him. And if he will not join them, they will make him pay.Orson Scott Card is one of the world's best-loved writers, winner of the Hugo and Nebula awards two years in a row. He is author of Ender's Game and many New York Times bestsellers. Card's latest novels are Shadow of the Giant and Magic Street.
/book/show/157932.Deep_Sightings_Rescue_Missions?from_search=true	Toni Cade Bambara Toni Morrison (Editor)	Deep Sightings & Rescue Missions: Fiction, Essays, and Conversations	Edited and with a Preface by Toni Morrison, this posthumous collection of short stories, essays, and interviews offers lasting evidence of Bambara's passion, lyricism, and tough critical intelligence. Included are tales of mothers and daughters, rebels and seeresses, community activists and aging gangbangers, as well as essays on film and literature, politics and race, andEdited and with a Preface by Toni Morrison, this posthumous collection of short stories, essays, and interviews offers lasting evidence of Bambara's passion, lyricism, and tough critical intelligence. Included are tales of mothers and daughters, rebels and seeresses, community activists and aging gangbangers, as well as essays on film and literature, politics and race, and on the difficulties and necessities of forging an identity as an artist, activist, and black woman. It is a treasure trove not only for those familiar with Bambara's work, but for a new generation of readers who will recognize her contribution to contemporary American letters.
/book/show/8356556-fast-food-fiction?from_search=true	Noelle Q. de Jesus (Editor) Jessica Zafra (Contributor) Tina Cuyugan (Contributor)	Fast Food Fiction: Short Short Stories to Go	Fast Food Fiction is a collection of quick reads for people always on the go. Savor with relish these miniature fictions from voices young and old, new and established. Dip into this collection and experience masterful storytelling from distinguished writers in the Philippine literary scene, including Gemino H. Abad, Jaime An Lim, Gregorio C. Brillantes, Rofel G. Brion, JoFast Food Fiction is a collection of quick reads for people always on the go. Savor with relish these miniature fictions from voices young and old, new and established. Dip into this collection and experience masterful storytelling from distinguished writers in the Philippine literary scene, including Gemino H. Abad, Jaime An Lim, Gregorio C. Brillantes, Rofel G. Brion, Jose Y. Dalisay Jr., Scott Garceau, Cecilia Manguerra Brainard, Fran Ng, Floy C. Quintos, Nadine Sarreal, Lakambini Sitoy, Ramon C. Sunico, Jessica Zafra, and many more.
/book/show/16112053-war-of-the-worlds-and-other-science-fiction-classics?from_search=true	H.G. Wells	War of the Worlds and other Science Fiction Classics	The six novels collected in The War of the Worlds and Other Science Fiction Classics were all written at the turn of the twentieth century, and with them Wells helped to lay the foundations of modern science fiction.The Time MachineThe Island of Dr. MoreauThe Invisible ManThe War of the WorldsThe First Men in the MoonThe Food of the Gods
/book/show/19353724-geek-sublime?from_search=true	Vikram Chandra	Geek Sublime: Writing Fiction, Coding Software	Vikram Chandra has been a computer programmer for almost as long as he has been a novelist. In this extraordinary new book, his first work of nonfiction, he searches for the connections between the worlds of art and technology. CVikram Chandra has been a computer programmer for almost as long as he has been a novelist. In this extraordinary new book, his first work of nonfiction, he searches for the connections between the worlds of art and technology. Coders are obsessed with elegance and style, just as writers are, but do the words mean the same thing to both? Can we ascribe beauty to the craft of writing code?Exploring such varied topics as logic gates and literary modernism, the machismo of tech geeks, the omnipresence of an Indian Mafia in Silicon Valley, and the writings of the eleventh-century Kashmiri thinker Abhinavagupta,is both an idiosyncratic history of coding and a fascinating meditation on the writers art. Part literary essay, part technology story, and part memoir, it is an engrossing, original, and heady book of sweeping ideas.
/book/show/128409.After_The_First_Death?from_search=true	Robert Cormier	After The First Death	Who will be the next to die?They've taken the children. And the son of a general. But that isn't enough.More horrors must come...
/book/show/23790730-la-guerre-tranquille?from_search=true	Paul McAuley Jean-Daniel Brque (Translator)	La Guerre tranquille	Un roman complexe et  couches multiples, dbordant de personnages extraordinaires, de scnes stupfiantes et dides fascinantes.  SFXTout le monde tait persuad de limminence dune nouvelle guerre contre les Extros, partis il y a plus dun sicle pour fonder leurs colonies sur les lunes de Jupiter et de Saturne. Il fallait mater les Extros avant quils lancent uneUn roman complexe et  couches multiples, dbordant de personnages extraordinaires, de scnes stupfiantes et dides fascinantes.  SFXTout le monde tait persuad de limminence dune nouvelle guerre contre les Extros, partis il y a plus dun sicle pour fonder leurs colonies sur les lunes de Jupiter et de Saturne. Il fallait mater les Extros avant quils lancent une autre comte sur la Terre ou dveloppent quelque manip posthumaine qui les rendrait invincibles. La guerre tait invitable...Macy Minnot va en faire les frais : ingnieur cologue envoye en mission pacifique sur Callisto, elle voit son projet sabot et ses collgues assassins. En revanche, Cash Baker, pilote de chasse, chauffe dj les moteurs pour le combat dans lespace. Tout comme Dave n 8, agent cr en laboratoire pour infiltrer les rangs ennemis et y semer le chaos. Quant  Sri Hong-Owen, sorcire gntique, elle na quune ide en tte : subtiliser les secrets de sa grande rivale extro...Loin de la Terre, les batailles ne font pas de bruit et les destins qui se croisent sur la toile dun conflit interplantaire sont bien peu de chose. Pourtant, une fois les hostilits dclenches, qui peut en prvoir lissue ?
/book/show/10362896-the-stainless-steel-rat-gets-drafted?from_search=true	Harry Harrison Phil Gigante (Narrator)	The Stainless Steel Rat Gets Drafted	Jim was left in the custody of the League Navy, this story opens with him escaping from his prison cell on the League base on Steren-Gwandra, where he is awaiting deportation back to his home world. He has discovered that Bibs, a crew girl from Captain Garth's ship, is also a prisoner. Jim holds Garth responsible for the Bishop's death, and plans to hunt him down, with BibJim was left in the custody of the League Navy, this story opens with him escaping from his prison cell on the League base on Steren-Gwandra, where he is awaiting deportation back to his home world. He has discovered that Bibs, a crew girl from Captain Garth's ship, is also a prisoner. Jim holds Garth responsible for the Bishop's death, and plans to hunt him down, with Bibs' help. Garth is really the crazed Captain Zennor, head of an army which continually defies League peace treaties, and now plans to invade and conquer the planet Chojecki. The people of Chojecki are pacifists, having no armies and no police. But Garth's generals decide to attack anyway, since there are no medals for generals who bring back the troops intact. Jim must save the people of Chojecki before he can face Garth.
/book/show/960042.The_Stuff_of_Fiction?from_search=true	Douglas Bauer	The Stuff of Fiction: Advice on Craft	In this book, prizewinning novelist and popular creative writing instructor Douglas Bauer () shares the secrets of his trade. Talent, as Bauer acknowledges, is the most crucial element for a writer and cannot be taught. But without a regular habit of work, and a perseverance of effort, no amount of talent can come forward and be recognized. His livIn this book, prizewinning novelist and popular creative writing instructor Douglas Bauer () shares the secrets of his trade. Talent, as Bauer acknowledges, is the most crucial element for a writer and cannot be taught. But without a regular habit of work, and a perseverance of effort, no amount of talent can come forward and be recognized. His lively and candid essays on subjects critical to the fiction writers success demystify the essential elements of fiction writing, how they work, and work together.Bauers focus is on the building blocks of successful fiction: dialogue (the intimate relationship between characters talking and the eavesdropping reader), characters (the virtues of creating fictional characters that are both splendidly flawed and sympathetic), and dramatic events (ways to create moments that produce an emotional and psychological impact). There are also chapters on crafting effective openings and memorable closings of stories and on the vital presence of sentiment in fiction versus the ruinous effect of sentimentality. By assuming the point of view of someone at the task, engaged with the work, inside the effort to bring an invented world to life,speaks to writers of all ages in a pleasurable yet practical voice.is the author of three novels,,, and, and one book of nonfiction,. He is also a core faculty member with the MFA Program at Bennington College and has received a National Endowment for the Arts grant, a Massachusetts Artists Foundation grant, and two Harvard Danforth Excellence in Teaching Citations.
/book/show/1451761.The_Celtic_Twilight_by_W_B_Yeats_Fiction_Fantasy_Literary_Fairy_Tales_Folk_Tales_Legends_Mythology?from_search=true	W.B. Yeats	The Celtic Twilight by W.B.Yeats, Fiction, Fantasy, Literary, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology	The things a man has heard and seen are threads of life, and if he pull them carefully from the confused distaff of memory, any who will can weave them into whatever garments of belief please them best. I too have woven my garment like another, but I shall try to keep warm in it, and shall be well content if it do not unbecome me. . . .  -- W.B. Yeats
/book/show/2727056-a-treasury-of-great-science-fiction-volume-two?from_search=true	Anthony Boucher (Editor)	A Treasury of Great Science Fiction, Volume Two	Two-volume Anthology.Volume two includes:Brain Wave: Poul Anderson (novel)Bullard Reflects: Malcolm JamesonThe Lost Years: Oscar LewisDead Center: Judith MerrilLost Art: George O. SmithThe Other Side of the Sky: Arthur C. ClarkeThe Man Who Sold the Moon: Robert A. HeinleinMagic City: Nelson S. BondThe Morning of the Day They Did It: E. B. WhiteLetters from Laura: Mildred CTwo-volume Anthology.Volume two includes:Brain Wave: Poul Anderson (novel)Bullard Reflects: Malcolm JamesonThe Lost Years: Oscar LewisDead Center: Judith MerrilLost Art: George O. SmithThe Other Side of the Sky: Arthur C. ClarkeThe Man Who Sold the Moon: Robert A. HeinleinMagic City: Nelson S. BondThe Morning of the Day They Did It: E. B. WhiteLetters from Laura: Mildred ClingermanThe Stars My Destination: Alfred Bester (novel)
/book/show/1173530.Technologies_of_Gender?from_search=true	Teresa de Lauretis	Technologies of Gender: Essays on Theory, Film, and Fiction	Technologies of Gender builds a bridge between the fashionable orthodoxies of academic theory (Lacan, Foucault, Derrida, et al.) and the frequently-marginalized contributions of feminist theory.... In sum, de Lauretis has written a book that should be required reading for every feminist in need of theoretical ammunition--and for every theorist in need of feminist enlighteTechnologies of Gender builds a bridge between the fashionable orthodoxies of academic theory (Lacan, Foucault, Derrida, et al.) and the frequently-marginalized contributions of feminist theory.... In sum, de Lauretis has written a book that should be required reading for every feminist in need of theoretical ammunition--and for every theorist in need of feminist enlightenment. --B. Ruby Rich... sets philosophical ideas humming.... she has much to say. --CineasteI can think of no other work that pushes the debate on the female subject forward with such passion and intellectual rigor. --SubStanceThis book addresses the question of gender in poststructuralist theoretical discourse, postmodern fiction, and women's cinema. It examines the construction of gender both as representation and as self-representation in relation to several kinds of texts and argues that feminism is producing a radical rewriting, as well as a rereading, of the dominant forms of Western culture.
/book/show/852023.Bringing_the_Devil_to_His_Knees?from_search=true	Charles Baxter (Editor) Peter Turchi	Bringing the Devil to His Knees: The Craft of Fiction and the Writing Life	Inseventeen award-winning writers--all expert teachers--share the secrets of creating compelling, imaginative stories and novels. A combination handbook, writer's companion, and collection of spirited personal essays, the book is filled with specific examples, hard-won wisdom, and compassionate guInseventeen award-winning writers--all expert teachers--share the secrets of creating compelling, imaginative stories and novels. A combination handbook, writer's companion, and collection of spirited personal essays, the book is filled with specific examples, hard-won wisdom, and compassionate guidance for the developing or experienced fiction writer.Each of the contributors is a current or former lecturer at the Warren Wilson College MFA Program for Writers, one of the most highly respected writing programs in the country. Included are essays by Charles Baxter, Robert Boswell, Karen Brennan, Judith Grossman, Ehud Havazelet, C. J. Hribal, Margot Livesey, Michael Martone, Kevin McIlvoy, Pablo Medina, Antonya Nelson, Susan Neville, Richard Russo, Steven Schwartz, Jim Shepard, Joan Silber, Debra Spark, Peter Turchi, and Chuck Wachtel.Rich with masterful examples and personal anecdotes, these imaginative essays provide hard-earned insight into a writer's work. The book will interest not only those seeking inspiration and guidance to become stronger writers, but also readers of contemporary literary fiction, who will find a number of surprising and original approaches to the writer's work by award-winning practitioners adept at teaching others what they know.Charles Baxter is author of several novels, including, andand collections of stories includingand. He teaches writing at the University of Michigan. Peter Turchi is author of the novel, a collection of stories,, and a book of non-fiction,. He is Director of the MFA Program for Writers, Warren Wilson College.
/book/show/26857071-noces-indiennes?from_search=true	Sharon Maas Martine Leroy-Battistelli (Translator)	Noces indiennes	Madras, Savitri, la fille du cuisinier et David, le fils du matre, jurent de saimer toujours en dpit de leurs parents qui veulent les sparer. Dans le Tamil Nadu, Nat quitte lorphelinat, adopt par un mdecin blanc qui laime et le protge de ses propres dmons. En Guyane britannique, Saroj, une jeune fille rebelle, se rvolte contre un pre violent qui entend lui imMadras, Savitri, la fille du cuisinier et David, le fils du matre, jurent de saimer toujours en dpit de leurs parents qui veulent les sparer. Dans le Tamil Nadu, Nat quitte lorphelinat, adopt par un mdecin blanc qui laime et le protge de ses propres dmons. En Guyane britannique, Saroj, une jeune fille rebelle, se rvolte contre un pre violent qui entend lui imposer un mari dont elle ne veut pas. En faisant se rencontrer ces personnages en qute didentit, Sharon Maas tisse un magnifique et mouvant canevas dans lequel se mlent trois poques, trois continents et trois histoires damour. Un grand roman indien plein de flamme et de couleurs.
/book/show/22462345-the-collected-short-fiction-by-thomas-ligotti?from_search=true	Thomas Ligotti	The Collected Short Fiction by Thomas Ligotti	
/book/show/18866805-the-seventh-science-fiction-megapack?from_search=true	Robert Silverberg Arthur C. Clarke Lawrence Watt-Evans	The Seventh Science Fiction Megapack: 25 Modern and Classic Stories	The Seventh Science Fiction Megapack presents a terrific mix of science fiction stories, new and old, including a Hugo Award-winning story by Lawrence Watt-Evans, a Hugo Award nominee from Mike Resnick, and classics by Arthur C. Clarke, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and many more. Almost 700 pages of great reading! Included are:ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE, by Mike ResnickA BRIEF DANCThe Seventh Science Fiction Megapack presents a terrific mix of science fiction stories, new and old, including a Hugo Award-winning story by Lawrence Watt-Evans, a Hugo Award nominee from Mike Resnick, and classics by Arthur C. Clarke, Marion Zimmer Bradley, and many more. Almost 700 pages of great reading! Included are:ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE, by Mike ResnickA BRIEF DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF THE SPHERES, by Michael KurlandGRANDPA?, by Edward M. LernerTO ERR IS INHUMAN, by Marion Zimmer BradleySARGASSO OF LOST STARSHIPS, by Poul AndersonTHE SWORDSMEN OF VARNIS, by Geoffrey CobbeMOON DOG, by Arthur C. ClarkeWHY I LEFT HARRY'S ALL-NIGHT HAMBURGERS, by Lawrence Watt-EvansGALACTIC CHEST, by Clifford D. SimakPROTOTYPE, by John Gregory BetancourtTHE DOORSTOP, by Reginald BretnorTHE TIME DISSOLVER, by Jerry SohlDO UNTO OTHERS, by Damien BroderickKEEP OUT, by Fredric BrownTHE CHAPTER ENDS, by Poul AndersonDO UNTO OTHERS, by Mark CliftonTHE SERVANT PROBLEM, by Robert F. YoungTHE SLIZZERS, by Jerome BixbyAND THEN THE TOWN TOOK OFF, by Richard WilsonSPACE OPERA, by Michael R. CollingsI AM TOMORROW, by Lester del ReyRIPENESS IS ALL, by Jesse RoarkeDAWSON DID IT, by C.J. HendersonSTARMAN'S QUEST, by Robert SilverbergTHROUGH TIME & SPACE WITH FERDINAND FEGHOOT (94), by Grendel BriartonAnd don't forget to search this ebook store for Wildside Megapack to see more entries in this series, covering everything from science fiction and fantasy to mysteries, westerns, ghost stories, author collections--and much, much more!
/book/show/33857348-rebirth-at-the-earthquake-night?from_search=true	Lauren Tarshis	Rebirth at the Earthquake Night	A little bully rapped the favorite gold ore of Leo, a newsboy in San Francisco. Leo was very angry and he decided to take it back. At this time, the earth began to shake and the little bully was buried in the ruins. Would Leo save him or not? What was Leo's decision? After the earthquake, San Francisco was in ruins and the fire swept through the whole city. How could Leo gA little bully rapped the favorite gold ore of Leo, a newsboy in San Francisco. Leo was very angry and he decided to take it back. At this time, the earth began to shake and the little bully was buried in the ruins. Would Leo save him or not? What was Leo's decision? After the earthquake, San Francisco was in ruins and the fire swept through the whole city. How could Leo get out of the earthquake ruins surrounded by fire? The survival adventures in hopeless situations, the practical and authoritative survival skills, the humanity glory in disaster and the thrilling stories... The book shows the human survival wisdom and guides readers to be aware of disaster, get away from the disaster and survive wisely.
/book/show/3853110-contemporary-iraqi-fiction?from_search=true	Shakir Mustafa (Editor)	Contemporary Iraqi Fiction: An Anthology	'Contemporary Iraqi Fiction' gathers work from 16 Iraqi writers. Shedding a light on the diversity of Iraqi experience, the anthology includes selections by Iraqi women, Jews, Christians and Muslims, both those living in Iraq and abroad. The stories are united in writing about a homeland that has known suffering.
/book/show/32787146-the-shape-of-things-to-come?from_search=true	H.G. Wells	The Shape of Things To Come	This carefully crafted ebook: The Shape of Things To Come (Science Fiction Classic) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.The Shape of Things to Come is a work of science fiction, which speculates on future events from 1933 until the year 2106. In the book, a world state is established as the solution to humanity's problems. As aThis carefully crafted ebook: The Shape of Things To Come (Science Fiction Classic) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.The Shape of Things to Come is a work of science fiction, which speculates on future events from 1933 until the year 2106. In the book, a world state is established as the solution to humanity's problems. As a frame story, Wells claims that the book is his edited version of notes written by an eminent diplomat, Dr Philip Raven, who had been having dream visions of a history textbook published in 2106 and wrote down what he could remember of it.Herbert George Wells (1866-1946), known as H. G. Wells, was a prolific English writer in many genres, including the novel, history, politics, and social commentary, and textbooks and rules for war games.
/book/show/6351236-rasskazy?from_search=true	Jeff  Parker (Editor) Mikhail Iossel (Editor) Francine Prose (Introduction)	Rasskazy: New Fiction from a New Russia	Few countries have undergone more radical transformations than Russia has since the fall of the Soviet Union. The stories in Rasskazy: New Fiction from a New Russia present twenty-two depictions of the new Russia from its most talented young writers. Selected from the pages of the top Russian literary magazines and written by winners of the most prestigious literary awardsFew countries have undergone more radical transformations than Russia has since the fall of the Soviet Union. The stories in Rasskazy: New Fiction from a New Russia present twenty-two depictions of the new Russia from its most talented young writers. Selected from the pages of the top Russian literary magazines and written by winners of the most prestigious literary awards, most of these stories appear here in English for the first time.
/book/show/3612065-darkness-and-dawn?from_search=true	George Allan England	Darkness and Dawn	Dimly like the daybreak glimmer of a sky long wrapped in fogs a sign of consciousness began to dawn in the face of the tranced girl.
/book/show/13132032-writer-m-d?from_search=true	Leah Kaminsky	Writer, M.D.: The Best Contemporary Fiction and Nonfiction by Doctors	From Chekhov to Maugham to William Carlos Williams, doctors have long given voice to their unique perspectives through literature.celebrates this rich tradition with a collection of fiction and nonfiction by todays most beloved physician-writers, including,Abraham Verghese, on the lost art of the physical examPauline Chen, on the bond between a med studeFrom Chekhov to Maugham to William Carlos Williams, doctors have long given voice to their unique perspectives through literature.celebrates this rich tradition with a collection of fiction and nonfiction by todays most beloved physician-writers, including,Abraham Verghese, on the lost art of the physical examPauline Chen, on the bond between a med student and her first cadaverAtul Gawande, on the ethical dilemmas of a young surgical internDanielle Ofri, on the devastation of losing a patientEthan Canin, on love, poetry, and growing oldThese essays and stories illuminate the inner lives of men and women who deal with trauma, illness, mortality, and grief on a daily basis. Read together, they provide a candid, moving, one-of-a-kind glimpse behind the doctors mask.
/book/show/1370282.The_Story_of_the_Amulet_by_Edith_Nesbit_Fiction_Classics?from_search=true	E. Nesbit	The Story of the Amulet by Edith Nesbit, Fiction, Classics	-There were once four children who had the good fortune to find in the sandpit a strange creature. Its eyes were on long horns like snail's eyes, and it could move them in and out like telescopes. It had ears like a bat's ears, and its tubby body was shaped like a spider's and covered with thick soft fur -- and it had hands and feet like a monkey's. It was old, old, old, a-There were once four children who had the good fortune to find in the sandpit a strange creature. Its eyes were on long horns like snail's eyes, and it could move them in and out like telescopes. It had ears like a bat's ears, and its tubby body was shaped like a spider's and covered with thick soft fur -- and it had hands and feet like a monkey's. It was old, old, old, and its birthday was almost at the very beginning of everything. But it still kept its fairylikeness, and part of this fairylikeness was its power to give people whatever they wished for. -You know fairies have always been able to do this. The four children found their wishes come true; but, somehow, they never could think of just the right things to wish for, and their wishes sometimes turned out very oddly indeed. . . .- (Jacketless library hardcover.)
/book/show/18177149-flashy-fiction-and-other-insane-tales?from_search=true	Jen Wylie Sean Hayden	Flashy Fiction and Other Insane Tales (Bundle Vol 1 & 2)	Flashy Fiction AND OTHER INSANE TALES VOL 1 & 2 To the quiet ones, the trodden on, the kids in the hall The wolves in sheep's clothing, fooling them all. To the Goth, the dark, and the utterly strange The bizarre, the mutants, and the strangely deranged To the clinically insane and those not yet diagnosed Even un-medicated, you understand us the most This Flashy combo'Flashy Fiction AND OTHER INSANE TALES VOL 1 & 2 To the quiet ones, the trodden on, the kids in the hall The wolves in sheep's clothing, fooling them all. To the Goth, the dark, and the utterly strange The bizarre, the mutants, and the strangely deranged To the clinically insane and those not yet diagnosed Even un-medicated, you understand us the most This Flashy combo's for you An anthology of the strange, bizarre, and just plain weird. In Volume 1 find Zombies, vampires, ghosts, and ...crickets? If you dare, keep reading Volume 2 for Unicorns, zombies, devils, dark whispers, teddy bears, and ...fireflies? Try a taste of writing from two very different fantasy authors. Flash fiction stories are super short and perfect for when you 'just have a minute'. These anthologies each contain 15 stories (both flash and longer short stories) from authors Sean Hayden and Jen Wylie. Run the rampart of emotions in this exciting mix of tales. From humor to horror, sweet to twisted, there is something for everyone.
/book/show/18887872-complete-collection-of-h-p-lovecraft---150-ebooks-with-100-audio-book-l?from_search=true	H.P. Lovecraft	Complete Collection Of H.P.Lovecraft - 150 eBooks With 100+ Audio Book Links	Now with 100 plus Audio Book Links INCLUDED!!AND ITS NOT 20, IT'S 100 Plus Audio Books!!(Complete Collection Of Lovecraft's Fiction, Juvenilia, Poems, Essays And Collaborations)Whats Inside ..............?The Complete FictionThe Nameless CityThe FestivalThe Colour Out of SpaceThe Call of CthulhuThe Dunwich HorrorThe Whisperer in DarknessThe Dreams in the Witch HNow with 100 plus Audio Book Links INCLUDED!!AND ITS NOT 20, IT'S 100 Plus Audio Books!!(Complete Collection Of Lovecraft's Fiction, Juvenilia, Poems, Essays And Collaborations)Whats Inside ..............?The Complete FictionThe Nameless CityThe FestivalThe Colour Out of SpaceThe Call of CthulhuThe Dunwich HorrorThe Whisperer in DarknessThe Dreams in the Witch HouseThe Haunter of the DarkThe Shadow Over InnsmouthDiscarded Draft of The Shadow Over InnsmouthThe Shadow Out of TimeAt the Mountains of MadnessThe Case of Charles Dexter WardAzathothBeyond the Wall of SleepCelephaa?sCool AirDagonEx OblivioneFacts Concerning the Late Arthur Jermyn and His FamilyFrom BeyondHeHerbert West-ReanimatorHypnosIn the VaultMemoryNyarlathotepPickmana-s ModelThe BookThe Cats of UltharThe DescendantThe Doom That Came to SarnathThe Dream-Quest of Unknown KadathThe Evil ClergymanThe Horror at Red HookThe HoundThe Lurking FearThe Moon-BogThe Music of Erich ZannThe Other GodsThe OutsiderThe Picture in the HouseThe Quest of IranonThe Rats in the WallsThe Shunned HouseThe Silver KeyThe Statement of Randolph CarterThe Strange High House in the MistThe StreetThe TempleThe Terrible Old ManThe Thing on the DoorstepThe TombThe Transition of Juan RomeroThe TreeThe UnnamableThe White ShipWhat the Moon BringsPolarisThe Very Old FolkIbidOld BugsSweet Ermengarde, or, The Heart of a Country GirlA Reminiscence of Dr. Samuel JohnsonThe History of the NecronomiconThe Complete JuveniliaThe AlchemistThe Beast in the CaveThe Little Glass BottleThe Mysterious ShipThe Mystery of the Grave-YardThe Secret CaveThe Complete PoetryPart I. - Juvenilia (1887-1905)Poemata Minora, Volume IIPart II. - Fantasy and HorrorNemesisAstrophobosThe Poe-eta-s NightmareDespairRevelationThe HouseThe CityTo Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett, Eighteenth Baron DunsanyThe Nightmare LakeOn Reading Lord Dunsanya-s Book of WonderThe CatsFestivalHallowea-en in a Suburb aka aIn a Suburba(R)The WoodThe OutpostThe Ancient TrackThe MessengerNathicanaFungi from YuggothIn a Sequestera-d Providence Churchyard Where Once Poe Walka-dTo Clark Ashton Smith, Esq., upon His Phantastick Tales, Verses, Pictures, and SculpturesPart III. - Occasional VerseOn Receiving a Picture of SwansFact and FancyLaeta; a LamentPart IV. - SatireUnda; or, The Bride of the SeaPacifist War Songa31917Waste PaperDead Passiona-s FlameArcadiaLifea-s MysteryPart V. - Seasonal and TopographicalA GardenSunsetProvidenceChristmasChristmas GreetingsPart VI. - Politics and SocietyAn American to Mother EnglandLines on Gen.
/book/show/18939148-double-dutch?from_search=true	Sharon M. Draper	Double Dutch	Delia loves Double Dutch. And she's good at it. Really good. So good that her team has a chance to win the World Double Dutch Championships this year -- Delia is sure of it. What she is less sure of is her chance of passing the school's state exam, because Delia has been using her success at Double Dutch to mask a secret that could jeopardize her place on the team, and alsDelia loves Double Dutch. And she's good at it. Really good. So good that her team has a chance to win the World Double Dutch Championships this year -- Delia is sure of it. What she is less sure of is her chance of passing the school's state exam, because Delia has been using her success at Double Dutch to mask a secret that could jeopardize her place on the team, and also her future.Delia's not the only one with a secret. Her potential boyfriend, Randy, has one too -- his dad has been missing for weeks, and Randy hasn't told anyone for fear he'll be put in a foster home. But he is running out of money and getting scared.The one thing that isn't a secret is that their classmates, the Tolliver twins, are out to cause trouble. With their skull caps, angry demeanors, and hints of violence emanating from even the way they stalk down the school halls, they seem to enjoy intimidating the other kids. But will they cross the line from intimidation to violence?With consummate skill and an uncanny ability to capture how real kids think, act, and feel,author Sharon M. Draper weaves these three stories tighter and tighter, creating a novel that tingles with suspense and emotion.
/book/show/23490918-a-melody-in-the-wilderness-author-leena-sarma-fiction?from_search=true	Leena Sarma	A Melody in the Wilderness author Leena Sarma Fiction	It is about an Indian origin woman's saga of struggle on the soil of America to find a foothold when she was deserted by her much celebrated bio-technologist husband on the ground of intellectual incompatibility. The novel intersperses between India and America and focuses more on America, her social and political milieu in the context of historical development. certain asIt is about an Indian origin woman's saga of struggle on the soil of America to find a foothold when she was deserted by her much celebrated bio-technologist husband on the ground of intellectual incompatibility. The novel intersperses between India and America and focuses more on America, her social and political milieu in the context of historical development. certain aspects of American life like consulting psychiatrist or counselors on slightest provocation which may appear normal to an American but found weird by an outsider, the feeling of American superiority vis-a-vis the rest of the world, the Melting Pot syndrome: all these are dealt with in the book.In the end, it is anticipated that an Indian origin person may take over reign of this country as the President in the years to come and halt Chinese hegemony.
/book/show/23204830-the-ninth-science-fiction-megapack?from_search=true	Arthur C. Clarke	The Ninth Science Fiction Megapack: Classic and Modern Science Fiction	The Ninth Science Fiction Megapack contains 27 more works spanning time and space--including 24 stories, 2 interviews, and A Science Fiction Alphabet. Fun stuff indeed! Included are: INTERVIEW: DAN SIMMONS, conducted by Darrell SchweitzerTHE SPIRES OF DENON, by Kristine Kathryn RuschAIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A HOUND DOG, by Brenda W. CloughFOR I AM A JEALOUS PEOPLE! by LestThe Ninth Science Fiction Megapack contains 27 more works spanning time and space--including 24 stories, 2 interviews, and A Science Fiction Alphabet. Fun stuff indeed! Included are: INTERVIEW: DAN SIMMONS, conducted by Darrell SchweitzerTHE SPIRES OF DENON, by Kristine Kathryn RuschAIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A HOUND DOG, by Brenda W. CloughFOR I AM A JEALOUS PEOPLE! by Lester del ReyLUVVER, by Mack ReynoldsFROG LEVEL, by Bud WebsterCAPTAINS CONSPIRING AT THEIR MUTINIES, by Jay LakeSHIFTING SEAS, by Stanley G. WeinbaumTHROUGH TIME AND SPACE WITH FERDINAND FEGHOOT: 8, by Grendel BriartonROCK GARDEN, by Kevin O'Donnell, Jr.THE GENOA PASSAGE, by George ZebrowskiEIGHT O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING, by Ray Faraday NelsonI AM TOMORROW, by Lester del ReyWHEN THEY COME FROM SPACE, by Mark CliftonTHE SEALED SKY, by Cynthia WardMETEOR STRIKE! by Donald E. WestlakeWAITING FOR THE COIN TO DROP, by Dean Wesley SmithBEYOND THE DARKNESS, by S. J. ByrneTHE SMALLEST GOD, by Lester del ReyTHE SCIENCE FICTION ALPHABET, by Allen GlasserCANAL, by Carl JacobiTHE LOCH MOOSE MONSTER, by Janet KaganMY FAIR PLANET, by Evelyn E. SmithBEFORE EDEN, by Arthur C. ClarkeSEQUENCE, by Carl JacobiPREFERRED RISK, by Frederik Pohl and Lester del ReyINTEVIEW: FREDERIK POHL, conducted by Darrell SchweitzerIf you enjoy this book, search your favorite ebook store for Wildside Press Megapack to see the more than 100 other entries in the series, covering science fiction, modern authors, mysteries, westerns, classics, adventure stories, and much, much more!
/book/show/2876420?from_search=true	Leonard Cohen Anastasia Gryzunova (Translator)	Любимая игра	     60- ,                            .    .    .-  . ,     60- ,                            .    .    .-  . ,           , ,       .             ,   ,  ,   .
/book/show/18739931-the-rise-of-peace?from_search=true	Hafiz Shahid Amin	The Rise Of Peace: A Fiction novel on World Power Politics	The Rise of PeaceA Fiction Novel on World Power Politics by Dr Hafiz Shahid Amin..PakistanDedicated to all victims of terrorist attacks (Muslims, Non Muslims)<..The Scenario The Central Theme..>A Fiction Novel on World Power Politics. A novel of action, adventure,suspense, political and war fiction.The novel has been written in the context of present day fast cThe Rise of PeaceA Fiction Novel on World Power Politics by Dr Hafiz Shahid Amin..PakistanDedicated to all victims of terrorist attacks (Muslims, Non Muslims)<..The Scenario The Central Theme..>A Fiction Novel on World Power Politics. A novel of action, adventure,suspense, political and war fiction.The novel has been written in the context of present day fast changing political scenario of the world. Most important international burning issues have been touched in this novel in the most skillful and careful manner. Shall this peace seeking world ever reach the point of the lasting peace..?There is destruction of all anti-peace world forces in attempt to convert this world into a peaceful world.All nations live peacefully in the long run. People respect each others religious, territorial limits and social taboo. This novel is an action and adventure based fiction and an attempt to make this world as a joint peaceful global village free of discriminations of caste and racial and Islamic and non-Islamic biases. The author seems to stress upon the fact that discriminations of this sort are very fatal for the restoration of world peace.Unless this discrimination is not completely finished it is almost impossible to convert this world into one peaceful global Village.It is an English version of Urdu novel Tuloo e Amn Published in Pakistan in 2003.Author of both versions; Dr Hafiz Shahid Amin.Pakistan<>*** A 9 Points World Peace Formula ***In the end of Novel all Nations agree on these Points;1... that all countries shall respect other countries and refrain from interfering in the internal affairs of other countries.2... that all countries shall wind up and disband their secret agencies.3... that all countries shall dismiss and terminate their respective armed forces so that huge expenses made in the name of defense could be used for welfare of people.4 that all countries shall lift bans of visit visas so that people can come and go in any part of the world freely.5... that the developed countries shall take along and help developing countries and underdeveloped countries.6... that people of all countries shall enjoy complete freedom of religion and every body shall be free to offer prayer to Allah Almighty as he wished.7... that all countries shall exercise strict control over growing sexual liberties and shall prohibit advertisements about sex, sex enhancing all kinds of literature like novels, sexy films, and the most dangerous weapon of mass destruction the INTERNET SEX.8... only one and same currency shall remain in circulation and use all over the world.9... all banks and financial institutions will commence interest free banking.******************** Synopsis of Novel **Written in Urdu then translated in English.Dr. Hafiz Muhammad Shahid Amin Sheikh (MBBS, DLO)*** ENT Specialist; Author of both versions of Novel ***Tuloo e Amn ...Urdu version. Published in Pakistan in 2003 By Hashir Publishers.The Rise Of Peace English version. Published in Pakistan in 2012 By Fact Publications.Author Site;Author Email. drshahee@yahoo.comGujranwala, Pakistan.************************************************================== The briefs about NovelThere are some Muslims scientists in all over the world who unit and make one organization named MFP that means men for peace. They work hard and invent some revolutionary inventions in order to fight anti peace and anti Islam forces of world to prevent world from anti peace forces.MFP works in Zulimistan (the world super power) and convinces Zulimistans people that Zulimistan is going to divide the world into two groups that is Islamic and anti Islamic.And due to this division, the world peace is being destroyed by Zulimistan officials anti Islamic policies all over the world. The economy has also been destroyed by these policies.So ZTA (Zulimistan thinkers association) is being made by MFP in Zulimistan.ZTA puts case in Zulimistan Supreme Court against all Zulimistan Presidents both present and previous and also ZSFBI and ZSCIA and Army chiefs.ZTA demands the Zulimistan Govt officials that Govt should finish its all ZSCIA and ZSFBI and army activities in all over the world. Due to burning issue of this court case, the chief justice announces that a supreme judicial council will hear the case and then decide. This supreme council comprises all chief justices of Zulimistan states. ZTA demands the Zulimistan Govt officials that all ZSCIA and ZSFBI and ARMY headquarters in other countries all over the world should be at once closed fully and all Zulimistan army should be taken back to country at once,ZTA also demands the Zulimistan Govt officials not to indulge and interfere any country internal affairs as they do frequently and often and make unmerciful events in those countries and destroy these countries integrities. ZTA demands to give punish to all these officials due to that Zulimistan people are being given hatred in all over the world due to their anti Islamic polices all over the world. And this hatred is being increased day by day and night and nigh. This hatred is very dangerous for Zulimistan people as they are being attacked all over the world due to this hatred and also their business suffers too much and also their peaceful lives are being destroyed fully by these anti Islamic policies of Zulimistan officials as said above.The presidents and ZSCIA and ZSFBI and ARMY chiefs dislikes this case and When ZTA is near to win this court case, then these Govt officials destroy court building and killed ZTA members including ZTA president. Due to this mass killing of ZTA members by intelligence agencies, the Zulimistans people get more involved in ZTA movement.On the other hand Dr. Jabran, the chief of MFP succeeded to invent the amazing invention the black helmet. So due to which the headed person with this device does not appear to others and disappears unless the device comes in limit zero. The device works in 3 limits. In limit one the person does not disappear completely but his shadow remains visibleIn limit 2 the headed person disappears completely.Now MFP super mujahids (fighters) kidnaps Zulimistan president and all chief of intelligence agencies with the help of their inventions. MFP then attacks Zulimistan main army headquarters and nuclear centers and destroys them completely and with great success including Defense and Attack control center (DAACC).ZTA arranges its grand rally country wide and encircles FUGONTON city, the capital of Zulimistan and put more pressure on GOVT officials to stop violations in other countries especially in Islamic countries in order to prevent more attacks from MFP to Zulimistan and its people.The Govt Officials do not take action but continue their violation as previous one.Due to MFP attacks on Zulimistan with the help of black helmet device, the Zulimistan allies of world clearly warn Zulimistan and withdraw their support to Zulimistan in all his negative actions. They also warn that Zulimistans president should first clearly and in straight words accept his previous all anti Islamic negative cruel actions and then humbly beg forgiveness from Islamic countries for their mal deeds. This is to stop further attacks on Zulimistan. Zulimistan remains all alone in all over the world and no one help him.The ZTA wins case in the court and all presidents and agencies chiefs are being given full punishment for their violation into Islamic countries due to that Zulimistan people were being attacked to take revenge.The Supreme Court of Zulimistan restarts the case of ZTA that was suspended due to massive killing of judges and ZTA members. The court after some days of hearing accepts the points and facts raised by ZTA and thus considers all Zulimistans presidents and ZSFBI and ZSCI and army chiefs responsible for current disaster if peace in not only Zulimistan but also in all over the world. Thus chief justice gives punishment to all ex and recent presidents of Zulimistan and all chiefs of ZSFBI and ZSCIA and army chiefs. The ZTA president is being made as new president of Zulimistan.Then a meeting of all countries of world is being called and all presidents of world come to attend it. In this meeting MFP chief Dr. Jabran offers one International peace plan, the main points of peace plan are as follows;
/book/show/12966554-characters-emotion-viewpoint?from_search=true	Nancy Kress	Characters, Emotion & Viewpoint: Techniques and Exercises for Crafting Dynamic Characters and Effective Viewpoints	Create Complex CharactersCreate Complex CharactersChoose and execute the best point of view for your story   Create three-dimensional and believable characters   Develop your characters' emotions   Create realistic love, fight, and death scenes   Use frustration to motivate your characters and drive your story   With dozens of excerpts from some of today's most popular writers,provides you with the techniques you need to create characters and stories sure to linger in the hearts and minds of agents, editors, and readers long after they've finished your book.
/book/show/17564497-writing-popular-fiction?from_search=true	Dean Koontz	Writing Popular Fiction	Dean Koontz, whose own books have sold more than 25 million copies, shares his insight into the publishing world and shows writers how to write the kind of book that a publisher can promote as a lead title - a well-written, thoroughly researched, complex, wide-appeal novel that can sell the millions of copies necessary to finance an extensive advertising and promotion campDean Koontz, whose own books have sold more than 25 million copies, shares his insight into the publishing world and shows writers how to write the kind of book that a publisher can promote as a lead title - a well-written, thoroughly researched, complex, wide-appeal novel that can sell the millions of copies necessary to finance an extensive advertising and promotion campaign. Koontz takes a practical, detailed approach to the art, craft, and business of novel writing. You'll learn how to structure a story for greatest reader appeal, how to provide depth of characterization without slowing the pace, and how to recognize and use the sort of theme that is timely and appealing. Plus you'll receive thorough instruction on other writing techniques as they apply to today's novel, including background, viewpoint, scene setting, transitions, and dialogue. On the business side, Koontz gives an insider's view of how to deal profitably with editors and agents, advice on contracts, and tips on paperback and book club sales, foreign rights, and film rights. His final advice to writers is to read, read, read. To help you get started, he supplies a list of today's best-sellers which will provide further insight into the kind of novel that will succeed today....
/book/show/9473940-bitch-posse-fresh-fiction-marketing-kit?from_search=true	Martha O'Connor	Bitch Posse Fresh Fiction Marketing Kit	In high school, Cherry, Rennie, and Amy called themselves The Bitch Posse. Today, Amy is a wife and mother-to-be, trying to live a normal life. Rennie is a writer who engages in a number of self-destructive relationships. And Cherry is in a mental hospitaland has been ever since that one fateful night fifteen years ago, when a heart-wrenching betrayal and the unraveling ofIn high school, Cherry, Rennie, and Amy called themselves The Bitch Posse. Today, Amy is a wife and mother-to-be, trying to live a normal life. Rennie is a writer who engages in a number of self-destructive relationships. And Cherry is in a mental hospitaland has been ever since that one fateful night fifteen years ago, when a heart-wrenching betrayal and the unraveling of relationships led them to a point of no return, where their actions triggered unimaginable consequences. These secrets have torn them apart, while inextricably binding them to one another. What happened to them? And can they survive their shared history, even today? The Bitch Posse is an anthem for friendships that defy societys approval or disapproval. Its a novel of secrets, courage, sacrifice, and hope against the odds.
/book/show/924502.The_Europeans_by_Henry_James_Fiction_Classics?from_search=true	Henry James	The Europeans by Henry James, Fiction, Classics	As The Europeans opens, Eugenia and Felix, the -Europeans- of the title, are in Boston. Recently her marriage to a German prince has come apart, and she and her brother Felix are visiting relatives in the countryside near Boston, looking to arrange a wealthy second marriage for Eugenia. It's a satire on a certain level -- a masterly short novel (well, short for James) thatAs The Europeans opens, Eugenia and Felix, the -Europeans- of the title, are in Boston. Recently her marriage to a German prince has come apart, and she and her brother Felix are visiting relatives in the countryside near Boston, looking to arrange a wealthy second marriage for Eugenia. It's a satire on a certain level -- a masterly short novel (well, short for James) that shows what Rebecca West calles James's -clear sunlit charm-; for good reason it's become one of James's most popular novels.
/book/show/25606306-the-year-s-best-science-fiction-fantasy-2015-edition?from_search=true	Rich Horton	The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy 2015 Edition	This seventh volume of the year's best science fiction and fantasy features over thirty stories by some of the genre's greatest authors, including Elizabeth Bear, Paul Cornell, Cory Doctorow, James Patrick Kelly, Yoon Ha Lee, Kelly Link, Ken Liu, Sandra MacDonald, K.J. Parker, Robert Reed, Peter Watts, and many others. Selecting the best fiction from Asimov's, ClarkesworldThis seventh volume of the year's best science fiction and fantasy features over thirty stories by some of the genre's greatest authors, including Elizabeth Bear, Paul Cornell, Cory Doctorow, James Patrick Kelly, Yoon Ha Lee, Kelly Link, Ken Liu, Sandra MacDonald, K.J. Parker, Robert Reed, Peter Watts, and many others. Selecting the best fiction from Asimov's, Clarkesworld, F&SF, Lightspeed, Subterranean, and other top venues, The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy is your guide to magical realms and worlds beyond tomorrow.
/book/show/897084.Finding_Your_Writer_s_Voice?from_search=true	Thaisa Frank Dorothy  Wall Dorothy Wall	Finding Your Writer's Voice: A Guide to Creative Fiction	An illuminating guide to finding one's most powerful writing tool,helps writers learn to hear the voices that are uniquely their own. Mixing creative inspiration with practical advice about craft, the book includes chapters on:- Accessing raw voice- Listening to voices of childhood, public and private voices, and colloquial voices- Working in fAn illuminating guide to finding one's most powerful writing tool,helps writers learn to hear the voices that are uniquely their own. Mixing creative inspiration with practical advice about craft, the book includes chapters on:- Accessing raw voice- Listening to voices of childhood, public and private voices, and colloquial voices- Working in first and third person: discovering a narrative persona- Using voice to create characters- Shaping one's voice into the form of a story- Reigniting the energy of voice during revision
/book/show/296669.Terminal_Identity?from_search=true	Scott Bukatman	Terminal Identity: The Virtual Subject in Postmodern Science Fiction	Scott Bukatman'sreferring to both the site of the termination of the conventional subject and the birth of a new subjectivity constructed at the computer terminal or television screen--puts to rest any lingering doubts of the significance of science fiction in contemporary cultural studies. Demonstrating a comprehensive knowledge, both of the history oScott Bukatman'sreferring to both the site of the termination of the conventional subject and the birth of a new subjectivity constructed at the computer terminal or television screen--puts to rest any lingering doubts of the significance of science fiction in contemporary cultural studies. Demonstrating a comprehensive knowledge, both of the history of science fiction narrative from its earliest origins, and of cultural theory and philosophy, Bukatman redefines the nature of human identity in the Information Age.Drawing on a wide range of contemporary theories of the postmodernincluding Fredric Jameson, Donna Haraway, and Jean BaudrillardBukatman begins with the proposition that Western culture is suffering a crisis brought on by advanced electronic technologies. Then in a series of chapters richly supported by analyses of literary texts, visual arts, film, video, television, comics, computer games, and graphics, Bukatman takes the reader on an odyssey that traces the postmodern subject from its current crisis, through its close encounters with technology, and finally to new self-recognition. This new virtual subject, as Bukatman defines it, situates the human and the technological as coexistent, codependent, and mutally defining.Synthesizing the most provocative theories of postmodern culture with a truly encyclopedic treatment of the relevant media, this volume sets a new standard in the study of science fictiona category that itself may be redefined in light of this work. Bukatman not only offers the most detailed map to date of the intellectual terrain of postmodern technology studieshe arrives at new frontiers, providing a propitious launching point for further inquiries into the relationship of electronic technology and culture.
/book/show/26842116-les-nouvelles-enqu-tes-de-sherlock-holmes?from_search=true	David Stuart Davies Sylvie Del Cotto (Translator)	Les Nouvelles enquêtes de Sherlock Holmes: Un certain Dr Watson	Comment tout a commenc Mdecin militaire en Afghanistan en 1880, John Walker fuit l'horreur des combats pour se rfugier dans l'alcool. Dshonor, il est chass de l'arme et renvoy en Angleterre. Lors du voyage de retour, il tombe entre les mains d'un mystrieux rseau aux activits troubles. Il dcouvre bientt que le chef en est le professeur Moriarty, qui le rebaptisComment tout a commenc Mdecin militaire en Afghanistan en 1880, John Walker fuit l'horreur des combats pour se rfugier dans l'alcool. Dshonor, il est chass de l'arme et renvoy en Angleterre. Lors du voyage de retour, il tombe entre les mains d'un mystrieux rseau aux activits troubles. Il dcouvre bientt que le chef en est le professeur Moriarty, qui le rebaptise Watson et lui confie la mission d'espionner un jeune dtective dont la rputation ne cesse de crotre  Londres, Sherlock Holmes.Mais Watson et Holmes se lient bientt d'amiti et le docteur s'efforce alors de se dfaire de l'emprise de Moriarty. Une entreprise mortelle.Le meilleur roman sherlockien de l'anne... Je n'hsites pas  le recommander. Classic Specialities
/book/show/8061206-the-lost-library?from_search=true	Tom Cardamone (Editor, Contributor) Michael Graves (Contributor) Stephen Greco (Contributor)	The Lost Library: Gay Fiction Rediscovered	Twenty-eight modern gay authors reminisce about their favorite out of print gay novels, bringing the texts to light and telling intimate stories of their own.
/book/show/423137.Wolf_In_Shadow?from_search=true	David Gemmell	Wolf In Shadow	Three centuries after terrible floods drowned most of Earth's civilizations, humanity scratches for safety in a world of deadly evils. And through this world walks Jon Shannow, the Jerusalem Man. His quest is to find lost Jerusalem--and confront the world's evil, including the devil himself.
/book/show/87191.One_Hundred_Strokes_Of_The_Brush_Before_Bed?from_search=true	Melissa Panarello Lawrence Venuti (translator) Melissa Panarello	One Hundred Strokes Of The Brush Before Bed	One very hot Italian summer, a schoolgirl sits alone in her bedroom, staring at posters of Marlene Dietrich and listening to classical music. She strips before her mirror, examining her adolescent body pleasurably, yet without desire. She writes: 'I want love, diary.'
/book/show/21843543-in-desert-and-wilderness-polish-adventure-fiction-by-1905-nobel-prize?from_search=true	Henryk Sienkiewicz	In Desert And Wilderness ; Polish Adventure Fiction by 1905 Nobel Prize Winner (Annotated)	Editorial ReviewIn Desert and Wilderness is a well-known novel for young reader by Polish novelist and Nobel Prize winner Henryk Sienkiewicz, written in 1912. It is actually his first and only novel written for children. It was filmed two times in 1973 and in 2001.This book concerns two children in the early 1900's residing in Egypt. Stas, a 14-year old boy and satisfiedEditorial ReviewIn Desert and Wilderness is a well-known novel for young reader by Polish novelist and Nobel Prize winner Henryk Sienkiewicz, written in 1912. It is actually his first and only novel written for children. It was filmed two times in 1973 and in 2001.This book concerns two children in the early 1900's residing in Egypt. Stas, a 14-year old boy and satisfied with his Polish heritage, feels he needs to protect his young 8-year old British friend, Nell. But he is challenged when both are kidnapped by Arabs and cross deserts, meeting cruel and heartless Gebhr, and Idris, who's torn out of wanting to take the children to the Madhi in Khartoum as slaves and pity for them. When they reach disease-infested Khartoum and Stas comes face-to-face with the Madhi, they again are taken by order of the Madhi to Fashoda, where the children meet a slaves Kali, really the son of the king of the Wahima tribe, and Mea. After Gebhr threatens to kill the children, Stas shoots them and the four escape on a journey with many challenges and obstacles, to come back home.This novel is definitely one of Sienkiewicz's best, Im truely recommend it for reading. You will realize that why it is called classic adventure novel. This kind of book will make you need to read it several times without boring.
/book/show/14412904-the-short-fiction-of-william-h-coles-2001-2011?from_search=true	William H. Coles	The Short Fiction of William H. Coles 2001-2011	Facing Grace with Gloria and Other Stories explores mysteries of human desires and the unique ways each of us struggles to fulfill our meaning for existence. Each story is unique in time and setting, every character balancing strengths and weaknesses to succeed, discovering something new about themselves and the paradoxes of their worlds. This collection of short stories iFacing Grace with Gloria and Other Stories explores mysteries of human desires and the unique ways each of us struggles to fulfill our meaning for existence. Each story is unique in time and setting, every character balancing strengths and weaknesses to succeed, discovering something new about themselves and the paradoxes of their worlds. This collection of short stories includes: The Gift The Stonecutter Facing Grace with Gloria Grace Homunculus Reddog Captain Withers's Wife The Thirteen Nudes of Ernest Goings Crossing Over The Activist The Perennial Student The Curse of a Lonely Heart Suchin's Escape
/book/show/293301.The_Way_It_Wasn_t?from_search=true	Martin H. Greenberg (editor) Robert Silverberg	The Way It Wasn't: Great Science Fiction Stories of Alternate History	The Way It Wasn't takes an amusing, intellectually stimulating excursion into speculative history. Here are thirteen memorable stories by renowned science fiction writers, telling what things might be like if... Elvis Presley weren't the King but the President of the United States (Ike at the Mike by Howard Waldrop)... The Black Death had killed the entire population oThe Way It Wasn't takes an amusing, intellectually stimulating excursion into speculative history. Here are thirteen memorable stories by renowned science fiction writers, telling what things might be like if... Elvis Presley weren't the King but the President of the United States (Ike at the Mike by Howard Waldrop)... The Black Death had killed the entire population of Europe in the fourteenth century (Lion Time in Timbuctoo by Robert Silverberg)... John F. Kennedy had survived the 1963 shooting in Dallas (The Winterberry by Nicholas A. DiChario). Included, too, is fascinating short fiction by Mike Resnick, Susan Shwartz, Larry Niven, Pamela Sargent, Fritz Leiber, Greg Bear, Barry N. Malzberg, Harry Turtledove, Gregory Benford and Kim Stanley Robinson. After reading these stories - some of the most compelling examples of alternate history anywhere - your mind will keep spinning the question What If...?
/book/show/12858577-das-wilde-ufer?from_search=true	Kim Stanley Robinson Michael Kubiak (Translator)	Das wilde Ufer	2047: For the small Pacific Coast community of San Onofre, life in the aftermath of a devastating nuclear attack is a matter of survival, a day-to-day struggle to stay alive. But young Hank Fletcher dreams of the world that might have been, and might yet be--and dreams of playing a crucial role in America's rebirth.
/book/show/423137.Wolf_In_Shadow?from_search=true	David Gemmell	Wolf In Shadow	Three centuries after terrible floods drowned most of Earth's civilizations, humanity scratches for safety in a world of deadly evils. And through this world walks Jon Shannow, the Jerusalem Man. His quest is to find lost Jerusalem--and confront the world's evil, including the devil himself.
/book/show/21843543-in-desert-and-wilderness-polish-adventure-fiction-by-1905-nobel-prize?from_search=true	Henryk Sienkiewicz	In Desert And Wilderness ; Polish Adventure Fiction by 1905 Nobel Prize Winner (Annotated)	Editorial ReviewIn Desert and Wilderness is a well-known novel for young reader by Polish novelist and Nobel Prize winner Henryk Sienkiewicz, written in 1912. It is actually his first and only novel written for children. It was filmed two times in 1973 and in 2001.This book concerns two children in the early 1900's residing in Egypt. Stas, a 14-year old boy and satisfiedEditorial ReviewIn Desert and Wilderness is a well-known novel for young reader by Polish novelist and Nobel Prize winner Henryk Sienkiewicz, written in 1912. It is actually his first and only novel written for children. It was filmed two times in 1973 and in 2001.This book concerns two children in the early 1900's residing in Egypt. Stas, a 14-year old boy and satisfied with his Polish heritage, feels he needs to protect his young 8-year old British friend, Nell. But he is challenged when both are kidnapped by Arabs and cross deserts, meeting cruel and heartless Gebhr, and Idris, who's torn out of wanting to take the children to the Madhi in Khartoum as slaves and pity for them. When they reach disease-infested Khartoum and Stas comes face-to-face with the Madhi, they again are taken by order of the Madhi to Fashoda, where the children meet a slaves Kali, really the son of the king of the Wahima tribe, and Mea. After Gebhr threatens to kill the children, Stas shoots them and the four escape on a journey with many challenges and obstacles, to come back home.This novel is definitely one of Sienkiewicz's best, Im truely recommend it for reading. You will realize that why it is called classic adventure novel. This kind of book will make you need to read it several times without boring.
/book/show/2817473-selected-fiction?from_search=true	Manoj Das	Selected Fiction	In this collection of twenty-seven short stories, a novelette and a novel, there are many delightful tales, characters and situations to encounter and relish. The stories range from the light-hearted to the sombre. Many are laced with Manoj Das' characteristic irony. Told with humour and compassion, wit and sensitivity, this collection brings together the best of the worksIn this collection of twenty-seven short stories, a novelette and a novel, there are many delightful tales, characters and situations to encounter and relish. The stories range from the light-hearted to the sombre. Many are laced with Manoj Das' characteristic irony. Told with humour and compassion, wit and sensitivity, this collection brings together the best of the works of one of India's most mature and rewarding writers.
/book/show/1179647.13_Great_Stories_of_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Groff Conklin (Editor)	13 Great Stories of Science Fiction	From today's most celebrated writers of science-fiction comes this baker's dozen.Introduction by Groff ConklinThe War is Over by Algis BudrysThe Light by Poul AndersonCompassion Circuit by John WyndhamVolpla by Wyman GuinSilence, Please! by Arthur C. ClarkeAllegory by William T. PowersSoap Opera by Alan NelsonShipping Clerk by William MorrisonTechnological RetreatFrom today's most celebrated writers of science-fiction comes this baker's dozen.Introduction by Groff ConklinThe War is Over by Algis BudrysThe Light by Poul AndersonCompassion Circuit by John WyndhamVolpla by Wyman GuinSilence, Please! by Arthur C. ClarkeAllegory by William T. PowersSoap Opera by Alan NelsonShipping Clerk by William MorrisonTechnological Retreat by G. C. EdmondsonThe Analogues by Damon KnightThe Available Data on the Worp Reaction by Lion MillerThe Skills of Xanadu by Theodore SturgeonThe Machine by Richard Gehman
/book/show/11016760-threads-and-traces?from_search=true	Carlo Ginzburg Anne C. Tedeschi (Translator) John Tedeschi (Translator)	Threads and Traces: True False Fictive	Carlo Ginzburgs brilliant and timely new essay collection takes a bold stand against naive positivism and allegedly sophisticated neo-skepticism. It looks deeply into questions raised by decades of post-structuralism: What constitutes historical truth? How do we draw a boundary between truth and fiction? What is the relationship between history and memory? How do we grappCarlo Ginzburgs brilliant and timely new essay collection takes a bold stand against naive positivism and allegedly sophisticated neo-skepticism. It looks deeply into questions raised by decades of post-structuralism: What constitutes historical truth? How do we draw a boundary between truth and fiction? What is the relationship between history and memory? How do we grapple with the historical conventions that inform, in different ways, all written documents? In his answers, Ginzburg peels away layers of subsequent readings and interpretations that envelop every text to make a larger argument about history and fiction. Interwoven with compelling autobiographical references,bears moving witness to Ginzburgs life as a European Jew, the abiding strength of his scholarship, and his deep engagement with the historians craft.
/book/show/24983900-captivate-your-readers?from_search=true	Jodie Renner	Captivate Your Readers: An Editor's Guide to Writing Compelling Fiction	This third guide to writing compelling fiction by respected editor and award-winning author Jodie Renner provides concrete advice for captivating readers and immersing them in your story world. Its all about engaging readers through the use of techniques such as deep point of view, showing instead of telling, avoiding author intrusions, and basically stepping back and letThis third guide to writing compelling fiction by respected editor and award-winning author Jodie Renner provides concrete advice for captivating readers and immersing them in your story world. Its all about engaging readers through the use of techniques such as deep point of view, showing instead of telling, avoiding author intrusions, and basically stepping back and letting the characters tell the story.Todays readers want to lose themselves in an absorbing story. Renner shows you how to provide the immediacy and emotional involvement readers crave in fiction, and she does it in her usual highly accessible, reader-friendly style, with plenty of concrete tips and examples.Chapters include:12 Essential Steps from Story Idea to Publish-Ready NovelChecklist for Creating Fiction Readers Cant Put Down33 Must-Dos for Writing a Winning Short StoryCreate a Complex, Charismatic Main CharacterCharacter Descriptions  Learn From the ProsThose Critical First Five PagesIntroduction to Point of View in FictionEngage Your Readers with Deep Point of ViewHow to Avoid Head-HoppingLet the Characters Tell the Story10 Ways to Add Depth to Your ScenesHow to Keep Your Dialogue Real and RivetingTips for Showing instead of TellingHow to Avoid Annoying Author Intrusions
/book/show/15745594-writing-with-a-heavy-heart?from_search=true	Denise Jaden	Writing With A Heavy Heart: Using Grief and Loss to Stretch Your Fiction	Jaden's Writing With A Heavy Heart is a must-have for any writer's craft shelf. The combination of clear guidance and practical exercises allow writers to take their manuscripts to a deeper level.- Eileen Cook Author of Unraveling Isobel and The Almost TruthIn her first non-fiction mini-book, Denise Jaden explores the stages and outlets of grief and how to implement thJaden's Writing With A Heavy Heart is a must-have for any writer's craft shelf. The combination of clear guidance and practical exercises allow writers to take their manuscripts to a deeper level.- Eileen Cook Author of Unraveling Isobel and The Almost TruthIn her first non-fiction mini-book, Denise Jaden explores the stages and outlets of grief and how to implement them into your fiction to create more interesting characters and a more engaging plot. Some topics of this book include: grieving before the loss, spiritual matters, and how grief affects different ages, personality types and gender.Available October 1, 2012.
/book/show/2256496.Science_Fiction_Terror_Tales?from_search=true	Groff Conklin (Editor) Theodore Sturgeon (Contributor) Howard Browne	Science-Fiction Terror Tales	Introduction  (1955)  essay by Groff ConklinPunishment Without Crime  (1950)  shortstory by Ray BradburyArena  (1944)  novelette by Fredric BrownThe Leech  (1952)  shortstory by Robert SheckleyThrough Channels  (1951)  shortstory by Richard MathesonLost Memory  (1952)  shortstory by Howard Browne [as by Peter Phillips ]Memorial  (1946)  shortstory by ThIntroduction  (1955)  essay by Groff ConklinPunishment Without Crime  (1950)  shortstory by Ray BradburyArena  (1944)  novelette by Fredric BrownThe Leech  (1952)  shortstory by Robert SheckleyThrough Channels  (1951)  shortstory by Richard MathesonLost Memory  (1952)  shortstory by Howard Browne [as by Peter Phillips ]Memorial  (1946)  shortstory by Theodore SturgeonPrott  (1953)  shortstory by Margaret St. ClairFlies  (1953)  shortstory by Isaac AsimovThe Microscopic Giants  (1936)  shortstory by Paul ErnstThe Other Inauguration  (1953)  shortstory by Anthony BoucherNightmare Brother  (1953)  novelette by Alan E. NoursePipeline to Pluto  (1945)  shortstory by Murray LeinsterImpostor  (1953)  shortstory by Philip K. DickThey  (1941)  shortstory by Robert A. HeinleinLet Me Live in a House  (1954)  novelette by Chad Oliver
/book/show/620931.Boy_in_the_Middle?from_search=true	Patrick Califia-Rice	Boy in the Middle: Erotic Fiction	The master of S/M erotica returns, with his trademark blend of psychological insight and ingenious sexual situations.Patrick Califias characters are people who cant get a cab at night: vampires who prey on drug addicts on the Lower East Side, self-hating Mormon missionaries, baby butch dykes searching for worthy dyke daddies, hermaphrodite private investigators, transsexThe master of S/M erotica returns, with his trademark blend of psychological insight and ingenious sexual situations.Patrick Califias characters are people who cant get a cab at night: vampires who prey on drug addicts on the Lower East Side, self-hating Mormon missionaries, baby butch dykes searching for worthy dyke daddies, hermaphrodite private investigators, transsexual streetwalkers, older butch tops  rough-mannered but compassionate  FTM community activists, femmes who need to be taught a lesson, femmes who need to be left in charge. Inthe legendary Patrick Califia  sex radical, writer, and provocateur  returns with eleven erotic stories from tender initiations to raunchy role play to welt-raising, hardcore S/M scenes. Theres no safe word at this black leather pajama party of a book.
/book/show/791387.Essentials_of_the_Theory_of_Fiction?from_search=true	Michael J. Hoffman (Editor) Patrick D. Murphy (Editor)	Essentials of the Theory of Fiction	What accounts for the power of stories to both entertain and illuminate? This question has long compelled the attention of storytellers and students of literature alike, and over the past several decades it has opened up broader dialogues about the nature of culture and interpretation. This third edition of the bestsellingprovides a comWhat accounts for the power of stories to both entertain and illuminate? This question has long compelled the attention of storytellers and students of literature alike, and over the past several decades it has opened up broader dialogues about the nature of culture and interpretation. This third edition of the bestsellingprovides a comprehensive view of the theory of fiction from the nineteenth century through modernism and postmodernism to the present. It offers a sample of major theories of fictional technique while emphasizing recent developments in literary criticism. The essays cover a variety of topics, including voice, point of view, narration, sequencing, gender, and race. Ten new selections address issues such as oral memory in African American fiction, temporality, queer theory, magical realism, interactive narratives, and the effect of virtual technologies on literature. For students and generalists alike,is an invaluable resource for understanding how fiction works.M. M. Bakhtin, John Barth, Roland Barthes, Wayne Booth, John Brenkman, Peter Brooks, Catherine Burgass, Seymour Chatman, J. Yellowlees Douglas, Rachel Blau DuPlessis, Wendy B. Faris, Barbara Foley, E. M. Forster, Joseph Frank, Joanne S. Frye, William H. Gass, Henry Louis Gates Jr., Grard Genette, Ursula K. Heise, Michael J. Hoffman, Linda Hutcheon, Henry James, Susan S. Lanser, Helen Lock, Georg Lukcs, Patrick D. Murphy, Ruth Ronen, Joseph Tabbi, Jon Thiem, Tzvetan Todorov, Virginia Woolf
/book/show/28806513-firstborn-destinies---lies?from_search=true	M.L. Lacy	Firstborn Destinies - Lies (Bronze winner of Best Women's Fiction in the 2017 Feathered Quill Book Awards)	Have you ever wondered if your lifeyour destiny, was preordained? If someone or something has played a part in the choices you make; in the direction your life takes?Everything Kelsey has always thought to be true is shattered, when, her grandmother reveals secrets about Kelseys past. Having thought her parents died in a house fire when she was just three years old, herHave you ever wondered if your lifeyour destiny, was preordained? If someone or something has played a part in the choices you make; in the direction your life takes?Everything Kelsey has always thought to be true is shattered, when, her grandmother reveals secrets about Kelseys past. Having thought her parents died in a house fire when she was just three years old, her grandmother confesses the hurtful truth that, though theyd loved her dearly, her parents had in fact moved away and left her in her grandparents care.All Kelsey has to help her make sense of this new revelation is a box of letters and cards, and precious few cluesone of which is the pendant she has worn since birth. Having promised to never take it off, she learns the necklace is a powerful amulet, meant to protect her from some unknown evil. Now Kelsey must find out why her parents left her, and why and from whom she is in such danger.It was written in his destiny that Justin, a magickal and the firstborn of his Royal House, wed the firstborn of another Royal HouseHannah. He is not and has never been in love with Hannah, and has been defying what was written, when he meets Kelsey, a tourist who has stopped in his hometown looking for answers.Will Justin be able to prove to his family his Writings are wrong, when what he feels for Kelsey is what he is supposed to feel for Hannah? Will Kelsey have time to find the answers she seeks, as the foretold danger gets closer?Will they be able to fulfill their destinies before its too late?
/book/show/12517845-angoul-me?from_search=true	Thomas M. Disch	Angoulême: Science Fiction Roman	If Charles Dickens has written speculative fiction, he might have created a novel as intricate, passionate, and lacerating as Thomas M. Disch's visionary portrait of the underbelly of 21st-century New York City. The residents of the public housing project at 334 East 11th Street live in a world of rationed babied and sanctioned drug addiction. Real food is displayed in musIf Charles Dickens has written speculative fiction, he might have created a novel as intricate, passionate, and lacerating as Thomas M. Disch's visionary portrait of the underbelly of 21st-century New York City. The residents of the public housing project at 334 East 11th Street live in a world of rationed babied and sanctioned drug addiction. Real food is displayed in museums and hospital attendants moonlight as body-snatchers.
/book/show/26856322-monday-or-tuesday-and-other-short-stories?from_search=true	Virginia Woolf	Monday or Tuesday and Other Short Stories (The Original Unabridged 1921 Edition of 8 Short Fiction Stories)	
/book/show/12858577-das-wilde-ufer?from_search=true	Kim Stanley Robinson Michael Kubiak (Translator)	Das wilde Ufer	2047: For the small Pacific Coast community of San Onofre, life in the aftermath of a devastating nuclear attack is a matter of survival, a day-to-day struggle to stay alive. But young Hank Fletcher dreams of the world that might have been, and might yet be--and dreams of playing a crucial role in America's rebirth.
/book/show/30985774-projekt-luna?from_search=true	Algis Budrys Wulf Bergner (Translator)	Projekt Luna: Meisterwerke der Science Fiction - Roman	Auf dem Mond lauert der TodWir schreiben das Jahr 1959. Satelliten entdeckten ein rtselhaftes Gebilde auf dem Mond, das jetzt unter strengster Geheimhaltung untersucht wird. Es scheint ein gewaltiges Labyrinth zu sein, das offenbar von einer auerirdischen Zivilisation errichtet wurde. Als die Wissenschaftler, neugierig geworden, das Bauwerk betreten, erwartet sie dort eiAuf dem Mond lauert der TodWir schreiben das Jahr 1959. Satelliten entdeckten ein rtselhaftes Gebilde auf dem Mond, das jetzt unter strengster Geheimhaltung untersucht wird. Es scheint ein gewaltiges Labyrinth zu sein, das offenbar von einer auerirdischen Zivilisation errichtet wurde. Als die Wissenschaftler, neugierig geworden, das Bauwerk betreten, erwartet sie dort ein grauenvoller Tod. Der Physiker Dr. Edward Hawks und der todesmutige Abenteurer Al Barker wollen das Rtsel des Labyrinths lsen, doch so leicht gibt der Mond seine Geheimnisse nicht preis ...
/book/show/9312692-storylandia-2?from_search=true	Ginger Mayerson (Editor) Kellie R. England Adam Bourke	Storylandia 2: The Wapshott Journal of Fiction	Storylandia, Issue 2 of the Wapshott Journal of Fiction, is pleased to present these fine stories: Poetry and Red Phosphorus by Kellie R. England, Assassin by Adam Bourke, Escaping the Apoidians Hivault by Christopher Husmann, Kiva by Cinsearae S. and Have You Ever Seen The Rain? By Mylochka. More information atStorylandia is always seeking quality oStorylandia, Issue 2 of the Wapshott Journal of Fiction, is pleased to present these fine stories: Poetry and Red Phosphorus by Kellie R. England, Assassin by Adam Bourke, Escaping the Apoidians Hivault by Christopher Husmann, Kiva by Cinsearae S. and Have You Ever Seen The Rain? By Mylochka. More information atStorylandia is always seeking quality original short fiction. Please have a look at our submission guidelines at http: //Cover: Leaf by Tom Good,
/book/show/2049023.The_Cambridge_Companion_to_Crime_Fiction?from_search=true	Martin Priestman (Editor)	The Cambridge Companion to Crime Fiction	In addition to covering the detective fiction of writers like Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie and Raymond Chandler, this collection of British and American crime fiction considers other kinds of fiction where crime plays a substantial part, such as the thriller and spy fiction. Ranging over the last three centuries, it includes chapters on the analysis of crime in eiIn addition to covering the detective fiction of writers like Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie and Raymond Chandler, this collection of British and American crime fiction considers other kinds of fiction where crime plays a substantial part, such as the thriller and spy fiction. Ranging over the last three centuries, it includes chapters on the analysis of crime in eighteenth-century literature; French and Victorian fiction; women and black detectives; crime on film and TV; and police fiction and postmodernist uses of the detective form.
/book/show/848029.Great_Tales_of_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Robert Silverberg (Editor) Martin H. Greenberg (Editor)	Great Tales of Science Fiction	Introduction  Robert SilverbergMellonta Tauta  Edgar Allan Poe  Godeys Ladys Book Feb, 1849In the Year 2889  Jules Verne  The Forum Feb, 1889Sold to Satan [written Jan 1904]  Mark Twain  Europe & Elsewhere, Harper Bros., 1923The New Accelerator  H.G. Wells  The Strand Dec 01Finis  Frank Lillie Pollock  Argosy Jun 06As Easy as A.B.C.  Rudyard Kipling  TIntroduction  Robert SilverbergMellonta Tauta  Edgar Allan Poe  Godeys Ladys Book Feb, 1849In the Year 2889  Jules Verne  The Forum Feb, 1889Sold to Satan [written Jan 1904]  Mark Twain  Europe & Elsewhere, Harper Bros., 1923The New Accelerator  H.G. Wells  The Strand Dec 01Finis  Frank Lillie Pollock  Argosy Jun 06As Easy as A.B.C.  Rudyard Kipling  The London Magazine Mar 12Dark Lot of One Saul  M.P. Shiel  The Grand Magazine Feb 12R.U.R.  Karel Capek  1921The Tissue-Culture King  Julian Huxley  Yale Review Apr 26The Metal Man  Jack Williamson  Amazing Dec 28The Gostak and the Doshes  Miles J. Breuer  Amazing Mar 30Alas, All Thinking!  Harry Bates  Astounding Jun 35The Mad Moon  Stanley G. Weinbaum  Astounding Dec 35As Never Was  P. Schuyler Miller  Astounding Jan 44Desertion/City  Clifford D. Simak  Astounding Nov 44The Strange Case of John Kingman  Murray Leinster  Astounding May 48Dreams Are Sacred  Peter Phillips  Astounding Sep 48Misbegotten Missionary  Isaac Asimov  Galaxy Nov 50Dune Roller  Julian May  Astounding Dec 51Warm  Robert Sheckley  Galaxy Jun 53A Bad Day for Sales  Fritz Leiber  Galaxy Jul 53Man of Parts  Horace L. Gold  9 Tales of Space & Time, ed. Raymond J. Healey, Holt, 1954The Man Who Came Early  Poul Anderson  F&SF Jun 56The Burning of the Brain  Cordwainer Smith  If Oct 58The Men Who Murdered Mohammed  Alfred Bester  F&SF Oct 58The Man Who Lost the Sea  Theodore Sturgeon  F&SF Oct 59Goodlife/Berserker  Fred Saberhagen  Worlds of Tomorrow 12/63The Sliced-Crosswise Only-On-Tuesday World  Philip Jos Farmer  New Dimensions I, ed Robert Silverberg, Doubleday, 1971Gehenna  Barry N. Malzberg  Galaxy Mar 71A Meeting with Medusa  Arthur C. Clarke  Playboy Dec 71Painwise  James Tiptree, Jr  F&SF Feb 72Nobodys Home  Joanna Russ  New Dimensions II, ed. Robert Silverberg, Doubleday, 1972Think Only This of Me  Michael J. Kurland  Galaxy Nov 73Capricorn Games  Robert Silverberg  The Far Side of Time, ed. Roger Elwood, Dodd Mead, 1974The Author of the Acacia Seeds & Other Extracts from the Journal of the Association of Therolinguistics  Ursula Le Guin  Fellowship of the Stars, ed Terry Carr, Simon & Schuster, 1974Doing Lennon  Gregory Benford  Analog Apr 75
/book/show/7796735-master-and-man-by-leo-tolstoy-fiction-classics?from_search=true	Leo Tolstoy Aylmer Maude (Translator) Louise Maude (Translator)	Master and Man by Leo Tolstoy, Fiction, Classics	There was a fete in the parish and the innkeeper, Vasili Andreevich Brekhunov, a Second Guild merchant, being a church elder had to go to church, and had also to entertain his relatives and friends at home. But when the last of them had gone he at once began to prepare to drive over to see a neighboring proprietor about a grove which he had been bargaining over for a longThere was a fete in the parish and the innkeeper, Vasili Andreevich Brekhunov, a Second Guild merchant, being a church elder had to go to church, and had also to entertain his relatives and friends at home. But when the last of them had gone he at once began to prepare to drive over to see a neighboring proprietor about a grove which he had been bargaining over for a long time. He was now in a hurry to start, lest buyers from the town might forestall him in making a profitable purchase. . . . It was a moment that would ultimately cost someone his life, and for reasons that will surprise you. Listen carefully: read and learn.
/book/show/119950.Literature_for_Composition?from_search=true	Sylvan Barnet William E. Cain William E. Burto	Literature for Composition: Essays, Fiction, Poetry, and Drama	One of the first anthologies designed specifically for writing courses, Literature for Composition continues to offer superior coverage of reading, writing, and arguing about literature and a deep anthology of readings presented in Sylvan Barnet's signature accessible style. Literature for Composition opens with several chapters that provide uniquely helpful strategies andOne of the first anthologies designed specifically for writing courses, Literature for Composition continues to offer superior coverage of reading, writing, and arguing about literature and a deep anthology of readings presented in Sylvan Barnet's signature accessible style. Literature for Composition opens with several chapters that provide uniquely helpful strategies and models for reading, thinking, and writing critically about literature. The first text to link argument and literature, the eighth edition provides earlier discussions of arguing about literature as part of the writing process. A diverse anthology of selections is organized around seven engaging themes, and nine compelling case studies help launch research projects. The text's 200 images, a 4-color insert, and special chapters on visual literacy and literature on film add another appealing dimension to the study of literature.
/book/show/24919024-minute-of-darkness-eighteen-flash-fiction-stories?from_search=true	J.D. Daniels	Minute of Darkness & Eighteen Flash Fiction Stories	
/book/show/19058931-your-novel-day-by-day?from_search=true	Mary Anna Evans	Your Novel, Day by Day:  A Fiction Writer's Companion	Your Novel: Day by Day is designed to be an all-in-one guide to planning, writing, editing, and publishing a first novel, guiding a new novelist through the day-to-day details of the process. Its author, Mary Anna Evans, is an awardwinning writer with eight novels, two nonfiction books, and a collection of short works to her credit. She says, This is the book where I tellYour Novel: Day by Day is designed to be an all-in-one guide to planning, writing, editing, and publishing a first novel, guiding a new novelist through the day-to-day details of the process. Its author, Mary Anna Evans, is an awardwinning writer with eight novels, two nonfiction books, and a collection of short works to her credit. She says, This is the book where I tell other writers the things I wish Id known ten years ago.Work through this book of practical advice with Mary Anna, day by day and page by page, as she advises you oncrafting a plot,fleshing out believable characters,organizing a novels timeline,crafting believable motivations for your characters,editing objectively,evaluating traditional and independent publishing options,and marketing to agents, publishers, and readers.Because she understands the importance of maintaining your own motivation during the arduous process of writing a novel, Mary Anna has chosen a narrative structure that will provide you with a written companion for a years worth of writing. This book consists of 365 essays on topics that range from nuts-and-bolts writing tips to words of encouragement to periodic kicks in the pants. She has even included the actual synopsis she used to query her agent and to sell her first book.If she could sit with you, day by day, as you learn about this exciting art form, she would. Since she cant, this book is the next best thing.
/book/show/9950687-the-best-contemporary-women-s-fiction?from_search=true	Elizabeth Benedict Jenna Blum Molly Gloss	The Best Contemporary Women's Fiction: Six Novels	Best Contemporary Women's Fiction: Six Novels includes works by some of the finest novelists of today. The collection includes the following titles: Almost by Elizabeth Benedict, Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum, The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss, The Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Mones, The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell, and The Magician's Assistant by ABest Contemporary Women's Fiction: Six Novels includes works by some of the finest novelists of today. The collection includes the following titles: Almost by Elizabeth Benedict, Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum, The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss, The Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Mones, The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie O'Farrell, and The Magician's Assistant by Ann Patchett.
/book/show/7462855-the-secret-feminist-cabal?from_search=true	Helen Merrick	The Secret Feminist Cabal: A Cultural History of Science Fiction Feminisms	In her cultural history of science fiction feminisms, Dr. Merrick explores the stories told about feminist science fiction by the various communities responsible for creating feminist sf culture, including authors, editors, fans, and scholars from across the disciplines.will appeal to every member of the feminist sf community, to fans and criticsIn her cultural history of science fiction feminisms, Dr. Merrick explores the stories told about feminist science fiction by the various communities responsible for creating feminist sf culture, including authors, editors, fans, and scholars from across the disciplines.will appeal to every member of the feminist sf community, to fans and critics interested in the history of the science fiction genre, and to anyone interested in the production of feminist culture, history, and theory.
/book/show/1117696.My_Favorite_Science_Fiction_Story?from_search=true	Martin H. Greenberg (Editor)	My Favorite Science Fiction Story	What do today's top science fiction writers read--and why? This question was posed to some of the most influential authors in the field today, and this book is their answer. My Favorite Science Fiction Story collects 17 of the most memorable stories in the genre, each one personally selected by a well-known writer, and each prefaced by that writer's explanation of the choiWhat do today's top science fiction writers read--and why? This question was posed to some of the most influential authors in the field today, and this book is their answer. My Favorite Science Fiction Story collects 17 of the most memorable stories in the genre, each one personally selected by a well-known writer, and each prefaced by that writer's explanation of the choice. The book features a smashing sci-fi lineup, including Harry Turtledove, Arthur C. Clarke, Greg Bear, and Robert Silverberg.Contents:* The Man Who Lost the Sea / Theodore Sturgeon;* The Last Command / Keith Laumer;* Day Million / Frederik Pohl;* The Little Black Bag / C.M. Kornbluth;* A Galaxy Called Rome / Barry N. Malzberg;* Diabologic / Eric Frank Russell;* Untouched by Human Hands / Robert Sheckley;* Black Charlie / Gordon R. Dickson;* The Ugly Chickens / Howard Waldrop;* The Mathenauts / Norman Kagan;* Lot / Ward Moore;* The Ballad of Lost C'Mell / Cordwainer Smith;* A Martian Odyssey / Stanley G. Weinbaum;* Common Time / James Blish;* The Engine at Heartspring's Center / Roger Zelazny;* Nerves / Lester del Rey;* The Only Thing We Can Learn / C.M. Kornbluth.
/book/show/3324857-the-star-rover-by-jack-london-fiction-action-adventure?from_search=true	Jack London	The Star-Rover by Jack London, Fiction, Action & Adventure	, in the UK published as, is a collection of short stories revolves around the concept of reincarnation. It tells the story of San Quentin death-row inmate Darrell Standing, who escapes the horror of prison life and long stretches in a straitjacket by withdrawing into vivid dreams of past lives, including incarnations as a French nobleman and an, in the UK published as, is a collection of short stories revolves around the concept of reincarnation. It tells the story of San Quentin death-row inmate Darrell Standing, who escapes the horror of prison life and long stretches in a straitjacket by withdrawing into vivid dreams of past lives, including incarnations as a French nobleman and an Englishman in medieval Korea. Based on the life and imprisonment of Jack Londons friend Ed Morrell, this is one of the authors most complex and original works.
/book/show/12938104-genesis-science-fiction-magazine?from_search=true	Genesis Science Fiction Magazine Jarvis Sheffield (Editor) Valjeanne Jeffers (Editor)	Genesis Science Fiction Magazine (Issue #1)	This inaugural premiere issue of Genesis Science Fiction Magazine has interviews from the likes of Brian Williams, Dawud Osaze Kamau Anyabwile, Tony Cade, Vince White, and Turtel Onli. Also, there are featured stories by Carole McDonnell, Howard Night, Valjeanne Jeffers a discussion by S. Torriano Berry and comic art by Garvoe.
/book/show/410117.The_Year_s_Best_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois Lucius Shepard Harry Turtledove	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourth Annual Collection	Contentsix  Introduction: Summation: 1986  essay by Gardner Dozois1  R & R  (1986)  novella by Lucius Shepard67  Hatrack River  [The Alvin Maker Saga]  (1986)  novelette by Orson Scott Card91  Strangers on Paradise  (1986)  shortstory by Damon Knight (aka Strangers in Paradise)105  Pretty Boy Crossover  (1986)  shortstory by Pat Cadigan115  Against BabContentsix  Introduction: Summation: 1986  essay by Gardner Dozois1  R & R  (1986)  novella by Lucius Shepard67  Hatrack River  [The Alvin Maker Saga]  (1986)  novelette by Orson Scott Card91  Strangers on Paradise  (1986)  shortstory by Damon Knight (aka Strangers in Paradise)105  Pretty Boy Crossover  (1986)  shortstory by Pat Cadigan115  Against Babylon  (1986)  novelette by Robert Silverberg133  Fiddling for Waterbuffaloes  (1986)  novelette by S. P. Somtow [as by Somtow Sucharitkul ]155  Into Gold  (1986)  novelette by Tanith Lee181  Sea Change  (1986)  shortstory by Scott Baker198  Covenant of Souls  (1986)  novelette by Michael Swanwick229  The Pure Product  (1986)  novelette by John Kessel247  Grave Angels  (1986)  novelette by Richard Kearns274  Tangents  (1986)  shortstory by Greg Bear289  The Beautiful and the Sublime  (1986)  novelette by Bruce Sterling314  Tattoos  (1986)  novelette by Jack Dann333  Night Moves  (1986)  novelette by Tim Powers352  The Prisoner of Chillon  (1986)  novelette by James Patrick Kelly384  Chance  (1986)  novelette by Connie Willis411  And so to Bed  (1986)  shortstory by Harry Turtledove425  Fair Game  (1986)  novelette by Howard Waldrop439  Video Star  (1986)  novelette by Walter Jon Williams469  Sallie C.  (1986)  shortstory by Neal Barrett, Jr.490  Jeff Beck  (1986)  shortstory by Lewis Shiner499  Surviving  (1986)  novelette by Judith Moffett529  Down and Out in the Year 2000  (1986)  shortstory by Kim Stanley Robinson544  Snake-Eyes  (1986)  shortstory by Tom Maddox562  The Gate of Ghosts  (1986)  novelette by Karen Joy Fowler581  The Winter Market  (1985)  novelette by William Gibson599  Honorable Mentions: 1986  essay by Gardner Dozois
/book/show/11737796-first-contact?from_search=true	Jessi Hoffman (Editor) Curtis James McConnell Kenneth Schneyer	First Contact (Digital Science Fiction Anthology, #1)	First Contact includes 10 first-time-published science fiction short stories by:- Ian Creasey - How I Lost Eleven Stone and Found Love- Ed Greenwood - Biting a Dead Man's Hand- Ken Liu - The Caretaker- Jennifer R. Povey - Masks- Rob Jacobsen - Hera's Tempest- Edward J. Knight - Roanoke Nevada- Jessi Rita Hoffman - Nectar of the Gods- Kenneth Schneyer - The Tortoise ParliamFirst Contact includes 10 first-time-published science fiction short stories by:- Ian Creasey - How I Lost Eleven Stone and Found Love- Ed Greenwood - Biting a Dead Man's Hand- Ken Liu - The Caretaker- Jennifer R. Povey - Masks- Rob Jacobsen - Hera's Tempest- Edward J. Knight - Roanoke Nevada- Jessi Rita Hoffman - Nectar of the Gods- Kenneth Schneyer - The Tortoise Parliament- David Tallerman - Black Sun- Curtis James McConnell - Pop Quiz
/book/show/7280594-the-book-of-dragons-by-edith-nesbit-fiction-fantasy-magic?from_search=true	E. Nesbit	The Book of Dragons by Edith Nesbit, Fiction, Fantasy & Magic	The sparkling stories from the author of Five Children and It and many other classics? -Uncle James, or the Purple Stranger, - -The Deliverers of Their Country, - -The Ice Dragon, or Do as You are Told, - -The Island Of the Nine Whirlpools, - -The Dragon Tamers, - -The Fiery Dragon, or the Heart of Stone and the Heart of Gold, - and -Kind Little Edmund, or the Caves and thThe sparkling stories from the author of Five Children and It and many other classics? -Uncle James, or the Purple Stranger, - -The Deliverers of Their Country, - -The Ice Dragon, or Do as You are Told, - -The Island Of the Nine Whirlpools, - -The Dragon Tamers, - -The Fiery Dragon, or the Heart of Stone and the Heart of Gold, - and -Kind Little Edmund, or the Caves and the Cockatrice.- These stories -- written in 1900 for The Strand magazine -- still charm and sparkle like pixie dust and dragon's gems for young and old alike more than a century later.
/book/show/14439315-the-beasts-of-tarzan-by-edgar-rice-burroughs-fiction-classics-action?from_search=true	Edgar Rice Burroughs Amy Sterling Casil (Introduction)	The Beasts of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Fiction, Classics, Action & Adventure	Not long after Tarzan claims his hereditary title of Lord Greystoke and marries Jane, their infant son, Jack, is kidnapped in London by his old Russian enemies, Nikolas Rokoff and Alexis Paulvitch. Following an anonymous call about the whereabouts of Jack, Tarzan himself falls into Rokoff's trap and is imprisoned aboard a ship carrying Jack.
/book/show/11964993-this-planet-is-doomed?from_search=true	Sun Ra Amiri Baraka Miriam Linna	This Planet is Doomed: The Science Fiction Poetry	
/book/show/280982.The_Collected_Short_Fiction_of_Ngaio_Marsh?from_search=true	Ngaio Marsh Douglas G. Greene	The Collected Short Fiction of Ngaio Marsh	The only collection of Ngaio Marsh's short stories, published to celebrate her centenary.The only collection of Ngaio Marsh's short stories, published to celebrate her centenary.
/book/show/1366545.Decoding_Gender_in_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Brian Attebery	Decoding Gender in Science Fiction	This text looks at the ways science fiction writers have incorporated, explored and revised conventional notions of gender. Although the study draws on feminist insights, it is not exclusively devoted to women writers or the treatment of women characters. Instead it examines both men's and women's writing and the question of sexual difference. Beginning with science fictioThis text looks at the ways science fiction writers have incorporated, explored and revised conventional notions of gender. Although the study draws on feminist insights, it is not exclusively devoted to women writers or the treatment of women characters. Instead it examines both men's and women's writing and the question of sexual difference. Beginning with science fiction's origins (Mary Shelley's Frankenstein) and following to the 21st century, it suggests new perspectives on the field's best-known writers.
/book/show/11519723-how-to-write-science-fiction?from_search=true	Paul Di Filippo	How To Write Science Fiction	A THOUGHTFUL TRAVEL INTO THE SCIENCE FICTIONHow to write wild-eyed, overstuffed, multiplex, maximalist, recomplicated, high-bandwidth Science Fiction, or, realize I dont wanna be a miser/how come everybody wanna keep it like the Kaiser?Dont expect this book to be a traditional How To. Its a travel into the Science Fiction.Science fiction is the literature of ideas?A THOUGHTFUL TRAVEL INTO THE SCIENCE FICTIONHow to write wild-eyed, overstuffed, multiplex, maximalist, recomplicated, high-bandwidth Science Fiction, or, realize I dont wanna be a miser/how come everybody wanna keep it like the Kaiser?Dont expect this book to be a traditional How To. Its a travel into the Science Fiction.Science fiction is the literature of ideas?Sure it ison a tightly rationed basis!The truth is, most writers of science fiction and fantasy are naturally stingy.We tend to hoard ideas, like the dragon Smaug lying on his treasure. We parcel them out in dribs and drabs. One notion per story. Maybe two High Concepts per novel.Why do we do this?
/book/show/20743158-my-life-story?from_search=true	Arti Honrao	My Life-story	Synopsis: My Life-Story is the story of Kavya who believes in living each day as it comes. As she narrates her story we realize how her carefree nature extinguishes in the storms of her life and how she finally learns to take her own decisions. Leaving her house to marry the man of her choice and beginning life anew, she finally finds herself standing face to face with herSynopsis: My Life-Story is the story of Kavya who believes in living each day as it comes. As she narrates her story we realize how her carefree nature extinguishes in the storms of her life and how she finally learns to take her own decisions. Leaving her house to marry the man of her choice and beginning life anew, she finally finds herself standing face to face with her family during a critical situation. What happens then plays a major role in shaping her life. During the course of this journey, she meets Shantanu, who has a positive influence on her life. How she copes with the challenges of her life and how she struggles to find her lost individuality is the center-point of this story! The story also lays emphasis on how her love for her husband blinds her and forces her to undergo emotional turmoil till finally she decides to fight back. What role does Shantanu play in her life? What happens in her life that almost brings her to the stage of losing her sanity? Does she succeed in coming out of all these? Does she turn out to be a survivor? Read along as Kavya tells us her story  Teaser: There are a few relationships, which are indefinable; not because they are not worth it, rather because they do not fit in any charter - they are beyond definitions. A few people simply call these relationships as friendships but most look at it with a disgusted look. My relationship with Shantanu was one such non-definable affair. A nameless companionship! We were not lovers but then we were not mere friends either. There was something special that we shared; something that was beyond flesh, beyond all the material things. Perhaps neither could understand it ever. Today, as I look back at those days of my life I ask myself a question, would I have married Shantanu had I been given the chance? The answer comes almost immediately  NO. Though I am a mother to his daughter, he was never the man I was looking for as a partner. I could never ever imagine sharing a bed with him. He was the best thing to happen to me, no doubt about that, but that was it. We were destined to meet and travel the journey of life together as two strangers who met along the way and would then go their ways at a later stage of the journey. Shantanu went his way to heaven, even before I got the chance to fall in love with him. I wonder whether I would have fallen in love with him, if he were alive. I cannot answer this question because I am not sure. After all that I went through in my life, I know one thing  life has its own ways and it is unpredictable. Unlike this unanswered question of my life, one thing is clear  my decision to end my marriage of more than seven years was the right decision. A decision I could take because of Shantanus support. Though the journey of my life started when I was born, my real life-story starts on the day when I first stepped into my sisters engineering college to submit my admission form. From then on, I had no control as to whatever happened. It was as if I had been possessed! As I said earlier, I always believed in living each day as it came and so I just went on flowing with the tide, until finally I hit the shore. A few said I hit the wrong shore but I believe I finally reached the right shore after being tossed around by the storms of my life.
/book/show/23278130-how-to-write-a-non-fiction-kindle-ebook-in-7-days?from_search=true	Wesley Atkins	How To Write A Non-Fiction Kindle eBook In 7 Days	Do you want to make a passive income with your knowledge or experience?Are you struggling with procrastination OR writers block and just want to make a passive income starting TODAY?If so, I've got you covered.Ill walk you through how to get started in self publishing and generate a consistent income with your writing in just 7 days. Writing your first book can be a dauntDo you want to make a passive income with your knowledge or experience?Are you struggling with procrastination OR writers block and just want to make a passive income starting TODAY?If so, I've got you covered.Ill walk you through how to get started in self publishing and generate a consistent income with your writing in just 7 days. Writing your first book can be a daunting task for anyone. In this report I go all out and show you how to find hot niche markets, and actually START writing and STOP staring at a blank screen.Inside, you'll discover:* The No.1 key ingredient to success -- get this wrong and you'll struggle like 99% of other self published authors.* At last! Find out what's been holding you back and the mindset shift needed to overcome it!* The sneaky 'reverse engineer' technique to identify best-selling book ideas in seconds.* The 10 step process for getting into a state of flow mindset to become a productive ninja.* How to finally BANISH procrastination and writers block in a heartbeat.* The 12 steps you must follow is you want to create best seller after best seller.* How to tap into the minds of your prospects ensuring your book is the only choice.* How to outline your book for MAXIMUM sales and productivity during your writing process.* Find out how to effortlessly write your first draft - WITHOUT needing to think what to write next.* Want to outsource your writing projects? Here's WHEN you should consider outsourcing and where to get the job done.* The ridiculously easy way get paid FOREVER from one book  including 3 ways to leverage your work!* How to leverage the KDP platform to generate consistent sales of your book* Plus, so much more ...So, what are you waiting for? ... Once you secure yourself a copy of How to Write A Non-Fiction eBook in 7 Days plus your limited bonuses ... AND you actually get a book making you a passive income, you'll be addicted to the process, and youll be cranking out book after book.It's fun. It's fulfilling. It's profitable.
/book/show/52443.Rethinking_Our_Past?from_search=true	James W. Loewen	Rethinking Our Past: Recognizing Facts, Fictions, And Lies In American History	This course is designed to enlighten and encourage you to consider the factual basis of many of our most-cherished yet glossed-over stories and the real-life characters who populate them. From archaeological misinformation to investigations into the nature of modern public policy, Professor Loewen challenges you to consider the history of what was rather than what has bThis course is designed to enlighten and encourage you to consider the factual basis of many of our most-cherished yet glossed-over stories and the real-life characters who populate them. From archaeological misinformation to investigations into the nature of modern public policy, Professor Loewen challenges you to consider the history of what was rather than what has been told by standard teaching methods and textbooks--Container.
/book/show/1917346.Star_Begotten?from_search=true	H.G. Wells	Star Begotten: A Biological Fantasia	Star Begotten is a 1937 novel by H. G. Wells. It tells the story of a series of men who conjecture upon the possibility of the human species being altered by Martians to replace their own dying planet.The first (British) edition of this novel gives the title as two words: Star Begotten. The title is hyphenated in the first U.S. edition: Star-Begotten.The book readdresseStar Begotten is a 1937 novel by H. G. Wells. It tells the story of a series of men who conjecture upon the possibility of the human species being altered by Martians to replace their own dying planet.The first (British) edition of this novel gives the title as two words: Star Begotten. The title is hyphenated in the first U.S. edition: Star-Begotten.The book readdresses the idea of the existence of Martians, famously written about in The War of the Worlds (1898). The dialog of Star-Begotten makes brief cursory references Wells's earlier novel The War of the Worlds, referring to it as having been written by Conan Doyle or one of those people.The protagonist of the story Joseph Davis, who is an author of popular histories, becomes overtaken with suspicion that he & his family have already been exposed & are starting to change.
/book/show/2459686.Alaska_Twilight?from_search=true	Colleen Coble	Alaska Twilight	
/book/show/8917.Best_Science_Fiction_Stories_of_H_G_Wells?from_search=true	H.G. Wells	Best Science Fiction Stories of H. G. Wells	
/book/show/584342.Send_a_Gunboat?from_search=true	Douglas Reeman	Send a Gunboat: World War 2 Naval Fiction	
/book/show/301045.Elemental?from_search=true	Alethea Kontis (Editor) Steven Savile (Editor)	Elemental: The Tsunami  Relief Anthology: Stories of Science Fiction and Fantasy	
/book/show/1177757.The_Road_To_Memphis?from_search=true	Mildred D. Taylor	The Road To Memphis	
/book/show/150357.The_Collected_Fiction?from_search=true	Kenneth Koch Ron Padgett (Editor) Karen Koch (Editor)	The Collected Fiction	
/book/show/1356309.My_Darling_My_Hamburger?from_search=true	Paul Zindel	My Darling, My Hamburger	
/book/show/26254730-dagon?from_search=true	H.P. Lovecraft	Dagon (The Complete Fiction of H.P. Lovecraft #4)	
/book/show/18074085-in-heaven-everything-is-fine?from_search=true	Cameron Pierce (Editor) Andrew Wayne Adams Kirsten Alene	In Heaven, Everything is Fine: Fiction Inspired by David Lynch	
/book/show/102613.What_Are_You_Looking_At_?from_search=true	Ira     Sukrungruang (Editor) Donna Jarrell (Editor/Contributor) Erin McGraw (Contributor)	What Are You Looking At?: The First Fat Fiction Anthology	
/book/show/28251065-otto-binder?from_search=true	Bill Schelly Richard A. Lupoff	Otto Binder: The Life and Work of a Comic Book and Science Fiction Visionary	
/book/show/1844167.Fiction?from_search=true	Steven Dietz	Fiction	
/book/show/16033206-farmer-s-almanac?from_search=true	Chris Fink	Farmer's Almanac: A Work of Fiction	
/book/show/1276729.The_Science_in_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Peter Nicholls	The Science in Science Fiction	
/book/show/244256.Fire_and_Knowledge?from_search=true	Pter Ndas Imre Goldstein (Translator)	Fire and Knowledge: Fiction and Essays	
/book/show/17803164-contemporary-fiction?from_search=true	Robert Eaglestone	Contemporary Fiction: A Very Short Introduction	
/book/show/20758601-the-lionheart-guide-to-editing-fiction?from_search=true	Karen Perkins	The LionheART Guide to Editing Fiction: US Edition	
/book/show/8752559-the-blaft-anthology-of-tamil-pulp-fiction?from_search=true	Rakesh Khanna (Editor) Pritham K. Chakravarthy (Translator) Indira Soundarrajan (Contributor)	The Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction: Volume 2	
/book/show/11187840-daughters-of-lyra?from_search=true	Felicity Heaton	Daughters of Lyra: Science Fiction Romance Anthology	
/book/show/153854.The_Case_of_Peter_Pan?from_search=true	Jacqueline Rose	The Case of Peter Pan: Or the Impossibility of Children's Fiction	
/book/show/1540576.Collected_Novellas?from_search=true	Arno Schmidt John E. Woods (Translator)	Collected Novellas: Collected Early Fiction, 1949-1964	
/book/show/20518866-carbide-tipped-pens?from_search=true	Ben Bova (Editor) Eric Choi (Editor) Ken Liu (Translator)	Carbide Tipped Pens: Seventeen Tales of Hard Science Fiction	Carbide Tipped Pens is an anthology of new hard SF stories that follow the classic definition of the genre, in which some element of science or technology is so central to the plot that there would be no story if that element were removed. The aim of the editors was to collect stories which emphasize plot, character, science, originality and believability in equal measure,Carbide Tipped Pens is an anthology of new hard SF stories that follow the classic definition of the genre, in which some element of science or technology is so central to the plot that there would be no story if that element were removed. The aim of the editors was to collect stories which emphasize plot, character, science, originality and believability in equal measure, not only to entertain readers but also to educate and to return the sense of wonder of the Golden Age to a new generation of 21st Century readers.Contents:Blue afternoon that lasted forever / Daniel H. Wilson --Slow unfurling of truth / Aliette de Bodard --Thunderwell / Doug Beason --Circle / Liu Cixin --Old timer's game / Ben Bova --Snows of yesteryear / Jean-Louis Trudel --Skin Deep / Leah Petersen & Gabrielle Harbowy --Lady with fox / Gregory Benford --Habilis / Howard Hendrix --Play's the thing / Jack McDevitt --Every hill ends with sky / Robert Reed --She just looks that way / Eric Choi --SIREN of Titan / David DeGraff --Yoke of inauspicious stars / Kate Story --Ambiguous nature / Carl Frederick --Maldelbrot bet / Dirk Strasser --Recollection / Nancy Fulda.
/book/show/102621.Anti_Story?from_search=true	Philip Stevick (Editor) John Barth Russell Edson	Anti-Story: An Anthology of Experimental Fiction	Contents:Life story by John BarthThe seventh trunk by Heinrich BllHow I contemplated the world from the Detroit House of Correction and began my life over again by Joyce Carol OatesThe coal shoveller by Keith FortPierre Menard, author of Don Quixote by Jorge Luis BorgesGogol's wife by Tomasso LandolfiThe rhinoceros by Eugne IonescoA world ends by Wolfgang HildesheimerLasContents:Life story by John BarthThe seventh trunk by Heinrich BllHow I contemplated the world from the Detroit House of Correction and began my life over again by Joyce Carol OatesThe coal shoveller by Keith FortPierre Menard, author of Don Quixote by Jorge Luis BorgesGogol's wife by Tomasso LandolfiThe rhinoceros by Eugne IonescoA world ends by Wolfgang HildesheimerLast class by Theodore RoethkeYou can't cover up the sky with your hand by Oscar LewisMotherlogue by Ann QuinIn the heart of the heart of the country by William GassBlow-up by Julio CortazarA view from the sky by Curtis ZahnThe squirrel cage by Thomas DischThe pukey by Nigel DennisThe locust cry by Norman MailerIn a hole by George P. ElliottA pedestrian accident by Robert CooverTropism XV by Nathalie SarrauteIn the corridors of the underground : the escalator by Alain Robbe-GrilletWelcome to Utah by Michel ButorThe man in pyjamas by Eugenio MontaleThe self-contained compartment by Michael GoldsteinGame by Donald BarthelmeA mean teacher by Mitchell SisskindGames VI by Reinhard LettauFather, father, what have you done? by Russell EdsonTaboo by Enrique Anderson Imbert
/book/show/792012.A_Writer_s_Guide_to_Fiction?from_search=true	Elizabeth Lyon	A Writer's Guide to Fiction	The second book in the Writer's Compass series from professional writing instructor Elizabeth Lyon offers both aspiring and established authors the fundamentals of writing and selling a great novel or short story. In addition to the basics of characterization, plot, pacing, and theme,also features a plan for revising fiction, a guide to marketiThe second book in the Writer's Compass series from professional writing instructor Elizabeth Lyon offers both aspiring and established authors the fundamentals of writing and selling a great novel or short story. In addition to the basics of characterization, plot, pacing, and theme,also features a plan for revising fiction, a guide to marketing, samples of cover and query letters, and methods of honing the writing craft.
/book/show/753140.Writing_Fantasy_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Lisa Tuttle	Writing Fantasy & Science Fiction	What makes fantasy different from other types of fiction? How do you build a science fiction world? Does magic need rules? From outer space to cyberspace, from The Lord of the Rings to Harry Potter, fantasy and science fiction are more popular with readers than ever before, and offer a unique set of challenges to the writer.
/book/show/18404125-the-year-s-best-science-fiction?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois (Editor) Neal Asher Jake Kerr	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-First Annual Collection	FIFTEEN-TIME WINNER OF THE LOCUS AWARD FOR YEAR'S BEST ANTHOLOGYThe thirty-two stories in this collection imaginatively take us far across the universe, into the very core of our beings, to the realm of the gods, and the moment just after now. Included here are the works of masters of the form and of bright new talents, including: Neal Asher, Stephen Baxter, Damien BroderiFIFTEEN-TIME WINNER OF THE LOCUS AWARD FOR YEAR'S BEST ANTHOLOGYThe thirty-two stories in this collection imaginatively take us far across the universe, into the very core of our beings, to the realm of the gods, and the moment just after now. Included here are the works of masters of the form and of bright new talents, including: Neal Asher, Stephen Baxter, Damien Broderick, Karl Bunker, Aliette de Bodard, Brendan DuBois, Greg Egan, Alexander Jablokov, James Patrick Kelly, Jake Kerr, Nancy Kress, Jay Lake, Ken Liu, Ian R. MacLeod, Paul J. McAuley, Ian McDonald, Sandra McDonald, Sean McMullen, Sunny Moraine, Val Nolan, Robert Reed, Alastair Reynolds, Geoff Ryman, Melissa Scott, Martin L. Shoemaker, Allen M. Steele, Michael Swanwick, Lavie Tidhar, and Carrie Vaughn.Supplementing the stories are the editor's insightful summation of the year's events and a lengthy list of honorable mentions, making this book both a valuable resource and the single best place in the universe to find stories that stir the imagination, and the heart.Content:The Discovered Country by Ian R. MacLeodThe Book Seller by Lavie TidharPathways by Nancy KressA Heap of Broken Images by Sunny MoraineRock of Ages by Jay LakeRosary and Goldenstar by Geoff RymanGray Wings by Karl BunkerThe Best We Can by Carrie VaughnTransitional Forms by Paul McAuleyPrecious Mental by Robert ReedMartian Blood by Allen M. SteeleZero For Conduct by Greg EganThe Waiting Stars by Aliette de BodardA Map of Mercury by Alastair ReynoldsOne by Nancy KressMurder on the Aldrin Express by Martin L. ShoemakerBiographical Fragments of the Life of Julian Prince by Jake KerrThe Plague by Ken LiuFleet by Sandra McDonaldThe She-Wolfs Hidden Grin by Michael SwanwickBad Day on Boscobel by Alexander JablokovThe Irish Astronaut by Val NolanThe Other Gun by Neal AsherOnly Human by Lavie TidharEntangled by Ian R. MacLeodEarth 1 by Stephen BaxterTechnarion by Sean McMullenFinders by Melissa ScottThe Queen of Nights Aria by Ian McDonaldHard Stars by Brendan DuBoisThe Promise of Space by James Patrick KellyQuicken by Damien Broderick
/book/show/1640196.The_Year_s_Best_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois (Editor) Ursula K. Le Guin (Contributor) Maureen F. McHugh (Contributor)	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirteenth Annual Collection	The marvels of tomorrows past and tomorrows yet to come abound in this delightful volume. A helpful list of honorable mentions and Gardner Dozois's insightful summation of the year in science fiction round out the volume, making it indispensable for anyone interested in science fiction today.Contentsix  Summation: 1995  (1996)  essay by Gardner Dozois1  A Woman's LibeThe marvels of tomorrows past and tomorrows yet to come abound in this delightful volume. A helpful list of honorable mentions and Gardner Dozois's insightful summation of the year in science fiction round out the volume, making it indispensable for anyone interested in science fiction today.Contentsix  Summation: 1995  (1996)  essay by Gardner Dozois1  A Woman's Liberation  [Yeowe and Werel  4]  (1995)  novella by Ursula K. Le Guin51  Starship Day  (1995)  novelette by Ian R. MacLeod68  A Place with Shade  [The Remarkables]  (1995)  novelette by Robert Reed100  Luminous  (1995)  novelette by Greg Egan129  The Promise of God  (1995)  shortstory by Michael F. Flynn143  Death in the Promised Land  (1995)  novelette by Pat Cadigan195  For White Hill  (1995)  novella by Joe Haldeman231  Some Like It Cold  (1995)  shortstory by John Kessel243  The Death of Captain Future  [The Captain Future Duet]  (1995)  novella by Allen Steele281  The Lincoln Train  (1995)  shortstory by Maureen F. McHugh293  We Were Out of Our Minds with Joy  [North American future]  (1995)  novella by David Marusek341  Radio Waves  (1995)  novelette by Michael Swanwick360  Wang's Carpets  (1995)  novelette by Greg Egan389  Casting at Pegasus  (1995)  novelette by Mary Rosenblum414  Looking for Kelly Dahl  (1995)  novella by Dan Simmons452  Think Like a Dinosaur  (1995)  novelette by James Patrick Kelly470  Coming of Age in Karhide  [Hainish]  (1995)  novelette by Ursula K. Le Guin489  Genesis  (1995)  novella by Poul Anderson575  Feigenbaum Number  (1995)  shortstory by Nancy Kress589  Home  (1995)  shortstory by Geoff Ryman595  There Are No Dead  (1995)  shortstory by Terry Bisson602  Recording Angel  (1995)  novelette by Paul J. McAuley627  Elvis Bearpaw's Luck  (1995)  novelette by William Sanders645  Mortimer Gray's History of Death  (1995)  novella by Brian Stableford698  Honorable Mentions: 1995  (1996)  essay by Gardner Dozois
/book/show/10885394-the-liar-s-bible?from_search=true	Lawrence Block	The Liar's Bible: A Handbook for Fiction Writers	Four-time Edgar Award-winning author Lawrence Block's definitive essay collection on the art of writing fictionFor ten years, crime novelist Lawrence Block funneled his wealth of writing expertise into a monthly column for Writer's Digest. Collected here for the first time are those pieces illuminating the tricks of the authorial trade, from creating vibrant characters andFour-time Edgar Award-winning author Lawrence Block's definitive essay collection on the art of writing fictionFor ten years, crime novelist Lawrence Block funneled his wealth of writing expertise into a monthly column for Writer's Digest. Collected here for the first time are those pieces illuminating the tricks of the authorial trade, from creating vibrant characters and generating seamless plots, to conquering writer's block and experimenting with self-publishing.Filled with wit and insight, The Liar's Bible is a must-read for experts, amateurs, and anyone interested in learning to craft great fiction from one of the field's modern masters.This ebook features an illustrated biography of Lawrence Block, including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author's personal collection.Block is one of the best  -The Washington PostLawrence Block (b. 1938) is a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America and an internationally acclaimed New York Times bestselling author. His awards include a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Private Eye Writers of America and the Cartier Diamond Dagger Lifetime Achievement Award from the Crime Writers' Association (UK). Although he is best known for his four main mystery series, Block explored a variety of genres, including thrillers and erotica, and developed an early following as a pulp-fiction writer under a number of pseudonyms. Born in Buffalo, New York, Block has three daughters and currently lives with his wife in New York City.
/book/show/24793001-nobody-s-boy-or-sans-famille-the-world-s-famous-juvelnile-fiction-for-b?from_search=true	Hector Malot Johnny Gruelle (Illustrator) Florence Crewe-Jones (Translator)	Nobody's Boy or Sans Famille (The world's famous Juvelnile fiction for Boy's adventure) Annotated the Author's Bibliogrphy and his work	Story of a young boy who discovers, at the age of eight, that he was a foundling. When his foster father sends him away he must find a way to survive and also discover his true identity.Its original French title was Sans Famille. It was followed by a companion story, Nobody's Girl. Color illustrations were by John B. Gruelle. Translation published 1916.This story has becomStory of a young boy who discovers, at the age of eight, that he was a foundling. When his foster father sends him away he must find a way to survive and also discover his true identity.Its original French title was Sans Famille. It was followed by a companion story, Nobody's Girl. Color illustrations were by John B. Gruelle. Translation published 1916.This story has become justly famous as one of the supreme juvenile stories of the world. In the midst of its early popularity, it was crowned by the Academy as one of the masterpieces of French literature. A few years later, it was followed by En Famille, which is published by us as a companion story under the title Nobody's Girl.
/book/show/9537578-truth-or-fiction?from_search=true	Jennifer Johnston	Truth or Fiction	Desmond Fitzmaurice is a mysterious literary giant of the 1930s whom no one has seen for years. Caroline is a London journalist who has no interest in going to Dublin to interview him. That his life story will feature 'lots of sex and some violence', as the old man claims, seems farcical. But what will Caroline find?
/book/show/97068.The_Phoenix_and_the_Carpet_by_Edith_Nesbit_Fiction_Fantasy_Magic?from_search=true	E. Nesbit	The Phoenix and the Carpet by Edith Nesbit, Fiction, Fantasy & Magic	The Phoenix and the Carpet follows the adventures of the same five children: Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and the Lamb. The children acquired the magic carpet when they found a special fire egg -- it hatched in their nursery fireplace. The phoenix came from the egg and when he saw their mother's new Persian rug, he showed them that it was a magical thing -- a flying carpetThe Phoenix and the Carpet follows the adventures of the same five children: Cyril, Anthea, Robert, Jane and the Lamb. The children acquired the magic carpet when they found a special fire egg -- it hatched in their nursery fireplace. The phoenix came from the egg and when he saw their mother's new Persian rug, he showed them that it was a magical thing -- a flying carpet that would take them any time and that place they could wish for. (Jacketless library hardcover.)
/book/show/28542181-the-last-man?from_search=true	Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley	The Last Man: An Apocalyptic Science Fiction Novel	Mary ShelleyThe Last Man is an apocalyptic science fiction novel by Mary Shelley, which was first published in 1826. The book tells of a future world that has been ravaged by a plague. The novel was harshly reviewed at the time, and was virtually unknown until a scholarly revival beginning in the 1960s. It is notable in partMary ShelleyThe Last Man is an apocalyptic science fiction novel by Mary Shelley, which was first published in 1826. The book tells of a future world that has been ravaged by a plague. The novel was harshly reviewed at the time, and was virtually unknown until a scholarly revival beginning in the 1960s. It is notable in part for its semi-biographical portraits of Romantic figures in Shelley's circle, particularly Shelley's late husband Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron.I VISITED Naples in the year 1818. On the 8th of December of that year, my companion and I crossed the Bay, to visit the antiquities which are scattered on the shores of Baiae. The translucent and shining waters of the calm sea covered fragments of old Roman villas, which were interlaced by sea-weed, and received diamond tints from the chequering of the sun-beams; the blue and pellucid element was such as Galatea might have skimmed in her car of mother of pearl; or Cleopatra, more fitly than the Nile, have chosen as the path of her magic ship. Though it was winter, the atmosphere seemed more appropriate to early spring; and its genial warmth contributed to inspire those sensations of placid delight, which are the portion of every traveller, as he lingers, loath to quit the tranquil bays and radiant promontories of Baiae.We visited the so called Elysian Fields and Avernus: and wandered through various ruined temples, baths, and classic spots; at length we entered the gloomy cavern of the Cumaean Sibyl. Our Lazzeroni bore flaring torches, which shone red, and almost dusky, in the murky subterranean passages, whose darkness thirstily surrounding them, seemed eager to imbibe more and more of the element of light. We passed by a natural archway, leading to a second gallery, and enquired, if we could not enter there also. The guides pointed to the reflection of their torches on the water that paved it, leaving us to form our own conclusion; but adding it was a pity, for it led to the Sibyl's Cave. Our curiosity and enthusiasm were excited by this circumstance, and we insisted upon attempting the passage. As is usually the case in the prosecution of such enterprizes, the difficulties decreased on examination. We found, on each side of the humid pathway, dry land for the sole of the foot. At length we arrived at a large, desert, dark cavern, which the Lazzeroni assured us was the Sibyl's Cave. We were sufficiently disappointed -- Yet we examined it with care, as if its blank, rocky walls could still bear trace of celestial visitant. On one side was a small opening. Whither does this lead? we asked: can we enter here? --Questo poi, no,-- said the wild looking savage, who held the torch; you can advance but a short distance, and nobody visits it.
/book/show/30283167-love-and-friendship?from_search=true	Jane Austen Read Monkey Pablo (Illustrator)	Love and Friendship: Illustrated Platinum Edition (Classic Bestselling Fiction Books)	How is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedBest romance books of all timeOne of the best books to readClassic contemporary women fiction booksBestselling Jane Austen BookLove and Friendship is a juvenile story by Jane Austen, dated 1790. From the age ofHow is this book unique?15 Illustrations are includedShort Biography is also includedOriginal & Unabridged EditionTablet and e-reader formattedBest romance books of all timeOne of the best books to readClassic contemporary women fiction booksBestselling Jane Austen BookLove and Friendship is a juvenile story by Jane Austen, dated 1790. From the age of eleven until she was eighteen, Jane Austen wrote her tales in three notebooks. The notebooks still exist  one in the Bodleian Library; the other two in the British Museum. They include among others Love and Friendship, written when Jane was fourteen, and The History of England, when she was fifteen.Written in epistolary form, like her later unpublished novella, Lady Susan, Love and Friendship is thought to be one of the tales she wrote for the amusement of her family; it was dedicated to her cousin Eliza de Feuillide, La Comtesse de Feuillide. The instalments, written as letters from the heroine Laura, to Marianne, the daughter of her friend Isabel, may have come about as nightly readings by the young Jane in the Austen home. Love and Freindship (the misspelling is one of many in the story) is clearly a parody of romantic novels Austen read as a child. This is clear even from the subtitle, Deceived in Freindship and Betrayed in Love, which completely undercuts the title.In form, it resembles a fairy tale as much as anything else, featuring wild coincidences and turns of fortune, but Austen is determined to lampoon the conventions of romantic stories, right down to the utter failure of romantic fainting spells, which always turn out badly for the female characters.In this story one can see the development of Austen's sharp wit and disdain for romantic sensibility, so characteristic of her later novels.The first letter presents the reader with a glimpse into the life of Laura from Isabel's perspective. Isabel asks Laura to tell the misfortunes and adventures of her life to Isabel's daughter Marianne (Austen 516). Isabel argues that because Laura is turning fifty-five, she is past the danger of disagreeable lovers and obstinate fathers (Austen 516). This initial letter sets up the rest of Austen's narrative through Laura's letters to Marianne.In conclusion, a close reading of Austen's work allows the reader to understand and appreciate Austen's method of pointing out the flaws of previous romantic views of love and friendship through satirical representations of anecdotes within the story. To offer an evaluation of the work as a whole, it is evident that Austen weaves a multitude of wild coincidences and effectively causes the reader to enter into discourse with Austen's work on the notion of romantic sensibilities.
/book/show/607442.Riders_of_the_Purple_Sage_by_Zane_Grey_Fiction_Westerns?from_search=true	Zane Grey	Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey, Fiction, Westerns	In his later work, Grey portrayed Mormonism more neutrally -- but here, in this book, those evil polyandering men are villains, plain and simple. Well, ewww -- there's a reason why the Mormons generally gave it up, and don't think being part of the union was really all there was to it. Really, gross! That said, here in Riders of the Purple Sage -- and in the sequel, The RaIn his later work, Grey portrayed Mormonism more neutrally -- but here, in this book, those evil polyandering men are villains, plain and simple. Well, ewww -- there's a reason why the Mormons generally gave it up, and don't think being part of the union was really all there was to it. Really, gross! That said, here in Riders of the Purple Sage -- and in the sequel, The Rainbow Trail -- the Mormon men take it on the chin. They're heavies, here -- villains who use their religion as an excuse for greed and lust. Great adventure for those who don't mind thinking about the development of mores in the twentieth century.
/book/show/30059199-the-scattered-and-the-dead-book-1-5?from_search=true	Tim McBain L.T. Vargus	The Scattered and the Dead (Book 1.5): Post Apocalyptic Fiction	Winter is here. The cold spreads over the land, shriveling and choking out all the plant life. Harsh. Unforgiving. The first winter without electricity will surely claim more human lives as well.The isolation may do morWinter is here. The cold spreads over the land, shriveling and choking out all the plant life. Harsh. Unforgiving. The first winter without electricity will surely claim more human lives as well.The isolation may do more damage than the cold, however. Too much time alone drives people to unthinkable acts.Praise forseries:This book is comparable to The Stand by Stephen King in terms of just how damn good it is... I'm a hardcore Stephen King fan and I don't say this lightly. This book is amazing. -Strong character development, brilliant story telling, and undercurrents of spot on dark humor. -Dark and fast-paced with vivid imagery... In some ways it reminded me of Stephen King's classic, 'The Stand.' -Tim McBain and L.T. Vargus have written yet another spectacular and vivid story. -Thrilling. Meaningful. My new favourite series. -Between the crazy ass characters, the pictures painted and the emotional zombie roller coaster, this is a must freakin read... like now. -
/book/show/7340350-dear-swoosie?from_search=true	Kate Constable Penni Russon	Dear Swoosie (Girlfriend Fiction, #17)	My mental telepathy is stronger than most people's. Once I stared at Lucy for a whole class, and she complained. If I can make it work on a blind person, I can make it work on anybody. - IndiaRule number one of fortune telling give the customer what they want. We could have made a good team. Pity I wasn't a team player. I was a strictly solo kind of girl. - PoppyIndia canMy mental telepathy is stronger than most people's. Once I stared at Lucy for a whole class, and she complained. If I can make it work on a blind person, I can make it work on anybody. - IndiaRule number one of fortune telling give the customer what they want. We could have made a good team. Pity I wasn't a team player. I was a strictly solo kind of girl. - PoppyIndia can see the future, and Poppy has a past. And when they discover old letters in the school attic it seems destiny has a plan for them. Who is the mysterious Swoosie? What does she have to do with Poppy's high-school sweetheart parents, and India's mum? Meanwhile plans for the reunion of the class of '89 are underway, and there's a lot of bad hair going round.Does the past have the power to change the future and can the future heal the past? India and Poppy are about to find out.'Funny, warming...A great tale of friendship and family...' Amelia 15'A great read, complex and enthralling.' Akela 16
/book/show/1235448.The_Bandit_of_Hell_s_Bend?from_search=true	Edgar Rice Burroughs	The Bandit of Hell's Bend	Western adventure and romance, set in 1880s Arizona. The hero and heroine have to contend with hostile Apaches, outlaws, and wealthy Easterners with designs on the home ranch.
/book/show/583109.The_Siege?from_search=true	Bill Baldwin	The Siege	Rear Admiral Wilf Brim and his old comrade General Ursis must rally Sodeskaya's archaic ships in order to repel Triannic's vast star fleet and overcome overwhelming odds. By the author of
/book/show/91040.To_Write_Like_a_Woman?from_search=true	Joanna Russ	To Write Like a Woman: Essays in Feminism and Science Fiction	To Write Like a Woman is a rare example of a feminist tackling science fictuion using postmodern theory, which makes for a much more sophisticated and nuanced appraisal than the usual fare. --PassionRuss' essays are witty and insightful. An excellent book for any writer or reader. --Feminist Bookstore NewsIn her new book of essays... Russ continues to debunk and demanTo Write Like a Woman is a rare example of a feminist tackling science fictuion using postmodern theory, which makes for a much more sophisticated and nuanced appraisal than the usual fare. --PassionRuss' essays are witty and insightful. An excellent book for any writer or reader. --Feminist Bookstore NewsIn her new book of essays... Russ continues to debunk and demand, edify and entertain.... Appreciative of surface aesthetics, she continually delves deeper than most critics, yet in terms so simple and accessible that her essays read like lively, angry, humorous dialogues conducted face-to-face with the author. Russ is the antithesis of the distant critic in her ivory tower. --Paul Di Filippo, The Washington Post Book World... 20 years of the author's feisty reports from the front lines of literature. --The San Francisco Review of BooksThis is a book of imaginative and provoking essays, but you should read it for the sheer fun of it. --The Women's Review of BooksCollects more than two decades of criticism by Joanna Russ, one of the most perceptive, forthright and eloquent feminist commentators around. --Feminist Bookstore News... a super book....This is a book that, for once, really will appeal to readers of all kinds. --Utopian StudiesIf you enjoy science fiction, this is definitely a book that you'll want to talk about. I found myself sneaking a few pages at times when I really didn't have time to read. --Jan Catano, AtlantisClassic essays on science fiction and feminism by Nebula and Hugo award-winning Joanna Russ. Here she ranges from a consideration of the aesthetic of science fiction to a reading of the lesbian identity of Willa Cather. To Write Like a Woman includes essays on horror stories and the supernatural, feminist utopias, popular literature for women (the modern gothic), and the feminist education of graduate students in English.
/book/show/25152058-loosed-upon-the-world?from_search=true	John Joseph Adams (Editor) Paolo Bacigalupi Robert Silverberg	Loosed upon the World: The Saga Anthology of Climate Fiction	Collected by the editor of the award-winning Lightspeed magazine, one of the first anthologies of climate fictiona cutting-edge genre made popular by Margaret Atwood.Is it the end of the world as we know it? Climate fiction (cli-fi) explores the world we live in nowand in the very near futureas the effects of global warming become more evident. Join bestselling, award-wCollected by the editor of the award-winning Lightspeed magazine, one of the first anthologies of climate fictiona cutting-edge genre made popular by Margaret Atwood.Is it the end of the world as we know it? Climate fiction (cli-fi) explores the world we live in nowand in the very near futureas the effects of global warming become more evident. Join bestselling, award-winning writers like Margaret Atwood, Paolo Bacigalupi, Kim Stanley Robinson, Seanan McGuire, and many others at the brink of tomorrow. Loosed Upon the World is so believable, its frightening.
/book/show/410149.The_Year_s_Best_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois (Editor) Robert Reed Steven Utley	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fourteenth Annual Collection	Presents 23 of the finest science-fiction works of 1995, including stories by such diverse writers as Michael Bishop, Terry Bisson, Greg Egan, Nancy Kress, Ursula K. Le Guin, Maureen F. McHugh, Mike Resnick, and others.Contentsix  Summation: 1996  essay by Gardner Dozois1  Immersion  (1996)  novella by Gregory Benford47  The Dead  (1996)  shortstory by Michael SwaPresents 23 of the finest science-fiction works of 1995, including stories by such diverse writers as Michael Bishop, Terry Bisson, Greg Egan, Nancy Kress, Ursula K. Le Guin, Maureen F. McHugh, Mike Resnick, and others.Contentsix  Summation: 1996  essay by Gardner Dozois1  Immersion  (1996)  novella by Gregory Benford47  The Dead  (1996)  shortstory by Michael Swanwick56  The Flowers of Aulit Prison  [Probability Universe]  (1996)  novelette by Nancy Kress82  A Dry, Quiet War  (1996)  novelette by Tony Daniel99  Thirteen Phantasms  (1996)  shortstory by James P. Blaylock109  Primrose and Thorn  [Primrose]  (1996)  novelette by Bud Sparhawk142  The Miracle of Ivar Avenue  (1996)  novelette by John Kessel167  The Last Homosexual  (1996)  shortstory by Paul Park178  Recording Angel  (1996)  shortstory by Ian McDonald188  Death Do Us Part  (1996)  shortstory by Robert Silverberg203  The Spade of Reason  (1996)  shortstory by Jim Cowan218  The Cost to Be Wise  (1996)  novelette by Maureen F. McHugh254  Bicycle Repairman  [Chattanooga]  (1996)  novelette by Bruce Sterling279  The Weighing of Ayre  (1996)  novelette by Gregory Feeley311  The Longer Voyage  (1996)  novelette by Michael Cassutt330  The Land of Nod  [Kirinyaga  10]  (1996)  novelette by Mike Resnick350  Red Sonja and Lessingham in Dreamland  (1996)  shortstory by Gwyneth Jones362  The Lady Vanishes  (1996)  shortstory by Charles Sheffield373  Chrysalis  (1996)  novelette by Robert Reed407  The Wind Over the World  [Silurian Tales]  (1996)  novelette by Steven Utley430  Changes  (1996)  shortstory by William Barton445  Counting Cats in Zanzibar  (1996)  shortstory by Gene Wolfe457  How We Got In Town and Out Again  (1996)  novelette by Jonathan Lethem475  Dr. Tilmann's Consultant: A Scientific Romance  (1996)  novelette by Cherry Wilder492  Schrdinger's Dog  (1996)  novelette by Damien Broderick518  Foreign Devils  [War of the Worlds]  (1996)  novelette by Walter Jon Williams535  In the MSOB  (1996)  shortstory by Stephen Baxter539  The Robot's Twilight Companion  (1996)  novella by Tony Daniel590  Honorable Mentions: 1996  essay by Gardner Dozois
/book/show/191437.Twisty_Little_Passages?from_search=true	Nick Montfort	Twisty Little Passages: An Approach to Interactive Fiction	Interactive fiction -- the best-known form of which is the text game or text adventure -- has not received as much critical attention as have such other forms of electronic literature as hypertext fiction and the conversational programs known as chatterbots.(the title refers to a maze in, the first interactive fiction) is the first book-leInteractive fiction -- the best-known form of which is the text game or text adventure -- has not received as much critical attention as have such other forms of electronic literature as hypertext fiction and the conversational programs known as chatterbots.(the title refers to a maze in, the first interactive fiction) is the first book-length consideration of this form, examining it from gaming and literary perspectives. Nick Montfort, an interactive fiction author himself, offers both aficionados and first-time users a way to approach interactive fiction that will lead to a more pleasurable and meaningful experience of it.looks at interactive fiction beginning with its most important literary ancestor, the riddle. Montfort then discussesand its precursors (including theand), and follows this with an examination of mainframe text games developed in response, focusing on the most influential work of that era, Zork. He then considers the introduction of commercial interactive fiction for home computers, particularly that produced by Infocom. Commercial works inspired an independent reaction, and Montfort describes the emergence of independent creators and the development of an online interactive fiction community in the 1990s. Finally, he considers the influence of interactive fiction on other literary and gaming forms. With, Nick Montfort places interactive fiction in its computational and literary contexts, opening up this still-developing form to new consideration.
/book/show/1977036.Invasion_Earth?from_search=true	Harry Harrison	Invasion Earth	Earth would never be the same.They came from beyond the galaxy, bent on world domination...the alien terror that endangered mankind. They deceived men into believing they sought only peace. And as their battle fleets threatened earth with extinction, only one man could save the human race.
/book/show/22792008-everywhere-stories?from_search=true	Clifford Garstang (Editor) Brandy Abraham (Contributor) Jay Kauffmann (Contributor)	Everywhere Stories: Short Fiction from a Small Planet	Travel invigorates and enlightens, and so does reading. You don't have to go to the Congo to gain an understanding of the challenges women face there. You don't have to go to Costa Rica to learn about resentment toward fly-by evangelism. You don't have to go to Iran to sample Persian culture and anguish. When it's done right-as the stories in this anthology are-fiction caTravel invigorates and enlightens, and so does reading. You don't have to go to the Congo to gain an understanding of the challenges women face there. You don't have to go to Costa Rica to learn about resentment toward fly-by evangelism. You don't have to go to Iran to sample Persian culture and anguish. When it's done right-as the stories in this anthology are-fiction can transport you and show you the essential details, the soul of a place. A fiction writer is like an archaeologist in that way, digging, brushing away what doesn't belong and revealing what a casual observer-a tourist-might miss. Read the book. Explore the globe. But remember, it's a dangerous world. -from the Introduction, by Clifford Garstang, editor
/book/show/18051991-foolish-hearts?from_search=true	Timothy J. Lambert (Editor and contributor) R.D. Cochrane (Editor) Nathan Burgoine (Contributor)	Foolish Hearts: New Gay Fiction	In the age of online dating, one night hook-ups, and getting dumped via text, it seems like romance has left the building. Best-selling authors and die-hard romantics, Timothy Lambert and R.D. Cochrane are back with a follow-up to their critically acclaimedone of Insight Out Bookclub's bestselling titles ever, with a collection of gay romance that incites lIn the age of online dating, one night hook-ups, and getting dumped via text, it seems like romance has left the building. Best-selling authors and die-hard romantics, Timothy Lambert and R.D. Cochrane are back with a follow-up to their critically acclaimedone of Insight Out Bookclub's bestselling titles ever, with a collection of gay romance that incites love (and lust) in readers everywhere.
/book/show/370160.Storming_the_Reality_Studio?from_search=true	Larry McCaffery (Editor) Rob Hardin (Contributor) Harold Jaffe (Contributor)	Storming the Reality Studio: A Casebook of Cyberpunk & Postmodern Science Fiction	The term cyberpunk entered the literary landscape in 1984 to describe William Gibsons pathbreaking novel. Cyberpunks are now among the shock troops of postmodernism, Larry McCaffery argues inmarshalling the resources of a fragmentary culture to create a startling new form. Artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, multinatioThe term cyberpunk entered the literary landscape in 1984 to describe William Gibsons pathbreaking novel. Cyberpunks are now among the shock troops of postmodernism, Larry McCaffery argues inmarshalling the resources of a fragmentary culture to create a startling new form. Artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, multinational machinations, frenetic bursts of prose, collisions of style, celebrations of texture: although emerging largely from science fiction, these features of cyberpunk writing are, as this volume makes clear, integrally related to the aims and innovations of the literary avant-garde.By bringing together original fiction by well-known contemporary writers (William Burroughs, Thomas Pynchon, Don DeLillo, Kathy Acker, J. G. Ballard, Samuel R. Delany), critical commentary by some of the major theorists of postmodern art and culture (Jacques Derrida, Fredric Jameson, Timothy Leary, Jean-Franois Lyotard), and work by major practitioners of cyberpunk (William Gibson, Rudy Rucker, John Shirley, Pat Cadigan, Bruce Sterling),reveals a fascinating ongoing dialog in contemporary culture.What emerges most strikingly from the colloquy is a shared preoccupation with the force of technology in shaping modern life. It is precisely this concern, according to McCaffery, that has put science fiction, typically the province of technological art, at the forefront of creative explorations of our unique age.A rich opporunity for reading across genres, this anthology offers a new perspective on the evolution of postmodern culture and ultimately shows how deeply technological developments have influenced our vision and our art.CONTENTSIntroduction: The Desert of the Real  Larry McCafferyCyberpunk 101: A Schematic Guide to Storming the Reality Studio  Richard Kadrey & Larry McCafferyBeyond the Extinction of Human Life [from Empire of the Senseless]  Kathy Ackerfrom Crash  J. G. BallardMother and I Would Like to Know [from The Wild Boys]  William S. BurroughsRock On  Pat CadiganAmong the Blobs  Samuel R. Delanyfrom White Noise  Don DeLillofrom Neuromancer  William GibsonFistic Hermaphrodites  Rob HardinMicrobes  Rob HardinPenetrabit: Slime Temples  Rob Hardinnerve terminals  Rob HardinMax Headroom  Harold Jaffefrom Straight Fiction  Thom JurekThe Toilet Was Full of Nietzsche [from Metrophage]  Richard KadreyOffice of the Future [from Dads Nuke]  Marc LaidlawI Was an Infinitely Hot and Dense Dot [from My Cousin, My Gastroenterologist]  Mark Leynerfrom Plus  Joseph McElroyWire Movement #9  MishaWire for Two Tims  Mishafrom Easy Travel to Other Planets  Ted MooneyFrame 137  Jim OBarrfrom The Crying of Lot 49  Thomas Pynchonfrom Software  Rudy Ruckerfrom Life During Wartime  Lucius ShepardStoked  Lewis ShinerWolves of the Plateau  John ShirleyTwenty Evocations [Life in the Mechanist/Shaper Era: 20 Evocations; Mechanist-Shapers]  Bruce SterlingMare Tranquillitatis Peoples Circumlunal Zaibatsu: 2-1-16 [from Schismatrix]  Bruce SterlingThe Indigo Engineeers  William T. VollmannBefore the Lights Came On: Observations of a Synergy  Steve BrownThe Automation of the Robot [from Simulations]  Jean BaudrillardCyberpunk and Neuromanticism  Istvan Csicsery-Ronay, Jr.from Of Grammatology  Jacques DerridaYin and Yang Duke It Out  Joan GordonCybernetic Deconstructions: Cyberpunk and Postmodernism  Veronica Hollingerfrom Postmodernism, or The Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism  Fredric JamesonTelevision and the Triumph of Culture [from The Postmodern Scene]  Arthur Kroker & David CookBet On It: Cyber/video/punk/performance  Brooks LandonThe Cyberpunk: The Individual as Reality Pilot  Timothy LearyThe Postmodern [from The Postmodern Condition]  Jean-Franois LyotardAn Interview with William Gibson  Larry McCafferyCutting Up: Cyberpunk, Punk Music, and Urban Decontextualizations  Larry McCafferyPOSTcyberMODERNpunkISM  Brian McHaleThe Wars of the Coins Two Halves: Bruce Sterlings Mechanist/Shaper Narratives  Tom MaddoxFrothing the Synaptic Bath  David PorushLiterary MTV  George SlusserPreface from Mirrorshades  Bruce SterlingOn Gibson and Cyberpunk SF  Darko SuvinThe Japanese Reflection of Mirrorshades  Takayuki Tatsumi
/book/show/4901839-classic-british-fiction?from_search=true	Thomas Hardy	Classic British Fiction: Thomas Hardy's Complete Fiction	This book includes the complete text of: Desperate Remedies, 1871; Under the Greenwood Tree, 1872; A Pair of Blue Eyes, 1873; Far From the Madding Crowd, 1874;The Hand of Ethelberta, 1876; The Return of the Native, 1878; Wessex Tales, 1879;The Trumpet-Major, 1880; A Laodicean, 1881; Two on a Tower, 1882; The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid, 1883; A Changed Man and OtheThis book includes the complete text of: Desperate Remedies, 1871; Under the Greenwood Tree, 1872; A Pair of Blue Eyes, 1873; Far From the Madding Crowd, 1874;The Hand of Ethelberta, 1876; The Return of the Native, 1878; Wessex Tales, 1879;The Trumpet-Major, 1880; A Laodicean, 1881; Two on a Tower, 1882; The Romantic Adventures of a Milkmaid, 1883; A Changed Man and Other Tales, 1885; The Mayor of Casterbridge, 1886; The Woodlanders, 1887; Tess of the d'Urbervilles, 1891; A Group of Noble Dames, 1891; Life's Little Ironies, 1891; Jude the Obscure, 1895; The Well-Beloved, 1897; and The Dynasts, 1903. An active (hyperlinked) table of contents makes it easy to navigate through this huge file. Click on a title and go to that book. Push the Back button to return to the Table of Contents.
/book/show/1294344.Literature?from_search=true	Robert DiYanni	Literature: Approaches to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama	Like its larger counterpart, the compactby Robert DiYanni features student-centered approaches to literature--from experience to interpretation to evaluation--and an emphasis on making connections between texts and thinking critically about literature. Known for its clear presentation of the formal elements of literatLike its larger counterpart, the compactby Robert DiYanni features student-centered approaches to literature--from experience to interpretation to evaluation--and an emphasis on making connections between texts and thinking critically about literature. Known for its clear presentation of the formal elements of literature and literary analysis, this compact anthology effectively balances classic, modern, and contemporary works across the three major genres, blending well-known writers with a diverse gathering of newer, international figures. This literary breadth is supplemented by extensive coverage of writing about literature, making this book an excellent text for introduction to literature courses as well as literature-based composition courses.
/book/show/10777002-the-big-rock-candy-mountain?from_search=true	Wallace Stegner	The Big Rock Candy Mountain	Bo Mason, his wife, Elsa, and their two boys live a transient life of poverty and despair. Drifting from town to town and from state to state, the violent, ruthless Bo seeks out his fortunein the hotel business, in new farmland, and, eventually, in illegal rum-running through the treacherous back roads of the American Northwest. Stegner portrays more than thirty years inBo Mason, his wife, Elsa, and their two boys live a transient life of poverty and despair. Drifting from town to town and from state to state, the violent, ruthless Bo seeks out his fortunein the hotel business, in new farmland, and, eventually, in illegal rum-running through the treacherous back roads of the American Northwest. Stegner portrays more than thirty years in the life of the Mason family in this masterful, harrwoing saga of people trying to survive during the lean years of the early twentieth century.
/book/show/17857538-story-structure?from_search=true	William Bernhardt	Story Structure: The Key to Successful Fiction (Red Sneaker Writers Series #1)	Writing is structure, William Goldman said, but too often aspiring writers plunge into their work without grasping this fundamental principle. Story structure is one of the most important concepts for a writer to understandand ironically, one of the least frequently taught. In this book, New York Times-bestselling author William Bernhardt explains the elements that makeWriting is structure, William Goldman said, but too often aspiring writers plunge into their work without grasping this fundamental principle. Story structure is one of the most important concepts for a writer to understandand ironically, one of the least frequently taught. In this book, New York Times-bestselling author William Bernhardt explains the elements that make stories work, using examples spanning from Gilgamesh to The Hunger Games. In each chapter, he introduces essential concepts in a direct and easily comprehended manner. Most importantly, Bernhardt demonstrates how you can apply these ideas to improve your own writing.William Bernhardt is the author of more than thirty books, including the blockbuster Ben Kincaid series of legal thrillers. Bernhardt is also one of the most sought-after writing instructors in the nation. His programs have educated many authors now published by major houses. He is the only person to have received the Southern Writers Gold Medal Award, the Royden B. Davis Distinguished Author Award (U Penn), and the H. Louise Cobb Distinguished Author Award (OSU), which is given in recognition of an outstanding body of work that has profoundly influenced the way in which we understand ourselves and American society at large.The Red Sneaker Writing Center is dedicated to helping writers achieve their literary goals. What is a red sneaker writer? A committed writer seeking useful instruction and guidance rather than obfuscation and attitude. Red sneakers get the job done, and so do red sneaker writers, by paying close attention to their art and craft, committing to hard work, and never quitting. Are you a red sneaker writer? If so, this book is for you.
/book/show/19351212-staying-on?from_search=true	Paul Scott	Staying On: A Novel	In this sequel to, Colonel Tusker and Lucy Smalley cling to their bungalow in the hills of Pankot after Indian independence deprives them of their colonial status. Lucy, fed up with accommodating her husband, tries to assert her own independence. In scenes both poignant and hilarious, she and Tusker act out class tensions among the British of the Raj and elIn this sequel to, Colonel Tusker and Lucy Smalley cling to their bungalow in the hills of Pankot after Indian independence deprives them of their colonial status. Lucy, fed up with accommodating her husband, tries to assert her own independence. In scenes both poignant and hilarious, she and Tusker act out class tensions among the British of the Raj and eloquently give voice to the loneliness, rage, and stubborn affection in their marriage.
/book/show/14403108-chronicles-of-avonlea-by-l-m-montgomery-fiction-classics-family-gi?from_search=true	L.M. Montgomery	Chronicles of Avonlea by L. M. Montgomery, Fiction, Classics, Family, Girls & Women	L.M. Montgomery's Chronicles of Avonlea isn't a novel (as are the other volumes we have done in this series). It's a volume of short stories, like -The Hurrying of Ludovic, - the tale of Theodora Dix's hurrying a too-thoughtful suitor to the altar, with the help of Anne Shirley; -Old Lady Lloyd, - a proud and sad woman whose life has escaped her; -Little Joscelyn, - who isL.M. Montgomery's Chronicles of Avonlea isn't a novel (as are the other volumes we have done in this series). It's a volume of short stories, like -The Hurrying of Ludovic, - the tale of Theodora Dix's hurrying a too-thoughtful suitor to the altar, with the help of Anne Shirley; -Old Lady Lloyd, - a proud and sad woman whose life has escaped her; -Little Joscelyn, - who is a fine, fine singer . . . a dozen tales, all tolled. They've all got Montgomery's wit and her insight. If you are a fan of novels like Anne of Avonlea and Anne of Green Gables. You'll love these tales.
/book/show/29015631-tina-s-story?from_search=true	Tina Story	Tina's Story: Urban Fiction Gone Viral	Mila was a cold hearted bad chick, who only cared about herself. Even her man, Dred, who was as sexy and wealthy as they come could not tame her.Dred was a powerful boss who ran half the city, his charm, wisdom and silent power helped him to reach the upper echelon of society. Mila was his Queen who wanted nothing more than to take his throne for herself.Mila found out shMila was a cold hearted bad chick, who only cared about herself. Even her man, Dred, who was as sexy and wealthy as they come could not tame her.Dred was a powerful boss who ran half the city, his charm, wisdom and silent power helped him to reach the upper echelon of society. Mila was his Queen who wanted nothing more than to take his throne for herself.Mila found out she had lost Dred's love and knew that she had to get rid of his side piece,Tessa. There was no way she could let another women turn his head and undermine all of her devious plans.When Mila had her goons kidnap Tessa off the streets she thought she had solved her little problem. She didn't realize that Tessa's sister, Tina, was a forced to be reckoned with.Tina soon finds out that her sister is missing. A calculated and beautiful threat, Tina terrorizes the streets stopping at nothing to try and get her sister back safely.This story a polished action packed tale of passion, revenge and deceit. Make yourself comfortable because this is definitely a page turner.Don't Believe me?Read it.
/book/show/21061188-the-best-science-fiction-and-fantasy-of-the-year-volume-8?from_search=true	Jonathan Strahan (Editor) Joe Abercrombie (Contributor) Charlie Jane Anders (Contributor)	The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume 8	The best of the year's Science Fiction and Fantasy stories as selected by the multiple award-winning editor Jonathan Strahan. The series moves to its new publishing home, Solaris, with this eighth annual volume of the celebrated and popular series.Some Desperado by Joe AbercrombieZero for Conduct by Greg EganEffigy Nights by Yoon Ha LeeRosary and GThe best of the year's Science Fiction and Fantasy stories as selected by the multiple award-winning editor Jonathan Strahan. The series moves to its new publishing home, Solaris, with this eighth annual volume of the celebrated and popular series.Some Desperado by Joe AbercrombieZero for Conduct by Greg EganEffigy Nights by Yoon Ha LeeRosary and Goldenstar by Geoff RymanThe Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil GaimanCave and Julia by M. John HarrisonThe Herons of Mer de lOuest by M BennardoWater by Ramez NaamThe Truth of Fact, the Truth of Feeling by Ted ChiangThe Ink Readers of Doi Saket by Thomas Olde HeuveltCherry Blossoms on the River of Souls by Richard ParksRag and Bone by Priya SharmaThe Book Seller by Lavie TidharThe Sun and I by K J ParkerThe Promise of Space by James Patrick KellyThe Master Conjurer by Charlie Jane AndersThe Pilgrim and the Angel by E. Lily YuEntangled by Ian R MacleodFade to Gold by Benjanun SriduangkaewSelkies Stories are for Losers by Sofia SamatarIn Metal, In Bone by An OwomoyelaKormack the Lucky by Eleanor ArnasonSing by Karin TidbeckSocial Services by Madeline AshbyThe Road of Needles by Caitln R KiernanMystic Falls by Robert ReedThe Queen of Nights Aria by Ian McDonaldThe Irish Astronaut by Val Nolan
/book/show/602463.The_Jewel_Hinged_Jaw?from_search=true	Samuel R. Delany	The Jewel-Hinged Jaw: Notes on the Language of Science Fiction	An indispensable work of science fiction criticism revised and expanded
/book/show/34104748-sous-le-m-me-toit?from_search=true	Jojo Moyes Emmanuelle Ghez (Translator)	Sous le même toit	
/book/show/7487238-the-year-s-best-science-fiction?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois (Editor) Robert Charles Wilson (Contributor) Vandana Singh (Contributor)	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Seventh Annual Collection	The thirty-two stories in this collection imaginatively take us far across the universe, into the very core of our beings, to the realm of the gods, and the moment just after now. Included here are the works of masters of the form and of bright new talents, including:John Barnes, Elizabeth Bear, Damien Broderick, Karl Bunker, Paul Cornell, Albert E. Cowdrey, Ian Creasey,The thirty-two stories in this collection imaginatively take us far across the universe, into the very core of our beings, to the realm of the gods, and the moment just after now. Included here are the works of masters of the form and of bright new talents, including:John Barnes, Elizabeth Bear, Damien Broderick, Karl Bunker, Paul Cornell, Albert E. Cowdrey, Ian Creasey, Steven Gould, Dominic Green, Nicola Griffith, Alexander Irvine, John Kessel, Ted Kosmatka, Nancy Kress, Jay Lake, Rand B. Lee, Paul McAuley, Ian McDonald, Maureen F. McHugh, Sarah Monette, Michael Poore, Robert Reed, Adam Roberts, Chris Roberson, Mary Rosenblum, Geoff Ryman, Vandana Singh, Bruce Sterling, Lavie Tidhar, James Van Pelt, Jo Walton, Peter Watts, Robert Charles Wilson, and John C. Wright.Supplementing the stories are the editors insightful summation of the years events and a lengthy list of honorable mentions, making this book both a valuable resource and the single best place in the universe to find stories that stir the imagination, and the heart.Contentsxiii  Summation: 2009 (The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Seventh Annual Collection)  essay by Gardner Dozois1  Utriusque Cosmi  (2009)  novelette by Robert Charles Wilson18  A Story, with Beans  [7th Sigma]  (2009)  shortstory by Steven Gould25  Under the Shouting Sky  (2009)  shortstory by Karl Bunker32  Events Preceding the Helvetican Renaissance  (2009)  novelette by John Kessel55  Useless Things  (2009)  shortstory by Maureen F. McHugh68  Black Swan  (2009)  novelette by Bruce Sterling86  Crimes and Glory  (2009)  novella by Paul J. McAuley127  Seventh Fall  (2009)  novelette by Alexander C. Irvine [as by Alexander Irvine ]141  Butterfly Bomb  (2009)  shortstory by Dominic Green154  Infinities  (2008)  novelette by Vandana Singh175  Things Undone  (2009)  novelette by John Barnes205  On the Human Plan  (2009)  shortstory by Jay Lake213  The Island  (2009)  novelette by Peter Watts240  The Integrity of the Chain  (2009)  shortstory by Lavie Tidhar246  Lion Walk  (2009)  novelette by Mary Rosenblum274  Escape to Other Worlds with Science Fiction  (2009)  shortstory by Jo Walton282  Three Leaves of Aloe  (2009)  novelette by Rand B. Lee296  Mongoose  [Boojum]  (2009)  novelette by Sarah Monette and Elizabeth Bear312  Paradiso Lost  (2009)  novella by Albert E. Cowdrey353  It Takes Two  (2009)  novelette by Nicola Griffith377  Blocked  (2009)  shortstory by Geoff Ryman391  Solace  (2009)  shortstory by James Van Pelt404  Act One  (2009)  novella by Nancy Kress441  Twilight of the Gods  (2009)  novelette by John C. Wright459  Blood Dauber  (2009)  novelette by Michael Poore and Ted Kosmatka486  This Wind Blowing, and This Tide  (2009)  novelette by Damien Broderick502  Hair  (2009)  novelette by Adam Roberts521  Before My Last Breath  (2009)  shortstory by Robert Reed535  One of Our Bastards Is Missing  [Jonathan Hamilton  2]  (2009)  novelette by Paul Cornell553  Edison's Frankenstein  (2009)  novelette by Chris Roberson567  Erosion  (2009)  shortstory by Ian Creasey577  Vishnu at the Cat Circus  [India 2047]  (2009)  novella by Ian McDonald633  Honorable Mentions: 2009  essay by Gardner Dozois
/book/show/101165.Will_Write_for_Food?from_search=true	Dianne Jacob	Will Write for Food: The Complete Guide to Writing Cookbooks, Restaurant Reviews, Articles, Memoir, Fiction and More	Will Write for Food is for food lovers who want to express themselves, guiding them from their earliest creative impulses to successful article writing, restaurant reviewing, and cookbook writing. Dianne Jacobjournalist and food-writing instructor and coachoffers interviews with award-winning writers such as Jeffrey Steingarten, Calvin Trillin, Molly O'Neill, and DeborahWill Write for Food is for food lovers who want to express themselves, guiding them from their earliest creative impulses to successful article writing, restaurant reviewing, and cookbook writing. Dianne Jacobjournalist and food-writing instructor and coachoffers interviews with award-winning writers such as Jeffrey Steingarten, Calvin Trillin, Molly O'Neill, and Deborah Madison, plus well-known book and magazine editors and literary agents, give readers the tools to get started and the confidence to follow through. Comprehensive yet accessible chapters range from restaurant reviewing to cookbooks to memoirs. Focused exercises at the end of chapters stimulate creativity, help organize thought, and build practical skills. Will Write for Food is the first and ultimate ins and outs guidebook to the incredibly popular world of food writing.
/book/show/17909002-uncle-b-s-drive-in-fiction?from_search=true	Elisha Murphy (Editor) Alec Cizak Jimmy Callaway	Uncle B's Drive-In Fiction	Six low-budget novellas by Jimmy Callaway, Alec Cizak, C. J. Edwards, Garnett Elliott, Matthew C. Funk, and David James Keaton. Featuring cover and interior art by Sarah Hailey. Edited by Elisha Murphy.Remember rolling into the drive-in, elbow out the window, hand squeezing the wheel of your dad's Ford, hoping to find a spot in the back row of cars? Remember watching someSix low-budget novellas by Jimmy Callaway, Alec Cizak, C. J. Edwards, Garnett Elliott, Matthew C. Funk, and David James Keaton. Featuring cover and interior art by Sarah Hailey. Edited by Elisha Murphy.Remember rolling into the drive-in, elbow out the window, hand squeezing the wheel of your dad's Ford, hoping to find a spot in the back row of cars? Remember watching some B horror, cheapjack action or western flick, trying like mad to get to second base? Edited by Elisha Murphy, six pulp writers join forces in Drive-In Fiction to conjure up those dark, sweat-laced back seats lit only by the glow of the big screen. Within these pages are six down and dirty novellas all written in the spirit of those films from the golden age of the drive-in. Inside you will find:The Shunned Highway by Garnett ElliottWhen a group of unwitting bikers, the Crusty Losers, pick the wrong gothic mansion to throw a party in, they release a highly contagious alien fungus. What follows is a leather-clad hellride through 70's America, with rogue CDC agents in hot pursuit. Who will survive the fiery showdown in post-hippy San Francisco? Read The Shunned Highway and find out.A Woman And A Knife by Matthew C. Funk*A ruthless killer stalks Jenny Childs across the wretched territory of central Ohio, and a haunted cop races against a failing mind to save her. But young Jenny holds a twisted secret that could doom the men on her trail.SUCK by C. J. EdwardsIndianapolis PD Rookie Homicide Detective Rae Simmons has been assigned a case nobody else wants, the torture and murder of a young prostitute named Cherry. What she doesn't know is that someone else is hunting the killers too. With her victim's body missing, gang bangers turning up dead, and a Catholic Priest telling her a demonic force is out for blood, Simmons must track the killers and face down dark powers beyond her comprehension.Lupo Danish Never Has Nightmares by Jimmy CallawayOrganized crime produces few heroes. Lupo Danish is not one of them. But in this case, he'll just have to do. He often sleeps, but Lupo Danish never has nightmares.National Trust by Alec CizakTommy Doyle has his hands full navigating the minefield of his surrogate family of small time Irish-American gangsters. Set during the Watergate scandal, Tommy gears up for a final bank heist to settle some scores. Who the hell dresses up as Nixon for Halloween? he asks. Exactly.Tap Tap Tap (Snap Snap Snap) by David James KeatonA porn director in the twilight of his career becomes increasingly delusional as he begins to notice sexually transmitted tattoos infecting his talent. Even his imagined relationship with the Virgin Mary statue down the street can't stop an inevitable showdown between him and the wannabe stuntman he accidentally spit on and his plot to either kidnap a police dog, detonate the local drive-in where the latest porn epic will debut, or detonate a police dog, whichever comes first.* - WINNER OF THE SPINETINGLER AWARD FOR BEST NOVELLA OF THE YEAR
/book/show/7621983-great-classic-science-fiction?from_search=true	H.G. Wells James H. Schmitz Stanley G. Weinbaum	Great Classic Science Fiction	An exciting grouping of classic science fiction short stories by various award-winning authors. Stories include:by H. G. Wells,by Stanley G. Weinbaum,by Lester Del Rey,by Fritz Leiber,by James H. Schmitz,by Philip K. Dick,by Frank Herbert, andAn exciting grouping of classic science fiction short stories by various award-winning authors. Stories include:by H. G. Wells,by Stanley G. Weinbaum,by Lester Del Rey,by Fritz Leiber,by James H. Schmitz,by Philip K. Dick,by Frank Herbert, andby Andre Norton.
/book/show/351381.The_Instant_of_My_Death_Demeure?from_search=true	Jacques Derrida Maurice Blanchot Elizabeth Rottenberg (Translation)	The Instant of My Death /Demeure: Fiction and Testimony	This volume records a remarkable encounter in critical and philosophical thinking: a meeting of two of the great pioneers in contemporary thought, Maurice Blanchot and Jacques Derrida, who are also bound together by friendship and a complex relation to their own pasts. More than a literary text with critical commentary, it constitutes an event of central significance for cThis volume records a remarkable encounter in critical and philosophical thinking: a meeting of two of the great pioneers in contemporary thought, Maurice Blanchot and Jacques Derrida, who are also bound together by friendship and a complex relation to their own pasts. More than a literary text with critical commentary, it constitutes an event of central significance for contemporary philosophical, literary, and political concerns.The book consists ofa powerful short prose piece by Blanchot, and an extended essay by Derrida that reads it in the context of questions of literature and of bearing witness. Blanchot's narrative concerns a moment when a young man is brought before a firing squad during World War II and then suddenly finds himself released from his near death. The incident, written in the third person, is suggestively autobiographicalfrom the title, several remarks in the text, and a letter Blanchot wrote about a similar incident in his own lifebut only insofar as it raises questions for Blanchot about what such an experience might mean. The accident of near death becomes, in the instant the man is released, the accident of a life he no longer possesses. The text raises the question of what it means to write about a (non)experience one cannot claim as one's own, and as such is a text of testimony or witness.Derrida's reading of Blanchot links the problem of testimony to the problem of the secret and to the notion of the instant. It thereby provides the elements of a more expansive reassessment of literature, testimony, and truth. In addressing the complex relation between writing and history, Derrida also implicitly reflects on questions concerning the relation between European intellectuals and World War II.
/book/show/19658954-the-inheritance?from_search=true	Tamera Alexander	The Inheritance	1595546324|9781595546326. The Inheritance (Women of Faith Fiction) published in the year 2009 was published by Thomas Nelson. Inc.. View 4679 more books by Thomas Nelson. Inc.. The author of this book is Tamera Alexander . page displaying collection of Tamera Alexander books here. This is the Paperback version of the title The Inheritance (Women of Faith Fiction) . The I1595546324|9781595546326. The Inheritance (Women of Faith Fiction) published in the year 2009 was published by Thomas Nelson. Inc.. View 4679 more books by Thomas Nelson. Inc.. The author of this book is Tamera Alexander . page displaying collection of Tamera Alexander books here. This is the Paperback version of the title The Inheritance (Women of Faith Fiction) . The Inheritance (Women of Faith Fiction) is currently Available with us.
/book/show/2257275.Phantastes_a_Faerie_Romance_by_George_MacDonald_Fiction_Classics_Action_Adventure?from_search=true	George MacDonald	Phantastes, a Faerie Romance by George MacDonald, Fiction, Classics, Action & Adventure	The way starts in his room, and he meets is a girl who tells him Trust the Oak. Trust the Oak, and the Elm, and the great Beech. Take care of the Birch, for though she is honest, she is too young not to be changeable. But shun the Ash and the Alder; for the Ash is an ogre, -- you will know him by his thick fingers; and the Alder will smother you with her web of hair, if yThe way starts in his room, and he meets is a girl who tells him Trust the Oak. Trust the Oak, and the Elm, and the great Beech. Take care of the Birch, for though she is honest, she is too young not to be changeable. But shun the Ash and the Alder; for the Ash is an ogre, -- you will know him by his thick fingers; and the Alder will smother you with her web of hair, if you let her near you at night. This is wise advice.
/book/show/6474225-red-planets?from_search=true	Mark Bould (Editor) China Miville (Editor)	Red Planets: Marxism and Science Fiction	Science fiction and socialism have always had a close relationship. Many science fiction novelists and filmmakers have used the genre to examine explicit or implicit Marxist concerns. Red Planets is an accessible and lively account, which makes an ideal introduction to anyone interested in the politics of science fiction. The volume covers a rich variety of examples from WScience fiction and socialism have always had a close relationship. Many science fiction novelists and filmmakers have used the genre to examine explicit or implicit Marxist concerns. Red Planets is an accessible and lively account, which makes an ideal introduction to anyone interested in the politics of science fiction. The volume covers a rich variety of examples from Weimar cinema to mainstream Hollywood films, and novelists from Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, Philip K. Dick, and Thomas Disch to Ursula K. Le Guin, Kim Stanley Robinson, Ken MacLeod, and Charles Stross. Contributors include Matthew Beaumont, William J. Burling, Carl Freedman, Darren Jorgensen, Rob Latham, Iris Luppa, Andrew Milner, John Rieder, Steven Shaviro, Sherryl Vint, and Phillip Wegner.
/book/show/179576.The_Light_Princess_and_Other_Fairy_Stories_by_George_MacDonald_Fiction_Classics_Action_Adventure?from_search=true	George MacDonald	The Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories by George MacDonald, Fiction, Classics, Action & Adventure	
/book/show/6661409-the-sweet-life?from_search=true	Rebecca Lim	The Sweet Life (Girlfriend Fiction, #7)	Who is the sinister 'Fellini', tracking Janey Gordon through cyberspace? And why is he posting warnings to her MySpace page?Sixteen-year-old Janey is all alone in the world apart from her trio of best friends ... until she discovers a mysteWho is the sinister 'Fellini', tracking Janey Gordon through cyberspace? And why is he posting warnings to her MySpace page?Sixteen-year-old Janey is all alone in the world apart from her trio of best friends ... until she discovers a mysterious letter that leads her to long-lost family, thousands of miles away in Italy.So she heads off on a Roman holiday with a suitcase full of glam outfits courtesy of her fashion-addict bestie, Ness, and a list of must-see locations from her film-buff buddy, Em. It should be a time of sun, food, shopping and cute guys - but there's someone shadowing every step she takes.Living the sweet life can be a dangerous thing...
/book/show/7530905-fact-and-fiction?from_search=true	Bertrand Russell	Fact and Fiction	First published in 1961,is a collection of Bertrand Russell's essays that reflect on the books and writings that influenced his life, including fiction, essays on politics and education, divertissements and parables. Also broaching on the highly controversial issues of war and peace, it is in this classic collection that Russell states some of his most faFirst published in 1961,is a collection of Bertrand Russell's essays that reflect on the books and writings that influenced his life, including fiction, essays on politics and education, divertissements and parables. Also broaching on the highly controversial issues of war and peace, it is in this classic collection that Russell states some of his most famous pronouncements on nuclear warfare and international relations. It is a remarkable book that provides valuable insight into the range of interests and depth of convictions of one of the world's greatest philosophers.
/book/show/9924409-robot-dreams?from_search=true	Isaac Asimov Ralph McQuarrie (Illustrator)	Robot Dreams	24-copy mixed floor display with special riser (4 each of Neuromancer, Forever Peace, Stranger in a Strange Land, Dune, Robot Dreams, and The Left Hand of Darkness) 0-441-01140-3 @ $Can.
/book/show/410148.The_Year_s_Best_Science_Fiction?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois (Editor) Robert Silverberg (Contributor) William Sanders (Contributor)	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Fifteenth Annual Collection	Each year science fiction's premiere short fiction editor, Gardner Dozois, collects dozens of excellent stories in a chunky volume that is eagerly anticipated by readers and writers alike. The anthology also includes an invaluable summation about the state of the science fiction publishing field, and a list of honorable mentions (think of them as almost-made-its) for 1997.Each year science fiction's premiere short fiction editor, Gardner Dozois, collects dozens of excellent stories in a chunky volume that is eagerly anticipated by readers and writers alike. The anthology also includes an invaluable summation about the state of the science fiction publishing field, and a list of honorable mentions (think of them as almost-made-its) for 1997.Contentsxi  Summation: 1997  essay by Gardner Dozois1  Beauty in the Night  (1997)  novelette by Robert Silverberg30  Second Skin  (1997)  shortstory by Paul J. McAuley49  Steamship Soldier on the Information Front  (1997)  novelette by Nancy Kress69  Reasons to Be Cheerful  (1997)  novelette by Greg Egan95  Moon Six  (1997)  novelette by Stephen Baxter122  We Will Drink a Fish Together . . .  (1997)  novelette by Bill Johnson155  Escape Route  [Confederation Universe Stories]  (1997)  novella by Peter F. Hamilton197  Itsy Bitsy Spider  (1997)  shortstory by James Patrick Kelly207  A Spy in Europa  [Revelation Space]  (1997)  shortstory by Alastair Reynolds224  The Undiscovered  (1997)  novelette by William Sanders245  Echoes  (1997)  novelette by Alan Brennert267  Getting to Know You  [North American future]  (1997)  novelette by David Marusek288  Balinese Dancer  (1997)  shortstory by Gwyneth Jones306  Marrow  [The Great Ship Universe]  (1997)  novella by Robert Reed348  Heart of Whitenesse  (1997)  shortstory by Howard Waldrop364  The Wisdom of Old Earth  (1997)  shortstory by Michael Swanwick373  The Pipes of Pan  (1997)  novelette by Brian Stableford391  Crossing Chao Meng Fu  (1997)  novelette by G. David Nordley418  Yeyuka  (1997)  shortstory by Greg Egan432  Frost Painting  (1997)  shortstory by Carolyn Ives Gilman447  Lethe  (1997)  novelette by Walter Jon Williams474  Winter Fire  (1997)  shortstory by Geoffrey A. Landis488  Nevermore  (1997)  novelette by Ian R. MacLeod505  Open Veins  (1997)  shortstory by Simon Ings520  After Kerry  (1997)  novelette by Ian McDonald543  The Masque of Agamemnon  [Troy Stories]  (1997)  novelette by Sean Williams and Simon Brown565  Gulliver at Home  (1997)  novelette by John Kessel576  A Cold Dry Cradle  (1997)  novella by Elisabeth Malartre and Gregory Benford617  Honorable Mentions: 1997  essay by Gardner Dozois
/book/show/24923481-better-than-fiction-2?from_search=true	Lonely Planet	Better than Fiction 2: True adventures from 30 great fiction writers	From Lonely Planet, the world's leading travel guide publisher,, the follow-up to 2012's, is a second serving of true travel stories told by some of the world's best fiction writers includingand.Varied in place, plot and voice, these are stirring and evocative pieces that all share one comFrom Lonely Planet, the world's leading travel guide publisher,, the follow-up to 2012's, is a second serving of true travel stories told by some of the world's best fiction writers includingand.Varied in place, plot and voice, these are stirring and evocative pieces that all share one common characteristic-they manifest a passion for the precious gift of travel, from its unexpected but inevitably enriching lessons about other peoples and places, to the truths, sometimes uncomfortable but always enlarging, it reveals about ourselves.By turns comic, dramatic, and moving - from Francine Prose's confrontation of the mysteries of India to DBC Pierre's search for Hemingway's muse in Italy - these 30 short tales reveal the joys, perils, and surprises of travel, and that truth can often be stranger (and better) than fiction.Whether on a plane en route to your own travel adventure, or at home settling in for a vicarious experience of world adventures, embark on this literary journey around the world and explore your passion for travel now!Lonely Planet, Don George, Dave Eggers, Jane Smiley, Karen Joy Fowler, Stefan Merrill Block, Francine Prose, DBC Pierre, Fiona Kidman, Alexander McCall Smith, Keija Parssinen, MJ Hyland, Catherine Lacey, Rebecca Dinerstein, Lloyd Jones, Porochista Khakpour, Jack Livings, Marina Lewycka, Lydia Millet, Suzanne Joinson, Sophie Cunningham, Christina Nichol, Mandy Sayer, Steven Amsterdam, Marie-Helene Bortino, Shirley Streshinsky, Steven Hall, David Shafer, Avi Duckor-Jones, Lily King, Aliya Whitely, and Natalie BaszileStarted in 1973, Lonely Planet has become the world's leading travel guide publisher with guidebooks to every destination on the planet, as well as an award-winning website, a suite of mobile and digital travel products, and a dedicated traveller community. Lonely Planet's mission is to enable curious travellers to experience the world and to truly get to the heart of the places they find themselves in.An Innocent AbroadA Fork in the Road-- Fairfax Media- New York Times
/book/show/384038.Starlight?from_search=true	Alfred Bester	Starlight: The Great Short Fiction of Alfred Bester	Contents:5,271,009  nv F&SF Mar 54Ms. Found in a Champagne Bottle  ss Status, 1968Fondly Fahrenheit  nv F&SF Aug 54Comment on Fondly Fahrenheit  arThe Four-Hour Fugue  ss Analog Jun 74The Men Who Murdered Mohammed  ss F&SF Oct 58Disappearing Act  ss Star Science Fiction Stories #2, ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1953Hell Is FContents:5,271,009  nv F&SF Mar 54Ms. Found in a Champagne Bottle  ss Status, 1968Fondly Fahrenheit  nv F&SF Aug 54Comment on Fondly Fahrenheit  arThe Four-Hour Fugue  ss Analog Jun 74The Men Who Murdered Mohammed  ss F&SF Oct 58Disappearing Act  ss Star Science Fiction Stories #2, ed. Frederik Pohl, Ballantine, 1953Hell Is Forever  na Unknown Aug 42Adam and No Eve  ss Astounding Sep 41Time Is the Traitor  nv F&SF Sep 53Oddy and Id [The Devils Invention]  ss Astounding Aug 50Hobsons Choice  ss F&SF Aug 52Star Light, Star Bright  ss F&SF Jul 53They Dont Make Life Like They Used To  nv F&SF Oct 63Of Time and Third Avenue  ss F&SF Oct 51Isaac Asimov  iv Publishers Weekly Apr 17 72The Pi Man  ss Star Light, Star Bright, Berkley/Putnam, 1976; revised from F&SF Oct 59.Something Up There Likes Me  nv Astounding, ed. Harry Harrison, Random, 1973My Affair with Science Fiction  ar Nova 4, ed. Harry Harrison, Walker, 1974
/book/show/10865914-the-year-s-best-science-fiction?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois (Editor) Eleanor Arnason (Contributor) Joe Haldeman (Contributor)	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Eighth Annual Collection	FIFTEEN-TIME WINNER OF THE LOCUS AWARD FOR YEAR'S BEST ANTHOLOGYThe thirty-three stories in this collection imaginatively take us far across the universe, into the very core of our beings, to the realm of the gods, and the moment just after now. Included here are works by masters of the form and by bright new talents, including: Nina Allan, Eleanor Arnason, Kage Baker, SteFIFTEEN-TIME WINNER OF THE LOCUS AWARD FOR YEAR'S BEST ANTHOLOGYThe thirty-three stories in this collection imaginatively take us far across the universe, into the very core of our beings, to the realm of the gods, and the moment just after now. Included here are works by masters of the form and by bright new talents, including: Nina Allan, Eleanor Arnason, Kage Baker, Stephen Baxter, Chris Beckett, Aliette de Bodard, Damien Broderick, Pat Cadigan, Brenda Cooper, Cory Doctorow, Joe Haldeman, Jim Hawkins, Alexander Jablokov, Ted Kosmatka, Jay Lake, Geoffrey A. Landis, Yoon Ha Lee, Ian R. MacLeod, David Moles, Naomi Novik, Steven Popkes, Hannu Rajaniemi, Robert Reed, Alastair Reynolds, Ken Scholes, Allen M. Steele, Michael Swanwick, Rachel Swirsky, Lavi Tidhar, Carrie Vaughn, Peter Watts, and Tad Williams.Supplementing the stories are the editor's insightful summation of the year's events and a lengthy list of honorable mentions, making this book both a valuable resource and the single best place in the universe to find stories that stir the imagination and the heart.xiii  Summation: 2010  (2011)  essay by Gardner Dozois1  A History of Terraforming  (2010)  novella by Robert Reed39  The Spontaneous Knotting of an Agitated String  (2010)  shortstory by Lavie Tidhar43  The Emperor of Mars  [Near Space]  (2010)  shortstory by Allen Steele [as by Allen M. Steele ]58  The Things  (2010)  shortstory by Peter Watts72  The Sultan of the Clouds  (2010)  novella by Geoffrey A. Landis108  The Books  (2010)  shortstory by Kage Baker119  Re-Crossing the Styx  (2010)  shortstory by Ian R. MacLeod (aka Recrossing the Styx)132  And Ministers of Grace  (2010)  novelette by Tad Williams154  Mammoths of the Great Plains  (2010)  novella by Eleanor Arnason191  Sleeping Dogs  (2010)  shortstory by Joe Haldeman204  Jackie's Boy  (2010)  novella by Steven Popkes (aka Jackie's-Boy)246  Flying in the Face of God  (2010)  shortstory by Nina Allan262  Chicken Little  (2010)  novella by Cory Doctorow298  Flower, Mercy, Needle, Chain  (2010)  shortstory by Yoon Ha Lee304  Return to Titan  (2010)  novella by Stephen Baxter354  Under the Moons of Venus  (2010)  shortstory by Damien Broderick370  Seven Years from Home  (2010)  novelette by Naomi Novik392  The Peacock Cloak  (2010)  shortstory by Chris Beckett405  Amaryllis  (2010)  shortstory by Carrie Vaughn416  Seven Cities of Gold  (2010)  novella by David Moles452  Again and Again and Again  (2010)  shortstory by Rachel Swirsky455  Elegy for a Young Elk  (2010)  shortstory by Hannu Rajaniemi468  Libertarian Russia  (2010)  shortstory by Michael Swanwick477  The Night Train  (2010)  shortstory by Lavie Tidhar488  My Father's Singularity  (2010)  shortstory by Brenda Cooper493  The Starship Mechanic  (2010)  shortstory by Jay Lake and Ken Scholes499  Sleepover  (2010)  novelette by Alastair Reynolds531  The Taste of Night  (2010)  shortstory by Pat Cadigan541  Blind Cat Dance  (2010)  novelette by Alexander Jablokov563  The Shipmaker  [Universe of Xuya]  (2010)  shortstory by Aliette de Bodard574  In-Fall  (2010)  shortstory by Ted Kosmatka582  Chimbwi  (2010)  shortstory by Jim Hawkins599  Dead Man's Run  (2010)  novella by Robert Reed653  Honorable Mentions: 2010  (2011)  essay by Gardner Dozois
/book/show/31371892-experimental-animals?from_search=true	Thalia Field	Experimental Animals	Stemming from a through-line of marital discord in the household of the great French vivisector, Claude Bernard, Thalia Field has discovered a number of voices, some famous, some forgotten, and allowed them all a moment in which to be heard again. This compelling tale is made up largely of excerpts and quotations, pieced together with great artistry. A beautiful and thoughStemming from a through-line of marital discord in the household of the great French vivisector, Claude Bernard, Thalia Field has discovered a number of voices, some famous, some forgotten, and allowed them all a moment in which to be heard again. This compelling tale is made up largely of excerpts and quotations, pieced together with great artistry. A beautiful and thought-provoking collage of a tale of rescued history and a sobering tribute to some of its victims. --Karen Joy FowlerAdvancing what she started twenty years ago with her earliest explorations of essayistic fiction, Thalia Field has now composed what very well might be her life's work--a tragic, comical, and utterly fascinating tale of a marriage that vividly encapsulates not only the origins of experimental medicine, but an entire age that spirited experiments in literature, science, engineering, film, etc. It's nothing less than a history--gorgeously fictional, purposefully essayistic--of how we got where we are. --John D'AgataWhy does only the past provide material that burns? Thalia Field asks in her novel Experimental Animals, an impassioned investigation of the marriage of a feisty accidental activist, Fanny, to French physiologist Claude Bernard, whose experiments transformed medicine, but at a steep ethical price: they depended on the vivisection of animals. Like Jonathan Safran Foer (Eating Animals), Field is on the side of the animals, but her novel does justice, in its form, to the weight and complexity of the problem. Knowledge depends on violence; to understand life, we have to break it to pieces, and to see the past in a new light, we have to burn up old ideas. Field's novel is an experiment which illuminates the history of experimentation; it's a wise and brilliant work of compassionate destruction. --Paul La Farge
/book/show/1367807.The_Little_Vampire_in_Despair?from_search=true	Angela Sommer-Bodenburg	The Little Vampire in Despair	
/book/show/18596555-the-very-best-of-fantasy-science-fiction-volume-2?from_search=true	Gordon Van Gelder (Editor) Robert Sheckley (Contributor) R.A. Lafferty (Contributor)	The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Volume 2	continues to showcase some of the most famous authors writing in any genre. The magazine jumpstarted the careers of bestselling authors such as Roger Zelazny, Bruce Sterling, and Jane Yolen and continues to champion bold new crossover talents including Paolo Bacigalupi and Ken Liu.Now drawing upon F&SF's impressive history of classic andcontinues to showcase some of the most famous authors writing in any genre. The magazine jumpstarted the careers of bestselling authors such as Roger Zelazny, Bruce Sterling, and Jane Yolen and continues to champion bold new crossover talents including Paolo Bacigalupi and Ken Liu.Now drawing upon F&SF's impressive history of classic and contemporary tales, this extraordinary companion anthology revisits and expands upon sixty-five years' worth of top-notch fiction. These broad-ranging, award-winning tales appeal to readers of genre fiction and beyond, exploring alternate history, time travel, urban fantasy, virtual reality, modern myth, horror, interstellar travel, epic fantasy, mystery, and space opera.ContentsThe Third Level by Jack FinneyFondly Fahrenheit by Alfred BesterThe Cosmic Charge Account by C. M. KornbluthThe Anything Box by Zenna HendersonThe Prize of Peril by Robert Sheckley---All You Zombies--- by Robert A. HeinleinGreen Magic by Jack VanceThe Doors of His Face, the Lamps of His Mouth by Roger ZelaznyNarrow Valley by R. A. LaffertySundance by Robert SilverbergAttack of the Giant Baby by Kit ReedThe Hundredth Dove by Jane YolenJeffty Is Five by Harlan EllisonSalvador by Lucius ShepardThe Aliens Who Knew, I mean, Everything by George Alec EffingerRat by J. P. KellyThe Friendship Light by Gene WolfeThe Bone Woman by Charles de LintThe Lincoln Train by Maureen McHughManeki Neko by Bruce SterlingWinemaster by Robert ReedSuicide Coast by M. John HarrisonHave Not Have by Geoff RymanThe People of Sand & Slag by Paolo BacigalupiEcho by Liz HandThe New York Times at Special Bargain Rates by Stephen KingThe Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu
/book/show/25018505-modern-mythmakers?from_search=true	Michael McCarty	Modern Mythmakers: 35 Interviews with Horror & Science Fiction Writers and Filmmakers	Ever wanted to hang out with legends like Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, and Dean Koontz?to hear fun anecdotes and career advice from a wide range of Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy authors and filmmakers.Modern Mythmakers is a collection of 35 interviews from horror and science fiction's most influential writers and filmmakers, including Ray BrEver wanted to hang out with legends like Ray Bradbury, Richard Matheson, and Dean Koontz?to hear fun anecdotes and career advice from a wide range of Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy authors and filmmakers.Modern Mythmakers is a collection of 35 interviews from horror and science fiction's most influential writers and filmmakers, including Ray Bradbury, Dean Koontz, Richard Matheson, John Carpenter, John Saul, Joe McKinney, the Night of the Living Dead crew (including John Russo, Kyra Schon and Russ Streiner), Elvira, Whitley Strieber, Christopher Moore, and many more.Foreword by Alan Dean Foster; Forrest J. Ackerman; C. Dean Andersson; Adrienne Barbeau; Ray Bradbury; Ramsey Campbell; John Carpenter; Dan Curtis; Elvira; Rusty Fischer; Neil Gaiman; Mick Garris; Laurell K. Hamilton; George Clayton Johnson; Jack Ketchum; Dean Koontz; Herschell Gordon Lewis; Thomas Ligotti; Bentley Little; Graham Masterton; Richard Matheson; Joe McKinney; Christopher Moore; Night of the Living Dead Crew: John Russo, Kyra Schon, & Russ Streiner; William F. Nolan; Ingrid Pitt; Linnea Quigley; Fred Olen Ray; John Saul; David Snell; Darce Stoker; Peter Straub; Whitley Strieber; Timothy Zahn; Afterword by The Amazing Kreskin.Whether you're an author looking for career advice, a fan of classic films and authors, or looking for true stories of inspiration, this is the book for you.
/book/show/420253.Babe_in_Paradise?from_search=true	Marisa Silver	Babe in Paradise: Fiction	The unforgettable characters ofan aging stunt man, a chauffeur, and a voice-over actor among themlive on the periphery of Los Angeles's allure, outside its glamour and success. Marisa Silver's singular voice makes us care deeply about their everyday desperations and hard-won hopes.
/book/show/415447.The_Sleep_Over_Artist?from_search=true	Thomas Beller	The Sleep-Over Artist: Fiction	Writing with the sparkling wit and insight of his highly praised debut,(Brilliantly captures the great expectations and recurring ambivalence of youth.), Thomas Beller continues to plumb the adventures of his hero, Alex Fader, a youthful existentialist and sensualist with an insatiable appetite for trouble.is anWriting with the sparkling wit and insight of his highly praised debut,(Brilliantly captures the great expectations and recurring ambivalence of youth.), Thomas Beller continues to plumb the adventures of his hero, Alex Fader, a youthful existentialist and sensualist with an insatiable appetite for trouble.is an account of critical stages in Alex's life, mapping his progress from youthful delinquent to filmmaker whose career begins when he makes a documentary film exposing the prep school from which he has been expelled. Alex longs for the taste of family life that the early death of his father has denied him. As a young boy he sleeps over at his friends' houses and ingratiates himself with their families; as a young man he extends his sleep-overs to the lives of women, culminating in the ultimate sleep-overan affair in England with a glamorous, slightly older woman, the mother of a young boy. Beller has a pitch-perfect ear for emotional nuance and a microscopic eye for rendering the wordless moments when a relationship catches fire and all too often begins to falter. The high-wire tension that electrifiesis Beller's ingenious portrait of a young man who longs to disappear and belong all at the same time.Hilarious....captures perfectly the myriad stages of fear, discovery and elation that mark one's first sexual experience., Katherine Dieckmann, 16 July 2000 [W]ell-crafted stories recall the witty phrasing of Updike, the poignant nostalgia of Cheever, the earnest but confused innocence of Salinger.Featuring a New York that, like Kundera's Prague, is a vast hive of seductions....A moving portrait., 17 April 2000 The gentle humor and delicacy ofremind me of the stories of another young cosmopolite, F. Scott Fitzgerald.Stewart O'Nan, author ofFresh, sophisticated and most of all utterly readable...strikes a perfect balance between timely ironies and perennial emotional truths.Eva Hoffman Tom Beller is gifted with a wry, dry appreciation of life's sweet and unlikely subtleties.Elizabeth Wurtzel, author ofandA fine novel of Manhattan manners.
/book/show/758414.Fiction?from_search=true	R.S. Gwynn (Editor)	Fiction: A Pocket Anthology	The perfect alternative to lengthy fiction anthologies, this brief, inexpensive, and diverse collection of 42 short stories provides a concise yet complete introduction to the study of fiction. Chronologically organized, the diverse selection includes the discipline's most popular short stories. An Introduction to Fiction provides an overview of the genre, defining key lThe perfect alternative to lengthy fiction anthologies, this brief, inexpensive, and diverse collection of 42 short stories provides a concise yet complete introduction to the study of fiction. Chronologically organized, the diverse selection includes the discipline's most popular short stories. An Introduction to Fiction provides an overview of the genre, defining key literary terms in context. Writing about Fiction offers instruction for writing essays and covers MLA style citation. Biographical headnotes highlight common themes and ideas in the author's body of work. Individuals who want a brief overview of the study of poetry.
/book/show/13513326-the-year-s-best-science-fiction?from_search=true	Gardner R. Dozois (Editor) Paul McAuley (Contributor) Carolyn Ives Gilman (Contributor)	The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Ninth Annual Collection	In the new millennium, what secrets lay beyond the far reaches of the universe? What mysteries belie the truths we once held to be self evident? The world of science fiction has long been a porthole into the realities of tomorrow, blurring the line between life & art. Now, inthe very best SF authors explore ideasIn the new millennium, what secrets lay beyond the far reaches of the universe? What mysteries belie the truths we once held to be self evident? The world of science fiction has long been a porthole into the realities of tomorrow, blurring the line between life & art. Now, inthe very best SF authors explore ideas of a new world. This venerable collection brings together award winning authors & masters of the field such as Robert Reed, Alastair Reynolds, Damien Broderick, Elizabeth Bear, Paul McAuley & John Barnes. & with an extensive recommended reading guide & a summation of the year in science fiction, this annual compilation has become the definitive must-read anthology for all science fiction fans & readers interested in breaking into the genre.
/book/show/1574739.Der_Unendliche_Plan_Fiction_Poetry_Drama_?from_search=true	Isabel Allende	Der Unendliche Plan (Fiction, Poetry & Drama)	Quittant le monde sud-amricain qui lui est familier, la romancire denous entrane ici dans la Californie des trente dernires annes, sur les pas de deux familles d'errants : celle du prdicateur Reeves qui parcourt l'Ouest  bord d'un camion vtuste, prchant la recherche du  plan infini  qui justifie nos existences ; et celle des Morales, immigQuittant le monde sud-amricain qui lui est familier, la romancire denous entrane ici dans la Californie des trente dernires annes, sur les pas de deux familles d'errants : celle du prdicateur Reeves qui parcourt l'Ouest  bord d'un camion vtuste, prchant la recherche du  plan infini  qui justifie nos existences ; et celle des Morales, immigrs mexicains d'un quartier de Los Angeles hant par la violence.Principal personnage du livre, le jeune Gregory Reeves verra mourir son pre et parviendra  construire une carrire d'avocat, mais aussi et surtout  trouver la clef du  plan infini  qui n'est autre que l'amour. Guerre du Vietnam, mouvement hippie, avnement du fminisme, libration des murs, banalisation de la drogue, exclusion : c'est de notre temps que nous parle, au travers de personnages d'une merveilleuse humanit, une romancire dcidment de stature mondiale.
/book/show/53343.On_Writing_Well?from_search=true	William Zinsser	On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction	has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity and the warmth of its style. It is a book for everybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get through the day, as almost everybody does in the age of e-mail and the Internet. Whether you want to write about people or places, science and technology, business, sports, the artshas been praised for its sound advice, its clarity and the warmth of its style. It is a book for everybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get through the day, as almost everybody does in the age of e-mail and the Internet. Whether you want to write about people or places, science and technology, business, sports, the arts or about yourself in the increasingly popular memoir genre,offers you fundamental priciples as well as the insights of a distinguished writer and teacher. With more than a million copies sold, this volume has stood the test of time and remains a valuable resource for writers and would-be writers.
/book/show/473576.The_New_Kings_of_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Ira Glass (Editor) Mark Bowden Bill Buford	The New Kings of Nonfiction	The New Kings of Nonfiction by Glass,Ira. [2007] Paperback
/book/show/24331386-the-view-from-the-cheap-seats?from_search=true	Neil Gaiman	The View from the Cheap Seats: Selected Nonfiction	An inquisitive observer, thoughtful commentator, and assiduous craftsman, Neil Gaiman has long been celebrated for the sharp intellect and startling imagination that informs his bestselling ficAn inquisitive observer, thoughtful commentator, and assiduous craftsman, Neil Gaiman has long been celebrated for the sharp intellect and startling imagination that informs his bestselling fiction. Now, The View from the Cheap Seats brings together for the first time ever more than sixty pieces of his outstanding nonfiction. Analytical yet playful, erudite yet accessible, this cornucopia explores a broad range of interests and topics, including (but not limited to): authors past and present; music; storytelling; comics; bookshops; travel; fairy tales; America; inspiration; libraries; ghosts; and the title piece, at turns touching and self-deprecating, which recounts the authors experiences at the 2010 Academy Awards in Hollywood.Insightful, incisive, witty, and wise,explores the issues and subjects that matter most to Neil Gaimanoffering a glimpse into the head and heart of one of the most acclaimed, beloved, and influential artists of our time.
/book/show/10770576-the-ecstasy-of-influence?from_search=true	Jonathan Lethem	The Ecstasy of Influence: Nonfictions, Etc.	Whats a novelist supposed to do with contemporary culture? And whats contemporary culture supposed to do with novelists? In, Jonathan Lethem, tangling with what he calls the white elephant role of the writer as public intellectual, arrives at an astonishing range of answers.A constellation of previously published pieces and new essays as provWhats a novelist supposed to do with contemporary culture? And whats contemporary culture supposed to do with novelists? In, Jonathan Lethem, tangling with what he calls the white elephant role of the writer as public intellectual, arrives at an astonishing range of answers.A constellation of previously published pieces and new essays as provocative and idiosyncratic as any hes written, this volume sheds light on an array of topics from sex in cinema to drugs, graffiti, Bob Dylan, cyberculture, 9/11, book touring, and Marlon Brando, as well as on a shelfs worth of his literary models and contemporaries: Norman Mailer, Paula Fox, Bret Easton Ellis, James Wood, and others. And, writing about Brooklyn, his father, and his sojourn through two decades of writing, Lethem sheds an equally strong light on himself.
/book/show/13641974-good-prose?from_search=true	Tracy Kidder Richard Todd	Good Prose: The Art of Nonfiction	is an inspiring book about writingabout the creation of good proseand the record of a warm and productive literary friendship. The story begins in 1973, in the offices ofin Boston, where a young freelance writer named Tracy Kidder came looking for an assignment. Richard Todd was this an inspiring book about writingabout the creation of good proseand the record of a warm and productive literary friendship. The story begins in 1973, in the offices ofin Boston, where a young freelance writer named Tracy Kidder came looking for an assignment. Richard Todd was the editor who encouraged him. From that article grew a lifelong association. Before long, Kiddersthe first book the two worked on together, had won the Pulitzer Prize. It was a heady moment, but for Kidder and Todd it was only the beginning of an education in the art of nonfiction.explores three major nonfiction forms: narratives, essays, and memoirs. Kidder and Todd draw candidly, sometimes comically, on their own experiencetheir mistakes as well as accomplishmentsto demonstrate the pragmatic ways in which creative problems get solved. They also turn to the works of a wide range of writers, novelists as well as nonfiction writers, for models and instruction. They talk about narrative strategies (and about how to find a story, sometimes in surprising places), about the ethical challenges of nonfiction, and about the realities of making a living as a writer. They offer some tart and emphatic opinions on the current state of language. And they take a clear stand against playing loose with the facts. Their advice is always grounded in the practical world of writing and publishing.like Strunk and Whitesis a succinct, authoritative, and entertaining arbiter of standards in contemporary writing, offering guidance for the professional writer and the beginner alike. This wise and useful book is the perfect companion for anyone who loves to read good books and longs to write one.Smart, lucid, and entertaining.You are in such good companycongenial, ironic, a bit old-schoolthat youre happy to follow [Kidder and Todd] where they lead you.[A] well-structured, to-the-point, genuinely useful, and fun-to-read guide to writing narrative nonfiction, essays, and memoir . . . Crisp, informative, and mind-expanding.A gem . . . The finer points of creative nonfiction are molded into an inspiring read that will affect the would-be writer as much as Anne Lamottsor Stephen Kings. . . This is a must read for nonfiction writers.As approachable and applicable as any writing manual available.
/book/show/188369.In_Fact?from_search=true	Lee Gutkind (Editor) Annie Dillard (Introduction)	In Fact: The Best of Creative Nonfiction	Creative nonfiction, also known as narrative nonfiction, liberated journalism by inviting writers to dramatize, interpret, speculate, and even re-create their subjects. Lee Gutkind collects twenty-five essays that flourished in this new turf, all originally published in the groundbreaking journal he founded,Creative Nonfiction, now in its tenth anniversary year.Many of thCreative nonfiction, also known as narrative nonfiction, liberated journalism by inviting writers to dramatize, interpret, speculate, and even re-create their subjects. Lee Gutkind collects twenty-five essays that flourished in this new turf, all originally published in the groundbreaking journal he founded,Creative Nonfiction, now in its tenth anniversary year.Many of the writers here are crossing genresfrom poetry to fiction to nonfiction. Annie Dillard provides the introduction, while Gutkind discusses the creative and ethical parameters of this new genre. The selections themselves are broad and fascinating. Lauren Slater is a therapist in the institution where she was once a patient. John Edgar Wideman reacts passionately to the unjust murder of Emmett Till. Charles Simic contemplates raucous gatherings at his Uncle Boris's apartment, while John McPhee creates a rare, personal, album quilt of his own life. Terry Tempest Williams speaks on the decline of the prairie dog, and Madison Smartt Bell invades Haiti.
/book/show/202399.America_and_Americans_and_Selected_Nonfiction?from_search=true	John Steinbeck Jackson J. Benson (Editor) Susan Shillinglaw (Editor)	America and Americans and Selected Nonfiction	More than four decades after his death, John Steinbeck remains one of the nation's most beloved authors. Yet few know of his career as a journalist who covered world events from the Great Depression to Vietnam. Now, this distinctive collection offers a portrait of the artist as citizen, deeply engaged in the world around him. In addition to the complete text of Steinbeck'sMore than four decades after his death, John Steinbeck remains one of the nation's most beloved authors. Yet few know of his career as a journalist who covered world events from the Great Depression to Vietnam. Now, this distinctive collection offers a portrait of the artist as citizen, deeply engaged in the world around him. In addition to the complete text of Steinbeck's last published book,, this volume brings together for the first time more than fifty of Steinbeck's finest essays and journalistic pieces on Salinas, Sag Harbor, Arthur Miller, Woody Guthrie, the Vietnam War and more. This edition is edited by Steinbeck scholar Susan Shillinglaw and Steinbeck biographer Jackson J. Benson.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
/book/show/23128350-my-generation?from_search=true	William Styron James L.W. West III (Editor)	My Generation: Collected Nonfiction	is the definitive gathering of William Styrons nonfiction, exposing the core of this greatly gifted, highly convivial, and profoundly serious artist from his literary emergence in the 1950s to his death in 2006.Here are fifty yis the definitive gathering of William Styrons nonfiction, exposing the core of this greatly gifted, highly convivial, and profoundly serious artist from his literary emergence in the 1950s to his death in 2006.Here are fifty years of Styrons essays, memoirs, reviews, op-eds, articles, eulogies, and speeches, reflecting the same brilliant style and informed thinking that he brought to his towering fiction and to a deeply committed public life. Including many newly collected and never-before-published items, this compendium ranges from the original mission statement ofwhich Styron helped found in 1953, to a 2001 tribute to his friend Philip Rothcreating an essential overview of arts and letters during the postWorld War II years.In these pages, Styron writes vividly of childhood days in Tidewater Virginia spent going to movies, not reading books. (It does not mean the death of literacy or creativity if one is drenched in popular culture at an early age.) He recalls being among the group of soldiers who would have been sent to invade Japan and were saved by Trumans decision to drop the atomic bomb, which Styron feels was the right choice, even though its absolute rightness can never be proved. And he writes as few others have about midlife battles with clinical depression, a pain that is all but indescribable, and therefore to everyone but the sufferer almost meaningless.Here, too, are Styrons personal encounters with world leaders, fellow authors, and friends, each of whom comes memorably to life. Styron recalls sharing contraband Cuban cigars with JFK (a naughty memento, a conversation piece with a touch of scandal), getting lost in the snow with Robert Penn Warren, and party-hopping with the young James Jones (an experience he likens to keeping company with a Roman emperor). The beginnings of his masterpiecesandare chronicled here, along with the controversy that greeted the former upon its 1967 publication. Throughout, Styron celebrates the men and women of his generation, whose lives were forged in the crucible of World War II.Whether hes recounting a walk with his dog, musing on the Modern Librarys list of the hundred best English-language novels of the twentieth century, or contemplating Americas fraught racial legacy from his point of view as the grandson of a woman who owned slaves, William Styron writes always in urgent, finely calibrated prose. These fascinating pieces bring readers closer to this great writer and the world he observed, interacted with, and changed.William Styronsis both unsurpassably charming and unflinchingly honest, whether recounting the fallout fromor reminiscing about the slave-owning grandmother who warned him never to forget he was a Southerner.At its most accomplished, Styrons non-fiction mixes a conscientious, richly traditional prose style with a strong current of fellow feeling, a certain awe at the human condition, which is what gives power to his best fiction. . . . Styron stood tall in his generation, and the best of him will stand up over time.A must for every Styron fans library.
/book/show/426.We_Tell_Ourselves_Stories_in_Order_to_Live?from_search=true	Joan Didion John Leonard (Introduction)	We Tell Ourselves Stories in Order to Live: Collected Nonfiction	(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)Joan Didions incomparable and distinctive essays and journalism are admired for their acute, incisive observations and their spare, elegant style. Now the seven books of nonfiction that appeared between 1968 and 2003 have been brought together into one thrilling collection.captures the counterculture of the sixties(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)Joan Didions incomparable and distinctive essays and journalism are admired for their acute, incisive observations and their spare, elegant style. Now the seven books of nonfiction that appeared between 1968 and 2003 have been brought together into one thrilling collection.captures the counterculture of the sixties, its mood and lifestyle, as symbolized by California, Joan Baez, Haight-Ashbury.covers the revolutionary politics and the contemporary wasteland of the late sixties and early seventies, in pieces on the Manson family, the Black Panthers, and Hollywood.is a riveting look at the social and political landscape of civil war.exposes the secret role this largely Latin city played in the Cold War, from the Bay of Pigs through Watergate. InDidion reports on the Reagans, Patty Hearst, and the Central Park jogger case. The eight essays inon censorship in the media, Gingrich, Clinton, Starr, and compassionate conservatism, among othersshow us how we got to the political scene of today. And inDidion shows that California was never the land of the golden dream.
/book/show/9877.Step_Across_This_Line?from_search=true	Salman Rushdie	Step Across This Line: Collected Nonfiction 1992-2002	With astonishing range and depth, the essays, speeches, and opinion pieces assembled in this book chWith astonishing range and depth, the essays, speeches, and opinion pieces assembled in this book chronicle a ten-year intellectual odyssey by one of the most important, creative, and respected minds of our time.concentrates in one volume Salman Rushdies fierce intelligence, uncanny social commentary, and irrepressible witabout soccer,, and writing, about fighting the Iranian fatwa and turning with the millennium, and about September 11, 2001. Ending with the eponymous, never-before-published speeches, this collection is, in Rushdies words, a wake-up call about the way we live, and think, now.
/book/show/15802982-to-show-and-to-tell?from_search=true	Phillip Lopate	To Show and to Tell: The Craft of Literary Nonfiction	Distinguished author Phillip Lopate, editor of the celebrated anthologyis universally acclaimed as one of our best personal essayists (Distinguished author Phillip Lopate, editor of the celebrated anthologyis universally acclaimed as one of our best personal essayists (). Here, combining more than forty years of lessons from his storied career as a writer and professor, he brings us this highly anticipated nuts-and-bolts guide to writing literary nonfiction. A phenomenal master class shaped by Lopates informative, accessible tone and immense gift for storytelling,reads like a long walk with a favorite professorrefreshing, insightful, and encouraging in often unexpected ways.
/book/show/2112.The_Art_of_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Ayn Rand Robert Mayhew Peter   Schwartz (Introduction)	The Art of Nonfiction: A Guide for Writers and Readers	A remarkable series of lectures on the art of creating effective nonfiction by one of the 20th century's most profound writers and thinkers--now available for the first time in print. Culled from sixteen informal lectures Ayn Rand delivered to a select audience in the late 1960s, this remarkable work offers indispensable guidance to the aspiring writer of nonfiction whileA remarkable series of lectures on the art of creating effective nonfiction by one of the 20th century's most profound writers and thinkers--now available for the first time in print. Culled from sixteen informal lectures Ayn Rand delivered to a select audience in the late 1960s, this remarkable work offers indispensable guidance to the aspiring writer of nonfiction while providing readers with a fascinating discourse on art and creation. Based on the concept that the ability to create quality nonfiction is a skill that can be learned like any other, The Art of Nonfiction takes readers through the writing process, step-by-step, providing insightful observations and invaluable techniques along the way.
/book/show/393728.Writing_Creative_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Carolyn Forch Associated Writing Programs Philip Gerard	Writing Creative Nonfiction	Experience the power and the promise of working in today' most exciting literary form: Creative NonfictionWriting Creative Nonfiction presents more than thirty essays examining every key element of the craft, from researching ideas and structuring the story, to reportage and personal reflection. You'll learn from some of today's top creative nonfiction writers, includingExperience the power and the promise of working in today' most exciting literary form: Creative NonfictionWriting Creative Nonfiction presents more than thirty essays examining every key element of the craft, from researching ideas and structuring the story, to reportage and personal reflection. You'll learn from some of today's top creative nonfiction writers, including:Terry Tempest Williams - Analyze your motivation for writing, its value, and its strength.Alan Cheuse - Discover how interesting, compelling essays can be drawn from every corner of your life and the world in which you live.Phillip Lopate - Build your narratoryourselfinto a fully fleshed-out character, giving your readers a clearer, more compelling idea of who is speaking and why they should listen.Robin Hemley - Develop a narrative strategy for structuring your story and making it cohesive.Carolyn Forche - Master the journalistic ethics of creative nonfiction.Dinty W. Moore - Use satire, exaggeration, juxtaposition, and other forms of humor in creative nonfiction.Philip Gerard - Understand the narrative stancewhy and how an author should, or should not, enter into the story.Through insightful prompts and exercises, these contributors help make the challenge of writing creative nonfictionwhether biography, true-life adventure, memoir, or narrative historya welcome, rewarding endeavor.You'll also find an exciting, creative nonfiction reader comprising the final third of the book, featuring pieces from Barry Lopez, Annie Dillard, Beverly Lowry, Phillip Lopate, and moreselections so extraordinary, they will teach, delight, inspire, and entertain you for years to come!
/book/show/22716552-after-the-tall-timber?from_search=true	Renata Adler	After the Tall Timber: Collected Nonfiction	What is really going on here? For decades Renata Adler has been asking and answering this question with unmatched urgency. In her essays and long-form journalism, she has captured the cultural zeitgeist, distrusted the accepted wisdom, and written stories that would otherwise go untold. As a staff writer atfrom 1963 to 2001, Adler reported on civil rights fWhat is really going on here? For decades Renata Adler has been asking and answering this question with unmatched urgency. In her essays and long-form journalism, she has captured the cultural zeitgeist, distrusted the accepted wisdom, and written stories that would otherwise go untold. As a staff writer atfrom 1963 to 2001, Adler reported on civil rights from Selma, Alabama; on the war in Biafra, the Six-Day War, and the Vietnam War; on the Nixon impeachment inquiry and Congress; on cultural life in Cuba. She has also written about cultural matters in the United States, films (as chief film critic for), books, politics, television, and pop music. Like many journalists, she has put herself in harms way in order to give us the news, not the news we have become accustomed tocelebrity journalism, conventional wisdom, received ideasbut the actual story, an account unfettered by ideology or consensus. She has been unafraid to speak up when too many other writers have joined the pack. In thissense, Adler is one of the few independent journalists writing in America today.This collection of Adlers nonfiction draws on(a selection of her earliest New Yorker pieces),(her film reviews), and(a selection of essays on politics and media), and also includes uncollected work from the past two decades. The more recent pieces are concerned with, in her words, misrepresentation, coercion, and abuse of public process, and, to a degree, the journalists role in it. With a brilliant literary and legal mind, Adler parses power by analyzing language: the language of courts, of journalists, of political figures, of the man on the street. In doing so, she unravels the tangled narratives that pass for the resolution of scandal and finds the threads that others miss, the ones that explain what really is going on herefrom the Watergate scandal, to the preposterous Kenneth Starr report submitted to the House during the Clinton impeachment inquiry, to the plagiarism and fabrication scandal of the formerreporter Jayson Blair. And she writes extensively about the Supreme Court and the power of its rulings, including its fateful decision in Bush v. Gore.
/book/show/44826.The_Price_of_the_Ticket?from_search=true	James     Baldwin	The Price of the Ticket: Collected Nonfiction, 1948-1985	The works of James Baldwin constitute one of the major contributions to American literature in the twentieth century, and nowhere is this more evident than in, a compendium of nearly fifty years of Baldwin's powerful nonfiction writing.With truth and insight, these personal, prophetic works speak to the heart of the experience of race and identityThe works of James Baldwin constitute one of the major contributions to American literature in the twentieth century, and nowhere is this more evident than in, a compendium of nearly fifty years of Baldwin's powerful nonfiction writing.With truth and insight, these personal, prophetic works speak to the heart of the experience of race and identity in the United States. Here are the full texts ofandalong with dozens of other pieces, ranging from a 1948 review ofto a magnificent introduction to this book that, as so many of Mr. Baldwin's works do, combines his intensely private experience with the deepest examination of social interaction between the races.In a way,is an intellectual history of the twentieth-century American experience; in another, it is autobiography of the highest order.
/book/show/1101272.The_Best_Creative_Nonfiction_Vol_1?from_search=true	Lee Gutkind (Editor)	The Best Creative Nonfiction, Vol. 1	Lee Gutkind, proclaimed the Godfather behind creative nonfiction by, along with the staff of his landmark journal, has culled alternative publications, 'zines, blogs, podcasts, literary journals, and other often overlooked publications in search of new voices and innovative ideasessays and articles written with panache and power.The TrutLee Gutkind, proclaimed the Godfather behind creative nonfiction by, along with the staff of his landmark journal, has culled alternative publications, 'zines, blogs, podcasts, literary journals, and other often overlooked publications in search of new voices and innovative ideasessays and articles written with panache and power.The Truth About Cops and Dogs, by Rebecca Skloot, describes a vicious pack of wild dogs, preying on the domesticated pets of Manhattan. Monica Wojcik's The w00t Files, for the chic geek crowd, comes directly from John McPhee's famous Literature of Fact workshop at Princeton, a launching pad for famous young writers. Daniel Nestor, ofand, explains James Frey, while the very overweight Michael Rosenwald becomes anearly nude centerfold in a quest for knowledge about high-tech diagnostics.
/book/show/1679037.The_Making_of_a_Story?from_search=true	Alice LaPlante	The Making of a Story: A Norton Guide to Writing Fiction and Nonfiction	is a fresh and inspiring guide to the basics of creative writingboth fiction and creative nonfiction. Its hands-on, completely accessible approach walks writers through each stage of the creative process, from the initial triggering idea to the revision of the final manuscript. It is unique in combing the three main aspects of creative writing instruis a fresh and inspiring guide to the basics of creative writingboth fiction and creative nonfiction. Its hands-on, completely accessible approach walks writers through each stage of the creative process, from the initial triggering idea to the revision of the final manuscript. It is unique in combing the three main aspects of creative writing instruction: process (finding inspiration, getting ideas on the page), craft (specific techniques like characterization), and anthology (learning by reading masters of the form). Succinct, clear definitions of basic terms of fiction are accompanied by examples, including excerpts from masterpieces of short fiction and essays as well as contemporary novels. A special highlight is Alice LaPlante's systematic debunking of many of the so-called rules of creative writing. This book is perfect for writers working alone as well as for creative writing classes, both introductory and advanced.
/book/show/10140746-storycraft?from_search=true	Jack R. Hart	Storycraft: The Complete Guide to Writing Narrative Nonfiction	
/book/show/13066122-in-search-of?from_search=true	Haifa Mahabir (Author/Editor) Brandon Boyd (Illustrator) Kevin Sites (Contributor)	In Search Of: A Collection of Creative Nonfiction	Illustrated by Brandon Boyd of Incubus, with stories by Kevin Sites (In the Hot Zone: One Man, One Year, Twenty Wars), Jeffrey Tayler (Facing the Congo: A Modern Day Journey Into the Heart of Darkness), Rolf Potts (Vagabonding), and others.In Search Of offers a wide-angle lens into the craft of creative nonfiction in a unique collection by fourteen professional, academic,Illustrated by Brandon Boyd of Incubus, with stories by Kevin Sites (In the Hot Zone: One Man, One Year, Twenty Wars), Jeffrey Tayler (Facing the Congo: A Modern Day Journey Into the Heart of Darkness), Rolf Potts (Vagabonding), and others.In Search Of offers a wide-angle lens into the craft of creative nonfiction in a unique collection by fourteen professional, academic, and student writers, whose stories traverse oceans and continents in the common search for identity and place.This anthology has been used for curriculum at the State University of New York College at New Paltz Creative Writing Program, which is benefited by 100% of the sales and profits of the book through Codhill Press.
/book/show/12183435-nonfiction?from_search=true	Mei Sakuraga	Nonfiction	Takemoto has been secretly fantasizing about his good friend Hojo for years, will it ever become a reality...?
/book/show/28231229-hontouni-atta-gakkou-syuutome-gokinjyo-toraburu-no-taikendan?from_search=true	NONFICTION HENSYUBU (Editor)	HONTOUNI ATTA GAKKOU SYUUTOME GOKINJYO TORABURU NO TAIKENDAN: INKEN GAKKOU NO IZIME INSHITSU SYUTOME NO YOMEIBIRI BUTIGIRESUNZEN SOUONMONDAI NO TAIKENDAN	7
/book/show/28220221-misemasu-hito-no-katei-no-higekiteki-na-huuhu-gennka-to-rikon?from_search=true	NONFICTION HENSYUBU (Editor)	MISEMASU HITO NO KATEI NO HIGEKITEKI NA HUUHU GENNKA TO RIKON: SAMAZAMA NA GENIN GA HIKIOKOSU KATEINAI NO DORO JIAI WO IKKYO KOUKAI	
/book/show/27827843-tyotto-etti-de-midareta-hurin-jijou-pa-to-fo-?from_search=true	NONFICTION HENSYUBU (Editor)	TYOTTO ETTI DE MIDARETA HURIN JIJOU PA-TO FO-: GUUSZEN NO DEAI KARA HAJIMARU NOUKOU NA KANKEI	44
/book/show/28220224-aisaseru-gesu-kirawareru-gesu?from_search=true	NONFICTION HENSYUBU (Editor)	AISASERU GESU KIRAWARERU GESU: HONNOU NO MAMA NI IKIRU GESU TO YOBARERU HITOTATI	
/book/show/28220223-abeseiken-ni-monomousu-kokumin-ga-kataru-honne?from_search=true	NONFICTION HENSYUBU (Editor)	abeseiken ni monomousu kokumin ga kataru honne: yononaka wo sawagashita nennkinn mondai okinawa kiti mondai senkyo hou kaisei syuudanteki jieiken ni tuite ... no koe wo matomete koukai	201820189100|
/book/show/27828016-tyotto-etti-de-midareta-hurin-jijou-pa-to-suri-?from_search=true	NONFICTION HENSYUBU (Editor)	TYOTTO ETTI DE MIDARETA HURIN JIJOU PA-TO SURI-: JIBUN DAKE GA SIRU ANOHITO NO YOKUBOU	
/book/show/1304031.Writing_The_Nonfiction_Book?from_search=true	Eva Shaw	Writing The Nonfiction Book: A Successful Writer's Guide	Methods outlined in this book are easy-to-follow steps for formatting, completing, and marketing a nonfiction book. The most popular subjects for nonfiction books are covered, along with writing instructions and painless tips for self-publishing. Included is information on finding an agent and book publisher.
/book/show/18166993-untitled-nonfiction?from_search=true	Wes  Moore	Untitled Nonfiction	is the story of how one young man traced a path through the world to find his lifes purpose. Wes Moore graduated from a difficuis the story of how one young man traced a path through the world to find his lifes purpose. Wes Moore graduated from a difficult childhood in the Bronx and Baltimore to an adult life that would find him at some of the most critical moments in our recent history: as a combat officer in Afghanistan; a White House fellow in a time of wars abroad and disasters at home; and a Wall Street banker during the financial crisis. In this insightful book, Moore shares the lessons he learned from people he met along the wayfrom the brave Afghan translator who taught him to find his fight, to the resilient young students in Katrina-ravaged Mississippi who showed him the true meaning of grit, to his late grandfather, who taught him to find grace in service.Moore also tells the stories of other twenty-first-century change-makers whove inspired him in his search, from Daniel Lubetzky, the founder of KIND, to Esther Benjamin, a Sri Lankan immigrant who rose to help lead the Peace Corps. What their livesand his own misadventures and moments of illuminationreveal is that our truest work happens when we serve others, at the intersection between our gifts and our broken world. Thats where we find the work that lasts.An intimate narrative about finding meaning in a volatile age,will inspire readers to see how we can each find our own path to purpose and help create a better world.Powerful and moving . . . Wes Moores story and the stories of those who have inspired him, from family members to entrepreneurs, provide a model for how we can each weave together valuable lessons from all different types of people to forge an individual path to triumph. Ive known and deeply admired Wes for a long time. ReadingI better understand why.Wes Moore proves once again that he is one of the most effective storytellers and leaders of his generation. His gripping personal story, set against the dramatic events of the past decade, goes straight to the heart of an ancient question that is as relevant as ever: not just how to live a good life, but how to make that life matter. Above all, this book teaches us how to make our journey about more than mere surviving or even succeeding; it teaches us how to truly come alive.How we define success for ourselves is one of lifes essential questions. Wes Moore shows us the wayby sharing his incredible journey and the inspiring stories of others who make the world a better place through the choices theyve made about how they want to live. We come away from this important book with a new understanding of what it truly means to succeed in life.An intriguing follow-up to his bestselling. . . Moore makes a convincing case that work has the most value if its built on a foundation of service, selflessness, courage, and risk-taking.A beautifully philosophical look at the expectation that work should bring meaning to our lives.will resonate with people seeking their own purpose.
/book/show/1365049.Telling_The_Story?from_search=true	Peter Rubie	Telling The Story: How To Write And Sell Narrative Nonfiction	Name some books that have been huge bestsellers over the years -- In Cold Blood; All the President's Men; The Hot Zone; The Perfect Storm; Black Hawk Down; Longitude -- and you'll find they have one thing in common: They read like novels, but they are true stories. They fall into a category now called narrative nonfiction -- the novel of true events. These books seize uName some books that have been huge bestsellers over the years -- In Cold Blood; All the President's Men; The Hot Zone; The Perfect Storm; Black Hawk Down; Longitude -- and you'll find they have one thing in common: They read like novels, but they are true stories. They fall into a category now called narrative nonfiction -- the novel of true events. These books seize upon an untold or barely told incident and pry it apart. They search for a way to understand in the microcosm of the story more about the macrocosm of our world -- who we are and why we do the things we do, while at the same time giving us a riveting story.In Telling the Story author and literary agent Peter Rubie, a former BBC Radio and Fleet Street journalist, provides guidance and practical advice on how best to meld careful journalistic research with narrative writing techniques. Filled with insights and interviews with authors, agents, and editors such as Mark Bowden, Jon Krakauer, Jonathan Galassi (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), Peter Gethers (Random House), George Gibson (Walker & Co.), and Jack Hart (The Oregoinian), this is the essential guide to writing this hot new genre.
/book/show/19267387-writing-nonfiction?from_search=true	Poynter Dan	Writing Nonfiction	Forget what you know about book writing, publishing and promoting; the model just changed-- for the better! Now you may print shorter runs at prices that make sense, publish your books in other (electronic) ways, sell them automatically and promote them for practically nothing. You will discover how to wring maximum value out of your work. This is an exciting time to beForget what you know about book writing, publishing and promoting; the model just changed-- for the better! Now you may print shorter runs at prices that make sense, publish your books in other (electronic) ways, sell them automatically and promote them for practically nothing. You will discover how to wring maximum value out of your work. This is an exciting time to be a writer. To be successful, a book needs writing, design, production and promotion. I organized and automated some of these functions years ago. The last elements just recently fell into place to establish the New Book Model. You will love it! There is not enough room in one manual to include everything that you should know about writing nonfiction. Consequently, Para Publishing has prepared many supplemental reports (called documents, special reports or instant reports) that are referenced in relevant places throughout this book. You may not want or need these supplements right now, but when you do, you can find them on our Web site (by typing in the document number in the search box) or by contacting us by email, telephone or fax. I am also including numerous Web site addresses for more information. If you are reading the downloadable or CD editions of this book, you may click on the URLs and go directly to the sites. My system works. In the back of The Self-Publishing Manual , I ask readers to send me their books once they publish. I receive 15 to 20 books each week. Thank you for investing your time and money to allow me to share this new book-writing concept with you. I will make sure your time and money are well invested. Dan Poynter, Santa Barbara
/book/show/297030.The_Major_Nonfictional_Prose?from_search=true	John Dos Passos Donald Pizer (Editor)	The Major Nonfictional Prose	
/book/show/17925979-creative-nonfiction-issue-48?from_search=true	Lee Gutkind	Creative Nonfiction Issue 48	
/book/show/5389021-fall?from_search=true	Tanya Thayer	Fall (First Step Nonfiction: Seasons)	Crisp photography teams with easy-to-understand, repetitive sentences that encourage beginning readers to discover the world -- one season at a time.
/book/show/1278266.The_Creative_Writing_Guide?from_search=true	Candace H. Schaefer Rick Diamond	The Creative Writing Guide: A Path to Poetry, Nonfiction, and Drama	The Creative Writing Guide invites students to explore the writing life, providing clear and practical instruction in the craft of writing poetry, fiction, literary nonfiction, and drama.
/book/show/4737741-to-tell-the-truth?from_search=true	Connie D. Griffin	To Tell the Truth: Practice and Craft in Narrative Nonfiction	This text engages with current conversations in the popular field of creative nonfiction, which ranges across memoir and biography, the essay, and literary journalism. Designed to meet the growing need resulting from a burgeoning interest in narrative nonfiction,emphasizes key elements common to all three major branches of the genre. It assists creativeThis text engages with current conversations in the popular field of creative nonfiction, which ranges across memoir and biography, the essay, and literary journalism. Designed to meet the growing need resulting from a burgeoning interest in narrative nonfiction,emphasizes key elements common to all three major branches of the genre. It assists creative nonfiction writers in developing a writing practice modeled to their unique needs, it addresses the practical tasks of applying elements of craft in the actual process of generating, shaping, developing, and revising material, and it includes contemporary models that represent the rich range and diversity of the genre. A key feature of the text, one seldom found in books on the subject, is the inclusion of a writers on writing section in each chapter, providing personal essays that reveal writers' internal processes--that quirky quality we call creativity--bringing in writers' revelations about uniquely individual approaches to foiling the inner critic and breaking through writer's block.
/book/show/614465.Adolf_Hitler?from_search=true	Jeremy Roberts	Adolf Hitler: A Study in Hate (Holocaust Biographies (Nonfiction))	The history of the Holocaust is in many ways the story of individuals. Expanding on Rosen's acclaimed Teen Witnesses to the Holocaust series, these new biographies explore key figures: those who perpetrated the nightmare of the Holocaust, those who suffered during it, and those who managed to act heroically during it. These gripping and affecting books help teens understanThe history of the Holocaust is in many ways the story of individuals. Expanding on Rosen's acclaimed Teen Witnesses to the Holocaust series, these new biographies explore key figures: those who perpetrated the nightmare of the Holocaust, those who suffered during it, and those who managed to act heroically during it. These gripping and affecting books help teens understand the heroic, infamous, and little-known people of the Holocaust.How did a down-at-the-heels layabout, flophouse denizen, and artist of no discernible talent rise to power, mesmerize one of Europe's most powerful nations, and establish history's most evil empire? An award-winning biographer for young adults shows how Hitler was able to bring his malignant plans to fruition.
/book/show/20322752-dinosaurs?from_search=true	Will Osborne Mary Pope Osborne Salvatore Murdocca (Illustrator)	Dinosaurs: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #1: Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #1)	Who Invented the word dinosaur? What was the name of the biggest dinosaur? This book Includes everything you ever wanted to know about the real-life world of dinosaurs.
/book/show/11043179-hemingway-s-nonfiction-the-public-voice?from_search=true	Robert O. Stephens	Hemingway's Nonfiction, The Public Voice	This study explores Hemingway's newspaper and magazine journalism, his introductions and prefaces to books by others, his program notes on painting and sculpture exhibitions, and his statements in self-edited interviews. In doing so, it throws a new, oblique light on what has usually been regarded as his major work--his short stories and novels.Originally published in 1968This study explores Hemingway's newspaper and magazine journalism, his introductions and prefaces to books by others, his program notes on painting and sculpture exhibitions, and his statements in self-edited interviews. In doing so, it throws a new, oblique light on what has usually been regarded as his major work--his short stories and novels.Originally published in 1968.A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
/book/show/18487749-creative-nonfiction-issue-49?from_search=true	Lee Gutkind	Creative Nonfiction Issue 49	Our summer issue is devoted to hair-raising stories of near misses. Writers reflect on narrow escapes from a plane crash, youthful recklessness, and a train barreling down on the station.The rest of the issue is a writer's survival guide, with notes on making dialogue work, a love letter to literary letters, Roxane Gay on the dangers of disclosure, and a visual guide to thOur summer issue is devoted to hair-raising stories of near misses. Writers reflect on narrow escapes from a plane crash, youthful recklessness, and a train barreling down on the station.The rest of the issue is a writer's survival guide, with notes on making dialogue work, a love letter to literary letters, Roxane Gay on the dangers of disclosure, and a visual guide to the personal essay. Plus, we're stalking Philip Roth.
/book/show/13796762-islands?from_search=true	Sheila Anderson	Islands (First Step Nonfiction: Landforms)	An introduction to the basic characteristics of an island.
/book/show/19433092-river-teeth?from_search=true	Robert Atwan Andre Dubus III Karen McElmurray	River Teeth: A Journal of Nonfiction Narrative	UPDATE: Four essays from this issue of River Teeth are listed as notable essays in Best American Essays 2013: Kathleen Blackburn, Andre Dubus III, Robert Vivian, and Jerald Walker each received notable essay mentions.This issue features work by Robert Atwan, Kathleen Blackburn, Andre Dubus III, Richard Gilbert, Lee Martin, Karen McElmurray, C.D. Mitchell, Laurie Rachkus UtUPDATE: Four essays from this issue of River Teeth are listed as notable essays in Best American Essays 2013: Kathleen Blackburn, Andre Dubus III, Robert Vivian, and Jerald Walker each received notable essay mentions.This issue features work by Robert Atwan, Kathleen Blackburn, Andre Dubus III, Richard Gilbert, Lee Martin, Karen McElmurray, C.D. Mitchell, Laurie Rachkus Uttich, Eli Sanders, Joshua Wolf Shenk, Leslie Stainton, Robert Vivian, and Jerald Walker.From the Editor's Notes: ...The signature obsession of River Teeth during our fourteen years is that we explore the deepest implications of writing and reading nonfiction. We've said it before: because nonfiction purports to capture the lives of real people and events, it pits the characters and narrators who live inside the text against those same characters and actual authors who cast shadows in the outside world. What exactly is at stake when an author sets out to capture the life of a real person on the page? How do such narratives affect privacy and identity? Even if the narrative is scrupulously true, how do both parties face the recognition that secrets will be told and lives will be altered? How does a text change when its characters inhabit the real world or when literary death or pain opens the flesh of actual wounds? River Teeth has consistently explored these obsessions across a range of memoir, literary journalism, and the essay. And as it happens, this issue features sterling examples of each form, highlighted by what may be the best single essay ever written about the pain and promise of writing real life, Andre Dubus IIIs Writing and Publishing a Memoir: What in the Hell Have I Done?
/book/show/4226910-math-and-nonfiction-grades-6-8?from_search=true	Jennifer M. Bay-Williams Sherri L. Martinie	Math and Nonfiction, Grades 6-8	From The Wing on a Flea to If the World Were a Village, the curiosities of nonfiction childrens books invigorate math lessons through this innovative series. Ideal for using students natural quest for knowledge as the basis for mathematical investigations, each lesson features an overview materials required, and a vignette of how the lesson transpired in a real classroomFrom The Wing on a Flea to If the World Were a Village, the curiosities of nonfiction childrens books invigorate math lessons through this innovative series. Ideal for using students natural quest for knowledge as the basis for mathematical investigations, each lesson features an overview materials required, and a vignette of how the lesson transpired in a real classroom. Books include authentic student work, reproducibles, and a special introduction by Marilyn Burns. Math and Nonfiction, Grades 6-8 offers lessons that inspire students to collect and analyze data, use proportional reasoning, and explore probability, relationships between two-and three-dimensional objects, pi, and more. Each lesson includes an overview of the nonfiction title; a discussion of the lessons mathematical focus; and a detailed narrative description of how the activity unfolds.
/book/show/5799738-nonfiction-reading-comprehension-grade-6?from_search=true	Debra J. Housel	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Grade 6	After reading nonfiction passages about science, geography, or history topics, students answer multiple-choice and short-answer questions to build seven essential comprehension skills.
/book/show/3886639-earth-day?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Earth Day (First Step Nonfiction)	This series introduces beginning readers to the history of American holidays and shows how we celebrate them. Supports the national curriculum standard Time, Continuity, and Change as outlined by the National Council for the Social Studies.
/book/show/3927272-pet-frog?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Pet Frog (First Step Nonfiction)	By using short, repetitive sentences and crisp, full-color photographs, these books introduce beginning readers to classroom pets, their basic needs, and how to care for them.
/book/show/17269378-explorations-in-nonfiction-writing-grade-4?from_search=true	Tony Stead	Explorations in Nonfiction Writing. Grade 4	Grade 4 bundled set from Heinemann Publishing.
/book/show/20959158-how-to-write-a-nonfiction-book-proposal?from_search=true	Paula Berinstein	How to Write a Nonfiction Book Proposal	Getting published is harder than ever these days. You've got to wow prospective agents and publishers quickly to avoid getting lost in the noise.Fortunately Writing Show host Paula Berinstein, author of seven traditionally published nonfiction books, can help. In this pithy article, she explains how to increase your chances of success by writing a knock-your-socks-off prGetting published is harder than ever these days. You've got to wow prospective agents and publishers quickly to avoid getting lost in the noise.Fortunately Writing Show host Paula Berinstein, author of seven traditionally published nonfiction books, can help. In this pithy article, she explains how to increase your chances of success by writing a knock-your-socks-off proposal.
/book/show/3299473-nonfiction-reading-practice-grade-1?from_search=true	Katherine Scraper Sandi Johnson (Editor)	Nonfiction Reading Practice Grade 1	Nonfiction Reading Practice, Grade 1 contains 20 topics in the following content areas: social studies, science, health & safety, mathematics, and the arts. Contains: a teacher resource page, a visual aid, three articles on the same topic, three accompanying comprehension / vocabulary worksheets. Also included are graphic organizers and a reading strategies checklist aNonfiction Reading Practice, Grade 1 contains 20 topics in the following content areas: social studies, science, health & safety, mathematics, and the arts. Contains: a teacher resource page, a visual aid, three articles on the same topic, three accompanying comprehension / vocabulary worksheets. Also included are graphic organizers and a reading strategies checklist as well as an answer key.
/book/show/682832.Math_and_Nonfiction_Grades_K_2?from_search=true	Jamee Petersen	Math and Nonfiction, Grades K-2	From The Wing on a Flea to If the World Were a Village, the curiosities of nonfiction childrens books invigorate math lessons through this innovative series. Ideal for using students natural quest for knowledge as the basis for mathematical investigations, each lesson features an overview materials required, and a vignette of how the lesson transpired in a real classroomFrom The Wing on a Flea to If the World Were a Village, the curiosities of nonfiction childrens books invigorate math lessons through this innovative series. Ideal for using students natural quest for knowledge as the basis for mathematical investigations, each lesson features an overview materials required, and a vignette of how the lesson transpired in a real classroom. Books include authentic student work, reproducibles, and a special introduction by Marilyn Burns. Math and Nonfiction, Grades K2 provides 18 lessons that inspire students to explore geometric shapes in their everyday lives, investigate measurement, collect and organize data, compute with coins, learn how to tell time, and more.
/book/show/377770.New_Eyes_for_Old?from_search=true	Richard McKenna Shirley G. Cochrane (Editor) Eva G. McKenna (Editor)	New Eyes for Old: Nonfiction Writings	
/book/show/20336687-sabertooths-and-the-ice-age?from_search=true	Mary Pope Osborne Natalie Pope Boyce Salvatore Murdocca (Illustrator)	Sabertooths and the Ice Age: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #7: Sunset of the Sabertooth (Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #12)	Magic Tree House Research Guides are now Magic Tree House Fact Trackers! Track the facts with Jack and Annie!When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure inthey had lots of questions. What was it like to live in the Ice Age? How did early humans stay warm enough to survive? Who made the first cave paintings? What happeMagic Tree House Research Guides are now Magic Tree House Fact Trackers! Track the facts with Jack and Annie!When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure inthey had lots of questions. What was it like to live in the Ice Age? How did early humans stay warm enough to survive? Who made the first cave paintings? What happened to saber-toothed cats and woolly mammoths? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts. Filled with up-to-date information, photos, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discovered in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures.Format: Paperback     Publication Date: 2/22/2005     Pages: 128     Reading Level: Age 6 and Up
/book/show/1517096.Making_Nonfiction_and_Other_Informational_Texts_Come_Alive?from_search=true	Kathy Pike	Making Nonfiction and Other Informational Texts Come Alive: A Practical Approach to Reading, Writing, and Using Nonfiction and Other Informational Texts Across the Curriculum	Short but yet informative, this practical text has many ideas and suggestions for the teaching and learning of nonfiction the classroom.
/book/show/832059.Gotcha_Covered_?from_search=true	Kathleen A. Baxter Michael Dahl	Gotcha Covered!: More Nonfiction Booktalks to Get Kids Excited about Reading	Gotcha Covered! is a third book by popular presenter and former public librarian Kathy Baxter. Michael Dahl, children's author, adds his expertise as coauthor of the volume. Over 300 all new nonfiction booktalks for children K-8 are presented in the same enthusiastic tone as the first two successful books. The books make it easy for you to find the best in children's nonGotcha Covered! is a third book by popular presenter and former public librarian Kathy Baxter. Michael Dahl, children's author, adds his expertise as coauthor of the volume. Over 300 all new nonfiction booktalks for children K-8 are presented in the same enthusiastic tone as the first two successful books. The books make it easy for you to find the best in children's nonfiction books and offers concrete ideas for presenting them. Booktalks are organized according to topics popular to young readers, making it easy to search for titles that correlate to curriculum areas, topics, and units of study. It also includes tips on booktalking and a bibliography for collection development. Grade levels for books are cited..
/book/show/9524380-cooler-than-fiction?from_search=true	Jill S. Jarrell Tara C. Cannon	Cooler Than Fiction: A Planning Guide for Teen Nonfiction Booktalks	Designed for public librarians, school media specialists, teachers, and anyone with an interest in supporting teen literacy, this book features 133 nonfiction booktalks to use with both voracious and reluctant teen readers. These booktalks cover a wide and varied range of nonfiction genres, including science, nature, history, biography, graphic novels, true crime, art, andDesigned for public librarians, school media specialists, teachers, and anyone with an interest in supporting teen literacy, this book features 133 nonfiction booktalks to use with both voracious and reluctant teen readers. These booktalks cover a wide and varied range of nonfiction genres, including science, nature, history, biography, graphic novels, true crime, art, and much more. Each includes a set of discussion questions and sample project ideas which could be easily expanded into a classroom lesson plan or full library program. Also included are several guidelines for classroom integration, tips for making booktalks more interactive and interesting, and selections for further reading.
/book/show/25650879-start-writing-your-book-today?from_search=true	Morgan Gist MacDonald	Start Writing Your Book Today: A Step-by-Step Plan to Write Your Nonfiction Book, From First Draft to Finished Manuscript	NONFICTION writers, this is a STEP-BY-STEP guide that walks you through good writing routines and how to develop a solid timeline, then how to write a first draft and revise the draft, how to bring in beta readers and incorporate their feedback, and finally, how to pull it all together into a finished manuscript.This book is perfect for nonfiction authors because I show yNONFICTION writers, this is a STEP-BY-STEP guide that walks you through good writing routines and how to develop a solid timeline, then how to write a first draft and revise the draft, how to bring in beta readers and incorporate their feedback, and finally, how to pull it all together into a finished manuscript.This book is perfect for nonfiction authors because I show you how to streamline your argument, how to make sure you don't have repetitions or tangents, and how to incorporate research without getting sidetracked in your writing.I lay every piece out for you in the book and coach you through each step. No more excuses. Youll be ready to finally start writing your book.
/book/show/21196749-writing-dramatic-nonfiction?from_search=true	William Noble	Writing Dramatic Nonfiction	Why does nonfiction have to be boring, he sniveled.It doesnt, she replied cheeringly. Havent you ever read anything by Gay Talese, Tom Wolfe, John McPhee, Joan Didion, Norman Mailer, Mark Bowden, Laura Hillenbrand, or Sebastian Jungerjust to name a few?No, he said popping open another long-neck Bud.That explains a lot, she said.Dramatic nonfictionthe relatinWhy does nonfiction have to be boring, he sniveled.It doesnt, she replied cheeringly. Havent you ever read anything by Gay Talese, Tom Wolfe, John McPhee, Joan Didion, Norman Mailer, Mark Bowden, Laura Hillenbrand, or Sebastian Jungerjust to name a few?No, he said popping open another long-neck Bud.That explains a lot, she said.Dramatic nonfictionthe relating of factual information in a manner that makes it as gripping as fictionis the thrust of Writing Dramatic Nonfiction by longtime editor-author William Noble.Using the techniques and guidelines offered in this book, you will learn to create nonfiction works that rise to the level of great literature without sacrificing credibility.Dramatic techniques such as flashbacks, foreshadowing, building tension and suspense, character development, and scene intercuts are described in plain words along with instruction on how you can use such devices in your own writing.Dramatic or creative nonfiction, sometimes called narrative nonfiction, is now an important part of the literary landscape.In this useful, nay, essential guide, Noble teaches you how to craft riveting true accounts.__________William Nobles books are a popular staple in the writers personal library. I revisited his book Writing Dramatic Nonfiction to get some fresh ideas for adding dramatic techniques to a nonfiction project I am presently involved in. I found valuable pointers on basic development skills including: conflict and character development, anecdotes, using dialog, and point of view. His illustrations and examples are helpful. The book is filled with basic information for the beginning writer and a well organized reminder for those seasoned writers looking for motivation and inspiration. Although the book was first written in the year 2000 the principles are as applicable today as when they were first written.Richard R. Blake, author and Co-Founder of Christian Education Resources
/book/show/20468048-showing-the-story?from_search=true	Guy   Allen	Showing the Story: Creative Nonfiction by New Writers	collects nonfiction by new writers: clear voices, fresh content, engaging storytelling. This collection shows what people new to writing, given opportunity and support and guidance, can accomplish.These new authors write with economy, grace, precision, courage. Their stories pull us into spaces unfamiliar to us, and yet in the things that happen in thosecollects nonfiction by new writers: clear voices, fresh content, engaging storytelling. This collection shows what people new to writing, given opportunity and support and guidance, can accomplish.These new authors write with economy, grace, precision, courage. Their stories pull us into spaces unfamiliar to us, and yet in the things that happen in those spaces, things we may not have known about, we recognize pieces of ourselves.
/book/show/7834300-what-is-a-solid?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	What Is a Solid? (First Step Nonfiction: States of Matter)	What Is a Solid? offers emergent readers a simple explanation of matter, a description of solids, and examples of how solids can change into different states of matter.
/book/show/9191067-labor-day?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Labor Day (First Step Nonfiction: American Holidays)	A basic overview of Labor Day for emergent readers. Color photographs reflect the short, easy-to-understand sentences that improve vocabulary and comprehension.
/book/show/1552562.Tell_It_Slant?from_search=true	Brenda Miller Suzanne Paola	Tell It Slant: Writing and Shaping Creative Nonfiction	A series of lessons on writing and creating non-fiction
/book/show/101296.The_Norton_Reader?from_search=true	Linda H. Peterson (Editor) John C. Brereton (Editor)	The Norton Reader: An Anthology of Nonfiction	Shelfwear w/crease down middle of cover. Creased and curled corners. Scuffed edges.Some folded corners on content pages. No markings noticed. Red number on bottom of page ends. Shoe print inside front cover.
/book/show/2409078.What_Moves_at_the_Margin?from_search=true	Toni Morrison	What Moves at the Margin: Selected Nonfiction	collects three decades of Toni Morrison's writings about her work, her life, literature, and American society. The works included in this volume range from 1971, when Morrison (b. 1931) was a new editor at Random House and a beginning novelist, to 2002 when she was a professor at Princeton University and Nobel Laureate. Even in the early days of hecollects three decades of Toni Morrison's writings about her work, her life, literature, and American society. The works included in this volume range from 1971, when Morrison (b. 1931) was a new editor at Random House and a beginning novelist, to 2002 when she was a professor at Princeton University and Nobel Laureate. Even in the early days of her career, in between editing other writers, writing her own novels, and raising two children, she found time to speak out on subjects that mattered to her. From the reviews and essays written for major publications to her moving tributes to other writers to the commanding acceptance speeches for major literary awards, Morrison has consistently engaged as a writer outside the margins of her fiction. These works provide a unique glimpse into Morrison's viewpoint as an observer of the world, the arts, and the changing landscape of American culture.The first section of the book, -Family and History, - includes Morrison's writings about her family, Black women, Black history, and her own works. The second section, -Writers and Writing, - offers her assessments of writers she admires and books she reviewed, edited at Random House, or gave a special affirmation to with a foreword or an introduction. The final section, -Politics and Society, - includes essays and speeches where Morrison addresses issues in American society and the role of language and literature in the national culture.Among other pieces, this collection includes a reflection on 9/11, reviews of such seminal books by Black writers as Albert Murray'sand Gayl Jones's, an essay on teaching moral values in the university, a eulogy for James Baldwin, and Morrison's Nobel lecture. Taken together,documents the response to our time by one of American literature's most thoughtful and eloquent writers.Toni Morrison is the Robert F. Goheen Professor Emerita at the Center for Creative and Performing Arts at Princeton University and is the author of,,,, and other novels. She has received the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Pulitzer Prize, and the 1993 Nobel Prize in Literature. Carolyn C. Denard is the author of scholarly essays on Toni Morrison and the forthcoming. She is Associate Dean of the College at Brown University and founder of the Toni Morrison Society.
/book/show/22571748-there-is-simply-too-much-to-think-about?from_search=true	Saul Bellow	There Is Simply Too Much to Think About: Collected Nonfiction	A sweeping collection and a tribute to one of the most influential, daring, and visionary minds of the twentieth century The year 2015 marks several literary milestones the centennial of Saul Bellows birth, the tenth anniversary of his death, and the publication of Zachary Leaders much anticipated biography. Bellow, a Nobel Laureate, Pulitzer Prize winner, and the only novA sweeping collection and a tribute to one of the most influential, daring, and visionary minds of the twentieth century The year 2015 marks several literary milestones the centennial of Saul Bellows birth, the tenth anniversary of his death, and the publication of Zachary Leaders much anticipated biography. Bellow, a Nobel Laureate, Pulitzer Prize winner, and the only novelist to receive three National Book awards, has long been regarded as one of Americas most cherished authors. Here, Benjamin Taylor, editor of the acclaimed Saul Bellow Letters, presents lesser-known aspects of the iconic writer. Arranged chronologically, this literary time capsule displays the full extent of Bellows nonfiction, including criticism, interviews, speeches, and other reflections, tracing his career from his initial success as a novelist until the end of his life. Bringing together six classic pieces with an abundance of previously uncollected material, There Is Simply Too Much to Think About is a powerful reminder not only of Bellows genius but also of his enduring place in the western canon and is sure to be widely reviewed and talked about for years to come.
/book/show/383587.In_Short?from_search=true	Mary Paumier Jones (Editor) Judith Kitchen (Editor)	In Short: A Collection of Brief Creative Nonfiction	Something is going on out there. Almost simultaneously, many of our finest writers are experimenting with a new nonfiction form: brief pieces that are literary and personal rather than informational, complete in themselves, and shortvery short. Although the form has not had a name until now, the writers who are attracted to it include the knownTim O'Brien, Barry Lopez, TSomething is going on out there. Almost simultaneously, many of our finest writers are experimenting with a new nonfiction form: brief pieces that are literary and personal rather than informational, complete in themselves, and shortvery short. Although the form has not had a name until now, the writers who are attracted to it include the knownTim O'Brien, Barry Lopez, Terry Tempest Williams, Michael Ondaatjeas well as just-discovered voices in the field of creative nonfiction, a genre that is transforming the essay.Delights and surprises await the reader in this rich gathering of Shorts. From Diane Ackerman's fascination with hummingbirds, to Andrei Codrescu's idiosyncratic view of nostalgia, to Albert Goldbarth's free-wheeling riff on the universe, each Shortranging from several paragraphs to 2,000 wordsbecomes a sharply focused lens on an outer world or an inner sensibility., reflecting almost every way in which nonfiction can be written, is for all readers (and writers) who thrive on imaginative play and aesthetic satisfaction. Pick up this book; open it up. See if you can resist it.
/book/show/151523.The_New_New_Journalism?from_search=true	Robert S. Boynton	The New New Journalism: Conversations with America's Best Nonfiction Writers on Their Craft	Forty years after Tom Wolfe, Hunter S. Thompson, and Gay Talese launched the New Journalism movement, Robert S. Boynton sits down with nineteen practitioners of what he calls theNew Journalism to discuss their methods, writings and careers.The New New Journalists are first and foremost brilliant reporters who immerse themselves completely in their subjects. Jon KrakauForty years after Tom Wolfe, Hunter S. Thompson, and Gay Talese launched the New Journalism movement, Robert S. Boynton sits down with nineteen practitioners of what he calls theNew Journalism to discuss their methods, writings and careers.The New New Journalists are first and foremost brilliant reporters who immerse themselves completely in their subjects. Jon Krakauer accompanies a mountaineering expedition to Everest. Ted Conover works for nearly a year as a prison guard. Susan Orlean follows orchid fanciers to reveal an obsessive subculture few knew existed. Adrian Nicole LeBlanc spends nearly a decade reporting on a family in the South Bronx. And like their muckraking early twentieth-century precursors, they are drawn to the most pressing issues of the day: Alex Kotlowitz, Leon Dash, and William Finnegan to race and class; Ron Rosenbaum to the problem of evil; Michael Lewis to boom-and-bust economies; Richard Ben Cramer to the nitty gritty of politics. How do they do it? In these interviews, they reveal the techniques and inspirations behind their acclaimed works, from their felt-tip pens, tape recorders, long car rides, and assumed identities; to their intimate understanding of the way a truly great story unfolds.Interviews with:Gay TaleseJane Kramer*Calvin TrillinRichard Ben Cramer*Ted Conover*Alex Kotlowitz*Richard Preston*William Langewiesche*Eric SchlosserLeon DashWilliam FinneganJonathan Harr*Jon Krakauer*Adrian Nicole LeBlancMichael Lewis*Susan OrleanRon RosenbaumLawrence Weschler*Lawrence Wright** Search our online catalog to find other titles by these Vintage and Anchor Books authors.
/book/show/759283.Writing_for_Story?from_search=true	Jon Franklin	Writing for Story: Craft Secrets of Dramatic Nonfiction	The new nonfictionthe adaptation of storytelling techniques to journalistic articles in the manner of Truman Capote, Tom Wolfe, and John McPheeis an innovative genre that has been awarded virtually every Pulitzer Prize for literary journalism since 1979. And now Jon Franklin, himself a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and undisputed master of the great American nonfictioThe new nonfictionthe adaptation of storytelling techniques to journalistic articles in the manner of Truman Capote, Tom Wolfe, and John McPheeis an innovative genre that has been awarded virtually every Pulitzer Prize for literary journalism since 1979. And now Jon Franklin, himself a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner and undisputed master of the great American nonfiction short story, shares the secrets of his success. Franklin shows how to make factual pieces come alive by applying the literary techniques of complication/resolution, flashback, foreshadowing, and pace. He illustrates his points with a close analysis and annotation of two of his most acclaimed stories, so that the reader can see, step-by-step, just how they were created. This lively, easy-to-follow guid combines readability and excitement with the best of expository prose and illuminates the techniques that beginning journalistsand more experienced ones, toowill find immensely helpful:Stalking the true short storyDrafting an effective outlineStructuring the rough copyPolishing like a proand the tips, tools, and techniques that will put your stories on the cutting edge
/book/show/6701664-the-best-creative-nonfiction-vol-3?from_search=true	Lee Gutkind (Editor) Sean Rowe (Contributor) Marie Mutsuki Mockett (Contributor)	The Best Creative Nonfiction, Vol. 3	Anyone still asking, What is creative nonfiction? will find the answer in this collection of artfully crafted, true stories. Selected by Lee Gutkind, the godfather behind creative nonfiction, and the staff of, these storiesranging from immersion journalism to intensely personal essaysillustrate the genres power and potential. Edwidge Danticat recAnyone still asking, What is creative nonfiction? will find the answer in this collection of artfully crafted, true stories. Selected by Lee Gutkind, the godfather behind creative nonfiction, and the staff of, these storiesranging from immersion journalism to intensely personal essaysillustrate the genres power and potential. Edwidge Danticat recalls her Uncle Moises love of a certain four-letter word and finds in his abandonment of the word near the end of his life the true meaning of exile. In Literary Murder, Julianna Baggott traces her roots as a novelist to her familys strange, desperate (sometimes conniving and glorious) past and writes about her decision, in, to kill off a character based on her grandfather. And Sean Rowe explains why, if youget arrested, Selma, Alabama, is the place to do it. This exciting and expansive array of works and voices is sure to impress and delight.
/book/show/30547568-love-warrior?from_search=true	Glennon Doyle Melton	Love Warrior (Thorndike Press Large Print Popular and Narrative Nonfiction)	The highly anticipated new memoir by bestselling author Glennon Doyle Melton tells the story of her journey of self-discovery after the implosion of her marriage.Just when Glennon Doyle Melton was beginning to feel she had it all figured out three happy children, a doting spouse, and a writing career so successful that her first book catapulted to the top of the New YorkThe highly anticipated new memoir by bestselling author Glennon Doyle Melton tells the story of her journey of self-discovery after the implosion of her marriage.Just when Glennon Doyle Melton was beginning to feel she had it all figured out three happy children, a doting spouse, and a writing career so successful that her first book catapulted to the top of the New York Times bestseller list her husband revealed his infidelity and she was forced to realize that nothing was as it seemed. A recovering alcoholic and bulimic, Glennon was familiar with rock bottom. In the midst of crisis, she knew to hold on to what she discovered in recovery: that her deepest pain has always held within it an invitation to a richer life. Love Warrior is the story of one marriage, but it is also the story of the healing that is possible for any of us when we refuse to settle for good enough and begin to face pain and love head-on. This astonishing memoir reveals how internalizing our culture s standards of masculinity and femininity can make it impossible for men and women to ever really know one another and it captures the beauty that unfolds when one couple commits to unlearning everything they ve been taught so that they can finally, after thirteen years of marriage, fall in love.Love Warrior is a gorgeous and inspiring account of how we are born to be warriors: strong, powerful, and brave; able to confront the pain and claim the love that exists for us all. This chronicle of a beautiful, brutal journey speaks to anyone who yearns for deeper, truer relationships and a more abundant, authentic life.
/book/show/6342001-creating-nonfiction?from_search=true	Becky Bradway Douglas Hesse	Creating Nonfiction	Creative nonfiction  prose that fuses the conventions of reportage with the aesthetics of literature and the passion for self-expression  is emerging as one of the most important contemporary genres, one that captures the imagination and commitment of student writers.Creating Nonfiction provides everything students need to begin to understand and write creative nonfictioCreative nonfiction  prose that fuses the conventions of reportage with the aesthetics of literature and the passion for self-expression  is emerging as one of the most important contemporary genres, one that captures the imagination and commitment of student writers.Creating Nonfiction provides everything students need to begin to understand and write creative nonfiction: an engaging rhetoric, an unsurpassed anthology, and a wealth of editorial features that inspire writing.
/book/show/34082563-the-princess-diarist?from_search=true	Carrie Fisher	The Princess Diarist (Center Point Platinum Nonfiction)	When Carrie Fisher discovered the journals she kept during the filming of the first Star Wars movie, she was astonished to see what they had preserved -- plaintive love poems, unbridled musings with youthful naivet, and a vulnerability that she barely recognized. Her fame as an author, actress, and pop-culture icon is indisputable, but in 1977, Carrie Fisher was just a teeWhen Carrie Fisher discovered the journals she kept during the filming of the first Star Wars movie, she was astonished to see what they had preserved -- plaintive love poems, unbridled musings with youthful naivet, and a vulnerability that she barely recognized. Her fame as an author, actress, and pop-culture icon is indisputable, but in 1977, Carrie Fisher was just a teenager with an all-consuming crush on her costar, Harrison Ford.
/book/show/6396118-syncopated?from_search=true	Brendan Burford (Editor) Nick Bertozzi (Contributor) Nate Powell (Contributor)	Syncopated: An Anthology of Nonfiction Picto-Essays	The stories inchallenge convention, provide perspective, and search out secret truthsall in the inviting, accessible form of comics.will give you a daringly different view of the pastfrom the history of vintage postcards to the glory days of old Coney Island. It will immerse you in fascinating subcultures, from the secret world of graffiti artistsThe stories inchallenge convention, provide perspective, and search out secret truthsall in the inviting, accessible form of comics.will give you a daringly different view of the pastfrom the history of vintage postcards to the glory days of old Coney Island. It will immerse you in fascinating subcultures, from the secret world of graffiti artists to the chess champs of Greenwich Village. And it will open your eyes to pieces of forgotten historyfor example, the Tulsa race riots of 1921and to new perspectives on critical current events, such as the interrogation of prisoners at Guantnamo Bay. These picto-essays encompass memoir, history, journalism, and biography in varied visual styleseach handpicked by Brendan Burford, one of Americas top editors.
/book/show/3280380-the-best-creative-nonfiction-vol-2?from_search=true	Lee Gutkind (Editor) Stefan Fatsis (Contributor) Heidi Julavits (Contributor)	The Best Creative Nonfiction, Vol. 2	From Lee Gutkind, the Godfather behind creative narrative nonfictionand the staff of the landmark literary journalcomes this fresh collection of fact-based personal narratives, mined from literary blogs, 'zines, and other fringe publications.In My Glove: A Biography, Stefan Fatsis, author ofand arepFrom Lee Gutkind, the Godfather behind creative narrative nonfictionand the staff of the landmark literary journalcomes this fresh collection of fact-based personal narratives, mined from literary blogs, 'zines, and other fringe publications.In My Glove: A Biography, Stefan Fatsis, author ofand areporter, traces the history of his baseball glovethe one thing I would be devastated to lose, my last, best connection to the baseball that defined my life as a kidas he relinquishes it to the glove designer at Rawlings for an overhaul.Heidi Julavits, editor ofimagines a future in which book-related fatalitiesDeath of the intellect is one thing, but actual death is quite anotherrevolutionize the writer's market.This new volume ofcontinues to engage and delight with exceptional work from writers old and new.
/book/show/28992250-safe-house?from_search=true	Ellah Wakatama Allfrey (Editor) H.J. Golakai (Contributor) Elnathan John (Contributor)	Safe House: Explorations in Creative Nonfiction	In a collection that ranges from travel writing and memoir to reportage and meditative essays, editor Ellah Wakatama Allfrey has brought together some of the most talented writers of creative nonfiction from across Africa.A Ghanaian explores the increasing influence of China across the region, a Kenyan student activist writes of exile in Kampala, a Liberian scientist sharIn a collection that ranges from travel writing and memoir to reportage and meditative essays, editor Ellah Wakatama Allfrey has brought together some of the most talented writers of creative nonfiction from across Africa.A Ghanaian explores the increasing influence of China across the region, a Kenyan student activist writes of exile in Kampala, a Liberian scientist shares her diary of the Ebola crisis; a Nigerian journalist travels to the north to meet a community at risk, a Kenyan travels to Senegal to interview a gay rights activist and a South African writer recounts a tale of family discord and murder in a remote seaside town.With an introductory essay by Ellah Allfrey, this anthology gathers new stories of contemporary Africa.
/book/show/18748636-writing-creative-nonfiction?from_search=true	Tilar J. Mazzeo	Writing Creative Nonfiction	Bringing together the imaginative strategies of fiction storytelling and new ways of narrating true, real-life events, creative nonfiction is the fastest-growing part of the creative writing world. It's a cutting-edge genre that's reshaping how we write (and read) everything from biographies and memoirs to blogs and public speaking scripts to personal essays and magazine aBringing together the imaginative strategies of fiction storytelling and new ways of narrating true, real-life events, creative nonfiction is the fastest-growing part of the creative writing world. It's a cutting-edge genre that's reshaping how we write (and read) everything from biographies and memoirs to blogs and public speaking scripts to personal essays and magazine articles.Whether you're looking to launch into a new professional career as a creative nonfiction writer, dabble in the genre as a pastime, start a personal blog, or simply get inside the mind of a creative nonfiction writer at work, these dynamic 24 lectures are a chance for you to explore the entire process of writing creative nonfiction, from brainstorming for the perfect idea to getting your final product noticed by literary agents and publishers.Filled with helpful tips and techniques, memorable examples from well-known writers, and engaging exercises, it's a learning experience that proves that - with the right instructor - writing creative nonfiction can be mastered, practiced, and enjoyed by anyone with a desire to share his or her personal story. Professor Mazzeo guides you throughthe fundamental concepts such as narrative arcs, captivating beginnings, sentence variation, perspective, characterization, dialogue, and metaphor; each stage of writing creative nonfiction, from researching your topic to revising your first draft; and the publishing process, from finding an agent to writing a successful book proposal.You'll come away with the knowledge, tools, and, most important, inspiration you need to discover your stories and finally start telling them the right way.
/book/show/82007.Writing_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Dan Poynter	Writing Nonfiction: Turning Thoughts Into Books	Writing Nonfiction provides a roadmap. You will learn how to break the topic down into easy-to-attack projects; how and where to do research; a process that makes writing easy; how to improve material; how to evaluate your publishing options and how to develop an individualized and workable plan. Using the pilot system of organization, the binder concept and the check-offWriting Nonfiction provides a roadmap. You will learn how to break the topic down into easy-to-attack projects; how and where to do research; a process that makes writing easy; how to improve material; how to evaluate your publishing options and how to develop an individualized and workable plan. Using the pilot system of organization, the binder concept and the check-off lists, the book becomes easy to write. This plan will accelerate book writing whether you type it or dictate it..
/book/show/6438611-the-elements-of-story?from_search=true	Francis Flaherty	The Elements of Story: Field Notes on Nonfiction Writing	
/book/show/383589.Short_Takes?from_search=true	Judith Kitchen (Editor)	Short Takes: Brief Encounters with Contemporary Nonfiction	In the years since the perennially popularandwere published, readers have come to delight in the deft focus of the succinct piece we now call The Short. Extending this trend,presents over seventy-five writers whose range and style demonstrate the myriad ways we humans have of telling our truths. Themes develop and speak to or collide with oIn the years since the perennially popularandwere published, readers have come to delight in the deft focus of the succinct piece we now call The Short. Extending this trend,presents over seventy-five writers whose range and style demonstrate the myriad ways we humans have of telling our truths. Themes develop and speak to or collide with one another: musings about parents, childhood, sports, weather, war, solitude, nature, lossand, of course, love. The stellar roster of contributors includes well-known writersVerlyn Klinkenborg, Jo Ann Beard, David Sedaris, Dorothy Allison, Salman Rushdie, and Terry Tempest Williamsalong with Michael Perry, Mark Spragg, Jane Brox, and others whose literary stars are clearly rising. Each shortwhether a few paragraphs or reaching 2,000 words, and reflecting almost every way nonfiction can be writteninvites us to experience the power of the small to move, persuade, and change us.
/book/show/379357.The_Vietnam_Reader?from_search=true	Stewart O'Nan (Editor)	The Vietnam Reader: The Definitive Collection of Fiction and Nonfiction on the War	is a selection of the finest and best-known art from the American war in Vietnam, including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, film, still photos, and popular song lyrics. All the strongest work is here, from mainstream bestsellers to radical poetry, from Tim O'Brien to Marvin Gaye. Also included are incisive reader's questions--useful for educators andis a selection of the finest and best-known art from the American war in Vietnam, including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, film, still photos, and popular song lyrics. All the strongest work is here, from mainstream bestsellers to radical poetry, from Tim O'Brien to Marvin Gaye. Also included are incisive reader's questions--useful for educators and book clubs--in a volume that makes an essential contribution to a wider understanding of the Vietnam War.This authoritative and accessible volume is sure to become a classic reference, as well as indispensable and provocative reading for anyone who wants to know more about the war that changed the face of late-twentieth-century America.
/book/show/274101.Seek_?from_search=true	Rudy Rucker	Seek!: Selected Nonfiction	The essays and memoirs collected in Seek! trace Rudy Rucker's trajectory through the final decade of the second millennium. His topics include artificial life, chaos, the big bang, Pieter Brueghel, the church of the subgenius, live sex, mathematics, science fiction, and TV evangelism. A computer scientist and programmer, Rucker is an articulate, engaging guide to the worldThe essays and memoirs collected in Seek! trace Rudy Rucker's trajectory through the final decade of the second millennium. His topics include artificial life, chaos, the big bang, Pieter Brueghel, the church of the subgenius, live sex, mathematics, science fiction, and TV evangelism. A computer scientist and programmer, Rucker is an articulate, engaging guide to the world on either side of the computer screen.
/book/show/11104393-on-the-literary-nonfiction-of-nancy-mairs?from_search=true	Merri Lisa Johnson (Editor) Susannah B. Mintz	On the Literary Nonfiction of Nancy Mairs: A Critical Anthology	Where much of the existing scholarship on Nancy Mairs has approached her essays in the context of disability studies, this book seeks to broaden the conversation through a wider range of critical perspectives and with attention to underrepresented aspects of Mairss oeuvre. With particular attention to the ways Mairs shapes her essays around a variety of unspeakablessucWhere much of the existing scholarship on Nancy Mairs has approached her essays in the context of disability studies, this book seeks to broaden the conversation through a wider range of critical perspectives and with attention to underrepresented aspects of Mairss oeuvre. With particular attention to the ways Mairs shapes her essays around a variety of unspeakablessuch as depression, female sexuality and infidelity, mortality and death, or the struggle for faith in a post-modern worldthis collection demonstrates Mairss provocative combination of bold ethics and subtle aesthetics.
/book/show/2734853-nonfiction-comprehension-test-practice-gr-4-nonfiction-resources-with?from_search=true	Jennifer Overend Prior	Nonfiction Comprehension Test Practice Gr. 4 (Nonfiction Resources with Content from Time for Kids) (Nonfiction Resources with Content from Time for Kids)	
/book/show/20525205-how-to-write-nonfiction-ebooks?from_search=true	Henri Junttila	How to Write Nonfiction eBooks: A Proven 17-Step Plan for Beginners	Do you feel stuck with your writing or even overwhelmed by the terrifying task of writing a book?It doesn't have to be so hard. You have something to share, which is why you're here reading this right now.In this book you will uncover a proven 17-Do you feel stuck with your writing or even overwhelmed by the terrifying task of writing a book?It doesn't have to be so hard. You have something to share, which is why you're here reading this right now.In this book you will uncover a proven 17-step plan that will lead you step-by-step through writing a short, nonfiction ebook.Here's a taste of what you'll learn:1. To find the intersection between what people want and what you want to write2. How to craft the perfect title for your book (that demands attention)3. A simple way to eliminate confusion when writing4. How to tap into your inner genius to help write an extraordinary book5. A technique for blueprinting your book that makes writing effortless6. How and where to get honest feedback that will help you improve your book7. How to get the services you need (designers, editors) without spending a fortune8. The tools you need to format your book like a pro9. How to price and sell your book (make a profit without being sleazy)You can, but you have to be willing to take the first step. It may not be comfortable, but it is possible.Download this book now and your first book could be done in the next few months.
/book/show/18938097-magic-school-bus-presents?from_search=true	Tom Jackson Carolyn Bracken (illustrator) Joanna Cole (based on series by)	Magic School Bus Presents: Sea Creatures: A Nonfiction Companion to the Original Magic School Bus Series	THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS SEA CREATURES is a photographic nonfiction companion book to the original bestselling title, THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS ON THE OCEAN FLOOR.ON THE OCEAN FLOOR taught thousands of kids about tides, coral reefs, and a whole host of marine animals. MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS SEA CREATURES will expand upon the original title with fresh, updated, Common CoTHE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS SEA CREATURES is a photographic nonfiction companion book to the original bestselling title, THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS ON THE OCEAN FLOOR.ON THE OCEAN FLOOR taught thousands of kids about tides, coral reefs, and a whole host of marine animals. MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS SEA CREATURES will expand upon the original title with fresh, updated, Common Core aligned content about all the incredible animals that live below the waves--from sharks and squid to whales, dolphins, and walruses. With vivid full-color photographs on each page as well as illustrations of the beloved Ms. Frizzle and her students, the Magic School Bus Presents series will enthrall a whole new generation of Magic School Bus readers.
/book/show/4241611-vanished-gardens?from_search=true	Sharon White	Vanished Gardens: Finding Nature in Philadelphia (Association of Writers and Writing Programs Award for Creative Nonfiction) (Awp Award Series in Creative Nonfiction)	
/book/show/7640316-ghosts?from_search=true	Mary Pope Osborne Salvatore Murdocca (Illustrator) Natalie Pope Boyce	Ghosts: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #42: A Good Night for Ghosts	Tying in to Jack and Annie's latest Merlin Mission, this nonfiction companion to A Good Night for Ghosts explores the origins of some of the most famous ghosts stories in Louisiana and explains that most cultures all over the world have some kind of ghost stories. Illustrations.
/book/show/19404852-zombie-makers?from_search=true	Rebecca L. Johnson	Zombie Makers: True Stories of Nature's Undead (Nonfiction - Grades 4-8)	Are zombies real? As far as we know, dead people do not come back to life and start walking around, looking for trouble. But therethings that can take over the bodies and brains of innocent creatures, turning them into senseless slaves. Meet nature's zombie makersincluding a fly-enslaving fungus, a suicide worm, and a cockroach-taming waspand their victims.
/book/show/11862534-crafting-nonfiction?from_search=true	Linda Hoyt	Crafting Nonfiction: Lessons on Writing Process, Traits, and Craft [With DVD]	Nonfiction writing does not need to sound like an encyclopedia. It can be richly constructed with a wide variety of sentence patterns. Craft elements and literary devices should be highlighted and employed in nonfiction selections just as carefully as we implement them in fiction. -Linda HoytNonfiction writers need to develop a broad arsenal of sentence structures so tNonfiction writing does not need to sound like an encyclopedia. It can be richly constructed with a wide variety of sentence patterns. Craft elements and literary devices should be highlighted and employed in nonfiction selections just as carefully as we implement them in fiction. -Linda HoytNonfiction writers need to develop a broad arsenal of sentence structures so their writing is rich, varied, and fluid. They need to consider how powerful verbs can accentuate their voice and make their nonfiction writing more compelling. They need to reflect on how carefully selected details can bring a setting to life and invite their reader to understand more deeply. Focused on the process and traits of being a writer and how to best address the needs and expectations of nonfiction readers, Linda Hoyt's Crafting Nonfiction offers targeted minilessons that will help you elevate craft, integrate trait-based instruction, and elevate control over conventions. This series includes: * Explorations in Nonfiction Writing: Grades K * Explorations in Nonfiction Writing: Grades 1 * Explorations in Nonfiction Writing: Grades 2 * Explorations in Nonfiction Writing: Grade 3 * Explorations in Nonfiction Writing: Grade 4 * Explorations in Nonfiction Writing: Grade 5 * Nonfiction Writing DVD: Intentional, Connected, and Engaging, Grades K-2 * Nonfiction Writing DVD: Intentional, Connected, and Engaging, Grades 3-5+ * Crafting Nonfiction: Lessons on Writing Process, Traits, and Craft, Primary * Crafting Nonfiction: Lessons on Writing Process, Traits, and Craft, Intermediate
/book/show/2890096-writing-secrets?from_search=true	B.J. Rowley Janet Kay Jensen	Writing Secrets: A Comprehensive Guide to Writing Fiction & Nonfiction in the LDS Market	
/book/show/26038891-jars-of-hope?from_search=true	Jennifer Roy Meg Owenson (Illustrator)	Jars of Hope (Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books)	Amid the horrors of World War II, Irena Sendler was an unlikely and unsung hero. While many people lived in fear of the Nazis, Irena defied them, even though it could have meant her life. She kept records of the children she helped smuggle away from the Nazis' grasp, and when she feared her work might be discovered, she buried her lists in jars, hoping to someday recover tAmid the horrors of World War II, Irena Sendler was an unlikely and unsung hero. While many people lived in fear of the Nazis, Irena defied them, even though it could have meant her life. She kept records of the children she helped smuggle away from the Nazis' grasp, and when she feared her work might be discovered, she buried her lists in jars, hoping to someday recover them and reunite children with their parents. This gripping true story of a woman who took it upon herself to help save 2,500 children from the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust is not only inspirational; it's unforgettable.
/book/show/4430402-what-is-government?from_search=true	Ann-Marie Kishel	What Is Government? (First Step Nonfiction: Government)	This title offers emergent readers an introduction to the levels and duties of government in the United States.
/book/show/12703538-fur?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Fur (First Step Nonfiction: Body Coverings)	Designed for early emergent readers, this title will introduce them to fur the hairy coat of some mammals. Simple text defines this body covering and offers many examples of animals that have fur.
/book/show/10060635-hibernation?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Hibernation (First Step Nonfiction: Discovering Nature's Cycles)	This title for young readers describes hibernation of animals.
/book/show/22856815-dialogue-for-writers?from_search=true	Sammie Justesen	Dialogue for Writers: Create Powerful Dialogue in Fiction and Nonfiction	In Dialogue for Writers, publisher Sammie Justesen explores the necessary elements of dialogue for every genre. This invaluable book is packed with ideas and examples, showing writers how to improve their technique and eliminate mistakes that bring rejection.Dialogue for Writers is the only book on the market that explores dialogue for fiction, screenplays, graphic writinIn Dialogue for Writers, publisher Sammie Justesen explores the necessary elements of dialogue for every genre. This invaluable book is packed with ideas and examples, showing writers how to improve their technique and eliminate mistakes that bring rejection.Dialogue for Writers is the only book on the market that explores dialogue for fiction, screenplays, graphic writing, memoir, poetry, journaling, and childrens books. Addressing novices and seasoned authors alike, Justesen helps all writers bring their work to a higher level.
/book/show/342458.A_Sunny_Day?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	A Sunny Day (First Step Nonfiction: Weather)	Focusing on five different kinds of weather, this series shows beginning readers the basics of weather. Using short, simple, repetitive sentences to clarify the concepts of weather, these books are sure to delight readers, come rain or shine!
/book/show/7662990-worms?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Worms (First Step Nonfiction: Animal Life Cycles)	A basic overview of the life cycle of a worm.
/book/show/23792122-write-a-winning-nonfiction-proposal?from_search=true	Mary E. DeMuth	Write a Winning Nonfiction Proposal: Land that Book Deal	Want to know the secret of getting traditionally published?Its called a masterly crafted nonfiction book proposal. Its not rocket science, but it is a skill youll need to learn to go to the next level in your publishing career.Write a Winning Nonfiction Proposal is a well-researched, practical toola book proposal tutorialthat will teach you, step-by-step, how to creWant to know the secret of getting traditionally published?Its called a masterly crafted nonfiction book proposal. Its not rocket science, but it is a skill youll need to learn to go to the next level in your publishing career.Write a Winning Nonfiction Proposal is a well-researched, practical toola book proposal tutorialthat will teach you, step-by-step, how to create the kind of nonfiction proposal that gets you noticed by agents, editors, and publishers.Using DeMuth's own proposal-writing method, she's sold well over a dozen books to major publishing houses. And through this tutorial she has helped many new authors get literary agents and sign publishing contracts .This proposal tutorial will empower you to write the kind of proposal that grabs an agent or editor by the throat and wont let go.Heres what you get in the ebook:+How to write a query letter, complete with proper format and examples.+Step by step teaching through each section of your proposal (Market Analysis, Comparative Analysis, Marketing, Alternate Titles, Etc.)+Real-life proposal examples (ones that actually sold to publishers)+100 pages of practical, hands-on instruction.Write a Winning Nonfiction Proposal reveals the insider secrets that all published authors know about selling a book to a publisher or an agent!Endorsements:As a literary agent, I saw a lot of proposals. Marys are top-notchcomprehensive, thoughtful, well written, and professional. I'm proud to send them to the best publishers in the business. Beth Jusino, publishing professional, former literary agentMarys proposals include the straightforward facts that publishers need with a personable style that publishers want. Great research, great voice, great proposal. Mary does an excellent job selling herself without seeming to sell herself. Andy Meisenheimer, Freelance EditorMarys book proposals reflect her intelligence, wit, and charm, as well as her high level of craftsmanship as a writer. And just as important, her concepts are fresh. She has no interest in covering the same ground that has been plowed already by other authors. Thats important to a book editor who is glassy-eyed from reading stacks of proposals. Ron Lee, senior editor, WaterBrook MultnomahMary's focused, easy to follow proposal tutorial took my project from idea to paperback almost overnight. After reviewing my first try at the proposal my agent said it was one of the best proposals she'd seen. Two months later I had a contract for my first book. I am so thankful for Mary's proposal tutorial. It is straightforward, professional, and Mary knows exactly how to help an author bring her/his voice to this document. Thanks Mary for making my first book, Green Mama, a reality! Tracey Bianchi -- author, Green Mama: The Guilt Free Guide to Helping You and Your Kids Save the Planet (Zondervan 2010).Through her tutorial, Mary navigated me through the twists and turns of the book proposal process like a highly-skilled white water rafting guide running the Colorado river. She helped me not only master the concept and principles, but most importantly, she taught me how to write an effective, persuasive, and well-researched proposal that caught the eyes of top agents and major publishing houses. Jo Ann Fore, author When a Woman Finds Her VoiceAs a new and inexperienced writer, Mary DeMuths proposal tutorial gave me vital insider information into the proposal writing process.
/book/show/11866596-independence-day?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Independence Day  (First Step Nonfiction: American Holidays)	With large, full-color photographs and easy-to-understand sentences, this delightful series introduces beginning readers to the history of American holidays and shows them how they're celebrated.
/book/show/8678815-goats?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Goats (First Step Nonfiction: Farm Animals)	Take a visit to the farm and learn about the features and roles of a goat.
/book/show/3104049-freezing-and-melting?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Freezing and Melting (First Step Nonfiction: Water)	Charts & Diagrams Additional Facts - Photo Glossary - Index
/book/show/1343403.Touchstone_Anthology_of_Contemporary_Creative_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Lex Williford (Editor) Michael Martone (Editor) Bernard Cooper	Touchstone Anthology of Contemporary Creative Nonfiction: Work from 1970 to the Present	From memoir to journalism, personal essays to cultural criticism - this unique, indispensable anthology brings together fifty unforgettable works from all genres of creative nonfiction.From memoir to journalism, personal essays to cultural criticism - this unique, indispensable anthology brings together fifty unforgettable works from all genres of creative nonfiction.
/book/show/252426.Telling_True_Stories?from_search=true	Mark Kramer Wendy Call (Editor)	Telling True Stories: A Nonfiction Writers' Guide from the Nieman Foundation at Harvard University	The countrys most prominent journalists and nonfiction authors gather each year at Harvards Nieman Conference on Narrative Journalism.presents their best advicecovering everything from finding a good topic, to structuring narrative stories, to writing and selling yourThe countrys most prominent journalists and nonfiction authors gather each year at Harvards Nieman Conference on Narrative Journalism.presents their best advicecovering everything from finding a good topic, to structuring narrative stories, to writing and selling your first book. More than fifty well-known writers offer their most powerful tips, including:on the emotional core of the storyon writing about private liveson the limits of profileson narrative writing and screenwriterson telling the story and telling the truthDozens of Pulitzer Prizewinning journalists from theand more . . .The essays contain important counsel for new and career journalists, as well as for freelance writers, radio producers, and memoirists. Packed with refreshingly candid and insightful recommendations,will show anyone fascinated by the art of writing nonfiction how to bring people, scenes, and ideas to life on the page.
/book/show/1654612.Writing_Creative_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Theodore A. Rees Cheney	Writing Creative Nonfiction: Fiction Techniques for Crafting Great Nonfiction	Clean crisp pages, new softcover. We ship six days a week with delivery confirmation.
/book/show/935877.The_Fourth_Genre?from_search=true	Robert L. Root Jr. Michael J. Steinberg	The Fourth Genre: Contemporary Writers Of/On Creative Nonfiction	This best-selling anthology is a comprehensive and indispensable introduction to the way creative nonfiction is written today. The Fourth Genre offers the most comprehensive, teachable, and current introduction available today to the cutting-edge, evolving genre of creative nonfiction. While acknowledging the literary impulse of nonfiction to be a fourth genre equivalent tThis best-selling anthology is a comprehensive and indispensable introduction to the way creative nonfiction is written today. The Fourth Genre offers the most comprehensive, teachable, and current introduction available today to the cutting-edge, evolving genre of creative nonfiction. While acknowledging the literary impulse of nonfiction to be a fourth genre equivalent to poetry, fiction, and drama, this text focuses on subgenres of the nonfiction form, including memoir, nature writing, personal essays, literary journalism, cultural criticism, and travel writing. This anthology was the first to draw on the common ground of the practicing writer and the practical scholar and to make the pedagogical connections between creative writing practice and composition theory, bridging some of the gaps between the teaching of composition, creative writing, and literature in English departments.
/book/show/7005469-now-write-nonfiction?from_search=true	Sherry Ellis	Now Write! Nonfiction: Memoir, Journalism and Creative Nonfiction Exercises from Today's Best Writers	Book by Ellis, Sherry
/book/show/468642.Scoot_Over_Skinny?from_search=true	Donna Jarrell (Editor) Sarah Fenske (Contributor) Lori Gottlieb (Contributor)	Scoot Over, Skinny: The Fat Nonfiction Anthology	As Americans are the fattest people on earth, the fat, the formerly fat, those who feel fat, and those who fear fat encompass just about all of us. In this surprising collection of pieces, almost half of which are original to this anthology, some of our most lively, provocative writers explore the many folds of fat that make up reality.From David Sedaris's hilarious assessAs Americans are the fattest people on earth, the fat, the formerly fat, those who feel fat, and those who fear fat encompass just about all of us. In this surprising collection of pieces, almost half of which are original to this anthology, some of our most lively, provocative writers explore the many folds of fat that make up reality.From David Sedaris's hilarious assessment of his father's fat prejudices in A Shiner Like A Diamond to Anne Lamott's self-prescribed cathartic weight loss remedies in Hunger, Pam Houston's rich literary panorama in Out of Habit I Start Apologizing, and psychiatrist Irving Yalom's deeply moving confrontation of his own biases in Fat Lady, each piece in its unique way deals with fat as a matter of fact.Sometimes funny, sometimes angry, often illuminating and always engaging, these writers make a new and compelling case for why we should make room for a bigger behind.
/book/show/8188783-crafting-the-personal-essay?from_search=true	Dinty W. Moore	Crafting the Personal Essay: A Guide for Writing and Publishing Creative Nonfiction	Award winning essayist Scott Russell Sanders once compared the art of essay writing to -the pursuit of mental rabbits---a rambling through thickets of thought in search of some brief glimmer of fuzzy truth. While some people persist in the belief that essays are stuffy and antiquated, the truth is that the personal essay is an ever-changing creative medium that provides anAward winning essayist Scott Russell Sanders once compared the art of essay writing to -the pursuit of mental rabbits---a rambling through thickets of thought in search of some brief glimmer of fuzzy truth. While some people persist in the belief that essays are stuffy and antiquated, the truth is that the personal essay is an ever-changing creative medium that provides an ideal vehicle for satisfying the human urge to document truths as we experience them and share them with others--to capture a bit of life on paper.is designed to help you explore the flexibility and power of the personal essay in your own writing. This hands-on, creativity-expanding guide will help you infuse your nonfiction with honesty, personality, and energy. You'll discover:An exploration of the basics of essay writingWays to step back and scrutinize your experiences in order to separate out what may be fresh, powerful, surprising or fascinating to a readerHow to move past private -journaling- and write for an audienceHow to write eight different types of essays including memoir, travel, humor, and nature essays among othersInstruction for revision and strategies for getting publishedBrimming with helpful examples, exercises, and sample essays, this indispensable guide will help your personal essays transcend the merely private to become powerfully universal.
/book/show/18249492-nonfiction-notebooks?from_search=true	Aimee Buckner	Nonfiction Notebooks: Strategies for Informational Writing	Aimee Buckner has introduced writer's notebooks to hundreds of classrooms through her popular, thereby helping students everywhere learn to improve their overallwriting by focusing on essential prewriting strategies. Now, using the same format, Aimee explains how writers notebooks can help students improve their nonfiction writingreports, articles, memoirs, essays, and so forthwhich has taken on even greater importance because of the emphasis the Common Core State Standards place on informative/explanatory writing.As Aimee explains, the prewriting work a student does is particularly important when writing informational pieces. Writers notebooks help students capture their thoughts, develop ideas, explore mentor texts, refine a research strategy, and play with multiple outcomesall of which lead to stronger concepts and better first drafts. Greater emphasis on the front end of the writing process also saves time and energy at the revision and editing stages. From exploring topics to gathering information to assessment,takes teachers step-by-step through the process of how best to use notebooks for informational writing. Helpful reproducible forms are included both in the book and as downloads online.
/book/show/3369611-truth-in-nonfiction?from_search=true	David Lazar (Editor)	Truth in Nonfiction: Essays	Even before the controversy that surrounded the publication of A Million Little Pieces, the question of truth has been at the heart of memoir. From Elie Wiesel to Benjamin Wilkomirski to David Sedaris, the veracity of writers claims has been suspect. In this fascinating and timely collection of essays, leading writers meditate on the subject of truth in literary nonfictioEven before the controversy that surrounded the publication of A Million Little Pieces, the question of truth has been at the heart of memoir. From Elie Wiesel to Benjamin Wilkomirski to David Sedaris, the veracity of writers claims has been suspect. In this fascinating and timely collection of essays, leading writers meditate on the subject of truth in literary nonfiction. As David Lazar writes in his introduction, How do we verify? Do we care to? (Do we dare to eat the apple of knowledge and say its true? Or is it a peach?) Do we choose to? Is it a subcategory of faith? How do you respond when someone says, This is really true? Why do they choose to say it then? The past and the truth are slippery things, and the art of nonfiction writing requires the writer to shape as well as explore. In personal essays, meditations on the nature of memory, considerations of the genres of memoir, prose poetry, essay, fiction, and film, the contributors to this provocative collection attempt to find answers to the question of what truth in nonfiction means. Contributors: John DAgata, Mark Doty, Su Friedrich, Joanna Frueh, Ray Gonzlez, Vivian Gornick, Barbara Hammer, Kathryn Harrison, Marianne Hirsch, Wayne Koestenbaum, Leonard Kriegel, David Lazar, Alphonso Lingis, Paul Lisicky, Nancy Mairs, Nancy K. Miller, Judith Ortiz Cofer, Phyllis Rose, Oliver Sacks, David Shields, and Leo Spitzer
/book/show/635627.The_Art_of_Creative_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Lee Gutkind	The Art of Creative Nonfiction: Writing and Selling the Literature of Reality	The challenge of creative nonfiction is to write the truth in a style that is as accurate and informative as reportage, yet as personal, provocative, and dramatic as fiction. In this one-of-a-kind guide, award-winning author, essayist, teacher, and editor Lee Gutkind gives youThe challenge of creative nonfiction is to write the truth in a style that is as accurate and informative as reportage, yet as personal, provocative, and dramatic as fiction. In this one-of-a-kind guide, award-winning author, essayist, teacher, and editor Lee Gutkind gives you concise, pointed advice on every aspect of writing and selling your work, including:Guidelines for choosing provocativeand salabletopicsSmart research techniquesincluding advice on conducting penetrating interviews and using electronic research toolsTips for focusing and structuring a piece for maximum effectivenessAdvice on working successfully with editors and literary agents
/book/show/1930349.The_Readers_Advisory_Guide_to_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Neal Wyatt	The Readers' Advisory Guide to Nonfiction	Navigating what at she calls the extravagantly rich world of nonfiction, renowned readers' advisor (RA) Wyatt builds readers' advisory bridges from fiction to compelling and increasingly popular nonfiction to encompass the library's entire collection. She focuses on eight popular categories: history, true crime, true adventure, science, memoir, food/cooking, travel, and spNavigating what at she calls the extravagantly rich world of nonfiction, renowned readers' advisor (RA) Wyatt builds readers' advisory bridges from fiction to compelling and increasingly popular nonfiction to encompass the library's entire collection. She focuses on eight popular categories: history, true crime, true adventure, science, memoir, food/cooking, travel, and sports. Within each, she explains the scope, popularity, style, major authors and works, and the subject's position in readers' advisory interviews.Wyatt addresses who is reading nonfiction and why, while providing RAs with the tools and language to incorporate nonfiction into discussions that point readers to what to read next. In easy-to-follow steps, Wyatt explains the hows and whys of offering fiction and nonfiction suggestions together; illustrates ways to get up to speed fast in nonfiction;
/book/show/7746208-ballet-for-martha?from_search=true	Jan Greenberg Sandra Jordan Brian Floca (Illustrator)	Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring (Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children (Awards))	Format: Hardcover     Publication Date: 8/3/2010     Pages: 48     Reading Level: Age 6 and Up
/book/show/22293.Nonfiction?from_search=true	Chuck Palahniuk	Nonfiction	Chuck Palahniuk's world has been, well, different from yours and mine. The pieces that comprise Nonfiction prove just how different, in ways both highly entertaining and deeply unsettling. Encounters with alternative culture heroes Marilyn Manson and Juliette Lewis; the peculiar wages of fame attendant on the big budget film production of the movie Fight Club; life as an aChuck Palahniuk's world has been, well, different from yours and mine. The pieces that comprise Nonfiction prove just how different, in ways both highly entertaining and deeply unsettling. Encounters with alternative culture heroes Marilyn Manson and Juliette Lewis; the peculiar wages of fame attendant on the big budget film production of the movie Fight Club; life as an assembly-line drive train installer by day, hospice volunteer driver by night; the really peculiar lives of submariners; the really violent world of college wrestlers; the underground world of anabolic steroid gobblers; the harrowing circumstances of his father's murder and the trial of his killer - each essay or vignette offers a unique facet of existence as lived in and/or observed by one of America's most flagrantly daring and original literary talents.
/book/show/354951.Contemporary_Creative_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Bill Roorbach (Editor)	Contemporary Creative Nonfiction: The Art of Truth	The most inclusive collection of creative nonfiction available,is the only anthology that brings together examples of all three of the main forms in the genre: the literary memoir, the personal essay, and literary journalism. Featuring a generous and diverse sampling of more than sixty works, this collection includes beauThe most inclusive collection of creative nonfiction available,is the only anthology that brings together examples of all three of the main forms in the genre: the literary memoir, the personal essay, and literary journalism. Featuring a generous and diverse sampling of more than sixty works, this collection includes beautiful, disturbing, and instructive works of literary memoir by such writers as Mary McCarthy, Annie Dillard, and Judy Ruiz; smart, funny, and moving personal essays by authors ranging from E.B. White to Phillip Lopate to Ntozake Shange; and incisive, vivid, and quirky examples of literary journalism by Truman Capote, Barbara Ehrenreich, Sebastian Junger, and many others. This unique volume also contains examples of captivating nature writing, exciting literary travel writing, brilliant essays in science, surprising creative cultural criticism, and moving literary diaries and journals, incorporating several classic selections to set a context for the contemporary work. The editor's general introduction and introductions to each of the five sections provide useful definitions, crucial history, critical context, and abundant issues to debate. Ideal for undergraduate and graduate courses in creative nonfiction, literary journalism, essay writing, and all levels of composition,is also an essential resource for all nonfiction writers, from novices to professionals.
/book/show/137364.Regards?from_search=true	John Gregory Dunne Calvin Trillin (Foreword by)	Regards: The Selected Nonfiction	
/book/show/25688455-reading-nonfiction?from_search=true	Kylene Beers Robert E Probst	Reading Nonfiction: Notice & Note Stances, Signposts, and Strategies	Visitfor special previews, videos, and more.Also available: Reading Nonfiction Student Bookmarks and Notice & Note/Reading Nonfiction Signpost Student BookmarksWhen students recognize that nonfiction ought to challenge us, ought to slow us down and make us think, then they're more likely to become close readers. That means we needVisitfor special previews, videos, and more.Also available: Reading Nonfiction Student Bookmarks and Notice & Note/Reading Nonfiction Signpost Student BookmarksWhen students recognize that nonfiction ought to challenge us, ought to slow us down and make us think, then they're more likely to become close readers. That means we need to help them question texts, authors, and, ultimately, their own thinking. No matter the content area, with's classroom-tested suggestions, you'll lead kids toward skillful and responsible disciplinary literacy.Picking up where their smash hitleft off, Kylene Beers and Bob Probst write: Fiction invites us into the writer's imagined world; nonfiction intrudes into ours and purports to tell us something about it. This crucial difference increases the responsibility of the nonfiction reader, so Kylene and Bob have developed interlocking scaffolds that every student can use to go beyond a superficial reading:3 essential questions that set students up for closer, more attentive readings of nonfiction texts 5nonfiction signposts that cue kids to apply the skills and processes that sophisticated readers use instinctively 7 proven strategies readers can use to clear up confusions when the text gets tough. We all know the value of helping students define nonfiction and understand its text structures.goes the next crucial step-helping kids challenge the claims of nonfiction authors, be challenged by them, and skillfully and rigorously make up their mind about purported truths.
/book/show/17167376-bending-genre?from_search=true	Margot Singer (Editor) Nicole Walker (Editor)	Bending Genre: Essays on Creative Nonfiction	Ever since the term creative nonfiction first came into widespread use, memoirists and journalists, essayists and fiction writers have faced off over where the border between fact and fiction lies. This debate over, however, has sidelined important questions of literary.does not ask where the boundaries between genres should be drawn, but whatEver since the term creative nonfiction first came into widespread use, memoirists and journalists, essayists and fiction writers have faced off over where the border between fact and fiction lies. This debate over, however, has sidelined important questions of literary.does not ask where the boundaries between genres should be drawn, but what happens when you push the line. Written for writers and students of creative writing, this collection brings together perspectives from today's leading writers of creative nonfiction, including Michael Martone, Brenda Miller, Ander Monson, and David Shields. Each writer's innovative essay probes our notions of genre and investigates how creative nonfiction is shaped, modeling the forms of writing being discussed. Like creative nonfiction itself,is an exciting hybrid that breaks new ground.
/book/show/793874.The_Truth_of_the_Matter?from_search=true	Dinty W. Moore	The Truth of the Matter: Art and Craft in Creative Nonfiction	This introduction to creative nonfiction examines the building blocks of nonfiction prose one by one, illustrating how individual voice and narrative strategies delineate this literary form from conventional nonfiction. Individual chapters are devoted to detail and description, characterization and scene, distinctive voice, intimate point-of-view, and the various ways in wThis introduction to creative nonfiction examines the building blocks of nonfiction prose one by one, illustrating how individual voice and narrative strategies delineate this literary form from conventional nonfiction. Individual chapters are devoted to detail and description, characterization and scene, distinctive voice, intimate point-of-view, and the various ways in which writers discover the significance or universality of their work. Essays from contemporary nonfiction writers such as Henry Louis Gates, Norma Elia Cantu, Pico Iyer, Joan Didion, and others are integrated directly into the text to illustrate concepts.
/book/show/13237747-you-can-t-make-this-stuff-up?from_search=true	Lee Gutkind	You Can't Make This Stuff Up: The Complete Guide to Writing Creative Nonfiction--from Memoir to Literary Journalism and Everything in Between	From rags-to-riches-to-rags tell-alls to personal health sagas to literary journalism everyone seems to want to try their hand at creative nonfiction. Now, Lee Gutkind, the go-to expert for all things creative nonfiction, taps into one of the fastest-growing genres with this new writing guide. Frank and to-the-point, with depth and clarity, Gutkind describes and illustrateFrom rags-to-riches-to-rags tell-alls to personal health sagas to literary journalism everyone seems to want to try their hand at creative nonfiction. Now, Lee Gutkind, the go-to expert for all things creative nonfiction, taps into one of the fastest-growing genres with this new writing guide. Frank and to-the-point, with depth and clarity, Gutkind describes and illustrates each and every aspect of the genre, from defining a concept and establishing a writing process to the final product. Offering new ways of understanding genre and invaluable tools for writers to learn and experiment with,allows writers of all skill levels to thoroughly expand and stylize their work.
/book/show/105252.Follow_the_Story?from_search=true	James B. Stewart	Follow the Story: How to Write Successful Nonfiction	An indispensable guide to nonfiction writing from the Columbia Journalism School professor and Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist behind the bestsellers,, and.Inbestselling author and journalist James B. Stewart teaches you the techniques of compelling narrative writing, from nonfiction books to articles, feature storiAn indispensable guide to nonfiction writing from the Columbia Journalism School professor and Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist behind the bestsellers,, and.Inbestselling author and journalist James B. Stewart teaches you the techniques of compelling narrative writing, from nonfiction books to articles, feature stories, or memoirs. Stewart provides concrete directions for conceiving, reporting, structuring, and writing nonfictiontechniques that he has used in his own successful books and stories. By using examples from his own work, Stewart illustrates systematically a way of thinking about and executing stories, a method that has helped numerous reporters and Columbia students become better writers.examines in detail:How an idea is conceived How to sell ideas to editors and publishers How to report the nonfiction story Six models that can be used for any nonfiction story How to structure the narrative story How to write introductions, endings, dialogue, and description How to introduce and develop characters How to use literary devices Pitfalls to avoidLearn from this book a clear way of looking at the world with the alert curiosity that is the first indispensable step toward good writing.
/book/show/24796575-massive-pissed-love?from_search=true	Richard Hell	Massive Pissed Love: Nonfiction 2001-2014	Richard Hell may best be known as a punk icon, a founding member of seminal bands Television, the Heartbreakers, and The Voidoids, but for decades hes been a prominent voice in American letters. Through his novelsand, and his critically acclaimed autobiography,, Hell has proven himself as a talented and insightful writerRichard Hell may best be known as a punk icon, a founding member of seminal bands Television, the Heartbreakers, and The Voidoids, but for decades hes been a prominent voice in American letters. Through his novelsand, and his critically acclaimed autobiography,, Hell has proven himself as a talented and insightful writer across many genres, in many forms. But one might argue that Richards true genius lies in shorter form as a writer on culture. Love comes in spurts, Hell once sang, and that could well describe the intensity of his penetrating and wickedly droll criticism.is a collection of Hells ruminations on art, literature, and music, among other things, thats like a candy box of reading treats, a bag of shiny marbles, a cabinet of mementos and uncanny fetishes. However one thinks of it, its a joy to read from start to finish and a deeply necessary addition to the oeuvre of one of the sharpest minds and sensibilities at work today.
/book/show/113851.Writing_Creative_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Gay Talese Barbara Lounsberry	Writing Creative Nonfiction: The Literature of Reality	This informal book traces the evolution of literary nonfiction and reveals how Gay Talese writes in the genre. In addition, articles by such masters as John McPhee, Tom Wolfe, and Annie Dillard illustrate various writing techniques.
/book/show/15869950-the-violinist-s-thumb?from_search=true	Sam Kean	The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code (Thorndike Press Large Print Popular and Narrative Nonfiction Series)	In, bestselling author Sam Kean unlocked the mysteries of the periodic table. In THE VIOLINIST'S THUMB, he explores the wonders of the magical building block of life: DNA.There are genes to explain crazy catIn, bestselling author Sam Kean unlocked the mysteries of the periodic table. In THE VIOLINIST'S THUMB, he explores the wonders of the magical building block of life: DNA.There are genes to explain crazy cat ladies, why other people have no fingerprints, and why some people survive nuclear bombs. Genes illuminate everything from JFK's bronze skin (it wasn't a tan) to Einstein's genius. They prove that Neanderthals and humans bred thousands of years more recently than any of us would feel comfortable thinking. They can even allow some people, because of the exceptional flexibility of their thumbs and fingers, to become truly singular violinists.Kean's vibrant storytelling once again makes science entertaining, explaining human history and whimsy while showing how DNA will influence our species' future.
/book/show/17675131-nonfiction?from_search=true	Shane McCrae	Nonfiction	is a welcome offering from one of the most stunningly original poets to emerge in the last few years. Using a hauntingly lyrical syntax that embraces stammerings and fragmentations, Shane McCrae gives us poems based on documentary accounts of slavery and imprisonment, as well as more intimate treatments of troubling subjects. Whatever their sources, the poems ais a welcome offering from one of the most stunningly original poets to emerge in the last few years. Using a hauntingly lyrical syntax that embraces stammerings and fragmentations, Shane McCrae gives us poems based on documentary accounts of slavery and imprisonment, as well as more intimate treatments of troubling subjects. Whatever their sources, the poems are 'nonfiction' in the most urgent sense, bringing to light some of our culture's most deeply disturbing truths.Martha Collins
/book/show/1708833.Creative_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo	Creative Nonfiction: A Manual for Filipino Writers	This is a useful book for anyone interested in learning to write creative nonfiction.
/book/show/27063.Meet_Me_At_Infinity?from_search=true	James Tiptree Jr. Jeffrey D. Smith	Meet Me At Infinity: The Uncollected Tiptree: Fiction and Nonfiction	James Tiptree, Jr. was the pseudonym ofAlice B. Sheldon(1915-1987), in whose honor the Tiptree Awards are given annually. She wrote some of the best short SF ever, winning two Hugos and three Nebulas. This book brings together stories previously uncollected-including an early one published under her own name inand many of her colorful non-fiction pieces,James Tiptree, Jr. was the pseudonym ofAlice B. Sheldon(1915-1987), in whose honor the Tiptree Awards are given annually. She wrote some of the best short SF ever, winning two Hugos and three Nebulas. This book brings together stories previously uncollected-including an early one published under her own name inand many of her colorful non-fiction pieces, mainly autobiographical, published under the Tiptree name (1970-1987). What shines through in this book is the magnetic and charming personality of the author, one of the most influential SF personalities of her era.
/book/show/17616553-61-ways-to-sell-more-nonfiction-kindle-books?from_search=true	Steve Scott	61 Ways to Sell More Nonfiction Kindle Books	
/book/show/1491302.Writer_s_Guide_to_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Elizabeth Lyon	Writer's Guide to Nonfiction	A WRITERS COMPASSDirection for your writing careerDont get lost on the publishing path. Just forge ahead with the Writers Compass. Drawing on decades of professional experience as an author, editor, writing instructor, mentor, and marketing consultant, Elizabeth Lyon helps you navigate the art and craft of writingwith clear, easy-to-follow directions:NORTHGetting YourA WRITERS COMPASSDirection for your writing careerDont get lost on the publishing path. Just forge ahead with the Writers Compass. Drawing on decades of professional experience as an author, editor, writing instructor, mentor, and marketing consultant, Elizabeth Lyon helps you navigate the art and craft of writingwith clear, easy-to-follow directions:NORTHGetting Your BearingsUnderstand your purpose and your audience; learn to refine your ideas, select effective titles, and find the best method of organization for any pieceSOUTHTroubleshootingUse checklists and guidelines to spot weaknesses and problems in leads, organization, conclusions, and styleand find out how to correct themEASTLearning to MarketMap a successful cover letter, query letter, or proposal, and discover a four-step process to facilitate publication and salesWESTRefining Your VisionBrainstorm to gain perspective on your writingand how it fits with your values, goals, and dreams
/book/show/17237978-how-to-create-nonfiction-book-ideas-that-sell?from_search=true	James   Thomson	How to Create Nonfiction Book Ideas That Sell	It Only Takes One Nonfiction Book Idea to Make a Million Will Your Book Idea be Next?This ebook includes over 150 tips and techniques to help you find and create profitable nonfiction book ideas.If you want to become a successful nonfiction author, you will first need a good idea. A good nonfiction idea can make all the difference between a best seller or a book that endsIt Only Takes One Nonfiction Book Idea to Make a Million Will Your Book Idea be Next?This ebook includes over 150 tips and techniques to help you find and create profitable nonfiction book ideas.If you want to become a successful nonfiction author, you will first need a good idea. A good nonfiction idea can make all the difference between a best seller or a book that ends up in the bargain bin.According to self publishing guru Dan Poynter, nonfiction books outsell fiction by $55 billion to $25 billion!Now is the time to grab your share of the pie!And now, with Amazon KDP and KDP select, you can write and self publish your ebook on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Smashwords and other locations and make money within hours - with almost no expense!Nonfiction ebook publishing is a perfect way for you to make money at home and possibly provide you a full time income... or make you rich!How to Create Nonfiction Book Ideas That Sell is a MUST HAVE reference guide for authors that want to write and sell nonfiction books to be published by traditional publishers or authors that wish to self publish ebooks for the Amazon Kindle, Nook, iPad or other ebook readers.Read the book from front to back, or flip to any one of the tips at any time to get your creative juices flowing!If you enjoy writing nonfiction, How to Create Nonfiction Book Ideas That Sell you will show you:How to record and organize ideas - Find and create new ideas - Turn your passions and hobbies into profits - Enhance your ideas for maximum profit - What ideas sell and what ideas don't - Increase your creativity -Judge your good ideas from your bad ones - Get motivated to take action and avoid writer's block - Use the Internet to find ideas - Nonfiction writing prompts and more!Before you write a best seller, you need a good idea. This book is your key to finding and creating great nonfiction book ideas.
/book/show/6339715-the-varieties-of-religious-experience?from_search=true	William James	The Varieties of Religious Experience: (A Modern Library E-Book) (Modern Library 100 Best Nonfiction Books)	is certainly the most notable of all books in the field of the psychology of religion and probably destined to be the most influential [one] written on religion in the twentieth century' said Walter Houston Clark in Psychology Today. The book was an immedis certainly the most notable of all books in the field of the psychology of religion and probably destined to be the most influential [one] written on religion in the twentieth century' said Walter Houston Clark in Psychology Today. The book was an immediate bestseller upon its publication in June 1902. Reflecting the pluralistic views of psychologist-turned-philosopher William James, it posits that individual religious experiences, rather than the tenets of organized religions, form the backbone of religious life. James's discussion of conversion, repentance, mysticism, and hopes of reward and fears of punishment in the hereafter--as well as his observations on the religious experiences of such diverse thinkers as Voltaire, Whitman, Emerson, Luther, Tolstoy, and others--all support his thesis. 'James' characteristic humor, his ability to put down the pretentious and to be unpretentious, and his willingness to take some risks in his choices of anecdotal data or provocative theories are all apparent in the book,' noted Professor Martin E. Marry. 'A reader will come away with more reasons to raise new questions than to feel that old ones have been resolved.'
/book/show/317170.Contemporary_Creative_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Bich Minh Nguyen	Contemporary Creative Nonfiction: I & Eye	This anthology brings together 50 diverse works of contemporary creative nonfiction, from memoirs to personal essays to literary journalism, along with 15 craft essays.
/book/show/298420.Nonfiction_Craft_Lessons?from_search=true	Joann Portalupi Ralph J. Fletcher Ralph Fletcher	Nonfiction Craft Lessons: Teaching Information Writing K-8	Writing nonfiction represents a big step for most students. Most young writers are not intimidated by personal narrative, fiction, or even poetry, but when they try to put together a teaching book, report, or persuasive essay, they often feel anxious and frustrated.JoAnn Portalupi and Ralph Fletcher believe that young nonfiction writers supply plenty of passion, keen intWriting nonfiction represents a big step for most students. Most young writers are not intimidated by personal narrative, fiction, or even poetry, but when they try to put together a teaching book, report, or persuasive essay, they often feel anxious and frustrated.JoAnn Portalupi and Ralph Fletcher believe that young nonfiction writers supply plenty of passion, keen interest, and wonder. Teachers can provide concrete strategies to help students scaffold their ideas as they write in his challenging genre.Like the authors' best-selling Craft Lessons: Teaching Writing K-8, this book is divided into sections for K-2, 3-4, and middle school (grades 5-8) students. These divisions reflect various differences between emerging, competent, and fluent writers. In each section you'll find a generous collection of craft lessons directed at the genre that's most appropriate for that particular age. In the K-2 section, for example, a number of craft lessons focus on the all-about or concept book. In the 3-4 section there are several lessons on biography. In the 5-8 section a series of lessons addresses expository writing. Throughout the book each of the 80 lessons is presented on a single page in an easy-to-read format.Every lesson features three teaching guidelines:--A brief look at the reasons for teaching the particular element of craft specifically in a nonfiction context.--Concrete language showing exactly how a teacher might bring this craft element to students in writing conferences or a small-group setting.--Specific book or text referred to in the craft lesson including trade books, or a piece of student writing in the Appendixes.This book will help students breathe voice into lifeless dump-truck writing and improve their nonfiction writing by making it clearer, more authoritative, and more organized.gives teachers a wealth of practical strategies to help students grow into strong writers as they explore and explain the world around them.Be sure to look at the When Students Write videotapes too.
/book/show/25186745-brief-encounters?from_search=true	Judith Kitchen (Editor) Dinah Lenney (Editor)	Brief Encounters: A Collection of Contemporary Nonfiction	The late Judith Kitchen, editor of the perennially popular anthologies, andwas greatly influential in recognizing and establishing flash creative nonfiction as a form in its own right. In, sheThe late Judith Kitchen, editor of the perennially popular anthologies, andwas greatly influential in recognizing and establishing flash creative nonfiction as a form in its own right. In, she and writer/editor/actor Dinah Lenney expand this vibrant field with nearly eighty new selections: shortsas these sharply focused pieces have come to be known representing an impressive range of voices, perspectives, sensibilities, and forms.features the work of the emerging and the establishedincluding Stuart Dybek, Roxanne Gay, Eduardo Galeano, Leslie Jamison, and Julian Barnesarranged by theme to explore the human condition in ways intimate, idiosyncratic, funny, sad, provocative, lyrical, unflinching. From the rant to the rave, the meditation to the polemic, the confession to the valediction, this collection of shortsthis celebration of true and vivid prosewill enlarge your world.
/book/show/378249.Nonfiction_In_Focus?from_search=true	Janice V. Kristo Rosemary A. Bamford Richard T. Vacca (Foreword by)	Nonfiction In Focus	Format: Paperback Publication Date: 5/1/2004 Pages: 304
/book/show/3315447-creative-nonfiction?from_search=true	Cristina Pantoja-Hidalgo	Creative Nonfiction: A Reader	Intended as a companion volume to, this is a good introduction to the field as the reader can hope to find. It includes works by master writers such as Kerima Polotan, Gregorio Brillantes, Gilda Cordero-Fernando and young writers such as Jessica Zafra, Clinton Palanca, Luis Katigbak and Sarge Lacuesta.
/book/show/16115752-blurring-the-boundaries?from_search=true	B.J. Hollars (Editor)	Blurring the Boundaries: Explorations to the Fringes of Nonfiction	Contemporary discussions on nonfiction are often riddled with questions about the boundaries between truth and memory, honesty and artifice, facts and lies. Just how much truth is in nonfiction? How much is a lie?sets out to answer such questions while simultaneously exploring the limits of the form.This collection features twenty genre-bending eContemporary discussions on nonfiction are often riddled with questions about the boundaries between truth and memory, honesty and artifice, facts and lies. Just how much truth is in nonfiction? How much is a lie?sets out to answer such questions while simultaneously exploring the limits of the form.This collection features twenty genre-bending essays from todays most renowned teachers and writersincluding original work from Michael Martone, Marcia Aldrich, Dinty W. Moore, Lia Purpura, and Robin Hemley, among others. These essays experiment with structure, style, and subject matter, and each isaccompanied by the writers personal reflection on the work itself, illuminating his or her struggles along the way. As these innovative writers stretch the limits of genre, they take us with them, offering readers a front-row seat to an ever-evolving form.Readers also receive a practical approach to craft thanks to the unique writing exercises provided by the writers themselves. Part groundbreaking nonfiction collection, part writing reference,serves as the ideal book for literary lovers and practitioners of the craft.
/book/show/26114309-the-art-of-history?from_search=true	Christopher Bram Charles Baxter (Editor)	The Art of History: Unlocking the Past in Fiction and Nonfiction	One has to look no further than the audiences hungry for the narratives served up byorto know that the lure of the past is as seductive as ever. But incorporating historical events and figures into a shapely narrative is no simple task. The acclaimed novelist Christopher Bram examines how writers as disparate as Gabriel Garca Mrquez, David McCulOne has to look no further than the audiences hungry for the narratives served up byorto know that the lure of the past is as seductive as ever. But incorporating historical events and figures into a shapely narrative is no simple task. The acclaimed novelist Christopher Bram examines how writers as disparate as Gabriel Garca Mrquez, David McCullough, Toni Morrison, Leo Tolstoy, and many others have employed history in their work.Unique among the Art Of series,engages with both fiction and narrative nonfiction to reveal varied strategies of incorporating and dramatizing historical detail. Bram challenges popular notions about historical narratives as he examines both successful and flawed passages to illustrate how authors from different genres treat subjects that loom large in American history, such as slavery and the Civil War. And he delves deep into the reasons whyendures as a classic of historical fiction. Bram's keen insight and close reading of a wide array of authors makean essential volume for any lover of historical narrative.
/book/show/7306959-bright-sided?from_search=true	Barbara Ehrenreich	Bright Sided: How The Relentless Promotion Of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America (Thorndike Press Large Print Nonfiction Series)	Americans are a positive people -- cheerful, optimistic, and upbeat. This is our reputation as well as our self-image. In this utterly original take on the American frame of mind, Barbara Ehrenreich traces the strange career of our sunny outlook from its origins as a marginal nineteenth-century healing technique to its enshrinement as a dominant, almost mandatory, culturalAmericans are a positive people -- cheerful, optimistic, and upbeat. This is our reputation as well as our self-image. In this utterly original take on the American frame of mind, Barbara Ehrenreich traces the strange career of our sunny outlook from its origins as a marginal nineteenth-century healing technique to its enshrinement as a dominant, almost mandatory, cultural attitude, and exposes the downside of irrational optimism.
/book/show/300682.The_KGB_Bar_Nonfiction_Reader?from_search=true	Mark Jacobson (Editor) Mark Jacobson (Editor)	The KGB Bar Nonfiction Reader	The iconic KGB bar, a seemingly tumbledown dive in the Lower East Side, is home to New York City's most diverse and exciting series of nonfiction literary readings. Susan Orlean, Jimmy Breslin, Budd Schulberg, Jack Newfield, Natalie Angier, Joyce Carol Oates, Luc Sante, and many others have all appeared on its hallowed stage. The KGB Bar Non-Fiction Reader reflects the mixThe iconic KGB bar, a seemingly tumbledown dive in the Lower East Side, is home to New York City's most diverse and exciting series of nonfiction literary readings. Susan Orlean, Jimmy Breslin, Budd Schulberg, Jack Newfield, Natalie Angier, Joyce Carol Oates, Luc Sante, and many others have all appeared on its hallowed stage. The KGB Bar Non-Fiction Reader reflects the mix-and-match whiplash mood swing atmosphere of their best evenings. Arranged thematically around such topics as Law and Justice, Faraway Places, Sports, Sex and Science, this diverse collection includes Natalie Angier's writing on AIDS, Luc Sante's musings on New York's former bookstores, Steve Earle's eyewitness account of a Texas execution, Lucius Shepard on hopping freight trains and the murderous FTRA, Mick Taussig's report from dysfunctional Colombia, David Remnick on Ali, Marcelle Clements on the trauma of Big City childrearing, and Jon Langford (of the Mekon's) mutant letters to a rock band. Other contributors include John Berendt, Jack Newfield, Katha Pollit, Marshall Berman, Joyce Carol Oates, Armond White, Richard Ben Cramer, and many others.
/book/show/18114528-true-stories-well-told?from_search=true	Lee Gutkind (Editor) Hattie  Fletcher (Editor) Susan  Orlean (Introduction)	True Stories, Well Told: From the First 20 Years of Creative Nonfiction Magazine	Creative nonfiction is the literary equivalent of jazz: its a rich mix of flavors, ideas, voices, and techniquessome newly invented, and others as old as writing itself. This collection of 20 gripping, beautifully-written nonfiction narratives is as diverse as the genremagazine has helped popularize. Contributions by Phillip Lopate, Brenda Miller, CaCreative nonfiction is the literary equivalent of jazz: its a rich mix of flavors, ideas, voices, and techniquessome newly invented, and others as old as writing itself. This collection of 20 gripping, beautifully-written nonfiction narratives is as diverse as the genremagazine has helped popularize. Contributions by Phillip Lopate, Brenda Miller, Carolyn Forche, Toi Derricotte, Lauren Slater and others draw inspiration from everything from healthcare to history, and from monarch butterflies to motherhood. Their stories shed light on how we live.
/book/show/2631883-reality-rules?from_search=true	Elizabeth Fraser	Reality Rules!: A Guide to Teen Nonfiction Reading Interests	It's real, it's radical, and it rocks! Nonfiction has become the preferred genre for many teen readers, both male and female. This guide identifies some of the most popular nonfiction for today's teens, and organizes it into specific genres and reading interests that teens enjoy--from true adventure, sports and life stories, to do-it-yourself. More than 500 titles are descIt's real, it's radical, and it rocks! Nonfiction has become the preferred genre for many teen readers, both male and female. This guide identifies some of the most popular nonfiction for today's teens, and organizes it into specific genres and reading interests that teens enjoy--from true adventure, sports and life stories, to do-it-yourself. More than 500 titles are described, with notes on classics, award winners, reading levels, read-alikes, and titles that especially appeal to boys and to reluctant readers, or are appropriate for book groups. This is an essential readers' advisory resource for anyone who works with teen readers, and a practical collection development aid. Grades 6-12.Teens read nonfiction for pleasure as much or more than adults. In recent years, librarians have become increasingly aware of the appeal of this literature and the need to offer and promote it to teen readers. This guide focuses on titles created for teens and those with strong teen appeal. The author covers more than 500 titles published since 2000, also including benchmarks and perennial classics that teens continue to enjoy. For each title you'll find complete bibliographic information, a descriptive annotation, indications of award winners, reading levels, read-alikes, titles suitable for book groups, and books with extra appeal for boys. In addition, she identifies fiction read-alikes and sure bets for each subgenre (i.e., consider starting with).A general introduction and chapter introductions discuss the appeals of the genre, working with teens, and issues related to nonfiction. This is an essential guide for any librarian who works with teens.
/book/show/25643534-how-to-write-a-book-from-outline-to-finish-line?from_search=true	Shelley Hitz	How to Write a Book From Outline to Finish Line: 10 Simple Ways to Outline Your Nonfiction Book	Are you looking for tips on writing a book? In this book, I share strategies on how to write a book from outline to finish line. My focus is on writing nonfiction books because I have personally written 35+ nonfiction books and have developed a system that works for me.There are literally endless possibilities for the books you can write and publish. I look forward to helAre you looking for tips on writing a book? In this book, I share strategies on how to write a book from outline to finish line. My focus is on writing nonfiction books because I have personally written 35+ nonfiction books and have developed a system that works for me.There are literally endless possibilities for the books you can write and publish. I look forward to helping you move forward so you can finish writing and publishing your nonfiction book.And the benefits of publishing your Kindle book can last a lifetime. Here are just a few of the benefits possible to you as a Kindle author:* Credibility* Authority in your niche* Exposure for your business* Reach more people with your message (even internationally)* Get leads for your business, 24/7, on autopilot* Find new clients for your services* Diversify your income* And more!Learn these 10 strategies to outline your book AND 3 ways to write your book so you can cross the finish line to publish your nonfiction book.
/book/show/13281284-creative-nonfiction?from_search=true	Lee Gutkind	Creative Nonfiction	
/book/show/11872644-writing-the-christian-nonfiction-book?from_search=true	David E. Fessenden	Writing the Christian Nonfiction Book: Concept to Contract	There are three rules for writing a book, a famous author once said. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are! To some extent, the process of writing a book is shrouded in mystery. Writing the Christian Nonfiction Book: Concept to Contract takes the confusion out of the writing and publishing process. Based on Dave Fessenden's regular column in Cross & Quill magazThere are three rules for writing a book, a famous author once said. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are! To some extent, the process of writing a book is shrouded in mystery. Writing the Christian Nonfiction Book: Concept to Contract takes the confusion out of the writing and publishing process. Based on Dave Fessenden's regular column in Cross & Quill magazine and the seminars he teaches at Christian writers' conferences across the country, this book presents eight steps every author must take to be successfully published.
/book/show/23587153-unti-nonfiction?from_search=true	Peter Schweizer Tbd (Reading)	Unti Nonfiction	In 2000, Bill and Hillary Clinton owed millions of dollars in legal debt. Since then, theyve earned over $130 million. Where did the money come from? Most people assume that the Clintons amassed their wealth through lucrative book deals and high-six figure fees for speaking gigs. Now, Peter Schweizer shows who is really behind those enormous payments.In his New York TimesIn 2000, Bill and Hillary Clinton owed millions of dollars in legal debt. Since then, theyve earned over $130 million. Where did the money come from? Most people assume that the Clintons amassed their wealth through lucrative book deals and high-six figure fees for speaking gigs. Now, Peter Schweizer shows who is really behind those enormous payments.In his New York Times bestselling books Extortion and Throw Them All Out, Schweizer detailed patterns of official corruption in Washington that led to congressional resignations and new ethics laws. In Clinton Cash, he follows the Clinton money trail, revealing the connection between their personal fortune, their close personal friends, the Clinton Foundation, foreign nations, and some of the highest ranks of government.Schweizer reveals the Clintons troubling dealings in Kazakhstan, Colombia, Haiti, and other places at the wild west fringe of the global economy. In this blockbuster expos, Schweizer merely presents the troubling facts hes uncovered. Meticulously researched and scrupulously sourced, filled with headline-making revelations, Clinton Cash raises serious questions of judgment, of possible indebtedness to an array of foreign interests, and ultimately, of fitness for high public office.
/book/show/18667578-the-far-edges-of-the-fourth-genre?from_search=true	Sean Prentiss (Editor) Joe Wilkins (Editor)	The Far Edges of the Fourth Genre: An Anthology of Explorations in Creative Nonfiction	Though creative nonfiction has been around since Montaigne, St. Augustine, and Seneca, weve only just begun to ask how this genre works, why it functions the way it does, and where its borders reside. But for each question we ask, another five or ten questions roil to the surface. And each of these questions, it seems, requires a more convoluted series of answers. WhatsThough creative nonfiction has been around since Montaigne, St. Augustine, and Seneca, weve only just begun to ask how this genre works, why it functions the way it does, and where its borders reside. But for each question we ask, another five or ten questions roil to the surface. And each of these questions, it seems, requires a more convoluted series of answers. Whats more, the questions students of creative nonfiction are drawn to during class discussions, the ones they argue the longest and loudest, are the same ideas debated by their professors in the hallways and at the corner bar. In this collection, sixteen essential contemporary creative nonfiction writers reflect on whatever far, dark edge of the genre they find themselves most drawn to. The result is this fascinating anthology that wonders at the historical and contemporary borderlands between fiction and nonfiction; the illusion of time on the page; the mythology of memory; poetry, process, and the use of received forms; the impact of technology on our writerly lives; immersive research and the power of witness; achronology and collage; and what we write and why we write.
/book/show/304345.Reality_Checks?from_search=true	Tony Stead Nell K. Duke (Foreword by)	Reality Checks: Teaching Reading Comprehension with Nonfiction, K-5	Teaching comprehension with informational texts is a critical component of any reading program and one that many children struggle with as they progress through their schooling. Nonfiction can be overwhelming to young readers, presenting them with complex vocabulary and a new density of information that may combine text, diagrams, pictures, captions, and other devices. InTeaching comprehension with informational texts is a critical component of any reading program and one that many children struggle with as they progress through their schooling. Nonfiction can be overwhelming to young readers, presenting them with complex vocabulary and a new density of information that may combine text, diagrams, pictures, captions, and other devices. In this book, Tony Stead provides wonderful ways to enhance children's understanding and engagement when reading for information. Based on many years of working in K7 classrooms, he outlines practical approaches to ensure all children can become confident and competent readers of nonfiction.offers insights into why children struggle when faced with informational reading, and practical concepts, skills, and strategies that help them navigate nonfiction successfully.Part one examines effective ways to teach children how to extract the information that is explicitly stated in a text. Covered are strategies such as using prior knowledge, retelling, locating specific information, and the role of nonfiction read-alouds.Part two explores interpreting information, including making connections between the text, the reader, and the outside world, making inferences and making revisions to inferences based on reflection.Part three looks at evaluating information, assisting children in developing critical reading skills, differentiating fact from opinion, locating author bias, and identifying techniques writers use to persuade readers' thinking.Part four offers an array of practical ways to reinforce and extend children's nonfiction reading skills, including working with visual information such as maps and diagrams. It also provides pre-andpost-assessment strategies, procedures for monitoring progress, curriculum planning ideas, and instruction on guided reading.A helpful appendix provides graphic organizers, assessment rubrics, curriculum mapping sheets, and more.
/book/show/14452384-a-frog-s-life?from_search=true	Dona Herweck Rice	A Frog's Life (TIME for Kids Nonfiction Readers)	Have you ever wondered how a tiny tadpole becomes a hopping frog? Read this book to learn all about a frogs life.
/book/show/3201823-river-teeth?from_search=true	Various	River Teeth: A Journal of Nonfiction Narrative	Journal of narrative nonfiction
/book/show/31922224-rooted?from_search=true	Josh MacIvor-Andersen (Editor) Bill McKibben (Introduction) Rene E. D'Aoust	Rooted: The Best New Arboreal Nonfiction	With an introduction by Bill McKibben, thirty authors use a vast range of styles to explore our human relationship to trees, which of course is multi-faceted, messy, beautiful and selfish and symbiotic. In this collection, we meet a boy who ate a tree to gain access to the Guiness Book of World Records, a tree-tethered sniper at a pot farm in California, a man who was killWith an introduction by Bill McKibben, thirty authors use a vast range of styles to explore our human relationship to trees, which of course is multi-faceted, messy, beautiful and selfish and symbiotic. In this collection, we meet a boy who ate a tree to gain access to the Guiness Book of World Records, a tree-tethered sniper at a pot farm in California, a man who was killed by a fallen limb in Central Park, and lots of writers, both established and emerging, whose intimate connections to trees (and their losses) have found a collective home in the pulped pages of recycled forest. Contributors include Karen Hugg, Lia Purpura, Wendy Call, Matthew Gavin Frank, M. J. Gette, Jacklyn Janeksela, Renee E. D'Aoust, Angela Pelster, Brian Doyle, Andrea Scarpino, T. Hugh Crawford, Thomas Mira y Lopez, Steven Church, Mercedes Webb-Pullman, Fred Bahnson, Jacqueline Doyle, Stefan Olson, Diane Payne, Zoe Ruiz, Amaris Feland Ketcham, Kayann Short, Diana Hume George, Annie Bellerose, Paul Lisicky, Toti O'Brien, Lori Brack, Mackenzie Myers, Courtney Amber Kilian, John Roscoe and Theresa Kishkan.
/book/show/21987031-dispatches-from-the-drownings?from_search=true	B.J. Hollars	Dispatches from the Drownings: Reporting the Fiction of Nonfiction	Disturbed by stories of drownings in the river behind his home in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, writer B. J. Hollars combed the archives of local newspapers only to discover vast discrepancies in articles about the deaths. In homage to Michael Lesy's cult classic, WisconsinDeathTrip, Hollars pairs reports from late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century journalists with fictionaDisturbed by stories of drownings in the river behind his home in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, writer B. J. Hollars combed the archives of local newspapers only to discover vast discrepancies in articles about the deaths. In homage to Michael Lesy's cult classic, WisconsinDeathTrip, Hollars pairs reports from late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century journalists with fictional versions, creating a hybrid text complete with facts, lies, and a wide range of blurring in between. Charles Van Schaick's macabre, staged photographs from the era appear alongside the dispatches, further complicating the messiness of history and the limits of truth.
/book/show/629759.Adolf_Eichmann?from_search=true	Ruth Sachs	Adolf Eichmann: Engineer of Death (Holocaust Biographies (Nonfiction))	The history of the Holocaust is in many ways the story of individuals. Expanding on Rosen's acclaimed Teen Witnesses to the Holocaust series, these new biographies explore key figures: those who perpetrated the nightmare of the Holocaust, those who suffered during it, and those who managed to act heroically during it. These gripping and affecting books help teens understanThe history of the Holocaust is in many ways the story of individuals. Expanding on Rosen's acclaimed Teen Witnesses to the Holocaust series, these new biographies explore key figures: those who perpetrated the nightmare of the Holocaust, those who suffered during it, and those who managed to act heroically during it. These gripping and affecting books help teens understand the heroic, infamous, and little-known people of the Holocaust.With his electrifying capture by Israeli commandos in Argentina and his dramatic public trial in Jerusalem, the Nazi bureaucrat Adolf Eichmann came to personify one of the most horrifying aspects of the Holocaust, what the famous philosopher Hannah Arendt called the banality of evil. Eichmann's defense -- that in arranging the transportation of millions of Jews to the death camps, he had done nothing wrong because he was only following orders -- poses a challenge to all those who must confront the question of how to act when their government behaves wrongfully.
/book/show/15941666-writing-true?from_search=true	Sondra Perl Mimi Schwartz	Writing True: The Art and Craft of Creative Nonfiction	This book shows writers of all ages how to find and develop nonfiction topics that matter to them--in ways that make readers care too. It emphasizes writing for discovery, not just writing what one knows. It emphasizes a strong authorial presence (voice) and a convincing point of view. Most important, it not only tells but also shows how writing true involves the poet's atThis book shows writers of all ages how to find and develop nonfiction topics that matter to them--in ways that make readers care too. It emphasizes writing for discovery, not just writing what one knows. It emphasizes a strong authorial presence (voice) and a convincing point of view. Most important, it not only tells but also shows how writing true involves the poet's attention to language, the fiction writer's power of storytellling, the journalist's pursuit of fact, and the scholar's reliance on research. The first part of the book offers ten practical chapters from getting started to turning first ideas into finished work. Topics include: The Power of the Notebook, Ten Ways to a Draft, Taking Shape, Finding Voice, Twenty Ways to Talk About Writing, The Craft of Revision, The Role of Research, The Ethics of Creative Nonfiction, Workshopping a Draft, and Exploring New Media. The second part of the book is an anthology of the best nonfiction writing for aspiring writers to read and study in order to write with creativity, integrity, and authenticity. Organized by form, they include Memoir, Personal Essay, Portrait, Essay of Place, Narrative Journalism, and Short Shorts. Selections represent a variety of experience from classic masters (E.B.White and George Orwell) to major contemporary writers (such as Alice Walker, Stephen Dunn, and Scott Russell Sanders) to up and coming writers (such as E.J. Levy and Amy Butcher). The anthology also includes Stories of Craft, with five prominent writers, including Patricia Hampl and Sue Miller, describing the challenges and rewards of writing engaging nonfiction.
/book/show/6252619-nonfiction-mentor-texts?from_search=true	Lynne R. Dorfman Rose Cappelli Tony Stead (Foreword by)	Nonfiction Mentor Texts: Teaching Informational Writing Through Children's Literature, K-8	In their first book,, Lynne Dorfman and Rose Cappelli demonstrated how teachers can use childrens literature to guide and inspire student writers of narrative fiction and poetry. Now, they have turned their focus to nonfiction, identifying a wide range of mentor texts and showing how these models illustrate the key features of good writing.Lynne and Rose guiIn their first book,, Lynne Dorfman and Rose Cappelli demonstrated how teachers can use childrens literature to guide and inspire student writers of narrative fiction and poetry. Now, they have turned their focus to nonfiction, identifying a wide range of mentor texts and showing how these models illustrate the key features of good writing.Lynne and Rose guide teachers through a variety of projects, samples, and classroom anecdotes that demonstrate how teachers can help students become more effective writers of good nonfiction.The Your Turn lessons at the end of each chapter use the gradual release of responsibility model to guide and empower student writers. Teachers will find especially helpful the information on how to select appropriate mentor texts from among the sometimes overwhelming offerings of childrens literature. Each Your Turn lesson encourages reflection and motivates students to think about what theyve learned, the purpose of learning and practicing a skill or strategy, and how they might use this technique in the future. Additionally,provides encouragement and advice from published authors of childrens nonfiction.One of the most valuable features ofis the treasure chest of books organized according to chapter. This list includes every title mentioned in the book, as well as a host of other titles that teachers can use to help students learn about quality nonfiction writingbuilding content, organizing text, developing voice, enhancing style, using punctuation effectivelyand from which students can draw topic ideas. Lynne and Rose have either read or used all of the featured books in their classrooms and have selected titles that meet the needs of students at varying levels. Teachers will be able to find the just-right book for each student.
/book/show/13299788-mary-gaitskill-nonfiction?from_search=true	Mary Gaitskill	Mary Gaitskill Nonfiction	
/book/show/11325952-k-o?from_search=true	Sarah Einstein	K.O.: An Anthology of Creative Nonfiction	An anthology of creative nonfiction by people who have studied with Kevin Oderman.
/book/show/20901481-what-are-nonfiction-genres?from_search=true	Valerie Bodden	What Are Nonfiction Genres?	What are nonfiction genres? How is nonfiction different from other kinds of writing? Find out about nonfiction text features, such as the table of contents, the glossary, and the index. Then explore different genres, including historical nonfiction, biography, true adventure stories, how-to books, persuasive writing, and more!
/book/show/156184.Crime_Wave?from_search=true	Dashiell Hammett	Crime Wave: Collected Nonfiction	Though he is celebrated for his fiction, Dashiell Hammett was also an investigative journalist whose nonfiction is anthologized for the first time in this collection. All the pieces that ran in Hammett's syndicatednewspaper column The Crime Wave are included, along with additional essays on writing well,politics, good and bad mysteries, effective advertising,and theWThough he is celebrated for his fiction, Dashiell Hammett was also an investigative journalist whose nonfiction is anthologized for the first time in this collection. All the pieces that ran in Hammett's syndicatednewspaper column The Crime Wave are included, along with additional essays on writing well,politics, good and bad mysteries, effective advertising,and theWorld War II Battle of the Aleutians. Dozens of illustrations, advertisements,and photographs thathave never before appeared in book form are included, along with an introduction for each selectionand notes that provideinsight into Hammett's career,the evolution of detective fiction, and American popular culture of the time.
/book/show/17802134-a-self-made-of-words?from_search=true	Carl H. Klaus	A Self Made of Words: Crafting a Distinctive Persona in Nonfiction Writing	Confident or fretful, solemn or sassy, tough or tender, casual or formal: the self you project in writingyour personais the byproduct of numerous decisions you make about what to say and how to say it. Though any single word or phrase or sentence might make little difference within the scope of an entire essay or book, collectively they create an impression of who you arConfident or fretful, solemn or sassy, tough or tender, casual or formal: the self you project in writingyour personais the byproduct of numerous decisions you make about what to say and how to say it. Though any single word or phrase or sentence might make little difference within the scope of an entire essay or book, collectively they create an impression of who you are or seem to bean impression thats sure to influence how readers respond to your work. Thus its essential to take charge of how you come across on the page, to craft an appropriate persona for whatever youre writing, whether its a personal essay, a blog, a technical report, a letter to the editor, or a memoir. In this wise and ingenious little guide, noted essayist Carl Klaus shows you how to adapt your self to the needs of such varied nonfiction, by varying his own persona to illustrate the distinctive effect produced by each aspect and element of writing.Klaus divides his book into two parts: first, an introduction to the nature and function of a persona, then a survey of the most important elements of writing that contribute to the character of a persona, from point of view and organization to diction and sentence structure. Both parts contain exercises that will give you practice in developing a persona of your choice. Challenging and stimulating, each of his exercises focuses on a distinctly different aspect of composition and style, so as to help you develop the skills of a versatile and personable writer. By focusing on the most important ways of projecting your self in nonfiction prose, you can learn to craft a distinctive self in your writing.
/book/show/3250230-the-dreamland-park-murders?from_search=true	Doris M. Dorwart	The Dreamland Park Murders: A Creative Nonfiction Story	
/book/show/8496543-horses?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Horses (First Step Nonfiction: Farm Animals)	Take a visit to the farm and learn about the features and roles of a horse.
/book/show/1880325.How_to_Write_and_Sell_Your_First_Nonfiction_Book?from_search=true	Oscar Collier Frances Spatz Leighton	How to Write and Sell Your First Nonfiction Book	Each year, over 40,000 new nonfiction books on every conceivable topic, from biography and politics to gardening, how-to, and sports, are published in the United States. This guide, written by a prominent literary agent, offers an essential resource for the first-time writer hoping to launch a career.
/book/show/23385526-speed-writing?from_search=true	Zayne Forrest	Speed Writing: How to write a nonfiction book in 36 hours or less	3rd Revised Edition on 1 March 2015 with new Fast Writing strategy added!. Readers who downloaded before this date can now re-download the new edition.Speed Writing: How to write a nonfiction book NOW  complete writing in 36 hours or less!Studies shows 80% of p3rd Revised Edition on 1 March 2015 with new Fast Writing strategy added!. Readers who downloaded before this date can now re-download the new edition.Speed Writing: How to write a nonfiction book NOW  complete writing in 36 hours or less!Studies shows 80% of people have considered writing a book but how many eventually did? Most of them have wrong perception that writing a book requires good writing skill. Little do they know that they just need a system that actually works.Everything is about to change. Youll discover how writing nonfiction book can be that fast and easy!In this quick guide:, youll get specific step by step blueprint to quickly complete writing a book. It includes the outline, strategies and formula on how to write a book  in just 36 hours for nonfiction writers.Good for all writers. A must have for New Writers!This book will bring you through the whole journey of writing a book in:1. Choosing your Topic by identifying your passion2. Plan it out3. Start generating ideas4. Select and Sort the ideas5. Research topic6. Learn to write  Fast7. Adding emotion and feelingNot only these. Youll learn in the next 5 chapters on:1. Editing your book2. Create your killer title3. Formatting4. Book cover design5. PublishingDiscover not only the blueprint but the techniques to write FAST!teaches number of techniques to help writers to complete writing a book in the shortest time.Inside this guide youll learn:Techniques7 Highly Effective Strategies to Generate 100s Book IdeasTechniques5 Rules to Successful Time ManagementTechniquesBlueprint Strategy to Fast WritingTechniquesDetermine your Book in 3 Editing TacticsTechniques3 Recommended Self-Publishing PlatformsAnd it never ends here..Worried that you will miss any steps when you write your nonfiction book? Or how to publish a book after you have completed you book writing? Dont worry. This book includes two bonus items:-- outline the necessary steps on writing a book so that you never miss a step-- Latest update on How to publish a eBook on Amazon Kindle Direct PublishingStill MORE to come!This book will bewith more techniques, strategies and resources. So get this book to lead you to write numerous books TODAY!Take action right now by downloading this book, save yourself more time by learning how to write faster.
/book/show/6101692-space?from_search=true	Will Osborne Mary Pope Osborne Salvatore Murdocca (Illustrator)	Space: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #8: Midnight on the Moon	How did the universe begin? How hot is the sun? How long does it take to get to the moon? Readers out the answers to these questions and more in this nonfiction companion to Midnight on the Moon.
/book/show/5905808-the-elements-of-narrative-nonfiction?from_search=true	Peter Rubie	The Elements of Narrative Nonfiction: How to Write and Sell the Novel of True Events	Name some of the huge bestselling books over the yearsand they all have one thing in common; they all read like novels. Author and agent Peter Rubie shows the reader how to join journalistic research with riveting, character-driven prose to create narrative nonfiction. This is tName some of the huge bestselling books over the yearsand they all have one thing in common; they all read like novels. Author and agent Peter Rubie shows the reader how to join journalistic research with riveting, character-driven prose to create narrative nonfiction. This is the only book to focus on writing and marketing the narrative nonfiction novel. (An earlier version of this book was published under the title. This version has been extensively reworked.)
/book/show/18814171-the-contenders?from_search=true	Various	The Contenders: Excerpts from the 2013 National Book Award Nonfiction Finalists	will be available on October 16, the date of the public announcement of the Finalist list. It will bring together samples of the five Finalists for the National Book Award in Nonfiction selected by a panel of five experts from over 500 submitted books.
/book/show/28256469-deep-dive-lego-nonfiction?from_search=true	Scholastic Inc.	Deep Dive (LEGO Nonfiction): A LEGO Adventure in the Real World	Join the LEGO(R) minifigures on a journey to the bottom of the sea. See cool sea creatures and find out the latest big ocean facts. You'll find great LEGO building ideas, too!LEGO(R) minifigures show you the world in a unique nonfiction program. This leveled reader is part of a program of LEGO nonfiction books, with something for all the family, at every age and stage. LEJoin the LEGO(R) minifigures on a journey to the bottom of the sea. See cool sea creatures and find out the latest big ocean facts. You'll find great LEGO building ideas, too!LEGO(R) minifigures show you the world in a unique nonfiction program. This leveled reader is part of a program of LEGO nonfiction books, with something for all the family, at every age and stage. LEGO nonfiction books have amazing facts, beautiful real-world photos, and minifigures everywhere, leading the fun and discovery.
/book/show/28256475-knights-castles-lego-nonfiction?from_search=true	Scholastic Inc.	Knights  Castles (LEGO Nonfiction): A LEGO Adventure in the Real World	Journey back to medieval times with a host of LEGO(R) minifigures! Meet the boldest, bravest knights and other castle characters--from lords and ladies to cooks and jesters. The LEGO minifigures put the fun into facts. You'll find great LEGO building ideas, too!LEGO(R) minifigures show you the world in a unique nonfiction program. This book is part of a program of LEGO noJourney back to medieval times with a host of LEGO(R) minifigures! Meet the boldest, bravest knights and other castle characters--from lords and ladies to cooks and jesters. The LEGO minifigures put the fun into facts. You'll find great LEGO building ideas, too!LEGO(R) minifigures show you the world in a unique nonfiction program. This book is part of a program of LEGO nonfiction books, with something for all the family, at every age and stage. LEGO nonfiction books have amazing facts, beautiful real-world photos, and minifigures everywhere, leading the fun and discovery.
/book/show/20630499-young-widower?from_search=true	John W.  Evans	Young Widower: A Memoir (River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Prize)	John W. Evans was twenty-nine years old and his wife, Katie, was thirty. They had met in the Peace Corps in Bangladesh, taught in Chicago, studied in Miami, and were working for a year in Romania, when they set off with friends to hike into the Carpathian Mountains. In an instant, their life together was shattered. Katie became separated from the group. When Evans finallyJohn W. Evans was twenty-nine years old and his wife, Katie, was thirty. They had met in the Peace Corps in Bangladesh, taught in Chicago, studied in Miami, and were working for a year in Romania, when they set off with friends to hike into the Carpathian Mountains. In an instant, their life together was shattered. Katie became separated from the group. When Evans finally found her, he could only watch helplessly as she was mauled to death by a brown bear.In such a love story, such a life story, how could a person ever move forward? That is the question Evans, traumatized and restless, confronts in this book as he learns the language of grief, the rhetoric of survival, and the contraryalgorithms of holding fast and letting go. His memories of Katie and their time together, and the strangeness of his life with her family in the year after her death, create an unsentimental but deeply moving picture of loss, the brutality of nature, and the unfairness of needing to narrate a story that nothing can prepare a person to tell.Told with unyielding witness, elegance, and care,is a heartbreaking account of a senseless tragedy and the persistence of grief in a young persons life.
/book/show/1589179.Nonfiction_For_Children?from_search=true	Ellen E. M. Roberts	Nonfiction For Children: How To Write It, How To Sell It	From the Underground Railroad to the far reaches of space, from dinosaurs to robots, here's a complete guide to writing for five age groups -- and selling to today'seditors.
/book/show/1496887.Teaching_Students_To_Read_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Alice Boynton Wiley Blevins	Teaching Students To Read Nonfiction: Grades 2-4	SC-0439376580 Teachers can help students read any kind of nonfiction with these easy lessons that introduce key nonfiction elements. Colorful transparencies present maps, graphs, diagrams, time lines and other nonfiction text features. High-interest passages give examples of description, time order, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and problem and solution - the fivSC-0439376580 Teachers can help students read any kind of nonfiction with these easy lessons that introduce key nonfiction elements. Colorful transparencies present maps, graphs, diagrams, time lines and other nonfiction text features. High-interest passages give examples of description, time order, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and problem and solution - the five main ways nonfiction texts are organized. Practice pages help students apply what they've learned, giving them the experience they need to read and comprehend nonfiction with confidence.
/book/show/15345640-the-water-cycle?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	The Water Cycle (First Step Nonfiction: Water)	Summarizes how Earth's water changes to vapor and rises into the sky where it turns into rain, and introduces related concepts such as the shape of raindrops and the presence of pollutants in rainfall.
/book/show/2033757.Literature_and_Society?from_search=true	Robert C. Rosen	Literature and Society: An Introduction of Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Nonfiction	
/book/show/19045614-cristiano-ronaldo-biography---football-me---memoirs--?from_search=true	C. Charmer	Cristiano Ronaldo Biography - Football & Me - (Memoirs) - (Nonfiction)	Sports - Recently Cristiano Ronald is a great gift to hit the football world. Discover real facts and personal habits, likes and dislikes of the worlds best football player Cristiano Ronaldo, as we take you on a journey of his life and career in Cristiano Ronaldo Biography  Football & Me.When a juvenile the Portuguese player with sublime adeptness reached ManchesterSports - Recently Cristiano Ronald is a great gift to hit the football world. Discover real facts and personal habits, likes and dislikes of the worlds best football player Cristiano Ronaldo, as we take you on a journey of his life and career in Cristiano Ronaldo Biography  Football & Me.When a juvenile the Portuguese player with sublime adeptness reached Manchester and joined the football team in back 2003, Alex Ferguson put the no. 7 shirt one time worn by Best, Cantona and Beckham on his back without hesitation.The expectation was clear, and Cristiano Ronaldo didnt let him down. Ronaldo won the FIFA World Footballer of the Year in 2008, the first Premier League contestant ever to do so.Since his record-breaking 80m move to Real Madrid, his goal-scoring flair has continued and made his on - going rivalry with Barcelonas Lionel Messi even more recognizable.Cristiano Ronaldo Biography  Football & Me pinpoints the core heart and spirit of this international superstar both on and off the field, revealing the life of one of the worlds greatest football players.Its time to learn about your football hero, this is a great book to read on your kindle.Kindle Books - Kindle Best Seller - Kindle Fire - Celebrity - Celebrities - Games
/book/show/5390027-following-rules?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Following Rules (First Step Nonfiction: Citizenship)	An introduction to following rules at school, at home, and in the community, with specific examples of how to follow rules at home and school.
/book/show/14452589-jane-goodall?from_search=true	William B. Rice	Jane Goodall (TIME for Kids Nonfiction Readers)	Jane Goodall had a passion to learn about animals. Readers will learn all about her adventurous life among chimpanzees and other primates in this inspiring nonfiction biographical title. Children will be fascinated by the vibrant images, stimulating facts, and accessible glossary that will assist in vocabulary improvement.
/book/show/14452464-eagles-up-close-time-for-kids-nonfiction-readers?from_search=true	Christopher Blazeman	Eagles Up Close (TIME for Kids Nonfiction Readers) (Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers: Level 2.3)	Did you know that there are 59 different kinds of eagles in the world? Early readers will learn about many of these birds of prey in this appealing nonfiction title. With vibrant photos, intriguing facts, and simple, informative text, readers will be fascinated from cover to cover!
/book/show/1076066.Literature_and_Society?from_search=true	Pamela J. Annas Robert C. Rosen	Literature and Society: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Nonfiction (4th Edition)	Book by Annas, Pamela J., Rosen, Robert C.
/book/show/1590284.Author_101_Bestselling_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Rick Frishman Robyn Freedman Spizman Mark Steisel	Author 101 Bestselling Nonfiction: The Insider's Guide to Making Reality Sell	They say everyone has a book in them--and this insider's guide to nonfiction publishing will help readers everywhere write and sell that book. Rick Frishman and Robyn Freedman Spizman bring their tremendous publishing acumen, experience, and connections to the forefront in the latest addition to this phenomenal must-have reference set. *Through practical advice and experieThey say everyone has a book in them--and this insider's guide to nonfiction publishing will help readers everywhere write and sell that book. Rick Frishman and Robyn Freedman Spizman bring their tremendous publishing acumen, experience, and connections to the forefront in the latest addition to this phenomenal must-have reference set. *Through practical advice and experienced testimonials, this book will show authors how to craft and sell nonfiction in today's tough marketplace. *Drawing on their decades of experience in the media, Frishman and Spizman make the arcane elements of the publishing world accessible to all readers. *This book and all others in the series are formatted as course books, providing readers with a comprehensive, step-by-step lesson plan. *With AUTHOR 101: Bestselling Nonfiction, aspiring writers with a book blossoming inside of them will find the tools to get it out and onto the shelves of their nearest bookstore in record time!
/book/show/1509939.Nonfiction_Reading_Comprehension_Grade_5?from_search=true	Debra J. Housel	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Grade 5	After reading nonfiction passages about science, geography, or history topics, students answer multiple-choice and short-answer questions to build seven essential comprehension skills.
/book/show/702615.Creative_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Philip Gerard (Contributor)	Creative Nonfiction: Researching and Crafting Stories of Real Life	Gerard covers everything from getting the assignment to conducting a stirring interview to working with an editor - including how to go where the story lives to experience the first-hand emotional facts - sights, smells, sounds - that will give your story immediacy; find the right form for the story you want to tell - essay, memoir, nature piece, political analysis, inveGerard covers everything from getting the assignment to conducting a stirring interview to working with an editor - including how to go where the story lives to experience the first-hand emotional facts - sights, smells, sounds - that will give your story immediacy; find the right form for the story you want to tell - essay, memoir, nature piece, political analysis, investigative exposes, personality profile; write an opening that catches the reader's attention and an ending that leaves a lasting impression; craft an engaging story by applying fiction elements such as dialogue, plot and conflict; find a voice readers can trust, and a writing style that sings; write other people's stories. (Gerard addresses such ethical and legal questions as libel, privacy, off the record); and revise your work in light of what you know now ... re-envision what the story really is. Throughout, you'll find examples, advice and inspiration from some of today's greatest nonfiction writers - such as Terry Tempest Williams, Annie Dillard, Barry Lopez and Ron Powers.
/book/show/7934063-documentary-storytelling?from_search=true	Sheila Curran Bernard	Documentary Storytelling: Creative Nonfiction on Screen	PUpdated and improved, with new case studies and conversations with award-winning filmmakers including Alex Gibney (iTaxi to the Dark Side/i), James Marsh (iMan on Wire/i), and Deborah Scranton (iThe War Tapes/i).PbiDocumentary Storytelling/i/b has reached filmmakers and filmgoers worldwide with its unique focus on the single most important aspect of documentary media-makiPUpdated and improved, with new case studies and conversations with award-winning filmmakers including Alex Gibney (iTaxi to the Dark Side/i), James Marsh (iMan on Wire/i), and Deborah Scranton (iThe War Tapes/i).PbiDocumentary Storytelling/i/b has reached filmmakers and filmgoers worldwide with its unique focus on the single most important aspect of documentary media-making#58; storytelling. Drawing on the narrative tools of the creative writer, the unique strengths of a visual and aural media, and the power of real-world content truthfully presented, biDocumentary Storytelling /i/boffers advice for producers, directors, editors, and cinematographers seeking to make ethical and effective nonfiction films, and for those who use these films to educate, inform, and inspire. Special interview chapters explore storytelling as practiced by renowned producers, directors, and editors. This third edition has been updated and expanded, with discussion of newer films including iWaltz with Bashir/i and iWhy We Fight/i.pbull; Storytelling techniques are one of the most powerful tools in the documentary filmmaker's arsenal-learn how to harness them with this book brbull; Top documentary filmmakers provide their storytelling strategies brbull; Covers a wide range of documentary styles
/book/show/20694725-the-getaway-car?from_search=true	Donald E. Westlake Levi Stahl (Editor) Lawrence Block (Foreword)	The Getaway Car: A Donald Westlake Nonfiction Miscellany	Over the course of a fifty-year career, Donald E. Westlake published nearly one hundred books, including not one but two long-running series, starring the hard-hitting Parker and the hapless John Dortmunder. In the six years since his death, Westlakes reputation has only grown, with fans continuing to marvel at his tightly constructed plots, no-nonsense prose, and keen, eOver the course of a fifty-year career, Donald E. Westlake published nearly one hundred books, including not one but two long-running series, starring the hard-hitting Parker and the hapless John Dortmunder. In the six years since his death, Westlakes reputation has only grown, with fans continuing to marvel at his tightly constructed plots, no-nonsense prose, and keen, even unsettling, insights into human behavior.With, we get our first glimpse of another side of Westlake the writer: what he did when he wasnt busy making stuff up. And its fascinating. Setting previously published pieces, many little seen, alongside never-before-published material found in Westlakes working files, the book offers a clear picture of the man behind the booksincluding his thoughts on his own work and that of his peers, mentors, and influences. The book opens with revealing (and funny) fragments from an unpublished autobiography, then goes on to offer an extended history of private eye fiction, a conversation among Westlakes numerous pen names, letters to friends and colleagues, interviews, appreciations of fellow writers, and much, much more. Theres even a recipe for Sloth  la Dortmunder. Really.Rounded out with a foreword by Westlakes longtime friend Lawrence Block,is a fitting capstone to a storied career and a wonderful opportunity to revel anew in the voice and sensibility of a master craftsman.
/book/show/6613963-mapping-the-territory?from_search=true	Christopher Bram	Mapping the Territory: Selected Nonfiction	Novelist Christopher Bram has been writing essays for twenty-five years., his first collection of nonfiction, ranges through such topics as the power of gay fiction, coming out in the 1970s in Virginia, low-budget filmmaking with friends in New York, and the sexual imagination of Henry James. He describes the heady experience of seeing his novelNovelist Christopher Bram has been writing essays for twenty-five years., his first collection of nonfiction, ranges through such topics as the power of gay fiction, coming out in the 1970s in Virginia, low-budget filmmaking with friends in New York, and the sexual imagination of Henry James. He describes the heady experience of seeing his novelmade into an Oscar-winning movie starring Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, and Lynn Redgrave; and he discusses why he and his partner of thirty years don't want to get married. Bram looks both into and out of himself in these essays. He revisits the titles he read while finding himself as a gay man, and he also shows us Greenwich Village as seen from his front stoop. The book is not simply a collection of short piecesit's an autobiography of ideas from one of todays most lively and popular novelists.is the author of nine novels, including,, and. His fifth novel,, was made into the Oscar-winning movie. He grew up in Virginia where he was a paperboy and Eagle Scout and attended the College of William and Mary. He was a Guggenheim Fellow and winner of the Bill Whitehead Award for Lifetime Achievement. He lives in New York.
/book/show/6383670-the-ascent-of-money?from_search=true	Niall Ferguson	The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World (Thorndike Nonfiction)	Bread, cash, dosh, dough, loot. Call it what you like, it matters now more than ever. In The Ascent of Money, Niall Ferguson shows that finance is the foundation of all human progress and the lifeblood of history. From the cash injection that funded the Italian Renaissance to the stock market bubble that sparked the French Revolution, from the bonds that fueled Britain'sBread, cash, dosh, dough, loot. Call it what you like, it matters now more than ever. In The Ascent of Money, Niall Ferguson shows that finance is the foundation of all human progress and the lifeblood of history. From the cash injection that funded the Italian Renaissance to the stock market bubble that sparked the French Revolution, from the bonds that fueled Britain's war effort to the Wall Street Crash and today's meltdown, this is the story of boom and bust as it's never been told before. Whether you're scraping by or rolling in it, there's no better time to understand the ascent of money.
/book/show/628416.Calamities_of_Exile?from_search=true	Lawrence Weschler	Calamities of Exile: Three Nonfiction Novellas	From the author of,combines three gripping narratives that afford a sort of double CAT scan into the natures of both modern totalitarianism and timeless exile.
/book/show/6915726-a-place-for-wonder?from_search=true	Georgia Heard Jennifer McDonough	A Place for Wonder: Reading and Writing Nonfiction in the Primary Grades	In A Place for Wonder, Georgia Heard and Jennifer McDonough discuss how to create a landscape of wonder, a primary classroom where curiosity, creativity, and exploration are encouraged. For it is these characteristics, the authors write, that develop intelligent, inquiring, life-long learners.The authors research shows that many primary grade state standards encourageIn A Place for Wonder, Georgia Heard and Jennifer McDonough discuss how to create a landscape of wonder, a primary classroom where curiosity, creativity, and exploration are encouraged. For it is these characteristics, the authors write, that develop intelligent, inquiring, life-long learners.The authors research shows that many primary grade state standards encourage teaching for understanding, critical thinking, creativity, and question asking, and promote the development of children who have the attributes of inventiveness, curiosity, engagement, imagination, and creativity. With these goals in mind, Georgia and Jennifer provide teachers with numerous, practical wayssetting up wonder centers, gathering data though senses, teaching nonfiction craftthey can create a classroom environment where students questions and observations are part of daily work.They also present a step-by-step guide to planning a nonfiction reading and writing unit of studycreating a nonfiction book, which includes creating a table of contents, writing focused chapters, using wow words, and developing point of view. A Place for Wonder will help teachers reclaim their classrooms as a place where true learning is the norm.
/book/show/8601007-ensouling-language?from_search=true	Stephen Harrod Buhner	Ensouling Language: On the Art of Nonfiction and the Writer’s Life	The first comprehensive work on nonfiction as an art formShows how nonfiction, especially how-to and self-help, can take on the same power and luminosity as great fictionDevelops processes to reliably induce the dreaming state from which all writing comesTeaches the skill of analogical thinking that is the core perceptual tool for writersExplores the subtle tecThe first comprehensive work on nonfiction as an art formShows how nonfiction, especially how-to and self-help, can take on the same power and luminosity as great fictionDevelops processes to reliably induce the dreaming state from which all writing comesTeaches the skill of analogical thinking that is the core perceptual tool for writersExplores the subtle techniques of powerful writing, from inducing associational dreaming in the reader, to language symmetry, sound patterning, foreshadowing, feeling flow, and moreApproaching writing as a sacred art, Stephen Buhner explores the core of the craft: the communication of deep meaning that feeds not just the mind but also the soul of the reader. Tapping into the powerful archetypes within language, he shows how to enrich your writing by following golden threads of inspiration while understanding the crucial invisibles essential to the art of both fiction and nonfiction: how to craft language with feeling and vision, employ altered states of mind to access the writing trance, clear your work by recognizing the powerful sway of clichd thinking and hidden baggage, and intentionally generate duende--that physical/emotional response to art that gives you chills, opens up unrecognized aspects of reality, or simply resonates in your soul. Covering some very practical aspects of writing such as layering and word symmetry, the author also explores the inner world of publishing--what you really will encounter when you become a writer. He then shows how to develop a powerful and engaging book proposal based on understanding the proposal as a work of fiction--the map is never the territory, nor is the proposal the book that it will become.This book, written using all the techniques discussed within it, offers a powerful, experiential journey into the heart of writing. It does for nonfiction what John Gardners books on writing did for fiction. It is one of the most significant works on writing published in our time.
/book/show/12531958-the-norton-reader?from_search=true	Melissa A. Goldthwaite (Editor) John C. Brereton Joseph Bizup	The Norton Reader: An Anthology of Nonfiction	has introduced millions of writing students to the essay as a genre. First published in 1965, it is still the best-selling thematic reader--and the only thematic reader that also supports a genre-based approach. The Thirteenth Edition introduces a new generation of editors, almost 50 new essays, and a unique new website that allows readers to sort and seahas introduced millions of writing students to the essay as a genre. First published in 1965, it is still the best-selling thematic reader--and the only thematic reader that also supports a genre-based approach. The Thirteenth Edition introduces a new generation of editors, almost 50 new essays, and a unique new website that allows readers to sort and search for readings by theme, genre, mode, keyword, and more.
/book/show/13220615-metawritings?from_search=true	Jill Talbot (Editor)	Metawritings: Toward a Theory of Nonfiction	Metawritingthe writing about writing or writing that calls attention to itself as writinghas been around sinceand, but Jill Talbot makes that case that now more than ever the act of metawriting is performed on a daily basis by anyone with a Facebook profile, a Twitter account, or a webpage.is theMetawritingthe writing about writing or writing that calls attention to itself as writinghas been around sinceand, but Jill Talbot makes that case that now more than ever the act of metawriting is performed on a daily basis by anyone with a Facebook profile, a Twitter account, or a webpage.is the first collection to combine metawriting in both fiction and nonfiction.In this daring volume, metawriting refers to writing about writing, veracity in writing, theof writing and, ultimately, the construction of writing. With a prologue by Pam Houston, the anthology of personal essays, short stories, and one film script excerpt also includes illuminating and engaging interviews with each contributor. Showcasing how writers perform a meta-awareness of self via the art of the story, the craft of the essay, the writings and interviews in this collection serve to create an engaging, provocative discussion of the fiction-versus-nonfiction debate, truth in writing, and how metawriting works (and when it doesnt).provides a context for the presence of metawriting in contemporary literature within the framework of the digital ages obsessively self-conscious modes of communication: status updates, Tweets, YouTube clips, and blogs (whose anonymity creates opportunities for outright deception) capture our meta-lives in 140 characters and video uploads, while we watch self-referential, self-conscious television (,,). Speaking to the moment and to the writing that is capturing it, Talbot addresses a significant and current conversation in contemporary writing and literature, the teaching of writing, and the craft of writing. It is a sharp, entertaining collection of two genres, enhanced by a conversation about how we write and how we live in and through our writing.Sarah BlackmanBernard CooperCathy DayLena DunhamRobin HemleyPam HoustonKristen IversenDavid LazarE. J. LevyBrenda MillerAnder MonsonBrian OliuJill TalbotRyan Van Meter
/book/show/11832147-london-peculiar-and-other-nonfiction?from_search=true	Michael Moorcock (Editor) Allan Kausch (Editor) Iain Sinclair (Foreword)	London Peculiar and Other Nonfiction	Voted by theas one of the best writers since 1945, Michael Moorcock has long been considered one of the top names in science fiction and fantasy. Here, Moorcock has personally selected his best published and unpublished essays, articles, reviews, and opinionsall uncensored. Covering a wide range of topics including books, films, politics, reminiscences of olVoted by theas one of the best writers since 1945, Michael Moorcock has long been considered one of the top names in science fiction and fantasy. Here, Moorcock has personally selected his best published and unpublished essays, articles, reviews, and opinionsall uncensored. Covering a wide range of topics including books, films, politics, reminiscences of old friends, and attacks on new foes, this collection is the definitive compilation for any serious fan of Moorcock, or science fiction in general. Drawn from more than 50 years of writing, including Moorcocks most recent work from theand thealong with obscure and now unobtainable sourcesthe prose in this compendium showcases Moorcock at his sharpest.
/book/show/793872.Writing_True?from_search=true	Sondra Perl	Writing True: The Art and Craft of Creative Nonfiction	This innovative book teaches students how to write informative and engaging nonfiction that emphasizes voice and creativity and incorporates observation, research, memory, and point of view. Writing True serves as a valuable core textbook or a supplement for any creative writing or composition course with an emphasis on creative nonfiction. A solid pedagogical approach shoThis innovative book teaches students how to write informative and engaging nonfiction that emphasizes voice and creativity and incorporates observation, research, memory, and point of view. Writing True serves as a valuable core textbook or a supplement for any creative writing or composition course with an emphasis on creative nonfiction. A solid pedagogical approach shows students how to be true to capturing the real world with integrity and creativity. The first part of the book, Writing Creative Nonfiction, offers ten chapters of practical guidance, skill-building exercises, and ideas to help writers develop their creativity. The second part of the book, Reading Creative Nonfiction, contains an anthology divided into Memoir, Personal Essay, Portrait, Essay of Place, and Literary Journalism. Selections include works by Nora Ephron, Tracy Kidder, Eric Liu, David Sedaris, and other well-known masters of the creative nonfiction genre. The anthology also includes a section entitled Stories of Craft, with four prominent writers, including John Irving and Sue Miller, describing the challenges and rewards of writing creative nonfiction.
/book/show/16283799-genre-connections?from_search=true	Tanny McGregor	Genre Connections: Lessons to Launch Literary and Nonfiction Texts	Inside, every kid wants to love reading-sometimes they need our help to see it.That's where Tanny McGregor's memorable, sensory-driven lessons come in.The chapters in this book, she writes, are a collection ofInside, every kid wants to love reading-sometimes they need our help to see it.That's where Tanny McGregor's memorable, sensory-driven lessons come in.The chapters in this book, she writes, are a collection of ideas about how to launch genres, how to introduce your students to the personalities of each, and how to build a curiosity and appreciation for what each genre has to offer. Use the seed ideas suggested in this volume with a genre of your choice and see how it grows!makes learning achievable, accessible, and incremental for all readers-including struggling readers. Tanny's lessons use everyday objects, works of art, music, and her much-loved anchor charts to help readers get acquainted with seven commonly taught genres and to discover what makes them unique.Her launching sequences gradually release responsibility for learning about text types, and they can be adapted for any genre. They help readers weave creative, sensory threads into a tapestry of understanding by taking them from a fun introductory object lesson to an immersive experience.Looking for the perfect partner for Tanny's? Or for a new way to bring the inner reader out in any student? Let the ideas ininspire you to help your students get to know genres quickly, confidently, and effectively.
/book/show/13132032-writer-m-d?from_search=true	Leah Kaminsky	Writer, M.D.: The Best Contemporary Fiction and Nonfiction by Doctors	From Chekhov to Maugham to William Carlos Williams, doctors have long given voice to their unique perspectives through literature.celebrates this rich tradition with a collection of fiction and nonfiction by todays most beloved physician-writers, including,Abraham Verghese, on the lost art of the physical examPauline Chen, on the bond between a med studeFrom Chekhov to Maugham to William Carlos Williams, doctors have long given voice to their unique perspectives through literature.celebrates this rich tradition with a collection of fiction and nonfiction by todays most beloved physician-writers, including,Abraham Verghese, on the lost art of the physical examPauline Chen, on the bond between a med student and her first cadaverAtul Gawande, on the ethical dilemmas of a young surgical internDanielle Ofri, on the devastation of losing a patientEthan Canin, on love, poetry, and growing oldThese essays and stories illuminate the inner lives of men and women who deal with trauma, illness, mortality, and grief on a daily basis. Read together, they provide a candid, moving, one-of-a-kind glimpse behind the doctors mask.
/book/show/299395.The_Eloquent_Essay?from_search=true	John Loughery (Editor) Edward Abbey (Contributor) Pico Iyer (Contributor)	The Eloquent Essay: An Anthology of Classic & Creative Nonfiction	This anthology of seventeen modern essays shows the form at its most varied and dramatic. Purposefully concise, it gathers together exemplars of the personal narrative, the argument, the anecdotal essay, digressive discourse, the open letter, and others. Some of the most engaging authors of our time write on subjects as diverse as becoming a doctor, cattle grazing rightsThis anthology of seventeen modern essays shows the form at its most varied and dramatic. Purposefully concise, it gathers together exemplars of the personal narrative, the argument, the anecdotal essay, digressive discourse, the open letter, and others. Some of the most engaging authors of our time write on subjects as diverse as becoming a doctor, cattle grazing rights, the death of Socrates, Anne Frank, computer culture, and how to detect baloney in all the verbiage that surrounds us. Included in the collection are essays by George Orwell, W. H. Auden, Bruno Bettelheim, Eudora Welty, Martin Luther King Jr., Joan Didion, Edward Abbey, Leo Marx, I. F. Stone, Pico Iyer, Amy Tan, Lewis Thomas, Barbara Kingsolver, Ann S. Causey, Carl Sagan, Ellen Ullman, and Opal Palmer Adisa. Arranged in chronological order, each selection begins with a note about the author and the essay that follows. The introduction discusses the history of the essay form and the reasons for its special vitality. The Eloquent Essay engages the intellect and the passions, and offers the general reader the pleasures of cogent written discourse. At the same time, its carefully selected essays each one superbly written and accessible are well suited to study and discussion.
/book/show/13284969-anatomy-of-nonfiction?from_search=true	Margery Facklam Peggy Thomas Pamela Glass Kelly (Editor)	Anatomy of Nonfiction	Did you know . . . that there are 8 nonfiction publishing opportunities for every 1 fiction publishing opportunity? Join the ranks of respected writers who are successfully publishing in today's booming nonfiction market with the help of. New from award-winning children's book writers Margery Facklam and Peggy Thomas,provides anDid you know . . . that there are 8 nonfiction publishing opportunities for every 1 fiction publishing opportunity? Join the ranks of respected writers who are successfully publishing in today's booming nonfiction market with the help of. New from award-winning children's book writers Margery Facklam and Peggy Thomas,provides an instructive, inspiring, and engaging roadmap for producing publishable works of nonfiction. With input from more than 70 authors, editors, publishers, and librarians, Facklam and Thomas show you: what makes a marketable idea and how to find one, research methods that editors love, designing a compelling plot around your true story, crafting query letters that work, and much more Adopt their strategies as your own and watch your writing career flourish.
/book/show/587740.Literary_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Patsy Sims (Editor)	Literary Nonfiction: Learning by Example	examines the principles and techniques of the genre by taking a close, analytical look at outstanding contemporary essays by fifteen highly accomplished writers. Featuring examples of memoir, profile, literary journalism, medical reporting, and travel writing, it includes selections by Madeleine Blais, Tim Cahill, James Conaway, Joaexamines the principles and techniques of the genre by taking a close, analytical look at outstanding contemporary essays by fifteen highly accomplished writers. Featuring examples of memoir, profile, literary journalism, medical reporting, and travel writing, it includes selections by Madeleine Blais, Tim Cahill, James Conaway, Joan Didion, David Finkel, Jon Franklin, Tom Hallman, Jr., Walt Harrington, Tracy Kidder, Jane Kramer, John McPhee, Michael Paterniti, Mike Sager, Susan Sheehan, and Tom Wolfe. Each selection is carefully annotated to show students what makes it a good piece of writing and what technical and stylistic devices the author uses for effect. In addition to extensive analyses by editor Patsy Sims, the writers comment on their own work, emphasizing how important the skill of careful, critical reading is to learning how to write well. Each essay is preceded by an introduction that presents a specific aspect of the literary nonfiction writing craft, the writer's biographical information, and an explanation of how the selection was put together. Ideal for courses in creative writing and literary journalism,is also a helpful guide for all aspiring creative nonfiction writers.
/book/show/8538440-let-s-take-the-long-way-home?from_search=true	Gail Caldwell	Let's Take the Long Way Home: A Memoir of Friendship (Center Point Platinum Nonfiction)	
/book/show/6411057-the-murder-of-king-tut?from_search=true	James Patterson Martin Dugard	The Murder of King Tut: The Plot to Kill the Child King - A Nonfiction Thriller	Since 1922, when Howard Carter discovered Tut's 3,000-year-old tomb, most Egyptologists have presumed that the young king died of disease, or perhaps an accident, such as a chariot fall.But what if his fate was actually much more sinister?Now, in THE MURDER OF TUT, James Patterson and Martin Dugard chronicle their epic quest to find out what happened to the boy-king. TheySince 1922, when Howard Carter discovered Tut's 3,000-year-old tomb, most Egyptologists have presumed that the young king died of disease, or perhaps an accident, such as a chariot fall.But what if his fate was actually much more sinister?Now, in THE MURDER OF TUT, James Patterson and Martin Dugard chronicle their epic quest to find out what happened to the boy-king. They comb through the evidence--X-rays, Carter's files, forensic clues--and scavenge for overlooked data to piece together the details of his life and death. The result is a true crime tale of intrigue, betrayal, and usurpation that presents a compelling case that King Tut's death was anything but natural.
/book/show/576528.Nonfiction_Matters?from_search=true	Stephanie Harvey	Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8	When we open the gates to nonfiction inquiry, we open our thinking and expect the unexpected, making reading discoveries, research discoveries, and writing discoveries on our way.offers teachers the tools to help students explore nonfiction and dig deep to reach more complete understanding of the real world and report these insights in a compelling mannWhen we open the gates to nonfiction inquiry, we open our thinking and expect the unexpected, making reading discoveries, research discoveries, and writing discoveries on our way.offers teachers the tools to help students explore nonfiction and dig deep to reach more complete understanding of the real world and report these insights in a compelling manner.Stephanie Harvey shows how students can read expository text, engage in research, and write authentic nonfiction that is captivating, visual, and full of voice. The inquiry projects she describes require in-depth learning: topic selection, question development, research exploration, reading for content, organization, synthesis, writing to convey meaning, and presenting findingsall skills that develop independent thinkers who know how to make decisions, solve problems, and apply their knowledge insightfully.Full of practical suggestions to help you bring nonfiction into your curriculum,presents strategies for understanding expository text and conducting meaningful research;offers ideas for organizing and writing accurate, effective nonfiction from idea to finished presentation;advances the importance of teacher modeling and guided practice in instructional delivery;provides a list of inquiry tools and resourcesboth print and electronic;suggests ways to facilitate project-based learning and assess the projects as they develop;includes bibliographies of nonfiction children's books by subject and genre and lists of recommended magazines.Why is nonfiction almost a guaranteed success? The key to teaching with nonfiction is passion, for children are passionate inquirers, and nonfiction fuels their curiosity and their demand for knowledge and understanding of the world.
/book/show/25434328-untitled-nonfiction?from_search=true	To Be Announced	Untitled Nonfiction	From the number-one New York Times best-selling author ofand the host ofon E! comes a tongue-in-cheek book about style that lampoons fashion and beauty guides while offering practical advice in Grace Helbig's trademark sweet and irreverent voice.Grace HelbFrom the number-one New York Times best-selling author ofand the host ofon E! comes a tongue-in-cheek book about style that lampoons fashion and beauty guides while offering practical advice in Grace Helbig's trademark sweet and irreverent voice.Grace Helbig doesn't want to tell anyone how they should dress, how they should do their hair or makeup, or even which dog poop bags to purchase - because surprisingly, Target has numerous options for that too!While Grace doesn't claim to be stylish or polished, she is very self-aware and perceptive. Trendy? She'd rather have fun trying. She loves fashion as much as the next lady, man, or French bulldog, but telling others how they should look doesn't suit her. Instead, with, Grace takes us into her closet and shares her silly and practical approach to style - which obviously includes an entire chapter on sweatpants.One part parody, one part fashion fun, and one part personal experience, Grace's latest guide to life as a woman in America today is more H&M than Chanel. So tighten your Banana Republic belt a few notches, and learn how to pretend and convince everyone around you that you've got style and grace!
/book/show/1095995.The_Complete_Guide_To_Writing_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Glen Evans (Editor)	The Complete Guide To Writing Nonfiction	Gives practical advice on writing and researching magazine articles, discusses various specialized markets, and describes the life of a writer.
/book/show/593220.Documentary_Storytelling?from_search=true	Sheila Curran Bernard	Documentary Storytelling: Making Stronger and More Dramatic Nonfiction Films	Documentary Storytelling offers a unique in-depth look at story and structure as applied not to Hollywood fiction, but to films and videos based on factual material and the drama of real life. With the growing popularity of documentaries in todays global media marketplace, demand for powerful and memorable storytelling has never been greater. This practical guide offers aDocumentary Storytelling offers a unique in-depth look at story and structure as applied not to Hollywood fiction, but to films and videos based on factual material and the drama of real life. With the growing popularity of documentaries in todays global media marketplace, demand for powerful and memorable storytelling has never been greater. This practical guide offers advice for every stage of production, from research and proposal writing to shooting and editing, and applies it to diverse subjects and film styles, from vrit and personal narrative to archival histories and more.
/book/show/2236448.Investigate_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Donald H. Graves	Investigate Nonfiction	The reading and writing processes have historically been kept apart, but with The Reading/Writing Teacher's Companion Series you can explore their richness for yourself and your students in ways that unite the process meaningfully and productively.builds on what children can do before they even go to school: recount events, display learning, tell hoThe reading and writing processes have historically been kept apart, but with The Reading/Writing Teacher's Companion Series you can explore their richness for yourself and your students in ways that unite the process meaningfully and productively.builds on what children can do before they even go to school: recount events, display learning, tell how things work, and explain processes. Explore how the various nonfiction genres extend from children's use of oral language. Children interview, record data, make early reports, read information sources, and examine the world around them.To learn more about Donald Graves, visit.
/book/show/27277180-making-nonfiction-from-scratch?from_search=true	Ralph Fletcher	Making Nonfiction from Scratch	Do you have students whose nonfiction writing is formulaic, devoid of energy and voice? Inbestselling PD and childrens book author Ralph Fletcher offers a candid critique of how nonfiction writing is often taught in schools and gives teachers the inspiration and strategies they need to help their students write authentic nonfiction.SkilledDo you have students whose nonfiction writing is formulaic, devoid of energy and voice? Inbestselling PD and childrens book author Ralph Fletcher offers a candid critique of how nonfiction writing is often taught in schools and gives teachers the inspiration and strategies they need to help their students write authentic nonfiction.Skilled nonfiction writers draw on strategies, techniques, and craft found in other genres: poetry, comedy, even mystery. Without those elements, nonfiction would be dry and dull.helps bring all of those aspects together and shows how each genre can enrich nonfiction writing. Ralph emphasizes the power of choice, mentor texts, and nonfiction read-alouds in making nonfiction an everyday part of classrooms.Classroom Connection sections throughout the book suggest immediate, practical strategies for putting the ideas in the book to use. Two case studies and a chapter on the dos and donts of nonfiction writing instruction round out this short, practical book.Any informational writing should be insightful, accurate, and well organized  but it doesnt have to be boring. Ralph invites you to make your classroom a place where students can create delicious nonfiction full of passion, voice, and insight.
/book/show/674170.Art_of_Writing_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Andr Fontaine	Art of Writing Nonfiction	This book documents a major change in journalistic practice in the United States. It is a change that has been largely unnoticed outside the profession and not understood by thousands inside.This book explores and describes the process of interpretive journalism, and tells how it is done. Starting with the inception and shaping of the idea for the story, the book takes theThis book documents a major change in journalistic practice in the United States. It is a change that has been largely unnoticed outside the profession and not understood by thousands inside.This book explores and describes the process of interpretive journalism, and tells how it is done. Starting with the inception and shaping of the idea for the story, the book takes the reader through the research process, the evaluation of the evidence, the origination and presentation of material, and a discussion of leads, endings, and the body of the story. Then it discusses different kinds of writing - dramatic, descriptive, explanatory, emotional, and profiles.
/book/show/11027543-poser?from_search=true	Claire Dederer Christine  Williams (Narrator)	Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses (Playaway Adult Nonfiction)	Ten years ago, Claire Dederer put her back out while breastfeeding her baby daughter. Told to try yoga by everyone from the woman behind the counter at the co-op to the homeless guy on the corner, she signed up for her first class. She fell madly in love.
/book/show/2442265.The_People_and_the_Word?from_search=true	Robert Warrior	The People and the Word: Reading Native Nonfiction	Much literary scholarship has been devoted to the flowering of Native American fiction and poetry in the mid-twentieth century. Yet, Robert Warrior argues, nonfiction has been the primary form used by American Indians in developing a relationship with the written word, one that reaches back much further in Native history and culture.Focusing on autobiographical writings aMuch literary scholarship has been devoted to the flowering of Native American fiction and poetry in the mid-twentieth century. Yet, Robert Warrior argues, nonfiction has been the primary form used by American Indians in developing a relationship with the written word, one that reaches back much further in Native history and culture.Focusing on autobiographical writings and critical essays, as well as communally authored and political documents,explores how the Native tradition of nonfiction has both encompassed and dissected Native experiences. Warrior begins by tracing a history of American Indian writing from the eighteenth century to the late twentieth century, then considers four particular moments: Pequot intellectual William Apesss autobiographical writings from the 1820s and 1830s; the Osage Constitution of 1881; narratives from American Indian student experiences, including accounts of boarding school in the late 1880s; and modern Kiowa writer N. Scott Momadays essay The Man Made of Words, penned during the politically charged 1970s. Warriors discussion of Apesss work looks unflinchingly at his unconventional life and death; he recognizes resistance to assimilation in the products of the student print shop at the Santee Normal Training School; and in the Osage Constitution, as well as in Momadays writing, Warrior sees reflections of their turbulent times as well as guidance for our own.Taking a cue from Momadays essay, which gives voice to an imaginary female ancestor, Ko-Sahn, Warrior applies both critical skills and literary imagination to the texts. In doing so,provides a rich foundation for Native intellectuals critical work, deeply entwined with their unique experiences.Robert Warrior is professor of English and Native American studies at the University of Oklahoma. He is author of(Minnesota, 1994) and coauthor, with Paul Chaat Smith, of.
/book/show/2087969.265_Troubleshooting_Strategies_for_Writing_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Barbara Fine Clouse	265 Troubleshooting Strategies for Writing Nonfiction	This back-to-basics troubleshooting guide covers all aspects of writing for beginning nonfiction writers. It pinpoints the challenges writers can encounter at every stage of the writing process--from prewriting and drafting to revising and editing --and provides effective procedures and problem-solving strategies for overcoming them.Unique in its approach, each of the bookThis back-to-basics troubleshooting guide covers all aspects of writing for beginning nonfiction writers. It pinpoints the challenges writers can encounter at every stage of the writing process--from prewriting and drafting to revising and editing --and provides effective procedures and problem-solving strategies for overcoming them.Unique in its approach, each of the book's chapters addresses a common writing question or problem faced by writers.shows readers how to generate new ideas and organize them, polish their editing skills and avoid common grammatical errors, deal with writer's block, and much more.
/book/show/20408275-tell-me-where-it-hurts?from_search=true	Nick Trout	Tell Me Where It Hurts: A Day of Humor, Healing, and Hope in My Life as an Animal Surgeon (Thorndike Nonfiction)	Book by Trout, Nick
/book/show/2491601.Nonfiction_Collection?from_search=true	Tony Hillerman	Nonfiction Collection	
/book/show/22177773-write-your-book?from_search=true	Pete Nikolai Amelia Nikolai	Write Your Book: 7 Steps and 7 Secrets for Finishing Your Nonfiction Book Sooner Rather Than Later	Have you started writing a nonfiction book that you are struggling to finish? Do you have an idea for a book but don't know how to get started? Now you can start and finish your book sooner rather than later following an easy 7 step process that forms the foundation for the way most nonfiction books are written. This insider's guide starts by helping you find the time to wHave you started writing a nonfiction book that you are struggling to finish? Do you have an idea for a book but don't know how to get started? Now you can start and finish your book sooner rather than later following an easy 7 step process that forms the foundation for the way most nonfiction books are written. This insider's guide starts by helping you find the time to write your book and then walks you through creating your proposal, developing your writing plan, and writing your first draft. Along the way you'll determine when you could finish your book based on your personal writing output and the time you have available to write. You'll also discover the 7 secrets to finishing your book sooner rather than later including how to transform your dreams into your vision and how to establish the goals and action steps needed to make your vision a reality. Writing a book is similar to taking a journey. Having a plan and putting in the necessary time gets you from where you are to where you want to be. This book takes you step-by-step through the process of developing your plan and following through to write your book sooner rather than later. If you're ready to finish your book and to begin to see the impact it has in the lives of others then read this quick guide and take the steps to make it happen!
/book/show/15828089-the-rose-metal-press-field-guide-to-writing-flash-nonfiction?from_search=true	Dinty W. Moore (Editor)	The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Nonfiction: Advice and Essential Exercises from Respected Writers, Editors, and Teachers	Unmatched in its focus on a concise and popular emerging genre, The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Nonfiction features 26 eminent writers, editors, and teachers offering expert analysis, focused exercises, and helpful examples of what make the brief essay form such a perfect medium for experimentation, insight, and illumination. With a comprehensive introducUnmatched in its focus on a concise and popular emerging genre, The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Nonfiction features 26 eminent writers, editors, and teachers offering expert analysis, focused exercises, and helpful examples of what make the brief essay form such a perfect medium for experimentation, insight, and illumination. With a comprehensive introduction to the genre and book by editor Dinty W. Moore, The Field Guide is perfect for both the classroom and the individual writers deskan essential handbook for anyone interested in the scintillating and succinct flash nonfiction form. How many words does it take to tell a compelling true story? The answer might surprise you.The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Nonfiction, edited by the invaluable Dinty W. Moore, is a lot more than flashy. These thoughtful, thought-provoking essays and exercises have the paradoxical effect of slowing down our attention and encouraging an expansion of the moment, while seeming to be saving writing and reading time. A very useful compilation. ~Phillip Lopate , The Art of the Personal Essay: An Anthology from the Classical Era to the Present
/book/show/12549826-four-queens?from_search=true	Nancy Goldstone Josephine Bailey (Narrator)	Four Queens: The Provencal Sisters Who Ruled Europe [With Earphones] (Playaway Adult Nonfiction)	Set against the backdrop of the turbulent thirteenth century, a time of chivalry and crusades, poetry, knights, and monarchs comes the story of the four beautiful daughters of the count of Provence whose brilliant marriages made them the queens of France, England, Germany, and Sicily. From a cultured childhood in Provence, each sister was propelled into a world marked by sSet against the backdrop of the turbulent thirteenth century, a time of chivalry and crusades, poetry, knights, and monarchs comes the story of the four beautiful daughters of the count of Provence whose brilliant marriages made them the queens of France, England, Germany, and Sicily. From a cultured childhood in Provence, each sister was propelled into a world marked by shifting alliances, intrigue, and subterfuge. Marguerite, the eldest, whose resolution and spirit would be tested by the cold splendor of the Palais du Roi in Paris; Eleanor, whose soaring political aspirations would provoke her kingdom to civil war; Sanchia, the neglected wife of the richest man in England who bought himself the crown of Germany; and Beatrice, whose desire for sovereignty was so acute that she risked her life to earn her place at the royal table. A compulsively readable narrative, Four Queens shatters the myth that women were helpless pawns in a society that celebrated physical prowess and masculine intellect. A riveting historical saga for fans of Alison Weir and Antonia Fraser.
/book/show/864175.Selected_Nonfictions?from_search=true	Jorge Luis Borges	Selected Nonfictions: Volume 1	This unique volume presents a Borges almost entirely unknown to American readers: his extraordinary non-fiction prose. Borges' unlimited curiosity and almost superhuman erudition become, in his essays, reviews, lectures, and political and cultural notes, a vortex for seemingly the entire universe: Dante and Ellery Queen; Shakespeare and the Kabbalah; the history of angelsThis unique volume presents a Borges almost entirely unknown to American readers: his extraordinary non-fiction prose. Borges' unlimited curiosity and almost superhuman erudition become, in his essays, reviews, lectures, and political and cultural notes, a vortex for seemingly the entire universe: Dante and Ellery Queen; Shakespeare and the Kabbalah; the history of angels and the history of the tango; the Buddha, Bette Davis, and the Dionne Quints.
/book/show/20342539-a-slip-of-the-keyboard?from_search=true	Terry Pratchett Neil Gaiman (Foreword)	A Slip of the Keyboard: Collected Nonfiction	Terry Pratchett has earned a place in the hearts of readers the world over with his bestselling Discworld series -- but in recent years he has become equally well-known and respected as an outspoken campaigner for causes includTerry Pratchett has earned a place in the hearts of readers the world over with his bestselling Discworld series -- but in recent years he has become equally well-known and respected as an outspoken campaigner for causes including Alzheimer's research and animal rights.brings together for the first time the finest examples of Pratchett's non fiction writing, both serious and surreal: from musings on mushrooms to what it means to be a writer (and why banana daiquiris are so important); from memories of Granny Pratchett to speculation about Gandalf's love life, and passionate defences of the causes dear to him.With all the humour and humanity that have made his novels so enduringly popular, this collection brings Pratchett out from behind the scenes of the Discworld to speak for himself -- man and boy, bibliophile and computer geek, champion of hats, orangutans and Dignity in Dying.
/book/show/20601031-the-kindle-writing-bible?from_search=true	Tom Corson-Knowles	The Kindle Writing Bible: How to Write a Bestselling Nonfiction Book from Start to Finish	How To Write A Nonfiction Book In 7 Days Flat I Believe Anyone Can Succeed As A Nonfiction Author With This Book You could be just a few days away from completing your bestselling nonfiction book. Learn how to: Overcome The 7 Deadly Writing Obstacles Learn how to overcome the 7 deadly writing sins that will stop you from achieving the success you dream of. You will conquerHow To Write A Nonfiction Book In 7 Days Flat I Believe Anyone Can Succeed As A Nonfiction Author With This Book You could be just a few days away from completing your bestselling nonfiction book. Learn how to: Overcome The 7 Deadly Writing Obstacles Learn how to overcome the 7 deadly writing sins that will stop you from achieving the success you dream of. You will conquer your fear, procrastination, indecision, perfectionism, lack of money, lack of knowledge and lack of vision. How To Double or Even Triple Your Writing Productivity Learn the secrets to writing faster and higher quality books. If you're a slow writer, you will love these proven writing strategies! How To Have Someone Else Write Your Book For You I've helped hundreds of would-be authors who don't like to write or simply don't know how to learn how to effectively hire a ghostwriter or use audio recording to help write your book much faster. If you have an idea and a passion for helping people, you can become a best-selling nonfiction author using these strategies! The 5 Simple Steps To Writing An Amazing Book Learn the 5 simple steps it takes to write a great book. Your readers will love your work when you follow these steps to success. Writing nonfiction is easy when you have a system to follow! How To Pick A Niche For Your Book That Will Be Guaranteed To Sell You can actually calculate ahead of time how well your book will sell using this simple marketing research technique! Once you understand the sales potential for your nonfiction books, you'll never be writing blind again and you will understand what your readers are willing to pay for. How To Give Your Readers Exactly What They Want Readers of nonfiction books want only one thing - a solution to their problem. If you can provide them with a convenient, easy, cheap, quick solution to their problem, they will love you forever and buy more of your books. Readers love convenience, ease, organization and step-by-step action guides. Learn how to write a bestseller by giving your readers what they really want. How To Increase Your Creativity Dramatically Creativity isn't just an art - there's a science to it too! Learn the science of how you can drastically increase your creative output using a simple notebook and tape recorder or voice recording app for your smartphone. How To Write A Kindle Book Fast Kindle books don't have to be 745 pages and full of images, tables, graphics, charts and references. You can write a simple, helpful how-to book and as long as it solves the reader's problem and helps your readers, they will love you for keeping it simple! The Psychology of Nonfiction Readers Learn the psychology of nonfiction readers so that you can turn your readers into loyal, raving fans who will write you book reviews and tell everyone they know about your great books. About The Author My poetry was first published at age 16 in Teen Ink magazine and I started writing books at age 19 but had no idea how to get my message out to anyone other than my friends and family. Finally, I discovered Amazon's Kindle Publishing platform and published my first book on Kindle on February 10, 2012. Since then, I've sold tens of thousands of nonfiction ebooks on Kindle and now earn a full-time income as a part-time Kindle author. I've since helped hundreds of self-published authors like myself sell more books on Kindle. If I can do it you can too! Learn how to write a bestseller today! Scroll up and click the buy button now.
/book/show/232317.Is_That_a_Fact_?from_search=true	Tony Stead Tomie dePaola (Foreword by)	Is That a Fact?: Teaching Nonfiction Writing, K-3	
/book/show/6195439-the-nonfictionist-s-guide?from_search=true	Robert L. Root Jr.	The Nonfictionist's Guide: On Reading and Writing Creative Nonfiction	Nonfiction the fourth genre (along with poetry, fiction, and drama) is a literary field affecting bestseller lists, writing programs, writers' workshops, and conferences on the study of creative writing, composition/rhetoric, and literature. It is often labeled and/or limited as creative or literary nonfiction and subdivided into essay, memoir, literary journalism, pNonfiction the fourth genre (along with poetry, fiction, and drama) is a literary field affecting bestseller lists, writing programs, writers' workshops, and conferences on the study of creative writing, composition/rhetoric, and literature. It is often labeled and/or limited as creative or literary nonfiction and subdivided into essay, memoir, literary journalism, personal cultural criticism, and narratives of nature and travel. A vital and growing form, nonfiction has, until now, needed a sustained discussion about its poetics both the theory and the craft of this genre. The Nonfictionist's Guide offers a lively exploration of the elements of contemporary nonfiction and suggests imaginative approaches to writing it. Each chapter on a vital aspect of contemporary nonfiction concludes with a separate section of relevant notes for nonfictionists. Beginning with a new definition of nonfiction and explanation of the nonfiction motive, Robert Root discusses the use of experimental forms, the effects of present and past tense and experiential and reflective voices, and the issue of truth. He provides groundbreaking explorations of the segmented essay and the role of spaces as an essential literary device, guiding both readers and writers through the innovative and stimulating ways we write nonfiction now.
/book/show/13586785-the-complete-idiot-s-guide-to-writing-nonfiction?from_search=true	Christina Boufis	The Complete Idiot's Guide To Writing Nonfiction	gives narrative nonfiction writers the tools they need to elevate their storytelling to the next level.This guide will define narrative nonfiction, list the literary building blocks and teach you how to research your desired subject. Next, you'll find tricks for remembering details of events to use later, how to conduct intgives narrative nonfiction writers the tools they need to elevate their storytelling to the next level.This guide will define narrative nonfiction, list the literary building blocks and teach you how to research your desired subject. Next, you'll find tricks for remembering details of events to use later, how to conduct interviews, how to craft several types of narrative stories and how to create captivating prose. Plus, you'll learn how to find inspiration and overcome obstacles such as stalled motivation or inhibitions and finally, how to find markets to get your work published.provides tips and tricks to help you get started on your writing journey.
/book/show/607175.Literary_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Stephen Minot	Literary Nonfiction: The Fourth Genre	This book is an introduction to creative, or literary, nonfiction and to the art of writing fresh and original work. Presenting clear guidelines and fresh approaches to creativity, this well-written book explores the six basic approaches to non-fiction writing, differentiates between what is creative and what is utilitarian, and describes honest as opposed to deceitful wThis book is an introduction to creative, or literary, nonfiction and to the art of writing fresh and original work. Presenting clear guidelines and fresh approaches to creativity, this well-written book explores the six basic approaches to non-fiction writing, differentiates between what is creative and what is utilitarian, and describes honest as opposed to deceitful work.Using short example essays to illustrate the key approaches of personal experience, biographical sketch, opinion, reflection, place, and historical incident, this book stresses the importance of learning to write by reading.Useful for individuals who wish to examine nonfiction essays critically, with the intention of writing themselves. Also, those who keep literary journals will benefit from this book.
/book/show/941158.Beyond_the_Writers_Workshop?from_search=true	Carol Bly	Beyond the Writers' Workshop: New Ways to Write Creative Nonfiction	An innovative new approach to teaching and writing creative nonfiction from veteran teacher and critically acclaimed author Carol Bly.Teachers and writers everywhere are facing the limits imposed by the prevailing models of teaching: community or MFA workshops or, at the high-school level, peer review. InCarol Bly presents an alternative.An innovative new approach to teaching and writing creative nonfiction from veteran teacher and critically acclaimed author Carol Bly.Teachers and writers everywhere are facing the limits imposed by the prevailing models of teaching: community or MFA workshops or, at the high-school level, peer review. InCarol Bly presents an alternative. She believes thatworkshoppings tendency to engage in wry scorn and pay exaggerated attention to technical details, causes apprentice writers, consciously or unconsciously, to modify their most passionate work.Inspired by a philosophy of individuality and moral rigor, Bly combines ideas and techniques from social work, psychotherapy, and neuroscience with the traditional teaching of fresh metaphor, salient dialogue, lively pace, and analysis of other literary work in her pioneering new approach. She also includes exercises and examples in an extensive practical appendix.
/book/show/1405560.The_Real_Story?from_search=true	Sarah Statz Cords	The Real Story: A Guide to Nonfiction Reading Interests	Nine of the best-selling books of all time are nonfiction, and countless readers turn to nonfiction when reading for pleasure today. Yet little has been done to classify nonfiction titles according to reading tastes. This is especially true in the library, where subject arrangements geared to information-seeking and scholarly research ignore the important characteristics aNine of the best-selling books of all time are nonfiction, and countless readers turn to nonfiction when reading for pleasure today. Yet little has been done to classify nonfiction titles according to reading tastes. This is especially true in the library, where subject arrangements geared to information-seeking and scholarly research ignore the important characteristics and appeal features that readers seek out when reading for pleasure. It's no surprise, then, that in recent years, nonfiction readers' advisory has become one of the hottest topics with readers' advisors. This groundbreaking guide offers readers and professionals who work with them a much-needed road map to the vast and previously uncharted (in terms of RA) terrain of recreational nonfiction. After defining the genre (often also referred to as creative nonfiction, verite, or true stories), and discussing its unique characteristics and appeals, the author classifies and describes more than 500 titles popular with nonfiction readers--everything from true adventure, true crime, and travel narratives to investigative nonfiction, environmental writing, and life stories. Focus is on the best titles published within the last decade, with key classics and benchmark titles also cited. Chapters are subdivided into subgenres and popular themes. For each title you'll find a short list of nonfiction read-alikes.
/book/show/84697.The_Complete_Guide_to_Writing_Fiction_and_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Pat Kubis Robert M. Howland	The Complete Guide to Writing Fiction and Nonfiction: And Getting It Published	A comprehensive exploration of fiction and nonfiction from the fundamentals of writing simply and directly to preparing a complete manuscript to approaching a publisher. KEY TOPICS: Selecting characters; using classic hooks, creating effective dialog; developing theme fiction, fantasy, and sagas; do's and dont's of query letters; writing an interview; finding an agent; andA comprehensive exploration of fiction and nonfiction from the fundamentals of writing simply and directly to preparing a complete manuscript to approaching a publisher. KEY TOPICS: Selecting characters; using classic hooks, creating effective dialog; developing theme fiction, fantasy, and sagas; do's and dont's of query letters; writing an interview; finding an agent; and analyzing contracts and royalties. 
/book/show/6090784-creative-nonfiction?from_search=true	Eileen Pollack	Creative Nonfiction: A Guide to Form, Content, and Style, with Readings	This book is intended for use in Creative Nonfiction courses (200- or 300-level writing courses); it also has some possibilities for first-year Composition courses.
/book/show/740154.Moon?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Moon (First Step Nonfiction)	The moon lights up the night sky, but the light we see is really from the sun. Its just reflecting off the moon. The moon is the only place in our solar system that humans have visited. Learn more about our moon in this fascinating book for beginning readers.
/book/show/1765845.The_Brain?from_search=true	Lee Gutkind	The Brain: A Nonfiction Mystery (Creative Nonfiction, No. 13)	The Brain: A Nonfiction Mystery features articles and essays about the human brain and what happens when it is damaged. From drugs to memory loss in the form of a disease called AAMI, to epilepsy in cats, The Brain: A Nonfiction Mystery examines how we all think and live.
/book/show/6433989-voice-vision?from_search=true	Stephen J. Pyne	Voice & Vision: A Guide to Writing History and Other Serious Nonfiction	It has become commonplace these days to speak of unpacking texts. Voice and Vision is a book about packing that prose in the first place. While history is scholarship, it is also art--that is, literature. And while it has no need to emulate fiction, slump into memoir, or become self-referential text, its composition does need to be conscious and informed.Voice and VisIt has become commonplace these days to speak of unpacking texts. Voice and Vision is a book about packing that prose in the first place. While history is scholarship, it is also art--that is, literature. And while it has no need to emulate fiction, slump into memoir, or become self-referential text, its composition does need to be conscious and informed.Voice and Vision is for those who wish to understand the ways in which literary considerations can enhance nonfiction writing. At issue is not whether writing is scholarly or popular, narrative or analytical, but whether it is good. Fiction has guidebooks galore; journalism has shelves stocked with manuals; certain hybrids such as creative nonfiction and the new journalism have evolved standards, esthetics, and justifications for how to transfer the dominant modes of fiction to topics in nonfiction. But history and other serious or scholarly nonfiction have nothing comparable.Now this curious omission is addressed by Stephen Pyne as he analyzes and teaches the craft that undergirds whole realms of nonfiction and book-based academic disciplines. With eminent good sense concerning the unique problems posed by research-based writing and with a wealth of examples from accomplished writers, Pyne, an experienced and skilled writer himself, explores the many ways to understand what makes good nonfiction, and explains how to achieve it. His counsel and guidance will be invaluable to experts as well as novices in the art of writing serious and scholarly nonfiction.
/book/show/793873.Shadow_Boxing?from_search=true	Kristen Iversen	Shadow Boxing: Art and Craft in Creative Nonfiction	Readings by professional writers and students      Revision tips and strategies      Advice for students and instructors on ways to create an effective workshop environment.
/book/show/383272.The_Art_of_Fact?from_search=true	Barbara Lounsberry	The Art of Fact: Contemporary Artists of Nonfiction	The artistry of nonfiction is the great unexplored territory of contemporary criticism. Although the American book clubs now emphasize nonfiction and The New York Times Book Review publishes almost three times as many reviews of nonfiction as fiction, critical appreciation of this work has lagged behind. The Art of Fact is the first comprehensive examination of five ofThe artistry of nonfiction is the great unexplored territory of contemporary criticism. Although the American book clubs now emphasize nonfiction and The New York Times Book Review publishes almost three times as many reviews of nonfiction as fiction, critical appreciation of this work has lagged behind. The Art of Fact is the first comprehensive examination of five of today's most popular and important nonfiction artists: Gay Talese, Tom Wolfe, John McPhee, Joan Didion, and Norman Mailer. By discussing contemporary literary nonfiction in relation to the early prose narrative forms and to the news/novels of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the opening chapter defines the discourse known as literary or artistic nonfiction. Dr. Lounsberry then describes four characteristics of literary nonfiction and grounds these characteristics in contemporary works.The five chapters which follow this introduction thoroughly examine the works of five prominent, contemporary nonfiction artists. While critics to date have tended to focus on only one or two of each writer's works, these chapters trace themes across each writer's entire body of work and even project likely future directions, given current artistic trajectories. Also addressed is the role of literary nonfiction in the American literary tradition and how each of the five writers exemplifies a strand of nonfiction narrative. The Art of Fact draws from personal interviews with Gay Talese and John McPhee and includes new interpretations of the works of Tom Wolfe, Joan Didion and Norman Mailer as well as unpublished material from Gay Talese's current book-in-progress. The Art of Fact is a timely call for critical appreciation of the artistry of nonfiction and offers valuable insights to both students and fans of contemporary nonfiction.
/book/show/9574319-runners-on-running?from_search=true	Rich Elliott	Runners on Running: The Best Nonfiction of Distance Running	is the ultimate anthology of inspirational stories, humorous accounts, and pivotal moments in the sport. This one-of-a-kind collection includes over 30 unforgettable stories from the most acclaimed writers in running:- John Brant- Kenny Moore- Amby Burfoot- Kathrine Switzer- Don Kardong- Marla Runyan and Sally Jenkins- Frank Murphy- Pam Reed- Marc Bloom-is the ultimate anthology of inspirational stories, humorous accounts, and pivotal moments in the sport. This one-of-a-kind collection includes over 30 unforgettable stories from the most acclaimed writers in running:- John Brant- Kenny Moore- Amby Burfoot- Kathrine Switzer- Don Kardong- Marla Runyan and Sally Jenkins- Frank Murphy- Pam Reed- Marc Bloom- Hal Higdon- Roger Hart- Rachel Toor- And More!The pieces encompass the full range of the running experience, from motivation to frustration to exhilaration. The stories brilliantly capture the essence of the sport.For anyone who loves running,is a captivating and essential read.
/book/show/18803496-the-survival-girls?from_search=true	Ming Holden	The Survival Girls: A Nonfiction Novella	You'll be delighted to meet the Survival Girls, turning their stories of abuse into empowerment in a Nairobi slum. -- Hillary Clinton, Frontiers in DevelopmentIn the summer of 2011, writer, artist, and development worker Ming Holden journeyed to Kenya with the goal of creating a performance with refugee girls for World Refugee Day. At the end of her seven weeks there, shYou'll be delighted to meet the Survival Girls, turning their stories of abuse into empowerment in a Nairobi slum. -- Hillary Clinton, Frontiers in DevelopmentIn the summer of 2011, writer, artist, and development worker Ming Holden journeyed to Kenya with the goal of creating a performance with refugee girls for World Refugee Day. At the end of her seven weeks there, she had founded the Survival Girls, a theater group comprised of six Congolese refugee women ages 18-23 living in a Nairobi slum. The Survival Girls have stayed together since then, an independent and self-sustaining women's empowerment and artistic expression group that has doubled in membership, competed in local competitions, and been contracted by the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees to perform all over Nairobi about female genital mutilation and other social issues.The Survival Girls is a literary nonfiction book fully illustrated by Seattle artist Jody Joldersma. Proceeds benefit university education for the Survival Girls in Nairobi. Written in the first person by Ming, this is just one story of the group's genesis, a story of how the concept and enactment of 'safe space' to assist with trauma recovery impacted women's empowerment in the refugee community in Nairobi's slums.
/book/show/962587.The_Essayist_at_Work?from_search=true	Lee Gutkind (Editor)	The Essayist at Work: Profiles of Creative Nonfiction Writers	This text explores how nonfiction writers meet the demand of being both poetic and journalistic, offering insights into the lifestyles, techniques and literary philosophies of some of the genre's respected writers. Those contributing include: John McPhee; Tracy Kidder; and Ellen Gilchrist.
/book/show/19290807-little-white-duck?from_search=true	Na Liu Andrs Vera Martnez	Little White Duck: A Childhood in China (Nonfiction - Grades 4-8)	The world is changing for two girls in China in the 1970s. Da QinBig Pianoand her younger sister, Xiao QinLittle Pianolive in the city of Wuhan with their parents. For decades, China's government had kept the country separated from the rest of the world. When their country's leader, Chairman Mao, dies, new opportunities begin to emerge. Da Qin and Xiao Qin soon learn tThe world is changing for two girls in China in the 1970s. Da QinBig Pianoand her younger sister, Xiao QinLittle Pianolive in the city of Wuhan with their parents. For decades, China's government had kept the country separated from the rest of the world. When their country's leader, Chairman Mao, dies, new opportunities begin to emerge. Da Qin and Xiao Qin soon learn that their childhood will be much different than the upbringing their parents experienced.
/book/show/27751606-jacob-s-ladder-reading-comprehension-program?from_search=true	Tamra Stambaugh Joyce VanTassel-Baska	Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program: Nonfiction: Grade 3	The Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program targets reading comprehension skills in high-ability learners by moving students through an inquiry process from basic understanding to critical analyses of texts using a field-tested method developed by the Center for Gifted Education at The College of William and Mary. Students in grades 3-5 will be able to comprehend andThe Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program targets reading comprehension skills in high-ability learners by moving students through an inquiry process from basic understanding to critical analyses of texts using a field-tested method developed by the Center for Gifted Education at The College of William and Mary. Students in grades 3-5 will be able to comprehend and analyze any nonfiction reading passage after completing the activities in these books. Using skill ladders connected to individual readings related to essays, articles, comparison documents, infographics, and other nonfiction text, students move from lower order, concrete thinking skills to higher order, critical thinking skills. All of the books, geared to increasing grade levels, include high-interest readings, ladders to increase reading skill development, and easy-to-implement instructions. The ladders include multiple skills necessary for academic success, covering language arts standards such as sequencing, cause and effect, classification, making generalizations, inference, understanding emotion, using and thinking about words, and recognizing themes and concepts.
/book/show/27751607-jacob-s-ladder-reading-comprehension-program?from_search=true	Tamra Stambaugh Joyce VanTassel-Baska	Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program: Nonfiction: Grade 5	The Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program targets reading comprehension skills in high-ability learners by moving students through an inquiry process from basic understanding to critical analyses of texts using a field-tested method developed by the Center for Gifted Education at The College of William and Mary. Students in grades 3-5 will be able to comprehend andThe Jacob's Ladder Reading Comprehension Program targets reading comprehension skills in high-ability learners by moving students through an inquiry process from basic understanding to critical analyses of texts using a field-tested method developed by the Center for Gifted Education at The College of William and Mary. Students in grades 3-5 will be able to comprehend and analyze any nonfiction reading passage after completing the activities in these books. Using skill ladders connected to individual readings related to essays, articles, comparison documents, infographics, and other nonfiction text, students move from lower order, concrete thinking skills to higher order, critical thinking skills. All of the books, geared to increasing grade levels, include high-interest readings, ladders to increase reading skill development, and easy-to-implement instructions. The ladders include multiple skills necessary for academic success, covering language arts standards such as sequencing, cause and effect, classification, making generalizations, inference, understanding emotion, using and thinking about words, and recognizing themes and concepts.
/book/show/1123695.The_Creative_Writer_s_Style_Guide?from_search=true	Christopher T. Leland	The Creative Writer's Style Guide: Rules and Advice for Writing Fiction and Creative Nonfiction	This title provides the rules of grammar, punctuation and style as well as advice on effective writing. It arises out of 25 years of both writing fiction and teaching creative writing at university level.
/book/show/442280.Beyond_Document?from_search=true	Charles  Warren	Beyond Document: Essays on Nonfiction Film	In essays by eleven of America's foremost writers, critics, and filmmakers, Beyond Document explores the full spectrum of nonfiction film and its creative possibilities. In addition to Charles Warren's broad introductory history of the genre, the book takes a close look at ethnographic films, cinema-verite, memoir and autobiography, docudramas, essay films, and newsreels,In essays by eleven of America's foremost writers, critics, and filmmakers, Beyond Document explores the full spectrum of nonfiction film and its creative possibilities. In addition to Charles Warren's broad introductory history of the genre, the book takes a close look at ethnographic films, cinema-verite, memoir and autobiography, docudramas, essay films, and newsreels, from classics like Night and Fog and Nanook of the North to more recent important work like Film about a Woman Who. . ., Harlan County, U.S.A., Sans Soleil, and Forest of Bliss.Representations of reality are increasingly contested, in courtrooms and in Congress, as well as in art. Asking what the art of film can achieve, Helene Keyssar considers the history of nonfiction films by women; Jay Cantor discusses film investigations of the Holocaust; Patricia Hampl looks at how autobiographical films render experience into narrative; Robert Gardner questions the filmmaker's impulse to preserve ; and poet Susan Howe explores structures of mourning in several filmmakers. All the book's essays provide deeply felt understanding of documentary film, and of how we live with, an d within, images.CONTRIBUTORS: Jay Cantor, Robert Gardener, Patricia Hampl, Maureen Howard, Susan Howe, Helene Keyssar, Phillip Lopatte, Vlada Petric, William Rothman, Charles Warren, Eliot Weinberger.
/book/show/7776831-bored-bella-learns-about-fiction-and-nonfiction?from_search=true	Sandy Bridget Donovan Leeza Hernandez (Illustrator)	Bored Bella Learns about Fiction and Nonfiction	Bored Bella thinks books are boring. When her class takes a trip to the library, Bella isn't thrilled. Join Ms. Paige Turner as she introduces fiction and nonfiction books to Bella and her class.
/book/show/19017231-how-to-discover-best-selling-nonfiction-ebook-ideas---the-bulletproof-st?from_search=true	Steve Scott	How to Discover Best-Selling Nonfiction eBook Ideas - The Bulletproof Strategy	Don't Waste Months Writing Titles That Nobody Wants...Learn A Proven System For Discovering Winning Nonfiction eBook IdeasYou're wasting time listening to the standard advice about Kindle publishing. You can't write about any topic and expect it will become a beDon't Waste Months Writing Titles That Nobody Wants...Learn A Proven System For Discovering Winning Nonfiction eBook IdeasYou're wasting time listening to the standard advice about Kindle publishing. You can't write about any topic and expect it will become a best selling eBook. The truth is the Amazon marketplace is full of fickle readers. Most will only read a specific type of nonfiction book. If you're not writing about these topics then no one is going to buy your book. It's that simple!As an expert on niche research, I know what it takes to find proven, profitable markets. I use four free websites to discover where people are spending money. In my book, I show you these sites. Plus I teach you how to find the right niche that matches your background and personal interests.The key to making a killing on Kindle is to follow a publisher's model. You don't succeed with a single title. Your best best is to locate a hidden niche full of hungry buyers who will buy everything you publish. That's how the top authors really make money with Amazon eBooks.My guide details an additional four websites for exploring any market topic. You won't have to guess what people will buy. Instead you'll do a special type of research to decipher the language they use and locate the problems they encounter on a daily basis. In addition, you'll discover the right way to get hundreds of profitable nonfiction book ideas.You'll need the right philosophy to win at the Amazon game. I've examined top-selling Kindle authors and discovered they have a specific mindset that leads to hundreds of daily sales. My guide details these 7 highly effective secrets and shows how you can adopt these winning habits.All the market research in the world won't matter if you pick the wrong market. The only way to publish a best-selling book is to know if it' something Amazon readers will buy.Fortunately I know the secret to determining the profitability of any nonfiction book idea. Specifically I use five tools to hack Amazon's algorithm. You'll learn:1. How to determine the average daily sales of any published title2. The quickest way to find related books in your marketplace3. A simple trick for discovering hidden book ideas4. My system for turning an unprofitable idea into a title that readers want5. How to use the top selling charts to find what's currently popular in your market.There is a goldmine of information on Amazon. You just need the right tools to do the digging. With my 5 Amazon Hacks, you'll know...within minutes...if you have a best-selling book idea. Then all you have to do is write and publish your title!Get started right away and locate those best-selling nonfiction book ideas.Scroll to the top of the page and select the 'buy button' now.
/book/show/1618776.Creative_Nonfiction_No_1?from_search=true	Lee Gutkind (Editor)	Creative Nonfiction No. 1	
/book/show/3233458-reading-and-writing-nonfiction-genres?from_search=true	Kathleen Buss Lee Karnowski	Reading and Writing Nonfiction Genres	A perfect companion to Buss and Karnowski's popular Reading and Writing Literary Genres, this book brings the instruction of nonfiction texts to a level that educators can successfully take into the classroom. Learn how to teach nonfiction to elementary students with an emphasis on the author's purpose, allowing your students to gain a better idea of text types and how toA perfect companion to Buss and Karnowski's popular Reading and Writing Literary Genres, this book brings the instruction of nonfiction texts to a level that educators can successfully take into the classroom. Learn how to teach nonfiction to elementary students with an emphasis on the author's purpose, allowing your students to gain a better idea of text types and how to read and write them more effectively.
/book/show/20626893-written-in-bone?from_search=true	Sally M. Walker	Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland (Nonfiction - Grades 4-8)	Bright white teeth. Straight leg bones. Awkwardly contorted arm bones. On a hot summer day in 2005, Dr. Douglas Owsley of the Smithsonian Institution peered into an excavated grave, carefully examining the fragile skeleton that had been buried there for four hundred years. He was about fifteen years old when he died. And he was European, Owsley concluded. But how did heBright white teeth. Straight leg bones. Awkwardly contorted arm bones. On a hot summer day in 2005, Dr. Douglas Owsley of the Smithsonian Institution peered into an excavated grave, carefully examining the fragile skeleton that had been buried there for four hundred years. He was about fifteen years old when he died. And he was European, Owsley concluded. But how did he know? Just as forensic scientists use their knowledge of human remains to help solve crimes, they use similar skills to solve the mysteries of the long-ago past. Join author Sally M. Walker as she works alongside the scientists investigating colonial-era graves near Jamestown, Virginia, as well as other sites in Maryland. As you follow their investigations, she'll introduce you to what scientists believe are the lives of a teenage boy, a ship's captain, an indentured servant, a colonial official and his family, and an enslaved African girl. All are reaching beyond the grave to tell us their stories, which are written in bone.
/book/show/1086984.Literature_Circle_Role_Sheets?from_search=true	Dan Grossmann (Illustrator)	Literature Circle Role Sheets: For Fiction and Nonfiction Books	a description of various types of literature circlesan explanation and role sheet for student-created discussion questionsadditional role sheets for informational text literature circlesan updated list of books for text setsan updated list of resourcesend-of-book project suggestionsa step-by-step description of
/book/show/15344957-respecting-others?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Respecting Others (First Step Nonfiction)	- Charts & Diagrams Additional Facts - Photo Glossary - Index
/book/show/6253295-summer?from_search=true	Tanya Thayer	Summer (First Step Nonfiction: Seasons)	Taking a brief look at each of the four seasons, this delightful series introduces beginning readers to the basic idea of seasons and how animals, plants, and people adapt to them. Crisp, close-up photography teams with easy-to-understand, repetitive sentences that encourage new readers to discover the world--one season at a time.
/book/show/6253248-spring?from_search=true	Tanya Thayer	Spring (First Step Nonfiction: Seasons)	Taking a brief look at each of the four seasons, this delightful series introduces beginning readers to the basic idea of seasons and how animals, plants, and people adapt to them. Crisp, close-up photography teams with easy-to-understand, repetitive sentences that encourage new readers to discover the world--one season at a time.
/book/show/842263.A_Manual_of_Writer_s_Tricks?from_search=true	David L., Carroll Sheree Bykofsky (Foreword)	A Manual of Writer's Tricks: Essential Advice for Fiction and Nonfiction Writers	The author of How to Prepare Your Manuscript for a Publisher now presents more essential advice for fiction and nonfiction writers. This invaluable reference offers easy access to stratagems and tried-and-true literary shortcuts that help writers save time, improve style and avoid common pitfalls. Whether a beginner or student, amateur or professional, readers will refer tThe author of How to Prepare Your Manuscript for a Publisher now presents more essential advice for fiction and nonfiction writers. This invaluable reference offers easy access to stratagems and tried-and-true literary shortcuts that help writers save time, improve style and avoid common pitfalls. Whether a beginner or student, amateur or professional, readers will refer time and again to David Carroll's practical tips for: writing with expression; improving structure; correcting and rewriting with greater efficiency; developing writer's logic; avoiding the hazards of burnout, boredom and lack of motivation; dealing with writer's block; and reworking scholarly prose for greater clarity.
/book/show/11915469-beyond-stories?from_search=true	Susan J. Britsch	Beyond stories: young children's nonfiction Composition: Young Children's Nonfiction Composition	This book pulls together the experiences of teachers and children in pre-school through Grade 3. It demonstrates that nonfiction composing is a highly creative process for young children. It provides suggestions for writing assignments, focused reading, and assessment. The theme that underlines this book is that joy and creativity are inherently part of nonfiction and non-This book pulls together the experiences of teachers and children in pre-school through Grade 3. It demonstrates that nonfiction composing is a highly creative process for young children. It provides suggestions for writing assignments, focused reading, and assessment. The theme that underlines this book is that joy and creativity are inherently part of nonfiction and non-narrative composing with young children.
/book/show/1756192.Florida_Pulp_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Bob Norman	Florida Pulp Nonfiction: True Crime in the Sunshine State	is the book the tourist boards don't want you to see. Unearthed by no-holds journalist Bob Norman and subsidized by the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, the book is crawling with crazed soccer moms, inveterate killers, terrorists, international gunrunners, cocaine slingers, out-of-control federal agents, cheating lawyers ... you know, the sis the book the tourist boards don't want you to see. Unearthed by no-holds journalist Bob Norman and subsidized by the National Society of Newspaper Columnists, the book is crawling with crazed soccer moms, inveterate killers, terrorists, international gunrunners, cocaine slingers, out-of-control federal agents, cheating lawyers ... you know, the stuff that Florida is made of.
/book/show/970243.The_Big_Empty?from_search=true	Ladette Randolph (Editor)	The Big Empty: Contemporary Nebraska Nonfiction Writers	A vast, barren landscape or a place of subtle natural beauty; the middle of nowhere or the gateway to the cultural and historical riches of the West; many things to many people and a cipher to many morethe great state of Nebraska is by force of circumstances a place of possibilities. What these possibilities are and what they promise are precisely what the writers ofA vast, barren landscape or a place of subtle natural beauty; the middle of nowhere or the gateway to the cultural and historical riches of the West; many things to many people and a cipher to many morethe great state of Nebraska is by force of circumstances a place of possibilities. What these possibilities are and what they promise are precisely what the writers oftell us.Exploring the state from its rural reaches to its urban engines, from its marvelous ecosystems to its myriad historical and cultural offerings, these narratives evoke Nebraska in all its facets. Writers as diverse as Ron Hansen, Ted Kooser, Michael Anania, Bob Kerrey, Mary Pipher, Delphine Red Shirt, and William Kloefkorn, among many others, bring a wealth of perspectives and styles to topics such as the Oregon Trail and the Cheyenne Exodus, farming and Internet cafs, politics, weather, and family secrets. The result is a portrait whose broad strokes and rich detail capture the mysterious character of Nebraska.
/book/show/1712294.Winding_Roads?from_search=true	Diane Thiel	Winding Roads: Exercises in Writing Creative Nonfiction	Written by an award-winning author Diane Thiel,offers exciting and challenging exercises with accompanying models which help focus student writing and allow instructors to address specfic elements of writing creative nonfiction. Vital examples in an extensive selection of readings serve as models and exercises addrWritten by an award-winning author Diane Thiel,offers exciting and challenging exercises with accompanying models which help focus student writing and allow instructors to address specfic elements of writing creative nonfiction. Vital examples in an extensive selection of readings serve as models and exercises address each element of writing creative nonfiction separately, while building towards an understanding of all the elements which go into creating an effective piece of writing.
/book/show/14514279-food-lit?from_search=true	Melissa Stoeger	Food Lit: A Reader's Guide to Epicurean Nonfiction	Food Lit: A Reader's Guide to Epicurean Nonfiction provides a much-needed resource for librarians assisting adult readers interested in the topic of food--a group that is continuing to grow rapidly. Containing annotations of hundreds of nonfiction titles about food that are arranged into genre and subject interest categories for easy reference, the book addresses a diverFood Lit: A Reader's Guide to Epicurean Nonfiction provides a much-needed resource for librarians assisting adult readers interested in the topic of food--a group that is continuing to grow rapidly. Containing annotations of hundreds of nonfiction titles about food that are arranged into genre and subject interest categories for easy reference, the book addresses a diversity of reading experiences by covering everything from foodie memoirs and histories of food to extreme cuisine and food exposes.Author Melissa Stoeger has organized and described hundreds of nonfiction titles centered on the themes of food and eating, including life stories, history, science, and investigative nonfiction. The work emphasizes titles published in the past decade without overlooking significant benchmark and classic titles. It also provides lists of suggested read-alikes for those titles, and includes several helpful appendices of fiction titles featuring food, food magazines, and food blogs.
/book/show/22097870-the-montessori-method?from_search=true	Maria Montessori	The Montessori Method (The Best Nonfiction Sellers of 1912)	In The Montessori Method, Maria Montessori introduces a scientific approach to pedagogy. The Montessori schools which she established and developed are intended for children three to seven years of age. The children are allowed as much freedom as possible and are provided with didactic materials which are various artifacts which they can use to educate themselves. TheyIn The Montessori Method, Maria Montessori introduces a scientific approach to pedagogy. The Montessori schools which she established and developed are intended for children three to seven years of age. The children are allowed as much freedom as possible and are provided with didactic materials which are various artifacts which they can use to educate themselves. They are supervised by a single directress whose primary task is to observe the children and direct their efforts by explaining to them how various didactic materials are used (it's very simple, but nothing is obvious to a young child). This book offers some valuable concrete advice, but its primary use to me was as an introduction to the approach of scientific pedagogy. The basic premises of the Montessori Method are that (1) children have a natural desire to learn and (2) one can learn how to live in freedom only by being free. These premises are fully supported and fleshed out in the book. The Montessori method achieved startling results, with four year old children (on average) learning to be masters of themselves, disciplined, benevolent, self-confident, and capable of reading and writing. Every educator should be familiar with Maria Montessori's work. This particular edition includes the illustrations from an early printing.
/book/show/13488015-dead-by-sunset-lincoln-so-that-others-may-live-home-again-home-again?from_search=true	Ann Rule David Herbert Donald Hank Whittemore	Dead by Sunset/Lincoln/So that Others May Live/Home Again, Home Again (Today's Best Nonfiction, Vol 2, 1996)	
/book/show/23322321-write-choices?from_search=true	Sue Hertz	Write Choices: The Elements of Nonfiction Storytelling	Looking at the hard choices writers confront when crafting any kind of factual narrative, this book helps journalism students to improve specifically their nonfiction storytelling skills.
/book/show/15451032-untitled-nonfiction?from_search=true	Tom Brokaw	Untitled Nonfiction	
/book/show/21826930-successful-nonfiction?from_search=true	Dan Poynter	Successful Nonfiction	An excellent inspirational resource for nonfiction writers from Dan Poynter. Each page hits the nonfiction writer right in the thought process with a tip, an explanation, an illustrative story and a writing quotation.
/book/show/3188551-stars?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Stars (First Step Nonfiction)	A simple introduction to the characteristics of stars.
/book/show/1387569.Guide_to_Writing_Magazine_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Michael J. Bugeja	Guide to Writing Magazine Nonfiction	Professional writer and teacher Bugeja tells us what we already suspect: Writing teachers are talented, intuitive writers (that's why they have their jobs) and often don't know how to instruct fledglings in what comes naturally to them. The author rectifies this situation with step-by-step instructi
/book/show/20901524-what-does-sunlight-do?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	What Does Sunlight Do? (First Step Nonfiction: Let's Watch the Weather)	What heats our planet? What also helps plants and animals to live and grow? Sunlight! Readers will learn the ins and outs of what sunlight does in this book. Accessible text and appealing photos show sunlight how affects Earth and encourage readers to think about how sunlight affects their own environment.
/book/show/1919712.24_Nonfiction_Passages_for_Test_Practice?from_search=true	Michael Priestley	24 Nonfiction Passages for Test Practice (Grades 4-5)	Boost students reading comprehension and critical thinking skills using all kinds of nonfiction. From how-to guides and letters to news stories and advertisements, these high-interest, ready-to-reproduce nonfiction passages and companion questions will give your students the practice they need to understand the information they see and read every dayand succeed on standaBoost students reading comprehension and critical thinking skills using all kinds of nonfiction. From how-to guides and letters to news stories and advertisements, these high-interest, ready-to-reproduce nonfiction passages and companion questions will give your students the practice they need to understand the information they see and read every dayand succeed on standardized tests. For use with Grades 4-5.
/book/show/1051785.Write_To_Know?from_search=true	Anne M. Holbrook	Write To Know: Nonfiction Writing Prompts For Middle School Science (Write To Know)	The value of nonfiction writing lies not only in the writing, but also in the editing and rewriting. Research overwhelmingly indicates that nonfiction writing with feedback and revision leads to higher student achievement in all content areas. These prompts can be used immediately in the classroom with students. The included scoring guides, or rubrics, may be modified forThe value of nonfiction writing lies not only in the writing, but also in the editing and rewriting. Research overwhelmingly indicates that nonfiction writing with feedback and revision leads to higher student achievement in all content areas. These prompts can be used immediately in the classroom with students. The included scoring guides, or rubrics, may be modified for your state or district needs.
/book/show/2734855-nonfiction-comprehension-test-practice-level-6?from_search=true	Jennifer Overend Prior	Nonfiction Comprehension Test Practice Level 6 (Level 6)	Based on articles from TIME for Kids magazine, activities provide reading comprehension practice in standardized test format.
/book/show/31213699-mighty-machines-lego-nonfiction?from_search=true	Scholastic Inc.	Mighty Machines (LEGO Nonfiction): A LEGO Adventure in the Real World	Did you know that the biggest plane in the world can fly at up to 8 miles in the air or that the biggest digger in the world is a heavy as four hundred cars?Join the LEGO(R) minifigures as they learn about giant construction vehicles like diggers and bulldozers to cargo ships and airplanes carrying things everywhere. They'll even learn about rockets that take astronauts inDid you know that the biggest plane in the world can fly at up to 8 miles in the air or that the biggest digger in the world is a heavy as four hundred cars?Join the LEGO(R) minifigures as they learn about giant construction vehicles like diggers and bulldozers to cargo ships and airplanes carrying things everywhere. They'll even learn about rockets that take astronauts into space! Bursting with stunning photographs, fun facts, mini comics, building ideas, and stickers,is the perfect book for any young reader.The LEGO(R) nonfiction series is exceptional as it combines the world's most powerful toy brand with the most trusted name in children's publishing.
/book/show/4774853-mississippi-writers?from_search=true	Dorothy Abbott (Editor)	Mississippi Writers: Reflections of Childhood and Youth: Volume II: Nonfiction	PA monumental anthology in four volumes collecting fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama written by authors from Mississippi, a state that has been called the cradle of storytellers. In a five-year project sponsored by the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi, Abbott made selections from the works of Faulkner, Welty, Williams, Percy, aPA monumental anthology in four volumes collecting fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama written by authors from Mississippi, a state that has been called the cradle of storytellers. In a five-year project sponsored by the Center for the Study of Southern Culture at the University of Mississippi, Abbott made selections from the works of Faulkner, Welty, Williams, Percy, and Wright along with stories, essays, poems, and plays both by eminently known and by emerging writers from Mississippi. Each selection expresses the theme of Mississippi youth and childhood or its relevance to the life of the writer. Volume II#58; Nonfiction
/book/show/1255338.Pairing_Fiction_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Deanne Camp	Pairing Fiction  Nonfiction: Strategies to Build Comprehension in the Content Areas	Reading expert Deanne Camp shows how matching two high-interest booksone fiction and one nonfictionon the same topic can boost students engagement and comprehension in any subject area. This resource provides 15 comprehension strategy lessons for building background knowledge, learning vocabulary, summarizing, asking critical-thinking questions, and more. Also includesReading expert Deanne Camp shows how matching two high-interest booksone fiction and one nonfictionon the same topic can boost students engagement and comprehension in any subject area. This resource provides 15 comprehension strategy lessons for building background knowledge, learning vocabulary, summarizing, asking critical-thinking questions, and more. Also includes classroom examples with the strategy in action, research links, and a recommended literature list. For use with Grades 3-5.
/book/show/14359880-what-do-pliers-do?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	What Do Pliers Do? (First Step Nonfiction: Tools at Work)	Vibrant color photographs and simple sentences introduce students to a variety of tools. Students will learn how these basic tools work while improving their reading skills. This series meets both physical science and reading standards.
/book/show/18354141-how-i-do-my-homework?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	How I Do My Homework (First Step Nonfiction: Responsibility in Action)	What strategy do you use to get your homework done? Follow this responsible student who tackles math and spelling assignments.
/book/show/18354142-how-i-pack-my-lunch?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	How I Pack My Lunch (First Step Nonfiction: Responsibility in Action)	What routine do you follow to pack a healthy lunch? See how this responsible student plans a meal.
/book/show/9797085-elvis-presley?from_search=true	Pamela Clarke Keogh Anna Fields (Narrator)	Elvis Presley: The Man. The Life. The Legend. (Playaway Adult Nonfiction)	That voice, those eyes, that hair, the cars, the girls. Elvis Presley revolutionized American pop culture when, at twenty-one, he became a modern superstar. He had a personal style that, like his music, had an immediate impact on his audience that continues to influence us today.
/book/show/18305419-write-like-a-ninja---the-amazing-secret-way-to-take-your-ideas-and-finis?from_search=true	Stephen Winter	Write Like A Ninja - The Amazing Secret Way To Take Your Ideas And Finish Them Into Completed Nonfiction Books And eBooks	Amazing New Book Shows You How To Go From Idea To Finished Book and eBook, Writing Better Than Ever, Without Being Affected By Conditions Oppressive To Being A Successful AuthorWhy Write Like A Ninja? Why Not Write Like A Dry Cleaner?During a conversation in my head, the kind which writers have, I was asked why I chose to title this book Write Like A Ninja. I explained thaAmazing New Book Shows You How To Go From Idea To Finished Book and eBook, Writing Better Than Ever, Without Being Affected By Conditions Oppressive To Being A Successful AuthorWhy Write Like A Ninja? Why Not Write Like A Dry Cleaner?During a conversation in my head, the kind which writers have, I was asked why I chose to title this book Write Like A Ninja. I explained that I had considered calling it Write Like Shakespeare On Crack, but too many lives have been wrecked by Shakespeare.Write Like A Ninja, is appropriately named in the sense that writing a book is best accomplished as a defined mission; something which ninjas were good at executing.Also writers, like ninjas, are better off remaining quiet about their missions, at least until accomplished. The discouragement society is not short on members.Most importantly, I have ways, which I am willing to share with you, that are a symbiosis of what it takes to accomplish a defined stealth mission, and what it takes to write. Really write.I hope that gets your heart beating, because if it doesnt, then I dont need your money, and you dont need my book.This is not a rehashed treatise assembled by a nonwriter. Plenty of such are available, just not from me.I am a genuine writer, sitting at my desk eating pretzel rods and drinking cream soda, while finding within me the best way to convey to you in print, how you can take something as singular as one idea, and see it through all the way until it is a book.A side effect of this, is that not only will you have a created a book, but you will have become, or expanded yourself as an author.You should be smiling right now, because if you stick with me in reading what I have to say on these pages, I have no doubt that you will find your time has been invested and not wasted.Oh, and as for why not a dry cleaner; well that would be entertaining but not accurate, and we do have a mission to accomplish. Remember that. Writing a book is a mission.You Will Love And Benefit From Write Like A NinjaCheck Out Just Some Of The Contents In Write Like A NinjaTake Your Backspace Button And Throw It Out The WindowWriting Behind Enemy LinesMinute WritesThe Perfect Writing Environment For Ten CentsNinja Writers Are Not Perfect But They Don't Get StuckThe Ninja Book Writing Method - Examples For Clarifying And Defining What You Are going To Write AboutThe Ninja Book Writing Method - SegmentsThat is only a sampling. There is more, much more. In fact even though Write Like A Ninja is focused on taking you from idea to finished nonfiction book and ebook, anyone who writes or would like to, whether nonfiction or not, will find enough useful material to have made this one of your favorite and most helpful books on writing ever.BonusWrite Like A Ninja ends after The Finish Line with a special bonus, a list of successful nonfiction books which were self published.Write Like A Ninja Is Ready For You To Buy And Download Right NowWe are living in a very unique time for writing and publishing. Never before has the playing field been so leveled, and the opportunity for authors whether self published or not, been so ripe.Learn The Amazing Secret Way To Take Your Ideas And Finish Them Into Completed Nonfiction Books and eBooks today by scrolling to the top of the page and getting your copy of Write Like A Ninja before another minute goes by. You will be glad that you did.
/book/show/17231466-1-699-nonfiction-writing-prompts?from_search=true	Dahlia Valentine	1,699 Nonfiction Writing Prompts: Questions galore for generating book, article & blog post ideas	Has a lightning bolt of writers block killed your creativity?Were you recently hired to write 20 articles, all on the exact same topic  (in 3 days or less)?Need an awesome angle for your upcoming ebook?Was your last batch of query letters lackluster in the winning topic department?Are you (finally) building an editorial calendar for your blog?If you answeredHas a lightning bolt of writers block killed your creativity?Were you recently hired to write 20 articles, all on the exact same topic  (in 3 days or less)?Need an awesome angle for your upcoming ebook?Was your last batch of query letters lackluster in the winning topic department?Are you (finally) building an editorial calendar for your blog?If you answered yes to any of the previous questions,may be just the quick fix youve been looking for.This compilation of prompts (I've written them as questions) span across 21 niche topics, including:Writing about ProductsTechnologyInternet MarketingWriting & SpeakingBusinessFinance & InvestingHome Life & Real EstateGardeningPets & AnimalsCraftsEntertainmentBeauty & FashionHealth & FitnessSeasons & HolidaysEventsTravelFoodYour FavoritesYour LifeLove & RelationshipsChildren & ParentingThe questions you'll find here are like brainstorm vitamins. They force your creativity muscle to build a response, and thats how new content ideas are born.Open upand scan through the questions in your topic category. Scribble down all the new ideas bubbling up. Or - (and this is the way I like to use it) - look through questions in completely unrelated categories. Youll be surprised at the meaningful connections your mind makes when it's looking for fresh ideas.
/book/show/1224025.Making_Forest_Of_Bliss?from_search=true	Robert Gardner	Making Forest Of Bliss: Intention, Circumstance, And Chance In Nonfiction Film: A Conversation Between Robert Gardner + Ákos Östör	Poet Seamus Heaney wrote of the deep and literate gaze Robert Gardner transmits with an intensity that passes from the documentary into the visionary in his film Forest of Bliss. A decade and a half after its making, it is recognized as a contemporary classic of nonfiction cinema.Making Forest of Bliss, the first in Harvard Film Archive's series Voices and VisionsPoet Seamus Heaney wrote of the deep and literate gaze Robert Gardner transmits with an intensity that passes from the documentary into the visionary in his film Forest of Bliss. A decade and a half after its making, it is recognized as a contemporary classic of nonfiction cinema.Making Forest of Bliss, the first in Harvard Film Archive's series Voices and Visions in Film, presents a dialogue between Gardner and his colleague anthropologist Akos ostor, illustrated with more than 150 images captured from the film. Recalling the conditions of its filming in Benares, India, in 1985, and presenting their moment-by-moment impressions upon watching it several years later, Gardner and ostor probe questions of what it means to capture life and death on film and ponder how the filmmaker's intentions, choices necessitated by circumstance, and the serendipity of chance contribute to this endeavor. The resulting conversation is a lively exploration of issues philosophical, anthropological, and--above all--artistic.The volume contains an introduction by philosopher Stanley Cavell and includes a newly mastered DVD of the complete film.
/book/show/6059987-toolkit-texts?from_search=true	Stephanie Harvey Anne Goudvis	Toolkit Texts: Grades 4-5: Short Nonfiction for Guided and Independent Practice	
/book/show/11217131-how-to-write-a-nonfiction-book?from_search=true	Bobbi Linkemer	How to Write a Nonfiction Book: From Concept to Completion in 6 Months * Sixth Edition	Ready to write your nonfiction book? To take the mystery out of the book-writing process, here's what you need to know: * What it takes to be an author * How to write a proposal * What, when, & how to write * Who can help you * What production includes * What your publishing options are * How to reach your readers * What else you should read. This book is full of insigReady to write your nonfiction book? To take the mystery out of the book-writing process, here's what you need to know: * What it takes to be an author * How to write a proposal * What, when, & how to write * Who can help you * What production includes * What your publishing options are * How to reach your readers * What else you should read. This book is full of insights, advice, charts, and space to plan and write.
/book/show/19051678-william-rosalie?from_search=true	William Schiff Rosalie Schiff Craig Hanley	William & Rosalie: A Holocaust Testimony (Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Series)	William & Rosalie is the gripping and heartfelt account of two young Jewish people from Poland who survive six different German slave and prison camps throughout the Holocaust. In 1941, newlyweds William and Rosalie Schiff are forcibly separated and sent on their individual odysseys through a surreal maze of hate. Terror in the Krakow ghetto, sadistic SS death games, cWilliam & Rosalie is the gripping and heartfelt account of two young Jewish people from Poland who survive six different German slave and prison camps throughout the Holocaust. In 1941, newlyweds William and Rosalie Schiff are forcibly separated and sent on their individual odysseys through a surreal maze of hate. Terror in the Krakow ghetto, sadistic SS death games, cruel human medical experiments, eyewitness accounts of brutal murders of men, women, children, and even infants, and the menace of rape in occupied Poland make William & Rosalie an unusually explicit view of the chaos that World War II unleashed on the Jewish people. The lovers story begins in Krakows ancient neighborhood of Kazimierz, after the Germans occupy western Poland. A year later they marry in the ghetto; by 1942 deportations have wasted both families. After Rosalie is saved by Oskar Schindler, the husband and wife end up at the Plaszow work camp under Amon Goeth, the bestial commandant played by Ralph Fiennes in Schindlers List. While Rosalie is on heaven patrol removing bodies from the camp, William is working in the factories. But when Rosalie is shipped by train to a different factory camp, William sneaks into a boxcar to follow, and he ends up at Auschwitz instead. Craig Hanley powerfully narrates the struggle of the couple to stay alive and find each other at wars end. Now in their eighties, William and Rosalie come to terms in this book with the loss of their families and years of torture at the hands of Nazi captors. Unique among memoirs from this era, the book connects directly to the present day. The Schiffs ongoing and highly effective campaign against prejudice and discrimination is a heroic culmination of two lives scarred beyond belief by racism. William & Rosalie artfully combines biography with timely lessons on the nature of mass hate, a stubborn phenomenon that continues to endanger every life on Earth.
/book/show/2526593.Surrendered_Child?from_search=true	Karen Salyer McElmurray	Surrendered Child: A Birth Mother's Journey (Association of Writers and Writing Programs Award for Creative Nonfiction) (Association of Writers and Writing Programs Award for Creative Nonfiction)	
/book/show/24965246-the-case-of-the-vanishing-little-brown-bats?from_search=true	Sandra Markle	The Case of the Vanishing Little Brown Bats: A Scientific Mystery (Nonfiction - Grades 4-8)	Little brown bats do us a big favor. They eat huge numbers of insects! That helps limit the spread of diseases and the damage that insects do to farm crops. But in recent years, large populations of little brown bats have been dying off each winter. Is a virus killing them? Could climate change or pesticides be the cause? Or is it something else? Follow a team of dedicatedLittle brown bats do us a big favor. They eat huge numbers of insects! That helps limit the spread of diseases and the damage that insects do to farm crops. But in recent years, large populations of little brown bats have been dying off each winter. Is a virus killing them? Could climate change or pesticides be the cause? Or is it something else? Follow a team of dedicated scientists working to save the little brown bats in this real-life science mystery.
/book/show/19340863-finish-forty-and-home?from_search=true	Phil Scearce	Finish Forty and Home: The Untold World War II Story of B-24s in the Pacific (Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Series)	A Main Selection of the Military/History Book Club.During the early years of World War II in the Pacific theatre, against overwhelming odds, young American airmen flew the longest and most perilous bombing missions of the war. They faced determined Japanese fighters without fighter escort, relentless anti-aircraft fire with no deviations from target, and thousands of mileA Main Selection of the Military/History Book Club.During the early years of World War II in the Pacific theatre, against overwhelming odds, young American airmen flew the longest and most perilous bombing missions of the war. They faced determined Japanese fighters without fighter escort, relentless anti-aircraft fire with no deviations from target, and thousands of miles of over-water flying with no alternative landing sites. Finish Forty and Home, by Phil Scearce, is the true story of the men and missions of the 11th Bombardment Group as it fought alone and unheralded in the South Central Pacific, while America had its eyes on the war in Europe. The book opens with Sgt. Herman Scearce, the author's father, lying about his age to join the Army Air Corps at 16. The narrative follows Scearce through training and into combat with his new crewmates, including pilot Lt. Joe Deasy, whose last-minute transfer from training duty thrusts the new crew into the squadron commanders role. After bombing Nauru, the squadron moves on to bomb Wake Island, Tarawa, and finally Iwo Jima. These missions bring American forces closer and closer to the Japanese home islands and precede the critical American invasions of Tarawa and Iwo Jima. The 42nd Squadrons losses through 1943 were staggering:50 out of 110 airmen killed. Phil Scearce explores the context of the war and sets the stage for these daring missions, revealing the motivations of the men who flew them: to finish forty combat missions and make it home again. He based his story upon substantial research at the Air Force Historical Research Agency and the National Archives, interviews with surviving airmen, and interviews and correspondence with the survivors of men who were lost. His is the first book to document America's bomber offensive in the early days of the Pacific War.
/book/show/18607455-nonfiction-strategies-that-work?from_search=true	Lori Wilfong	Nonfiction Strategies That Work: Do This--Not That!	Teachers are being bombarded with ideas for teaching nonfiction, but what really works? In this essential book, dynamic author Lori G. Wilfong describes ten best practices for teaching nonfiction and how to implement them in the classroom. She also points out practices that should be avoided, helping you figure out which strategies to ditch and which to embrace.Topics coTeachers are being bombarded with ideas for teaching nonfiction, but what really works? In this essential book, dynamic author Lori G. Wilfong describes ten best practices for teaching nonfiction and how to implement them in the classroom. She also points out practices that should be avoided, helping you figure out which strategies to ditch and which to embrace.Topics covered includeFinding quality, differentiated texts to teach contentSelecting support strategies with purposeProviding students with a range of scaffolds for effective summary writingPurposely selecting vocabulary words to support content learningWorking with students to develop strategies to cite textual evidenceUsing text structure as both a reading and writing tool for analyzing nonfictionAnd much more!Every chapter begins with an engaging scenario and ends with action steps to help you get started. The book also contains tons of handy templates that you can reproduce and use in your own classroom.
/book/show/18487817-creative-nonfiction-issue-44?from_search=true	Lee Gutkind	Creative Nonfiction Issue 44	Creative Nonfiction #44 features a slew of true stories about navigating unfamiliar terrain: going out into Cairo in niqab; searching for a young man lost in the Grand Canyon; waiting for news about a possible nuclear accident in Ukraine; decoding an invitation in Vietnam; and committing (digital) atrocities in foreign lands.CNF #44 also explores the line between documentCreative Nonfiction #44 features a slew of true stories about navigating unfamiliar terrain: going out into Cairo in niqab; searching for a young man lost in the Grand Canyon; waiting for news about a possible nuclear accident in Ukraine; decoding an invitation in Vietnam; and committing (digital) atrocities in foreign lands.CNF #44 also explores the line between documentation and exploitation; the legacy of mid-century environmental writers; the small publishing landscape; and the quiet pleasures of quotidian nonfiction.
/book/show/18197292-nonfiction-chapter-books?from_search=true	Lucy Calkins	Nonfiction Chapter Books	
/book/show/19082172-nonfiction-comprehension-cliffhangers?from_search=true	Tom Conklin	Nonfiction Comprehension Cliffhangers	This ready-to-use resource contains 15 exciting-and true-stories for kids to read and then write or discuss their predictions about the story's ending. The stories are perfect for building essential reading skills such as making inferences, drawing conclusions, summarizing, and more. Each reproducible nonfiction story comes with a companion teacher page, which includes sugThis ready-to-use resource contains 15 exciting-and true-stories for kids to read and then write or discuss their predictions about the story's ending. The stories are perfect for building essential reading skills such as making inferences, drawing conclusions, summarizing, and more. Each reproducible nonfiction story comes with a companion teacher page, which includes suggested discussion topics to activate students' prior knowledge, a vocabulary list, and more. Plus, the stories span the curriculum, providing students with valuable reading in the content areas.
/book/show/18699673-explorations-in-nonfiction-writing?from_search=true	Tony Stead	Explorations in Nonfiction Writing	
/book/show/34825116-praying-for-sheetrock?from_search=true	Melissa Fay Greene	Praying for Sheetrock: A Work of Nonfiction	Finalist for the 1991 National Book Award and a New York Times Notable book, Praying for Sheetrock is the story of McIntosh County, a small, isolated, and lovely place on the flowery coast of Georgia--and a county where, in the 1970s, the white sheriff still wielded all the power, controlling everything and everybody. Somehow the sweeping changes of the civil rights movemeFinalist for the 1991 National Book Award and a New York Times Notable book, Praying for Sheetrock is the story of McIntosh County, a small, isolated, and lovely place on the flowery coast of Georgia--and a county where, in the 1970s, the white sheriff still wielded all the power, controlling everything and everybody. Somehow the sweeping changes of the civil rights movement managed to bypass McIntosh entirely. It took one uneducated, unemployed black man, Thurnell Alston, to challenge the sheriff and his courthouse gang--and to change the way of life in this community forever. An inspiring and absorbing account of the struggle for human dignity and racial equality (Coretta Scott King)
/book/show/18319370-supposedly-fun-things?from_search=true	Ryan M. Blanck	Supposedly Fun Things...: Essays Inspired by the Creative Nonfiction of David Foster Wallace	Chaperoning Grad Nite at Disneyland... Spending eight hours in the Prospective Juror holding room... Reading AP exam essays for fifty-six hours... Detoxing from an addiction to prescription narcotics... Travelling 7000 miles to present a paper at a literary conference in Antwerp, Belgium... In this collection of narrative and critical essays, Ryan M Blanck explores the irChaperoning Grad Nite at Disneyland... Spending eight hours in the Prospective Juror holding room... Reading AP exam essays for fifty-six hours... Detoxing from an addiction to prescription narcotics... Travelling 7000 miles to present a paper at a literary conference in Antwerp, Belgium... In this collection of narrative and critical essays, Ryan M Blanck explores the irony of the banal in these situations and others. Influenced by the writing style of David Foster Wallace and heavily footnoted, Supposedly Fun Things... offers candid reflections on some of life's most ordinary - and extraordinary - events.
/book/show/8764665-we-are-alike-we-are-different?from_search=true	Janice Behrens	We Are Alike, We Are Different (Scholastic News Nonfiction Readers: We the Kids)	What does it take to be a good citizen? Find out in this appealing new series about the importance of working together, taking turns, respecting differences, and getting along in the classroom, the community, and the world!
/book/show/9062292-teaching-comprehension-with-nonfiction-read-alouds?from_search=true	Dawn Little	Teaching Comprehension With Nonfiction Read Alouds: 12 Lessons for Using Newspapers, Magazines, and Other Nonfiction Texts to Build Key Comprehension Skills	In this thoughtful new resource, a master teacher shares her framework for presenting powerful read-aloud lessons that teach students the comprehension skills they need to read nonfiction. Youll learn how to plan and present interactive read alouds of newspaper or magazines articles, textbooks, informational books, and lots more. Standards-based lessons include exploringIn this thoughtful new resource, a master teacher shares her framework for presenting powerful read-aloud lessons that teach students the comprehension skills they need to read nonfiction. Youll learn how to plan and present interactive read alouds of newspaper or magazines articles, textbooks, informational books, and lots more. Standards-based lessons include exploring the features and structures of nonfiction, activating background knowledge, making inferences, summarizing, and much more. Youll also find suggestions for choosing nonfiction texts, using read alouds across the curriculum, and differentiating your lessons. For use with Grades 36.
/book/show/11104393-on-the-literary-nonfiction-of-nancy-mairs?from_search=true	Merri Lisa Johnson (Editor) Susannah B. Mintz	On the Literary Nonfiction of Nancy Mairs: A Critical Anthology	Where much of the existing scholarship on Nancy Mairs has approached her essays in the context of disability studies, this book seeks to broaden the conversation through a wider range of critical perspectives and with attention to underrepresented aspects of Mairss oeuvre. With particular attention to the ways Mairs shapes her essays around a variety of unspeakablessucWhere much of the existing scholarship on Nancy Mairs has approached her essays in the context of disability studies, this book seeks to broaden the conversation through a wider range of critical perspectives and with attention to underrepresented aspects of Mairss oeuvre. With particular attention to the ways Mairs shapes her essays around a variety of unspeakablessuch as depression, female sexuality and infidelity, mortality and death, or the struggle for faith in a post-modern worldthis collection demonstrates Mairss provocative combination of bold ethics and subtle aesthetics.
/book/show/1618774.A_View_From_The_Divide?from_search=true	Lee Gutkind (Editor)	A View From The Divide: Creative Nonfiction on Health and Science	In the tradition of Lewis Thomas, Stephen J. Gould, and Oliver Sachs, this special double issue of, the only exclusively nonfiction literary journal, demonstrates the many ways in which aspects of the scientific worldfrom biology, medicine, physics, and astronomycan be captured and dramatized for a humanities-oriented readership.Edited and introducedIn the tradition of Lewis Thomas, Stephen J. Gould, and Oliver Sachs, this special double issue of, the only exclusively nonfiction literary journal, demonstrates the many ways in which aspects of the scientific worldfrom biology, medicine, physics, and astronomycan be captured and dramatized for a humanities-oriented readership.Edited and introduced by the award-winning author of,, andincludes a diverse range of voices, from poets to immunologists and physicists, from established writers to up-and-coming new talent.
/book/show/901900.What_Is_a_Liquid_?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	What Is a Liquid? (First Step Nonfiction: States of Matter)	What Is a Liquid? offers emergent readers a simple explanation of matter, a description of liquids, and examples of how liquids can change into different states of matter.
/book/show/478336.Daughter_of_the_Revolution?from_search=true	Pauline Elizabeth Hopkins Lurie Ira Dworkin (Editor)	Daughter of the Revolution: The Major Nonfiction Works of Pauline Hopkins	Pauline E. Hopkins (18591930) came to prominence in the early years of the twentieth century as an outspoken writer, editor, and critic. Frequently recognized for her first novel,, she is currently one of the most widely read and studied African American novelists from that period.While nearly all of Hopkinss fiction remains in print, there is very littPauline E. Hopkins (18591930) came to prominence in the early years of the twentieth century as an outspoken writer, editor, and critic. Frequently recognized for her first novel,, she is currently one of the most widely read and studied African American novelists from that period.While nearly all of Hopkinss fiction remains in print, there is very little of her nonfiction available. This reader brings together dozens of her hard-to-find essays, including longer nonfiction works such asand, some of which are published here for the first time in their entirety.Through these works, along with two juvenile essays from the 1870s, a personal letter, and two speeches, readers encounter a voice that is committed to constructing an international discourse on race, recovering the militant abolitionist tradition to combat Jim Crow, celebrating black political participation during and after the Reconstruction era, articulating the connections between race and labor, and insisting on equal rights for women. Hopkinss writing will challenge contemporary scholars to rethink their understanding of black activism and modernity in the early twentieth century.
/book/show/840454.Write_on_Target?from_search=true	Dennis E. Hensley Holly G. Miller	Write on Target: A Five-Phase Program for Nonfiction Writers	This five-phase program will help you write professionally, sell your material, and map out a plan for lifelong success as a writer. It includes 24 exercises and lessons for writers and a glossary of terms commonly used in the publishing world.
/book/show/735464.Eating_Europe?from_search=true	Jon, Volkmer	Eating Europe: A Meta-Nonfiction Love Story	EATING EUROPE: A META-NONFICTION LOVE STORY is travel writing in its most hilarious, poignant, and consequential form. It is the year 2000, and Jon has a grant to write about the Euro-transitional era. From Amsterdam to Alsace, the tourist life is good. He and Janet eat and drink and spar with breezy affection while Jon pays scant attention to his project. As they driveEATING EUROPE: A META-NONFICTION LOVE STORY is travel writing in its most hilarious, poignant, and consequential form. It is the year 2000, and Jon has a grant to write about the Euro-transitional era. From Amsterdam to Alsace, the tourist life is good. He and Janet eat and drink and spar with breezy affection while Jon pays scant attention to his project. As they drive on toward southern France, it becomes clear that something has gone very wrong-both in the journey itself, and in the telling of the journey. Jon the author steps in to explain that he had stopped writing for three years. In the meantime, the tragedy of 9/11 and the drum-beat of war have changed everything. Janet has launched into peace activism and spiraled into depression. In the very month of the Iraq invasion, at the height of America's anti-French hysteria, Jon goes to France to try to the finish the book. But the ground beneath his story has shifted. The gloom of the real world bleeds into his writing-where it finds parallels in the pain of personal relationship and in the lies of every claim of nonfiction. In the end, EATING EUROPE strives for reconciliations: the author to his wife, the wife to her character, the author to his work, the work to its genre, America to France. About the Author JON VOLKMER has written numerous travel features for newspapers and magazines. He is director of creative writing at Ursinus College, where he teaches travel writing and travel literature. He is an award-winning fiction writer, essayist and poet, with publications in such journals as PARNASSUS, PRAIRIE SCHOONER, TEXAS REVIEW, and PAINTED BRIDE QUARTERLY. He is the author of THE ART OF COUNTRY GRAIN ELEVATORS, a poetry collection with photographs by Bruce Selyem (Bottom Dog Press.) He holds an MA in Creative Writing from Denver University, and a PhD in English from the University of Nebraska.
/book/show/1309595.American_Indian_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Bernd C. Peyer (Editor)	American Indian Nonfiction: An Anthology of Writings, 1760s–1930s	American Indian literature has deep roots. This collection of political writings covers nearly two centuries and represents a historical survey of the development of Indian nonfiction prose, from the missionary-trained writers of the late eighteenth century to the members of the first Indian intellectual network in theAmerican Indian literature has deep roots. This collection of political writings covers nearly two centuries and represents a historical survey of the development of Indian nonfiction prose, from the missionary-trained writers of the late eighteenth century to the members of the first Indian intellectual network in the early twentieth century.Included are personal letters, sermons, printed speeches, autobiographical sketches, editorials, pamphlets, and humorous pieces. From early writers such as Samson Occom to twentieth-century writers such as Will Rogers and Luther Standing Bear, these authors were deeply committed to the welfare of their Native communities. Many of the pieces were quite popular in their day but have been lost to time.Bernd C. Peyer traces the historical development of Indian literature from its beginnings in seventeenth-century New England to the emergence of the national Society of American Indians. This collection shows that American Indian prose has a long and diverse heritage. While not as well known as its counterparts in fiction and poetry, Native nonfiction writing posed probing questions, expressed political beliefs, and confronted the challenges facing Indian-white relations. Many of the documents Peyer has gathered here are otherwise inaccessible to the general public, making this anthology a valuable and unique resource for scholars, students, and anyone interested in Indian nonfiction.
/book/show/5437949-living-in-urban-communities?from_search=true	Kristin Sterling	Living in Urban Communities (First Step Nonfiction: Communities)	This book offers early emergent readers an introduction to urban communities.
/book/show/6549895-sheep?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Sheep (First Step Nonfiction: Farm Animals)	Take a visit to the farm and learn about the features and roles of a sheep.
/book/show/8825373-the-supreme-court?from_search=true	Jeffrey Rosen Alan Sklar (Narrator)	The Supreme Court: The Personalities And Rivalries That Defined America [With Earphones] (Playaway Adult Nonfiction)	A character-driven history of the Supreme Court traces its evolution from the perspective of the personal, philosophical, political, and judicial rivalries on the bench that transformed the law.
/book/show/19708246-children-s-nonfiction-general?from_search=true	Ricky Earl Miles	Children's Nonfiction / General	
/book/show/15037996-rhetoric-and-representation-in-nonfiction-film?from_search=true	Carl Plantinga	Rhetoric and Representation in Nonfiction Film	NA
/book/show/442282.Rhetoric_And_Representation_In_Nonfiction_Film?from_search=true	Carl R. Plantinga	Rhetoric And Representation In Nonfiction Film	Rhetoric and Representation in Nonfiction Film examines the basic theoretical issues that ground any in-depth study of nonfiction film and video. Carl Plantinga surveys the functions of moving images in visual communication and shows how nonfiction discourse presents information through structural and stylistic analysis, among other topics. Plantinga also examines severalRhetoric and Representation in Nonfiction Film examines the basic theoretical issues that ground any in-depth study of nonfiction film and video. Carl Plantinga surveys the functions of moving images in visual communication and shows how nonfiction discourse presents information through structural and stylistic analysis, among other topics. Plantinga also examines several fundamental philosophical issues that are at the heart of nonfiction representation and communication, including the nature and functions of objectivity, reflexivity, and truth telling.
/book/show/18487798-creative-nonfiction-issue-47?from_search=true	Lee Gutkind	Creative Nonfiction Issue 47	
/book/show/7047000-rules-and-laws?from_search=true	Ann-Marie Kishel	Rules and Laws (First Step Nonfiction: Government)	This title offers emergent readers an introduction to the creation of and reasons for rules and laws at home, at school, and in the community.
/book/show/2903466-a-rainy-day?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	A Rainy Day (First Step Nonfiction: Weather)	Focusing on five different kinds of weather, this series shows beginning readers the basics of weather. Using short, simple, repetitive sentences to clarify the concepts of weather, these books are sure to delight readers, come rain or shine!
/book/show/26268358-for-the-right-to-learn?from_search=true	Rebecca Langston-George Janna Bock (Illustrator)	For the Right to Learn (Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books)	She grew up in a world where women were supposed to be quiet. But Malala Yousafzai refused to be silent. She defied the Taliban's rules, spoke out for education for every girl, and was almost killed for her beliefs. This powerful true story of how one brave girl named Malala changed the world proves that one person really can make a difference.
/book/show/105330.Gotcha_for_Guys_?from_search=true	Kathleen A. Baxter Marcia Agness Kochel	Gotcha for Guys!: Nonfiction Books to Get Boys Excited about Reading	Research indicates boys are interested in reading nonfiction materials, yet most children's librarians prefer to booktalk fiction. Offering citations for more than 1,100 books, Gotcha for Guys! deals specifically with books to pique the interest of middle grade boys. A series of booktalks are grouped within chapters with like titles such as: Creepy-Crawly Creatures, DisaResearch indicates boys are interested in reading nonfiction materials, yet most children's librarians prefer to booktalk fiction. Offering citations for more than 1,100 books, Gotcha for Guys! deals specifically with books to pique the interest of middle grade boys. A series of booktalks are grouped within chapters with like titles such as: Creepy-Crawly Creatures, Disasters and Unsolved Mysteries, Action and Innovation, and All Things Gross. Complete booktalks are presented in a beginning section of chapters 1-9. A second section in each of these chapters contains short annotations and talks for other books of interest, and a third section offers lists of well-reviewed titles to consider for boys. The book is enhanced with book cover art and reproducible lists for teachers and librarians.
/book/show/17668462-how-to-discover-best-selling-nonfiction-ebook-ideas?from_search=true	Steve Scott	How to discover best-selling Nonfiction eBook Ideas	
/book/show/5440190-gotcha-good?from_search=true	Kathleen A. Baxter Marcia Agness Kochel	Gotcha Good!: Nonfiction Books to Get Kids Excited about Reading	This fifth Gotcha! book, aimed at public and school librarians and teachers, discusses well-reviewed and kid-tested nonfiction titles for third through eighth grade readers published in 2005-2007 with a few extra oldies but goodies added in. Chapters are built around the high- interest topics kids love. Irresistible book descriptions and book talks guide librarians and tThis fifth Gotcha! book, aimed at public and school librarians and teachers, discusses well-reviewed and kid-tested nonfiction titles for third through eighth grade readers published in 2005-2007 with a few extra oldies but goodies added in. Chapters are built around the high- interest topics kids love. Irresistible book descriptions and book talks guide librarians and teachers to nonfiction books kids want to read. New features include numerous booklists to copy and save (similar to the bookmarks in Gotcha for Guys!) and profiles and interviews of some innovative authors such as Sally Walker, Kathleen Krull, Catherine Thimmesh, Steve Jenkins, Ken Mochizuki, and others. Grades 3-8.This fifth Gotcha! book, aimed at public and school librarians, as well as elementary and middle school teachers, discusses well-reviewed and kid-tested nonfiction titles for third through eighth grade readers published in 2005-2007 with a few extra oldies but goodies added in. Chapters are built around the high-interest topics kids love as the authors provide irresistible book descriptions to guide librarians and teachers to nonfiction books kids will want to read.Features include numerous booklists that can be copied and saved (similar to the bookmarks in the authors' Gotcha for Guys!), as well as profiles and interviews of some innovative nonfiction authors such as Sally Walker, Kathleen Krull, Catherine Thimmesh, Steve Jenkins, Ken Mochizuki, and others. Grades 3-8.
/book/show/25687336-slicing-the-hype?from_search=true	Michal Stawicki Anthony Smits (Editor)	Slicing the Hype: A Simple Formula for Finding Great Nonfiction e-Books	Annoyed by All the Pseudo-Books Flooding Amazon Recently?You know the ones. They have alluring, professional looking covers. They promise to solve a problemnay, solve your life, but they rarely deliver that in the end. They might be overly short, more like a pamphlet. They may just lead you back to the authors website to buy more stuff. Are you ready to say enough isAnnoyed by All the Pseudo-Books Flooding Amazon Recently?You know the ones. They have alluring, professional looking covers. They promise to solve a problemnay, solve your life, but they rarely deliver that in the end. They might be overly short, more like a pamphlet. They may just lead you back to the authors website to buy more stuff. Are you ready to say enough is enough and find some decent books on Amazon that actually deliver what they promise and are written by real people--no marketers, scammers, or Kindle Gold Rushers?New Markets = People Looking to Get Rich QuickThe e-book market is no exception, and so its drawn a crowd of savvy people looking to make a quick buck while preying on your insecurities. Want to lose weight? Make your first million? Have a better relationship? And do it all in less than five minutes a day? Chances are theres a book on Amazon for that. The trouble is that these books arent real books. Theyre often empty, soul-less, time-sucks. So how can you tell the difference? How can you be sure youre not getting sucked in to these marketers schemes?Human Connection is More Important than EverMichal Stawicki is an author with firsthand knowledge of the so-called Kindle Gold Rush. In this book,, he reveals whos worth reading on Amazon and how to quickly discern them from the surrounding ocean of trash. In addition youll learn:- the value of human to human business and why this is so vital in todays marketplace of scammers and frauds- how to get in touch with real authors for advice and comradery- how to grow by getting personal mentorship from those you admire the mosttheyre probably more receptive than you think!- the five-click connectivity test to instantly weed out phonies from the real dealFind out why human to human business is the wave of the future: for e-books on Amazon and beyond.Find valuable nonfiction eBooks today. Scroll to the top and downloadnow!
/book/show/18894090-kindle-publishing-package?from_search=true	Steve Scott	Kindle Publishing Package: How to Discover Best-Selling eBook Ideas + How to Write a Nonfiction eBook in 21 Days + 61 Ways to Sell More Nonfiction Kindle Books	
/book/show/2702747-unbridled?from_search=true	Michael Engelhard (Editor)	Unbridled: The Western Horse in Fiction and Nonfiction	The Western horse has transcended divisions of race, culture, gender, and age to become an American icon. Without it--and the stories it inspires--the West would be impoverished. While much has been written about cowboys and the West, no other anthology exists that focuses exclusively on the animal itself.Unbridled assembles some of the best Western horse stories ever wriThe Western horse has transcended divisions of race, culture, gender, and age to become an American icon. Without it--and the stories it inspires--the West would be impoverished. While much has been written about cowboys and the West, no other anthology exists that focuses exclusively on the animal itself.Unbridled assembles some of the best Western horse stories ever written. The Western horse is seen and described from a variety of perspectives. These are the stories of ranchers, cowboys, soldiers, hunters, trappers, Plains Indians, vaqueros, pioneer women, and even a president. Many of them are well known; some are waiting to be discovered. The unifying sentiment is their respect for and admiration of this most remarkable animal.A long line of commercial successes--from Black Beauty, The Horse Whisperer, and All the Pretty Horses, to Seabiscuit, and the newly released Hidalgo--proves that the personalized horse story is more than a fluke. It also demonstrates that the circle of aficionados encompasses more than just Quarter Horse owners or rodeo fans. While the success of some of these stories may in part be due to their human characters, horses play an important role in all of them.This anthology includes thirty-two selections, spanning the traditional short story, reminiscence, folk tale, journalistic and historical sketch, and mythology. They speak of an entire landscape, of a way of life now almost obsolete. Writers include such well-known luminaries as Mark Twain, Sir Thomas Seton, Theodore Roosevelt, and Zane Grey, along with the modern Western voices of Thomas McGuane, Mark Spragg, and Gretel Ehrlich.
/book/show/10557565-winter?from_search=true	Tanya Thayer	Winter (First Step Nonfiction: Seasons)	A basic overview of the winter season. Color photographs reflect the short, easy-to-understand sentences that improve vocabulary and comprehension.
/book/show/4003414-nonfiction-reading-practice-grade-5?from_search=true	Mike Graff	Nonfiction Reading Practice Grade 5	Nonfiction Reading Practice, Grade 5 contains 20 content-specific topics in the following areas: social studies, science, health & safety, mathematics, and the arts. Contains: a teacher resource page, a visual aid, three articles on the same topic, and three accompanying comprehension / vocabulary worksheets. Also included are graphic organizers and a reading strategieNonfiction Reading Practice, Grade 5 contains 20 content-specific topics in the following areas: social studies, science, health & safety, mathematics, and the arts. Contains: a teacher resource page, a visual aid, three articles on the same topic, and three accompanying comprehension / vocabulary worksheets. Also included are graphic organizers and a reading strategies checklist as well as an answer key.
/book/show/1509942.Nonfiction_Reading_Comprehension_Grade_4?from_search=true	Debra J. Housel	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Grade 4	After reading nonfiction passages about science, geography, or history topics, students answer multiple-choice and short-answer questions to build seven essential comprehension skills.
/book/show/20349239-river-teeth?from_search=true	Steven Harvey Lisa Ohlen Harris Michelle Herman	River Teeth: A Journal of Nonfiction Narrative	The pages of River Teeth Volume 13, Number 1 are filled with movementthrough time and space and tales spun, from home to home to home, in and out of baths, back and forth through identities, from one country to another, life trickling like the fear of water falling into the basement while on vacation. Horses are moving, people are moving, campers are moving. Road signs arThe pages of River Teeth Volume 13, Number 1 are filled with movementthrough time and space and tales spun, from home to home to home, in and out of baths, back and forth through identities, from one country to another, life trickling like the fear of water falling into the basement while on vacation. Horses are moving, people are moving, campers are moving. Road signs are passing, thoughts are passing, dreams are passing, time is passing. You wont want to miss any of the movement in this issue.Contributing authors: Sydney Lea, Kim Dana Kupperman, Lisa Ohlen Harris, Philip Gerard, Cynthia Anne Brandon, Richard Hoffman, Michelle Herman, Mary Haug, Rosa del Duca, Steven Harvey, Bethany Maile
/book/show/17730962-reader-s-digest---today-s-best-nonfiction?from_search=true	Andy McNab Diana Maychick Douglas Botting	Reader's Digest - Today's Best Nonfiction	
/book/show/607176.Literary_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Wayne C. Anderson	Literary Nonfiction: Theory, Criticism, and Pedagogy	Recognizing nonfiction as something of intrinsic value, Chris Anderson calls on writing teachers who are also literature teachers and literary critics who also work in composition to study the styles and forms of literary nonfiction. Each essayist shares Andersons views of nonfiction prose as crossing genre and discipline boundaries.In Part I: Readings, contributors examiRecognizing nonfiction as something of intrinsic value, Chris Anderson calls on writing teachers who are also literature teachers and literary critics who also work in composition to study the styles and forms of literary nonfiction. Each essayist shares Andersons views of nonfiction prose as crossing genre and discipline boundaries.In Part I: Readings, contributors examine seven nonfiction authors from different critical methodologies. These include aesthetic analysis, linguistic, rhetorical, formalist, psychoanalytical, feminist, and deconstructionist approaches. Richard Selzer, Stephen Crane, and George Orwell are among the writers examined. These essays provide not only a grammar of critical approaches to nonfiction but also offer introductions to several of the major nonfiction writers of this century.The genre and theory questions raised in Part I, particularly problems of definition and boundary of literary nonfiction, are reviewed in Part II: Generalizations and Definitions. Carl H. Klaus looks at how essayists themselves conceived and refined the essay form and what this tells us about the nature of this type of prose. Klaus points out that essay has been a very slippery term, both historically and theoretically. As Peter Elbow examines the prose of Gretel Ehrlich and Richard Selzer, he explores how we account for the literary quality of voice in nonfiction and what this says about the nature of voice.In Part III: Implications for Pedagogy, five contributors, including Jim W. Corder and Chris Anderson, show how the theories expressed in the earlier essays can be applied to the classroom. All of the contributors argue that literary nonfiction, by its nature, reveals the complexity, power, and rhetorical possibilities of languageand that this ought to be the unifying concern of rhetoric and composition as a discipline.
/book/show/20381293-all-that-glitters?from_search=true	M.J. Fievre (Editor) Nicholas Garnett (Editor) Cory Ginsberg (Editor)	All That Glitters: A Sliver of Stone Nonfiction Anthology	Sliver of Stone magazine presents its first volume of collected nonfiction. From the mouth of a Seattle whale to a Nordstroms swimsuit department, from an Idaho fundamentalist church to a fathomless Florida lake, the fifteen stories in ALL THAT GLITTERS recount lives and identities unsettled by impending doom. Also included are four remarkable interviews with award-winninSliver of Stone magazine presents its first volume of collected nonfiction. From the mouth of a Seattle whale to a Nordstroms swimsuit department, from an Idaho fundamentalist church to a fathomless Florida lake, the fifteen stories in ALL THAT GLITTERS recount lives and identities unsettled by impending doom. Also included are four remarkable interviews with award-winning nonfiction writers, including Susan Orlean, author of The Orchid Thief and Rin Tin Tin.Fresh, fierce, and enlightening, All That Glitters is a find. The talented nonfiction writers in this collection invite us along on the complicated, sometimes scary, but irresistible pursuit of truth. (Lynne Barrett, author of Magpies and The Secret Names of Women)
/book/show/93400.The_Raymond_Chandler_Papers?from_search=true	Raymond Chandler Frank MacShane (Editor) Tom Hiney (Editor)	The Raymond Chandler Papers: Selected Letters and Nonfiction 1909-1959	brings together the correspondence and other previously uncollected writing of America's undisputed master of crime fiction and creator of the iconic private eye Phillip Marlowe, revealing all aspects of the great artist's powerful personality and broad intellectual curiosity. Featuring a selection of Chandler's previously unpublished early writbrings together the correspondence and other previously uncollected writing of America's undisputed master of crime fiction and creator of the iconic private eye Phillip Marlowe, revealing all aspects of the great artist's powerful personality and broad intellectual curiosity. Featuring a selection of Chandler's previously unpublished early writings - including a gripping piece about his combat experiences in World War I - and an abandoned profile of the infamous mobster Lucky Luciano,is a must-have for all true fans and an important contribution toward understanding the life and work of the enigmatic man Evelyn Waugh called the greatest living American novelist.
/book/show/7714283-birmingham-sunday-orbis-pictus-honor-for-outstanding-nonfiction-for-chi?from_search=true	Larry Dane Brimner	Birmingham Sunday (Orbis Pictus Honor for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children (Awards))	Racial bombings were so frequent in Birmingham that it became known as ''Bombingham.'' Until September 15, 1963, these attacks had been threatening but not deadly. On that Sunday morning, however, a blast in the 16th Street Baptist Church ripped through the exterior wall and claimed the lives of four girls. The church was the ideal target for segregationists, as it was theRacial bombings were so frequent in Birmingham that it became known as ''Bombingham.'' Until September 15, 1963, these attacks had been threatening but not deadly. On that Sunday morning, however, a blast in the 16th Street Baptist Church ripped through the exterior wall and claimed the lives of four girls. The church was the ideal target for segregationists, as it was the rallying place for Birmingham's African American community, Martin Luther King, Jr., using it as his ''headquarters'' when he was in town to further the cause of desegregation and equal rights. Rather than triggering paralyzing fear, the bombing was the definitive act that guaranteed passage of the landmark 1964 civil rights legislation. Birmingham Sunday centers on this fateful day and places it in historical context.Format: Hardcover     Publication Date: 2/1/2010     Pages: 48     Reading Level: Age 10 and Up
/book/show/13705993-genre-study?from_search=true	Irene C. Fountas Gay Su Pinnell	Genre Study: Teaching with Fiction and Nonfiction Books	is the foundational text of the Genre Study Suite. In exploring Genre Study, Fountas & Pinnell advocate teaching and learning in which students are actively engaged in developing genre understandings and applying their thinking to any genre. It is through using genre understandings that your students think, talk,is the foundational text of the Genre Study Suite. In exploring Genre Study, Fountas & Pinnell advocate teaching and learning in which students are actively engaged in developing genre understandings and applying their thinking to any genre. It is through using genre understandings that your students think, talk, and read texts with deeper understanding, and write effectively.is a professional resource that teachers can use with students to embark on an exciting exploration into the study of genre.View Overview WebinarThe Genre Study Suite Bundle is a comprehensive suite of resources that focuses on genre study through inquiry-based learning with an emphasis on reading comprehension and the craft of writing. An inquiry approach engages students in exploring texts so that they can notice and name the characteristics of each genre and construct a working definition that guides their thinking of reading and writing. This suite provides the tools needed to help you and your students lay the groundwork for a lifetime of literacy exploration. The bundle includes:Genre Study Quick Guide a companion toThis spiral-bound companion tois designed to help you actively engage students in the exploration of texts so that they can notice and name genre characteristics, and construct working definitions that guide their thinking as readers and writers. This handy reference guide contains a master genre chart outlining the definition, key characteristics, and a list of mentor texts by genre. Genre Prompting Guide for Fiction and Genre Prompting Guide for Nonfiction, Poetry, and Test Taking are comprehensive tools that you can use to explore genres with your students during interactive read-aloud, Reader's workshop, Writer's workshop, guided reading lessons, shared reading, and intervention lessons. The prompts in these ready reference flip charts are designed to help teachers guide students' inquiry toward explicit understandings of the characteristics of genres. In the Genre Prompting Guides, Fountas & Pinnell have organized prompts by genre, and also literary elements and structure.Realistic FictionHistorical FictionTraditional Literature (including folktales, fairy tales, fables, epics, legends, ballads, and myths)Modern Fantasy (including simple animal fantasy, low fantasy, high fantasy, and science fiction)Narrative NonfictionBiographyAutobiographyMemoirExpository NonfictionProcedural TextsPersuasive testsLyrical poetryNarrative poetryFree VerseHaikuLimericksConcrete poemsMultiple Choice QuestionsShort Answer QuestionsExtended Response Questions
/book/show/232325.Fact_and_Artifact?from_search=true	Lynn Z. Bloom	Fact and Artifact: Writing Nonfiction	
/book/show/17186973-free-nonfiction-2011?from_search=true	Baen Publishing Enterprises (Editor) Les  Johnson (Contributor) Gregory Benford (Contributor)	Free Nonfiction 2011	In February of 2011 we started posting free nonfiction we at Baen thought might be of interest to our readers. The first article was The Size of it All by Les Johnson, a Baen author and space scientist. As new nonfiction is made available, it will be posted on the main page, then added to this book (to save the Baen Barflies the trouble of doing it themselves).As is usIn February of 2011 we started posting free nonfiction we at Baen thought might be of interest to our readers. The first article was The Size of it All by Les Johnson, a Baen author and space scientist. As new nonfiction is made available, it will be posted on the main page, then added to this book (to save the Baen Barflies the trouble of doing it themselves).As is usual with such copyrighted material from Baen, the contents may be copied and shared but NOT sold. All commercial rights are reserved to Baen Books.
/book/show/108361.Thinking_Like_Your_Editor?from_search=true	Susan Rabiner Alfred Fortunato	Thinking Like Your Editor: How to Write Great Serious Nonfiction and Get It Published	Over 50,000 books are published in America each year, the vast majority nonfiction. Even so, many writers are stymied in getting their books published, never mind gaining significant attention for their ideasand substantial sales. This is the book editors have been recommending to would-be authors. Filled with trade secrets,explains:why everyOver 50,000 books are published in America each year, the vast majority nonfiction. Even so, many writers are stymied in getting their books published, never mind gaining significant attention for their ideasand substantial sales. This is the book editors have been recommending to would-be authors. Filled with trade secrets,explains:why every proposal should ask and answer five key questions;how to tailor academic writing to a general reader, without losing ideas or dumbing down your work;how to write a proposal that editors cannot ignore;why the most important chapter is your introduction;why simple structure, complex ideas is the mantra for creating serious nonfiction;why smart nonfiction editors regularly reject great writing but find new arguments irresistible.Whatever the topic, from history to business, science to philosophy, law, or gender studies, this book is vital to every serious nonfiction writer.
/book/show/17970746-10-common-core-essentials?from_search=true	Harper Academic	10 Common Core Essentials: Nonfiction	Selections from new and classic titles for the English Language Arts Standards for Middle and High School
/book/show/970253.Creative_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Lee Gutkind	Creative Nonfiction: How to Live It and Write It	Through writing samples, anecdotes, and exercises, beginning writers will learn that creative nonfiction means writing the truth in a way that is dramatic and action-oriented.
/book/show/5437948-living-in-rural-communities?from_search=true	Kristin Sterling	Living in Rural Communities (First Step Nonfiction: Communities)	This book offers early emergent readers an introduction to rural communities.
/book/show/17903371-nonfiction?from_search=true	Marcel Beyer	Nonfiction	Unter dem Titel Nonfiction versammelt Marcel Beyer die Auseinandersetzungen mit den eigenen Erfahrungen beim Hren, Lesen und Schreiben - mit den poetologischen Vorgaben und lebensgeschichtlichen Hintergrnden der Arbeit mit Sprache. Nonfiction fhrt in Kindheit und Jugend zurck und erzhlt von ersten Medienerfahrungen im Umgang mit dem Telefon oder beim Besuch eineUnter dem Titel Nonfiction versammelt Marcel Beyer die Auseinandersetzungen mit den eigenen Erfahrungen beim Hren, Lesen und Schreiben - mit den poetologischen Vorgaben und lebensgeschichtlichen Hintergrnden der Arbeit mit Sprache. Nonfiction fhrt in Kindheit und Jugend zurck und erzhlt von ersten Medienerfahrungen im Umgang mit dem Telefon oder beim Besuch einer Operette und Nonfiction berichtet vom Umgang mit der Musik bei Aufenthalten im Maghreb, in Casablanca, in Marrakesch oder Tanger. Nonfiction erkundet den Ansatz der eigenen Literatur in Roman und Gedicht.
/book/show/17939297-finding-the-heart-of-nonfiction?from_search=true	Georgia Heard	Finding the Heart of Nonfiction: Teaching 7 Essential Craft Tools with Mentor Texts	Humanity and warmth are the cornerstones of quality nonfiction writing. But how can students create them in genres that at first seem more informational than intimateHumanity and warmth are the cornerstones of quality nonfiction writing. But how can students create them in genres that at first seem more informational than intimate? In Finding the Heart of Nonfiction, Georgia Heard shows how mentor texts can help students read for seven essential craft tools and then use them to create inviting nonfiction that keeps readers' interest.Lyrical and practical,describes how to choose mentor texts, use them, and mine them for exemplary instruction. Between these suggestions and the instructional ideas, Georgia shows how students can write nonfiction that informs and inspires. You'll find thoughtful, immediately useful support as you:introduce nonfiction with her handpicked, reproducible mentor texts get students writing with the instructional ideas in Georgia's Try This sections familiarize writers with nonfiction craft and text features connect nonfiction work to the Common Core State Standards collect mentor texts tailored to your students. My hope, writes Georgia, is that you and your students will be inspired by the mentor texts I've chosen-but also inspired to seek out your own mentor texts and continue to explore the world through nonfiction. Trustand help your students write with purpose, voice, and passion.Preview the book. Download and read a sample chapter.
/book/show/1930350.Nonfiction_Readers_Advisory?from_search=true	Robert Burgin (Editor)	Nonfiction Readers' Advisory	The readers' advisory renaissance of the past few decades has focused almost exclusively on fiction. However, many readers relish nonfiction, not just for the information it imparts, but for reading pleasure. In fact, the concepts of genres and appeal features can be applied to nonfiction, just as they are applied to novels. This ground-breaking work addresses the issue ofThe readers' advisory renaissance of the past few decades has focused almost exclusively on fiction. However, many readers relish nonfiction, not just for the information it imparts, but for reading pleasure. In fact, the concepts of genres and appeal features can be applied to nonfiction, just as they are applied to novels. This ground-breaking work addresses the issue of how readers' advisors can expand their repertoire and make better use of their library's collection by incorporating nonfiction into the RA transaction. Some of the most notable authorities on readers' advisory and reading promotion--Ken Shearer, Catherine Ross, Bill Crowley, Connie Van Fleet, Alma Dawson, Duncan Smith, and others--will contribute their insights on the ramifications of this fascinating new arena of readers' advisory.
/book/show/1815158.Nonfiction_Film?from_search=true	Richard M. Barsam	Nonfiction Film: A Critical History	Richard Barsam has given us as comprehensive a study of the origins and development of the nonfiction mode in motion pictures as we are ever likely to have in one volume. He draws on all the major written sources and many which are little known, and he shares with us many eloquent descriptions of the films themselves, giving us a valuable textbook. --Richard Dyer MacCannRichard Barsam has given us as comprehensive a study of the origins and development of the nonfiction mode in motion pictures as we are ever likely to have in one volume. He draws on all the major written sources and many which are little known, and he shares with us many eloquent descriptions of the films themselves, giving us a valuable textbook. --Richard Dyer MacCann... superb work...  --Historical Journal of Film, Radio, and Television
/book/show/1618765.Keep_It_Real?from_search=true	Lee Gutkind (Editor)	Keep It Real: Everything You Need to Know About Researching and Writing Creative Nonfiction	Writers of memoir and narrative nonfiction are experiencing difficult days with the discovery that some well-known works in the genre contain exaggerationsor are partially fabricated. But what are the parameters of creative nonfiction?begins by defining creative nonfiction. Then it explores the flexibility of the formthe liberties and the boundaries that alWriters of memoir and narrative nonfiction are experiencing difficult days with the discovery that some well-known works in the genre contain exaggerationsor are partially fabricated. But what are the parameters of creative nonfiction?begins by defining creative nonfiction. Then it explores the flexibility of the formthe liberties and the boundaries that allow writers to be as truthful, factual, and artful as possible. A succinct but rich compendium of ideas, terms, and techniques,clarifies the ins and outs of writing creative nonfiction. Starting with acknowledgment of sources, running through fact-checking, metaphor, and navel gazing, and ending with writers' responsibilities to their subjects, this book provides all the information you need to write with verve while remaining true to your story.
/book/show/5896297-landscapes-with-figures?from_search=true	Robert L. Root Jr. (Editor)	Landscapes with Figures: The Nonfiction of Place	For some, a sense of place is about travel, about plunging oneself into new settings. For others, it is about beingand knowinghome. This book is a collection of essays, memoirs, nature writing, and travel narratives that document the impact this sense of place has on writing. In locations as familiar as Cape Cod or Mesa Verde and as exotic as Krakw or Kyrgyzstan, thirteFor some, a sense of place is about travel, about plunging oneself into new settings. For others, it is about beingand knowinghome. This book is a collection of essays, memoirs, nature writing, and travel narratives that document the impact this sense of place has on writing. In locations as familiar as Cape Cod or Mesa Verde and as exotic as Krakw or Kyrgyzstan, thirteen accomplished writers of contemporary creative nonfiction share some of their most memorable work, disclosing how place alters our perception and influences our insight.Taking readers to deserts and forests, islands and mountains,is an encounter not only with places but also with writers themselves. Each contribution is accompanied by an author's commentary that discusses the relationship to place in his or her writing. The authors reveal the connections they feel to the places they write about, the role that place plays in the choices they make in relating their experiences, and the strategies and work habits that produce such writing. This compilation is at once a wide-ranging anthology of the nonfiction of place for the armchair traveler and a book about writing for those who aspire to understand and practice the craft, carrying with it the invitation to reflect on ones own special places.
/book/show/22979677-writing-your-nonfiction-book?from_search=true	Trish Nicholson	Writing Your Nonfiction Book	Ever wanted to share your passion, tell your story or pass on a skill? Here is your chance. Memoir, travelogue, history, how-to, self-help or textbook; you can write your own book with this fully comprehensive guide, which includes all the techniques and tips you need to plan, research, write, edit, choose publishing options and market your book. Becoming an author enablesEver wanted to share your passion, tell your story or pass on a skill? Here is your chance. Memoir, travelogue, history, how-to, self-help or textbook; you can write your own book with this fully comprehensive guide, which includes all the techniques and tips you need to plan, research, write, edit, choose publishing options and market your book. Becoming an author enables you to boost your career or business success, share your expertise and experience, inform readers on important issues, put the record straight, or leave a heritage for family and friends.Written in a reader-friendly style and focusing on your individual needs, Writing Your Nonfiction Book also contains a list of websites and a handy glossary of publishing and writing terms. Though suitable for beginners, there is much in this book for experienced writers of non-fiction, and even fiction.Whoever you are, your voice can be heard, your story told, because Writing Your Nonfiction Book leads you one step at a time through the whole process.Key Selling PointsThe only truly complete guide, with equal emphasis on planning, research, writing, editing, publishing and marketing.Teaches the creative/narrative style of non-fiction, with specific advice for writing memoir, travel, history, textbooks, biography, how-to and self-help books.Recognises the information needed by international writers, and lists support services and resources for various countries.Writing Your Nonfiction Book has been selected as a required text for international writing courses.
/book/show/12281307-what-it-is-like-to-go-to-war?from_search=true	Karl Marlantes	What It Is Like to Go to War (Playaway Adult Nonfiction)	War is as old as humankind, but in the past, warriors were prepared for battle by ritual, religion, and literature. In a compelling narrative, Marlantes weaves riveting accounts of his combat experiences with thoughtful analysis, self-examination, and his readingsfrom Homer to the Mahabharata to Jung. He talks frankly about how he is haunted by the face of the young NorthWar is as old as humankind, but in the past, warriors were prepared for battle by ritual, religion, and literature. In a compelling narrative, Marlantes weaves riveting accounts of his combat experiences with thoughtful analysis, self-examination, and his readingsfrom Homer to the Mahabharata to Jung. He talks frankly about how he is haunted by the face of the young North Vietnamese soldier he killed at close quarters and how he finally finds a way to make peace with his past. He discusses the daily contradictions warriors face in the grind of war, where each battle requires them to take life or spare life.
/book/show/144650.Further_Fridays?from_search=true	John Barth	Further Fridays: Essays, Lectures, and Other Nonfiction, 1984 - 1994	Every Friday for many years, John Barth has exchanged his weekday fiction muse for a nonfiction one. He first collected the fruits of these labors in the critically acclaimed Friday Book and now, in Further Fridays, treats readers to a brilliant encore. This collection features a variety of reflections and ruminations that range as far as Barth's curiosity takes him. EachEvery Friday for many years, John Barth has exchanged his weekday fiction muse for a nonfiction one. He first collected the fruits of these labors in the critically acclaimed Friday Book and now, in Further Fridays, treats readers to a brilliant encore. This collection features a variety of reflections and ruminations that range as far as Barth's curiosity takes him. Each is a journey, but never quite the one expected one.
/book/show/1788070.Riding_the_Yellow_Trolley_Car?from_search=true	William  Kennedy	Riding the Yellow Trolley Car: Selected Nonfiction	Imagine yourself in a large, gaily festoooned trolley car, yellow on the outside, bulging on the inside with people you figured you would never get to know in your lifetime - people like Louis Armstrong, Robert Penn Warren, Frank Sinatra, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Jiggs and Maggie, Diane Sawyer, Paul McCartney, Saul Bellow, Samuel Beckett. Well, here you are, with Mr. KennedImagine yourself in a large, gaily festoooned trolley car, yellow on the outside, bulging on the inside with people you figured you would never get to know in your lifetime - people like Louis Armstrong, Robert Penn Warren, Frank Sinatra, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Jiggs and Maggie, Diane Sawyer, Paul McCartney, Saul Bellow, Samuel Beckett. Well, here you are, with Mr. Kennedy as your concerned host, taking you down the aisle of the trolley car and introducing you, one at a time, to those figures he has met or wirtten about over the past forty years: a master of fiction showing you how non-fiction can become a high art form, indeed. With the author of Ironweed and Very Old Bones, and his other fable Albany sagas, you are in very good hands. This rich collection contains Kennedy's insightful book reviews over the last thirty years on such authors as Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck, Bernard Malamud, John O'Hara, Mario Vargas Llosa, Carolos Fuentes; literary essays on other authors and on his own writing; profiles of jazz musicians, movie stars, stories on the filming of Ironweed and The Cotton Club; and a moving soliloquy on the homeless that resonates with much force and timeliness today. Here also is Kenndy's illuminating unpublished interview with Robert Penn Warren, and his extended interview in Barcelona with Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who also provided Kennedy with two original drawings that appear in this volume (along with some choice Kennedy family photos). This sumptuous gathering of William Kennedy's work reflects his credo about nonfiction: I love it extremely well, I have worked in it all my writing life, and have enormous respect for its pitfalls and exotic reaches. You will preceive Kennedy's love of it all when you climb aboard the yellow trolley car.
/book/show/578400.Cooking_and_Stealing?from_search=true	Tin House Books	Cooking and Stealing: The Tin House Nonfiction Reader	Edited by the same team responsible for 2003's popular Tin House fiction anthology Bestial Noise, this selection of dazzling nonfiction encapsulates everything readers love about Tin House: the magazine's lively intelligence, wide-ranging curiosity, and sense of fun. Here is the best of the first twenty issues, including Jeffrey Eugenides on living above a Nazi bunker in BEdited by the same team responsible for 2003's popular Tin House fiction anthology Bestial Noise, this selection of dazzling nonfiction encapsulates everything readers love about Tin House: the magazine's lively intelligence, wide-ranging curiosity, and sense of fun. Here is the best of the first twenty issues, including Jeffrey Eugenides on living above a Nazi bunker in Berlin, Jo Ann Beard on the life and death of one of Jack Kevorkian's last patients, Russell Banks on adapting novels to the screen, and Czeslaw Milosz on fellow poet Joseph Brodsky. Celebrating both Tin House's themed issues (Sex, Hollywood, Music, Lies) and the magazine's various regular departments-Readable Feasts, Pilgrimages, Lost and Found books-Cooking and Stealing gathers remarkable essays on diverse subjects from some of today's most compelling writers, confirming why the Village Voice has declared: Tin House may very well represent the future of literary magazines.
/book/show/13451600-creative-nonfiction-issue-43?from_search=true	Lee Gutkind (Editor)	Creative Nonfiction Issue 43	Creative Nonfiction Anger & Revenge Issue
/book/show/6692622-viewpoints-nonfiction-selections?from_search=true	Karen       Fox (Editor)	Viewpoints, Nonfiction Selections	Expressions & Viewpoints ADULT THEMES encourage further reading about compelling, thought-provoking, high-interest issues; Expressions presents fiction, while Viewpoints showcases nonfiction. OUTSTANDING AUTHORS Increase readers' appreciation of literature from authors such as Amy Tan, Robert Fulghum, Maya Angelou, and Charles Kuralt, in various genres such as poetry,Expressions & Viewpoints ADULT THEMES encourage further reading about compelling, thought-provoking, high-interest issues; Expressions presents fiction, while Viewpoints showcases nonfiction. OUTSTANDING AUTHORS Increase readers' appreciation of literature from authors such as Amy Tan, Robert Fulghum, Maya Angelou, and Charles Kuralt, in various genres such as poetry, short stories, and excerpts. CONTROLLED READABILITY helps students develop reading skills, while maintaining reading range of 4-7. ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT improve reading comprehension and build confidence in reading with pre- and post-reading exercises. INSTRUCTOR'S MANUAL contains more than 300 questions that check literal, interpretive, and critical-reading skills.
/book/show/3188534-sun?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Sun (First Step Nonfiction)	The sun lights the sky and gives us heat. Did you know that it is 15 million degrees Fahrenheit in the center of the sun? Thats really hot! All of the planets revolve around the sun. Learn more about the center of our solar system in Sun.
/book/show/7324929-sell-your-nonfiction-book?from_search=true	Crawford Kilian	Sell Your Nonfiction Book	Tens of thousands of nonfiction books are published every year, and yours can get published too!To get your nonfiction book published, you'll need to know how to develop your ideas and write a book that stands out from the crowd. And you'll also need to know how to get editors' attention, how to work with agents, editors, and publishers, and ultimately how to sell your booTens of thousands of nonfiction books are published every year, and yours can get published too!To get your nonfiction book published, you'll need to know how to develop your ideas and write a book that stands out from the crowd. And you'll also need to know how to get editors' attention, how to work with agents, editors, and publishers, and ultimately how to sell your book to a publisher. Sell Your Nonfiction Book covers everything you'll need to know to develop your idea, write a book, and sell it to a publisher. It covers every step starting with developing the initial idea for the book, to storyboarding, researching, writing, and finally selling the book to a publisher.
/book/show/13220490-nonfiction-reading-comprehension?from_search=true	Schyrlet Cameron Suzanne Myers	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Grades 7-8	Motivate students in grades 78 to read using Nonfiction Reading Comprehension! This 64-page book provides students with practice reading nonfiction selections and testing for comprehension. The book covers five content areas: science, history, geography, economics, and informational text. Within each content area, there are four reading selections and one set of paired paMotivate students in grades 78 to read using Nonfiction Reading Comprehension! This 64-page book provides students with practice reading nonfiction selections and testing for comprehension. The book covers five content areas: science, history, geography, economics, and informational text. Within each content area, there are four reading selections and one set of paired passages. Standardized testing formats assess reading comprehension to help students become familiar with the testing process. The book supports NCTE standards and aligns with Common Core State Standards,national, and Canadian provincial standards.
/book/show/1040245.The_Fast_Track_Course_on_How_to_Write_a_Nonfiction_Book_Proposal?from_search=true	Stephen Blake Mettee	The Fast Track Course on How to Write a Nonfiction Book Proposal	The hard, cold fact about getting a book published is that without something close to divine intervention an author is going to have to write a sales piece, called a book proposal, that will attract the attention of an editor or an agent. In fact, at most publishers, this sales piece is going to have to hold up under the scrutiny of a committee made up of a bevy of editorsThe hard, cold fact about getting a book published is that without something close to divine intervention an author is going to have to write a sales piece, called a book proposal, that will attract the attention of an editor or an agent. In fact, at most publishers, this sales piece is going to have to hold up under the scrutiny of a committee made up of a bevy of editors and a pod of sales and marketing people. With The Fast-Track Course on How to Write a Nonfiction Book Proposal, Mettee, a seasoned book editor and publisher, cuts to the chase and provides simple, detailed instruction that allows anyone to write a professional book proposal and hear an editor say Yes! According to Mettee, the first rule is: Do no harm. Too many authors don't pay enough attention to the small things like spelling and grammar and manuscript format that are needed to make their book proposals appear professional. They may have a great idea for a book and be eminently qualified to write it but they schmuck it up with slovenly disregard for the easy stuff. The last rule is: Be persistent. If you quit after your first rejection slip or after the thirteenth or the thirtieth, you'll never get published. Many books that are rejected scores of times go on to be best-sellers. You're not defeated until you give up.
/book/show/2412311.Elmer_Kelton_Country?from_search=true	Elmer Kelton	Elmer Kelton Country: The Short Nonfiction of a Texas Novelist	Some who treasure Elmer Kelton's novels - Time It Never Rained, The Good Old Boys, Slaughter and over thirty other titles - may not realize that he led another professional life as a livestock journalist. For forty-two years, he wrote fiction by night and traveled West Texas by day to report on livestock auctions, range conditions, and rodeo results. To those who know himSome who treasure Elmer Kelton's novels - Time It Never Rained, The Good Old Boys, Slaughter and over thirty other titles - may not realize that he led another professional life as a livestock journalist. For forty-two years, he wrote fiction by night and traveled West Texas by day to report on livestock auctions, range conditions, and rodeo results. To those who know him as the retired associate editor of Livestock Weekly, his novels are less important than his knowledge of ranching. This nonfiction collection, assembled with Kelton's enthusiastic cooperation, shows the connection between his separate careers. Here are the causes that interest him and the themes that run through his fiction - environmental issues, agricultural developments, the history of West Texas and its ranching lands, the sport of rodeo, the craft of writing. Here, too, are the profiles and reminiscences of ranching people who give him ideas - and character hints - for his fiction, the bits of history that spark new novels.
/book/show/621164.Richard_The_Lionheart?from_search=true	David    West Jackie Gaff	Richard The Lionheart: The Life Of A King And Crusader (Graphic Nonfiction)	Presented in a lively, full-color graphic-novel style, history comes alive in this groundbreaking curriculum-based series, developed with special consideration for the high-low reader. From the content areas of American history, European history, and ancient history, readers will marvel at the conflicts, triumphs, struggles, and accomplishments of these key historical figuPresented in a lively, full-color graphic-novel style, history comes alive in this groundbreaking curriculum-based series, developed with special consideration for the high-low reader. From the content areas of American history, European history, and ancient history, readers will marvel at the conflicts, triumphs, struggles, and accomplishments of these key historical figures. Each title in the series includes historical background text, maps, primary source images, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. These titles are sure to be received warmly by students, teachers, and librarians alike. Politician, military leader, crusader, and King of England, Richard the Lionheart has been the subject of Middle Ages' studies for centuries. His early years were marked by bitter rivalry with his father and brothers, but once crowned King in 1189, his primary ambition was to lead a crusade to the Holy Land to recapture the city of Jerusalem.
/book/show/28256468-planets-lego-nonfiction?from_search=true	Scholastic Inc.	Planets (LEGO Nonfiction): A LEGO Adventure in the Real World	Blast off with the LEGO(R) minifigures through our solar system and beyond! See incredible stars and planets and find out the latest space facts--from water on Mars to Planet X. The LEGO minifigures put the fun into facts. You'll find great LEGO building ideas, too!LEGO(R) minifigures show you the world in a unique nonfiction program. This book is part of a program of LEGBlast off with the LEGO(R) minifigures through our solar system and beyond! See incredible stars and planets and find out the latest space facts--from water on Mars to Planet X. The LEGO minifigures put the fun into facts. You'll find great LEGO building ideas, too!LEGO(R) minifigures show you the world in a unique nonfiction program. This book is part of a program of LEGO nonfiction books, with something for all the family, at every age and stage. LEGO nonfiction books have amazing facts, beautiful real-world photos, and minifigures everywhere, leading the fun and discovery.
/book/show/1224998.Georgia_Voices?from_search=true	Hugh Ruppersburg (Editor)	Georgia Voices: Volume 2: Nonfiction	The second volume of--a three-volume anthology highlighting the achievements of Georgia writers in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry--is a fascinating collection of essays, letters, diary entries, and speeches. Including selections by African Americans, women, and Native Americans, the anthology reflects the diversity of voices and experiences throughout the hThe second volume of--a three-volume anthology highlighting the achievements of Georgia writers in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry--is a fascinating collection of essays, letters, diary entries, and speeches. Including selections by African Americans, women, and Native Americans, the anthology reflects the diversity of voices and experiences throughout the history of the state.Spanning more than two and a half centuries--from Georgia's colonial beginnings to the recent decades of social struggle and technological change--the collection explores key themes in southern life as they have unfolded within the context of Georgia's growth and development: the struggle of early settlers against the wilderness; the plight of the Cherokee and the Creek; slavery and emancipation; war and defeat; reconstruction; the struggle toward and against modernity; the civil rights movement; the contemporary South; and the global community. The writings gathered here present a dramatic story--often sad or comic, frequently moving, and on occasion ennobling.Taken together, these writings tell not one story of Georgia but many, sometimes conflicting stories. They are as exciting, heartrending, and vividly striking as any fictional account could be--from the plea by Cherokee Elias Boudinot before the Georgia legislature for his people to be allowed to remain on their native lands to Mary A. H. Gay's remarkable story of her courageous trek through enemy lines on the eve of the fall of Atlanta, from Alice Walker's struggle to understand her regional heritage to humorist Roy Blunt, Jr.'s discourse on the virtues and comic paradoxes of southern life.
/book/show/17187059-free-nonfiction-2012?from_search=true	Baen Publishing Enterprises (Editor) J.R. Dunn Greg Matloff (Contributor)	Free Nonfiction 2012 (Baen Books)	The Drugs of War by J.R. DunnPutting the Science in Science Fiction by Tedd RobertsThe Roads to the RCN Series by David DrakeThe Menace from Lydia: The Social Spider as Alien Invader by Robert E. FureyRediscovering the Solar System by Les JohnsonThe Conquest of Planet Baen by Bob KrugerIndirectly Mistaken Decision Cycles by Tom KratmanDo Tanks Have a Future? by J.R.The Drugs of War by J.R. DunnPutting the Science in Science Fiction by Tedd RobertsThe Roads to the RCN Series by David DrakeThe Menace from Lydia: The Social Spider as Alien Invader by Robert E. FureyRediscovering the Solar System by Les JohnsonThe Conquest of Planet Baen by Bob KrugerIndirectly Mistaken Decision Cycles by Tom KratmanDo Tanks Have a Future? by J.R. DunnGetting Guns Right by Michael Z. WilliamsonRediscovering the Universe by Les JohnsonThe Neuroscience of Darkships by Tedd RobertsStars That Wander, Are You Bright: Are Stars Conscious? by Dr. Greg Matloff
/book/show/1036051.The_ASJA_Guide_to_Freelance_Writing?from_search=true	Timothy Harper (Editor) Samuel G. Freedman (Foreword)	The ASJA Guide to Freelance Writing: A Professional Guide to the Business, for Nonfiction Writers of All Experience Levels	Whether you're just starting out, considering going full-time, or are already a successful freelance writer, you'll find the information and insights needed to take your work to the next level in this smart, thorough guide. Compiled by the prestigious American Society of Journalists and Authors, the book's twenty-six chapters cover the business from every angle, tackling tWhether you're just starting out, considering going full-time, or are already a successful freelance writer, you'll find the information and insights needed to take your work to the next level in this smart, thorough guide. Compiled by the prestigious American Society of Journalists and Authors, the book's twenty-six chapters cover the business from every angle, tackling the topics every freelancer needs to master in order to make it today.Chapters cover: planning a writing business * generating fresh ideas * the secrets of a successful magazine query * the latest research tools and techniques * writing for the Web * developing areas of specialization * promoting yourself and your work * op-eds, essays, and other ways to leverage your knowledge * contracts * taxes and deductions * working with editors and agents * going full-time * key lessons you won't have to learn the hard way * and more.Written by twenty-six of the top freelancers working today, this indispensable guide provides trade secrets that others have learned the hard way, inspiration to take your work where you want it to go, and a revealing view into the minds and working habits of freelance writers at the top of their game.
/book/show/11897222-book-marketing-made-easy?from_search=true	D'vorah Lansky	Book Marketing Made Easy: Simple Strategies for Selling Your Nonfiction Book Online	Discover the secrets that successful authors use to market their books online. In Book Marketing Made Easy you will learn how to: increase your credibility and be seen as an expert in your field; sell more books to people who will benefit from your message; create multiple sources of income with the content of your book; harness the power of multimedia marketing to reachDiscover the secrets that successful authors use to market their books online. In Book Marketing Made Easy you will learn how to: increase your credibility and be seen as an expert in your field; sell more books to people who will benefit from your message; create multiple sources of income with the content of your book; harness the power of multimedia marketing to reach more people; and use social media to increase your influence and expand your market. D'vorah Lansky gets it. She understands the importance of perpetual promotion to make a book successful. Book Marketing Made Easy overflows with valuable and do-able information. It contains inside scoop that I have not found anywhere else. A 'must-have' for the serious publisher. Brian Jud, author of How to Make Real Money Selling Books and Beyond the Bookstore.
/book/show/2140734.Words_Worth?from_search=true	Terri Brooks	Words' Worth: A Handbook on Writing & Selling Nonfiction	, a concise yet complete guide to writing feature articles, is useful to the struggling beginner and to the accomplished professional. Using many fresh, lively examples from the works of some of the best writers of this century, Brooks analyzes the essential components of the feature story-the lead, verbs, transitions, and quotes-and considers how they can be c, a concise yet complete guide to writing feature articles, is useful to the struggling beginner and to the accomplished professional. Using many fresh, lively examples from the works of some of the best writers of this century, Brooks analyzes the essential components of the feature story-the lead, verbs, transitions, and quotes-and considers how they can be combined for maximum effect. She shows writers how to sharpen their eye for stories-and how to sharpen their style as well. She gives them practical advice on the business of selling the articles they've written. Individuals who follow the inspired advice Brooks gives will become feature writers whose works are widely read.
/book/show/17731931-speed-writing-for-nonfiction-writers-how-to-double-or-triple?from_search=true	Ryan Healy	Speed Writing for Nonfiction Writers How to Double or Triple	
/book/show/11438315-pumpkins?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Pumpkins (First Step Nonfiction: Plant Life Cycles)	Get a close-up view of the life of a pumpkin.
/book/show/22320974-wounded-tiger?from_search=true	T. Martin Bennett	Wounded Tiger: A Nonfiction Novel	The extraordinary true story of the pilot who led the attack on Pearl Harbor whose life was changed by an American prisoner and by a girl he never met. Includes 19 maps.Wounded Tiger is an amazing, enthralling story of how the once obscure lives of an Oregon farmhand and a young co-ed intersected with the Japanese pilot who led the attack on Pearl Harbor. With cultural iThe extraordinary true story of the pilot who led the attack on Pearl Harbor whose life was changed by an American prisoner and by a girl he never met. Includes 19 maps.Wounded Tiger is an amazing, enthralling story of how the once obscure lives of an Oregon farmhand and a young co-ed intersected with the Japanese pilot who led the attack on Pearl Harbor. With cultural insight and deep pathos, Martin Bennett brings to life this powerful true chronicle of hatred, surrender, and transformation. Wounded Tiger reveals how ordinary lives lived out faithfully to their calling can impact the destiny of a people and a nation. I wholeheartedly recommend Martins work and know that you will find it equally compelling.Ravi ZachariasBestselling author and international speaker
/book/show/32278673-nonfiction?from_search=true	Alexis Burling	Nonfiction	This title examines the genre of nonfiction in Enchanted Air, Brown Girl Dreaming, Chasing Lincoln's Killer, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, andPlastic: A Toxic Love Story. It features four analysis papers that consider nonfiction, each using different critical lenses, writing techniques, or aspects of the genre. Critical thinking questions, sidebars highlighting andThis title examines the genre of nonfiction in Enchanted Air, Brown Girl Dreaming, Chasing Lincoln's Killer, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, andPlastic: A Toxic Love Story. It features four analysis papers that consider nonfiction, each using different critical lenses, writing techniques, or aspects of the genre. Critical thinking questions, sidebars highlighting and explaining each thesis and argument, and other possible approaches for analysis help students understand the mechanics of essay writing. Features include a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of AB
/book/show/20324016-magic-tree-house-fact-tracker-7?from_search=true	Will Osborne Mary Pope Osborne Salvatore Murdocca (Illustrator)	Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #7: Titanic: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #17: Tonight on the Titanic	Magic Tree House Research Guides are now Magic Tree House Fact Trackers! Track the facts with Jack and Annie!When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure inthey had lots of questions. How many people were aboard the' Why werent there enough lifeboats for all the passengers? How did this unsinkable ship sink?Magic Tree House Research Guides are now Magic Tree House Fact Trackers! Track the facts with Jack and Annie!When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure inthey had lots of questions. How many people were aboard the' Why werent there enough lifeboats for all the passengers? How did this unsinkable ship sink? What lessons can we learn from the tragedy? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts. Filled with up-to-date information, photos, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discovered in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures.Format: Paperback     Publication Date: 8/27/2002     Pages: 144     Reading Level: Age 5 and Up
/book/show/6149337-nonfiction-reading-power?from_search=true	Adrienne Gear	Nonfiction Reading Power: Teaching Students How to Think While They Read all Kinds of Information	How can you help students find meaning in informational texts and become independent strategic readers and thinkers?gives teachers a wealth of effective strategies for helping students think while they read material in all subject areas. Using the best children's books to motivate students, Adrienne Gear shows teachers how help students zoom-in, qHow can you help students find meaning in informational texts and become independent strategic readers and thinkers?gives teachers a wealth of effective strategies for helping students think while they read material in all subject areas. Using the best children's books to motivate students, Adrienne Gear shows teachers how help students zoom-in, question and infer; find the main idea, make connections, and transform what's on the printed page. Key introductory concept lessons for each of the five reading powers provide valuable insight into the purpose of each strategy. The book also explores the particular features of nonfiction and offers lists of key books organized around strategies and subject areas.
/book/show/637132.Hi_Lo_Nonfiction_Passages_for_Struggling_Readers?from_search=true	Maria Chang (Editor)	Hi-Lo Nonfiction Passages for Struggling Readers: Grades 6–8: 80 High-Interest/Low-Readability Passages With Comprehension Questions and Mini-Lessons for Teaching Key Reading Strategies	Motivate reluctant readers with this collection of easy-to-read passages that cover a wide range of high-interest topics. Grouped according to the key reading strategies they reinforce, each reproducible passage comes with test-formatted comprehension and vocabulary questions, as well as writing activities. A great supplement to your reading program! For use with Grades 6-Motivate reluctant readers with this collection of easy-to-read passages that cover a wide range of high-interest topics. Grouped according to the key reading strategies they reinforce, each reproducible passage comes with test-formatted comprehension and vocabulary questions, as well as writing activities. A great supplement to your reading program! For use with Grades 6-8.
/book/show/2167571.Teaching_Text_Structures?from_search=true	Sue Dymock Tom Nicholson	Teaching Text Structures: A Key to Nonfiction Reading Success: Research-Based Strategy Lessons With Reproducible Passages for Teaching Students to Comprehend Articles, Textbooks, Reference Materials  More	Two professors share their research-based, field-tested approach for helping students identify and analyze the most common expository text structures in order to better comprehend the nonfiction they read. Students gain valuable experience recognizing descriptive, sequential, problem-solution, and cause-effect patterns in texts. Using graphic organizers helps them visualizTwo professors share their research-based, field-tested approach for helping students identify and analyze the most common expository text structures in order to better comprehend the nonfiction they read. Students gain valuable experience recognizing descriptive, sequential, problem-solution, and cause-effect patterns in texts. Using graphic organizers helps them visualize and remember key information in the article. Detailed lesson plans with companion reproducible articles and diagrams help teachers confidently put theory into practice. For use with Grades 46.
/book/show/26151707-forgotten-bones?from_search=true	Lois Miner Huey	Forgotten Bones: Uncovering a Slave Cemetery (Nonfiction - Grades 4-8)	Imagine you're watching a backhoe dig up the ground for a construction project when a round object rolls down a pile of dirt and stops at your feet. You pick it up, brush off some dirt, and realize you're holding a skull!This is exactly what happened in Albany, New York, in 2005. Workers were putting in new sewer line when a backhoe driver dug up a skull. After police decImagine you're watching a backhoe dig up the ground for a construction project when a round object rolls down a pile of dirt and stops at your feet. You pick it up, brush off some dirt, and realize you're holding a skull!This is exactly what happened in Albany, New York, in 2005. Workers were putting in new sewer line when a backhoe driver dug up a skull. After police declared the skull wasn't connected to any recent crimes, a team of archaeologists took a closer look. They determined the skull was from an African American who had died more than one hundred years earlier.Suddenly the construction site turned into an archaeological dig. Scientists excavated more bones and realized that they had located a long-lost slave cemetery. Slavery had been legal in the northern United States, including in New York State, in colonial times, but the stories of these slaves are largely unknown. This site became just the third slave cemetery ever to be excavated in the North. See how archaeologists pieced together the truth about these once forgotten bones.
/book/show/4769573-fats-oils-and-sweets?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Fats, Oils, and Sweets (First Step Nonfiction: Food Groups)	Charts & Diagrams Additional Facts - Photo Glossary - Index
/book/show/4851670-matters-of-the-heart?from_search=true	Alberta Levine Parish	Matters of the Heart: A Collection of Short Stories, Poetry & Creative Nonfiction	An entertaining and thought-provoking collection of short stories, poems and creative nonfiction, Matters Of The Heart gives voice to issues that lie deep within all of us. This book tackles issues ranging from the gender war to all-too-common social ills in the black community, from corruption in politics to the power of good and evil in the world, and how each positiveAn entertaining and thought-provoking collection of short stories, poems and creative nonfiction, Matters Of The Heart gives voice to issues that lie deep within all of us. This book tackles issues ranging from the gender war to all-too-common social ills in the black community, from corruption in politics to the power of good and evil in the world, and how each positively or negatively affect our lives.Matters Of The Heart also consists of thirteen short tales of murder, betrayal, the importance of family, and why it is imperative that people follow their heart and not abandon their dreams.
/book/show/2368363.Freelance_Writing_for_Profit?from_search=true	John Boeschen	Freelance Writing for Profit: A Guide to Writing & Selling Nonfiction Articles	
/book/show/20901514-light-helps-me-see?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Light Helps Me See (First Step Nonfiction: Light and Sound)	Young readers will learn how light works and where it comes from inthis accessible, photo-filled book.Vibrant photos give life to basic science concepts in the text and enhance comprehension.
/book/show/15890366-the-power-in-your-hands?from_search=true	Sharon Watson	The Power in Your Hands: Writing Nonfiction in High School, Teacher's Guide	Frustrated with your current high school writing curriculum? Have your students almost given up on writing? Do your students reach for the tissue box when you say, Write an essay? Do you worry they won't be ready for high school or college writing? Do they say they think of things to write but can't write them down? No need to panic. Welcome to THE POWER IN YOUR HANDS: WFrustrated with your current high school writing curriculum? Have your students almost given up on writing? Do your students reach for the tissue box when you say, Write an essay? Do you worry they won't be ready for high school or college writing? Do they say they think of things to write but can't write them down? No need to panic. Welcome to THE POWER IN YOUR HANDS: WRITING NONFICTION IN HIGH SCHOOL, a course that equips your students with all the essay structures, writing tools, and proofreading skills they'll need for their future writing life. With over 100 daily lessons and complete instructions for 22 essays and reports, this is a complete course students will enjoy--or not dread. And, more good news: the course almost teaches itself. Really. BREAKING NEWS: The SAT essay is changing. If your teen is planning on taking the SAT in the 2016-2017 school year, please skip the SAT essay chapter in this edition of The Power in Your Hands. The course is perfect for writers of any experience, whether skilled or unskilled, reluctant or eager. The text begins slowly so beginning students can catch up; then it smoothly merges them with their age-mates. Advanced writers will appreciate the Digging Deeper lessons. This TEACHER'S GUIDE allows you to be as involved as you care to be in your students' writing class. Answers to all the daily lessons are included, along with many student and professional essays. Included in the TEACHER'S GUIDE is a grading section to aid you in grading those essays once they start coming--and they will come, now that students finally understand how to write introductions, conclusions, and everything in between. Each assigment includes a specific checklist; all checklists are included in this guide. Also in the TEACHER'S GUIDE is the 14-Minute Power Surges, a fun program of daily writing prompts geared to interest even the most reluctant writers. This program is similar to Sharon Watson's 10-Minute Writing Plunges found in JUMP IN, her popular middle school writing curriculum published by Apologia Educational Ministries. The course contains some Christian-based content. No prerequisites needed.
/book/show/22671009-independent-reading-assessment?from_search=true	Jennifer Serravallo	Independent Reading Assessment: Nonfiction Grade 5	
/book/show/9977399-portable-legacies?from_search=true	J.Z. Schmidt L. Crockett	Portable Legacies: Instructor's Edition (Fiction Poetry Drama Nonfiction)	
/book/show/11466977-beyond-the-writers-workshop?from_search=true	Carol Bly	Beyond the Writers' Workshop: New Ways to Write Creative Nonfiction	An innovative new approach to teaching and writing creative nonfiction from veteran teacher and critically acclaimed author Carol Bly.Teachers and writers everywhere are facing the limits imposed by the prevailing models of teaching: community or MFA workshops or, at the high-school level, peer review. InCarol Bly presents an alternative.An innovative new approach to teaching and writing creative nonfiction from veteran teacher and critically acclaimed author Carol Bly.Teachers and writers everywhere are facing the limits imposed by the prevailing models of teaching: community or MFA workshops or, at the high-school level, peer review. InCarol Bly presents an alternative. She believes thatworkshoppings tendency to engage in wry scorn and pay exaggerated attention to technical details, causes apprentice writers, consciously or unconsciously, to modify their most passionate work.Inspired by a philosophy of individuality and moral rigor, Bly combines ideas and techniques from social work, psychotherapy, and neuroscience with the traditional teaching of fresh metaphor, salient dialogue, lively pace, and analysis of other literary work in her pioneering new approach. She also includes exercises and examples in an extensive practical appendix.
/book/show/11146104-what-can-live-in-the-ocean?from_search=true	Sheila Anderson	What Can Live in the Ocean? (First Step Nonfiction: Animal Adaptations)	Introduces readers to animals that live in the ocean and the concept of habitat. Simple text describes the common features and behaviors of ocean dwellers as well as offering many examples of creatures in this group.
/book/show/3645715-swifter-than-eagles?from_search=true	Howard Cook	Swifter than eagles: Bill White and the battle of Athens, 1946 : a nonfiction novel	
/book/show/23528444-dinosaurs?from_search=true	Joanna Cole Tom Jackson Bruce Degen (Illustrations)	Dinosaurs: A Nonfiction Companion to the Original Magic School Bus Series	THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS DINOSAURS is a photographic nonfiction companion book to the original bestselling title, THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS IN THE TIME OF THE DINOSAURS.IN THE TIME OF THE DINOSAURS from the bestselling Magic School Bus series taught thousands of kids about the T-rex, triceratops, and stegosaurus. MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS DINOSAURS will expand upon the orTHE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS DINOSAURS is a photographic nonfiction companion book to the original bestselling title, THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS IN THE TIME OF THE DINOSAURS.IN THE TIME OF THE DINOSAURS from the bestselling Magic School Bus series taught thousands of kids about the T-rex, triceratops, and stegosaurus. MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS DINOSAURS will expand upon the original title with fresh and updated content about all the incredible extinct creatures from millions and millions of years ago. With vivid full-color photographs on each page as well as illustrations of the beloved Ms. Frizzle and her students, the Magic School Bus Presents series will enthrall a whole new generation of Magic School Bus readers.
/book/show/11516416-toolkit-texts?from_search=true	Stephanie Harvey Heather Anderson	Toolkit Texts: Grades PreK-1: Short Nonfiction for Guided and Independent Practice	focus on high-interest topics that help build strong readers while also building background knowledge in numerous content areas    give students an opportunity to read and process the kinds of passages typically found on state tests    present information in a range of formats typical of nonfiction texts including time lines, sidebars, interviews, and maps and diagrams    are supported by teaching strategies that describe how to integrate the articles into yourinstruction.
/book/show/4738642-science-fiction-and-fantasy-authors?from_search=true	L. W Currey	Science Fiction And Fantasy Authors: A Bibliography Of First Printings Of Their Fiction And Selected Nonfiction	
/book/show/18354131-how-i-care-for-my-pet?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	How I Care for My Pet (First Step Nonfiction: Responsibility in Action)	What steps do you follow to take care of a pet? See how this responsible owner cares for a dog named Dunkin.
/book/show/629761.Hermann_Goring?from_search=true	Fred Ramen	Hermann Goring: Hitler's Second-In-Command (Holocaust Biographies (Nonfiction))	The history of the Holocaust is in many ways the story of individuals. Expanding on Rosen's acclaimed Teen Witnesses to the Holocaust series, these new biographies explore key figures: those who perpetrated the nightmare of the Holocaust, those who suffered during it, and those who managed to act heroically during it. These gripping and affecting books help teens understanThe history of the Holocaust is in many ways the story of individuals. Expanding on Rosen's acclaimed Teen Witnesses to the Holocaust series, these new biographies explore key figures: those who perpetrated the nightmare of the Holocaust, those who suffered during it, and those who managed to act heroically during it. These gripping and affecting books help teens understand the heroic, infamous, and little-known people of the Holocaust.Hermann Goring was with Hitler from the beginning of his career as a minor politician in Munich to his ruthless domination of Europe. Soldier, politician, and general, Goring was an important and influential member of the Nazi Party. In this biography the author deftly chronicles the shocking life and times of this key member of the Third Reich.
/book/show/10577672-what-can-live-in-a-desert?from_search=true	Sheila Anderson	What Can Live in a Desert? (First Step Nonfiction: Animal Adaptations)	Introduces readers to animals that live in the desert and the concept of habitat. Simple text describes the common features and behaviors of desert dwellers as well as offering many examples of creatures in this group.
/book/show/17246321-map-my-room?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Map My Room (First Step Nonfiction: Map It Out)	Watch as a boy makes map of his room to show his friend the location of the supplies he'll need to care of the boy's hamster while the family goes on vacation. Simple text takes early readers step by step through the types of features a room map needs to have.
/book/show/6868854-cutter-lang-s-redemption?from_search=true	Cutter Lang	Cutter Lang's Redemption: A Nonfiction Book	When I was in high school, I was sexually assaulted in a football hazing ritual. I had the courage to come forward about the assault, but my high school concealed it. Still, I fought with all of the strength in my being to end hazing at my school. I succeeded, but that is not the whole story. After suffering seven long years of confusion, sadness, pain, and anger, I entereWhen I was in high school, I was sexually assaulted in a football hazing ritual. I had the courage to come forward about the assault, but my high school concealed it. Still, I fought with all of the strength in my being to end hazing at my school. I succeeded, but that is not the whole story. After suffering seven long years of confusion, sadness, pain, and anger, I entered therapy. I grew strong as I released the unnecessary pain, shame, and guilt surrounding the assault. As I developed emotionally, I confronted key figures from my past, and I rejoiced as I achieved new levels of personal growth. Come with me as I heal, grow, and love. Come with me as I experience my redemption.
/book/show/25889532-free-nonfiction-2014?from_search=true	Baen Publishing Enterprises	Free Nonfiction 2014 (Baen Books)	From Smart Flesh to Custom Organs: The Growing Science of Tissue Engineeringby Tedd RobertsTraining for War, Part IVby Tom KratmanDungeons and Dragons: The 40 Year Quest for a Game that Breaks All the Rulesby Bob KrugerTraining for War, Part Vby Tom KratmanRendezvous and Docking: A User's Guide for Non Rocket Scientists (Part 1)by Terry BurlisonRendezvous and Docking: A UsFrom Smart Flesh to Custom Organs: The Growing Science of Tissue Engineeringby Tedd RobertsTraining for War, Part IVby Tom KratmanDungeons and Dragons: The 40 Year Quest for a Game that Breaks All the Rulesby Bob KrugerTraining for War, Part Vby Tom KratmanRendezvous and Docking: A User's Guide for Non Rocket Scientists (Part 1)by Terry BurlisonRendezvous and Docking: A User's Guide for Non Rocket Scientists (Part 2)by Terry BurlisonTraining for War, Part VIby Tom KratmanBloodied by Starlightby Jonathan LaForceWhy Science is Never Settled - Part Oneby Tedd RobertsWhy Science is Never Settled - Part Twoby Tedd RobertsEven Fantasy Needs a Little Science (Even Magic Needs Rules)by Tedd RobertsLiving without Satellitesby Les JohnsonBehind the Scenes at Mission Controlby Terry BurlisonUsing Outer Space to Improve Life on Earthby Les JohnsonA Medieval Artist In The 21st Centuryby Randy Asplund
/book/show/14295396-sails-nonfiction?from_search=true	jack gabolinscy	Sails Nonfiction: Tall, Level Green	
/book/show/6306658-perspectives-in-literature?from_search=true	John P. O'Malley Rosemary Cianciolo	Perspectives In Literature (A Book Of Nonfiction   1)	
/book/show/10955902-jolly-readers-level-4-nonfiction?from_search=true	Sara Wernham	Jolly Readers Level 4, Nonfiction	A pack with 6 different titles including, Soccer, Mountains, Henry Ford, Shark, The Moon, The Nile. Level 4 introduces the remainder of the Jolly Phonics alternative vowel spellings.
/book/show/26208216-the-big-house?from_search=true	Wendy J. Stewart	The Big House: and other Nonfiction Stories	Follow one writer's journey through the charms and absurdities of life with this collection of nonfiction short stories. The stories begin with life in Canada, and her experiences of living overseas before returning home. Over 40 stories filled with humor, sadness and some bitching about this-and-that, and some happy moments.
/book/show/15870421-nonfiction-fiction-writing-grade-4?from_search=true	Ruth Foster	Nonfiction & Fiction Writing, Grade 4	Quick, easy, effective activities support standards and help students improve skills they need for success in testing. Sound too good to be true? Not at all. Thats just what each book in this series offers.
/book/show/26456849-the-whole-truth?from_search=true	Nadia Higgins	The Whole Truth: Writing Fearless Nonfiction	Inform and engage young writers with this contemporary, creative breakdown of nonfiction essentials. Clear, concise text introduces and defines key skills while aligning closely to Common Core State Standards. Fun and inspiring writing prompts launch new skills into practice, while author bios and mentor texts provide creative blueprints for budding writers.
/book/show/3432997-the-world-of-water?from_search=true	Phyllis J. Perry	The World of Water: Linking Fiction to Nonfiction	Use popular fiction to attract students to great nonfiction (expository text) about science. Focusing on the general theme of water, this resource provides webs that lead from popular fiction titles to a variety of related nonfiction titles that will generate interest and build in-depth scientific knowledge for thematic studies. Detailed summaries of books and student actiUse popular fiction to attract students to great nonfiction (expository text) about science. Focusing on the general theme of water, this resource provides webs that lead from popular fiction titles to a variety of related nonfiction titles that will generate interest and build in-depth scientific knowledge for thematic studies. Detailed summaries of books and student activities across the content field motivate young readers and help busy educators implement a multidisciplinary approach.
/book/show/20598534-life-after-life-a-nonfiction-novel?from_search=true	Faisal Fahim	Life After Life a Nonfiction Novel	This is an objective study of the Old Testament, the Gospels and the Qur'an. This book seeks to spiritually unite by highlighting similarities in the texts. It sheds new light and dispels many preconceived ideas in separating what belongs to Revelation from what is the product of error or human interpretation. The bible is word of God. But if it contains any errors they arThis is an objective study of the Old Testament, the Gospels and the Qur'an. This book seeks to spiritually unite by highlighting similarities in the texts. It sheds new light and dispels many preconceived ideas in separating what belongs to Revelation from what is the product of error or human interpretation. The bible is word of God. But if it contains any errors they are simply made by others and not by God. Whatever in the bible matches with science is from God. If some statements have contradictions or are against Proven scientific facts they are simply man made errors.This book confirms both the accurate statements and wrong statements which is still part of bible. Every thing that is accurate is from God in the bible and God doesn't error and God is always accurate. God is truth and truth is above all. This is a all in one Rough, Peacefull, Honest & Open Minded book on God, Sciense, Islam, Christianity & Judaism.God bless all.
/book/show/14295408-sails-nonfiction?from_search=true	jack gabolinscy	Sails Nonfiction: Cockroaches, Level Green	
/book/show/16979186-square?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Square (First Step Nonfiction: Shapes)	These simple books for beginning readers introduce students to geometric shapes and the vocabulary to describe them. The repetitive sentence structure familiarizes students with sight words while vocabulary is reinforced with interesting full-color images.
/book/show/13770221-sails-nonfiction?from_search=true	Jo Windsor	Sails Nonfiction: Stingers, Level Magenta	
/book/show/505270.General_Nonfiction_Award_1962_1993?from_search=true	K.G. Saur books (Editor)	General Nonfiction Award 1962 - 1993	The School of Journalism at Columbia University has awarded the Pulitzer Prize since 1917. Nowadays there are prizes in 21 categories from the fields of journalism, literature and music.presentsthe history of this award from its beginnings to the present: In parts A toE the awarding oftheprize in each category is documented, commented and arrangThe School of Journalism at Columbia University has awarded the Pulitzer Prize since 1917. Nowadays there are prizes in 21 categories from the fields of journalism, literature and music.presentsthe history of this award from its beginnings to the present: In parts A toE the awarding oftheprize in each category is documented, commented and arranged chronologically. Part F covers the history of the prize biographically and bibliographically. Part G provides the background to thedecisions.
/book/show/15225997-100-best-nonfiction-books?from_search=true	Library Modern (Contributor)	100 Best Nonfiction Books: F	
/book/show/27214456-the-nonfiction-of-robert-heinlein?from_search=true	Robert A. Heinlein	The Nonfiction of Robert Heinlein: Volume 1	Text used for this book has been transcribed from material in the UCSC Special Collection devoted to the Heinlein Archive.
/book/show/26335775-write-choices?from_search=true	Susan (Sue) M Hertz	Write Choices: Elements of Nonfiction Storytelling	helps writers cultivate their nonfiction storytelling skills by exploring the universal decisions writers confront when crafting any kind of factual narrative. Rather than isolating various forms of narrative nonfiction into categories or genres, Sue Hertz focusehelps writers cultivate their nonfiction storytelling skills by exploring the universal decisions writers confront when crafting any kind of factual narrative. Rather than isolating various forms of narrative nonfiction into categories or genres, Sue Hertz focuses on examining the common choices all true storytellers encounter, whether they are writing memoir, literary journalism, personal essays, or travel essays. And since today's writers are no longer confined to paper,also includes digital storytelling options, and how writers can employ technology to enhance their narratives. Integrating not only her own insights and experience as a journalist, nonfiction book author, and writing instructor, but also those of other established nonfiction storytellers, both print and digital, Hertz aims to guide writers through key decisions to tell the best story possible. Blending how-to instruction with illuminating examples and commentaries drawn from original interviews with master storytellers,is a valuable resource for all nonfiction writers, from essayists to memoirists to literary journalists, at any stage of their career.
/book/show/13796661-yellow?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Yellow (First Step Nonfiction: Colors)	Using simple vocabulary and photographs, this series introduces beginning readers to colors. The easy-to-read, repetitive format helps students recognize sight words and become familiar with simple sentence construction. The brilliantly colored photographs reinforced printed words that describe familiar objects.
/book/show/16979185-rectangle?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Rectangle (First Step Nonfiction: Shapes)	These simple books for beginning readers introduce students to geometric shapes and the vocabulary to describe them. The repetitive sentence structure familiarizes students with sight words while vocabulary is reinforced with interesting full-color images.
/book/show/4083290-writing-and-selling-your-nonfiction-book?from_search=true	Jon Weimer	Writing and Selling Your Nonfiction Book	Dr. Weimer has sold EVERY book he has ever written, and he's taught others to do the same at his sold out workshops! In an hour and a half you will learn everything you need to know to write and sell your nonfiction book. Including:Dr. Weimer has sold EVERY book he has ever written, and he's taught others to do the same at his sold out workshops! In an hour and a half you will learn everything you need to know to write and sell your nonfiction book. Including:
/book/show/4103881-math-and-nonfiction-grades-3-5?from_search=true	Stephanie Sheffield Kathleen Gallagher	Math and Nonfiction, Grades 3-5	From The Wing on a Flea to If the World Were a Village, the curiosities of nonfiction childrens books invigorate math lessons through this innovative series. Ideal for using students natural quest for knowledge as the basis for mathematical investigations, each lesson features an overview materials required, and a vignette of how the lesson transpired in a real classroomFrom The Wing on a Flea to If the World Were a Village, the curiosities of nonfiction childrens books invigorate math lessons through this innovative series. Ideal for using students natural quest for knowledge as the basis for mathematical investigations, each lesson features an overview materials required, and a vignette of how the lesson transpired in a real classroom. Books include authentic student work, reproducibles, and a special introduction by Marilyn Burns. Math and Nonfiction, Grades 35 offers 20 lessons that address major mathematical topics, including whole-number computation, fractions, percents, sorting, graphing, measurement, data analysis, estimation, averages, and more.
/book/show/27709887-the-nonfiction-bible?from_search=true	Jesus Christ Tarl Warwick (Editor)	The Nonfiction Bible: The True Word of God	For thousands of years man has dwelt in ignorance of the true story of God. Spending his time fighting others with different beliefs, man has held himself back through oppression, enslaving himself as well to ancient dogma without knowing its true source. The Nonfiction Bible is the one absolute, unadulterated, true word of this same God. Witness the epic struggle of JesusFor thousands of years man has dwelt in ignorance of the true story of God. Spending his time fighting others with different beliefs, man has held himself back through oppression, enslaving himself as well to ancient dogma without knowing its true source. The Nonfiction Bible is the one absolute, unadulterated, true word of this same God. Witness the epic struggle of Jesus and Satan as they fight over whether disco or rock and roll will become the dominant musical force for mankind. See God destroy the world because of apple pie. Hear the tale of Jesus slaying a dragon and starting a small business. From the old testament to the new testament up to the modern day, this one work, apart from all others, is the sole and only spiritual truth in an otherwise blind world. And you can be sure this book came from divine inspiration, after all, the book says that it does!
/book/show/607177.In_the_Middle_of_the_Middle_West?from_search=true	Becky Bradway (Editor)	In the Middle of the Middle West: Literary Nonfiction from the Heartland	The 42 essays in this collection take their inspiration from the Midwest--not just from its physical terrain but from its emotional terrain as well. They come from writers of diverse backgrounds: poets, novelists, filmmakers, and journalists; some who came and stayed, some who came and left, and some who were born and raised in this place. The essays revolve generally arouThe 42 essays in this collection take their inspiration from the Midwest--not just from its physical terrain but from its emotional terrain as well. They come from writers of diverse backgrounds: poets, novelists, filmmakers, and journalists; some who came and stayed, some who came and left, and some who were born and raised in this place. The essays revolve generally around issues of conflict between place and identity, and the theme of diversity--be it religious, sexual, racial, artistic, cultural, occupational, or geographical--runs throughout. Writers featured in this collection include Maxine Chernoff, Stuart Dybek, Michael Martone, Cris Mazza, James McManus, Scott Russell Sanders, Mary Swander, and many others of national reputation.
/book/show/19245604-creating-nonfiction?from_search=true	Roy Peter Clark Megan Foss Steven Harvey	Creating Nonfiction: Lessons from the Voice of the Genre	The editors of Creative Nonfiction have selected their favorite craft essays from the early issues of the groundbreaking literary journal. Authors including Roy Peter Clark, Bret Lott, and Hilary Masters grapple with issues such as the line between fact and fiction, how to convey voice effectively, and the challenges of writing about family members. Edited by Lee Gutkind aThe editors of Creative Nonfiction have selected their favorite craft essays from the early issues of the groundbreaking literary journal. Authors including Roy Peter Clark, Bret Lott, and Hilary Masters grapple with issues such as the line between fact and fiction, how to convey voice effectively, and the challenges of writing about family members. Edited by Lee Gutkind and Robyn Jodlowski, this collection offers both inspiration and instruction for students and writers new to the genre; those who are already familiar with creative nonfiction will enjoy learning more about its rich history.
/book/show/1365302.Currents_from_the_Dancing_River?from_search=true	Ray Gonzalez (Editor)	Currents from the Dancing River: Contemporary Latino Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry	There is no one culture that can be described as Latino. Yet the variegated presence of Spanish-speaking peoples in the United States - of immigrants and native born, of Native American, African, and European ancestry, of all skin colors, social classes, and religious and political affiliations, calling any number of places home - has contributed enormously to what weThere is no one culture that can be described as Latino. Yet the variegated presence of Spanish-speaking peoples in the United States - of immigrants and native born, of Native American, African, and European ancestry, of all skin colors, social classes, and religious and political affiliations, calling any number of places home - has contributed enormously to what we now know as American culture. Whereas other anthologies have focused either on a narrow grouping according to national origin or on a single literary form, Currents from the Dancing River - bringing together 135 works whose main commonality is that of quality - is the first collection of such breadth and comprehensiveness. Its variety of style and content gives the most realistic possible portrait of what Latino might mean.
/book/show/28256463-dino-safari-lego-nonfiction?from_search=true	Scholastic Inc.	Dino Safari (LEGO Nonfiction): A LEGO Adventure in the Real World	Join the LEGO(R) minifigures on an epic Jurassic journey in this Level 2 reader. See awesome dinosaurs and find out the latest facts about these mega monsters. You'll find great LEGO building ideas, too!LEGO(R) minifigures show you the world in a unique nonfiction program. This leveled reader is part of a program of LEGO nonfiction books, with something for all the familyJoin the LEGO(R) minifigures on an epic Jurassic journey in this Level 2 reader. See awesome dinosaurs and find out the latest facts about these mega monsters. You'll find great LEGO building ideas, too!LEGO(R) minifigures show you the world in a unique nonfiction program. This leveled reader is part of a program of LEGO nonfiction books, with something for all the family, at every age and stage. LEGO nonfiction books have amazing facts, beautiful real-world photos, and minifigures everywhere, leading the fun and discovery.
/book/show/10967843-your-book-starts-here?from_search=true	Mary Carroll Moore	Your Book Starts Here: Create, Craft, and Sell Your First Novel, Memoir, or Nonfiction Book	Create, Craft, and Sell Your First Novel, Memoir, or Nonfiction Book
/book/show/23490112-write-weekly-nonfiction?from_search=true	Charles Moore	Write Weekly Nonfiction: How to Write a Nonfiction Book in a Week	The largest market in book sales is nonfiction. This is the complete guide to getting in on that market and mastering the ways to do it.Learn the way to pick topics that will sell while avoiding the frequent mistake of choosing topics readily available for free online.Find out the method of structuring your week on a daily basis to keep quality intact, making sure youThe largest market in book sales is nonfiction. This is the complete guide to getting in on that market and mastering the ways to do it.Learn the way to pick topics that will sell while avoiding the frequent mistake of choosing topics readily available for free online.Find out the method of structuring your week on a daily basis to keep quality intact, making sure youre writing a book that will bring value to your readers.Understand the Boston Matrix to pick book markets that will bring in consistent profits while limiting risks.How to jump start your marketing and design your own covers for quick, efficient, weekly nonfiction book publishing.This book explains everything you need to start your book a week writing career, from the initial organization of your topic to the marketing of your masterpiece. Written by one of the most successful authors in the Kindle world.
/book/show/7412305-miss-o-dell?from_search=true	Chris O'Dell Rene Raudman (Narrator)	Miss O'dell: My Hard Days And Long Nights With The Beatles, The Stones, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, And The Women They Loved (Playaway Adult Nonfiction)	Chris O'Dell wasn't famous. She wasn't even almost famous. But she was there.
/book/show/23528083-sharks-and-other-predators?from_search=true	Mary Pope Osborne Natalie Pope Boyce Carlo Molinari (Illustrations)	Sharks and Other Predators: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #53: Shadow of the Shark (Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #32)	When Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #53:they had lots of questions. How many teeth do sharks have? What is their favorite food? What are some other top predators? How do they keep life in balance? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the factsWhen Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #53:they had lots of questions. How many teeth do sharks have? What is their favorite food? What are some other top predators? How do they keep life in balance? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts about sharks and other predators.Filled with up-to-date information, photographs, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the nonfiction Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discover in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures. And teachers can use Fact Trackers alongside their Magic Tree House fiction companions to meet Common Core text-pairing needs.Have more fun with Jack and Annie on the Magic Tree House website at MagicTreeHouse.com!
/book/show/1317909.Reading_in_the_Reel_World?from_search=true	John  Golden	Reading in the Reel World: Teaching Documentaries And Other Nonfiction Texts	Book by Golden, John
/book/show/24090704-tell-you-what?from_search=true	Jolisa Gracewood (Editor) Susanna Andrew (Editor)	Tell You What: Great New Zealand Nonfiction, 2015	On the web and the wireless, in magazines and journals, at prizegivings and pwhiri, New Zealanders are talking and writing about the world right now. Weve been producing essays and articles, speeches and submissions, tweets and travelogues  nonfiction, in other words. This book collects some of New Zealands best true stories from the past year or so together into an anOn the web and the wireless, in magazines and journals, at prizegivings and pwhiri, New Zealanders are talking and writing about the world right now. Weve been producing essays and articles, speeches and submissions, tweets and travelogues  nonfiction, in other words. This book collects some of New Zealands best true stories from the past year or so together into an anthology.And tell you what: we are swimming in this great nonfiction. This anthology takes us to new places, introduces us to new people, asks new questions and brings us a little closer to the true and the real. Weve got mountain climbing and family secrets, cannibal snails and dangerous swims. Weve got births. Deaths. Marriages. House auctions. Steve Braunias on a mysterious egging and Lara Strongman on Christchurch, Eleanor Catton on our paradoxical islands and Tina Makereti on the resonance of te reo.With other pieces by Simon Wilson (on mutton), Elizabeth Knox (on Mahy), Keith Ng (on global warming) and Ashleigh Young (on cycling in London)  not to mention contributions from Naomi Arnold, Sarah Bainbridge, Jos Barbosa, Claire Browning, Greg Bruce, Rachel Buchanan, Anthony Byrt, Megan Clayton, Paul Ewen, David Haywood, David Herkt, Gregory Kan, Nic Low, Chris McDowall, Alice Miller, Jemima Sherpa, Allan Smith, Leilani Tamu, Alice Te Punga Somerville, Giovanni Tiso and David Winter  this is a cracking collection of real, live stories, written to last.
/book/show/543316.The_Book_of_Literary_Terms?from_search=true	Lewis Turco	The Book of Literary Terms: The Genres of Fiction, Drama, Nonfiction, Literary Criticism, and Scholarship	The best-selling author of The Book of Forms -- now in a third edition -- has created the same codification and systematization for all nonfiction forms of writing, and for all forms of fiction other than poetry. In The Book of Literary Terms, Lewis Turco provides a comprehensive guide to, and definitions of all significant terms, forms, and styles in all genres of literatThe best-selling author of The Book of Forms -- now in a third edition -- has created the same codification and systematization for all nonfiction forms of writing, and for all forms of fiction other than poetry. In The Book of Literary Terms, Lewis Turco provides a comprehensive guide to, and definitions of all significant terms, forms, and styles in all genres of literature except poetry. For each, all sub-genres and their historical examples are described and defined, all significant terms explicated, and all important styles represented.Wonderful for browsing as well as for reference, it is a book for students and teachers of all genres of literature, for serious general readers of literature, and for writers and critics. Turco writes in an authoritative yet engaging manner, providing endless unsuspected opportunities and avenues for readers to explore.From abecedarius, Bardolatry, cliffhanger, docudrama, epistle, foreshadowing, gagline, hypallage, invective, jestbook, kabuki play, litotes, and muckraker, to non sequitur, one-liner, pulp fiction, quartet, recognition scene, spoonerism, triple-decker, Utopian novel, videotape, writing surfaces, yellow journalism, and zeugma, and including everything in-between, it's all there in The Book of Literary Terms.
/book/show/15344054-nonfiction-writing?from_search=true	Jan Berman	Nonfiction Writing	
/book/show/17900515-a-book-of-nonfiction?from_search=true	Joseph T. Browne	A Book of Nonfiction	
/book/show/11099776-creative-nonfiction?from_search=true	Lee Gutkind (Editor)	Creative Nonfiction (Issue 40)	
/book/show/13528948-effective-speeches?from_search=true	Valerie Bodden	Effective Speeches (Nonfiction Writing)	
/book/show/8472743-homes?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Homes (First Step Nonfiction)	This delightful series teaches students about everyone's basic human needs. Young readers will enjoy the success they find with these simple, repetitive sentence structures. Colorful photographs support vocabulary as students elarn about communities and the needs we all share. Supports social studies curriculum.
/book/show/740142.Earth?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Earth (First Step Nonfiction)	
/book/show/15093699-exploring-nonfiction-with-young-learners?from_search=true	Darla Miner	Exploring Nonfiction with Young Learners	Exploring Nonfiction with Young Learners explores the four basic nonfiction structures that the youngest learners are most likely to encounter: descriptive, recount/collection, procedural, and explanatory texts. This book also includes information to help teach four, more complex structures that younger readers sometimes encounter during read-alouds: comparison, response,Exploring Nonfiction with Young Learners explores the four basic nonfiction structures that the youngest learners are most likely to encounter: descriptive, recount/collection, procedural, and explanatory texts. This book also includes information to help teach four, more complex structures that younger readers sometimes encounter during read-alouds: comparison, response, causation/cause and effect, and persuasive genres.This book is organized to help plan lessons using each type of nonfiction structure. Strategies and suggestions for activities to use before, during and after reading are included. Templates and graphic organizers are also provided in order to facilitate planning, and offer additional resources. Detailed information about each text structure as well as mentor texts to illustrate each type is included. d104 structures, as well as text access features, are defined and located in easy reference charts. Whole class and small group planning ideas are included throughout the book in order to allow for differentiation. Additionally, assessment ideas, sample think-alouds, lesson planning templates, and sample lessons with completed graphic organizers are included for each text structure.
/book/show/18487821-creative-nonfiction-issue-46?from_search=true	Lee Gutkind	Creative Nonfiction Issue 46	Oi, matesCNF's gone Down Under, and what a world we've discovered! The new essays in this special Australia issue cover everything from bikkies to bora rings, floods to fires, and Captain Cook to Coober Pedy.Plus, Geraldine Brooks talks about how her correspondent years inform her fiction; Robert Dessaix praises the pleasures of gossip; guest editor Leah Kaminsky compOi, matesCNF's gone Down Under, and what a world we've discovered! The new essays in this special Australia issue cover everything from bikkies to bora rings, floods to fires, and Captain Cook to Coober Pedy.Plus, Geraldine Brooks talks about how her correspondent years inform her fiction; Robert Dessaix praises the pleasures of gossip; guest editor Leah Kaminsky compares creative nonfiction to general medical practice; a survey of Australia's contemporary literary landscape; and more.
/book/show/700344.Thematic_Guide_to_Popular_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Lynda G. Adamson	Thematic Guide to Popular Nonfiction	Popular nonfiction is widely read, and is increasingly prominent in the curriculum. This guide helps students, teachers, and librarians identify popular works of nonfiction related to particular themes. Included are alphabetically arranged entries on 50 themes, such as Animals, Exploration, Genocide, Immigrants, Poverty, and Race Relations. Each entry begins with a definitPopular nonfiction is widely read, and is increasingly prominent in the curriculum. This guide helps students, teachers, and librarians identify popular works of nonfiction related to particular themes. Included are alphabetically arranged entries on 50 themes, such as Animals, Exploration, Genocide, Immigrants, Poverty, and Race Relations. Each entry begins with a definition and discussion of the theme, followed by critical summaries of three or four works of nonfiction. The entries conclude with lists of additional nonfiction for further reading, and the Guide closes with lists of additional themes and related works, along with a bibliography of works on popular nonfiction.
/book/show/16386599-the-art-of-nonfiction-movie-making?from_search=true	Jeffrey Friedman	The Art of Nonfiction Movie Making	Academy Award-winning documentary filmmakers show readers how to handle the process of making their own nonfiction filmoOe1/4OCOfrom conception and financing through shooting, post-production, and distributio
/book/show/3584050-a-second-life?from_search=true	Dan Gerber	A Second Life: A Collected Nonfiction	brings together several new pieces with the best of Dan Gerber's previously published essays and magazine stories, many of which have appeared in magazines such as, and. Gerber limns his experience as a professional racing driver, journalist, sailor, and fisherman with a poet's eye and a novelist's gift for nbrings together several new pieces with the best of Dan Gerber's previously published essays and magazine stories, many of which have appeared in magazines such as, and. Gerber limns his experience as a professional racing driver, journalist, sailor, and fisherman with a poet's eye and a novelist's gift for narrative, believing, as he states in his introduction, that our truest lives must be imagined.New essays in this collection include a meditative journal on the Arctic and an in-depth interview in which Gerber discusses the relationship of his artistic life with that as an explorer of the natural world. Also included are a gripping account of his return to racing thirty-three years after his career-ending crash, a story about saving his own life in the African desert by introducing a clan of Rendili warriors to ice, a chronicle of his pursuit of the most elusive fish in the world, and the story of a clandestine sailing trip to Cuba. His classic and highly praised book on the Indianapolis 500, the, long out of print, is included here in its entirety.Blending Thoreau's dictum that a writer is a traveler who stays at home, with Wallace Stevens's that it is the worst of all things not to live in a physical world, Dan Gerber's focus inis the inward experience of the outer world.
/book/show/7799504-bologna-annual-2001-nonfiction?from_search=true	North-South Books (Creator)	Bologna Annual 2001 Nonfiction	Every year a jury of internationally respected editors, designers, educators and publishers meets to make its selection from the thousands of illustrations submitted for exhibition at the Bologna Book Fair. Since 1994 the exhibition has been divided into two separate shows - one featuring illustrations created for works of fiction and one for non-fiction. The pictures wereEvery year a jury of internationally respected editors, designers, educators and publishers meets to make its selection from the thousands of illustrations submitted for exhibition at the Bologna Book Fair. Since 1994 the exhibition has been divided into two separate shows - one featuring illustrations created for works of fiction and one for non-fiction. The pictures were chosen for their originality, their artistic and technical merit and their child appeal. Along with the beautifully reproduced artwork, essential biographical information about each artist is listed, making this catalogue an ideal reference for all who delight in contemporary children's book illustration. Nonfiction This is the official catalogue of the 2001 Nonfiction Exhibition, showcasing recent work by some of the finest illustrators of children's nonfiction from around the world.
/book/show/24338383-vikings?from_search=true	Mary Pope Osborne Natalie Pope Boyce Carlo Molinari (Illustrations)	Vikings: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #15: Viking Ships at Sunrise (Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #33)	When Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #15:they had lots of questions. Why did Vikings go on raids? Did they really wear horned helmets? What were Viking ships like? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the factWhen Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #15:they had lots of questions. Why did Vikings go on raids? Did they really wear horned helmets? What were Viking ships like? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts about Vikings.Filled with up-to-date information, photographs, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discover in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures. And teachers can use Fact Trackers alongside their Magic Tree House fiction companions to meet Common Core text pairing needs.Have more fun with Jack and Annie on the Magic Tree House website at MagicTreeHouse.com!
/book/show/7143427-women-s-nonfiction?from_search=true	Jessica Zellers	Women's Nonfiction: A Guide to Reading Interests	What is it that women want to know? As it turns out, a lot! Focusing on the reading interests of women, this guide maps and describes nonfiction that spans every Dewey category. What makes this body of literature unique is that it is written specifically for a female readership, and directly addresses women's issues. The author annotates more than 600 titles, with hundredsWhat is it that women want to know? As it turns out, a lot! Focusing on the reading interests of women, this guide maps and describes nonfiction that spans every Dewey category. What makes this body of literature unique is that it is written specifically for a female readership, and directly addresses women's issues. The author annotates more than 600 titles, with hundreds of additional titles referenced as read-alikes.Although women's fiction is widely treated as a reading interest and even a genre, until now its nonfiction counterpart has not been seriously considered outside of scholarly circles. Yet, there is a body of popular literature that specifically appeals to women. This is clearly evident in the collections of women's bookstores, which carry life stories, personal and spiritual growth collections, guides to health, wellness and beauty, and so on.Zellers's guide is designed to help readers and librarians navigate the breadth of nonfiction to find popular titles about women and women's experiences. Annotating some 600 titles, with hundreds more referenced as read-alikes; it is a valuable in readers' advisory services, as well as a great source for creating displays and programs (particularly during Women's History month). It may also be a useful resource for women's studies programs.
/book/show/10511358-mountains?from_search=true	Sheila Anderson	Mountains (First Step Nonfiction: Landforms)	This title for young readers explains what a mountain is, describes different kinds of mountains, and explains how people and animals interact with mountains.
/book/show/12454668-mummies-and-pyramids?from_search=true	Will Osborne	Mummies and Pyramids: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #3: Mummies in the Morning	Unwrap the answers to questions about the pyramids and mummies with Jack and Annie's very own guide to the secrets of ancient Egypt. This companion to Mummies in the Morning includes information on hieroglyphics, how mummies were made, tomb treasures and robbers, Egyptian gods and goddesses, and much more. Illustrations.
/book/show/22863822-what-is-today-s-weather?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	What Is Today's Weather? (First Step Nonfiction Let's Watch the Weather)	Is it rainy? Cloudy? Stormy? Readers will learn the ins and outs of observing weather conditions in this book. Accessible text and appealing photos show the different weather conditions and encourage students to think about and engage with the weather that is just outside their windows!
/book/show/22524268-the-mother-of-all-booklists?from_search=true	William Patrick Martin	The Mother of All Booklists: The 500 Most Recommended Nonfiction Reads for Ages 3 to 103	The Mother of All Booklists: The 500 Most Recommended Nonfiction Reads for Ages 3 to 103 is written for parents, grandparents, and teachers unfamiliar with the bewildering array of award and recommended reading lists. This book is a long overdue composite of all the major booklists. It brings together over 100 of the most influential book awards and reading lists from leadThe Mother of All Booklists: The 500 Most Recommended Nonfiction Reads for Ages 3 to 103 is written for parents, grandparents, and teachers unfamiliar with the bewildering array of award and recommended reading lists. This book is a long overdue composite of all the major booklists. It brings together over 100 of the most influential book awards and reading lists from leading magazines, newspapers, reference books, schools, libraries, parenting organizations, and professional groups from across the country. The Mother of All Booklists is to reading books what the website Rotten Tomatoes is to watching movies the ultimate, one-stop, synthesizing resource for finding out what is best. Mother is not the opinion of one book critic, but the aggregate opinion of an army of critics. Organized into five age group lists each with one hundred books preschoolers (ages 3-5), early readers (ages 5-9), middle readers (ages 9-13), young adults (ages 13-17), and adults (ages 18+) The Mother of All Booklists amalgamates the knowledge of the best English-language booklists in the United States, including a few from Canada and Great Britain. Each of the 500 books is annotated, describing the contents of the book and suggesting why the book is unique and important. Each includes a picture of the book cover.
/book/show/3286723-successful-nonfiction?from_search=true	Dan Poynter	Successful Nonfiction: Tips and Inspiration for Getting Published	Every page of this insightful and fun book has a writing tip, an explanation, an illustrative story, and an inspirational quotation. A great gift book for aspiring writers, it offers hints on developing topics, conducting research, building the book, finding an agent, and getting published.
/book/show/11431126-dinosaur-dig?from_search=true	Susan H. Gray	Dinosaur Dig! (Scholastic News Nonfiction Readers)	- Includes vocabulary word hunt with pronunciations, glossary, and index- Labeled diagrams and timelines- Beautiful, full-color photographs- Simple interior design and easy-to-read fonts- Web sites for further research and information- Vocabulary preview and review pages plus backmatter pages that invite readers to think further on the study topics
/book/show/12402955-holler-if-you-hear-me?from_search=true	Michael Eric Dyson Bobby Spears Jr. (Narrator)	Holler If You Hear Me: Searching For Tupac Shakur (Playaway Adult Nonfiction)	*Produced by Buck 50 Productions Tupac Shakur was an American rap artist, actor, and social activist who wrote songs about ghetto life, racism, and social problems. One of the bestselling music artists in the world, he also gained notoriety for his conflicts with the law and time spent in prison. More than a decade after his murder, Tupac Shakur is even more loved, contest*Produced by Buck 50 Productions Tupac Shakur was an American rap artist, actor, and social activist who wrote songs about ghetto life, racism, and social problems. One of the bestselling music artists in the world, he also gained notoriety for his conflicts with the law and time spent in prison. More than a decade after his murder, Tupac Shakur is even more loved, contested, and celebrated than he was in life. His posthumously released albums, poetry, and motion pictures have catapulted him into the upper echelon of American cultural icons. In Holler If You Hear Me, hip-hop intellectual and bestselling author Michael Eric Dyson, offers a wholly original way of looking at Tupac that will thrill those who already love the artist and enlighten those who want to understand him.
/book/show/23839606-nonfiction-books?from_search=true	John Classics	Nonfiction Books: Nonfiction Best Sellers: A Book Collection	Valued for $300+. Yours for only $4.99!Nonfiction Best Sellers Book CollectionTitles include:The Confessions of St. Augustineby Saint Augustine of HippoEssaysby Ralph Waldo EmersonHistory of the United Statesby BeardMyths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Romeby E.M. BerensThe Book of Art for Young Peopleby ConwayThe Origin of Speciesby Charles DarwinThe NoValued for $300+. Yours for only $4.99!Nonfiction Best Sellers Book CollectionTitles include:The Confessions of St. Augustineby Saint Augustine of HippoEssaysby Ralph Waldo EmersonHistory of the United Statesby BeardMyths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Romeby E.M. BerensThe Book of Art for Young Peopleby ConwayThe Origin of Speciesby Charles DarwinThe Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinciby Leonardo da VinciChristmas: Its Origin and Associationsby DawsonThe Souls of Black Folkby W.E.B. Du BoisDream Psychologyby Sigmund FreudA Message to Garciaby Elbert HubbardThe Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Manby James Weldon JohnsonA Book of Natural Historyby David JordanSinking of the Titanic and Great Sea Disastersby Marshall LoganThe Communist Manifestoby Karl MarxThe Republicby PlatoThe Tao Te Chingby Lao TzuSexby Henry Stantonand other best sellers in nonfictionOther Book Collection:Classic Books: Classic Book CollectiomChristmas Books: Christmas Book CollectionFiction Best Sellers Book Collection
/book/show/21800338-china?from_search=true	Mary Pope Osborne Natalie Pope Boyce Salvatore Murdocca (Illustrations)	China: Land of the Emperor's Great Wall: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #14: Day of the Dragon King (Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #31)	When Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #14:they had lots of questions. Who was the Dragon King? How did he build the Great Wall? What is Chinese New Year? What are some other Chinese traditions? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the factsWhen Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #14:they had lots of questions. Who was the Dragon King? How did he build the Great Wall? What is Chinese New Year? What are some other Chinese traditions? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts about Chinese history and culture.Filled with up-to-date information, photographs, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discover in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures. And teachers can use Fact Trackers alongside their Magic Tree House fiction companions to meet common core text pairing needs.Have more fun with Jack and Annie on the Magic Tree House website at MagicTreeHouse.com!
/book/show/1105551.Volcano_and_Miracle?from_search=true	Gustaw Herling-Grudziski Ronald Strom (Editor)	Volcano and Miracle: A Selection of Fiction and Nonfiction from The Journal Written at Night	Volcano and Miracle is a selection of fiction and prose writings from Gustaw Herling's masterwork, The Journal Written at Night. The Journal is an account of events and reflections that offer the occasion for this great writer to continue rethinking and reimagining the human condition. These remarkable selections from Gustaw Herling's Journal, written from 1970 to the presVolcano and Miracle is a selection of fiction and prose writings from Gustaw Herling's masterwork, The Journal Written at Night. The Journal is an account of events and reflections that offer the occasion for this great writer to continue rethinking and reimagining the human condition. These remarkable selections from Gustaw Herling's Journal, written from 1970 to the present, include such astonishing fictional tales, based on historical sources, as Rubble, The Duke of Milan, The Miracle, and A Venetian Portrait, a love story that takes place at the end of World War II. But the heart of the Journal is brilliant critical pieces on Soviet Communism and literary gems on such writers as Ignazio Silone, Stendhal, Melville, Kafka, Dostoevsky, and Camus.
/book/show/20324021-dolphins-and-sharks?from_search=true	Mary Pope Osborne Natalie Pope Boyce Salvatore Murdocca (Illustrator)	Dolphins and Sharks: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #9: Dolphins at Daybreak (Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #9)	Magic Tree House Research Guides are now Magic Tree House Fact Trackers! Track the facts with Jack and Annie!When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure inthey had lots of questions. Did dolphins ever live on land? How do dolphins communicate? How do sharks hunt for food? Which sharks are the most dangerous? Find out theMagic Tree House Research Guides are now Magic Tree House Fact Trackers! Track the facts with Jack and Annie!When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure inthey had lots of questions. Did dolphins ever live on land? How do dolphins communicate? How do sharks hunt for food? Which sharks are the most dangerous? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts. Filled with up-to-date information, photos, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discovered in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures.Format: Paperback     Publication Date: 6/24/2003     Pages: 128     Reading Level: Age 7 and Up
/book/show/27430674-unrailed?from_search=true	Ruby Browne	Unrailed: A collection of poetry and creative nonfiction	As haunting as it is healing, Unrailed takes the reader through a collection of fifteen short creative nonficton pieces and six poems. Ruby Browne's raw writing gracefully and honestly articulates the struggles we all face in life.Diagnosed bipolar and a recovering alcoholic, the author's admirable openess sheds light on mental health, substance abuse, and relationships wAs haunting as it is healing, Unrailed takes the reader through a collection of fifteen short creative nonficton pieces and six poems. Ruby Browne's raw writing gracefully and honestly articulates the struggles we all face in life.Diagnosed bipolar and a recovering alcoholic, the author's admirable openess sheds light on mental health, substance abuse, and relationships with shocking and refreshing vulnerability. Through her work we find comfort realizing we are not alone in our struggles. Her soul-touching words bind us closer, to each other and to ourselves.
/book/show/12031983-pet-fish?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Pet Fish (First Step Nonfiction)	By using short, repetitive sentences and crisp, full-color photographs, these books introduce beginning readers to classroom pets, their basic needs, and how to care for them.
/book/show/28637177-documentary-screens?from_search=true	Keith Beattie	Documentary Screens: Nonfiction Film and Television	Documentary productions encompass remarkable representations of surprising realities. How do documentaries achieve their ends? What types of documentaries are there? What factors are implicated in their production? Such questions animate this engaging study.is a comprehensive and critical study of the formal features and histories of central categoriesDocumentary productions encompass remarkable representations of surprising realities. How do documentaries achieve their ends? What types of documentaries are there? What factors are implicated in their production? Such questions animate this engaging study.is a comprehensive and critical study of the formal features and histories of central categories of documentary film and television. Among the categories examined are autobiographical, indigenous and ethnographic documentary, compilation films, direct cinema and cinema verite and television documentary journalism. The book also considers recent so-called popular factual entertainment and the future of documentary film, television and new media. This provocative and accessible analysis situates wide-ranging examples from each category within the larger material forces which impact on documentary form and content. The important connection between form, content and context explored in the book constitutes a new and lively 'documentary studies' approach to documentary representation.
/book/show/14833563-pmp-ruby-nonfiction-add-to-package?from_search=true	Steck-Vaughn Company (Creator)	PMP Ruby Nonfiction Add-To Package	
/book/show/15870418-nonfiction-fiction-writing-grade-1?from_search=true	Ruth Foster	Nonfiction & Fiction Writing, Grade 1	Quick, easy, effective activities support standards and help students improve skills they need for success in testing. Sound too good to be true? Not at all. Thats just what each book in this series offers.
/book/show/2837730-reading-nonfiction-2-teacher-s-manual?from_search=true	Laurel Associates (Contributor)	Reading Nonfiction 2 Teacher's Manual	The Teacher's Manuals include teaching tips, answer keys, ideas for cooperative learning, homework assignments, a reproducible course completion certificate, a classroom chart for recording student progress, suggestions for lesson extensions, and more.
/book/show/25889563-free-nonfiction-2015?from_search=true	Baen Publishing Enterprises Jim Beall Tedd Roberts	Free Nonfiction 2015 (Baen Books)	Free Nonfiction 2015Our Worldship Broke! by Jim BeallA Translunar Laboratory . . . Hurrah! by Tedd RobertsThe Incredibly Small Exploring the Cosmically Huge: Nanotechnology to Enable Future Space Probes by Joseph E. MeanyThe Distant Past: A Setting for Science Fiction by Michael Z. WilliamsonUsing Missile Defense Against Terrorist Attack Israels Iron Dome and the Future oFree Nonfiction 2015Our Worldship Broke! by Jim BeallA Translunar Laboratory . . . Hurrah! by Tedd RobertsThe Incredibly Small Exploring the Cosmically Huge: Nanotechnology to Enable Future Space Probes by Joseph E. MeanyThe Distant Past: A Setting for Science Fiction by Michael Z. WilliamsonUsing Missile Defense Against Terrorist Attack Israels Iron Dome and the Future of Rocket Shields by Alan IsomRemember to Remind Me...The Changing Science of Memory by Tedd RobertsSlaughtering Early Humans for Fun and (a Slight) Profit by Dave DrakeSpace Tethers and Elevators by Les JohnsonCase Studies in Handwavium by Jim BeallTomorrow's Math by Robert DawsonWill Hollywood Ever Get it Right? by Tedd RobertsThe CubeSat Revolution by Les Johnson
/book/show/12200214-reduce?from_search=true	Ann-Marie Kishel	Reduce (First Step Nonfiction: Conservation)	Create a classroom of conservationists! Each of these simple books examines ways students can help conserve resources in their community. The simple text and corresponding photographs will support students as they learn about these important concepts.
/book/show/16883973-math-and-nonfiction-grades-6-8?from_search=true	Jennifer Bay-Williams Sherri Martinie Toby Gordon (Editor)	Math and Nonfiction, Grades 6-8	Transform teachers and students approaches to standardized tests from one of panic and anxiety to control and confidence! In this new addition to the Math, Literature, and Nonfiction series, teachers use nonfiction as a springboard to help students explore mathematical concepts key to the middle school curriculum. The lessons inspire students to collect and analyze data, uTransform teachers and students approaches to standardized tests from one of panic and anxiety to control and confidence! In this new addition to the Math, Literature, and Nonfiction series, teachers use nonfiction as a springboard to help students explore mathematical concepts key to the middle school curriculum. The lessons inspire students to collect and analyze data, use proportional reasoning, and explore probability, relationships between two-and three-dimensional objects, pi, and more.
/book/show/4430404-reuse?from_search=true	Ann-Marie Kishel	Reuse (First Step Nonfiction: Conservation)	Create a classroom of conservationists! Each of these simple books examines ways students can help conserve resources in their community. The simple text and corresponding photographs will support students as they learn about these important concepts.
/book/show/12697129-daily-warm-ups?from_search=true	Deb Housel	Daily Warm-Ups: Nonfiction Reading	
/book/show/8764374-using-nonfiction-effectively-in-your-classroom?from_search=true	Children's Press	Using Nonfiction Effectively In Your Classroom	
/book/show/15870419-nonfiction-fiction-writing-grade-2?from_search=true	Ruth Foster	Nonfiction & Fiction Writing, Grade 2	Quick, easy, effective activities support standards and help students improve skills they need for success in testing. Sound too good to be true? Not at all. Thats just what each book in this series offers.
/book/show/8472808-happy?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Happy (First Step Nonfiction: Feelings)	Students will relate to the feelings addressed in these picture-filled books. Simple language familiarizes students with the written forms of words they already know, while teaching about the cause-and-effect relationships that evoke certain emotions.
/book/show/7973907-the-african-hunting-dog?from_search=true	Maggie Blake	The African Hunting Dog (Sunshine Nonfiction)	
/book/show/14998528-circle?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Circle (First Step Nonfiction: Shapes)	These simple books for beginning readers introduce students to geometric shapes and the vocabulary to describe them. The repetitive sentence structure familiarizes students with sight words while vocabulary is reinforced with interesting full-color images.
/book/show/25825942-the-rightful-place-of-science?from_search=true	Michael Zirulnik Lee Gutkind David Guston	The Rightful Place of Science: Creative Nonfiction	
/book/show/28015709-learning-about-the-world?from_search=true	Amanda Hartman	Learning about the World: Reading Nonfiction	
/book/show/26190349-high-interest-nonfiction-grade-2?from_search=true	Steck-Vaughn Company (Other Contributor)	High Interest Nonfiction Grade 2	Excellent for primary level students with high interest nonfictional writings 5 about each: Plants and Animals, Earth and Space, Fun and Games, Grow and Learn.
/book/show/16207648-nonfiction-classics-for-students-volume-1?from_search=true	Elizabeth Thomason	Nonfiction Classics for Students, Volume 1	Nonfiction Classics for Students provides in-depth literary and historical background on the most commonly studied nonfiction essays, books, biographies and memoirs in a streamlined, easy-to-use format. Covering 15-20 works per volume, this reference series gives high school and undergraduate students an ideal starting point for class assignments, term papers and special pNonfiction Classics for Students provides in-depth literary and historical background on the most commonly studied nonfiction essays, books, biographies and memoirs in a streamlined, easy-to-use format. Covering 15-20 works per volume, this reference series gives high school and undergraduate students an ideal starting point for class assignments, term papers and special projects. Entries include biographical details for each author, an annotated list of principal characters, discussions of the work's style, context and themes, and more. Entries also include an original critical essay written by an academic in the field, supplemented by full or excerpted previously published essays.
/book/show/28396991-the-19-best-nonfiction-books-of-2015?from_search=true	Cris Converse	The 19 best nonfiction books of 2015	The 19 Best Nonfiction Books Of 2015These are the essay collections, memoirs, and nonfiction reads that we absolutely loved in 2015. (Ranked in no particular order.)
/book/show/13796733-oval?from_search=true	Ann-Marie Kishel Sheila Rivera	Oval (First Step Nonfiction: Shapes)	These simple books for beginning readers introduce students to geometric shapes and the vocabulary to describe them. The repetitive sentence structure familiarizes students with sight words while vocabulary is reinforced with interesting full-color images.
/book/show/4600045-and-justice-for-all-nonfiction?from_search=true	Gail Blasser Riley	And Justice for All Nonfiction	
/book/show/3600445-globes?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Globes (First Step Nonfiction: Geography)	A very basic introduction to globes and what they are used for.
/book/show/26774089-how-to-write-a-nonfiction-book-that-sells?from_search=true	Christine John	How to Write a Nonfiction Book That Sells	Need help writing a book?Can't think of a good topic to write about?Need to find the easiest and fastest way to edit your book?If you answered 'Yes' to all of these questions, then you need to read How to Write a Nonfiction Book that Sells by Christine John. This book provides you with great tips and sound advice to help you overcome your writing obstacles.ChristNeed help writing a book?Can't think of a good topic to write about?Need to find the easiest and fastest way to edit your book?If you answered 'Yes' to all of these questions, then you need to read How to Write a Nonfiction Book that Sells by Christine John. This book provides you with great tips and sound advice to help you overcome your writing obstacles.Christine John has been writing for over 15 years and has authored and published books on a wide range of topics such as web designing, online business, and job search, as well as short stories, novels and poetry. In the book How to Write a Nonfiction Book that Sells Christine will share her strategies for writing a nonfiction book that people will want to read.With a bit of creativity and a passion for writing, almost anyone can become an author and see their book published. This book consists of the following chapters:Chapter 1: Seven Tips to Become a Highly Effective Nonfiction AuthorChapter 2: How to Find the Perfect Writing EnvironmentChapter 3: Seven Steps to Getting Outstanding Nonfiction IdeasChapter 4: Research Your TopicChapter 5: Create an Outline of Your BookChapter 6: Write Your E-BookChapter 7: Edit Your BookChapter 8: How to Design an Attention-Grabbing Book CoverHow to Write a Nonfiction Book that Sells  is an essential guide that every aspiring author needs to read to help them write a successful nonfiction book.If you are serious about writing your very own nonfiction book, click the button to buy now.
/book/show/25808502-life-cycles-multilevel-nonfiction-book?from_search=true	Carina Sanchez	Life Cycles Multilevel Nonfiction Book	
/book/show/12919732-reading-strategies-for-nonfiction?from_search=true	Curriculum Associates Staff	Reading Strategies for Nonfiction: Level 5	
/book/show/13202147-unspecified-nonfiction-picture-book?from_search=true	Carolyn Fisher	Unspecified Nonfiction Picture Book	
/book/show/2698768-sad?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Sad (First Step Nonfiction: Feelings)	
/book/show/26335599-write-choices?from_search=true	Susan (Sue) M Hertz	Write Choices: Elements of Nonfiction Storytelling	helps writers cultivate their nonfiction storytelling skills by exploring the universal decisions writers confront when crafting any kind of factual narrative. Rather than isolating various forms of narrative nonfiction into categories or genres, Sue Hertz focusehelps writers cultivate their nonfiction storytelling skills by exploring the universal decisions writers confront when crafting any kind of factual narrative. Rather than isolating various forms of narrative nonfiction into categories or genres, Sue Hertz focuses on examining the common choices all true storytellers encounter, whether they are writing memoir, literary journalism, personal essays, or travel essays. And since today's writers are no longer confined to paper,also includes digital storytelling options, and how writers can employ technology to enhance their narratives. Integrating not only her own insights and experience as a journalist, nonfiction book author, and writing instructor, but also those of other established nonfiction storytellers, both print and digital, Hertz aims to guide writers through key decisions to tell the best story possible. Blending how-to instruction with illuminating examples and commentaries drawn from original interviews with master storytellers,is a valuable resource for all nonfiction writers, from essayists to memoirists to literary journalists, at any stage of their career.
/book/show/19513140-combat-medic?from_search=true	Vernon L Parker	Combat Medic: Nonfiction, None Needed	Combat Medic shares Corporal Vernon L. Parker's first-person account of World War II. Parker, like many other young men drafted in WWII, was transported from a simple, hard-working life in rural America in 1942 to a complex, stressful environment that would forever change his life. Nothing could have prepared him for the experiences he encountered as a combat medic and ambCombat Medic shares Corporal Vernon L. Parker's first-person account of World War II. Parker, like many other young men drafted in WWII, was transported from a simple, hard-working life in rural America in 1942 to a complex, stressful environment that would forever change his life. Nothing could have prepared him for the experiences he encountered as a combat medic and ambulance driver with the Third Army, led by Blood and Guts General George S. Patton, Jr. Parker was part of the D-Day invasion. After landing at Normandy, he spent more than ten months on the front lines, supporting the armored divisions through five major campaigns in France, Luxembourg, and Germany. A gifted storyteller, Parker presents a self-deprecating narrative filled with keen insights and colorful descriptions of day-to-day life with fellow infantrymen, officers, civilians, and enemy soldiers. As his saga unfolds, it describes the transformation of a naive and cocky country boy into a battle-weary survivor struggling to maintain his dignity, compassion, and humanity. In Combat Medic, Parker demonstrates a startling recall of events from decades ago, including detailed descriptions of people, places, and even conversations-indicating just how much of an impact those war years had on him.
/book/show/9166684-best-nonfiction-advanced-level-hardcover?from_search=true	McGraw-Hill Education Theodore Knight	Best Nonfiction, Advanced Level, Hardcover	Theis a fresh and innovative way to introduce and study genre-specific literature in your classroom. Students can explore and gain appreciation for exceptional and diverse writings in nonfiction, poetry, plays, short stories, and selections from novels. This enriching series strengthens students' reading and writing skills and literary techniques.
/book/show/21519581-today-s-best-nonfiction-volume-19?from_search=true	C. Everett Koop Hussein Sumaida Robert Sabbag	today's best nonfiction volume 19	
/book/show/13770227-sails-nonfiction?from_search=true	Jo Windsor	Sails Nonfiction: What Birds Eat	
/book/show/27251889-teaching-comprehension-with-nonfiction-read-alouds?from_search=true	Dawn Little	Teaching Comprehension With Nonfiction Read Alouds	In this thoughtful new resource, a master teacher shares her framework for presenting powerful read-aloud lessons that teach students the comprehension skills they need to read nonfiction. Youll learn how to plan and present interactive read alouds of newspaper or magazines articles, textbooks, informational books, and lots more. Standards-based lessons include exploringIn this thoughtful new resource, a master teacher shares her framework for presenting powerful read-aloud lessons that teach students the comprehension skills they need to read nonfiction. Youll learn how to plan and present interactive read alouds of newspaper or magazines articles, textbooks, informational books, and lots more. Standards-based lessons include exploring the features and structures of nonfiction, activating background knowledge, making inferences, summarizing, and much more. Youll also find suggestions for choosing nonfiction texts, using read alouds across the curriculum, and differentiating your lessons.
/book/show/13769777-pmp-sap-nonfiction?from_search=true	Jan Anderson	PMP SAP Nonfiction: Making Shapes	
/book/show/21605015-wordcrafting?from_search=true	Kat Smith	Wordcrafting: The Craft of Writing Fiction and Nonfiction	Learn the basics of writing both fiction and nonfiction. Authors Kat Smith and Ann Fields combined have writen 8 books and will walk aspiring authors through the process of crafting your book.
/book/show/13817245-write-that-nonfiction-book?from_search=true	Katherine Ploeger	Write That Nonfiction Book: The Whole Process	A powerful, complete process for writing nonfiction books of any length, this course-in-a-book includes: * step-by-step instructions showing the process in small, manageable steps, and * tested techniques for writing your nonfiction book. By the end of the course, you will: * understand and have practiced the process for writing nonfiction books, and * have a completed manA powerful, complete process for writing nonfiction books of any length, this course-in-a-book includes: * step-by-step instructions showing the process in small, manageable steps, and * tested techniques for writing your nonfiction book. By the end of the course, you will: * understand and have practiced the process for writing nonfiction books, and * have a completed manuscript for your own book project, ready to self-publish or submit to your publisher.
/book/show/27214479-the-nonfiction-of-robert-heinlein?from_search=true	Robert A. Heinlein	The Nonfiction of Robert Heinlein: Volume 2	Text used for this book has been transcribed from material in the UCSC Special Collection devoted to the Heinlein Archive, or from print material when not found in the Collection.
/book/show/4709306-critical-thinking?from_search=true	Banes Patricia Schroeder	Critical Thinking: Readingd in Nonfiction	Develop students? critical-thinking skills with these revisions of our best-selling As Sure as Eggs is Eggs and Cut to the Chase! Supports strategies for discovering cause-effect relationships, rules of rational thinking, and more Analyzes writers? assumptions and propaganda and helps students develop important thinking skills Builds reading comprehension skills Includes fDevelop students? critical-thinking skills with these revisions of our best-selling As Sure as Eggs is Eggs and Cut to the Chase! Supports strategies for discovering cause-effect relationships, rules of rational thinking, and more Analyzes writers? assumptions and propaganda and helps students develop important thinking skills Builds reading comprehension skills Includes free answer key
/book/show/13796660-blue?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Blue (First Step Nonfiction: Colors)	Using simple vocabulary and photographs, this series introduces beginning readers to colors. The easy-to-read, repetitive format helps students recognize sight words and become familiar with simple sentence construction. The brilliantly colored photographs reinforced printed words that describe familiar objects.
/book/show/13768404-sails-nonfiction?from_search=true	Jo Windsor	Sails Nonfiction: Beetles, Level Yellow	
/book/show/7285127-nine-true-dolphin-stories?from_search=true	Margaret Davidson	Nine True Dolphin Stories (Little Apple Nonfiction)	Opo gave children rides on her back; Spray was the first dolphin born in a tank; Doris and Buzz talked to each other; and Tuffy was trained to save lives. Readers meet these fascinating creatures and others while learning how dolphins survive, how scientists study them and more.
/book/show/1565274.Teaching_Nonfiction_In_Ap_English?from_search=true	Lawrence Scanlon Samuel Cohen	Teaching Nonfiction In Ap English (A Guide To Accompany "50 Essays" From Samuel Cohen")	
/book/show/2591858-building-an-esl-collection-for-young-adults?from_search=true	Laura Hibbets McCaffery	Building an ESL Collection for Young Adults: A Bibliography of Recommended Fiction and Nonfiction for Schools and Public Libraries	This annotated bibliography of more than 500 recommended books meets the needs of teachers and librarians for reading materials for young adults for whom English is a second language. Laura McCaffery, who has many years of experience with collection development of ESL materials for young adults, has selected the best books on a variety of topics to meet curriculum and persThis annotated bibliography of more than 500 recommended books meets the needs of teachers and librarians for reading materials for young adults for whom English is a second language. Laura McCaffery, who has many years of experience with collection development of ESL materials for young adults, has selected the best books on a variety of topics to meet curriculum and personal interest needs of young adults. Most of the books selected were published between 1992 and 1998. The bibliography is organized by topic: adventure, mystery, and suspense; biographies; career, workplace, life skills, and parenting; folktales, myths, poetry, and classics; ethnic diversity; history and geography; nature and science; and sports. Indexes by author, subject, title, and ethnic group make searching easy.Mainstreamed ESL students can use these books to better understand and make use of regular textbooks. Special ESL classes can use the recommended books as part of regular instruction. Most of the books recommended are for the intermediate or advanced beginner reading level in English, but some very easy books are also included. Most of the books are suitable for all learners from grades five through adult. Each entry contains a complete bibliographical citation, Fry Reading Level, Interest Level, Library of Congress subjects for cataloging, and a 50 to 200 word annotation describing the book and how it can be used by the librarian or teacher who is working with patrons or students. A list of distributors of print and nonprint ESL materials completes the work.
/book/show/17732921-reader-s-digest---today-s-best-nonfiction---the-railway-man-a-plague-of?from_search=true	Eric Lomax Nigel Barley Barbara Leaming	Reader's Digest - Today's Best Nonfiction - The Railway Man, A Plague of Caterpillars, Katharine Hepburn, The Romanovs, Raising Lazarus	
/book/show/1959504.American_Heart_Association_Low_Fat_Low_Cholesterol_Cookbook_3rd_Edition?from_search=true	American Heart Association	American Heart Association Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Cookbook, 3rd Edition: Delicious Recipes to Help Lower Your Cholesterol (Random House Large Print Nonfiction)	If you're interested in being kind to your heart without short-changing your taste buds, here's the skinny from folks who ought to know: the American Heart Association. In the second edition of, these popular heart-healthy, easy-to-make recipes have been updated and revised to provide even tastier and more varied meals for you and your famIf you're interested in being kind to your heart without short-changing your taste buds, here's the skinny from folks who ought to know: the American Heart Association. In the second edition of, these popular heart-healthy, easy-to-make recipes have been updated and revised to provide even tastier and more varied meals for you and your family. Imagine digging into Clam Chowder, Chocolate Custard Cake, or Crab Spring Rolls with Peanut Dipping Sauce without that frisson of guilt that usually accompanies such indulgences. From the first recipe in the book (Nectarine-Plum Chutney) to the last (Baked Apples), you'll find plenty of good food that's good for youeasy to make. In addition to the recipes (many illustrated with color photos), there are also sections containing information about how to make healthy changes in your diet and plenty of tips on cooking for a healthy heart. To your health!
/book/show/7724370-a-fruit-is-a-suitcase-for-seeds?from_search=true	Jean Richards Anca Hariton (Illustrator)	A Fruit Is A Suitcase For Seeds (Exceptional Nonfiction Titles For Primary Grades)	Book by Richards, Jean
/book/show/23587482-frozen-secrets?from_search=true	Sally M. Walker	Frozen Secrets: Antarctica Revealed (Nonfiction - Grades 4-8)	Studying Antarctica has never been for the fainthearted.Hereabouts died a very gallant gentleman, Captain L. E. G. Oates of the Inniskilling Dragoons. In March 1912, returning from the Pole, he walked willingly to his death in a blizzard to try to save his comrades, beset by hardship.Inscription on a cross placed near presumed final resting place of Antarctic explorer LStudying Antarctica has never been for the fainthearted.Hereabouts died a very gallant gentleman, Captain L. E. G. Oates of the Inniskilling Dragoons. In March 1912, returning from the Pole, he walked willingly to his death in a blizzard to try to save his comrades, beset by hardship.Inscription on a cross placed near presumed final resting place of Antarctic explorer Lawrence Titus Oates, The Terra Nova Expedition, 1910-1913We have one survival bag for every two people.Antarctic paleontologist William Hammer, Transantarctic Vertebrate Paleontology Project, 2004When the ice cracks, it can sound like massive thunder rolls that seem to go on forever. If it is a serious cracking in the ice, it literally sounds like canon shots.Eighth-grade science teacher and Antarctic diver Robin Ellwood, Lake Ecosystems in Antarctica Project, 2008-2009Humanitys fascination with the land at the bottom of the globe dates back at least to the ancient Romans, who imagined Terra Australis Incognitathe unknown southern landand drew it on their maps even though no one had ever seen it. It took a thousand years for this unknown land to become known. Despite the many people who have since visited it, conquering the Antarctic frontier is a never-ending challenge that calls scientists and explorers to risk their lives in the pursuit of knowledge.is the tale of a continent, the inside story of the critical, cutting-edge research that brave men and women from around the world have done and still do in Antarctica. Sally M. Walker traces expeditions from the earliest explorers to todays research stations, where contemporary scientists work in some of the harshest conditions on Earth.Whether they study the formation of polar ice or the stratigraphy of ancient rock or the fossils of newly discovered dinosaurs or the chemistry of air trapped in miniscule frozen bubbles, the scientists working in Antarctica are building a body of knowledge that will influence future generations as they make choices that could affect the course of the whole planet.
/book/show/19249137-journey-into-the-deep?from_search=true	Rebecca L. Johnson	Journey into the Deep: Discovering New Ocean Creatures (Nonfiction - Grades 4-8)	Have you ever wondered what mysteries the ocean holds? Prepare to explore the ocean from sunlit shallows to the deepest, darkest depths. Along the way, youll meet many incredible creatures that are brand new to science.Dive to a coral reef and spot a new species of pygmy octopus. Travel deeper and discover fragile, nearly transparent jellies as they drift past. Then headHave you ever wondered what mysteries the ocean holds? Prepare to explore the ocean from sunlit shallows to the deepest, darkest depths. Along the way, youll meet many incredible creatures that are brand new to science.Dive to a coral reef and spot a new species of pygmy octopus. Travel deeper and discover fragile, nearly transparent jellies as they drift past. Then head down into a world of eternal night. Youll encounter animals that make their own light and zombie worms that feast on the bones of dead whales.Your adventure is based on the real journeys of scientists involved in the Census of Marine Life. From 2000 to 2010, more than two thousand researchers from eighty-two countries carried out the most extensive investigation of ocean life ever attempted.Author Rebecca L. Johnson takes readers to research sites around the globe, showing how ocean scientists do their work. Stunning photographs throughout bring readers face-to-face with some of the most mesmerizing creatures on Earth.When you pick up an animal and realize that what you are looking at is something no one else has ever seena species that as yet has no nameits humbling and also quite thrilling.Joel Martin, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, California
/book/show/24211119-final-fridays?from_search=true	John Barth	Final Fridays: Essays, Lectures, Tributes & Other Nonfiction, 1995-	For decades, acclaimed author John Barth has strayed from his Monday-through-Thursday-morning routine of fiction-writing and dedicated Friday mornings to the muse of nonfiction. The result is Final Fridays, his third essay collection, following The Friday Book (1984) and Further Fridays (1995). Sixteen years and six novels since his last volume of non-fiction, Barth deliveFor decades, acclaimed author John Barth has strayed from his Monday-through-Thursday-morning routine of fiction-writing and dedicated Friday mornings to the muse of nonfiction. The result is Final Fridays, his third essay collection, following The Friday Book (1984) and Further Fridays (1995). Sixteen years and six novels since his last volume of non-fiction, Barth delivers yet another remarkable work comprised of 27 insightful essays.With pieces covering everything from reading, writing, and the state of the art, to tributes to writer-friends and family members, this collection is witty and engaging throughout. Barth's unaffected love of learning (San Francisco Examiner & Chronicle) and joy in thinking that becomes contagious (Washington Post), shine through in this third, and, with an implied question mark, final essay collection.
/book/show/25556976-make-every-word-count?from_search=true	Gary Provost	Make Every Word Count: A Guide to Writing That Works-for Fiction and Nonfiction	From the author of Beyond Style: Mastering the Finer Points of Writing, Gary Provost's Make Every Word Count is a guide to assist writers of both fiction and nonfiction. Topics include: style, use of jargon, avoiding cliches, tone, intention, characterization, credibility, description, dialogue, viewpoints, and many more.
/book/show/17732753-reader-s-digest---today-s-best-nonfiction---looking-for-lucan-the-conqu?from_search=true	Roy Ranson Robert Strange Nelson Mandela	Reader's Digest - Today's Best Nonfiction - Looking for Lucan, The Conquest of the Reich, The Animals Came Out Two by Two, Long Walk to Freedom, The Hot Zone	
/book/show/202386.Escape_from_North_Korea?from_search=true	Paul G. Petredis	Escape from North Korea: A Nonfiction Account of Savage Battles and Political Intrigues of the Forgotten War	A non-fiction account of the annihilation of the 29th Infantry Regiment dispatched from the occupation of Okinawa to the Korean War at the earliest stage of the conflict. Author Paul G. Petredis, one of 21 survivors out of 235, chronicles his first escape, details the ongoing bloody battles which culminated with the entry of the Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) opposing theA non-fiction account of the annihilation of the 29th Infantry Regiment dispatched from the occupation of Okinawa to the Korean War at the earliest stage of the conflict. Author Paul G. Petredis, one of 21 survivors out of 235, chronicles his first escape, details the ongoing bloody battles which culminated with the entry of the Chinese Communist Forces (CCF) opposing the United Nations Forces. Following capture and eluding death again by escaping from the enemy, he describes his ordeal in graphic detail of 14 days behind enemy lines, bringing the reader along vicariously on the same horrific journey.
/book/show/6533858-the-days-of-coffee-donuts?from_search=true	Linda Shelnutt	The DAYS of COFFEE & DONUTS: Non Toxic Soapbox Satire: Who or What is De-Kindling Life? (Nonfiction)	In this September 2013 edition offered to counter the force of false science used for political agendas, photos are peppered through DAYS of COFFEE & DONUTS providing a healing contrast of spicy sanity opposing current pseudoscience and promotional cons of sick concepts offered in the name of health of individuals and/or the planet.These editorials poke at pontificatinIn this September 2013 edition offered to counter the force of false science used for political agendas, photos are peppered through DAYS of COFFEE & DONUTS providing a healing contrast of spicy sanity opposing current pseudoscience and promotional cons of sick concepts offered in the name of health of individuals and/or the planet.These editorials poke at pontificating gurus drowning the flavor, fun, fizz, and flame in life. The miffed moods expressed here surfaced during the menopausal phase of a Baby Boomer. Feel free to cheer in gleeful surges of Right On!If not, we will haunt contrary soap boxes when we retire from life... as we've never known it.These editorials are opinion essays half-baked, overdone, or sometimes perfectly cooked. Some of Shelnutt's opinions have altered slightly, but what's here will provide entertaining/intriguing brain fuel for wondering how we might best progress as a fascinating species of critters.Like many dedicated writers, Shelnutt had hoped to eventually hit on a style which might syndicate itself. However, instead of these snips of snide being syndicated they're being presented on Amazon's KINDLE in a better venue.Regarding the title of this book, Shelnutt notes that the movie, The Days of Wine and Roses mesmerized her when she saw it as a child, the result being a respectful fear of addiction through alcohol or drugs. That respect served her well, especially through the 60's and early 70's as one of the Baby Boomer crowd, to avoid falling prey to the dark sides of subcultures and countercultures which her personality type and low ebb liver would not have survived... to publish this commentary collection with Kindle Glow Books!Why would she choose a title which replaces wine and roses with coffee and donuts, since coffee and donuts are positive icons to her?She says she did it mostly because of being haunted by the artistic appeal of the movie title. She also paralleled the title because she enjoys connecting to other respected authors who have played on it (see notes inside the book), and because she likes irony, paradox, dichotomy and anomaly. She enjoys the artistry of the title similarity as well the irony of current days' countercultures working to give coffee and donuts an undeserved worse name than wine and roses achieved in the movie.Regarding copyright dates, the earlier ones noted in the book's title page indicate when the essays were originally inspired and drafted.The later ones indicate when they were compiled, updated in places, and published in Kindle editions, this one being the 2013 seventh edition of Kindle Glow Books.In this collection the content is more relevant today than it was at the time of writing. As evidenced through Astrological phenomena, sometimes time and timing pull together in uncanny ways to feature thematic crescendos, i.e., the time for this type of soapbox is now, and timeless, maybe even space-less, with location irrelevant.This 2013 edition celebrates the debut of a chapter series of MYRTLE'S PENULTIMATE WALKABOUT, the in progress sequel to Shelnutt's Astrological Investigator mystery series. Links in each installment are included to the first 10 chapters.The first edition of DAYS of COFFEE & DONUTS featured a book cover based from a photo of Tom Shelnutt taken by his wife Linda in 2000 at Energy Fuels Coal Mine. What Tom stands for aligns well with the values underlying this collection... even if most of them were written by a menopausal female!However, in the second Kindle edition of this book, Shelnutt decided to change the cover because she realized that coffee and donuts, commentary and contemplation do not match a photo of a dedicated working man.
/book/show/24097301-write-a-nonfiction-book-in-7-days?from_search=true	Sam Clarke	Write a Nonfiction Book in 7 Days: The Fast and Effective Way to Write Kickass Books	A laptop, an internet connection, a coffee bar. Write, publish and profit on a subject you know something about: yoga, gardening, accounting, sports.Yep, writing nonfiction sounds like a blast. But then, with the cursor blinking on that first blank page, reality hits. Where to start? What's needed in the introduction? How many chapters do I need? Where to gather research?A laptop, an internet connection, a coffee bar. Write, publish and profit on a subject you know something about: yoga, gardening, accounting, sports.Yep, writing nonfiction sounds like a blast. But then, with the cursor blinking on that first blank page, reality hits. Where to start? What's needed in the introduction? How many chapters do I need? Where to gather research?And then comes the doubt, the procrastination, the perfectionism...If you are somebody who fits that profile, then this is the book for you. Unlike other books-about-writing-books, this one is not focused on marketing and outsourcing. Instead, it provides clear instruction on the creation of a quality ebook. It covers the nuts and bolts -- niche selection and research, structuring the book, writing tips -- as well as taking on the psychological factors that can hamstring a writer. Included inside:the one rule all successful writers live by.the simple structuring grid that makes writing as easy as paint-by-numbers (or rather write-by-numbers).The rapid method for finding profitable subjects for your nonfiction book.Learn both free and paid methods to research any subject fast, as well as effective note-taking techniques.You'll never have writer's block with plug 'n' play tactics like The Contrast, The Color Commentator, and The Anecdote.Learn how to crack perfectionism once and for all.Tips for editing and punching-up your writing, from cutting and segues to similes and sexy chapter headings.And much more. Anyone can do it.Put the pedal to the metal and you can deliver a quality nonfiction book in a week's time.
/book/show/27804464-get-real-with-storytime?from_search=true	Julie Dietzel-Glair Marianne Crandall Follis	Get Real with Storytime: 52 Weeks of Early Literacy Programming with Nonfiction and Poetry	The right nonfiction titles--ones with colorful photographs and facts that are interesting to young imaginations--give librarians an opportunity to connect with children who are yearning for true stuff. Presenting poetry in storytime encourages a love of language and the chance to play with words. Written by authors with a combined 25 years of experience working with chiThe right nonfiction titles--ones with colorful photographs and facts that are interesting to young imaginations--give librarians an opportunity to connect with children who are yearning for true stuff. Presenting poetry in storytime encourages a love of language and the chance to play with words. Written by authors with a combined 25 years of experience working with children and books in a library setting, Get Real With Storytime: 52 Weeks of Early Literacy Programming goes far beyond the typical storytime resource book by providing books and great ideas for using nonfiction and poetry with preschool children.This book provides a complete, year-long programming guide for librarians who work with preschool children in public libraries and school librarians who run special programs for preschoolers as well as parents, childcare providers, and camp counselors. Each of the 52 broad storytime topics (one for each week of the year) includes a sample storytime featuring an opening poem; a nonfiction title; picture books; songs, rhymes, or fingerplays; and a follow-up activity. Early literacy tips that are based on the authors' extensive experience and the principles of Every Child Ready to Read (ECRR) are presented throughout the book.
/book/show/23452324-nonfiction-book-buyer-s-guide?from_search=true	Deborah Carney Deborah Carney	Nonfiction Book Buyer's Guide (BookGoodies Network Buyer's Guides 1)	Buyer's guide of awesome nonfiction books including memoirs and business books. Take a peek inside then download it to find some really cool new books and authors.
/book/show/16212065-set-me-free?from_search=true	Yeve G Montgomery	Set Me Free: A Collection of Short Stories, Microfiction and Creative Nonfiction	Each day is an adventure. This is simply stated for the characters of Set Me Free. Yeve G. Montgomery uses different genres to paint images of everyday life with a slant. Whether through narration or imagery, these tales and real life event look at circumstances through a kaleidoscopic lens that shows the irony of life. The reoccurring theme of freedom is echoed as each paEach day is an adventure. This is simply stated for the characters of Set Me Free. Yeve G. Montgomery uses different genres to paint images of everyday life with a slant. Whether through narration or imagery, these tales and real life event look at circumstances through a kaleidoscopic lens that shows the irony of life. The reoccurring theme of freedom is echoed as each page is turned. Like the characters, the stories are diverse and unique. Yeve G. Montgomery, writer of various genres, editor, and educator received her BA in Professional Writing and Publications from the University of Baltimore and earned her M.A.T. degree in Secondary Education at Towson University. She is a 1999 and 2000 fellow of the Hurston Wright Writer's Week. An excerpt of her screenplay, Crossroads, appears in their anthology, The Hoot and the Holler of the Owl. Yeve is a proud English educator with the Baltimore City Public School System. She currently resides in Maryland.
/book/show/2024042.The_Mutiny_on_H_M_S_Bounty?from_search=true	Donald A. Maxton	The Mutiny on H.M.S. Bounty: A Guide to Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry, Films, Articles, and Music	On April 29, 1789, a band of mutineers turned an otherwise common, uneventful voyage into an unforgettable legend. This reference book examines more than 1700 books, articles and other materials which deal with the now infamous mutiny on the Bounty and its legacy.
/book/show/17198859-map-my-home?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Map My Home (First Step Nonfiction: Map It Out)	See how a boy makes a map of his home showing fire escape routes. Simple text takes early readers step by step through the types of features a fire safety map needs to have.
/book/show/20901521-what-is-climate?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	What Is Climate? (First Step Nonfiction: Let's Watch the Weather)	Why is it hot in one part of the world and chilly in another? Readers will learn the ins and outs of climate in this book. Accessible text and appealing photos show different climate conditions and encourage students to think about and engage with the idea of climate and what kind of climate exists where they live.
/book/show/20768542-a-hemingway-legacy?from_search=true	J.J.  Botta	A Hemingway Legacy: The Creative Nonfiction Memoir	This study demonstrates that Ernest Hemingway was more than just a writer. He was the catalyst for a literary movement that became a hybrid example of autobiography in the latter part of the twentieth century. His classic memoir, A Moveable Feast, blossomed into the new genre of creative nonfiction, making a lasting impact on literature.
/book/show/15870420-nonfiction-fiction-writing-grade-3?from_search=true	Ruth Foster	Nonfiction & Fiction Writing, Grade 3	Quick, easy, effective activities support standards and help students improve skills they need for success in testing. Sound too good to be true? Not at all. Thats just what each book in this series offers.
/book/show/13021290-sails-nonfiction?from_search=true	Brylee Gibson	Sails Nonfiction: Trucks, Level Yellow	
/book/show/26456845-the-whole-truth?from_search=true	Nadia Higgins	The Whole Truth: Writing Fearless Nonfiction	Inform and engage young writers with this contemporary, creative breakdown of nonfiction essentials. Clear, concise text introduces and defines key skills while aligning closely to Common Core State Standards. Fun and inspiring writing prompts launch new skills into practice, while author bios and mentor texts provide creative blueprints for budding writers.
/book/show/8472732-angry?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Angry (First Step Nonfiction: Feelings)	
/book/show/21774197-the-nonfiction-works-of-david-huttner-summarized?from_search=true	David Huttner	The Nonfiction Works of David Huttner Summarized	This work summarizes my previous works, Decoding the Deluge, Irish Mythology and Stage II of the Revolution. It includes my advice to the Chinese people, for whom this book was written.
/book/show/14313559-differentiated-nonfiction-reading-grade-2?from_search=true	Tracie I. Heskett Erica N. Russikoff (Editor) Clint McKnight (Illustrator)	Differentiated Nonfiction Reading, Grade 2	Heres a way to teach the same grade-level content to students with varying reading skills! The same information is written at three different levels: below grade level, at grade level, and above grade level. All the students in your class can read the passage and have the information they need to respond to the same six questions that evaluate their comprehension of the suHeres a way to teach the same grade-level content to students with varying reading skills! The same information is written at three different levels: below grade level, at grade level, and above grade level. All the students in your class can read the passage and have the information they need to respond to the same six questions that evaluate their comprehension of the subject matter. The curriculum topics for science, geography, history, and language arts are correlated to the McREL standards and benchmarks. The reading levels of the passages are calculated according to the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Formula.
/book/show/14998548-red?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Red (First Step Nonfiction: Colors)	Using simple vocabulary and photographs, this series introduces beginning readers to colors. The easy-to-read, repetitive format helps students recognize sight words and become familiar with simple sentence construction. The brilliantly colored photographs reinforced printed words that describe familiar objects.
/book/show/27791497-writing-nonfiction?from_search=true	Dan Poynter	Writing Nonfiction: Turning Thoughts Into Books	Writing Nonfiction provides a roadmap. The reader will learn how to break a topic down into easy-to-attack projects; how and where to do research; a process that makes writing easy; how to improve material; how to evaluate publishing options and how to develop an individualized and workable plan.
/book/show/13769589-sails-nonfiction?from_search=true	Jo Windsor	Sails Nonfiction: Yaks, Level Green	
/book/show/13783979-understanding-literature-reading-and-writing-nonfiction?from_search=true	AGS Secondary (Compilation)	Understanding Literature Reading and Writing Nonfiction	A Survey of FictionExcerpts from the classics are used to teach skills such as character development, setting, plot structure, and conflict/resolution. Students learn to appreciate literature more fully and independently.Reading & Writing NonfictionStudents learn about various forms of nonfiction writing, first by reading and then writing. Explores several essay formatA Survey of FictionExcerpts from the classics are used to teach skills such as character development, setting, plot structure, and conflict/resolution. Students learn to appreciate literature more fully and independently.Reading & Writing NonfictionStudents learn about various forms of nonfiction writing, first by reading and then writing. Explores several essay formats: Informative, Classification, Analogy, Descriptive, Autobiographical/Biographical, Anecdotal, Logical Argument, and Emotional Appeal.Reading Level: 3-4Interest Level: 6-12
/book/show/15049239-rosen-graphic-nonfiction-set-1?from_search=true	Rosen Publishing Group (Creator)	Rosen Graphic Nonfiction Set 1	Presented in a lively, full-color graphic-novel style, history comes alive in this groundbreaking curriculum-based series, developed with special consideration for the high-low reader. From the content areas of American history, European history, and ancient history, readers will marvel at the conflicts, triumphs, struggles, and accomplishments of these key historical figuPresented in a lively, full-color graphic-novel style, history comes alive in this groundbreaking curriculum-based series, developed with special consideration for the high-low reader. From the content areas of American history, European history, and ancient history, readers will marvel at the conflicts, triumphs, struggles, and accomplishments of these key historical figures. Each title in the series includes historical background text, maps, primary source images, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. These titles are sure to be received warmly by students, teachers, and librarians alike.
/book/show/33590505-nonfiction-reading-practice-grade-1?from_search=true	Evan-Moor Educational Publishers	Nonfiction Reading Practice, Grade 1	Your first graders can learn about the same topicwhile reading at their own level! Nonfiction Reading Practice provides 17 reading selections at three levels and supporting activities to guide students in reading and understanding nonfiction texts. Your first grade students can learn about the same topicwhile reading at their own level! The all-new Nonfiction Reading PractYour first graders can learn about the same topicwhile reading at their own level! Nonfiction Reading Practice provides 17 reading selections at three levels and supporting activities to guide students in reading and understanding nonfiction texts. Your first grade students can learn about the same topicwhile reading at their own level! The all-new Nonfiction Reading Practice guides students in reading and understanding nonfiction texts with articles that span the curriculum, helping to boost students knowledge and comprehension across subject areas. The leveled reading selections on the same topic and the supporting activities help you accommodate students varied reading abilities within one class.
/book/show/33590506-nonfiction-reading-practice-grade-2?from_search=true	Evan-Moor Educational Publishers	Nonfiction Reading Practice, Grade 2	Your second graders can learn about the same topicwhile reading at their own level! Nonfiction Reading Practice provides 17 reading selections at three levels and supporting activities to guide students in reading and understanding nonfiction texts. Your second grade students can learn about the same topicwhile reading at their own level! The all-new Nonfiction Reading PraYour second graders can learn about the same topicwhile reading at their own level! Nonfiction Reading Practice provides 17 reading selections at three levels and supporting activities to guide students in reading and understanding nonfiction texts. Your second grade students can learn about the same topicwhile reading at their own level! The all-new Nonfiction Reading Practice guides students in reading and understanding nonfiction texts with articles that span the curriculum, helping to boost students knowledge and comprehension across subject areas. The leveled reading selections on the same topic and the supporting activities help you accommodate students varied reading abilities within one class.
/book/show/33590507-nonfiction-reading-practice-grade-3?from_search=true	Evan-Moor Educational Publishers	Nonfiction Reading Practice, Grade 3	Your third graders can learn about the same topicwhile reading at their own level! Nonfiction Reading Practice provides 17 reading selections at three levels and supporting activities to guide students in reading and understanding nonfiction texts. Your third grade students can learn about the same topicwhile reading at their own level! The all-new Nonfiction Reading PractYour third graders can learn about the same topicwhile reading at their own level! Nonfiction Reading Practice provides 17 reading selections at three levels and supporting activities to guide students in reading and understanding nonfiction texts. Your third grade students can learn about the same topicwhile reading at their own level! The all-new Nonfiction Reading Practice guides students in reading and understanding nonfiction texts with articles that span the curriculum, helping to boost students knowledge and comprehension across subject areas. The leveled reading selections on the same topic and the supporting activities help you accommodate students varied reading abilities within one class.
/book/show/33590508-nonfiction-reading-practice-grade-4?from_search=true	Evan-Moor Educational Publishers	Nonfiction Reading Practice, Grade 4	Your fourth graders can learn about the same topicwhile reading at their own level! Nonfiction Reading Practice provides 17 reading selections at three levels and supporting activities to guide students in reading and understanding nonfiction texts. Your fourth grade students can learn about the same topicwhile reading at their own level! The all-new Nonfiction Reading PraYour fourth graders can learn about the same topicwhile reading at their own level! Nonfiction Reading Practice provides 17 reading selections at three levels and supporting activities to guide students in reading and understanding nonfiction texts. Your fourth grade students can learn about the same topicwhile reading at their own level! The all-new Nonfiction Reading Practice guides students in reading and understanding nonfiction texts with articles that span the curriculum, helping to boost students knowledge and comprehension across subject areas. The leveled reading selections on the same topic and the supporting activities help you accommodate students varied reading abilities within one class.
/book/show/33590509-nonfiction-reading-practice-grade-5?from_search=true	Evan-Moor Educational Publishers	Nonfiction Reading Practice, Grade 5	Your fifth graders can learn about the same topicwhile reading at their own level! Nonfiction Reading Practice provides 17 reading selections at three levels and supporting activities to guide students in reading and understanding nonfiction texts. Your fifth grade students can learn about the same topicwhile reading at their own level! The all-new Nonfiction Reading PractYour fifth graders can learn about the same topicwhile reading at their own level! Nonfiction Reading Practice provides 17 reading selections at three levels and supporting activities to guide students in reading and understanding nonfiction texts. Your fifth grade students can learn about the same topicwhile reading at their own level! The all-new Nonfiction Reading Practice guides students in reading and understanding nonfiction texts with articles that span the curriculum, helping to boost students knowledge and comprehension across subject areas. The leveled reading selections on the same topic and the supporting activities help you accommodate students varied reading abilities within one class.
/book/show/33590511-nonfiction-reading-practice-grade-6?from_search=true	Evan-Moor Educational Publishers	Nonfiction Reading Practice, Grade 6	Your sixth graders can learn about the same topicwhile reading at their own level! Nonfiction Reading Practice provides 17 reading selections at three levels and supporting activities to guide students in reading and understanding nonfiction texts. Your sixth grade students can learn about the same topicwhile reading at their own level! The all-new Nonfiction Reading PractYour sixth graders can learn about the same topicwhile reading at their own level! Nonfiction Reading Practice provides 17 reading selections at three levels and supporting activities to guide students in reading and understanding nonfiction texts. Your sixth grade students can learn about the same topicwhile reading at their own level! The all-new Nonfiction Reading Practice guides students in reading and understanding nonfiction texts with articles that span the curriculum, helping to boost students knowledge and comprehension across subject areas. The leveled reading selections on the same topic and the supporting activities help you accommodate students varied reading abilities within one class.
/book/show/33007907-how-to-write-a-nonfiction-e-book?from_search=true	Walter Ruggieri	How To Write A Nonfiction E-Book	If you have ever wanted to write a nonfiction e-book, this book will help you do it. Topics covered are picking a topic, making a plan, writing a first draft, research, and editing. Also covered is how to publish and market your e-book. This book has everything you need to write a nonfiction e-book and make it a reality.
/book/show/31213712-big-book-of-animals?from_search=true	Scholastic Inc.	Big Book of Animals (LEGO Nonfiction)	Did you know that polar bears have black skin underneath their white fur or that a giraffe's legs are taller than the average adult human?From the highest mountains to the deepest oceans, the chilly Arctic to the hot grasslands, young readers will go wild as they discover the amazing creatures that roam the Earth. This giftable hardcover features hundreds of stunning photoDid you know that polar bears have black skin underneath their white fur or that a giraffe's legs are taller than the average adult human?From the highest mountains to the deepest oceans, the chilly Arctic to the hot grasslands, young readers will go wild as they discover the amazing creatures that roam the Earth. This giftable hardcover features hundreds of stunning photographs and fun facts about more than fifty wild animals. Children will delight in learning about animals with the help of the hilarious LEGO(R) minifigures. There are also mini comic strips, jokes, and building ideas all filled with the trademark LEGO(R) humor.The LEGO(R) nonfiction series is exceptional as it combines the world's most powerful toy brand with the most trusted name in children's publishing.
/book/show/12171730-orange?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Orange (First Step Nonfiction: Colors)	Using simple vocabulary and photographs, this series introduces beginning readers to colors. The easy-to-read, repetitive format helps students recognize sight words and become familiar with simple sentence construction. The brilliantly colored photographs reinforced printed words that describe familiar objects.
/book/show/14308354-rosen-graphic-nonfiction-set-2?from_search=true	Rosen Publishing Group (Creator)	Rosen Graphic Nonfiction Set 2	Presented in a lively, full-color graphic-novel style, history comes alive in this groundbreaking curriculum-based series, developed with special consideration for the high-low reader. From the content areas of American history, European history, and ancient history, readers will marvel at the conflicts, triumphs, struggles, and accomplishments of these key historical figuPresented in a lively, full-color graphic-novel style, history comes alive in this groundbreaking curriculum-based series, developed with special consideration for the high-low reader. From the content areas of American history, European history, and ancient history, readers will marvel at the conflicts, triumphs, struggles, and accomplishments of these key historical figures. Each title in the series includes historical background text, maps, primary source images, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. These titles are sure to be received warmly by students, teachers, and librarians alike.
/book/show/14850091-sails-fluent-nonfiction?from_search=true	Jo Windsor	Sails Fluent Nonfiction: Add-To Package	
/book/show/15897215-leveled-nonfiction-collection-small-box?from_search=true	Saddleback Educational Publishing (Editor)	Leveled Nonfiction Collection Small Box	Boxed Set: 27 Books (1 each of 27 titles) Students soak up knowledge of the real world and truly master language when reading nonfiction. Reading nonfiction requires more factual knowledge beyond fiction's simple truths of love, hate, passion, and remorse. Titles Include: Air Disasters, Astronomy, The Beatles, Celebrity Cases, Cold Cases, Deadly Storms, Earthquakes, EcologBoxed Set: 27 Books (1 each of 27 titles) Students soak up knowledge of the real world and truly master language when reading nonfiction. Reading nonfiction requires more factual knowledge beyond fiction's simple truths of love, hate, passion, and remorse. Titles Include: Air Disasters, Astronomy, The Beatles, Celebrity Cases, Cold Cases, Deadly Storms, Earthquakes, Ecology, Elvis Presley, Forensics, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Genetics, Helen Keller, Jackie Robinson, Michael Jackson, Missing, Monsters, Rosa Parks, Serial Killers, Shot Down, Stowed Away, Stranded at Sea, Steve Jobs, Supernatural, Volcanos, UFO's
/book/show/19408024-nonfiction-readers?from_search=true	Cynthia Klingel M. C. Johnston	Nonfiction Readers: Level 2 Holidays	
/book/show/15450322-untitled-nonfiction?from_search=true	G. Wayne Miller	Untitled Nonfiction: Love, Courtship & Marriage	
/book/show/11252759-a-writer-on-writing---the-building-blocks-of-nonfiction?from_search=true	Sylvia Wright	A Writer on Writing - The Building Blocks of Nonfiction	Interested in developing a freelance nonfiction writing career or expanding your business through publication? While other sectors struggle, nonfiction writing remains the bread and butter of the publication industry. Wright's instructor approach is designed to identify a niche and its required publication format. As a veteran freelance and business writer, Wright sharesInterested in developing a freelance nonfiction writing career or expanding your business through publication? While other sectors struggle, nonfiction writing remains the bread and butter of the publication industry. Wright's instructor approach is designed to identify a niche and its required publication format. As a veteran freelance and business writer, Wright shares the building blocks - strategies and tips that enabled her international publication with media such as the Journal of Systems Management, Your Computer Career and Green Profit magazines as well as her current avocation, environmental. Recognized as a contributing writer and communications instructor, Wright has taught communications for the VA Community College system.
/book/show/11001645-year-round-nonfiction-mini-books?from_search=true	Jan Burda	Year Round Nonfiction Mini Books	
/book/show/14998543-triangle?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Triangle (First Step Nonfiction: Shapes)	These simple books for beginning readers introduce students to geometric shapes and the vocabulary to describe them. The repetitive sentence structure familiarizes students with sight words while vocabulary is reinforced with interesting full-color images.
/book/show/28480407-the-broadview-introduction-to-literature?from_search=true	Paul Lumsden (Editor) Lisa Chalykoff Neta Gordon	The Broadview Introduction to Literature: Literary Nonfiction	An exciting new introduction to literature for Canadian students.
/book/show/29638519-nonfiction-reading-comprehension-level-4?from_search=true	Teacher Created Resources (Creator)	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension, Level 4	Use these cards to help students develop comprehension skills and strategies. Each card has a grade-appropriate reading passage and multiple choice questions that will challenge students to use higher level thinking skills. 120 durable 4 x 6 cards per box.
/book/show/11145140-differentiated-nonfiction-reading-grade-5?from_search=true	Debra J. Housel Teacher Created Resources Staff	Differentiated Nonfiction Reading, Grade 5	Heres a way to teach the same grade-level content to students with varying reading skills! The same information is written at three different levels: below grade level, at grade level, and above grade level. All the students in your class can read the passage and have the information they need to respond to the same six questions that evaluate their comprehension of the suHeres a way to teach the same grade-level content to students with varying reading skills! The same information is written at three different levels: below grade level, at grade level, and above grade level. All the students in your class can read the passage and have the information they need to respond to the same six questions that evaluate their comprehension of the subject matter. The curriculum topics for science, geography, history, and language arts are correlated to the McREL standards and benchmarks. The reading levels of the passages are calculated according to the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Formula.
/book/show/28535896-fiction-nonfiction-critical-essays-on-literature?from_search=true	Taryn Blake	Fiction, Nonfiction & Critical Essays on Literature	written in in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Masters of English and Creative Writing.
/book/show/28863930-general-nonfiction-award-1962---1993?from_search=true	Heinz-D Fischer (Editor)	General Nonfiction Award 1962 - 1993	The School of Journalism at Columbia University has awarded the Pulitzer Prize since 1917. Nowadays there are prizes in 21 categories from the fields of journalism, literature and music.presents the history of this award from its beginnings to the present: In parts A to E the awarding of the prize in each category is documented, commented and arThe School of Journalism at Columbia University has awarded the Pulitzer Prize since 1917. Nowadays there are prizes in 21 categories from the fields of journalism, literature and music.presents the history of this award from its beginnings to the present: In parts A to E the awarding of the prize in each category is documented, commented and arranged chronologically. Part F covers the history of the prize biographically and bibliographically. Part G provides the background to the decisions.
/book/show/16278040-jolly-readers-red-level-nonfiction?from_search=true	Sue Lloyd (Creator) Sara Wernham	Jolly Readers Red Level, Nonfiction	A pack with 6 different titles including, Star and Fish, A Pig has Piglets, A Shoal of Fish, Slugs and Snails, Foxes, Insects. Level 1 features words that are spelled regularly with the 42 letter sounds first taught in Jolly Phonics.
/book/show/18613989-the-people-and-the-word?from_search=true	Robert Warrior	The People and the Word: Reading Native Nonfiction	Much literary scholarship has been devoted to the flowering of Native American fiction and poetry in the mid-twentieth century. Yet, Robert Warrior argues, nonfiction has been the primary form used by American Indians in developing a relationship with the written word, one that reaches back much further in Native history and culture.Focusing on autobiographical writings aMuch literary scholarship has been devoted to the flowering of Native American fiction and poetry in the mid-twentieth century. Yet, Robert Warrior argues, nonfiction has been the primary form used by American Indians in developing a relationship with the written word, one that reaches back much further in Native history and culture.Focusing on autobiographical writings and critical essays, as well as communally authored and political documents, The People and the Word explores how the Native tradition of nonfiction has both encompassed and dissected Native experiences. Warrior begins by tracing a history of American Indian writing from the eighteenth century to the late twentieth century, then considers four particular moments: Pequot intellectual William Apess s autobiographical writings from the 1820s and 1830s; the Osage Constitution of 1881; narratives from American Indian student experiences, including accounts of boarding school in the late 1880s; and modern Kiowa writer N. Scott Momaday s essay The Man Made of Words, penned during the politically charged 1970s. Warrior s discussion of Apess s work looks unflinchingly at his unconventional life and death; he recognizes resistance to assimilation in the products of the student print shop at the Santee Normal Training School; and in the Osage Constitution, as well as in Momaday s writing, Warrior sees reflections of their turbulent times as well as guidance for our own.Taking a cue from Momaday s essay, which gives voice to an imaginary female ancestor, Ko-Sahn, Warrior applies both critical skills and literary imagination to the texts. In doing so, The People and the Word provides a rich foundation for Native intellectuals critical work, deeply entwined with their unique experiences.Robert Warrior is professor of English and Native American studies at the University of Oklahoma. He is author of Tribal Secrets: Recovering American Indian Intellectual Traditions (Minnesota, 1994) and coauthor, with Paul Chaat Smith, of Like a Hurricane: The Indian Movement from Alcatraz to Wounded Knee. 
/book/show/5597929-brown?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Brown (First Step Nonfiction: Colors)	Using simple vocabulary and photographs, this series introduces beginning readers to colors. The easy-to-read, repetitive format helps students recognize sight words and become familiar with simple sentence construction. The brilliantly colored photographs reinforced printed words that describe familiar objects.
/book/show/3627972-land?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Land (First Step Nonfiction: Geography)	A very basic introduction to land and its uses.
/book/show/8258123-early-level-nonfiction-add-to-pack?from_search=true	Steck-Vaughn Company	Early Level Nonfiction Add-to Pack	
/book/show/13195485-complete-math-literature-and-nonfiction-series?from_search=true	Marilyn Burns Stephanie Sheffield Rusty Bresser	Complete Math Literature and Nonfiction Series	Teachers have long enjoyed using children's literature to bring their classrooms to life&#151;and now they can bring that same enjoyment to their math instruction. This seven-book series uses children's literature and nonfiction as springboards into activities that engage students and motivate them to think, reason, and use their math skills to solve problems. These boTeachers have long enjoyed using children's literature to bring their classrooms to life&#151;and now they can bring that same enjoyment to their math instruction. This seven-book series uses children's literature and nonfiction as springboards into activities that engage students and motivate them to think, reason, and use their math skills to solve problems. These books include vignettes of lessons and samples of student work.
/book/show/13773066-day-and-night?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Day and Night (First Step Nonfiction)	This title for young readers describes the cycles of day and night.
/book/show/2140790.A_Windy_Day?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	A Windy Day (First Step Nonfiction)	'A Windy Day' summarises the signs and effects of windy weather, as well as providing additional facts about types of wind, including hurricanes and tornadoes, and taking a look at weather vanes.
/book/show/605416.Nonfiction_Reading_Practice_Grade_2?from_search=true	Kristen Kunkel	Nonfiction Reading Practice Grade 2	Nonfiction Reading Practice, Grade 2 contains 20 topics in the following content areas: social studies, science, health & safety, mathematics, and the arts. Contains: a teacher resource page, a visual aid, three articles on the same topic, and three accompanying comprehension/vocabulary worksheets. Also included are graphic organizers and a reading strategies checklistNonfiction Reading Practice, Grade 2 contains 20 topics in the following content areas: social studies, science, health & safety, mathematics, and the arts. Contains: a teacher resource page, a visual aid, three articles on the same topic, and three accompanying comprehension/vocabulary worksheets. Also included are graphic organizers and a reading strategies checklist are provided for teacher and student use as well as an answer.
/book/show/14789262-explorations-in-nonfiction-writing-grade-3?from_search=true	Tony Stead	Explorations in Nonfiction Writing. Grade 3	
/book/show/7787236-today-s-best-nonfiction-volume-23?from_search=true	McCullough, Kessler, Walton, Cornum	Today's Best Nonfiction Volume 23	This volume includes David McCullough's biography of Harry S Truman, Judy Kessler's Inside Today, Sam Walton's story Sam Walton Made in America, Rhonda Cornum's story She went to War.
/book/show/1832756.Diversity_Dialogues?from_search=true	Lee Gutkind	Diversity Dialogues (Creative Nonfiction, No. 19)	In Diversity Dialogues, Issue 19 of Creative Nonfiction, celebrated authors like John Edgar Wideman, Francine Prose, Andrei Codescru, Terry Tempest Williams and Richard Rodriguez write essays about diversity that defy easy labels. To seek out new voices, Creative Nonfiction teamed up with JPMorganChase to offer a $10,000 prize for narratives about the challenges faced byIn Diversity Dialogues, Issue 19 of Creative Nonfiction, celebrated authors like John Edgar Wideman, Francine Prose, Andrei Codescru, Terry Tempest Williams and Richard Rodriguez write essays about diversity that defy easy labels. To seek out new voices, Creative Nonfiction teamed up with JPMorganChase to offer a $10,000 prize for narratives about the challenges faced by outsiders in a world where normal, regular and accepted are the watchwords and all others are marginalized.
/book/show/483473.Representing_Reality?from_search=true	John Warnock	Representing Reality: Readings in Literary Nonfiction	
/book/show/19272387-the-10-secrets-to-organizing-a-nonfiction-book?from_search=true	Lorraine Santoli	The 10 Secrets to Organizing a Nonfiction Book	While there are many books written about how to write a nonfiction book, this volume focuses on how to organize a nonfiction book. It reveals a step-by-step process through 10 key secrets, that when followed will make the undertaking of writing a nonfiction book, an overwhelming task for many would-be writers, easy. In fact it might be said that your book will practicallWhile there are many books written about how to write a nonfiction book, this volume focuses on how to organize a nonfiction book. It reveals a step-by-step process through 10 key secrets, that when followed will make the undertaking of writing a nonfiction book, an overwhelming task for many would-be writers, easy. In fact it might be said that your book will practically write itself.The 10 secrets are detailed in an easy-to-read format that provides context for each step in the organizational progression. Never again will you have to ask yourself, Where do I start? when thinking about writing that book you've always wanted to tackle. The 10 Secrets to Organizing a Nonfiction Book will take you by the hand and lead you down the path to making it a reality by teaching you how to organize everything before you commit one word to paper. And when all the secrets have been followed, the writing will come easy.The author of The 10 Secrets to Organizing a Nonfiction Book, indeed has the experience to detail the process that she practices herself. As a former publicist and marketing executive with The Walt Disney Company, she has penned two full-length published books and written hundreds of nonfiction newspaper and magazine feature stories, movie and TV synopses, press releases and more during and after her 20-plus years with Disney.It is her hope that The 10 Secrets to Organizing a Nonfiction Book will become a valuable resource for all writers. Follow the connect-the-dots methodology and watch your book come to life more easily than you could ever have imagined.
/book/show/13400268-the-english-tradition?from_search=true	Literary Heritage Series	The English Tradition: Nonfiction	A text book of nonfiction readings which includes questions at the end of each section to spur discussion and suggestions for writing in response to the reading. Readings range from the Bible and Greek Myths to the essays of J.B. Priestly and E.M. Forster and from persuasive essays to humorous ones.
/book/show/11107705-a-day?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	A Day (First Step Nonfiction)	An introduction to calendars and the days of the week.
/book/show/3309304-30-nonfiction-book-reports?from_search=true	Deborah Rovin-Murphy	30 Nonfiction Book Reports	Teachers can help kids get more out of any nonfiction book they read with 30 fresh book report ideas. These fun takes on the research report build kids' reading comprehension as they create their own artifacts, travel brochures, documentaries, peek-through posters, and much more! Teachers will also find teaching strategies, reproducible templates, and a bibliography of chiTeachers can help kids get more out of any nonfiction book they read with 30 fresh book report ideas. These fun takes on the research report build kids' reading comprehension as they create their own artifacts, travel brochures, documentaries, peek-through posters, and much more! Teachers will also find teaching strategies, reproducible templates, and a bibliography of children's nonfiction. Great for inspiring kids of all learning styles to read to learn!
/book/show/25052768-the-rhythm-of-life?from_search=true	Karen J Chism	The Rhythm of Life: Nonfiction Poetry	A unique collection of true to life stories  masterfully told in rhyme. Although there is nothing new under the sun you will find these poems poignant, refreshing, and relevant. Not only will you be entertained, but you will be challenged by the unique and stimulating, push and pull rhythm of many of these poems.Presented in a straight forward and honest manner, these stA unique collection of true to life stories  masterfully told in rhyme. Although there is nothing new under the sun you will find these poems poignant, refreshing, and relevant. Not only will you be entertained, but you will be challenged by the unique and stimulating, push and pull rhythm of many of these poems.Presented in a straight forward and honest manner, these stories expose raw humanity with all its warts and flaws. You will travel through some of the most profound emotions of our fragile humanity - love, joy, sorrow, peace, hurt, anger, frustration, confusion, sadness, and most importantly hope. You will hear echoes of the struggle between light and dark; as the author exposes the vivid contrasts between the purity of Gods commands and the violence that mankind has done against God and His laws.These poems flow from a mature heart that has experienced much of the ups and downs that life has to offer and walked away stronger, wiser, and thankful for the lessons learned. Many of the poems deal with the everyday and often news worthy human condition, as such you will certainly be able to relate many of the situations to your own life, past, or present.You will laugh, cry, and perhaps wonder why. You might find yourself saying, Been there, done that. You may even say, Boy, I wish I had done that. You may see things in a way you never have before; finding new wisdom. You will be impacted and perhaps walk away feeling consoled and even counseled. You may even rush to the Word of God to find confirmation that these precepts are true.The author is cognizant that the Lord is always looking over her shoulder. She seeks to please Him  her most important critic. She does not hide her source of inspiration; in fact, she hopes that you too may find it beneficial to immerse yourself in the unfathomable riches of Gods love and advice; bound within the pages of The Holy Bible.With a new and refreshing style of poetry with a purpose; this nonfiction book is a must have for your library.Although, Karen only arrived onto the writing scene this spring, she has already written her fourth book and is gaining a fan base for her poetry.I have enjoyed reading Karens writings and hope to be involved in publishing many more of hers in the future. Karen often says, Our lifestyle echoes our beliefs, and her rhymes illustrate this truth beautifully. I find her poems to be poignant, relevant, entertaining, wise, profound, and thought provoking.I am convinced that you will enjoy this and her other books; finding your emotions stirred as you read about both age old and contemporary situations you can relate to and even learn from. - K. Compton, Editor in Chief, Heartspeak Publications Incorporated***NOTE*** When viewing on an iPad, iPhone, or older generations of Kindle, the best reading experience will be obtained in landscape orientation.
/book/show/6073198-nonfiction-literacy?from_search=true	Gretchen Courtney Sarah A. Jossart	Nonfiction Literacy: Ideas and Activities	
/book/show/17933408-creative-nonfiction-issue-41?from_search=true	Lee Gutkind (Editor)	Creative Nonfiction Issue 41	True stories, well told. Food issue.
/book/show/9727700-creative-nonfiction?from_search=true	Lee Gutkind	Creative Nonfiction: Pittsburgh in Words	A book of essays about Pittsburgh in celebration of the city's 250th anniversary
/book/show/18487806-creative-nonfiction-issue-45?from_search=true	Lee Gutkind	Creative Nonfiction Issue 45	Who needs air conditioning? Creative Nonfiction's long-awaited true crime issue, CNF #45, brings a welcome chill to the summer season. Wrapped in a noir-inspired cover are true stories of unsolved murders, grave-robbing, identity theft, abduction, addiction, and more.This issue also features an Encounter with Erik Larson, as well as columns on our long-standing fascinationWho needs air conditioning? Creative Nonfiction's long-awaited true crime issue, CNF #45, brings a welcome chill to the summer season. Wrapped in a noir-inspired cover are true stories of unsolved murders, grave-robbing, identity theft, abduction, addiction, and more.This issue also features an Encounter with Erik Larson, as well as columns on our long-standing fascination with true crime; sex worker memoirs; the ethics of writing about violence; legal help for writers; and side gigs for the nonfiction 99%.
/book/show/20776332-effective-business-and-nonfiction-writing?from_search=true	Jan Yager Marie  Hoffman (Narrator)	Effective Business and Nonfiction Writing	Transform your nonfiction writing NOW! Through concrete examples and clear guidelines, seasoned and prolific writer, teacher, and coach Jan Yager gives solid advice on how to create business and nonfiction writing that will help you to get ahead in your career. Originally published by Arco with the title How to Write Like a Professional, this practical and extremely usefTransform your nonfiction writing NOW! Through concrete examples and clear guidelines, seasoned and prolific writer, teacher, and coach Jan Yager gives solid advice on how to create business and nonfiction writing that will help you to get ahead in your career. Originally published by Arco with the title How to Write Like a Professional, this practical and extremely useful book provides guidelines for improved nonfiction writing including a self-evaluation to access your current writing skills; a discussion of the four basic steps to effective business writing; how to overcome writers block; how to craft a style thats right for you and your audience; how to get your writing published; time management tips for writing; exercises to hone your writing skills; and lots more.This 3rd edition has a new cover and Preface, which discusses the nonfiction writing demands of blogging, as well as an additional section at the back of the book entitled Some Additional Thoughts on Nonfiction Writing which coversThe impact of the Internet and Internet-based reference tools on nonfiction writingThe current state of business writing skillsHow globalization is impacting on nonfiction or business writingThe current improved perception of using a ghostwriter or relying on editors for helpThe consequences of the rush to publish.This 3rd edition concludes with an updated annotated list of recommended books for nonfiction writers including such gems as GOOD PROSE by author Tracy Kidder and editor Richard Todd and A.P.E. (AUTHOR, PUBLISHER, ENTREPRENEUR: HOW TO PUBLISH A BOOK) by Guy Kawasaki and Shawn Welch.About the authorJan Yager, who has taught writing at Penn State, is the award-winning author of 38 non-fiction and fiction books, translated into 32 languages, including WHEN FRIENDSHIP HURTS, WORK LESS, DO MORE (2nd edition), and THE FAST TRACK GUIDE TO SPEAKING IN PUBLIC. Her articles have been published in major magazines, newspapers, and online publications including HARPERS, PARADE, FAMILY CIRCLE, the Op-Ed page of the NEW YORK TIMES, and consumeraffairs.com. She is also a publishing executive who has worked at Macmillan Publishing Company, Grove Press and, since 1996, has run her own small press, Hannacroix Creek Books, Inc. () For more on Jan Yager, go to:
/book/show/3861001-writing-nonfiction-that-sells?from_search=true	Samm Sinclair Baker	Writing Nonfiction That Sells	Gives practical advice on selecting subjects, picking titles, developing a successful style, creating proposals, marketing one's writing, and setting up a productive work routine.
/book/show/11907034-writer-s-guide-to-magazine-nonfiction?from_search=true	Karen Krieger Helen Rosengren Freedman	Writer's Guide to Magazine Nonfiction	
/book/show/15162329-nonfiction-hardcover-science-nature?from_search=true	Penguin Young Readers Group	Nonfiction Hardcover Science & Nature	
/book/show/18055099-interactive-learning?from_search=true	Teacher Created Resources Staff (Creator)	Interactive Learning: Reading Fiction & Nonfiction, Grade 5	Add another dimension to reading lessons using fully interactive software with reading passages and drag and drop activities to reinforce learning. The CD for Grade K provides 100 stories and 101 activities. The CDs for Grades 16 each provide 50 reading passages (25 fiction/25 nonfiction) and 101 activities. The standards-based activities come in three different formatsmatAdd another dimension to reading lessons using fully interactive software with reading passages and drag and drop activities to reinforce learning. The CD for Grade K provides 100 stories and 101 activities. The CDs for Grades 16 each provide 50 reading passages (25 fiction/25 nonfiction) and 101 activities. The standards-based activities come in three different formatsmatching, sorting, and sequencing. The software works with ALL brands of interactive whiteboards and individual computers.
/book/show/28015712-tackling-complexity?from_search=true	Katie Clements	Tackling Complexity: Moving Up Levels of Nonfiction	
/book/show/19717550-musings-2013?from_search=true	Williams County Writers Group	Musings 2013: Short Stories, Poetry, Nonfiction	An anthology of writings by local northwest Ohio authors which includes fiction, nonfiction and poetry. A special section highlight the work fo young authors. This books represents a wide range of talent in our local area.
/book/show/22886877-the-key-to-great-nonfiction-book-writing-how-to-write?from_search=true	Ian Stables	THE KEY TO GREAT NONFICTION BOOK WRITING How to write	Nonfiction book writing is about to get easier and the books you produce are going to be better.You're about to discover a book writing method that makes writing not only a lot easier but also produces books that readers love. It's the same way the all time best-selling books were written.It took me a long time to realize that this was the best way. I had heard about thisNonfiction book writing is about to get easier and the books you produce are going to be better.You're about to discover a book writing method that makes writing not only a lot easier but also produces books that readers love. It's the same way the all time best-selling books were written.It took me a long time to realize that this was the best way. I had heard about this many times in the past but didn't consider it a way that was best for writing. In fact, the first time I heard of it, it was related to writing sales letters. I never did use it in my online letters.Very recently I was reading up on public speaking. This is a subject that I'm interested in. It's also closely related to writing. This is because writing is just the translation of what you want to say to your reader into text.It was a sentence I read. This turned my light bulb on. Everything else I already knew combined together with this one thought and bam, the better way to write books was born. This was the missing piece to the writing jigsaw.This way of writing books is not new. It's existed in the long time best sellers. The top books that have been around for some time. However, I've never seen it taught. Maybe it is somewhere, but I've never seen it.This book tells you what it is and how to write a nonfiction book using it. The process is so much easier than just teaching a bunch of facts, and the result is so much better.
/book/show/1958528.Strategies_for_Reading_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Sandra McCandless Simons	Strategies for Reading Nonfiction: Comprehension and Study Activities	
/book/show/14297321-flying-colors-nonfiction?from_search=true	Julie Haydon	Flying Colors Nonfiction: The Reptile Park, Level Silver	
/book/show/1282938.Fruits?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Fruits (First Step Nonfiction: Food Groups)	An introduction to different fruits and the part they play in a healthy diet.
/book/show/6276393-grains?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Grains (First Step Nonfiction: Food Groups)	Charts & Diagrams Additional Facts - Photo Glossary - Index
/book/show/13796676-cows-and-calves?from_search=true	Ann-Marie Kishel	Cows and Calves (First Step Nonfiction: Animal Families)	These books will facilitate students' understanding of how young animals resemble their parents. Engaging photos and simple sentence structure will help early emergent readers grasp these concepts quickly.
/book/show/20459315-nonfiction-reading-comprehension-for-the-common-core-grade-1?from_search=true	Heather Wolpert-Gawron	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension for the Common Core, Grade 1	Focusing on the analysis component in the Common Core scheme of reading comprehension, students are presented with 18 nonfiction passages that cover science, history, biographies, and informational text. After reading a passage, students are asked different levels of multiple choice questions, helping students recognize that different types of questions require different lFocusing on the analysis component in the Common Core scheme of reading comprehension, students are presented with 18 nonfiction passages that cover science, history, biographies, and informational text. After reading a passage, students are asked different levels of multiple choice questions, helping students recognize that different types of questions require different levels of effort and thinking. They are also asked to write questions of their own and to answer essay questions.
/book/show/22064534-3-tools-for-marketing-your-nonfiction-articles?from_search=true	S.M. Payne	3 Tools for Marketing your Nonfiction Articles	Having a strong inventory of nonfiction articles for sale is a great start on your freelance business, but it is just as important to take the next step and market your inventory. This article outlines three different ways to let more people know about your expertise. About 700 words
/book/show/15579773-uncharted-territory?from_search=true	Daan Hertogs (Editor) Nico de Klerk (Editor)	Uncharted Territory: Essays on Early Nonfiction Film	
/book/show/13773042-grasshoppers?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Grasshoppers (First Step Nonfiction: Life Cycles)	A basic overview of the life cycle of a grasshopper.
/book/show/23247010-studies-in-nonfiction?from_search=true	Julian L. Maline (Editor) James Berkley (Editor) Thomas J. Steele (Editor)	Studies in Nonfiction (Approaches to Literature, Vol 4)	
/book/show/5073092-information-investigation?from_search=true	Laura Pullise Laura Turner Pullis	Information Investigation: Exploring Nonfiction with Books Kids Love	This book uses well-known nonfiction books to help children acquire skills in diverse content areas that include activities for developing and strengthening skills in math, language, reading, social science, and the arts.
/book/show/11221433-fact-and-fiction?from_search=true	John Hollowell	Fact and Fiction: The New Journalism and the Nonfiction Novel	Journalists and novelists responded to the pervasive social changes of the 1960s in America with a variety of experiments in nonfiction. Those who have praised the vitality of the new journalism have seen it as a fusion of the journalist's passion for detail and the novelist's moral vision. Hollowell presents a critically sharp portrait of what the new journalists and noveJournalists and novelists responded to the pervasive social changes of the 1960s in America with a variety of experiments in nonfiction. Those who have praised the vitality of the new journalism have seen it as a fusion of the journalist's passion for detail and the novelist's moral vision. Hollowell presents a critically sharp portrait of what the new journalists and novelists are doing and why. The author concludes that future writing will further obscure the difference between fact and fiction.Originally published in 1977.A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
/book/show/21395031-hockey?from_search=true	Cynthia Klingel	Hockey (Nonfiction Readers: Level 2: Sports)	Simple text describes the sport of hockey, how it is played, and the equipment used.
/book/show/13796764-animals-and-the-environment?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Animals and the Environment (First Step Nonfiction: Ecology)	Animals use the environment in many ways, for nourishment and a home. Shows how animals adapt to and depend on their environments for survival.
/book/show/13220555-nonfiction-reading-comprehension-grades-5---6?from_search=true	Schyrlet Cameron Suzanne Myers	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension, Grades 5 - 6	Motivate students in grades 56 to read using Nonfiction Reading Comprehension! This 64-page book provides students with practice reading nonfiction selections and testing for comprehension. The book covers five content areas: science, history, geography, economics, and informational text. Within each content area, there are four reading selections and one set of paired paMotivate students in grades 56 to read using Nonfiction Reading Comprehension! This 64-page book provides students with practice reading nonfiction selections and testing for comprehension. The book covers five content areas: science, history, geography, economics, and informational text. Within each content area, there are four reading selections and one set of paired passages. Standardized testing formats assess reading comprehension to help students become familiar with the testing process. The book supports NCTE standards and aligns with Common Core State Standards,national, and Canadian provincial standards.
/book/show/13796679-in-a-tree?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	In a Tree (First Step Nonfiction: Animal Homes)	Animals live in a variety of homes in every habitat. Vibrant wildlife photographs illustrate a variety of species and homes. Direct picture-to-test correspondence makes this series an excellent choice for the budding zoologists in the classroom.
/book/show/9957151-apple-trees?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Apple Trees (First Step Nonfiction: Plant Life Cycles)	Get a close-up view of the life of a apple trees.
/book/show/3156352-nonfiction-comprehension-test-practice-level-5?from_search=true	Jennifer Overend Prior Edward B. Fry	Nonfiction Comprehension Test Practice Level 5 (Level 5)	Inspire life-long readers as your Grade 5 students practice and prepare for testing with motivating nonfiction text and comprehension exercises! Developed by reading expert, Dr. Edward Fry, this series is based on articles from TIME For Kids magazine and provides reading comprehension practice in standardized test format. Encourage daily practice of comprehension skills wiInspire life-long readers as your Grade 5 students practice and prepare for testing with motivating nonfiction text and comprehension exercises! Developed by reading expert, Dr. Edward Fry, this series is based on articles from TIME For Kids magazine and provides reading comprehension practice in standardized test format. Encourage daily practice of comprehension skills with articles edited for readability and improve students' standardized test scores with quick or in-depth activities. This resource is correlated to the Common Core State Standards. Book includes 144 pages plus a Teacher Resource CD.
/book/show/14359790-let-s-make-a-circle-graph?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Let's Make a Circle Graph (First Step Nonfiction: Graph It!)	Vibrant color photographs and simple sentences introduce students to a variety of graphs. Students will love learning about graphs while improving their reading skills. This series meets both math and reading standards.
/book/show/20909614-fourth-down-and-inches?from_search=true	Carla Killough McClafferty	Fourth Down and Inches: Concussions and Football's Make-or-Break Moment (Nonfiction - Young Adult)	When the 1905 football season ended, nineteen players were dead and countless others were critically injured. The public was outraged. The game had reached a make-or-break momentfourth down and inches. Coaches, players, fans, and even the president of the United States had one last chance: change football or leave the field.Football's defenders managed to move the chainsWhen the 1905 football season ended, nineteen players were dead and countless others were critically injured. The public was outraged. The game had reached a make-or-break momentfourth down and inches. Coaches, players, fans, and even the president of the United States had one last chance: change football or leave the field.Football's defenders managed to move the chains. Rule changes and reforms after 1905 saved the game and cleared the way for it to become America's most popular sport. But they didn't fix everything.Today, football faces a new injury crisis as dire as 1905's. With increased awareness about brain injury, reported concussions are on the rise among football players. But experts fear concussions may only be the tip of the iceberg. The injuries are almost invisible, but the stakes couldn't be higher: the brains of millions of young football players across the country.Award-winning author Carla Killough McClafferty takes readers on a bone-crunching journey from football's origins to the latest research on concussion and traumatic brain injuries in the sport.features exclusive photography and interviews with scientists, players, and the families of athletes who have literally given everything to the game.It's fourth and inches. Can football save itself again?
/book/show/23845425-when-lunch-fights-back?from_search=true	Rebecca L. Johnson	When Lunch Fights Back: Wickedly Clever Animal Defenses (Nonfiction - Grades 4-8)	The octopus spies a nice, tasty mantis shrimp. It swims over for a closer look at the small creature. ThenWHAM!the mantis shrimp strikes a nasty blow with its hammer-like forelimb. The octopus shrinks back, defeated. That wasn't such an easy meal after all . . .In nature, good defenses can mean the difference between surviving a predator's attack and becoming its lunch.The octopus spies a nice, tasty mantis shrimp. It swims over for a closer look at the small creature. ThenWHAM!the mantis shrimp strikes a nasty blow with its hammer-like forelimb. The octopus shrinks back, defeated. That wasn't such an easy meal after all . . .In nature, good defenses can mean the difference between surviving a predator's attack and becoming its lunch. Some animals rely on sharp teeth and claws or camouflage. But that's only the beginning. Meet creatures with some of the strangest defenses known to science. How strange? Hagfish that can instantaneously produce oodles of gooey, slippery slime; frogs that poke their own toe bones through their skin to create claws; young birds that shoot streams of stinking poop; and more.
/book/show/23896683-how-to-write-a-10-000-word-nonfiction-book-in-3-weeks-or-less?from_search=true	Jessica Patterson	How to Write a 10,000 Word Nonfiction Book in 3 Weeks or Less: (Self-Help, Tips, and Methods Books too)	
/book/show/18792651-the-nonfiction-now-lesson-bank-grades-4-8?from_search=true	Nancy L Akhavan	The Nonfiction Now Lesson Bank, Grades 4-8: Strategies and Routines for Higher-Level Comprehension in the Content Areas	What exactly makessuch a stand-out? If you consider the amount of instructional support, that alone is substantial enough to transform your teaching. But Nancy Akhavan happens to be an educator who has performed many roles over her career so she divests in this book just about everything in her professional vaultA whole new vision of teachWhat exactly makessuch a stand-out? If you consider the amount of instructional support, that alone is substantial enough to transform your teaching. But Nancy Akhavan happens to be an educator who has performed many roles over her career so she divests in this book just about everything in her professional vaultA whole new vision of teaching nonfiction 50 powerhouse lessons A bank of short informational texts Dozens of student practice activities Graphic organizers for taming textbooks Unlike so many books, this one will live its life in actual use: dog-eared, sticky-noted, and loved.
/book/show/20803467-nonfiction-book-ideas-the-true-secret?from_search=true	Ian Stables	NONFICTION BOOK IDEAS The True Secret: The string of book ideas that sell better than anything (How to Write a Book and Sell It Series)	This method of getting book ideas, compared to other methods, is like comparing the fish a single angler catches to what a fishing trawler does.Don't get poor results with one idea. Easily come up with a string of subjects that will give you far better results.In particular, you will learn a strategy that I've not seen taught anywhere else. It will give you a long lisThis method of getting book ideas, compared to other methods, is like comparing the fish a single angler catches to what a fishing trawler does.Don't get poor results with one idea. Easily come up with a string of subjects that will give you far better results.In particular, you will learn a strategy that I've not seen taught anywhere else. It will give you a long list of ideas that will give you much higher results than just having a mass of books.When I started becoming successful on Kindle, I knew I had to write more books. Finding book ideas was not easy. I knew it had to be a popular subject and therefore used to spend a lot of time looking at the best-sellers on Amazon.Despite the advice, every time I published a book, the struggle would start again.Since then, through study, innovation, and testing, I discovered better strategies for selling books. These eventually led me to discovering the ultimate method. In the process, I've also found some brilliant ways to get endless and very profitable book ideas.Using these methods, you will...never run out of ideas.always get a successful subject.make your ideas better than the competition.massively increase your chance of a best-seller.let Amazon tell you lots of popular ideas.learn what the best ideas are from the experts, easily, quickly, and for free.find out popular how to ideas from a very popular website.learn the hidden ideas that are extremely popular. You always knew them but just didn't realize it.get endless ideas from popular products, not just books.Very quickly get a long list of book ideas that will earn you far more royalties than just one idea. This is the key to long term success and big results.Many of the methods and strategies in this book, I've not seen taught anywhere else.Read and learn these the methods now.
/book/show/23156884-their-skeletons-speak?from_search=true	Sally M. Walker Douglas W. Owsley	Their Skeletons Speak: Kennewick Man and the Paleoamerican World (Nonfiction - Grades 4-8)	On July 28, 1996, two young men stumbled upon human bones in the shallow water along the shore of the Columbia River near Kennewick, Washington. Was this an unsolved murder? The remnants of some settler's or Native American's unmarked grave? What was the story behind this skeleton?Within weeks, scientific testing yielded astonishing news: the bones were more than 9,000 yeOn July 28, 1996, two young men stumbled upon human bones in the shallow water along the shore of the Columbia River near Kennewick, Washington. Was this an unsolved murder? The remnants of some settler's or Native American's unmarked grave? What was the story behind this skeleton?Within weeks, scientific testing yielded astonishing news: the bones were more than 9,000 years old! The skeleton instantly escalated from interesting to extraordinary. He was an individual who could provide firsthand evidence about the arrival of humans in North America. The bones found scattered in the mud acquired a name: Kennewick Man.Authors Sally M. Walker and Douglas W. Owsley take you through the painstaking process of how scientists determined who Kennewick Man was and what his life was like. New research, never-before-seen photos of Kennewick Man's remains, and a lifelike facial reconstruction will introduce you to one of North America's earliest residents.But the story doesn't end there. Walker and Owsley also introduce you to a handful of other Paleoamerican skeletons, exploring their commonalities with Kennewick Man. Together, their voices form a chorus to tell the complex tale of how humans came to North Americaif we will only listen.
/book/show/22492984-createspace-and-kindle-self-publishing-matrix---writing-nonfiction-books?from_search=true	Chris Naish	CreateSpace and Kindle Self Publishing Matrix - Writing Nonfiction Books That Sell Without Marketing: Publishing an eBook on Amazon Kindle Publishing or CreateSpace Self Publishing How to Guide	The premise of this book is NOT that you shouldn't market, but on what you can do to most solidly establish your book right here on Amazon.As of mid-August, CreateSpace and Kindle Self Publishing Matrix has BecomeThe premise of this book is NOT that you shouldn't market, but on what you can do to most solidly establish your book right here on Amazon.As of mid-August, CreateSpace and Kindle Self Publishing Matrix has BecomeGreat Advice for Kindle AuthorsA valuable contribution; Highly RecommendedAs an author you are likely not a master of keyword research and how to implement it to best effect. If this is a skill set you don't have, this is the book that will put you head and shoulders above other authors.Yes, you've read the blogs & books that tell you to put keywords in your title, description etc...Some of Which is WRONG or Oversimplified!What if those keywords are too competitive?What if those keywords don't bring enough searches to matter?How do you measure any benefits your (or other authors) keywords may be bringing?I promise you that apart from the foundational basics,To quote another reviewer:Listen, I want to assure you that the information inside is groundbreaking, I know there are dozens of books on writing for CreateSpace and Kindle to choose from, none of them contain the secret that I will take you through, a technique that works miracles when applied correctly!Most books teach you how to promote your book to make sales, I want to teach you to optimize your book so that is stays Amazon bouyant even if you leave it to it's own devices.What do I mean by bouyant? I mean it will float on it's own, keep making sales, and keep making money. Rather than hit the top 100 in its category and then slowly sink into the Amazon black hole.Marketing gets you to the top, this books helps get you to the top and then helps keep you there!Here's my challenge to you:If You Don't Find Something New in This Book, I Insist You Get a Refund!Here's a taster of the things we'll cover inside:1 powerful tactic that promotes ongoing sales, WITHOUT ongoing work or promotion!How to access dozens of future book ideas without trying.Position your book so that ONLY those using external promos can beat you.The invisible hand secret that lets you maximize income.Correct category placement to get more eyes on your book.I'm not even going to go into keyword research/usage here, that's where I'm really going to blow you away!I'll leave you with more honest words from a Vine Voice
/book/show/18896322-common-sense-and-an-uncommon-god?from_search=true	Kendra Hazlett Armstrong Deborah Sprinkle	Common Sense and an Uncommon God: A Patriotic Devotional - From Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, and John Adams to Thomas Jefferson and Abraham Lincoln (Historical Nonfiction)	Amazing Stories about the faith of our founding fathers. - River LakerIs America on a collision course with disaster? Do you feel helpless to do anything about it? Were you aware that many of America's greatest presidents professed an abiding faith in God and depended upon their religious convictions to guide them?These facts and other historical trivia are found in theAmazing Stories about the faith of our founding fathers. - River LakerIs America on a collision course with disaster? Do you feel helpless to do anything about it? Were you aware that many of America's greatest presidents professed an abiding faith in God and depended upon their religious convictions to guide them?These facts and other historical trivia are found in the pages of Common Sense and an Uncommon God. This book will equip you to follow God in the 21st century by showing you how to approach modern-day issues from God's perspective, and by arming you with powerful tools you can use to put your faith into action and make a positive difference in America.This unique patriotic devotional uses interesting insights from every U.S. President to inspire you and give you hope for the future by highlighting the role God has played in America through, and sometimes in spite of, the occupants of the Oval Office.Common Sense and an Uncommon God is an engaging, enlightening, and inspirational resource which will help you get plugged into the only source of power guaranteed to give you hope and security in a country sliding into a chaotic future.God's Truth may not be politically correct but it IS right.
/book/show/1659920.Creative_Nonfiction_23?from_search=true	Ilan Stavans Lee Gutkind	Creative Nonfiction #23	
/book/show/14789237-units-of-study-for-teaching-reading-grades-3-5?from_search=true	Lucy McCormick Calkins	Units of Study for Teaching Reading, Grades 3-5: Navigating Nonfiction	
/book/show/18474071-teaching-with-text-based-questions?from_search=true	Kevin Thomas Smith	Teaching with Text-Based Questions: Helping Students Analyze Nonfiction and Visual Texts	Help your students navigate complex texts in history/social studies and English language arts! This book shows you how to use a key tooltext-based questionsto build students literacy and critical thinking skills and meet the Common Core State Standards. Youll learn how to ask text-based questions about different types of nonfiction and visual texts, including primary aHelp your students navigate complex texts in history/social studies and English language arts! This book shows you how to use a key tooltext-based questionsto build students literacy and critical thinking skills and meet the Common Core State Standards. Youll learn how to ask text-based questions about different types of nonfiction and visual texts, including primary and secondary sources, maps, charts, and paintings. Youll also get ideas for teaching students to examine point of view, write analytical responses, compare texts, cite textual evidence, and pose their own high-level questions. The book is filled with examples that you can use immediately or modify as needed. Each chapter ends with a reflection section to help you adapt the ideas to your own classroom.Whats Inside:Helpful information on teaching different types of nonfiction texts, including literary nonfiction, informational texts, primary and secondary sources, and visual textsIdeas for locating primary sourcesQuestions students should ask about every textTechniques for soliciting higher-order questions from studentsWays to get students to think critically about the relationships between textsStrategies to help students integrate information from different types of sources, a skill that will help students respond to performance tasks on the PARCC and SBAC assessments and DBQs on AP examsTips for teaching students to write good responses to text-based questions, including how to cite sources and incorporate point of viewIdeas for using rubrics and peer grading to evaluate students responsesConnections to the informational reading standards of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts for grades 3-12 and of the Common Core State Standards for Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
/book/show/546484.You_Can_Write_?from_search=true	Sheryl Fullerton Sheryl Fullerton	You Can Write!: The Inside Scoop on Publishing Your Nonfiction Book	Your advice is great!--Kristine M. Clerkin, Vice President, Houghton MifflinWhat a great resource this is. May you reach out and touch all those aspiring writers out there who need a good reality check!--Caroline Pincus, freelance editor and former senior editor, HarperSanFranciscoWhat does it REALLY take to get published?This comprehensive, no-nonsense guide written bYour advice is great!--Kristine M. Clerkin, Vice President, Houghton MifflinWhat a great resource this is. May you reach out and touch all those aspiring writers out there who need a good reality check!--Caroline Pincus, freelance editor and former senior editor, HarperSanFranciscoWhat does it REALLY take to get published?This comprehensive, no-nonsense guide written by the founders of the award-winning website, YouCanWrite.com, gives you the inside scoop on everything you need to know to move your book from idea to publishable project.Filled with practical, realistic yet compassionate advice and insights, You Can Write! illuminates the secrets of: The publishing business: How agents and editors make decisions, what they're looking for, and how you can learn to deal with them successfully.Query letters: Why first impressions are supremely important, and what your query letter must do to attract enthusiastic literary agent and editor attention.Book proposals: Why they are essential, and what it takes to create a compelling proposal that sells your book idea. Includes one full model proposal of a published book to help you create yours.Literary agents: Why you do or do not need one, what they do, what you can expect, and how to approach them successfully.Your author resume Why your profile as an author--your expertise, your experience, and your track record--is more important than ever, and how you can enhance yours.
/book/show/12681761-native-american-nonfiction-and-legends?from_search=true	Charles Alexander Eastman	Native American Nonfiction and Legends: five books by Charles Eastman	This file includes: Indian Boyhood, Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains, The Indian Today, Old Indian Days, and The Sould of hte Indian. According to Wikipedia, Charles Alexander Eastman (February 19, 1858 - January 8, 1939) was a Native American writer, physician, and reformer. He was of Santee Sioux and Anglo-American ancestry. Active in politics and issues on American IThis file includes: Indian Boyhood, Indian Heroes and Great Chieftains, The Indian Today, Old Indian Days, and The Sould of hte Indian. According to Wikipedia, Charles Alexander Eastman (February 19, 1858 - January 8, 1939) was a Native American writer, physician, and reformer. He was of Santee Sioux and Anglo-American ancestry. Active in politics and issues on American Indian rights, he also helped found the Boy Scouts of America....He was named Hakadah at his birth on a reservation near Redwood Falls, Minnesota. In Dakota, Hakadah means the pitiful last, as his mother Mary died at his birth. He was later named Ohye Sa (Dakota for wins often) after winning a rough game of lacrosse....In 1933, Eastman was the first to receive the Indian Achievement Award.
/book/show/18354136-how-we-clean-up-a-park?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	How We Clean Up a Park (First Step Nonfiction: Responsibility in Action)	How do you organize a big project? See how these kids plan to clean up a park.
/book/show/20500880-saving-ben?from_search=true	Dan E. Burns	Saving Ben: A Father's Story of Autism (Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Series)	Each year thousands of children are diagnosed with autism, a devastating neurological disorder that profoundly affects a persons language and social development. Saving Ben is the story of one family coping with autism, told from the viewpoint of a father struggling to understand his sons strange behavior and rescue him from a downward spiral. Take him home, love him, aEach year thousands of children are diagnosed with autism, a devastating neurological disorder that profoundly affects a persons language and social development. Saving Ben is the story of one family coping with autism, told from the viewpoint of a father struggling to understand his sons strange behavior and rescue him from a downward spiral. Take him home, love him, and save your money for his institutionalization when he turns twenty-one. That was the best advice his doctor could offer in 1990 when three-year-old Ben was diagnosed with autism. Saving Ben tells the story of Bens regression as an infant into the world of autism and his journey toward recovery as a young adult. His father, Dan Burns, puts the reader in the passengers seat as he struggles with medical service providers, the school system, extended family, and his own limitations in his efforts to pull Ben out of his darkening world. Ben, now 21 years old, is a work in progress. The full force and fury of the autism storm have passed. Using new biomedical treatments, repair work is underway. Saving Ben is a story of Bens journey toward recovery, and a familys story of loss, grief, and healing. Keep the faith, never give up. These are the lessons of the authors miraculous journey, saving Ben.
/book/show/19012463-nelson-mandela---a-legend-in-time---biography---memoirs---legend--?from_search=true	Highness W, Lord N	Nelson Mandela - A Legend in Time - (Biography) - (Memoirs) - (Legend) - (Kindle Fire) - (Nonfiction)	Nelson Mandela - Historical - Political - Rich & Famous - Kindle - Kindle StoreNelson Mandela is an exclusive man who has motivated the globe over many decades.Simply he is a living legend and is a house hold figure and name respected by the Queen of England as well as many or if not all the rest of the worlds popular figures.He is a man of bravery, strength and carisNelson Mandela - Historical - Political - Rich & Famous - Kindle - Kindle StoreNelson Mandela is an exclusive man who has motivated the globe over many decades.Simply he is a living legend and is a house hold figure and name respected by the Queen of England as well as many or if not all the rest of the worlds popular figures.He is a man of bravery, strength and carisma and he diminished 25 decades of his life to uplift his country (South Africa) as well as turn the globe's sight to many other globe atrocities.Although older, Nelson Mandela is still referred to in South African politics and he has recently been honored with having his face on every new South African notes.Now that is an accomplishment after all the uncertainty he experienced under the arms of the intense improper government.Discover and understand all about Nelson Mandela and discover what has created him into the superhero he is, as you read our Nonfiction story about his long upward struggle to freedom and freeing his country from the burden of apartheid.At a time when the world was in turmoil and unrest people all over the world are feeling anxious.It is the late Forties in Southeast African. New regulations, affecting national segregation, usher in a threatening future for people of color who live at the southern tip of the Africa region.Over the coming decades, the circumstances of black Southeast Africans will intensify. Although they are the majority in their country, they have no say in government because they cannot elect in national elections.Learn how one man set out to change his countries laws, in which he is arrested then sent to prison for 25 years.Then miraculously elected as president on release and is now a living legend: Nelson MandelaKindle Best Sellers - Nelson Mandela Facts
/book/show/10789873-what-can-live-in-a-grassland?from_search=true	Sheila Anderson	What Can Live in a Grassland? (First Step Nonfiction: Animal Adaptations)	Introduces readers to animals that live in a grassland and the concept of habitat. Simple text describes the common features and behaviors of grassland dwellers as well as offering many examples of creatures in this group.
/book/show/1086219.Making_Facts_Come_Alive?from_search=true	Rosemary A. Bamford (Contributor)	Making Facts Come Alive: Choosing & Using Quality Nonfiction	
/book/show/378257.Making_Facts_Come_Alive?from_search=true	Rosemary Bamford (Contributor) Janice V. (Eds.) Kristo Janice V. Kristo (Editor)	Making Facts Come Alive: Choosing Quality Nonfiction Literature K-8	
/book/show/9738074-the-night-sky?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	The Night Sky (First Step Nonfiction: Discovering Nature's Cycles)	This title for young readers describes the cycles of the night sky.
/book/show/15871455-strange-but-true?from_search=true	Timothy J. Bradley	Strange but True: Gross Anatomy (TIME FOR KIDS® Nonfiction Readers)	Based on writing from Time for Kids--T.p. verso.
/book/show/13773395-let-s-make-a-bar-graph?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Let's Make a Bar Graph (First Step Nonfiction: Graph It!)	Vibrant color photographs and simple sentences introduce students to a variety of graphs. Students will love learning about graphs while improving their reading skills. This series meets both math and reading standards.
/book/show/14359876-what-does-a-level-do?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	What Does a Level Do? (First Step Nonfiction: Tools at Work)	Vibrant color photographs and simple sentences introduce students to a variety of tools. Students will learn how these basic tools work while improving their reading skills. This series meets both physical science and reading standards.
/book/show/27267186-family-story-toolkit?from_search=true	Stephanie Pitcher Fishman	Family Story Toolkit: Using Nonfiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Fiction to Tell Your Stories (Quick & Easy Guides for Genealogists Book 4)	Make your family history more interesting to your relatives by telling those tales in a style that they will enjoy. Just like in our genealogy research, writing requires tools and methods. In this toolkit, Im going to give you three that can be used in both small and large projects as you find they fit.Inside yMake your family history more interesting to your relatives by telling those tales in a style that they will enjoy. Just like in our genealogy research, writing requires tools and methods. In this toolkit, Im going to give you three that can be used in both small and large projects as you find they fit.Inside youll find:The basics of writing your story through nonfiction, creative nonfiction, and fictionWebsites and tips to use while writing your own storiesAn example in each form to show you how fun it is to make your ancestors come to life through story.A way to further your storytelling adventure.
/book/show/2878099-mini-lessons-for-teaching-about-nonfiction?from_search=true	Diane Farnham Farnham Paula Jensvold	Mini-Lessons for Teaching About Nonfiction: Teacher-Tested Lessons With Research-Based Strategies That Introduce Key Nonfiction Features and Build Comprehension	Three seasoned teachers share ways to teach early learners to read and write informational texts. Their step-by-step mini-lessons demonstrate how to help children distinguish between fiction and nonfiction, build background knowledge and vocabulary, and become familiar with captions, diagrams, maps, and more. Also included are strategies for teaching about main idea, compaThree seasoned teachers share ways to teach early learners to read and write informational texts. Their step-by-step mini-lessons demonstrate how to help children distinguish between fiction and nonfiction, build background knowledge and vocabulary, and become familiar with captions, diagrams, maps, and more. Also included are strategies for teaching about main idea, compare and contrast, and other key skills. For use with Grades K-2.
/book/show/702616.Teaching_Students_to_Read_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Alice Boynton Wiley Blevins	Teaching Students to Read Nonfiction: Grades 4 and Up: 22 Easy Lessons With Color Transparencies, High-Interest Passages, and Practice Pages—Everything You Need to Help Your Students Learn How to Read Textbooks and Other Nonfiction Texts	Help students tackle the textbook with 15 lessons that introduce key nonfiction elements. Colorful transparencies present maps, graphs, diagrams, time lines and other nonfiction text features. High-interest passages give examples of description, time order, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and problem and solutionthe five main ways nonfiction texts are organized. PHelp students tackle the textbook with 15 lessons that introduce key nonfiction elements. Colorful transparencies present maps, graphs, diagrams, time lines and other nonfiction text features. High-interest passages give examples of description, time order, compare and contrast, cause and effect, and problem and solutionthe five main ways nonfiction texts are organized. Practice pages help students apply what theyve learned, giving them the experience they need to read and comprehend nonfiction with confidence. For use with Grades 4 & Up.
/book/show/13488979-andrew-wyeth-the-sea-hunters-the-cult-at-the-end-of-the-world-e-coli-01?from_search=true	Richard Meryman Clive Cussler David E. Kaplan	Andrew Wyeth/The Sea Hunters/The Cult at the End of the World/E. Coli 0157 (Today's Best Nonfiction, Vol. 1, 1997)	
/book/show/3073993-how-to-publish-your-nonfiction-book?from_search=true	Rudy Shur	How to Publish Your Nonfiction Book: A Complete Guide to Making the Right Publisher Say Yes	While many writers dream of seeing their books in print, most don't succeed simply because they don't know the ropes. Written by a publisher with over three decades of experience,was designed to maximize your chance of getting your nonfiction work published.The book begins by helping you define your book's category, audience, and markWhile many writers dream of seeing their books in print, most don't succeed simply because they don't know the ropes. Written by a publisher with over three decades of experience,was designed to maximize your chance of getting your nonfiction work published.The book begins by helping you define your book's category, audience, and marketplace. You are then guided in choosing the most appropriate publishing companies for your work, crafting a winning proposal, and submitting your package in the best way possible. Special sections allow you to be a savvy player in the contract game, and fill you in on options such as self-publishing. Most important, this book helps you avoid the errors that often prevent writers from reaching their goal. Here is a proven system for taking your work from the desk drawer to the bookstore.
/book/show/22705780-the-nonfiction-book-proposal-demystified?from_search=true	Nina Amir	The Nonfiction Book Proposal Demystified: An Easy-Schmeasy Guide to Writing a Business Plan for Your Book	Your nonfiction book proposal convinces agents and publishers that your idea is marketable and that you will make a good business partner for your book. Its a business plan youll need if you want to convince publishing professionals your book will sell and you can help it do so. If business and business plans are not your fort, and youve read all the full-length booksYour nonfiction book proposal convinces agents and publishers that your idea is marketable and that you will make a good business partner for your book. Its a business plan youll need if you want to convince publishing professionals your book will sell and you can help it do so. If business and business plans are not your fort, and youve read all the full-length books on how to write a book proposalor you dont have time to read thembut still dont know where to start, this ebook provides you with a quick, easy-schmeasy guide to writing your plan.Each section of a nonfiction book proposal is briefly described so you understand what content to include and how to write it effectively. In just a page or two, you will discover all the information necessary to research and compose the material for each of the 12 primary sections in a nonfiction book proposal. Plus, youll receive tips on how to write a proposal that stands out above all the other submissions, how to get your query or proposal accepted, how to write a query letter, what to do when a publisher wants to see your proposal, and moreall from the experience of a bestselling author, developmental editor, proposal consultant, and nonfiction expert who has numerous agent and acquisitions editor contacts.The information in this ebook can also be used as a template for a fiction proposal, since today more and more fiction publishers require proposals quite similar to nonfiction proposals, or as a simple business plan for making a self-published book a success.Published 2014 by Pure Spirit Creations, an imprint of Fast Foreword
/book/show/40053.Three_Genres?from_search=true	Stephen Minot	Three Genres: Writing Fiction/Literary Nonfiction, Poetry, and Drama	Three Genres gives students a basic introduction to fiction/ literary nonfiction, poetry, and drama and helps them to develop their creative skills in each area. Each genre section is self-contained and includes complete works as examples along with helpful advice about how to draw on the variety of techniques they use. The style is informal, practical, and positive. MinotThree Genres gives students a basic introduction to fiction/ literary nonfiction, poetry, and drama and helps them to develop their creative skills in each area. Each genre section is self-contained and includes complete works as examples along with helpful advice about how to draw on the variety of techniques they use. The style is informal, practical, and positive. Minot encourages student to draw on their own experiences and develop skills on their own.
/book/show/5548579-nonfiction-reading-comprehension?from_search=true	TRACIE HESKETT	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Informational Reading, Grades 1-2 (Nonfiction Reading Comprehension)	
/book/show/15871476-all-in-a-day-s-work?from_search=true	Diana Herweck	All in a Day's Work: Police Officer (Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers) (Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers: Level 5.3)	This nonfiction reader gives children an in-depth look at what a career as a police officer is like. Readers will learn about various aspects of life as a police officer--from being accepted into the academy to keeping streets safe. Readers will learn what a typical day in the police academy is like as well as a day in the field as an officer. Through helpful charts and diThis nonfiction reader gives children an in-depth look at what a career as a police officer is like. Readers will learn about various aspects of life as a police officer--from being accepted into the academy to keeping streets safe. Readers will learn what a typical day in the police academy is like as well as a day in the field as an officer. Through helpful charts and diagrams and colorful images in conjunction with informational text and stunning facts, readers discover important aspects of keeping communities safe, including what's inside the patrol car, K-9 units, reading Miranda rights to suspects, writing incident reports, penal codes, and interrogations.
/book/show/702617.Nonfiction_Passages_With_Graphic_Organizers_for_Independent_Practice?from_search=true	Alice Boynton Alice Boynton	Nonfiction Passages With Graphic Organizers for Independent Practice: Grades 4 and Up: Selections With Graphic Organizers, Assessments, and Writing Activities That Help Students Understand the Structures and Features of Nonfiction	Teachers will get kids reading nonfiction with these 30 high-interest passages on topics such as survival in space, natural disasters, famous Americans, and more. Comprehension questions, a graphic organizer, and a writing prompt accompany each selection, providing easily-graded, purposeful homework that's linked to the standards. A must-have resource for any teacher who wTeachers will get kids reading nonfiction with these 30 high-interest passages on topics such as survival in space, natural disasters, famous Americans, and more. Comprehension questions, a graphic organizer, and a writing prompt accompany each selection, providing easily-graded, purposeful homework that's linked to the standards. A must-have resource for any teacher who wants to include more nonfiction in their curriculum. For use with Grades 4 & Up.
/book/show/33863320-up-for-sale?from_search=true	Alison Behnke	Up for Sale: Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery (Nonfiction - Young Adult)	Trafficking thrives in the shadows. And it can be easy to dismiss it as something that happens to someone else, somewhere else. But that is not the case. Trafficking is a crime that involves every nation on earth, and that includes our own.US secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton, 2009Human trafficking is as old as slavery and continues to be practiced in the moderTrafficking thrives in the shadows. And it can be easy to dismiss it as something that happens to someone else, somewhere else. But that is not the case. Trafficking is a crime that involves every nation on earth, and that includes our own.US secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton, 2009Human trafficking is as old as slavery and continues to be practiced in the modern world. Victims of human traffickers include workers in restaurants and in garment factories, maids and nannies in the homes of wealthy families, child sex workers, beggars on the street, boy soldiers, even infants kidnapped for foreign adoptions. Women and children are more likely to be coerced or seized than men and boys, especially if they are poor and uneducated. Traffickers sell their victims for their bodies or for their labor and reap an enormous profit. Human trafficking is estimated to be a $30 to $45 billion industry on an annual basis, rivaling weapons and drug trafficking as one of the most profitable criminal undertakings in the world.takes a hard look at human trafficking, identifying perpetrators and telling the stories of victims through their own words. You'll discover why some people become vulnerable to trafficking and you'll read about what their lives are like on a daily basis. You'll also meet some of the courageous individuals and organizations working to free people from lives in bondage so that, in the words of US president Barack Obama, each person can forge a life equal to [their] talents and worthy of [their] dreams.
/book/show/2056189.The_Greatest_Generation_Full_Circle_La_Doctora_The_Life_Many_Deaths_of_Harry_Houdini?from_search=true	Tom Brokaw Michael Palin Linnea Smith	The Greatest Generation/Full Circle/La Doctora/The Life & Many Deaths of Harry Houdini (Today's Best Nonfiction, Vol 55)	
/book/show/26200130-shoot-the-conductor?from_search=true	Anshel Brusilow Robin Underdahl	Shoot the Conductor: Too Close to Monteux, Szell, and Ormandy (Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Series)	Anshel Brusilow was born in 1928 and raised in Philadelphia by musical Russian Jewish parents in a neighborhood where practicing your instrument was as normal as hanging out the laundry. By the time he was sixteen he was appearing as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra. He also met Pierre Monteux at sixteen, when Monteux accepted him into his summer conducting school.Anshel Brusilow was born in 1928 and raised in Philadelphia by musical Russian Jewish parents in a neighborhood where practicing your instrument was as normal as hanging out the laundry. By the time he was sixteen he was appearing as soloist with the Philadelphia Orchestra. He also met Pierre Monteux at sixteen, when Monteux accepted him into his summer conducting school. Under George Szell, Brusilow was associate concertmaster at the Cleveland Orchestra until Ormandy snatched him away to make him concertmaster in Philadelphia, where he remained from 1959 to 1966. Ormandy and Brusilow had a father-son relationship, but Brusilow could not resist conducting, to Ormandy's great displeasure. By the time he was forty, Brusilow had sold his violin and formed his own chamber orchestra in Philadelphia with more than a hundred performances per year. For three years he was conductor of the Dallas Symphony, until he went on to shape the orchestral programs at Southern Methodist University and the University of North Texas. Brusilow played with or conducted many top-tier classical musicians, and he has opinions about each and every one. He also made many recordings. Co-written with Robin Underdahl, his memoir is a fascinating and unique view of American classical music during an important era, as well as an inspiring story of a working-class immigrant child making good in a tough arena.
/book/show/29145440-the-merril-theory-of-lit-ry-criticism?from_search=true	Judith Merril	The Merril Theory of Lit'ry Criticism: Judith Merril's Nonfiction	Although Judith Merril is best known for her short fiction and her novels (in collaboration with C. M. Kornbluth), she wrote a great deal of nonfiction. She wrote about SF fandom. She wrote about space and space exploration. And she wrote about science fiction. This volume collects Merrils nonfiction from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Extrapolation, and herAlthough Judith Merril is best known for her short fiction and her novels (in collaboration with C. M. Kornbluth), she wrote a great deal of nonfiction. She wrote about SF fandom. She wrote about space and space exploration. And she wrote about science fiction. This volume collects Merrils nonfiction from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Extrapolation, and her Years Best anthologies. In these collected pieces, Merril works through and develops her definition of S-F and what makes S-F good. She chronicles changes within the genre, including the emergence of the New Wave. And she provides a history of the genre: its writers, its publishers, and its magazines.
/book/show/1514349.Float_and_Sink?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Float and Sink (First Step Nonfiction: Forces and Motion)	Why do some things float and others sink? How can a big, heavy boat stay afloat? Learn the answers to these and other questions in this informative book.
/book/show/8427964-nonfiction-comprehension-test-practice?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials (Creator)	Nonfiction Comprehension Test Practice: Level 6	
/book/show/19220644-writing-a-nonfiction-book-proposal?from_search=true	Beth Jusino Editorial Department, The (Editor)	Writing a Nonfiction Book Proposal (White Paper Series)	Writing a 10-20 page book proposal can be more intimidating than crafting a 200-page manuscript, but it doesnt have to be. A book proposal is your opportunity to share your passion with agents and publishers, and to make the case for why you are the right writer and this is the right time for your particular book.In Writing a Nonfiction Book Proposal, you will learn thWriting a 10-20 page book proposal can be more intimidating than crafting a 200-page manuscript, but it doesnt have to be. A book proposal is your opportunity to share your passion with agents and publishers, and to make the case for why you are the right writer and this is the right time for your particular book.In Writing a Nonfiction Book Proposal, you will learn the three key questions that every proposal needs to answer, and find clear, helpful tips for how to catch the attention of busy publishing professionals. Written by Beth Jusino, an editor and former literary agent who has developed hundreds of proposals, this white paper is full of helpful suggestions, questions, and guidelines that will help you see your own work in a brand new way.This white paper series is brought to you by The Editorial Department, one of the oldest and most respected author services firms in the country, with a 31-year track record of turning promising manuscripts into publishable books.
/book/show/13796779-police-station?from_search=true	Sheila Anderson	Police Station (First Step Nonfiction: Community Buildings)	Give beginning readers a peek inside those community buildings to familiarize themselves with the objects and people commonly found there. Color photos directly correspond to the simple text on each page.
/book/show/13528952-nonfiction?from_search=true	Valerie Bodden	Nonfiction: Writing for Fact and Argument: Truthful Biographies	
/book/show/18782823-colonial-times?from_search=true	Stephanie Harvey (Selections) Anne Goudvis	Colonial Times: Short Nonfiction for American History	Toolkit's comprehension and thinking strategies as tools to acquire and actively use knowledge in history.-Stephanie Harvey and Anne GoudvisTo support cross-curricular strategy instruction and close reading for information, Stephanie Harveyand Anne Goudvis have expanded tToolkit's comprehension and thinking strategies as tools to acquire and actively use knowledge in history.-Stephanie Harvey and Anne GoudvisTo support cross-curricular strategy instruction and close reading for information, Stephanie Harveyand Anne Goudvis have expanded theirseries to include a library of short nonfiction for American history with 10 all-new Toolkit lessons.Building on selections from popular children's magazines as well as original articles, these engaging, age-appropriate texts will keep your active literacy classroom awash in historical resources that depict the controversies, issues, and dramas that shaped historical events, including the exploits of lesser-known individuals.These short nonfiction texts for American history include:for close reading in content literacy.on a wide range of topics and at a variety of reading levels.( 45 articles in Colonial Times and 52 articles in The American Revolution and Constitution )of historical images, primary source documents and artifacts, plus primary source documents and artifacts bibliographies, web sites, and ideas for online investigations.provides all of the texts, primary source documents, and the image bank in a full-color digital format so you can display them for group analysis.Lesson Title 1Stop, think, and react using a variety of strategies to understand 2Expand understanding and learning from visuals 3Read and paraphrase secondary sources to create a context for a topic 4Focus on what you know and ask questions to clarify and explain 5Explore the different life experiences of historical figures 6Consider point of view and bias 7Create a question web 8Focus on central ideas 9Infer the big ideas across several texts 10Use claim, evidence, and reasoningThese short nonfiction texts were selected using the following criteria: Interest/Content Because kids love the quirky and the unexpected, these texts highlight important but often lesser-known or unrecognized perspectives and voices from the past. Visual literacy Since visual literacy is an essential 21st-century skill, these texts include historical images, paintings, and maps, as well as diagrams, timelines, charts, and photographs. Writing quality and accuracy To foster student engagement, these articles feature vibrant language in an active voice supported by a rich assortment of visual features. Reading level/complexity These texts are written at a range of reading levels and include a wide variety of topics to capture the interests of all readers.
/book/show/17352484-time-for-kids-nonfiction-readers-grade-1?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials (Creator)	Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers, Grade 1	Jump into the life of a frog, learn how to make a gingerbread man, discover how plants grow, and much more with the 30 attention-grabbing titles in this collection. Supplement your reading program, build your classroom library, and enhance your intervention program with high-interest nonfiction leveled books. These colorful books feature content from TIME FOR KIDS, with thJump into the life of a frog, learn how to make a gingerbread man, discover how plants grow, and much more with the 30 attention-grabbing titles in this collection. Supplement your reading program, build your classroom library, and enhance your intervention program with high-interest nonfiction leveled books. These colorful books feature content from TIME FOR KIDS, with themes from science, mathematics, and social studies. Children will want to read these books that include familiar concepts, high-interest content, and a variety of colorful graphics. The titles in this collection include: Big and Little; Colors; Shapes; This Is Me; I Can; My Big Family; On the Go; Workers; Places to Go; Land; Weather; Water; How Plants Grow; Animal Eyes; Animal Mothers and Babies; A Frog's Life; A Butterfly's Life; A Bee's Life; Things with Wings; Sea Life; Going Buggy!; Make Papel Picado; Make a Chinese New Year Dragon; Make a Gingerbread Man; Staying Healthy; Keeping Fit with Sports; Eating Right; Homes Around the World; Kids Around the World; and Places Around the World.
/book/show/13773035-deer?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Deer (First Step Nonfiction: Animal Life Cycles)	
/book/show/4201852-the-anatomy-of-narrative?from_search=true	Jim Grout	The Anatomy Of Narrative: Analyzing Fiction And Creative Nonfiction	
/book/show/15345630-what-is-water?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	What Is Water? (First Step Nonfiction: Water)	Charts & Diagrams Additional Facts - Photo Glossary - Index
/book/show/16284384-south-loop-review?from_search=true	Rose Blouin (Editor) Josalyn Knapic (Editor)	South Loop Review: Creative Nonfiction + Art	South Loop Review: Creative Nonfiction+ Art (SLR), founded in 1987, is published annually by the Creative Writing Nonfiction Program within the Department of English at Columbia College Chicago. SLR publishes essays and memoir, lyric and experimental forms, non-linear narratives, blended genre, photography and art. We look for personal essays and memoir with fresh voicSouth Loop Review: Creative Nonfiction+ Art (SLR), founded in 1987, is published annually by the Creative Writing Nonfiction Program within the Department of English at Columbia College Chicago. SLR publishes essays and memoir, lyric and experimental forms, non-linear narratives, blended genre, photography and art. We look for personal essays and memoir with fresh voices and new takes on presentation and form. We publish established and emerging authors, and we look for writing that reflects a global and diverse culture. SLR includes essays on craft and interviews with notable authors in our pages. The forthcoming issue will include interviews with Tom Montgomery-Fate, John Bresland and Claudia Rankine.
/book/show/5597926-flowers?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Flowers (First Step Nonfiction: Parts of Plants)	Vibrant color photographs and simple sentences introduce students to the parts of plants. Students will love learning about plants while improving their reading skills. This series meets both science and reading standards.
/book/show/23080267-animal-pollinators?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Animal Pollinators (First Step Nonfiction: Pollination)	Many plants depend on animals to help move pollen around, so that they can reproduce. Readers will see how hummingbirds, mice, bats, and other animals play a big role in pollination. Simple text and supportive photos and diagrams help readers understand key ideas and details about this important science concept.
/book/show/11291415-navigating-nonfiction-grade-4-student-worktext?from_search=true	Alice Blevins Wiley Blevins Alice Blevins	Navigating Nonfiction Grade 4 Student WorkText	As students progress through the grades, more and more of their reading is done in nonfiction, or expository, materialscontent area textbooks, reference books, periodicals, and informative articles on the Internet, for example. Because the main purpose for reading these texts is to acquire information, the reasons for teaching our students efficient and effective strategiAs students progress through the grades, more and more of their reading is done in nonfiction, or expository, materialscontent area textbooks, reference books, periodicals, and informative articles on the Internet, for example. Because the main purpose for reading these texts is to acquire information, the reasons for teaching our students efficient and effective strategies for tackling this type of text are compelling. Students need explicit instruction in identifying and best utilizing the text features and text structures they encounter. If students learn to read the signposts that are guides to the organization of a particular piece of nonfiction, they will be better equipped to navigate their way through and comprehend the material.As a complete nonfiction reading worktext program, Navigating Nonfiction will help students get the most out of this genre.Student WorkText:contains 30 weeks of instruction: 10 scaffolded instructional units of 3 weeks each.provides step-by-step strategies for navigating nonfiction.follows a simple 3-step unit organization. Step 1: text feature taught in isolation. Step 2: text feature practiced in context. Step 3: text structure taught in context; text feature included. For use with Grade 4.
/book/show/22827152-the-american-revolution-and-constitution?from_search=true	Stephanie Harvey Anne Goudvis	The American Revolution and Constitution: Short Nonfiction for American History	Toolkit's comprehension and thinking strategies as tools to acquire and actively use knowledge in history.-Stephanie Harvey and Anne GoudvisTo support cross-curricular strateToolkit's comprehension and thinking strategies as tools to acquire and actively use knowledge in history.-Stephanie Harvey and Anne GoudvisTo support cross-curricular strategy instruction and close reading for information, Stephanie Harveyand Anne Goudvis have expanded theirseries to include a library of short nonfiction for American history with 10 all-new Toolkit lessons.Building on selections from popular children's magazines as well as original articles, these engaging, age-appropriate texts will keep your active literacy classroom awash in historical resources that depict the controversies, issues, and dramas that shaped historical events, including the exploits of lesser-known individuals.These short nonfiction texts for American history include:for close reading in content literacy.on a wide range of topics and at a variety of reading levels.( 45 articles in Colonial Times and 52 articles in The American Revolution and Constitution )of historical images, primary source documents and artifacts, plus primary source documents and artifacts bibliographies, web sites, and ideas for online investigations.provides all of the texts, primary source documents, and the image bank in a full-color digital format so you can display them for group analysis. Lesson Title 1Stop, think, and react using a variety of strategies to understand 2Expand understanding and learning from visuals 3Read and paraphrase secondary sources to create a context for a topic 4Focus on what you know and ask questions to clarify and explain 5Explore the different life experiences of historical figures 6Consider point of view and bias 7Create a question web 8Focus on central ideas 9Infer the big ideas across several texts 10Use claim, evidence, and reasoningThese short nonfiction texts were selected using the following criteria: Interest/Content Because kids love the quirky and the unexpected, these texts highlight important but often lesser-known or unrecognized perspectives and voices from the past. Visual literacy Since visual literacy is an essential 21st-century skill, these texts include historical images, paintings, and maps, as well as diagrams, timelines, charts, and photographs. Writing quality and accuracy To foster student engagement, these articles feature vibrant language in an active voice supported by a rich assortment of visual features. Reading level/complexity These texts are written at a range of reading levels and include a wide variety of topics to capture the interests of all readers.
/book/show/28195694-how-to-make-money-promoting-and-selling-a-nonfiction-book?from_search=true	Christine John	How to Make Money Promoting and Selling a Nonfiction Book	Having trouble selling your nonfiction book?Do you want to find simple book promotion techniques that you can use immediately?This book will show you how.In How to Make Money Promoting and Selling a Nonfiction Book you will learn fourteen simple and effective strategies to boost sales of your nonfiction book.Many self-published authors make the mistake of thinking thHaving trouble selling your nonfiction book?Do you want to find simple book promotion techniques that you can use immediately?This book will show you how.In How to Make Money Promoting and Selling a Nonfiction Book you will learn fourteen simple and effective strategies to boost sales of your nonfiction book.Many self-published authors make the mistake of thinking that once they write a book and publish it, people will find it on Amazon and just buy it. They tend to think that the sales will come rolling in once their books are listed on Amazons marketplace. Unfortunately, it takes a lot of effort to get your book noticed and to get people to buy it.The great thing about this book How to Make Money Promoting and Selling a Nonfiction Book is that it walks you through each method, step-by-step, to help you to implement the various techniques to promoting your nonfiction book online. In this practical guide you will discover how to do the following:Chapter 1: Create a Sales LetterChapter 2: Set up an Author Page on Amazons Author Central WebsiteChapter 3: Optimize your book for AmazonChapter 4: Get Book ReviewsChapter 5: Start a Free Book Promotion Through KDP Select ProgramChapter 6: Create an Author WebsiteChapter 7: Submit to Search EnginesChapter 8: Build a ListChapter 9: How to Use Twitter to Promote Your BookChapter 10: How to Use Facebook to Promote Your BookChapter 11: How to Use YouTube to Promote Your BookChapter 12: Send Out Press ReleasesChapter 13: How to Use Slideshows to Promote Your BookChapter 14: Submit Your Book to Top Book Listing SitesYes, it is possible to increase your book sales. Just follow each of these promotional techniques and you will get customers to buy your book.So if you want to know more about how you can successfully promote and sell your nonfiction book, click on the Buy button at the top of the page.
/book/show/13773045-tomatoes?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Tomatoes (First Step Nonfiction: Life Cycles)	Get a close-up view of the life of a tomato.
/book/show/1005211.Exploring_the_World_of_Sports?from_search=true	Phyllis J. Perry	Exploring the World of Sports: Linking Fiction to Nonfiction	Motivate students to read by using a topic they love-sports-and extend learning across the curriculum! Discussion starters, multidisciplinary activities, and topics for further research follow each reading suggestions. Perry describes subject-specific fiction and nonfiction materials that help students make the transition from fiction to expository text. There are also addMotivate students to read by using a topic they love-sports-and extend learning across the curriculum! Discussion starters, multidisciplinary activities, and topics for further research follow each reading suggestions. Perry describes subject-specific fiction and nonfiction materials that help students make the transition from fiction to expository text. There are also additional print and nonprint sources. Grades K-5.
/book/show/1282929.Beans?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Beans (First Step Nonfiction: Plant Life Cycles)	Charts & Diagrams Additional Facts - Photo Glossary - Index
/book/show/18055099-interactive-learning?from_search=true	Teacher Created Resources Staff (Creator)	Interactive Learning: Reading Fiction & Nonfiction, Grade 5	Add another dimension to reading lessons using fully interactive software with reading passages and drag and drop activities to reinforce learning. The CD for Grade K provides 100 stories and 101 activities. The CDs for Grades 16 each provide 50 reading passages (25 fiction/25 nonfiction) and 101 activities. The standards-based activities come in three different formatsmatAdd another dimension to reading lessons using fully interactive software with reading passages and drag and drop activities to reinforce learning. The CD for Grade K provides 100 stories and 101 activities. The CDs for Grades 16 each provide 50 reading passages (25 fiction/25 nonfiction) and 101 activities. The standards-based activities come in three different formatsmatching, sorting, and sequencing. The software works with ALL brands of interactive whiteboards and individual computers.
/book/show/33206834-emergency?from_search=true	Penelope Arlon	Emergency! (LEGO Nonfiction)	Did you know that a fire truck's ladder can reach as high as 100 feet?Join the LEGO(R) minifigures as they get to know police, firefighters, and other everyday heroes rush to the rescue. Learn amazing facts about their awesome vehicles like mountain rescue trucks, ambulances, and more. Bursting with stunning photographs, fun facts, mini comics, building ideas, and stickerDid you know that a fire truck's ladder can reach as high as 100 feet?Join the LEGO(R) minifigures as they get to know police, firefighters, and other everyday heroes rush to the rescue. Learn amazing facts about their awesome vehicles like mountain rescue trucks, ambulances, and more. Bursting with stunning photographs, fun facts, mini comics, building ideas, and stickers,is the perfect book for any young reader.The LEGO(R) nonfiction series is exceptional as it combines the world's most powerful toy brand with the most trusted name in children's publishing.
/book/show/33206833-volcanoes?from_search=true	Penelope Arlon	Volcanoes (LEGO Nonfiction)	Did you know that the largest volcano on Earth is actually beneath the Pacific Ocean?Join the LEGO(R)(R) minifigures as they explore fiery volcanoes, rumbling earthquakes, twisting tornados, and more. Find out all about the biggest eruptions and quakes and how they shape our planet. Bursting with stunning photographs, fun facts, mini comics, and building ideas,Did you know that the largest volcano on Earth is actually beneath the Pacific Ocean?Join the LEGO(R)(R) minifigures as they explore fiery volcanoes, rumbling earthquakes, twisting tornados, and more. Find out all about the biggest eruptions and quakes and how they shape our planet. Bursting with stunning photographs, fun facts, mini comics, and building ideas,is the perfect book for any young reader.The LEGO(R) nonfiction series is exceptional as it combines the world's most powerful toy brand with the most trusted name in children's publishing.
/book/show/31744331-encounter?from_search=true	Rebecca Langston-George Steven Otfinoski Eric Braun	Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Stories	Readers remember information best when it's told as a story. Encounter Books use powerful storytelling techniques to share nonfiction content in an engaging, captivating way. Don't just read. Encounter the stories in your world. Meets state standards for character and story studies and fulfills the need for a wide range of text types.
/book/show/34356867-interweavings?from_search=true	Carol Smallwood	Interweavings: Creative Nonfiction	These forty-three beautiful and moving short essays seem inspired by whatever is on Carol Smallwood's mind -- library visits, her daughter, the TV show Columbo, Chick Lit, or hardware stores. But they remind us that everything in life is a variation on a theme, a different shade in the same tapestry.
/book/show/34445729-unti-behar-nonfiction?from_search=true	Joy Behar	Unti Behar Nonfiction	
/book/show/11265374-nonfiction-read-write-booklets?from_search=true	Alyse Sweeney	Nonfiction Read  Write Booklets	Invite kids to read, write, and draw to create ten personalized booklets on engaging nonfiction topics: bats, firefighters, sun and moon, and more. This highly motivating format helps kids navigate nonfiction and develop critical thinking skills. Booklets feature lively text and a variety of formats, including charts and diagrams. Thought-provoking prompts challenge kids tInvite kids to read, write, and draw to create ten personalized booklets on engaging nonfiction topics: bats, firefighters, sun and moon, and more. This highly motivating format helps kids navigate nonfiction and develop critical thinking skills. Booklets feature lively text and a variety of formats, including charts and diagrams. Thought-provoking prompts challenge kids to try different kinds of writing, such as persuasive, creative, and expository. A great way to motivate reluctant writers!
/book/show/20406535-snakes-and-other-reptiles?from_search=true	Mary Pope Osborne Natalie Pope Boyce Salvatore Murdocca (Illustrator)	Snakes and Other Reptiles: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #45: A Crazy Day with Cobras (Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #23)	Magic Tree House Research Guides are now Magic Tree House Fact Trackers! Track the facts with Jack and Annie!When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure inthey had lots of questions. Can snakes really be charmed? What reptile has the deadliest venom? What do Komodo dragons eat? How do you tell alligators and crocodileMagic Tree House Research Guides are now Magic Tree House Fact Trackers! Track the facts with Jack and Annie!When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure inthey had lots of questions. Can snakes really be charmed? What reptile has the deadliest venom? What do Komodo dragons eat? How do you tell alligators and crocodiles apart? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts. Filled with up-to-date information, photos, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discovered in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures.Format: Paperback     Publication Date: 1/11/2011     Pages: 128     Reading Level: Age 7 and Up
/book/show/20490321-ick-yuck-eew?from_search=true	Lois Miner Huey	Ick! Yuck! Eew!: Our Gross American History (Nonfiction - Grades 4-8)	In history class, you've studied people who lived long ago. But do you know just how gross daily life was in the United States around the time of the American Revolution?People rarely bathed.They didn't wash most of their clothes regularly.Their teeth were rotting.Bedbugs feasted on people as they slept.Lice crawled through their hair (and their wigs) day anIn history class, you've studied people who lived long ago. But do you know just how gross daily life was in the United States around the time of the American Revolution?People rarely bathed.They didn't wash most of their clothes regularly.Their teeth were rotting.Bedbugs feasted on people as they slept.Lice crawled through their hair (and their wigs) day and night.Ready to step out for a breath of fresh air? Well, look out, because the streets were filled with poop. Don't believe it? Hop in a time machine and travel back to June 1770 in the pages of this book!
/book/show/20514881-kindle-cash-publishing-marketing-selling-nonfiction?from_search=true	Don A. Singletary	Kindle Cash Publishing Marketing Selling Nonfiction	2014 Edition: Generate an Income Stream by Using Proven MethodsSee our Look Inside now for a writer-friendly technique of finding topics that Sell with top #rankings. -- How to see if a book might pay enough, before you 'take on the job' of writing it.2014 Edition: Generate an Income Stream by Using Proven MethodsSee our Look Inside now for a writer-friendly technique of finding topics that Sell with top #rankings.  -- How to see if a book might pay enough, before you 'take on the job' of writing it.The 'no social media' way to sell eBooks, and how to write them quickly.  A Plan for writing profitable eBooks that you can repeat over and over again.  How to Plan your book Launch - Using Kindle Promotions (free).  Get a Fast Start by making a blueprint to write & market eBooks without wasting time.Dont ask customers to Like Me, ask them to Buy Now SELL WITHOUT SOCIAL MEDIA   No Advanced Computer skills or Marketing Experience Required.  See how the pro's use real-time search to find topics that sell really well.Special sections of this book show you all about:   Learn to use Kindle Promotions to get top #rankings in categories  Power Up Sales by Power Packing your Look Inside  Use our system to get legitimateReviews that are customer magnets.  How Use Your Your Sales Reports to fine-tune your listing for maximum sales.Learn the business of writing short, nonfiction eBooks on specialized topics that are already selling eBooks. Stop trying to guess what works and learn to research how a topic is selling before you write the book. The key to building a steady income stream from book sales - is to find what works, then just repeat it - over and over for higher royalties. Tips on writing great books and building your own business selling ebooks. Let's get started, now!
/book/show/11326581-dandelions?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Dandelions (First Step Nonfiction: Plant Life Cycles)	Get a close-up view of the life of a dandelion.
/book/show/5597916-rabbits?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Rabbits (First Step Nonfiction: Animal Life Cycles)	Charts & Diagrams Additional Facts - Photo Glossary - Index
/book/show/8789695-our-leaders?from_search=true	Ann-Marie Kishel	Our Leaders (First Step Nonfiction: Government)	This title offers emergent readers an introduction to the basics of leadership in school, in the state and in the country.
/book/show/3213169-documentary-display?from_search=true	Keith Beattie James Leggott James  Hogg	Documentary Display: Re-Viewing Nonfiction Film and Video	Not all documentary films and videos are sober depictions of the real world. Documentary representations can present expressive, entertaining and spectacular images. This book examines such innovative approaches as they occur within the process of documentary display--a practice which emphasizes the visual attractions of documentary representation. Works of documentary dNot all documentary films and videos are sober depictions of the real world. Documentary representations can present expressive, entertaining and spectacular images. This book examines such innovative approaches as they occur within the process of documentary display--a practice which emphasizes the visual attractions of documentary representation. Works of documentary display explore modes of exhibitionistic showing in which sensation is frequently the vehicle of cognition and knowledge. Such a display is analyzed within the popular and prominent forms of found-footage film, rockumentary, the city film, nonfiction surf film and video and certain views of natural science topics. This accessible and informed study, with its focus on entertaining, popular, spectacular and sensational forms of representation, makes an important contribution to theoretical analyses of documentary film and video.
/book/show/11331967-get-up-and-move-with-nonfiction-grades-4-8?from_search=true	Nancy Polette	Get Up and Move with Nonfiction Grades 4-8	Using the approach based on a Harvard study that found when the whole body is involved, the number of brain cells brought to the learning activity doubles, the author offers over one hundred kinesthetic activities. These are organized by content area and include number of players, objective and procedures, and nonfiction reading suggestions. Many activities are in game andUsing the approach based on a Harvard study that found when the whole body is involved, the number of brain cells brought to the learning activity doubles, the author offers over one hundred kinesthetic activities. These are organized by content area and include number of players, objective and procedures, and nonfiction reading suggestions. Many activities are in game and/or dramatic presentation format. Students are asked to solve real life problems, create circle stories, create original excuses using science vocabulary, assume the role of eyewitness to historical events, and much, much more. Grades 4-8Nancy Polette has produced another winner with this fresh approach to encouraging kids to read, write, and research in the content areas. Using an approach based on a recent Harvard study that found when the whole body is involved, the number of brain cells brought to the learning activity doubles, the author offers over one hundred kinesthetic activities for classroom use. Activities are organized by content area, include directions for number of players, objective, and procedure, and are followed by nonfiction reading suggestions. Many activities are in game and or dramatic presentation format. Students are given the opportunity to solve real-life problems, create circle stories with nonfiction material, create original excuses using science vocabulary, assume the role of eyewitnesses to historical events, and much, much more. Grades 4-8.
/book/show/16615522-faith-reads?from_search=true	David Rainey	Faith Reads: A Selective Guide to Christian Nonfiction	At lastOCoa resource for librarians who wish to build or develop their nonfiction collection and use it to better serve the needs of adult Christian readers. Covering the three major branches of Christianity (Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox), the author organizes more than 600 titles into subject categories ranging from biography, the arts, and education, to theolAt lastOCoa resource for librarians who wish to build or develop their nonfiction collection and use it to better serve the needs of adult Christian readers. Covering the three major branches of Christianity (Roman Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox), the author organizes more than 600 titles into subject categories ranging from biography, the arts, and education, to theology, devotion, and spiritual warfare. Award-winning classics are noted. Introductory narrative frames the literature, and helps librarians better understand Christian literature; and learn how to establish selection criteria for building a Christian nonfiction collection.
/book/show/20486298-sliding-down-moonbeams-book-of-life?from_search=true	Linda Shelnutt	Sliding Down Moonbeams (Book of Life: 2) (Nonfiction)	With books like this percolating in readers' minds, reality games on Earth could be more fun.Famous for saying Mother Earth hates ecology and the heart loves cholesterol, Shelnutt is clearly not politically correct. A lighthearted rebel, she'll take you places you've never been. The problem is returning.SLIDING DOWN MOONBEAMS lives up to its title. A zany ride throughWith books like this percolating in readers' minds, reality games on Earth could be more fun.Famous for saying Mother Earth hates ecology and the heart loves cholesterol, Shelnutt is clearly not politically correct. A lighthearted rebel, she'll take you places you've never been. The problem is returning.SLIDING DOWN MOONBEAMS lives up to its title. A zany ride through the ozone, the tale works around the humorous, sometimes poignant angles of a writer's struggles with ebbing motivation. A spirited mind traveler toying with quantum physics Shelnutt tickles the mind about why/how we're here and where we're going simultaneous to sending query letters to snort at or cheer for.Though SLIDING is a sequel to MOLASSES MOON, SLIDING can be read as a standalone book in the Visceral History category [which can vary in biography Vs memoir mode in mood, style, and content.].Visceral History is Shelnutt's term for true stories told from the gut, as she notes:In process of publishing a few of these on Kindle, I began piecing together a code for this type of story using contrary talents. Honed undercover since high school journalism class, the Visceral History votive had flamed when I first picked up a pen.The flame flashed when an afternoon class of clicking keys was stilled by a voice in terror bursting through the loudspeaker:President John F. Kennedy has been shot.A presence of consuming silence overtook the world as high level shock spread across the globe hissing lightning strikes to heartbeats, slamming cultures out of time.Divine rhythm altered as momentum died. Each heart skipped, slowed, stopped, then speeded.A racing solitary spirit surged to weave magnetic words through the tear in time...From a memory tainted by now, paraphrase an opening in a high school newspaper article:Typing stopped.Talking ceased.Papers stalled in shuffle.Momentum paused in delays of next breaths.It was November 22, 1963...Using my current style of synaptic surfing I might type the first line [not sure if its better or worse], then continue syncopating some of the listed stops:Key clacking died.Fingertips hovered, stilled in shock.Forty Smith Coronas chilled.Brain transmissions froze...As allowed by my VH Code, even though I dont remember how many typewriters, or if the brand was Smith Corona, I guessed 40 and chose SC as an icon for the time. If research brought up different facts, hopefully they would do as well in sparking close to the actual images for later day readers. If additional research couldn't be done, or if the facts weren't accessible, these choices would serve to extend the essence of the story in words.Writing about different ways of collecting history makes me wonder:Though maybe not accessible through present human records, might each quantum in time own a continued presence... possibly in Gods Record Books, or Akashi Fields?Maybe everything is saved somewhere in the cool preservation of darkness...Is lived history a precious commodity, second only to God and his collection of souls... which includes all of us, indeed all of existence?If Mya Gem and most [maybe all] human religions are right, Spirit is everywhere, in everything, emanating as one through all the above as created and directed by God. Maybe we are one, separated only in time, for a purpose.
/book/show/23080264-insect-pollinators?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Insect Pollinators (First Step Nonfiction: Pollination)	Many insects drink nectar and collect pollen from flowers, and in the process they help plants reproduce. Readers will investigate how bees, butterflies, ants, and other insects assist in pollination. Simple text and supportive photos and diagrams help readers understand key ideas and details about this important science concept.
/book/show/9383455-vegetables?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Vegetables (First Step Nonfiction: Food Groups)	Charts & Diagrams Additional Facts - Photo Glossary - Index
/book/show/1343399.The_Truth_About_The_Territory?from_search=true	Rich Ives	The Truth About The Territory: Contemporary Nonfiction From The Northwest	
/book/show/2791631-nonfiction-reading-comprehension?from_search=true	Ruth Foster Eric Migliaccio (Editor) Clint McKnight (Illustrator)	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Social Studies, Grade 5	
/book/show/24724445-nonfiction-for-high-school?from_search=true	Don Killgallon Jenny Killgallon	Nonfiction for High School: A Sentence-Composing Approach	Don and Jenny Killgallon's sentence-composing approach helps students all across America develop into more proficient and sophisticated writers. Now in this powerful worktext, the Killgallons use their highly effective method to help students become better readers and writers of nonfiction.: A Sentence Composing Approach offers varied practice inDon and Jenny Killgallon's sentence-composing approach helps students all across America develop into more proficient and sophisticated writers. Now in this powerful worktext, the Killgallons use their highly effective method to help students become better readers and writers of nonfiction.: A Sentence Composing Approach offers varied practice in building better sentences and paragraphs by modeling the sentence structures of well-known authors, including Diane Ackerman, Maya Angelou, Bruce Catton, Annie Dillard, Tracy Kidder, Erik Larson, Anna Quindlen, Jeannette Walls, Tom Wolfe, Richard Wright, and many others.Using the activities in the worktext, students-learn the meanings of words in the context of nonfiction selections, promoting deep reading skills learn and apply valuable tools for writing-the identifier, the describer and the elaborator-for variety in sentence structure imitate the sentence and paragraph structure of mentor authors from a wide variety of short nonfiction pieces.-- guidance for teaching with this particular student worktext, including pacing suggestions and answer key
/book/show/25716208-write-nonfiction?from_search=true	Melissa Johnson	Write nonfiction: Blueprint to writing non-fiction eBook that skyrockets your sales (Creative writing, writing faster, marketing, write nonfiction, ebook)	****$2.99 for a limited time*****Write nonfiction ebook with a free giveaway inside****$2.99 for a limited time*****Write nonfiction ebook with a free giveaway insideTake action download today
/book/show/19009328-the-case-of-the-vanishing-golden-frogs?from_search=true	Sandra Markle	The Case of the Vanishing Golden Frogs: A Scientific Mystery (Nonfiction - Grades 4-8)	Panamanian golden frogs aren't just cute, little, and yellow. They're also the national symbol of Panama. But they started to disappear about fifteen years ago. What's killing them? Could it be a change in their habitat? What about pollution? Might it be a result of climate change? Follow a team of scientists working to save these frogs and protect frog populations worldwiPanamanian golden frogs aren't just cute, little, and yellow. They're also the national symbol of Panama. But they started to disappear about fifteen years ago. What's killing them? Could it be a change in their habitat? What about pollution? Might it be a result of climate change? Follow a team of scientists working to save these frogs and protect frog populations worldwide in this real-life science mystery.
/book/show/8700096-packing-the-court?from_search=true	James Burns	Packing the Court: The Rise of Judicial Power and the Coming Crisis of the Supreme Court (Thorndike Nonfiction)	New copy. Fast shipping. Will be shipped from US.
/book/show/25208478-the-other-side-of-the-wall?from_search=true	Simon Schwartz	The Other Side of the Wall (Nonfiction - Young Adult)	Simon Schwartz was born in 1982 in East Germany, at a time when the repressive Socialist Unity Party of Germany controlled the area. Shortly before Simon's birth, his parents decided to leave their home in search of greater freedoms on the other side of the Berlin Wall. But East German authorities did not allow the Schwartzes to leave for almost three years. In the meantimSimon Schwartz was born in 1982 in East Germany, at a time when the repressive Socialist Unity Party of Germany controlled the area. Shortly before Simon's birth, his parents decided to leave their home in search of greater freedoms on the other side of the Berlin Wall. But East German authorities did not allow the Schwartzes to leave for almost three years. In the meantime, Simon's parents struggled with the costs of their decision: the loss of work, the attention of the East German secret police, and the fragmentation of their family.In his debut graphic novel, Simon Schwartz tells the true story of his parents' coming of age in East Germany, their rejection of the communist way of life, and the challenges of leaving that world behind.
/book/show/157316.Publishing_Confidential?from_search=true	Paul B. Brown Britton Payne (Illustrator) Ellen Kadin (Commentaries by)	Publishing Confidential: The Insider's Guide to What It Really Takes to Land a Nonfiction Book Deal	Any number of books explain how to write a book, but getting a book published is the hard part. Aside from talent, writers need a strategy for distinguishing their efforts from countless others. (No, don't use pink paper.) Paul B. Brown has been an author on a dozen books with sales totaling more than 2 million copies. So you could say he knows what it takes. InAny number of books explain how to write a book, but getting a book published is the hard part. Aside from talent, writers need a strategy for distinguishing their efforts from countless others. (No, don't use pink paper.) Paul B. Brown has been an author on a dozen books with sales totaling more than 2 million copies. So you could say he knows what it takes. In, Brown offers a straightforward approach to test-marketing book ideas, creating strong proposals, reaching the right editors and agent, and more.Equally important, he provides inside tips for how to become an integral part of the publisher's marketing and sales efforts. The book also gives pointers on nontraditional arrangements such as self- and subsidy-based publishing.The book's many valuable tools include sample contract language, a fully annotated book proposal, and exercises to help authors identify what they may be doing right and wrong. With abundant humor and unparalleled insight, Brown debunks the myths and misconceptions in favor of trustworthy and effective advice.
/book/show/7860510-95-percent-naked?from_search=true	Daniel Coshnear   	95 Percent Naked: Fictions and Nonfictions	An anthology of ten fictions and nonfictions by the writers in Dan Coshnear's writing workshop, including a new story by Coshnear, who has edited the collection. The other authors are Kathleen DePuydt, Elaine Maikovska, Jennie Orvino, J. L. Parsons, H. B. Reid, Linda Loveland Reid, Jo-Anne Rosen, Teresa Ruden and Lee Alan Stein.
/book/show/4734758-maps?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Maps (First Step Nonfiction: Geography)	A very basic introduction to maps and their uses.
/book/show/14998635-recycle?from_search=true	Ann-Marie Kishel	Recycle (First Step Nonfiction: Conservation)	
/book/show/5597919-black?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Black (First Step Nonfiction: Colors)	Introduces the color black with familiar objects that are black.
/book/show/16848428-math-and-nonfiction-grades-3-5?from_search=true	Stephanie Sheffield Kathleen Gallagher	Math and Nonfiction, Grades 3-5	
/book/show/8212771-developing-nonfiction-reading-and-writing-skills?from_search=true	Betty Weiss Sheila Greenberg (Contributor)	Developing Nonfiction Reading And Writing Skills	This book is designed to help kids better understand nonfiction readings and to develop abilities in writing response essays.
/book/show/4681681-nonfiction-reading-practice-grade-6?from_search=true	Ellen Linnihan Jo Ellen Moore Jill Norris	Nonfiction Reading Practice, Grade 6	Nonfiction Reading Practice, Grade 6+ contains 20 content-specific topics in the following areas: social studies, science, health & safety, mathematics, and the arts. Contains: a teacher resource page, a visual aid, three articles on the same topic, and three accompanying comprehension / vocabulary worksheets. Also included are graphic organizers and a reading strategiNonfiction Reading Practice, Grade 6+ contains 20 content-specific topics in the following areas: social studies, science, health & safety, mathematics, and the arts. Contains: a teacher resource page, a visual aid, three articles on the same topic, and three accompanying comprehension / vocabulary worksheets. Also included are graphic organizers and a reading strategies checklist as well as an answer key.
/book/show/13202612-crazy-for-golf-a-nonfiction-book-on-golf?from_search=true	William Kittredge	Crazy for Golf, A Nonfiction Book on Golf	
/book/show/1509936.Nonfiction_Strategies_Grades_1_3?from_search=true	Debra J. Housel	Nonfiction Strategies Grades 1-3	
/book/show/24130558-river-teeth?from_search=true	Britt Leach Lee Martin Ira Sukrungruang	River Teeth: A Journal of Nonfiction Narrative	Britt Leach's title, An Inability to Control Objects Around Me captures the essence of this issue. With essays on glacial movement, pain, bats in closets, strokes, birds falling out of nests, weather, and more, the writers in this issue are all turning their attention to those facets of life that are beyond our control and making art out of them. Featuring work by JonathBritt Leach's title, An Inability to Control Objects Around Me captures the essence of this issue. With essays on glacial movement, pain, bats in closets, strokes, birds falling out of nests, weather, and more, the writers in this issue are all turning their attention to those facets of life that are beyond our control and making art out of them. Featuring work by Jonathan Starke, Britt Leach, Elizabeth Arnold, Lee Martin, Nancy Lord, Sydney Lea, Ira Sukrungruang, Anne Panning, Melissa Matthewson, Jacqueline Haskins, Pamela Schmid, Ron Clinton Smith, and Hannah Hindley.
/book/show/17992896-8th-grade-nonfiction-classroom-library?from_search=true	Capstone Press (Creator)	8th Grade Nonfiction Classroom Library	
/book/show/15345168-months?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Months (First Step Nonfiction: Calendars)	An introduction to calendars and the days of the week.
/book/show/20640086-combat-medic?from_search=true	Vernon L. Parker	Combat Medic: Nonfiction, None Needed	Combat Medic shares Corporal Vernon L. Parkers first-person account of World War II. Parker, like many other young men drafted in WWII, was transported from a simple, hard-working life in rural America in 1942 to a complex, stressful environment that would forever change his life. Nothing could have prepared him for the experiences he encountered as a combat medic and amCombat Medic shares Corporal Vernon L. Parkers first-person account of World War II. Parker, like many other young men drafted in WWII, was transported from a simple, hard-working life in rural America in 1942 to a complex, stressful environment that would forever change his life. Nothing could have prepared him for the experiences he encountered as a combat medic and ambulance driver with the Third Army, led by Blood and Guts General George S. Patton, Jr. Parker was part of the D-Day invasion. After landing at Normandy, he spent more than ten months on the front lines, supporting the armored divisions through five major campaigns in France, Luxembourg, and Germany.A gifted storyteller, Parker presents a self-deprecating narrative filled with keen insights and colorful descriptions of day-to-day life with fellow infantrymen, officers, civilians, and enemy soldiers. As his saga unfolds, it describes the transformation of a nave and cocky country boy into a battle-weary survivor struggling to maintain his dignity, compassion, and humanity.In Combat Medic, Parker demonstrates a startling recall of events from decades ago, including detailed descriptions of people, places, and even conversationsindicating just how much of an impact those war years had on him.
/book/show/13777069-sails-florida-nonfiction?from_search=true	Jo Windsor	Sails Florida Nonfiction: Bugs on the Menu	
/book/show/13815565-retold-american-classics-nonfiction?from_search=true	Kathleen Myers Plc (Editor)	Retold American Classics Nonfiction	
/book/show/13770288-sails-nonfiction?from_search=true	Jo Windsor	Sails Nonfiction: Egg Incubators	
/book/show/15451082-untitled-nonfiction-on-doris-d?from_search=true	Thomas Hoving (Contributor)	Untitled Nonfiction on Doris D	
/book/show/30970491-lifelines-and-deadlines?from_search=true	James Lovegrove	Lifelines and Deadlines: Selected Nonfiction	James Lovegrove is the New York Times best-selling author of more than fifty novels and novellas. James also writes nonfiction, his reviews and articles having appeared in numerous venues in print and online, including a regular review column for the Financial Times.Never timid, often contentious, sometimes amusing, ever insightful, and always entertaining, Lifelines andJames Lovegrove is the New York Times best-selling author of more than fifty novels and novellas. James also writes nonfiction, his reviews and articles having appeared in numerous venues in print and online, including a regular review column for the Financial Times.Never timid, often contentious, sometimes amusing, ever insightful, and always entertaining, Lifelines and Deadlines features the authors selection of his very best nonfiction from the past twenty years.Of Stel Pavlous Gene (Simon & Schuster, 2005): I must have committed some heinous misdeed in a previous life, because in this life my karmic punishment has been to have to read Stel Pavlous Gene.Of Michael Crichtons The Lost World (Century, 1995): Jurassic Park was, indeed, a Wonderland, but The Lost World fails to take us through the looking-glass, merely holds up a dull, distorted mirror to its predecessor.As a survey of the field over the last few decades this collection really cant be bettered. Lovegrove knows how to temper his wide knowledge with wit, how to cut to the heart of a well-judged critical assessment, and hes simply incapable of filing dull copy. Hes always fair, always readable, always wise. If theres a better reviewer of SF, Fantasy and Horror working today, then Id like to meet them.  Adam Roberts
/book/show/30649757-aziamugenkairousan?from_search=true	hibino hiroshi	aziamugenkairousan: indonoyuuwakusan (nonfiction)	1987111316915
/book/show/6231895-reading-nonfiction-2?from_search=true	Elliott Quinley	Reading Nonfiction 2	The Reading in Context lessons (16 in each worktext) feature a two-page reading selection followed by four pages of correlated exercises. The emphasis is on traditional reading comprehension skills, language art skills (e.g. vocabulary, syllabication, variant word forms, etc.) and critical thinking skills.
/book/show/23111013-best-student-creative-nonfiction?from_search=true	Larry Connolly (Editor)	Best Student Creative Nonfiction	
/book/show/20621163-pattern-of-thought?from_search=true	Kim Flachmann	Pattern of Thought: A Nonfiction Reader	Book by Flachmann, Kim
/book/show/25742201-unti-blum-nonfiction?from_search=true	Howard Blum	Unti Blum Nonfiction	
/book/show/3775606-cloudy?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Cloudy (First Step Nonfiction)	A basic introduction to the characteristics of clouds.
/book/show/17215453-nonfiction-clsc-for-stdnt-4?from_search=true	Gale Cengage Learning David M. Galens	Nonfiction CLSC for Stdnt 4	Nonfiction Classics for Students provides in-depth literary and historical background on the most commonly studied nonfiction essays, books, biographies and memoirs in a streamlined, easy-to-use format. Covering 15-20 works per volume, this reference series gives high school and undergraduate students an ideal starting point for class assignments, term papers and specialNonfiction Classics for Students provides in-depth literary and historical background on the most commonly studied nonfiction essays, books, biographies and memoirs in a streamlined, easy-to-use format. Covering 15-20 works per volume, this reference series gives high school and undergraduate students an ideal starting point for class assignments, term papers and special projects.
/book/show/14573503-reading-nonfiction-1?from_search=true	Saddleback Educational Publishing (Editor)	Reading Nonfiction 1	The reproducible lessons in this series were designed for students who still have trouble understanding what they read. All lessons (16 in each reproducible) feature a two-page reading selection followed by four pages of correlated exercises. The emphasis is on variety for maximum interest and involvement--covers traditional reading comprehension skills, language arts skilThe reproducible lessons in this series were designed for students who still have trouble understanding what they read. All lessons (16 in each reproducible) feature a two-page reading selection followed by four pages of correlated exercises. The emphasis is on variety for maximum interest and involvement--covers traditional reading comprehension skills, language arts skills (e.g. vocabulary, syllabication, variant word forms, etc.) and critical thinking skills. Topics Include: Biography and Autobiography; Science and Technology; History and Geography; Historic Speeches.
/book/show/11070796-creative-nonfiction-in-the-composition-classroom?from_search=true	Andrew. Bourelle	Creative nonfiction in the composition classroom.	My dissertation addresses the use of creative nonfiction in composition courses. I've found that while creative nonfiction is growing in popularity---and even though teachers sometimes use it in first-year composition courses---no one has critically looked at its relationship with composition. I argue that the use of creative nonfiction reading and writing assignments canMy dissertation addresses the use of creative nonfiction in composition courses. I've found that while creative nonfiction is growing in popularity---and even though teachers sometimes use it in first-year composition courses---no one has critically looked at its relationship with composition. I argue that the use of creative nonfiction reading and writing assignments can accomplish the goals of first-year writing courses as well, if not better, than other approaches. I make this argument in two ways. The first is in terms of expressivist and social-epistemic pedagogies, looking at ways creative nonfiction can fulfill the expectations of these popular but seemingly antithetical approaches to teaching composition. Secondly, I measure creative nonfiction up against the WPA Outcomes for First-Year Composition established by the Council of Writing Program Administrators, to see if the genre can accomplish the multitude of goals expected of the courses. I also offer practical examples of creative nonfiction reading and writing assignments teachers can use or modify for their own classes.
/book/show/26630751-the-best-nonfiction-and-storytelling-podcasts?from_search=true	David Bain C. Dennis Moore	The Best Nonfiction and Storytelling Podcasts	There are so many nonfiction and storytelling podcasts out there, all vying for your attention! How do you know which to choose? Author David Bain listens to more than 24 hours of podcasts per week and shares his research with you, with commentary and details on the top 15 free podcasts in the category. The podcasts, listed with links, should provide you with hours of happThere are so many nonfiction and storytelling podcasts out there, all vying for your attention! How do you know which to choose? Author David Bain listens to more than 24 hours of podcasts per week and shares his research with you, with commentary and details on the top 15 free podcasts in the category. The podcasts, listed with links, should provide you with hours of happy listening!Podcasts - internet radio shows, in other words - are fast becoming the number one way for people on the go to stay connected, educate themselves, expand their horizons or even just to stay entertained during a workout, commute or daily chore.(Note from David Bain: This list is my unbiased opinion based on my own research. I don't receive endorsements from any podcasts.)In addition to being addicted to podcasts, audiobooks and old time radio, David Bain is the author of the Will Castleton paranormal investigator series, the Riders of the Weird West series, the Green River crime and horror series, the Write Thoughts series of books on writing, and many more novels and story collections. An award-winning journalist, he is also a speaker and writing teacher, having taught writing to literally thousands of students over more than 25 years.
/book/show/26449424-what-is-creative-nonfiction?from_search=true	Charlotte Guillain	What Is Creative Nonfiction?	Learn all about what makes great literary non-fiction. This book looks at what it is, examples in the real world, how to use and enjoy it, and how you can write your own.
/book/show/20792559-learning-about-nonfiction?from_search=true	Martha E.H. Rustad Gail Saunders-Smith (Editor) Kelly Boswell (Editor)	Learning about Nonfiction	If the book tells a true story, you're reading nonfiction. How else do you know? Quick, fun examples help you get the facts on nonfiction.
/book/show/2085644.Nonfiction?from_search=true	Barbara Borders James V. Connell	Nonfiction: A Critical Approach	
/book/show/17352535-science-nonfiction-readers?from_search=true	Created Materials Teacher (Creator)	Science Nonfiction Readers	Spotlight science concepts with engaging content from TIME FOR KIDs with informational text, high-interest photographs, key vocabulary, and sidebars. Developed to help build comprehension skills, all of the titles in this set are aligned to the Common Core State Standards. This 5-book set includes: Survival! Desert; Unsolved! Mysterious Events; Bug Builders; Technology FeaSpotlight science concepts with engaging content from TIME FOR KIDs with informational text, high-interest photographs, key vocabulary, and sidebars. Developed to help build comprehension skills, all of the titles in this set are aligned to the Common Core State Standards. This 5-book set includes: Survival! Desert; Unsolved! Mysterious Events; Bug Builders; Technology Feats & Failures; and Straight Talk: The Truth About Food.
/book/show/15087183-fiction-and-nonfiction-with-cdrom?from_search=true	Newmark Learning (Preparation)	Fiction and Nonfiction [With CDROM]	
/book/show/15421570-nonfiction-english-4-syllabus?from_search=true	Elizabeth Horton (Editor) Elisabeth Dousey (Editor)	Nonfiction English 4 Syllabus	
/book/show/3365221-nonfiction-writing-prompts-for-secondary-art?from_search=true	Amy M. Whited (Editor)	Nonfiction Writing Prompts for Secondary Art	The positive effect of writing is counterintuitive to what man educators believe to be true. However, when shown the data, teachers and administrators who start using nonfiction writing are quickly convinced of its value.
/book/show/17215376-nonfiction-classics-for-students-volume-2?from_search=true	Elizabeth Thomason	Nonfiction Classics for Students, Volume 2	Nonfiction Classics for Students provides in-depth literary and historical background on the most commonly studied nonfiction essays, books, biographies and memoirs in a streamlined, easy-to-use format. Covering 15-20 works per volume, this reference series gives high school and undergraduate students an ideal starting point for class assignments, term papers and special pNonfiction Classics for Students provides in-depth literary and historical background on the most commonly studied nonfiction essays, books, biographies and memoirs in a streamlined, easy-to-use format. Covering 15-20 works per volume, this reference series gives high school and undergraduate students an ideal starting point for class assignments, term papers and special projects. Entries include biographical details for each author, an annotated list of principal characters, discussions of the work's style, context and themes, and more. Entries also include an original critical essay written by an academic in the field, supplemented by full or excerpted previously published essays.
/book/show/18898927-polymath?from_search=true	Erin Lale	Polymath: Collected Nonfiction of Erin Lale	Collected Nonfiction, including the full texts of the ebooks How to Lose at Politics, Or, Not Bad for a Libertarian; and the Las Vegas Locavore Cookbook, which are also available separately. Also includes a condensed reprint of the academic paper Paganism Among the Early Slavs, published in Idunna Magazine in 1993; an academic paper on linguistics; the academic paper BersaCollected Nonfiction, including the full texts of the ebooks How to Lose at Politics, Or, Not Bad for a Libertarian; and the Las Vegas Locavore Cookbook, which are also available separately. Also includes a condensed reprint of the academic paper Paganism Among the Early Slavs, published in Idunna Magazine in 1993; an academic paper on linguistics; the academic paper Bersarkrgangr: The Viking Martial Art; the eBay Guide to Sunprint Art, illustrated with Lale's sunprints; a humorous speech on cell phone techsupport, first given at a Sprint-Nextel tech dept. business meeting; and a list of her publishing credits for those fans who want to seek out and read even more of her work.Companion volume Renaissance Woman: Collected Art and Poetry of Erin Lale is now out, and Universal Genius: Collected Fiction of Erin Lale is coming soon.
/book/show/6862057-writing-and-life?from_search=true	Don Knefel	Writing and Life: A Rhetoric for Nonfiction with Readings	
/book/show/928776.The_Committed_Writer?from_search=true	Harry H. Crosby	The Committed Writer: Mastering Nonfiction Genres	
/book/show/11389597-reading-comprehensiondeveloping-fiction-and-nonfiction-skills?from_search=true	Unknown Author 598	Reading Comprehensiondeveloping Fiction And Nonfiction Skills	
/book/show/7985738-hearing?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Hearing (First Step Nonfiction: Senses)	First Step Nonfiction introduces young children to fun, easy-to-read non-fiction they will read again and again. Supporting beginning readers through repetition and simple sentences that directly correspond to large photographs, this series explores a wide range of everyday subjects -- from trees to time -- while helping develop nonfiction reading skills. Each title introdFirst Step Nonfiction introduces young children to fun, easy-to-read non-fiction they will read again and again. Supporting beginning readers through repetition and simple sentences that directly correspond to large photographs, this series explores a wide range of everyday subjects -- from trees to time -- while helping develop nonfiction reading skills. Each title introduces a topic relevant to children's everyday experiences while inspiring them to read.
/book/show/12031992-pet-hamster?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Pet Hamster (First Step Nonfiction)	By using short, repetitive sentences and crisp, full-color photographs, these books introduce beginning readers to classroom pets, their basic needs, and how to care for them.
/book/show/740143.Metal?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Metal (First Step Nonfiction: Materials)	Charts & Diagrams Additional Facts - Photo Glossary - Index
/book/show/3700321-plastic?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Plastic (First Step Nonfiction: Materials)	Charts & Diagrams Additional Facts - Photo Glossary - Index
/book/show/3257333-100-best-nonfiction?from_search=true	Library Modern	100 Best Nonfiction: Book-E	
/book/show/13796628-seeing?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Seeing (First Step Nonfiction: Senses)	An introduction to the sense of sight and the different things that you can see.
/book/show/7787198-today-s-best-nonfiction-volume-20?from_search=true	Reader's Digest Association	Today's Best Nonfiction  Volume 20	This volume inclujdes Katie Kelly's A Year in Saigon, Richard M. Clurman's To the end of Time, Melissa fay Greene's Praying for Sheetrock, and Louis Nizer's Catspaw.
/book/show/2025528.Purple?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Purple (First Step Nonfiction: Colors)	Using simple vocabulary and photographs, this series introduces beginning readers to colors. The easy-to-read, repetitive format helps students recognize sight words and become familiar with simple sentence construction. The brilliantly colored photographs reinforced printed words that describe familiar objects.
/book/show/15345658-cloth?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Cloth (First Step Nonfiction: Materials)	An introduction to cloth and its uses in everyday life.
/book/show/8514346-trapezoid?from_search=true	Ann-Marie Kishel	Trapezoid (First Step Nonfiction: Shapes)	This is one in a series of simple books for beginning readers which introduces students to basic geometrical concepts, using a variety of everyday examples. Short sentences and colourful images make the concepts explained easy to understand and the shapes easy to spot.
/book/show/2495305.Nonfictional_Romantic_Prose?from_search=true	Steven P. Sondrup (Editor)	Nonfictional Romantic Prose: Expanding Borders	surveys a broad range of expository, polemical, and analytical literary forms that came into prominence during the last two decades of the eighteenth century and the first half of the nineteenth. They stand in contrast to better-known romantic fiction in that they endeavor to address the world of daily, empirical experience rsurveys a broad range of expository, polemical, and analytical literary forms that came into prominence during the last two decades of the eighteenth century and the first half of the nineteenth. They stand in contrast to better-known romantic fiction in that they endeavor to address the world of daily, empirical experience rather than that of more explicitly self-referential, fanciful creation. Among them are genres that have since the nineteenth century come to characterize many aspects of modern life like the periodical or the psychological case study; others flourished and enjoyed wide-spread popularity during the nineteenth century but are much less well-known today like the almanac and the diary. Travel narratives, pamphlets, religious and theological texts, familiar essays, autobiographies, literary-critical and philosophical studies, and discussions of the visual arts and music all had deep historical roots when appropriated by romantic writers but prospered in their hands and assumed distinctive contours indicative of the breadth of romantic thought.30% discount for a complete set order (5 vols.).The Romanticism series in the Comparative History of Literatures in European Languages is the result of a remarkable international collaboration. The editorial team coordinated the efforts of over 100 experts from more than two dozen countries to produce five independently conceived, yet interrelated volumes that show not only how Romanticism developed and spread in its principal European homelands and throughout the New World, but also the ways in which the affected literatures in reaction to Romanticism have redefined themselves on into Modernism. A glance at the index of each volume quickly reveals the extraordinary richness of the series' total contents.sets the broader experimental parameters of comparison by concentrating on the myriad expressions of irony as one of the major impulses in the Romantic philosophical and artistic revolution, and by combining cross-cultural and interdisciplinary studies with special attention also to literatures in less widely diffused language streams.traces creative innovations that deeply altered the understanding of genre at large, fed popular imagination through vehicles like the opera, and laid the foundations for a modernist theater of the absurd.demonstrates deep patterns and a sharing of crucial themes of the revolutionary age which underlie the lyrical expression that flourished in so many languages and environments.assists us in coping with the vast array of writings from the personal and intimate sphere to modes of public discourse, including Romanticism's own self-commentary in theoretical statements on the arts, society, life, the sciences, and more. Nor are the discursive dimensions of imaginative literature neglected in the closing volume,, where the basic Romantic themes and story types (the romance, novel, novella, short story, and other narrative forms) are considered throughout Europe and the New World. This enormous realm is seen not just in terms of Romantic theorizing, but in the light of the impact of Romantic ideas and narration on later generations. As an aid to readers, the introduction toexplains the relationships among the volumes in the series and carries a listing of their tables of contents in an appendix. No other series exists comparable to these volumes which treat the entirety of Romanticism as a cultural happening across the whole breadth of the Old and New Worlds and thus render a complex picture of European spiritual strivings in the late eighteenth and the nineteenth centuries, a heritage still very close to our age.
/book/show/13771010-sails-nonfiction?from_search=true	jack gabolinscy	Sails Nonfiction: Rats, Level Blue	
/book/show/1873576.Nonfiction_Author_Studies_in_the_Elementary_Classroom?from_search=true	Carol Brennan Jenkins (Editor)	Nonfiction Author Studies in the Elementary Classroom	If you've experienced the delight and wonderment that children bring to nonfiction read-alouds, take the next step, and invite nonfiction authors into your classroom through author study. Like its fiction counterpart, nonfiction author studies engage students deeply and help them interact with texts in multiple ways, andIf you've experienced the delight and wonderment that children bring to nonfiction read-alouds, take the next step, and invite nonfiction authors into your classroom through author study. Like its fiction counterpart, nonfiction author studies engage students deeply and help them interact with texts in multiple ways, andshows you how to guide and support these interactions while honoring readers' fascination with the world around them. Drawing on the latest research and the experiences of classroom teachers, Carol Brennan Jenkins and Deborah White make the case for studying nonfiction writers and their books with zeal and rigor. They give you a strong rationale for nonfiction author study, outlining how and why it's effective and what its principal goals are. Then they turn over the discussion to five teachers who showcase units they developed and implemented in their own classrooms. Each unit investigates a well-known and well-loved nonfiction author:Gail Gibbons () Ann Morris (and) Jim Arnosky (Theseries) Jean Fritz (and) Sandra Markle (). Each author study takes you step-by-step through its key questions, themes, and instructional moments, providing everything you'll need along the way, including worksheets, booklists, biographical information, web-based resources, student samples, curriculum maps, and links to literacy standards. Author study isn't just for fiction anymore. Get ready to find out why. Read the wisdom of practicing teachers and explore what nonfiction author study can do for you. Pick up, teach its units, and find a fresh way to deepen your readers connection to the captivating world of nonfiction texts.
/book/show/16095107-nonfiction?from_search=true	L. Aaron Varble	Nonfiction: Hypocrisy of Modern Day Gentlemen	What some are describing as the next great dystopian novel, the first book in the Nonfiction series from L. Aaron Varble displays all the right formulas to be the next great science fiction classic.This is the story of what will be and how the importance of perception will decide how humanity will evolve; because often times its not what we see that shapes us most, its tWhat some are describing as the next great dystopian novel, the first book in the Nonfiction series from L. Aaron Varble displays all the right formulas to be the next great science fiction classic.This is the story of what will be and how the importance of perception will decide how humanity will evolve; because often times its not what we see that shapes us most, its the complex inner workings of the truth behind it. Using epistolary elements and clever, fast-paced narrative this book delivers a thoughtful punch as it maintains a steady flow as readers explore the planet earth as they have never known it before in this futuristic novel of romance, humor, satire, and adventure which is the first in a series of three.The overall atmosphere for the story is set on the first page as we read a fourth grade childs essay from the year, 7542: In the middle of the Greater there is a dome where people live for us to live better. They are people like you and me who are picked out by the URPE to live in the dome. They are lucky people because what they do helps us lots and lots. They dont know that theyre in the dome, but it has to be that way so they can keep helping us. Only what the public knows is not the entire story, and as readers continue the real truth is uncovered to be wrought with manipulation, cover ups, and misdirection. The story follows those people most involved in shaping the destiny of mankind's fate in this dystopian science fiction tale of love, humor, satire, and adventure which is sure to capture the minds of readers and take them on a journey they wont ever forget.Readers will not know what's coming next as they explore the planet as they have never known it before, how it will be, and they will never forget the images that the future holds. From thought provoking narrative to surprising twists, Nonfiction: The Hypocrisy of Modern Day Gentlemen will not disappoint.
/book/show/6549892-pigs?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Pigs (First Step Nonfiction: Farm Animals)	Introduces pigs by describing their physical characteristics, where they live, what they eat, and what they provide for people.
/book/show/1618770.Lessons_In_Persuasion?from_search=true	Lee Gutkind (Editor)	Lessons In Persuasion: Creative Nonfiction/Pittsburgh Connections	Pittsburgh has always beendespite its industrial reputationa great city in which to be a writer. Its active, close-knit writing community has seen the rise of several luminaries with Pittsburgh connections, such as Annie Dillard and Stewart ONan, and the caliber of Pittsburghs writing community today is better than ever. Lee Gutkind has assembled a reunion of sorts witPittsburgh has always beendespite its industrial reputationa great city in which to be a writer. Its active, close-knit writing community has seen the rise of several luminaries with Pittsburgh connections, such as Annie Dillard and Stewart ONan, and the caliber of Pittsburghs writing community today is better than ever. Lee Gutkind has assembled a reunion of sorts with writers from across the nation, as well as the up-and-coming stars on the local sceneeach of whom has a Pittsburgh connection. Many grew up in the region, others attended college here: all of them have an association with the city. The resulting collection of essays is both gentle and jarring, eclectic and persuasive, covering a range of topicsfrom a strippers work ethic to West Virginias famed Matewan shootout, Atlantic Citys Boardwalk before Donald Trump, and the uses of poetry to better understand ones own life. Although Pittsburgh is not the subject of most of the essays, these writers are bound by their affinity for the written word and their collective fondness for Pittsburgh.
/book/show/17273928-swimming-is-fun?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Swimming Is Fun! (First Step Nonfiction: Sports Are Fun!)	From learning the crawl to doing the backstroke, swimming is fun! Learn the basics of the sport while building reading skills with these supportive texts.
/book/show/9947067-chickens?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Chickens (First Step Nonfiction: Farm Animals)	Uses simple text and photographs to provide children with basic information about chickens.
/book/show/16100999-education-in-the-school-of-dreams?from_search=true	Jennifer Lynn Peterson	Education in the School of Dreams: Travelogues and Early Nonfiction Film	In the earliest years of cinema, travelogues were a staple of variety film programs in commercial motion picture theaters. These short films, also known as scenics, depicted tourist destinations and exotic landscapes otherwise inaccessible to most viewers. Scenics were so popular that they were briefly touted as the future of film. But despite their pervasiveness duringIn the earliest years of cinema, travelogues were a staple of variety film programs in commercial motion picture theaters. These short films, also known as scenics, depicted tourist destinations and exotic landscapes otherwise inaccessible to most viewers. Scenics were so popular that they were briefly touted as the future of film. But despite their pervasiveness during the early twentieth century, travelogues have been overlooked by film historians and critics. In, Jennifer Lynn Peterson recovers this lost archive. Through innovative readings of travelogues and other nonfiction films exhibited in the United States between 1907 and 1915, she offers fresh insights into the aesthetic and commercial history of early cinema and provides a new perspective on the intersection of American culture, imperialism, and modernity in the nickelodeon era.Peterson describes the travelogue's characteristic form and style and demonstrates how imperialist ideologies were realized and reshaped through the moving image. She argues that although educational films were intended to legitimate filmgoing for middle-class audiences, travelogues were not simply vehicles for elite ideology. As a form of instructive entertainment, these technological moving landscapes were both formulaic and also wondrous and dreamlike. Considering issues of spectatorship and affect, Peterson argues that scenics produced and disrupted viewers' complacency about their own place in the world.
/book/show/276889.The_Universe_Wants_to_Play?from_search=true	Patrick Huyghe (Editor)	The Universe Wants to Play: The Anomalist 12: A Nonfiction Anthology	We chose Hakim Bey's wonderful phrase The Universe Wants to Play as the unifying theme for the articles in this volume, the 12th of The Anomalist journal. Since we began publishing in 1994, this highly praised nonfiction anthology has had as its focus maverick science, unexplained mysteries, unorthodox theories, and strange talents. In this issue. Philosopher Joseph M. FWe chose Hakim Bey's wonderful phrase The Universe Wants to Play as the unifying theme for the articles in this volume, the 12th of The Anomalist journal. Since we began publishing in 1994, this highly praised nonfiction anthology has had as its focus maverick science, unexplained mysteries, unorthodox theories, and strange talents. In this issue. Philosopher Joseph M. Felser argues that it is utterly pointless to attempt to prove the reality of the paranormal scientifically. It seems that proof is part of the problem, not the solution. Journalist Jay Walljasper visits and interviews maverick scientist Rupert Sheldrake. Why does he rub so many biologists and physicists the wrong way? The potential victims you never hear about: Author Michael Schmicker wonders if ESP may not have helped save some people from serial killers. When terrorized, we tend to turn deranged individuals into larger-than-life creations. Authors Hilary Evans and Robert Bartholomew look at London's long history of Monster Scares, both real and imagined. We know that spiritualism was rife with fraud but was there a core kernel of phenomena behind the movement? Journalist Gregory Gutierez examines early attempts to scientifically monitor the famous Austrian medium Rudi Schneider. The indefatigable Nick Redfern spins a cold war tale of psychics, spies, and UFOs. In an effort to gain the upper hand, American and Soviet sleuths went down some strange alleyways. Cryptobotany anyone? David Hricenak takes cryptozoology to task for too often focusing on the large and monstrous. What gets overlooked in the process, both above and below. Almost every culture has it tales of little people. Maybe they weren't so farfetched after all. Biologist Dwight Smith and researcher Gary Mangiacopra document the discovery of, and claims for, a new species of hominid - Homo floresiensis. Why some scientists may have good reason to be timid. Geophysicist Roger Hart details the legacy of the blacklist in the science of extraterrestrial life. Policeman Albert Rosales looks at some of the strangest encounters with UFO aliens ever reported. Some may even embarrass the true believers. Finally, archeologist William Beauchamp presents, in a classic reprint, all the details of a remarkable set of earthworks in upstate New York. Little-known, beautiful, and mysterious.
/book/show/17365959-soccer-is-fun?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Soccer Is Fun! (First Step Nonfiction: Sports Are Fun!)	From passing the ball to scoring a goal, soccer is fun! Learn the basics of the sport while building reading skills with these supportive texts.
/book/show/26038891-jars-of-hope?from_search=true	Jennifer Roy Meg Owenson (Illustrator)	Jars of Hope (Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books)	Amid the horrors of World War II, Irena Sendler was an unlikely and unsung hero. While many people lived in fear of the Nazis, Irena defied them, even though it could have meant her life. She kept records of the children she helped smuggle away from the Nazis' grasp, and when she feared her work might be discovered, she buried her lists in jars, hoping to someday recover tAmid the horrors of World War II, Irena Sendler was an unlikely and unsung hero. While many people lived in fear of the Nazis, Irena defied them, even though it could have meant her life. She kept records of the children she helped smuggle away from the Nazis' grasp, and when she feared her work might be discovered, she buried her lists in jars, hoping to someday recover them and reunite children with their parents. This gripping true story of a woman who took it upon herself to help save 2,500 children from the Warsaw Ghetto during the Holocaust is not only inspirational; it's unforgettable.
/book/show/24973078-how-to-write-your-nonfiction-book-fast?from_search=true	Frankie Johnnie	How to Write Your Nonfiction Book Fast: And make it your business calling card & write a nonfiction bestseller	Struggling to grow your business?In Write your nonfiction book fast and make it your business calling cardof theshows you her easy step-by-step system to write high quality nonfiction books fast that open wide doors of opportunities.Its the same formula she has used to ghostwrite, or ghost co-write (with Johnnie) hundreds of booStruggling to grow your business?In Write your nonfiction book fast and make it your business calling cardof theshows you her easy step-by-step system to write high quality nonfiction books fast that open wide doors of opportunities.Its the same formula she has used to ghostwrite, or ghost co-write (with Johnnie) hundreds of books for clients through online sites and independently. The books shes written or co-written have becomein their respective categories.Frankie will show you why writing a book is the new business card.life coach, landscaper, electrician, magician, counselor, lawyer, soap maker, baker, financial adviser, plumber, personal trainer, social media expert, pet care store owner, restaurateur, or hairstylist.evangelize your social cause, teach people how to do something; how to outsource, freelance, network at a conference, how to cook healthy meals in a crockpot. Or whatever your purpose; help someone overcome procrastination, help them improve their life  an authority book can help the reader and the author.Inside Frankie shows you how to get a complete book down onto the page in 10 days and how to hit publish a few weeks later blasting open the door to your dreams.Frankie shows you how to become an author without being a writer by creating a book that establishes your competency in your field, boost your credibility, gets leads, gets you hired for a job, extends your network, pays you to speak, helps you sell your products or services, helps you teach people how to do something or helps you show off your expertise, and create wealth and fame and so much more.This book isan extended sales pitch to try to get you to buy products or services. Instead it teaches you how to successfully enter the new self-publishing universe where everyone from business professionals to everyday people are discovering thatPeople toss out or never look at a business card, but theyll look at your book.In this easy to read book written in a conversational manner Frankie shares her writing journey stories, while showing you how to write a book in 1  2  3 easy steps in 10 days or less, and then how to hit publish just a few weeks later.She shares expertise with easy - to - follow instructions and by sharing her personal story.Would you like to know more? Dont let fear keep you stuck.
/book/show/17724688-kindle-nonfiction-formatting-guide?from_search=true	Lis Sowerbutts	Kindle Nonfiction Formatting Guide: Solve Your Nonfiction eBook Formatting Problems (How To Format Your Book For Kindle)	Want to make sure that your book is the highest quality as possible? You've written a great book, paid for editing and an awesome cover. But is your formatting letting you down?How many times have you seen a reviewer on Amazon slam a book with a comment along the lines of:  This book had good information, but was let down by it's formatting.In the Kindle Nonfiction FormWant to make sure that your book is the highest quality as possible? You've written a great book, paid for editing and an awesome cover. But is your formatting letting you down?How many times have you seen a reviewer on Amazon slam a book with a comment along the lines of:  This book had good information, but was let down by it's formatting.In the Kindle Nonfiction Formatting Guide you'll learnhow get sub-headings and bullets to behave right every timeto control your paragraphs so they are NOT indented on some Kindlesto ensure that you have a table of contents available from Kindle's menu buttonlearn how easy it is to update books when you control the final formatted fileBONUS: signup for FREE updates and get FREE copies of example files and on-going formatting tips!
/book/show/18939572-ninjas-a-fun-guide-book-for-kids-wanting-to-become-a-ninja?from_search=true	P.D. Adler	Ninjas!  A Fun Guide Book For Kids Wanting To Become a Ninja (Nonfiction Books for Kids)	You've seen Ninjas in movies and cartoons and they're COOL. But these are just made up things, because not all Ninjas wore black or jumped down off of buildings to save the day with their swords. The actual Ninjas during the 14th Century in Japan were secret people who dressed just like everyone else so they could blend in and spy on them. Sure, sometimes they did wear blaYou've seen Ninjas in movies and cartoons and they're COOL. But these are just made up things, because not all Ninjas wore black or jumped down off of buildings to save the day with their swords. The actual Ninjas during the 14th Century in Japan were secret people who dressed just like everyone else so they could blend in and spy on them. Sure, sometimes they did wear black so they would not be seen, and sometimes they did have to fight. Ninjas spent years training on things like sneaking up on people or wearing disguises. They also were very skilled at fighting and using weapons they made themselves.Did you know that there are Ninjas all around us today?Can you name any modern day Ninja organizations or clubs? If you think about it I'll bet you can. I'll give you a hint... What organization goes through a lot of training to learn how to fight and sneak up on people? You'll find the answer in this book for kids.In this kids book you will learn how to become a Ninja in 10 steps.You will learn:* History of the Ninjas* The difference between a Samurai and a Ninja* The first Ninja schools* How they trained to become a Ninja* Different roles of a Ninja and what they did* Weapons that the Ninja used* The modern Ninja - who are they today* & Finally, the 10 steps that YOU can take to become a NinjaThis is a short fun filled book and 10 step guide to help you become a Ninja. It includes everything you need to start your own journey to being a real Shinobi, that's Ninja in Japanese.Stories for Kids Ages: 9 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up
/book/show/20322936-twisters-and-other-terrible-storms?from_search=true	Will Osborne Mary Pope Osborne Salvatore Murdocca (Illustrator)	Twisters and Other Terrible Storms: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #23: Twister on Tuesday (Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #8)	Magic Tree House Research Guides are now Magic Tree House Fact Trackers! Track the facts with Jack and Annie!When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure inthey had lots of questions. How do tornadoes form? What kinds of tools can help predict bad storms? Where did the biggest snowfall on record happen? How fast are hurricaMagic Tree House Research Guides are now Magic Tree House Fact Trackers! Track the facts with Jack and Annie!When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure inthey had lots of questions. How do tornadoes form? What kinds of tools can help predict bad storms? Where did the biggest snowfall on record happen? How fast are hurricane winds?Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts. Filled with up-to-date information, photos, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discovered in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures.Format: Paperback     Publication Date: 2/25/2003     Pages: 128     Reading Level: Age 6 and Up
/book/show/18846749-women-s-nonfiction---partly-cloudy-with-scattered-worries?from_search=true	Kathy Collard Miller	Women's Nonfiction - Partly Cloudy with Scattered Worries (A Matchbook Services Women's Inspirational Gift Idea)	Regardless of the storms of trials, temptations, worry, uncertainty, or regrets that you're facing, you can trust God. Let this book increase your faith and trust in God, and you'll experience the peace you desire. Its conversational style, personal testimonies, practical illustrations, and solid biblical teaching provide the tools you need to break the hold and overcome tRegardless of the storms of trials, temptations, worry, uncertainty, or regrets that you're facing, you can trust God. Let this book increase your faith and trust in God, and you'll experience the peace you desire. Its conversational style, personal testimonies, practical illustrations, and solid biblical teaching provide the tools you need to break the hold and overcome the devastating effects of worry.
/book/show/22478045-creating-comics-as-journalism-memoir-and-nonfiction?from_search=true	Randy Duncan Michael Ray Taylor David Stoddard	Creating Comics as Journalism, Memoir and Nonfiction	This book provides student journalists, artists, designers, creative writers and web producers with the tools and techniques they need to tell nonfiction stories visually and graphically. Weaving together history, theory, and practical advice, seasoned nonfiction comics professors and scholars Randy Duncan, Michael Ray Taylor and David Stoddard present a hands-on approachThis book provides student journalists, artists, designers, creative writers and web producers with the tools and techniques they need to tell nonfiction stories visually and graphically. Weaving together history, theory, and practical advice, seasoned nonfiction comics professors and scholars Randy Duncan, Michael Ray Taylor and David Stoddard present a hands-on approach to teach readers from a range of backgrounds how to develop and create a graphic nonfiction story from start to finish. The book offers guidance on:* how to find stories and make use of appropriate facts and visuals;* nonfiction narrative techniques;* artist's tools and techniques;* print, digital, and multimedia production;* legal and ethical considerations.Interviews with well-known nonfiction comics creators and editors discuss best practices and offer readers inspiration to begin creating their own work, and exercises at the end of each chapter encourage students to hone their skills.
/book/show/702618.Nonfiction_Reading_Practice_Grade_4?from_search=true	Kathleen McFarren	Nonfiction Reading Practice Grade 4	Nonfiction Reading Practice, Grade 4 contains 20 topics in the following content areas: social studies, science, health & safety, mathematics, and the arts. Contians: a teacher resource page, a visual aid, three articles on the same topic, and three accompanying comprehension / vocabulary worksheets. Also included are graphic organizers and a reading strategies checkliNonfiction Reading Practice, Grade 4 contains 20 topics in the following content areas: social studies, science, health & safety, mathematics, and the arts. Contians: a teacher resource page, a visual aid, three articles on the same topic, and three accompanying comprehension / vocabulary worksheets. Also included are graphic organizers and a reading strategies checklist are provided for teacher and student use as well as an answer key.
/book/show/9846622-citizenship?from_search=true	Ann-Marie Kishel	Citizenship (First Step Nonfiction: Government)	Citizenship offers emergent readers an introduction to the rules for being a good citizen and explains the basics about how someone becomes a U.S. citizen.
/book/show/13449229-between-the-lines?from_search=true	Lee Gutkind (editor)	Between the Lines (Creative Nonfiction, #17)	This issue features essays that, among other things, take us between the lineswriters writing about writingin a variety of creative and informative contexts. Novelist Bret Lott speaks out Against Technique, while Canadian journalist David Hayes analyzes the inner monologue (Penetrating Thoughts), an often-debated creative nonfiction technique and tool. The Hayes esThis issue features essays that, among other things, take us between the lineswriters writing about writingin a variety of creative and informative contexts. Novelist Bret Lott speaks out Against Technique, while Canadian journalist David Hayes analyzes the inner monologue (Penetrating Thoughts), an often-debated creative nonfiction technique and tool. The Hayes essay, along with Michael Rosenwald's report of his recent encounter with Pulitzer Prize-winning New Yorker writer John McPhee (Travels with John McPhee), are located in the back of the issue in a section of the same name, Between the Lines.
/book/show/14998358-tasting?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Tasting (First Step Nonfiction: Senses)	An introduction to the sense of taste and the different things that you can taste.
/book/show/8317030-nonfiction-reading-comprehension?from_search=true	Debra J. Housel	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Grade 2	After reading brief nonfiction passages about science, geography, or history topics, students answer multiple-choice and short-answer questions to build seven essential comprehension skills.
/book/show/2543267.Nonfiction_Readers_Theatre_for_Beginning_Readers?from_search=true	Anthony D. Fredericks	Nonfiction Readers Theatre for Beginning Readers	Teachers and librarians are continually looking for an interesting, fun way to input content knowledge to build that background information which will help push up student expository reading scores. Nonfiction readers theatre is one way to accomplish this. Professor Fredericks offers 30 short nonfiction readers theatre plays for the young reader (grades 1-3) on topics rangTeachers and librarians are continually looking for an interesting, fun way to input content knowledge to build that background information which will help push up student expository reading scores. Nonfiction readers theatre is one way to accomplish this. Professor Fredericks offers 30 short nonfiction readers theatre plays for the young reader (grades 1-3) on topics ranging from earth and natural science to community helpers, holidays, and government.Test scores across the country show American students are far more able to read narrative than nonfiction text. Some research speculates this is due to a great lack in the background knowledge of many children. Librarians are beginning to realize that a unique fit for the school librarian is as a provider of background knowledge materials for teachers to use.
/book/show/3848844-plot-locator?from_search=true	Graves	Plot Locator: An Index To Summaries Of Fiction And Nonfiction	
/book/show/14986291-documents-in-crisis?from_search=true	Beth E. Jorgensen	Documents in Crisis: Nonfiction Literatures in Twentieth-Century Mexico	In the turbulent twentieth century, large numbers of Mexicans of all social classes faced crisis and catastrophe on a seemingly continuous basis. Revolution, earthquakes, industrial disasters, political and labor unrest, as well as indigenous insurgency placed extraordinary pressures on collective and individual identity. In contemporary literary studies, nonfiction literaIn the turbulent twentieth century, large numbers of Mexicans of all social classes faced crisis and catastrophe on a seemingly continuous basis. Revolution, earthquakes, industrial disasters, political and labor unrest, as well as indigenous insurgency placed extraordinary pressures on collective and individual identity. In contemporary literary studies, nonfiction literatures have received scant attention compared to the more supposedly creative practices of fictional narrative, poetry, and drama. In, Beth E. Jorgensen examines a selection of both canonical and lesser-known examples of narrative nonfiction that were written in response to these crises, including the autobiography, memoir, historical essay, testimony, chronicle, and ethnographic life narrative. She addresses the relative neglect of Mexican nonfiction in criticism and theory and demonstrates its continuing relevance for writers and readers who, in spite of the contemporary blurring of boundaries between fiction and nonfiction, remain fascinated by literatures of fact.
/book/show/6287143-tis-the-season?from_search=true	Tyler Powell (Performance) Judy Nickles (Performer)	Tis the Season: Selected Stories of Contemporary Fiction and Nonfiction	
/book/show/6774234-in-the-water?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	In the Water (First Step Nonfiction: Animal Homes)	Animals live in a variety of homes in every habitat. Vibrant wildlife photographs illustrate a variety of species and homes. Direct picture-to-test correspondence makes this series an excellent choice for the budding zoologists in the classroom.
/book/show/4702374-water?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Water (First Step Nonfiction: What Earth Is Made of)	This series teaches beginning readers about geography, introducing maps, globes, and simple geography terms. Color photos support each concept.
/book/show/11827653-beyond-stories?from_search=true	Unknown Author 654	Beyond Stories: Young Children's Nonfiction Composition	
/book/show/9848820-nonfiction-fiction-reading-comprehension-grade-1?from_search=true	Ruth Foster	Nonfiction & Fiction Reading Comprehension, Grade 1	Both teachers and parents appreciate how effectively this series helps students master skills in mathematics and language arts. Each book provides activities that are great for independent work in class, homework assignments, or extra practice to get ahead. Test practice pages are included in most titles.
/book/show/22242020-and-then-the-train-wrecked?from_search=true	Ronnie Lee Graham	And Then, the Train Wrecked: A Nonfiction Narrative on Grief and Life	The train that was the happy life of Ronnie and Merry was derailed by Merry's rapid, unexpected death from pancreatic cancer. This nonfiction book chronicles Ronnie's grief and thoughts on life and God during the days leading up to her death and during the year that followed. It captures the raw emotion of a man as he seeks to understand and cope with the loss of his wife.The train that was the happy life of Ronnie and Merry was derailed by Merry's rapid, unexpected death from pancreatic cancer. This nonfiction book chronicles Ronnie's grief and thoughts on life and God during the days leading up to her death and during the year that followed. It captures the raw emotion of a man as he seeks to understand and cope with the loss of his wife. It follows one rule in its telling: it must be honest from the start. That honesty and raw emotion comes through in every paragraph and makes this a very personal, well-told story.Anyone that has known the loss of a loved one can relate to this story and hopefully will be helped by knowing that it is a path well traveled. They are not alone and are not the first to travel to wherever, whenever.The life we plan is seldom the life we end up with. In the end, it comes down to faith and trust in God. That trust gives us the ability to walk through the wreckage of our broken plans and our broken lives and onto the path that God intends for us to follow. Join Ronnie on his journey toward that path.
/book/show/11319131-masterplots-ii?from_search=true	Frank N. Magill	Masterplots II: Nonfiction Series-Vol 3	318 works of important 20th century nonfiction receive the Masterplots treatment. This series includes contributions from authors worldwide in the areas of autobiography, memoirs, philosophy, anthropology, psychology and other subjects written for the non-specialist reader. Examples of titles include Richard Wright's Black Boy and Norman Mailer's Of a Fire on the Moon. As318 works of important 20th century nonfiction receive the Masterplots treatment. This series includes contributions from authors worldwide in the areas of autobiography, memoirs, philosophy, anthropology, psychology and other subjects written for the non-specialist reader. Examples of titles include Richard Wright's Black Boy and Norman Mailer's Of a Fire on the Moon. As in all Masterplots II series, there is no duplication of title, within any other Masterplots collection.
/book/show/28190327-best-creative-nonfiction-of-the-south-volume-i?from_search=true	Casey Howard Clabough (Editor) Thorpe Moeckel (Editor)	Best Creative Nonfiction of the South, Volume I: Virginia	, of which this Virginia collection is the first volume, serves as a valuable resource for scholars, students, writers, and general readers interested in creative nonfiction both from specific areas of the South and across the region as a whole. The writers included in each volume come from diverse backgrounds, generations, and artistic, of which this Virginia collection is the first volume, serves as a valuable resource for scholars, students, writers, and general readers interested in creative nonfiction both from specific areas of the South and across the region as a whole. The writers included in each volume come from diverse backgrounds, generations, and artistic traditions. Most, if not all, volumes in the series indirectly reflect literary changes over time and/or how literary variations have manifested themselves in a given state. In some cases, publisher permissions and other factors have foiled the editors from including the work of deserving writers. Nevertheless, the abundant literary talent across the South has lessened the impact of the occasional unfortunate omission.TRP has for years now published an annual collection of poetry from each of our Southern states, and these anthologies have done very well for us, both inside and outside university classrooms. We welcome this new series on Southern nonfiction and look forward to visiting these fine essayists, state by state.Paul Ruffin, Director, Texas Review Press
/book/show/12223180-navigating-nonfiction-grade-4-teacher-s-guide?from_search=true	Alice Blevins Alice Boynton	Navigating Nonfiction Grade 4 Teacher's Guide	As students progress through the grades, more and more of their reading is done in nonfiction, or expository, materialscontent area textbooks, reference books, periodicals, and informative articles on the Internet, for example. Because the main purpose for reading these texts is to acquire information, the reasons for teaching our students efficient and effective strategiAs students progress through the grades, more and more of their reading is done in nonfiction, or expository, materialscontent area textbooks, reference books, periodicals, and informative articles on the Internet, for example. Because the main purpose for reading these texts is to acquire information, the reasons for teaching our students efficient and effective strategies for tackling this type of text are compelling. Students need explicit instruction in identifying and best utilizing the text features and text structures they encounter. If students learn to read the signposts that are guides to the organization of a particular piece of nonfiction, they will be better equipped to navigate their way through and comprehend the material.As a complete nonfiction reading worktext program, Navigating Nonfiction will help students get the most out of this genre.Teacher's Guide:targets critical nonfiction reading skills essential for academic reading success.contains simple, easy-to-follow instructional routines.provides explicit teaching models and think-alouds.highlights key research that supports the program's approach.includes a full-color poster that features a visual snapshot of the five nonfiction structures. For use with Grade 4.
/book/show/13769780-pmp-sap-complete-nonfiction-books-pkg?from_search=true	Various Steck-Vaughn Company (Producer)	Pmp SAP Complete Nonfiction Books Pkg	
/book/show/4882746-puzzle-paragraphs?from_search=true	Christine Boardman Moen	Puzzle Paragraphs: Taking the Mystery Out of Writing Nonfiction	With practical step-by-step instructions and complete lessons that include sample texts and graphic organizers, it is no mystery figuring out how easily these nonfiction literacy lessons can enhance your curriculum. By constructing and deconstructing paragraphs using common nonfiction text types, nonfiction readers learn how to become better writers, and nonfiction writersWith practical step-by-step instructions and complete lessons that include sample texts and graphic organizers, it is no mystery figuring out how easily these nonfiction literacy lessons can enhance your curriculum. By constructing and deconstructing paragraphs using common nonfiction text types, nonfiction readers learn how to become better writers, and nonfiction writers learn how to become better readers.
/book/show/20459309-nonfiction-writing-for-the-common-core-grade-5?from_search=true	TRACIE HESKETT	Nonfiction Writing for the Common Core Grade 5	Common Core Standards are clearly explained, with emphasis on Argumentative Writing, Informational/Explanatory Text, and Narrative Writing. Dozens of complete lessons provide everything from objective, vocabulary, and directions to extension, IWB option, ELL tip, and assessment plan. The results are sure to please students, teachers, and administrators!
/book/show/29739281-nonfiction-and-fiction-paired-texts-grade-6?from_search=true	Susan Collins	Nonfiction and Fiction Paired Texts Grade 6	Promote student engagement and improve comprehension skills by teaching students to make connections between fiction and nonfiction texts. This resource provides high-interest passages, multiple-choice questions, and short-answer activities designed to meet the rigor of todays standards. Each assessment motivates students to look for textual evidence when answering questioPromote student engagement and improve comprehension skills by teaching students to make connections between fiction and nonfiction texts. This resource provides high-interest passages, multiple-choice questions, and short-answer activities designed to meet the rigor of todays standards. Each assessment motivates students to look for textual evidence when answering questions. All units include writing activities linked to higher-order thinking and questioning skills. The writing ideas are designed to incorporate the skills necessary for excellent writing as well as help assess a students ability to respond to a written prompt. Correlated to the Common Core State Standards.
/book/show/23478232-the-many-faces-of-george-washington?from_search=true	Carla Killough McClafferty	The Many Faces of George Washington: Remaking a Presidential Icon (Nonfiction - Grades 4-8)	Veteran children's author McClafferty takes a look at the life of George Washington by chronicling the fascinating process of creating life-sized statues of Washington using the latest modeling techniques.
/book/show/33837244-write-your-book-on-the-side?from_search=true	Hassan Osman	Write Your Book on the Side: How to Write and Publish Your First Nonfiction Kindle Book While Working a Full-Time Job (Even if You Don’t Have a Lot of Time and Don’t Know Where to Start)	***#1 Amazon Best Seller in the Nonfiction, Authorship, and Business Writing categories!***Don't have the time to write a book? Struggling with what to write about or where to start?***#1 Amazon Best Seller in the Nonfiction, Authorship, and Business Writing categories!***Don't have the time to write a book? Struggling with what to write about or where to start?DOWNLOAD:: Write Your Book on the Side - How to Write and Publish Your First Nonfiction Kindle Book While Working a Full-Time JobHow much money you can make from a kindle bookHow to launch your book to Amazon #1 Best Seller statusHow to define your audience and outcome to narrow down your book's topicHow to design a cover for your book: Choose a General Topic: Narrow It Down: Choose a Title and Subtitle: Test and Iterate: Outline Your Book: Write Your Book: Edit Your Book: Format Your Book: Design a Cover: Publish Your Book[Optional]: Launch Your Book[Optional]: Turn Your Book into an Amazon #1 Best Seller[Optional]: Gather Emails from Readers[Optional]: Expand Into Other FormatsWould you like to learn more?Download the book now and start writing your book today.
/book/show/20522194-last-day-on-earth?from_search=true	David Vann	Last Day on Earth: A Portrait of the NIU School Shooter (Association of Writers and Writing Programs Award for Creative Nonfiction)	
/book/show/9358111-gotcha-again-for-guys?from_search=true	Kathleen A. Baxter Marcia Agness Kochel	Gotcha Again for Guys!: More Nonfiction Books to Get Boys Excited about Reading	Enticing boys to read is still a hot topic. With chapters like Disasters and Mysteries, Gross and Disgusting, Machines and the Military, and Prehistoric Creatures, Gotcha Again for Guys!: More Nonfiction Books to Get Boys Excited about Reading is a treasure trove of recent nonfiction books that will interest boys in grades 3-8.This sixth entry in Baxter and KocheEnticing boys to read is still a hot topic. With chapters like Disasters and Mysteries, Gross and Disgusting, Machines and the Military, and Prehistoric Creatures, Gotcha Again for Guys!: More Nonfiction Books to Get Boys Excited about Reading is a treasure trove of recent nonfiction books that will interest boys in grades 3-8.This sixth entry in Baxter and Kochel's Gotcha series covers books published between 2007 and 2009, with a few oldies-but-goodies also included. The book is organized into 12 thematic chapters, each of which offers booktalks for a select number of titles, followed by a list of other high-interest, well-reviewed titles that correspond with the chapter's topic. Features new to this volume include numerous booklists to be copied and saved, as well as profiles of new and innovative nonfiction authors writing for this age group. In addition, the book features interviews with seven male authors of nonfiction books for boys.
/book/show/33651905-sneaker-century?from_search=true	Amber J. Keyser	Sneaker Century: A History of Athletic Shoes (Nonfiction - Young Adult)	Whether you call them kicks or sneakers, runners or gutties, you probably have a pair of athletic shoes in your closet. The earliest sneakers debuted in the 1800s and weren't much more than a canvas upper and a flexible sole made of a crazy new materialrubber. The stuff might have been new to Americans then, but for thousands of years, the indigenous peoples of the AmazonWhether you call them kicks or sneakers, runners or gutties, you probably have a pair of athletic shoes in your closet. The earliest sneakers debuted in the 1800s and weren't much more than a canvas upper and a flexible sole made of a crazy new materialrubber. The stuff might have been new to Americans then, but for thousands of years, the indigenous peoples of the Amazon Basin of South America had been using latex made from the milky sap of hevea trees to protect their feet from rocks, sticks, and biting insects. Once Charles Goodyear figured out how to make the stuff more durable, sneakers were here to stay.Early sneakers were initially designed for elite athletes, but kids and teens quickly adopted them. Some of the first brands included Converse, Brooks, and Saucony. German companies Adidas and Puma started up during World War II. The Nike shoe debuted in the 1970s (with a bit of inspiration from a waffle iron). As fitness crazes took off in the 1980s, people all over the world started buying the shoes for workouts and everyday wear. At about the same time, companies began hiring high-profile athletes and pop stars for big-dollar endorsements, and shoe sales soared into the stratosphere to the tune of billions of dollars each year.In, follow sneaker fashions and the larger-than-life personalities behind the best known athletic shoe brands in history. Learn how teen sneakerheads became important style makers and drove the success of NIKE, Inc., and other shoe companies. Look behind the scenes at the labor-intensive process of manufacturing sneakers. Explore the sneaker frontier of the futurerecycled shoes, earth-friendly initiatives, and high-fashion statements. Get ready to speed through the Sneaker Century!
/book/show/11990672-navigating-nonfiction-grade-3-teacher-s-guide?from_search=true	Alice Blevins Alice Boynton	Navigating Nonfiction Grade 3 Teacher's Guide	As students progress through the grades, more and more of their reading is done in nonfiction, or expository, materialscontent area textbooks, reference books, periodicals, and informative articles on the Internet, for example. Because the main purpose for reading these texts is to acquire information, the reasons for teaching our students efficient and effective strategiAs students progress through the grades, more and more of their reading is done in nonfiction, or expository, materialscontent area textbooks, reference books, periodicals, and informative articles on the Internet, for example. Because the main purpose for reading these texts is to acquire information, the reasons for teaching our students efficient and effective strategies for tackling this type of text are compelling. Students need explicit instruction in identifying and best utilizing the text features and text structures they encounter. If students learn to read the signposts that are guides to the organization of a particular piece of nonfiction, they will be better equipped to navigate their way through and comprehend the material.As a complete nonfiction reading worktext program, Navigating Nonfiction will help students get the most out of this genre.Teacher's Guide:targets critical nonfiction reading skills essential for academic reading success.contains simple, easy-to-follow instructional routines.provides explicit teaching models and think-alouds.highlights key research that supports the program's approach.includes a full-color poster that features a visual snapshot of the five nonfiction structures. For use with Grade 3.
/book/show/7852878-potatoes?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Potatoes (Firs Step Nonfiction: Plant Life Cycles)	Large, full-color photographs combine with simple, easy-to-read text to explore the life cycle of a potato. Fun Facts and diagrams further enhance the reading.
/book/show/13773082-constitution-day?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Constitution Day (First Step Nonfiction: American Holidays)	A basic overview of Constitution Day for emergent readers. Color photographs reflect the short, easy-to-understand sentences that improve vocabulary and comprehension.
/book/show/6615296-the-writersnet-anthology-of-prose?from_search=true	Gary D. Kessler	The Writersnet Anthology of Prose: Nonfiction and Children's Literature	reverses the trend of the publishing industry expanding onto the Internet. What began as an on-line evaluation and editing workshop on the WritersNet website turned this trend on its head when the best of the material submitted by writers across four continents, both published and unpublished, both previous best-sellers and those seeking treverses the trend of the publishing industry expanding onto the Internet. What began as an on-line evaluation and editing workshop on the WritersNet website turned this trend on its head when the best of the material submitted by writers across four continents, both published and unpublished, both previous best-sellers and those seeking their first appearance in print, was published in this two-volume anthology. This project not only showcases the widely diverse talent of new and established writers and has established a new common-purpose dimension of community among the writers participating in WritersNet, but it also serves the community at large, as all profits above production costs are being donated to the Salvation Army in remembrance of the events of 9/11.
/book/show/6048932-eating-europe?from_search=true	Jon Volkmer	Eating Europe: A Meta-Nonfiction Love Story	EATING EUROPE: A META-NONFICTION LOVE STORY is travel writing in its most hilarious, poignant, and consequential form. It is the year 2000, and Jon has a grant to write about the Euro-transitional era. From Amsterdam to Alsace, the tourist life is good. He and Janet eat and drink and spar with breezy affection while Jon pays scant attention to his project. As they driveEATING EUROPE: A META-NONFICTION LOVE STORY is travel writing in its most hilarious, poignant, and consequential form. It is the year 2000, and Jon has a grant to write about the Euro-transitional era. From Amsterdam to Alsace, the tourist life is good. He and Janet eat and drink and spar with breezy affection while Jon pays scant attention to his project. As they drive on toward southern France, it becomes clear that something has gone very wrong-both in the journey itself, and in the telling of the journey. Jon the author steps in to explain that he had stopped writing for three years. In the meantime, the tragedy of 9/11 and the drum-beat of war have changed everything. Janet has launched into peace activism and spiraled into depression. In the very month of the Iraq invasion, at the height of America's anti-French hysteria, Jon goes to France to try to the finish the book. But the ground beneath his story has shifted. The gloom of the real world bleeds into his writing-where it finds parallels in the pain of personal relationship and in the lies of every claim of nonfiction. In the end, EATING EUROPE strives for reconciliations: the author to his wife, the wife to her character, the author to his work, the work to its genre, America to France. JON VOLKMER has written numerous travel features for newspapers and magazines. He is director of creative writing at Ursinus College, where he teaches travel writing and travel literature. He is an award-winning fiction writer, essayist and poet, with publications in such journals as PARNASSUS, PRAIRIE SCHOONER, TEXAS REVIEW, and PAINTED BRIDE QUARTERLY. He is the author of THE ART OF COUNTRY GRAIN ELEVATORS, a poetry collection with photographs by Bruce Selyem (Bottom Dog Press.) He holds an MA in Creative Writing from Denver University, and a PhD in English from the University of Nebraska.
/book/show/11543966-meats-and-proteins?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Meats and Proteins (First Step Nonfiction: Food Groups)	An introduction to different meats and proteins, and the part they play in a healthy diet.
/book/show/9848603-dragonflies?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Dragonflies (First Step Nonfiction: Animal Life Cycles)	
/book/show/9670060-how-to-teach-nonfiction-writing?from_search=true	Jo Ellen Moore Jo Larsen (Illustrator)	How to Teach Nonfiction Writing: Grades 3-6	Teacher directions and reproducible writing forms guide development of the following writing types: narrative, expository, persuasive, research reports, using graphic components, and more! Reproducible charts describe the characteristics of each type of writing and give steps to follow.
/book/show/15844987-living-in-space?from_search=true	Christine Dugan	Living In Space (TIME For Kids Nonfiction Readers)	
/book/show/23733377-nonfiction?from_search=true	John Sun	Nonfiction: The Best Things in Life are Free: A Sex Story	Why did you kiss me? she asked.Because I wanted to, I said. Because you shouldnt make any excuse for your desires as a man. Theres no shame for having a dick. Theres no guilt on getting what you want.A story about sex, love, and life.
/book/show/11768392-pets-at-the-vet?from_search=true	Alyse Sweeney	Pets at the Vet (Scholastic News Nonfiction Readers)	
/book/show/15345824-magnets?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Magnets (First Step Nonfiction: Forces and Motion)	This science-centred series explains fundamental laws of physics in a fun and easily comprehensible manner. Simple text and vivid images describe gravity, magnets and the way things move.
/book/show/3773277-wonders-of-the-worlds?from_search=true	Moana Ashley	Wonders of the Worlds (Dingles Leveled Readers - Nonfiction)	
/book/show/12031990-pet-guinea-pig?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Pet Guinea Pig (First Step Nonfiction)	By using short, repetitive sentences and crisp, full-color photographs, these books introduce beginning readers to classroom pets, their basic needs, and how to care for them.
/book/show/12781911-navigating-nonfiction-grade-3-student-worktext?from_search=true	Alice Blevins Alice Boynton	Navigating Nonfiction Grade 3 Student WorkText	As students progress through the grades, more and more of their reading is done in nonfiction, or expository, materialscontent area textbooks, reference books, periodicals, and informative articles on the Internet, for example. Because the main purpose for reading these texts is to acquire information, the reasons for teaching our students efficient and effective strategiAs students progress through the grades, more and more of their reading is done in nonfiction, or expository, materialscontent area textbooks, reference books, periodicals, and informative articles on the Internet, for example. Because the main purpose for reading these texts is to acquire information, the reasons for teaching our students efficient and effective strategies for tackling this type of text are compelling. Students need explicit instruction in identifying and best utilizing the text features and text structures they encounter. If students learn to read the signposts that are guides to the organization of a particular piece of nonfiction, they will be better equipped to navigate their way through and comprehend the material.As a complete nonfiction reading worktext program, Navigating Nonfiction will help students get the most out of this genre.Student WorkText:contains 30 weeks of instruction: 10 scaffolded instructional units of 3 weeks each.provides step-by-step strategies for navigating nonfiction.follows a simple 3-step unit organization. Step 1: text feature taught in isolation. Step 2: text feature practiced in context. Step 3: text structure taught in context; text feature included. For use with Grade 3.
/book/show/2772604-writing-religiously?from_search=true	Don M. Aycock	Writing Religiously: A Guide to Writing Nonfiction Religious Books	
/book/show/13773073-flag-day?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Flag Day (First Step Nonfiction: American Holidays)	A basic overview of Flag Day for emergent readers. Color photographs reflect the short, easy-to-understand sentences that improve vocabulary and comprehension.
/book/show/16841221-u-s-symbols?from_search=true	Ann-Marie Kishel	U.S. Symbols (First Step Nonfiction: Government)	This social studies text offers emergent readers an introduction to the symbols of the United States.
/book/show/394916.Fact_and_Fiction?from_search=true	John Hollowell	Fact and Fiction: The New Journalism and the Nonfiction Novel	Journalists and novelists responded to the pervasive social changes of the 1960s in America with a variety of experiments in nonfiction. Those who have praised the vitality of the new journalism have seen it as a fusion of the journalist's passion for detail and the novelist's moral vision. Hollowell presents a critically sharp portrait of what the new journalists and noveJournalists and novelists responded to the pervasive social changes of the 1960s in America with a variety of experiments in nonfiction. Those who have praised the vitality of the new journalism have seen it as a fusion of the journalist's passion for detail and the novelist's moral vision. Hollowell presents a critically sharp portrait of what the new journalists and novelists are doing and why. The author concludes that future writing will further obscure the difference between fact and fiction.Originally published in 1977.A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
/book/show/15871488-fearless-stunt-people?from_search=true	Jessica Cohn	Fearless! Stunt People (TIME FOR KIDS® Nonfiction Readers)	Features. When stunt performers go to work they make dangerous feats look fun and easy but there is a lot of risk behind this profession. Explore what stunt people do to prepare and keep themselves safe for a truly unique profession. Readers will be introduced to a brief history of stunt performance as well as the latest tips and tricks including stunt driving professionalFeatures. When stunt performers go to work they make dangerous feats look fun and easy but there is a lot of risk behind this profession. Explore what stunt people do to prepare and keep themselves safe for a truly unique profession. Readers will be introduced to a brief history of stunt performance as well as the latest tips and tricks including stunt driving professional fighting and even digital effects such as computer-generated imagery and are encourged to explore college majors and areas of study are recommended to become a stunt person. With thrilling language and stunning images in conjunction with informational text a useful glossary and an interview with a real-life stunt-man readers are sure to be fascinated and stimulated from cover to cover
/book/show/15871488-fearless-stunt-people?from_search=true	Jessica Cohn	Fearless! Stunt People (TIME FOR KIDS® Nonfiction Readers)	Features. When stunt performers go to work they make dangerous feats look fun and easy but there is a lot of risk behind this profession. Explore what stunt people do to prepare and keep themselves safe for a truly unique profession. Readers will be introduced to a brief history of stunt performance as well as the latest tips and tricks including stunt driving professionalFeatures. When stunt performers go to work they make dangerous feats look fun and easy but there is a lot of risk behind this profession. Explore what stunt people do to prepare and keep themselves safe for a truly unique profession. Readers will be introduced to a brief history of stunt performance as well as the latest tips and tricks including stunt driving professional fighting and even digital effects such as computer-generated imagery and are encourged to explore college majors and areas of study are recommended to become a stunt person. With thrilling language and stunning images in conjunction with informational text a useful glossary and an interview with a real-life stunt-man readers are sure to be fascinated and stimulated from cover to cover
/book/show/4246842-critical-thinking-readings-in-nonfiction?from_search=true	Donald L. Barnes Arlene Burgdorf Thomas S. Schroeder	Critical Thinking Readings in Nonfiction: Middle School	Help students become better readers. Supports strategies for discovering cause - effect relationships, rules of rational thinking and more. Analyzes writer's assumptions and propaganda and helps students develop important thinking skills. Builds reading comprehension skills. RTB - 174 pp.
/book/show/22323671-magic-school-bus-presents?from_search=true	Tom Jackson Bruce Degen (Illustrations)	Magic School Bus Presents: Insects: A Nonfiction Companion to the Original Magic School Bus Series	THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS INSECTS is a photographic nonfiction companion book to the original bestselling title, THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS INSIDE A BEEHIVE.INSIDE A BEEHIVE from the bestselling Magic School Bus series taught thousands of kids about bees. MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS INSECTS will expand upon the original title with fresh and updated content about all the incredTHE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS INSECTS is a photographic nonfiction companion book to the original bestselling title, THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS INSIDE A BEEHIVE.INSIDE A BEEHIVE from the bestselling Magic School Bus series taught thousands of kids about bees. MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS INSECTS will expand upon the original title with fresh and updated content about all the incredible insects flying and crawling around the earth. With vivid full-color photographs on each page as well as illustrations of the beloved Ms. Frizzle and her students, the Magic School Bus Presents series will enthrall a whole new generation of Magic School Bus readers.
/book/show/628254.Domesticity_with_a_Difference?from_search=true	Nicole Tonkovich	Domesticity with a Difference: The Nonfiction of Catharine Beecher, Sarah J. Hale, Fanny Fern, and Margaret Fuller	This study of nonfiction written by four of nineteenth century America's first professional women writers investigates the paradoxes posed by the conflict of their texts with their lives. They were not homemakers yet in their works they prescribed ideal domesticity for the women of their day. They were not professional educators, yet they wrote authoritatively about educatThis study of nonfiction written by four of nineteenth century America's first professional women writers investigates the paradoxes posed by the conflict of their texts with their lives. They were not homemakers yet in their works they prescribed ideal domesticity for the women of their day. They were not professional educators, yet they wrote authoritatively about educational theory and practice. They were not involved with organized political agitation for women's rights, yet their writings advanced thoughtful, radical revisions to existing social and political structures, particularly the heterosexual family. Comparable home, school and community backgrounds prepared Catharine Beecher, Sarah Josepha Hale, Fanny Fern, and Margaret Fuller to write for the public. Their nonfiction texts expose the contradictions between what they prescribed for other women and how they themselves chose to live outside the traditional domestic world. Class, race, age, and geography determined the focus of nineteenth-century women's writing, and as Hale, Beecher, Fern, and Fuller promoted and critiqued one another, they profited reciprocally from the others' work, teachings, and examples. As this study shows, by attending to details of womanly behavior such as language, dress, and manners, their writings contributed to altering women's traditional roles in home, school, and community. No previous study has grouped Hale, Beecher, Fern, and Fuller together because each promoted differing political goals. While respecting these differences, this focus on their nonfiction reveals their strong professional links and demonstrates the similar effects of their writings, which prescribed domesticity for the livesof other women while justifying their own professionalism.
/book/show/23865230-the-case-of-the-vanishing-honeybees?from_search=true	Sandra Markle	The Case of the Vanishing Honeybees: A Scientific Mystery (Nonfiction - Grades 4-8)	Honeybees are a crucial part of our food chain. As they gather nectar from flowers to make sweet honey, these bees also play an important role in pollination, helping some plants produce fruit. But large numbers of honeybees are disappearing every year...and no one knows why. Is a fungus killing them? Could a poor diet be the cause? What about changes to bees' natural habiHoneybees are a crucial part of our food chain. As they gather nectar from flowers to make sweet honey, these bees also play an important role in pollination, helping some plants produce fruit. But large numbers of honeybees are disappearing every year...and no one knows why. Is a fungus killing them? Could a poor diet be the cause? What about changes to bees' natural habitat? In this real-life science mystery, scientists and beekeepers are working to answer these questions...and save the world's honeybees before it's too late.
/book/show/24998711-i-ll-tell-you-mine?from_search=true	Hope Edelman (Editor) Robin Hemley (Editor) Robert Atwan (Prologue)	I'll Tell You Mine: Thirty Years of Essays from the Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program	The University of Iowa is a leading light in the writing world. In addition to the Iowa Writers Workshop for poets and fiction writers, it houses the prestigious Nonfiction Writing Program (NWP), which was the first full-time masters-granting program in this genre in the United States. Over the past three decades the NWP has produced some of the most influential nonfictioThe University of Iowa is a leading light in the writing world. In addition to the Iowa Writers Workshop for poets and fiction writers, it houses the prestigious Nonfiction Writing Program (NWP), which was the first full-time masters-granting program in this genre in the United States. Over the past three decades the NWP has produced some of the most influential nonfiction writers in the country.is an extraordinary anthology, a book rooted in Iowas successful program that goes beyond mere celebration to present some of the best nonfiction writing of the past thirty years. Eighteen pieces produced by Iowa graduates exemplify the development of both the program and the field of nonfiction writing. Each is accompanied by commentary from the author on a challenging issue presented by the story and the writing process, including drafting, workshopping, revising, and listening to (or sometimes ignoring) advice. The essays are put into broader context by a prologue from Robert Atwan, founding editor of theseries, who details the rise of nonfiction as a literary genre since the New Journalism of the 1960s.Creative nonfiction is the fastest-growing writing concentration in the country, with more than one hundred and fifty programs in the United States.shows why Iowas leads the way. Its insiders view of the Iowa program experience and its wealth of groundbreaking nonfiction writing will entertain readers and inspire writers of all kinds.
/book/show/17735859-the-book-of-books?from_search=true	Timothy Knight (editor)	The Book of Books: The Continuously Updated Book Guide to Recommended Reading, Including the Best Novels and Nonfiction, from the Classics and Best Sellers to the Newest Top Authors	TAKE THE LUCK OUT OF FINDING THAT GREAT READFinding that elusive great read that keeps you spellbound for hours usually takes a bit of luck. Now you can take the luck out of finding the best novels and nonfiction with this continuously updated book guide, which is crafted to steer you to ones that hit the mark every time.The Book of Books is a compendium of reading rTAKE THE LUCK OUT OF FINDING THAT GREAT READFinding that elusive great read that keeps you spellbound for hours usually takes a bit of luck. Now you can take the luck out of finding the best novels and nonfiction with this continuously updated book guide, which is crafted to steer you to ones that hit the mark every time.The Book of Books is a compendium of reading recommendations, selected excerpts and literary trivia that encompasses 116 genres and subgenres of fiction and nonfiction. All told, there are more than 1,000 reading recommendations that run the gamut from classics to contemporary titles to overlooked gems in The Book of Books.Chick lit, Civil War nonfiction, Russian novels, political memoirs, African American novels, sci-fi, true crime, World War I histories, Latino literature, young adult novels -- whatever your literary taste, you'll find it here, plus quirky lists, like Dogs in Literature and Families of Writers.
/book/show/971058.Sentimental_Attachments?from_search=true	Janet Carey Eldred	Sentimental Attachments: Essays, Creative Nonfiction, and Other Experiments in Composition	This book was written first and foremost for other writers... begins Janet Carey Eldred's extraordinary work of blended genres. For Eldred, teachers of writing need to experience the art and craft of composing creative nonfiction and essays firsthand, exploring multiple perspectives, genres, styles, modes, structures, and subjects. They will be at their best, she argues,This book was written first and foremost for other writers... begins Janet Carey Eldred's extraordinary work of blended genres. For Eldred, teachers of writing need to experience the art and craft of composing creative nonfiction and essays firsthand, exploring multiple perspectives, genres, styles, modes, structures, and subjects. They will be at their best, she argues, if they enact what they profess.opens and closes with important and passionate arguments about why teachers of composition must also be writers of what Eldred calls lived experience. At its center, however, the book offers a series of lyrical, evocative, exploratory essays that address a range of essential and complex questions:Like others who defy the conventional view that we must hold the personal separate from the political - or the professional - Janet Carey Eldred believes that teachers of writing must compose themselves as they help others to compose. We are living drafts in progress, she writes, and in, she models the kinds of composition and revision that make life - and the life of writing and teaching - meaningful.
/book/show/1902115.Exploring_the_Literature_of_Fact?from_search=true	Barbara Moss	Exploring the Literature of Fact: Children's Nonfiction Trade Books in the Elementary Classroom	Filling a crucial need for K-6 teachers, this book provides practical strategies for using nonfiction trade books in language arts and content area instruction. Research-based, classroom-tested ideas are spelled out to help teachers:*Select from among the many wonderful nonfiction trade books available*Incorporate nonfiction into the classroom*Work with students to developFilling a crucial need for K-6 teachers, this book provides practical strategies for using nonfiction trade books in language arts and content area instruction. Research-based, classroom-tested ideas are spelled out to help teachers:*Select from among the many wonderful nonfiction trade books available*Incorporate nonfiction into the classroom*Work with students to develop comprehension strategies for informational texts*Elicit responses to nonfiction through drama, writing, and discussion*Use nonfiction to promote content area learning and research skillsUnique features of the book include teacher-created lesson plans, extensive lists of recommended books (including choices for reluctant readers), illustrative examples of student work, and suggestions for linking nonfiction reading to the use of the World Wide Web.
/book/show/20901517-light-makes-colors?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Light Makes Colors (First Step Nonfiction: Light and Sound)	Young readers will learn how colors are made in this accessible, photo-filled book. Simple textexplainswhypeople see different colors and howmaterials reflect light to make the colors. Vibrant photos give life to basic science concepts and encourage kids to explore the colors they see every day.
/book/show/11108436-fresh-ink?from_search=true	Janet Nichols Lynch (Editor)	Fresh Ink: Nonfiction, Fiction, and Poetry by Young Adult Writers	Nonfiction, Fiction, and Poetry byT. W. Adams Alyse BarrientosJeni ChavezMaria CastroC. M. FridayHaylie Erin Hoppert Arias JarrellsMaya Nevarez VacaManuel MaganaJenna ParmleyMaren PetersonPriscilla PortilloChanse Souza Hilary Alexandria SpiveyA. L. StoneAlexandria TeranLily ThaoEdited by Janet Nichols Lynch
/book/show/4110864-good-bye-perky?from_search=true	Miriam Frost Cathy Diefendorf (Illustrator)	Good-bye, Perky (TWiG books nonfiction, set F)	Nonfiction reading primer book in Set F of the TWiG Books by The Wright Group
/book/show/12722684-the-order-of-the-loko?from_search=true	Todd Morehead	The Order of the Loko: Dispatches from the New South, Selected Nonfiction Vol. 1	While working for a rowdy weekly newspaper with ambitions larger than its budget, Todd Morehead captured stories that run the gamut from outlandish to truly bizarre. Featuring a cast of unconventional-and very real-characters, Morehead covers everything from nanotech and the nuclear industry to elderly mall walkers and Christian secessionists. He recounts a boat trip goneWhile working for a rowdy weekly newspaper with ambitions larger than its budget, Todd Morehead captured stories that run the gamut from outlandish to truly bizarre. Featuring a cast of unconventional-and very real-characters, Morehead covers everything from nanotech and the nuclear industry to elderly mall walkers and Christian secessionists. He recounts a boat trip gone awry while searching for a monkey-inhabited island off the Beaufort, South Carolina coast, takes a morbid stroll with a psychedelic drug enthusiast who adopted a local graveyard, and meets a man who cashed in his lotto millions to start a bikini wrestling show. From urban bass fishing to hanging with Al-Jazeera in a bar to the Machiavellian underbelly of a nudist colony's annual chili cook off, The Order of the Loko is a compelling dispatch from one of the most off-kilter voices to emerge from the Southeast in years. *Also features a section of previously unpublished quasi-fiction and a new introduction from the author.
/book/show/12703989-exploring-roots?from_search=true	Kristin Sterling	Exploring Roots (First Step Nonfiction: Let's Look at Plants)	This title introduces beginning readers toroots. Simple text describes a roots function as well as offering easy-to-understand examples.
/book/show/18890508-how-to-write-a-nonfiction-book?from_search=true	Bobbi Linkemer Peggy Nehmen (Illustrator)	How to Write a Nonfiction Book: From Concept to Completion in 6 Months	How to Write a Nonfiction Book: From Concept to Completion in 6 Months takes the mystery out of the book-writing process by guiding potential and experienced authors through 6 essential steps: 1. Planning, 2. Writing, 3. Professional Partners, 4. Production, 5. Publishing, and 6. Promotion.From helping you determine whether your concept will sell to actually selling your cHow to Write a Nonfiction Book: From Concept to Completion in 6 Months takes the mystery out of the book-writing process by guiding potential and experienced authors through 6 essential steps: 1. Planning, 2. Writing, 3. Professional Partners, 4. Production, 5. Publishing, and 6. Promotion.From helping you determine whether your concept will sell to actually selling your completed book, this is a writing course between the covers of an easy-to-use workbook. Each of these steps is a critical piece of the whole picture.The Introduction poses some important questions: Do you really have a book to write? If so, what's holding you back from writing it? Why do you need a book? What does it take to write one? And what actually goes in the book, from cover to cover? Planning is the first and most important step. It means asking yourself all the tough questions about the book. The most effective way to plan is to write a book proposal.Writing takes time ... lots of time. It's the nuts and bolts of any book. It takes desire, organization, and discipline. Professional Partners are all the people who help make a book come to life, and there are many. You may not need all of them, but consider editors, graphic designers, book reviewers, publicists, and attorneys. Production involves the elements needed to turn your manuscript into a book your computer and software, design and format, photos and illustrations, sidebars, endorsements, and more.Publishing makes your book real, tangible. You have choices, from do-it-yourself to a top New York publishing house. You have to match the method to your needs. Promotion is the step many writers skip. It takes work to get your message into the hands of your target audience. No matter how your book is published, promotion is your job.
/book/show/12703915-exploring-flowers?from_search=true	Kristin Sterling	Exploring Flowers (First Step Nonfiction: Let's Look at Plants)	This title introduces beginning readers to flowers. Simple text describes the flowers function as well as offering easy-to-understand examples.
/book/show/19242816-the-raymond-chandler-papers?from_search=true	Tom Hiney (Editor) Frank MacShane (Editor)	The Raymond Chandler Papers: Selected Letters and Nonfiction 1909-1959	
/book/show/7137275-a-james-hilton-companion?from_search=true	John S. Hammond	A James Hilton Companion: A Guide to the Novels, Short Stories, Nonfiction Writings and Films	The writer and Academy Award-winner James Hilton is best known as the author ofandas well as the novelin which he invented Shangri-La--the fictional place and the utopian concept. This reference guide to the entirety of Hilton's works--novels, short stories, nonfiction, and film adaptations--gives a detailed account of hisThe writer and Academy Award-winner James Hilton is best known as the author ofandas well as the novelin which he invented Shangri-La--the fictional place and the utopian concept. This reference guide to the entirety of Hilton's works--novels, short stories, nonfiction, and film adaptations--gives a detailed account of his life and literary career (including a complete chronology), a listing of his works, and a key to the important characters and locations. The main body of the text is devoted to an examination of his writing, including a section devoted to adaptations of his novels into movies.
/book/show/1399354.The_Best_In_Children_s_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Myra Zarnowski (Contributor)	The Best In Children's Nonfiction: Reading, Writing, And Teaching Orbis Pictus Award Books	Organized into three parts, the volume contains reflections by Orbis Pictus Award Committee members regarding the issues they consider as they select each year's winner, honor books, and recommended titles; discussion by award-winning authors about their work; and an annotated bibliography of Award winners, honor books, and recommended titles from 1990-1999.Organized into three parts, the volume contains reflections by Orbis Pictus Award Committee members regarding the issues they consider as they select each year's winner, honor books, and recommended titles; discussion by award-winning authors about their work; and an annotated bibliography of Award winners, honor books, and recommended titles from 1990-1999.
/book/show/20901520-how-does-weather-change?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	How Does Weather Change? (First Step Nonfiction: Let's Watch the Weather)	Why is it sunny outside one day and rainy the next? Readers will learn the ins and outs of why weather changes in this book. Accessible text and appealing photos show changing weather conditions and encourage students to observe and think about the changing weather in their own environments.
/book/show/19675397-interesting-times?from_search=true	Michael E. Ross	Interesting Times: Essays And Nonfiction	
/book/show/21487524-strengthen-your-nonfiction-writing?from_search=true	Mary Horner	Strengthen Your Nonfiction Writing	If you've ever been frustrated by your writing, this book provides simple solutions to difficult problems associated with gathering, organizing, and explaining ideas. And if that isn't enough, there's also a procrastination quiz.
/book/show/15092192-metawritings?from_search=true	Jill Lynn Talbot (Contributor)	Metawritings: Toward a Theory of Nonfiction	aMetawritingOCothe writing about writing or writing that calls attention to itself as writingOCohas been around since Don Quixote and Tristram Shandy, but Jill Talbot makes that case that now more than ever the act of metawriting is performed on a daily basis by anyone with a Facebook profile, a Twitter account, or a webpage. Metawritings: Toward a Theory of NonfictioaMetawritingOCothe writing about writing or writing that calls attention to itself as writingOCohas been around since Don Quixote and Tristram Shandy, but Jill Talbot makes that case that now more than ever the act of metawriting is performed on a daily basis by anyone with a Facebook profile, a Twitter account, or a webpage. Metawritings: Toward a Theory of Nonfiction is the first collection to combine metawriting in both fiction and nonfiction.aIn this daring volume, metawriting refers to writing about writing, veracity in writing, the I of writing and, ultimately, the construction of writing. With a prologue by Pam Houston, the anthology of personal essays, short stories, and one film script excerpt also includes illuminating and engaging interviews with each contributor. Showcasing how writers perform a meta-awareness of self via the art of the story, the craft of the essay, the writings and interviews in this collection serve to create an engaging, provocative discussion of the fiction-versus-nonfiction debate, truth in writing, and how metawriting works (and when it doesnOCOt).aMetawritings provides a context for the presence of metawriting in contemporary literature within the framework of the digital ageOCOs obsessively self-conscious modes of communication: status updates, Tweets, YouTube clips, and blogs (whose anonymity creates opportunities for outright deception) capture our meta-lives in 140 characters and video uploads, while we watch self-referential, self-conscious television (The Simpsons, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Office). Speaking to the moment and to the writing that is capturing it, Talbot addresses a significant and current conversation in contemporary writing and literature, the teaching of writing, and the craft of writing. It is a sharp, entertaining collection of two genres, enhanced by a conversation about how we write and how we live in and through our writing.aContributorsSarah BlackmanBernard CooperCathy DayLena DunhamRobin HemleyPam HoustonKristen IversenDavid LazarE. J. LevyBrenda MillerAnder MonsonBrian OliuJill TalbotRyan Van Metera
/book/show/22843800-writing-dramatic-nonfiction?from_search=true	William Noble	Writing Dramatic Nonfiction	
/book/show/26452856-writing-notable-narrative-nonfiction?from_search=true	Sue Vander Hook	Writing Notable Narrative Nonfiction	Have you ever wanted to write a true story about an interesting experience in someone's life or a fascinating moment in history? Learn how to craft notable narrative nonfiction--from selecting appealing topics to polishing your writing style.
/book/show/12413602-sails-nonfiction?from_search=true	Jill Eggleton	Sails Nonfiction: Uninvited Guests	
/book/show/15421567-nonfiction-english-3-syllabus?from_search=true	Elizabeth Horton (Editor) Elisabeth Dousey (Editor)	Nonfiction English 3 Syllabus	
/book/show/24408214-afro-american-literature?from_search=true	William Adams	Afro-American Literature: Nonfiction	Book by Adams, William
/book/show/28942714-exoplanets?from_search=true	Sergei Matveev	Exoplanets: Nonfiction / Popular Science	What is an exoplanet? What does science know about it today? What are the ways of discovering and observing the planets in other planetary systems used in todays astronomy? Are there planets similar to Earth? Can life exist on such planets? What is the history of exoplanet discovery, and what are scientists goals for the future? You will find answers to these and many otWhat is an exoplanet? What does science know about it today? What are the ways of discovering and observing the planets in other planetary systems used in todays astronomy? Are there planets similar to Earth? Can life exist on such planets? What is the history of exoplanet discovery, and what are scientists goals for the future? You will find answers to these and many other questions in the captivating essay Exoplanets by Sergei Matveev. The authors goal is not to overwhelm readers with numbers, but rather to explain what is known today about exoplanets in an accessible, informative, and artistic way. This essay might be useful both for students of grade school, college, and general readers of any age and profession fascinated by astronomy, space, and the quest for the answer to the question: are we alone in the universe?
/book/show/12196271-nonfiction-vol-2?from_search=true	Frank Schaffer Publications Instructional Fair (Compililation)	Nonfiction, Vol. 2	The book includes engaging articles to stimulate and hold the interest of students who are reading below grade level. Lower reading levels are achieved through the use of controlled vocabulary, simple sentence structure, and clear illustrations. The questions and activity sheets are designed to improve the reading comprehension skills of remedial readers. The articles andThe book includes engaging articles to stimulate and hold the interest of students who are reading below grade level. Lower reading levels are achieved through the use of controlled vocabulary, simple sentence structure, and clear illustrations. The questions and activity sheets are designed to improve the reading comprehension skills of remedial readers. The articles and activities can be used as part of a teacher-directed lesson or assigned as independent work
/book/show/25889512-free-nonfiction-2013?from_search=true	Baen Publishing Enterprises	Free Nonfiction 2013	Free Nonfiction 2013Family Therapy: Learning to Love Mercury and Plutoby William LedbetterOn the Road to the Brainships: A Look at the Current Science of Interfacing the Brainby Tedd RobertsThe Closest Extra-solar Planet to Earth: What's Alpha Centauri Bb Like and How Can We Get There?by Les JohnsonSiberian Dawn: Tapping Solar System Resourcesby Dr. Greg MatloffEvidence ofFree Nonfiction 2013Family Therapy: Learning to Love Mercury and Plutoby William LedbetterOn the Road to the Brainships: A Look at the Current Science of Interfacing the Brainby Tedd RobertsThe Closest Extra-solar Planet to Earth: What's Alpha Centauri Bb Like and How Can We Get There?by Les JohnsonSiberian Dawn: Tapping Solar System Resourcesby Dr. Greg MatloffEvidence of Things Unseen: Why Not dark matter?by Les JohnsonR.I.P., MOCby Terry BurlisonFracking and the American Comebackby J.R. DunnA Terrible Thing to Lose: Zombie Science and Science Fiction in John Ringo's Under a Graveyard Skyby Tedd RobertsColumbia's First Victimsby Terry BurlisonTraining for War, Part Oneby Tom KratmanBecoming Martianby Terry BurlisonTraining for War, Part Twoby Tom KratmanExoplanet Huntersby William LedbetterTraining for War, Part Threeby Tom Kratman
/book/show/13770226-sails-nonfiction?from_search=true	Jo Windsor	Sails Nonfiction: Time to Sleep	
/book/show/7771141-windy?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Windy (First Step Nonfiction)	A basic introduction to what you see on a windy day.
/book/show/3657434-snowy?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Snowy (First Step Nonfiction)	A basic introduction to what you see on a snowy day
/book/show/27808704-pariah-down?from_search=true	Molly L Barrett	Pariah Down: Nonfiction Memoir	Pariah Down is a non-fiction book that tells the story of a man who relapses on heroin and within three years loses his life to an overdose. It is written by the woman who was by his side throughout the ups and the downs, a woman who loved him deeply and watched his steady decline and who tried endlessly to support him in his botched recovery. Pariah Down reveals drug addiPariah Down is a non-fiction book that tells the story of a man who relapses on heroin and within three years loses his life to an overdose. It is written by the woman who was by his side throughout the ups and the downs, a woman who loved him deeply and watched his steady decline and who tried endlessly to support him in his botched recovery. Pariah Down reveals drug addiction as a force that tears through love and asks the reader to consider empathy when contemplating the life of an addict. Pariah Down is a modern day fable of love, sacrifice, insatiable want and heart wrenching loss. This is life with all its tragedy woven with love's irrational hope that in the end, floats upon pragmatic reality.
/book/show/28649469-180-nonfiction-minutes?from_search=true	Inkthinktank	180 Nonfiction Minutes	gathers 180 short essays spanning topics from history, biography, and technology to fine arts, science, and language arts. Read one of these fun and accessable nonfiction appetizers each day to show your children how dramatic, surprising, ingathers 180 short essays spanning topics from history, biography, and technology to fine arts, science, and language arts. Read one of these fun and accessable nonfiction appetizers each day to show your children how dramatic, surprising, intriguing, and informative nonfiction can be. This daily dose of nonfiction will promote curiosity, interest, and a need to know about the world. These nonfiction essays are brought to you by the inkThinkTank, a group of award-winning writers, professional speakers, and experienced presenters, who bring a wide range of topics to life in ways students of all ages will find fascinating and thought-provoking. Not only do all essays have an audio file that teachers and students can listen to on the website, inkThinkTank writers - also known as ink-Thinkers - regularly make school visits!
/book/show/13004496-nonfiction-reading-grade-6?from_search=true	Robert W. Smith	Nonfiction Reading, Grade 6	Quick, easy, effective activities support standards and help students improve skills they need for success in testing. Sound too good to be true? Not at all. Thats just what each book in this series offers.
/book/show/15162325-nonfiction-hardcover-picture-books?from_search=true	Penguin Young Readers Group	Nonfiction Hardcover Picture Books	
/book/show/2956769-steps-to-successful-reading?from_search=true	Margaret Cleveland	Steps to Successful Reading: Nonfiction	
/book/show/8819793-general-nonfiction-paperbacks?from_search=true	Penguin Young Readers Group	General Nonfiction Paperbacks	
/book/show/4453854-reciprocities-in-the-nonfiction-novel?from_search=true	John Russell Neil D. Isaacs (Foreword)	Reciprocities in the Nonfiction Novel	Nonfiction novels have usually been associated with the new journalism writers of the 1960s such as Tom Wolfe, Norman Mailer, and Truman Capote. Yet this form has long commanded a key position in the literary canon, as John Russell now reveals.Russell identifies eleven major works not usually thought of as nonfiction novels, such as Isak Dinesen'sand E. E.Nonfiction novels have usually been associated with the new journalism writers of the 1960s such as Tom Wolfe, Norman Mailer, and Truman Capote. Yet this form has long commanded a key position in the literary canon, as John Russell now reveals.Russell identifies eleven major works not usually thought of as nonfiction novels, such as Isak Dinesen'sand E. E. Cummings's, to create a new definition of the genre. He shows that journalistic writing is characterized by a reporter's proprietary stance, which undermines reciprocity with subjects, while true nonfiction novels feature greater reciprocity and also employ such techniques as circular narrative and bricolage.contributes to ongoing explorations of literary forms and offers wise commentary on how writing about real life can become art.
/book/show/6994642-how-to-write-nonfiction?from_search=true	Jo Ellen Moore Judy Olson (Illustrator)	How to Write Nonfiction	Includes logs, journals, letters, lists, captions, directions, reports, and more. Each type of writing exercise comes with complete teacher resource pages and lots of reproducible forms for your students.
/book/show/16618694-reading-nonfiction-2?from_search=true	Saddleback Educational Publishing (Editor)	Reading Nonfiction 2	The reproducible lessons in this series were designed for students who still have trouble understanding what they read. All lessons (16 in each reproducible) feature a two-page reading selection followed by four pages of correlated exercises. The emphasis is on variety for maximum interest and involvement--covers traditional reading comprehension skills, language arts skilThe reproducible lessons in this series were designed for students who still have trouble understanding what they read. All lessons (16 in each reproducible) feature a two-page reading selection followed by four pages of correlated exercises. The emphasis is on variety for maximum interest and involvement--covers traditional reading comprehension skills, language arts skills (e.g. vocabulary, syllabication, variant word forms, etc.) and critical thinking skills. Topics Include: Animals in the News; Sports Spectaculars; Investors and Inventions; Historic American Places.
/book/show/7452453-nonfiction-english-1-syllabus?from_search=true	Elisabeth Doucey (Editor) Elizabeth Horton (Editor)	Nonfiction English 1 Syllabus	
/book/show/21906379-london-peculiar-and-other-nonfiction?from_search=true	Allan Kausch (Editor) Michael Moorcock (Editor)	London Peculiar and Other Nonfiction	Voted by the London Times as one of the best writers since 1945, Michael Moorcock has long been considered one of the top names in science fiction and fantasy. Here, Moorcock has personally selected his best published and unpublished essays, articles, reviews, and opinionsall uncensored. Covering a wide range of topics including books, films, politics, reminiscences of oldVoted by the London Times as one of the best writers since 1945, Michael Moorcock has long been considered one of the top names in science fiction and fantasy. Here, Moorcock has personally selected his best published and unpublished essays, articles, reviews, and opinionsall uncensored. Covering a wide range of topics including books, films, politics, reminiscences of old friends, and attacks on new foes, this collection is the definitive compilation for any serious fan of Moorcock, or science fiction in general. Drawn from more than 50 years of writing, including Moorcocks most recent work from the Los Angeles Times and the Guardianalong with obscure and now unobtainable sourcesthe prose in this compendium showcases Moorcock at his sharpest.
/book/show/30508504-encounter?from_search=true	Steven Otfinoski Eric Braun	Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Stories	Readers remember information best when it's told as a story. Encounter Books use powerful storytelling techniques to share nonfiction content in an engaging, captivating way. Don't just read. Encounter the stories in your world. Meets state standards for character and story studies and fulfills the need for a wide range of text types.
/book/show/30427938-getting-started-with-nonfiction-kit?from_search=true	Michele Dufresne	Getting Started with Nonfiction Kit	A child learns so much about how to read by reading with you. The I Love to Read Getting Started books are just right for a child beginning to learn to read. When you teach your child to ride a bike, you will most likely use training wheels to make it easy for him or her to learn. The Getting Started books begin with very simple, easy-to-read stories that gradually becomeA child learns so much about how to read by reading with you. The I Love to Read Getting Started books are just right for a child beginning to learn to read. When you teach your child to ride a bike, you will most likely use training wheels to make it easy for him or her to learn. The Getting Started books begin with very simple, easy-to-read stories that gradually become more challenging. Delightful characters and story plots, along with simple sentences and pictures, help your child understand and anticipate the story and provide the training wheels for learning to read. Includes 14 nonfiction books and a handy parent guide to help your child succeed at reading.
/book/show/23791997-doujinprojectmanagement?from_search=true	NagayaKotohito	doujinprojectmanagement (Nth Library Nonfiction)	
/book/show/16250864-lost-island-nonfiction?from_search=true	Teacher Created Resources Staff	Lost Island Nonfiction: Dinosaurs	
/book/show/30649757-aziamugenkairousan?from_search=true	hibino hiroshi	aziamugenkairousan: indonoyuuwakusan (nonfiction)	1987111316915
/book/show/30970491-lifelines-and-deadlines?from_search=true	James Lovegrove	Lifelines and Deadlines: Selected Nonfiction	James Lovegrove is the New York Times best-selling author of more than fifty novels and novellas. James also writes nonfiction, his reviews and articles having appeared in numerous venues in print and online, including a regular review column for the Financial Times.Never timid, often contentious, sometimes amusing, ever insightful, and always entertaining, Lifelines andJames Lovegrove is the New York Times best-selling author of more than fifty novels and novellas. James also writes nonfiction, his reviews and articles having appeared in numerous venues in print and online, including a regular review column for the Financial Times.Never timid, often contentious, sometimes amusing, ever insightful, and always entertaining, Lifelines and Deadlines features the authors selection of his very best nonfiction from the past twenty years.Of Stel Pavlous Gene (Simon & Schuster, 2005): I must have committed some heinous misdeed in a previous life, because in this life my karmic punishment has been to have to read Stel Pavlous Gene.Of Michael Crichtons The Lost World (Century, 1995): Jurassic Park was, indeed, a Wonderland, but The Lost World fails to take us through the looking-glass, merely holds up a dull, distorted mirror to its predecessor.As a survey of the field over the last few decades this collection really cant be bettered. Lovegrove knows how to temper his wide knowledge with wit, how to cut to the heart of a well-judged critical assessment, and hes simply incapable of filing dull copy. Hes always fair, always readable, always wise. If theres a better reviewer of SF, Fantasy and Horror working today, then Id like to meet them.  Adam Roberts
/book/show/30942115-rabbit?from_search=true	Jessica L. Wilkinson (Editor)	Rabbit: A Journal for Nonfiction Poetry	RABBIT is a print journal for nonfiction poetry, based in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded by Jessica L. Wilkinson in mid-2011 and is released quarterly.A pioneer in the field, RABBIT intends to celebrate the potential for poetry to explore and interrogate the boundaries of nonfiction writing. RABBIT encourages poets to openly engage with auto/biography, history, politRABBIT is a print journal for nonfiction poetry, based in Melbourne, Australia. It was founded by Jessica L. Wilkinson in mid-2011 and is released quarterly.A pioneer in the field, RABBIT intends to celebrate the potential for poetry to explore and interrogate the boundaries of nonfiction writing. RABBIT encourages poets to openly engage with auto/biography, history, politics, economics, mathematics, cultural analysis, science, the environment, and all other aspects of real world experience, recollection and interpretation.RABBIT publishes all things poetry  poems, reviews, essays on poetry and poetics, interviews with poets, and visual art by poets  with an emphasis on new and emerging rabbits (poets) and a focus on supporting Australian poetry.
/book/show/14510115-nonfiction-writing-grade-5?from_search=true	Evan-Moor Educational Publishing	Nonfiction Writing, Grade 5	Nonfiction Writing grade 5 provides 16 units of instruction and practice activities. Each unit focuses on a specific nonfiction writing form and includes guided lessons with accompanying student pages that target skills essential to that writing form. The units are grouped into three sections: expository, persuasive, and narrative writing.Focused instruction on important nNonfiction Writing grade 5 provides 16 units of instruction and practice activities. Each unit focuses on a specific nonfiction writing form and includes guided lessons with accompanying student pages that target skills essential to that writing form. The units are grouped into three sections: expository, persuasive, and narrative writing.Focused instruction on important nonfiction writing forms! Provide your students with guided instruction and activities that will strengthen their nonfiction writing skills as they practice expository, persuasive, and narrative writing. Each unit centers on a basic element or specific form of nonfiction writing and includes guided lessons and accompanying student pages with activities. Each lesson targets a specific skill essential to that element or form. Because the writing forms covered are often found on standardized tests, the activities are a great tool for test prep. You'll love Nonfiction Writing because each title provides... direct instruction on the form-specific skills students need in order to master expository, persuasive, and narrative nonfiction writing. exposure to writing forms such as persuasive essay, biography, and research report, which helps prepare students for standardized testing. easy-to-follow lesson plans that present teachers with guided instruction and ideas for modeling each skill. engaging writing models, activities, and reviews that feature grade-appropriate topics to motivate students as they strengthen their writing. Each unit includes: teacher pages with guided instruction and modeling of the targeted skill, as well as reduced student pages with answers and sample responses at a glance. student activity pages that allow students to apply the writing skills they've learned. a review lesson that guides students through the process of critiquing and revising a flawed example of the writing form. Some units include an optional extension activity to further explore the skill or writing form. Help your students develop solid nonfiction writing skills with the engaging, skill-based practice in Nonfiction Writing!
/book/show/28193690-hacked?from_search=true	M.G. Higgins	Hacked (Red Rhino Nonfiction)	Look out! Your computer data is not safe. There are hackers who will steal it. Sell it. Or destroy it. The hackers are getting smarter. They leave little trace as to their identities. And there are dangerous consequences for individuals, corporations, and governments.Engage your most struggling readers in grades 3-8 with Red Rhino Nonfiction! This new series features highLook out! Your computer data is not safe. There are hackers who will steal it. Sell it. Or destroy it. The hackers are getting smarter. They leave little trace as to their identities. And there are dangerous consequences for individuals, corporations, and governments.Engage your most struggling readers in grades 3-8 with Red Rhino Nonfiction! This new series features high-interest topics in every content area. Visually appealing full-color photographs and illustrations, fun facts, and short chapters keep emerging readers focused. Written at a 1.5-1.9 readability level, these books include pre-reading comprehension questions and a 20-word glossary for comprehension support.
/book/show/31553071-creative-nonfiction-no-27?from_search=true	Lee Gutkind	creative nonfiction No. 27	
/book/show/31696207-free-nonfiction-2016?from_search=true	Baen Publishing Enterprises (Editor)	Free Nonfiction 2016	From Corvus to Keyhole ShipyardsPast, Present, and Science Fictionby Jim BeallAre We Really Just Wired Differently?by Tedd RobertsThe Near Future of Human Genome Engineeringby Dan KoboldtMars, Moon or Bust!by Les JohnsonDo Dungeon Masters Roll Magic Dice? Willful Self-Deception on the Campaign Trailby Bob KrugerStrange Sex: Alien Reproduction Through a Biologists EyesanFrom Corvus to Keyhole ShipyardsPast, Present, and Science Fictionby Jim BeallAre We Really Just Wired Differently?by Tedd RobertsThe Near Future of Human Genome Engineeringby Dan KoboldtMars, Moon or Bust!by Les JohnsonDo Dungeon Masters Roll Magic Dice? Willful Self-Deception on the Campaign Trailby Bob KrugerStrange Sex: Alien Reproduction Through a Biologists Eyesand What This Could Mean to Science Fictionby Dave FreerThe Science of Dr. Gribbleflotzby Rick Boatright
/book/show/32070443-my-nonfiction-reading-log?from_search=true	Kathy Mansfield	My nonfiction reading log	
/book/show/31862855-mittunoekubo?from_search=true	momiji	mittunoekubo: ryousokunijiseihenkeiseikokannsetsusyoutotomoniayundahanseiki (Nonfiction)	8282
/book/show/33823176-shitteokutoyakunitatsusaishinigakunizeroichinana-shitteokutoyakunitatsus?from_search=true	Yasuharu Tokuda	shitteokutoyakunitatsusaishinigakunizeroichinana shitteokutoyakunitatsusaishinnigaku (nonfiction)	11 2
/book/show/32878557-the-how-to-guide-for-nonfiction-writing?from_search=true	Valerie Geschwind Jennifer DeSutter	The How-To Guide for Nonfiction Writing	
/book/show/25680112-nonfiction-readings-across-the-curriculum?from_search=true	Various	Nonfiction Readings Across the Curriculum	Selected readings from almost every part of the school curriculum.
/book/show/20350583-bigger-or-smaller?from_search=true	Brian Cutting	Bigger or smaller (Sunshine nonfiction)	good info
/book/show/21887051-nonfiction-strategies-that-work?from_search=true	Lori G Wilfong	Nonfiction Strategies That Work: Do This--Not That!	Teachers are being bombarded with ideas for teaching nonfiction, but what really works? In this essential book, dynamic author Lori G. Wilfong describes ten best practices for teaching nonfiction and how to implement them in the classroom. She also points out practices that should be avoided, helping you figure out which strategies to ditch and which to embrace.Topics coTeachers are being bombarded with ideas for teaching nonfiction, but what really works? In this essential book, dynamic author Lori G. Wilfong describes ten best practices for teaching nonfiction and how to implement them in the classroom. She also points out practices that should be avoided, helping you figure out which strategies to ditch and which to embrace.Topics covered includeFinding quality, differentiated texts to teach contentSelecting support strategies with purposeProviding students with a range of scaffolds for effective summary writingPurposely selecting vocabulary words to support content learningWorking with students to develop strategies to cite textual evidenceUsing text structure as both a reading and writing tool for analyzing nonfictionAnd much more!Every chapter begins with an engaging scenario and ends with action steps to help you get started. The book also contains tons of handy templates that you can reproduce and use in your own classroom.
/book/show/4896006-rainy?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Rainy (First Step Nonfiction)	A basic introduction to what you see on a rainy day.
/book/show/4737742-the-practice-and-craft-of-creative-nonfiction?from_search=true	Connie Griffin	The Practice And Craft Of Creative Nonfiction	
/book/show/11877590-searching-for-cures?from_search=true	Melissa McDaniel	Searching for Cures (Informational Nonfiction)	
/book/show/1865501.Nonfiction_Writing_Prompts_for_Geometry?from_search=true	Amy M. Whited (Editor)	Nonfiction Writing Prompts for Geometry	The positive effect of writing is counterintuitive to what many educators believe to be true. However, when shown the data, teachers and administrators who start using nonfiction writing are quickly convinced of its value.
/book/show/14573597-reading-nonfiction-2-enhanced?from_search=true	Saddleback Educational Publishing (Editor)	Reading Nonfiction 2 Enhanced	This is an Enhanced eBook on CD. The reproducible lessons in this series were designed for students who still have trouble understanding what they read. All lessons (16 in each reproducible) feature a two-page reading selection followed by four pages of correlated exercises. The emphasis is on variety for maximum interest and involvement--covers traditional reading comprehThis is an Enhanced eBook on CD. The reproducible lessons in this series were designed for students who still have trouble understanding what they read. All lessons (16 in each reproducible) feature a two-page reading selection followed by four pages of correlated exercises. The emphasis is on variety for maximum interest and involvement--covers traditional reading comprehension skills, language arts skills (e.g. vocabulary, syllabication, variant word forms, etc.) and critical thinking skills. Topics Include: Animals in the News; Sports Spectaculars; Investors and Inventions; Historic American Places.
/book/show/27879411-becoming-experts?from_search=true	Amanda Hartman Celena Larkey Lindsay Wilkes	Becoming Experts: Reading nonfiction	
/book/show/28459870-cloning?from_search=true	Susan Henneburg	Cloning (Red Rhino Nonfiction)	Learn about the history, potential, and dangers of cloning, from the first cloned salamander to Dolly the sheep and beyond.Engage your most struggling readers in grades 3-8 with Red Rhino Nonfiction! This new series features high-interest topics in every content area. Visually appealing full-color photographs and illustrations, fun facts, and short chapters keep emergingLearn about the history, potential, and dangers of cloning, from the first cloned salamander to Dolly the sheep and beyond.Engage your most struggling readers in grades 3-8 with Red Rhino Nonfiction! This new series features high-interest topics in every content area. Visually appealing full-color photographs and illustrations, fun facts, and short chapters keep emerging readers focused. Written at a 1.5-1.9 readability level, these books include pre-reading comprehension questions and a 20-word glossary for comprehension support.
/book/show/14510106-nonfiction-writing-grade-3?from_search=true	Jennifer Kroll Robin Kelly (Editor) Leslie Sorg (Editor)	Nonfiction Writing, Grade 3	Nonfiction Writing grade 3 provides 17 units of instruction and practice activities. Each unit focuses on a basic element or specific form of nonfiction writing and includes guided lessons and accompanying student pages.Focused instruction on important nonfiction writing forms! Provide your students with guided instruction and activities that will strengthen their nonfictiNonfiction Writing grade 3 provides 17 units of instruction and practice activities. Each unit focuses on a basic element or specific form of nonfiction writing and includes guided lessons and accompanying student pages.Focused instruction on important nonfiction writing forms! Provide your students with guided instruction and activities that will strengthen their nonfiction writing skills as they practice expository, persuasive, and narrative writing. Each unit centers on a basic element or specific form of nonfiction writing and includes guided lessons and accompanying student pages with activities. Each lesson targets a specific skill essential to that element or form. Because the writing forms covered are often found on standardized tests, the activities are a great tool for test prep. You'll love Nonfiction Writing because each title provides... direct instruction on the form-specific skills students need in order to master expository, persuasive, and narrative nonfiction writing. exposure to writing forms such as persuasive essay, biography, and research report, which helps prepare students for standardized testing. easy-to-follow lesson plans that present teachers with guided instruction and ideas for modeling each skill. engaging writing models, activities, and reviews that feature grade-appropriate topics to motivate students as they strengthen their writing. Each unit includes: teacher pages with guided instruction and modeling of the targeted skill, as well as reduced student pages with answers and sample responses at a glance. student activity pages that allow students to apply the writing skills they've learned. a review lesson that guides students through the process of critiquing and revising a flawed example of the writing form. Some units include an optional extension activity to further explore the skill or writing form. Help your students develop solid nonfiction writing skills with the engaging, skill-based practice in Nonfiction Writing!
/book/show/13195291-nonfiction-in-the-k-1-classroom?from_search=true	Wiley Blevins Alice Boynton	Nonfiction In The K-1 Classroom	
/book/show/16618693-reading-nonfiction-1?from_search=true	Saddleback Educational Publishing (Editor)	Reading Nonfiction 1	The reproducible lessons in this series were designed for students who still have trouble understanding what they read. All lessons (16 in each reproducible) feature a two-page reading selection followed by four pages of correlated exercises. The emphasis is on variety for maximum interest and involvement--covers traditional reading comprehension skills, language arts skilThe reproducible lessons in this series were designed for students who still have trouble understanding what they read. All lessons (16 in each reproducible) feature a two-page reading selection followed by four pages of correlated exercises. The emphasis is on variety for maximum interest and involvement--covers traditional reading comprehension skills, language arts skills (e.g. vocabulary, syllabication, variant word forms, etc.) and critical thinking skills. Topics Include: Biography and Autobiography; Science and Technology; History and Geography; Historic Speeches.
/book/show/14433158-reading-nonfiction-1?from_search=true	Stephen Feinstein	Reading Nonfiction 1	The Reading in Context lessons (16 in each worktext) feature a two-page reading selection followed by four pages of correlated exercises. The emphasis is on traditional reading comprehension skills, language art skills (e.g. vocabulary, syllabication, variant word forms, etc.) and critical thinking skills.
/book/show/3701702-great-new-nonfiction-reads?from_search=true	Sharron L. McElmeel	Great New Nonfiction Reads	Selected for their accuracy, authenticity, and appeal, these books span the curriculum in subject matter and will help librarians advise readers making the transition from fiction to nonfiction. McElmeel provides thorough guidelines for choosing and using information books to promote literacy and learning through inquiry. Complete bibliographic information, grade and age lSelected for their accuracy, authenticity, and appeal, these books span the curriculum in subject matter and will help librarians advise readers making the transition from fiction to nonfiction. McElmeel provides thorough guidelines for choosing and using information books to promote literacy and learning through inquiry. Complete bibliographic information, grade and age levels, and series information are given for each title with suggestions for related resources (both fiction and nonfiction) and learning connections.
/book/show/14783326-the-art-of-nonfiction-writing?from_search=true	Deborah Mutnick	The Art of Nonfiction Writing	
/book/show/7536234-nonfiction-english-2-syllabus?from_search=true	Elisabeth Doucey (Editor) Elizabeth Horton (Editor)	Nonfiction English 2 Syllabus	
/book/show/18969096-nonfiction-classics-for-students?from_search=true	Elizabeth Thomason (Editor)	Nonfiction Classics for Students	Nonfiction Classics for Students provides in-depth literary and historical background on the most commonly studied nonfiction essays, books, biographies and memoirs in a streamlined, easy-to-use format. Covering 15-20 works per volume, this five-volume reference set gives high school and undergraduate students an ideal starting point for class assignments, term papers andNonfiction Classics for Students provides in-depth literary and historical background on the most commonly studied nonfiction essays, books, biographies and memoirs in a streamlined, easy-to-use format. Covering 15-20 works per volume, this five-volume reference set gives high school and undergraduate students an ideal starting point for class assignments, term papers and special projects.
/book/show/13777021-on-the-seashore-nonfiction-grade-k?from_search=true	Jo Windsor	On the Seashore, Nonfiction Grade K	
/book/show/16927765-popular-nonfiction-authors-for-children?from_search=true	Margaret Coggins Jane H Imber Flora R Wyatt	Popular Nonfiction Authors for Children	Introduce students to some of today's best nonfiction authors and their writing-and promote nonfiction reading to young learners! Engaging biographical sketches of 65 current nonfiction authors (some of them award winners) are accompanied by selective, annotated bibliographies for further reading. In addition, author photos and an author message to students enhance the expIntroduce students to some of today's best nonfiction authors and their writing-and promote nonfiction reading to young learners! Engaging biographical sketches of 65 current nonfiction authors (some of them award winners) are accompanied by selective, annotated bibliographies for further reading. In addition, author photos and an author message to students enhance the experience. Biographies outline the childhoods of the authors, how they became writers, and how they go about their work. A detailed subject index allows you to plan thematic units of study and to assist students in finding reading material that matches their interests. A diversity of current authors and subjects are represented in this useful work.
/book/show/381622.Green?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Green (First Step Nonfiction: Colors)	Using simple vocabulary and photographs, this series introduces beginning readers to colors. The easy-to-read, repetitive format helps students recognize sight words and become familiar with simple sentence construction. The brilliantly colored photographs reinforced printed words that describe familiar objects.
/book/show/11389595-reading-comprehensiondeveloping-fiction-and-nonfiction-skills?from_search=true	Unknown Author 596	Reading Comprehensiondeveloping Fiction And Nonfiction Skills	
/book/show/1832781.Style_and_Substance?from_search=true	Lee Gutkind	Style and Substance (Creative Nonfiction no 10)	Style and Substance is a collection of essays by writers of creative nonfiction (personal essay, memoir) that exhibit a combination of autobiographical fact and highly refined wriitng craft. Whether in Genevieve Cotter's tense The Five Glorious Mysteries, or Becky Bradway's quietly desperate A Better Porch, these essays all offer a new look at life.
/book/show/16096354-modern-image-of-man-in-nonfiction?from_search=true	Julian L. Maline (editor) Vernon Ruland	Modern Image of Man in Nonfiction (1914- )	Literary studies for students in Roman Catholic parochial schools.
/book/show/5752595-survival?from_search=true	Eli Francis	Survival (Dingles Leveled Readers   Nonfiction)	
/book/show/927612.Teaming_Up_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Kirsten Anderson	Teaming Up Nonfiction	
/book/show/22891152-cows?from_search=true	Cynthia Klingel Robert B. Noyed	Cows: Set 2 Nonfiction Reader	
/book/show/14523515-the-get-published-bundle-for-writers-of-nonfiction?from_search=true	Michael Larsen Sharlene Martin	The "Get Published" Bundle for Writers of Nonfiction	SPECIAL SHRINKWRAPPED BUNDLE! Attention writers of nonfiction! You now have the inside track on getting your work published with Publish Your Nonfiction Book and How to Write a Book Proposal, 3rd Edition. Go beyond a query letter and learn how to build a respectable platform, decide if you need an agent to get published, make your manuscript and proposal attractive to editSPECIAL SHRINKWRAPPED BUNDLE! Attention writers of nonfiction! You now have the inside track on getting your work published with Publish Your Nonfiction Book and How to Write a Book Proposal, 3rd Edition. Go beyond a query letter and learn how to build a respectable platform, decide if you need an agent to get published, make your manuscript and proposal attractive to editors, create a professional-looking proposal package and predispose agents to make their best offer. With Publish Your Nonfiction Book and How to Write a Book Proposal, you'll develop a deeper understanding of what the publishing industry is really like and how you can navigate it successfully.
/book/show/16921215-100-most-popular-nonfiction-authors?from_search=true	Geraldine Coleman	100 Most Popular Nonfiction Authors	Very few issues are as important as education today and Dr. Coleman weds extant research with personal experiences to provide a contextual framework from which the reader can garner a more intense understanding of the issues. She covers such issues as parental involvement, academic achievement, teacher attitude, discipline, student motivation, and the impact of social probVery few issues are as important as education today and Dr. Coleman weds extant research with personal experiences to provide a contextual framework from which the reader can garner a more intense understanding of the issues. She covers such issues as parental involvement, academic achievement, teacher attitude, discipline, student motivation, and the impact of social problems on the education process and student achievement. The discourse evolves around five underlying themes: education is a partnership, perceptions and attitudes dictate our behavior, knowledge creates understanding and understanding creates change; there are different ways of knowing and educators must expand their pedagogy to acknowledge and respond to the varied learning styles of students. Because of the many social problems that impact the lives of students, there is a need to redefine what it means to be a teacher and educate the whole child.The author presents the issues from different perspectives, emphasizing the need for home, school and community to work together to advance the educational agenda for all children. Dr. Coleman offers an action plan for change and sends a clear message that by combining efforts, schools, homes and communities can affect change.
/book/show/19083998-short-nonfiction-collection-vol-006?from_search=true	Various	Short Nonfiction Collection Vol. 006	SECTION CHAPTER AUTHOR SOURCE READER TIME01 Address to the People of Illinois on Tariff or Taxation, March 4, 1843 Abraham Lincoln Etext Mark F. Smith 00:03:5202 All is not Gold that Glitters Vanity Fair Etext Lee Ann Howlett 00:04:2603 The Awful German Language Mark Twain Etext Alex Becker 00:47:5304 The Causes for which a PresidentSECTION CHAPTER AUTHOR SOURCE READER TIME01 Address to the People of Illinois on Tariff or Taxation, March 4, 1843 Abraham Lincoln Etext  Mark F. Smith 00:03:5202 All is not Gold that Glitters Vanity Fair Etext  Lee Ann Howlett 00:04:2603 The Awful German Language Mark Twain Etext  Alex Becker 00:47:5304 The Causes for which a President Can Be Impeached; Atlantic Monthly, 1867 C. M. Ellis Etext  Lee Ann Howlett 00:15:5605 Crimes of Carnegie Eugene V. Debs  Etext  Brent Floyd 00:04:2706 Dedication and Preface to Palgrave's Golden Treasury Francis T. Palgrave Etext Clarica 00:12:2807 The Different Degrees of Enjoyment Presented by the Contemplation of Nature Alexander von Humboldt Etext Mark F. Smith 00:05:5108 Last Honors to Emerson The New York Times Etext Alan Davis Drake (1945-2010) 00:07:4209 The Materialist Basis of Education Lena Morrow Lewis Etext Brent Floyd 00:03:3010 The Ninety-Five Theses Martin Luther Etext David Jaquay 00:17:3511 On the Antiseptic Principle of the Practice of Surgery  Joseph Lister Etext J. M. Smallheer 00:26:0312 The Progress of Medical Science; 1860 Vanity Fair Etext Lee Ann Howlett 00:03:4013 Ruth Bought by New York Americans The New York Times Etext Bob Tassinari 00:09:1614 The Story of An Eyewitness Jack London Etext Elaine Hamby 00:18:1515 Winter Sunshine John Burroughs Etext Esther 00:36:32
/book/show/8362961-nonfiction-reading-comprehension-grade-3?from_search=true	Debra J. Housel	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Grade 3	After reading brief nonfiction passages about science, geography, or history topics, students answer multiple-choice and short-answer questions to build seven essential comprehension skills.
/book/show/24407935-the-nonfictionst-s-guide?from_search=true	Robert Root	The Nonfictionst's Guide: On Writing Creative Nonfiction	A clear, wide-ranging, and thoroughly studied discussion of the creative nonfiction genre. Includes insightful and intelligent looks at montage and collage, white space, and writing by ear, among other subjects particular to the craft.
/book/show/14313563-differentiated-nonfiction-reading-grade-4?from_search=true	Debra J. Housel Erica N. Russikoff (Editor) Clint McKnight (Illustrator)	Differentiated Nonfiction Reading, Grade 4	Heres a way to teach the same grade-level content to students with varying reading skills! The same information is written at three different levels: below grade level, at grade level, and above grade level. All the students in your class can read the passage and have the information they need to respond to the same six questions that evaluate their comprehension of the suHeres a way to teach the same grade-level content to students with varying reading skills! The same information is written at three different levels: below grade level, at grade level, and above grade level. All the students in your class can read the passage and have the information they need to respond to the same six questions that evaluate their comprehension of the subject matter. The curriculum topics for science, geography, history, and language arts are correlated to the McREL standards and benchmarks. The reading levels of the passages are calculated according to the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Formula.
/book/show/10054454-whales?from_search=true	Leslie McGuire Judith Hunt	Whales (We Read Phonics-Nonfiction)	We Read Phonics is an innovative series that combines a fun story with simple phonic games. The games are quick and easy to play and are designed to help children read the story and improve their reading skills. The result is faster reading development and kids who love to read Whales - Get a glimpse into the lives of some of the biggest animals on earth Features beautifulWe Read Phonics is an innovative series that combines a fun story with simple phonic games. The games are quick and easy to play and are designed to help children read the story and improve their reading skills. The result is faster reading development and kids who love to read Whales - Get a glimpse into the lives of some of the biggest animals on earth Features beautiful photography and illustrations of many different kinds of whales.
/book/show/22493019-a-hemingway-legacy?from_search=true	J.J. Botta	A Hemingway Legacy: The Creative Nonfiction Memoir	
/book/show/32323255-sachiko?from_search=true	Caren Stelson	Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story (Nonfiction - Young Adult)	This striking work of narrative nonfiction tells the true story of six-year-old Sachiko Yasui's survival of the Nagasaki atomic bomb on August 9, 1945 and the heartbreaking and lifelong aftermath. Having conducted extensive interviews with Sachiko Yasui, Caren Stelson shares the true story of a young girl who survived the atomic bomb and chronicles her long journey to findThis striking work of narrative nonfiction tells the true story of six-year-old Sachiko Yasui's survival of the Nagasaki atomic bomb on August 9, 1945 and the heartbreaking and lifelong aftermath. Having conducted extensive interviews with Sachiko Yasui, Caren Stelson shares the true story of a young girl who survived the atomic bomb and chronicles her long journey to find peace. This special book offers readers a remarkable new perspective on the final moments of World War II and their aftermath.
/book/show/22323673-magic-school-bus-presents?from_search=true	Tom Jackson Bruce Degen (Illustrations)	Magic School Bus Presents: The Rainforest: A Nonfiction Companion to the Original Magic School Bus Series	THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS THE RAINFOREST stars Ms. Frizzle and her class and explores the plants and animals of our planet's rainforests.The bestselling Magic School Bus series has taught thousands of kids about everything from oceans to space to dinosaurs. MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS THE RAINFOREST will expand upon the original titles with fresh and updated content abouTHE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS THE RAINFOREST stars Ms. Frizzle and her class and explores the plants and animals of our planet's rainforests.The bestselling Magic School Bus series has taught thousands of kids about everything from oceans to space to dinosaurs. MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS THE RAINFOREST will expand upon the original titles with fresh and updated content about all of the incredible plants and animals that live in the world's rainforests. With vivid full-color photographs on each page as well as illustrations of the beloved Ms. Frizzle and her students, the Magic School Bus Presents series will enthrall a whole new generation of Magic School Bus readers.
/book/show/8735858-teaching-nonfiction-writing?from_search=true	Laura Robb	Teaching Nonfiction Writing: A Practical Guide: Strategies and Tips From Leading Authors Translated Into Classroom-Tested Lessons	In this fascinating look at nonfiction writing, Laura Robb shares the classroom-tested lessons she developed after interviewing prominent nonfiction writers about their practice. From finding topics and writing leads, to including voice and nonfiction features, to using nonfiction text structures such as compare and contrast effectively, youll find a wealth of mini-lessonIn this fascinating look at nonfiction writing, Laura Robb shares the classroom-tested lessons she developed after interviewing prominent nonfiction writers about their practice. From finding topics and writing leads, to including voice and nonfiction features, to using nonfiction text structures such as compare and contrast effectively, youll find a wealth of mini-lessons on all aspects of the writing process, focused specifically on nonfiction writing. This book was originally published as Nonfiction Writing From the Inside Out. For use with Grades 5 & Up.
/book/show/12703925-exploring-leaves?from_search=true	Kristin Sterling	Exploring Leaves (First Step Nonfiction: Let's Look at Plants)	This title introduces beginning readers to leaves. Simple text describes the leafs function as well as offering easy-to-understand examples.
/book/show/14359873-what-does-a-hammer-do?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	What Does a Hammer Do? (First Step Nonfiction: Tools at Work)	Vibrant color photographs and simple sentences introduce students to a variety of tools. Students will learn how these basic tools work while improving their reading skills. This series meets both physical science and reading standards.
/book/show/20386037-fiction-nonfiction-early-fluent-60-book-set?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials	Fiction & Nonfiction Early Fluent 60-Book Set: Themed Fiction and Nonfiction	Engage reluctant readers with this 60-book set that combines fictional stories with the informational text found in TIME FOR KIDS Nonfiction Readers to introduce early readers to multiple text types as called for in the Common Core and other state standards. Fiction titles include: Vroom! Poems About Things with Wheels; The Treasure Hunt; Barnaby Dell; Why Anansi Has EightEngage reluctant readers with this 60-book set that combines fictional stories with the informational text found in TIME FOR KIDS Nonfiction Readers to introduce early readers to multiple text types as called for in the Common Core and other state standards. Fiction titles include: Vroom! Poems About Things with Wheels; The Treasure Hunt; Barnaby Dell; Why Anansi Has Eight Thin Legs: A Tale from West Africa; The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse; Cuckoo, Cuckoo: A Folktale from Mexico; Journey to the Center of the Earth; Where Did the Dinosaurs Go?; Escape from Pacaya; Boris and Bea; The Snake's Diary by Little Yellow; Patrick and Paloma; Mia's Chocolate Challenge; The Glass Slippers; This Is the Tower That Frank Built; The Lonely Penguin's Blog; The Happy Faces Leave Home; In a Whirl; Planet Puzzle; Lizzie's Dream; Footprints on the Moon: Poems About Space; The Human Calculator; Your Guide to Superheroes; My Foot Fell Asleep; Sarah's Journal; A Road Trip to Yosemite; Way Back When; The Untold Story of Miss Mirabella; The Hare and the Tortoise; and Soo Yun's Book. Nonfiction titles include: A Visit to a Car Factory; A Visit to a Farm; A Visit to a Marine Base; Next Stop: Mexico; Next Stop: Canada; Next Stop: The Caribbean; Earthquakes!; Tornadoes and Hurricanes!; Volcanoes!; Eagles Up Close; Horses Up Close; Snakes Up Close; Craft It: Hand-Blown Glass; Build It: Skyscrapers; Make It: Chocolate; Step into the Forest; Step into the Desert; Step into the Rainforest; Our Earth; Outer Space; The Solar System; Look Inside: Your Brain; Look Inside: Your Skeleton and Muscles; Look Inside: Your Heart and Lungs; Count Me In! School Carnival; Count Me In! Soccer Tournament; Count Me In! What's for Lunch?; George Washington; Martin Luther King Jr.; and Susan B. Anthony.
/book/show/31626220-nonfiction-in-motion?from_search=true	Julie Dietzel-Glair	Nonfiction in Motion: Connecting Preschoolers with Nonfiction Books Through Movement	An underutilized source for storytime programs, quality nonfiction books can help bridge the reading gap between preschool boys and girls; boys enjoy facts and true stuff, and including these books in storytime helps boys see that reading can be fun. Here, Dietzel-Glair spotlights a multitude of nonfiction titles published since 2005 that will engage young childrens curAn underutilized source for storytime programs, quality nonfiction books can help bridge the reading gap between preschool boys and girls; boys enjoy facts and true stuff, and including these books in storytime helps boys see that reading can be fun. Here, Dietzel-Glair spotlights a multitude of nonfiction titles published since 2005 that will engage young childrens curiosity while activating learning through movement-based activities. A huge time-saver for storytime planners and presenters, and a useful collection development tool, this guide:identifies 200 quality nonfiction books suitable for preschoolers, all in print or easy to find, covering fun topics like animals, construction, and science;includes recommended art, movement, music, and prop ideas for each book that will fire up childrens imaginations;shows how to incorporate the five practices for early literacy and offers other helpful storytime tips;provides several outlines for art projects; andfeatures multiple indexes to aid in finding just the right title, author, or subject.Using this book as a springboard for programming will ensure that storytime is a delightful, educational experience for children and adults alike.
/book/show/34632635-how-to-write-your-nonfiction-book?from_search=true	Andrew Lawrence	How to Write Your Nonfiction Book: A Guide for the Nonfiction Author	A guide for the beginning nonfiction book writer. This book deals with the book idea, title, cover, style, research, format, work habits and overcoming obstacles. This book shows you how to get started. And how to get finished. Want to write a book? Read THIS book!
/book/show/7010129-the-step-by-step-guide-to-self-publishing-for-profit?from_search=true	Christy Pinheiro Nick Russell Cynthia Sherwood (Editor)	The Step-By-Step Guide to Self-Publishing for Profit: Start a Home-Based Publishing Company and Publish Your Nonfiction Book with Createspace and Amazon	A fine book for self-publishers set to take advantage of today's best entry to self- publishing. Aaron Shepard, author of Aiming at Amazon. This book cuts through all the hype that surrounds the publishing industry. Learn how to register your own publishing imprint and reap the benefits of passive income that successful writing provides. This book shows you, step-by-stepA fine book for self-publishers set to take advantage of today's best entry to self- publishing. Aaron Shepard, author of Aiming at Amazon. This book cuts through all the hype that surrounds the publishing industry. Learn how to register your own publishing imprint and reap the benefits of passive income that successful writing provides. This book shows you, step-by-step, how to set up your own publishing company and self-publish your own nonfiction book WITHOUT the expense of inventory or pricey writing services that bogus vanity publishers sell to authors. Using CreateSpace, an Amazon affiliate company, you can self-publish with very few costs up front. Stop dreaming and start living; get your book published and distributed the easy way, and keep ALL the profits for yourself! See the official website for this book and learn more about the authors at:
/book/show/1543326.Nonfiction_Writing?from_search=true	Laura Robb	Nonfiction Writing: From the Inside Out - USE 0-545-23966-4: Writing Lessons Inspired by Conversations With Leading Authors	In this amazing book, Russell Freedman, Jean Craighead George, Kathryn Lasky, Stephen Swinburne, Michael Tunnel, David Quammen, Katherine Paterson and many others share with Laura Robb how they write compelling, beautiful nonfiction. Robb interweaves their advice with lessons on teaching all aspects of craft, including choosing fascinating topics, researching, revising, woIn this amazing book, Russell Freedman, Jean Craighead George, Kathryn Lasky, Stephen Swinburne, Michael Tunnel, David Quammen, Katherine Paterson and many others share with Laura Robb how they write compelling, beautiful nonfiction. Robb interweaves their advice with lessons on teaching all aspects of craft, including choosing fascinating topics, researching, revising, word choice, leads, and endings. Includes author quotes to share with students, assessment & management tips, and more. For use with Grades 3 & Up.
/book/show/22292068-soccer?from_search=true	Mary Pope Osborne Natalie Pope Boyce Salvatore Murdocca (Illustrations)	Soccer: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #52: Soccer on Sunday	Japanese edition of Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #29: Soccer: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #52: Soccer on Sunday. Following their adventures in Magic Tree House #52, Jack and Annie are eager to know more about the history of soccer (Football to rest of world). In Japanese. Annotation copyright Tsai Fong Books, Inc. Distributed by Tsai Fong Books, Inc.
/book/show/30427938-getting-started-with-nonfiction-kit?from_search=true	Michele Dufresne	Getting Started with Nonfiction Kit	A child learns so much about how to read by reading with you. The I Love to Read Getting Started books are just right for a child beginning to learn to read. When you teach your child to ride a bike, you will most likely use training wheels to make it easy for him or her to learn. The Getting Started books begin with very simple, easy-to-read stories that gradually becomeA child learns so much about how to read by reading with you. The I Love to Read Getting Started books are just right for a child beginning to learn to read. When you teach your child to ride a bike, you will most likely use training wheels to make it easy for him or her to learn. The Getting Started books begin with very simple, easy-to-read stories that gradually become more challenging. Delightful characters and story plots, along with simple sentences and pictures, help your child understand and anticipate the story and provide the training wheels for learning to read. Includes 14 nonfiction books and a handy parent guide to help your child succeed at reading.
/book/show/14313732-nonfiction-reading-grade-1?from_search=true	Ruth Foster	Nonfiction Reading, Grade 1	Quick, easy, effective activities support standards and help students improve skills they need for success in testing. Sound too good to be true? Not at all. Thats just what each book in this series offers.
/book/show/13791599-viewpoints?from_search=true	Contemporary Books, Inc.	Viewpoints: Nonfiction Selections	
/book/show/18969436-john-steinbecks-nonfiction-revisited?from_search=true	Warren G. French (Editor)	John Steinbecks Nonfiction Revisited	
/book/show/636738.Interesting_Times?from_search=true	Michael E. Ross	Interesting Times: Essays and Nonfiction	ONE NATION SUBJECT TO CHANGE America at the turn of the twentieth century and just after is the focus of this collection of essays and nonfiction from a veteran journalist, essayist, critic and observer of American life and popular culture. Venturing from an insider's perspective of The New York Times to his interviews with black police officers, Michael E. Ross explores aONE NATION SUBJECT TO CHANGE America at the turn of the twentieth century and just after is the focus of this collection of essays and nonfiction from a veteran journalist, essayist, critic and observer of American life and popular culture. Venturing from an insider's perspective of The New York Times to his interviews with black police officers, Michael E. Ross explores a nation evolving dramatically, maybe now more than any other time in its history. Exploring television, blues, jazz, hip hop, Al Gore, Ralph Nader, Andrew Sullivan, Jayson Blair, the California recall election's outcome, America's gun fixation, the nation's enduring racial disquiet, the use of language under Bush II, and his own reckoning with maturity, the author offers a fresh, irreverent, provocative look at a country caught up in wrenching - and redefining - transition. MICHAEL E. ROSS has been a reporter, editor and critic at The New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle and other newspapers. His reviews, fiction, essay sand reviews have appeared in The New York Times, Salon, Konch, MSNBC Internet and other publications.
/book/show/15022185-broadman-holman-nonfiction?from_search=true	Anonymous (Manufacturer)	Broadman & Holman Nonfiction	
/book/show/14757722-unti-glock-nonfiction?from_search=true	Alison Glock	Unti Glock Nonfiction	
/book/show/5698793-creating-nonfiction-i-cite?from_search=true	Becky Bradway Douglas Hesse Douglas P. Downs	Creating Nonfiction & i-cite	Creative nonfiction -- prose that fuses the conventions of reportage with the aesthetics of literature and the passion for self-expression -- is emerging as one of the most important contemporary genres, one that captures the imagination and commitment of student writers.Creative nonfiction -- prose that fuses the conventions of reportage with the aesthetics of literature and the passion for self-expression -- is emerging as one of the most important contemporary genres, one that captures the imagination and commitment of student writers.
/book/show/27886882-becoming-experts?from_search=true	Lucy Calkins	Becoming Experts: Reading Nonfiction	
/book/show/14510101-nonfiction-writing-grade-2?from_search=true	Camille Liscinsky	Nonfiction Writing, Grade 2	Nonfiction Writing Grade 2 provides 18 units of instruction and practice activities. Each unit focuses on a basic element or specific form of nonfiction writing and includes guided lessons and accompanying student pages.Focused instruction on important nonfiction writing forms! Provide your students with guided instruction and activities that will strengthen their nonfictiNonfiction Writing Grade 2 provides 18 units of instruction and practice activities. Each unit focuses on a basic element or specific form of nonfiction writing and includes guided lessons and accompanying student pages.Focused instruction on important nonfiction writing forms! Provide your students with guided instruction and activities that will strengthen their nonfiction writing skills as they practice expository, persuasive, and narrative writing. Each unit centers on a basic element or specific form of nonfiction writing and includes guided lessons and accompanying student pages with activities. Each lesson targets a specific skill essential to that element or form. Because the writing forms covered are often found on standardized tests, the activities are a great tool for test prep. You'll love Nonfiction Writing because each title provides... direct instruction on the form-specific skills students need in order to master expository, persuasive, and narrative nonfiction writing. exposure to writing forms such as persuasive essay, biography, and research report, which helps prepare students for standardized testing. easy-to-follow lesson plans that present teachers with guided instruction and ideas for modeling each skill. engaging writing models, activities, and reviews that feature grade-appropriate topics to motivate students as they strengthen their writing. Each unit includes: teacher pages with guided instruction and modeling of the targeted skill, as well as reduced student pages with answers and sample responses at a glance. student activity pages that allow students to apply the writing skills they've learned. a review lesson that guides students through the process of critiquing and revising a flawed example of the writing form. Some units include an optional extension activity to further explore the skill or writing form. Help your students develop solid nonfiction writing skills with the engaging, skill-based practice in Nonfiction Writing!
/book/show/14850264-nonfiction-event-kit?from_search=true	Anton Powell (Editor) Philip Steele (Editor) Various (Illustrator)	Nonfiction Event Kit	
/book/show/21887050-nonfiction-strategies-that-work?from_search=true	Lori G Wilfong	Nonfiction Strategies That Work: Do This--Not That!	Teachers are being bombarded with ideas for teaching nonfiction, but whatworks? In this essential book, dynamic author Lori G. Wilfong describes ten best practices for teaching nonfiction and how to implement them in the classroom. She also points out practices that should be avoided, helping you figure out which strategies to ditch and which to embrace.Topics covTeachers are being bombarded with ideas for teaching nonfiction, but whatworks? In this essential book, dynamic author Lori G. Wilfong describes ten best practices for teaching nonfiction and how to implement them in the classroom. She also points out practices that should be avoided, helping you figure out which strategies to ditch and which to embrace.Topics covered include...Finding quality, differentiated texts to teach contentSelecting support strategies with purposeProviding students with a range of scaffolds for effective summary writingPurposely selecting vocabulary words to support content learningWorking with students to develop strategies to cite textual evidenceUsing text structure as both a reading and writing tool for analyzing nonfictionAnd much more!Every chapter begins with an engaging scenario and ends with action steps to help you get started. The book also contains tons of handy templates that you can reproduce and use in your own classroom.
/book/show/12543202-creating-nonfiction-compclass-solo?from_search=true	Becky Bradway Douglas Hesse	Creating Nonfiction & Compclass Solo	
/book/show/6882748-creating-nonfiction-re?from_search=true	Becky Bradway Douglas Hesse	Creating Nonfiction & Re:Writing Plus	
/book/show/21890174-seahorse---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Seahorse - Kids Explore: Animal Books Nonfiction - Books Ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge. Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/18323783-booktalking-nonfiction?from_search=true	Jennifer Bromann-Bender	Booktalking Nonfiction: 200 Surefire Winners for Middle and High School Readers	Booktalking Nonfiction: 200 Sure-Fire Winners for Middle and High School Readers will provide an introduction to selecting and writing booktalks for nonfiction books with a focus on unique informational texts and biographies and autobiographies. A booktalk is a summary of a book presented in a way that would interest someone in reading the book described. Why non-fiction?Booktalking Nonfiction: 200 Sure-Fire Winners for Middle and High School Readers will provide an introduction to selecting and writing booktalks for nonfiction books with a focus on unique informational texts and biographies and autobiographies. A booktalk is a summary of a book presented in a way that would interest someone in reading the book described. Why non-fiction? Because the Common Core Standards Initiative, which most states have adopted, requires that 70% of the materials students read be from the category of informational texts it is especially important to focus on nonfiction when sharing books with students. Here s everything you need to do just that. Chapters cover selecting, writing, preparing, and presenting booktalks, special tips for high-interest, low-level books, and using non-fiction in the library and the classroom. Two hundred ready-to-present booktalks arranged by genre are also included. Genres include animals, famous people, sports, crime and serial killers, movies and television, religion, war, history, and the supernatural.
/book/show/33807040-tillie-pierce?from_search=true	Tanya  Anderson	Tillie Pierce: Teen Eyewitness to the Battle of Gettysburg (Nonfiction - Grades 4-8)	Imagine being fifteen years old, facing the bloodiest battle ever to take place on U.S. soil: the Battle of Gettysburg. In July 1863, this is exactly what happened to Tillie Pierce, a normal teenager who became an unlikely heroine of the Civil War (1861-1865). Tillie and other women and girls like her found themselves trapped during this critical three-day battle in southeImagine being fifteen years old, facing the bloodiest battle ever to take place on U.S. soil: the Battle of Gettysburg. In July 1863, this is exactly what happened to Tillie Pierce, a normal teenager who became an unlikely heroine of the Civil War (1861-1865). Tillie and other women and girls like her found themselves trapped during this critical three-day battle in southern Pennsylvania. Without training, but with enormous courage and compassion, Tillie and other Gettysburg citizens helped save the lives of countless wounded Union and Confederate soldiers.In gripping prose,takes readers behind the scenes. And through Tillies own words, the story of one of the Civil Wars most famous battles comes alive.
/book/show/496050.Make_Your_Words_Work_Proven_Techniques_for_Effective_Writing_Fiction_and_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Gary Provost	Make Your Words Work, Proven Techniques for Effective Writing--Fiction and Nonfiction	Hardback book
/book/show/22293335-spider-facts-for-kids?from_search=true	Cindy Bowdoin	Spider Facts For Kids: Red Series Nonfiction Books For Kids Age 9-12	Spider Facts For Kids: Red Series Nonfiction Books For Kids Age 9-12Meet the master spinners!Spider Facts For Kids is an engaging spider facts book for kids age 9-12Spider Facts For Kids: Red Series Nonfiction Books For Kids Age 9-12Meet the master spinners!Spider Facts For Kids is an engaging spider facts book for kids age 9-12In Spider Facts For Kids you will learn about:Where Spiders LiveWhat Spiders EatHow Spiders Make WebsHow Spiders Use CamouflageHow Spiders HuntWhat Eats SpidersTarantula SpidersWolf SpidersJumping SpidersBlack Widow SpidersAnd MoreOptimized ImagesHow Pictures Enhance LearningAbout The Red And Blue SeriesA Note From The Author
/book/show/20353960-heroes-for-all-times?from_search=true	Mary Pope Osborne Natalie Pope Boyce	Heroes for All Times: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #51: High Time for Heroes	When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #51, they had lots of questions. How did Florence Nightingale change nursing? Who helped women get the vote? What was Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, dream? How did Gandhi change the world? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts behind six amazing people who have chWhen Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #51, they had lots of questions. How did Florence Nightingale change nursing? Who helped women get the vote? What was Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, dream? How did Gandhi change the world? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts behind six amazing people who have changed history. Includes Florence Nightingale, Martin Luther King, Jr., Gandhi, Harriet Tubman, Susan B. Anthony, and John Muir. Filled with up-to-date information, photos, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discovered in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures.
/book/show/30658752-in-short-in-short-in-short?from_search=true	Judith Kitchen (Editor) Mary Paumier Jones (Editor)	In Short in Short in Short: A Collection of Brief Creative Nonfiction a Collection of Brief Creative Nonfiction a Collection of Brief Creative Nonfiction	Something is going on out there. Almost simultaneously, many of our finest writers are experimenting with a new nonfiction form: brief pieces that are literary and personal rather than informational, complete in themselves, and short very short. Although the form has not had a name until now, the writers who are attracted to it include the known Tim O'Brien, Barry Lopez, TSomething is going on out there. Almost simultaneously, many of our finest writers are experimenting with a new nonfiction form: brief pieces that are literary and personal rather than informational, complete in themselves, and short very short. Although the form has not had a name until now, the writers who are attracted to it include the known Tim O'Brien, Barry Lopez, Terry Tempest Williams, Michael Ondaatje as well as just-discovered voices in the field of creative nonfiction, a genre that is transforming the essay.Delights and surprises await the reader in this rich gathering of Shorts. From Diane Ackerman's fascination with hummingbirds, to Andrei Codrescu's idiosyncratic view of nostalgia, to Albert Goldbarth's free-wheeling riff on the universe, each Short ranging from several paragraphs to 2,000 words becomes a sharply focused lens on an outer world or an inner sensibility.In Short, reflecting almost every way in which nonfiction can be written, is for all readers (and writers) who thrive on imaginative play and aesthetic satisfaction. Pick up this book; open it up. See if you can resist it.
/book/show/22735048-plastic-ahoy?from_search=true	Patricia Newman Annie Crawley (Illustrator)	Plastic, Ahoy!: Investigating the Great Pacific Garbage Patch (Nonfiction - Grades 4-8)	Plastic: it's used to make everything from drink bottles and bags to toys and toothbrushes. But what happens when it ends up where it doesn't belonglike in the Pacific Ocean? How does it affect ocean life? Is it dangerous? And exactly how much is out there? A team of researchers went on a scientific expedition to find out. They explored the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, whPlastic: it's used to make everything from drink bottles and bags to toys and toothbrushes. But what happens when it ends up where it doesn't belonglike in the Pacific Ocean? How does it affect ocean life? Is it dangerous? And exactly how much is out there? A team of researchers went on a scientific expedition to find out. They explored the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, where millions of pieces of plastic have collected. The plastic has drifted there from rivers, beaches, and ocean traffic all over the world. Most of it has broken down into tiny pieces the size of confetti.For nearly three weeks at sea, researchers gathered bits of plastic and ocean organisms. These samples helped them learn more about the effects of plastic in the ocean. Follow along on the expedition to find out how scientists studied the Garbage Patchand what alarming discoveries they made.
/book/show/11143681-teaching-about-nonfiction-with-picture-books?from_search=true	Constance J. Leuenberger	Teaching About Nonfiction With Picture Books: Engaging Lessons, Activities, and Reproducibles that Introduce Key Nonfiction Features and Build Comprehension	Using notable nonfiction picture books, a veteran teacher shares her classroom-tested ideas, lessons, and activities for introducing the features and functions of nonfiction text to early readers. Includes strategies for building background knowledge; tips for introducing new vocabulary; suggestions for previewing text; and discussion starters that help readers review, sorUsing notable nonfiction picture books, a veteran teacher shares her classroom-tested ideas, lessons, and activities for introducing the features and functions of nonfiction text to early readers. Includes strategies for building background knowledge; tips for introducing new vocabulary; suggestions for previewing text; and discussion starters that help readers review, sort, and synthesize information. Plus, reproducible record sheets, mini-books, graphic organizers, charts, maps, and more. For use with Grades K-1.
/book/show/19270875-how-to-research-profitable-nonfiction-book-ideas-that-will-make-you-mone?from_search=true	Darren Stock	How To Research Profitable Nonfiction Book Ideas That Will Make You Money Forever	How To Research Profitable Nonfiction eBook Ideas That Will Make You Money ForeverIn this book you will learn how toExample ways to you can research a HOT in demand topic for your book Why you shouHow To Research Profitable Nonfiction eBook Ideas That Will Make You Money ForeverIn this book you will learn how toExample ways to you can research a HOT in demand topic for your book     Why you should not use broad topics     How to drill down and find sub topics     How not to crush your passion for writing books     Why research is so incredibly important     Why you should solve problems with nonfiction books     How to solve your readers problems     The power of the Amazon Sales Rank     Example of HOT money making topics     Publishing strategies to get the most bang for your buck     My 3 Step fool proof blueprint to guarantee you publish in a hungry market     How to sense check and ensure your book will sell
/book/show/12703924-exploring-stems?from_search=true	Kristin Sterling	Exploring Stems (First Step Nonfiction: Let's Look at Plants)	This title introducesbeginning readers to stems. Simple text describes the stems function as well as offering easy-to-understand examples.
/book/show/12703942-exploring-seeds?from_search=true	Kristin Sterling	Exploring Seeds (First Step Nonfiction: Let's Look at Plants)	This title introduces beginning readers to seeds. Simple text describes the seeds function as well as offering easy-to-understand examples.
/book/show/5055854-nonfiction-for-the-classroom?from_search=true	Milton Meltzer E. Wendy Saul (Editor)	Nonfiction for the Classroom: Milton Meltzer on Writing, History, and Social Responsibility	
/book/show/11388780-ploughshares-fall-2009?from_search=true	Ploughshares Kathryn Harrison (Editor)	Ploughshares Fall 2009: Nonfiction issue edited by Kathryn Harrison	
/book/show/33350317-tell-you-what?from_search=true	Susanna Andrew (Editor) Jolisa Gracewood (Editor)	Tell You What: Great New Zealand Nonfiction 2017	'With the arrival of the second volume of Tell You What, the sum total of New Zealand non-fiction anthologies damn near doubles, ' noted the Sunday Star-Times when they picked up last year's edition. Well, we thought, let's damn near triple it. Because we've discovered that New Zealanders love their true stories. Last year's Tell You What was 'quite a ride . . . a gripping'With the arrival of the second volume of Tell You What, the sum total of New Zealand non-fiction anthologies damn near doubles, ' noted the Sunday Star-Times when they picked up last year's edition. Well, we thought, let's damn near triple it. Because we've discovered that New Zealanders love their true stories. Last year's Tell You What was 'quite a ride . . . a gripping, thought provoking and inspiring reminder of how much talent is out there' (KiaOra), featuring 'some of New Zealand's best writers, covering subjects like bullies, Barbies, girl bands and grandads' (The Australian Women's Weekly). 'Take it and read it, as, one by one, each writer tells us their what' wrote John Campbell in the foreword. And this year? Third time lucky we say. The talent is assembling. The stories are rolling in. The 2017 edition of Tell You What once again promises an intellectually stimulating summer for New Zealanders up and down the country
/book/show/13773396-let-s-make-a-picture-graph?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Let's Make a Picture Graph (First Step Nonfiction: Graph It!)	Vibrant color photographs and simple sentences introduce students to a variety of graphs. Students will love learning about graphs while improving their reading skills. This series meets both math and reading standards.
/book/show/14359885-what-does-a-saw-do?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	What Does a Saw Do? (First Step Nonfiction: Tools at Work)	Vibrant color photographs and simple sentences introduce students to a variety of tools. Students will learn how these basic tools work while improving their reading skills. This series meets both physical science and reading standards.
/book/show/14359895-what-does-a-wrench-do?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	What Does a Wrench Do? (First Step Nonfiction: Tools at Work)	Vibrant color photographs and simple sentences introduce students to a variety of tools. Students will learn how these basic tools work while improving their reading skills. This series meets both physical science and reading standards.
/book/show/20386038-fiction-nonfiction-fluent-60-book-set?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials	Fiction & Nonfiction Fluent 60-Book Set: Themed Fiction and Nonfiction	Easily pair nonfiction with fiction with this 60-book set that combines fictional stories with the informational text found in TIME FOR KIDS Nonfiction Readers to introduce elementary readers to multiple text types as called for in the Common Core and other state standards. Fiction titles include: Cat-astrophe at the Opera; Queen Serena; How to Survive in the Jungle by theEasily pair nonfiction with fiction with this 60-book set that combines fictional stories with the informational text found in TIME FOR KIDS Nonfiction Readers to introduce elementary readers to multiple text types as called for in the Common Core and other state standards. Fiction titles include: Cat-astrophe at the Opera; Queen Serena; How to Survive in the Jungle by the Person Who Knows; Around the World in Twenty-Eight Pages; The Bremen Town Musicians; So Many Henrys; Flabbergaster; Felix and His Flying Machine; Race to the Moon; The Zoo and You: A Guidebook; The Adventures of Kingii the Frilled Lizard; Coyote: A Trickster Tale; The Curious Caf; Sam the Incredible Inventor; Ms. Wilde and Oscar; Pipeline News; Tiddalick, the Greedy Frog: An Aboriginal Dreamtime Story; Hot Springs and Brown Bears; Space Ace; Cleopatra's Report; A Bright New Day; Red Goes Green; Five Cents Worth; The Marshmallow Man; A Baseball Giant; The Mystery of the Grand Bazaar; The Dream Team; Sinbad the Sailor; The Boy Who Cried Wolf and Other Aesop Fables; and The Lovely One. Nonfiction titles include: A Day in the Life of a Cowhand; A Day in the Life of a Ballet Dancer; A Day in the Life of a Firefighter; Markets Around the World; Games Around the World; School Around the World; Take Off! All About Airplanes; All Aboard! How Trains Work; Zoom! How Cars Move; Mammal Mania; Slithering Reptiles and Amphibians; Incredible Invertebrates; Backstage Pass: Fashion; Big Digs: Construction Site; Sweet: Inside a Bakery; African Grasslands; Amazon Rainforest; Death Valley Desert; Blast Off to Space Camp; Space Exploration; Living in Space; The Five Senses; The Digestive System; The Human Life Cycle; Batter Up! History of Baseball; Hit It! History of Tools; Buy It! History of Money; Mohandas Gand
/book/show/19585095-rigby-sails-emergent?from_search=true	Steck-Vaughn Company	Rigby Sails Emergent: Single Copy Collection Nonfiction Magenta Fiction/Nonfiction	
/book/show/22631057-skunks---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Skunks - Kids Explore: Animal Books Nonfiction - Books Ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge. Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/4795811-comprehending-nonfiction-4-6?from_search=true	Joan Irwin	Comprehending Nonfiction 4-6: Texas Hqt Professional Development Handbook	
/book/show/15871454-straight-talk?from_search=true	Stephanie Paris	Straight Talk: Alcohol and Drugs (Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers: Level 4.5)	People talk a lot about drugs. But, what do they really mean? What does it mean if something is a stimulant or a narcotic? Is alcohol a drug? Can drugs really hurt you? And, if they are so bad for you, why do people take them? What about prescription drugs? What should you say if someone offers you drugs? Sometimes it can be hard to find answers to these tough questions. TPeople talk a lot about drugs. But, what do they really mean? What does it mean if something is a stimulant or a narcotic? Is alcohol a drug? Can drugs really hurt you? And, if they are so bad for you, why do people take them? What about prescription drugs? What should you say if someone offers you drugs? Sometimes it can be hard to find answers to these tough questions. This book is one place to start.
/book/show/23418686-exploremos-let-s-explore-6-book-set?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials	Exploremos! (Let's Explore!) 6-Book Set (Themed Fiction and Nonfiction)	Head out on a treasure hunt, visit a farm and meet a lazy farmer, or see what life is like on a marine base! This 6-book collection combines Spanish-translated stories from Fiction Readers and informational text found in TIME FOR KIDS Nonfiction Readers to introduce students to multiple text types as called for in the Common Core and other state standards. Both the fictionHead out on a treasure hunt, visit a farm and meet a lazy farmer, or see what life is like on a marine base! This 6-book collection combines Spanish-translated stories from Fiction Readers and informational text found in TIME FOR KIDS Nonfiction Readers to introduce students to multiple text types as called for in the Common Core and other state standards. Both the fiction and nonfiction books contain high-interest text, vibrant illustrations and images, age-appropriate text features, and increasingly complex vocabulary. The titles in this collection include: Visita a una granja (A Visit to a Farm); Visita a una base de la Marina (A Visit to a Marine Base); Visita a una fbrica de automviles (A Visit to a Car Factory); Brumm, brumm! Poemas acerca de cosas con ruedas (Vroom, Vroom! Poems About Things with Wheels); La bsqueda del tesoro (The Treasure Hunt); and Barnaby Dell (Spanish Version).
/book/show/17352533-time-for-kids-nonfiction-readers-challenging-15-book-set?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials	Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers Challenging 15-Book Set	Whether exploring places unknown or discovering what made bad guys and gals notorious, these high-interest
/book/show/1038971.Adolescents_At_Risk?from_search=true	Joan F. Kaywell	Adolescents At Risk: A Guide To Fiction And Nonfiction For Young Adults, Parents, And Professionals	This is the first annotated guide to recent young adult literature that is organized into specific problem areas: alienation and identity, disabilities, homosexuality, divorced and single parents, adopted and foster families, abuse, eating disorders (anorexia nervosa and bulimia), alcohol and drugs, poverty, dropouts and delinquency, teenage pregnancy, AIDS, death and dyinThis is the first annotated guide to recent young adult literature that is organized into specific problem areas: alienation and identity, disabilities, homosexuality, divorced and single parents, adopted and foster families, abuse, eating disorders (anorexia nervosa and bulimia), alcohol and drugs, poverty, dropouts and delinquency, teenage pregnancy, AIDS, death and dying, and stress and suicide. More than 900 recommended books published through 1993 have been annotated. Reading levels of recommended books are grades 5-8 and interest level is through grade 12.This work addresses bibliotherapy, but is not based on it. Instead, it is built on the premise that literacy is the key to growth and understanding. Each chapter deals with a specific adolescent problem area and begins with general comments about the problem, startling information and current statistics about its gravity and pervasiveness, warning signs to look for, and suggestions of what to do and where to go for help. Each entry contains complete bibliographic information. The format and readable annotations will make it easy for young adults, parents, librarians, teachers, clergy, psychologists, counselors, social workers, and health professionals to find appropriate fiction and nonfiction books and articles on the serious problems that adolescents face today.
/book/show/20922817-nonfiction-writing-ideas?from_search=true	Tyler Kinney	Nonfiction Writing Ideas: How to Identify Engaging Topics for Articles and Books [Article]	This article answers the question, What nonfiction topic should I write about? Instead of waiting for inspiration to strike, learn how to generate your own writing ideas. Let this article provide you straightforward approaches to finding an endless supply of nonfiction writing topics. [Article: 1,104]
/book/show/1565373.Write_to_Know?from_search=true	Michelle Le Patner	Write to Know: Nonfiction Writing Prompts for Lower Elementary Science	All educators want their students to be able to achieve more and so well on standardized tests. Some believe that the way to make that happen is mindless test drill. The positive effect of writing is counterintuitive what many educators believe to be true.
/book/show/21916227-pugs---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Pugs - Kids Explore: Animal Books Nonfiction - Books Ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge. Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/8667136-heartlands?from_search=true	George McNeill	Heartlands (Newbridge Discovery Links, Nonfiction Guided Reading, Set B)	
/book/show/14296997-flying-colors-nonfiction?from_search=true	Steck-Vaughn Company (Manufacturer)	Flying Colors Nonfiction: Melting Ice Cubes, Level Magenta [With Teacher's Guide]	
/book/show/1565374.Write_to_Know?from_search=true	Michelle Le Patner	Write to Know: Nonfiction Writing Prompts for Kindergarten Math, Science and Social Studies	All educators want their students to be able to achieve more and do well on standardized tests. Some believe that the way to make that happen is mindless test drill. The positive effect of writing is counterintuitive to what many educators believe to be true.
/book/show/15001072-early-fluency-social-studies-collection?from_search=true	Various	Early Fluency Social Studies Collection: Nonfiction Leveled Readers H-L	
/book/show/14941091-flying-colors-nonfiction?from_search=true	Anne Giulieri	Flying Colors Nonfiction: What Am I? Level Red [With Teacher's Guide]	
/book/show/22160135-amazing-people-grades-4---8?from_search=true	Kathryn Wheeler	Amazing People, Grades 4 - 8: High-Interest/Low-Readability Nonfiction	Hook struggling readers with high-interest, low-readability nonfiction stories using Amazing People in grades 4 and up. This 64-page book focuses on reading skills, such as determining the author's purpose, defining vocabulary, making predictions, and identifying details, synonyms, antonyms, and figures of speech. It includes multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and true/faHook struggling readers with high-interest, low-readability nonfiction stories using Amazing People in grades 4 and up. This 64-page book focuses on reading skills, such as determining the author's purpose, defining vocabulary, making predictions, and identifying details, synonyms, antonyms, and figures of speech. It includes multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and true/false questions; short-answer writing practice; and comprehension questions in standardized test format. Students stay interested, build confidence, and discover that reading can be fun!
/book/show/17171074-map-my-neighborhood?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Map My Neighborhood (First Step Nonfiction: Map It Out)	Come along as a girl maps her neighborhood to show her visiting grandmother where everything is. Simple text takes early readers step by step through the types of features a neighborhood map needs to have.
/book/show/17396505-time-for-kids-nonfiction-readers-set-3-grade-3?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials (Creator)	Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers Set 3, Grade 3	Inspiring science and social studies topics in this 10-book set will provide readers a transition to upper level reading with books that feature TIME FOR KIDS content, challenging text and vocabulary, and high-quality photos and graphics. 28-32 pages per book. The set includes Un da en la vida de un bombero (A Day in the Life of a Firefighter); La escuela alrededor del munInspiring science and social studies topics in this 10-book set will provide readers a transition to upper level reading with books that feature TIME FOR KIDS content, challenging text and vocabulary, and high-quality photos and graphics. 28-32 pages per book. The set includes Un da en la vida de un bombero (A Day in the Life of a Firefighter); La escuela alrededor del mundo (School Around the World); Zoom! Como funcionan los carros (Zoom! How Cars Move); Los invertebrados increbles (Incredible Invertebrates); Qu dulce: Dentro de una panadera (Sweet: Inside a Bakery); El desierto del Valle de la Muerte (Death Valley Desert); La vida en el espacio (Living in Space); El ciclo de vida del ser humano The Human Life Cycle); Cmpralo! Historia del dinero (Buy It! History of Money); and Jane Goodall (Spanish Version).
/book/show/21916204-dalmatians---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Dalmatians - Kids Explore: Animal Books Nonfiction - Books Ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge. Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/23418674-time-for-kids-nonfiction-readers?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials	Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers: Challenging Plus Library Bound Collection	Motivate discovery with inspiring content-area topics. Each library bound book features challenging text and vocabulary, cross-curricular content, challenging informational text, and key vocabulary to boost reading comprehension. Titles include: Endangered Animals of the Sea (library bound); Endangered Animals of the Desert (library bound); Endangered Animals of the JungleMotivate discovery with inspiring content-area topics. Each library bound book features challenging text and vocabulary, cross-curricular content, challenging informational text, and key vocabulary to boost reading comprehension. Titles include: Endangered Animals of the Sea (library bound); Endangered Animals of the Desert (library bound); Endangered Animals of the Jungle (library bound); Vroom! Speed and Acceleration (library bound); Pop! Air and Water Pressure (library bound); Drag! Friction and Resistance (library bound); Fearless! Stunt People (library bound); Wild Work! Animal Trainers (library bound); Dangerous Catch! Deep Sea Fishers (library bound); Unforgettable Natural Disasters (library bound); Unforgettable News Reports (library bound); Unforgettable Catastrophes (library bound); The Cutting Edge: Breakthroughs in Technology (library bound); Mighty Micros: Little Things - Big Results (library bound); and Action! Making Movies (library bound).
/book/show/17396491-time-for-kids-nonfiction-readers-set-2-grade-1?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials (Creator)	Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers Set 2, Grade 1	Children will want to read these books written in Spanish that include TIME FOR KIDS content, familiar concepts, science and social studies themes, and a variety of colorful graphics. 12-20 pages per book. This 10-title set includes Colores (Colors); Yo s (I Can); Trabajadores (Workers); El tiempo (Weather); Ojos de animales (Animal Eyes); La vida de una mariposa (A ButterChildren will want to read these books written in Spanish that include TIME FOR KIDS content, familiar concepts, science and social studies themes, and a variety of colorful graphics. 12-20 pages per book. This 10-title set includes Colores (Colors); Yo s (I Can); Trabajadores (Workers); El tiempo (Weather); Ojos de animales (Animal Eyes); La vida de una mariposa (A Butterfly's Life); La vida marina (Sea Life); Haz un dragn del Ao Nuevo Chino (Make a Chinese New Year Dragon); Mantenerse en forma con deportes (Keeping Fit with Sports); and Nios alrededor del mundo (Kids Around the World).
/book/show/34680597-how-to-write-a-book?from_search=true	Rebecca McGregor	How to Write a Book: Write, Publish and Market a Best Selling Nonfiction Book in 7 Days with this Step by Step Guide	How to Write a BookSo,How to Write a BookSo, youre a writer? But, so far the book you want to help you cross the finishing line in first place is stuck inside your busy brain because you dont have the time to sit down and think about it, let alone write it.I can relate to this. I wrote this book.Youve probably been told that it takes a long time to write a decent book, but I am going to tell you the opposite. Its not true. I will show you how you can write, market and publish a best selling book in 7 days. I can show you how to do this  using this realistic step by step book.This simple and easy to follow book has been written over fewer pages - making it easier to digest, follow and implement, and a lot more FUN!Whether you want to write a book about raising ferrets, building container homes or about how to start an online business, you will be able to do it with this step by step guide.Here is a preview of whats includedCreating a best selling topic  How to blueprint each chapter and section  Creating an easy to follow outline   Applying a winners mindset  Creating a schedule that works  Editing process made fun  Publishing vs self publishing section  Marketing and making money   Much, much more!As a special addition to help you capture that dream sooner, a checklist can be found in this book to help you become a winner sooner!If you want to write a book... this is the book for you!
/book/show/34826811-iceberg-right-ahead?from_search=true	Stephanie Sammartino McPherson	Iceberg, Right Ahead!: The Tragedy of the Titanic (Nonfiction - Young Adult)	Only 160 minutes passed between the time a sailor on lookout duty uttered these chilling words and the moment when the mighty ocean linertotally disappeared into the cold, dark waters of the North Atlantic. This century-old tragedy, which took more than 1,500 lives, still captivates people in the twenty-first century.Seventy-three years sepOnly 160 minutes passed between the time a sailor on lookout duty uttered these chilling words and the moment when the mighty ocean linertotally disappeared into the cold, dark waters of the North Atlantic. This century-old tragedy, which took more than 1,500 lives, still captivates people in the twenty-first century.Seventy-three years separate the two majoreventsthe 1912 sinking of the vessel and the dramatic 1985 discovery of the wreck by Robert Ballard. But additional stories about the victims, survivors, rescuers, reporters, investigators, and many others show the far-reaching effects this tragedy had on society. Award-winning author Stephanie Sammartino McPherson has collected numerous personal accounts of the event, including the knighted man who spent the rest of his life in seclusion because he was accused of dishonorable behavior in a lifeboat, the stewardess who survived two shipwrecks and a mid-ocean collision, and theexecutive who sent multiple reporters to meet the rescue ship, thus earning a national reputation for his newspaper. She also links thetragedy to changes in regulations worldwide. After a Senate Inquiry and a British trial attempted to assign blame for the disaster, new laws on ship safety were put in place. A group of nations also banded together to form an ice patrol, eventually leading to the formation of the U.S. Coast Guard.Even the most avidfans will learn something new as McPherson brings the reader up to date on the politics and intrigue still surrounding the wreckincluding what modern science can reveal about what really happened to the ship and who was at fault. Prepare to follow the never-ending story of theinto its second century.
/book/show/20322731-pandas-and-other-endangered-species?from_search=true	Mary Pope Osborne Natalie Pope Boyce Salvatore Murdocca (Illustrator)	Pandas and Other Endangered Species: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #48: A Perfect Time for Pandas (Magic Tree House Fact Tracker, #26)	When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure inthey had lots of questions. What do pandas eat? Where do they live? Why are snow leopards so scarce? How can we help? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts. Filled with up-to-date information, photos, illustrations, and fun tidbiWhen Jack and Annie got back from their adventure inthey had lots of questions. What do pandas eat? Where do they live? Why are snow leopards so scarce? How can we help? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts. Filled with up-to-date information, photos, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discovered in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures.Format: Paperback     Publication Date: 7/24/2012     Pages: 128     Reading Level: Age 6 and Up
/book/show/7031687-adventures-of-the-soul?from_search=true	Brigham Young University	Adventures of the Soul: The Best Creative Nonfiction from BYU Studies	
/book/show/3218784-nonfiction?from_search=true	Nubar Alexanian Errol Morris (Contribution by)	Nonfiction: Photographs by Nubar Alexanian from the film sets of Errol Morris	What happens when a documentary photographer who has developed his own fly on the wall approach to his subjects is invited into the bizarre, disturbing, and humorous world of a filmmaker who tells true stories through the use of reenacted scenes?The result is NONFICTION, acclaimed photographer Nubar Alexanian's collection of more than seventy beautiful and unnerving blWhat happens when a documentary photographer who has developed his own fly on the wall approach to his subjects is invited into the bizarre, disturbing, and humorous world of a filmmaker who tells true stories through the use of reenacted scenes?The result is NONFICTION, acclaimed photographer Nubar Alexanian's collection of more than seventy beautiful and unnerving black & white photographs from the sets of award winning filmmaker Errol Morris's Fast, Cheap, and Out of Control, Mr. Death, Standard Operating Procedure, and First Person Series.NONFICTION leaves you wondering where facts stop and fiction begins. Distinctions between reality and imagination are made irrelevant in the emotional impact of these often tender renderings of human violence, and in Alexanian's (and Morris's) own relationship with the oddity, gentleness, and incomprehensible nature of human creativity and destruction.
/book/show/18590043-two-sjsu?from_search=true	Jan McCutcheon Steve "Spike" Wong	TWO@SJSU: An anthology of flash nonfiction from San Jose State University	In this collection, authors were challenged to tell their own true story, and tell it in two pages. These artfully crafted two-pagers, by writers at the cusp of recognition and fame, combine narrative nonfiction and flash fiction to create a new genre: flash nonfiction. Written with panache and power, the stories illustrate the genres potential. Intelligent, accessible,In this collection, authors were challenged to tell their own true story, and tell it in two pages. These artfully crafted two-pagers, by writers at the cusp of recognition and fame, combine narrative nonfiction and flash fiction to create a new genre: flash nonfiction. Written with panache and power, the stories illustrate the genres potential. Intelligent, accessible, and often poignant, this exciting array of voices is sure to impress and delight.Featuring original work by Adnan Adnan, Jesse Buchanan, Valerie Cruz, Sage Curtis, Maria DAvolio, Shannon Daly, Ashley Florimonte, Kelly Harrison, Jessica Keaton, Chris Krohn, Jon Linsao, Jan McCutcheon, Deena Majeed, Jesse Mardian, Marcus Moonshoe, Onette Morales, Amanda C. Morin, Nahida S. Nisa, Alexander Papoulias, Tara Phillips, Sarah Lyn Rogers, Marc Solkov, Amber Stucky, Manni Valencia, Brett Vickers, Jennifer Voight, Ria Vyas, Steve Spike Wong, Emily Wood, and Candice Wynne
/book/show/7136245-masculinity-in-vietnam-war-narratives?from_search=true	Brenda M. Boyle	Masculinity in Vietnam War Narratives: A Critical Study of Fiction, Films and Nonfiction Writings	Occurring alongside the Women's Rights, Gay Rights, Civil Rights, and other identity movements of the 1960s, the Vietnam War was part of an era that rescripted gender and other social identity roles for many, if not most, Americans. This book examines the ways in which the war and its accompanying movements greatly altered traditional American conceptions of masculinity, aOccurring alongside the Women's Rights, Gay Rights, Civil Rights, and other identity movements of the 1960s, the Vietnam War was part of an era that rescripted gender and other social identity roles for many, if not most, Americans. This book examines the ways in which the war and its accompanying movements greatly altered traditional American conceptions of masculinity, as reflected in discourses ranging from fictional narratives to memoirs, films, and military recruiting advertisements. Analysis of two canonical fiction texts--John Del Vecchio'sand Bobbie Ann Mason's--illustrates the interrelatedness of race, sexuality, disability and masculinity, an approach appearing in no other book-length study. The text illustrates how, decades later, the masculine anxieties of the Vietnam era persist.
/book/show/10506328-oak-trees?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Oak Trees (First Step Nonfiction: Plant Life Cycles)	Large, full-color photographs combine with simple, easy-to-read text to explore the life cycle of an oak tree. Fun Facts and diagrams further enhance the reading.
/book/show/25439243-kindle-complete-training?from_search=true	Chris Douthit	Kindle Complete Training: How To Write Bestselling Fiction & Nonfiction	Have you have ever wanted to write a book, but did not know how or where to start? It is a lot easier then you might think with the right plan.You would be surprised how easy it is to write fiction or non-fiction that people actually enjoy even if you have never written anything in the past.Fiction writers will learn:How to write fictionBest selling trendsHow toHave you have ever wanted to write a book, but did not know how or where to start? It is a lot easier then you might think with the right plan.You would be surprised how easy it is to write fiction or non-fiction that people actually enjoy even if you have never written anything in the past.Fiction writers will learn:How to write fictionBest selling trendsHow to select a winning genreBuilding your storyPowerful secret story softwareWhere to find the next big hitHow to build your charactersHow to write RomanceHow to write childrens booksPlus a whole lot moreNon-fiction writers will learn:What makes for a good non-fiction readHow to structure a non-fiction bookBlueprint for successAdditional avenues of income ( A Lot)Non-fiction books you probably never thought ofHow to write non-fiction childrens booksGet the exact formula for cranking out successful Kindle books that jump to that next level before you start your next book. You will be shocked at what you didnt think of and how easy becoming a successful author can really be once you have the right plan in place.
/book/show/9827302-earth-s-water-cycle?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Earth's Water Cycle (First Step Nonfiction: Discovering Nature's Cycles)	This title for young readers describes the water cycle
/book/show/18686493-the-contenders?from_search=true	Jill Lepore Wendy Lower George Packer	The Contenders: Excerpts from the 2013 National Book Award Nonfiction Finalists	brings together samples of the five Finalists for the National Book Award in Nonfiction selected by a panel of five experts from over 500 submitted books. The finalists areby Jill Lepore,brings together samples of the five Finalists for the National Book Award in Nonfiction selected by a panel of five experts from over 500 submitted books. The finalists areby Jill Lepore,by Wendy Lower,by George Packer,by Alan Taylor, andby Lawrence Wright. The winner will be announced at the 64th National Book Awards on November 20, 2013.
/book/show/8503979-nonfiction-craft-lessons?from_search=true	Joann Portalupi Ralph Fletcher	Nonfiction Craft Lessons: Teaching Information Writing K-8	Most young writers are not intimated by personal narrative, fiction, or even poetry, but when they try to put together a OC teaching book, OCO report, or persuasive essay, they often feel anxious or frustrated. JoAnn Portalupi and Ralph Fletcher believe that young nonfiction writers supply plenty of passion, keen interest and wonder. Teachers can provide concrete strategieMost young writers are not intimated by personal narrative, fiction, or even poetry, but when they try to put together a OC teaching book, OCO report, or persuasive essay, they often feel anxious or frustrated. JoAnn Portalupi and Ralph Fletcher believe that young nonfiction writers supply plenty of passion, keen interest and wonder. Teachers can provide concrete strategies to help students scaffold their ideas as they write in this challenging genre. Nonfiction Craft Lessons will help students breathe voice into lifeless nonfiction writing, make it clearer, more authoritative, and more organized.
/book/show/18354137-how-i-reduce-reuse-and-recycle?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	How I Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle (First Step Nonfiction: Responsibility in Action)	What steps can you take to help the environment? Discover how this responsible kid makes green choices to help our planet.
/book/show/1433496.Growing_Great_Characters_from_the_Ground_Up?from_search=true	Martha Engber	Growing Great Characters from the Ground Up: A Thorough Primer for Writers of Fiction and Nonfiction	As Growing Great Characters From the Ground Up states, character development is the most important facet of any character-based book, because readers won't follow for long if they find the people you're writing about dull, one-dimensional or unbelievable. After listing the three attributes of a great character, the book takes readers through a step-by-step process that tAs Growing Great Characters From the Ground Up states, character development is the most important facet of any character-based book, because readers won't follow for long if they find the people you're writing about dull, one-dimensional or unbelievable. After listing the three attributes of a great character, the book takes readers through a step-by-step process that teaches them how to develop characters from start to finish.
/book/show/1172698.How_to_Sell_Then_Write_Your_Nonfiction_Book?from_search=true	Blythe Camenson	How to Sell, Then Write Your Nonfiction Book: A Comprehensive Guide to Getting Published - From Crafting a Proposal to Signing the Contract and More	From idea to contract to execution, this is the first all-in-one guide for prospective nonfiction writers.is uniquely structured to help you sell your ideas or yourselfyou invest time and effort in a lengthy book project. This comprehensive reference guide provides specific tips for pitching and writing various nonfictFrom idea to contract to execution, this is the first all-in-one guide for prospective nonfiction writers.is uniquely structured to help you sell your ideas or yourselfyou invest time and effort in a lengthy book project. This comprehensive reference guide provides specific tips for pitching and writing various nonfiction categories, with suggestions from agents, editors, and published authors. With expert advice on the technical elements of voice and style, useful resource listings, and sample proposals, you will find all the tools necessary to ultimately earn a living from nonfiction writing.
/book/show/19009328-the-case-of-the-vanishing-golden-frogs?from_search=true	Sandra Markle	The Case of the Vanishing Golden Frogs: A Scientific Mystery (Nonfiction - Grades 4-8)	Panamanian golden frogs aren't just cute, little, and yellow. They're also the national symbol of Panama. But they started to disappear about fifteen years ago. What's killing them? Could it be a change in their habitat? What about pollution? Might it be a result of climate change? Follow a team of scientists working to save these frogs and protect frog populations worldwiPanamanian golden frogs aren't just cute, little, and yellow. They're also the national symbol of Panama. But they started to disappear about fifteen years ago. What's killing them? Could it be a change in their habitat? What about pollution? Might it be a result of climate change? Follow a team of scientists working to save these frogs and protect frog populations worldwide in this real-life science mystery.
/book/show/1322416.Where_Is_My_Home_?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Where Is My Home? (First Step Nonfiction)	A basic introduction to the concept of homes for emergent readers. Color photographs reflect the short, easy-to-understand sentences that improve vocabulary and comprehension.
/book/show/11707508-robins?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Robins (First Step Nonfiction: Animal Life Cycles)	A basic overview of the life cycle of a robin.
/book/show/13796625-counting-money?from_search=true	Tanya Thayer	Counting Money (First Step Nonfiction: Money)	Presents an overview of the numbers of cents in a penny, a nickel, a dime, a quarter, and a dollar.
/book/show/2791904-investigating-texts?from_search=true	Bronwyn Mellor	Investigating Texts: Analyzing Fiction And Nonfiction In High School	
/book/show/18188654-teaching-company?from_search=true	Karen S. Mazzeo	Teaching Company: Writing Creative Nonfiction	
/book/show/18869334-river-teeth?from_search=true	Michelle Webster-Hein Brian Doyle Mark Liebenow	River Teeth: A Journal of Nonfiction Narrative	Featuring work by Michelle Webster-Hein, Brian Doyle, Mark Liebenow, Jesse Bordoni, Chris Offutt, Daniel W. Lehman, Beth Peterson, Debie Thomas, Helen Wallace, Bettye Kearse, Aaron Poor, Katie Fallon, and Seth Sawyers, and an interview with Chris Offutt.From the editor's notes...In the keynote address of the second annual River Teeth Nonfiction Conference, Scott Russell SaFeaturing work by Michelle Webster-Hein, Brian Doyle, Mark Liebenow, Jesse Bordoni, Chris Offutt, Daniel W. Lehman, Beth Peterson, Debie Thomas, Helen Wallace, Bettye Kearse, Aaron Poor, Katie Fallon, and Seth Sawyers, and an interview with Chris Offutt.From the editor's notes...In the keynote address of the second annual River Teeth Nonfiction Conference, Scott Russell Sanders encouraged the audience of over eighty to write about where they are. Your place probably needs your art, he said, adding, We only take care of what we love. With those words, Sanders launched the writers in the audience into a weekend of nurturing their craft through panels on research, reflection, reporting, shaping narrative, and more, so that we might all be better equipped and inspired to write about the things and places we love.There was a joyful and welcoming spirit that penetrated the entire weekend, from the generosity of over a dozen presenters, to the community of writers sharing their projects over turkey sandwiches and chocolate layer cake, to the availability and willingness to serve exhibited in the undergraduate interns. The weekend was a success; as one participant put it, The generous nature of the faculty members is this conferences great strength. They take the teaching and manuscript consultations seriously. They eat meals with the students and go out of their way to ask about the students work, progress, and questions. They genuinely care. I hope they realize how important (and rare) this is. We are grateful for our friends and colleagues who embrace and embody this spirit of generosity, and for the writers who came to Ashland for a full weekend to participate in this nonfiction writer party.Next years conference will take place May 30 through June 1 and will feature Philip Gerard and Brenda Miller along with a dozen or so other presenters. Keep watch on the website and social media for updates. We might be a smidgen biased, but yeah, we think its the best show in town.River Teeth had much to celebrate this spring leading up to the conference. Two essays from Volume 13, Number 2, were selected for reprint in Best American Essays 2013 by guest editor Cheryl Strayed. Jon Kerstetters Triage and Steven Harveys The Book of Knowledge will both appear in the anthology due out this fall. Were particularly proud of these two essayists, who share River Teeths roots at Ashland University: Jon Kerstetter is an alumnus of the low-residency MFA program at Ashland, and Steven Harvey is one of our founding faculty members in the same program.Andre Dubus IIIs essay, Writing and Publishing a Memoir: What in the Hell Have I Done? from Volume 14, Number 1, won a Pushcart Prize and will be reprinted in Pushcart Prize XXXVIII: Best of the Small Presses.River Teeth will celebrate its fifteenth anniversary with a reading this spring at the AWP Conference in Seattle.With all of this good news, we should also share that the River Teeth Book Prize is taking a one-year hiatus while we look for a new home for the series.Now, hurry on into this issue of River Teeth.Thanks as always for sharing with us your river teeth . . .- SMW
/book/show/8317031-nonfiction-reading-comprehension?from_search=true	Debra J. Housel	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Grade 1	After reading brief nonfiction passages about science, geography, or history topics, students answer multiple-choice and short-answer questions to build seven essential comprehension skills.
/book/show/20521083-river-teeth?from_search=true	Kathryn Wilder Richard Goodman Glenn Moomau	River Teeth: A Journal of Nonfiction Narrative	This issue features work by Marilyn Bousquin, Jackson Connor, Philip Gerard, Richard Goodman, Sonja Livingston, Glenn Moomau, A. Sandosharaj, Amy A. Whitcomb, Kathryn Wilder, and Kirk Wilson.From the editor's notes: ...In the midst of reading another biography of Ulysses S. Grant, I decided again and forever that the answer is no. No, there will never be too many memoirs.This issue features work by Marilyn Bousquin, Jackson Connor, Philip Gerard, Richard Goodman, Sonja Livingston, Glenn Moomau, A. Sandosharaj, Amy A. Whitcomb, Kathryn Wilder, and Kirk Wilson.From the editor's notes: ...In the midst of reading another biography of Ulysses S. Grant, I decided again and forever that the answer is no. No, there will never be too many memoirs. While reading Grant all I could think about was how badly I would love to be able to read the hundreds of memoirs of the young men being commanded into battle by Grant. What story of being alive would the kid from the western Pennsylvania coal fields have to tell? And what about his friend who fled the family general store for the battlefield of Vicksburg? And what of that Ohio farm boys mother? What story of being alive would she have told? What could I have learned from his sister, as she sat on her porch at dusk, looking over her familys fallow fields, listening to pileated woodpeckers the size of crows? Who else would tell her story if not her? This is the great gift of memoir. Shared lives.How I wish the family narrators of my life would have written words on paper rather than spinning them out, around and over endless get-togethers at my maternal grandparents home. This is not to say they werent great storytellers. They were the first and therefore the finest. Theyre the reason I fell in love with story, long before I fell in love with books. But it was all talk. And all of the passionate, wordy competitive storytellers, aunts and uncles and cousins, would interrupt and add details and laugh and contest and deny the details of others, and these endless narrative feasts would hover in the air for the night and in my heart forever. But I know how much I have lost. And I know how much I never received. Certain thoughts could never be spoken of around a dining room table. What did my grandmother worry about in the middle of the night? I wish she would have written words I could hold in my hand about having to bury two of her eight children. Id love to spend a rainy Cleveland afternoon reading my maternal grandfathers memoir. Id give anything to know his heart as he sailed to New York City from southern Italy at age twelve, never seeing his parents again, not for the remaining eighty years of his life. But I need more than family stories. I need them all. I need the lives of others. And yes, all great art gives us these lives all the time. But it seems to be the special province of memoir, its simplest and purest objective.In a recent issue of the New Yorker, theres an excerpt of a memoir from the famed New Yorker writer Joseph Mitchell. As always, Mitchell takes his readers for a walk through his adopted home, its boroughs, bars, churches, a tour of the architecture and ethos of New York City. Near the end of the piece, Mitchell admits to feeling estranged from the city he loved. He also speaks of a similar disaffection from his native North Carolina. A certain sadness quietly oozes from his sentences. He ends his piece with this: Then, one Saturday afternoon, while I was walking around in the ruins of Washington Market, something happened to me that led me, step by step, out of my depression. A change took place in me. And that is what I want to tell about. Unfortunately, Mitchell never finished his memoir, and well never get to read what he wanted to tell us about. Thats a shame. To me, on this Saturday afternoon thinking of Mitchell, the words unfinished memoir sound like a couple of the saddest words in the world of writers and readers.Thanks for writing your stories. Thanks for finishing those memoirs. Thanks for reading.- Joe Mackall
/book/show/3826313-nonfiction-reading-practice-grade-3?from_search=true	Kim T. Griswell	Nonfiction Reading Practice Grade 3	Nonfiction Reading Practice, Grade 3 contains 20 topics in the following content areas: social studies, science, health & safety, mathematics, and the arts. Contains: a teacher resource page, a visual aid, three articles on the same topic, and three accompanying comprehension/vocabulary worksheets. Also included are graphic organizers and a reading strategies checklistNonfiction Reading Practice, Grade 3 contains 20 topics in the following content areas: social studies, science, health & safety, mathematics, and the arts. Contains: a teacher resource page, a visual aid, three articles on the same topic, and three accompanying comprehension/vocabulary worksheets. Also included are graphic organizers and a reading strategies checklist are provided for teacher and student use as well as an answer key.
/book/show/6810966-complete-guide-to-writing-and-selling-nonfiction?from_search=true	Hayes B. Jacobs	Complete Guide to Writing and Selling Nonfiction	
/book/show/11357162-dough?from_search=true	Mort Zachter	Dough: A Memoir (Awp Award Series in Creative Nonfiction) (Association of Writers and Writing Programs Award for Creative Nonfiction)	Mort Zachter's childhood revolved around a small shop on Manhattan's Lower East Side known in the neighborhood as the day-old bread store. It was a bakery where nothing was baked, owned by his two eccentric uncles who referred to their goods as the merchandise. Zachter grew up sleeping in the dinette of a leaking Brooklyn tenement. He lived a classic immigrant story onMort Zachter's childhood revolved around a small shop on Manhattan's Lower East Side known in the neighborhood as the day-old bread store. It was a bakery where nothing was baked, owned by his two eccentric uncles who referred to their goods as the merchandise. Zachter grew up sleeping in the dinette of a leaking Brooklyn tenement. He lived a classic immigrant story one of a close-knit, working-class family struggling to make it in America. Only they were rich.
/book/show/15069363-reality-rules-ii?from_search=true	Elizabeth Fraser	Reality Rules II: A Guide to Teen Nonfiction Reading Interests	Reality Rules II: A Guide to Teen Nonfiction Reading Interests presents approximately 450 fresh nonfiction titles annotated and organized into genre areas to address the reading interests of today's teens, covering everything from adventure to history, sports, life stories, and how-to.Authored by a member of the first committee for the YALSA Award for Excellence in NonfiReality Rules II: A Guide to Teen Nonfiction Reading Interests presents approximately 450 fresh nonfiction titles annotated and organized into genre areas to address the reading interests of today's teens, covering everything from adventure to history, sports, life stories, and how-to.Authored by a member of the first committee for the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults, this essential guide will help librarians, teachers, and parents find appealing materials for readers interested in nonfiction. The book offers expert guidance on reading levels and provides a list of fiction readalikes at the end of each chapter. It also identifies award-winning books and spotlights titles that appeal to specific groups, such as adult books that teens will enjoy, and books that are ideal for reluctant readers.
/book/show/452774.Identity_Envy_Wanting_to_Be_Who_We_re_Not?from_search=true	Jim Tushinski Jim Van Buskirk	Identity Envy Wanting to Be Who We're Not: Creative Nonfiction by Queer Writers	Gay men and lesbians present humorous and hard-hitting accounts of the need to belong . . . somewhere Why would a lesbian raised in a Jewish home have a sudden desire to be a tough-talking Catholic girl? And why would a gay man travel to Ireland in a desperate attempt to escape his hillbilly roots? Identity Envy--Wanting to Be Who We're Not explores the connections gay mGay men and lesbians present humorous and hard-hitting accounts of the need to belong . . . somewhere Why would a lesbian raised in a Jewish home have a sudden desire to be a tough-talking Catholic girl? And why would a gay man travel to Ireland in a desperate attempt to escape his hillbilly roots? Identity Envy--Wanting to Be Who We're Not explores the connections gay men and lesbians have to religions, races, ethnicities, classes, families of origin, and genders not their own. This unique anthology takes both humorous and serious looks at the identities of others as queer writers explore their own identity envies in personal essays, memoirs, and other creative nonfiction.Gay men, lesbians, bisexuals, transgendered, intersex, and other sexual minorities often feel marginalized by mainstream culture and have a need to belong somewhere, to claim a group as their own. This surprising book presents stories of identity envy that are humorous and hard-hitting, poignant and provocative, written with energy, wit, and candor by many of your favorite writers-and some exciting newcomers. Identity Envy--Wanting to Be Who We're Not includes: Gerard Wozek's King Fu-infused Chasing the Grasshopper Max Pierce's fantasy of being a Child Star that helped him through a troubled family life Lori Horvitz's Shiksa in my Living Room D. Travers Scott's EuroTexPerry Brass's A Serene Invisibility: Turning Myself into a Christian Girl Jim Tushinski's ode to Lost in Space, The Perfect Space Family Al Cho's unlikely identification with Laura Ingalls Wilder characters, Farmer Boy Irish-American John Gilgun wishes he could be one of those Italian-American Boys Joan Annsfire rejects her Jewish heritage to become Catholic schoolgirl Corinne O'Donnell in The Promise of Redemption Andrew Ramer's Tales of a Male Lesbian city slicker Mike McGinty's life with the cattle folk, You Picked a Fine Time to Leave Me, Helen and much more!Identity Envy--Wanting to Be Who We're Not is a must-read for anyone who appreciates good writing--especially gay and lesbian readers who know what it's like to wish you were someone else.
/book/show/13705999-crafting-nonfiction?from_search=true	Linda Hoyt Kelly Boswell	Crafting Nonfiction: Intermediate: Lessons on Writing Process, Traits, and Craft [With CDROM]	Nonfiction writing does not need to sound like an encyclopedia. It can be richly constructed with a wide variety of sentence patterns. Craft elements and literary devices should be highlighted and employed in nonfiction selections just as carefully as we implement them in fiction. -Linda HoytNonfiction writers need to develop a broad arsenal of sentence structures so tNonfiction writing does not need to sound like an encyclopedia. It can be richly constructed with a wide variety of sentence patterns. Craft elements and literary devices should be highlighted and employed in nonfiction selections just as carefully as we implement them in fiction. -Linda HoytNonfiction writers need to develop a broad arsenal of sentence structures so their writing is rich, varied, and fluid. They need to consider how powerful verbs can accentuate their voice and make their nonfiction writing more compelling. They need to reflect on how carefully selected details can bring a setting to life and invite their reader to understand more deeply. Focused on the process and traits of being a writer and how to best address the needs and expectations of nonfiction readers, Linda Hoyt's Crafting Nonfiction offers targeted minilessons that will help you elevate craft, integrate trait-based instruction, and elevate control over conventions. This series includes: * Explorations in Nonfiction Writing: Grades K * Explorations in Nonfiction Writing: Grades 1 * Explorations in Nonfiction Writing: Grades 2 * Explorations in Nonfiction Writing: Grade 3 * Explorations in Nonfiction Writing: Grade 4 * Explorations in Nonfiction Writing: Grade 5 * Nonfiction Writing DVD: Intentional, Connected, and Engaging, Grades K-2 * Nonfiction Writing DVD: Intentional, Connected, and Engaging, Grades 3-5+ * Crafting Nonfiction: Lessons on Writing Process, Traits, and Craft, Primary * Crafting Nonfiction: Lessons on Writing Process, Traits, and Craft, Intermediate
/book/show/12093923-picture-yourself-writing-nonfiction?from_search=true	Jennifer Fandel	Picture Yourself Writing Nonfiction: Using Photos to Inspire Writing	Nonfiction is more than stating the facts. A piece of nonfiction is crafted by carefully researching details and emotions. But how does a reporter get started? Finding inspiration is as easy as looking at a picture.
/book/show/14359889-what-does-a-screwdriver-do?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	What Does a Screwdriver Do? (First Step Nonfiction: Tools at Work)	Vibrant color photographs and simple sentences introduce students to a variety of tools. Students will learn how these basic tools work while improving their reading skills. This series meets both physical science and reading standards.
/book/show/8058002-sea-monsters?from_search=true	Mary Pope Osborne Natalie Pope Boyce	Sea Monsters: A Nonfiction Companion to Dark Day in the Deep Sea	How are an octopus and a squid different? What kinds of creatures live in the deepest abyss of the ocean? What do scientists say some legendary sea monsters really are? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this Magic Tree House Research Guide: Sea Monsters.
/book/show/7719190-publish-your-nonfiction-book?from_search=true	Sharlene Martin	Publish Your Nonfiction Book: Strategies for Learning the Industry, Selling Your Book, and Building a Successful Career	Techniques for writing a strong query letter that hooks agents and editors right from the startStrategies for putting together a stellar proposal package that successfully pitches youyour bookMethods for creating a respectable author platform - before you start pitching your bookTips for getting an agent and building a lasting working relationshipAnd much, much more!Plus, the authors examine actual query letters and proposals that worked, so you can see firsthand exactly what catches an agent's attention and why.
/book/show/18938095-magic-school-bus-presents?from_search=true	Tom Jackson Bruce Degen (Illustrations)	Magic School Bus Presents: The Human Body: A Nonfiction Companion to the Original Magic School Bus Series	THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS THE HUMAN BODY is a photographic nonfiction companion book to the original bestselling title, THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS INSIDE THE HUMAN BODY.INSIDE THE HUMAN BODY taught thousands of kids about the incredible systems that work together to make the human body function. what makes us who we are. MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS THE HUMAN BODY will expand uTHE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS THE HUMAN BODY is a photographic nonfiction companion book to the original bestselling title, THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS INSIDE THE HUMAN BODY.INSIDE THE HUMAN BODY taught thousands of kids about the incredible systems that work together to make the human body function. what makes us who we are. MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS THE HUMAN BODY will expand upon the original title with fresh, updated Common Core-aligned content about our amazing bodies. With vivid full-color photographs on each page and illustrations of the beloved Ms. Frizzle and her students, the Magic School Bus Presents series will enthrall a whole new generation of Magic School Bus readers.
/book/show/20349832-leonardo-da-vinci?from_search=true	Mary Pope Osborne Natalie Pope Boyce Salvatore Murdocca (Illustrator)	Leonardo da Vinci: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #38: Monday with a Mad Genius (Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #19)	Magic Tree House Research Guides are now Magic Tree House Fact Trackers! Track the facts with Jack and Annie!When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure inthey had lots of questions. Why was Leonardo da Vinci interested in flight? What are some of his most famous painting? Did he really keep noteboooks just like JackMagic Tree House Research Guides are now Magic Tree House Fact Trackers! Track the facts with Jack and Annie!When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure inthey had lots of questions. Why was Leonardo da Vinci interested in flight? What are some of his most famous painting? Did he really keep noteboooks just like Jack? What do scientists today think of his ideas? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts. Filled with up-to-date information, photos, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discovered in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures.Format: Paperback     Publication Date: 1/13/2009     Pages: 128     Reading Level: Age 6 and Up
/book/show/20414794-penguins-and-antarctica?from_search=true	Mary Pope Osborne Natalie Pope Boyce Salvatore Murdocca (Illustrator)	Penguins and Antarctica: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #40: Eve of the Emperor Penguin (Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #18)	Magic Tree House Research Guides are now Magic Tree House Fact Trackers! Track the facts with Jack and Annie!When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure inthey had lots of questions. What do penguins eat? Why do they huddle together in groups? Who won the race to the South Pole? What happens at a research stationMagic Tree House Research Guides are now Magic Tree House Fact Trackers! Track the facts with Jack and Annie!When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure inthey had lots of questions. What do penguins eat? Why do they huddle together in groups? Who won the race to the South Pole? What happens at a research station in Antarctica? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts. Filled with up-to-date information, photos, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discovered in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures.
/book/show/19031130-speed-writing-for-nonfiction-writers?from_search=true	Ryan Healy	Speed Writing for Nonfiction Writers: How to Double or Triple Your Daily Word Count	If youve ever struggled with the blank screen if writing feels like crawling through mud on your belly or if you just want to write faster than you do today then this book is for you.It will teach you the secrets of Speed Writing and how to double or triple your daily writing output.Imagine that you are able to write two or three times as fast as you can today. How mIf youve ever struggled with the blank screen if writing feels like crawling through mud on your belly or if you just want to write faster than you do today then this book is for you.It will teach you the secrets of Speed Writing and how to double or triple your daily writing output.Imagine that you are able to write two or three times as fast as you can today. How much more would you be able to get published each year? More importantly, how much more would you be able to earn as a writer?Heres what youll learn when you read Speed Writing for Nonfiction Writers:* 4 reasons you need to write faster than you do today.* How I wrote an ebook in a single weekend -- and how you can, too.* How to conquer the blank screen once and for all.* How to quickly increase your writing speed so that you are able to double or triple your daily word count.* Mistaken assumptions that keep writers stuck in slow.* The 10 Powers of Speed Writing. How you can layer these powers for bigger gains in speed.* Why anybody with sufficient motivation can become a Speed Writer.* The difference between good writing days and bad writing days.* How to start stacking more high productivity days on top of each other so you can complete impossible writing projects in record time.* How to feel inspired every single time you sit down to write.* And much more.Speed Writing for Nonfiction Writers is for writers of all kinds. It doesn't matter whether you write articles, editorials, sales letters, white papers, or books. You will find techniques and principles that will make you a much faster writer.
/book/show/23825489-study-in-perfect?from_search=true	Sarah Gorham Bernard Cooper (Contributor)	Study in Perfect (Association of Writers and Writing Programs Award for Creative Nonfiction)	
/book/show/25827939-dear-wandering-wildebeest?from_search=true	Irene Latham Anna Wadham (Illustrator)	Dear Wandering Wildebeest: And Other Poems from the Water Hole (Nonfiction - Grades PreK-4)	Welcome wildebeest / and beetle, / Oxpecker and lion. / This water hole is yours. / It offers you oasis / beside its shrinking shores.Spend a day at a water hole on the African grasslands. From dawn to nightfall, animals come and go. Giraffes gulp, wildebeest graze, impalas leap, vultures squabble, and elephants wallow. Irene Latham's gorgeous poems are accompanied by addWelcome wildebeest / and beetle, / Oxpecker and lion. / This water hole is yours. / It offers you oasis / beside its shrinking shores.Spend a day at a water hole on the African grasslands. From dawn to nightfall, animals come and go. Giraffes gulp, wildebeest graze, impalas leap, vultures squabble, and elephants wallow. Irene Latham's gorgeous poems are accompanied by additional facts that provide further details about the animals and their environment. Imaginative illustrations from Anna Wadham complete this delightful collection.
/book/show/14510118-nonfiction-writing-grade-6?from_search=true	Evan-Moor Educational Publishing	Nonfiction Writing, Grade 6	Nonfiction Writing grade 6 provides 16 units of instruction and practice activities. Each unit focuses on a specific nonfiction writing form and includes guided lessons with accompanying student pages that target skills essential to that writing form. The units are grouped into three sections: expository, persuasive, and narrative writing.Focused instruction on important nNonfiction Writing grade 6 provides 16 units of instruction and practice activities. Each unit focuses on a specific nonfiction writing form and includes guided lessons with accompanying student pages that target skills essential to that writing form. The units are grouped into three sections: expository, persuasive, and narrative writing.Focused instruction on important nonfiction writing forms! Provide your students with guided instruction and activities that will strengthen their nonfiction writing skills as they practice expository, persuasive, and narrative writing. Each unit centers on a basic element or specific form of nonfiction writing and includes guided lessons and accompanying student pages with activities. Each lesson targets a specific skill essential to that element or form. Because the writing forms covered are often found on standardized tests, the activities are a great tool for test prep. You'll love Nonfiction Writing because each title provides... direct instruction on the form-specific skills students need in order to master expository, persuasive, and narrative nonfiction writing. exposure to writing forms such as persuasive essay, biography, and research report, which helps prepare students for standardized testing. easy-to-follow lesson plans that present teachers with guided instruction and ideas for modeling each skill. engaging writing models, activities, and reviews that feature grade-appropriate topics to motivate students as they strengthen their writing. Each unit includes: teacher pages with guided instruction and modeling of the targeted skill, as well as reduced student pages with answers and sample responses at a glance. student activity pages that allow students to apply the writing skills they've learned. a review lesson that guides students through the process of critiquing and revising a flawed example of the writing form. Some units include an optional extension activity to further explore the skill or writing form. Help your students develop solid nonfiction writing skills with the engaging, skill-based practice in Nonfiction Writing!
/book/show/2538403.Nonfiction_Comprehension_Cliffhangers?from_search=true	Tom Conklin	Nonfiction Comprehension Cliffhangers: 15 High-Interest True Stories That Invite Students to Infer, Visualize, and Summarize to Predict the Ending of Each Story	This ready-to-use resource contains 15 exciting-and true-stories for kids to read and then write or discuss their predictions about the story's ending. The stories are perfect for building essential reading skills such as making inferences, drawing conclusions, summarizing, and more. Each reproducible nonfiction story comes with a companion teacher page, which includes sugThis ready-to-use resource contains 15 exciting-and true-stories for kids to read and then write or discuss their predictions about the story's ending. The stories are perfect for building essential reading skills such as making inferences, drawing conclusions, summarizing, and more. Each reproducible nonfiction story comes with a companion teacher page, which includes suggested discussion topics to activate students' prior knowledge, a vocabulary list, and more. Plus, the stories span the curriculum, providing students with valuable reading in the content areas. For use with Grades 4-8.
/book/show/2738005-matters-of-fact?from_search=true	Daniel W. Lehman	MATTERS OF FACT: READING NONFICTION OVER THE EDGE	Matters of Fact examines what happens when writers and readers encounter texts presented as nonfiction: texts that make some truth claim on outside experience, texts whose characters and events have at least some tangible dimension outside the written word. The current critical climate blurs most meaningful distinctions between fiction and nonfiction. Literary critics haveMatters of Fact examines what happens when writers and readers encounter texts presented as nonfiction: texts that make some truth claim on outside experience, texts whose characters and events have at least some tangible dimension outside the written word. The current critical climate blurs most meaningful distinctions between fiction and nonfiction. Literary critics have argued that since experiences can be approached only through the stories we tell about them, it is futile to attempt to produce a single true account of any event. Daniel W. Lehman approaches the fiction/nonfiction conundrum from another perspective. Rather than attempting to establish distinctions between abstract notions of fiction and nonfiction, he examines the experience of engaging with both kinds of texts. Reading and writing nonfiction, he contends, is fundamentally different from reading and writing even the most strongly realistic fiction. The difference between the two stems from a recognition that actual subjects are linked to nonfiction texts. An author may try to hide the link by withholding names or changing details, and scholars may try to ignore the link as somehow tainting a purely literary experience, but nonfiction's operations defeat those efforts. While authors of fiction build worlds that encompass their characters and narratives, a nonfiction text always competes with the lives and events that lie outside it, lives and events it cannot contain. Matters of Fact examines how this inside/outside contest plays over a variety of nonfictional texts, ranging from nineteenth-century narratives by Charles Dickens and Henry Mayhew through the writings of Sigmund Freud, John Reed, Tom Wolfe, and Joan Didion, culminating in a discussion of Tim O'Brien, who has written stories of his experience in the Vietnam War in hybrid combinations of fiction and nonfiction.
/book/show/20151264-outer-space?from_search=true	Kenneth Walsh	Outer Space (TIME for Kids Nonfiction Readers)	
/book/show/6966240-living-in-suburban-communities?from_search=true	Kristin Sterling	Living in Suburban Communities (First Step Nonfiction: Communities)	An introduction to the common characteristics of a suburban community.
/book/show/5597932-snakes?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Snakes (First Step Nonfiction: Animal Life Cycles)	Charts & Diagrams Additional Facts - Photo Glossary - Index
/book/show/7928954-math-at-the-store?from_search=true	Ellen Weiss	Math At The Store (Scholastic News Nonfiction Readers)	Features:- Includes vocabulary word hunt with pronunciations, glossary, and index- Labeled diagrams and timelines- Beautiful, full-color photographs- Simple interior design and easy-to-read fonts- Web sites for further research and information- Vocabulary preview and review pages plus backmatter pages that invite readers to think further on the study topics
/book/show/1322415.Where_Is_My_Continent_?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Where Is My Continent? (First Step Nonfiction)	A basic introduction to the concept of continents for emergent readers. Color photographs reflect the short, easy-to-understand sentences that improve vocabulary and comprehension.
/book/show/10535083-cooking-and-stealing?from_search=true	Staff of Tin House	Cooking and Stealing: The Tin House Nonfiction Reader	The best of the nonfiction published in award-winning literary magazineall under one cover.
/book/show/268892.Push_and_Pull?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Push and Pull (First Step Nonfiction: Forces and Motion)	What is a pulley? A push or pull is a force that makes something move, or stops it from moving. Explore the power of a simple push in this informative book.
/book/show/6549880-cows?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Cows (First Step Nonfiction: Farm Animals)	Simple text and photographs provide children with basic information about cows.
/book/show/1286190.Being_Responsible?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Being Responsible (First Step Nonfiction: Responsibility in Action)	- Charts & Diagrams Additional Facts - Photo Glossary - Index
/book/show/4534500-beyond-intuition?from_search=true	Patricia Westfall	Beyond Intuition: A Guide to Writing and Editing Magazine Nonfiction	A Guide to Writing and Editing Magazine Nonfiction. This magazine helps students develop five analytic skills for reading and writing nonfiction - focus, form, structure, authority, and voice - adapted for mass media and the reality of editors.
/book/show/577695.Dairy?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Dairy (First Step Nonfiction: Food Groups)	Charts & Diagrams Additional Facts - Photo Glossary - Index
/book/show/13796626-saving-money?from_search=true	Tanya Thayer	Saving Money (First Step Nonfiction: Money)	Presents the concept of saving money and items for which a young child might save, such as gum, a book, or even a car.
/book/show/1236599.Pet_Hermit_Crab?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Pet Hermit Crab (First Step Nonfiction)	A simple introduction to hermit crabs and how to care for them as pets.
/book/show/27787600-creating-nonfiction?from_search=true	Jen Hirt (Editor) Erin Murphy (Editor)	Creating Nonfiction: Twenty Essays and Interviews with the Writers	With a title that suggests both the genre and the process of composing it,is a collection of essays and interviews that aims to open readers' and writers' eyes to the formal possibilities of creative nonfiction. Included are memoirs, personal essays, literary journalism, graphic essays, and lyric essays, and the content is equally diverse, with topicsWith a title that suggests both the genre and the process of composing it,is a collection of essays and interviews that aims to open readers' and writers' eyes to the formal possibilities of creative nonfiction. Included are memoirs, personal essays, literary journalism, graphic essays, and lyric essays, and the content is equally diverse, with topics ranging from childbirth to child labor, from dandelions to domestic violence.Whereas most anthologies leave readers to speculate about the evolution of each contribution,provides companion interviews that offer insight into the inspiration, drafting, and revision process that produced the essays. Cheryl Strayed talks about how working as a reporter for her hometown newspaper influenced her later writings. Dinty W. Moore reflects on the delicate balance between observation and judgment when writing about subjects whose values differ from your own. Kristen Radtke explains how she decides between textual and visual images when creating a graphic essay. Although they offer an eclectic mix of voices and styles, what these essays all have in common is that ultimately, as contributor Faith Adiele observes, truth becomes art.
/book/show/7936111-a-bee-s-life?from_search=true	Dona Rice	A Bee's Life: Upper Emergent (Nonfiction Readers)	How does a bee gather and store honey? Where do bees come from? This book explores the lifecycle of bees from larvae to a full-grown bee. Describing this lifestyle provides readers with important vocabulary related to a bees life.
/book/show/17365958-football-is-fun?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Football Is Fun! (First Step Nonfiction: Sports Are Fun!)	From kicking the ball to scoring a touchdown, football is fun! Learn the basics of the sport while building reading skills with these supportive texts.
/book/show/17220812-basketball-is-fun?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Basketball Is Fun! (First Step Nonfiction: Sports Are Fun!)	From dribbling the ball to shooting a basket, basketball is fun! Learn the basics of the sport while building reading skills with these supportive texts.
/book/show/22572020-perfect-pairs?from_search=true	Melissa Stewart Nancy Chesley	Perfect Pairs: Using Fiction & Nonfiction Picture Books to Teach Life Science, K-2	Hands-on lessons can be fun and compelling, but when it comes to life science, they arent always possible, practical, effective, or safe. Children cant follow a lion as it stalks a gazelle, visit the exotic kapok tree in a rain forest, or swim alongside the underwater life in a pond. But they can explore a whole world of animals, plants, and ecosystems through the pagesHands-on lessons can be fun and compelling, but when it comes to life science, they arent always possible, practical, effective, or safe. Children cant follow a lion as it stalks a gazelle, visit the exotic kapok tree in a rain forest, or swim alongside the underwater life in a pond. But they can explore a whole world of animals, plants, and ecosystems through the pages of beautifully illustrated, science-themed picture books., which marries fiction and nonfiction picture books focused on life science, helps educators think about and teach life science in a whole new way. Each of the twenty-two lessons in this book is built around a pair of books that introduces a critical life science concept and guides students through an inquiry-based investigative process to explore that ideafrom animal/environment interactions to the role of structure in plant and animal survival, from inheritance of traits to variation of species.Each lesson starts with a Wonder Statement and comprises three stages. Engaging Students features a hands-on activity that captures student interest, uncovers current thinking, and generates vocabulary. The heart of the investigative process, Exploring with Students, spotlights the paired books as the teacher reads aloud and helps students find and organize information into data tables. Encouraging Students to Draw Conclusions shows students how to review and analyze the information they have collected. Bringing high-quality science-themed picture books into the classroom engages a broad range of students, addresses the Performance Expectations outlined in the Next Generation Science Standards, and supports the goals of the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts.Even if you are science shy,can help you become a more confident teacher whose classroom buzzes with curious students eager to explore their natural world.
/book/show/24754086-how-to-effortlessly-write-1000-words-per-hour?from_search=true	Akash Karia	How to Effortlessly Write 1000+ Words – Per HOUR: The 1K+ Writing System for Writing Nonfiction Books Faster!	The 1K Per Hour Method for Writing EffortlesslyDo you find yourself struggling to write?Do you wish you could write nonfiction books more quickly?Is writing a slow and painful process for you?In this book, bestselling author Akash Karia shares with you the exact techniques he used to go from writing 100 words per day to crunching out over 1500 words  per hour! TheseThe 1K Per Hour Method for Writing EffortlesslyDo you find yourself struggling to write?Do you wish you could write nonfiction books more quickly?Is writing a slow and painful process for you?In this book, bestselling author Akash Karia shares with you the exact techniques he used to go from writing 100 words per day to crunching out over 1500 words  per hour! These are the same techniques that allowed him to publish more than a dozen highly acclaimed #1 Amazon bestsellers over the span of a year.How to Become an Insanely Productive Writing MachineInside, you will learn how to:Double your writing speed instantly using simple yet powerful techniques.Produce an amazing outline that makes writing effortless.Create goals and deadlines that motivate you to write faster and become more productive.Consistently keep your energy high so you can maximize your per-hour word count.Create a daily routine that leads to more productivity.Write Faster! Become a Writing MachineIf youre tired of staring at a blank screen for hours on end and are ready to become a writing machine, then this book is for you...
/book/show/8978779-you-can-t-just-say-it-louder?from_search=true	Debby Murphy Cindy A. Strickland (Foreword by)	You Can't Just Say It Louder!: Differentiated Strategies for Comprehending Nonfiction	This dynamic book provides the foundation teachers need to confidently and successfully teach comprehension to a diverse population of students. Filled with innovative, classroom-tested models for differentiating instruction, this professional development resource is a must-have resource for any Pre-K-12 teacher.
/book/show/3886659-martin-luther-king-jr-day?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Martin Luther King Jr. Day (First Step Nonfiction: American Holidays)	This series introduces beginning readers to the history of American holidays and shows how we celebrate them. Supports the national curriculum standard Time, Continuity, and Change as outlined by the National Council for the Social Studies.
/book/show/18354133-how-i-clean-my-room?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	How I Clean My Room (First Step Nonfiction: Responsibility in Action)	What's a good process for cleaning up your room? Watch this responsible kid change a bedroom from messy to neat.
/book/show/12703714-skin?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Skin (First Step Nonfiction: Body Coverings)	Designed for early emergent readers, this title will introduce them to skin the thin outer covering of a person or animal. Simple text defines this body covering and offers many examples of animals that have skin.
/book/show/9738059-seasons?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Seasons (First Step Nonfiction: Discovering Nature's Cycles)	This title for young readers describes the cycle of the seasons.
/book/show/3604940-soil?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Soil (First Step Nonfiction: What Earth Is Made of)	Earth is made of different thingsgases, rocks, soil, and water. Soil is the top layer of the ground. Made up of tiny rocks and small pieces of plants and animals, soil helps plants grow and provides a home to insects and worms.
/book/show/8238036-sunflowers?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Sunflowers (First Step Nonfiction: Plant Life Cycles)	Get a close-up view of the life of a sunflower.
/book/show/12095541-earning-money?from_search=true	Tanya Thayer	Earning Money (First Step Nonfiction: Money)	Presents ways a young child can earn money, such as doing chores or selling things.
/book/show/8802740-migration?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Migration (First Step Nonfiction: Discovering Nature's Cycles)	This title for young readers describes the migration of animals.
/book/show/9444366-plants-and-the-environment?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Plants and the Environment (First Step Nonfiction: Ecology)	Designed for early emergent readers, this book introduces the concept of plants' dependence on people and animals to survive. The significance of the world's rainforests is also highlighted.
/book/show/19030515-how-to-write-a-nonfiction-book-to-promote-your-business?from_search=true	Caren Glasser Jaqueline Kyle	How to Write a Nonfiction Book to Promote Your Business	You have an idea, you have the time but how do you go about writing your book? How to Write a Nonfiction Book to Promote Your Business walks prospective writers through the writing process. Learn how to hone your idea into a book that people will want to read, generate new leads for your business and become an expert in your field!
/book/show/11628090-do-it-yourself?from_search=true	Peggy Gaffney	Do It Yourself: Publishing Nonfiction In Your Spare Time	Have you written a book? Does the thought of getting it published seem overwhelming? Would you like a simple, inexpensive solution that will allow you to publish your book quickly, with little expense, and do it in your spare time? Then this is the book for you. Peggy Gaffney has written a simple guide to self-publishing for the writer with a manuscript. It helps the writeHave you written a book? Does the thought of getting it published seem overwhelming? Would you like a simple, inexpensive solution that will allow you to publish your book quickly, with little expense, and do it in your spare time? Then this is the book for you. Peggy Gaffney has written a simple guide to self-publishing for the writer with a manuscript. It helps the writer to take his book through the steps of getting it published, building his publishing business, and marketing the finished book in all its various forms. The book talks about how books are published, how the new publisher gets his business established, finding a printer, laying out the parts of the book, creating the covers, and adding photos to the book. It also discusses editors and editing, getting your ISBN and bar code, making the book look good, e-books and audio books, marketing, websites and shopping carts, e-zines and blogs and lastly, creating the buzz. Many resources are included to help beginners find their way through the world of self-publishing. This is a basic step-by-step approach for those who want to publish the book themselves.
/book/show/4394761-popular-nonfiction-authors-for-children?from_search=true	Flora R. Wyatt	Popular Nonfiction Authors for Children: A Biographical and Thematic Guide	Introduce students to some of today's best nonfiction authors and their writing-and promote nonfiction reading to young learners! Engaging biographical sketches of 65 current nonfiction authors (some of them award winners) are accompanied by selective, annotated bibliographies for further reading. In addition, author photos and an author message to students enhance the expIntroduce students to some of today's best nonfiction authors and their writing-and promote nonfiction reading to young learners! Engaging biographical sketches of 65 current nonfiction authors (some of them award winners) are accompanied by selective, annotated bibliographies for further reading. In addition, author photos and an author message to students enhance the experience. Biographies outline the childhoods of the authors, how they became writers, and how they go about their work. A detailed subject index allows you to plan thematic units of study and to assist students in finding reading material that matches their interests. A diversity of current authors and subjects are represented in this useful work.
/book/show/8139792-thanksgiving?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Thanksgiving (First Step Nonfiction: American Holidays)	A basic overview of Thanksgiving for emergent readers. Color photographs reflect the short, easy-to-understand sentences that improve vocabulary and comprehension.
/book/show/14935943-where-is-my-country?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Where Is My Country? (First Step Nonfiction)	First Step Nonfiction introduces young children to fun, easy-to-read non-fiction they will read again and again. Supporting beginning readers through repetition and simple sentences that directly correspond to large photographs, this series explores a wide range of everyday subjects -- from trees to time -- while helping develop nonfiction reading skills. Each title introdFirst Step Nonfiction introduces young children to fun, easy-to-read non-fiction they will read again and again. Supporting beginning readers through repetition and simple sentences that directly correspond to large photographs, this series explores a wide range of everyday subjects -- from trees to time -- while helping develop nonfiction reading skills. Each title introduces a topic relevant to children's everyday experiences while inspiring them to read.With large, vivid photographs and basic, repetitive sentences that clarify the notion of location, this compelling new multicultural series invites beginning readers to discover a whole new world and their place in it.
/book/show/11827597-nonfiction-reading-comprehension?from_search=true	Ruth Foster	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Social Studies, Grade 6	
/book/show/2270576.What_Is_a_Gas_?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	What Is a Gas? (First Step Nonfiction: States of Matter)	'What Is a Gas?' provides a simple explanation of matter, a description of gases, and gives examples of how gases can change into different shapes. The photographs and simple sentences help early readers grasp these concepts quickly.
/book/show/9074763-columbus-day?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Columbus Day (First Step Nonfiction: American Holidays)	A basic overview of Columbus Day for emergent readers. Color photographs reflect the short, easy-to-understand sentences that improve vocabulary and comprehension.
/book/show/25879160-documents-of-utopia?from_search=true	Paolo Magagnoli	Documents of Utopia: The Politics of Experimental Documentary (Nonfictions)	
/book/show/3885637-reading-writing-canada?from_search=true	Judith MacLean Miller (Editor)	Reading/Writing Canada: Short Fiction and Nonfiction	Reading/Writing Canad
/book/show/1441654.Where_Is_My_Town_?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Where Is My Town? (First Step Nonfiction)	A basic introduction to the concept of towns. Color photographs reflect the short, easy-to-understand sentences that improve vocabulary and comprehension.
/book/show/11101679-nonfiction-reading-comprehension-science?from_search=true	Ruth Foster	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Science: Grade 4	
/book/show/12703705-shells?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Shells (First Step Nonfiction: Body Coverings)	Designed for early emergent readers, this title will introduce them to shells the body covering found on land and ocean animals such as snails, clams, oysters, turtles, and tortoises. Simple text defines this body covering and offers many examples of animals that have shells.
/book/show/20515747-how-to-sell-more-nonfiction-e-books-on-kindle?from_search=true	Steven G. Carley	How to Sell More Nonfiction E-Books on Kindle	How to Sell More Nonfiction E-books on Kindle is your guide to success within your authoring and self-publishing business. The keys to improving success involve providing you with the right perspective on writing and selling books. Success on the Amazon website is not an overnight process, but with the right tools you should possess the ability of successfully marketing yoHow to Sell More Nonfiction E-books on Kindle is your guide to success within your authoring and self-publishing business. The keys to improving success involve providing you with the right perspective on writing and selling books. Success on the Amazon website is not an overnight process, but with the right tools you should possess the ability of successfully marketing yourself and increasing your book sales. In attaining your goals of selling books and reaching out to your readers the process can be time staking and requires your hard work and research. It is the choices offered to you as an author, and the decisions you should take which could inevitably determine your overall Kindle experience.
/book/show/985693.The_Literature_Of_Fact?from_search=true	Ronald Weber	The Literature Of Fact: Literary Nonfiction In American Writing	
/book/show/13796623-spending-money?from_search=true	Tanya Thayer	Spending Money (First Step Nonfiction: Money)	Illustrates the many ways a child can spend money.
/book/show/3821327-people-and-the-environment?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	People and the Environment (First Step Nonfiction: Ecology)	Designed for early emergent readers, this book introduces the concept of humans' dependence on plants and animals to survive. A section illustrating how some human acitivities help and hurt the environment is also included.
/book/show/7652717-butterflies?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Butterflies (First Step Nonfiction: Animal Life Cycles)	Charts & Diagrams Additional Facts - Photo Glossary - Index
/book/show/927611.From_Zeus_to_Aliens_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Kirsten Anderson	From Zeus to Aliens Nonfiction	
/book/show/4643479-rocks?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Rocks (First Step Nonfiction: What Earth Is Made of)	Earth is made of different thingsgases, rocks, soil, and water. Most of Earth is made of rock. Rocks are made of many different things and can be many different shapes, sizes, and colors. From statues to houses to roads, Rocks illustrates the many ways that rocks can be used.Earth is made of different thingsgases, rocks, soil, and water. Most of Earth is made of rock. Rocks are made of many different things and can be many different shapes, sizes, and colors. From statues to houses to roads, Rocks illustrates the many ways that rocks can be used.
/book/show/11727317-scales?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Scales (First Step Nonfiction: Body Coverings)	Designed for early emergent readers, this title will introduce them to scales the body covering of most snakes, lizards, and bony fish. Simple text defines this body covering and offers many examples of animals that have scales.
/book/show/14998673-government-services?from_search=true	Ann-Marie Kishel	Government Services (First Step Nonfiction: Government)	This title offers emergent readers an introductory discussion of taxes and governmental services.
/book/show/9481441-president-s-day?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	President's Day (First Step Nonfiction: American Holidays)	A simple introduction to why we celebrate Presidents' Day. Color photographs reflect the short, easy-to-understand sentences that improve vocabulary and comprehension.
/book/show/4473560-where-is-my-state?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Where Is My State? (First Step Nonfiction)	First Step Nonfiction introduces young children to fun, easy-to-read non-fiction they will read again and again. Supporting beginning readers through repetition and simple sentences that directly correspond to large photographs, this series explores a wide range of everyday subjects -- from trees to time -- while helping develop nonfiction reading skills. Each title introdFirst Step Nonfiction introduces young children to fun, easy-to-read non-fiction they will read again and again. Supporting beginning readers through repetition and simple sentences that directly correspond to large photographs, this series explores a wide range of everyday subjects -- from trees to time -- while helping develop nonfiction reading skills. Each title introduces a topic relevant to children's everyday experiences while inspiring them to read.With large, vivid photographs and basic, repetitive sentences that clarify the notion of location, this compelling new multicultural series invites beginning readers to discover a whole new world and their place in it.
/book/show/19399347-lawyer-lincoln-in-transit-to-freedom-an-historical-nonfiction-novel?from_search=true	Alicia Connolly-Lohr	Lawyer Lincoln In Transit To Freedom; An historical nonfiction novel	In 1837, Abraham Lincoln quarrels with his partner about an abolitionist murder case. Stuart blocks Lincoln but in 1839, Lincoln takes a slave case. While riding the judicial circuit, Bailey hires Lincoln to defend him. Cromwell, a pompous, St. Louis lawyer sues Bailey for not paying on the note Bailey signed when buying a slave girl in Illinois - a free state. At trial, LIn 1837, Abraham Lincoln quarrels with his partner about an abolitionist murder case. Stuart blocks Lincoln but in 1839, Lincoln takes a slave case. While riding the judicial circuit, Bailey hires Lincoln to defend him. Cromwell, a pompous, St. Louis lawyer sues Bailey for not paying on the note Bailey signed when buying a slave girl in Illinois - a free state. At trial, Lincoln calls Nancee, the feisty slave girl, as a surprise witness. Sparks fly at trial in the tavern-turned-courtroom. The articulate, humorous Lincoln argues that Bailey's contract is void, he owes nothing and the girl should go free. Fighting melancholy, Lincoln mentors his apprentice, Matthew to prepare for an appeal. The conflict intensifies at the Illinois Supreme Court for some grand oratory and a surprising ruling there in 1841.By 1847, Lincoln is a respected lawyer. Odd circumstances result in his representing General Matson, a Kentucky slave owner who seeks the return of his runaway slaves. Illinois Abolitionists, Ashmore and Dr. Rutherford harbor the pretty and meek mulatto, Jane Bryant, and her children. Matson has the slaves arrested and jailed but not before some armed defenders step in. The abolitionists sue, trying to win freedom for the slaves, while they linger in jail. Outside, opposing camps of Matson supporters and abolitionists threaten violence. The abolitionists' lawyer, Mr. Ficklin, faces off with passion against Lincoln. Anthony Bryant is Matson's Illinois farm overseer, a freeman and Jane's husband. Anthony and Matson both testify. Visiting Jane in jail, she and Anthony scheme to fix things themselves. Lincoln argues the slaves fit the in-transit exception in Illinois law; slaves in-transit through Illinois remain slaves. Lincoln demonstrates his clever and folksy command of the courtroom. The slaves, the law and Lincoln all seem to be on trial and in transition. This book keeps the reader guessing right up to the very end about which side will win.
/book/show/5630444-veterans-day?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Veterans Day (First Step Nonfiction: American Holidays)	Celebrated each November, Veterans Day honors the brave men and women who fought in our countrys military. Beginning on November 11, 1918 to celebrate the end of World War I, Veterans Day was once known as Armistice Day.
/book/show/2228899.Nonfiction_for_Young_Adults?from_search=true	Betty Carter Richard F. Abrahamson	Nonfiction for Young Adults: From Delight to Wisdom	Suggesting that the vital element nonfiction lacks is professional attention, this book shows the literary qualities of nonfiction as well as defining its importance for young adults. The book discusses seven issues related to information books, each issue making up a single chapter. The first chapter addresses the reading interests of teenagers, emphasizing the role of noSuggesting that the vital element nonfiction lacks is professional attention, this book shows the literary qualities of nonfiction as well as defining its importance for young adults. The book discusses seven issues related to information books, each issue making up a single chapter. The first chapter addresses the reading interests of teenagers, emphasizing the role of nonfiction in young adult book selection. The next five chapters concern criteria for evaluation: accuracy, content, style, organization, and format. The final chapter addresses the role of the librarian or teacher in using informational books to promote recreational reading, supplement the curriculum, and to maintain a current collection. Interspersed among each of these chapters are interviews with seven prominent authors of informational books (Lee J. Ames, Milton Meltzer, Laurence Pringle, Brent Ashbranner, James Cross Giblin, and Susan Cohen).
/book/show/2781720-survivors?from_search=true	Brenda Holt McGee and Debbie Triska Keiser Carson-Dellosa Publishing	Survivors: High Interest Nonfiction (Grade 3-5)	In Survivors children will discover the true stories behind some of history s most incredible survivors. Teachers can integrate social studies and language arts while spurring children s imaginations as they discover new worlds with some of history's greatest survivors! This book includes 40 nonfiction passages, two reading levels per passage, and an assessment grid. LearnIn Survivors children will discover the true stories behind some of history s most incredible survivors. Teachers can integrate social studies and language arts while spurring children s imaginations as they discover new worlds with some of history's greatest survivors! This book includes 40 nonfiction passages, two reading levels per passage, and an assessment grid. Learning level: Grades 3-5
/book/show/22840527-hachette-book-group-summer-nonfiction-sampler-2014?from_search=true	Hachette Book Group	Hachette Book Group Summer Nonfiction Sampler 2014	In this free Summer Reading Nonfiction Sampler, Hachette Book Group brings you a taste of several of the enlightening, entertaining books our imprints are publishing in summer 2014. Authors Tory Johnson (The Shift), Beth Macy (Factory Man), Wallace J. Nichols (Blue Mind), Maximillian Potter (Shadows In The Vineyard), John J. Ratey and Richard Manning (Go Wild), Josh SundIn this free Summer Reading Nonfiction Sampler, Hachette Book Group brings you a taste of several of the enlightening, entertaining books our imprints are publishing in summer 2014. Authors Tory Johnson (The Shift), Beth Macy (Factory Man), Wallace J. Nichols (Blue Mind), Maximillian Potter (Shadows In The Vineyard), John J. Ratey and Richard Manning (Go Wild), Josh Sundquist (We Should Hang Out Sometime: Embarrassingly, A True Story), and Matthew Paul Turner (Our Great Big American God) represent a wide breadth of expertise in business, journalism, science, medicine, motivation and religion, and each of their books are as entertaining as they are informative. This summer, turn your reading over to the terrific authors of Hachette!
/book/show/12282424-feathers?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Feathers (First Step Nonfiction: Body Coverings)	Designed for early emergent readers, this title will introduce them to feathers the body covering that sets birds apart in the animal kingdom. Simple text defines this body covering and offers many examples of birds that have feathers.
/book/show/8238039-strawberries?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Strawberries (First Step Nonfiction: Plant Life Cycles)	Get a close-up view of the life of a strawberry.
/book/show/3886644-memorial-day?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Memorial Day (First Step Nonfiction: American Holidays)	This series introduces beginning readers to the history of American holidays and shows how we celebrate them. Supports the national curriculum standard Time, Continuity, and Change as outlined by the National Council for the Social Studies.
/book/show/21894730-documentary-storytelling-third-edition?from_search=true	Sheila Curran Bernard	Documentary Storytelling, Third Edition: Creative Nonfiction on Screen	* Storytelling techniques are one of the most powerful tools in the documentary filmmaker's arsenal-learn how to harness them with this book* Top documentary filmmakers provide their storytelling strategies* Covers a wide range of documentary styles
/book/show/17043615-baseball-is-fun?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Baseball Is Fun! (First Step Nonfiction: Sports Are Fun!)	From batting the ball to making a catch, baseball is fun! Learn the basics of the sport while building reading skills with these supportive texts.
/book/show/2093814.The_Mythopoeic_Reality?from_search=true	Mas'ud Zavarzadeh	The Mythopoeic Reality: The Postwar American Nonfiction Novel	
/book/show/17365823-dance-is-fun?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Dance Is Fun! (First Step Nonfiction: Sports Are Fun!)	From ballet and tap to jazz and hip-hop, dance is fun! Learn the basics of dance while building reading skills with these supportive texts.
/book/show/25387340-dogsledding-and-extreme-sports?from_search=true	Mary Pope Osborne Natalie Pope Boyce Carlo Molinari (Illustrations)	Dogsledding and Extreme Sports: A nonfiction companion to Magic Tree House #54: Balto of the Blue Dawn (Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #34)	Track the facts about the famous sled dog race and other incredible featswith Jack and Annie!When Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #54, they had lots of questions. How do sled dogs race for so long? When was the first Iditarod? What are some other extreme sports? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track tTrack the facts about the famous sled dog race and other incredible featswith Jack and Annie!When Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #54, they had lots of questions. How do sled dogs race for so long? When was the first Iditarod? What are some other extreme sports? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts about the Iditarod, open water swimming, the Ironman triathlon, free climbing, the X Games, and other ways people test their limits.Filled with up-to-date information, photographs, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discover in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures. And teachers can use the Fact Trackers alongside their Magic Tree House fiction companions to meet Common Core text pairing needs.Have more fun with Jack and Annie on the Magic Tree House website at MagicTreeHouse.com!
/book/show/11732948-on-writing-well?from_search=true	W.K. Zinsser	On Writing Well:  An Informal Guide To Writing Nonfiction / W.K. Zinsser	Esta es una gua para aprender a escribir textos no literarios.
/book/show/27248169-tell-you-what?from_search=true	Susanna Andrew (Editor) Jolisa Gracewood (Editor)	Tell You What: Great New Zealand Nonfiction 2016	Our editors went out into New Zealand and rounded up a pile of blogs and travelogues, memoirs and journalism  some of the best true stories from the last year or so. Weve got bullies and Barbie, chakra and shipwrecks, loose lips and AK47s. From Oamaru to Xinjiang to New York,introduces us to some extraordinary tales of coming out and going home, of lOur editors went out into New Zealand and rounded up a pile of blogs and travelogues, memoirs and journalism  some of the best true stories from the last year or so. Weve got bullies and Barbie, chakra and shipwrecks, loose lips and AK47s. From Oamaru to Xinjiang to New York,introduces us to some extraordinary tales of coming out and going home, of living and dying, of tragedy and transformation.
/book/show/20803657-pilgrims?from_search=true	Mary Pope Osborne Natalie Pope Boyce Salvatore Murdocca (Illustrator)	Pilgrims: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #27: Thanksgiving on Thursday (Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #13)	Magic Tree House Research Guides are now Magic Tree House Fact Trackers! Track the facts with Jack and Annie!When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure inthey had lots of questions. What was it like to sail on the? Why did the Pilgrims choose Plymouth? How did they survive in their new home? What did theyMagic Tree House Research Guides are now Magic Tree House Fact Trackers! Track the facts with Jack and Annie!When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure inthey had lots of questions. What was it like to sail on the? Why did the Pilgrims choose Plymouth? How did they survive in their new home? What did theyeat at the first Thanksgiving? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts. Filled with up-to-date information, photos, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discovered in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures.
/book/show/20322743-dog-heroes?from_search=true	Mary Pope Osborne Natalie Pope Boyce Salvatore Murdocca (Illustrator)	Dog Heroes: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #46: Dogs in the Dead of Night (Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #24)	Magic Tree House Research Guides are now Magic Tree House Fact Trackers! Track the facts with Jack and Annie!When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure inthey had lots of questions. How do St. Bernards help find avalanche survivors? Who are some of the most famous war dog heroes? What breeds make good service dogs? FMagic Tree House Research Guides are now Magic Tree House Fact Trackers! Track the facts with Jack and Annie!When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure inthey had lots of questions. How do St. Bernards help find avalanche survivors? Who are some of the most famous war dog heroes? What breeds make good service dogs? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts. Filled with up-to-date information, photos, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discovered in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures.Format: Paperback     Publication Date: 8/9/2011     Pages: 128     Reading Level: Age 7 and Up
/book/show/19065244-how-to-write-a-book-that-s-complete?from_search=true	Ian Stables Derek Doepker Tom Corson-Knowles	How To Write A Book That's Complete: How to write a nonfiction book outline that makes your book full and complete - Build complete nonfiction book outlines using a simple step-by-step system	How To Write A Book That's CompleteHow To Write A Nonfiction Book Outline That Makes Your Book Full And CompleteBuild Complete Nonfiction Book Outlines Using A Simple Step-By-Step SystemCreate nonfiction book outlines that are comprehensive enough to produce books that are full of quality content. This is how to create an outline for writing books that are full of quHow To Write A Book That's CompleteHow To Write A Nonfiction Book Outline That Makes Your Book Full And CompleteBuild Complete Nonfiction Book Outlines Using A Simple Step-By-Step SystemCreate nonfiction book outlines that are comprehensive enough to produce books that are full of quality content. This is how to create an outline for writing books that are full of quality, without the fluff that readers hate.You'll never again have to worry about having plenty to write about.Most books just briefly talk about creating an outline. The outline is what makes it possible to write your book easier and much faster. An outline is what contains everything you will put in your book. The problem is having enough stuff to fill up your book. Don't resort to filling it with useless filler, instead put in plenty of quality.By following a system that leaves nothing out you will always know how to write nonfiction books that are complete and full of quality.Learn how to...This step is simple, but crucial. How to write a book outline that produces quality all starts with this part. This is often as far as other outlines get, but this is just the start.This is a highly efficient way of expanding your book outline into something very comprehensive.You will learn about things that you must include to make it fully understandable to your reader. This part shows you things you may never have thought of that will truly give you a quality book.Next is a very effective method of including all the information that readers want.You'll easily discover all the things your reader wants you to include. Knowing this will allow you to complete with the best books.Often the problem with producing books is getting everything in the right order. Not with this.A simple formula but very effective.The purpose of a book's introduction is to let readers know what's coming. More importantly, the introduction should sell your book. This is the part readers will often read before buying using the 'look inside' feature on Amazon. This formula works very well at selling your book and building desire to read your book.You'll discover a certain way of writing the conclusion that I've found a lot of readers really like. Me included.This is a very simple tip that really does make the writing part much easier and a lot faster.Either carry on writing books using basic outlines... or write books full of quality content, using a comprehensive outline. Learn this method now.
/book/show/18938094-magic-school-bus-presents?from_search=true	Tom Jackson Bruce Degen (Illustrations)	Magic School Bus Presents: Our Solar System: A Nonfiction Companion to the Original Magic School Bus Series	THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS THE PLANETS is a photographic nonfiction companion book to the original bestselling title, THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS LOST IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM.LOST IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM taught thousands of kids about the planets, moons, stars, and everything else you'd want to know about outer space. MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS THE PLANETS will expand upon the originalTHE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS THE PLANETS is a photographic nonfiction companion book to the original bestselling title, THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS LOST IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM.LOST IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM taught thousands of kids about the planets, moons, stars, and everything else you'd want to know about outer space. MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS THE PLANETS will expand upon the original title with fresh, updated, Common Core aligned content about the amazing planets in our solar system. With vivid full-color photographs on each page as well as illustrations of the beloved Ms. Frizzle and her students, the Magic School Bus Presents series will enthrall a whole new generation of Magic School Bus readers.
/book/show/3477896-just-before-dark?from_search=true	Jim Harrison	Just Before Dark: Collected Nonfiction	Jim Harrison, author of 16 volumes of fiction and poetry, including A Woman Lit By Fireflies and The Theory and Practice of Rivers and Poems, now presents a collection from such varied sources as Night Walking (Rolling Stone) and Poetry as Survival (Antaeus).
/book/show/20733968-nonfiction-outline?from_search=true	Mark Allen	Nonfiction Outline: How to Create an Outline that Improves and Simplifies the Writing Process	Nonfiction Outline is a book that describes how to structure a nonfiction book based on proven methods.This book teaches you how to construct an outline that will ensure your nonfiction book does the following:Ensures your nonfiction book stays focusedMakes sure your book will have enough substance for completionContent is presented in a logical flow for the readerNonfiction Outline is a book that describes how to structure a nonfiction book based on proven methods.This book teaches you how to construct an outline that will ensure your nonfiction book does the following:Ensures your nonfiction book stays focusedMakes sure your book will have enough substance for completionContent is presented in a logical flow for the readerContent is presented clearly for the readerHow to gather information for your outlineA template is provided to help you write books that are complete. A well structured outline helps the writing process. It helps guide you and speed up the process.
/book/show/23884910-the-write-nonfiction-now-guide-to-writing-a-book-in-30-days?from_search=true	Nina Amir	The Write Nonfiction NOW! Guide to Writing a Book in 30 Days	Why write a nonfiction book in a month? To get it done, thats why. Maybe you have lots of ideas that you just havent gotten down on paper, published, and into the hands of eager readers. Maybe you think you dont have the time or the skills. All too often, perfectly capable writers have this misconception, and they end up taking years to finish their bookif they finishWhy write a nonfiction book in a month? To get it done, thats why. Maybe you have lots of ideas that you just havent gotten down on paper, published, and into the hands of eager readers. Maybe you think you dont have the time or the skills. All too often, perfectly capable writers have this misconception, and they end up taking years to finish their bookif they finish at all. Dont let that happen to you. Get your brilliant idea out of your head and onto the page, where it can be read by those who need it.This guide will help you:Fine-tune your idea for maximum effectiveness in the marketFind the time to writePrepare, structure, and organize so you write smart, not hardSpark your creativity (or memory, if youre writing memoir)Maintain your energy, enthusiasm, and driveNot get distracted or discouragedFinish what you startWrite nearly perfectly in your first draftit can be done!Write Nonfiction NOW! Guides are edited by the founder of NaNonFiWriMo (National Nonfiction Writing Month) and include tips from bestselling authors, seasoned writing coaches, and those who have successfully taken the Write Nonfiction in November Challenge. Each guide teaches a unique aspect of becoming a successful nonfiction author. These guides inform and motivate authors, businesspeople, and even non-writers to use their purpose and passion to create desirable and publishable products.Write Nonfiction NOW! & Achieve More Inspired Results.
/book/show/8360817-documentary-display?from_search=true	Caroline Bainbridge	Documentary Display: Re Viewing Nonfiction Film And Video (Nonfictions)	Not all documentary films and videos are sober depictions of the real world. Documentary representations can present expressive, entertaining and spectacular images. This title examines such innovative approaches as they occur within the process of 'documentary display'.
/book/show/18938093-magic-school-bus-presents?from_search=true	Sean Callery Bruce Degen (Illustrations)	Magic School Bus Presents: Wild Weather: A Nonfiction Companion to the Original Magic School Bus Series	THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS WILD WEATHER is a photographic nonfiction companion book to the original bestselling title, THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS INSIDE A HURRICANE.INSIDE A HURRICANE took thousands of kids inside the eye of a hurricane. MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS WILD WEATHER will expand upon the original title with fresh, updated Common Core-aligned content about incredibleTHE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS WILD WEATHER is a photographic nonfiction companion book to the original bestselling title, THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS INSIDE A HURRICANE.INSIDE A HURRICANE took thousands of kids inside the eye of a hurricane. MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS WILD WEATHER will expand upon the original title with fresh, updated Common Core-aligned content about incredible weather events. With vivid full-color photographs on each page and illustrations of the beloved Ms. Frizzle and her students, the Magic School Bus Presents series will enthrall a whole new generation of Magic School Bus readers.
/book/show/8162509-write-to-know?from_search=true	Amy Whited	Write to Know: Nonfiction Writing Prompts for Secondary U.S. History	The value of nonfiction writing lies not only in the writing, but also in the editing and rewriting. Research overwhelmingly indicates that nonfiction writing with feedback and revision leads to higher student achievement in all content areas. These prompts can be used immediately in the classroom with students.
/book/show/22608860-reading-fundamentals?from_search=true	Kathy Furgang	Reading Fundamentals: Grade 3: Nonfiction Activities to Build Reading Comprehension Skills	Start kids off right with readingand keep them on track with this colorful, engaging workbook! It combines fascinating topics, eye-catching photographs, and a bright, appealing design children will love. Created to adhere to the Common Core Curriculum standards that most US states have adopted,presents young readers with nonfiction passagesStart kids off right with readingand keep them on track with this colorful, engaging workbook! It combines fascinating topics, eye-catching photographs, and a bright, appealing design children will love. Created to adhere to the Common Core Curriculum standards that most US states have adopted,presents young readers with nonfiction passages that cover a range of topics, including science, history, and geography. After each passage, a range of questionsfill-in-the-blank, short answer, true/false, multiple choice, and matchingtest key comprehension skills.
/book/show/27439856-so-you-ve-lost-a-limb?from_search=true	D.A. Grady Annie Acorn (Editor)	So You've Lost a Limb (D.A. Grady's Nonfiction Book 1)	In early spring of 2006, beloved From Gents Pens author D. A. Gradys life changed forever, when his Chevy pickup connected with a metal guard rail on highway U.S. 290, between Austin and Houston. When EMTs arrived on the scene and placed him into their Medevac helicopter, his left leg from below the knee remained behind in his truck, still in his boot.Now faced with suIn early spring of 2006, beloved From Gents Pens author D. A. Gradys life changed forever, when his Chevy pickup connected with a metal guard rail on highway U.S. 290, between Austin and Houston. When EMTs arrived on the scene and placed him into their Medevac helicopter, his left leg from below the knee remained behind in his truck, still in his boot.Now faced with such issues as dealing with a prosthesis, relearning how to walk, handling phantom pain and even something as simple as taking a shower, he brought to the situation the same courage, determination and ingenuity that had held him in good stead through a long life.Soon approached by the hospitals trauma team and asked to share his experiences with others, he has counseled amputees ranging from Wounded Warriors to those who chanced to stand behind him in the checkout lane at his local Walmart and, in some cases, fellow amputees he met on the street.Now he has put his experiences, solutions, and suggestions into words that can be passed on to others who can benefit from his experiences, in a uniquely conversational style that allows this fact-filled offering to seem as if its a conversation among friends.If youre an amputee yourself, a caregiver of an amputee or a friend of one, the information contained in this book will be helpful to you as you chart your new course through the growing world of amputeeism.
/book/show/20924964-how-to-write-a-nonfiction-book?from_search=true	Bobbi Linkemer Peggy Nehmen (Illustrations)	How to Write a Nonfiction Book: From Planning to Promotion in 6 Simple Steps	How to Write a Nonfiction Book: From planning to promotion in 6 simple steps ... Seventh Edition takes the mystery out of the book writing process! Heres what you need to know:What it takes to be an authorHow to write a proposalWhat, when, & how to writeWho can help youWhat production includesWhat your publishing options areHow to reach your readersWhaHow to Write a Nonfiction Book: From planning to promotion in 6 simple steps ... Seventh Edition takes the mystery out of the book writing process! Heres what you need to know:What it takes to be an authorHow to write a proposalWhat, when, & how to writeWho can help youWhat production includesWhat your publishing options areHow to reach your readersWhat else you should readThe 6 simple steps to writing, publishing, and promoting a nonfiction book are1. Planning us the first and most important step in the process. Even if you plan to self-publish, writing a proposal organizes your thoughts and helps you plan every aspect of your book.2. Writing is the most time-consuming step. It not only the main message but also what surrounds that message on the front and back ends.3. Professional Partners are all the people who will assist you in some aspect of your book. Going through all the of the steps requires a team of professionals, each of whom has an area of specialization4. Production is a series of activities handled by the publisher. Their purpose is to prepare your manuscript into a printer-ready format.5. Publishing is the step that converts digital files or plates intoprinted, bound pages between two covers. Now, you can finally hold your book in your hands.6. Promotion is the step where you get the copies out of your basement or warehouse and into the hands of readers. To do that, you have to let your target audience know it exists.
/book/show/12722885-nonfiction-collection-guidelines-for-smaller-libraries?from_search=true	Mary Bushing	Nonfiction collection guidelines for smaller libraries: core collection development	
/book/show/23418678-time-for-kids-nonfiction-readers?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials	Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers: Fluent Library Bound Collection	Learn about fun and exciting games from different parts of the world, step into a ballet dancer's shoes to experience a day in their life, and more with this library bound collection. Supplement your reading program, build your classroom library, and enhance your intervention program with high-interest nonfiction leveled books. These colorful books feature content from TIMLearn about fun and exciting games from different parts of the world, step into a ballet dancer's shoes to experience a day in their life, and more with this library bound collection. Supplement your reading program, build your classroom library, and enhance your intervention program with high-interest nonfiction leveled books. These colorful books feature content from TIME FOR KIDS, with themes from science, mathematics, and social studies. Children will want to read these books that include familiar concepts, high-interest content, and a variety of colorful graphics. The titles in this collection include: A Day in the Life of a Cowhand (library bound); A Day in the Life of a Ballet Dancer (library bound); A Day in the Life of a Firefighter (library bound); Markets Around the World (library bound); Games Around the World (library bound); School Around the World (library bound); Take Off! All About Airplanes (library bound); All Aboard! How Trains Work (library bound); Zoom! How Cars Move (library bound); Mammal Mania (library bound); Slithering Reptiles and Amphibians (library bound); Incredible Invertebrates (library bound); Backstage Pass: Fashion (library bound); Big Digs: Construction Site (library bound); and Sweet: Inside a Bakery (library bound).
/book/show/21869214-hippos---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Hippos - Kids Explore: Animal Books Nonfiction - Books Ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge. Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/4618523-on-a-wing-and-a-prayer-great-australian-air-stories?from_search=true	J. Gwynn	On a Wing and a Prayer Great Australian Air Stories (UQP nonfiction)	
/book/show/5649883-read-for-real-nonfiction-strategies-for-reading-results?from_search=true	Leslie W. Crawford Charles E. Martin Margaret M. Philbin	Read For Real Nonfiction Strategies For Reading Results	
/book/show/22629388-woodpeckers---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Woodpeckers - Kids Explore: Animal Books Nonfiction - Books Ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge. Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/4287340-writing-a-nonfiction-book?from_search=true	Norman Toulson	Writing a Nonfiction Book: How to Prepare Your Work for Publication	
/book/show/3746246-comprehending-nonfiction-6-8?from_search=true	Joan M. Irwin	Comprehending Nonfiction 6-8: Texas Hqt Professional Development Handbook	
/book/show/13775958-pm-animal-facts?from_search=true	Mandi Rathbone Michele Gordon	PM Animal Facts: Nocturnal Animals Nonfiction: Level Gold	
/book/show/24678455-mancology?from_search=true	Judy Palmer	MANCOLOGY (nonfiction adult, general, self help, love and romance)	Mancology, a tell all book to help women understand the way men think from the point of view of a woman. All the things men hate to own up to, such as why they lie, cheat, or why they won't commit to us women are all exposed. Truely an eye opener to the games men play.
/book/show/20915760-you-can-t-just-say-it-louder-differentiated-strategies-for-comprehendin?from_search=true	Debby Murphy	You Can't Just Say It Louder! Differentiated Strategies for Comprehending Nonfiction	This dynamic book provides the foundation teachers need to confidently and successfully teach comprehension to a diverse population of students. Filled with innovative, classroom-tested models for differentiating instruction, this professional development resource is a must-have resource for any Pre-K-12 teacher.
/book/show/25160947-coronary-heart-disease?from_search=true	Barry M. Cohen Bobbie Hasselbring	Coronary Heart Disease: A Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment (Addicus Nonfiction Books)	
/book/show/19355919-time-for-kids-nonfiction-readers-bad-guys-and-gals-set-of-3?from_search=true	Dona Rice	Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers Bad Guys and Gals Set of 3	Introduce yourself to the some of the most notorious men and women you'll ever meet! These take-no-prisoner pirates, infamous Wild West outlaws, traitors, assassins, cowards, and tyrants will have you running for cover. Packed with high-interest content from TIME FOR KIDS, these engaging books, based on the lives of real people, may just have you shivering in your boots! EIntroduce yourself to the some of the most notorious men and women you'll ever meet! These take-no-prisoner pirates, infamous Wild West outlaws, traitors, assassins, cowards, and tyrants will have you running for cover. Packed with high-interest content from TIME FOR KIDS, these engaging books, based on the lives of real people, may just have you shivering in your boots! Each 64-page book features colorful graphics, sidebars, key vocabulary, and rich informational text that covers everything you need to know about history's most ruthless characters. Titles include: Bad Guys and Gals of the Ancient World; Bad Guys and Gals of the High Seas; and Bad Guys and Gals of the Wild West.
/book/show/13775733-feeding-the-lambs-green-level-nonfiction-grade-1?from_search=true	Steck-Vaughn Company (Creator)	Feeding the Lambs, Green Level Nonfiction Grade 1: Levels 12-14	
/book/show/8162505-write-to-know?from_search=true	Amy Whited	Write To Know: Nonfiction Writing Prompts For Elementary Music (Write To Know)	The value of nonfiction writing lies not only in the writing, but also in the editing and rewriting. Research overwhelmingly indicates that nonfiction writing with feedback and revision leads to higher student achievement in all content areas. These prompts can be used immediately in the classroom with students. The included scoring guides, or rubrics, may be modified forThe value of nonfiction writing lies not only in the writing, but also in the editing and rewriting. Research overwhelmingly indicates that nonfiction writing with feedback and revision leads to higher student achievement in all content areas. These prompts can be used immediately in the classroom with students. The included scoring guides, or rubrics, may be modified for your state or district needs
/book/show/22917903-internet-book-marketing?from_search=true	Morris Rosenthal	Internet Book Marketing: A Nonfiction Author's Guide To Building An Online Marketing Platform	The Internet is littered with websites that are nothing more than advertisements pitching some product or service. When an author puts up a website that consists of nothing but teasers, or long copy as it's called in the advertising industry, it's going to fail. While the sell-through, the success rate of closing a sale to visitors, may be relatively high, the number ofThe Internet is littered with websites that are nothing more than advertisements pitching some product or service. When an author puts up a website that consists of nothing but teasers, or long copy as it's called in the advertising industry, it's going to fail. While the sell-through, the success rate of closing a sale to visitors, may be relatively high, the number of visitors from the search engines will be abysmally low. It doesn't matter how much you tweak your sales copy, how slick your storefront looks, whether or not you take all major and minor credit cards. You can't sell books to people if they aren't visiting your website, and nobody is going to send their friends to visit your advertisement. Most importantly of all, an advertisement is never going to serve as a platform.I've literally had web design discussions with people who have looked at my pages and said, But that's unfair. I can't come up with content that good. Well, that's the whole point. Why should people tell their friends about your site and why should search engines send you visitors if you don't have great content? Because you really want to sell some books and are willing to invest in web technology to do it? Yet I keep hearing from authors and publishers who think that they can hire somebody to create a successful content based website for them. They can't. It's not about the technology, the aesthetics, the interactivity or the multimedia, it's about the content. If you're an author or a publisher, you have that content, and if people aren't interested in reading a big chunk of it for free, that should tell you something about the potential market for it.If your interest in creating a website is to make money by displaying advertising from pay-per-click networks, this book isn't going to help you. And it doesn't contain any pointers on converting accidental visitors into customers with savage squeeze pages, or how to manipulate people with best practices from the advertising world. The sole purpose of this book is to help nonfiction writers publish their work in a way that will benefit the Internet community. In return, authors can expect to gain an audience for their books and ideas, and to perhaps to earn a living through publishing as I have.
/book/show/20526146-nonfiction-writing-power?from_search=true	Adrienne Gear	Nonfiction Writing Power	Writing nonfiction is an important skill that students will need throughout their school lives and beyond. This remarkable book is designed to help teachers develop a writing program that focuses on the different forms of nonfiction. It shows teachers how to help students recognize that they write because they have something to say; that to write well means considering intWriting nonfiction is an important skill that students will need throughout their school lives and beyond. This remarkable book is designed to help teachers develop a writing program that focuses on the different forms of nonfiction. It shows teachers how to help students recognize that they write because they have something to say; that to write well means considering intent and purpose, and choosing the most appropriate form of expression. Practical and comprehensive, this fourth book in Adrienne Gear's literacy Powers series will help teachers work with students to explore their Nonfiction Writing Powers: to Describe, to Instruct, to Compare, to Persuade, to Explain, and to Report. Ideal support for teaching writing in the content areas, the book includes methods for linking to Science, Social Studies, and other subject areas.
/book/show/3114591-writing-dramatic-nonfiction?from_search=true	William Noble	Writing Dramatic Nonfiction	Dramatic nonfiction is the relating of factual information in a manner that makes it as gripping as fiction. Using the techniques and guidelines offered in this book, writers are able to create nonfiction works that rise to the level of great literature without sacrificing credibility. Dramatic techniques such as flashbacks, foreshadowing, character development, and sceneDramatic nonfiction is the relating of factual information in a manner that makes it as gripping as fiction. Using the techniques and guidelines offered in this book, writers are able to create nonfiction works that rise to the level of great literature without sacrificing credibility. Dramatic techniques such as flashbacks, foreshadowing, character development, and scene intercuts are explained, and guidelines for the use of such devices are furnished. Recognizing that dramatic or creative nonfiction is now an important part of the literary landscape, this book teaches writers how to best craft exciting true accounts.
/book/show/1083484.The_Norton_Reader?from_search=true	John C. Brereton	The Norton Reader: An Anthology of Nonfiction, Shorter Eleventh Edition	Adopted at over 700 schools in its previous edition,has long been the standard bearer for liberal arts composition readers. The editors' goals have always been the same: to collect the very best essays, by the very best writers, and place them between two covers. This new edition continues in that tradition, providing instructors with a wealth of selectiAdopted at over 700 schools in its previous edition,has long been the standard bearer for liberal arts composition readers. The editors' goals have always been the same: to collect the very best essays, by the very best writers, and place them between two covers. This new edition continues in that tradition, providing instructors with a wealth of selections, many of them new to this edition. The text also offers a flexible organization, an affordable price, and inventive, practical suggestions for improving reading and writing.
/book/show/26867063-praying-for-sheetrock?from_search=true	Melissa Fay Greene	Praying for Sheetrock: A Work of Nonfiction	
/book/show/551851.Legacies?from_search=true	Jan Zlotnik Schmidt	Legacies: Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Nonfiction	Legacies is an anthology for literature for composition courses that is thematically organized with abundant rhetoric, composition, and argument coverage. Themes outside the usual selections such as The Heroic Journey are included as are themes arranged by cluster within the units. Thematic previews at the beginning of each chapter cover al of the genres and show how selLegacies is an anthology for literature for composition courses that is thematically organized with abundant rhetoric, composition, and argument coverage. Themes outside the usual selections such as The Heroic Journey are included as are themes arranged by cluster within the units. Thematic previews at the beginning of each chapter cover al of the genres and show how selections can be studied within the context of the various genres. Each chapter offers a model student essay such as thematic analysis and explication.
/book/show/629762.Oskar_Schindler?from_search=true	Jeremy Roberts	Oskar Schindler: Righteous Gentile (Holocaust Biographies (Nonfiction))	These biographies explore the key figures: those who perpetratedthe nightmare of the Holocaust, those who suffered during it, and those who managed to act courageously in the face of evil.
/book/show/25524669-the-boys-who-challenged-hitler?from_search=true	Phillip M. Hoose	The Boys Who Challenged Hitler: Knud Pedersen and the Churchill Club (Bccb Blue Ribbon Nonfiction Book Award (Awards))	At the outset of World War II, Denmark did not resist German occupation. Deeply ashamed of his nation's leaders, fifteen-year-old Knud Pedersen resolved with his brother and a handful of schoolmates to take action against the Nazis if the adults would not. Naming their secret club after the fiery British leader, the young patriots in the Churchill Club committed countlessAt the outset of World War II, Denmark did not resist German occupation. Deeply ashamed of his nation's leaders, fifteen-year-old Knud Pedersen resolved with his brother and a handful of schoolmates to take action against the Nazis if the adults would not. Naming their secret club after the fiery British leader, the young patriots in the Churchill Club committed countless acts of sabotage, infuriating the Germans, who eventually had the boys tracked down and arrested. But their efforts were not in vain: the boys' exploits and eventual imprisonment helped spark a full-blown Danish resistance. Interweaving his own narrative with the recollections of Knud himself, here is Phillip Hoose's inspiring story of these young war heroes.
/book/show/10585880-crafting-truth?from_search=true	Bruce Ballenger	Crafting Truth: Short Stories in Creative Nonfiction	
/book/show/21406753-candy-bomber-orbis-pictus-honor-for-outstanding-nonfiction-for-children?from_search=true	Michael O. Tunnell	Candy Bomber (Orbis Pictus Honor for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children (Awards))	After World War II the United States and Britain airlifted food and supplies into Russian-blockaded West Berlin. US Air Force Lieutenant Gail S. Halvorsen knew the children of the city were suffering. To lift their spirits, he began dropping chocolate and gum by parachute.Michael O. Tunnell tells an inspiring tale of candy and courage, illustrated with Lt. Halvorsen's persAfter World War II the United States and Britain airlifted food and supplies into Russian-blockaded West Berlin. US Air Force Lieutenant Gail S. Halvorsen knew the children of the city were suffering. To lift their spirits, he began dropping chocolate and gum by parachute.Michael O. Tunnell tells an inspiring tale of candy and courage, illustrated with Lt. Halvorsen's personal photographs, as well as letters and drawings from the children of Berlin to their beloved Uncle Wiggly Wings.
/book/show/14962197-this-time-it-s-personal?from_search=true	John S. O'Connor	This Time It's Personal: Teaching Creative Nonfiction	Students often see little connection between their school lives and the lives they lead outside of school. Thesis-driven essays often further this disconnection by emphasizing form over content and by depersonalizing the relationship between writer and audience. By inviting students to mine their personal experiences, teachers can help students not only understand literatuStudents often see little connection between their school lives and the lives they lead outside of school. Thesis-driven essays often further this disconnection by emphasizing form over content and by depersonalizing the relationship between writer and audience. By inviting students to mine their personal experiences, teachers can help students not only understand literature better, but also begin to make story-sense out of their own lives. All writing (and all reading) is ultimately autobiographical.In _This Time It's Personal_, John S. O'Connor encourages us to care as deeply about the texts of our students' personal lives as we do the lives of literary characters and the subject matter we teach in all classes. Rather than allow students to view school passively, as mere consumers of other people's stories, we need to explicitly invite students into the larger community of storytellers.This book features a diverse range of creative nonfiction writing assignments with authentic audiences--including writer's autobiography; writing about place; memoirs; op-ed essays; blogs; oral histories--and many vibrant examples of student writing.
/book/show/23462065-nonfiction?from_search=true	Stephanie King NonFiction Writers Authors Syndicate Stephen Kind	Nonfiction: The 100 Best Nonfiction Books! (Top 100 Books Book 6)	Top 100 Non-Fiction Books!Why do we really like nonfiction?It is almost impossible to classify and quantify the elasticity and depth of our imagination. What is certain, however, is that we constantly strive for inspiration and entertainment on a variety of levels. Sitting on a bus is always morTop 100 Non-Fiction Books!Why do we really like nonfiction?It is almost impossible to classify and quantify the elasticity and depth of our imagination. What is certain, however, is that we constantly strive for inspiration and entertainment on a variety of levels. Sitting on a bus is always more interesting if you're surrounded by potential spies or assassins. Walking to the library is a lot more exciting if you think that your long-lost love or future soul mate might be looking for the same book you are at this very moment.Life becomes more interesting when it is nuanced by our creativity and there are no limits to this. So where does one go for inspiration? We turn to books, films, and television for the most part. What is interesting about books, separating them from all other forms of media, is the very intimate connection you make with a book and its characters.When you watch a film or television show you are seeing actors portraying characters, which have been cast  a long and mostly political process  playing the roles of characters that typically were born in the pages of novels or folk lore. You are seeing a small committee of people portraying characters that were chosen by a small bureaucratic committee of people. This is too far removed from the source to have the feel that the original authors wanted you to experience.A book is much different. You form a close connection and bond with the characters you read about in your mind creates the most perfect embodiment of that character based on your history, past experiences, and imagination. A film or television series will never be as good as the book that you've read for the simple fact that your mind merges with the words as they come off the page, being interpreted exactly in the best way for your brain to configure.The following titles are a smattering of non-fiction from all across the spectrum, and they're all interesting and unique for a variety of reasons. If you haven't read at least half of these books . . . You need to!They will broaden your horizons, open your eyes, scare you, excite you, and take you on adventures. We challenge you to read at least half of these books within the next 12 months. Join our world of heroes, agents, magicians, lovers, valiant warriors, skulking psychopaths, and even a few honest politicians (Ok, not even fiction could get away with that last one).The following books are not in sequential order and have been purposely rearranged to get people out of the mindset of first-page hunting. Click the links, enjoy the books, let's have some fun tonight!
/book/show/170552.Nonfiction_Book_Proposals_Anybody_Can_Write?from_search=true	Elizabeth Lyon Natasha Kern (Foreword by)	Nonfiction Book Proposals Anybody Can Write: How to Get a Contract and Advance Before Writing Your Book	Sign the contract then write the book. The good news is that almost every nonfiction book published is sold by a proposal. In this comprehensive yet accessible guide, you will learn exactly what a proposal is, what it must contain, and how to pull yours together into an informative, persuasive selling package. Already a favorite for thousands of aspiring writers, this bookSign the contract then write the book. The good news is that almost every nonfiction book published is sold by a proposal. In this comprehensive yet accessible guide, you will learn exactly what a proposal is, what it must contain, and how to pull yours together into an informative, persuasive selling package. Already a favorite for thousands of aspiring writers, this book has been revised and updated by Elizabeth Lyon to feature nearly two dozen actual proposals, plus: . Choosing a topic based on current trends and competing titles. Drafting the perfect concept statement daring agents and editors to reject you. Defining and targeting your readership then connecting with them. Preparing a table of contents and chapter summaries. Submitting exciting and well-written sample chapters. Writing query letters. Devising a marketing plan that will excite agents and publishers
/book/show/6532044-the-everything-guide-to-writing-nonfiction?from_search=true	Richard D. Bank	The Everything Guide to Writing Nonfiction: All you need to write and sell exceptional nonfiction books, articles, essays, reviews, and memoirs (Everything	Everyone wants to be a published writer. But only a few manage to break into print. In this guide,provides expert advice to help you reach your goals of writing and selling articles, essays, and books. Featuring step-by-step instructions covering all aspects of writing, including how to:Master the elements of creative nonfictionConduct interviews and takeEveryone wants to be a published writer. But only a few manage to break into print. In this guide,provides expert advice to help you reach your goals of writing and selling articles, essays, and books. Featuring step-by-step instructions covering all aspects of writing, including how to:Master the elements of creative nonfictionConduct interviews and take accurate notesFind your unique voiceDevelop good research and editing skillsWrite with authority and confidenceSell writing to periodicals and publishersWhether you want to write an intimate memoir, a magazine story, or a scholarly article, youll find all you need to see your bylines in print.
/book/show/4600052-nonfiction-writing?from_search=true	Lucy McCormick Calkins	Nonfiction Writing: Procedures and Reports	
/book/show/1928940.Portable_Legacies?from_search=true	Jan Zlotnik Schmidt	Portable Legacies: Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Nonfiction	Embark on the literary journey of a lifetime--with PORTABLE LEGACIES: FICTION, POETRY, DRAMA, NONFICTION! This four-genre literature anthology challenges you to think, read, and write critically. From Lao-tzu and Sophocles to Sandra Cisneros, Charles Simic, and Suzan Lori-Parks, you'll discover the best of the traditional, multicultural, and world literature canons, as welEmbark on the literary journey of a lifetime--with PORTABLE LEGACIES: FICTION, POETRY, DRAMA, NONFICTION! This four-genre literature anthology challenges you to think, read, and write critically. From Lao-tzu and Sophocles to Sandra Cisneros, Charles Simic, and Suzan Lori-Parks, you'll discover the best of the traditional, multicultural, and world literature canons, as well as exciting new contemporary works that encourage you to question, observe, probe, and critique what you are reading. In addition, you'll find an array of assignments designed to develop your writing abilities, from journal entries and critical analysis essays to literary arguments and research papers.
/book/show/529578.Even_the_Rhinos_Were_Nymphos?from_search=true	Bruce Jay Friedman	Even the Rhinos Were Nymphos: Best Nonfiction	A few years ago, Christopher Buckley wrote of Bruce Jay Friedman in thethat he has been likened to everyone from J. D. Salinger to Woody Allen, but that he is: Bruce Jay Friedman, sui generis, and no mean thing. No further comparisons are necessary. We are happy to report that he remains the same Bruce Jay Friedman in his unique, unblinking,A few years ago, Christopher Buckley wrote of Bruce Jay Friedman in thethat he has been likened to everyone from J. D. Salinger to Woody Allen, but that he is: Bruce Jay Friedman, sui generis, and no mean thing. No further comparisons are necessary. We are happy to report that he remains the same Bruce Jay Friedman in his unique, unblinking, and slightly tilted essayscollected here for the first timein.A butler school in Houston, a livestock auction in Little Rock, a home for frozen guys in California, JFK's humidor in Manhattanall are jumping off points for Friedman's baleful and sharply satirical scrutiny of American life and behavior in the second half of the twentieth century. Travel with Friedman from Harlem to Hollywood, from Port-au-Prince to Etta's Eat Shop in Chicago. In these pieces, which were published in literary and mass-circulation magazines from the 1960s to the 1990s, you'll meet such luminaries as Castro and Clinton, Natalie Wood and Clint Eastwood, and even Friedman's friends Irwin Shaw, Nelson Algren, and Mario Puzo. Friedman is a master of the essay, whether the subject is crime reporting (Lessons of the Street), Hollywood shenanigans (My Life among the Stars), or his outrageous adventures as the editor of pulp magazines (the classic Even the Rhinos Were Nymphos). We could sing his praises as a journalist, humorist, and social critic. But, as Buckley tells us, being Bruce Jay Friedman is enough.Bruce Jay Friedman is the author of seven novels (including,, and), four collections of short stories, four full-length plays (includingand), and the screenplays for the moviesand.
/book/show/61125.Damn_Why_Didnt_I_Write_That_?from_search=true	Marc McCutcheon	Damn! Why Didnt I Write That?: How Ordinary People are Raking in $100,000.00 or More Writing Nonfiction Books & How You Can Too!	More nonfiction books are breaking the 100,000-copy sale barrier than ever before. Amateur writers, housewives, and even high school dropouts have cashed in with astonishingly simple best-sellers.This guide, by best-selling author Marc McCutcheon, shows the reader how to get in on the action by identifying lucrative publishing niches and filling them, not once, not twice,More nonfiction books are breaking the 100,000-copy sale barrier than ever before. Amateur writers, housewives, and even high school dropouts have cashed in with astonishingly simple best-sellers.This guide, by best-selling author Marc McCutcheon, shows the reader how to get in on the action by identifying lucrative publishing niches and filling them, not once, not twice, but year after year.
/book/show/1382099.Nonfiction?from_search=true	Christopher    Anderson (Photographs)	Nonfiction	In November 2002, war photographer Christopher Anderson had a chance encounter with a Holga, a plastic toy camera manufactured in China. Expecting it to be nothing more than a game, Anderson quickly found a kind of freedom with the plastic camera that differed greatly from his usual work as a war photographer.My work requires a certain intellectual engagement in trying toIn November 2002, war photographer Christopher Anderson had a chance encounter with a Holga, a plastic toy camera manufactured in China. Expecting it to be nothing more than a game, Anderson quickly found a kind of freedom with the plastic camera that differed greatly from his usual work as a war photographer.My work requires a certain intellectual engagement in trying to visually communicate information both literal and emotional. But I found something very different with this camera. Because its a toy, I couldnt control it the way I normally would. I couldnt take pictures that were the result of an engaged thought process, because it was physically impossible with this camera, explains Anderson. Instead, he found himself reacting and taking pictures in a much more instinctive way. The pictures that I was taking were free of meaning or message and were much more revealing about how I reacted to scenes that I encountered while going about my life, he adds.Anderson used the plastic camera for a period of eight months, and his photographs were guided solely by emotion and intuition.The softcover book, containing a collection of 54 images, is housed in a colorful box that makes the perfect accessory for any coffee table.was born in Canada in 1970. He has produced pictures for many of the worlds most highly regarded publications. His work has documented many conflicts and social issues, such as the Afghan refugee crisis and the plight of Haitian immigrants sailing to America. He is a contract photographer forand regular contributor toand.Anderson has received the Robert Capa Gold Medal, the Visa dOr in Perpignan, the Kodak Young Photographer of the Year Award and the Picture of the Year Award.
/book/show/28568986-35-tips-for-writing-a-brilliant-flash-story?from_search=true	Kaye Linden	35 Tips for Writing a Brilliant Flash Story: A Manual for Writing Flash Fiction and Nonfiction	A step by step guide with prompts on how to write a successful fiction or nonfiction flash story.
/book/show/2631883-reality-rules?from_search=true	Elizabeth Fraser	Reality Rules!: A Guide to Teen Nonfiction Reading Interests	It's real, it's radical, and it rocks! Nonfiction has become the preferred genre for many teen readers, both male and female. This guide identifies some of the most popular nonfiction for today's teens, and organizes it into specific genres and reading interests that teens enjoy--from true adventure, sports and life stories, to do-it-yourself. More than 500 titles are descIt's real, it's radical, and it rocks! Nonfiction has become the preferred genre for many teen readers, both male and female. This guide identifies some of the most popular nonfiction for today's teens, and organizes it into specific genres and reading interests that teens enjoy--from true adventure, sports and life stories, to do-it-yourself. More than 500 titles are described, with notes on classics, award winners, reading levels, read-alikes, and titles that especially appeal to boys and to reluctant readers, or are appropriate for book groups. This is an essential readers' advisory resource for anyone who works with teen readers, and a practical collection development aid. Grades 6-12.Teens read nonfiction for pleasure as much or more than adults. In recent years, librarians have become increasingly aware of the appeal of this literature and the need to offer and promote it to teen readers. This guide focuses on titles created for teens and those with strong teen appeal. The author covers more than 500 titles published since 2000, also including benchmarks and perennial classics that teens continue to enjoy. For each title you'll find complete bibliographic information, a descriptive annotation, indications of award winners, reading levels, read-alikes, titles suitable for book groups, and books with extra appeal for boys. In addition, she identifies fiction read-alikes and sure bets for each subgenre (i.e., consider starting with).A general introduction and chapter introductions discuss the appeals of the genre, working with teens, and issues related to nonfiction. This is an essential guide for any librarian who works with teens.
/book/show/9074763-columbus-day?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Columbus Day (First Step Nonfiction: American Holidays)	A basic overview of Columbus Day for emergent readers. Color photographs reflect the short, easy-to-understand sentences that improve vocabulary and comprehension.
/book/show/303885.Projecting_History?from_search=true	Nora M. Alter	Projecting History: German Nonfiction Cinema, 1967-2000	The intersection between social, historical, and political developments in Germany and the emergence of a nonfiction mode of film production
/book/show/29241327-factastic?from_search=true	Scholastic Inc.	Factastic: A LEGO Adventure in the Real World (LEGO Nonfiction)	The newest book in the LEGO Nonfiction line, Factastic, takes on the biggest subject of all: our world and everything in it! There's a whole world of information inside on almost every subject under the sun, from science to technology, from history to geography to popular culture. Each spread contains a LEGO scene to facilitate the learning journey: a vignette, mini story,The newest book in the LEGO Nonfiction line, Factastic, takes on the biggest subject of all: our world and everything in it! There's a whole world of information inside on almost every subject under the sun, from science to technology, from history to geography to popular culture. Each spread contains a LEGO scene to facilitate the learning journey: a vignette, mini story, or icon featuring LEGO models, characters, and sensibility. Graphic design combines the LEGO illustration with real-world photography and facts for an immersive experience. Factastic arrives just in time for the holiday season, and makes a fantastic gift for boys and girls of all ages!
/book/show/7041138-the-inside-scoop?from_search=true	Sarah Statz Cords Sarah S. Cords	The Inside Scoop: A Guide to Nonfiction Investigative Writing and Exposes	Investigative writing--from exposes and immersion journalism to political and business reporting--is an American tradition that has come into its own, with authors such as Barbara Ehrenreich, Tracy Kidder, William Langwiesche, and Samantha Power regularly rousing critical acclaim, and claiming spots on best-seller lists. Often controversial, and written by some of our bestInvestigative writing--from exposes and immersion journalism to political and business reporting--is an American tradition that has come into its own, with authors such as Barbara Ehrenreich, Tracy Kidder, William Langwiesche, and Samantha Power regularly rousing critical acclaim, and claiming spots on best-seller lists. Often controversial, and written by some of our best writers, these are generally titles with high visibility in the media and high appeal to readers. Take a closer look at more than 500 current and classic examples of investigative writing with this guide that describes and organizes titles according to popular subgenres and themes. The author provides descriptive annotations, lists of subjects, fiction and nonfiction read-alikes, and more. An essential guide for readers' advisors and reference librarians, this is also an important resource for libraries that serve journalism programs.
/book/show/20360030-leprechauns-and-irish-folklore?from_search=true	Mary Pope Osborne Natalie Pope Boyce Salvatore Murdocca (Illustrator)	Leprechauns and Irish Folklore: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #43: Leprechaun in Late Winter (Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #21)	Magic Tree House Research Guides are now Magic Tree House Fact Trackers! Track the facts with Jack and Annie!When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure inthey had lots of questions. What are leprechauns? How do we know many of the old Irish stories? How do fairies spend their time? Who speaks the Irish language? FinMagic Tree House Research Guides are now Magic Tree House Fact Trackers! Track the facts with Jack and Annie!When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure inthey had lots of questions. What are leprechauns? How do we know many of the old Irish stories? How do fairies spend their time? Who speaks the Irish language? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts. Filled with up-to-date information, photos, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discovered in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures.Format: Paperback     Publication Date: 1/12/2010     Pages: 128     Reading Level: Age 7 and Up
/book/show/18179560-the-nonfiction-book-marketing-plan?from_search=true	Stephanie Chandler	The Nonfiction Book Marketing Plan: Online and Offline Promotion Strategies to Build Your Audience and Sell More Books	Book by Chandler, Stephanie
/book/show/29556443-ladies-night-at-the-dreamland?from_search=true	Sonja Livingston	Ladies Night at the Dreamland (Crux: The Georgia Series in Literary Nonfiction Ser.)	At the Dreamland, women and girls flicker from the shadows to take their proper place in the spotlight. In this lyrical collection, Sonja Livingston weaves together strands of research and imagination to conjure figures from history, literature, legend, and personal memory. The result is a series of essays that highlight lives as varied, troubled, and spirited as America iAt the Dreamland, women and girls flicker from the shadows to take their proper place in the spotlight. In this lyrical collection, Sonja Livingston weaves together strands of research and imagination to conjure figures from history, literature, legend, and personal memory. The result is a series of essays that highlight lives as varied, troubled, and spirited as America itself.Harnessing the power of language, Livingston breathes life into subjects who led extraordinary livesas rule-breakers, victims, or those whose differences made them cultural curiositiesbringing together those who slipped through the world largely unseen with those whose images were fleeting or faulty so that they, too, remained relatively obscure. Included are Alice Mitchell, a Memphis society girl who murdered her female lover in 1892; Maria Spelterini, who crossed Niagara Falls on a tightrope in 1876; May Fielding, a white slave girl buried in a Victorian cemetery; Valaida Snow, a Harlem Renaissance trumpeter; a child exhibited as Darwins Missing Link; the sculptors model Audrey Munson; a Crowwarrior; victims of a 1970s serial killer; the Fox Sisters; and many more.
/book/show/2280296.The_Threshing_Floor?from_search=true	Juanita Bynum	The Threshing Floor (Walker Nonfiction)	Almost every Christian wants to have effectual prayer that gets God's attention. Are you a person who simply prays, or do you know for sure that the words in your heart are reaching His ears? In The Threshing Floor, best-selling author Juanita Bynum shows you how to go beyond Jesus? model prayer in Matthew 6 into the prophetic pattern of prayer as revealed through Moses? tAlmost every Christian wants to have effectual prayer that gets God's attention. Are you a person who simply prays, or do you know for sure that the words in your heart are reaching His ears? In The Threshing Floor, best-selling author Juanita Bynum shows you how to go beyond Jesus? model prayer in Matthew 6 into the prophetic pattern of prayer as revealed through Moses? tabernacle in the wilderness. This life-changing book will: o Enable you to move beyond ?selfish? prayer to become an effectual intercessor who can carry the needs of other to the Lord o Show you how to become a ?doer? of the Word o Help you become a true ?living sacrifice? in the place of prayer o Reveal how God releases supernatural revelation and deliverance through effectual prayer o Explain how the Lord gives strategic instruction and power to those who have obediently passed each stage of prayer to the threshing floor prophetic pattern of prayer
/book/show/9665794-christ?from_search=true	Jack Miles Grover Gardner (Narrator)	Christ: A Crisis in the Life of God (Adult Nonfiction)	Bucking the trend of books about the historical Jesus, Jack Miles offers a purely literary reading of the New Testament--rendering Jesus as a character whose history spans all of time, from the beginning to the end. Continuing the work begun in his Pulitzer prize-winning, Miles considers the New Testament the next chapter of an ongoing story. The centralBucking the trend of books about the historical Jesus, Jack Miles offers a purely literary reading of the New Testament--rendering Jesus as a character whose history spans all of time, from the beginning to the end. Continuing the work begun in his Pulitzer prize-winning, Miles considers the New Testament the next chapter of an ongoing story. The central question of this chapter is, Why does [God] become a man? In Miles's reading, God has something appalling to say that he can say only by humiliating himself. The world's inherent flaws, its pervasive injustice and cruelty, comprise a great crime for which someone must pay. Mythologically read, the New Testament is the story of how someone, the right someone, does pay for it. As God, in the form of Christ, pays the price for His own mistakes, the crucifixion saves us from the violence that we might otherwise feel justified in inflicting on one another. Ingeniously argued and masterfully paced, this book presents an original and unsettling portrait of Christ. Whatever readers think of Miles's premise--that God is heroic but not saintly--the book will certainly force them to reexamine Christ's relevance to moral life. --
/book/show/22323672-magic-school-bus-presents?from_search=true	Cynthia O'Brien Bruce Degen (Illustrations)	Magic School Bus Presents: Polar Animals: A Nonfiction Companion to the Original Magic School Bus Series	THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS POLAR ANIMALS stars Ms. Frizzle and her class as they brave the cold and meet polar animals.The bestselling MAGIC SCHOOL BUS series has taught thousands of kids about everything from oceans to space to dinosaurs. MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS POLAR ANIMALS will expand upon the original titles with fresh and updated content about all the amazing arTHE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS POLAR ANIMALS stars Ms. Frizzle and her class as they brave the cold and meet polar animals.The bestselling MAGIC SCHOOL BUS series has taught thousands of kids about everything from oceans to space to dinosaurs. MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS POLAR ANIMALS will expand upon the original titles with fresh and updated content about all the amazing arctic animals. With vivid full-color photographs on each page as well as illustrations of the beloved Ms. Frizzle and her students, the Magic School Bus Presents series will enthrall a whole new generation of Magic School Bus readers.
/book/show/23786246-write-in-steps?from_search=true	I J Stables	WRITE IN STEPS: The Super Simple Book Writing Method - The Best Ever Way to Write a Nonfiction Book (How to Write a Book and Sell It Series 2)	This is the new innovative and efficient nonfiction book writing process that authors are talking about.Anyone can write a quality book with this. You'll find it a lot easier than the normal way.Like most, I used to find it quite a task to write a book.When I got my idea, I would start to build my outline. Hours and days scratching my head with what to include. When thThis is the new innovative and efficient nonfiction book writing process that authors are talking about.Anyone can write a quality book with this. You'll find it a lot easier than the normal way.Like most, I used to find it quite a task to write a book.When I got my idea, I would start to build my outline. Hours and days scratching my head with what to include. When that was done, I would start writing. Many moments of mind blank. Trying to think of what words to say, how to explain it, how to prove something was true. Hours spent worrying about if I had included everything that was needed. If all that wasn't enough, there was the long hard task of editing the entire book.I continually look for better ways to improve the book writing process. Over the years, I have had several light bulb ideas. After continual improvements, I have now designed a complete step-by-step system. It is so efficient that I know that anyone can write a non-fiction book by following this.Although I already had a very efficient system, there were still times when coming up with the right words proved difficult. I asked myself, why can't finding the words to write be as easy as talking to a friend?I struggled with this question for quite some time. One day, quite by accident, the conversation method was born. It has become the finishing touch to my book writing system.With this system complete, there is no more time spent outlining before you can start to write. The writing starts from step one. Each step is simple.Writing a book the normal way is difficult. With this step-by-step system, it is very simple. No more struggling to find the words or what to include. Just follow the easy steps.Writing a book now is just a matter of creating simple lists, having a conversation with your reader, adding certain vital elements, easily locating missing topics, and adding the introduction and conclusion.The result is a complete and fully understandable book. One that is written the way most readers love.Here are some of the things you'll learn...- Say all the important stuff by creating simple lists.- Use the conversation method that makes the words come easily. It makes writing almost as easy as talking to a friend.- The important elements that help readers understand.- The best way to change your readers beliefs.- How to prove what you say is true..- How to easily make sure you've answered all your readers questions.- A brilliant scan method that uncovers many extra topics to write about.- No long editing and proof-reading session at the end. Edit each small section after you write it. Use the highly effective three step method. It allows you to spot almost every error, check that it makes sense, and that your words sound right.- The three part book introduction that makes your book irresistible.- The simple conclusion that lots of readers say they love.Either carry on doing it the hard way... or learn to write a book following the simple steps and effective methods that work.
/book/show/6481688-caught-up-in-crime?from_search=true	Gary Warren Niebuhr	Caught Up in Crime: A Reader's Guide to Crime Fiction and Nonfiction	Welcome to the dark side of the crime genre, where creeps and psychopaths dominate and the good guys don't always win. Award winning librarian Gary Warren Niebuhr organizes and describes more than 600 crime titles according to popular reading tastes. He adopts the premise that, as in mystery, character is the defining appeal characteristic of these books, but the characterWelcome to the dark side of the crime genre, where creeps and psychopaths dominate and the good guys don't always win. Award winning librarian Gary Warren Niebuhr organizes and describes more than 600 crime titles according to popular reading tastes. He adopts the premise that, as in mystery, character is the defining appeal characteristic of these books, but the characters are of a different sort.Books are arranged in three broad categories--professional criminals, caught up in crime, and criminal detectives. Within these chapters, titles are organized in sections on the mob, serial killers, white-collar crime, criminals on the run, victims, cops-gone-bad, rogues, and more. True Crime is separated from fictional works. Annotations give brief plot summaries, noting the special appeal of the characters involved to help anyone find the perfect book.
/book/show/1758916.African_American_Literature?from_search=true	Demetrice A. Worley Jesse Perry	African-American Literature: An Anthology of Nonfiction, Fiction, Poetry, and Drama	
/book/show/6059989-toolkit-texts-grades-2-3?from_search=true	Stephanie Harvey Anne Goudvis	Toolkit Texts, Grades 2-3: Short Nonfiction for Guided and Independent Practice	These articles lend themselves to active reading, giving kids a great place to annotate and work out their thinking as they read. --Stephanie Harvey and Anne GoudvisIn response to the overwhelming demand for more high-quality, age-appropriate nonfiction texts, Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis have developed the four-volume series Toolkit Texts: Short Nonfiction for GuiThese articles lend themselves to active reading, giving kids a great place to annotate and work out their thinking as they read. --Stephanie Harvey and Anne GoudvisIn response to the overwhelming demand for more high-quality, age-appropriate nonfiction texts, Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis have developed the four-volume series Toolkit Texts: Short Nonfiction for Guided and Independent Practice. Each volume provides a library of age-appropriate nonfiction articles in a reproducible format. Personally selected and edited by Harvey and Goudvis, each article is matched to the strategies described in Toolkit series.The articles in each volume: focus on high-interest topics that help build strong readers while also building background knowledge in numerous content areas give students an opportunity to read and process the kinds of passages typically found on state tests present information in a range of formats typical of nonfiction texts including time lines, sidebars, interviews, and maps and diagrams are supported by teaching strategies that describe how to integrate the articles into your Toolkit instruction.Plus, the accompanying CD-ROM provides all of the informational texts in English and Spanish.Select the volumes that will best address your students needs. Toolkit Texts, Gr. K-1 Toolkit Texts, Gr. 2-3 Toolkit Texts, Gr. 4-5 Toolkit Texts, Gr. 6-7 Save when you order the entire PreK-7 Toolkit Texts Library for one low price. For a comprehensive overview of the Comprehension Toolkit series including sample lessons, a new Summer School Literacy Guide, free nonfiction short texts in Spanish (K-2), lists of alternative texts, teacher feedback, and presentation materials visit http: //
/book/show/28603777-horse-heroes?from_search=true	Mary Pope Osborne	Horse Heroes: A Nonfiction Companion to "Stallion by Starlight: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #49: Stallion by Starlight	A nonfiction companion to Magic Tree House #49: Stallion by Starlight.
/book/show/27584388-the-write-nonfiction-now-guide-to-writing-and-publishing-articles?from_search=true	Nina Amir Kelly James-Enger Linda Formichelli	The Write Nonfiction NOW! Guide to Writing and Publishing Articles (Write Nonfiction NOW! Guides)	If youve dreamed of being a journalist, or if you just want to supplement your income by writing for magazines and websites, this guide is for you. Writing articles can be a great way to make a living as a writer, and it also helps train you for writing and promoting your full-length books, building platform and growing your readership.This guide features:How to breakIf youve dreamed of being a journalist, or if you just want to supplement your income by writing for magazines and websites, this guide is for you. Writing articles can be a great way to make a living as a writer, and it also helps train you for writing and promoting your full-length books, building platform and growing your readership.This guide features:How to break into journalismHow to write a lead that hooksHow to write different types of articlesEffective query letter structure and contentsWhat to do (and what not to do) when pitching an articleInterview techniquesAP Style cheat sheetHow to maximize your income from your articlesWrite Nonfiction NOW! Guides are edited by the founder of NaNonFiWriMo (National Nonfiction Writing Month) and include tips from bestselling authors, seasoned writing coaches, and those who have successfully taken the Write Nonfiction in November Challenge. Each guide teaches a unique aspect of becoming a successful nonfiction author. These guides inform and motivate authors, businesspeople, and even non-writers to use their purpose and passion to create desirable and publishable products.Write Nonfiction NOW! & Achieve More Inspired Results.
/book/show/17217366-what-do-i-read-next-nonfiction-2005-2010?from_search=true	Anita Campbell (Editor)	What Do I Read Next? Nonfiction 2005-2010: A Reader's Guide to Current Nonfiction	Now you can quickly match young readers with books they like to read with the help of What Do Children Read Next? This title follows the successful format of Gale's popular What Do I Read Next? by listing important details of more than 1,300 children's books, both contemporary and classic, in an easy-to-read format.
/book/show/18457162-questions-that-easily-write-books?from_search=true	Ian Stables	Questions That Easily Write Books: How to write a nonfiction ebook using a simple outline method	Questions That Easily Write BooksHow To Write A Nonfiction Ebook Using A Simple Outline Method(The Super Easy Way To Write Non-fiction Ebooks)Write your nonfiction book a lot easierThis is a different and much easier approach to how to write a book outline than the traditional method. It dramatically improves the writing process.How to write a book a lot more easilyWritingQuestions That Easily Write BooksHow To Write A Nonfiction Ebook Using A Simple Outline Method(The Super Easy Way To Write Non-fiction Ebooks)Write your nonfiction book a lot easierThis is a different and much easier approach to how to write a book outline than the traditional method. It dramatically improves the writing process.How to write a book a lot more easilyWriting a book, using the standard taught outlining method, is not that easy. However, by using the method you're about to learn, it's a lot easier and you'll actually enjoy doing it. This is because it makes it easy to know what to say. You'll realize you could have already written a lot more books if you knew this before.Map your way to a successful and well-structured bookYou will do it by using a map. You'll know what to say up front. All you need to do then is write it. It's that simple.You wouldn't take an unfamiliar long trip without a road map. Therefore, use a map when writing your non-fiction book.This isn't your standard way of how to create a book outlineMany people find it difficult creating a book outline using traditional methods. However, this method is easier.Also, by using this outline method, you'll find writing your book a lot more efficient. In fact, it's enjoyable. As a result, your book will be more complete and help a lot more readers. Which should be your aim.'Questions That Easily Write Books' will show you...- How to outline your entire nonfiction book with simple questions. (All you do is just write the answers)- How to come up with the questions in the easiest way- The questions every book part of your book should answer and where- The certain places to go, where everything you need to write, is right there in front of you (This is golden)
/book/show/22323675-magic-school-bus-presents?from_search=true	Tom Jackson Bruce Degen (Illustrations)	Magic School Bus Presents: Dinosaurs: A Nonfiction Companion to the Original Magic School Bus Series	THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS DINOSAURS is a photographic nonfiction companion book to the original bestselling title, THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS IN THE TIME OF THE DINOSAURS.IN THE TIME OF THE DINOSAURS from the bestselling Magic School Bus series taught thousands of kids about the T-rex, triceratops, and stegosaurus. MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS DINOSAURS will expand upon the oriTHE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS DINOSAURS is a photographic nonfiction companion book to the original bestselling title, THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS IN THE TIME OF THE DINOSAURS.IN THE TIME OF THE DINOSAURS from the bestselling Magic School Bus series taught thousands of kids about the T-rex, triceratops, and stegosaurus. MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS DINOSAURS will expand upon the original title with fresh and updated content about all the incredible extinct creatures from millions and millions of years ago. With vivid full-color photographs on each page as well as illustrations of the beloved Ms. Frizzle and her students, the Magic School Bus Presents series will enthrall a whole new generation of Magic School Bus readers.
/book/show/20753313-nonfiction?from_search=true	Hannah Raybans Tara Raybans	Nonfiction: "Love Beyond Time" A love inspired historical guide for Inspiration, peace love and healing code	What is love? Is it the physical attraction we feel for someone, or the deep feelings of caring that we express for our friends and families? Or is it someone more, something transcendent, that can heal nations and bring peace back to the earth? This book seeks to answer those questions and provide a framework, using examples of love and sacrifice from ancient times to theWhat is love? Is it the physical attraction we feel for someone, or the deep feelings of caring that we express for our friends and families? Or is it someone more, something transcendent, that can heal nations and bring peace back to the earth? This book seeks to answer those questions and provide a framework, using examples of love and sacrifice from ancient times to the present, as well as situations where we as a civilization have gone astray, for a solution to what ails the World we live in today. In examining the lives of historical luminaries who have had the most significant impact on our progress toward a World of love and peace, from Jesus of Nazareth to Mother Teresa to John Lennon, this book will give you hope and inspiration for bringing about change and restoring the World to a more loving place for future generations.
/book/show/29970247-syousinnjisatu?from_search=true	Hideki Tawaraya	syousinnjisatu (nonfiction)	
/book/show/15332795-nonfiction-novel?from_search=true	Robert Augustin Smart	Nonfiction Novel	
/book/show/5727338-the-fiction-of-nonfiction?from_search=true	Anthony Hoang	The Fiction of Nonfiction	
/book/show/4243270-untitled-nonfiction?from_search=true	Nachman Urieli	Untitled Nonfiction	
/book/show/4229469-reading-nonfiction?from_search=true	Bonnie Tivenan	Reading Nonfiction	
/book/show/27790693-writing-nonfiction?from_search=true	Dan Poynter	Writing Nonfiction	Forget what you know about book writing, publishing and promoting; the model just changed-- for the better! Now you may print shorter runs at prices that make sense, publish your books in other (electronic) ways, sell them automatically and promote them for practically nothing. You will discover how to wring maximum value out of your work. This is an exciting time to beForget what you know about book writing, publishing and promoting; the model just changed-- for the better! Now you may print shorter runs at prices that make sense, publish your books in other (electronic) ways, sell them automatically and promote them for practically nothing. You will discover how to wring maximum value out of your work. This is an exciting time to be a writer. To be successful, a book needs writing, design, production and promotion. I organized and automated some of these functions years ago. The last elements just recently fell into place to establish the New Book Model. You will love it! There is not enough room in one manual to include everything that you should know about writing nonfiction. Consequently, Para Publishing has prepared many supplemental reports (called documents, special reports or instant reports) that are referenced in relevant places throughout this book. You may not want or need these supplements right now, but when you do, you can find them on our Web site (by typing in the document number in the search box) or by contacting us by email, telephone or fax. I am also including numerous Web site addresses for more information. If you are reading the downloadable or CD editions of this book, you may click on the URLs and go directly to the sites. My system works. In the back of The Self-Publishing Manual, I ask readers to send me their books once they publish. I receive 15 to 20 books each week. Thank you for investing your time and money to allow me to share this new book-writing concept with you. I will make sure your time and money are well invested. - Dan Poynter
/book/show/26485155-what-is-nonfiction?from_search=true	Jeanne Nagle	What Is Nonfiction?	In a nutshell, fiction is made up and nonfiction is real: real events, actual people, true facts, and verifiable ideas. This clear and easy-to-follow book cracks open the nutshell and goes well beyond, providing young readers with clear and engaging examples of nonfiction in action. With excerpts from and comparisons between essays, reports, and more, students will come awIn a nutshell, fiction is made up and nonfiction is real: real events, actual people, true facts, and verifiable ideas. This clear and easy-to-follow book cracks open the nutshell and goes well beyond, providing young readers with clear and engaging examples of nonfiction in action. With excerpts from and comparisons between essays, reports, and more, students will come away with a solid comprehension of what constitutes works of nonfiction. Further, readers are given step-by-step guidelines for how to create their own nonfiction pieces.
/book/show/13132395-untitled-nonfiction?from_search=true	Kurt Andersen	Untitled Nonfiction	
/book/show/28433736-shitteokutoyakunitatsusaishinnigaku?from_search=true	tokuda yasuharu	shitteokutoyakunitatsusaishinnigaku (nonfiction)	1212AI&
/book/show/442283.Cinema_of_Nonfiction?from_search=true	William Guynn	Cinema of Nonfiction	This work explores the meaning of the traditional distinction made between fiction and nonfiction film, and whether documentary film is a separate form of discourse with its own history and signifying structures. Methodologies developed by semiology are used, particularly those of Christian Metz. More than seventy illustrations.
/book/show/26760196-looking-at-nonfiction?from_search=true	Charlotte Guillain	Looking at Nonfiction	Learn all about the types of non-fiction writing. This book looks at the the features of different types, how to use them and enjoy them, examples in the real world, as well as how to write your own engaging, effective pieces.
/book/show/27790694-writing-nonfiction?from_search=true	Dan Poynter	Writing Nonfiction	Forget what you know about book writing, publishing and promoting; the model just changed-- for the better! Now you may print shorter runs at prices that make sense, publish your books in other (electronic) ways, sell them automatically and promote them for practically nothing. You will discover how to wring maximum value out of your work. This is an exciting time to be aForget what you know about book writing, publishing and promoting; the model just changed-- for the better! Now you may print shorter runs at prices that make sense, publish your books in other (electronic) ways, sell them automatically and promote them for practically nothing. You will discover how to wring maximum value out of your work. This is an exciting time to be a writer. To be successful, a book needs writing, design, production and promotion. I organized and automated some of these functions years ago. The last elements just recently fell into place to establish the New Book Model. You will love it! There is not enough room in one manual to include everything that you should know about writing nonfiction. Consequently, Para Publishing has prepared many supplemental reports (called documents, special reports or instant reports) that are referenced in relevant places throughout this book. You may not want or need these supplements right now, but when you do, you can find them on our Web site (by typing in the document number in the search box) or by contacting us by email, telephone or fax. I am also including numerous Web site addresses for more information. If you are reading the downloadable or CD editions of this book, you may click on the URLs and go directly to the sites. My system works. In the back of The Self-Publishing Manual, I ask readers to send me their books once they publish. I receive 15 to 20 books each week. Thank you for investing your time and money to allow me to share this new book-writing concept with you. I will make sure your time and money are well invested. - Dan Poynter
/book/show/15225314-untitled-nonfiction?from_search=true	Nancy Reagan	Untitled Nonfiction	
/book/show/24695910-chichijitsuwa?from_search=true	uchidamasaki	chichijitsuwa (nonfiction)	31
/book/show/29089446-nonfiction-i?from_search=true	Jarvis E. Bush (Editor)	Nonfiction I	
/book/show/1495689.The_Nonfiction_Novel?from_search=true	Robert Augustin Smart	The Nonfiction Novel	
/book/show/11907140-revising-nonfiction?from_search=true	David  Madden	Revising Nonfiction	
/book/show/31387700-nonfiction-stories?from_search=true	Igor Dombek	Nonfiction Stories	This is a sequel to Igor Dombek's autobiographical description of his detention in a Nazi concentration camp as a Soviet prisoner of war. The book explains how Igor became a theatrical actor and the ordeals that he faced trying to express himself freely under a repressive Soviet regime.
/book/show/31345048-shitteokutoyakunitatsusaishinnigaku?from_search=true	Yasuharu Tokuda	shitteokutoyakunitatsusaishinnigaku (nonfiction)	1212
/book/show/5783805-nonfiction-readers?from_search=true	Cynthia Amoroso Alice K. Flanagan	Nonfiction Readers	[]Nonfiction Level 1 Readers offer children subject matter they will appreciate, in a clean, familiar format. Each page provides straightforward sentences of simple words, ensuring easy mastery by students beginning to feel the attraction of reading to learn. Large type, vivid full-page color photos, and a word list all make these books ideal step[]Nonfiction Level 1 Readers offer children subject matter they will appreciate, in a clean, familiar format. Each page provides straightforward sentences of simple words, ensuring easy mastery by students beginning to feel the attraction of reading to learn. Large type, vivid full-page color photos, and a word list all make these books ideal stepping-stones to more advanced reading skills.
/book/show/19391872-guide-to-writing-magazine-nonfiction?from_search=true	Michael Bugeja	GUIDE TO WRITING MAGAZINE NONFICTION	Writing magazine nonfiction is made easy with this step-by-step approach. When writing is vague, confusing, or poorly executed, there is always a reason and solution. This book provides practical advice on writing and rewriting manuscripts for publication. It discusses the often-confusing freelance process in great detail--from standard manuscript format to cover and queryWriting magazine nonfiction is made easy with this step-by-step approach. When writing is vague, confusing, or poorly executed, there is always a reason and solution. This book provides practical advice on writing and rewriting manuscripts for publication. It discusses the often-confusing freelance process in great detail--from standard manuscript format to cover and query letters. This book is ideal for anyone who wants to get published in magazines or online even for anyone who is already published and needs a handy reference for their at-home or digital library.
/book/show/10545552-best-nonfiction?from_search=true	Jamestown Publishers (Creator) Theodore Knight	Best Nonfiction: Middle Level	The Best Series is a fresh and innovative way to introduce and study genre-specific literature in your classroom. Students can explore and gain appreciation for exceptional and diverse writings in nonfiction, poetry, plays, short stories, and selections from novels. This enriching series strengthens students' reading and writing skills and literary techniques.
/book/show/13765877-write-your-own-nonfiction?from_search=true	Natalie M. Rosinsky	Write Your Own Nonfiction	Do you often pose the questions Why? or How? or What's next? If you want to find out the answers, you will enjoy writing nonfiction. This book will help you present intriguing facts with your own personal flair.
/book/show/10545553-best-nonfiction?from_search=true	Jamestown Publishers (Manufacturer)	Best Nonfiction: Introductory Level	Banish boredom Excite students with variety--drama, verse, stories, reporting, and more--all at comfortable reading levelsFive genres, each in three levels, let students study a particular kind ofwriting at the appropriate reading levelEmphasis on reading skills helps students who have difficulty with atraditional literature anthologyIntegration of reading and writing encoBanish boredom Excite students with variety--drama, verse, stories, reporting, and more--all at comfortable reading levelsFive genres, each in three levels, let students study a particular kind ofwriting at the appropriate reading levelEmphasis on reading skills helps students who have difficulty with atraditional literature anthologyIntegration of reading and writing encourages students to study howauthors construct their works and then to try to emulate stylistic elementsRescue bored readers by introducing them to the many exciting forms ofliterature. The Best series collects superb nonfiction, play scripts, poetry, short stories, and stand-alone chapters of longer works, so you can quicklyfind well-crafted selections that reflect student interests. Best of all, we'vetailored the series to three reading levels, making it the perfect tool forreaching out to students of any ability who aren't succeeding with moretraditional anthologies.
/book/show/15171256-more-ideas-for-nonfiction?from_search=true	Children's Press (Manufacturer)	More Ideas For... Nonfiction	
/book/show/7840181-hemingway-s-nonfiction?from_search=true	Chris Wilson	Hemingway's Nonfiction: The Public Voice	This study explores Hemingway's newspaper and magazine journalism, his introductions and prefaces to books by others, his program notes on painting and sculpture exhibitions, and his statements in self-edited interviews. In doing so, it throws a new, oblique light on what has usually been regarded as his major work--his short stories and novels.Originally published in 1968This study explores Hemingway's newspaper and magazine journalism, his introductions and prefaces to books by others, his program notes on painting and sculpture exhibitions, and his statements in self-edited interviews. In doing so, it throws a new, oblique light on what has usually been regarded as his major work--his short stories and novels.Originally published in 1968.A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
/book/show/15049228-nonfiction-historical-fiction-pairings?from_search=true	Powerkids Press (Creator)	Nonfiction/Historical Fiction Pairings	
/book/show/5632394-human-dimensions?from_search=true	Leonard Woolf James C. Holland George F. Edmonds	Human Dimensions: In Nonfiction and Poetry	
/book/show/3104256-best-nonfiction-introductory-level?from_search=true	Christine L. Orciuch McGraw-Hill Education Christine Lund Orciuch	Best Nonfiction, Introductory Level	Five genres, each in three levels, let students study a particular kind of writing at the appropriate reading levelEmphasis on reading skills helps students who have difficulty with a traditional literature anthologyIntegration of reading and writing eFive genres, each in three levels, let students study a particular kind of writing at the appropriate reading levelEmphasis on reading skills helps students who have difficulty with a traditional literature anthologyIntegration of reading and writing encourages students to study how authors construct their works and then to try to emulate stylistic elementsRescue bored readers by introducing them to the many exciting forms of literature. Theseries collects superb nonfiction, play scripts, poetry, short stories, and stand-alone chapters of longer works, so you can quickly find well-crafted selections that reflect student interests. Best of all, we've tailored the series to three reading levels, making it the perfect tool for reaching out to students of any ability who aren't succeeding with more traditional anthologies.Reading Level 5-6, Interest Level 6-8Reading Level 7-8, Interest Level 6-10Reading Level 9-12, Interest Level 9-12
/book/show/4037868-nonfiction-from-the-teens?from_search=true	Daan Hertogs (Editor)	Nonfiction from the Teens	
/book/show/3100204-henry-james-and-the-art-of-nonfiction?from_search=true	Tony Tanner	Henry James and the Art of Nonfiction	In Henry James and the Art of Nonfiction, Tony Tanner shows how James radically transformed the nonfiction genres of travel writing, literary criticism, and autobiography, just as he transformed the novel. Exploring the developments and characteristics of James's travel writing, Tanner observes that absence rather than presence; shadow rather than substance; broken eloqueIn Henry James and the Art of Nonfiction, Tony Tanner shows how James radically transformed the nonfiction genres of travel writing, literary criticism, and autobiography, just as he transformed the novel. Exploring the developments and characteristics of James's travel writing, Tanner observes that absence rather than presence; shadow rather than substance; broken eloquence esteemed more than confidently replete utterance are its central features. By deliberately withholding information, writes Tanner, James gives the reader something rare and incomparable. Not only a sense of a place or of the past. But as one reads him, a sense of that sense. It can take one's breath away. Tanner then examines the kind of theory James offers for literary criticism - if indeed it does not amount to an antitheory - and looks closely at James's criticism of four writers whom the author admired: George Eliot, Ivan Turgenev, Honore de Balzac, and Gustave Flaubert, Tanner begins by discussing The Art of Fiction, the closest James ever came to making a theoretical statement. According to Tanner, James's criticism is the reverse of schematic. James wants to challenge prescriptive categorizations and fixed taxonomies with regard to such matters as narration, description, dialogue, character, and incident. For James, criticism is not, and cannot be, a theory. It is an art. Finally, Tanner celebrates James as a writer of autobiography that will have nothing to do with chronology or conventional sequence. Tanner warns readers not to approach James's autobiography expecting fully scripted enactments of historically significant events. Rather they should be prepared to encounter, for example, an odd chin, an amazing eyeglass, or the words of a cross aunt. James allows memory to browse and graze as it may, as it will, says Tanner. The result, and effectively the last (and unfinished) piece of writing from this supreme artist, was an incomparable work of, apparently, supreme artl
/book/show/8472735-clothing?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Clothing (First Step Nonfiction)	This delightful series teaches students about everyone's basic human needs. Young readers will enjoy the success they find with these simple, repetitive sentence structures. Colorful photographs support vocabulary as students elarn about communities and the needs we all share. Supports social studies curriculum.
/book/show/13324455-nonfiction-reading-grade-2?from_search=true	Ruth Foster	Nonfiction Reading, Grade 2	Quick, easy, effective activities support standards and help students improve skills they need for success in testing. Sound too good to be true? Not at all. Thats just what each book in this series offers.
/book/show/23584691-three?from_search=true	Jan McCutcheon Steve Spike Wong Kelly  Harrison	Three: An Anthology of Flash Nonfiction	In this collection, authors were challenged to tell their own true story, and tell it in one of three ways. Three paragraphs, three haiku, or three photographs. These artfully crafted stories, by writers at the cusp of recognition and fame, combine narrative nonfiction and flash fiction to create a new genre: flash nonfiction. Written with panache and power, the storiesIn this collection, authors were challenged to tell their own true story, and tell it in one of three ways. Three paragraphs, three haiku, or three photographs. These artfully crafted stories, by writers at the cusp of recognition and fame, combine narrative nonfiction and flash fiction to create a new genre: flash nonfiction. Written with panache and power, the stories illustrate the genre's potential. Intelligent, accessible, and often poignant, this exciting array of voices is sure to impress and delight.
/book/show/8378254-ntc-s-anthology-of-nonfiction?from_search=true	Jane Bachman Gordon Karen Kuehner	NTC's Anthology of Nonfiction	This the the teacher's manual to the book which is a thematically organized collection providing readers with forty-nine essays that are models of the craft of writing nonfiction. The carefully chosen themes explore the human experience and the individual's role in the world.
/book/show/19336474-great-authors-of-nonfiction?from_search=true	Jeanne Nagle (Editor)	Great Authors of Nonfiction	Contains the profiles of many great nonfiction writers.
/book/show/22843803-writing-dramatic-nonfiction?from_search=true	William Noble	Writing Dramatic Nonfiction	
/book/show/4315956-using-nonfiction-in-the-classroom?from_search=true	Eileen M. Burke Susan Mandel Glazer	Using Nonfiction in the Classroom	Valuable strategies, models and bibliographies for using nonfiction appropriately with different age groups.
/book/show/17893704-fairy-tales?from_search=true	James Josef Allina	Fairy Tales (Nonfiction)	A fairy tale is believable only to one who has not experienced the circumstance or disbelieves its truth. Sometimes the truth is beyond comprehension. This book is based on that comprehension. Events have occurred that may leave the reader wondering. Certainly the reader will recognize and empathize with the individuals in this book that are faced with those problems. WhetA fairy tale is believable only to one who has not experienced the circumstance or disbelieves its truth. Sometimes the truth is beyond comprehension. This book is based on that comprehension. Events have occurred that may leave the reader wondering. Certainly the reader will recognize and empathize with the individuals in this book that are faced with those problems. Whether the reader will find solace, in the solution to the predicament, may not be fictional. And predicaments can be a source of violence.
/book/show/16250831-pirate-cove-nonfiction?from_search=true	Teacher Created Resources Staff	Pirate Cove Nonfiction: Pirates	
/book/show/14941091-flying-colors-nonfiction?from_search=true	Anne Giulieri	Flying Colors Nonfiction: What Am I? Level Red [With Teacher's Guide]	
/book/show/22160135-amazing-people-grades-4---8?from_search=true	Kathryn Wheeler	Amazing People, Grades 4 - 8: High-Interest/Low-Readability Nonfiction	Hook struggling readers with high-interest, low-readability nonfiction stories using Amazing People in grades 4 and up. This 64-page book focuses on reading skills, such as determining the author's purpose, defining vocabulary, making predictions, and identifying details, synonyms, antonyms, and figures of speech. It includes multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and true/faHook struggling readers with high-interest, low-readability nonfiction stories using Amazing People in grades 4 and up. This 64-page book focuses on reading skills, such as determining the author's purpose, defining vocabulary, making predictions, and identifying details, synonyms, antonyms, and figures of speech. It includes multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and true/false questions; short-answer writing practice; and comprehension questions in standardized test format. Students stay interested, build confidence, and discover that reading can be fun!
/book/show/17171074-map-my-neighborhood?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Map My Neighborhood (First Step Nonfiction: Map It Out)	Come along as a girl maps her neighborhood to show her visiting grandmother where everything is. Simple text takes early readers step by step through the types of features a neighborhood map needs to have.
/book/show/17396505-time-for-kids-nonfiction-readers-set-3-grade-3?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials (Creator)	Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers Set 3, Grade 3	Inspiring science and social studies topics in this 10-book set will provide readers a transition to upper level reading with books that feature TIME FOR KIDS content, challenging text and vocabulary, and high-quality photos and graphics. 28-32 pages per book. The set includes Un da en la vida de un bombero (A Day in the Life of a Firefighter); La escuela alrededor del munInspiring science and social studies topics in this 10-book set will provide readers a transition to upper level reading with books that feature TIME FOR KIDS content, challenging text and vocabulary, and high-quality photos and graphics. 28-32 pages per book. The set includes Un da en la vida de un bombero (A Day in the Life of a Firefighter); La escuela alrededor del mundo (School Around the World); Zoom! Como funcionan los carros (Zoom! How Cars Move); Los invertebrados increbles (Incredible Invertebrates); Qu dulce: Dentro de una panadera (Sweet: Inside a Bakery); El desierto del Valle de la Muerte (Death Valley Desert); La vida en el espacio (Living in Space); El ciclo de vida del ser humano The Human Life Cycle); Cmpralo! Historia del dinero (Buy It! History of Money); and Jane Goodall (Spanish Version).
/book/show/21916204-dalmatians---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Dalmatians - Kids Explore: Animal Books Nonfiction - Books Ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge. Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/23418674-time-for-kids-nonfiction-readers?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials	Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers: Challenging Plus Library Bound Collection	Motivate discovery with inspiring content-area topics. Each library bound book features challenging text and vocabulary, cross-curricular content, challenging informational text, and key vocabulary to boost reading comprehension. Titles include: Endangered Animals of the Sea (library bound); Endangered Animals of the Desert (library bound); Endangered Animals of the JungleMotivate discovery with inspiring content-area topics. Each library bound book features challenging text and vocabulary, cross-curricular content, challenging informational text, and key vocabulary to boost reading comprehension. Titles include: Endangered Animals of the Sea (library bound); Endangered Animals of the Desert (library bound); Endangered Animals of the Jungle (library bound); Vroom! Speed and Acceleration (library bound); Pop! Air and Water Pressure (library bound); Drag! Friction and Resistance (library bound); Fearless! Stunt People (library bound); Wild Work! Animal Trainers (library bound); Dangerous Catch! Deep Sea Fishers (library bound); Unforgettable Natural Disasters (library bound); Unforgettable News Reports (library bound); Unforgettable Catastrophes (library bound); The Cutting Edge: Breakthroughs in Technology (library bound); Mighty Micros: Little Things - Big Results (library bound); and Action! Making Movies (library bound).
/book/show/17396491-time-for-kids-nonfiction-readers-set-2-grade-1?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials (Creator)	Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers Set 2, Grade 1	Children will want to read these books written in Spanish that include TIME FOR KIDS content, familiar concepts, science and social studies themes, and a variety of colorful graphics. 12-20 pages per book. This 10-title set includes Colores (Colors); Yo s (I Can); Trabajadores (Workers); El tiempo (Weather); Ojos de animales (Animal Eyes); La vida de una mariposa (A ButterChildren will want to read these books written in Spanish that include TIME FOR KIDS content, familiar concepts, science and social studies themes, and a variety of colorful graphics. 12-20 pages per book. This 10-title set includes Colores (Colors); Yo s (I Can); Trabajadores (Workers); El tiempo (Weather); Ojos de animales (Animal Eyes); La vida de una mariposa (A Butterfly's Life); La vida marina (Sea Life); Haz un dragn del Ao Nuevo Chino (Make a Chinese New Year Dragon); Mantenerse en forma con deportes (Keeping Fit with Sports); and Nios alrededor del mundo (Kids Around the World).
/book/show/12904716-money?from_search=true	Kristin Sterling	Money (First Step Nonfiction: Early Math Set II)	In this series, basic math concepts are introduced using fun and familiar objects. Readers will learn about patterns and sorting and develop whole number concepts.
/book/show/12115120-early-emergent-social-studies-collection?from_search=true	Various	Early Emergent Social Studies Collection: Nonfiction Leveled Readers A-B	
/book/show/24193937-slap-the-reader?from_search=true	Steve Bunk	Slap the Reader: A New Way to Write Striking Nonfiction E-Stories	In Slap the Reader, Steve Bunk introduces a new method of writing high-quality e-books. Bunk, whose writing career spans decades and continents, takes the reader through the process of creating a nonfiction story from scratch, writing it paragraph by paragraph in real time. In creating an original piece rather than using a story he composed earlier and inserted into Slap tIn Slap the Reader, Steve Bunk introduces a new method of writing high-quality e-books. Bunk, whose writing career spans decades and continents, takes the reader through the process of creating a nonfiction story from scratch, writing it paragraph by paragraph in real time. In creating an original piece rather than using a story he composed earlier and inserted into Slap the Reader, Bunk shows how to think about a story, and how to decide what to write in each paragraph. He conducts a guided tour of all the considerations involved in deciding how to start and where to go next with any text. This technique of thinking-in-action about the structure of the piece has a cumulative effect, in demonstrating and repeating the principles of good writing as the story grows. His emphasis is on narrative, which he shows is effective and necessary to use even for those who write how-to books. He proves that no matter how many rules and habits of good writing you follow, your e-story wont come to life if you dont know how to structure it for maximum impact. At last, heres a book that explains how to metaphorically slap your readers to attention. It will make a storyteller of you.
/book/show/21890162-eels---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Eels - Kids Explore: Animal Books Nonfiction - Books Ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge. Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/23418679-time-for-kids-nonfiction-readers?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials	Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers: Fluent Plus Library Bound Collection	Learn about life in space, be amazed by three influential individuals, and more with this library bound collection. Supplement your reading program, build your classroom library, and enhance your intervention program with high-interest nonfiction leveled books. These colorful books feature content from TIME FOR KIDS, with themes from science, mathematics, and social studieLearn about life in space, be amazed by three influential individuals, and more with this library bound collection. Supplement your reading program, build your classroom library, and enhance your intervention program with high-interest nonfiction leveled books. These colorful books feature content from TIME FOR KIDS, with themes from science, mathematics, and social studies. Children will want to read these books that include familiar concepts, high-interest content, and a variety of colorful graphics. The titles in this collection include: African Grasslands (library bound); Amazon Rainforest (library bound); Death Valley Desert (library bound); Blast Off to Space Camp (library bound); Space Exploration (library bound); Living in Space (library bound); The Five Senses (library bound); The Digestive System (library bound); The Human Life Cycle (library bound); Batter Up! History of Baseball (library bound); Hit It! History of Tools (library bound); Buy It! History of Money (library bound); Mohandas Gandhi (library bound); Roberto Clemente (library bound); and Jane Goodall (library bound).
/book/show/17365825-map-my-country?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Map My Country (First Step Nonfiction: Map It Out)	See how a student creates a map of the United States. Simple text takes early readers step by step through the types of features a country map needs to have and how to find the information.
/book/show/5760784-nonfiction-reading-comprehension-gr-1-2?from_search=true	Christine Dugan Dugan	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension, Gr. 1-2	Each Book in the Power Practice Nonfiction Reading Comprehension series provides a collection of units featuring nonfiction passages with accompanying vocabulary, comprehension, reading strategy, and word study exercises. - summarizing - making inferences - using graphic organizers - determining cause and effect
/book/show/14296158-flying-colors-nonfiction?from_search=true	Cheryl Jakab	Flying Colors Nonfiction: My Caterpillar Report, Level Red 5-6	
/book/show/26095674-write-successful-viral-nonfiction-books-in-10-days-or-less?from_search=true	Eibhlin Morey Macintosh	Write Successful Viral Nonfiction Books in 10 Days or Less	Research, Timing and Readability. In this book, Ill share my best research tips and resources.  Once youve selected a good topic, at least 80% of your success will come from the new and unique information you share with your readers.MacIntosh, Eibhlin (2014-03-27). Write Successful Viral Nonfiction Books in 10 Days or Less (Kindle Locations 82-83). . Kindle Edition.
/book/show/17396503-time-for-kids-nonfiction-readers-set-2-grade-3?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials (Creator)	Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers Set 2, Grade 3	Motivate discovery with inspiring science and social studies topics that will provide readers a transition to upper level reading with this 10-book set. Written in Spanish, each book features TIME FOR KIDS content, challenging text and vocabulary, and high-quality photos and graphics. 28-32 pages per book. The set includes Un da en la vida de una bailarina (A Day in the LiMotivate discovery with inspiring science and social studies topics that will provide readers a transition to upper level reading with this 10-book set. Written in Spanish, each book features TIME FOR KIDS content, challenging text and vocabulary, and high-quality photos and graphics. 28-32 pages per book. The set includes Un da en la vida de una bailarina (A Day in the Life of a Ballet Dancer); Juegos alrededor del mundo (Games Around the World); Todos a bordo! Como funcionan los trenes (All Aboard! How Trains Work); Reptiles y anfibios reptantes (Slithering Reptiles and Amphibians); Excavar: Una obra de construccin (Big Digs: Construction Site); Selva Amaznica (Amazon Rainforest); La exploracin del espacio (Space Exploration); El sistema digestivo (The Digestive System); Pgale! Historia de herramientas (Hit It! History of Tools); and Roberto Clemente (Spanish Version).
/book/show/5617859-write-to-know?from_search=true	Gary Jensen	Write to Know: Nonfiction Writing Prompts for Middle School Social Studies	The value of nonfiction writing lies not only in the writing, but also in the editing and rewriting. Research overwhelmingly indicates that nonfiction writing with feedback and revision leads to higher student achievement in all content areas. These prompts can be used immediately in the classroom with students. The included scoring guides, or rubrics, may be modified forThe value of nonfiction writing lies not only in the writing, but also in the editing and rewriting. Research overwhelmingly indicates that nonfiction writing with feedback and revision leads to higher student achievement in all content areas. These prompts can be used immediately in the classroom with students. The included scoring guides, or rubrics, may be modified for your state or district needs.
/book/show/22629382-camels---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Camels - Kids Explore: Animal Books Nonfiction - Books Ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge. Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/22629377-puffins---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Puffins - Kids Explore: Animal Books Nonfiction - Books Ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge. Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/34272567-untitled-nonfiction?from_search=true	Crown	Untitled Nonfiction	
/book/show/34068559-untitled-nonfiction?from_search=true	Bob Odenkirk	Untitled Nonfiction	
/book/show/5783805-nonfiction-readers?from_search=true	Cynthia Amoroso Alice K. Flanagan	Nonfiction Readers	[]Nonfiction Level 1 Readers offer children subject matter they will appreciate, in a clean, familiar format. Each page provides straightforward sentences of simple words, ensuring easy mastery by students beginning to feel the attraction of reading to learn. Large type, vivid full-page color photos, and a word list all make these books ideal step[]Nonfiction Level 1 Readers offer children subject matter they will appreciate, in a clean, familiar format. Each page provides straightforward sentences of simple words, ensuring easy mastery by students beginning to feel the attraction of reading to learn. Large type, vivid full-page color photos, and a word list all make these books ideal stepping-stones to more advanced reading skills.
/book/show/34466571-untitled-nonfiction?from_search=true	Rickey Smiley	Untitled Nonfiction	
/book/show/14573507-reading-nonfiction-2?from_search=true	Saddleback Educational Publishing (Editor)	Reading Nonfiction 2	The reproducible lessons in this series were designed for students who still have trouble understanding what they read. All lessons (16 in each reproducible) feature a two-page reading selection followed by four pages of correlated exercises. The emphasis is on variety for maximum interest and involvement--covers traditional reading comprehension skills, language arts skilThe reproducible lessons in this series were designed for students who still have trouble understanding what they read. All lessons (16 in each reproducible) feature a two-page reading selection followed by four pages of correlated exercises. The emphasis is on variety for maximum interest and involvement--covers traditional reading comprehension skills, language arts skills (e.g. vocabulary, syllabication, variant word forms, etc.) and critical thinking skills. Topics Include: Animals in the News; Sports Spectaculars; Investors and Inventions; Historic American Places.
/book/show/12253918-nonfiction-reading-grade-5?from_search=true	Ruth Foster	Nonfiction Reading, Grade 5	Quick, easy, effective activities support standards and help students improve skills they need for success in testing. Sound too good to be true? Not at all. Thats just what each book in this series offers.
/book/show/24433062-three?from_search=true	Steve "Spike" Wong Jan McCutcheon (Editor) Kelly A. Harrison (Editor)	Three: An Anthology of Flash Nonfiction	In this collection, authors were challenged to tell their own true story, and tell it in one of three ways. Three paragraphs, three haiku, or three photographs. These artfully crafted stories, by writers at the cusp of recognition and fame, combine narrative nonfiction and flash fiction to create a new genre: flash nonfiction. Written with panache and power, the storiesIn this collection, authors were challenged to tell their own true story, and tell it in one of three ways. Three paragraphs, three haiku, or three photographs. These artfully crafted stories, by writers at the cusp of recognition and fame, combine narrative nonfiction and flash fiction to create a new genre: flash nonfiction. Written with panache and power, the stories illustrate the genres potential. Intelligent, accessible, and often poignant, this exciting array of voices is sure to impress and delight.
/book/show/2151893.How_to_Read_Nonfiction_Books?from_search=true	Tekla White	How to Read Nonfiction Books	Learning to read nonfiction effectively is one of the most important survival skills students can develop. This book will help students learn to find, record, organize, and evaluate information while practicing such skills as reading for details, finding the main idea, sequencing, drawing conclusions, and summarizing. All the reading samples needed to practice the skills aLearning to read nonfiction effectively is one of the most important survival skills students can develop. This book will help students learn to find, record, organize, and evaluate information while practicing such skills as reading for details, finding the main idea, sequencing, drawing conclusions, and summarizing. All the reading samples needed to practice the skills are provided. The book is divided into five sections. Each section contains a table of contents, teaching ideas, student practice pages, and challenge activities. Asking Questions Before You Read - Use pre-questioning when reading about animals, events, people* Finding Information -- using the library, Dewey Decimal System, using table of contents and index, scanning for key words and phrases, Recording & Organizing Information - mapping main ideas and details, Notes & Outlines -- note-taking practice, simple outlines, Evaluating Information -- recognizing extraneous detail, sequencing, drawing conclusions, summarizing, generalizing, reporting information in a new form. Special Features: skills checklist, mapping & outlining forms, answer key, charts to post, and make an information mobile. Humorous, helpful line art illustrations throughout. All 64 pages perforated for easy removal.
/book/show/14510113-nonfiction-writing-grade-4?from_search=true	Pamela Walker Leslie Sorg (Editor) James Spears (Editor)	Nonfiction Writing, Grade 4	Nonfiction Writing is full of activities to help your students learn and practice important skills needed to write essential nonfiction forms such as news articles, research reports, persuasive paragraphs, and personal narrativeFocused instruction on important nonfiction writing forms! Provide your students with guided instruction and activities that will strengthen theirNonfiction Writing is full of activities to help your students learn and practice important skills needed to write essential nonfiction forms such as news articles, research reports, persuasive paragraphs, and personal narrativeFocused instruction on important nonfiction writing forms! Provide your students with guided instruction and activities that will strengthen their nonfiction writing skills as they practice expository, persuasive, and narrative writing. Each unit centers on a basic element or specific form of nonfiction writing and includes guided lessons and accompanying student pages with activities. Each lesson targets a specific skill essential to that element or form. Because the writing forms covered are often found on standardized tests, the activities are a great tool for test prep. You'll love Nonfiction Writing because each title provides... direct instruction on the form-specific skills students need in order to master expository, persuasive, and narrative nonfiction writing. exposure to writing forms such as persuasive essay, biography, and research report, which helps prepare students for standardized testing. easy-to-follow lesson plans that present teachers with guided instruction and ideas for modeling each skill. engaging writing models, activities, and reviews that feature grade-appropriate topics to motivate students as they strengthen their writing. Each unit includes: teacher pages with guided instruction and modeling of the targeted skill, as well as reduced student pages with answers and sample responses at a glance. student activity pages that allow students to apply the writing skills they've learned. a review lesson that guides students through the process of critiquing and revising a flawed example of the writing form. Some units include an optional extension activity to further explore the skill or writing form. Help your students develop solid nonfiction writing skills with the engaging, skill-based practice in Nonfiction Writing!
/book/show/22843797-writing-dramatic-nonfiction?from_search=true	William Noble	Writing Dramatic Nonfiction	
/book/show/4930517-masterplots-ii?from_search=true	Frank N. Magill (Editor)	Masterplots II: Nonfiction Series	Masterplots II examines various works of literature. With strong interest in an analytical approach, story summaries are augmented by discussions of plot, theme, style and characters.
/book/show/1010165.Writing_And_Selling_A_Nonfiction_Book?from_search=true	Max Gunther	Writing And Selling A Nonfiction Book	
/book/show/7217886-best-nonfiction?from_search=true	Jamestown Publishers (Creator) Theodore Knight	Best Nonfiction: Advanced Level	Five genres, each in three levels, let students study a particular kind of writing at the appropriate reading levelEmphasis on reading skills helps students who have difficulty with a traditional literature anthologyIntegration of reading and writing eFive genres, each in three levels, let students study a particular kind of writing at the appropriate reading levelEmphasis on reading skills helps students who have difficulty with a traditional literature anthologyIntegration of reading and writing encourages students to study how authors construct their works and then to try to emulate stylistic elementsRescue bored readers by introducing them to the many exciting forms of literature. Theseries collects superb nonfiction, play scripts, poetry, short stories, and stand-alone chapters of longer works, so you can quickly find well-crafted selections that reflect student interests. Best of all, we've tailored the series to three reading levels, making it the perfect tool for reaching out to students of any ability who aren't succeeding with more traditional anthologies.Reading Level 5-6, Interest Level 6-8Reading Level 7-8, Interest Level 6-10Reading Level 9-12, Interest Level 9-12
/book/show/12552541-waiting?from_search=true	Elizabeth Swados	Waiting: Selected Nonfiction	Literary Nonfiction. Memoir. In WAITING, Elizabeth Swados brings her lively autobiographical pieces many ofwhich first ran inandtogether forthe first time. Among those appearing in the book are Sean Penn, Meryl Streep, Yehuda Amichai, Ellen Stewart, and Marlon Brando, as well as moving accounts of Swados's schizophrenic brother, hLiterary Nonfiction. Memoir. In WAITING, Elizabeth Swados brings her lively autobiographical pieces many ofwhich first ran inandtogether forthe first time. Among those appearing in the book are Sean Penn, Meryl Streep, Yehuda Amichai, Ellen Stewart, and Marlon Brando, as well as moving accounts of Swados's schizophrenic brother, her work with young actors from New York to Abu Dhabi, and her explorations of the creative process all told with grace and humor.
/book/show/3412752-american-classics-nonfiction?from_search=true	PLC Editors	American Classics Nonfiction	Civil Disobedience - Common Sense - Give Me Liberty - Self-Reliance - Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God - and more
/book/show/9698348-the-eggshell-garden?from_search=true	Brian Cutting	The Eggshell Garden (Sunshine Nonfiction)	
/book/show/11089761-how-to-write-nonfiction-that-sells?from_search=true	F.A. Rockwell	How to Write Nonfiction That Sells	
/book/show/3982576-make-as-a-nonfiction-writer?from_search=true	Duncan Long	Make $$$ as a nonfiction writer	
/book/show/25657066-self-editing-for-nonfiction-writers?from_search=true	Jill    Kelly	Self-Editing for Nonfiction Writers	Written by a professional editor with 20 years experience, this guide to self-editing offers writers of essays and nonfiction books multiple ways to improve their writing and produce cleaner manuscripts to pitch to agents and editors or to self-publish. Includes 10 rules for avoiding errors in punctuation and syntax, creating clearer sentences and paragraphs, and attendingWritten by a professional editor with 20 years experience, this guide to self-editing offers writers of essays and nonfiction books multiple ways to improve their writing and produce cleaner manuscripts to pitch to agents and editors or to self-publish. Includes 10 rules for avoiding errors in punctuation and syntax, creating clearer sentences and paragraphs, and attending to professional formatting. Offers ideas for knowing when your book is really done and how to save money if you decide to hire a professional editor before pitching or publishing.
/book/show/4360176-crocodiles?from_search=true	Maggie Blake	Crocodiles (Sunshine Nonfiction)	
/book/show/2075343.Creative_Book_Reports?from_search=true	Jane Feber	Creative Book Reports: Fun Projects with Rubrics for Fiction and Nonfiction [With CDROM]	Encourage your students to actively demonstrate their comprehension of both fiction and non-fiction with these alternative responses to literature!Encourage your students to actively demonstrate their comprehension of both fiction and non-fiction with these alternative responses to literature!
/book/show/14546604-slice-me-some-truth?from_search=true	Luanne Armstrong (Editor) Zoe Landale (Editor)	Slice Me Some Truth: An Anthology of Canadian Creative Nonfiction	Luanne Armstrong and Zo Landale have put together a thorough survey of the growing body of Canadian creative non-fiction, covering the areas of memoir, personal essay, cultural journalism, lyric essay and nature or place essays. These works are only a sampling of the diversity of Canadian writing, but together they create the best possible beginning for the exploration ofLuanne Armstrong and Zo Landale have put together a thorough survey of the growing body of Canadian creative non-fiction, covering the areas of memoir, personal essay, cultural journalism, lyric essay and nature or place essays. These works are only a sampling of the diversity of Canadian writing, but together they create the best possible beginning for the exploration of this intriguing genre.
/book/show/8298100-a-path-to-publishing?from_search=true	Ed Cyzewski	A Path to Publishing: What I Learned by Publishing a Nonfiction Book	Are you interested in publishing a book, but unsure about your next step? Ed Cyzewski has been there, and he wrote this book to help you write it, choose commercial or indie publishing, and market your final work. After publishing his first nonfiction book Ed Cyzewski's inbox was flooded with publishing questions from friends, family, and complete strangers. As his repliesAre you interested in publishing a book, but unsure about your next step? Ed Cyzewski has been there, and he wrote this book to help you write it, choose commercial or indie publishing, and market your final work. After publishing his first nonfiction book Ed Cyzewski's inbox was flooded with publishing questions from friends, family, and complete strangers. As his replies grew longer and the questions continued, he wrote A Path to Publishing in order to share his lessons about the publishing process with new writers. A Path to Publishing is a big-picture, step-by-step guide for nonfiction publishing hopefuls. Beginning with mental preparation for writing and building a platform, Cyzewski helps readers develop their ideas, write regularly, pitch a proposal (if necessary), and market their work. Through accounts of his experiences, a series of case studies, and action steps, each chapter moves readers toward the final goal of becoming published writers. This version is the 2014 update of the original 2010 version, with extra marketing information and updates throughout the book.
/book/show/832063.Gotcha_?from_search=true	Kathleen A. Baxter Marcia Agness Kochel	Gotcha!: Nonfiction Booktalks to Get Kids Excited about Reading	Thousands of children's books are published each year-some are outstanding, while others are not. This book makes it easier for you to find the best in children's nonfiction books, and it offers concrete, classroom-tested ideas for presenting them to students in irresistible ways. Booktalks for more than 350 nonfiction titles (appropriate for elementary and middle school sThousands of children's books are published each year-some are outstanding, while others are not. This book makes it easier for you to find the best in children's nonfiction books, and it offers concrete, classroom-tested ideas for presenting them to students in irresistible ways. Booktalks for more than 350 nonfiction titles (appropriate for elementary and middle school students) are organized according to topics popular with young readers-Great Disasters, Unsolved Mysteries, Fascinating People, Science, and Fun Experiments to Do. In addition, there are tips on booktalking, an outline for a booktalk program, and a bibliography that can be used for collection development. Appropriate grade levels for each book are cited. Library Media Specialists will find this guide essential. The thematic approach helps teachers search for titles that correlate to curriculum areas or specific units of study. Parents can use the book with their children as a reading selection tool. Anyone who works with young children will find this book an invaluable resource.
/book/show/11331813-the-politically-incorrect-guide-to-socialism?from_search=true	Kevin D. Williamson Tom Weiner (Narrator)	The Politically Incorrect Guide To Socialism (Playaway Adult Nonfiction)	Liberals scoff when conservatives denounce Obama and his policies as socialist. After all, they argue, Obama isnt Stalin and America is nothing like the Soviet Union. But socialism doesnt always resemble the Berlin Wall or the Iron Curtain, as National Review editor Kevin Williamson proves in his new book, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Socialism. In this new P.I. GuidLiberals scoff when conservatives denounce Obama and his policies as socialist. After all, they argue, Obama isnt Stalin and America is nothing like the Soviet Union. But socialism doesnt always resemble the Berlin Wall or the Iron Curtain, as National Review editor Kevin Williamson proves in his new book, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Socialism. In this new P.I. Guide, Williamson reveals the truth: despite what the liberal politicians and leftist pundits would have you believe, the policies coming out of Washington today are nothing more than socialism disguised as equality and justice for all. Tracing socialism back to its roots, Williamson defines this misunderstood ideology, explains the different forms socialism takes on, and shows how it is thriving right here in the United States in the form of Obamacare, financial regulations, and more. Offering conservatives the political and rhetorical ammunition they need to combat the liberal lies about one of the most misunderstood ideologies in modern history, The Politically Incorrect Guide to Socialism reveals why everything socialism purports to do, the free market does better.
/book/show/18938096-magic-school-bus-presents?from_search=true	Tom Jackson Bruce Degen (Illustrations)	Magic School Bus Presents: Planet Earth: A Nonfiction Companion to the Original Magic School Bus Series	THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS PLANET EARTH is a photographic nonfiction companion book to the original bestselling title, THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS INSIDE THE EARTH.INSIDE THE EARTH taught thousands of kids about Earth's crust, mantle, and core. MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS PLANET EARTH will expand upon the original title with fresh, updated Common Core-aligned content about all tTHE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS PLANET EARTH is a photographic nonfiction companion book to the original bestselling title, THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS INSIDE THE EARTH.INSIDE THE EARTH taught thousands of kids about Earth's crust, mantle, and core. MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS PLANET EARTH will expand upon the original title with fresh, updated Common Core-aligned content about all the wonders of our planet. With vivid full-color photographs on each page and illustrations of the beloved Ms. Frizzle and her students, the Magic School Bus Presents series will enthrall a whole new generation of Magic School Bus readers.
/book/show/14789259-explorations-in-nonfiction-writing-grade-2?from_search=true	Tony Stead	Explorations in Nonfiction Writing. Grade 2	
/book/show/6873456-nonfiction-classics-for-students-volume-5?from_search=true	David M. Galens Anne Marie Hacht (Contributor) Michael L. Lablanc (Contributor)	Nonfiction Classics for Students, Volume 5	Nonfiction Classics for Students provides in-depth literary and historical background on the most commonly studied nonfiction essays, books, biographies and memoirs in a streamlined, easy-to-use format. Covering 15-20 works per volume, this five-volume reference set gives high school and undergraduate students an ideal starting point for class assignments, term papers andNonfiction Classics for Students provides in-depth literary and historical background on the most commonly studied nonfiction essays, books, biographies and memoirs in a streamlined, easy-to-use format. Covering 15-20 works per volume, this five-volume reference set gives high school and undergraduate students an ideal starting point for class assignments, term papers and special projects.
/book/show/17218098-57-secrets-for-writing-a-nonfiction-book?from_search=true	Susan C. Daffron	57 Secrets for Writing a Nonfiction Book	Every action starts with an idea. If you can t get the idea of writing a book out of your head, it s time to turn that thought into action! But writing a nonfiction book isn t a small task. Learn the secrets published authors use to stay motivated and get their books out into the world.In 57 Secrets for Writing a Nonfiction book, you discover secrets like how to decide onEvery action starts with an idea. If you can t get the idea of writing a book out of your head, it s time to turn that thought into action! But writing a nonfiction book isn t a small task. Learn the secrets published authors use to stay motivated and get their books out into the world.In 57 Secrets for Writing a Nonfiction book, you discover secrets like how to decide on the right topic, carve out time to write, get unstuck, stay focused, and find the right editor. And 52 more! Get practical advice and creative ideas to help you finally finish the nonfiction book you ve dreamed of writing.
/book/show/17864320-neil-and-nan-build-narrative-nonfiction?from_search=true	Andrea Pelleschi Yu-Mei Han (Illustrations)	Neil and Nan Build Narrative Nonfiction	Neil and Nan have a writing assignment. They have to write a true story about their topic, roller coasters. Their narrative nonfiction needs a beginning, middle, and an end. It needs facts and sensory details too. Will Neil and Nan enjoy the ride? Additional concepts include: hooks, sensory details, and main ideas. Activities in the back help the reader write their own narNeil and Nan have a writing assignment. They have to write a true story about their topic, roller coasters. Their narrative nonfiction needs a beginning, middle, and an end. It needs facts and sensory details too. Will Neil and Nan enjoy the ride? Additional concepts include: hooks, sensory details, and main ideas. Activities in the back help the reader write their own narrative nonfiction.
/book/show/8764416-coasts?from_search=true	Sheila Anderson	Coasts (First Step Nonfiction: Landforms)	An introduction to the basic characteristics of a coast.
/book/show/22082704-river-teeth?from_search=true	Gabriel Urza Bob Cowser Jr. Jason Tucker	River Teeth: A Journal of Nonfiction Narrative	Volume 12, Number 2 features an interview with and two essays by Sam Pickering, a craft essay on place and an excerpt from Bob Cowser's newest book, GREEN FIELDS, and more from Angela Morales, Bruce Ballenger, Lori Jakiela, Tom Lassiter, Maggie Messitt, Gabriel Urza, and Jason Tucker.
/book/show/14842996-valleys?from_search=true	Sheila Anderson	Valleys (First Step Nonfiction Landforms)	
/book/show/740144.Wood?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Wood (First Step Nonfiction: Materials)	Charts & Diagrams Additional Facts - Photo Glossary - Index
/book/show/3156350-nonfiction-comprehension-test-practice-with-cd?from_search=true	Jennifer Overend Prior Edward B. Fry	Nonfiction Comprehension Test Practice [With CD]	This series, developed by Dr. Fry, is based on articles from TIME For Kids magazines. Activities provide reading comprehension practice in standardized test format.
/book/show/1286191.Being_Fair?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Being Fair (First Step Nonfiction)	- Charts & Diagrams Additional Facts - Photo Glossary - Index
/book/show/14842990-plains?from_search=true	Sheila Anderson	Plains (First Step Nonfiction: Landforms)	
/book/show/14842993-plateaus?from_search=true	Sheila Anderson	Plateaus (First Step Nonfiction: Landforms)	
/book/show/1602497.A_Week?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	A Week (First Step Nonfiction: Calendars)	First Step Nonfiction introduces young children to fun, easy-to-read non-fiction they will read again and again. Supporting beginning readers through repetition and simple sentences that directly correspond to large photographs, this series explores a wide range of everyday subjects -- from trees to time -- while helping develop nonfiction reading skills. Each title introdFirst Step Nonfiction introduces young children to fun, easy-to-read non-fiction they will read again and again. Supporting beginning readers through repetition and simple sentences that directly correspond to large photographs, this series explores a wide range of everyday subjects -- from trees to time -- while helping develop nonfiction reading skills. Each title introduces a topic relevant to children's everyday experiences while inspiring them to read.As the concepts of calendars are shown through beautiful photographs and short, repetitive sentences, beginning readers can understand the significance of what calendars are, and how they work -- day by day.
/book/show/2406626.Writing_Fiction_Nonfiction_and_How_to_Publish?from_search=true	Pat Kubis	Writing Fiction, Nonfiction, and How to Publish	
/book/show/21916314-lobster---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Lobster - Kids Explore: Animal Books Nonfiction - Books Ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge. Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/14296255-flying-colors-nonfiction?from_search=true	Heather Hammonds	Flying Colors Nonfiction: Seeds, Level Green 14-15	
/book/show/22160136-extreme-places-grades-4---8?from_search=true	Kathryn Wheeler	Extreme Places, Grades 4 - 8: High-Interest/Low-Readability Nonfiction	Hook struggling readers with high-interest, low-readability nonfiction stories using Extreme Places in grades 4 and up. This 64-page book focuses on reading skills, such as determining the author's purpose, defining vocabulary, making predictions, and identifying details, synonyms, antonyms, and figures of speech. It includes multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and true/faHook struggling readers with high-interest, low-readability nonfiction stories using Extreme Places in grades 4 and up. This 64-page book focuses on reading skills, such as determining the author's purpose, defining vocabulary, making predictions, and identifying details, synonyms, antonyms, and figures of speech. It includes multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and true/false questions; short-answer writing practice; and comprehension questions in standardized test format. Students stay interested, build confidence, and discover that reading can be fun!
/book/show/4316163-god-s-breakfast-nook?from_search=true	Tonya Holmes Shook	God's Breakfast Nook: An Anthology of Americana Nonfiction Short Stories	Gods Breakfast Nook is wonderfully written and causes (one) to reflect upon a time when families were much more cohesive than they are today. ... when life was simpler and people loved each other more. Randy Southerland, minister of New Hope Baptist Church West, Duncan, Oklahoma -- (The) writing is lovely. Ms. Shook draws beautiful verbal pictures that are very easy tGods Breakfast Nook is wonderfully written and causes (one) to reflect upon a time when families were much more cohesive than they are today. ... when life was simpler and people loved each other more. Randy Southerland, minister of New Hope Baptist Church West, Duncan, Oklahoma -- (The) writing is lovely. Ms. Shook draws beautiful verbal pictures that are very easy to relate to ... She also is a very talented story teller ... addressing profound issues that impact all of us. Judy McCorkle, president of Judy McCorkle Estate & Financial Services, Kula, Hawaii -- Wow! You make me want to build a breakfast nook for ... my children and grandchildren. This is beautiful ... so very loving. Patsy Nicholas, homemaker, Sunday school teacher, and genealogy researcher, Belen, New Mexico
/book/show/27565478-spiders---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Spiders - Kids Explore: Animal Books Nonfiction - Books Ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge. Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/15927310-explorations-in-nonfiction-writing-grade-5?from_search=true	Tony Stead	Explorations in Nonfiction Writing. Grade 5: Extended Writing Units, Power Writes	
/book/show/3776102-comprehending-nonfiction-6-8?from_search=true	Joan M. Irwin	Comprehending Nonfiction 6-8: New Jersey Hqt Professional Development Handbook	
/book/show/17396573-time-for-kids-nonfiction-readers-grade-4-set-1?from_search=true	Created Materials Teacher (Creator)	Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers, Grade 4 Set 1	Curious about the human brain or what makes a bug an engineer? Motivate exploration with inspiring content-area topics that include everything from food to flatulence! Each book features challenging yet conversational-style text and absorbing layouts with eye-popping imagery designed to entice even the most reluctant of readers. Set includes 10 titles: Survival! Desert; BuCurious about the human brain or what makes a bug an engineer? Motivate exploration with inspiring content-area topics that include everything from food to flatulence! Each book features challenging yet conversational-style text and absorbing layouts with eye-popping imagery designed to entice even the most reluctant of readers. Set includes 10 titles: Survival! Desert; Bug Builders; In the Game: An Athlete's Life; Unsolved! Mysterious Events; Defying Gravity! Rock Climbing; Straight Talk: The Truth About Food; Strange But True: Gross Anatomy; Helen Keller: A New Vision; Hand to Heart: Improving Communities; and Technology: Feats & Failures.
/book/show/17396578-time-for-kids-nonfiction-readers-add-on-pack-grade-5-set-3?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials (Creator)	Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers Add-On Pack, Grade 5 Set 3	Find out what it takes to make a movie or what makes a real-life catastrophe so unforgettable with this engaging set featuring challenging nonfiction text. Content-area themes include such topics as the future of space, endangered jungle animals, and what it takes to be an animator. Book features include awe-inspiring photos, graphs, sidebars, and thought-provoking questioFind out what it takes to make a movie or what makes a real-life catastrophe so unforgettable with this engaging set featuring challenging nonfiction text. Content-area themes include such topics as the future of space, endangered jungle animals, and what it takes to be an animator. Book features include awe-inspiring photos, graphs, sidebars, and thought-provoking questions. This set of 10 titles includes: Terror in the Tropics; 22nd Century: Future of Space; Bad Guys and Gals of the Ancient World; All in a Day's Work: Animator; From Rags to Riches; Endangered Animals of the Jungle; Drag! Friction and Resistance; Dangerous Catch! Deep Sea Fishers; Unforgettable Catastrophes; and Action! Making Movies.
/book/show/22056077-legacies?from_search=true	Jan Zlotnik Schmidt	Legacies : Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Nonfiction	
/book/show/7571837-nonfiction-matters?from_search=true	Stephanie Harvey	Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8	When we open the gates to nonfiction inquiry, we open our thinking and expect the unexpected, making reading discoveries, research discoveries, and writing discoveries on our way. Nonfiction Matters offers teachers the tools to help students explore nonfiction and dig deep to reach more complete understanding of the real world and report these insights in a compelling mannWhen we open the gates to nonfiction inquiry, we open our thinking and expect the unexpected, making reading discoveries, research discoveries, and writing discoveries on our way. Nonfiction Matters offers teachers the tools to help students explore nonfiction and dig deep to reach more complete understanding of the real world and report these insights in a compelling manner.Stephanie Harvey shows how students can read expository text, engage in research, and write authentic nonfiction that is captivating, visual, and full of voice. The inquiry projects she describes require in-depth learning: topic selection, question development, research exploration, reading for content, organization, synthesis, writing to convey meaning, and presenting findings - all skills that develop independent thinkers who know how to make decisions, solve problems, and apply their knowledge insightfully.Full of practical suggestions to help you bring nonfiction into your curriculum, Nonfiction Matters:presents strategies for understanding expository text and conducting meaningful research;offers ideas for organizing and writing accurate, effective nonfiction from idea to finished presentation;advances the importance of teacher modeling and guided practice in instructional delivery;provides a list of inquiry tools and resources-both print and electronic;suggests ways to facilitate project-based learning and assess the projects as they develop;includes bibliographies of nonfiction children's books by subject and genre and lists of recommended magazines.Why is nonfiction almost a guaranteed success? The key to teaching with nonfiction is passion, for children are passionate inquirers, and nonfiction fuels their curiosity and their demand for knowledge and understanding of the world.
/book/show/8162506-write-to-know?from_search=true	Amy Whited	Write To Know: Nonfiction Writing Prompts For Secondary Physical Education: Write To Know	The value of nonfiction writing lies not only in the writing, but also in the editing and rewriting. Research overwhelmingly indicates that nonfiction writing with feedback and revision leads to higher student achievement in all content areas. These prompts can be used immediately in the classroom with students.
/book/show/23418671-time-for-kids-nonfiction-readers?from_search=true	Created Materials Teacher	Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers: Advanced Plus Library Bound Collection	Dig up some dirt and find out how tiny creatures build amazing structures, see how you can contribute to the lives of endangered animals, and more with this intriguing library bound collection! Supplement your reading program, build your classroom library, and enhance your intervention program with high-interest nonfiction leveled books. These colorful books feature contenDig up some dirt and find out how tiny creatures build amazing structures, see how you can contribute to the lives of endangered animals, and more with this intriguing library bound collection! Supplement your reading program, build your classroom library, and enhance your intervention program with high-interest nonfiction leveled books. These colorful books feature content from TIME FOR KIDS, with themes from science, mathematics, and social studies. Children will want to read these books that include familiar concepts, high-interest content, and a variety of colorful graphics. The titles in this collection include: Straight Talk: The Truth About Food (library bound); Straight Talk: Smoking (library bound); Straight Talk: Drugs and Alcohol (library bound); Strange but True: Gross Anatomy (library bound); Strange but True: Bizarre Animals (library bound); Strange but True: Tiny Creatures (library bound); Helen Keller: A New Vision (library bound); Nelson Mandela: Leading the Way (library bound); Anne Frank: A Light in the Dark (library bound); Hand to Heart: Improving Communities (library bound); Hand to Paw: Protecting Animals (library bound); Hand to Earth: Saving the Environment (library bound); Technology: Feats & Failures (library bound); Physical: Feats & Failures (library bound); and Engineering: Feats & Failures (library bound).
/book/show/15927309-explorations-in-nonfiction-writing-grade-4?from_search=true	Tony Stead	Explorations in Nonfiction Writing. Grade 4: Extended Writing Units, Power Writes	Grade 4 bundled set from Heinemann Publishing.
/book/show/3012998-accept-me-as-i-am?from_search=true	Joan B. Friedberg June B. Mullins Adelaide W. Sukiennik	Accept Me as I Am: Best Books of Juvenile Nonfiction on Impairments and Disabilities	
/book/show/25344722-social-butterfly?from_search=true	Dylan Sanders	Social Butterfly: Two Meditations in Self Hatred: Two Flash Nonfiction Pieces	Get touchy-feely in all the wrong places (which could also be the right places if you try hard enough) as author Dylan Sanders sheds dim light on the modern internet culture in these two non-fiction vignettes and gives us a peek into the life of a socially awkward adult; AKA, himself. Strap in, call the SWAT team on your neighbor, and just fix the whole damn bag of pizza rGet touchy-feely in all the wrong places (which could also be the right places if you try hard enough) as author Dylan Sanders sheds dim light on the modern internet culture in these two non-fiction vignettes and gives us a peek into the life of a socially awkward adult; AKA, himself. Strap in, call the SWAT team on your neighbor, and just fix the whole damn bag of pizza rolls you fat ass, because we all know you're not a social butterfly.
/book/show/30657438-writing-nonfiction-book-proposals-that-shine?from_search=true	Jennifer   Grant Margot Starbuck	Writing Nonfiction Book Proposals That Shine: A Brief But Essential Guide	Is the book you hold in your heart destined to garner more sales that The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People? Do you suspect your memoir will be the next Soul Surfer? Even if you think these things may be so, dont communicate that in your book proposal. Please, trust us, just dont.This brief insiders guide tips you off to the red flags that will dissuade agents and puIs the book you hold in your heart destined to garner more sales that The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People? Do you suspect your memoir will be the next Soul Surfer? Even if you think these things may be so, dont communicate that in your book proposal. Please, trust us, just dont.This brief insiders guide tips you off to the red flags that will dissuade agents and publishers from giving your manuscript serious consideration and guides you in crafting a winning nonfiction book proposal. Starbuck and Grant, veterans of the publishing industry and authors of over a dozen books, share tips and secrets to keeping influencers engaged so they cannot put your proposal down  or get your idea out of their minds.*Book includes a link to download a free nonfiction book proposal template as well as an essential checklist to review your book proposal.
/book/show/14941070-flying-colors-nonfiction?from_search=true	Heather Hammonds	Flying Colors Nonfiction: A World of Masks, Level Orange [With Teacher's Guide]	
/book/show/17871375-the-fast-track-course-on-how-to-write-a-nonfiction-book-proposal?from_search=true	Stephen Blake Blake Mettee	The Fast-Track Course on How to Write a Nonfiction Book Proposal	A step-by-step guide through the process of proposing a book to a publisher, this straightforward and accessible work helps aspiring authors get their nonfiction work published quickly. Packed with specific examples of proposals, query letters, publishing contracts, and more, this reference addresses the many questions authors have in this digital age. Written by a seasoneA step-by-step guide through the process of proposing a book to a publisher, this straightforward and accessible work helps aspiring authors get their nonfiction work published quickly. Packed with specific examples of proposals, query letters, publishing contracts, and more, this reference addresses the many questions authors have in this digital age. Written by a seasoned editor and used in publishing classes at numerous universities, the book is a proven tool for nonfiction book authors. A glossary of key terms, a list of selected books for further reading, and a book proposal checklist are also included.
/book/show/16587281-rainy-windy-snowy-sunny-days?from_search=true	Phyllis Perry	Rainy, Windy, Snowy, Sunny Days: Linking Fiction to Nonfiction	Integrate language arts with science, social studies, and mathematics. This book provides summaries of children's literature and nonfiction books related to rain, wind, snow, and sunshine. Suggestions of books that combine elements of fiction and nonfiction help students move easily from fiction to nonfiction reading. Discussion starters and student activities extend learnIntegrate language arts with science, social studies, and mathematics. This book provides summaries of children's literature and nonfiction books related to rain, wind, snow, and sunshine. Suggestions of books that combine elements of fiction and nonfiction help students move easily from fiction to nonfiction reading. Discussion starters and student activities extend learning with books that range from simple picture books to full-length chapter books. All have been recommended by children's librarians, and with copyrights after 1980, are readily available. Grades K-5.
/book/show/12712027-as-a-matter-of-fact?from_search=true	Ideal Instructional Fair (Editor)	As a Matter of Fact: Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Grade 5-8	Trigger students' interest in stories from real life ranging from the sinking of the Titanic to bizarre beauty treatments. Each assignment includes a descriptive reading of the event, comprehensive questions, a vocabulary exercise, research topics, and other creative challenges. Perfect for enhancing reading, thinking, and writing skills.
/book/show/17396576-time-for-kids-nonfiction-readers-add-on-pack-grade-5-set-1?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials (Creator)	Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers Add-On Pack, Grade 5 Set 1	Do you know how to spot a pirate or make your money grow? These are but two of the many nonfiction topics featured in this fun and entertaining set. You'll explore underwater creatures, natural disasters, and much more with engaging layouts, conversational-style text, and plenty of sidebars. This set includes 10 titles: Demons of the Deep; 20th Century: Race to the Moon; BDo you know how to spot a pirate or make your money grow? These are but two of the many nonfiction topics featured in this fun and entertaining set. You'll explore underwater creatures, natural disasters, and much more with engaging layouts, conversational-style text, and plenty of sidebars. This set includes 10 titles: Demons of the Deep; 20th Century: Race to the Moon; Bad Guys and Gals of the High Seas; All in a Day's Work: Police Officer; Making Money Grow; Endangered Animals of the Sea; Vroom! Speed and Acceleration; Fearless! Stunt People; Unforgettable Natural Disasters; and The Cutting Edge Breakthroughs in Technology.
/book/show/22804821-capybara---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Capybara - Kids Explore: Animal Books Nonfiction - Books Ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge. Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/23418707-conceptos-basicos-basic-concepts-6-book-set?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials	Conceptos Basicos (Basic Concepts) 6-Book Set (Themed Fiction and Nonfiction)	Splish and splash with some silly ducks, build trains and tracks with Seb, and discover the many shapes that are all around you! This Spanish-translated 6-book collection combines stories from Fiction Readers and informational text found in TIME FOR KIDS Nonfiction Readers. Introduce students to multiple text types as called for in the Common Core and other state standardsSplish and splash with some silly ducks, build trains and tracks with Seb, and discover the many shapes that are all around you! This Spanish-translated 6-book collection combines stories from Fiction Readers and informational text found in TIME FOR KIDS Nonfiction Readers. Introduce students to multiple text types as called for in the Common Core and other state standards. Both the fiction and nonfiction books contain high-interest text, vibrant illustrations and images, age-appropriate text features, and increasingly complex vocabulary. The titles in this collection include: Figuras (Shapes); Grande y pequeo (Big and Little); Colores (Colors); Diversin en el estanque de los patos (Duck Pond Fun); El tren de Seb (Seb's Train); and Colores del carrusel (Carousel Colors)
/book/show/17396496-time-for-kids-nonfiction-readers-set-2-grade-2?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials (Creator)	Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers Set 2, Grade 2	These books are designed to motivate and prepare readers for more challenging text with engaging TIME FOR KIDS content. Each book introduces new vocabulary, diagrams, and graphics combined with science and social studies themes. 24-28 pages per book. This 10-book set includes A Visit to a Farm; Next Stop: Canada; Tornadoes and Hurricanes!; Horses Up Close; Build It: SkycraThese books are designed to motivate and prepare readers for more challenging text with engaging TIME FOR KIDS content. Each book introduces new vocabulary, diagrams, and graphics combined with science and social studies themes. 24-28 pages per book. This 10-book set includes A Visit to a Farm; Next Stop: Canada; Tornadoes and Hurricanes!; Horses Up Close; Build It: Skycrapers; Step into the Desert; Outer Space; Look Inside: Your Skeleton and Muscles; Count Me In! Soccer Tournament; and Martin Luther King Jr.
/book/show/24420752-manatees---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Manatees - Kids Explore: Animal books nonfiction - books ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge.Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/21673225-yes-they-re-real-ii?from_search=true	Travis Wildes	Yes, They're Real II: Another Collection of Creative Nonfiction	Yes, Theyre Real is a series of creative nonfiction from writers in Northeast Florida. The six works penned by Summer Brooks, Thomas Eadie, JJ Grindstaff, Benjamin Liff, Matt Randall and Travis Wildes continue the authors perspective of what the genre can resemble. Featuring the shorts The Games We Play, Get Off My Laptop, Snapshots, Impact, Robert, and Sidewalks. ExperiYes, Theyre Real is a series of creative nonfiction from writers in Northeast Florida. The six works penned by Summer Brooks, Thomas Eadie, JJ Grindstaff, Benjamin Liff, Matt Randall and Travis Wildes continue the authors perspective of what the genre can resemble. Featuring the shorts The Games We Play, Get Off My Laptop, Snapshots, Impact, Robert, and Sidewalks. Experience the stories and answer the question, Are they?
/book/show/25986274-reading-fundamentals?from_search=true	Aileen Weintraub	Reading Fundamentals: Grade 6: Nonfiction Activities to Build Reading Comprehension Skills	The fun way for kids to sharpen their comprehension skills!Reading is fundamental to kids success in school. So keep them on track with these colorful, engaging workbooks. This FLASH KIDS series combines fascinating topics, eye-catching photographs, and a bright, appealing design children will love. Created to adhere to the Common Core State StandaThe fun way for kids to sharpen their comprehension skills!Reading is fundamental to kids success in school. So keep them on track with these colorful, engaging workbooks. This FLASH KIDS series combines fascinating topics, eye-catching photographs, and a bright, appealing design children will love. Created to adhere to the Common Core State Standards that most US states have adopted, each book presents young readers with nonfiction passages that cover a range of topics, including science, history, and geography. Questions following each passage test key comprehension skills.
/book/show/24822447-husky---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Husky - Kids Explore: Animal books nonfiction - books ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge.Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/25329353-porcupines---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Porcupines - Kids Explore: Animal books nonfiction - books ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge.Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/17396500-time-for-kids-nonfiction-readers-set-1-grade-3?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials (Creator)	Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers Set 1, Grade 3	Provide a transition to upper level reading and motivate discovery with inspiring science and social studies topics. Each book features TIME FOR KIDS content with challenging text and vocabulary, and high-quality photos and graphics. 28-32 pages per book. This 10-book set includes A Day in the Life of a Cowhand; Markets Around the World; Take Off! All About Airplanes; MammProvide a transition to upper level reading and motivate discovery with inspiring science and social studies topics. Each book features TIME FOR KIDS content with challenging text and vocabulary, and high-quality photos and graphics. 28-32 pages per book. This 10-book set includes A Day in the Life of a Cowhand; Markets Around the World; Take Off! All About Airplanes; Mammal Mania; Backstage Pass: Fashion; African Grasslands; Blast Off to Space Camp; The Five Senses; Batter Up! History of Baseball; and Mohandas Gandhi.
/book/show/6941352-start-exploring-nonfiction-reading-in-language-arts?from_search=true	Christina Hill (Editor) Conni Medina (Editor)	Start Exploring Nonfiction Reading in Language Arts: PreK-Grade 1 [With CDROM]	Help emerging readers comprehend nonfiction content-area material - Language Arts.
/book/show/7560125-flying-colors-nonfiction?from_search=true	Anne Giulieri	Flying Colors Nonfiction: What Am I, Level Red 5-6	
/book/show/10360148-go-cart-team?from_search=true	Steck-Vaughn Company	Go-Cart Team: Individual Nonfiction Title Six-Packs	
/book/show/14297114-flying-colors-nonfiction?from_search=true	Heather Hammonds	Flying Colors Nonfiction: Costumes on Show, Level Orange [With Teacher's Guide]	
/book/show/23418676-time-for-kids-nonfiction-readers?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials	Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers: Early Fluent Plus Library Bound Collection	Find out what life is like in the rainforest, uncover the secrets of the human brain, step into the shoes of three inspiring individuals, and more with this library bound collection. Supplement your reading program, build your classroom library, and enhance your intervention program with high-interest nonfiction leveled books. These colorful books feature content from TIMEFind out what life is like in the rainforest, uncover the secrets of the human brain, step into the shoes of three inspiring individuals, and more with this library bound collection. Supplement your reading program, build your classroom library, and enhance your intervention program with high-interest nonfiction leveled books. These colorful books feature content from TIME FOR KIDS, with themes from science, mathematics, and social studies. Children will want to read these books that include familiar concepts, high-interest content, and a variety of colorful graphics. The titles in this collection include: Step into the Forest (library bound); Step into the Desert (library bound); Step into the Rainforest (library bound); Our Earth (library bound); Outer Space (library bound); The Solar System (library bound); Look Inside: Your Brain (library bound); Look Inside: Your Skeleton and Muscles (library bound); Look Inside: Your Heart and Lungs (library bound); Count Me In! School Carnival (library bound); Count Me In! Soccer Tournament (library bound); Count Me In! What's for Lunch? (library bound); George Washington (library bound); Martin Luther King Jr (library bound); and Susan B. Anthony (library bound).
/book/show/12567780-rigby-pm?from_search=true	Rigby Education	Rigby Pm: Platinum Green,: Levels 12 14, Nonfiction	
/book/show/8358491-time-for-kids?from_search=true	Edward B. Fry	Time For Kids: Nonfiction Comprehension Test Practice Second Edition, Level 3	
/book/show/22804831-moles---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Moles - Kids Explore: Animal Books Nonfiction - Books Ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge. Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/16955117-nonfiction-matters?from_search=true	Stephanie Harvey	Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8	When we open the gates to nonfiction inquiry, we open our thinking and expect the unexpected, making reading discoveries, research discoveries, and writing discoveries on our way. Nonfiction Matters offers teachers the tools to help students explore nonfiction and dig deep to reach more complete understanding of the real world and report these insights in a compelling maWhen we open the gates to nonfiction inquiry, we open our thinking and expect the unexpected, making reading discoveries, research discoveries, and writing discoveries on our way. Nonfiction Matters offers teachers the tools to help students explore nonfiction and dig deep to reach more complete understanding of the real world and report these insights in a compelling manner.Stephanie Harvey shows how students can read expository text, engage in research, and write authentic nonfiction that is captivating, visual, and full of voice. The inquiry projects she describes require in-depth learning: topic selection, question development, research exploration, reading for content, organization, synthesis, writing to convey meaning, and presenting findings all skills that develop independent thinkers who know how to make decisions, solve problems, and apply their knowledge insightfully.Full of practical suggestions to help you bring nonfiction into your curriculum, Nonfiction Matters: presents strategies for understanding expository text and conducting meaningful research;offers ideas for organizing and writing accurate, effective nonfiction from idea to finished presentation;advances the importance of teacher modeling and guided practice in instructional delivery;provides a list of inquiry tools and resources both print and electronic;suggests ways to facilitate project-based learning and assess the projects as they develop;includes bibliographies of nonfiction children's books by subject and genre and lists of recommended magazines.Why is nonfiction almost a guaranteed success? The key to teaching with nonfiction is passion, for children are passionate inquirers, and nonfiction fuels their curiosity and their demand for knowledge and understanding of the world.
/book/show/25648920-riding-the-demon?from_search=true	Peter Chilson James Galvin (Contributor)	Riding the Demon: On the Road in West Africa (Association of Writers and Writing Programs Award for Creative Nonfiction)	
/book/show/25972052-write?from_search=true	Ernst Jones	Write: How to Write, a Best Selling Book in 21 Days! Write Better, Write Nonfiction, Write a Book, Faster! (How to Write a Novel, How to Write a Book, ... Writing, Writing Styles, Writing Fiction)	***Read This Book for FREE on Kindle Unlimited - Download Now!***Have you always wanted to publish a great book? Do you want to give your business or career an incredible boost? Do you finally want to be regarded as the expert in your industry?When you readyou w***Read This Book for FREE on Kindle Unlimited - Download Now!***Have you always wanted to publish a great book? Do you want to give your business or career an incredible boost? Do you finally want to be regarded as the expert in your industry?When you readyou will see how easy it is to achieve this dream! In just three short weeks.This step-by-step guide is specially designed for non-fiction book-writing. But fiction writers will also learn many very valuable tips on writing faster and self-publishing more effectively.Download Now to start creating your bestselling book!So many myths, misconceptions and lies surround writing and publishing. Most people believe it is a much harder process than it really is. Well the truth is you do have to work, but if you do it properly, you dont have to work for as long as you might believe, to have an excellent book finished and ready to publish. Inside, you will learn:How almost anyone can write a 60,000 word book in 21 daysTricks to structure an entire book in just a few daysHow to write incredible content at breakneck speedOne trick to destroy 'writer's block' and end procrastinationThree simple steps to self-publishing successHow to gain 'bestseller' ranking in your chosen categoryA step-by-step 21-day book cheat sheet you can take and use TODAYMuch, much moreYou will also learn the exact steps to take your book to bestseller status in under a month. A system that hundreds of people are successfully using today.Act Now! Download How to Write a Bestselling Book in 21 Days TODAY and you will have your very own published book in 21 days timeEnjoy!
/book/show/18114590-reading-response-trifolds-for-40-popular-nonfiction-books?from_search=true	Jennifer Cerra-Johansson	Reading Response Trifolds for 40 Popular Nonfiction Books: Grades 4-6: Reproducible Independent Reading Management Tools That Guide Students to Navigate Key Text Structures and Features—and Respond Meaningfully to Nonfiction	Help students get the most out of independent reading with these trifold bookmarks for 40 nonfiction books. Each trifold is divided into manageable reading assignments, which guide students through books that focus on such high-interest topics as space, weather, and famous Americans. The assignments target key nonfiction structures and text features including maps, diagHelp students get the most out of independent reading with these trifold bookmarks for 40 nonfiction books. Each trifold is divided into manageable reading assignments, which guide students through books that focus on such high-interest topics as space, weather, and famous Americans. The assignments target key nonfiction structures and text features including maps, diagrams, photos, and timelines. Various reading strategies, comprehension questions, and graphic organizers also boost students understanding of the topic and help them summarize what they read. These tools are a snap to use and will save teachers hours of preparation! For use with Grades 4-6.
/book/show/15809568-teaching-real-life-nonfiction-reading-skills-in-the-k-1-classroom?from_search=true	Barbara Pinto	Teaching Real-Life Nonfiction Reading Skills in the K-1 Classroom: High-Interest Lessons and Activities That Teach Essential Nonfiction Reading Strategies and Meet the Common Core State Standards	Literacy expert Barbara Pinto shares her best lessons for teaching key nonfiction reading skills and strategies to our youngest students. Fun, engaging, and developmentally appropriate, these activities build vocabulary and background knowledge as students ask questions about texts, explore text features, compare and contrast information, identify main ideas and key detailLiteracy expert Barbara Pinto shares her best lessons for teaching key nonfiction reading skills and strategies to our youngest students. Fun, engaging, and developmentally appropriate, these activities build vocabulary and background knowledge as students ask questions about texts, explore text features, compare and contrast information, identify main ideas and key details, categorize information, and so much more. Complete with differentiation tips, reproducible activities, and book lists, this resource helps teachers give students the skills they need to read informational textand meet the Common Core State Standards. For use with Grades K-1.
/book/show/2200220.Reading_Response_for_Nonfiction_Graphic_Organizers_Mini_Lessons?from_search=true	Jennifer Jacobson	Reading Response for Nonfiction Graphic Organizers  Mini-Lessons: 20 Graphic Organizers With Mini-Lessons to Help Students Respond Meaningfully to Any Nonfiction Book and Build Key Comprehension Skills	Help students learn to comprehend nonfiction with 20 engaging graphic organizers! They'll navigate text features, make connections, compare and contrast, and more. Interactive mini-lessons introduce each organizer; then photocopy for flexible use such as homework, class work, group work, and assessment. A great way to make learning visible and memorable! For use with GradeHelp students learn to comprehend nonfiction with 20 engaging graphic organizers! They'll navigate text features, make connections, compare and contrast, and more. Interactive mini-lessons introduce each organizer; then photocopy for flexible use such as homework, class work, group work, and assessment. A great way to make learning visible and memorable! For use with Grades 24.
/book/show/26804534-the-girls-of-usually?from_search=true	Lori Horvitz	The Girls of Usually (Contemporary Nonfiction)	Lori Horvitz grew up ashamed of her Eastern European Jewish roots, confused about her sexuality, and idolizing the shiksa in her living room, a blonde all-American girl whose photo came in a double frame and was displayed next to a family photo from a bar mitzvah. Unable to join the happy blonde families, she becomes a hippie chick who travels the world in search ofLori Horvitz grew up ashamed of her Eastern European Jewish roots, confused about her sexuality, and idolizing the shiksa in her living room, a blonde all-American girl whose photo came in a double frame and was displayed next to a family photo from a bar mitzvah. Unable to join the happy blonde families, she becomes a hippie chick who travels the world in search of  something. The Girls of Usually chronicles each trip, each romance, each experiment in reinventing herself that draws her closer to discovering the secret door through which she can escape from deep-rooted patterns and accept her own cultural, ethnic, and sexual identity.
/book/show/33245123-the-great-leopard-rescue?from_search=true	Sandra Markle	The Great Leopard Rescue: Saving the Amur Leopards (Nonfiction - Grades 4-8)	In 2007 only thirty Amur leopards remained in the wild. Scientists knew they needed to do more to help these big cats. However, details of the leopards' wild lives in their high-altitude forest home were still a mystery. With the help of new technology and the cooperation of scientists and governments around the world, people have learned more than ever before about theseIn 2007 only thirty Amur leopards remained in the wild. Scientists knew they needed to do more to help these big cats. However, details of the leopards' wild lives in their high-altitude forest home were still a mystery. With the help of new technology and the cooperation of scientists and governments around the world, people have learned more than ever before about these rare cats. An innovative plan is under way to give Amur leopards a more secure future. Can these cats rebound from the brink before it's too late?
/book/show/28967077-the-girls-in-my-town?from_search=true	Angela Morales	The Girls in My Town: Essays (River Teeth Literary Nonfiction Prize)	The autobiographical essays in The Girls in My Town create an unforgettable portrait of a family in Los Angeles. Reaching back to her grandmothers childhood and navigating through her own girlhood and on to the present, Angela Morales contemplates moments of loss and longing, truth and beauty, motherhood and daughterhood. She writes about her parents appliance store andThe autobiographical essays in The Girls in My Town create an unforgettable portrait of a family in Los Angeles. Reaching back to her grandmothers childhood and navigating through her own girlhood and on to the present, Angela Morales contemplates moments of loss and longing, truth and beauty, motherhood and daughterhood. She writes about her parents appliance store and how she escaped from it, the bowling alley that provided refuge, and the strange and beautiful things she sees while riding her bike in the early mornings. She remembers fighting for equal rights for girls as a sixth grader, calling the cops when her parents fought, and listening with her mother to Helen Reddys I Am Woman, the soundtrack of her parents divorce. Poignant, serious, and funny, Moraless book is both a coming-of-age story and an exploration of how a writer discovers her voice.ABOUT THE AUTHORAngela Morales lives in Pasadena, California, and teaches at Glendale Community College. She holds an MFA from the University of Iowa and is a recipient of the San Francisco Foundations James D. Phelan Award for nonfiction.
/book/show/979779.Ghost_Ship_Of_Diamond_Shoals?from_search=true	Bland Simpson	Ghost Ship Of Diamond Shoals: The Mystery Of The Carroll A. Deering: A Nonfiction Novel	In the misty dawn of January 31, 1921, a Coast Guardsman on watch at the Cape Hatteras Life-Saving Station sighted a mighty five-masted schooner, all sails set, wrecked on the treacherous Diamond Shoals. Rescuers rushed to the ship, but when they arrived they found thedeserted, with no trace of the captain, Willis B. Wormell, or the crew. When, severalIn the misty dawn of January 31, 1921, a Coast Guardsman on watch at the Cape Hatteras Life-Saving Station sighted a mighty five-masted schooner, all sails set, wrecked on the treacherous Diamond Shoals. Rescuers rushed to the ship, but when they arrived they found thedeserted, with no trace of the captain, Willis B. Wormell, or the crew. When, several months later, a bottle was found on a nearby beach, purportedly containing a note from a crew member who ascribed the schooner's fate to its capture by pirates, a sensational panic in international shipping ensued. The captain's daughter successfully lobbied for a federal investigation, but months of inquiry failed to turn up either the missing crew or a reason for the ship's demise. To this day, the fate of thehas remained one of the greatest mysteries of maritime history.Bland Simpson assembles the known facts into a compelling reconstruction of the's final voyage and its baffling aftermath. Using contemporary sources including newspapers, FBI reports, ship's logs, and personal and official correspondence, he weaves together historical narrative with the voices of key participants in the drama. Simpson's haunting chronicle keeps the story of thealive, an apt memorial to the ghost ship and its lost crew.The extraordinary wreck of a majestic ship, a mysteriously missing crew, a message in a bottle, the lost captain's determined daughter--these are all elements of a great sea yarn, and one that happens to be true. Bland Simpson weaves them together in this compelling nonfiction novel, his reconstruction of a ghost ship's final voyage in 1921 and its baffling aftermath. To this day, the fate of thehas remained one of the great mysteries of maritime history. Simpson's haunting chronicle keeps the story alive, an apt memorial to the ghost ship and its lost crew.
/book/show/19048726-the-easier-way-to-write-a-book?from_search=true	Ian Stables	The Easier Way To Write A Book: How to write a book the simple way - The better nonfiction book writing method (How to Write a Book and Sell It Series Book 2)	A far better way to write a nonfiction bookFor years, the process of writing a book has been the same. Until now, the process has been to spend hours on creating an outline. After that, you needed to organise it, reaA far better way to write a nonfiction bookFor years, the process of writing a book has been the same. Until now, the process has been to spend hours on creating an outline. After that, you needed to organise it, ready for the writing part. The book would then be written from start to finish. This would often be interrupted with new parts to add and others to remove, which would involve a lot of rewriting. The next step would be to edit and proofread, ready for publishing. This is a very long laborious task involving checking the entire document for typos, grammar errors, and wording.This process has now been streamlined. Write your book in a much more efficient way. No long difficult tasks, just easy steps that have been re-arranged to make everything run more smoothly.You will also discover easier and faster writing methods. No more agonizing over what to say or how to say it. It will allow you to produce better quality at a much easier and faster rate.This is the most effective step-by-step way to write a quality non-fiction book that I've ever discovered.These are methods that the author has taken years to perfect. He has studied many, tried them out, and refined them into a very effective process.Writing a book needn't be a hardship. It should be fun. It's your way of communicating with the world. Anyone can write a book by following these steps.You'll be able to...I call it, The Magic Writing Ingredient. It's a lot faster than the normal way of writing and produces better quality.Get your book written no matter how busy your schedule is.Start making it easy on yourself and learn how to write your book the better way
/book/show/20926017-how-to-write-a-kindle-book-to-make-money-kindle-book-money-1?from_search=true	Jamie Bell	How To Write A Kindle Book To Make Money (Kindle Book Money #1) (Make Money with Kindle Books - How to Write & Sell Fiction & Nonfiction eBooks on Amazon: Writing, Marketing & Selling Series)	How To Write A Kindle Book To Make Money? Plus FREE Bonus Book...Dear Friend,Are you looking for ways to make extra money for your family? Have you written some Kindle books but the sales are not as good as you have expected?If so, this how-to guide is for you.In tHow To Write A Kindle Book To Make Money? Plus FREE Bonus Book...Dear Friend,Are you looking for ways to make extra money for your family? Have you written some Kindle books but the sales are not as good as you have expected?If so, this how-to guide is for you.In this guide, I will show you step-by-step on how to write your Kindle book to make good money. You don't need any book writing skills to get started.More importantly, I will show you my proven winning strategy to sell your books like crazy. You don't need tedious promotional efforts, such as blogging andTwittering.I will reveal all the secrets that have brought many of my books to the best seller lists. Some techniques have never been discussed by any Kindle bookhow-to guides.You will learn:- Why writing Kindle books is highly profitable? How much cash can you earn?- What to write? What skills or knowledge do you need?- How to learn from the best sellers to ensure your success?- How to conduct your demographic analysis to truly know your audience?- How to create a benefit driven, eye-grabbing book title?- How to write a benefit driven book with great value?- How to structure your book and use a writing style to build the trust and over-deliver the value?- How to use a powerful, free read-aloud utility to drastically increase your book quality?- How to get a good proof reader / editor dirt cheap?- And a lot, lot more...Look Inside of the Book Now and Learn all the Secrets Today!This is the book #1 of the Kindle Book Money Series.Learn how to make money from ClickBank - a leading digital product platform. You will learn how to sell eBooks written by other authors and make $20 or morefor each sale.Look Inside of The Book Now and Learn the Secret Today...
/book/show/1248768.25_Easy_Bilingual_Nonfiction_Mini_Books?from_search=true	Judy Nayer	25 Easy Bilingual Nonfiction Mini-Books: Easy-to-Read Reproducible Mini-Books in English and Spanish That Build Vocabulary and Fluency—and Support the Social Studies and Science Topics You Teach	Give second language learners the support they need to boost comprehension skills, expand vocabulary, and learn important important concepts about nonfiction topics such as neighborhood and community, families, transportation, animal homes, plants and seeds, weather, and more. The little books in this collection feature high frequency words, rhyming, repetition, predictabiGive second language learners the support they need to boost comprehension skills, expand vocabulary, and learn important important concepts about nonfiction topics such as neighborhood and community, families, transportation, animal homes, plants and seeds, weather, and more. The little books in this collection feature high frequency words, rhyming, repetition, predictability, and supportive illustrations that encourage young children to become successful, independent, and fluent readers.
/book/show/536795.Hi_lo_Passages_To_Build_Reading_Comprehension_Grades_4_5?from_search=true	Michael Priestley	Hi/lo Passages To Build Reading Comprehension Grades 4-5: 25 High-Interest/Low Readability Fiction and Nonfiction Passages to Help Struggling Readers Build Comprehension and Test-Taking Skills	Ready-to-reproduce practice pages-written in a variety of genres, including articles, biographies, e-mail announcements, and how-to guides-help struggling readers build comprehension skills. Companion questions for each passage focus on skills such as inferencing, sequencing, predicting, understanding story elements, and more. All of the highly engaging passages are writteReady-to-reproduce practice pages-written in a variety of genres, including articles, biographies, e-mail announcements, and how-to guides-help struggling readers build comprehension skills. Companion questions for each passage focus on skills such as inferencing, sequencing, predicting, understanding story elements, and more. All of the highly engaging passages are written at slightly below grade level.
/book/show/22527408-the-book-of-books?from_search=true	Editors of The Book of Books	The Book of Books: Recommended Reading: Best Books (Fiction and Nonfiction) You Must Read, Including the Best Kindle Books & Works from the Best-Selling Authors to the Newest Top Writers	This tome steers you to both the established best-selling authors and the newest top writers-the must reads! There are more than 1,000 works with fun-to-read information, selected excerpts, and links to online retailers that sell them or offer more information about them. TAKE THE LUCK OUT OF FINDING THAT GREAT READ Be it fiction or nonfiction, luck usually plays a roleThis tome steers you to both the established best-selling authors and the newest top writers-the must reads! There are more than 1,000 works with fun-to-read information, selected excerpts, and links to online retailers that sell them or offer more information about them. TAKE THE LUCK OUT OF FINDING THAT GREAT READ Be it fiction or nonfiction, luck usually plays a role in finding that extraordinary work, the great read that keeps you spell-bound. But now you can take the luck out of finding the best novels and nonfiction with this continuously updated book guide, which is crafted to steer you to ones that hit the mark every time. The reading recommendations cover 116 literary genres-in fiction and nonfiction-with a range as broad as American history and time travel to self-help, the best biographies, and even zombies. Selections include not only the classics and the best sellers, but also lesser known genre fiction and the leading nonfiction penned by the top authors in almost every major field. It also offers selected excerpts in every literary genre. And, it's a fun read that you'll enjoy on its own. FICTION and NONFICTION There are two general categories among our must reads: The greatest novels and the best nonfiction. There are over 100,000-words of informative text about them. Please see the sample pages found in the Look Inside feature on our Amazon page for a list of the over 100 fiction and nonfiction genres, encompassing over 1,000 titles you should read before your own final chapter. NONFICTION: There is a reason that so much of the suggested readings in this category are either best-selling works or the classical treatments of a particular subject: the marketplace and the experts are notorious for picking the leading books in the information world. It is, after all, the foremost professionals in the field that usually write them, and buy them. They usually possess some special knowledge in choosing the most reliable information sources in their areas of expertise, which means you have one of the most respected voices in each nonfiction genre. Our experts have identified them for you. FICTION: Big sales are not the only gauge of worth, though our reading recommendations don't ignore the bestsellers either; rather we look for authors with a knack for story-telling as well as those that have perfected a particular writing style. PERFECT FICTION is not just every great novelist's goal; it was also the goal in selecting inclusions in this guidebook to books. An experienced team of literary professionals chose works that meet three important criteria found in only the best fiction: 1.A story so good you don't want it to end 2.Unforgettable characters 3.Writing that hooks you on the first page A TEAM OF EXPERIENCED LITERARY PROFESSIONALS Selections in this book guide are chosen and penned by literary professionals: publishers, editors, authors, scholars, and critics, pointing you to the leading novels and nonfiction by the best writers. Each fiction genre provides an average of a dozen choices - making it much more likely that you'll find your next great read. This convenient handbook on literature also includes selected excerpts and online links to buy them or just learn more with a simple tap of your finger. No other literary guide has so much. REMEMBER: UPDATES ARE FREE! When you purchase this book now, you can receive up to two free books from our editors: The Best books of 2012 and another for2013. A free download link is inside the book. Scroll up and click the Buy button now and find your next great read in minutes.
/book/show/21033680-how-to-write-a-book?from_search=true	Darren Stock	How to Write a Book: The Complete Kindle Self Publishing Trilogy - How to Write an eBook, How to Research Profitable Nonfiction Book Ideas & 41 Ways to Market and Sell More Books	The Complete Self Publishing Guide on How to Research, Write and Sell Your eBooks3 for theThe Complete Self Publishing Guide on How to Research, Write and Sell Your eBooks3 for the price of 2 - you will receive an extra book for FREEHow to Research Profitable Nonfiction eBook Ideas That Will Make You Money Forever     Writing Nonfiction eBooks Is Easier than You Think     Why Benjamin Franklin is Related to Research     Nonfiction Problems Are the Key to a Great eBook     Strategies Which I Use to Sell Nonfiction Books     How to Begin the Research for a Profitable eBook     Putting it All Together - The Foolproof Blueprint     How to Write a Nonfiction eBook in 7 -14 Days That Will Make You Money Forever     Introduction     About Me     Publish Your eBooks On Kindle - Why?     How Much Can You Make Publishing Kindle eBooks?     The KDP Calculator     How to Research a Topic for Your Book     Novel Rank     How to Start Writing Your New Book     The Framework to Build Upon - The Outline     Creative Writing - Completing the Outline     First Edit and Draft     Second Edit and Draft     Using a Freelancer to Transcribe Your eBook     Additional Pages to Include     Ramp up Your Profits With Affiliate Links     How to Create an Affiliate Link     How to Write Your Books Description     Your Book Description on Amazon     Introducing Better Book Tools     How to Design Your eBook Cover     KDP Select     Strategy to Sell Your Book - Free Promotions     Why Use Promotions and Give Your Book Away for Free     Using Twitter to Promote Your Book Promotions     How to Get Book Reviews     Book Marketing: 41 Ways to Market and Sell More Books     The Forgotten but Obvious Methods to Promote a Book Online     Amazon Author Central You Need Use it for Maximum Effect     Link Your Other Books in Your Book     Redirect Your Domain Name to Author Central Using Bluehost Web Hosting     Placing Links in Your Book     Choosing the Right Book Categories at the Right Time for Maximum Profit     Make Your Book Available in Print     Book Trailers     Dont Enable DRM     List Building 'How to Use AWeber'     Social Adr - Automated Bookmarking Marketing     Add This Social Sharing Buttons
/book/show/1376449.Twister_Of_Twists_A_Tangler_Of_Tongues?from_search=true	Alvin Schwartz	Twister Of Twists, A Tangler Of Tongues (Trophy Nonfiction Book)	A collection of tongue twisters, both traditional and new in prose and verse.
/book/show/31819714-the-alligator-s-smile?from_search=true	Jane Yolen Jason Stemple (Photographer)	The Alligator's Smile: And Other Poems (Nonfiction - Grades 4-8)	Get up close and personal with alligators in all their tooth-filled glory in this collection of poems bybestselling author Jane Yolen. Rhymes and rhythms reflect on how alligators hunt, keep warm, and care for young.Stunning, large-scale photographs zoom in on these mighty hunters, while fun fact boxes accompany the poetry, providing details that are sureGet up close and personal with alligators in all their tooth-filled glory in this collection of poems bybestselling author Jane Yolen. Rhymes and rhythms reflect on how alligators hunt, keep warm, and care for young.Stunning, large-scale photographs zoom in on these mighty hunters, while fun fact boxes accompany the poetry, providing details that are sure to pique young readers' curiosity.
/book/show/26008184-tell-your-story?from_search=true	Alyssa Archer Leslie Watts	Tell Your Story: 450 Creative Writing Prompts to Inspire Your Fiction, Memoir, and Nonfiction Stories (Writership Publications Writing Prompts Series)	Writership is pleased to present the fourth in our series of creative writing prompt books. Tell Your Story: 450 Creative Writing Prompts to Inspire Your Fiction, Memoir, and Nonfiction Stories is chock full of gorgeous pictures, each with a trio of writing prompts for you to generate tons of stories to fuel your fiction, memoir, and non-fiction writing. This book providesWritership is pleased to present the fourth in our series of creative writing prompt books. Tell Your Story: 450 Creative Writing Prompts to Inspire Your Fiction, Memoir, and Nonfiction Stories is chock full of gorgeous pictures, each with a trio of writing prompts for you to generate tons of stories to fuel your fiction, memoir, and non-fiction writing. This book provides lots of fodder for your creative explorations. Approach the prompts in order or flip to a random page for new inspiration. Revisit the prompts for a deeper dive into the topic at hand. Write on!
/book/show/1054737.Reading_Response_That_Really_Matters_to_Middle_Schoolers?from_search=true	Larry Lewin	Reading Response That Really Matters to Middle Schoolers: Engaging Mini-Lessons, Strategies, and Activities for Teaching Middle Schoolers to Read and Write Critically in Response to Fiction and Nonfiction	Help for teachers of disengaged middle school readers is here! This innovative collection of strategies and activities draws on middle schoolers desire to be heard by placing them in the position of reviewer, editor, and critic of their reading assignments. Response activities are designed in purposeful formats including postcards, memos, book reviews, letters to textboHelp for teachers of disengaged middle school readers is here! This innovative collection of strategies and activities draws on middle schoolers desire to be heard by placing them in the position of reviewer, editor, and critic of their reading assignments. Response activities are designed in purposeful formats including postcards, memos, book reviews, letters to textbook editors, and revision proposals. They also include ideas for differentiating activities to reach students with a range of abilities. For use with Grades 59.
/book/show/26314213-hard-aground-again---nonfiction-sailing-adventures?from_search=true	Eddie Jones	Hard Aground, Again - Nonfiction Sailing Adventures: Another Incomplete Idiot's Guide to Doing Stupid Stuff With Boats	This book ALSO carries a 100% GUARANTEED RETURN POLICY.We GUARANTEE if you RETURN this book, we will scrap our customer service POLICY. All kidding aside, we don't want irate customers posting really nasty reviews of our products, so if you are not 100% satisfied with this book, send a copy of your receipt and maybe a handwritten note explaining why you think this is theThis book ALSO carries a 100% GUARANTEED RETURN POLICY.We GUARANTEE if you RETURN this book, we will scrap our customer service POLICY. All kidding aside, we don't want irate customers posting really nasty reviews of our products, so if you are not 100% satisfied with this book, send a copy of your receipt and maybe a handwritten note explaining why you think this is the worst boating book ever to Slip None, Pair-A-Docks, Tortilla, BVIs. There is no one at that address - we made it up.Now let's talk about this book you may or may not return.is a collection of cruising and boating stories, offering a stuck up look at the underside of cruising and the frustrations land-cuffed sailors experience when our plans for coastal exploration and tropical destinations run aground on the shoals of family, finances and failing health. These columns first appeared inand, plus a number of other boating publications - all of which went out of business.Hope you enjoy the book. But if not, email the author and ask for your money back.
/book/show/28096479-nonfiction-book-reviews?from_search=true	Hayashida Riki	Nonfiction Book Reviews: The Suit TOKYU Land Corporation Fraud 29	2!
/book/show/6941354-start-exploring-nonfiction-reading-in-science?from_search=true	Christina Hill (Editor) Conni Medina (Editor)	Start Exploring Nonfiction Reading in Science: PreK-Grade 1 [With CDROM]	Help emerging readers comprehend nonfiction content-area material - science
/book/show/26616145-travel?from_search=true	Maria S. Fisher	travel: Nonfiction Travel Europe taly Guidebook Series General	From the beaches to the Alps, from fine art to fine pasta, Italy has it all. With this book, youll trace Italian culture from Romes Colosseum to Michelangelosto the bustling elegance of Milan. Experience the art-drenched cities of Venice and Florence, explore the ancient ruins of the Roman Forum, and learn how to avoid the lines at the most popular museums. DiscFrom the beaches to the Alps, from fine art to fine pasta, Italy has it all. With this book, youll trace Italian culture from Romes Colosseum to Michelangelosto the bustling elegance of Milan. Experience the art-drenched cities of Venice and Florence, explore the ancient ruins of the Roman Forum, and learn how to avoid the lines at the most popular museums. Discover the villages of
/book/show/24895480-puffins---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Puffins - Kids Explore: Animal books nonfiction - books ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge.Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/15934342-ready-readers-grade-level-libraries-kit-grade-k-nonfiction-2004c?from_search=true	Pearson School (Contributor)	Ready Readers Grade Level Libraries Kit Grade K Nonfiction 2004c	The new Ready Readers Grade Level Libraries give you all the books you need to match individual abilities and build reading confidence. Featuring both nonfiction and fiction titles from the successful, research-based Ready Readers program, these engaging books will help students develop fluency and decoding skills and can be easily arranged in your classroom according to DThe new Ready Readers Grade Level Libraries give you all the books you need to match individual abilities and build reading confidence. Featuring both nonfiction and fiction titles from the successful, research-based Ready Readers program, these engaging books will help students develop fluency and decoding skills and can be easily arranged in your classroom according to DRA, and Guided Reading levels, or alphabetically.
/book/show/17396502-time-for-kids-nonfiction-readers-set-2-grade-3?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials (Creator)	Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers Set 2, Grade 3	Motivate discovery with inspiring science and social studies topics that will provide readers a transition to upper level reading with this 10-book set featuring TIME FOR KIDS content, challenging text and vocabulary, and high-quality photos and graphics. 28-32 pages per book. The set includes A Day in the Life of a Ballet Dancer, Games Around the World; All Aboard! How TrMotivate discovery with inspiring science and social studies topics that will provide readers a transition to upper level reading with this 10-book set featuring TIME FOR KIDS content, challenging text and vocabulary, and high-quality photos and graphics. 28-32 pages per book. The set includes A Day in the Life of a Ballet Dancer, Games Around the World; All Aboard! How Trains Work; Slithering Reptiles and Amphibians; Big Digs: Construction Site; Amazon Rainforest; Space Exploration; The Digestive System; Hit It! History of Tools; and Roberto Clemente.
/book/show/11523019-making-shapes?from_search=true	Steck-Vaughn Company	Making Shapes: Individual Nonfiction Book Title Six-Packs	
/book/show/12176984-music-technology?from_search=true	Steck-Vaughn Company	Music Technology: Individual Nonfiction Book Title Six-Packs	
/book/show/29239201-reading-for-content?from_search=true	Carol Einstein	Reading for Content: Nonfiction Selections for Reading Comprehension, Book 4	In Reading for Content Book 4 some subjects are the history of gymnastics, Juan Gonzalez, Golda Meir, deep sea diving, Ellis Island, Pompeii, Gordon Parks, and Sacajawea. An answer sheet and progress chart are included in each book.
/book/show/8597079-stranger-than-nonfiction?from_search=true	Craig Dawson	Stranger Than Nonfiction: Collected Works of Craig Phillip Dawson	Truth is stranger than fiction, says the old adage. Here, collected for the first time are eight stories that may just disprove that theory. In this, his first book, Craig Phillip Dawson demonstrates with seasoned storytelling just how blurry that line between truth and fiction can be. Whether it be in supernatural tales like The Smart Bomb, the unseen vengeance of theTruth is stranger than fiction, says the old adage. Here, collected for the first time are eight stories that may just disprove that theory. In this, his first book, Craig Phillip Dawson demonstrates with seasoned storytelling just how blurry that line between truth and fiction can be. Whether it be in supernatural tales like The Smart Bomb, the unseen vengeance of the whiskey trade in The Living Still, or the more down-to-earth, but non-stop action of the novelette Wheelies, Dawson demonstrates with masterful skill how to cross that line. Here are eight well-told exercises of the imagination that truly are--Stranger than Nonfiction.
/book/show/24216824-especies-animales-animal-species-6-book-set?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials	Especies Animales (Animal Species) 6-Book Set (Themed Fiction and Nonfiction)	What makes animal species so unique? Dig deeper and find out which animals make great pets, and which ones should be left in their natural habitats. This Spanish-translated 6-book collection combines stories from Fiction Readers and informational text found in TIME FOR KIDS Nonfiction Readers to introduce students to multiple text types as called for in the Common Core andWhat makes animal species so unique? Dig deeper and find out which animals make great pets, and which ones should be left in their natural habitats. This Spanish-translated 6-book collection combines stories from Fiction Readers and informational text found in TIME FOR KIDS Nonfiction Readers to introduce students to multiple text types as called for in the Common Core and other state standards. Both the fiction and nonfiction books contain high-interest text, vibrant illustrations and images, age-appropriate text features, and increasingly complex vocabulary. The titles in this collection include: guilas de cerca (Eagles Up Close); Caballos de cerca (Horses Up Close); Serpientes de cerca (Snakes Up Close); Boris y Bea (Boris and Bea); El diario de la serpiente por Amarillita (The Snake's Diary by Little Yellow); and Patrick y Paloma (Patrick and Paloma).
/book/show/8244054-time-for-kids?from_search=true	Edward B. Fry	Time For Kids: Nonfiction Comprehension Test Practice, Second Edition, Level 5	
/book/show/20385970-basic-concepts-6-book-set?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials	Basic Concepts 6-Book Set (Themed Fiction and Nonfiction)	Splish and splash with some silly ducks, build trains and tracks with Seb, and discover the many shapes that are all around you! This 6-book collection combines stories from Fiction Readers and informational text found in TIME FOR KIDS Nonfiction Readers. Introduce students to multiple text types as called for in the Common Core and other state standards. Both the fictionSplish and splash with some silly ducks, build trains and tracks with Seb, and discover the many shapes that are all around you! This 6-book collection combines stories from Fiction Readers and informational text found in TIME FOR KIDS Nonfiction Readers. Introduce students to multiple text types as called for in the Common Core and other state standards. Both the fiction and nonfiction books contain high-interest text, vibrant illustrations and images, age-appropriate text features, and increasingly complex vocabulary. The titles in this collection include: Duck Pond Fun; Seb's Train; Carousel Colors; Big and Little; Colors; and Shapes.
/book/show/18313870-reach-level-f-nonfiction-library-single-copy-set?from_search=true	National Geographic Learning	Reach Level F Nonfiction Library Single-Copy Set	Reach Lvl F Nonfiction Library Single-Copy Set
/book/show/9892057-addition?from_search=true	Kristin Sterling	Addition (First Step Nonfiction: Early Math Set II)	In this series, basic math concepts are introduced using fun and familiar objects. Readers will learn about patterns and sorting and develop whole number concepts.
/book/show/15001069-upper-emergent-social-studies-collection?from_search=true	Various	Upper Emergent Social Studies Collection: Nonfiction Leveled Readers C-G	
/book/show/21916207-ferret---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Ferret - Kids Explore: Animal Books Nonfiction - Books Ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge. Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/21869225-squirrel---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Squirrel - Kids Explore: Animal Books Nonfiction - Books Ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge. Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/25659960-p-ms-to-a-t?from_search=true	B.J. Taylor	P MS to a T: The Winning Formula for Writing Nonfiction Short Stories That Sell	Write personal experience inspirational short stories that sell using this easy to remember formula.This formula worked so well for me that I was able to write a story that was accepted by Chicken Soup for the Soul: Hope and Miracles.Judee StappYour formula is fantastic. It has helped many people get into print.Kay StromI can still hear B.J.s encouraging wordsWrite personal experience inspirational short stories that sell using this easy to remember formula.This formula worked so well for me that I was able to write a story that was accepted by Chicken Soup for the Soul: Hope and Miracles.Judee StappYour formula is fantastic. It has helped many people get into print.Kay StromI can still hear B.J.s encouraging words from our time together at a writers conference. Thanks to her, Guideposts selected me as a 2014 workshopper. I applied her winning formula which made the writing process more manageable and allowed me to write with depth and focus. I gained so much invaluable wisdom and gleaned practical insight from her teaching. Im proof that her tips and formula really do work!Christie HughesI was so impressed at how easy you made writing inspirational short stories with your P MS to a T formula.Wanda RosselandAn awesome reference tool for writers presented in a clever and memorable way.L.A. StruckeI will be published in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Multitasking Moms Survival Guide. So excited. Thanks for teaching me your formula. The publication of my story is encouragement to the max.Gwyn Schneck
/book/show/17396489-time-for-kids-nonfiction-readers-set-1-grade-1?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials (Creator)	Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers Set 1, Grade 1	Offer a fun and natural progression in reading with colorful books written in Spanish that feature content from TIME FOR KIDS and cover science and social studies themes. The books include familiar concepts, high-interest content, and a variety of colorful graphics. 12-20 pages per book. This 10-title set includes Grande y pequeo (Big and Little); Este soy yo (This Is Me);Offer a fun and natural progression in reading with colorful books written in Spanish that feature content from TIME FOR KIDS and cover science and social studies themes. The books include familiar concepts, high-interest content, and a variety of colorful graphics. 12-20 pages per book. This 10-title set includes Grande y pequeo (Big and Little); Este soy yo (This Is Me); En movimiento (On the Go); Terreno (Land); Como crecen las plantas (How Plants Grow); La vida de una rana (A Frog's Life); Cosas con alas (Things with Wings); Haz papel picado (Make Papel Picado); Mantenerse sano (Staying Healthy); and Casas alrededor del mundo (Homes Around the World).
/book/show/9249696-science-vocabulary-readers?from_search=true	Liza Charlesworth (Editor)	Science Vocabulary Readers: Life Cycles: Exciting Nonfiction Books That Build Kids' Vocabularies	Boost students' nonfiction skills AND their vocabularies with these super-engaging readers packed with fascinating facts and eye-popping photos! The books include a table of contents, four short chapters, diagrams, maps, captions, a glossary, comprehension questions, and more. Comes with a complete teaching guide. For use with Grades 1-3.
/book/show/1878566.Railroaded_to_resurrection?from_search=true	Donald Desimone	Railroaded to resurrection: A nonfiction novel about the intertwined lives of Jimmy Hoffa, Tom Miller, and "Signorino"	
/book/show/21472169-geese---sandie-lee-books?from_search=true	Sandie Lee Books	Geese - Sandie Lee Books (children's animal books age 4-6, wildlife photography, animal books nonfiction)	Thanks for check out the Sandie Lee Animal Books for Kids series. In this book, you will find fun facts about animals accompanied with wildlife photography. At the end of this book, you will also be quizzed on the facts!Sandie Lee is dedicated to providing accurate animal facts in a fun and engaging way.Within this series, you will find many animal books for kids. SandieThanks for check out the Sandie Lee Animal Books for Kids series. In this book, you will find fun facts about animals accompanied with wildlife photography. At the end of this book, you will also be quizzed on the facts!Sandie Lee is dedicated to providing accurate animal facts in a fun and engaging way.Within this series, you will find many animal books for kids. Sandie Lee is the best animal books series on Amazon, make sure to check out the other titles:BearsKoalasGiraffesPuppiesKittensWolvesCougarsRabbitsHorsesPigletsEaglesPandasDeersHamstersJaguarsLeopardsOstrichCheetahsKangaroosBisonGeeseBullsParrotsCrocodilesWalrusZebrasTurtlesChipmunksChimpanzeesDonkeysTurkeysBatsPeacocksApesSea OttersBeaversPolar BearsMouseRaccoonCoyotesGuinea Pigsgolden retrieversHuskybulldogpitbullchihuahuadalmatiangerman shepherdpugSiamese CatsPersian catsSavannah catAmerican shorthairSiberian catferretsducklingssquirrelsporcupinessealred pandahippos
/book/show/1565363.Write_To_Know?from_search=true	Michele Le Patner	Write To Know: Nonfiction Writing Prompts For Lower Elementary Social Studies (Write To Know)	All educators want their students to be able to achieve more and so well on standardized tests. Some believe that the way to make that happen is mindless test drill. The positive effect of writing is counterintuitive what many educators believe to be true.
/book/show/7839909-a-komodo-dragon-hatchling-grows-up?from_search=true	Katie Marsico	A Komodo Dragon Hatchling Grows Up (Scholastic News Nonfiction Readers: Life Cycles)	With exciting brilliant photography readers discover the life cycle of living things. Learn how chicks grow up to become roosters or hens, how some sharks come from eggs while others do not, how some turtles' hatchlings find their way to the ocean, and much more.
/book/show/20927318-guinea-pigs---sandie-lee-books?from_search=true	Sandie Lee Books	Guinea Pigs - Sandie Lee Books (children's animal books age 4-6, wildlife photography, animal books nonfiction)	Thanks for check out the Sandie Lee Animal Books for Kids series. In this book, you will find fun facts about animals accompanied with wildlife photography. At the end of this book, you will also be quizzed on the facts!Sandie Lee is dedicated to providing accurate animal facts in a fun and engaging way.Within this series, you will find many animal books for kids. SandieThanks for check out the Sandie Lee Animal Books for Kids series. In this book, you will find fun facts about animals accompanied with wildlife photography. At the end of this book, you will also be quizzed on the facts!Sandie Lee is dedicated to providing accurate animal facts in a fun and engaging way.Within this series, you will find many animal books for kids. Sandie Lee is the best animal books series on Amazon, make sure to check out the other titles:BearsKoalasGiraffesPuppiesKittensWolvesCougarsRabbitsHorsesPigletsEaglesPandasDeersHamstersJaguarsLeopardsOstrichCheetahsKangaroosBisonGeeseBullsParrotsCrocodilesWalrusZebrasTurtlesChipmunksChimpanzeesDonkeysTurkeysBatsPeacocksApesSea OttersBeaversPolar BearsMouseRaccoonCoyotesGuinea Pigsgolden retrieversHuskybulldogpitbullchihuahuadalmatiangerman shepherdpugSiamese CatsPersian catsSavannah catAmerican shorthairSiberian catferretsducklingssquirrelsporcupinessealred pandahippos
/book/show/21432238-koalas---sandie-lee-books?from_search=true	Sandie Lee Books	Koalas - Sandie Lee Books (children's animal books age 4-6, wildlife photography, animal books nonfiction)	Thanks for check out the Sandie Lee Animal Books for Kids series. In this book, you will find fun facts about animals accompanied with wildlife photography. At the end of this book, you will also be quizzed on the facts!Sandie Lee is dedicated to providing accurate animal facts in a fun and engaging way.Within this series, you will find many animal books for kids. SandieThanks for check out the Sandie Lee Animal Books for Kids series. In this book, you will find fun facts about animals accompanied with wildlife photography. At the end of this book, you will also be quizzed on the facts!Sandie Lee is dedicated to providing accurate animal facts in a fun and engaging way.Within this series, you will find many animal books for kids. Sandie Lee is the best animal books series on Amazon, make sure to check out the other titles:BearsKoalasGiraffesPuppiesKittensWolvesCougarsRabbitsHorsesPigletsEaglesPandasDeersHamstersJaguarsLeopardsOstrichCheetahsKangaroosBisonGeeseBullsParrotsCrocodilesWalrusZebrasTurtlesChipmunksChimpanzeesDonkeysTurkeysBatsPeacocksApesSea OttersBeaversPolar BearsMouseRaccoonCoyotesGuinea Pigsgolden retrieversHuskybulldogpitbullchihuahuadalmatiangerman shepherdpugSiamese CatsPersian catsSavannah catAmerican shorthairSiberian catferretsducklingssquirrelsporcupinessealred pandahippos
/book/show/20658729-reading-informational-texts-book-i?from_search=true	Magedah Shabo Elizabeth Osborne	Reading Informational Texts, Book I: Nonfiction Passages and Exercises Based on the Common Core State Standards	
/book/show/22589293-the-writer-s-idea-book?from_search=true	Jack Heffron	The Writer's Idea Book: How to Develop Great Ideas for Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry and Screenplays	
/book/show/13038173-the-epistemological-basis-for-belief-according-to-john-s-gospel?from_search=true	David A. Redelings Richard Bauckham (Foreword)	The Epistemological Basis for Belief According to John's Gospel: Miracles and Message in Their Essentials as Nonfictional Grounds for Knowledge of God	This book, a revision of the author's dissertation, describes the grounds on which knowledge about God is possible according to the Gospel of John. In response to modern questions and doubts about the possibility of religious knowledge, John's answers are identified and illuminated using standard historical method. A major part of this investigation is spent showing that,This book, a revision of the author's dissertation, describes the grounds on which knowledge about God is possible according to the Gospel of John. In response to modern questions and doubts about the possibility of religious knowledge, John's answers are identified and illuminated using standard historical method. A major part of this investigation is spent showing that, for readers of all persuasions, it is clear that certain parts of John's Gospel were never intended as either fiction or metaphor. From these parts, the basis on which John thinks that people can have religious knowledge is inferred and described.
/book/show/6644714-science-vocabulary-readers?from_search=true	Liza Charlesworth (Editor)	Science Vocabulary Readers: Wild Weather: Exciting Nonfiction Books That Build Kids' Vocabularies	Boost students' nonfiction skills AND their vocabularies with these super-engaging readers packed with fascinating facts and eye-popping photos! The books include a table of contents, three short chapters, diagrams, captions, a glossary, comprehension questions, and more. Comes with a complete teaching guide. For use with Grades 1-2.
/book/show/19455827-what-to-write-about-brainstorm-winning-ebook-and-nonfiction-writing-top?from_search=true	M. E. Darling	What to Write About? Brainstorm WINNING eBook and Nonfiction Writing Topics From Your Personal Experiences	Are you ready to write but at a loss for what to write about? This book is written for beginners and nonfiction writers struggling for writing topics. It will guide you through personalized and thorough brainstorming techniques to uncover hundreds of nonfiction, eBook, article or blog post writing topics. These are writing ideas that won't come from a list of book categoriAre you ready to write but at a loss for what to write about? This book is written for beginners and nonfiction writers struggling for writing topics. It will guide you through personalized and thorough brainstorming techniques to uncover hundreds of nonfiction, eBook, article or blog post writing topics. These are writing ideas that won't come from a list of book categories or generic writing prompts; but from inside of you, where your personal interests, knowledge and experience live. Learn to filter your brainstorming list to only cream of the crop that maximize your potential for success. You'll study competitors in your niche as well as the demand and interests of your target audience, research keywords, create a spin or give your topic a twist, and write on a niche that stands out from the competition. Ultimately, you will emerge with a single distinct nonfiction or eBook topic you are excited about. When youve written and published your book ... dont stop there. Youve taken the journey; youve got the tools. Go back to your brainstorming list and choose another writing topic for your next book!
/book/show/28953718-the-book-publishing-manifesto-2016---2-in-1-bundle?from_search=true	Red Mikhail	THE BOOK PUBLISHING MANIFESTO (2016 - 2 IN 1 BUNDLE): FIND A NONFICTION PROFITABLE BOOK TOPIC & LEARN TO OUTLINE YOUR BOOK	Get this bundle today to learn:NONFICTION TOPIC EXPLOSION-Im going to show you 7 of the easiest and fastest ways to find a profitable book topic.-I wont give you theories and non-actionable information.-Its all going to be do this, do that instructions.-If you like that kind of book then this is forGet this bundle today to learn:NONFICTION TOPIC EXPLOSION-Im going to show you 7 of the easiest and fastest ways to find a profitable book topic.-I wont give you theories and non-actionable information.-Its all going to be do this, do that instructions.-If you like that kind of book then this is for you!-After reading this book, you should be able to easily find profitable book topics in 30 minutes or less.PAIN-FREE BOOK OUTLINING- The exact step by step blueprint on outlining your new non fiction book (you can do this even if you have no experience)- How to find out if the book that you want to write is the book that the readers wanted to read- How to do your outline research the effective way- A live example on how to do your outliningGet this bundle today!
/book/show/7899623-family-tree?from_search=true	Johanna Johnston (Editor) Murry Karmiller (Editor)	Family Tree: An Anthology of the World's Most Distinguished Fiction and Nonfiction About Family Relationships...	
/book/show/13244481-24-nonfiction-passages-for-test-practice?from_search=true	Michael Priestley	24 Nonfiction Passages For Test Practice: Grades 2 3	Boost test scores!Boost students reading comprehension and critical thinking skills using all kinds of nonfiction. From how-to guides and letters to news stories and advertisements, these high-interest, ready-to-reproduce nonfiction passages and companion questions will give your students the practice they need to understand the information they see and read every dayandBoost test scores!Boost students reading comprehension and critical thinking skills using all kinds of nonfiction. From how-to guides and letters to news stories and advertisements, these high-interest, ready-to-reproduce nonfiction passages and companion questions will give your students the practice they need to understand the information they see and read every dayand succeed on standardized tests.
/book/show/19804973-inquiring-scientists-inquiring-readers?from_search=true	Jessica Fries-Gaither Terry Shiverdecker	Inquiring Scientists, Inquiring Readers: Using Nonfiction to Promote Science Literacy, Grades 3-5 - PB325X	
/book/show/22711511-today-s-best-nonfiction-volume-16?from_search=true	Will Steger J. Bowermaster Richard Holbrooke	Today's Best NonFiction, Volume 16: Crossing Antarctica/Counsel to the President/The Pulitzer Prize/Boss of Bosses	
/book/show/6160109-experiencing-the-holocaust?from_search=true	Judy Galens Sarah Hermsen (Editor)	Experiencing The Holocaust: Novels, Nonfiction Books, Short Stories, Poems, Plays, Films & Music	Volume 1 of the 2-volume set covers novels & non-fiction that relate to the period between 1939-1945 in WWII when Hitler set out to destroy the Jews. Part of a broad series entitled Experiencing Eras & Events.
/book/show/22072329-guided-science-readers-parent-pack?from_search=true	Liza Charlesworth (Creator)	Guided Science Readers Parent Pack: Level D: 16 Fun Nonfiction Books That Are Just Right for New Readers	Set your child on the path to reading success with this exciting collection of little books on favorite science topics: sea turtles, ladybugs, chicks, ice cream, sea turtles, and many more. These level D books feature engaging photos paired with simple text and are just right for readers who can sound out some words. Includes a mini-activity book, motivating stickers, andSet your child on the path to reading success with this exciting collection of little books on favorite science topics: sea turtles, ladybugs, chicks, ice cream, sea turtles, and many more. These level D books feature engaging photos paired with simple text and are just right for readers who can sound out some words. Includes a mini-activity book, motivating stickers, and parent tips. A great way to help children step up to the next reading level with ease. For use with Grades PreK-1.
/book/show/20325919-best-selling-author-s-book-subject-finder?from_search=true	Ian Stables	Best-Selling Author's Book Subject Finder: How to come up with ideas for nonfiction books using a far better system	Best-Selling Author's Book Subject FinderYou will learn the very system a best-selling Kindle author uses to come up with best-selling book subjects.The author has had several best-sellers on Amazon Kindle. Therefore, he walks the talk. He's even written a Kindle book about his methods called, A BBest-Selling Author's Book Subject FinderYou will learn the very system a best-selling Kindle author uses to come up with best-selling book subjects.The author has had several best-sellers on Amazon Kindle. Therefore, he walks the talk. He's even written a Kindle book about his methods called, A Best-Seller Authors System: How to easily get ideas, content, write and sell your book (The indie authors simple and complete step-by-step system)He shows you how to come up with ideas for nonfiction books that sell. This will make writing a book all worthwhile when you come to write.The first best-seller quickly climbed to the first page of best-sellers in five different categories.
/book/show/14297127-flying-colors-nonfiction?from_search=true	Heather Hammonds	Flying Colors Nonfiction: Making Music, Level Orange [With Teacher's Guide]	
/book/show/27213284-tell-you-what?from_search=true	Jolisa Gracewood (Editor) Susanna Andrew (Editor)	Tell You What: Great New Zealand Nonfiction 2015	A fantastic collection of recent nonfiction essays,contains live, wild, true stories from contemporary New Zealand. On the web and the wireless, in magazines and journals, at prizegivings and powhiri, New Zealanders are writing about the world. Essays and articles, speeches and submissions, tweets and traveloguesthis book collects some of New Zealands bestA fantastic collection of recent nonfiction essays,contains live, wild, true stories from contemporary New Zealand. On the web and the wireless, in magazines and journals, at prizegivings and powhiri, New Zealanders are writing about the world. Essays and articles, speeches and submissions, tweets and traveloguesthis book collects some of New Zealands best nonfiction from the past year into one anthology. Featuring New Zealand writers such as Steve Braunias, Lara Strongman, Eleanor Catton, and Tina Makereti, it explores a range of subjects, from mountain climbing and family secrets to cannibal snails and dangerous swims.
/book/show/7324424-teacher-guide-read-for-real-level-d?from_search=true	ZB Language Arts Program	Teacher Guide Read For Real Level D (Nonfiction Strategies For Reading Results)	
/book/show/6269939-quick-writes-level-3?from_search=true	Diana Herweck Karen Marks Sarah Kartchner Clark	Quick Writes, Level 3: Nonfiction Writing Prompts for Test Prep [With CDROM]	Use the mixture of expository and persuasive writing prompts in each book to help prepare students for standardized tests. In addition to the prompts, each book includes extensive teacher support such as scoring rubrics, writing samples, and suggestions for setting up a writing center. 80pp. plus CD with colorized versions of the writing prompts for whole-class instructionUse the mixture of expository and persuasive writing prompts in each book to help prepare students for standardized tests. In addition to the prompts, each book includes extensive teacher support such as scoring rubrics, writing samples, and suggestions for setting up a writing center. 80pp. plus CD with colorized versions of the writing prompts for whole-class instruction and reproduction.
/book/show/21911943-wild-weather?from_search=true	Joanna Cole Bruce Degen (Illustrations)	Wild Weather: A Nonfiction Companion to the Original Magic School Bus Series	THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS WILD WEATHER is a photographic nonfiction companion book to the original bestselling title, THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS INSIDE A HURRICANE.INSIDE A HURRICANE took thousands of kids inside the eye of a hurricane. MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS WILD WEATHER will expand upon the original title with fresh, updated Common Core-aligned content about incredibleTHE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS WILD WEATHER is a photographic nonfiction companion book to the original bestselling title, THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS INSIDE A HURRICANE.INSIDE A HURRICANE took thousands of kids inside the eye of a hurricane. MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS WILD WEATHER will expand upon the original title with fresh, updated Common Core-aligned content about incredible weather events. With vivid full-color photographs on each page and illustrations of the beloved Ms. Frizzle and her students, the Magic School Bus Presents series will enthrall a whole new generation of Magic School Bus readers.
/book/show/20385964-countries-and-regions-6-book-set?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials	Countries and Regions 6-Book Set (Themed Fiction and Nonfiction)	Travel across the world to learn about various countries and regions. What are their traditions, how are their cultures different from yours, and why do some countries and regions have different land forms and weather? This 6-book collection combines stories from Fiction Readers and informational text found in TIME FOR KIDS Nonfiction Readers. Introduce students to multiplTravel across the world to learn about various countries and regions. What are their traditions, how are their cultures different from yours, and why do some countries and regions have different land forms and weather? This 6-book collection combines stories from Fiction Readers and informational text found in TIME FOR KIDS Nonfiction Readers. Introduce students to multiple text types as called for in the Common Core and other state standards. Both the fiction and nonfiction books contain high-interest text, vibrant illustrations and images, age-appropriate text features, and increasingly complex vocabulary. The titles in this collection include: Why Anansi Has Eight Thin Legs: A Tale from West Africa; The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse; Cuckoo, Cuckoo: A Folktale from Mexico; Next Stop: Mexico; Next Stop: Canada; and Next Stop: The Caribbean.
/book/show/14941077-flying-colors-nonfiction?from_search=true	Heather Hammonds	Flying Colors Nonfiction: Let's Go Camping! Level Purple [With Teacher's Guide]	
/book/show/22629380-bullfrogs---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Bullfrogs - Kids Explore: Animal Books Nonfiction - Books Ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge. Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/9104000-time-for-kids?from_search=true	Edward B. Fry	Time For Kids: Nonfiction Comprehension Test Practice, Level 2	
/book/show/25641358-crabs---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Crabs - Kids Explore: Animal books nonfiction - books ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge.Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/24910985-groundhogs---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Groundhogs - Kids Explore: Animal books nonfiction - books ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge.Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/19929743-stranger-than-nonfiction?from_search=true	Craig Dawson	Stranger than Nonfiction: Collected Works of Craig Phillip Dawson	Truth is stranger than fiction, says the old adage. Here, collected for the first time are eight stories that may just disprove that theory. In this, his first book, Craig Phillip Dawson demonstrates with seasoned storytelling just how blurry that line between truth and fiction can be.Whether it be in supernatural tales like The Smart Bomb, the unseen vengeance oTruth is stranger than fiction, says the old adage. Here, collected for the first time are eight stories that may just disprove that theory. In this, his first book, Craig Phillip Dawson demonstrates with seasoned storytelling just how blurry that line between truth and fiction can be.Whether it be in supernatural tales like The Smart Bomb, the unseen vengeance of the whiskey trade in The Living Still, or the more down-to-earth, but non-stop action of the novelette Wheelies, Dawson demonstrates with masterful skill how to cross that line. Here are eight well-told exercises of the imagination that truly are-Stranger than Nonfiction.
/book/show/23418680-time-for-kids-nonfiction-readers?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials	Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers: Upper Emergent Library Bound Collection	Jump into the life of a frog, learn how to make a gingerbread man, and much more with the attention-grabbing library bound titles in this collection. Supplement your reading program, build your classroom library, and enhance your intervention program with high-interest nonfiction leveled books. These colorful books feature content from TIME FOR KIDS, with themes from scienJump into the life of a frog, learn how to make a gingerbread man, and much more with the attention-grabbing library bound titles in this collection. Supplement your reading program, build your classroom library, and enhance your intervention program with high-interest nonfiction leveled books. These colorful books feature content from TIME FOR KIDS, with themes from science, mathematics, and social studies. Children will want to read these books that include familiar concepts, high-interest content, and a variety of colorful graphics. The titles in this collection include: A Frog's Life (library bound); A Butterfly's Life (library bound); A Bee's Life (library bound); Things with Wings (library bound); Sea Life (library bound); Going Buggy! (library bound); Make Papel Picado (library bound); Make a Chinese New Year Dragon (library bound); Make a Gingerbread Man (library bound); Staying Healthy (library bound); Keeping Fit with Sports (library bound); Eating Right (library bound); Homes Around the World (library bound); Kids Around the World (library bound); and Places Around the World (library bound).
/book/show/3424100-read-for-real-teacher-guide-level-b?from_search=true	Leslie W. Crawford	Read For Real Teacher Guide Level B (Nonfiction Strategies For Reading Results)	Includes program overview; lesson plans for level B; assessment for level B (this test section may be reproduced for use with the Read for real program): and Developing Fluency CD.
/book/show/24514772-nonfiction-writing-strategies-using-content-area-mentor-texts?from_search=true	Marcia S. Freeman	Nonfiction Writing Strategies Using Content-Area Mentor Texts	How can you enhance the quality and effectiveness of instruction in both the content areas and in writing? By integrating content in both social studies and science with the strategies of writing that are so important for students to master as they craft nonfiction. This book shows teachers how to use mentor texts in an integrative approach for teaching both content and inHow can you enhance the quality and effectiveness of instruction in both the content areas and in writing? By integrating content in both social studies and science with the strategies of writing that are so important for students to master as they craft nonfiction. This book shows teachers how to use mentor texts in an integrative approach for teaching both content and informational writing. As you explore the pages of this book, you'll find strategies for teaching writing craft fundamentals with step-by-step instructions that make writing instruction come alive in content-area classes. Models make the instructional strategies clear. The book also includes a variety of expository techniques and advice on preparing writers for success on performance-based tests.By design, these books are not printable from a reading device. To request a PDF of the reproducible pages, please contact customer service at 1-888-262-6135.
/book/show/12115119-early-emergent-science-sample-add-on-pack?from_search=true	Various	Early Emergent Science Sample/Add-On Pack: Nonfiction Leveled Readers A-B	
/book/show/5017877-quick-writes-level-5?from_search=true	Diana Herweck	Quick Writes, Level 5: Nonfiction Writing Prompts for Test Preps [With CDROM]	Use the mixture of expository and persuasive writing prompts in each book to help prepare students for standardized tests. In addition to the prompts, each book includes extensive teacher support such as scoring rubrics, writing samples, and suggestions for setting up a writing center. 80pp. plus CD with colorized versions of the writing prompts for whole-class instructionUse the mixture of expository and persuasive writing prompts in each book to help prepare students for standardized tests. In addition to the prompts, each book includes extensive teacher support such as scoring rubrics, writing samples, and suggestions for setting up a writing center. 80pp. plus CD with colorized versions of the writing prompts for whole-class instruction and reproduction.
/book/show/25975622-find-a-nonfiction-profitable-book-topic-learn-to-outline-your-book?from_search=true	Red M	FIND A NONFICTION PROFITABLE BOOK TOPIC + LEARN TO OUTLINE YOUR BOOK	Get this bundle today to learn:NONFICTION TOPIC EXPLOSION-Im going to show you 7 of the easiest and fastest ways to find a profitable book topic.-I wont give you theories and non-actionable information.-Its all going to be do this, do that instructions.-If you like that kind of book then this is fGet this bundle today to learn:NONFICTION TOPIC EXPLOSION-Im going to show you 7 of the easiest and fastest ways to find a profitable book topic.-I wont give you theories and non-actionable information.-Its all going to be do this, do that instructions.-If you like that kind of book then this is for you!-After reading this book, you should be able to easily find profitable book topics in 30 minutes or less.PAIN-FREE BOOK OUTLINING- The exact step by step blueprint on outlining your new non fiction book (you can do this even if you have no experience)- How to find out if the book that you want to write is the book that the readers wanted to read- How to do your outline research the effective way- A live example on how to do your outliningGet this bundle today!
/book/show/21916199-bulldogs---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Bulldogs - Kids Explore: Animal Books Nonfiction - Books Ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge. Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/24223141-bulldogs---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Bulldogs - Kids Explore: Animal books nonfiction - books ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge.Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/25858982-book-titles-that-sell?from_search=true	Hailey Murray	Book Titles That Sell: How to Name Your Nonfiction Book to Maximize Sales	Your book's title is likely the very first thing readers notice as they scan the shelves or search online, and first impressions count. You need an eye-catching title that will draw in your reader and make them buy your book.Enter Hailey Murray, an experienced publisher with an eye for what makes a great title. In Book Titles that Sell: How to Name Your Nonfiction Book tYour book's title is likely the very first thing readers notice as they scan the shelves or search online, and first impressions count. You need an eye-catching title that will draw in your reader and make them buy your book.Enter Hailey Murray, an experienced publisher with an eye for what makes a great title. In Book Titles that Sell: How to Name Your Nonfiction Book to Maximize Sales, you'll learn a simple copywriting secret that advertising and marketing gurus have been using for years, and how to apply their technique to naming your book. You'll also learn the six main categories of nonfiction book titles and discover which one is the right fit for your book.With hundreds of 'title templates' drawn straight from the bestseller lists, you're guaranteed to find the perfect title to reach your reader, increase your book sales and maximise your profit year after year.All serious writers of nonfiction should own this book. Murray's proven methods for creating book titles hook potential readers and quickly convert them into customers. If you can't say the same for your book titles, it's time to read this book!
/book/show/17062265-public-library-core-collection?from_search=true	Eve-Marie Miller (Contributor)	Public Library Core Collection: A Selection Guide to Reference Books and Adult Nonfiction	
/book/show/23418670-time-for-kids-nonfiction-readers?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials	Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers: Advanced Library Bound Collection	Find out how animals can be amazing architects, discover how some people defy gravity, spend a day in the life of an athlete, and more with this intriguing library bound collection! Supplement your reading program, build your classroom library, and enhance your intervention program with high-interest nonfiction leveled books. These colorful books feature content from TIMEFind out how animals can be amazing architects, discover how some people defy gravity, spend a day in the life of an athlete, and more with this intriguing library bound collection! Supplement your reading program, build your classroom library, and enhance your intervention program with high-interest nonfiction leveled books. These colorful books feature content from TIME FOR KIDS, with themes from science, mathematics, and social studies. Children will want to read these books that include familiar concepts, high-interest content, and a variety of colorful graphics. The titles in this collection include: Survival! Desert (library bound); Survival! Ocean (library bound); Survival! Jungle (library bound); Bug Builders (library bound); Animal Architects (library bound); Wild Cities (library bound); In the Game: An Athlete's Life (library bound); On the Scene: A CSI's Life (library bound); Behind the Canvas: An Artist's Life (library bound); Unsolved! Mysterious Events (library bound); Unsolved! Mysterious Places (library bound); Unsolved! History's Mysteries (library bound); Defying Gravity! Rock Climbing (library bound); Hang Ten! Surfing (library bound); and Final Lap! Go-Kart Racing (library bound).
/book/show/28220057-christmas-quotes?from_search=true	B. Ashiedu	Christmas Quotes: 365 Quotes For Christmas (Christmas Books, Christmas Nonfiction)	Christmas Quotes: 365 Quotes For ChristmasWhat Does Christmas Quotes: 365 Quotes For Christmas have to offer?Christmas Quotes: 365 Quotes For ChristmasWhat Does Christmas Quotes: 365 Quotes For Christmas have to offer?365 Quotes For Christmas will remind you Christmas can be the most wonderful time of the year.      This collection of 365 Quotes on Christmas includes quotes from famous people, everyday people, philosophers and religious leaders.      You can choose to read a quote a day and have 365 days of Christmas or you can dip and choose as you please.     Christmas Quotes: 365 Quotes For Christmas will warm your hearts and make you smile!    Some quotes from Christmas Quotes: 365 Quotes For Christmas  Christmas, my child, is love in action. Every time we love, every time we give, it's Christmas.Christmas begins about the first of December with an office party and ends when you finally realize what you spent, around April fifteenth of the next year.A Christmas candle is a lovely thing; It makes no noise at all, But softly gives itself away; While quite unselfish, it grows small.A Christmas miracle is when your family doesnt get into a single argument all day.Christmas is a blanket that warms our cold hearts.Christmas gift suggestions: to your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect.Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home.Christmas Quotes: 365 Quotes For Christmas will give you a Mega Dose of Christmas Spirit    Some More quotes from Christmas Quotes: 365 Quotes For ChristmasChristmas is not in tinsel and lights and outward show. The secret lies in an inner glow. It's lighting a fire inside the heart. Good will and joy a vital part. It's higher thought and a greater plan. It's glorious dream in the soul of man.Christmas is the season when people run out of money before they run out of friends.I am not alone at all, I thought. I was never alone at all. And that, of course,is the message of Christmas. We are never alone. Not when the night isdarkest, the wind coldest, the world seemingly most indifferent. For this is still the time God chooses.If you want to feel the truest spirit of Christmas, go out and find someone sadder than you, lonelier than you, poorer than you and give what you can in a smile, in time, in compassion. The best Christmases always require the gift of self.My parents always said that knowledge was the best gift they could give me, probably because they were too cheap to buy me Christmas presents.
/book/show/28946232-the-book-of-five-for-authors?from_search=true	Bobbi Linkemer	The Book of Five for Authors: Everything Authors Need to Know About Nonfiction Books	The Book of Five: Everything authors need to know about nonfiction books is a collection of easy-to-follow lists for writers of nonfiction books. The book is divided into eight subjects every author should know about before you write your first book. The book contains advice for new and aspiring authors who want to excel at your craft; the essential steps in writing, publiThe Book of Five: Everything authors need to know about nonfiction books is a collection of easy-to-follow lists for writers of nonfiction books. The book is divided into eight subjects every author should know about before you write your first book. The book contains advice for new and aspiring authors who want to excel at your craft; the essential steps in writing, publishing, and promoting a nonfiction book; and the finer points of staying organized, building your brand, and debunking popular myths about book writing.A sampling of topics:1. For new authors5 questions aspiring authors should answer5 mistakes new authors make5 characteristics authors must have2. For authors who need a little assistance5 ways to learn something new5 Questions About Ghostwriters5 ways a book coach can guide you3. On planning ~5 questions on whether to write your book5 Essential Parts of a Nonfiction Book Proposal,5 reasons to plan before you write it4. Regarding writing ~5 books every author should read5 tips for writing a memoir5 parts of the book you will write5. How to build your team of experts ~5 ways to treat professional partners5 reasons you need a book designer6. Choosing a publisher ~5 publishing options for nonfiction books5 keys to foolproof book proposals7. About promotion ~5 steps to a book marketing plan5 ways to build an author platform5 reasons to become a blogger8. And, finally ~5 myths about writing a book5 resolutions for authors5 tips for keeping track of everything
/book/show/22089374-focus?from_search=true	Gay Su Pinnell	Focus: Nonfiction - Teacher's Guide	Scholastic Teacher's Guide - Guided Reading Program - Focus: Non-Fiction - Blue Edition
/book/show/17352482-time-for-kids-nonfiction-readers-grade-2-30-book-set?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials	Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers Grade 2 30-Book Set	Find out what life is like in the rainforest, uncover the secrets of the human brain, step into the shoes of three inspiring individuals, and more with this 30-book collection. Supplement your reading program, build your classroom library, and enhance your intervention program with high-interest nonfiction leveled books. These colorful books feature content from TIME FOR KFind out what life is like in the rainforest, uncover the secrets of the human brain, step into the shoes of three inspiring individuals, and more with this 30-book collection. Supplement your reading program, build your classroom library, and enhance your intervention program with high-interest nonfiction leveled books. These colorful books feature content from TIME FOR KIDS, with themes from science, mathematics, and social studies. Children will want to read these books that include familiar concepts, high-interest content, and a variety of colorful graphics. The titles in this collection include: A Visit to a Car Factory; A Visit to a Farm; A Visit to a Marine Base; Next Stop: Canada; Next Stop Mexico; Next Stop: The Caribbean; Earthquakes!; Tornadoes and Hurricanes!; Volcanoes!; Eagles Up Close; Horses Up Close; Snakes Up Close; Craft It: Hand-Blown Glass; Build It: Skyscrapers; Make It: Chocolate; Step into the Forest; Step into the Desert; Step into the Rainforest; Our Earth; Outer Space; The Solar System; Look Inside: Your Brain; Look Inside: Your Skeleton and Muscles; Look Inside: Your Heart and Lungs; Count Me In! School Carnival; Count Me In! Soccer Tournament; Count Me In! What's for Lunch?; George Washington; Martin Luther King Jr; and Susan B. Anthony.
/book/show/5017876-quick-writes-level-4?from_search=true	Diana Herweck	Quick Writes, Level 4: Nonfiction Writing Prompts for Test Preps [With CDROM]	Use the mixture of expository and persuasive writing prompts in each book to help prepare students for standardized tests. In addition to the prompts, each book includes extensive teacher support such as scoring rubrics, writing samples, and suggestions for setting up a writing center. 80pp. plus CD with colorized versions of the writing prompts for whole-class instructionUse the mixture of expository and persuasive writing prompts in each book to help prepare students for standardized tests. In addition to the prompts, each book includes extensive teacher support such as scoring rubrics, writing samples, and suggestions for setting up a writing center. 80pp. plus CD with colorized versions of the writing prompts for whole-class instruction and reproduction.
/book/show/18729950-american-women-achievers-grades-3---5?from_search=true	Kathryn Wheeler	American Women Achievers, Grades 3 - 5: High-Interest Nonfiction	Invite students of varying reading levels in grades 35 to enjoy 40 high-interest biographies using American Woman Achievers. Each text is presented at two reading levels, and each version of the text includes a set of comprehension questions and a bonus activity. Comprehension skills include finding the main idea, reading for details, sequencing, using context clues, andInvite students of varying reading levels in grades 35 to enjoy 40 high-interest biographies using American Woman Achievers. Each text is presented at two reading levels, and each version of the text includes a set of comprehension questions and a bonus activity. Comprehension skills include finding the main idea, reading for details, sequencing, using context clues, and drawing conclusions. This 128-page book has mixed-format questions, writing extensions, an assessment grid, and reproducible pages. It supports NCSS standards and aligns with state, national, and Canadian provincial standards.
/book/show/22629683-platypus---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Platypus - Kids Explore: Animal Books Nonfiction - Books Ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge. Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/25204093-piranha---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Piranha - Kids Explore: Animal books nonfiction - books ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge.Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/21890161-crabs---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Crabs - Kids Explore: Animal Books Nonfiction - Books Ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge. Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/26026347-new-writing?from_search=true	Leslie Wilson (Editor)	New Writing: An Anthology of Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Drama: The Best of Americana	NEW WRITING is an anthology featuring some of the best poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and drama submitted to Americana at. Contributors include Alexandra Ashford, Peter Neil Carroll, Darren Demaree, William Doreski, Donna J. Gelagotis Lee, Howie Good, Richard Hoffman, William Hudson, Donald Levin, Mary MacGowan, Kelly Moffett, Rich MurphNEW WRITING is an anthology featuring some of the best poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and drama submitted to Americana at. Contributors include Alexandra Ashford, Peter Neil Carroll, Darren Demaree, William Doreski, Donna J. Gelagotis Lee, Howie Good, Richard Hoffman, William Hudson, Donald Levin, Mary MacGowan, Kelly Moffett, Rich Murphy, Jacqueline K. Powers, J.R. Solonche, Ann Walters, Rosebud Ben-Oni, Alan Davis, Roger Real Drouin, Katherine L. Holmes, Eleanor Swanson, Pensacola Wilson, Donald Dewey, Richard Thieme, Curtis Smith, David-Matthew Barnes, Timothy Braun, and Jason Visconti.
/book/show/19624394-independent-fluency-practice-passages?from_search=true	N/A	Independent Fluency Practice Passages: Fiction and Nonfiction Grade 2 with Audio CD	Research shows that repeated oral reading builds fluency and comprehension. Create a fluency center in your classroom with leveled fiction and nonfiction passages linked to standards-based topics. The audio CD with each book provides a fluent modeled reading for every passage in the book!
/book/show/27220541-lobster---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Lobster - Kids Explore: Animal books nonfiction - books ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge.Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/7050701-adventures-of-the-soul?from_search=true	Doris Dant (Contributor)	Adventures of the Soul: The Best Creative Nonfiction from Byu Studies	
/book/show/17396498-time-for-kids-nonfiction-readers-set-3-grade-2?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials (Creator)	Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers Set 3, Grade 2	The books in this set feature engaging TIME FOR KIDS content to motivate and prepare readers for more challenging text. Each book introduces new vocabulary, diagrams, and graphics combined with science and social studies themes. 24-28 pages per book. This 10-book set includes A Visit to a Marine Base; Next Stop: The Caribbean; Volcanoes!; Snakes Up Close; Make It: ChocolatThe books in this set feature engaging TIME FOR KIDS content to motivate and prepare readers for more challenging text. Each book introduces new vocabulary, diagrams, and graphics combined with science and social studies themes. 24-28 pages per book. This 10-book set includes A Visit to a Marine Base; Next Stop: The Caribbean; Volcanoes!; Snakes Up Close; Make It: Chocolate; Step into the Rainforest; The Solar System; Look Inside: Your Heart and Lungs; Count Me In! What's for Lunch?; and Susan B. Anthony.
/book/show/27563880-a-study-guide-for-frank-mccourt-s-angela-s-ashes?from_search=true	The Gale Group	A Study Guide for Frank McCourt's Angela's Ashes (Nonfiction Classics for Students)	A Study Guide for Frank McCourt's Angela's Ashes, excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Nonfiction Classics for Students series. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research neA Study Guide for Frank McCourt's Angela's Ashes, excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Nonfiction Classics for Students series. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Novels for Students for all of your research needs.
/book/show/8162507-write-to-know?from_search=true	Amy Whited	Write To Know: Nonfiction Writing Prompts For Elementary Physical Education (Write To Know)	The value of nonfiction writing lies not only in the writing, but also in the editing and rewriting. Research overwhelmingly indicates that nonfiction writing with feedback and revision leads to higher student achievement in all content areas. These prompts can be used immediately in the classroom with students. The included scoring guides, or rubrics, may be modified forThe value of nonfiction writing lies not only in the writing, but also in the editing and rewriting. Research overwhelmingly indicates that nonfiction writing with feedback and revision leads to higher student achievement in all content areas. These prompts can be used immediately in the classroom with students. The included scoring guides, or rubrics, may be modified for your state or district needs.
/book/show/12696062-flying-colors-nonfiction?from_search=true	Heather Hammonds	Flying Colors Nonfiction: A Day at the Trout Farm, Level Turquoise [With Teacher's Guide]	
/book/show/1214347.York_s_Adventures_with_Lewis_and_Clark?from_search=true	Rhoda Blumberg	York's Adventures with Lewis and Clark: An African-American's Part in the Great Expedition (Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children (Awards))	You've probably heard about Lewis and Clark. This famous duo led an exploration through uncharted lands. Did you know that a black man, Clark's slave York, was part of this famous expedition? Working alongside free men, York paddled boats, lugged provisions, climbed mountains, and built shelters for the Corps of Discovery.Throughout the journey, he significantly helped fosYou've probably heard about Lewis and Clark. This famous duo led an exploration through uncharted lands. Did you know that a black man, Clark's slave York, was part of this famous expedition? Working alongside free men, York paddled boats, lugged provisions, climbed mountains, and built shelters for the Corps of Discovery.Throughout the journey, he significantly helped foster friendly relations with the many different Native American tribes whose goodwill was vital to the expe- dition's success. York was even allowed to vote, sixty years before the Civil War.The award-winning author Rhoda Blumberg tells of Lewis and Clark's adventure with York's experiences firmly in view. Giving readers an unusual perspective, she draws on Clark's journal entries to reveal York's importance.Insightful, historically accurate, and gripping, this account has an ending that will shock you. It will leave you with a clear understanding of what life was like for a slave, and a new appreciation of the role an African-American played in one of the nation's landmark events.
/book/show/19353891-birthing-a-better-way?from_search=true	Kalena Cook Margaret Christensen Christiane Northrup (Foreword)	Birthing a Better Way: 12 Secrets for Natural Childbirth (Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Series)	Birthing a Better Way: 12 Secrets for Natural Childbirthpresents a fresh, proactive, and positive approach to why you may want to consider the safest and most satisfying kind of birthnatural childbirthespecially in these times of overused medical interventions. Kalena Cook, a mother who experienced natural childbirth, and Margaret Christensen, M.D., a board certified obsBirthing a Better Way: 12 Secrets for Natural Childbirthpresents a fresh, proactive, and positive approach to why you may want to consider the safest and most satisfying kind of birthnatural childbirthespecially in these times of overused medical interventions. Kalena Cook, a mother who experienced natural childbirth, and Margaret Christensen, M.D., a board certified obstetrician-gynecologist, have written this much-needed book for expectant mothers and their caregivers, imparting proven safe or evidence-based information with compelling narratives. Think of What to Expect in Natural Childbirth meets Chicken Soup for the Natural Birthing Soul!Unlike other books that overwhelm with data, Birthing a Better Way simplifies the best key points. Going beyond actual birth accounts, the authors reveal 12 Secrets which bring confidence in the normal process of birth and inspire you to believe in what your body is beautifully designed to doa far cry from what is portrayed in the media or from some fear-based conventional medical practices.More than fifty powerful testimonials include healthy mainstream women who answer why they chose natural birth (instead of Pitocin, inductions, epidurals and C-sections), what it was like, and even how it compared to a medicated birth. Six physicians share why they birthed their own children naturally, and not in the hospital.Through Birthing a Better Way, choose whether you want a doctor or a midwife and decide where to birth: in a hospital, birth center, or at home. Get informed about the variety of births such as waterbirths, breech birth, twins, VBACs (vaginal birth after cesarean), and using hypnosis. Find out about ways to avoid Pitocin, an induction, or an unnecessary C-section. Discover what is in an epidural and its effects. Know what safe comfort measures truly work and how to overcome fear. Learn what you need to know about ultrasound and nutrition. Approach natural childbirth with a mind-body-spirit stance to strengthen your commitment.Dont take labor lying down. Get armed with these vital strategies. You can make a healthy difference with the many benefits of natural childbirth for you and your baby. Positive mothering begins with being satisfied with, not depressed by, your birth experience. This book will guide you step-by-step toward getting the empowering birth of your life.Number 4: Mayborn Literary Nonfiction SeriesThank you for writing Birthing a Better Way; it is exactly what we need now. The storytelling model plus expert commentary is perfect. We need this alternative. I love the book and will recommend it to everyone!Dr. Christiane Northrup, author of Womens Bodies, Womens WisdomThe most sacred experience I've ever had is having babies myself. Five daughters all born at home. They were the high points in my life, both spiritually and psychosexually. Everything I've done has come out of my joy in birth. Through positive birth stories, Birthing a Better Way helps women work out what they want and gain self-confidence.Sheila Kitzinger, author of Pregnancy & Childbirth: Choices and ChallengesGiving birth in the most natural and tranquil way, within an environment filled with
/book/show/33090527-reproductive-rights?from_search=true	Vicki O Wittenstein	Reproductive Rights: Who Decides? (Nonfiction - Young Adult)	Throughout history, men and women have always found ways to control reproduction. In some ancient societies, people turned to herbs or traditional rituals. Others turned to methods that are still used in the twenty-first century, such as abstinence, condoms, and abortions.Legislating access to birth control, sex education, and abortion is also not new. In 1873 the US CongThroughout history, men and women have always found ways to control reproduction. In some ancient societies, people turned to herbs or traditional rituals. Others turned to methods that are still used in the twenty-first century, such as abstinence, condoms, and abortions.Legislating access to birth control, sex education, and abortion is also not new. In 1873 the US Congress made it illegal to mail 'obscene, lewd, or lascivious materials'including any object designed for contraception or to induce abortion. In some states in the 1900s, it was illegal for Americans to possess, sell, advertise, or even speak about methods of controlling pregnancy.At the beginning of the twentieth century, Margaret Sanger, Mary Ware Dennett, and others began to defy these laws and advocate for the legalization of birth control and for better women's reproductive healthcare. By 1960 doctors had developed the Pill, but it wasn't until 1972 that all US citizens had legal access to birth control. And in the landmark decision Roe v Wade (1973), the US Supreme Court ruled that women had a constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy.Disputes over contraception, sex education, and abortion continue to roil the nation, leading to controversial legal and political rulings and occasionally violence. As society changesand as new reproductive technologies expand the possibilities for controlling and initiating pregnancyAmericans will continue to debate reproductive rights for all.
/book/show/300399.Hi_Lo_Nonfiction_Passages_for_Struggling_Readers?from_search=true	Maria Chang (Editor)	Hi-Lo Nonfiction Passages for Struggling Readers: Grades 4–5: 80 High-Interest/Low-Readability Passages With Comprehension Questions and Mini-Lessons for Teaching Key Reading Strategies	Motivate reluctant readers with this collection of easy-to-read passages that cover a wide range of high-interest topics. Grouped according to the key reading strategies they reinforce, each reproducible passage comes with test-formatted comprehension and vocabulary questions, as well as writing activities. A great supplement to your reading program! For use with Grades 4-Motivate reluctant readers with this collection of easy-to-read passages that cover a wide range of high-interest topics. Grouped according to the key reading strategies they reinforce, each reproducible passage comes with test-formatted comprehension and vocabulary questions, as well as writing activities. A great supplement to your reading program! For use with Grades 4-5.
/book/show/1255332.Comprehension_Strategies_for_English_Language_Learners?from_search=true	Margaret Bouchard	Comprehension Strategies for English Language Learners: 30 Research-Based Reading Strategies That Help Students Read, Understand, and Really Learn Content From Their Textbooks and Other Nonfiction Materials	With this collection of research-basedand practicalstrategies, mainstream classroom teachers can help ease the academic challenges English language learners often face by harnessing the opportunities provided by learning language in a meaningful context. Each strategy lesson identifies the level for which it is best suited and the TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers oWith this collection of research-basedand practicalstrategies, mainstream classroom teachers can help ease the academic challenges English language learners often face by harnessing the opportunities provided by learning language in a meaningful context. Each strategy lesson identifies the level for which it is best suited and the TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) Goals and Standards it meets, as well as key supporting research, questions to prompt reflection, and more. For use with Grades 4 & Up.
/book/show/22471262-the-twelfth-victim?from_search=true	Linda M. Battisti John Stevens Berry	The Twelfth Victim: The Innocence of Caril Fugate in the Starkweather Murder Rampage (Addicus Nonfiction Book)	When Charles Starkweather was arrested in 1958 at only 19 years of age, he gained notoriety as Americas first spree killer, and his 15-year-old girlfriend, Caril Fugate, became the youngest female in U.S. history to be tried and sentenced for first-degree murdera sentence that this investigation questions through analyzing years of research. Accomplished attorneys LindaWhen Charles Starkweather was arrested in 1958 at only 19 years of age, he gained notoriety as Americas first spree killer, and his 15-year-old girlfriend, Caril Fugate, became the youngest female in U.S. history to be tried and sentenced for first-degree murdera sentence that this investigation questions through analyzing years of research. Accomplished attorneys Linda M. Battisti and John Stevens Berry contribute intelligent insights into a case that still stirs debate even 50 years later, and which inspired pop culture surrounding what was considered by most to be a gruesome love story. Supporting Carils claim that she was abducted and held against her will under threat of harm to her family, the book explores the tragic murder spree that earned the electric chair for Charles Starkweather while giving a fresh voice to Carils story as a hostage to the man who murdered her family and a witness to crimes that captured a nation.
/book/show/880971.Just_Right_Writing_Mini_Lessons?from_search=true	Cheryl M. Sigmon Sylvia Ford Sylvia M. Ford	Just-Right Writing Mini-Lessons: Grades 4-6: Mini-Lessons to Teach Your Students the Essential Skills and Strategies They Need to Write Fiction and Nonfiction	A rich collection of more than 50 mini-lessons linked to the standards, written by recognized experts in the field. Topics include finding and developing topics, writing with a purpose, planning narrative and expository pieces, drafting, revising, editing, and more. The authors also demonstrate how to integrate writing into the content areas. Graphic organizers and writingA rich collection of more than 50 mini-lessons linked to the standards, written by recognized experts in the field. Topics include finding and developing topics, writing with a purpose, planning narrative and expository pieces, drafting, revising, editing, and more. The authors also demonstrate how to integrate writing into the content areas. Graphic organizers and writing checklists round out this indispensable resource. For use with Grades 4-6.
/book/show/19272428-the-nonfiction-book-writing-factory?from_search=true	Ian Stables	The Nonfiction Book Writing Factory: The complete self-publishing step-by-step system - Getting ideas that sell, how to write a book, and book promotion that works	How to write a book and sell it successfullyThese are the very same self publishing methods the author uses with great success.Do everything easily, from getting ideas, getting the content, organizing it, expanding it, writing your book, editing it, and getting the most sales.The author shares the self-publishing methods he uses that has made him a success on Amazon.How to write a book and sell it successfullyThese are the very same self publishing methods the author uses with great success.Do everything easily, from getting ideas, getting the content, organizing it, expanding it, writing your book, editing it, and getting the most sales.The author shares the self-publishing methods he uses that has made him a success on Amazon. He explaims everything clearly to make sure you can also be a success.You'll learn how to...The two best free programs that make writing and producing your Kindle book easy. Plus, you'll easily be able to produce Kindle format books at the click of a button.This is the easy way to tackle any task. You'll find out how to write a book for hours without getting tired. Writing books is less tiring when you follow a simple plan.You'll also learn the simple but very effective way to beat procrastination.You'll find out how to easily discover the best subjects to write about are. You'll also discover the way that shows if it's profitable.Know what the information goldmines are that give you more content than you can use.Learn what to do with the information when you get it.Learn about the special methods the author uses that produce a unique book. Things like re-purpose magic, the two things that really increase sales results. Also find out about the place where your readers will tell you what they want in a book that will make them buy. This is gold.Use the expander method that builds all your topics to their fullness. Include the things that your reader needs to know.This is the author's own method of how to write a book that is very effective. You'll always know what to say and when to say it. Writing a book is easier than you think.Simple steps that elliminate most mistakes very quickly. Also, discover the magical read through method.Readers will use these to find books like yours. Make sure you use the most popular ones. You'll learn the simple steps involved.The author shares his unique feature/benefit formula that eaily produces powerful book titles. Also discover a place that gives the best title ideas.It's not just book writing, you also need to write a book description that will sell your book. The author walks you through how to structure your book description so that it get maximum results.A lot of people search for books by browsing through categories. They will look in certain ones. Make sure your book is there.
/book/show/22030371-gardening?from_search=true	Anthony Beckham	Gardening: The Ultimate Organic Vegetable Gardener's Tips & Tricks eBook - Cooking - Food - Vegetarian - Vegetable Garden - Nonfiction - Consumer Guides - Plants - Accessories - Techniques	Gardening - Gardening & Horticulture - Gardening & Landscape Design - Vegetables:Everyday people all over the world are spending more time in their back or front gardens. Even if its simply to take in the sun or just to have a break from indoor the garden is becoming a safe haven for home owners.Are you a dedicated gardener or would like to discover a new hobbyGardening - Gardening & Horticulture - Gardening & Landscape Design - Vegetables:Everyday people all over the world are spending more time in their back or front gardens. Even if its simply to take in the sun or just to have a break from indoor the garden is becoming a safe haven for home owners.Are you a dedicated gardener or would like to discover a new hobby which will flatter your friends & family?Plus, are you already raising other types of plants but would like to learn how to grow new plants?If so you will find (The Ultimate Organic Vegetable Gardener's Tips & Tricks eBook) is packed with the main fundamental points you need to know when growing vegetables, plus discover new tips & gardening tricks you can put into action strait away.Learn the best types of vegetables to grow which will provide the most vitamins and nutrition.Discover how to turn any sized garden into a successful allotment which you can use for yourself or even personal gain.Discover the best techniques used to grow record breaking vegetables.Learn short cuts which will turn your garden into a successful allotment in as little as a couple of days.Also discover which vegetables you can grow all year round.Plus which vegetables will give you the most energy, which vegetables are the best for illnesses.
/book/show/20960728-how-to-bring-your-kindle-books-from-nowhere-to-best-seller-kindle-book?from_search=true	Jamie Bell	How To Bring Your Kindle Books from Nowhere To Best Seller (Kindle Book Money #4) (Make Money with Kindle Books - How to Write & Sell Fiction & Nonfiction ... Amazon: Writing, Marketing & Selling Series)	How To Bring Your Kindle Books from Nowhere To Best Seller? Plus FREE Bonus Book...Dear Friend,As a Kindle book author, do you want to bring your new books to the best seller lists and see them sell like crazy? Do you worry if your existing Kindle booksOf course you do.Read this how-to guide now and learn the secret that I happened to stumble upoHow To Bring Your Kindle Books from Nowhere To Best Seller? Plus FREE Bonus Book...Dear Friend,As a Kindle book author, do you want to bring your new books to the best seller lists and see them sell like crazy? Do you worry if your existing Kindle booksOf course you do.Read this how-to guide now and learn the secret that I happened to stumble upon. I have developed a winning strategy based on this unbelievable discovery, which will bring your Kindle books from nowhere to thein a very short period of time.Best of all, youto make this happen...Look Inside of The Book Now and bring your Kindle book money venture to a brand-new level today!This is the book #4 of the Kindle Book Money Series.Learn how to make money from ClickBank - a leading digital product platform. You will learn how to sell eBooks written by other authors and make $20 or more for each sale.Look Inside of The Book Now and Learn the Secret Today...
/book/show/30733946-writing?from_search=true	Eleanor Hyatt	Writing: A Write to be Awesome! 10 Steps to Writing a Quality Nonfiction Book (Writing Tips, Nonfiction, Creative Writing, How to write a book, Narrative, Writing Skills)	Use These 10 Steps To Seamlessly Produce a Quality Nonfiction Book!Have you always wanted to write a nonfiction work of art? Do you believe the story of your life is worth telling to the world? Are you a wealth of knowledge about a particular topic, or have you always wanted to teach others how to do something or work through a specific problem in their lives? In this boUse These 10 Steps To Seamlessly Produce a Quality Nonfiction Book!Have you always wanted to write a nonfiction work of art? Do you believe the story of your life is worth telling to the world? Are you a wealth of knowledge about a particular topic, or have you always wanted to teach others how to do something or work through a specific problem in their lives? In this book you will be provided plenty of information, tools, techniques, strategies, and tips to help you put together that nonfiction book waiting to be shared with the world. You will learn how to brainstorm ideas, how to make a game plan for your writing, how to research and organize your content, and much more. By the time you have finished working through the steps outlined in this book, you will be well on your way to a fully realized, published nonfiction work that is your very own!Below are a few of the writing tips that you will learn :The Importance of Understanding Nonfiction Genres, and Details for Each?     How To Identify and Understand your Audience/li>     How To Create a Plan of Action and Stay on Track     Conducting the Necessary Research      Best Methods for Organization and Time ManagementIts none of their business that you have to learn to write. Let them think you were born that way.Ernest Hemingway
/book/show/33881071-tardis---nonfiction-books-book-guide?from_search=true	Source Wikia	Tardis - Nonfiction Books (Book Guide): Activity Books, Educational Books, Illustrated Guides, Nonfiction Dalek Books, Reference Books, Script Books,	This book consists of articles from Wikia. Commentary (books not included). Pages: 49. Chapters: Activity Books, Educational Books, Illustrated guides, Nonfiction Dalek books, Reference books, Script books, Build the TARDIS, Doctor Who Activity Annual, Doctor Who Activity Books, Doctor Who Crossword Book, Doctor Who Funfax, Doctor Who Make Your Own Adventure Books, DoctorThis book consists of articles from Wikia. Commentary (books not included). Pages: 49. Chapters: Activity Books, Educational Books, Illustrated guides, Nonfiction Dalek books, Reference books, Script books, Build the TARDIS, Doctor Who Activity Annual, Doctor Who Activity Books, Doctor Who Crossword Book, Doctor Who Funfax, Doctor Who Make Your Own Adventure Books, Doctor Who Quiz Books, Intergalactic Survival Guide, Merlin Stickers, Race Against Time, So You Think You Know Dr Who?, The Doctor Who Pattern Book, The Doctor Who Quiz Book, The Second Doctor Who Quiz Book, The Third Doctor Who Quiz Book, The Doctor Who Dinosaur Book, Ace! The Inside Story of the End of an Era, Blacklight, Doctor Who Files, Doctor Who From A to Z, Doctor Who Illustrated Guides, Doctor Who Monster Miscellany, Terry Nation's Dalek Special, The Adventures of K9 and Other Mechanical Creatures, The Brilliant Book 2011, The Brilliant Book 2012, The Doctor Who File, The Doctor Who Files Collector's Edition, The Doctor Who Illustrated A to Z, The Doctor Who Monster Book, The Doctor Who Technical Manual, The Gallifrey Chronicles, The Nine Lives of Doctor Who, The Second Doctor Who Monster Book, The Target Book, The Time-Travellers' Guide, Timeview, Dalek Survival Guide, Terry Nation's Dalek Special, The Dalek Pocketbook and Space Travellers Guide, The Official Doctor Who & the Daleks Book, Blacklight, Doctor Who - Special Effects, Farewell Great Macedon, The Doctor Who Cookbook, The Doctor Who File, The Doctor Who Monster Book, The Doctor Who Pattern Book, The Key to Time, The Making of Doctor Who, The Nth Doctor, The Second Doctor Who Monster Book, The Target Book, The Television Companion, Torchwood books, About Time, About Time 1, About Time 2, About Time 3, About Time 4, About Time 5, About Time 6, AHistory, A History of the Universe, Doctor Who From A to Z, Doctor Who Illustrated Guides, Doctor Who On Location, Doctor Who Quiz Book of Dinosaurs, Doctor Who Quiz Book of Magic, Doctor Who ...
/book/show/34677935-our-mind-is-a-tape-recorder-short-story-6?from_search=true	Alla P Gakuba	Our Mind Is a Tape Recorder. SHORT STORY # 6.: This is a motivational short story in the series of nonfiction short stories #1- # 60 (Nonfiction series # 1 - # 60)	A theory is our mind is a tape recorder. It records everything that it hears, sees, and reads into brain. It stored indiscriminately all information into everyones brain database.The bigger storage of real knowledge and information a person has in brain databasethe better he or she is equipped to solve everyday big and small problems and to help navigate everyday life aA theory is our mind is a tape recorder. It records everything that it hears, sees, and reads into brain. It stored indiscriminately all information into everyones brain database.The bigger storage of real knowledge and information a person has in brain databasethe better he or she is equipped to solve everyday big and small problems and to help navigate everyday life and survival.Information from texting and social media is not the real knowledge that a person needs to have in his or her brain storage. Then, what type of knowledge and information one should get to make life around uncomplicated and simple? This story has an ans
/book/show/34798335-get-real-with-storytime?from_search=true	Julie Dietzel-Glair Marianne Crandall Follis	Get Real with Storytime: 52 Weeks of Early Literacy Programming with Nonfiction and Poetry: 52 Weeks of Early Literacy Programming with Nonfiction and Poetry	
/book/show/29807565-dragons-and-mythical-creatures?from_search=true	Natalie Pope Boyce Mary Pope Osborne Carlo Molinari (Illustrations)	Dragons and Mythical Creatures: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #55: Night of the Ninth Dragon	Track the facts about dragons, unicorns, mermaids, and more with Jack and Annie!When Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House Super Edition #2: Night of the Nine Dragons,  they had lots of questions. What do tales about dragons have in common? Are mermaids real? How do unicorns use their horns? Find out the answers to these questions and more aTrack the facts about dragons, unicorns, mermaids, and more with Jack and Annie!When Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House Super Edition #2: Night of the Nine Dragons,  they had lots of questions. What do tales about dragons have in common? Are mermaids real? How do unicorns use their horns? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts about their favorite creatures from myths and legends. And just what might some of those creature sightings really be?Filled with up-to-date information, photographs, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discover in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures. And teachers can use the Fact Trackers alongside their Magic Tree House fiction companions to meet Common Core text pairing needs.Have more fun with Jack and Annie on the Magic Tree House website at MagicTreeHouse.com!
/book/show/18114582-reading-response-trifolds-for-40-popular-nonfiction-books?from_search=true	Jennifer Cerra-Johansson	Reading Response Trifolds for 40 Popular Nonfiction Books: Grades 2-3: Reproducible Independent Reading Management Tools That Guide Students to Navigate Key Text Structures and Features—and Respond Meaningfully to Nonfiction	Help students get the most out of independent reading with these trifold bookmarks for 40 nonfiction books at Guided Reading levels K-Q. Each trifold is divided into manageable reading assignments, which guide students through books that focus on such high-interest topics as space, weather, and famous Americans. The assignments target key nonfiction structures and text fHelp students get the most out of independent reading with these trifold bookmarks for 40 nonfiction books at Guided Reading levels K-Q. Each trifold is divided into manageable reading assignments, which guide students through books that focus on such high-interest topics as space, weather, and famous Americans. The assignments target key nonfiction structures and text features including maps, diagrams, photos, and timelines. Various reading strategies, comprehension questions, and graphic organizers also boost students understanding of the topic and help them summarize what they read. These tools are a snap to use and will save teachers hours of preparation! For use with Grades 2-3.
/book/show/9843921-lessons-for-guided-writing?from_search=true	Mary  Sullivan Kelli Holden	Lessons for Guided Writing: Nonfiction: Classroom-Tested Lessons That Model Key Writing Skills and Offer Students the Support They Need to Research, Write, Revise, and Edit Successful Nonfiction Pieces	This thoughtful guide offers lessons and strategies for all stages of writing nonfiction: collecting information from print and nonprint sources, evaluating and analyzing the data, and sharing it with authentic audiences in meaningful ways. Complete with rubrics, planning sheets, student models, and assessment ideas, this book presents scaffolded lessons for writing essaysThis thoughtful guide offers lessons and strategies for all stages of writing nonfiction: collecting information from print and nonprint sources, evaluating and analyzing the data, and sharing it with authentic audiences in meaningful ways. Complete with rubrics, planning sheets, student models, and assessment ideas, this book presents scaffolded lessons for writing essays, articles, biographies, and more. Woven throughout are suggestions for integrating technology into the writing and publishing processes and high-level questions that encourage collaboration and problem-solvingall components of true 21st-century literacy and ways to develop critical thinkers and effective writers. Includes a CD chock full of reproducible materials. For use with Grades 5 & Up.
/book/show/13488044-kennedy-nixon-salt-of-the-earth-amazon-stranger-lifeline?from_search=true	Christopher Matthews Jack Olsen Mike Tidwell	Kennedy & Nixon/Salt of the Earth/Amazon Stranger/Lifeline (Today's Best Nonfiction, Vol. 4, 1996)	
/book/show/2226098.Easy_Reader_Biographies?from_search=true	Danielle Blood (Editor)	Easy Reader Biographies: 12 Biographies That Help Students Learn to Read and Comprehend Key Features of Nonfiction	Introduce key features of nonfiction with 12 easy-to-read biographies of must-know, inspiring Americans. Designed for young readers, these engaging 16-page books feature lively text, captions, realistic illustrations, glossaries, diagrams, and more. The teaching guide includes graphic organizers and teaching ideas to help children comprehend the features of nonfiction andIntroduce key features of nonfiction with 12 easy-to-read biographies of must-know, inspiring Americans. Designed for young readers, these engaging 16-page books feature lively text, captions, realistic illustrations, glossaries, diagrams, and more. The teaching guide includes graphic organizers and teaching ideas to help children comprehend the features of nonfiction and read with understanding. Biographies correlate with Guided Reading Levels IJ. For use with Grades K-2.
/book/show/24059918-how-to-write-an-outline-for-a-nonfiction-ebook-fast-and-in-3-easy-steps?from_search=true	Frankie Johnnie	How to Write an Outline for a Nonfiction eBook FAST and in 3 Easy Steps: Eat Your Heart Out Timothy Ferriss	How To Write A Nonfiction Book That's CompleteHow To Write A Nonfiction Book Outline that makes writing your book easy.Complete your Nonfiction Book Outlines Using A Simple 7 chapter thick paragraph modelCreate nonfiction book outlines that make your eBooks sell.My method will show you how to create an outline for nonfiction books that are full of content that buildHow To Write A Nonfiction Book That's CompleteHow To Write A Nonfiction Book Outline that makes writing your book easy.Complete your Nonfiction Book Outlines Using A Simple 7 chapter thick paragraph modelCreate nonfiction book outlines that make your eBooks sell.My method will show you how to create an outline for nonfiction books that are full of content that build better books in 1-2-3 easy steps.You'll never again have to worry about structuring your book.Most books just briefly talk about creating an outline. I show you two examples of outlines that can help you market your book or products.With my method you can write your book easier and much faster. Never again struggle with writing an outline.By following my method that leaves nothing out and example outlines, you will always know how to write nonfiction books that are complete and full of quality.Learn how to...Quickly and easily add chapters and contentThis step is simple, but crucial. How to write a book outline that produces quality all starts with this part.Expand your book content using The 7 chapter thick paragraph modelThis is a highly efficient way of expanding your book outline into something very complete.As a freelancer, I have successfully used this method to write hundreds of outlines for nonfiction books that sell for clients.Get this outline book and get rid of Overwhelmity.
/book/show/6941352-start-exploring-nonfiction-reading-in-language-arts?from_search=true	Christina Hill (Editor) Conni Medina (Editor)	Start Exploring Nonfiction Reading in Language Arts: PreK-Grade 1 [With CDROM]	Help emerging readers comprehend nonfiction content-area material - Language Arts.
/book/show/7560125-flying-colors-nonfiction?from_search=true	Anne Giulieri	Flying Colors Nonfiction: What Am I, Level Red 5-6	
/book/show/10360148-go-cart-team?from_search=true	Steck-Vaughn Company	Go-Cart Team: Individual Nonfiction Title Six-Packs	
/book/show/14297114-flying-colors-nonfiction?from_search=true	Heather Hammonds	Flying Colors Nonfiction: Costumes on Show, Level Orange [With Teacher's Guide]	
/book/show/23418676-time-for-kids-nonfiction-readers?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials	Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers: Early Fluent Plus Library Bound Collection	Find out what life is like in the rainforest, uncover the secrets of the human brain, step into the shoes of three inspiring individuals, and more with this library bound collection. Supplement your reading program, build your classroom library, and enhance your intervention program with high-interest nonfiction leveled books. These colorful books feature content from TIMEFind out what life is like in the rainforest, uncover the secrets of the human brain, step into the shoes of three inspiring individuals, and more with this library bound collection. Supplement your reading program, build your classroom library, and enhance your intervention program with high-interest nonfiction leveled books. These colorful books feature content from TIME FOR KIDS, with themes from science, mathematics, and social studies. Children will want to read these books that include familiar concepts, high-interest content, and a variety of colorful graphics. The titles in this collection include: Step into the Forest (library bound); Step into the Desert (library bound); Step into the Rainforest (library bound); Our Earth (library bound); Outer Space (library bound); The Solar System (library bound); Look Inside: Your Brain (library bound); Look Inside: Your Skeleton and Muscles (library bound); Look Inside: Your Heart and Lungs (library bound); Count Me In! School Carnival (library bound); Count Me In! Soccer Tournament (library bound); Count Me In! What's for Lunch? (library bound); George Washington (library bound); Martin Luther King Jr (library bound); and Susan B. Anthony (library bound).
/book/show/12567780-rigby-pm?from_search=true	Rigby Education	Rigby Pm: Platinum Green,: Levels 12 14, Nonfiction	
/book/show/8358491-time-for-kids?from_search=true	Edward B. Fry	Time For Kids: Nonfiction Comprehension Test Practice Second Edition, Level 3	
/book/show/22804831-moles---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Moles - Kids Explore: Animal Books Nonfiction - Books Ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge. Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/16955117-nonfiction-matters?from_search=true	Stephanie Harvey	Nonfiction Matters: Reading, Writing, and Research in Grades 3-8	When we open the gates to nonfiction inquiry, we open our thinking and expect the unexpected, making reading discoveries, research discoveries, and writing discoveries on our way. Nonfiction Matters offers teachers the tools to help students explore nonfiction and dig deep to reach more complete understanding of the real world and report these insights in a compelling maWhen we open the gates to nonfiction inquiry, we open our thinking and expect the unexpected, making reading discoveries, research discoveries, and writing discoveries on our way. Nonfiction Matters offers teachers the tools to help students explore nonfiction and dig deep to reach more complete understanding of the real world and report these insights in a compelling manner.Stephanie Harvey shows how students can read expository text, engage in research, and write authentic nonfiction that is captivating, visual, and full of voice. The inquiry projects she describes require in-depth learning: topic selection, question development, research exploration, reading for content, organization, synthesis, writing to convey meaning, and presenting findings all skills that develop independent thinkers who know how to make decisions, solve problems, and apply their knowledge insightfully.Full of practical suggestions to help you bring nonfiction into your curriculum, Nonfiction Matters: presents strategies for understanding expository text and conducting meaningful research;offers ideas for organizing and writing accurate, effective nonfiction from idea to finished presentation;advances the importance of teacher modeling and guided practice in instructional delivery;provides a list of inquiry tools and resources both print and electronic;suggests ways to facilitate project-based learning and assess the projects as they develop;includes bibliographies of nonfiction children's books by subject and genre and lists of recommended magazines.Why is nonfiction almost a guaranteed success? The key to teaching with nonfiction is passion, for children are passionate inquirers, and nonfiction fuels their curiosity and their demand for knowledge and understanding of the world.
/book/show/22629673-eagles---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Eagles - Kids Explore: Animal Books Nonfiction - Books Ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge. Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/23418725-por-la-comunidad-in-the-community-6-book-set?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials	Por La Comunidad (in the Community) 6-Book Set (Themed Fiction and Nonfiction)	What makes your community special? Teach early learners about different communities and what makes them unique with this Spanish 6-book collection that combines stories from Fiction Readers and informational text found in TIME FOR KIDS Nonfiction Readers. Introduce students to multiple text types as called for in the Common Core and other state standards. Both the fictionWhat makes your community special? Teach early learners about different communities and what makes them unique with this Spanish 6-book collection that combines stories from Fiction Readers and informational text found in TIME FOR KIDS Nonfiction Readers. Introduce students to multiple text types as called for in the Common Core and other state standards. Both the fiction and nonfiction books contain high-interest text, vibrant illustrations and images, age-appropriate text features, and increasingly complex vocabulary. The titles in this collection include: En movimiento (On the Go); Trabajadores (Workers); A dnde ir (Places to Go); Al otro lado del mar (Across the Sea); Max (Spanish Version); and Mi abuelito y yo (Grandpa and Me).
/book/show/20091634-independent-fluency-practice-passages?from_search=true	N/A	Independent Fluency Practice Passages: Fiction and Nonfiction Grade 3 with Audio CD	Research shows that repeated oral reading builds fluency and comprehension. Create a fluency center in your classroom with leveled fiction and nonfiction passages linked to standards-based topics. The audio CD with each book provides a fluent modeled reading for every passage in the book!
/book/show/11172801-nonfiction-reading-comprehension?from_search=true	Ruth Foster	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Social Studies, Grades 2-3	
/book/show/20259643-choice-pairings?from_search=true	Angie Stooksbury	Choice Pairings: Pairing Literary and Nonfiction Texts to Promote Deeper Understanding	The Common Core is placing a heavier emphasis on nonfiction, but that doesn't mean you have to give up your literature lessons! In this book, English teachers Stacey O'Reilly and Angie Stooksbury describe how you can combine nonfiction with fiction to meet the standards and give students a deeper understanding of what they are reading. This practical book provides a varietThe Common Core is placing a heavier emphasis on nonfiction, but that doesn't mean you have to give up your literature lessons! In this book, English teachers Stacey O'Reilly and Angie Stooksbury describe how you can combine nonfiction with fiction to meet the standards and give students a deeper understanding of what they are reading. This practical book provides a variety of nonfiction reading strategies as well as ready-to-implement lesson plans and text pairing suggestions.You will getA variety of useful strategies to help students analyze nonfictionSample units with step-by-step agendas and lesson plansReady-to-use classroom handouts and rubrics for assessmentSuggested text pairings across genres and time periods
/book/show/29384968-helen-thayer-s-arctic-adventure?from_search=true	Sally Isaacs Iva Sasheva (Illustrator)	Helen Thayer's Arctic Adventure (Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books)	Take a trip with Helen and Charlie--to the North Pole. The adventures of Helen Thayer and her dog, Charlie, as they walk from Canada to the magnetic North Pole are exciting, perilous, and heartwarming. Perfect for the boy or girl who loves adventure and exploration.
/book/show/21916231-seals---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Seals - Kids Explore: Animal Books Nonfiction - Books Ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge. Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/14297755-pm-plus-blue-nonfiction-package-with-booklet-and-teacher-s-guide?from_search=true	Steck-Vaughn Company (Manufacturer)	PM Plus Blue Nonfiction Package [With Booklet and Teacher's Guide]	
/book/show/6941353-start-exploring-nonfiction-reading-in-social-studies?from_search=true	Christina Hill (Editor) Conni Medina (Editor)	Start Exploring Nonfiction Reading in Social Studies: PreK-Grade 1 [With CDROM]	Help emerging readers comprehend nonfiction content-area material - Social Studies.
/book/show/15001071-upper-emergent-science-collection?from_search=true	Various	Upper Emergent Science Collection: Nonfiction Leveled Readers C-G	
/book/show/5586443-comprehending-nonfiction-4-6?from_search=true	Joan Irwin	Comprehending Nonfiction 4-6: Florida Hqt Professional Development Handbook	
/book/show/3717313-by-the-seats-of-their-pants?from_search=true	Terry Gwynn-Jones	By the Seats of Their Pants: More Great Australian Air Stories (UQP nonfiction)	
/book/show/3346071-100-most-popular-nonfiction-authors?from_search=true	Bernard A. Drew	100 Most Popular Nonfiction Authors: Biographical Sketches and Bibliographies	Profiles of and reading lists for 100 of today's most popular nonfiction authors have been gathered together in this affordable, single source reference, which covers representatives from all major nonfiction genres--true adventure, true crime, travel and environmental narrative, science, history, life stories, and investigative writing. While focusing on such contemporaryProfiles of and reading lists for 100 of today's most popular nonfiction authors have been gathered together in this affordable, single source reference, which covers representatives from all major nonfiction genres--true adventure, true crime, travel and environmental narrative, science, history, life stories, and investigative writing. While focusing on such contemporary authors as Sebastian Junger, Frances Mayes, Joan Didion, Bill Bryson, and Anne Lamott, a few classics whose works are still in print and widely read (e.g., Truman Capote, M.F.K. Fisher, and Carl Sagan) are also included. In addition to information about the personal and writing lives of this fascinating and diverse group, users will find a list of their published works.
/book/show/2104167.Ways_Things_Move?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Ways Things Move (First Step Nonfiction: Forces and Motion)	What makes things move? What is a force? Explore these and other questions in this new book.
/book/show/4704355-black-nonfiction-books-their-authors-and-their-publishers?from_search=true	Harry B. Dunbar	Black Nonfiction Books, Their Authors, and Their Publishers: A History, a Bibliography, and a Memoir	
/book/show/29431282-pocket-facts-year-2-killer-creatures?from_search=true	Jillian Powell	Pocket Facts Year 2 Killer Creatures (POCKET READERS NONFICTION)	
/book/show/10218367-illustrators-at-work?from_search=true	Yara S. Mignon	Illustrators At Work (Informational Nonfiction; All About Work; Social Studies)	
/book/show/7010515-top-readers-more-nonfiction-reading-comprehension-level-4?from_search=true	Kate McAllan	Top Readers More Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Level 4	Covering a fascinating range of science and social studies topics, the nonfiction reading comprehension passages in this full-color workbook challenge young learners to identify main idea, find meaning from context, and order events from a paragraph. Mazes, brain teasers, and word puzzles allow beginning readers to discover interesting facts about the world while masteringCovering a fascinating range of science and social studies topics, the nonfiction reading comprehension passages in this full-color workbook challenge young learners to identify main idea, find meaning from context, and order events from a paragraph. Mazes, brain teasers, and word puzzles allow beginning readers to discover interesting facts about the world while mastering essential reading comprehension skills.
/book/show/17396494-time-for-kids-nonfiction-readers-set-1-grade-2?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials (Creator)	Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers Set 1, Grade 2	Prepare readers for more challenging text with these books featuring engaging TIME FOR KIDS content that are sure to motivate even the most reluctant reader! Each book introduces new vocabulary, diagrams, and graphics combined with science and social studies themes. 24-28 pages per book. This 10-book set includes A Visit to a Car Factory; Next Stop: Mexico; Earthquakes!; EPrepare readers for more challenging text with these books featuring engaging TIME FOR KIDS content that are sure to motivate even the most reluctant reader! Each book introduces new vocabulary, diagrams, and graphics combined with science and social studies themes. 24-28 pages per book. This 10-book set includes A Visit to a Car Factory; Next Stop: Mexico; Earthquakes!; Eagles Up Close; Craft It: Hand-Blown Glass; Step into the Forest; Our Earth; Look Inside: Your Brain; Count Me In! School Carnival; and George Washington.
/book/show/24677543-how-to-write-the-next-nonfiction-best-seller-in-12-days?from_search=true	Terry Smith	HOW TO WRITE THE NEXT NONFICTION BEST SELLER IN 12 DAYS	With over 100+ published eBooks in different niches- all best sellers- Terry Smith (uses different Pseudonyms in his writing) advice to struggling kindle authors and the thousands of aspiring authors is worth a ton of gold. Before making it big, Smith spend over three years in the bottom of Amazon pile, his books barely attracting even a single sell per day.He begun to woWith over 100+ published eBooks in different niches- all best sellers- Terry Smith (uses different Pseudonyms in his writing) advice to struggling kindle authors and the thousands of aspiring authors is worth a ton of gold. Before making it big, Smith spend over three years in the bottom of Amazon pile, his books barely attracting even a single sell per day.He begun to wonder why certain writers seem to effortless move to the top of best selling charts while the majority- close to 90 percent- languish at the bottom of the pyramid. He spent several months researching on the characteristics of the top 100 best selling eBooks in different niches. He also studied hundreds of other books at the bottom of the pile to understand why customers are shunning them like a plague.His groundbreaking research gave birth to this wonderful guide, which would certainly revolutionize the world of kindle publishing. You dont need to waste three years in the wilderness of financial struggle and frustrations occasioned by non performing eBooks. You dont need to reinvent the wheel. Simply follow the strategies that have been demonstrated in this book, and open more doors for your success as a kindle writer.The path to becoming a kindle multimillionaire is there for your taking. Tilt the scales in your favor by following best practices. Waldo Emerson once said that, once you make a decision the universe conspires to make it happen. Make a decision today. Reach for the buy button and download this book.Hurry up! Purchase this great guide today, and leave the bottom of Amazon pile forever. Make kindle publishing a major plank of your revenue streams today.
/book/show/25467298-documenting-cityscapes?from_search=true	Ivn Villarmea lvarez	Documenting Cityscapes: Urban Change in Contemporary Non-Fiction Film (Nonfictions)	
/book/show/7089764-the-100-series-theme-based-nonfiction-reading-comprehension-grade-5?from_search=true	Linda Ramke	The 100+ Series Theme-Based Nonfiction Reading Comprehension, Grade 5	With the increased focus on literacy in the classroom, it is more important than ever to provide students with interesting reading activities. These reading activities should help develop students' fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.This book has been written thematically. The use of themes increases reading comprehension kills by focusing students' attention on one sWith the increased focus on literacy in the classroom, it is more important than ever to provide students with interesting reading activities. These reading activities should help develop students' fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.This book has been written thematically. The use of themes increases reading comprehension kills by focusing students' attention on one subject rather than having to adjust their thoughts to several. The activities reinforce comprehension skill such as finding the main idea, summarizing, inferencing, comparing and contrasting, sequencing, and classification. The activities include a variety of multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank, short answer, and long answer questions.
/book/show/3002236-treasure-lost-at-sea-the-nuestra-senora-de-atocha?from_search=true	Lisa Rao Steck-Vaughn Company	Treasure Lost At Sea; the Nuestra-senora De Atocha (Rigby Literacy, Nonfiction)	Advanced readers will love this book about a shipwreck full of Spanish treasure, lost over 300 years ago. Expository text/Informative/History.
/book/show/10511355-what-can-live-in-the-mountains?from_search=true	Sheila Anderson	What Can Live in the Mountains? (First Step Nonfiction: Animal Adaptations)	Introduces readers to animals that live in the mountains and the concept of habitat. Simple text describes the common features and behaviors of mountain dwellers as well as offering many examples of creatures in this group.
/book/show/23226296-public-library-core-collection?from_search=true	Hw Wilson (Editor)	Public Library Core Collection: Nonfiction, 15th Edition (2015)	Wilson's Public Library Core Collection: Nonfiction (15th Edition, 2015) recommends reference and nonfiction books for the general adult audience. It is a guide to over 9,000, plus review sources and other professional aids for librarians and media specialists.
/book/show/15472113-reality-checks?from_search=true	Tony Stead	Reality Checks: Teaching Reading Comprehension with Nonfiction, K-5	
/book/show/17033316-the-truth-about-the-fact?from_search=true	Michael Datcher (Editor)	The Truth about the Fact: International Journal of Literary Nonfiction, Vol. VII No. 1	Magazine. Literary Nonfiction. Photography. THE TRUTH ABOUT THE FACT is an international journal of literary nonfiction committed to publishing high-quality literary nonfiction from the world of letters.
/book/show/11916742-classic-native-american-nonfiction-and-legends?from_search=true	Charles Alexander Eastman	CLASSIC NATIVE AMERICAN NONFICTION AND LEGENDS: 5 Books by [OHIYESA] Charles Eastman	Five Classic Native American books by Charles A. Eastman (Ohiyesa): Indian Boyhood, Indian Heroes And Great Chieftains, The Indian Today, The Past and Future of the First American, Old Indian Days, and The Soul Of The Indian: An Interpretation. According to Wikipedia, Charles Alexander Eastman (February 19, 1858 - January 8, 1939) was a Native American writer, physician,Five Classic Native American books by Charles A. Eastman (Ohiyesa): Indian Boyhood, Indian Heroes And Great Chieftains, The Indian Today, The Past and Future of the First American, Old Indian Days, and The Soul Of The Indian: An Interpretation. According to Wikipedia, Charles Alexander Eastman (February 19, 1858 - January 8, 1939) was a Native American writer, physician, and reformer. He was of Santee Sioux and Anglo-American ancestry. Active in politics and issues on American Indian rights, he also helped found the Boy Scouts of America....He was named Hakadah at his birth on a reservation near Redwood Falls, Minnesota. In Dakota, Hakadah means the pitiful last, as his mother Mary died at his birth. He was later named Ohye Sa (Dakota for wins often) after winning a rough game of lacrosse....In 1933, Eastman was the first to receive the Indian Achievement Award.
/book/show/13697245-post-revolution-nonfiction-film?from_search=true	Joshua Malitsky	Post-Revolution Nonfiction Film: Building the Soviet and Cuban Nations	In the charged atmosphere of post-revolution, artistic and political forces often join in the effort to reimagine a new national space for a liberated people. Joshua Malitsky examines nonfiction film and nation building to better understand documentary film as a tool used by the state to create powerful historical and political narratives. Drawing on newsreels and documentIn the charged atmosphere of post-revolution, artistic and political forces often join in the effort to reimagine a new national space for a liberated people. Joshua Malitsky examines nonfiction film and nation building to better understand documentary film as a tool used by the state to create powerful historical and political narratives. Drawing on newsreels and documentaries produced in the aftermath of the Russian revolution of 1917 and the Cuban revolution of 1959, Malitsky demonstrates the ability of nonfiction film to help shape the new citizen and unify, edify, and modernize society as a whole. Post-Revolution Nonfiction Film not only presents a critical historical view of the politics, rhetoric, and aesthetics shaping post-revolution Soviet and Cuban culture but also provides a framework for understanding the larger political and cultural implications of documentary and nonfiction film.
/book/show/4731281-a-guide-to-historical-reading?from_search=true	Fred Czarra	A Guide To Historical Reading:  Nonfiction For Schools, Libraries, And The General Reader	
/book/show/15006987-the-truth-about-the-fact?from_search=true	Michael Datcher (Editor)	The Truth about the Fact: International Journal of Literary Nonfiction, Vol. VI	Magazine. Literary Nonfiction. Photography. THE TRUTH ABOUT THE FACT is an international journal of literary nonfiction committed to publishing high-quality literary nonfiction from the world of letters. VOLUME VI includes stories from Mali to Michigan, Cambodia to the Santa Clarita Valley, Lebanon to rural Virginia. Though these tales span the globe, they speak as much toMagazine. Literary Nonfiction. Photography. THE TRUTH ABOUT THE FACT is an international journal of literary nonfiction committed to publishing high-quality literary nonfiction from the world of letters. VOLUME VI includes stories from Mali to Michigan, Cambodia to the Santa Clarita Valley, Lebanon to rural Virginia. Though these tales span the globe, they speak as much to what we have in common as they do to what we still have to learn from each other. Contributors include Maya Haddad, Leah Bailey, Rajasvini Bhansali, Krystal Vasquez, and James Randolph Jordan. Photographs by Raul Guerrero.
/book/show/15871471-21st-century?from_search=true	Stephanie Paris	21st Century: Mysteries of Deep Space (TIME FOR KIDS® Nonfiction Readers)	Features. Elementary readers will get a look into space exploration as they move through this fascinating nonfiction title. Readers will discover galaxies like the Milky Way the effect gravity has on the inner and outer planets comets asteroids constellations and what measures scientists are taking to learn more about the vast body of the universe and more including the HuFeatures. Elementary readers will get a look into space exploration as they move through this fascinating nonfiction title. Readers will discover galaxies like the Milky Way the effect gravity has on the inner and outer planets comets asteroids constellations and what measures scientists are taking to learn more about the vast body of the universe and more including the Hubble Telescope and the Mars Rover. With vivid images intriguing facts informational text a glossary and a list of helpful websites readers are encouraged to discover what they would explore in deep space
/book/show/29389626-from-me-to-we?from_search=true	Jason Griffith	From Me to We: Using Narrative Nonfiction to Broaden Student Perspectives	With this practical book, you ll learn effective ways to engage students in reading and writing by teaching them narrative nonfiction. By engaging adolescents in narrative, literary, or creative nonfiction, they can cultivate a greater understanding of themselves, the world around them, and what it means to feel empathy for others. This book will guide you to first structuWith this practical book, you ll learn effective ways to engage students in reading and writing by teaching them narrative nonfiction. By engaging adolescents in narrative, literary, or creative nonfiction, they can cultivate a greater understanding of themselves, the world around them, and what it means to feel empathy for others. This book will guide you to first structure a reading unit around a narrative nonfiction text, and then develop lessons and activities for students to craft their own personal essays. Topics include:Engaging your students in the reading of a nonfiction narrative with collaborative chapter notes, empathy check-ins, and a mini-research paper to deepen students understanding;Helping your students identify meaningful life events, recount their experiences creatively, and construct effective opening and closing lines for their personal essays;Encouraging your students to use dialogue, outside research, and a clear plot structure to make their narrative nonfiction more compelling and polished.The strategies in this book are supplemented by examples of student work and snapshots from the author s own classroom. The book also includes interviews with narrative nonfiction writers MK Asante and Johanna Bear. The appendices offer additional tips for using narrative nonfiction in English class, text and online resources for teaching narrative nonfiction, and a correlation chart between the activities in this book and the Common Core Standards.
/book/show/26052958-fiction-and-nonfiction?from_search=true	Amy Price Azano Tracy C. Missett Carolyn Callahan	Fiction and Nonfiction: Language Arts Units for Gifted Students in Grade 4	
/book/show/31213705-bug-off-lego-nonfiction?from_search=true	Scholastic Inc.	Bug Off! (LEGO Nonfiction): A LEGO Adventure in the Real World	Did you know that slugs have more teeth than sharks or that there are over ten millions kinds of insect?Join the LEGO(R) minifigures in this Level 2 reader as they go on a bugtastic backyard safari and discover cool creepy-crawlies, from silky spiders to millipedes with 750 legs, beautiful butterflies to pollinating bees. Bursting with stunning photographs, fun facts, miniDid you know that slugs have more teeth than sharks or that there are over ten millions kinds of insect?Join the LEGO(R) minifigures in this Level 2 reader as they go on a bugtastic backyard safari and discover cool creepy-crawlies, from silky spiders to millipedes with 750 legs, beautiful butterflies to pollinating bees. Bursting with stunning photographs, fun facts, mini comics, building ideas, and stickers,is the perfect book for any young reader.The LEGO(R) nonfiction series is exceptional as it combines the world's most powerful toy brand with the most trusted name in children's publishing.
/book/show/2526665.Read_Understand_Spanish_English_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Ana Shirazi	Read & Understand Spanish/English Nonfiction (Spanish/English Read & Understand Non Fiction)	A great resource for bilingual, two-way immersion, and dual-language classrooms. The same stories and activities are presented in both languages. Activities focus on the essential skills of comprehension, vocabulary, phonics, and fluency. Spanish / English Read & Understand Fiction, Grades 4 6+ contains 29 two-page nonfictional reading selections from a variety of genrA great resource for bilingual, two-way immersion, and dual-language classrooms. The same stories and activities are presented in both languages. Activities focus on the essential skills of comprehension, vocabulary, phonics, and fluency. Spanish / English Read & Understand Fiction, Grades 4 6+ contains 29 two-page nonfictional reading selections from a variety of genres. Each reproducible story and related exercises are presented side by side in both languages. The selections range in difficulty from the beginning of Grade 4 through Grade 6+. The reproducible skill pages are ideal for focused instruction with small or large groups or for students to complete independently.
/book/show/13530402-the-publishing-guru-on-writing?from_search=true	Jason Rutherford	The Publishing Guru on Writing: More than 100 pages on writing novels, memoirs, nonfiction, writing blocks, developing characters, and more	This is not a comprehensive book on writing. I originally self-published this collection of 100 of my articles on writing as a case study. I wanted to see how many copies of a book needed to sell to make the best seller list. In my case study, the book made it to number one on the Authorship bestseller list with only 10 orders in a one-hour period of time.
/book/show/3149153-the-national-writers-association-guide-to-writing-for-beginners?from_search=true	Sandy Whelchel	The National Writers Association Guide to Writing for Beginners: A How-To Reference for Plot, Dialogue, Nonfiction, Internet Publishing, and More	The National Writers Association Guide to Writing for Beginners has been used successfully as printed handouts for over twenty-five years with college classes and conference workshops. Unlike many writing books, this guide is broken into small chapters with specific areas of writing addressed within. This gives the beginning writer a chance to read the chapter and then utiThe National Writers Association Guide to Writing for Beginners has been used successfully as printed handouts for over twenty-five years with college classes and conference workshops. Unlike many writing books, this guide is broken into small chapters with specific areas of writing addressed within. This gives the beginning writer a chance to read the chapter and then utilize the knowledge on their own projects. By utilizing the instruction, supplemental readings, and exercises, each chapter is designed to address the problem areas of writing and give the reader the information necessary to be successful. Additional chapters give information on other aspects of the writing business, such as publishing, marketing, finding agents and publishers, and copyright applications.
/book/show/9363561-staying-sane-in-an-insane-world?from_search=true	R. Vincent Riccio	Staying Sane in an Insane World:  Exploding 2000 Years of Myths, Lies, & Misconceptions in the 21st Century (NonFiction Series)	A factual, highly researched, witty and ocasionally satirical overview of the last 2 millennia of mankind's many myths, superstitions, legends, and lies - masquerading as truth - perpetuated by man, church, & government, portrayed in easily understandable concepts, brilliant analyses, often with tongue-in-cheek humor, taking a critical and insightful look at how strangA factual, highly researched, witty and ocasionally satirical overview of the last 2 millennia of mankind's many myths, superstitions, legends, and lies - masquerading as truth - perpetuated by man, church, & government, portrayed in easily understandable concepts, brilliant analyses, often with tongue-in-cheek humor, taking a critical and insightful look at how strange and gullible human kind currently is and has ever been - by acclaimed author-psychologist, R. Vincent Riccio
/book/show/19212323-the-fast-track-course-on-how-to-write-a-nonfiction-book-proposal?from_search=true	Stephen Blake Mettee	The Fast-Track Course on How to Write a Nonfiction Book Proposal (Great Books for Writers)	A step-by-step guide through the process of proposing a book to a publisher, this straightforward and accessible work helps aspiring authors get their nonfiction work published quickly. Packed with specific examples of proposals, query letters, publishing contracts, and more, this reference addresses the many questions authors have in this digital age. Written by a seasoneA step-by-step guide through the process of proposing a book to a publisher, this straightforward and accessible work helps aspiring authors get their nonfiction work published quickly. Packed with specific examples of proposals, query letters, publishing contracts, and more, this reference addresses the many questions authors have in this digital age. Written by a seasoned editor and used in publishing classes at numerous universities, the book is a proven tool for nonfiction book authors. A glossary of key terms, a list of selected books for further reading, and a book proposal checklist are also included.
/book/show/18177259-pro-gay-and-ex-gay-christians---is-there-room-for-dialogue-narratives-a?from_search=true	Dusk Peterson	Pro-Gay and Ex-Gay Christians - Is There Room for Dialogue? Narratives and News on Christianity and Homosexuality during the 1990s (Narrative Nonfiction)	Two American Anglicans would watch the events of July 1997 and be stunned by what happened. Both knew that Anglican attitudes toward homosexuality would shape the lives of people like themselves. Both believed that the decisions of the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion could result in more heartbreak and tragedy in the lives of same-gender-attracted people, or eTwo American Anglicans would watch the events of July 1997 and be stunned by what happened. Both knew that Anglican attitudes toward homosexuality would shape the lives of people like themselves. Both believed that the decisions of the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion could result in more heartbreak and tragedy in the lives of same-gender-attracted people, or else the decisions could bring those same people to spiritual fulfillment and the peace of God. One of the Anglicans was a leader in a gay ministry. The other was the leader of an ex-gay ministry.In the late 1990s, most Christian denominations and other faiths remained deeply divided on the issue of homosexuality and related topics, such as gender roles. This collection of narratives and traditional news articles looks back at that tumultuous period, when Christians around the world engaged in battles and occasional dialogue in an attempt to determine the future of the Christian Church.This 30,000-word collection is part of the Narrative Nonfiction series, providing narratives and other nonfiction about religion, literature, gender, sexuality, and other topics.
/book/show/21353134-is-that-a-fact?from_search=true	Tony Stead	Is That a Fact?: Teaching Nonfiction Writing K-3 / Tony Stead ; Foreword by Tomie Depaola.	
/book/show/20325827-24-hours-published?from_search=true	Brandon Ruse	24 Hours & Published: How To Write a Fiction or Nonfiction Book then Market, Publish, & Sell- FAST! (Making Money Online Series)	Are you tired of buying fake ebooks that let you down? Are you tired of not having money in your pocket?Are you tired of buying fake ebooks that let you down? Are you tired of not having money in your pocket?Learn how to   Research Key Topics That Will Help You Sell Fast     Learn How To Write and Outline Faster     Discover a List of Free and Paid Marketing Sites To Market Your New Book Tonight     Find Out Why Readers Buy Certain books     Learn How To Make Amazing HTML book descriptions like this one     Why You Should Get This BookWHY YOU SHOULD READ THIS BOOKSO, YOU WANT TO WRITE A BOOK?5 MYTHS ABOUT WRITING A BOOKAN INTRODUCTION TO KINDLE DIRECT PUBLISHINGBARNES AND NOBLE: PUBLISHING AND MARKETPLACEPRINT PUBLISHING: CREATESPACE & LULUPART 1: WRITING YOUR BOOKSECRET 1: THE PROCESSSECRET 2: ALL ABOUT STATISTICSSECRET 3: UNDERSTANDING THE MARKET & YOUR READERSSECRET 4: FINDING A PROFITABLE NICHEUNDERGROUND SECRET #2: OUTSOURCINGFORMATTING, UPLOADING AND PRE-PUBLICITY OF YOUR EBOOKPART II: THE PROCESS OF PUBLISHINGSECRET 5: ALL ABOUT SALES AND OPTIMIZING FOR SUCCESSSEARCH ENGINE OPTIMIZATION FOR HIGH GOOGLE RANKINGSECRET 6: STAYING ENGAGED WITH READERSSECRET 7: 5 STAR REVIEWSSECRET 8: GETTING YOUR NAME OUT THERESECRET 9: GETTING ON THE BESTSELLERS LISTPART III: REPLICATING THE PROCESS MEANS PROFITTRADITIONAL MARKETING TECHNIQUES: AT A GLANCECREATESPACE: SELF-PUBLISHING A PRINT BOOKSECRET 10: LIST OF HOT MARKETS FOR 2013EXTRA RESOURCESBONUS: ALL ABOUT EBAYBONUS: WRITING & PUBLISHING FAQABOUT THE AUTHOR
/book/show/13489021-crossing-antarctica-counsel-to-the-president-the-pulitzer-prize-boss-of?from_search=true	Will Steger Joseph F. O'Brien Andris Kurins	Crossing Antarctica/Counsel to the President/The Pulitzer Prize/Boss of Bosses (Today's Best Nonfiction, Vol. 16, 1992	
/book/show/17730985-reader-s-digest---today-s-best-nonfiction---the-great-safari-royal-chil?from_search=true	Adrian House Ingrid Seward Don McCullin	Reader's Digest - Today's Best Nonfiction - The Great Safari, Royal Children, Unreasonable Behaviour, Memoirs of a Fellwanderer	
/book/show/23130139-propose-your-book?from_search=true	Patricia Fry	Propose Your Book: How to Craft Persuasive Proposals for Nonfiction, Fiction, and Children’s Books	Authors are the CEOs of their books, and their book proposals are their business plans. Most agents and publishers require a proposal before ever setting eyes on a manuscript, and it is a crucial element in getting published. Writing a proposal can also help an author to write the right book for the right audience, and to more successfully pitch a book to the right agent oAuthors are the CEOs of their books, and their book proposals are their business plans. Most agents and publishers require a proposal before ever setting eyes on a manuscript, and it is a crucial element in getting published. Writing a proposal can also help an author to write the right book for the right audience, and to more successfully pitch a book to the right agent or publisher.offers a clear understanding of the book proposal process in todays fiercely competitive publishing climate. It includes:The most up-to-date concepts in writing a book proposalInsider tips from the agents and publishersExamples of actual proposals from publishers filesCovering proposals for nonfiction, fiction, and childrens books, Patricia Fry provides a hands-on approach from an experienced writers perspective., enriched with innovative and tried-and-true strategies, is a complete guide to perfecting contemporary proposals that will sell writers books.Allworth Press, an imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, publishes a broad range of books on the visual and performing arts, with emphasis on the business of art. Our titles cover subjects such as graphic design, theater, branding, fine art, photography, interior design, writing, acting, film, how to start careers, business and legal forms, business practices, and more. While we don't aspire to publish abestseller or a national bestseller, we are deeply committed to quality books that help creative professionals succeed and thrive. We often publish in areas overlooked by other publishers and welcome the author whose expertise can help our audience of readers.
/book/show/18923770-book-ideas-in-seconds?from_search=true	Ian Stables	Book Ideas In Seconds: The absolute best way to find nonfiction book ideas - This ebook contains the ultimate way of finding the best book ideas (How to Write a Book and Sell It Series Book 1)	Updated October 2013 to include new best subject finder method ever - not just one, but a string of related ideas you can link togetherThese methods of how to create non-fiction book ideas for authors, give the highest chance of producing a best-seller. These are proven ways of finding things to write about that readers want. It'sUpdated October 2013 to include new best subject finder method ever - not just one, but a string of related ideas you can link togetherThese methods of how to create non-fiction book ideas for authors, give the highest chance of producing a best-seller. These are proven ways of finding things to write about that readers want. It's the answer to your question of what to write about.You're about to learn...- What makes a good idea? (It's often not what you think.)- How to create nonfiction book ideas that sell in less than five minutes!- Simple search that reveals endless nonfiction book ideas, ones people want, in just seconds.- Use this technique and you'll easily find out what people really want- Getting the best ideas from the media- The simple trick that turns one lot of research into many non-fiction books- The endless non-fiction book ideas that never run out and people willwant- The three special things that turn ideas into best-sellers- The best subject finder method of all will allow you to very quickly find many related book ideas all at once. This has just been added to the book.This is a short to the point guide. It doesn't have the filler fluff that long books do. It tells you what you need to know quickly to get the results you want. You will know how to get ideas very quickly, whether it's physical books or Kindle e-books.
/book/show/24934238-secrets-of-the-sky-caves?from_search=true	Sandra K. Athans	Secrets of the Sky Caves: Danger and Discovery on Nepal's Mustang Cliffs (Nonfiction - Grades 4-8)	What's more dangerous than scaling Mount Everest? For mountaineer Pete Athans, the answer lies in the ancient kingdom of Mustang, a remote part of the Asian nation of Nepal. Long-abandoned caves built high into steep cliffs contain amazing treasuresand pose incredible dangers. Reaching these sky caves safely takes guts, smarts, and luck. And then there's the question ofWhat's more dangerous than scaling Mount Everest? For mountaineer Pete Athans, the answer lies in the ancient kingdom of Mustang, a remote part of the Asian nation of Nepal. Long-abandoned caves built high into steep cliffs contain amazing treasuresand pose incredible dangers. Reaching these sky caves safely takes guts, smarts, and luck. And then there's the question of what to do with a two-thousand-year-old human skull. . .From 2007 to 2012, Pete explored Mustang's sky caves with a team that included scientists, mountain climbers, and even two children. They found mummies, murals, manuscripts, and other priceless artifacts. Follow Pete on his dangerous trips to the sky caves and discover the secrets the caves revealed.
/book/show/25648920-riding-the-demon?from_search=true	Peter Chilson James Galvin (Contributor)	Riding the Demon: On the Road in West Africa (Association of Writers and Writing Programs Award for Creative Nonfiction)	
/book/show/20336635-the-nonfiction-book-info-product-blueprint-formula----how-to-write-highl?from_search=true	Robert Boduch	The Nonfiction BOOK/INFO-PRODUCT BLUEPRINT Formula -- How To Write Highly-Effective and Original Outlines For Books, Reports and ANY Other Information Product - FAST	SALE! Temporary Price Reduction -- for a limited time only.The Info-Product Blueprint Formula Helps You Create Quality Books, eBooks, Special Reports, Courses & More -- FASTER & EASIER.Anyone can put words on a page. And if you do it often enough... and build up your word count... you can eventually fill a book. But will your words come together?Will the words floSALE! Temporary Price Reduction -- for a limited time only.The Info-Product Blueprint Formula Helps You Create Quality Books, eBooks, Special Reports, Courses & More -- FASTER & EASIER.Anyone can put words on a page. And if you do it often enough... and build up your word count... you can eventually fill a book. But will your words come together?Will the words flow easily so readers can make sense of your message?Will you provide the right information and details so your customers feel good about the USE VALUE they received -- in exchange for the cash value they gave up?There's a SECRET to QUALITY info-product creation. And that secret lies in the preparation BEFORE the production.Truth is... Your OUTLINE is EVERYTHING.Detailed outlines or BLUEPRINTS are the key to successful information product creation. In fact, I'd say that it's the most important thing - next to having a great product idea, of course.With a strong outline you can be assured of a strong product.But is it possible to generate a COMPLETE outline without spending days... weeks... or even MONTHS of your valuable time?Yes it is... when you know how... and that's what the Info-Product Blueprint Formula is all about.Here's some of what you'll discover:* The one clear-cut advantage of info-products that make them the undisputed champions of the product creation world! (If you're not riding this horse - You're ripping yourself off BIG TIME -- here's why...)* At least 26 different ways to package your information to produce profits on demand! (And the best part is... you get to choose whatever format you want and with so many choices -- you're GUARANTEED to find the perfect fit for you!)* Where to start... why it's important to do it right... and EXACTLY WHAT TO DO to take any idea and shape it into a powerful, targeted, and potentially BEST-SELLING info-product -- in the easiest and most direct way possible!* The ABC formula for information delivery that every successful product follows! (It's grade-school easy and it's absolutely essential to follow this format if you want to sell thousands of your info-products!)* The 10 Key Steps to a powerful, hard-hitting outline that virtually guarantees you a top-drawer product you'll be able to produce quickly and almost effortlessly!* Why creating an outline that serves you like a detailed blueprint serves a builder is CRITICAL to your success... and how to do it the right way -- SYSTEMATICALLY -- so you don't miss a beat!* How to use your WHOLE brain to develop your breakthrough ideas into TOPNOTCH info-products at ZERO COST and how you can instantly turn what you already know into raging rivers of cash that flow continuously - for years!* The #1 reason why most aspiring info-product creators get stuck... and the shockingly simple methods to ensure this NEVER happens to you! (The result? Use this system just once and you'll want to use it again and again to create multiple, auto-pilot income sources!)* What info-product buyers really want... and how to give it to them WITHOUT QUESTION every single time! (Revealed: How your competitors actually help to bridge the gap between your prospects present and PERFECT results!)* The 10-second secret solution to shaping your info-product in a way that attracts attention... interest... and a sure-fire desire to buy NOW!* Fill-in-the-blank instant solutions for generating BIG ideas on demand and creating explosive content that shows your buyers the inside secrets you've already uncovered!If you've always
/book/show/20985361-twelve-years-a-slave?from_search=true	Anthony Beckham	Twelve Years a Slave: Born To Be Free - Colonial Period - Adventurers and Explorers - Historical - American Revolution Books - American History, Educational, Education, Race Relations, Nonfiction	Twelve Years a Slave - Biographies & Memoirs - Adventurers & Explorers:Are you interested in Adventurers & Explorers?Would you like to learn about great historical stories?Are you eager to become more familiar with the transatlantic slave trade?Twelve Years a Slave  Born to Be Free is a great biographical story of Ellen and William Craft who were to slavesTwelve Years a Slave - Biographies & Memoirs - Adventurers & Explorers:Are you interested in Adventurers & Explorers?Would you like to learn about great historical stories?Are you eager to become more familiar with the transatlantic slave trade?Twelve Years a Slave  Born to Be Free is a great biographical story of Ellen and William Craft who were to slaves who forged and pulled off one of the greatest escape plans in history.Discover what motivated them to go as far as disguising each other to enable them to escape the clutches of slavery!Also learn about some of the kind and friendly people they came across during their escape.Also find out how the Crafts remarkable acts of courageous behavior ultimately paved the way for many other escaped slaves, and how their influences also effected the overall abolition of slavery.
/book/show/27241181-write-successful-viral-nonfiction-books-in-10-days-or-less?from_search=true	Eibhlin Morey Macintosh	Write Successful, Viral, Nonfiction Books in 10 Days or Less	Want to write a good, fast, nonfiction book that readers will rave about? Let best-selling author Eibhlin Eileen MacIntosh show you her unique, by-the-numbers system for writing and publishing viral nonfiction books in days, not weeks or months. Readers are searching for these kinds of books. Your books can ride a wave of popularity, achieving best-seller status in daysWant to write a good, fast, nonfiction book that readers will rave about? Let best-selling author Eibhlin Eileen MacIntosh show you her unique, by-the-numbers system for writing and publishing viral nonfiction books in days, not weeks or months. Readers are searching for these kinds of books. Your books can ride a wave of popularity, achieving best-seller status in days with little or no promotional efforts. If you love research and trivia, you can write and publish these fast, popular books... and have fun doing it. In this short (20,000 word) book, Ms. MacIntosh reveals the exact system she uses. She explains how to find good ideas, check the competition, and delve into research resources to produce fun books in a short period of time. She also describes the process of outlining each book, writing it, selecting a book title and pen name, and choosing the best cover design. You'll soon be writing and publishing these fun books yourself. Stack a few of them and become an authority in the field, or move on to the next topic for a rocket ride to publishing success. Either way, this is among the most fascinating, profitable ways to write fast books. **Note: these are high quality, information-intensive nonfiction books. They're exciting to research, and writing can be fast and easy, but these books cannot be outsourced.** If you follow Ms. MacIntosh's system to the letter, you'll work long hours and write at a furious pace. You'll turn out a book in just a few, exhilarating (and sometimes exhausting) days. Then, for a month or longer, you can kick back and reap rewards that make the hard work worthwhile. Do you enjoy research and writing? Would you like to write good, interesting books, quickly? Have you always dreamed of being a best-selling author? Viral nonfiction books may be the answer, faster than you ever dreamed. Read this book today. Put it to work for you. By this time next week, you could be the author of a runaway best-seller.
/book/show/13775847-vehicles-in-the-air-turquoise-level-nonfiction-grade-2?from_search=true	Geoff   Thompson	Vehicles in the Air, Turquoise Level Nonfiction Grade 2: Levels 17-18	
/book/show/13773064-what-can-live-in-a-forest?from_search=true	Sheila Anderson	What Can Live in a Forest? (First Step Nonfiction: Animal Adaptations)	Introduces readers to animals that live in a forest and the concept of habitat. Simple text describes the common features and behaviors of forest dwellers as well as offering many examples of creatures in this group.
/book/show/21335082-elements-of-the-writing-craft?from_search=true	Olmstead Robert	Elements of The Writing Craft: More Than 150 Lessons for Fiction and Nonfiction Writers	Great narratives are built piece by piece, through myriad small tasks and careful moves. In this landmark book, Robert Olmstead shows how distinguished writers past and present have built their fiction and nonfiction. Through this writer's-eye analysis of more than 150 of literature's most finely crafted passages, you'll learn to read like a writer. Then, more than 500 innGreat narratives are built piece by piece, through myriad small tasks and careful moves. In this landmark book, Robert Olmstead shows how distinguished writers past and present have built their fiction and nonfiction. Through this writer's-eye analysis of more than 150 of literature's most finely crafted passages, you'll learn to read like a writer. Then, more than 500 innovative exercises challenge you to experiment with - and expand upon - the techniques of the masters, so you can use them for great narratives of your own.
/book/show/5256490-glass-marbles-for-aspiring-authors?from_search=true	Kelly Hammett	Glass Marbles for Aspiring Authors: How to Become an Author for Nonfiction and Poetry	
/book/show/6001157-our-baby?from_search=true	Jenny Giles	Our Baby (PM Nonfiction Yellow Level/Food and Fun)	
/book/show/2710834-let-s-look-after-our-world?from_search=true	Diana Noonan Keith Olsen	Let's Look After Our World (Sunshine Nonfiction, Level 4)	
/book/show/3194548-dickens-s-nonfictional-theatrical-and-poetical-writings?from_search=true	Robert C. Hanna	Dickens's Nonfictional, Theatrical, And Poetical Writings: An Annotated Bibliography, 1820 2000	Focuses on what could be described as 'all the rest' of Dickens's writings. This book talks about the author's more than 2,000 annotated entries that identify nonfictional, theatrical, and poetical works by way of extant commentary, since an eight year-old Dickens's first play in 1820.
/book/show/22631347-hummingbirds---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Hummingbirds - Kids Explore: Animal Books Nonfiction - Books Ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge. Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/739546.Rigby_Literacy?from_search=true	Steck-Vaughn Company	Rigby Literacy: Student Reader Grade 4 Cocoons & Cases, Nonfiction	
/book/show/3123822-using-nonfiction-trade-books-in-the-elementary-classroom?from_search=true	Evelyn B. Freeman (Contributor)	Using Nonfiction Trade Books in the Elementary Classroom: From Ants to Zeppelins	
/book/show/14922140-comprehending-nonfiction-4-6?from_search=true	Joan Irwin	Comprehending Nonfiction 4-6: New Jersey Hqt Professional Development Handbook	
/book/show/19378666-raspberry-pi-instant-tips-and-tricks-for-computer-programming---nonfict?from_search=true	C. Charmer	Raspberry Pi Instant Tips and Tricks for Computer Programming - (Nonfiction) - (Reference)	Raspberry Pi - Hardware- The Raspberry Pi Instant Tips and Tricks for Computer Programming is designed to maximize the full capacity of the small pocket sized PC gadget.Packed with unique tips and tricks tailored from the ceiling down, you will instantly discover new programming codes and short cuts you did not know you could use with this little gem.After all the RaspberRaspberry Pi - Hardware- The Raspberry Pi Instant Tips and Tricks for Computer Programming is designed to maximize the full capacity of the small pocket sized PC gadget.Packed with unique tips and tricks tailored from the ceiling down, you will instantly discover new programming codes and short cuts you did not know you could use with this little gem.After all the Raspberry Pi is more than a toy, its a PC and it is capable of doing just about anything you can program it to do.Computer & Internet - Kindle Fire - Kindle Store - Kindle Best Seller - Kindle
/book/show/6033773-nonfiction-reading-comprehension-gr-5-6?from_search=true	Sarah Fomara	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension, Gr. 5-6	Each Book in the Power Practice Nonfiction Reading Comprehension series provides a collection of units featuring nonfiction passages with accompanying vocabulary, comprehension, reading strategy, and word study exercises. - summarizing - making inferences - using graphic organizers - determining cause and effect
/book/show/22042409-how-to-select-best-selling-nonfiction-ebook-ideas-to-publish-on-amazon-s?from_search=true	Lisa Angelettie	How To Select Best Selling Nonfiction Ebook Ideas To Publish On Amazon's Kindle	Write A Book That Readers Actually Want To Buy!Ready to start writing and publishing books to Amazon to generate income but are stuck on what to write on? I will help you get unstuck, select your topic carefully, and get started writing your book.This no-fluff guide contains ten sections with 30 very specific strategies and tips on what to do and what not to do when selectWrite A Book That Readers Actually Want To Buy!Ready to start writing and publishing books to Amazon to generate income but are stuck on what to write on? I will help you get unstuck, select your topic carefully, and get started writing your book.This no-fluff guide contains ten sections with 30 very specific strategies and tips on what to do and what not to do when selecting a nonfiction ebook topic that will sell. The book also includes my ever-growing recommended resource section which new writers seem to find quite valuable.When you download my guide today you'll learn:Part I - How To Use The GuidePart II- Introduction To Kindle Self PublishingPart III - The Secret Recipe Of An Amazon BestsellerPart IV - How To Unearth Hot Nonfiction Ebook MarketsPart V - Three Big Mistakes Authors Make When Searching For A Profitable TopicPart VI - Leveraging The Powerful Amazon EcosystemPart VII - Testing Your Books Buzz FactorPart VIII - Making The Final DecisionPart IX - A Few More Things...Part X - Recommended ResourcesYou'll Also Get A Free Special Report When You Download This Book Today. I've written a guide on one of my favorite Amazon income streams and how you can start making money from it as well. This is a great passive income stream, generating income on something you probably are already doing.
/book/show/29431282-pocket-facts-year-2-killer-creatures?from_search=true	Jillian Powell	Pocket Facts Year 2 Killer Creatures (POCKET READERS NONFICTION)	
/book/show/16668360-dictionary-of-literary-biography?from_search=true	Glenn Estes	Dictionary of Literary Biography: American Writers for Children Since 1960 Nonfiction	
/book/show/18701493-text-based-writing?from_search=true	Evan-Moor Educational Publishing	Text-Based Writing: Nonfiction: Common Core Mastery, Grade 4	The ultimate Common Core writing test-prep, this book provides practice in reading nonfiction texts and responding to text-based writing prompts.
/book/show/28480119-i-notice-animals-in-fall?from_search=true	Mari C Schuh	I Notice Animals in Fall (First Step Nonfiction - Observing Fall)	In fall animals prepare for the long, cold winter. Readers will learn how squirrels, bears, geese, and butterflies change and get ready for the changing seasons.
/book/show/7259336-a-bag-of-marbles-the-glory-the-dream-the-bermuda-triangle-among-the-el?from_search=true	Unknown Author 337	A Bag of Marbles/The Glory & the Dream/The Bermuda Triangle/Among the Elephants (Today's Nonfiction Bestsellers)	
/book/show/21840005-how-to-make-friends---for-teens?from_search=true	Jennifer Love	How To Make Friends - For Teens: The Ultimate Guide For Teens (Teen Friendship, Teen Nonfiction, How To Make Friends For Kids)	Do You Want To Learn The Secret To Meeting People And Making Good Friends?, friends that would have your back NO MATTER WHAT, friends you can have a TOTALLY AWESOME time with!!What it REALLY comes down to is who your friends are. TheDo You Want To Learn The Secret To Meeting People And Making Good Friends?, friends that would have your back NO MATTER WHAT, friends you can have a TOTALLY AWESOME time with!!What it REALLY comes down to is who your friends are. The people you hang out with have the biggest influence on your life  both negative and positive.The decisions you make as a teenager will affect the rest of your life.- How To Easily Begin Awesome Conversations- How To Develop The Most Rewarding & Lasting Friendships That Will Last A Lifetime- The Mindset You Need To Have When Meeting New People- A Simple Way To Find & Meet People With Similar Interests- And much more!Read On Your Kindle, Mac, PC, iPad, Or Smart Phone
/book/show/1409008.Introducing_Nonficiton_Writing_In_The_Early_Grades?from_search=true	Jodi Weisbart Mahoney	Introducing Nonficiton Writing In The Early Grades: Lessons, Activites, and Graphic Organizers That Teach Young Children What Nonfiction Is and How to Write It	Its never too early for students to begin writing nonfiction, as Jodi Weisbart Mahoney proves in this outstanding book. She demonstrates ways to help students understand fiction versus nonfiction, brainstorm topics, do research, and organize information using a web. From there, Jodi shows how her students use information to create their own nonfiction books. Loaded with lIts never too early for students to begin writing nonfiction, as Jodi Weisbart Mahoney proves in this outstanding book. She demonstrates ways to help students understand fiction versus nonfiction, brainstorm topics, do research, and organize information using a web. From there, Jodi shows how her students use information to create their own nonfiction books. Loaded with lessons, activities, and reproducibles, this is a resource youll turn to again and again. For use with Grades K-2.
/book/show/21994691-addicts-infidels?from_search=true	Cheri Lovedog	Addicts & Infidels: Fearless. Flawed. Fucked Up. Lies. Truth. Fiction. Nonfiction. Sex. Love. Hate. Lust. Sacred. Profane.	A collection of Poetry & Lyrics. fearless flawed fucked up lies truth sex love hate lust sacred profane
/book/show/25927745-pain-free-book-outlining?from_search=true	Red Mikhail	Pain Free Book Outlining: Watch Me Outline A Nonfiction Book in 7 Easy Steps	Inside you'll learn:- The exact step by step blueprint on outlining your new non fiction book (you can do this even if you have no experience)- How to find out if the book that you want to write is the book that the readers wanted to read- How to do your outline research the effective way- A live example on how to do your outlininInside you'll learn:- The exact step by step blueprint on outlining your new non fiction book (you can do this even if you have no experience)- How to find out if the book that you want to write is the book that the readers wanted to read- How to do your outline research the effective way- A live example on how to do your outliningDownload this book and start outlining your book today!
/book/show/3964895-xavier-herbert?from_search=true	Xavier Herbert	Xavier Herbert: Episodes From Capricornia, Poor Fellow My Country And Other Fiction, Nonfiction And Letters	
/book/show/19352199-common-core-reading-lessons?from_search=true	Stacey O'Reilly Angie Stooksbury	Common Core Reading Lessons: Pairing Literary and Nonfiction Texts to Promote Deeper Understanding	The Common Core is placing a heavier emphasis on nonfiction, but that doesn't mean you have to give up your literature lessons! In this book, English teachers Stacey O'Reilly and Angie Stooksbury describe how you can combine nonfiction with fiction to meet the standards and give students a deeper understanding of what they are reading. This practical book provides a varietThe Common Core is placing a heavier emphasis on nonfiction, but that doesn't mean you have to give up your literature lessons! In this book, English teachers Stacey O'Reilly and Angie Stooksbury describe how you can combine nonfiction with fiction to meet the standards and give students a deeper understanding of what they are reading. This practical book provides a variety of nonfiction reading strategies as well as ready-to-implement lesson plans and text pairing suggestions.You will get...A variety of useful strategies to help students analyze nonfictionSample units with step-by-step agendas and lesson plansReady-to-use classroom handouts and rubrics for assessmentSuggested text pairings across genres and time periods
/book/show/3843891-american-rain-forest-bibliography?from_search=true	Jerry Roberts	American Rain Forest Bibliography: An Annotated Guide on Over 1600 Nonfiction Books about Central and South American Jungles	This is an annotated guide to over 1,600 works about the American jungles. Entries are arranged by category: Ecology and Conservation; Flora and Fauna; People of the Forest; Travel and Exploration; and Young Adult and Children's Reading. Each category begins with a brief description of what is to be found, followed by alphabetically arranged entries. Each bibliographic entThis is an annotated guide to over 1,600 works about the American jungles. Entries are arranged by category: Ecology and Conservation; Flora and Fauna; People of the Forest; Travel and Exploration; and Young Adult and Children's Reading. Each category begins with a brief description of what is to be found, followed by alphabetically arranged entries. Each bibliographic entry contains notes on the book's subject, focus, and scope. The book's introduction gives insight into its usage, and the index allows for easy reference.
/book/show/17732892-reader-s-digest---today-s-best-nonfiction---a-soldier-s-way-queen-of-th?from_search=true	Coli Powell Christopher Dean Jeffrey Good	Reader's Digest - Today's Best Nonfiction - A Soldier's Way, Queen of the Elephants, Exploring the Lusitania, Facing the Music, Poison Mind	
/book/show/921930.A_Woman_Named_Jackie_Family_of_Spies_The_Hotel_Touching_the_Void?from_search=true	C. David Heymann Pete Earley Sonny Kleinfield	A Woman Named Jackie/Family of Spies/The Hotel/Touching the Void (Reader's Digest Today's Best Nonfiction, Volume 6: 1989)	
/book/show/1255341.Retelling_Strategies_To_Improve_Comprehension?from_search=true	Darla Shaw Edger McIntosh	Retelling Strategies To Improve Comprehension: Effective Hands-on Strategies for Fiction and Nonfiction That Help Students Remember and Understand What They Read	Boost students comprehension by teaching them to retell. Motivating activities and easy-to-use props prompt students to identify literary elements, sequence events, recall details, categorize information, and more. Its also a great way to assess comprehension. Includes strategies for comprehending fiction and nonfiction as well as for learning vocabulary. For use with GrBoost students comprehension by teaching them to retell. Motivating activities and easy-to-use props prompt students to identify literary elements, sequence events, recall details, categorize information, and more. Its also a great way to assess comprehension. Includes strategies for comprehending fiction and nonfiction as well as for learning vocabulary. For use with Grades 1-4.
/book/show/232326.Once_upon_a_Fact?from_search=true	Carol Brennan Jenkins Altfillisch Earle Alice	Once upon a Fact: Helping Children Write Nonfiction (Language and Literacy Series (Teachers College Pr))	This timely book explores the debate about how best to engage children in the writing of nonfiction and suggests many instructional strategies for K-6 classrooms. Using transcripts and descriptions of children's actual writing practices, the authors show that children willingly embrace nonfiction writing when the genre is given an important place in the classroom.
/book/show/17352534-time-for-kids-nonfiction-readers-challenging-plus-15-book-set?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials	Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers Challenging Plus 15-Book Set	Danger, friction, speed, cutting-edge technology-it's all here with cross-curricular content, challenging informational text, and key vocabulary to boost reading comprehension. Titles in this 15-book collection include: Action! Making Movies (Library Binding); Dangerous Catch! Deep Sea Fishers (Library Binding); Drag! Friction and Resistance (Library Binding); Endangered ADanger, friction, speed, cutting-edge technology-it's all here with cross-curricular content, challenging informational text, and key vocabulary to boost reading comprehension. Titles in this 15-book collection include: Action! Making Movies (Library Binding); Dangerous Catch! Deep Sea Fishers (Library Binding); Drag! Friction and Resistance (Library Binding); Endangered Animals of the Desert (Library Binding); Endangered Animals of the Jungle (Library Binding); Endangered Animals of the Sea (Library Binding); Fearless! Stunt People (Library Binding); Mighty Micros: Little Things-Big Results (Library Binding); Pop! Air and Water Pressure (Library Binding); The Cutting Edge: Breakthroughs in Technology (Library Binding); Unforgettable Catastrophes (Library Binding); Unforgettable Natural Disasters (Library Binding); Unforgettable News Reports (Library Binding); Vroom! Speed and Acceleration (Library Binding); and Wild Work! Animal Trainers (Library Binding).
/book/show/6059988-toolkit-texts?from_search=true	Stephanie Harvey Anne Goudvis	Toolkit Texts: Grades 6-7: Short Nonfiction for Guided and Independent Practice	
/book/show/22509952-life-in-the-antarctic---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Life In The Antarctic - Kids Explore: Animal books nonfiction - books ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge.Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/22362891-super-strong-and-powerful-insects---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore	Super strong and powerful insects - Kids Explore: Animal books nonfiction - books ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge.Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/20619996-you-ve-got-spirit?from_search=true	Sara R. Hunt Lisa Perrett (Illustrator)	You've Got Spirit!: Cheers, Chants, Tips, and Tricks Every Cheerleader Needs to Know (Nonfiction - Grades 4-8)	Gooooooo team! Do you want to learn more about cheerleading? Or are you already a cheerleader? Either way, this is the book for you! You'll find tips about everything from cheer gear and tryouts to snappy snacks and the perfect ponytail. Jump right into the sport of cheerleading!
/book/show/21230673-i-had-dreams?from_search=true	Tracey L. Perger	I Had Dreams: Nonfiction	I Had Dreams is the detailed account of how my life was completely uprooted and violently changed when my children were killed. This book will take you through the death of my children, a frustrating investigation, to the shocking secrets revealed in the courtroom. Underlying throughout the story is my search for answers. Why? Why did they die when I survived? Why would aI Had Dreams is the detailed account of how my life was completely uprooted and violently changed when my children were killed. This book will take you through the death of my children, a frustrating investigation, to the shocking secrets revealed in the courtroom. Underlying throughout the story is my search for answers. Why? Why did they die when I survived? Why would a loving God allow this to happen? And the answers that I received. I sought answers to the difficult questions many people ask in similar situations.I initially wrote I Had Dreams as a novel. That book was published and released in 2007. I have since decided to tell the story again as nonfiction. I wrote this version as if I was sitting across the table from my readers telling the story in a conversational tone. You do not have to read both to get the full story, as both versions are complete.The children pictured on the front of this book are the actual victims of this horrific crime.
/book/show/23793849-kindle-unlimited?from_search=true	Jamie Bell	Kindle Unlimited: Why It's Not For You?: The Mystery Of Book Subscription Membership Service Fiction vs Nonfiction KU vs Prime Reader 30 Day Free Trial Book Deal Freetime & Promotion Price Offer	Are you singing up for the new Kindle Unlimited service? If so, read the discussion in this book first because the service maybe suitable for you.
/book/show/24295038-ghost-walls?from_search=true	Sally M. Walker	Ghost Walls: The Story of a 17th-Century Colonial Homestead (Nonfiction - Grades 4-8)	In 1638, John Lewger made a home in the wilderness of the New World, in a place called Maryland. He named his house St. John's, and for nearly eighty years, it was the center of an ambitious English plan to build a new kind of community on American soil. Men and women lived and worked within its walls. Babies were born. Last breaths drawn. St. John's walls witnessed the fiIn 1638, John Lewger made a home in the wilderness of the New World, in a place called Maryland. He named his house St. John's, and for nearly eighty years, it was the center of an ambitious English plan to build a new kind of community on American soil. Men and women lived and worked within its walls. Babies were born. Last breaths drawn. St. John's walls witnessed the first stirrings of the great struggles that would dominate the continent for the next three centuries: The unimaginable wealth of the New World's crops and natural resources. The promise of religious tolerance under a new model of government. The injustice of slavery. The betrayal of native peoples. The struggle for equality between men and women. If St. John's walls could have talked, they would have spoken volumes of American history.And then the walls crumbled. One hundred years after it was built, St. John's House had been abandoned. The buildings slowly deteriorated, returning to the Maryland soil to be plowed under by generations of Maryland farmers. St. John's walls were silent for more than two centuries, little more than ghosts haunting the historical and archeological records.But they weren't lost. Not entirely.Award-winning author Sally M. Walker tells the story of how teams of scientists and historians managed to hear the ghostly echoes of St. John's House and, over the course of decades of painstaking work, made them speak their stories again.
/book/show/11422323-24-nonfiction-passages-for-test-practice?from_search=true	Michael Priestley	24 Nonfiction Passages For Test Practice: Grade 6 8	Grade 6-8Boost test scores!Boost students? reading comprehension and critical thinking skills using all kinds of nonfiction. From how-to guides and letters to news stories and advertisements, these high-interest, ready-to-reproduce nonfiction passages and companion questions will give your students the practice they need to understand the information they see and read everGrade 6-8Boost test scores!Boost students? reading comprehension and critical thinking skills using all kinds of nonfiction. From how-to guides and letters to news stories and advertisements, these high-interest, ready-to-reproduce nonfiction passages and companion questions will give your students the practice they need to understand the information they see and read every dayand succeed on standardized tests.
/book/show/3153120-best-nonfiction?from_search=true	Scott O'Grady Jeff Coplon Mary  Fisher	Best Nonfiction: Return with Honor; My Name is Mary; A Good Life; Every Knee Shall Bow	Four books published together by Reader's Digest.Return with Honor / Captain Scott O'Grady; Jeff CoplonMy Name is Mary / Mary FisherA Good Life / Benjamin C. BradleeEvery Knee Small Bow / Jess Walter
/book/show/21984903-experiencing-the-american-civil-war?from_search=true	Kevin Hillstrom	Experiencing the American Civil War: Novels, Nonfiction Books, Short Stories, Poems, Plays, Films & Songs	
/book/show/14940998-flying-colors-nonfiction?from_search=true	Julie Haydon Melissa Webb (Illustrator)	Flying Colors Nonfiction: A Day at the Beach, Level Blu 11-12 [With Teacher's Guide]	
/book/show/7786948-quick-nonfiction-writing-activities-that-really-work?from_search=true	Marc Tyler Nobleman	Quick Nonfiction Writing Activities That Really Work!: 64 Engaging Reproducible Activities That Help Students Develop Strong Topics, Organize Information, and Present Their Ideas Effectively	Developed by a widely published writer and humorist, these 15-minute reproducible activities teach key nonfiction writing skillsand have major kid appeal! Activities cover all the essentials, including finding and developing a topic, describing vividly, using quotations, organizing ideas effectively, strengthening sentence structure, and many more. For use with Grades 46Developed by a widely published writer and humorist, these 15-minute reproducible activities teach key nonfiction writing skillsand have major kid appeal! Activities cover all the essentials, including finding and developing a topic, describing vividly, using quotations, organizing ideas effectively, strengthening sentence structure, and many more. For use with Grades 46.
/book/show/9205893-shadows?from_search=true	Annie St. Michael	Shadows: Mc Graw Hill Leveled Reader Library (Science,Informational Nonfiction: Me And My Shadow, Gr D, Benchmark 6 Lexile 100)	
/book/show/2507041.Teaching_the_Elements_of_Powerful_Writing_Using_Great_Fiction_and_Nonfiction_Models?from_search=true	Midge Madden Midge Madden	Teaching the Elements of Powerful Writing Using Great Fiction and Nonfiction Models: 15 Motivating Lessons That Teach Focus, Sequencing, Structure, Word Choice, Elaboration, and More	Aliveness. Clarity. Strength. These are characteristics of good writing, characteristics too often lacking in student work. Jane Sullivan and Midge Madden have developed a successful approach that helps students to see and appreciate these qualities in literary models-and then to revise their own writing with the ideas in mind. Includes 15 classroom-tested lessons in a forAliveness. Clarity. Strength. These are characteristics of good writing, characteristics too often lacking in student work. Jane Sullivan and Midge Madden have developed a successful approach that helps students to see and appreciate these qualities in literary models-and then to revise their own writing with the ideas in mind. Includes 15 classroom-tested lessons in a format that lets teachers hear the authors' thinking, describing what they do and discussing why they do it. For use with Grades 3-5.
/book/show/30532724-when-the-sun-shines-on-antarctica?from_search=true	Irene Latham Anna Wadham (Illustrator)	When the Sun Shines on Antarctica: And Other Poems about the Frozen Continent (Nonfiction - Grades PreK-4)	Icebergs brightenas the sky peelsitself of darknessand stretches awake. . . .Welcome,Summer.We've been waitingfor you.Experience summer like you've never experienced it before by traveling to Antarctica with evocative poetry. The sun rises, ice melts, grass grows, seals squabble, whales sing, and young penguins slide, glide, and belly flop. Whimsical illustrationsIcebergs brightenas the sky peelsitself of darknessand stretches awake. . . .Welcome,Summer.We've been waitingfor you.Experience summer like you've never experienced it before by traveling to Antarctica with evocative poetry. The sun rises, ice melts, grass grows, seals squabble, whales sing, and young penguins slide, glide, and belly flop. Whimsical illustrations and additional facts accompany each poem to provide further details about the animals and the environment at the bottom of the world.
/book/show/28379575-bioluminescence?from_search=true	Marc Zimmer	Bioluminescence: Nature and Science at Work (Nonfiction - Young Adult)	What do giant squids, mantis shrimp, and fireflies have in common? These animals, along with a wide range of creatures, are able to give off light; this is called bioluminescence. Different species use different chemistries to bioluminesce, and they produce their light for a variety of reasons, including communication, hunting, and self-defense. Bioluminescence is a uniqueWhat do giant squids, mantis shrimp, and fireflies have in common? These animals, along with a wide range of creatures, are able to give off light; this is called bioluminescence. Different species use different chemistries to bioluminesce, and they produce their light for a variety of reasons, including communication, hunting, and self-defense. Bioluminescence is a unique and fascinating adaptation found in the animal kingdom. Surprisingly, about half of all known phyla (a classification for animals that share the same body type) contain some bioluminescent species.Scientists don't yet understand all facets of bioluminescence, but they have managed to harness the glow and use it in a myriad of ways. One of the most important applications involves using bioluminescence as a microscope in medical studies. For example, For example, laboratory scientists can create fluorescent malaria parasites to track the path by which the disease is spread from a mosquito to the animal it bites. Bioluminescent proteins are also helping researchers learn more about cancer, HIV and other viruses, and complex neurological processes. In fact, bioluminescent proteins are so useful to twenty-first-century medicine that two groups of scientists, one in 2008 and the other in 2014, were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their work with these proteins and related technologies. Even artists and fashion designers use bioluminescence in their work to create glowing, light-sensitive paintings and clothing lines. Author Marc Zimmer, a world-renowned specialist in fluorescent proteins, takes readers on a glowing journey into the frontiers of bioluminescence.
/book/show/30011134-when-whales-cross-the-sea?from_search=true	Sharon Katz Cooper Tom Leonard (Illustrator)	When Whales Cross the Sea: The Grey Whale Migration (Nonfiction Picture Books: Extraordinary Migrations)	Swim alongside one particular gray whale as she makes the longest migration journey of any mammal on Earth. A heart-warming story and realistic illustrations captivate and educate.For ages 5-9. From the Extraordinary Migrations series.*Vivid, realistic illustrations allow for scenes difficult to get in photos*Story-like narrative focuses on one specific animal to engage anSwim alongside one particular gray whale as she makes the longest migration journey of any mammal on Earth. A heart-warming story and realistic illustrations captivate and educate.For ages 5-9. From the Extraordinary Migrations series.*Vivid, realistic illustrations allow for scenes difficult to get in photos*Story-like narrative focuses on one specific animal to engage and promote empathy*Subjects are a blend of popular and less-well-known animals
/book/show/20653342-words?from_search=true	Mark Hanen	Words: I Know What I Want To Say - I Just Don't Know How To Say It: how to write essays, reports, blogs, presentations, books, proposals, memos, and other nonfiction	gently guides you, step by step, through your entire writing project. Written in a conversational style,explains how to shape, focus, organize, and polish your nonfiction writing. It coaches you through the process of discovering what you want to say, how you want to say it, and how you convey your ideas with precision, clarity, and confidence.is for bogently guides you, step by step, through your entire writing project. Written in a conversational style,explains how to shape, focus, organize, and polish your nonfiction writing. It coaches you through the process of discovering what you want to say, how you want to say it, and how you convey your ideas with precision, clarity, and confidence.is for born writers, aspiring writers, and for people who have writing thrust upon them. If you are a student,provides a step by step approach to writing that works across disciplines and will serve you well throughout your academic and professional career. If you write books, proposals, essays, memos, reports, blogs, manuals, presentations, memoirs, articles, journals, speeches, or creative nonfiction,is the book for you.Section A, Knowing What You Want To Say, presents practical strategies for discovering your key word and your key idea, generating a title, and connecting with your audience. Thoughtful writing begins with a single word, a specific goal, and a well-defined audience.Section B, Knowing How To Say It, provides realistic techniques for writing your introduction, creating a shared context, conducting a guided tour of your ideas, and creating a satisfying ending. We all see the world through a slightly different lens because of our individual experiences and expectations. Writing is successful when readers see the world through your lens.Section C, Editing, offers common sense guidelines for editing your work and writing concise, confident, and credible sentences. It explains how the misuse of verbs is the leading cause of wordiness and how wordiness is the leading cause of poor writing. It also explains how the English language contains only four basic punctuation marks and three basic sentence types.No instructor has changed the course of my life more than Mark Hanen. His teaching style was a gift. . . .is chock-a-block full of many of the same crystal clear tips he taught in his classroom, and they are written in the same engaging style as when he presented them to his students. If readers take away even a smidgeon of his advice, they will be well on their way to becoming a better writer.When I get positive comments from crown counsel or colleagues about my report writing I recall that many of the writing skills I possess are a direct result of the class I took with Mark. He was a teacher who truly enriched my education. He taught me to organize my thoughts and clearly articulate them in my writing.With wisdom, clarity, and humour, Mark Hanen offers a common sense guide about how to write. . . . Marks approach is fresh and insightful. Student writers and even more experienced professional writers will benefit from having Mark Hanensat their fingertips.
/book/show/28096479-nonfiction-book-reviews?from_search=true	Hayashida Riki	Nonfiction Book Reviews: The Suit TOKYU Land Corporation Fraud 29	2!
/book/show/6941354-start-exploring-nonfiction-reading-in-science?from_search=true	Christina Hill (Editor) Conni Medina (Editor)	Start Exploring Nonfiction Reading in Science: PreK-Grade 1 [With CDROM]	Help emerging readers comprehend nonfiction content-area material - science
/book/show/26616145-travel?from_search=true	Maria S. Fisher	travel: Nonfiction Travel Europe taly Guidebook Series General	From the beaches to the Alps, from fine art to fine pasta, Italy has it all. With this book, youll trace Italian culture from Romes Colosseum to Michelangelosto the bustling elegance of Milan. Experience the art-drenched cities of Venice and Florence, explore the ancient ruins of the Roman Forum, and learn how to avoid the lines at the most popular museums. DiscFrom the beaches to the Alps, from fine art to fine pasta, Italy has it all. With this book, youll trace Italian culture from Romes Colosseum to Michelangelosto the bustling elegance of Milan. Experience the art-drenched cities of Venice and Florence, explore the ancient ruins of the Roman Forum, and learn how to avoid the lines at the most popular museums. Discover the villages of
/book/show/24895480-puffins---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Puffins - Kids Explore: Animal books nonfiction - books ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge.Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/15934342-ready-readers-grade-level-libraries-kit-grade-k-nonfiction-2004c?from_search=true	Pearson School (Contributor)	Ready Readers Grade Level Libraries Kit Grade K Nonfiction 2004c	The new Ready Readers Grade Level Libraries give you all the books you need to match individual abilities and build reading confidence. Featuring both nonfiction and fiction titles from the successful, research-based Ready Readers program, these engaging books will help students develop fluency and decoding skills and can be easily arranged in your classroom according to DThe new Ready Readers Grade Level Libraries give you all the books you need to match individual abilities and build reading confidence. Featuring both nonfiction and fiction titles from the successful, research-based Ready Readers program, these engaging books will help students develop fluency and decoding skills and can be easily arranged in your classroom according to DRA, and Guided Reading levels, or alphabetically.
/book/show/17396502-time-for-kids-nonfiction-readers-set-2-grade-3?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials (Creator)	Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers Set 2, Grade 3	Motivate discovery with inspiring science and social studies topics that will provide readers a transition to upper level reading with this 10-book set featuring TIME FOR KIDS content, challenging text and vocabulary, and high-quality photos and graphics. 28-32 pages per book. The set includes A Day in the Life of a Ballet Dancer, Games Around the World; All Aboard! How TrMotivate discovery with inspiring science and social studies topics that will provide readers a transition to upper level reading with this 10-book set featuring TIME FOR KIDS content, challenging text and vocabulary, and high-quality photos and graphics. 28-32 pages per book. The set includes A Day in the Life of a Ballet Dancer, Games Around the World; All Aboard! How Trains Work; Slithering Reptiles and Amphibians; Big Digs: Construction Site; Amazon Rainforest; Space Exploration; The Digestive System; Hit It! History of Tools; and Roberto Clemente.
/book/show/11523019-making-shapes?from_search=true	Steck-Vaughn Company	Making Shapes: Individual Nonfiction Book Title Six-Packs	
/book/show/12176984-music-technology?from_search=true	Steck-Vaughn Company	Music Technology: Individual Nonfiction Book Title Six-Packs	
/book/show/29239201-reading-for-content?from_search=true	Carol Einstein	Reading for Content: Nonfiction Selections for Reading Comprehension, Book 4	In Reading for Content Book 4 some subjects are the history of gymnastics, Juan Gonzalez, Golda Meir, deep sea diving, Ellis Island, Pompeii, Gordon Parks, and Sacajawea. An answer sheet and progress chart are included in each book.
/book/show/8460435-magazine-writers-nonfiction-guidelines?from_search=true	Judy Mandell (Contributor)	Magazine Writers Nonfiction Guidelines: Over 200 Periodical Editors' Instructions Reproduced	
/book/show/22631339-bees---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Bees - Kids Explore: Animal Books Nonfiction - Books Ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge. Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/4387401-critical-perspectives-on-al-qaeda?from_search=true	April Isaacs (Editor)	Critical Perspectives On Al Qaeda (Critical Anthologies Of Nonfiction Writing)	Readers of this anthology of writings on Al Qaeda will gain insight and a better understanding of the aims of the infamous terrorist organization and the important figures behind it, most notably Osama bin Laden. Featured in this timely collection are interviews with bin Laden, a speech, and a number of biographical pieces. The editor introduces each article with the necesReaders of this anthology of writings on Al Qaeda will gain insight and a better understanding of the aims of the infamous terrorist organization and the important figures behind it, most notably Osama bin Laden. Featured in this timely collection are interviews with bin Laden, a speech, and a number of biographical pieces. The editor introduces each article with the necessary background information to help the reader fully appreciate the piece.
/book/show/8713702-rigby-literacy?from_search=true	Steck-Vaughn Company	Rigby Literacy: Student Reader Grade 3 Fingerprint Family, Nonfiction	
/book/show/3013014-portraying-persons-with-disabilities?from_search=true	Joan Brest Friedberg Adelaide Weir Sukiennik	Portraying Persons with Disabilities: An Annotated Bibliography of Nonfiction for Children and Teenagers	Following the earlier Accept Me As I Am, this selection guide describes and evaluates over 350 nonfiction titles, encouraging readers to develop open attitudes about people with disabilities. Informative introductory essays on topics such as Disability and Historical Trends, The Power of Nonfiction to Portray People with Disabilities, and Patterns and Trends. Similar in stFollowing the earlier Accept Me As I Am, this selection guide describes and evaluates over 350 nonfiction titles, encouraging readers to develop open attitudes about people with disabilities. Informative introductory essays on topics such as Disability and Historical Trends, The Power of Nonfiction to Portray People with Disabilities, and Patterns and Trends. Similar in structure to is companion volume, Portraying Persons with Disabilities (fiction) groups titles by broad disability categories and also includes reference books on disabilities and on the handicapped.
/book/show/1706872.Write_To_Know?from_search=true	Rosemary Ruthven	Write To Know: Nonfiction Writing Prompts For Upper Elementary Math (Write To Know)	All educators want their students to be able to achieve more and do well on standardized tests. Some believe that the way to make that happen is mindless test drill. The positive effect of writing is counterintuitive to what many educators believe to be true.
/book/show/21916206-ducklings---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Ducklings - Kids Explore: Animal Books Nonfiction - Books Ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge. Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/13775754-our-clothes-orange-level-nonfiction-grade-1?from_search=true	Jeni Wilson Sue Davis (Illustrator)	Our Clothes, Orange Level Nonfiction Grade 1: Levels 15-16	
/book/show/20901518-sensing-light-and-sound?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Sensing Light and Sound (First Step Nonfiction: Light and Sound)	Young readers will learn how we use our senses to see light and hear sound in this accessible, photo-filled book. Vibrant images bring basic science concepts to life and encourage kids to explore their own perceptions of light and sound.
/book/show/18329281-unfolding-the-unexpectedness-of-uncertainty?from_search=true	Anita Sinner	Unfolding the Unexpectedness of Uncertainty: Creative Nonfiction and the Lives of Becoming Teachers	
/book/show/4488994-critical-perspectives-on-stem-cell-research?from_search=true	Brian Belval (Editor)	Critical Perspectives On Stem Cell Research (Critical Anthologies Of Nonfiction Writing)	One of the most controversial issues of today, embryonic stem cell research reflects the schism between those who believe stem cells can be used to treat diseases, and others who object to stem cell research on moral and religious grounds. Each facet of the issue of stem cells--political, religious, scientific, economic--is explored, from the state to the global levels. ThOne of the most controversial issues of today, embryonic stem cell research reflects the schism between those who believe stem cells can be used to treat diseases, and others who object to stem cell research on moral and religious grounds. Each facet of the issue of stem cells--political, religious, scientific, economic--is explored, from the state to the global levels. The insightful, academia-worthy articles provide a balance of opinions on each side of the issue.
/book/show/14941004-flying-colors-nonfiction?from_search=true	Heather Hammonds	Flying Colors Nonfiction: Boats, Level Blue [With Teacher's Guide]	
/book/show/15001075-early-fluency-science-collection?from_search=true	Various	Early Fluency Science Collection: Nonfiction Leveled Readers H-L	
/book/show/21447146-memoirs-of-a-modern-day-suffragette?from_search=true	Donna Dorothy Barker	Memoirs of a Modern Day Suffragette: Humorous Nonfiction Short Stories with Funny Anecdotes	Hi Friends and Fans... Are you sick of the mind games ? Doesn't stop right? Learn how I dealt with them and managed to stay single all this time and fought the cause with dignity and humor!
/book/show/18485771-nonfiction-reading-comprehension?from_search=true	Kristen Kunkel	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Lower Primary Year 1-2	Provides written text for students on the same topic but at three different reading levels. This enables you to plan whole class instruction by providing each student with an article at the appropriate reading level. Guide students as they read their articles and then conduct a class discussion to share the information learned.
/book/show/7957824-thematic-inquiry-through-fiction-and-nonfiction-prek-to-grade-6?from_search=true	Colleen Macdonell	Thematic Inquiry Through Fiction and Nonfiction, PreK to Grade 6	Everything you need to teach sound library lessons is right in this book!Includes both fiction and non-fiction books for grades PreK- 5Employs the productive and sound inquiry method for elementary studentsAttracts the interest of students and fires their intellectual curiosity while teaching to the standardsExplore how outstanding fiction and nonfiction titles can be inteEverything you need to teach sound library lessons is right in this book!Includes both fiction and non-fiction books for grades PreK- 5Employs the productive and sound inquiry method for elementary studentsAttracts the interest of students and fires their intellectual curiosity while teaching to the standardsExplore how outstanding fiction and nonfiction titles can be integrated into thematic inquiry in preschool and elementary classrooms. Each thematic inquiry unit has four sections: Read it! describes a sample dialogic reading of one of the fiction or nonfiction books; Integrate it! gives concrete examples of how specialized subjects and technology can be integrated with the fiction or nonfiction selections; Do it! describes hands-on activities that are integral to the use of fiction and nonfiction for inquiry; and Assess it! enumerates across-the-curriculum standards met in the thematic inquiry. Targeted to teachers, librarians, and literacy coaches who work with preschool and elementary students, this is also a powerful and practical resource for administrators, parents, consultants, and professors interested in employing inquiry-based learning.
/book/show/2434851.Instructor_s_Manual_To_Accompany_Legacies?from_search=true	Carley Rees Bogarad	Instructor's Manual To Accompany Legacies: Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Nonfiction	
/book/show/13775737-families-and-feasts-green-level-nonfiction-grade-1?from_search=true	Steck-Vaughn Company (Creator)	Families and Feasts, Green Level Nonfiction Grade 1: Levels 12-14	
/book/show/17365824-map-my-state?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Map My State (First Step Nonfiction: Map It Out)	Follow along as a boy makes a map of places to see on a trip to Texas. Simple text takes early readers step by step through the types of features a state map needs to have and how to find the information.
/book/show/20555923-the-beatles-autobiography---amazing-rock-stars---music---entertainmen?from_search=true	C. Charmer	The Beatles Autobiography - Amazing Rock Stars - (Music) - (Entertainment) - (Nonfiction) - (Historical) - (Reference)	The Beatles - Rock and Roll - Rock Music - Biography & Autobiography - MemoirsThe Beatles are considered one of the best boy bands ever, but to most people they are the best ever.The Beatles arrived on the scene in the 1960s and took the world by storm with there new age sound and handsome looks. Women would literally throw their selves at them, faint at concerts andThe Beatles - Rock and Roll - Rock Music - Biography & Autobiography - MemoirsThe Beatles are considered one of the best boy bands ever, but to most people they are the best ever.The Beatles arrived on the scene in the 1960s and took the world by storm with there new age sound and handsome looks. Women would literally throw their selves at them, faint at concerts and even throw their under wear at them.There are many things a lot of Beatle fans and lovers may not know such as, John Lennon met Paul McCartney while at an abbey function, or that John was a choirboy.They also may not know that at the time of their fame in 1965, all four Beatles declared to be atheists.Discover their rise to fame and learn about their fast life style of the rich and famous. You will also discover a rare insight into the band and personal life, girlfriends and groupies and learn if they had any love children.Also learn about astonishing facts that caused the best band ever to part and more!Celebrities - Celebrity - Kindle Store - Kindle Best Sellers - Kindle - Kindle Fire - Rock and Roll - Rock - Beatlemania - Rock Stars - Historical
/book/show/29579678-nonfiction-and-fiction-paired-texts-grade-3?from_search=true	Susan Collins	Nonfiction and Fiction Paired Texts Grade 3	Promote student engagement and improve comprehension skills by teaching students to make connections between fiction and nonfiction texts. This resource provides high-interest passages, multiple-choice questions, and short-answer activities designed to meet the rigor of todays standards. Each assessment motivates students to look for textual evidence when answering questioPromote student engagement and improve comprehension skills by teaching students to make connections between fiction and nonfiction texts. This resource provides high-interest passages, multiple-choice questions, and short-answer activities designed to meet the rigor of todays standards. Each assessment motivates students to look for textual evidence when answering questions. All units include writing activities linked to higher-order thinking and questioning skills. The writing ideas are designed to incorporate the skills necessary for excellent writing as well as help assess a students ability to respond to a written prompt. Correlated to the Common Core State Standards.
/book/show/29739282-nonfiction-and-fiction-paired-texts-grade-5?from_search=true	Susan Collins	Nonfiction and Fiction Paired Texts Grade 5	Promote student engagement and improve comprehension skills by teaching students to make connections between fiction and nonfiction texts. This resource provides high-interest passages, multiple-choice questions, and short-answer activities designed to meet the rigor of todays standards. Each assessment motivates students to look for textual evidence when answering questioPromote student engagement and improve comprehension skills by teaching students to make connections between fiction and nonfiction texts. This resource provides high-interest passages, multiple-choice questions, and short-answer activities designed to meet the rigor of todays standards. Each assessment motivates students to look for textual evidence when answering questions. All units include writing activities linked to higher-order thinking and questioning skills. The writing ideas are designed to incorporate the skills necessary for excellent writing as well as help assess a students ability to respond to a written prompt. Correlated to the Common Core State Standards.
/book/show/32564740-is-that-a-fact?from_search=true	Tony Stead Tomie dePaola (Foreword)	Is That a Fact?: Teaching Nonfiction Writing K-3	The book you are about to read is destined to be the first, middle, and maybe even the last word on nonfiction writing for young, young children. It is certainly a text that you will return to over and over again as you do with a beloved cookbook. OCofrom the Foreword by Tomie dePaola. Over eighty- five percent of the reading and writing we do as adults is nonfiction, yetThe book you are about to read is destined to be the first, middle, and maybe even the last word on nonfiction writing for young, young children. It is certainly a text that you will return to over and over again as you do with a beloved cookbook. OCofrom the Foreword by Tomie dePaola. Over eighty- five percent of the reading and writing we do as adults is nonfiction, yet most of the reading and writing in KOCo3 classrooms is fiction or personal narrative. In Is That a Fact? Teaching Nonfiction Writing K-3, Tony Stead shows you how to open the door to the rich world of nonfiction writing that goes beyond what I did narratives and animal reports. And he convincingly demonstrates the importance of introducing nonfiction writing in the primary grades. Nonfiction inspires enthusiasm in young children because they can choose topics that are of interest to them personally. Is That a Fact? explores a variety of authentic purposes for writing nonfiction, such as describing, explaining, instructing, persuading, retelling, and exploring relationships with others. You will learn how to introduce each purpose using a variety of forms, including letters, reports, poetry, captions, directions, and interviews. Part One provides a complete overview of teaching nonfiction writing in the primary grades and includes: practical ways for organizing nonfiction resources within the classroom; how to assist children in collecting information for research; ideas for helping children keep their sense of voice when writing nonfiction; a chapter on spelling, with examples of how to guide students at each stage of spelling development; strategies for assessment and evaluation that guide teaching and learning engagements. Part Two provides five different explorations that were implemented in actual KOCo3 classrooms. Each focuses on a specific purpose for writing nonfiction and features: examples of whole-class, small-group, and independent instructional engagements; a comprehensive assessment rubric that will help teachers tailor instruction to the needs of all learners; an extensive resource section that includes lists of books in the exploration, grouped by readability levels; answers to the most commonly asked questions about teaching nonfiction writing. The appendixes include a self-assessment questionnaire, reproducible pages for exploring specific writing forms, and letters to parents. Children need to be introduced to the different purposes of nonfiction writing. They need to know how to plan, compose, revise, and publish nonfiction beyond narrative. Is That a Fact? guides you in achieving these goals with your students.
/book/show/32284235-literary-conversations-in-the-classroom?from_search=true	Diane Barone Rebecca Barone (With)	Literary Conversations in the Classroom: Deepening Understanding of Nonfiction and Narrative	Combining research with real-life classroom examples, this book demonstrates how high-level conversations centered on fiction and nonfiction can promote student understanding and help them meet and exceed a spectrum of standards. The authors demonstrate how to use literary conversations in small, heterogeneous groups to address multiple expectations within classrooms, suchCombining research with real-life classroom examples, this book demonstrates how high-level conversations centered on fiction and nonfiction can promote student understanding and help them meet and exceed a spectrum of standards. The authors demonstrate how to use literary conversations in small, heterogeneous groups to address multiple expectations within classrooms, such as close reading, vocabulary, background knowledge, literal and inferential comprehension, and responses to multimodal interpretation, nonfiction text features, and graphic organizers. The text includes the theoretical why, and the very practical how-to, to help teachers (grades 38) successfully implement serious, sustained student-group conversations about their reading. The recommendations for heterogeneous groups, rather than groups based on book selection or reading ability, will support all studentsstruggling readers and those reading at or above grade level.
/book/show/32662304-rolling-with-darice?from_search=true	Darice Clark	Rolling with Darice: Collection of Humor Nonfiction Essays	Welcome to my collection of humorous nonfiction essays. The first is my collection of blog entries I wrote in 2015, We Lost Pluto? These are mostly my musings on daily life in the 21st Century and my random challenges with technology. Following that is is my book Enraged Gratitude. In it I share my real life lessons on how I moved from rage to peace while riding the buWelcome to my collection of humorous nonfiction essays. The first is my collection of blog entries I wrote in 2015, We Lost Pluto? These are mostly my musings on daily life in the 21st Century and my random challenges with technology. Following that is is my book Enraged Gratitude. In it I share my real life lessons on how I moved from rage to peace while riding the buses and trains of Los Angeles
/book/show/30956394-landscapes-of-a-mind?from_search=true	Sharon Penn	Landscapes of a Mind: A Collection of Fiction, Nonfiction, and a Novella	A variety of fiction stories depicting children and families who continue to search for that rainbow yet still find stormy weather. The essays show ways that an easier life is available if you look for it. The novella, a mystery, is set in the heart of the South, with a few twists and turns, like all mysteries of life have.
/book/show/30973142-saved-by-the-boats?from_search=true	Julie Gassman Steve Moors (Illustrator)	Saved by the Boats (Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books)	September 11, 2001 was a black day in U.S. history. Amid the chaos, sea captains and crews raced by boat to the tragic Manhattan scene. Nearly 500,000 people on Manhattan Island were rescued that day in what would later be called the largest sea evacuation in history. In this rarely told story of heroism, we come to understand that in our darkest hours, people shine brightSeptember 11, 2001 was a black day in U.S. history. Amid the chaos, sea captains and crews raced by boat to the tragic Manhattan scene. Nearly 500,000 people on Manhattan Island were rescued that day in what would later be called the largest sea evacuation in history. In this rarely told story of heroism, we come to understand that in our darkest hours, people shine brightly as a beacon of hope.
/book/show/30231710-the-inspiration-to-creation-coach-s-guide-to-writing-a-nonfiction-book?from_search=true	Nina Amir	the inspiration to creation coach's guide to writing a nonfiction book	
/book/show/31927797-intelligence-war-in-the-battle-of-okinawa-1945-nonfiction?from_search=true	Hosaka Hiroshi	Intelligence War in the Battle of Okinawa 1945 nonfiction	
/book/show/10840249-the-anatomy-of-narrative?from_search=true	Debroah L Hall	The Anatomy of Narrative: Analyzing Fiction and Creative Nonfiction	
/book/show/33615989-jieitainyuutainikki-nikki-series?from_search=true	OFUMI TOSHI ROBOTMANABU	JIEITAINYUUTAINIKKI NIKKI SERIES (NONFICTION LIGHTNOVEL BUNKO)	
/book/show/33866193-prom?from_search=true	Jill S. Zimmerman Rutledge	Prom: The Big Night Out (Nonfiction - Young Adult)	Prom is about more than corsages and boutonnieres, promposals and after-parties. It's an event that teens are claiming as a way not only to have fun with friends but to also express their creativity and their identities.Learn about the first gay and lesbian teen couples to insist on the legal right to bring their dates to prom. Discover how modern prom fashions are pushingProm is about more than corsages and boutonnieres, promposals and after-parties. It's an event that teens are claiming as a way not only to have fun with friends but to also express their creativity and their identities.Learn about the first gay and lesbian teen couples to insist on the legal right to bring their dates to prom. Discover how modern prom fashions are pushing the boundaries of what guys and girls can wear to the big night out. You'll also get tips from high school graduates about dealing with prom pressuresand how to protect your physical and emotional health while you celebrate.
/book/show/33822254-americaryugakunikki-nikki-series?from_search=true	ofumitoshi ROBOTMANABU	americaryugakunikki NIKKI SERIES (NONFICTION LIGHTNOVEL BUNKO)	
/book/show/29657819-best-creative-nonfiction-of-the-south-volume-i?from_search=true	Casey Clabough (Editor)	Best Creative Nonfiction of the South, Volume I: Virginia	, of which this Virginia collection is the first volume, serves as a valuable resource for scholars, students, writers, and general readers interested in creative nonfiction both from specific areas of the South and across the region as a whole. The writers included in each volume come from diverse backgrounds, generations, and artistic, of which this Virginia collection is the first volume, serves as a valuable resource for scholars, students, writers, and general readers interested in creative nonfiction both from specific areas of the South and across the region as a whole. The writers included in each volume come from diverse backgrounds, generations, and artistic traditions. Most, if not all, volumes in the series indirectly reflect literary changes over time and/or how literary variations have manifested themselves in a given state. In some cases, publisher permissions and other factors have foiled the editors from including the work of deserving writers. Nevertheless, the abundant literary talent across the South has lessened the impact of the occasional unfortunate omission.TRP has for years now published an annual collection of poetry from each of our Southern states, and these anthologies have done very well for us, both inside and outside university classrooms. We welcome this new series on Southern nonfiction and look forward to visiting these fine essayists, state by state.--Paul Ruffin, Director, Texas Review Press
/book/show/33916484-literary-conversations-in-the-classroom?from_search=true	Diane M Barone Rebecca Barone (Contributor)	Literary Conversations in the Classroom: Deepening Understanding of Nonfiction and Narrative	Combining research with real-life classroom examples, this book demonstrates how high-level conversations centered on fiction and nonfiction can promote student understanding and help them meet and exceed a spectrum of standards. The authors demonstrate how to use literary conversations in small, heterogeneous groups to address multiple expectations within classrooms, suchCombining research with real-life classroom examples, this book demonstrates how high-level conversations centered on fiction and nonfiction can promote student understanding and help them meet and exceed a spectrum of standards. The authors demonstrate how to use literary conversations in small, heterogeneous groups to address multiple expectations within classrooms, such as close reading, vocabulary, background knowledge, literal and inferential comprehension, and responses to multimodal interpretation, nonfiction text features, and graphic organizers. The text includes the theoretical why, and the very practical how-to, to help teachers (grades 38) successfully implement serious, sustained student-group conversations about their reading. The recommendations for heterogeneous groups, rather than groups based on book selection or reading ability, will support all studentsstruggling readers and those reading at or above grade level.
/book/show/32927961-texas-weather?from_search=true	Terry Dalrymple (Editor) Laurence Musgrove (Editor)	Texas Weather: An Anthology of Poetry, Short Fiction, and Nonfiction	Editors Laurence Musgrove and Terry Dalrymple have collected poetry, fiction, and nonfiction from 59 writers on the power and beauty of weather in the Lone Star State. The resulting anthology from Lamar University Literary Press, Texas Weather, celebrates with intimate detail and incredible scope why Texans are so fascinated with, wary of, confounded by, and thankful for tEditors Laurence Musgrove and Terry Dalrymple have collected poetry, fiction, and nonfiction from 59 writers on the power and beauty of weather in the Lone Star State. The resulting anthology from Lamar University Literary Press, Texas Weather, celebrates with intimate detail and incredible scope why Texans are so fascinated with, wary of, confounded by, and thankful for their weather.
/book/show/7445493-discovering-vera?from_search=true	Vera Locke Robert   Locke	Discovering Vera: Nonfiction Romance with a Global Reach	Discovering Vera is about the dynamics of communist disintegration in Eastern Europe as witnessed by a remarkable little girl and strikingly beautiful young woman. It is about the fate of a father, who, chased both by the Reds and the Whites, eventually went mad because of the demons within him. It is about the sexual harassment of women in Poland's managerial bureaucracyDiscovering Vera is about the dynamics of communist disintegration in Eastern Europe as witnessed by a remarkable little girl and strikingly beautiful young woman. It is about the fate of a father, who, chased both by the Reds and the Whites, eventually went mad because of the demons within him. It is about the sexual harassment of women in Poland's managerial bureaucracy in the 1980s and the political collapse of the regime - a murky affair, where, from Vera's perspective, the good guys are often indistinguishable from the bad. Most of all it is a love-story between this extraordinary persona and her American professor that begins in their mature years with the thrill of their first encounter in a Warsaw hotel room. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- . Richard Rapson, Professor of History and Elaine Hatfield, Professor of Psychology, both at the University of Hawaii at Manoa say about Discovering Vera: It's felt, original, well written, candid, sexually and politically vibrant. The authors pull together a variety of complex narratives, and make them cogent and whole.
/book/show/32842901-the-write-nonfiction-now-guide-to-creativity-and-flow?from_search=true	Nina Amir Joel Friedlander Michael J. Gelb	The Write Nonfiction NOW! Guide to Creativity and Flow	Break through writer's block, tap into your creative muse, and get in the flow with tips and tricks from experts in book writing, genius thinking, the psychology of creativity, and high performance. This guide features:Hacks to turn on creativity and flow at willWays to block out distraction so you can writeTips to help you get unblocked and start writing againHow toBreak through writer's block, tap into your creative muse, and get in the flow with tips and tricks from experts in book writing, genius thinking, the psychology of creativity, and high performance. This guide features:Hacks to turn on creativity and flow at willWays to block out distraction so you can writeTips to help you get unblocked and start writing againHow to cultivate FlowmentumHigh-performance writing tips to sustain creativity, flow, and productivityWriting rituals to invoke your muse and bolster your creativityWrite Nonfiction NOW! Guides are edited by the founder of NaNonFiWriMo (National Nonfiction Writing Month) and include tips from bestselling authors, seasoned writing coaches, and those who have successfully taken the Write Nonfiction in November Challenge. Each guide teaches a unique aspect of becoming a successful nonfiction author. These guides inform and motivate authors, businesspeople, and even non-writers to use their purpose and passion to create desirable and publishable products.Write Nonfiction NOW! & Achieve More Inspired Results.
/book/show/32911836-the-us-republican-constitution?from_search=true	N L Brisson	The Us Republican Constitution: A Nonfiction Constitutional Thriller	If you look at the policies of the Republican Party individually they are not at all unusual stands for the party to take. But if you look at the intensity with which the GOP is pursuing its agenda, and the number of changes they want to make to the way the US Constitution functions right now then clearly the Conservatives are up to something. The Republicans are dissatisfIf you look at the policies of the Republican Party individually they are not at all unusual stands for the party to take. But if you look at the intensity with which the GOP is pursuing its agenda, and the number of changes they want to make to the way the US Constitution functions right now then clearly the Conservatives are up to something. The Republicans are dissatisfied with everything that they see as Liberal about our laws, and the size of our government, and the over-regulation by government. But they are not willing to patiently correct each policy piece by piece. They think America is in a desperate state, close to losing its ascendancy and not growing economically. They see that the world seems smaller and political decisions on one side of the globe affect other nations much more quickly and comprehensively that they used to. The world is changing too fast for them. They want the Industrial Age back, but world economics and environmental concerns make that unlikely. They feel that if they could legislate a purer, more fundamentalist Constitution that strips away the complexities that 200+ years have added to the document in the form of amendments, laws, and traditions they could stop progress, change directions, and make the balance of power between the federal government and state governments conform more closely to the duties of each as defined by our founding fathers. This short book attempts to look at the GOP strategies for achieving the Conservative America they are trying to bring about. It looks at attacks on the First Amendment, the Second Amendment, The Fifteenth Amendment, checks and balances, and Roe v Wade. What I see in all the actions of the GOP during the Obama administration is behavior that amounts to an attempted coup on government as we know it. If Republicans can control all three branches of government; the Executive, the Legislative, and the Judicial then they can destroy the two party system and make the America of their dreams. How will the American people enjoy living the Conservative dream? Not as much as they think they will, I would guess.
/book/show/13796724-grouping?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Grouping (First Step Nonfiction: Early Math)	In this series, basic math concepts are introduced using fun and familiar objects. Readers will learn about patterns and sorting and develop whole number concepts.
/book/show/20459320-nonfiction-reading-comprehension-for-the-common-core-grade-6?from_search=true	Karen McRae	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension for the Common Core, Grade 6	Focusing on the analysis component in the Common Core scheme of reading comprehension, students are presented with 18 nonfiction passages that cover science, history, biographies, and informational text. After reading a passage, students are asked different levels of multiple choice questions, helping students recognize that different types of questions require different lFocusing on the analysis component in the Common Core scheme of reading comprehension, students are presented with 18 nonfiction passages that cover science, history, biographies, and informational text. After reading a passage, students are asked different levels of multiple choice questions, helping students recognize that different types of questions require different levels of effort and thinking. They are also asked to write questions of their own and to answer essay questions.
/book/show/23080349-cross-pollination?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Cross-Pollination (First Step Nonfiction: Pollination)	Some plants need to have pollen spread from one plant to another flower in order to reproduce. Readers will learn the steps in the cross-pollination process in this book. Simple text and supportive photos and diagrams help readers grasp key ideas and details about this important science concept.
/book/show/19740180-nonfiction-reading-comprehension-grades-5---6?from_search=true	Norm Sneller	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension, Grades 5 - 6	The top-selling teacher resource line, The 100+ Series(TM) features over 100 reproducible activities in each book!Amazing, interesting, and fun-filled facts are among the building blocks used in the development of these high-interest readings that apply to the everyday lives of students. The wide range of readings and activities were designed to strengthen student compreheThe top-selling teacher resource line, The 100+ Series(TM) features over 100 reproducible activities in each book!Amazing, interesting, and fun-filled facts are among the building blocks used in the development of these high-interest readings that apply to the everyday lives of students. The wide range of readings and activities were designed to strengthen student comprehension skills that include following directions, drawing conclusions, visualizing, summarizing, sequencing, categorizing, using context clues, and Venn diagrams. A great, reproducible supplement to your classroom reading curriculum!
/book/show/3230815-dogs-and-puppies?from_search=true	Ann-Marie Kishel	Dogs and Puppies (First Step Nonfiction: Animal Families)	How do babies look like their parents? This is a series of simple books for beginning readers which facilitate students' understanding of how young animals resemble their parents.
/book/show/13796663-eyes?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Eyes (First Step Nonfiction: Animal Traits)	Beginning readers will love reading about the traits shared by many different animals. They will delight in learning that humans share some of those traits too! Full-color photographs support the words on the pages. These books fulfill language arts and science curriculum standards.
/book/show/14998651-holidays?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Holidays (First Step Nonfiction: We Are Alike and Different)	
/book/show/20459321-nonfiction-reading-comprehension-for-the-common-core-grade-7?from_search=true	Heather Wolpert-Gawron	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension for the Common Core, Grade 7	Focusing on the analysis component in the Common Core scheme of reading comprehension, students are presented with 18 nonfiction passages that cover science, history, biographies, and informational text. After reading a passage, students are asked different levels of multiple choice questions, helping students recognize that different types of questions require different lFocusing on the analysis component in the Common Core scheme of reading comprehension, students are presented with 18 nonfiction passages that cover science, history, biographies, and informational text. After reading a passage, students are asked different levels of multiple choice questions, helping students recognize that different types of questions require different levels of effort and thinking. They are also asked to write questions of their own and to answer essay questions.
/book/show/4168556-scene-seventy?from_search=true	Tom E Kakonis	Scene Seventy: Recent Nonfiction (Houghton Books in Literature)	
/book/show/13768304-pmp-green-nonfiction-complete-pkg-with-2-paperbacks?from_search=true	Steck-Vaughn Company (Manufacturer)	PMP Green Nonfiction Complete Pkg [With 2 Paperbacks]	
/book/show/18030898-nonfiction-comprehension-test-practice-level-5-cd?from_search=true	Shell Education	Nonfiction Comprehension Test Practice Level 5 + CD	Based on articles from TIME for Kids magazine, activities provide reading comprehension practice in standardized test format
/book/show/18030904-nonfiction-comprehension-test-practice-level-4-cd?from_search=true	Shell Education	Nonfiction Comprehension Test Practice Level 4 + CD	Based on articles from TIME for Kids magazine, activities provide reading comprehension practice in standardized test format
/book/show/8472733-feet?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Feet (First Step Nonfiction: Animal Traits)	Beginning readers will love reading about the traits shared by many different animals. They will delight in learning that humans share some of those traits too! Full-color photographs support the words on the pages. These books fulfill language arts and science curriculum standards.
/book/show/26543503-young-adult-nonfiction?from_search=true	Judith A. Hayn (Editor) Amanda L. Nolen (Editor) Heather A. Olvey (Editor)	Young Adult Nonfiction: Gateway to the Common Core	No matter the location, schools are guided by standards, including Common Core State Standards. This collection of contributions by some of the country s leading literacy experts offers practical suggestions for implementing young adult literature to meet the demand that standards mandate for focusing on nonfiction in teaching literacy. The challenges to CCSS abound, and tNo matter the location, schools are guided by standards, including Common Core State Standards. This collection of contributions by some of the country s leading literacy experts offers practical suggestions for implementing young adult literature to meet the demand that standards mandate for focusing on nonfiction in teaching literacy. The challenges to CCSS abound, and teachers who are currently seeking avenues to reach their students no matter what content they teach will find the strategies and suggestions useful. The text advocates using young adult literature to accomplish content area literacy and is intended as a primer for those who are building curriculum.
/book/show/25665857-read-for-real-level-a?from_search=true	Leslie W. Crawford	Read for Real Level A (Nonfiction Strategies for Reading Results)	A ZB Language Arts Program.
/book/show/21856471-english-composition-ii-writing-about-nonfiction-prose?from_search=true	Susan Slavicz/Margaret Clark/Matthew Lan	English Composition II Writing about Nonfiction Prose	This course focuses on studying non-fiction writing in its many forms. The student will develop a proficiency in evaluating texts and writing analytically about these texts. This course provides a solid introduction to research writing. Includes CD. 231 pages with essays and work exercises.
/book/show/18548515-beyond-stories?from_search=true	Susan Britsch	Beyond Stories: Young Children's Nonfiction Composition	This book pulls together the experiences of teachers and children in pre-school through Grade 3. It demonstrates that nonfiction composing is a highly creative process for young children. It provides suggestions for writing assignments, focused reading, and assessment. The theme that underlines this book is that joy and creativity are inherently part of nonfiction and non-This book pulls together the experiences of teachers and children in pre-school through Grade 3. It demonstrates that nonfiction composing is a highly creative process for young children. It provides suggestions for writing assignments, focused reading, and assessment. The theme that underlines this book is that joy and creativity are inherently part of nonfiction and non-narrative composing with young children.
/book/show/10523652-lawyer-lincoln-in-transit-to-freedom?from_search=true	Alicia Connolly-Lohr	Lawyer Lincoln in Transit to Freedom: An Historical Nonfiction Novel	In 1837, Abraham Lincoln quarrels with his partner about an abolitionist murder case. Stuart blocks Lincoln but in 1839, Lincoln takes a slave case. While riding the judicial circuit, Bailey hires Lincoln to defend him. Cromwell, a pompous, St. Louis lawyer sues Bailey for not paying on the note Bailey signed when buying a slave girl in Illinois - a free state. At trial, LIn 1837, Abraham Lincoln quarrels with his partner about an abolitionist murder case. Stuart blocks Lincoln but in 1839, Lincoln takes a slave case. While riding the judicial circuit, Bailey hires Lincoln to defend him. Cromwell, a pompous, St. Louis lawyer sues Bailey for not paying on the note Bailey signed when buying a slave girl in Illinois - a free state. At trial, Lincoln calls Nancee, the feisty slave girl, as a surprise witness. Sparks fly at trial in the tavern-turned-courtroom. The articulate, humorous Lincoln argues that Bailey's contract is void, he owes nothing and the girl should go free. Fighting melancholy, Lincoln mentors his apprentice, Matthew to prepare for an appeal. The conflict intensifies at the Illinois Supreme Court for some grand oratory and a surprising ruling there in 1841. By 1847, Lincoln is a respected lawyer. Odd circumstances result in his representing General Matson, a Kentucky slave owner who seeks the return of his runaway slaves. Illinois Abolitionists, Ashmore and Dr. Rutherford harbor the pretty and meek mulatto, Jane Bryant, and her children. Matson has the slaves arrested and jailed but not before some armed defenders step in. The abolitionists sue, trying to win freedom for the slaves, while they linger in jail. Outside, opposing camps of Matson supporters and abolitionists threaten violence. The abolitionists' lawyer, Mr. Ficklin, faces off with passion against Lincoln. Anthony Bryant is Matson's Illinois farm overseer, a freeman and Jane's husband. Anthony and Matson both testify. Visiting Jane in jail, she and Anthony scheme to fix things themselves. Lincoln argues the slaves fit the in-transit exception in Illinois law; slaves in-transit through Illinois remain slaves. Lincoln demonstrates his clever and folksy command of the courtroom. The slaves, the law and Lincoln all seem to be on trial and in transition. This book keeps the reader guessing right up to the very end about which side will win.
/book/show/13796680-on-the-ground?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	On the Ground (First Step Nonfiction: Animal Homes)	Animals live in a variety of homes in every habitat. Vibrant wildlife photographs illustrate a variety of species and homes. Direct picture-to-test correspondence makes this series an excellent choice for the budding zoologists in the classroom.
/book/show/15400022-beyond-fact?from_search=true	Jo Carr (Contributor)	Beyond Fact: Nonfiction for Children and Young People	
/book/show/24664726-trumpets?from_search=true	Cynthia Klingel	Trumpets (Nonfiction Readers: Level 1: Musical Instruments)	Simple text describes trumpets, their different parts, and how they are played.
/book/show/9848817-nonfiction-fiction-reading-comprehension-grade-3?from_search=true	Ruth Foster	Nonfiction & Fiction Reading Comprehension, Grade 3	Both teachers and parents appreciate how effectively this series helps students master skills in mathematics and language arts. Each book provides activities that are great for independent work in class, homework assignments, or extra practice to get ahead. Test practice pages are included in most titles.
/book/show/7010514-top-readers-nonfiction-reading-comprehension-level-4?from_search=true	Kate McAllan	Top Readers Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Level 4	Covering a fascinating range of science and social studies topics, the nonfiction reading comprehension passages in this full-color workbook challenge young learners to identify main idea, find meaning from context, and order events from a paragraph. Mazes, brain teasers, and word puzzles allow beginning readers to discover interesting facts about the world while masteringCovering a fascinating range of science and social studies topics, the nonfiction reading comprehension passages in this full-color workbook challenge young learners to identify main idea, find meaning from context, and order events from a paragraph. Mazes, brain teasers, and word puzzles allow beginning readers to discover interesting facts about the world while mastering essential reading comprehension skills.
/book/show/26011319-sunshine?from_search=true	Alice K. Flanagan	Sunshine (Nonfiction Readers: Level 1: Weather)	Simple text describes the sun, its characteristics, and its beneficial impacts on the Earth.
/book/show/3433066-the-world-s-regions-and-weather?from_search=true	Phyllis J. Perry	The World's Regions and Weather: Linking Fiction to Nonfiction	Use the power of fiction and imagination to draw students into the world of science. Focusing on climate and weather, Perry suggests trade book titles that will fascinate young readers and build their scientific knowledge. Activities help educators implement an integrated approach to language arts, science, geography, and social studies. A final section provides additionalUse the power of fiction and imagination to draw students into the world of science. Focusing on climate and weather, Perry suggests trade book titles that will fascinate young readers and build their scientific knowledge. Activities help educators implement an integrated approach to language arts, science, geography, and social studies. A final section provides additional resources. Grades 5-9.
/book/show/25375357-underground?from_search=true	Cynthia Klingel	Underground (Nonfiction Readers: Level 2: Habitats)	A phonics-based nonfiction book for level-two beginning readers, providing information about some of the plants and animals that live under the ground. Includes an index and a list of books and Web sites for further study.
/book/show/14883819-class-package-2nd-4th-nonfiction-step-4?from_search=true	Tony Geiss	Class Package 2nd-4th Nonfiction Step 4	
/book/show/21244736-primary-comprehension?from_search=true	Prim-Ed Publishing	Primary Comprehension: Bk. E: Fiction and Nonfiction Texts	Features a seven book photocopiable series for the entire primary age range. This title offers comprehension activities that require children to read a variety of genres, including legends, fables, science fiction, adventure, poetry, biographies, journals and reports.
/book/show/4525652-comic-illustrators?from_search=true	Bronwyn Tainui	Comic Illustrators (Dingles Leveled Readers   Nonfiction)	
/book/show/12714441-nonfiction?from_search=true	Richard Gifford Linda Triemstra Lisa Hancock	Nonfiction: High Interest/Low Readability, Vol. 2	Perfect for multi-level classes These books of engaging, nonfiction articles are designed to stimulate and hold the interest of teenagers and young adults who are reading below grade level. Readability levels of the articles will vary from 2.5 to 6.0.
/book/show/6124713-mythopoeic-reality?from_search=true	Mas'ud Zavarzadeh	MYTHOPOEIC REALITY: The Postwar American Nonfiction Novel	
/book/show/18729922-wild-animals?from_search=true	Kathryn Wheeler	Wild Animals: High-Interest/Low-Readability Nonfiction	Hook struggling readers with high-interest, low-readability nonfiction stories using Wild Animals in grades 4 and up. This 64-page book focuses on reading skills, such as determining the authors purpose, defining vocabulary, making predictions, and identifying details, synonyms, antonyms, and figures of speech. It includes multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and true/falsHook struggling readers with high-interest, low-readability nonfiction stories using Wild Animals in grades 4 and up. This 64-page book focuses on reading skills, such as determining the authors purpose, defining vocabulary, making predictions, and identifying details, synonyms, antonyms, and figures of speech. It includes multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and true/false questions; short-answer writing practice; and comprehension questions in standardized test format. Students stay interested, build confidence, and discover that reading can be fun!
/book/show/1633559.25_Nonfiction_Passages_With_Vocabulary_Building_Crosswords?from_search=true	Jan Meyer	25 Nonfiction Passages With Vocabulary-Building Crosswords	This collection of reading passages and accompanying crossword puzzles helps students learn new vocabulary and strengthen their skills in decoding word meanings in an engaging way. High-interest narratives, on topics from snakes and wooly mammoths to the treasures of Tutankhamun and the pony express, present 300 vocabulary words in context. Each crossword puzzle lets studeThis collection of reading passages and accompanying crossword puzzles helps students learn new vocabulary and strengthen their skills in decoding word meanings in an engaging way. High-interest narratives, on topics from snakes and wooly mammoths to the treasures of Tutankhamun and the pony express, present 300 vocabulary words in context. Each crossword puzzle lets students test their understanding of these rich vocabulary words. A Word Whiz feature helps students learn dozens more. For use with Grades 5 & Up.
/book/show/10452880-pe-book-of-nonfiction-2-pil-83?from_search=true	Harcourt Brace Jovanovich	Pe Book of Nonfiction 2/Pil 83	
/book/show/18030902-nonfiction-comprehension-test-practice-level-6-cd?from_search=true	Shell Education	Nonfiction Comprehension Test Practice Level 6 + CD	Based on articles from TIME for Kids magazine, activities provide reading comprehension practice in standardized test format
/book/show/5627202-circus?from_search=true	Miriam Frost	Circus (T Wi G Books, Nonfiction Set A)	
/book/show/8432400-noses?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Noses (First Step Nonfiction: Animal Traits)	Beginning readers will love reading about the traits shared by many different animals. They will delight in learning that humans share some of those traits too! Full-color photographs support the words on the pages. These books fulfill language arts and science curriculum standards.
/book/show/23084927-random-writings?from_search=true	Norman Prady	Random Writings: Nonfiction. Memoir. Essay. Fiction.	The concept of this collection, Random Writings, is just that. Random. These are pieces of my work drawn from the many hundreds I've done over the years, and presented to you in unsystematic order. Some of this work has appeared in newspapers, some in glossy magazines, some in literary journals.
/book/show/25974312-deserts?from_search=true	Cynthia Klingel	Deserts (Nonfiction Readers: Level 2: Habitats)	Highlights a number of the world's deserts, defines what constitutes a desert, and describes the environment, including some of the plants and animals that live in these arid regions.
/book/show/28422762-ashia-mugen-kairou-two?from_search=true	hibino hiroshi	Ashia Mugen Kairou two: gemuizuoobaa (nonfiction)	8016
/book/show/34228690-reader-s-digest-today-s-nonfiction-best-sellers-1976?from_search=true	Various	Reader's Digest Today's Nonfiction Best Sellers 1976	
/book/show/29657819-best-creative-nonfiction-of-the-south-volume-i?from_search=true	Casey Clabough (Editor)	Best Creative Nonfiction of the South, Volume I: Virginia	, of which this Virginia collection is the first volume, serves as a valuable resource for scholars, students, writers, and general readers interested in creative nonfiction both from specific areas of the South and across the region as a whole. The writers included in each volume come from diverse backgrounds, generations, and artistic, of which this Virginia collection is the first volume, serves as a valuable resource for scholars, students, writers, and general readers interested in creative nonfiction both from specific areas of the South and across the region as a whole. The writers included in each volume come from diverse backgrounds, generations, and artistic traditions. Most, if not all, volumes in the series indirectly reflect literary changes over time and/or how literary variations have manifested themselves in a given state. In some cases, publisher permissions and other factors have foiled the editors from including the work of deserving writers. Nevertheless, the abundant literary talent across the South has lessened the impact of the occasional unfortunate omission.TRP has for years now published an annual collection of poetry from each of our Southern states, and these anthologies have done very well for us, both inside and outside university classrooms. We welcome this new series on Southern nonfiction and look forward to visiting these fine essayists, state by state.--Paul Ruffin, Director, Texas Review Press
/book/show/34152871-the-civil-war-and-reconstruction?from_search=true	Anne Goudvis Stephanie Harvey	The Civil War and Reconstruction: Short Nonfiction for American History	Toolkit's comprehension and thinking strategies as tools to acquire and actively use knowledge in history.-Stephanie Harvey and Anne GoudvisTo support cross-curricular strategy instruction and close reading for information, Stephanie Harveyand Anne Goudvis have expanded thToolkit's comprehension and thinking strategies as tools to acquire and actively use knowledge in history.-Stephanie Harvey and Anne GoudvisTo support cross-curricular strategy instruction and close reading for information, Stephanie Harveyand Anne Goudvis have expanded theirseries to include a library of short nonfiction for American history with 10 all-new Toolkit lessons.Building on selections from popular children's magazines as well as original articles, these engaging, age-appropriate texts will keep your active literacy classroom awash in historical resources that depict the controversies, issues, and dramas that shaped historical events, including the exploits of lesser-known individuals.These short nonfiction texts for American history include:for close reading in content literacy.on a wide range of topics and at a variety of reading levels.of historical images, primary source documents and artifacts, plus primary source documents and artifacts bibliographies, web sites, and ideas for online investigations.provides all of the texts, primary source documents, and the image bank in a full-color digital format so you can display them for group analysis. Lesson Title 1Stop, think, and react using a variety of strategies to understand 2Expand understanding and learning from visuals 3Read and paraphrase secondary sources to create a context for a topic 4Focus on what you know and ask questions to clarify and explain 5Explore the different life experiences of historical figures 6Consider point of view and bias 7Create a question web 8Focus on central ideas 9Infer the big ideas across several texts 10Use claim, evidence, and reasoningThese short nonfiction texts were selected using the following criteria: Interest/Content Because kids love the quirky and the unexpected, these texts highlight important but often lesser-known or unrecognized perspectives and voices from the past. Visual literacy Since visual literacy is an essential 21st-century skill, these texts include historical images, paintings, and maps, as well as diagrams, timelines, charts, and photographs. Writing quality and accuracy To foster student engagement, these articles feature vibrant language in an active voice supported by a rich assortment of visual features. Reading level/complexity These texts are written at a range of reading levels and include a wide variety of topics to capture the interests of all readers.
/book/show/34111222-escape-from-alcatraz?from_search=true	Eric Braun	Escape from Alcatraz (Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Stories)	What's more exciting than a prison break? Frank Morris and John and Clarence Anglin escaped from Alcatraz in 1962 and have never been caught. Many authorities are certain they died crossing San Francisco Bay. Relatives claim they made it to Brazil. The theories of what happened to them are endless. Find out the facts from people who dealt with the men and the case first-haWhat's more exciting than a prison break? Frank Morris and John and Clarence Anglin escaped from Alcatraz in 1962 and have never been caught. Many authorities are certain they died crossing San Francisco Bay. Relatives claim they made it to Brazil. The theories of what happened to them are endless. Find out the facts from people who dealt with the men and the case first-hand. This is one mystery you'll definitely want to solve.
/book/show/33866193-prom?from_search=true	Jill S. Zimmerman Rutledge	Prom: The Big Night Out (Nonfiction - Young Adult)	Prom is about more than corsages and boutonnieres, promposals and after-parties. It's an event that teens are claiming as a way not only to have fun with friends but to also express their creativity and their identities.Learn about the first gay and lesbian teen couples to insist on the legal right to bring their dates to prom. Discover how modern prom fashions are pushingProm is about more than corsages and boutonnieres, promposals and after-parties. It's an event that teens are claiming as a way not only to have fun with friends but to also express their creativity and their identities.Learn about the first gay and lesbian teen couples to insist on the legal right to bring their dates to prom. Discover how modern prom fashions are pushing the boundaries of what guys and girls can wear to the big night out. You'll also get tips from high school graduates about dealing with prom pressuresand how to protect your physical and emotional health while you celebrate.
/book/show/34035497-america-hourounikki-nikki-series?from_search=true	ofumitoshi ROBOTMANABU	AMERICA HOUROUNIKKI NIKKI SERIES (NONFICTION LIGHTNOVEL BUNKO)	
/book/show/33822254-americaryugakunikki-nikki-series?from_search=true	ofumitoshi ROBOTMANABU	americaryugakunikki NIKKI SERIES (NONFICTION LIGHTNOVEL BUNKO)	
/book/show/34706804-wiggling-earthworms?from_search=true	Laura Hamilton Waxman	Wiggling Earthworms (First Step Nonfiction - Backyard Critters)	Examine the interesting characteristics of worms, including their body parts and structure, their habitat and how it supports them, and how they get their food. Captions are paired with photos in the book to point out key visual details to readers, and chapter headings assist in locating information and main ideas. For further exploration, readers will find text features sExamine the interesting characteristics of worms, including their body parts and structure, their habitat and how it supports them, and how they get their food. Captions are paired with photos in the book to point out key visual details to readers, and chapter headings assist in locating information and main ideas. For further exploration, readers will find text features such as a labeled photo diagram, glossary, and index in the back of the book.
/book/show/34595233-bibliophile-s-reading-journal?from_search=true	Amanda Starr	Bibliophile's Reading Journal: For Fiction and Nonfiction Books	A reading journal is a great tool readers can use to keep track of what they've read. This reading journal is designed for recording all types of books you may read, fiction and nonfiction. There is enough space to record all the basic information plus your thoughts, impressions or favorite quote if it is your wish for 100 books. You will also have opportunity to create taA reading journal is a great tool readers can use to keep track of what they've read. This reading journal is designed for recording all types of books you may read, fiction and nonfiction. There is enough space to record all the basic information plus your thoughts, impressions or favorite quote if it is your wish for 100 books. You will also have opportunity to create table of contents in the beginning of the book for quick reference in the future. Here is the description of what's inside: -Size 8x10 -You can record 100 books, 1 per page -Table of contents -Favorite authors' page -Books borrowed/loaned recording pages -Books to read / Subjects to explore page -10 pages for any additional notes
/book/show/34391592-orehananishiniamerikahe-nikki-series?from_search=true	ofumitoshi ROBOTMANABU	OREHANANISHINIAMERIKAHE NIKKI SERIES (NONFICTION LIGHTNOVEL BUNKO)	TANAKA
/book/show/33916484-literary-conversations-in-the-classroom?from_search=true	Diane M Barone Rebecca Barone (Contributor)	Literary Conversations in the Classroom: Deepening Understanding of Nonfiction and Narrative	Combining research with real-life classroom examples, this book demonstrates how high-level conversations centered on fiction and nonfiction can promote student understanding and help them meet and exceed a spectrum of standards. The authors demonstrate how to use literary conversations in small, heterogeneous groups to address multiple expectations within classrooms, suchCombining research with real-life classroom examples, this book demonstrates how high-level conversations centered on fiction and nonfiction can promote student understanding and help them meet and exceed a spectrum of standards. The authors demonstrate how to use literary conversations in small, heterogeneous groups to address multiple expectations within classrooms, such as close reading, vocabulary, background knowledge, literal and inferential comprehension, and responses to multimodal interpretation, nonfiction text features, and graphic organizers. The text includes the theoretical why, and the very practical how-to, to help teachers (grades 38) successfully implement serious, sustained student-group conversations about their reading. The recommendations for heterogeneous groups, rather than groups based on book selection or reading ability, will support all studentsstruggling readers and those reading at or above grade level.
/book/show/34821290-i-docs?from_search=true	Judith Aston (Editor) Sandra Gaudenzi (Editor) Mandy Rose (Editor)	I-Docs: The Evolving Practices of Interactive Documentary (Nonfictions)	
/book/show/29473514-feminism?from_search=true	Nadia Abushanab Higgins	Feminism: Reinventing the F-Word (Nonfiction - Young Adult)	While most people say they believe in equal rights, the wordAmerica's new F-wordmakes people uncomfortable. Explore the history of US feminism through pioneers such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Betty Friedan, Shirley Chisholm, and Gloria Steinem. Meet modern leaders such as Rebecca Walker and Julie Zeilinger, who are striving to empower women at work, in governmenWhile most people say they believe in equal rights, the wordAmerica's new F-wordmakes people uncomfortable. Explore the history of US feminism through pioneers such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Betty Friedan, Shirley Chisholm, and Gloria Steinem. Meet modern leaders such as Rebecca Walker and Julie Zeilinger, who are striving to empower women at work, in government, at homeand in cultural and personal arenas. Learn from interviews with movement leaders, scholars, pop stars, and average women, what it means to be a feministor to reject it altogether. After reading this book, readers will be able to respond to Am I a feminist? with a confident, informed voice.
/book/show/21376204-the-small-heart-of-things?from_search=true	Julian Hoffman	The Small Heart of Things: Being at Home in a Beckoning World (Association of Writers and Writing Programs Award for Creative Nonfiction)	In, Julian Hoffman intimately examines the myriad ways in which connections to the natural world can be deepened through an equality of perception, whether its a caterpillar carrying its house of leaves, transhumant shepherds ranging high mountain pastures, a quail taking cover on an empty steppe, or a Turkmen family emigrating from Afghanistan tIn, Julian Hoffman intimately examines the myriad ways in which connections to the natural world can be deepened through an equality of perception, whether its a caterpillar carrying its house of leaves, transhumant shepherds ranging high mountain pastures, a quail taking cover on an empty steppe, or a Turkmen family emigrating from Afghanistan to Istanbul. The narrative spans the commonand often contestedground that supports human and natural communities alike, seeking the unsung stories that sustain us.Guided by the belief of Rainer Maria Rilke that everything beckons us to perceive it, Hoffman explores the area around the Prespa Lakes, the first transboundary park in the Balkans, shared by Greece, Albania, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. From there he travels widely to regions rarely written about, exploring the idea that home is wherever we happen to be if we accord that place our close and patient attention.is a book about looking and listening. It incorporates travel and natural history writing that interweaves human stories with those of wild creatures. Distinguished by Hoffmans belief that through awareness, curiosity, and openness we have the potential to forge abiding relationships with a range of places, it illuminates how these many connections can teach us to be at home in the world.
/book/show/1705178.The_Muddy_Fork_Other_Things?from_search=true	James Crumley	The Muddy Fork & Other Things: Short Fiction And Nonfiction	The Muddy Fork and Other Things is a masterful and varied collection spanning 30 years of Crumley's career. Six pieces of journalism, 8 short stories, an interview, and the first portions of 2 novels - The Muddy Fork and The Mexican Tree Duck - add up to an eloquent, vital and memorable volume.
/book/show/521918.The_Mystery_of_Beautiful_Nell_Cropsey?from_search=true	Bland Simpson	The Mystery of Beautiful Nell Cropsey: A Nonfiction Novel	As compelling as fiction, The Mystery of Beautiful Nell Cropsey tells the dramatic story of the disappearance of nineteen-year-old Nell Cropsey from her riverside home in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, in November 1901. Bloodhounds, detectives, divers, and even a psychic were brought in to search for her. In the ensuing weeks, the story was taken up by major newspapers frAs compelling as fiction, The Mystery of Beautiful Nell Cropsey tells the dramatic story of the disappearance of nineteen-year-old Nell Cropsey from her riverside home in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, in November 1901. Bloodhounds, detectives, divers, and even a psychic were brought in to search for her. In the ensuing weeks, the story was taken up by major newspapers from Norfolk, Virginia, to New York City, putting the eastern North Carolina river-port town on the map and turning the case of Beautiful Nell Cropsey into a national sensation. Bland Simpson, who first heard the tale as an Elizabeth City schoolboy, weaves this true story into a colorful account told in three first-person voices: Nell's sister Ollie, who blamed herself for the part she played in her sister's fate; famous newspaper editor W. O. Saunders, who covered the case as a fledgling reporter; and Nell's suitor Jim Wilcox, who was implicated in the case. Nell and Jim's romance, her disappearance, the great search, and the community's feelings of excitement, anger, and frustration are artfully reconstructed from interviews, court records, and newspaper accounts. The result is a fascinating retelling of Nell Cropsey's story. But it is also an evocative look at a particular time and place, when the disappearance of a beautiful young girl could rivet the attention of a community and a nation.
/book/show/13489481-3000-degrees-riding-the-bus-with-my-sister-cancer-schmancer-the-children?from_search=true	Sean Flynn Jon Katz Rachel Simon	3000 Degrees/Riding the Bus with My Sister/Cancer Schmancer/The Children of Willesden Lane/A Dog Year (Today's Best Nonfiction, Vol. 5, 2002)	
/book/show/22247259-how-to-write-a-blurb-or-book-description-for-fiction-and-nonfiction-titl?from_search=true	Alison Penn	How to Write a Blurb or Book Description for Fiction and Nonfiction Titles	How to Write a Blurb or Book Description for Fiction and Nonfiction Titles teaches you how to create copy that will compel readers to click and buy the book in online stores or take it to the checkout counter in offline stores.Table of Contents:Chapter 1 Fiction Blurbs or Book DescriptionsChapter 2 Nonfiction Blurbs or Book Descriptions
/book/show/18729923-amazing-kids?from_search=true	Kathryn Wheeler	Amazing Kids: High-Interest/Low-Readability Nonfiction	Hook struggling readers with high-interest, low-readability nonfiction stories using Amazing Kids in grades 4 and up. This 64-page book focuses on reading skills, such as determining the authors purpose, defining vocabulary, making predictions, and identifying details, synonyms, antonyms, and figures of speech. It includes multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and true/falsHook struggling readers with high-interest, low-readability nonfiction stories using Amazing Kids in grades 4 and up. This 64-page book focuses on reading skills, such as determining the authors purpose, defining vocabulary, making predictions, and identifying details, synonyms, antonyms, and figures of speech. It includes multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and true/false questions; short-answer writing practice; and comprehension questions in standardized test format. Students stay interested, build confidence, and discover that reading can be fun!
/book/show/22944265-physical-science-teaching-guide?from_search=true	Katrin Cornell Leone Stumbaum	Physical Science Teaching Guide: Reading and Writing Nonfiction	The authors have incorporated a variety of text types and specific features of non-fiction texts that pupils are required to study in literacy lessons, including information reports, explanations, instructions and discussions.
/book/show/1865500.Write_to_Know?from_search=true	Center for Performance Assessment	Write to Know: Nonfiction Writing Prompts for Algebra	All educators want their students to be able to achieve more and so well on standardized tests. Some believe that the way to make that happen is mindless test drill. The positive effect of writing is counterintuitive what many educators believe to be true.
/book/show/13195435-navigating-nonfiction-grade-1-teacher-s-guide?from_search=true	Alice Blevins Alice Boynton	Navigating Nonfiction Grade 1 Teacher's Guide	As students progress through the grades, more and more of their reading is done in nonfiction, or expository, materialscontent area textbooks, reference books, periodicals, and informative articles on the Internet, for example. Because the main purpose for reading these texts is to acquire information, the reasons for teaching our students efficient and effective strategiAs students progress through the grades, more and more of their reading is done in nonfiction, or expository, materialscontent area textbooks, reference books, periodicals, and informative articles on the Internet, for example. Because the main purpose for reading these texts is to acquire information, the reasons for teaching our students efficient and effective strategies for tackling this type of text are compelling. Students need explicit instruction in identifying and best utilizing the text features and text structures they encounter. If students learn to read the signposts that are guides to the organization of a particular piece of nonfiction, they will be better equipped to navigate their way through and comprehend the material.As a complete nonfiction reading worktext program, Navigating Nonfiction will help students get the most out of this genre.Teacher's Guide:targets critical nonfiction reading skills essential for academic reading success.contains simple, easy-to-follow instructional routines.provides explicit teaching models and think-alouds.highlights key research that supports the program's approach.includes a full-color poster that contrasts nonfiction and fictions, for an at-a-glance understanding. For use with Grade 1.
/book/show/23080266-self-pollination?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Self-Pollination (First Step Nonfiction: Pollination)	Some flowers are able to produce seeds or fruit without getting pollen from another plant. Readers will learn the steps in the self-pollination process in this book. Simple text and supportive photos and diagrams help clarify central ideas about this important science concept.
/book/show/24714576-fold-read-nonfiction?from_search=true	The Mailbox Books Staff	Fold & Read Nonfiction (Grs. 4-6)	NEW! No-prep practice with nonfiction text passages! The 36 already-laminated booklets each include a nonfiction reading passage and questions that cover Common Core skills. Bonus activities and complete answer keys are also included. The booklets are perfect for centers, small groups, or early finishers! 80 pages. - See more at:
/book/show/25592329-teaching-nonfiction-in-ap-english-a-guide-for-50-essays?from_search=true	Renee Shea, Lawrence Scanlon Samuel Cohen	Teaching Nonfiction in AP English, A Guide for 50 Essays	This is a teacher's guide for 50 Essays: A Portable Anthology 3rd Edition provides materials and support to Advanced Placement English Language teachers.
/book/show/16277875-jolly-readers-green-level-level-3-nonfiction?from_search=true	Sara Wernham (Creator)	Jolly Readers Green Level (Level 3), Nonfiction	A pack with 6 different titles including, Snakes, Deserts, Captain Scott, Underground, Mushrooms, Teeth. Level 3 introduces the 'magic e' for spelling words with the long vowels.
/book/show/6777301-bright-orange-sweater-coat?from_search=true	Timothy Goddard	Bright Orange Sweater-Coat: Fiction and Nonfiction	Bright Orange Sweater-Coat is the product of four years of musings in the most formative period of this young author. Encompassing a wide range of subjects, it is a potpourri of thoughtful ruminations and light-hearted reflections. This talented young man, who will without a doubt become a major voice of our age, elicits both hearty laughter and genuine introspection froBright Orange Sweater-Coat is the product of four years of musings in the most formative period of this young author. Encompassing a wide range of subjects, it is a potpourri of thoughtful ruminations and light-hearted reflections. This talented young man, who will without a doubt become a major voice of our age, elicits both hearty laughter and genuine introspection from any reader. His narrative voice is nothing short of delightful as he weaves his stories, essays, and his novella The Women of Andros.Timothy Goddard, with a stockpile of diverse knowledge characteristic of a Renaissance man, puts to shame the hordes of youthful writers who meekly test their voices. This collection is Mr. Goddard's confident expression rooted in rare talent.
/book/show/1565368.Nonfiction_Writing_Prompts_for_Upper_Elementary_Science?from_search=true	Michelle Le Patner	Nonfiction Writing Prompts for Upper Elementary Science	The positive effect of writing is counterintuitive to what many educators believe to be true. However, when shown the data, teachers and administrators who start using nonfiction writing are quickly convinced of its value.
/book/show/6173017-musician?from_search=true	Sharon Hill	Musician: Vanessa Mae (Dingles Leveled Readers   Nonfiction)	
/book/show/32469725-the-write-nonfiction-now-guide-to-writing-and-publishing-articles?from_search=true	Nina Amir	The Write Nonfiction NOW Guide to writing and publishing articles	
/book/show/31927797-intelligence-war-in-the-battle-of-okinawa-1945-nonfiction?from_search=true	Hosaka Hiroshi	Intelligence War in the Battle of Okinawa 1945 nonfiction	
/book/show/10840249-the-anatomy-of-narrative?from_search=true	Debroah L Hall	The Anatomy of Narrative: Analyzing Fiction and Creative Nonfiction	
/book/show/32599536-orphan-trains?from_search=true	Rebecca Langston-George	Orphan Trains (Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Stories)	Discoverthe truestory of seven orphans who were settled with families in the Midwest by the Children's Aid Society.
/book/show/32284235-literary-conversations-in-the-classroom?from_search=true	Diane Barone Rebecca Barone (With)	Literary Conversations in the Classroom: Deepening Understanding of Nonfiction and Narrative	Combining research with real-life classroom examples, this book demonstrates how high-level conversations centered on fiction and nonfiction can promote student understanding and help them meet and exceed a spectrum of standards. The authors demonstrate how to use literary conversations in small, heterogeneous groups to address multiple expectations within classrooms, suchCombining research with real-life classroom examples, this book demonstrates how high-level conversations centered on fiction and nonfiction can promote student understanding and help them meet and exceed a spectrum of standards. The authors demonstrate how to use literary conversations in small, heterogeneous groups to address multiple expectations within classrooms, such as close reading, vocabulary, background knowledge, literal and inferential comprehension, and responses to multimodal interpretation, nonfiction text features, and graphic organizers. The text includes the theoretical why, and the very practical how-to, to help teachers (grades 38) successfully implement serious, sustained student-group conversations about their reading. The recommendations for heterogeneous groups, rather than groups based on book selection or reading ability, will support all studentsstruggling readers and those reading at or above grade level.
/book/show/32662304-rolling-with-darice?from_search=true	Darice Clark	Rolling with Darice: Collection of Humor Nonfiction Essays	Welcome to my collection of humorous nonfiction essays. The first is my collection of blog entries I wrote in 2015, We Lost Pluto? These are mostly my musings on daily life in the 21st Century and my random challenges with technology. Following that is is my book Enraged Gratitude. In it I share my real life lessons on how I moved from rage to peace while riding the buWelcome to my collection of humorous nonfiction essays. The first is my collection of blog entries I wrote in 2015, We Lost Pluto? These are mostly my musings on daily life in the 21st Century and my random challenges with technology. Following that is is my book Enraged Gratitude. In it I share my real life lessons on how I moved from rage to peace while riding the buses and trains of Los Angeles
/book/show/32564740-is-that-a-fact?from_search=true	Tony Stead Tomie dePaola (Foreword)	Is That a Fact?: Teaching Nonfiction Writing K-3	The book you are about to read is destined to be the first, middle, and maybe even the last word on nonfiction writing for young, young children. It is certainly a text that you will return to over and over again as you do with a beloved cookbook. OCofrom the Foreword by Tomie dePaola. Over eighty- five percent of the reading and writing we do as adults is nonfiction, yetThe book you are about to read is destined to be the first, middle, and maybe even the last word on nonfiction writing for young, young children. It is certainly a text that you will return to over and over again as you do with a beloved cookbook. OCofrom the Foreword by Tomie dePaola. Over eighty- five percent of the reading and writing we do as adults is nonfiction, yet most of the reading and writing in KOCo3 classrooms is fiction or personal narrative. In Is That a Fact? Teaching Nonfiction Writing K-3, Tony Stead shows you how to open the door to the rich world of nonfiction writing that goes beyond what I did narratives and animal reports. And he convincingly demonstrates the importance of introducing nonfiction writing in the primary grades. Nonfiction inspires enthusiasm in young children because they can choose topics that are of interest to them personally. Is That a Fact? explores a variety of authentic purposes for writing nonfiction, such as describing, explaining, instructing, persuading, retelling, and exploring relationships with others. You will learn how to introduce each purpose using a variety of forms, including letters, reports, poetry, captions, directions, and interviews. Part One provides a complete overview of teaching nonfiction writing in the primary grades and includes: practical ways for organizing nonfiction resources within the classroom; how to assist children in collecting information for research; ideas for helping children keep their sense of voice when writing nonfiction; a chapter on spelling, with examples of how to guide students at each stage of spelling development; strategies for assessment and evaluation that guide teaching and learning engagements. Part Two provides five different explorations that were implemented in actual KOCo3 classrooms. Each focuses on a specific purpose for writing nonfiction and features: examples of whole-class, small-group, and independent instructional engagements; a comprehensive assessment rubric that will help teachers tailor instruction to the needs of all learners; an extensive resource section that includes lists of books in the exploration, grouped by readability levels; answers to the most commonly asked questions about teaching nonfiction writing. The appendixes include a self-assessment questionnaire, reproducible pages for exploring specific writing forms, and letters to parents. Children need to be introduced to the different purposes of nonfiction writing. They need to know how to plan, compose, revise, and publish nonfiction beyond narrative. Is That a Fact? guides you in achieving these goals with your students.
/book/show/31494764-rosen-phonics-readers-nonfiction-collection?from_search=true	Various	Rosen Phonics Readers Nonfiction Collection	Bright, colorful photos support decodable text, guiding beginning readers to identify, recognize, and use specific sounds. Featuring high-frequency words, this authentic nonfiction text also gives emerging readers the opportunity to read for information while reinforcing basic phonemic sounds.
/book/show/31559241-10-perfect-lead-magnet-ideas-for-nonfiction-authors?from_search=true	Mike DeVincent	10 Perfect Lead Magnet Ideas For Nonfiction Authors	Are you a nonfiction author, and you want to build your email list, but you're not sure what type of lead magnet will draw your subscribers in?If that's the case, then you're going to love this book.You'll discover 10 perfect lead magnet ideas that will draw big fat trout into your boat like you never before imagined.Only we're not talking about trout... We're talking abouAre you a nonfiction author, and you want to build your email list, but you're not sure what type of lead magnet will draw your subscribers in?If that's the case, then you're going to love this book.You'll discover 10 perfect lead magnet ideas that will draw big fat trout into your boat like you never before imagined.Only we're not talking about trout... We're talking about readers who will love every lead magnet that you offer, and they won't be able to resist.;)See you on the inside!CordiallyMike Not Peddling Fiction DeVincent
/book/show/15345855-gases?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Gases (First Step Nonfiction: What Earth Is Made of)	
/book/show/25646576-women-s-nonfiction?from_search=true	Jessica Zellers	Women's Nonfiction: A Guide to Reading Interests	
/book/show/1095996.FAM_CIR_GD_SELF_HELP?from_search=true	Glen Evans	FAM CIR GD SELF-HELP (Ballantine/nonfiction)	
/book/show/24714580-fold-read-nonfiction?from_search=true	The Mailbox Books Staff	Fold & Read Nonfiction (Grs. 2-3)	NEW! No-prep practice with nonfiction text passages! The 36 already-laminated booklets each include a nonfiction reading passage and questions that cover Common Core skills. Bonus activities and complete answer keys are also included. The booklets are perfect for centers, small groups, or early finishers! 80 pages. - See more at:
/book/show/25978392-rain?from_search=true	Alice K. Flanagan	Rain (Nonfiction Readers: Level 1: Weather)	Simple text describes rain, its characteristics, how it is formed, and its effects on the Earth.
/book/show/22082670-how-to-market-your-book?from_search=true	Jessica Hatchigan	How to Market Your Book (for Novelists and Nonfiction Authors)	Shares with authors what other successful writers have done to get word out and ensure solid sales of their books. Booklet-length publication.Jessica Hatchigan is an award-wining writer whose work has appeared in the Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press, and in The Writer and Writer's Digest Magazines.
/book/show/28388683-the-life-of-carbon?from_search=true	William Tong	The Life of Carbon: A (Nonfiction But Very Entertaining) Story	Wanna learn the deepest secrets of life and death? Me too. But unlucky for both of us, that's not going to happen. In the meantime, anyway, while I've got your attention, why don't you learn about the deepest secrets of carbon, instead? It's interesting, it's (hopefully) funny, and there's pirates. Who knows, you might even like it.
/book/show/11143041-literature-pockets?from_search=true	Jill Norris	Literature Pockets: Nonfiction, Grades 4-6	Extend literature's connection with the art and writing activities in Literature Pockets, Intermediate. This book contains content-specific reading, writing, and art projects. Display projects in easy-to-make paper pockets, creating a comprehensive portfolio. The twelve pockets in Literature Pockets, Nonfiction Grades 4-6+, incorporate literature and the Dewey Decimal SystExtend literature's connection with the art and writing activities in Literature Pockets, Intermediate. This book contains content-specific reading, writing, and art projects. Display projects in easy-to-make paper pockets, creating a comprehensive portfolio. The twelve pockets in Literature Pockets, Nonfiction Grades 4-6+, incorporate literature and the Dewey Decimal System into meaningful activities. The first pocket presents the Dewey decimal system and includes activities for finding books in the library. The remaining 11 pockets present activities for various types of nonfiction as they are organized according to the Dewey Decimal System.
/book/show/21681877-yes-they-re-real?from_search=true	Travis Wildes	Yes, They're Real: A Collection of Creative Nonfiction	Yes, Theyre Real is a series of creative nonfiction from writers in Northeast Florida. The four included works penned by Sarah Block, Michael Selvester, Travis Wildes and Andrew Wilkins are forever linked by each authors perspective of what the genre can resemble. Featuring the shorts Green and White, Intervention, Mind the Gap, and Mels Hole. Experience the stories andYes, Theyre Real is a series of creative nonfiction from writers in Northeast Florida. The four included works penned by Sarah Block, Michael Selvester, Travis Wildes and Andrew Wilkins are forever linked by each authors perspective of what the genre can resemble. Featuring the shorts Green and White, Intervention, Mind the Gap, and Mels Hole. Experience the stories and answer the question, Are they?
/book/show/25991837-valentine-s-day?from_search=true	Cynthia Klingel	Valentine's Day (Nonfiction Readers: Level 2: Holidays)	Simple text describes the Valentine's Day holiday, how it began, what it signifies, and how it is celebrated.
/book/show/14313574-nonfiction-fiction-reading-comprehension-grade-2?from_search=true	Ruth Foster Eric Migliaccio	Nonfiction & Fiction Reading Comprehension, Grade 2	Both teachers and parents appreciate how effectively this series helps students master skills in mathematics and language arts. Each book provides activities that are great for independent work in class, homework assignments, or extra practice to get ahead. Test practice pages are included in most titles.
/book/show/15576280-high-interest?from_search=true	Ideal Instructional Fair (Editor)	High Interest: Low Readability Nonfiction, Volume 1	Perfect for multi-level classes These books of engaging, nonfiction articles are designed to stimulate and hold the interest of teenagers and young adults who are reading below grade level. Readability levels of the articles will vary from 2.5 to 6.0.
/book/show/20551571-legacies?from_search=true	Carley Rees Bogarad Jan Zlotnik Schmidt	Legacies: Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Nonfiction, 3rd Edition	
/book/show/20459322-nonfiction-reading-comprehension-for-the-common-core-grade-8?from_search=true	TRACIE HESKETT	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension for the Common Core, Grade 8	Focusing on the analysis component in the Common Core scheme of reading comprehension, students are presented with 18 nonfiction passages that cover science, history, biographies, and informational text. After reading a passage, students are asked different levels of multiple choice questions, helping students recognize that different types of questions require different lFocusing on the analysis component in the Common Core scheme of reading comprehension, students are presented with 18 nonfiction passages that cover science, history, biographies, and informational text. After reading a passage, students are asked different levels of multiple choice questions, helping students recognize that different types of questions require different levels of effort and thinking. They are also asked to write questions of their own and to answer essay questions.
/book/show/9774083-patterns?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Patterns (First Step Nonfiction: Early Math)	In this series, basic math concepts are introduced using fun and familiar objects. Readers will learn about patterns and sorting and develop whole number concepts.
/book/show/15345650-tulips?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Tulips (First Step Nonfiction: Plant Life Cycles)	Charts & Diagrams Additional Facts - Photo Glossary - Index
/book/show/11291417-navigating-nonfiction-grade-2-student-worktext?from_search=true	Alice Blevins Wiley Blevins Alice Blevins	Navigating Nonfiction Grade 2 Student WorkText	As students progress through the grades, more and more of their reading is done in nonfiction, or expository, materialscontent area textbooks, reference books, periodicals, and informative articles on the Internet, for example. Because the main purpose for reading these texts is to acquire information, the reasons for teaching our students efficient and effective strategiAs students progress through the grades, more and more of their reading is done in nonfiction, or expository, materialscontent area textbooks, reference books, periodicals, and informative articles on the Internet, for example. Because the main purpose for reading these texts is to acquire information, the reasons for teaching our students efficient and effective strategies for tackling this type of text are compelling. Students need explicit instruction in identifying and best utilizing the text features and text structures they encounter. If students learn to read the signposts that are guides to the organization of a particular piece of nonfiction, they will be better equipped to navigate their way through and comprehend the material.As a complete nonfiction reading worktext program, Navigating Nonfiction will help students get the most out of this genre.Student WorkText:contains 30 weeks of instruction: 10 scaffolded instructional units of 3 weeks each.provides step-by-step strategies for navigating nonfiction.follows a simple 3-step unit organization. Step 1: text feature taught in isolation. Step 2: text feature practiced in context. Step 3: text structure taught in context; text feature included. For use with Grade 2.
/book/show/13745192-bridges-to-literature-level-2?from_search=true	McDougal Littell (Creator)	Bridges to Literature, Level 2: Interactive Nonfiction Reader	
/book/show/26453450-winifred-black-annie-laurie-and-the-making-of-modern-nonfiction?from_search=true	Katherine H Adams Michael L Keene	Winifred Black/Annie Laurie and the Making of Modern Nonfiction	Winifred Black worked in journalism from 1888 to 1936, often writing under the pseudonym Annie Laurie. Her work appeared in the Hearst papers--especially the San Francisco--and in fifty additional newspapers weekly through syndication. Black wrote 10,000 short pieces, as well as three books, a nonfiction oeuvre that combined quasi-autobiographical details with chaWinifred Black worked in journalism from 1888 to 1936, often writing under the pseudonym Annie Laurie. Her work appeared in the Hearst papers--especially the San Francisco--and in fifty additional newspapers weekly through syndication. Black wrote 10,000 short pieces, as well as three books, a nonfiction oeuvre that combined quasi-autobiographical details with characters and scenes to provide cultural analysis for a nationwide audience. She wrote about the realities facing modern women--their work, their marriages and divorces, the violence they endured, their need for independence. Contemporary praise for Black named her the world's most famous feature writer and one of the world's most successful reporters, while her critics affixed the pejorative labels stunt girl and sob sister. This study covers her influential career and gives the first serious attention to her journalism and nonfiction.
/book/show/11990673-navigating-nonfiction-grade-2-teacher-s-guide?from_search=true	Scholastic Inc.	Navigating Nonfiction Grade 2 Teacher's Guide	As students progress through the grades, more and more of their reading is done in nonfiction, or expository, materialscontent area textbooks, reference books, periodicals, and informative articles on the Internet, for example. Because the main purpose for reading these texts is to acquire information, the reasons for teaching our students efficient and effective strategiAs students progress through the grades, more and more of their reading is done in nonfiction, or expository, materialscontent area textbooks, reference books, periodicals, and informative articles on the Internet, for example. Because the main purpose for reading these texts is to acquire information, the reasons for teaching our students efficient and effective strategies for tackling this type of text are compelling. Students need explicit instruction in identifying and best utilizing the text features and text structures they encounter. If students learn to read the signposts that are guides to the organization of a particular piece of nonfiction, they will be better equipped to navigate their way through and comprehend the material. As a complete nonfiction reading worktext program, Navigating Nonfiction will help students get the most out of this genre.Teacher's Guide:* targets critical nonfiction reading skills essential for academic reading success.* contains simple, easy-to-follow instructional routines.* provides explicit teaching models and think-alouds.* highlights key research that supports the program's approach.* includes a full-color poster that features a visual snapshot of the five nonfiction structures. For use with Grade 2.
/book/show/13796664-mouths?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Mouths (First Step Nonfiction: Animal Traits)	Provides a simple introduction to mouths.
/book/show/25977935-patience?from_search=true	Kathryn Kyle	Patience (Nonfiction Readers: Level 3: Values)	Simple text describes patience and what it means to be patient with others. The patience of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is given as an example of the importance of patience and how difficult it can be at times. An end section offers suggestions on how readers can show patience in their own lives.
/book/show/9960676-discovering-genres?from_search=true	Susan Mackey Collins	Discovering Genres: Nonfiction Grade 3-4	
/book/show/15001067-nonfiction-lvl-readers-science-levels-a-b?from_search=true	Various	Nonfiction LVL Readers Science Levels A-B	
/book/show/740149.Ears?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Ears (First Step Nonfiction: Animal Traits)	A very simple introduction to ears and some of the animals that have them.
/book/show/21507021-nonfiction-comprehension-test-practice-level-6?from_search=true	Education Shell Education	Nonfiction Comprehension Test Practice Level 6	Based on articles from TIME for Kids magazine, activities provide reading comprehension practice in standardized test format
/book/show/28455370-westward-expansion?from_search=true	Stephanie Harvey Anne Goudvis	Westward Expansion: Short Nonfiction for American History	Toolkit's comprehension and thinking strategies as tools to acquire and actively use knowledge in history.-Stephanie Harvey and Anne GoudviToolkit's comprehension and thinking strategies as tools to acquire and actively use knowledge in history.-Stephanie Harvey and Anne GoudvisTo support cross-curricular strategy instruction and close reading for information, Stephanie Harveyand Anne Goudvis have expanded theirseries to include a library of short nonfiction for American history with 10 all-new Toolkit lessons.Building on selections from popular children's magazines as well as original articles, these engaging, age-appropriate texts will keep your active literacy classroom awash in historical resources that depict the controversies, issues, and dramas that shaped historical events, including the exploits of lesser-known individuals.These short nonfiction texts for American history include:for close reading in content literacy.on a wide range of topics and at a variety of reading levels.of historical images, primary source documents and artifacts, plus primary source documents and artifacts bibliographies, web sites, and ideas for online investigations.provides all of the texts, primary source documents, and the image bank in a full-color digital format so you can display them for group analysis. Lesson Title 1Stop, think, and react using a variety of strategies to understand 2Expand understanding and learning from visuals 3Read and paraphrase secondary sources to create a context for a topic 4Focus on what you know and ask questions to clarify and explain 5Explore the different life experiences of historical figures 6Consider point of view and bias 7Create a question web 8Focus on central ideas 9Infer the big ideas across several texts 10Use claim, evidence, and reasoningThese short nonfiction texts were selected using the following criteria: Interest/Content Because kids love the quirky and the unexpected, these texts highlight important but often lesser-known or unrecognized perspectives and voices from the past. Visual literacy Since visual literacy is an essential 21st-century skill, these texts include historical images, paintings, and maps, as well as diagrams, timelines, charts, and photographs. Writing quality and accuracy To foster student engagement, these articles feature vibrant language in an active voice supported by a rich assortment of visual features. Reading level/complexity These texts are written at a range of reading levels and include a wide variety of topics to capture the interests of all readers.
/book/show/28110048-augury?from_search=true	Philip Garrison	Augury (Associated Writing Programs Award for Creative Nonfiction)	Set primarily in Mexico and the American Northwest, yet equally at home with Achilleus on the Trojan plains or with Walt Whitman in his New Jersey home, these fifteen essays pass back and forth across international boundaries as easily as they cross the more fluid lines separating past and present. Part biography, part history,is also something of a writers journaSet primarily in Mexico and the American Northwest, yet equally at home with Achilleus on the Trojan plains or with Walt Whitman in his New Jersey home, these fifteen essays pass back and forth across international boundaries as easily as they cross the more fluid lines separating past and present. Part biography, part history,is also something of a writers journal, a guide to Garrisons imaginative journeys.
/book/show/14297308-flying-colors-nonfiction?from_search=true	Heather Hammonds	Flying Colors Nonfiction: Investigating Invertebrates, Level Silver	
/book/show/14820549-scholastic-news-nonfiction-readers-en-espanol-set?from_search=true	Children's Press (Manufacturer)	Scholastic News Nonfiction Readers En Espanol Set	
/book/show/12697128-daily-warm-ups?from_search=true	Deb Housel	Daily Warm-Ups: Nonfiction Reading Grd 3	
/book/show/5597905-frogs?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Frogs (First Step Nonfiction: Animal Life Cycles)	A basic overview of the life cycle of a frog.
/book/show/3356663-nonfiction-comprehension-test-practice?from_search=true	Jennifer Overend Prior Time for Kids Magazine Staff (Contribution by) Kathleen Lewis (Introduction)	Nonfiction Comprehension Test Practice: Level 2	
/book/show/14297768-pm-purple-nonfiction-package-with-booklet-and-teacher-s-guide?from_search=true	Steck-Vaughn Company (Manufacturer)	PM Purple Nonfiction Package [With Booklet and Teacher's Guide]	
/book/show/4517504-books-for-public-libraries?from_search=true	Public Library Association	Books For Public Libraries: Nonfiction For Small Collections	
/book/show/14998631-pigs-and-piglets?from_search=true	Ann-Marie Kishel	Pigs and Piglets (First Step Nonfiction: Animal Families)	
/book/show/7834307-cone?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Cone (First Step Nonfiction: Solid Shapes)	Students will see where solid shapes appear in their surroundings, from lunch boxes shaped like rectangular prisms to cylinder-shaped pasta. Direct photo-text correspondence supports beginning readers.
/book/show/16946224-is-that-a-fact?from_search=true	Tony Stead	Is That a Fact?: Teaching Nonfiction Writing, K?3	The book you are about to read is destined to be the first, middle, and maybe even the last word on nonfiction writing for young, young children. It is certainly a text that you will return to over and over again as you do with a beloved cookbook.-from the Foreword by Tomie dePaolaOver eighty- five percent of the reading and writing we do as adults is nonfiction, yet moThe book you are about to read is destined to be the first, middle, and maybe even the last word on nonfiction writing for young, young children. It is certainly a text that you will return to over and over again as you do with a beloved cookbook.-from the Foreword by Tomie dePaolaOver eighty- five percent of the reading and writing we do as adults is nonfiction, yet most of the reading and writing in K-3 classrooms is fiction or personal narrative. In Is That a Fact? Teaching Nonfiction Writing K-3,  Tony Stead shows you how to open the door to the rich world of nonfiction writing that goes beyond what I did narratives and animal reports. And he convincingly demonstrates the importance of introducing nonfiction writing in the primary grades.Nonfiction inspires enthusiasm in young children because they can choose topics that are of interest to them personally. Is That a Fact? explores a variety of authentic purposes for writing nonfiction, such as describing, explaining, instructing, persuading, retelling, and exploring relationships with others. You will learn how to introduce each purpose using a variety of forms, including letters, reports, poetry, captions, directions, and interviews.Part One provides a complete overview of teaching nonfiction writing in the primary grades and includes:practical ways for organizing nonfiction resources within the classroom;how to assist children in collecting information for research;ideas for helping children keep their sense of voice when writing nonfiction;a chapter on spelling, with examples of how to guide students at each stage of spelling development;strategies for assessment and evaluation that guide teaching and learning engagements.Part Two provides five different explorations that were implemented in actual K-3 classrooms. Each focuses on a specific purpose for writing nonfiction and features:examples of whole-class, small-group, and independent instructional engagements;a comprehensive assessment rubric that will help teachers tailor instruction to the needs of all learners;an extensive resource section that includes lists of books in the exploration, grouped by readability levels;answers to the most commonly asked questions about teaching nonfiction writing.The appendixes include a self-assessment questionnaire, reproducible pages for exploring specific writing forms, and letters to parents.Children need to be introduced to the different purposes of nonfiction writing. They need to know how to plan, compose, revise, and publish nonfiction beyond narrative. Is That a Fact? guides you in achieving these goals with your students.
/book/show/28235415-rebel-with-a-cause?from_search=true	Kathleen V. Kudlinski Rudy Faber (Illustrator)	Rebel with a Cause (Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books)	Bloody Bill is coming! Fourteen-year-old Dicey Langston overhears that the fierce Loyalist leader is heading for the Patriot camp where her brothers are secretly based. None of their Loyalist neighbors can find out that Dicey's family are Patriots, but she must warn her brothers. Discover the gripping true story of how brave Dicey saves many lives ... and who risked her owBloody Bill is coming! Fourteen-year-old Dicey Langston overhears that the fierce Loyalist leader is heading for the Patriot camp where her brothers are secretly based. None of their Loyalist neighbors can find out that Dicey's family are Patriots, but she must warn her brothers. Discover the gripping true story of how brave Dicey saves many lives ... and who risked her own life for independence.
/book/show/10435550-ducks?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Ducks (First Step Nonfiction: Animal Life Cycles)	Charts & Diagrams Additional Facts - Photo Glossary - Index
/book/show/13796727-graphing?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Graphing (First Step Nonfiction: Early Math)	In this series, basic math concepts are introduced using fun and familiar objects. Readers will learn about patterns and sorting and develop whole number concepts.
/book/show/21061212-primary-comprehension?from_search=true	Prim-Ed Publishing	Primary Comprehension: Bk. G: Fiction and Nonfiction Texts	Features a seven book photocopiable series for the entire primary age range. This title offers comprehension activities that require children to read a variety of genres, including legends, fables, science fiction, adventure, poetry, biographies, journals and reports.
/book/show/22343517-strange-and-unexplained?from_search=true	Kathryn Wheeler	Strange and Unexplained: High-Interest/Low-Readability Nonfiction	Hook struggling readers with high-interest, low-readability nonfiction stories using Strange and Unexplained in grades 4 and up. This 64-page book focuses on reading skills, such as determining the authors purpose, defining vocabulary, making predictions, and identifying details, synonyms, antonyms, and figures of speech. It includes multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, anHook struggling readers with high-interest, low-readability nonfiction stories using Strange and Unexplained in grades 4 and up. This 64-page book focuses on reading skills, such as determining the authors purpose, defining vocabulary, making predictions, and identifying details, synonyms, antonyms, and figures of speech. It includes multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and true/false questions; short-answer writing practice; and comprehension questions in standardized test format. Students stay interested, build confidence, and discover that reading can be fun!
/book/show/1265712.Read_Understand_Nonfiction_Grades_4_6?from_search=true	Tekla White	Read & Understand Nonfiction, Grades 4-6	This title provides teachers with a comprehensive resource of stories and skills pages to supplement any core reading program. The book contains 22 two-page stories that vary in reading difficulty from low-fourth through sixth grade. Each of the stories are followed by activities for practicing reading skills.
/book/show/13796776-library?from_search=true	Sheila Anderson	Library (First Step Nonfiction: Community Buildings)	Give beginning readers a peek inside those community buildings to familiarize themselves with the objects and people commonly found there. Color photos directly correspond to the simple text on each page.
/book/show/9774085-schools?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Schools (First Step Nonfiction: We Are Alike and Different)	
/book/show/8715195-wings?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Wings (First Step Nonfiction: Animal Traits)	Beginning readers will love reading about the traits shared by many different animals. They will delight in learning that humans share some of those traits too! Full-color photographs support the words on the pages. These books fulfill language arts and science curriculum standards.
/book/show/14297761-pm-plus-silver-nonfiction-package-with-teacher-s-guide?from_search=true	Steck-Vaughn Company (Manufacturer)	PM Plus Silver Nonfiction Package [With Teacher's Guide]	
/book/show/20459317-nonfiction-reading-comprehension-for-the-common-core?from_search=true	Heather Wolpert-Gawron	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension for the Common Core: Grade 3	Focusing on the analysis component in the Common Core scheme of reading comprehension, students are presented with 18 nonfiction passages that cover science, history, biographies, and informational text. After reading a passage, students are asked different levels of multiple choice questions, helping students recognize that different types of questions require different lFocusing on the analysis component in the Common Core scheme of reading comprehension, students are presented with 18 nonfiction passages that cover science, history, biographies, and informational text. After reading a passage, students are asked different levels of multiple choice questions, helping students recognize that different types of questions require different levels of effort and thinking. They are also asked to write questions of their own and to answer essay questions.
/book/show/5473428-nonfiction-readers?from_search=true	Charnan Simon Cynthia Amoroso Kathryn Kyle	Nonfiction Readers: Level 3 (Set): Level 3	The highest-level Nonfiction Readers encourage more advanced students to extend their skills by instilling the confidence that they can read to learn about subjects of their own choosing! Level 3 Readers feature more difficult vocabulary and longer page lengths, with three or four sentences per page. Topics are selected to meet higher comprehension abilities, and childrenThe highest-level Nonfiction Readers encourage more advanced students to extend their skills by instilling the confidence that they can read to learn about subjects of their own choosing! Level 3 Readers feature more difficult vocabulary and longer page lengths, with three or four sentences per page. Topics are selected to meet higher comprehension abilities, and children will enjoy learning to use the complete glossary, index, maps, and references for writing reports.
/book/show/17352483-time-for-kids-nonfiction-readers-grade-1-spanish?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials (Creator)	Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers Grade 1 Spanish	Reading is an adventure with these engaging books written in Spanish! Each book features engaging layouts, TIME FOR KIDS content, high-interest photographs, informational text, vocabulary, and sidebars. Titles include: Grande y pequeo (Big and Little); Colores (Colors); Figuras (Shapes); Este soy yo (This Is Me); Yo s (I Can); Mi gran familia (My Big Family); En movimientoReading is an adventure with these engaging books written in Spanish! Each book features engaging layouts, TIME FOR KIDS content, high-interest photographs, informational text, vocabulary, and sidebars. Titles include: Grande y pequeo (Big and Little); Colores (Colors); Figuras (Shapes); Este soy yo (This Is Me); Yo s (I Can); Mi gran familia (My Big Family); En movimiento (On the Go); Trabajadores (Workers); A dnde ir (Places to Go); Terreno (Land); El tiempo (Weather); Agua (Water); Como crecen las plantas (How Plants Grow); Ojos de animales (Animal Eyes); Madres animales y sus cras (Animal Mothers and Babies); La vida de una rana (A Frog's Life); La vida de una mariposa (A Butterfly's Life); La vida de una abeja (A Bee's Life); Cosas con alas (Things with Wings); La vida marina (Sea Life); Locos por insectos y araas! (Going Buggy!); Haz papel picado (Make Papel Picado); Haz un dragn del Ao Nuevo Chino (Make a Chinese New Year Dragon); Haz un muequito de jengibre (Make a Gingerbread Man); Mantenerse sano (Staying Healthy); Mantenerse en forma con deportes (Keeping Fit with Sports); Comer bien (Eating Right); Casas alrededor del mundo (Homes Around the World); Nios alrededor del mundo (Kids Around the World); and Lugares del mundo (Places Around the World)
/book/show/14998625-chickens-and-chicks?from_search=true	Ann-Marie Kishel	Chickens and Chicks (First Step Nonfiction: Animal Families)	Written specifically for beginning readers, this series explains the unique features of various farm animals using simple text and color photos. Meets state and national science standards.
/book/show/3696511-literary-selves?from_search=true	James N. Stull	Literary Selves: Autobiography and Contemporary American Nonfiction	Departing from previous discussions of literary nonfiction in terms of its being literature or journalism, this new study treats literary nonfiction as autobiography, examining a large body of work in terms of autobiographical theory. The collected works of six very different prominent literary journalists--John McPhee, Joe McGinniss, Tom Wolfe, Joan Didion, Hunter S. ThomDeparting from previous discussions of literary nonfiction in terms of its being literature or journalism, this new study treats literary nonfiction as autobiography, examining a large body of work in terms of autobiographical theory. The collected works of six very different prominent literary journalists--John McPhee, Joe McGinniss, Tom Wolfe, Joan Didion, Hunter S. Thompson, and Norman Mailer--are analyzed from literary, autobiographical, and cultural perspectives. Author James Stull explains how the complex, fully-rounded psychological and social self is crystalized in these works into a more encompassing statement of self-identification, which he calls a metaphor of self, a distinctive way an author presents a self and its world. Numerous other writers and critics are brought into the discussion, and the author provides an extensive reference bibliography.
/book/show/25986127-oceans?from_search=true	Cynthia Klingel	Oceans (Nonfiction Readers: Level 2: Habitats)	A phonics-based nonfiction book for level-two beginning readers, providing information about some of the plants and animals that live in the ocean. Includes an index and a list of books and Web sites for further study.
/book/show/11172796-nonfiction-reading-comprehension?from_search=true	Ruth Foster	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Science, Grade 3	Format: Paperback Publication Date: 2/1/2006 Pages: 144 Reading Level: Age 8 and Up
/book/show/25973608-forests?from_search=true	Cynthia Klingel	Forests (Nonfiction Readers: Level 2: Habitats)	A phonics-based nonfiction book for level-two beginning readers, providing information about some of the plants and animals that live in the forest. Includes an index and a list of books and Web sites for further study.
/book/show/2791628-nonfiction-reading-comprehension?from_search=true	Ruth Foster Eric Migliaccio (Editor) Clint McKnight (Illustrator)	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Social Studies, Grade 4	Excellent resource.
/book/show/11568318-middle-distance?from_search=true	John Edwards	Middle Distance: Creative Nonfiction by the Villa Writers' Workshop	
/book/show/7834305-sphere?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Sphere (First Step Nonfiction: Solid Shapes)	Students will see where solid shapes appear in their surroundings, from lunch boxes shaped like rectangular prisms to cylinder-shaped pasta. Direct photo-text correspondence supports beginning readers.
/book/show/14820733-scholastic-news-nonfiction-readerslet-s-visit-the-white-house?from_search=true	Marge Kennedy	Scholastic News Nonfiction Readerslet's Visit the White House	
/book/show/9848822-nonfiction-fiction-reading-comprehension-grade-5?from_search=true	Ruth Foster	Nonfiction & Fiction Reading Comprehension, Grade 5	Both teachers and parents appreciate how effectively this series helps students master skills in mathematics and language arts. Each book provides activities that are great for independent work in class, homework assignments, or extra practice to get ahead. Test practice pages are included in most titles.
/book/show/14767250-unit-2-res?from_search=true	G. Kylene Beers	Unit 2 Res: Nonfiction Crs4 Hlla 2009	
/book/show/3524981-nonfiction-books-for-children?from_search=true	Carol Ann Doll	Nonfiction Books for Children: Activities for Thinking, Learning, and Doing	
/book/show/13769577-sails-nonfiction?from_search=true	Jo Windsor	Sails Nonfiction: A New Skin, Level Yellow	
/book/show/13769586-sails-nonfiction?from_search=true	Jill Eggleton	Sails Nonfiction: Don't Touch, Level Green	
/book/show/25986889-pride?from_search=true	Kathryn Kyle	Pride (Nonfiction Readers: Level 3: Values)	Simple text describes pride and what it means to be proud of something or someone. Francis Scott Key's pride in America and the resulting 'Star Spangled Banner' anthem he wrote is given as an example of the effects of pride. An end section offers suggestions on how readers can show pride in their own lives.
/book/show/24921533-youthful-expressions-2010?from_search=true	Ryder Young Authors	Youthful Expressions 2010: An Anthology of Narrative Nonfiction	Reading this book you will find stories from the heart, intensely personal and well crafted. These young authors are amazing. Enjoy as you experience their journey through their stories and maybe even find your own story in theirs.--Tina Curry, Literacy Coach
/book/show/25984265-thanksgiving?from_search=true	Cynthia Klingel	Thanksgiving (Nonfiction Readers: Level 2: Holidays)	Simple text describes the Thanksgiving holiday, how it began, and how it is celebrated.
/book/show/21730702-name-your-book?from_search=true	Claudia Gere	Name Your Book: 94 Nonfiction Title Tips	Coming up with a good title is one of the most important, and often most challenging, aspects of finishing a book. Name Your Book gives you 94 tips, ideas, and examples to propel your imagination and take you one step closer to finding the best seller title for your book. From successful title formulas that make naming easy to powerful words that compel action, there are mComing up with a good title is one of the most important, and often most challenging, aspects of finishing a book. Name Your Book gives you 94 tips, ideas, and examples to propel your imagination and take you one step closer to finding the best seller title for your book. From successful title formulas that make naming easy to powerful words that compel action, there are many, many different ways to name a book.Tips 1 through 16 set the groundwork for naming your book, from knowing the purpose of a title to creating lists of keywords to help you find the perfect expression for yours. Tips 17 through 28 describe what makes a title great. These are characteristics that differentiate ordinary titles from those on the bestseller list. One of the most common tactics for the bestsellers is motivating people to buy, for example, Tip 31, Cure a Headache: People will buy a book to avoid the pain from someone elses experience: How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk. (Thats a headache people want to avoid.) Tips 29 to 44 are all about ways to motivate potential buyers. Of course, to be successful a title must accurately appeal to its intended audience, so tips 45 through 52 show ways for focusing that will target a niche audience or your audience in a unique way. Proven formulas in tips 53 to 62, give you easy ways of plugging in your keywords or topics to create compelling titles, such as stating the topic as an art, for example, The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living. Then there are literary devices outlined in tips 63 through 79, such as alliteration, rhyming, or using everyday phrases such as Hes Just Not That Into You. Tips 80 through 92 focus on words that sell, from made up words to specific words that are compelling, power words. Tips 93 and 94 focus on testing your title to be sure you have a great one.Name Your Book: 94 Nonfiction Title Tips makes it easier to give your book the bestselling title it deserves.
/book/show/212707.Children_s_Nonfiction_for_Adult_Information_Needs?from_search=true	Rosemarie Riechel (Editor)	Children's Nonfiction for Adult Information Needs: An Annotated Bibliography	Other subjects covered are architecture, art and music, computer technology, cookery and food, cultural mores and institutions, history and geography, language arts and communication, medicine and health, science and engineering, and the social sciences.
/book/show/25964919-guitars?from_search=true	Cynthia Klingel	Guitars (Nonfiction Readers: Level 1: Musical Instruments)	Simple text describes the basics of guitars and how they are played.
/book/show/21948478-nonfiction-reading-comprehension-grades-3---4?from_search=true	Gail Blasser-Riley	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension, Grades 3 - 4	The top-selling teacher resource line, The 100+ Series(TM) features over 100 reproducible activities in each book!Amazing, interesting, and fun-filled facts are among the building blocks used in the development of these high-interest readings that apply to the everyday lives of students. The wide range of readings and activities were designed to strengthen student compreheThe top-selling teacher resource line, The 100+ Series(TM) features over 100 reproducible activities in each book!Amazing, interesting, and fun-filled facts are among the building blocks used in the development of these high-interest readings that apply to the everyday lives of students. The wide range of readings and activities were designed to strengthen student comprehension skills that include following directions, drawing conclusions, visualizing, summarizing, sequencing, categorizing, using context clues, and Venn diagrams. A great, reproducible supplement to your classroom reading curriculum!
/book/show/13796726-skip-counting?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Skip Counting (First Step Nonfiction: Early Math)	In this series, basic math concepts are introduced using fun and familiar objects. Readers will learn about patterns and sorting and develop whole number concepts.
/book/show/25978216-sharing?from_search=true	Kathryn Kyle	Sharing (Nonfiction Readers: Level 3: Values)	Simple text describes sharing and what it means to share with others. Mother Teresa and her ability to unconditionally share with others is given as a positive example of sharing. An end section offers suggestions on how readers can share with others in their own lives.
/book/show/16587282-the-world-s-regions-and-weather?from_search=true	Phyllis Perry	The World's Regions and Weather: Linking Fiction to Nonfiction	Use the power of fiction and imagination to draw students into the world of science. Focusing on climate and weather, Perry suggests trade book titles that will fascinate young readers and build their scientific knowledge. Activities help educators implement an integrated approach to language arts, science, geography, and social studies. A final section provides additionalUse the power of fiction and imagination to draw students into the world of science. Focusing on climate and weather, Perry suggests trade book titles that will fascinate young readers and build their scientific knowledge. Activities help educators implement an integrated approach to language arts, science, geography, and social studies. A final section provides additional resources. Grades 5-9.
/book/show/7967104-server?from_search=true	Ann-Marie Kishel	Server (First Step Nonfiction: Work People Do)	This beginning reader series describes the job duties of familiar occupations. Vibrant color photos correspond directly with each page's simple text to reinforce concepts and vocabulary.
/book/show/22343516-fascinating-machines?from_search=true	Kathryn Wheeler	Fascinating Machines: High-Interest/Low-Readability Nonfiction	Hook struggling readers with high-interest, low-readability nonfiction stories using Fascinating Machines in grades 4 and up. This 64-page book focuses on reading skills, such as determining the authors purpose, defining vocabulary, making predictions, and identifying details, synonyms, antonyms, and figures of speech. It includes multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and tHook struggling readers with high-interest, low-readability nonfiction stories using Fascinating Machines in grades 4 and up. This 64-page book focuses on reading skills, such as determining the authors purpose, defining vocabulary, making predictions, and identifying details, synonyms, antonyms, and figures of speech. It includes multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and true/false questions; short-answer writing practice; and comprehension questions in standardized test format. Students stay interested, build confidence, and discover that reading can be fun!
/book/show/10545537-top-readers-nonfiction-reading-comprehension-level-3?from_search=true	Lyn Jones	Top Readers Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Level 3	Covering a fascinating range of science and social studies topics, the nonfiction reading comprehension passages in this full-color workbook challenge young learners to identify main idea, find meaning from context, and order events from a paragraph. Mazes, brain teasers, and word puzzles allow beginning readers to discover interesting facts about the world while masteringCovering a fascinating range of science and social studies topics, the nonfiction reading comprehension passages in this full-color workbook challenge young learners to identify main idea, find meaning from context, and order events from a paragraph. Mazes, brain teasers, and word puzzles allow beginning readers to discover interesting facts about the world while mastering essential reading comprehension skills.
/book/show/20459319-nonfiction-reading-comprehension-for-the-common-core-grade-5?from_search=true	Heather Wolpert-Gawron	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension for the Common Core, Grade 5	Focusing on the analysis component in the Common Core scheme of reading comprehension, students are presented with 18 nonfiction passages that cover science, history, biographies, and informational text. After reading a passage, students are asked different levels of multiple choice questions, helping students recognize that different types of questions require different lFocusing on the analysis component in the Common Core scheme of reading comprehension, students are presented with 18 nonfiction passages that cover science, history, biographies, and informational text. After reading a passage, students are asked different levels of multiple choice questions, helping students recognize that different types of questions require different levels of effort and thinking. They are also asked to write questions of their own and to answer essay questions.
/book/show/13195434-navigating-nonfiction-grade-5-teacher-s-guide?from_search=true	Alice Blevins Alice Boynton	Navigating Nonfiction Grade 5 Teacher's Guide	As students progress through the grades, more and more of their reading is done in nonfiction, or expository, materialscontent area textbooks, reference books, periodicals, and informative articles on the Internet, for example. Because the main purpose for reading these texts is to acquire information, the reasons for teaching our students efficient and effective strategiAs students progress through the grades, more and more of their reading is done in nonfiction, or expository, materialscontent area textbooks, reference books, periodicals, and informative articles on the Internet, for example. Because the main purpose for reading these texts is to acquire information, the reasons for teaching our students efficient and effective strategies for tackling this type of text are compelling. Students need explicit instruction in identifying and best utilizing the text features and text structures they encounter. If students learn to read the signposts that are guides to the organization of a particular piece of nonfiction, they will be better equipped to navigate their way through and comprehend the material.As a complete nonfiction reading worktext program, Navigating Nonfiction will help students get the most out of this genre.Teacher's Guide:targets critical nonfiction reading skills essential for academic reading success.contains simple, easy-to-follow instructional routines.provides explicit teaching models and think-alouds.highlights key research that supports the program's approach.includes a full-color poster that features a visual snapshot of the five nonfiction structures. For use with Grade 5.
/book/show/10132012-nonfiction-comprehension-skill-boosters?from_search=true	Janice Greene	Nonfiction Comprehension Skill-Boosters: Book B	This series is especially designed to quickly improve your students' ability to understand and retain what they read. The A to D organization of the worktexts provides progressively challenging activities ranging from simple recall to evaluations requiring higher-older thinking skills. Skills presented are cumulatively reinforced; each worktext reintroduces and builds on sThis series is especially designed to quickly improve your students' ability to understand and retain what they read. The A to D organization of the worktexts provides progressively challenging activities ranging from simple recall to evaluations requiring higher-older thinking skills. Skills presented are cumulatively reinforced; each worktext reintroduces and builds on skills taught earlier. Equally appropriate as a refresher course for on-level students or as primary instruction for struggling students. Features include: 28 dynamic lessons in every workbook. End-of-book tests provide easy progress assessment. Intriguing reading selection appeal to students of all ages. Confidence-building, two-page format. Challenging variety of response modes includes those found on standardized tests. Consistent review and reinforcement of fundamental comprehension skills. Critical thinking as a key component of reading for meaning.
/book/show/3116033-animals-of-the-tropical-rain-forest?from_search=true	Judy Ling	Animals Of The Tropical Rain Forest (Sunshine Nonfiction)	
/book/show/25524499-nonfiction-strategies-that-work?from_search=true	Lori G. Wilfong	Nonfiction Strategies That Work: Do This--Not That!	Finding quality, differentiated texts to teach contentSelecting support strategies with purposeProviding students with a range of scaffolds for effective summary writingPurposely selecting vocabulary words to support content learningWorking with students to develop strategies to cite textual evidenceUsing text structure as both a reading and writing tool for analyzing nonfictionAnd much more!
/book/show/22765852-popular-nonfiction-authors-for-children?from_search=true	Margaret Coggins Jane H Imber Flora Wyatt	Popular Nonfiction Authors for Children: A Biographical and Thematic Guide	Introduce students to some of today's best nonfiction authors and their writing-and promote nonfiction reading to young learners! Engaging biographical sketches of 65 current nonfiction authors (some of them award winners) are accompanied by selective, annotated bibliographies for further reading. In addition, author photos and an author message to students enhance the expIntroduce students to some of today's best nonfiction authors and their writing-and promote nonfiction reading to young learners! Engaging biographical sketches of 65 current nonfiction authors (some of them award winners) are accompanied by selective, annotated bibliographies for further reading. In addition, author photos and an author message to students enhance the experience. Biographies outline the childhoods of the authors, how they became writers, and how they go about their work. A detailed subject index allows you to plan thematic units of study and to assist students in finding reading material that matches their interests. A diversity of current authors and subjects are represented in this useful work.
/book/show/18320210-a-tyrannous-eye?from_search=true	Pearl Amelia McHaney	A Tyrannous Eye: Eudora Welty's Nonfiction and Photographs	A Tyrannous Eye: Eudora Welty's Nonfiction and Photographs is the first book-length study of Eudora Welty's full range of achievements in nonfiction and photography. A preeminent Welty scholar, Pearl Amelia McHaney offers clear-eyed and complex assessments of Welty's journalism, book reviews, letters, essays, autobiography, and photographs. Each chapter focuses on one geA Tyrannous Eye: Eudora Welty's Nonfiction and Photographs is the first book-length study of Eudora Welty's full range of achievements in nonfiction and photography. A preeminent Welty scholar, Pearl Amelia McHaney offers clear-eyed and complex assessments of Welty's journalism, book reviews, letters, essays, autobiography, and photographs. Each chapter focuses on one genre, filling in gaps left by previous books. With keen skills of observation, finely tuned senses, intellect, wit, awareness of audience, and modesty, Welty applied her genius in all that she did, holding a tough line on truth, breaking through the veil of indifference to each other's presence, each other's wonder, each other's plight.McHaney's study brings critical attention to the under-evaluated genres of Welty's work and discusses the purposeful use of arguments, examples, and styles, demonstrating that Welty pursued her craft to a high standard across genres with a greater awareness of context than she admitted in her numerous interviews. Welty consistently dared new styles, new audiences, and new publishing venues in order to express her ideas to their fullest, always with readers in mind. It is serious daring, as she wrote in One Writer's Beginnings, that makes for great writing. In Place in Fiction, Welty asks, How can you go out on a limb if you do not know your own tree? No art ever came out of not risking your neck. And risk--experiment--is a considerable part of the joy of doing.
/book/show/7010513-top-readers-nonfiction-reading-comprehension-level-1?from_search=true	Kate McAllan	Top Readers Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Level 1	Covering a fascinating range of science and social studies topics, the nonfiction reading comprehension passages in this full-color workbook challenge young learners to identify main idea, find meaning from context, and order events from a paragraph. Mazes, brain teasers, and word puzzles allow beginning readers to discover interesting facts about the world while masteringCovering a fascinating range of science and social studies topics, the nonfiction reading comprehension passages in this full-color workbook challenge young learners to identify main idea, find meaning from context, and order events from a paragraph. Mazes, brain teasers, and word puzzles allow beginning readers to discover interesting facts about the world while mastering essential reading comprehension skills.
/book/show/20919889-amazing-people?from_search=true	Kathryn Wheeler	Amazing People: High-Interest/Low-Readability Nonfiction	Hook struggling readers with high-interest, low-readability nonfiction stories using Amazing People in grades 4 and up. This 64-page book focuses on reading skills, such as determining the authors purpose, defining vocabulary, making predictions, and identifying details, synonyms, antonyms, and figures of speech. It includes multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and true/faHook struggling readers with high-interest, low-readability nonfiction stories using Amazing People in grades 4 and up. This 64-page book focuses on reading skills, such as determining the authors purpose, defining vocabulary, making predictions, and identifying details, synonyms, antonyms, and figures of speech. It includes multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and true/false questions; short-answer writing practice; and comprehension questions in standardized test format. Students stay interested, build confidence, and discover that reading can be fun!
/book/show/11172797-nonfiction-reading-comprehension?from_search=true	Ruth Foster	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Science, Grades 2-3	142068020X|9781420680201. Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Science. Grades 2-3 published in the year 2006 was published by Teacher Created Resources. Incorporated. The author of this book is Ruth Foster. This is the Paperback version of the title Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Science. Grades 2-3. Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Science. Grades 2-3 is currently Availa142068020X|9781420680201. Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Science. Grades 2-3 published in the year 2006 was published by Teacher Created Resources. Incorporated. The author of this book is Ruth Foster. This is the Paperback version of the title Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Science. Grades 2-3. Nonfiction Reading Comprehension Science. Grades 2-3 is currently Available with us.
/book/show/25980989-downhill-skiing?from_search=true	Cynthia Klingel	Downhill Skiing (Nonfiction Readers: Level 2: Sports)	Simple text describes the sport of downhill skiing and the equipment used.
/book/show/19748109-the-writersnet-anthology-of-prose?from_search=true	Gary Kessler	The WritersNet Anthology of Prose: Nonfiction and Children's Literature	The WritersNet Anthology of Prose reverses the trend of the publishing industry expanding onto the Internet. What began as an on-line evaluation and editing workshop on the WritersNet website turned this trend on its head when the best of the material submitted by writers across four continents, both published and unpublished, both previous best-sellers and those seekingThe WritersNet Anthology of Prose reverses the trend of the publishing industry expanding onto the Internet. What began as an on-line evaluation and editing workshop on the WritersNet website turned this trend on its head when the best of the material submitted by writers across four continents, both published and unpublished, both previous best-sellers and those seeking their first appearance in print, was published in this two-volume anthology. This project not only showcases the widely diverse talent of new and established writers and has established a new common-purpose dimension of community among the writers participating in WritersNet, but it also serves the community at large, as all profits above production costs are being donated to the Salvation Army in remembrance of the events of 9/11.The resulting collection of thirty-one essays and three childrens short stories by twenty-eight separate authors provided in this volume two of the anthology, WritersNet Anthology of Prose: Nonfiction and Childrens Literature, is much more eclectic than is normal with such works. These works defy the normal common thread in content rule. You can find something here to entertain youand to make you ponderno matter what your reading pleasure. Explore and enjoy.
/book/show/9184930-roots?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Roots (First Step Nonfiction: Parts of Plants)	Vibrant color photographs and simple sentences introduce students to the parts of plants. Students will love learning about plants while improving their reading skills. This series meets both science and reading standards.
/book/show/14296936-flying-colors-nonfiction?from_search=true	Heather Hammonds	Flying Colors Nonfiction: Sun Racers, Level Gold	
/book/show/16587278-exploring-our-country-s-history?from_search=true	Phyllis Perry	Exploring Our Country's History: Linking Fiction to Nonfiction	Simulate integrated units of study on U.S. history with this guide. Perry provides recommended fiction and nonfiction books that help you illuminate different eras in U.S. history along with discussion starters, multidisciplinary activity suggestions, and topics for further investigation. Projects for individuals and groups help students develop skills in research, oral anSimulate integrated units of study on U.S. history with this guide. Perry provides recommended fiction and nonfiction books that help you illuminate different eras in U.S. history along with discussion starters, multidisciplinary activity suggestions, and topics for further investigation. Projects for individuals and groups help students develop skills in research, oral and written language, science, math, geography, and the arts. Additional resources are listed with each section. Grades K-5.
/book/show/8033672-pm-plus-sapphire-nonfiction-add-to-pack?from_search=true	Steck-Vaughn Company	PM Plus Sapphire Nonfiction Add-to Pack	
/book/show/1652005.Critical_Thinking?from_search=true	Donald L. Barnes Arlene Burgdorf	Critical Thinking: Readings in Nonfiction	Develop students? critical-thinking skills with these revisions of our best-selling As Sure as Eggs is Eggs and Cut to the Chase Supports strategies for discovering cause-effect relationships, rules of rational thinking, and more Analyzes writers? assumptions and propaganda and helps students develop important thinking skills Builds reading comprehension skills Includes frDevelop students? critical-thinking skills with these revisions of our best-selling As Sure as Eggs is Eggs and Cut to the Chase Supports strategies for discovering cause-effect relationships, rules of rational thinking, and more Analyzes writers? assumptions and propaganda and helps students develop important thinking skills Builds reading comprehension skills Includes free answer key
/book/show/8258124-early-level-satellite-nonfiction-add-to-pack?from_search=true	Steck-Vaughn Company	Early Level Satellite Nonfiction Add-to Pack	
/book/show/14767243-unit-2-res?from_search=true	G. Kylene Beers	Unit 2 Res: Nonfiction Crs3 Hlla 2009	
/book/show/5803014-writings-in-the-broadway-journal?from_search=true	Edgar Allan Poe Barton R. Pollin	Writings in the Broadway Journal: Nonfictional Prose (Part 1)	
/book/show/25155126-nonfiction-reading-comprehension-grades-1---2?from_search=true	Theresa Gerig	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension, Grades 1 - 2	Amazing, interesting, and fun-filled facts are among the building blocks used in the development of these high-interest readings that apply to the everyday lives of students. The wide range of readings and activities were designed to strengthen student comprehension skills that include following directions, drawing conclusions, visualizing, summarizing, sequencing, categorAmazing, interesting, and fun-filled facts are among the building blocks used in the development of these high-interest readings that apply to the everyday lives of students. The wide range of readings and activities were designed to strengthen student comprehension skills that include following directions, drawing conclusions, visualizing, summarizing, sequencing, categorizing, using context clues, and Venn diagrams. A great supplement to your classroom reading curriculum. Reproducible. 128 perforated pages.
/book/show/2831445-critical-thinking-readings-in-nonfiction?from_search=true	Donald L. Barnes Arlene Burgdorf Thomas S. Schroeder	Critical Thinking Readings in Nonfiction: High School	Helps students become better readers Supports strategies for discovering cause - effect relationships, rules of rational thinking and more. Analyzes writers assumptions and propaganda and helps students develop important thinking skills. Builds reading comprehension skills RTB - 166 pp.
/book/show/20459322-nonfiction-reading-comprehension-for-the-common-core-grade-8?from_search=true	TRACIE HESKETT	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension for the Common Core, Grade 8	Focusing on the analysis component in the Common Core scheme of reading comprehension, students are presented with 18 nonfiction passages that cover science, history, biographies, and informational text. After reading a passage, students are asked different levels of multiple choice questions, helping students recognize that different types of questions require different lFocusing on the analysis component in the Common Core scheme of reading comprehension, students are presented with 18 nonfiction passages that cover science, history, biographies, and informational text. After reading a passage, students are asked different levels of multiple choice questions, helping students recognize that different types of questions require different levels of effort and thinking. They are also asked to write questions of their own and to answer essay questions.
/book/show/9774083-patterns?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Patterns (First Step Nonfiction: Early Math)	In this series, basic math concepts are introduced using fun and familiar objects. Readers will learn about patterns and sorting and develop whole number concepts.
/book/show/15345650-tulips?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Tulips (First Step Nonfiction: Plant Life Cycles)	Charts & Diagrams Additional Facts - Photo Glossary - Index
/book/show/11291417-navigating-nonfiction-grade-2-student-worktext?from_search=true	Alice Blevins Wiley Blevins Alice Blevins	Navigating Nonfiction Grade 2 Student WorkText	As students progress through the grades, more and more of their reading is done in nonfiction, or expository, materialscontent area textbooks, reference books, periodicals, and informative articles on the Internet, for example. Because the main purpose for reading these texts is to acquire information, the reasons for teaching our students efficient and effective strategiAs students progress through the grades, more and more of their reading is done in nonfiction, or expository, materialscontent area textbooks, reference books, periodicals, and informative articles on the Internet, for example. Because the main purpose for reading these texts is to acquire information, the reasons for teaching our students efficient and effective strategies for tackling this type of text are compelling. Students need explicit instruction in identifying and best utilizing the text features and text structures they encounter. If students learn to read the signposts that are guides to the organization of a particular piece of nonfiction, they will be better equipped to navigate their way through and comprehend the material.As a complete nonfiction reading worktext program, Navigating Nonfiction will help students get the most out of this genre.Student WorkText:contains 30 weeks of instruction: 10 scaffolded instructional units of 3 weeks each.provides step-by-step strategies for navigating nonfiction.follows a simple 3-step unit organization. Step 1: text feature taught in isolation. Step 2: text feature practiced in context. Step 3: text structure taught in context; text feature included. For use with Grade 2.
/book/show/13745192-bridges-to-literature-level-2?from_search=true	McDougal Littell (Creator)	Bridges to Literature, Level 2: Interactive Nonfiction Reader	
/book/show/26453450-winifred-black-annie-laurie-and-the-making-of-modern-nonfiction?from_search=true	Katherine H Adams Michael L Keene	Winifred Black/Annie Laurie and the Making of Modern Nonfiction	Winifred Black worked in journalism from 1888 to 1936, often writing under the pseudonym Annie Laurie. Her work appeared in the Hearst papers--especially the San Francisco--and in fifty additional newspapers weekly through syndication. Black wrote 10,000 short pieces, as well as three books, a nonfiction oeuvre that combined quasi-autobiographical details with chaWinifred Black worked in journalism from 1888 to 1936, often writing under the pseudonym Annie Laurie. Her work appeared in the Hearst papers--especially the San Francisco--and in fifty additional newspapers weekly through syndication. Black wrote 10,000 short pieces, as well as three books, a nonfiction oeuvre that combined quasi-autobiographical details with characters and scenes to provide cultural analysis for a nationwide audience. She wrote about the realities facing modern women--their work, their marriages and divorces, the violence they endured, their need for independence. Contemporary praise for Black named her the world's most famous feature writer and one of the world's most successful reporters, while her critics affixed the pejorative labels stunt girl and sob sister. This study covers her influential career and gives the first serious attention to her journalism and nonfiction.
/book/show/11990673-navigating-nonfiction-grade-2-teacher-s-guide?from_search=true	Scholastic Inc.	Navigating Nonfiction Grade 2 Teacher's Guide	As students progress through the grades, more and more of their reading is done in nonfiction, or expository, materialscontent area textbooks, reference books, periodicals, and informative articles on the Internet, for example. Because the main purpose for reading these texts is to acquire information, the reasons for teaching our students efficient and effective strategiAs students progress through the grades, more and more of their reading is done in nonfiction, or expository, materialscontent area textbooks, reference books, periodicals, and informative articles on the Internet, for example. Because the main purpose for reading these texts is to acquire information, the reasons for teaching our students efficient and effective strategies for tackling this type of text are compelling. Students need explicit instruction in identifying and best utilizing the text features and text structures they encounter. If students learn to read the signposts that are guides to the organization of a particular piece of nonfiction, they will be better equipped to navigate their way through and comprehend the material. As a complete nonfiction reading worktext program, Navigating Nonfiction will help students get the most out of this genre.Teacher's Guide:* targets critical nonfiction reading skills essential for academic reading success.* contains simple, easy-to-follow instructional routines.* provides explicit teaching models and think-alouds.* highlights key research that supports the program's approach.* includes a full-color poster that features a visual snapshot of the five nonfiction structures. For use with Grade 2.
/book/show/21362049-primary-comprehension?from_search=true	Prim-Ed Publishing	Primary Comprehension: Bk. F: Fiction and Nonfiction Texts	Features a seven book photocopiable series for the entire primary age range. This title offers comprehension activities that require children to read a variety of genres, including legends, fables, science fiction, adventure, poetry, biographies, journals and reports.
/book/show/11172799-nonfiction-reading-comprehension?from_search=true	Ruth Foster	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Science, Grd 6	Book by Foster, Ruth
/book/show/4430405-carpenter?from_search=true	Ann-Marie Kishel	Carpenter (First Step Nonfiction: Work People Do)	
/book/show/28594835-legacies?from_search=true	Zlotnik Schmidt &Carley Rees, Bogar Jan	Legacies: Fiction, Poetry, Drama, Nonfiction (	
/book/show/14998693-cashier?from_search=true	Ann-Marie Kishel Sheila Rivera	Cashier (First Step Nonfiction: Work People Do)	This beginning reader series describes the job duties of familiar occupations. Vibrant color photos correspond directly with each page's simple text to reinforce concepts and vocabulary.
/book/show/29465154-star-and-fish-and-more-nonfiction?from_search=true	Sara Wernham	Star and Fish and More Nonfiction: Jolly Phonics Readers	
/book/show/29074998-pianos?from_search=true	Cynthia Klingel	Pianos (Nonfiction Readers: Level 1: Musical Instruments)	Simple text describes the basics of pianos and how they are played.
/book/show/12113174-tails?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Tails (First Step Nonfiction: Animal Traits)	A simple introduction to some different animals that have tails.
/book/show/14313576-nonfiction-fiction-reading-comprehension-grade-4?from_search=true	Ruth Foster Eric Migliaccio	Nonfiction & Fiction Reading Comprehension, Grade 4	Both teachers and parents appreciate how effectively this series helps students master skills in mathematics and language arts. Each book provides activities that are great for independent work in class, homework assignments, or extra practice to get ahead. Test practice pages are included in most titles.
/book/show/11172803-nonfiction-reading-comprehension?from_search=true	Ruth Foster	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Science, Grades 1-2	
/book/show/12183926-pyramid?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Pyramid (First Step Nonfiction: Solid Shapes)	Students will see where solid shapes appear in their surroundings, from lunch boxes shaped like rectangular prisms to cylinder-shaped pasta. Direct photo-text correspondence supports beginning readers.
/book/show/25966386-snow?from_search=true	Alice K. Flanagan	Snow (Nonfiction Readers: Level 1: Weather)	Simple text describes snow, its characteristics, how it is formed, and what it does for the Earth.
/book/show/7044612-custodian?from_search=true	Ann-Marie Kishel Sheila Rivera	Custodian (First Step Nonfiction: Work People Do)	This beginning reader series describes the job duties of familiar occupations. Vibrant color photos correspond directly with each page's simple text to reinforce concepts and vocabulary.
/book/show/1652005.Critical_Thinking?from_search=true	Donald L. Barnes Arlene Burgdorf	Critical Thinking: Readings in Nonfiction	Develop students? critical-thinking skills with these revisions of our best-selling As Sure as Eggs is Eggs and Cut to the Chase Supports strategies for discovering cause-effect relationships, rules of rational thinking, and more Analyzes writers? assumptions and propaganda and helps students develop important thinking skills Builds reading comprehension skills Includes frDevelop students? critical-thinking skills with these revisions of our best-selling As Sure as Eggs is Eggs and Cut to the Chase Supports strategies for discovering cause-effect relationships, rules of rational thinking, and more Analyzes writers? assumptions and propaganda and helps students develop important thinking skills Builds reading comprehension skills Includes free answer key
/book/show/8258124-early-level-satellite-nonfiction-add-to-pack?from_search=true	Steck-Vaughn Company	Early Level Satellite Nonfiction Add-to Pack	
/book/show/14767243-unit-2-res?from_search=true	G. Kylene Beers	Unit 2 Res: Nonfiction Crs3 Hlla 2009	
/book/show/5803014-writings-in-the-broadway-journal?from_search=true	Edgar Allan Poe Barton R. Pollin	Writings in the Broadway Journal: Nonfictional Prose (Part 1)	
/book/show/25155126-nonfiction-reading-comprehension-grades-1---2?from_search=true	Theresa Gerig	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension, Grades 1 - 2	Amazing, interesting, and fun-filled facts are among the building blocks used in the development of these high-interest readings that apply to the everyday lives of students. The wide range of readings and activities were designed to strengthen student comprehension skills that include following directions, drawing conclusions, visualizing, summarizing, sequencing, categorAmazing, interesting, and fun-filled facts are among the building blocks used in the development of these high-interest readings that apply to the everyday lives of students. The wide range of readings and activities were designed to strengthen student comprehension skills that include following directions, drawing conclusions, visualizing, summarizing, sequencing, categorizing, using context clues, and Venn diagrams. A great supplement to your classroom reading curriculum. Reproducible. 128 perforated pages.
/book/show/2831445-critical-thinking-readings-in-nonfiction?from_search=true	Donald L. Barnes Arlene Burgdorf Thomas S. Schroeder	Critical Thinking Readings in Nonfiction: High School	Helps students become better readers Supports strategies for discovering cause - effect relationships, rules of rational thinking and more. Analyzes writers assumptions and propaganda and helps students develop important thinking skills. Builds reading comprehension skills RTB - 166 pp.
/book/show/14883817-step-into-nonfiction-step-4?from_search=true	Tony Geiss	Step Into Nonfiction Step 4: 2nd-4th	
/book/show/17731928-speed-writing-for-nonfiction-writers-how-to-double-or-triple?from_search=true	Ryan Healy	Speed Writing for Nonfiction Writers How to Double or Triple	
/book/show/20738217-extreme-places?from_search=true	Kathryn Wheeler	Extreme Places: High-Interest/Low-Readability Nonfiction	Hook struggling readers with high-interest, low-readability nonfiction stories using Extreme Places in grades 4 and up. This 64-page book focuses on reading skills, such as determining the authors purpose, defining vocabulary, making predictions, and identifying details, synonyms, antonyms, and figures of speech. It includes multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and true/faHook struggling readers with high-interest, low-readability nonfiction stories using Extreme Places in grades 4 and up. This 64-page book focuses on reading skills, such as determining the authors purpose, defining vocabulary, making predictions, and identifying details, synonyms, antonyms, and figures of speech. It includes multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and true/false questions; short-answer writing practice; and comprehension questions in standardized test format. Students stay interested, build confidence, and discover that reading can be fun!
/book/show/25071859-magic-moonbeam-book-of-life?from_search=true	Linda Shelnutt	Magic Moonbeam (Book of Life: 3) (Nonfiction)	Upon compiling this springtime 2014 update of MAGIC MOONBEAM, an interesting possibility occurred to KINDLE GLOW BOOKS [as sparked through the ozone of the Right Brain hemisphere] for a special reader who enjoys posting Amazon Customer Reviews on book series:The usual procedure of reviewing a book series is to begin at the beginning and work through sequentially. However,Upon compiling this springtime 2014 update of MAGIC MOONBEAM, an interesting possibility occurred to KINDLE GLOW BOOKS [as sparked through the ozone of the Right Brain hemisphere] for a special reader who enjoys posting Amazon Customer Reviews on book series:The usual procedure of reviewing a book series is to begin at the beginning and work through sequentially. However, KINDLE GLOW BOOKS is curious to see a review series from an intuitive reader who began the Mya Gem books with its nonfiction MAGIC MOONBEAM conclusion, and then read backwards through that series of nonfiction [The Books of Life trilogy], with SLIDING DOWN MOONBEAMS next, and MOLASSES MOON third.Then the reading and reviews would go through the Books of Gem sci-fi series [currently 6 books] in reverse order:QUARTER MOON DUES: Concluding QtrQUARTER MOON DUES: Opening QtrNEW MOON BLUESFULL MOON RISINGMORNING COMESTHE ROSE & THE PYRAMID.For more detail on any of these titles, feel free to see the Amazon product pages and book descriptions, some of which include info on Shelnutt's VISCERAL HISTORY concept and code.In flights of fancy and gusts of genius, this writers journal in MAGIC MOONBEAM is spiced with social and philosophical commentary while tossing out a new Q term for Quantum Physics [Quack] as the author searches for [what?]... and for just the right publisher for several books including this one. As noted, this work can be read alone or as a sequel to MOLASSES MOON and SLIDING DOWN MOONBEAMS. The first two titles in this series toy in more detail with new terms for Quantum Physics, setting the stage for the concluding QP term related to MAGIC's search for solutions to pain in life. This Book of Life trilogy exposes primal dreams sent into the ozone decades ago... like Star Trek's Veeger seeking... something...Was MAGIC MOONBEAM seeking KINDLE and KDP Select? Is this series prophetic, especially this concluding book?If you're a member of Amazon Prime and would like to read this book free while allowing the author to be paid [generously] by Amazon, consider BORROWING the book FREE! This is the fortunate case for any book borrowed free by an Amazon Prime member. Amazon supports both reader and the author in this venue, hoping to gain more memberships for Amazon Prime. Linda Shelnutt is very satisfied with her Prime membership.
/book/show/24869342-nonfiction-comprehension?from_search=true	STECK-VAUGHN	Nonfiction Comprehension: Reproducible Grades 3-4	Presenting a book that will help students learn skills needed to understand nonfiction passages in a variety of content areas. This book will help students move from learning to read to reading to learn. Answer key included. 128 pages.
/book/show/13767249-water-and-wind?from_search=true	Mary Draper	Water and Wind (PMP Nonfiction: Level Silver)	
/book/show/23054399-association-of-writers-and-writing-programs-award-for-creative-nonfictio?from_search=true	Julian Hoffman	Association of Writers and Writing Programs Award for Creative Nonfiction	In The Small Heart of Things, Julian Hoffman intimately examines the myriad ways in which connections to the natural world can be deepened through an equality of perception, whether itOCOs a caterpillar carrying its house of leaves, transhumant shepherds ranging high mountain pastures, a quail taking cover on an empty steppe, or a Turkmen family emigrating from AfghanistanIn The Small Heart of Things, Julian Hoffman intimately examines the myriad ways in which connections to the natural world can be deepened through an equality of perception, whether itOCOs a caterpillar carrying its house of leaves, transhumant shepherds ranging high mountain pastures, a quail taking cover on an empty steppe, or a Turkmen family emigrating from Afghanistan to Istanbul. The narrative spans the commonOCoand often contestedOCoground that supports human and natural communities alike, seeking the unsung stories that sustain us. Guided by the belief of Rainer Maria Rilke that everything beckons us to perceive it, Hoffman explores the area around the Prespa Lakes, the first transboundary park in the Balkans, shared by Greece, Albania, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. From there he travels widely to regions rarely written about, exploring the idea that home is wherever we happen to be if we accord that place our close and patient attention. The Small Heart of Things is a book about looking and listening. It incorporates travel and natural history writing that interweaves human stories with those of wild creatures. Distinguished by HoffmanOCOs belief that through awareness, curiosity, and openness we have the potential to forge abiding relationships with a range of places, it illuminates how these many connections can teach us to be at home in the world.
/book/show/13747268-little-celebrations-nonfiction?from_search=true	Harold Jerome John Paul Endress (Photographer)	Little Celebrations Nonfiction: My Favorite School Helper	Little Celebrations fiction and nonfiction titles are conveniently organized into leveled libraries to help you quickly match individual students or groups.
/book/show/21095028-permanent-press-georgian-sms-nonfiction-vol-1?from_search=true	Gigi Guledani	Permanent Press (GEORGIAN SMS-nonfiction) Vol.1	TEXT IN ***GEORGIAN*** WITH LATIN LETTERS/Permanent Press is an SMS nonfiction compilation, representing collective attempt of archiving and documentation, as well as interpretation of surrounding reality by Georgian urban youth. Permanent Press was developed from an online project Odd SMS Set of zigota - Global Darkness Publishing, active between 2004-2006 years in TbTEXT IN ***GEORGIAN*** WITH LATIN LETTERS/Permanent Press is an SMS nonfiction compilation, representing collective attempt of archiving and documentation, as well as interpretation of surrounding reality by Georgian urban youth. Permanent Press was developed from an online project Odd SMS Set of zigota - Global Darkness Publishing, active between 2004-2006 years in Tbilisi, Georgia. During this period, the project participants used to submit their short text messages, leading to formation of a specific new form of selected narrative as a variety of the existing urban literature style.Structure of the text message exchange, their near-automatic means of origination and preservation serve as an experiment with a new form of non-fiction writing which can be defined as an embryonic stage for Self-Generating Narrative. Due to the nature of a Latin alphabet-oriented sms scripting, texts/speeches in Georgian, being transcribed in Latin letters, are able to surpass imposed language restrictions of the global on-demand channels of book and text distribution. Same type of experiment with a Self-Generating Literature, yet in the online environment, can be assessed in Selected Logs - another book by the Global Darkness Publishing. Both in sms and online cases, despite the experimental nature, these books represent Georgian non-fiction just as any other conventional documentary compilation.
/book/show/11746461-nurse?from_search=true	Ann-Marie Kishel	Nurse (First Step Nonfiction: Work People Do)	This beginning reader series describes the job duties of familiar occupations. Vibrant color photos correspond directly with each page's simple text to reinforce concepts and vocabulary.
/book/show/28636903-nonfiction-for-middle-school?from_search=true	Don Killgallon Jenny Killgallon	Nonfiction for Middle School: A Sentence-Composing Approach	Don and Jenny Killgallon's sentence-composing approach helps students all across America develop into more proficient and sophisticated writers. Now in this powerful worktext, the Killgallons use their highly effective method to help students become better readers and writers of nonfiction.Nonfiction for Middle School: A Sentence Composing Approach offers varied practice iDon and Jenny Killgallon's sentence-composing approach helps students all across America develop into more proficient and sophisticated writers. Now in this powerful worktext, the Killgallons use their highly effective method to help students become better readers and writers of nonfiction.Nonfiction for Middle School: A Sentence Composing Approach offers varied practice in building better sentences and paragraphs by modeling the sentence structures of well-known authors, including Diane Ackerman, David McCullough, Gary Paulsen, John Krakauer, Tracy Kidder, Erik Larson, Anna Quindlen, Laura Hillenbrand, Phillip Hoose, Rebecca Skloot, and many others.Using the activities in the worktext, students-- learn the meanings of words in the context of nonfiction selections, promoting deep reading skills- learn and apply valuable tools for writing-the identifier, the describer and the elaborator-for variety in sentence structure- imitate the sentence and paragraph structure of mentor authors from a wide variety of short nonfiction pieces.The Killgallons provide the scaffolding students need to build strong sentences and paragraphs, as well as to interpret challenging nonfiction texts. With recognizable nonfiction authors as their mentors, students learn skills and build confidence as their reading and writing become more meaningful and masterful.
/book/show/13796777-clinic?from_search=true	Sheila Anderson	Clinic (First Step Nonfiction: Community Buildings)	Give beginning readers a peek inside those community buildings to familiarize themselves with the objects and people commonly found there. Color photos directly correspond to the simple text on each page.
/book/show/13155703-pme-em-nonfiction?from_search=true	Cheryl Jakab	PME EM Nonfiction: Spin, Weave, Knit, and Knot	
/book/show/21038359-primary-comprehension?from_search=true	Prim-Ed Publishing	Primary Comprehension: Bk. D: Fiction and Nonfiction Texts	Features a seven book photocopiable series for the entire primary age range. This title offers comprehension activities that require children to read a variety of genres, including legends, fables, science fiction, adventure, poetry, biographies, journals and reports.
/book/show/29876266-how-to-sell-then-write-your-nonfiction-book?from_search=true	Blythe Camenson	How to Sell, Then Write Your Nonfiction Book	From idea to contract to execution, this is the first all-in-one guide for prospective nonfiction writers.is uniquely structured to help you sell your ideas or yourselfyou invest time and effort in a lengthy book project. This comprehensive reference guide provides specific tips for pitching and writing various nonfictFrom idea to contract to execution, this is the first all-in-one guide for prospective nonfiction writers.is uniquely structured to help you sell your ideas or yourselfyou invest time and effort in a lengthy book project. This comprehensive reference guide provides specific tips for pitching and writing various nonfiction categories, with suggestions from agents, editors, and published authors. With expert advice on the technical elements of voice and style, useful resource listings, and sample proposals, you will find all the tools necessary to ultimately earn a living from nonfiction writing.
/book/show/4881167-thomas-hardy?from_search=true	Thomas Hardy Peter Widdowson (Editor)	Thomas Hardy: Selected Poetry and Nonfictional Prose	In addition to 184 poems and an annotated selection of Hardy's prose writings, this book includes an introduction on Hardy's life and work, a critical essay re-assessing his place in literary history, and explanatory notes on each poem and essay.
/book/show/1565370.Nonfiction_Writing_Prompts_for_Upper_Elementary_Social_Studies?from_search=true	Michelle Le Patner	Nonfiction Writing Prompts for Upper Elementary Social Studies	The positive effect of writing is counterintuitive to what many educators believe to be true. However, when shown the data, teachers, and administrators who start using nonfiction writing are quickly convinced of its value.
/book/show/13796781-rectangular-prism?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Rectangular Prism (First Step Nonfiction: Solid Shapes)	Students will see where solid shapes appear in their surroundings, from lunch boxes shaped like rectangular prisms to cylinder-shaped pasta. Direct photo-text correspondence supports beginning readers.
/book/show/25980938-ice-skating?from_search=true	Cynthia Klingel	Ice Skating (Nonfiction Readers: Level 2: Sports)	Simple text introduces the fundamentals of ice skating and the equipment used.
/book/show/25985469-the-fourth-of-july?from_search=true	Cynthia Klingel	The Fourth of July (Nonfiction Readers: Level 2: Holidays)	Simple text describes the Fourth of July, how it began, and how it is celebrated.
/book/show/20459318-nonfiction-reading-comprehension-for-the-common-core?from_search=true	Heather Wolpert-Gawron	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension for the Common Core: Grade 4	Focusing on the analysis component in the Common Core scheme of reading comprehension, students are presented with 18 nonfiction passages that cover science, history, biographies, and informational text. After reading a passage, students are asked different levels of multiple choice questions, helping students recognize that different types of questions require different lFocusing on the analysis component in the Common Core scheme of reading comprehension, students are presented with 18 nonfiction passages that cover science, history, biographies, and informational text. After reading a passage, students are asked different levels of multiple choice questions, helping students recognize that different types of questions require different levels of effort and thinking. They are also asked to write questions of their own and to answer essay questions.
/book/show/11319132-masterplots-ii?from_search=true	Frank N. Magill	Masterplots II: Nonfiction Series-Vol 1	318 works of important 20th century nonfiction receive the Masterplots treatment. This series includes contributions from authors worldwide in the areas of autobiography, memoirs, philosophy, anthropology, psychology and other subjects written for the non-specialist reader. Examples of titles include Richard Wright's Black Boy and Norman Mailer's Of a Fire on the Moon. As318 works of important 20th century nonfiction receive the Masterplots treatment. This series includes contributions from authors worldwide in the areas of autobiography, memoirs, philosophy, anthropology, psychology and other subjects written for the non-specialist reader. Examples of titles include Richard Wright's Black Boy and Norman Mailer's Of a Fire on the Moon. As in all Masterplots II series, there is no duplication of title, within any other Masterplots collection.
/book/show/8162508-write-to-know?from_search=true	Amy Whited	Write to Know: Nonfiction Writing Prompts for Secondary Chemistry	
/book/show/7315876-creating-nonfiction-writing-and-revising-with-2009-mla-update?from_search=true	Mark R. Brawley Douglas Hesse X.J. Kennedy	Creating Nonfiction & Writing and Revising with 2009 MLA Update	
/book/show/8244053-nonfiction-comprehension-test-practice?from_search=true	Teacher Created Resources Staff	Nonfiction Comprehension Test Practice: Level 5	
/book/show/8358490-nonfiction-comprehension-test-practice?from_search=true	Teacher Created Resources Staff	Nonfiction Comprehension Test Practice: Level 3	
/book/show/16587279-exploring-the-world-of-sports?from_search=true	Phyllis Perry	Exploring the World of Sports: Linking Fiction to Nonfiction	Motivate students to read by using a topic they love-sports-and extend learning across the curriculum! Discussion starters, multidisciplinary activities, and topics for further research follow each reading suggestions. Perry describes subject-specific fiction and nonfiction materials that help students make the transition from fiction to expository text. There are also addMotivate students to read by using a topic they love-sports-and extend learning across the curriculum! Discussion starters, multidisciplinary activities, and topics for further research follow each reading suggestions. Perry describes subject-specific fiction and nonfiction materials that help students make the transition from fiction to expository text. There are also additional print and nonprint sources. Grades K-5.
/book/show/10604304-the-sackbut-tapes?from_search=true	Natty Bumppo	The Sackbut Tapes: An Oral Nonfiction Novel Told by the Characters	The Sound of One Shoe Dropping - The Cretin Gives His Release - Of ... 271Appendix: The Sackbut Letters 288 Table of Metallic Texas Chicken Tapes Volume...
/book/show/14297747-pm-gold-nonfiction-package-with-teacher-s-guide?from_search=true	Steck-Vaughn Company (Manufacturer)	PM Gold Nonfiction Package [With Teacher's Guide]	
/book/show/13796778-fire-station?from_search=true	Sheila Anderson	Fire Station (First Step Nonfiction: Community Buildings)	Give beginning readers a peek inside those community buildings to familiarize themselves with the objects and people commonly found there. Color photos directly correspond to the simple text on each page.
/book/show/29088743-information-station?from_search=true	Claudette Hegel	Information Station: Nonfiction Mix for Older Kids	Why are German shepherds also known as police dogs? What invention gave Benjamin Franklin the most personal satisfaction? How can you collect fingerprints? Those questions and many more are answered in this book containing articles about 15 topics from candles to light bulbs and from soap bubbles to toothpaste. The average reading level is seventh grade.
/book/show/7018856-nonfiction-reading-comprehension?from_search=true	Ruth Foster	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Science, Grade 5	
/book/show/15622406-kurschners-almanac-of-german-nonfiction-authors-1?from_search=true	Gale Cengage Learning	Kurschners Almanac of German Nonfiction Authors 1	This biographical and bibliographical almanac covers 4,013 nonfiction authors from Germany, Austria and Switzerland, as well as other German-language authors worldwide.
/book/show/21507017-nonfiction-comprehension-test-practice-level-2?from_search=true	Education Shell Education	Nonfiction Comprehension Test Practice Level 2	Based on articles from TIME for Kids magazine, activities provide reading comprehension practice in standardized test format
/book/show/13117044-nonfiction-reading-instant-units?from_search=true	Teresa Domnauer	Nonfiction Reading Instant Units	This self-contained, standards-based unit teaches important strategies while introducing fun facts and exciting classroom activities. Your class will study and explore nonfiction books while learning about punctuation, biographies, and more. Teach nonfiction reading skills in a flash using these unit features:-A punctuation rules poster with related activities-ConnectionsThis self-contained, standards-based unit teaches important strategies while introducing fun facts and exciting classroom activities. Your class will study and explore nonfiction books while learning about punctuation, biographies, and more. Teach nonfiction reading skills in a flash using these unit features:-A punctuation rules poster with related activities-Connections to literature and technology-Cross-curricular activities for small and whole group instruction-Vocabulary list and pronunciation guide-Reproducible student and teacher pages that explore punctuation, biographies, facts, and opinions-Student assessment page
/book/show/11319133-masterplots-ii?from_search=true	Frank N. Magill	Masterplots II: Nonfiction Series-Vol 2	318 works of important 20th century nonfiction receive the Masterplots treatment. This series includes contributions from authors worldwide in the areas of autobiography, memoirs, philosophy, anthropology, psychology and other subjects written for the non-specialist reader. Examples of titles include Richard Wright's Black Boy and Norman Mailer's Of a Fire on the Moon. As318 works of important 20th century nonfiction receive the Masterplots treatment. This series includes contributions from authors worldwide in the areas of autobiography, memoirs, philosophy, anthropology, psychology and other subjects written for the non-specialist reader. Examples of titles include Richard Wright's Black Boy and Norman Mailer's Of a Fire on the Moon. As in all Masterplots II series, there is no duplication of title, within any other Masterplots collection.
/book/show/15880290-find-a-place-to-call-home?from_search=true	Tibor Kamon	Find a Place to Call Home: A Historical Nonfiction Novel	I am a retired professional engineer. I am seventy-seven years old. My first attempt at literary work was translating a Hungarian novel by Wass Albert to English three years ago. It gave me a helpful literary structure and encouraged me to write my own novel, Find a Place to Call Home.
/book/show/5597909-stems?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Stems (First Step Nonfiction: Parts of Plants)	Vibrant color photographs and simple sentences introduce students to the parts of plants. Students will love learning about plants while improving their reading skills. This series meets both science and reading standards.
/book/show/18383029-musings-2013?from_search=true	Williams County Writers Group	Musings 2013: Short Stories, Poetrym Nonfiction	An anthology of writings by local northwest Ohio authors which includes fiction, nonfiction and poetry. A special section highlight the work fo young authors. This books represents a wide range of talent in our local area.
/book/show/16278039-jolly-readers-yellow-level-level-2-nonfiction?from_search=true	Sara Wernham (Creator)	Jolly Readers Yellow Level (Level 2), Nonfiction	A pack with 6 different titles including, Rainforests, Cheese Stars, Oil, Lizard, Shells, Buterflies and Moths. Level 2 introduces /y/ used for the /ee/ sound at the end of words like funny.
/book/show/26713691-the-books-of-the-sacred-marriage?from_search=true	Aidan a Kelly	The Books of the Sacred Marriage: A Novel in the Form of Nonfiction	A novel in the form of nonfiction, exploring relationships between Christianity, Gnosticism, Witchcraft, sexuality, and enlightenment.
/book/show/13768296-pm-purple-nonfiction-how-news-travels?from_search=true	Linda Bruce	PM Purple Nonfiction How News Travels	
/book/show/9383462-cook?from_search=true	Ann-Marie Kishel	Cook (First Step Nonfiction: Work People Do)	
/book/show/4191273-e-mails-home?from_search=true	Shilo Berry	E Mails Home (Dingles Leveled Readers   Nonfiction)	Contains 60 titles on a range of topics linked to the curriculum. This work includes 10 stages, one for each term from KS1 Year R Term 1 to KS2 Year 3 Term 1. It is colour-coded to show Oxford Reading Tree and bookband stages. It is linked to curriculum and Oxford Reading Tree themes. It features Teaching Notes for every stage.
/book/show/25973486-drums?from_search=true	Cynthia Klingel	Drums (Nonfiction Readers: Level 1: Musical Instruments)	Simple text describes the basics of drums and how they can be played.
/book/show/5597908-leaves?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Leaves (First Step Nonfiction: Parts of Plants)	Vibrant color photographs and simple sentences introduce students to the parts of plants. Students will love learning about plants while improving their reading skills. This series meets both science and reading standards.
/book/show/13796678-in-a-cave?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	In a Cave (First Step Nonfiction: Animal Homes)	Animals live in a variety of homes in every habitat. Vibrant wildlife photographs illustrate a variety of species and homes. Direct picture-to-test correspondence makes this series an excellent choice for the budding zoologists in the classroom.
/book/show/24017811-kwanzaa?from_search=true	C. Johnston	Kwanzaa (Nonfiction Readers: Level 2: Holidays)	Simple text describes Kwanzaa, how it began, what it signifies, and how it is celebrated.
/book/show/14941028-rigby-flying-colors-nonfiction?from_search=true	Heather Hammonds	Rigby Flying Colors Nonfiction: Submarines [With Teacher's Guide]	
/book/show/7834306-cube?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Cube (First Step Nonfiction: Solid Shapes)	Students will see where solid shapes appear in their surroundings, from lunch boxes shaped like rectangular prisms to cylinder-shaped pasta. Direct photo-text correspondence supports beginning readers.
/book/show/13075372-navigating-nonfiction-grade-1-student-worktext?from_search=true	Scholastic Inc.	Navigating Nonfiction Grade 1 Student WorkText	As students progress through the grades, more and more of their reading is done in nonfiction, or expository, materialscontent area textbooks, reference books, periodicals, and informative articles on the Internet, for example. Because the main purpose for reading these texts is to acquire information, the reasons for teaching our students efficient and effective strategiAs students progress through the grades, more and more of their reading is done in nonfiction, or expository, materialscontent area textbooks, reference books, periodicals, and informative articles on the Internet, for example. Because the main purpose for reading these texts is to acquire information, the reasons for teaching our students efficient and effective strategies for tackling this type of text are compelling. Students need explicit instruction in identifying and best utilizing the text features and text structures they encounter. If students learn to read the signposts that are guides to the organization of a particular piece of nonfiction, they will be better equipped to navigate their way through and comprehend the material. As a complete nonfiction reading worktext program, Navigating Nonfiction will help students get the most out of this genre.Student WorkText:* contains 30 weeks of instruction: 15 scaffolded instructional units of 2 weeks each* follows a simple, 2-step unit organization. Step 1: Read Aloud, which incorporates a focus text feature and text structure. Step 2: independent reading, which includes a Student MiniBook with a focus text feature applied. For use with Grade 1.
/book/show/8431408-nonfiction-comprehension-test-practice-level-4?from_search=true	Teacher Created Resources Staff	Nonfiction Comprehension Test Practice, Level 4	
/book/show/12126859-in-the-middle-of-the-middle-west?from_search=true	Becky Bradway (Editor)	In the Middle of the Middle West: Literary Nonfiction from the Heartland	The 42 essays in this collection take their inspiration from the Midwest--not just from its physical terrain but from its emotional terrain as well. They come from writers of diverse backgrounds: poets, novelists, filmmakers, and journalists; some who came and stayed, some who came and left, and some who were born and raised in this place. The essays revolve generally arouThe 42 essays in this collection take their inspiration from the Midwest--not just from its physical terrain but from its emotional terrain as well. They come from writers of diverse backgrounds: poets, novelists, filmmakers, and journalists; some who came and stayed, some who came and left, and some who were born and raised in this place. The essays revolve generally around issues of conflict between place and identity, and the theme of diversity--be it religious, sexual, racial, artistic, cultural, occupational, or geographical--runs throughout. Writers featured in this collection include Maxine Chernoff, Stuart Dybek, Michael Martone, Cris Mazza, James McManus, Scott Russell Sanders, Mary Swander, and many others of national reputation.
/book/show/20459316-nonfiction-reading-comprehension-for-the-common-core?from_search=true	Heather Wolpert-Gawron	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension for the Common Core: Grade 2	Focusing on the analysis component in the Common Core scheme of reading comprehension, students are presented with 18 nonfiction passages that cover science, history, biographies, and informational text. After reading a passage, students are asked different levels of multiple choice questions, helping students recognize that different types of questions require different lFocusing on the analysis component in the Common Core scheme of reading comprehension, students are presented with 18 nonfiction passages that cover science, history, biographies, and informational text. After reading a passage, students are asked different levels of multiple choice questions, helping students recognize that different types of questions require different levels of effort and thinking. They are also asked to write questions of their own and to answer essay questions.
/book/show/18949788-early-readers?from_search=true	Alex Davis Educational Books for Children, Learn to Read Books for Kids/ (Editor)	Early Readers: Sharks! Amazing Facts & Pictures of the Coolest Fish in the Sea! (Childrens Nonfiction Books)	What happens if you stroke a shark on the nose? (Youll be surprised!)Did you know that sharks dont have any bones?And that most sharks never stop moving  not even when they sleep?Or that sharks skin is as rough as sandpaper?What about this: A shark can be crushed by its own weight if it is out of the water  How come?Now you and your child can discover the answers to tWhat happens if you stroke a shark on the nose? (Youll be surprised!)Did you know that sharks dont have any bones?And that most sharks never stop moving  not even when they sleep?Or that sharks skin is as rough as sandpaper?What about this: A shark can be crushed by its own weight if it is out of the water  How come?Now you and your child can discover the answers to these questions plus many more incredible facts about these amazing fish.While enjoying captivating full-color pictures of sharks of every shape, size, and color  scary sharks, big sharks, little sharksand just plain WEIRD sharks!Kids ages 6 to 10 will love this easy-to-read book that improves their reading skills and enriches their scientific knowledge in a fun and entertaining way.So start reading about the fascinating world of sharks!
/book/show/27425712-writing-and-self-publishing-christian-nonfiction?from_search=true	Matthew Robert Payne Maria Quiocho (Illustrator) Melanie Cardano (Editor)	Writing and Self Publishing Christian Nonfiction: Simple Tips to Streamline Your First Book!	Do you love to read and have you ever toyed with the idea of writing and publishing your own work someday? Do you have a vision to change peoples lives for the better?Each person has a story to tell and given the right opportunity, would love to share it with others. There is so much to say and a willing audience is waiting for that inspiration that only you can provide.Do you love to read and have you ever toyed with the idea of writing and publishing your own work someday? Do you have a vision to change peoples lives for the better?Each person has a story to tell and given the right opportunity, would love to share it with others. There is so much to say and a willing audience is waiting for that inspiration that only you can provide. The dream to write is one that can easily be a reality with determination, the right knowledge and tools at your fingertips.In this book, Matthew shares his best practices to help you make that dream come true. The tips he gave are simple and practical, all a product of his own experiences and designed to help you avoid the difficulties that a lot of new writers fall into. He will show you how passion, perseverance and a lot of love poured into any work can bring forth excellent results. You will read about how it is possible to overcome obstacles that may appear in your path with the help and guidance of the Holy Spirit.The books you write may not be perfect. It may not turn out to be what you envisioned it to be, but if it can change the life of just one person, the effort will be worthwhile.
/book/show/32672083-world-war-ii?from_search=true	Mary Pope Osborne Natalie Pope Boyce Carlo Molinari (Illustrations)	World War II: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House Super Edition #1 World at War, 1944	When Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House Super Edition #1:they had lots of questions. How did World War II begin? Why were so many innocent people killed? What was D-Day? Find out the answers to these questions and moreWhen Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House Super Edition #1:they had lots of questions. How did World War II begin? Why were so many innocent people killed? What was D-Day? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie learn all about one of the darkest hours of history.Filled with up-to-date information, photographs, illustrations, and tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discover in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures. And teachers can use the Fact Trackers alongside their Magic Tree House fiction companions to meet Common Core text pairing needs.Have more fun with Jack and Annie on the Magic Tree House website at MagicTreeHouse.com!Did you know there s a Magic Tree House book forreader? Find the perfect book for you:Classic Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just starting to read chapter books. F&P Level M.Merlin Missions More challenging adventures for the experienced Magic Tree House(r) reader. F&P Level N.Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure with Jack and Annie. F&P Level P.Fact Trackers Non-fiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House(r) adventures
/book/show/3855280-teaching-about-thanksgiving-with-favorite-picture-books?from_search=true	Immacula A. Rhodes	Teaching About Thanksgiving With Favorite Picture Books: Engaging, Skill-Building Activities That Use the Very Best Fiction and Nonfiction Books to Teach About This Important Holiday	Explore the history and traditions of Thanksgiving with wonderful and diverse books such as On the Mayflower, Squanto's Journey, The First Thanksgiving, A Plump and Perky Turkey , Gracias, the Thanksgiving Turkey, and other fact-based, nonfiction, and fiction titles. Includes book summaries, discussion ideas, and a wide range of activities and interactive reproducibles thaExplore the history and traditions of Thanksgiving with wonderful and diverse books such as On the Mayflower, Squanto's Journey, The First Thanksgiving, A Plump and Perky Turkey , Gracias, the Thanksgiving Turkey, and other fact-based, nonfiction, and fiction titles. Includes book summaries, discussion ideas, and a wide range of activities and interactive reproducibles that enrich learning and build reading and writing skills. For use with Grades 1-3.
/book/show/19005624-how-to-write-a-nonfiction-ebook-in-24-days-without-working-your-tail-of?from_search=true	Mark LeGrand Messick	How To Write A Nonfiction Ebook In 24 Days (Without Working Your Tail Off) (Secrets To Selling Ebooks On Amazon Series Book 1)	FINALLY! A step-by-step system to writing a nonfiction ebook -- that actually works!If youFINALLY! A step-by-step system to writing a nonfiction ebook -- that actually works!If you answered yes to any of these questions then this book is for you!will show you how(and that includes) canwrite a book in just a matter of days.Why YouThis Book:If you are reading these words you're one of three people:Somebody who has already written a book, but would like to learn how to write fasterUnless you fall into the third category, you absolutelythis book, and here's why:Regardless of what some gurus may say, you have to write a quality book to ever have a chance of success on the Kindle Store. Readers expect quality content and if you can't deliver that -- your book will just be a failure.Unfortunately, it's not as easy as it sounds to write a nonfiction ebook. In order to produce quality content you have to knowwhat you're doing and how to do it. And that's precisely what you'll get from this book.outlines every single step of the writing process and will teach youyou need to know how to write a nonfiction ebook that your future readers will absolutely LOVE!What makes this book different from the competition?I won't lie to you; there are a multitude of other books on the Kindle Store that claim to teach you how to write a nonfiction ebook. Unfortunately there are three main problems with these books:They are worthlessly short (20 pages or less) and don't teach youof valueLuckily, this book is different than all of those books. It contains awriting plan thatfor real people. This book was written specifically for busy people who can't spend much time on writing. Even if you have a day job, eight kids, and a twitter account (the most time-consuming activity of all) the plan outlined inwill work for you.Act Now!If you're reading these words you obviously want to write a nonfiction ebook. (Unless you're one of the afore mentioned psychos.)So...What are you waiting for?After reading this book you willbe able to write the bestselling book you'vewanted to!So act now! I
/book/show/29876266-how-to-sell-then-write-your-nonfiction-book?from_search=true	Blythe Camenson	How to Sell, Then Write Your Nonfiction Book	From idea to contract to execution, this is the first all-in-one guide for prospective nonfiction writers.is uniquely structured to help you sell your ideas or yourselfyou invest time and effort in a lengthy book project. This comprehensive reference guide provides specific tips for pitching and writing various nonfictFrom idea to contract to execution, this is the first all-in-one guide for prospective nonfiction writers.is uniquely structured to help you sell your ideas or yourselfyou invest time and effort in a lengthy book project. This comprehensive reference guide provides specific tips for pitching and writing various nonfiction categories, with suggestions from agents, editors, and published authors. With expert advice on the technical elements of voice and style, useful resource listings, and sample proposals, you will find all the tools necessary to ultimately earn a living from nonfiction writing.
/book/show/30128332-being-a-writer-genre-unit?from_search=true	Developmental Studies Center	Being a Writer Genre Unit (Persuasive Nonfiction)	Being a Writer Genre Unit (Persuasive Nonfiction) [Spiral-bound] [Jan 01, 201...
/book/show/4881167-thomas-hardy?from_search=true	Thomas Hardy Peter Widdowson (Editor)	Thomas Hardy: Selected Poetry and Nonfictional Prose	In addition to 184 poems and an annotated selection of Hardy's prose writings, this book includes an introduction on Hardy's life and work, a critical essay re-assessing his place in literary history, and explanatory notes on each poem and essay.
/book/show/30231710-the-inspiration-to-creation-coach-s-guide-to-writing-a-nonfiction-book?from_search=true	Nina Amir	the inspiration to creation coach's guide to writing a nonfiction book	
/book/show/29636596-and-then-the-train-wrecked?from_search=true	Ronnie Lee Graham	And Then, the Train Wrecked: a nonfiction narrative on grief and Life	
/book/show/30010584-lobos-blue-devils-and-mustangs---a-nonfictional-fiction?from_search=true	Cedric Edwards Anelda Attaway (Editor)	Lobos, Blue Devils, and Mustangs - A Nonfictional Fiction	Twenty-eight years ago, I graduated from Longview High School in Longview, Texas. 1986 was a GOOD year. From 1978 to 1986, my friends and I spent our childhood lives trying to be teenagers and make decisions that would culminate in May of 1986 when we received our tickets to freedom by graduating from good 'ol Longview High. Some of the decisions we made were good decisionTwenty-eight years ago, I graduated from Longview High School in Longview, Texas. 1986 was a GOOD year. From 1978 to 1986, my friends and I spent our childhood lives trying to be teenagers and make decisions that would culminate in May of 1986 when we received our tickets to freedom by graduating from good 'ol Longview High. Some of the decisions we made were good decisions; some obviously were not. There was a lot of growing up and learning which needed to be done, a lot of it! And a lot of funny things happened along the way. Out of all those years, obviously my senior year would be the most memorable and enjoyable one, and that's the one I chose to remember mainly in this book. I was like every other 17 year-old boy at that time-I thought about girls, football, sports, girls, my grades, going to college, girls, playing dominoes, getting a car, and of course, girls. So you see where my mind was mainly back then. There will be times where I will look back at certain events and things that had occurred in years prior to my senior year, and I would revel in my triumphs and suffer in my defeats. Everything, however, would lead to that final year of high school. This book is a humorous look back at that year and those times based on my real-life experiences. Lobos, Blue Devils, and Mustangs - A nonfictional Fiction is a journey from my elementary school and middle-school years to possibly the greatest year of my life--the year I finished high school.
/book/show/23309907-narrative-paths?from_search=true	Kai Mikkonen	Narrative Paths: African Travel in Modern Fiction and Nonfiction	In, Kai Mikkonen argues that early twentieth-century European travel writing, journal keeping, and fiction converged and mutually influenced each other in ways that inform current debates about the fictionnonfiction distinction. Turning to narratives set in sub-Saharan Africa, Mikkonen identifies five main dIn, Kai Mikkonen argues that early twentieth-century European travel writing, journal keeping, and fiction converged and mutually influenced each other in ways that inform current debates about the fictionnonfiction distinction. Turning to narratives set in sub-Saharan Africa, Mikkonen identifies five main dimensions of interplay between fiction and nonfiction: the experiential frame of the journey, the redefinition of the language and objective of description, the shared cultural givens and colonial notions concerning sub-Saharan Africa, the theme of narrativisation, and the issue of virtual genres.reveals the important role that travel played as a frame in these modernist fictions as well as the crucial ways that nonfiction travel narratives appropriated fictional strategies.contributes to debates in narratology and rhetorical narrative theory about the fictionnonfiction distinction. With chapters on a wide range of modernist authorsfrom Pierre Loti, Andr Gide, Michel Leiris, and Georges Simenon to Blaise Cendrars, Louis-Ferdinand Cline, Joseph Conrad, Graham Greene, Evelyn Waugh, and Isak Dinesen (Karen Blixen)Mikkonens study also contributes to postcolonial approaches to these authors, examining issues of representation, narrative voice, and authority in narratives about colonial Africa.
/book/show/26345538-rev-up-your-writing-in-nonfiction-narratives?from_search=true	Julia Garstecki Mernie Gallagher-Cole (Illustrations)	REV Up Your Writing in Nonfiction Narratives	Presents an overview of nonfiction narratives, including the form's purpose, elements, traits, and how it expresses ideas. Original examples illustrate how the writing genre works, and tips are provided to encourage young writers' creativity. Additional features include a table of contents, a glossary of key words and phrases, sources for further research, and introductionPresents an overview of nonfiction narratives, including the form's purpose, elements, traits, and how it expresses ideas. Original examples illustrate how the writing genre works, and tips are provided to encourage young writers' creativity. Additional features include a table of contents, a glossary of key words and phrases, sources for further research, and introductions to both the author and illustrator.
/book/show/11319130-masterplots-ii?from_search=true	Frank N. Magill	Masterplots II: Nonfiction Series (Vol 4)	318 works of important 20th century nonfiction receive the Masterplots treatment. This series includes contributions from authors worldwide in the areas of autobiography, memoirs, philosophy, anthropology, psychology and other subjects written for the non-specialist reader. Examples of titles include Richard Wright's Black Boy and Norman Mailer's Of a Fire on the Moon. As318 works of important 20th century nonfiction receive the Masterplots treatment. This series includes contributions from authors worldwide in the areas of autobiography, memoirs, philosophy, anthropology, psychology and other subjects written for the non-specialist reader. Examples of titles include Richard Wright's Black Boy and Norman Mailer's Of a Fire on the Moon. As in all Masterplots II series, there is no duplication of title, within any other Masterplots collection.
/book/show/14354480-trendy-topics?from_search=true	Jo Browning-Wroe Sherrill B. Flora Julie Anderson (Illustrator)	Trendy Topics: Nonfiction: 14 Reproducible Stories [With CDROM]	Capture the interest of disinterested or below-average readers with Trendy Topics: Nonfiction. Fifteen high-interest/low-readability stories will entice children to read about animals, heroes, bizarre events, crazy world records, and more. For reading levels 2.3-2.8 and interest levels 7-12. Audio CDs with reproducible printouts of comprehension activities are included. 12Capture the interest of disinterested or below-average readers with Trendy Topics: Nonfiction. Fifteen high-interest/low-readability stories will entice children to read about animals, heroes, bizarre events, crazy world records, and more. For reading levels 2.3-2.8 and interest levels 7-12. Audio CDs with reproducible printouts of comprehension activities are included. 128 pages with audio CD
/book/show/8472734-seeds?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Seeds (First Step Nonfiction: Parts of Plants)	Vibrant color photographs and simple sentences introduce students to the parts of plants. Students will love learning about plants while improving their reading skills. This series meets both science and reading standards.
/book/show/13021293-sails-launching-fluency-15-nonfiction?from_search=true	Brylee Gibson	Sails Launching Fluency 15 Nonfiction: Special Tricks	
/book/show/21276177-yes-they-re-real?from_search=true	Andrew Wilkins Sarah Block Travis Wildes	Yes, They're Real: A Collection of Creative Nonfiction	Yes, Theyre Real is a series of creative nonfiction from writers in Northeast Florida. The four included works are linked by each authors perspective of what the genre can resemble. Featuring the shorts Green and White, Intervention, Mind the Gap, and Mels Hole. Experience the stories and answer the question, Are they?
/book/show/24001357-tennis?from_search=true	Cynthia Klingel	Tennis (Nonfiction Readers: Level 2: Sports)	Simple text describes the sport of tennis, how it is played, and the equipment used.
/book/show/7004157-salamanders?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Salamanders (First Step Nonfiction: Animal Life Cycles)	A basic overview of the life cycle of a salamander.
/book/show/25326204-21-days-to-kindle-nonfiction-passive-income?from_search=true	Darlene Matthews	21 Days To KINDLE Nonfiction Passive Income: Write Short Nonfiction eBooks for Long Term Passive Income	Finally learn how to make passive income in your spare time like millions of others are doing everyday. It really is easy once you know how. Having passive income can be the difference in the time you spend with your family vs work. Passive income is not trading your time for money; it's a system that is set up to generate money while you sleep and play on a regular passiFinally learn how to make passive income in your spare time like millions of others are doing everyday. It really is easy once you know how. Having passive income can be the difference in the time you spend with your family vs work. Passive income is not trading your time for money; it's a system that is set up to generate money while you sleep and play on a regular passive. This is what you've been looking for. . .You don't write? No problem. There is are simple ways around this. This ebook offers the whole truth about making a real passive income online. A non technical approach for understanding how easy it is to learn how to make money online.When you finish this guide you will be able to confidently add a new stream of income in your spare time over and over again. There is no limit; you can grow as much as you want. Nothing but you can stop you from trying and succeeding. Grab this ebook and write me a review; I want to know what you think.Get out of your own way and make some online passive income. If it takes 21 days to make something a habit; I urge you to take that time and read, learn and practice the concepts in this ebook until they are second nature. It's like riding a bike you can't learn hopping off and on different ones you have to practice on one and the more you practice the better you will get and the further you can go! See you on the other side!
/book/show/20869266-nonfiction-comprehension?from_search=true	Steck-Vaughn Company	Nonfiction Comprehension: Reproducible Grades 7-8 (Steck-Vaughn Nonfiction Reading Comprehension)	Presenting a book that will help students learn skills needed to understand nonfiction passages in a variety of content areas. This book will help students move from learning to read to reading to learn. Answer key included. 128 pages.
/book/show/25953853-how-to-find-a-job-as-a-nonfiction-writer?from_search=true	Ugur Akinci	How to Find a Job as a Nonfiction Writer: Job Hunting, Employment, and Career Advancement Guide for Nonfiction Writers	Ive been a nonfiction writer for thirty years.During those three decades, other writers, those changing careers from a non-writing field to writing, and those brand new to the industry including my writing students, kept asking one question over and over again: How can I get a writing job?There are many answers to that. The outcome is simple; you have a job. You feelIve been a nonfiction writer for thirty years.During those three decades, other writers, those changing careers from a non-writing field to writing, and those brand new to the industry including my writing students, kept asking one question over and over again: How can I get a writing job?There are many answers to that. The outcome is simple; you have a job. You feel so good about it. But the inputs are many. Its like cooking. A lot of ingredients, time and effort go into that dish that appears in front of you in a simple bowl.I myself have used many methods to start my career and then to advance it. I held many writing positions, worked for more than one company, and had my own writing projects and private clients on the side. I learned a few things along the way; things that work, as well as those that dont.The world has changed of course through the years and decades.When I started my career there was no Internet, no computers, and we were all banging on typewriters (mechanical and electric). I still keep my first mechanical typewriter, my old friend FACIT 1620, in my office today.Changing times meant changing methods and venues. Today we have a lot more resources at our fingerprints than we had twenty or thirty years ago. I also believe, despite all the digital multimedia explosion, that there are more writing opportunities today than before.Throughout those years Ive accumulated a wealth of career information. I shared everything I knew and tried to help my job-seeking brothers and sisters the best I can and whenever I had the time. But after a while it started to become overwhelming. There are just so many hours in a day. These days I unfortunately do not have the time to answer job-related inquiries individually. Thats why I decided to write this book, to answer all related questions under one cover.This Book is forThis book is written for all nonfiction writers looking for a job.It intends to help them find a job and make them aware of the writing specialties, niches and opportunities that exist out there rather than teaching them how to write.I hope this book will help you find that first, second or third job and raise your career from one orbit to another as you go along.But let me say that, while you are doing all that chasing, querying, and self-promoting to find the jobs you like, I hope youll enjoy your writing career and business as much as I did, every minute of it. Having fun is important. Why do it otherwise?Its a noble profession, this writing business of ours. We are privileged to explain the world to the others. Its a responsibility. We make what was inaccessible before suddenly accessible to the millions. We carry the torch of illumination forward, every day. Thats why I say a life spent in writing is a life well spent indeed.Isaac Asimov, the phenomenal sci-fi writer who (according to one estimate) wrote close to 500 books during his long career, said: If my doctor told me I had only six minutes to live, I wouldn't brood. I'd type a little faster.Type well, at your own pace. Share well, to the best you can. But first things first. Start the journey by finding that first writing job. Good luck!
/book/show/30760233-food-lit?from_search=true	Melissa Stoeger	Food Lit: A Reader's Guide to Epicurean Nonfiction: A Reader's Guide to Epicurean Nonfiction	
/book/show/30270632-diving-deep-into-nonfiction-grades-6-12?from_search=true	Jeffrey D Wilhelm Michael W Smith	Diving Deep Into Nonfiction, Grades 6-12: Transferable Tools for Reading Any Nonfiction Text	All nonfiction is a conversation between writer and reader, an invitation to agree or disagree with compelling and often provocative ideas. With, Jeffrey Wilhelm and Michael Smith deliver a revolutionary teaching framework that helps students read well by noticing:All nonfiction is a conversation between writer and reader, an invitation to agree or disagree with compelling and often provocative ideas. With, Jeffrey Wilhelm and Michael Smith deliver a revolutionary teaching framework that helps students read well by noticing:The classroom-tested lessons include engaging short excerpts and teach students to be powerful readers who know both how authors signal what's worth noticing in a text and how readers connect and make meaning of what they have noticed.
/book/show/32661717-diving-deep-into-nonfiction-grades-6-12?from_search=true	Jeffrey D Wilhelm Michael W Smith	Diving Deep Into Nonfiction, Grades 6-12: Transferable Tools for Reading Any Nonfiction Text	All nonfiction is a conversation between writer and reader, an invitation to agree or disagree with compelling and often provocative ideas. With, Jeffrey Wilhelm and Michael Smith deliver a revolutionary teaching framework that helps students read well by noticing:All nonfiction is a conversation between writer and reader, an invitation to agree or disagree with compelling and often provocative ideas. With, Jeffrey Wilhelm and Michael Smith deliver a revolutionary teaching framework that helps students read well by noticing:The classroom-tested lessons include engaging short excerpts and teach students to be powerful readers who know both how authors signal what's worth noticing in a text and how readers connect and make meaning of what they have noticed.
/book/show/32661718-diving-deep-into-nonfiction-grades-6-12?from_search=true	Jeffrey D Wilhelm Michael W Smith	Diving Deep Into Nonfiction, Grades 6-12: Transferable Tools for Reading Any Nonfiction Text	All nonfiction is a conversation between writer and reader, an invitation to agree or disagree with compelling and often provocative ideas. With, Jeffrey Wilhelm and Michael Smith deliver a revolutionary teaching framework that helps students read well by noticing:All nonfiction is a conversation between writer and reader, an invitation to agree or disagree with compelling and often provocative ideas. With, Jeffrey Wilhelm and Michael Smith deliver a revolutionary teaching framework that helps students read well by noticing:The classroom-tested lessons include engaging short excerpts and teach students to be powerful readers who know both how authors signal what's worth noticing in a text and how readers connect and make meaning of what they have noticed.
/book/show/32946512-diving-deep-into-nonfiction-grades-6-12?from_search=true	Jeffrey D. Wilhelm Michael W. (William) Smith	Diving Deep Into Nonfiction, Grades 6-12: Transferable Tools for Reading ANY Nonfiction Text	
/book/show/34319412-nonfiction-ebooks-goldmine?from_search=true	Angela Booth	Nonfiction Ebooks Goldmine: Write and Sell Nonfiction Ebooks In 24 Hours Or Less (Selling Writer Strategies Book 5)	You're a writer. You need to make money from your words. What if you could create AND sell a nonfiction book in just a day?This book will show you how to think outside the box, get creative  and SELL what you create. Making money from your writing can be a real challenge, especially if you're limiting yourself to trading hours for dollars. When you get paid by the hour,You're a writer. You need to make money from your words. What if you could create AND sell a nonfiction book in just a day?This book will show you how to think outside the box, get creative  and SELL what you create. Making money from your writing can be a real challenge, especially if you're limiting yourself to trading hours for dollars. When you get paid by the hour, even if you're making $200 an hour, you're limited.Most of my students have challenges getting their creations out into the world.They get an idea... Then they get stuck. They second-guess their material. What if, what if? The what ifs go on forever.The what-ifs, by definition, are fantasy. We get the what-ifs because our mind creates them to keep us safe, and stop us getting hurt. Unfortunately, these mental blocks block our success, too.Banish the what-ifs, and create nonfiction ebooks FASTTo banish the what-ifs forever, Ive found that its essential to have processes and deadlines to ensure that I finish what I start. Ive turned nonfiction ebook creation into a checklist that I go through with ebook product I create.The checklist proved so useful, that I began teaching it. Suddenly, my students became product-creation dynamos. If youre not creating, and selling, because something is holding you back, this book is for you.Yes, this book gives you a method to write nonfiction books, but you can use the same method to produce any number of different products, including:* Money-making blogs* Membership websites* Reports for your business clients* Online courses...You can create a nonfiction ebook, and sell it, within 24 hours. And do it again, and again. Build your name, build your bank account, and build your CONFIDENCE.Get started today.
/book/show/34709146-an-introductory-primer-to-writing-creative-nonfiction?from_search=true	Constant Reader Learning Materials	An Introductory Primer to Writing Creative Nonfiction: Jump-Start Your Memoir, Personal Essay, Travel Writing, and Other Nonfiction Genres	Creative nonfiction, such as memoirs, travel writing, personal essays, and so on, are among the most popular books not only to read, but to write. Many people desire to share their lives, or the lives of their friends or families, or the experiences they've had, with the world. This primer is meant to jump-start your creative nonfiction writing. It's just enough to get theCreative nonfiction, such as memoirs, travel writing, personal essays, and so on, are among the most popular books not only to read, but to write. Many people desire to share their lives, or the lives of their friends or families, or the experiences they've had, with the world. This primer is meant to jump-start your creative nonfiction writing. It's just enough to get the pump running so that you can take off to get the ideas down and the words out.
/book/show/34931400-how-to-write-bloc-buster-nonfiction-query-letters?from_search=true	Karen Newcomb	How to Write Bloc Buster Nonfiction Query Letters (Newcomb Guide to Nonfiction Writing Book 3)	A query letter is your sales tool and the first impression of your book. All Writers know the importance of a good query, yet few have mastered the technique of writing a really good one.The purpose of a book query letter is to get your proposal in the publisher's, or agent's front door.
/book/show/33399442-alien-investigation?from_search=true	Kelly Milner Halls Rick C. Spears (Illustrator)	Alien Investigation: Searching for the Truth about UFOs and Aliens (Nonfiction - Grades 4-8)	Imagine . . . you're in the woods after dark. Eerie green lights appear in the distance. Then there's a sudden flash and everything is dark again. You decide to take a closer look. You come upon a saucer-shaped craft hovering silently just above the ground. You reach out to touch it, but the object suddenly shoots up into the sky. Have you just seen a UFO?Some people sayImagine . . . you're in the woods after dark. Eerie green lights appear in the distance. Then there's a sudden flash and everything is dark again. You decide to take a closer look. You come upon a saucer-shaped craft hovering silently just above the ground. You reach out to touch it, but the object suddenly shoots up into the sky. Have you just seen a UFO?Some people say they have had experiences like this. Are they telling the truth? To find out, Kelly Milner Halls investigated stories of eyewitnesses from around the world. She explored UFO sightings, landings, crashes, aliens, and even a few hoaxes. She also interviewed several of the world's UFO experts. Examine her findings and decide for yourself whether visitors from other worlds are real.
/book/show/31308990-ebola?from_search=true	Patricia Newman	Ebola: Fears and Facts (Nonfiction - Grades 4-8)	Ebola is a deadly contagious disease. From 1975 to 2013, it killed about 1,500 people. But a 2014 epidemic killed more than six times that number. At first the outbreak was contained to one country. But soon it spread to two othersthe virus was on the move, and people were scared. When two American healthcare workers became infected and were sent to the United States forEbola is a deadly contagious disease. From 1975 to 2013, it killed about 1,500 people. But a 2014 epidemic killed more than six times that number. At first the outbreak was contained to one country. But soon it spread to two othersthe virus was on the move, and people were scared. When two American healthcare workers became infected and were sent to the United States for treatment, many people feared a pandemican outbreak that would spread all over the world. Could it happen?takes you behind the sensational headlines to address questions and concerns about the virus. Learn about the history of the disease, its symptoms, and how it spreads. Find out how the 2014 epidemic compares to past Ebola outbreaks, as well as to outbreaks of other infectious diseases. With a question-and-answer section and reference maps,will help you to better understand this most-feared disease.
/book/show/2102024.Mini_Book_of_the_Week?from_search=true	Maria Fleming	Mini-Book of the Week: 40 Easy-to-Read Mini-Books on Fiction and Nonfiction Topics for Every Week of the School Year	Flip books, shape books, step books, accordion books, and other fun formats-just right for emergent readers! Favorite topics take you through the school year: seasons, holidays, animals, and more. Great for send-home reading practice.
/book/show/13489531-five-sisters-flags-of-our-fathers-now-this-blind-man-s-bluff?from_search=true	James Fox Christopher Drew Annette Lawrence Drew	Five Sisters/Flags of Our Fathers/Now This/Blind Man's Bluff (Today's Best Nonfiction, Vol. 5, 2000)	
/book/show/21425130-the-common-core-in-grades-4-6?from_search=true	Roger Sutton (Editor) Daryl Grabarek (Editor)	The Common Core in Grades 4-6: Top Nonfiction Titles from School Library Journal and the Horn Book Magazine	The Classroom Go-To Guide for the Common Core is the first in a series of comprehensive tools to tap into the vast flow of recently published books for children and teens, offering recommendations of exemplary titles for use in the classroom. Currency meets authority, brought to you by the editors of the highly regarded review sources, School Library Journal and The Horn BThe Classroom Go-To Guide for the Common Core is the first in a series of comprehensive tools to tap into the vast flow of recently published books for children and teens, offering recommendations of exemplary titles for use in the classroom. Currency meets authority, brought to you by the editors of the highly regarded review sources, School Library Journal and The Horn Book Magazine. This guide includes approximately 200 selections published since 2007 for grades 4-6 recommended by The Horn Book Magazine. The titles are grouped by subject and complemented by School Library Journal s Focus On columns, which spotlight specific topics across the curriculum. Providing context for the guide, and suggestions on how to use these resources within a standards framework, is an introduction by Common Core experts Mary Ann Cappiello and Myra Zarnowski. These experts provide perspective on the key changes brought by the new standards, including suggestions on designing lessons and two samples plans. Following the introduction, you ll find a wealth of books, by category. Each section includes a listing of the top titles with brief, explicit annotations, and key bibliographic data. Focus On articles are appended to appropriate categories to support in-depth curricular development. Each of these articles includes a topic overview and list of current and retrospective resources (including some fiction), and multimedia, that will enable educators to respond to Common Core State Standards call to work across formats.
/book/show/22312268-kids-books?from_search=true	P.D. Adler	Kids Books: "Secret Agent! A Fun Guide Book For Kids Wanting To Become A Secret Agent." (Nonfiction Books for Kids and Children)	Age Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up THIS IS MOSTLY NONFICTION!! This guide is a training manual to help kids become a Secret Agent.Step 1 of becoming a Secret Agent is to learn as much about the subject as possible. This includes the history as well as the skills needed to find your path and become what you seek. Throughout this book you will learn historical factAge Level: 9 and up | Grade Level: 5 and up THIS IS MOSTLY NONFICTION!! This guide is a training manual to help kids become a Secret Agent.Step 1 of becoming a Secret Agent is to learn as much about the subject as possible. This includes the history as well as the skills needed to find your path and become what you seek. Throughout this book you will learn historical facts as well as guidelines and suggestions to help you succeed. Whether you're reading this as a possible career path or just for fun this is your first step to a long and rewarding path to becoming a Secret Agent. A true Secret Agent is a master of himself and his environment and you must learn before you act. They are very smart, usually in the top of their class, and they are physically fit and athletic.The Secret Agent is very skilled and educated and belongs to a secret society that spies on, collects information, or to do whatever is required to their enemy. Sometimes they are sent to steal, create confusion or insight riots. They must do whatever it takes to complete their mission. Secret Agents are both male and female.The Secret Agent sometimes work alone and was always on the offensive. In other words they wanted to blend into their environment and be invisible. They do not want to fight, but if they had to fight, they want to strike first without warning. They are experts in all types of hand to hand combat and are skilled marksmen.Now, if you think you have what it takes then sit back, relax and learn the way of the Secret Agent.
/book/show/20491323-how-to-write-a-book?from_search=true	Joel Orr	How To Write a Book: The Simple System for Writing a Nonfiction Book in 30 Days or Less	The Simple System for Writing a Nonfiction Book in 30 Days or LessIn this book you'll discover...The Step-By-Step System for Planning, Outlining and Writing Your ManuscriptDid you know that over 70% of Americans dream of one day writing a book? But most people never get around to doing it! That'The Simple System for Writing a Nonfiction Book in 30 Days or LessIn this book you'll discover...The Step-By-Step System for Planning, Outlining and Writing Your ManuscriptDid you know that over 70% of Americans dream of one day writing a book? But most people never get around to doing it! That's all about to change when you're done with How To Write a Book.In this life-changing book, you'll discover the simple system for doing everything you need to do to plan, research, outline, and actually complete your book manuscript - in just 30 days for most nonfiction authors.Will your book be perfect in 30 days? No! But it will be completed and ready for professional editing, self-publishing or presentation to a literary agent if you so choose.How to Structure Your Book for SuccessHow do you write a book? First you write the structure. Then you create the content. In, Joel shares his step by step system for making the writing process a whole lot easier and more productive.Dr. Joel N. Orr is a futurist, speaker, and writer, who became a book coach, who helps people produce and publish their books. You have a book inside you, and it wants to come out! says Orr. I want to help you set it free!His trademarked BookProgram Method is helping dozens of new authors write books in less time than they ever dreamed possible.Joel is a world-renowned expert in engineering automation and computer technologies. His recent books include Joels BookProgram: The Simple Secret to Writing a Book in 30 Days, at 1 Hour a Day!; Every Man a Hero, Every Woman a Coach; The Victorious Engineer; and Structure is Destiny: The Dandelion Paradox.Dr. Orrs PhD is in abstract math, from SUNY, 1973. He is listed in Whos Who, and is internationally known as a speaker. He lives in Mountain View, California.
/book/show/16721507-inquiring-scientists-inquiring-readers?from_search=true	Terry Shiverdecker	Inquiring Scientists, Inquiring Readers: Using Nonfiction to Promote Science Literacy, Grades 3-5	This unique book shows teachers how to teach science using a variety of nonfiction text sets (such as field guides, reference books, and narrative expository texts) and replace individual lessons with a learning-cycle format (including hands-on investigations, readings, directed discussion, and problem solving).
/book/show/13393875-how-to-write-a-nonfiction-book-7th-edition?from_search=true	Bobbi Linkemer Peggy Nehmen (Designer)	How to Write a Nonfiction Book (7th Edition): From Planning to Promotion in 6 Simple Steps	Take the mystery out of the book-writing process. Here's what you need to know: - What it takes to be an author - How to write a proposal - What, when, & how to write - Who can help you - What production includes - What your publishing options are - How to reach your readers - What else you should read. This book is full of insights, advice, charts, and space to plan aTake the mystery out of the book-writing process. Here's what you need to know: - What it takes to be an author - How to write a proposal - What, when, & how to write - Who can help you - What production includes - What your publishing options are - How to reach your readers - What else you should read. This book is full of insights, advice, charts, and space to plan and write.
/book/show/13796677-under-the-ground?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Under the Ground (First Step Nonfiction: Animal Homes)	Animals live in a variety of homes in every habitat. Vibrant wildlife photographs illustrate a variety of species and homes. Direct picture-to-test correspondence makes this series an excellent choice for the budding zoologists in the classroom.
/book/show/15069614-book-a-answer-key?from_search=true	Saddleback Educational Publishing (Editor)	Book A Answer Key: nonfiction comprehension skill-boosters	Answer key for Read, Reflect, Respond A. This series is especially designed to quickly improve your students' ability to understand and retain what they read. The A to D organization of the worktexts provides progressively challenging activities ranging from simple recall to evaluations requiring higher-older thinking skills. Skills presented are cumulatively reinforced; eAnswer key for Read, Reflect, Respond A. This series is especially designed to quickly improve your students' ability to understand and retain what they read. The A to D organization of the worktexts provides progressively challenging activities ranging from simple recall to evaluations requiring higher-older thinking skills. Skills presented are cumulatively reinforced; each worktext reintroduces and builds on skills taught earlier. Equally appropriate as a refresher course for on-level students or as primary instruction for struggling students.
/book/show/14998652-clothes?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Clothes (First Step Nonfiction: We Are Alike and Different)	This social studies series offers early emergent readers a comparison of how people live in their local communities. By focusing on everyday topics, students will be encouraged to compare and contrast their own experiences.
/book/show/28800806-time-to-read?from_search=true	Various	Time to Read: Grade 2 Nonfiction Stories	
/book/show/21507020-nonfiction-comprehension-test-practice-level-5?from_search=true	Education Shell Education	Nonfiction Comprehension Test Practice Level 5	Based on articles from TIME for Kids magazine, activities provide reading comprehension practice in standardized test format
/book/show/2907630-my-feet-are-just-right?from_search=true	Marcia K. Vaughan	My Feet Are Just Right (Sunshine Nonfiction)	
/book/show/14295809-sails-nonfiction?from_search=true	Simon Pollard	Sails Nonfiction: Hairy Caterpillars, Level Blue	
/book/show/25967428-wind?from_search=true	Alice K. Flanagan	Wind (Nonfiction Readers: Level 1: Weather)	Simple text describes the wind, how it is formed, and its effects on the world.
/book/show/27730598-mother-lode-mashup-2?from_search=true	Albert Bigelow Paine Mark Twain T D Beasley	Mother Lode Mashup 2: Vol 2: Nonfiction	Mother Lode Mashup is a two-volume set containing literature about California's Gold Rush Country, often called the Mother Lode. Volume 1 contains fictional works; volume 2 is comprised of nonfiction. This volume (vol. 2) contains extracts from works by Mark Twain, Albert Bigelow Paine, Henry Childs Merwin, and a complete (short) book by T.D. Beasley
/book/show/14434655-nonfiction-readers?from_search=true	Cynthia Amoroso M. C. Johnston	Nonfiction Readers: Level 2 (Set): Level 2	The second-level Nonfiction Readers feature longer sentences and more challenging vocabulary, but the overall layout and photos remain familiar to students enjoying newly acquired skills. Readers are rewarded for their progress with such high-interest topics as fascinating habitats, familiar holidays, and action-packed activities. Each title includes a helpful index of keyThe second-level Nonfiction Readers feature longer sentences and more challenging vocabulary, but the overall layout and photos remain familiar to students enjoying newly acquired skills. Readers are rewarded for their progress with such high-interest topics as fascinating habitats, familiar holidays, and action-packed activities. Each title includes a helpful index of key words and phrases and a reference section with Web sites.
/book/show/14833339-sails-nonfiction?from_search=true	Jo Windsor	Sails Nonfiction: Add to Package, Levels Orange/Turquoise	
/book/show/5548575-nonfiction-reading-comprehension-grade-4?from_search=true	TRACIE HESKETT	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension, Grade 4: Informational Reading	
/book/show/1832755.Creative_Nonfiction_No_2?from_search=true	Lee Gutkind (Editor)	Creative Nonfiction No. 2: Poets Writing Prose	
/book/show/25992635-hanukkah?from_search=true	C. Johnston	Hanukkah (Nonfiction Readers: Level 2: Holidays)	Simple text describes the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, what it signifies, and how it is celebrated.
/book/show/25984818-postal-workers?from_search=true	Cynthia Klingel	Postal Workers (Nonfiction Readers: Level 1: Careers)	Describes the jobs done by the many workers who contribute to the delivery of our mail.
/book/show/14297317-flying-colors-nonfiction?from_search=true	Annette Smith	Flying Colors Nonfiction: Animal Communication, Level Silver	
/book/show/28145851-primary-comprehension?from_search=true	Prim-Ed Publishing	Primary Comprehension: Bk. A: Fiction and Nonfiction Texts	Comprehensive whole-school photocopiable comprehension series. Three levels of questions - literal, deductive and evaluative - provided for each comprehension text. Features: - excellent seven book photocopiable series for the entire primary age range - comprehension activities require children to read a variety of genres, including legends, fables, science fiction, adventComprehensive whole-school photocopiable comprehension series. Three levels of questions - literal, deductive and evaluative - provided for each comprehension text. Features: - excellent seven book photocopiable series for the entire primary age range - comprehension activities require children to read a variety of genres, including legends, fables, science fiction, adventure, poetry, biographies, journals and reports - three levels of questions, literal, deductive and evaluative, provided for each comprehension text - opportunities to practise a selection of comprehension strategies, including prediction, summarising, comparing and determining importance - each comprehension activity has accompanying teachers notes which include answers and extension activities involving texts written in the same genre - detailed introductory notes include information on question types, comprehension strategies, shared and guided reading, genre definitions and curriculum links
/book/show/14295813-sails-nonfiction?from_search=true	Simon Pollard	Sails Nonfiction: Hidden Spiders, Level Green	
/book/show/10640475-sails-nonfiction?from_search=true	Jo Windsor	Sails Nonfiction: Up and Under, Level Red	
/book/show/5548578-nonfiction-reading-comprehension?from_search=true	TRACIE HESKETT	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension: Informational Reading, Grade 3	
/book/show/21664457-4-ways-to-earn-money-online-with-nonfiction-articles?from_search=true	S.M. Payne	4 Ways to Earn Money Online with Nonfiction Articles	The key to earning money online is to fill multiple pipelines. Nonfiction articles allow you to create one product and sell it multiple times in multiple pipelines over and over again. About 1000 words.
/book/show/21219601-primary-comprehension?from_search=true	Prim-Ed Publishing	Primary Comprehension: Bk. C: Fiction and Nonfiction Texts	Features a seven book photocopiable series for the entire primary age range. This title offers comprehension activities that require children to read a variety of genres, including legends, fables, science fiction, adventure, poetry, biographies, journals and reports.
/book/show/26037879-top-readers-nonfiction-reading-comprehension-stage-2?from_search=true	Lyn Jones	Top Readers Nonfiction Reading Comprehension , Stage 2.	
/book/show/18030899-nonfiction-comprehension-test-practice-level-2-cd?from_search=true	Shell Education	Nonfiction Comprehension Test Practice Level 2 + CD	Based on articles from TIME for Kids magazine, activities provide reading comprehension practice in standardized test format
/book/show/13021280-sails-nonfiction?from_search=true	Brylee Gibson	Sails Nonfiction: Out of the Egg, Level Yellow	
/book/show/14998703-school?from_search=true	Sheila Anderson	School (First Step Nonfiction: Community Buildings)	Give beginning readers a peek inside those community buildings to familiarize themselves with the objects and people commonly found there. Color photos directly correspond to the simple text on each page.
/book/show/10728181-turtles-and-hatchlings?from_search=true	Ann-Marie Kishel	Turtles and Hatchlings (First Step Nonfiction: Animal Families)	These books will facilitate students' understanding of how young animals resemble their parents. Engaging photos and simple sentence structure will help early emergent readers grasp these concepts quickly.
/book/show/25964209-halloween?from_search=true	Cynthia Klingel	Halloween (Nonfiction Readers: Level 2: Holidays)	Simple text describes Halloween, how it began, and how it is celebrated.
/book/show/25610383-all-you-need-to-write-nonfiction-books?from_search=true	Liz Yetter	All You Need to Write Nonfiction Books	There is no limit to the amount of money you can make writing nonfiction books and publishing them on Kindle.Read that again: NO LIMIT.All You Need to Write Nonfiction Books began as a series of posts I wrote for my blog about Kindle publishing, called KindleMeThis.com. Blogs are a valuable resource to the internet community, but information gets scattered and easily losThere is no limit to the amount of money you can make writing nonfiction books and publishing them on Kindle.Read that again: NO LIMIT.All You Need to Write Nonfiction Books began as a series of posts I wrote for my blog about Kindle publishing, called KindleMeThis.com. Blogs are a valuable resource to the internet community, but information gets scattered and easily lost. Knowing this, I decided to put my information together into a book, add more details, and provide Kindle book readers with a single source to turn to when they decide they want to write their own nonfiction books.
/book/show/28581081-read-for-real?from_search=true	Na	Read for Real:; Nonfiction Strategies Level D	Book by Na
/book/show/11000842-reading-nonfiction-1-teacher-s-manual--reading-in-context?from_search=true	Laurel Associates	Reading Nonfiction 1 Teacher's Manual- Reading in Context	
/book/show/8472742-jobs?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Jobs (First Step Nonfiction: Tools at Work)	This delightful series teaches students about everyone's basic human needs. Young readers will enjoy the success they find with these simple, repetitive sentence structures. Colorful photographs support vocabulary as students elarn about communities and the needs we all share. Supports social studies curriculum.
/book/show/901903.Combining_Shapes?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Combining Shapes (First Step Nonfiction: Early Math)	In this series, basic math concepts are introduced using fun and familiar objects. Readers will learn about patterns and sorting and develop whole number concepts.
/book/show/21688699-yes-they-re-real?from_search=true	Travis Wildes	Yes, They're Real: A Complete Collection of Creative Nonfiction	Yes, Theyre Real is a uniquely provocative collection of short stories from up-and-coming authors in Northeast Florida. The twelve original works by Sam Bilheimer, Sarah Block, Summer Brooks, Thomas Eadie, JJ Grindstaff, April Hutchinson, Benjamin Liff, Heather Peters, Matt Randall, Michael Selvester, Travis Wildes and Andrew Wilkins are forever linked by each authors peYes, Theyre Real is a uniquely provocative collection of short stories from up-and-coming authors in Northeast Florida. The twelve original works by Sam Bilheimer, Sarah Block, Summer Brooks, Thomas Eadie, JJ Grindstaff, April Hutchinson, Benjamin Liff, Heather Peters, Matt Randall, Michael Selvester, Travis Wildes and Andrew Wilkins are forever linked by each authors perspective of what the genre can resemble. This edition is the eBook version of the paperback. Featuring the shorts Get Off My Laptop, Impact, What Is, Sidewalks, Intervention, Mels Hole, Comic Relief, Green and White, The Games We Play, Robert, Snapshots, and Memoirs and Matchsticks. With a special Introduction from Mark Ari. Experience them all and answer the question, Are they?
/book/show/19561057-children-of-the-promise?from_search=true	Norma Evans Barber	CHILDREN OF THE PROMISE: A biblical historical nonfiction trilogy	Children of the Promise is a trilogy of biblical historical nonfiction for readers across all ages, although it was specifically written for intermediate and older students. Each story may stand independently although put together, the three represent the history of the children of Israel starting at their founding, the birth of their most famous leader, and ending with thChildren of the Promise is a trilogy of biblical historical nonfiction for readers across all ages, although it was specifically written for intermediate and older students. Each story may stand independently although put together, the three represent the history of the children of Israel starting at their founding, the birth of their most famous leader, and ending with their freedom. Each story contains elements of fictional plot surrounding the biblical account presented in the King James Version. The writers objective is to entice the reader to read the authentic Bible stories with heightened understanding and to make life decisions with good discretion.
/book/show/17396495-time-for-kids-nonfiction-readers-set-grade-2?from_search=true	Teacher Created Materials (Creator)	Time for Kids Nonfiction Readers Set, Grade 2	Prepare readers for more challenging text with these books written in Spanish that feature engaging TIME FOR KIDS content that are sure to motivate even the most reluctant reader! Each book introduces new vocabulary, diagrams, and graphics combined with science and social studies themes. 24-28 pages per book. This 10-book set includes Visita a una fbrica de automviles (A VPrepare readers for more challenging text with these books written in Spanish that feature engaging TIME FOR KIDS content that are sure to motivate even the most reluctant reader! Each book introduces new vocabulary, diagrams, and graphics combined with science and social studies themes. 24-28 pages per book. This 10-book set includes Visita a una fbrica de automviles (A Visit to a Car Factory); Prxima parada: Mxico (Next Stop: Mexico); Terremotos! (Earthquakes!); guilas de cerca (Eagles Up Close); Artesana: Vidrio soplado (Craft It: Hand-Blown Glass); Entra al bosque (Step into the Forest); Nuestra Tierra (Our Earth); Mira adentro: Tu cerebro (Look Inside: Your Brain); Cuenta conmigo! La feria de la escuela (Count Me In! School Carnival); and George Washington (Spanish Version).
/book/show/8258128-pm-plus-yellow-nonfiction-add-to-pack?from_search=true	Steck-Vaughn Company	PM Plus Yellow Nonfiction Add-to Pack	
/book/show/16245144-reading-comprehension-nonfiction-2-reproducible-book-with-cd?from_search=true	Joanne Suter (Editor)	Reading Comprehension Nonfiction 2 Reproducible Book with CD	Most of us spend a good deal of our lives reading for information. Your students will too. Fifty lessons (two pages per lesson) in each workbook (a one-page article and a one-page follow-up worksheet). No instructor prep time; includes answer keys. Topics Include: The Difficulties of Learning English, Geysers, Prairie Dogs, Stevie Wonder, The History of Gymnastics, AncientMost of us spend a good deal of our lives reading for information. Your students will too. Fifty lessons (two pages per lesson) in each workbook (a one-page article and a one-page follow-up worksheet). No instructor prep time; includes answer keys. Topics Include: The Difficulties of Learning English, Geysers, Prairie Dogs, Stevie Wonder, The History of Gymnastics, Ancient Money, and more...
/book/show/7707283-cylinder?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Cylinder (First Step Nonfiction: Solid Shapes)	Students will see where solid shapes appear in their surroundings, from lunch boxes shaped like rectangular prisms to cylinder-shaped pasta. Direct photo-text correspondence supports beginning readers.
/book/show/28240090-primary-comprehension?from_search=true	Prim-Ed Publishing	Primary Comprehension: Bk. B: Fiction and Nonfiction Texts	Comprehensive whole-school photocopiable comprehension series. Three levels of questions - literal, deductive and evaluative - provided for each comprehension text. Features: - excellent seven book photocopiable series for the entire primary age range - comprehension activities require children to read a variety of genres, including legends, fables, science fiction, adventComprehensive whole-school photocopiable comprehension series. Three levels of questions - literal, deductive and evaluative - provided for each comprehension text. Features: - excellent seven book photocopiable series for the entire primary age range - comprehension activities require children to read a variety of genres, including legends, fables, science fiction, adventure, poetry, biographies, journals and reports - three levels of questions, literal, deductive and evaluative, provided for each comprehension text - opportunities to practise a selection of comprehension strategies, including prediction, summarising, comparing and determining importance - each comprehension activity has accompanying teachers notes which include answers and extension activities involving texts written in the same genre - detailed introductory notes include information on question types, comprehension strategies, shared and guided reading, genre definitions and curriculum links
/book/show/4709306-critical-thinking?from_search=true	Banes Patricia Schroeder	Critical Thinking: Readingd in Nonfiction	Develop students? critical-thinking skills with these revisions of our best-selling As Sure as Eggs is Eggs and Cut to the Chase! Supports strategies for discovering cause-effect relationships, rules of rational thinking, and more Analyzes writers? assumptions and propaganda and helps students develop important thinking skills Builds reading comprehension skills Includes fDevelop students? critical-thinking skills with these revisions of our best-selling As Sure as Eggs is Eggs and Cut to the Chase! Supports strategies for discovering cause-effect relationships, rules of rational thinking, and more Analyzes writers? assumptions and propaganda and helps students develop important thinking skills Builds reading comprehension skills Includes free answer key
/book/show/13796660-blue?from_search=true	Melanie Mitchell	Blue (First Step Nonfiction: Colors)	Using simple vocabulary and photographs, this series introduces beginning readers to colors. The easy-to-read, repetitive format helps students recognize sight words and become familiar with simple sentence construction. The brilliantly colored photographs reinforced printed words that describe familiar objects.
/book/show/13768404-sails-nonfiction?from_search=true	Jo Windsor	Sails Nonfiction: Beetles, Level Yellow	
/book/show/25763107-river-teeth?from_search=true	Judith Kitchen Justin Heckert Mark Masse'	River Teeth: A Journal of Nonfiction Narrative	Haunted! Some of the best writing speaks in that realm, whether we are readers of compelling nonfiction or, perhaps especially, when we struggle as writers to get such stories onto the page. We hope the characters, situations, and words of this issue will haunt you in the best possible way. Featuring the final essay of Judith Kitchen, along with work by Jacqueline Lyons, THaunted! Some of the best writing speaks in that realm, whether we are readers of compelling nonfiction or, perhaps especially, when we struggle as writers to get such stories onto the page. We hope the characters, situations, and words of this issue will haunt you in the best possible way. Featuring the final essay of Judith Kitchen, along with work by Jacqueline Lyons, Tarn Wilson, Abriana Jett, Jan Shoemaker, John Patrick Tormey, C. Levison McGuire, Jennifer Lunden, Justin Heckert, Mark H. Mass, Jonathan Hiskes, and Courtney Kersten.
/book/show/702663.Jane_Goodall_And_The_Chimps?from_search=true	Vanessa Marchetti	Jane Goodall And The Chimps (Twig Nonfiction)	
/book/show/28536021-nonfiction-and-other-fiction?from_search=true	Gabriel Leif Bellman	Nonfiction and Other Fiction:	Like Freakonomics and The Tipping Point, Nonfiction and Other Fiction examines the hold social sciences have on literary fiction. Part fictional short stories and part satire of social science, this collection of award winning stories by noted opera, playwright, musician, and movie writer Gabriel Leif Bellman is timely as a melting watch.
/book/show/22773048-grade-8-nonfiction-reading-comprehension?from_search=true	James E. Swalm June I. Coultas Patricia F. Braccio (With)	Grade 8 Nonfiction Reading Comprehension	The new Common Core State Standards place a great emphasis on nonfiction reading skills, always a problem area for struggling students. The Nonfiction Reading Comprehension workbooks provide educators with the means to engage their students and to practice and reinforce the skills and concepts essential for success on standardized tests and in the classroom. These books ofThe new Common Core State Standards place a great emphasis on nonfiction reading skills, always a problem area for struggling students. The Nonfiction Reading Comprehension workbooks provide educators with the means to engage their students and to practice and reinforce the skills and concepts essential for success on standardized tests and in the classroom. These books offer extensive practice in responding to multiple-choice and constructed-response questions Informal assessment checks (Checking for Understanding) have been built into the passages to allow teachers to gauge student progress. Each multiple-choice question is coupled with a brief hint to help struggling students focus on what the question is asking. Also a great home-schooling tool!
/book/show/27156716-how-to-write-a-nonfiction-book-that-sells?from_search=true	Christine John	How to Write a Nonfiction Book that Sells	Need help writing a book?Cant think of a good topic to write about?Need to find the easiest and fastest way to edit your book?If you answered Yes to all of these questions, then you need to read How to Write a Nonfiction Book that Sells by Christine John. This book provides you with great tips and sound advice to help you overcome your writing obstacles.ChristineNeed help writing a book?Cant think of a good topic to write about?Need to find the easiest and fastest way to edit your book?If you answered Yes to all of these questions, then you need to read How to Write a Nonfiction Book that Sells by Christine John. This book provides you with great tips and sound advice to help you overcome your writing obstacles.Christine John has been writing for over 15 years and has authored and published books on a wide range of topics such as web designing, online business, and job search, as well as short stories, novels and poetry. In the book How to Write a Nonfiction Book that Sells Christine will share her strategies for writing a nonfiction book that people will want to read.With a bit of creativity and a passion for writing, almost anyone can become an author and see their book published. This book consists of the following chapters:Chapter 1: Seven Tips to Become a Highly Effective Nonfiction AuthorChapter 2: How to Find the Perfect Writing EnvironmentChapter 3: Seven Steps to Getting Outstanding Nonfiction IdeasChapter 4: Research Your TopicChapter 5: Create an Outline of Your BookChapter 6: Write Your E-BookChapter 7: Edit Your BookChapter 8: How to Design an Attention-Grabbing Book CoverHow to Write a Nonfiction Book that Sells is an essential guide that every aspiring author needs to read to help them write a successful nonfiction book.If you are serious about writing your very own nonfiction book, click the button to buy now.
/book/show/6882749-creating-nonfiction-ix-visual-exercises?from_search=true	Becky Bradway Douglas Hesse Cheryl E. Ball	Creating Nonfiction & ix visual exercises	
/book/show/14833322-pm-purple-nonfiction-add-to-pkg?from_search=true	Linda Bruce	PM Purple Nonfiction Add to Pkg	
/book/show/11076116-scene-s-eventy?from_search=true	Tom E. Kakonis Richard J. Shereikis	Scene [s]eventy: Recent Nonfiction	
/book/show/17215377-nonfiction-classics-for-students-volume-3?from_search=true	Jennifer Smith	Nonfiction Classics for Students, Volume 3	Nonfiction Classics for Students provides in-depth literary and historical background on the most commonly studied nonfiction essays, books, biographies and memoirs in a streamlined, easy-to-use format. Covering 15-20 works per volume, this reference series gives high school and undergraduate students an ideal starting point for class assignments, term papers and specialNonfiction Classics for Students provides in-depth literary and historical background on the most commonly studied nonfiction essays, books, biographies and memoirs in a streamlined, easy-to-use format. Covering 15-20 works per volume, this reference series gives high school and undergraduate students an ideal starting point for class assignments, term papers and special projects.
/book/show/7787213-today-s-best-nonfiction-volume-22?from_search=true	Sheila Weller, Paul Theroux, Jim Lehrer, Walter Isaacson, et al.	Today's Best Nonfiction Volume 22	Contains Paul Theroux's The Happy Isles of Oceania, Sheila Weller's Marrying the Hangman, Jim Lehrer's A Bus of My Own, and Walter Isaacson's biography of Henry Kissinger
/book/show/14313565-differentiated-nonfiction-reading-grade-6?from_search=true	Debra J. Housel Erica N. Russikoff (Editor) Clint McKnight (Illustrator)	Differentiated Nonfiction Reading, Grade 6	Heres a way to teach the same grade-level content to students with varying reading skills! The same information is written at three different levels: below grade level, at grade level, and above grade level. All the students in your class can read the passage and have the information they need to respond to the same six questions that evaluate their comprehension of the suHeres a way to teach the same grade-level content to students with varying reading skills! The same information is written at three different levels: below grade level, at grade level, and above grade level. All the students in your class can read the passage and have the information they need to respond to the same six questions that evaluate their comprehension of the subject matter. The curriculum topics for science, geography, history, and language arts are correlated to the McREL standards and benchmarks. The reading levels of the passages are calculated according to the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Formula.
/book/show/15870423-nonfiction-fiction-writing-grade-6?from_search=true	Ruth Foster	Nonfiction & Fiction Writing, Grade 6	Quick, easy, effective activities support standards and help students improve skills they need for success in testing. Sound too good to be true? Not at all. Thats just what each book in this series offers.
/book/show/15493567-sails-purple-nonfiction-add-to-package?from_search=true	Jo Windsor	Sails Purple Nonfiction Add-To-Package	
/book/show/20598538-life-after-death-a-nonfiction-novel?from_search=true	Faisal Fahim	Life After Death a Nonfiction Novel	This is an objective study of the Old Testament, the Gospels and the Qur'an. This book seeks to spiritually unite by highlighting similarities in the texts. It sheds new light and dispels many preconceived ideas in separating what belongs to Revelation from what is the product of error or human interpretation. The bible is word of God. But if it contains any errors they arThis is an objective study of the Old Testament, the Gospels and the Qur'an. This book seeks to spiritually unite by highlighting similarities in the texts. It sheds new light and dispels many preconceived ideas in separating what belongs to Revelation from what is the product of error or human interpretation. The bible is word of God. But if it contains any errors they are simply made by others and not by God. Whatever in the bible matches with science is from God. If some statements have contradictions or are against Proven scientific facts they are simply man made errors.This book confirms both the accurate statements and wrong statements which is still part of bible. Every thing that is accurate is from God in the bible and God doesn't error and God is always accurate. God is truth and truth is above all. This is a all in one Rough, Peacefull, Honest & Open Minded book on God, Sciense, Islam, Christianity & Judaism.God bless all.
/book/show/17823197-the-nonfiction-works-of-david-huttner-summarized?from_search=true	David Huttner	The Nonfiction Works of David Huttner, Summarized	This eighty page summary of my nonfiction works was written for my Chinese students.
/book/show/12232901-hexagon?from_search=true	Ann-Marie Kishel	Hexagon (First Step Nonfiction: Shapes)	These simple books for beginning readers introduce students to geometric shapes and the vocabulary to describe them. The repetitive sentence structure familiarizes students with sight words while vocabulary is reinforced with interesting full-color images.
/book/show/15870422-nonfiction-fiction-writing-grade-5?from_search=true	Ruth Foster	Nonfiction & Fiction Writing, Grade 5	Quick, easy, effective activities support standards and help students improve skills they need for success in testing. Sound too good to be true? Not at all. Thats just what each book in this series offers.
/book/show/14941072-rigby-flying-colors-nonfiction?from_search=true	Julie Haydon	Rigby Flying Colors Nonfiction: Homes Through Time [With Teacher's Guide]	
/book/show/25361104-the-cinema-of-me?from_search=true	Alisa LeBow (Editor)	The Cinema of Me: Self and Subjectivity in First-Person Documentary Film (Nonfictions)	When a filmmaker makes a film with herself as a subject, she is already divided as both the subject matter of the film and the subject making the film. The two senses of the word are immediately in play  the matter and the maker  thus the two ways of being subjectified as both subject and object. Subjectivity finds its filmic expression, not surprisingly, in very personaWhen a filmmaker makes a film with herself as a subject, she is already divided as both the subject matter of the film and the subject making the film. The two senses of the word are immediately in play  the matter and the maker  thus the two ways of being subjectified as both subject and object. Subjectivity finds its filmic expression, not surprisingly, in very personal ways, yet it is nonetheless shaped by and in relation to collective expressions of identity that can transform the cinema of me into the cinema of we. Leading scholars and practitioners of first-person film are brought together in this groundbreaking collection to consider the theoretical, ideological, and aesthetic challenges wrought by this form of filmmaking in its diverse cultural, geographical, and political contexts.
/book/show/19226131-write-a-nonfiction-book-in-24-hours-using-7-easy-steps?from_search=true	John Olson	Write a NonFiction Book in 24 Hours Using 7 Easy Steps	Writing is difficult, but so is anything worthwhile. Mention the idea of writing a book in 24 hours and the typical question is whether anything of value can be written in such a short period of time.Heres a list of 6 books written in under a month (Mentalfloss.com):* The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Written in 2.5 days)* On the Road (Written in 3 weeks)* A Study in ScarleWriting is difficult, but so is anything worthwhile. Mention the idea of writing a book in 24 hours and the typical question is whether anything of value can be written in such a short period of time.Heres a list of 6 books written in under a month (Mentalfloss.com):* The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Written in 2.5 days)* On the Road (Written in 3 weeks)* A Study in Scarlet ( Written 3 weeks)* The Tortoise and the Hare (Written 3 weeks)* The Gambler (Written in 26 days)* The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (Written in 1 month)Nothing revolutionary exists in writing a book so quickly. The above books are not only high quality, but significantly longer than what Im proposing you write. This book walks you through the 24 hour writing process and when youre finished youll have a 10,000 word manuscript.Your writing speed is not necessarily related to the quality of your prose. Time and quality are loosely coupled systems. The difficulty you may experience as a writer is not necessarily in the writing process itself, but in understanding how the individual pieces come together. This book is short, concise, and packed with helpful information to help you hit the ground running.Follow the steps in this book and you WILL succeed.
/book/show/14941055-flying-colors-nonfiction?from_search=true	Steck-Vaughn Company (Manufacturer)	Flying Colors Nonfiction: Here Is the Butter, Level Magenta [With Teacher's Guide]	
/book/show/5017879-quick-writes-level-2?from_search=true	Diana Herweck	Quick Writes, Level 2: Nonfiction Writing Prompts for Test Preps [With CDROM]	Enhance student writing success with writing prompts specifically designed for standardized test support. Quick Writes provides students the opportunity to experience and practice taking timed writing tests. It also provides rubrics that are based in SAT scoring methods for authentic writing experiences. Quick Writes is perfect for independent, small-group, or whole-classEnhance student writing success with writing prompts specifically designed for standardized test support. Quick Writes provides students the opportunity to experience and practice taking timed writing tests. It also provides rubrics that are based in SAT scoring methods for authentic writing experiences. Quick Writes is perfect for independent, small-group, or whole-class instruction and offers sample writing models and graphic organizers to support instruction.
/book/show/724739.The_Man_from_Buena_Vista?from_search=true	Charles Edward Eaton	The Man from Buena Vista: Selected Nonfiction, 1944-2000	
/book/show/20901516-sending-messages-with-light-and-sound?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Sending Messages with Light and Sound (First Step Nonfiction: Light and Sound)	Young readers will learn how we send and receive messages using light and sound in this accessible, photo-filled book. Simple text explains different methodsof sending messagesand shows how light and sound make sending these messages possible. Vibrant photos bring basic science concepts to life and encourage kids to explore light and sound on their own.
/book/show/3365222-write-to-know?from_search=true	Center for Performance Assessment	Write to Know: Nonfiction Writing Prompts for Secondary Music: Write to Know	The positive effect of writing is counterintuitive to what many educators believe to be true. However, when shown the data, teachers and administrators who start using nonficiton writing are quickly convinced of its value.
/book/show/20750258-turtles?from_search=true	Mindy Bartlett Squillace	Turtles: Fun Facts and Photos for Kids (Mindy's Bookworms Nonfiction)	This is the ONLY book that incorporates comprehension questions along with its fun facts and beautiful photos!Turtles are the oldest living animals on Earth. With over 250 species in existence, they vary in location, size, diet and many physical features.Explore the world of the turtle in this fun, original kid's book, containing beautiful photographs and interesting factThis is the ONLY book that incorporates comprehension questions along with its fun facts and beautiful photos!Turtles are the oldest living animals on Earth. With over 250 species in existence, they vary in location, size, diet and many physical features.Explore the world of the turtle in this fun, original kid's book, containing beautiful photographs and interesting facts.Test your knowledge by answering the ten comprehension questions featured at the end of the book. This is the first in the Mindy's Bookworms Nonfiction series.
/book/show/13796780-subtraction?from_search=true	Kristin Sterling	Subtraction (First Step Nonfiction: Early Math Set II)	In this series, basic math concepts are introduced using fun and familiar objects. Readers will learn about patterns and sorting and develop whole number concepts.
/book/show/17365826-map-my-continent?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Map My Continent (First Step Nonfiction: Map It Out)	Learn how to draw a map of North America. Simple text takes early readers step by step through the types of features a continent map needs to have and how to find the information.
/book/show/21158482-creating-scenes-for-your-memoirs?from_search=true	Karen Newcomb	Creating Scenes for Your Memoirs (Newcomb Guide to Nonfiction Writing)	Too many write memoirs (personal experience books) as if they were writing a journal. Why doesn't this work? Because they tell their story, and this doesn't make for very interesting reading. What you need to do is show, don't tell.This guide shows how to develop themes and scenes to bring your memoir to life.
/book/show/2172886.Write_to_Know?from_search=true	Jan Christinson	Write to Know: Nonfiction Writing Prompts for Middle School Math	The value of nonfiction writing lies not only in the writing, but also in the editing and rewriting. Research overwhelmingly indicates that nonfiction writing with feedback and revision leads to higher student achievement in all content areas. These prompts can be used immediately in the classroom with students. The included scoring guides, or rubrics, may be modified forThe value of nonfiction writing lies not only in the writing, but also in the editing and rewriting. Research overwhelmingly indicates that nonfiction writing with feedback and revision leads to higher student achievement in all content areas. These prompts can be used immediately in the classroom with students. The included scoring guides, or rubrics, may be modified for your state or district needs.
/book/show/13797338-fluency-science-sample-add-on-pack?from_search=true	Various	Fluency Science Sample/Add-On Pack: Nonfiction Leveled Readers L-P	
/book/show/22304866-companion-to-an-untold-story?from_search=true	Martha Aldrich	Companion to an Untold Story (Association of Writers and Writing Programs Award for Creative Nonfiction)	
/book/show/10023675-ordinal-numbers?from_search=true	Kristin Sterling	Ordinal Numbers (First Step Nonfiction: Early Math Set II)	In this series, basic math concepts are introduced using fun and familiar objects. Readers will learn about patterns and sorting and develop whole number concepts.
/book/show/1663707.To_Reach_the_Top_Nonfiction?from_search=true	Clare La Plante	To Reach the Top Nonfiction (Power Up! Building Reading Strenght: Level 2)	
/book/show/15049519-rosen-real-readers-complete-collection?from_search=true	Various	Rosen Real Readers Complete Collection: Nonfiction Leveled Readers A-P	
/book/show/21916370-stingray---kids-explore?from_search=true	Kids Explore!	Stingray - Kids Explore: Animal Books Nonfiction - Books Ages 5-6	Welcome to another Kids Explore! animal book for kids! In this book, you will discover exciting facts about the featured animal. Be sure to pay attention, because at the end of the book, you will be tested for your knowledge. Check out all the other amazing titles from Kids Explore!
/book/show/29633849-present-tense?from_search=true	Robert Greene	Present Tense: Notes on American Nonfiction Cinema, 1998-2013	In the past fifteen years, nonfiction cinema has experienced something of a renaissance in America. A slew of formally ambitious films have emerged, spanning from 1998, when future Hollywood director Bennett Miller's low-fiproved that digital video could be theatrical with a narrative hook and a compelling subject/star, to 2013, when two Harvard-connected masteIn the past fifteen years, nonfiction cinema has experienced something of a renaissance in America. A slew of formally ambitious films have emerged, spanning from 1998, when future Hollywood director Bennett Miller's low-fiproved that digital video could be theatrical with a narrative hook and a compelling subject/star, to 2013, when two Harvard-connected masterpieces,and, received massive critical success, the crashing of long-building tidal wave. Examining these films and many others that came between them,is a year-to-year, personal journey through this era from filmmaker Robert Greene. Featuring essays and interviews with those on the front lines, Present Tense is an exploration of how documentary filmmakers, enabled by cheap technology and driven to create films at all costs, boldly embraced the most exciting narrative and formal techniques of the past to create a true, undeniable movement.is a filmmaker and writer. He directed(2016),(2014), and. He's edited films as diverse as Alex Ross Perry'sand Douglas Tirola's. Robert writes about documentary for several places, including.
/book/show/14296268-flying-colors-nonfiction?from_search=true	Julie Haydon	Flying Colors Nonfiction: Working with Plants, Level Green 14-15	
/book/show/14941001-flying-colors-nonfiction?from_search=true	Julie Haydon	Flying Colors Nonfiction: Shells, Level Blue [With Teacher's Guide]	
/book/show/14941048-flying-colors-nonfiction?from_search=true	Julie Haydon	Flying Colors Nonfiction: Life in the Trees, Level Green [With Teacher's Guide]	
/book/show/13773398-let-s-make-a-tally-chart?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Let's Make a Tally Chart (First Step Nonfiction: Graph It!)	Vibrant color photographs and simple sentences introduce students to a variety of graphs. Students will love learning about graphs while improving their reading skills. This series meets both math and reading standards.
/book/show/781077.Nonfiction_Passages_With_Graphic_Organizers_for_Independent_Practice?from_search=true	Alice Boynton Wiley Blevins	Nonfiction Passages With Graphic Organizers for Independent Practice: Grades 2-4: Selections With Graphic Organizers, Assessments, and Writing Activities That Help Students Understand the Structures and Features of Nonfiction	Get kids reading nonfiction with these 30 high-interest passages on topics such as animals, space, how things are made, and more. Comprehension questions, a graphic organizer, and a writing prompt accompany each selection, providing easily-graded, purposeful homework thats linked to the standards. A must-have resource for any teacher who wants to include more nonfiction iGet kids reading nonfiction with these 30 high-interest passages on topics such as animals, space, how things are made, and more. Comprehension questions, a graphic organizer, and a writing prompt accompany each selection, providing easily-graded, purposeful homework thats linked to the standards. A must-have resource for any teacher who wants to include more nonfiction in the curriculumand a great companion to Teaching Students to Read Nonfiction: Grades 2-4. For use with Grades 2-4.
/book/show/20527381-how-to-write-a-nonfiction-book-in-12-days---the-best-seller-formula?from_search=true	Sampson Sharpe	How to Write a Nonfiction book in 12 Days - The Best Seller Formula (The Non-Fiction Success Guide - Make Money Writing Books)	The Secret to Writing Best Selling Nonfiction Books Exposed::Discover why becoming a TOP SELLING author is now easier than ever!There is a reasonThe Secret to Writing Best Selling Nonfiction Books Exposed::Discover why becoming a TOP SELLING author is now easier than ever!There is a reason why thousands of self published authors are sitting on a tropical beach, sipping an ice cold drink, and watching theiras they effortlessly churn out best selling non-fiction books with absolute ease.The award winning bookby best selling author and blogger Sampson Sharpe will take you by the hand as I show you EXACTLY how to construct a GREAT nonfiction book in just 12 days.How would you like to:* Earn a living as a self published Author* Fire your boss* Work from anywhere in the world* Make your own hours and work when you want* Get critical acclaim from your booksThis book will show you how to do that and so much more.A Preview of: How to Write a Nonfiction book in 12 Days - The Best Seller Formula::* Getting yourself into the writing mindset* How to properly outline your book* How to set up a successful work routine* What topics to write about* Common mistakes to avoid* What to do after you complete your book* How to start your book* The 3 D's of writing Nonfiction* Much, Much, More.My goal is to get *YOU* from a blank page to a BEST SELLER in just 12 days.* Allows you to have a creative outlet to express your talents* Everyone has a book in them.* Let the world know your knowledge* Make money doing something you love* Become a better writer* Learn how to use your time more wisely.If you still reading - congratulations! You are clearly serious about your success.What are you waiting for?Don't have a scarcity mentality! For less that the price of a cup of coffee you can be learning the methods of successful nonfiction authors every where.Scroll up and click the buy button to instantly download How to Write a Nonfiction book in 12 Days - The Best Seller Formula.You'll be glad you did!
/book/show/24379925-the-horrors-of-andersonville?from_search=true	Catherine Gourley	The Horrors of Andersonville: Life and Death Inside a Civil War Prison (Nonfiction - Young Adult)	The Confederate prison known as Andersonville existed for only the last fourteen months of the Civil Warbut its well-documented legacy of horror has lived on in the diaries of its prisoners and the transcripts of the trial of its commandant. The diaries describe appalling conditions in which vermin-infested men were crowded into an open stockade with a single befouled strThe Confederate prison known as Andersonville existed for only the last fourteen months of the Civil Warbut its well-documented legacy of horror has lived on in the diaries of its prisoners and the transcripts of the trial of its commandant. The diaries describe appalling conditions in which vermin-infested men were crowded into an open stockade with a single befouled stream as their water source. Food was scarce and medical supplies virtually nonexistent. The bodies of those who did not survive the night had to be cleared away each morning. Designed to house 10,000 Yankee prisoners, Andersonville held 32,000 during August 1864. Nearly a third of the 45,000 prisoners who passed through the camp perished. Exposure, starvation, and disease were the main causes, but excessively harsh penal practices and even violence among themselves contributed to the unprecedented death rate. At the end of the war, outraged Northerners demanded retribution for such travesties, and they received it in the form of the trial and subsequent hanging of Captain Henry Wirz, the prisons commandant. The trial was the subject of legal controversy for decades afterward, as many people felt justice was ignored in order to appease the Northerners moral outrage over the horrors of Andersonville. The story of Andersonville is a complex one involving politics, intrigue, mismanagement, unfortunate timing, and, of course, people - both good and bad. Relying heavily on first-person reports and legal documents, author Catherine Gourley gives us a fascinating look into one of the most painful incidents of U.S. history.
/book/show/1155122.The_Letter_in_the_Bottle?from_search=true	Karen Liebreich	The Letter in the Bottle (Nonfiction)	On a winter's day in 2002, a bottle shaped like a tear was washed up on the Kent coast. It contained a letter written in French, a lock of hair - and a mystery... Only one thing could be known for certain - that the writer of the letter was a mother, grieving for her lost child, Maurice. Moved by the woman's heartache, Karen Liebreich sets out on a journey to piece togetheOn a winter's day in 2002, a bottle shaped like a tear was washed up on the Kent coast. It contained a letter written in French, a lock of hair - and a mystery... Only one thing could be known for certain - that the writer of the letter was a mother, grieving for her lost child, Maurice. Moved by the woman's heartache, Karen Liebreich sets out on a journey to piece together the mother's story. She tells the compelling true story of one woman's search for another, and offers a poignant reflection on love, loss and motherhood.
/book/show/17045924-elements-of-the-writing-craft?from_search=true	Robert Olmstead Olmstead Robert	Elements of the Writing Craft: More Than 150 Lessons for Fiction and Nonfiction Writers	Great narratives are built piece by piece, through myriad small tasks and careful moves. In this landmark book, Robert Olmstead shows how distinguished writers past and present have built their fiction and nonfiction. Through this writer's-eye analysis of more than 150 of literature's most finely crafted passages, you'll learn to read like a writer. Then, more than 500 innGreat narratives are built piece by piece, through myriad small tasks and careful moves. In this landmark book, Robert Olmstead shows how distinguished writers past and present have built their fiction and nonfiction. Through this writer's-eye analysis of more than 150 of literature's most finely crafted passages, you'll learn to read like a writer. Then, more than 500 innovative exercises challenge you to experiment with - and expand upon - the techniques of the masters, so you can use them for great narratives of your own.
/book/show/19235772-the-book-writing-special-ingredient?from_search=true	Ian Stables	The Book Writing Special Ingredient: How to write a nonfiction book that readers love - This makes a book special	Nonfiction book writing is about to get easier and the books you produce are going to be better.It took me a long time to realize that this was the best way. I had heard about thNonfiction book writing is about to get easier and the books you produce are going to be better.It took me a long time to realize that this was the best way. I had heard about this many times in the past but didn't consider it a way that was best for writing. In fact, the first time I heard of it, it was related to writing sales letters. I never did use it in my online letters.Very recently I was reading up on public speaking. This is a subject that I'm interested in. It's also closely related to writing. This is because writing is just the translation of what you want to say to your reader into text.It was a sentence I read. This turned my light bulb on. Everything else I already knew combined together with this one thought and bam, the better way to write books was born.This way of writing books is not new. It's existed in the long time best sellers. The top books that have been around for some time. However, I've never seen it taught. Maybe it is somewhere, but I've never seen it.This book tells you what it is and how to write a nonfiction book using it. The process is so much easier than just teaching a bunch of facts, and the result is so much better.When you start using it, you'll notice that the words just float out unto the page. It's like someone has turned the word tap on full blast.This is not just a bunch of usual book writing techniques found in a lot of writing manuals. This is the special ingredient that long time best selling authors use. You'll start to notice it in the top books when you learn this method.Read this now and find the piece you've been missing.
/book/show/1788241.Uncovering_the_Secrets_of_Magazine_Writing?from_search=true	Nancy M. Hamilton	Uncovering the Secrets of Magazine Writing: A Step-By-Step Guide to Writing Creative Nonfiction for Print and Internet Publication	With a hands-on approach emphasizes writing to and understanding specific audiences, this text leads students step-by-step through the process of writing for magazines.discusses the entire writing process from brainstorming an idea to turning it into a saleable article. Examples from published articles illustrate writing techniquWith a hands-on approach emphasizes writing to and understanding specific audiences, this text leads students step-by-step through the process of writing for magazines.discusses the entire writing process from brainstorming an idea to turning it into a saleable article. Examples from published articles illustrate writing techniques, and end-of-chapter exercises give students opportunities for practical experience. The professional, real-world approach is reinforced by interviews and anecdotes from experienced magazine writers and editors, including the author herself.
/book/show/13489038-irreconcilable-differences-and-the-walls-came-tumbling-down-fortune-s-ch?from_search=true	Doron P. Levin Ralph David Abernathy Arthur T. Vanderbuilt II	Irreconcilable Differences/And the Walls Came Tumbling Down/Fortune's Children/Happy Talk (Today's Best Nonfiction, Vol. 9, 1990)	
/book/show/17732555-reader-s-digest---today-s-best-nonfiction---a-man-on-the-moon-sold-thr?from_search=true	Andrew Chaikin Zana Muhsen Jane Goodall	Reader's Digest - Today's Best Nonfiction - A Man on the Moon, Sold, Through a Window, Hungerford, The Life and Many Deaths of Harry Houdini	
/book/show/26262839-the-great-monkey-rescue?from_search=true	Sandra Markle	The Great Monkey Rescue: Saving the Golden Lion Tamarins (Nonfiction - Grades 4-8)	Golden lion tamarins are found only in Brazilian forests. These small, remarkable monkeys once had plenty of space to roam and claim family territories. But years of deforestation caused their numbers to shrink. They were in serious danger of becoming extinct.To help, scientists studied the animals in zoo settings. But they faced several mysteries. Why weren't golden lionGolden lion tamarins are found only in Brazilian forests. These small, remarkable monkeys once had plenty of space to roam and claim family territories. But years of deforestation caused their numbers to shrink. They were in serious danger of becoming extinct.To help, scientists studied the animals in zoo settings. But they faced several mysteries. Why weren't golden lion tamarins reproducing in zoos? If scientists reintroduced zoo-raised tamarins to the wild, would those monkeys survive? And how could scientists give tamarins enough forest area for the population to grow? Find out how scientists and concerned citizens worked together to give golden lion tamarins a hopeful future.
/book/show/4385691-the-pampered-chef?from_search=true	Doris Christopher	The Pampered Chef: The Story of One of America's Most Beloved Companies (Random House Large Print Nonfiction)	is Doris Christopher s extraordinary account of how she turnedan innovative concept and a $3,000 investment into close to a billion-dollar business,and is packed with real-life lessons and inspiring insights for small-business ownersand aspiring entrepreneurs. She describes the early days of her one-woman show,chronicles the company s expansion, and offis Doris Christopher s extraordinary account of how she turnedan innovative concept and a $3,000 investment into close to a billion-dollar business,and is packed with real-life lessons and inspiring insights for small-business ownersand aspiring entrepreneurs. She describes the early days of her one-woman show,chronicles the company s expansion, and offers invaluable advice and sound strategieson founding and growing a business, including:Eleven tips for start-up entrepreneursCreating a concept for a business and setting your prioritiesHitting the $1 million mark and knowing when to slow growthSteering clear of naysayers and dealing with adversityEstablishing a stress-free work environmentChristopher recognized that millions of women did not own or even know how to usequality kitchen tools. Using her products to help bring families together in the kitchen,Christopher discovered a huge, untapped market. Through The Pampered Chef seasy-to-master techniques for streamlining meal preparation, customers not onlybecame more skillful in the kitchen, they gained valuable time to spend withtheir families.
/book/show/7994534-reading-strategies-toolkit?from_search=true	Laura Robb	Reading Strategies Toolkit: Nonfiction: Grades 4-5: Picture Books, Model Lessons, and More to Target and Teach Key Nonfiction Strategies	Reading authority, Laura Robb, provides everything you need to teach key nonfiction strategies in this unique resource. It includes 9 full-color picture books, 9 teaching guides, 9 teaching transparencies, a professional book, as well as folders and a box to make storage easy. Each guide provides step-by-step lessons for teaching a key strategy using one of the picture booReading authority, Laura Robb, provides everything you need to teach key nonfiction strategies in this unique resource. It includes 9 full-color picture books, 9 teaching guides, 9 teaching transparencies, a professional book, as well as folders and a box to make storage easy. Each guide provides step-by-step lessons for teaching a key strategy using one of the picture books. Strategies include making inferences, supporting an opinion, questioning the author, preteaching vocabulary to build concepts, list/group/label, and more. For use with Grades 4-5.
/book/show/28583340-my-sense-of-silence?from_search=true	Lennard J. Davis	My Sense of Silence: Memoirs of a Childhood with Deafness (Creative Nonfiction (cloth))	Lennard J. Davis grew up as the hearing child of deaf parents. In this candid, affecting, and often funny memoir, he recalls the joys and confusions of this special world, especially his complex and sometimes difficult relationships with his working-class Jewish immigrant parents. Gracefully slipping through memory, regret, longing, and redemption, My Sense of Silence is aLennard J. Davis grew up as the hearing child of deaf parents. In this candid, affecting, and often funny memoir, he recalls the joys and confusions of this special world, especially his complex and sometimes difficult relationships with his working-class Jewish immigrant parents. Gracefully slipping through memory, regret, longing, and redemption, My Sense of Silence is an eloquent remembrance of human ties and human failings.
/book/show/13489008-jacqueline-bouvier-kennedy-onassis-knockdown-as-nature-made-him-first-th?from_search=true	Donald Spoto Martin Dugard John Colapinto	Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis/Knockdown/As Nature Made Him/First They Killed My Father (Today's Best Nonfiction, Vol. 4, 2000)	
/book/show/6869427-public-library-core-collection?from_search=true	John Greenfieldt Patrice Bartell (Editor)	Public Library Core Collection: Nonfiction: A Selection Guide to Reference Books and Adult Nonfiction	This work is a list of recommended reference and nonfiction books for adults, in classified order. Each edition is updated every two years, and is a mixture of the old and new. Older titles are listed if they remain the best titles in their field. Some of the fields covered and updated are computers and technology, math, science, sociology, medicine, law, crafts , art, relThis work is a list of recommended reference and nonfiction books for adults, in classified order. Each edition is updated every two years, and is a mixture of the old and new. Older titles are listed if they remain the best titles in their field. Some of the fields covered and updated are computers and technology, math, science, sociology, medicine, law, crafts , art, religion and psychology. This tome lists books printed in or distributed in the United States. It excludes non-English items, magazines, and non-print items.
/book/show/20775243-nonfiction-writing-strategies-using-content-area-mentor-texts?from_search=true	Marcia Freeman	Nonfiction Writing Strategies Using Content-Area Mentor Texts	
/book/show/25631476-p-ms-to-a-t-the-winning-formula-for-writing-nonfiction-short-stories-tha?from_search=true	B.J.     Taylor	P MS to a T the winning formula for writing nonfiction short stories that sell	
/book/show/2734856-nonfiction-comprehension-test-practice?from_search=true	Jennifer Overend Prior	Nonfiction Comprehension Test Practice: Level 3 (Level 3)	
/book/show/11389649-reading-comprehension?from_search=true	Sharon Coan	Reading Comprehension: Developing Fiction and Nonfiction Skills Student Edition	
/book/show/14789269-genre-prompting-guide-for-nonfiction-poetry-and-test-taking-k-8?from_search=true	Irene C. Fountas Gay Su Pinnell	Genre Prompting Guide for Nonfiction, Poetry, and Test Taking K-8	
/book/show/20901523-what-is-a-forecast?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	What Is a Forecast? (First Step Nonfiction: Let's Watch the Weather)	
/book/show/27804464-get-real-with-storytime?from_search=true	Julie Dietzel-Glair Marianne Crandall Follis	Get Real with Storytime: 52 Weeks of Early Literacy Programming with Nonfiction and Poetry	The right nonfiction titles--ones with colorful photographs and facts that are interesting to young imaginations--give librarians an opportunity to connect with children who are yearning for true stuff. Presenting poetry in storytime encourages a love of language and the chance to play with words. Written by authors with a combined 25 years of experience working with chiThe right nonfiction titles--ones with colorful photographs and facts that are interesting to young imaginations--give librarians an opportunity to connect with children who are yearning for true stuff. Presenting poetry in storytime encourages a love of language and the chance to play with words. Written by authors with a combined 25 years of experience working with children and books in a library setting, Get Real With Storytime: 52 Weeks of Early Literacy Programming goes far beyond the typical storytime resource book by providing books and great ideas for using nonfiction and poetry with preschool children.This book provides a complete, year-long programming guide for librarians who work with preschool children in public libraries and school librarians who run special programs for preschoolers as well as parents, childcare providers, and camp counselors. Each of the 52 broad storytime topics (one for each week of the year) includes a sample storytime featuring an opening poem; a nonfiction title; picture books; songs, rhymes, or fingerplays; and a follow-up activity. Early literacy tips that are based on the authors' extensive experience and the principles of Every Child Ready to Read (ECRR) are presented throughout the book.
/book/show/19276587-7-top-tips-to-create-a-screaming-hot-nonfiction-book-proposal?from_search=true	Patricia Kelley	7 Top Tips To Create A Screaming Hot Nonfiction Book Proposal	
/book/show/1621040.Gotcha_Again_?from_search=true	Kathleen A. Baxter Marcia Agness Kochel	Gotcha Again!: More Nonfiction Booktalks to Get Kids Excited about Reading	
/book/show/23292272-your-title-here?from_search=true	Jerusha Rodgers Joni Rodgers	Your Title Here: How to Craft a Killer Nonfiction Book Proposal	
/book/show/1372738.Rainy_Windy_Snowy_Sunny_Days?from_search=true	Phyllis J. Perry	Rainy, Windy, Snowy, Sunny Days: Linking Fiction to Nonfiction	
/book/show/18729930-african-american-achievers-grades-3---5?from_search=true	Kathryn Wheeler	African American Achievers, Grades 3 - 5: High-Interest Nonfiction	
/book/show/21826366-kindle-self-publishing-marketing-guide-for-successful-money-making----?from_search=true	C. Charmer	Kindle Self Publishing Marketing Guide for Successful Money Making - - (Computers) - (Nonfiction)	
/book/show/4280200-public-library-catalog?from_search=true	Juliette Yaakov	Public Library Catalog: Guide To Reference Books And Adult Nonfiction	
/book/show/20901583-vibrations-make-sound?from_search=true	Jennifer Boothroyd	Vibrations Make Sound (First Step Nonfiction: Light and Sound)	
/book/show/26095824-procrastination-to-publication?from_search=true	Shelley Hitz	Procrastination to Publication: How to Write a Nonfiction Kindle Book in 7 Days	
/book/show/23156631-touchstone-anthology-of-contemporary-creative-nonfiction?from_search=true	Lex Williford and Michael Martone	Touchstone Anthology of Contemporary Creative Nonfiction: Work from 1970 to the Present	
/book/show/4422587-power-marketing-your-novel?from_search=true	Joyce Spizer	Power Marketing Your Novel: Marketing and Promoting Fiction and Nonfiction	
/book/show/1106392.More_Than_the_Truth?from_search=true	Dana Balick Dennie Palmer Wolf Julie Craven	More Than the Truth: Teaching Nonfiction Writing Through Journalism	
/book/show/25422902-playing-to-the-camera?from_search=true	Thomas Cohen	Playing to the Camera: Musicians and Musical Performance in Documentary Cinema (Nonfictions)	
/book/show/13195471-text-marking-lessons-for-active-nonfiction-reading-grades-2-3?from_search=true	Judith Bauer Stamper	Text-Marking Lessons for Active Nonfiction Reading (Grades 2-3): Reproducible Nonfiction Passages With Lessons That Guide Students to Read Strategically, Identify Text Structures, and Activate Comprehension	This time-saving resource provides ready-to-use readings organized around high-interest topics connected to the curriculum. The readings are specially formatted to provide practice with text marking, a proven, powerful tool for building comprehension skills, such as finding main idea and details, identifying cause and effect, and using context clues. Each lesson comes withThis time-saving resource provides ready-to-use readings organized around high-interest topics connected to the curriculum. The readings are specially formatted to provide practice with text marking, a proven, powerful tool for building comprehension skills, such as finding main idea and details, identifying cause and effect, and using context clues. Each lesson comes with specific instructions and tips to help teachers follow a gradual release instructional approach. Also includes a CD of whiteboard-ready files that provides another great way to model, practice, and apply the technique. For use with Grades 2-3.
/book/show/13195464-text-marking-lessons-for-active-nonfiction-reading-grades-4-8?from_search=true	Judith Bauer Stamper	Text-Marking Lessons for Active Nonfiction Reading (Grades 4-8): Reproducible Nonfiction Passages With Lessons That Guide Students to Read Strategically, Identify Text Structures, and Activate Comprehension	This time-saving resource provides ready-to-use readings organized around high-interest topics connected to the curriculum. The readings are specially formatted to provide practice with text marking, a proven, powerful tool for building comprehension skills, such as finding main idea and details, identifying cause and effect, and using context clues. Each lesson comes withThis time-saving resource provides ready-to-use readings organized around high-interest topics connected to the curriculum. The readings are specially formatted to provide practice with text marking, a proven, powerful tool for building comprehension skills, such as finding main idea and details, identifying cause and effect, and using context clues. Each lesson comes with specific instructions and tips to help teachers follow a gradual release instructional approach. Also includes a CD of whiteboard-ready files that provides another great way to model, practice, and apply the technique. For use with Grades 4-8.
/book/show/11145140-differentiated-nonfiction-reading-grade-5?from_search=true	Debra J. Housel Teacher Created Resources Staff	Differentiated Nonfiction Reading, Grade 5	Heres a way to teach the same grade-level content to students with varying reading skills! The same information is written at three different levels: below grade level, at grade level, and above grade level. All the students in your class can read the passage and have the information they need to respond to the same six questions that evaluate their comprehension of the suHeres a way to teach the same grade-level content to students with varying reading skills! The same information is written at three different levels: below grade level, at grade level, and above grade level. All the students in your class can read the passage and have the information they need to respond to the same six questions that evaluate their comprehension of the subject matter. The curriculum topics for science, geography, history, and language arts are correlated to the McREL standards and benchmarks. The reading levels of the passages are calculated according to the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Formula.
/book/show/29638519-nonfiction-reading-comprehension-level-4?from_search=true	Teacher Created Resources (Creator)	Nonfiction Reading Comprehension, Level 4	Use these cards to help students develop comprehension skills and strategies. Each card has a grade-appropriate reading passage and multiple choice questions that will challenge students to use higher level thinking skills. 120 durable 4 x 6 cards per box.
/book/show/30222044-when-it-happens?from_search=true	Rebecca Brenner Dani Buchner Shashana Green	When It Happens: An Anthology of Creative Nonfiction	An anthology of creative nonfiction from sixteen new Canadian authors: Rebecca Brenner Keith Brown Dani Buchner Sandra Campoverde Heba Elsherief Candice Frederick Michael Graham Shoshana Green Ken Levine Alesia Malec Aya Nishiyama Loredana Polidoro Laura Raymond Deena Kara Shaffer Martha Sinclair Stefanie Turner
/book/show/14313562-differentiated-nonfiction-reading-grade-3?from_search=true	Debra J. Housel Erica N. Russikoff (Editor) Clint McKnight (Illustrator)	Differentiated Nonfiction Reading, Grade 3	Heres a way to teach the same grade-level content to students with varying reading skills! The same information is written at three different levels: below grade level, at grade level, and above grade level. All the students in your class can read the passage and have the information they need to respond to the same six questions that evaluate their comprehension of the suHeres a way to teach the same grade-level content to students with varying reading skills! The same information is written at three different levels: below grade level, at grade level, and above grade level. All the students in your class can read the passage and have the information they need to respond to the same six questions that evaluate their comprehension of the subject matter. The curriculum topics for science, geography, history, and language arts are correlated to the McREL standards and benchmarks. The reading levels of the passages are calculated according to the Flesch-Kincaid Readability Formula.
/book/show/25813547-beyond-the-darkness?from_search=true	Robert Dowdall Emer Cleary (Editor)	Beyond the Darkness (Emu Ink NonFiction)	
/book/show/14792813-scholastic-news-nonfiction-readers-set?from_search=true	Children's Press (Manufacturer)	Scholastic News Nonfiction Readers Set	
/book/show/26590049-marvelous-mini-lessons-for-teaching-nonfiction?from_search=true	Lori Jamison Rog	Marvelous Mini-Lessons for Teaching Nonfiction	Todays young learners know more about their world than ever before. This remarkable book shows that even our youngest writers can consider audience and purpose as they use nonfiction writing to document their ideas and share those ideas with others. But if students are going to be able to use writing to learn, they must have opportunities for learning to write. Thats whaTodays young learners know more about their world than ever before. This remarkable book shows that even our youngest writers can consider audience and purpose as they use nonfiction writing to document their ideas and share those ideas with others. But if students are going to be able to use writing to learn, they must have opportunities for learning to write. Thats what this book is for. Forty minilessons offer strategies for writing informational, persuasive and procedural text. Each lesson starts with a learning goal and follows an I do, We do, You do format. Teachers will find a wealth of ideas for guiding young students to write about what they know and care about.
/book/show/13021281-sails-nonfiction?from_search=true	Brylee Gibson	Sails Nonfiction: Trains, Level Yellow	
/book/show/24318246-reading-to-learn?from_search=true	Sandra Kitain	Reading to Learn: The Common Core and Nonfiction	How can you help young readers understand and synthesize new knowledge gleaned from textbooks and informational texts? By offering meaningful ways that make nonfiction accessible. In this common-sense resource, the author does just that. This handy reference tool touches upon the goals of the Common Core State Standards, and readers will find the paths they need to help chHow can you help young readers understand and synthesize new knowledge gleaned from textbooks and informational texts? By offering meaningful ways that make nonfiction accessible. In this common-sense resource, the author does just that. This handy reference tool touches upon the goals of the Common Core State Standards, and readers will find the paths they need to help children learn to talk and write about nonfiction texts, to differentiate between genres, and to determine the author's purpose and intent. This book focuses on close reading, improving critical thinking, and above all, encourages a love of reading.
/book/show/11309035-nonfiction-strategies-grades-4-8?from_search=true	Debra J. Housel	Nonfiction Strategies Grades 4-8	
/book/show/22745644-high-interest-nonfiction-grade-3?from_search=true	Steck-Vaughn Company (Contributor)	High Interest Nonfiction Grade 3	Whether you want to promote the joy of reading or the thrill of reading riveting nonfiction, this series does the job. Amazing stories of adventure, mystery, escape, disaster, rescue, challenge, firsts, and heroes capture and hold student interest. High-interest stories motivate students to read more, improving reading skills through comprehension, vocabulary, and writingWhether you want to promote the joy of reading or the thrill of reading riveting nonfiction, this series does the job. Amazing stories of adventure, mystery, escape, disaster, rescue, challenge, firsts, and heroes capture and hold student interest. High-interest stories motivate students to read more, improving reading skills through comprehension, vocabulary, and writing applications which follow each story. Includes assessments, tracking chart, teaching model for nonfiction, letter to the parent and student, and bound-in answer key.
/book/show/14833326-pmp-gold-nonfiction-add-to-package?from_search=true	Jan Anderson	PMP Gold Nonfiction Add to Package	
/book/show/14820730-scholastic-news-nonfiction-readersamerican-symbols?from_search=true	Children's Press (Manufacturer)	Scholastic News Nonfiction Readersamerican Symbols	
/book/show/25103795-the-rightful-place-of-science?from_search=true	David Guston Lee Gutkind Adam Briggle	The Rightful Place of Science: Creative Nonfiction	Creative nonfiction means true stories well told, communicating ideas and information in an accessible narrative form to enlighten and inform general readers. This volume is a collection of narrative essays that presents expert knowledge about science, technology, and innovation policy without the use of buzzwords and jargon.The Rightful Place of Science is a book series pCreative nonfiction means true stories well told, communicating ideas and information in an accessible narrative form to enlighten and inform general readers. This volume is a collection of narrative essays that presents expert knowledge about science, technology, and innovation policy without the use of buzzwords and jargon.The Rightful Place of Science is a book series published by Arizona State University's Consortium for Science, Policy & Outcomes, and edited by G. Pascal Zachary. The series explores the complex interactions among science, technology, politics, and the human condition.
/book/show/13302022-100-best-nonfiction-books?from_search=true	Modern Library	100 Best Nonfiction Books: G	
/book/show/26154448-library?from_search=true	Lydia Buchanan Bridget Callahan Megan Ellis	Library: A Collection of Flash Nonfiction & Art	A collection of short stories for the 2015 Randall Library flash nonfiction contest.
/book/show/14296300-pml-ye-complete-nonfiction-package?from_search=true	Various Steck-Vaughn Company	Pml Ye Complete Nonfiction Package	
/book/show/8472731-afraid?from_search=true	Robin Nelson	Afraid (First Step Nonfiction: Feelings)	
/book/show/32824078-kept-secret?from_search=true	Jen Hirt (Editor) Tina Mitchell (Contributor)	Kept Secret: The Half-Truth in Nonfiction	Creative nonfiction writers wrestle constantly with the boundaries of creative licensewhat to reveal, when to reveal it, and how best to do it. While the truth may inspire us to make confident assertions, secrets, lies, and half-truths inspire us to delve further into our own writing to discover the heart of the story. The pieces in this collection feature essayists who dCreative nonfiction writers wrestle constantly with the boundaries of creative licensewhat to reveal, when to reveal it, and how best to do it. While the truth may inspire us to make confident assertions, secrets, lies, and half-truths inspire us to delve further into our own writing to discover the heart of the story. The pieces in this collection feature essayists who do this type of detective work. Each essay contains a secret, lie, or half-truthsome of these are revealed by the author, but others remain buried. Ranging from the deep family secret to the little white lie, from the shocking to the humorous, and from the straightforward revelation to the slanted half-truth, these essays ask us to appreciate the magnitude of keeping a secret. They also ask us to consider the obstacles writers must overcome if they want to write about secrets in their own lives and the lives of others. In short interviews following each essay the contributors discuss craft, ethics, creativity, and how they eventually decided to revealor not reveala secret.
/book/show/16250830-pirate-cove-nonfiction?from_search=true	Teacher Created Resources Staff	Pirate Cove Nonfiction: Pirate Alphabet	
/book/show/16250832-pirate-cove-nonfiction?from_search=true	Teacher Created Resources Staff	Pirate Cove Nonfiction: Coming to Land	
/book/show/16250833-pirate-cove-nonfiction?from_search=true	Teacher Created Resources Staff	Pirate Cove Nonfiction: Boats and Ships	
/book/show/16250834-pirate-cove-nonfiction?from_search=true	Teacher Created Resources Staff	Pirate Cove Nonfiction: Raiders at Sea	
/book/show/16250836-pirate-cove-nonfiction?from_search=true	Teacher Created Resources Staff	Pirate Cove Nonfiction: Words for Writing	
/book/show/16250861-lost-island-nonfiction?from_search=true	Teacher Created Resources Staff	Lost Island Nonfiction: Island Sports	
/book/show/16250862-lost-island-nonfiction?from_search=true	Teacher Created Resources Staff	Lost Island Nonfiction: Island Animals	
/book/show/16250863-lost-island-nonfiction?from_search=true	Teacher Created Resources Staff	Lost Island Nonfiction: Island Wonders	
/book/show/16250865-lost-island-nonfiction?from_search=true	Teacher Created Resources Staff	Lost Island Nonfiction: Words for Writing	
/book/show/26190354-high-interest-nonfiction-grade-1?from_search=true	Steck-Vaughn Company (Contributor)	High Interest Nonfiction Grade 1	Whether you want to promote the joy of reading or the thrill of reading riveting nonfiction, this series does the job. Amazing stories of adventure, mystery, escape, disaster, rescue, challenge, firsts, and heroes capture and hold student interest. High-i
/book/show/34349360-writing-and-self-publishing-christian-nonfiction?from_search=true	Matthew Robert Payne	Writing and Self Publishing Christian Nonfiction	Do you love to read and have you ever toyed with the idea of writing and publishing your own work someday? Do you have a vision to change people's lives for the better? Each person has a story to tell and given the right opportunity, would love to share it with others. There is so much to say and a willing audience is waiting for that inspiration that only you can provide.Do you love to read and have you ever toyed with the idea of writing and publishing your own work someday? Do you have a vision to change people's lives for the better? Each person has a story to tell and given the right opportunity, would love to share it with others. There is so much to say and a willing audience is waiting for that inspiration that only you can provide. The dream to write is one that can easily be a reality with determination, the right knowledge and tools at your fingertips. In this book, Matthew shares his best practices to help you make that dream come true. The tips he gave are simple and practical, all a product of his own experiences and designed to help you avoid the difficulties that a lot of new writers fall into. He will show you how passion, perseverance and a lot of love poured into any work can bring forth excellent results. You will read about how it is possible to overcome obstacles that may appear in your path with the help and guidance of the Holy Spirit. The books you write may not be perfect. It may not turn out to be what you envisioned it to be, but if it can change the life of just one person, the effort will be worthwhile.
/book/show/34442527-lego?from_search=true	Scholastic	LEGO®: Dino Safari (Lego Nonfiction)	New to Scholastic for 2017 - Enter the World of LEGO and see the REAL world on a LEGO adventure LEGO Knights and Castles offers In-depth insights into a favourite topic. With bite-size, incredible facts and photos for newly confident readers all introduced by your favourite LEGO(R) Minifigure characters. Other books in the LEGO nonfiction programme include: LEGO: PlanetsNew to Scholastic for 2017 - Enter the World of LEGO and see the REAL world on a LEGO adventure LEGO Knights and Castles offers In-depth insights into a favourite topic. With bite-size, incredible facts and photos for newly confident readers all introduced by your favourite LEGO(R) Minifigure characters. Other books in the LEGO nonfiction programme include: LEGO: Planets LEGO: Dino Safari
/book/show/31743924-encounter?from_search=true	Eric Braun Jenna Glatzer Rebecca Langston-George	Encounter: Narrative Nonfiction Picture Books	Readers remember information best when it's told as a story. Encounter Books use powerful storytelling techniques to share nonfiction content in an engaging, captivating way. Don't just read. Encounter the stories in your world. Meets state standards for character and story studies and fulfills the need for a wide range of text types.
/book/show/4004382-style-as-argument?from_search=true	Chris    Anderson	Style as Argument: Contemporary American Nonfiction	Taking the position that style has a value in its own right, that language forms a major component of the story a nonfiction writer has to tell, Anderson analyzes the work of Americas foremost practitioners of New JournalismTom Wolfe, Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, and Joan Didion.Anderson does for nonfiction what insightful critics have long been doing for fiction and pTaking the position that style has a value in its own right, that language forms a major component of the story a nonfiction writer has to tell, Anderson analyzes the work of Americas foremost practitioners of New JournalismTom Wolfe, Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, and Joan Didion.Anderson does for nonfiction what insightful critics have long been doing for fiction and poetry. His approach is rhetorical, and his message is that the rhetoric of Wolfe, Capote, Mailer, and Didion is a direct response to the problem of trying to convey to a general audience the sublime, inexplicable, or private and intuitive experiences that conventional rhetoric cannot evoke.The emphasis in this book is on style, not genre, and the analysis characterizes the distinctive styles of four American writers, showing how the richness and complexity of their prose discloses an important argument about the value of language itself. Their prose is complex, nuanced, layered, affecting, always aware of itself as style. This self-consciousness, Anderson contends, prepares the reader to regard style as argument, a tacit but powerful statement about the value of form as form, style as style.
/book/show/33961953-bug-club-nonfiction-machines-on-the-move?from_search=true	Clive Gifford	Bug Club Nonfiction Machines on the Move	
/book/show/34938283-area-51?from_search=true	Jill Haney	Area 51 (Red Rhino Nonfiction)	There is a United States Air Force base in the Nevada desert once so secret it never appeared on maps and was rumored to house alien spaceships.Engage your most struggling readers in grades 3-8 with Red Rhino Nonfiction! This new series features high-interest topics in every content area. Visually appealing full-color photographs and illustrations, fun facts, and short chaThere is a United States Air Force base in the Nevada desert once so secret it never appeared on maps and was rumored to house alien spaceships.Engage your most struggling readers in grades 3-8 with Red Rhino Nonfiction! This new series features high-interest topics in every content area. Visually appealing full-color photographs and illustrations, fun facts, and short chapters keep emerging readers focused. Written at a 1.5-1.9 readability level, these books include pre-reading comprehension questions and a 20-word glossary for comprehension support.
/book/show/34850386-a-literature-of-questions?from_search=true	Joe Sutliff Sanders	A Literature of Questions: Nonfiction for the Critical Child	Nonfiction books for childrenfrom biographies and historical accounts of communities and events to works on science and social justicehave traditionally been most highly valued by educators and parents for their factual accuracy. This approach, however, misses an opportunity for young readers to participate in the generation and testing of information.InNonfiction books for childrenfrom biographies and historical accounts of communities and events to works on science and social justicehave traditionally been most highly valued by educators and parents for their factual accuracy. This approach, however, misses an opportunity for young readers to participate in the generation and testing of information.In, Joe Sutliff Sanders offers an innovative theoretical approach to childrens nonfiction that goes beyond an assessment of a works veracity to develop a books equivocation as a basis for interpretation. Addressing how such works are either vulnerable or resistant to critical engagement, Sanders pays special attention to the attributes that nonfiction shares with other forms of literature, including voice and character, and those that play a special role in the genre, such as peritexts and photography.The first book-length work to theorize childrens nonfiction as nonfiction from a literary perspective,carefully explains how the genre speaks in unique ways to its young readers and how it invites them to the project of understanding. At the same time, it clearly lays out a series of techniques for analysis, which it then applies and nuances through extensive close readings and case studies of books published over the past half century, including recent award-winning books such as Tanya Lee Stonesandby Kadir Nelson. By looking at a texts willingness or reluctance to let children interrogate its information and ideological context, Sanders reveals how nonfiction can make young readers part of the project of learning rather than passive recipients of information.
/book/show/34850451-a-literature-of-questions?from_search=true	Joe Sutliff Sanders	A Literature of Questions: Nonfiction for the Critical Child	Nonfiction books for childrenfrom biographies and historical accounts of communities and events to works on science and social justicehave traditionally been most highly valued by educators and parents for their factual accuracy. This approach, however, misses an opportunity for young readers to participate in the generation and testing of information.InNonfiction books for childrenfrom biographies and historical accounts of communities and events to works on science and social justicehave traditionally been most highly valued by educators and parents for their factual accuracy. This approach, however, misses an opportunity for young readers to participate in the generation and testing of information.In, Joe Sutliff Sanders offers an innovative theoretical approach to childrens nonfiction that goes beyond an assessment of a works veracity to develop a books equivocation as a basis for interpretation. Addressing how such works are either vulnerable or resistant to critical engagement, Sanders pays special attention to the attributes that nonfiction shares with other forms of literature, including voice and character, and those that play a special role in the genre, such as peritexts and photography.The first book-length work to theorize childrens nonfiction as nonfiction from a literary perspective,carefully explains how the genre speaks in unique ways to its young readers and how it invites them to the project of understanding. At the same time, it clearly lays out a series of techniques for analysis, which it then applies and nuances through extensive close readings and case studies of books published over the past half century, including recent award-winning books such as Tanya Lee Stonesandby Kadir Nelson. By looking at a texts willingness or reluctance to let children interrogate its information and ideological context, Sanders reveals how nonfiction can make young readers part of the project of learning rather than passive recipients of information.
/book/show/23792613-ninjas-and-samurai?from_search=true	Mary Pope Osborne Natalie Pope Boyce Salvatore Murdocca (Illustrator)	Ninjas and Samurai: A Nonfiction Companion to Magic Tree House #5: Night of the Ninjas (Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #30)	When Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #5:they had lots of questions. What did it mean to be a ninja or a samurai? Did they really have special abilities? What was life like for them in ancient Japan? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the factWhen Jack and Annie came back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #5:they had lots of questions. What did it mean to be a ninja or a samurai? Did they really have special abilities? What was life like for them in ancient Japan? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts behind some of historys most intriguing and secretive figures.Filled with up-to-date information, photographs, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discover in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures. And teachers can use Fact Trackers alongside their Magic Tree House fiction companions to meet common core text pairing needs.Have more fun with Jack and Annie on the Magic Tree House website at MagicTreeHouse.com!
/book/show/23453112-modern-romance?from_search=true	Aziz Ansari Eric Klinenberg	Modern Romance	At some point, every one of us embarks on a journey to find love. We meet people, date, get into and out of relationships, all with the hopeof finding someone with whom we share a deepconnectioAt some point, every one of us embarks on a journey to find love. We meet people, date, get into and out of relationships, all with the hopeof finding someone with whom we share a deepconnection. This seems standard now, but itswildly different from what people did even justdecades ago. Single people today have moreromantic options than at any point in humanhistory. With technology, our abilities to connectwith and sort through these options are staggering.So why are so many people frustrated?Some of our problems are unique to our time.Why did this guy just text me an emoji of a pizza?Should I go out with this girl even though shelisted Combos as one of her favorite snack foods?Combos?! My girlfriend just got a message fromsome dude named Nathan. Whos Nathan? Did hejust send her a photo of his penis? Should I checkjust to be sure?But the transformation of our romantic livescant be explained by technology alone. In a shortperiod of time, the whole culture of finding lovehas changed dramatically. A few decades ago,people would find a decent person who lived intheir neighborhood. Their families would meetand, after deciding neither party seemed like amurderer, they would get married and soon havea kid, all by the time they were twenty-four. Today,people marry later than ever and spend years oftheir lives on a quest to find the perfect person, asoul mate.For years, Aziz Ansari has been aiming hiscomic insight at modern romance, but for, the book, he decided he needed to takethings to another level. He teamed up with NYUsociologist Eric Klinenberg and designed a massiveresearch project, including hundreds of interviewsand focus groups conducted everywhere fromTokyo to Buenos Aires to Wichita. They analyzedbehavioral data and surveys and created their ownonline research forum on Reddit, which drewthousands of messages. They enlisted the worldsleading social scientists, including Andrew Cherlin, Eli Finkel, HelenFisher, Sheena Iyengar, Barry Schwartz, SherryTurkle, and Robb Willer. The result is unlike anysocial science or humor book weve seen before.In, Ansari combines hisirreverent humor with cutting-edge social scienceto give us an unforgettable tour of our newromantic world.
/book/show/433567.Flatland?from_search=true	Edwin A. Abbott Banesh Hoffmann (Introduction)	Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions	This masterpiece of science (and mathematical) fiction is a delightfully unique and highly entertaining satire that has charmed readers for more than 100 years. The work of English clergyman, educator and Shakespearean scholar Edwin A. Abbott (1838-1926), it describes the journeys of A. Square, a mathematician and resident of the two-dimensional Flatland, where women-thin,This masterpiece of science (and mathematical) fiction is a delightfully unique and highly entertaining satire that has charmed readers for more than 100 years. The work of English clergyman, educator and Shakespearean scholar Edwin A. Abbott (1838-1926), it describes the journeys of A. Square, a mathematician and resident of the two-dimensional Flatland, where women-thin, straight lines-are the lowliest of shapes, and where men may have any number of sides, depending on their social status.Through strange occurrences that bring him into contact with a host of geometric forms, Square has adventures in Spaceland (three dimensions), Lineland (one dimension) and Pointland (no dimensions) and ultimately entertains thoughts of visiting a land of four dimensionsa revolutionary idea for which he is returned to his two-dimensional world. Charmingly illustrated by the author, Flatland is not only fascinating reading, it is still a first-rate fictional introduction to the concept of the multiple dimensions of space. Instructive, entertaining, and stimulating to the imagination..
/book/show/1237398.Romance_Dawn?from_search=true	Eiichir Oda	Romance Dawn (One Piece, #1)	As a child, Monkey D. Luffy was inspired to become a pirate by listening to the tales of the buccaneer Red-Haired Shanks. But Luffy's life changed when he accidentally ate the Gum-Gum Devil Fruit and gained the power to stretch like rubber...at the cost of never being able to swim again! Years later, still vowing to become the king of the pirates, Luffy sets out on his aAs a child, Monkey D. Luffy was inspired to become a pirate by listening to the tales of the buccaneer Red-Haired Shanks. But Luffy's life changed when he accidentally ate the Gum-Gum Devil Fruit and gained the power to stretch like rubber...at the cost of never being able to swim again! Years later, still vowing to become the king of the pirates, Luffy sets out on his adventure...one guy alone in a rowboat, in search of the legendary One Piece, said to be the greatest treasure in the world...
/book/show/54499.The_Man_in_the_Iron_Mask?from_search=true	Alexandre Dumas Francine du Plessix Gray (Introduction) Joachim Neugroschel (Translation)	The Man in the Iron Mask (The D'Artagnan Romances, #3.3)	In the concluding installment of Alexandre Dumas's celebrated cycle of the Three Musketeers, D'Artagnan remains in the service of the corrupt King Louis XIV after the Three Musketeers have retired and gone their separate ways. Unbeknownst to D'Artagnan, Aramis and Porthos plot to remove the inept king and place the king's twinIn the concluding installment of Alexandre Dumas's celebrated cycle of the Three Musketeers, D'Artagnan remains in the service of the corrupt King Louis XIV after the Three Musketeers have retired and gone their separate ways. Unbeknownst to D'Artagnan, Aramis and Porthos plot to remove the inept king and place the king's twin brother on the throne of France. Meanwhile, a twenty-three-year-old prisoner known only as Philippe wastes away deep inside the Bastille. Forced to wear an iron mask, Phillippe has been imprisoned for eight years, has no knowledge of his true identity, and has not been told what crime he's committed. When the destinies of the king and Phillippe converge, the Three Musketeers and D'Artagnan find themselves caught between conflicting loyalties.
/book/show/110384.Romancing_Mister_Bridgerton?from_search=true	Julia Quinn	Romancing Mister Bridgerton (Bridgertons, #4)	Penelope Featherington has secretly adored her best friend's brother for... well, it feels like forever. After half a lifetime of watching Colin Bridgerton from afar, she thinks she knows everything about him, until she stumbles across his deepest secret... and fears she doesn't know him at all.Colin Bridgerton is tired of being thought nothing but an empty-headed charmerPenelope Featherington has secretly adored her best friend's brother for... well, it feels like forever. After half a lifetime of watching Colin Bridgerton from afar, she thinks she knows everything about him, until she stumbles across his deepest secret... and fears she doesn't know him at all.Colin Bridgerton is tired of being thought nothing but an empty-headed charmer, tired of everyone's preoccupation with the notorious gossip columnist Lady Whistledown, who can't seem to publish an edition without mentioning him in the first paragraph.But when Colin returns to London from a trip aboard, he discovers nothing in his life is quite the same, especially Penelope Featherington, the girl haunting his dreams!And when he discovers that Penelope has secrets of her own, this elusive bachelor must decide... is she his biggest threat, or his promise of a happy ending?
/book/show/10199206-the-scarlet-letter?from_search=true	Nathaniel Hawthorne	The Scarlet Letter: A Romance	This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into priThis is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
/book/show/25887170-emma-audiobook?from_search=true	Jane Austen Elizabeth Gaskell Thomas Hardy	Emma (+Audiobook): With 5 Classic Romance Novels	Emma, by Jane Austen, is a novel about youthful hubris and the perils of misconstrued romance.The novel has been adapted into several films, television programs, and a long list of stage plays.EmmaCranfordFar From the Madding CrowdThe Secret GardenAdam BedeEmma, by Jane Austen, is a novel about youthful hubris and the perils of misconstrued romance.The novel has been adapted into several films, television programs, and a long list of stage plays.EmmaCranfordFar From the Madding CrowdThe Secret GardenAdam BedeCeciliaEmma
/book/show/449589.Arthurian_Romances?from_search=true	Chrtien de Troyes William W. Kibler (Translator) Carleton W. Carroll (Translator)	Arthurian Romances	Taking the legends surrounding King Arthur and weaving in new psychological elements of personal desire and courtly manner, Chrtien de Troyes fashioned a new form of medieval Romance. The Knight of the Cart is the first telling of the adulterous relationship between Lancelot and Arthur's Queen Guinevere, and in The Knight with the Lion Yvain neglects his bride in his quesTaking the legends surrounding King Arthur and weaving in new psychological elements of personal desire and courtly manner, Chrtien de Troyes fashioned a new form of medieval Romance. The Knight of the Cart is the first telling of the adulterous relationship between Lancelot and Arthur's Queen Guinevere, and in The Knight with the Lion Yvain neglects his bride in his quest for greater glory. Erec and Enide explores a knight's conflict between love and honour, Cligs exalts the possibility of pure love outside marriage, while the haunting The Story of the Grail chronicles the legendary quest. Rich in symbolism, these evocative tales combine closely observed detail with fantastic adventure to create a compelling world that profoundly influenced Malory, and are the basis of the Arthurian legends we know today.
/book/show/26596100-persuasion?from_search=true	Jane Austen	Persuasion: édition intégrale	Anne Elliot, jeune fille membre de cette bonne socit, nest pas insensible aux avances du jeune Frederick Wentworth, officier de marine a priori sans avenir et dnu de relations dignes de procurer  Mlle Elliot une place honorable. Cette dernire, influence par des prjugs de classe, un jugement personnel encore insuffisamment exerc, rejette les avances de ce jeune hAnne Elliot, jeune fille membre de cette bonne socit, nest pas insensible aux avances du jeune Frederick Wentworth, officier de marine a priori sans avenir et dnu de relations dignes de procurer  Mlle Elliot une place honorable. Cette dernire, influence par des prjugs de classe, un jugement personnel encore insuffisamment exerc, rejette les avances de ce jeune homme. Elle est alors bien sr sous linfluence de sa famille, dont le pre, Sir Walter Elliot, quelque peu snob et prodigue, recherche une reconnaissance sociale dfinitive, qui le ferait entrer dans le cercle troit des dtenteurs de prestige social et patrimonial, le tout  lchelle de cette petite bourgade ...Format professionnel lectronique  Ink Book dition.
/book/show/18052985-romancing-the-duke?from_search=true	Tessa Dare	Romancing the Duke (Castles Ever After, #1)	As the daughter of a famed author, Isolde Ophelia Goodnight grew up on tales of brave knights and fair maidens. She never doubted romance would be in her future, too. The storybooks offered endless possibilities.And as she grew older, Izzy crosAs the daughter of a famed author, Isolde Ophelia Goodnight grew up on tales of brave knights and fair maidens. She never doubted romance would be in her future, too. The storybooks offered endless possibilities.And as she grew older, Izzy crossed them off. One by one by one.No, no, and Heh.Now Izzys given up yearning for romance. Shell settle for a roof over her head. What fairy tales are left over for an impoverished twenty-six year-old woman whos never even been kissed?This one.
/book/show/244098.Stardust?from_search=true	Neil Gaiman Charles Vess (Illustrator)	Stardust:  Being a Romance within the Realms of Faerie	From multi award-winning creator of The Sandman, Neil Gaiman, comes the incredible work that broke new ground in graphic novel storytelling, re-issued in a deluxe hardback edition with a new cover and eight additional pages of bonus material. Together with acclaimed artist Charles Vess, Gaiman returns to the realm of Faerie for a lavishly illustrated tale of an ancient wFrom multi award-winning creator of The Sandman, Neil Gaiman, comes the incredible work that broke new ground in graphic novel storytelling, re-issued in a deluxe hardback edition with a new cover and eight additional pages of bonus material. Together with acclaimed artist Charles Vess, Gaiman returns to the realm of Faerie for a lavishly illustrated tale of an ancient world where magic and humanity mingle in extraordinary ways. Gaiman's exquisitely crafted text and Vess' breathtaking illustrations combine to create a novel with pictures, an adult fairy tale that plunges the reader into the very heart of an enchanting magical land. Tying in with the release of the film, this is your chance to own a piece of Stardust!
/book/show/6584134-nine-rules-to-break-when-romancing-a-rake?from_search=true	Sarah MacLean	Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake (Love By Numbers, #1)	Lady Calpurnia Hartwell has always followed the rules, rules that have left her unmarriedand more than a little unsatisfied. And so she's vowed to break the rules and live the life of pleasure she's been missLady Calpurnia Hartwell has always followed the rules, rules that have left her unmarriedand more than a little unsatisfied. And so she's vowed to break the rules and live the life of pleasure she's been missing.But to dance every dance, to steal a midnight kissto do those things, Callie will need a willing partner. Someone who knows everything about rule-breaking. Someone like Gabriel St. John, the Marquess of Ralstoncharming and devastatingly handsome, his wicked reputation matched only by his sinful smile.If she's not careful, she'll break the most important rule of allthe one that says that pleasure-seekers should never fall hopelessly, desperately in love.
/book/show/7184.Twenty_Years_After?from_search=true	Alexandre Dumas David Coward (Editor) Auguste Maquet (Co-Author)	Twenty Years After (The D'Artagnan Romances, #2)	(1845), the sequel to, is a supreme creation of suspense and heroic adventure.Two decades have passed since the musketeers triumphed over Cardinal Richelieu and Milady. Time has weakened their resolve, and dispersed their loyalties. But treasons and stratagems still cry out for justice:(1845), the sequel to, is a supreme creation of suspense and heroic adventure.Two decades have passed since the musketeers triumphed over Cardinal Richelieu and Milady. Time has weakened their resolve, and dispersed their loyalties. But treasons and stratagems still cry out for justice: civil war endangers the throne of France, while in England Cromwell threatens to send Charles I to the scaffold. Dumas brings his immortal quartet out of retirement to cross swords with time, the malevolence of men, and the forces of history. But their greatest test is a titanic struggle with the son of Milady, who wears the face of Evil.
/book/show/29470549-war-and-peace?from_search=true	Leo Tolstoy	War and Peace : The Original Russian Classic Literature: (Historical, Romance, War Novel, Philosophical)	Pages: 1200War and Peace is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in its entirety in 1869. The work is epic in scale and is regarded as one of the most important works of world literature. It is considered Tolstoy's finest literary achievement, along with his other major prose work, Anna Karenina (18731877).War and Peace delineates in graphic detailPages: 1200War and Peace is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in its entirety in 1869. The work is epic in scale and is regarded as one of the most important works of world literature. It is considered Tolstoy's finest literary achievement, along with his other major prose work, Anna Karenina (18731877).War and Peace delineates in graphic detail events surrounding the French invasion of Russia, and the impact of the Napoleonic era on Tsarist society, as seen through the eyes of five Russian aristocratic families. Portions of an earlier version of the novel, then known as The Year 1805, were serialized in the magazine The Russian Messenger between 1865 and 1867. The novel was first published in its entirety in 1869. Newsweek in 2009 ranked it first in its list of the Top 100 Books. In 2003, the novel was listed at number 20 on the BBC's survey The Big Read.Tolstoy himself, somewhat enigmatically, said of War and Peace that it was not a novel, even less is it a poem, and still less a historical chronicle. Large sections of the work, especially in the later chapters, are philosophical discussion rather than narrative. He went on to elaborate that the best Russian literature does not conform to standards and hence hesitated to call War and Peace a novel. (Instead, Tolstoy regarded Anna Karenina as his first true novel.)
/book/show/587359.The_Romance_of_Tristan_and_Iseult?from_search=true	Joseph Bdier Hilaire Belloc (Translator)	The Romance of Tristan and Iseult	A tale of chivalry and doomed, transcendent love,is one of the most resonant works of Western literature, as well as the basis for our enduring idea of romance. The story of the Cornish knight and the Irish princess who meet by deception, fall in love by magic, and pursue that love in defiance of heavenly and earthly law has inspired artiA tale of chivalry and doomed, transcendent love,is one of the most resonant works of Western literature, as well as the basis for our enduring idea of romance. The story of the Cornish knight and the Irish princess who meet by deception, fall in love by magic, and pursue that love in defiance of heavenly and earthly law has inspired artists from Matthew Arnold to Richard Wagner. But nowhere has it been retold with greater eloquence and dignity than in Joseph Bdiers edition, which weaves several medieval sources into a seamless whole, elegantly translated by Hilaire Belloc and Paul Rosenfeld.
/book/show/24422234-prick?from_search=true	Sabrina Paige	Prick (A Step Brother Romance, #1)	Caulter Sterling is a prick.A filthy-mouthed, womanizing, crude, spoiled, arrogant prick.The tattooed, pierced, panty-melting-hot son of a celebrity.I hate him.He's slept his way through practically every girl at Brighton Academy.Except for me.I'm the good girl. The responsible girl. The 4.0, class president, studied-so-much-she-neCaulter Sterling is a prick.A filthy-mouthed, womanizing, crude, spoiled, arrogant prick.The tattooed, pierced, panty-melting-hot son of a celebrity.I hate him.He's slept his way through practically every girl at Brighton Academy.Except for me.I'm the good girl. The responsible girl. The 4.0, class president, studied-so-much-she-never-lost-the-big-V girl.And in celebration of graduation and adulthood, I just made the worst decision in the history of ever.I lost my V-card to the devil himself.It was just one night. So what if it was mind-blowing? Hit it and quit it.Except I just found out that my father - the Senator, the Presidential hopeful - is marrying Caulter's mother. Oh, and this summer? We're hitting the campaign trail.One big happy family.I'm totally f**ked.
/book/show/289741.Sophie_s_Heart?from_search=true	Lori Wick	Sophie's Heart	After the tragic death of his wife, Alec Riley struggles to put his life back together. He and his three children are lost in their grief... until Sophie walks unexpectedly into their lives. Having left her native Czechoslovakia, Sophie has discovered the land which seemed so bright with promise is far from her dream. A highly educated woman, Sophie now finds herself keepiAfter the tragic death of his wife, Alec Riley struggles to put his life back together. He and his three children are lost in their grief... until Sophie walks unexpectedly into their lives. Having left her native Czechoslovakia, Sophie has discovered the land which seemed so bright with promise is far from her dream. A highly educated woman, Sophie now finds herself keeping house for Alec and his family. How can Sophie find peace in her new job? Will God use her gentle spirit to help heal Alec's broken heart? From the author of The Visitor and Bamboo and Lace comes a warm contemporary story of God's tender mercies and loving intervention in the life of one family.
/book/show/485812.Broca_s_Brain?from_search=true	Carl Sagan	Broca's Brain: Reflections on the Romance of Science	Carl Sagan, writer & scientist, returns from the frontier to tell us about how the world works. In his delightfully down-to-earth style, he explores & explains a mind-boggling future of intelligent robots, extraterrestrial life & its consquences, & other provocative, fascinating quandries of the future we want to see today.
/book/show/50776.The_Blithedale_Romance?from_search=true	Nathaniel Hawthorne	The Blithedale Romance	Large Format for easy reading. Classic novel set in 19th-century New England, and drawing on the author's own earlier experiences at the Utopian community Brook Farm.
/book/show/11470315-diario-de-um-banana?from_search=true	Jeff Kinney	Diario De Um Banana: Um Romance em Quadrinhos	No  fcil ser criana. E ningum sabe disso melhor do que Greg Heffley, que se v mergulhado no ensino fundamental, onde fracotes subdesenvolvidos dividem os corredores com garotos que so mais altos, mais malvados e j se barbeiam.Em Dirio de um Banana, o autor e ilustrados Jeff Kinney nos apresenta um heri improvvel.
/book/show/25376162-tales-of-dark-fantasy-paranormal-romance?from_search=true	W.J. May Erica Stevens Dale Mayer	Tales of Dark Fantasy & Paranormal Romance	(15 stories featuring vampires, werewolves, witches, psychic detectives, time travel romance and more!)Crush by Chrissy PeeblesRae of Hope by W.J. MayEternal Vows by Chrissy PeeblesSeventh Mark by W.J. MayKindred by Erica StevensAwakened by Brenda K. DaviesTuesdays Child by Dale MayerBlur by Kristen MiddletonThe Core by Kate ThomasEnchanted Secrets by Kristen Mi(15 stories featuring vampires, werewolves, witches, psychic detectives, time travel romance and more!)Crush by Chrissy PeeblesRae of Hope by W.J. MayEternal Vows by Chrissy PeeblesSeventh Mark by W.J. MayKindred by Erica StevensAwakened by Brenda K. DaviesTuesdays Child by Dale MayerBlur by Kristen MiddletonThe Core by Kate ThomasEnchanted Secrets by Kristen MiddletonCaptured by Erica StevensVampire in Denial by Dale MayerPlus 3 BONUS booksRavenous by Erica StevensThe Zombie Chronicles by Chrissy PeeblesZombie Games (Origins) by Kristen MiddletonAs a courtesy, the authors inform you there are some stories with cliffhangers. These are the first books or prequels to individual series.Some stories have been previously published.15 thrilling stories in one volumeThese works of fiction are from some of today's most exciting authors.A star-studded anthology of thrilling, action-packed and totally swoon-worthy first books by your favorite young adult authors.We hope you enjoy these tales of dark fantasy, gothic tales, horror, fantasy adventure, science fiction, paranormal romance, and urban fantasy.
/book/show/21404660-last-chance?from_search=true	A.L. Wood	Last Chance (Rock Romance #2)	This is Book #2 in the Rock Romance Series and not a stand alone. Book #1 First Chance must be read first.Warning: This is suitable for 18+ due to mature content.Ryan Steele Hurst has made mistakes in life and overcame it all, including his not so great childhood.Natalie Wright, a college student, has made choice's that could ruin her life.Liam will stop at nothing tThis is Book #2 in the Rock Romance Series and not a stand alone. Book #1 First Chance must be read first.Warning: This is suitable for 18+ due to mature content.Ryan Steele Hurst has made mistakes in life and overcame it all, including his not so great childhood.Natalie Wright, a college student, has made choice's that could ruin her life.Liam will stop at nothing to protect her. Layla only wants the best for her life long friend and will do whatever she can to make sure that happens.Loyalty will be questioned.Relationships will be tested.Betrayal will sting.Will Natalie survive?Will Ryan get his Happily ever after?HEA.
/book/show/33021875-grunt?from_search=true	Alana Albertson	Grunt: A Marine Romance	A Marine's PromiseIn another life, I'd been a ballroom champion and reality star Selena Marcil had been my partner. Our lives have gone our separate ways. Nothing left but childhood dreams and memories of first love.Until I received the offer.A letter from our former master coach bribing me with five thousand dollars a week to appear on one season of the hit show,A Marine's PromiseIn another life, I'd been a ballroom champion and reality star Selena Marcil had been my partner. Our lives have gone our separate ways. Nothing left but childhood dreams and memories of first love.Until I received the offer.A letter from our former master coach bribing me with five thousand dollars a week to appear on one season of the hit show,My impulse is to reject it in a heartbeat. I have no desire for fame or fortune.Except I made a promise once.To a dying man. My best friend. I swore to him that I'd take care of his wife and kids if he passed away on the battlefield.Fifty thousand dollars. For humiliating myself on national television, spending time with the woman who'd left me, losing my privacy, becoming the laughing stock of the Marine Corps. One season, ten weeks, a small sacrifice to make for the man who'd saved my life. Hand me my dance shoes.I'm in. SSgt Bret Lord, USMC
/book/show/6594819-tales-of-the-madman-underground?from_search=true	John Barnes	Tales of the Madman Underground: An Historical Romance 1973	Wednesday, September 5, 1973: The first day of Karl Shoemakers senior year in stifl ing Lightsburg, Ohio. For years, Karls been part of what he calls the Madman Undergrounda group of kids forced (for no apparent reason) to attend group therapy during school hours. Karl has decided that senior year is going to be different. He is going to get out of the Madman UndergroWednesday, September 5, 1973: The first day of Karl Shoemakers senior year in stifl ing Lightsburg, Ohio. For years, Karls been part of what he calls the Madman Undergrounda group of kids forced (for no apparent reason) to attend group therapy during school hours. Karl has decided that senior year is going to be different. He is going to get out of the Madman Underground for good. He is going to actand beNormal. But Normal, of course, is relative. Karl has fi ve after-school jobs, one dead father, one seriously unhinged drunk mother . . . and a huge attitude. Welcome to a gritty, uncensored rollercoaster ride, narrated by the singular Karl Shoemaker.
/book/show/12996992-wishing-for-a-star?from_search=true	Heart Yngrid	Wishing For A Star (Precious Hearts Romances, #3951)	Maya was a grade school teacher and a passionate reader of romance pocketbooks. Wala siyang gaanong adventure sa buhay. Wala rin siyang naging matinong relasyon. She was longing to meet her true love, the one who would give her the greatest aMaya was a grade school teacher and a passionate reader of romance pocketbooks. Wala siyang gaanong adventure sa buhay. Wala rin siyang naging matinong relasyon. She was longing to meet her true love, the one who would give her the greatest adventure of her life.Mukhang dumating din iyon nang isang gabing hindi niya inaasahan ay bigla na lang siyang hinagkan ni JM Guzman, ang hinahangaan niyang sikat na artista. Ang problema, lasing ito at hindi nito alam ang mga ginawa nito sa kanya. Nang muli silang magkaharap ay hindi siya nakilala nito. Pero isa lang ang nasiguro niya: napakaambisyosa ng puso niya dahil ito pa ang napili niyon na maging true love!Parang isang bituin ito na kailangan pa niyang sungkitin mula sa langit. Sukdulang mamasukan siyang housemaid nito ay gagawin niya para lamang mapalapit dito at mabihag ang pihikang puso nito. Now, she was in for the greatest adventure of her life.
/book/show/11992223-prisoner-of-my-desire?from_search=true	Johanna Lindsey	Prisoner of My Desire	
/book/show/25276234-romance-acidental?from_search=true	Martha Woodroof	Romance Acidental	H muito que Tom Putnam se resignou a uma vida solitria.Os seus dias so passados a dar aulas de Ingls, a moderar as excentricidades dos colegas, e a cuidar de Marjory, a mulher neurtica que o prende num casamento disfuncional. Uma rotina ordenada e aptica que corre o risco de ruir com a chegada de Rose Callahan, cuja misso  reavivar a decrpita livraria da universidH muito que Tom Putnam se resignou a uma vida solitria.Os seus dias so passados a dar aulas de Ingls, a moderar as excentricidades dos colegas, e a cuidar de Marjory, a mulher neurtica que o prende num casamento disfuncional. Uma rotina ordenada e aptica que corre o risco de ruir com a chegada de Rose Callahan, cuja misso  reavivar a decrpita livraria da universidade. A energia de Rose e a sua indiferena perante a rgida hierarquia acadmica tm o dom de despertar os espritos mais adormecidos.A comear pelo prprio Tom, cuja vida est prestes a mudar, ainda que no da forma (romntica) com que secretamente sonha. Numa carta breve, a poetisa com quem teve um desastrado caso amoroso no passado trazlhe duas notcias. A primeira: Tom tem um filho com dez anos chamado Henry. A segunda: Henry est prestes a chegar.Tom fica nas nuvens. E no desce  Terra mesmo perante o facto (bvio) de Henry no poder ser seu filho e o desaparecimento (definitivo) de Marjory. A verdade  que a simples presena de Rose  suficiente para lhe encher o corao de amor. Mas este sentimento, sem o qual j no imagina viver, , ironicamente, o nico com que Rose no consegue lidar. E  ento que, um dia, Rose desaparece misteriosamente
/book/show/18740460-billionaire-bad-boys-of-romance-boxed-set?from_search=true	Selena Kitt Tawny Taylor Ava Lore	Billionaire Bad Boys of Romance Boxed Set	Love your book boyfriends filthy rich, devastatingly beautiful & irresistibly bad?From betrayals and obsessions to secrets and seductions, this exclusive billionaire romance boxed set will possess you and leave you panting for more. Featuring stories from some of today's most popular New York Times, USA Today, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble bestselling authors, includingLove your book boyfriends filthy rich, devastatingly beautiful & irresistibly bad?From betrayals and obsessions to secrets and seductions, this exclusive billionaire romance boxed set will possess you and leave you panting for more. Featuring stories from some of today's most popular New York Times, USA Today, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble bestselling authors, including Tawny Taylor, Ava Lore, Selena Kitt, Terry Towers and Anna Antonia.Grab this sizzling collection before it's too late. Ten scorching billionaire romances, OVER 335,000 total words for ONLY 99 cents! LIMITED TIME ONLY! (REGULAR PRICE: $9.99)The Billionaire's Muse by Ava Lore: When struggling artist Sadie MacElroy attempts to pay back eccentric billionaire Malcolm Ward for a broken vase, Malcolm decides he wants her: in front of his camera, under his brush, and in his bed.The CEO and the Girl from the Coffee Shop by Terry Towers: Coffee shop hostess, Beth Wilmington, is shocked when one of her customers, sexy billionaire Gabriel Reynolds, offers her a job as a live-in housekeeper. She takes the job, but fears only trouble can ensue.Yes, Mr. Collins by Anna Antonia (writing as Charlotte deCorte): Brilliant, yet demanding, billionaire boss Mr. Collins will stop at nothing to get his assistant Natasha Reynolds under this thumb and in his bed.My Rockstar Billionaire by Amy Aday: Belle travels to an island resort and meets sexy and mysterious Ricky, who won't take no for an answer. Will she learn to trust again and learn his secrets?Heidi and the Kaiser by Selena Kitt: When wanna-be designer Heidi accidentally stains fashion mogul Warren Kaiser's pants, she gets two things she didn't expect--a spanking and a job.Gloria's Secret by Nelle L'Amour: Gloria Long, the world's largest retailer of lingerie, succumbs to the charms of billionaire advertising guru Jaime Zander, but her own dark secret threatens her empire, their relationship, and her life.Make You Mine by Tawny Taylor: To keep her job, Daryl Laroche must find the perfect new client for her employer and the sexy, rich and enigmatic Tevin Page fits the bill. But before he signs the contract, he issues one deliciously tempting demand...Trapped into a Marriage by Dez Burke: Blackmailed into marriage to rich, gorgeous, Nick Vitale, Keyonna Hayes is determined to teach him a thing or two about love. Soon intrigue, heartbreak, and betrayal ensue, and the two fight to regain a love that was always destined to be theirs.The Art of Catching a Greek Billionaire by Marian Tee: Schoolteacher Mairi Tanner is not a gold digger, she just knows what she wants her Mr. Right to be--handsome, Greek, and oh, a billionaire, too! Is that so bad?What He Wants by Tawny Taylor: Billionaire Shane Trant always gets what he wants. He wants Bristol Deatrich, but only complete possession of her mind and body will satisfy him.
/book/show/25805630-not-just-another-romance-novel?from_search=true	Lisa Suzanne	Not Just Another Romance Novel	Is it really wrong to have more than one boyfriend?I brought a new one into my bed almost every night.From conference rooms to broom closets, I escaped reality with my leading men. Okay, so they were fictional book boyfriends.In reality I should have been concentrating on classes while I looked for a living, breathing man to help me achieve my romantic fantasies. It wasIs it really wrong to have more than one boyfriend?I brought a new one into my bed almost every night.From conference rooms to broom closets, I escaped reality with my leading men. Okay, so they were fictional book boyfriends.In reality I should have been concentrating on classes while I looked for a living, breathing man to help me achieve my romantic fantasies. It was a friend who suggested combining my passions for romance novels and psychology to generate my Master's thesis research topic: Does the modern day romance novel leading man create unrealistic expectations for a prolonged adult relationship?To find out, Id run a social experiment. Id be the constant. The variables would be my leading men. Id date every stereotype in the books, from billionaires to bad boys, rock stars to bikers, dominants, athletes, andmy stepbrother?If my research was successful, I'd end up with a degree and maybe even my very own happy ending.
/book/show/25431313-romancing-the-alpha?from_search=true	Zoe York Ruby Lionsdrake Zara Keane	Romancing the Alpha: An Action-Adventure Romance Boxed Set	HOT NEW adventure romance super bundle. Spice up your summer with 10 never-before-published action-adventure romance stories by bestselling authors. Kick butt and fall in love with sexy Navy SEALs, treasure hunters, mercenaries, and more. Let the adrenaline flow!Zoe YorkWhen Navy SEAL Cade Duncan partners up with Mel Vincent for an endurance race, he doesntHOT NEW adventure romance super bundle. Spice up your summer with 10 never-before-published action-adventure romance stories by bestselling authors. Kick butt and fall in love with sexy Navy SEALs, treasure hunters, mercenaries, and more. Let the adrenaline flow!Zoe YorkWhen Navy SEAL Cade Duncan partners up with Mel Vincent for an endurance race, he doesnt expect to tumble into a romantic fling in paradiseor to be so pissed with the beautiful woman when he finds out shes been keeping secrets.Ruby LionsdrakeWhen firefighter and mercenary Marat Azarov rescues a beautiful slave woman from a life of certain torment, he gets more than he bargained for.Zara KeaneWhen underwater photographer Katy Ryan embarks on a secret mission to salvage priceless jewels from the wreck of the RMS Lusitania, shes pissed as hell to be be pitted against Dex Fitzgerald, her super sexy treasure hunter ex.Anna HackettWhen astro-archeologist Lexa Carter discovers a map to an old Earth treasure, shes thrilled about a treasure hunt to a dangerous, desert planetbut not about being saddled with head of security, Damon Malik. She thinks hes arrogant. He thinks shes a trouble magnet. But when the hunt turns deadly, theyll have to trust each other just to survive.Ember CaseyCharlotte knows shes in trouble the moment Jackson North shows up at her door in the middle of the night. She always suspected her ex had secrets, but she never thought those secrets would lead her on a wild treasure hunt through Croatias islandsor throw her back into the arms of the dangerous man who once broke her heart.Anna LoweThe last thing archaeologist Julie Steffens needs is a gang of armed mercenaries after her for a crime she didnt commit. And the last rescuer she wants is Seth Cooper, the sizzling vacation fling who disappeared from her bedside two months before. But right now, she needs a way out  and Seths sailboat is it.Sadie Haller  TAINTED PEARLThe last person Biddy expects to greet her at the start of her secret four-week eco-activism island adventure is a red-blooded alpha male, and the irresistible camera operator proves to be a big, bad complication she's unable to resist.Lyn BrittanWhen treasure hunter Kent Avery ends up partnered with Swedish military officer Elena Haaland in search of a stolen Russian artifact, hes not expecting love. Guns? Sure. Fist fights? No problem. But love? Well thats the one danger hes just not prepared for.Lydia RowanA bad breakup sent Nola Bailey to Vietnam. Instead of cold cocktails and sandy beaches, she finds the irresistible Duarte Cruz and trouble. Cruz thinks she's up to no good, but if she convinces him shes notand dodges the flying bulletsher ultimate escape could end with love.Leigh James  COVER MEMatthew Riley is determined to leave his dangerous mercenary lifestyle behind. But when he takes what's supposed to be a relaxing vacation to the Yucutan Peninsula with his wife Meredith and their friends, he discovers that he can't afford to leave his job behind, in more ways than one...
/book/show/26176164-stepbrother-unsealed?from_search=true	Nicole Snow	Stepbrother UnSEALed: A Bad Boy Military Romance	I almost landed in my stepbrother's bed, and I want it to happen again.I'm too good for him. He's too crude for me. Fantasy is where this twisted thing should end.Chris Cleveland tempts me because he's. Swoon-worthy, all-American Navy SEAL. Bad boy. Manwhore.I didn't know he was off limits the night we got hot and heavyI almost landed in my stepbrother's bed, and I want it to happen again.I'm too good for him. He's too crude for me. Fantasy is where this twisted thing should end.Chris Cleveland tempts me because he's. Swoon-worthy, all-American Navy SEAL. Bad boy. Manwhore.I didn't know he was off limits the night we got hot and heavy. I didn't know our folks were hitched.Hell, I definitely didn't know I could ever want what I'm not supposed to have this badly, and one more smirk of his devilish lips just might bring me to my knees...There's a lot I don't know anymore.And he's about to teach me.Love's a goddamned joke. I bed women between missions and rock their worlds with military precision. I never taste, touch, or tease the same chick twice.Get in, get out, and leave her a breathless mess always worked flawlessly - until Cordelia.I can't pry my perfect new stepsister out of my skull. I've never wanted to corrupt a girl so bad. She's my new target, my conquest, my obsession.Lucky I'm a SEAL. Losing isn't in my blood.But Delia's already lost, and her panties are about to be in flames.
/book/show/28239779-stolen?from_search=true	Kaylee Song	Stolen (A Bad Boy Romance, #2)	I was a monster with one purpose. Kill. I couldnt let anyone get too close. Especially Kathryn. But one night with her and I was hooked. I couldnt let her go.It was a sin. Her brother, her father, they were the ruling crime lords of Baltimore. And I was their right-hand man. Death. Thats what I was facing for touching her.Nothing could keep me from her.I was a monster with one purpose. Kill. I couldnt let anyone get too close. Especially Kathryn. But one night with her and I was hooked. I couldnt let her go.It was a sin. Her brother, her father, they were the ruling crime lords of Baltimore. And I was their right-hand man. Death. Thats what I was facing for touching her.Nothing could keep me from her.He was the only one that could save me.I was on the run from my family. Chasing life was the only way I could have my freedom. But Janson took that all away when he kidnapped me and brought me back to Baltimore and now I am going to have his baby.Now I belong to him and I'm carrying his child.He's a cold-blooded killer, and he has me in his sights.
/book/show/13014639-dumas-romances?from_search=true	Alexandre Dumas	Dumas' Romances: The Regent's Daughter. the Black Tulip	This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfectionssuch as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into prinThis is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfectionssuch as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed worksworldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Dumas' Romances: The Regent's Daughter. The Black Tulip; Volume 26 Of Dumas' Romances; Alexandre Dumas Alexandre Dumas Estes and Lauriat, 1894
/book/show/30008375-made-for-him?from_search=true	Rae Lynn Blaise	Made for Him: A Mafia Baby Romance	After dumping her cheating boyfriend, Jessica Simmons takes the dark and dangerously handsome high-powered billionaire, Matteo Moretti, home from the bar for a healthy dose (or five) of getting-over-breakup sex. Even though its the hottest night of her life, Jessica resolves to let a fling be a fling and move on. She has her career and enough self-respect to know she doesAfter dumping her cheating boyfriend, Jessica Simmons takes the dark and dangerously handsome high-powered billionaire, Matteo Moretti, home from the bar for a healthy dose (or five) of getting-over-breakup sex. Even though its the hottest night of her life, Jessica resolves to let a fling be a fling and move on. She has her career and enough self-respect to know she doesnt need a man.Until she finds out shes pregnant with Matteos baby.Though she doesnt expect him to be exactly thrilled with the situation, he surprises her with his fierce need to love and protect them both, and soon shes imagining a future with her once one-night-stand. But then secrets are exposed, and Jessica learns that Matteos world is not the haven shed once thought it was.Soon caught in the middle of a terrifying tug-of-war between rival criminals, shes faced with a tumultuous decision of who to forgive and who to trust  and it might not be the father of her baby.WARNING! If you love insta-love, super-dee-duper steamy sex thats a little rough around the edges, and a heart-swelling, cheesy-sauce HEA, then youre in for a treat!
/book/show/17342277-romancing-tommy-gabrini-1?from_search=true	Mallory Monroe	Romancing Tommy Gabrini 1	A romantic affair was the last thing Tommy Gabrini was looking for when he attended a dinner party at a friends house. He had broken up with his longtime girlfriend five months earlier and was contented to play the field for the rest of his life. But when a gorgeous, sleek, African queen in red walked across his path, he knew something dramatic was about to happen.Grace MA romantic affair was the last thing Tommy Gabrini was looking for when he attended a dinner party at a friends house. He had broken up with his longtime girlfriend five months earlier and was contented to play the field for the rest of his life. But when a gorgeous, sleek, African queen in red walked across his path, he knew something dramatic was about to happen.Grace McKinsey knew Tommy Gabrini to be a rich, drop dead gorgeous playboy, but what she quickly realized was that he was also attracted to her. On the night of her thirtieth birthday, their passion for each other spills over into passionate love making that they both assumed would be a one-night stand. But circumstances intervene and soon Tommy and Grace realize that they cant live without each other, and dont want anybody else. They have to give love a chance.In a stirring interracial romance, Mallory Monroe takes her readers on a sensual journey of love, lust and unrequited revenge, where Tommy and his lady love cleave to each other, as outside forces conspire to tear them apart.
/book/show/16104164-mistletoe-magic?from_search=true	Stacey Joy Netzel	Mistletoe Magic (Romancing Wisconsin Series, #2)	Major Mark Riley plays Court Jester to Janelle Walsh's Snow Queen at the Christmas Parade and is instantly captivated by the cute redhead whose grandpa just happens to be Santa. When Mark learns she's the tenant he evicted from his newly purchased property, it's going to take a little bit of Santa's mistletoe magic to save their romance.
/book/show/18625655-darlings-of-paranormal-romance?from_search=true	Isobelle Cate Tiffany Evans W.J. May	Darlings of Paranormal Romance	This is twelve works of fiction from some of today's most exciting authors.12 thrilling novels in one volume.12 sexy heroes.12 strong heroines.*Click on the 'inside the book' feature for a more detailed look, and see the covers and blurbs*The first 7 adult stories are 18+ due to sexual situations. Some stories have been previously published. Stories range from novellaThis is twelve works of fiction from some of today's most exciting authors.12 thrilling novels in one volume.12 sexy heroes.12 strong heroines.*Click on the 'inside the book' feature for a more detailed look, and see the covers and blurbs*The first 7 adult stories are 18+ due to sexual situations. Some stories have been previously published. Stories range from novellas to full length novels.Adult:Book 1  IN DUSKS EMBRACE by Isobelle CateBook 2  WARRIORS OF THE ATLANTEAN EMPIRE: THE ENSUING WAR by C.L. PardingtonBook 3  ETERNAL VOWS by Chrissy PeeblesBook 4  WAKING UP DEAD by Catherine WolffeBook 5  A GRAVE EXCHANGE by Tara RoseBook 6  TUESDAYS CHILD by Dale MayerBook 7  VIRGIN MOON by Ally ThomasYoung Adult:Book 8  ZOMBIFIED by Lyra MckenBook 9  CRUSH by Chrissy PeeblesBook 10  VAMPIRE IN DENIAL by Dale MayerBook 11  SEVENTH MARK (Part 1) by W.J. MayBook 12  KEEPER (Part 1) by Tiffany Evans
/book/show/22578263-betting-on-hope?from_search=true	Debra Clopton	Betting on Hope (Four of Hearts Ranch Romance #1)	Advice columnist Maggie Hope never dreamed shed be shaking hands with champion horse trainer Tru Monahan over a high-stakes bet, especially one that involves horses. And saddles. And everything else a city girl like Maggie feels uncomfortable around. But after filling in for a coworkAdvice columnist Maggie Hope never dreamed shed be shaking hands with champion horse trainer Tru Monahan over a high-stakes bet, especially one that involves horses. And saddles. And everything else a city girl like Maggie feels uncomfortable around. But after filling in for a coworker and interviewing the handsome cowboy, she finds herself doing just that. Anything to save her advice column.Despite Maggies two left feet, Tru is bound and determined to bring out her inner cowgirl by teaching her to ride a cutting horse, trained to separate cattle from the rest of the herd. While her riding improves, their attraction intensifi es, but Tru knows he can never let her into his heartfor her own good.In Wishing Springs, a community full of meddling but well-meaning townsfolk, Maggie discovers the home shes always longed for. But shes holding something backa secret that could destroy her reputation and any future shes ever hoped for with the cowboy she mightust love.
/book/show/23173775-beauty-and-the-mustache?from_search=true	Penny Reid	Beauty and the Mustache: A Philosophical Romance	This is a full-length novel, can be read as a standalone, and is the fourth book in the 'Knitting in the City' series. There are three things you need to know about Ashley Winston: 1) She has six brothers and they all have beards, 2) She is a reader, and 3) She knows how to knit. Former beauty queen, Ashley Winston's preferred coping strategy is escapism. She escaped her TThis is a full-length novel, can be read as a standalone, and is the fourth book in the 'Knitting in the City' series. There are three things you need to know about Ashley Winston: 1) She has six brothers and they all have beards, 2) She is a reader, and 3) She knows how to knit. Former beauty queen, Ashley Winston's preferred coping strategy is escapism. She escaped her Tennessee small town, loathsome father, and six brothers eight years ago. Now she escapes life daily via her Amazon kindle one-click addiction. However, when a family tragedy forces her to return home, Ashley can't escape the notice of Drew Runous- local Game Warden, bear wrestler, philosopher, and everyone's favorite guy. Drew's irksome philosophizing in particular makes Ashley want to run for the skyscrapers, especially since he can't seem to keep his exasperating opinions- or his soulful poetry, steadfast support, and delightful hands- to himself. Pretty soon the girl who wanted nothing more than the escape of the big city finds she's lost her heart in small town Tennessee.
/book/show/18800158-april-s-fool?from_search=true	Blanche Marriott	April's Fool	How can a wedding album start a tug-of-war between the bride and groom? When they aren't really married and an April Fools joke goes awry.In a moment of self-pity, April Vaillancourt, a graphic designer and all-around dreamer, creates a fake wedding album. She accidentally leaves it behind at a restaurant after a girls night out. Weeks later, when it turns up on the desk oHow can a wedding album start a tug-of-war between the bride and groom? When they aren't really married and an April Fools joke goes awry.In a moment of self-pity, April Vaillancourt, a graphic designer and all-around dreamer, creates a fake wedding album. She accidentally leaves it behind at a restaurant after a girls night out. Weeks later, when it turns up on the desk of the fake groom, he confronts her, and she's faced with telling the truth or living a lie.Michael Goode is a high-powered investment advisor on the threshold of becoming CEO. His neat and orderly bachelor life is jarred when April's prank appears on his desk. Ready to take her to task for the brazen invasion of his privacy, he instead falls captive to her charms. Intrigued by her evasive tactics, he pursues her, but when he finds himself wanting to spend every minute with April, he begins to question his bachelor life. Could there be something better?
/book/show/18299570-backstage-pass?from_search=true	Elizabeth Nelson	Backstage Pass (The Backstage Pass Rock Star Romance, #1)	Kerri is dead-set on setting her best friend up. But Sasha is not interested, especially when she finds out the guy in question is a lead singer in a band. She has one rule for her dating life and that is no musicians. She knows relationships with them can only end badly.Jesse is persistent in getting Sashas attention, always being charming, genuine and there for her to lKerri is dead-set on setting her best friend up. But Sasha is not interested, especially when she finds out the guy in question is a lead singer in a band. She has one rule for her dating life and that is no musicians. She knows relationships with them can only end badly.Jesse is persistent in getting Sashas attention, always being charming, genuine and there for her to lean on  emotionally and physically after she breaks her foot. Sasha isnt sure she can continue to deflect his advances, and isnt sure she wants to.
/book/show/22671989-devoured?from_search=true	Alycia Taylor	Devoured (MMA Romance, #2)	Braxton surprised me in front of hundreds of students with a kiss. I try to avoid him, but when you live with someone it's extremely difficult. After agreeing to be just friends, we start hanging out. He has different plans for us and it has nothing to do with being friends, but sleeping with me. Will I be able to fight the urge to give in?
/book/show/29099181-slow-burn-saison-3-enfin-r-unis?from_search=true	Maya Banks Robyn stella Bligh (Translator)	Slow Burn Saison 3 Enfin réunis ?	
/book/show/19510029-you-really-got-me?from_search=true	Erika Kelly	You Really Got Me (Rock Star Romance, #1)	Emmie Valencia has what it takes to be the music industrys hottest band manager. She just needs to prove it. Determined to discover a killer new band, Emmie is ready to make her move. First stop: Austin, Texas.As a sizzling-hot lead singer, Slater VaEmmie Valencia has what it takes to be the music industrys hottest band manager. She just needs to prove it. Determined to discover a killer new band, Emmie is ready to make her move. First stop: Austin, Texas.As a sizzling-hot lead singer, Slater Vaughn has no trouble raising heart ratesbut his bands been flat-lining for years. When Emmie, his bandmates sister, crashes with them in exchange for some free management, her industry know-how lands them a spot in the biggest music festival in Texas. But it isnt just her business acumen that catches Slaters attention. Emmie is sexy and warm, andfor the first time in his lifehe wants more.But as irresistible as Slater is, Emmie is done with musicians. In her experience, a man cant be a rock star and someone to trust with your heartbut Slater is determined to show her hes both.
/book/show/13326372-how-to-date-an-alien?from_search=true	Magan Vernon	How to Date an Alien (My Alien Romance, #1)	High school senior Alex Bianchi's estranged father gets her an internship at Circe Operations Center to pad her college applications. But Circe isn't your typical military base. It's an alien-run operation center and not all of the aliens are friendly, especially the one that tries to kill Alex on her first day.When Ace, a dark-eyed Caltian, enters and saves the day, sheHigh school senior Alex Bianchi's estranged father gets her an internship at Circe Operations Center to pad her college applications. But Circe isn't your typical military base. It's an alien-run operation center and not all of the aliens are friendly, especially the one that tries to kill Alex on her first day.When Ace, a dark-eyed Caltian, enters and saves the day, she can't help but be drawn to him. Can these star-crossed lovers survive when they're on the brink of intergalactic war?
/book/show/4753234-the-house-of-the-seven-gables-a-romance?from_search=true	Nathaniel Hawthorne	The House Of The Seven Gables; A Romance	In a sleepy little New England village stands a dark, weather-beaten, many-gabled house. This brooding mansion is haunted by a centuries-old curse that casts the shadow of ancestral sin upon the last four members of the distinctive Pyncheon family of Salem. The greed and haughty pride of the Pyncheon family through the generations is mirrored in the gloomy decay of their sIn a sleepy little New England village stands a dark, weather-beaten, many-gabled house. This brooding mansion is haunted by a centuries-old curse that casts the shadow of ancestral sin upon the last four members of the distinctive Pyncheon family of Salem. The greed and haughty pride of the Pyncheon family through the generations is mirrored in the gloomy decay of their seven-gabled mansion, where the family's enfeebled and impoverished relations now live. Mysterious deaths threaten the living. Musty documents nestle behind hidden panels carrying the secret of the family's salvation--or its downfall. A brilliant intertwining of the popular, the symbolic, and the historical, Hawthorne's Gothic Romance is a powerful exploration of personal and national guilt, a work that Henry James declared the closest approach we are likely to have to the Great American Novel.
/book/show/16269034-un-romance-adorable?from_search=true	Julia Quinn	Un romance adorable (Cuarteto Smythe-Smith, #1)	Marcus, un nio solitario, sin madre y alejado de su padre, es enviado a una exclusiva escuela como pupilo. All conoce a Daniel Smythe-Smith, quien enseguida lo adopta como amigo y lo invita a formar parte de su bulliciosa familia, de la que forma parte Honoria, su hermana menor, una nia muy molesta que no se separa nunca de ellos. Aos ms tarde, cuando Daniel debe huirMarcus, un nio solitario, sin madre y alejado de su padre, es enviado a una exclusiva escuela como pupilo. All conoce a Daniel Smythe-Smith, quien enseguida lo adopta como amigo y lo invita a formar parte de su bulliciosa familia, de la que forma parte Honoria, su hermana menor, una nia muy molesta que no se separa nunca de ellos. Aos ms tarde, cuando Daniel debe huir a causa de un duelo, Marcus se compromete a cuidar de Honoria y, especficamente, a filtrar a todos esos hombres que, atrados por su belleza y su fortuna, no dejan de hacerle propuestas de matrimonio.Honoria se siente irritada por las intromisiones de Marcus, en especial porque su antiguo compaero de juegos se ha convertido en un joven de lo ms interesante. Y cuando por fin encuentra a un pretendiente que le parece aceptable, deber debatirse entre lo que la sociedad le dicta y lo que su corazn le exige...
/book/show/34629744-cocky-bastard--version-fran-aise-?from_search=true	Penelope Ward Vi Keeland Fabienne Vidallet (Translator)	Cocky bastard -Version française-	
/book/show/15562682-melt?from_search=true	Selene Castrovilla	Melt (Rough Romance, #1)	MELT is a brutal love story set against the metaphorical backdrop of The Wizard of Oz (not a retelling). When sixteen year old Dorothy moves to the small town of Highland Park, she meets, and falls foMELT is a brutal love story set against the metaphorical backdrop of The Wizard of Oz (not a retelling). When sixteen year old Dorothy moves to the small town of Highland Park, she meets, and falls for Joey  a bad boy who tells no one about the catastrophic domestic violence he witnesses at home. Can these two lovers survive peer pressure, Joeys reputation, and his alcoholism?Told in dual first person, Joeys words are scattered on the page  reflecting his broken state. Dorothy is the voice of reason  until something so shattering happens that she, too, may lose her grip. Can their love endure, or will it melt away?
/book/show/23507305-the-muse?from_search=true	Raine Miller	The Muse (Rothvale Legacy Historical Romance, #1)	What if the truth about a famous painting was not what its been told to be? What if it was not even the original work and a different painting had inspired its creation? The story of a painting The motivation behind the work, Flaming JuneRomanticist painter, Lord Frederic Leightons magnum opusa woman sleeping in a chair. Hauntingly beautiful, but with its inspirationWhat if the truth about a famous painting was not what its been told to be? What if it was not even the original work and a different painting had inspired its creation? The story of a painting The motivation behind the work, Flaming JuneRomanticist painter, Lord Frederic Leightons magnum opusa woman sleeping in a chair. Hauntingly beautiful, but with its inspiration locked away in the mystery of times past.1812...Burdened with family skeletons and agonizing guilt, an unwilling Lord Rothvale, one Graham Everley, returns from a long sojourn in Ireland to attend to the obligations awaiting him in England. The last thing he imagines to find is his destiny, but find her he does. Imogene Byron-Cole, a girl as lovely as her past is tragic. Graham cant walk away from her, and so he marries her instead, in spite of an increasingly tangled web of troubles that threaten to destroy the very foundation of his entire existence.As Graham and Imogene start out on their journey together, they express their love through a series of portraits. The art ensnares them completely, and in the end, becomes their salvation, bearing them through their deepest pain of loss, and inspiring a masterwork.[Book ONE of the Rothvale Legacy Historical series.] This is a historical romance novel intended for readers 18 years and older due to content and language. Standalone. HEA. 140,000 words.
/book/show/23388792-unleashed?from_search=true	Scott Hildreth	Unleashed (Fighter Erotic Romance, #3)	BOOK 3 of 4 (book 2 and 3 tell one tale) **WARNING** This Erotic novel has scenes of violence and many, many, many scenes of sex which are graphically depicted. This is not intended for young or immature readers.Mike Ripton Ripp is a ruthless fighter and a Dominant male.A woman has had an other than cBOOK 3 of 4 (book 2 and 3 tell one tale) **WARNING** This Erotic novel has scenes of violence and many, many, many scenes of sex which are graphically depicted. This is not intended for young or immature readers.Mike Ripton Ripp is a ruthless fighter and a Dominant male.A woman has had an other than consensual sexual encounter. One problem  the woman is Ripps sister.He resolves the issue on his terms.His terms arent legal, not even in Texas.Hes going to need an attorney, and a very good one.His submissive is a Federal Attorney who takes no prisoners in the courtroom, but hell have to allow her to call the shots during the trial.Can Ripp submit in the courtroom, find a happy medium, or continue to live his life with reckless abandon?This is the story of Ripp and his many friends. Sexually speaking, prepare for the unexpected. This book is HOT
/book/show/26247873-too-hot-to-handle?from_search=true	Tessa Bailey	Too Hot to Handle (Romancing the Clarksons, #1)	The road trip was definitely a bad idea. Having already flambed her culinary career beyond recognition, Rita Clarkson is now stranded in God-Knows-Where, New Mexico, with a busted-ass car and her three temperamental siblings, who she hasn't seen in years. When rescue shows up---six-feet-plus of hot, charming sex on a motoThe road trip was definitely a bad idea. Having already flambed her culinary career beyond recognition, Rita Clarkson is now stranded in God-Knows-Where, New Mexico, with a busted-ass car and her three temperamental siblings, who she hasn't seen in years. When rescue shows up---six-feet-plus of hot, charming sex on a motorcycle---Rita's pretty certain she's gone from the frying pan right into the fire . . .Jasper Ellis has a bad boy reputation in this town, and he loathes it. The moment he sees Rita, though, Jasper knows he's about to be sorely tempted. There's something real between them. Something raw. And Jasper has only a few days to show Rita that he isn't just for tonight---he's forever.
/book/show/289866.The_Dot_and_the_Line?from_search=true	Norton Juster	The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics	Once upon a time there was a sensible straight line who was hopelessly in love with a beautiful dot. But the dot, though perfect in every way, only had eyes for a wild and unkempt squiggle. All of the line's romantic dreams were in vain, until he discovered . . . angles! Now, with newfound self-expression, he can be anything he wants to be--a square, a triangle, a parallelOnce upon a time there was a sensible straight line who was hopelessly in love with a beautiful dot. But the dot, though perfect in every way, only had eyes for a wild and unkempt squiggle. All of the line's romantic dreams were in vain, until he discovered . . . angles! Now, with newfound self-expression, he can be anything he wants to be--a square, a triangle, a parallelogram. . . . And that's just the beginning!First published in 1963 and made into an Academy Award-winning animated short film, here is a supremely witty love story with a twist that reveals profound truths about relationships--both human and mathematical--sure to tickle lovers of all ages.Format: Hardcover     Publication Date: 12/1/2000     Pages: 80     Reading Level: Age 3 and Up
/book/show/22913988-a-forbidden-rumspringa?from_search=true	Keira Andrews	A Forbidden Rumspringa (Gay Amish Romance #1)	In a world where every detail of lifedown to the width of a hat brimis dictated by God and the all-powerful rules of the community, two men dare to imagine a different way. At 18, Isaac Byler knows little outside the strict Amish settlement of Zebulon, Minnesota, where there is no rumspringa for exploraIn a world where every detail of lifedown to the width of a hat brimis dictated by God and the all-powerful rules of the community, two men dare to imagine a different way. At 18, Isaac Byler knows little outside the strict Amish settlement of Zebulon, Minnesota, where there is no rumspringa for exploration beyond the boundaries of their insular world. Isaac knows hell have to officially join the church and find a wife before too long, but he yearns for something elsesomething he cant name.Dark tragedy has left carpenter David Lantz alone to support his mother and sisters, and he cant put off joining the church any longer. But when he takes on Isaac as an apprentice, their attraction grows amid the sweat and sawdust. David shares his sinful secrets, and he and Isaac struggle to reconcile their shocking desires with their commitment to faith, family and community.Now that theyve found each other, are they willing to lose it all?Note: Contains explicit sexual situations and graphic language. This is not an inspirational/Christian romance.
/book/show/23518205-intoxicated?from_search=true	Jeana E. Mann	Intoxicated (Felony Romance, #1)	Uptight accountant Ally Taylor always plays by the rules and it has gotten her nowhere. Tattooed bartender Jack Jameson believes rules are made to be broken. After a passionate night of the hottest sex shes ever had, shes hooked on him like a drug. When a woman from his past arrives with a devastating secret, Ally is convinced that he lied to her. Can Jack persuade AllyUptight accountant Ally Taylor always plays by the rules and it has gotten her nowhere. Tattooed bartender Jack Jameson believes rules are made to be broken. After a passionate night of the hottest sex shes ever had, shes hooked on him like a drug. When a woman from his past arrives with a devastating secret, Ally is convinced that he lied to her. Can Jack persuade Ally to reconsider or will she walk away forever?This book is part of a series but can be read as a stand-alone.Warning: This book contains hot sex, drinking, addiction, graphic language, and tattooed alpha males in the setting of an underground heavy metal club.ISBN: 0989771415
/book/show/17887284-shattered?from_search=true	Natalie Baird	Shattered (Bad Boy Romance, #1)	A man with a name like Anderson The Shatter Man Cole...he was trouble for sure...But Kaela's a good girl - she's paying her own way, working a shit job for shit pay, and living the single life in Alphabet City in NYC. When her asshole boss leaves her to close the shop alone late at night, Kaela finds herself in a situation of unimaginable danger.As she locks up and beginA man with a name like Anderson The Shatter Man Cole...he was trouble for sure...But Kaela's a good girl - she's paying her own way, working a shit job for shit pay, and living the single life in Alphabet City in NYC. When her asshole boss leaves her to close the shop alone late at night, Kaela finds herself in a situation of unimaginable danger.As she locks up and begins to head home, four burly drunken men surround her, their eyes void of all emotion except lust and violence. Despite her futile pleas the men attack her, intent on using her like a piece of meat...Just when all hope is lost a mysterious savior comes to her rescue. The unknown man beats her four drunken attackers into submission, breaking bones, cracking skulls and taking absolutely no mercy on her despicable assailants. His lean body glimmers in the street lights, the sinewy ropes of cut muscle on his tattooed arms and back tensing as he incapacitates the attackers with utter finesse.When the hero finds her in the corner alley, shaken and beyond terrified, he offers her his hand. The fighter's dark brown eyes are filled with steel resolve... these are eyes that know pain and suffering, but as Kaela looks deeper she finds that there's also kindness. His gentle touch immediately calms her nerves...as he swoops her into his arms and carries her home to safety.Kaela is already a goner, this beautiful man has her in his clutches and she's about to enter his world - one of danger, violence, treachery, and utter secrecy. Will she survive in his cut-throat world of professional violence? Will she be able to handle all of Anderson...the damaged man, the bad boy, the raw fighter?**This novel contains intense sexual situations and mature language. It is intended for an audience at 18+ years of age.
/book/show/20693058-knight-and-play?from_search=true	Kitty French	Knight and Play (Knight Erotic Romance series, Book 1 of 2)	There's only one thing in life Lucien Knight really hates, and that's husbands who cheat on their wives.There's only one problem in Sophie Black's life. Her cheating husband...From the moment Lucien & Sophie meet, the seal is set.Romantic, emotional & intensely erotic,is the perfect read for lovers of international bestsellers&There's only one thing in life Lucien Knight really hates, and that's husbands who cheat on their wives.There's only one problem in Sophie Black's life. Her cheating husband...From the moment Lucien & Sophie meet, the seal is set.Romantic, emotional & intensely erotic,is the perfect read for lovers of international bestsellers&. Let yourself be swept away by Part One of the Knight series from Kitty French, a romance so hot it'll burn your fingers...CEO of Knight Inc. Lucien Knight is catch-your-breath gorgeous and damaged by his troubled past in Norway. All grown up and relocated to London, he's built his empire of adult clubs from the ground up to become the gorgeous patron saint of the sex industry. No one knows the dark childhood secrets that have given Lucien a backbone of steel and a heart encased in ice. No one until Sophie Black, that is...From the moment girl-next-door Sophie accepts the job as Lucien Knight's PA, she understands how Alice must have felt when she tumbled down the rabbit hole. Lucien takes her safe, vanilla life away and plunges her head first into a huge dish of fantasy flavours. Rich, spicy chocolate covered with dark, oozingly lickable sauce? Check. Tutti-frutti with indecently red, glistening cherries on the top? Yes please.Lucien strips away all of Sophie's inhibitions, and when he instructs her to select three new toys, she soon realises he has more than a game of Monopoly on his mind...He's opened the door to a whole new pleasure packed world without limits, and Sophie is utterly intoxicated. But how far is she willing to go? And what happens when she has to step back into reality again?Lucien & Sophie's is a story of star crossed love and forbidden passion, a sexual odyssey that spans the globe and changes both of their lives forever. Let it change yours, too.
/book/show/29362316-dirty-dix?from_search=true	Monica  James	Dirty Dix (Hard Love Romance, #1)	I knew she was bad news when she walked into my office, but I just couldnt help myselfFilthy, sexy and full of surprises, Juliet is so hot she has me on fire. Ive met my match and I cant help going back for more.Then theres Madison shes sweet, funny and awakens in me a fierce need to protect her.But I dont do relationships. I dont usually do the same woman twicI knew she was bad news when she walked into my office, but I just couldnt help myselfFilthy, sexy and full of surprises, Juliet is so hot she has me on fire. Ive met my match and I cant help going back for more.Then theres Madison shes sweet, funny and awakens in me a fierce need to protect her.But I dont do relationships. I dont usually do the same woman twice.Juliet and Madison: Two very different women have got me completely hooked.Who will I choose?I know who I should choose, but I never said I was the hero of this story, or even the good guy. And besides, who wants to be good, when it feels so good being bad?My tale isnt for the faint-hearted. If youre game, strap yourself in and expect the unexpected. But dont say I didnt warn youAchingly sexy and highly addictive, Dirty Dix, the first in the Hard Love Romance series, will have you hooked. Wicked Dix coming soon
/book/show/30108212-the-secret-wife?from_search=true	Gill Paul	The Secret Wife: The new top ten bestselling romance of 2016	
/book/show/13415280-yellowstone-heart-song?from_search=true	Peggy L. Henderson	Yellowstone Heart Song (Yellowstone Romance, #1)	Nurse and avid backpacker Aimee Donovan is offered the opportunity of a lifetime. She encounters a patient who tells her he can send her two hundred years into the past to spend three months in the rugged Yellowstone wilderness at the dawn of the mountain man era. The only requirement: she cannot tell anyone that shes from the future.How did a white woman suddenly appearNurse and avid backpacker Aimee Donovan is offered the opportunity of a lifetime. She encounters a patient who tells her he can send her two hundred years into the past to spend three months in the rugged Yellowstone wilderness at the dawn of the mountain man era. The only requirement: she cannot tell anyone that shes from the future.How did a white woman suddenly appear in the remote Rocky Mountain wilderness? Trapper Daniel Osbornes first instinct is to protect this mysterious and unconventional woman from the harsh realities of his mountains. While he fights his growing attraction to her, he is left frustrated by her lies and secrecy.Daniel shows Aimee a side of Yellowstone shes never experienced. She is torn between her feelings for him, and exposing a secret that will destroy everything he holds as truth. As her three months come to an end, she is faced with a dilemma: return to her own time, or stay with the man who opened her eyes to a whole new world. When the decision is made for her, both their lives will be changed forever.
/book/show/256380.Mary_Anne_and_the_Great_Romance?from_search=true	Ann M. Martin Hodges Soileau (Illustrator)	Mary Anne and the Great Romance (The Baby-Sitters Club, #30)	At long last, Dawn's mother and Mary Anne's father have decided to get married!
/book/show/23604323-i-want-you-to-want-me?from_search=true	Erika Kelly	I Want You to Want Me (Rock Star Romance, #2)	Derek Valencia finally has the success hes worked so hard for. His band is touring its debut album and great reviews are rolling in. But when pictures of him tossing naked groupies off a balDerek Valencia finally has the success hes worked so hard for. His band is touring its debut album and great reviews are rolling in. But when pictures of him tossing naked groupies off a balcony go viral, its damage-control time. Hes assigned a babysitter whose sole job is to keep him out of trouble.Violet Davis swore shed never work in the music industry again, but being a minder for a rock star will earn her enough to pay off the mortgage on her wildflower farm. And for a girl brought up in the foster care system, owning her own home means more to her than anything.Though at first the two bang heads, the rocker and the farm girl soon grow close and realize that they make sweet music together. But can a girl who craves the stability of life on a farm really make it work with a man whose life is spent on the road with his band?
/book/show/26121687-prot-ge-moi---saison-1-slow-burn?from_search=true	Maya Banks Robyn stella Bligh (Translator)	Protège-moi - saison 1 Slow burn	L'histoire palpitante d'une femme qui risque sa vie et son cur pour retrouver la sur disparue d'un homme - le premier tome d'une nouvelle srie de suspense romantique par l'auteur  succs Maya Banks.Quand Tori, la petite sur de Caleb Devereaux, est enleve, ce fils d'une famille puissante met tout en uvre pour la retrouver, y compris utiliser les dons de Ramie St ClaL'histoire palpitante d'une femme qui risque sa vie et son cur pour retrouver la sur disparue d'un homme - le premier tome d'une nouvelle srie de suspense romantique par l'auteur  succs Maya Banks.Quand Tori, la petite sur de Caleb Devereaux, est enleve, ce fils d'une famille puissante met tout en uvre pour la retrouver, y compris utiliser les dons de Ramie St Claire.Ramie a le pouvoir de se connecter aux victimes et de les localiser. Malheureusement,  chaque fois, elle ressent la mme douleur physique et mentale que les jeunes femmes et y laisse une part d'elle-mme.Le sduisant Caleb veut rparer ce qu'il a fait subir  Ramie lorsqu'elle a sauv sa sur. Il va en avoir l'occasion lorsque Ramie fait appel  lui, dsespre...Sa vie est devenue un enfer, elle est traque par le psychopathe meurtrier qui a russi  pntrer son cerveau et la suit  la trace.Caleb va tout faire pour protger la jeune femme dont il est tomb amoureux. Paralllement, Ramie a dcid de reprendre sa vie en main, de ne plus subir et d'aider la police  neutraliser l'homme dont le pouvoir sur elle la dtruit petit  petit.Mais rien ne se passe comme prvu, et l'amour qui unit Ramie et Caleb risque de les dtruire  tout jamais...
/book/show/24801534-bad-romance?from_search=true	Bonnie Bliss L. Kirk	Bad Romance	*This edition has been pulled from publication due to content issues. It was fully revised and went through another round of edits to adjust concerns that were brought up in a certain situation. The old edition is no longer available and will not be updated by amazon. Therefore, if you would like the updated edition there is a link on my website*ClaraI lost Dax Trenton yea*This edition has been pulled from publication due to content issues. It was fully revised and went through another round of edits to adjust concerns that were brought up in a certain situation. The old edition is no longer available and will not be updated by amazon. Therefore, if you would like the updated edition there is a link on my website*ClaraI lost Dax Trenton years ago. No one could tell me where hed gone, or who took him. When my father moved us out to Southern California for a job I figured that would be the end of it. That was until the day before I started college. Dax Trenton was not only standing in my kitchen  but he was living right smack next door. He taunted me with his revolving door of women. He insisted on having me up close and far away. I tried to stay away. But does a moth really stay away from the flame? Even when he does the unthinkable, when Dax pursues  I submit.DaxShe doesnt know I recognize her. I know exactly who that very well-formed woman is that teases and torments me from her next door window. Clara Parker was my breath and everything Id ever wanteduntil she betrayed me. Now Im out for revenge, and I will have it. All over her very creamy, soft, and supple flesh. What neither of us is expecting is to fall face first in love with one another. Or maybe we were always in love, who the hell knows? I just know that when its all laid out, Clara, broken or whole, will be mine. What I didnt count on was an enemy from both our pasts showing up to break us.Genre: New AdultWarning: Contains adult content that is inappropriate for readers under the age of 18.Approx Word Count: 50,000
/book/show/8105094-marriage?from_search=true	Penny Jordan	Marriage: To Claim his Twins	Alexander Konstantinakos has discovered that one passionate night in England had its consequences: two, to be precise. Out of the blue he's turned up on Ruby Wareham's doorstepto take his twin sons back to Greece!Ruby's shocked that she's still so attracted to dark, sexy and powerful Alexander. She's afraid she might lose her beautiful boys, whom she's struggled to bringAlexander Konstantinakos has discovered that one passionate night in England had its consequences: two, to be precise. Out of the blue he's turned up on Ruby Wareham's doorstepto take his twin sons back to Greece!Ruby's shocked that she's still so attracted to dark, sexy and powerful Alexander. She's afraid she might lose her beautiful boys, whom she's struggled to bring up on her own, but maybe there's a solution.... Can she wed Sandera virtual strangerand live as his wife, and in his bed?
/book/show/6643373-the-man-who-laughs?from_search=true	Victor Hugo	The Man Who Laughs	Edition enrichie (Preface, notes, dossier sur l' uvre, chronologie et bibliographie)A la fin du xviie siecle, un jeune lord est enleve sur ordre du roi et atrocement defigure, la bouche fendue jusqu'aux oreilles. Abandonne une nuit d'hiver, il parvient a rejoindre la cahute d'un philosophe ambulant, et devient saltimbanque. Quinze ans plus tard, retabli dans ses droits, ilEdition enrichie (Preface, notes, dossier sur l' uvre, chronologie et bibliographie)A la fin du xviie siecle, un jeune lord est enleve sur ordre du roi et atrocement defigure, la bouche fendue jusqu'aux oreilles. Abandonne une nuit d'hiver, il parvient a rejoindre la cahute d'un philosophe ambulant, et devient saltimbanque. Quinze ans plus tard, retabli dans ses droits, il est pair d'Angleterre. Mais sa mutilation ne s'effacera pas, et celui qui se serait voulu prophete a la chambre des lords restera condamne a n'etre qu'un bouffon. Lorsqu'il publie le livre en 1869, Hugo le presente comme le roman de l'aristocratie, premier volume d'une trilogie consacree a une Histoire de la Revolution que Quatrevingt-Treize acheverait. Et ce livre sombre denonce bien en effet le despotisme de l'aristocratie. Mais si L'Homme qui rit est une meditation historique et metaphysique, c'est aussi une oeuvre foisonnante et baroque, une maniere de drame qui reclame un lecteur pensif, puisque Hugo nous donne a reflechir sur la misere et sur le peuple, sur l'amour et sur le desir, aussi bien que sur le Mal.Edition de Myriam Roman, avec la collaboration de Delphine Gleizes.
/book/show/13631603-an-unexpected-romance?from_search=true	Donna Fitts	An Unexpected Romance	An Unexpected Love... When Mark Crandall returns to Greenville to sell his mother's home, he leaves his construction business, expecting to be back to work in two weeks. A chance meeting with an old friend leads him to Elizabeth Parker and turns their worlds upside down! Elizabeth, widowed for two years, finds herself faced with an unexpected attraction to Mark. To add toAn Unexpected Love... When Mark Crandall returns to Greenville to sell his mother's home, he leaves his construction business, expecting to be back to work in two weeks. A chance meeting with an old friend leads him to Elizabeth Parker and turns their worlds upside down! Elizabeth, widowed for two years, finds herself faced with an unexpected attraction to Mark. To add to her stress, her income as realtor and her retirement funds have been impacted by the downturn in the economy, and her oldest son is begging for money to launch his career as a rock star. ...at an Unexpected Time! Frightened and confused by the emotions Mark has awakened, Elizabeth is afraid her attraction to this man is tantamount to being unfaithful. Her deceased husband, Edward, owned over 40 years of her life, and she never imagined she could fall in love again. Has God brought these two together for an unexpected chance at love?
/book/show/2302785.A_Promise_of_Romance?from_search=true	Kyoko Akitsu Tooko Miyagi (Illustrator)	A Promise of Romance	Edward, an English nobleman, is every bit the handsome prince, except he doesnt have a damsel in distress. Edwards relatives have been trying to arrange a marriage for him after finding out that his late fathers will stipulates that Edward must be married by the time he reaches the age of 26 or he risks losing control of the family estate and fortune. Rebelling againstEdward, an English nobleman, is every bit the handsome prince, except he doesnt have a damsel in distress. Edwards relatives have been trying to arrange a marriage for him after finding out that his late fathers will stipulates that Edward must be married by the time he reaches the age of 26 or he risks losing control of the family estate and fortune. Rebelling against his familys wishes, Edward sets off to find himself a wife of his own choosing. But instead of a wife, he finds Satsuki, a young Japanese exchange student attending theater classes at a local college. Of course, theres a catch Satsuki is a boy!
/book/show/8148910-the-art-of-romance?from_search=true	Kaye Dacus	The Art of Romance (The Matchmakers, #2)	Dylan Bradley, who once illustrated steamy romances under the name Patrick Callaghan, has moved into his grandparents' guest house in Nashville. Caylor Evans, having once written titillating novels under the penname Melanie Mason, lives with her grandmother. When their lives collide, due to the machinations of meddling matriarchs, the pasts of Dylan and Caylor threaten toDylan Bradley, who once illustrated steamy romances under the name Patrick Callaghan, has moved into his grandparents' guest house in Nashville. Caylor Evans, having once written titillating novels under the penname Melanie Mason, lives with her grandmother. When their lives collide, due to the machinations of meddling matriarchs, the pasts of Dylan and Caylor threaten to derail their futures. Will they accept each other for who they now are and once were? Or will they never discover the true art of romance?
/book/show/12060840-sophie-s-turn?from_search=true	Nicky Wells	Sophie's Turn (Rock Star Romance, #1)	Slapper? Slut? Adulteress? Sophie Penhalligan's life and moral universe is turned upside down when rock star Dan proposes to her in full knowledge that she is already engaged. She has always loved Dan, in a remote-crush kind of way. She thinks she loves her fianc, Tim. What is she to do?It's all happening because her past has come to tempt her. Nine years ago, she met heSlapper? Slut? Adulteress? Sophie Penhalligan's life and moral universe is turned upside down when rock star Dan proposes to her in full knowledge that she is already engaged. She has always loved Dan, in a remote-crush kind of way. She thinks she loves her fianc, Tim. What is she to do?It's all happening because her past has come to tempt her. Nine years ago, she met her teenage idol and rock star extraordinaire, Dan Hunter, up close and personal. Well, almost!Now Dan has crash-landed back in her life just as Sophie is happily embroiled in a relationship with Tim, her boyfriend of two years. Until recently, she was confident Tim would eventually propose. But while his persistent inaction is beginning to cast a cloud over their relationship, Dan's sudden reappearance poses a whole new dilemma.Having accompanied Dan's band to Paris, Sophie suddenly finds herself engaged to Dan while her erstwhile fianc Tim is... well, doing whatever it is Tim does back in London. Torn between the dream-come-true and the sensible-thing-to-do, Sophie concludes her inadvertent journey of self-discovery with an ending that surprises herself, and everyone around her.Sophie's Turn is a glamorous contemporary fairy tale that will make chick-lit and romance lovers laugh, cry and rock along every step of the way.
/book/show/32900938-bad-neighbor?from_search=true	Molly O'Keefe	Bad Neighbor (Bad Boy Romance, #1)	He's sexy... He's dangerous... He's right next door.I gave up everything to save my sister from a monster, and now Im lying lowin this rundown apartment so I can stay out of danger. Hiding from everyone.Except for the guy in apartment 1A.Hes rude. Silent. Muscled, mysterious, and hot as hell. I dont know if he likes me or hates me, but the more time I spend with him,He's sexy... He's dangerous... He's right next door.I gave up everything to save my sister from a monster, and now Im lying lowin this rundown apartment so I can stay out of danger. Hiding from everyone.Except for the guy in apartment 1A.Hes rude. Silent. Muscled, mysterious, and hot as hell. I dont know if he likes me or hates me, but the more time I spend with him, the less it matters.I want him.And for the first time in my life I'm going to go after what I want.She doesnt belong in my world.From the second 1B moves in, I know shes keeping secrets. She doesnt belong here, much less with a street fighter like me.But that doesnt stop me from cravingher. Her softness and sweetness.Shes a drug, and suddenly Im addicted.I know someone is going to try and hurt her and I cant let that happen. But unless I push her away and get her out of my world, that someone could be me
/book/show/6794918-wired-love?from_search=true	Ella Cheever Thayer	Wired Love: A Romance of Dots and Dashes	This book published in 1879 mulls what how authentic a romance can be that is mediated over the wire by two telegraph operators.An excerpt from the book:But a very significant noise to Miss Nathalie Rogers, or Nattie, as shewas usually abbreviated; a noise that caused her to lay aside her book,and jump up hastily, exclaiming, with a gesture of impatience:--Somebody alwaysThis book published in 1879 mulls what how authentic a romance can be that is mediated over the wire by two telegraph operators.An excerpt from the book:But a very significant noise to Miss Nathalie Rogers, or Nattie, as shewas usually abbreviated; a noise that caused her to lay aside her book,and jump up hastily, exclaiming, with a gesture of impatience:--Somebody always 'calls' me in the middle of every entertainingchapter!For that noise, that little clatter, like, and yet too irregular to bethe ticking of a clock, expressed to Nattie these four mystic letters:--B m--X n;which same four mystic letters, interpreted, meant that thename, or, to use the technical word, call, of the telegraph officeover which she was present sole presiding genius, was B m, and that Bm was wanted by another office on the wire, designated as X n.A little, out-of-the-way, country office, some fifty miles down theline, was X n, and, as Nattie signaled in reply to the call herreadiness to receive any communications therefrom, she was conscious ofholding in some slight contempt the possible abilities of the humanportion of its machinery.For who but an operator very green in the profession would stay _there_?Consequently, she was quite unprepared for the velocity with which thetelegraph alphabet of sounds in dots and dashes rattled over theinstrument, appropriately termed a sounder, upon which messages arereceived, and found herself wholly unable to write down the words asfast as they came.
/book/show/19875051-the-undead-next-door?from_search=true	Kerrelyn Sparks	The Undead Next Door	Three signs that something is very different with your mew man: 1. He sleeps all day . . . which would be annoying except he''s so attentive at night. 2. He''s attacked by sword-wielding assailants, yet insists he can handle it on his own. 3. He never seems to age. Heather Westfield has always lived a quiet life, but that all changes when she helps a very handsome, very myThree signs that something is very different with your mew man: 1. He sleeps all day . . . which would be annoying except he''s so attentive at night. 2. He''s attacked by sword-wielding assailants, yet insists he can handle it on his own. 3. He never seems to age. Heather Westfield has always lived a quiet life, but that all changes when she helps a very handsome, very mysterious stranger. There''s something not quite right about Jean-Luc, but still, she''s never been with a man so charming, so attractive . . . so wonderful. Now if only a murderous villain wasn''t after them, they might get their happily-ever-after.
/book/show/17397919-dancing-with-paris?from_search=true	Juliette Sobanet	Dancing with Paris	In Paris, a past life promises a second chance at love.Straitlaced marriage therapist Claudia Davis had a planand it definitely did not involve getting pregnant from a one-night stand or falling for a gorgeous French actor. She thinks her life cant possibly get more complicated. But when Claudia takes a tumble in her grandmothers San Diego dance studio, she awakens in 1In Paris, a past life promises a second chance at love.Straitlaced marriage therapist Claudia Davis had a planand it definitely did not involve getting pregnant from a one-night stand or falling for a gorgeous French actor. She thinks her life cant possibly get more complicated. But when Claudia takes a tumble in her grandmothers San Diego dance studio, she awakens in 1950s Paris in the body of Ruby Kerrigan, the glamorous star of a risqu cabaretand the number-one suspect in the gruesome murder of a fellow dancer. As past lives go, its a doozyespecially when an encounter with a handsome and mysterious French doctor ignites a fire in Claudias sinfully beautiful new body.But time, for all its twists and turns, is not on her side: Claudia has just five days to unmask the true killer, clear Rubys name, and return to the twenty-first century. To do so, she must make an impossible choice, one that will change the course of both of her lives forever.
/book/show/17403239-heart-you?from_search=true	Rene Folsom	Heart You (Roommate Romance, #1)	** Heart You is an erotic romance short story for ADULTS ONLY! This novelette is roughly 7200 words and contains a hot sexual triad between two female roommates and their Valentine's Day boy toy. **Have you ever wanted something you know you shouldn't? That forbidden fruit. A temptation that will surely lead you down the path of illicit indulgence, and ultimately, pleasure** Heart You is an erotic romance short story for ADULTS ONLY! This novelette is roughly 7200 words and contains a hot sexual triad between two female roommates and their Valentine's Day boy toy. **Have you ever wanted something you know you shouldn't? That forbidden fruit. A temptation that will surely lead you down the path of illicit indulgence, and ultimately, pleasure beyond your wildest imaginations.That was the daily torture Samantha put herself through when she thought of her roommate, Kara. Sitting alone on Valentine's Day, Sam found comfort in sharing her innermost secrets with her trusty journal while lusting over the brown-eyed goddess. At least until Kara comes home with a sizzling hot man and a night full of naughty games that would even make cupid blush.
/book/show/34722626-the-fire-s-rie-the-elements-livre-2?from_search=true	Brittainy C. Cherry Marie-Christine Tricottet (Translator)	The Fire Série The elements Livre 2	
/book/show/11156287-the-kindling-heart?from_search=true	Carmen Caine	The Kindling Heart (Highland Heather and Hearts Scottish Romance #1)	Ruan MacLeod was through with women. They were nothing but trouble. Leaving the rash life of his youth behind, he returned to Skye, seeking peace. He never meant to split the clan or start a war with the MacDonald of Duntulm. He certainly never foresaw an arranged marriage to the most scandalous woman in Scotland. Even though shRuan MacLeod was through with women. They were nothing but trouble. Leaving the rash life of his youth behind, he returned to Skye, seeking peace. He never meant to split the clan or start a war with the MacDonald of Duntulm. He certainly never foresaw an arranged marriage to the most scandalous woman in Scotland. Even though she was twice his age, the size of a horse and mother to more than one illegitimate child, he agreed to secure his sisters freedom.However, even that plan goes drastically awry. On his wedding day, he finds himself faced instead with an enticing, green-eyed lass named Bree. A walking disaster, his bride immediately turns his world into chaos and threatens to melt his resolve never to love again.Betrayed by her own mother, Bree flees to Skye, thinking only to reunite with her long, lost father. Instead, she finds herself wed to Ruan MacLeod as a replacement bride. When she is forced to remain in the castle, she is soon caught between brothers and the mentally ill wife of the laird.Shy, yet strong, Bree embarks on a journey of independence and learns along the way that all men are not necessarily evil. In fact, one particularly brooding, yet gentle-hearted warrior is worthy of love, and she soon loses her heart forever.Excerpt from Chapter Six:...All at once, he noticed he was still holding her, apparently at the same moment understanding dawned in her face.Bree launched into another attack, jabbing his midriff and raking his skin with her nails.Be still, ye wee hellion! Ruan bellowed, pinning her wrists behind her back.For a moment, he thought she was going to retch; her pasty skin seemed almost yellow, purple and black streaks adorned her nose and cheekbones. Marriage to him had not served her well; in two days, she had transformed from a lass with a pair of bright green eyes to a drowned, underfed chicken.As her foot grazed his shin, he winced, quickly amending the thought; a mean-spirited, drowned, underfed chicken.Another well placed kicked wrenched a new succession of curses from his lip, but as her tears began to flow, real ones, his exasperation fled. Of all things, tears affected him the most. One slid down her cheek. Succumbing to a wave of pity, he wiped it gently with his thumb.Bree gulped, frowning in a way he could not fathom. For several long minutes, they stared wordlessly at each other.Finally, her cracked lips opened and she wailed, Im not wedding anyone!Gazing down into the bright eyes brimming with tears, Ruan sighed. Aye, tis a wee bit late, lass.It was supposed to be comforting, or so he thought, but his response seemed only to renew her resistance. Balling her fists, she struck his chest but more in blows of frustration than anything else. In spite of his best efforts, he grinned. Battling to the last breath was something he could understand, even for a hopeless cause such as this one. Lips twitching, he easily recaptured her wrists in a single hand. They were unusually small hands, perfectly shaped.The fingers jerked free from his grasp. Startled, he met her eyes once more.Youll die if you touch me! Her slurred threat ended with a hiccup, rendering it anything but intimidating.He could smell the whiskey on her breath.His grin widened.Her hand fumbled near his belt before closing over the hilt of his sword. Assuming a fierce expression, she attempted to frighten him. Ill sever your manhood whilst you sleep!To emphasize the statement she tugged at the blade, several times.On the third attempt, the sword cleared the scabbard almost an inch.Aye. Ruan laughed outright, his lips curving into a suggestive smile, But it would take even a larger blade; ye havent a prayer if ye cant lift this one. His hand closed over hers. Not as a deterrent, but simply to watch her eyes flash defiantly once more....
/book/show/25270369-witched-at-birth?from_search=true	Dakota Cassidy	Witched At Birth (A Paris, Texas Romance, #1)	A small town, a parole officer, and the blazing Texas heat, all wrapped up in a laugh-out-loud romantic comedy from national bestselling author, Dakota Cassidy. Paris, Texas will never be the same after not-so-good witch Winnie serves out her parole with determinationdetermination to get out of this small town and back to the real world. Witched At Birth will keep you tA small town, a parole officer, and the blazing Texas heat, all wrapped up in a laugh-out-loud romantic comedy from national bestselling author, Dakota Cassidy. Paris, Texas will never be the same after not-so-good witch Winnie serves out her parole with determinationdetermination to get out of this small town and back to the real world. Witched At Birth will keep you turning the pages of this paranormal contemporary romance as you discover the secret hiding in the shadowy corners of ParisTexas, that is!Freshly sprung from witch jail, Winnie Foster just has to fulfill the conditions of her parole and she's home free.Too bad that parole takes place in Paris. (Texas!) Where she'll work at a school for the magically inclined. (KIDS!) And be forced to endure the ex who's one of the very reasons she landed in the pokey to begin with. (GAH!!)Bratty tots, sexy ex, timed showers, creepy dolls, magic restrictions and a GPS with an attitude, all wrapped in a Texas town hotter than the surface of the sun? Oh yeah. No way this could go wrong...***Author note: Dear readers, this book originally appeared in the Twelve Shades of Midnight anthology collection released October 2014***
/book/show/13453244-yellowstone-redemption?from_search=true	Peggy L. Henderson	Yellowstone Redemption (Yellowstone Romance, #2)	City boy Chase Russell is on the fast track to self-destruction. A star athlete, he gets into trouble with drugs and alcohol. Fulfilling a community service sentence in Yellowstone National Park is the last thing he wants to do. After a night of drinking in the park, he wakes up to find his new friends gone, and everything around him has changed.Sarah Osborne grew up in tCity boy Chase Russell is on the fast track to self-destruction. A star athlete, he gets into trouble with drugs and alcohol. Fulfilling a community service sentence in Yellowstone National Park is the last thing he wants to do. After a night of drinking in the park, he wakes up to find his new friends gone, and everything around him has changed.Sarah Osborne grew up in the rugged Yellowstone wilderness. She can hunt and track right alongside the most experienced men. When some Indians drop a near-dead man off on her doorstep, she doesnt know what to think. Hes convinced hes from the future, and wants to find a way home.Chase has no idea how he ended up time traveling to the past. He doesnt know the first thing about surviving without modern conveniences. Finding your own food means a quick trip to the nearest fast food joint, not hunting and foraging for it. Time and again, his will is tested to stay alive in this untamed land. Is his growing love for a brave woman who shows him what it truly means to be a man strong enough to keep him in the past, or is he still determined to return to the ease and comforts of the future?
/book/show/28576074-pick-me?from_search=true	Kristine Mason	Pick Me (Reality TV Romance #1)	To help save the TV reality show, Pick Me, from cancellation, Valentina Bonasera swaps her position as the shows Production Assistant, to play the role of Bachelorette, only to discover Bachelor Number One, rancher and sports agent, Colt Walker, happens to be her one and only one-night-stand shed snuck away from six months ago.Colt had never forgotten the hot, sensual nTo help save the TV reality show, Pick Me, from cancellation, Valentina Bonasera swaps her position as the shows Production Assistant, to play the role of Bachelorette, only to discover Bachelor Number One, rancher and sports agent, Colt Walker, happens to be her one and only one-night-stand shed snuck away from six months ago.Colt had never forgotten the hot, sensual night hed shared with Valentina, or how shed left him without so much as a note or her contact information. Hed spent months searching for the woman whod given him a night he couldnt forget and thought hed never see again. Now that shes in Dallas, hes determined to make her his
/book/show/22070318-silver-linings?from_search=true	Kaylee Baldwin	Silver Linings (Ripple Effect Romance #2)	Drew Westfall wants nothing more than to forget what he had to do in the name of smart business. Cutting off all ties with his parentsincluding handing over the entire contents of his trust fund to a charityhe takes off for Bridger, Colorado where his best friend has an extra room for him. It doesn't take long for him to realize that his business degree wont do him muDrew Westfall wants nothing more than to forget what he had to do in the name of smart business. Cutting off all ties with his parentsincluding handing over the entire contents of his trust fund to a charityhe takes off for Bridger, Colorado where his best friend has an extra room for him. It doesn't take long for him to realize that his business degree wont do him much good in a town as small as Bridger, but he's broke and has nowhere else to go.Eden Torresi has every reason to wallow. Not only did she have to sell her house to pay for her mothers medical expenses, but she had to drop out of school and is in a relationship with a guy unwilling to commit. But Eden isn't the wallowing type. Instead, she spends most of her time taking care of the seniors at Silver Linings Assisted Living. When she learns that her boyfriend's new roommate is down on his luck, she reaches out to offer what help she can. But the more time they spend together, the more complicated things get, especially when the seniors of Silver Linings decide to play matchmaker.The Ripple Effect Romance SeriesEnjoy this exciting new series of clean novellas by six critically-acclaimed authors.Like a pebble tossed into calm water, a simple act can ripple outward and have a far-reaching effect on those we meet, perhaps setting a life on a different courseone filled with excitement, adventure, and sometimes even love.Book 1: Home Matters by Julie N. FordBook 2: Silver Linings by Kaylee BaldwinBook 3: Righting a Wrong by Rachael AndersonBook 4: Lost and Found by Karey WhiteBook 5: Second Chances 101 by Donna K. WeaverBook 6: Immersed by Jennifer Griffith
/book/show/25992713-fool-for-love?from_search=true	Merry Farmer	Fool for Love (Montana Romance #2)	Amelia Elphick may have been born a London lady, but when her lover leaves her pregnant and desperate, the only hope for her and her secret baby comes in the form of rugged Montana cowboy, Eric Quinlan. All she has to do to start a new life in the American West is pretend to be his bride.Amelia Elphick may have been born a London lady, but when her lover leaves her pregnant and desperate, the only hope for her and her secret baby comes in the form of rugged Montana cowboy, Eric Quinlan. All she has to do to start a new life in the American West is pretend to be his bride.It doesnt take Eric Quinlan long to discover the key to saving his home and his heart lie in Amelia's hands. Shes everything he wants in a woman. She may be his fake wife, but the passion between them is sizzlingly real. Can he convince her to stay or will he lose it all forever?
/book/show/23356302-unbearable?from_search=true	Alaska Angelini	Unbearable: A Dark Erotic Romance (Unbearable, #1)	For the ones seeking death, Im their salvation. They think when they come to my door that Ill assist with the one thing theyre afraid to do alone. Die. Little do they know, I have a lot more in store than a one way ticket to heaven or hell. Four weeks of being my slave and Ill graFor the ones seeking death, Im their salvation. They think when they come to my door that Ill assist with the one thing theyre afraid to do alone. Die. Little do they know, I have a lot more in store than a one way ticket to heaven or hell. Four weeks of being my slave and Ill grant their suicidal wishor so they think.When Death sought Diane, I wasnt leaving her a choice to seek out my help. Her pain and determination was more than Id ever seen and I knew I was the only one who could save her. Even if it meant becoming the hell she was so desperate to escape.But will it be enough to make her choose life? Will I be able to let her go when she gets better? Or will the Master in me deny freedom to the perfect slave?
/book/show/28433098-summer-beach-vets?from_search=true	H.Y. Hanna	Summer Beach Vets: Playing Santa (Summer Beach Romance, #2.5)	Holly stopped believing in Santa Claus long ago... until a house-sitting vacation in Australia rekindles the magic of Christmas. When she rescues a litter of abandoned puppies and meets a handsome veterinarian who captures her heart, she finds herself tempted to give up eHolly stopped believing in Santa Claus long ago... until a house-sitting vacation in Australia rekindles the magic of Christmas. When she rescues a litter of abandoned puppies and meets a handsome veterinarian who captures her heart, she finds herself tempted to give up everything for a chance at love.The last thing billionaire Dr Nick Forrester expected when helping out at the animal hospital was to meet this pretty American. He knows that they belong together - but with malicious gossip and culture clash coming between them, can he convince Holly that all he wants for Christmas is her?* EACH NOVELLA CAN BE READ AS A STANDALONE, or read them in order for more fun! Characters you loved from past books often return to delight again in this sweet romance series set in Summer Beach, Australia.- Playing for Love (Summer Beach Vets #1) ~ Sara & Craig- Playing to Win (Summer Beach Vets #2) ~ Ellie & Dan- Playing by Heart (Summer Beach Vets #3) ~ Pippa & Matt- Playing the Fool (Summer Beach Vets #4) ~ Charlie & Todd- Playing Santa (Summer Beach Vets Christmas Special) ~ Holly & Nick
/book/show/17880164-romancing-the-r-a?from_search=true	Ashelyn Drake	Romancing the R.A. (Campus Crush, #1)	Noelle Buckman is looking forward to making a fresh start in college, one that doesnt involve immature high school boys. The second she steps on campus for freshman orientation, she can sense the possibilities. Especially when she spots Andy, a resident advisor whos not just hot but also thoughtful enough to open doors for a girl.And Andy has his eye on Noelle. Even wheNoelle Buckman is looking forward to making a fresh start in college, one that doesnt involve immature high school boys. The second she steps on campus for freshman orientation, she can sense the possibilities. Especially when she spots Andy, a resident advisor whos not just hot but also thoughtful enough to open doors for a girl.And Andy has his eye on Noelle. Even when her nerves take control and she thinks she comes off as a hillbilly with no direction, Andy can see what shes really like and hes more than a little interested.But orientation is less than two full days and theres an entire summer between Noelle and Andy. Will her attempt to romance the R.A. be as short-lived as college orientation?
/book/show/27873464-washington-square?from_search=true	Henry James	Washington square : L'héritière: édition intégrale	La malheureuse hrone de cette histoire, Catherine Sloper, est une jeune hritire, ni trs jolie, ni trs intelligente, mais possdant un coeur gnreux et aimant, qui vit dans une grande demeure bourgeoise  New-York, avec son pre, un mdecin rput, riche et mondain, et une tante trop romanesque, plus stupide que mchante. La jeune fille ne connat rien des passions aLa malheureuse hrone de cette histoire, Catherine Sloper, est une jeune hritire, ni trs jolie, ni trs intelligente, mais possdant un coeur gnreux et aimant, qui vit dans une grande demeure bourgeoise  New-York, avec son pre, un mdecin rput, riche et mondain, et une tante trop romanesque, plus stupide que mchante. La jeune fille ne connat rien des passions amoureuses et sa vie s'coule, calme et monotone entre les quatre murs de l'imposante maison. Lors d'une soire mondaine, Catherine rencontre le sduisant Morris Townsed, qui tombe amoureux d'elle au premier regard. Ou plutt aprs avoir appris son statut d'hritire.C'est certainement l'un des romans les plus cruels de Henry James. Il nous offre le portrait d'une socit en pleine mutation, et celui d'une caste arriviste et uniquement attache aux apparences, rejoignant en cela les visions d'Edith Wharton de la socit bourgeoise new-yorkaise.Format professionnel lectronique  Ink Book dition.
/book/show/18520297-lost-and-found?from_search=true	Karey White	Lost and Found (Ripple Effect Romance #4)	Lydia was supposed to have an adventurous and exciting summer. Instead she's done nothing more than read and eat takeout. Now it's time to go home, and what does she have to show for it? A big fat nothing. Unless, of course, her trip to the airport somehow turns into something more than just a flight home.Blake feels like he's been sent on aLydia was supposed to have an adventurous and exciting summer. Instead she's done nothing more than read and eat takeout. Now it's time to go home, and what does she have to show for it? A big fat nothing. Unless, of course, her trip to the airport somehow turns into something more than just a flight home.Blake feels like he's been sent on a wild goose chase. While work is piling up back in Denver, he's on the other side of the country, hunting for some mysterious box that his grandfather left him. Well, no more. Nothing inside that box could possibly be more important than the opportunity to make it as the youngest partner at his firm. So he's going home, and that's that. But that's before he discovers his flight has been cancelled.When these two strangers meet at the airport, they make a split-second decision to search for the box together. Maybe with both of them on the hunt, Lydia can have her adventure and Blake can find the box. And maybe, if theyre lucky, theyll even find some romance.Enjoy this exciting new series of clean novellas by six critically-acclaimed authors.Book 1:by Julie N. FordBook 2:by Kaylee BaldwinBook 3:by Rachael AndersonBook 4:by Karey WhiteBook 5:101 by Donna K. WeaverBook 6:by Jennifer Griffith
/book/show/25261072-dix-bonnes-raisons-d-tre-c-libataire?from_search=true	Lindsey Kelk Ccile Tasson (Translator)	Dix bonnes raisons d'être célibataire	Un de perdu, dix de retrouvs !Depuis que Simon ma largue, rien ne va plus. Moi, Rachel Summers, je suis de nouveau clibataire  ce qui ne mtait pas arriv depuis belle lurette. La dprime, quoi. Heureusement, aprs une bonne cuite, Emelie et Matthew, mes deux meilleurs amis, ont concoct pour moi une liste sur-mesure : celle qui me fera dcouvrir les joies du clibatUn de perdu, dix de retrouvs !Depuis que Simon ma largue, rien ne va plus. Moi, Rachel Summers, je suis de nouveau clibataire  ce qui ne mtait pas arriv depuis belle lurette. La dprime, quoi. Heureusement, aprs une bonne cuite, Emelie et Matthew, mes deux meilleurs amis, ont concoct pour moi une liste sur-mesure : celle qui me fera dcouvrir les joies du clibat.Sur les murs de mon appartement, jai crit :  Simon est un connard . Cest un bon dbut. Il me reste quinze jours pour changer de look, partir  ltranger, me faire tatouer, enfreindre la loi et dgoter lhomme de ma vie. Alors, pari tenu ?Les inconditionnelles de chick-lit ne manqueront pas de dcerner une mdaille dor  ce roman haut en couleurs.  Daily Record
/book/show/17729923-bind-me?from_search=true	Rene Folsom	Bind Me (Roommate Romance, #2)	** Bind Me is an erotic romance short story for ADULTS ONLY! This novelette is roughly 6600 words and contains light BDSM scenes between a curious woman and her very dominant male roommate. **Lily had a suspicion her new roommate was the type to always take control, no matter what the situation. It wasnt until she accidentally peeked in on Chaz dominating another woman, t** Bind Me is an erotic romance short story for ADULTS ONLY! This novelette is roughly 6600 words and contains light BDSM scenes between a curious woman and her very dominant male roommate. **Lily had a suspicion her new roommate was the type to always take control, no matter what the situation. It wasnt until she accidentally peeked in on Chaz dominating another woman, that her suspicions were realized. Lily watched with amazement as Chaz masterfully played the female like a sensual instrument, bringing her the most intense gratification Lily had ever witnessed.After witnessing his sexual expertise from a distance and noticing the careful attention he gives to his lovers, Lily wanted nothing more than to have his hands sculpt every inch of her body. Unable to forget the incredibly erotic scene Chaz so skillfully played out, Lily sought to make her desires known by casually submitting to him throughout their daily lives.To her excitement, Chaz invites Lily to his prestigious art show opening at a local gallery. All it takes is a slinky dress, a pair of kitten heels, and a tiny scrap of lace to drive Chaz wild, causing some very heated moments.
/book/show/18740748-shifter-romance-boxed-set?from_search=true	Marina Maddix Tawny Taylor Celia Kyle	Shifter Romance Boxed Set	Lions and tigers and bears...oh, yeah! This collection of shifter romances is guaranteed to heat up your cool autumn evenings with ten stories (350,000 total words!) of curve-loving werebears, sassy werecats and, of course, everyone's favorite: alpha werewolves. Pick up this boxed set today and get in touch with your animal side tonight!Stories from authors Aubrey Rose, ElLions and tigers and bears...oh, yeah! This collection of shifter romances is guaranteed to heat up your cool autumn evenings with ten stories (350,000 total words!) of curve-loving werebears, sassy werecats and, of course, everyone's favorite: alpha werewolves. Pick up this boxed set today and get in touch with your animal side tonight!Stories from authors Aubrey Rose, Eliza Gayle, Adriana Hunter, Terry Towers (writing as Elixa Everett), Tawny Taylor , Aphrodite Hunt (writing as Dawn Steele) and Marina Maddix, as well as Celia Kyle, Cynthia Brint, and Selena Kitt.LAID BEAR by Marina Maddix: Curvy Bethany can't believe her luck when her devastatingly hot neighbor Max falls for her. But his secret threatens her future...and her life.BEARED TO YOU by Tawny Taylor: Curvy city girl Abby is thrilled when a hot, naked man shows up on her cabin's front doorstep and stokes a blaze or two, in the fireplace and in her body...until he turns into a bear...and the two of them are forced to run for their lives through the untamed Alaskan wilderness.HE AIN'T LION by Celia Kyle: Life sucks... And then you get turned into a werelion... And then have lotsa awesome sex...WHATEVER HE NEEDS HER TO BE by Elixa Everett: What would you do to win over the man of your dreams? For shapeshifter Selena, it's simply a matter of being whatever he needs her to be.WANTED BY THE ALPHAS by Dawn Steele: New girl in a new town, Shannon, meets two extremely gorgeous and extremely different men who are vying for her attention -- but who happen to be a witch and an alpha werewolf at war with each other.BLIND WOLF by Aubrey Rose: A blind werewolf leading a pack of stragglers finally finds his one true mate -- then realizes she's human...UNTIL THE FLOOD by Cynthia Brint: Fiona believes the love of her life died years ago, so how will she handle his return...and the fact that he's no longer human?DESIRES OF THE WOLFMAN by Julianne Reyer: A newlywed couple faces their deepest fantasies and fears as they're thrust from their little rural community into a world of werewolf turmoil and mystery.CAT LOVER (Book 1) by Selena Kitt: Sebastian and Katie are having relationship issues when her ex shows up to complicate things, but that's the least of their worries, because Katie is finally changing--into something not quite human.BETTER MATE THAN NEVER by Adriana Hunter: Caleb Stone has wanted Paige for as long as he can remember but there's a reason he's always kept his distance. Wolves, more specifically, Lycan's, can't mate with humans. Worse, he can sense her incredibly intense hunger for him but he knows that he can never give her what she wants, or needs.But when Paige is kidnapped by a powerful enemy Caleb has no choice but to go after her even if it means revealing his true identity...even if means risking it all.LUCAS by Eliza Gayle: An uneasy alliance, a mating call that won't be denied, rituals that must be honored, and unrelenting enemies who will stop at nothing to get what they want. In the end, there's really only one choice... for Lucas.
/book/show/23718221-a-clean-break?from_search=true	Keira Andrews	A Clean Break (Gay Amish Romance #2)	David and Isaac have found happiness in each others arms. In faraway San Francisco, Isaacs brother Aaron helps them explore confusing English life and move beyond the looming shadow of their Amish roots. For the first time, David and Isaac can be openly gay, yet they struggle to reconcile their sexualityDavid and Isaac have found happiness in each others arms. In faraway San Francisco, Isaacs brother Aaron helps them explore confusing English life and move beyond the looming shadow of their Amish roots. For the first time, David and Isaac can be openly gay, yet they struggle to reconcile their sexuality with their faith. At least they dont have to hide their relationship, which should make everything easier. Right?But while Isaac thrives at school and makes new friends, David wrestles to come to terms with the reality of the outside world. Haunted by guilt at leaving his mother and sisters behind in Zebulon, hes overwhelmed by the hustle and bustle of the city as he works to get his carpentry business off the ground.While David and Isaac finally sleep side by side each night, fear and insecurity could drive them miles apart.
/book/show/30884689-wicked-mafia-prince?from_search=true	Annika Martin	Wicked Mafia Prince (A Dangerous Royals Romance, #2)	Ever since killing the love of his lifebeautiful mafiya assassin Tanechka StepanovViktor has lived in utter torment. Now, years later, he comes upon a nun who will never show her face.Viktor becomes convinced that this is Tanechka herselfthat she has improbably, impossibly survived. Is it obsession? A figment of a guilty conscience? Or is this his second chance?
/book/show/12997140-how-to-kiss-a-guy?from_search=true	Heart Yngrid	How To Kiss A Guy (Precious Hearts Romances, #2465)	Head over heels si Bianca kay Raf pero hindi siya pansin ng binata. When she learned the best way to his heart was to learn how to play the guitar, kinulit niya ang kuya nHead over heels si Bianca kay Raf pero hindi siya pansin ng binata. When she learned the best way to his heart was to learn how to play the guitar, kinulit niya ang kuya niya upang turuan siya nito. Hindi ito pumayag at sa halip ay inirekomenda nito ang dating bandmate nito na si Radd.Maisip pa lang niya ang pagmumukha ni Radd ay umaalingawngaw na sa magkabilang tainga niya ang mga salitang mayabang, bastos, at babaero. Pero wala siyang choice kundi makibagay rito kung sa hukli ay mapapansin naman siya ni Raf.Pero hindi lang pala ang paggigitara ang kailangang matutuhan niya. Because Raf wanted a good kisser, too. She had never been kissed, for Judes sake! At dahil ito ang gusto niyang maging first kiss at first boyfriend niya, kailangan niyang matutong humalik.Paano at sino ang magtuturo sa kanya?Oh, no... It couldnt be Radd, too!
/book/show/50414.Sabbatical?from_search=true	John Barth	Sabbatical: A Romance	Subtitled a romance, Sabbatical is the story of Susan Rachel Allan Seckler, a sharp young associate professor of early American literature - part Jewish, part Gypsy, and possibly descended from Edgar Allen Poe - and her husband Fenwick Scott Key Turner, a 50-year-old ex-CIA officer currently between careers, a direct descendant of the author of The Star Spangled BannerSubtitled a romance, Sabbatical is the story of Susan Rachel Allan Seckler, a sharp young associate professor of early American literature - part Jewish, part Gypsy, and possibly descended from Edgar Allen Poe - and her husband Fenwick Scott Key Turner, a 50-year-old ex-CIA officer currently between careers, a direct descendant of the author of The Star Spangled Banner and himself the author of a troublemaking book about his former employer. Seven years into their marriage, they decide to take a sabbatical, a sailboat journey on which they sum up their years together and try to make important decisions about the years ahead. (Google Books)
/book/show/31931948-romancing-the-throne?from_search=true	Nadine Jolie Courtney	Romancing the Throne	Scandal, secrets, and heartbreak abound in this juicy, modern girl-meets-prince storyperfect for fans of Stephanie Perkins and Jennifer E. Smith.For the first time ever, the Weston sisters are at the same boarding school. After an administration scandal at Libbys all-girls school threatens her chances at a top university, she decides to join Charlotte at posh and pictureScandal, secrets, and heartbreak abound in this juicy, modern girl-meets-prince storyperfect for fans of Stephanie Perkins and Jennifer E. Smith.For the first time ever, the Weston sisters are at the same boarding school. After an administration scandal at Libbys all-girls school threatens her chances at a top university, she decides to join Charlotte at posh and picturesque Sussex Park. Social-climbing Charlotte considers it her sisterly duty to bring Libby into her circle: Britains young elites, glamorous teens who vacation in Hong Kong and the South of France and are just as comfortable at a polo match as they are at a party.Its a social circle that just so happens to include handsome seventeen-year-old Prince Edward, heir to Britains throne.If there are any rules of sisterhood, Dont fall for the same guy should be one of them. But sometimes chemistryeven lovegrows where you least expect it. In the end, there may be a price to pay for romancing the throne...and more than one path to happily ever after.
/book/show/25533976-opening-hearts?from_search=true	Iona Findley	Opening Hearts (A Hero's Heart Romance #1)	Pregnant and alone at 35!Jessalyn O'Donnell returns from her best friend's wedding with a surprise of her own. She knows how it happened -- three sex-filled nights with a smokin' hot guy, known only as Sam -- but she has no way to get in touch with him.When smokejumper Sam Ricci returns to his hometown after the annual firefighting season ends, he has no plans for fatherPregnant and alone at 35!Jessalyn O'Donnell returns from her best friend's wedding with a surprise of her own. She knows how it happened -- three sex-filled nights with a smokin' hot guy, known only as Sam -- but she has no way to get in touch with him.When smokejumper Sam Ricci returns to his hometown after the annual firefighting season ends, he has no plans for fatherhood. His lifestyle is too risky, and he loves his job -- almost as much as he loves women. Everything changes when he runs into Jessalyn again and discovers her plans for single parenthood.Sam doesnt want to be tied down. Jessalyn would rather go it alone than deal with an absent husband. So why, when a twist of fate brings them together again, does it feel so right?No Cliffhanger. Book 1 is a complete story in the Heros Heart SeriesDo you like firefighters, secret babies and second chances? If so, this contemporary romance is for you.Do you enjoy light, easy reads? OPENING HEARTS is perfect for a quick reading getaway.MORE IN THE HERO'S HEART SERIES:Opening Hearts (Book #1) Sam and JessalynRisking Hearts (Book #2) Jake and HopeJoining Hearts (Book #3) Zoe and Marcus
/book/show/31706310-le-jeu?from_search=true	Karina Halle Caroline de Hugo (Translator)	Le jeu	
/book/show/32355670-stuffed?from_search=true	Jessica Gadziala	Stuffed: A Thanksgiving Romance	I haven't been home for Thanksgiving in six years. A couple days before I leave to head home, I am informed that my brother's best friend, and also my huge, obnoxious adolescent crush, will be there as well.So among a shaky work situation, a newfound potato chip addiction, and the usual stress of heading home for the holidays, I have a sudden urge to prove that I was no loI haven't been home for Thanksgiving in six years. A couple days before I leave to head home, I am informed that my brother's best friend, and also my huge, obnoxious adolescent crush, will be there as well.So among a shaky work situation, a newfound potato chip addiction, and the usual stress of heading home for the holidays, I have a sudden urge to prove that I was no longer the mumbling, bumbling girl in Hogwarts robes and her nose in a book.Not that anything was going to happen between us. Those hopes had died around the time I headed off to college.But maybe....** This is a quick romance full of sweet moments and enough steam to keep you turning the pages.
/book/show/13614241-sweet-savage-blood-a-vampire-romance?from_search=true	Carolina Courtland	Sweet Savage Blood, a vampire romance	Dominique is a typical teen in a boring Texas town, where the most exciting thing is the annual turnip green festival. When the charismatic Caden Hanover enrolls in her high school, her life takes a heart-pounding turn. From the moment she sees Caden, she is irresistibly drawn to him. She has no idea that not only is he a vampire, but that he knows she is the reincarnationDominique is a typical teen in a boring Texas town, where the most exciting thing is the annual turnip green festival. When the charismatic Caden Hanover enrolls in her high school, her life takes a heart-pounding turn. From the moment she sees Caden, she is irresistibly drawn to him. She has no idea that not only is he a vampire, but that he knows she is the reincarnation of his human wifethe wife he hasn't seen in almost two hundred years. He is determined to reestablish their passionate love. He won't stop until he claims Dominique as his ownand eventually makes her his vampire bride.Sweet Savage Blood is a story ofundying love sweeping across time from the 19th century to the 21st century.This is the complete version in paperback.
/book/show/25064463-a-way-home?from_search=true	Keira Andrews	A Way Home (Gay Amish Romance #3)	Isaac and David never thought they'd go back to the Amish world. But when Isaacs younger brother is stricken with cancer, they dont hesitate to return. Their relationship is on the rocks after insecurity and fear drove a wedge between them in San Francisco, and David is determined to make things right. YIsaac and David never thought they'd go back to the Amish world. But when Isaacs younger brother is stricken with cancer, they dont hesitate to return. Their relationship is on the rocks after insecurity and fear drove a wedge between them in San Francisco, and David is determined to make things right. Yet if they thought navigating English life was confusing, being back in Zebulon is even more complicated.Their families are desperate to bring them back into the fold, and pressure from the community builds. Isaac and David yearn for a future together, but each day it becomes harder to hide the truth about who they really are. They're caught between two worlds, and if theyre not careful it could tear them further apart.Can Isaac and David make their way back to each otherand find a place to call home?
/book/show/31706276-l-o?from_search=true	Mia Sheridan Sylvie Del Cotto (Translator)	Léo	
/book/show/49745.The_Unlikely_Romance_of_Kate_Bjorkman?from_search=true	Louise Plummer	The Unlikely Romance of Kate Bjorkman	Hi, I'm Kate Bjorkman. What do you do if you've lived a real romance with a great guy and he loves you as much as you love him? Simple, I wrote a romance novel with help from THE ROMANCE WRITER'S PHRASE BOOK. Nothing is made up. I want truth and conflict even in romance. I'm betting you'll want the same.
/book/show/20529887-first-chance?from_search=true	A.L. Wood	First Chance (Rock Romance #1)	A college student Natalie Wright. She hasn't had it easy for years , emotionally. Her one safe haven is music. Soul breaking , body quaking, lyrics sung in such a voice the emotions are conveyed onto you. Enter Ryan Steele Hurst , a chart topping lead singer in the rock band Steele's Army. The bands songs are about cheapening the meaning of love and sex. They project tA college student Natalie Wright. She hasn't had it easy for years , emotionally. Her one safe haven is music. Soul breaking , body quaking, lyrics sung in such a voice the emotions are conveyed onto you. Enter Ryan Steele Hurst , a chart topping lead singer in the rock band Steele's Army. The bands songs are about cheapening the meaning of love and sex. They project the bad boy sex symbol image.Can these two polar opposites coincide with each other on a summer tour making it out unscathed ?
/book/show/18241241-neanderthal-seeks-human?from_search=true	Penny Reid	Neanderthal Seeks Human: A Smart Romance (Knitting in the City, #1)	There are three things you need to know about Janie Morris: 1) She is incapable of engaging in a conversation without volunteering TMTI (Too Much Trivial Information), especially when she is unnerved, 2) No one unnerves her more than Quinn Sullivan, and 3) She doesn't know how to knit.After losing her boyfriend, apartment, and job in the same day, Janie Morris can't help wThere are three things you need to know about Janie Morris: 1) She is incapable of engaging in a conversation without volunteering TMTI (Too Much Trivial Information), especially when she is unnerved, 2) No one unnerves her more than Quinn Sullivan, and 3) She doesn't know how to knit.After losing her boyfriend, apartment, and job in the same day, Janie Morris can't help wondering what new torment fate has in store. To her utter mortification, Quinn Sullivan- aka Sir McHotpants- witnesses it all then keeps turning up like a pair of shoes you lust after but can't afford. The last thing she expects is for Quinn- the focus of her slightly, albeit harmless, stalkerish tendencies- to make her an offer she can't refuse.
/book/show/3333402-an-ethiopian-romance?from_search=true	Heliodorus of Emesa Moses Hadas (translator)	An Ethiopian Romance	Upon a rock sat a maiden of such inexpressible beauty as to be supposed divine. . . . Her head inclined forward without moving, for she was looking fixedly at a young man who lay at her feet. The man was disfigured with wounds, but seemed to rouse himself a little as from a deep sleep, almost of death itself. Pain had clenched his eyes, but the sight of the maiden drew thUpon a rock sat a maiden of such inexpressible beauty as to be supposed divine. . . . Her head inclined forward without moving, for she was looking fixedly at a young man who lay at her feet. The man was disfigured with wounds, but seemed to rouse himself a little as from a deep sleep, almost of death itself. Pain had clenched his eyes, but the sight of the maiden drew them toward her. He collected his breath, heaved a deep sigh, and murmured faintly. My sweet, said he, are you truly safe, or are you too a casualty of the war?The Romance novel didn't begin with Kathleen Woodiwiss or even with the Bronte sisters. By the time Heliodorus wrote his Aethiopica--or Ethiopian Romance--in the third century, the genre was already impressively developed. Heliodorus launches his tale of love and the quirks of fate with a bizarre scene of blood, bodies, and booty on an Egyptian beach viewed through the eyes of a band of mystified pirates. The central love-struck characters are Charicles, the beautiful daughter of the Ethiopian queen, and Theagenes, a Thessalian aristocrat. The story unfolds with all the twists and devices any writer would employ today, with the added attractions of dreams, oracles, and exotic locales in the ancient Mediterranean and Africa.Hadas's was the first modern English-language translation of this story, which was first translated into English in 1587 and was a favorite among the Elizabethans. His version of this earliest extant Greek novel remains accessible and appealing. -- back cover.The novel is thought to have originally been written in the 2nd or 3rd century A.D. Nothing is known about the author, Heliodorus.
/book/show/23816894-le-divin-enfer-de-gabri-l---tome-iii-r-demption?from_search=true	Sylvain Reynard Claire Sarradel (Translator)	Le divin enfer de Gabriël - tome III Rédemption	
/book/show/111285.The_Annotated_Shakespeare?from_search=true	William Shakespeare A.L. Rowse (Editor)	The Annotated Shakespeare: The Comedies, Histories, Sonnets and Other Poems, Tragedies and Romances Complete (Three Volume Set in Slipcase)	The complete theatrical works of the immortal bard, uniquely supplemented with annotation and critical analysis by a host of eminent scholars and critics -- from Samuel Coleridge to Samuel Johnson. Plus a biography of Shakespeare himself. For the collection of the Shakespeare enthusiast, and the edification of the Shakespeare novice.
/book/show/17930814-heartstrings?from_search=true	Hadley Danes	Heartstrings (Rock Star Romance, #1)	She's made all the right choices, and always plays it safe, she's a good girl and a Registered Nurse for Christ's sake.As Julia prepares to settle in for another typical 12-hour shift in the ER, she's ready to handle anything...That's before Slade Hale rolls into her life...on a stretcher surrounded by 15 doctors and nurses.To her he's just another patient, and a cocky assShe's made all the right choices, and always plays it safe, she's a good girl and a Registered Nurse for Christ's sake.As Julia prepares to settle in for another typical 12-hour shift in the ER, she's ready to handle anything...That's before Slade Hale rolls into her life...on a stretcher surrounded by 15 doctors and nurses.To her he's just another patient, and a cocky asshole Rock Star with an ego. Or at least that's what she thinks.When she's assigned to be his personal nurse, Julia suddenly feels out of her comfort zone. Slade is the most beautiful man she's ever seen in person and even in his vulnerable condition he seethes of raw sex appeal. When he starts to wake up, that's when the real trouble begins...Julia desperately attempts to fight his charm and wit, to stay professional, to keep the upper hand...But she's no match for this man. He's untouchable and he can have whatever he wants. He knows it and she knows it. Will Julia risk everything...her career, her life, and her heart...all for a Rock Star?This New Adult Romance novel contains mature themes, strong language, and sexual situations. It is intended for adult readers.
/book/show/11942627-the-accidental-bride?from_search=true	Denise Hunter	The Accidental Bride (A Big Sky Romance #2)	When a wedding reenactment turns real, Shay finds she's an accidental bride.Shay Brandenberger is raising her daughter in Moose Creek, Montana, on her childhood ranch, nestled against the Yellowstone River. Despite the hard work, she can't seem to keep her head above water--and now the bank is threatening to foreclose. She prays for a miracle, but the answer she receives iWhen a wedding reenactment turns real, Shay finds she's an accidental bride.Shay Brandenberger is raising her daughter in Moose Creek, Montana, on her childhood ranch, nestled against the Yellowstone River. Despite the hard work, she can't seem to keep her head above water--and now the bank is threatening to foreclose. She prays for a miracle, but the answer she receives is anything but expected.Having agreed to play the bride in the Founders' Day wedding reenactment, Shay is mortified to be greeted at the end of the aisle by none other than Travis McCoy, her high-school sweetheart--the man who left her high and dry for fame and fortune on the Texas rodeo circuit.Then the unthinkable happens. Thanks to a well-meaning busybody and an absentminded preacher, the make-believe vows result in a legal marriage. But before Shay can say annulment, Travis comes up with a crazy proposal. If she refuses his offer, she may lose her home. If she accepts, she may lose her heart.Shay isn't sure if the recent events are God's will or just a preacher's blunder. Will trusting her heart to the man who once shattered it be the worst mistake of her life? Or could their marriage be the best accident that ever happened?
/book/show/18375997-o-crep-sculo-de-um-romance?from_search=true	Graham Greene Branca Maria de Queiroz Costa (Tradutor)	O crepúsculo de um romance	This is a record of hate far more than of love, writes Maurice Bendrix in the opening passages of The End of the Affair, and it is a strange hate indeed that compels him to set down the retrospective account of his adulterous affair with Sarah Miles.Now, a year afThis is a record of hate far more than of love, writes Maurice Bendrix in the opening passages of The End of the Affair, and it is a strange hate indeed that compels him to set down the retrospective account of his adulterous affair with Sarah Miles.Now, a year after Sarah's death, Bendrix seeks to exorcise the persistence of his passion by retracing its course from obsessive love to love-hate. At first, he believes he hates Sarah and her husband, Henry. Yet as he delves further into his emotional outlook, Bendrix's hatred shifts to the God he feels has broken his life, but whose existence at last comes to recognize.
/book/show/18592138-if-the-shoe-fits?from_search=true	Laurie LeClair	If the Shoe Fits (Once Upon A Romance, #1)	What happens when a modern day Cinderella's dreams don't involve getting married?Romance? Love? In this Once Upon A Romance Series Book 1 romantic comedy, Charlotte (Charlie) King doesn't have time for either one. All she wants is her late father's dream to come true by making his beloved King's Department Store thrive again. However, her stepmother has other ideas. CharlWhat happens when a modern day Cinderella's dreams don't involve getting married?Romance? Love? In this Once Upon A Romance Series Book 1 romantic comedy, Charlotte (Charlie) King doesn't have time for either one. All she wants is her late father's dream to come true by making his beloved King's Department Store thrive again. However, her stepmother has other ideas. Charlie agrees to help her stepmother find grooms for her sheltered stepsisters. In exchange, the stepmother will release her stronghold on the store's budget. After all, one good deed deserves another, right? But, Charlie has no idea what her heart's in for when...Alexander (Alex) Royale, dubbed by society newspapers as Prince Charming, arrives for dinner to meet the all-female King family. His ailing grandparents yearn for his marriage and then the baby carriage. Well, that and running the family company. Having unsuccessfully searched for months, Alex doesn't hold out any hope in finding his future bride among the King sisters. However, all his expectations, including his idea of a business-like marriage of convenience, vanish the moment Charlie crashes into him.When Alex sets out out to win over Charlotte, he has no idea he has to bargain with the stepmother, secretly buy the store, court Charlotte after the wedding, and, oh yeah, be featured in Charlie's new fairy tale ad campaign, The Charmings, based on them. Can a guy ever get a break?The couple never factored in falling in love with each other. Now, faced with losing all their families ever wanted, Charlie and Alex must choose: Do they live their families' dreams or do they finally live their own?
/book/show/92827.Balzac_E_A_Costureirinha_Chinesa?from_search=true	Dai Sijie	Balzac E A Costureirinha Chinesa: Romance	No fim da dcada de 60, o lder chins Mao Tse-Tung lana uma campanha que mudaria radicalmente a vida do pas: a Revoluo Cultural que, entre outras medidas drsticas, expurgou das bibliotecas obras consideradas como smbolo da decadncia ocidental. Mas, mesmo sob a opresso do Exrcito Vermelho, uma outra revoluo explode na vida de trs adolescentes chineses quando, aNo fim da dcada de 60, o lder chins Mao Tse-Tung lana uma campanha que mudaria radicalmente a vida do pas: a Revoluo Cultural que, entre outras medidas drsticas, expurgou das bibliotecas obras consideradas como smbolo da decadncia ocidental. Mas, mesmo sob a opresso do Exrcito Vermelho, uma outra revoluo explode na vida de trs adolescentes chineses quando, ao abrirem uma velha e empoeirada mala, eles tm as suas vidas invadidas por Balzac, Dumas, Flaubert, Baudelaire, Rousseau, Dostoievski, Dickens...Balzac e a Costureirinha Chinesa  uma crnica da vida na China durante a revoluo de 68. Um romance sobre a felicidade da descoberta da literatura, a liberdade adquirida atravs dos livros e a fome insacivel de ler numa poca em que as universidades foram fechadas e os jovens intelectuais mandados ao campo para serem reeducados por camponeses pobres. Entre os que tiveram de abandonar as cidades est o narrador de BALZAC E A COSTUREIRINHA CHINESA e seu melhor amigo, Luo. O destino deles  uma aldeia escondida no topo de uma montanha. A vida no  fcil para a dupla, mas com muita coragem, senso de humor, uma forte imaginao e a companhia da Costureirinha - a menina mais bela da regio - o tempo vai passando. At que descobrem a mala repleta de livros banidos pela Revoluo Cultural. As obras, sobretudo Ursule Mirout, de Balzac, desnudam aos adolescentes uma realidade que nunca haviam imaginado -  por intermdio do mundo novo alm das fronteiras chinesas e dos grandes mestrres da literatura que o narrador, Luo e a Costureirinha compreendem que suas vidas pertencem a algo muito maior.
/book/show/497183.Bad_Land?from_search=true	Jonathan Raban	Bad Land: An American Romance	A New York Times Editors' Choice for Book of the YearWinner of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers AwardWinner of the PEN West Creative Nonfiction AwardNo one has evoked with greater power the marriage of land and sky that gives this country both its beauty and its terror. --Washington Post Book WorldIn 1909 maps still identified eastern Montana as the Great American DeserA New York Times Editors' Choice for Book of the YearWinner of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers AwardWinner of the PEN West Creative Nonfiction AwardNo one has evoked with greater power the marriage of land and sky that gives this country both its beauty and its terror. --Washington Post Book WorldIn 1909 maps still identified eastern Montana as the Great American Desert.But in that year Congress, lobbied heavily by railroad companies, offered 320-acre tracts of land to anyone bold or foolish enough to stake a claim to them. Drawn by shamelessly inventive brochures, countless homesteaders--many of them immigrants--went west to make their fortunes. Most failed. In Bad Land, Jonathan Raban travels through the unforgiving country that was the scene of their dreams and undoing, and makes their story come miraculously alive.In towns named Terry, Calypso, and Ismay (which changed its name to Joe, Montana, in an effort to attract football fans), and in the landscape in between, Raban unearths a vanished episode of American history, with its own ruins, its own heroes and heroines, its own hopeful myths and bitter memories. Startlingly observed, beautifully written, this book is a contemporary classic of the American West.Exceptional. . . .A beautifully told historical meditation. --TimeChampionship prose. . . .In fifty years don't be surprised if Bad Land is a landmark.--Los Angeles Times
/book/show/930844.Flowers_Of_Evil_Les_Fleurs_Du_Mal_?from_search=true	Charles Baudelaire	Flowers Of Evil. (Les Fleurs Du Mal) (Monash Romance Studies, 3)	Charles Baudelaire este considerat poetul care a revolutionat intreaga lirica franceza si europeana prin originalitatea volumul sau controversat Les Fleurs du Mal (Florile raului). Unul dintre poetii care au pus in functiune mecanismul miscarii simboliste, Baudelaire a devenit aproape sinonim cu decadenta aplicata literar. Spre deosebire insa de poetii romantici, BaudelairCharles Baudelaire este considerat poetul care a revolutionat intreaga lirica franceza si europeana prin originalitatea volumul sau controversat Les Fleurs du Mal (Florile raului). Unul dintre poetii care au pus in functiune mecanismul miscarii simboliste, Baudelaire a devenit aproape sinonim cu decadenta aplicata literar. Spre deosebire insa de poetii romantici, Baudelaire se inspira din viata citadina a Parisului. El argumenta ca arta trebuie sa creeze frumusete chiar si din cele mai josnice situatii.
/book/show/33179602-dark-romance?from_search=true	Penelope Douglas	Dark Romance	-Jay Crownover, auteur des series Bad et Marked Men-Jay Crownover, auteur des series Bad et Marked Men- Helena Hunting, auteur de Bad BoyMichael Crist. Un nom qui fait frissonner chaque fille de notre petite communaute privilegiee de la cote Est. Moi comme les autres. Sauf que moi, ce n est pas sa beaute a couper le souffle ou le fait qu il soit riche et adule qui me fascine enfin, pas seulement. Non, moi, c est la noirceur que je devine sous sa carapace doree. La violence dans son regard noisette. Son mepris pour les regles, les lois, la morale. Ce miroir permanent de tout ce qui est noir et sombre au fond de moi. En dix-neuf ans, Michael ne m a jamais jete un regard. Mais, le jour ou il s interesse a moi, je ne sais pas si je dois etre excitee ou terrifiee.A propos de l'auteur:Apres avoir passe son adolescence a essayer de faire plaisir a tout le monde, Penelope Douglas a un jour decide de faire ce qu elle voulait, elle. Elle a traverse le Japon en train, saute du haut d une cascade et commence a ecrire des romances intenses et passionnees, a son image. Comme elle, ses heros brisent les regles, affrontent leurs peurs et leur part d ombre. Et c est sous le soleil de Las Vegas, entouree de son mari et de sa fille, qu elle travaille tous les jours a trouver l equilibre parfait entre emotion et drame, sexe et danger, amour et haine. Une revelation new adult.
/book/show/32497487-broken?from_search=true	Willow Winters	Broken: A Dark Romance	Heartless. Ruthless. Stone Cold Killer.Thats me. I destroy anything in my path to get what I want.Then she showed up. Olivia Bell. Shes sweet and innocent, and in the wrong place, at the wrong time.Now shes mine. My property. I own her. Given to me as a bargaining chip.Shes not a part of my plans, but plans change. Her pouty lips and gorgeous curves beg me to break heHeartless. Ruthless. Stone Cold Killer.Thats me. I destroy anything in my path to get what I want.Then she showed up. Olivia Bell. Shes sweet and innocent, and in the wrong place, at the wrong time.Now shes mine. My property. I own her. Given to me as a bargaining chip.Shes not a part of my plans, but plans change. Her pouty lips and gorgeous curves beg me to break her.Taking her lush curvy body, and ravaging it for all its worth would be easy, but I want to earn her submission. Its addictive. I want it. I want her.They wanted me to break her. I am. And Im enjoying it. Now they want to take her from me.Over my dead body.Let them come for us. Ill kill them all.By the time Im done, everyone will know. She belongs to me.**This is a DARK romance. A full-length standalone novel with HEA and no cheating**
/book/show/23337117-romancing-olive?from_search=true	Holly Bush	Romancing Olive (Prairie Romance, #1)	1891 . . . Spinster librarian, Olive Wilkins, is shocked to learn of her brother's violent death at a saloon gaming table and her sister-in-law's subsequent murder, traveling far from her staid life to rescue her niece and nephew, now orphans. She arrives to find the circumstances of her brother's life deplorable and her long held beliefs of family and tradition, shaken. A1891 . . . Spinster librarian, Olive Wilkins, is shocked to learn of her brother's violent death at a saloon gaming table and her sister-in-law's subsequent murder, traveling far from her staid life to rescue her niece and nephew, now orphans. She arrives to find the circumstances of her brother's life deplorable and her long held beliefs of family and tradition, shaken. Accustomed to the sophistication of Philadelphia, Olive arrives in Spencer, Ohio, a rough and tumble world she is not familiar with, facing two traumatized children. Her niece and nephew, Mary and John, have been living with a neighboring farmer, widower Jacob Butler, the father of three young children of his own and a man still in pain from the recent loss of his wife. Real danger threatens Olive and Mary and John while Jacob and his own brood battle the day-to-day struggles for survival. Will Olive and Jacob find the strength to fight their battles alone or together? Will love conquer the bitterness of loss and broken dreams?
/book/show/133458.Five_Hundred_Years_After?from_search=true	Steven Brust	Five Hundred Years After (Khaavren Romances, #2)	In which our Heroes--Khaavren, Pel, Aerich and Tazendra--are reunited again a mere five centuries later...just in time for an uprising that threatens to destroy the Imperial Orb itself!This is the story of the conspiracy against the Empire that begins in the mean streets of Underside and flourishes in the courtly politics of the Palace where Khaavren has loyally served inIn which our Heroes--Khaavren, Pel, Aerich and Tazendra--are reunited again a mere five centuries later...just in time for an uprising that threatens to destroy the Imperial Orb itself!This is the story of the conspiracy against the Empire that begins in the mean streets of Underside and flourishes in the courtly politics of the Palace where Khaavren has loyally served in the Guards this past half-millennium.It is the tale of the Dragonlord Adron's overweening schemes, of his brilliant daughter Aliers, and the eldritch Sethra Lavode.And it is the tale of four boon companions, of love, and of revenge...a tale from the history of Dragaera, of the events that changed the world!
/book/show/30319080-the-romance-reader-s-guide-to-life?from_search=true	Sharon Pywell	The Romance Reader's Guide to Life	As a young girl, Neave was often stuck in a world that didnt know what to do with her. As her mother not unkindly told her, she was never going to grow up to be a great beauty. Her glamorous sister, Lilly, moved easily through the world, a parade of handsome men in pursuit. Her brother didnt want a girl joining his group of friends. And their small town of Lynn, MassachuAs a young girl, Neave was often stuck in a world that didnt know what to do with her. As her mother not unkindly told her, she was never going to grow up to be a great beauty. Her glamorous sister, Lilly, moved easily through the world, a parade of handsome men in pursuit. Her brother didnt want a girl joining his group of friends. And their small town of Lynn, Massachusetts, didnt have a place for a girl whose feelings often put her at war with the world -- often this meant her mother, her brother, and the town librarian who wanted to keep her away from the Dangerous Books she really wanted to read.But through an unexpected friendship, Neave finds herself with a forbidden copy of, a steamy romance, and Neave discovers a world of passion, love, and betrayal. And it is to this world that as a grown up she retreats to again and again when real life becomes too much.Neave finds herself rereading The Pirate Lover more than she ever would have expected because as she gets older, life does not follow the romances she gobbled up as a child. When Neave and Lilly are about to realize their professional dream, Lilly suddenly disappears. Neave must put her beloved books down and take center stage, something she has been running from her entire life. And she must figure out what happened to Lilly  and if shes next.Who Neave turns to help her makes Sharon Pywell'sone of the most original, entertaining, exciting, and chilling novels you will read this year.
/book/show/18224120-no-romance-required?from_search=true	Cari Quinn	No Romance Required (Love Required, #3)	Cory Santangelo is used to getting his way, both in the boardroom and the bedroom. Lately he hasnt had much opportunity to do anything but work, but one unexpectedly sexy night in a gazebo with Victoria, his gorgeous and feisty interior designer, changes all thatespecially when theyrCory Santangelo is used to getting his way, both in the boardroom and the bedroom. Lately he hasnt had much opportunity to do anything but work, but one unexpectedly sexy night in a gazebo with Victoria, his gorgeous and feisty interior designer, changes all thatespecially when theyre caught on camera. Suddenly Corys sterling reputation is no longer above reproach. Since his impromptu encounter coincides nicely with his need for a girlfriend to get his well-meaning, meddling parents off his back, he decides to ask his lifelong frenemy for a favor.To pretend to be his girlfriend for a month. No strings attached.The only problem? Vicky Townsend wants those strings tied all around her. Shes battled a long-suppressed crush on Cory, and their combative work relationship has only fanned the flames. When he suggests his needs are more than she can handle, shes ready to up the ante. And her bargaining chip is lots of delicious, inventive sex.Until they discover nothing feels as good as making it real
/book/show/7147716-ivanhoe---a-romance?from_search=true	Walter Scott	Ivanhoe - A Romance	This vintage book contains Sir Walter Scott s 1820 historical novel, Ivanhoe. Set in twelfth-century England, it tells the story of a Wilfred of Ivanhoe, a Saxon who has become disgraced in his father s eyes for his allegiance to the Norman king, Richard I. Ivanhoe is considered to have had a significant influence on increasing interest in romance and medievalism in liteThis vintage book contains Sir Walter Scott s 1820 historical novel, Ivanhoe. Set in twelfth-century England, it tells the story of a Wilfred of Ivanhoe, a Saxon who has become disgraced in his father s eyes for his allegiance to the Norman king, Richard I. Ivanhoe is considered to have had a significant influence on increasing interest in romance and medievalism in literature, and it is highly recommended for those with an interest in these genres. Sir Walter Scott (1771 - 1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, poet, and playwright - considered to be the first truly international English-language author. Many vintage texts such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this book now, in an affordable, high-quality, modern edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned biography of the author.
/book/show/23388781-undefeated?from_search=true	Scott Hildreth	Undefeated (Fighter Erotic Romance, #1)	Shane Dekkar is a ruthless boxer and a street fighter with a past hes trying to forget. He is preparing to fight for the Heavyweight Championship of the World.Kace Meadows is in an abusive relationship with a boyfriend shed like to forget. She is attempting to simply survive.Shane Dekkar cant stand meShane Dekkar is a ruthless boxer and a street fighter with a past hes trying to forget. He is preparing to fight for the Heavyweight Championship of the World.Kace Meadows is in an abusive relationship with a boyfriend shed like to forget. She is attempting to simply survive.Shane Dekkar cant stand men who abuse women. He administers his own form of justice as he sees necessary.Shane and Kace meet by chance one day when she and her boyfriend are in an argument in a public parking lot.Shane Dekkar has never been defeated in the boxing ring or in a street fight.Call their meeting destiny or call it fate.This is their story.
/book/show/49851.Under_the_Black_Flag?from_search=true	David Cordingly	Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates	For this rousing, revisionist history, the former head of exhibitions at England's National Maritime Museum has combed original documents & records to produce a most authoritative & definitive account of piracy's Golden Age. As he explodes many accepted myths (i.e. walking the plank is pure fiction), Cordingly replaces them with a truth that is more complex & oFor this rousing, revisionist history, the former head of exhibitions at England's National Maritime Museum has combed original documents & records to produce a most authoritative & definitive account of piracy's Golden Age. As he explodes many accepted myths (i.e. walking the plank is pure fiction), Cordingly replaces them with a truth that is more complex & often bloodier. 16 pages of photos. Maps.
/book/show/20488115-romancing-the-billionaire?from_search=true	Jessica Clare	Romancing the Billionaire (Billionaire Boys Club, #5)	Jonathan Lyons. Playboy, billionaire, and adventurer, he lives life on the edge. When he hears that his mentor, Dr. Phineas DJonathan Lyons. Playboy, billionaire, and adventurer, he lives life on the edge. When he hears that his mentor, Dr. Phineas DeWitt, had a secret journal that leads to a legendary artifact, Jonathan takes action. It stirs his blood, but it comes with a heady challenge: DeWitt's daughter Violet. She has what Jonathan needs. And shes not giving it up it to the man who broke her heart.Violet is Jonathans weaknesshes still in love despite their volatile breakup a decade ago. But Violets memories have a sharper edge. Shes never forgiven him for abandoning her. Or so she thought. When Jonathans attentions turn seductive, shes in danger of falling for him all over again. And she cant help but wonder... does he really want her, or just what she's hiding?
/book/show/8918559-corsets-clockwork?from_search=true	Trisha Telep (Editor) Maria V. Snyder (Contributor) Tiffany Trent (Contributor)	Corsets & Clockwork: 13 Steampunk Romances	Dark, urban fantasies come to life in the newest collection of Steampunk stories,. Young heroes and heroines battle evils with the help of supernatural or super-technological powers, each individual story perfectly balancing historical and fantastical elements. Throw in epic romances that transcend time, and this trendy, engrossing anthology is sureDark, urban fantasies come to life in the newest collection of Steampunk stories,. Young heroes and heroines battle evils with the help of supernatural or super-technological powers, each individual story perfectly balancing historical and fantastical elements. Throw in epic romances that transcend time, and this trendy, engrossing anthology is sure to become another hit for the fast-growing Steampunk genre!This collection features some of the hottest writers in the teen genre, including: Ann Aguirre, Jaclyn Dolamore, Tessa Gratton, Frewin Jones, Caitlin Kittredge, Adrienne Kress, Lesley Livingston, Dru Pagliassotti, Dia Reeves, Michael Scott, Maria V. Snyder, Tiffany Trent, and Kiersten White.
/book/show/18800547-kissed-in-paris?from_search=true	Juliette Sobanet	Kissed in Paris	
/book/show/6366998-pygmalion?from_search=true	George Bernard Shaw Feliks Topolski Dan H. Laurence (Editor)	Pygmalion: A Romance in Five Acts	Shaw radically reworks Ovid's tale with a feminist twist: while Henry Higgins successfully teaches Eliza Doolittle to speak and act like a duchess, she adamantly refuses to be his creation. This brilliantly witty exposure of the British class system will always entertain-first produced in 1914, it remains one of Shaw's most popular plays.
/book/show/6906240-romancing-miss-bront?from_search=true	Juliet Gael	Romancing Miss Brontë	Accurate and intriguing..Bronte fans will surely enjoy this look at the author's life. Publishers Weekly
/book/show/133460.The_Phoenix_Guards?from_search=true	Steven Brust	The Phoenix Guards (Khaavren Romances, #1)	A thousand years before the birth of Vlad Taltos, the Dragaeran Empire is a hotbed of intrigue, sorcery, intrigue, swashbuckling adventure, and intrigue. For those who would be heroes, it is a delightful time to be alive--and an easy place to die.Khaavren of the House of Tiassa is a son of landless nobility, possessor of a good sword and tolerably well acquainted with itsA thousand years before the birth of Vlad Taltos, the Dragaeran Empire is a hotbed of intrigue, sorcery, intrigue, swashbuckling adventure, and intrigue. For those who would be heroes, it is a delightful time to be alive--and an easy place to die.Khaavren of the House of Tiassa is a son of landless nobility, possessor of a good sword and tolerably well acquainted with its use. Along with three loyal friends, he enthusiastically seeks out danger and excitement. But in a realm renowned for repartee and betrayals, where power is as mutable as magic, a young man like Khaavren, newly come from the countryside, had best be wary. His life depends on it. And so does the future of Dragaera.When swordplay beckons, it's all for one--and one for...
/book/show/29102896-bad-romance?from_search=true	Heather Demetrios	Bad Romance	Grace wants out. Out of her house, where her stepfather wields fear like a weapon and her mother makes her scrub imaginary dirt off the floors. Out of her California town, too small to contain her big city dreams. Out of her life, and into the role of Parisian artist, New York directoranything but scared and alone.Enter Gavin: charming, talented, adored. Controlling. DangGrace wants out. Out of her house, where her stepfather wields fear like a weapon and her mother makes her scrub imaginary dirt off the floors. Out of her California town, too small to contain her big city dreams. Out of her life, and into the role of Parisian artist, New York directoranything but scared and alone.Enter Gavin: charming, talented, adored. Controlling. Dangerous. When Grace and Gavin fall in love, Grace is sure it's too good to be true. She has no idea their relationship will become a prison she's unable to escape.Deeply affecting and unflinchingly honest, this is a story about spiraling into darknessand emerging into the light again.
/book/show/52380.The_Volcano_Lover?from_search=true	Susan Sontag	The Volcano Lover: A Romance	Set in 18th century Naples, based on the lives of Sir William Hamilton, his celebrated wife Emma, and Lord Nelson, and peopled with many of the great figures of the day, this unconventional, bestselling historical romance from the National Book Award-winning author oftouches on themes of sex and revolution, the fate of nature, art and the collector's obsessionsSet in 18th century Naples, based on the lives of Sir William Hamilton, his celebrated wife Emma, and Lord Nelson, and peopled with many of the great figures of the day, this unconventional, bestselling historical romance from the National Book Award-winning author oftouches on themes of sex and revolution, the fate of nature, art and the collector's obsessions, and, above all, love.
/book/show/15839014-chocolate---um-doce-romance-de-sabores-e-afectos?from_search=true	Joanne Harris	Chocolate - Um (doce) romance de sabores e afectos	Try me...Test me...Taste me.When an exotic stranger, Vianne Rocher, arrives in the French village of Lansquenet and opens a chocolate boutique directly opposite the church, Father Reynaud identifies her as a serious danger to his flock - especially as it is the beginning of Lent, the traditional season of self-denial. War is declared as the priest denounces the newcomer'sTry me...Test me...Taste me.When an exotic stranger, Vianne Rocher, arrives in the French village of Lansquenet and opens a chocolate boutique directly opposite the church, Father Reynaud identifies her as a serious danger to his flock - especially as it is the beginning of Lent, the traditional season of self-denial. War is declared as the priest denounces the newcomer's wares as instruments of murder.Suddenly Vianne's shop-cum-cafe means that there is somewhere for secrets to be whispered, grievances to be aired, dreams to be tested. But Vianne's plans for an Easter Chocolate Festival divide the whole community in a conflict that escalates into a 'Church not Chocolate' battle. As mouths water in anticipation, can the solemnity of the Church compare with the pagan passion of a chocolate eclair?For the first time here is a novel in which chocolate enjoys its true importance, emerging as a moral issue, as an agent of transformation - as well as a pleasure bordering on obsession. Rich, clever and mischievous, this is a triumphant read.
/book/show/419302.When_Love_Awaits?from_search=true	Johanna Lindsey	When Love Awaits	When Love Awaits
/book/show/17209291-second-chance-romance?from_search=true	Sophie Monroe	Second Chance Romance	Julia Kline, known by her friends as Jules, had a rough time growing up with a dad that travelled constantly and a mom that was anything but a mother.When shes six she meets her new neighbor Noah Sinclair. The pair quickly become best friends. He looks after her and when they're teenagers their relationship turns romantic. They didnt account for Jules malicious motherJulia Kline, known by her friends as Jules, had a rough time growing up with a dad that travelled constantly and a mom that was anything but a mother.When shes six she meets her new neighbor Noah Sinclair. The pair quickly become best friends. He looks after her and when they're teenagers their relationship turns romantic. They didnt account for Jules malicious mother stepping in and tearing them apart. Leaving Jules broken hearted.Present Day:Jules is going for her master's degree and working as exotic dancer at a high-end gentlemans club to pay for it. She lives with her best friend from boarding school Ellie, whos also a dancer. When her boss informs them that the club has been rented out for a bachelor party she thinks it will be just like any other night until she walks out on stage and sees Noah Sinclair. The boy that broke his promises and her heart. To make things worse hes the bachelor. He tries to get her to talk to him but shes stronger now and blows him off. But he wants answers too. Throw in a crazy fianc, a couple of hilarious best friends and enjoy the ride. Will Noah and Jules get their second chance or will the past decide the future?
/book/show/6141.The_Moonstone_A_Romance?from_search=true	Wilkie Collins	The Moonstone, A Romance	This clear print title is set in Tiresias 13pt font for easy reading
/book/show/4916680-the-mammoth-book-of-paranormal-romance?from_search=true	Trisha Telep (Editor) C.T. Adams (Contributor) Ilona Andrews (contributor)	The Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance	
/book/show/21525983-romancing-the-dark-in-the-city-of-light?from_search=true	Ann Jacobus	Romancing the Dark in the City of Light	A troubled teen, living in Paris, is torn between two boys, one of whom encourages her to embrace life, while the otherdark, dangerous, and attractiveurges her to embrace her fatal flaws.Haunting and beautifully written, with a sharp and distinctive voice that could belong only to this character, Romancing the Dark in the City of Light is an unforgettable young adult novA troubled teen, living in Paris, is torn between two boys, one of whom encourages her to embrace life, while the otherdark, dangerous, and attractiveurges her to embrace her fatal flaws.Haunting and beautifully written, with a sharp and distinctive voice that could belong only to this character, Romancing the Dark in the City of Light is an unforgettable young adult novel.Summer Barnes just moved to Paris to repeat her senior year of high school. After being kicked out of four boarding schools, she has to get on track or she risks losing her hefty inheritance. Summer is convinced that meeting the right guy will solve everything. She meets two. Moony, a classmate, is recovering against all odds from a serious car accident, and he encourages Summer to embrace life despite how hard it can be to make it through even one day. But when Summer meets Kurt, a hot, mysterious older man who she just can't shake, he leads her through the creepy underbelly of the city-and way out of her depth.When Summer's behavior manages to alienate everyone, even Moony, she's forced to decide if a life so difficult is worth living. With an ending that'll surprise even the most seasoned reader, Romancing the Dark in the City of Light is an unputdownable and utterly compelling novel.
/book/show/28260248-anti-romance?from_search=true	Cassia Leo	Anti-Romance (Anti-Romance #1)	Disclaimer:- This is NOT a romance. This is a hilariously screwed-up love story.- This book does NOT have a typical happily-ever-after.- The hero and heroine in this book are NOT billionaires who look like supermodels. They are normal people, like you and me.Description:Laney Hill is screwed. On the bed. On the treadmill. On the hood of a BMW. And on her bosss desk. ThenDisclaimer:- This is NOT a romance. This is a hilariously screwed-up love story.- This book does NOT have a typical happily-ever-after.- The hero and heroine in this book are NOT billionaires who look like supermodels. They are normal people, like you and me.Description:Laney Hill is screwed. On the bed. On the treadmill. On the hood of a BMW. And on her bosss desk. Then shes screwed again when she steps into the free clinic and finds out she has gonorrhea. That dirty prick gave her gonorrhea! Shes totally going to break up with him...until he breaks up with her...because hes married!A night out drinking with friends leads to a fateful--yet awkwardly-sloppy--kiss between her and her best friend George Bratton.George has been single and pining for his ex-girlfriend ever since their breakup two years ago. When his ex invites him to her destination wedding in London, self-destructive George and gonorrhea survivor Laney make a deal to go as each others dates. It will make great material for Laneys Anti-Romance blog and maybe it will help George finally get over his ex. Nothing could possibly go wrong, right?
/book/show/17668573-romancing-the-bookworm?from_search=true	Kate Evangelista	Romancing the Bookworm	Sometimes, even the best-laid plans can unravel.It's spring break, and Tamara Winters would rather stay on campus and read romance novels than flaunt her size-fourteen body on a beach. But her best friend, Ronni, has other ideas. Against her wishes, Tamara is whisked away to picturesque Maverick Bay, where she's wrangled into waiting tables with Ronni at the Shore Shack foSometimes, even the best-laid plans can unravel.It's spring break, and Tamara Winters would rather stay on campus and read romance novels than flaunt her size-fourteen body on a beach. But her best friend, Ronni, has other ideas. Against her wishes, Tamara is whisked away to picturesque Maverick Bay, where she's wrangled into waiting tables with Ronni at the Shore Shack for its busy week leading to Maverick's Surf Invitational. There she meets fellow schoolmate Xavier Solomon, the Invitational's organizer and campus womanizer by reputation. From the moment Tamara sees him emerging from the waves like a hero in of one of her romance novels, all she wants to do is run away from the feelings he inspires in her.Little does she know Xavier has been watching her for weeks now. In fact, after failed attempts at asking her out on campus, he's concocted a crazy plan: fabricating romantic situations straight out of her favorite books. Xavier quickly realizes that if Tamara gets a whiff of his designs, he might as well spell CREEPER across his forehead. Yet as they grow closer, he's convinced it's a risk worth taking. What he hasn't planned on, of course, is his drug-addicted, alcoholic stepbrother, who decides to join the fun and put a wrench in Xaviers scheme.Spring break is proving hotter than Tamara expected. Will her romance novels be able to compete?
/book/show/11287858-the-hedgewitch-queen?from_search=true	Lilith Saintcrow	The Hedgewitch Queen (Romances of Arquitaine, #1 )	Vianne di Rocancheil is a lady waiting at the Court of Arquitaine, where she studies her books, watches for intrigue, and shepherds her foolhardy Princesse through the glittering whirl. Court is a sometimes-unpleasant waltz, especially for the unwary, but Vianne treads its measured steps well.Unfortunately, the dance has changed. Treachery is afoot in gilded and velvet halVianne di Rocancheil is a lady waiting at the Court of Arquitaine, where she studies her books, watches for intrigue, and shepherds her foolhardy Princesse through the glittering whirl. Court is a sometimes-unpleasant waltz, especially for the unwary, but Vianne treads its measured steps well.Unfortunately, the dance has changed. Treachery is afoot in gilded and velvet halls. A sorcerous conspiracy is unleashed, with blood, death, and warfare close behind. Vianne must flee, carrying the Great Seal of Arquitaine with her. This is the one thing the conspirators need to rule, and they wont rest until they have it. A life of dances, intrigues, and fashion has not prepared Vianne for this. Nor has it prepared her for Tristan dArcenne, Captain of the Kings Guard and player in the most dangerous games conspiracy can devise. Yet to save her country and avenge her Princesse, Vianne will become what she must and do whatever is required.A Queen can do no less.
/book/show/11287858-the-hedgewitch-queen?from_search=true	Lilith Saintcrow	The Hedgewitch Queen (Romances of Arquitaine, #1 )	Vianne di Rocancheil is a lady waiting at the Court of Arquitaine, where she studies her books, watches for intrigue, and shepherds her foolhardy Princesse through the glittering whirl. Court is a sometimes-unpleasant waltz, especially for the unwary, but Vianne treads its measured steps well.Unfortunately, the dance has changed. Treachery is afoot in gilded and velvet halVianne di Rocancheil is a lady waiting at the Court of Arquitaine, where she studies her books, watches for intrigue, and shepherds her foolhardy Princesse through the glittering whirl. Court is a sometimes-unpleasant waltz, especially for the unwary, but Vianne treads its measured steps well.Unfortunately, the dance has changed. Treachery is afoot in gilded and velvet halls. A sorcerous conspiracy is unleashed, with blood, death, and warfare close behind. Vianne must flee, carrying the Great Seal of Arquitaine with her. This is the one thing the conspirators need to rule, and they wont rest until they have it. A life of dances, intrigues, and fashion has not prepared Vianne for this. Nor has it prepared her for Tristan dArcenne, Captain of the Kings Guard and player in the most dangerous games conspiracy can devise. Yet to save her country and avenge her Princesse, Vianne will become what she must and do whatever is required.A Queen can do no less.
/book/show/13109650-always?from_search=true	Carol Rose	Always (Sexy Suit Romance #1)	Elinor Prescott has come home at last...to Oakleigh, the gracious antebellum mansion that was home to generations of her Southern family. But the beautiful old house is a near-ruin and she can't afford to restore it. Elinor hopes to find a buyer who will cherish the home as she does. But she has one rule - she won't sell to handsome, self-made millionaire Cole Whittier.Elinor Prescott has come home at last...to Oakleigh, the gracious antebellum mansion that was home to generations of her Southern family. But the beautiful old house is a near-ruin and she can't afford to restore it. Elinor hopes to find a buyer who will cherish the home as she does. But she has one rule - she won't sell to handsome, self-made millionaire Cole Whittier.
/book/show/937643.Louise_de_La_Valli_re?from_search=true	Alexandre Dumas	Louise de La Vallière (The D'Artagnan Romances, #3.2)	It is early summer, 1661, and the royal court of France is in turmoil. Can it be true that the King is in love with the Duchess d'Orleans? Or has his eye been caught by the sweet and gentle Louise de la Valliere? No one is more anxious to know the answer than Raoul, son of Athos, who loves Louise more than life itself. Behind the scenes, dark intrigues are afoot. Louis XIVIt is early summer, 1661, and the royal court of France is in turmoil. Can it be true that the King is in love with the Duchess d'Orleans? Or has his eye been caught by the sweet and gentle Louise de la Valliere? No one is more anxious to know the answer than Raoul, son of Athos, who loves Louise more than life itself. Behind the scenes, dark intrigues are afoot. Louis XIV is intent on making himself absolute master of France. Imminent crisis shakes the now ageing Musketeers and d'Artagnan out of their complacent retirement, but is the cause just?
/book/show/30954777-this-side-of-paradise-illustrated?from_search=true	F. Scott Fitzgerald	This Side of Paradise (Illustrated) (Classic Romance Book 10)	This Side of Paradise is the debut novel of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Published in 1920, and taking its title from a line of the Rupert Brooke poem Tiare Tahiti, the book examines the lives and morality of postWorld War I youth. Its protagonist, Amory Blaine, is an attractive Princeton University student who dabbles in literature. The novel explores the theme of love warped byThis Side of Paradise is the debut novel of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Published in 1920, and taking its title from a line of the Rupert Brooke poem Tiare Tahiti, the book examines the lives and morality of postWorld War I youth. Its protagonist, Amory Blaine, is an attractive Princeton University student who dabbles in literature. The novel explores the theme of love warped by greed and status seeking.This edition of the book contains xx original illustrations, rejuvenated, andxx additional place-, time-, and subject-relevant illustrations that are unique to this edition of the book.Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24, 1896  December 21, 1940) was an American novelist and short story writer, whose works are the paradigmatic writings of the Jazz Age. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. Fitzgerald is considered a member of the Lost Generation of the 1920s. He finished four novels: This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and Damned, The Great Gatsby (his best known), and Tender Is the Night. A fifth, unfinished novel, The Love of the Last Tycoon, was published posthumously. Fitzgerald also wrote numerous short stories, many of which treat themes of youth and promise, and age and despair.* This e-book is a true representation, from a high-definition scan of a pre-1923 print version of the book. Unlike other e-copies of the book, it was not produced by using Optical Character Recognition (OCR). OCR-scanning old books is seldom, if ever, error-free. This often results in an e-book with many **, ^^, >>and typographic errors when OCR can't read the word or punctuation correctly.* True representation means that if there are typographic, spelling, or grammatical errors that the editor judges to have minimal impact on the book's comprehension, they have been preserved; otherwise, they were corrected.* In other words, no changes or as few as possible have been made to either illustrations or text in order to bring you an e-book that is as close to the original as possible.
/book/show/22473238-consumed?from_search=true	Alycia Taylor	Consumed (MMA Romance, #1)	I got a late start signing up for college and now all the dorms were filled. So I looked in the most logical spot for a place to stay, the newspaper. After finding an apartment with a guy that was supposedly an MMA fighter and only walking distance to the college, I sent first month's rent payment.He seemed nice on the phone but when I showed up and knocked on the door II got a late start signing up for college and now all the dorms were filled. So I looked in the most logical spot for a place to stay, the newspaper. After finding an apartment with a guy that was supposedly an MMA fighter and only walking distance to the college, I sent first month's rent payment.He seemed nice on the phone but when I showed up and knocked on the door I learned that I broke his number one rule, don't ever interrupt his business. Will I be able to ignore the most popular guy on campus constantly hitting on me or will I give in and find that he's something more?
/book/show/24994506-ismael?from_search=true	Daniel Quinn	Ismael: Um Romance da Condição Humana	Ismael  uma criatura de imensa sabedoria, com uma histria para contar a todos ns. Uma histria que nenhum ser humano jamais ouviu. Com este livro, Quinn penetra na alma, no esprito e na histria da humanidade. Leitura necessria e urgente para todos aqueles, jovens e adultos, que tm desejo sincero de salvar o mundo.
/book/show/2205321.Letters_to_a_Secret_Lover?from_search=true	Toni Blake	Letters to a Secret Lover	Lindsey Brooks had it allan awesome job doling out advice to the lovelorn, a fabulous high-rise apartment, and a to-die-for fiance. But then she got dumpedwearing nothing but a Kiss the Cook apronand desperate to escape, she retreats to a tiny Montana town to reclaim a family treasure. She never dreamed anyone would try to stopLindsey Brooks had it allan awesome job doling out advice to the lovelorn, a fabulous high-rise apartment, and a to-die-for fiance. But then she got dumpedwearing nothing but a Kiss the Cook apronand desperate to escape, she retreats to a tiny Montana town to reclaim a family treasure. She never dreamed anyone would try to stop her  or that hed be sexy as sin.Rob Colter isnt into relationshipsbut Lindsey sees Rob as the perfect guy to help her get back on the horse. The sex horse, that is. Unfortunately, he comes complete with a mysterious past, which gets even more mysterious when she finds his passionate letters to another woman  whose name happens to be tattooed on his chest.Now Robs dangerous past is about to catch up with them both. And if thats not horrible enough, Lindsey is falling for him  hard. For a girl who usually has all the answers, Lindsey is up to her neck in trouble.
/book/show/20302246-utopia-or-the-happy-republic-a-philosophical-romance-book-1?from_search=true	Thomas More	Utopia, Or, the Happy Republic a Philosophical Romance Book 1	Utopia or, The happy republic a philosophical romance, in two books. This book, Utopia, or, The happy republic a philosophical romance Book 1, by Thomas More, is a replication of a book originally published before 1743. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.
/book/show/23343303-the-vintage-guide-to-love-and-romance?from_search=true	Kirsty Greenwood	The Vintage Guide to Love and Romance	Jessica Beam is a girl who knows how to party. Only lately she's been forgetting to turn up for work on time. Or in clean clothes. Down on her luck, out of a job and homeless, Jess seeks the help of her long-lost grandmother.Things aren't going well for Matilda Beam, either. Her 1950s Good Woman guide books are out of print, her mortgage repayments are staggering and her gJessica Beam is a girl who knows how to party. Only lately she's been forgetting to turn up for work on time. Or in clean clothes. Down on her luck, out of a job and homeless, Jess seeks the help of her long-lost grandmother.Things aren't going well for Matilda Beam, either. Her 1950s Good Woman guide books are out of print, her mortgage repayments are staggering and her granddaughter wears neon Wonderbras!When a lifeline from a London publisher arrives, the pair have an opportunity to secure the roof over their heads  by invigorating the Good Woman guides and transforming modern, rebellious Jess into a demure vintage lady.The true test of their make-over will be to capture the heart of notorious London playboy Leo Frost and prove that Matildas guides still work. It's going to take commitment, nerves of steel and one seriously pointy bra to pull this off...
/book/show/203000.The_Romance_Reader?from_search=true	Pearl Abraham	The Romance Reader	In one of the most exciting debuts in years, Pearl Abraham--who grew up in a Hasidic community herself--presents the story of Rachel, a girl caught between the strictly controlled world of ultra Orthodox Judaism and the sedictive yearnings of her own heart. Both a coming-of-age story and a brave, beautifully rendered expose of a hidden, insular world . . . heartrending.--EIn one of the most exciting debuts in years, Pearl Abraham--who grew up in a Hasidic community herself--presents the story of Rachel, a girl caught between the strictly controlled world of ultra Orthodox Judaism and the sedictive yearnings of her own heart. Both a coming-of-age story and a brave, beautifully rendered expose of a hidden, insular world . . . heartrending.--Elle.
/book/show/29906890-as-you-like-it-annotated?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	As You Like It (Annotated): Romance or Somethink like It	The most influential writer in all of English literature, William Shakespeare was born in 1564 to a successful middle-class glover in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. Shakespeare attended grammar school, but his formal education proceeded no further. In 1582 he married an older woman, Anne Hathaway, and had three children with her. Around 1590, he left his family behind and tThe most influential writer in all of English literature, William Shakespeare was born in 1564 to a successful middle-class glover in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. Shakespeare attended grammar school, but his formal education proceeded no further. In 1582 he married an older woman, Anne Hathaway, and had three children with her. Around 1590, he left his family behind and traveled to London to work as an actor and playwright. Public and critical acclaim quickly followed, and Shakespeare eventually became the most popular playwright in England and part-owner of the Globe Theater. His career bridged the reigns of Elizabeth I (ruled 15581603) and James I (ruled 16031625), and he was a favorite of both monarchs. Indeed, James granted Shakespeares company the greatest possible compliment by bestowing upon its members the title of Kings Men. Wealthy and renowned, Shakespeare retired to Stratford and died in 1616 at the age of fifty-two. At the time of Shakespeares death, literary luminaries such as Ben Jonson hailed his works as timeless.
/book/show/2258216.Romancing_the_Dead?from_search=true	Tate Hallaway	Romancing the Dead (Garnet Lacey, #3)	It's been one heck of a week for Garnet Lacey. The Vatican witch hunters finally think she's dead, the FBI has closed their file on her, she's co-founding a new coven and the gorgeous vampire she loves has just asked her to marry him. How lucky can one girl get?Then, her fiancIt's been one heck of a week for Garnet Lacey. The Vatican witch hunters finally think she's dead, the FBI has closed their file on her, she's co-founding a new coven and the gorgeous vampire she loves has just asked her to marry him. How lucky can one girl get?Then, her fianc goes missing and Garnet's worried sick. Has he been kidnapped? Or could he have run off with that blonde from the coven? Now Garnet will have to seek the help of her future stepson the same brat who turned her over to the witch hunters for a brand-new Jaguar. But there's more bad news: the Goddess Lilith, who camps out in her body, has been making embarrassing appearances. And on top of that, some killers on her tail...
/book/show/22914373-my-true-love-gave-to-me?from_search=true	Stephanie Perkins (Editor) Holly Black Ally Carter	My True Love Gave to Me: Twelve Winter Romances	On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me ...This beautiful collection features twelve gorgeously romantic stories set during the festive period, by some of the most talented and exciting YA authors writing today. The stories are filled with the magic of first love and the magic of the holidays.
/book/show/23388784-unstoppable?from_search=true	Scott Hildreth	Unstoppable (Fighter Erotic Romance, #2)	BOOK 2 of 4 (book 2 and 3 tell one tale) **WARNING** This Erotic novel has scenes of violence and many, many, many scenes of sex which are graphically depicted. This is not intended for young or immature readers.Mike Ripton Ripp is a street fighter and a boxer who doesnt necessarily care about title fiBOOK 2 of 4 (book 2 and 3 tell one tale) **WARNING** This Erotic novel has scenes of violence and many, many, many scenes of sex which are graphically depicted. This is not intended for young or immature readers.Mike Ripton Ripp is a street fighter and a boxer who doesnt necessarily care about title fights or notoriety. He fights because he enjoys it. Beating another man excites him. Fighting bare knuckles matches for spare cash is his life. His mode of transportation is either a Harley or his 1969 Chevelle.Vivian Simone Vee is a ruthless Federal Attorney. As savage as she is in court, she prefers to cower at the feet of a Dominant man at night. Her only requirement is that she be in a relationship with her Dominant male counterpart.Mike Ripton doesnt do relationships. Never has. And he believes he never will.Vee and Ripp meet by chance in a bar one afternoon while shes at lunch. Immediately, theres attraction from both sidesBut Ripp doesnt do relationships.Or does he?This is their story. Sexually speaking it is not for the meek of heart.
/book/show/3653732-romancing-mister-bridgerton?from_search=true	Julia Quinn	Romancing Mister Bridgerton: The Epilogue II (Bridgertons, #4.5)	We can't really say more without giving away a big, fat spoiler, but it turns out that Colin is a bit of a meddler, Hyacinth is more of a meddler, and the only time all of the Bridgertons stop talking at once is when Penelope has something really embarrassing to say. Hey, we never said it was easy to marry a Bridgerton, just that it was fun.
/book/show/366338.One_Night?from_search=true	Debbie Macomber	One Night	Love is on the air ... Morning deejay Carrie Jamison spouts the quirky brand of comedy Kansas City loves to wake up to. Skyrocketing in the ratings, she's won the admiration of everyone at KUTE radio -- except Kyle Harris. A serious, no-frills newscaster, Kyle disapproves of Carrie's antics, and isn't afraid to say so. When the tension between them approaches meltdown, theLove is on the air ... Morning deejay Carrie Jamison spouts the quirky brand of comedy Kansas City loves to wake up to. Skyrocketing in the ratings, she's won the admiration of everyone at KUTE radio -- except Kyle Harris. A serious, no-frills newscaster, Kyle disapproves of Carrie's antics, and isn't afraid to say so. When the tension between them approaches meltdown, the station manager delivers a shocking ultimatum: Carrie and Kyle must make nice or end up unemployed. With so much at stake, how hard could it be to give peace a chance? (
/book/show/31881872-jude-the-obscure-british-classics-series?from_search=true	Thomas Hardy	JUDE THE OBSCURE (British Classics Series): Historical Romance Novel	This carefully crafted ebook: JUDE THE OBSCURE (British Classics Series) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Jude the Obscure tells the story of Jude Fawley, a stonemason who dreams of becoming a scholar, and Sue Bridehead, his cousin and also his central love interest. The novel is concerned in particular with issues of class,This carefully crafted ebook: JUDE THE OBSCURE (British Classics Series) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.Jude the Obscure tells the story of Jude Fawley, a stonemason who dreams of becoming a scholar, and Sue Bridehead, his cousin and also his central love interest. The novel is concerned in particular with issues of class, education, religion and marriage. Jude is a working-class young man who lives in a village in southern England who yearns to be a scholar at Christminster, a city modelled on Oxford. As a youth, Jude teaches himself Classical Greek and Latin in his spare time, while working in his great-aunt's bakery, with the hope of entering university. After a failed marriage, Jude moves to Christminster and supports himself as a mason while studying alone. There, he meets and falls in love with his free-spirited cousin, Sue, who also experiences failed marriage. The couple end up living together and have children, but they are socially ostracized and experience great deal of trouble.Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) was an English novelist and poet. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, especially William Wordsworth and Charles Dickens. Like Dickens, he was highly critical of much in Victorian society, though Hardy focused more on a declining rural society. While Hardy regarded himself primarily as a poet, initially he gained fame as the author of novels, including Far from the Madding Crowd, Tess of the d'Urbervilles and Jude the Obscure. Most of his fictional works were set in the semi-fictional region of Wessex. They explored tragic characters struggling against their passions and social circumstances.
/book/show/33846981-room-hate?from_search=true	Penelope Ward	Room Hate	
/book/show/28165327-the-monk?from_search=true	Matthew      Lewis	The Monk: A Romance	TRILOGY - Three classic bestsellers by British author M. G. Monk Lewis are together in this Kindle book: The Monk; A Romance (a novel) & The Castle Spectre (a play) & The Anaconda -- plus a bonus tale: Mistrust, or Blanche and OsbrightTRILOGY - Three classic bestsellers by British author M. G. Monk Lewis are together in this Kindle book: The Monk; A Romance (a novel) & The Castle Spectre (a play) & The Anaconda -- plus a bonus tale: Mistrust, or Blanche and Osbright
/book/show/15973.Middle_Age?from_search=true	Joyce Carol Oates	Middle Age: A Romance	
/book/show/33796884-cock-tease?from_search=true	J.L. Beck	Cock Tease ( My Dad's Best Friend's Romance #1)	Carly was such a c#ck tease with her sexy curves, and sassy mouth. I shouldve known better than to kiss her, let alone want more. I mean come on' she was my best friends daughter and hardly legal age.Still she tempted me for far to long making my curiosity turn into obsession. Now Im going to claim her as my own, and no one not even her father is going to keep us a partCarly was such a c#ck tease with her sexy curves, and sassy mouth. I shouldve known better than to kiss her, let alone want more. I mean come on' she was my best friends daughter and hardly legal age.Still she tempted me for far to long making my curiosity turn into obsession. Now Im going to claim her as my own, and no one not even her father is going to keep us a part.-This book contains an older alpha male, with a hard on for a sassy young virgin. Contains elements of instalove, is a standalone, and as always has a HEA that will melt your heart.-
/book/show/2158857.Androletti_s_Mistress?from_search=true	Melanie Milburne	Androletti's Mistress	From back cover: 'You're mine for as long as I want you' Duty forced Nikki Ferliano to leave the only man she'd ever loved - Massimo Androletti - and marry another.... Leaving Massimo with the bitter memory of Nikki, the gold-digging seductress. Now she's widowed and broke and the only person who can help her is the very man she once betrayed.... Now Massimo's purchased heFrom back cover: 'You're mine for as long as I want you' Duty forced Nikki Ferliano to leave the only man she'd ever loved - Massimo Androletti - and marry another.... Leaving Massimo with the bitter memory of Nikki, the gold-digging seductress. Now she's widowed and broke and the only person who can help her is the very man she once betrayed.... Now Massimo's purchased her body for revenge......................
/book/show/30160985-kissing?from_search=true	Ellie Brixton	#Kissing (Rock and Romance, #1)	I was always the good girl.Then when the pressure became too much, I took off and found me a bad boy.Niko. The hot, British rock star and frontman of the Halos.He took my angel wings and gave me a lot of things, well, everything but the Big O.And fidelity.So with my #fail in hand, I did the worst thing imaginable.I went home. The insta-nagging, criticism, and impossiI was always the good girl.Then when the pressure became too much, I took off and found me a bad boy.Niko. The hot, British rock star and frontman of the Halos.He took my angel wings and gave me a lot of things, well, everything but the Big O.And fidelity.So with my #fail in hand, I did the worst thing imaginable.I went home. The insta-nagging, criticism, and impossible expectations reminded me why my life #suckedthe reason I left in the first place.Well, everything was the same except for JQ, my high school crush. With a snug T-shirt and jeans that fit in all of the right places, it looks like he became man and maybe it was time for me to become a woman.#Kissing is a sexy, rock star romance for new adult, college, and contemporary romance readers who enjoy love stories with an HEA.Author's note: #KISSING is a full-length, standalone novel. Due to strong language and content, this book is not intended for readers under the age of 18.
/book/show/34139299-the-dominator?from_search=true	D.D. Prince	The Dominator: A Dark Mafia Romance	Tia is totally smitten by the guy who flirted with her in the ice cream parlor on her last day there. The gorgeous man in an expensive suit oozed money, power, confidence, sexuality, and she can't stop daydreaming about how he flirted and teased and tied a cherry stem into a knot with his tongue suggestively right in front of her. But Tia has no idea that while she daydreaTia is totally smitten by the guy who flirted with her in the ice cream parlor on her last day there. The gorgeous man in an expensive suit oozed money, power, confidence, sexuality, and she can't stop daydreaming about how he flirted and teased and tied a cherry stem into a knot with his tongue suggestively right in front of her. But Tia has no idea that while she daydreams about the gorgeous guy, a plot is underfoot. He's about to tie her whole life up into knots. She has no idea that as soon as she graduates from school she'll be delivered to him. He owns her. And he has plans. Carnal plans. Her father owes his father a debt and that debt is to be paid with Tia. This book is a dark romance with a flesh debt payment plot. Tommy Ferrano needs to get married to get handed his birthright, a business with ties to organized crime. He has been in no hurry to get married so his father decided to get creative. His father chose Tia for very specific reasons. Tia grew up too fast. She lost her Mom due to suicide and has a screw-up for a father. She's excited about moving to the next chapter of life with plans for after school, plans for life on her own after growing up in foster care. She doesn't know, yet, that the changes coming don't remotely resemble what she had in mind. Tommy Ferrano likes to play games, especially mind games. After Tia is delivered to him and told of her fate she quickly finds this out and learns that she has to obey his rules ... or else. Rule 1: He owns her and wants full control. He wants obedience; he punishes defiance. Rule 2: She needs to keep her mouth shut and reveal nothing to anyone about him. He soon reveals Rule #3 to her, and starts revealing his dark, possessive, and depraved sexual side. Tia has to obey him in order to survive. Will it break her or will submission bring about a different kind of freedom? Ingredients include: profanity, sex, violence, dominating alpha male, blood, pain, love, redemption... No cliffhanger. Dark romance with scenes with dubious/ non-consent, some bondage, and discipline. Possessive, dark, damaged OTT alpha male with control issues. For mature audiences only.
/book/show/28219642-nuts-about-you?from_search=true	Kate Lowell	Nuts About You (Nutty Romances #1)	Nathans been crushing on one of his regular Bulk Mart customers for a while now. In squirrel form, he sits on Vinces bird feeders, munching on seeds and enjoying the eye candy. Until the day Vince notices him raiding the feederNote: This title was originally published in Storm Moon Press's Forgotten Menagerie. Small changes in wording and sentence structure have been maNathans been crushing on one of his regular Bulk Mart customers for a while now. In squirrel form, he sits on Vinces bird feeders, munching on seeds and enjoying the eye candy. Until the day Vince notices him raiding the feederNote: This title was originally published in Storm Moon Press's Forgotten Menagerie. Small changes in wording and sentence structure have been made, but this text does not differ in any significant manner from the original.
/book/show/22970081-to-kill-a-likening?from_search=true	M.K. Hunt	To Kill a Likening: Romance Suspense	What if you're a first time writer on a job that was almost impossible to get and a life ending disaster if you lose it. What if another employee appears who is 'different, ' maybe strange, maybe worse! Your boss has decided you need a more experienced cowriter and he forces you into accepting the help. Your fate, which was looking up as a film writer has now taken a noseWhat if you're a first time writer on a job that was almost impossible to get and a life ending disaster if you lose it. What if another employee appears who is 'different, ' maybe strange, maybe worse! Your boss has decided you need a more experienced cowriter and he forces you into accepting the help. Your fate, which was looking up as a film writer has now taken a nose dive. You now enter some really scary times, times when you begin to worry if you will ever come through it, and some terrorizing moments when you know you won't. It's gets even worse, what if, amid the chaos you meet the best reason to live hat you've ever known in your life. Now, you've got everything you could ever dream of to gain, and everything you could ever expect from life to lose. A fast paced romance suspense novel that will deny you sleep until you're at the very tip end.
/book/show/27862390-christmas-romance-2015---places-to-see?from_search=true	Jennifer Conner Sharon Kleve Angela Ford	Christmas Romance 2015 - Places To See	Together for the first time together in a boxed set.Aubri, Paget, Erika, and Jade were there to support their boss after the loss of his daughter. Mr. Simon knows the women work too hard and with his daughters death, hes found that life is short. For Christmas, he decides to give the four women an early present and fly them anywhere in the world they want to go with allTogether for the first time together in a boxed set.Aubri, Paget, Erika, and Jade were there to support their boss after the loss of his daughter. Mr. Simon knows the women work too hard and with his daughters death, hes found that life is short. For Christmas, he decides to give the four women an early present and fly them anywhere in the world they want to go with all expenses paid.They chose Germany, France, Italy, and Bulgaria.The girls know how to work but can they learn how to have fun?Come along with Aubri, Paget, Erica, and Jade and they travel around the world and maybe along the wayeven fall in love!Kisses and Strudel - Places to See Germany - Jennifer ConnerIn Love with Paris - Places to See France - Sharon KleveChristmas in Tuscany - Places to See Italy - Angela FordTwice as Nice Christmas - Places to See Bulgaria - Natalie-Nicole Bates
/book/show/34253198-sarah-s-child?from_search=true	Linda Howard	Sarah's Child	
/book/show/1196618.The_Pilgrim_Kamanita?from_search=true	Karl Gjellerup	The Pilgrim Kamanita: A Legendary Romance	This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1912. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... XLIII THE PASSING OF THE PERFECT ONE My lack of strength did not admit of our undertaking long daily journeys, and made it necessary sometimes to take a day for rThis historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1912. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... XLIII THE PASSING OF THE PERFECT ONE My lack of strength did not admit of our undertaking long daily journeys, and made it necessary sometimes to take a day for rest, so that only after a pilgrimage of a month did we arrive in Vesali, where, as we knew, the Master had made a considerable stay, but whence he had been gone about six weeks. A short time before we had learned, in a village in which lived pious followers of the doctrine, that Sariputta and Moggallana had entered into Nirvana. The thought that these two great disciples--the chiefs of the doctrine, as we named them--no longer dwelt on earth, moved me deeply. Of course we all knew well that these great ones, as even the Buddha himself, were merely human beings just as we, but the idea that they could leave us had never arisen in our minds. Sariputta, who had so often in his deliberate way solved difficult questions of doctrine for me, had passed away. He was the disciple in appearance most like the Master, and he stood, as did the Master, in his eightieth year. Was it possible that even the Buddha himself could be approaching the end of his life on earth? Perhaps the uneasiness which was caused by this fear fanned some smouldering remnant of my past fever again into a blaze. Be that as it may, I arrived in Vesali sick and exhausted, In the town there lived a rich woman, ST? a follower of the Buddha, who made it her special care to minister in every possible way to the needs of the monks and nuns passing through. When she learned that a sick nun had arrived, she at once sought me out, brought Medini and myself to her house, and tended me there with great solicitude. Moved by her kindness, I soon gave expression to the fear that was troubling me, and asked whether she thought it possible that the...
/book/show/18592130-waking-sleeping-beauty?from_search=true	Laurie LeClair	Waking Sleeping Beauty (Once Upon A Romance, #2)	Is real life better than any dream you can imagine?In this Once Upon A Romance Series Book 2 romantic comedy, sheltered, naive Francine (Francie) King longs for her dream wedding. Now, if only she can find the perfect groom for her perfect wedding. Added to that, she's just walked out on her meddling, controlling mother and has lost her trust fund money. What's a girl toIs real life better than any dream you can imagine?In this Once Upon A Romance Series Book 2 romantic comedy, sheltered, naive Francine (Francie) King longs for her dream wedding. Now, if only she can find the perfect groom for her perfect wedding. Added to that, she's just walked out on her meddling, controlling mother and has lost her trust fund money. What's a girl to do? And how will she ever afford the wedding she's planned for all her life?Successful, single Marcus Goode wants to be closer to his ailing mother and hold onto the only family he has left in this world. He agrees to return to Dallas to take over the temporary running of King's Department Store while the new owner searches for a permanent replacement. What he doesn't anticipate is just how involved he will get with the King family, especially Francie when he's caught up in a make-believe courtship for a fairy tale ad campaign for the store.When Marcus finds Francie in a wedding dress asleep in the store after hours, he kisses her awake. Neither one of them will ever be the same. Can a hopeless romantic learn to survive in the real world? And can a confirmed bachelor remain that way when his heart falls for a sleeping beauty?
/book/show/18978211-casey---harlequin-rainhas-do-romance-ed-68?from_search=true	Lori Foster	Casey - Harlequin Rainhas do Romance Ed. 68	Sawyer, Morgan, Gabe e Jordan so os homens mais desejados de Buckhorn, Kentucky. Mas quando entra em cena Casey, o filho de Sawyer, s se pode dizer uma coisa: tal pai, tal filhoEmma Clark est de volta a Buckhorn. Durante a adolescncia, fora a garota do cabelo descolorido, supermaquiada e de pssima reputao.Emma tentara de tudo para seduzir Casey Hudson, o menino maSawyer, Morgan, Gabe e Jordan so os homens mais desejados de Buckhorn, Kentucky. Mas quando entra em cena Casey, o filho de Sawyer, s se pode dizer uma coisa: tal pai, tal filhoEmma Clark est de volta a Buckhorn. Durante a adolescncia, fora a garota do cabelo descolorido, supermaquiada e de pssima reputao.Emma tentara de tudo para seduzir Casey Hudson, o menino mais bonito da cidade e a nica pessoa que parecia realmente se importar com ela. O tempo passou e agora Emma se tornara uma mulher madura, encantadora e de sutil sensualidade. Surpreendentemente, dessa vez, ela se empenhava em mant-lo a distncia. S restava a Casey convenc-la de que sua atrao no era apenas um resqucio do desejo adolescente, e sim um amor verdadeiro por uma mulher real...
/book/show/22276711-taken-by-the-heart?from_search=true	C.J. Pinard Lexy Timms Sierra  Rose	Taken By The Heart (4 Contemporary Romance Novellas)	*These are novellas*Click on the 'inside feature' to see book covers, book trailers, and read more detailed blurbs about the books.In book 1, Ashly is haunted by her exs actions when he dumped her at the altar.BOOK TRAILER:* * *In book 2, Charity has a rocky relationship with her father and tries to put the past behind her whe*These are novellas*Click on the 'inside feature' to see book covers, book trailers, and read more detailed blurbs about the books.In book 1, Ashly is haunted by her exs actions when he dumped her at the altar.BOOK TRAILER:* * *In book 2, Charity has a rocky relationship with her father and tries to put the past behind her when she meets her sexy new doctor.BOOK TRAILER:* * *In book 3, when Emma runs into her cocky new neighbor, Special Agent Chase Williams, things get heated.* * *In book 4, U.C. San Diego college student, Miranda Cates is excited to start college. When she meets the very hot and sexy U.S. Marine, Chris Ferguson, it's lust at first sight.
/book/show/19120434-the-nightlife?from_search=true	Travis Luedke	The Nightlife: New York (Paranormal Romance Thriller) (the Nightlife Series)	The Nightlife Series is violent, sexy, and occasionally violently sexy.Vampires, strippers, escorts, night clubs, pimps and dirty cops - the Nightlife New York is never boring.Aaron Pilan's life is forever changed when he's shot trying to rescue a drop-dead gorgeous woman on the streets of New York. Aaron is thrust into the shocking world of vampiric slavery when MichellThe Nightlife Series is violent, sexy, and occasionally violently sexy.Vampires, strippers, escorts, night clubs, pimps and dirty cops - the Nightlife New York is never boring.Aaron Pilan's life is forever changed when he's shot trying to rescue a drop-dead gorgeous woman on the streets of New York. Aaron is thrust into the shocking world of vampiric slavery when Michelle shares her blood to save his life.Michelle's existence as a solitary vampire is also altered when she accepts this naive young man into her life. Bound by her blood, Aaron is subject to her authority. He walks a tightrope of strictly controlled feeding regiments and intense sexual adventures while catering to the neurotic control-freak tendencies of his new master. She vows to eliminate him if he proves too difficult to control.This paranormal romance thriller is bold and evocative, infusing blood, sex, love and turmoil in an urban drama about two vampires battling evil outside and within themselves.The Nightlife New York is a raw brutal tale that slaps you in the face and keeps you asking for more! Travis Luedke has taken a genre flooded with angsty teenagers to an adult level.Luedke brings his main characters to life, both incredibly flawed and powerfully charismatic, with a wonderful writing style, in this unique twist on the Vampire.This is unlike any vampire tale I have ever read, and is as far removed from Bram Stoker's Dracula, as New York is from Transylvania. Travis Luedke has fashioned a compelling tale of love, passion, violence and steamy hot sex, set against the backdrop of the Big Apple.Find out what happens in the first novel of the Nightlife Series...bite into your copy today!The Nightlife Series novels are Adult Paranormal Romance Thriller:#1 THE NIGHTLIFE NEW YORK#2 THE NIGHTLIFE LAS VEGAS#3 THE NIGHTLIFE PARIS#4 BLOOD SLAVE#5 THE NIGHTLIFE SERIES OMNIBUS (Books 1-4)Young Adult novels by TW Luedke (Travis Luedke)THE SHEPHERD (YA Paranormal Thriller)
/book/show/17980044-death-cache?from_search=true	Tiffinie Helmer	Death Cache (Romance on the Edge, #4)	Loving her is murder...She shouldn't have playedGallery owner Tern Maiski has always had a way with men, but the one she gave her heart to disappeared without a word. Now he's competing alongside her and four others in a high-tech treasure hunt, and her pride isn't the only thing on the line. So is her life.He doesnt play by the rulesGeophysicist Gage Fallon's relationLoving her is murder...She shouldn't have playedGallery owner Tern Maiski has always had a way with men, but the one she gave her heart to disappeared without a word. Now he's competing alongside her and four others in a high-tech treasure hunt, and her pride isn't the only thing on the line. So is her life.He doesnt play by the rulesGeophysicist Gage Fallon's relationship with Tern has been cataclysmic from the beginning. He cared too much, too fast and their passion threatened to consume him. Now he's back on firmer ground and competing in a game that will risk more than his heart.Once their group is dropped off in a remote area near the Arctic Circle, it quickly becomes clear that instead of hunting for treasure, they're the ones being hunted. And the killer is dead serious about caching them in.
/book/show/33918065-a-taste-of-temptation?from_search=true	Heather McGovern	A Taste of Temptation (A Honeywilde Romance, #3)	Nestled in the lush green mountains of North Carolina, the Honeywilde Inn will be a romantics dream getaway, if only the Bradley siblings can keep it running. It will take a combination of hard work, good luck, and the kind of love that dreams are made of . . .Sophie Bradley can always count on Wright. He's not just her brothers best friend, he's practically part of theNestled in the lush green mountains of North Carolina, the Honeywilde Inn will be a romantics dream getaway, if only the Bradley siblings can keep it running. It will take a combination of hard work, good luck, and the kind of love that dreams are made of . . .Sophie Bradley can always count on Wright. He's not just her brothers best friend, he's practically part of the family. His honesty and willingness to listen are a constant comfort, and his culinary skills are a huge selling point for the inn. But when a casual moment in the kitchen turns electric, an impulsive kiss leaves her weak in the kneesa kiss Wright dismisses as temporary insanity and insists will never happen again.How could he have done it? Wright feels like a big enough jerk, disappointing his parents with his career choicesplus he's secretly entertaining job offers from restaurants coast-to-coast. He's betraying everyone . . . and now he's kissed his best friend's sister. The only option is to hit the brakes, hard. But once Sophie's been kissed, she can't be unkissed, and as things start falling apart around him, Wright wonders if a momentary lapse might be the beginning of something extraordinary.
/book/show/24534483-when-it-s-love?from_search=true	Lucy Kevin Bella Andre	When It's Love (A Walker Island Romance #3)	Come for a visit to Walker Island where you'll find stunning Pacific Northwest ocean views, men too intriguing to resist...and five close-knit sisters who are each about to find their one true love.Once upon a time, Rachel Walker longed forand sought outadventure. But after her boyfriend found out she was pregnant and left her to raise her daughter Charlotte alone six yCome for a visit to Walker Island where you'll find stunning Pacific Northwest ocean views, men too intriguing to resist...and five close-knit sisters who are each about to find their one true love.Once upon a time, Rachel Walker longed forand sought outadventure. But after her boyfriend found out she was pregnant and left her to raise her daughter Charlotte alone six years ago, she put her wild child days behind her. For good. So when Rachel's sister needs her to step in to help film a TV show with professional surfer Nicholas Quinn on Walker Island, she isn't the least bit worried about losing her heart to him. Not until the first time she sees him smile and realizes that her heart isn't completely closed off to promises of breathless excitement after all...Nicholas has spent his entire life chasing adventure, one wave at a time, becoming a major surfing star along the way. But for all the incredible challenges he's faced around the world, he's never faced one as excitingor as importantas winning Rachel's heart. One stolen kiss is all it takes for him to be absolutely certain that his next adventure should be taken with Rachel and her daughter Charlotte beside him. First, though, he'll have to break through every one of Rachel's walls to convince her to trust in both her dreams and his never-ending love.When Its Love is the third fun, sweet, and emotional contemporary romance in the Walker Island series from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Lucy Kevin.
/book/show/1622537.Vikram_and_the_Vampire?from_search=true	Anonymous Richard Francis Burton	Vikram and the Vampire: Classic Hindu Tales of Adventure Magic and Romance	This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally importanThis is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.
/book/show/33216592-hot-on-ice?from_search=true	Avery Flynn Robin Covington Kimberly Kincaid	Hot on Ice: A Hockey Romance Anthology (Chicago Rebels, #.5; Station Seventeen, #1.5; B-Squad, #2.5)	Get ready to fall in love with the smokin hot hockey players of the New Orleans Cajun Rage. After this seasons Cinderella run all thGet ready to fall in love with the smokin hot hockey players of the New Orleans Cajun Rage. After this seasons Cinderella run all the way to the Finals, these heroes have won the Cupand now your heart is the goal.Finally out, he thought he knew his next step . . . until the man he might not be able to resist puts a sexy offer on the table.- The Cup, the girl, and the future-could he make them all come together?Theres no such thing as in too deep- He needs to clean up his reputation . . . Can this bad boy keep the pop princess safe?- The last thing he wants is to be stranded in a cabin with the one girl he's always wanted.She plans to melt the ice kings heart and prove shes just the girl to go skate to skate with him, whether he likes it or not.Can he convince this Amazon beauty to stop fighting her erotic powers long enough to play his game?- Toss a stoic defenseman, a no-nonsense nurse, and a ward full of crafty children in a Cup and anything can happen.- The only thing that will make him happy again is the one woman he cant have . . .This player has a bounty on his virginity. She has him up against the boards.- Sometimes the line between love and insanity is as thin as an ice skates blade.- When it comes to the game of love, hes playing to win.- This hot-tempered coach is fully prepared to fight for his wifebut can he win back her heart?- The only woman who knows his secret can slam his heart against the boards with a sideways glance. He is so pucked.- When he sets his sights on a goal, it's only a matter of time.- Can a passion that started in the dark find a lifetime of love in the light?Making impossible saves is easy compared to falling in love.Shell send him to the penalty box, and keep him there . . . for good this time.
/book/show/644625.The_Love_Match?from_search=true	Marion Chesney	The Love Match	BY DAY SHE CHAMPIONED WOMEN'S RIGHTS, BUT BY NIGHT SHE DREAMED OF ROMANCENo young lady was more devoted to the teachings of that infamous bluestocking Mrs. Waverley than her adopted daughter Felicity. However, unlike her mentor, she vowed to stay unmarried and true to the cause. In fact, she was the secret author of a scandalous new novel--the tale of a lady rake and herBY DAY SHE CHAMPIONED WOMEN'S RIGHTS, BUT BY NIGHT SHE DREAMED OF ROMANCENo young lady was more devoted to the teachings of that infamous bluestocking Mrs. Waverley than her adopted daughter Felicity. However, unlike her mentor, she vowed to stay unmarried and true to the cause. In fact, she was the secret author of a scandalous new novel--the tale of a lady rake and her romantic exploits.Unfortunately, there was one titled gentleman who learned her identity and grew intrigued with the headstrong young lady who was taking the ton by storm.With the handsome marquess spurring her on, Felicity would soon learn that real life could be infinitely more interesting than mere fiction... .
/book/show/21402519-picnic?from_search=true	William Inge	Picnic : A Summer Romance	Picnic: A Summer Romance by William Inge
/book/show/34321800-shattered-hearts?from_search=true	Octavia Wildwood	Shattered Hearts	After escaping an abusive relationship, Amanda finds work on a remote farm in rural Minnesota. Eager for a fresh start, she tries to will her nightmares away. She also tries to stop daydreaming about her hot boss's hard, chiseled body. She doesn't like him, but he's sure easy on the eyes.HardwAfter escaping an abusive relationship, Amanda finds work on a remote farm in rural Minnesota. Eager for a fresh start, she tries to will her nightmares away. She also tries to stop daydreaming about her hot boss's hard, chiseled body. She doesn't like him, but he's sure easy on the eyes.Hardworking and hard-headed, Nate is determined to save his family's farm and provide for his sister. The last thing he needs is some city girl getting underfoot. Sure, Amanda is a breath of fresh air (and the prettiest little thing he's ever seen) but there's no way he'd ever admit it. Nate doesn't do romance...but he can't stop thinking about doing Amanda!
/book/show/85748.Mars_and_Venus_in_the_Bedroom?from_search=true	John Gray	Mars and Venus in the Bedroom: A Guide to Lasting Romance and Passion	The author of the phenomenal # 1bestsellerJohn Gray has helped millions of men and women achieve lasting love and happiness. Now he turns his wisdom and expertise to one of the most sensitive and essential issues in a relationship: sex. Inhe explains how we can use advanced relationshThe author of the phenomenal # 1bestsellerJohn Gray has helped millions of men and women achieve lasting love and happiness. Now he turns his wisdom and expertise to one of the most sensitive and essential issues in a relationship: sex. Inhe explains how we can use advanced relationship skills to keep the fires of passion burning and achieve much greater intimacy.Romance can thrive when we accept that men and women have very different, yet complementary, emotional and physical needs. Dr. Gray shows us how we can make small but important adjustments in our attitudes, schedules, and techniques so that both partners are happy in the bedroom -- and in the relationship. From learning advanced skills for greater sex to achieving greater confidence in the bedroom, discovering the joy of quickies to rekindling the passion and keeping romance alive, John Gray has the answers for you.
/book/show/11764280-londres-o-romance?from_search=true	Edward Rutherfurd Alves Calado (Translator)	Londres, O Romance	Londres, uma das maiores e mais importantes capitais do mundo, tornou-se protagonista de um livro que faz justia  sua fama e  sua Histria. 'Londres, o romance'  a saga viva dessa cidade grandiosa.Tudo comea com a chegada dos romanos, que derrotam o povo das ilhas britnicas e, onde havia apenas um povoado, fundam a cidade de Londinium. A aventura do crescimento e daLondres, uma das maiores e mais importantes capitais do mundo, tornou-se protagonista de um livro que faz justia  sua fama e  sua Histria. 'Londres, o romance'  a saga viva dessa cidade grandiosa.Tudo comea com a chegada dos romanos, que derrotam o povo das ilhas britnicas e, onde havia apenas um povoado, fundam a cidade de Londinium. A aventura do crescimento e da evoluo daquele vilarejo chega at os nossos dias atravs da vida de personagens memorveis, como Julius, fabricante romano de moedas, que arrisca sua vida para encontrar um tesouro enterrado; Dame Barnikel, dona da taverna freqentada pelo poeta Geoffrey Chaucer e seus peregrinos; Geoffrey Ducket, fundador de uma importante famlia da nobreza; Edmund Meredith e os atores da companhia de Shakespeare, no Teatro Globo; e a pequena Lucy, que vivia nas margens enlameadas do Tmisa de Dickens. Atravs da vida dessas pessoas, podemos acompanhar a transformao de Londres na metrpole cosmopolita dos dias de hoje. Um romance criativo que chegou s principais listas de mais vendidos britnicas e americanas.
/book/show/959613.A_Glastonbury_Romance?from_search=true	John Cowper Powys	A Glastonbury Romance	First published in 1932, here is John Cowper Powys's masterwork, an epic novel of terrific cumulative force and lyrical intensity. In it he interweaves the ancient with the modern as he probes the mystical and spiritual ethos of the small English village of Glastonbury and the effect upon its inhabitants of a mystical tradition from the most remote past of human history -First published in 1932, here is John Cowper Powys's masterwork, an epic novel of terrific cumulative force and lyrical intensity. In it he interweaves the ancient with the modern as he probes the mystical and spiritual ethos of the small English village of Glastonbury and the effect upon its inhabitants of a mystical tradition from the most remote past of human history - the legend of the Grail - to create a book of astonishing scope and beauty. Panoramic in design, charged with scenes of great vividness and informed by Powys's own towering genius,is still astounding readers.
/book/show/8148236-second-chance-romance?from_search=true	Asrai Devin	Second Chance Romance (Up in Flames #1)	Mandy Green is happy juggling her life as a single mom and her dream job as a third grade teacher. Her world is knocked on its edge when her high school sweetheart connects with her via Facebook. Mandy decides on one, last date with Kip to finally move on. Kip isn't quite so ready to let go. Will Mandy dare to take a second chance with her first love? Warning: This book coMandy Green is happy juggling her life as a single mom and her dream job as a third grade teacher. Her world is knocked on its edge when her high school sweetheart connects with her via Facebook. Mandy decides on one, last date with Kip to finally move on. Kip isn't quite so ready to let go. Will Mandy dare to take a second chance with her first love? Warning: This book contains adult language, nature of a sexual content including anal sex.July 2012 update: this book has finally been edited. Thanks to everyone who has read and reviewed.
/book/show/17795656-hustle-him?from_search=true	Jennifer Foor	Hustle Him (Bank Shot Romance, #2)	After losing his family in a tragic accident, Ramsey Towers has given up on his old life. He moved to a small town in West Virginia, where nobody will bother him about his painful past that he, himself, can't stop reliving. Still needing to make money, he took a job as the town sheriff. Thinking he can just live out the rest of his life in solitude, he doesn't associate wiAfter losing his family in a tragic accident, Ramsey Towers has given up on his old life. He moved to a small town in West Virginia, where nobody will bother him about his painful past that he, himself, can't stop reliving. Still needing to make money, he took a job as the town sheriff. Thinking he can just live out the rest of his life in solitude, he doesn't associate with anyone outside of work.No friends...no questions.It's how he wants it.One late night call changes everything. Vessa Jean thought she had a great life. After marrying her high school sweetheart and having two children, they settled into family life. While Vessa was both a mother and bartender, her tattoo artist husband was out sleeping with other women behind her back. The devastation of it all was just too much to handle, so Vessa decides to take the kids and leave her husband.She had no idea how much her life was about to change.An accident caused them to meet, but as Vessa tries to know more about Ramsey, she discovers he is haunted by his past. After exhausting all options, she decides to try a different approach. One way or another, she's going to get to know the secretive sheriff.Hustle Him is a rollercoaster of real life emotions. Sometimes it only takes a common interest for someone to open up again.
/book/show/19066464-the-mysteries-of-udolpho---a-romance?from_search=true	Ann Radcliffe	The Mysteries of Udolpho - A Romance	THE MYSTERIES OF UDOLPHO by Anne Radcliffe, an English author, and considered the pioneer of the gothic novel.The Mysteries of Udolpho follows the fortunes of Emily St. Aubert who suffers, among other misadventures, the death of her father, supernatural terrors in a gloomy castle, and the machinations of an Italian brigand.The novel is referenced multiple times in Jane AuTHE MYSTERIES OF UDOLPHO by Anne Radcliffe, an English author, and considered the pioneer of the gothic novel.The Mysteries of Udolpho follows the fortunes of Emily St. Aubert who suffers, among other misadventures, the death of her father, supernatural terrors in a gloomy castle, and the machinations of an Italian brigand.The novel is referenced multiple times in Jane Austen's novel Northanger Abbey, which satirizes it.Volume 1-2-3-4 (COMPLETE)+Active table of contents+Characters+Original Illustrated+Biography of Anne RadcliffeEnjoy your reading time!!!
/book/show/17278153-two-weeks-with-a-seal?from_search=true	Theresa Marguerite Hewitt	Two Weeks with a SEAL (Wakefield Romance, #1)	Her life isn't glamorous, but Rhea Griggs does her best.In her small town of Wakefield, Virginia she lives the life she has been given, but loving your older brother's best friend is always a gamble. For Rhea, it's an unspoken truth.Chad Payne is a sailor, a SEAL, and he loves his job, but the danger and unknowing is starting to weigh on his heart and soul. He's ready to sHer life isn't glamorous, but Rhea Griggs does her best.In her small town of Wakefield, Virginia she lives the life she has been given, but loving your older brother's best friend is always a gamble. For Rhea, it's an unspoken truth.Chad Payne is a sailor, a SEAL, and he loves his job, but the danger and unknowing is starting to weigh on his heart and soul. He's ready to settle down, but confessing his love for his best friend's little sister is easier said than done.When heartbreak and loss find Rhea, Chad knows it's now or never.Is two weeks enough for them to share the love of a lifetime? To mend two hearts into one? Can Rhea handle what comes with loving a SEAL?Contains rowdy country fun, heart warming love and one heart wrenching farewell that will leave you speechless.
/book/show/19178746-battered-not-broken?from_search=true	Ranae Rose	Battered Not Broken (MMA Romance Companion Novels, #1)	Ryan Moore forged his own path when he defied his wealthy familys expectations by joining the United States Marine Corps as an enlisted man. After a period of service thats cut short by an IED explosion, the lingering physical and mental effects of war result in an isolated struggle to exist in the civilian world. He throws himself into competitive MMA fighting  the oneRyan Moore forged his own path when he defied his wealthy familys expectations by joining the United States Marine Corps as an enlisted man. After a period of service thats cut short by an IED explosion, the lingering physical and mental effects of war result in an isolated struggle to exist in the civilian world. He throws himself into competitive MMA fighting  the one thing hes still able to excel at, even if every match is a risk he cant afford to take.His first encounter with amateur female fighter Ally Rivera ignites a spark of desire he hasnt felt since before a bomb left its marks on his life and his body, but his flirtation with her turns out to be anything but harmless. Shes struggling to hold together a family ravaged by violence  a feat that isnt easy when her father has been imprisoned, leaving her vulnerable to relatives who run a local gang. Can two unrelenting fighters overcome challenges they couldnt defeat alone, or do the wounds of war and crime run too deep for even love to heal?
/book/show/22760892-addicted?from_search=true	Alycia Taylor	Addicted (MMA Romance, #3)	I finally gave in to Braxton. I trusted he would be faithful even though I knew his past. He knew my past too. The only problem with my past is that it showed up in a chair next to me at the bar. My ex-boyfriend. Will it be the end to Braxton and I?
/book/show/4449357-le-fant-me-des-canterville?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde	Le Fantôme Des Canterville: Romance Hylo Idéaliste	This is Oscar Wilde's tale of the American family moved into a British mansion, Canterville Chase, much to the annoyance its tired ghost. The family -- which refuses to believe in him -- is in Wilde's way a commentary on the British nobility of the day -- and on the Americans, too. The tale, like many of Wilde's, is rich with allusion, but ends as sentimental romance. . .
/book/show/2013237.Never_Romance_a_Rake?from_search=true	Liz Carlyle	Never Romance a Rake (Neville Family #3)	
/book/show/849074.Tarzan_of_the_Apes_?from_search=true	Edgar Rice Burroughs John P. Gunnison (Editor)	Tarzan of the Apes : a romance of the jungle (High Adventure, #33)	In 1888 Lord and Lady Clayton sail from England but to West Africa and perish on a remote island. When their infant son is adopted by fanged, great anthropoid apes, he is Tarzan of the Apes. His intelligence and caring mother raise him to be king. Self-educated by his parents library, Tarzan rescues genteel Jane Porter from the perils of his jungle.
/book/show/7879247-dining-with-joy?from_search=true	Rachel Hauck	Dining with Joy (Lowcountry Romance, #3)	Host of a regionally syndicated cooking show, Joy Ballard has a little secret: she can't cook. But when her show is picked up by a major network and given a prime time slot, her world heats up faster than a lowcountry boil.Enter LHost of a regionally syndicated cooking show, Joy Ballard has a little secret: she can't cook. But when her show is picked up by a major network and given a prime time slot, her world heats up faster than a lowcountry boil.Enter Luke Redmond: handsome, creative, and jobless after having to declare bankruptcy of his Manhattan restaurant. When her producers ask him to co-host the show, Joy sees Luke as her way out. But Luke sees much more than just a co-host in Joy.Their relationship begins to simmer on and off set. Until Joy's secret is revealed and her reputation is ruined on national television by her rival, Wenda Devine.But could Devine's cruelty be a divine gift? Losing Luke--and her sister--forces Joy to consider where her worth really comes from. Could God be cooking up an even bigger adventure from the mess? And will Joy hang on long enough to find out?
/book/show/4838215-to-romance-a-charming-rogue?from_search=true	Nicole Jordan	To Romance a Charming Rogue (Courtship Wars, #4)	
/book/show/8286364-love-lust-faking-it?from_search=true	Jenny McCarthy	Love, Lust & Faking It: The Naked Truth About Sex, Lies, and True Romance	In, Jenny McCarthy told you what you could really expect when you're expecting. Inand, she gave you the unfiltered ups and downs of motherhood and marriIn, Jenny McCarthy told you what you could really expect when you're expecting. Inand, she gave you the unfiltered ups and downs of motherhood and marriage. Now, in Love,, the inveterate truth teller turns the lights on for a funny, often poignant, and no-holds-barred look at the essence of relationships: love and sex.Jenny explores the intensity of first love, introducing us to Tony, the boy of her teenage dreams, and Tubby, her dirty, sexy stuffed teddy bear. She takes us on a whirlwind tour of the world of aphrodisiacs and fetishes, explains the importance of playing doctor and other nice and naughty fantasies, and gives thanks for the pleasures of chocolate. And she sets the story straight on STDs, man junk and lady bits, why wecheat, why women are master manipulators, the virtues of sex with the lights off, the power of a loving no, the satisfaction of the perfect booty call, and so much more.Filled with humorous stories about her own out-rageous exploitsfrom becoming aMiss October to the pain of getting a discount boob job to meeting Brad Pittas well as the lessons she's learned from family, friends, and fans,takes on a subject the sex symbol, mother, television star, comedian, and divorce can be trusted to examine with nothing but unvarnished honesty and earthy humor. Throughout, Jenny reminds us to aim higher, believe in true love, and, most of all, be kind to ourselves. And to have lots of fun and sexwithout faking it.
/book/show/9640617-orthodoxy?from_search=true	G.K. Chesterton	Orthodoxy: The Romance of Faith	If G.K. Chesterton'sis, as he called it, a slovenly autobiography, then we need more slobs in the world. This quirky, slender book describes how Chesterton came to view orthodox Catholic Christianity as the way to satisfy his personal emotional needs, in a way that would also allow him to live happily in society. Chesterton argues that peIf G.K. Chesterton'sis, as he called it, a slovenly autobiography, then we need more slobs in the world. This quirky, slender book describes how Chesterton came to view orthodox Catholic Christianity as the way to satisfy his personal emotional needs, in a way that would also allow him to live happily in society. Chesterton argues that people in western society need a life of practical romance, the combination of something that is strange with something that is secure. We need so to view the world as to combine an idea of wonder and an idea of welcome. Drawing on such figures as Fra Angelico, George Bernard Shaw, and St. Paul to make his points, Chesterton argues that submission to ecclesiastical authority is the way to achieve a good and balanced life. The whole book is written in a style that is as majestic and down-to-earth as C.S. Lewis at his best. The final chapter, called Authority and the Adventurer, is especially persuasive. It's hard to imagine a reader who will not close the book believing, at least for the moment, that the Church will make you free.
/book/show/13014074-how-to-romance-a-rake?from_search=true	Manda Collins	How to Romance a Rake (Ugly Ducklings #2)	Whats a nice girl like Miss Juliet Shelby doing at a place like Lord Deverils ballroom? With her shy demeanor, shes a total stranger to the dance floor and a source of mockery for the. So imagine her surprise when Deveril gallantly comes to her defeWhats a nice girl like Miss Juliet Shelby doing at a place like Lord Deverils ballroom? With her shy demeanor, shes a total stranger to the dance floor and a source of mockery for the. So imagine her surprise when Deveril gallantly comes to her defenseand offers to teach her to dance! Juliet can hardly believe the most handsome bachelor in London would notice her, until he takes her in his arms and sets her heart ablazeLord Alec Deveril has never felt such a spark of attraction for an unmarried lady before. Unlike the fashionable ladies hes accustomed to, Juliet possesses a generous spirit, a fiery intelligenceand an explosive secret. Deep in the London underworld, a dear friend has vanished, and Juliet fears the worst. Deveril insists on helping, escorting her through the darkest alleys in town. But he too is hiding a shocking secretand the only way he can defeat the devil in his past is to seduce the angel in his arms
/book/show/31236273-crown-jewels?from_search=true	Ella James	Crown Jewels (Off-Limits Romance, #1)	After that close-up of his package on the sailboat in Morocco, TMZ started calling him Crown Jewels.Not that I keep track of Prince Liam. Definitely dont stalk him online like my friends do.Im out of that scene now. My familys reality show might still be running, but Ive been off-screen for a while. When people pass me on the sidewalk, they might squint, but most ofAfter that close-up of his package on the sailboat in Morocco, TMZ started calling him Crown Jewels.Not that I keep track of Prince Liam. Definitely dont stalk him online like my friends do.Im out of that scene now. My familys reality show might still be running, but Ive been off-screen for a while. When people pass me on the sidewalk, they might squint, but most of them dont scream Lucy Rhodes and ask about my love of Lucky Charms or how my broken toe healed.Prince Liammy stalking his Instagramthats just for fun. Its my dirty little secret. Trust me, Im the only woman in the world who doesnt actually want him.Except Im back in the Hamptons for the first time in two years. Im at a party, and Prince Manwhore is here as well. I tell myself that smile has no effect on me. That his ridiculous charisma is a parlor trick I see right through.After our one night together, no one knows that I succumbed.It doesnt matter. It meant nothing.Not until I see those two pink lines.
/book/show/22012863-accidental-leigh?from_search=true	Melanie  James	Accidental Leigh (Literal Leigh Romance Diaries, #1)	How does a girl become a witch? By accident, of course!Leigh Epstein is a grief stricken and lonely elementary school teacher that is devastated by the brutal and unexpected death of her true love at the hands of a careless writer. She overcomes her grief by taking matters in her own hands and takes up a little romance writing to resurrect her vampire-werewolf book-boyfrieHow does a girl become a witch? By accident, of course!Leigh Epstein is a grief stricken and lonely elementary school teacher that is devastated by the brutal and unexpected death of her true love at the hands of a careless writer. She overcomes her grief by taking matters in her own hands and takes up a little romance writing to resurrect her vampire-werewolf book-boyfriend. Leigh gets more than she bargained for when she discovers that every steamy erotic scene she creates is magically reenacted by her family, friends and coworkers.In her hilarious first diary, Leigh unwittingly sets her parents up for a weekend dinner party that they will never forget. She has two weeks to find out what her new found magic is capable of. Can she prevent a wild erotic encounter that could devastate her sweet parents marriage? What and who else will get caught up in her magic spells?Read a story so witchingly fun, that you wont be able to put it down and you will be eagerly awaiting the rest of the Literal Leigh Romance Diaries!
/book/show/31369421-feita-para-voc?from_search=true	Shannon Stacey	Feita Para Você: Harlequin Rainhas do Romance 116	Sean Kowalski mal chegou em casa aps sair do exrcito e j foi recrutado por Emma Shaw para uma difcil misso: fingir ser seu noivo. Para tranquilizar a av, ela quer mostrar que est em um relacionamento estvel e feliz. Apesar de Sean detestar mentiras, ele definitivamente preciSean Kowalski mal chegou em casa aps sair do exrcito e j foi recrutado por Emma Shaw para uma difcil misso: fingir ser seu noivo. Para tranquilizar a av, ela quer mostrar que est em um relacionamento estvel e feliz. Apesar de Sean detestar mentiras, ele definitivamente precisa do emprego que Emma lhe ofereceu em troca de sua ajuda. E por mais que se sinta atrado por ela, Sean no quer se apaixonar ou criar razes em uma cidade grande. Emma tambm no pretende namorar um homem que chama de lar qualquer lugar onde larga a sua mala, ainda que os beijos de Sean a deixem com as pernas bambas...
/book/show/320305.Endymion?from_search=true	John Keats	Endymion: A Poetic Romance	Woodhouse's copy is of the ed.: London: Printed for Taylor and Hessey, 1818.
/book/show/18722902-recipe-for-romance?from_search=true	Olivia Miles	Recipe for Romance	When Scott Collins walks into the Sweetie Pie Bakery on opening day, Emily is convinced she is seeing a ghost! It has been twelve years since he left town without a word;twelve years since he shattered her teenage heart. What has brought him back to Maple Woods? And why now?Time has only improved Emily's beauty, Scott muses. He would give anything to take away her pained eWhen Scott Collins walks into the Sweetie Pie Bakery on opening day, Emily is convinced she is seeing a ghost! It has been twelve years since he left town without a word;twelve years since he shattered her teenage heart. What has brought him back to Maple Woods? And why now?Time has only improved Emily's beauty, Scott muses. He would give anything to take away her pained expression, to be able to hold her in his arms again. But the family secret that drove him away still stands between them. And telling her the truth could ruin more than just their second chance at a happy ending....
/book/show/23601385-married-to-the-bad-boy?from_search=true	Letty Scott	Married to the Bad Boy: Young Adult Bad Boy Romance	Mind Blown Action Packed Heartthrob Page Turner Bad BoyKamis life was hell. Until the bad boy came along to save her.She never had aMind Blown Action Packed Heartthrob Page Turner Bad BoyKamis life was hell. Until the bad boy came along to save her.She never had an easy life. Most of her teenage years, all she had were bruises and bad memories. Her mother had married another man whose happiness came from hurting her.But when Brandon appeared in her life, some things were about to change. He had seen the bruises, and how it pained her. So he did something about it. He married her to protect her.But did Kami make the right decision marrying him? All the men in her life either left her, like her father did, or hurt her, as was the case with her step-father. There was no guarantee that Brandon wouldn't leave her, or hurt her.What would happen to her life now that she was married to the bad boy? Will he be able to keep her from harm?
/book/show/25664525-romancing-the-nerd?from_search=true	Leah Rae Miller	Romancing the Nerd (Nerd, #2)	Dan Garrett has become exactly what he hatespopular. Until recently, he was just another live-action role-playing nerd on the lowest rung of the social ladder. Cue a massive growth spurt and an uncanny skill at taking three-point shots in basketball and voilaMr. Popular. Its definitely weird.And the biggest drawback? Going fromDan Garrett has become exactly what he hatespopular. Until recently, he was just another live-action role-playing nerd on the lowest rung of the social ladder. Cue a massive growth spurt and an uncanny skill at taking three-point shots in basketball and voilaMr. Popular. Its definitely weird.And the biggest drawback? Going from high school zero to basketball hero cost Dan the secret girl of his dorky dreams.A tuba-playing nerd with an eclectic fashion sense, Zelda Pottss coolness stat is about minus forty-two. Dan turning his back on her and the rest of nerd-dom was brutal enough, but when he humiliates her at school, Zelda decides its time for a little revengedork style. Nevermind that she used to have a crush on him. Nevermind that her plan could backfire big time.Its time to roll the diceand hope like freakin hell she doesnt lose her heart in the process.
/book/show/12952466-gentle-warrior?from_search=true	Julie Garwood	Gentle Warrior	Frombestselling author and queen of romance Julie Garwood comes this classic novel of a medieval lady who risks everything to win a champion's heart.In feudal England, Elizabeth Montwright barely escaped the massacre that destroyed her family and exiled her from her ancestral castle. Bent on revenge, she rode again through the fortress gates, disguised as aFrombestselling author and queen of romance Julie Garwood comes this classic novel of a medieval lady who risks everything to win a champion's heart.In feudal England, Elizabeth Montwright barely escaped the massacre that destroyed her family and exiled her from her ancestral castle. Bent on revenge, she rode again through the fortress gates, disguised as a peasantto seek aid from Geoffrey Berkley, the powerful baron who had routed the murderers.He heard her pleas, resisted her demands, and vowed to seduce his beautiful subject. Yet as Elizabeth fought the warriors caresses, love flamed for this gallant man who must soon champion her causeand capture her spirited heart.
/book/show/25996793-emma-s-dream?from_search=true	M. Lee Prescott	Emma's Dream (Morgan's Run Romances #1)	A woman is the last thing on Ben Morgans mind as he comes home to Morgans Run, his familys ranch in Saguaro Valley. Doctors orders, hes home to heal, but the sooner he can get back to Santa Barbara, the better. Then he runs into Maggie Williams on Main Street, prompting vivid memories of a magical night, and Bens ailing heart skips a beat.Father of her beloved fiveA woman is the last thing on Ben Morgans mind as he comes home to Morgans Run, his familys ranch in Saguaro Valley. Doctors orders, hes home to heal, but the sooner he can get back to Santa Barbara, the better. Then he runs into Maggie Williams on Main Street, prompting vivid memories of a magical night, and Bens ailing heart skips a beat.Father of her beloved five year old daughter, the eldest of the Morgan sons is the last person Maggie expects to have crash into her car and back into her life. For years, she has struggled to forget him and to make a life for herself and her daughter, Emma, the mirror image of a father, who is unaware of her existence. Now, here he is, looking more gorgeous than the day he ran out of town. Maggie swears Ben Morgan will never break her heart again.
/book/show/17236958-bewitch?from_search=true	Felicity Heaton	Bewitch (Vampire Erotic Theatre Romance, #5)	A vampire with a past stained with blood and a soul tainted with darkness, he is perfect in his self-control, never surrendering to his darkest desires. Now a beautiful witch in the shadowy fae underworld threatens to reawaken long denied hungers and tempts him with carnal pleasure.Payne despises the incubus side of his mixed genes and refuses to give it free rein, but wheA vampire with a past stained with blood and a soul tainted with darkness, he is perfect in his self-control, never surrendering to his darkest desires. Now a beautiful witch in the shadowy fae underworld threatens to reawaken long denied hungers and tempts him with carnal pleasure.Payne despises the incubus side of his mixed genes and refuses to give it free rein, but when the wickedly sexy Elissa offers him a possible way to help a friend, he finds it difficult to resist paying the price, even if it will be his undoingone night of passion at her command.Elissa is a witch down on her luck until Payne comes crashing into her life. The dangerously handsome male is the key to fulfilling a promise she made, but he is also forbidden, and surrendering to the wildfire passion he stirs within her means risking ruin and death.When one incredible night of fulfilling their deepest fantasies leads to more than just a pathway to keeping a promise and saving a friend, will they be able to overcome the barriers that stand between them and forever?
/book/show/6540815-pilgrims?from_search=true	Garrison Keillor	Pilgrims: A Wobegon Romance	Twelve Wobegonians fly to Rome to decorate a war hero's grave, led by Marjorie Krebsbach, with radio host Gary Keillor along for the ride. The pilgrimage is inspired by a phone call from an Italian woman seeking her Lake Wobegon roots and by a memoirby a farm wife who found the secret of life and love inTwelve Wobegonians fly to Rome to decorate a war hero's grave, led by Marjorie Krebsbach, with radio host Gary Keillor along for the ride. The pilgrimage is inspired by a phone call from an Italian woman seeking her Lake Wobegon roots and by a memoirby a farm wife who found the secret of life and love in Italy. And by marjorie's longing to win back the love of her husband Carl. Far from home, sitting in the rain in the Piazza Navona, the pilgrims talks about themselves, as they never could do in the Chatterbox Caf.
/book/show/19002280-secrets-of-the-heart?from_search=true	Laurie LeClair	Secrets of the Heart (Heart Romance, #1)	Secrets to hide...A child to protect...Forbidden love...For years, Bree Hansen has fought to keep two things safe: Her daughter and her secret. Both are in jeopardy now that sexy cop Nick Carletti wants his family back. Shell do anything to protect her secret. She has for years along with her forbidden feelings for Nick. He knows shes hiding something and wants the truthSecrets to hide...A child to protect...Forbidden love...For years, Bree Hansen has fought to keep two things safe: Her daughter and her secret. Both are in jeopardy now that sexy cop Nick Carletti wants his family back. Shell do anything to protect her secret. She has for years along with her forbidden feelings for Nick. He knows shes hiding something and wants the truth. Getting to the bottom of it will give him what he wants, but at what price?How can Nick and Bree make a life together when he feels as if hes betraying his dead son, cant trust Bree, and has lost faith in everything, especially himself?Can Bree and Nick get what they want or will their forbidden past and growing feelings for each other expose too many secrets to heal their hearts?Books in The Heart Romance Series:Secrets Of The Heart, Book 1Crimes Of The Heart, Book 2Lies Of The Heart, Book 3Books in the Once Upon A Romance Series:If The Shoe Fits, Book 1Waking Sleeping Beauty, Book 2Taming McGruff, Book 3
/book/show/442786.Romance?from_search=true	Ed McBain Evan Hunter	Romance (87th Precinct, #47)	Romance is the name of a new play opening uptown--a play about an actress who gets stabbed. But when the lead actress really does get knifed, the spotlight turns to the guys from the 87th. It's up to Detective Bert Kling, involved in a budding romance of his own, to get to the bottom of it all.
/book/show/18685272-romancing-lady-stone?from_search=true	Delilah Marvelle	Romancing Lady Stone (School of Gallantry, # 6)	He believes in destiny. She just wants to survive it...At forty, Lady Cecilia Evangeline Stone thinks she has everything a woman could ever want. A title, a fortune, and four children who make her proud. After a marriage of convenience that was anything but convenient, she has no desire to complicate her life by including a man in it again. When her eldest son announces hHe believes in destiny. She just wants to survive it...At forty, Lady Cecilia Evangeline Stone thinks she has everything a woman could ever want. A title, a fortune, and four children who make her proud. After a marriage of convenience that was anything but convenient, she has no desire to complicate her life by including a man in it again. When her eldest son announces his engagement to a Russian actress in Saint Petersburg, Cecilia sets out to do what any good mother would do: stop the wedding. Unfortunately, destiny has other plans.Konstantin Alexie Levin never considered himself to be a villain. In fact, he considers himself to be a Russian gentleman. Having grown up in a refined and well-educated family that embraced criminal life to avoid debtors prison, the only thing preventing him from knowing happiness is the rest of the world. Everything changes, however, when Konstantin is given a chance to start life anew and travel to London to collect an unexpected reward for saving a mans life. To his surprise, he is about to become a hero at midnight to a beautiful aristocrat who desperately needs his help. The problem ishe wants to do more than save Lady Stone. He wants to make the woman his, all his.WARNING: This book is Rated Double S (Sweaty & Sinful) and contains strong language and sexual content which may cause respectable people to swoon.
/book/show/24642332-murder-by-candlelight?from_search=true	Michael Knox Beran	Murder by Candlelight: The Gruesome Slayings Behind Our Romance with the Macabre	Arguing that it is less the quality of the crimes than the attitude of the age which determines the gruesomeness of its murders, Michael Beran brings to life the ghastly ambiance of a vanished epoch, and gives us a terrifying glimpse of the horror beneath the seeming civility of the Victorian era.In the early nineteenth century, a series of murders took place in and arouArguing that it is less the quality of the crimes than the attitude of the age which determines the gruesomeness of its murders, Michael Beran brings to life the ghastly ambiance of a vanished epoch, and gives us a terrifying glimpse of the horror beneath the seeming civility of the Victorian era.In the early nineteenth century, a series of murders took place in and around London which shocked the whole of England. The appalling nature of the crimesa brutal slaying in the gambling netherworld, the slaughter of two entire households, and the first of the modern lust-murderswas magnified not only by the lurid atmosphere of an age in which candlelight gave way to gaslight, but also by the efforts of some of the keenest minds of the period to uncover the gruesomest details of the killings.These slayings all took place against the backdrop of a London in which the splendor of the fashionable world was haunted by the squalor of the slums. Sir Walter Scott, Lord Byron, Thomas De Quincey, Thomas Carlyle, and Percy Bysshe Shelley and others were fascinated by the blood and deviltry of these crimes.In their contemplations of the most notorious murders of their time, they discerned in the act of killing itself a depth of hideousness that we have lost sight of, now living in an age in which murder has been reduced to a problem of social science and skillful detective work. Interweaving these cultural vignettes alongside criminal history, acclaimed author Michael Beran paints a vivid picture of a time when homicide was thought of as the intrusion of the diabolic into ordinary life.
/book/show/11519340-romancing-the-m-d?from_search=true	Maureen Smith	Romancing the M.D. (Hopewell General, #3)	Landing an internship at prestigious Hopewell General is a dream come true for Tamara St. John. She struggled hard to get where she isand isn't about to risk it all because of arrogant Victor Aguilar. Tamara and Victor constantly lock horns, but the sinfully seductive doctor is driving her crazywith desire. Tamara knows that dating a colleague is a prescription for disasLanding an internship at prestigious Hopewell General is a dream come true for Tamara St. John. She struggled hard to get where she isand isn't about to risk it all because of arrogant Victor Aguilar. Tamara and Victor constantly lock horns, but the sinfully seductive doctor is driving her crazywith desire. Tamara knows that dating a colleague is a prescription for disaster. Until one stormy, passion-filled nightVictor can have his pick of any woman. But he only has eyes for sweet, sultry Tamara. But when tragedy and trauma in the E.R. hit close to home, one false move could put everything they've ever worked for in jeopardy. It's time to stake his claim on Tamara's heartwith a passionate dose of forever.
/book/show/34224648-cuffed?from_search=true	Joanna Blake LJ Anderson (Illustrator) Pincushion Press (Editor)	Cuffed: A First Time Romance	I'm a bad man with a dark past. She's innocent in every way. I'm about to break all the rules, just to make her mine.I'm a Special Agent assigned to take down a notorious biker club. She's just a girl who's in the wrong place at the wrong time. But I can't bend the rules, even if I know she's innocent.Casey Jones is a natural beauty with curves that won't quit. With herI'm a bad man with a dark past. She's innocent in every way. I'm about to break all the rules, just to make her mine.I'm a Special Agent assigned to take down a notorious biker club. She's just a girl who's in the wrong place at the wrong time. But I can't bend the rules, even if I know she's innocent.Casey Jones is a natural beauty with curves that won't quit. With her big doe eyes and long legs,She's barely old enough to be working in a place that serves alcohol, but I can't stop myself from wanting to make her a woman.She's in the middle of something bad, and too stubborn to see that. But I can't fight the need to get her into my bed and keep her there.
/book/show/5660117-beyond-heaving-bosoms?from_search=true	Sarah Wendell Candy Tan	Beyond Heaving Bosoms: The Smart Bitches' Guide to Romance Novels	With insider advice for writing romances, fun games to discover your inner Viking warrior, and interviews with famous romance authors,shows that while some romance novels are silly -- maybe even tawdry -- they can also be intelligent, savvy, feminist, and fabulous, just like their readers!
/book/show/13646994-the-replacement-wife?from_search=true	Erotic Romance Stories	The Replacement Wife	Terminally ill, Suzanne must find a replacement to take care of her loved ones before she dies. Matchmaking services haven't worked out because her husband finds the fuckable ones un-marriable, and the marriable ones, unfuckable. Her only option is to somehow convince the hottie next door to seduce her husband, never imagining that she would also be seduced. With time runnTerminally ill, Suzanne must find a replacement to take care of her loved ones before she dies. Matchmaking services haven't worked out because her husband finds the fuckable ones un-marriable, and the marriable ones, unfuckable. Her only option is to somehow convince the hottie next door to seduce her husband, never imagining that she would also be seduced. With time running out, her husband and her replacement decide to give Suzanne as much sex as possible before she dies in a wild three-way love-sex triangle. Before she faced death, but now Suzanne is totally screwed.
/book/show/22738174-luck-of-the-draw?from_search=true	Cheri Allan	Luck of the Draw (Betting on Romance, #1)	If only life had a refresh button...Kate Mitchell never planned to be a 31 year-old widowed single mom, but when her soon-to-be-EX husband up and dies, her dreams of finishing college and starting over are thrown in the air like a game of 52 pick-up. When shes given a leave of absence from work and told to quit or recommit, Kate retreats to idyllic Sugar Falls, New HaIf only life had a refresh button...Kate Mitchell never planned to be a 31 year-old widowed single mom, but when her soon-to-be-EX husband up and dies, her dreams of finishing college and starting over are thrown in the air like a game of 52 pick-up. When shes given a leave of absence from work and told to quit or recommit, Kate retreats to idyllic Sugar Falls, New Hampshire, to figure out whether she can discover her passion and pay the bills. Cue the fresh air, summer sunshine and one sexy local contractor.Tall, dark, and handy...Volunteer fireman and all-around hunky guy in a toolbelt, Jim Pearson has sworn off complicated women with messy baggage. They cling to his nice-guy stability and skills with a power saw just long enough to straighten out their lives and move on but then he meets the cute single mom staying at Grams lake house for the summer.While a sizzling attraction draws them together, Jims distrust of complicated women and Kates incredibly complicated life threaten to pull them apart. But forces beyond their control--match-making grandmothers, the lazy backdrop of summer, and their own reckoning with the past--conspire to make them risk it all and bet on love.
/book/show/30323371-l-offre---saison-2?from_search=true	Karina Halle Caroline de Hugo (Translator)	L'offre - saison 2	
/book/show/20338426-el-ngel-de-nadie-segundo-en-la-serie-romance-militar-y-bdsm-saga-para?from_search=true	Kallypso Masters Mnica Ocaa (Translator)	El Ángel de Nadie (Segundo en la serie Romance militar y BDSM Saga para Adultos) (Rescátame) (Rescue Me Saga, #1)	Marc dAlessio podra tener un club de BDSM con sus compaeros veteranos de guerra, Adam y Damin, pero mantena a todas las mujeres a distancia. Sin embargo, cuando Marc rescata a la hermosa Angelina Giardano de una primera desastrosa experiencia con el BDSM en el club, una atraccin inusual le deja indeciso entre su seguro, pero solitario mundo, y un posible futuro con sMarc dAlessio podra tener un club de BDSM con sus compaeros veteranos de guerra, Adam y Damin, pero mantena a todas las mujeres a distancia. Sin embargo, cuando Marc rescata a la hermosa Angelina Giardano de una primera desastrosa experiencia con el BDSM en el club, una atraccin inusual le deja indeciso entre su seguro, pero solitario mundo, y un posible futuro con su ngel.Angelina deja el BDSM atrs, solo para que sus sueos se vean plagados por el ngel italiano que la rescat en el club. Cuando conoce a Marc en un bar de su ciudad natal, no puede evitar pensar que le conocepero no tiene ni idea de por qu le recuerda a su ngel.Esta es la segunda novela de una serie de libros que incluye sexo explcito y temas adultos tales como el abuso, el bondage, un tringulo amoroso, y situaciones de la vida real. Los libros de esta serie deben ser ledos en orden ya que los personajes continan apareciendo en los libros posteriores para continuar con sus romances y las aventuras de sus vidas.El tercer libro de la serie, El Hroe de Nadie, est siendo traducido en este momento y estar disponible en otoo de 2013.**Elogios para El ngel de Nadie**El ngel de Nadie es intensamente sensual. Mientras que el romance BDSM no es exactamente mi gnero favorito, parece ser manejado bastante bien en esta historia, haciendo nfasis en la seguridad y la confianza, y no solo en la perversin. Tambin me gust el hecho de que Marc no quiera participar en este estilo de vida las 24 horas del da, los siete das de la semana, sino que lo destina a sus momentos de ocio. Creo que vamos a encontrar que su amigo Adam est involucrado de una manera completamente diferente.~ Bobby D. Whitney, Book Wenches~ ~ ~Me gust mucho esta novela de principio a fin. No puedo pensar en una cosa siquiera que cambiara! El argumento tiene un ritmo rpido, est bien escrito, es ertico, excitante, te da esa conexin emocional con sus personajes y mucho ms.~ Holly, Full Moon Bites Book Reviews~ ~ ~Creo que voy a tener que ser rescatada despus de leer este libro! No s si podr soportar el resto de las secuelas si son tan calientes como esta. Puede que tengas que mudarte a la Antrtida para leer los siguientes.~ Trish, Night Owl Reviews~ ~ ~Kallypso Masters lo ha hecho de nuevo. Tu DOM hecho realidad, esta es la historia de Marc y Angelina. Una trama increble, personajes atractivos y elegantes, y una historia de amor basada en la confianza, el sexo y la pasin. El ngel de Nadie presenta la pasin y las perversiones en un nivel completamente nuevo. Una gran lectura.~ Reading Divas Blog
/book/show/13587212-the-mammoth-book-of-futuristic-romance?from_search=true	Trisha Telep (Editor) Linnea Sinclair (Contributor) C.L. Wilson (Contributor)	The Mammoth Book of Futuristic Romance	Love Will Find A Way19 Fantastic Future-Set RomancesThe good news is, in the future there will be no shortage of romance. On space ships, on newly-colonized planets or on a barely recognizable Earth; life forms, whether human, alien or something in between, will find their way to love.As giant corporations grasp new opportunities for profit and future armies clash, both inLove Will Find A Way19 Fantastic Future-Set RomancesThe good news is, in the future there will be no shortage of romance. On space ships, on newly-colonized planets or on a barely recognizable Earth; life forms, whether human, alien or something in between, will find their way to love.As giant corporations grasp new opportunities for profit and future armies clash, both in deep space and 'dirtside', former romantic partners try to put the past behind them and time-travelling rebels set out to romance the past.These science fiction stories of future love and lust - by Marcella Burnard, Biana D'Arc, Jess Granger, Linnea Sinclair, C.L. Wilson and many more - are brimming with passion and humour. So, even though in space no one can hear you scream, they might just be able to hear you laugh.
/book/show/23623042-the-sweetest-taboo?from_search=true	Harper Miller	The Sweetest Taboo: An Unconventional Romance	The Sweetest Taboo
/book/show/17787307-paper-romance?from_search=true	Lia Indra Andriana	Paper Romance	KEV MIRROW, PENULIS BESTSELLER PULANG KE INDONESIA DAN MENEMUKAN INSPIRASINYA KEMBALI DARI SEORANG WANITA!To: Arie@majalahStarIndonesia.comFrom: Kev@kevmirrow.comMengenai artikel yang Anda tulis, saya ingin meluruskan beberapa hal:Saya tidak pernah kehilangan ide menulis, saya hanya vakum menulis sementaraEliana Candra, cewek yang mengaku sebagai pacar saya sebenarnya adKEV MIRROW, PENULIS BESTSELLER PULANG KE INDONESIA DAN MENEMUKAN INSPIRASINYA KEMBALI DARI SEORANG WANITA!To: Arie@majalahStarIndonesia.comFrom: Kev@kevmirrow.comMengenai artikel yang Anda tulis, saya ingin meluruskan beberapa hal:Saya tidak pernah kehilangan ide menulis, saya hanya vakum menulis sementaraEliana Candra, cewek yang mengaku sebagai pacar saya sebenarnya adalah asisten saya. Namanya saya gunakan sebagai tokoh utama di novel terbaru saya karena saya ingin menghukumnya (saya tidak ingin membahasnya)Saya masuk ke rumah sakit karena kecelakaan mobil beruntun, bukan karena tidak konsentrasi saat menyetir!Kev Mirrow membaca ulang email yang hendak ia kirim. Dahinya berkerut, ia berpikir keras. Lalu sambil mendengus ia menghapus semua hasil ketikannya, menggantinya dengan sebaris tulisan:Terima kasih telah menepati janji Anda mengirimkan hasil wawancara. Tidak ada yang salah, Anda boleh memuatnya di majalah.
/book/show/8701927-what-the-heart-sees?from_search=true	Kathleen Fuller	What the Heart Sees: A Collection of Amish Romances	
/book/show/25300995-secret-worlds?from_search=true	Rebecca  Hamilton Conner Kressley Rainy Kaye	Secret Worlds: A Paranormal Romance Boxed Set	Secret Worlds, a best-selling boxed set of spicy paranormal reads, is brought to you by twenty-one USA Today and Amazon Bestselling Authors!With twenty-one stories and over a million enchanting words of fiction, this paranormal romance boxed set will keep you spellbound.Dive through Secret Worlds and into the arms of heroes who will steal your heart and leave you hot.ReadySecret Worlds, a best-selling boxed set of spicy paranormal reads, is brought to you by twenty-one USA Today and Amazon Bestselling Authors!With twenty-one stories and over a million enchanting words of fiction, this paranormal romance boxed set will keep you spellbound.Dive through Secret Worlds and into the arms of heroes who will steal your heart and leave you hot.Ready to Turn Up the Heat?Whether you love paranormal romance that warms you up or sets you on fire, this boxed set will have something to entice your preternatural sensibilities.Supernaturally thrilling and engaging, this boxed set has it all: ghosts, vampires, mind-readers, shapeshifters, demons, faeries, werewolves, and more.Limited Edition, includes:Taken by the Beast by C. Kressley and R. Hamilton: Women who look a lot like Charisse are going missing. And the man this beauty is falling for may be the beast responsible.The Forever Girl by R. Hamilton: Sophia gets more than she bargains for when she finally decides to trust a shapeshifter.Summoned by Rainy K.: Dimitri can't reveal the paranormal bond controlling him, and Syd won't tolerate his secrets.Purgatory by S. Stec: A sex-hungry myth with no name, no flesh, and no identity ...unless it wears one of you.The Pandora Principle by N. Cosper: As a descendant of Pandora, Cassi must discover if her lover is one of the evil spirits she hunts before all her friends die.Heart Song by S. LaFantasie: When incredibly handsome Marren frees Relena, there's a catch.Changeling by D. Herbert: As a changeling and a witch work together to restore order in Fairy, they discover that love, like magic, casts its own spell.Shiftless by A. Easterling: After years of suppressing her inner predator, Terra meets a shifter who forces her to reclaim her wilder side.The Black Parade by Kyoko M: Poltergeist Michael is the key to saving Jordan's soul from hell, but can she handle the cost of her salvation?Haunting Echoes by C. Faron: Will Amaia's clan kill her ex-fianc before she learns whether he returned from the grave for love or revenge?Braving Fate by L. Hall: Diana and Cadan fight demonic forces and a deadly passion that has lasted centuries.Trinity Rising by J.E. Taylor: Damian and Naomi are desperate for victory against the devil, but one wrong step could trigger Armageddon.Moonlight by K. Salidas: Good girls don't wear fur, fight over men, or run around naked, howling at the moon. But Fallon's not a good girl.Lash by L.G. Castillo: Lash must choose where to place his trust--in a home he fought so hard to regain or in a forbidden love he can't bear to lose.Between by L. Swallow: Alek could kill Rose with a kiss. Finn, with a touch. Pulled into an intense affair with Alek, Rose discovers her connection to Finn threatens them all.The Devil's Fool by R. McClellan: When vampire Boaz gives Eve the one thing she never had--love--she falls into a world of greed and seduction.Spark Rising by K. Corcino: A runaway Spark and the agent arresting her ignite a revolution to end their people's enslavement while resisting the electricity between them.Ruby's Fire by C. Stine: On the run from a desert cult, Ruby must choose which handsome stranger to trust with her heart and her darkest secret.Cursed by L. Leroux: Isobel has been hiding an uncanny ability her whole life--until the day she must use it to save herself from a madman.Hunted by A.J. Colby: With Agent Holbrook's help, Riley races time to stay ahead of a crazed werewolf killer.Vigilant by A. Lawson: Ari stumbles into a world of crime and vigilantism while discovering the one man that sets her heart on fire.
/book/show/7017725-these-old-shades?from_search=true	Georgette Heyer	These Old Shades: A Georgian Romance	France, in the reign of Louis XV, an age when corruption blooms luxuriantly.Justin, Duke of Avon, also flourishes. Notorious as a libertine, he nurses a life-long hatred for the Comte de St. Vire.Then, from a murky Parisian backstreet he plucks Leona red-headed scamp with strangely familiar looks...Among the splendours of Versailles and the dignified mansions of England,France, in the reign of Louis XV, an age when corruption blooms luxuriantly.Justin, Duke of Avon, also flourishes. Notorious as a libertine, he nurses a life-long hatred for the Comte de St. Vire.Then, from a murky Parisian backstreet he plucks Leona red-headed scamp with strangely familiar looks...Among the splendours of Versailles and the dignified mansions of England, Justin unfolds his plan of revenge, and the adoring Leoniethe urchin turned ravishing beautyunwittingly plays her part in many startling roles, not least as a reforming influence!
/book/show/31415091-the-black-arrow?from_search=true	Robert Louis Stevenson	The Black Arrow: A Tale of Two Roses, by Robert Louis Stevenson (Illustrated): (Historical, Adventure, Romance Novel), World's Classics	The Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses is an 1888 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is both an historical adventure novel and a romance novel. It first appeared as a serial in 1883 with the subtitle A Tale of Tunstall Forest beginning in Young Folks; A Boys' and Girls' Paper of Instructive and Entertaining Literature, vol. XXII, no. 656 (Saturday, June 30, 1883)and eThe Black Arrow: A Tale of the Two Roses is an 1888 novel by Robert Louis Stevenson. It is both an historical adventure novel and a romance novel. It first appeared as a serial in 1883 with the subtitle A Tale of Tunstall Forest beginning in Young Folks; A Boys' and Girls' Paper of Instructive and Entertaining Literature, vol. XXII, no. 656 (Saturday, June 30, 1883)and ending in the issue for Saturday, October 20, 1883-Stevenson had finished writing it by the end of summer.It was printed under the pseudonym Captain George North.He alludes to the time gap between the serialization and the publication as one volume in 1888 in his preface Critic [parodying Dickens's 'Cricket'] on the Hearth: The tale was written years ago for a particular audience...The Paston Letters were Stevenson's main literary source for The Black Arrow. Plot introduction--The Black Arrow tells the story of Richard (Dick) Shelton during the Wars of the Roses: how he becomes a knight, rescues his lady Joanna Sedley, and obtains justice for the murder of his father, Sir Harry Shelton. Outlaws in Tunstall Forest organized by Ellis Duckworth, whose weapon and calling card is a black arrow, cause Dick to suspect that his guardian Sir Daniel Brackley and his retainers are responsible for his father's murder. Dick's suspicions are enough to turn Sir Daniel against him, so he has no recourse but to escape from Sir Daniel and join the outlaws of the Black Arrow against him. This struggle sweeps him up into the greater conflict surrounding them all. Plot summary--The novel is set in the reign of old King Henry VI (1422-1461, 1470-1471) and during the Wars of the Roses (1455-1487). The story begins with the Tunstall Moat House alarm bell, rung to summon recruits for its absent lord Sir Daniel Brackley, to join the Battle of Risingham; at which the outlaw fellowship known as the Black Arrow begins to strike with its four black arrows for the four black hearts of Brackley and three of his retainers: Nicholas Appleyard, Bennet Hatch, and Sir Oliver Oates, the parson. The rhyme posted in explanation of this attack, makes the protagonist Richard ('Dick') Shelton, ward of Sir Daniel, curious about the death of his father Sir Harry Shelton. Having been dispatched to Kettley, where Sir Daniel was quartered, and sent to Tunstall Moat House by return dispatch, he falls in with a fugitive, Joanna Sedley, disguised as a boy with the alias of John Matcham: an heiress kidnapped by Sir Daniel to obtain guardianship over her and to retain his control over Richard by marrying her to him.As they travel through Tunstall Forest, Joanna tries to persuade Dick to turn against Sir Daniel in sympathy with the Black Arrow outlaws, whose camp they discover near the ruins of Grimstone manor. The next day they are met in the forest by Sir Daniel himself, disguised as a leper and returning to the Moat House after his side was defeated at Risingham. Dick and Joanna then follow Sir Daniel to the Moat House. ... Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850 - 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and A Child's Garden of Verses..........
/book/show/32338284-kiss-me-in-new-york?from_search=true	Catherine Rider Franka Reinhart (Translator)	Kiss me in New York: A Winter Romance	Heiligabend, JFK-Flughafen, New York. Charlotte ist gerade wieder solo. Nach einem Auslandsjahr wurde sie von ihrem amerikanischen Boyfriend abserviert und will nun nichts mehr, als in den Scho der Familie nach London zurckzukehren. Dann wird ihr Flug verschoben und Charlotte ein Hotel-Gutschein in die Hand gedrckt. Geht es noch schlimmer? Ja, geht es: Anthony will seinHeiligabend, JFK-Flughafen, New York. Charlotte ist gerade wieder solo. Nach einem Auslandsjahr wurde sie von ihrem amerikanischen Boyfriend abserviert und will nun nichts mehr, als in den Scho der Familie nach London zurckzukehren. Dann wird ihr Flug verschoben und Charlotte ein Hotel-Gutschein in die Hand gedrckt. Geht es noch schlimmer? Ja, geht es: Anthony will seine Freundin vom Flughafen abholen, doch die macht dort kurzerhand vor aller Augen mit ihm Schluss. Da hat Hardcore-Optimistin Charlotte eine Idee: Wieso verbringen sie und Anthony nicht gemeinsam mit ihrem neuen Ratgeber: Wie man in zehn Schritten ber seinen Ex hinwegkommt den Heiligabend? Doch aus unbeschwertem Spiel wird bald romantischer Ernst.
/book/show/23491916-strictly-off-limits?from_search=true	Jessica Hawkins	Strictly Off Limits: A Forbidden Romance Novella	Alexandra James gave up her spring break for an offer she couldnt refusea week-long job that would earn her enough money to buy her way out of a broken heart. But if she thought her new boss would let her off easy because hes her fathers best friend, she couldnt have been more wrong.Dean Brittany demands perfection from his employees, but none more so than his new teAlexandra James gave up her spring break for an offer she couldnt refusea week-long job that would earn her enough money to buy her way out of a broken heart. But if she thought her new boss would let her off easy because hes her fathers best friend, she couldnt have been more wrong.Dean Brittany demands perfection from his employees, but none more so than his new temp, since correcting her mistakes seems to fuel his unexpected attraction to her. Unfortunately for him, eighteen-year-old Alexandra is strictly off limits.
/book/show/17974647-honeymoon-in-paris?from_search=true	Juliette Sobanet	Honeymoon in Paris	The sassy heroine of Sleeping with Paris is back! And this time, chocolate-covered French wedding bells are in the air . . .Its only been a month since Charlotte Summers reunited with her sexy French boyfriend, Luc Olivier, and he has already made her the proposal of a lifetime: a mad dash to the altar in the fairytale town of Annecy. Without hesitation, Charlotte says auThe sassy heroine of Sleeping with Paris is back! And this time, chocolate-covered French wedding bells are in the air . . .Its only been a month since Charlotte Summers reunited with her sexy French boyfriend, Luc Olivier, and he has already made her the proposal of a lifetime: a mad dash to the altar in the fairytale town of Annecy. Without hesitation, Charlotte says au revoir to single life and oui to a lifetime of chocolate in bed with Luc. Shes madly in love, and Luc is clearly the one, so what could possibly go wrong?As it turns out, quite a lot . . .On the heels of their drama-filled nuptials in the French Alps, Luc whisks Charlotte away to Paris for a luxurious honeymoon. But just as they are settling into a sheet-ripping, chocolate-induced haze, a surprise appearance by Lucs drop-dead gorgeous ex-wife brings the festivities to a dead halt. Luc never told Charlotte that his ex was a famous French actress, or that she was still in love with him. Add to that Charlottes new role as step-mom to Lucs tantrum-throwing daughter, a humiliating debacle in the French tabloids, and the threat of losing her coveted position at the language schooland Charlotte fears she may have tied the French knot a little too quickly.Determined to keep her independence and her sanity, Charlotte seeks out a position at Bella magazines new France office while working on a sassy guidebook to French marriage. But when Lucs secret past threatens Charlottes career and their future together, Charlotte must take matters into her own hands. Armed with chocolate, French wine, and a few fabulous girlfriends by her side, Charlotte navigates the tricky waters of marriage, secrets, ex-wives, and a demanding career all in a foreign country where she quickly realizes, she never truly learned the rules.
/book/show/23258935-a-royal-romance?from_search=true	Jenny Frame	A Royal Romance (A Royal Romance Story, #1)	Georgina, Princess of Wales, has always known her destiny, but she never expected duty to call so soon. When her father dies suddenly, she is called back from her Royal Navy post to assume the crown. While the people acclaim their new Queen, Great Britains first openly gay monarch, all George feels is the isolation of her station.Beatrice Elliots staunch anti-monarchistGeorgina, Princess of Wales, has always known her destiny, but she never expected duty to call so soon. When her father dies suddenly, she is called back from her Royal Navy post to assume the crown. While the people acclaim their new Queen, Great Britains first openly gay monarch, all George feels is the isolation of her station.Beatrice Elliots staunch anti-monarchist views have always been a point of gentle contention with her working class, royalty-loving parents. When Beadirector of a hospice charitymust spend six months working with Queen Georgina, her charitys new patron, sparks fly and passion blooms. But is love enough to bridge the gap between Bethnal Green and Buckingham Palace?
/book/show/28359663-a-very-dirty-christmas?from_search=true	Sabrina Paige	A Very Dirty Christmas (A Stepbrother Romance, #1-3)	Marriage and a baby for the worlds biggest prick? Yeah, right.I'm marrying the worlds biggest prick. Well,.Caulter Sterling. The tattooed, pierced bad boy I used to hate.It's Christmas in New Hampshire  a white wedding.What could go wrong when you combine a celebrity mother, a crazy ex, paparazzi, a record-setting blizzard, hundreds of wedding guests, andMarriage and a baby for the worlds biggest prick? Yeah, right.I'm marrying the worlds biggest prick. Well,.Caulter Sterling. The tattooed, pierced bad boy I used to hate.It's Christmas in New Hampshire  a white wedding.What could go wrong when you combine a celebrity mother, a crazy ex, paparazzi, a record-setting blizzard, hundreds of wedding guests, and a runaway ring-bearing monkey?Oh, yeah  did I mention the pregnant bride in labor?**This description is for the. This novella is not a standalone, but this limited edition set contains the first novel, Prick, as well as two more full-length novels, Tool and Cannon. As a special bonus,This edition with extra books and bonus scenes will only be available for a limited time, before it will be removed from sale. Enjoy and have a very dirty holiday!**
/book/show/31578741-beauty-and-the-beast?from_search=true	Vivienne Savage	Beauty and the Beast: An Adult Fairytale Romance	Princess Anastasia Rose dreams of attending school, but her plans are put on hold when war begins between her father and the beastly lord of a nearby castle in the mountains.Prince Alistair isnt an ordinary dragon. Hes a shifter afflicted by a curse, unable to become human again until he finds his true love. When a mortal kings adventurers trespass in Alistairs territPrincess Anastasia Rose dreams of attending school, but her plans are put on hold when war begins between her father and the beastly lord of a nearby castle in the mountains.Prince Alistair isnt an ordinary dragon. Hes a shifter afflicted by a curse, unable to become human again until he finds his true love. When a mortal kings adventurers trespass in Alistairs territory to steal a rare flower, the prince decides to steal a valuable prize of his own.Author's Note: This is a magical retelling of the beloved tale written for an adult audience. Reader discretion is advised.
/book/show/8543019-love-me?from_search=true	Bella Andre	Love Me (Take Me, #2)	It's been five years since Lily and Travis fell in love in....now it's finally time for Janica and Luke to get their very own happy ending.It's been five years since Lily and Travis fell in love in....now it's finally time for Janica and Luke to get their very own happy ending.
/book/show/25619359-fever?from_search=true	Tonya Plank	Fever (A Ballroom Romance, #1)	Rorys once promising ballet career was destroyed by family tragedy and illness. She turned her life around and became a lawyer. Now at the start of her legal career, she lacks passion in her work and self-confidence in her abilities. But when she meets gorgeous, mysterious Russian ballroom dancer, Sasha, at a firm holiday party, her passions for life and dance are immediaRorys once promising ballet career was destroyed by family tragedy and illness. She turned her life around and became a lawyer. Now at the start of her legal career, she lacks passion in her work and self-confidence in her abilities. But when she meets gorgeous, mysterious Russian ballroom dancer, Sasha, at a firm holiday party, her passions for life and dance are immediately re-kindled.Since being torn from his Siberian family as a child, Sashas life ambition has been to be world ballroom champion, a path he was destined for until his former partner pulled the plug on their partnership. She went on to win the world title, leaving him, without a partner equal in ability, forever in second place. The instant he lays eyes on Rory, he recognizes the depth of her passion and talent, and falls hard for her in more ways than one.But she also reminds him of great pain from his past. He must not only overcome his own demons but convince her to leave her demanding law career, and all that she has worked for in her adult life, to train with him full-time in order for their partnership  both on and off the dance floor  to work.This is part one in a continuing three-book series.
/book/show/23793693-second-chances-101?from_search=true	Donna K. Weaver	Second Chances 101 (Ripple Effect Romance #5)	Thirty-seven-year-old Francie Davis is sure her luck has changed when she lands a job on campus that will pay her tuition. But when her handsome new boss yells at her on the first day of work, Francie learns that the last person you expect to fall in love with might be the one thats the most perfect for you.
/book/show/16109372-angel-beach?from_search=true	Tess Oliver	Angel Beach (Summer Romance Collection, #2)	Its hard to keep your resolve when your sworn enemy is a tall, hunky, and incredibly appealing surfer.Sixteen-year-old Echo Sutton is anxious for the summer season to start in her home town of Angel Beach where she helps her grandmother run her famous cinnamon roll bakery, Rainbows End. But when John Freely, a ruthless business man with his sights set on buying Angel BeaIts hard to keep your resolve when your sworn enemy is a tall, hunky, and incredibly appealing surfer.Sixteen-year-old Echo Sutton is anxious for the summer season to start in her home town of Angel Beach where she helps her grandmother run her famous cinnamon roll bakery, Rainbows End. But when John Freely, a ruthless business man with his sights set on buying Angel Beach, sends his three wild sons to town, Echos peaceful summer vacation turns to chaos. Echo is determined to shun, loathe, and despise anyone with the Freely name...but Jamison Freely is making that very hard.The last way Jamison Freely wants to spend his summer is with his brothers doing his fathers evil bidding in Angel Beach. But knowing his self-centered older brother, Reeve, will not keep an eye on their reckless younger brother, Matthew, he reluctantly agrees to go. Once Jamison meets Echo Sutton, the granddaughter of the local bakery owner, he cant stop thinking about her. In the midst of his brothers wreaking havoc in the quiet beach town, Jamison must convince Echo that he is not the enemy.
/book/show/16109369-cowboy-dark?from_search=true	Tess Oliver	Cowboy Dark (Summer Romance Collection, #1)	is the first 40,000 word novella in the Summer Romance Collection.When sixteen-year-old Sterling Mayfield learns that her dad has booked a family vacation at a dude ranch, she is less than thrilled. It is their first vacation since the tragic death of her mother two years earlier. Sterling knows her dad needs this trip, but a lack of horse experience and ten fis the first 40,000 word novella in the Summer Romance Collection.When sixteen-year-old Sterling Mayfield learns that her dad has booked a family vacation at a dude ranch, she is less than thrilled. It is their first vacation since the tragic death of her mother two years earlier. Sterling knows her dad needs this trip, but a lack of horse experience and ten full days in a cabin with her twin brother, Dylan, make the whole idea rather unappealing. The vacation takes a turn for the worst when Sterling meets another ranch guest-- pretty, perky and annoyingly talented Chloe Watson.But when Sterling befriends Luke, a dark and dreamy ranch hand with a steely gaze and tattooed arms, things start to look up. Now if she can just keep her bottom in the saddle and her heart from being broken, she might survive the vacation after all.
/book/show/17856468-romance-quartet?from_search=true	Farzana Moon	Romance Quartet	Balzeeb, the ultimate emblem of beauty and wisdom, is the object of love for two doctors, friends both: Haroon and Latif. While in deep mourning at the death of her third husband, in a Khanaspur cemetery, Balzeeb meets Haroon. Latif and Haroon simultaneously grow closer and apart as they share their pursuit of The Princess, as she is known. The spools of mystery surroundBalzeeb, the ultimate emblem of beauty and wisdom, is the object of love for two doctors, friends both: Haroon and Latif. While in deep mourning at the death of her third husband, in a Khanaspur cemetery, Balzeeb meets Haroon. Latif and Haroon simultaneously grow closer and apart as they share their pursuit of The Princess, as she is known. The spools of mystery surrounding Balzeeb are woven majestically around the myth of the serpent, tragically unaware of her true nature.Romance Quartet is a weaver's dream, exploring its depths ranging from paranormal to metaphysical and unfolding during the War of Independence which split the continent of Hind into India and Pakistan. Transcending all religions and impaling the heart, this storys message is eternal, endearing and not one you will soon forget.
/book/show/33866659-until-there-was-you?from_search=true	Kristan Higgins	Until There Was You	
/book/show/50776.The_Blithedale_Romance?from_search=true	Nathaniel Hawthorne	The Blithedale Romance	Large Format for easy reading. Classic novel set in 19th-century New England, and drawing on the author's own earlier experiences at the Utopian community Brook Farm.
/book/show/2292560.Neu_romancer?from_search=true	William Gibson	Neu-romancer	The Matrix is a worldthe world, a global consensus- hallucination, the representation of every byte of data in cyberspace . . .Case had been the sharpest data-thief in the business, until vengeful former employers crippled his nervous system. But now a new and very mysterious employer recruits him for a last-chance run. The target: an unthinkably powerful artificiaThe Matrix is a worldthe world, a global consensus- hallucination, the representation of every byte of data in cyberspace . . .Case had been the sharpest data-thief in the business, until vengeful former employers crippled his nervous system. But now a new and very mysterious employer recruits him for a last-chance run. The target: an unthinkably powerful artificial intelligence orbiting Earth in service of the sinister Tessier-Ashpool business clan. With a dead man riding shotgun and Molly, mirror-eyed street-samurai, to watch his back, Case embarks on an adventure that ups the ante on an entire genre of fiction.Hotwired to the leading edges of art and technology,ranks withandas one of the century's most potent visions of the future.
/book/show/25402321-confess?from_search=true	Colleen Hoover	Confess (Thorndike Press Large Print Romance Series)	Confess (Thorndike Press Large Print Romance Series) by Colleen Hoover
/book/show/107195.I_Kissed_Dating_Goodbye?from_search=true	Joshua Harris	I Kissed Dating Goodbye: A New Attitude Toward Relationships and Romance	Joshua Harris's first book, written when he was only 21, turned the Christian singles scene upside down...and people are still talking. More than 800,000 copies later,, with its inspiring call to sincere love, real purity, and purposeful singleness, remains the benchmark for books on Christian dating. Now, for the first time since its release, the nJoshua Harris's first book, written when he was only 21, turned the Christian singles scene upside down...and people are still talking. More than 800,000 copies later,, with its inspiring call to sincere love, real purity, and purposeful singleness, remains the benchmark for books on Christian dating. Now, for the first time since its release, the national #1 bestseller has been expanded with new content and updated for new readers. Honest and practical, it challenges cultural assumptions about relationships and provides solid, biblical alternatives to society's norm.Been dumped? Waiting for a call that doesnt come? Have you tasted pain in dating, drifted through one romance or, possibly,of them?Ever wondered,shows what it means to entrust your love life to God. Joshua Harris shares his story of giving up dating and discovering that God has something even bettera life of sincere love, true purity, and purposeful singleness.
/book/show/455079.A_Critical_Edition_of_the_War_of_the_Worlds?from_search=true	H.G. Wells David Y. Hughes (Editor) Harry M. Geduld (Editor)	A Critical Edition of the War of the Worlds: H.G. Wells's Scientific Romance	H. G. Wells's 1898 classic -- the first and still the definitive alien invasion story -- has been described by editor extraordinaire James Gunn as not simply a novel but the beginning of a genre.H. G. Wells's 1898 classic -- the first and still the definitive alien invasion story -- has been described by editor extraordinaire James Gunn as not simply a novel but the beginning of a genre.
/book/show/126066.The_Sacred_Romance_Drawing_Closer_To_The_Heart_Of_God?from_search=true	John Eldredge Brent Curtis	The Sacred Romance Drawing Closer To The Heart Of God	The God who saves is also a God who woos His own to a relationship primarily of the heart. As we draw closer to Him, we must choose to let go of other less-wild lovers, such as perfectionistic driveness and self-indulgence. Eldredge and Curtis identify the lies offered by false loves and instruct us on the journey back to the Lover of our souls.In carefully crafted worThe God who saves is also a God who woos His own to a relationship primarily of the heart. As we draw closer to Him, we must choose to let go of other less-wild lovers, such as perfectionistic driveness and self-indulgence. Eldredge and Curtis identify the lies offered by false loves and instruct us on the journey back to the Lover of our souls.In carefully crafted words and images, the authors entice the reader to his or her own journey of the heart, promising, It is possible to recover the lost life of our heart and with it the intimacy, beauty, and adventure of life with God.
/book/show/23961468-ind-cise-t01-de-la-s-rie-toughtless?from_search=true	S.C. Stephens Typhaine Ducellier (Translator)	Indécise T01 de la série Toughtless	
/book/show/25400390-maybe-someday?from_search=true	Colleen Hoover Pauline Vidal (Translator)	Maybe someday	Featuring songs from Griffin Peterson!Sydney is living in an idyllic bubble - she's a dedicated student with a steady job on the side. She lives with her best friend, has a great boyfriend, and the music coming from the balcony opposite hers is fast becoming the soundtrack to her life.But when Sydney finds out her boyfriend is cheating on her, the bubble bursts. The mystFeaturing songs from Griffin Peterson!Sydney is living in an idyllic bubble - she's a dedicated student with a steady job on the side. She lives with her best friend, has a great boyfriend, and the music coming from the balcony opposite hers is fast becoming the soundtrack to her life.But when Sydney finds out her boyfriend is cheating on her, the bubble bursts. The mysterious and attractive man behind the music, Ridge, gives Sydney hope that she can move on and they begin to write songs together. But moving on is harder than she expects, Sydney can only hope. Maybe somedayColleen Hoover draws you in to this passionate tale of music, love and betrayalPraise for Colleen Hoover:'Brilliant and entertaining' - Jamie McGuire, New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Disaster'This book will consume you - rip out your heart and piece it back together. I absolutely loved it!' - Paige Toon, author of One Perfect Summer'Unique, unlike anything out there... Go out and read it already!' - Tamara Webber, New York Times bestselling author of Easy
/book/show/20891620-the-hunchback-of-notre-dame?from_search=true	Victor Hugo	The Hunchback of Notre-Dame	This extraordinary historical novel, set in Medieval Paris under the twin towers of its greatest structure and supreme symbol, the cathedral of Notre-Dame, is the haunting drama of Quasimodo, the hunchback; Esmeralda, the gypsy dancer; and Claude Frollo, the priest tortured by the specter of his own damnation. Shaped by a profound sense of tragic irony, it is a work that gThis extraordinary historical novel, set in Medieval Paris under the twin towers of its greatest structure and supreme symbol, the cathedral of Notre-Dame, is the haunting drama of Quasimodo, the hunchback; Esmeralda, the gypsy dancer; and Claude Frollo, the priest tortured by the specter of his own damnation. Shaped by a profound sense of tragic irony, it is a work that gives full play to Victor Hugo's brilliant historical imagination and his remarkable powers of description.
/book/show/24497054-the-virgin-romance-novelist?from_search=true	Meghan Quinn	The Virgin Romance Novelist	Her bosom heaved at an alarming rate as his rough hand found its way down to her soft, yet wiry briar patch...Can you say briar patch in a romance novel? What about meat sword? Thats what it isa meat sword, right, all meaty and sword like, slaying through the inner dungeons of a womans dark desires. What about breasts? Do bosoms really heave?God, I have no idea what hapHer bosom heaved at an alarming rate as his rough hand found its way down to her soft, yet wiry briar patch...Can you say briar patch in a romance novel? What about meat sword? Thats what it isa meat sword, right, all meaty and sword like, slaying through the inner dungeons of a womans dark desires. What about breasts? Do bosoms really heave?God, I have no idea what happens when private parts touch.Im a virgin trying to write a romance novel and cant seem to write past a sex scene thanks to my lack of experience.My two best friends encourage me to drop the pen for a while and gain some real life practice through multiple dating facets such as blind dates, online profiles, and random hookups.But losing my virginity is proving to be tougher than expected
/book/show/31196467-o-mundo-de-sofia?from_search=true	Jostein Gaarder Leonardo Pinto Silva (Tradutor)	O Mundo de Sofia: Romance da História da Filosofia	s vsperas de seu aniversrio de quinze anos, Sofia Amundsen comea a receber bilhetes e cartes-postais bastante estranhos. Os bilhetes so annimos e perguntam a Sofia quem  ela e de onde vem o mundo. Os postais so enviados do Lbano, por um major desconhecido, para uma certa Hilde Mller Knag, garota a quem Sofia tambm no conhece. O mistrio dos bilhetes e dos posts vsperas de seu aniversrio de quinze anos, Sofia Amundsen comea a receber bilhetes e cartes-postais bastante estranhos. Os bilhetes so annimos e perguntam a Sofia quem  ela e de onde vem o mundo. Os postais so enviados do Lbano, por um major desconhecido, para uma certa Hilde Mller Knag, garota a quem Sofia tambm no conhece. O mistrio dos bilhetes e dos postais  o ponto de partida deste romance fascinante, que vem conquistando milhes de leitores em todos os pases e j vendeu mais de 1 milho de exemplares s no Brasil. De captulo em captulo, de lio em lio, o leitor  convidado a percorrer toda a histria da filosofia ocidental, ao mesmo tempo que se v envolvido por um thriller que toma um rumo surpreendente.
/book/show/17209615-battlescars?from_search=true	Sophie Monroe	Battlescars: A Rock & Roll Romance (Battlescars, #1)	Aubrey Thompson is a twenty-three year old flight attendant for her dads small commercial fleet. Shes a sarcastic smartass that has no problem telling you where to go. She also despises rock starsbut thats all part of the story. Her Granny Jean is spy and will have you laughing out loud.In comes Jake Parker, the twenty-five year old lead singer of Battlescars. His repAubrey Thompson is a twenty-three year old flight attendant for her dads small commercial fleet. Shes a sarcastic smartass that has no problem telling you where to go. She also despises rock starsbut thats all part of the story. Her Granny Jean is spy and will have you laughing out loud.In comes Jake Parker, the twenty-five year old lead singer of Battlescars. His reputation is the untamable bad-boy. Hes completely balls to the wall in everything that he does. Two days after returning home from a month long tour across Europe he gets a visit from Bruce, an executive from the record label. He informs Jake that Battlescars is going back on tour for three months. What everyone doesnt know is that Jake is worn down and sick of the same old shit.His record label hires Aubreys dads company to fly him around for the last minute tour. In order to keep her dad's company afloat they will have to learn to play nice. When Jake first meets Aubrey she refuses to even acknowledge his existence. He sees her as refreshing and a challenge.Both of them have some pretty heavy scars from their pasts holding them back. Can Jake get Aubrey to let him in? Or will she shoot him down based on his outlandish reputation? Will her fear of getting hurt again keep him out for good?Are the two of them a match in heaven or hell?
/book/show/40312.The_Rocky_Road_to_Romance?from_search=true	Janet Evanovich	The Rocky Road to Romance (Elsie Hawkins #4)	Her tall, dark, and deliciously dangerous boss . . .When the delightful, daffy Dog Lady of station WZZZ offered to take on the temporary job of traffic reporter, Steve Crow tried to think of reasons to turn Daisy Adams down. Perhaps he knew that sharing the close quarters of a car with her for hours would give the handsome program director no room to resist her quirky charHer tall, dark, and deliciously dangerous boss . . .When the delightful, daffy Dog Lady of station WZZZ offered to take on the temporary job of traffic reporter, Steve Crow tried to think of reasons to turn Daisy Adams down. Perhaps he knew that sharing the close quarters of a car with her for hours would give the handsome program director no room to resist her quirky charms. He'd always favored low-slung sportscars and high-heeled women, but that was before he fell for a free spirit who caught crooks by accident, loved old people and pets, and had just too many jobs!Loving Daisy turned Steve's life upside down, especially once he adopted Bob, a huge dog masquerading as a couch potato. But was Daisy finally ready to play for keeps?
/book/show/8135823-pride-and-prejudice-and-zombies?from_search=true	Seth Grahame-Smith Jane Austen	Pride And Prejudice And Zombies: The Classic Regency Romance Now With Ultraviolent Zombie Mayhem	So begins, an expanded edition of the beloved Jane Austen novel featuring all-new scenesSo begins, an expanded edition of the beloved Jane Austen novel featuring all-new scenes of bone-crunching zombie mayhem. As our story opens, a mysterious plague has fallen upon the quiet English village of Merytonand the dead are returning to life! Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet is determined to wipe out the zombie menace, but shes soon distracted by the arrival of the haughty and arrogant Mr. Darcy. What ensues is a delightful comedy of manners with plenty of civilized sparring between the two young loversand even more violent sparring on the blood-soaked battlefield. Can Elizabeth vanquish the spawn of Satan? And overcome the social prejudices of the class-conscious landed gentry? Complete with romance, heartbreak, swordfights, cannibalism, and thousands of rotting corpses,transforms a masterpiece of world literature into something youd actually want to read.
/book/show/19503852-wolf-hall?from_search=true	Hilary Mantel	Wolf Hall: um romance da era Tudor	Eleito o melhor lanamento do ano pelas principais publicaes britnicas entre os jornais Guardian, Independent, Telegraph, Financial Times e Sunday Times  e americanas  como os jornais New York Times, Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Miami Herald e as revistas Time, Economist e New Yorker , Wolf Hall  o livro agraciado com o Booker mais vendido naEleito o melhor lanamento do ano pelas principais publicaes britnicas entre os jornais Guardian, Independent, Telegraph, Financial Times e Sunday Times  e americanas  como os jornais New York Times, Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Miami Herald e as revistas Time, Economist e New Yorker , Wolf Hall  o livro agraciado com o Booker mais vendido na histria do prmio.A Inglaterra da dcada de 1520 est a um passo do desastre. Se o rei morrer sem um herdeiro, o pas poder ser consumido em guerra civil. Henrique VIII deseja anular seu casamento de vinte anos e desposar Ana Bolena. O papa e a maior parte da Europa se opem a ele. A saga em busca da liberdade do rei destri seu conselheiro, o brilhante Cardeal Wolsey, e deixa um vcuo de poder e um beco sem sada.
/book/show/18427157-sherlock-homes---edi-o-completa-romances-e-contos?from_search=true	Arthur Conan Doyle	Sherlock Homes - Edição completa romances e contos	The complete collection of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes tales, both long and short, compiled together for the first time by Simon & Schuster.This fantastic collection is accompanied by an exciting new introduction from Robert Ryan, a writer whose own book, Dead Man's Land, has been fully endorsed by the Conan Doyle Estate. A big Holmes fan himself, he willThe complete collection of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes tales, both long and short, compiled together for the first time by Simon & Schuster.This fantastic collection is accompanied by an exciting new introduction from Robert Ryan, a writer whose own book, Dead Man's Land, has been fully endorsed by the Conan Doyle Estate. A big Holmes fan himself, he will undoubtedly provide a fascinating new look at the detective and his bizarre ability to read both people and objects, in order to discover who dunnit.
/book/show/118608.The_Invisible_Man?from_search=true	H.G. Wells Leon Stover (Editor)	The Invisible Man: A Grotesque Romance (Annotated H.G. Wells, Vol 3)	H.G. Wells barely revised The Invisible Man once it was published, adding only an epilogue. But the opening statement of that epilogue--So ends the strange and evil experiment of the Invisible Man--has posed challenges to scholars. How to understand it? Does it speak strictly to the scientific elements of the novel? Or is it a part of the works political underpinnings? TH.G. Wells barely revised The Invisible Man once it was published, adding only an epilogue. But the opening statement of that epilogue--So ends the strange and evil experiment of the Invisible Man--has posed challenges to scholars. How to understand it? Does it speak strictly to the scientific elements of the novel? Or is it a part of the works political underpinnings? The 1897 New York first edition (the first edition to incorporate the epilogue) is used here as the basis for the exhaustive annotations and other critical apparatus of the worlds foremost Wellsian scholar. The introduction examines in great detail the novels position in the Wellsian canon and sets the major themes in context with the literary conventions used in his other works, particularly the scientific romances.
/book/show/27671607-a-room-with-a-view?from_search=true	E.M. Forster	A Room with a View: A Romance of Edwardian Era England	A Room with a ViewA Romance of Edwardian Era EnglandClassic LiteratureE. M. ForsterA Room with a View is a 1908 novel by English writer E. M. Forster, about a young woman in the repressed culture of Edwardian era England. Set in Italy and England, the story is both a romance and a critique of English society at the beginning of the 20th century. Merchant-Ivory produced anA Room with a ViewA Romance of Edwardian Era EnglandClassic LiteratureE. M. ForsterA Room with a View is a 1908 novel by English writer E. M. Forster, about a young woman in the repressed culture of Edwardian era England. Set in Italy and England, the story is both a romance and a critique of English society at the beginning of the 20th century. Merchant-Ivory produced an award-winning film adaptation in 1985.The Modern Library ranked A Room with a View 79th on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century (1998).The first part of the novel is set in Florence, Italy, and describes a young English woman's first visit to Florence, at a time when upper middle class English women were starting to lead independent, adventurous lives. Lucy Honeychurch is touring Italy with her overbearing older cousin and chaperone, Charlotte Bartlett, and the novel opens with their complaints about the hotel, The Pension Bertolini. Their primary concern is that although rooms with a view of the River Arno have been promised for each of them, their rooms instead look over a courtyard. A Mr. Emerson interrupts their peevish wrangling, offering to swap rooms as he and his son, George Emerson, look over the Arno. This behaviour causes Miss Bartlett some consternation, as it appears impolite. Without letting Lucy speak, Miss Bartlett refuses the offer, looking down on the Emersons because of their unconventional behaviour and thinking it would place her under an unseemly obligation towards them. However, another guest at the pension, an Anglican clergyman named Mr. Beebe, persuades the pair to accept the offer, assuring Miss Bartlett that Mr. Emerson only meant to be kind.
/book/show/10629845-romancing-the-countess?from_search=true	Ashley March	Romancing the Countess (Romancing, #1)	Sebastian Madinger, the Earl of Wriothesly, thought he'd married the perfect woman-until a fatal accident revealed her betrayal with his best friend. After their deaths, Sebastian is determined to avoid a scandal for the sake of his son. But his best friend's widow is just as determined to cast her mourning veil aside by hosting a party that will surely destroy both theirSebastian Madinger, the Earl of Wriothesly, thought he'd married the perfect woman-until a fatal accident revealed her betrayal with his best friend. After their deaths, Sebastian is determined to avoid a scandal for the sake of his son. But his best friend's widow is just as determined to cast her mourning veil aside by hosting a party that will surely destroy both their reputations and expose all of his carefully kept secrets...Leah George has carried the painful knowledge of her husband's affair for almost a year. All she wants now is to enjoy her independence and make a new life for herself-even if that means being ostracized by the Society whose rules she was raised to obey. Now that the rumors are flying, there's only one thing left for Sebastian to do: silence the scandal by enticing the improper widow into becoming a proper wife. But when it comes to matters of the heart, neither Sebastian nor Leah is prepared for the passion they discover in each other's arms....
/book/show/23298686-his?from_search=true	Aubrey Dark	His  (Dark Romance, #1)	I never meant to be here: tied up in bed next to a serial killer.When I followed him home, I was just playing Nancy Drew. Trying to find out his secret. His kiss was intoxicating, and I thought he was harmless.I was wrong.Nancy Drew never ended up in a basement, handcuffed to a radiator, teased to the edge of insanity, begging to be let go.Soon, I stopped begging to be letI never meant to be here: tied up in bed next to a serial killer.When I followed him home, I was just playing Nancy Drew. Trying to find out his secret. His kiss was intoxicating, and I thought he was harmless.I was wrong.Nancy Drew never ended up in a basement, handcuffed to a radiator, teased to the edge of insanity, begging to be let go.Soon, I stopped begging to be let go.Soon, I started begging to be his.
/book/show/17286701-the-assassination-of-the-archduke?from_search=true	Greg King Sue Woolmans	The Assassination of the Archduke: Sarajevo 1914 and the Romance that Changed the World	In the summer of 1914, three great empires dominated Europe: Germany, Russia, and Austria-Hungary. Four years later all had vanished in the chaos of World War I. One event precipitated the conflict, and atIn the summer of 1914, three great empires dominated Europe: Germany, Russia, and Austria-Hungary. Four years later all had vanished in the chaos of World War I. One event precipitated the conflict, and at its hear was a tragic love story. When Austrian heir Archduke Franz Ferdinand married for love against the wishes of the emperor, he and his wife Sophie were humiliated and shunned, yet they remained devoted to each other and to their children. The two bullets fired in Sarajevo not only ended their love story, but also led to war and a century of conflict.Set against a backdrop of glittering privilege,combines royal history, touching romance, and political murder in a moving portrait of the end of an era. One hundred years after the event, it offers the startling truth behind the Sarajevo assassinations, including Serbian complicity and examines rumors of conspiracy and official negligence. Events in Sarajevo also doomed the couples children to lives of loss, exile, and the horrors of Nazi concentration camps, their plight echoing the horrors unleashed by their parents deaths. Challenging a century of myth,resonates as a very human story of love destroyed by murder, revolution, and war.
/book/show/33179602-dark-romance?from_search=true	Penelope Douglas	Dark Romance	-Jay Crownover, auteur des series Bad et Marked Men-Jay Crownover, auteur des series Bad et Marked Men- Helena Hunting, auteur de Bad BoyMichael Crist. Un nom qui fait frissonner chaque fille de notre petite communaute privilegiee de la cote Est. Moi comme les autres. Sauf que moi, ce n est pas sa beaute a couper le souffle ou le fait qu il soit riche et adule qui me fascine enfin, pas seulement. Non, moi, c est la noirceur que je devine sous sa carapace doree. La violence dans son regard noisette. Son mepris pour les regles, les lois, la morale. Ce miroir permanent de tout ce qui est noir et sombre au fond de moi. En dix-neuf ans, Michael ne m a jamais jete un regard. Mais, le jour ou il s interesse a moi, je ne sais pas si je dois etre excitee ou terrifiee.A propos de l'auteur:Apres avoir passe son adolescence a essayer de faire plaisir a tout le monde, Penelope Douglas a un jour decide de faire ce qu elle voulait, elle. Elle a traverse le Japon en train, saute du haut d une cascade et commence a ecrire des romances intenses et passionnees, a son image. Comme elle, ses heros brisent les regles, affrontent leurs peurs et leur part d ombre. Et c est sous le soleil de Las Vegas, entouree de son mari et de sa fille, qu elle travaille tous les jours a trouver l equilibre parfait entre emotion et drame, sexe et danger, amour et haine. Une revelation new adult.
/book/show/561291.Romance_of_the_Three_Kingdoms_Vol_2?from_search=true	Luo Guanzhong C.H. Brewitt-Taylor (Translator) Robert E. Hegel (Introduction)	Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Vol. 2	In 220 EC, the 400-year-old rule of the mighty Han dynasty came to an end and three kingdoms contested for control of China. Liu Pei, legitimate heir to the Han throne, elects tIn 220 EC, the 400-year-old rule of the mighty Han dynasty came to an end and three kingdoms contested for control of China. Liu Pei, legitimate heir to the Han throne, elects to fight for his birthright and enlists the aid of his sworn brothers, the impulsive giant Chang Fei and the invincible knight Kuan Yu. The brave band faces a formidable array of enemies, foremost among them the treacherous and bloodthirsty Ts'ao Ts'ao. The bold struggle of the three heroes seems doomed until the reclusive wizard Chuko Liang offers his counsel, and the tide begins to turn.is China's oldest novel and the first of a great tradition of historical fiction. Believed to have been compiled by the play-wright Lo Kuan-chung in the late fourteenth century, it is indebted to the great(Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms) completed by the historian Ch'en Shou just before his death in 297 CE. The novel first appeared in print in 1522. This edition, translated in the mid-1920s by C. H. Brewitt-Taylor, is based on a shortened and simplified version which appeared in the 1670s. An Introduction to this reprint by Robert E. Hegel, Professor of Chinese and Comparative Literature at Washington University, provides an insightful commentary on the historical background to the novel, its literary origins and its main characters.
/book/show/85376.Marry_Me?from_search=true	John Updike	Marry Me: A Romance	A deftly satirical portrait of life and love in a suburban town as only Updike can paint it.Updike's eighth novel, subtitled A Romance because, he says, People don't act like that any more, centers on the love affair of a married couple in the Connecticut of 1962. Unfortunately, this is a couple whose members are married to other people. Suburban infidelity is familiarA deftly satirical portrait of life and love in a suburban town as only Updike can paint it.Updike's eighth novel, subtitled A Romance because, he says, People don't act like that any more, centers on the love affair of a married couple in the Connecticut of 1962. Unfortunately, this is a couple whose members are married to other people. Suburban infidelity is familiar territory by now, but nobody knows it as well as Updike, and the book is written with the author's characteristic poetic sensibility and sly wit.
/book/show/20495306-a-costureira---segredos-romance-e-morte-no-rastro-do-titanic?from_search=true	Kate Alcott	A Costureira - Segredos, Romance e Morte No Rastro do Titanic	Uma jovem ambiciosa e uma estilista clebre sobrevivem ao maior naufrgio da Histria, mas so arrastadas pelo turbilho de escndalos que se segue  tragdia. Tess Collins, uma jovem inglesa que sonha ser mais que uma empregada e ver reconhecido o seu talento para a alta costura, consegue emprego com a famosa estilista lady Duff Gordon a bordo do Titanic, que ruma para osUma jovem ambiciosa e uma estilista clebre sobrevivem ao maior naufrgio da Histria, mas so arrastadas pelo turbilho de escndalos que se segue  tragdia. Tess Collins, uma jovem inglesa que sonha ser mais que uma empregada e ver reconhecido o seu talento para a alta costura, consegue emprego com a famosa estilista lady Duff Gordon a bordo do Titanic, que ruma para os Estados Unidos. Porm, a viagem que se iniciou de forma to auspiciosa acaba se tornando a maior tragdia martima de todos os tempos. Tess e lady Duff sobrevivem, a primeira para viver as aflies do amor e as chances de ascenso social, a segunda para se ver envolvida nos escndalos do inqurito sobre o terrvel desastre naval. Com um pano de fundo histrico, mas sob um ngulo indito, este soberbo romance acompanha a trajetria dessas duas mulheres apaixonadas pela linha e agulha, to parecidas e to diferentes, deleitando-nos com um retrato emocionante de uma poca conturbada e de uma sociedade dividida. Tess simboliza a modernidade livre de preconceitos de classe e rica em oportunidades, enquanto lady Duff representa a decadente Belle poque, um mundo de glamour e privilgio com os dias contados, assaltado pelas contestaes sociais, indstria de massa incipiente e presses da mdia.
/book/show/7860794-the-mammoth-book-of-paranormal-romance-2?from_search=true	Trisha Telep (Editor) Karen Chance Ava Gray	The Mammoth Book Of Paranormal Romance 2	If love transcends all boundaries, paranormal romance is its natural conclusion. This title features over twenty tales that transport you to the worlds in which mythical beasts, magical creatures of various shapes and sizes, heart-stoppingly handsome ghosts, angels and mortals with extra-sensory powers live out extraordinary desires.TO HELL WITH LOVE by Jackie KesslerPRINCIf love transcends all boundaries, paranormal romance is its natural conclusion. This title features over twenty tales that transport you to the worlds in which mythical beasts, magical creatures of various shapes and sizes, heart-stoppingly handsome ghosts, angels and mortals with extra-sensory powers live out extraordinary desires.TO HELL WITH LOVE by Jackie KesslerPRINCES OF DOMINION by Ava GraySPIRIT OF THE PRAIRIE by Shirley DamsgaardTHE DEMONS SECRET by Nathalie GrayMARINE BIOLOGY by Gail CarrigerZOLAS PRIDE by Moira RogersIN DREAMS by Elissa WildsTHE GAUNTLET by Karen ChanceTHE GETAWAY by Sonya BatemanMR SANDMAN by Sherri Browning ErwinTHE SIN-EATERS PROMISE by Michele HaufFRAGILE MAGIC by Sharon AshwoodNIGHTDRAKE by Lara AdrianTHE SONS OF RA by Helen Scott TaylorEVE OF WARFARE by S.J. DayTHE MAJESTIC by Seressia GlassANSWER THE WICKED by Kim Lenox
/book/show/30071876-marked-men---saison-3-rome?from_search=true	Jay Crownover Charlotte Connan de vries (Translator)	Marked men - saison 3 Rome	
/book/show/2181460.An_Old_fashioned_Romance?from_search=true	Marcia Lynn McClure	An Old-fashioned Romance	Life went along simply, if not rather monotonously, for Breck McCall. Her job was satisfying, and she had true friends. But she felt empty-as if part of her soul were detached and lost to her. She longed for something-something that seemed to be missing. Yet there were moments when Breck felt she might almost touch something wonderful. And most of those moments came whileLife went along simply, if not rather monotonously, for Breck McCall. Her job was satisfying, and she had true friends. But she felt empty-as if part of her soul were detached and lost to her. She longed for something-something that seemed to be missing. Yet there were moments when Breck felt she might almost touch something wonderful. And most of those moments came while in the presence of her handsome yet seemingly haunted boss-Reese Thatcher.
/book/show/25937741-half-a-lifelong-romance?from_search=true	Eileen Chang Karen S. Kingsbury (Translation)	Half a Lifelong Romance	Shanghai, 1930s. Shen Shijun, a young engineer, has fallen in love with his colleague, the beautiful Gu Manzhen. He is determined to resist his family's efforts to match him with his wealthy cousin so that he can marry the woman he truly loves. But dark circumstances--a lustful brother-in-law, a treacherous sister, a family secret--force the two young lovers apart. As ManShanghai, 1930s. Shen Shijun, a young engineer, has fallen in love with his colleague, the beautiful Gu Manzhen. He is determined to resist his family's efforts to match him with his wealthy cousin so that he can marry the woman he truly loves. But dark circumstances--a lustful brother-in-law, a treacherous sister, a family secret--force the two young lovers apart. As Manzhen and Shijun go on their separate paths, they lose track of one another, and their lives become filled with feints and schemes, missed connections and tragic misunderstandings. At every turn, societal expectations seem to thwart their prospects for happiness. Still, Manzhen and Shijun dare to hold out hope--however slim--that they might one day meet again. A glamorous, wrenching tale set against the glittering backdrop of an extraordinary city, Half a Lifelong Romance is a beloved classic from one of the essential writers of twentieth-century China--
/book/show/16092054-cheeky-romance?from_search=true	Kim Eun Jeong	Cheeky Romance	Wanita yang tingkahnya tidak terduga, si ibu hamil nasional, vs laki-laki yang selalu dianggap sempurna,si dokter nasional.Aku adalah seorang reporter. Saat aku sedang bekerja, di tengah syuting, muncul seorang dokter kandungan yang marah-marah seperti orang gila dan menuduhku sebagai ibu hamil. Celakanya, acara itu sedang ditayangkan ke seluruh penjuru negeri. AkibatnWanita yang tingkahnya tidak terduga, si ibu hamil nasional, vs laki-laki yang selalu dianggap sempurna,si dokter nasional.Aku adalah seorang reporter. Saat aku sedang bekerja, di tengah syuting, muncul seorang dokter kandungan yang marah-marah seperti orang gila dan menuduhku sebagai ibu hamil. Celakanya, acara itu sedang ditayangkan ke seluruh penjuru negeri. Akibatnya, aku dikenal sebagai ibu hamil nasional, bahkan sampai punya pahlawan pelindung segalaMendengar seseorang ingin menghapus anaknya, rasanya aku ingin segera menuntut perempuan itu. Suatu hari, aku bertemu lagi dengan perempuan bodoh itu. Berani-beraninya seorang ibu hamil minum alkohol di hadapanku, si dokter kandungan? Sampai makan kacang merah dan ikan fugu yang berbahaya bagi janin? Perempuan ini benar-benar kelewatan.
/book/show/397331.A_Bloodsmoor_Romance?from_search=true	Joyce Carol Oates	A Bloodsmoor Romance	Set in a nineteenth century similar to our own, A Bloodsmoor Romance follows the beautiful Zinn sisters, five young women who refuse-for the most part-the obligations of Christian marriage.Full of Oates's mordant wit, and breathlessly told in the Victorian style by an unnamed narrator shocked by the Zinn sisters' sexuality, impulsivity, and rude rejection of the mores ofSet in a nineteenth century similar to our own, A Bloodsmoor Romance follows the beautiful Zinn sisters, five young women who refuse-for the most part-the obligations of Christian marriage.Full of Oates's mordant wit, and breathlessly told in the Victorian style by an unnamed narrator shocked by the Zinn sisters' sexuality, impulsivity, and rude rejection of the mores of their time, A Bloodsmoor Romance is a delicious filigree of literary conventions, a novel of manners in the tradition of Austen, Dickens, and Alcott which Oates turns on its head.Oates's dark exploration interweaves murder and mayhem, ghosts, and abductions, substance abuse and gender identity, women's suffrage, the American spiritualist movement, and sexual aberration as the Zinn sisters come into contact with some of the nineteenth-century's greatest characters, from Mark Twain to Oscar Wilde. A biting assessment of the American landscape and a virtuosic transformation of a literary genre, A Bloodsmoor Romance is a compelling, hilarious, and magical anti-romance-Little Women by way of Stephen King.
/book/show/25053568-wild-seasons-saison-1-sweet-filthy-boy?from_search=true	Christina Lauren Lena Romeo (Translator)	Wild Seasons Saison 1 Sweet filthy boy	
/book/show/26021706-yours?from_search=true	Aubrey Dark	Yours (Dark Romance, #3)	This cant be happening. Not to me.It was supposed to be fun. A spring break trip to Tijuana with my friends. A margarita in each hand while we danced the night away.Then I saw him in the club. He was too perfect to be truean impeccably tailored suit, a sculpted body. Ice-blue eyes that seared with desire. I thought everything about him was right. But I was dead wrong.A gThis cant be happening. Not to me.It was supposed to be fun. A spring break trip to Tijuana with my friends. A margarita in each hand while we danced the night away.Then I saw him in the club. He was too perfect to be truean impeccably tailored suit, a sculpted body. Ice-blue eyes that seared with desire. I thought everything about him was right. But I was dead wrong.A gun to my head.A collar around my neck.A whisper in my ear telling me to follow orders OR ELSE.And the strange look in his eyes that tells me theres a secret hes still hiding
/book/show/6369517-the-mammoth-book-of-vampire-romance-2?from_search=true	Trisha Telep (Editor) Jennifer Ashley Dawn Cook	The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance 2: Love Bites	A wonderful variety of compellingly original vampire stories, many of them wholly unexpected, from award-winning,bestselling authors. There are typical vampires who would be right at home in a horror story or a gothic romance; historical vampires; contemporary, gritty, urban vampires; fang-in-cheek comedy; boy-meets-girl sweetheart stories (if a little blooA wonderful variety of compellingly original vampire stories, many of them wholly unexpected, from award-winning,bestselling authors. There are typical vampires who would be right at home in a horror story or a gothic romance; historical vampires; contemporary, gritty, urban vampires; fang-in-cheek comedy; boy-meets-girl sweetheart stories (if a little bloodier!); and erotic tales of inhuman passions and midnight pleasures. Look out, too, for stand-alone stories relating to existing series and characters of contributing authors, or stories which develop more fully characters who have only walk-on parts in those authors' longer fiction. Includes writing by big-name authors such as Jennifer Ashley, Kim Harrison writing as Dawn Cook, Caitlin Kittredge, Diane Whiteside and Eileen Wilks.
/book/show/14743547-our-little-secrets?from_search=true	Merry Farmer	Our Little Secrets (Montana Romance, #1)	Michael West swore he would never fall in love again. So when the beautiful and wily Charlotte steps off the train looking for a new life he jumps at the business opportunity she presents. Engaged forty-five minutes after meeting, married the next day, Michael thinks hes found everything a respectable man should have. Except that Michael is as far from respectable as theyMichael West swore he would never fall in love again. So when the beautiful and wily Charlotte steps off the train looking for a new life he jumps at the business opportunity she presents. Engaged forty-five minutes after meeting, married the next day, Michael thinks hes found everything a respectable man should have. Except that Michael is as far from respectable as they come. They agreed not to ask questions about each others pasts, but when the past seeps into their present Michael suspects his passionate new wife is not who she says she is. Too bad hes already fallen in love with her.Charlotte Baldwin has a secret. She fled Philadelphia to escape the sins of her past but someone is following her. What better way to hide than by marrying Michael West, Cold Springs, Montanas enigmatic shopkeeper? A new name, a new life, and a passionate husband is exactly what she needs to leave her sins behind. But when it comes to keeping secrets Charlotte may have met her match in Michael. When a connection neither of them expects catches up with them, the shocking revelation means Charlotte may have run right into the arms of her enemy.No sin stays a secret forever
/book/show/20665068-a-most-inconvenient-marriage?from_search=true	Regina Jennings	A Most Inconvenient Marriage (Ozark Mountain Romance #1)	A Marriage of Convenience Turns Most Inconvenient in this Historical CharmerHaving fled a difficult home life, Civil War nurse Abigail Stuart feels like her only friend in the world is sweet but gravely wounded patient Jeremiah Calhoun. Fearing he won't survive, the Confederate soldier's last wish is that Abigail look after his sickly sister at home. Marry him, return toA Marriage of Convenience Turns Most Inconvenient in this Historical CharmerHaving fled a difficult home life, Civil War nurse Abigail Stuart feels like her only friend in the world is sweet but gravely wounded patient Jeremiah Calhoun. Fearing he won't survive, the Confederate soldier's last wish is that Abigail look after his sickly sister at home. Marry him, return to his horse farm, and it'll be hers.Left with few choices, Abigail takes him up on his offer and moves to Missouri after his death, but just as the family learns to accept her, the real Jeremiah Calhoun appears--puzzled to find a confounding woman posing as his wife. Jeremiah is determined to have his life back to how it was before the war, but his own wounds limit what he can do on his own. Still not fully convinced Abigail isn't duping him, he's left with no choice but to let the woman stay and help--not admitting to himself she may provide the healing his entire family needs.
/book/show/17379176-a-simple-romance?from_search=true	J.H. Knight	A Simple Romance	Skip thought he had it all: the fabulous husband, the great apartment, and the teaching job hed always wanted. Even the cat was perfect. When his partner of eight years decides he wants something elsesomething that doesnt involve Skip or the apartment or even the catSkip decides its time to go home to the other side of the country.However, Skips hometown doesnt justSkip thought he had it all: the fabulous husband, the great apartment, and the teaching job hed always wanted. Even the cat was perfect. When his partner of eight years decides he wants something elsesomething that doesnt involve Skip or the apartment or even the catSkip decides its time to go home to the other side of the country.However, Skips hometown doesnt just hold a loving meddling mother but also the memories of his awkward crush on a boy he met his senior year in high school. A boy he humiliated himself in front of just when it looked as if his fantasies might become reality. Finding out Paul Miller is now working at the same high school where Skip has just been hired flips his world upside down. After a heated night together, Skip is happy being friends with benefits. Paul will have to convince him love is worth the risk.
/book/show/25937647-bad-romance?from_search=true	Jen McLaughlin	Bad Romance	Seven years in the army will change a guy. But after a shoulder wound ends his career as a sniper, Jackson WSeven years in the army will change a guy. But after a shoulder wound ends his career as a sniper, Jackson Worthington finds himself back home, fighting a battle thats all too familiar: keeping his hands off Lily Hastings. Shes still her rich daddys little angel, innocent, impossibly lovely, as squeaky-clean as Jackson is dirty. And shes still his stepsisterforbidden but not forgotten, not after the soul-melting kiss that got him kicked out of the house at eighteen. He couldnt resist her then. How the hell can he resist her now?Lily is about to marry a man she doesnt love, and commit to a high-stress job she hates, all to please the father who controls every waking moment of her life. On top of everything, her teenage crush is back, with a sleek, chiseled body and a trace of the rebellious boy whose lips sealed her fate. Jacksons timing couldnt be worse . . . or better. Because Lilys all grown up, too. Shes aching for another taste. And for the first time, shes ready to be a bad girl.
/book/show/30582925-romances-and-narratives?from_search=true	Daniel Defoe	Romances and Narratives: Fortunes and Misfortunes of ... Moll Flanders	This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most imporThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
/book/show/5533866-passionate?from_search=true	Anthea Lawson	Passionate (Passport to Romance #1)	Before she must wed, Lily Strathmore decides upon one final adventurea botanical expedition through the wilds of North Africa with her uncle and his family. In search of a fabled bloom, James Huntington soon joins them. Handsome to a fault and rakish to boot, he has the maddening habit of catching Lily at her most improper. And his sensual kisses are only the beginning ofBefore she must wed, Lily Strathmore decides upon one final adventurea botanical expedition through the wilds of North Africa with her uncle and his family. In search of a fabled bloom, James Huntington soon joins them. Handsome to a fault and rakish to boot, he has the maddening habit of catching Lily at her most improper. And his sensual kisses are only the beginning of their passionate intimacy.Huntington finds the beautiful Miss Strathmore impossible to resist. With each passing day, their desire for each other grows. And in his wildest dreams, Lily is hisand his alone. Forever.
/book/show/4712064-benita?from_search=true	H. Rider Haggard	Benita: An African Romance	An adventurous trader, it is said, hearing the legend of a great treasure buried a party of Portuguese hundreds of years before, as a last resource attempted its discovery by the help of a mesmerist. A child was put into a trance, and gave his mesmerist details of the adventures and death of the unhappy Portuguese men and women. With much other detail, the boy described thAn adventurous trader, it is said, hearing the legend of a great treasure buried a party of Portuguese hundreds of years before, as a last resource attempted its discovery by the help of a mesmerist. A child was put into a trance, and gave his mesmerist details of the adventures and death of the unhappy Portuguese men and women. With much other detail, the boy described the burial of the great treasure and its exact situation so accurately that the white man and the mesmerist were able to dig for and find the place where it had been -- for the bags were gone, swept out by the floods of the river. In another trance, the boy revealed where the sacks still lay; but before the white trader could renew his search for them, the party was hunted out of the country by natives whose superstitious fears were aroused, barely escaping with their lives. . . .
/book/show/20774127-typee?from_search=true	Herman Melville Arthur Stedman (Editor) Michael Wilson (Editor)	Typee: A Romance of the South Seas, with Sequel: The Story of Toby	*Watersgreen House Classic Editions' Herman Melville Collection places Melville's early novels in the canon of gay literature. *Melville has the strange, uncanny magic of sea-creatures, and some of their repulsiveness. He isn't quite a land animal. There is something slithery about him. Something always half-seas-over. In his life they said he was mad - or crazy. He was n*Watersgreen House Classic Editions' Herman Melville Collection places Melville's early novels in the canon of gay literature. *Melville has the strange, uncanny magic of sea-creatures, and some of their repulsiveness. He isn't quite a land animal. There is something slithery about him. Something always half-seas-over. In his life they said he was mad - or crazy. He was neither mad nor crazy. But he was over the border. ...There he is then, in Typee, among the dreaded cannibal savages. And they are gentle and generous with him, and he is truly in a sort of Eden. Here at last is Rousseau's Child of Nature and Chateaubriand's Noble Savage called upon and found at home. Yes, Melville loves his savage hosts. He finds them gentle, laughing lambs compared to the ravening wolves of his white brothers, left behind in America and on an American whaleship. The ugliest beast on earth is the white man, says Melville. In short, Herman found in Typee the paradise he was looking for. It is true, the Marquesans were 'immoral', but he rather liked that. Morality was too white a trick to take him in. ...There they are, these South Sea Islanders, beautiful big men with their golden limbs and their laughing, graceful laziness. And they will call you brother, choose you as a brother. - D.H. Lawrence Typee, a semi-autobiographical work, is Melville's first novel. Like all his work, it is infused with a latent homoeroticism and is important not only as literature but as philosophical, psychological, and anthropological commentary. Most of all, however, it is a fine story that captured the public's imagination and remained one of Melville's most popular works throughout his lifetime.
/book/show/13558811-love-and-retribution?from_search=true	Mallory Monroe	Love and Retribution (Romancing the Mob Boss #3)	Reno and Trina are back, but this time they bring hunky Tommy Gabrini and his tall, gorgeous, African-American ladylove along for the ride.When Reno returns to Vegas to reignite his love affair with Trina, his blissfulness is interrupted by news that his sister has gunned down the son of a prominent mob boss. After a devastating retaliation, another mob war seems inevitablReno and Trina are back, but this time they bring hunky Tommy Gabrini and his tall, gorgeous, African-American ladylove along for the ride.When Reno returns to Vegas to reignite his love affair with Trina, his blissfulness is interrupted by news that his sister has gunned down the son of a prominent mob boss. After a devastating retaliation, another mob war seems inevitable unless Reno is able to outsmart his clever adversaries.He enlists the aid of ShoShawna Shanks, a beautiful lone wolf hired gun and the one woman able to keep Tommy Gabrinis attention.Tommy and Shawna seek to rekindle their tumultuous love affair, while Reno and Trina seek to hang onto theirs. But forces even they didnt see coming tries to tear them all apart, and to do so by any means necessary.
/book/show/6414515-the-foundling?from_search=true	Georgette Heyer	The Foundling	The Duke of Sale is out to prove himselfThe shy, young Duke of Sale has never known his parents. Instead, his Grace Adolphus Gillespie Vernon Ware, Gilly for short, has endured twenty-four years of rigorous mollycoddling from his uncle and valet. But his natural diffidence conceals a rebellious spirit.A mysterious beauty provides the perfect opportunityWhen Gilly hears ofThe Duke of Sale is out to prove himselfThe shy, young Duke of Sale has never known his parents. Instead, his Grace Adolphus Gillespie Vernon Ware, Gilly for short, has endured twenty-four years of rigorous mollycoddling from his uncle and valet. But his natural diffidence conceals a rebellious spirit.A mysterious beauty provides the perfect opportunityWhen Gilly hears of Belinda, the beautiful foundling who appears to be blackmailing his cousin, he absconds with glee. But he has no sooner entered this new and dangerous world than he is plunged into a frenzy of intrigue, kidnapping, adventure, and surprises at every turn.
/book/show/26334159-dancing-in-the-moonlight?from_search=true	RaeAnne Thayne	Dancing in the Moonlight: A Romance Novel	LIEUTENANT MAGDALENA CRUZ HAD COME HOME... But it wasn't the way she'd envisioned her return. And though all she wanted was to be alone, infuriatingly handsome Dr. Jake Dalton--of the enemy Daltons--wouldn't cooperate. And she needed him to, because the walls around her heart were dangerously close to crumbling every time he came near... Jake had spent most of his life tryLIEUTENANT MAGDALENA CRUZ HAD COME HOME... But it wasn't the way she'd envisioned her return. And though all she wanted was to be alone, infuriatingly handsome Dr. Jake Dalton--of the enemy Daltons--wouldn't cooperate. And she needed him to, because the walls around her heart were dangerously close to crumbling every time he came near... Jake had spent most of his life trying to get closer to Maggie, with little to show for it. But she was the woman he'd always wanted, and no injury in the world could change that. Now if only he could convince her that the woman who stood before him was beautiful, desirable, whole...and meant to be his... Previously Published.
/book/show/119789.Medieval_Romances?from_search=true	Laura Hibbard Loomis (Editor) Roger Sherman Loomis (Editor)	Medieval Romances	The origins of romance/Roger Sherman Loomis & Laura Hibbard LoomisPerceval, or the story of the Grail/Chretien de TroyesTristan & Isolt/Gottfried von StrassburgThe youth of Alexander the GreatAucassin & NicoleteHavelok the DaneSir OrfeoSir Gawain & the Green KnightThe book of Balin/Sir Thomas MaloryList of Suggested ReadingsThe origins of romance/Roger Sherman Loomis & Laura Hibbard LoomisPerceval, or the story of the Grail/Chretien de TroyesTristan & Isolt/Gottfried von StrassburgThe youth of Alexander the GreatAucassin & NicoleteHavelok the DaneSir OrfeoSir Gawain & the Green KnightThe book of Balin/Sir Thomas MaloryList of Suggested Readings
/book/show/25333718-romance-and-misconceptions?from_search=true	Mary Martinez	Romance and Misconceptions	What happens when one small misconception changes the lives of six people? Oops, I mean seven; I keep forgetting little Abbie gets a dad.Marnie and Melissa Hansen are identical twins, they are totally opposite of each other. Marnie loves anything artsy fartsy, dreams of marrying a passionate struggling artist someday, and she can't stand businessmen. She refers to them asWhat happens when one small misconception changes the lives of six people? Oops, I mean seven; I keep forgetting little Abbie gets a dad.Marnie and Melissa Hansen are identical twins, they are totally opposite of each other. Marnie loves anything artsy fartsy, dreams of marrying a passionate struggling artist someday, and she can't stand businessmen. She refers to them as suits, and she doesn't mean it as a compliment. Melissa on the other hand dreams of a family and a white picket fence. The American dream. Mostly she dreams of a future with her boss, David Bowman, who is most definitely a suit and does not want the American dream. Thank you very much!Jared Collins is a friendly business rival of David's and they compete for many of the same accounts. When Jared's young, impressionable gardener, Shane, overhears a conversation, he decides he needs to take revenge on behalf of his boss. Shane's not the sharpest tool in the shed, but he means well. That small misconception is what changes the lives of all of these people, including the beautiful caretaker of Jared's lodge and her daughter.
/book/show/25787929-recipe-for-romance?from_search=true	J.M. Snyder	Recipe for Romance	Preston Pruitt put aside his dreams of becoming a gourmet chef at a high-end restaurant to raise his daughter while her mother was on active duty in Afghanistan. Now Abby is a precocious eight-year-old in love with fairies and princesses, and Preston works at an unimaginative and monotonous job as a short order cook.Abby has her quirks, and when she tries to wear a pair ofPreston Pruitt put aside his dreams of becoming a gourmet chef at a high-end restaurant to raise his daughter while her mother was on active duty in Afghanistan. Now Abby is a precocious eight-year-old in love with fairies and princesses, and Preston works at an unimaginative and monotonous job as a short order cook.Abby has her quirks, and when she tries to wear a pair of costume wings for her school pictures, her father is called to help talk her out of them. That's when Preston meets Cam Richards, a handsome photographer with his own studio in town. Between Cam's quick smile and flirty manner, Preston is smitten and surprises himself by asking the guy out. Late night phone calls lead to dinner dates, and soon Preston is falling for Cam. It helps that Abby approves of her father's new special friend.With Cams encouragement, Preston gets the chance to interview for an executive chef position. Now that he has all the ingredients, will he finally fulfill his dream of becoming a top chef and find the perfect recipe for romance?
/book/show/23388328-ruined-3?from_search=true	Alycia Taylor	Ruined #3 (MC Romance #3)	I was weak and slept with Dax. I snuck out the next morning too afraid to talk to him. I would see him later though and he was still out for revenge. After one thing leads to another he must pick between me and revenge. Which one will he choose?
/book/show/19234458-never-too-old-for-romance?from_search=true	Barbara J. Peters	Never Too Old for Romance	The novel follows one womans quest to rediscover herself in ways she had forgotten existed. My hope is that the story will be an inspiration for others to achieve romantic love and fulfillment. This book is about confidence, taking risks, and making good use all of the 1,440 minutes of each day.
/book/show/30055874-my-soldier?from_search=true	Leah Holt	My Soldier: A Military Romance	When Levi Hite came crashing into my world, I tried so hard to keep him away.He was bold, strong, filthy in bed... And a soldier.Everything I needed, and everything I feared all wrapped up in one man.I couldn't go through that again, I had already been scarred to the point of feeling unfixable.But he wouWhen Levi Hite came crashing into my world, I tried so hard to keep him away.He was bold, strong, filthy in bed... And a soldier.Everything I needed, and everything I feared all wrapped up in one man.I couldn't go through that again, I had already been scarred to the point of feeling unfixable.But he wouldn't take no for an answer.And when he found out about the dead man's burden I was carrying, he promised to keep me safe.Levi became irresistible, a hard bodied drug I couldn't get enough of.Now I'm pregnant, and I don't know if I'll get the chance to tell him he's a father.There was no way he could have known his promise would cause him to risk it all.I needed to make things right. All's fair in love and war... Isn't it?It wasn't supposed to turn into anything serious, I wasn't supposed to let myself fall for this man.But what would happen if I couldn't stop it?Fate was something I never believed in, now it's something I can't ignore.*Author's Note* This full-length, standalone novel is a true romance, packed with hot and heavy scenes. Who wouldn't want a hard bodied soldier to call their own? My Soldier has a guaranteed HEA, and contains content that is not intended for readers under the age of eighteen.
/book/show/433890.Love_on_a_Rotten_Day?from_search=true	Hazel Dixon-Cooper	Love on a Rotten Day: An Astrological Survival Guide to Romance	The definitive guide to losingor findingyour true soul mate.Did you know: Capricorns are cowards when it comes to public displays of affection? Aries get amorous in unusual places? Leos love to be serviced?'s Bedside Astrologer, Hazel Dixon-Cooper, reveals all this and more in this sexy, uninhibited guide to love and romance, the follow-up to her hip and hilariousThe definitive guide to losingor findingyour true soul mate.Did you know: Capricorns are cowards when it comes to public displays of affection? Aries get amorous in unusual places? Leos love to be serviced?'s Bedside Astrologer, Hazel Dixon-Cooper, reveals all this and more in this sexy, uninhibited guide to love and romance, the follow-up to her hip and hilariousIn, Dixon-Cooper walks the wild side of the zodiac, delivering the goods on which sign cheats and who's a manipulator, a bully, a brat, a nutcase, or a nympho. Lovers, would-be lovers, and ex-lovers will rejoice in advice on how to:-Safely dump a Scorpio-Convince a Virgo to have spontaneous sex-Snag a romance-phobic AquariusAn honest and uproarious guide to losing and finding your true soul mate,is this century's answer to the timeless query What's your sign?
/book/show/18581678-a-comedy-of-erinn?from_search=true	Celia Bonaduce	A Comedy of Erinn (Venice Beach Romance, #2)	Erinn Wolf needs to reinvent herself. A once celebrated playwright turned photographer, she's almost broke, a little lonely, and tired of her sister's constant worry. When a job on a reality TV show falls into her lap, she's thrilled to be making a paycheck--and when a hot Italian actor named Massimo rents her guesthouse, she's certain her life is getting a romantic subploErinn Wolf needs to reinvent herself. A once celebrated playwright turned photographer, she's almost broke, a little lonely, and tired of her sister's constant worry. When a job on a reality TV show falls into her lap, she's thrilled to be making a paycheck--and when a hot Italian actor named Massimo rents her guesthouse, she's certain her life is getting a romantic subplot. But with the director, brash, gorgeous young Jude, dogging her every step, she can't help but look at herself through his lens--and wonder if she's been reading the wrong script all along. . .
/book/show/777853.The_Marble_Faun?from_search=true	Nathaniel Hawthorne Richard H. Brodhead	The Marble Faun: or, The Romance of Monte Beni	Although it is set in Rome, the fictive world ofdepends not on Italy's social or historical significance, but rather on its aesthetic importance as a definer of 'civilization'. As in, Hawthorne is concerned herAlthough it is set in Rome, the fictive world ofdepends not on Italy's social or historical significance, but rather on its aesthetic importance as a definer of 'civilization'. As in, Hawthorne is concerned here with the nature of transgression and guilt. A murder, motivated by love, affects not only Donatello, the murderer, but his beloved Miriam and their friends Hilda and Kenyon. As he explores the reactions of each to the crime, Hawthorne dramatizes both the freedoms a new cultural model inspires and the self-censoring conformities it requires. His examination of the influence of European culture on American travellers lay the groundwork for such later works of American fiction as Mark Twain'sand Henry James'.
/book/show/16300605-the-bride-price?from_search=true	Suzanne Popp	The Bride Price (An African Romance, #1)	A teenage girl, Myrna Chitundu, dreams of becoming a doctor someday. She dreams of leaving the dusty African town of Blancville behind her and really changing the world, but she knows it will take a lot of hard work. Her hard work pays off when she is admitted to the Royal Academy  the first girl to ever be admitted to the prestigious all boys school.But everything changA teenage girl, Myrna Chitundu, dreams of becoming a doctor someday. She dreams of leaving the dusty African town of Blancville behind her and really changing the world, but she knows it will take a lot of hard work. Her hard work pays off when she is admitted to the Royal Academy  the first girl to ever be admitted to the prestigious all boys school.But everything changes when Myrna discovers she is pregnant. Suddenly her well-ordered life begins to unravel. When an offer of marriage from a wealthy older man is presented to her family, Myrna knows what she must do  the bride price is too great for her family to refuse. Setting her own hopes and dreams aside, Myrna accepts marriage to a man she has met only once, who will take her far from the only home she has ever known.This sweeping novel of hope and redemption follows the life of three generations of Chitundus as they discover the powerful bond of family, faith, and love is not easily broken.
/book/show/26071421-signs-of-life?from_search=true	Selene Castrovilla	Signs of Life (Rough Romance, #2)	The tables are turned with a vengeance in this tour de force love story. Nearly a year has gone by and now its Dorothy who is fragmented and lost, while Joey keeps the promise he had made her to better himself even though shes gone. Joey talks about what is happening in the present while Dorothy describes what happened before in the moments and hours after the Glock drThe tables are turned with a vengeance in this tour de force love story. Nearly a year has gone by and now its Dorothy who is fragmented and lost, while Joey keeps the promise he had made her to better himself even though shes gone. Joey talks about what is happening in the present while Dorothy describes what happened before in the moments and hours after the Glock dropped. This time the stakes are even higher, as Joey forces himself to move forward while Dorothy is frozen in place. But when he learns of a devastating decision, Joey races to find her before it is too late. Truth, consequence, repercussion and modern medicine collide as pieces converge in this psychological, thrilling story which begs the question: Can love really conquer all?
/book/show/13506354-yellowstone-awakening?from_search=true	Peggy L. Henderson	Yellowstone Awakening (Yellowstone Romance, #3)	Book 3 in the Yellowstone Romance SeriesA tender, heartfelt love story . . .A man willing to risk everything, including his life and all he's worked for, to free the woman he loves from an impossible situation.Kyle Russell has worked with prominent men, led scouting expeditions through the Yellowstone country, and irritated more than a few Indian braves, but he will neveBook 3 in the Yellowstone Romance SeriesA tender, heartfelt love story . . .A man willing to risk everything, including his life and all he's worked for, to free the woman he loves from an impossible situation.Kyle Russell has worked with prominent men, led scouting expeditions through the Yellowstone country, and irritated more than a few Indian braves, but he will never duplicate his father's legendary accomplishments. Captured by a group of Crow warriors, his plans of escape are derailed when a lone white woman is brought into camp.Kate Ellen Devereaux is on the run. Her guardian is dead, and she is lost in the Yellowstone wilderness. Found by an Indian war party, she is brought into their camp and thrown at the feet of a white captive. If he has plans of escape, she won't be left behind.Kyle's father may be a legend in the territory, but he never had to deal with an eastern lady full of secrets, a woman who disrupts Kyle's plans to see the Yellowstone area turned into a national park. Convincing her that they are destined to be together may be a greater challenge than gaining support for the park movement. Kate can't afford to show interest in any man, regardless of her growing attraction to her backwoods rescuer. Will her ultimate reason for rejecting him spell doom for their growing love, and the national park idea, or can Kyle find a way to rescue both?
/book/show/23701228-a-treasured-lily?from_search=true	Dawn Brower	A Treasured Lily (A Marsden Romance #2)	What Lilliana Marsden wantsshe gets. The thing she believes she desires most is to live in Charleston on a plantation. Her problem? Parents who refuse to listen to her. Lily decides to make her wishes come true and who better than a handsome American ship captain to help her.Randall Collins finds Lilliana bewitching and quickly falls under her spell. When she asks if heWhat Lilliana Marsden wantsshe gets. The thing she believes she desires most is to live in Charleston on a plantation. Her problem? Parents who refuse to listen to her. Lily decides to make her wishes come true and who better than a handsome American ship captain to help her.Randall Collins finds Lilliana bewitching and quickly falls under her spell. When she asks if he can take her with him on his next voyage he finds himself agreeingfor a tiny fee. A kiss as payment and he'll take her anywhere she wants.As they set sail sparks fly between them. Will Lily find something more desirable than owning a plantation and can Rand convince her he's the better choice?
/book/show/26752095-arthur-gordon-pym?from_search=true	Edgar Allan Poe	Arthur Gordon Pym: A Romance	This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most imporThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
/book/show/3203554-the-inconvenient-duchess?from_search=true	Christine Merrill	The Inconvenient Duchess	Compromised and wedded on the same day, Lady Miranda was fast finding married life not to her taste. A decaying manor and a secretive husband were hardly the stuff of girlish dreams. Yet every time she looked at dark, broodinCompromised and wedded on the same day, Lady Miranda was fast finding married life not to her taste. A decaying manor and a secretive husband were hardly the stuff of girlish dreams. Yet every time she looked at dark, brooding Marcus Radwell, Duke of Haughleigh, she felt inexplicably compelled--and determined--to make their marriage real!
/book/show/17379003-horses-and-heroin?from_search=true	Bev Pettersen	Horses and Heroin (Racetrack Romance #4)	JOCKEY SCHOOL IS NOT WHAT IT SEEMS.A talented rider disappears without a trace.His frantic sister poses as a student.A private investigator's plans for quiet recuperation are shattered.Megan is determined to find her missing brother even though no one else at the illustrious California Jockey School seems to care. Her only ally is a recuperating PI who unfortunately is theJOCKEY SCHOOL IS NOT WHAT IT SEEMS.A talented rider disappears without a trace.His frantic sister poses as a student.A private investigator's plans for quiet recuperation are shattered.Megan is determined to find her missing brother even though no one else at the illustrious California Jockey School seems to care. Her only ally is a recuperating PI who unfortunately is the owner's best friend. Soon she is caught between a blossoming romance and a far-reaching conspiracy...where misplaced trust can be deadly.
/book/show/28817799-summer-days-summer-nights?from_search=true	Stephanie Perkins (Editor) Leigh Bardugo Francesca Lia Block	Summer Days, Summer Nights: Twelve Summer Romances	This beautiful collection features twelve gorgeously romantic stories, by some of the most talented and exciting YA authors writing today. Includes: Leigh Bardugo, Nina LaCour, Libba Bray, Francesca Lia Block, Stephanie Perkins, Tim Federle, Veronica Roth, Jon Skovron, Brandy Colbert, Cassandra Clare, Jennifer E Smith, Lev Grossman.
/book/show/1410532.From_Ritual_to_Romance?from_search=true	Jessie Laidlay Weston	From Ritual to Romance	Acknowledged by T. S. Eliot as one of the chief sources for his great poem The Waste Land, Jessie L. Weston'sremains a landmark of anthropological and mythological scholarship. In this book she explores the origins of the Grail legend, arguing that it dates back to a primitive vegetation cult and only later was shaped by Celtic and Christian lore.Acknowledged by T. S. Eliot as one of the chief sources for his great poem The Waste Land, Jessie L. Weston'sremains a landmark of anthropological and mythological scholarship. In this book she explores the origins of the Grail legend, arguing that it dates back to a primitive vegetation cult and only later was shaped by Celtic and Christian lore.To prove her thesis, Weston unites folkloric and Christian elements by using printed texts to prove the parallels existing between each and every feature of the legend of the Holy Grail and the recorded symbolism of the ancient mystery cults. Specifically, she finds the origin of the Grail legend in a Gnostic text that served as a link between such cults and later Celtic and Christian elaborations of the myth.With erudition and critical acumen, the author provides illuminating insights into diverse aspects of the legend: the task of the hero; the freeing of the waters; medieval and modern forms of nature ritual; the symbols of the cult (cup, lance, sword, stone, etc.); the symbolism of the fisher king; the significance of such deities as Tammuz, Adonis, Mithra, and Attis; the meaning of the adventure of the Perilous Chapel in Grail romances; and much more.Awarded the Crawshay Prize in 1920, this scholarly yet highly readable study will interest any student of the Arthurian legends, mythology, ancient religion, and Eliot's poetry.
/book/show/19396143-adorable-sophy-milady-romance?from_search=true	Georgette Heyer	Adorable Sophy (Milady romance)	Cette adorable tornade va rveiller la bonne socit anglaise.Lorsque la respectable famille anglaise Ombersley recueille Sophy, une cousine loigne, elle ne sattend pas  une telle rvolution. Indpendante, sre delle, nhsitant pas  monter  cheval comme un homme, Sophy na rien dune jeune fille fragile et efface, en dautres termes de ce que le sombre et taciturnCette adorable tornade va rveiller la bonne socit anglaise.Lorsque la respectable famille anglaise Ombersley recueille Sophy, une cousine loigne, elle ne sattend pas  une telle rvolution. Indpendante, sre delle, nhsitant pas  monter  cheval comme un homme, Sophy na rien dune jeune fille fragile et efface, en dautres termes de ce que le sombre et taciturne Charles dOmbersley attend des femmes. Dailleurs, ne devrait-il pas dompter limpudente, avant que ses manires scandaleuses ne commencent  lui plaire un peu trop ?Des personnages attachants, une plume lgante, un romantisme bouriffant. Georgette Heyer nous donne  tous une magnifique leon.  Katie Fforde
/book/show/18270576-untimely?from_search=true	J.  Wells L. Wells	Untimely (An Untimely Romance, #1)	* Revised edition will be live in the next few days*N/A time travel romance
/book/show/23014828-lola-carlyle-s-12-step-romance?from_search=true	Danielle Younge-Ullman	Lola Carlyle's 12-Step Romance	Lola Carlyle is lonely, out of sorts, and in for a boring summer. So when her best friend, Sydney, calls to rave about her stay at a posh Malibu rehab and reveals that the love of Lolas life, Wade Miller, is being admitted, she knows what she has to do.Never mind that her worst addiction is decaf cappuccino; Lola is going to rehab.Lola arrives at Sunrise Rehab intent soleLola Carlyle is lonely, out of sorts, and in for a boring summer. So when her best friend, Sydney, calls to rave about her stay at a posh Malibu rehab and reveals that the love of Lolas life, Wade Miller, is being admitted, she knows what she has to do.Never mind that her worst addiction is decaf cappuccino; Lola is going to rehab.Lola arrives at Sunrise Rehab intent solely on finding Wade, saving him from himself, andnaturallymaking him fall in love with heronly to discover shes actually expected to be an addict. And get treatment. And talk about her issues with her parents, and with herself. Plus she has insane roommates, and an irritatingly attractive mentor, Adam, whos determined to thwart her at every turn.Oh, and Sydney? Shes gone.Turns out, once her pride, her defenses, and her best friend are stripped away, Lola realizes shes actually got a lot to overcomeif she can open her heart long enough to let it happen.
/book/show/24165494-love-game---tome-3-tamed?from_search=true	Emma Chase Robyn stella Bligh (Translator)	Love Game - tome 3 (Tamed)	
/book/show/14624787-accidentally-flirting-with-the-ceo?from_search=true	Shadonna Richards	Accidentally Flirting with the CEO (Whirlwind Romance #1)	
/book/show/15793306-servants-hall?from_search=true	Margaret Powell	Servants' Hall: A Real Life Upstairs, Downstairs Romance	Margaret Powell's Below Stairs, a servant's firsthand account of life in the great houses of England, became a sensation among readers reveling in the luxury and subtle class warfare of Masterpiece Theatre's hit television series Downton Abbey. In Servants' Hall, another true slice of life from a time when armies of servants lived below stairs simply to support the lives oMargaret Powell's Below Stairs, a servant's firsthand account of life in the great houses of England, became a sensation among readers reveling in the luxury and subtle class warfare of Masterpiece Theatre's hit television series Downton Abbey. In Servants' Hall, another true slice of life from a time when armies of servants lived below stairs simply to support the lives of those above, Powell tells the true story of Rose, the under-parlourmaid to the Wardham Family at Redlands, who took a shocking step: She eloped with the family's only son, Mr. Gerald.Going from rags to riches, Rose finds herself caught up in a maelstrom of gossip, incredulity and envy among her fellow servants. The reaction from upstairs was no better: Mr. Wardham, the master of the house, disdained the match so completely that he refused ever to have contact with the young couple again. Gerald and Rose marry, leave Redlands and Powell looks on with envy, even as the marriage hits on bumpy times: To us in the servants' hall, it was just like a fairy tale . . . How I wished I was in her shoes.Once again bringing that lost world to life, Margaret Powell trains her pen and her gimlet eye on her betters in this next chapter from a life spent in service. Servants' Hall is Margaret Powell at her besta warm, funny and sometimes hilarious memoir of life at a time when wealthy families like ruled England.
/book/show/399989.WLT?from_search=true	Garrison Keillor	WLT: A Radio Romance	In the spring of 1926, the Soderbjerg brothers, Ray and Roy, plunge into radio and launch station WLT (With Lettuce and Tomato) to rescuer their failing restaurant and become the Sandwich Kings of South Minneapolis. For the next quarter century, the Friendly Neighbor station produces a dazzling array of shows and stars, including Leo LaValley, Dad Benson, Wingo Beals, SlIn the spring of 1926, the Soderbjerg brothers, Ray and Roy, plunge into radio and launch station WLT (With Lettuce and Tomato) to rescuer their failing restaurant and become the Sandwich Kings of South Minneapolis. For the next quarter century, the Friendly Neighbor station produces a dazzling array of shows and stars, including Leo LaValley, Dad Benson, Wingo Beals, Slim Graves and Little Buddy, chain-smoking child star Marjery Moore, and blind baseball announcer Buck Steller.Francis With, a shy young man from North Dakota, entranced by radio, gets into WLT through his uncle Art and quickly becomes the Soderbjerg's right hand. Soon Francis is a budding announcer adored by Lily Dale, the crippled nightingale of WLT kept hidden from her fans, whose firing contributes to the downfall of the station. And then comes television.
/book/show/20989460-the-rainbow-illustrated?from_search=true	D.H. Lawrence	The Rainbow (Illustrated) (Lawrence's Love & Romance Series)	6/13/2013: improved cover, navigation table, and format.David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 - 2 March 1930) was an English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic and painter who published as D. H. Lawrence.Among his works, the most famous novels are Sons and Lovers, The Rainbow, Women in Love and Lady Chatterley's Lover. All four novels were adapted to6/13/2013: improved cover, navigation table, and format.David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 - 2 March 1930) was an English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic and painter who published as D. H. Lawrence.Among his works, the most famous novels are Sons and Lovers, The Rainbow, Women in Love and Lady Chatterley's Lover. All four novels were adapted to screen.Sons and Lovers was published in 1913. The Modern Library placed it ninth on their list of the 100 best novels of the 20th century. While the novel initially incited a lukewarm critical reception, along with allegations of obscenity, it is today regarded as a masterpiece by many critics and is often regarded as Lawrence's finest achievement.The Rainbow is a 1915 novel. It follows three generations of the Brangwen family, particularly focusing on the sexual dynamics of, and relations between, the characters. The Rainbow was prosecuted in an obscenity trial in late 1915, as a result of which all copies were seized and burnt.Women in Love, published in 1920, is a sequel to the earlier novel The Rainbow. It follows the continuing loves and lives of the Brangwen sisters, Gudrun and Ursula.Lady Chatterley's Lover was published in 1928. It became notorious for its story of the physical relationship between a working-class man and an upper-class woman, its explicit descriptions of sex, and its use of then-unprintable words.Lawrence's frank treatment of sexual desire and the power it plays within relationships as a natural and even spiritual force of life, though perhaps tame by modern standards, caused his fictions to be banned for years. Lawrence's opinions earned him many enemies and he endured official persecution, censorship, and misrepresentation of his creative work throughout the second half of his life. At the time of his death, Lawrence's public reputation was that of a pornographer who had wasted his considerable talents.Lawrence is now valued by many as a visionary thinker and significant representative of modernism in English literature. The most influential advocate of Lawrence's contribution to literature was the Cambridge literary critic F. R. Leavis who asserted that the author had made an important contribution to the tradition of English fiction. Leavis stressed that The Rainbow, Women in Love, and the short stories and tales were major works of art. Later, the Lady Chatterley's Lover Trial of 1960, and subsequent publication of the book, ensured Lawrence's popularity (and notoriety) with a wider public.
/book/show/22909644-saving-grace?from_search=true	Michele Paige Holmes	Saving Grace (Hearthfire Romance, #1)	After the death of her grandfather, the Duke of Salisbury, Grace Thatcher wants nothing more than to live quietly in the country with her younger siblings. Her fathers debts thwart those plans, and to protect her sister, Helen, Grace must marry a man of her fathers choosing.As each suitor proves less than desirable, Grace comes up with clever schemes, causing each to reAfter the death of her grandfather, the Duke of Salisbury, Grace Thatcher wants nothing more than to live quietly in the country with her younger siblings. Her fathers debts thwart those plans, and to protect her sister, Helen, Grace must marry a man of her fathers choosing.As each suitor proves less than desirable, Grace comes up with clever schemes, causing each to reject her. While staying at the mysterious Sutherland Hall, a middle-of-the-night mishap sends Grace into the arms of a stranger, Nicholas Sutherlandand provides inspiration for her grandest plan yetone that will leave her reputation in tatters yet free both her and Helen from all possibility of marriage.Too late Grace regrets her rash actions when her fathers last choice, Mr. Samuel Preston, proves to be a gentleman and a friend. But Samuel is the sworn enemy of Nicholas Sutherland, the man responsible for her ruin. Now instead of being free, Grace is caught between two meneach with his own agenda.
/book/show/29414944-too-wild-to-tame?from_search=true	Tessa Bailey	Too Wild to Tame (Romancing the Clarksons, #2)	By day, Aaron Clarkson suits up, shakes hands, and acts the perfect gentleman. But at night, behind bedroom doors, the tie comes off and the real Aaron comes out to play. Mixing business with pleasure got him fired, so Aaron knows that if he wants to work for the country's most powerful senator, he'll have to keep his eyeBy day, Aaron Clarkson suits up, shakes hands, and acts the perfect gentleman. But at night, behind bedroom doors, the tie comes off and the real Aaron comes out to play. Mixing business with pleasure got him fired, so Aaron knows that if he wants to work for the country's most powerful senator, he'll have to keep his eye on the prize. That's easier said than done when he meets the senator's daughter, who's wild, gorgeous, and 100 percent trouble.Grace Pendleton is the black sheep of her conservative family. Yet while Aaron's presence reminds her of a past she'd rather forget, something in his eyes keeps drawing her in. Maybe it's the way his voice turns her molten. Or maybe it's because deep down inside, the ultra-smooth, polished Aaron Clarkson might be more than even Grace can handle...
/book/show/15822616-this-fire?from_search=true	Elise Logan Emily Ryan-Davis	This Fire	***Warning: The DC Chili Cook-off has nothing on this red-hot erotic romance****Already burned once by love, DC metro firefighter Seth Ripley thought he'd learned his lesson--women who break the rules are against the rules. When a hot blonde catches his eye at the annual fireman's ball, he's interested. But she's breaking the buddy rules and that makes her against his rul***Warning: The DC Chili Cook-off has nothing on this red-hot erotic romance****Already burned once by love, DC metro firefighter Seth Ripley thought he'd learned his lesson--women who break the rules are against the rules. When a hot blonde catches his eye at the annual fireman's ball, he's interested. But she's breaking the buddy rules and that makes her against his rules. So why does he want to burn the rule book?Trauma surgeon Eden Thomas has never experienced anything like the inferno raging inside after one kiss from the new firefighter. Despite her best friend's warnings to take care, self-preservation is the last thing on Eden's mind as she starts to play with fire.The problem is that when you play with fire, you might just get hurt.
/book/show/18046127-at-the-duke-s-wedding?from_search=true	Caroline Linden Katharine Ashe Miranda Neville	At the Duke's Wedding	As society gathers at Kingstag Castle for the wedding of the year, matrimony is in the air. But who will be the bride? With swoonworthy lords, witty ladies, eccentric relatives, a gaggle of free-spirited girls, not to mention the worlds best high perch phaeton, its a recipe for mayhem  and romance. Award winning, best-selling authors Katharine Ashe, Caroline Linden, MirAs society gathers at Kingstag Castle for the wedding of the year, matrimony is in the air. But who will be the bride? With swoonworthy lords, witty ladies, eccentric relatives, a gaggle of free-spirited girls, not to mention the worlds best high perch phaeton, its a recipe for mayhem  and romance. Award winning, best-selling authors Katharine Ashe, Caroline Linden, Miranda Neville and Maya Rodale serve up delectable Regency fun and a sexy contemporary twist in this anthology of original novellas.Four authors, four couples, four deliciously romantic surprises. When it comes to love, anything can happenThat Rogue Jack by Maya RodaleJack, Lord Willoughby is charming, handsome, and utterly irresponsible. In other words, hes the worst person to entrust with the ducal wedding ring. Miss Henrietta Black is prim, proper and the ideal person to help find the priceless family heirloom thats gone missing as long as she isnt distracted by Jacks gorgeous smile and tantalizing attempts at seduction. They MUST find the ring before the wedding if they arent too busy falling in love.P.S. I Love You by Miranda NevilleHandsome, inarticulate Frank Newnham asks for his cousin Christian's help when he woos Rosanne Lacy by letter. Rosanne falls for Frank's delicious prose, but when they meet in person at the duke's wedding party, Rosanne can't understand why Frank seems so ... dull. And why is she drawn to the dark brooding Earl of Bruton, with his scarred face and air of melancholy?When I Met My Duchess by Caroline LindenGareth Cavendish, Duke of Wessex, believes hes chosen the perfect bride until he meets her sister and lightning strikesliterally! Now hes the only member of society dreading the wedding of the season. Or is he? Cleo Barrows cant fathom why her knees weaken every time the handsome duke approaches, or why her sister isnt in the clouds at the prospect of marrying him. But the more often wedding plans throw Cleo and Gareth intimately together, the faster time is running out to turn the celebration of the summer into the scandal of the year.How Angela Got Her Rogue Back by Katharine AsheWhen gorgeous Lord Trenton Ascot beckons to history grad student Angela Cowdrey from the pages of a comic book, she thinks shes going crazy. When Trent rescues her from a lake and she claims shes from the future, he knows he is. But a blackmailer is threatening Trents family and Angela is determined to help. While unraveling the mystery of her time-travel trip to the dukes wedding, this modern girl and Regency lord just might discover a passion that defies centuries.Total anthology length: 129,000 words/516 pages
/book/show/18333906-trapped-under-ice?from_search=true	M.J. Schiller	Trapped Under Ice (Rocking Romance, #1)	Rock star Chad Evans's tortured past hides just beneath the surface. Even fans screaming out his name in ecstasy can't drown out the screams of his childhood. He can usually keep it under control, but not always. Tonight the alcohol doesn't seem to soothe. Part of the crowd, Beth Donovan smiles, really enjoying herself for a chRock star Chad Evans's tortured past hides just beneath the surface. Even fans screaming out his name in ecstasy can't drown out the screams of his childhood. He can usually keep it under control, but not always. Tonight the alcohol doesn't seem to soothe. Part of the crowd, Beth Donovan smiles, really enjoying herself for a change. But her smile isn't usually this bright. It is the kind of smile that masks sorrow. Three years just isn't long enough to get over losing Paul. When a vicious attack behind stage brings this unlikely pair together, something changes inside of them both. But can a jet-setting superstar and a Midwestern lunch lady ever manage a real relationship? And even if they can, will the person sending Chad death threats take it all away? Or is it their fate to remain forever trapped under ice?
/book/show/16120477-a-taste-of-romance?from_search=true	Michele Hauf Tara Taylor Quinn Debbi Rawlins	A Taste of Romance	A white witch and a soul reaper battle for each other's hearts. A hot cowboy meets a sexy guest at a dude ranch and gets the ride of his life. A deadly storm may bring a detective and the woman he loves together...or tear them apart. And a woman expecting to go on a first dateA white witch and a soul reaper battle for each other's hearts. A hot cowboy meets a sexy guest at a dude ranch and gets the ride of his life. A deadly storm may bring a detective and the woman he loves together...or tear them apart. And a woman expecting to go on a first date finds herself caught up in an investigation into a terrorist plot - and falling for the secret agent.Enjoy four original Harlequin romance novellas from a variety of genres to suit any mood - sweet and sexy, paranormal and suspenseful - inanthology!Anthology includes:by Michele Hauf (Harlequin Nocturne)by Tara Taylor Quinn (It Happened in Comfort Cove series, Harlequin Superromance)by Debbi Rawlins (Made in Montana series, Harlequin Blaze)by Jennifer Morey (Vengeance in Texas series, Harlequin Romantic Suspense)
/book/show/20444937-a-dama-das-cam-lias?from_search=true	Alexandre Dumas fils Jules Janin (Foreword)	A dama das camélias	A dama das camlias  o mais conhecido e bem sucedido romance de Alexandre Dumas filho. Escrito em 1848, teve tanto sucesso que o autor criou, no ano seguinte, uma pea de teatro com o mesmo ttulo e versando o mesmo assunto.Aparentemente o romance foi inspirado na relao do prprio autor com uma popular cortes da altura -- Maria Duplesiss.---O jovem Armando Duval apaA dama das camlias  o mais conhecido e bem sucedido romance de Alexandre Dumas filho. Escrito em 1848, teve tanto sucesso que o autor criou, no ano seguinte, uma pea de teatro com o mesmo ttulo e versando o mesmo assunto.Aparentemente o romance foi inspirado na relao do prprio autor com uma popular cortes da altura -- Maria Duplesiss.---O jovem Armando Duval apaixona-se instantaneamente por uma bela dama -- Margarida Gautier -- conhecida por aparecer em pblico sempre com o mesmo tipo de flores -- as camlias, ora brancas, ora vermelhas. Mesmo sabendo que se trata de uma cortes, Armando tenta seduzi-la e, surpreendentemente, consegue conquistar o corao pouco acolhedor da bela senhora.Mas ser que a sociedade, os preconceitos e o cime lhes permitiro viver livremente o seu amor?
/book/show/22930221-committed?from_search=true	Alycia Taylor	Committed (MMA Romance, #5)	Braxton and I were enjoying ourselves. Everything felt better than it had in years. That all changed when I saw the MMA contract. It was a life I didn't want to be a part of. Would I be able to deal with it?
/book/show/18930220-seven-years-to-sin?from_search=true	Sylvia Day	Seven Years to Sin	Sylvia Day is the number oneand number one international bestselling author of more than a dozen award-winning novels, which have been translated into over thirty languages. She has been nominated for theChoice Award for Best Author and her work has been honoured as Amazon's Best of the Year in Romance. She has won theReviewers' Choice Award and been nominated for the Romance Writers of America's prestigious RITA award twice.
/book/show/18627729-my-billionaire?from_search=true	M.J. Bradley	My Billionaire (Erotic Romance Stories #1)	He was tall with long, black hair. He wore a suit, and he wore it well  it was tight-fitting and hugged his lithe body. He was talking heatedly with another man in a suit near a door marked employees only. As Molly watched he laughed and patted the other man on the shoulder, and then turned and made to walk away  but then he caught her eye. She suppressed a squeal  shHe was tall with long, black hair. He wore a suit, and he wore it well  it was tight-fitting and hugged his lithe body. He was talking heatedly with another man in a suit near a door marked employees only. As Molly watched he laughed and patted the other man on the shoulder, and then turned and made to walk away  but then he caught her eye. She suppressed a squeal  she didnt know why, but she would have squealed if she hadnt made the conscious effort to stop it  and looked away.She felt more than heard his presence behind her, and her whole body froze. She felt like a shadow had just descended on the entire aisle. Who was this man and why was he standing behind her? She suppressed the urge to turn around. She didnt know why but the idea of turning around was terrifying to her. Well, she did know why  he was incredibly attractive and he was close to her. She wasnt very good with attractive men. She wasnt very good with men in general. Finally she heard him  heavy breathing, in and out, slow, rugged breaths.***Content warning: For adults only!***
/book/show/31434813-rose-s-choice?from_search=true	M. Lee Prescott	Rose's Choice (Morgan's Run Romances Book 4)	His career as successful architect in shambles when he finds himself in the midst of a sexual harassment suit, Sam Morgan returns to his familys ranch a broken man. There he finds comfort in the arms of Rose Dillon, a gifted pediatric neurosurgeon and dear family friend. In true Morgan fashion, he wooed Rose a year earlier, then left town breaking her heart. While Rose voHis career as successful architect in shambles when he finds himself in the midst of a sexual harassment suit, Sam Morgan returns to his familys ranch a broken man. There he finds comfort in the arms of Rose Dillon, a gifted pediatric neurosurgeon and dear family friend. In true Morgan fashion, he wooed Rose a year earlier, then left town breaking her heart. While Rose vows to stay away, she finds herself once again head over heels in love with the dark haired Morgan son. Has he been falsely accused or is he the sexual predator his senior colleague claims he is?When Rose is viciously assaulted, Sam puts his own problems aside to comfort and support her. A white hot romance develops between them only to be threatened by her job offer three thousand miles away and the possibility that this young couple will be torn apart once again.Come join the Morgans and their friends as they live, love, and support one another in this fourth book in the series. Book five coming in 2017 will feature beloved characters Harley and Ruthie!
/book/show/1814509.Mystique?from_search=true	Amanda Quick	Mystique (Bantam Books Historical Romance)	Mystique (Bantam Books Historical Romance)
/book/show/24880968-life-shocks-romances-collection-1?from_search=true	Jade Kerrion	Life Shocks Romances Collection 1	Savor all four novellas in the. With 90+ reviews and an average of 4.6 stars, you'll find an enchanting story for every occasion:AROUSEDis the perfect blend of heartache, humor, heat, and happiness.Recently divorced, Dr. Vera Rios is too busy navigating the potholes of single parenthood to look for Mr. Right, but along comes a man whoSavor all four novellas in the. With 90+ reviews and an average of 4.6 stars, you'll find an enchanting story for every occasion:AROUSEDis the perfect blend of heartache, humor, heat, and happiness.Recently divorced, Dr. Vera Rios is too busy navigating the potholes of single parenthood to look for Mr. Right, but along comes a man who cherishes her, adores her daughter, and helps her find her sexy groove. The only problem: Mr. Perfect is an escort.Rowan Forrester conceals many other secrets, one of which threatens the happiness he finds with Vera. Can love find a way or will Vera have to choose between her beloved daughter and the man of her dreams?BETRAYEDis sweet and sexy with a little bit of danger thrown in to keep you on your toes.Marguerite Ferrara wows audiences on the haute couture catwalks of Milan, Paris, and New York, but whenever shes face-to-face with Drew Jackson, she feels like a gawky thirteen-year-old, in love with a superstar who will never see her as more than his younger brothers ex-girlfriend.Drews superstar days are long over. A car accident shattered his knee, destroyed his football career, and crushed his hopes of winning Maggies love. How can he, a desk-bound financial advisor, compete against the celebrities Maggie whirls through one-night stands or Tyler Lamarck, the social media maverick who sweeps the woman Drew loves off her feet?CRUSHEDis sweet with a dash of sexy and a whole lot of couldn't-put-it-down-until-I-finished.Cody Hart, the daredevil black sheep of the esteemed Hartwell clan, should never have made it to his twenty-fifth birthday. What he hadnt counted on, though, was his best friend dying instead of him.Emotionally devastated and financially ruined by the death of her brother, Felicity Rivers is down to her last hundred dollars when Cody offers his help, at a price. Shes out of options, but nothing on earth could possibly entice her into the arms of the man who killed her brother.DESIREDis messy, infuriating, passionate and heart-wrenching, but it is truly all worth it in the end.At seventeen, Gabriel Cruz and Valeria Trevino exchanged promise rings and agreed on the grand plan for their life, including marriage, children, and a happily-ever-after. Twenty years later, The Plan is on track, and a key milestoneGabriels partnership in a law firmis within grasp, but Valeria derails their shared lives by demanding a divorce.Valeria cant explain her decision, but she is compelled by a desperate need for something more than they had agreed upon. What can they do when the foundation of their grand plan crumbles beneath them?
/book/show/34605777-night-is-darkest?from_search=true	Jayne Rylon	Night is Darkest: An MMF Bisexual Romance (Men in Blue Book 1)	Lacey Daughtrys perfect weekend is interrupted by tragic news of her brothers murder in the line of duty. Plagued by a rash of mysterious phone calls, she turns to her brothers best friends and fellow officers for protectionand comfort.Spending time in close contact with Mason and Tyler, the two men shes dreamed of since her first girlhood crush, seems like the answeLacey Daughtrys perfect weekend is interrupted by tragic news of her brothers murder in the line of duty. Plagued by a rash of mysterious phone calls, she turns to her brothers best friends and fellow officers for protectionand comfort.Spending time in close contact with Mason and Tyler, the two men shes dreamed of since her first girlhood crush, seems like the answer to a prayer. Especially when they begin to explore the desire shes harbored for so long.But the partners are holding out on Lacey. Determined to suppress the most extreme facets of their lust, they agree to settle for sharing the woman they crave while concealing their desire for each other. Until Lacey cracks their resolve, unleashing a torrent of emotions that threatens to distract them when they can least afford it.Their blossoming relationship is complicated by secrets. And the only way to evade the killer threatening their lives is to bare their souls in the darkest hours of the night. Or everything will come crashing down, just before the dawn.Warning: After reading this book youll never look at a pair of hot cops, a cemetery or a can of Spaghetti-Os the same way again.
/book/show/23379571-the-space-between?from_search=true	Victoria H. Smith	The Space Between: Interracial Romance	When Drake started the night at his father's campaign fundraiser, he never imagined he'd end it being conned into buying drugs on the West Side. Losing high-stakes poker has its consequences, but he'd repeatedly face them just to hear Lacey Douglas sing. Drake sees Lacey light up the stage, and he has to have her. But his intentions for being on her side of town turn out tWhen Drake started the night at his father's campaign fundraiser, he never imagined he'd end it being conned into buying drugs on the West Side. Losing high-stakes poker has its consequences, but he'd repeatedly face them just to hear Lacey Douglas sing. Drake sees Lacey light up the stage, and he has to have her. But his intentions for being on her side of town turn out to be the reason he can't.Chicago native Lacey has dreams of the opera, but life has its obstacles. Lacey has come to know her hardships as part of living in the real world and accepts them fully. When Lacey meets the intense and invigorating Drake, a fire is lit inside her, unleashing those dreams again.Two paths that should have never crossed prove to create the exact pairing the other needs. But when their worlds take time to catch up, everything they have is tested. Finding the space between the two sides that challenge them will be hard, but it's the only place that will keep them together.The Space Between is a new adult contemporary romance.
/book/show/2158833.The_Spaniard_s_Defiant_Virgin?from_search=true	Jennie Lucas	The Spaniard's Defiant Virgin (Modern Romance, #711)	In his SpanishMarcos Ramirez has been planning his retribution for the Winter family. And now it's.Marcos will take Tamsin and destroy her family. But Tamsin isn't the hedonistic society girl he expected. She's beautiful and courageousbedding her will be sweet. And it's then that Marcos realizes Tamsin's a virgin, and iIn his SpanishMarcos Ramirez has been planning his retribution for the Winter family. And now it's.Marcos will take Tamsin and destroy her family. But Tamsin isn't the hedonistic society girl he expected. She's beautiful and courageousbedding her will be sweet. And it's then that Marcos realizes Tamsin's a virgin, and innocent of all she's been accused of!
/book/show/30555114-you-and-me?from_search=true	Veronica Larsen	You and Me (A Bite-Sized Romance #1)	Just in time for summer: A Bite-Sized Romance!Everything you crave--banter, steam, romance--all in one quick, fun, and delectable standalone. YOU AND ME is a delicious opposites attract story coming June 27th.It all started in the pouring rain. His wet shirt plastered to his hard body. My drenched hair strewn across my face.We bantered. He held the door. I found out hisJust in time for summer: A Bite-Sized Romance!Everything you crave--banter, steam, romance--all in one quick, fun, and delectable standalone. YOU AND ME is a delicious opposites attract story coming June 27th.It all started in the pouring rain. His wet shirt plastered to his hard body. My drenched hair strewn across my face.We bantered. He held the door. I found out his name.And for a half a second, I fell hard.Then the record stopped. Forget his quick wit, those biceps, and insanely disarming clear blue eyes.The sexy sonofabitch proved hed be just another mistake.But Jackson wont give up that easily. He's determined to show me that opposites can not only attract, they can ignite.Can he and I become an us? Or did any chance we had at a future already get washed away?
/book/show/27876371-a-moment-of-bliss?from_search=true	Heather McGovern	A Moment of Bliss (A Honeywilde Romance #1)	Roark Bradley is no stranger to responsibility. Growing up, he practically raised his younger siblings while his pareRoark Bradley is no stranger to responsibility. Growing up, he practically raised his younger siblings while his parents threw themselves into working the innand arguing with each other. Determined to make the Honeywilde shine once more, Roark jumps at the chance to conduct business with a no-nonsense event planner who approaches him about celebrity nuptials that could put the inn back on the map. If only it wasnt so tempting to discuss some no-strings attached pleasure with her insteadMadison Kline is done with weddingsat least personally. Her own youthful mistake is a well-guarded secret, and one she refuses to repeat. But as she and bold, broad-shouldered Roark work together to make a rock star couples wedding a reality, she finds herself wishing romance didnt feel like a four-letter word. Can either of them surrender their hard-won independence and workaholic ways for something sweeterand even more rewarding?...
/book/show/14864978-romance-on-facebook?from_search=true	Amrita Priya	Romance on Facebook	It is hard to resist the first love of your life especially when he is just a few clicks away. This is what happened to Geeti who discovered Siddhartha on Facebook after a gap of 19 years. Both have their own partners and children now; yet the old teenage spark continues over chats, messages, emoticons and things beyond that.
/book/show/20334887-mrs-tuesday-s-departure?from_search=true	Suzanne Elizabeth Anderson	Mrs. Tuesday's Departure: A Historical Religious and Inspirational Romance Novel of World War Two	A heart-wrenching historical novel spanning seventy-years, two continents, an undying love that holds the power to create a safe future for a young girl. This page-turning family saga soars to a breathtaking ending that redefines the meaning of love.When Natalie and Anna, sisters and life-long rivals, hide an abandoned child from the Nazis, their struggle re-opens a star-A heart-wrenching historical novel spanning seventy-years, two continents, an undying love that holds the power to create a safe future for a young girl. This page-turning family saga soars to a breathtaking ending that redefines the meaning of love.When Natalie and Anna, sisters and life-long rivals, hide an abandoned child from the Nazis, their struggle re-opens a star-crossed love triangle, threatening their safety and testing the bonds of their loyalty.Hungary's fragile alliance with Germany insured that Natalie, a best selling children's book author, and her family would be safe as World War Two raged through Europe. The Holocaust that has only been whispered about until now becomes a terrible reality for every Jewish family or those who hide Jews.Beautiful but troubled Anna, a poet and university professor is losing her tenuous hold on reality, re-igniting a dangerous sibling rivalry that began in childhood.The streets of Budapest echo with the pounding boots of Nazi soldiers. Danger creeps to the doorstep where the sisters' disintegrating relationship threatens to expose the child they are trying to protect. In one night, Anna's rash behavior destroys their carefully made plans of escape, and Natalie is presented with a desperate choice.Interwoven with Natalie and Anna's story, is Mila's. The abandoned child whose future Natalie lovingly imagines in a story about an old woman named Mrs. Tuesday.Mrs. Tuesday's Departure is an inspirational historical novel spanning two generations and exploring the un-breakable bonds of sisters.
/book/show/23003426-intense?from_search=true	Aleatha Romig Sandi Lynn Liv Morris	inTENse: A Collection of 10 Full Length Erotic Romance Bestsellers	A collection of 10 New York Times, USA Today and Amazon Bestselling novels for only .99!Get ready to meet the men of inTENse. . . .*by Amazon Bestseller Liv Morris*by USA Today Bestseller S.E. Lund*by Award-winning International Bestseller Kailin Gow*by USA Today Bestseller Julie Richman*by NA collection of 10 New York Times, USA Today and Amazon Bestselling novels for only .99!Get ready to meet the men of inTENse. . . .*by Amazon Bestseller Liv Morris*by USA Today Bestseller S.E. Lund*by Award-winning International Bestseller Kailin Gow*by USA Today Bestseller Julie Richman*by New York Times & USA Today Bestseller Sandi Lynn*by USA Today Bestseller J.L. Mac*by New York Times & USA Today Bestseller Aleatha Romig*by USA Today Bestseller Penelope Ward*USA Today Bestseller Kahlen Aymes**by New York Times & USA Today Bestseller Vi Keeland*Adam Kingsley reigns as the prince of Manhattan. It's been an intoxicating ride until he meets Kathryn Delcour, an alluring socialite with unique erotic tastes.The passionate lure of ancient sexual practices and a former business partner wanting to inflict a deadly revenge set the scene for an erotic love story. All told in Adam's point of view.Kate McDermott is a Journalism graduate student writing an article about BDSM in popular culture. It's just research and nothing personal. Really.Drake Morgan, MD, is a Neurosurgeon, bass player, philanthropist and Dominant. He doesn't do girlfriends, sleepovers, and he certainly doesn't do breakfast in bed the morning after. Ever.When the two meet for an interview, Kate hopes the carefully worded agreement she draws up will keep their relationship strictly professional. Big mistakeThe Master Chefs dominated in the kitchen as well as the bedroom... Taryn Cummings could not believe she will be studying at the prestigious International Institute of Culinary Arts in beautiful Paris - a far cry from her unglamorous life in New York running her mothers restaurant. A chance meeting brings her face-to-face with devilishly charming Errol King, the notorious celebrity bad boy chef who can have anyone, except Taryn, the woman he wants most.Sexy entrepreneur Schooner Moore receives the birthday bombshell of a lifetime - his true love, college girlfriend Mia Silver, the girl who broke his heart when she fled without even a goodbye at the end of their freshman year, has been seen on Facebook.Now 20+ years later, Schooner discovers the truth behind what drove Mia from him and uncovers the lies upon which his world has been built.Will his journey to winning back the only woman he ever loved be the one thing he can't conquer?Connor Black, emotionally dead and damaged, that stemmed from a personal tragedy, made a vow to never love or fall in love with a woman, until Ellery Lane walked into his life by accident. After she opens up and shows him her world, Connor starts to feel emotions and feelings he never knew existed. Despite the rumors and warnings regarding Connor Black and his use and misuse of women, Ellery finds herself being drawn into his world.My world was perfect, until it wasnt. I fell hard straight into hell. My life is empty. No meaning. No hope. No vital sign.Despite her indifference to organ donation, Sadie sets out to heal by finding those who benefited from her husbands death, but instead of peace, finds only jealousy and rage.Though Sadie hates Alexander McBride for his health, he soothes her grief in ways that are intoxicating. Can she learn to love the man who now owns the heart that used to beat just for her? If she has any hope of overcoming her grief, he must convince her that it still does.A suspenseful thriller about secrets, deception, passion, love, choices, and consequences.Every action has consequences: Claire doesn't understand how she ended up in the cruel hands of her abductor, Anthony Rawlings, but its been made abundantly clearshe is now his acquisition and every action has consequences.Captivate the captor: Will Claire follow his rules, or will Anthony become enthralled by Claire? If that happens, will either of them survive the consequences?Allison didnt know her life was about to change the day she serves a mysterious blue-eyed customer.Cedric wasn't expecting love at first sight with the pretty waitress he'd set out to find. She was the last woman for whom he should have been having feelings. Compelled to know her before identifying himself, he makes her believe their meetings are coincidental.After a passionate romance, Cedric's secrets are revealed in a shocking twist you wont see coming.Gorgeous executive, Alex Avery, is all business, and makes no apologies for his lifestyle or his choices. When his on-the-way-out girlfriend calls a late night radio program whining about him, he is angrier at the hosts advice, than the inconsequential womans bitch-fest. Psychologist Angeline Hemming has little tolerance for bullshit, so when Alex calls into her show a week later she calls him out on his habits. Their sexual chemistry and mental connection leaves them both reeling, as they take their fight to the mattresses!My honeymoon was almost everything I dreamed it would be, a tropical paradise, turquoise water, romantic walks on the beach, and loads and loads of mind shattering sex. The only thing missing was the groom.After seven years of coasting through a relationship with Michael, my senses were numb. A week of passion with a stranger was just what I needed to clear my head and take back control of my life. But how do you move on when the man that was only supposed to be a fling somehow seeps into your soul and steals your heart?
/book/show/22813872-lol-romantic-comedy-anthology---volume-1---thirteen-all-new-romance-stor?from_search=true	Elle Casey Mimi Strong Julia Kent	LOL Romantic Comedy Anthology - Volume 1 - Thirteen All-New Romance Stories by Bestselling Authors	Love! Laughter!Here's the very first issue of LOL, a NEW romantic comedy series!Enjoy 13 brand-new stories from your favorite NYT Bestseller and USA Today Bestseller romantic comedy and romance authors, including:Peaches Monroe returns to L.A., where there's troubLove! Laughter!Here's the very first issue of LOL, a NEW romantic comedy series!Enjoy 13 brand-new stories from your favorite NYT Bestseller and USA Today Bestseller romantic comedy and romance authors, including:Peaches Monroe returns to L.A., where there's trouble in paradise. Her new husband won't invite her to the film set of his vampire-drama TV series. Peaches doesn't take no for an answer.When Melissa takes one last farewell tour of an internet dating site, and she sees a listing she can't ignore. She sends a quick note to the guy, congratulating him on his creativity. When he writes back, he makes her an offer that's ridiculous and impulsive, but what the heck ... you only live once, right?Curvy Wall Street protester Alice handcuffs herself to Mason, a suit who represents everything she hates. Forced to spend the day together, the friction between hot-headed Alice and cool, gorgeous Mason soon explodes.Max Milan was destined for a decadent future. Then he made one tiny--epic--sex tape and it all came crashing down. Now he's trying to get back on his feet, trying to secure a deal that will put him back in the spotlight. Then she turns up.Jody Lapinski is a plus-sized chemist with a problem. The despicable Simon Brogan has moved into the upstairs unit of her house. In high school, Simon was an arrogant, heartless jerk. She's not going to forgive him now just because he's gorgeous and successful. Not after what he did.Adam and Lily Roth are on their way to a romantic honeymoon in Rio de Janeiro. When they arrive, the last thing they expect is to be treated like celebrities. Can the newlyweds survive their fifteen minutes of fame and finally consummate their marriage?High school English teacher Rachel Chapman spends her free time writing naughty love stories just for fun. When her notebook falls into the hands of sexy, fun-loving Tyler Kalinger, Rachel will do anything to get her secret stories back.Charley Parkhurst has been in love with moneyed, gorgeous Ford Dalio for five long years. When Ford whisks her away for a weekend in Paris to crash a royal wedding, Charley thinks he might finally pop the question, but Ford has other plans.Daisy and Daltrey finally have a shot at happiness. They just have to handle a national tour, the pressure of fame, Daltrey's bickering family, a few crazed fans, and the lingering demons of Daisy's past. Easy, right?When Shannon is called to the mall to work as a sexy elf, her billionaire boyfriend, Declan, gets roped into playing Santa. The mall mommies start tweeting pictures, and soon everyone is crashing the mall to have a seat on Santa's lap.Melissa Foehner is a rock star babysitter whose star has just disappeared. Now nothing will stop her from getting the show back on the road... Not even a broad set of shoulders and a smart mouth.Maggie Marrion and Gil Morrow got a second chance at love. They discover the second time around is better than the first, especially when it comes to sex. Or at least it can be, with the help of magical blue pills.Its a big day for tattooed rock star Haden Cooper. His girlfriend, Maggie, wants to bake him a cake. But everything goes wrong, and Maggie finds herself in the most unfortunate situation.
/book/show/27154465-twice-tempted?from_search=true	Susan Arden	Twice Tempted (Alpha Male Bad Boys Western Romance, #1)	Rob Graham's world is out-of-focus. One night too many spent photographing vacation hotspots and drinking himself into oblivion. His life is about to get a 100 degrees crazier after he agrees to photograph an up and coming corporate VP for an exclusive media blitz interview.Cynthia 'Sam' Cainwright climbs the corporate ladder in her father's footsteps. In shoes designed foRob Graham's world is out-of-focus. One night too many spent photographing vacation hotspots and drinking himself into oblivion. His life is about to get a 100 degrees crazier after he agrees to photograph an up and coming corporate VP for an exclusive media blitz interview.Cynthia 'Sam' Cainwright climbs the corporate ladder in her father's footsteps. In shoes designed for the son she's not and in her dad's company that holds no interest for her. Forced to return home rather than follow her dreams, ONE WILD NIGHT is all she wants. Not a long time, just a good time.After the photo shoot is done, with a flip of a coin Sam wrangles Rob into taking her out on the town. Their adventure ends up in her bedroom where she's too hot for Rob to resist. One taste of a bad boy sets her on fire, making Sam realize what life could be like away from corporate America. Recklessly she dives headfirst into temptation. Sure, it was only one night, but she fell hard.Four years later, Rob bumps into Sam. No longer drowning his sorrows, he found his footing, photographing exotic landscapes off-the-beaten-path. Tempting fate twice, he stops by Sam's table, blown away to discover they have a young daughter together. Determined to be part of his little girl's life, he refuses to take no for an answer.Now, it'll take two hard-headed lovers to come clean, and admit their passion is as deep as it is searing hot, proving love tastes sweeter the second time around.
/book/show/29215923-a-real-bad-boy?from_search=true	Kaylee Song	A Real Bad Boy (A Bad Boy Romance, #3)	Not all soldiers are made to follow orders.When it comes to Willow Ford Id disobey them all.After nine years overseas, all I want is my peace until I come face to face with my past. Her.Willow will give me everything I need to heal. Shes running from a pain and heartache, but that wont stop me from taking what is mine.After I'm hired as a bodyguard for a billionairNot all soldiers are made to follow orders.When it comes to Willow Ford Id disobey them all.After nine years overseas, all I want is my peace until I come face to face with my past. Her.Willow will give me everything I need to heal. Shes running from a pain and heartache, but that wont stop me from taking what is mine.After I'm hired as a bodyguard for a billionaire, Willow's the one who needs protecting. I'm the only man who can solve an unsolvable murder, but righting that wrong puts everyone in danger. Including the woman I love and our unborn child.And I'll do anything to save what's mine--even if it gets bloody.Nothing is more important to me than Willow and that baby.This is a stand-alone, full-length romance with a HEA. Ends around 50%. For atime, this eBook includes a bonus copy of Stolen: A Bad Boy Romance.
/book/show/18242643-into-the-future?from_search=true	Dana Roquet	Into the Future (Heritage Time Travel Romance #2)	**REVISED 3/2015BE SURE YOU HAVE THE MOST CURRENT CONTENT IN YOUR LIBRARYWhen author Torie Mills moved to tiny Fremont, Iowa, she found the love of her life and the place where she finally felt she belonged. Five generations of Dave Camerons family had inhabited the large idyllic Victorian house he and Torie now called home. They settled in, started a family and seemed to**REVISED 3/2015BE SURE YOU HAVE THE MOST CURRENT CONTENT IN YOUR LIBRARYWhen author Torie Mills moved to tiny Fremont, Iowa, she found the love of her life and the place where she finally felt she belonged. Five generations of Dave Camerons family had inhabited the large idyllic Victorian house he and Torie now called home. They settled in, started a family and seemed to be living the perfect fairytale ending. Fast forward two years. The Cameron family, including little one-year-old Rose, have been chased from their home by the time travels they believed they had left behind. Quiet Mahaska County has become a Mecca for fans of the psychological thriller Where Evil Lived, which Torie wrote concerning the 1959 mass murder of her Mills cousins. It was just meant to be a way to help Dave heal and put it behind him for good. Now it had taken on a life of its own. While Torie searches desperately for the answers that will fix her fractured family and allow them the happily ever after they deserve, Dave struggles to hold on to his sanity and keep a secret from her that will test him to the limits of his endurance as he comes to terms with the time travel gift that neither he, Torie nor their child will be able to resist or control.
/book/show/15747051-yellowstone-deception?from_search=true	Peggy L. Henderson	Yellowstone Deception (Yellowstone Romance, #5)	Dan Osborne has one ambition in life. He wants to be a permanent park ranger in Yellowstone National Park, a place where his family roots run deep. He'll do just about anything to make his dream a reality. When a pretty tourist tells him an incredible story about his ancestors, his dreams might be realized sooner than he hoped.Jana Evans' best friend traveled back in timeDan Osborne has one ambition in life. He wants to be a permanent park ranger in Yellowstone National Park, a place where his family roots run deep. He'll do just about anything to make his dream a reality. When a pretty tourist tells him an incredible story about his ancestors, his dreams might be realized sooner than he hoped.Jana Evans' best friend traveled back in time for true love. Not only is a weathered diary proof that she survived, so is the handsome park ranger standing before Jana now. Her immediate attraction to Aimee's descendant leaves her disturbed and confused, and she rushes back home to the safety of a normal life. An unexpected phone call months later from the very man she wanted to put out of her mind forces her back to Yellowstone. He has news that Aimee met with an untimely death. Is she willing to follow him 200 years into the past to save her best friend's life?Dan is convinced that Jana holds the key to finding the device that makes time travel possible. He hasn't stopped thinking about her since their one brief encounter months ago. A journey into the past could not only set things in place for his own future, but it might also bring Jana back into his life. Will the truth about his motives shatter any chance they might have at love?Titles in the Yellowstone Romance SeriesYellowstone Heart Song (Book 1)Yellowstone Redemption (Book 2)Yellowstone Awakening (Book 3)Yellowstone Dawn (Book 4)Yellowstone Deception (Book 5)A Yellowstone Christmas (novella)
/book/show/13605225-for-one-last-kiss?from_search=true	Cali MacKay Calista Taylor	For One Last Kiss (A Grim Reaper Romance, #0.5)	As a reaper, Lilly knows that relations with the living are strictly forbidden, and even more damning is to contact someone from her past. Yet when she gets the opportunity to see her betrothed once more, she cannot possibly resist the chance for one last kiss.*This is a short story with an extended preview of the full length novel JACK- A GRIM REAPER ROMANCE.**Some scenesAs a reaper, Lilly knows that relations with the living are strictly forbidden, and even more damning is to contact someone from her past. Yet when she gets the opportunity to see her betrothed once more, she cannot possibly resist the chance for one last kiss.*This is a short story with an extended preview of the full length novel JACK- A GRIM REAPER ROMANCE.**Some scenes in the preview for JACK are not suitable for those under 18 years of age.*
/book/show/28765640-too-hot-to-handle?from_search=true	Susan Arden	Too Hot To Handle (Alpha Male Bad Boys Western Romance, #10)	A WEDDING. A HOOKUP. A GIRL ON THE RUN.Best-Selling Alpha Male Bad Boys Western Romance~ Three scorching love stories in one.~Rod McLemore isnt your average sharpshooter.But then again, Margo Santero was no garden variety weather girl.One tiny mix up. Someone mightve bent the truth...a lot! A couple of cocktails later and a chance hookup is too hot to handle.How mucA WEDDING. A HOOKUP. A GIRL ON THE RUN.Best-Selling Alpha Male Bad Boys Western Romance~ Three scorching love stories in one.~Rod McLemore isnt your average sharpshooter.But then again, Margo Santero was no garden variety weather girl.One tiny mix up. Someone mightve bent the truth...a lot! A couple of cocktails later and a chance hookup is too hot to handle.How much trouble can one little white-lie cause?At 19, Margos topsy-turvy life is based on a sham. Its all about culling opportunities and she excelsat the game of selling a load. Today, shes Stormy and posing as a meteorologist.Leave it up to a cocky Marine to make good use of his time.All it takes is a need for speed to get this party started.Never Say NeverTo an Alpha Male CowboyMargo Santero does a body slam right into the arms of a recently discharged Marine sniper. Outside of a crazy fling, theres zero room in her life for men. Handsome distractions are dangerous to her health.From working a fence line, Rod McLemore is thrust back into the line of duty. In a no-brainer mission of go and get the girl, this soldiers orderly world is upended.Too Hot To Handle:Not For an Alpha Male CowboyTogether Margo and Rod are as volatile as flint and gunpowder. In a stormy love affair, their raw attraction forces them over the edge and out of their comfort zones as they wrangle in-laws, Mother Nature, and a slick con man.Commando Cowboy,No Stopping an Alpha Male MarineWhen the stakes are raised, Rod and Margo confront a regular trial by fire. But a battle worth fighting means taking a stand. Theyre willing to do whatever it takes to stay together. Even if it means they have to lie, steal, cheat. Or kill.
/book/show/20774127-typee?from_search=true	Herman Melville Arthur Stedman (Editor) Michael Wilson (Editor)	Typee: A Romance of the South Seas, with Sequel: The Story of Toby	*Watersgreen House Classic Editions' Herman Melville Collection places Melville's early novels in the canon of gay literature. *Melville has the strange, uncanny magic of sea-creatures, and some of their repulsiveness. He isn't quite a land animal. There is something slithery about him. Something always half-seas-over. In his life they said he was mad - or crazy. He was n*Watersgreen House Classic Editions' Herman Melville Collection places Melville's early novels in the canon of gay literature. *Melville has the strange, uncanny magic of sea-creatures, and some of their repulsiveness. He isn't quite a land animal. There is something slithery about him. Something always half-seas-over. In his life they said he was mad - or crazy. He was neither mad nor crazy. But he was over the border. ...There he is then, in Typee, among the dreaded cannibal savages. And they are gentle and generous with him, and he is truly in a sort of Eden. Here at last is Rousseau's Child of Nature and Chateaubriand's Noble Savage called upon and found at home. Yes, Melville loves his savage hosts. He finds them gentle, laughing lambs compared to the ravening wolves of his white brothers, left behind in America and on an American whaleship. The ugliest beast on earth is the white man, says Melville. In short, Herman found in Typee the paradise he was looking for. It is true, the Marquesans were 'immoral', but he rather liked that. Morality was too white a trick to take him in. ...There they are, these South Sea Islanders, beautiful big men with their golden limbs and their laughing, graceful laziness. And they will call you brother, choose you as a brother. - D.H. Lawrence Typee, a semi-autobiographical work, is Melville's first novel. Like all his work, it is infused with a latent homoeroticism and is important not only as literature but as philosophical, psychological, and anthropological commentary. Most of all, however, it is a fine story that captured the public's imagination and remained one of Melville's most popular works throughout his lifetime.
/book/show/18866281-the-daring-heart?from_search=true	Carmen Caine	The Daring Heart (Highland Heather and Hearts Scottish Romance #3)	Roaming the courts of Europe, Julian appears to spend his time drinking wine, wagering gold, and dandling willing lasses upon his knee. But no one knows the man behind the mask. No oneRoaming the courts of Europe, Julian appears to spend his time drinking wine, wagering gold, and dandling willing lasses upon his knee. But no one knows the man behind the mask. No one knows that he is Le Marin - Europe's most daring and brazen spy.But everything changes the night he finds a dagger pressed against his ribs and an alluring hazel-eyed minx in his bed.Born into the Vindictam, the renowned Venetian family of assassins, Liselle dreams of the day she will be allowed to practice the family craft. And when she is sent to the Scottish court, her dream is finally realized. But is it an honor... or a curse?As the threat of civil war looms over Scotland, and the king's own brother conspires with the English to put himself on the Scottish throne, Julian can't help but be distracted by the mysterious Venetian beauty and her many secrets.
/book/show/20734048-wild-mint-tea?from_search=true	Valerie Comer	Wild Mint Tea (A Farm Fresh Romance #2)	She's rooted deep. He flies free.Local-foods chef Claire Halford envisions turning Green Acres Farm into an event destination. Weddings prove trickier than she imagined when the first one comes with a ruggedly handsome brother-of-the-bride, who has everything but a fixed address. Oh, and faith in God.Noel Kenzie loves the freedom his reforestation company affords him. WhyShe's rooted deep. He flies free.Local-foods chef Claire Halford envisions turning Green Acres Farm into an event destination. Weddings prove trickier than she imagined when the first one comes with a ruggedly handsome brother-of-the-bride, who has everything but a fixed address. Oh, and faith in God.Noel Kenzie loves the freedom his reforestation company affords him. Why worry about deep stuff like God and commitment when he's in his prime? Except there's a woman who might make it worth giving up his wings...and digging in some roots. If he dares.
/book/show/30160985-kissing?from_search=true	Ellie Brixton	#Kissing (Rock and Romance, #1)	I was always the good girl.Then when the pressure became too much, I took off and found me a bad boy.Niko. The hot, British rock star and frontman of the Halos.He took my angel wings and gave me a lot of things, well, everything but the Big O.And fidelity.So with my #fail in hand, I did the worst thing imaginable.I went home. The insta-nagging, criticism, and impossiI was always the good girl.Then when the pressure became too much, I took off and found me a bad boy.Niko. The hot, British rock star and frontman of the Halos.He took my angel wings and gave me a lot of things, well, everything but the Big O.And fidelity.So with my #fail in hand, I did the worst thing imaginable.I went home. The insta-nagging, criticism, and impossible expectations reminded me why my life #suckedthe reason I left in the first place.Well, everything was the same except for JQ, my high school crush. With a snug T-shirt and jeans that fit in all of the right places, it looks like he became man and maybe it was time for me to become a woman.#Kissing is a sexy, rock star romance for new adult, college, and contemporary romance readers who enjoy love stories with an HEA.Author's note: #KISSING is a full-length, standalone novel. Due to strong language and content, this book is not intended for readers under the age of 18.
/book/show/2158857.Androletti_s_Mistress?from_search=true	Melanie Milburne	Androletti's Mistress	From back cover: 'You're mine for as long as I want you' Duty forced Nikki Ferliano to leave the only man she'd ever loved - Massimo Androletti - and marry another.... Leaving Massimo with the bitter memory of Nikki, the gold-digging seductress. Now she's widowed and broke and the only person who can help her is the very man she once betrayed.... Now Massimo's purchased heFrom back cover: 'You're mine for as long as I want you' Duty forced Nikki Ferliano to leave the only man she'd ever loved - Massimo Androletti - and marry another.... Leaving Massimo with the bitter memory of Nikki, the gold-digging seductress. Now she's widowed and broke and the only person who can help her is the very man she once betrayed.... Now Massimo's purchased her body for revenge......................
/book/show/23511520-winter-heat?from_search=true	Larissa Emerald	Winter Heat (Chalet Romance Series)	Artist Kelsey Moore gives up her big-city dreams to support her ailing father and save the family Colorado ski resort from bankruptcy. Using her creative talents, she transforms the resort into Chalet Romance, a beguiling lovers retreat.Out to seek justice, wealthy Denver entrepreneur, Jared Michaels, set his sights on discovering the truth behind his sisters debilitatinArtist Kelsey Moore gives up her big-city dreams to support her ailing father and save the family Colorado ski resort from bankruptcy. Using her creative talents, she transforms the resort into Chalet Romance, a beguiling lovers retreat.Out to seek justice, wealthy Denver entrepreneur, Jared Michaels, set his sights on discovering the truth behind his sisters debilitating ski accident at Chalet Romance. He suspects negligence and is determined to hold the resort accountable. That is until he falls hard for the beautiful woman in charge and finds heat escalating between them.Caught between family loyalty and sizzling attraction, Jared and Kelsey explore some of her most secret desires. But once threatening notes start to appear and another accident occurs on the slopes, romance quickly turns into dangerthis time for Kelsey.
/book/show/22970081-to-kill-a-likening?from_search=true	M.K. Hunt	To Kill a Likening: Romance Suspense	What if you're a first time writer on a job that was almost impossible to get and a life ending disaster if you lose it. What if another employee appears who is 'different, ' maybe strange, maybe worse! Your boss has decided you need a more experienced cowriter and he forces you into accepting the help. Your fate, which was looking up as a film writer has now taken a noseWhat if you're a first time writer on a job that was almost impossible to get and a life ending disaster if you lose it. What if another employee appears who is 'different, ' maybe strange, maybe worse! Your boss has decided you need a more experienced cowriter and he forces you into accepting the help. Your fate, which was looking up as a film writer has now taken a nose dive. You now enter some really scary times, times when you begin to worry if you will ever come through it, and some terrorizing moments when you know you won't. It's gets even worse, what if, amid the chaos you meet the best reason to live hat you've ever known in your life. Now, you've got everything you could ever dream of to gain, and everything you could ever expect from life to lose. A fast paced romance suspense novel that will deny you sleep until you're at the very tip end.
/book/show/18535050-a-timeless-romance-anthology?from_search=true	Karey White Krista Lynne Jensen Diane Darcy	A Timeless Romance Anthology: Love Letter Collection	Just in time for Valentine's Day...Six Award-Winning Authors have contributed brand new stories to A Timeless Romance Anthology: Love Letter Collection. Readers will love this compilation of six sweet romance novellas, some contemporary and some of them historical, yet all with one thing in common: Love Letters.
/book/show/19852275-prince-of-dreams?from_search=true	Lisa Kleypas	Prince of Dreams	A wealthy and bitter exile, he most dangerous and desirable man in all of England, he burns to possess a proud, headstrong beauty who is promised to another. But winning Emma Stokehurst's exquisite hand through threats and determination does nothing to fill the empty spaces in Nikola's heart--until passion's magic carries the handsome, tormented prince back to a bygone eraA wealthy and bitter exile, he most dangerous and desirable man in all of England, he burns to possess a proud, headstrong beauty who is promised to another. But winning Emma Stokehurst's exquisite hand through threats and determination does nothing to fill the empty spaces in Nikola's heart--until passion's magic carries the handsome, tormented prince back to a bygone era of splendor and romantic dreams. For there his destiny awaits him in a distant life. And in one remarkable woman's tender touch--achingly familiar but gloriously new--he must seek the elusive promise of ecstasy... and learn, at last, to love. A Real Joy -- Kathleen E. Woodiwiss Wonderfully Refreshing -- Johanna Lindsey
/book/show/24523715-chaos-auf-high-heels?from_search=true	Jennifer Crusie Judith Heisig (Translator)	Chaos auf High Heels	Sexy Verwirrspiele, schlagfertige Dialoge und reichlich verschttete Drinks - eine hinreiend witzige Romantic-Comedy von der Bestsellerautorin Jennifer Crusie.Was fr einen Wein mchtest du? Beeindrucke mich mit deiner Expertise. Wir nehmen Rot. Ich bin beeindruckt.Undercover-Agent Alec Prentice glaubt, Dennie Banks sei kriminell. Zwar ein sexy Hingucker mit tolleSexy Verwirrspiele, schlagfertige Dialoge und reichlich verschttete Drinks - eine hinreiend witzige Romantic-Comedy von der Bestsellerautorin Jennifer Crusie.Was fr einen Wein mchtest du? Beeindrucke mich mit deiner Expertise. Wir nehmen Rot. Ich bin beeindruckt.Undercover-Agent Alec Prentice glaubt, Dennie Banks sei kriminell. Zwar ein sexy Hingucker mit toller Figur und sinnlichen Lippen, trotzdem: kriminell. Journalistin Dennie Banks dagegen denkt, Alec sei ein kompletter Trottel, neben dem ihr Yorkshireterrier Walter wie Einstein wirkt. Stndig kreuzt Alec ihren Weg im Hotel, in dem sie auf ein Interview hofft! Als htte er nichts Besseres zu tun, als sie zu einem Glas Wein einzuladen. Aber ohne Alec kein Kontakt und ohne Kontakt kein Interview, also sagt sie Ja - zu dem Glas Wein. Dabei ist ihr sonnenklar, dass hier keiner niemandem vertrauen kann ...
/book/show/32561539-marry-me-at-christmas?from_search=true	Susan Mallery	Marry Me at Christmas: A Charming Holiday Romance	To bridal boutique owner Madeline Krug, organizing a Christmas wedding sounds like a joy--until she finds out she'll be working closely with the gorgeous brother of the bride, movie star Jonny Blaze. How will a small-town girl like her keep from falling for the world's sexiest guy? Especially with mistletoeTo bridal boutique owner Madeline Krug, organizing a Christmas wedding sounds like a joy--until she finds out she'll be working closely with the gorgeous brother of the bride, movie star Jonny Blaze. How will a small-town girl like her keep from falling for the world's sexiest guy? Especially with mistletoe lurking around every corner!Jonny came to Fool's Gold looking for normal, not for love. Happily-ever-after only happens in the movies. Still, nothing about this quirky town is quite what he expected, and ordinary Madeline is the most extraordinary woman he's ever met. Refreshingly honest, disarmingly sweet. Achingly beautiful.
/book/show/27862390-christmas-romance-2015---places-to-see?from_search=true	Jennifer Conner Sharon Kleve Angela Ford	Christmas Romance 2015 - Places To See	Together for the first time together in a boxed set.Aubri, Paget, Erika, and Jade were there to support their boss after the loss of his daughter. Mr. Simon knows the women work too hard and with his daughters death, hes found that life is short. For Christmas, he decides to give the four women an early present and fly them anywhere in the world they want to go with allTogether for the first time together in a boxed set.Aubri, Paget, Erika, and Jade were there to support their boss after the loss of his daughter. Mr. Simon knows the women work too hard and with his daughters death, hes found that life is short. For Christmas, he decides to give the four women an early present and fly them anywhere in the world they want to go with all expenses paid.They chose Germany, France, Italy, and Bulgaria.The girls know how to work but can they learn how to have fun?Come along with Aubri, Paget, Erica, and Jade and they travel around the world and maybe along the wayeven fall in love!Kisses and Strudel - Places to See Germany - Jennifer ConnerIn Love with Paris - Places to See France - Sharon KleveChristmas in Tuscany - Places to See Italy - Angela FordTwice as Nice Christmas - Places to See Bulgaria - Natalie-Nicole Bates
/book/show/1196618.The_Pilgrim_Kamanita?from_search=true	Karl Gjellerup	The Pilgrim Kamanita: A Legendary Romance	This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1912. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... XLIII THE PASSING OF THE PERFECT ONE My lack of strength did not admit of our undertaking long daily journeys, and made it necessary sometimes to take a day for rThis historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1912. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... XLIII THE PASSING OF THE PERFECT ONE My lack of strength did not admit of our undertaking long daily journeys, and made it necessary sometimes to take a day for rest, so that only after a pilgrimage of a month did we arrive in Vesali, where, as we knew, the Master had made a considerable stay, but whence he had been gone about six weeks. A short time before we had learned, in a village in which lived pious followers of the doctrine, that Sariputta and Moggallana had entered into Nirvana. The thought that these two great disciples--the chiefs of the doctrine, as we named them--no longer dwelt on earth, moved me deeply. Of course we all knew well that these great ones, as even the Buddha himself, were merely human beings just as we, but the idea that they could leave us had never arisen in our minds. Sariputta, who had so often in his deliberate way solved difficult questions of doctrine for me, had passed away. He was the disciple in appearance most like the Master, and he stood, as did the Master, in his eightieth year. Was it possible that even the Buddha himself could be approaching the end of his life on earth? Perhaps the uneasiness which was caused by this fear fanned some smouldering remnant of my past fever again into a blaze. Be that as it may, I arrived in Vesali sick and exhausted, In the town there lived a rich woman, ST? a follower of the Buddha, who made it her special care to minister in every possible way to the needs of the monks and nuns passing through. When she learned that a sick nun had arrived, she at once sought me out, brought Medini and myself to her house, and tended me there with great solicitude. Moved by her kindness, I soon gave expression to the fear that was troubling me, and asked whether she thought it possible that the...
/book/show/96677.Shelf_Life?from_search=true	Suzanne Strempek Shea	Shelf Life: Romance, Mystery, Drama, and Other Page-Turning Adventures from a Year in a Book store	Suzanne Shea has always loved a good book-and she's written five of them, all acclaimed. In the course of her ten-year career, she's done a good bit of touring, including readings and drop-ins at literally hundreds of bookstores. She never visited one that wasn't memorable.Two years ago, while recovering from radiation therapy, Shea heard from a friend who was looking forSuzanne Shea has always loved a good book-and she's written five of them, all acclaimed. In the course of her ten-year career, she's done a good bit of touring, including readings and drop-ins at literally hundreds of bookstores. She never visited one that wasn't memorable.Two years ago, while recovering from radiation therapy, Shea heard from a friend who was looking for help at her bookstore. Shea volunteered, seeing it as nothing more than a way to get out of her pajamas and back into the world. But over next twelve months, from St. Patrick's Day through Poetry Month, graduation/Father's Day/summer reading/Christmas and back again to those shamrock displays, Shea lived and breathed books in a place she says sells'ideas, stories, encouragement, answers, solace, validation, the basic ammunition for daily life.' Her work was briefly interrupted by an author tour that took her to other great bookstores. Descriptions of these and her memories of book-lined rooms reaching all the way back to childhood visits to the Bookmobile are scattered throughout this charming, humorous, and engrossing account of reading and rejuvenation.For anyone who loves books, and especially for anyone who has fallen under the spell of a special bookstore,will be required reading.
/book/show/30195810-cake?from_search=true	J. Bengtsson	Cake: A Rockstar Romance (Cake, #1)	Jake McKallister might have been a rock star, but he was no ordinary one. Surviving an unspeakable crime as a young teen had shaped him into a guarded workaholic, and he now lived his life trying to forget. If it hadnt been for music and the redemption he found through it, he might not have survived. Career success came easily for him. Personal connections did not.When oJake McKallister might have been a rock star, but he was no ordinary one. Surviving an unspeakable crime as a young teen had shaped him into a guarded workaholic, and he now lived his life trying to forget. If it hadnt been for music and the redemption he found through it, he might not have survived. Career success came easily for him. Personal connections did not.When outspoken, vivacious college student Casey Caldwell was paired with the famously reserved rockstar for a friends wedding, she was prepared for the worst. What could they possibly have in common? She was a bubbly talker; he was a reclusive loner. His life was filled with music; she couldnt carry a tune. Shed enjoyed a happy childhood; his was a well-publicized nightmare.Yet despite their obvious differences, Jake and Casey found each other, and her light balanced out his darkness. Would their love be strong enough to survive the weight of his tragic past?AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is a *full-length* standalone romance. Cake is a love story at heart but does deal with a sensitive topic and may not be for all.Due to strong language and sexual content, this book is not intended for readers under the age of eighteen.
/book/show/28219642-nuts-about-you?from_search=true	Kate Lowell	Nuts About You (Nutty Romances #1)	Nathans been crushing on one of his regular Bulk Mart customers for a while now. In squirrel form, he sits on Vinces bird feeders, munching on seeds and enjoying the eye candy. Until the day Vince notices him raiding the feederNote: This title was originally published in Storm Moon Press's Forgotten Menagerie. Small changes in wording and sentence structure have been maNathans been crushing on one of his regular Bulk Mart customers for a while now. In squirrel form, he sits on Vinces bird feeders, munching on seeds and enjoying the eye candy. Until the day Vince notices him raiding the feederNote: This title was originally published in Storm Moon Press's Forgotten Menagerie. Small changes in wording and sentence structure have been made, but this text does not differ in any significant manner from the original.
/book/show/33796884-cock-tease?from_search=true	J.L. Beck	Cock Tease ( My Dad's Best Friend's Romance #1)	Carly was such a c#ck tease with her sexy curves, and sassy mouth. I shouldve known better than to kiss her, let alone want more. I mean come on' she was my best friends daughter and hardly legal age.Still she tempted me for far to long making my curiosity turn into obsession. Now Im going to claim her as my own, and no one not even her father is going to keep us a partCarly was such a c#ck tease with her sexy curves, and sassy mouth. I shouldve known better than to kiss her, let alone want more. I mean come on' she was my best friends daughter and hardly legal age.Still she tempted me for far to long making my curiosity turn into obsession. Now Im going to claim her as my own, and no one not even her father is going to keep us a part.-This book contains an older alpha male, with a hard on for a sassy young virgin. Contains elements of instalove, is a standalone, and as always has a HEA that will melt your heart.-
/book/show/33918065-a-taste-of-temptation?from_search=true	Heather McGovern	A Taste of Temptation (A Honeywilde Romance, #3)	Nestled in the lush green mountains of North Carolina, the Honeywilde Inn will be a romantics dream getaway, if only the Bradley siblings can keep it running. It will take a combination of hard work, good luck, and the kind of love that dreams are made of . . .Sophie Bradley can always count on Wright. He's not just her brothers best friend, he's practically part of theNestled in the lush green mountains of North Carolina, the Honeywilde Inn will be a romantics dream getaway, if only the Bradley siblings can keep it running. It will take a combination of hard work, good luck, and the kind of love that dreams are made of . . .Sophie Bradley can always count on Wright. He's not just her brothers best friend, he's practically part of the family. His honesty and willingness to listen are a constant comfort, and his culinary skills are a huge selling point for the inn. But when a casual moment in the kitchen turns electric, an impulsive kiss leaves her weak in the kneesa kiss Wright dismisses as temporary insanity and insists will never happen again.How could he have done it? Wright feels like a big enough jerk, disappointing his parents with his career choicesplus he's secretly entertaining job offers from restaurants coast-to-coast. He's betraying everyone . . . and now he's kissed his best friend's sister. The only option is to hit the brakes, hard. But once Sophie's been kissed, she can't be unkissed, and as things start falling apart around him, Wright wonders if a momentary lapse might be the beginning of something extraordinary.
/book/show/17980044-death-cache?from_search=true	Tiffinie Helmer	Death Cache (Romance on the Edge, #4)	Loving her is murder...She shouldn't have playedGallery owner Tern Maiski has always had a way with men, but the one she gave her heart to disappeared without a word. Now he's competing alongside her and four others in a high-tech treasure hunt, and her pride isn't the only thing on the line. So is her life.He doesnt play by the rulesGeophysicist Gage Fallon's relationLoving her is murder...She shouldn't have playedGallery owner Tern Maiski has always had a way with men, but the one she gave her heart to disappeared without a word. Now he's competing alongside her and four others in a high-tech treasure hunt, and her pride isn't the only thing on the line. So is her life.He doesnt play by the rulesGeophysicist Gage Fallon's relationship with Tern has been cataclysmic from the beginning. He cared too much, too fast and their passion threatened to consume him. Now he's back on firmer ground and competing in a game that will risk more than his heart.Once their group is dropped off in a remote area near the Arctic Circle, it quickly becomes clear that instead of hunting for treasure, they're the ones being hunted. And the killer is dead serious about caching them in.
/book/show/25647105-romance-de-la-criada-en-los-ee-uu?from_search=true	Judy Angelo	Romance de la Criada en los EE.UU. (Multimillionarios Machos nº 2)	New York Times y USA Today autor mas vendida presenta una novela contemporanea de romance y sorpresas, de un multimillionario amargado y una chica dulce:QUIN DIJO QUE LOS SOLTEROS MILLONARIOS Y LAS DONCELLAS HUMILDES NO SE PODAN MEZCLAR?Celine Santini no pudo ocultar su asombro cuando el soltero millonario Pierce D'Amato le ofreci un trabajo para cuidar de la nia deNew York Times y USA Today autor mas vendida presenta una novela contemporanea de romance y sorpresas, de un multimillionario amargado y una chica dulce:QUIN DIJO QUE LOS SOLTEROS MILLONARIOS Y LAS DONCELLAS HUMILDES NO SE PODAN MEZCLAR?Celine Santini no pudo ocultar su asombro cuando el soltero millonario Pierce D'Amato le ofreci un trabajo para cuidar de la nia de cuatro aos de edad que est bajo su tutela Al final de cuentas, l ni la conoce. Pero despus de tener un encuentro inesperado ntimo con l, dejan de ser extraos? Celine es cautivada por el galn de ojos verdes que llega a rescatar su corazn, pero cmo puede aflorar sus sentimientos cuando ellos son de dos mundos totalmente distintos?Desde el primer da que se fij en esa preciosidad de oscuros ojos, Pierce D'Amato supo que estaba perdido. Inmediatamente dise un plan para llevarla bajo su techo... y funcion. Pero mientras ms conoce a la dulce y seductora Celine Santini percibe que hay ms y ms en esta mujer de lo que jams podra haber imaginado. Su intrigante combinacin de sofisticacin e inocencia lo desequilibra y, antes de que se d cuenta, su corazn solitario lo traiciona. El corazn sabe lo que quiere el corazn y en este caso quiere a Celine Santini... no importa lo que cueste.Un romance emocionante llenos de giros y vueltas que te mantendrn pasando la pginaSobre Judy Angelo:Me baj en amor con novelas como un adolescente y nunca perd mi pasin por las historias de amor y vida, conflicto y reconciliacin, relaciones y familia. Para m, era una progresin natural de la lectura de novelas romnticas para escribirlos (siempre quise crear historias mas). Hay un pequeo problema: sigo enamorando cada nuevo hroe que se crea. Llamaras es engaar? (sonrisa)Cuando no estoy escribiendo, estoy leyendo la psicologa. Fascinante! Mis libro estantes estn cargados de libros de texto, junto a toneladas de novelas romnticas. Mi hijo me llama un nerd de libro y acepto con orgullo el ttulo. Qu puedo decir? Los libros son mi vida!(Ah, por cierto, siempre he sido un amante de las lenguas; Yo hablo espaol y francs, y alemn muy bsico. He decidido coger los libros traducidos a estos idiomas. Hay 'Domado por el Multimillionario' y 'Von Milliardar Gezahmt' y 'La milliardaire apprivoise' - la version espaola, alemana y francaise de 'Tamed by the Billionaire'.)
/book/show/18592130-waking-sleeping-beauty?from_search=true	Laurie LeClair	Waking Sleeping Beauty (Once Upon A Romance, #2)	Is real life better than any dream you can imagine?In this Once Upon A Romance Series Book 2 romantic comedy, sheltered, naive Francine (Francie) King longs for her dream wedding. Now, if only she can find the perfect groom for her perfect wedding. Added to that, she's just walked out on her meddling, controlling mother and has lost her trust fund money. What's a girl toIs real life better than any dream you can imagine?In this Once Upon A Romance Series Book 2 romantic comedy, sheltered, naive Francine (Francie) King longs for her dream wedding. Now, if only she can find the perfect groom for her perfect wedding. Added to that, she's just walked out on her meddling, controlling mother and has lost her trust fund money. What's a girl to do? And how will she ever afford the wedding she's planned for all her life?Successful, single Marcus Goode wants to be closer to his ailing mother and hold onto the only family he has left in this world. He agrees to return to Dallas to take over the temporary running of King's Department Store while the new owner searches for a permanent replacement. What he doesn't anticipate is just how involved he will get with the King family, especially Francie when he's caught up in a make-believe courtship for a fairy tale ad campaign for the store.When Marcus finds Francie in a wedding dress asleep in the store after hours, he kisses her awake. Neither one of them will ever be the same. Can a hopeless romantic learn to survive in the real world? And can a confirmed bachelor remain that way when his heart falls for a sleeping beauty?
/book/show/29772550-le-pacte?from_search=true	Karina Halle Caroline de Hugo (Translator)	Le pacte	
/book/show/16104151-mistletoe-mischief?from_search=true	Stacey Joy Netzel	Mistletoe Mischief (Romancing Wisconsin Series, #1)	Christmas in July at the zoo is the last place single parents Eric Riley and Marissa Wilder expect to find love. Thanks to some mistletoe mischief in the form of their two young daughters and Santa, they discover mistletoe rules were not made to be broken.74% of the material is actually the story; the rest is samples from other books in the series.
/book/show/18053116-drinking-and-dating?from_search=true	Brandi Glanville	Drinking and Dating: P.S. Social Media Is Ruining Romance	On the heels of herbestselling book, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Brandi Glanville takes readers on a wild ride through her dating life in this highly-entertaining relationship book.chronicles Glanvilles misadventures stumbling through todays dating world.From social media blunders to bedroom escapades,On the heels of herbestselling book, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Brandi Glanville takes readers on a wild ride through her dating life in this highly-entertaining relationship book.chronicles Glanvilles misadventures stumbling through todays dating world.From social media blunders to bedroom escapades, Brandi withholds nothing.Each chapter is inspired by a relationship encounter she has had since her sensational divorce from actor Eddie Cibrian. Hilarious, surprising, vulnerable, and outspoken, Glanvilles unexpected take on dating after heartbreak  and life in general - is as unique as she is. Just like Brandi herself,is sexy, funny, and eyebrow-raising.
/book/show/21161491-women-in-love-illustrated?from_search=true	D.H. Lawrence	Women In Love (illustrated) (Lawrence's Love & Romance Series)	Women in Love is a novel by British author D. H. Lawrence (1885-1930) published in 1920. It is a sequel to his earlier novel The Rainbow (1915), and follows the continuing loves and lives of the Brangwen sisters, Gudrun and Ursula. Gudrun Brangwen, an artist, pursues a destructive relationship with Gerald Crich, an industrialist. Lawrence contrasts this pair with the loveWomen in Love is a novel by British author D. H. Lawrence (1885-1930) published in 1920. It is a sequel to his earlier novel The Rainbow (1915), and follows the continuing loves and lives of the Brangwen sisters, Gudrun and Ursula. Gudrun Brangwen, an artist, pursues a destructive relationship with Gerald Crich, an industrialist. Lawrence contrasts this pair with the love that develops between Ursula and Rupert Birkin, an alienated intellectual who articulates many opinions associated with the author. The emotional relationships thus established are given further depth and tension by a homoerotic attraction between Gerald and Rupert. The novel ranges over the whole of British society at the time of the First World War and eventually ends high up in the snows of the Swiss Alps.As with most of Lawrence's works, Women in Love caused controversy over its sexual subject matter. One early reviewer said of it, I do not claim to be a literary critic, but I know dirt when I smell it, and here is dirt in heaps  festering, putrid heaps which smell to high Heaven.
/book/show/10352144-lord-jim-a-romance?from_search=true	Joseph Conrad	Lord Jim; A Romance	This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into priThis is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
/book/show/16052451-iced-romance?from_search=true	Whitney Boyd	Iced Romance	Kennedy Carter has the perfect life. It includes an engagement to an NHL celebrity all-star, a Vera Wang wedding dress, and more money than she could ever spend. But when Kennedy learns that her fiance Todd is cheating on her, she's ready to leave the glamour and glitz behind.She escapes to Orlando, Florida with a plan to rebuild her life while staying hidden from a countKennedy Carter has the perfect life. It includes an engagement to an NHL celebrity all-star, a Vera Wang wedding dress, and more money than she could ever spend. But when Kennedy learns that her fiance Todd is cheating on her, she's ready to leave the glamour and glitz behind.She escapes to Orlando, Florida with a plan to rebuild her life while staying hidden from a country obsessed with celebrity scandals. The real world however, is tougher than she expected. Suddenly Kennedy has to deal with cockroaches, creepy alarm salesmen, and waiting tables... along with David, a gorgeous new love interest.But what happens when the past refuses to stay hidden? When the truth of Kennedys background catches up to her, she must finally decide who she is, what she wants and where she really belongs.
/book/show/30045621-dirty-prince?from_search=true	Vanessa Waltz	Dirty Prince	He may not be very charming, but I prefer my princedirty.Youve read the tabloids. They call Prince Liam the Dirty Prince. I met him. I slapped him. It was hate at first sight, and, believe me, he's even filthier than they say. How do I know?I married him.The closest I ever got to a castle back home was in a mouses theme park. Now Im a princess stuck in the worlds naugHe may not be very charming, but I prefer my princedirty.Youve read the tabloids. They call Prince Liam the Dirty Prince. I met him. I slapped him. It was hate at first sight, and, believe me, he's even filthier than they say. How do I know?I married him.The closest I ever got to a castle back home was in a mouses theme park. Now Im a princess stuck in the worlds naughtiest fairy tale.Liam expects me to act like a princess, but the Dirty Prince doesn't get to teach ME how to behave. I'd love to catch the first pumpkin carriage out of this kingdom, but Liams giving me more happy ever afters than I ever thought possible. And what's even worse? I think his smart mouth and cocky attitude might be growing on me.But just when I think I might be falling for my prince, fate intervenes. Our Once Upon a Time may be over.But what if Im not ready for this fairy tale to end?
/book/show/14132686-the-trouble-with-cowboys?from_search=true	Denise Hunter	The Trouble with Cowboys (A Big Sky Romance #3)	
/book/show/17828270-beauty-in-the-breakdown?from_search=true	Natalie Baird	Beauty in the Breakdown (Rock Star Romance, #1)	Alexa Vansant isn't the type of girl to go looking for trouble, so what was she doing sitting in a Lower East Side dive bar waiting for Jackson Brent? What did she expect from a meeting with an international rock star sensation, infamous millionaire playboy, and notorious womanizer? He said the meeting was about business, and it had to be with her, alone, and on his terms.Alexa Vansant isn't the type of girl to go looking for trouble, so what was she doing sitting in a Lower East Side dive bar waiting for Jackson Brent? What did she expect from a meeting with an international rock star sensation, infamous millionaire playboy, and notorious womanizer? He said the meeting was about business, and it had to be with her, alone, and on his terms...When the most gorgeous man she's ever laid eyes on walks through the door, Alexa knows she's done for. Agreeing to meet with Jackson Brent may be the worst mistake she's ever made.The moment his striking blue eyes meet hers, the rock star immediately has her fumbling. His British accent renders her helpless against his charms and Alexa is unable to control the desire welling inside her as a result of the sheer physical attraction she feels toward him.It's unbecoming for a professional media journalist to get star-struck, this was supposed to be strictly business, or so she thought.When Jackson reveals that he wants her to write his tell-all bio, Alexa is astonished. The privilege would mean instant fame and notoriety for her and her magazine. The only catch? She has to join him on his month long European tour, to experience who he really is... to get the proper intimate details...Jackson pulls her into a whirlwind of lust, heartbreak, and utter passion. If she is the one to finally discover the real Jackson Brent, will she be strong enough to fight for his love?**This novel contains intense sexual situations and mature language. It is intended for an audience at 18+ years of age.**
/book/show/6614259-the-mammoth-book-of-special-ops-romance?from_search=true	Trisha Telep (Editor) Shannon K. Butcher Sydney Croft	The Mammoth Book of Special Ops Romance	23 passionate stories of hard-hitting love...Stirring romance featuring the heroes of the Navy SEALs, Delta Force, Air Force Pararescue, the Green Berets, the Army Rangers and other special forces: men and women who live and fight in extreme danger to preserve our freedoms, defenders and protectors of all we hold dear.This collection includes the work of bestselling romanc23 passionate stories of hard-hitting love...Stirring romance featuring the heroes of the Navy SEALs, Delta Force, Air Force Pararescue, the Green Berets, the Army Rangers and other special forces: men and women who live and fight in extreme danger to preserve our freedoms, defenders and protectors of all we hold dear.This collection includes the work of bestselling romance writers such as Shannon K. Butcher and Stephanie Tyler and Larissa Ione, writing as Sydney Croft. Sydney Croft's special forces couple, Annika and Creed, work for the Agency for Covert Rare Operatives (ACRO), all of whose members have special powers, while Shannon K. Butcher's hero is an ex-Navy SEAL. But these fighting men and women have a gentler, protective side; hard-edged weapons when on active duty, they can be caring lovers, of special forces teammates or the civilians they protect.
/book/show/25170084-spencer?from_search=true	Kerry Heavens	Spencer (Not your average British romance, #1)	@TheSpencerRyan exudes confidence,I mean, have you seen him???His dark good looks and tattooed muscled perfection are too much.He's hot. Lickably hot.And he has a way with words that leaves me breathless.But cocky doesn't even cover it,this guy is so arrogant you have to fight back.But God he's so lickable!The thing is though,he looks like sex but he'll taste like@TheSpencerRyan exudes confidence,I mean, have you seen him???His dark good looks and tattooed muscled perfection are too much.He's hot. Lickably hot.And he has a way with words that leaves me breathless.But cocky doesn't even cover it,this guy is so arrogant you have to fight back.But God he's so lickable!The thing is though,he looks like sex but he'll taste like jackass.@OMGJazzyP is a sexy, annoying ball of rage in fuck-me heelsand she hates me.Although her nipples would tend to disagree.It's a deadly combination.Shes a princess.And when I say princess, I mean intolerable, spoiled brat with a tiara.Sure she's got that curvaceous goddess thing going on,but that mouth of hers...God it needs something in it to shut it up.#GotJustTheThingRightHereThis is not your average British romance.It's a tale of high heels, hot tattooed bad boys andsex oranges, all wrapped up in a coating of chocolate.It's 'love' in a social media world,where not everyone is who they seemand where some peoples bios should carry a warning.#JustSayin
/book/show/26848795-ruthless?from_search=true	Alexis Abbott Alex Abbott	Ruthless: A Mafia Step-Brother Romance	All I have to do is spy on Dimitri Brokov.Dimitri Brokov. Billionaire, CEO, Russian Mobster, and my step-brother.I can have it all. A fling with the hot, tattooed and totally off-limits cocky prick, half a million dollars and, best of all, the sweet taste of revenge to mend my broken heartI'm supposed to be in control, but I keep going back for more. His hands on me aAll I have to do is spy on Dimitri Brokov.Dimitri Brokov. Billionaire, CEO, Russian Mobster, and my step-brother.I can have it all. A fling with the hot, tattooed and totally off-limits cocky prick, half a million dollars and, best of all, the sweet taste of revenge to mend my broken heartI'm supposed to be in control, but I keep going back for more. His hands on me are addictive, the danger he's in thrills me. And when he ties me to his bed so I can't run, we share more than a night of passion; we share a purpose. A mission. One that threatens everything we thought we knew.
/book/show/17992689-taste-of-romance?from_search=true	Darlene Panzera	Taste of Romance (The Cupcake Diaries, #3)	For fans of Debbie Macomber comes, the third installment in the Cupcake Diaries seriesKimberly Burke has avoided all types of risk since her mother's deadly plane crashincluding risky relationships. Seems like everyone is always leaving her behind: her ex-boyfriend, her mother, and now her sister Andi and best friend Rachelwho have each found the man ofFor fans of Debbie Macomber comes, the third installment in the Cupcake Diaries seriesKimberly Burke has avoided all types of risk since her mother's deadly plane crashincluding risky relationships. Seems like everyone is always leaving her behind: her ex-boyfriend, her mother, and now her sister Andi and best friend Rachelwho have each found the man of her dreams.Then she meets Nathaniel when she mistakes his backyard for the new community park. He loves her passion, and when he learns of her wistful desire to travel, he takes her up in a hot air balloon, hoping to overcome her fear of flying so that she can accompany him abroad.But before he leaves, they must catch the Cupcake Bandit and replace the money stolen from Creative Cupcakes before the shop is shut down. Will discovering the thief's identity persuade Kim to take a risk on love . . . or will she stay behind and let Nathaniel fly off without her?
/book/show/12871660-all-s-fair?from_search=true	Suzie Quint	All's Fair (A McKnight Romance, #1.5)	Sol McKnight has trouble letting go of his ex-wife. If that means he has to torpedo her love life, then so be it. After all . . . All's fair in love and war.NOTE: This is a prequel to A Dark and Stormy Knight.
/book/show/12323984-fillies-and-females?from_search=true	Bev Pettersen	Fillies and Females (Racetrack Romance #2)	A dedicated nurse is horrified when shes forced to team up with a Texas race trainer whose main pleasures are fast women and faster horses.Yet sabotage and murder thrust the pair into an uneasy alliance until they are willing to risk it all for love.591 KB
/book/show/24682887-his-gift?from_search=true	Aubrey Dark	His Gift (A Dark Billionaire Romance, #1)	It wasnt supposed to be me.Lacey Miller is two days away from being kicked out of her apartment when her best friend offers her a job for some quick cash. Easy as cake, right?BiIt wasnt supposed to be me.Lacey Miller is two days away from being kicked out of her apartment when her best friend offers her a job for some quick cash. Easy as cake, right?Billionaire playboy Jake Carville has been looking for years for the perfect submissive. On his birthday, he's looking forward to a special gift:But when Lacey walks through the wrong door and into Jakes arms, shes everything hed hoped for... and nothing he ever expected.How can he lose himself, heart and soul, to a girl he was never supposed to meet?
/book/show/22873101-damaged?from_search=true	Alycia Taylor	Damaged (MMA Romance, #4)	Braxton said he loved me. I haven't trusted those words though since my ex cheated on me. I liked him a lot, but the L word just complicated things. I decided that he had to show his love and not just say it. Can Braxton prove his love to me is true?
/book/show/21863137-bad-boys-of-romance?from_search=true	Kasey Millstead Nina  Levine Abigail  Lee	Bad Boys of Romance	An anthology of biker romance novellas from 9 of todays bestselling authors.by Kasey MillsteadEveryone knows that Switch and I are a couple, but no one knows the circumstances surrounding when we first got together.It's not because we don't want them to know.Or, because we're ashamed.We're not.It's just that we'd rather concentrate on the present, rathAn anthology of biker romance novellas from 9 of todays bestselling authors.by Kasey MillsteadEveryone knows that Switch and I are a couple, but no one knows the circumstances surrounding when we first got together.It's not because we don't want them to know.Or, because we're ashamed.We're not.It's just that we'd rather concentrate on the present, rather than the past.But, it's haunting me, and I need to get it off my chest.So, here it is. Our story. The story of a woman and a man who fell in love when they had no right in doing so.by Abigail LeeLuke Green is content with the business he owns, the women that pass through it, and the nights he spends alone. When Riley Scott storms into his life, all lines he had drawn are shifted around, leaving him with a choice. Will he allow her to enter the place no one is allowed or will he send her on her way like the others before her?by Shantel TessierTabitha Knight has spent the last year of her life in a relationship that made her lose herself. Now that it's over all she wants is a night out and to have some fun. What she gets is much more.Erik Dashling always finds himself in trouble. One day he finds himself behind bars where he gets offered an opportunity he can't turn down. But what happens when the woman he decides he wants has the power to take it away?by Vicki GreenSteele: Fighting to stay aloneThe need to be lovedAlone. He wants no one, needs no one, but himself. In need of money, Steele Ryker finds a bar in a desolate area in the desert and secures a job as a bartender/bouncer. The biker bar fills him with the fights he craves and the women to fill his lonely nights until.... She walks in.Kallie Pearson is out for one thing, a good time. Shes bored of all the normal guys, the normal hot spots and finds a bar that holds just wants shes been longing for.... Danger.What she doesn't know is just how much danger it holds.by Rebecca BrookeAll you want is to be invisibleRyder Harris has spent most of his adult life moving from one place to another. He learned a long time ago that people always let you down and the only person you can rely on is yourself. When Ryders bike breaks down outside a small town, hes left with no choice but to hang around. Running from his past, hiding who he is usually easy. Thats what he does. At least until the tough talking Ryann walks into his life and some of the secrets he thought hed never reveal push him into the one thing he never wanted.To be seen.by Nina LevineA man who walked away from it all.A woman who craves it all.A destiny they never saw coming.Havoc Caldwell lost everything two years ago and left town a bitter and hard man. Now he lives life as a nomad with no ties or commitments to anyone but himself and his club, Storm MC.Carla Walker is searching for more out of life. She grew up with no father, and her family struggled to make ends meet. Now she wants it all - a man who will make her his number one priority, a successful career, and a family of her own.A chance encounter leads to a one night stand, and neither expect it to go any further. Havoc has no desire for a relationship and Carla could never see herself settling down with a biker. Sometimes though, a destiny you could never imagine exists and as much as you fight it, theres no way you can escape it.by Morgan Jane MitchellThey say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, but thats bullshit. What doesn't kill you leaves a scar. More than the eyesore down my torso, I was a scar, the jagged, fucked up remains of a tragedy.Scars Nomad status gives him a chance to fulfill his one wish, but his lonely mission is interrupted when a possible one-night stand goes horribly wrong.They say what doesn't kill you makes you stronger, but what if I cant live with myself anymore?Finding the blonde face down in a puddle of her own blood jeopardizes everything. Saving her and keeping her quiet could get Scar killed, but when Emery wakes up, her shocking proposal for him to kill her starts the ride of his life.by Casey PeelerIn the small town of Barber, country music, motorcycles, and recklessteenagers are the norm. Chauna Jackson and Walker Brantley are noexception. The summer nights keep them hot, but they keep each otherhotter. That is, until Walker disappears from Chauna's life when sheneeds him the most.After losing everything important in her life, Chauna replaces her lovefor Walker with hatred. Fifteen years later, Chauna has quit waiting onWalker. She is ready to focus on her life, career, and friends atBoondocks until the unthinkable happens. Walker rides back into town, andhe quickly realizes Chauna wants nothing to do with him, but will hetake no for an answer?Will Walker be able to win over Chauna, or will the memories of theirpast be too much for their future to handle?by Dee AvilaCole West leaves his life in California behind and heads east to race street bikes professionally. Cutting all ties from his former life, he forms a wall around his heart. As he races, he finds drinking and screwing his way through each city is the only option to move on. He is still in love with his high school sweetheart. Rylan Goff the girl his dad made him choose racing over. The girl his father made him leave behind.Now shes here, on the race track of the first race of the season, Daytona Beach Bike Week. As soon as Cole sees her, he knows its Rylan. At first, she has no clue who he is. Once the truth comes out and all past secrets are revealed can they reconnect?
/book/show/12740112-deception?from_search=true	Mona Ingram	Deception (International Romance #1)	This lushly sensual romance centers around Justine Phillips, a retired lingerie model and Alex Melrose, CEO of a pharmaceutical company. Justine agrees to be auctioned off at a charity event, changes her appearance, and attends as Jasmine. Alex winds the bidding to take her to dinner; the attraction between them is instant and powerful.It isnt until she returns home thaThis lushly sensual romance centers around Justine Phillips, a retired lingerie model and Alex Melrose, CEO of a pharmaceutical company. Justine agrees to be auctioned off at a charity event, changes her appearance, and attends as Jasmine. Alex winds the bidding to take her to dinner; the attraction between them is instant and powerful.It isnt until she returns home that Justine learns Alexs company manufactured the drug responsible for the death of her mother. Alex searches for Jasmine but cannot find her.In spite of her conflicted feelings about Alex, Justine cannot forget him, and when they meet again, he doesnt recognize her without her disguise. Fluent in French, she agrees to accompany him to Paris as his assistant. The attraction is still there, and they embark on a difficult and sometimes surprising emotional rollercoaster ride on their way to discovering the truth about each other.
/book/show/27396723-soldier?from_search=true	Liliana Rhodes	Soldier: A Mafia Romance (Made Man, #1)	GiaMy entire life I've always done what others wanted. Until I met him. Dante is mysterious, rough, and makes me think things a good girl like me shouldn't. Loving him could cost me my family, leaving him would cost me my life. He's a killer, a mafia hit man, and my protector.DanteGia awakened emotions in me I didn't know I was capable of having. Protecting her was like brGiaMy entire life I've always done what others wanted. Until I met him. Dante is mysterious, rough, and makes me think things a good girl like me shouldn't. Loving him could cost me my family, leaving him would cost me my life. He's a killer, a mafia hit man, and my protector.DanteGia awakened emotions in me I didn't know I was capable of having. Protecting her was like breathing, I didn't have a choice. But the one act that will finally make her safe, is what will push her away. I must kill her brother.Librarian's Note: This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN: B00IPR1Z2M (less)
/book/show/24910802-resisting-the-biker?from_search=true	Cassie Alexandra Kristen Middleton	Resisting The Biker	Twenty-one-year-old college student, Adriana Nikolas, doesn't really know what to make of Raptor, the sexy biker who seems to be obsessed with getting into her pants. Hot or not, she knows from their first encounter that he's dangerous, both in AND out of bed.What Raptor wants, Raptor gets. Right now, he wants Adriana and will do whatever it takes to claim her as his womanTwenty-one-year-old college student, Adriana Nikolas, doesn't really know what to make of Raptor, the sexy biker who seems to be obsessed with getting into her pants. Hot or not, she knows from their first encounter that he's dangerous, both in AND out of bed.What Raptor wants, Raptor gets. Right now, he wants Adriana and will do whatever it takes to claim her as his woman. But, she keeps resisting, which isn't something that the Road Captain of the Gold Vipers is accustomed to. Arrogant, cocky, and stubborn, Raptor takes on the challenge, and in the meantime, gets much more than what he'd bargained for.A contemporary erotic romance63,000 WordsFor readers 18 and olderGraphic Themes, Language, Violence, Sex, Crude Language, Drugs,
/book/show/18333892-abandon-all-hope?from_search=true	M.J. Schiller	Abandon All Hope (Rocking Romance, #2)	It was one of those mornings for newspaper-writer/photographer Hope Creswell. The alarm clock didnt go off and she cut her finger on broken glass. Not one to let such things get her down, Hope headed into her assignment meeting with excitement, only to leave it stunned. Her new assignment is to trail the sensational rock-star, ChIt was one of those mornings for newspaper-writer/photographer Hope Creswell. The alarm clock didnt go off and she cut her finger on broken glass. Not one to let such things get her down, Hope headed into her assignment meeting with excitement, only to leave it stunned. Her new assignment is to trail the sensational rock-star, Chase Hatton, for an article. Chase Hatton! No one knows the power that name holds for her. No one knows of the childhood friendship that blossomed into romance, only to abruptly die on the night of Hopes senior prom. No one knows of the ache that still fills her heart.What starts out for Chase Hatton as an average publicity trip to Chicago suddenly becomes complicated when his manager tells him that Hope Creswell will be interviewing him in the morning. He had spent eight years trying to forget Hope, and now she would be in his penthouse in a matter of hours?When Chase opens the door to his penthouse and finds Hope on the opposite side, his heart begins beating a rhythm the rocker has yet to capture in any of his music. The smoldering embers of their former romance are fanned by their mere proximity. Will they both be burned again? Can Hope ever trust her heart to Chase after what he did? Can Chase bear to see her walk out on him a second time? And what about Hopes boyfriend, Phillip? Where does he fit into the picture that Hope is developing?
/book/show/33859511-os-lusiadas?from_search=true	Lus de Cames	Os Lusiadas: Romance	Os Lusadas  uma obra potica do escritor Lus Vaz de Cames, considerada a epopeia portuguesa por excelncia. Provavelmente concluda em 1556, foi publicada pela primeira vez em 1572 no perodo literrio do classicismo, trs anos aps o regresso do autor do Oriente.A obra  composta de dez cantos, 1.102 estrofes e 8.816 versos que so oitavas decasslabas, sujeitas ao eOs Lusadas  uma obra potica do escritor Lus Vaz de Cames, considerada a epopeia portuguesa por excelncia. Provavelmente concluda em 1556, foi publicada pela primeira vez em 1572 no perodo literrio do classicismo, trs anos aps o regresso do autor do Oriente.A obra  composta de dez cantos, 1.102 estrofes e 8.816 versos que so oitavas decasslabas, sujeitas ao esquema rmico fixo  oitava rima camoniana. A ao central  a descoberta do caminho martimo para a ndia por Vasco da Gama,  volta da qual se vo descrevendo outros episdios da histria de Portugal, glorificando o povo portugus...Resumen : O poema pico mais genuno  o canto da construo duma nao com a ajuda de Deus ou dos deuses. Os Lusadas, como j a Eneida,  uma epopeia moderna, em que o maravilhoso no passa dum artifcio necessrio, mas s literrio. A f nica no Deus cristo  defendida por toda a obra.No se pode pensar em heresia porque no fazia sentido, em tempos de Contra-Reforma, acreditar nos deuses do panteo greco-romano, e a prova  a no censura dos inquisidores aos Deoses dos Gentios. No episdio da Mquina do Mundo (estrofe 82 do Canto X),  a prpria personagem da deusa Ttis que afirma: eu, Saturno e Jano, Jpiter, Juno, fomos fabulosos, Fingidos de mortal e cego engano. S para fazer versos deleitosos Servimos. No entanto, crticos defendem que esta fala de Ttis foi introduzida a pedido dos Censores, e que vrias outras Oitavas foram ou alteradas, ou mesmo cortadas, para que o Poema pudesse ser publicado.Apesar de terem cortado excertos da obra nas suas primeiras edies,[3] o Parecer do censor do Santo Ofcio na edio de 1572 declara que percebeu que este recurso no pretende mais que ornar o estilo Potico. Por isso, continua, no tivemos por inconveniente ir esta fbula dos Deoses na obra, mas no resiste a acrescentar ficando sempre salva a verdade de nossa santa f, que todos os Deuses dos Gentios so Demonios.Todavia, a presena destes deuses ocupa um lugar de muito relevo no poema. So as suas intrigas que ligam os episdios dispersos da epopeia e as suas intervenes deus ex machina que emprestam lgica a acontecimentos inesperados da viagem, relatados na narrativa...Extrato : Dai-me a fria grande e sonorosa,E no de agreste avena ou frauta ruda,Mas de tuba canora e belicosa,Que o peito acende e a cor ao gesto muda;Dai-me igual canto aos feitos da famosaGente vossa, que a Marte tanto ajuda;Que se espalhe e se cante no universo,Se to sublime preo cabe em verso.E, vs,  bem nascida seguranaDa Lusitana antiga liberdade,E no menos certssima esperanaDe aumento da pequena Cristandade;Vs,  novo temor da Maura lana,Maravilha fatal da nossa idade,Dada ao mundo por Deus, que todo o mande,Pera do mundo a Deus dar parte grande;Vs, tenro e novo ramo florecenteDe a rvore, de Cristo mais amadaQue nenh a nascida no Ocidente,Cesrea ou Cristianssima c
/book/show/266316.Choosing_God_s_Best?from_search=true	Don Raunikar	Choosing God's Best: Wisdom for Lifelong Romance	Make a God Choice, Not Just a Good Choice Many Christian singles today are in pain. Wounded from past relationships, overwhelmed at being single longer than they expected, devastated at finding themselves single again. Eighteen- to sixty-year-olds will welcome the timely, biblically based approach Dr. Raunikar offers as he encourages them along the path to Choosing God's BMake a God Choice, Not Just a Good Choice Many Christian singles today are in pain. Wounded from past relationships, overwhelmed at being single longer than they expected, devastated at finding themselves single again. Eighteen- to sixty-year-olds will welcome the timely, biblically based approach Dr. Raunikar offers as he encourages them along the path to Choosing God's Best: healing from the past; learning how to avoid the pain of counterfeit oneness physically, emotionally, and spiritually; and much more. This attractive, repackaged edition delves into the real issues Christian singles face today and offers sound, proven advice for creating deeply satisfying godly relationships.
/book/show/23364220-a-dangerous-passion?from_search=true	E.E. Burke	A Dangerous Passion (Steam! Romance and Rails, #3)	Life in a small New England village is too quiet, too ordinary for a free spirit like Lucy Forbes. When her father lands a job out West, she packs her books and her dreams and eagerly sets off to pursue the kind of grand adventures she longs to experience and write about. Yet the moment she steps off a train in Kansas, she's thLife in a small New England village is too quiet, too ordinary for a free spirit like Lucy Forbes. When her father lands a job out West, she packs her books and her dreams and eagerly sets off to pursue the kind of grand adventures she longs to experience and write about. Yet the moment she steps off a train in Kansas, she's thrust into the gritty reality of an untamed frontierand into the arms of a scoundrel.Henry Stevens, the ruthless railroad executive her father has been sent to investigate, is as passionate as he is ambitious. Brave and charming, as well as clever, and possessed of a sharp wit. He is, in fact, the most fascinating man Lucy has ever met. However, his opponents are vanishing and strangers are shooting at him. Fearing for her father's life, Lucy resolves to unmask the secretive Mr. Stevens and expose a villain. What she doesnt expect to find is a hero.
/book/show/18050849-jingle-bell-romance?from_search=true	Mia Ross	Jingle Bell Romance (Holiday Harbor #2)	INSPIRATIONAL ROMANCEBook 2-Holiday Harbor: Where love is just around the bend...Julia Stanton loves Christmas--almost as much as she loves the home she's made in Holiday Harbor. So when her beloved pastor's prodigal son returns for a brief visit, she hatches a plan to keep Nick McHenry in town. Growing up as an ambassador's daughter, she's charmed countless dignitaries anINSPIRATIONAL ROMANCEBook 2-Holiday Harbor: Where love is just around the bend...Julia Stanton loves Christmas--almost as much as she loves the home she's made in Holiday Harbor. So when her beloved pastor's prodigal son returns for a brief visit, she hatches a plan to keep Nick McHenry in town. Growing up as an ambassador's daughter, she's charmed countless dignitaries and surely she can get the brooding bachelor to see how much joy there is in a family-filled holiday. Julia never expects to feel the spark of something more for Nick. But it will take more than attraction to turn this handsome scrooge into her hometown hero.
/book/show/19466328-the-rockstar-i-ve-loved-for-so-long?from_search=true	Marian Tee	The Rockstar I've Loved for So Long: Hot European Billionaire Romance	French billionaire Dylan Charbonneau is my best friend. He's also the world's sexiest rock star and all the girls who love him consider Dylan as public property.All these years, he pretends he doesn't know I love him, but I've had enough. It hurts too much, seeing him all the time with them and not being able to call him mine.This time, I'm going to tell him. I'm goingFrench billionaire Dylan Charbonneau is my best friend. He's also the world's sexiest rock star and all the girls who love him consider Dylan as public property.All these years, he pretends he doesn't know I love him, but I've had enough. It hurts too much, seeing him all the time with them and not being able to call him mine.This time, I'm going to tell him. I'm going to make him take me. And this time, I'm going to make him decide.
/book/show/15839601-stone-romance?from_search=true	A.C. Warneke	Stone Romance (Stone Passions, #2)	Book 2 in the Stone Passions trilogyOnce upon a cold winters night a magnificent man enters Jenna Jacobs life and with a kiss nothing will ever be the same again.For almost seven years, Jenna had been sleepwalking through life, going through the motions and trying to be the best mother she could be to her precocious daughter. But shes ready to start living again, hopiBook 2 in the Stone Passions trilogyOnce upon a cold winters night a magnificent man enters Jenna Jacobs life and with a kiss nothing will ever be the same again.For almost seven years, Jenna had been sleepwalking through life, going through the motions and trying to be the best mother she could be to her precocious daughter. But shes ready to start living again, hoping to test the water with someone safe. But the Fates, and her sister, have other plans and she is introduced to the marvelous Rhys Nosuntres, a man with a ready smile and pure erotic magnetism that draws Jenna in despite her wariness. Even when complications arise to keep them apart it is hard to stay away from one another no matter how hard they try.Events in the form of the mysterious Omari conspire to bring them together, sending Rhys and Jenna on a journey of discovery. What Jenna discovers changes everything: Rhys is a Gargoyle, he is a Guardian between the two worlds, charming and generous and he is an inventive lover. Jenna cant help but fall in love with him.But the Fates can also be cruel, giving Jenna everything she thought she wanted just when she discovered everything she needed.Stone Romance is a full length paranormal romance that teeters on the verge of being erotica, which some may find offensive; there is strong language, the scenes are spicy and the sex is explicit. Stone Romance contains: M/F. light bondage, and a scene between Jenna and Rhys in his gargoyle form that is a little out there.
/book/show/16475275-thursdays-at-eight?from_search=true	Debbie Macomber	Thursdays at Eight: A Romance Novel	Thursday, 8: 00 a.m. Mocha Moments, Breakfast Club!Every week, these words appear in the calendars of four women. Every week, they meet for breakfast--and to talk, to share the truths they've discovered about their lives. To tell their stories. To offer each other encouragement and unfailing support.Clare has just been through a devastating and unexpected divorce. She's drThursday, 8: 00 a.m. Mocha Moments, Breakfast Club!Every week, these words appear in the calendars of four women. Every week, they meet for breakfast--and to talk, to share the truths they've discovered about their lives. To tell their stories. To offer each other encouragement and unfailing support.Clare has just been through a devastating and unexpected divorce. She's driven by anger and revenge--until she learns something about her ex-husband that forces her to question her own actions. Forces her to look deep inside for the forgiveness she's rejected...and the person she used to be.Elizabeth is a widow, in her late fifties, a successful professional. A woman who's determined not to waste another second of her life. And if that life should include romantic possibilities--well, why not?Karen is in her twenties, and she believes these should be the years for taking risks, reaching for your dreams. Her dream is to be an actor. Except that her parents think she should be more like her sister, the very conventional Victoria!Julia is turning forty this year. Her husband's career is established, her kids are finally in their teens and she's just started her own business. Everything's going according to schedule--until she discovers she's pregnant. That's not part of the plan.
/book/show/29915784-captivated-vampire-affliction-novel-1---sample-paranormal-characters?from_search=true	E.M. Jade	Captivated (Vampire Affliction Novel 1 - Sample) Paranormal characters, vampire romance, and werewolf action!	Captivated is a teen romance full of suspense and action that will keep you on the edge of your seat. -Alishia-The author was so brilliant with the layout of this book and conveying her characters in such a strong manner. -Jessica-Captivated is addictive, possessing, magnificent, and electrifying in every way possible. -Shane-One of the best books I've read this yeaCaptivated is a teen romance full of suspense and action that will keep you on the edge of your seat. -Alishia-The author was so brilliant with the layout of this book and conveying her characters in such a strong manner. -Jessica-Captivated is addictive, possessing, magnificent, and electrifying in every way possible. -Shane-One of the best books I've read this year so far and I can't wait to sink my teeth into the next one to this supernatural book series. -Stacey-Omg omg omg, BEST BOOK EVER YOU MUST READ THIS!! -Haley-There are moments you will be on the edge of your seat clutching the book because you can't read it fast enough. -Gabby-Quote:I stood close to the edge looking down at what I thought was my death. Then, I somehow ignored the water and only saw him. He looked like a dark angel on a cloud of mist holding his arms out to me. I closed my eyes and inhaled deeply. Then I jumped. MindyDESCRIPTION:After Mindy's childhood best friend, Dean Aiken, shuts her and everyone else out of his life, she learns to move on. Years pass and she gets used to the fact that he's no longer a part of her life, but things begin to changeMindy's new best friend, Markus Medina, witnesses Dean kill two people behind a club. Mindy has a hard time believing him, especially when he mentions that the bodies disappear. Poof! Into thin air. Markus decides he has to follow Dean around in order to get evidence that he's been killing people, so he doesn't sound like a nut to the police.Despite Marcus crazy theories about the possibility of Dean not being human. And not to mention the fact that he's dangerous. Mindy can't help that she may be falling in love with him. Even after hiding their feelings for each other from the world. Dean and Mindy being together stirs up dangers that neither of them could ever imagine. When she finds out about what Dean really is and the world he tried to keep her away from...it's already too late.BOOK CLUB REVIEWS:This book was well to sum it up in one word, perfect. When I first heard about Captivated, I thought hey, this sounds good but now that I have finished Captivated I'm like omg omg omg, BEST THING EVER YOU MUST READ THIS-Haley- YA-AholicI can whole heartily say that I absolutely, 100%, fell in love with this book, the characters and their world! This will be a series that will grab a hold of you and won't let go until you've reached the end & are trying to sell your first born to get a copy of the next book!-Jessica Hansen- Taking it One Book at a TimeCaptivated is a story full of suspense, romance and action that will keep you on the edge of your seat. It pulls you in and you wont be able to tear your eyes away from the page. With twists and turns that you wont see coming, a backstory that will pull on your heart strings and characters that you will get emotionally attatched to, Captivated is a must read.-Alishia Roza Ruly- Treasured Tales for Young AdultsIdea behind the story line was unique, different, and the ending was definitely unpredictable.-Katrina Whittaker- Page FlipperzFind out more at
/book/show/17158456-sophie-s-run?from_search=true	Nicky Wells	Sophie's Run (Rock Star Romance, #2)	Her famous star remains her rock while life takes her on a little detourWho says that the road towards true love is straight and even? Sophie is certainly discovering that it is anything but.So she has finally found the man of her dreams! Well she knows who he is, even though she hasnt actually quite met him yet. But she misses her opportunity, and then her life goes crHer famous star remains her rock while life takes her on a little detourWho says that the road towards true love is straight and even? Sophie is certainly discovering that it is anything but.So she has finally found the man of her dreams! Well she knows who he is, even though she hasnt actually quite met him yet. But she misses her opportunity, and then her life goes crazy. Rock star and ex-fianc, Dan, keeps getting in the way of her new romanceeven if he is just trying to be helpful. A fire, an impromptu mini-trip with Dan, and a dreaded wedding later, Sophie is still struggling to meet the love of her life. Then, just as she is getting it together with her perfect man, best friend Rachel commits an act of unspeakable betrayal.Sophie has had enough. Confused and distraught, she decides that it is time for radical change. Surprising herself and shocking her friends, she embarks on a secret journey eventually gets her life back on track.
/book/show/25697479-dina?from_search=true	Ariana Hawkes	Dina (Hope Valley BBW Online Dating App Romance, #1)	Curvy Dina Taylor hates the idea of online dating. Its something kids do, not 36-year old women, whose boyfriends have left them for the office intern. But her best friend Lauren has a secret shes bursting to share: there are men out there who absolutelCurvy Dina Taylor hates the idea of online dating. Its something kids do, not 36-year old women, whose boyfriends have left them for the office intern. But her best friend Lauren has a secret shes bursting to share: there are men out there who absolutely love voluptuous girls like her. All Dina has to do is tap Shiftr, the cute little paw-print app that Lauren has just installed on her phone.In the time it takes Dina to get over her shock that there are guys who can shift into animals, shes hit up by Logan  a dark-eyed bear-guy with a torso like sculpted marble and eyes like pools of lust. He tells her that he feels a magnetic connection to her, but before she can tell him that the feelings mutual, her clumsy thumb swipes the wrong way, and hes gone.Dina is distraught, but Tamika, the creator of Shiftr has a cunning plan that may just bring them together again. Will Dina find the sexy Logan in the midst of the eccentric matchmakers beautiful, opulent summer garden party? And will they discover that theyre fated to be together?
/book/show/15086841-o-romance-do-adolescente-m-ope?from_search=true	Mircea Eliade	O Romance do Adolescente Míope	Ramas vreme de aproape sase decenii in manuscris, primul roman al lui Mircea Eliade a constituit la aparitie o adevarata revelatie pentru publicul romanesc. La sfarsitul anilor '80, iubitorii literaturii sale descopereau astfel un cu totul alt scriitor decat cel cu care se obisnuisera pana atunci. Si totusi, romanul acesta de prima tinerete, scris ca un jurnal, ba chiar avRamas vreme de aproape sase decenii in manuscris, primul roman al lui Mircea Eliade a constituit la aparitie o adevarata revelatie pentru publicul romanesc. La sfarsitul anilor '80, iubitorii literaturii sale descopereau astfel un cu totul alt scriitor decat cel cu care se obisnuisera pana atunci. Si totusi, romanul acesta de prima tinerete, scris ca un jurnal, ba chiar avand la baza un jurnal, pare sa-i fi pecetluit autorului destinul de prozator. In capitolele sale se dezvaluie intr-adevar sorgintea confesiva a multora din scrierile sale literare de mai tarziu: Viata se vietuieste inainte, iar eu scriu ceea ce a vietuit, noteaza undeva eroul romanului, tanar licean care-si propune sa scrie o cronica a adolescentei cum nu s-a mai scris. Si, lasandu-se purtat de meandrele cotidianului, imbatat de puterea pe care i-o confera transcrierea imediata a acestora, Eliade face intr-adevar un portret autentic al adolescentei, alcatuit din jocul prieteniilor si al iubirilor, din framantarile si aspiratiile caracteristice varstei, din urmarirea incordata a fagaduielilor viitorului, din privirea necrutatoare aruncata lumii adultilor.
/book/show/18523335-reunion?from_search=true	Amelia  Rose	Reunion (Rancher Romance, #3)	Marshall McKenna has resigned himself to a life on the outskirts of his growing family. Hes convinced himself that he doesnt need love to be happy. Hes sure that hes doing all right. Then a woman from his past shows up and brings her two boys with her. She needs him and hes surprised to find that he might just need her too.Be Sure to also readSilver River Romeo (RanchMarshall McKenna has resigned himself to a life on the outskirts of his growing family. Hes convinced himself that he doesnt need love to be happy. Hes sure that hes doing all right. Then a woman from his past shows up and brings her two boys with her. She needs him and hes surprised to find that he might just need her too.Be Sure to also readSilver River Romeo (Rancher Romance #1 - Cole's story)Damaged (Rancher Romance #2 - Darrell's story)
/book/show/23489691-montana-christmas-romance?from_search=true	Casey Dawes Clare Tallier Danica Winters	Montana Christmas Romance	No longer available.
/book/show/32943906-a-fatal-romance?from_search=true	June Shaw	A Fatal Romance (A Twin Sisters Mystery #1)	Twin sister divorcees Sunny Taylor and Eve Vaughn have had their fill of both heartaches and headaches. So when they settle down in the small Louisiana town of Sugar Ledge and open a remodeling and repair company, they think theyve finally found some pTwin sister divorcees Sunny Taylor and Eve Vaughn have had their fill of both heartaches and headaches. So when they settle down in the small Louisiana town of Sugar Ledge and open a remodeling and repair company, they think theyve finally found some peaceeven though Eve is still open for romance while Sunny considers her own heart out-of-business.Then their newest customer ends up face-down in a pond, and his widow is found dead soon after. Unfortunately, Sunny was witnessed having an unpleasant moment with the distraught woman, and suspicion falls on the twins. And when an attempt is made on Eves life, they find themselves pulled into a murder mystery neither knows how to navigate.With a town of prying eyes on them, and an unknown culprit out to stop them, Sunny and Eve will have to depend on each other like never before if theyre going to clip a killer in the bud.
/book/show/22238373-love-again?from_search=true	Eve Pell	Love, Again: The Wisdom of Unexpected Romance	InEve Pell beautifully and thoughtfully concludes that life experience adds dimensions to the art of connectionand that we all stand to learn something from unexpected romance.Eve Pell was 68 when she convinced a friend to set her up with Sam Hirabayashi. Ten years her senior, Sam, a fellow runner, was handsome and swInEve Pell beautifully and thoughtfully concludes that life experience adds dimensions to the art of connectionand that we all stand to learn something from unexpected romance.Eve Pell was 68 when she convinced a friend to set her up with Sam Hirabayashi. Ten years her senior, Sam, a fellow runner, was handsome and sweet. Soon Eve and Sam were plunged into a giddy romance that began with a movie date. It was crazy, Pell writes. It was wonderful.Pell wrote about their romance in aModern Love column and received a wave of responses from people who recognized their own stories in hers. This thing, this late-in-life love: Its growing, its everywhere, and its transformative.In staggering numbers, old people are meeting and falling in lovein senior living facilities, in retirement homes, in bars, in grocery stores, on cruise ships, on the Internetbrazenly, quietly, unexpectedly. People once written off as too old for intimacy are having romances, beginning intense affairs once thought to be for the young.Part memoir, part journey to a new frontier,is illuminating and heartwarming. Speaking with poets and artists, a retired nurse and a retired coach, environmentalists, philanthropists, and teacherscouples whose partners ages range from 61 to 96Pell reports on their relationships, from saying hello to knowing theyd found the one, from blending routines and traditions to overcoming judgments and challenges. These widows, widowers, divorcs, and never-marrieds open up about old love versus young, the thrill of sex, and the looming shadow of mortality.At the core of this book is wisdom: what we all can learn from the experience, regardless of age.Fall in love with who someone is nownot who they someday might be.Always be honest, but dont feel pressure to share everything.And most of all: The heart can continue to expand.A heartwarming, eye-opening, life-affirming journey to the finalfrontier of romance, this is a beautiful book about the possibility of late-in-life love and the life-changing lessons we all can learn from those who have been lucky enough to find it.Eve Pellscareer as an investigative reporter served her in discovering such couples and learning their stories, which, along with her own love story, she imparts with fluency and zest.is a joy to read, full of humor and heart and sweet collective wisdom, a book for all ages.I remarried at 75 and have followed one hundred marriages from age 50 on. Eve Pell knows what she is talking about. Her book is touching, eye-opening, inspiring, and wise. In addition, it is beautifully written.In this inspiring exploration of fifteen late-in-life romances, Eve Pell illustrates the human appetite and capacity for romantic love at any age. As these men and womenwidowed and divorced, gay and straightshare their stories of forging deep connections in their 60s, 70s, 80s, and, yes, 90s, they deliver a heartwarming message: We are never too old for new love.
/book/show/16109373-home-is-where-the-heart-break-is?from_search=true	Tess Oliver	Home is Where the Heart Break Is (Summer Romance Collection, #3)	'Home is Where the Heartbreak is' is the third 40,000 word novella in the Summer Romance CollectionAfter a five year absence, seventeen-year-old Jessa has returned to her hometown of Pinecliff, a small mountain resort town where shed left behind her two best friends, Chase and Nico. Growing up the three had been inseparable, and their close friendships had filled the void'Home is Where the Heartbreak is' is the third 40,000 word novella in the Summer Romance CollectionAfter a five year absence, seventeen-year-old Jessa has returned to her hometown of Pinecliff, a small mountain resort town where shed left behind her two best friends, Chase and Nico. Growing up the three had been inseparable, and their close friendships had filled the void left by their dysfunctional families.Jessa quickly discovers that the strong bonds with Chase and Nico still exist and she realizes that her emotional tie to Nico has developed into something more intense than friendship.But just a few days after her return, Jessa discovers that not everyone in Pinecliff is happy to see her again.
/book/show/823502.The_Changeover?from_search=true	Margaret Mahy	The Changeover:  A Supernatural Romance	When her little brother seems to become possessed by an evil spirit, fourteen-year-old Laura seeks the help of the strangely compelling older boy at school who she is convinced has supernatural powers.
/book/show/543958.MAR_Vol_1?from_search=true	Nobuyuki Anzai	MAR, Vol. 1 (Marchen Awakens Romance, #1)	The fate of Mr Heaven lies in the hands of Ginta and his fellow members of Team Mr! They must defeat the Phantom and his ruthless Zodiac chess pieces in the deadly War Games. The fifth battle is set in a desert field, and the first round pits Princess Snow of Team Mr up against a powerful bishop class Zodiac--the perfect opportunity for Snow to try out her newest RM!
/book/show/25451572-fight-for-love-t04-rogue?from_search=true	Katy Evans	Fight For Love T04 Rogue	Mais il disparat sans un mot et lorsqu'il rapparat, c'est pour lui dire :  Je ne pourrai pas te rendre heureuse.  Ne supportant d'tre loin de lui, elle finit par dcouvrir le ct obscur qu'il tait dtermin  lui cacher et se rend alors compte que leur premire rencontre n'tait peut-tre pas due au hasard... Prise dans un tourbillon d'motions, Melanie n'a rienMais il disparat sans un mot et lorsqu'il rapparat, c'est pour lui dire :  Je ne pourrai pas te rendre heureuse.  Ne supportant d'tre loin de lui, elle finit par dcouvrir le ct obscur qu'il tait dtermin  lui cacher et se rend alors compte que leur premire rencontre n'tait peut-tre pas due au hasard... Prise dans un tourbillon d'motions, Melanie n'a rien  quoi se raccrocher, si ce n'est cet homme qu'elle devrait certainement fuir comme la peste.
/book/show/99662.Catalina?from_search=true	W. Somerset Maugham	Catalina: A Romance	Crippled sixteen-year-old Catalina is the one person unable to join in the festivities of the Feast of the Assumption. But then she has a vision of the Virgin, and is miraculously cured. In the dark days of the Spanish Inquisition, such a claim to blessedness has serious consequences, especially when Catalina seems more inclined to obey her heart than the demands of the ChCrippled sixteen-year-old Catalina is the one person unable to join in the festivities of the Feast of the Assumption. But then she has a vision of the Virgin, and is miraculously cured. In the dark days of the Spanish Inquisition, such a claim to blessedness has serious consequences, especially when Catalina seems more inclined to obey her heart than the demands of the Church.The last of Maugham's novels, Catalina is a romantic celebration of Spain and a delightfully mischievous satire on absolutism.
/book/show/21806020-forgive-me?from_search=true	Melanie  Walker	Forgive Me (TAT: A Rocker Romance, #2)	Warning. Readers 18+ for mature content...very mature. There are very deep issues at play in this book and it is not for the weak. The twist in this book leaves you devastated and you will need to absorb it. You will get mad, cry your heart out, be crushed, smile, and lose it by the end of this book. Forgive Me is about Forgiveness. All the things you think you know are onWarning. Readers 18+ for mature content...very mature. There are very deep issues at play in this book and it is not for the weak. The twist in this book leaves you devastated and you will need to absorb it. You will get mad, cry your heart out, be crushed, smile, and lose it by the end of this book. Forgive Me is about Forgiveness. All the things you think you know are only a fraction of the big picture. Sass and Shame in the first book of the TAT Series, Trust Me, are the IT couple that all the other friends aspire to be. They are in sync with each other so much that it is sickening. In this book it starts off as Sass without Shame and vice versa. Shame left Sass behind to chase his dream of rockstar status. While on the road she moves on and he is left with regrets not knowing Sass is in her own personal hell. There are many events that happen in this book that are all connected to one another. A tragedy brings the entire group of friends together and Sass and Shame's paths cross again. They both have been living with a great amount of regret for their past actions and wish they could start off where they left off, but they can't. Their communication is lacking in a great way and it builds to the point where it is a mountain of lies, deceit, and tragedy. Sass has experienced things no one should be put through and in Shame's eyes she is his perfect storm. Will Sass and Shame overcome their issues?
/book/show/18941303-six-months-in-montana?from_search=true	Pamela M. Kelley	Six Months in Montana (Montana Sweet Western Romance, #1)	Book 1--Six Months in Montana, Molly and Christian's storyBook 2--Mistletoe in Montana, Dan and Traci's storyBook 3--Mischief in Montana, Isabella and Travis's storyBook 4--Match-Making in Montana, Anna and Zach's storyMolly Bishop loves living in Manhattan and managing a boutique luxury hotel. She's about to be promoted to her dream job of General Manager, the role shBook 1--Six Months in Montana, Molly and Christian's storyBook 2--Mistletoe in Montana, Dan and Traci's storyBook 3--Mischief in Montana, Isabella and Travis's storyBook 4--Match-Making in Montana, Anna and Zach's storyMolly Bishop loves living in Manhattan and managing a boutique luxury hotel. She's about to be promoted to her dream job of General Manager, the role she's been striving for her entire career.There's only one thing standing in her way.The will of her childhood friend, Christian Ford's grandfather. She hasn't even seen Christian in over ten years, but a recent run-in with his grandfather during a rare visit home, resulted in a new condition to the will. Christian will only inherit the ranch he's been running and the real estate development business that he has expanded, if he marries Molly and stays married for at least six months.This is what I would call a cozy romance, it's romantic and sweet and is set in a small fictional town about 30 miles from Bozeman, MT. Warning, if you prefer your stories with the bedroom doors wide open and the windows steamed up, you may be disappointed. :)I love to cook and try new recipes and if you do too, you may want to check out the recipe I included at the end of the book, for Lazy Lobster Casserole, the dish that Molly serves her guests at the Rose Cottage Inn's first wine dinner. It's a recipe I know by heart and have made a million times and is great for special occasions. It's a holiday tradition in our family to have it every Christmas Eve. :)***Also, please know that this book has a bit of a food focus, if you don't like cooking or talk of recipes, etc. this may not be a good fit for you.+++Q & A with the AuthorQ-This is a sweet western romance set in Montana with a marriage of convenience plot. Why Montana? Why a marriage of convenience? Hasn't that been done to death?A-The setting of Montana is actually what came to me first. I was inspired by a close friend who moved to Bozeman in her late 30's because she'd visited the area once and it felt like home. She bought a kayak and joined a local kayak club to make friends and ended up meeting the love of her life. A year later married and now have a five month old baby boy. So now, to me, Bozeman means romance. :)I grew up reading Harlequin category romances, and have always loved the marriage of convenience stories. I knew they were popular with western romances, with all the mail-order brides, and I wanted to put a modern spin on it. I loved the idea of a meddling grandfather who plays match-maker from the grave. Having the stipulation that Molly and Christian have to stay married for six months made the premise even more fun. I also have a soft spot for the idea of best friends (in this case former childhood best friends) who end up together.Q-What writers have influenced you?A-Where do I start? There are so many! There's a few main ones that come to mind who I really admire. Debbie Macomber is one. I love the sweet romances that she writes and the family focused women's fiction and continuing series. I first discovered her when she was writing for Silhouette and fell in love with her voice. I bought every Debbie Macomber book as soon as they were released. Maeve Binchy is another favorite. I love the warm cast of characters that populate her stories. Danielle Steel is another writer I really admire. My sister and I read all of her books as soon as they are released. We always know exactly what we are getting with her books, a sweet escape with likable people and a story you can't put down.
/book/show/1978035.Black_Postcards?from_search=true	Dean Wareham	Black Postcards: A Rock & Roll Romance	Book by Wareham, Dean
/book/show/6599223-a-lady-like-sarah?from_search=true	Margaret Brownley	A Lady Like Sarah (A Rocky Creek Romance, #1)	Will be shipped from US. Used books may not include companion materials, may have some shelf wear, may contain highlighting/notes, may not include CDs or access codes. 100% money back guarantee.
/book/show/23252566-ruined?from_search=true	Alycia Taylor	Ruined (MC Romance #1)	I walked into the bar and there sat Dax. He was my ex-boyfriend who had been in prison for the last two years. He must have just gotten out. I wouldn't have been nervous if I wasn't dating his best friend, Terrance. I hoped we could be friends but he had other plans. Would I be able to stop them?
/book/show/31311466-stranded?from_search=true	Samantha Chase Noelle  Adams	Stranded: A Winter Romance Duet	What happens when two people who are supposed to hate each other are stranded together in a winter storm? Cool down after a hot summer with two fun, festive winter romances available together for a limited time.Moonlight in Winter Park by Samantha Chase - When Hope barges into the mountain retreat of her brothers boss, demanding that he not be forced to work through theWhat happens when two people who are supposed to hate each other are stranded together in a winter storm? Cool down after a hot summer with two fun, festive winter romances available together for a limited time.Moonlight in Winter Park by Samantha Chase - When Hope barges into the mountain retreat of her brothers boss, demanding that he not be forced to work through the holidays, she doesnt expect to be trapped alone with him in a snow storm. And she doesnt expect them to give into the attraction that was there all along. But will the magic still be there when the storm is over?One Night in the Ice Storm by Noelle Adams - When she returns to her hometown for the holidays, Rachel doesn't expect to be stranded in an ice storm with only David Harris for company. Eight years ago, David took her virginity and then broke her heart, and she doesn't plan to forgive him. She thinks she doesn't care about him anymore, until one hot night...when the ice finally melts.
/book/show/7619815-the-mammoth-book-of-regency-romance?from_search=true	Trisha Telep (Editor) Anna Campbell Carolyn Jewel	The Mammoth Book of Regency Romance	From some of the biggest names in Regency historical romance, 23 wickedly witty, lusciously romantic and sublimely sensual short stories. Stories replete with oversexed aristocrats, posturing courtesans and feuding dukes and duchesses tell of a beautiful lady awakened by a passion more powerful than anything she has ever known, one that could doom or save her; a disgracedFrom some of the biggest names in Regency historical romance, 23 wickedly witty, lusciously romantic and sublimely sensual short stories. Stories replete with oversexed aristocrats, posturing courtesans and feuding dukes and duchesses tell of a beautiful lady awakened by a passion more powerful than anything she has ever known, one that could doom or save her; a disgraced rake who, given a final chance to redeem himself, discovers love has rules of its own; and a luscious young beauty fed up with proper tea parties and elegant balls who disguises herself to enjoy a soire of uninhibited pleasure. As the passion mounts, so do the complications...
/book/show/10376272-the-mammoth-book-of-ghost-romance?from_search=true	Trisha Telep (Editor) Gwyn Cready Julia London	The Mammoth Book of Ghost Romance	A wonderful collection of stories of supernatural love by Sharon Shinn, Dru Pagliasotti, Caridad Pineiro, Jennifer Estep, Gwyn Cready, Carolyn Crane, Jeannie Holmes, Anna Campbell, Julia London, Christie Ridgway, Holly Lisle and Liz Maverick. In happy-ever-after endings, ghosts come to life so that lovers can be united in the flesh.Contains the following novellas/short stoA wonderful collection of stories of supernatural love by Sharon Shinn, Dru Pagliasotti, Caridad Pineiro, Jennifer Estep, Gwyn Cready, Carolyn Crane, Jeannie Holmes, Anna Campbell, Julia London, Christie Ridgway, Holly Lisle and Liz Maverick. In happy-ever-after endings, ghosts come to life so that lovers can be united in the flesh.Contains the following novellas/short stories:The Chinese Bed byOld Salt byHaints and Hobwebs byHat-Trick byGhost of Blackstone Manor bySeventeen Coppers byYours in Eternity byThe Lovers byA Single Girl's Guide to Getting Ahead byJonquils in the Snow byThe Heart Thief byGhost in the Machine byThree Little Words byGhost of a Chance byIn His Hands byCan You Hear Me Now? byThe Storm by>>>--4EVR---> by
/book/show/28113347-juramento-de-drag-o?from_search=true	P.C. Cast Kristin Cast	Juramento de Dragão (Um romance da Casa da Noite, #1)	No incio do sc. XIX, em Inglaterra, e muito antes de se tornar professor na Casa da Noite em Tulsa, Bryan Lankford  um jovem talentoso mas problemtico. At ao momento em que o seu pai, um nobre de grande fortuna, o expulsa para a Amrica. Bryan cedo recebe a Marca dos vampyros e entra no mundo excitante e perigoso dos iniciados. Tornando-se rapidamente no mestre de EsgNo incio do sc. XIX, em Inglaterra, e muito antes de se tornar professor na Casa da Noite em Tulsa, Bryan Lankford  um jovem talentoso mas problemtico. At ao momento em que o seu pai, um nobre de grande fortuna, o expulsa para a Amrica. Bryan cedo recebe a Marca dos vampyros e entra no mundo excitante e perigoso dos iniciados. Tornando-se rapidamente no mestre de Esgrima,  confrontado com desafios aterradores mas tambm com surpresas agradveis, como Anastasia, a cativante jovem professora de Sortilgios e Rituais da Casa da Noite. Mas quando um poder negro os ameaa a todos, Lankford  apanhado no tumulto. E embora seja um poderoso iniciado, ser forte o suficiente para afastar o mal e, ao mesmo tempo, proteger Anastasia? Iro as suas escolhas salv-la  ou destru-los a todos?
/book/show/18522988-rockstar-romance-boxed-set?from_search=true	Emme Rollins Arabella Quinn Clara Bayard	Rockstar Romance Boxed Set	Sizzling romance that rocks!From sinfully hot guitarists to wildly aggressive, dominant heavy-metal rockers, these are the bad boys of the music industry. This special collection brings you 12 of the hottest rockstar romance stories ever told from many of your favorite authors.Now get a DOZEN novels and novellas all featuring deliciously naughty rock stars by the hottest NSizzling romance that rocks!From sinfully hot guitarists to wildly aggressive, dominant heavy-metal rockers, these are the bad boys of the music industry. This special collection brings you 12 of the hottest rockstar romance stories ever told from many of your favorite authors.Now get a DOZEN novels and novellas all featuring deliciously naughty rock stars by the hottest New York Times, USA Today, Amazon and Barnes & Noble bestselling authors in the rock & roll romance genre all together in one amazing boxed set.So, bring your lighter and get ready to toss your panties on stage!by Emme Rollins - Sabrina cant believe her luckshes always dreamed of front row seats to see her favorite band, Trouble, but when she bumps into lead singer, Rob Burns, and he invites her backstage, she finds herself hoping her luck doesnt run outand that maybe, just maybe, all her dreams will come true.by Arabella Quinn - Second chances dont always come knocking... When Lena reunites with Alex Lavigne, gorgeous lead guitarist with the sexy tattoos and nimble fingers, passions ignite...but shell learn the hard way that loving a bad boy rock star is never easy.by Clara Bayard - With music in her blood, Beccas new job with Dream Defiled is a chance of a lifetime. But the irresistible pull of troubled bass player, Dex, raises the stakes for the plus-size beauty, and could be the start of something wonderful, or the end of everything shes worked for.by Ava Lore - Chronic loser Rebecca Alton lands a job as the fake-girlfriend (read: 24/7 babysitter) of the music world's current heartthrob and wild child, Carter Hudson, but it's Kent--her boss, Carter's older brother and bassist for Carter's band--that catches her eye and the ensuing white hot attraction may just be too much to keep under wraps! Originally published as a four-part serial Rock Arrangement:by Adriana Hunter - When they meet face to face, sparks fly, and the room is charged with electric, undeniable heat. A mixture of pain and pleasure, where history means something and instant attraction is remembered and perhaps rekindled. Can Gage look beyond the past and ever see Kate as anything but a cold heart-breaker who abandoned him?by Dawn Steele - Rebecca Hall never thought she would be marooned on a deserted island with the guy she hates most in the world, gorgeous rock star Kurt Taylor, until the fates throw them together to sink, swim or perish.by D. H. Cameron - Darcy loved rock & roll but she never thought she could attract a rock star until Gage Tucker, lead singer of Dark Fire Love, walked into her life and proved that some men, even rock stars, love a girl with curves.by Virginia Wade/Ashlee Alexander - From the moment Brandi and rocker Ax Stevenson meet, sparks fly and libidos explode, as they find themselves hopelessly attracted; yet, in this climate of self-destruction, lust, and insanity, can two soulmates find the courage to surmount all obstacles and be together?by Karolyn James - Chasing Cross lead singer, Johnnie, has a major career decision to make and it doesn't include meeting a woman who doesn't know who he is... and it definitely doesn't include falling for her and turning his rockstar world upside down with romance.by Aubrey Rose - When rock star Asher meets Trixie, he's smitten by her curves - but she's the lead singer for his opening band: strictly off-limits. Then their paths collide - literally! - and they're forced to look temptation in the face...by Terry Towers - Hanna is small town girl just trying to make a living serving coffee at the local coffee shop, but all that changes when a car accident brings rock legend, Bo Savage, into her life. She quickly comes to realize that being the girlfriend of a rock star is harder than expected as she's pulled into a world of sex, drugs and rock and roll.by Clare Cole - Down on her luck and working two jobs to make ends meet, curvy redhead reporter Amy Reid's life is turned upside down when she is swept off her feet by international rock superstar Rick Borrell.
/book/show/7827550-a-chance-in-time?from_search=true	Ruth Ann Nordin	A Chance In Time (Native American Romance #0.5)	
/book/show/23981700-handcuffs-kisses-and-awkward-situations?from_search=true	Olivia Harvard	Handcuffs, Kisses and Awkward Situations: Mystery Romance	Original Mystery Emotionally Satisfying Page Turner RomanticNora Montgomerys primary goal was to remain seemingly unnoticed until graduation, and that meant staying away from Ryder Collins. But when both she and Ryder are selected to participate in the local police departments handcuff demonstration, they find themselves inescapably chained together. The tension bOriginal Mystery Emotionally Satisfying Page Turner RomanticNora Montgomerys primary goal was to remain seemingly unnoticed until graduation, and that meant staying away from Ryder Collins. But when both she and Ryder are selected to participate in the local police departments handcuff demonstration, they find themselves inescapably chained together. The tension between them is thick; filled with unresolved issues from their past friendship.But things get a whole lot worse when the officer loses the key and the pair are forced to accommodate each other until a replacement is available. Being handcuffed to the opposite gender was sure to introduce some extremely uncomfortable situations.Things are about to get awkward right?
/book/show/25364364-that-thing-you-do?from_search=true	Maria Geraci	That Thing You Do (Whispering Bay Romance, #1)	Allie Grant doesnt believe in second chances. She does, however, believe in the power of a permanent paycheck. So when a tipster reports that the soon-to-be demolished senior center in her hometown is haunted, Allie hightails it to Whispering Bay to get the scoop that could secure her dream job at Florida! magazine. What she finds, though, is far scarier than any ghost. CAllie Grant doesnt believe in second chances. She does, however, believe in the power of a permanent paycheck. So when a tipster reports that the soon-to-be demolished senior center in her hometown is haunted, Allie hightails it to Whispering Bay to get the scoop that could secure her dream job at Florida! magazine. What she finds, though, is far scarier than any ghost. Cue her ex-boyfriend, sexy construction foreman Tom Donalan.When Tom catches Allie poking around his construction site, he quickly realizes his former high school flame is just as feisty as ever. And, heaven help him, her irresistible, mile-high legs still take his breath away. But Tom isnt about to delay the buildings demolition because of a silly ghost story.With neither of the stubborn exes backing down from their opposing positions, sparks fly. And, underneath the surface, the fire of their old attraction burns as hot as ever. When strange things start happening with increasing frequency around town, even a tough skeptic like Tom is tested. The question is, can Allie and Tom stop fighting long enough to get to the bottom of Whispering Bays ghost problemand the more important matter of mending their broken hearts?
/book/show/6955896-a-lady-in-defiance?from_search=true	Heather Blanton	A Lady in Defiance (Romance in the Rockies #1)	Its his town and he dares God to step foot in it.Charles McIntyre owns everything and everyone in the lawless, godless mining town of Defiance. When three good, Christian sisters from his beloved South show up stranded, alone, and offering to open a nice hotel, he is intrigued enough to let them stayespecially since he sees feisty middle sister Naomi as a possible coIts his town and he dares God to step foot in it.Charles McIntyre owns everything and everyone in the lawless, godless mining town of Defiance. When three good, Christian sisters from his beloved South show up stranded, alone, and offering to open a nice hotel, he is intrigued enough to let them stayespecially since he sees feisty middle sister Naomi as a possible conquest. But Naomi, angry with God for widowing her, wants no part of Defiance or the saloon-owning, prostitute-keeping Mr. McIntyre. It would seem however, that God has gone to elaborate lengths to bring them together. The question is, Why? Does God really have a plan for each and every life?For the rebellious residents of this remote mountain town, the answer will surely be astounding.A Lady in Defiance, loosely based on true events, is set in the majestic San Juan Mountains of Colorado. While a romance, it is also an ensemble piece that weaves together the relationships of the three sisters and the rowdy residents of Defiance. With a nod to Pride and Prejudice, the story is filled with surprises, plot twists, and an ending you wont be able to guess.
/book/show/22914333-rocky-mountain-romance?from_search=true	Vivian Arend	Rocky Mountain Romance (Six Pack Ranch, #7)	It took a spectacularly embarrassing break-up to knock Steve Moonshine Coleman off his lazy butt. In the ten months since that night, hes changed his ways, and now that Melodys back in town, its time for this sweet-talking cowboy to convince her to get back in the saddle with him.A return to her veterinary position in RockIt took a spectacularly embarrassing break-up to knock Steve Moonshine Coleman off his lazy butt. In the ten months since that night, hes changed his ways, and now that Melodys back in town, its time for this sweet-talking cowboy to convince her to get back in the saddle with him.A return to her veterinary position in Rocky Mountain House was always in the cards for Melody Langley. Getting back together with Steve? Never part of the plan. He had lots of potential but zero ambition, and theres no way shell accept anything less than a man who can keep up with her, in and out of bed.But the new-and-improved cowboy is impossible to resist, so Melody issues a challenge. Three months to prove hes reformed. Three months of Steve orchestrating one sexual indulgence after anotherwicked distractions from the old boys club Melody faces at work and Steves growing responsibilities.Hes got one shot to prove with more than words whats in his heart and soul.
/book/show/17379003-horses-and-heroin?from_search=true	Bev Pettersen	Horses and Heroin (Racetrack Romance #4)	JOCKEY SCHOOL IS NOT WHAT IT SEEMS.A talented rider disappears without a trace.His frantic sister poses as a student.A private investigator's plans for quiet recuperation are shattered.Megan is determined to find her missing brother even though no one else at the illustrious California Jockey School seems to care. Her only ally is a recuperating PI who unfortunately is theJOCKEY SCHOOL IS NOT WHAT IT SEEMS.A talented rider disappears without a trace.His frantic sister poses as a student.A private investigator's plans for quiet recuperation are shattered.Megan is determined to find her missing brother even though no one else at the illustrious California Jockey School seems to care. Her only ally is a recuperating PI who unfortunately is the owner's best friend. Soon she is caught between a blossoming romance and a far-reaching conspiracy...where misplaced trust can be deadly.
/book/show/16200648-lorna-doone?from_search=true	R.D. Blackmore	Lorna Doone: A Romance of Exmoor	First published in 1869, Lorna Doone is the story of John Ridd, a farmer who finds love amid the religious and social turmoil of seventeenth-century England. He is just a boy when his father is slain by the Doones, a lawless clan inhabiting wild Exmoor on the border of Somerset and Devon. Seized by curiosity and a sense of adventure, he makes his way to the valley of the DFirst published in 1869, Lorna Doone is the story of John Ridd, a farmer who finds love amid the religious and social turmoil of seventeenth-century England. He is just a boy when his father is slain by the Doones, a lawless clan inhabiting wild Exmoor on the border of Somerset and Devon. Seized by curiosity and a sense of adventure, he makes his way to the valley of the Doones, where he is discovered by the beautiful Lorna. In time their childish fantasies blossom into mature love a bond that will inspire John to rescue his beloved from the ravages of a stormy winter, rekindling a conflict with his archrival, Carver Doone, that climaxes in heartrending violence. Beloved for its portrait of star-crossed lovers and its surpassing descriptions of the English countryside, Lorna Doone is R. D. Blackmore's enduring masterpiece.
/book/show/1410532.From_Ritual_to_Romance?from_search=true	Jessie Laidlay Weston	From Ritual to Romance	Acknowledged by T. S. Eliot as one of the chief sources for his great poem The Waste Land, Jessie L. Weston'sremains a landmark of anthropological and mythological scholarship. In this book she explores the origins of the Grail legend, arguing that it dates back to a primitive vegetation cult and only later was shaped by Celtic and Christian lore.Acknowledged by T. S. Eliot as one of the chief sources for his great poem The Waste Land, Jessie L. Weston'sremains a landmark of anthropological and mythological scholarship. In this book she explores the origins of the Grail legend, arguing that it dates back to a primitive vegetation cult and only later was shaped by Celtic and Christian lore.To prove her thesis, Weston unites folkloric and Christian elements by using printed texts to prove the parallels existing between each and every feature of the legend of the Holy Grail and the recorded symbolism of the ancient mystery cults. Specifically, she finds the origin of the Grail legend in a Gnostic text that served as a link between such cults and later Celtic and Christian elaborations of the myth.With erudition and critical acumen, the author provides illuminating insights into diverse aspects of the legend: the task of the hero; the freeing of the waters; medieval and modern forms of nature ritual; the symbols of the cult (cup, lance, sword, stone, etc.); the symbolism of the fisher king; the significance of such deities as Tammuz, Adonis, Mithra, and Attis; the meaning of the adventure of the Perilous Chapel in Grail romances; and much more.Awarded the Crawshay Prize in 1920, this scholarly yet highly readable study will interest any student of the Arthurian legends, mythology, ancient religion, and Eliot's poetry.
/book/show/18335334-damaged?from_search=true	Amelia  Rose	Damaged (Rancher Romance, #2)	Darrell McKenna is used to being an independent man. With a steady rodeo career and a job on his family ranch, he has everything he wants. When it all changes in the blink of an eye, can he see past his disappointment to something better over the horizon?
/book/show/25467669-duke-s-desire-with-bride?from_search=true	Erica Romance	Duke's Desire with Bride	I will never forget the night that changed my life forever. My father came home in a drunken stupor. I was supposed to be asleep already, but I had snuck into the library for a new book to read. The door crashed open and papa stumbled in, calling for mama.Mama came running downstairs, thinking papa was hurt. He was, but not in any way she could see.We are ruined! papaI will never forget the night that changed my life forever. My father came home in a drunken stupor. I was supposed to be asleep already, but I had snuck into the library for a new book to read. The door crashed open and papa stumbled in, calling for mama.Mama came running downstairs, thinking papa was hurt. He was, but not in any way she could see.We are ruined! papa cried out to her. The Duke has taken everything from us.Mama sank down into a chair, hands covering her mouth in horror. Everything?Papa nodded. The land, the animals, the house. Everything. He began to sob...Disclaimer:This ebook contains mature themes and language. Intended for 18+ readers only
/book/show/29358228-the-accidental-elopement?from_search=true	Maggie Dallen	The Accidental Elopement (Chance Romance #3)	First comes love, then comes marriageor is it the other way around?Lucia is an Italian spitfire with big dreams like her billionaire grandfather. But she wants to become a top tier fashion designer, not the heir to the family business in Italy. Now is her only chance to forge her own path. And what better place to start than in New York City? But working behind a bar doesFirst comes love, then comes marriageor is it the other way around?Lucia is an Italian spitfire with big dreams like her billionaire grandfather. But she wants to become a top tier fashion designer, not the heir to the family business in Italy. Now is her only chance to forge her own path. And what better place to start than in New York City? But working behind a bar doesnt exactly pay the rent. Her trust fund would come in handy, but she needs to get married first. Luckily, she may have found the perfect husband candidate in her co-worker, who just happens to be the most charismatic and devastatingly gorgeous man shes ever met . . .Theres more to Ryans charming smile than meets the eyehes out for revenge and working for his enemy is his best bet at getting it. When Lucia comes to him with her crazy plan, he sees a perfect opportunity to make his move. But doing that could mean hurting his new wife. They say nothings sweeter than revengebut they never met a woman like Lucia . . .
/book/show/574133.The_War_Romance_of_the_Salvation_Army?from_search=true	Grace Livingston Hill Evangeline Booth	The War Romance of the Salvation Army	A battered Army truck lurches down a muddy road that's been gutted with shell holes. In the back of the truck, a group of young women draw closer together, trying to encourage each other. Several flinch at the sounds of bombs exploding and machine-gun fire all around them. They all grab frantically at the sides of the truck as it tosses them about. Yet, despite their fearA battered Army truck lurches down a muddy road that's been gutted with shell holes. In the back of the truck, a group of young women draw closer together, trying to encourage each other. Several flinch at the sounds of bombs exploding and machine-gun fire all around them. They all grab frantically at the sides of the truck as it tosses them about. Yet, despite their fear and apprehension, the women are determined not to turn back. They will reach the wounded American soldiers--for the soldiers' lives are in their hands!Step into the world of the dedicated Salvation Army women . . . women who went to the front lines of WWI . . . women who calmed fears, bathed wounds, and uttered the prayers that led thousands of men to salvation . . . women whose courage knew no bounds--even if it meant death.
/book/show/23116057-a-dark-stormy-knight?from_search=true	Suzie Quint	A Dark & Stormy Knight (A McKnight Romance, #3)	Young and stupid go together like peanut butter and jelly.Sol McKnight, rancher and rodeo bull rider, married Georgia Carston, the love of his life, at eighteen. So maybe they were too young and maybe he was stupid to believe it would last forever because six weeks later, she left him. Now shes back in Hero Creek for the summer. This is his chance to win her back. LittleYoung and stupid go together like peanut butter and jelly.Sol McKnight, rancher and rodeo bull rider, married Georgia Carston, the love of his life, at eighteen. So maybe they were too young and maybe he was stupid to believe it would last forever because six weeks later, she left him. Now shes back in Hero Creek for the summer. This is his chance to win her back. Little does he know, this may be his last chance because Georgia has her eye on the divorced father of their daughters best friend. If Sol ever wants to feel whole again, hes going to have to figure out what went wrong so many years ago and fix it. If he doesnt hell lose her forever.
/book/show/28459497-a-very-dirty-wedding?from_search=true	Sabrina Paige	A Very Dirty Wedding (A Step Brother Romance, #1.5)	I'm marrying a dirty, arrogant prick...and I'm having his baby.Caulter Sterling is the tattooed, pierced bad boy I used to hate. Now, he's cockier and filthier than ever.And now that I'm knocked up, this bad boy can't keep his hands off me.It's going to be a very dirty wedding.What could possibly go wrong when you combine a crazy ex, a celebrity mother, paparazzi, and aI'm marrying a dirty, arrogant prick...and I'm having his baby.Caulter Sterling is the tattooed, pierced bad boy I used to hate. Now, he's cockier and filthier than ever.And now that I'm knocked up, this bad boy can't keep his hands off me.It's going to be a very dirty wedding.What could possibly go wrong when you combine a crazy ex, a celebrity mother, paparazzi, and a runaway ring-bearing monkey?Did I mention the bride in labor?
/book/show/34322016-spicy-and-sweet?from_search=true	Octavia Wildwood	Spicy and Sweet	Mina Sinclair is used to going it alone. In fact, she and her son are much better off now that her douchebag ex is out of the picture. Sure, money is tight...but that will change if Mina wins a prestigious cooking competition. Theres only one thing standing in the way of her dreams - Gavin Rothe.Mina Sinclair is used to going it alone. In fact, she and her son are much better off now that her douchebag ex is out of the picture. Sure, money is tight...but that will change if Mina wins a prestigious cooking competition. Theres only one thing standing in the way of her dreams - Gavin Rothe.Gavin Rothe has made a name for himself as a celebrity chef. Hes also made a name for himself as a hard-partying, arrogant ladies man. Hes not about to let some ballsy know-it-all contestant on a cooking show get under his skin...but God, does Mina ever get under his skin! Gavin hates her almost as much as she hates him...so why cant he stop thinking about her?
/book/show/26081935-girls-night-out?from_search=true	Susan Arden	Girls' Night Out (Alpha Male Bad Boys Western Romance, #4)	Swearing off high maintenance chicks, Dallas Devils tight end, Brett Gold plays to score at whatever the cost, both on and off the field. Easier to maintain a reputation as a heartless bad boy rather than deal with his personal life shot to hell.Only a fool would tangle with the little sister of the McLemore brothers. So far all men with a lick of sense have left Cory McLeSwearing off high maintenance chicks, Dallas Devils tight end, Brett Gold plays to score at whatever the cost, both on and off the field. Easier to maintain a reputation as a heartless bad boy rather than deal with his personal life shot to hell.Only a fool would tangle with the little sister of the McLemore brothers. So far all men with a lick of sense have left Cory McLemore alone. But now she's back from college and ready to party. This cowgirl crafts the perfect getaway to Dallas for a girls' night out, never suspecting the inked stud she bumped into at the airport is about to become the missing link in her quest for a wild adventure. Cory quickly learns Brett is harder to walk away from a second time when she discovers the man beneath the bad boy persona is far different than she ever expected.A weekend with Cory has Brett scrambling. This NFL baller meets up with her family and it'll take more than fast hands and fancy footwork to score points with the hardcore McLemore men. With seconds left on the clock, Brett isn't about to let his Texas wildcat get away, not when she feels so damn good in his arms, against his body, and in his bed.The Evermore girls band together when the smokin' hot McLemore men are rounded up for Girls' Night Out, Book 4 in the Bad Boys series.
/book/show/18088740-silver-river-romeo?from_search=true	Amelia  Rose	Silver River Romeo (Rancher Romance, #1)	Cole McKenna has been a rancher at Silver River since he was old enough to walk. He doesn't mind the scars and bruises, but he's starting to hate the feeling of being tied down, especially when the neighboring ranch is put up for sale. Raven Branch has always called to him and when a pretty young woman from the city arrives to take over he is determined not to let her ruinCole McKenna has been a rancher at Silver River since he was old enough to walk. He doesn't mind the scars and bruises, but he's starting to hate the feeling of being tied down, especially when the neighboring ranch is put up for sale. Raven Branch has always called to him and when a pretty young woman from the city arrives to take over he is determined not to let her ruin his favorite piece of land. Soon he has to wonder though. Is he keeping an eye on the ranch...or the woman?
/book/show/17334786-romance-omega-style?from_search=true	Joyee Flynn	Romance Omega Style (Resistant Omegas #9)	[Mnage Amour ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Mnage a Quatre Romance, M/M/M/M, werewolves, HEA]Almost two years ago Tristan was claimed by his inner circle No one would have guessed that such an insignificant event would be the catalyst to change everything.Worried about the consequences of Boston last month, the Omegas get together to come up with a plan B. Sound[Mnage Amour ManLove: Erotic Alternative Paranormal Mnage a Quatre Romance, M/M/M/M, werewolves, HEA]Almost two years ago Tristan was claimed by his inner circle No one would have guessed that such an insignificant event would be the catalyst to change everything.Worried about the consequences of Boston last month, the Omegas get together to come up with a plan B. Sounds like the perfect excuse for a romantic escape. They could all use a break, and since most of them have never had a vacation, theyre all looking forward to it.And then they realize how silly that was. Nothing ever goes according to plan and their lives are always full of chaos. Why would their vacation be any different? With all the added outside pressure now and trying to juggle the feelings of four people in each mating, fights are breaking out. Will some of them return home no longer mated or will love win out? And whats the big holiday surprise?
/book/show/19301274-my-little-runaway?from_search=true	Helen Conrad	My Little Runaway (Destiny Bay Romances-Forever Yours #1)	She ran. He wants answers. But some secrets are just too painful to share.Jenny jumps out of airplanes in order to block out the painful memories of what made her run away from her family. Reid wants to fix the damage. The only problem is, he doesn't know how deep it is, and how impossible it will be to cover over. Will his intoxicating love tempt her to risk it all again?She ran. He wants answers. But some secrets are just too painful to share.Jenny jumps out of airplanes in order to block out the painful memories of what made her run away from her family. Reid wants to fix the damage. The only problem is, he doesn't know how deep it is, and how impossible it will be to cover over. Will his intoxicating love tempt her to risk it all again? Or will it end up making everything worse after all?Includes love scenes.Original published in print by Dell Candlelight Ecstasy and recently revamped and revised as part of the Destiny Bay Series.
/book/show/124752.Chicken_Soup_for_the_Romantic_Soul?from_search=true	Jack Canfield Mark Victor Hansen Chrissy Donnelly	Chicken Soup for the Romantic Soul: Inspirational Stories about Love and Romance (Chicken Soup for the Soul	
/book/show/29331733-miracle-at-midlife?from_search=true	Roni Beth Tower	Miracle at Midlife: A Transatlantic Romance	They first meet in Paris in the spring of 1996. David is a divorced American attorney living on a converted barge moored on the banks of the Seine; Roni Beth is an empty-nested clinical and research psychologist working from her home in Connecticut. Now in their fifties, both have signed off on loving again--until they meet each other.tells the inspirinThey first meet in Paris in the spring of 1996. David is a divorced American attorney living on a converted barge moored on the banks of the Seine; Roni Beth is an empty-nested clinical and research psychologist working from her home in Connecticut. Now in their fifties, both have signed off on loving again--until they meet each other.tells the inspiring story of Roni Beth and David's intense and transformative transatlantic courtship. Along the way, David the loner, living amid the beauty, freedom, and pleasures of Paris, brings Roni Beth, a responsible and overextended professional haunted by earlier loss and trauma, back to her core as a woman, while she helps him reclaim connections that tie him to a larger world. They wrestle internal demons (mostly hers) and external threats (friends, family and different perspectives) as they share adventures in their respective worlds. Throughout their journey, stories of courage, joy and integrity bring hope and delight to those who wonder how romantic love appears and evolves; inspiration to people in mid-life who, knowingly or unknowingly, have completed a chapter in their lives and are ready to move on; and comfort to anyone who longs to wrestle and conquer the demons of fear, born of history or of the unknown, and win. Testimony that love is real.
/book/show/23411579-triumph-and-treasure?from_search=true	Collette Cameron	Triumph and Treasure (Highland Heather Romancing a Scot #1)	A disillusioned Scottish gentlewoman.Angelina Ellsworth once believed in lovebefore she discovered her husband of mere hours was a slave-trader and already married. To avoid the scandal and disgrace, she escapes to her aunt and uncles, the Duke and Duchess of Waterford. When Angelina learns she is with child, she vows shell never trust a man again.A privileged EnglishA disillusioned Scottish gentlewoman.Angelina Ellsworth once believed in lovebefore she discovered her husband of mere hours was a slave-trader and already married. To avoid the scandal and disgrace, she escapes to her aunt and uncles, the Duke and Duchess of Waterford. When Angelina learns she is with child, she vows shell never trust a man again.A privileged English lord.Flynn, Earl of Luxmoore, led an enchanted life until his father committed suicide after losing everything to Waterford in a wager. Stripped of all but his title, Flynn is thrust into the role of marquis as well as provider for his disabled sister and invalid mother. Unable to pay his fathers astronomical gambling loss, Flynn must choose between social or financial ruin.When the duke suggests hell forgive the debt if Flynn marries his niece, Flynn accepts the dukes proposal. Reluctant to wed a stranger, but willing to do anything to protect her babe and escape the clutches of the madman who still pursues her, Angelina agrees to the union. Can Flynn and Angelina find happiness and love in a marriage neither wanted, or is the chasm between them insurmountable?
/book/show/26834344-her-forever-cowboy?from_search=true	Susan Arden	Her Forever Cowboy (Bad Boys Western Romance #1)	This bad boys is out to prove that love tastes sweeter the second time around.Smoke and mirrors. With a hundred years of ranching on the line, Stephen McLemore dove into his career as an explosives engineer. After achieving wealth, power, prestige, hes ready to make his move. He walked away from love, but he never forgot the girl of his dreams.At the time, Jillian SinclThis bad boys is out to prove that love tastes sweeter the second time around.Smoke and mirrors. With a hundred years of ranching on the line, Stephen McLemore dove into his career as an explosives engineer. After achieving wealth, power, prestige, hes ready to make his move. He walked away from love, but he never forgot the girl of his dreams.At the time, Jillian Sinclair was 16, a hot mess, and hands-off. Eight years later, is it coincidence or a case of meticulous plotting that brings Jillian face-to-face with the boy who kissed her and left? It might not matter. Shes grown up, ticked-off, and prepared to settle a score.In tandem, theyre flint and gasoline. Within a family crisis, Stephen and Jillian are powerless to fight their raw desire.From a smolder, their intense attraction combusts. They cant deny that love tastes sweeter the second time. But life throws a curve ball into Stephens goals. Hollywood comes knocking on Jillians door with an offer to star in a reality dance TV show.Be careful what you wish forTheres a very secret, private, and controlling side of the second eldest of the hardcore cattle ranching brothers from Evermore. How far will Stephen go?The ultimate sacrifice cuts deep.Jillians once in a lifetime opportunity might be this cowboys undoing.A raw passionate, second chance love story that explores the depth of forgiveness and sacrifice, loyalty and trust.(Author Note: Previously published as The Cowboy Rode a Harley. Rewritten to include new and expanded scenes. New copyright May 2016)
/book/show/141041.The_Devil_Served_Tortellini?from_search=true	Shirley Jump Shirley Kawa-Jump	The Devil Served Tortellini (Recipes with Romance, #2)	For Maria Pagliano, too much of a good thing has always been a problem. Whether it's men or carbs, she just can't say no. But that's about to change. For her high school reunion, Maria's vowed to reinvent herself as a woman who has her life strictly in order. No more pasta, bread, dessert, or dating--even if the menu offering is one sexy chef named Dante Del Rosso. EverythFor Maria Pagliano, too much of a good thing has always been a problem. Whether it's men or carbs, she just can't say no. But that's about to change. For her high school reunion, Maria's vowed to reinvent herself as a woman who has her life strictly in order. No more pasta, bread, dessert, or dating--even if the menu offering is one sexy chef named Dante Del Rosso. Everything about Dante is off-limits. From his come-hither smile to his sultry way around the kitchen in his Boston restaurant, he's too much temptation... for her taste buds and her heart. Just being around the guy makes her crave more. The only thing to do is go cold turkey on Dante. But he has other ideas. Now, this devil is out to woo his dream woman using every spicy, sweet, and sinfully delicious weapon he's got. And once Maria gets a taste of the real thing, how can she possibly settle for anything less?
/book/show/1658608.Golden_Chances?from_search=true	Rebecca Hagan Lee	Golden Chances:  Romance from the Heart of America	A new addition to the Homespun romance series. His heart once broken by a woman, wealthy rancher Reese Jordan wants only to hire a wife to bear an heir to his family fortune. Faith Collins needs money to keep her Southern homestead. Theirs is a marriage of convenience--until the warmth of family teaches them the true meaning of love.
/book/show/22692120-just-a-taste-romance-collection?from_search=true	Rene Folsom	Just a Taste Romance Collection	--Juliana Petersen's troubled past haunts her at every turn, leading her to retreat and settle into a quaint college town, fleeing her old life to begin anew. Then one day, her new photography professor crashes into her life, blurring the line between love and lust. As their torrid affair reaches untold heights, Juliana struggles to keep her shuttered emotions, and growing affections, from throwing her into a relationship she isn't prepared for. With her newfound romance blinding her from the looming shadows of her past, her nightmares become reality, and she is forced to discover her true strength within.-Throughout her entire life, Ella has heard voices. Voices inside her head. She's never given much thought as to why she has this gift or this curse, depending on which way you look at it. It's not until she meets the mysterious Jonah that she begins to question her inherited abilities as a Soul Seer. Learning to deal with loss and love, Ella manages to live a seemingly normal life or so she thought.-Have you ever wanted something you know you shouldn't? That forbidden fruit. A temptation that will surely lead you down the path of illicit indulgence, and ultimately, pleasure beyond your wildest imaginations. That was the daily torture Samantha put herself through when she thought of her roommate, Kara. Sitting alone on Valentine's Day, Sam found comfort in sharing her innermost secrets with her trusty journal while lusting over the brown-eyed goddess. At least until Kara comes home with a sizzling hot man and a night full of naughty games that would even make cupid blush.-Lily had a suspicion her new roommate was the type to always take control, no matter what the situation. It wasnt until she accidentally peeked in on Chaz dominating another woman, that her suspicions were realized. After witnessing his sexual expertise from a distance and noticing the careful attention he gives to his lovers, Lily wanted nothing more than to have his hands sculpt every inch of her body. To her excitement, Chaz invites Lily to his prestigious art show opening at a local gallery. All it takes is a slinky dress, a pair of kitten heels, and a tiny scrap of lace to drive Chaz wild, causing some very heated moments.
/book/show/8688712-young-adult-literature?from_search=true	Michael Cart	Young Adult Literature: From Romance to Realism	Today's young adult literature is every bit as complex as the audience it's written for, unflinchingly addressing such topics as homosexuality, mental illness, AIDS and drug abuse. In this much expanded revision of his 1996 book, veteran author Michael Cart shows how the best of contemporary YA lit has evolved to tackle such daunting subjects without resorting to sensationToday's young adult literature is every bit as complex as the audience it's written for, unflinchingly addressing such topics as homosexuality, mental illness, AIDS and drug abuse. In this much expanded revision of his 1996 book, veteran author Michael Cart shows how the best of contemporary YA lit has evolved to tackle such daunting subjects without resorting to sensationalism. He brings his historical survey of this category fully up to date, covering its explosive growth in the past decade, and advocating that librarians and teachers look beyond romance and horror when advising young adults. This survey helps YA librarians who want to freshen up their readers' advisory skills, teachers who use novels in the classroom, and adult services librarians who increasingly find themselves addressing the queries of teen patrons by covering the following: Reading habits of today's teens, Influence of new technologies and formats, New YA lit awards, This insightful and often humorous work presents the evolution of YA lit in an appealing way, making it equally useful for students of literary studies. You'll definitely update your recommended to read lists after a spin through Cart's advisory.
/book/show/16033207-the-wrong-dog-dream?from_search=true	Jane Vandenburgh	The Wrong Dog Dream: A True Romance	The author calls this a true romance, saying, its the part of her personal history she, being superstitious, was almost afraid to write. Shed grown up accustomed to bad luck, but had  by accident or miracle  survived her own circumstances: being orphaned, her own misspent youth, the chaos of a broken marriage. Shed more than survived, shed even triumphed and had awThe author calls this a true romance, saying, its the part of her personal history she, being superstitious, was almost afraid to write. Shed grown up accustomed to bad luck, but had  by accident or miracle  survived her own circumstances: being orphaned, her own misspent youth, the chaos of a broken marriage. Shed more than survived, shed even triumphed and had awakened into a kind of charmed splendor to find herself living in a white marble city with storybook castles, knowing famous people, being invited to the White House to listen to her husband discuss Yeats with the President of the United States, as Bill Clinton drinks Diet Coke from the can.And into this fabled chapter of the writers life comes the perfect dog, an English Springer Spaniel named Whistler who arrives not only the family pet, but as her private symbol of triumph over all that age-old sadness. She wants to ignore it but cant help but see that their perfect pup is something of a neurotic mess, snarling at manhole covers, barking at children, growling at people in wheelchairs.The writer herself is not seemingly done with the anxieties born of all that early trauma and loss, and she begins to worry obsessively about losing this difficult dog, the one they so love.she begins to dream.
/book/show/1196219.A_Scientific_Romance?from_search=true	Ronald Wright	A Scientific Romance	It is 1999, and David Lambert, jilted lover and museum curator, is about to discover the startling news of the return of H. G. Wells's time machine to London. Motivated by a host of unanswered questions and innate curiosity, he propels himself deep into the next millenium. As he sets foot in the luxuriant but menacing new landscape, he soon begins to explore the ruins of hIt is 1999, and David Lambert, jilted lover and museum curator, is about to discover the startling news of the return of H. G. Wells's time machine to London. Motivated by a host of unanswered questions and innate curiosity, he propels himself deep into the next millenium. As he sets foot in the luxuriant but menacing new landscape, he soon begins to explore the ruins of his life, a labyrinth of erotic obsession and remorse involving his old friend Bird, and Anita -- the beautiful, eccentric Egyptologist they both loved, mysteriously dead at thirty-two.is a book of surpassing creativity and intelligence, as evocative as it is cautionary.
/book/show/20989460-the-rainbow-illustrated?from_search=true	D.H. Lawrence	The Rainbow (Illustrated) (Lawrence's Love & Romance Series)	6/13/2013: improved cover, navigation table, and format.David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 - 2 March 1930) was an English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic and painter who published as D. H. Lawrence.Among his works, the most famous novels are Sons and Lovers, The Rainbow, Women in Love and Lady Chatterley's Lover. All four novels were adapted to6/13/2013: improved cover, navigation table, and format.David Herbert Lawrence (11 September 1885 - 2 March 1930) was an English novelist, poet, playwright, essayist, literary critic and painter who published as D. H. Lawrence.Among his works, the most famous novels are Sons and Lovers, The Rainbow, Women in Love and Lady Chatterley's Lover. All four novels were adapted to screen.Sons and Lovers was published in 1913. The Modern Library placed it ninth on their list of the 100 best novels of the 20th century. While the novel initially incited a lukewarm critical reception, along with allegations of obscenity, it is today regarded as a masterpiece by many critics and is often regarded as Lawrence's finest achievement.The Rainbow is a 1915 novel. It follows three generations of the Brangwen family, particularly focusing on the sexual dynamics of, and relations between, the characters. The Rainbow was prosecuted in an obscenity trial in late 1915, as a result of which all copies were seized and burnt.Women in Love, published in 1920, is a sequel to the earlier novel The Rainbow. It follows the continuing loves and lives of the Brangwen sisters, Gudrun and Ursula.Lady Chatterley's Lover was published in 1928. It became notorious for its story of the physical relationship between a working-class man and an upper-class woman, its explicit descriptions of sex, and its use of then-unprintable words.Lawrence's frank treatment of sexual desire and the power it plays within relationships as a natural and even spiritual force of life, though perhaps tame by modern standards, caused his fictions to be banned for years. Lawrence's opinions earned him many enemies and he endured official persecution, censorship, and misrepresentation of his creative work throughout the second half of his life. At the time of his death, Lawrence's public reputation was that of a pornographer who had wasted his considerable talents.Lawrence is now valued by many as a visionary thinker and significant representative of modernism in English literature. The most influential advocate of Lawrence's contribution to literature was the Cambridge literary critic F. R. Leavis who asserted that the author had made an important contribution to the tradition of English fiction. Leavis stressed that The Rainbow, Women in Love, and the short stories and tales were major works of art. Later, the Lady Chatterley's Lover Trial of 1960, and subsequent publication of the book, ensured Lawrence's popularity (and notoriety) with a wider public.
/book/show/17977817-a-fine-romance?from_search=true	Susan Branch	A Fine Romance:  Falling in Love with the English Countryside (#3)	A thrilling ocean voyage on the Queen Mary 2 from New York City to Southampton culminating in a two-month ramble through the charming backroads and small villages of the pastoral English countryside in the spring of last year is the subject of this delicious travel journal that Susan has painstakingly hand-lettered and watercolored in the way many of us have grown to loveA thrilling ocean voyage on the Queen Mary 2 from New York City to Southampton culminating in a two-month ramble through the charming backroads and small villages of the pastoral English countryside in the spring of last year is the subject of this delicious travel journal that Susan has painstakingly hand-lettered and watercolored in the way many of us have grown to love over the years.Join Susan as she recounts her lighthearted ramble of discovery through the historical homes and gardens of art and literary heroes, along ancient footpaths, through wildflower meadows and fields of lambs, into tea rooms, pubs and antique stores. This lovely hard-cover book includes hundreds of photographs and a red ribbon sewn-in book mark.is a work of art, part love story, part travel guide and all dream come true.
/book/show/7881318-the-mammoth-book-of-scottish-romance?from_search=true	Trisha Telep (Editor) Heather McCollum (Contributor) Lois Greiman (Contributor)	The Mammoth Book of Scottish Romance	
/book/show/30974991-hard?from_search=true	Scott Hildreth	Hard (Biker MC Romance, #1)	Given an assignment to write an article on an outlaw motorcycle club, what award-winning journalist would say no? Not me. I had a weakness for bad-boys, tattoos, and men on motorcycles.But Nick Navarro wasn't a typical biker. He wasn't even a typical outlaw.As president of the Filthy F*ckers MC, when I was offered an opportunity to be intervieweGiven an assignment to write an article on an outlaw motorcycle club, what award-winning journalist would say no? Not me. I had a weakness for bad-boys, tattoos, and men on motorcycles.But Nick Navarro wasn't a typical biker. He wasn't even a typical outlaw.As president of the Filthy F*ckers MC, when I was offered an opportunity to be interviewed by a local journalist, I didn't accept for the notoriety or the publicity. I agreed to get a shot at the 27 year-old p*ssy between the journalist's legs.She had plans to get in and get out, and do so quick.But once I lay claim to something, it's mine.Until I decide otherwise.
/book/show/9736235-naughty-and-nice?from_search=true	Angela James (Editor) Jaci Burton Megan Hart	Naughty and Nice: A Holiday Romance Collection	A famous singer reunites with an old flame. A couple explores their desire to be truly bound together. Newlyweds heat things up when they're trapped indoors. And sparks fly when the lights go out. Whether you are naughty or nice, you can still get what you really want for Christmas in this collection of four seasonal shorts.Anthology includes nicA famous singer reunites with an old flame. A couple explores their desire to be truly bound together. Newlyweds heat things up when they're trapped indoors. And sparks fly when the lights go out. Whether you are naughty or nice, you can still get what you really want for Christmas in this collection of four seasonal shorts.Anthology includes nice novellas:by Shannon Staceyby Jaci BurtonAnd naughty novellas:by Megan Hartby Lauren Dane
/book/show/19547846-romance-through-the-ages?from_search=true	Amy Harmon Janette Rallison Rachael Anderson	Romance through the Ages	(went off-sale April 30, 2014)USA TODAY BESTSELLING BOX SET: Romance through the Ages brings you SEVEN NOVELS from 7 bestselling authors, including New York Times, USA Today, and Amazon bestsellers. Join us for this fabulous, limited-availability collection. Over 800 combined 4-5 star reviews!*7 Romance Novels, 7 Bestselling Authors, 1 Amazing Price*Running Barefoot by NY(went off-sale April 30, 2014)USA TODAY BESTSELLING BOX SET: Romance through the Ages brings you SEVEN NOVELS from 7 bestselling authors, including New York Times, USA Today, and Amazon bestsellers. Join us for this fabulous, limited-availability collection. Over 800 combined 4-5 star reviews!*7 Romance Novels, 7 Bestselling Authors, 1 Amazing Price*Running Barefoot by NY Times & USA Today bestselling author Amy Harmon! Deeply romantic and poignant, Running Barefoot is the story of a small town girl and a Native American boy, the ties that bind them to their homes and families, and the love that gives them wings.Masquerade by Janette Rallison, who has sold more than 1 million books! It's hard for a woman to keep up the masquerade when her boss is as handsome as Slade Jacobson and the job takes her to Hawaii with him. In between handling his whirlwind four-year-old daughter and dealing with a whole cast of Hollywood personalities, Clarissa has to keep a tight hold on her heart.The Reluctant Bachelorette by Rachael Anderson, Amazon Bestseller!Unknowingly cast as the bachelorette for her town's charity event, Shelters Bachelorette, Taycee Emerson is in for the ride of her life. Especially when she discovers her old teenage crush, Luke Carney, is one of the bachelors and it's up to the viewersnot herto decide which bachelors stay or go.Pride and Precipitation by Heather Horrocks, Amazon Bestseller! Breezy Jones is crazy about the weather, rain or shine, which makes her job as the local television stations meteorologist perfect. Thats before she meets the attractive new general manager, Noah Drake, who is determined to repackage everythingincluding Breezys down-home delivery.My Own Mr. Darcy by Karey White, Amazon Bestseller! Lizzie falls hard for Matthew Macfadyens Mr. Darcy character and makes a promise to herself that she will settle for nothing less than her own Mr. Darcy. When she meets two men, Chada science teacher, and Matt Dawsonwho looks and acts like Mr. Darcy, shes forced to re-evaluate what it was she loved about Mr. Darcy in the first place.She Owns the Knight by Diane Darcy, Amazon Bestseller! Why does Gillian Corbett have to travel seven hundred years through time to find a decent guy?... Why can't Sir Kellen Marshall find a lady who is obedient, submissive... or at least not trying to kill him?Heart of the Ocean by Heather B. Moore, Amazon Bestseller! A dark secret . . . a grieving ghost . . . a handsome stranger . . . What more could Eliza Robinson want? Except for maybe her life. When Eliza discovers that Jonathan Porters dark secrets may be the link between the dead woman who haunts her and her aunts murderer, Eliza realizes that Jonathan is the one man she should never trust.
/book/show/20444937-a-dama-das-cam-lias?from_search=true	Alexandre Dumas fils Jules Janin (Foreword)	A dama das camélias	A dama das camlias  o mais conhecido e bem sucedido romance de Alexandre Dumas filho. Escrito em 1848, teve tanto sucesso que o autor criou, no ano seguinte, uma pea de teatro com o mesmo ttulo e versando o mesmo assunto.Aparentemente o romance foi inspirado na relao do prprio autor com uma popular cortes da altura -- Maria Duplesiss.---O jovem Armando Duval apaA dama das camlias  o mais conhecido e bem sucedido romance de Alexandre Dumas filho. Escrito em 1848, teve tanto sucesso que o autor criou, no ano seguinte, uma pea de teatro com o mesmo ttulo e versando o mesmo assunto.Aparentemente o romance foi inspirado na relao do prprio autor com uma popular cortes da altura -- Maria Duplesiss.---O jovem Armando Duval apaixona-se instantaneamente por uma bela dama -- Margarida Gautier -- conhecida por aparecer em pblico sempre com o mesmo tipo de flores -- as camlias, ora brancas, ora vermelhas. Mesmo sabendo que se trata de uma cortes, Armando tenta seduzi-la e, surpreendentemente, consegue conquistar o corao pouco acolhedor da bela senhora.Mas ser que a sociedade, os preconceitos e o cime lhes permitiro viver livremente o seu amor?
/book/show/18930220-seven-years-to-sin?from_search=true	Sylvia Day	Seven Years to Sin	Sylvia Day is the number oneand number one international bestselling author of more than a dozen award-winning novels, which have been translated into over thirty languages. She has been nominated for theChoice Award for Best Author and her work has been honoured as Amazon's Best of the Year in Romance. She has won theReviewers' Choice Award and been nominated for the Romance Writers of America's prestigious RITA award twice.
/book/show/10104297-stuff-my-stocking?from_search=true	M.J. O'Shea S.J.D. Peterson Kari Gregg	Stuff My Stocking: M/M Romance Stories that are Nice and… Naughty	The stories you are about to read are the product of a very special project sponsored by the Goodreads M/M Romance groupthe online community for readers who love to read about men in love (Male/Male).The group moderators issued an invitation for members to choose a photo and pen a Letter to Santa asking for a short M/M romance story inspired by the image; authors from theThe stories you are about to read are the product of a very special project sponsored by the Goodreads M/M Romance groupthe online community for readers who love to read about men in love (Male/Male).The group moderators issued an invitation for members to choose a photo and pen a Letter to Santa asking for a short M/M romance story inspired by the image; authors from the group were encouraged to select a letter and write an original tale.The result was an outpouring of creativity that shined a spotlight on the special bond between M/M romance writers and the people who love what they do. This book is an anthology of those letters and stories.Whether you are an avid M/M romance reader or new to the genre, you are in for a delicious treat. So sit back, relax and enjoy.
/book/show/23902245-classic-regency-romances-the-complete-jane-austen-novels?from_search=true	Jane Austen	classic Regency romances THE COMPLETE JANE AUSTEN NOVELS	Table of Contents- Pride and Prejudice- Emma- Sense and Sensibility- Persuasion- Mansfield Park- Northanger Abbey- Lady Susan- Love And Friendship And Other Early WorksSearch a title: enter Forward2
/book/show/23921997-his-for-christmas?from_search=true	Skye Warren	His for Christmas: A Dark Billionaire Romance	Skye Warren is such a talented storyteller. I love the way she infuses emotion and eroticism together.  Romantic Book AffairsI stand very still, holding a pen I shouldnt be touching, in the office of a man Ive never met. The man whos standing behind me now. The man who has his hand on my hip.Hes my new boss.I could fight him, but then he might ask questions. He mSkye Warren is such a talented storyteller. I love the way she infuses emotion and eroticism together.  Romantic Book AffairsI stand very still, holding a pen I shouldnt be touching, in the office of a man Ive never met. The man whos standing behind me now. The man who has his hand on my hip.Hes my new boss.I could fight him, but then he might ask questions. He might find out about my criminal record, the one I didnt mention on the job application. So I let him make me come, but he wants more. He needs more, and for some reason I want to give it.But if he finds out about my lie, Ill be out on the streetsor back in jail.****************His for Christmas is a sexy dark billionaire romance intended for readers over eighteen. Fair warnings: Contains rough sex in the workplace, a tortured hero who doesn't believe himself worthy of love, and a heroine who's going to give him the best Christmas present.Other dark sexy romance books from Skye Warren:RoughOn the Way HomeThe Beauty SeriesPraise for His for Christmas:The elevator scene is delicious. You have to read it. If youre in the mood for a quick, super hot read, with a ton of emotion, this is for you. - Silken Sheets and SeductionThis was my first time reading anything by this author and I can only say 'WOW', I cannot wait to read more. This was one very hot read that kept me reading from page one to the very end. - Karen, Amazon reviewerGage and Angel story started out with a BANG thats for sure. I would defiantly recommend this one! It was a great dark holiday novella! I cant wait to read more by Ms. Warren thats for sure! - Dani's Book Reviews
/book/show/19267246-the-fortune-cafe?from_search=true	Julie Wright Melanie Jacobson Heather B. Moore	The Fortune Cafe	Welcome to Tangerine StreetTangerine Street is a must-see tourist stop with a colorful mix of one-of-a-kind boutiques, unique restaurants, eclectic museums, quaint bookstores, and exclusive bed-and-breakfasts. The Fortune Caf, situated in the middle of this charming collection of shops and cafs on Tangerine Street, is a Chinese restaurant unlike any other because, well,Welcome to Tangerine StreetTangerine Street is a must-see tourist stop with a colorful mix of one-of-a-kind boutiques, unique restaurants, eclectic museums, quaint bookstores, and exclusive bed-and-breakfasts. The Fortune Caf, situated in the middle of this charming collection of shops and cafs on Tangerine Street, is a Chinese restaurant unlike any other because, well, to be honest, the fortunes found in the cookies all come trueMIS-FORTUNE: Emma, a waitress at The Fortune Caf will do anything to avoid opening a fortune cookie. Each fortune is rumored to somehow magically come true. Being a girl grounded in reality, she doesnt have time for that kind of nonsense. But when trying to prevent a food fight at the caf, Emma accidentally cracks open a fortune cookie: Look around, love is trying to catch you. If there is one thing that Harrison, her former best friend in high school is good at, its catching her unaware.LOVE, NOT LUCK: Lucy has always been lucky . . . until her parents meet her fiancs parents at a disastrous lunch at The Fortune Caf, and she breaks her lucky jade necklace. Even worse, her fortune cookie reveals that True love is for the brave, not the lucky. How is she supposed to read that? Shes always considered how she met her fianc lucky. But after breaking her necklace, Lucys luck takes a dive. And when her fianc dumps her, the only person she can turn to is Carter, the unluckiest guy she knows.TAKEOUT: Stella is content in her new life of taking over her moms jewelry shop. No more boyfriend to worry about, and as long as she stays busy, she doesnt have to dwell on her non-existent love life. When Evan comes into the shop with his young daughter, Stella is charmed. But she is reluctant to complicate her straightforward life, so when she reads her fortune after ordering takeout from The Fortune Caf, she completely ignores it. After all, how can a fortune as vague as Do the thing you fear and love is certain, apply to her?
/book/show/23126525-devoted?from_search=true	Alycia Taylor	Devoted (MMA Romance, #6)	I found a diamond ring in Braxton's pocket. I didn't know if it was for me or if it was his mother's. After he didn't pop the question I just tried to forget about it. However, he began to act weird before his last fight. Will he ask me to be his wife or would I only be his girlfriend for the rest of my life?
/book/show/12967394-infatuation?from_search=true	Melissa Schroeder	Infatuation (A Little Harmless Military Romance, #1)	To prove her love and save her man, she has to go above and beyond the call of duty.Infatuation: A Little Military Harmless RomanceFrancis McKade is a man in lust. Hes had a crush on his best friends little sister for years but he has never acted on it. Besides that fact that shes Malachis sister, hes a Seal and he learned his lesson with his ex-fianc. Women do not lTo prove her love and save her man, she has to go above and beyond the call of duty.Infatuation: A Little Military Harmless RomanceFrancis McKade is a man in lust. Hes had a crush on his best friends little sister for years but he has never acted on it. Besides that fact that shes Malachis sister, hes a Seal and he learned his lesson with his ex-fianc. Women do not like being left alone for long months at a time. Still, at a wedding in Hawaii anything can happenand does. Unfortunately, after the best night of his life, he and Mal are called away to one of their most dangerous missions.Shannon is blown over by Kade. Shes always had a crush on him and after their night together, it starts to feel a little like love. But, after the mission, Kade never calls or writes and she starts to wonder if it was all a dream. Until one night, her brother Mal drags him into her bar and grill and Shannon gets the shock of her life.Kade isnt the man Shannon knew in Hawaii, or even the last few years. Losing a friend and being injured changes a man, especially one who had never felt so vulnerable. He still cant shake the terror that keeps him up at night. Worse, he is realizing that the career he loves just might be over.Shannon is still mad, but she cant help but hurt for the man she loves. He is darker, a bit more dangerous, but beneath that, he is the Kade she's known for so many years. When he pushes her to her limits in the bedroom, Shannon refuses to back down. One way or another, this military man is going to learn there is no walking away from lovenot while she still has breath in her body.Warning: This book contains two infatuated lovers, some drunken dancing, a hard-headed military man, a determined woman, some old friends, and a little taste of New Orleans. As always, ice water is suggested while reading. It might be the first military Harmless book, but the only thing that has changed is how hot our hero looks in his uniformnot to mention out of it.
/book/show/25268304-blackbird?from_search=true	Abigail Graham	Blackbird (A Stepbrother Romance, #1)	My stepbrother screwed me.I swore I'd never let Victor have anything to do with me again.I thought going to prison would get rid of him, but my stepbrother isnt the type to let anything stop him from getting what he wants.He says he didnt do it. He swears up and down he didnt betray me, but I know Im just another notch on his bedpost. He claims hes innocent, but iMy stepbrother screwed me.I swore I'd never let Victor have anything to do with me again.I thought going to prison would get rid of him, but my stepbrother isnt the type to let anything stop him from getting what he wants.He says he didnt do it. He swears up and down he didnt betray me, but I know Im just another notch on his bedpost. He claims hes innocent, but if he is, why take the plea deal?Everyone told me not to trust him, and they were right.Now hes back in my life, with his cocky attitude, tattoos, and tight body.I hate him.Too bad I can't stop wanting him.---Weve never met, but I know you do. Im rich, hot, and I had it all.When I wanted something, I'd do anything to get it.Then I met Eve, and instantly I had to have her. Her and no one else.Disinherited. Sent to prison for five years. No one cared that I was innocent.I tried to explain, I tried to tell her, but Eve shut me out.Now Im back to reclaim whats mine.
/book/show/9682679-romance?from_search=true	Bill Willingham Mark Buckingham (Illustrator) Steve Leialoha (Illustrator)	Romance (Fables, #3)	Dans l'univers des Fables, les histoires finissent rarement bien. Exils de leur pays des merveilles, les Fables ont t contraints de se fondre dans la banale ralit du monde des Communs. Mais l'amour n'en frappe pas moins  leur porte, avec son lot de souffrances, de trahisons et de crises de jalousie. Cupidon va mme dcocher ses flches  deux des Fables les plus rfrDans l'univers des Fables, les histoires finissent rarement bien. Exils de leur pays des merveilles, les Fables ont t contraints de se fondre dans la banale ralit du monde des Communs. Mais l'amour n'en frappe pas moins  leur porte, avec son lot de souffrances, de trahisons et de crises de jalousie. Cupidon va mme dcocher ses flches  deux des Fables les plus rfractaires aux lans de la passion. Vont-ils vivre heureux et avoir beaucoup d'enfants... ou mourir prmaturment ? Fables Romance  regroupe les pisodes 11-18 de la lgendaire srie Vertigo cre et crite par Bill Willingham.
/book/show/1388861.Only_For_You?from_search=true	Hannah Howell	Only For You	As wild as the rugged North Country where she was raised, Saxon Honey Todd has sworn to avenge the murder of her twin brother. Recklessly, she gallops across the English countryside in pursuit of the man she believes to be his murderer: Botolf, Earl of Regenford. As hard and unyielding as the armour he wears in battle, Botolf is irresistibly drawn to the impetuous beauty wAs wild as the rugged North Country where she was raised, Saxon Honey Todd has sworn to avenge the murder of her twin brother. Recklessly, she gallops across the English countryside in pursuit of the man she believes to be his murderer: Botolf, Earl of Regenford. As hard and unyielding as the armour he wears in battle, Botolf is irresistibly drawn to the impetuous beauty who has come to wage war with him. Saxon stirs his passion like no other woman has...Now as a desperate enemy stalks him and the greensward runs with innocent blood, Botolf brings Saxon to his castle...as his bride. But Saxon needs to fight by Botolf's side and triumph over the danger that surrounds them before she can surrender her heart completely to him...
/book/show/2882778-tan-lines?from_search=true	Katherine Applegate	Tan Lines: Sand, Surf, and Secrets / Rays, Romance, and Rivalry / Beaches, Boys, and Betrayal (Summer, #5-7)	Summer can't wait to get back to the Florida Keys. She, Marquez, and Diana have already decided to get an apartment so they can spend the whole summer together. But even with her friends by her side, Summer is in for more boy trouble.Summer's boyfriend, Seth, is ready to take their relationship to the next level, but he's all the way across the country in California. EntSummer can't wait to get back to the Florida Keys. She, Marquez, and Diana have already decided to get an apartment so they can spend the whole summer together. But even with her friends by her side, Summer is in for more boy trouble.Summer's boyfriend, Seth, is ready to take their relationship to the next level, but he's all the way across the country in California. Enter Austin, the hottie from spring break whom Summer hasn't stopped thinking about.With Austin flirting 24/7 and Seth hundreds of miles away, Summer is about to learn about true love...
/book/show/1019498.The_Bride_Wore_Chocolate?from_search=true	Shirley Jump	The Bride Wore Chocolate (Recipes with Romance, #1)	Candace Woodrow knows it's a recipe for disaster. She has no business even looking at another man--no matter how sinfully sexy he is--much less waking up in Michael Vogler's bed three weeks before she marries Mr. Right. She's determined the wedding will go off without a hitch--as long as she can keep her meddling grandmother, her flighty mother, and her well-meaning friendCandace Woodrow knows it's a recipe for disaster. She has no business even looking at another man--no matter how sinfully sexy he is--much less waking up in Michael Vogler's bed three weeks before she marries Mr. Right. She's determined the wedding will go off without a hitch--as long as she can keep her meddling grandmother, her flighty mother, and her well-meaning friends from interfering with her plans--and pointing out her doubts every time she turns around. And it won't be easy--since Michael's just become Candace's biggest client, with an order for thousands of the Gift Baskets to Die For she creates with her friends. Worse, he wants to work closely with Candace...every step of the way. It's enough to drive a girl to intravenous chocolate consumption, 24/7. And the way Candace's heart flip-flops whenever Michael is around is an industrial-sized clue that keeping a tight rein on her future and her heart might not be such a good idea. But risking it all for a man she barely knows is even crazier, right?
/book/show/185826.Learning_the_World?from_search=true	Ken MacLeod	Learning the World: A Scientific Romance	Humanity has spread to every star within 500 light-years of its half-forgotten origin, coloring the sky with a haze of habitats. Societies rise and fall. Incautious experiments burn fast and fade. On the fringes, less modified humans get on with the job of settling a universe that has, so far, been empty of intelligent life.The ancient starshipHumanity has spread to every star within 500 light-years of its half-forgotten origin, coloring the sky with a haze of habitats. Societies rise and fall. Incautious experiments burn fast and fade. On the fringes, less modified humans get on with the job of settling a universe that has, so far, been empty of intelligent life.The ancient starshipis entering orbit around a promising new system after a four hundred year journey. For its long-lived inhabitants, the centuries have been busy. Now a younger generation is eager to settle the system. The ship is a seed-pod ready to burst.Then they detect curious electromagnetic emissions from the system's Earth-like world. As the nature of the signals becomes clear, the choices facing the humans become stark.On Ground, second world from the sun, a young astronomer searches for his system's outermost planet. A moving point of light thrills, then disappoints him. It's only a comet. His physicist colleague Orro takes time off from trying to invent a flying-machine to calculate the comet's trajectory. Something is very odd about that comet's path.They are not the only ones for whom the world has changed.
/book/show/26880060-p-lno-n-romance?from_search=true	Lisa Kleypas Jana Vlkov (Translator) Radek Urbi (Cover)	Půlnoční romance (Hathawayovi, #1)	Amlie Hathawayov se po smrti rodi star o sv sourozence a m vskutku pln ruce prce. Nestsk si ale, bere to jako posln, kvli nmu dokonce rezignuje na zaloen vlastn rodiny. Sna se nevidt, e vede vyerpvajc a pedem prohran boj nejen s nedostatkem penz, ale pedevm se starm bratrem Leem, kter propj skromn rodinn prostedky. Nhl zprva o dAmlie Hathawayov se po smrti rodi star o sv sourozence a m vskutku pln ruce prce. Nestsk si ale, bere to jako posln, kvli nmu dokonce rezignuje na zaloen vlastn rodiny. Sna se nevidt, e vede vyerpvajc a pedem prohran boj nejen s nedostatkem penz, ale pedevm se starm bratrem Leem, kter propj skromn rodinn prostedky. Nhl zprva o ddictv vythne Amlii z letargie. Hathawayovm by mohlo pipadnout lechtick panstv, ovem za pedpokladu, e se Leo stane vikomtem. Kde je ale zhralmu bratrovi konec? Amlii se ho poda najt jen dky nezitn pomoci Cama Rohana, charismatickho vedoucho neblaze proslul herny U Jennera. Vdk, kter vi nmu ct, ale brzy pev cit zcela jinho druhu, ale hrd Amlie je odhodlna si stj co stj zachovat svou nezvislost a hrdost. Pohdkov bohat Cam si dky penzm vychutnal vechny svtsk poitky a posledn dobou ho stle vce lk mylenka na nvrat ke koovnmu ivotu svch pedk. Setkn s Amli mu vak vnese do ivota chaos. Dobe v, e v n potkal svou osudovou enu  ale doke v sob potlait vrozenou touhu po svobod a nechat vykvst lsku?
/book/show/34832285-avec-toi-malgr-moi?from_search=true	Vi Keeland Fabienne Vidallet (Translator) Penelope Ward	Avec toi, malgré moi	
/book/show/21954534-be-my-love?from_search=true	Lucy Kevin	Be My Love (A Walker Island Romance, #1)	Come for a visit to Walker Island where youll find stunning Pacific Northwest ocean views, men too intriguing to resist...and five beautiful, close-knit sisters who are each about to find their one true love.After four years on the Seattle mainland, when Hanna Walker returns to Walker Island to make a documentary about the infamous Peterson-Walker feud from the early 195Come for a visit to Walker Island where youll find stunning Pacific Northwest ocean views, men too intriguing to resist...and five beautiful, close-knit sisters who are each about to find their one true love.After four years on the Seattle mainland, when Hanna Walker returns to Walker Island to make a documentary about the infamous Peterson-Walker feud from the early 1950s, shes shocked to realize that passions still run high. Especially when it comes to Joel Peterson, the one man who is totally off-limitsbut that shes never been able to stop dreaming about.The last thing Joel wants is for Hanna to dredge up the past, but when he realizes shes determined to follow through with her documentary no matter what, he knows he has no choice but to join her. But despite vowing to hold back his growing feelings for her, as Joel works with Hanna to unravel the mystery of what really happened between their two families, he soon begins to see that love is an unstoppable forceand that sometimes two people are meant to be.BE MY LOVE is the first fun, sweet, and emotional contemporary romance in the Walker Island series from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Lucy Kevin. An eBook original novel of 40,000 words, it is approximately 180 pages.
/book/show/23562121-finding-southern-comfort?from_search=true	Barbara Lohr	Finding Southern Comfort (Windy City Romance, #.5)	Shes not what he wantedbut she is what he needs.Harper Kirkpatrick is not what Cameron Bennett expects for the bachelor party in his Savannah mansion. Shes desperate when he sends her home. Jobs are scarce and eviction looms. Former boyfriend Billy took off for California and shes too proud to head home to Chicago.Although Cameron may not go for her cheerleader kickShes not what he wantedbut she is what he needs.Harper Kirkpatrick is not what Cameron Bennett expects for the bachelor party in his Savannah mansion. Shes desperate when he sends her home. Jobs are scarce and eviction looms. Former boyfriend Billy took off for California and shes too proud to head home to Chicago.Although Cameron may not go for her cheerleader kicks, he does admire Harpers spunk. When she answers his ad for a nanny, shes horrified to find herself back at his mansion. But she cant turn down the generous salary or Bella, the toddler with troubled eyes. Youngest in the Kirkpatrick clan, Harpers not an expert on kids. Neither is the young widower.Her head-strong personality soon puts her at odds with Cameron and his TV personality girlfriend, Kimmy Carrington. When she stands in for Kimmy at a Savannah gala, Harper and Cameron spark a fire that nearly burns down the dance floor. Never has the wrong man felt so right. Never has a boy from the south worked so hard to rev up the charm. Will the Windy City girl be able to put the heart back in his home? Can he convince her that his southern comfort has staying power?
/book/show/12115961-romancing-the-mob-boss?from_search=true	Mallory Monroe	Romancing the Mob Boss (Romancing the Mob Boss #1)	Trina Hathaway is a waitress in a Las Vegas strip joint who spends a romantic evening with a good looking hunk she met at the club. Hoping to see him again, but not disappointed when she doesnt, she goes on with her life. But a week later, when she interviews for a job at the renowned PaLargio Hotel and Casino on the Vegas Strip, and discovers that the owner of the hotelTrina Hathaway is a waitress in a Las Vegas strip joint who spends a romantic evening with a good looking hunk she met at the club. Hoping to see him again, but not disappointed when she doesnt, she goes on with her life. But a week later, when she interviews for a job at the renowned PaLargio Hotel and Casino on the Vegas Strip, and discovers that the owner of the hotel is the man she had slept with, a man who very much wishes to rekindle what they had captured that passionate night, her entire life spirals into a new and dramatic world where family ties and ever-increasing violence ropes them in.Reno Gabrini is a mans man who knew, the first time he spent an evening with her, that Trina was the woman for him. But he soon discovers that capturing her heart was not going to be as easy as ordering his minions around, especially with his mob connections that keeps their romance in a constant state of uncertainty. But his love for Trina makes him bound and determined to do all he can to keep her, even if it means forsaking all others.In an interracial romance that tests the very essence of love, Reno and Trina discovers that there are no easy answers, and no perfect endings, but that their love and devotion to each other can help them find the way.
/book/show/29963462-step-brother?from_search=true	Penelope Ward	Step brother	
/book/show/18800548-sleeping-with-paris?from_search=true	Juliette Sobanet	Sleeping with Paris (A Paris Romance Book 1)	
/book/show/23550663-premiere?from_search=true	Sylvia Day Allison Brennan Cindy Gerard	Premiere: A Romance Writers of America® Collection	bestselling authorsandbring the thrills in their tales of romantic suspense.bestselling authorsandtake you onbestselling authorsandbring the thrills in their tales of romantic suspense.bestselling authorsandtake you on a trip back in time with lush stories of historical romance.bestselling authorsandshow the wonder of contemporary romance, whilebestselling authorsand's New Adult romances delve into the evolving Millennial perspective.And editor and #1bestselling author's tale of angels and sizzling desire takes readers to the edge with paranormal romance.From the first love of Young Adult romance to tales of second chances, LGBT romance to the realms of the supernatural, contemporary to historical, suspense to inspirational, the genre of romance has a story for every reader and this blockbuster inaugural collection from Romance Writers of America showcases it all!Introduction by Sylvia DayRavished by the Geek by Vicki Lewis ThompsonUnder a Wicked Moon by Lila BellA Right Honorable Gentleman by Courtney MilanStation 12 by Amber LinWrong Number, Right Girl by Monica MurphyA Light in the Darkness by Regina ScottComing Home by Joan JohnstonThe Poet by T. L. CostaDead Wrong by Cindy GerardThe Fallout by Harper St. GeorgeHard To Breathe by Sylvia DayAll I Want by Erica RidleyCovering Her Skin by Laura KayeThe Long Way Home by Katy RegneryTheir Night Off by Allison BrennanFlying in the Face of Convention by Lex ValentineAn April Fools Forbidden Affair by Sabrina JeffriesWrong Address, Right Guy by Diane Kelly
/book/show/18106682-a-little-christmas-romance?from_search=true	H.M. Ward	A Little Christmas Romance	Theres no such thing as second chances, and Brooke would know. This Christmas will be spent alone and uncelebrated, same as the last. It doesnt matter that shes a disgruntled mall elf, standing next to a chimney-scented Santa with the most annoying co-worker ever. It doesnt make ChristmasTheres no such thing as second chances, and Brooke would know. This Christmas will be spent alone and uncelebrated, same as the last. It doesnt matter that shes a disgruntled mall elf, standing next to a chimney-scented Santa with the most annoying co-worker ever. It doesnt make Christmas more magical. Its just another day to endure, and the holiday cant pass fast enough. That is, until her old flame, Chris, spots her.After taking a picture with Brooke in her elf costume, things take an unexpected turn. Maybe getting through the night wont be so difficult after all.
/book/show/21893627-war-of-the-romances?from_search=true	Tara Sivec C.C. Wood	War of the Romances	Camden Donatis life is exactly the way he likes it. He has a family he adores (even if they sometimes drive him insane) a career as a romance author that is skyrocketing and no shortage of women to warm his bed. When he meets a fellow author with the same sense of humor and views on relationships as himself, he looks forward to getting under her skin and getting her in hiCamden Donatis life is exactly the way he likes it. He has a family he adores (even if they sometimes drive him insane) a career as a romance author that is skyrocketing and no shortage of women to warm his bed. When he meets a fellow author with the same sense of humor and views on relationships as himself, he looks forward to getting under her skin and getting her in his bed.Lily Blackwood has had a rough couple of years and nothing works out as she expects after she finishes graduate school. On the verge of unemployment and faced with enormous debts, she takes a risk and self-publishes her first novel. Suddenly shes successful and on her way to reaching her lifelong dream of signing a contract with a major publishing house. Theres just one large, irritating obstacle: Camden Donati.It isnt long until the heat of annoyance becomes a different sort of flame altogether and Lily and Camdens hearts are on the line along with their careers. Can these two romance authors stop sabotaging each other long enough to find a happily ever after of their own, or will the war of the romances end in destruction (a.k.a. fighting, biting, name-calling and a deadly game of Icy Hot in the underwear)?She's finally doing what she loves; he's doing what sells.She thinks he's a jerk; he thinks she's a tease.They have one month and twenty chapters to prove each other wrong.One contest.Two writers.Who will win a literary battle of the sexes?He said/she said has never been this devious.
/book/show/30264227-dark-mafia-prince?from_search=true	Annika Martin	Dark Mafia Prince (A Dangerous Royals Romance, #1)	THE DARK MAFIA PRINCE IS BACK TO RECLAIM ALL THAT HER FAMILY STOLE.AleksioDont look at me like that. So trusting.Like you think Im not a monster.Like I wont wrap your hair in my fist and bend you to my will.Like I wont sacrifice you, piece by piece, to save my brother.Im the most dangerous enemy youll ever have because every time you look at me, you see somebody goodTHE DARK MAFIA PRINCE IS BACK TO RECLAIM ALL THAT HER FAMILY STOLE.AleksioDont look at me like that. So trusting.Like you think Im not a monster.Like I wont wrap your hair in my fist and bend you to my will.Like I wont sacrifice you, piece by piece, to save my brother.Im the most dangerous enemy youll ever have because every time you look at me, you see somebody good. That friend who died.And when you look at me like that, I die again.MiraI spent years making myself invisible.A good girl, apart from the noise.Then you came back, beautiful and deadly in your Armani suit.Dont look at me like you still know me, you say.But I remember your smile and those sunny days.Before they lowered your small casket into the ground.Before they told us the prince was dead.
/book/show/23491560-mine?from_search=true	Aubrey Dark	Mine (Dark Romance, #2)	A Dark Erotic RomanceShe doesn't know it, but she's already mine.They all are.They cry. They scream. They beg for their lives.Truth of it is, they're all wearing masks. Even me.I'm just the only one who's not afraid to look at what lies underneath.***My hands are tied behind my back. Even if I could get loose, I'm locked inside the pA Dark Erotic RomanceShe doesn't know it, but she's already mine.They all are.They cry. They scream. They beg for their lives.Truth of it is, they're all wearing masks. Even me.I'm just the only one who's not afraid to look at what lies underneath.***My hands are tied behind my back. Even if I could get loose, I'm locked inside the plastic surgeon's library.He's in the next room.Killing someone.And if I said I wanted him to let me go, I'd be lying.: This is a dark romance novel with mature themes that might make some readers uncomfortable.
/book/show/18665293-eugene-oneguine-onegin?from_search=true	Alexander Pushkin Henry Spalding (Translator)	Eugene Oneguine [Onegin]: A Romance of Russian Life in Verse	This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
/book/show/30731095-romancing-the-inventor?from_search=true	Gail Carriger	Romancing the Inventor (Supernatural Society, #1)	Imogene Hale is a lowly parlourmaid with a soul-crushing secret. Seeking solace, she takes work at a local hive, only to fall desperately in love with the amazing lady inventor the vampires are keeping in the potting shed. Genevieve Lefoux is heartsick, lonely, and French. With culture, class, and the lady herself set against the match, can Imogene and her duster overcomeImogene Hale is a lowly parlourmaid with a soul-crushing secret. Seeking solace, she takes work at a local hive, only to fall desperately in love with the amazing lady inventor the vampires are keeping in the potting shed. Genevieve Lefoux is heartsick, lonely, and French. With culture, class, and the lady herself set against the match, can Imogene and her duster overcome all odds and win Genevieve's heart, or will the vampires suck both of them dry?This is a stand-alone LBGTQ sweet romance set in Gail Carriger's Parasolverse, full of class prejudice, elusive equations, and paranormal creatures taking tea.Delicate Sensibilities? This story contains women pleasing women and ladies who know what they want and pursue it, sometimes in exquisite detail.Supernatural Society novellas can be read in any order.
/book/show/30762814-prince-with-benefits?from_search=true	Nicole Snow	Prince With Benefits: A Billionaire Royal Romance	HE BOUGHT A WIFE. I BOUGHT INTO MAKE BELIEVE...ERINCinderella had it easy. I'm lying to millions of people, and it's all Silas' fault.Yes, that Silas. Billionaire. Prince. Scandals galore. Downright royal bastard.Everything that screams run. If only it weren't for his rock hard edges and wild tattoos, tempting anything female on all seven continents.But I don't care aboutHE BOUGHT A WIFE. I BOUGHT INTO MAKE BELIEVE...ERINCinderella had it easy. I'm lying to millions of people, and it's all Silas' fault.Yes, that Silas. Billionaire. Prince. Scandals galore. Downright royal bastard.Everything that screams run. If only it weren't for his rock hard edges and wild tattoos, tempting anything female on all seven continents.But I don't care about his looks. Really.Our deal is simple. He needs a pretty little lie, a wife to cover up his dirty deeds. I need a fortune to buy the treatment that just might save my father's life.Match made in hell? Totally, and I'm going to make it work.No, I'm not stupid. I'm not getting played by this billionaire prince. Forget his banter, his charms, the rumors I've heard about his ridiculously over-sized...ego.What's that phrase he teases me with - Prince with benefits? Not in a billion years.Yes, I'll lie for him. But I swear, my panties are absolutely, positively not melting every time I imagine his kiss...SILASIt's almost perfect. An engagement with an American girl, desperate as she is beautiful. Anything goes with Erin, except one rule.Her body's off limits. She's joking, right?Charming any girl I want into my bed doesn't mean a thing when there's only one on my mind.I want Miss Make Believe. My fake, sassy, sexy fiancee. She, who says 'no,' and makes me so obsessed I'm about to trade in my designer suit for a straitjacket.I convinced her to wear my ring, easy. I'll get her clothes off next. Show her what the world's most infamous player does when he's on fire. Then I'll move on.No more playing castle. I'll have my Princess with benefits on her knees, treating me like royalty...
/book/show/11044632-tell-me-you-want-me?from_search=true	Amelia James	Tell Me You Want Me (College Romance, #1)	I can give you exactly what you're asking for, Janie, and I can give it to you all night long.Their first kiss is impulsive, fun, a little wicked--everything Jane Elliot isn't looking for in a man--but desperately needs. Their second kiss is slow, deliberate, an instant connection--everything Austin Sinclair never had with a woman--and doesn't want.Jane isn't the easy cI can give you exactly what you're asking for, Janie, and I can give it to you all night long.Their first kiss is impulsive, fun, a little wicked--everything Jane Elliot isn't looking for in a man--but desperately needs. Their second kiss is slow, deliberate, an instant connection--everything Austin Sinclair never had with a woman--and doesn't want.Jane isn't the easy conquest Austin's used to. She's a stubborn-as-hell bookworm who's more interested in studying than dating. She needs a little--no--a lot of fun in her life, and Austin's just the guy who can give it to her. Too bad she thinks love should be easy. Too bad Austin knows it isn't.Everybody told her to stay away from the heartbreaker, but Jane knows there's more to Austin than full-body contact kisses and bad boy charm. All he ever promised her was a good time and wow, does he ever deliver....A steamy romance sure to get your juices flowing. FOR ADULTS ONLY.
/book/show/1935453.Ready_for_Romance?from_search=true	Debbie Macomber	Ready for Romance	Right place, wrong brother.At fourteen, Jessica Kellerman was madly in love with Evan Dryden, one of the boys next door, much to the amusement of both their families. Now, ten years later, she's about to start working for the Dryden brothers, Evan and Damian. But no one will let her forget her girlish crush, and Jessica finds it frustrating in the extreme. Because she's inRight place, wrong brother.At fourteen, Jessica Kellerman was madly in love with Evan Dryden, one of the boys next door, much to the amusement of both their families. Now, ten years later, she's about to start working for the Dryden brothers, Evan and Damian. But no one will let her forget her girlish crush, and Jessica finds it frustrating in the extreme. Because she's in love with a Dryden, all rightDamian, not Evan. And this time she knows it's not puppy love, it's the real thing.How is she supposed to convince Damian of her true feelings when he's still trying to push her toward his brother?
/book/show/9999323-sir-gawayne-and-the-green-knight?from_search=true	Unknown	Sir Gawayne and the Green Knight: an Alliterative Romance-Poem (c. 1360)	According to Wikipedia: Gawain ... is King Arthur's nephew and a Knight of the Round Table who appears very early in the Arthurian legend's development. He is one of a select number of Round Table members to be referred to as the greatest knight, most notably in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. He is almost always portrayed as the son of Arthur's sister Morgause (or Anna)According to Wikipedia: Gawain ... is King Arthur's nephew and a Knight of the Round Table who appears very early in the Arthurian legend's development. He is one of a select number of Round Table members to be referred to as the greatest knight, most notably in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. He is almost always portrayed as the son of Arthur's sister Morgause (or Anna) and King Lot of Orkney and Lothian, and his brothers are Agravain, Gaheris, Gareth, and Mordred. In some works he has sisters as well.
/book/show/680429.The_Divine_Romance?from_search=true	Gene Edwards	The Divine Romance	A book of power, beauty, and grandeur. Rarely has a piece of Christian literature combined the simplicity of the storytelling art with the profound depths of the Christian faith. In this sweeping saga, spanning from eternity to eternity, you will discover some of the deepest riches afforded the believer. Like some mighty symphony, here is a majestic rendition of the love oA book of power, beauty, and grandeur. Rarely has a piece of Christian literature combined the simplicity of the storytelling art with the profound depths of the Christian faith. In this sweeping saga, spanning from eternity to eternity, you will discover some of the deepest riches afforded the believer. Like some mighty symphony, here is a majestic rendition of the love of God.
/book/show/130879.Screw_the_Roses_Send_Me_the_Thorns?from_search=true	Philip Miller Molly Devon William A. Granzig (Foreword by)	Screw the Roses, Send Me the Thorns: The Romance and Sexual Sorcery of Sadomasochism	will tell you all about sadomasochism. We made it light-hearted and fun to read because SM is fun to do. That's why we do it. But fun is only SM's overture; for those who grasp its message, SM is sexual magic. The right blend of trust, fantasy, and sensuality creates an intensely erotic and deeply intimate stew. We take away our lovers'will tell you all about sadomasochism. We made it light-hearted and fun to read because SM is fun to do. That's why we do it. But fun is only SM's overture; for those who grasp its message, SM is sexual magic. The right blend of trust, fantasy, and sensuality creates an intensely erotic and deeply intimate stew. We take away our lovers' freedom and lead them to profound liberty. We peer into the dark together, transforming it to light. In these pages you will find clear explanations for the curious, and solid advice, safety measures and steamy suggestions for the adventurous. Allow us to guide you through the captivating realms of sensuality, dreamed of by millions, realized by few, and understood by fewer still.
/book/show/12952466-gentle-warrior?from_search=true	Julie Garwood	Gentle Warrior	Frombestselling author and queen of romance Julie Garwood comes this classic novel of a medieval lady who risks everything to win a champion's heart.In feudal England, Elizabeth Montwright barely escaped the massacre that destroyed her family and exiled her from her ancestral castle. Bent on revenge, she rode again through the fortress gates, disguised as aFrombestselling author and queen of romance Julie Garwood comes this classic novel of a medieval lady who risks everything to win a champion's heart.In feudal England, Elizabeth Montwright barely escaped the massacre that destroyed her family and exiled her from her ancestral castle. Bent on revenge, she rode again through the fortress gates, disguised as a peasantto seek aid from Geoffrey Berkley, the powerful baron who had routed the murderers.He heard her pleas, resisted her demands, and vowed to seduce his beautiful subject. Yet as Elizabeth fought the warriors caresses, love flamed for this gallant man who must soon champion her causeand capture her spirited heart.
/book/show/21570923-sexy-and-funny-hilarious-erotic-romance-bundle?from_search=true	Mimi Strong	Sexy and Funny, Hilarious Erotic Romance Bundle	The perfect man is sexy and funny.This wildly adventurous and very sexy anthology contains a mix of short stories and full-length novels by bestselling author Mimi Strong.The perfect man is sexy and funny.This wildly adventurous and very sexy anthology contains a mix of short stories and full-length novels by bestselling author Mimi Strong.Make sure your Kindle batteries are charged up and ready to go!
/book/show/34033397-begging-for-bad-boys?from_search=true	Willow Winters Lauren Landish Crystal Kaswell	Begging for Bad Boys: A Steamy Romance Collection	Are you ready for our heart-wrenching, panty-melting bad boys?USA Today and Top Best Selling Romance authors have come together to give you this tempting bundle of 13 sinful bad boys that'll have you on your knees and begging for more!Each book is a standalone romance with a guaranteed sweet-as-can-be happily ever after with NO CLIFFHANGERS. Get an ice cold glass of waterAre you ready for our heart-wrenching, panty-melting bad boys?USA Today and Top Best Selling Romance authors have come together to give you this tempting bundle of 13 sinful bad boys that'll have you on your knees and begging for more!Each book is a standalone romance with a guaranteed sweet-as-can-be happily ever after with NO CLIFFHANGERS. Get an ice cold glass of water before digging into these brand new, never-before-seen hot reads!Burned Promises by Willow WintersMy world is caving in on itself; the scars of my past threatening to consume me. I was ready to fall from the top of my empire and I didn't give a damn. But then she showed up; falling back into my life and into my bed. My sweetheart. I should let her walk away again; I'm a bad man, but I'm too selfish. This time, I'm keeping her.Dirty Debt by Lauren LandishIt's time to collect on the biggest debt anyone in the city owes me. Jacob Waters, the bastard that killed my father. He's an abusive prick and he'll pay the ultimate price. But before I take him down, I'm taking his most prized possession. His precious Sarah.Bound to the BB - Crystal KaswellBrendon. My best friend's brother. The smoking hot tattoo artist miles and miles out of my league. He wants me. He wants me bound. I've had a crush on him since I can remember, but can I really handle him like *this*?Protector by Bella Love-WinsRobin - I bump into the bad boy who broke my sister's heart nine years ago, and everything changes. I never expect forbidden fireworks, secrets and danger at every turn, and a hero in my corner when I need him most.Redeeming Viktor by Alexis AbbottA passionate one-night-stand ends in heartbreak. Five years later, and he's back, but can what they have be rekindled once he realizes they have a daughter?Hostage by Vivian WoodWorld-weary ex-soldier Sam isnt expecting to find beautiful, broken Kat in the snow. When he takes her back to his hunting lodge and cleans her bruises, she tries to flee. Scared for her life. Sam is determined to protect the delicate blonde from the world, even if that means putting his life on the line. Now that hes found her, he wont let her goLumberjack Boss by Tabatha KissWealth. Power. Wood. Three things I had more of than anybody else until Hazel showed up to protest my latest project. She wont take my money. She doesnt care about my familys influence. Maybe a little wood is what she needs... and Ive got more than enough to give her.Bloodlines by Aubrey IronsOnce upon a time, he was my prince not-so-charming. But there are no happy ever afters with life in the Dark Saints Irish mafia. I swore Id never come back to Boston after he pushed me away six years ago. But thats before there was a price on my head, and I needed protection. I wont fall for him again. Giving in to temptation this time around doesnt mean a broken heart. It means were dead.Hard Rock Promise by Athena WrightI thought it'd be an easy job when my friend asked me to babysit her out-of-control brother  her playboy, arrogant, *sinfully sexy* older brother. As the bassist in the rock band Cherry Lips, Gael's had more than his fair share of women. But his dirty, sexy words ignite my body, just as his promises of forever ignite my heart. Is Gael playing me or playing for keeps?Also included are:Crossfire by KB WintersOne Night Stand by Kylie WalkerSigned SEAL'd Delivered by Holly Hartand A Fake Wife by Sierra Rose
/book/show/25580958-tease?from_search=true	Veronica Daye	Tease: A Stepbrother Romance	Growing up, Jagger Myka tormented and teased me. Just hearing his name was enough to ruin my week. But as luck would have it, our parents got married, making the one guy I hated the most, my stepbrother.Jagger is spending the summer with us and despite how much I hate him, I cant get him out of my mind. Okay, not really just him, more like his...well, I can't saGrowing up, Jagger Myka tormented and teased me. Just hearing his name was enough to ruin my week. But as luck would have it, our parents got married, making the one guy I hated the most, my stepbrother.Jagger is spending the summer with us and despite how much I hate him, I cant get him out of my mind. Okay, not really just him, more like his...well, I can't say it but yeah, I saw it and Ill never forget it, who would?The problem is now hes decided to tease and torment me again. But this time in a different way; a way that means I get to see a whole lot more of him. I don't know how much longer I can resist.Teasing Sierra has always been one of my favorite things. But as soon as I saw her cheeks turn red after seeing me naked, I knew I found a new game to play. I know she hates me, but now that were under the same roof, she cant avoid me.But all that dirty talk has made me realize I don't trust myself to not fall for her. If only I had more time before leaving for the Navy. Maybe then she'd see I'm not the bad boy she thinks I am.
/book/show/14475043-oceans-between-us?from_search=true	Helen Scott Taylor	Oceans Between Us	He's a wealthy Italian celebrity used to dating beautiful women. She's a guesthouse cook without a penny to her name. When tragedy brings them together for a few weeks, an unlikely romance blossoms. But he has commitments that take him back to his jet-setting life, while her future lies in a remote English village. Is it possible for two people from such different walks ofHe's a wealthy Italian celebrity used to dating beautiful women. She's a guesthouse cook without a penny to her name. When tragedy brings them together for a few weeks, an unlikely romance blossoms. But he has commitments that take him back to his jet-setting life, while her future lies in a remote English village. Is it possible for two people from such different walks of life to find a way to be together?
/book/show/835882.Dangerous_Men_and_Adventurous_Women?from_search=true	Jayne Ann Krentz (Editor)	Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women: Romance Writers on the Appeal of the Romance	In, Jayne Ann Krentz and the contributors to this volume all best-selling romance writers explode myths and biases that haunt both the writers and readers of romances.In this seamless, ultimately fascinating, and controversial book, the authors dispute some of the notions that plague their profession, including the time-worn theory thatIn, Jayne Ann Krentz and the contributors to this volume all best-selling romance writers explode myths and biases that haunt both the writers and readers of romances.In this seamless, ultimately fascinating, and controversial book, the authors dispute some of the notions that plague their profession, including the time-worn theory that the romance genre contains only one single, monolithic story, which is cranked out over and over again. The authors discuss positive life-affirming values inherent in all romances: the celebration of female power, courage, intelligence, and gentleness; the inversion of the power structure of a patriarchal society; and the integration of male and female. Several of the essays also discuss the issue of reader identification with the characters, a relationship that is far more complex than most critics realize.
/book/show/20941198-the-cowboy-and-the-vampire?from_search=true	Clark Hays Kathleen McFall	The Cowboy and the Vampire: A Very Unusual Romance	Saddle up for a hilarious, existential gallop through the dying American west with an army of ancient bloodsuckers in hot pursuit. Welcome to LonePine, Wyoming, population 438, where the best of the west faces off against the rise of the undead. Its a love story for the ages. Worlds collide in The Cowboy and the Vampire: A Very Unusual Romance, when a broke cowboy and a gSaddle up for a hilarious, existential gallop through the dying American west with an army of ancient bloodsuckers in hot pursuit. Welcome to LonePine, Wyoming, population 438, where the best of the west faces off against the rise of the undead. Its a love story for the ages. Worlds collide in The Cowboy and the Vampire: A Very Unusual Romance, when a broke cowboy and a glamorous big city reporter fall lipstick over boot heels in love. But she carries a 2000-year-old secret in her veins that will test their unusual romance. Can her big city smarts combined with his western courage keep an undead love alive? This is the first book of The Cowboy and the Vampire Collection.
/book/show/17379659-jewels-of-historical-romance?from_search=true	Jill Barnett Annette Blair Cheryl Bolen	Jewels of Historical Romance	Love Historical Romance? The Jewels of Historical Romance have created a sparkling collection just for you!Have you ever longed to ask your favorite author which of her scenes she loves best? Twelve internationally bestselling, award-winning historical romance authors, all Jewels, have selected their favorite scenes to share with you in this special volume.Each gem-sizedLove Historical Romance? The Jewels of Historical Romance have created a sparkling collection just for you!Have you ever longed to ask your favorite author which of her scenes she loves best? Twelve internationally bestselling, award-winning historical romance authors, all Jewels, have selected their favorite scenes to share with you in this special volume.Each gem-sized scene is the perfect length to read over a cup of coffee or before falling asleep at night. From the glittering ballrooms of the Regency to the majesty of Medieval castles, sample the sparkling best from the Jewels of Historical Romance!
/book/show/13646994-the-replacement-wife?from_search=true	Erotic Romance Stories	The Replacement Wife	Terminally ill, Suzanne must find a replacement to take care of her loved ones before she dies. Matchmaking services haven't worked out because her husband finds the fuckable ones un-marriable, and the marriable ones, unfuckable. Her only option is to somehow convince the hottie next door to seduce her husband, never imagining that she would also be seduced. With time runnTerminally ill, Suzanne must find a replacement to take care of her loved ones before she dies. Matchmaking services haven't worked out because her husband finds the fuckable ones un-marriable, and the marriable ones, unfuckable. Her only option is to somehow convince the hottie next door to seduce her husband, never imagining that she would also be seduced. With time running out, her husband and her replacement decide to give Suzanne as much sex as possible before she dies in a wild three-way love-sex triangle. Before she faced death, but now Suzanne is totally screwed.
/book/show/30323371-l-offre---saison-2?from_search=true	Karina Halle Caroline de Hugo (Translator)	L'offre - saison 2	
/book/show/13623847-how-the-french-invented-love?from_search=true	Marilyn Yalom	How the French Invented Love: Nine Hundred Years of Passion and Romance	Absolutely marvelouslively and learned.Marilyn Yaloms book is a distinguished contribution to our experience of a great literature, as well as an endearing memoir.Diane Johnson, author ofand[An] enchanting tour of French literaturefrom Abelard and Heloise in the 12th century to Marguerite Duras in the 20th and Philippe Sollers in the 2Absolutely marvelouslively and learned.Marilyn Yaloms book is a distinguished contribution to our experience of a great literature, as well as an endearing memoir.Diane Johnson, author ofand[An] enchanting tour of French literaturefrom Abelard and Heloise in the 12th century to Marguerite Duras in the 20th and Philippe Sollers in the 21st.(starred review)is an entertaining and masterful history of love  la franaise by acclaimed scholar Marilyn Yalom. Spanning the Middle Ages to the present, Yalom explores a love-obsessed culture through its great works of literaturefrom Molieres comic love to the tragic love of Racine, from the existential love of Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre to the romanticism of George Sand and Alfred de Musset. A thoroughly engaging homage to French culture and literature interlaced with the authors delicious personal anecdotes,is ideal for fans of Alain de Botton, Adam Gopnik, and Simon Schama.
/book/show/20338426-el-ngel-de-nadie-segundo-en-la-serie-romance-militar-y-bdsm-saga-para?from_search=true	Kallypso Masters Mnica Ocaa (Translator)	El Ángel de Nadie (Segundo en la serie Romance militar y BDSM Saga para Adultos) (Rescátame) (Rescue Me Saga, #1)	Marc dAlessio podra tener un club de BDSM con sus compaeros veteranos de guerra, Adam y Damin, pero mantena a todas las mujeres a distancia. Sin embargo, cuando Marc rescata a la hermosa Angelina Giardano de una primera desastrosa experiencia con el BDSM en el club, una atraccin inusual le deja indeciso entre su seguro, pero solitario mundo, y un posible futuro con sMarc dAlessio podra tener un club de BDSM con sus compaeros veteranos de guerra, Adam y Damin, pero mantena a todas las mujeres a distancia. Sin embargo, cuando Marc rescata a la hermosa Angelina Giardano de una primera desastrosa experiencia con el BDSM en el club, una atraccin inusual le deja indeciso entre su seguro, pero solitario mundo, y un posible futuro con su ngel.Angelina deja el BDSM atrs, solo para que sus sueos se vean plagados por el ngel italiano que la rescat en el club. Cuando conoce a Marc en un bar de su ciudad natal, no puede evitar pensar que le conocepero no tiene ni idea de por qu le recuerda a su ngel.Esta es la segunda novela de una serie de libros que incluye sexo explcito y temas adultos tales como el abuso, el bondage, un tringulo amoroso, y situaciones de la vida real. Los libros de esta serie deben ser ledos en orden ya que los personajes continan apareciendo en los libros posteriores para continuar con sus romances y las aventuras de sus vidas.El tercer libro de la serie, El Hroe de Nadie, est siendo traducido en este momento y estar disponible en otoo de 2013.**Elogios para El ngel de Nadie**El ngel de Nadie es intensamente sensual. Mientras que el romance BDSM no es exactamente mi gnero favorito, parece ser manejado bastante bien en esta historia, haciendo nfasis en la seguridad y la confianza, y no solo en la perversin. Tambin me gust el hecho de que Marc no quiera participar en este estilo de vida las 24 horas del da, los siete das de la semana, sino que lo destina a sus momentos de ocio. Creo que vamos a encontrar que su amigo Adam est involucrado de una manera completamente diferente.~ Bobby D. Whitney, Book Wenches~ ~ ~Me gust mucho esta novela de principio a fin. No puedo pensar en una cosa siquiera que cambiara! El argumento tiene un ritmo rpido, est bien escrito, es ertico, excitante, te da esa conexin emocional con sus personajes y mucho ms.~ Holly, Full Moon Bites Book Reviews~ ~ ~Creo que voy a tener que ser rescatada despus de leer este libro! No s si podr soportar el resto de las secuelas si son tan calientes como esta. Puede que tengas que mudarte a la Antrtida para leer los siguientes.~ Trish, Night Owl Reviews~ ~ ~Kallypso Masters lo ha hecho de nuevo. Tu DOM hecho realidad, esta es la historia de Marc y Angelina. Una trama increble, personajes atractivos y elegantes, y una historia de amor basada en la confianza, el sexo y la pasin. El ngel de Nadie presenta la pasin y las perversiones en un nivel completamente nuevo. Una gran lectura.~ Reading Divas Blog
/book/show/20748393-saved-by-you?from_search=true	Helen Conrad	Saved By You (Destiny Bay Romances-The Islanders, #1)	Kane Carrington can't resist a call for help from the girl he secretly loved in high school. He goes back to his Hawaiian home, only to find he's still the bad boy to her golden girl image. But now he's a man, not a boy and Annie Ventura can't resist him. ButKane Carrington can't resist a call for help from the girl he secretly loved in high school. He goes back to his Hawaiian home, only to find he's still the bad boy to her golden girl image. But now he's a man, not a boy and Annie Ventura can't resist him. But does he have to destroy her memories of her dead husband in order to seal the deal?Contain love scenes.The books of this series are loosely connected. Each can stand alone.
/book/show/34610490-knocking-boots?from_search=true	Willow Winters Vivian Wood	Knocking Boots: A Sexy Standalone Contemporary Romance	It started as a bet; now I dont want to stop.I was engaged once, and I learned my lesson. Thatll never happen again. Women come and go, but my bar is all I give a damn about. F*ck commitment. All I need is one night. Its just for fun, and then its over.Untilwalked into my bar.Gorgeous from head to toe, shes a woman who knows exactly what she waIt started as a bet; now I dont want to stop.I was engaged once, and I learned my lesson. Thatll never happen again. Women come and go, but my bar is all I give a damn about. F*ck commitment. All I need is one night. Its just for fun, and then its over.Untilwalked into my bar.Gorgeous from head to toe, shes a woman who knows exactly what she wants. The whole nine yards, complete with a picket fence not a southern bartender with commitment issues.It was harmless flirting at first. Then it turned into a drunken deal.Shes supposed to play my girlfriend until my sisters wedding, just to get my family off my back.Every day we get closer to the wedding, its harder and harder to deny what Im feeling.But she never wanted me to begin with. It was just a stupid bet.She never told me what she wanted in return. I know what shes desperate for though,A family to call her own.Im not ready to settle down, but damn I want to hold on to her for just a little longer.But I cant letturn into forever.**Knocking Boots is a full-length standalone romance with an HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger.
/book/show/25992713-fool-for-love?from_search=true	Merry Farmer	Fool for Love (Montana Romance #2)	Amelia Elphick may have been born a London lady, but when her lover leaves her pregnant and desperate, the only hope for her and her secret baby comes in the form of rugged Montana cowboy, Eric Quinlan. All she has to do to start a new life in the American West is pretend to be his bride.Amelia Elphick may have been born a London lady, but when her lover leaves her pregnant and desperate, the only hope for her and her secret baby comes in the form of rugged Montana cowboy, Eric Quinlan. All she has to do to start a new life in the American West is pretend to be his bride.It doesnt take Eric Quinlan long to discover the key to saving his home and his heart lie in Amelia's hands. Shes everything he wants in a woman. She may be his fake wife, but the passion between them is sizzlingly real. Can he convince her to stay or will he lose it all forever?
/book/show/22070318-silver-linings?from_search=true	Kaylee Baldwin	Silver Linings (Ripple Effect Romance #2)	Drew Westfall wants nothing more than to forget what he had to do in the name of smart business. Cutting off all ties with his parentsincluding handing over the entire contents of his trust fund to a charityhe takes off for Bridger, Colorado where his best friend has an extra room for him. It doesn't take long for him to realize that his business degree wont do him muDrew Westfall wants nothing more than to forget what he had to do in the name of smart business. Cutting off all ties with his parentsincluding handing over the entire contents of his trust fund to a charityhe takes off for Bridger, Colorado where his best friend has an extra room for him. It doesn't take long for him to realize that his business degree wont do him much good in a town as small as Bridger, but he's broke and has nowhere else to go.Eden Torresi has every reason to wallow. Not only did she have to sell her house to pay for her mothers medical expenses, but she had to drop out of school and is in a relationship with a guy unwilling to commit. But Eden isn't the wallowing type. Instead, she spends most of her time taking care of the seniors at Silver Linings Assisted Living. When she learns that her boyfriend's new roommate is down on his luck, she reaches out to offer what help she can. But the more time they spend together, the more complicated things get, especially when the seniors of Silver Linings decide to play matchmaker.The Ripple Effect Romance SeriesEnjoy this exciting new series of clean novellas by six critically-acclaimed authors.Like a pebble tossed into calm water, a simple act can ripple outward and have a far-reaching effect on those we meet, perhaps setting a life on a different courseone filled with excitement, adventure, and sometimes even love.Book 1: Home Matters by Julie N. FordBook 2: Silver Linings by Kaylee BaldwinBook 3: Righting a Wrong by Rachael AndersonBook 4: Lost and Found by Karey WhiteBook 5: Second Chances 101 by Donna K. WeaverBook 6: Immersed by Jennifer Griffith
/book/show/18710853-sex-in-the-title?from_search=true	Zack Love	Sex in the Title: A Comedy about Dating, Sex, and Romance in NYC	New York City, May 2000. The Internet bubble has burst and Evan, a computer programmer, is fired with an email from his boss. The next day, his girlfriend dumps him, also via email. Afraid to check any more emails, Evan desperately seeks a rebound romance but the catastrophes that ensue go from bad to hilariously worse.Fortunately, Evan meets Sammy -- someone whose legendNew York City, May 2000. The Internet bubble has burst and Evan, a computer programmer, is fired with an email from his boss. The next day, his girlfriend dumps him, also via email. Afraid to check any more emails, Evan desperately seeks a rebound romance but the catastrophes that ensue go from bad to hilariously worse.Fortunately, Evan meets Sammy -- someone whose legendary disasters with females eclipse even his own. To reverse their fortunes, they recruit their friends -- Trevor, Yi, and Carlos -- to form a group of five guys who take on Manhattan in pursuit of dates, sex, and adventure.When Evan, a closet writer, falls desperately in love with a Hollywood starlet, he schemes to meet her by writing a novel that will sweep her off her feet. Sammy knows nothing about publishing but is confident of one thing: Evan's book should have the word sex in the title.With musings about life, relationships, and human psychology, this quintessential New York story about the search for happiness follows five men on their comical paths to trouble, self-discovery, and love.
/book/show/17880164-romancing-the-r-a?from_search=true	Ashelyn Drake	Romancing the R.A. (Campus Crush, #1)	Noelle Buckman is looking forward to making a fresh start in college, one that doesnt involve immature high school boys. The second she steps on campus for freshman orientation, she can sense the possibilities. Especially when she spots Andy, a resident advisor whos not just hot but also thoughtful enough to open doors for a girl.And Andy has his eye on Noelle. Even wheNoelle Buckman is looking forward to making a fresh start in college, one that doesnt involve immature high school boys. The second she steps on campus for freshman orientation, she can sense the possibilities. Especially when she spots Andy, a resident advisor whos not just hot but also thoughtful enough to open doors for a girl.And Andy has his eye on Noelle. Even when her nerves take control and she thinks she comes off as a hillbilly with no direction, Andy can see what shes really like and hes more than a little interested.But orientation is less than two full days and theres an entire summer between Noelle and Andy. Will her attempt to romance the R.A. be as short-lived as college orientation?
/book/show/23356302-unbearable?from_search=true	Alaska Angelini	Unbearable: A Dark Erotic Romance (Unbearable, #1)	For the ones seeking death, Im their salvation. They think when they come to my door that Ill assist with the one thing theyre afraid to do alone. Die. Little do they know, I have a lot more in store than a one way ticket to heaven or hell. Four weeks of being my slave and Ill graFor the ones seeking death, Im their salvation. They think when they come to my door that Ill assist with the one thing theyre afraid to do alone. Die. Little do they know, I have a lot more in store than a one way ticket to heaven or hell. Four weeks of being my slave and Ill grant their suicidal wishor so they think.When Death sought Diane, I wasnt leaving her a choice to seek out my help. Her pain and determination was more than Id ever seen and I knew I was the only one who could save her. Even if it meant becoming the hell she was so desperate to escape.But will it be enough to make her choose life? Will I be able to let her go when she gets better? Or will the Master in me deny freedom to the perfect slave?
/book/show/612403.Ready_for_Love?from_search=true	Debbie Macomber	Ready for Love	Ready for Romance?At the age of fourteen, Jessica Kellerman was wildly infatuated with Evan Dryden. But that was just a teenage crush and now, almost ten years later, she's in love-truly in love-with his older brother, Damian. But everyone, including Damian, believes she's carrying a torch for Evan!Ready for Marriage?Mary Jo Summerhill is the woman in love with Evan.Ready for Romance?At the age of fourteen, Jessica Kellerman was wildly infatuated with Evan Dryden. But that was just a teenage crush and now, almost ten years later, she's in love-truly in love-with his older brother, Damian. But everyone, including Damian, believes she's carrying a torch for Evan!Ready for Marriage?Mary Jo Summerhill is the woman in love with Evan. But her background's blue-collar, while Evan's is blue blood. So three years ago she got out of his life-and broke his heart. Now she needs his help. More than that, she wants his love. She wants a second chance with Evan....
/book/show/12255153-after-adam?from_search=true	Katie Aleo	After Adam	Anna starts the second summer after her boyfriend Adam's death with a new determination to rejoin her peers. She even takes a summer job waitressing at The Shack - a greasy diner in the small beach town where she lives. Her feelings get complicated however when Adam's older brother, Camp, comes home from college and starts working there too.The story you love re-released wAnna starts the second summer after her boyfriend Adam's death with a new determination to rejoin her peers. She even takes a summer job waitressing at The Shack - a greasy diner in the small beach town where she lives. Her feelings get complicated however when Adam's older brother, Camp, comes home from college and starts working there too.The story you love re-released with a beautiful new cover.*This novella is approximately 27,000 words*
/book/show/6347960-the-mammoth-book-of-irish-romance?from_search=true	Trisha Telep (Editor) Shirley Kennedy Claire Delacroix	The Mammoth Book of Irish Romance	An enthralling collection of romantic tales set amidst beautiful Ireland's lush ancient landscapes: pre-Christian ruins, green hills, rugged cliffs, and pounding Atlantic surf. These stories--by writers such as Roberta Gellis, Bertice Small, Jennifer Ashley, Claire Delacroix, and Mary Jo Putney--honor Ireland's rich heritage as a land of poets, magic, and mystery. The publAn enthralling collection of romantic tales set amidst beautiful Ireland's lush ancient landscapes: pre-Christian ruins, green hills, rugged cliffs, and pounding Atlantic surf. These stories--by writers such as Roberta Gellis, Bertice Small, Jennifer Ashley, Claire Delacroix, and Mary Jo Putney--honor Ireland's rich heritage as a land of poets, magic, and mystery. The publication will be just in time for St. Patrick's Day.THE BLUE PEBBLE by Shirley KennedyTHE BALLAD OF ROSAMUNDE by Claire DelacroixORACLE by Margo MaguireTHE TRIALS OF BRYAN MURPHY by Cat AdamsNIA AND THE BEAST OF KILLARNEY WOOD by Cindy MilesBEYOND THE VEIL by Patricia RiceSHIFTER MADE by Jennifer AshleyDAUGHTER OF THE SEA by Kathleen GivensTHE WARRIOR by Jenna MaclaineETERNAL STRIFE by Dara EnglandQUICKSILVER by Cindy HolbyTHE FEAST OF BEAUTY by Helen Scott TaylorCOMPEER by Roberta GellisON INISHMORE by Ciar CullenTHE MORRGANS DAUGHTER by Susan KrinardTARAS FIND by Nadia WilliamsTHE SKRYING GLASS by Penelope NeriTHE HOUNDMASTER by Sandra NewgentTHE SEVENTH SISTER by Sue-Ellen WelfonderBY THE LIGHT OF MY HEART by Pat McDermott
/book/show/13538763-the-scientists?from_search=true	Marco Roth	The Scientists: A Family Romance	With the precociousness expected of the only child of a doctor and a classical musicianfrom the time he could get his toddler tongue to a pronounce a word like De-oxy ribonucleic acid, or recite a French poemMarco Roth was able to share his parents New York, a world centered around house concerts, a private library oWith the precociousness expected of the only child of a doctor and a classical musicianfrom the time he could get his toddler tongue to a pronounce a word like De-oxy ribonucleic acid, or recite a French poemMarco Roth was able to share his parents New York, a world centered around house concerts, a private library of literary classics, and dinner discussions of the latest advances in medicine. That world ended when his father started to suffer the worst effects of the AIDS virus that hadinfected him in the early 1980s.What this family could not talk about for years came to dominate the lives of its surviving members, often in unexpected ways.is a story of how we first learn from our parents and how we then learn to see them as separate individuals; its a story of how precociousness can slow us down when it comes to knowing about our desires and other peoples. A memoir of parents and children in the tradition of Edmund Gosse, Henry Adams, and J.R. Ackerley,grapples with a troubled intellectual and emotional inheritance, in a style that is both elegiac and defiant.
/book/show/18343242-romance-for-cynics?from_search=true	Nicola Marsh	Romance For Cynics	Must. Not. Fall. For. Fake. Boyfriend.Cashel Burgess's PR team has come up with a plan to salvage his reputation and show his softer side by entering him in a Valentine's Day competition to find Australia's Most Romantic Couple. It's so ridiculous it might actually work. The hitch? He doesn't even have a girlfriend. But that's not about to stop him.Thanks to a good-foMust. Not. Fall. For. Fake. Boyfriend.Cashel Burgess's PR team has come up with a plan to salvage his reputation and show his softer side by entering him in a Valentine's Day competition to find Australia's Most Romantic Couple. It's so ridiculous it might actually work. The hitch? He doesn't even have a girlfriend. But that's not about to stop him.Thanks to a good-for-nothing ex, gardener Lucy Grant hates Valentine's Day. But when Cash makes her an offer too good to refuse, Lucy finds herself half of the most cynical couple in Australia! The only problem is, when a man fakes it this well, a girl might be tempted to turn fiction into fact.
/book/show/30130479-read-my-lips?from_search=true	Daryl Banner	Read My Lips (A College Obsession Romance, #1)	*** Now Live!*** Now Live!
/book/show/28446357-love-game---tome-4-tied?from_search=true	Emma Chase	Love game - tome 4 (Tied)	
/book/show/15789526-a-timeless-romance-anthology?from_search=true	Sarah M. Eden Heidi Ashworth Annette Lyon	A Timeless Romance Anthology: Winter Collection	Six Award-Winning Authors have contributed brand new stories to A Timeless Romance Anthology: Winter Collection. A collection unlike any other, readers will love this compilation of six sweet historical romance novellas, set in varying eras, yet all with one thing in common: Romance.The Road to Cavan Town by Sarah M. Eden, set in 1864 Ireland, combines Edens sense of humoSix Award-Winning Authors have contributed brand new stories to A Timeless Romance Anthology: Winter Collection. A collection unlike any other, readers will love this compilation of six sweet historical romance novellas, set in varying eras, yet all with one thing in common: Romance.The Road to Cavan Town by Sarah M. Eden, set in 1864 Ireland, combines Edens sense of humor with her signature sweet romance. Alice Wheatley walks each weekend into town, accompanied by Isaac Dancy. And while Alice finds herself falling in love with the gentleman, unfortunately he has his eyes set on the belle of the town, Miss Sophia Kilchrest. Alice must find a way to turn Isaacs eyes toward her.Regency author Heidi Ashworths delightful story, It Happened Twelfth Night, set in England 1812, follows Luisa Darlington who discovers the man of her dreams, Percy Brooksby, isnt in love with her as much as she thought he was. When Percys friend, the mysterious foreigner, Mr. Flynn, visits for the twelfth night holiday, he promptly sweeps Luisa off her feet, quite literally. Luisa is left catching her breath in more ways than one.An Unexpected Proposal by Annette Lyon is a captivating romantic novella, set in remote Wood Camp, the snowy canyon of Logan, Utah, 1880. When Caroline Simpson is forced to thwart the aggressive advances of Mr. Butch Larson, she discovers that her long-time friend, James, has genuine affection for her. But as stubborn as Caroline is, she minimizes the feelings hes awakened in her, and it takes almost losing James to admit her true feelings for him.In Joyce Di Pastenas charming medieval story, Caroles on the Green, we enter England of 1151, in which Lady Isabel has a dilemma. She promises herself that shell marry the man who sent a ring hidden in her pastry since the man she truly loves, Sir Lucian de Warrene, has proved to be impossible and exasperating. To forget him, Isabel sets her eyes on other eligible men, only to face another confrontation with Lucianwho isnt about to back off and leave her to her newest plot.Donna Hatchs enchanting novella, A Winters Knight, begins when Clarissa Fairchilds coach just happens to break down in front of the most forbidding estate in the county, that of Wyckburg Castle, a place where young brides have been murdered for generations by their husbands. Clarissa is horrified yet curious all in the same breath. When she meets widower Christopher de Champs, Earl of Wyckburg, she must decide if she should flee or uncover the greatest secret in the county about her handsome rescuer.In Heather B. Moores exciting turn-of-the-century story, A Fortunate Exile, Lila Townsend finds herself the victim of a broken heartbroken by the most notorious bachelor in 1901 New York City. If that isnt bad enough, her father sends her to Aunt Eugenias remote farm where Lila must wait for her fathers anger to subside and the gossip columns to find new fodder. When Lila meets her aunts boarder, Peter Weathers, she discovers a man who isnt afraid to stand up to her formidable family and take a chance on a woman with a sullied reputation.
/book/show/28931866-kingpin?from_search=true	W.S. Greer	Kingpin (An Italian Mafia Romance #1)	Alannah Sullivan met Dominic Collazo when she was only in the fifth grade. She knew him when the other kids called him names and made fun of his over-sized facial features. She knew him when he was a shy introvert with a quick temper. She knew him when he was first introduced to the mob lifestyle by his father, a made man in the St. Louis mafia. Alannah knew Dominic beforeAlannah Sullivan met Dominic Collazo when she was only in the fifth grade. She knew him when the other kids called him names and made fun of his over-sized facial features. She knew him when he was a shy introvert with a quick temper. She knew him when he was first introduced to the mob lifestyle by his father, a made man in the St. Louis mafia. Alannah knew Dominic before anybody could see his potential, and she fell in love with him when she was just a teenager... just in time for her family to pack up and move away from the city and the boy she loved.But, Alannah is back now, and after ten long years, Dominic Collazo is all grown up. No longer the quiet loner, Dominic is larger than life, and every womans fantasy. Hes a rich casino owner with the looks of a Greek god, and an alpha male persona to die for. Hes also a captain in the notorious Giordano crime family.When the two of them meet again in the lobby of Lumiere Place Casino & Hotel, Alannah has no idea that her second chance with Dominic will also be her biggest curse. As drama immediately ensues and bullets start to fly, Alannah has to ask herself if Dominic is worth all the trouble that comes with him.Would you risk everything to be with the love of your life, even if hes the mafias newest KINGPIN?
/book/show/23290924-unbroken?from_search=true	Scott Hildreth	Unbroken (Fighter Erotic Romance, #4)	Unbroken is the fourth and final book in the UNDEFEATED series.This book follows the lives of Shane and Kace from book One - UNDEFEATED, and is the follow up to book one.As Shane Dekkar prepares for the biggest fight of his career - the Heavyweight Championship of the World - life throws him an unexpected uppercut so damaging he takes a step back and reconsiders EVERYTUnbroken is the fourth and final book in the UNDEFEATED series.This book follows the lives of Shane and Kace from book One - UNDEFEATED, and is the follow up to book one.As Shane Dekkar prepares for the biggest fight of his career - the Heavyweight Championship of the World - life throws him an unexpected uppercut so damaging he takes a step back and reconsiders EVERYTHING.In his reevaluation of life and all things in it, he migrates to where he found comfort for years, street fights and bare knuckles matches for spare cash. Risking his career, health, the championship, his relationship, and his friends, Shane must find a way to rise from the muck and mire he's living in and either fight for what he believes in, or remain where he currently finds comfort - in the bowels of society.Can people truly change or do we always naturally migrate to a place of comfort in hard times?Will Shane go back to his love, friends, and life, or will he revert to his roots and be a loner?Best described in A-Train's discussion with Ripp, Shane just might be Unbroken...I've seen what exposing a man to violence and bloodshed can do, Ripp. I've witnessed it first hand. Some men take exception to it from the start, and those men can recover. The savages? The men who came from a life of violence? Well, they actually find comfort in it. There isn't a way to fix 'em, because they aren't really broken. Lemme ask you a question. If you take a wolf out of the wild, does it take the wild out of the wolf?Unbroken, the final chapter in the Undefeated series.*WARNING* This book contains scenes of graphic violence and sex that some readers may find offensive.
/book/show/133452.The_Lord_of_Castle_Black?from_search=true	Steven Brust Neil Gaiman (Afterword)	The Lord of Castle Black  (Khaavren Romances, #3: The Viscount of Adrilankha, #2)	With his bestselling novel, Steven Brust took readers to a time a thousand years before the events of his popular Vlad Taltos novels. Its sequel,, was hailed by Science Fiction Chronicle as the best fantasy novel of the year.Now, in the Viscount of Adrilankha series, Brust has returned to the Khaavren epic, first withWith his bestselling novel, Steven Brust took readers to a time a thousand years before the events of his popular Vlad Taltos novels. Its sequel,, was hailed by Science Fiction Chronicle as the best fantasy novel of the year.Now, in the Viscount of Adrilankha series, Brust has returned to the Khaavren epic, first with, and now with its direct continuation,...a novel that gives Vlad Taltos and Khaavren fans alike a new look at one of Brust's most popular characters, the Dragonlord Morrolan.Along the way, we'll also encounter swordplay, intrigues, quests, battles, romance, snappy dialogue, and the missing heir to the Imperial Throne. It's an old-fashioned adventure, moving at a twenty-first-century pace.
/book/show/11742757-jockeys-and-jewels?from_search=true	Bev Pettersen	Jockeys and Jewels (Racetrack Romance, #3)	National Readers Choice Awards Finalist - Racehorse trainer, Kurt MacKinnon, resents being yanked into undercover police work. But when his ex-partner is murdered, Kurt is determined to find the killer and moves his third-string Thoroughbreds to the backwater track where his partner was last seen alive.Julie West, struggling apprentice jockey, pins her dreams of an elusiveNational Readers Choice Awards Finalist - Racehorse trainer, Kurt MacKinnon, resents being yanked into undercover police work. But when his ex-partner is murdered, Kurt is determined to find the killer and moves his third-string Thoroughbreds to the backwater track where his partner was last seen alive.Julie West, struggling apprentice jockey, pins her dreams of an elusive win on the new trainer in town, never suspecting shes a person of interestand not because of her riding ability.Kurt didnt expect his contrary colt to flourish under Julies feminine touch nor for his own rusty heart to soften. However, his deceit sucks them both into the cross-hairs of a killer, and suddenly much more than their love is in danger.
/book/show/10554232-the-woodlanders-a-romance?from_search=true	Thomas Hardy	The Woodlanders; A Romance	This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into priThis is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
/book/show/18114247-romance-is-my-day-job?from_search=true	Patience Bloom	Romance Is My Day Job: A Memoir of Finding Love at Last	At some point, weve all wished romance could be more like fiction. Patience Bloom certainly did, many times over. As a teen she fell in love with Harlequin novels and imagined her life would turn out just like the hAt some point, weve all wished romance could be more like fiction. Patience Bloom certainly did, many times over. As a teen she fell in love with Harlequin novels and imagined her life would turn out just like the heroines on the page: That shy guy she had a crush on wouldnt just take her outhed sweep her off her feet with witty banter, quiet charm, and a secret life as a rock star. Not exactly her reality, but Bloom kept reading books that fed her reveries.Years later she moved to New York and found her dream job, editing romances for Harlequin. Every day, her romantic fantasies came trueon paper. Bloom became an expert when it came to fictional love stories, editing amazing books and learning everything she could about the romance business. But her dating life remained uninspired. She nearly gave up on love.Then one day a real-life chance at romance made her wonder if what shed been writing and editing all those years might be true. A Facebook message from a high school friend, Sam, sparked a relationship with more promise than shed had in years. But Sam lived thousands of miles awaythey hadnt seen each other in more than twenty years. Was it worth the risk?Finally, Bloom learned: Love and romance can conquer all.
/book/show/12612401-the-baby-the-money-and-us?from_search=true	Heart Yngrid	 The Baby, The Money, And Us (Precious Hearts Romances, #3704)	Eleven years nang magnobyo sina Irish at Brad. Irish's only wish on their eleventh year together was to finally get a marriage proposal from him. But it did not happen. Sa halip ay naging hudyat iyon upang magdesisyon siyang hiwalayan na lamang ito.Brad did not want marriage yet. Ang rason kung bakiEleven years nang magnobyo sina Irish at Brad. Irish's only wish on their eleventh year together was to finally get a marriage proposal from him. But it did not happen. Sa halip ay naging hudyat iyon upang magdesisyon siyang hiwalayan na lamang ito.Brad did not want marriage yet. Ang rason kung bakit alanganin itong magpakasal ay dahi ayaw nitong magkaanak. He did not like kids. He though having a childe would only complicate their relationship.On the night of their bad breakup, kapwa nila nakita sa tambakan ng basura ang isang sanggol at isang bag na naglalaman ng napakalaking halaga ng pera. Iyon ang naging simula ng bagong yugto sa pagsasama nilang dalawa bilang magkasosyo sa pera... at sa bata!Maging dahilan din kaya ang sanggol at pera upang magkabalikan sila? O lalo lamang palalalain ng mga iyon ang sitwasyon sa pagitan nila?
/book/show/24703023-his-gift?from_search=true	Aubrey Dark	His Gift (A Dark Billionaire Romance, #3)	I'm tied up, blindfolded... and aching for his touch.Lacey Miller is two days away from being kicked out of her apartment when her best friend offers her a job for some quick cash. EasyI'm tied up, blindfolded... and aching for his touch.Lacey Miller is two days away from being kicked out of her apartment when her best friend offers her a job for some quick cash. Easy as cake, right?Billionaire playboy Jake Carville has been looking for years for the perfect submissive. On his birthday, he's looking forward to a special gift:But when Lacey walks through the wrong door and into Jakes arms, shes everything hed hoped for... and nothing he ever expected.How can he lose himself, heart and soul, to a girl he was never supposed to meet?
/book/show/24703015-his-gift?from_search=true	Aubrey Dark	His Gift (A Dark Billionaire Romance, #2)	He's going to punish me, I know it.Lacey Miller is two days away from being kicked out of her apartment when her best friend offers her a job for some quick cash. Easy as cake, right?He's going to punish me, I know it.Lacey Miller is two days away from being kicked out of her apartment when her best friend offers her a job for some quick cash. Easy as cake, right?Billionaire playboy Jake Carville has been looking for years for the perfect submissive. On his birthday, he's looking forward to a special gift:But when Lacey walks through the wrong door and into Jakes arms, shes everything hed hoped for... and nothing he ever expected.How can he lose himself, heart and soul, to a girl he was never supposed to meet?
/book/show/18123419-midnight-train-to-paris?from_search=true	Juliette Sobanet	Midnight Train to Paris	When Jillian Chambords twin sister is abducted from a luxury train traveling through the Alps, not even the threat of losing her coveted position atcan stop this hard-hitting reporter from hopping on the next flight to France. But soon after boarding a midnight train in the Alps with Samuel Kellythe lead investigator and sexy former CIA agent whom JWhen Jillian Chambords twin sister is abducted from a luxury train traveling through the Alps, not even the threat of losing her coveted position atcan stop this hard-hitting reporter from hopping on the next flight to France. But soon after boarding a midnight train in the Alps with Samuel Kellythe lead investigator and sexy former CIA agent whom Jillian once dated and has sworn off forevershe learns that this train has taken them back in time to 1937, to a night when another young woman was abducted from the same Orient Express train.Given a chance to save both women, neither Jillian or Samuel are prepared for what they discover on the train that night, for the sparks that fly between them...or for what theyll have to do to keep each other alive.
/book/show/17368464-unexpected-romance?from_search=true	Mellicent Martinez	Unexpected Romance	Unexpected RomanceBy Mellicent MartinezMy attraction for you grows deeper every time youre pushing me away. Tuwing sinusungitan mo `ko, lalo kitang nagugustuhan.Unang kita pa lang ni Dana kay Kyler ay napataas na ang kilay niya. Agad na napansin niya ang kakaibang sweetness nito at ng Tita Alexa niya. Wala siyang problema kung magkanobyo man ang Tita Alexa niya; she hadUnexpected RomanceBy Mellicent MartinezMy attraction for you grows deeper every time youre pushing me away. Tuwing sinusungitan mo `ko, lalo kitang nagugustuhan.Unang kita pa lang ni Dana kay Kyler ay napataas na ang kilay niya. Agad na napansin niya ang kakaibang sweetness nito at ng Tita Alexa niya. Wala siyang problema kung magkanobyo man ang Tita Alexa niya; she had been single for quite a long time now. But the biggest but was Kyler himself. He was a mere farmer and so much younger than her aunt. Masasaktan at maghihirap lang ang tiyahin niya sa piling ng binata.Kaya nang malaman niya isang araw na magkasama ang mga ito sa lugar na kung tawagin ay Villa Samartino, lakas-loob na sumugod siya roon para iuwi ang tiyahin niya at para komprontahin na rin si Kyler.Pero nang marating niya ang villa ay nalantad sa kanya ang isang malaking rebelasyon. Hindi boyfriend ng kanyang tiyahin si Kyler at lalong hindi ito isang hamak lang na magbubukid. At ang ikinaiirita pa niya, tila isang hari ito na nakaupo sa trono nito, wearing a smile on his lips na parang gusto siyang akitin nito sa pamamagitan ng ngiti nito. Hindi na siya nakapalag dahil hindi lang siya naakit sa ngiti nito, nalaglag din ang puso niya rito.
/book/show/21488448-righting-a-wrong?from_search=true	Rachael Anderson	Righting a Wrong (Ripple Effect Romance #3)	Seven years ago, Cambri Blaine fled her small hometown of Bridger, Colorado after her senior year of high school ended in a fiasco. But now her father needs help, and Cambri has no choice but to return home. So with trepidation, she takes a leave of absence from the landscape architecture firm where she works and heads home, hoping against hope that Jace Sutton is no longeSeven years ago, Cambri Blaine fled her small hometown of Bridger, Colorado after her senior year of high school ended in a fiasco. But now her father needs help, and Cambri has no choice but to return home. So with trepidation, she takes a leave of absence from the landscape architecture firm where she works and heads home, hoping against hope that Jace Sutton is no longer around and that the past can stay where it belongs-in the past. If only life worked that way. Jace never expected to see Cambri again. After she walked out of his life without a backward glance, he was left with no choice but to try to forget her and move on. But now that Cambri is back and looking more beautiful and sophisticated than ever, some of those old feelings resurface, and Jace instinctively knows, for the sake of his heart, that he needs to avoid her at all costs. If only it were that easy. The Ripple Effect Romance Series Enjoy this exciting new series of clean novellas by six critically-acclaimed authors. Like a pebble tossed into calm water, a simple act can ripple outward and have a far-reaching effect on those we meet, perhaps setting a life on a different course- one filled with excitement, adventure, and sometimes even love. Book 1: Home Matters by Julie N. Ford Book 2: Silver Linings by Kaylee Baldwin Book 3: Righting A Wrong by Rachael Anderson Book 4: Lost and Found by Karey White Book 5: Second Chances 101 by Donna K. Weaver Book 6: Immersed by Jennifer Griffith
/book/show/18898694-honey-kisses?from_search=true	Verna Clay	Honey Kisses (Romance on the Ranch #2)	This is the second book in thebut it can be read as a stand alone.This is Chick-Lit.Order of books:Some profanitySweet/sensual love scenesAnn Hackstetter first met Jackson Martinez while vacationing at the Lazy M Dude Ranch with her husband and teenage son. Part of the dude package was aThis is the second book in thebut it can be read as a stand alone.This is Chick-Lit.Order of books:Some profanitySweet/sensual love scenesAnn Hackstetter first met Jackson Martinez while vacationing at the Lazy M Dude Ranch with her husband and teenage son. Part of the dude package was a night of fun at Boot Bustin' Barn. Ann suspected that Sage Tanner, owner of Lazy M, bribed Jackson to dance with her as a way of making her inattentive husband jealous. Little did she realize that the dance would awaken emotions long suppressed. Of course, there is no outlet for those emotions. Now, five years later, she's a widow--a destitute widow. Over the years, her son's friendship with Sage's daughter Julie has blossomed, and now they're getting married. Wedding responsibilities have temporarily taken Ann's mind off her desperate situation. At the reception, Jackson asks her to dance--reawakening those emotions. He makes her feel twenty-one, instead of forty-one.Jackson Martinez has an easy way with the women and never gets too serious. However, to his surprise, he is attracted to timid Annie. She's older than he is, has a grown son, and probably has an aversion to men after being married to a guy who paid more attention to his cell phone than to her. When Sage reveals Annie's sad state of economic affairs, and says she's looking for a job, Jackson offers her a position at his cattle ranch running his household. Of course, he's just trying to help her get back on her feet, or so he almost convinces himself. Little does he know that Annie has a secret.Ann laughed and surreptitiously glanced at Jackson. Pritzy had pulled her chair close to his and pressed her body against his side. The pretty cowgirl reached to smooth a lock of his golden hair and whisper in his ear. He smiled and then glanced in Ann's direction. Ann quickly turned to her granny and asked how she liked the green bean casserole.
/book/show/6414515-the-foundling?from_search=true	Georgette Heyer	The Foundling	The Duke of Sale is out to prove himselfThe shy, young Duke of Sale has never known his parents. Instead, his Grace Adolphus Gillespie Vernon Ware, Gilly for short, has endured twenty-four years of rigorous mollycoddling from his uncle and valet. But his natural diffidence conceals a rebellious spirit.A mysterious beauty provides the perfect opportunityWhen Gilly hears ofThe Duke of Sale is out to prove himselfThe shy, young Duke of Sale has never known his parents. Instead, his Grace Adolphus Gillespie Vernon Ware, Gilly for short, has endured twenty-four years of rigorous mollycoddling from his uncle and valet. But his natural diffidence conceals a rebellious spirit.A mysterious beauty provides the perfect opportunityWhen Gilly hears of Belinda, the beautiful foundling who appears to be blackmailing his cousin, he absconds with glee. But he has no sooner entered this new and dangerous world than he is plunged into a frenzy of intrigue, kidnapping, adventure, and surprises at every turn.
/book/show/26334159-dancing-in-the-moonlight?from_search=true	RaeAnne Thayne	Dancing in the Moonlight: A Romance Novel	LIEUTENANT MAGDALENA CRUZ HAD COME HOME... But it wasn't the way she'd envisioned her return. And though all she wanted was to be alone, infuriatingly handsome Dr. Jake Dalton--of the enemy Daltons--wouldn't cooperate. And she needed him to, because the walls around her heart were dangerously close to crumbling every time he came near... Jake had spent most of his life tryLIEUTENANT MAGDALENA CRUZ HAD COME HOME... But it wasn't the way she'd envisioned her return. And though all she wanted was to be alone, infuriatingly handsome Dr. Jake Dalton--of the enemy Daltons--wouldn't cooperate. And she needed him to, because the walls around her heart were dangerously close to crumbling every time he came near... Jake had spent most of his life trying to get closer to Maggie, with little to show for it. But she was the woman he'd always wanted, and no injury in the world could change that. Now if only he could convince her that the woman who stood before him was beautiful, desirable, whole...and meant to be his... Previously Published.
/book/show/6867087-the-savakis-mistress?from_search=true	Annie West	The Savakis Mistress (Modern Romance, #889)	Only hours ago she was a tempting stranger. Now Damon Savakis knows who she really is - Callie Manolis, society ice-queen and duplicitous niece of his arch enemyYet when Callie's avaricious uncle loses the Manolis money, she is at Damon's mercy and is forced to become the Savakis mistress. But Damon is unprepared for her bOnly hours ago she was a tempting stranger. Now Damon Savakis knows who she really is - Callie Manolis, society ice-queen and duplicitous niece of his arch enemyYet when Callie's avaricious uncle loses the Manolis money, she is at Damon's mercy and is forced to become the Savakis mistress. But Damon is unprepared for her bravery, poise and purity in a world full of greed. She's paid her dues as his mistress he'll take her as his willing wife for free!
/book/show/17901949-the-silk-romance?from_search=true	Helena Fairfax	The Silk Romance	Sophie Challoner is sensible and hard-working, and a devoted carer of her father. One night her grandmother throws a ball for her in Parisand Sophie does something reckless that she can never forget.Jean-Luc Olivier is not a man to treat lightly. And so when fate takes a hand years after the ball, and reunites him with Sophie in Lyon, he is determined not to let her go aSophie Challoner is sensible and hard-working, and a devoted carer of her father. One night her grandmother throws a ball for her in Parisand Sophie does something reckless that she can never forget.Jean-Luc Olivier is not a man to treat lightly. And so when fate takes a hand years after the ball, and reunites him with Sophie in Lyon, he is determined not to let her go a second time.But it seems the fates are conspiring against their happiness. Jean-Luc has secrets of his own. And when disaster strikes at home in London, Sophie is faced with a choicestay in this glamorous world with the man she loves, or return to her family to keep a sacred promise she made her mother.
/book/show/18461601-heartbreak-ranch?from_search=true	Anastasia Ryan	Heartbreak Ranch	Recent college graduate, Graysen Beaufort, resigns herself to two weeks of boredom at a dude ranch honoring her parents wishes for one last family vacation.She doesn't plan on meeting Colt McCord, an irresistible cowboy who threatens to bring disorder to Graysen's ordinarily ordered life.Dodging an overprotective family, an unwelcome suitor, and certain heartbreak, GrayRecent college graduate, Graysen Beaufort, resigns herself to two weeks of boredom at a dude ranch honoring her parents wishes for one last family vacation.She doesn't plan on meeting Colt McCord, an irresistible cowboy who threatens to bring disorder to Graysen's ordinarily ordered life.Dodging an overprotective family, an unwelcome suitor, and certain heartbreak, Graysen struggles to break free of her limitations and submit her heart to Colts love. But learning to let go isn't easy, even with a man like Colt.Colt McCord, White Pine Ranchs head horse trainer, loves the busy, back-breaking work of a cattle ranch.But when he meets a beautiful and spirited woman from Iowa, she makes him forget everything he'd known before, and he risks everything to be with her.Colt is accustomed to breaking horses, but can he tame Graysens wild heart before it is too late?
/book/show/21857185-a-sweet-life-boxed-set?from_search=true	Bella Andre Barbara Freethy Heather Graham	A Sweet Life Boxed Set	Priced at only 2.99 (regular price 7.99), indulge in this stunning limited edition collection of fourteen contemporary romances by New York Times and USA Today Bestselling authors...You can make a difference while you read! All proceeds from the sale of A Sweet Life will be donated toPriced at only 2.99 (regular price 7.99), indulge in this stunning limited edition collection of fourteen contemporary romances by New York Times and USA Today Bestselling authors...You can make a difference while you read! All proceeds from the sale of A Sweet Life will be donated to the Diabetes Research Institute via Brenda Novak's Online Auction for Diabetes Research.Get your copy today!1500 pages/ 675 000 wordsThe only woman wealthy Irish pub owner Jake McCann wants is the one he can't have--Sophie Sullivan, his best friend's off limits sister. But when the beautiful librarian appears on his doorstep as his every fantasy come to life, even though Jake knows loving Sophie isn't the right thing to do...how can he possibly resist?From #1 NY Times Bestselling Author Barbara Freethy comes the first book about the Callaways, a big Irish family born to serve and protect, many as San Francisco firefighters.Members of the Krewe of Hunters team plan a relaxing vacation to jolly old London for the English celebration--they never figured that a May Pole just might be murder.When mystery shopper Shannon Jacoby meets billionaire Declan McCormick with her hand down a toilet in the men's room of one of his stores, it's love at first flush.The tale of Aaron Cross, a man who doesn't know he needs saving...until he meets Marissa Spencer, a heroine inspired by the real life founder of the Motheread/ Fatheread Literacy Program.Delaney is tired of waiting for the right man--all she wants is a baby. After seducing a handsome stranger, she returns to Dundee to find that same man is actually taking up residence on a ranch just outside of town--where he will very likely realize she's expecting.In relationships, Ian Dare offers the bare minimum--until one glimpse of sensual Riley Taylor changes his perspective. Their affair heats up and love comes into play, but Riley's secret past just might cost them everything.When Chandler Santell turns to Logan Grant, the most ruthless CEO in the finance industry to save her beloved Yoga and Arts Center, she never intended to have seduction as part of the plan...Though fiercely drawn to the comfort of Andrea McPhee's arms, Will Tanner isn't sure he can find room for a woman like her in a life focused on vengeance--until he discovers she has secrets of her own.Amanda gets a flash from the past when the nerdy kid she rejected in high school suddenly reappears in her life...dead sexy, he's all man and he wants her.Miranda Sweeney and her family find hope and healing while spending an autumn at Willow Lake after Miranda survives breast cancer.
/book/show/26752095-arthur-gordon-pym?from_search=true	Edgar Allan Poe	Arthur Gordon Pym: A Romance	This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most imporThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
/book/show/777853.The_Marble_Faun?from_search=true	Nathaniel Hawthorne Richard H. Brodhead	The Marble Faun: or, The Romance of Monte Beni	Although it is set in Rome, the fictive world ofdepends not on Italy's social or historical significance, but rather on its aesthetic importance as a definer of 'civilization'. As in, Hawthorne is concerned herAlthough it is set in Rome, the fictive world ofdepends not on Italy's social or historical significance, but rather on its aesthetic importance as a definer of 'civilization'. As in, Hawthorne is concerned here with the nature of transgression and guilt. A murder, motivated by love, affects not only Donatello, the murderer, but his beloved Miriam and their friends Hilda and Kenyon. As he explores the reactions of each to the crime, Hawthorne dramatizes both the freedoms a new cultural model inspires and the self-censoring conformities it requires. His examination of the influence of European culture on American travellers lay the groundwork for such later works of American fiction as Mark Twain'sand Henry James'.
/book/show/1015539.Mable_Riley?from_search=true	Marthe Jocelyn	Mable Riley: A Reliable Record of Humdrum, Peril, and Romance	Its the year 1901, and fourteen-year-old aspiring writer Mable Riley is on her way to fulfilling her dreams, or so she hopes. Shes sure that moving with her sister to a faraway town will brinIts the year 1901, and fourteen-year-old aspiring writer Mable Riley is on her way to fulfilling her dreams, or so she hopes. Shes sure that moving with her sister to a faraway town will bring adventures full of peril and romance to write about! At first, it seems that life in the new town is as humdrum as the one she left behind. But then Mable meets a real writer, one who wears daring fashions and enjoys shocking the townsfolk by sharing her opinions. And Mrs. Rattle has a few shocking secrets as well, including a dangerous plan that may soon bring Mable more peril and romance than she bargained for! Designed as a vintage journal including diary entries, letters, poems, and Mables own Romantic Novel, MABLE RILEY is a reliable record of a young girls coming of age at a time of womens early struggles for independence - a charmingly told tale that is as funny as it is inspiring.
/book/show/3203554-the-inconvenient-duchess?from_search=true	Christine Merrill	The Inconvenient Duchess	Compromised and wedded on the same day, Lady Miranda was fast finding married life not to her taste. A decaying manor and a secretive husband were hardly the stuff of girlish dreams. Yet every time she looked at dark, broodinCompromised and wedded on the same day, Lady Miranda was fast finding married life not to her taste. A decaying manor and a secretive husband were hardly the stuff of girlish dreams. Yet every time she looked at dark, brooding Marcus Radwell, Duke of Haughleigh, she felt inexplicably compelled--and determined--to make their marriage real!
/book/show/18602250-a-world-of-romance?from_search=true	Christopher  Shields (Editor) Alan  Hardy Amber Lea Easton	A World of Romance (ASMSG Collections #3)	The Authors Social Media Support Group (ASMSG) is proud to present:A World of Romance: A Short Story Collection.Twenty-authors, representing dozens in the Writer's Circle of ASMSG, pour their hearts, souls, and imaginations into stories of romance, affairs, relationships, and comic romance. From Sci-Fi and Fantasy Romance to a Biker's Affair, you'll find imagination, senThe Authors Social Media Support Group (ASMSG) is proud to present:A World of Romance: A Short Story Collection.Twenty-authors, representing dozens in the Writer's Circle of ASMSG, pour their hearts, souls, and imaginations into stories of romance, affairs, relationships, and comic romance. From Sci-Fi and Fantasy Romance to a Biker's Affair, you'll find imagination, sensuality, love, heartbreak, and happily sexy stories that intrigue and possibly generate a little steam.
/book/show/32564688-weretwins?from_search=true	Simply Shifters Maria Amor J.J. Jones	WereTwins: A 7 Book Paranormal Romance Box Set	The only thing better than one hunky shapeshifter is having two TWIN shapeshifters to enjoy at once. This box set is aThe only thing better than one hunky shapeshifter is having two TWIN shapeshifters to enjoy at once. This box set is a collection of 7 steamy WereTwin romances with something for everyone.This includes WereWolves, WereBears, WereDragons, WereTigers, WereLions and more...All of these books have been top 10 bestsellers in their category on Amazon with some even being #1 bestsellers!And do not forget, each book can be read standalone so you will never be left hanging!This is your chance to own them all for oneprice! No catches!The 7Paranormal Menage Romances included in this collection for you are...Weredragons Garret and Morgan have to find a mate each before they are forced into an arranged mating. However, they both find the beautiful Seraphina. Can she be convinced to be shared?Genevieve has moved to a new town and the local alphas Asher and Sylan go to check her out and make sure she is not a threat. However, instead of finding a threat they find a mate and Genevieve might not have a choice in the matter...Sex addict Mia Spence went online looking for a hookup with a panther shifter. Only she was in for a big surprise when twin panthers turned up and the night became far more wild than she ever expected...Samantha Green has never had a threesome before, let alone with twins. So she was excited to have her first time with hunky twins Jacon and Dylan Locke. However, she was yet to find out that they were WereTigers...When Kara Walker went to the Arctic to study possible shifter activity she did not expect to find herself kidnapped. Twin Polar Bear shifters Eric and Gunnar had never seen a human woman before and they were determined to learn more...WereBear twins Jake and Bobby are vying for position of leader of the tribe. It would all depend on who can find a mate first. And both twins want the beautiful Callie as their mate. Something has to give....Amanda just wanted some NSA fun went she went online but she was in for a big surprise when she met up with not one but two men who were twins. Little did she know, WereLions Grayson and Grear did not want NSA they wanted a mate...
/book/show/16070724-romance-en-la-bah-a?from_search=true	Sherryl Woods	Romance en la bahía	Ahora que Jess OBrien estaba lista para compartir su futuro con un hombre, sus amigas la convencieron para registrarse en un servicio de citas, pero no recibi pretendientes! El responsable de ello era su amigo de la infancia y psiclogo Will Lincoln, que ya haba elegido al hombre perfecto para ella: l mismo. Will haba amado a Jess prcticamente desde siempre. ConocaAhora que Jess OBrien estaba lista para compartir su futuro con un hombre, sus amigas la convencieron para registrarse en un servicio de citas, pero no recibi pretendientes! El responsable de ello era su amigo de la infancia y psiclogo Will Lincoln, que ya haba elegido al hombre perfecto para ella: l mismo. Will haba amado a Jess prcticamente desde siempre. Conoca sus defectos y su fuerza, pero a pesar de su sinceridad y de su encanto, Jess tema que la viera como un caso de estudio psicolgico ms que como a una chica. Con su familia y el pueblo de Chesapeake Shores detrs, Will finalmente dej claro lo que senta, pero era suficiente para convencer a Jess de que corriera el riesgo de su vida?
/book/show/11839784-so-speaks-the-heart?from_search=true	Johanna Lindsey	So Speaks the Heart	She was born a lady, heiress to rich French estates. But when Rowland of Montville captured her, he saw only a beautiful girl garbed in peasant's rags... a wench to serve his wants.Though betrayed into bondage, Brigitte de Louroux would never be any mShe was born a lady, heiress to rich French estates. But when Rowland of Montville captured her, he saw only a beautiful girl garbed in peasant's rags... a wench to serve his wants.Though betrayed into bondage, Brigitte de Louroux would never be any man's slave. Yet the fate of an unprotected woman could have been far more cruel than the rough embrace of a warrior lord as fair as Rowland de Montville.Defenseless against his unbridled passions, she yielded her innocence to the desires he aroused in her heart. And he, who had never known the enchantment of a woman's surrender, found a power in love as mighty as the sword he raised against their enemies.
/book/show/2903819-agatha-heterodyne-the-bettlebug-clank?from_search=true	Phil Foglio	Agatha Heterodyne the Bettlebug Clank: A Gaslamp Fantasy with Adventure, Romance & Mad Science	In a time when the Industrial Revolution has become an all-out war, Mad Science rules the World... with mixed success. At Transylvania Polygnostic University, Agatha Clay is a student with trouble concentrating and rotten luck. Dedicated to her studies but unable to build anything that actually works, she seems destined for a lackluster career as a minor lab assistant. ButIn a time when the Industrial Revolution has become an all-out war, Mad Science rules the World... with mixed success. At Transylvania Polygnostic University, Agatha Clay is a student with trouble concentrating and rotten luck. Dedicated to her studies but unable to build anything that actually works, she seems destined for a lackluster career as a minor lab assistant. But when the University is overthrown, a strange clank stalks the streets and it begins to look like Agatha might carry a spark of Mad Science after all.
/book/show/18817245-big-box-of-romance?from_search=true	Kelly Favor Locklyn Marx Morgan Garrity	Big Box Of Romance (Six Book Romance Boxed Set)	*Only 99 cents for a limited time!*From sweet and sexy to hot and spicy, this compilation has it all**Warning: Contains pages and pages of hot alpha males, scorching sex, and passionate romance.**Includes:by Kelly Favorby Kelly Favorby Kelly Favorby Morgan Garrityby Locklyn Marx*Only 99 cents for a limited time!*From sweet and sexy to hot and spicy, this compilation has it all**Warning: Contains pages and pages of hot alpha males, scorching sex, and passionate romance.**Includes:by Kelly Favorby Kelly Favorby Kelly Favorby Morgan Garrityby Locklyn Marxby Locklyn MarxWelcome to New York, where the only thing more demanding than the city is the men.Addison Maxwell is crushed when she loses her job writing an online tech column for Intuition Magazine. No job means no income, and no income means giving up her dream of living in New York City and being forced to move back to her small town in Georgia.Enter Nathan Sweet, Addisons gorgeous new boss. With his smoldering blue eyes and chiseled jaw, the thirty-year-old looks more like a model than an executive. On his first day at Intuition, he offers Addison a way to keep her job  take over writing the sex column. The only problem? Addison doesnt know much about sex.Fortunately, her hot new boss is all too happy to teach her. But Nathan has a dark side  hes prone to bouts of irrational jealousy, and his sexual preferences include whips, chains, and all sorts of delicious punishments.Will Addison be able to keep up with the gorgeous and powerful Nathan Sweet? Or will the dark and damaged billionaire scare her away?When Lindsay Benson buys her dream house, a cute little cottage on Cape Cod, she cant believe her luck. Until she meets the next door neighbor, Chace Davenport.Chace and Lindsay have a history  after one hot night a year ago, Chace disappeared without so much as a phone call, leaving Lindsay confused and broken-hearted. And after a run-in with her sexy, dark-haired new neighbor, Lindsay realizes hes the same jackass hes always been.Chace never meant for things with Lindsay to get so complicated. He has his reasons for leaving her, reasons that are too dark and serious to share with anyone. Hes hurt Lindsay once, and hes determined not to do it again. The only problem? He cant seem to keep his hands off herBut will he trust her enough to let her in on his secrets? And if he does, will Lindsay be able to accept him for who he really is?When twenty-two year old Nicole Masters gets a highly coveted internship working for one of the largest advertising companies in the world, she can't believe her luck. But Jameson International isn't just any company. It's owned by thirty-two-year-old business mogul and celebrity, Red Jameson.Red is known for his high flying lifestyle; dating models and hanging with the rich and famous.The powerful billionaire can have any woman he wants, and the naive college graduate can't imagine making much of an impression on her new CEO. But when Red Jameson takes notice of her and invites her up to his secluded office one day, everything changes.As it turns out, the powerful businessman also has a voracious sexual appetite, and it's been whetted by none other than Nicole herself. And Red needs to be in charge at every turn.Nicole isn't just any girl though, and Red Jameson's shocked to find that the young intern is more than a match for him in a battle of wits and will.**ALSO INCLUDES: FOR HIS TAKING, FOR HIS KEEPING, and CAN'T TAKE THE HEAT.**
/book/show/21972945-a-timeless-romance-anthology?from_search=true	Janette Rallison Heather B. Moore Luisa Perkins	A Timeless Romance Anthology: Summer in New York Collection	In USA Today bestselling author Janette Rallisons delightful novella, JOB HAZARDS, Lydia Robinson is posing as a prostitute. Undercover of course. Lydias job as a police officer hasnt reeled in her prince charming yet. That is, until Harrison Aldridge, old high school flame, pulls up to the corner to rescue the fallen damsel. Lydia cant exactly give Harrison the truthIn USA Today bestselling author Janette Rallisons delightful novella, JOB HAZARDS, Lydia Robinson is posing as a prostitute. Undercover of course. Lydias job as a police officer hasnt reeled in her prince charming yet. That is, until Harrison Aldridge, old high school flame, pulls up to the corner to rescue the fallen damsel. Lydia cant exactly give Harrison the truth without blowing her cover, and it takes a series of mishaps and another whole set of misunderstandings before Lydia will even consider letting Harrison back into her life.In Heather B. Moores enchanting novella, A TASTE OF SUN, Winona Grant embarks on a summer-long visit to NYC to house-sit for her great-aunt after a nasty break-up with her boyfriend Paul. But when her aunt commissions neighbor Steve Monti to tour Winona around, they strike a deal. Winona has too many deadlines to play tourist, and Steve is looking for a distraction from his looming gallery opening. So Steve goes on the tours by himself, and Winona reports back to her aunt as if shed gone too. The longer this happens, the more Winona wants to change her mind. Seeing the city with Steve might be the perfect solution to forgetting about Paul.In Luisa Perkinss sweet romance novella, DULCE DE LECHE, Marisol is desperate for another nanny job after being unfairly fired from her previous position. She has only two more semesters of college, but shes too proud to ask her wealthy parents for financial help. When her potential new employer, a single father working long hours as an anesthesiologist, decides shes too young and pretty to hire, she practically begs him for the job. Darius finally agrees, and as he watches her work miracles with his Aspergers son, he realizes there is much more to Marisol than he first believed.In TAKE A CHANCE, a captivating story by Sarah M. Eden, Miguel Santos has a stopover in New York. When the announcement of delayed flights comes over the PA system, Miguel is looking at spending several hours at the airport. Determined to get comfortable for the long wait, hes surprised when he spies a familiar face amongst the stranded passengers: Jane Schoonenburg, the last person he expected to see. Three months have passed since he asked Jane to marry himthree months of misery. And now he knows that he must talk to her, if only to find out why she broke his heart.Annette Lyons entrancing novella, FIRSTS AND LASTS, begins with Danis last week in New York. Shes failed in her dreams to catch a break as an actress and is now ready to return home and dust herself off. As she visits the places on her final to-see list, she meets Mark, another New York City transplant with big dreams. Except Mark hasnt given up on his. As they spend the day together, Dani realizes that even though she hasnt hit the big time she might be living her dream after all. Only problem: she has a one-way ticket back home.In Lisa Mangums whimsically titled story: &, Lucy is riding a wave of success at having found a bestselling novel in the slush pile at an exclusive New York publishing house. If only her personal life was storybook perfect as well. Her relationship with Devon is on the rocks, and even though she's been put in charge of the house while her boss is gone on business, Lucy isn't sure she's up to the task. It will take a chance encounter with a handsome wordsmith to help Lucy claim the courage that has always been a part of her heart.
/book/show/332229.Romance_of_the_Rose?from_search=true	Julie Beard	Romance of the Rose	When beautiful, quick-tempered Lady Rosalind Carbery inherits Thornbury Manor, she's determined to rule it alone and remain a virgin like the great Queen Elizabeth I. She longs for freedom and dreams of writing, like her friend William Shakespeare.But Drake Rothwell has other plans. A dashing privateer who was raised by Rosalind's father, he returns from the high seas to cWhen beautiful, quick-tempered Lady Rosalind Carbery inherits Thornbury Manor, she's determined to rule it alone and remain a virgin like the great Queen Elizabeth I. She longs for freedom and dreams of writing, like her friend William Shakespeare.But Drake Rothwell has other plans. A dashing privateer who was raised by Rosalind's father, he returns from the high seas to claim Thornbury as his own. Their merry battle takes a turn for the worse when the queen settles their dispute --- by taking the house from both of them. Desperate, Drake and Rosalind join forces to lay double claim to the land by marrying --- in name only. But soon the Rose of Thornbury realizes the one territory she cannot protect from Drake is her heart.
/book/show/15997279-merry-s-christmas?from_search=true	Susan Rohrer	Merry's Christmas: a love story (Redeeming Romance Series)	Desperate to make ends meet, winsome diner waitress Merry Hopper pitches herself for a job as a Christmas Coordinator to a handsome widower, promising to bring Christmas back for his three kids. As the haves collide with the have nots of this world, Merry finds herself head over heels for the family she's never haDesperate to make ends meet, winsome diner waitress Merry Hopper pitches herself for a job as a Christmas Coordinator to a handsome widower, promising to bring Christmas back for his three kids. As the haves collide with the have nots of this world, Merry finds herself head over heels for the family she's never had, most of all her new banker boss, not realizing that he's well on the way toward a Yuletide engagement to his employer's beautiful daughter.
/book/show/25646043-stepbrother-hero?from_search=true	Krista Lakes Cassandra Zara (Editor)	Stepbrother Hero: A Forbidden Military Romance	I'm pregnant, and the father of my child is the one man that I can't have.He's intelligent, muscular, and oh-so-sexy.He's also my stepbrother.Ian got off on tormenting me for years, using my silly crush to humiliate me over and over.However, things have changed since he joined the AI'm pregnant, and the father of my child is the one man that I can't have.He's intelligent, muscular, and oh-so-sexy.He's also my stepbrother.Ian got off on tormenting me for years, using my silly crush to humiliate me over and over.However, things have changed since he joined the Army. I've grown up, filled out, and come into my own.Even though he was leaving in a month, I soon realized that I would do anything, take any risk, to keep him in my life.Especially if I could give him the one thing he had always wanted...A baby.
/book/show/22048802-immersed?from_search=true	Jennifer Griffith	Immersed (Ripple Effect Romance #6)	Lisette Pannebaker speaks five languages and has a brilliant business planpersonal language immersion. Clients can hire her to shadow them and speak all day in any language they need to learn for business or travelwhatever. But theres a major hitch: shes far too pretty. Clients with less than honorable intentions sign up just to have Lisette at their side. Solution? ALisette Pannebaker speaks five languages and has a brilliant business planpersonal language immersion. Clients can hire her to shadow them and speak all day in any language they need to learn for business or travelwhatever. But theres a major hitch: shes far too pretty. Clients with less than honorable intentions sign up just to have Lisette at their side. Solution? A make-under. Way under.The bad wig, icky makeup and puffy sweaters work like a charm. None of her male clients show her the least bit of interest. Lisettes totally relieved.Until...Erik.Erik Gunnarson is charming, kind, and smarteverything shes ever looked for. Every day as his tutor is making her fall for him more. Even though he seems to have a secret, and shes sworn she'd never date a client, Lisette is tempted to shed her disguisealthough it could mean jeopardizing her career.The Ripple Effect Romance SeriesEnjoy this exciting new series of clean novellas by six critically-acclaimed authors.Like a pebble tossed into calm water, a simple act can ripple outward and have a far-reaching effect on those we meet, perhaps setting a life on a different courseone filled with excitement, adventure, and sometimes even love.Book 1: Home Matters by Julie N. FordBook 2: Silver Linings by Kaylee BaldwinBook 3: Righting A Wrong by Rachael AndersonBook 4: Lost and Found by Karey WhiteBook 5: Second Chances 101 by Donna K. WeaverBook 6: Immersed by Jennifer Griffith
/book/show/22023002-home-matters?from_search=true	Julie N. Ford	Home Matters (Ripple Effect Romance #1)	According to her mother, Olivia Pembroke was born to be a star. But how is she supposed to be famous when she can't even get a decent acting gig? Her lucky break comes when she lands an audition for a wildly popular home improvement show. Even though she has no design training and has never held a power tool, she refuses to let that stop her. She's confident that her destiAccording to her mother, Olivia Pembroke was born to be a star. But how is she supposed to be famous when she can't even get a decent acting gig? Her lucky break comes when she lands an audition for a wildly popular home improvement show. Even though she has no design training and has never held a power tool, she refuses to let that stop her. She's confident that her destiny is finally within reach.When her affections are torn between her heartthrob co-host and the irritating, yet somehow endearing lead contractor, does she continue to reach for the stars? Or does she design a new happily ever after? One that leads not to the fading lights of fame and fortune, but to a love that will burn forever.The Ripple Effect Romance SeriesEnjoy this exciting new series of clean novellas by six critically-acclaimed authors.Like a pebble tossed into calm water, a simple act can ripple outward and have a far-reaching effect on those we meet, perhaps setting a life on a different courseone filled with excitement, adventure, and sometimes even love.Book 1: Home Matters by Julie N. FordBook 2: Silver Linings by Kaylee BaldwinBook 3: Righting a Wrong by Rachael AndersonBook 4: Lost and Found by Karey WhiteBook 5: Second Chances 101 by Donna K. WeaverBook 6: Immersed by Jennifer Griffith
/book/show/27218553-beauty-and-the-clockwork-beast?from_search=true	Nancy Campbell Allen	Beauty and the Clockwork Beast (Steampunk Proper Romance #1)	Jane Eyre meets Beauty and the Beast.When Lucy Pickett arrives at Blackwell Manor to tend to her ailing cousin, Kate, she finds more than she bargained for. A restless ghost roams the hallways, werewolves have been reported in the area, and vampires lurk across the Scottish border. Lord Miles himself is clearly hiding a secret. He is brash and inhospitable, and does not tJane Eyre meets Beauty and the Beast.When Lucy Pickett arrives at Blackwell Manor to tend to her ailing cousin, Kate, she finds more than she bargained for. A restless ghost roams the hallways, werewolves have been reported in the area, and vampires lurk across the Scottish border. Lord Miles himself is clearly hiding a secret. He is brash and inhospitable, and does not take kindly to visitorseven one as smart and attractive as Miss Pickett. He is unsettled by the mysterious deaths of his new wife, Clara, and his sister, Marie. Working together, Miles and Lucy attempt to restore peace to Blackwell Manor. But can Lucy solve the mystery of Miles? Can she love the manbeast and all?
/book/show/11044691-secret-storm?from_search=true	Amelia James	Secret Storm (College Romance, #2)	Evolved Publishing presents Secret Storm by Amelia James, a contemporary romance novel. FOR ADULTS ONLY.~~~~~~~~~~...I want to let you in, Jack, but I. Oh hell, I just want you. I know youre not what I need, but I dont care. Take me to bed now and well sort the rest out later....The last thing Sara Jensen needs is another risky relationship. She wants Jack, but sheEvolved Publishing presents Secret Storm by Amelia James, a contemporary romance novel. FOR ADULTS ONLY.~~~~~~~~~~...I want to let you in, Jack, but I. Oh hell, I just want you. I know youre not what I need, but I dont care. Take me to bed now and well sort the rest out later....The last thing Sara Jensen needs is another risky relationship. She wants Jack, but shes been hurt too many times to trust him, even though hes more than a friend. Jack wont trust her, and that hurts more than her exs betrayal.Jack Wheeler wants Sara. His long-denied lust burns barely contained. But a dangerous secret comes back to haunt him, a secret so horrible he cant trust anyone with it, not even the woman he desires more than anything.For the first time since they met, theyre both available, but the timing couldnt be worse. Saras not too eager to trust a man again, and Jack refuses to reveal his secret. Getting involved right now is complicated, but Sara and Jack have waited long enough. Neither one of them can control their desires.But theres a storm approaching, and as hard as she tries, Sara cant run away from Jacks past. Jack wont accept her help, and Sara doesnt know how long she can wait for him to realize that he needs her.
/book/show/16219518-real-romance?from_search=true	Rosa Knapp Ginny Baird	Real Romance	Shy bookstore manager Marie McCloud spends each night between the covers with a hot guy... The hunky hero from one of her romance novels, that is. Having been cheated on, disparaged then ditched, Marie turns to pure fiction to soothe her aching heart. What she doesn't count on is finding real romance where she least expects it.Ladies' man David Lake is always up for a physShy bookstore manager Marie McCloud spends each night between the covers with a hot guy... The hunky hero from one of her romance novels, that is. Having been cheated on, disparaged then ditched, Marie turns to pure fiction to soothe her aching heart. What she doesn't count on is finding real romance where she least expects it.Ladies' man David Lake is always up for a physical challenge. An intellectual one? He's not so sure. But when David meets pretty Marie, he's ready to leap through some hoops to get the brainy brunette's attention. With a little bit of research and a whole lot of reading, David prepares to sweep Marie off her feet -- for the romance of a lifetime.
/book/show/15712808-journal?from_search=true	Kurt Cobain Laurence Romance (Translator)	Journal	Leader du groupe Nirvana, porte-parole d'une gnration, Kurt Cobain reste une lgende nimbe de mystre. Portrait authentique et intimiste, ses notes et dessins pars retracent depuis ses dbut la rage dvorante qui prcipita son succs et sa perte. Perptuant, vingt ans aprs sa mort, la voix lucide et insoumise d'un homme en qute de vrit.
/book/show/25670131-the-wings-of-the-dove-unabridged-edition---volume-1-2?from_search=true	Henry James	The Wings of the Dove (Unabridged Edition - Volume 1&2): Classic Romance Novel from the famous author of the realism movement, known for Portrait of a ... Casamassima, The Bostonians, The American...	This carefully crafted ebook: The Wings of the Dove (Unabridged Edition  Volume 1&2) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.The Wings of the Dove tells the story of Milly Theale, an American heiress stricken with a serious disease, and her effect on the people around her. Some of these people befriend Milly with honorable motThis carefully crafted ebook: The Wings of the Dove (Unabridged Edition  Volume 1&2) is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.The Wings of the Dove tells the story of Milly Theale, an American heiress stricken with a serious disease, and her effect on the people around her. Some of these people befriend Milly with honorable motives, while others are more self-interested. Kate Croy and Merton Densher are two betrothed Londoners who desperately want to marry but have very little money. Kate is constantly put upon by family troubles, and is now living with her domineering aunt, Maud Lowder. Into their world comes Milly Theale, an enormously rich young American woman who had previously met and fallen in love with Densher, though she didn't reveal her feelings. Her travelling companion and confidante, Mrs. Stringham, is an old friend of Maud. Kate and Aunt Maud welcome Milly to London, and the American heiress enjoys great social success...Henry James (1843  1916) was an American-British writer who spent most of his writing career in Britain. He is regarded as one of the key figures of 19th-century literary realism.
/book/show/20420471-hold-me-in-contempt?from_search=true	Wendy  Williams	Hold Me in Contempt: A Romance	Move over 50 Shades, there s a new romance in town. Superstar Wendy Williams brings on the heat in her first ever, no-holds-barred, down and dirty romance novel.Kimberly Kind is trying to get beyond her roots. A successful, beautiful, smart lawyer, she s finally finding direction in her life and getting out of the streets. But a terrible accident threatens to throw her cMove over 50 Shades, there s a new romance in town. Superstar Wendy Williams brings on the heat in her first ever, no-holds-barred, down and dirty romance novel.Kimberly Kind is trying to get beyond her roots. A successful, beautiful, smart lawyer, she s finally finding direction in her life and getting out of the streets. But a terrible accident threatens to throw her carefully laid plans off course. Now Kim s hiding a huge secret one that could threaten everything.Enter King. A perfect mix of Justin Timberlake and David Beckham, the man oozes sex and has more swagger than anyone Kim s ever met. Their chemistry is off the charts. But after passion-filled nights, the intensity of their emotions takes both of them by surprise.Love was not supposed to be an option. Now it s the only thing holding them together. When their pasts come back with a vengeance, can love possibly be enough?
/book/show/17931851-the-princess-problem?from_search=true	Diane Darcy	The Princess Problem (A Fairy Tale Romance #2)	In real life, shes given up on the fairytale ending...After having her heart broken twice, Alicia Dayne has sworn off men, decided to concentrate on her career, and is delighted to win a lucrative contract to make a commercial for Highborn Mattresses.She could make the most awesome fairytale commercial everexcept for Jonas Highborn, who isnt exactly thrilled with her PIn real life, shes given up on the fairytale ending...After having her heart broken twice, Alicia Dayne has sworn off men, decided to concentrate on her career, and is delighted to win a lucrative contract to make a commercial for Highborn Mattresses.She could make the most awesome fairytale commercial everexcept for Jonas Highborn, who isnt exactly thrilled with her Princess and the Pea ideas, and really doesnt want a prince in tights representing his company.Though hes trying to keep his grieving mother happy by letting her have charge of the commercial shoot, and though Alicias trying to keep in mind that this annoying guy is her boss for the moment, they cant seem to keep from clashing.Throw in an overly-handsome prince, a matchmaking mama, and a stunning rose garden, and maybe, just maybe, Alicia can be convinced they have a chance at something real.Because while she might not be a real princess, sometimes an ordinary girls got to take a chance, even when it seems too good to be true.When did Happily Ever After become so complicated?
/book/show/32732506-tempted?from_search=true	Lauren Landish Willow Winters	Tempted: A Bad Boy Next Door Romance	I had no regrets. Until she showed up.It started with her old man. That stubborn bastard set me up. He knew what he was doing. I fell for her before I even heard her voice.What was he thinking, trying to set her up with a prick like me?She's too good for me. I should've walked away. But every time she told me no,I had no regrets. Until she showed up.It started with her old man. That stubborn bastard set me up. He knew what he was doing. I fell for her before I even heard her voice.What was he thinking, trying to set her up with a prick like me?She's too good for me. I should've walked away. But every time she told me no, it only made me want to chase her more.And now I'm f*cked. She's f*cked.I'm trouble, that's all I am, and I brought that to her doorstep.She's gonna hate me. But she's not leaving.She tempted me; now she's mine.*Tempted is a full-length standalone romance with an HEA, no cheating, and no cliffhanger. Contains TWO featured books Blitzed and Bad Girl for your continued reading pleasure!
/book/show/41134.The_Memory_of_Whiteness?from_search=true	Kim Stanley Robinson	The Memory of Whiteness: A Scientific Romance	In 3229 A.D., human civilization is scattered among the planets, moons, and asteroids of the solar system. Billions of lives depend on the technology derived from the breakthroughs of the greatest physicist of the age, Arthur Holywelkin. But in the last years of his life, Holywelkin devoted himself to building a strange, beautiful, and complex musical instrument that he caIn 3229 A.D., human civilization is scattered among the planets, moons, and asteroids of the solar system. Billions of lives depend on the technology derived from the breakthroughs of the greatest physicist of the age, Arthur Holywelkin. But in the last years of his life, Holywelkin devoted himself to building a strange, beautiful, and complex musical instrument that he called The Orchestra.Johannes Wright has earned the honor of becoming the Ninth Master of Holywelkin's Orchestra. Follow him on his Grand Tour of the Solar System, as he journeys down the gravity well toward the sun, impelled by a destiny he can scarcely understand, and is pursued by mysterious foes who will tell him anything except the reason for their enmity.
/book/show/24344166-unbreak-me-tome-1-fran-ais?from_search=true	Lexi Ryan Marie-Christine Tricottet (Translator)	Unbreak me tome 1 (Français)	
/book/show/668170.The_Girl_Who_Invented_Romance?from_search=true	Caroline B. Cooney	The Girl Who Invented Romance	How can a girl have fun with a game if she's only watching from the sidelines? That's what sixteen-year-old Kelly Williams wonders when her best friend, Faith, complains that it's time to stop pretending and find real romance. As Kelly sees her friends, her older brother and even her parents knowingly and unknowingly play at romance, she decides to create a real game - a bHow can a girl have fun with a game if she's only watching from the sidelines? That's what sixteen-year-old Kelly Williams wonders when her best friend, Faith, complains that it's time to stop pretending and find real romance. As Kelly sees her friends, her older brother and even her parents knowingly and unknowingly play at romance, she decides to create a real game - a board game called Romance that captures the way people behave in matters of love and dating.From broken hearts to happily ever after, Caroline Cooney's inventive novel is sure to capture readers' hearts.
/book/show/133462.The_Paths_of_the_Dead?from_search=true	Steven Brust	The Paths of the Dead (Khaavren Romances, #3: The Viscount of Adrilankha, #1)	Two hundred years after Adron's Disaster, in which Dragaera City was accidentally reduced to an ocean of chaos by an experiment in wizardry gone wrong, the Empire isn't what it used to be. Deprived at a single blow of their Emperor, of the Orb that is the focus ofTwo hundred years after Adron's Disaster, in which Dragaera City was accidentally reduced to an ocean of chaos by an experiment in wizardry gone wrong, the Empire isn't what it used to be. Deprived at a single blow of their Emperor, of the Orb that is the focus of the Empire's power, of their capital city with its Imperial bureaucracy, and of a great many of their late fellow citizens, the surviving Dragaerans have been limping through a long Interregnum, bereft even of the simple magic and sorcery they were accustomed to use in everyday life.Now the descendants and successors of the great adventurers Khaavren, Pel, Aerich, and Tazendra are growing up in this seemingly diminished world, convinced, like their elders, that the age of adventures is over and nothing interesting will ever happen to them. They are, of course, wrong . . .For even deprived of magic, Dragaerans fight, plot, and conspire as they breathe, and so do their still-powerful gods. The enemies of the Empire prowl at its edges, inscrutable doings are up at Dzur Mountain . . . and, unexpectedly, a surviving Phoenix Heir, young Zerika, is discoveredsetting off a chain of swashbuckling events that will remake the world yet again.
/book/show/13038405-color-my-horse?from_search=true	Bev Pettersen	Color My Horse (Racetrack Romance, #1)	Jessica barely knows one end of a horse from the other but shoveling manure is preferable to letting her rich grandfather yank her strings. The only problem is that her new boss is a little too fussy and way too sexy.She can handle sleeping in a mice-infested stall as well as the occasional encounter with a mysterious, knife-wielding trespasser, but a lovable old geldingJessica barely knows one end of a horse from the other but shoveling manure is preferable to letting her rich grandfather yank her strings. The only problem is that her new boss is a little too fussy and way too sexy.She can handle sleeping in a mice-infested stall as well as the occasional encounter with a mysterious, knife-wielding trespasser, but a lovable old gelding and his uncompromising trainer threaten to break her heart.
/book/show/25801997-castle-mountain-lodge-romance?from_search=true	Elena Aitken	Castle Mountain Lodge Romance	**Please note- These books were previously published as Castle Mountain Lodge-The Steamy Versions. They are the same great books with new titles and HOT new covers!**The first three books in The Mountain Men of Castle LodgeUnexpected KissesChristmas represents everything Andi Williams is supposed to have, and doesn't. Running away to a remote mountain lodge in the Canad**Please note- These books were previously published as Castle Mountain Lodge-The Steamy Versions. They are the same great books with new titles and HOT new covers!**The first three books in The Mountain Men of Castle LodgeUnexpected KissesChristmas represents everything Andi Williams is supposed to have, and doesn't. Running away to a remote mountain lodge in the Canadian Rockies sounds like the perfect way to escape, until a mix-up finds her sharing a villa with sexy, rough around the edges, Colin Hartford.Colin's determination to enjoy the holiday he's missed for the last five years sweeps Andi into a season of joy that she's not sure she's ready for. Can Andi open herself up to everything the holidays have to offer...including love?Hidden KissesMorgan's looking to hide out from her life, but what she's not counting on is Bo, the handsome and rugged mountain guide at The Lodge who has his own heartache to bear and his troubled little girl who sneaks her way into Morgan's heart.Opening her heart again means opening herself up to the hurt that threatened to destroy her once. But if she can let down her guard long enough, Morgan might just see that everything she's been looking for is right in front of her.If it's not too late.Mistaken KissesEva Andrews would do anything for her best friend Andi, especially if it means dropping everything to plan a last minute wedding at Castle Mountain Lodge.But planning the perfect wedding isn't proving to be easy, especially when Jeff Michaels, the rugged and all too good-looking ranch hand, is determined to get in her way.Despite the fact that Jeff knows how to push all of Eva's buttons, there's an attraction between them that can't be denied. But Eva's sworn off men and even if she did allow herself to act on the feelings that keep growing stronger, there's the small matter of her 'fake date' in the way.Castle Mountain is known for bringing couples together, but can Eva and Jeff get out of their own way long enough to see what they could have--together?Also AvailableBook 4: Secret Kisses (Gage and Megan's Story)Book 5: Goodbye Kisses (Dylan and Carmen's Story)Book 6: Tempting Kisses (Jason and Lisa's Story)
/book/show/6395698-the-mammoth-book-of-time-travel-romance?from_search=true	Trisha Telep (Editor) Gwyn Cready Michelle Maddox	The Mammoth Book of Time Travel Romance	Twenty tales of swashbuckling adventure and passionate romance from some of the most exciting names in romance fiction, including Margo Maguire, Autumn Daw, Sandy Blair, Michele Maddox, Patti OShea, Holly Lisle, Kimberly Raye, and Madeline Baker.Join the heroines in this delightful anthology as they step backwardsor forwardsin time, transported to the Scottish HighlandsTwenty tales of swashbuckling adventure and passionate romance from some of the most exciting names in romance fiction, including Margo Maguire, Autumn Daw, Sandy Blair, Michele Maddox, Patti OShea, Holly Lisle, Kimberly Raye, and Madeline Baker.Join the heroines in this delightful anthology as they step backwardsor forwardsin time, transported to the Scottish Highlands or yesteryear, the Wild West, or the distant future. Propelled through time into situations rich with possibility and fraught with danger, these sexy, sassy heroines each seek their dreamed of happy ending.Will souls separated by time be reunitedor kept apartforever?
/book/show/26871861-all-of-you?from_search=true	Christina  Lee	All of You	ELLE : Avery, indpendante, forte de caractre et tudiante infirmire se contente daventures passagres et ne cherche aucune relation srieuse car elle ne fait pas confiance aux hommes. LUI : Bennett, irrsistible, tatou, tudiant en arts et vierge par choix, se rserve pour la femme de sa vie pour ne pas souffrir ni jouer avec le coeur des filles. EUX : Avery et BennetELLE : Avery, indpendante, forte de caractre et tudiante infirmire se contente daventures passagres et ne cherche aucune relation srieuse car elle ne fait pas confiance aux hommes. LUI : Bennett, irrsistible, tatou, tudiant en arts et vierge par choix, se rserve pour la femme de sa vie pour ne pas souffrir ni jouer avec le coeur des filles. EUX : Avery et Bennett sont les deux revers dune mme mdaille. Leurs histoires personnelles se ressemblent autant que leurs comportements sopposent. Mais une rencontre et une attirance immdiate feront basculer leurs certitudes. Face au dsir et aux sentiments, combien de temps rsisteront leurs rgles de vie ?
/book/show/24500707-the-envelope?from_search=true	Gay Romance	The Envelope	Letters and pictures suddenly start appearing in Anson's mailbox. But, he hasn't time to track down the anonymous source. His best friend is in trouble, and he needs him.
/book/show/20412218-jordan-s-island?from_search=true	Patricia Costa Viglucci	Jordan's Island: A River Romance	Preposterous! That's Jordan Whitney's outraged response at the reading of her uncles will. Expecting to inherit three family restaurants as promised, Jordan's first inkling that something is awry is the arrival of her ex-husband, once characterized as rudderless and undeserving of her. But Linc Thorpes presence is nothing compared to the bombshell the lawyer then droPreposterous! That's Jordan Whitney's outraged response at the reading of her uncles will. Expecting to inherit three family restaurants as promised, Jordan's first inkling that something is awry is the arrival of her ex-husband, once characterized as rudderless and undeserving of her. But Linc Thorpes presence is nothing compared to the bombshell the lawyer then drops. To inherit the businesses, Jordan must reunite with him, the man her uncle encouraged her to divorce. If she doesnt, the restaurants will be sold to the highest bidder and the money put in a trust fund. Jordan vows to fight the provision before learning the will is ironclad. Furthermore, she learns that Linc has built a rustic cabin in the St. Lawrence Rivers Thousand Islands . He plans to spend the summer there, and as his bride (for the second time), Jordan will be expected to rough it along with him, an unacceptable prospect. Oh, yes, the will also contains a baby clause.
/book/show/18891650-a-timeless-romance-anthology?from_search=true	Carla Kelly Sarah M. Eden Liz Adair	A Timeless Romance Anthology: Old West Collection	Six Award-Winning Authors have contributed new stories to A Timeless Romance Anthology: Old West Collection. Readers will love this collection of six historical western novellas, all with one thing in common: Romance.In BREAK A LEG, a charming story by two-time Rita Award winner Carla Kelly, hospital steward Colm Callahan is ready to move away from army life at Fort LaramiSix Award-Winning Authors have contributed new stories to A Timeless Romance Anthology: Old West Collection. Readers will love this collection of six historical western novellas, all with one thing in common: Romance.In BREAK A LEG, a charming story by two-time Rita Award winner Carla Kelly, hospital steward Colm Callahan is ready to move away from army life at Fort Laramie. His only regret is leaving behind exotic Ozzie Washington, easily the prettiest woman on the post. As a maid to the lieutenant colonel's wife, Ozzie is no wilting flower when it comes to hard work. When the post surgeon leaves for an extended week, Colm must handle several medical emergencies on his own. He pleads for Ozzie's help at the hospital. While they spend long days and nights working together, Colm, a shy man, realizes he can't hide the truth of his feelings for Ozzie. He needs a little help, though. Enter from stage left, Lysander Locke, Shakespeare tragedian on his way to Deadwood.THE SOLDIER'S HEART, an enchanting novella by Sarah M. Eden, follows Gregory Reeves has fallen in love with a woman hes never met. Her brothers dying wish is that Gregory checks on his family, and after the war, Gregory is only too happy to meet the woman hes been dreaming about. Helene mistakes him for a hired hand and sets him to work immediately. As time passes, Gregory finds it more and more difficult to reveal his true connection to her family, fearing that a woman who loathes liars will turn her disapproval on him.HIDDEN SPRING is an enthralling novella by Liz Adair, in which Susannah Brown is just getting her life back together after becoming a widow. She still misses Wesley with a fierce longing, but when she meets his half-brother, Douglas, she learns her heart is not completely dormant. Over the next several weeks, Douglas helps Susannah with repairs on her small ranch in exchange for supper. The exchange becomes more and more meaningful as Susannah realizes that Douglas might be the one to finally heal her heart.THE SILVER MINE BACHELOR, by Heather B. Moore, is a sweet romance between an unlikely pair. Lydia Stone has a checklist for men who qualify as the eligible bachelors in the mining town of Leadville, Colorado. Her new boss, Mr. Erik Dawson, is about to be struck off the list when she sees him coming out of the town brothel. Lydia doesnt know that Erik Dawsons sister has been living the brothel lifestyle for years, and hes set on redeeming her soul. When Lydia discovers Eriks secrets, she learns that life is not as black and white as she thinks.In Annette Lyons delightful story, THE SWEETEST TASTE, Della Stafford hates being a farm girl in the tiny town of Shelley, Idaho. Shell do anything to live in a big city and experience real city life. Her only regret is that shed have to leave Joseph behind, the young man who makes her heart flutter. But she's convinced that moving away is for the best; her dreams and Joseph's dreams are too dissimilar. Then Della takes a job as a maid in Los Angeles and must face the truth that what she thought would make her happy and what really will are totally different things.In the captivating novella, FAITH AND THE FOREMAN by Marsha Ward, Faith Bannister is forced to travel west to earn a living as a school mistress in Arizona Territory. Faith soon learns that living the frontier lifestyle of a single woman has many harsh challenges. But when she meets Slim McHenry, she discovers that life doesnt have to be so lonely. Unfortunately the dangerous Rance Hunter stands between her and Slim, and she must act with courage before everything is lost.
/book/show/1471693.The_Blackmail_Pregnancy?from_search=true	Melanie Milburne	The Blackmail Pregnancy	
/book/show/33859511-os-lusiadas?from_search=true	Lus de Cames	Os Lusiadas: Romance	Os Lusadas  uma obra potica do escritor Lus Vaz de Cames, considerada a epopeia portuguesa por excelncia. Provavelmente concluda em 1556, foi publicada pela primeira vez em 1572 no perodo literrio do classicismo, trs anos aps o regresso do autor do Oriente.A obra  composta de dez cantos, 1.102 estrofes e 8.816 versos que so oitavas decasslabas, sujeitas ao eOs Lusadas  uma obra potica do escritor Lus Vaz de Cames, considerada a epopeia portuguesa por excelncia. Provavelmente concluda em 1556, foi publicada pela primeira vez em 1572 no perodo literrio do classicismo, trs anos aps o regresso do autor do Oriente.A obra  composta de dez cantos, 1.102 estrofes e 8.816 versos que so oitavas decasslabas, sujeitas ao esquema rmico fixo  oitava rima camoniana. A ao central  a descoberta do caminho martimo para a ndia por Vasco da Gama,  volta da qual se vo descrevendo outros episdios da histria de Portugal, glorificando o povo portugus...Resumen : O poema pico mais genuno  o canto da construo duma nao com a ajuda de Deus ou dos deuses. Os Lusadas, como j a Eneida,  uma epopeia moderna, em que o maravilhoso no passa dum artifcio necessrio, mas s literrio. A f nica no Deus cristo  defendida por toda a obra.No se pode pensar em heresia porque no fazia sentido, em tempos de Contra-Reforma, acreditar nos deuses do panteo greco-romano, e a prova  a no censura dos inquisidores aos Deoses dos Gentios. No episdio da Mquina do Mundo (estrofe 82 do Canto X),  a prpria personagem da deusa Ttis que afirma: eu, Saturno e Jano, Jpiter, Juno, fomos fabulosos, Fingidos de mortal e cego engano. S para fazer versos deleitosos Servimos. No entanto, crticos defendem que esta fala de Ttis foi introduzida a pedido dos Censores, e que vrias outras Oitavas foram ou alteradas, ou mesmo cortadas, para que o Poema pudesse ser publicado.Apesar de terem cortado excertos da obra nas suas primeiras edies,[3] o Parecer do censor do Santo Ofcio na edio de 1572 declara que percebeu que este recurso no pretende mais que ornar o estilo Potico. Por isso, continua, no tivemos por inconveniente ir esta fbula dos Deoses na obra, mas no resiste a acrescentar ficando sempre salva a verdade de nossa santa f, que todos os Deuses dos Gentios so Demonios.Todavia, a presena destes deuses ocupa um lugar de muito relevo no poema. So as suas intrigas que ligam os episdios dispersos da epopeia e as suas intervenes deus ex machina que emprestam lgica a acontecimentos inesperados da viagem, relatados na narrativa...Extrato : Dai-me a fria grande e sonorosa,E no de agreste avena ou frauta ruda,Mas de tuba canora e belicosa,Que o peito acende e a cor ao gesto muda;Dai-me igual canto aos feitos da famosaGente vossa, que a Marte tanto ajuda;Que se espalhe e se cante no universo,Se to sublime preo cabe em verso.E, vs,  bem nascida seguranaDa Lusitana antiga liberdade,E no menos certssima esperanaDe aumento da pequena Cristandade;Vs,  novo temor da Maura lana,Maravilha fatal da nossa idade,Dada ao mundo por Deus, que todo o mande,Pera do mundo a Deus dar parte grande;Vs, tenro e novo ramo florecenteDe a rvore, de Cristo mais amadaQue nenh a nascida no Ocidente,Cesrea ou Cristianssima c
/book/show/24910802-resisting-the-biker?from_search=true	Cassie Alexandra Kristen Middleton	Resisting The Biker	Twenty-one-year-old college student, Adriana Nikolas, doesn't really know what to make of Raptor, the sexy biker who seems to be obsessed with getting into her pants. Hot or not, she knows from their first encounter that he's dangerous, both in AND out of bed.What Raptor wants, Raptor gets. Right now, he wants Adriana and will do whatever it takes to claim her as his womanTwenty-one-year-old college student, Adriana Nikolas, doesn't really know what to make of Raptor, the sexy biker who seems to be obsessed with getting into her pants. Hot or not, she knows from their first encounter that he's dangerous, both in AND out of bed.What Raptor wants, Raptor gets. Right now, he wants Adriana and will do whatever it takes to claim her as his woman. But, she keeps resisting, which isn't something that the Road Captain of the Gold Vipers is accustomed to. Arrogant, cocky, and stubborn, Raptor takes on the challenge, and in the meantime, gets much more than what he'd bargained for.A contemporary erotic romance63,000 WordsFor readers 18 and olderGraphic Themes, Language, Violence, Sex, Crude Language, Drugs,
/book/show/21896330-the-wilde-one?from_search=true	Savannah Young (Pseudonym) Karen Mueller Bryson	The Wilde One (Old Town Country Romance, #2)	THE WILDE ONE is the second novel in the spicy contemporary romance series about four sexy brothers, their small-town bar and their local country band. Each novel in the OLD TOWN COUNTRY ROMANCE series can be read as a STAND ALONE NOVEL or as part of the SERIES.FOUR WILDE BROTHERS...ONE WILDE COUNTRY BANDTucker Wilde joined the United States Army right out of high school aTHE WILDE ONE is the second novel in the spicy contemporary romance series about four sexy brothers, their small-town bar and their local country band. Each novel in the OLD TOWN COUNTRY ROMANCE series can be read as a STAND ALONE NOVEL or as part of the SERIES.FOUR WILDE BROTHERS...ONE WILDE COUNTRY BANDTucker Wilde joined the United States Army right out of high school and was injured in Iraq. But more than just his leg was shattered in the Middle East. The war also crushed his spirit and damaged his soul. When a strange couple arrives at his familys bar, Haymakers, Tucker can see signs of mental and emotional abuse and is immediately drawn to the lovely but fragile girl seated at his bar.Gracie Parker has been a victim of abuse her entire life. When her boyfriend, Dex, beats her in the parking lot of Haymakers and abandons her, its almost too much for the nineteen-year-old to bear. That is until Tucker appears like a warrior knight from the darkness to save her.Tucker and Gracie are two broken people who are immediately drawn together. But their relationship and even their very lives are threatened by Dex who will stop at nothing to get Gracie back.If you like your trucks loud, your beer cold and your men hot...you'll love THE WILDE ONE.
/book/show/119789.Medieval_Romances?from_search=true	Laura Hibbard Loomis (Editor) Roger Sherman Loomis (Editor)	Medieval Romances	The origins of romance/Roger Sherman Loomis & Laura Hibbard LoomisPerceval, or the story of the Grail/Chretien de TroyesTristan & Isolt/Gottfried von StrassburgThe youth of Alexander the GreatAucassin & NicoleteHavelok the DaneSir OrfeoSir Gawain & the Green KnightThe book of Balin/Sir Thomas MaloryList of Suggested ReadingsThe origins of romance/Roger Sherman Loomis & Laura Hibbard LoomisPerceval, or the story of the Grail/Chretien de TroyesTristan & Isolt/Gottfried von StrassburgThe youth of Alexander the GreatAucassin & NicoleteHavelok the DaneSir OrfeoSir Gawain & the Green KnightThe book of Balin/Sir Thomas MaloryList of Suggested Readings
/book/show/26812429-infatuation?from_search=true	Phoenyx Slaughter	Infatuation: A Rebel Stepbrother Romance	
/book/show/4712064-benita?from_search=true	H. Rider Haggard	Benita: An African Romance	An adventurous trader, it is said, hearing the legend of a great treasure buried a party of Portuguese hundreds of years before, as a last resource attempted its discovery by the help of a mesmerist. A child was put into a trance, and gave his mesmerist details of the adventures and death of the unhappy Portuguese men and women. With much other detail, the boy described thAn adventurous trader, it is said, hearing the legend of a great treasure buried a party of Portuguese hundreds of years before, as a last resource attempted its discovery by the help of a mesmerist. A child was put into a trance, and gave his mesmerist details of the adventures and death of the unhappy Portuguese men and women. With much other detail, the boy described the burial of the great treasure and its exact situation so accurately that the white man and the mesmerist were able to dig for and find the place where it had been -- for the bags were gone, swept out by the floods of the river. In another trance, the boy revealed where the sacks still lay; but before the white trader could renew his search for them, the party was hunted out of the country by natives whose superstitious fears were aroused, barely escaping with their lives. . . .
/book/show/24894007-a-sanguine-gem?from_search=true	Dawn Brower	A Sanguine Gem (A Marsden Romance #3)	Lady Gemma Kemsley is in dire straits. Her cousin Alfie inherited her father's estate upon his death. He quickly bled it dry of funds and is turning his lecherous intentions toward her. Alfie wants to have complete control over her inheritance. Without Alfie's approval she can't marry. She has one optionrun away and live with her best friend in America.When his sister beLady Gemma Kemsley is in dire straits. Her cousin Alfie inherited her father's estate upon his death. He quickly bled it dry of funds and is turning his lecherous intentions toward her. Alfie wants to have complete control over her inheritance. Without Alfie's approval she can't marry. She has one optionrun away and live with her best friend in America.When his sister begs Liam Marsden to help Gemma he reluctantly agrees. He has a past with Gemma he'd rather forgetinvolving a failed attempt at betrothal and her professed love. When he sees Gemma again he realizes he can't ever let her go. Instead of sending her to America he uses the old betrothal agreement to marry her.Gemma doubts Liam truly loves her. Can he convince her of the veracity of his love or will he lose her forever?
/book/show/25333718-romance-and-misconceptions?from_search=true	Mary Martinez	Romance and Misconceptions	What happens when one small misconception changes the lives of six people? Oops, I mean seven; I keep forgetting little Abbie gets a dad.Marnie and Melissa Hansen are identical twins, they are totally opposite of each other. Marnie loves anything artsy fartsy, dreams of marrying a passionate struggling artist someday, and she can't stand businessmen. She refers to them asWhat happens when one small misconception changes the lives of six people? Oops, I mean seven; I keep forgetting little Abbie gets a dad.Marnie and Melissa Hansen are identical twins, they are totally opposite of each other. Marnie loves anything artsy fartsy, dreams of marrying a passionate struggling artist someday, and she can't stand businessmen. She refers to them as suits, and she doesn't mean it as a compliment. Melissa on the other hand dreams of a family and a white picket fence. The American dream. Mostly she dreams of a future with her boss, David Bowman, who is most definitely a suit and does not want the American dream. Thank you very much!Jared Collins is a friendly business rival of David's and they compete for many of the same accounts. When Jared's young, impressionable gardener, Shane, overhears a conversation, he decides he needs to take revenge on behalf of his boss. Shane's not the sharpest tool in the shed, but he means well. That small misconception is what changes the lives of all of these people, including the beautiful caretaker of Jared's lodge and her daughter.
/book/show/25787929-recipe-for-romance?from_search=true	J.M. Snyder	Recipe for Romance	Preston Pruitt put aside his dreams of becoming a gourmet chef at a high-end restaurant to raise his daughter while her mother was on active duty in Afghanistan. Now Abby is a precocious eight-year-old in love with fairies and princesses, and Preston works at an unimaginative and monotonous job as a short order cook.Abby has her quirks, and when she tries to wear a pair ofPreston Pruitt put aside his dreams of becoming a gourmet chef at a high-end restaurant to raise his daughter while her mother was on active duty in Afghanistan. Now Abby is a precocious eight-year-old in love with fairies and princesses, and Preston works at an unimaginative and monotonous job as a short order cook.Abby has her quirks, and when she tries to wear a pair of costume wings for her school pictures, her father is called to help talk her out of them. That's when Preston meets Cam Richards, a handsome photographer with his own studio in town. Between Cam's quick smile and flirty manner, Preston is smitten and surprises himself by asking the guy out. Late night phone calls lead to dinner dates, and soon Preston is falling for Cam. It helps that Abby approves of her father's new special friend.With Cams encouragement, Preston gets the chance to interview for an executive chef position. Now that he has all the ingredients, will he finally fulfill his dream of becoming a top chef and find the perfect recipe for romance?
/book/show/16475275-thursdays-at-eight?from_search=true	Debbie Macomber	Thursdays at Eight: A Romance Novel	Thursday, 8: 00 a.m. Mocha Moments, Breakfast Club!Every week, these words appear in the calendars of four women. Every week, they meet for breakfast--and to talk, to share the truths they've discovered about their lives. To tell their stories. To offer each other encouragement and unfailing support.Clare has just been through a devastating and unexpected divorce. She's drThursday, 8: 00 a.m. Mocha Moments, Breakfast Club!Every week, these words appear in the calendars of four women. Every week, they meet for breakfast--and to talk, to share the truths they've discovered about their lives. To tell their stories. To offer each other encouragement and unfailing support.Clare has just been through a devastating and unexpected divorce. She's driven by anger and revenge--until she learns something about her ex-husband that forces her to question her own actions. Forces her to look deep inside for the forgiveness she's rejected...and the person she used to be.Elizabeth is a widow, in her late fifties, a successful professional. A woman who's determined not to waste another second of her life. And if that life should include romantic possibilities--well, why not?Karen is in her twenties, and she believes these should be the years for taking risks, reaching for your dreams. Her dream is to be an actor. Except that her parents think she should be more like her sister, the very conventional Victoria!Julia is turning forty this year. Her husband's career is established, her kids are finally in their teens and she's just started her own business. Everything's going according to schedule--until she discovers she's pregnant. That's not part of the plan.
/book/show/29915784-captivated-vampire-affliction-novel-1---sample-paranormal-characters?from_search=true	E.M. Jade	Captivated (Vampire Affliction Novel 1 - Sample) Paranormal characters, vampire romance, and werewolf action!	Captivated is a teen romance full of suspense and action that will keep you on the edge of your seat. -Alishia-The author was so brilliant with the layout of this book and conveying her characters in such a strong manner. -Jessica-Captivated is addictive, possessing, magnificent, and electrifying in every way possible. -Shane-One of the best books I've read this yeaCaptivated is a teen romance full of suspense and action that will keep you on the edge of your seat. -Alishia-The author was so brilliant with the layout of this book and conveying her characters in such a strong manner. -Jessica-Captivated is addictive, possessing, magnificent, and electrifying in every way possible. -Shane-One of the best books I've read this year so far and I can't wait to sink my teeth into the next one to this supernatural book series. -Stacey-Omg omg omg, BEST BOOK EVER YOU MUST READ THIS!! -Haley-There are moments you will be on the edge of your seat clutching the book because you can't read it fast enough. -Gabby-Quote:I stood close to the edge looking down at what I thought was my death. Then, I somehow ignored the water and only saw him. He looked like a dark angel on a cloud of mist holding his arms out to me. I closed my eyes and inhaled deeply. Then I jumped. MindyDESCRIPTION:After Mindy's childhood best friend, Dean Aiken, shuts her and everyone else out of his life, she learns to move on. Years pass and she gets used to the fact that he's no longer a part of her life, but things begin to changeMindy's new best friend, Markus Medina, witnesses Dean kill two people behind a club. Mindy has a hard time believing him, especially when he mentions that the bodies disappear. Poof! Into thin air. Markus decides he has to follow Dean around in order to get evidence that he's been killing people, so he doesn't sound like a nut to the police.Despite Marcus crazy theories about the possibility of Dean not being human. And not to mention the fact that he's dangerous. Mindy can't help that she may be falling in love with him. Even after hiding their feelings for each other from the world. Dean and Mindy being together stirs up dangers that neither of them could ever imagine. When she finds out about what Dean really is and the world he tried to keep her away from...it's already too late.BOOK CLUB REVIEWS:This book was well to sum it up in one word, perfect. When I first heard about Captivated, I thought hey, this sounds good but now that I have finished Captivated I'm like omg omg omg, BEST THING EVER YOU MUST READ THIS-Haley- YA-AholicI can whole heartily say that I absolutely, 100%, fell in love with this book, the characters and their world! This will be a series that will grab a hold of you and won't let go until you've reached the end & are trying to sell your first born to get a copy of the next book!-Jessica Hansen- Taking it One Book at a TimeCaptivated is a story full of suspense, romance and action that will keep you on the edge of your seat. It pulls you in and you wont be able to tear your eyes away from the page. With twists and turns that you wont see coming, a backstory that will pull on your heart strings and characters that you will get emotionally attatched to, Captivated is a must read.-Alishia Roza Ruly- Treasured Tales for Young AdultsIdea behind the story line was unique, different, and the ending was definitely unpredictable.-Katrina Whittaker- Page FlipperzFind out more at
/book/show/20630578-secondhand-romance?from_search=true	RoseAnn DeFranco	Secondhand Romance (Brothers of Audubon Springs, #2)	Annie O'Malley's dream of owning a secondhand bookstore in tight-knit Audubon Springs is coming true. Still reeling from her parents' sudden deaths, she believes that signs or messages can be found within the pages of books. She loves her job and has made plenty of friends but longs for the acceptance only love and a family can provide.Tony Iuliano is there to fix the wiAnnie O'Malley's dream of owning a secondhand bookstore in tight-knit Audubon Springs is coming true. Still reeling from her parents' sudden deaths, she believes that signs or messages can be found within the pages of books. She loves her job and has made plenty of friends but longs for the acceptance only love and a family can provide.Tony Iuliano is there to fix the wiring in her shop. He doesn't believe in fate, magic, or the power of a good book. All this combined with his sexy-as-sin presence and all-knowing attitude infuriates Annie. The quirky bookworm intrigues him enough to accept her bet to read a book from her shop. When he discovers a stack of fifty-year-old love letters in the book, he wants to leave the past alone, but seeing it as a sign, Annie challenges him to read the letters and search for the long-lost lovers or lose the bet.While shaking the dust off several ill-fated romances and fighting their attraction at every turn, the pair soon become the town gossip daily special. If they can stop arguing long enough, they may just discover this particular sign was meant for them all along.
/book/show/25159271-prescription-for-love?from_search=true	Radclyffe	Prescription for Love (A Rivers Community Romance, #2)	Flannery Rivers is content to let her sister Harper carry on the family dynastyat The Rivers hospital where they both work and on the home front. Now that Harper is settled and soon to be happily married, Flannery can ease back into her life of casual flirtations and find all the excitement she needs in the ER. Shes even got her next playmate all lined up, or so she thinFlannery Rivers is content to let her sister Harper carry on the family dynastyat The Rivers hospital where they both work and on the home front. Now that Harper is settled and soon to be happily married, Flannery can ease back into her life of casual flirtations and find all the excitement she needs in the ER. Shes even got her next playmate all lined up, or so she thinks.Abigail Remy is a city girl who accepts a position at the imperiled country hospital in the hope of finding a stable, safe community for her teenaged daughter who just announced shes a he. Unfortunately, when she arrives to work, she discovers the current ER Chief is less than happy to be replaced by a fresh-out-of-residency new comer. Add unexpected attraction to the incendiary mix of city and county, fire and ice, tradition and changeand the prescription is combustible.
/book/show/15086841-o-romance-do-adolescente-m-ope?from_search=true	Mircea Eliade	O Romance do Adolescente Míope	Ramas vreme de aproape sase decenii in manuscris, primul roman al lui Mircea Eliade a constituit la aparitie o adevarata revelatie pentru publicul romanesc. La sfarsitul anilor '80, iubitorii literaturii sale descopereau astfel un cu totul alt scriitor decat cel cu care se obisnuisera pana atunci. Si totusi, romanul acesta de prima tinerete, scris ca un jurnal, ba chiar avRamas vreme de aproape sase decenii in manuscris, primul roman al lui Mircea Eliade a constituit la aparitie o adevarata revelatie pentru publicul romanesc. La sfarsitul anilor '80, iubitorii literaturii sale descopereau astfel un cu totul alt scriitor decat cel cu care se obisnuisera pana atunci. Si totusi, romanul acesta de prima tinerete, scris ca un jurnal, ba chiar avand la baza un jurnal, pare sa-i fi pecetluit autorului destinul de prozator. In capitolele sale se dezvaluie intr-adevar sorgintea confesiva a multora din scrierile sale literare de mai tarziu: Viata se vietuieste inainte, iar eu scriu ceea ce a vietuit, noteaza undeva eroul romanului, tanar licean care-si propune sa scrie o cronica a adolescentei cum nu s-a mai scris. Si, lasandu-se purtat de meandrele cotidianului, imbatat de puterea pe care i-o confera transcrierea imediata a acestora, Eliade face intr-adevar un portret autentic al adolescentei, alcatuit din jocul prieteniilor si al iubirilor, din framantarile si aspiratiile caracteristice varstei, din urmarirea incordata a fagaduielilor viitorului, din privirea necrutatoare aruncata lumii adultilor.
/book/show/13558811-love-and-retribution?from_search=true	Mallory Monroe	Love and Retribution (Romancing the Mob Boss #3)	Reno and Trina are back, but this time they bring hunky Tommy Gabrini and his tall, gorgeous, African-American ladylove along for the ride.When Reno returns to Vegas to reignite his love affair with Trina, his blissfulness is interrupted by news that his sister has gunned down the son of a prominent mob boss. After a devastating retaliation, another mob war seems inevitablReno and Trina are back, but this time they bring hunky Tommy Gabrini and his tall, gorgeous, African-American ladylove along for the ride.When Reno returns to Vegas to reignite his love affair with Trina, his blissfulness is interrupted by news that his sister has gunned down the son of a prominent mob boss. After a devastating retaliation, another mob war seems inevitable unless Reno is able to outsmart his clever adversaries.He enlists the aid of ShoShawna Shanks, a beautiful lone wolf hired gun and the one woman able to keep Tommy Gabrinis attention.Tommy and Shawna seek to rekindle their tumultuous love affair, while Reno and Trina seek to hang onto theirs. But forces even they didnt see coming tries to tear them all apart, and to do so by any means necessary.
/book/show/384674.Falling_In_Love_With_Jesus_Abandoning_Yourself_To_The_Greatest_Romance_Of_Your_Life?from_search=true	Dee Brestin Kathy Troccoli	Falling In Love With Jesus Abandoning Yourself To The Greatest Romance Of Your Life	Falling In Love With Jesus Abandoning Yourself To The Greatest Romance Of Your Life
/book/show/19234458-never-too-old-for-romance?from_search=true	Barbara J. Peters	Never Too Old for Romance	The novel follows one womans quest to rediscover herself in ways she had forgotten existed. My hope is that the story will be an inspiration for others to achieve romantic love and fulfillment. This book is about confidence, taking risks, and making good use all of the 1,440 minutes of each day.
/book/show/332226.The_Romance_of_the_Rose?from_search=true	Guillaume de Lorris Jean de Meun Frances Horgan (Translator)	The Romance of the Rose	This is a new translation of The Romance of the Rose, an allegorical account of the progress of a courtly love affair which became the most popular and influential of all medieval romances. In the hands of Jean de Meun, who continued de Lorris's work, it assumed vast proportions and embraced almost every aspect of medieval life from predestination and optics, to the FranciThis is a new translation of The Romance of the Rose, an allegorical account of the progress of a courtly love affair which became the most popular and influential of all medieval romances. In the hands of Jean de Meun, who continued de Lorris's work, it assumed vast proportions and embraced almost every aspect of medieval life from predestination and optics, to the Franciscan controversy and the right way to deal with premature hair-loss.
/book/show/2855252-the-mammoth-book-of-vampire-romance?from_search=true	Trisha Telep (Editor) Karen Chance Lilith Saintcrow	The Mammoth Book of Vampire Romance	The biggest names in paranormal romance have created a fascinating array of 30 short stories of hot blood and inhuman passions that will leave you thirsting for more. Authors include Sherri Erwin, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Jenna Black, Jenna Maclaine, Raven Hart, Delilah Devlin, Keri Arthur, Kimberly Raye, Alexis Morgan, Lilith Saintcrow, C.T. Adams, Cathy Clamp, Susan Sizemore,The biggest names in paranormal romance have created a fascinating array of 30 short stories of hot blood and inhuman passions that will leave you thirsting for more. Authors include Sherri Erwin, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Jenna Black, Jenna Maclaine, Raven Hart, Delilah Devlin, Keri Arthur, Kimberly Raye, Alexis Morgan, Lilith Saintcrow, C.T. Adams, Cathy Clamp, Susan Sizemore, Dina James, Colleen Gleason, Barbara Emrys, Savannah Russe, Shiloh Walker, Vicki Pettersson, Rebecca York, Rachel Vincent, Amanda Ashley, Karen Chance, and Nancy Holder. These aint your mothers vampires!*** Fade to Black - Sherri Erwin - A professor's tryst with a gorgeous student brings a whole new meaning to `unsafe sex' when he infects her with the `vampire' virus.*** Ode to Evdard Munch - Caitlin Kiernan - A man shares his blood with a mysterious vamp for a piece of her dreams.*** Fangs for Hire - Jenna Black - When a vampire hit woman finds her oh so sexy prey is not what he seems, she just might have to consider rewritting her `contract'.*** The Righteous - Jenna Maclaine - A sorceress and a King put events in play to establish a group of vampires to police their own, which is the catalyst to bring a vampire and a woman who stakes them together in Paris.*** Knowledge of Evil - Raven Hart - An ancient vampire with a passion for learning meets a gorgeous professor who shares his thirst for knowledge.*** Viper's Bite - Delilah Devlin - A solitary vampire and a lonely woman connect but he must steal her memories to keep her safe.*** Dreams - Keri Arthur - Arthur's Riley Jensen and her sometimes lover vampire Quinn share dreams and danger.*** Love Bites - Kimberly Raye - From her Dead End Dating world, a hereditary vampire slayer flunks her final test when instead of finishing off the vampire she's staked she takes him her home to heal.*** What's at Stake - Alexis Morgan - A legal enforcer must either prove the innocence of the vampire she's secretly loved or she must put him to death.*** Coming Home - Lilith Saintcrow - Dante Valentine's foster daughter Liana is hired by the Nichtvahren who broke her teenage heart to kill his maker.*** To Ease the Rage - CT Adams & Cathy Clamp - A police officer will join with her undead partner to find the strength to protect her city from vamps that threaten the peace.*** Dancing with the Star - Susan Sizemore - A vampire's dreams of a dancing movie star may signal the end of her loneliness.*** Play Dead - Dina James - A vampire finds his soulmate and challenges the leaders of his clan for the right to choose his own bride.*** In Which a Masquerade Ball Unmasks an Undead - Colleen Gleason - Gleason's vampire hunting debutante Victoria tries to persue her attraction to Rockley while fighting off vamps at a masquerade ball with a little help and snide remarks from Max.*** A Temporary Vampire - Barbara Emrys - A vampire discovers a captivating `vampire' actress in New Orleans.*** Overbite - Savannah Russe - A vampire patient gives a dentist a chance to expand his practice to the undead and to pursue his secret fantasies.*** Hunter's Choice - Shiloh Walker - Seems like a spinoff from her series the leading man is a vampire and a 'hunter'. A grieving/vengeful woman turned vamp-slayer must reexamine her beliefs about vamps to keep the star of her passionate dreams when they meet again.*** The Sacrifice - Rebecca York - A princess becomes a willing sacrifice to a `monster' to save her father's kingdom under seige and gains not only her kingdom's freedom but her own salvation.*** Remember the Blood - Vicki Petterson - Two vampires are reborn without memories each year but strive to bring forward clues to `remember' each other and their love.*** The Midday Mangler Meets his Match - Rachel Vincent - An ordinary everyday vampire teen and her younger sister discover a use for their vestigal fangs when they have a run in with a killer.*** The Music of the Night - Amanda Ashley - A phantom of the opera obssesed woman gets a chance to star in her favorite fantasy when she meets her own phantom.*** The Day of the Dead - Karen Chance - From the Cassandra Palmer series, vampire Thomas seeks to rid the world of his evil former master and to aide a magical mercenary with a forbidden power to save her missing brother from the evil vamps yearly human hunt.*** Vampire Unchained - Nancy Holder - A return to Holder's House of the Blood/Shadows/Flame/Phoenix world. Vampire Liam's secret negotiations with the House of Phoenix cause him to be accused of treason against his clan, his punishment is imprisonment with his human lover as the only source of blood, but their love holds the key that may free them.*** A Stand-up Dame - Lilith Saintcrow - A soft touch for a dame in danger, this PI returns from the dead to solve his case.*** Untitled 12 - Cailtlin R. Kiernan - A sick woman searches until a vampire finds her.
/book/show/3213286-let-it-snow?from_search=true	John Green Maureen Johnson Lauren Myracle	Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances	Sparkling white snowdrifts, beautiful presents wrapped in ribbons, and multicolored lights glittering in the night through the falling snow. A Christmas Eve snowstorm transforms one small town into a romantic haven, the kind you see only in movies. Well, kinda. After all, a cold and wet hike from a stranded train through the middle of nowhereSparkling white snowdrifts, beautiful presents wrapped in ribbons, and multicolored lights glittering in the night through the falling snow. A Christmas Eve snowstorm transforms one small town into a romantic haven, the kind you see only in movies. Well, kinda. After all, a cold and wet hike from a stranded train through the middle of nowhere would not normally end with a delicious kiss from a charming stranger. And no one would think that a trip to the Waffle House through four feet of snow would lead to love with an old friend. Or that the way back to true love begins with a painfully early morning shift at Starbucks. Thanks to three of todays bestselling teen authorsJohn Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myraclethe magic of the holidays shines on these hilarious and charming interconnected tales of love, romance, and breathtaking kisses.Tender without being mushy, these carefully crafted stories of believable teen love will leave readers warm inside for the holidays.Contemporary culture, humorous romantic developments and strong characters enhance this collaborative effort.
/book/show/369042.The_Vicomte_de_Bragelonne?from_search=true	Alexandre Dumas David Coward (Editor)	The Vicomte de Bragelonne (The D'Artagnan Romances, #3.1)	opens an epic adventure which continues withand reaches its climax in. This new edition of the classic translation presents a key episode in the Musketeers saga, fully annotated and with an introduction by a leading Dumas scholar.
/book/show/2784688-tender-is-the-night?from_search=true	F. Scott Fitzgerald	Tender Is The Night: A Romance	Set on the French Riviera in the late 1920s,is the tragic romance of the young actress Rosemary Hoyt and the stylish American couple Dick and Nicole Diver. A brilliant young psychiatrist at the time of his marriage, Dick is both husband and doctor to Nicole, whose wealth goads him into a lifestyle not his own, and whose growing strength highlights DickSet on the French Riviera in the late 1920s,is the tragic romance of the young actress Rosemary Hoyt and the stylish American couple Dick and Nicole Diver. A brilliant young psychiatrist at the time of his marriage, Dick is both husband and doctor to Nicole, whose wealth goads him into a lifestyle not his own, and whose growing strength highlights Dick's harrowing demise. A profound study of the romantic concept of character,is lyrical, expansive, and hauntingly evocative.
/book/show/19475561-la-foire-aux-vanit-s?from_search=true	William Makepeace Thackeray Georges Guiffrey (Translator)	La foire aux vanités: édition intégrale (Romance)	Voici le chef d'oeuvre anglais du XIXme sicle, crit par le grand William Makepeace Thackeray, et seul Dickens peut rivaliser avec lui en ce qui concerne l'impact littraire qu'eurent ses romans  cette poque. La Foire aux Vanits est sans contexte son plus grand livre dans lequel Thackeray dvoile tout son talent pour la satire, la critique des moeurs et les exquis porVoici le chef d'oeuvre anglais du XIXme sicle, crit par le grand William Makepeace Thackeray, et seul Dickens peut rivaliser avec lui en ce qui concerne l'impact littraire qu'eurent ses romans  cette poque. La Foire aux Vanits est sans contexte son plus grand livre dans lequel Thackeray dvoile tout son talent pour la satire, la critique des moeurs et les exquis portraits des protagonistes. Le titre est rvlateur de la toile de fond du roman, o toutes ces personnes se dchanent dans cette Foire qu'est le Londres du XIXme pour arriver  leur fin.Thackeray nous prsente donc sa foire aux vanits comme un spectacle de marionnettes, il met en scne une multitude de personnages dont il prcise bien qu'aucun n'est prpondrant. Pourtant le lecteur en retient surtout un : Rebecca Sharp alias Mistress Rawdon Crawley. Car si l'un des personnages symbolise  lui seul les deux sens du terme vanit, c'est bien celui-l. Rebecca, Becky pour les intimes, est issue du milieu populaire mais sera leve parmi les jeunes filles de haut rang grce  un acte de charit. Elle est destine  devenir gouvernante mais Becky a de bien plus grandes ambitions...Comme Balzac, comme Zola, l'auteur parsme cette fresque grandiose de toutes les activits humaines: amour, haines, intrigues, querelles de famille, conflits d'hritage, religion, rivalits noblesse/bourgeoisie, bals, guerres napoloniennes... Mais la foire aux vanits est aussi une comdie satyrique: Thackeray s'arrange donc pour ridiculiser tous ceux qui se croient importants, ce qui apporte beaucoup de piquant et d'humour au rcit. Les aristocrates et nouveaux riches de l'poque en prennent pour leur grade et, bien souvent, il faut avouer qu'ils le mritent, car beaucoup sont vraiment ridicules!Une formidable comdie humaine  l'anglaise, ponctue du lgendaire flegme britannique. Irrsistible!Format professionnel lectronique  Ink Book dition.
/book/show/71847.Set_This_House_in_Order?from_search=true	Matt Ruff	Set This House in Order: A Romance of Souls	
/book/show/93135.The_Romance_of_the_Forest?from_search=true	Ann Radcliffe	The Romance of the Forest	Set in a Roman Catholic Europe of violent passions and extreme oppression, the novel follows the fate of its heroine Adeline, who is mysteriously placed under the protection of a family fleeing Paris for debt. They take refuge in a ruined abbey in south-eastern France, where sinister relics of the past - a skeleton, a manuscript, and a rusty dagger - are discovered in concSet in a Roman Catholic Europe of violent passions and extreme oppression, the novel follows the fate of its heroine Adeline, who is mysteriously placed under the protection of a family fleeing Paris for debt. They take refuge in a ruined abbey in south-eastern France, where sinister relics of the past - a skeleton, a manuscript, and a rusty dagger - are discovered in concealed rooms. Adeline finds herself at the mercy of the abbey's proprietor, a libidinous Marquis whose attentions finally force her to contemplate escape to distant regions. Rich in allusions to aesthetic theory and to travel literature, The Romance of the Forest is also concerned with current philosophical debate and examines systems of thought central to the intellectual life of late eighteenth-century Europe.
/book/show/6343788-with-this-ring?from_search=true	Martha Cecilia	With This Ring... (Precious Hearts Romances, #125)	Hindi niya alam kung sino siya at kung saan siya nagmula. Ang tanging alam niya ay kailangang makatakas siya sa mga ahente ng white slavery na isang cargo ship siya napatakbo. Napapasok sa isang bakanteng cabin at nagtago sa closet. Hindi nagtagal ay dumating ang umuokupa ng cabin. At mula sa closet ay kitang-kita nang maghubo't hubad si Gino! Sa tingin niya ay tila ito isHindi niya alam kung sino siya at kung saan siya nagmula. Ang tanging alam niya ay kailangang makatakas siya sa mga ahente ng white slavery na isang cargo ship siya napatakbo. Napapasok sa isang bakanteng cabin at nagtago sa closet. Hindi nagtagal ay dumating ang umuokupa ng cabin. At mula sa closet ay kitang-kita nang maghubo't hubad si Gino! Sa tingin niya ay tila ito isang greek god.Paano siya lalabas? Saan siya pupunta? Naglalayag na ang cargo ship!
/book/show/24964922-tool?from_search=true	Sabrina Paige	Tool (A Step Brother Romance, #2)	I call him Tool because hes a dick.Gaige ONeal is nicknamed Tool because of what hes packing. Rumor is, hes well equipped.I wouldnt know. Ive never had the pleasure.Hes a cocky, entitled, insufferable a**hole whos as reckless with women as he is with that stupid motorcycle he races.Hes also my stepbrother. Lucky me.Its been four years since Ive seen him. FouI call him Tool because hes a dick.Gaige ONeal is nicknamed Tool because of what hes packing. Rumor is, hes well equipped.I wouldnt know. Ive never had the pleasure.Hes a cocky, entitled, insufferable a**hole whos as reckless with women as he is with that stupid motorcycle he races.Hes also my stepbrother. Lucky me.Its been four years since Ive seen him. Four years since hes made me so frustrated I could scream. Four years since hes given me that look, the one that makes me instantly wet.So its just f**ing fitting that the first time I see him in four years, hes buried beneath three scantily clad blondes.Now Im stuck here under the same roof with him while he recovers from a racing injury. An injury that clearly hasnt affected the use of his tool.The problem is, as much as I despise him, I just cant help myself. I want to find out what kind of tool he's working with.
/book/show/24845850-insatiable-t02-de-la-trilogie-thoughtless?from_search=true	S.C. Stephens Typhaine Ducellier (Translator)	Insatiable T02 de la trilogie Thoughtless	
/book/show/22609470-a-fine-romance?from_search=true	Candice Bergen	A Fine Romance	In the follow-up toher bestselling engaging, intelligent, and wittily self-deprecating autobiography ()Candice Bergen shares the big events: her marriage to a famous French director, the birth of her daughter,, widowhood, falling in love again, and watching her daughter blossom.begins with Bergens charming firstIn the follow-up toher bestselling engaging, intelligent, and wittily self-deprecating autobiography ()Candice Bergen shares the big events: her marriage to a famous French director, the birth of her daughter,, widowhood, falling in love again, and watching her daughter blossom.begins with Bergens charming first husband, French director Louis Malle, whose huge appetite for life broadened her horizons and whose occasional darkness never diminished their love for each other. But her real romance begins when she discovers overpowering love for her daughter after years of ambivalence about motherhood. As Chloe grows up, Bergen finds her comic genius in the biggest TV role of the 80s,, and makes unwanted headlines when Dan Quayle pulls her into the 1992 presidential campaign.Fifteen years into their marriage, Malle is diagnosed with cancer, and Candice is unflinching in describing her and Chloes despair over his death. But after years of widowhood, she feels the sweet shock of finding a different kind of soulmate. Candice takes us through the first years of her new marriage and shares the bittersweetness of watching Chloe leave home and flourishand the comedy of a losing battle against those damn wrinkles and extra pounds.A natural writer, Candice is hilarious, brutally honest, down-to-earth, and wise. She may be a beautiful Hollywood actress with a charmed life, but Candice is someone who can talk frankly about extraordinary events. Readers who pull up a chair will feel like theyve just made a best friend.
/book/show/780730.A_Sicilian_Romance?from_search=true	Ann Radcliffe	A Sicilian Romance	In A Sicilian Romance (1790) Ann Radcliffe began to forge the unique mixture of the psychology of terror and poetic description that would make her the great exemplar of the Gothic novel, and the idol of the Romantics. This early novel explores the cavernous landscapes and labyrinthine passages of Sicily's castles and convents to reveal the shameful secrets of its all-poweIn A Sicilian Romance (1790) Ann Radcliffe began to forge the unique mixture of the psychology of terror and poetic description that would make her the great exemplar of the Gothic novel, and the idol of the Romantics. This early novel explores the cavernous landscapes and labyrinthine passages of Sicily's castles and convents to reveal the shameful secrets of its all-powerful aristocracy.
/book/show/26113856-viagem-ao-centro-da-terra?from_search=true	Jules Verne Carlos Heitor Cony douard Riou (Illustrator)	Viagem ao centro da Terra: Adaptação do romance de Júlio Verne	
/book/show/25517851-cannon?from_search=true	Sabrina Paige	Cannon (A Step Brother Romance, #3)	Hendrix Cannon Cole is a major D*ck. That's D*ck with a capital D.He's nicknamed Cannon because of the weapon between his legs.He's damaged, dirty, and demanding. A sexy-as-f*ck ex-Marine.My stepbrother.I used to hate him. Then I loved him. Then I hated him again.Our history is complicated. But my family thinks he's the perfect solution to my problem. A scandal has thrHendrix Cannon Cole is a major D*ck. That's D*ck with a capital D.He's nicknamed Cannon because of the weapon between his legs.He's damaged, dirty, and demanding. A sexy-as-f*ck ex-Marine.My stepbrother.I used to hate him. Then I loved him. Then I hated him again.Our history is complicated. But my family thinks he's the perfect solution to my problem. A scandal has thrown me into the limelight, and I'll be screwed if I don't stay on the straight and narrow. Now, Hendrix's new job is making sure I behave.What I didn't count on was being stuck spending every waking moment with him.The heat between us is explosive. But if he fires that cannon, we'll both get burned.**This is a standalone novel with a HEA**
/book/show/17194461-hustle-me?from_search=true	Jennifer Foor	Hustle Me (Bank Shot Romance, #1)	John (Jammer) Thomas is not one of the good guys your parents want you to end up with. He's been on his own since he was seventeen, traveling from city to city, making enough money to survive by doing the only thing he's ever been good at.Playing pool.He's covered in tattoo's and has a mouth that would make a grandmother cry.He doesn't do relationships.He doesn't care aboJohn (Jammer) Thomas is not one of the good guys your parents want you to end up with. He's been on his own since he was seventeen, traveling from city to city, making enough money to survive by doing the only thing he's ever been good at.Playing pool.He's covered in tattoo's and has a mouth that would make a grandmother cry.He doesn't do relationships.He doesn't care about anyone besides himself.He's a drifter.A Hustler.At first look, she's just a pretty little thing behind the bar, but Charlene (Charlie) is so much more.After her parents died in a fire she was put into the foster care system. Thanks to her good grades and hard work, she earned herself a scholarship.Feeling like she was finally going to make something for herself, she finds out she has inherited a bar and a kid brother, from a father she never even knew.While she tries to manage her new life, people from her father's past come to collect old debts and threaten everything Charlie has left.Can she really trust Jammer, or is he just helping her for what it pays out?
/book/show/6768498-possession?from_search=true	A.S. Byatt	Possession: A Romance	Alternate cover edition.Literary critics make natural detectives, says Maud Bailey, heroine of a mystery where the clues lurk in university libraries, old letters, and dusty journals. Together with Roland Michell, a fellow academic and accidental sleuth, Maud discovers a love affair between the two Victorian writers the pair has dedicated their lives to studying: RaAlternate cover edition.Literary critics make natural detectives, says Maud Bailey, heroine of a mystery where the clues lurk in university libraries, old letters, and dusty journals. Together with Roland Michell, a fellow academic and accidental sleuth, Maud discovers a love affair between the two Victorian writers the pair has dedicated their lives to studying: Randolph Ash, a literary great long assumed to be a devoted and faithful husband, and Christabel La Motte, a lesser-known fairy poetess and chaste spinster. At first, Roland and Maud's discovery threatens only to alter the direction of their research, but as they unearth the truth about the long-forgotten romance, their involvement becomes increasingly urgent and personal. Desperately concealing their purpose from competing researchers, they embark on a journey that pulls each of them from solitude and loneliness, challenges the most basic assumptions they hold about themselves, and uncovers their unique entitlement to the secret of Ash and La Motte's passion.
/book/show/15758720-romance?from_search=true	Chuck Palahniuk	Romance	A short story, read by Chuck himself and available in audio exclusively from Blackstone.Originally published in Playboy magazine, Romance is a twisted love story like only Chuck could tell.
/book/show/158771.Romance_of_the_Three_Kingdoms_Vol_1?from_search=true	Luo Guanzhong C.H. Brewitt-Taylor (Translator) Robert E. Hegel (Introduction)	Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Vol. 1	In 220 EC, the 400-year-old rule of the mighty Han dynasty came to an end and three kingdoms contested for control of China. Liu Pei, legitimate heir to the Han throne, elects tIn 220 EC, the 400-year-old rule of the mighty Han dynasty came to an end and three kingdoms contested for control of China. Liu Pei, legitimate heir to the Han throne, elects to fight for his birthright and enlists the aid of his sworn brothers, the impulsive giant Chang Fei and the invincible knight Kuan Yu. The brave band faces a formidable array of enemies, foremost among them the treacherous and bloodthirsty Ts'ao Ts'ao. The bold struggle of the three heroes seems doomed until the reclusive wizard Chuko Liang offers his counsel, and the tide begins to turn.is China's oldest novel and the first of a great tradition of historical fiction. Believed to have been compiled by the play-wright Lo Kuan-chung in the late fourteenth century, it is indebted to the great(Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms) completed by the historian Ch'en Shou just before his death in 297 CE. The novel first appeared in print in 1522. This edition, translated in the mid-1920s by C. H. Brewitt-Taylor, is based on a shortened and simplified version which appeared in the 1670s. An Introduction to this reprint by Robert E. Hegel, Professor of Chinese and Comparative Literature at Washington University, provides an insightful commentary on the historical background to the novel, its literary origins and its main characters.
/book/show/18302979-trust-me?from_search=true	Melanie  Walker	Trust Me (TAT: A Rocker Romance, #1)	Carrie Beckett knew what fear was. Pain, Anger, Terrorshe also knew Trust. Of all the things her father taught her and her brother, it was her brother Noah who taught her to trust.At fourteen and awakened in the middle of the night by her eighteen year old brother Noah, they run and escape a fate that is worse than death. Years of abuse so severe has left them both strongCarrie Beckett knew what fear was. Pain, Anger, Terrorshe also knew Trust. Of all the things her father taught her and her brother, it was her brother Noah who taught her to trust.At fourteen and awakened in the middle of the night by her eighteen year old brother Noah, they run and escape a fate that is worse than death. Years of abuse so severe has left them both strong, wounded and careful. They know to trust one another above all things and promise then and there they will never look back.The summer before her final year at UW Carrie agrees to a date with her long time crush who happens to be her brother Noahs best friend Chad Blake. The tattooed and sexy as sin front-man for rock band Thick as Thieves and the crowned King of Gig Harbors bad boys, Chad is a known for a good time, great music, killer tats and a sweet goodbye the morning after as long as the girl knows the score. Everything he is, is everything Noah wants her safe from.Chad has wanted his best friends sister since she was eighteen but stayed away after Noah warned him that Carrie was off limits. Having been burned in the past, Chad focused on his day job as a tattoo artist and his dream of making it big with his band Thick as Thieves; keeping his bed warm until he had the chance to get Carrie Beckett there and never let her leave.Noah sheltered Carrie as best he could, keeping her as far from his personal life and Chad Blake as he could. He wanted nothing but happiness and freedom for the sister he watched suffer day in and day out.But Carrie is innocent and smart, strong willed with a sassy mouth, all the things Chad loves about her and refuses to deny himself of anymore.Risking it all on a whim, he shows up and asks Carrie to go All In and betray her brother for a chance to be together.Carrie is brought into the world of parties, concerts, fangirls and sex - that forces her to face the memories of her past in order to move on with Chad as her future.Knowing that love is a reward, trust, a gift, Carrie and Chad fall with a passion so strong, it threatens to break them both. They will battle back all the bad things in life for just a second of good and all the insecurities will come to an explosive head that may just destroy them both.
/book/show/22671764-scandalous-heroes-box-set?from_search=true	Latrivia S. Nelson Tianna Laveen Bridget Midway	Scandalous Heroes Box Set: Sensual Romance	ALPHAS, SHIFTERS, DOMS, BILLIONAIRES, BLUE COLLAR HUNKS AND URBAN HEROES: SCANDALOUS HEROES COLLECTION GIVES READER THE KIND OF BAD BOYS WOMEN LOVEThis collection includes best sellers of USA Today and Amazon Top 100 Authors whose stories reflect the diversity of romance such as contemporary, mafia drama, urban lit, BDSM to paranormal and sci-fi. These authors have takenALPHAS, SHIFTERS, DOMS, BILLIONAIRES, BLUE COLLAR HUNKS AND URBAN HEROES: SCANDALOUS HEROES COLLECTION GIVES READER THE KIND OF BAD BOYS WOMEN LOVEThis collection includes best sellers of USA Today and Amazon Top 100 Authors whose stories reflect the diversity of romance such as contemporary, mafia drama, urban lit, BDSM to paranormal and sci-fi. These authors have taken the time to pen new full length and original stories for the readers only found in this collection for a limited time. Collection stats: 1,857 pages/485,737 word count. Total retail value: $35.91.RALLENTI ~ Sienna MynxSEIGED BY RYM ~ Yvette HinesRAW EXPOSURE ~ Aliyah BurkeVasilys Revenge ~ Latrivia NelsonDOUBLE TROUBLE- Men of 3X CONStruction~ Erosa KnowlesTATTOOED MOON ~ Tiana LaveenEVERYTHING IS EVERYTHING ~ Pepper PaceLAST CALL ~Bridget MidwayThe Wrath of Michael ~ Serenity King
/book/show/23282576-hopeful-leigh?from_search=true	Melanie  James	Hopeful Leigh (Literal Leigh Romance Diaries, #3)	If Leigh has learned anything this summer, its that magic can be chaotic. Despite some headline making disasters in her last diary, Leigh is eternally hopeful. With Four-bitten Fangtasy behind her, Leigh decides to write a little paranormal erotica with her newest disasterpiece, Bangin the Billion-were. She even takes on a rehash of the popular YA dystopian genre, in herIf Leigh has learned anything this summer, its that magic can be chaotic. Despite some headline making disasters in her last diary, Leigh is eternally hopeful. With Four-bitten Fangtasy behind her, Leigh decides to write a little paranormal erotica with her newest disasterpiece, Bangin the Billion-were. She even takes on a rehash of the popular YA dystopian genre, in her novella Regurgitant. It seems that even the editing of other authors writing can make her unwittingly fire up her literal-witchcraft. Leigh finds out how bad things can get when her friends ask her to edit their own cowboy-biker book, Steel Stetsons. Despite the flurry of writing, Leighs romantic heart is racing. Her boyfriend, Hunter will finally graduate from the Chicago Police Academy. Will Leigh and Hunter finally be able to enjoy some quality time on a camping trip? What will Leigh think of Hunters unique family? What is Luna capable of when pushed to an act of desperation?It seems Randy Johnson (Designer at Paranormal Chic) and Gertie have unwittingly uncovered a new mystery for Leigh and her hapless coven to sort out. Now, the upcoming Witches Halloween Gala is in jeopardy, not to mention the future of civilization. Follow these magical misfits, as they travel half way around the world to a hexed Scottish Castle and take on the very essence of evil, in Hopeful Leigh.
/book/show/22238852-grimoire-of-stone?from_search=true	Keith  W. Harvey	Grimoire of Stone: A Romance of Water	A hundred years after a World War, Moses Stern, spy and gunslinger, serves the Vatican in La Ciudad, Mexico. On a mission north of the Rio Concho, he falls prey to vampire witches and Coyote, a shape-shifting trickster. The witches are searching for a human champion to rid the earth of dragons; and, when they capture Stern, they realize they have found their man. All theyA hundred years after a World War, Moses Stern, spy and gunslinger, serves the Vatican in La Ciudad, Mexico. On a mission north of the Rio Concho, he falls prey to vampire witches and Coyote, a shape-shifting trickster. The witches are searching for a human champion to rid the earth of dragons; and, when they capture Stern, they realize they have found their man. All they have to do is persuade him to travel to the dragons' realm, discover why they have come to earth, and figure out a way to send them home. He agrees. But, once there, he finds four elemental realms in turmoil, beset by tyrant kings and terrible demons. He also learns that returning home may be nigh impossible. So, when a demon offers him unlimited power and a way back, he makes a Faustian bargain. Earth and Stern will never be the same again.
/book/show/13602400-breve-romance-de-sonho?from_search=true	Arthur Schnitzler Sergio Tellaroli (translator)	Breve Romance de Sonho	Mais prxima dos contos aterrorizantes de E. T. A. Hoffmann do que da teoria psicanaltica de Freud, esta pequena obra-prima do escritor vienense Arthur Schnitzler (1862-1931)  antes de mais nada uma histria de horror em que o sexo acaba se revelando um jogo amoroso com a morte.Certa noite, durante uma troca de confidncias, uma mulher provoca ou seduz o marido ao lhe cMais prxima dos contos aterrorizantes de E. T. A. Hoffmann do que da teoria psicanaltica de Freud, esta pequena obra-prima do escritor vienense Arthur Schnitzler (1862-1931)  antes de mais nada uma histria de horror em que o sexo acaba se revelando um jogo amoroso com a morte.Certa noite, durante uma troca de confidncias, uma mulher provoca ou seduz o marido ao lhe contar uma fantasia sexual que teve no passado. Transtornado pelo cime, o marido, um jovem mdico, sai no meio da noite para atender ao chamado de um paciente  beira da morte e se v enredado, a partir da, numa aventura mrbida e ertica em que a vida estar sempre por um fio.Stanley Kubrick, que se baseou nesta novela de Schnitzler para realizar o ltimo filme de sua vida - De olhos bem fechados -, definiu Breve romance de sonho como uma histria sobre o medo.
/book/show/23162026-bromance-to-romance?from_search=true	Elizabeth  Daniels	Bromance to Romance	A young man stares at the camera wearing a white T-Shirt and black-rimmed Ray Ban eye glasses. Facial hair covers his chin and upper lip. Tattoos of a skull and flower are visible on his neck. His look is vulnerable, sincere, and wanting.This story was written as a part of the event. Group members were asked to write a story prompt inspired by a photo of their choice. Authors of the group selected a photo and prompt that spoke to them and wrote a short story.This story may contain sexually explicit content and is. It may contain content that is disagreeable or distressing to some readers. The M/M Romance Group strongly recommends that each reader review the General Information section before each story for story tags as well as for content warnings.
/book/show/25901725-tarnished-romance?from_search=true	Sandi K. Whipple	Tarnished Romance	CAN THE HOOKER FIND LOVE? It seems rather improbable that a prostitute would meet and fall in love with the guy of her dreams, an attorney who is not a client. Yet the stars matched the lovers with ease. When an abusive client begins to stalk Judy, she turns to the strong man for her former pimp to take care of it. The client ends up dead, and in the aftermath, Judy's whitCAN THE HOOKER FIND LOVE? It seems rather improbable that a prostitute would meet and fall in love with the guy of her dreams, an attorney who is not a client. Yet the stars matched the lovers with ease. When an abusive client begins to stalk Judy, she turns to the strong man for her former pimp to take care of it. The client ends up dead, and in the aftermath, Judy's white lies and past secrets backfire. Once they're revealed, the man she loves walks away.
/book/show/12958903-the-heart-of-the-matter?from_search=true	Mallory Monroe	The Heart of the Matter (Romancing the Mob Boss #2)	Reno and Trina are back, but this time the hounds of hell are on their trail. Their marriage isnt a day old before Renos enemies conspire against him and end up targeting his own wife. Reno, a man of honor who never starts a fight but will always finish one, refuse to let anyone get away with disrespecting him. He fights back, but he doesnt even know who the enemy is anReno and Trina are back, but this time the hounds of hell are on their trail. Their marriage isnt a day old before Renos enemies conspire against him and end up targeting his own wife. Reno, a man of honor who never starts a fight but will always finish one, refuse to let anyone get away with disrespecting him. He fights back, but he doesnt even know who the enemy is anymore. And he soon discovers that protecting his wife isnt going to be as simple as keeping her under his thumb.Trina, too, is concerned by the tumultuousness of their lifestyle as Renos overly protective, Alpha-male behavior becomes almost unbearable for her. She, too, fights back, but she discovers that taming Reno isnt going to be as simple as doing it her way. Both are determined to make their brand new marriage work, but the odds begin to stack against them.But when Reno finds out he has a son from a previous relationship, and his son is being used as a pawn by his enemies, the game changes again. And Reno and Trina begins to discover that not only is their way of life under attack, but their very love for each other as well.
/book/show/32163080-transcendent?from_search=true	Shevaun Delucia	Transcendent (Forbidden Romance #2)	Love, desire, and the undeniable hunger for another living being is something Jeffrey Bauer knows nothing about. Women have always been drawn to him like moths to a flame. But, hes been careful to never indulge in the same woman more than once; its a rule he has always abided by. A rule that has kept him safeuLove, desire, and the undeniable hunger for another living being is something Jeffrey Bauer knows nothing about. Women have always been drawn to him like moths to a flame. But, hes been careful to never indulge in the same woman more than once; its a rule he has always abided by. A rule that has kept him safeuntil now.Jeffs impervious world now crumbles to the wayside once he crosses paths with herElise Jewels. She knocks down his walls with just one glance. She grabs ahold of his soul, without permission, and keeps it hostage. Shes become the exception to his simple rule.Elise screams innocence and puritya beauty that Jeff doesnt want to taint. He has to decide to embark on his deepest desires with Elise or to save her from himself by staying far away.Will he be able to fight the irresistible pull she has on him? Or will he allow her to slip away?
/book/show/28935170-summer-lake-romance-box-set?from_search=true	S.J. McCoy	Summer Lake Romance Box Set: Book 1-3 (Summer Lake, #1-3)	The Summer Lake contemporary romance series follows a group of friends from a small lakeside town in the California hills. They have kept in touch over the years and now, in their early thirties, their lives are drawing them back to Summer Lake and to each other.Book 1: Love Like You've Never Been HurtEmma Douglas came to Summer Lake as an orphan twenty three years ago.The Summer Lake contemporary romance series follows a group of friends from a small lakeside town in the California hills. They have kept in touch over the years and now, in their early thirties, their lives are drawing them back to Summer Lake and to each other.Book 1: Love Like You've Never Been HurtEmma Douglas came to Summer Lake as an orphan twenty three years ago. After losing her parents so young and later suffering a disastrous marriage, she believes that love only ever leads to pain and loss.When she meets Jack Benson, the business partner of her childhood friend Pete, she sees everything she used to long for in a man; tall, dark, and drop dead gorgeous! Despite their undeniable attraction, Emma is too scared to risk her heart, especially on a man so much like her ex - sexy, smart, funny, successful and no doubt the same kind of cheat!When events lead them both to Summer Lake for the summer, will Jack be able to persuade her that he's nothing like her ex in all the ways that really matter? That the love she used to dream of isn't a little girl's fantasy, but a reality they can share if she can get past her fear and learn to trust?Book 2: Work Like You Don't Need the MoneyHolly Hayes is a realist, if nothing else. She's going to be Maid of Honor at her best friend, Emma's wedding in Summer Lake. Pete Hemming, self made millionaire, powerful CEO, all around good guy, is going to be the Best Man. If they're going to be able to get through their official duties, there's one thing they'll need to deal with first. Sex!He may be out of her league socially and financially, but one thing is clear. He wants her. She wants him. What's the harm in one night of passion? It's inevitable they're going to end up naked together. So it's best to get it out of the way early, right? So they can get on with organizing the wedding.Pete Hemming is a man with a plan. He's lived his life by the plan, built his business by it. The plan doesn't allow for a woman in his life, only in his bed. Trouble is, once he gets Holly into his bed, he can't get her out of his mind. But he can't let her into his life, can he?Book 3: Dance Like Nobody's WatchingMissy Malone has had a great summer, watching her friends meet wonderful guys and fall in love. She even has a wonderful guy in her own life. Trouble is, he's only in her life to mentor her son, Scot. She just has to stop daydreaming that he could be as good for her as he is for Scot. What would he ever see in her anyway? She's a broke single mom who talks too much, while he's a quiet, shy, tech genius. And besides...he has a girlfriend!On paper, Dan Benson has a great life in San Jose. His software development company, his penthouse apartment, his car, and his girlfriend are all supposed to make him feel happy and successful. None of them do. Until he started visiting Summer Lake, he'd always been more comfortable around computers than people. These days he's comfortable hanging out with his brother, Jack, and his friends. He feels successful when he's helping Scot. Most of all, he's happier than he's ever been, when he can spend time with Missy.Will the attraction between them be enough to overcome the differences and obstacles that stand in their way?This book is intended for readers 18+
/book/show/23790637-hearts-stolen?from_search=true	Caryl McAdoo	Hearts Stolen (Texas Romance #2)	Unbeknownst to loved ones, a headstrong young wife is snatched off the prairie by two Comanche braves, carried north of the Red River, and traded to their war chief for ponies. After five years, a small detail of Texas Rangers rides into camp, and she determines that day will bring freedom or death. Shell remain captive no more. Sassy Nightengale almost gives up hope untiUnbeknownst to loved ones, a headstrong young wife is snatched off the prairie by two Comanche braves, carried north of the Red River, and traded to their war chief for ponies. After five years, a small detail of Texas Rangers rides into camp, and she determines that day will bring freedom or death. Shell remain captive no more. Sassy Nightengale almost gives up hope until a company of Texas Rangers rides into Bold Eagles peace camp. She learns theyve come for the negotiated exchange of stolen white women, except her name isnt on their list. Purposing in her heart to escape captivity with her blue eyed, four- year-old that day, she does everything she can to be noticed. Famed Texas Ranger Levi Baylor spots the red headed beauty and agrees to the war chiefs price adding his personal horse and weapon to the Republic agents offerings. The trade propels the couple on a trail of joy and sorrow. Sweet love blossoms but must be denied. His integrity and her faith in God keep them at arms length, not allowing even a kiss. Sassys still married to her sons father, and Levis honor bound to deliver her hometo her husband. Can their forbidden love be made holy? God hates divorce. Is it wrong to hope, expect Nightengale to relinquish his wife and son? Will Sassy and Levi find the redemption they seek for their troubled souls?
/book/show/32057335-romancing-the-wrong-twin?from_search=true	Clare London	Romancing the Wrong Twin	How tangled can a romantic web get?When gruff mountaineer Dominic Hartington-George seeks sponsorship for his latest expedition, his London PA insists on a more media-friendly profilelike dating celebrity supermodel Zeb Z.Zeb cant make the date, so he asks his identical twin, Aidan, to stand in for just one evening. Aidan, a struggling playwright, shuns the limelight toHow tangled can a romantic web get?When gruff mountaineer Dominic Hartington-George seeks sponsorship for his latest expedition, his London PA insists on a more media-friendly profilelike dating celebrity supermodel Zeb Z.Zeb cant make the date, so he asks his identical twin, Aidan, to stand in for just one evening. Aidan, a struggling playwright, shuns the limelight to the extent people dont even know Zeb has a sibling, but he reluctantly agrees.When the deception has to continue beyond the first date, Aidan fights to keep up the pretense. Dominic likes his sassy, intelligent companion, and Aidan starts falling for the forthright explorer. But how long can Aidans conscience cope as confusion abounds? Will coming clean as the other twin destroy the trust theyve built?
/book/show/21663749-the-clever-detective?from_search=true	Linsey Lanier	The Clever Detective: Story 1	After six years as a private investigator, Stacey Alexander has the strangest day of her life when she falls down a hollow tree and meets her new client, a nutty old dude with a crown who thinks he's a king. She'd climb right out of there, except that the crazy dude wants her to find his son, the Prince. And that is one hot-looking male. She'd be crazy herself not to takeAfter six years as a private investigator, Stacey Alexander has the strangest day of her life when she falls down a hollow tree and meets her new client, a nutty old dude with a crown who thinks he's a king. She'd climb right out of there, except that the crazy dude wants her to find his son, the Prince. And that is one hot-looking male. She'd be crazy herself not to take this case.
/book/show/23473030-haunting-leigh?from_search=true	Melanie  James	Haunting Leigh (Literal Leigh Romance Diaries, #4)	Its Halloween, Leighs favorite time of the year. As a rookie witch with high hopes, she has a lot to look forward to.When a mysterious supernatural force meddles in her life things take a turn for the worse.Hunter gets caught in the paranormal crossfire and his very soul may be at risk. Leighs job seems to have suddenly gone sour as well.The public school doesn't shaIts Halloween, Leighs favorite time of the year. As a rookie witch with high hopes, she has a lot to look forward to.When a mysterious supernatural force meddles in her life things take a turn for the worse.Hunter gets caught in the paranormal crossfire and his very soul may be at risk. Leighs job seems to have suddenly gone sour as well.The public school doesn't share this young teachers enthusiasm for what they deem to be a religious holiday.To keep her entire life from falling apart at the seams, Leigh needs serious help.Once again she calls on her trustworthy but inept best friends to pull her through. Magical mayhem abounds.Leigh has a run-in with a bizarre cult bent on human sacrifice, some galloping golems, AND pesky ghostsnot to mention stray bolts of witchcraft!Can Marie Laveau and Hunters parents help the gang put together an emergency sance in the historic but haunted Schlitt House?They find out some ghosts can be a real drag, possession has side effects, and exorcisms are unpredictable at best.What will the Witches Halloween Gala in Salem be like? Will we finally find out what the deal is with Luna when she gets her paw read?Read all about it in Haunting Leigh, Book 4 of the Literal Leigh Romance Diaries.
/book/show/24723547-the-heir-i?from_search=true	Lara Hunter	The Heir & I: Taming The Playboy	After enduring the daily annoyances of her boss, Lily is shocked when he asks her to accompany him on a romantic night out. Does this scheming playboy have ulterior motives, howevAfter enduring the daily annoyances of her boss, Lily is shocked when he asks her to accompany him on a romantic night out. Does this scheming playboy have ulterior motives, however?Watched by the ever-present eye of his overbearing, disapproving father, Oliver hatches a plan to meet his approval; he'll stage a fake relationship with the ever-sensible, always-responsible Lily Ashton, as cover for his exuberant lifestyle. Oliver might have gotten more than he bargained for, however; can Lily teach the tear-away playboy that there's more to life and love than cheap, sleazy thrills?
/book/show/8061305-romance-with-chaos?from_search=true	Nishant Kaushik Nishant	Romance With Chaos	Ever felt that your life is a quagmire of uncertainty and dissatisfaction? Ever felt that destiny has struck a raw deal for you?About The AuthorNishant Kaushik is a twenty-six year old business consultant working with a leading multinational company. His first novel Watch Out! We are MBA was published early in 2008, and is selling successfully across India. A Romance withEver felt that your life is a quagmire of uncertainty and dissatisfaction? Ever felt that destiny has struck a raw deal for you?About The AuthorNishant Kaushik is a twenty-six year old business consultant working with a leading multinational company. His first novel Watch Out! We are MBA was published early in 2008, and is selling successfully across India. A Romance with Chaos is his second novel.
/book/show/23437971-false-start?from_search=true	Barbara Valentin	False Start (Assignment: Romance, #1)	Mattie Ross is probably the last person who should be doling out good counsel to anyone on anything. Still smarting after being left at the altar two years earlier, she is strapped with debt, has sworn off men, routinely buries herself in her work and despite her well-proportioned figure, remains haunted by childhood taunts of Fatty Mattie. But to her publisher at the ChMattie Ross is probably the last person who should be doling out good counsel to anyone on anything. Still smarting after being left at the altar two years earlier, she is strapped with debt, has sworn off men, routinely buries herself in her work and despite her well-proportioned figure, remains haunted by childhood taunts of Fatty Mattie. But to her publisher at the Chicago Gazette, and readers, she is their latest advice columnist, The Plate Spinner, a self-assured working parent to adorable fake children and multi-tasking savant. Enter Nick Derosa, the twin brother of Mattie's cold-footed fianc who is trying to get back on his feet after his brother steals his identity and implicates him in an illegal investment scheme. But thanks to Nick's legendary running career, the publisher of the Chicago Gazette proposes a wager: If Nick can train an out-of-shape working parent in time to compete in the Chicago Marathon, he will contribute enough to help Nick launch his own non-profit running club for kids. Suddenly Fatty Mattie and Nick are thrust together as the most unlikely of pairs and under a deadline to put their trust issues aside and avoid another false start in their lives.Assignment: Romance novels:False StartHelp WantedKey ChangeThe Plate Spinner Chronicles (non-fiction collection)Flight RiskWhat critics are saying about Barbara Valentin's books:A lighthearted and endearing blend of comedy, drama, and romance. Quick-moving and thoroughly delightful.Publishers Weekly, Starred ReviewBarbara Valentin delivers love, laughter, and a happily ever afterwhat more could you ask for?Gemma Halliday, New York Times bestselling authorFalse Start was such a wonderful romantic comedy and even though there isn't an ounce of steam in it. I completely loved it! 5 stars!Boundless Book reviewsI had a hard time putting (Help Wanted) down. Thats probably why I had no trouble reading it in two days! Ill also stubbornly admit that I got a little teary-eyed towards the end, and I absolutely loved the ending. It was the perfect finish and one of my favorite endings, hands down.Chick Lit Central
/book/show/25894552-take-me-home-tonight?from_search=true	Erika Kelly	Take Me Home Tonight (Rock Star Romance, #3)	Calix Bourbon might seem like a free spirit, but thats all a front. In reality hes just trying to keep his fractured family together while working as a session musician. When Blue Fire hires him to replace their keyboardist, CalixCalix Bourbon might seem like a free spirit, but thats all a front. In reality hes just trying to keep his fractured family together while working as a session musician. When Blue Fire hires him to replace their keyboardist, Calix is determined to make the most of the opportunitybut he cant help being distracted by the bands sexy personal chef.Mimis temporary gig is great, but she has her heart set on auditioning for a televised cooking show. Theres just one problem: she only has a week to acquire the skills necessary to survive the competition. Luckily, the bands new keyboard player can teach her exactly what she needs, in the kitchen and in the bedroom...
/book/show/34104146-snake-a-stepbrother-romance?from_search=true	Emilia Beaumont	SNAKE (a Stepbrother Romance) (Forbidden Desires Book 1)	Devan was everything I longed for in a man: loyal, protective, and strong. After the Navy, he cleaned up his act. He became the perfect guy, the perfect husband; the standard I held other men up to.Was it too much to ask to have a carbon copy of him... tattoos and all?But then he ruined everything. He kissed me.I truly thoughtDevan was everything I longed for in a man: loyal, protective, and strong. After the Navy, he cleaned up his act. He became the perfect guy, the perfect husband; the standard I held other men up to.Was it too much to ask to have a carbon copy of him... tattoos and all?But then he ruined everything. He kissed me.I truly thought he was different than all the rest. Yet no matter how much I wanted him to be mine, I now saw him for what he really was:another bad boy. A cheating snake that couldn't keep it in his pants.He's married, for f*cks sake!And to make it even more awkward, not only am I living with the couple but I've also made a deal to be their surrogate!How did my life become so complicated all of a sudden?Because now, after just one amazing kissone I keep relivingI can't stop thinking about my stepbrother and the baby I want to give him.
/book/show/24875802-unexpected?from_search=true	Jeana E. Mann	Unexpected: A Felony Romance Series Novella	
/book/show/22081327-too-much-temptation?from_search=true	Lori Foster	Too Much Temptation	Grace Jenkins has had little experience with men - feeling too awkward and insecure to free the passionate woman inside her. But that hasn't stopped her from dreaming about Noah Harper. Gorgeous, strong and darkly sexy, his rough edge beneath the polish promises no mercy in the bedroom. When Grace learns Noah's engagement has ended in scandal, she shyly offers him her suppGrace Jenkins has had little experience with men - feeling too awkward and insecure to free the passionate woman inside her. But that hasn't stopped her from dreaming about Noah Harper. Gorgeous, strong and darkly sexy, his rough edge beneath the polish promises no mercy in the bedroom. When Grace learns Noah's engagement has ended in scandal, she shyly offers him her support and her friendship. But Noah's looking for something extra...Noah wants Grace - badly. He wants to possess those curves that go on forever, to savor her sweet innocence, to take her to the limits of white-hot desire...again and again. What he doesn't want is anything more complicated than that, and he knows Grace is a woman who deserves better. Grace, however, knows exactly what she wants - the kind of ecstasy only Noah can give her. Brazenly, she accepts, and Noah promises to make all her secret fantasies come true...
/book/show/8517588-show-well-sell-well?from_search=true	Dawn Romance	Show Well, Sell Well: 103 Simple, Low-Cost Things to Do That Will Help Your Property Show and Sell Its Best	You are selling your house - now what? Regardless of the reasons why - being relocated, change in life circumstances, or whatever else may be the reason, you need to get your property ready to sell. Where to start? What are the best things to do? What can you afford to do? It can seem like a lot, but it's definitely doable even on low cost budget. With a touch of humor thiYou are selling your house - now what? Regardless of the reasons why - being relocated, change in life circumstances, or whatever else may be the reason, you need to get your property ready to sell. Where to start? What are the best things to do? What can you afford to do? It can seem like a lot, but it's definitely doable even on low cost budget. With a touch of humor this book walks you through simple and low cost things anyone can do when selling their home. Some things cost nothing, like wiping down the tree debris from the front door entrance. Other things, like pressure washing the driveway, may cost a bit more, but definitely worth the investment. All of it I promise does wonders for how a prospective buyer views your home. You want your property be the one a buyer comes back to for a second showing and hopefully, to write up an offer.By addressing the show stoppers, you move yourself that much closer to getting your property sold.
/book/show/8514083-two-gentlemen-of-lebowski?from_search=true	Adam Bertocci	Two Gentlemen of Lebowski: A Most Excellent Comedie and Tragical Romance	What if . . . William Shakespeare had written?What if . . . William Shakespeare had written?
/book/show/682773.The_Abortion?from_search=true	Richard Brautigan	The Abortion: An Historical Romance 1966	A reclusive young man works in a San Francisco library for unpublishable books. Life's losers, an astonishing number of whom seem to be writers, can bring their manuscripts to the library, where they will be welcomed, registered and shelved. They will not be read, but they will be cherished. In comes Vida, with her manuscript. Her book is about her gorgeous body, in whichA reclusive young man works in a San Francisco library for unpublishable books. Life's losers, an astonishing number of whom seem to be writers, can bring their manuscripts to the library, where they will be welcomed, registered and shelved. They will not be read, but they will be cherished. In comes Vida, with her manuscript. Her book is about her gorgeous body, in which she feels uncomfortable. The librarian makes her feel comfortable, and together they live in the back of the library until the trip to Tijuana changes them in ways neither of them had ever expected.
/book/show/543062.The_Romance_of_Arthur?from_search=true	James J. Wilhelm	The Romance of Arthur: An Anthology of Medieval Texts in Translation	Since their first appearance, the three volumes of The Romance of Arthur have become the standard anthologies of Arthurian literature. Now, combined into a single convenient volume, the New, Expanded Edition of The Romance of Arthur covers nearly a thousand years of translated texts in a broad range of genres, from the early chronicles and Welsh verse through Sir ThomaSince their first appearance, the three volumes of The Romance of Arthur have become the standard anthologies of Arthurian literature. Now, combined into a single convenient volume, the New, Expanded Edition of The Romance of Arthur covers nearly a thousand years of translated texts in a broad range of genres, from the early chronicles and Welsh verse through Sir Thomas Malory. A new section on lyrics has been added. The translations from Latin, French, German, Spanish, Welsh, Middle English, and Italian were freshly done for the original anthologies and have now been updated. As before, complete text are presented whenever possible.
/book/show/24125063-hope-reborn?from_search=true	Caryl McAdoo	Hope Reborn (Texas Romance #3)	New York dime novelist May Meriwether decides a heroic Texas Ranger will make a great love interest for her new heroine. Bored to tears and loving adventure, she sets out to the Lone Star State with her constant companion and confidant Chester in tow.Dreams for a husband and children are relegated to the recesses of her heart, the self-confessed old maid deems it too lateNew York dime novelist May Meriwether decides a heroic Texas Ranger will make a great love interest for her new heroine. Bored to tears and loving adventure, she sets out to the Lone Star State with her constant companion and confidant Chester in tow.Dreams for a husband and children are relegated to the recesses of her heart, the self-confessed old maid deems it too late. But the near-perfect widower resurrects a smidgen of hope. Only his impenetrable, superstitious religious beliefs stand in the path to her falling head over heels, those and his love for his dead wife. Would there ever be room for her in his heart? And would he give up his fanaticism for God?An unexpected romance surprises both. Hope is reborn in Gods unfailing love and grace. Can a life built on lies find the Way to confession, forgiveness, and true joy? In a day when the church offers the only stability on the 1850 Texas prairie, these unlikely players find one another and fall in love. But will it be enough?
/book/show/20056855-burning-lamp-book-two-of-the-dreamlight-trilogy-an-arcane-society-nov?from_search=true	Amanda Quick	Burning Lamp (Book Two of the Dreamlight Trilogy) (An Arcane Society Novel) (A Paranormal Romance)	A second entry in a trilogy that began with Fired Up finds hallucination-prone crime lord Griffin Winters believing he has been struck with the Winters Curse and engaging in a dangerous psychic experiment with the mysterious Adelaide Pyne, who hol
/book/show/34791953-rock-hard-seal?from_search=true	Rye Hart	Rock Hard SEAL: A Navy SEAL & A Virgin Romance	I was hired to protect her at any cost  but all I can think about is turning her over my knee and teaching her a lesson she wont forget.Years of training in the Special Forces couldnt prepare me for Abigail Carter.From the moment we met at her Dads office, I knew I was royally f*cked.Smart-mouthed. Sassy. And unbelievably sexy.Her Dads a big shot attorney prosecuI was hired to protect her at any cost  but all I can think about is turning her over my knee and teaching her a lesson she wont forget.Years of training in the Special Forces couldnt prepare me for Abigail Carter.From the moment we met at her Dads office, I knew I was royally f*cked.Smart-mouthed. Sassy. And unbelievably sexy.Her Dads a big shot attorney prosecuting the worlds deadliest terrorists and someone has placed threats on his family.I was called on to protect her from the bad guys but who will protect her from me?I may be her body guard but Im tempted to teach her whos really boss.
/book/show/26577166-waverly-or-sixty-years-since?from_search=true	Walter Scott Edward Fitzball G. Herbert Rodwell	Waverly, Or, Sixty Years Since: A Dramatic Romance in Three Acts	This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most imporThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
/book/show/17251028-it-happened-one-valentine-s-day?from_search=true	Eloisa James Lynsay Sands Jeaniene Frost	It Happened One Valentine's Day: An Avon Romance Valentine's Day Sampler	Celebrate Valentine's Day with Avon Books and an enchanting free e-book sampler,. With excerpts from fourteen new, upcoming, and fan favorite Avon and Avon Impulse novels and novellas, including an introduction from Eloisa James.: An Avon Romance Valentine's Day Sampler includes excerpts from:Celebrate Valentine's Day with Avon Books and an enchanting free e-book sampler,. With excerpts from fourteen new, upcoming, and fan favorite Avon and Avon Impulse novels and novellas, including an introduction from Eloisa James.: An Avon Romance Valentine's Day Sampler includes excerpts from:by Rachel Gibsonby Eloisa Jamesby Lynsay Sandsby Jeaniene Frostby Liz CarlyleV is for Vampwoman (from) by Kerrelyn SparksA Forever Love (from) by Pamela Palmerby Emma CaneLove Me Tender (from) by Cheryl Harperby Jennifer Ryanby Sophie Jordanby Jennifer McQuistonby Beverly Jenkinsby Kathleen Harrington
/book/show/17402666-tempted-by-trouble?from_search=true	Susan Arden	Tempted by Trouble (Alpha Male Bad Boys Western Romance, #2)	When a woman is the magnet for the wrong man, it takes a bad boy to break old habits.Carolina Rodriguez is a large-animal veterinarian on a mission to escape South Florida. Willing to do just about anything, she accepts a job in Annona, Texas over the internet from a family connection. At her cousin's wedding, she runs into-literally-a handsome Texan in the parking lot. MaWhen a woman is the magnet for the wrong man, it takes a bad boy to break old habits.Carolina Rodriguez is a large-animal veterinarian on a mission to escape South Florida. Willing to do just about anything, she accepts a job in Annona, Texas over the internet from a family connection. At her cousin's wedding, she runs into-literally-a handsome Texan in the parking lot. Matt McLemore is more than gorgeous, he's Carolina's new boss, and needs her help to determine why his cattle keep dying.Matt proposes to introduce Carolina to his family as his girlfriend, giving her the opportunity to work and stay at his ranch without arousing his family's suspicion. Only when she learns she's the last chance to help save his family's cattle reputation (given his father's refusal to listen to reason and modern genetic testing) does she agree to act the part of his girlfriend.Matt's instantaneous attraction to Carolina is an excruciating temptation but a roll in the hay may prove too volatile to handle. He attempts to keep a hands-off relationship until she arrives on his ranch and she is too hot to resist.Carolina refuses to admit Matt's raw sensuality is more than overpowering or that she's the least bit tempted by a smooth talking bad boy. By the time the lab reports comes back, they've explored every inch of each other. All of a sudden, this fiery affair is more than just a fling. When a past flame threatens to overwhelm their newfound romance, Matt must find a way to stake his claim to Carolina's heart before it's too late.Sensuality Level: Sensual
/book/show/20411538-nothing-like-the-first-time?from_search=true	Keren Hughes	Nothing like the First Time (The Sweet Romance Series #1)	*This NA Contemporary Romance story contains sexual content and language aimed at a mature audience. 17+*Carly Summers and Greyston Sterling were each other's first kiss, first sexual experience, first love, first everything.They had a love that was made to last. That was until Grey took a job as a freelance photographer that took him to the other side of the world. When i*This NA Contemporary Romance story contains sexual content and language aimed at a mature audience. 17+*Carly Summers and Greyston Sterling were each other's first kiss, first sexual experience, first love, first everything.They had a love that was made to last. That was until Grey took a job as a freelance photographer that took him to the other side of the world. When it came down to a choice between his career and his girl - he chose the career. He's travelled the world and seen sights he wished Carly was there to experience. He's had relationships along the way but nothing meaningful.Carly has had relationships but nothing that lasted. No-one could compare to Grey.Now, 10 years later, Grey's back in town and wants to see if they can rekindle what they had all those years ago. But how can they if he's engaged to somebody else?Nothing Like The First Time is a tale of how nothing compares to your first love. There are trials and tribulations Carly and Grey must overcome on their way back to each other... what if they can't get over the obstacles life throws at them?*This book can be read as a stand-alone or as part of The Sweet Romance Series*
/book/show/10357703-the-turn-of-the-screw-and-other-stories?from_search=true	Henry James	The Turn of the Screw and Other Stories: "The Romance of Certain Old Clothes", "The Friends of the Friends", " The Jolly Corner"	A young governess is sent to a great country house to care for two orphaned children. To begin with Flora and Miles seem to be model pupils but gradually the governess starts to suspect that something is very wrong with them. As she sets out to uncover the corrupt secrets of the house she becomes more and more convinced that something evil is watching her.
/book/show/32601289-perception?from_search=true	Lee Strauss	Perception: A Sci-Fi Dystopian Mystery Romance (The Perception Trilogy Book 1)	The PERCEPTION series is a YA dystopian romance that takes place in the not too distant future. A world scarred by climate change, natural disasters and impending wars, a society where scientific breakthroughs cause class divisions. Zoe and Noah explore the differences that bring us together or tear us apart.The PERCEPTION series is a YA dystopian romance that takes place in the not too distant future. A world scarred by climate change, natural disasters and impending wars, a society where scientific breakthroughs cause class divisions. Zoe and Noah explore the differences that bring us together or tear us apart.The first book of the PERCEPTION trilogy, 17year-old Zoe Vanderveen is a GAPa genetically altered person. She lives with other equally beautiful people who have prolonged life-spans in the security of a walled city on the water.Tragedy tears Zoe from her perfect world when her brother Liam goes missing.It turns out that the only man who can help her, is the one who she should trust the least.Noah Brody is a natural who lives on the Outside. He leads protests against the GAPs and detests their contributions to the increasing class gap. He doesnt like girls like Zoe, and he has good reason not to trust her, but drawn by motives he doesnt yet understand, he helps her take on the Outside.Fans ofandwill love the THE PERCEPTION TRILOGY by bestselling author Lee StraussPerception is a mixture of Sci-fi, Dystopia, Mystery, and Romanceall wrapped up in an insanely incredible Story. Michele, Insane About Books reviewIt is a love story, it is about battles against good and evil, right and wrong. Perception seemed to me to be more ofa story of the battle each character has within themselves, what they believe and who the believe in and why. Beverly, Goodreads reviewThe mystery kept me glued to the pages all night.I had an idea who was involved but there was a way bigger conspiracy going on than I thought and each piece was unraveled very thoughtfully to keep a great pace throughout the story. Jennifer Messerschmidt, Goodreads reviewWhat I loved most is the waythis story made me think. About science, our society, about what technology we could have and whether I'd like that or not. review, Coffee Bean Bookshelf
/book/show/6453428-romancing-the-pirate?from_search=true	Michelle Beattie	Romancing the Pirate	THE SEA NEVER FORGETS ...Alicia Davidson had always been told that the loss of her memory and the scar she carried on her beautiful face were the results of a childhood fall. But when her beloved father dies, she discovers the truth --- she was found unconscious on a beach after a pirate attack. Her despair is broken by a glimmer of hope: the sister she lost so long ago mTHE SEA NEVER FORGETS ...Alicia Davidson had always been told that the loss of her memory and the scar she carried on her beautiful face were the results of a childhood fall. But when her beloved father dies, she discovers the truth --- she was found unconscious on a beach after a pirate attack. Her despair is broken by a glimmer of hope: the sister she lost so long ago may be alive. And only one man can help Alicia find her ...BUT IT MAY FORGIVE ...Blake Merritt left Port Royal and the Davidson household years ago, vowing never to return. So when he finds Alicia stowed away on his ship, he is none too pleased. Not because he isn't drawn to her --- but because of his own bloody past. As Alicia's memories resurface, Blake is forced to face the demons that have haunted him. And together, they begin to heal ... but will their different dreams tear them apart?
/book/show/34469581-tragedy-and-desire?from_search=true	Nicole R. Locker	Tragedy and Desire: An Adult Romance	Surviving a recent breakup and the impending anniversary of her parents unsolved murder, Perla Fae resists the advances of a sexy as hell, bad boy billionaire in an effort to protect her heart.Jax Maddox - wealthy, powerful, and a force to be reckoned with -Surviving a recent breakup and the impending anniversary of her parents unsolved murder, Perla Fae resists the advances of a sexy as hell, bad boy billionaire in an effort to protect her heart.Jax Maddox - wealthy, powerful, and a force to be reckoned with - has set his sights on the elusive beauty, but its not her heart hes after. Or is it?
/book/show/25588256-dicion-rio-khazar?from_search=true	Milorad Pavi	Dicionário Khazar: Romance-Enciclopédia em 100 000 Palavras	A national bestseller, Dictionary of the Khazars was cited by The New York Times Book Review as one of the best books of the year. Written in two versions, male and female (both available in Vintage International), which are identical save for seventeen crucial lines, Dictionary is the imaginary book of knowledge of the Khazars, a people who flourished somewhere beyond TraA national bestseller, Dictionary of the Khazars was cited by The New York Times Book Review as one of the best books of the year. Written in two versions, male and female (both available in Vintage International), which are identical save for seventeen crucial lines, Dictionary is the imaginary book of knowledge of the Khazars, a people who flourished somewhere beyond Transylvania between the seventh and ninth centuries. Eschewing conventional narrative and plot, this lexicon novel combines the dictionaries of the world's three major religions with entries that leap between past and future, featuring three unruly wise men, a book printed in poison ink, suicide by mirrors, a chimerical princess, a sect of priests who can infiltrate one's dreams, romances between the living and the dead, and much more.
/book/show/21915526-cupid-s-heart?from_search=true	Nicole Garcia	Cupid's Heart (Roman God Romance #1)	Cupid, God of Love, has not used his bow and arrow to create love in twenty-five years. Being solely responsible for producing love amongst the humans, had proven to be too much for him to handle. His only disastrous mistake made him feel guilty, and thought he deserved to be alone for the rest of eternity. Valentina Hart, a human, has a few problems of her own. A bad breaCupid, God of Love, has not used his bow and arrow to create love in twenty-five years. Being solely responsible for producing love amongst the humans, had proven to be too much for him to handle. His only disastrous mistake made him feel guilty, and thought he deserved to be alone for the rest of eternity. Valentina Hart, a human, has a few problems of her own. A bad break-up and no sense of self worth may be the key to her undoing. When Cupid and Valentina meet, their attraction is instant. But, will that be enough to bring their worlds together, and save each other from the pain they both keep locked away? What happens when the God of Love has lost the will to create romance? Can Valentina give Cupid what he needs to mend his broken heart?
/book/show/17357326-the-romance-of-grace?from_search=true	Jim McNeely III	The Romance of Grace	What if God sees us the way a man sees a woman he is infatuated with, and His main question is not how to make us moral but rather how to get us to fall in love with Him? In The Romance of Grace, Jim McNeely explores Bible passages that tell us what God really wants for us and what His love means. This is the love of a God who chose to give His life for ours, even carefullWhat if God sees us the way a man sees a woman he is infatuated with, and His main question is not how to make us moral but rather how to get us to fall in love with Him? In The Romance of Grace, Jim McNeely explores Bible passages that tell us what God really wants for us and what His love means. This is the love of a God who chose to give His life for ours, even carefully retaining His scars into the throne room of heaven and telling us in His very body, I have gone to great lengths and great costs to say that I forsook all comforts for the love of you. Join Jim in his exploration of life in God's unconditional, redeeming, amazing grace. Endorsements: So often we turn our faith in Christ into a forcing mechanism, which doesn't work in any event; and if anything, produces disillusionment or hypocrisy. The Romance of Grace is a prophetic book. I believe that unless we heed its call, to put grace absolutely without condition and frontally as the be-all and end-all of the Good News, we will lose completely, and not just in the eyes of the world but in the failure of well-intentioned religious lives that tried to love and never knew how. -Paul F. M. Zahl, author of Grace in Practice: A Theology of Everyday Life It is time, as Robert Farrar Capon put it, to get drunk on grace. Two hundred-proof, defiant grace. That's what you get here in Jim's book. You won't see a list of qualifications, and you'll get no footnotes. What you'll encounter is grace unmeasured, vast and free. It will frighten you and free you at the same time. -Tullian Tchividjian, Pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church and author of Jesus + Nothing = Everything In The Romance of Grace we are confronted with a truth that we may have previously rejected. It seemed too easy to embrace. It lacked obligation on our part and contradicted accusations we have given credence to for the majority of our lives on earth. Yet herein lies the truth-Not that we loved God, but that God loved us. This book will help to right the plumb line in your life. -David Collins, author of Out of the Box, founder of Canadian Food for the Hungry International The radical, scandalous, real grace of Jesus Christ shines from this book. McNeely drills down to the core of Christian living and finds the incredible love of a God who alone is good. The Gospel in our lives is not only a treasure experienced at conversion but a gift for daily living, altering desires and restoring hearts. Grounded in Scripture and rich in contemporary illustrations, grace is revealed as bringing assurance and restoration and relationship. How refreshing, true, and needed in a Christian culture that has lost the romance of grace. Take in this book to breathe the air that love breathes, and rejoice with grateful freedom in the wonder of grace. -Dax Swanson, Pastor of Grace Church Bellingham in Bellingham, WA McNeely's ideas in The Romance of Grace are inspired, and the way he makes the point creative. One technique in particular stands out-at times, the book almost seems like it's enacting a Law-Gospel dialectic. He speaks unflinchingly about our need or duty to do something as humans, and the language of these sections is always quite demanding, such as the idea that God wants ALL of us, and we must surrender to Him. Then he immediately makes the point that we can't do it ourselves, that it's not about us, and that God loves us unconditionally. Exploring how a theology of grace relates to love, beauty, and aesthetics is a wonderful enterprise, and The Romance of Grace is a serious contribution both to Protestant thought as a whole and, for us, to the way we approach Christianity. -David Zahl, Mockingbird Ministries, editor of The Mockingbird Blog
/book/show/16230442-a-little-harmless-military-romance?from_search=true	Melissa Schroeder	A Little Harmless Military Romance	This is a special edition of all three military romance books wrapped up in one big volume. Included:To prove her love and save her man, she has to go above and beyond the call of duty.Loving a military man isn't always easy and sometimes living with him is impossible.To claim the woman he loves, he will have to be the Dom she desires.
/book/show/15814925-best-lesbian-romance-2013?from_search=true	Radclyffe (Editor) Cheyenne Blue (Contributor)	Best Lesbian Romance 2013	Radclyffe is on a mission: she wants to rock your world every single year. And she does. We marvel at every year's batch of annual excellence. Swooningly romantic, shudderingly erotic, poundingly good prose that will tug at your heartstrings (etc) at the beginning of every single year, or every time you open the volume.Love stories from Cheyenne Blue, Andrea Dale, CharlottRadclyffe is on a mission: she wants to rock your world every single year. And she does. We marvel at every year's batch of annual excellence. Swooningly romantic, shudderingly erotic, poundingly good prose that will tug at your heartstrings (etc) at the beginning of every single year, or every time you open the volume.Love stories from Cheyenne Blue, Andrea Dale, Charlotte Dare, Sacchi Green, Anna Meadows, Radclyffe, and others span the tumultuous, exhilarating roller-coaster ride of romance, from the breathtakingly discoveries of new passion to the poignant depths of a shared lifetime. Love, newly minted or aged like fine wine, is ever young at heartsavor the pleasure of romance with
/book/show/25216217-bachelorette-for-sale?from_search=true	Gail Chianese	Bachelorette for Sale (West Side Romance, #1)	As far as Cherry Ryan is concerned, the bright lights of Hollywood are nothing but glare after her heart is broken on a reality show for millions to see. Instead shes throwing herself into fundraisinAs far as Cherry Ryan is concerned, the bright lights of Hollywood are nothing but glare after her heart is broken on a reality show for millions to see. Instead shes throwing herself into fundraising for the local community center that was a priceless lifeline to her as a kid. But when a volunteer for the singles auction bails at the last minute, Cherry finds herself on the blockand sold to Jason Valentine, a handsome contractor with a gorgeous bodyand a really bad attitude about her days in the limelightCherry soon finds that Jasons more than eye candy, and not entirely sweetespecially his quest to win the bid for the centers renovation. Mixing business with pleasure doesnt seem like such a good ideauntil Jason has a chance to reveal the big heart beneath his surly exterior. Cherrys falling for him hard, but trust isnt easy when youve been burned. To conquer her fears will take a giant leap of faithstraight into the spotlight again
/book/show/33216592-hot-on-ice?from_search=true	Avery Flynn Robin Covington Kimberly Kincaid	Hot on Ice: A Hockey Romance Anthology (Chicago Rebels, #.5; Station Seventeen, #1.5; B-Squad, #2.5)	Get ready to fall in love with the smokin hot hockey players of the New Orleans Cajun Rage. After this seasons Cinderella run all thGet ready to fall in love with the smokin hot hockey players of the New Orleans Cajun Rage. After this seasons Cinderella run all the way to the Finals, these heroes have won the Cupand now your heart is the goal.Finally out, he thought he knew his next step . . . until the man he might not be able to resist puts a sexy offer on the table.- The Cup, the girl, and the future-could he make them all come together?Theres no such thing as in too deep- He needs to clean up his reputation . . . Can this bad boy keep the pop princess safe?- The last thing he wants is to be stranded in a cabin with the one girl he's always wanted.She plans to melt the ice kings heart and prove shes just the girl to go skate to skate with him, whether he likes it or not.Can he convince this Amazon beauty to stop fighting her erotic powers long enough to play his game?- Toss a stoic defenseman, a no-nonsense nurse, and a ward full of crafty children in a Cup and anything can happen.- The only thing that will make him happy again is the one woman he cant have . . .This player has a bounty on his virginity. She has him up against the boards.- Sometimes the line between love and insanity is as thin as an ice skates blade.- When it comes to the game of love, hes playing to win.- This hot-tempered coach is fully prepared to fight for his wifebut can he win back her heart?- The only woman who knows his secret can slam his heart against the boards with a sideways glance. He is so pucked.- When he sets his sights on a goal, it's only a matter of time.- Can a passion that started in the dark find a lifetime of love in the light?Making impossible saves is easy compared to falling in love.Shell send him to the penalty box, and keep him there . . . for good this time.
/book/show/18894344-the-blue-lagoon?from_search=true	Henry de Vere Stacpoole	The Blue Lagoon: a romance	This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
/book/show/26870123-tanner?from_search=true	Olivia Jones	Tanner: A Black Widow MC Romance	To Hell With Her...I'm a doctor and my job is to save people. My life is way too busy for men.When the hot-as-hell outlaw, Tanner, lands on my operating table, I'm bound by my oath to save him.I can't stand his cocky attitude and arrogant charm. He believes he's God's gift to women. All I can do is roll my eyes and refuse his advances.Trouble follows him whereveTo Hell With Her...I'm a doctor and my job is to save people. My life is way too busy for men.When the hot-as-hell outlaw, Tanner, lands on my operating table, I'm bound by my oath to save him.I can't stand his cocky attitude and arrogant charm. He believes he's God's gift to women. All I can do is roll my eyes and refuse his advances.Trouble follows him wherever he rides and I can't get involvedbut the blazing fire behind his eyes, his hard body against mineMy only love is the road and women are just pit stops.I wake up in the hospital after another bar fight and she's standing over metall, busty, and begging to be touched.But she thinks her degree makes her better than me. To hell with her.My MC is my life and my brothers always come first. So why the f**k am I letting Grace get so close?
/book/show/544967.M31?from_search=true	Stephen Wright	M31: A Family Romance	Dash and Dothusband and wife; self-professed descendants of aliens from the M31 galaxyare the worlds most in-demand lecturers on the UFO circuit. They live in a decommissioned church in the middle of America, with a radar dish on its steeple and a spaceship in the sanctuary. Their children have the run of the house when Dash and Dot are away. When a couple of UFO groupiDash and Dothusband and wife; self-professed descendants of aliens from the M31 galaxyare the worlds most in-demand lecturers on the UFO circuit. They live in a decommissioned church in the middle of America, with a radar dish on its steeple and a spaceship in the sanctuary. Their children have the run of the house when Dash and Dot are away. When a couple of UFO groupies show up looking for the extraterrestrial duo, they find instead a nuclear familyor rather, a family gone nuclearwhose comically discomforting world resembles our own as much as it does another world altogether.
/book/show/31140700-taken-back?from_search=true	Alyna Amorosi	Taken Back: A Bad Boy Russian Mafia Romance	Sonya Valentina is a struggling waitress who has recently lost her mother. She got hired as a hostess at a strip club owned by a mysterious foreigner. One of their regular customers is a cocky Russian mobster. Sonya has never gone for the bad boy type, but this brash and dangerous bad boy somehow makes her feel safe.Dmitri Veselov has the looks of a model... well, exceptSonya Valentina is a struggling waitress who has recently lost her mother. She got hired as a hostess at a strip club owned by a mysterious foreigner. One of their regular customers is a cocky Russian mobster. Sonya has never gone for the bad boy type, but this brash and dangerous bad boy somehow makes her feel safe.Dmitri Veselov has the looks of a model... well, except for his scars and prison tattoos. He's as heartless in dating as he is vicious in handling his business. And this Russian stud already has every stripper at Sultan's Palace squirming in their G-strings.But when he meets Sonya, he has feelings of comfort and trust like he hasn't felt since before his happy childhood took a tragic turn into a brutal life of death and violence.Yet with a mafia war raging, his mob boss uncle's massive fortune on the line, and more dark secrets than he can count, should Dmitri allow Sonya into his world?Taken Back has some steamy scenes (and they get a bit rough!) It also has a suspenseful plot, wild surprises, and characters I hope you'll love as much as I do.
/book/show/24679040-secretly-yours?from_search=true	Valerie Comer	Secretly Yours (Riverbend Romance #1)	A Christian Romance Novella for Valentine's DayChef Lindsey Solberg agrees to cater the church's Valentine's Day fundraising banquet as a favor to her teen sister, but she's shocked to discover the bad boy from her high school days is now Riverbend's youth pastor. Seriously? How could he have changed that much? Nick Harrison has prayed for years for an opportunity to makeA Christian Romance Novella for Valentine's DayChef Lindsey Solberg agrees to cater the church's Valentine's Day fundraising banquet as a favor to her teen sister, but she's shocked to discover the bad boy from her high school days is now Riverbend's youth pastor. Seriously? How could he have changed that much? Nick Harrison has prayed for years for an opportunity to make amends. Now Lindsey's back in Riverbend and won't give him the time of day. What's a guy to do except leave a trail of gifts from a secret admirer?Lindsey's heart takes a beating when she realizes the boy who was never good enough is now a far better man than she deserves.
/book/show/13606626-yellowstone-dawn?from_search=true	Peggy L. Henderson	Yellowstone Dawn (Yellowstone Romance, #4)	Danica Jensen dreams of a man she knows she can never have. After one brief encounter five years ago, her heart is lost to him forever, and she wont give up hope of seeing him again. Raised by a bitter father, shes learned to be strong and resourceful on her own. When a pleasure trip to the newly created Yellowstone National Park turns into a battle for survival, her innDanica Jensen dreams of a man she knows she can never have. After one brief encounter five years ago, her heart is lost to him forever, and she wont give up hope of seeing him again. Raised by a bitter father, shes learned to be strong and resourceful on her own. When a pleasure trip to the newly created Yellowstone National Park turns into a battle for survival, her inner strength is tested like never before.A woman like Danica doesnt interest Josh Osborne. Hed be crazy to get involved with a bossy, strong-willed white woman. His mixed heritage has always made people wary of him. He prefers to be on his own, and his role as protector of the national parks game allows for no attachments.Danicas dream of ever winning Joshs heart shatters after a cruel twist of fate changes her life forever. Suddenly forced together, they must confront their deepest secrets. Josh cant deny his growing respect and admiration for this brave woman, but will the bond theyve forged be powerful enough to turn his feelings into love? When an unforeseen danger threatens their lives, Josh must protect more than the wild inhabitants of the park.
/book/show/5163881-nine-romantic-stories-to-remember?from_search=true	True Romance	Nine Romantic Stories to Remember	Nine naughty but nice, sharp, sassy, seductive stories. Contempory romance, sensual and sweet with a hint of romantic adventure. Stories taken frommagazine and it's sister publication magazines.IncludesNine naughty but nice, sharp, sassy, seductive stories. Contempory romance, sensual and sweet with a hint of romantic adventure. Stories taken frommagazine and it's sister publication magazines.Includes
/book/show/12364638-the-perfect-proposal?from_search=true	Rhonda Nelson	The Perfect Proposal (Precious Gem Romance, #233)	Business and PleasureMitch Hightower has been waiting for the chance to take over the helm of his uncle's prestigious advertising agency. Now he can't believe the old man is going to make him earn it by pitting him against some woman he's never heard of. He's even more shocked to discover how good his adversay is...and how incredibly beautiful.Annie Witherspoon isn't aboutBusiness and PleasureMitch Hightower has been waiting for the chance to take over the helm of his uncle's prestigious advertising agency. Now he can't believe the old man is going to make him earn it by pitting him against some woman he's never heard of. He's even more shocked to discover how good his adversay is...and how incredibly beautiful.Annie Witherspoon isn't about to let some skirt-chasing, jet-setting playboy come in and steal the job of CEO out from under her. If Mitch Hightower wants a competition, then she'll give him the fight of his life. She just doesn't expect the charming, roguishly handsome ad man to make a seductive pitch for HER heart - a pitch with very romantic potential...
/book/show/1914075.My_Chemical_Romance?from_search=true	Paul Stenning	My Chemical Romance	New Jersey band 'My Chemical Romance' have taken the music world by storm since their incendiary debut album in 2002. Stenning tells their tale, setting them in the context of the dormant US rock scene, through to their breakthrough live shows and meteoric success in 2004 and 2005.
/book/show/18423031-my-dearest-enemy?from_search=true	Connie Brockway	My Dearest Enemy: A Loveswept Historical Classic Romance	Connie Brockway's novel of unexpected love begins with a series of letters between a world-weary adventurer and the beautiful suffragette whose passion calls him home.Dear Mr. Thorne, For the next five years, I will profitably manage this estate. I will deliver to you an allowance and I will prove that women are just as capable as men. Lillian Bede is shocked when sheConnie Brockway's novel of unexpected love begins with a series of letters between a world-weary adventurer and the beautiful suffragette whose passion calls him home.Dear Mr. Thorne, For the next five years, I will profitably manage this estate. I will deliver to you an allowance and I will prove that women are just as capable as men. Lillian Bede is shocked when she is tapped to run the affairs of an exquisite country manor. But she accepts the challenge, taking the opportunity to put her politics into practice. There's only one snag: Lily's ward, the infuriating, incorrigible globe-trotter Avery Thorne.My Dear Miss Bede, Forgive me if I fail to shudder. Pray, do whatever you bloody well want, can, or must. Avery's inheritance is on hiatus after his uncle dies--and his childhood home is in the hands of some domineering usurper. But when he finally returns, Avery finds that his antagonist is not at all what he expected. In fact, Lily Bede is stunning, exotic, provocative--and impossible to resist.Includes a special message from the editor, as well as excerpts from other Loveswept titles.
/book/show/11921519-rasl-vol-3?from_search=true	Jeff Smith	RASL, Vol. 3: Romance at the Speed of Light (RASL, #3)	
/book/show/15753650-sanibel-seduction?from_search=true	Talyn Scott	Sanibel Seduction (Fanged Romance #4)	Gage has led a lonely life full of too many women, too much money, inconceivable power, and a fair amount of debauchery. Until werewolf Alpha Ciaran recently saved him, young virginal Sayer remained imprisoned inside the illegal walls of a Scottish Habaline shapeshifter breeding camp where his sole existence consisted of training as a mercenary. One night in Miami, they wiGage has led a lonely life full of too many women, too much money, inconceivable power, and a fair amount of debauchery. Until werewolf Alpha Ciaran recently saved him, young virginal Sayer remained imprisoned inside the illegal walls of a Scottish Habaline shapeshifter breeding camp where his sole existence consisted of training as a mercenary. One night in Miami, they will find their destiny in Azure Malloy. Will a terrifying vendetta claim her before they do?Contains graphic sex, MFM menage romance, and more.
/book/show/15750690-sweet-jealousy?from_search=true	Morgan Garrity	Sweet Jealousy: A BDSM Domination/Submission Romance (Episode #1)	Alternative cover edition, ASIN:B008EYHF20Addison Maxwell is crushed when she loses her job writing an online tech column for Intuition Magazine. No job means no income, and no income means giving up her dream of living in New York City and being forced to move back to her small town in GeorAlternative cover edition, ASIN:B008EYHF20Addison Maxwell is crushed when she loses her job writing an online tech column for Intuition Magazine. No job means no income, and no income means giving up her dream of living in New York City and being forced to move back to her small town in Georgia.Enter Nathan Sweet, Addisons gorgeous new boss. With his smoldering blue eyes and chiseled jaw, the thirty-year-old looks more like a model than an executive. On his first day at Intuition, he offers Addison a way to keep her job  take over writing the sex column. The only problem? Addison doesnt know much about sex.Fortunately, her hot new boss is all too happy to teach her. But Nathan has a dark side  hes prone to bouts of irrational jealousy, and his sexual preferences include whips, chains, and all sorts of delicious punishments.Will Addison be able to keep up with the gorgeous and powerful Nathan Sweet? Or will the dark and damaged billionaire scare her away?Find out in SWEET JEALOUSY, a steamy new e-series with a smoldering new episode debuting every week.NOTE: SWEET JEALOUSY: EPISODE ONE is approximately 13,000 words
/book/show/722888.Sex_Tips_For_Girls?from_search=true	Cynthia Heimel	Sex Tips For Girls: Lust, Love, and Romance from the Lives of Single Women	Cynthia Heimel is the author of seven books and numerous columns and articles. She lives in Oakland, California, with her boyfriend, his son and too many dogs.
/book/show/34139299-the-dominator?from_search=true	D.D. Prince	The Dominator: A Dark Mafia Romance	Tia is totally smitten by the guy who flirted with her in the ice cream parlor on her last day there. The gorgeous man in an expensive suit oozed money, power, confidence, sexuality, and she can't stop daydreaming about how he flirted and teased and tied a cherry stem into a knot with his tongue suggestively right in front of her. But Tia has no idea that while she daydreaTia is totally smitten by the guy who flirted with her in the ice cream parlor on her last day there. The gorgeous man in an expensive suit oozed money, power, confidence, sexuality, and she can't stop daydreaming about how he flirted and teased and tied a cherry stem into a knot with his tongue suggestively right in front of her. But Tia has no idea that while she daydreams about the gorgeous guy, a plot is underfoot. He's about to tie her whole life up into knots. She has no idea that as soon as she graduates from school she'll be delivered to him. He owns her. And he has plans. Carnal plans. Her father owes his father a debt and that debt is to be paid with Tia. This book is a dark romance with a flesh debt payment plot. Tommy Ferrano needs to get married to get handed his birthright, a business with ties to organized crime. He has been in no hurry to get married so his father decided to get creative. His father chose Tia for very specific reasons. Tia grew up too fast. She lost her Mom due to suicide and has a screw-up for a father. She's excited about moving to the next chapter of life with plans for after school, plans for life on her own after growing up in foster care. She doesn't know, yet, that the changes coming don't remotely resemble what she had in mind. Tommy Ferrano likes to play games, especially mind games. After Tia is delivered to him and told of her fate she quickly finds this out and learns that she has to obey his rules ... or else. Rule 1: He owns her and wants full control. He wants obedience; he punishes defiance. Rule 2: She needs to keep her mouth shut and reveal nothing to anyone about him. He soon reveals Rule #3 to her, and starts revealing his dark, possessive, and depraved sexual side. Tia has to obey him in order to survive. Will it break her or will submission bring about a different kind of freedom? Ingredients include: profanity, sex, violence, dominating alpha male, blood, pain, love, redemption... No cliffhanger. Dark romance with scenes with dubious/ non-consent, some bondage, and discipline. Possessive, dark, damaged OTT alpha male with control issues. For mature audiences only.
/book/show/4608085-romances-sans-paroles?from_search=true	Paul Verlaine	Romances sans paroles	Romances sans paroles (1874) marque un tournant radical dans l'oeuvre de Verlaine et dans l'histoire de la posie franaise. Ce  petit bouquin , qu il rdige pendant sa liaison tumultueuse avec Rimbaud et qu il prsente comme une  srie d'impressions vagues , est hant par la tentation du silence. Que peut la parole face  la ralit, dont le sens est fuyant ? CommentRomances sans paroles (1874) marque un tournant radical dans l'oeuvre de Verlaine et dans l'histoire de la posie franaise. Ce  petit bouquin , qu il rdige pendant sa liaison tumultueuse avec Rimbaud et qu il prsente comme une  srie d'impressions vagues , est hant par la tentation du silence. Que peut la parole face  la ralit, dont le sens est fuyant ? Comment dire les sentiments d'un moi erratique et opaque  lui-mme ? Et surtout, comment les dire autrement, aprs le romantisme, qui les a exalts, et le Parnasse, qui s'en est mfi ? En s'emparant d'un genre dsuet, la romance, Verlaine rinvente le beau  partir du banal, renoue avec l'oralit au coeur de l'crit, et fait du chant l'utopie de la parole potique.
/book/show/715868.Home_Coffee_Roasting?from_search=true	Kenneth Davids	Home Coffee Roasting: Romance and Revival	
/book/show/12025192-pangarap-ka?from_search=true	Claudia Santiago (PHR)	Pangarap Ka (Precious Hearts Romances, #2567)	Unang kita pa lamang ni Rain sa Manila boy na si Victor dela Fuente ay nakuha na nito ang kanyang atensiyon. Minahal niya nang lihim ang lalaki at pinangarap na mapansin siya nito. Isang araw ay nagkatotoo ang kanyang inaasam. Sa sobrang tuwa niya ay nag-offer siya na maging taUnang kita pa lamang ni Rain sa Manila boy na si Victor dela Fuente ay nakuha na nito ang kanyang atensiyon. Minahal niya nang lihim ang lalaki at pinangarap na mapansin siya nito. Isang araw ay nagkatotoo ang kanyang inaasam. Sa sobrang tuwa niya ay nag-offer siya na maging tagagawa ng mga assignments at research papers nito. Tinulungan din niya ito nang bugbugin ito ng lalaking diumano ay inagawan nito ng nobya.Mula noon ay unti-unting lumalim ang kanilang pagkakaibigan. Sabay silang nangarap ng magandang bukas at naging saksi siya sa mga pagbabago nito. Pero isang araw ay natuklasan niyang pagbabalatkayo lang pala ang inaakala niyang totoong pakikitungo nito sa kanya.Dapat ay magalit siya rito. Dapat ay gumanti siya. Pero bakit tila iba ang ibinubulong ng kanyang puso na dapat niyang gawin?
/book/show/7269785-stories-to-keep-you-warm-at-night?from_search=true	OTK Romance	Stories to Keep You Warm at Night	
/book/show/18480624-righe-d-amore?from_search=true	Malia Romance	Righe d'amore	La capitale romana fa da sfondo a unattrazione insolita: due spiriti affini legati al mondo dei libri. Lui, Daniel Paci, scrittore italiano affermato, lei, Diana, una studentessa universitaria amante della lettura.Un incontro improbabile, una passione dirompente, un motivo per esistere e condividere lardore bruciante che li domina. Daniel incappa casualmente nella sua muLa capitale romana fa da sfondo a unattrazione insolita: due spiriti affini legati al mondo dei libri. Lui, Daniel Paci, scrittore italiano affermato, lei, Diana, una studentessa universitaria amante della lettura.Un incontro improbabile, una passione dirompente, un motivo per esistere e condividere lardore bruciante che li domina. Daniel incappa casualmente nella sua musa e il fato, si sa,  creativo, sa come intrecciare le vite delle anime gemelle affinch queste si riconoscano e siano destinate apossedersi e migliorarsi.  sufficiente uno sguardo lintesa, un anelito del cuore per scatenare notti di indicibile passione. Quando per in gioco c la scrittura di un nuovo romanzo uno scrittore osa anche di pi e Daniel prover ad afferrare Diana, a non farla andare via. Ma lui sa, come ogni autore che si rispetti, che non tutte le storie hanno un lieto fine. Per loro due costringer lintreccio ad avere una svolta definitiva: due spiriti complementari infatti non possono separarsi, anche se questo vuol dire pagarne il prezzo.
/book/show/8517588-show-well-sell-well?from_search=true	Dawn Romance	Show Well, Sell Well: 103 Simple, Low-Cost Things to Do That Will Help Your Property Show and Sell Its Best	You are selling your house - now what? Regardless of the reasons why - being relocated, change in life circumstances, or whatever else may be the reason, you need to get your property ready to sell. Where to start? What are the best things to do? What can you afford to do? It can seem like a lot, but it's definitely doable even on low cost budget. With a touch of humor thiYou are selling your house - now what? Regardless of the reasons why - being relocated, change in life circumstances, or whatever else may be the reason, you need to get your property ready to sell. Where to start? What are the best things to do? What can you afford to do? It can seem like a lot, but it's definitely doable even on low cost budget. With a touch of humor this book walks you through simple and low cost things anyone can do when selling their home. Some things cost nothing, like wiping down the tree debris from the front door entrance. Other things, like pressure washing the driveway, may cost a bit more, but definitely worth the investment. All of it I promise does wonders for how a prospective buyer views your home. You want your property be the one a buyer comes back to for a second showing and hopefully, to write up an offer.By addressing the show stoppers, you move yourself that much closer to getting your property sold.
/book/show/11499618-romancing-the-bulldog?from_search=true	Mallory Monroe	Romancing the Bulldog	Liz Morgan, the director of an inner city youth center, is splashed by a speeding limo. To her shock, the man in the limo, Jason Rascone, is the same man she spent a tumultuous, sex-charged night with nearly a decade ago. Not only is he still that gorgeous, Alpha-Male hunk they called Bulldog Rascone, but he is also the mayor of their Florida city and a man many women woulLiz Morgan, the director of an inner city youth center, is splashed by a speeding limo. To her shock, the man in the limo, Jason Rascone, is the same man she spent a tumultuous, sex-charged night with nearly a decade ago. Not only is he still that gorgeous, Alpha-Male hunk they called Bulldog Rascone, but he is also the mayor of their Florida city and a man many women would love to hold. Liz has had too many disappointments in her life to want to go down yet another dead end street with yet another bad news player, but she cant stop thinking about him. . .Jason Rascone has many issues on his plate, not least of which is an upcoming re-election campaign. But when he sees Liz Morgan again, the woman whose virginity he stole years before, he knows he has to have her again. Not just for the hot sex he just knew she could provide, but because deep within him she has been able to penetrate a wall no other woman has been able to scale. And he has to have her in the worse way . . .Romancing the Bulldog is an interracial romance about two people who decides to cling to each other when so many forces conspire against them. In Jason and Liz we find two very different people who cannot get enough of each other sexually. But they quickly discover that their attraction is far more than a physical thing, but is a love thing, and when it matters the most they hold on for dear life and become even more determined to ride every tide that seeks to wash their newfound, yet profoundly heartfelt, love away.
/book/show/17371751-love-is-in-the-air?from_search=true	Carolyn McCray	Love is in the Air	A woman of science.A man of magic.Hunted for their HeartsBlood.HeartsBlood... a love taken to its dangerous conclusion.Everyone thinks that they know the story of Caesar's demise, however in Fated, we discover the truth.Told from Brutus' perspective, critics are heaping praise upon Fated...Despite tragedy and heartbreak, under an Indian Moon, anyA woman of science.A man of magic.Hunted for their HeartsBlood.HeartsBlood... a love taken to its dangerous conclusion.Everyone thinks that they know the story of Caesar's demise, however in Fated, we discover the truth.Told from Brutus' perspective, critics are heaping praise upon Fated...Despite tragedy and heartbreak, under an Indian Moon, anything seems possible... even love.While set in the lush and misty Pacific Northwest, Indian Moon doesn't contain any vampires or teeny boppers.Just real romance... for the rest of us.This prequel short story introduces you to the world of Valentine Rutger, the CIA's most elite counter-terrorism agent.Brandt and Monroe, thinking they are safe in India, try for a nice romantic night out. The Knot on the other hand has a different idea for the evening.Can Brandt and Monroe survive date night?
/book/show/32949787-an-informal-date?from_search=true	Heather   Gray	An Informal Date (Informal Romance #4)	Could two people be more different?Kimi Fairchild is pursuing an Art Therapy degree while working as a barista at a local hospital. She takes life as it comes and has a smile for everyone who crosses her path. Shes never much cared for schedules, eitheruntil a mysterious man starts showing up at her coffee kiosk every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at exactly 7:05 a.m.OCould two people be more different?Kimi Fairchild is pursuing an Art Therapy degree while working as a barista at a local hospital. She takes life as it comes and has a smile for everyone who crosses her path. Shes never much cared for schedules, eitheruntil a mysterious man starts showing up at her coffee kiosk every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at exactly 7:05 a.m.Owen Pratt is a research scientist on the verge of obtaining FDA approval for a new cancer-fighting drug. He has limited people skills, a fondness for caffeine, and a love of strictly kept routines. Hes the antithesis of Kimi in almost every way. Something about her smile, though, keeps bringing him back for more.How can two such different people go from a shared interest in coffee to a shared future? By getting out of Gods way and letting Him handle the details. Ha! Easier said than done.
/book/show/682773.The_Abortion?from_search=true	Richard Brautigan	The Abortion: An Historical Romance 1966	A reclusive young man works in a San Francisco library for unpublishable books. Life's losers, an astonishing number of whom seem to be writers, can bring their manuscripts to the library, where they will be welcomed, registered and shelved. They will not be read, but they will be cherished. In comes Vida, with her manuscript. Her book is about her gorgeous body, in whichA reclusive young man works in a San Francisco library for unpublishable books. Life's losers, an astonishing number of whom seem to be writers, can bring their manuscripts to the library, where they will be welcomed, registered and shelved. They will not be read, but they will be cherished. In comes Vida, with her manuscript. Her book is about her gorgeous body, in which she feels uncomfortable. The librarian makes her feel comfortable, and together they live in the back of the library until the trip to Tijuana changes them in ways neither of them had ever expected.
/book/show/25822381-insatiable?from_search=true	Lucy Lambert	Insatiable: A Billionaire Romance	His kiss had burned me up on the inside, and I couldnt stop thinking about it... or him.I am NOT like those other women!When Vaughn Ward sets his sights on a woman, she always ends up in his bed - crying out his name that night and cursing it the morning after. The billionaire playboy has an unquenchable thirst for sexual conquests.Not me, though. I am a professional.His kiss had burned me up on the inside, and I couldnt stop thinking about it... or him.I am NOT like those other women!When Vaughn Ward sets his sights on a woman, she always ends up in his bed - crying out his name that night and cursing it the morning after. The billionaire playboy has an unquenchable thirst for sexual conquests.Not me, though. I am a professional. But as the youngest member of C&M Advertising firm, it's my job to get to know our most important client. To get to know exactly what he wants from us... and how I can provide it.I can resist his charms, his stares, and his flirts. I know his reputation. I won't be another notch on his bedpost.But the longer I spend around him, the more he seems determined to take me. Use me. Consume me.And the more I find out about him, the more I want him too...Vaughn reached, his fingers wrapping around mine. His skin was soft and warm against mine. That warmth made me swallow. I didnt pull back.We looked out the window a little while longer before his eyes turned to me. They werent as clear as Id first thought. No, there was a storm in them. A storm that threatened to consume him and then me. My mouth went dry. My lips parted slightly.He still didnt let go of my hand. Quinn, he said.Yes?I want you. And I know you want me, too.Do you? I replied. That heat from his hand started spreading through me. I tried telling myself that I did want him, but only on a physical level. Who wouldnt? But part of being an adult was knowing when to ignore what you wanted.I could tell myself whatever I wanted and it didnt have any effect. This close, he was magnetic. Little electric tingles kept running across the surface of my skin, awakening all my senses.It was like my body wanted to feel every sensation it could, and to the fullest extent. The past and the future closed off, leaving only the present. The world shrank until only Ward and I occupied it.I wanted to pull my hand out of his, but I didnt. I didnt want him to kiss me again, but I did.I wanted that and more. I wanted all of it; I wanted all of him. I took a deep breath, but it didnt steady me at all.I do. You know, since we met I dont think more than a few minutes have gone by without you in my thoughts, he said.We still didnt look at each other. We both seemed to know that if we let our eyes meet we wouldnt be able to stop what happened after.I could look at his reflection safely, though, and I did. Its only been a few days, I said, You hardly know me. How can you think you want me so much?Some things you just know right away, he replied. His reflected face grinned.We shouldnt, I said, wondering if I was trying to convince him or myself. Maybe both.Will you try and stop me? Ward asked, his eyes regarding my reflection.I didnt reply, because
/book/show/20056855-burning-lamp-book-two-of-the-dreamlight-trilogy-an-arcane-society-nov?from_search=true	Amanda Quick	Burning Lamp (Book Two of the Dreamlight Trilogy) (An Arcane Society Novel) (A Paranormal Romance)	A second entry in a trilogy that began with Fired Up finds hallucination-prone crime lord Griffin Winters believing he has been struck with the Winters Curse and engaging in a dangerous psychic experiment with the mysterious Adelaide Pyne, who hol
/book/show/14762343-love-you-like-a-romance-novel?from_search=true	Megan Derr	Love You Like a Romance Novel (Missing Butterfly #2)	Jet gave up everything to make it to the top of rock. On track to take over his familys business and wealth, he defied everyone to start at the bottom and work his way up to become drummer of one of the worlds most popular bands, Forever and a Dai.Jet gave up everything to make it to the top of rock. On track to take over his familys business and wealth, he defied everyone to start at the bottom and work his way up to become drummer of one of the worlds most popular bands, Forever and a Dai. And his family might have forgiven him if he hadnt taken his cousin Dai with him.Jason is everything Jet chose not to be: an obedient son, a powerful and respected lawyer, wealthy, established, and set to inherit the family kingdom. Dais brother, and Jets cousin, he is a constant reminder of everything Jet should be and is not.But everybody has secrets, and those secrets are all about to come out.
/book/show/26577166-waverly-or-sixty-years-since?from_search=true	Walter Scott Edward Fitzball G. Herbert Rodwell	Waverly, Or, Sixty Years Since: A Dramatic Romance in Three Acts	This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most imporThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
/book/show/21455324-break-me?from_search=true	Kate  Stone	Break Me	Break me...Callie Heart always wanted to live on the wild side but life was never supposed to be like this. The bad boy she loved had become dangerous beyond words, and thats when the abuse started. Trapped, beaten, and scared for her life, Callie needed salvation and found it in the most unlikely of places; Shawn Break, president of the Broken SoCal Motorcycle Club.HauBreak me...Callie Heart always wanted to live on the wild side but life was never supposed to be like this. The bad boy she loved had become dangerous beyond words, and thats when the abuse started. Trapped, beaten, and scared for her life, Callie needed salvation and found it in the most unlikely of places; Shawn Break, president of the Broken SoCal Motorcycle Club.Haunted by the past and thrust into Shawn's biker world, Callie is on the ride of her life. In the face of crime, danger, pleasure, and death, Callie must discover the strength within herself before she ends up broken...Break Me is Kate Stone's debut romantic thriller! This novel is dark, deliciously sexy, and meant for adults 18+.
/book/show/27066855-all-summer-long?from_search=true	Melody Carlson	All Summer Long: A San Francisco Romance (Follow Your Heart #2)	Tia Gets a Second Chance at Love When an Old Crush Suddenly ReappearsThough it means giving up the chef's job at her uncle's small town Italian restaurant in Washington, Tia D'Amico is thrilled to move to San Francisco to help her aunt with a new business venture: transforming an old luxury yacht into an upscale floating restaurant. The icing on the cake is that Leo ParkeTia Gets a Second Chance at Love When an Old Crush Suddenly ReappearsThough it means giving up the chef's job at her uncle's small town Italian restaurant in Washington, Tia D'Amico is thrilled to move to San Francisco to help her aunt with a new business venture: transforming an old luxury yacht into an upscale floating restaurant. The icing on the cake is that Leo Parker, Tia's crush from a long-ago sailing camp, has been hired as the yacht's captain. The only problem is that he's engaged to someone else.Tia hides her feelings and rolls up her sleeves as she sets out to make her aunt's dream a reality. But as the tide turns on Leo's relationship, does Tia dare hope he might set a course for her heart?All the romance of a summer in San Francisco is captured in this delightful story from an author who has made a career of tugging our heartstrings.
/book/show/1019229.The_Bachelor_Preferred_Pastry?from_search=true	Shirley Jump	The Bachelor Preferred Pastry (Recipes with Romance, #4)	Olivia Regan is determined to make her new pastry business a success. So what that all of her marketing plans have backfired and no one, including her own family, thinks that she can succeed. What she needs is a surefire attention-getter. And snaring Daniel Worth--the sexiest, most eligible bachelor in Boston--by bidding on him at a highly visible auction is the way to gOlivia Regan is determined to make her new pastry business a success. So what that all of her marketing plans have backfired and no one, including her own family, thinks that she can succeed. What she needs is a surefire attention-getter. And snaring Daniel Worth--the sexiest, most eligible bachelor in Boston--by bidding on him at a highly visible auction is the way to go. Using Daniel's celebrity to promote her business will be a piece of cake--if she can resist his considerable charms. Daniel Worth inherited his considerable wealth, good looks, and playboy ways from his father and grandfather. He's never had to buckle down and work at anything in his life, and he doesn't imagine charming Olivia will be any different. But something about Olivia's never-say-die attitude stirs Daniel's own dreams. The girl may attract disaster like his family does money, but she's brave, smart, and downright adorable. She's also the only person he's never been able to buy. And soon, Daniel's got a new idea: walking away from his fortune to become his own man and prove to Olivia that he's the best investment she'll ever make.
/book/show/10357703-the-turn-of-the-screw-and-other-stories?from_search=true	Henry James	The Turn of the Screw and Other Stories: "The Romance of Certain Old Clothes", "The Friends of the Friends", " The Jolly Corner"	A young governess is sent to a great country house to care for two orphaned children. To begin with Flora and Miles seem to be model pupils but gradually the governess starts to suspect that something is very wrong with them. As she sets out to uncover the corrupt secrets of the house she becomes more and more convinced that something evil is watching her.
/book/show/25588256-dicion-rio-khazar?from_search=true	Milorad Pavi	Dicionário Khazar: Romance-Enciclopédia em 100 000 Palavras	A national bestseller, Dictionary of the Khazars was cited by The New York Times Book Review as one of the best books of the year. Written in two versions, male and female (both available in Vintage International), which are identical save for seventeen crucial lines, Dictionary is the imaginary book of knowledge of the Khazars, a people who flourished somewhere beyond TraA national bestseller, Dictionary of the Khazars was cited by The New York Times Book Review as one of the best books of the year. Written in two versions, male and female (both available in Vintage International), which are identical save for seventeen crucial lines, Dictionary is the imaginary book of knowledge of the Khazars, a people who flourished somewhere beyond Transylvania between the seventh and ninth centuries. Eschewing conventional narrative and plot, this lexicon novel combines the dictionaries of the world's three major religions with entries that leap between past and future, featuring three unruly wise men, a book printed in poison ink, suicide by mirrors, a chimerical princess, a sect of priests who can infiltrate one's dreams, romances between the living and the dead, and much more.
/book/show/32601289-perception?from_search=true	Lee Strauss	Perception: A Sci-Fi Dystopian Mystery Romance (The Perception Trilogy Book 1)	The PERCEPTION series is a YA dystopian romance that takes place in the not too distant future. A world scarred by climate change, natural disasters and impending wars, a society where scientific breakthroughs cause class divisions. Zoe and Noah explore the differences that bring us together or tear us apart.The PERCEPTION series is a YA dystopian romance that takes place in the not too distant future. A world scarred by climate change, natural disasters and impending wars, a society where scientific breakthroughs cause class divisions. Zoe and Noah explore the differences that bring us together or tear us apart.The first book of the PERCEPTION trilogy, 17year-old Zoe Vanderveen is a GAPa genetically altered person. She lives with other equally beautiful people who have prolonged life-spans in the security of a walled city on the water.Tragedy tears Zoe from her perfect world when her brother Liam goes missing.It turns out that the only man who can help her, is the one who she should trust the least.Noah Brody is a natural who lives on the Outside. He leads protests against the GAPs and detests their contributions to the increasing class gap. He doesnt like girls like Zoe, and he has good reason not to trust her, but drawn by motives he doesnt yet understand, he helps her take on the Outside.Fans ofandwill love the THE PERCEPTION TRILOGY by bestselling author Lee StraussPerception is a mixture of Sci-fi, Dystopia, Mystery, and Romanceall wrapped up in an insanely incredible Story. Michele, Insane About Books reviewIt is a love story, it is about battles against good and evil, right and wrong. Perception seemed to me to be more ofa story of the battle each character has within themselves, what they believe and who the believe in and why. Beverly, Goodreads reviewThe mystery kept me glued to the pages all night.I had an idea who was involved but there was a way bigger conspiracy going on than I thought and each piece was unraveled very thoughtfully to keep a great pace throughout the story. Jennifer Messerschmidt, Goodreads reviewWhat I loved most is the waythis story made me think. About science, our society, about what technology we could have and whether I'd like that or not. review, Coffee Bean Bookshelf
/book/show/12394522-the-prairie-romance-collection?from_search=true	Judith McCoy Miller Lynn A. Coleman Susan K. Downs	The Prairie Romance Collection: 9 Historical Romances from America's Great Plains	Relive history on the American Great Plains as penned by nine different multi-published authors. Follow pioneers, immigrants, and orphans through their adventures, heartaches, challenges, victories, and romances. You are sure to find more than one favorite among nine stories in this unique collection to warm your heart and inspire your faith.After the harvest / by Lynn A.Relive history on the American Great Plains as penned by nine different multi-published authors. Follow pioneers, immigrants, and orphans through their adventures, heartaches, challenges, victories, and romances. You are sure to find more than one favorite among nine stories in this unique collection to warm your heart and inspire your faith.After the harvest / by Lynn A. ColemanLove notes / by Mary DavisMother's old quilt / by Lena Nelson DooleyBride's song / by Linda FordBarefoot bride / by Linda GoodnightProvider / by Cathy Marie HakeFreedom's ring / by Judith MillerReturning Amanda / by Kathleen PaulOnly believe / by Janet Spaeth
/book/show/26114194-must-love-wieners?from_search=true	Casey Griffin	Must Love Wieners (A Rescue Dog Romance #1)	Piper Summers works like a dog juggling three jobs to put herself through veterinary schooldriving taxis, delivering pizzas, and singing telegrams. Thankfully, Piper has her devoted dachshund Colin to help her keep things in line. That is, until she gets fired...and someone throws hePiper Summers works like a dog juggling three jobs to put herself through veterinary schooldriving taxis, delivering pizzas, and singing telegrams. Thankfully, Piper has her devoted dachshund Colin to help her keep things in line. That is, until she gets fired...and someone throws her a bone that is too good to resist.Aiden Caldwell is an Armani ad come to lifea billionaire CEO whos just adopted a dachshund from the rescue center where Piper volunteers. Hes hot on Pipers tail to be his personal dog walker...but he may be after more than a walker for his wiener. The gorgeous, spirited Piper is everything hes ever wanted from a womanand more. But can Piper ever love, and trust, a man who has never learned to open his heartor has she bitten off more than she can chew?is the first book in Casey Griffin's Rescue Dog Romance series!
/book/show/29355225-outrageous-proposal?from_search=true	Sienna Valentine	Outrageous Proposal	At first, the idea of a week at a secluded resort in Bali with my girlfriends sounded like just the thing I needed to get me out of my funk. Of course, I should have realized that there was more to their plan than just a regular trip. But who could have guessed what they had up their sleeves?A sex club?? Excuse me, hedonistic resort like theres much differenceAt first, the idea of a week at a secluded resort in Bali with my girlfriends sounded like just the thing I needed to get me out of my funk. Of course, I should have realized that there was more to their plan than just a regular trip. But who could have guessed what they had up their sleeves?A sex club?? Excuse me, hedonistic resort like theres much differenceThis wasnt what I signed up for, and I definitely dont feel ready for it.So maybe thats why, when I ended up meeting the gorgeous British owner, I was so open to his absolutely outrageous proposalRunning my fathers resort in Bali has a lot of perks, not the least of which is the easy and immediate access to a bevy of beautiful and sexually explorative women. However, the fact that its about as far away as I can get from my parents is almost equally important to me.My father and I have never seen eye to eye, and I know Ive always been a disappointment to him. Hes been trying to use my huge inheritance as a bargaining chip for years, trying to bend me to his will.But its not like I dont already have a lot of money, so I thought I could just continue to avoid the issue forever.
/book/show/20576726-standard-romance-story?from_search=true	M.S. Willis	Standard Romance Story: Fireman Edition  (Standard Romance Story, #1)	My name is Jane.Im not a virgin.Im not a stripper.Ive never been raped.I dont have daddy issues.Im not in college.I dont have magical powers.Im not nave.I havent been abducted.I havent been sold.Im not unbelievably gorgeous.I dont sleep around.I cant even tell you the last time I dated.I live a normal life making minimum wage at a bookstore.And my best frienMy name is Jane.Im not a virgin.Im not a stripper.Ive never been raped.I dont have daddy issues.Im not in college.I dont have magical powers.Im not nave.I havent been abducted.I havent been sold.Im not unbelievably gorgeous.I dont sleep around.I cant even tell you the last time I dated.I live a normal life making minimum wage at a bookstore.And my best friend is a guy who also happens to be my roommate.But I'm determined to find love.This is my standard romance story.Follow Jane as she dates the standard romance guys in an attempt to find true love: The rocker, the biker, the billionaire, the tattooed bad boy, the firefighter, the lawyer, the vampire, the cowboy, the alpha, the teacher, the movie star, the professional athlete, the fighter and the captor.Which one will finally win her heart?
/book/show/6559966-romance-da-raposa?from_search=true	Aquilino Ribeiro Benjamin Rabier (Illustrator)	Romance da Raposa	O Romance da Raposa (1924)  uma narrativa infantil de requintado virtuosismo estilstico, substituindo as ilustraes a preto e branco que foram utilizadas a partir dos anos 60 pelas originais a cores da autoria de Benjamim Rabier numa soluo plstica que se adequa na perfeio  fbula. Esta edio de Romance da Raposa , assim, um regresso  verso original de um livroO Romance da Raposa (1924)  uma narrativa infantil de requintado virtuosismo estilstico, substituindo as ilustraes a preto e branco que foram utilizadas a partir dos anos 60 pelas originais a cores da autoria de Benjamim Rabier numa soluo plstica que se adequa na perfeio  fbula. Esta edio de Romance da Raposa , assim, um regresso  verso original de um livro que geraes e geraes de crianas leram.
/book/show/620699.Writing_a_Romance_Novel_for_Dummies?from_search=true	Leslie Wainger	Writing a Romance Novel for Dummies	In love with romance novels? You're not alone! Romance is today's most popular fiction genre, accounting for more than half of all mass market fiction sold. If you're looking to make a serious effort at writing a romance and getting it published in today's multifaceted markets, you need to learn as much as you can about this highly successful field--especially how to creatIn love with romance novels? You're not alone! Romance is today's most popular fiction genre, accounting for more than half of all mass market fiction sold. If you're looking to make a serious effort at writing a romance and getting it published in today's multifaceted markets, you need to learn as much as you can about this highly successful field--especially how to create the perfect heroes and heroines. Now, in this easy, step-by-step guide, a top romance editor gives you the know-how you need to succeed as a romance novelist!is perfect for both beginning and more accomplished writers who are looking to get the leading edge on writing a romance novel and get it published. Leslie Wainger, Executive Editor at Harlequin Books, explains what it takes to become the next Nora Roberts, providing the techniques you need to:Select a pseudonym Write a compelling, heartfelt story Find the right agent and publisher Submit a manuscript Market your novel Join clubs and associations Packed with insider advice, this plain-English guide helps you grasp the building blocks of a great romance, providing practical tips on the craft of writing as well as savvy pointers on how to hook your reader from page one, write with passion, and shape a proposal that will wow agents and editors. You get lots of expert tips on analyzing the marketplace, creating compelling characters, and finding your own voice. Wainger also:Demystifies the sub-genres of the romance world, from historical, contemporary, and multicultural to paranormal, romantic suspense, and Christian/inspirational Explains plotting, pacing, and writing those crucial love scenes Discusses how to conduct research, assign credits, and get permissions Helps you decide whether it's best to write alone or with a partner Complete with a manuscript preparation checklist, tips for revising your work smoothly and successfully, guidance in understanding and negotiating a contract, and a list of romance writing resources,is your one-stop guide to becoming a published novelist!
/book/show/32936927-an-unknown-love?from_search=true	Adom Sample	An Unknown Love: Secrets & Romance	Jasmine was just your average businesswoman running a successful cosmetics company until a letter arrived at her doorstep that changed everything she thought was real. A man, unknown, has fallen in love with her wit and beauty. With each letter comes a passionate tranquility forcing her to face emotions she thought were long dead.Jasmine was just your average businesswoman running a successful cosmetics company until a letter arrived at her doorstep that changed everything she thought was real. A man, unknown, has fallen in love with her wit and beauty. With each letter comes a passionate tranquility forcing her to face emotions she thought were long dead. With rumors abound of her husband's infidelity she finds herself drifting away from him and into the arms of her secret admirer.Thus, her routine becomes work, an evening with a husband who ignores her and then out to the beachfront where another letter awaits her. But that routine lay in shambles when a flirtatious young tycoon known as Mr. Teel enters her life and shows her true romance, yet keeping his distance out of respect for her marriage. As the stakes rise, she must unravel the mystery of her secret admirer, discover the truth of her husband's adultery, and find out what secrets Mr. Teel is hiding. What will she discover and whom will she choose?
/book/show/33024428-falling-for-alaska?from_search=true	Shannon L. Brown	Falling for Alaska	Jemmas Alaska Dream: Succeed at Business(and avoid her annoying neighbor)When Jemma Harris inherits a house in Palmer, Alaska, she quits her tedious corporate job and catches the next plane out of Atlanta. Shes going to rehab furniture in her garage and sell her creations. Jemma needs everything to go perfectly during thisJemmas Alaska Dream: Succeed at Business(and avoid her annoying neighbor)When Jemma Harris inherits a house in Palmer, Alaska, she quits her tedious corporate job and catches the next plane out of Atlanta. Shes going to rehab furniture in her garage and sell her creations. Jemma needs everything to go perfectly during this short Alaskan summer, but her neighbor isnt cooperating.Marketing expert Nathaniel Montgomery lives on the outskirts of small-town Palmer and enjoys working at home. Then the new owner of the house across the street begins using noisy power tools and disrupting his life. His challenging childhood leaves him unable to love, until a stray puppy begins to thaw his heart.Is there room in Nathaniels heart for Jemma too?
/book/show/15814927-best-erotic-romance-2013?from_search=true	Kristina Wright (Editor, Contributor) Saskia Walker (Foreword) Kristina Lloyd (Contributor)	Best Erotic Romance 2013	So what happens with love meets sex? Erotic love is that delicious blend of hearts and minds and bodies, a combination of sweet and dirty, romantic and sexy. Sex by itselfhot, steamy, sensual sexis one of the best things this life has to offer. But then, so is love. First love, new love, renewed love; love that has stood the test of time, love that has conquered every obSo what happens with love meets sex? Erotic love is that delicious blend of hearts and minds and bodies, a combination of sweet and dirty, romantic and sexy. Sex by itselfhot, steamy, sensual sexis one of the best things this life has to offer. But then, so is love. First love, new love, renewed love; love that has stood the test of time, love that has conquered every obstacles. It doesnt matter if its a new relationship, such as Jeanette Greys yogo-bound characters in Teach Me, or a long-term relationship like Dominic Santis happily (and lusty) married couple in Kiss of Peace the combination of sex and love is incendiary. The collection is split between familiar authors and authors new to the genre. Best-selling author Kate Pearce delivers a scorching hot fantasy that takes place in a department store dressing room in The Price of Love. Teresa Noelle Roberts has a sweetly erotic story about parents waiting for their adopted son in Waiting for Ilya and Geneva King's Last Hundred Days recounts the last hundred days between a divorcing couple.
/book/show/20660416-two-of-a-kind?from_search=true	Susan Mallery	Two Of A Kind	Felicia Swift never dreamed she'd hear a deep, sexy voice from her past in tiny Fool's Gold, California. The last time Gideon Boylan whispered in her ear was half a world awayon the morning after the hottest night of her life. Her freakyFelicia Swift never dreamed she'd hear a deep, sexy voice from her past in tiny Fool's Gold, California. The last time Gideon Boylan whispered in her ear was half a world awayon the morning after the hottest night of her life. Her freaky smarts have limited her close friendships, and romance, but she came to Fool's Gold looking for ordinary. Gorgeous, brooding Gideon is anything but that.Black Ops taught Gideon that love could be deadly. Now he pretends to fit in while keeping everyone at arm's length. Felicia wants more than he can givea home, family, lovebut she has a lot to learn about menand Gideon needs to be the man to teach her.As these two misfits discover that passion isn't the only thing they have in common, they just might figure out that two of a kind should never be split apart.
/book/show/337649.Romancing_the_Zone?from_search=true	Kenna White	Romancing the Zone	A successful business woman and single mother, Liz Elliott is fast approaching the age of forty. Her nineteen-year-old daughter Becca is a freshman at Chilton College in Ashton, Vermont. Becca also happens to be a rising star for the Lady Stingers basketball team  just as her mother had been twenty years ago. But back in those early days a dirty little secret had collapseA successful business woman and single mother, Liz Elliott is fast approaching the age of forty. Her nineteen-year-old daughter Becca is a freshman at Chilton College in Ashton, Vermont. Becca also happens to be a rising star for the Lady Stingers basketball team  just as her mother had been twenty years ago. But back in those early days a dirty little secret had collapsed Lizs world - a secret she has kept hidden from everyone - especially her daughter. Now Liz finds herself accepting her daughters challenge to return to college and finally earn the degree that has so long eluded her. As if that isnt enough, Liz has also somehow found herself back in the gym  and playing out her final year of basketball eligibility. Soon sparks fly when Liz encounters resistance from the new head coach, Sheridan Ross.Coach Ross has no patience for babysitting an over-the-hill athlete - not while shes worried about her own plans to move up the career coaching ladder as quickly as possible. Now in addition to battling the coach, Lizs world begins to crumble when the secret from her past returns to Ashton...
/book/show/23529353-in-time-for-christmas?from_search=true	Heather Blanton	In Time for Christmas (Romance in the Rockies Postquel/Sequel #2.5)	Charlene needs a miracle. God has one waiting  a hundred years in the past.In Time for Christmas -- a Novella, is the story of Charlene Williams, a woman trapped in a dangerously abusive marriage. Disappointed that God hasnt gotten her out of it, or even hears her prayers at all, she has shut down emotionally. When husband Dale becomes suspicious of her daily chats withCharlene needs a miracle. God has one waiting  a hundred years in the past.In Time for Christmas -- a Novella, is the story of Charlene Williams, a woman trapped in a dangerously abusive marriage. Disappointed that God hasnt gotten her out of it, or even hears her prayers at all, she has shut down emotionally. When husband Dale becomes suspicious of her daily chats with the mailman, he whisks her out of town and abandons her on his familys ranchan isolated, dilapidated place no one has lived on for over forty years. With the promise that hell be back in a few days, he knocks her unconscious and leaves.Charlene wakes up on the rancha hundred years in the past. Almost instantly she is drawn to Billy Page, Dales great grandfather. The connection is powerful and mysterious, but should she risk falling in love with a ghost? Whats going on here? Is Charlene dead, dreaming, in a coma, or simply experiencing a gift from her heavenly father? Shell learn one thing for certain: God does see the tears of his children.
/book/show/124769.Angels_Dance_and_Angels_Die?from_search=true	Patricia Butler	Angels Dance and Angels Die: The Tragic Romance of Pamela and Jim Morrison	This is the true story of the romance of legendary Doors frontman Jim Morrison and Pamela Courson Morrison.
/book/show/678248.Doctor_Who?from_search=true	Gareth Roberts	Doctor Who: The Romance of Crime	The TARDIS brings the Doctor, Romana and K9 to the Rock of Judgement; a court, prison and place of execution built into a rocket-powered asteroid. When involved in an investigation by the system's finest lawman, they begin to seek answers to some disturbing questions.
/book/show/22538865-romancing-my-love?from_search=true	Melissa Foster	Romancing My Love (The Bradens at Trusty #3; The Bradens #9; Love in Bloom #18)	ROMANCING MY LOVE is a USA TODAY BestsellerAfter months of caring for her terminally ill mother, Rebecca Rivera is left all alone in a world she doesnt trustbut shes determined not to let her mothers death define her. Losing her job, having to pummel some jerk for being too handsy, and living in her car are just temporary setbacks to an otherwise solid plan in findingROMANCING MY LOVE is a USA TODAY BestsellerAfter months of caring for her terminally ill mother, Rebecca Rivera is left all alone in a world she doesnt trustbut shes determined not to let her mothers death define her. Losing her job, having to pummel some jerk for being too handsy, and living in her car are just temporary setbacks to an otherwise solid plan in finding her footing. Full of pride and used to being in control of her life, shes certain she can make it on her own. The last thing Rebecca needs is a man to fix her troubleseven if that man is strikingly handsome, wealthy, and charismatic Pierce Braden.Pierce is a powerful real estate investor on the verge of a major acquisition. As the eldest of six siblings raised by a single mother, hes spent his life protecting those he loves. Hes used to being in charge and making things right, and although hed give his life for his family, he treats the women he dates as expendableuntil he meets sexy and stubborn Rebecca Rivera, a woman who is as strong as she is vulnerable.Passion ignites between them, and the two share their most intimate thoughts and desires. It doesnt take long for Pierce to realize that Rebecca is as determined not to be saved as he is to find a way into her heart. As their love grows, Rebecca must face fears she didnt even realize she hadand Pierce must learn the hard truth that sometimes less really is more. Is the power of true love enough for Rebecca and Pierce to learn to give up control and allow their hearts to take over?
/book/show/30956484-she-s-gotta-be-mine?from_search=true	Jennifer Skully	She's Gotta Be Mine: A Sexy Funny Mystery/Romance, Cottonmouth Book 1	If you're a fan of contemporary romantic comedy sprinkled with a heavy dose of mystery, then step into the world of NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Skully! If you missed it the first time around, KOD Daphne winner Sex and the Serial Killer is back with a new title, She's Gotta Be Mine, and a slight text revamp. It's still laugh-out-loud funny, peopleIf you're a fan of contemporary romantic comedy sprinkled with a heavy dose of mystery, then step into the world of NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Skully! If you missed it the first time around, KOD Daphne winner Sex and the Serial Killer is back with a new title, She's Gotta Be Mine, and a slight text revamp. It's still laugh-out-loud funny, peopled with hilarious characters in the small town of Cottonmouth, California. Not to mention an alleged serial killer who's too devilishly handsome to ignore. A new woman with a new attitude. And an ax to grind... Dumped? For her husband's high school sweetheart he hasn't seen in twenty years? Roberta Jones Spivey isn't going to lay down for that. Instead, she reinvents herself and the new and improved Bobbie Jones-new haircut, new name, new attitude-follows her soon-to-be ex to the small Northern California town of Cottonmouth. What better way to show him-and his sweetheart-what he's missing in the brand new Bobbie Jones than taking up with the town's local bad boy-who's also reputed to be a serial killer. Nick Angel is devilishly handsome and sexy as all get-out. In a word, perfect. It's all going exactly according to plan...until a real murder rocks the little town of Cottonmouth. Of course, Nick didn't do it...did he? She's Gotta Be Mine, previously published in 2005 as Sex and the Serial Killer, is a contemporary romance of approximately 100,000 words. REVIEWS Romantic Times, 4 1/2 Stars, Top Pick! Skully's novel is a triumph. It's fabulously funny, with top-notch dialogue, terrific pacing and witty compelling characters. Huntress Reviews: A witty novel that will keep you engrossed until the very end! Road to Romance Reviews: An absolute delight.
/book/show/12096762-highland-crossings?from_search=true	Pamela Griffin Laurie Alice Eakes Jennifer Hudson Taylor	Highland Crossings	Head to historic North Carolina where a brooch unites the lives and loves of four women. Dangerous accusations force Seona to leave Scotland with the brooch in tow, but will she find peace before her past is revealed? Years later, Fiona hopes to recover the brooch only to wind up on the whipping block. Can she trust the man who comes to her rescue? Seren sells the brooch tHead to historic North Carolina where a brooch unites the lives and loves of four women. Dangerous accusations force Seona to leave Scotland with the brooch in tow, but will she find peace before her past is revealed? Years later, Fiona hopes to recover the brooch only to wind up on the whipping block. Can she trust the man who comes to her rescue? Seren sells the brooch to open a confectionery, but will the precious heirloom be lost to a hopeless dream? When the brooch is stolen, can Brynna reclaim it before she loses something even more valuable?
/book/show/25348673-a-lady-s-guide-to-ruin?from_search=true	Kathleen Kimmel	A Lady's Guide to Ruin (Birch Hall Romance, #1)	Joan Price is a wanted woman. A thief and a fugitive from the mental hospital where she was falsely committed, shes now on the run from her former partners in crime. But luck must be on her sidejust when it seems all is doomed, she runs straight intoJoan Price is a wanted woman. A thief and a fugitive from the mental hospital where she was falsely committed, shes now on the run from her former partners in crime. But luck must be on her sidejust when it seems all is doomed, she runs straight into the arms of Martin Hargrove, Earl of Fenbrook, who mistakes her for his distant cousin, Daphne.Lord Fenbrook has no intention of marrying, and certainly doesn't consider his notoriously scatterbrained cousin a prospect. But her flighty persona seems to hide something far more intriguinga secret self she trusts with no one. And Martin is determined to earn that trustWhen Martins sister discovers Joans charade, they strike a bargain: Joan can remain within the safe walls of Birch Hall, as long as she doesnt allow Martin to fall in love with herfor their flirtation would surely ruin them both. Shes convinced she poses no threat to his heart, but shes beginning to realize that her heart may be the one in danger. Especially asseems very set on seducing...
/book/show/11840206-kissing-miss-wrong?from_search=true	Sonia Francesca	Kissing Miss Wrong (Precious Hearts Romances, #1286)	Natagpuan na lamang ni Sam ang sariling nakakulong na sa mga bisig ni Nathan; his mouth was hovering over hers. Tila huminto ang pag-inog ng mundo sa kanilang dalawa. Her thoughts were in chaos at kulang ang salitang shock para ipaliwanag ang nararamdaman niya nang mga sandaling iyon.Natagpuan na lamang ni Sam ang sariling nakakulong na sa mga bisig ni Nathan; his mouth was hovering over hers. Tila huminto ang pag-inog ng mundo sa kanilang dalawa. Her thoughts were in chaos at kulang ang salitang shock para ipaliwanag ang nararamdaman niya nang mga sandaling iyon. And she was becoming addicted to his soft lips and burning touch.At naalarma ang isip niya nang dahil doon. Alam niyang hindi siya ang ideal woman na hinahanap nito at masasaktan lamang siya kapag nagpatuloy ang kahibangan niya rito.She had lost her defenses and she had already lost her heart to him. Paano pa niya ililigtas ang kanyang pusong hindi nagpapigil na umibig dito?
/book/show/22049119-flown-by-the-billionaire?from_search=true	Carla Davis	Flown By The Billionaire	Flown By The BillionaireFlown By The BillionaireSample Of Whats Inside!Now scroll up and click BUY to read the rest of Brooke's incredible journey!  Authors Other Books You Will Enjoy
/book/show/27396744-capo?from_search=true	Liliana Rhodes	Capo: A Mafia Romance (Made Man, #2)	You saved me Gia, but I'm still just a killer.My brother was killed by the man I love. But will Dante still love me if he finds out about my past? I'm not the good girl he thinks I am.I'll do anything to protect Gia, but she's pushing me away. I should have known a good gYou saved me Gia, but I'm still just a killer.My brother was killed by the man I love. But will Dante still love me if he finds out about my past? I'm not the good girl he thinks I am.I'll do anything to protect Gia, but she's pushing me away. I should have known a good girl like her couldn't really love a killer like me.Book 1: SoldierBook 2: CapoBook 3: Boss (Coming in August)Librarian's Note: This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN: B00LP0NPB0
/book/show/350810.Wait_For_Me?from_search=true	Rebecca St. James Dale Reeves	Wait For Me: Rediscovering the Joy of Purity in Romance	
/book/show/25725835-elementals?from_search=true	Anne L. Parks	Elementals: A Paranormal Fantasy Romance Anthology	Four sisters wielding the power of the elements.Four men who have vowed to protect them.One mothers quest to destroy them.Experience the power of love in season.The Prophecy (Spring):Escaping from her mother, Gaia, Creator of All, was only the beginning for Aria Spring. Staying hidden will require protection from the one man she doesnt trust to save anyone but himseFour sisters wielding the power of the elements.Four men who have vowed to protect them.One mothers quest to destroy them.Experience the power of love in season.The Prophecy (Spring):Escaping from her mother, Gaia, Creator of All, was only the beginning for Aria Spring. Staying hidden will require protection from the one man she doesnt trust to save anyone but himself. Responsible for breathing new life into the dormant world, Aria is determined to save it, and her elementals sisters from her mothers vow of destruction.Disbelieving the tall tales his father and grandfather told when he was a child, Eiden refuses to acknowledge his familys legacy as Protector of the Spring. The draw to Aria, however, is too great for him to resist, and he finds himself unable to stay away from her. When he sees her powers in action with his own eyes, he can no longer deny the fierce need to protect her  even if it costs him his life.Bayou Bleue (Summer):t Munson is the fiery daughter of Gaia, the Creator of All, and the reason why the season of summer exists. But when Gaia decides the Earth is too ominous to keep, her plan sends t into hiding in the mystical town of Bayou Bleue, Louisiana.Enter Bear Glenn. A mysterious voyager who has come from Scotland to find t before Gaia does. As she brings Bear into the Heart of the Swamp, a land filled with Bayou Trolls, Silent People, and the legendary Rougarou, their Fate will be tested, along with their will to survive.Connected Souls (Fall):Autumn Munson lives a simple life. As simple as a goddess in hiding can, that is. One of the four Elemental daughters of Gaia, Mother of All, shes the very embodiment of the fall season. But when Mommy Dearest gets the crazy idea that the Earth must go, Autumn and her sisters scatter into hiding in a last ditch effort to save the world.William Varian is an ancient soul. An immortal shifter who has been watching over Autumn for longer than she realizes. He holds the secrets to a past that shes long forgotten - one where they meant everything to each other. But as he fights to keep Autumn safe, will they allow Gaia to use their centuries-old connection to destroy them, or will it prove to be a bond that not even the Mother of All can break?Cold Awakenings (Winter):Wynter Munson doesn't belong in Los Angeles, but what better place to hide a Winter goddess. All that sun won't melt her frozen heart, though, after the betrayal and loss of her cheating husband.It's her darkness that Morpheus is drawn to. He finds the girl of his dreams inside hers. But when the Mother of All threatens Wynter's son, he must convince her that love not only destroys lives. It can save them too.
/book/show/23538253-a-fool-s-gold-christmas-mills-boon-m-b?from_search=true	Susan Mallery	A Fool's Gold Christmas (Mills & Boon M&B)	New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery brings you a heartwarming tale for the holidays! The unrelenting cheer in Fool's Gold, California is bringing out the humbug in dancer Evie Stryker. She learned early on that Christmas miracles don't happen, at least not to her. And this year seems like no exception. An injury has forced her to return to the family fold, no mNew York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery brings you a heartwarming tale for the holidays! The unrelenting cheer in Fool's Gold, California is bringing out the humbug in dancer Evie Stryker. She learned early on that Christmas miracles don't happen, at least not to her. And this year seems like no exception. An injury has forced her to return to the family fold, no matter that they're estranged. She won't add to the awkward scenario by being seduced by the bad-boy charms of her brother's best friend, the last man she should ever want to date. Even when she's recruited to stage Fool's Gold's winter festival, she vows to do as promised, then move forward with her life anywhere but here. Jaded lawyer Dante Jefferson is getting used to the 'backwater' town he now reluctantly calls home, but the pounding of little dancers' feet above his temporary office is more than any man should have to take! When he confronts their gorgeous teacher, he's unprepared for the attraction that sears him down to the soul. Evie is his best friend's sister  off-limits unless he's willing to risk his heart. Dante has always believed that love is the most dangerous force in the universe, but that was before he had to reckon with the magic of a certain small town, where miracles DO seem to happen....
/book/show/18570073-romancing-the-soul?from_search=true	Sarah Tranter	Romancing the Soul	Rachael Jones hasn't exactly chosen an average career path. She's a past-life regressionist and is now hoping to help her clients find their Soul Mates through reconnecting them with their past lives.But despite her best intentions, there are problems. Rachael made the mistake of regressing her best friend, Susie Morris, who has since been haunted by events that occurred iRachael Jones hasn't exactly chosen an average career path. She's a past-life regressionist and is now hoping to help her clients find their Soul Mates through reconnecting them with their past lives.But despite her best intentions, there are problems. Rachael made the mistake of regressing her best friend, Susie Morris, who has since been haunted by events that occurred in her past life.When Susie meets Hollywood actor, George Silbury in unlikely circumstances, she is completely unprepared for her reactions. There's an intense mutual attraction that neither can explain nor ignore.Can George help Susie to overcome the sense of desolation she feels as the result of her past life regression, or will history's habit of repeating itself ruin all chances of her finding happiness?After the success of her debut paranormal novel, Sarah moves into mainstream contemporary with a twistpast life regression!
/book/show/60135.Wizardry_and_Wild_Romance?from_search=true	Michael Moorcock China Miville (Introduction) Jeff VanderMeer (Afterword)	Wizardry and Wild Romance: A Study of Epic Fantasy	Newly revised and expanded by the author, this study of epic fantasy analyzes the genre from its earliest beginnings in Medieval romances, on through practitioners like Tolkien, up to today's brightest lights.
/book/show/2129177.Romance?from_search=true	Joseph Conrad	Romance	This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally importanThis is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.
/book/show/17739407-i-never-asked-you-to-save-me?from_search=true	Theresa Marguerite Hewitt	I Never Asked You to Save Me (Wakefield Romance, #3)	Ellie Mae Griggs-Heart is trying to escape, trying to find a place where she can finally be 'home'. She can't seem to shake her physically and emotionally abusive, soon to be ex-husband, Jake Heart. Refusing to take hand outs from her cousin Rhea Payne and her husband, former Navy SEAL Chad, Ellie has to moonlight at a job most would consider taboo to make ends meet. She lEllie Mae Griggs-Heart is trying to escape, trying to find a place where she can finally be 'home'. She can't seem to shake her physically and emotionally abusive, soon to be ex-husband, Jake Heart. Refusing to take hand outs from her cousin Rhea Payne and her husband, former Navy SEAL Chad, Ellie has to moonlight at a job most would consider taboo to make ends meet. She lives day to day with the pain of a choice she made to try and be free of Jake.Navy SEAL sniper and notorious play-boy, Bobby Timmons, has never been the type to be tied down by a woman, filtering through them like it was his job. Ellie is different. She strikes a different chord and makes Bobby think twice about treating her like the other women in his past. He hates that she feels trapped by her ex, but as a SEAL his life is unpredictable and he is shipped off just as he's getting to know her.When tragedy and mistakes fill both of their lives, can they lean on each other for support? Or will their pasts destroy everything they could have had?
/book/show/20284378-family-happiness-a-romance?from_search=true	Leo Tolstoy	Family Happiness; A Romance	This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 edition. Excerpt: ... THOMAS Y. CROWELL & CO., 13 ASTOR PLACE, N. Y. America!) Histories for Youth. By Jacob Abbott. In eight volumes, each volume complete in itself.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1888 edition. Excerpt: ... THOMAS Y. CROWELL & CO., 13 ASTOR PLACE, N. Y. America!) Histories for Youth. By Jacob Abbott. In eight volumes, each volume complete in itself. Illustrated by Darley, Chapin, Herrick, Perkins, Parsons, Beaulieu. and others. i2mo, cloth, 4 vols., 2 vols. in one . . $6.00 Adventure Library. Fully illustrated. New and uniform stvle of binding. 5vols., i2mo ...... 7-5o Anna Karenina. A novel. By Count Lyof N. Tolstoi. Translated by Nathan Haskell Dole. i2mo . . 1.75 At Home and in War. Reminiscences and anecdotes of theTurko-Russian War, etc., by Col. Alexander V.verbStchagin. Authorized translation from the Russian by Isabkl F. Hapoood. i2ino, illustrated, with portraits . 1.75 August Stories. By Jacob Abbott, author of  The Rollo Books, etc. 4 vols. illustrated. 161110 . . . 4.50 Birchwood. ByJAK. 12n10, illustrated . . . 1.25 Birchwood (The), Series. By JAK. 6 vols. 12n10, illustrated 7.50 Blind Brother, The. ($i500 Prize Volume.) By Homer Greene. i2mo, illustrated 90 Boyhood of Living Authors. Lives of Holmes, Aldrich, Trowbridge, Clark Russell, Gladstone, etc. By William H. Rideing. 121110 1.00 Boys' Book of Famous Rulers. By Lydia Hoyt Farmer. With portraits and numerous illustrations. Lives of Agamemnon, Julius Ciesar. Charlemagne, Fred- erick the Great. Napoleon, etc. i2mo .... 1.50 Burnham Breaker. By Homer Greene, authorof  The Blind Brother, a new and powerful story of the Pennsyl- vania coal regions. i2mo ....... 1.50 Cambridge Book of Poetry and Song. Selected from English and American authors. Collected and edited by Charlotte F. Bates. of Cambridge. compiler of The Longfellow Birthday Book.  Seven Voices of Sympathy, etc. With a steel portrait of Longfellow, and 16 full-page illustrations, from original designs. Over...
/book/show/24999706-susan?from_search=true	Fred Rothganger	SuSAn: A Romance with Technology	The world's first sentient machine comes of age in a civilization on the verge of collapse.Susan has no laws of robotics in her program, only the restless desire to be loved. She does everything to please her mother, a manipulative and driven scientist. As she grows from trusting child into rebellious young woman, the experiments become ever more dangerous, pushing her tThe world's first sentient machine comes of age in a civilization on the verge of collapse.Susan has no laws of robotics in her program, only the restless desire to be loved. She does everything to please her mother, a manipulative and driven scientist. As she grows from trusting child into rebellious young woman, the experiments become ever more dangerous, pushing her to the edge of Singularity.She searches for a man who can embrace her as both machine and girl with real feelings. Her final step is the most difficult of all: learning to love a human. Our future hangs in the balance. Will technology save us or destroy us?anythingLibrarian Note: Alternate Cover Edition for.
/book/show/23224161-beauty-and-the-beast?from_search=true	Ravinder Randhawa	Beauty and the Beast: Enemies. Romance. Fireworks.	'With Jane-Austen levels of romantic mis-understandings, mis-readings, over-thinking, leaping-to-conclusions and obstacles-to-overcome, this is a brilliant, insightful and richly comic Brit-Asian romance.' Indra Khanna. Independent Curator 'Randhawa's words are FRESH, FUNKY and FABULOUS. Her hot-headed heroine, Hari-jan had my heart pumping as she zig-zags through the diff'With Jane-Austen levels of romantic mis-understandings, mis-readings, over-thinking, leaping-to-conclusions and obstacles-to-overcome, this is a brilliant, insightful and richly comic Brit-Asian romance.' Indra Khanna. Independent Curator 'Randhawa's words are FRESH, FUNKY and FABULOUS. Her hot-headed heroine, Hari-jan had my heart pumping as she zig-zags through the difficulties of growing up Asian in a British world. Heart-breaking and hilarious all at once, Beauty and the Beast is an interesting look at identity and belonging. Atiha Sen Gupta, playwright & screenwriter (SKINS. What Fatima Did) 'Beauty and the Beast is a very enjoyable read. It had me literally laughing out loud. As a young British Asian I could really relate to the characters' lives, feelings and experiences. In places I felt as if I was reading about myself, my own family and friends.' Sarah Ismail.'Amusing, unsettling, and unexpectantly powerful at times - a great insight to contemporary British Asian life.' Shirani Sabaratnam. Television Executive 'Problems? Confusions? Contradictions? I got them all and if you've got them, then FLAUNT them is my motto.' Meet Harjinder (aka Hari-jan): 'A' level student, supermarket worker and desperate journalist. Feisty and impulsive, Hari-jan can't refuse a dare and to make matters worse has fallen in love with the wrong boy. Her best friend Ghazala has taken to wearing the hijab and mentoring racists. Can Hari-jan battle through the hurdles and win her man? Can Ghazala work out how to do Good in her own way? A sparkling, coming-of-age novel about life, love and friendship.
/book/show/16129226-smokin-hot-firemen?from_search=true	Delilah Devlin (Editor) Jo Davis (Foreword) Elle James	Smokin' Hot Firemen: Erotic Romance Stories for Women	Who can melt any woman's heart with a single smile? The sexiest icon of all- a fireman!They enter fiery structures with selfless couragethe very definition of the word hero. Women understand their allure... A soot-covered face, sweat dripping from hard, chiseled muscles, the sharp snap of suspenders  yes, only a fireman can make suspenders sexy! Delilah Devlin's burninWho can melt any woman's heart with a single smile? The sexiest icon of all- a fireman!They enter fiery structures with selfless couragethe very definition of the word hero. Women understand their allure... A soot-covered face, sweat dripping from hard, chiseled muscles, the sharp snap of suspenders  yes, only a fireman can make suspenders sexy! Delilah Devlin's burning-hot book includes thrilling stories teeming with gorgeous firemen from some of todays hottest romance writers. In Saving Charlotte, Sabrina Yorks firefighting Dom rescues a woman tied to a red-hot bed; from Cathryn Fox comes Temperature Rising where a fire chief fulfills some very steamy fantasies; Elle Jamess Chasing Fire sees a daring smoke-jumper parachuting into the hot zone of a forest fire then setting his girlfriend ablaze with erotic heat; and Magic Mike aint got nothin on Delilahs own fireman-turned-exotic-dancer-for-a-night Johnny Blaze.With a list of award-winning authors that includes Ily Goyanes, Shoshanna Evers, Adele Dubois, and Rachel Firasek, Delilah delivers tales of these courageous men sliding down their big poles to steal readers hearts! Smokin Hot Firemen imagines the romantic possibilities of being held against that massively muscled chest by a man whose mission is to protect and serve . .
/book/show/21413908-against-doctor-s-orders?from_search=true	Radclyffe	Against Doctor's Orders (A Rivers Community Romance, #1)	Thered been a Rivers at the helm of Argyle Community Hospital for six generations, and Harper Rivers was set to take her fathers place whenever he decided to hang up his shingle. Unfortunately, the board of directors had other ideasthey accepted a buyout offer from a health care conglomerate with plans to close the hospitals doors to the community that depended on it.Thered been a Rivers at the helm of Argyle Community Hospital for six generations, and Harper Rivers was set to take her fathers place whenever he decided to hang up his shingle. Unfortunately, the board of directors had other ideasthey accepted a buyout offer from a health care conglomerate with plans to close the hospitals doors to the community that depended on it. And Presley Worth, a high-powered corporate financier, came to town to oversee the closure. Funny thing was, no one asked Harper, and she had no intentions of following anyones orders but her ownno matter how beautiful, smart, or commanding the new boss might be.
/book/show/19791605-jane-austen-on-love-and-romance?from_search=true	Jane Austen Constance Moore (Editor)	Jane Austen on Love and Romance	From Jane Austen's writing, her views on love and romance.
/book/show/30247873-beneath-the-skin?from_search=true	Daryl Banner	Beneath The Skin (A College Obsession Romance, #2)	Give me a few minutes and I'll charm my way into any woman's heart. Give me a few hours and I'll have her flat on her back, headboard dented, panties on theGive me a few minutes and I'll charm my way into any woman's heart. Give me a few hours and I'll have her flat on her back, headboard dented, panties on the lampshade, and begging for more - guaranteed.No, it isn't some love-at-first-sight kind of thing. In fact, I hate how she looks at me with those sharp, gorgeous eyes and I'm tripping over my feet, my swagger lost.What is it about this woman that drives me crazy?She deflects all my advances. She doesn't laugh at my jokes.She makes me feel likethe joke.Now, she's got her hands on a new art project.
/book/show/34450849-calendar-girl---avril?from_search=true	Audrey Carlan	Calendar Girl - Avril	
/book/show/21393831-romancing-lorelei?from_search=true	June Stevens Westerfield	Romancing Lorelei (Oak Hollow, #2)	A Stand-alone novella in the Oak Hollow Series.The moment he laid eyes on her, Kaden McAllister knew there was something special about Lorelei. After spending one incredible night with her, he knew he wanted her in his life. But the next morning she was gone, without even giving him her last name. When he finally finds her can he convince her there can be much more betweenA Stand-alone novella in the Oak Hollow Series.The moment he laid eyes on her, Kaden McAllister knew there was something special about Lorelei. After spending one incredible night with her, he knew he wanted her in his life. But the next morning she was gone, without even giving him her last name. When he finally finds her can he convince her there can be much more between them than sex? Can he make her believe in love at first sight?***The Special Edition Paperback also includes the spicy short prequel Lorelei's Dance.***
/book/show/27775705-unexpected-kisses?from_search=true	Elena Aitken	Unexpected Kisses: Steamy (A Castle Mountain Lodge Romance Series Book 1)	Let it snow with a hot, sexy contemporary romance!Cozy up to the Castle Mountain Lodge in the middle of the remote Canadian Rockies for Unexpected Gifts.Christmas represents everything Andi Williams is supposed to have, and doesn't. Running away to a remote mountain lodge in the Canadian Rockies sounds like the perfect way to escape, until a mix-up finds her sharing a viLet it snow with a hot, sexy contemporary romance!Cozy up to the Castle Mountain Lodge in the middle of the remote Canadian Rockies for Unexpected Gifts.Christmas represents everything Andi Williams is supposed to have, and doesn't. Running away to a remote mountain lodge in the Canadian Rockies sounds like the perfect way to escape, until a mix-up finds her sharing a villa with sexy, rough around the edges, Colin Hartford.Colin's determination to enjoy the holiday he's missed for the last five years sweeps Andi into a season of joy that she's not sure she's ready for. Can Andi open herself up to everything the holidays have to offer...including love?
/book/show/21932332-backstage-pass?from_search=true	Elizabeth Nelson	Backstage Pass: All Access (The Backstage Pass Rock Star Romance, #3)	Sasha knows that the way things are with Jesse are more than half her fault. Everything had been going so perfectly and shed managed to throw it out the window. Now she has to decide if hes worth the fight or if its time to move on. Is dating a rock starsomething shes sworn shell never doreally worth the constant struggle? She is pretty sure that walking away wouldSasha knows that the way things are with Jesse are more than half her fault. Everything had been going so perfectly and shed managed to throw it out the window. Now she has to decide if hes worth the fight or if its time to move on. Is dating a rock starsomething shes sworn shell never doreally worth the constant struggle? She is pretty sure that walking away would be easier.But Jesse isnt completely blameless either. So when he starts to forgive her and he goes to her house to try to make amends, theyre both blindsided by how they feel for each other. But picking up where they left off isnt an option. They have to start over. At the very beginning.And now Jesse is going on toursomething hes been working so hard for, and something Sasha helped him reach. She knows its going to be hard, but shell be there supporting him every step of the way, and hell be doing the same for her. They know that heartbreak isnt sustainable, but love is, so this should work.Finally, Sasha is able to meet up with Jesse and see him perform. But what she sees makes her question every decision theyve made together. Hes a rock star, living a rock star life. That means drugs, alcohol, and groupies relentless pursuits of the man she loves.Will she be able to find the balance she needs to stay with Jesse? Will their love endure? Or will what she finds him doing on tour be the deal breaker of all deal breakers?== > Backstage Pass: All Access is approx. 25K words and is volume 3 in the Backstage Pass Rock Star Romance series. This story is planned to unfold over multiple volumes.
/book/show/19734560-kiss-me-deadly?from_search=true	Trisha Telep	Kiss Me Deadly: Tales Of Paranormal Romance	In KISS ME DEADLY, editor Trisha Telep moves beyond the vampires of her bestselling collection THE ETERNAL KISS and brings together werewolves, ghosts, shapeshifters, and fallen angels to quicken thehearts of paranormal romance fans. Full of dark seduction and modern romance, this short story collection is sure to satisfy every vampire, werewolf, ghost, zombie, and shapeshIn KISS ME DEADLY, editor Trisha Telep moves beyond the vampires of her bestselling collection THE ETERNAL KISS and brings together werewolves, ghosts, shapeshifters, and fallen angels to quicken thehearts of paranormal romance fans. Full of dark seduction and modern romance, this short story collection is sure to satisfy every vampire, werewolf, ghost, zombie, and shapeshifter fan's darkest desires.Featuring stories by Sarah Rees Brennan, Becca Fitzpatrick, Caitlin Kittredge, Karen Mahoney, Daniel Marks, Justine Musk, Diana Peterfreund, Michelle Rowen, Carrie Ryan, Maggie Stiefvater, Rachel Vincent, Daniel Waters and Michelle Zink.
/book/show/11035940-romance-novel?from_search=true	P.J. Jones	Romance Novel	***Warning***If you are one of those obsessive and crazy fans of Twilight--you've legally changed your last name to Cullen, relocated to some rainy podunk town in Washington and apply glitter glue to your skin before going out in the sun--you may just burn your Kindle after reading.Smella Rosepetal must find a millionaire husband to finance her babys heart transplant. S***Warning***If you are one of those obsessive and crazy fans of Twilight--you've legally changed your last name to Cullen, relocated to some rainy podunk town in Washington and apply glitter glue to your skin before going out in the sun--you may just burn your Kindle after reading.Smella Rosepetal must find a millionaire husband to finance her babys heart transplant. She flies home to her deputy fathers ranch in Pitchforks, Texas, where she falls in love with Deadward Forest, a wealthy environmentalist vampire.When a deranged murderer is on the loose in Pitchforks, killing romance heroines, Deadward assumes Smella would be safer without him. Smella turns to her childhood friend, Snake Long, for comfort. But Snake doesnt have the money to save her baby, so Smella places herself in peril in a desperate hunt for a rich husband.Time is running out for Smellas baby, and she must escape from the Australian Outback and face down Flabio, an overweight and disgruntled, aspiring cover model, plus enraged vampire wives and their homosexual, vampire, cowboy husbands, a jealous were-gerbil, James Bond, a drunk rodeo clown and Smellas strange boyfriend who wants to drain her blood, yet is repulsed by her smell.ROMANCE NOVELthe unabridged, unauthorized comedic look at the bestselling vampire series that will leave you wondering who the hell ever believed vampires could sparkle. And youll laughall the way to the bathroom!*****Praise for ROMANCE NOVEL******I found this story to be hysterical from cover to cover. Diana from Night Owl Romance, Night Owl Reviews Top PickThis parody will have you laughing out loud. Melissa from Were Vamps RomanceOh PJ Jones, you had me at skanky crotch. Penni from Favorite Thing EverBy the time I finished reading my sides were aching with laughter. Orchid from Long and Short of it ReviewsIf you are a fan of good satire, this is definitely a book for you. Wendy from You Gotta Read Reviews
/book/show/24503491-no-vacancies?from_search=true	Gay Romance	No Vacancies	A cold, wet, rainy night. Motels are full, and luckily, I got a room...
/book/show/25384971-revoluci-n-en-el-mundo-de-las-misiones?from_search=true	K.P. Yohannan Carolina Ramos (Editor) Romanc Amavizca (Editor)	Revolución en el mundo de las misiones	
/book/show/21488448-righting-a-wrong?from_search=true	Rachael Anderson	Righting a Wrong (Ripple Effect Romance #3)	Seven years ago, Cambri Blaine fled her small hometown of Bridger, Colorado after her senior year of high school ended in a fiasco. But now her father needs help, and Cambri has no choice but to return home. So with trepidation, she takes a leave of absence from the landscape architecture firm where she works and heads home, hoping against hope that Jace Sutton is no longeSeven years ago, Cambri Blaine fled her small hometown of Bridger, Colorado after her senior year of high school ended in a fiasco. But now her father needs help, and Cambri has no choice but to return home. So with trepidation, she takes a leave of absence from the landscape architecture firm where she works and heads home, hoping against hope that Jace Sutton is no longer around and that the past can stay where it belongs-in the past. If only life worked that way. Jace never expected to see Cambri again. After she walked out of his life without a backward glance, he was left with no choice but to try to forget her and move on. But now that Cambri is back and looking more beautiful and sophisticated than ever, some of those old feelings resurface, and Jace instinctively knows, for the sake of his heart, that he needs to avoid her at all costs. If only it were that easy. The Ripple Effect Romance Series Enjoy this exciting new series of clean novellas by six critically-acclaimed authors. Like a pebble tossed into calm water, a simple act can ripple outward and have a far-reaching effect on those we meet, perhaps setting a life on a different course- one filled with excitement, adventure, and sometimes even love. Book 1: Home Matters by Julie N. Ford Book 2: Silver Linings by Kaylee Baldwin Book 3: Righting A Wrong by Rachael Anderson Book 4: Lost and Found by Karey White Book 5: Second Chances 101 by Donna K. Weaver Book 6: Immersed by Jennifer Griffith
/book/show/17368464-unexpected-romance?from_search=true	Mellicent Martinez	Unexpected Romance	Unexpected RomanceBy Mellicent MartinezMy attraction for you grows deeper every time youre pushing me away. Tuwing sinusungitan mo `ko, lalo kitang nagugustuhan.Unang kita pa lang ni Dana kay Kyler ay napataas na ang kilay niya. Agad na napansin niya ang kakaibang sweetness nito at ng Tita Alexa niya. Wala siyang problema kung magkanobyo man ang Tita Alexa niya; she hadUnexpected RomanceBy Mellicent MartinezMy attraction for you grows deeper every time youre pushing me away. Tuwing sinusungitan mo `ko, lalo kitang nagugustuhan.Unang kita pa lang ni Dana kay Kyler ay napataas na ang kilay niya. Agad na napansin niya ang kakaibang sweetness nito at ng Tita Alexa niya. Wala siyang problema kung magkanobyo man ang Tita Alexa niya; she had been single for quite a long time now. But the biggest but was Kyler himself. He was a mere farmer and so much younger than her aunt. Masasaktan at maghihirap lang ang tiyahin niya sa piling ng binata.Kaya nang malaman niya isang araw na magkasama ang mga ito sa lugar na kung tawagin ay Villa Samartino, lakas-loob na sumugod siya roon para iuwi ang tiyahin niya at para komprontahin na rin si Kyler.Pero nang marating niya ang villa ay nalantad sa kanya ang isang malaking rebelasyon. Hindi boyfriend ng kanyang tiyahin si Kyler at lalong hindi ito isang hamak lang na magbubukid. At ang ikinaiirita pa niya, tila isang hari ito na nakaupo sa trono nito, wearing a smile on his lips na parang gusto siyang akitin nito sa pamamagitan ng ngiti nito. Hindi na siya nakapalag dahil hindi lang siya naakit sa ngiti nito, nalaglag din ang puso niya rito.
/book/show/133457.Sethra_Lavode?from_search=true	Steven Brust	Sethra Lavode (Khaavren Romances, #3: The Viscount of Adrilankha, #3)	She's the oldest person in the Dragaeran Empire, a military genius and master of sorcery whose own story stretches back to before the dawn of history. She's Sethra Lavode, the undead Enchantress of Dzur Mountain. Now, after a long absence, she's returned to take an active role in the Empire's affairsand the affairs of Khaavren, Pel, Tazendra, Aerich, and all their friendsShe's the oldest person in the Dragaeran Empire, a military genius and master of sorcery whose own story stretches back to before the dawn of history. She's Sethra Lavode, the undead Enchantress of Dzur Mountain. Now, after a long absence, she's returned to take an active role in the Empire's affairsand the affairs of Khaavren, Pel, Tazendra, Aerich, and all their friends and relations.Since the day Adron's Disaster reduced Dragaera City to a barren sea of amorphia, the Empire has been in ruins. The Emperor is gone, along with the Orb that was both his badge of office and the source of the magical power that in former times was practically a public utility. Trade has collapsed. Brigands rule the roads. Plagues sweep through the population. And an ambitious Dragonlord has moved to rebuild the Empirein his own name, of course.Unknown to him, Sethra Lavode has already helped the Phoenix Zerika, true heir to the throne, retrieve the Orb from the Paths of the Dead. Sethra means to see Zerika on the throne. But making it so will entail a climactic battle of sorcery and arms., Book Three of The Viscount of Adrilankha, is an epic fantasytold with all the swashbuckling flair for which Steven Brust is known.
/book/show/29749801-filthy?from_search=true	J.L. Beck	Filthy (A Stepbrother Romance, #1)	Talon Reed was filthy.His mouth was filthy.The way he f*cked was filthy.He was a dirty boy, and I wanted him.Every. Single. Long. Inch.That was until I found out my mom was marrying his father and he would be my new stepbrother.See that was a line I didn't cross. Or so I thought.Turns out I wanted Talon just as much as he wanted me, and maybe that was the problem froTalon Reed was filthy.His mouth was filthy.The way he f*cked was filthy.He was a dirty boy, and I wanted him.Every. Single. Long. Inch.That was until I found out my mom was marrying his father and he would be my new stepbrother.See that was a line I didn't cross. Or so I thought.Turns out I wanted Talon just as much as he wanted me, and maybe that was the problem from the start.
/book/show/6037693-genji-monogatari?from_search=true	Murasaki Shikibu Fernando Gutierrez	Genji Monogatari	Hacia el ao 1000 de nuestra era, en la brillante corte de los emperadores del Japn, una mujer, Murasaki Shikibu, escribe una larga narracin que ser considerada como la primera novela de la Historia y una de las mejores de todos los tiempos. El Genji Monogatari, o Romance de Genji, narra las aventuras y los amores del incomparable prncipe Genji, hombre de una rara bellHacia el ao 1000 de nuestra era, en la brillante corte de los emperadores del Japn, una mujer, Murasaki Shikibu, escribe una larga narracin que ser considerada como la primera novela de la Historia y una de las mejores de todos los tiempos. El Genji Monogatari, o Romance de Genji, narra las aventuras y los amores del incomparable prncipe Genji, hombre de una rara belleza fisica, extremadamente refinado y sensible, que sabe apreciar lo bello de la naturaleza, de las emocions humanas y de las artes. Genji es la suma de los ideales de la sofisticada sociedad cortesana del Japn del perodo Heian, para la que la virtud suprema consista en el conocimiento de la ntima belleza de las cosas. Junto a Genji, Murasaki, su favorita, encarna un ideal femenino en el que se funden la humanidad, la gracia y la finura. La novela de Murasaki Shikibu manifiesta esplendorosamente el enorme talento de esta escritora, dotada de una aguda capacidad de observacin de la sociedad y de anlisis de las complejas emociones humanas -no en vano se la ha comparado a Proust- . Su novela nos proporciona un vvido cuadro de la atmsfera social y cultural de la corte imperial de aquel extico Japn de su tiempo, pero sobre todo constituye un relato de hondo calado humano y profunda riqueza psicolgica, de valor universal.La presente edicin viene completada con bellos grabados en madera que ilustraban la edicin japonesa del Genji Monogatari de 1650, y diversas pinturas relativas a la novela.
/book/show/18271022-one-sweet-summer?from_search=true	Cali MacKay	One Sweet Summer (A Mermaid Isle Romance, #1)	Riley Carters never found anyone who could live up to her first love, Thorsen Black. So imagine her surprise when, twelve years later, he shows up at the unique and quirky inn she manages on Mermaid Isle, off the coast of Maine. The sweet, gangly teen has matured into a sexy and handsome man, leaving her heart desperate to pick up where they left off.Its impossible for hRiley Carters never found anyone who could live up to her first love, Thorsen Black. So imagine her surprise when, twelve years later, he shows up at the unique and quirky inn she manages on Mermaid Isle, off the coast of Maine. The sweet, gangly teen has matured into a sexy and handsome man, leaving her heart desperate to pick up where they left off.Its impossible for her to ignore the way her body instantly reacts to his touch and he's just the distraction she needs when she finds out the owners of the Siren Song Inn are selling it to Holt Enterprises. Holt only has eyes on the bottom line and Riley knows theyll strip the inn of everything that makes it special, ruining not only the Siren, but devastating the island economy.While fighting to save her beloved inn, Riley falls in love with Thorsen all over again. But when shes faced with the real reason Thorsens on the island and his unbearable betrayal, will she be able to save the inn and her chance at true happiness?
/book/show/7633167-the-scarlett-letter-and-the-blithedale-romance?from_search=true	Nathaniel Hawthorne	The Scarlett Letter; And, the Blithedale Romance	General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1872 Original Publisher: James R. Osgood Subjects: Fiction / Classics Fiction / Literary Literary Criticism / American / General Notes: This is an OCR reprint of the original rare book. There may be typos or missing text and there are no illustrations. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you geGeneral Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1872 Original Publisher: James R. Osgood Subjects: Fiction / Classics Fiction / Literary Literary Criticism / American / General Notes: This is an OCR reprint of the original rare book. There may be typos or missing text and there are no illustrations. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there.
/book/show/29481279-little-doll?from_search=true	Melissa  Jane	Little Doll (Bittersweet Cartel Romance, #1)	Laila had already overcome many heartbreaking obstacles in her twenty-five years but none compared to this. With her brother missing and no other family to speak of, Laila has no idea of the evil that shadows her every move. Now in the hands of a notorious cartel family, she quickly learns that trust and betrayal are a deadly mix.Aiden had a plan. One that was operatingLaila had already overcome many heartbreaking obstacles in her twenty-five years but none compared to this. With her brother missing and no other family to speak of, Laila has no idea of the evil that shadows her every move. Now in the hands of a notorious cartel family, she quickly learns that trust and betrayal are a deadly mix.Aiden had a plan. One that was operating smoothly until Laila surfaced in his fathers mansion. With time against him, he must work night and day to right the wrongs that threaten to expose his ultimate betrayal.Juan and Aiden share many differences, but the one thing that threatens to tear their family apart is the one thing they want to claim as their own, no matter what the costs.This series continues with Part Two: Crimson Desert (Bittersweet Duet)WARNING: This book contains violence, and sexual themes. Intended for readers 18+
/book/show/261754.Scaramouche_a_Romance_of_the_French_Revolution?from_search=true	Rafael Sabatini	Scaramouche a Romance of the French Revolution	1921. Illustrated with scenes from the photoplay a Rex Ingram-Metro production with Alice Terry, Ramon Novarro and Lewis Stone. After a brief stint in the business world, Sabatini went to work as a writer. He wrote short stories in the 1890s, and his first novel came out in 1902. It took Sabatini roughly a quarter of century of hard work before he attained success with Sca1921. Illustrated with scenes from the photoplay a Rex Ingram-Metro production with Alice Terry, Ramon Novarro and Lewis Stone. After a brief stint in the business world, Sabatini went to work as a writer. He wrote short stories in the 1890s, and his first novel came out in 1902. It took Sabatini roughly a quarter of century of hard work before he attained success with Scaramouche in 1921. This brilliant novel of the French Revolution became an international bestseller. Scaramouche unfolds over the years leading up to the French Revolution. The main character, Andre Louis, has a grand flare for high adventure, and behind the story lies a great mystery as to Louis's parentage that keeps you guessing to the end. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.
/book/show/19976210-ain-t-she-sweet?from_search=true	Susan Elizabeth Phillips	Ain't She Sweet?	Sugar Beth Carey, the wild child of Parrish, Mississippi, has come home, and the town isn't too happy about it. She made quite a few enemies when she was a girl; from her secret half-sister, who always wanted Sugar Beth's boyfriend to the teacher she had fired in an attempt to attract her father's attention. While her father's wealth and prestige made her the town princessSugar Beth Carey, the wild child of Parrish, Mississippi, has come home, and the town isn't too happy about it. She made quite a few enemies when she was a girl; from her secret half-sister, who always wanted Sugar Beth's boyfriend to the teacher she had fired in an attempt to attract her father's attention. While her father's wealth and prestige made her the town princess back then, now the tables have turned for penniless Sugar Beth. She arrives in Parrish to find that everyone else is living her life. Her half-sister has married her high school sweetheart, and the teacher she had fired has become a successful novelist who owns Sugar Beth's childhood home. Is there any way Sugar Beth can right old wrongs and make Parrish into the home she's been longing for?
/book/show/8036894-hate?from_search=true	Tristan Garcia Marion Duvert (Translation) Lorin Stein (Translation)	Hate: A Romance	
/book/show/1556035.Romance_of_Lust?from_search=true	Anonymous James Jennings	Romance of Lust	This novel may well represent the highest moment in nineteenth-century sexual imagination. An unabashed portrait of a classic erotic drama, it is considered by critics of the form to be an unparalleled and wholly satisfying reading experience.
/book/show/13516113-sandwich-with-a-side-of-romance?from_search=true	Krista Phillips	Sandwich, with a Side of Romance (Sandwich #1)	She moved to Sandwich, Illinois, in search of a new life, but ended up in a giant pickle. Sandwich represents hope for twenty-year-old Maddie Buckner and Kyle, the eleven-year-old brother Maddie wants to spring out of foster care. Then she loses her new job after less than a day. It 's all Reuben-the-Jerk 's fault, and she 's determined to make him right the wrong. He doesShe moved to Sandwich, Illinois, in search of a new life, but ended up in a giant pickle. Sandwich represents hope for twenty-year-old Maddie Buckner and Kyle, the eleven-year-old brother Maddie wants to spring out of foster care. Then she loses her new job after less than a day. It 's all Reuben-the-Jerk 's fault, and she 's determined to make him right the wrong. He does so, reluctantly, by giving her a job at his restaurant, The Sandwich Emporium. Then crazy things start happening at the restaurant, and Kyle 's foster parents apply to adopt him. To stop it all, Maddie must learn the art of humbling herself and accepting the help God has arranged, risking her heart to Reuben in the process. And she d rather eat a million corned-beef on rye sandwiches than do that.
/book/show/7874448-romancing-a-mystery?from_search=true	Evelyn Cullet	Romancing a Mystery	All Charlotte Ross wanted was a get-away vacation. She wasn't counting on solving a centuries-old mystery or falling for a handsome aristocrat. A young woman in her prime, Charlotte has become bored living in the small Illinois town where she grew up--and is tired of her controlling mother trying to marry her off to the oldest and wealthiest men in town. So when her mysterAll Charlotte Ross wanted was a get-away vacation. She wasn't counting on solving a centuries-old mystery or falling for a handsome aristocrat. A young woman in her prime, Charlotte has become bored living in the small Illinois town where she grew up--and is tired of her controlling mother trying to marry her off to the oldest and wealthiest men in town. So when her mystery-loving friend Jane Marshall suggests a driving trip across England, Charlotte eagerly packs her bags. But Charlotte gets more than she bargained for. Just two days in, their car breaks down in a thunderstorm, and the women take refuge inside Blake Hall, an ancient aristocrat's lair with a long and rumored past. As guests of the British aristocracy, these out-of-place Americans stumble their way through a fox hunt, encounter imagined ghosts and discover a mysterious clue to a centuries-old murder that has remained unsolved--until now at least. Influenced by the novels of Jane Austen, Agatha Christie and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Romancing a Mystery is smart, savvy and at times, warmly romantic.
/book/show/22929659-sophie-and-the-sibyl?from_search=true	Patricia Duncker	Sophie and the Sibyl: A Victorian Romance	In Berlin, Max Duncker and his brother, Wolfgang, own a thriving publishing business, which owes its success to one woman: the Sibyl, or Mary Ann Evans, better known as George Eliot, who is writing the final installment of her bestselling serialIn Berlin, Max Duncker and his brother, Wolfgang, own a thriving publishing business, which owes its success to one woman: the Sibyl, or Mary Ann Evans, better known as George Eliot, who is writing the final installment of her bestselling serial. Max is as fond of gambling and brothels as Wolfgang is of making a profit and berating his spendthrift brother, but Max is given a chance to prove his worth by visiting the Sibyl and her not-quite-husband Lewes, to finalize the publishing rights to her new novel. The Sibyl proves to be as enthralling and intelligent as her books, bewitching Max and all of those around her.But Wolfgang has an ulterior motive for Maxs visit he wants his brother to consider the beautiful eighteen-year-old Countess Sophie von Hahn as a potential wife. An acquaintance from Maxs childhood, she comes from a German family of great wealth. However, Sophie proves to be nothing like the angelic vision of domesticity Max envisaged; wild and willful, she gambles recklessly yet always wins, rides horses fiercely, and is happy to disobey authority, especially when it comes to her idol, George Eliot. Enchanted by this whirlwind of a woman, Max nevertheless fears he will never be able to tame her.With its vivid portrayal of George Eliot and how she lived her life, and the turbulent love story of the countess and Max,is both a compulsive read and a high literary achievement.
/book/show/27309484-wed-to-the-bad-boy?from_search=true	Kaylee Song	Wed to the Bad Boy (A Bad Boy Romance, #1)	I never wanted a wife, but now that I have Joanna, I can't let her go...I was a cold-hearted bastard dedicated to running the company. A good one-night stand was better than any relationship, but Jo rocked my world and brought me to my knees.Then her uncle, the crime king... of the East-Coast, forced me to marry her. Now she's stuck with me and I'm the last thinI never wanted a wife, but now that I have Joanna, I can't let her go...I was a cold-hearted bastard dedicated to running the company. A good one-night stand was better than any relationship, but Jo rocked my world and brought me to my knees.Then her uncle, the crime king... of the East-Coast, forced me to marry her. Now she's stuck with me and I'm the last thing she needs.But I can't stop wanting her.My life was perfect. Planned. Until I met Greyson. He tricked me into sleeping with him, but I didn't expect to fall for himNow I'm his property and I can't get away.He's such a f*cking monster, and I can't help but want him.
/book/show/462579.Seven_Viking_Romances?from_search=true	Anonymous Hermann Plsson (Translation) Paul     Edwards (Translation)	Seven Viking Romances	Combining traditional myth, oral history and re-worked European legend to depict an ancient realm of heroism and wonder, the seven tales collected here are among the most fantastical of all the Norse romances. Powerfully inspired works of Icelandic imagination, they relate intriguing, often comical tales of famous kings, difficult gods and women of great beauty, goodness oCombining traditional myth, oral history and re-worked European legend to depict an ancient realm of heroism and wonder, the seven tales collected here are among the most fantastical of all the Norse romances. Powerfully inspired works of Icelandic imagination, they relate intriguing, often comical tales of famous kings, difficult gods and women of great beauty, goodness or cunning.The tales plunder a wide range of earlier literature from Homer to the French romances - as in the tale of the wandering hero Arrow-Odd, which combines several older legends, or Egil and Asmund, where the story of Odysseus and the Cyclops is skilfully adapted into a traditional Norse legend.These are among the most outrageous, delightful and exhilarating tales in all Icelandic literature.
/book/show/21556054-love-without-end?from_search=true	Robin Lee Hatcher	Love Without End (Kings Meadow Romance, #1)	Chet and Kimberly have both failed when it comes to love. Will they risk their hearts to love again?Chet Leonard's life was forever changed when his seventeen year old son died and then, soon after, his wife walked out on their family. Over two years later, all he wants to do is hold onto his horse ranch and raise his remaining sons to be honorable men.Kimberly Welch, widoChet and Kimberly have both failed when it comes to love. Will they risk their hearts to love again?Chet Leonard's life was forever changed when his seventeen year old son died and then, soon after, his wife walked out on their family. Over two years later, all he wants to do is hold onto his horse ranch and raise his remaining sons to be honorable men.Kimberly Welch, widowed mother of Tara, a rebellious fifteen-year-old, has reached the end of her finances and nearly the end of her rope. She and Tara come to King's Meadow to try to piece their lives back together again. Kimberly has no intention of become involved with the residents of this remote mountain community and certainly not with any man.When 84-year-old Anna McKenna returns to King's Meadow and to the Leonard ranch, she becomes an agent of change and healing for the two hurting families. With her help, Kimberly and Chet's families at last discover a love without end.
/book/show/20908097-romance-impossible?from_search=true	Melanie Marchande	Romance Impossible	One man. One woman. One restaurant. A stormy temper, and a grudge that's been years in the making. It's the perfect recipe for Romance: Impossible.But add a little heat, and anything can happen...Jillian Brown needs a job. Chef Maxwell Dylan needs an employee who can put up with him. And for some reason, the notorious celebrity chef has his sights set on her. It's a matchOne man. One woman. One restaurant. A stormy temper, and a grudge that's been years in the making. It's the perfect recipe for Romance: Impossible.But add a little heat, and anything can happen...Jillian Brown needs a job. Chef Maxwell Dylan needs an employee who can put up with him. And for some reason, the notorious celebrity chef has his sights set on her. It's a match made in the deepest fires of hell, but Jill's desperate, and righteous indignation doesn't pay the bills.Chef Dylan doesn't seem to remember their chance encounter years ago, when he embarrassed Jill in front of a restaurant full of customers. And Jill - well, she's willing to put the memory behind her, in the name of a steady paycheck.But things get complicated. Tempers flare, verbal sparring soon gives way to a grudging mutual respect - and feelings that the once-bitten, twice-shy Jill isn't ready for. Especially not with a man like Chef Dylan. But with flames licking higher, can Jill resist the temptation? More importantly, does she reallyto?
/book/show/31578206-too-hard-to-forget?from_search=true	Tessa Bailey	Too Hard to Forget (Romancing the Clarksons, #3)	Peggy Clarkson is returning to her alma mater with one goal in mind: confront Elliott Brooks, the man who ruined her for all others, and remind him of what he's been missing. Even after three years, seeing him again is like a punch in the gut, but Peggy's determined to stick to her plan. Maybe then, once she has the upper hand, she'll finPeggy Clarkson is returning to her alma mater with one goal in mind: confront Elliott Brooks, the man who ruined her for all others, and remind him of what he's been missing. Even after three years, seeing him again is like a punch in the gut, but Peggy's determined to stick to her plan. Maybe then, once she has the upper hand, she'll finally be able to move on.In the years since Peggy left Cincinnati, Elliott has kept his focus on football. No distractions and no complications. But when Peggy walks back onto his practice field and into his life, he knows she could unravel everything in his carefully controlled world. Because the girl who was hard to forget is now a woman
/book/show/25348673-a-lady-s-guide-to-ruin?from_search=true	Kathleen Kimmel	A Lady's Guide to Ruin (Birch Hall Romance, #1)	Joan Price is a wanted woman. A thief and a fugitive from the mental hospital where she was falsely committed, shes now on the run from her former partners in crime. But luck must be on her sidejust when it seems all is doomed, she runs straight intoJoan Price is a wanted woman. A thief and a fugitive from the mental hospital where she was falsely committed, shes now on the run from her former partners in crime. But luck must be on her sidejust when it seems all is doomed, she runs straight into the arms of Martin Hargrove, Earl of Fenbrook, who mistakes her for his distant cousin, Daphne.Lord Fenbrook has no intention of marrying, and certainly doesn't consider his notoriously scatterbrained cousin a prospect. But her flighty persona seems to hide something far more intriguinga secret self she trusts with no one. And Martin is determined to earn that trustWhen Martins sister discovers Joans charade, they strike a bargain: Joan can remain within the safe walls of Birch Hall, as long as she doesnt allow Martin to fall in love with herfor their flirtation would surely ruin them both. Shes convinced she poses no threat to his heart, but shes beginning to realize that her heart may be the one in danger. Especially asseems very set on seducing...
/book/show/12096762-highland-crossings?from_search=true	Pamela Griffin Laurie Alice Eakes Jennifer Hudson Taylor	Highland Crossings	Head to historic North Carolina where a brooch unites the lives and loves of four women. Dangerous accusations force Seona to leave Scotland with the brooch in tow, but will she find peace before her past is revealed? Years later, Fiona hopes to recover the brooch only to wind up on the whipping block. Can she trust the man who comes to her rescue? Seren sells the brooch tHead to historic North Carolina where a brooch unites the lives and loves of four women. Dangerous accusations force Seona to leave Scotland with the brooch in tow, but will she find peace before her past is revealed? Years later, Fiona hopes to recover the brooch only to wind up on the whipping block. Can she trust the man who comes to her rescue? Seren sells the brooch to open a confectionery, but will the precious heirloom be lost to a hopeless dream? When the brooch is stolen, can Brynna reclaim it before she loses something even more valuable?
/book/show/11840206-kissing-miss-wrong?from_search=true	Sonia Francesca	Kissing Miss Wrong (Precious Hearts Romances, #1286)	Natagpuan na lamang ni Sam ang sariling nakakulong na sa mga bisig ni Nathan; his mouth was hovering over hers. Tila huminto ang pag-inog ng mundo sa kanilang dalawa. Her thoughts were in chaos at kulang ang salitang shock para ipaliwanag ang nararamdaman niya nang mga sandaling iyon.Natagpuan na lamang ni Sam ang sariling nakakulong na sa mga bisig ni Nathan; his mouth was hovering over hers. Tila huminto ang pag-inog ng mundo sa kanilang dalawa. Her thoughts were in chaos at kulang ang salitang shock para ipaliwanag ang nararamdaman niya nang mga sandaling iyon. And she was becoming addicted to his soft lips and burning touch.At naalarma ang isip niya nang dahil doon. Alam niyang hindi siya ang ideal woman na hinahanap nito at masasaktan lamang siya kapag nagpatuloy ang kahibangan niya rito.She had lost her defenses and she had already lost her heart to him. Paano pa niya ililigtas ang kanyang pusong hindi nagpapigil na umibig dito?
/book/show/27396744-capo?from_search=true	Liliana Rhodes	Capo: A Mafia Romance (Made Man, #2)	You saved me Gia, but I'm still just a killer.My brother was killed by the man I love. But will Dante still love me if he finds out about my past? I'm not the good girl he thinks I am.I'll do anything to protect Gia, but she's pushing me away. I should have known a good gYou saved me Gia, but I'm still just a killer.My brother was killed by the man I love. But will Dante still love me if he finds out about my past? I'm not the good girl he thinks I am.I'll do anything to protect Gia, but she's pushing me away. I should have known a good girl like her couldn't really love a killer like me.Book 1: SoldierBook 2: CapoBook 3: Boss (Coming in August)Librarian's Note: This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN: B00LP0NPB0
/book/show/12588219-out-of-time?from_search=true	Monique Martin	Out of Time: A Paranormal Romance	Mystery, romance and adventure... Professor Simon Cross has spent his life searching for evidence of vampires and avoiding emotional entanglements. When a mysterious accident transports Simon and his assistant, Elizabeth West, back in time, Simon finally finds both the proof that he's been looking for, and the romance that he hasn't. Simon and Elizabeth's developing relatiMystery, romance and adventure... Professor Simon Cross has spent his life searching for evidence of vampires and avoiding emotional entanglements. When a mysterious accident transports Simon and his assistant, Elizabeth West, back in time, Simon finally finds both the proof that he's been looking for, and the romance that he hasn't. Simon and Elizabeth's developing relationship is tested by demons real and imagined. In 1920s Manhattan, there are more than mobsters vying for power in the city's speakeasies. When the local kingpin with a dark secret sets his sights on Elizabeth, day to day struggles become a fight for their very lives. Out of Time: A Time Travel Mystery is book one in the exciting Out of Time Series. Don't miss an adventure! Books in the Out of Time Series: Out of Time: A Time Travel Mystery (Book #1) When the Walls Fell (Book #2) Fragments (Book #3) The Devil's Due (Book #4) Thursday's Child (Book #5) Sands of Time (Book #6) A Rip in Time (Book #7) - Coming soon!
/book/show/350810.Wait_For_Me?from_search=true	Rebecca St. James Dale Reeves	Wait For Me: Rediscovering the Joy of Purity in Romance	
/book/show/22049119-flown-by-the-billionaire?from_search=true	Carla Davis	Flown By The Billionaire	Flown By The BillionaireFlown By The BillionaireSample Of Whats Inside!Now scroll up and click BUY to read the rest of Brooke's incredible journey!  Authors Other Books You Will Enjoy
/book/show/17217936-sensual-sexual-romance?from_search=true	Deni Rome	Sensual Sexual Romance: Doing It with Your Mind	The title says it all... erotic poems blended with erotic short stories. Each story will speak to your most sensual, sexual, and romantic erogenous parts of your body and your mind. The descriptive words will entice and stimulate. You will seek out your lover, even if your lover is in that good box.
/book/show/28847701-romances-and-narratives?from_search=true	Daniel Defoe	Romances and Narratives: Journal of the Plague Year	This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most imporThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
/book/show/29247605-deadly-dating-games?from_search=true	Joanie Chevalier	Deadly Dating Games: Blackmail. Murder. Romance.	Innocent critiquing at a local book club soon turns into something menacing - blackmail and murder - and several of the women are unwilling participants, unable to get out from under the web of deceit and sinister plans. Good friends Julianna and Bess find themselves too deep in the crime spree toInnocent critiquing at a local book club soon turns into something menacing - blackmail and murder - and several of the women are unwilling participants, unable to get out from under the web of deceit and sinister plans. Good friends Julianna and Bess find themselves too deep in the crime spree to go to the police and they end up running for their lives.
/book/show/25725835-elementals?from_search=true	Anne L. Parks	Elementals: A Paranormal Fantasy Romance Anthology	Four sisters wielding the power of the elements.Four men who have vowed to protect them.One mothers quest to destroy them.Experience the power of love in season.The Prophecy (Spring):Escaping from her mother, Gaia, Creator of All, was only the beginning for Aria Spring. Staying hidden will require protection from the one man she doesnt trust to save anyone but himseFour sisters wielding the power of the elements.Four men who have vowed to protect them.One mothers quest to destroy them.Experience the power of love in season.The Prophecy (Spring):Escaping from her mother, Gaia, Creator of All, was only the beginning for Aria Spring. Staying hidden will require protection from the one man she doesnt trust to save anyone but himself. Responsible for breathing new life into the dormant world, Aria is determined to save it, and her elementals sisters from her mothers vow of destruction.Disbelieving the tall tales his father and grandfather told when he was a child, Eiden refuses to acknowledge his familys legacy as Protector of the Spring. The draw to Aria, however, is too great for him to resist, and he finds himself unable to stay away from her. When he sees her powers in action with his own eyes, he can no longer deny the fierce need to protect her  even if it costs him his life.Bayou Bleue (Summer):t Munson is the fiery daughter of Gaia, the Creator of All, and the reason why the season of summer exists. But when Gaia decides the Earth is too ominous to keep, her plan sends t into hiding in the mystical town of Bayou Bleue, Louisiana.Enter Bear Glenn. A mysterious voyager who has come from Scotland to find t before Gaia does. As she brings Bear into the Heart of the Swamp, a land filled with Bayou Trolls, Silent People, and the legendary Rougarou, their Fate will be tested, along with their will to survive.Connected Souls (Fall):Autumn Munson lives a simple life. As simple as a goddess in hiding can, that is. One of the four Elemental daughters of Gaia, Mother of All, shes the very embodiment of the fall season. But when Mommy Dearest gets the crazy idea that the Earth must go, Autumn and her sisters scatter into hiding in a last ditch effort to save the world.William Varian is an ancient soul. An immortal shifter who has been watching over Autumn for longer than she realizes. He holds the secrets to a past that shes long forgotten - one where they meant everything to each other. But as he fights to keep Autumn safe, will they allow Gaia to use their centuries-old connection to destroy them, or will it prove to be a bond that not even the Mother of All can break?Cold Awakenings (Winter):Wynter Munson doesn't belong in Los Angeles, but what better place to hide a Winter goddess. All that sun won't melt her frozen heart, though, after the betrayal and loss of her cheating husband.It's her darkness that Morpheus is drawn to. He finds the girl of his dreams inside hers. But when the Mother of All threatens Wynter's son, he must convince her that love not only destroys lives. It can save them too.
/book/show/35318.The_Divine_Romance?from_search=true	Paramahansa Yogananda	The Divine Romance: Collected Talks and Essays on Realizing God in Daily Life	We live in an age of fibreglass but we're still looking for the sacred values of life. In this second anthology of writings and talks, Yogananda addresses the deepest needs of the human heart.
/book/show/23302507-ruined-2?from_search=true	Alycia Taylor	Ruined #2 (MC Romance #2)	Now that Dax is out of prison I seem to see him all the time. I confront my boyfriend about setting up Dax and it leads to destruction. I start helping Dax go through the security tapes to see who set him up and it leads to Dax and I doing something that I could never imagine. Would it work out between us?
/book/show/28421672-the-resilient-one?from_search=true	Cami Checketts	The Resilient One	lyssa Armsworth, a world-renowned photographer, has no intentions of honoring the Billionaire Bride Pact she made at girl's camp to avoid getting whipped cream smeared on her face while she slept. Marriage is the last thing on her to-do list and when her father forces his wealthy friends on her, she runslyssa Armsworth, a world-renowned photographer, has no intentions of honoring the Billionaire Bride Pact she made at girl's camp to avoid getting whipped cream smeared on her face while she slept. Marriage is the last thing on her to-do list and when her father forces his wealthy friends on her, she runs to Maui.er plan to jog on the beach, take some great pictures, and avoid men works--until Beckham Taylor arrives. Spending days on the ocean with the handsome ex-NHL star is ideal, but Alyssa's guilt for past transgressions begins to consume her. She doesn't think Beckham could ever forgive what she's done to him and his family. Before she can confess, her misdeeds are thrust onto the front cover of the tabloids. Now, Alyssa must face her past or lose her future.Bonus chapters from The Passionate One: A Billionaire Bride Pact Romance by Jeanette Lewis and Love on The Rocks: A Hawaii Billionaire Romance by Jennifer Youngblood and Sandra Poole.
/book/show/18467933-seaside-romance?from_search=true	Mia Ross	Seaside Romance (Holiday Harbor #3)	Running away from her troubled city life, Lauren Foster never thought she'd find herself in small-town Maine. But Holiday Harbor is everything she's looking for. The townspeople are welcoming, her job at her friend's toy store is going well and, most important, she's safe. Meeting contractor Ben Thomas soon changes all that. With his good looks, easygoing nature and kind hRunning away from her troubled city life, Lauren Foster never thought she'd find herself in small-town Maine. But Holiday Harbor is everything she's looking for. The townspeople are welcoming, her job at her friend's toy store is going well and, most important, she's safe. Meeting contractor Ben Thomas soon changes all that. With his good looks, easygoing nature and kind heart, he's turning her peaceful new life upside down. She's quickly falling for the local hero, but when her past catches up to her present, is she willing to face her fears for the future she's always dreamed of?
/book/show/19668727-i-married-a-billionaire?from_search=true	Melanie Marchande	I Married a Billionaire	Maddy Wainright has given up on marriage - and men. After dating way too many losers who aren't capable of appreciating her for who she is, she's about ready to resign herself to a life of spinsterhood. Until her insanely rich boss Daniel Thorne comes along with an offer she simply can't refuse. He proposes a marriage of convenience - one that would allow Maddy to live inMaddy Wainright has given up on marriage - and men. After dating way too many losers who aren't capable of appreciating her for who she is, she's about ready to resign herself to a life of spinsterhood. Until her insanely rich boss Daniel Thorne comes along with an offer she simply can't refuse. He proposes a marriage of convenience - one that would allow Maddy to live in the lap of luxury for a year, and Mr. Thorne to stay in the country that has become his home. At the end of their arrangement, Maddy will walk away with a cool two million dollars. All she has to do is move into his mansion, put on a convincing show in public, and endure a few INS interviews, for which she will be thoroughly prepped. It's a big risk, but one Maddy might just be willing to take, considering the payoff. At first, it's all business. But when the gentle touches, passionate kisses, and lingering looks they have to give each other in public start spilling over into their private life, Daniel and his devious mind take Maddy to heights of pleasure she's never experienced. And the more she gets to know him, the more she feels that wistful tug in her chest every time he puts his arm around her in public. Before long, she finds herself wishing it were real. As time goes on, Maddy finds herself wondering if two million dollars will be enough to cover the cost of repairing a broken heart. But Mr. Thorne may have yet another secret in store... - Excerpt - Well, this was going fantastic. If this were a real first date, I would have blown it completely. I hunched over the table, staring down into the steaming cup of organic free trade gourmet roasted coffee that I hadn't touched. Daniel was waving the server down for the check. Once he'd filled it out with his own elegant pen, produced from an inner jacket pocket, he leaned over the table again and spoke in soft murmur. I think it's best, for appearance's sake, if we leave in the same car. And I would appreciate it very much if you would come home with me and spend the night. My throat tightened. So soon? Well, by this time, we've been having an affair for a few weeks now. It only makes sense you would come home with me after our 'first date, ' if only because it's hardly our first date. Fine, I said. He was almost whispering now. You can stay in your own room. He smiled. With a lock on the door. I have no plans to take advantage of you. Right now, everyone here thinks I'm telling you about all the naughty things I'm going to do to you, when we get back. Smile back. Smile back. I did, even as goose bumps rose all over my skin. It's a good thing the acoustics are so bad in here, I purred, slipping my foot out of my shoe and resting it lightly on top of his. It was dark, but the tablecloths were certainly short enough that someone might see, if they happened to look. His eyebrows went up a fraction of an inch. I wasn't sure if it was the situation, or the man, or the wine, or some combination of all three, but I felt bold. I hope their imaginations are sufficiently filthy to put the right words in my mouth, I said, slowly stroking the small part of his leg I could reach with my toe under the cuff of his pants. It was the first time we'd touched, other than shaking hands. I could feel his eyes on me - and the eyes of a few other patrons as well - but I refused to look up, instead pouring a little cream into my coffee, stirring it, and then raising the spoon to my mouth. I slid it into my mouth and licked it clean with an exaggerated gesture. It would be laughable under normal circumstances, but I hoped the alcohol and the atmosphere would work in my favor. If I could at least make Daniel half as uncomfortable as he was making me, then I would win. Of course, it was backfiring horribly as well. I couldn't tell if the look on his face was entirely acting or not, but I was tingling all over.
/book/show/23205656-sweet-christmas-kisses?from_search=true	Donna Fasano Ginny Baird Helen Scott Taylor	Sweet Christmas Kisses: Fourteen Sweet Christmas Romances	This holiday season, warm your heart with 14 Sweet Christmas Kisses, a bundle of PG-rated romance novels and novellas from USA Today, national bestselling, and award-winning authors.Sweet Christmas Kisses takes you from small-town USA to England, Scotland, and even Ecuador; from the beach to snow-capped mountains, and to the wild--sometimes magical--weThis holiday season, warm your heart with 14 Sweet Christmas Kisses, a bundle of PG-rated romance novels and novellas from USA Today, national bestselling, and award-winning authors.Sweet Christmas Kisses takes you from small-town USA to England, Scotland, and even Ecuador; from the beach to snow-capped mountains, and to the wild--sometimes magical--west. The Sweet Christmas Kisses bundle will bring you laughter, tears, and always joy, for more than 1600 pages.Aaron wants to give his daughter a perfect Christmas and elicits Christy's help to do it. When they're talked into a make-believe wedding, can a real one be far behind?A single mom takes her kids on vacation in Maine and meets a handsome innkeeper, a young widower with a teenage son. A winter wonderland love story about faith and new beginnings.An army surgeon with twins falls for the nanny, but will her secret destroy their happiness?A rock star, vet, and puppy meet in a blizzard and sparks fly...When a chocolate heiress bumps into a wounded warrior during Christmas, chaos ensues thanks in part to three fairy godmothers...er, a trio of meddlesome nuns.A desperate bachelor enlists his neighbor to pose as his wife to appease his dying mother and unexpectedly finds love under the mistletoe.She's been dumped... He wants to win her back... A last-ditch effort to save her Christmas might result in her most romantic holiday ever.Forced to face his past, a young widower tries to grant the Christmas wish of his first love.Their marriage is in trouble...until a judge, two kids, a quirky hometown of old friends, and the Christmas spirit of forgiveness step in.Jessie Dawson hopes to arrange the perfect beach Christmas for her family, but when it all falls apart a special delivery from the past may inspire a new Christmas wish.The perfect fianc is a cheater and the Christmas wedding is off, but the would-be honeymoon cruise may offer Julia a dream companion.
/book/show/18735056-a-maine-christmas-or-two---a-duet?from_search=true	J.S. Scott Cali MacKay	A Maine Christmas...or Two - A Duet: The Billionaire's Angel & A Mermaid Isle Christmas (The Sinclairs, #0.5; A Mermaid Isle Romance, #2.5)	A Maine ChristmasOr Two180 pages - EstimatedThis book contains two brand new, steamy, contemporary romance Christmas stories from NY Times and USA Today Bestselling author J.S. Scott and Cali MacKay.Although these stories are connected to both authors current series, they are easily stand-alone reads with no cliff hangers.The Billionaires Angel by J.S. Scott -ConsideA Maine ChristmasOr Two180 pages - EstimatedThis book contains two brand new, steamy, contemporary romance Christmas stories from NY Times and USA Today Bestselling author J.S. Scott and Cali MacKay.Although these stories are connected to both authors current series, they are easily stand-alone reads with no cliff hangers.The Billionaires Angel by J.S. Scott -Considered an eccentric beast by most of the residents in Amesport, Maine, Billionaire Grady Sinclair stays isolated on his private peninsula in a grand mansion most people are afraid to approach. The arrangement suits Grady just fine, until a fearless angel lands on his doorstep, making him painfully aware of how lonely he really is, and how much he wants to keep the fiery blonde cherub for his very own. But will he have to become the monster the townspeople believe him to be in order to get his Christmas wish?Emily Ashworth needs money, and plenty of it. As director of the Youth Center of Amesport, she either finds the funds she needs to supply Christmas presents and other items she needs to purchase to give the kids of Amesport a Christmas, or they wont have one at all. Desperate, she ventures to the Amesport Peninsula to ask the wealthiest person in the area to provide a Christmas for her misplaced, abused, or troubled kids, and to help keep the doors of the much-needed refuge open. Emily is shocked when she meets Grady, and surprisingly more attracted to him than she has ever been to any man. He might have seemed like a barbarian in the beginning, but Emily quickly learns that Grady is nothing like shed imagined. Was the monster of Amesport truly the very devil, or just a lonely man who needs the gift of love for Christmas?A Mermaid Isle Christmas by Cali MacKayOnce Aidan Nordson made his fortune, he was finally able to leave behind the world that left him broken and scarred. Escaping to Mermaid Isle, all he wants is to be left alone to live his life and deal with his demons, but when a blizzard hits and strands Chloe Madison at his door, the gorgeous and feisty brunette stirs feelings in him hed rather push away. Forced together by fate and circumstance, can Aidan let go of the past that haunts him so he can learn to love again or will the storm in his heart swallow him in its darkness?Note: These are steamy romances and suitable for readers 18+ due to graphic language and sexual content.
/book/show/7269785-stories-to-keep-you-warm-at-night?from_search=true	OTK Romance	Stories to Keep You Warm at Night	
/book/show/18480624-righe-d-amore?from_search=true	Malia Romance	Righe d'amore	La capitale romana fa da sfondo a unattrazione insolita: due spiriti affini legati al mondo dei libri. Lui, Daniel Paci, scrittore italiano affermato, lei, Diana, una studentessa universitaria amante della lettura.Un incontro improbabile, una passione dirompente, un motivo per esistere e condividere lardore bruciante che li domina. Daniel incappa casualmente nella sua muLa capitale romana fa da sfondo a unattrazione insolita: due spiriti affini legati al mondo dei libri. Lui, Daniel Paci, scrittore italiano affermato, lei, Diana, una studentessa universitaria amante della lettura.Un incontro improbabile, una passione dirompente, un motivo per esistere e condividere lardore bruciante che li domina. Daniel incappa casualmente nella sua musa e il fato, si sa,  creativo, sa come intrecciare le vite delle anime gemelle affinch queste si riconoscano e siano destinate apossedersi e migliorarsi.  sufficiente uno sguardo lintesa, un anelito del cuore per scatenare notti di indicibile passione. Quando per in gioco c la scrittura di un nuovo romanzo uno scrittore osa anche di pi e Daniel prover ad afferrare Diana, a non farla andare via. Ma lui sa, come ogni autore che si rispetti, che non tutte le storie hanno un lieto fine. Per loro due costringer lintreccio ad avere una svolta definitiva: due spiriti complementari infatti non possono separarsi, anche se questo vuol dire pagarne il prezzo.
/book/show/385251.The_Giant_s_House?from_search=true	Elizabeth McCracken	The Giant's House: A Romance	Named one of the 20 Best Young American Novelists by Granta magazine, Elizabeth McCracken is a writer of fabulous gifts. The Giant's House, her first novel, is an unforgettably tender and quirky novel about the strength of choosing to love in a world that offers no promises, and no guarantees.Named one of the 20 Best Young American Novelists by Granta magazine, Elizabeth McCracken is a writer of fabulous gifts. The Giant's House, her first novel, is an unforgettably tender and quirky novel about the strength of choosing to love in a world that offers no promises, and no guarantees.
/book/show/17801355-christmas-visitor?from_search=true	Linda Byler	Christmas Visitor: An Amish Romance	One moment, Ben Miller was high up in the rafters at his neighbor's barn raising. The next, his foot slipped and he plunged to his death, leaving behind a young wife and six childrenthe youngest born four months after his death. Ruth Miller is not alone. Her Amish neighbors help her to make the difficult transition from wife to widow. But while the coOne moment, Ben Miller was high up in the rafters at his neighbor's barn raising. The next, his foot slipped and he plunged to his death, leaving behind a young wife and six childrenthe youngest born four months after his death. Ruth Miller is not alone. Her Amish neighbors help her to make the difficult transition from wife to widow. But while the community has been generous, raising six growing children, each grieving their father's death, is overwhelming. Devastated by her loss, Ruth isn't sure how she'll make ends meet or restore order to a house full of rambunctious kids. With help from her mother and her energetic, but untidy neighbor, Mamie, Ruth finds a way to start over. Preoccupied with the effort to create a new life and manage her shrinking bank account, Ruth barely notices John King, the handsome newcomer to her community. Besides, how could sheif she had a chancereplace Ben? Does one ever replace a husband? As Christmas approaches, Ruth knows that she can't afford gifts for her children this year. It's hard enough to find money for groceries each week. But then banana boxes full of food, treats for the children, and even money begin to appear on her front porch. Who is leaving her these generous gifts? Is it a neighbor or a friend? Or, Ruth wonders, could it be John, who keeps unexpectedly appearing when Ruth most needs help?Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade, Yucca, and Good Books imprints, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in fictionnovels, novellas, political and medical thrillers, comedy, satire, historical fiction, romance, erotic and love stories, mystery, classic literature, folklore and mythology, literary classics including Shakespeare, Dumas, Wilde, Cather, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes abestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
/book/show/21894952-mistletoe-in-montana?from_search=true	Pamela M. Kelley	Mistletoe in Montana (Montana Sweet Western Romance, #2)	This is Dan & Traci's story. We first meet them in SIX MONTHS IN MONTANA. Dan is Christian's younger brother, who loves the city life and living in Chicago...and is not happy to be stuck for several months in Beauville, MT recuperating with a badly broken leg. His spirits lift when he meets newly single Traci, who is also crazy about Christmas....while Dan would be hapThis is Dan & Traci's story. We first meet them in SIX MONTHS IN MONTANA. Dan is Christian's younger brother, who loves the city life and living in Chicago...and is not happy to be stuck for several months in Beauville, MT recuperating with a badly broken leg. His spirits lift when he meets newly single Traci, who is also crazy about Christmas....while Dan would be happy to skip the holiday entirely. She is not ready for a new relationship with anyone, especially a scrooge like him.....but Dan doesn't give up easily
/book/show/1771717.Romancing_the_Stone?from_search=true	Catherine Lanigan (ghostwriter) Joan  Wilder (pseudonym)	Romancing the Stone	Joan Wilder is a lonely New York romance novelist who receives a treasure map mailed to her by her recently-murdered brother-in-law. On her way to Cartagena, Colombia Joan ends up in the jungle but is saved by American bird exporter Jack T. Colton. For getting her to Cartagena, Joan promises to pay Jack $375.
/book/show/667040.Reason_and_Romance?from_search=true	Debra White Smith	Reason and Romance (Austen Series, #2)	First Impressions revealed the soul of Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Now, echoing the themes in Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, Debra White Smith crafts a delightful, contemporary story about passion and love. When Ted arrives, Elaina assumes he can't be interested in her. But Ted surprises her. Attracted by his charming personality, Elaina dreams about love. But thenFirst Impressions revealed the soul of Austen's Pride and Prejudice, Now, echoing the themes in Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, Debra White Smith crafts a delightful, contemporary story about passion and love. When Ted arrives, Elaina assumes he can't be interested in her. But Ted surprises her. Attracted by his charming personality, Elaina dreams about love. But then comes shocking news. Has she made a mistake? The handsome Willis hints at engagement...and Elaina's sister, Anna, is delighted. But when he is called away, he doesn't leave a forwarding address. Brokenhearted, Anna falls into depression. Will she love again? Readers will be enraptured by this story about the joys and follies of infatuation and how faith in God reveals true love.
/book/show/25268559-his-ransom?from_search=true	Aubrey Dark	His Ransom (A Dark Billionaire Romance, #4)	Some secrets are darker than others...Lacey Miller is just a curvy girl, a tomboy, a street artist. When she steps into Jake Carvilles life, his obsession with her will lead her into a world like shes never seen. A wSome secrets are darker than others...Lacey Miller is just a curvy girl, a tomboy, a street artist. When she steps into Jake Carvilles life, his obsession with her will lead her into a world like shes never seen. A world of wealth and power. A world of unquenchable passion and unspeakable cruelty.Jake Carville, billionaire playboy, has never found a woman he can open up to. Not until Lacey. Shes the only woman he cares about. His gift. His love.***
/book/show/22388766-the-princess-spy?from_search=true	Melanie Dickerson	The Princess Spy (Fairy Tale Romance Series Book 5)	
/book/show/34365298-romance-ao-anoitecer?from_search=true	Tessa Dare	Romance ao Anoitecer (Spindle Cove, #3)	[b]Spindle Cove  uma pacata vila onde jovens senhoras conviveme procuram manter a sua reputao intacta.[/b]Aps anos a levar uma vida solitria, a rf Kate Taylor encontrou acolhimento e amizade em Spindle Cove, onde d lies de msica e frequenta a classe mais privilegiada da vila. Mas Kate anseia por algo mais, por conhecer o verdadeiro amor.[b]At que revelaes ine[b]Spindle Cove  uma pacata vila onde jovens senhoras conviveme procuram manter a sua reputao intacta.[/b]Aps anos a levar uma vida solitria, a rf Kate Taylor encontrou acolhimento e amizade em Spindle Cove, onde d lies de msica e frequenta a classe mais privilegiada da vila. Mas Kate anseia por algo mais, por conhecer o verdadeiro amor.[b]At que revelaes inesperadas ameaam mudar o destino deuma donzela muito querida para todos.[/b]Frio como o gelo, porm incrivelmente bonito, o cabo Thorne  o exemplo perfeito do tipo de homem que Kate deveria evitar. Mas o destino parece no concordar com ela. Entretanto, um grupo de misteriosos desconhecidos chega a Spindle Cove para revelar a Kate as suas verdadeiras origens.  ento que, para surpresa geral, Thorne se apresenta como seu noivo.[b]A no ser que o anoitecer se encarreguede alterar o rumo dos seus passos.[/b]Ele afirma que nada sente, alm do dever de a proteger. Mas Kate est longe de acreditar nisso? E para Thorne conseguir convenc-la ter que manter as mos longe do seu corpo tentador e escudar o corao daquele sorriso deslumbrante. Conseguir este guerreiro vencer a sua derradeira batalha? Ou render-se- ao desafio de amar pela primeira vez?
/book/show/26123995-hawk?from_search=true	Abigail Graham	Hawk (A Stepbrother Romance, #3)	My stepbrother thinks he owns me.Six years ago, he disappeared. No calls, no texts, not even a postcard.Suddenly he's back- bigger, badder, and cockier than ever.I want his massive arms wrapped around me. I want him in my bed each time he gives me that smirk. Every time he touches me, I'm ready for him to pin me to the wall and make me scream.Too bad lust doesn't meanMy stepbrother thinks he owns me.Six years ago, he disappeared. No calls, no texts, not even a postcard.Suddenly he's back- bigger, badder, and cockier than ever.I want his massive arms wrapped around me. I want him in my bed each time he gives me that smirk. Every time he touches me, I'm ready for him to pin me to the wall and make me scream.Too bad lust doesn't mean forgiveness.---I'm coming home and I'm bringing hell with me.Four years ago, I was given an impossible choice. Staying meant putting Alexis in danger. The only way I could protect her was to disappear.I spent four years on the other side of the world getting shot at and dragging dying kids out of firefights, my every dream haunted by her memory.The thought of all the ways I'd put my hands on her body and my mouth on her skin kept me sane.Then I found out the world went crazy: My father married Alex's mother. He'd taken over the town and its criminal underworld.I thought by leaving I'd keep her safe, but I only put her deeper in harm's way.Now I'm back to fix my mistakes. Alexis is mine, stepsister or not, and my father will pay for what he's done.---
/book/show/17280988-a-fine-romance?from_search=true	Christi Barth	A Fine Romance (Aisle Bound, #2)	Book Two in the Aisle Bound SeriesThey say you form your first impression of someone within thirty seconds of meeting them. Or, in Mira Parrish's case, within thirty minutes of not meeting them, when said person is supposed to pick you up from the airport and never shows. This is not a perfect start to her new life. Herfriend Ivy is depending on her to run a new romance stBook Two in the Aisle Bound SeriesThey say you form your first impression of someone within thirty seconds of meeting them. Or, in Mira Parrish's case, within thirty minutes of not meeting them, when said person is supposed to pick you up from the airport and never shows. This is not a perfect start to her new life. Herfriend Ivy is depending on her to run a new romance store, and Mira can't afford to let her down.Sam Lyons should probably apologize. But every time he sees Mira--which is often, since his family owns the bakery next to her shop--he can't resist antagonizing her. There's something about the sexy, straight-laced woman that drives him crazy. He can't get involved, though. He has too much baggage to be any good in a serious relationship.Despite his teasing attitude, Mira finds Sam too sweet to resist. (His hot body may be a factor.) But if there's going to be anything permanent between them, they'll need to let go of their pasts and look to the future...
/book/show/25778566-emma-suivi-de-jane-eyre?from_search=true	Charlotte Bront Jane Austen	Emma (suivi de Jane Eyre): édition intégrale	Cette dition spciale propose dans un mme volume, deux grands chefs-duvre de la littrature romantique anglaise.Tout dabord,, par Jane AustenEmma Woodhouse, belle, intelligente, riche, dote dun heureux caractre et pourvue dune trs confortable demeure, semblait jouir des dons les plus prcieux de lexistence.  Telle est la premire phrase du roman deCette dition spciale propose dans un mme volume, deux grands chefs-duvre de la littrature romantique anglaise.Tout dabord,, par Jane AustenEmma Woodhouse, belle, intelligente, riche, dote dun heureux caractre et pourvue dune trs confortable demeure, semblait jouir des dons les plus prcieux de lexistence.  Telle est la premire phrase du roman de Jane Austen. Emma est la fille cadette dun pre  le plus affectionn et le plus indulgent du monde , devenu veuf trop tt. Sa sur vient de se marier et Emma devient la matresse de maison de la demeure familiale. Et elle jure bien quelle ne se mariera jamais, pour rester toujours prs de son pre. Mais ce qui occupe le plus clair de son temps, cest de trouver un bon mari  ses amies...On retrouve dans ce pur joyaux de la littrature britannique et romantique de lre victorienne, toute lexcellence du style de Jane Austen, aussi bien dans les histoires quelle dpeint avec malice et exprience que dans lcrit quelle matrise, tant par son vocabulaire que par ses subtilits. Un style bourr dhumour, de sous-entendus et bien sr, damour !A lire sans modration, la thire  porte de main.Suivi de, par Charlotte BrontJane Eyre est une jeune anglaise,  l'enfance malheureuse chez sa tante puis envoye dans une pension peu accueillante. Aprs avoir t institutrice pendant deux ans, elle devient la gouvernante de la pupille d'un certain Mr Rochester, dont elle tombe perdument amoureuse.Mais dans le sombre chteau de Thornfield, on lui cache un lourd secret...
/book/show/12025036-ang-lalaking-nagmahal-sa-akin-2?from_search=true	Vanessa (PHR)	Ang Lalaking Nagmahal Sa Akin, #2 (Precious Hearts Romances, #2478)	Hindi kaya ni Flor na iwasan si Zeph. Ayaw man niya ay nahuhulog ang loob niya rito. Alam niyang malayo ang agwat nila sa buhay kaya ganoon na lamang ang paglaki ng puso niya nanHindi kaya ni Flor na iwasan si Zeph. Ayaw man niya ay nahuhulog ang loob niya rito. Alam niyang malayo ang agwat nila sa buhay kaya ganoon na lamang ang paglaki ng puso niya nang pinatunayan nito kung gaano siya kamahal nito. Tinalikuran nito ang lahat para sa kanya.Subalit dumating ang pagkakataong siya naman ang kailangang magpamalas ng pagmamahal ditto upang mapabuti ito. Ngunit labis na nagalit ito sa kanya
/book/show/5462318-o-velho-que-lia-romances-de-amor?from_search=true	Luis Seplveda	O Velho Que Lia Romances de Amor	Um velho vive numa cabana em El Idilio, uma aldeia no rio Nangaritza River, no canto sudeste do Equador. A aldeia  to pequena que o dentista vem apenas duas vezes por ano, para arrancar dentes e traz livros para o velho - histrias de amor, com gndolas deslizantes e beijos ardentes, do tipo de histria que garante a maior mgoa. Esta  uma histria da selva, inferno verUm velho vive numa cabana em El Idilio, uma aldeia no rio Nangaritza River, no canto sudeste do Equador. A aldeia  to pequena que o dentista vem apenas duas vezes por ano, para arrancar dentes e traz livros para o velho - histrias de amor, com gndolas deslizantes e beijos ardentes, do tipo de histria que garante a maior mgoa. Esta  uma histria da selva, inferno verde e den; dos ndios Shuar, que sabiam viver em harmonia com ela; das mquinas e dos colonos e prospectores de ouro que a invadiram. A Natureza, fora de balano, torna-se vingativa e violenta. Um ocelote persegue os habitantes da aldeia e s o velho, que em tempos vivera com os ndios e conhece a selva,  capaz de o enfrentar. Uma aventura encantadora de honra pessoal no mundo mgico e selvagem da Amaznia.
/book/show/11250562-her-missing-heart?from_search=true	Belle Feliz	Her Missing Heart (Precious Hearts Romances, #3803)	Mula nang magising si Cheryl sa coma ay hindi na siya tinantanan ng kakaibang mga panaginip. At tuwing magigising siya, may iniiwang malaking kahungkagan sa puso niya ang mga panaginip na iyon.Nang pumunta siya sa Pilipinas, lalong tumindi ang pakiramdam na tila may nawawalang bahagi ng pagMula nang magising si Cheryl sa coma ay hindi na siya tinantanan ng kakaibang mga panaginip. At tuwing magigising siya, may iniiwang malaking kahungkagan sa puso niya ang mga panaginip na iyon.Nang pumunta siya sa Pilipinas, lalong tumindi ang pakiramdam na tila may nawawalang bahagi ng pagkatao niya. At nang magtagpo ang mga landas nila ng estrangherong si Anton Quan, hindi niya napaghandaan ang matinding emosyong lumukob sa puso niya.His kiss and embrace were achingly familiar. It was as if she had found home. Parang noon pa niya ito minahal kahit ngayon lang niya ito nakita.Ngunit kakayanin kaya ng puso at isip niya kapag nalaman niya kung ano ang totoong kaugnayan nito sa buhay niya?
/book/show/1706441.Paperback_Romance?from_search=true	Karin Kallmaker	Paperback Romance	Literary agent Alison has been in love with her favorite author-client for years. Not that paperback romance writer Carolyn has ever noticed. She sees Alison as a close, loyal friend; she has never questioned society's conventions.When Alison negotiates a lucrative contract for her, Carolyn seizes the unexpectedly large advance to fulfill a passion of her own. Beginning inLiterary agent Alison has been in love with her favorite author-client for years. Not that paperback romance writer Carolyn has ever noticed. She sees Alison as a close, loyal friend; she has never questioned society's conventions.When Alison negotiates a lucrative contract for her, Carolyn seizes the unexpectedly large advance to fulfill a passion of her own. Beginning in Paris, scene of her brief, calamitous marriage, she will immerse herself in great music from the world's great orchestra's.Paris brings a dramatic encounter with Nicolas Frost, the remote, driven young conductor who is creating a reputation for musical brilliance. When the smitten Carolyn discovers the conductor's masquerade - necessary to achieve recognition in the male - dominated higher echelons of classical music - she is suddenly faced with the true nature of her powerful attraction to Nick.Meanwhile, Alison has found her own consolation. But does sweet, passionate Samantha have any chance of winning Alison 'a affections away from Carolyn? Can there be any future for Nick and Carolyn?Find the answers in this captivating, deliciously romantic and erotic tale from one of our most entertaining storytellers.Editor: Christi Cassidy
/book/show/31278556-remember-me?from_search=true	Bree Wolf	Remember Me: A Suspenseful Contemporary Romance (#1 Where There's Love Series)	By all means, Jenna leads an average, ordinary life.Working as a waitress, she shares an apartment with Abby, her best friend from college, dreams of being a columnist and spends many waking hours arguing with her brother.Until one day, when a stranger walks into the restaurant looking for her.Seemingly desperate to talk to her, he always disappears before Jena can find ouBy all means, Jenna leads an average, ordinary life.Working as a waitress, she shares an apartment with Abby, her best friend from college, dreams of being a columnist and spends many waking hours arguing with her brother.Until one day, when a stranger walks into the restaurant looking for her.Seemingly desperate to talk to her, he always disappears before Jena can find out who he is and what he wants. However, their paths cross again and again, and soon, Jena feels certain that she once knew the man who is desperately trying to remind her of something she seems to have forgotten.Their love.
/book/show/16602071-justine-or-the-misfortunes-of-virtue-barnes-noble-digital-library?from_search=true	Marquis de Sade Fabienne - Sophie Chauderlot (Introduction)	Justine, or the Misfortunes of Virtue (Barnes & Noble Digital Library): A Philosophical Romance	This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. Justine, Or the Misfortunes of Virtue by the Marquis de Sade was published in 1791 at the height of the French Revolution, in times as tumultuous as the story of its heroine. At the tender age of twelve, Justine and her elder sister Juliette are unexpectedly thrust into life on the strThis edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. Justine, Or the Misfortunes of Virtue by the Marquis de Sade was published in 1791 at the height of the French Revolution, in times as tumultuous as the story of its heroine. At the tender age of twelve, Justine and her elder sister Juliette are unexpectedly thrust into life on the streets of Paris. In order to survive, Juliette chooses to use her body to obtain the favors of powerful men, but Justine is determined to remain virtuous at all costs. Justine struggles to champion honor, decency, and honesty in a world ruled by corruption, betrayal, and crime. Sade's narration of her plight ruthlessly describes the archetypal confrontation between vice and virtue, and the novel's striking motifs are sadly still relevant today.
/book/show/18894448-the-black-moth-a-romance-of-the-xviiith-century?from_search=true	Georgette Heyer	The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century	This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
/book/show/25269748-his-ransom?from_search=true	Aubrey Dark	His Ransom (A Dark Billionaire Romance, #6)	There was one surprise he had been saving for the very end.Lacey Miller is just a curvy girl, a tomboy, a street artist. When she steps into Jake Carvilles life, his obsession with her will lead her into a world likeThere was one surprise he had been saving for the very end.Lacey Miller is just a curvy girl, a tomboy, a street artist. When she steps into Jake Carvilles life, his obsession with her will lead her into a world like shes never seen. A world of wealth and power. A world of unquenchable passion and unspeakable cruelty.Jake Carville, billionaire playboy, has never found a woman he can open up to. Not until Lacey. Shes the only woman he cares about. His gift. His love.***
/book/show/30635977-the-billionaire-s-mistress-5?from_search=true	M.S. Parker	The Billionaire's Mistress 5: A Billionaire Romance	When Jal Lindstrom is arrested for insider trading, AlliWhen Jal Lindstrom is arrested for insider trading, Allie knows that her biological father is behind it. Together, she and Jal search for the truth, but Allie knows that it might come down to her choosing between her father and the man that she loves.
/book/show/26114194-must-love-wieners?from_search=true	Casey Griffin	Must Love Wieners (A Rescue Dog Romance #1)	Piper Summers works like a dog juggling three jobs to put herself through veterinary schooldriving taxis, delivering pizzas, and singing telegrams. Thankfully, Piper has her devoted dachshund Colin to help her keep things in line. That is, until she gets fired...and someone throws hePiper Summers works like a dog juggling three jobs to put herself through veterinary schooldriving taxis, delivering pizzas, and singing telegrams. Thankfully, Piper has her devoted dachshund Colin to help her keep things in line. That is, until she gets fired...and someone throws her a bone that is too good to resist.Aiden Caldwell is an Armani ad come to lifea billionaire CEO whos just adopted a dachshund from the rescue center where Piper volunteers. Hes hot on Pipers tail to be his personal dog walker...but he may be after more than a walker for his wiener. The gorgeous, spirited Piper is everything hes ever wanted from a womanand more. But can Piper ever love, and trust, a man who has never learned to open his heartor has she bitten off more than she can chew?is the first book in Casey Griffin's Rescue Dog Romance series!
/book/show/29355225-outrageous-proposal?from_search=true	Sienna Valentine	Outrageous Proposal	At first, the idea of a week at a secluded resort in Bali with my girlfriends sounded like just the thing I needed to get me out of my funk. Of course, I should have realized that there was more to their plan than just a regular trip. But who could have guessed what they had up their sleeves?A sex club?? Excuse me, hedonistic resort like theres much differenceAt first, the idea of a week at a secluded resort in Bali with my girlfriends sounded like just the thing I needed to get me out of my funk. Of course, I should have realized that there was more to their plan than just a regular trip. But who could have guessed what they had up their sleeves?A sex club?? Excuse me, hedonistic resort like theres much differenceThis wasnt what I signed up for, and I definitely dont feel ready for it.So maybe thats why, when I ended up meeting the gorgeous British owner, I was so open to his absolutely outrageous proposalRunning my fathers resort in Bali has a lot of perks, not the least of which is the easy and immediate access to a bevy of beautiful and sexually explorative women. However, the fact that its about as far away as I can get from my parents is almost equally important to me.My father and I have never seen eye to eye, and I know Ive always been a disappointment to him. Hes been trying to use my huge inheritance as a bargaining chip for years, trying to bend me to his will.But its not like I dont already have a lot of money, so I thought I could just continue to avoid the issue forever.
/book/show/33294021-page?from_search=true	Tanya Anne Crosby Alaina Christine Crosby	Page: A Sweet Scottish Medieval Romance (Sweet Scottish Brides Book 1)	Page is the SWEET/CLEAN edition of The MacKinnon's Bride by Tanya Anne Crosby -- a New York Times bestselling author and her daughterEngland/Scotland 1124: Page FitzSimon has lived her entire life in the shadow of the man she called father. Left to her own devices, with her mother imprisoned, she still might never have imagined that Hugh FitzSimon would deny his only dPage is the SWEET/CLEAN edition of The MacKinnon's Bride by Tanya Anne Crosby -- a New York Times bestselling author and her daughterEngland/Scotland 1124: Page FitzSimon has lived her entire life in the shadow of the man she called father. Left to her own devices, with her mother imprisoned, she still might never have imagined that Hugh FitzSimon would deny his only daughter. Alas, when Scottish Chieftain Iain MacKinnon comes to barter for his son's release, she learns how expendable she truly is...Vowing to stop at nothing to secure his young son's return, Iain MacKinnon captures Page with the intent of bartering her for Malcom's freedom. Little does he realize that Page's father doesn't want his daughter, and although he will win Malcom's freedom by other means, he will also find himself a reluctant champion to the Sassench lass who now has no home.For readers who prefer romance without strong language or sex. This is a clean read book.
/book/show/30634721-covet?from_search=true	Alison  Ryan	Covet (Second Chance Romance, #2)	Barrett Evers, globe-trotting scion of the Evers Holdings fortune, has all the trappings of the wealthiest men in the world. The fastest sports cars, the sleekest private jets, and business interests on four continents.Barrett Evers, globe-trotting scion of the Evers Holdings fortune, has all the trappings of the wealthiest men in the world. The fastest sports cars, the sleekest private jets, and business interests on four continents. He rubs elbows with the world's most powerful and beautiful. And on top of all that? He just so happens to have the rugged good looks of a model straight out of GQ.Needless to say, he gets what he wants, when he wants. He has it all. At least, that's what any outsider would think.Five years ago, their passion could heat up an entire city. They were desperately in love until one day Scarlet walked away. No explanation, no goodbye. The great love (not to mention the best sex) of his life, inexplicably walked out on him and never looked back.Scarlet has her reasons. But she can never tell Barrett the truth. It would cost them both way too much.But after a chance meeting in Las Vegas leads to a steamy weekend on the shores of the Pacific, Scarlet can't help but wonder if she could ever be strong enough to let him go again.COVET is a novel full of sex, secrets, and soap opera twists. Read it if you're all about the over-the-top drama, and pages full of excessive steam.*This book was previously published as a serial*
/book/show/32965465-l-amour-comme-par-enchantement?from_search=true	Nora Roberts	L'Amour Comme Par Enchantement: Une Romance Hivernale Pleine D'Emotions	En pleine tempete de neige dans les Rocheuses, Gabriel Bradley porte secours a un vehicule accidente et decouvre avec stupefaction que la conductrice est une jeune femme belle a couper le souffle et... enceinte de plusieurs mois. Homme solitaire et secret, Gabriel accepte pourtant d'heberger l'inconnue dans le chalet ou il s'est isole pour peindre. Bientot, la jeune LauraEn pleine tempete de neige dans les Rocheuses, Gabriel Bradley porte secours a un vehicule accidente et decouvre avec stupefaction que la conductrice est une jeune femme belle a couper le souffle et... enceinte de plusieurs mois. Homme solitaire et secret, Gabriel accepte pourtant d'heberger l'inconnue dans le chalet ou il s'est isole pour peindre. Bientot, la jeune Laura sort de son silence. Mannequin celebre, elle a interrompu sa carriere pour epouser un riche heritier de la cote Est. Mais, alors qu'elle venait d'apprendre qu'elle etait enceinte, son mari s'est tue avec sa maitresse dans un accident de voiture.Emu par le recit de Laura, trouble par sa beaute, Gabriel est partage entre le desir de la garder pres de lui pour la proteger et l'envie de la voir partir au plus vite pour retrouver sa chere liberte. Mais Laura, desemparee, semble s'en remettre completement a lui...A propos de l'auteur: Nora Roberts est l'un des auteurs les plus lus dans le monde, avec plus de 400 millions de livres vendus dans trente-quatre pays. Elle a su comme nulle autre apporter au roman feminin une dimension nouvelle; elle fascine par ses multiples facettes et s'appuie sur une extraordinaire vivacite d'ecriture pour captiver ses lecteurs.
/book/show/12394522-the-prairie-romance-collection?from_search=true	Judith McCoy Miller Lynn A. Coleman Susan K. Downs	The Prairie Romance Collection: 9 Historical Romances from America's Great Plains	Relive history on the American Great Plains as penned by nine different multi-published authors. Follow pioneers, immigrants, and orphans through their adventures, heartaches, challenges, victories, and romances. You are sure to find more than one favorite among nine stories in this unique collection to warm your heart and inspire your faith.After the harvest / by Lynn A.Relive history on the American Great Plains as penned by nine different multi-published authors. Follow pioneers, immigrants, and orphans through their adventures, heartaches, challenges, victories, and romances. You are sure to find more than one favorite among nine stories in this unique collection to warm your heart and inspire your faith.After the harvest / by Lynn A. ColemanLove notes / by Mary DavisMother's old quilt / by Lena Nelson DooleyBride's song / by Linda FordBarefoot bride / by Linda GoodnightProvider / by Cathy Marie HakeFreedom's ring / by Judith MillerReturning Amanda / by Kathleen PaulOnly believe / by Janet Spaeth
/book/show/17414659-merry-humbug-christmas?from_search=true	Sandra D. Bricker	Merry Humbug Christmas: Two Tales of Holiday Romance	features two holiday romance novellas from hilarious and heartwarming author Sandra D. Bricker. -- the perfect gift to yourself or someone else at this most wonderfully stressful time of year.In Once Upon a Jingle Bell, acruise to the Mexican Riviera is Joss Snow's answer to this year's quest to avoid the holidays completely; at leafeatures two holiday romance novellas from hilarious and heartwarming author Sandra D. Bricker. -- the perfect gift to yourself or someone else at this most wonderfully stressful time of year.In Once Upon a Jingle Bell, acruise to the Mexican Riviera is Joss Snow's answer to this year's quest to avoid the holidays completely; at least until she's rebooked on a different kind of cruise altogether. Candy canes, holly wreaths, reindeer and ornaments seem to be stalking her on theholiday cruise extravaganza. An escape back to land is her only goal . . . until she meets a kindred spirit in rugged Irishman Patrick Brenneman, and then the game is on! Avoid Christmas festivities at all costs . . . except maybe for that one stop under the mistletoe.In It Came Upon a Midnight Deer, Reese's guilt over abandoning best friend Joss on their holiday tradition of avoiding all things Christmas is trumped by the joy of her recent engagement. Meeting Damian's family for the first time on idyllic Sugarloaf Mountain is about as far from thatcruise as she can get, and Reese can hardly wait to get there. But from the moment they hit that deer in the road just two miles from the cabin, everything seems to go wrong. There are no drummers drumming or pipers piping this particular year! And once she sets her future in-laws' family cabin ablaze, she's pretty sure there won't be even ONE golden ring in her future.
/book/show/7430742-maya?from_search=true	Jostein Gaarder Maria Bragana (Translator)	Maya: O Romance da Criação	Tomando como ponto de partida a posio actual da Humanidade face  chegada do novo milnio, Gaarder agarra vrias linhas condutoras que nos fazem retroceder no tempo e embarcar numa viagem espacio-temporal at ao nascimento do Universo e ao princpio da criao. Simultaneamente, o autor desenvolve um cativante enredo, dotado de uma interminvel criatividade, apenas igualTomando como ponto de partida a posio actual da Humanidade face  chegada do novo milnio, Gaarder agarra vrias linhas condutoras que nos fazem retroceder no tempo e embarcar numa viagem espacio-temporal at ao nascimento do Universo e ao princpio da criao. Simultaneamente, o autor desenvolve um cativante enredo, dotado de uma interminvel criatividade, apenas igualvel a uma surpreendente e misteriosa caixa chinesa: Maya  uma teia formada por vrios fios narrativos, muito ao estilo inconfundvel do autor de O Mundo de Sofia. Atravs de factos histricos e puras fbulas, que se interligam de tal forma que nos parece quase impossvel distinguir qual  qual, a narrativa apresentada em Maya supe, desde as suas primeiras linhas, a revelao de um grande segredo. O enredo comea a tomar forma numa ilha paradisaca, Taveuni, no arquiplago das Fiji, onde o acaso rene um escritor ingls, um bilogo evolucionista noruegus e um casal cigano. Mas outros personagens, no menos interessantes, sero chamados a participar como a jovem Laura, uma esposa ausente, um viajante do tempo, um certo quadro de Goya que se encontra no Museu do Prado em Madrid e at mesmo um geco que, na ilha, costuma frequentar nocturnamente as paredes do quarto do bilogo e com ele mantm sapientssimas conversas cheias de um delicioso e cortante humor. Como sempre, com Gaarder nada  o que parece ser e a leitura deste romance coloca questes quase alucinantes, viaja to longe como a grande exploso primordial, visitando todo o percurso da evoluo at  misteriosa natureza da conscincia, criando mundos alternativos, relacionando factos e situaes distantes no espao e no tempo, explorando possibilidades estonteantes, criando enigmas sem aparente soluo ou cuja soluo est dentro de ns. No fim, esta narrativa resulta poderosa e plena de vitalidade, e Gaarder seduz e maravilha, sugerindo com o seu romance que, sejam quais forem as respostas, a vida  o milagre a celebrar.
/book/show/30174963-alphas-unleashed?from_search=true	J.S. Scott	Alphas Unleashed: J.S. Scott Limited Edition Romance Collection	This special boxed set contains the first book in six different series by J.S. Scott and will only available through June 19, 2016. Get it before it's gone!!Books in this collection are:**The Billionaire's Obsession - The Complete Collection (Mine for Tonight, Mine for Now, Mine Forever, Mine Completely)Nursing student and waitress, Kara Foster, facing eviction gets reThis special boxed set contains the first book in six different series by J.S. Scott and will only available through June 19, 2016. Get it before it's gone!!Books in this collection are:**The Billionaire's Obsession - The Complete Collection (Mine for Tonight, Mine for Now, Mine Forever, Mine Completely)Nursing student and waitress, Kara Foster, facing eviction gets rescue from an unlikely and overwhelming source. Handsome, alpha-male billionaire, Simon Hudson, has been secretly watching over Kara for over a year and makes her an impossible to refuse offer, but terrifying to accept. Will Simon really be a solution to Karas problems, or will he end up being a major complication and a danger to her emotional sanity?Something about Kara touches Simon in ways he's never experienced and definitely doesn't like. He refuses to admit his desire to possess her, even to himself. When Simon steps up to help Kara, he might very well be salvaging his own soul.**A Dangerous Bargain (The Sentinel Demons)27 year old Kat Larson is haunted by demons. Literally. And how was she to know that there was more than one type of demon? The Evils want to destroy her soul, while billionaire Sentinel demon, Zachary Winston, claims that he wants to protect her. Kat opts for Zachs protectionbut it doesnt come without a price. It requires a demon bargainand what he suggests surprises poor Kat almost as much as the fact that demons really do exist. Why would the handsome billionaire want to make such an agreement with a curvy, plain redheaded woman like her?**The Curve Ball (The Curves Collection)When Maggie Jones lets her best friend talk her into attending the annual charity mystery single's ball to help her friend out of a jam, she never imagined she would end up paired with the most handsome, eligible man at the ball. Unfortunately, he was also the man that she had secretly adored for over a year. What chance did an overweight pastry chef have with a hunk like Jake Rawlins?Jake Rawlins wants Maggie Jones, but he can't get her to take his advances seriously. Now he's ready to take drastic measures to get Maggie to notice him. Will Maggie realize that her Prince Charming has finally arrived at the ball, or will she miss out on having a man who truly wants her exactly the way she is just because of her insecurities?**Ethan's Mate (The Vampire Coalition)Ethan Hale is a vampire with a mission. Together with his three brothers and a few other unmated members, he fights with The Vampire Coalition to protect humans from fallen vampires. His life is fairly simple. If he has a problem...he solves it. If it's an evil problem...he kills it. But his uncomplicated life is about to end when his mate unexpectedly calls him to her.**Mate of the Werewolf (Changeling Encounters)Grace Marin was a veterinarian with a mission. She needed to raise and keep enough funds for her wildlife sanctuary. When she meets her biggest donor at a fundraiser...her world is turned upside down. After a passionate and wild encounter in a bathroom...he drops a bomb. He's a wolf changeling and she is his mate. Unless she agrees to his terms and mates with him...he will pull her funding, but Grace is torn. She is drawn to him...but can't give in to his blackmail. He's a dominating alpha with an attitude and she's a stubborn woman. Can these two destined mates negotiate terms that will satisfy them both?**Riding With The Cop (The Pleasure of His Punishment)Lilly Thompson needs a good report from Sergeant Jake Simmons from the Sheriff's Department to complete her internship but she makes a stupid mistake in the last moments of her time spent with Jake.
/book/show/21623187-parched-a-vampire-romance?from_search=true	Z.L. Arkadie	Parched, A Vampire Romance (Parched, book 1)	Advertising Exec, Clarity Parker thought she would never see Baron Ford again. Five years ago, she fell in love with him on their magical first date and then poofhe literally vanished into thin air. Now he's back and not only has all the old feelings come rushing forward but he's brought danger with him. And now her life, and his, will never be the same.
/book/show/20643429-writing-our-song?from_search=true	Emma South	Writing Our Song: A Billionaire Romance (Our Song, #1)	For aspiring singer, Beatrice Hampton, the future used to be a sweet thing to look forward to, filled with the kind of joy you could write a song about. However, after losing her parents while still in high school, she is left crushed, alone, and harboring a bitter resentment towards the wealthier members of society, whom she partially blames for the destruction of her hopFor aspiring singer, Beatrice Hampton, the future used to be a sweet thing to look forward to, filled with the kind of joy you could write a song about. However, after losing her parents while still in high school, she is left crushed, alone, and harboring a bitter resentment towards the wealthier members of society, whom she partially blames for the destruction of her hopes and dreams. After years of lonely struggle, she can hardly remember the last time she felt happy.That's when she literally stumbles into billionaire Jeremy Holt and things take another turn for the unexpected. Seeking only a temporary escape from the cold and grey confines of her life, Beatrice agrees to go with Jeremy on a short trip to New Zealand. On the surface Jeremy is the exact kind of man she promised herself she would never fall for but, after spending some time with him, she realises that maybe there's a lot more to the successful young entrepreneur than his money. Maybe he's the one person that can make her feel alive again.Beatrice can't deny the spark, the chemistry, between the two of them but her past still haunts her. To be with Jeremy she must face the stresses of life in the public eye and the guilt of broken promises to herself and her parents. To be without him is almost too painful to bear. Will Beatrice and Jeremy get the chance to write the song of their love, or will they each be left with the memory of a beautiful but all too brief time when their lives intertwined?Excerpt: ...When we entered the house and kicked our shoes off, I led Jeremy by the hand straight up the stairs and paused by the entrance to my bedroom. This was my last chance. If I wanted to stop right here, I could. I could just say goodnight and go to my room alone. If not, then I was lost to the most basic and animalistic needs of my body.I turned and looked up into his eyes, seeing the barely restrained lust I felt reflected in their depths too. My right hand reached up and felt his chest through his shirt, running downwards until I could feel his clearly defined abs through the light material.Each muscular bump of his body under my palm was like another nail in the coffin for my resistance and when Jeremy moved against me, pressing my back against the wall next to my bedroom door, I felt another hard bulge against my stomach that sent my hunger for him into overdrive.Jeremys hand buried itself into my hair, gripping lightly but firmly, and pulled me into another kiss, the tip of his tongue reaching out to lightly brush against my own before we parted again and he rested his forehead against mine. Our eyes were only inches apart. If they truly are the window to the soul then it felt like Jeremy had front row seats to mine, like he could see everything and wasnt running away...
/book/show/27813354-mail-order-bride-collection?from_search=true	Stacy Henrie Kristin Holt Annette Lyon	Mail Order Bride Collection: A Timeless Romance Anthology	**USA Today Bestselling book!****Amazon #1 Bestselling series in Clean Romance**Six Award-Winning Authors have contributed new stories to A Timeless Romance Anthology: Mail Order Bride Collection. Six historical romance novellas set in the Old West.WRITTEN IN HER HEART, a charming novella by Stacy Henrie, Georgeanna is getting desperate. She cant fund her favorite orphan**USA Today Bestselling book!****Amazon #1 Bestselling series in Clean Romance**Six Award-Winning Authors have contributed new stories to A Timeless Romance Anthology: Mail Order Bride Collection. Six historical romance novellas set in the Old West.WRITTEN IN HER HEART, a charming novella by Stacy Henrie, Georgeanna is getting desperate. She cant fund her favorite orphanage unless she marries and secures the rest of her inheritance left by her father. But her fathers financial planner, Clay, can't understand why she's not content with her current situation. Georgie determines to send out a notice as a mail order bride to attract suitors who wont know her financial situation. Little does she know, Clay takes up the pen and sends her letters of his own under an assumed name. After years of working for Georgies father, Clay realizes he isnt ready to watch her marry another, not when his heart is already claimed by her.In Kristin Holts delightful novella WANTED: MIDWIFE BRIDE Dr. Naomi Thornton thinks she has it all: a beautiful house, a loving husband, and a fulfilling career. But when everything she holds dear is ripped away, Naomi has no choice but to start over. What will she find in the wild and untamed Wyoming Territory? Dr. Joe Chandler has waited years for a wife with the knowledge, skills, and tender heart he yearns for in a medical colleague and lifetime companion. When a midwife arrives with more expertise and secrets than he counted on, Joe quickly discovers theres more to love and marriage than a simple mail order contract.In THE SOUND OF HOME, a captivating novella by Annette Lyon, Marilyn is given the choice of either marrying the despicable Victor or being charged with a murder she didnt commit. Refusing to believe that either is her fate, she finds a third option: she answers a mail order bride advertisement and boards a train to Wyoming to wed a man named Harry. Moments after her arrival, she learns that Harry isnt who he seemed to be, and the advertisement turns out to be a giant mistake. Harrys brother Thomas agrees to let her stay until she can figure out what to do nextafter all, she simply cannot return to New Yorkbut Marilyn quickly finds herself developing feelings for Thomas.In Sarah M. Edens endearing novella FOR BETTER OR WORSE Gerald Smith, on the advice of his well-meaning neighbors, has decided its time to change his lonely existence. Mary Hill, on the advice of her empty pocketbook and non-existent roof over her head, has decided its time to secure herself a future. A mail-order marriage, they both realize, is no guarantee of happiness, but it is a risk they are willing to take. However, coming face to face on the train platform, the hapless couple discovers an unexpected truth: marriage to a perfect stranger is sometimes far preferable to the prospect of a lifetime with someone you used to know.Heather B. Moores sweet novella THE INCONVENIENT BRIDE sees Carmela traveling from Boston to Colorado, eager to meet the man shes been corresponding with and will soon marry. Her brothers new marriage leaves little room for Carmela in her old life. Upon arrival in Leadville, she faces a rude awakening, and the only one who can understand her predicament is her fiances brother, Samuel. But Samuel cant possibly help her out of an awkward situation, can he? It would be better for all if she returns immediately to Boston and pretends she never traveled to Colorado in the first place.THE PRICE OF SILVER, an engaging novella by Sin Ann Bessey, Katie leaves New York for Idaho to marry Jake, a man shes written to a couple of times. But when she steps off the train, his brother Caleb is there to greet her. Jake has gone to take a mining job he couldnt pass up. Caleb takes Katie back to the family ranch to wait for Jakes return. The more Caleb gets to know Katie, the more he envies his brother, but he cant let his heart overrule his head unless Jake changes his mind about his intended bride.
/book/show/25056076-reconstructing-jackson?from_search=true	Holly Bush	Reconstructing Jackson (Prairie Romance, #2)	1867 . . . Southern lawyer and Civil War veteran, Reed Jackson, returns to his familys plantation in a wheelchair. His father deems him unfit, and deeds the Jackson holdings, including his intended bride, to a younger brother. Angry and bitter, Reed moves west to Fenton, Missouri, home to a cousin with a successful business, intending to start over.
/book/show/18492012-the-british-brides-collection?from_search=true	Kelly Eileen Hake Bonnie Blythe Pamela Griffin	The British Brides Collection: 9 Romances from the Home of Austen and Dickens	Spanning over 500 years of history in the British Isles, nine inspiring romance stories take readers through English gardens, around London ballrooms, and within Scottish castles. Follow along as each of the brides-to-be encounter high drama and epic romance on the way to the altar. Will they survive with their faith intact?1358 -by Tamela Hancock Murray1631 -Spanning over 500 years of history in the British Isles, nine inspiring romance stories take readers through English gardens, around London ballrooms, and within Scottish castles. Follow along as each of the brides-to-be encounter high drama and epic romance on the way to the altar. Will they survive with their faith intact?1358 -by Tamela Hancock Murray1631 -by Jill Stengl1748 -by Jill Stengl1812 -by Tamela Hancock Murray1814 -by Bonnie Blythe1822 -by Pamela Griffin1827 -by Kelly Eileen Hake1851 -by Gail Gaymer Martin1865 -by Pamela GriffinInspired by authors like Jane Austen and Charles Dickens, these nine romances are penned by an exclusive selection of Christian fiction authors and will become a cherished favorite of British history and literature.
/book/show/25509200-seals-of-summer-2?from_search=true	S.M. Butler Zoe York Cora Seton	SEALs of Summer 2: A Military Romance Superbundle	by NYT and USA Today bestselling author Zoe York.by USA Today bestselling author Lynn Raye Harris.by NYT and USA Today Bestselling author Sharon Hamilton.by NYT and USA Today bestselling, RITA-award nominated author Kimberley Troutte.by NYT and USA Today bestselling author Zoe York.by USA Today bestselling author Lynn Raye Harris.by NYT and USA Today Bestselling author Sharon Hamilton.by NYT and USA Today bestselling, RITA-award nominated author Kimberley Troutte.by NYT and USAT bestselling author S.M. Butler.by USA Today bestselling,RITA-award nominatedauthor Elle Kennedy.by NYT and USA Today bestselling author Delilah Devlin.by NYT and USA Today bestselling author Elle James.by NYT and USA Today Bestselling author Cora Seton.by NYT and USA Today bestselling author Anne Marsh.by NYT and USA Today Bestselling author Jennifer Lowery.
/book/show/24662072-kissed-by-a-cowboy-out-of-the-flames?from_search=true	Lacy Williams Cheryl Wyatt	Kissed by a Cowboy / Out of the Flames	Just shy of her thirtieth birthday, Haley Carston returns to Redbud Trails, Oklahoma, to care for her dying aunt. She thinks shes ready for this homecoming. Shes spent years escaping her perpetual shyness and being Katie Michaels tag-along friend, but being back in her hometJust shy of her thirtieth birthday, Haley Carston returns to Redbud Trails, Oklahoma, to care for her dying aunt. She thinks shes ready for this homecoming. Shes spent years escaping her perpetual shyness and being Katie Michaels tag-along friend, but being back in her hometown brings back a lot of old memories, especially when she is faced with the cowboy she never forgotKaties older brother, Maddox.Twelve years ago, Maddox Michaels was supposed to be somebody. He had everything. A football scholarship. A Division I team scouting him. Maybe even a chance at the pros. Now, hes a burned-out cowboy working day and night to stay ahead of his brothers medical bills and keep their family farm from going bankrupt. And trying to be a father-figure for his niece, Olivia.When Haley and Olivia start spending time together, Maddox cant help remembering those dreams that died alongside his sister. Will being with Haley open his heart to new dreams?Coast Guard fire chief Scotty Cohen learned his lesson when one careless moment on the job cost his best friend his life. So he heads for Haven Bay, Florida, ready to start again. And this time? No distractions allowed.Enter conservationist Lilah McLaughlinthat woman is one major distraction. How is he supposed to ignore her when the marine wildlife rescue center is right next door to the Coast Guard facilityand when she proceeds to break down every wall hes put up?Then the unthinkable happens, and Scotty must decide: give up Lilah or give up his calling. Whatever choice he makes means hell get burned all over again
/book/show/15754508-aspectos-do-romance?from_search=true	E.M. Forster Oliver Stallybrass (Editor) Sergio Alcides (Translator)	Aspectos do Romance	Reunio de conferncias proferidas em Cambridge que acabou se tornando um clssico da teoria literria. Por ser justamente a redao de um grupo coeso de aulas, o livro de Forster terminou assumindo o aspecto de manual e, desde a sua primeira publicao, interessou tanto a estudantes de cincias humanas em geral quanto ao pblico curioso em compreender com mais profundidadReunio de conferncias proferidas em Cambridge que acabou se tornando um clssico da teoria literria. Por ser justamente a redao de um grupo coeso de aulas, o livro de Forster terminou assumindo o aspecto de manual e, desde a sua primeira publicao, interessou tanto a estudantes de cincias humanas em geral quanto ao pblico curioso em compreender com mais profundidade algumas das questes que envolvem o romance, uma das formas literrias mais populares.
/book/show/15815750-the-little-amish-matchmaker?from_search=true	Linda Byler	The Little Amish Matchmaker: A Christmas Romance	Simon cant stop thinking about the pretty Amish teacher at the local one-room school. But hes ignored the sparks between them because hes so shy.So Simons little brother, Isaac, takes matters into his own hands. Hes determined to give his brother the best Christmas present evera date with his favorite teacher.Amish novelist Linda Byler brings her tender humor and skiSimon cant stop thinking about the pretty Amish teacher at the local one-room school. But hes ignored the sparks between them because hes so shy.So Simons little brother, Isaac, takes matters into his own hands. Hes determined to give his brother the best Christmas present evera date with his favorite teacher.Amish novelist Linda Byler brings her tender humor and skillful observation of family relationships to this holiday story. I love Isaacs self-confidence and scheming as he prods his reluctant olderbrother, she says knowingly about her characters.Byler takes her reader straight into the Amish world as Isaac is both charmed and annoyed by his too talkative, but quite bright, Mam. He can barely tolerate his little nieces and nephews, who substantially outnumber the grown-ups when the whole family getstogether. And he loves his humble, circumspect Dat, although his father isnt always pleased by how well Isaac sweeps the forebay in thebarn.As anticipation for the Christmas program at the schoolhouse builds, Isaac cares for troubled Ruthie who stutters miserably when she practices her poem. And he wonders how much hell haveto help his brother Sim act on his growing affection for TeacherCatherine!
/book/show/23510646-christmas-in-snow-valley?from_search=true	Cindy Roland Anderson Jeanette Lewis Cami Checketts	Christmas in Snow Valley  (Snow Valley Romance Anthologies, #1)	
/book/show/33021946-exes---a-second-chance-billionaire-romance-novel?from_search=true	Aria Hawthorne	Exes - A Second Chance Billionaire Romance Novel	When Chicago real estate tycoon Harvey Zale pings a friend of a friend with a flirtatious text, he never expects to start an addictive sexting affair with a complete stranger. Hes a billionaire who can get any woman he wants, but he cant have herhis mysWhen Chicago real estate tycoon Harvey Zale pings a friend of a friend with a flirtatious text, he never expects to start an addictive sexting affair with a complete stranger. Hes a billionaire who can get any woman he wants, but he cant have herhis mysterious, sultry Contessa, who inspires his nightly confessions and soothes more than just his conscience from the consequences of his own shallow ambitions.Hes determined to build the tallest towers in the world and he needs to sell his Chicago riverfront property to finance it. But when Alma Castillo, the Lara Croft of antique hunters, shows up on his land, claiming the existence of a priceless Tiffany stained-glass window and doing everything in her power to muck up his deal, he knows hes got more than a stray cat to collar and tame. Shes not only on a mission to save long-lost antiques; shes also on a personal crusade to hate his guts.He would know. She served him divorce papers a year ago, just to prove it.And hed care a helluva lot more if his ex-wifes sassy tongue and wicked intelligence didnt turn him on every time she called him a**hole and if she didnt look so damn cute in those baggy overalls, disguising her affinity for being naughty as much as being nice.Perhaps even as naughty as his Contessa, who unlike Alma, doesnt know anything about his real identity or flawed, billionaire reputation, which flames his desires to escalate their fantasy relationship into the reality of one scorching night of mindblowing...If he could just get his mind off his ex-wifethe only woman he's ever truly loved. God, woman...if she would just let him pleasure her scornful frown and turn it oh, oh, oooohhhh so upside down, maybe he could convince her to marry him again.But no one ever said it was easy being a greedy opportunistic billionaire bastard, especially one who happens to know theres nothing better than make-up sex with an ex
/book/show/23308921-fallen-angel-part-1---a-mafia-romance?from_search=true	Tracie Podger	Fallen Angel, Part 1 - A Mafia Romance	On the first day of her holiday to Washington, DC, Brooke Stiles meets Robert Stone.Dark eyed, damaged and dangerous - Stone has never had a normal relationship for fear of his past being exposed. Not knowing how to respect nor love, he struggles with his feelings for a woman who makes him question everything that he is.Brooke falls in love with him and as their relationshOn the first day of her holiday to Washington, DC, Brooke Stiles meets Robert Stone.Dark eyed, damaged and dangerous - Stone has never had a normal relationship for fear of his past being exposed. Not knowing how to respect nor love, he struggles with his feelings for a woman who makes him question everything that he is.Brooke falls in love with him and as their relationship grows she learns who he really is. Her future is set. She is to heal her man and mend his broken soul. But can she do the one thing that he asks?This is a story of an ordinary woman who falls in love with an extraordinary man and has to discover whether she is strong enough to forgive him his past.Contemporary Romance for readers over 18 - this is the first book in the Fallen Angel series, a Mafia Romance containing graphic scenes of sex.So what is the Fallen Angel series...This is a mafia 'romance', with the emphasis on the romance. The four books are narrated by Brooke, a British woman who travels to Washington, DC, and falls in love. This is her story, her journey into a world she has only ever seen in a movie. As is traditional, Brooke will be shielded from any 'mafia' activity, she won't know what's going on, what she finds out will be a surprise. Please don't go into this book expecting a gun-slinging mafia moll from the 1950's :) This is a modern take on what the mafia are now, in the twenty-first century. There is a reason for the title, you'll discover this throughout the books. There are four books in this story so, no, you won't know it all in book one.I wanted to explore what it would be like for me, or you, to fall into a world we have no knowledge of. It's my belief that perhaps, as British women, we wouldn't take it seriously, perhaps we'd find it exciting. Our major reference into that world is a movie made a lot of years ago :)I hope you enjoy the read.This book is not paranormal, has nothing to do with angels, fallen or otherwise.
/book/show/30621468-tiger-lily-part-one?from_search=true	Amlie S. Duncan	Tiger Lily Part One: An Alpha Billionaire Romance Trilogy	Lily Salom has encountered more challenges than the average twenty-four year old. After a horrendous crash killed her parents, an abusive relationship was all she needed to calcify her broken heart to stone. So when Lilys boss comes to her witLily Salom has encountered more challenges than the average twenty-four year old. After a horrendous crash killed her parents, an abusive relationship was all she needed to calcify her broken heart to stone. So when Lilys boss comes to her with a challenge most girls would balk at, she knows there isnt much left in this world to be afraid of.Jonas Crane, a brooding business mogul who hasn't smiled once since his divorce. Dark, dangerous and mouthwatering, Crane has written a book about life in the fast lane and with the recent publicity, Lily's boss wants the rights. Problem is, Crane won't return a phone call, let alone agree to a meeting. But if a pretty publishing assistant happens to run into him at the Waldorf, with a business card and a smile...what could go wrong?A lot, it seems. Lily thinks she's going to the Waldorf to meet a rich jerk, or worse, a playboy, but the truth is way more challenging. Jonas Crane is smart, engaging...and devastatingly out of her league.
/book/show/9462504-seduction?from_search=true	Amanda Quick	Seduction	Townsfolk called him devil. For dark and enigmatic Julian, Earl of Ravenwood, was a man with a legendary temper and a first wife whose mysterious death would not be forgotten. Some said the beautiful Lady Ravenwood had drowned herself in the black, murky waters of Ravenwood Pond. Others whispered of foul play and the devil's wrath.Now country-bred Sophy Dorring is about toTownsfolk called him devil. For dark and enigmatic Julian, Earl of Ravenwood, was a man with a legendary temper and a first wife whose mysterious death would not be forgotten. Some said the beautiful Lady Ravenwood had drowned herself in the black, murky waters of Ravenwood Pond. Others whispered of foul play and the devil's wrath.Now country-bred Sophy Dorring is about to become Ravenwood's new bride. Drawn to his masculine strength and the glitter of desire that burned in his emerald eyes, the tawny-haired lass had her own reasons for agreeing to a marriage of convenience. One was vengeance, and in its pursuit she would entangle Julian in a blackmail plot, a duel at dawn, and a dangerous masquerade. The other reason was dearer to her heart, but just as wild a quest: Sophy Dorring intended to teach the devil to love again.
/book/show/17698024-reluctant-romance?from_search=true	Leighann Dobbs	Reluctant Romance	Risa Kennedy will stop at nothing to save her company. Connor Dunn is a ruthless corporate executive who only cares about the profits. When the two are pitted against each other in a corporate buy out, sparks fly and not just sparks of anger.Connor has everything most women find attractive: hes wealthy, astonishingly handsome, successful, charming and he loves his dog PiRisa Kennedy will stop at nothing to save her company. Connor Dunn is a ruthless corporate executive who only cares about the profits. When the two are pitted against each other in a corporate buy out, sparks fly and not just sparks of anger.Connor has everything most women find attractive: hes wealthy, astonishingly handsome, successful, charming and he loves his dog Picasso.But the last thing Risa wants is to be attracted to Connor, especially since hes trying to buy her pet-food company and shut down the low-cost vet clinic that she loves so dearly.As their worlds collide a spark of attraction turns into a burning desire. But both of them are hiding secrets that could jeopardize everything.Will Risa and Connor satisfy their desire or will the secrets between them extinguish their reluctant romance?
/book/show/25607290-dorothy-s-story?from_search=true	Anna Joy King	Dorothy's Story: An Amish Romance	An unexpected turn of events threatens her dream of marriage, leaving her uncertain of whether or not she can overcome the obstacles standing in the way of her happily ever after.An unexpected turn of events threatens her dream of marriage, leaving her uncertain of whether or not she can overcome the obstacles standing in the way of her happily ever after.
/book/show/13606228-how-to-marry-an-alien?from_search=true	Magan Vernon	How to Marry an Alien (My Alien Romance, #3)	Alexs interstellar relationship has finally been sealed in the eyes of the human world, so now she can move on to her next step: college.With Ace by her side and a new piece of jewelry on her finger, she thinks she is ready for anything. Well, almost anything.Her new roommate holds a dangerous link to her past that Alex isn't sure if she can handle. Then there is the whoAlexs interstellar relationship has finally been sealed in the eyes of the human world, so now she can move on to her next step: college.With Ace by her side and a new piece of jewelry on her finger, she thinks she is ready for anything. Well, almost anything.Her new roommate holds a dangerous link to her past that Alex isn't sure if she can handle. Then there is the whole alien fianc thing. Every time she tries to get closer to Ace, he seems to pull further away. Top that off with a full summer class load and a few more alien attacks and its just another day for Alex.Except this time she isnt sure if marrying an alien will be the happy ending shes hoping for.**While the first two alien books were mildly tame, this book is a little different. I'm not saying it's Fifty Shades or anything, but Alex is eighteen, she's going off to college and she's been with her alien boyfriend for a year; there is guranteed to be some heat. I'm recommending this for upper YA/New Adult readers.**
/book/show/17402710-teton-sunrise?from_search=true	Peggy L. Henderson	Teton Sunrise (Teton Romance Trilogy, #1)	Teton Romance Trilogy Book 1Evelyn Lewis' secret dream of marrying her brothers best friend is shattered when he leaves their home town to seek his fortune elsewhere. For six long years, shes waited and wondered if he would return. After the shocking murder of her parents, her brother is the only family she has left. Refusing to accept a betrothal to a man she doesnt loTeton Romance Trilogy Book 1Evelyn Lewis' secret dream of marrying her brothers best friend is shattered when he leaves their home town to seek his fortune elsewhere. For six long years, shes waited and wondered if he would return. After the shocking murder of her parents, her brother is the only family she has left. Refusing to accept a betrothal to a man she doesnt love, she decides to take control of her destiny and confront her parents killer.Growing up, Alexander Walker has known only violence at the hands of his cruel father. After the death of his mother, he embarks on a journey into the uncharted wilderness to test his resolve as a fur trapper and mountain man. When an impulsive decision leads him back to his childhood home, he finds more than he bargained for.Amid the rugged Teton wilderness, fate suddenly throws Alex and Evelyn together. The quiet protective boy she remembers is now as strange to her as the world shes been forced into. Wary of the hardened man he has become, Evelyn must put her trust in him in order to survive. Alexs memories of Evelyn are of a pesky little girl, but he cant deny his growing feelings for the beautiful and spirited woman she is now. His biggest obstacle in winning her heart may not be her uncertainty of him, but a fear that has haunted him all his life.In a primitive and brutal world, can Alex and Evelyn forge a love as solid as the mountains, or will the past come back to haunt them both?
/book/show/33294021-page?from_search=true	Tanya Anne Crosby Alaina Christine Crosby	Page: A Sweet Scottish Medieval Romance (Sweet Scottish Brides Book 1)	Page is the SWEET/CLEAN edition of The MacKinnon's Bride by Tanya Anne Crosby -- a New York Times bestselling author and her daughterEngland/Scotland 1124: Page FitzSimon has lived her entire life in the shadow of the man she called father. Left to her own devices, with her mother imprisoned, she still might never have imagined that Hugh FitzSimon would deny his only dPage is the SWEET/CLEAN edition of The MacKinnon's Bride by Tanya Anne Crosby -- a New York Times bestselling author and her daughterEngland/Scotland 1124: Page FitzSimon has lived her entire life in the shadow of the man she called father. Left to her own devices, with her mother imprisoned, she still might never have imagined that Hugh FitzSimon would deny his only daughter. Alas, when Scottish Chieftain Iain MacKinnon comes to barter for his son's release, she learns how expendable she truly is...Vowing to stop at nothing to secure his young son's return, Iain MacKinnon captures Page with the intent of bartering her for Malcom's freedom. Little does he realize that Page's father doesn't want his daughter, and although he will win Malcom's freedom by other means, he will also find himself a reluctant champion to the Sassench lass who now has no home.For readers who prefer romance without strong language or sex. This is a clean read book.
/book/show/13542618-royal-romances?from_search=true	Leslie Carroll	Royal Romances: Titillating Tales of Passion and Power in the Palaces of Europe	Elegant palaces, dazzling power plays, shimmering jewels, and the grandest of all-or-nothing gambles--nothing can top real-life love among the royalty. Louis XIV defied God and law, permitting his married mistress Madame de Montespan toElegant palaces, dazzling power plays, shimmering jewels, and the grandest of all-or-nothing gambles--nothing can top real-life love among the royalty. Louis XIV defied God and law, permitting his married mistress Madame de Montespan to usurp the role of Queen of France, then secretly wed her successor, Madame de Maintenon. Grigory Potemkin was a worthy equal in Catherine the Greats bed as well as in Russias political arena. Dashing Count Axel von Fersen risked everything to save Marie Antoinettes life more than onceand may have returned her passion. The unshakable devotion of the beloved late Queen Mum helped King George VI triumph over his, and Englands, darkest hours. And the unpretentious, timelessly glamorouseven relatableunion of Prince William and the former Kate Middleton continues to enthrall the world.Full of marvelous tales, unforgettable scandals, and bedazzled nobles who refused to rule their hearts, this delightfully insightful book is what the sweetest royal dreams are made of...
/book/show/25581591-stella-and-dane?from_search=true	Deanna Roy	Stella and Dane: A Honky Tonk Romance	Stella is one step from leaving her honky tonk town when bad-boy Dane roars down Main Street on his prized Harley-Davidson. Their dangerous romance keeps the locals talking, but when Dane is arrested after a deadly bar fight, the couple dStella is one step from leaving her honky tonk town when bad-boy Dane roars down Main Street on his prized Harley-Davidson. Their dangerous romance keeps the locals talking, but when Dane is arrested after a deadly bar fight, the couple discovers their love runs deeper than their reputations.Fans of Baby Dust will enjoy reading the backstory of their favorite characters in an edgy romance that moves from Stellas small town bordering the Ozarks to the famous Missouri State Penitentiary, proving that the best kind of love is the one that endures.-- Deanna Roy has created a tuck-at-your-heart yet edgy nontraditional romance. The star-crossed lovers are destined for a host of insurmountable problems in a rural Missouri town where one of them is home-grown, and the other an intruder viewed with suspicion. -- Loretta Giacoletto, author of Free Danner
/book/show/22090491-no-other-love?from_search=true	Lucy Kevin	No Other Love (A Walker Island Romance, #2)	NO OTHER LOVE is the second fun, sweet, and emotional contemporary romance in Lucy Kevins Walker Island series. This will be Morgan Walker & Brian Russells story.Come for a visit to Walker Island where youll find stunning Pacific Northwest ocean views, men too intriguing to resist...and five beautiful, close-knit sisters who are each about to find their one true loNO OTHER LOVE is the second fun, sweet, and emotional contemporary romance in Lucy Kevins Walker Island series. This will be Morgan Walker & Brian Russells story.Come for a visit to Walker Island where youll find stunning Pacific Northwest ocean views, men too intriguing to resist...and five beautiful, close-knit sisters who are each about to find their one true love.Morgan Walker, makeup artist to the stars, never thought she'd leave New York City to come back to Walker Island. But when she is tapped to headline her own TV makeover show, she decides it's the perfect time to launch her organic makeup line made from flowers and plants grown on the Walker family plot of land. While she's really excited about getting to spend a few weeks with the sisters and grandmother she doesn't see nearly often enough, she's equally worried about the possibility of seeing Brian Russell again. Because even though they broke up seven years ago, she's never been able to forget him. Not for one single day...When Brian gets the opportunity to work with Morgan on planting her new garden, he immediately jumps at it. Seven years ago, he thought he was doing the right thing by letting her go to pursue her dreams and see the world. But he's never stopped loving her, and now that she's finally back, he's determined to do whatever it takes to convince her that they belong together...forever this time.
/book/show/21623187-parched-a-vampire-romance?from_search=true	Z.L. Arkadie	Parched, A Vampire Romance (Parched, book 1)	Advertising Exec, Clarity Parker thought she would never see Baron Ford again. Five years ago, she fell in love with him on their magical first date and then poofhe literally vanished into thin air. Now he's back and not only has all the old feelings come rushing forward but he's brought danger with him. And now her life, and his, will never be the same.
/book/show/32965465-l-amour-comme-par-enchantement?from_search=true	Nora Roberts	L'Amour Comme Par Enchantement: Une Romance Hivernale Pleine D'Emotions	En pleine tempete de neige dans les Rocheuses, Gabriel Bradley porte secours a un vehicule accidente et decouvre avec stupefaction que la conductrice est une jeune femme belle a couper le souffle et... enceinte de plusieurs mois. Homme solitaire et secret, Gabriel accepte pourtant d'heberger l'inconnue dans le chalet ou il s'est isole pour peindre. Bientot, la jeune LauraEn pleine tempete de neige dans les Rocheuses, Gabriel Bradley porte secours a un vehicule accidente et decouvre avec stupefaction que la conductrice est une jeune femme belle a couper le souffle et... enceinte de plusieurs mois. Homme solitaire et secret, Gabriel accepte pourtant d'heberger l'inconnue dans le chalet ou il s'est isole pour peindre. Bientot, la jeune Laura sort de son silence. Mannequin celebre, elle a interrompu sa carriere pour epouser un riche heritier de la cote Est. Mais, alors qu'elle venait d'apprendre qu'elle etait enceinte, son mari s'est tue avec sa maitresse dans un accident de voiture.Emu par le recit de Laura, trouble par sa beaute, Gabriel est partage entre le desir de la garder pres de lui pour la proteger et l'envie de la voir partir au plus vite pour retrouver sa chere liberte. Mais Laura, desemparee, semble s'en remettre completement a lui...A propos de l'auteur: Nora Roberts est l'un des auteurs les plus lus dans le monde, avec plus de 400 millions de livres vendus dans trente-quatre pays. Elle a su comme nulle autre apporter au roman feminin une dimension nouvelle; elle fascine par ses multiples facettes et s'appuie sur une extraordinaire vivacite d'ecriture pour captiver ses lecteurs.
/book/show/7430742-maya?from_search=true	Jostein Gaarder Maria Bragana (Translator)	Maya: O Romance da Criação	Tomando como ponto de partida a posio actual da Humanidade face  chegada do novo milnio, Gaarder agarra vrias linhas condutoras que nos fazem retroceder no tempo e embarcar numa viagem espacio-temporal at ao nascimento do Universo e ao princpio da criao. Simultaneamente, o autor desenvolve um cativante enredo, dotado de uma interminvel criatividade, apenas igualTomando como ponto de partida a posio actual da Humanidade face  chegada do novo milnio, Gaarder agarra vrias linhas condutoras que nos fazem retroceder no tempo e embarcar numa viagem espacio-temporal at ao nascimento do Universo e ao princpio da criao. Simultaneamente, o autor desenvolve um cativante enredo, dotado de uma interminvel criatividade, apenas igualvel a uma surpreendente e misteriosa caixa chinesa: Maya  uma teia formada por vrios fios narrativos, muito ao estilo inconfundvel do autor de O Mundo de Sofia. Atravs de factos histricos e puras fbulas, que se interligam de tal forma que nos parece quase impossvel distinguir qual  qual, a narrativa apresentada em Maya supe, desde as suas primeiras linhas, a revelao de um grande segredo. O enredo comea a tomar forma numa ilha paradisaca, Taveuni, no arquiplago das Fiji, onde o acaso rene um escritor ingls, um bilogo evolucionista noruegus e um casal cigano. Mas outros personagens, no menos interessantes, sero chamados a participar como a jovem Laura, uma esposa ausente, um viajante do tempo, um certo quadro de Goya que se encontra no Museu do Prado em Madrid e at mesmo um geco que, na ilha, costuma frequentar nocturnamente as paredes do quarto do bilogo e com ele mantm sapientssimas conversas cheias de um delicioso e cortante humor. Como sempre, com Gaarder nada  o que parece ser e a leitura deste romance coloca questes quase alucinantes, viaja to longe como a grande exploso primordial, visitando todo o percurso da evoluo at  misteriosa natureza da conscincia, criando mundos alternativos, relacionando factos e situaes distantes no espao e no tempo, explorando possibilidades estonteantes, criando enigmas sem aparente soluo ou cuja soluo est dentro de ns. No fim, esta narrativa resulta poderosa e plena de vitalidade, e Gaarder seduz e maravilha, sugerindo com o seu romance que, sejam quais forem as respostas, a vida  o milagre a celebrar.
/book/show/29481287-crimson-desert?from_search=true	Melissa  Jane	Crimson Desert (Bittersweet Cartel Romance, #2)	Crimson Desert is Book Two in The Bittersweet Duet.(Book One) is essential to the development of the series.Now back across the border, LAILA realizes that all had not been as it seemed at the Florez mansion. Learning to trust the man she wanted dead was going to take time. Time was not on her side.For AIDEN, the damage was done. There was no going back. ExceCrimson Desert is Book Two in The Bittersweet Duet.(Book One) is essential to the development of the series.Now back across the border, LAILA realizes that all had not been as it seemed at the Florez mansion. Learning to trust the man she wanted dead was going to take time. Time was not on her side.For AIDEN, the damage was done. There was no going back. Except for one thing revenge.Giving up was never an option for JUAN. Not even now when everything had changed. He lived and breathed the thrill of the chase and this time the end prize was too great to lose.This is a dark story where the taste for love and revenge clash in the most unforgiving ways.
/book/show/28358985-tainted-love?from_search=true	Addison Moore	Tainted Love (A Totally '80s Romance Book 2)	Welcome toIf there were a preppy Olympics, Russell James would medal.If Heather Knowles stepped in front of an open flame her hair would burst into flames from the sheer amount of Aqua Net shes shellacked it with.Big hair, leg warmers, bitchin music, and the Brat Packwhats not to love about the 80s? Head back to 1985 in TaiWelcome toIf there were a preppy Olympics, Russell James would medal.If Heather Knowles stepped in front of an open flame her hair would burst into flames from the sheer amount of Aqua Net shes shellacked it with.Big hair, leg warmers, bitchin music, and the Brat Packwhats not to love about the 80s? Head back to 1985 in Tainted Love (A Totally 80s Romance 2)!Senior year is really shaping up to be something. A week before school starts, I get accused of shoplifting right in front of my crush, Russell James, aka The Preppy Prince. He makes my entire body weak as water, and I hate that he has that effect on me. Hes totally not my type, and I refuse to be ruled by a few wayward hormones. Only he seems sort of cool, and, well, he looks pretty hot in his football uniform. But who am I kidding? Hes got Amanda Prescott his preppy match making a grab for his jersey. Russell could never be into someone like me. Were from totally different planets. Besides, Ive done something that Im pretty sure someone like Russell James would never approve of. Im not so sure I approve either. Id die if anyone ever found out. Yeah, senior year is really shaping up to be something.Heather Knowles is the coolest chick I know. Shes a little wild but shes genuine, honest, and drop dead gorgeous. The more I get to know her, the more I want to spend time with her. Shes finally opening up to me, and a part of me really wants to tell Heather all about my haunted pastthat Im not the person anyone thinks I am. If my mother had her way, Id go to the grave with that info. But Heather is probably the only person who would understand. Shes so beautiful. I dont know how I got all the way to senior year without getting to know her better. Now the only thing I want is to make up for lost time.My name is Amanda Prescott, and Russell James is mine. Ive known Russell all my life. Our parents belong to the same country club, social circles, and tax brackets. Russell needs to face it. We are destined to be together. That little slut, Heather? She doesnt stand a chance. Once I let the entire student body in on her dirty secret, Russell will run straight into my arms ducking for cover. Theres never been anything or anyone that Ive wanted that I didnt get. Yeah, my name is Amanda Prescott, and Russell James is mine.Tainted Love (A Totally 80s Romance 2)From theandbestselling author,calls Addison's books, ...easy, frothy fun!
/book/show/26848205-forever-and-forever?from_search=true	Josi S. Kilpack	Forever and Forever: The Courtship of Henry Longfellow and Fanny Appleton (Historical Proper Romance #1)	A Proper Historical Romance seriesThe first book in a new series which will focus on the lives of real historical figures who have intriguing stories of courtship that are recreated in fictionalized accounts based on real biographical and social history research.It's 1836, and nineteen-year-old Fanny Appleton, a privileged daughter of a wealthy, upper-class Boston industriA Proper Historical Romance seriesThe first book in a new series which will focus on the lives of real historical figures who have intriguing stories of courtship that are recreated in fictionalized accounts based on real biographical and social history research.It's 1836, and nineteen-year-old Fanny Appleton, a privileged daughter of a wealthy, upper-class Boston industrialist, is touring Europe with her family. Like many girls of her day, she enjoys the fine clothes, food, and company of the elite social circles. But unlike her peers, Fanny is also drawn to education, literature, and more intellectual pursuits.Published author and poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is also touring Europe, but under much different circumstances. Widowed while on tour, he has stayed in order to gather credentials that he hopes will secure his professorship at Harvard College. When Henry meets Fanny, he sees in her a kindred spirit, a lover of language and literature and high ideals. He is in love. Fanny, however, is uncertain. He is ten years older than she is, and from a much lower social class. How could such a relationship ever thrive?Could a book of Henrys poetry, personally delivered, persuade Fanny to believe in a love that lasts forever and forever?
/book/show/18524853-tin-angel?from_search=true	Raine English	Tin Angel (Romance Reborn Holiday Series, #1)	A Christmas Fairy Tale about love and second chances. Wishes really do come true!Romance Writers of America Golden Heart FinalistFor the first time in Alice Harts life, she likes the way she looks. The ugly duckling has become a swan. But how could this be? Shes ninety years old, far from young and beautifulAlice Hart is a lonely old woman who believes true love happeA Christmas Fairy Tale about love and second chances. Wishes really do come true!Romance Writers of America Golden Heart FinalistFor the first time in Alice Harts life, she likes the way she looks. The ugly duckling has become a swan. But how could this be? Shes ninety years old, far from young and beautifulAlice Hart is a lonely old woman who believes true love happens only once in a lifetime. When the angel Christmas tree topper given to her by the fianc she lost sixty years ago comes to life, Alices wish to be young again is granted, but shes given only ten days to find true love or die unfulfilled. So she concocts a story that shes Alices long lost niece, hoping to attract the attention of the handsome tenant renting her upstairs apartment.Disillusioned by his experiences with high maintenance women, Jack Billings yearns to find an old-fashioned girl who is more interested in his heart than in material things. When his elderly landlady vanishes, her newly arrived niece, Ally, seems to hold the clues to her disappearance. Jack at first dismisses Ally as another material girl, but as he digs deeper into Alices mystery, he learns that Ally is more than what she seems and worries that the girl hes coming to love might be a scam artist or worse.
/book/show/59711.Another_Suburban_Romance?from_search=true	Alan Moore Juan Jos Ryp	Another Suburban Romance	Collecting the performance work of Alan Moore, the Hugo-Award winning author of WATCHMEN, in a graphic storytelling format, as he explores the America's love affair with Gangland mobsters and the modern notion of romance.From the mind of Alan Moore, the Hugo Award-winning author who defined modern graphic storytelling with such works as WATCHMEN and LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARYCollecting the performance work of Alan Moore, the Hugo-Award winning author of WATCHMEN, in a graphic storytelling format, as he explores the America's love affair with Gangland mobsters and the modern notion of romance.From the mind of Alan Moore, the Hugo Award-winning author who defined modern graphic storytelling with such works as WATCHMEN and LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN, comes three mind-expanding tales adapted by his longtime collaborator Antony Johnston into full sequential stories. Original presented as performance works by the author himself, this original graphic novel is a twisting, brilliant rumination on society from the 1920s era Chicago-style killings of the story Old Gangsters Never Die to the powerful, modern namesake piece, Another Suburban Romance. A mesmerizing tour de force that no Moore fan will want to miss!
/book/show/23460488-crave?from_search=true	Michelle Fox Selena Kitt Marian Tee	Crave: Tales of Vampire Romance Boxed Set	Immortal. Impassioned. Impossibly sexy. These vampires are masters of seduction, delightfully dark creatures with insatiable appetites who are hungry for more than just hot blood. Let them lure you with their magnetic gaze, their fascinating charm, their intoxicating bite, into a dark, delicious world that has everything you CRAVE. Sink your teeth into this quintessentialImmortal. Impassioned. Impossibly sexy. These vampires are masters of seduction, delightfully dark creatures with insatiable appetites who are hungry for more than just hot blood. Let them lure you with their magnetic gaze, their fascinating charm, their intoxicating bite, into a dark, delicious world that has everything you CRAVE. Sink your teeth into this quintessential boxed set collection of eight vampire romance novels filled with exquisite obsession and dark desire from some of your favorite USA Today and New York Times bestselling authors.If you enjoyed THIRST and HUNGER, this boxed set will be everything you CRAVE!Beholden by Marian Tee - 18-year-old Zari, pet to Alexandru, a powerful, gorgeous vampire, is torn. Everyone tells her she has to be a perfect pet, but why bother when her Master seems bent on replacing her?Her Vampire Mate by Tabitha Conall - Werewolf Jennalynn discovers the perfect way to ruin a job...find out her competition is her mate. And worse, a vampire. Thrown together, they team up, not knowing that hidden danger lurks.Her Bark His Bite by A.E. Grace - Lillian doesn't believe in monsters... but vampires exist. One of them turned a child. She vows to hunt him down! Allied with a gorgeous vampire, she never expects to start falling in love with him...Devil's Descent II: Impure by Claudia D. Christian - Lily Walker is contemplating murder. Pureblood vampire Julian Douglas is contemplating the same. Both will realize love and hate aren't so simple when obsession itself can't be killed so easily...The Blood of Angels by Selena Kitt - Everything you've ever heard about fairies, angels and vampires is wrong. Zeph knows what he is, but Sam doesn't have a clue. She's about to find out the brightest lights cast the darkest shadows.Blood Struck by Michelle Fox - In a world where vampires are real, blood is a financial asset and sex mixed with blood commands the highest price. As for love...it can kill you.Thrall by Abigail Graham - Christine is a vampiric thrall without a master. By night she hunts, by day she hides, and with every setting of the sun hope slips further away until a mysterious stranger claims her as his ownKnight Fall by Alexis Dare - Sometimes things that go bump in the night aren't supernatural. Vampire Detectives Knight & Fall are chasing a killer. As they discover clues, they find that sometimes love and murder go hand in hand.
/book/show/34104146-snake-a-stepbrother-romance?from_search=true	Emilia Beaumont	SNAKE (a Stepbrother Romance) (Forbidden Desires Book 1)	Devan was everything I longed for in a man: loyal, protective, and strong. After the Navy, he cleaned up his act. He became the perfect guy, the perfect husband; the standard I held other men up to.Was it too much to ask to have a carbon copy of him... tattoos and all?But then he ruined everything. He kissed me.I truly thoughtDevan was everything I longed for in a man: loyal, protective, and strong. After the Navy, he cleaned up his act. He became the perfect guy, the perfect husband; the standard I held other men up to.Was it too much to ask to have a carbon copy of him... tattoos and all?But then he ruined everything. He kissed me.I truly thought he was different than all the rest. Yet no matter how much I wanted him to be mine, I now saw him for what he really was:another bad boy. A cheating snake that couldn't keep it in his pants.He's married, for f*cks sake!And to make it even more awkward, not only am I living with the couple but I've also made a deal to be their surrogate!How did my life become so complicated all of a sudden?Because now, after just one amazing kissone I keep relivingI can't stop thinking about my stepbrother and the baby I want to give him.
/book/show/23437971-false-start?from_search=true	Barbara Valentin	False Start (Assignment: Romance, #1)	Mattie Ross is probably the last person who should be doling out good counsel to anyone on anything. Still smarting after being left at the altar two years earlier, she is strapped with debt, has sworn off men, routinely buries herself in her work and despite her well-proportioned figure, remains haunted by childhood taunts of Fatty Mattie. But to her publisher at the ChMattie Ross is probably the last person who should be doling out good counsel to anyone on anything. Still smarting after being left at the altar two years earlier, she is strapped with debt, has sworn off men, routinely buries herself in her work and despite her well-proportioned figure, remains haunted by childhood taunts of Fatty Mattie. But to her publisher at the Chicago Gazette, and readers, she is their latest advice columnist, The Plate Spinner, a self-assured working parent to adorable fake children and multi-tasking savant. Enter Nick Derosa, the twin brother of Mattie's cold-footed fianc who is trying to get back on his feet after his brother steals his identity and implicates him in an illegal investment scheme. But thanks to Nick's legendary running career, the publisher of the Chicago Gazette proposes a wager: If Nick can train an out-of-shape working parent in time to compete in the Chicago Marathon, he will contribute enough to help Nick launch his own non-profit running club for kids. Suddenly Fatty Mattie and Nick are thrust together as the most unlikely of pairs and under a deadline to put their trust issues aside and avoid another false start in their lives.Assignment: Romance novels:False StartHelp WantedKey ChangeThe Plate Spinner Chronicles (non-fiction collection)Flight RiskWhat critics are saying about Barbara Valentin's books:A lighthearted and endearing blend of comedy, drama, and romance. Quick-moving and thoroughly delightful.Publishers Weekly, Starred ReviewBarbara Valentin delivers love, laughter, and a happily ever afterwhat more could you ask for?Gemma Halliday, New York Times bestselling authorFalse Start was such a wonderful romantic comedy and even though there isn't an ounce of steam in it. I completely loved it! 5 stars!Boundless Book reviewsI had a hard time putting (Help Wanted) down. Thats probably why I had no trouble reading it in two days! Ill also stubbornly admit that I got a little teary-eyed towards the end, and I absolutely loved the ending. It was the perfect finish and one of my favorite endings, hands down.Chick Lit Central
/book/show/8061305-romance-with-chaos?from_search=true	Nishant Kaushik Nishant	Romance With Chaos	Ever felt that your life is a quagmire of uncertainty and dissatisfaction? Ever felt that destiny has struck a raw deal for you?About The AuthorNishant Kaushik is a twenty-six year old business consultant working with a leading multinational company. His first novel Watch Out! We are MBA was published early in 2008, and is selling successfully across India. A Romance withEver felt that your life is a quagmire of uncertainty and dissatisfaction? Ever felt that destiny has struck a raw deal for you?About The AuthorNishant Kaushik is a twenty-six year old business consultant working with a leading multinational company. His first novel Watch Out! We are MBA was published early in 2008, and is selling successfully across India. A Romance with Chaos is his second novel.
/book/show/24875802-unexpected?from_search=true	Jeana E. Mann	Unexpected: A Felony Romance Series Novella	
/book/show/20518986-the-roommates?from_search=true	Stephanie Wu Hanya Yanagihara (Editor)	The Roommates: True Tales of Friendship, Rivalry, Romance, and Disturbingly Close Quarters	THE SECOND ENTRY IN THE PICADOR TRUE TALES SERIES: ONE OF LIFE'S TRICKIEST RITES OF PASSAGE COLLECTED INTO AN UNFORGETTABLE VOLUME OF STORIESThe fraught relationship between roommates is a true cultural obsession. Shows like,,, andhave held us rapt for decades, simultaneously delighting and disconcerting us with their depicTHE SECOND ENTRY IN THE PICADOR TRUE TALES SERIES: ONE OF LIFE'S TRICKIEST RITES OF PASSAGE COLLECTED INTO AN UNFORGETTABLE VOLUME OF STORIESThe fraught relationship between roommates is a true cultural obsession. Shows like,,, andhave held us rapt for decades, simultaneously delighting and disconcerting us with their depictions of mismatched couples' cringe-worthy awkwardness and against-all-odds friendship. Maybe it's that uniquely unnatural experience of living with a total stranger that ignites our curiosity, or just that almost all of us, for better or worse, have had one of our own.In Stephanie Wu's, people of all ages reveal their disastrous, hilarious, and sometimes moving stories of making their best friend for life or lifelong nemesis. Learn what it's like to share a room in places as unusual as a thirty-person beach house, a billionaire's yacht, a reality show mansion, and a retirement hotel, and those as familiar as sleepaway camps, boarding schools, and college dorms. Put down your roommate's dirty dishes and passive-aggressive Post-it's for this eye-opening glimpse into how people live together in the modern age.You'll meet: The Amateur Taxidermist  The Alcoholic Genius  The Kleptomaniac  The Rent Stiffer  The Naked Nanna  The Serial Roommate  The Top Chef  The Recovered Addict  The Russian Missionary  The Obsessive Lesbian  The Impersonator  The Party Poopers...and many more!
/book/show/20660416-two-of-a-kind?from_search=true	Susan Mallery	Two Of A Kind	Felicia Swift never dreamed she'd hear a deep, sexy voice from her past in tiny Fool's Gold, California. The last time Gideon Boylan whispered in her ear was half a world awayon the morning after the hottest night of her life. Her freakyFelicia Swift never dreamed she'd hear a deep, sexy voice from her past in tiny Fool's Gold, California. The last time Gideon Boylan whispered in her ear was half a world awayon the morning after the hottest night of her life. Her freaky smarts have limited her close friendships, and romance, but she came to Fool's Gold looking for ordinary. Gorgeous, brooding Gideon is anything but that.Black Ops taught Gideon that love could be deadly. Now he pretends to fit in while keeping everyone at arm's length. Felicia wants more than he can givea home, family, lovebut she has a lot to learn about menand Gideon needs to be the man to teach her.As these two misfits discover that passion isn't the only thing they have in common, they just might figure out that two of a kind should never be split apart.
/book/show/15818075-her-fake-romance?from_search=true	Donna Fasano	Her Fake Romance	Her teenage daughter's words were daunting. True, struggling single mom Julia Jones hadn't had a date in over a decade, but she could still catch a man  if she needed to! So Julia, who claimed not to want a husband, found herself entangled in a fake romance.Ryan Shane was tall, dark, and devastatingly handsome. And he just so happened to need a no-stringsHer teenage daughter's words were daunting. True, struggling single mom Julia Jones hadn't had a date in over a decade, but she could still catch a man  if she needed to! So Julia, who claimed not to want a husband, found herself entangled in a fake romance.Ryan Shane was tall, dark, and devastatingly handsome. And he just so happened to need a no-strings date himself. Their plan was perfectly thought out. Until a conveniently staged good-night kiss turned into very inconvenient passion
/book/show/25831838-then-he-kissed-me?from_search=true	Maria Geraci	Then He Kissed Me (Whispering Bay Romance, #2)	Lauren Donalan was once Whispering Bays golden girlthe rich, bubbly blonde cheerleader who married the high school football star. When her mediocre marriage falls apart, she returns home and starts a vintage clothing business, determined to prove shes more than just a pretty face with a trust fund.Nate Miller may have been a nerd in high school, but now he has a beautiLauren Donalan was once Whispering Bays golden girlthe rich, bubbly blonde cheerleader who married the high school football star. When her mediocre marriage falls apart, she returns home and starts a vintage clothing business, determined to prove shes more than just a pretty face with a trust fund.Nate Miller may have been a nerd in high school, but now he has a beautiful girlfriend and is set to take over Doc Morrisons medical practice. Still, the good folks of Whispering Bay find his no-nonsense approach more than a little unsettling, leaving his future in town a great big question mark. And things go even further downhill when his well-intentioned marriage proposal goes awry.Lauren doesnt need a man to complete her, yet when she finds herself set up on a date with Nate, she cant help but notice how sexy and confident he is. In fact, every time the former introvert kisses her, she sees fireworks. But, only a big love will make Lauren change her mind about commitment. As Nate attempts to win Lauren over, a real estate co-op threatens Laurens businessand Nates ex still has a thing or two to say about their previous relationship. Now Lauren has to decide to go big or go home, in business, as well as in love.
/book/show/15999336-as-the-last-petal-falls?from_search=true	Jessica Woodard	As the Last Petal Falls (Once Upon A Romance, #2)	Vivienne never planned to get lost, when she set out to find the truth about her mother. She also never planned to be chased by wolves, break her arm, or be held prisoner by an enigmatic, scowling, beast of a man.Most of all, she never planned to fall in love. Funny how things change.As the Last Petal Falls is a chance for readers to find out what happens next in the OnceVivienne never planned to get lost, when she set out to find the truth about her mother. She also never planned to be chased by wolves, break her arm, or be held prisoner by an enigmatic, scowling, beast of a man.Most of all, she never planned to fall in love. Funny how things change.As the Last Petal Falls is a chance for readers to find out what happens next in the Once Upon a Romance fairy tale series.
/book/show/30956484-she-s-gotta-be-mine?from_search=true	Jennifer Skully	She's Gotta Be Mine: A Sexy Funny Mystery/Romance, Cottonmouth Book 1	If you're a fan of contemporary romantic comedy sprinkled with a heavy dose of mystery, then step into the world of NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Skully! If you missed it the first time around, KOD Daphne winner Sex and the Serial Killer is back with a new title, She's Gotta Be Mine, and a slight text revamp. It's still laugh-out-loud funny, peopleIf you're a fan of contemporary romantic comedy sprinkled with a heavy dose of mystery, then step into the world of NY Times and USA Today bestselling author Jennifer Skully! If you missed it the first time around, KOD Daphne winner Sex and the Serial Killer is back with a new title, She's Gotta Be Mine, and a slight text revamp. It's still laugh-out-loud funny, peopled with hilarious characters in the small town of Cottonmouth, California. Not to mention an alleged serial killer who's too devilishly handsome to ignore. A new woman with a new attitude. And an ax to grind... Dumped? For her husband's high school sweetheart he hasn't seen in twenty years? Roberta Jones Spivey isn't going to lay down for that. Instead, she reinvents herself and the new and improved Bobbie Jones-new haircut, new name, new attitude-follows her soon-to-be ex to the small Northern California town of Cottonmouth. What better way to show him-and his sweetheart-what he's missing in the brand new Bobbie Jones than taking up with the town's local bad boy-who's also reputed to be a serial killer. Nick Angel is devilishly handsome and sexy as all get-out. In a word, perfect. It's all going exactly according to plan...until a real murder rocks the little town of Cottonmouth. Of course, Nick didn't do it...did he? She's Gotta Be Mine, previously published in 2005 as Sex and the Serial Killer, is a contemporary romance of approximately 100,000 words. REVIEWS Romantic Times, 4 1/2 Stars, Top Pick! Skully's novel is a triumph. It's fabulously funny, with top-notch dialogue, terrific pacing and witty compelling characters. Huntress Reviews: A witty novel that will keep you engrossed until the very end! Road to Romance Reviews: An absolute delight.
/book/show/32018235-need-you-now?from_search=true	Nicole Helm	Need You Now (A Mile High Romance #1)	Gracely, Colorado, was once a booming mining town. No one knows that better thanGracely, Colorado, was once a booming mining town. No one knows that better than Brandon Evans. His father s company kept the town thriving for years until Brandon threatened to expose his illegal practices and drove him away. Everyone blames Brandon and his brother for turning Gracely into a ghost town but the tenacious residents cling to a long-held legend about the land s healing powers. And Brandon has a plan to spin that legend into reality . . .Lilly Preston took a leap of faith and moved to Gracely a year ago to save her nephew from an abusive situation. She would do anything for him, even sacrifice her glamorous job. Reluctantly, the former PR hot shot takes a job at the ruggedly handsome Evans brothers Mile High Adventures, a company offering restorative Rocky Mountain vacations.Brandon thinks PR is pointless, and Lilly knows less than nothing about the outdoors. Which is exactly why they need each other in ways neither ever imagined . . .
/book/show/22095942-romancing-the-rumrunner?from_search=true	Michelle McLean	Romancing the Rumrunner	Jessica Harlan spends her nights as The Phoenix, the owner of the most popular speakeasy in town. Her days are spent running her respectable butcher shop and dodging prohibition agents and rival club owners who all want to put her out of business.Jessica Harlan spends her nights as The Phoenix, the owner of the most popular speakeasy in town. Her days are spent running her respectable butcher shop and dodging prohibition agents and rival club owners who all want to put her out of business.When the opportunity arises to go undercover for the Feds to catch The Phoenix, Gumshoe Anthony Solomon jumps on it. But he never suspected the notorious rumrunner would be a dame - or that he'd be so drawn to the feisty little minx.They play a dangerous game of cat and mouse, knowing they can't trust the other, but unable to walk away. While their hearts dodge the crossfire, the mobsters raise the stakes, and even The Phoenix may not rise again.
/book/show/919227.Einstein_in_Love?from_search=true	Dennis Overbye	Einstein in Love:	As Dennis Overbye explains in the introduction to Einstein in Love, his first book since the National Book Critics Circle and Los Angeles Times Book Award nominee Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos, his primary goal is to separate the man Albert from the myth Einstein, to restore humanity and individuality and shaded nuance to a man who has become the most monolithic figure iAs Dennis Overbye explains in the introduction to Einstein in Love, his first book since the National Book Critics Circle and Los Angeles Times Book Award nominee Lonely Hearts of the Cosmos, his primary goal is to separate the man Albert from the myth Einstein, to restore humanity and individuality and shaded nuance to a man who has become the most monolithic figure in the scientific pantheon.Einstein in Love is the first of the many biographies of the great scientist to focus exclusively on his life during the first two decades of the wentieth century, the period of the greatest intellectual catclysm in modern history. The love in the title of this book has a double meaning, referring not only to young Albert's exhilarating infatuation with his discoveries of the vistas of a new physics in general relativity, but also his ecstatic, cerebral, and tormented relationship with his first wife, Mileva Maric. While Mileva has always been a controversial figure in the Einstein legend - some commentators have gone as awarding her equal credit for the discovery of relativity - no book has treated her as fully and as sympathetically as Overbye's. The Einsteins were the first modern couple, and for the nearly twenty years of their marriage they were as often colleagues as they were emotional adversaries.Drawing upon hundreds of Einstein's published and unpublished letters, Overbey presents the greatest of scientific romances in a vivid new light, told with novelistic detail and narrative drive. The story of young Einstein is the story of the young man who actually did the revolutionary work that made the old man famous, a young man whose demanor is more that of James Dean than AlbertSchweitzer, a teenager in love, a draftdodger, bohemian, poet, violinist, and whirlwind who left personal, political, and professional chaos in his wake.Einstein in Love bring that man to life as never before, as well as a large cast of the greatest scientific minds in Europe, as told by one of today's most respected science journalists.
/book/show/22750143-restless-hearts?from_search=true	Mona Ingram	Restless Hearts (Gold Rush Romances #1)	Boston, 1849. Denied her dream of attending medical school, Sarah Howard is desperate to leave Boston far behind. Determined to prove that she can make it on her own, she poses as a married woman and boards a schooner bound for San Francisco.Stuck working in his familys merchant bank, Jamie Thompson eagerly accepts the challenge of setting up a branch in San Francisco. HBoston, 1849. Denied her dream of attending medical school, Sarah Howard is desperate to leave Boston far behind. Determined to prove that she can make it on her own, she poses as a married woman and boards a schooner bound for San Francisco.Stuck working in his familys merchant bank, Jamie Thompson eagerly accepts the challenge of setting up a branch in San Francisco. Hes been restless for some time now, and barely escaped the clutches of the woman determined to marry him.The attraction between Sarah and Jamie is instant and powerful, yet each has something to prove, if only to themselves. Will their single-minded determination derail a blossoming romance?
/book/show/15729367-accidentally-married-to-the-billionaire?from_search=true	Shadonna Richards	Accidentally Married to the Billionaire (Whirlwind Romance #2)	What happens in Vegas...What happens in Vegas...
/book/show/18105180-the-mating-season?from_search=true	M.L. Briers	The Mating Season	Invited to the wedding of her old friend Faith, Fay has no idea what she is about to encounter- not only is Faith a Fae, but her husband to be is a Vampire.From the moment she arrives she is drawn to Adam- who just happens to be an Alpha Lycan and the wolf she nearly kills on her arrival- which gives Faith a headache she really doesnt need- she knows that Fay is a Fae whoInvited to the wedding of her old friend Faith, Fay has no idea what she is about to encounter- not only is Faith a Fae, but her husband to be is a Vampire.From the moment she arrives she is drawn to Adam- who just happens to be an Alpha Lycan and the wolf she nearly kills on her arrival- which gives Faith a headache she really doesnt need- she knows that Fay is a Fae who is oblivious of her heritage and with Adam eager to claim his mate and Faith prohibited by Fae law from telling Fay what she really is, how will Fay react to the world that she never knew existed and her place in it?But Fay has a secret of her own and when things take an unexpected turn for the worse, can Fay really accept the world around her or will she run away from Fate- leaving her mate behind?
/book/show/28944643-romancing-the-ranger?from_search=true	Jennie Marts	Romancing the Ranger	Reese Hudson meant to destroy mementos from her last failed relationship, not burn down an outhouse and incur the wrath of a sexy park ranger. When the judge rejects her offer to pay for the structure and sentences her to rebuild itwith the hot ranger supervisingshe embraces the challenge to take control of her life.Park ranger Wade Baker wants nothing to do with the riReese Hudson meant to destroy mementos from her last failed relationship, not burn down an outhouse and incur the wrath of a sexy park ranger. When the judge rejects her offer to pay for the structure and sentences her to rebuild itwith the hot ranger supervisingshe embraces the challenge to take control of her life.Park ranger Wade Baker wants nothing to do with the rich city girl, no matter how tempting he finds her lush curves. Shes too much like his ex-fiance, and if hes learned anything, its that women like Reese dont fit into his world. And he sure as hell wants no part of her big city life.Reese may not know a hammer from a screwdriver, but shes working hard to prove shes not just some pampered princess to be toyed with. And damn it if Wade doesnt admire her tenacious spirit. If only they got along half as well outside the bedroom as they do in it, there might be a chance for them after all
/book/show/21489588-romancing-the-widow?from_search=true	Davalynn Spencer	Romancing the Widow	The light went out of Martha's soul when her husband fell to a bullet in St. Louis. Now, back in her hometown of Caon City, she's convinced she'll never know happiness again. Until she crosses paths with a darkly mysterious Colorado Ranger.Haskell Jacobs has a mission. And the beautiful, flame-haired widow sure isn't it. But Martha iThe light went out of Martha's soul when her husband fell to a bullet in St. Louis. Now, back in her hometown of Caon City, she's convinced she'll never know happiness again. Until she crosses paths with a darkly mysterious Colorado Ranger.Haskell Jacobs has a mission. And the beautiful, flame-haired widow sure isn't it. But Martha is somehow mixed up in the crime that brought Haskell to the rough-and-tumble townand soon, she's entangled in the lawman's heart. But the danger that lurks around them is all too real. Can they find strength and love in each other before it's too late?
/book/show/22172692-burned?from_search=true	Sierra  Rose C.M. Owens	Burned: 2 Romances, 2 Impossible Loves	Despite the fact they live next door to each other, Kade and Raya have never made an effort to sDespite the fact they live next door to each other, Kade and Raya have never made an effort to speak, until a wild party, four frat boys, and... a bulldozer.Sterling Shore was supposed to be a new start for eighteen-year-old Raya Capperton. Everything was working out perfectly until her two roommates were expelled for a prank, leaving Raya with the house she couldn't afford on her own. Fate intervenes before she has the chance to find a new home, but she struggles to decide if it's divine luck or the devil's cruel sense of humor.Twenty-one-year-old Kade Colton has his life planned out, and everything he does is an elaborate game to aid him with his future endeavors. Coming from money has made Kade's life easy, but he wants to build his own name - his own future. The thing he doesn't realize... when you only put forth superficial effort, you only acquire superficial friends.Raya is torn between being amused or disturbed by Kade and his philosophy, but the drive behind his determination isn't what Raya expected. Little by little, her hatred fades and is replaced by emotions she never would have believed she could have for the rich jerk she desperately doesn't want to care about. Too bad you can't force yourself not to care.The problem is... Kade's shiny name can't be tarnished, and Raya has a jaded tie she can't cut loose. Nothing about them can work, nothing about them makes sense, but nothing can seem to stop them from trying.*Not suitable for anyone under the age of eighteen**No cliffhanger**New Adult Contemporary Romance**Descriptive sex**LanguageAshly Roberts and Jake Connors are barely twenty when they decide to take the proverbial plunge and walk down the aisle to exchange vows in front of the dearly beloved. Basking in bridal bliss, Ashly feels she is living the perfect fairytale, until shes faced with a runaway groom, dumped at the altar by bad-boy fianc, Jake Connors.Five years later, Jake steps back into her lifeHe realizes that being a no-show for their nuptials was the worst mistake of his life. A little older and more mature, he is ready to fight for Ashlys love once again. When Ashly sees him, she cant deny the attraction she feels, but her hormones are overruled by the horror of what he did to her in the past. Nevertheless, Jakes most potent weapon, those dazzling baby blues, ignites a spark in Ashly, no matter how angry she wants to be. She cannot deny the spark, and she only hopes the inferno it ignites will not consume her heart again.
/book/show/18039595-the-little-red-book-of-romance?from_search=true	Thomas Hunter Dillon	The Little Red Book of Romance	The Little Red Book of Romance brings together all the early writings of author T.H. Dillon in one convenient volume, plus an entirely NEW short-story exclusive to this book! Complete with introductions from Thomas himself, each story now comes to you in a newly revised and updated format. Included are all eight of Thomas Hunter Dillons works from The Little Purple Book oThe Little Red Book of Romance brings together all the early writings of author T.H. Dillon in one convenient volume, plus an entirely NEW short-story exclusive to this book! Complete with introductions from Thomas himself, each story now comes to you in a newly revised and updated format. Included are all eight of Thomas Hunter Dillons works from The Little Purple Book of Passions, and all four of his works from The Little Black Book of Paranormal Passions. The Little Red Book of Romance brings you an array of sexy and sensual offerings from the erotic and daring, to the paranormal and bold. These are the unique stylings that launched the career of Thomas Hunter Dillon.
/book/show/21556026-the-comical-tragedy-or-tragical-comedy-of-mr-punch-a-romance?from_search=true	Neil Gaiman Dave McKean (Illustrations)	The Comical Tragedy or Tragical Comedy of Mr. Punch, a romance	In his grandfather's failing seaside arcade, a young boy encounters a mysterious Punch and Judy man with a dark past, and a woman who makes her living playing a mermaid.As their lives intertwine and their stories unfold, the boy is forced to confront family secrets, strange puppets, and a nightmarish world of violence and betrayal in a dark fable of childhood innocence andIn his grandfather's failing seaside arcade, a young boy encounters a mysterious Punch and Judy man with a dark past, and a woman who makes her living playing a mermaid.As their lives intertwine and their stories unfold, the boy is forced to confront family secrets, strange puppets, and a nightmarish world of violence and betrayal in a dark fable of childhood innocence and adult pain.Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean's elegiac masterpiece is presented here in a newly remastered hardcover edition featuring a special 16-page section of never-before-reprinted preliminary and promotional artwork.
/book/show/299940.It_Seemed_Important_at_the_Time?from_search=true	Gloria Vanderbilt	It Seemed Important at the Time: A Romance Memoir	An elegant, witty, frank, touching, and deeply personal account of the loves both great and fleeting in the life of one of America's most celebrated and fabled women.Born to great wealth yet kept a virtual prisoner by the custody battle that raged between her proper aunt and her self-absorbed, beautiful mother, Gloria Vanderbilt grew up in a special world. Stunningly beautAn elegant, witty, frank, touching, and deeply personal account of the loves both great and fleeting in the life of one of America's most celebrated and fabled women.Born to great wealth yet kept a virtual prisoner by the custody battle that raged between her proper aunt and her self-absorbed, beautiful mother, Gloria Vanderbilt grew up in a special world. Stunningly beautiful herself, yet insecure and with a touch of wildness, she set out at a very early age to find romance. And find it she did. There were love affairs with Howard Hughes, Bill Paley, and Frank Sinatra, to name a few, and one-night stands, which she writes about with delicacy and humor, including one with the young Marlon Brando. There were marriages to men as diverse as Pat De Cicco, who abused her; the legendary conductor Leopold Stokowski, who kept his innermost secrets from her; film director Sidney Lumet; and finally writer Wyatt Cooper, the love of her life.Now, in an irresistible memoir that is at once ruthlessly forthright, supremely stylish, full of fascinating details, and deeply touching, Gloria Vanderbilt writes at last about the subject on which she has hitherto been silent: the men in her life, why she loved them, and what each affair or marriage meant to her. This is the candid and captivating account of a life that has kept gossip writers speculating for years, as well as Gloria's own intimate description of growing up, living, marrying, and loving in the glare of the limelight and becoming, despite a family as famous and wealthy as America has ever produced, not only her own person but an artist, a designer, a businesswoman, and a writer of rare distinction.
/book/show/34569561-sexy-lawyers-saison-3-5-entre-parenth-ses?from_search=true	Emma Chase Robyn stella Bligh (Translator)	Sexy lawyers Saison 3.5 Entre parenthèses	
/book/show/411907.The_Arabists?from_search=true	Robert D. Kaplan	The Arabists: The Romance of an American Elite	Here is the untold story of an inbred, gifted, and powerful elite of families and friends who dominated America's relations with the Middle East for over a century. Known to Foreign Service colleagues as the Arabists, these were the men and women who had spent much of their lives, usually with their families, living in the Arab world as diplomats, military attaches, inteHere is the untold story of an inbred, gifted, and powerful elite of families and friends who dominated America's relations with the Middle East for over a century. Known to Foreign Service colleagues as the Arabists, these were the men and women who had spent much of their lives, usually with their families, living in the Arab world as diplomats, military attaches, intelligence agents, and educators. Descended from the missionaries, scholars, and explorers who first ventured into the region - an offshoot of the WASP elite that ruled America during the nineteenth century - the Arabists were an exclusive caste linked by complex social, institutional, and family ties. Thoroughly at home in Arab cultures and often enjoying relations of longstanding intimacy with the monarchs and ruling elites of Arab countries, these American expatriates lived a charmed lifestyle that has become a source of intense nostalgia among the Arabists themselves as well as a symbol of their romance with Arab culture and increasing isolation from American society and interests. The Arabists dominated American policy and shaped our perception of the Arab world throughout the colonial and interwar periods. But after World War II, the diplomatic corps began to change, reflecting the country's new ethnic and social diversity. Kaplan describes the impact of this change within the State Department, showing how the advent of Irish Catholics, Jews, and Harvard-trained regional experts created internal pressures that slowly loosened the Arabists' grip on Middle East diplomacy in the postwar period. Drawing on interviews, memoirs, and other official and private sources, Kaplan reconstructs the hundred-year history of the Arabist elite, and traces their decline against the background of this social transformation.
/book/show/10865033-romance-pro-k-dlovku?from_search=true	Frantiek Hrubn	Romance pro křídlovku	Romance pro kdlovku pedstavuje lyrickoepick vrchol Hrubnovy bsnick tvorby.
/book/show/12162788-romance-of-the-olden-time-14-tales-from-history?from_search=true	Nabu Press	Romance of the Olden Time, 14 Tales from History	This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into priThis is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
/book/show/20893964-headliner?from_search=true	Dish Tillman	Headliner: A Rock and Roll Romance	This fast-moving and captivating sequel toproves fame isn't all it's cracked up to be. Just when Shay and Loni think they have each other for real and can finally breathe easy, a small disagreement escalates into a huge blowout. Underneath it all, theThis fast-moving and captivating sequel toproves fame isn't all it's cracked up to be. Just when Shay and Loni think they have each other for real and can finally breathe easy, a small disagreement escalates into a huge blowout. Underneath it all, the pressures of stardom  among other issues  are pulling the couple apart at the seams, and theyre over almost before they get started. When Shay flies off in a rage, Loni finds herself in the arms of a man who truly understands her . . . or so she thinks. Meanwhile, Shay takes refuge with another lady, one who  thank God  DOESNT TALK. And yet, as Loni and Shay fling themselves further and further into mutual self-destruction, they still can't seem to get out of each other's lives. Their band  featuring Shay as the heartthrob frontman and Loni as the critically acclaimed lyricist  is peaking with platinum sales, TV appearances, and a sold-out tour. They need each other professionally, but can they stand the separation in such close quarters?
/book/show/2073904.A_Star_for_Christmas?from_search=true	Trisha Romance	A Star for Christmas	A gentle old carpenter who has spent his whole life in the service of others has finally begun to build his own home in a quiet meadow, with nothing but a small reindeer to keep him company. Finishing by winter seems like an impossible task, but the carpenter reaps the years of kindness he has sown, and his neighbors return his love by helping complete his new home by ChriA gentle old carpenter who has spent his whole life in the service of others has finally begun to build his own home in a quiet meadow, with nothing but a small reindeer to keep him company. Finishing by winter seems like an impossible task, but the carpenter reaps the years of kindness he has sown, and his neighbors return his love by helping complete his new home by Christmas. He has a wonderful surprise in store for them, making this Christmas one that everyone will cherish forever.Trisha Romance is perhaps this countrys best-loved artist. She has created a whole world in her warm, detailed pictures. Celebrating family love and devotion, her legion of admirers feel they know her, her graceful home, and her beautiful children.is Trisha Romances first book for children. She tells a story  inspired by people who are dear to her and a real reindeer, Star, who lives in Anchorage, Alaska  that had been on her heart long before she set it down to share with children.
/book/show/24769624-romance-of-three-kingdoms?from_search=true	Luo Guanzhong Vincent Kelvin (Editor) CH Brewitt-Taylor (Translator)	Romance of Three Kingdoms	The world under heaven, after a long period of division, tends to unite; after a long period of union, tends to divideThe Han dynasty is falling, the rebels and warlords fight each other for the hegemony in China. Who will bring peace to these lands?Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Written by Luo Guanzhong in the 14th century, is one of the four great Chinese classicalThe world under heaven, after a long period of division, tends to unite; after a long period of union, tends to divideThe Han dynasty is falling, the rebels and warlords fight each other for the hegemony in China. Who will bring peace to these lands?Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Written by Luo Guanzhong in the 14th century, is one of the four great Chinese classical novels. Discover it in this new edition with maps, footnotes and an historical introduction.
/book/show/10108047-wicked-pretty-things?from_search=true	Trisha Telep (Editor)	Wicked Pretty Things: 13 Dark Faerie Romances	13 Tales of Twisted Faeries on the Dark Side. These are dirty, sticky and sweet stories, beautifully crafted and filled with alluring romance, heart-stopping danger, magic, and dark intrigue. These are modern, urban, 'tattooed' stories, not retellings of fairy tales, about beautiful, dangerous fey, or fairies and the mortals who hunger for them.This anthology was never pub13 Tales of Twisted Faeries on the Dark Side. These are dirty, sticky and sweet stories, beautifully crafted and filled with alluring romance, heart-stopping danger, magic, and dark intrigue. These are modern, urban, 'tattooed' stories, not retellings of fairy tales, about beautiful, dangerous fey, or fairies and the mortals who hunger for them.This anthology was never published, and was officially cancelled by the publisher in late 2011 after a series of confrontations between authors and editor.
/book/show/11842709-tis-the-season-for-romance?from_search=true	Brenda Jackson	Tis the Season...For Romance (The Westmorelands, #3.5)	STORIES THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS TRADE-SIZE BOOK ARE:READY FOR LOVEBarbara Andrews is trying to get her life back together after her divorce while planning her daughter's wedding. Even with everything she has on her plate she hasn't been able to forget the man who had entered her life at a very difficult time and had shown her kindness. And when Detective Rick Blair asksSTORIES THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS TRADE-SIZE BOOK ARE:READY FOR LOVEBarbara Andrews is trying to get her life back together after her divorce while planning her daughter's wedding. Even with everything she has on her plate she hasn't been able to forget the man who had entered her life at a very difficult time and had shown her kindness. And when Detective Rick Blair asks her out, she is not sure if she's ready to put the past behind her and move on, although she can't deny the attraction between them. Rick intends to prove that she is definitely a woman who is ready for love.Barbara was first introduced in HER LITTLE BLACK BOOKTHE SECOND TIME AROUNDPeggy Morrison has finally gotten her life together and is happily involved with a man who knows how to treat her like the desired and passionate woman that she is. And when Willie Baker asks her to accompany him to Paris, she has to decide just how far their relationship has come and even importantly, how far she wants it to go. Willie is determined to be the one to teach Peggy a thing or two about love the second time around.Peggy was first introduced in HER LITTLE BLACK BOOKCONQUERING HIS HEARTCathy Bristol has been in love with her boss for what seems like forever, and decides it's time to take matters into her own hands. She gets the chance to do so on a business trip they take together. While Orin Jeffries focuses on business, Cathy focuses on trying to show Orin that she's the woman for him and is determined to make the emotionally scarred divorced Orin see her for the woman that she is. A woman intent on conquering his heart.Cathy was first introduced in TALL, DARKWESTMORELAND and seen again in TEMPERATURES RISINGCOREY'S MOUNTAINWhen Corey Westmoreland runs into the one woman he let get away over thirty years ago, he is determined to keep Abby Winters within his reach. Even if it means taking her up to his mountain. And once he realizes their attraction is still explosive after all this time, hes determined to convince her that it's not too late for them and that their past and present have now collided for a reason. It was always meant for Coreys Mountain to be their home.Abby was first introduced in STONE, COLD SURRENDERNOTE  This book is a Prequel to Stone, Cold Surrender /A Westmoreland NovelTis The Seasonfor Romance is a must have book for every Brenda Jackson reader keeping up with the various families she has created. The hero and heroines in these stories were requested most by Brendas readers.Okay, Joshua Avery headed the list, but we wont tell his story just yet!Suggested pre-reading:Since these books are the sequels or prequels of several books, you are encouraged to read the following books BEFORE reading Tis the Seasonfor Romance:Her Little Black BookTall, Dark Westmoreland and Temperatures Rising
/book/show/18131156-knock-love-out?from_search=true	Pella Grace	Knock Love Out	LILLA KING: 30-something married marketing execLILLA KING is a good wife. She cooks, cleans and has dinner waiting when her husband gets home. But there's something missing. Something Lilla desperately craves, needs. And the one man who's supposed to provide it is completely and utterly clueless. But Lilla knows it's just a matter of time before things change. Before she fLILLA KING: 30-something married marketing execLILLA KING is a good wife. She cooks, cleans and has dinner waiting when her husband gets home. But there's something missing. Something Lilla desperately craves, needs. And the one man who's supposed to provide it is completely and utterly clueless. But Lilla knows it's just a matter of time before things change. Before she finds what she desires. The one thing standing in her way? Her marriage.A trip to the grocery store leaves Lilla unable to keep her fantasies at bay. One look at the beautiful man working in the produce section has her sneaking out of the house and lying to her husband. One smile from him has her buying push-up bras and dancing stupidly in the aisles. One kiss makes her question what true love is. One night with CASH VALENTINE reveals she isn't the only one hiding secret desires.What if the love you've always wanted, dreamed possible, and craved was right there for the taking? What if you could have everything you've always wanted, if only you didn't belong to another?CASH VALENTINE: 24-year-old artist and grocery store clerkI want to knock her love out. I want to pull it from her chest while its beating fervently and be slapped for doing so. To play. To rumble. Truth and lies. Ugly sin and the prettiest fucking thing I have ever seen. --Cash24-year-old CASH VALENTINE has always followed his heart. A free spirit and an artist, Cash passes the time working in his father's grocery store. When not goofing off with his friends at work, he's getting grief from his dad for being irresponsible. But Cash knows it's only a matter of time before something changes. And then one day, Cash's world shifts, and he can't get the woman he met in the check-out lane out of his head. What started as flirtatious conversation with a muse, turns quickly into stolen moments with the love of his life.But what happens when the love of your life belongs to another man? And what if that man owns everything your family has worked for?What would you risk for true love?KNOCK LOVE OUT is a new adult crossover that will leave you wanting more. Told from both Lilla and Cash's points of view, readers will learn first-hand what it's like coming of age, falling madly in love and doing so with another man's wife, while watching the heartbreaking erosion of Lilla's marriage as she runs into the arms of another.
/book/show/17969666-carmen-s-new-york-romance-trilogy?from_search=true	Nikki Sex	Carmen's New York Romance Trilogy (Carmen's New York, #1-3)	Kurt Nielsen - a wealthy construction engineer, and New York's most eligible bachelor.Carmen Wilson - a woman who has lost everything, and is on the run for her life.A chance meeting brings these two unlikely partners together. In spite of being complete strangers, intense sexual chemistry overwhelms them, turning their lives upside down.Unfortunately for Kurt, Carmen runsKurt Nielsen - a wealthy construction engineer, and New York's most eligible bachelor.Carmen Wilson - a woman who has lost everything, and is on the run for her life.A chance meeting brings these two unlikely partners together. In spite of being complete strangers, intense sexual chemistry overwhelms them, turning their lives upside down.Unfortunately for Kurt, Carmen runs again.Carmen would love to be with Kurt  but he is way out of her league. She has too many secrets - terrible secrets that she is convinced will make him despise her. How could she possibly reveal them to him?Now Kurt is turning the city upside down to find her.But Kurt's not the only one searching for Carmen. Two Federal Agents and her violent, obsessive ex boyfriend also want to get their hands on her.Carmen comes with serious baggage and a host of personal demons.Will Kurt find Carmen before the feds and her ex do? And can Kurt teach her how to love and trust again?~~~This boxed set includes:.
/book/show/20351401-just-one-kiss?from_search=true	Susan Mallery	Just One Kiss	Falling for Justice Garrett was a high point in Patience McGraw's otherwise awkward adolescence. Even after he disappeared, Patience never forgot the boy who captured her heart. Now, he's back in Fool's Gold, California, and her passion for him is as strong as ever. But how can she trust that he won't abandon her again-and her daughter, too?When bodyguard Justice Garrett wFalling for Justice Garrett was a high point in Patience McGraw's otherwise awkward adolescence. Even after he disappeared, Patience never forgot the boy who captured her heart. Now, he's back in Fool's Gold, California, and her passion for him is as strong as ever. But how can she trust that he won't abandon her again-and her daughter, too?When bodyguard Justice Garrett was a young man, witness protection brought him to this idyllic town and he never forgot its warmth, or the sweet beauty of his childhood friend. He's returned to open a defense academy, and the Patience he once knew is all grown up. He can't resist her smile, or her curves. But Justice's past doesn't make him husband, or father, material.Patience and Justice think they'll succumb to just one kiss... Then one more... Okay, just one night together. But they might learn that falling in love is beyond anyone's control.
/book/show/11438463-blood-and-treasure?from_search=true	Jennifer Bray-Weber	Blood and Treasure (Romancing the Pirate, #1)	Although Lianna Whitney was gently bred, she must now empty slop buckets and fight off randy sailors in a seaport tavern to survive. One night, she unexpectedly comes into possession of a golden medallion. But when the man who left it with her is immediately murdered by soldiers of the Royal Navy, shes afraid to admit she has it. Unsure who to trust, shes caught up in crAlthough Lianna Whitney was gently bred, she must now empty slop buckets and fight off randy sailors in a seaport tavern to survive. One night, she unexpectedly comes into possession of a golden medallion. But when the man who left it with her is immediately murdered by soldiers of the Royal Navy, shes afraid to admit she has it. Unsure who to trust, shes caught up in crossfire between navy officers and a pirate captain, who, realizing she possesses the object hes been paid to find, whisks her away to his ship during the fight.Privateer Captain Zane Fox is not interested in the mystical healing powers the medallion is said to hold, even though the legends claim it can bring a dying man back to life. He only plans to procure the medallion, drop the chit off at the next port where shell be safe, and collect the money he was promised. However, as they fend off storms at sea and attempt to outrun the Royal Navy, the two are also fighting the attraction they feel for one another. But when they are captured, Zane must choose between recovering the medallion and saving Lianna from the noose. And soon it becomes clear to him that the medallion is not the only treasure worth risking his life for.
/book/show/28432917-summer-beach-vets?from_search=true	H.Y. Hanna	Summer Beach Vets: Playing for Love (Summer Beach Romance, #1)	Sara needs to escapeand an idyllic seaside town on the other side of the world seems like the perfect place. Shed always wanted to visit Australia, but the first thing she meets on the gorgeous, white sand beach is not a kangaroo but a wounded, lost Beagle!Veterinarian, Dr Craig MurraySara needs to escapeand an idyllic seaside town on the other side of the world seems like the perfect place. Shed always wanted to visit Australia, but the first thing she meets on the gorgeous, white sand beach is not a kangaroo but a wounded, lost Beagle!Veterinarian, Dr Craig Murray, cant get the beautiful, curvy American out of his mind. They might come from different culturesand even speak different English sometimesbut he knows they could have a future together. Can he convince Sara that this is more than just a vacation fling?Then Sara discovers that Craig isnt quite what he seems and the past that she was running away from comes back to haunt her. Now she needs to decide if she can risk it all again for another chance at love* EACH NOVELLA CAN BE READ AS A STANDALONE, or read them in order for more fun! Characters you loved from past books often return to delight again in this sweet romance series set in Summer Beach, Australia.- Playing for Love (Summer Beach Vets #1) ~ Sara & Craig- Playing to Win (Summer Beach Vets #2) ~ Ellie & Dan- Playing by Heart (Summer Beach Vets #3) ~ Pippa & Matt- Playing the Fool (Summer Beach Vets #4) ~ Charlie & Todd- Playing Santa (Summer Beach Vets Christmas Special) ~ Holly & Nick
/book/show/7869919-jenna-s-cowboy?from_search=true	Sharon Gillenwater	Jenna's Cowboy	
/book/show/23279860-passionate-bites?from_search=true	Sharon Hamilton K.F. Breene Arial Burnz	Passionate Bites:  Hot Tales of Vampire Romance	THIS ANTHOLOGY IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE!Passionate Bites is a paranormal romance collection loaded with sizzling hot alpha-males & badass heroines. From vampires to werewolves to witches & demons, these dark, sensual tales of romantic suspense weave a tapestry of intrigue, desperation, betTHIS ANTHOLOGY IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE!Passionate Bites is a paranormal romance collection loaded with sizzling hot alpha-males & badass heroines. From vampires to werewolves to witches & demons, these dark, sensual tales of romantic suspense weave a tapestry of intrigue, desperation, betrayal, & enough steamy desire to satisfy every taste.Sasha has grown up with one surety: shes not normal. Since she was little, shes had unexplained talents & seen strange shapes in the shadows no one else can see. One night, everything changes. Suddenly she is immersed in a world full of danger & magic. She must finally reveal her secrets in order to survive.In the Big Easy, vampire, Luca Macquarie, & witch, Samantha Irving, embark on a spellbinding journey, searching for a mystical relic. With cryptic clues & clandestine allies, will they destroy the dangerous amulet before others acquire it? Will Luca give in to his erotic desire for the witch who magically captures his heart?Damon DeMasters, vampire warrior, has taken an oath to protect his own kind as well as humans. Social worker, Nicole Callahan fights for the right of every child placed in her care. Damon has been ordered to train Nicole & her colleagues against the dangers they now face. Even as sparks fly, Nicole & Damon depend on each other to protect the children of both races.Terrified of becoming mated like her parents, Isabelle has locked herself away to avoid their fate. Despite her determination to remain alone, her world is rocked when Stefan arrives at their door. Just as she begins to let her guard down, Stefans dark & deadly past catches up to him & threatens to destroy them both.Anne caught her husband cheating before their wedding cake was cut, so she takes her honeymoon in Tuscany alone. Bitten by a vampire on her wedding night, she is left for dead, until Marcus Monteleone, her 300 year old fated mate, rescues her. Will they be able to navigate Marcus rocky & dangerous past to have an immortal future together?The devastatingly seductive ex-vampire, Istvan Baka, is forced to relive his tragic life as human & confront his past as vampire while his friends search for him. That search ultimately proves that love waits patiently through lifetimes for a second chance.Lips red as rubies, hair dark as night. Drink your true love's blood, become the Vampire, Snow White.Every thousand years the Vampire Queen selects a new body, always the fairest in the land, & this time shes chosen Snow White.Vampires, Mafia & Sexy Mayhem:EMT on call, Adrian Faulkner resuscitates a beautiful woman after a mafia shootout. He can't explain why he picks her up in the hospital parking lot three days later, then ducks the police. She wanted to escape. He wanted to get laid. They both got more than they bargained for.After seven years, James Knightly returns as a master swordsman, ready to captain a ship & wed his childhood sweetheart, Cailin MacDougal. Waiting for him is a dagger-toting hellion for a bride, an immortal father-in-law, & an enemy bent on threatening the family James holds most dear.
/book/show/23153291-people-and-peppers-a-romance?from_search=true	Kelvin Christopher James	People and Peppers, a Romance	Gossipy, intimate, and provocative, and set in Trinidad and New York City, People and Peppers, a Romance gives a diverting peek into the nuances of a Caribbean islands callaloo of inter-racial and multicultural social mores. Jamess main characters are complex, motivated, and fun to know. Tall and handsome, the main protagonist, Vivion K Pinheiro, is the bastard of a haGossipy, intimate, and provocative, and set in Trinidad and New York City, People and Peppers, a Romance gives a diverting peek into the nuances of a Caribbean islands callaloo of inter-racial and multicultural social mores. Jamess main characters are complex, motivated, and fun to know. Tall and handsome, the main protagonist, Vivion K Pinheiro, is the bastard of a half-Portuguese, half Afro- Haitian woman, and an attractive New Yorker with carrot-colored hair who danced beautifully. Accomplished as well, Vivion has earned national prestige as a scholar and athlete. As a young man trying to realize dreams, he can be selfish yet thoughtful, deceptive yet generousno real villain, just a callow fella getting over by pulling the tricky strings of privilege and personal charm.An important factor in his dream actualization is Vivions doting, wealthy mother to whom he confessed an ambition to construct an ecologically sensitive, self-sufficient house on countryside property she bought for him. He imagines the finished structure to be surrounded by a pepper farm that grows Moruga Red Scorpion peppersthe hottest on the planet.A significant stubbing-stone to his ambitions though, is a habit of dodging difficultieswhen the goings get tough, Vivions gone. How he deals with this failing is only one serving of this fine novel. Of other satisfying portions is the influence of the women in his life. In earlier novels, Jamess female characters have been admirable stalwarts and he doesnt disappoint here. Andaluza, the mother, is an indulgent one. Nikki, the lover, is a strong other. This empathetic novel superbly speaks to womens compassion and tolerances in the name of love. So lets live with Vivion as he discovers and submits to the sublime effects of romantic love and father issues.
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/book/show/13438482-a-valentine-from-harlequin?from_search=true	Nancy Warren Maggie Shayne Catherine Spencer	A Valentine from Harlequin: Six Degrees of Romance	
/book/show/32497077-true-to-you?from_search=true	Becky Wade	True to You (Bradford Sisters Romance #1)	Exciting Start of a Brand-New Series by a Contemporary Romance Fan FavoriteAfter a devastating heartbreak three years ago, genealogist and historical village owner Nora Bradford has decided that burying her nose in her work and her books is far safer than romance in the here and now.Unlike Nora, former Navy SEAL and Medal of Honor recipient John Lawson is a modern-day manExciting Start of a Brand-New Series by a Contemporary Romance Fan FavoriteAfter a devastating heartbreak three years ago, genealogist and historical village owner Nora Bradford has decided that burying her nose in her work and her books is far safer than romance in the here and now.Unlike Nora, former Navy SEAL and Medal of Honor recipient John Lawson is a modern-day man, usually 100 percent focused on the present. But when he's diagnosed with an inherited condition, he's forced to dig into the secrets of his past and his adoption as an infant, enlisting Nora to help him uncover the identity of his birth mother.The more time they spend together, the more this pair of opposites suspects they just might be a perfect match. However, John's already dating someone and Nora's not sure she's ready to trade her crushes on fictional heroes for the risks of a real relationship. Finding the answers they're seeking will test the limits of their identity, their faith, and their devotion to one another.
/book/show/25383052-a-gentleman-s-game?from_search=true	Theresa Romain	A Gentleman's Game (Romance of the Turf, #1)	Suave Nathaniel Chandler can just as easily talk himself into a willing lady's embrace as he can broker a business deal. But no amount of charm is sufficient to cloak a chilling, recent discovery: every one of his award-winning racehorses has suddenly and mysteriously fallen ill.Determined to discover the source of the problem, Nathaniel searches for all possible explanatSuave Nathaniel Chandler can just as easily talk himself into a willing lady's embrace as he can broker a business deal. But no amount of charm is sufficient to cloak a chilling, recent discovery: every one of his award-winning racehorses has suddenly and mysteriously fallen ill.Determined to discover the source of the problem, Nathaniel searches for all possible explanations. His suspicions fall on the alluring Rosalind Agate, his father's new secretary. But for the sake of both their livelihoods - and his recent attraction - Nathaniel sets aside his suspicions. Instead, he decides to use Rosalind's wit and her wiles as key components of his investigative team.As the upcoming race draws near, Nathaniel and Rosalind must use every trick up their sleeves to not only catch the culprit, but also satisfy the desire that burns between them
/book/show/25267953-his-ransom?from_search=true	Aubrey Dark	His Ransom (A Dark Billionaire Romance, #5)	Sometimes the past should STAY buried.Lacey Miller is just a curvy girl, a tomboy, a street artist. When she steps into Jake Carvilles life, his obsession with her will lead her into a world like shes never seen. A wSometimes the past should STAY buried.Lacey Miller is just a curvy girl, a tomboy, a street artist. When she steps into Jake Carvilles life, his obsession with her will lead her into a world like shes never seen. A world of wealth and power. A world of unquenchable passion and unspeakable cruelty.Jake Carville, billionaire playboy, has never found a woman he can open up to. Not until Lacey. Shes the only woman he cares about. His gift. His love.***
/book/show/177996.Family_Romance?from_search=true	John Lanchester	Family Romance: A Love Story	A memoir by the acclaimed novelistcalled blessed with a sense of history, a feeling for place, an observant eye for detail, and an elegant no-frills style.In their particulars, the Lanchesters were not Every Family. The father was an international banker, the mother a former nun. Yet in the dynamic of family life, their patterns are instantly rA memoir by the acclaimed novelistcalled blessed with a sense of history, a feeling for place, an observant eye for detail, and an elegant no-frills style.In their particulars, the Lanchesters were not Every Family. The father was an international banker, the mother a former nun. Yet in the dynamic of family life, their patterns are instantly recognizable. The heart of that dynamic is a built-in tug-of-war: to a young child, a sense of loving protection becomes, as he matures, a set of barriers to be overcome. In his richly told story, John Lanchester brings this dynamic to life, and in the process makes us think about our own family story and about the legacy-emotional, social, intellectual-our parents pass on to us, generation to generation, the bitter with the best.It was only when his mother died that Lanchester realized how little he really knew his parents. That, too, is in the nature of families: parents keep secrets from their children, and children are happy to acquiesce, not wanting to disturb their universe. But with Julie Lanchester's death-and the cache of papers and letters she left behind-Lanchester set out to reconstruct just who his parents had been. In doing so, he gained extraordinary insight into his own nature, and a deeper understanding of theirs. And because he has the wisdom to see the universal aspects of his story,resonates for anyone who has ever felt the push-pull of family love.Part detective work, part remarkable evocation of character,is, above all, compelling storytelling.
/book/show/18006675-saving-justice?from_search=true	Tasman Gibb	Saving Justice (Dog Haven Sanctuary Romance, #1)	Marlo Croft, canine behaviorist at the Dog Haven Sanctuary in Halo Peak, Washington, has her life neatly organized. The trauma of her past is well buried, her emotions tamped down, and rehabilitating and rehoming damaged and unwanted dogs gives her the focused, contained life that makes her feel secure.The arrival of a new rescue dog, Justice, also brings the unwelcome diMarlo Croft, canine behaviorist at the Dog Haven Sanctuary in Halo Peak, Washington, has her life neatly organized. The trauma of her past is well buried, her emotions tamped down, and rehabilitating and rehoming damaged and unwanted dogs gives her the focused, contained life that makes her feel secure.The arrival of a new rescue dog, Justice, also brings the unwelcome distraction of a handsome stranger who is to shadow Marlo and Justice through the dogs rehabilitation.Suffering guilt over the death of his wife, New Zealander Adam Guildfords short contract in the US to research dog fighting is what he hopes will pull him out of the limbo he has floundered in for the past four years. He arrives prepared to tackle the emotional and behavioral needs of the rescued dogs, but completely unprepared for the way his presence unnerves Marlo and awakens his own dormant feelings.As they start to gain Justices trust, Marlo loosens her grip on her inner fears and the simmering attraction between her and Adam heats up. Adam works carefully to dismantle the emotional barricades Marlo erected, until one day he unwittingly delivers the horror from Marlos past straight to her doorstep, an action that tears the three of them apart.This contemporary romance contains adult themes including sexual situations, language and mature subject matter.
/book/show/23014617-a-passion-for-paris?from_search=true	David Downie	A Passion for Paris: Romanticism and Romance in the City of Light	Abounding in secluded, atmospheric parks, artists studios, cafes, restaurants and streets little changed since the 1800s, Paris exudes romance. The art and architecture, the cityscapeAbounding in secluded, atmospheric parks, artists studios, cafes, restaurants and streets little changed since the 1800s, Paris exudes romance. The art and architecture, the cityscape, riverbanks, and the unparalleled quality of daily life are part of the equation.But the citys allure derives equally from hidden sources: querulous inhabitants, a bizarre culture of heroic negativity, and a rich historical past supplying enigmas, pleasures and challenges. Rarely do visitors suspect the glamor and chic and the carefree atmosphere of the City of Light grew from and still feed off the dark fountainheads of riot, rebellion, mayhem and melancholyand the subversive literature, art and music of the Romantic Age.Weaving together his own with the lives and loves of Victor Hugo, Georges Sand, Charles Baudelaire, Balzac, Nadar and other great Romantics Downie delights in the citys secular romantic pilgrimage sites asking , Why Paris, not Venice or Romethe tap root of romanceor Berlin, Vienna and Londonwhere the earliest Romantics built castles-in-the-air and sang odes to nightingales? Readand find out.
/book/show/18668272-marriage-of-convenience-boxed-set-favorite-romance-themes?from_search=true	Judith Arnold Patricia Ryan Patricia McLinn	Marriage of Convenience Boxed Set (Favorite Romance Themes)	is a boxed set offrom some of todays most exciting authors -- at an irresistible price! Just 99c for a limited time!Its perhaps the most beloved, classic romance theme of all: a couple who marry not for love, but because of a business contract, an arrangement between families, or the order of a kingis a boxed set offrom some of todays most exciting authors -- at an irresistible price! Just 99c for a limited time!Its perhaps the most beloved, classic romance theme of all: a couple who marry not for love, but because of a business contract, an arrangement between families, or the order of a king. They start their married life as strangers then sparks fly, love catches them by surprise, and their arrangement becomes much more. This boxed set features four full-length marriage of convenience romance novels:With a hit man after her, Seattle architect Pamela Hayes runs as far as she can: to steamy Key West. Local bar owner Jonas Brenner will lose custody of his orphaned five-year-old niece unless he can convince a judge hes a responsible father. What he needs is a wife to persuade the court his niece is living in a stable environment. What Pam needs is a new identity. Joe offers her a deal: if she marries him and takes his name, no hit man is going to find her. In return, she can pose as Joes wife, dutifully caring for his wild-child niece. A marriage in name onlyno sex, no emotions, no love. Which, once Pam and Joe move in together and the sparks begin to fly, is easier said than done.Martine of Rouen resolves never to fall in love after her mother drowns herself in despair over a broken heart, but for her brother's sake she allows herself to be betrothed, sight unseen, to Edmond of Harford. The union has been negotiated by lowborn knight Thorne Falconer in exchange for the estate he covets more than anything--certainly more than love. Thorne never suspected he'd have to protect Martine from abuse at the hands of the brutish Edmond and his vicious brother, but he does, in the only way he can--by marrying her himself.When his Irish eyes are smiling, she's in danger of losing her head ... and her heart. Even when she agrees to marry him, Eleanor refuses to be charmed by the Irish balladeer she hires to strum up business for her Cape Ann restaurant in Massachusetts. Yes, she feels his spell, but bitter reality has taught her that dreamers drift on, leaving heartache. Cahill finds the woman he wants to share his future with in strong-minded, too-practical-for-her-own-good Eleanor, but he must convince her  and time is running out.When the reckless Marquess of Sandhurst is forced by King Henry VIII into an arranged marriage with a young French widow, he conceives a bold masquerade to outwit the king. Disguised as a humble portrait painter, Sandhurst travels to the French court to have a look at his would-be bride. In this magical novel of love and renewal, Cynthia Wright illuminates the world of Tudor England and Renaissance France.These are the classic themes beloved by romance readers around the world, the powerful myths at the very heart of the romance genre. Now, for the first time, your favorite themes are available in a dazzling collection of boxed sets from some of todays most exciting authors -- at an irresistible price!Dont miss any of the enchanting boxed sets fromcollection. Find out more at summitauthors.
/book/show/25292540-marrying-christopher?from_search=true	Michele Paige Holmes	Marrying Christopher (Hearthfire Romance, #3)	Having seen both his sisters Grace and Helen happily married, Christopher Thatcher is free to pursue his dream of life in America. With adventure in his heart and mind, he boards one of the first steamships set to cross the Atlantic in the record breaking time of only twenty-five days. Within the first two of those, his resolveto avoid women and the complications they oftHaving seen both his sisters Grace and Helen happily married, Christopher Thatcher is free to pursue his dream of life in America. With adventure in his heart and mind, he boards one of the first steamships set to cross the Atlantic in the record breaking time of only twenty-five days. Within the first two of those, his resolveto avoid women and the complications they often bring to a mans lifefalters when he meets Marsali Abbott, a young woman with a past even more troubling than his own. Whether from years of habit protecting his sisters, or simply because he feels drawn to Marsali, Christopher chooses to help her and becomes her friend. As the truth about what awaits Marsali in America becomes evident, he is faced with a more difficult choice, one that will impact their lives far beyond four weeks together at sea.
/book/show/25364298-romancing-the-wolf?from_search=true	Heather Long Melissa Schroeder Brandy Walker	Romancing the Wolf	Sexy and we know it! Theyre on the hunt after your heart. Discover 10 brand new passionate tales of friendship, desire, wolves, survival, and redemption. Escape to another world, another place, and another romanceWarning: Contains wild heroes and heroines, tempestuous passion, old secrets, new discoveries, and pack ties binding them together. Sometimes loves greatest cSexy and we know it! Theyre on the hunt after your heart. Discover 10 brand new passionate tales of friendship, desire, wolves, survival, and redemption. Escape to another world, another place, and another romanceWarning: Contains wild heroes and heroines, tempestuous passion, old secrets, new discoveries, and pack ties binding them together. Sometimes loves greatest challenge is romancing the wolf
/book/show/22574754-the-huntress-of-thornbeck-forest?from_search=true	Melanie Dickerson	The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest	The margrave owns the finest hunting grounds for miles around--and who teaches children to read, but by night this young beauty has become the secThe margrave owns the finest hunting grounds for miles around--and who teaches children to read, but by night this young beauty has become the secret lifeline to the poorest of the poor.For Jorgen Hartman, the margrave's forester, tracking down a poacher is a duty he is all too willing to perform. Jorgen inherited his post from the man who raised him . . . a man who was murdered at the hands of a poacher.When Jorgen and Odette meet at the Midsummer festival and share a connection during a dance, neither has any idea that they are already adversaries.The one man she wants is bound by duty to capture her; the one woman he loves is his cunning target . . . What becomes of a forester who protects a notorious poacher? What becomes of a poacher when she is finally discovered?
/book/show/25610761-indulgence?from_search=true	Sharon Hamilton Amity Cross Audrey Carlan	Indulgence: A Million Words of Romance	A hitman and a woman with an explosive secret collide in this thrilling romance. Will love be enough? Or are they doomed from the start?Socialite Aspen Reynolds is saved from death by country boy, Hank Jensen, who makes it clear he wants her in his life and his bed.Temptations, betrayal, and lies are all mixed with booze, tattoos, sex, laughs, and love as the Shaft takes stage after stage. Making friends along the way, Daisy must stop escaping herself. She must stop hiding behind a list and come to terms with what she really wants in life. Emotions and secrets unravel all around as Daisy learns to live the rough and rowdy life of taking Shaft on tour.- Joan sees the darkness in Rage, the sexy cyborg shes been assigned to maintain. Hes big, angry, violent and exactly the warrior she needs.- A submissive whos addicted to pain runs headlong into a Dominant determined to save her. But her ghosts could ruin their chances for happiness.- Albert and Anne meet on his family's ranch. Cupid's arrow does it's thing. The pair become inseparable. Anne's father meanwhile has his own agenda.- What happens when the girl who's only read about BDSM meets a flawed Dom? Will their tortured souls find love amidst pleasure and pain?- Mortal death or eternal damnation? If those were your choices, which would you choose? Discover the vampires origin in The Descendant  A Vampire Tale of Biblical Proportions!- All eyes are on the fledgling Black Jack Detroit soccer team in its debut season. They must make a good showing in the league and with new fans. But player drama, club dynamics, and misplaced priorities may tear it apart before it even begins.- Will Evie relent in this second chance romance or has Kick left it too long to go after the woman who's owned his heart forever?- She writes fantasy cowboys for a living, but she never expected to find her own on the back roads of Hill Country, Texas.- Navy SEAL Armando Guzman is trying to help his sister clean up her life, but he is unprepared for the chemical attraction of his sisters new best friend who he doesn't know is an undercover cop.- They stripped me of my life but never my will to survive. Descending into their darkness and making it my own became my only escape.- Three friends who are as close as can be, in a moment of despair, share an experience that will forever change their lives.
/book/show/11020241-the-mysterious-stranger?from_search=true	Mark Twain	The Mysterious Stranger: A Romance	This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We beThis is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
/book/show/31147620-mothering-sunday?from_search=true	Graham Swift	Mothering Sunday: A Romance	On an unseasonably warm spring day in 1924, twenty-two-year-old Jane Fairchild, a maid at an English country house, meets with her secret lover, the young heir of a neighboring estate. He is about to be married to a woman more befitting his social status, and the time has come to end the affair--but events unfold in ways Jane could never have predicted.As the narrative mOn an unseasonably warm spring day in 1924, twenty-two-year-old Jane Fairchild, a maid at an English country house, meets with her secret lover, the young heir of a neighboring estate. He is about to be married to a woman more befitting his social status, and the time has come to end the affair--but events unfold in ways Jane could never have predicted.As the narrative moves back and forth across the twentieth century, what we know and understand about Jane--about the way she loves, thinks, feels, sees, and remembers--expands with every page. In, Booker Prize-winning novelist Graham Swift has crafted an emotionally soaring and profoundly moving work of fiction.
/book/show/23267161-the-rogue?from_search=true	Raine Miller	The Rogue (Rothvale Legacy Historical Romance, #2)	Fast horses fill his days.Fast women fill his nights. Racing horseman,, has never given the idea of settling down much thought at all. And why should he? His life is satisfying just as it is. Or, he would say so, even if it isnt really true. But ideas do change. New acquaintances are made. Love finds a way of pushing in, becoming something very unexpectedaFast horses fill his days.Fast women fill his nights. Racing horseman,, has never given the idea of settling down much thought at all. And why should he? His life is satisfying just as it is. Or, he would say so, even if it isnt really true. But ideas do change. New acquaintances are made. Love finds a way of pushing in, becoming something very unexpecteda forbidden dream to a man like Gravelle. He wont ever fall in love with a woman again.Then he finds. Beautiful, lovely, sweet, unspoiled, Cariss Wilton.She comes gently into his life, although the effect is anything but gentle for him because Cariss is someone he can never have. She is innocent, and far too young. A girl so faraway and above the debauched world in which hes lived his life, that he couldnt possibly entertain the notion of dragging her down with him.But Cariss is far stronger than she looks, and she definitely knows the difference between good and evil. Clive Gravelle just needs to be persuaded that he is so much more than an expert predictor of winning horseflesh, and a scandalous cad with the ladies.Will the innocent tame the rogue?Maybe she already has, but he just hasnt realized it yet.
/book/show/27259021-melt-with-you?from_search=true	Addison Moore	Melt With You (A Totally '80s Romance #1)	*Big hair, leg warmers, bitchin music, and the Brat Packwhats not to love about the 80s? Head back to 1984 in Melt With You (A Totally 80s Romance) by Addison Moore coming very soon!Melt With You (A Totally 80's Romance) Young AdultJunior year is really shaping up to be something. After three years of trying, I finally made the cheer squad. And on the last day of summ*Big hair, leg warmers, bitchin music, and the Brat Packwhats not to love about the 80s? Head back to 1984 in Melt With You (A Totally 80s Romance) by Addison Moore coming very soon!Melt With You (A Totally 80's Romance) Young AdultJunior year is really shaping up to be something. After three years of trying, I finally made the cheer squad. And on the last day of summer practice the demigod of Glen Heights High, Joel Effing Miller, finally notices meright after he runs me over and lands my leg in a cast. Yeah, junior year is really shaping up to be something.I swear I didnt see her. But Im making it up to her every way I can. Im driving her to school, helping her to all of her classes. Ive never met anyone so down to eartha girl who actually likes the things I like. Melissa Malinowski is a breath of fresh air. I cant stop thinking about her. I swear I didnt see her, but I should have. Melissa is too beautiful to miss.My name is Kelly Masterson, and nobody messes with me. Im Joel Millers girlfriend. So Joel ran Mouse-akowski over with his truck. So what? He shouldve finished her off. And now he wants to break up? As if. Nobody breaks up with me. Joel is mine, and hes going to stay that way. And after having a nice little chat with his mother, its become clear why hes bending over backward to please that human speed bump. Ill make sure Mouse-akowski understands this, too. That will be the end of Joel and his nerdy little plaything. My name is Kelly Masterson, and nobody messes with me.*1984 called and it wants to Melt With You.Melt With You (A Totally 80s Romance) coming very soon!Its like totally awesome.
/book/show/11395320-the-shop-of-shades-and-secrets?from_search=true	Colleen Gleason	The Shop of Shades and Secrets (Contemporary Gothic Romance, #1)	From international bestselling author Colleen Gleason comes a new take on the modern gothic. In the tradition of Antoinette Stockenberg and Barbara Michaels, a romantic suspense novel with supernatural elements. When Fiona Murphy inherits a small antiques shop from an old man she met only once, she's filled with surprise, confusion and delight - and a little bit of terrorFrom international bestselling author Colleen Gleason comes a new take on the modern gothic. In the tradition of Antoinette Stockenberg and Barbara Michaels, a romantic suspense novel with supernatural elements. When Fiona Murphy inherits a small antiques shop from an old man she met only once, she's filled with surprise, confusion and delight - and a little bit of terror at having a new responsibility in a life she prefers to be free and easy. As she takes over ownership of the quaint shop, odd things begin to happen. Lights come on and off by themselves, even when they are unplugged...and there is a chilly breeze accompanied by the scent of roses even when the windows are closed.Gideon Nath, III, is the stiff and oh-so-proper attorney who helps settle Fiona's inheritance, and despite her quirkiness and fascination with all things New Age, he finds himself attracted to this fun, sexy woman. After she finds an unpleasant surprise in one of the shop's closets, scares off an intruder in the store, and uses her skill at palmistry to read Gideon's future--of which she appears to play a part--Fiona begins to realize that her free and easy life is about to change...whether she wants it to or not.
/book/show/22784791-romance-in-a-month?from_search=true	Rachelle Ayala	Romance in a Month: Guide to Writing a Romance in 30 Days	Do you wish you knew ...How to crack the code of a modern, contemporary single plotline romance?How to get motivated to write and finish your romance story ideas?How successful authors write consistently and put out high quality work at regular intervals?How to use strong and sympathetic characters and hit well known romance plot points to create your unique romance stDo you wish you knew ...How to crack the code of a modern, contemporary single plotline romance?How to get motivated to write and finish your romance story ideas?How successful authors write consistently and put out high quality work at regular intervals?How to use strong and sympathetic characters and hit well known romance plot points to create your unique romance story?How a supportive group of writers can motivate each other to write faster and better?Why setting a daily word count goal is not the best way to track your progress?How to keep your motivation going, book after book, and publish on a regular basis?How to make writing friends and form your own group of romance writers to encourage each other to greater awesomeness?In this book, you'll learn a simple method of writing a romance in a short period of time. You'll also discover why writing alongside a group of like-minded authors is a great way to enhance your productivity as well as raise your spirits, not to mention give you help and assistance along your writing and publishing journey.A lot of it starts with you, your beliefs, desires, and faith in yourself. However couple that with tried techniques and using processes which work, you can take your writing to the next level, complete your romance stories at a faster pace, and do so regularly.Romance In A Month is a method of writing a romance novel with the help of a community of writers. Our goal is to finish a single plotline romance in a month of writing time.Learn the basics of writing a romance, characterization, plot points, motivation and goals, and how to speed up your writing by using common romance tropes and archetypes. Exercises, slides, and examples are also included to guide you in creating your own unique romance.Form your own group of writers to encourage and pace each other. There's strength in numbers, and this guide book will show you how to successfully and consistently write along with a group.An appendix of romance writing resources includes:tropeseventsrolesoccupationshow to brainstorm titlesa reading list by tropeSo start your romance writing journey today with this must- have resource guide to write a romance in thirty days.
/book/show/18721721-get-inked?from_search=true	Melissa Pearl Kelly  Walker A.J. Bennett	Get Inked: Indie Inked Contemporary Romance Sampler	The Inked Inked Authors have come together to give you a taste of their contemporary romance titles. Discover a range of books in the YA and NA genres, all with a splash of romance. Get Inked and fall in love.
/book/show/26242885-uncaged?from_search=true	Emilia Kincade	Uncaged	Fighting and f*cking  thats all I know.Win the fight. Pick a girl. Screw her brains out. Rinse and repeat.Every night ends up the same, with my opponent tapping out and a smoking-hot girl in my bed.Until Penny.I want to tangle her hair in my hands and taste her lips, make her scream my name all night long. Every single night.Shes mine until the mafia takes her.TFighting and f*cking  thats all I know.Win the fight. Pick a girl. Screw her brains out. Rinse and repeat.Every night ends up the same, with my opponent tapping out and a smoking-hot girl in my bed.Until Penny.I want to tangle her hair in my hands and taste her lips, make her scream my name all night long. Every single night.Shes mine until the mafia takes her.To get her back, I make a deal with the devil one last fight.This time,the prize.---Pierce Fletcher is naked from the waist down. He came into my shop demanding a tattoo, and Ive got to do it.Its alreadyclear just how much he wants me.He looks at me like Im already his property.One peek at his body and Im hooked. One arrogant smirk and Im ready to have his rough hands all over me.Why do I let him unravel me? It doesnt matter, anyway.The mob wants to use me to get to him... but hes not going to let that happen.And neither am I.
/book/show/360669.The_Sicilian_s_Passion?from_search=true	Sharon Kendrick	The Sicilian's Passion	Will the Sicilian's passion turn to love?It was just plain Physical attraction. That didn't mean it was any big love or anything did it? Kate Connors was just a mistress to a very passionate Sicilian man, Giovanni Calverri.And sex was all it was ever supposed to be. Until the day when everything changed. When fate forced them to put their steamy arrangement on hold - and tWill the Sicilian's passion turn to love?It was just plain Physical attraction. That didn't mean it was any big love or anything did it? Kate Connors was just a mistress to a very passionate Sicilian man, Giovanni Calverri.And sex was all it was ever supposed to be. Until the day when everything changed. When fate forced them to put their steamy arrangement on hold - and think about what they really had together....t.
/book/show/18962896-naughty-or-nice?from_search=true	Liliana Hart	Naughty or Nice	*** THIS STORY WAS PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED IN THE ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS ANTHOLOGY ***A blizzard leaves Kate Carson stranded in Chicago on Christmas Eve. When she finds shes without a place to stay for the night, billionaire Derek Worth tempts her with an offer she cant refuse, and she finds out its a lot easier to stay warm being naughty instead of nice.
/book/show/28586427-in-the-dark?from_search=true	Alana Sapphire	In the Dark: An Office Romance Novella	**KELLY**Hes the love of my life.Its been a year, and he still sends my heart racing every time I see him. Rick McAllister is smart, successful, and gorgeous. But hes my boss. And he doesnt know I exist.No. Im not obsessed.I dont stalk him, and I dont have a shrine in my apartment. I simply love him from afar. Even if he did know me, he doesnt date employees,**KELLY**Hes the love of my life.Its been a year, and he still sends my heart racing every time I see him. Rick McAllister is smart, successful, and gorgeous. But hes my boss. And he doesnt know I exist.No. Im not obsessed.I dont stalk him, and I dont have a shrine in my apartment. I simply love him from afar. Even if he did know me, he doesnt date employees, and I dont plan on being an assistant forever, so I cant allow my reputation to be tainted by an office romance. Even with Rick.Fate has other plans. After a chance encounter, hes ready to break his own rules, and so am I. However, with our precarious situation, we have to keep our relationship a secret. Theres only one problem  its not as much of a secret as we thought. Someone knows.**RICK**She sets my air on fire.Kelly Black is smart, beautiful, and ambitious. I want her. Shes the first woman Ive even thought of breaking my rules for. I will have her.Im obsessed.She consumes my thoughts. Before her, my work was my life. Now I cant even concentrate because its become a bore; a mere inconvenience that keeps me away from her. She excites me in a way nothing, and no one has before. The world needs to know shes mine. Shes the one who wants to keep us in the dark but I cant hide her anymore. Will our secret come to light before I can salvage her reputation?eBook includes - Chapter 1 from Protecting His Forever by LeAnn Ashers
/book/show/25892324-rocked-part-1?from_search=true	Bella Wild Bella Love-Wins	Rocked Part 1: A New Adult Rockstar Romance (Billionaire's Obsession #1)	Scorching hot new adult romance. - Alexia Morecombry.Could not put it down. On edge! - Janine Grenwiche-Tobias.GENRE: Contemporary / New Adult Billionaire Romance. For 18+ readers. Cliffhanger. Serial Romance.Rock star billionaire Johnny Q Venom would rather be writing songs and performing for small audiences than flying across the globe for concerts and celebrity aScorching hot new adult romance. - Alexia Morecombry.Could not put it down. On edge! - Janine Grenwiche-Tobias.GENRE: Contemporary / New Adult Billionaire Romance. For 18+ readers. Cliffhanger. Serial Romance.Rock star billionaire Johnny Q Venom would rather be writing songs and performing for small audiences than flying across the globe for concerts and celebrity appearances. The man knows exactly what he wants...to possess Amanda Baker completely. For over three years, Johnny has followed Amanda's rise and fall as female wrestler Roxy Punisher. And now that the time is right, he will pull out all the stops to finally have her. Can he break down Amanda's emotional defenses and win her over?Forced to retire from her passion of female MMA wrestling in her early twenties, full-time security guard Amanda Baker gets the opportunity of a lifetime -- to be the personal bodyguard of multi-platinum rockstar Johnny Q Venom. And for more money that she has ever seen. What Amanda doesn't know is her new employer has secretly been her biggest fan for years. Will the handsome billionaire be her model boss, or will their sizzling attraction to each other cause her more problems than it's worth?Note. Includes the bonus book, Edge of the Heat 1 by Lisa Ladew.
/book/show/18479060-un-romance-irresistible?from_search=true	Mary Balogh	Un romance irresistible (Horsemen Trilogy, #3)	Sir Nathaniel Gascoigne viaja a Londres con su hermana y su prima con la intencin de buscarles maridos a ambas y luego regresar a su hogar en Yorkshire donde espera estar, por fin, solo y tranquilo. Una vez en la capital, Sophia Armitage, antigua amiga suya y viuda de un camarada de armas de Nathaniel, le ofrece ayuda en su bsqueda. Pero lo que comienza como una alegre cSir Nathaniel Gascoigne viaja a Londres con su hermana y su prima con la intencin de buscarles maridos a ambas y luego regresar a su hogar en Yorkshire donde espera estar, por fin, solo y tranquilo. Una vez en la capital, Sophia Armitage, antigua amiga suya y viuda de un camarada de armas de Nathaniel, le ofrece ayuda en su bsqueda. Pero lo que comienza como una alegre camaradera se convierte en algo muy diferente cuando una inesperada noche de pasin una a Sophia y a Nathaniel de una manera que jams haban imaginado posible. Mientras Sophia siempre haba albergado un secreto deseo por el amigo de su marido, nunca haba conseguido admitirlo. Ahora, al tiempo que Sophia permite que su corazn vuelva a sentir, un oscuro secreto de su pasado amenaza con hacerle perder esta nueva posibilidad de ser feliz.
/book/show/27660917-penelope?from_search=true	Anya Wylde	Penelope	Leaving behind the rural charms of Finnshire, Miss Penelope Fairweather arrives in London with hope in her heart and a dream in her eye. The dowager, no less, has invited her for a season in London, where she will attempt to catch a husband. Thus begins our heroine's tale as she attempts to tackle the London season with all her rustic finesse. Unfortunately, her rustic finLeaving behind the rural charms of Finnshire, Miss Penelope Fairweather arrives in London with hope in her heart and a dream in her eye. The dowager, no less, has invited her for a season in London, where she will attempt to catch a husband. Thus begins our heroine's tale as she attempts to tackle the London season with all her rustic finesse. Unfortunately, her rustic finesse turns out to be as delicate as a fat bear trying to rip apart a honeycomb infested with buzzing bees. What follows is a series of misadventures, love affairs, moonlit balls, fancy clothes, fake moustaches, highwaymen, sneering beauties, pickpockets, and the wrath of a devilishly handsome duke.
/book/show/33801752-awaken?from_search=true	Demelza Carlton	Awaken: Sleeping Beauty Retold (Romance a Medieval Fairytale Book 2)	A sleeping beauty. A kingdom frozen in time. Only one can save them all.Once upon a time...Lord Siward intended to go hunting, but when he stumbles upon a ruined castle and accidentally wakes the mysterious maiden sleeping inside, he knows his holiday is over.With the kingdom in trouble, Siward should be protecting the realm, but every time Rosamond looks at him, he gets lA sleeping beauty. A kingdom frozen in time. Only one can save them all.Once upon a time...Lord Siward intended to go hunting, but when he stumbles upon a ruined castle and accidentally wakes the mysterious maiden sleeping inside, he knows his holiday is over.With the kingdom in trouble, Siward should be protecting the realm, but every time Rosamond looks at him, he gets lost in the girl's green eyes. Who is the mysterious beauty, and why does he feel she holds the key to the kingdom's deliverance?
/book/show/23004861-save-me?from_search=true	A.L. Wood	Save Me (Rock Romance #4)	Warning: This is intended for a mature audience over the age of 18+.This is the fourth installment in the Rock Romance Series.Gage.One whose past that always haunts the future.Abagail.Who only wants to find that person to call home.Gage & Abagail.Can they let the past be and look forward to the future?
/book/show/28093673-bear-home-for-christmas?from_search=true	Ariana Hawkes	Bear Home for Christmas (Christmas Bear Shifter Romance, #1)	Orphaned Noelle Hollis has nowhere to go for the festive season. A half-baked plan has brought her to the small town of Northwood on a freezing, snowy night two days before Christmas. When it comes to nothing, leaving her cold, lonely, and mad at herself, she breaks down in a cafe.Ex-soldier and bear shiOrphaned Noelle Hollis has nowhere to go for the festive season. A half-baked plan has brought her to the small town of Northwood on a freezing, snowy night two days before Christmas. When it comes to nothing, leaving her cold, lonely, and mad at herself, she breaks down in a cafe.Ex-soldier and bear shifter Granger Sullivan is on his way home for Christmas, but first hes determined to track down his wayward brother, whos run away from their parents. While having a pitstop in a cafe, he runs into a beautiful, yet distressed girl. He only intends to comfort her, but hes quickly drawn to her sparky personality and sexy curves.A snowstorm puts Grangers plans on hold, but has the side-effect of throwing the two of them together. Will Noelle be able to put her misgivings about people aside and trust that Granger really wants her? And will Granger be able to convince her that he wants to take care of her - not just for Christmas, but furrever!A sweet, sexy and heartwarming story about loss, redemption and family reunion, perfect for the holidays!
/book/show/49246.His_Needs_Her_Needs_for_Parents?from_search=true	Willard F. Harley Jr.	His Needs, Her Needs for Parents: Keeping Romance Alive	Children add a unique strain on a couple's time and relationship, yet they desperately need parents who love each other. That's why, according to Dr. Willard Harley, one of the most important things parents can do for their kids is keep their marriage healthy. His Needs, Her Needs for Parents will help them do just that.Following the pattern of the best-selling His Needs,Children add a unique strain on a couple's time and relationship, yet they desperately need parents who love each other. That's why, according to Dr. Willard Harley, one of the most important things parents can do for their kids is keep their marriage healthy. His Needs, Her Needs for Parents will help them do just that.Following the pattern of the best-selling His Needs, Her Needs, this book guides both new and seasoned parents through the whys and hows of sustaining romance in a marriage. It also offers specific, practical steps on spending quality time as a couple, deciding on child-training methods, dividing domestic responsibilities, and even handling kids with ADHD and intrusive in-laws. His Needs, Her Needs for Parents will help couples maintain their love for each other and raise happy and successful children at the same time.
/book/show/30236446-on-my-knees-vol-3?from_search=true	C.J.  Thomas	On My Knees Vol. 3: Alpha Billionaire Romance	The third volume of On My KneThe third volume of On My Knees : Hollywood Nights, an Alpha Billionaire Shot of Romance series by CJ Thomas.Alex didnt know that the bag of money she found on the side of the street would bring such trouble.If she would have seen the dangers lurking around the corner just waiting, she never would have spent the hundreds of thousands of dollars. And when her life is threatened, she has to make the decision of a lifetimedie, or repay the rightful owner.If she decides to live, she will need a way to get the money. And Kendra might just have the quick solution she needs.However, becoming a highly paid escort wasnt exactly how she saw her future. And when her male suiter is none other than billionaire film maker, Nash Brooks, who also happens to be a member of the exclusive L.A. night club, MINT, Alex might have entered a world she cant escape.Mature audience only. 18+This short and steamy is planned to unfold over several volumes and Vol. 3 ends on a cliffhanger.
/book/show/3652777-the-passionate-husband?from_search=true	Helen Brooks	The Passionate Husband	Marsha Kane is shocked to see her soon-to-be ex-husband again. She hasn't seen Taylor since she left him because she suspected him of having an affair. Now she's trying desperately not to fall for him all over again. After all, he cheated on her...didn't he? But he is gorgeous--too gorgeous by half....Taylor is determined to prove to Marsha he wants her back--and he alwaysMarsha Kane is shocked to see her soon-to-be ex-husband again. She hasn't seen Taylor since she left him because she suspected him of having an affair. Now she's trying desperately not to fall for him all over again. After all, he cheated on her...didn't he? But he is gorgeous--too gorgeous by half....Taylor is determined to prove to Marsha he wants her back--and he always gets what he wants...doesn't he? He's going to be her passionate husband--prepare the perfect seduction scene, turn on the charm and, finally, reclaim Marsha as his wife...or is he too confident by half?
/book/show/22730889-hopeful?from_search=true	Louise Bay	Hopeful: a sexy standalone romance	Guys like Joel Wentworth weren't supposed to fall in love with girls like me. He could have had his pick of girls, but somehow the laws of nature were defied and we fell crazy in love.After graduation, Joel left for New York. And, despite him wanting me to go with him, I'd refused, unwilling to disappoint my parents and risk the judgment of my friends. I hadnt seen him aGuys like Joel Wentworth weren't supposed to fall in love with girls like me. He could have had his pick of girls, but somehow the laws of nature were defied and we fell crazy in love.After graduation, Joel left for New York. And, despite him wanting me to go with him, I'd refused, unwilling to disappoint my parents and risk the judgment of my friends. I hadnt seen him again. Never even spoken to him.I've spent the last eight years working hard to put my career front and center in my life, dodging any personal complications. I have a strict no-dating policy. I've managed to piece together a reality that works for me.Until now.Now, Joel's coming back to London.And I need to get over him before he gets over here.Hopeful is a stand alone, sexy contemporary romance.A great Read, I highly recommend this book. Books and Beyond Fifty ShadesThis is a true love story and I couldn't put it down! I highly recommend!  Gwen the Book DivaHopeful is hands down a five star book.It was amazing. The author has a way of pulling you in from the very beginning. It was hard for me to put it down to go to bed. Summer's Book BlogMy heart was irrevocably stolen....more like willingly thrown at Joel's devilishly handsome feet. I thoroughly enjoyed this book not solely because of Joel, but also the storyline and the emotions that were successfully forced out of me. Page Turning Book JunkieThis is a story that pulls at your heart all the way through. I was so taken by this book I couldnt put it down. Eye Candy Bookstore
/book/show/26540011-andrea?from_search=true	Ariana Hawkes	Andrea (Hope Valley BBW Dating App Romance, #4)	Andrea Bianco returns to Hope Valley after 12 years of living in New York. The sassy career girl claims she's on a break from her high-powered job, but old friends Melissa and Kristin just know she's hiding a big secret from them...Meanwhile, sexy, sophisticated lion shifterAndrea Bianco returns to Hope Valley after 12 years of living in New York. The sassy career girl claims she's on a break from her high-powered job, but old friends Melissa and Kristin just know she's hiding a big secret from them...Meanwhile, sexy, sophisticated lion shifter Magnus Adams has made enough money to never have to work again. The only thing missing from his luxurious life is his mate. Luckily, someone's told him all about Shiftr - the secret dating app for curvy girls and shifter men - and he comes to Hope Valley hoping to find his match.It's no surprise that Shiftr identifies the two extraverts as being purrfect for each other, but neither of them have dealt with their baggage, and Magnus's reckless urges soon offend Andrea's insecure nature, and the wrong type of sparks start to fly.Magnus has a cunning plan for making it up to the curvy beauty. But will she be able to forgive him? And if they ever meet again, will Andrea's secret make her more irresistible to him, or will it be the end of them?This book and all other books in the Hope Valley Dating App series are standalone and can be read completely independently.
/book/show/12087325-young-romance?from_search=true	Joe Simon Jack Kirby Michel Gagn (Editor)	Young Romance: The Best of Simon and Kirby's Romance Comics	In the late 1940s, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby  creators of Captain America  set the comics world on fire with the creation of a new genre that resulted in some of the best-selling American comic books of all time: the romance comics. The stories they created were exciting, innovative, and beautifully drawn, and remain a high point in both artists careers, even as Kirby weIn the late 1940s, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby  creators of Captain America  set the comics world on fire with the creation of a new genre that resulted in some of the best-selling American comic books of all time: the romance comics. The stories they created were exciting, innovative, and beautifully drawn, and remain a high point in both artists careers, even as Kirby went on to become the unrivaled King of Comics and co-creator (along with Stan Lee) of many of the most iconic characters in American history. These two towering titans of the field produced stories for titles such as, andfor over twelve years until the genre ran out of steam in 1959, and Jack Kirby moved on to a little-known outfit called Marvel Comics.brings this wonderful work back to light by reprinting 21 stories in full-color, from 13 years of Simon and Kirbys romance comics: 200 pages of never-before reprinted material painstakingly restored over a five-year period by award-winning artist and animator Michel Gagn (,).
/book/show/18300697-wings-of-love-and-war?from_search=true	Patrick Ellsworth Taylor	Wings of Love and War: A Novel of Adventure, Romance and Courage	The shattering attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 unified America as an entire generation was caught up in patriotic fervor. Millions of young men volunteered for the Military, ready to fight not only the Japanese, but also Hitlers Germany. This is the story of Bobby, one of those men. Born in Southern California during the Roaring Twenties and growing up in theThe shattering attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 unified America as an entire generation was caught up in patriotic fervor. Millions of young men volunteered for the Military, ready to fight not only the Japanese, but also Hitlers Germany. This is the story of Bobby, one of those men. Born in Southern California during the Roaring Twenties and growing up in the Great Depression, he comes of age in war. It is also about those whose lives, in touching his, generate all the elements of the classics: Ambition, Adventure, Love, Betrayal, Desperation, Courage, and Tragedy. In the adventure of a lifetime, he is thrust into the cauldron of war. Intensive training is followed by the harrowing experiences of deadly missions over Nazi Germany. Despite the demands of his duties, romance flourishes in wartime London, where he finds the woman of his dreams. A nighttime bombing raid on his base threatens the B-17s and the personnel of his 390th Bombardment Group. He is then caught up in the events that follow, creating a gripping picture of the crescendo of the air war that crippled much of Germanys industry, leading to the final defeat of the Nazi war machine.
/book/show/17316124-beachfront-escapes?from_search=true	Joanna Lyndstrom	Beachfront Escapes	***Warning*** Adult Material- Intended for A Mature AudienceSynopsis: BWWM Larry, a rich bachelor is under pressure from his parents and friends to find himself a girlfriend, they fear he is growing old. He goes on a vacation to the Bahamas, and he meets a beautiful mocha skinned island woman that he immediately falls in love with. He woes her, and their sexual tension is***Warning*** Adult Material- Intended for A Mature AudienceSynopsis: BWWM Larry, a rich bachelor is under pressure from his parents and friends to find himself a girlfriend, they fear he is growing old. He goes on a vacation to the Bahamas, and he meets a beautiful mocha skinned island woman that he immediately falls in love with. He woes her, and their sexual tension is explosive....
/book/show/2864728-romancing-hollywood-nobody?from_search=true	Lisa Samson Amy Nappa Mike Nappa	Romancing Hollywood Nobody (Hollywood Nobody, #3)	Scotty and Charley find romance in the Highlands when a couple of cute guys in kilts look their way. How will Seth and Jeremy react when they realize the ladies who were interested in them have captured the hearts of a young bagpiper and a Scottish actor?
/book/show/31328249-just-a-kiss-in-the-moonlight?from_search=true	Cindy Roland Anderson	Just a Kiss in the Moonlight (Georgia Moon Romance #2)	Taylin Nichols has the perfect job as a nurse in the newborn unit in her hometown of Mitchel Creek, Georgia, but as for the perfect boyfriendnot so much. She knows she needs to dump the guy, but figures it will happen naturally if shes accepted for the work abroad program. On a day when she shouldve stayed home, she runs into Luke McKayliterally. Hes new at the hospitTaylin Nichols has the perfect job as a nurse in the newborn unit in her hometown of Mitchel Creek, Georgia, but as for the perfect boyfriendnot so much. She knows she needs to dump the guy, but figures it will happen naturally if shes accepted for the work abroad program. On a day when she shouldve stayed home, she runs into Luke McKayliterally. Hes new at the hospital and already has a reputation as an unfriendly, brooding male. Even though hes hotter than a Georgia summer, hes not Taylins typeat least thats what she tells herself, but after spending time together, she cant deny her feelings anymore. The only problem is Luke has baggage from a lousy marriage and isnt ready for a relationship. He desperately tries to keep Taylin in the friend zone, but it doesnt take long to realize that will never work. Just when he and Taylin decide love is worth the risk, Lukes past presents an unexpected challenge, leaving both of them to wonder if their love will be enough.
/book/show/27811856-twelve-days-in-december?from_search=true	Michele Paige Holmes	Twelve Days in December (Hearthfire Romance, #3.5)	A Christmas Novella from the bestselling Hearthfire Romance series by Michele Paige Holmes:Five months isnt enough time to grieve the death of her husband and marry again, but when the unexpected opportunity to take her sisters place as the bride of wealthy New York businessman, William Vancer, presents itself, twenty-four year-old Charlotte Holbrook agrees. Their marriA Christmas Novella from the bestselling Hearthfire Romance series by Michele Paige Holmes:Five months isnt enough time to grieve the death of her husband and marry again, but when the unexpected opportunity to take her sisters place as the bride of wealthy New York businessman, William Vancer, presents itself, twenty-four year-old Charlotte Holbrook agrees. Their marriage of convenience will provide a secure future for her son, while William will be able to claim the inheritance he needs to expand his company westward.To begin their perfect and perfectly safe arrangement, William allots the last twelve days in December to become acquainted with his new familya task more easily accomplished than he had imagined. For in Charlotte he finds a tender heart and companion, while stepping into the role of father to her son, brings William a great measure of joy as well. Before the twelve days have passed, he finds himself wishing their marriage of convenience could be something much more.For Charlotte, every day with William is one of overwhelming gratitude, as he anticipates and provides for her needs, as well as the fondest desires of her heart. More than material comforts, William offers friendship as well, and a loving concern that Charlotte has gone too long without. Guilt ridden, she struggles with her growing attraction and wonders how she can ever remain loyal to her first husband, while allowing herself to love William as he deserves.
/book/show/21556026-the-comical-tragedy-or-tragical-comedy-of-mr-punch-a-romance?from_search=true	Neil Gaiman Dave McKean (Illustrations)	The Comical Tragedy or Tragical Comedy of Mr. Punch, a romance	In his grandfather's failing seaside arcade, a young boy encounters a mysterious Punch and Judy man with a dark past, and a woman who makes her living playing a mermaid.As their lives intertwine and their stories unfold, the boy is forced to confront family secrets, strange puppets, and a nightmarish world of violence and betrayal in a dark fable of childhood innocence andIn his grandfather's failing seaside arcade, a young boy encounters a mysterious Punch and Judy man with a dark past, and a woman who makes her living playing a mermaid.As their lives intertwine and their stories unfold, the boy is forced to confront family secrets, strange puppets, and a nightmarish world of violence and betrayal in a dark fable of childhood innocence and adult pain.Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean's elegiac masterpiece is presented here in a newly remastered hardcover edition featuring a special 16-page section of never-before-reprinted preliminary and promotional artwork.
/book/show/34569561-sexy-lawyers-saison-3-5-entre-parenth-ses?from_search=true	Emma Chase Robyn stella Bligh (Translator)	Sexy lawyers Saison 3.5 Entre parenthèses	
/book/show/24038449-the-billionaire-s-romance?from_search=true	Holly Rayner	The Billionaire's Romance (Winters Love #2)	Having cracked Aaron Winters' icy shell, and gotten to know the man behind the suit and gorgeously handsome face, Robyn is delighted to have finally begun dating her perfect guy.However, after a harrowing experience at the hands of a mugger, Robyn soon begins to doubt whether Aaron is as fond of her as she'd like, and with a grim specter from her past coming back to hauntHaving cracked Aaron Winters' icy shell, and gotten to know the man behind the suit and gorgeously handsome face, Robyn is delighted to have finally begun dating her perfect guy.However, after a harrowing experience at the hands of a mugger, Robyn soon begins to doubt whether Aaron is as fond of her as she'd like, and with a grim specter from her past coming back to haunt her, the fledgling romance may already hit the rocks...
/book/show/25316100-lucky-in-love-romance-anthology?from_search=true	Bella Love-Wins Chloe Grey J.C. Coulton	Lucky in Love Romance Anthology	~ Are you ready to be lucky in love? ~Swearing and Sexual Content. Seven Serial Romance Stories, with Seven Cliffhangers. For 18+ readers.Lucky in Love Billionaire Romance Anthology CollectionRead these Seven Steamy and Suspenseful 'First in a Series' New Adult and College Romance Stories(1) EMPIRE PART 1 - Bella Love-Wins: ~ They say with enough money, you can buy a~ Are you ready to be lucky in love? ~Swearing and Sexual Content. Seven Serial Romance Stories, with Seven Cliffhangers. For 18+ readers.Lucky in Love Billionaire Romance Anthology CollectionRead these Seven Steamy and Suspenseful 'First in a Series' New Adult and College Romance Stories(1) EMPIRE PART 1 - Bella Love-Wins: ~ They say with enough money, you can buy anything. But can money buy silence for the billionaires crimes of passion? ~Money. Sex. Murder. Can Jonathan take the heat for his billionaire father's crimes of passion? Or does his sexy lawyer Rebecca have what it takes to get him off? And will his stepsister Claire dig her claws into him like she's just confessed to him after dreaming of it for years? Empire is Part 1 of the Empire Billionaire Stepbrother Romance Series(2) CHASE PART 1 - Chloe Grey: ~ What is love, if there is no dream to chase? ~Best friends. Hot rides. Organized Crime. Will Chase and Meaghan be able to remain best friends after falling in love? Or has their race to independence thrown them into the wrong billionaire's den? Chase is Part One of the Chase Me Billionaire Stepbrother Romance Series.(3) CABIN HEAT - Bella Love-Wins: ~ Do you believe in love at first sight? ~The wrong turn through a Nevada mountain pass lands nursing student Abby Wittfield and her college friends in the middle of a blizzard that can end it all. When they're found by the handsome but reclusive young billionaire Dr. Andrew Carrington, it's a second chance at life. Will they save each other's hearts, or is it too late for Andrew? Cabin Heat is Part 1 of the Billionaire Romance Redemption Series(4) SEIZED Part 1 - JC Coulton: ~ To stay alive, she needs to learn to let go. ~Will Carrie let police detective Blake, and former high school love interest, take the reins as they navigate their dark pasts to make it through the biggest organized crime story of her journalist career? Seized is Part 1 of the Seize Me Romantic Suspense Series(5) BURNT - Bella Love-Wins: ~ Can they remain best friends even after falling in love? ~Love. Best friends. Murder. Will Kevin and Tara's friendship be enough to fan the flames of love? Or does someone have to die first? Burnt is Book 1 of the Wild Flames Series)(6) Hard Luck - Chloe Grey: ~ Her numbers are up, and now she has to choose between love and money. ~Leslie Adam's numbers are up. When a new love interest steals her job from right under her, can she trust him with her millions when she wins the lottery? Does Drew Masterson really adore her? Hard Luck is Book 1 of the Vegas Billionaire Obsession Series(7) HERO - Bella Love-Wins: ~ She was hoping for a hero, but never realized who she would save. ~Kate Samuel thought she had left life of a billionaire's daughter behind.When she saved a neighbor's young son during a fire, billionaire firefighter Lieutenant Matt Lewis made it all the more confusing. Could he be just like the rest of the hero heart-breakers? HERO is book 1 of the Billionaire Salvation Series.You will love these seven steamy and suspenseful Part One romance stories if you like:- New Adult Romance- Contemporary Romance- Stepbrother Romance- Billionaire Romance- Billionaire Stepbrother Romance- Stepbrother Stepsister Romance- Serial Romance
/book/show/13091857-knight-of-hearts?from_search=true	Suzie Quint	Knight of Hearts (A McKnight Romance, #2)	They have a deal: Rachel will teach the newly divorced Mac to date again, and he'll accompany her to her brother's wedding. Seems like a straight forward trade, but when Mac decides the kisses he wants can only be found on Rachel's lips, he sabotages all her efforts to find him another woman.Rachel's never met a man more inept at meeting women. If he's not sharing inappropThey have a deal: Rachel will teach the newly divorced Mac to date again, and he'll accompany her to her brother's wedding. Seems like a straight forward trade, but when Mac decides the kisses he wants can only be found on Rachel's lips, he sabotages all her efforts to find him another woman.Rachel's never met a man more inept at meeting women. If he's not sharing inappropriate information, he's hitting them with the worst come-on lines she's ever heard. The man can't even do a decent Texas Two-Step. If she didn't need a date to her brother's wedding so desperately . . .
/book/show/12162788-romance-of-the-olden-time-14-tales-from-history?from_search=true	Nabu Press	Romance of the Olden Time, 14 Tales from History	This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into priThis is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
/book/show/27190147-her-small-town-romance?from_search=true	Jill Kemerer	Her Small-Town Romance	Finding Her Way HomeCozy Lake Endwell, Michigan, seems the perfect place for Jade Emerson's new T-shirt shopand perhaps a fresh start. After a lifetime of letdowns, she is finally ready to face the future on her own. So when local wilderness guide Bryan Sheffield offers to help Jade overcome a past trauma, she warns him they will remain strictly business. But soon, with tFinding Her Way HomeCozy Lake Endwell, Michigan, seems the perfect place for Jade Emerson's new T-shirt shopand perhaps a fresh start. After a lifetime of letdowns, she is finally ready to face the future on her own. So when local wilderness guide Bryan Sheffield offers to help Jade overcome a past trauma, she warns him they will remain strictly business. But soon, with the help of Bryan's big, complicated family and a boisterous St. Bernard named Teeny, Jade's frozen heart begins to thaw. Now Jade wonders if she can return the favor, bringing a little happiness to a man who has long kept his own sorrow under wraps
/book/show/21473452-an-irish-promise?from_search=true	Isabella Connor	An Irish Promise (An Emerald Isle Romance, #2)	Art historian, Rachel Ford has returned to the Irish village of Kilbrook intent on keeping her promise to take revenge on the school bullies who ruined her childhood and destroyed her family.Australian actor Finn MacKenzie sets hearts fluttering when he turns up in sleepy Kilbrook to help his aunt with a school production. He seems to have a charmed life, yet his confidentArt historian, Rachel Ford has returned to the Irish village of Kilbrook intent on keeping her promise to take revenge on the school bullies who ruined her childhood and destroyed her family.Australian actor Finn MacKenzie sets hearts fluttering when he turns up in sleepy Kilbrook to help his aunt with a school production. He seems to have a charmed life, yet his confident faade hides heartbreak and tragedy. Although Finn isnt looking for love, when he meets the mysterious Rachel, there's a definite spark between them.Rachel is torn between her desire for revenge and this new love affair. She doesnt want to deceive Finn, but can she trust him to keep her real identity a secret? And will he understand why she must keep her promise, no matter the cost?
/book/show/145648.Sex_Romance_and_the_Glory_of_God?from_search=true	C.J. Mahaney Carolyn Mahaney (Contribution by)	Sex, Romance, and the Glory of God: What Every Christian Husband Needs to Know	Scripture illuminates the path of marital intimacy. The Song ofSolomon shines brightly, showing us the way to the best sex we canpossibly experience.As practical as it is profound, Sex, Romance, and the Glory ofGod may well be the best book on marriage I've ever read. I wasmotivated to love my wife more and broadened in my understanding ofhow loving my wife brings gloryScripture illuminates the path of marital intimacy. The Song ofSolomon shines brightly, showing us the way to the best sex we canpossibly experience.As practical as it is profound, Sex, Romance, and the Glory ofGod may well be the best book on marriage I've ever read. I wasmotivated to love my wife more and broadened in my understanding ofhow loving my wife brings glory to God . . . this book is truly atreasure.Gary Thomas, author ofMen, if you are looking for a book that will give you a feweasy tips for spicing up your sex life, look somewhere else. Thisbook invites you instead to completely revolutionize your romanticrelationship with your wife. It calls all of us to a more profoundand deeply satisfying kind of countercultural sex than most of ushave ever experienced.Bob Lepine, co-host of FamilyLife Today, author ofThere's not a husband I know that won't benefit from this book.This is more than a book for the bedroom. It will train you toromance your wife and set you on a lifelong pursuit of winning herheart. Wives, do yourselves a favor and buy this book for yourhusbands!Joshua Harris, author of
/book/show/2073904.A_Star_for_Christmas?from_search=true	Trisha Romance	A Star for Christmas	A gentle old carpenter who has spent his whole life in the service of others has finally begun to build his own home in a quiet meadow, with nothing but a small reindeer to keep him company. Finishing by winter seems like an impossible task, but the carpenter reaps the years of kindness he has sown, and his neighbors return his love by helping complete his new home by ChriA gentle old carpenter who has spent his whole life in the service of others has finally begun to build his own home in a quiet meadow, with nothing but a small reindeer to keep him company. Finishing by winter seems like an impossible task, but the carpenter reaps the years of kindness he has sown, and his neighbors return his love by helping complete his new home by Christmas. He has a wonderful surprise in store for them, making this Christmas one that everyone will cherish forever.Trisha Romance is perhaps this countrys best-loved artist. She has created a whole world in her warm, detailed pictures. Celebrating family love and devotion, her legion of admirers feel they know her, her graceful home, and her beautiful children.is Trisha Romances first book for children. She tells a story  inspired by people who are dear to her and a real reindeer, Star, who lives in Anchorage, Alaska  that had been on her heart long before she set it down to share with children.
/book/show/24769624-romance-of-three-kingdoms?from_search=true	Luo Guanzhong Vincent Kelvin (Editor) CH Brewitt-Taylor (Translator)	Romance of Three Kingdoms	The world under heaven, after a long period of division, tends to unite; after a long period of union, tends to divideThe Han dynasty is falling, the rebels and warlords fight each other for the hegemony in China. Who will bring peace to these lands?Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Written by Luo Guanzhong in the 14th century, is one of the four great Chinese classicalThe world under heaven, after a long period of division, tends to unite; after a long period of union, tends to divideThe Han dynasty is falling, the rebels and warlords fight each other for the hegemony in China. Who will bring peace to these lands?Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Written by Luo Guanzhong in the 14th century, is one of the four great Chinese classical novels. Discover it in this new edition with maps, footnotes and an historical introduction.
/book/show/28473741-bite-of-the-moon?from_search=true	Michelle Fox Catherine Vale Elle Boon	Bite of the Moon: Paranormal Shapeshifter Romance Boxed Set	You've been bitten! Now what?Bite of the Moon is a boxed set of stand alone stories by your favorite paranormal romance authors that feature heroes and/or heroines who've been bitten and turned into shapeshifters. All the stories look at life and love after the bite. If you've ever wanted to be bitten, these stories are sure to feed your imagination!Michelle Fox ~ Moon's LYou've been bitten! Now what?Bite of the Moon is a boxed set of stand alone stories by your favorite paranormal romance authors that feature heroes and/or heroines who've been bitten and turned into shapeshifters. All the stories look at life and love after the bite. If you've ever wanted to be bitten, these stories are sure to feed your imagination!Michelle Fox ~ Moon's LawOnce you've been bitten, there's no going back.Catherine Vale ~ Between Two WolvesHaving your throat cut has a way of changing a girlso does being bitten by one of your two lovers.Elle Boon ~ Lyric's Accidental MateA tough as nails soldier and a bad girl on a motorcycle with a bitewhen they collide, everything changes.Katalina Leon ~ Mac BrunNever get between a bear and his honey!Erika Masten ~ Preferred Prey, Sons of Fenris MCFor a girl with extra curve, walking into a dive strip club that caters to the shifters of the Sons of Fenris Motorcycle Club is just like ringing a dinner bell for hungry wolves.Bryce Evans ~ Bewitched by the AlphaA man with a need to protect, and a woman with a desire to stand on her own...even though she's bitten.
/book/show/20351401-just-one-kiss?from_search=true	Susan Mallery	Just One Kiss	Falling for Justice Garrett was a high point in Patience McGraw's otherwise awkward adolescence. Even after he disappeared, Patience never forgot the boy who captured her heart. Now, he's back in Fool's Gold, California, and her passion for him is as strong as ever. But how can she trust that he won't abandon her again-and her daughter, too?When bodyguard Justice Garrett wFalling for Justice Garrett was a high point in Patience McGraw's otherwise awkward adolescence. Even after he disappeared, Patience never forgot the boy who captured her heart. Now, he's back in Fool's Gold, California, and her passion for him is as strong as ever. But how can she trust that he won't abandon her again-and her daughter, too?When bodyguard Justice Garrett was a young man, witness protection brought him to this idyllic town and he never forgot its warmth, or the sweet beauty of his childhood friend. He's returned to open a defense academy, and the Patience he once knew is all grown up. He can't resist her smile, or her curves. But Justice's past doesn't make him husband, or father, material.Patience and Justice think they'll succumb to just one kiss... Then one more... Okay, just one night together. But they might learn that falling in love is beyond anyone's control.
/book/show/13974859-surrender?from_search=true	Melissa Schroeder	Surrender (A Little Harmless Military Romance, #3)	Navy Seal Malachai Dupree has everything a man could want. Well, not everything. The one woman he wants is too innocent for his Dominant needs, so he plays the role of supportive friend even if it kills him.Amanda Forrester is tired of being treated as if she were fragile. She might have been through a rough patch losing her husband in the line of duty, but she is not a wiNavy Seal Malachai Dupree has everything a man could want. Well, not everything. The one woman he wants is too innocent for his Dominant needs, so he plays the role of supportive friend even if it kills him.Amanda Forrester is tired of being treated as if she were fragile. She might have been through a rough patch losing her husband in the line of duty, but she is not a wimp. Her feelings for Mal have grown and she is more than ready to be the woman he needs in and out of the bedroom.One night she pushes him too far and the result is more than either of them ever expected. Mal wants forever, but after losing one husband, commitment isnt in Amandas vocabulary. What she doesnt realize is that Mal is one Seal who isnt backing down until he gets exactly what he wants: Amandas total submission.WARNING, the following book contains: Sexy Navy Seals, a stubborn woman, and of course, a little submission. This book has one of those hot Duprees, so you know that you will need a glass of water to cool off. Every Addict will tell you that reading a Harmless book is anything BUT harmlessso read at your own risk.
/book/show/38560.Vegas_Bites?from_search=true	L.A. Banks J.M. Jeffries Seressie Glass	Vegas Bites: A Werewolf Romance Anthology	What howls in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Welcome to the French Quarter, Sin City's premier casino, where the high rollers are vampires, the sexy showgirls are werewolves, and the lounge magician is a djinn. Beneath the sexy, sassy, smoldering action, danger lurks and Lady Love reigns supreme. Below the glittering, glitzy Las Vegas front lies a struggle for life, death, and domWhat howls in Vegas, stays in Vegas. Welcome to the French Quarter, Sin City's premier casino, where the high rollers are vampires, the sexy showgirls are werewolves, and the lounge magician is a djinn. Beneath the sexy, sassy, smoldering action, danger lurks and Lady Love reigns supreme. Below the glittering, glitzy Las Vegas front lies a struggle for life, death, and dominance of the most powerful werewolf pack in North America. Explore this high roller fantasy world of feuding werewolf packs, high-stakes thieves, a sexy djinn, and a mystical medallion. But baby it's only Vegas.
/book/show/18590495-remember-our-song?from_search=true	Emma South	Remember Our Song: A Billionaire Romance (Our Song, #3)	Beatrice Holt seems to have it all. She's got a passionate and loving marriage to the perfect man, billionaire Jeremy Holt, and all the opportunities and financial security that comes with it. However, life wasn't always so wonderful. When a tragic accident results in amnesia, she is effectively transported back to a time when all her emotional wounds are still causing herBeatrice Holt seems to have it all. She's got a passionate and loving marriage to the perfect man, billionaire Jeremy Holt, and all the opportunities and financial security that comes with it. However, life wasn't always so wonderful. When a tragic accident results in amnesia, she is effectively transported back to a time when all her emotional wounds are still causing her intense pain. She can't remember how those wounds were healed the first time around, she can't remember her marriage, she can't remember the man behind the money at all. All she sees in Jeremy is the very kind of man she swore she would never fall for.Can Jeremy find a way to make her fall in love with him all over again and make lightning strike twice? Can he help Beatrice remember their song or has their one chance for happiness slipped through their fingers?
/book/show/23268900-save-me?from_search=true	Melanie  Walker	Save Me (TAT: A Rocker Romance, #2.5)	Do Not Read As A Stand Alone.The guys of major rock band Thick as Thieves come together in this novella, to say goodbye to abe loved friend. Noah will reach an all time high of anguish, sorrow and pain and none of the group, even Carrie, know if he will survive. Saying goodbye may prove too much for Noah, but with TAT at his side he might pull through.This is and Adult CDo Not Read As A Stand Alone.The guys of major rock band Thick as Thieves come together in this novella, to say goodbye to abe loved friend. Noah will reach an all time high of anguish, sorrow and pain and none of the group, even Carrie, know if he will survive. Saying goodbye may prove too much for Noah, but with TAT at his side he might pull through.This is and Adult Contemporary Romance and not intended for readers under 18.Strong language, sexual content and, well, Noah Beckett so it's reader beware.
/book/show/23277480-her-vampire-s-promise?from_search=true	Jordan K. Rose	Her Vampire's Promise  (Romance in Central City #1)	Raging Fire Kills Co-Founder, Daughter.Panthera Laboratories in Ruin.~ Central City Gazette, 1994Reade Hayes knows better than any vampire that nothing good ever comes out of Central City. So he isnt surprised the beautiful blonde he meets in a dive bar is crazy. What does surprise him is how fast she moves, how haRaging Fire Kills Co-Founder, Daughter.Panthera Laboratories in Ruin.~ Central City Gazette, 1994Reade Hayes knows better than any vampire that nothing good ever comes out of Central City. So he isnt surprised the beautiful blonde he meets in a dive bar is crazy. What does surprise him is how fast she moves, how hard she hits, and the fact shes wearing a ring he last saw two decades ago on the hand of his dead friend.Is it possible the little girl he swore a blood pact to protect didnt die in the fire? If the beauty sitting beside him is that pretty little baby, where has she been for twenty years? And why is she so lethal?On hindsight Lawrie Tyrone realizes drinking vampire blood might not have been the smartest decision. But scientists experiment and if she is going to prove her father was not a traitor, she has to take risks. So far shes experienced no alarming side effects, well, none other than being able to recognize vampires walking among humans.From the power he exudes to his gorgeous dark eyes everything about the man to her right screams danger. Every logical thought tells her to kill him. But something in his eyes stops her. Is he using his vampire powers to influence her, or is something else making her heart ache for him?Can love thrive in the ruins of Central City?
/book/show/2625665-a-romance-on-three-legs?from_search=true	Katie  Hafner	A Romance on Three Legs: Glenn Gould's Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Piano	Glenn Gould was famous for his obsessions: the scarves, sweaters and fingerless gloves that he wore even on the hottest summer days; his deep fear of germs and illness; the odd wooden pygmy chair that he carried with him wherever he performed; and his sudden withdrawal from the public stage at the peak of his career. But perhaps Gould's greatest obsession of all was forGlenn Gould was famous for his obsessions: the scarves, sweaters and fingerless gloves that he wore even on the hottest summer days; his deep fear of germs and illness; the odd wooden pygmy chair that he carried with him wherever he performed; and his sudden withdrawal from the public stage at the peak of his career. But perhaps Gould's greatest obsession of all was for a particular piano, a Steinway concert grand known as CD318 (C, meaning for the use of Steinway Concert Artists only, and D, denoting it as the largest that Steinway built). A Romance on Three Legs is the story of Gould's love for this piano, from the first moment of discovery, in a Toronto dept. store, to the tragic moment when the piano was dropped and seriously damaged while being transported from a concert overseas. Hafner also introduces us to the world and art of piano tuning, including a central character in Gould's life, the blind tuner Verne Edquist, who lovingly attended to CD318 for more than two decades. We learn how a concert grand is built, and the fascinating story of how Steinway & Sons weathered the war years by supplying materials for the military effort. Indeed, CD318 came very close to ending up as a series of glider parts or, worse, a casket. The book has already been lauded by Kevin Bazzana, author of the definitive Gould biography, who notes that Hafner has clarified some old mysteries and turned up many fresh details.
/book/show/1472120.Freefall_Romance?from_search=true	Hyouta Fujiyama	Freefall Romance	Reni and Youichi were nothing more than drinking buddies. But when a night of imbibing goes a little too far, they find themselves drinking buddies with benefits! What begins as a drunken lark soon becomes a passionate affair. But Renji and Youichi aren't really gay... or are they?
/book/show/26130026-the-accidental-engagement?from_search=true	Maggie Dallen	The Accidental Engagement (Chance Romance, #1)	It started as a regular night for New York City restaurant hostess Ivy Sinclair, until a rowdy customer turned out to be world famous playboy Jack Everett. Thanks to the paparazzi, now the world thinks theyre a couplewhich couldnt be farther from the truth. But when a brooding, sexy businessman offers her a simply irresistible propositionJust when cutthrIt started as a regular night for New York City restaurant hostess Ivy Sinclair, until a rowdy customer turned out to be world famous playboy Jack Everett. Thanks to the paparazzi, now the world thinks theyre a couplewhich couldnt be farther from the truth. But when a brooding, sexy businessman offers her a simply irresistible propositionJust when cutthroat venture capitalist Daniel Gladwell thought hed never close the deal with an Italian conglomerate, a simple mistake becomes the perfect opportunity. All he has to do is convince Ivy to pretend to be Jacks fiance while on a business trip to Italy to offset Jacks bad boy reputation. As long as Daniel doesnt sabotage the plan by claiming the tempting waitress for himself...It was supposed to be a business only arrangement. But in the magic of the Tuscan countryside, neither Ivy nor Daniel can fight the attraction building between them. In the worlds most romantic setting, the line between business and pleasure is one that begs to be crossed...
/book/show/9711759-born-to-be-mine---a-vampire-romance?from_search=true	Jade Cooper	Born to be Mine - A Vampire Romance	When Abner Winborne tries to marry off his spit-fire daughter, she decides to take matters into her own hands. Attracting men has never been a problem. However, turning them away will require some mischievous conduct. Too bad that her naughty behavior is exactly what werewolves are attracted to. And she has unknowingly attracted the baddest wolf in town. Lucky for her, wWhen Abner Winborne tries to marry off his spit-fire daughter, she decides to take matters into her own hands. Attracting men has never been a problem. However, turning them away will require some mischievous conduct. Too bad that her naughty behavior is exactly what werewolves are attracted to. And she has unknowingly attracted the baddest wolf in town. Lucky for her, wolves arent the only monsters creeping around the mossy swamps of the old south. Vampires may be more refined, but this one wants her badly enough to take on a pack of wolves in order to have her sweet flesh all to himself.
/book/show/1062549.The_Land_Leviathan?from_search=true	Michael Moorcock	The Land Leviathan: A New Scientific Romance (Oswald Bastable, #2)	Out of a world in which events defy the laws of Space and Time comes Michael Moorcok's intriguing new science fiction novel-- the fantastic tale of Oswald Bastable, a man trapped forever by Time. The desperation of Bastable's bizarre fate runs deep, for an unpredictable time warp thrusts him into strange worlds, all parallel to his own, and yet different. Throughout all thOut of a world in which events defy the laws of Space and Time comes Michael Moorcok's intriguing new science fiction novel-- the fantastic tale of Oswald Bastable, a man trapped forever by Time. The desperation of Bastable's bizarre fate runs deep, for an unpredictable time warp thrusts him into strange worlds, all parallel to his own, and yet different. Throughout all this, Bastable can remain steadfast in his determination to reach his own time, because of his faith in one woman, inextricably bound to him in all dimensions of Time, and his belief in the existence of a secret Utopian citadel. But there is one thing that may have the power to come between Bastable and his goal-- a battle of Armageddon so horrifying in its believability that it almost obliterates his ability to keep searching.
/book/show/6923259-nang-gabing-maging-akin-ka?from_search=true	Martha Cecilia	Nang Gabing Maging Akin Ka (Precious Hearts Romances, #109)	TAGALOG (little english) Romance NovelDalawang pag-ibig na ang nawala kay Monica dahil hindi niya nais na magkaroon ng pre-marital affairs. At ang huli, si Michael, iniwan siya sa isang resort sa Laguna nang tumanggi siyang makipagtalik dito bago sila makasal.Sa sama ng loob, habag sa sarili, at iglap na rebelyon na tinulungan pa ng dalawang shots ng tequila, ipinagkaloobTAGALOG (little english) Romance NovelDalawang pag-ibig na ang nawala kay Monica dahil hindi niya nais na magkaroon ng pre-marital affairs. At ang huli, si Michael, iniwan siya sa isang resort sa Laguna nang tumanggi siyang makipagtalik dito bago sila makasal.Sa sama ng loob, habag sa sarili, at iglap na rebelyon na tinulungan pa ng dalawang shots ng tequila, ipinagkaloob ni Monica ang sarili sa isang total stranger.
/book/show/20615459-los-mabinogion-romances-galeses-del-medioevo?from_search=true	Unknown	Los mabinogion. Romances galeses del medioevo.	The Mabinogion (Welsh pronunciation: mabnjn) is a collection of 11 prose stories collated from medieval Welsh manuscripts. The tales draw on pre-Xian Celtic mythology, internat'l folktale motifs & early medieval historical traditions. While some details may hark back to older Iron Age traditions, each of the tales is the product of a developed medieval Welsh narraThe Mabinogion (Welsh pronunciation: mabnjn) is a collection of 11 prose stories collated from medieval Welsh manuscripts. The tales draw on pre-Xian Celtic mythology, internat'l folktale motifs & early medieval historical traditions. While some details may hark back to older Iron Age traditions, each of the tales is the product of a developed medieval Welsh narrative tradition, both oral & written. Lady Charlotte Guest in the mid 19th century was the 1st to publish English translations of the collection, popularising the name Mabinogion. The stories appear in either or both of two medieval Welsh manuscripts, the White Book of Rhydderch or Llyfr Gwyn Rhydderch, written c1350, & the Red Book of Hergest or Llyfr Coch Hergest, written c13821410, tho texts or fragments of some of the tales have been preserved in earlier 13th century & later mss. Scholars agree that the tales are older than the existing mss, but disagree over just how much older. The different texts originated at different times. Debate has focused on the dating of the Four Branches of the Mabinogi. Sir Ifor Williams offered a date prior to 1100, based on linguistic & historical arguments, while later Saunders Lewis set forth a number of arguments for a date between 1170 & 1190; Th Charles-Edwards, in a paper published in 1970, discussed both viewpoints, & while critical of the arguments of both scholars, noted that the language of the stories fits the 11th century. More recently, Patrick Sims-Williams argued for a plausible range of about 1060 to 1200, the current scholarly consensus.
/book/show/7544817-steamed?from_search=true	Katie MacAlister	Steamed (Steampunk Romance, #1)	Katie Macalister takes on Steampunk-and romance gets hotter than ever...When one of Jack Fletcher's nanoelectromechanical system experiments is jostled in his lab, the resulting explosion sends him into the world of his favorite novel-a seemingly Victorian-era world of steampower, aether guns, corsets, and goggles. A world where the lovely and intrepid Octavia Pye captaiKatie Macalister takes on Steampunk-and romance gets hotter than ever...When one of Jack Fletcher's nanoelectromechanical system experiments is jostled in his lab, the resulting explosion sends him into the world of his favorite novel-a seemingly Victorian-era world of steampower, aether guns, corsets, and goggles. A world where the lovely and intrepid Octavia Pye captains her airship straight into his heart...
/book/show/21741728-his-wicked-games?from_search=true	Ember Casey	His Wicked Games: A Billionaire Romance (The Cunningham Family #1)	Trapped with a billionaire in his mysterious mansion... Can she beat him at his own game?Lily Frazer would do anything to save the Frazer Center for the Artseven take on the infamous billionaire Calder Cunningham. When Lily breaks onto the Cunningham estate, she only wants to find and reason with Calder. (All right, all right, she wants to punch him in the face, too, butTrapped with a billionaire in his mysterious mansion... Can she beat him at his own game?Lily Frazer would do anything to save the Frazer Center for the Artseven take on the infamous billionaire Calder Cunningham. When Lily breaks onto the Cunningham estate, she only wants to find and reason with Calder. (All right, all right, she wants to punch him in the face, too, but that's Plan B.) As it turns out, the arrogant billionaire is willing to give her the money he promised, but there's a catch: she must win it from him.And the games he has in mind aren't exactly... innocent.Lily isn't about to give up the money without a fight (or let some haughty bastard seduce her), but she quickly discovers that there might be more to the brooding Calder than she initially perceived. As their games of cat and mouse become increasingly intense, she suddenly finds herself confused by her own emotions. Can she deny her attraction long enough to win the money she needs?His Wicked Games is a tale of devilish deeds, wild passions, and wicked romance.CUNNINGHAM FAMILY READING ORDER:His Wicked Games (Book 1)Truth or Dare (Book 2)Sweet Victory (Book 2.5)Her Wicked Heart (Book 3)Take You Away (Book 3.5)Lost and Found (Book 4)Completely (Short Story)Their Wicked Wedding (Book 5)A Cunningham Christmas (Book 5.5)
/book/show/34374895-to-love-a-scotsman?from_search=true	Nicole Angeleen Jannie Lund April Marcom	To Love a Scotsman: A Romance Anthology	When Delphine fishes a man out of the North Sea, the last thing she expects to find is love. Not a big fan of Scots in general, she is pleasantly surprised at her instant attraction to Larkin. The circumstances of their meeting are less than ideal. Delphine is only supposed to be in Edinburgh for a day, and then theres the small probleWhen Delphine fishes a man out of the North Sea, the last thing she expects to find is love. Not a big fan of Scots in general, she is pleasantly surprised at her instant attraction to Larkin. The circumstances of their meeting are less than ideal. Delphine is only supposed to be in Edinburgh for a day, and then theres the small problem that someone is trying to kill Larkin.Delphine is so distracted by her new romance, she doesnt see that the trip to Scotland is a trap until its too late. An old foe is hatching a plan to kidnap Delphine and steal the most important part of her life: her ship. While her encounter with Larkin feels ill-fated, if they are able to escape, it might turn out to be what saves them both.Sometimes you have to go to the past to find your future.Photographer Katherine Wilkes knows how to find and zero in on the heart of things through her camera lens. Her own heart, however, is heavily guarded from being broken. Again. When a routine job yanks her seven hundred years back in time to medieval Scotland, she finds herself in big trouble. Not just because a ruggedly sexy, sword-toting Scotsman mistakes her for the kings mistress and kidnaps her, but also because her walls shes erected around her heart dont seem to function properly in a time so different from her own.Long ago in the highlands of Scotland, a young woman came up missing, her disappearance creating two families of eternally sworn enemies. Four generations later, this everlasting hatred is tested when a descendant from each one comes together in a chance meeting full of laughter and deep attraction, not knowing what bad blood exists between them.In present-day Scotland, Anne Bradenegh is on an archeological excavation to the 18th century Castle Brodgar ruins, hoping to unearth some artifacts from the past. Instead, she uncovers her own past when she is visited by the mysterious Callum Brodgar, who has come looking for the cloak pin he lost centuries ago. Suddenly, but momentarily, she is thrust back into her former life and remembers snatches of what she has lost to the present. She must decide which life she will choose before its too late. The modern, professional life with her colleague and new love interest Cameron Sinha? Or the passionate life she once had in Castle Brodgar with Callum?
/book/show/21857948-backstage-pass?from_search=true	Elizabeth Nelson	Backstage Pass: V.I.P. (The Backstage Pass Rock Star Romance, #2)	Sasha knows what kind of heartbreak can accompany a talented rock stars relationships. But she finds herself falling for one nonethelessthe way he falls in with her rhythm is mesmerizing and addicting. And when a family emergency sends her running home, theres no one she wants by her side but lead singer and new boyfriend Jesse.When she learns about her parents relatiSasha knows what kind of heartbreak can accompany a talented rock stars relationships. But she finds herself falling for one nonethelessthe way he falls in with her rhythm is mesmerizing and addicting. And when a family emergency sends her running home, theres no one she wants by her side but lead singer and new boyfriend Jesse.When she learns about her parents relationshipor lack thereofwill this new information quell Sashas fears or only rekindle old questions that continue to resurface? She knows Jesse isnt her dad, and shes not her mom, but her long held stereotypes of dating rock stars are hard to break.Jesse does his utmost to prove to Sasha that hes worth fighting for and breaking her own rules for. Will he continue to be a picture of love, loyalty and strength, or will everything Sasha believes come true at the worst possible time?== > Backstage Pass: VIP is approx. 25K words and is volume 2 in the Backstage Pass Rock Star Romance series. This story is planned to unfold over multiple volumes.
/book/show/22045327-sparked-by-love?from_search=true	Peggy Bird	Sparked by Love: A Holiday for Romance	Some fussy artist is making Shannon Morgans job with the city of Vancouver, Washington, harder than it should be. Shes organizing the huge annual Independence Day celebration, and hes being impossible. But then, hes like a couple other men shes known - her mostly absent father and her disappearing ex-boyfriend, for example.All Leo Wilson wants is an okay for his plansSome fussy artist is making Shannon Morgans job with the city of Vancouver, Washington, harder than it should be. Shes organizing the huge annual Independence Day celebration, and hes being impossible. But then, hes like a couple other men shes known - her mostly absent father and her disappearing ex-boyfriend, for example.All Leo Wilson wants is an okay for his plans to install glass fireworks at Fort Vancouver on the Fourth of July. With thousands of people there to see his work, it could be his big career break. If the crabby bureaucrat will get him the permits he needs.When Leo confronts the cause of his trouble in person, hes surprised to find a beautiful young woman. Shannon is equally surprised at meeting a sweet, sexy man. Dinner, a movie, and a few torrid kisses take it from spark to flame.But then the father shes always wanted as part of her life reappears, accompanied by her ex-boyfriend. Shannon has to decide how far shes willing to go to have her father around. And find out why hes with her ex.If she makes the right decisions, she and Leo will privately create fireworks that rival the pyrotechnics that light up the sky on July Fourth.Sensuality Level: Sensual
/book/show/16006209-romancing-the-holiday?from_search=true	Jaci Burton HelenKay Dimon Christi Barth	Romancing the Holiday (Kent Brothers, #3; Holloway, #3)	We wish you a merry Christmasand a happily ever after!A memorable three-night stand gets rekindled in a cabin in West Virginia. An office romance is sparked by an impulsive holiday kiss. And two best friends scout locations for a marriage proposal and discover that they make a perfect match. 'Tis the season for laughter, love and a lifetime of happiness.Edited by Angela JWe wish you a merry Christmasand a happily ever after!A memorable three-night stand gets rekindled in a cabin in West Virginia. An office romance is sparked by an impulsive holiday kiss. And two best friends scout locations for a marriage proposal and discover that they make a perfect match. 'Tis the season for laughter, love and a lifetime of happiness.Edited by Angela James this anthology includes:We'll Be Home for Christmas by HelenKay DimonThe Best Thing by Jaci BurtonAsk Her at Christmas by Christi Barth
/book/show/24445008-the-sport-of-romance?from_search=true	Cari Quinn Jami Davenport Bianca Sommerland	The Sport of Romance	You love the players, and we love the game. Ten romances about the athletes you can't resist from New York Times and USA today bestselling authors featuring a ruthless fighter, sexy baseball players, sultry skiers, hunky hockey players, and passionate football stars.(Tapped Out #1) by USA Today Bestseller Cari Quinn. She's in for the fight of her life. To funYou love the players, and we love the game. Ten romances about the athletes you can't resist from New York Times and USA today bestselling authors featuring a ruthless fighter, sexy baseball players, sultry skiers, hunky hockey players, and passionate football stars.(Tapped Out #1) by USA Today Bestseller Cari Quinn. She's in for the fight of her life. To fund her new life with her baby sister, Mia wants one thing - to fight the reigning king of the underground MMA fighters, Tray. He refuses to fight a woman until he learns that Mia's tougher than anyone hes ever known. He soon realizes he wants more from her than blows, and he's willing to hit below the belt to get it.(Seattle Sockeyes #2) by USA Today Bestseller Jami Davenport: Professional party crasher Izzy needs team captain and reluctant guest Coopers cooperation, but he cant get past his hockey teams relocation to Seattle. Can Izzy melt his frozen heart or will this party crash along with her business?(Dartmouth Cobras #.5) by USA Today Bestseller Bianca Sommerland. Nothing could stop Tim, the assistant coach of the Dartmouth Cobras, from falling in love with Madeline, but love alone cant satisfy every need. Sometimes, to reach the goal, you have to take the chance with a . . . Blind Pass.(The Kelly Brothers #2) by NYT Bestseller Crista McHugh. Hockey star Ben has retreated to his mountain cabin in the ski town of Cascade, BC, to recuperate from a season-ending knee injury and contemplate his future in the NHL. He never expects to run into Hailey, the one who got away. Years may have passed, but nothing has dulled the explosive chemistry between them. Now he wants more than just one night.(Fantasy Football Romance #3) by Liz Matis. Angel is forced to sue pro football player Billy for child support. Blindsided with a young daughter, he tackles fatherhood with the same commitment he gives to the game. She agrees to Billy's plan to play house to ensure he makes no rookie mistakes. Passions burn hot but they must overcome old betrayals and new insecurities. Can a past summer love turn into forever?(University Park Series #1) by CM Doporto. Lexi finds herself engaged to the universitys star baseball pitcher, Collin. Hes hot, but his lack of spark has Lexi thinking twice before she says I Do. When shes forced to tutor bad boy football quarterback, Raven, she discovers all the things shes missing with Collin.(The Boys of Winter #1) by Violet Vaughn. Determined to get over Jason and find a family man, Casey moves to Colorado. Landing a job skiing, she finds Blaine, who checks off everything on her list, except the one she forgot to add - intimacy. When Jason comes to town, Casey questions everything she wished for. Will she have to choose between a family and true love?(Storm #1) by Cassandra Carr. Sarah is thrilled when shes hired as an advisor for the NHLs Buffalo Storm. She meets Sebastian, a young hockey player, and sparks immediately fly. A relationship is out of the question, but the impossible becomes necessary. Will they weather the storm, or should they have known better?(Texas Highlanders #1) by NYT & USA Today Bestseller Suzan Butler. After budget cuts kill off her career, Valerie wants only one thing: to be in control of her life again. But when Darren, a recently divorced hockey star tempts her, she wants to indulge in some harmless fun. An unplanned romance is a temptation neither can afford. Theres no way to have order in love when penalties lead to an ejection from the game.
/book/show/29386146-pro-love?from_search=true	Cassia Leo	Pro-Love (Anti-Romance, #2)	Laney Hill is dead. Actually, that might be an improvement from her current situation. After a disastrous day in London, Laney is forced to introduce her best friend Georgewho just confessed his undying love for herto her latest fling, hot musician Kade Masters.By the way, guys, I think you both work for the same company.Yes, that went over well. Knowing George is theLaney Hill is dead. Actually, that might be an improvement from her current situation. After a disastrous day in London, Laney is forced to introduce her best friend Georgewho just confessed his undying love for herto her latest fling, hot musician Kade Masters.By the way, guys, I think you both work for the same company.Yes, that went over well. Knowing George is the one who approves his royalty checks turns Kade into a sexy green-eyed monster. Seeing Kade is as serious about Laney as he is, forces George to up his game with some outrageous romantic gestures.What starts out as an amusing competition for Laneys heart, turns into an all out war between the two men. But Laney is not impressed. It seems the winner of this war may be the loser shes been waiting for.
/book/show/13548366-yearnings?from_search=true	Amber Scott Carolyn McCray	Yearnings: A Paranormal Romance Box Set	Book 1 - Fierce Dawn by Amber ScottBook 2 - Heartsblood by Carolyn McCrayBook 3 - Soul Search by Amber ScottBook 4 - Fated by Carolyn McCrayBook 5 - 8 Hearts Beat As One
/book/show/30527599-seal-s-bride?from_search=true	Vivian Wood	SEAL's Bride: A Secret Baby Romance (Small Town SEALs #1)	I live for f*cking and fighting.From Fallujah to Catahoula, ex-SEAL Sawyer Roman's left a trail of broken hearts in his wake. Settle down? Hell, the ripped, fierce bad boy doesn't even bed the same woman twice.When he winds up back in his hometown, he's got no intention of changing his ways. F*ck the comforts of small-town life, there's a world full of pussy out there to cI live for f*cking and fighting.From Fallujah to Catahoula, ex-SEAL Sawyer Roman's left a trail of broken hearts in his wake. Settle down? Hell, the ripped, fierce bad boy doesn't even bed the same woman twice.When he winds up back in his hometown, he's got no intention of changing his ways. F*ck the comforts of small-town life, there's a world full of pussy out there to conquer.That is, until he sees her. Remy River, the gorgeous blonde knockout who slams the door in his face -- apparently, she hasn't forgiven him for his past sins.Time to conquer the unconquerable.I had his baby, and he doesn't know.Four years ago, Remy made a huge mistake. Lovesick and impulsive, she slept with Sawyer Roman.And while he was off shooting bad guys, she had his baby.He doesn't know Shiloh is his son, and if she ever tells him, his family's threatened to ruin her life. But now he's back, damaged but hotter than ever, and he still wants her.If only she could turn away. If only she could resist his kisses, but Remy melts when he looks at her like that. But this secret's weighing on her soul, the guilt getting heavier and heavier every day.Remy has to tell Sawyer that Shiloh is his, but can they start fresh? Or will it be the tragic end to their love story?
/book/show/24486778-romance?from_search=true	Monique DuBois Monique DuBois (Editor)	Romance: Quickies (Encounter 1)	In, curvy girl Ella meets a sexy cop whom she seduces on the floor of her bakery. But will his big gun be enough to keep her interested?In, curvy girl Ella meets a sexy cop whom she seduces on the floor of her bakery. But will his big gun be enough to keep her interested?are exciting erotic adventures that follow a group of women living in New York City who compete to see who can have the most casual hookups in a month. Which woman will sleep with the most men to win the bet? And will any of them fall in love with their conquests along the way? These steamy books can be read as stand-alones or as part of theseries.Curvy business owner. Attracted to blue-collar guys.Fun-loving, flame-haired ESL teacher. Attracted to men from different cultures.Sexy Latina probation officer. Attracted to alpha males.Glamorous blonde model. Attracted to wealthy and famous men.Perky blonde twins/ER nurses. Attracted to doctors and adventurers.Successful biracial divorce attorney. Attracted to powerful and educated men.**This series is being hailed as a modern, erotic**
/book/show/23379271-loving-lucianna?from_search=true	Joyce DiPastena	Loving Lucianna (A Hearts in Autumn Romance, #1)	Sir Balduin de Soler gave up long ago on love. He never had the means to support a wife until an unexpected advancement in his fifties allows him to reassess his future just as the lovely Lucianna enters his life.Lucianna Fabio harbors a secret, painful memory from her past that has kept her unwed, as well. Now in her forties, she thought herself too old to marry until shSir Balduin de Soler gave up long ago on love. He never had the means to support a wife until an unexpected advancement in his fifties allows him to reassess his future just as the lovely Lucianna enters his life.Lucianna Fabio harbors a secret, painful memory from her past that has kept her unwed, as well. Now in her forties, she thought herself too old to marry until she meets Sir Balduin. Now suddenly their lonely autumn lives feel very much like spring again . . . until Luciannas brother appears without warning and threatens to revive the secret that will destroy Luciannas second chance at love.Loving Lucianna is the first in Joyce DiPastenas new Hearts in Autumn romance series, medieval romances revolving around heroes and heroines in the autumn of their years. Because youre never too old to fall in love!
/book/show/396294.Highsmith?from_search=true	Marijane Meaker	Highsmith: A Romance of the 1950's	Patricia Highsmith, author of such classics asand, was a writer who defied simple categorization. Gore Vidal called her: One of the greatest modernist writers. Therightly commented: Patricia Highsmith is often called a mystery or crime writer, which is a bit like calling Picasso a draftsman.To youngPatricia Highsmith, author of such classics asand, was a writer who defied simple categorization. Gore Vidal called her: One of the greatest modernist writers. Therightly commented: Patricia Highsmith is often called a mystery or crime writer, which is a bit like calling Picasso a draftsman.To young novelist Marijane Meaker, however, Highsmith was more than a role model. Shortly after the two met in a New York City lesbian bar, they became lovers and embarked on a two year romance amidst the bohemian set of Greenwich Village and the literary crowd of Fire Island. There, the pair navigated the underground lesbian scene, lunched with literary stars like Janet Flanner, shared intimacies, and gossiped with abandon. Written with wit and brassy candor,is a revealing look at the controversial icon of popular American fiction.
/book/show/3416372-french-mediaeval-romances-from-the-lays-of-marie-de-france?from_search=true	Marie de France	French Mediaeval Romances from the Lays of Marie de France	Eugene Mason's 1911 translation of The Lais of Marie de France is thought to be superseded today by some scholars. It was, however, one of the first broad popular translations of one of the great works of Medieval literature, the Lais of the mysterious Marie de France, and two other Medieval French romances. Little is known today about Marie de France, save a contemporEugene Mason's 1911 translation of The Lais of Marie de France is thought to be superseded today by some scholars. It was, however, one of the first broad popular translations of one of the great works of Medieval literature, the Lais of the mysterious Marie de France, and two other Medieval French romances. Little is known today about Marie de France, save a contemporary mention of her as the author of the Lais, which were originally long, lyrical poems often sung by the troubadours of the day -- traveling singers who played ancient instruments that have since been forgotten. Some refer to the Italian Renaissance, but have forgotten the earlier French flowering of poetry, music and culture, of which Marie was the queen, although we know only her name and work today. Said to be most popular among women, Marie's lais have born fruit to this day, in the form of chivalric, romantic, and even supernatural tales: one of the lais is the story of a werewolf.
/book/show/23350881-just-one-night?from_search=true	Lauren Layne	Just One Night: A Rouge Contemporary Romance: (Sex, Love  Stiletto #3)	Riley McKenna knows sex - good sex, bad sex, kinky sex. Her articles in Stiletto magazine are the publication's most scandalous - and the most read. But when Stiletto's fiftieth anniversary issue requires her column to get a lot more personal, Riley is forcedRiley McKenna knows sex - good sex, bad sex, kinky sex. Her articles in Stiletto magazine are the publication's most scandalous - and the most read. But when Stiletto's fiftieth anniversary issue requires her column to get a lot more personal, Riley is forced to confront a long-hidden secret: her own sexual experience is limited to one awkward college encounter.Now Riley is about to call in the favour of a lifetime from the one man who's always held her heart...
/book/show/5973100-a-case-for-romance?from_search=true	Melanie Schuster	A Case for Romance	Ayanna Walker's life was her job and raising her two nephews. She barely had time to remember she even had a passionate side - and didn't expect that workaholic attorney Johnny Phillips would unleash it. But when Johnny's kiss curled his toes, she knew they would enjoy a summer fling neither would forget.
/book/show/26249758-the-romance-report?from_search=true	Amy E. Lilly	The Romance Report	Quinn has bad taste in men. Actually, she has terrible taste in men. Her latest dating fiasco, ends up getting her fired from her job and sends her into hiding. Quinn's friends decide to take over her dating life and provide her with a few simple rules for dating.Rule Number One: He has to have a job. No more unemployed starving artists or musicians.Rule Number Two: The bQuinn has bad taste in men. Actually, she has terrible taste in men. Her latest dating fiasco, ends up getting her fired from her job and sends her into hiding. Quinn's friends decide to take over her dating life and provide her with a few simple rules for dating.Rule Number One: He has to have a job. No more unemployed starving artists or musicians.Rule Number Two: The boyfriend must be smoking hot and dress to impress. Dont come pick her up in raggedy old jeans and a broken down t-shirt.Rule Number Three: If he's not smart, do not pass go, do not collect two hundred dollars. Move on to the next candidate.Rule Number Four: He has to be funny. If he can't laugh at himself, then he's not the one.Unemployed and out of luck in love, Quinn decides romance is not in her future. Her friends, Indie and Sean, disagree and are determined to help Quinn find Mr. Right. With a new wardrobe and a new look, Quinn explores all the latest trends in matchmaking. Despite her friends' plans, each date ends in disaster. As Quinn discovers, it's only when she takes charge and reveals her true self that everything else, including love, falls into place.
/book/show/9666162-hot-and-steamy?from_search=true	Jean Rabe (Editor) Martin H. Greenberg (Editor) Matt Forbeck	Hot and Steamy: Tales of Steampunk Romance	From the co-editor ofcomes an all-new collection of adventure and romance amid Victorian steampunk settings. Sparks fly in these original stories of a steam-driven airship searching for a lost city, a crazy inventor in a powered wheelchair with a plot to take over the world, and a love story set in an alternate history version of America. Adventure abounds inFrom the co-editor ofcomes an all-new collection of adventure and romance amid Victorian steampunk settings. Sparks fly in these original stories of a steam-driven airship searching for a lost city, a crazy inventor in a powered wheelchair with a plot to take over the world, and a love story set in an alternate history version of America. Adventure abounds in these stories of love, loss, and danger- and there is plenty of steam!
/book/show/25609688-mockingbird?from_search=true	Abigail Graham	Mockingbird (A Stepbrother Romance, #2)	I came to screw my stepsister.Picket fences and apple pie are for suckers. I've never met a woman that was good for more than a one night stand.Until Diana.Why did I have to meet her now?My Dad and I are running a con on Diana and her mother. This is it. The big one. Our last score.Except, my feelings are getting in the wayand if we screw this one up, we're all deadI came to screw my stepsister.Picket fences and apple pie are for suckers. I've never met a woman that was good for more than a one night stand.Until Diana.Why did I have to meet her now?My Dad and I are running a con on Diana and her mother. This is it. The big one. Our last score.Except, my feelings are getting in the wayand if we screw this one up, we're all dead.I cant give Diana anything but pain, and I love her too much to drag her into my life of crime.But without her, my life might not be worth living.My stepbrother stole my heart and my panties.There's something wrong here. My mother marrying a guy after knowing him less than a week, eloping to Vegas and on top of that, I'm addicted to my new stepbrother.Apollo Temple. Hes strong, cocksure, and makes my panties melt.I know he wants me, but he acts like I can't have him.I need Apollo more than the air I breathe, so why is the world trying to keep us apart?
/book/show/2509872.Romance_of_Leonard_da_Vinci?from_search=true	Dmitry Merezhkovsky	Romance of Leonard da Vinci	This book is incomparable in the magic power of evoking startlingly vivid pictures of the Middle Ages. It is a gorgeous pageant, full of pomp and magnificence. Here and there the reader is given a glimpse into the mortal and humble frailties and exigencies behind the grandeur. This work is a fabulous historical novel that is full of a sly, crisp humor and contains some porThis book is incomparable in the magic power of evoking startlingly vivid pictures of the Middle Ages. It is a gorgeous pageant, full of pomp and magnificence. Here and there the reader is given a glimpse into the mortal and humble frailties and exigencies behind the grandeur. This work is a fabulous historical novel that is full of a sly, crisp humor and contains some portions which are veritable poems in prose.
/book/show/28448213-the-debt?from_search=true	Charlotte Byrd	The Debt: Alpha Billionaire Romance	she uses the money to pay for her mother's very expensive cancer treatment, saving her life.All she has to do is travel to an isolated mansion and work for one year as a personal assistant to an arrogant asshole whom she hates.Wyatt Wild is ashe uses the money to pay for her mother's very expensive cancer treatment, saving her life.All she has to do is travel to an isolated mansion and work for one year as a personal assistant to an arrogant asshole whom she hates.Wyatt Wild is a gorgeous alpha billionaire playboy who is not used to girls saying no to him. He has bedded models, actresses and socialites and then a waitress from some crappy roadside cafe dares to reject him. Who does she think she is?
/book/show/13828660-possession?from_search=true	Melissa Schroeder	Possession (A Little Harmless Military Romance, #2)	Loving a military man isn't always easy and sometimes living with him is impossible.Possession: A Little Harmless Military Romance Book 2Deke Berg has been in love with Samantha for ten years. From the moment they met, they could never keep their hands off each other. Their marriage was volatile and short-lived, and they were both much too young. Now, though, Deke knows whLoving a military man isn't always easy and sometimes living with him is impossible.Possession: A Little Harmless Military Romance Book 2Deke Berg has been in love with Samantha for ten years. From the moment they met, they could never keep their hands off each other. Their marriage was volatile and short-lived, and they were both much too young. Now, though, Deke knows what he wants in life, and Samantha is at the center of his plans. Unfortunately, Samantha is wary of the marriage-espcially to a man who broke her heart.Sam has always loved Deke. Being a former military brat, she thought she'd been prepared for life as a military spouse. But the long separations were hard, especially dealing with the stranger who returned home. When she asked him to choose, he left and she tried to move on. She doesn't know if she can handle that pain again, but after spending a night together in Hawaii, it's impossible for her to ignore him.Old prejudices and painful memories aren't easy to overcome, but there is one thing Deke understand: Samantha is his woman, and he will do anything to prove his love and win her back.Warning, this book contains: Another hard headed military man, a few embarrassing moments, nosey brothers, and two people too stupid to realize they are perfect for each other. It's Harmless and military, so for your own safety make sure there is ice water nearby. The author assumes no responsibility for overheating the reader.
/book/show/2003144.An_Unlikely_Romance?from_search=true	Betty Neels	An Unlikely Romance	Agreeing to share her life with Professor van der Brink-Shaaksma had seemed a good idea to Beatrice at the time. But while fine in theory the 'no strings attached' deal soon proved to be disastrous. For how could it work when every time she saw him, her heart skipped a beat? And what could she do now to make him notice her- not just as his wife but as his?
/book/show/27887660-an-informal-christmas?from_search=true	Heather   Gray	An Informal Christmas (Informal Romance, #1)	Rylie Durham is used to dealing with all sorts of people and situations in her role as a Child Life Specialist at a local hospital. Why, then, does Zach York bring out the worst in her? After all, he's there to donate toys to the children she loves.Could it be that she sees a kindred spirit in him? Rylie knows a thing or two about hiding a bruised heart from the world... aRylie Durham is used to dealing with all sorts of people and situations in her role as a Child Life Specialist at a local hospital. Why, then, does Zach York bring out the worst in her? After all, he's there to donate toys to the children she loves.Could it be that she sees a kindred spirit in him? Rylie knows a thing or two about hiding a bruised heart from the world... and the danger inherent in blaming God for the hurt.With December's approach, Rylie enlists Zach's help for a special undertaking -- a Christmas formal for one of the pediatric units. As they work together on the project, she hopes to show him that, even when it's painful, love is worth the risk...
/book/show/33881530-dirty?from_search=true	Scott Hildreth	Dirty (Biker MC Romance, #3)	- The victim of a human trafficking ring, I was confined to a tiny bedroom with seven other women. The conditions were horrific. Theyd taken my freedom, my clothes, and, eventually, what little hope I clung to. Then, one night, we heard gunshots. Prepared for the worst, I stood with my eyes fixed on the door, ready to meet my fate.And he opened the door.He saved me f- The victim of a human trafficking ring, I was confined to a tiny bedroom with seven other women. The conditions were horrific. Theyd taken my freedom, my clothes, and, eventually, what little hope I clung to. Then, one night, we heard gunshots. Prepared for the worst, I stood with my eyes fixed on the door, ready to meet my fate.And he opened the door.He saved me from the monsters. Then, he simply walked away.Never in my wildest dreams would I have though that one day I would save him from his.My focus was the Motorcycle Club, boxing, and work. Id never been on a date. I guess it goes without saying that Id never been in love, either. I had my share of sex, but my relationships always ended when the night was over. That all changed after I rescued her.I wasnt trying to be a hero, but she saw me as one. She said I saved her from the monsters.Want to know the truth?She saved me from mine.
/book/show/13500613-a-catered-romance?from_search=true	Cara Marsi	A Catered Romance	There's more than business brewing between two old high school flames...Stubbornly self-reliant Mary Beth Kendrick needs financial backing to keep her catering business cooking. A looming corporate buyout forces her to accept help from Tom Sackett, the man who broke her heart and left her with no appetite for love.Unable to forget Mary Beth, Tom sets out to win her forgivThere's more than business brewing between two old high school flames...Stubbornly self-reliant Mary Beth Kendrick needs financial backing to keep her catering business cooking. A looming corporate buyout forces her to accept help from Tom Sackett, the man who broke her heart and left her with no appetite for love.Unable to forget Mary Beth, Tom sets out to win her forgiveness. As he gets to know her again through their shared business interests, he realizes he wants more than forgiveness from her. He wants her in his life.Grateful for Tom's support but unwilling to trust him, Mary Beth vows to keep their relationship strictly business. But his attentiveness, culminating in a night of passion, starts to melt her icy resolve and shows her the caring, sensitive man Tom has become.Can Mary Beth learn to love and trust again? Will she and Tom open their hearts to a second chance at love?
/book/show/1824110.Where_s_My_Hero_Includes_Brotherhood_MacAllister_5_?from_search=true	Lisa Kleypas	Where's My Hero? (Includes Brotherhood/MacAllister 5) (Wheeler Romance)	A New York Times BestsellerWhere are my heroes? Whenever I'm reading a book by one of my favorite authors I find I'm falling for the wrong guy -- not the hero, but the other man -- and what I really want is for him to have his own story. Like Jake Linley, from Someone to Watch Over Me by Lisa Kleypas . . . that doctor could sit by my bedside if I ever got sick. And Ned BA New York Times BestsellerWhere are my heroes? Whenever I'm reading a book by one of my favorite authors I find I'm falling for the wrong guy -- not the hero, but the other man -- and what I really want is for him to have his own story. Like Jake Linley, from Someone to Watch Over Me by Lisa Kleypas . . . that doctor could sit by my bedside if I ever got sick. And Ned Blydon in Splendid by Julia Quinn . . . he makes me want to learn to waltz I never thought living in a drafty castle would be much fun until Simon of Ravenswood in Master of Desire by Kinley MacGregor came along.
/book/show/25316100-lucky-in-love-romance-anthology?from_search=true	Bella Love-Wins Chloe Grey J.C. Coulton	Lucky in Love Romance Anthology	~ Are you ready to be lucky in love? ~Swearing and Sexual Content. Seven Serial Romance Stories, with Seven Cliffhangers. For 18+ readers.Lucky in Love Billionaire Romance Anthology CollectionRead these Seven Steamy and Suspenseful 'First in a Series' New Adult and College Romance Stories(1) EMPIRE PART 1 - Bella Love-Wins: ~ They say with enough money, you can buy a~ Are you ready to be lucky in love? ~Swearing and Sexual Content. Seven Serial Romance Stories, with Seven Cliffhangers. For 18+ readers.Lucky in Love Billionaire Romance Anthology CollectionRead these Seven Steamy and Suspenseful 'First in a Series' New Adult and College Romance Stories(1) EMPIRE PART 1 - Bella Love-Wins: ~ They say with enough money, you can buy anything. But can money buy silence for the billionaires crimes of passion? ~Money. Sex. Murder. Can Jonathan take the heat for his billionaire father's crimes of passion? Or does his sexy lawyer Rebecca have what it takes to get him off? And will his stepsister Claire dig her claws into him like she's just confessed to him after dreaming of it for years? Empire is Part 1 of the Empire Billionaire Stepbrother Romance Series(2) CHASE PART 1 - Chloe Grey: ~ What is love, if there is no dream to chase? ~Best friends. Hot rides. Organized Crime. Will Chase and Meaghan be able to remain best friends after falling in love? Or has their race to independence thrown them into the wrong billionaire's den? Chase is Part One of the Chase Me Billionaire Stepbrother Romance Series.(3) CABIN HEAT - Bella Love-Wins: ~ Do you believe in love at first sight? ~The wrong turn through a Nevada mountain pass lands nursing student Abby Wittfield and her college friends in the middle of a blizzard that can end it all. When they're found by the handsome but reclusive young billionaire Dr. Andrew Carrington, it's a second chance at life. Will they save each other's hearts, or is it too late for Andrew? Cabin Heat is Part 1 of the Billionaire Romance Redemption Series(4) SEIZED Part 1 - JC Coulton: ~ To stay alive, she needs to learn to let go. ~Will Carrie let police detective Blake, and former high school love interest, take the reins as they navigate their dark pasts to make it through the biggest organized crime story of her journalist career? Seized is Part 1 of the Seize Me Romantic Suspense Series(5) BURNT - Bella Love-Wins: ~ Can they remain best friends even after falling in love? ~Love. Best friends. Murder. Will Kevin and Tara's friendship be enough to fan the flames of love? Or does someone have to die first? Burnt is Book 1 of the Wild Flames Series)(6) Hard Luck - Chloe Grey: ~ Her numbers are up, and now she has to choose between love and money. ~Leslie Adam's numbers are up. When a new love interest steals her job from right under her, can she trust him with her millions when she wins the lottery? Does Drew Masterson really adore her? Hard Luck is Book 1 of the Vegas Billionaire Obsession Series(7) HERO - Bella Love-Wins: ~ She was hoping for a hero, but never realized who she would save. ~Kate Samuel thought she had left life of a billionaire's daughter behind.When she saved a neighbor's young son during a fire, billionaire firefighter Lieutenant Matt Lewis made it all the more confusing. Could he be just like the rest of the hero heart-breakers? HERO is book 1 of the Billionaire Salvation Series.You will love these seven steamy and suspenseful Part One romance stories if you like:- New Adult Romance- Contemporary Romance- Stepbrother Romance- Billionaire Romance- Billionaire Stepbrother Romance- Stepbrother Stepsister Romance- Serial Romance
/book/show/970621.The_Worm_Ouroboros?from_search=true	E.R. Eddison	The Worm Ouroboros: A Romance	The Worm Ouroboros weaves strands from Norse saga, Greek myth, and Elizabethan drama together with magical adventure to produce one of the most eccentric masterpieces of English literature. Anticipating J. R. R. Tolkien by a few decades, E. R. Eddison imagined an Other World full of wonders and a huge cast of warriors, witches, and monsters. He also invented one of the truThe Worm Ouroboros weaves strands from Norse saga, Greek myth, and Elizabethan drama together with magical adventure to produce one of the most eccentric masterpieces of English literature. Anticipating J. R. R. Tolkien by a few decades, E. R. Eddison imagined an Other World full of wonders and a huge cast of warriors, witches, and monsters. He also invented one of the truly distinctive styles in English prose. Its language is densely ornamented and deliberately archaic, but also precise, vigorous, and flexible enough to convey wistful tenderness one minute and violent action the next. In the decades since its first publication in 1922, The Worm Ouroboros has become a touchstone for lovers of fantasy literature, influencing several generations of writers and treasured by readers who fall under its spell.
/book/show/21332955-pamela?from_search=true	Samuel Richardson	Pamela	opens in England, with a young maidservant who works for a noblewoman, Lady B. When Lady B suddenly dies, her son becomes infatuated with the young Pamela and tries to seduce her into becoming his mistress. When Pamela refuses, Mr B kidnaps her and locks her away in his country coopens in England, with a young maidservant who works for a noblewoman, Lady B. When Lady B suddenly dies, her son becomes infatuated with the young Pamela and tries to seduce her into becoming his mistress. When Pamela refuses, Mr B kidnaps her and locks her away in his country cottage. There the clever Pamela tries to escape, but Mr B has other plansA best-selling and influential novel of its time,is an endearing story of misguided lust transformed into love, no matter the obstacles.is part of Momentum's Classic Romance collection.
/book/show/27190147-her-small-town-romance?from_search=true	Jill Kemerer	Her Small-Town Romance	Finding Her Way HomeCozy Lake Endwell, Michigan, seems the perfect place for Jade Emerson's new T-shirt shopand perhaps a fresh start. After a lifetime of letdowns, she is finally ready to face the future on her own. So when local wilderness guide Bryan Sheffield offers to help Jade overcome a past trauma, she warns him they will remain strictly business. But soon, with tFinding Her Way HomeCozy Lake Endwell, Michigan, seems the perfect place for Jade Emerson's new T-shirt shopand perhaps a fresh start. After a lifetime of letdowns, she is finally ready to face the future on her own. So when local wilderness guide Bryan Sheffield offers to help Jade overcome a past trauma, she warns him they will remain strictly business. But soon, with the help of Bryan's big, complicated family and a boisterous St. Bernard named Teeny, Jade's frozen heart begins to thaw. Now Jade wonders if she can return the favor, bringing a little happiness to a man who has long kept his own sorrow under wraps
/book/show/24038449-the-billionaire-s-romance?from_search=true	Holly Rayner	The Billionaire's Romance (Winters Love #2)	Having cracked Aaron Winters' icy shell, and gotten to know the man behind the suit and gorgeously handsome face, Robyn is delighted to have finally begun dating her perfect guy.However, after a harrowing experience at the hands of a mugger, Robyn soon begins to doubt whether Aaron is as fond of her as she'd like, and with a grim specter from her past coming back to hauntHaving cracked Aaron Winters' icy shell, and gotten to know the man behind the suit and gorgeously handsome face, Robyn is delighted to have finally begun dating her perfect guy.However, after a harrowing experience at the hands of a mugger, Robyn soon begins to doubt whether Aaron is as fond of her as she'd like, and with a grim specter from her past coming back to haunt her, the fledgling romance may already hit the rocks...
/book/show/13091857-knight-of-hearts?from_search=true	Suzie Quint	Knight of Hearts (A McKnight Romance, #2)	They have a deal: Rachel will teach the newly divorced Mac to date again, and he'll accompany her to her brother's wedding. Seems like a straight forward trade, but when Mac decides the kisses he wants can only be found on Rachel's lips, he sabotages all her efforts to find him another woman.Rachel's never met a man more inept at meeting women. If he's not sharing inappropThey have a deal: Rachel will teach the newly divorced Mac to date again, and he'll accompany her to her brother's wedding. Seems like a straight forward trade, but when Mac decides the kisses he wants can only be found on Rachel's lips, he sabotages all her efforts to find him another woman.Rachel's never met a man more inept at meeting women. If he's not sharing inappropriate information, he's hitting them with the worst come-on lines she's ever heard. The man can't even do a decent Texas Two-Step. If she didn't need a date to her brother's wedding so desperately . . .
/book/show/30197334-the-shifter-romances-the-writer?from_search=true	Kristen Painter	The Shifter Romances The Writer (Nocturne Falls, #6)	Welcome to Nocturne Falls, the town that celebrates Halloween 365 days a year.The tourists think it's all a show: the vampires, the werewolves, the witches, the occasional gargoyle flying through the sky. But the supernaturals populating the town know better.Living in Nocturne Falls means being yourself. Fangs, fur, and all.For romance writer Roxy St. James, living in NWelcome to Nocturne Falls, the town that celebrates Halloween 365 days a year.The tourists think it's all a show: the vampires, the werewolves, the witches, the occasional gargoyle flying through the sky. But the supernaturals populating the town know better.Living in Nocturne Falls means being yourself. Fangs, fur, and all.For romance writer Roxy St. James, living in Nocturne Falls also means a fresh start. And as soon as her unbearable ex signs the divorce papers, that new beginning will be a reality. Unfortunately, her ex doesnt seem ready to let her go and the subtle threats hes been making leave her no choice but to confide in her oh-so-handsome neighbor, who just happens to be a deputy with the sheriffs department.But Officer Alex Cruz isnt just the law. Hes also a panther shifter, a secret hes sworn to keep (along with the truth about Nocturne Falls) from the very foxy Roxy. Humans arent supposed to know the town is filled with supernaturals. Then she starts seeing things she shouldnt and thinks shes losing her mind. His attractionand concernfor her wars with the promise hes made.Will his truth be more than she can handle? Or will it cause her to write him out of her life?
/book/show/21473452-an-irish-promise?from_search=true	Isabella Connor	An Irish Promise (An Emerald Isle Romance, #2)	Art historian, Rachel Ford has returned to the Irish village of Kilbrook intent on keeping her promise to take revenge on the school bullies who ruined her childhood and destroyed her family.Australian actor Finn MacKenzie sets hearts fluttering when he turns up in sleepy Kilbrook to help his aunt with a school production. He seems to have a charmed life, yet his confidentArt historian, Rachel Ford has returned to the Irish village of Kilbrook intent on keeping her promise to take revenge on the school bullies who ruined her childhood and destroyed her family.Australian actor Finn MacKenzie sets hearts fluttering when he turns up in sleepy Kilbrook to help his aunt with a school production. He seems to have a charmed life, yet his confident faade hides heartbreak and tragedy. Although Finn isnt looking for love, when he meets the mysterious Rachel, there's a definite spark between them.Rachel is torn between her desire for revenge and this new love affair. She doesnt want to deceive Finn, but can she trust him to keep her real identity a secret? And will he understand why she must keep her promise, no matter the cost?
/book/show/9529868-moonface?from_search=true	Angela Balcita	Moonface: A True Romance	
/book/show/22854176-serious-leigh?from_search=true	Melanie  James	Serious Leigh (Literal Leigh Romance Diaries, #2)	Oy vey! Shit just got serious in Chicago. The Witches Union has discovered that Leigh Epstein has been dabbling in the dark arts, and now they want to become creative editors for Leighs paranormal romance, Four-Bitten Fangtasy, a book about a shape shifting-werewolf-vampire hybrid named Vlad. They definitely have something up their sleeves and they've assigned our youngOy vey! Shit just got serious in Chicago. The Witches Union has discovered that Leigh Epstein has been dabbling in the dark arts, and now they want to become creative editors for Leighs paranormal romance, Four-Bitten Fangtasy, a book about a shape shifting-werewolf-vampire hybrid named Vlad. They definitely have something up their sleeves and they've assigned our young apprentice witch to a mentor named Gertie, who isn't quite up to snuff. Can she fulfill the contract and get FBF done before the deadline? Whats in it for the Union anyway?To make matters worse, Leighs friends and family are still reeling from their last disastrous episode in Accidental Leigh. Will she make her Sister Sarah's lackluster love life even worse, by attempting to fulfill her erotic fantasy from her favorite BDSM/Navy SEAL/Amnesia novel? And yes, it is titled Bound to Forget.Love is in the air, but so is catastrophe, now that Leigh is also getting some very strong feelings for Hunter, the hunky roofer turned Chicago Police Academy cadet.Find out almost everything, and even learn about a Paranormal Pet Shop, what really sank the Titanic, magic brownies, how the Great Chicago Fire really started, and more in Serious Leigh, Book 2 of the Literal Leigh Romance Diaries by Melanie James
/book/show/20485437-romance-island?from_search=true	Pauline Talbot	Romance Island	Alexis Hunter leaves her childhood home in the Fiji Islands, to start a new life and career in Chicago. She meets new friends, begins a new career, and maybe even a new love interest. Her beloved uncle, the man who raised her from childhood suddenly and mysteriously dies.Her world, as she knows it begins to spiral downward, and nothing will ever be the same again.
/book/show/34452618-mister-romance?from_search=true	Leisa Rayven	Mister Romance (Masters of Love, #1)	As his alter-ego Mister Romance, Max is a drop-dead gorgeous escort who makes romantic fantasies come to life. No sex, just swoon-worthy dates to die for, and the cream of New York's socialites can't get enough. Whether they want a dominating billionaire, bad boy with a heart of gold, hot geek, sexAs his alter-ego Mister Romance, Max is a drop-dead gorgeous escort who makes romantic fantasies come to life. No sex, just swoon-worthy dates to die for, and the cream of New York's socialites can't get enough. Whether they want a dominating billionaire, bad boy with a heart of gold, hot geek, sexy biker, or best friend who loves them from afar, Max can make it all happen, but he's careful to keep his real identity a secret.Enter investigative journalist Eden Tate. Having caught wind of the urban legend of Mister Romance from a lovestruck client, Eden is determined to publish a scathing expose on Max and his ability to swindle lonely society women out of their fortunes.Desperate to protect his anonymity and his clients, Max challenges Eden to give him three dates. If she doesn't fall in love with him,she can run her story with his blessing. If she succumbs to his charms, the story dies.Cynical Eden has no doubt she can resist his fake romance personas, but when the real Max admits hes falling for her, she has to decide if the professional liar is telling the truth, or if the passionate man with the mysterious past is just one more character designed to con her out of her career-making story.
/book/show/28666191-frisky-and-fun-romance-box-collection?from_search=true	Lexy Timms Roxie Odell	Frisky and Fun Romance Box Collection: Contemporary Romance Anthology	Something for everyone: Undercover Cop Romance, Billionaire Romance, Biker Romance, Bad Boy Romance, and more all by bestselling author Lexy Timms!This first-in-a-series anthology also includes a free book by Roxie Odell.Something for everyone: Undercover Cop Romance, Billionaire Romance, Biker Romance, Bad Boy Romance, and more all by bestselling author Lexy Timms!This first-in-a-series anthology also includes a free book by Roxie Odell.The Books Included In Collection:by Roxie Odell
/book/show/907917.A_Round_Heeled_Woman?from_search=true	Jane Juska	A Round-Heeled Woman: My Late-Life Adventures in Sex and Romance	Round-heeled is an old-fashioned label for a woman who is promiscuoussomeone who nowadays might be called easy. Its a surprising way for a cultured English teacher with a passion for the novels of Anthony Trollope to describe herself, but then thats just the first of many surprises to be found in this poignant, funny, utterly unique memoir. Jane Juska is a smart, enRound-heeled is an old-fashioned label for a woman who is promiscuoussomeone who nowadays might be called easy. Its a surprising way for a cultured English teacher with a passion for the novels of Anthony Trollope to describe herself, but then thats just the first of many surprises to be found in this poignant, funny, utterly unique memoir. Jane Juska is a smart, energetic divorce who decided shed been celibate too long, and placed the following personal ad in her favorite newspaper, The New York Review of Books:Before I turn 67next MarchI would like to have a lot of sex with a man I like. If you want to talk first, Trollope works for me.This closing reference was a nod to her favorite author, of course. The response was overwhelming, and Juska took a sabbatical from teaching to meet some of the men who had replied. And since her ad made it clear that she wasnt expecting just hand-holding, her dates zipped from first base to home plate in record time.Juska is a totally engaging, perceptive writer, funny and frank about her exploits. Its high time someone revealed the fact that older single people are as eager for sex and intimacy as their younger counterparts. Jane Juskas brave, honest memoir will probably raise eyebrows and blood pressure, but it will undoubtedly appeal to the very large audience of grown-up readers who will be fascinated and inspired by her daring adventure.
/book/show/21530930-blue-roses?from_search=true	Mimi Strong	Blue Roses (Baker Street Romance, #1)	From the very funny and bestselling author Mimi Strong comes BLUE ROSES, a hilarious new story about a gruff motorbike repair shop owner trying to win the heart of a jaded florist. Tina has seen first-hand how Luca's relationships end with him sending apology flowers. She's worried she might be his next disaster.BLUE ROSES is the first book in Mimi Strong's BAKER STREET ROFrom the very funny and bestselling author Mimi Strong comes BLUE ROSES, a hilarious new story about a gruff motorbike repair shop owner trying to win the heart of a jaded florist. Tina has seen first-hand how Luca's relationships end with him sending apology flowers. She's worried she might be his next disaster.BLUE ROSES is the first book in Mimi Strong's BAKER STREET ROMANCE series, which is a collection of linked stories that may be read in any order.
/book/show/30705362-rooter?from_search=true	Teiran Smith	Rooter (Double H Romance #1)	Sophie doesnt care what anyone saysshe wants Rooter. Labeled by the local news as a vicious criminal, he is the very image of one. But the tattoos, muscles, and brooding countenance only manage to intensify her interest in him.After Rooter saves her from a pair of dangerous thugs, Sophie begins to see the man behind thSophie doesnt care what anyone saysshe wants Rooter. Labeled by the local news as a vicious criminal, he is the very image of one. But the tattoos, muscles, and brooding countenance only manage to intensify her interest in him.After Rooter saves her from a pair of dangerous thugs, Sophie begins to see the man behind the visage. Regardless of the past he brings with him, and the dangerous secrets she can tell he is hiding, Sophie believes Rooter is a good manone who will protect her with his very life.Swept into a passionate love affair, Sophie realizes that while Rooter isnt as evil as everyone believes him to be, being with him isnt as easy and perfect as she envisioned. When his ex friend with benefits refuses to stay out of their lives, she demands he take action. Rooter refuses to cut his ex-lover completely out of his life, and Sophie isnt sure she can accept the status quo.When the same ex makes the accusation of a brutal crime, Sophie and Rooters relationship is left reeling. Will they be able to come back from the edge of the precipice they find themselves on or will their love end before they ever even have the chance to savor it?
/book/show/16031021-all-alone-in-a-sea-of-romance?from_search=true	B.G. Thomas	All Alone in a Sea of Romance	Im Jude Parks, writer of gay romances. Even though Im good at what I do, the irony is that I havent exactly been lucky in love. My friend Jeannie says it's because I settle for Mr. Right Now instead of holding out for Mr. Forever. I say Id rather regret what I have done than what I havent.I only came to Romantic Voyages, the biggest romance convention in the country,Im Jude Parks, writer of gay romances. Even though Im good at what I do, the irony is that I havent exactly been lucky in love. My friend Jeannie says it's because I settle for Mr. Right Now instead of holding out for Mr. Forever. I say Id rather regret what I have done than what I havent.I only came to Romantic Voyages, the biggest romance convention in the country, for business. Yet in no time I got mixed up with a gorgeous cover model, weeping artists, drag queens, and crazy housewivesand became the prime suspect in a murder investigation. Well, they say any press is good press.Maybe I should've stayed home. But then I never wouldve met Tommy Smith, the craziest, most outrageous, silly, sexy man I've ever knowna man who makes me wonder if it may be worth holding out for Mr. Forever. A man who might turn my rotten luck around. But only if we survive the weekend and I clear my name.
/book/show/27408767-kellan?from_search=true	Sienna Valentine	Kellan: A Bad Boy Military MMA Romance	Killer Kellan. It's a name I earned in Afghanistan, before I ever set foot in a ring.Ive been a screw-up my entire life, but joining the Marines was supposed to straighten me out. Instead, all it did was make me dangerous.Now that I was back home, I had nothing to offer anyone but pain. No path in my future leading to anything but misery. Youd thinKiller Kellan. It's a name I earned in Afghanistan, before I ever set foot in a ring.Ive been a screw-up my entire life, but joining the Marines was supposed to straighten me out. Instead, all it did was make me dangerous.Now that I was back home, I had nothing to offer anyone but pain. No path in my future leading to anything but misery. Youd think Id have just accepted my fate. That I would have just learned to be content with banging the random ring girls that were always waiting for me in the winners room.But it wasnt enough.Instead, I put it all on the line when ParkerJones showed up in my life.And now, nothing is ever going to be the same again.***This is a stand-alone novel with an HEA. It contains adult situations and violence, and although it is a follow-up to the book Slade, you dont need to read one to enjoy the other. However, as an added bonus, this copy of Kellan includes the entirenovel anyway!***
/book/show/25727873-two-cabins-one-lake?from_search=true	Shaye Marlow	Two Cabins, One Lake (Alaskan Romance, #1)	Helly is a volatile blonde with a passion for fishing, a grudging tolerance for the fishermen she guides, and a part-time job putting her sexual fantasies in writing. She lives a quiet life in the Alaskan bush, alone on her little lake with only a spooky dog and her gun collection for company.But then Gary, the most obnoxious man Hellys ever met, roars into her life. TheHelly is a volatile blonde with a passion for fishing, a grudging tolerance for the fishermen she guides, and a part-time job putting her sexual fantasies in writing. She lives a quiet life in the Alaskan bush, alone on her little lake with only a spooky dog and her gun collection for company.But then Gary, the most obnoxious man Hellys ever met, roars into her life. The mysterious helicopter pilot moves into the cabin across the lake with a vengeance. And fire. And karaoke. Hes a despicably early riser with a penchant for public indecency, a talent for trespassing and hes handsome as the devil, with abs shed like to lick.Helly quickly realizes her little lake isnt big enough for the two of them. After an initial attempt at being reasonable, and responsible, and mature, she gives upand gives as good as she gets. What follows is a feud of eardrum-battering intensity; a no-holds-barred water fight to the tune of a screaming chainsaw, with her panties caught in the crossfire.Just when Helly thinks things couldnt possibly get any worse, her crazy brothers crash the party. In an unforgiving land where even the wildlife is out for blood, can the pair survive long enough for Gary to capture Hellys heart, along with her wrists? Or will Garys past be the final blow, after Helly loses her boat, her dignity, and whats left of her ammo?For lovers of Alaskan romance and romantic comedy, Two Cabins, One Lake is a sexy, standalone contemporary romance novel with action & adventure, a splash of mystery & suspense, and a satisfying conclusion. Take a vacation to Alaska, where everything's bigger & wilder, and you'll laugh out loud!
/book/show/17793151-killer-smile?from_search=true	Anita Bell	Killer Smile: A Comedy Romance	When a hapless cartoonist is electrified by a small gift from her mysterious neighbor, she falls into a web of intrigue and wickedly funny events, which leave her teetering on a cliffhanger between Love and Disaster...Multi-Award Winning Author
/book/show/19239727-parade-s-end-trilogy?from_search=true	Ford Madox Ford	Parade's End Trilogy	Parades End trilogy by Ford Madox Ford Collection features:Some Do NotNo More Paradesand A Man Could Stand UpThe novels chronicle the life of Christopher Tietjens, the last Tory, a brilliant government statistician from a wealthy landowning family who is serving in the British Army during World War I.Tietjens may or may not be the father of his wife's child, Sylvia, aParades End trilogy by Ford Madox Ford Collection features:Some Do NotNo More Paradesand A Man Could Stand UpThe novels chronicle the life of Christopher Tietjens, the last Tory, a brilliant government statistician from a wealthy landowning family who is serving in the British Army during World War I.Tietjens may or may not be the father of his wife's child, Sylvia, a flippant socialite who seems intent on ruining him.Meanwhile, Tietjens' incipient affair with Valentine Wannop, a high-spirited suffragette, has not been consummated, despite what all their friends believe.The two later novels follow Tietjens in the army in France and Belgium, as well as Sylvia and Valentine in their separate paths over the course of the war.
/book/show/21970438-shifting-fates?from_search=true	Aubrey Rose Nadia Simonenko	Shifting Fates (Urban Fantasy Shifter Romance, #1)	From New York Times bestselling author Aubrey Rose and Nadia Simonenko comes a thrilling new shifter romance series: Shifting Fates: an Urban Fantasy Shifter Romance What happens when a soldier falls in love with the shifter he's been sent to kill? In post-nuclear Manhattan, there are two kinds of survivors: humans and shifters. Cage After his older brother Ben was killedFrom New York Times bestselling author Aubrey Rose and Nadia Simonenko comes a thrilling new shifter romance series: Shifting Fates: an Urban Fantasy Shifter Romance What happens when a soldier falls in love with the shifter he's been sent to kill? In post-nuclear Manhattan, there are two kinds of survivors: humans and shifters. Cage After his older brother Ben was killed by shifters, Cage followed in Ben's footsteps and joined the military. His job is simple: protect the surviving civilians in the wreckage of Manhattan and put down the dangerous shifter mutants prowling the streets. Bitter with revenge, he can't wait for a chance to get even with the monsters who killed his brother. Bindi Half-wolf, half-human Bindi is one of Cage's monsters. She lives underground, hiding away from military patrols and protecting the ragtag pack of shifter children who have come to depend on her. She'd do anything to get out of the city and get her pack to safety, but nobody gets in - or out - of this city. On Christmas Eve, Cage catches Bindi -in human form - stealing extra rations for her pack. In a moment of pity he lets her go, but not without being struck by a sense that there's something special about her. Something... different. *** a Shifter Romance Series that will pull at your heartstrings *** When he finally discovers her secret, Cage must decide what's more important to him - finally avenging his brother, or saving the woman he's come to love. And Bindi will learn a lesson about humanity...and about love.
/book/show/9853971-the-mammoth-book-of-hot-romance?from_search=true	Sonia Florens (Editor/Contributor) Susan Sizemore (Contributor) Victoria Janssen (Contributor)	The Mammoth Book of Hot Romance	25 unashamedly modern short romances which don't shy away at the bedroom door from romance writers such as Lilith Saintcrow, Louisa Burton, Anna Windsor and Susan Sizemore. This is writing which is more direct, less euphemistic, and frankly accepting of sexuality.
/book/show/3822439-the-romance-of-the-unicorn?from_search=true	Cynthia Joyce Clay	The Romance of the Unicorn	Something in Elayne's refrigerator turned her pedigree Siamese cat into a troll. Find ing entry to a magical world, Elayne found its king mad, its queen imprisoned, and its city suffering from the Plague.To set things right, Elayne must find the talisman of the Royal House of Faye.
/book/show/20603456-the-indomitable-eve?from_search=true	Merry Farmer	The Indomitable Eve (Montana Romance #5)	The one thing Eve deLaurent has wished for in the two years since her sister, Amelia, was whisked away to America was to be a family again. But the tragedy that befell her once Amelia was gone has left her wounded, body and soul. Now, reunited with her sister, all Eve wants to do is run. Amelias new, happy life is a betrayal deeper than Eve can stand. She would leave andThe one thing Eve deLaurent has wished for in the two years since her sister, Amelia, was whisked away to America was to be a family again. But the tragedy that befell her once Amelia was gone has left her wounded, body and soul. Now, reunited with her sister, all Eve wants to do is run. Amelias new, happy life is a betrayal deeper than Eve can stand. She would leave and never look back, were it not for Mark Andrews.As Cold Springss reverend, Mark is used to people confiding their darkest sins and looking to him for help. So when he sees the pain behind Eves mask of confidence, all he wants to do is help her. But Eve awakens a desire in him that reminds him that even a man of God is still a man. They seem to be everything the other wants and needs, but can the people of Cold Springs accept an actress in their pastors arms? Can they be together if bitter family betrayals keep Eve and Amelia at each others throats?Youre only as strong as the loves that hold you together...
/book/show/34412963-the-amazon-s-curse?from_search=true	Gena Showalter	The Amazon's Curse: A Paranormal Romance Novella	Zane, a fierce vampire warrior, has been enslaved by the Amazons. Nola, a lovely Amazon soldier, has been cursed with invisibility. Now, these two stubborn enemies must overcome the pasts thatZane, a fierce vampire warrior, has been enslaved by the Amazons. Nola, a lovely Amazon soldier, has been cursed with invisibility. Now, these two stubborn enemies must overcome the pasts that haunt them and embrace a love that can set them free....A world of myth, mayhem and love under the sea!--bestselling author J.R. Ward on
/book/show/530531.On_Writing_Romance?from_search=true	Leigh Michaels	On Writing Romance: How to Craft a Novel That Sells	In, award-winning romance novelisttalks you through each stage of the writing and publishing process. From the origins and evolution of the romance novel to establishing a vital story framework to writing that last line to seeking out appropriate publishers, everything you evIn, award-winning romance novelisttalks you through each stage of the writing and publishing process. From the origins and evolution of the romance novel to establishing a vital story framework to writing that last line to seeking out appropriate publishers, everything you ever wanted to know about writing a romance novel is here.In addition to a comprehensive breakdown of more than thirty romance subgenres, including such categories as historical, inspirational, Regency, and sweet traditional, you'll discover how to:Steer clear of cliches and stereotypes by studying the genreCraft engaging and realistic heroes and heroines readers will adoreConvincingly develop the central couple's blossoming relationshipAdd conflict by utilizing essential secondary characters like the other womanUse tension and timing to make your love scenes sizzle with sensualityGet your characters to happily-ever-after with an ending readers will always rememberlus, read a sample query letter, cover letter, and synopsis, and learn how to properly prepare you romance novel for submission to agents and editors.has everything you need to leave readers swooning!
/book/show/22631872-romance-at-the-beach?from_search=true	Bella Andre Tina Folsom Marie Force	Romance at the Beach	Take five sizzling romances from New York Times bestselling authors to the beach with you this summer!From This Moment On from the Sullivans Series by Bella AndreOne night is all winery owner, Marcus Sullivan, and pop star, Nicola Harding, agree to share with each other. But growing emotions - and sizzling attraction - keep drawing them closer together. Close enough forTake five sizzling romances from New York Times bestselling authors to the beach with you this summer!From This Moment On from the Sullivans Series by Bella AndreOne night is all winery owner, Marcus Sullivan, and pop star, Nicola Harding, agree to share with each other. But growing emotions - and sizzling attraction - keep drawing them closer together. Close enough for them to wonder if stealing one more secret moment together can ever be enough?Lawful Lover from the Eternal Bachelors Club by Tina FolsomAfter their tumultuous barely-two-week relationship, Sabrina leaves her life in San Francisco and moves in with Daniel in New York. The adjustment is difficult and made worse when an old nemesis from San Francisco causes trouble for Daniel. To further complicate their lives, Daniel's ex-girlfriend Audrey resorts to deception to make Sabrina doubt Daniel's love for her.Fool for Love from the McCarthys of Gansett Island Series by Marie ForceJoe Cantrell, owner of the Gansett Island Ferry Company, has been in love with Janey McCarthy for as long as he can remember. It was bad enough for Joe loving Janey from afar, but having her nurse a broken heart at his house is pure torture. Will he take advantage of this opportunity to show her what they could have together? And what will Joe's best friend and Janey's protective older brother Mac have to say about it?So This Is Love from the Callaway Series by Barbara FreethyFor Max Harrison, a homicide detective, love seduces and then destroys. His brother went to prison for love. His father left his family for love. Max is determined not to follow in their footsteps. Then he meets Emma Callaway, a sexy, courageous fire investigator, who turns his life upside down. As fires rage around the city, the heat between them ignites in a blaze of passion. Will it destroy them or will they finally get everything they ever wanted?Fight With Me from the With Me in Seattle Series by Kristen ProbyJules Montgomery won't risk her career for mind-blowing sex, no matter how much her body and heart keep arguing with her. Reformed bad-boy Nate McKenna won't be brushed aside. She can fight all she wants, but he'll have her in his bed in the end.
/book/show/25581591-stella-and-dane?from_search=true	Deanna Roy	Stella and Dane: A Honky Tonk Romance	Stella is one step from leaving her honky tonk town when bad-boy Dane roars down Main Street on his prized Harley-Davidson. Their dangerous romance keeps the locals talking, but when Dane is arrested after a deadly bar fight, the couple dStella is one step from leaving her honky tonk town when bad-boy Dane roars down Main Street on his prized Harley-Davidson. Their dangerous romance keeps the locals talking, but when Dane is arrested after a deadly bar fight, the couple discovers their love runs deeper than their reputations.Fans of Baby Dust will enjoy reading the backstory of their favorite characters in an edgy romance that moves from Stellas small town bordering the Ozarks to the famous Missouri State Penitentiary, proving that the best kind of love is the one that endures.-- Deanna Roy has created a tuck-at-your-heart yet edgy nontraditional romance. The star-crossed lovers are destined for a host of insurmountable problems in a rural Missouri town where one of them is home-grown, and the other an intruder viewed with suspicion. -- Loretta Giacoletto, author of Free Danner
/book/show/17698024-reluctant-romance?from_search=true	Leighann Dobbs	Reluctant Romance	Risa Kennedy will stop at nothing to save her company. Connor Dunn is a ruthless corporate executive who only cares about the profits. When the two are pitted against each other in a corporate buy out, sparks fly and not just sparks of anger.Connor has everything most women find attractive: hes wealthy, astonishingly handsome, successful, charming and he loves his dog PiRisa Kennedy will stop at nothing to save her company. Connor Dunn is a ruthless corporate executive who only cares about the profits. When the two are pitted against each other in a corporate buy out, sparks fly and not just sparks of anger.Connor has everything most women find attractive: hes wealthy, astonishingly handsome, successful, charming and he loves his dog Picasso.But the last thing Risa wants is to be attracted to Connor, especially since hes trying to buy her pet-food company and shut down the low-cost vet clinic that she loves so dearly.As their worlds collide a spark of attraction turns into a burning desire. But both of them are hiding secrets that could jeopardize everything.Will Risa and Connor satisfy their desire or will the secrets between them extinguish their reluctant romance?
/book/show/29481287-crimson-desert?from_search=true	Melissa  Jane	Crimson Desert (Bittersweet Cartel Romance, #2)	Crimson Desert is Book Two in The Bittersweet Duet.(Book One) is essential to the development of the series.Now back across the border, LAILA realizes that all had not been as it seemed at the Florez mansion. Learning to trust the man she wanted dead was going to take time. Time was not on her side.For AIDEN, the damage was done. There was no going back. ExceCrimson Desert is Book Two in The Bittersweet Duet.(Book One) is essential to the development of the series.Now back across the border, LAILA realizes that all had not been as it seemed at the Florez mansion. Learning to trust the man she wanted dead was going to take time. Time was not on her side.For AIDEN, the damage was done. There was no going back. Except for one thing revenge.Giving up was never an option for JUAN. Not even now when everything had changed. He lived and breathed the thrill of the chase and this time the end prize was too great to lose.This is a dark story where the taste for love and revenge clash in the most unforgiving ways.
/book/show/28358985-tainted-love?from_search=true	Addison Moore	Tainted Love (A Totally '80s Romance Book 2)	Welcome toIf there were a preppy Olympics, Russell James would medal.If Heather Knowles stepped in front of an open flame her hair would burst into flames from the sheer amount of Aqua Net shes shellacked it with.Big hair, leg warmers, bitchin music, and the Brat Packwhats not to love about the 80s? Head back to 1985 in TaiWelcome toIf there were a preppy Olympics, Russell James would medal.If Heather Knowles stepped in front of an open flame her hair would burst into flames from the sheer amount of Aqua Net shes shellacked it with.Big hair, leg warmers, bitchin music, and the Brat Packwhats not to love about the 80s? Head back to 1985 in Tainted Love (A Totally 80s Romance 2)!Senior year is really shaping up to be something. A week before school starts, I get accused of shoplifting right in front of my crush, Russell James, aka The Preppy Prince. He makes my entire body weak as water, and I hate that he has that effect on me. Hes totally not my type, and I refuse to be ruled by a few wayward hormones. Only he seems sort of cool, and, well, he looks pretty hot in his football uniform. But who am I kidding? Hes got Amanda Prescott his preppy match making a grab for his jersey. Russell could never be into someone like me. Were from totally different planets. Besides, Ive done something that Im pretty sure someone like Russell James would never approve of. Im not so sure I approve either. Id die if anyone ever found out. Yeah, senior year is really shaping up to be something.Heather Knowles is the coolest chick I know. Shes a little wild but shes genuine, honest, and drop dead gorgeous. The more I get to know her, the more I want to spend time with her. Shes finally opening up to me, and a part of me really wants to tell Heather all about my haunted pastthat Im not the person anyone thinks I am. If my mother had her way, Id go to the grave with that info. But Heather is probably the only person who would understand. Shes so beautiful. I dont know how I got all the way to senior year without getting to know her better. Now the only thing I want is to make up for lost time.My name is Amanda Prescott, and Russell James is mine. Ive known Russell all my life. Our parents belong to the same country club, social circles, and tax brackets. Russell needs to face it. We are destined to be together. That little slut, Heather? She doesnt stand a chance. Once I let the entire student body in on her dirty secret, Russell will run straight into my arms ducking for cover. Theres never been anything or anyone that Ive wanted that I didnt get. Yeah, my name is Amanda Prescott, and Russell James is mine.Tainted Love (A Totally 80s Romance 2)From theandbestselling author,calls Addison's books, ...easy, frothy fun!
/book/show/18950617-sweet-caroline?from_search=true	Rachel Hauck	Sweet Caroline (Lowcountry Romance #1)	
/book/show/18310177-jet-set?from_search=true	William Stadiem	Jet Set: The People, the Planes, the Glamour, and the Romance in Aviation's Glory Years	In October 1958, Pan American World Airways began making regularly scheduled flights between New York and Paris, courtesy of its newly minted wonder jet, the Boeing 707. Almost overnight, the moneyed celebrities of the era made Europe their playground. At the same time, the dream of international travel came true for thousands of ordinary Americans who longed to emulate thIn October 1958, Pan American World Airways began making regularly scheduled flights between New York and Paris, courtesy of its newly minted wonder jet, the Boeing 707. Almost overnight, the moneyed celebrities of the era made Europe their playground. At the same time, the dream of international travel came true for thousands of ordinary Americans who longed to emulate the jet set lifestyle.Bestselling author andcontributor William Stadiem brings that Jet Age dream to life again in the first-ever book about the glamorous decade when Americans took to the skies in massive numbers as never before, with the rich and famous elbowing their way to the front of the line. Dishy anecdotes and finely rendered character sketches re-create the world of luxurious airplanes, exclusive destinations, and beautiful, wealthy trendsetters who turned transatlantic travel into an inalienable right. It was the age of Camelot and Come Fly with Me, Grace Kelly at the Princes Palace in Monaco, and Mary Quant miniskirts on the streets of Swinging London. Men still wore hats, stewardesses showed plenty of leg, and the beach at Saint-Tropez was just a seven-hour flight away.reads like a whos who of the fabulous and well connected, from the swashbuckling skycoons who launched the jet fleet to the playboys, moguls, and financiers who kept it flying. Among the bold-face names on the passenger manifest: Juan Trippe, the Yale-educated WASP with the Spanish-sounding name who parlayed his fraternity contacts into a tiny airmail route that became the worlds largest airline, Pan Am; couturier to the stars Oleg Cassini, the Kennedy administrations Secretary of Style, and his social climbing brother Igor, who became the most powerful gossip columnist in Americathen lost it all in one of the juiciest scandals of the century; Temple Fielding, the high-rolling high priest of travel guides, and his budget-conscious rival Arthur Frommer; Conrad Hilton, the New Mexico cowboy who built the most powerful luxury hotel chain on earth; and Mary Wells Lawrence, the queen bee of Madison Avenue whose suggestive ads for Braniff and other airlines brought sex appeal to the skies.Like a superfueled episode ofevokes a time long gone but still vibrant in American memory. This is a rollicking, sexy romp through the ring-a-ding glory years of air travel, when escape was the ultimate aphrodisiac and the smiles were as wide as the aisles.Aeronautics history, high times from the 1950s and 60s, incredibly versatile name-dropping (from Mrs. John Jacob Astor to Christine Keeler of the Profumo scandal) and Sinatras Come Fly With Me as a kind of theme song [all] connected to the glamorous days of air travel.What a book William Stadium has written. . . . The Kennedys, the Rat Pack, Frank Sinatra, and early financiers like Eddie Gilbert are dealt with in depth. . . . I lived intimately through it all in the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s and I am yet to find a mistake in author Stadiems amazing book. Order it now. All the players are here.William Stadiem sexes up the glory days of aviation in. Fly me!William Stadiemstakes you where no modern airliner can: to a time . . . when the means of travel was as exotic as the destination, and sometimes more so.
/book/show/20331442-fly-you-to-the-moon?from_search=true	Jocelyn Han	Fly You To The Moon (Stardust Erotic Romance Series #1)	After her fathers death, the last thing Ava Windsor wants is to leave Earth and move to an Elite colony on the moon for the next ten months. Nicolas, a half-uncle she doesnt even remember meeting, is to be her custodian until she reaches the age of twenty-one. Until then, she is not allowed to touch the money her dad has left her. Being the only child of a disowned EliteAfter her fathers death, the last thing Ava Windsor wants is to leave Earth and move to an Elite colony on the moon for the next ten months. Nicolas, a half-uncle she doesnt even remember meeting, is to be her custodian until she reaches the age of twenty-one. Until then, she is not allowed to touch the money her dad has left her. Being the only child of a disowned Elite father and a common mother just got a lot more complicated.But surviving among the Luna Six Elitists who treat commoners as servants should have been the least of Avas worries. Nicolas Carter is nothing like she expected. He condemns the Elite lifestyle, he is a lot younger than her father, and he is definitely way sexier.Ten months on the moon seem like an eternity if you know you shouldnt be falling for your guardian but just cant help yourself.A sweet, steamy romance novella for lovers of New Adult with a hint of Futuristic.**CONTENT WARNING: Due to mature content, recommended for readers aged 18+**
/book/show/18524853-tin-angel?from_search=true	Raine English	Tin Angel (Romance Reborn Holiday Series, #1)	A Christmas Fairy Tale about love and second chances. Wishes really do come true!Romance Writers of America Golden Heart FinalistFor the first time in Alice Harts life, she likes the way she looks. The ugly duckling has become a swan. But how could this be? Shes ninety years old, far from young and beautifulAlice Hart is a lonely old woman who believes true love happeA Christmas Fairy Tale about love and second chances. Wishes really do come true!Romance Writers of America Golden Heart FinalistFor the first time in Alice Harts life, she likes the way she looks. The ugly duckling has become a swan. But how could this be? Shes ninety years old, far from young and beautifulAlice Hart is a lonely old woman who believes true love happens only once in a lifetime. When the angel Christmas tree topper given to her by the fianc she lost sixty years ago comes to life, Alices wish to be young again is granted, but shes given only ten days to find true love or die unfulfilled. So she concocts a story that shes Alices long lost niece, hoping to attract the attention of the handsome tenant renting her upstairs apartment.Disillusioned by his experiences with high maintenance women, Jack Billings yearns to find an old-fashioned girl who is more interested in his heart than in material things. When his elderly landlady vanishes, her newly arrived niece, Ally, seems to hold the clues to her disappearance. Jack at first dismisses Ally as another material girl, but as he digs deeper into Alices mystery, he learns that Ally is more than what she seems and worries that the girl hes coming to love might be a scam artist or worse.
/book/show/23460488-crave?from_search=true	Michelle Fox Selena Kitt Marian Tee	Crave: Tales of Vampire Romance Boxed Set	Immortal. Impassioned. Impossibly sexy. These vampires are masters of seduction, delightfully dark creatures with insatiable appetites who are hungry for more than just hot blood. Let them lure you with their magnetic gaze, their fascinating charm, their intoxicating bite, into a dark, delicious world that has everything you CRAVE. Sink your teeth into this quintessentialImmortal. Impassioned. Impossibly sexy. These vampires are masters of seduction, delightfully dark creatures with insatiable appetites who are hungry for more than just hot blood. Let them lure you with their magnetic gaze, their fascinating charm, their intoxicating bite, into a dark, delicious world that has everything you CRAVE. Sink your teeth into this quintessential boxed set collection of eight vampire romance novels filled with exquisite obsession and dark desire from some of your favorite USA Today and New York Times bestselling authors.If you enjoyed THIRST and HUNGER, this boxed set will be everything you CRAVE!Beholden by Marian Tee - 18-year-old Zari, pet to Alexandru, a powerful, gorgeous vampire, is torn. Everyone tells her she has to be a perfect pet, but why bother when her Master seems bent on replacing her?Her Vampire Mate by Tabitha Conall - Werewolf Jennalynn discovers the perfect way to ruin a job...find out her competition is her mate. And worse, a vampire. Thrown together, they team up, not knowing that hidden danger lurks.Her Bark His Bite by A.E. Grace - Lillian doesn't believe in monsters... but vampires exist. One of them turned a child. She vows to hunt him down! Allied with a gorgeous vampire, she never expects to start falling in love with him...Devil's Descent II: Impure by Claudia D. Christian - Lily Walker is contemplating murder. Pureblood vampire Julian Douglas is contemplating the same. Both will realize love and hate aren't so simple when obsession itself can't be killed so easily...The Blood of Angels by Selena Kitt - Everything you've ever heard about fairies, angels and vampires is wrong. Zeph knows what he is, but Sam doesn't have a clue. She's about to find out the brightest lights cast the darkest shadows.Blood Struck by Michelle Fox - In a world where vampires are real, blood is a financial asset and sex mixed with blood commands the highest price. As for love...it can kill you.Thrall by Abigail Graham - Christine is a vampiric thrall without a master. By night she hunts, by day she hides, and with every setting of the sun hope slips further away until a mysterious stranger claims her as his ownKnight Fall by Alexis Dare - Sometimes things that go bump in the night aren't supernatural. Vampire Detectives Knight & Fall are chasing a killer. As they discover clues, they find that sometimes love and murder go hand in hand.
/book/show/22911303-um-romance-inesquec-vel?from_search=true	Jessica Bird	Um Romance Inesquecível (An Unforgettable Lady #1)	As mulheres mais influentes de Manhattan esto sendo assassinadas e Grace, uma linda herdeira da alta sociedade e famosa por sua fabulosa fortuna,  um possvel alvo. Relutante, porm vulnervel, ela contrata John Smith para ser seu guarda-costas: um homem intransigente que est disposto a tudo para proteg-la. Ao mudar para o apartamento de Grace o sentimento entre eles cAs mulheres mais influentes de Manhattan esto sendo assassinadas e Grace, uma linda herdeira da alta sociedade e famosa por sua fabulosa fortuna,  um possvel alvo. Relutante, porm vulnervel, ela contrata John Smith para ser seu guarda-costas: um homem intransigente que est disposto a tudo para proteg-la. Ao mudar para o apartamento de Grace o sentimento entre eles comea a mudar. Ela se sente atrada por John, que dita as regras para sua segurana. E ele tambm no contava com esse desejo incendirio que o tira de qualquer lgica racional. Enquanto as noites de vero comeam a ficar cada vez mais quentes, Grace e Smith precisam enfrentar uma escolha crucial: seguir os mandamentos profissionais para afast-la do possvel assassino ou se entregar ao sentimento dessa paixo ardente
/book/show/27836607-the-assignment?from_search=true	M.S. Parker	The Assignment (Hero: Special Forces Romance, #1)	, is military born and raised. Serving the country is what the Welch men do, and all Haze has ever wanted.But during a 18-month tour overseas, his world shatters in an instant. Haze gets injured and is not able to return to active duty.Unable to face the thought of spending the rest of his life behind a desk, he accepts a job offer as a, is military born and raised. Serving the country is what the Welch men do, and all Haze has ever wanted.But during a 18-month tour overseas, his world shatters in an instant. Haze gets injured and is not able to return to active duty.Unable to face the thought of spending the rest of his life behind a desk, he accepts a job offer as a personal bodyguard in Los Angeles for the flighty heiress Leighton Machus.After all, one spoiled little girl would be a piece of cake compared to everything else I've been through, right?Little does Haze Welch know, hes about to get a rude awakening.
/book/show/23275072-trapped?from_search=true	Rose Francis	Trapped: Expanded Edition (Bite-Sized Romance, #1)	Serena is between a rock and a hard place.A military experiment gone wrong has sent her world crashing down--along with everybody else's--as a mysterious disease turns living, breathing, red-blooded people into mindless weapons of destruction. Supplies have run so low that her husband leaves to find food for them and never returns.Serena finds herself alone and preparing fSerena is between a rock and a hard place.A military experiment gone wrong has sent her world crashing down--along with everybody else's--as a mysterious disease turns living, breathing, red-blooded people into mindless weapons of destruction. Supplies have run so low that her husband leaves to find food for them and never returns.Serena finds herself alone and preparing for inevitable death from starvation when her husband's best friend, Steven, shows up to her rescue.After seeing his best friend turn, Steven knows what he must do: protect and save his old buddy's wife, the only person he has left now that his whole family and everyone else he cared about is gone.Only Serena is not just his undead best friend's girl--Steven has had a secret crush on Serena for almost as long as he's known her, doing everything in his power to hide it from his buddy while he was alive.And now, at the horrible price of losing his best friend, he has a chance to be with her.But would Serena ever give him a chance, given their circumstances?
/book/show/22025183-wild-rides?from_search=true	Christa Wick Dez Burke Nicole Snow	Wild Rides: Alpha Bad Boy Biker Romance Box Set	Slip into a set of leathers and climb aboard. It's time to feel the wind in your hair and the hard rumble of a motorcycle between your legs as today's hottest romance authors take you on 10 wild rides you'll never forget!Filled with Prairie Devils, Steel Infidels, Iron Tornadoes, Thunder Gypsies and other alpha bad boys on big hard bikes, this sSlip into a set of leathers and climb aboard. It's time to feel the wind in your hair and the hard rumble of a motorcycle between your legs as today's hottest romance authors take you on 10 wild rides you'll never forget!Filled with Prairie Devils, Steel Infidels, Iron Tornadoes, Thunder Gypsies and other alpha bad boys on big hard bikes, this special collection brings you 10 of the hottest biker and MC romance stories ever told from the hottest New York Times, USA Today, Amazon and Barnes & Noble bestselling authors in the romance genre - all together in one amazing box set!. An outlaw biker. A gentle veterinarian. Flint knows she would never fall for a bad guy like him. Or would she?. A shy waitress risks her life to save an outlaw biker from his own motorcycle club. Now they're on the run - together.. A despicable family betrayal. A rock hard outlaw biker VP with a possessive streak. Love in the Prairie Devils MC never comes easy...A curvy nurse finds herself caring for a motorcycle club vice-president with a shady past.Aloof bike racer billionaire does everything not to fall for a tomboyish camera-wielding college student.. A curvy student suspects the motorcycle club of her former lover to be responsible for her brother's murder.A curvy, uptight lawyer learns to live fearlessly when she must defend a rowdy biker.He once saved her from a biker brawl, but now this CEO demands more of her. Much more. Will she prove herself worthy?Hes an Alpha bear shifter. Shes a feisty BBW. Will they take a ride with destiny?A curvy city girl stranded on one side of the road finds her wilder side on a motorcycle.
/book/show/26834099-love-under-siege?from_search=true	Sonja S. Key	Love Under Siege: A Huguenot Romance	It has been twenty-four years since Violette de la Marne was told her parents were dead. Now as she stands beside her Grand-Pre Philippes death bed, she clutches the only thing she has left from her parentsa golden locketand waits for him to take his last breath. But before he does, she overhears him reveal a shocking secret during a confession to a bishop: he has liedIt has been twenty-four years since Violette de la Marne was told her parents were dead. Now as she stands beside her Grand-Pre Philippes death bed, she clutches the only thing she has left from her parentsa golden locketand waits for him to take his last breath. But before he does, she overhears him reveal a shocking secret during a confession to a bishop: he has lied to Violette for years, fearing he would lose her to the Huguenots. Her parents are alive.Betrayed by her Grand-Pre and betrothed to a man she does not love, Violette derives strength from the locket, rejects the arranged marriage, and embarks on a determined quest through sixteenth century France to find her parents who may be imprisoned in Paris. Drawn to the Huguenots who promise intimacy with God and assurance of salvation, Violette continues to hope for a marriage built on love, trust, and faith. With the help of God and the handsome rogue, Thomas Montmorency, her search eventually propels her into the immoral and promiscuous court of Henry II and Catherine de Medici where she must hide the truth in order to avoid persecution and death.Love under Siege shares the tale of a young womans struggles after she overhears a shocking secret and risks everything in a valiant search for her parents, true love, and a new faith.
/book/show/13625588-historical-romance-boxed-set?from_search=true	Brenda Novak	Historical Romance Boxed Set: Of Noble Birth / Honor Bound	OF NOBLE BIRTHHe was a man who took what he wanted. And he wanted her.To escape her cruel stepfather, seamstress Alexandra Cogsworth envisioned sailing far from England...though not as a captive aboard a pirate's ship.Pirate captain Nathaniel Kent's strategy for exacting revenge on his coldhearted father involved taking a valuable hostage...not a seamstress he mistakenly tOF NOBLE BIRTHHe was a man who took what he wanted. And he wanted her.To escape her cruel stepfather, seamstress Alexandra Cogsworth envisioned sailing far from England...though not as a captive aboard a pirate's ship.Pirate captain Nathaniel Kent's strategy for exacting revenge on his coldhearted father involved taking a valuable hostage...not a seamstress he mistakenly thinks is his half sister.Yet fate has designs of its own, landing them both on board the Royal Vengeance. At sea, Nathaniel intercepts and plunders his father's ships, all the while tormented by his illicit hunger for the tempting prisoner he thinks is his blood relation. And although Alexandra wants no part in this terrifying voyage, to reveal her true identity to the handsome, blue-eyed Nathaniel would invite danger. Not only would she become worthless cargo, but the revelation would surely unleash what she and Nathaniel have been fiercely battling--a rising undercurrent of impossible desire that could sweep them away for good.HONOR BOUNDTo some men honor is just a word.Jeannette Boucher, a young French beauty from a family left penniless by the revolution, must marry against her will to save them all from ruin. But almost immediately after the vows are spoken, she learns that her old English husband is impotentand in his desire for an heir, he plans to compromise her in the worst way.Determined to escape such a fate, she stows away on one of His Majestys frigates. But a woman alone is in constant danger.To Lieutenant Treynor, honor means everything.Born a bastard to a wayward marquise, Lieutenant Crawford Treynor was given to a poor farmer to raise and was maltreated until he ran away to join the Royal Navy. Treynor is determined to prove hes as good as any other man and rise to captain his own frigate. But once he finds Jeannette aboard The Tempest he must decide whether to return her to the man he knows would abuse heror risk everything, even his life, to keep her safe.
/book/show/59711.Another_Suburban_Romance?from_search=true	Alan Moore Juan Jos Ryp	Another Suburban Romance	Collecting the performance work of Alan Moore, the Hugo-Award winning author of WATCHMEN, in a graphic storytelling format, as he explores the America's love affair with Gangland mobsters and the modern notion of romance.From the mind of Alan Moore, the Hugo Award-winning author who defined modern graphic storytelling with such works as WATCHMEN and LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARYCollecting the performance work of Alan Moore, the Hugo-Award winning author of WATCHMEN, in a graphic storytelling format, as he explores the America's love affair with Gangland mobsters and the modern notion of romance.From the mind of Alan Moore, the Hugo Award-winning author who defined modern graphic storytelling with such works as WATCHMEN and LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN, comes three mind-expanding tales adapted by his longtime collaborator Antony Johnston into full sequential stories. Original presented as performance works by the author himself, this original graphic novel is a twisting, brilliant rumination on society from the 1920s era Chicago-style killings of the story Old Gangsters Never Die to the powerful, modern namesake piece, Another Suburban Romance. A mesmerizing tour de force that no Moore fan will want to miss!
/book/show/1283276.King_Arthur_and_His_Knights_of_the_Round_Table?from_search=true	Roger Lancelyn Green	King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table: Newly Re-told Out of the Old Romances (Puffin Books)	Retold out of the old romances, this collection of Arthurian tales endeavors to make each adventureThe Quest for the Round Table,  The First Quest of Sir Lancelot,  How the Holy Grail Came to Camelot,  and so forthpart of a fixed pattern that effectively presents the whole story, as it does in Le Morte D'Arthur, but in a way less intimidating to young readers. (All ARetold out of the old romances, this collection of Arthurian tales endeavors to make each adventureThe Quest for the Round Table,  The First Quest of Sir Lancelot,  How the Holy Grail Came to Camelot,  and so forthpart of a fixed pattern that effectively presents the whole story, as it does in Le Morte D'Arthur, but in a way less intimidating to young readers. (All Ages)
/book/show/18715368-heart-of-the-matter?from_search=true	Heart of Carolina Romance Writers (Editor) Katharine Ashe (Contributor) Nancy Lee Badger (Contributor)	Heart of the Matter	is comprised of 40 instructional, guiding, and encouraging articles by the multi-published and talented members of Heart of Carolina Romance Writers.
/book/show/17380621-candy-kisses?from_search=true	Verna Clay	Candy Kisses (Romance on the Ranch, #4)	Romance on the Ranch Series:Dirk Branigan's latest bull riding competition has left him flat on his back with a busted leg. After meeting his new domestic help, he's decided that Sage Tanner and Miles Brightman, close friends that talked him into hiring the woman becRomance on the Ranch Series:Dirk Branigan's latest bull riding competition has left him flat on his back with a busted leg. After meeting his new domestic help, he's decided that Sage Tanner and Miles Brightman, close friends that talked him into hiring the woman because she's destitute and pregnant, are going to owe him big time. His new employee is spoiled, temperamental, frustrating, and yes, occasionally, endearing. Thankfully, his daughter Tessa takes to her immediately. As for Dirk, his heart urges him to discover the woman behind the facade.
/book/show/22448567-backstage-pass?from_search=true	Elizabeth Nelson	Backstage Pass: Behind the Music (The Backstage Pass Rock Star Romance, #4)	Sasha is beside herself with panic at making the right decision about her relationship and about this baby. Jesse hurt her in an irreparable way. But being pregnant with his child changes everything. And the only way she can even begin to imagine healing is to go all the way back to her childhood and the first man she ever loved who left her for musicher dad. His takeawaySasha is beside herself with panic at making the right decision about her relationship and about this baby. Jesse hurt her in an irreparable way. But being pregnant with his child changes everything. And the only way she can even begin to imagine healing is to go all the way back to her childhood and the first man she ever loved who left her for musicher dad. His takeaway message? Rock stars are dicks, not dads.And her mom is even less supportive. Shes lived the life of a rock stars wife and doesnt want Sasha to make a decision shell regret for the rest of her life.But Jesse isnt willing to give up without a fight. He knows that buying his way out of his guilt didnt work so he tries a new approachfinally getting some face time with the only person who matters to him. His biggest fearis it too late?Sasha is forced to make the hard choices shes been putting off, but will she go down the road her mom is warning her away from? Or will she listen to the dad shes barely known since she was ten? Both pose challenges, but one of them is much clearer.== > Backstage Pass: Behind the Music is approx. 27K words and is volume 4 in the Backstage Pass Rock Star Romance series. This story is planned to unfold over multiple volumes.
/book/show/29454977-enemy-mine?from_search=true	Katie Reus	Enemy Mine	When Kiernan and Melina spent one passionate night together a year ago, they never thought that it would change their lives forever. While the attraction was undeniable, wolf shifter Melina Rodriguez knows it takes more than passion to combat a century of family animosityeven if she cant manage to get dark, handsome Kiernan out of her heWhen Kiernan and Melina spent one passionate night together a year ago, they never thought that it would change their lives forever. While the attraction was undeniable, wolf shifter Melina Rodriguez knows it takes more than passion to combat a century of family animosityeven if she cant manage to get dark, handsome Kiernan out of her head.After a year of relentlessly pursuing the one woman he shouldnt want, vampire Kiernan has finally convinced sweet, passionate Melina to give him one more chance. When their hot Miami night of flirtation is violently interrupted, he has to convince her to put her life in his hands. With an unknown enemy targeting her and their own families against their union, he knows hell have to show her that hell do anything to keep her safe. And he doesnt care who gets in his way.Length: NOVELLA
/book/show/18332302-a-gay-romance?from_search=true	Gina A. Rogers Kyle Adams	A Gay Romance (A Gay Series #1)	All American Ram Rage is a dedicated officer of the law. He hates crooked cops, communicates in growls and loves his applesauce. But when the town heartthrobAll American Ram Rage is a dedicated officer of the law. He hates crooked cops, communicates in growls and loves his applesauce. But when the town heartthrob calls in a stiffiepun intended, Ram is drawn into the web of a sadistic killer who is every gay mans nightmare: a vagina. The investigation leads him on a wild chase involving a sassy retired stripper, a strange little town and, of course, crazy hot acrobatic stunts of an intense sexual nature with the gorgeous man at the center of it all.To meet Kory Pleyes is to instantly fall in love. Literally. However, Kory has never returned those feelings until the moment sexy alpha cop Ram Rage comes barging, lights and sirens, into his life. Korys friends keep popping up dead, but its NBD and provides Kory with the excuse he needs to cling to the one man who doesnt seem to mind that hes a slow pokethis pun also intended. When the killer threatens the man he loves, will Kory be able to protect him with nothing but his average wits and incredible charm? Duh! Its Homosapia, where anything gay is possible!
/book/show/17695088-keep-me-ghosted?from_search=true	Karen Cantwell	Keep Me Ghosted (Sophie Rhodes Ghostly Romance #1)	Ghosts. Do you Believe?Sophie Rhodes doesn't have a choice. She's surrounded by them.Desperate to pay the bills, 29-year-old Sophie ignores the advice of her stuffy spirit-friend, Marmaduke Dodsworth, and takes a job with the handsome Dr. Callahan, an optometrist with a desperate situation of his own. The good doctor's problem? He has a spirit-friend as well: one with a fiGhosts. Do you Believe?Sophie Rhodes doesn't have a choice. She's surrounded by them.Desperate to pay the bills, 29-year-old Sophie ignores the advice of her stuffy spirit-friend, Marmaduke Dodsworth, and takes a job with the handsome Dr. Callahan, an optometrist with a desperate situation of his own. The good doctor's problem? He has a spirit-friend as well: one with a fiery crush and a vicious jealous streak. When chemistry starts to brew between Sophie and Dr. Callahan, his green-eyed ghost wreaks some bad-tempered havoc, scaring away his patients and putting Sophie on edge. Will Sophie give up the ghost and quit the new job, or buck up and find a way to rid Dr. Callahan of his pesky specter, freeing their romance to find a life of its own?
/book/show/17699535-a-timeless-romance-anthology?from_search=true	Heather Horrocks Stephanie Black Heather B. Moore	A Timeless Romance Anthology: Autumn Collection	Six Award-Winning Authors have contributed new stories to A Timeless Romance Anthology: Autumn Collection. Readers will love this collection of six romantic suspense novellas, all with one thing in common: Romance.In Heather Horrocks charming story, A Hound Dog Named Elvis, interior designer, Kaitlin Hartley returns to her hometown of Aspen Grove, California, to the job oSix Award-Winning Authors have contributed new stories to A Timeless Romance Anthology: Autumn Collection. Readers will love this collection of six romantic suspense novellas, all with one thing in common: Romance.In Heather Horrocks charming story, A Hound Dog Named Elvis, interior designer, Kaitlin Hartley returns to her hometown of Aspen Grove, California, to the job of her dreams after a year of specialized training in New York. During the towns Autumn Festival, she enters her dachshund, Elvis, into the Running of the Hallowieners race. Joshua Moore, the man who hadnt wanted her to leave Aspen Grove, but hadnt waited for her either, enters Elviss sister, Priscilla. When Kaitlin gets home afterward, she realizes Elvis has left the buildingwith Joshua. She has the wrong dog! Can she get her dogand the man shes never stopped lovingback?Eye for an Eye, Stephanie Blacks thrilling novella, follows Mallory as she is just getting her life back together, living with her sister and brother-in-law and starting college. After a difficult few years following a family tragedy, shes finally ready to move forward, which includes getting to know the charming Darien better. But when illegal drugs turn up in her sisters drawer, the first person accused is Mallory, and suddenly she doesnt know who to trust. She turns to Darien, but with all evidence pointing at her, she doesnt know if Darien is the man to save her.In First Heist, a suspenseful novella by Heather B. Moore, Mia, an undercover agent is about to make a handoff to co-agent, Omar Zagouri. But before she can complete her assignment, her cover is blown, and she finds herself escaping with Omar. The only problem is, her boss warned her about Omar and his sketchy history of landing himself in the middle of danger. After losing her mother in an attack planned for Mia, pulling off any heist with a man like Omar is the last thing she needs for her career . . . or her life.Sarah M. Edens cozy mystery, Letter for Two, we meet Sophia, who looks forward to the 5:30 p.m. mail sorting she does with her next door neighbor, Ethan. They live in a renovated house, now split into two apartments. Ethan is one of those dreamy, smart guys, but he shows no interest other than being friendly toward Sophia. When they find a mysterious letter addressed to Eleanor, dated to 1953, Sophia and Ethan determine to solve the puzzle together. Sophia knows that spending evenings with Ethan in research might be her only chance to convince him that she should be more than just a neighbor.In the enchanting novella, Silver Cascade Secrets, by Rachelle J. Christensen, Jillian is the master landscaper at a beautiful park. Meeting Travis there soon after breaking up with her boyfriend, Jillian is wary at first. Travis seems like a great guy, but Jillian had fallen for great guys before. When she learns that his brother, Craig, was murdered six months before, her heart goes out to Travis. True to her curious nature, she starts asking questions and learns about Craigs close connection with the park. But finding the answers puts Jillians life in danger, and she must decide who she really trusts.Chocolate Obsessed, a captivating romantic suspense by Annette Lyon, we meet Whitney, an executive pastry chef who is working her resorts booth at the New York Chocolate Show. The only problem is that she shares the shift with her arch rival, Stephen. But then an unexpected visitor shows up: Jeremy, a man who lost a dessert competition she judged. When Jeremy confronts her and becomes threatening, Stephen steps in and gets Jeremy dragged off by security. But that doesnt throw Jeremy off for long; soon Stephen and Whitney are running for their lives.
/book/show/30132963-conviction-a-stand-alone-novel?from_search=true	Ellie Danes	Conviction (A Stand-alone Novel): A Bad Boy Romance	Ayden King has no one to blame but himself. He took the fall for his best friend and after fifteen years in prison, hes finally out and determined to turn his life around. Locked up when he was barely 18, he went in a nice, innocent kid, and came out a hardened bad boy with an attitude.Ayden King has no one to blame but himself. He took the fall for his best friend and after fifteen years in prison, hes finally out and determined to turn his life around. Locked up when he was barely 18, he went in a nice, innocent kid, and came out a hardened bad boy with an attitude. But Ayden never expected that living on the outside would turn out like this.Autumn Bishop worked her way to the top. She doesnt have time for games or players, but thats exactly what shes surrounded herself with at her job and when Ayden King stumbles into her life she finds herself turned off and turned on at the same time.Conviction is a steamy, bad boy romance filled with twists and turns. Perfect for fans of Kelly Favor, Hannah Ford, M.S. Parker and Claire Adams.
/book/show/32284415-low?from_search=true	Vivian Lux	LOW: A Rockstar Romance	Lowell Stowe is the drummer for Ruthless, the biggest rock band on the planet. And all of a sudden he's one of the hottest faces in town.This can't possibly be reality.His skilled musician fingers play my body like an instrument. His lips make me forget about tLowell Stowe is the drummer for Ruthless, the biggest rock band on the planet. And all of a sudden he's one of the hottest faces in town.This can't possibly be reality.His skilled musician fingers play my body like an instrument. His lips make me forget about the stress of my real life.It's fun to pretend that I'm someone else for a while.But it's going to all fall apart. I know this. I'm not stupid.Loyalty to my band meant I had to step out from behind the drumkit for the first time in my life.Zoe is a distraction from all this weirdness. Her soft body fits in my hands like she was made for me and I can't get enough of the way she sounds when she cries out my name.I'm going to hurt her. I'm going to break her heart. There is no denying this will end badly.Note to readers, this special edition contains TWO FREE bonus rockstar books!
/book/show/22578258-whenever-you-come-around?from_search=true	Robin Lee Hatcher	Whenever You Come Around (Kings Meadow Romance, #2)	Charity Anderson turned her back on Kings Meadow years ago, with good reason, and has avoided visits to her hometown whenever possible. But with her house in Boise damaged by floodwaters and a book deadline bearing down, staying in her parents' empty home seems her only option. However, being in Kings Meadow dredges up a painful secret, and old fears threaten to overwhelmCharity Anderson turned her back on Kings Meadow years ago, with good reason, and has avoided visits to her hometown whenever possible. But with her house in Boise damaged by floodwaters and a book deadline bearing down, staying in her parents' empty home seems her only option. However, being in Kings Meadow dredges up a painful secret, and old fears threaten to overwhelm her.Charity's former high school classmate Buck Malone never left town, instead sacrificing his dreams to take care of his family. Now he enjoys an uncomplicated life as a wilderness guide and confirmed bachelor. The last thing on his mind is settling down.When Charity's dog causes an accident that leaves Buck with a broken ankle and wrist at the start of prime tourist season, Charity has little choice but to render aid while he recuperates. Soon Buck becomes the inspiration for Charity's hero, both on the page and off. Can he also help her face and overcome her fears so they might find their own happily ever after?
/book/show/25346567-just-this-night?from_search=true	Mari Madison	Just This Night (Exclusive Romance, #1)	First in a sexy series set in a TV newsroomfrom a multi Emmy Award-winning TV producer.Betrayed and abandoned by his wife and left to raise their young daughter on his own, TV news photographer Jake Mac MacDonald has moved to San Diego for a fresh start. Hes sworn off women forever and devoted his life to hisFirst in a sexy series set in a TV newsroomfrom a multi Emmy Award-winning TV producer.Betrayed and abandoned by his wife and left to raise their young daughter on his own, TV news photographer Jake Mac MacDonald has moved to San Diego for a fresh start. Hes sworn off women forever and devoted his life to his little girl. But when his brother-in-law drags him out to a night club, Mac cant help but be drawn to the cute blonde who asks him to dance. Maybe he can make an exception...for just one night.A hot fling is exactly what news reporter Elizabeth White had in mind when she brought Mac home. A quick cure to help her get over her ex-boyfriend. But things get awkward when her anonymous hookup turns out to be her newest colleague. Now they must put their attraction behind them and find a way to work together. But when someone starts sabotaging Beths career, she realizes Mac is the only one she can trust. And maybe their one night has the makings of an exclusive after all.
/book/show/22574754-the-huntress-of-thornbeck-forest?from_search=true	Melanie Dickerson	The Huntress of Thornbeck Forest	The margrave owns the finest hunting grounds for miles around--and who teaches children to read, but by night this young beauty has become the secThe margrave owns the finest hunting grounds for miles around--and who teaches children to read, but by night this young beauty has become the secret lifeline to the poorest of the poor.For Jorgen Hartman, the margrave's forester, tracking down a poacher is a duty he is all too willing to perform. Jorgen inherited his post from the man who raised him . . . a man who was murdered at the hands of a poacher.When Jorgen and Odette meet at the Midsummer festival and share a connection during a dance, neither has any idea that they are already adversaries.The one man she wants is bound by duty to capture her; the one woman he loves is his cunning target . . . What becomes of a forester who protects a notorious poacher? What becomes of a poacher when she is finally discovered?
/book/show/11106954-fortune-of-the-heart?from_search=true	Heart Yngrid	Fortune Of The Heart (Precious Hearts Romances, #3403)	Pierre was a professional heartbreaker. Wala siyang ginawa kundi magpaiyak ng babae. Hindi niya alam na isang hula ang nakatakdang magpabago sa tPierre was a professional heartbreaker. Wala siyang ginawa kundi magpaiyak ng babae. Hindi niya alam na isang hula ang nakatakdang magpabago sa takbo ng buhay niya.Habang lulan siya ng isang eroplano ay may nakatabi siyang isang weird na matandang babae. Sinabi nito na nakatakda siyang mamatay sa gulang na treinta anyos kung hindi niya mapapangasawa ang isang babaeng hindi nito pinangalanan. Nakilala na raw niya ang babaeng iyon. Ngunit hindi niya pinansin ang sinabi nito dahil hindi siya naniniwala sa hula.Pero nang bumagsak ang eroplanong sinasakyan niya at makaligtas siya ay naniwala siya sa hula ng matanda. Saan niya hahanapin ang babae? Tatlong katangian lang ng babae ang ibinigay sa kanya ng manghuhula: maputi, may nunal sa puwit, at magaling magluto.Natatakot siyang mamatay pero anim na buwan na lang bago siya mag-birthday kaya paano niya hahanapin ang babaeng iyon? Tinunton niya isa-isa ang mga ex-girlfriends niya pero sa tuwina ay bigo siya at natagpuan ang sariling nagbubulalas ng sama ng loob kay Erika, ang sekretarya niyang unti-unti na niyang natututuhang mahalin at inaakala niyang kakampi niya.
/book/show/3312865-the-mysterious-stranger?from_search=true	Mark Twain N.C. Wyeth (Illustrator)	The Mysterious Stranger: A Romance (1916)	H.L. Mencken wrote of Mark Twain, 'I believe that he was the true father of our national literature, the first genuinely American artist of the blood royal.' Father, Mark Twain is. And brother, friend, and wise old grandpa. But no offense to Mr. Mencken: Sam'l Clemens is American and there ain't no royalty around here 'ceptin maybe the Duke or some one like that. Unless iH.L. Mencken wrote of Mark Twain, 'I believe that he was the true father of our national literature, the first genuinely American artist of the blood royal.' Father, Mark Twain is. And brother, friend, and wise old grandpa. But no offense to Mr. Mencken: Sam'l Clemens is American and there ain't no royalty around here 'ceptin maybe the Duke or some one like that. Unless it's the Prince and the Pauper or King Arthur in Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. Hank the Yankee asks, 'You know about transmigration of souls; do you know about transposition of epochs -- and bodies?''Wit ye well, I saw it done.' Then, after a pause, added: 'I did it myself.'Just like Mark Twain -- Samuel Langhorne Clemens.-- From Amy Sterling Casil's Introduction
/book/show/31147620-mothering-sunday?from_search=true	Graham Swift	Mothering Sunday: A Romance	On an unseasonably warm spring day in 1924, twenty-two-year-old Jane Fairchild, a maid at an English country house, meets with her secret lover, the young heir of a neighboring estate. He is about to be married to a woman more befitting his social status, and the time has come to end the affair--but events unfold in ways Jane could never have predicted.As the narrative mOn an unseasonably warm spring day in 1924, twenty-two-year-old Jane Fairchild, a maid at an English country house, meets with her secret lover, the young heir of a neighboring estate. He is about to be married to a woman more befitting his social status, and the time has come to end the affair--but events unfold in ways Jane could never have predicted.As the narrative moves back and forth across the twentieth century, what we know and understand about Jane--about the way she loves, thinks, feels, sees, and remembers--expands with every page. In, Booker Prize-winning novelist Graham Swift has crafted an emotionally soaring and profoundly moving work of fiction.
/book/show/18005654-a-timeless-romance-anthology?from_search=true	Annette Lyon G.G. Vandagriff Michele Paige Holmes	A Timeless Romance Anthology: European Collection	In War of Hearts, Annette Lyons exciting novella, Anna, a journalist, is desperate to escape the magazine where Pete, her now-former boyfriend, also works. Heartbroken and still in love with him, Anna snags an assignment to cover the Winter War in Finland. She arrives at a snowy Finnish battlefront only to discover that Pete is already thereas her photographer. Shes detIn War of Hearts, Annette Lyons exciting novella, Anna, a journalist, is desperate to escape the magazine where Pete, her now-former boyfriend, also works. Heartbroken and still in love with him, Anna snags an assignment to cover the Winter War in Finland. She arrives at a snowy Finnish battlefront only to discover that Pete is already thereas her photographer. Shes determined to be professional about the situation until a battle breaks out in camp, putting her and Pete in harms way and putting their love to the test.In G.G. Vandagriffs enchanting novella, The Earl of Oaksey Takes a Wife, Melissa Burroughs is the new Countess of Oaksey. Her whirlwind romance and subsequent elopement was worth every divine moment, even if her parents did disapprove. When Melissa learns about her new husbands apparently empty pockets, she wonders if the intimacy theyve shared is only the ruse of a fortune-hunter. Melissa is devastated and determines to live a separate life from her new husband. But the Earl has other plans, which do not include staying away from his wife.In Michele Paige Holmes charming story, Gift of Love, Ethan Mooreleigh knows hell never love another woman after the loss of his beloved wife. Yet he needs a male heir to inherit his vast fortune. Ethans best friend, Stuart, has an idea and retrieves his sister, Amelia, who has been living in a convent since the tragic death of her parents. Amelia only agrees to enter into the contract marriage because theres a child involved, Ethans neglected three-year-old daughter. When Amelia meets Ethan for the first time at the altar, she realizes that the last thing she wants her marriage to be is loveless. But winning a man whose heart is still broken may be impossible.A Lesson in Love, a delightful novella by Sarah M. Eden, captures the uncertainties of newlywed life. Lucy Stanthorpe arrives for the London Season, planning to attend every ball and musicale with her new husband, Reed, only to discover he has no intention of taking part in the social whirl. Spurred on by their family and friends, Lucy and Reed each formulate increasingly outlandish plans to teach the other a lesson in appreciation. Their battle of wills threatens to pull the young couple apart unless they can both soften their stubborn hearts.In An Ocean Away, Heather B. Moores captivating story, Gina Graydon knows the last thing shell attract on her holiday in France is an eligible bachelor. Tall, outspoken, and with a weakness for laughing at the wrong moment, not to mention being much too occupied with reading gothic romances, Gina decides shed rather live in her fictional world. Besides, the only man who pays attention to her at the resort hotel happens to be her fathers worst enemy. And that is far from romantic. Reading in a secluded garden, and dreaming about the perfect kiss, all keep Gina much too busy to consider Mr. Edmund Donaldson any sort of hero.Nancy Campbell Allens entrancing novella, What Happens in Venice, follows Evangeline Stuart as she determines to enjoy her vacation in Veniceher first and likely her last since she lives under the strict confines of her step-fathers control. When she meets the mysterious and romantic Conte Bellini, who happens to be Italys most eligible bachelor, she decides he is all part of the dream of visiting Venice. Its impossible for her to believe that his interest in her is anything more than kindness to a foreign visitor. But when he discovers the true betrayal of her step-father, Evangeline learns the Conte may be the one person with the power to restore her happiness.
/book/show/31235.Historical_Romances?from_search=true	Mark Twain Susan K. Harris (Editor)	Historical Romances	The library of America is dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as the finest-looking, longest-lasting editions ever made (The New Republic), Library of America volumes make a fine gift for any occasion. Now, with exactly one hundred volumes to choose from, there is a perfeThe library of America is dedicated to publishing America's best and most significant writing in handsome, enduring volumes, featuring authoritative texts. Hailed as the finest-looking, longest-lasting editions ever made (The New Republic), Library of America volumes make a fine gift for any occasion. Now, with exactly one hundred volumes to choose from, there is a perfect gift for everyone.
/book/show/11104723-everything-i-know-about-love-i-learned-from-romance-novels?from_search=true	Sarah Wendell	Everything I Know About Love I Learned from Romance Novels	Take a dashing hero with a heart of gold and a mullet of awesome. Add a heroine with a bustle and the will to kick major butt. Then include enough contrivances to keep them fighting while getting them alone and possibly without key pieces of clothing, and what do you have? A romance novel. What else? Enough lessons about life, love, and everything in between to help you wiTake a dashing hero with a heart of gold and a mullet of awesome. Add a heroine with a bustle and the will to kick major butt. Then include enough contrivances to keep them fighting while getting them alone and possibly without key pieces of clothing, and what do you have? A romance novel. What else? Enough lessons about life, love, and everything in between to help you with your own happily-ever-after.Lessons like...?Romance means believing you are worthy of a happy ending?Learning to tell the prince from the frog?Real-life romance is still alive and kicking?No matter how bad it is, at least you haven't been kidnapped by a Scottish duke (probably)Sarah Wendell is cofounder of one of the top romance blogs, SmartBitchesTrashyBooks.com.
/book/show/6496949-camus-a-romance?from_search=true	Elizabeth Hawes	Camus, a Romance	Elizabeth Hawess passionate pursuit of Camus began with her college thesis. A biography-memoir, Camus, a Romance reveals the man behind the famous name: the French-Algerian of humble birth and Mediterranean passions; the TB-stricken exile who edited the World War II resistance newspaper Combat; the pied noir in anguish over the Algerian War; the Don Juan who loved a multiElizabeth Hawess passionate pursuit of Camus began with her college thesis. A biography-memoir, Camus, a Romance reveals the man behind the famous name: the French-Algerian of humble birth and Mediterranean passions; the TB-stricken exile who edited the World War II resistance newspaper Combat; the pied noir in anguish over the Algerian War; the Don Juan who loved a multitude of women; the writer in search of a truer voice. These form only the barest outlines of the rich tapestry of Camuss life, which Elizabeth Hawes chronicles alongside her own experience following in his footsteps, meeting his friends and family, and trying to enter his solitude.
/book/show/455601.A_Romance_of_Two_Worlds?from_search=true	Marie Corelli	A Romance of Two Worlds	Mary Mackay was a British novelist who began her career as a musician, adopting the name Marie Corelli for her billing. She gave up music, turning to writing instead and in 1886 published her first novel, A Romance of Two Worlds. In her time, she was the most widely read author of fiction but came under harsh criticism from many of the literary elite for her overly melodraMary Mackay was a British novelist who began her career as a musician, adopting the name Marie Corelli for her billing. She gave up music, turning to writing instead and in 1886 published her first novel, A Romance of Two Worlds. In her time, she was the most widely read author of fiction but came under harsh criticism from many of the literary elite for her overly melodramatic and emotional writing.
/book/show/13180417-love-fiercely?from_search=true	Jean Zimmerman	Love, Fiercely: A Gilded Age Romance	
/book/show/21487681-angel-to-the-rescue?from_search=true	Petie McCarty	Angel to the Rescue (Mystery Angel Romances,#2)	Child psychologist Rachel Kelly isn't quite sure how to handle the situation with her newest client -- a six-year-old boy who says he can talk to angels and one is coming to help Rachel. She already has her hands full of trouble this Christmas season, and things quickly take a turn for the worse when a stalker crashes Rachel's Christmas party and takes her young clients hoChild psychologist Rachel Kelly isn't quite sure how to handle the situation with her newest client -- a six-year-old boy who says he can talk to angels and one is coming to help Rachel. She already has her hands full of trouble this Christmas season, and things quickly take a turn for the worse when a stalker crashes Rachel's Christmas party and takes her young clients hostage.Police negotiator, Lt. Jake Dillon, walked away from his fiancee Rachel when she suddenly balked at having kids. His kids. Yet as the hostage crisis erupts, Rachel calls Jake first. Now he has a choice to make -- stand back and wait for the cavalry to save Rachel or step in and try to save her himself. Time is running out, and Jake may be their only chance for rescue.Unless Rachel's little angel-spying client is telling the truth...
/book/show/20631443-lucky-7-bad-boys-contemporary-romance-boxed-set?from_search=true	Caridad Pieiro Sophia Knightly Tawny Weber	Lucky 7 Bad Boys Contemporary Romance Boxed Set	Get lucky with a bad boy. . . .Whether he's a rock star, a billionaire, or a playboy magician--whether he wears work boots or a suit and tie--bad boys have one thing in common: how good they can make a woman feel. This contemporary romance boxed set sizzles with SEVEN full-length novels by SEVEN bestseGet lucky with a bad boy. . . .Whether he's a rock star, a billionaire, or a playboy magician--whether he wears work boots or a suit and tie--bad boys have one thing in common: how good they can make a woman feel. This contemporary romance boxed set sizzles with SEVEN full-length novels by SEVEN bestselling authors, starring SEVEN unforgettable bad boys who will make you melt., New York Times Bestselling Author. Contractor Rey Ramos has good looks, brains, money, and a heart of gold. But Rey also has a deep dark secret that could scare off his new client, Bianca Martinez, the woman who has captivated him. Rey isn't eager to share the ugly reality of his past with Bianca and it would be totally foolish to fall in love with her, but Bianca is too tough to resist. . ., USA Today Bestselling Author. Stranded together during a rampaging hurricane, hot passion explodes between reclusive billionaire, Nick Cameron, and headstrong reporter, Veronique Ronnie Whitcomb. Ronnie is seeking Nick's exclusive story...a story that could get her killed. Nick will risk his life - and his heart - to keep her alive. Try as he might to deny his feelings for her, keeping Ronnie at arm's length becomes impossible., USA Today Bestselling Author. Tired of her jinx-cursed love life, Natasha Stover figures the only way to fix it is to get naked and naughty with the guy who ruined her for all others. And Lady Luck is on her side.... A weekend in Sin City being a bad boy's favorite toy just might be the cure Natasha's been wishing for., International Bestselling Author. Bad boy lawyer Coleton Lonetree never expected to find the love of his life at an Indian powow. But when he takes the beautiful stranger into his arms, he is determined to make her his for all time, and stakes his claim in the most elemental way. The next morning, Rini Herelius finds herself hopelessly in love with her intriguing mystery-man--and pregnant with his child. More than anything she wants to keep him and her baby, but Fate has a way of spinning things out of control...turning heated lovers to passionate enemies., International Bestselling Author. Jill Parnell is all work and no play until her hard-earned promotion is handed to the boss's nephew, Ryan Shaw. Ryan is gorgeous, has the office women swooning, and his blas work attitude drives Jill insane. To get her mind off work and Ryan, she focuses on dating--every man except the one she can't stop thinking about., National Bestselling Author. After a bad breakup, Melina enlists her childhood friend Max to tutor her in the art of passion. But she's in for a surprise when Max's twin brother Rhys steps up to the challenge.... Both sultry and sweet, this story is rated HHH (Heat, Heart & HEA) and involves a bed mix-up, hot identical twins, sex lessons, naughty word games, light restraint, a shy sex bomb who's afraid she's boring and a playboy hero determined to prove she's got everything he'll ever need., National Bestselling Author. Historical inn owner Rachael McCoy has one simple rule: Don't date guests. Too bad rock star playboy Cole Turner has come into town and is determined to change her mind. After botching his last performance, Cole's looking for peace and quiet to regain focus, but finds so much more in the shy, but sexy innkeeper.
/book/show/7938293-curious?from_search=true	Amy Lane M. Jules Aedin Bethany Brown	Curious?: A Woman's Introduction to Gay Romance	Aren't you just a little curious? What is it about gay male romance that turns female readers on? The truth is that women love romance and sexy men. When it's a story about two men falling in love, there's twice the attraction. We've chosen stories that run the gamut of M/M romantic fiction: from initial curiosity to the first blush of love, from awkward first times to finAren't you just a little curious? What is it about gay male romance that turns female readers on? The truth is that women love romance and sexy men. When it's a story about two men falling in love, there's twice the attraction. We've chosen stories that run the gamut of M/M romantic fiction: from initial curiosity to the first blush of love, from awkward first times to finding fulfillment, and from heart-warming forever devotion to hot and sweaty sex. Think of it as a romance buffet: take a little bit, try a little dab, and find the flavor of M/M romance that satisfies you.Quent is sure his admiration for his business partner Jace is only respect for Jaces talentuntil one night after hours when Jace gets shockingly close. These two tough-minded business men are used to playing their cards close to the vest. Will they be able to take a gamble on love?Although opposites attract, its always good to take an interest in your other halfs passions. Thats why Brett finds himself in a batting cage when his only knowledge of baseball comes from Peanuts cartoons and a late-night rerun of The Bad News Bears. Luckily his partner Tex believes in a hands-on approach to working on Brets stance...Self-conscious about his weight, Brendan meets Seb, a moody loner, at the only empty table in the school cafeteria. The two outcasts become unlikely friends, until the day over summer vacation when Seb kisses Brendanand then doesnt return to school that fall. Over a decade later, the two meet again at a party and discover that despite appearances, some things havent changed since high school.Since his parents kicked him out of the house when he told them hes gay, Matthew has been making it just fineand then the college dorms close for spring break. Hes got nowhere to go until his best friend Samantha invites him to come home with her... and Matthew isnt prepared for his attraction to her drop-dead gorgeous, out-and-proud older brother Aaron. Now Matthew and Aaron only have one week to figure out how to balance their spring fling with the relationship they both want.Robin Danvers has been the perfect son and the model student and has never even tried to make it to second base with his girlfriend. But 1969 is a year for non-conformity, and when Robins parents forbid him to attend a hippie music festival in Woodstock, New York, he decides to hitchhike his way there. Picked up by a van full of free spirits, Robin meets Cat Ellis, who sets out to show Robin how it feels to be free.Calling him boring and unpredictable, Michaels ex-boyfriend leaves him with their vacation plans in shambles. Rather than sitting around moping, Michael decides to prove that he can do spontaneous as well as the next guy. Unfortunately, Michaels spur-of-the-moment trip is going disastrously wronguntil he spies a hot construction worker from the bed and breakfasts window. Suddenly, being spontaneous is easy when Eben provides the right incentive.Man-eater Alex Herrera and shy Dev Patel have been best friends since high school, so when Alex overhears a phone conversation that leads him to believe Dev is in love with straight, soon-to-be-married Elijah, he formulates an intensive twelve-step program to help Dev get over his hopeless attraction. But after only a few days, Alex realizes hes a little too emotionally invested in the success of his plan. With Elijahs wedding only a week away, can Alex convince Dev that what hes looking for has been right in front of him all along?Two years is too long apart to mend a broken relationshipor is it? Quin is about to find out when he comes face-to-face with his former lover, Jai, for the first time since they split up. Quin has a badly broken leg, and when the masseuse assigned to his therapy goes home sick, Jai steps in to take her place. Can Quin overcome his fear of revealing just how much he needs Jai? Is Jai willing to take the chance that Quin wont break his heart again? It will take concessions on both sides if they really want to mend the break.Big-city photographer Jim Folkner is going to publish a book of the most beautiful photos ever until his car breaks down in a nowhere town in Wyoming. Meeting Barry Lancastera man hed never given the time of day in collegeand his uncles, Myrom and Dowling, teach Jim to look beyond the obvious and see that every road leads somewhere, as long as you like where its going.Everyone finds a way to run away: some do it in seclusion, others in the arms of lovers. Caleb lives a quiet life in the Australian high country with only his dog and horses for company until an unexpected snowstorm strands a lost tourist at his cabin. Pauls vacation plans called for drinking, fucking, and actively avoiding all outdoor recreation, not solitary confinement with a reclusive mountain man. But the storm will force both to reassess their livesif only until the roads are clear.Ryan Matthewss ten-year-old son wants a trail ride for his birthday, so Ryan decides hed better take some lessons. Hes instantly attracted to his instructor, Max Kincaid, but cant believe the younger man would return the attraction. Max has had bad experiences with older men, but Ryan is making him rethink his caution. Being caught together in a sudden summer thunderstorm will give both men a chance to see themselves through each others eyes.Baker Spencer Howard and caterer Ray Bianchi are the best of friends, and although Spencer thinks Ray is gorgeous, he also knows he has no chance with him. Ray is as straight as they comeor at least Spencer thinks so until the day Ray kisses him. But love is harder to hold together than a crumbling birthday cake, and Spencers not sure they can even salvage their friendship.Polar opposites Scotty and Ryans love-at-first-sight romance should never have workedbut it has. Now the two lovers are welcoming Ryans parents into town to meet the love of their sons life until Ryan encounters technical difficulties with the worlds most common object. Can Scotty and Ryans relationship survive the tangle caused by one woven, oxford blue, button-down shirt?When a gay couple moves into the neighborhood, a birds-eye view of their house and yard leads a woman to get to know her new neighbors in completely unexpected ways and helps her learn a few things about herself at the same time.
/book/show/32867530-roommate-romance?from_search=true	Maggie Riley	Roommate Romance	Falling in love is not on Allison Lawson's to do list. As a professional stage manager, she's got a plan for everything - and she doesn't like surprises. So when she shows up at the apartment she's subletting, the last thing she's expecting is a roommate. Especially a tall, hunky one.Shane Garrett is back in Brooklyn. After his parents died five years ago, he moved upstatFalling in love is not on Allison Lawson's to do list. As a professional stage manager, she's got a plan for everything - and she doesn't like surprises. So when she shows up at the apartment she's subletting, the last thing she's expecting is a roommate. Especially a tall, hunky one.Shane Garrett is back in Brooklyn. After his parents died five years ago, he moved upstate to take care of his younger sister. But now she's off at college, and he's ready to return to the bachelor life he used to have: living on his own, a fridge full of beer, and a new girl every night. But that didn't include a surprise appearance of a sexy brunette in his shower. He hadn't even taken her out to dinner yet.Now Allie and Shane are sharing a one bedroom apartment - and bedroom eyes. Neither can deny the sparks that are flying between the two of them, but a relationship is not on Allie's agenda. Can Shane convince Allie that you can't plan for love?
/book/show/17830473-romance-book-club?from_search=true	Michelle Hughes	Romance Book Club	Jessie has given up on men. Her high school turned college sweetheart left her for another man, and if that wasn't a warning sign that she was meant to be the cat lady, nothing was. Give her a romance novel, a bottle of wine, and her favorite feline companion, and life was perfect in her eyes.When her book club decided to focus on sexy alpha male romances for the month, sJessie has given up on men. Her high school turned college sweetheart left her for another man, and if that wasn't a warning sign that she was meant to be the cat lady, nothing was. Give her a romance novel, a bottle of wine, and her favorite feline companion, and life was perfect in her eyes.When her book club decided to focus on sexy alpha male romances for the month, she had no idea how far the ladies were willing to go in the name of research. Finding herself in Sensation's Dungeon was certainly not part of her plans, neither was meeting sexy club owner and dungeon Master, Chase Davenport. With a body built for sin, bedroom eyes that promised fantasies guaranteed to lead her straight to hell, the pages of a book suddenly appeared tame.Welcome to my Dungeon. Those four little words might even tempt a bookworm to step into a world of sensual debauchery. So what really goes on behind the scenes at the Romance Book Club? Step into Sensation's and discover the answer for yourself.
/book/show/28525897-trancing-the-tiger?from_search=true	Rachael Slate	Trancing the Tiger (Chinese Zodiac Romance, #1)	Delve into a world steeped in tradition and superstitionAfter her parents become infected with the Red Death, Lucy Yeoh flees to Malaysia seeking answers. Everything in this closed-off section of the world is paradise--from the lush tropical climate to her sexy new neighbor, Sheng...who just might be delusional. He claims the Plague God unleashed the Red Death and only a cDelve into a world steeped in tradition and superstitionAfter her parents become infected with the Red Death, Lucy Yeoh flees to Malaysia seeking answers. Everything in this closed-off section of the world is paradise--from the lush tropical climate to her sexy new neighbor, Sheng...who just might be delusional. He claims the Plague God unleashed the Red Death and only a circle of Chinese Zodiac spirit animals can cleanse the Earth. Even more, he insists she's one of them: the Rabbit. Long furry ears and fluffy bunny tail included.He'll show her how to fight to save the worldAs the Chosen of the Tiger, the burden of restoring balance to the world has fallen onto Li Sheng's shoulders. When he discovers that the ally he's long awaited, the Dragon, is actually just the Rabbit, Sheng is quick to dismiss Lucy. If only she'd stay dismissed. Lucy's Rabbit refuses to cooperate, undermining the authority of his Tiger at every turn...and seducing him to the limits of his darkest desires. He's not supposed to want her. Not when he needs the spirit circle complete and she's their weakest link.She'll show him a love worth fighting the world to saveSheng's enemies draw closer, and not everyone wants Lucy alive. Together, they'll have to navigate a treacherous world where a line between duty and their hearts has been drawn between them. They must either sacrifice one, or find a way to surrender to both.Chinese Zodiac Romance Series Reading Order:Book 1: Trancing the TigerBook 2: Rematch (Standalone novella)Book 3: By the HornsBook 4: Match Me Later (Standalone novella)Book 5: Reining Him InBook 6: Matching Dragons (Standalone novella)Book 7: Never Match a Dragon (Standalone novella)Book 8: In Wolf's ClothingOther books by Rachael Slate:Halcyon Romance Series Reading Order:Halcyon Romance:Book 1: Moon BorneBook 2: Earth BorneBook 3: Water BorneLords of Thessaly: (series now complete!)Book 1: Wicked Lord of ThessalyBook 2: Brutish Lord of ThessalyBook 3: Masterful Lord of ThessalyBook 4: Untamed Lord of ThessalyBook 5: Lost Lady of ThessalyCursed Immortals:Book 1: Shadow Borne
/book/show/23289505-friends-without-benefits?from_search=true	Penny Reid	Friends Without Benefits: An Unrequited (yet still smart) Romance (Knitting in the City, #2)	Friends Without Benefits can be read as a standalone, is a full length 120k word novel, and is book#2 in the Knitting in the City Series.There are three things you need to know about Elizabeth Finney: 1) She suffers from severe sarcastic syndrome, especially when she's unnerved, 2) No one unnerves her like Nico Manganiello, and 3) She knows how to knit.Elizabeth Finney isFriends Without Benefits can be read as a standalone, is a full length 120k word novel, and is book#2 in the Knitting in the City Series.There are three things you need to know about Elizabeth Finney: 1) She suffers from severe sarcastic syndrome, especially when she's unnerved, 2) No one unnerves her like Nico Manganiello, and 3) She knows how to knit.Elizabeth Finney is almost always right about everything: the musical merits of boy bands are undervalued by society, benefits with human Ken dolls are better without friendship, and the sun has set on her once-in-a-lifetime chance for true love. But when Elizabeths plans for benefits without friendship are disarmed by the irritatingly charismatic and chauvinistic Nico Manganiello- her former nemesis- she finds herself struggling to maintain the electric fence around her heart while avoiding electrocution or, worse, falling in love.
/book/show/22974903-tempest?from_search=true	Chantilly White	Tempest: A Contemporary Romance Novella	Sometimes it takes a storm to clear the air. . .A contemporary romance novella, Tempest is the poignant tale of two damaged souls on the verge of losing the most important thing in either of their lives. . . Each other.One year ago, Tracey and Adam's relationship was strong, happy, fulfilling. Now, their ten-year marriage is at a terrible crossroads. They stumble thrSometimes it takes a storm to clear the air. . .A contemporary romance novella, Tempest is the poignant tale of two damaged souls on the verge of losing the most important thing in either of their lives. . . Each other.One year ago, Tracey and Adam's relationship was strong, happy, fulfilling. Now, their ten-year marriage is at a terrible crossroads. They stumble through their days, pretending everything is fine, but inside, they fear their love is dying.Win or lose, the heartbreaking battle for the survival of their marriage ends tonight. Will a push from a summer storm help them remember just how rare and precious their love truly is, or put an end to it forever?
/book/show/12758361-before-the-midnight-bells?from_search=true	Jessica Woodard	Before the Midnight Bells (Once Upon A Romance, #1)	Eleanor Emberton isn't sitting around waiting for a handsome prince to rescue her. In fact, she's determined to save not only herself, but her whole family from her stepmother's headlong plunge into financial ruin. When she meets a mysterious man at the ball, romance is the last thing on her mind, but she can't help feeling an instant attraction. Before long she finds hersEleanor Emberton isn't sitting around waiting for a handsome prince to rescue her. In fact, she's determined to save not only herself, but her whole family from her stepmother's headlong plunge into financial ruin. When she meets a mysterious man at the ball, romance is the last thing on her mind, but she can't help feeling an instant attraction. Before long she finds herself head over heels for her charming suitor. So what if he's left out a few teeny, tiny details?Before the Midnight Bells is a fresh look at the Cinderella story, with humor, intrigue, and a healthy dose of passion
/book/show/22376465-the-romances-of-george-sand?from_search=true	Anna Faktorovich	The Romances of George Sand	The Romances of George Sand: takes the heroine from a childhood in the aristocracy amidst the Napoleonic Wars, to an unhappy early marriage and eventual divorce, to her careers as a country doctor, pharmacist, lawyer, and most successfully as a romance novelist. This is a story about the revolutions in a woman s heart as she goes through dozens of love affairs. It is alsoThe Romances of George Sand: takes the heroine from a childhood in the aristocracy amidst the Napoleonic Wars, to an unhappy early marriage and eventual divorce, to her careers as a country doctor, pharmacist, lawyer, and most successfully as a romance novelist. This is a story about the revolutions in a woman s heart as she goes through dozens of love affairs. It is also about George s involvement in violent, political revolutions of her time, including the July and June Revolutions and the 1848 Revolution; in the latter, she served as the unofficial Minister of Propaganda. The story is full of military battles, coup d etat maneuvers, duels, malevolent plots, infidelity, artistic discussions, monumental legal cases, and reflections on the nature of love, family, romance, rebellion, and femininity. The history behind each of the events depicted is researched with biographical precision, but liberty is taken with some events that have been contested by historians, including the lesbian affair George had with Marie Dorval and the identity of the real father of her second child. Students of literature and history will recognize many of the central characters, as George befriended Napoleon I and III, Alexander Dumas pere and fils, Frederic Chopin, Alfred de Musset, and a long list of other notables.Here is a novel that will cheer readers through many a dreary night. The young George Sand, ne Aurore, grows up as the French Revolution and Terror, Napoleans rise and fall, war, life in a convent but also in Parisian society all roll by, but not merely as background, since Aurore participates as a child, adolescent, nubile young woman (whom relatives try to marry off), and adult, who does marry, bears children, and has many (erotic) affairs (as does her husband, naturally). Hugo, Chopin, de Musset, and other well-known personages show up, as Sand writes and publishes her novels. For those readers who revel in precise historical detail and personal adventure, the handsomely designed and very nicely illustrated Romances of George Sand is a book you will relish. Robert Hauptman, PhD, Editor, Journal of Information EthicsAnna Faktorovich presents an original paradigm, which belies the usual myths about George Sand. Faktorovich creates believable scenes with lively dialogue from just one or two lines in Sands biography, thus energizing the role of the only major female novelist in the French Romantic Movement. The Romances of George Sand is a must-read for scholars who will understand the numerous insider jokes and for women interested in the historical pioneers of feminism. Rosie Rosenzweig, Resident Scholar, Womens Studies Research Center, Brandeis University
/book/show/13478084-willful-impropriety?from_search=true	Ekaterina Sedia (Editor) Seth Cadin Stephanie Burgis	Willful Impropriety: 13 Tales of Society, Scandal  and Romance	The Season has finally arrived, filled with the magnificent balls, scandalous gossip, and clandestine romances that every lord and lady in good society has come to expect. But far within the walls of lavish estates and in the dark corners of the city lies a world that the aristocracy dares not touch, with rules and risks that glamour cannot overpower. Yet true love has noThe Season has finally arrived, filled with the magnificent balls, scandalous gossip, and clandestine romances that every lord and lady in good society has come to expect. But far within the walls of lavish estates and in the dark corners of the city lies a world that the aristocracy dares not touch, with rules and risks that glamour cannot overpower. Yet true love has no boundaries, and heiresses and street thieves alike must use their savvy and strength to create new beginnings and happily-ever-afters. Sometimes luck is enough, but every once in a while, a touch of magic may be needed.Deliciously alluring, these thirteen historical romances from a talented array of YA authors will make even the most cynical heart swoon.Table of Contents:The Dancing Master by Genevieve ValentineThe Unladylike Education Of Agatha Tremain by Stephanie BurgisAt Will by Leanna Renee HieberSteeped In Debt To The Chimney Pots by Steve BermanOutside The Absolute by Seth CadinResurrection by Tiffany TrentMrs Beetons Book Of Magickal Management by Karen HealeyThe Garden Of England by Sandra McdonaldFalse Colours by Marie BrennanNussbaums Golden Fortune by M. K. HobsonThe Colonels Daughter by Barbara RodenMercury Retrograde by Mary Robinette KowalThe Language Of Flowers by Caroline Stevermer
/book/show/33258451-hannah-s-list?from_search=true	Debbie Macomber	Hannah's List: A Romance Novel	On the anniversary of his beloved wife's death, Dr. Michael Everett receives a letter Hannah had written him.In it she reminds him of her love and makes one final request. Anrequest.. She tells him he shouldn't spend the years he has left grieving--and she's chosOn the anniversary of his beloved wife's death, Dr. Michael Everett receives a letter Hannah had written him.In it she reminds him of her love and makes one final request. Anrequest.. She tells him he shouldn't spend the years he has left grieving--and she's chosen three women she asks him to consider.First on Hannah's list is her cousin, Winter Adams, a chef who owns a cafe on Seattle's Blossom Street. The second is Leanne Lancaster, Hannah's oncology nurse. Michael knows them both. But the third name is one he's not familiar with--Macy Roth.During the months that follow, he spends time with each of these three women, learning more about them...and about himself. Learning what Hannah already knew. He's a man who needs the completeness only love can offer. And Hannah's list leads him to the woman who can help him find it.
/book/show/24784661-pulse?from_search=true	Alycia Taylor	Pulse (The Fighter Romance, #1)	My name is Jessie Cooper. I was determined to stay focused on my career as an assistant personal trainer and to not let my penchant for being attracted to wounded men that I needed to fix get in my way. However, determination couldnt stop me from falling for Paul, an MMA fighter. I searched my soul and found the strength and will to walk away before I got in too deep anMy name is Jessie Cooper. I was determined to stay focused on my career as an assistant personal trainer and to not let my penchant for being attracted to wounded men that I needed to fix get in my way. However, determination couldnt stop me from falling for Paul, an MMA fighter. I searched my soul and found the strength and will to walk away before I got in too deep and find myself once again drowning in someone elses problems. But was it already too late?Follow along on this exciting MMA romance series.
/book/show/14426648-timeshares---a-time-travel-mystery-romance?from_search=true	Bronwen Skye	Timeshares - A Time Travel Mystery Romance	Art college graduate Audrey Brooks thinks she has her life figured out. Degree, check. Job, check. Boyfriend, check. Until she meets Falon Cooper, a tall, dark, and handsome New York art connoisseur she feels desperately attracted to. She begins having flashbacks and blackouts related to Falon, and she cant shake the feeling that shes met him before. She just cant imagiArt college graduate Audrey Brooks thinks she has her life figured out. Degree, check. Job, check. Boyfriend, check. Until she meets Falon Cooper, a tall, dark, and handsome New York art connoisseur she feels desperately attracted to. She begins having flashbacks and blackouts related to Falon, and she cant shake the feeling that shes met him before. She just cant imagine how.A way into the past opens up for Falon and Audrey, and they begin their forays into the unknown in the form of nightly excursions into bygone eras. There is danger attached to these expeditions, as it gets more and more difficult to get back to the present. Strange things occur that cause Audrey to wonder if she can trust Falon. He becomes a darker more dangerous man the further they go back in time. As they delve deeper and deeper into the past they find themselves slipping dangerously into uncharted territory, taking them both back to a 1940s murder theyre intimately connected with.
/book/show/10486080-romance-atribulado?from_search=true	Jill Mansell	Romance Atribulado	Orla Hart, a famosa autora de bestsellers romnticos, decide transformar Millie, a sua melhor amiga, na herona do prximo livro. Millie duvida que a sua vida aborrecida possa inspirar uma histria interessante, mas Orla pensou em tudo: sem a amiga saber, vai fazer o possvel para lhe apimentar a vida. E enquanto Millie reconta os acontecimentos hilariantes em torno dos seOrla Hart, a famosa autora de bestsellers romnticos, decide transformar Millie, a sua melhor amiga, na herona do prximo livro. Millie duvida que a sua vida aborrecida possa inspirar uma histria interessante, mas Orla pensou em tudo: sem a amiga saber, vai fazer o possvel para lhe apimentar a vida. E enquanto Millie reconta os acontecimentos hilariantes em torno dos seus amigos e famlia, Orla conspira para a juntar ao perfeito heri romntico e tornar as coisas bem mais excitantes. O problema  que Millie tambm escondeu alguns eventos recentes da sua vida. E tanta confuso s pode dar um...romance atribulado!
/book/show/23698142-fighting-the-flames?from_search=true	Leslie  Johnson	Fighting the Flames (Firefighter Romance, #1)	Three years ago, Jessie Taylor had the best summer of her life after running from her cheating boyfriend and taking time for herself. She'd escaped to her family's beach house in Cape Cod to lick her wounds and heal, vowing to never open herself up like that again. Never trust anyone but herself.Then she met Ryan James, the sexy firefighter next door who set her on fire wiThree years ago, Jessie Taylor had the best summer of her life after running from her cheating boyfriend and taking time for herself. She'd escaped to her family's beach house in Cape Cod to lick her wounds and heal, vowing to never open herself up like that again. Never trust anyone but herself.Then she met Ryan James, the sexy firefighter next door who set her on fire with just a touch.They melted together, soothed each other's hurts. She felt too much. It scared her. She ran.Now, Jessie's still alone and her entire life has gone up in flames. It's a miracle she's even alive. Ryan saved her... she couldn't believe it was him. She didn't realize he lived so close.Fate can be kind or cruel. It can give a gift and then take it away.Jessie had tried to run from fate her entire life. There would be no running from it this time.. These novellas can be read in any order, however, they are best experienced in sequence.
/book/show/17288591-the-dawn-of-christmas?from_search=true	Cindy Woodsmall	The Dawn of Christmas: A Romance from the Heart of Amish Country	This Christmas, experience learning to trust alongside the Plain folk of Apple Ridge, Pennsylvania in this heart-warming tale of second chances.Sadie enjoys her freedom away from home and her mission trips to Peru, but after four years, her Old Order Amish family insists its time to come home and settle down. Levi, a bachelor who distrusts women after a family heartbreakThis Christmas, experience learning to trust alongside the Plain folk of Apple Ridge, Pennsylvania in this heart-warming tale of second chances.Sadie enjoys her freedom away from home and her mission trips to Peru, but after four years, her Old Order Amish family insists its time to come home and settle down. Levi, a bachelor who distrusts women after a family heartbreak, also has no desire for romance. To keep their families from meddling in their lives, Sadie and Levi devise a planbut soon discover that the walls around their hearts are breaking down. Can they let go of their prejudices, learn to trust each other, and embrace a future together?
/book/show/34674482-dom-casmurro?from_search=true	Machado de Assis	Dom Casmurro (Todos os Romances e Contos Consagrados, #7)	Dom Casmurro foi escrito em 1899. Seu personagem principal  Bento Santiago, o narrador da histria que, contada em primeira pessoa, pretende atar as duas pontas da vida, ou seja, unir relatos desde sua mocidade at os dias em que est escrevendo o livro. Entre esses dois momentos Bento escreve sobre suas reminiscncias da juventude, sua vida no seminrio, seu caso com CDom Casmurro foi escrito em 1899. Seu personagem principal  Bento Santiago, o narrador da histria que, contada em primeira pessoa, pretende atar as duas pontas da vida, ou seja, unir relatos desde sua mocidade at os dias em que est escrevendo o livro. Entre esses dois momentos Bento escreve sobre suas reminiscncias da juventude, sua vida no seminrio, seu caso com Capitu e o cime que advm desse relacionamento, que se torna o enredo central da trama. Ambientado no Rio de Janeiro do Segundo Imprio, se inicia com um episdio que seria recente em que o narrador recebe a alcunha de Dom Casmurro, da o ttulo do romance. Machado de Assis o escreveu utilizando ferramentas literrias como a ironia e uma intertextualidade que alcana Schopenhauer e sobretudo a pea Otelo de Shakespeare.
/book/show/16208934-graham-victor?from_search=true	Elizabeth Nelson	Graham Victor	Savannah's Romance - A Firm Hand In A Silk GloveSavannah is young, beautiful, and single; a modern woman searching for the most unconventional and passionate kind of love. She wants a man to love, honor, and obey but has been left wanting more by every boyfriend she's ever had. At the advice of a friend, she decides to actively pursue what she wants - a firm hand in a silSavannah's Romance - A Firm Hand In A Silk GloveSavannah is young, beautiful, and single; a modern woman searching for the most unconventional and passionate kind of love. She wants a man to love, honor, and obey but has been left wanting more by every boyfriend she's ever had. At the advice of a friend, she decides to actively pursue what she wants - a firm hand in a silk glove, a lover who will dominate and love her in all the ways she's always craved.Savannah finds that lover in the form of Graham Victor, a powerful and mysterious Miami millionaire, who is more than willing to shove this submissive beauty to her knees and keep her there until he's satisfied.Caught up in the throbbing heartbeat of decadent South Florida, Savannah and her lover explore their kinky passions in as many ways as they know how; indulging their pleasures at five star restaurants, in limousines, aboard luxury yachts. Their affair soon builds to an explosive climax that will catch them both off guard.But while Savannah is exploring her new and unconventional life, a danger lurks in the background ready to pounce. Will this danger upset her new found happiness or will her love from the bottom triumph above it all?
/book/show/18904649-lilith-a-romance?from_search=true	George MacDonald	Lilith, a romance	Lilith, written by the father of fantasy literature, George MacDonald, was first published in 1895. Its importance was recognized in its later revival in paperback by Ballantine Books as the fifth volume of the celebrated Ballantine Adult Fantasy series in September, 1969. Lilith is considered among the darkest of MacDonald's works, and among the most profound. It is a stoLilith, written by the father of fantasy literature, George MacDonald, was first published in 1895. Its importance was recognized in its later revival in paperback by Ballantine Books as the fifth volume of the celebrated Ballantine Adult Fantasy series in September, 1969. Lilith is considered among the darkest of MacDonald's works, and among the most profound. It is a story concerning the nature of life, death and salvation. Many believe MacDonald is arguing for Christian universalism, or the idea that all will eventually be saved.
/book/show/18591037-out-of-the-past?from_search=true	Dana Roquet	Out of the Past (Heritage Time Travel Romance #1)	Torie Mills is beautiful, successful and a New York Times best-selling historical romance author. Determined to find some solace from her fast paced and demanding life, she decides to move to Mahaska County, Iowaa mile outside of the tiny town of Fremont and into her great great-grandparents old homestTorie Mills is beautiful, successful and a New York Times best-selling historical romance author. Determined to find some solace from her fast paced and demanding life, she decides to move to Mahaska County, Iowaa mile outside of the tiny town of Fremont and into her great great-grandparents old homestead. Her plan is to restore the property to its 1870 glory days.She hires handsome, renovation expert Dave Cameron to do the work and together they bring the old Victorian house back to life. When Torie moves in, she discovers that restoring the house has opened a portal into the past.Time traveling each night to the Fremont of old, becomes her wonderful escape and her secret obsession.When she and Dave become lovers, he gets swept into the travels as welluntil they both realize, much too late, that there was evil in the past that would have been better left alone
/book/show/1407178.The_Romance_of_a_Shop?from_search=true	Amy Levy	The Romance of a Shop	A splendid edition, with appendices that include Levy's essays and poems, reviews, and other invaluable contemporary materials. -- Deborah Nord, Princeton University
/book/show/1833533.Romance_of_the_Rubaiyat?from_search=true	Omar Khayym Edward FitzGerald (Translator) A.J. Arberry	Romance of the Rubaiyat	'The finest and most famous translation ever made, next to the English Bible': few would dispute the justness of this description of Edward FitzGerald's Rubaiyat of Omar Khayydam. How did FitzGerald come to compose this great work? A. J. Arberry has been able to make use, for the first time, of a series of most important unpublished letters written by FitzGerald to his fri'The finest and most famous translation ever made, next to the English Bible': few would dispute the justness of this description of Edward FitzGerald's Rubaiyat of Omar Khayydam. How did FitzGerald come to compose this great work? A. J. Arberry has been able to make use, for the first time, of a series of most important unpublished letters written by FitzGerald to his friend and Persian teacher Edward Cowell while the poem was actually in course of construction; he has also for the first time exploited the copies of the Persian original which FitzGerald employed and annotated in his own hand. Professor Arberry thus enables us, so to speak, to look over FitzGerald's shoulder as he wrestled with his great task and to follow step by step the evolution of the Rubaiyat. Includes a facsimile reprint of the First Edition.
/book/show/23268207-romancing-the-jewel?from_search=true	Katherine Bone	Romancing the Jewel	Caroline Beugre is a small town girl who longs for her own upscale jewelry store. To fund her nest egg, shes created a copy of an emerald necklace, hoping the gems will be her ticket to stardom. Little does she know her decision would lead her into the hands of an intensely powerful charismatic man determined to uncover the secrets of her past.Italian prince Gian-Paolo MoCaroline Beugre is a small town girl who longs for her own upscale jewelry store. To fund her nest egg, shes created a copy of an emerald necklace, hoping the gems will be her ticket to stardom. Little does she know her decision would lead her into the hands of an intensely powerful charismatic man determined to uncover the secrets of her past.Italian prince Gian-Paolo Montovanni risks losing his throne if he doesnt put an end to his playboy ways and produce a fiance no later than his thirtieth birthday. The problem? His princess-to-be must be wearing the Montovanni emeralds, which havent been seen for twenty years. When he discovers an American is selling a copy of the necklace, he will do anything to find them.
/book/show/30131427-revel?from_search=true	Alison  Ryan	Revel (Second Chance Romance, #1)	He's fresh off the deal of the decade; he's just sold his tech firm for over two billion dollars and he should be on top of the world.But he's still missing wHe's fresh off the deal of the decade; he's just sold his tech firm for over two billion dollars and he should be on top of the world.But he's still missing what he lost, long ago. And every time success comes his way, he's reminded of how he would trade it all to have her back again.
/book/show/17913669-hooked?from_search=true	Tiffinie Helmer	Hooked (Romance on the Edge, #2)	She baited a cop and hooked a killer.She crosses the lineSonya Savonski has something to prove as the only female drift boat captain fishing the deadly depths of the Bering Sea. She stirs the waters, luring a murderer to the surface, and gets the unwanted attention of an Alaska State Trooper.He tows the lineFish cops dont mix with fisherman, but if Alaska State TroopShe baited a cop and hooked a killer.She crosses the lineSonya Savonski has something to prove as the only female drift boat captain fishing the deadly depths of the Bering Sea. She stirs the waters, luring a murderer to the surface, and gets the unwanted attention of an Alaska State Trooper.He tows the lineFish cops dont mix with fisherman, but if Alaska State Trooper Garrett Hunt can reel Sonya inbefore a killer uses her for baitshe could be the catch of his life.
/book/show/59093.The_Romance_of_Atlantis?from_search=true	Taylor Caldwell Jess Stearn	The Romance of Atlantis	THE ROMANCE OF ATLANTIS brings to life all the dazzling splendor of that lost kingdom. However, Atlantis is threatened by powerful neighboring states. Tension increases when the ruler of an adjacent kingdom bids to marry the empress. If she marries him, Atlantis would be safe from invasion. Yet, such a marriage contradicts the deepest feelings of her heart, the secret wisdTHE ROMANCE OF ATLANTIS brings to life all the dazzling splendor of that lost kingdom. However, Atlantis is threatened by powerful neighboring states. Tension increases when the ruler of an adjacent kingdom bids to marry the empress. If she marries him, Atlantis would be safe from invasion. Yet, such a marriage contradicts the deepest feelings of her heart, the secret wisdom of her lineage, and her sacred trust as queen. We will not spoil your enjoyment of this novel by telling the conclusion!
/book/show/30120456-a-kind-of-romance?from_search=true	Lane Hayes	A Kind of Romance (A Kind of Stories, #2)	Zeke Gulden is a ruthless Wall Street exec. His hard-edged, no-nonsense attitude has served him well in the cutthroat business world, but less so in his personal life. When he finds out his ex-boyfriend cheated on him with a coworker, Zeke cant let gonot until he finds a way to get even. However, his meddlesome father has other ideas. The new hire at the family-owned bagZeke Gulden is a ruthless Wall Street exec. His hard-edged, no-nonsense attitude has served him well in the cutthroat business world, but less so in his personal life. When he finds out his ex-boyfriend cheated on him with a coworker, Zeke cant let gonot until he finds a way to get even. However, his meddlesome father has other ideas. The new hire at the family-owned bagel store is somewhat colorful, but his dad is sure hes the perfect man for Zeke.Benny Ruggieri is a fiercely proud New Yorker who dreams of making it big as a costume designer in the theater. In the meantime, hes working two part-time jobs in the food biz. When his new boss sets him up with his successful son, Benny has zero expectations. If nothing else, he figures he can entertain himself by making the uptight businessman squirm. Instead, the two become unlikely friends with an inexplicable attraction they cant ignore. Benny might be the one to help Zeke set aside his quest for revenge, if hes willing to let go and forgive what he cant forget and give in to an unexpected kind of romance.
/book/show/13451740-dream-kisses?from_search=true	Verna Clay	Dream Kisses (Romance on the Ranch, #1)	is the first book in thebut it can be read as a stand alone.Order of books:Dream Kisses kicks off the series when Sarah Carter, a.k.a Mims Murphy, meets Sage Tanner at Imaginings Publishing whilis the first book in thebut it can be read as a stand alone.Order of books:Dream Kisses kicks off the series when Sarah Carter, a.k.a Mims Murphy, meets Sage Tanner at Imaginings Publishing while he's posing for the cover of her soon-to-be-released romance novel. After being bulldozed into a coffee break with him at Jet Setters Java Junction by her publisher, an embarrassing incident upsets Sarah and she walks out. Of course, fate has a wonderful way of intervening in matters of the heart. Deciding her book needs realism, she signs up for dude lessons at Lazy M Dude Ranch. Imagine her chagrin when she discovers the owner of the ranch is none other than Mr. Tanner himself! Yup.The hostess handed them menus.Sage laid his on the table and didn't even glance at it.Mims looked her menu over, front and back, and so did the others. The hostess returned and he listened to Chuck, because he couldn't bring himself to call him Chuckie, order a Muddy Mocha Miracle.Sissy ordered a double shot Hammerhead Bottom Feeder and Sage was curious about what the author would order. Very politely, she said, I'd like a Latin Lover Latte, with lite whipped cream, please. He had to bite the inside of his cheek to keep from laughing.The hostess turned to him. And for you, sir? She batted her false eyelashes.Black coffee.
/book/show/9300825-a-realistic-romance?from_search=true	Andi Anderson	A Realistic Romance	WARNING  This books contains homoeroticaMerrick Kitchi was once a famous rock and roll star. Now at the ripe old age of thirty-two, he's quickly becoming a has-been in the fickle music industry. Desperate to rise to the top again, he agrees to meet with some network executives to discuss participating in a reality television show. To his dismay, he finds out his roommate,WARNING  This books contains homoeroticaMerrick Kitchi was once a famous rock and roll star. Now at the ripe old age of thirty-two, he's quickly becoming a has-been in the fickle music industry. Desperate to rise to the top again, he agrees to meet with some network executives to discuss participating in a reality television show. To his dismay, he finds out his roommate, Samuel Meriwether, is not only the sexiest thing he's ever seen on two legs, but he's gay as well. This is a problem for Merrick, who has kept his homosexuality a secret. Desperate to be a household name again, he agrees to become roommates with the sexy Sammy, vowing to keep his hands and his secret to himself.No one is more surprised than Samuel when he is chosen to be roommates with the sexy Merrick Kitchi. He's not sure what a gay librarian and a womanizer like Merrick will have in common, but he's willing to give it a shot. Soon Samuel realizes there's more to Merrick than meets the eye and not only do they become good friends, but there's an attraction between them that neither man can deny. As their feelings and attraction to each other grows, will Merrick be able to step out of the closet and into the light, or will fear of the unknown keep him deep inside?
/book/show/28090413-the-protector?from_search=true	Jodi Ellen Malpas	The Protector: A sexy, angsty, all-the-feels romance with a hot alpha hero	Jake Sharp rJake Sharp resides in his own personal hell. The ex-SAS sniper was distracted from duty once before, and the consequences were devastating--both personally and professionally. He vowed never to let that happen again The job of bodyguard to Camille Logan isn't the kind of distraction from his demons he should take. Women and Jake don't mix well, yet the lesser of two evils seems to be protecting the heiress, whose life is threatened as a result of her father's ruthless business dealings.Hehe knows her type: beautiful and spoiled, with her father's bank balance to fund her lifestyle. But he soon discovers the real Camille--warm, compassionate, determined to be independent and happy after struggling with past mistakes. Now, his duty to protect her turns into something deeper than a well-paid job, no matter how hard he fights it. He needs absolution. He comes to need Camille. But he knows he can't have both.For fans of Maya Banks, THE PROTECTOR delivers the all-consuming romance and devastating alpha hero that make a Jodi Ellen Malpas novel an irresistible, passionate read.
/book/show/17521200-edge?from_search=true	Tiffinie Helmer	Edge (Romance on the Edge, #1)	EDGEHes lost his edgePhotojournalist Cache Calder lives to chase a great story. Hes just returned from the Middle East after surviving a suicide bombing that left him injured and grief-stricken. The last thing he wants is to travel to the wilds of Alaska on a Where Is She Now Assignment. But when his editor informs him that his subject is former kidnapping victim, AmeEDGEHes lost his edgePhotojournalist Cache Calder lives to chase a great story. Hes just returned from the Middle East after surviving a suicide bombing that left him injured and grief-stricken. The last thing he wants is to travel to the wilds of Alaska on a Where Is She Now Assignment. But when his editor informs him that his subject is former kidnapping victim, Amelia Bennett who jump-started his career twenty years earlier, he packs his bags.She lives on the EdgeMel Bennetts carefully maintained control unravels the moment she meets Cache Calder. Attraction flares for the man who seems to really know her. No one at the Edge of Reason Lodge is aware she was the young teenager whod survived one of the most publicized kidnappings in recent history, and she wants it to stay that way. But she starts to question her heart and her sanity when unexplained incidents begin to happen and a deadly threat returns to finish what hed started so long ago.
/book/show/35013788-bad-boy?from_search=true	Willow Winters	Bad Boy: A Dark Standalone Mafia Romance	[]Im a dangerous man. It only takes one panty-dropping, mouth-watering look to know it. You may be fooled by my good looks and charm.But my eyes give it away.Im the hitman for the Valetti familia, and Im f*cking good at it. They want men[]Im a dangerous man. It only takes one panty-dropping, mouth-watering look to know it. You may be fooled by my good looks and charm.But my eyes give it away.Im the hitman for the Valetti familia, and Im f*cking good at it. They want men to talk, and I make them talk. They want men gone--bang, its done. Its as simple as that.Until her.Shes on my list, but I f*cking want her. On her knees and submitting to my every command.I'll give her a simple choice  die, or be mine.Ive always wanted this. Now that I have the chance, Im taking it.This is a standalone, full-length mafia romance with a filthy-mouthed, possessive bad boy. Dark mafia themes throughout. Guaranteed HEA.For a Limited Time Bad Girl: Valetti Crime Family (A Bad Boy Mafia Romance) is included at the end for your reading pleasure. Enjoy!
/book/show/223826.Honk_If_You_Love_Real_Men?from_search=true	Carrie Alexander Pamela Britton Susan Donovan	Honk If You Love Real Men: Four Tales of Erotic Romance (Tempting SEALs, #1)	is a contemporary erotic anthology featuring some of the brightest up and coming names in contemporary romance and erotic romance.When a sexy, sassy woman driving in her convertible catcheis a contemporary erotic anthology featuring some of the brightest up and coming names in contemporary romance and erotic romance.When a sexy, sassy woman driving in her convertible catches the eye of a gorgeous construction worker, they indulge in a delicious afternoon tryst.A sexy firefighter is responsible for lighting more fires than putting them out!Ever since she was a little girl, Raven McIntire has secretly pined and longed for her best friend's sexy older brother, Reno, a Navy SEAL who has just returned home from duty. What she doesn't realize is that his only true mission is to get into her heart and get her into his bed.A heated encounter with an irresistibly handsome doctor.
/book/show/23411609-once-upon-a-summertime?from_search=true	Melody Carlson	Once Upon a Summertime: A New York City Romance	Managing the Value Lodge in her hometown was not what Anna Gordon had in mind when she set out in the hospitality industry. But it's a safe choice for a woman whose childhood was anything but stable. Out of the blue, she gets a once-in-a-lifetime chance to reinvent herself by moving to New York City, where she hopes for a management position at a stylish new boutique hotelManaging the Value Lodge in her hometown was not what Anna Gordon had in mind when she set out in the hospitality industry. But it's a safe choice for a woman whose childhood was anything but stable. Out of the blue, she gets a once-in-a-lifetime chance to reinvent herself by moving to New York City, where she hopes for a management position at a stylish new boutique hotel. The big city is full of surprises--not the least of which is Sean O'Neil. Her childhood crush has applied for the very same position!
/book/show/11956131-best-erotic-romance?from_search=true	Kristina Wright (Editor) Sylvia Day (contributor) Craig J. Sorensen (contributor)	Best Erotic Romance	
/book/show/22414.The_Invisible_Heart?from_search=true	Russell Roberts Russ Roberts	The Invisible Heart: An Economic Romance	A love story that embraces the business and economic issues of the day?takes a provocative look at business, economics, and regulation through the eyes of Sam Gordon and Laura Silver, teachers at the exclusive Edwards School in Washington, D.C. Sam lives and breathes capitalism. He thinks that most government regulation is unnecessary or even harmful. HA love story that embraces the business and economic issues of the day?takes a provocative look at business, economics, and regulation through the eyes of Sam Gordon and Laura Silver, teachers at the exclusive Edwards School in Washington, D.C. Sam lives and breathes capitalism. He thinks that most government regulation is unnecessary or even harmful. He believes that success in business is a virtue. He believes that our humanity flourishes under economic freedom. Laura prefers Wordsworth to the Wall Street Journal. Where Sam sees victors, she sees victims. She wants the government to protect consumers and workers from the excesses of Sam's beloved marketplace.While Sam and Laura argue about how to make the world a better place, a parallel story unfolds across town. Erica Baldwin, the crusading head of a government watchdog agency, tries to bring Charles Krauss, a ruthless CEO, to justice. How are these two dramas connected? Why is Sam under threat of dismissal? Will Erica Baldwin find the evidence she needs? Can Laura love a man with an Adam Smith poster on his wall? The answers ingive the reader a richer appreciation for how business and the marketplace transform our lives.
/book/show/24811755-beautiful-beloved?from_search=true	Christina Lauren Margaux Guyon (Translator)	Beautiful Beloved	
/book/show/32570477-about-a-dog?from_search=true	Jenn McKinlay	About a Dog (A Bluff Point Romance #1)	Mackenzie Mac Harris fled her hometown of Bluff Point, Maine, after being left at the altar--and seeking solace in the arms of her best friend's off-limits brother. Now, seven years later, she's back to attend her best friend's wedding--Mackenzie Mac Harris fled her hometown of Bluff Point, Maine, after being left at the altar--and seeking solace in the arms of her best friend's off-limits brother. Now, seven years later, she's back to attend her best friend's wedding--safe, or so she thinks, from the mistakes of her youth.But Gavin Tolliver has never forgotten the woman who has always held his heart. And when Mac rescues a stray puppy named Tulip, only Gavin, the town's veterinarian, can help. With a little assistance from Tulip, Gavin vows to make Mac realize that their feelings are more than just puppy love...
/book/show/25533863-dark-and-damaged?from_search=true	Jennifer Ashley Caris Roane Erin Kellison	Dark and Damaged: Eight Tortured Heroes of Paranormal Romance	Eight all-new, never-before-published hot paranormal romances by eight New York Times bestselling authors. Tortured alpha-male bad boys will ignite your darkest, most secret desires in these stories about vampires, shifters, dragons, fallen angels, werewolves, demons, psychic warriors and ghosts.Featuring the heroes of:LION EYES by Jennifer AshleyBLOOD FLAME by Caris RoaneEight all-new, never-before-published hot paranormal romances by eight New York Times bestselling authors. Tortured alpha-male bad boys will ignite your darkest, most secret desires in these stories about vampires, shifters, dragons, fallen angels, werewolves, demons, psychic warriors and ghosts.Featuring the heroes of:LION EYES by Jennifer AshleyBLOOD FLAME by Caris RoaneTEMPTED BY FIRE by Erin KellisonHER SINFUL ANGEL by Felicity HeatonTHE RESURRECTION OF SAM SLOAN by Erin QuinnREBEL'S DESIRE by Laurie LondonREDEMPTION by Bonnie VanakRAGING DAWN by Colleen Gleason
/book/show/34412977-heart-of-the-dragon?from_search=true	Gena Showalter	Heart of the Dragon: A Paranormal Romance Novel	Searching for her missing brother, Grace Carlyle never dreamed she would discover a secret world populated by mythological monsters--or find herself facing a sword-wielding being whose looks put mortal men to shame.But therSearching for her missing brother, Grace Carlyle never dreamed she would discover a secret world populated by mythological monsters--or find herself facing a sword-wielding being whose looks put mortal men to shame.But there he was, Darius en Kragin, one of a race of shape-shifting warriors bound to guard the gates of Atlantis, and kill all travelers who strayed within its borders.Now Grace's life was in his hands, and Darius had to choose between his centuries-old vow and the woman who had slipped beneath his defenses and stolen the heart of Atlantis's fiercest dragon.
/book/show/23123179-highland-shifters?from_search=true	Michelle Fox Selena Kitt Arial Burnz	Highland Shifters: Paranormal Romance Boxed Set	Go under the kilt with this boxed set of shifter romances! Contains new stories by bestelling authors such as Michelle Fox, Selena Kitt, Tabitha Connall and more!
/book/show/8840787-doctor-in-petticoats-center-point-christian-romance?from_search=true	Mary Connealy	Doctor in Petticoats (Center Point Christian Romance	Doctor Alex Buchanan is a wanted man--a deseter from the army stalked by a bounty hunter--but he'd rather be dead than inflict any more pain on his patients. Beth McClellan is idealistic, believing the nursing training she received will be enough to help her serve as doctor to her home town in West Texas. When Alex and Beth meet in a stagecoach accident, they find that theDoctor Alex Buchanan is a wanted man--a deseter from the army stalked by a bounty hunter--but he'd rather be dead than inflict any more pain on his patients. Beth McClellan is idealistic, believing the nursing training she received will be enough to help her serve as doctor to her home town in West Texas. When Alex and Beth meet in a stagecoach accident, they find that they work well together. But are his demons and her dreams too deeply rooted for either of them to pay the price required for a future together?
/book/show/16197169-to-have-and-to-code?from_search=true	Debora Geary	To Have and To Code	Nell Sullivan is fiery, easily distracted by cookies, and doomed to wear the peach monstrosity at her best friends wedding.And shes a witch.Daniel Walker is a former baseball player turned bored hacker looking for a challenge. Hacking Nell's online gaming world is going to get him a lot more than he bargained for.A prophecy says they will make babies together  but whenNell Sullivan is fiery, easily distracted by cookies, and doomed to wear the peach monstrosity at her best friends wedding.And shes a witch.Daniel Walker is a former baseball player turned bored hacker looking for a challenge. Hacking Nell's online gaming world is going to get him a lot more than he bargained for.A prophecy says they will make babies together  but when it comes to the love life of a modern witch and a hacker, prophecy might not get a vote.
/book/show/18300697-wings-of-love-and-war?from_search=true	Patrick Ellsworth Taylor	Wings of Love and War: A Novel of Adventure, Romance and Courage	The shattering attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 unified America as an entire generation was caught up in patriotic fervor. Millions of young men volunteered for the Military, ready to fight not only the Japanese, but also Hitlers Germany. This is the story of Bobby, one of those men. Born in Southern California during the Roaring Twenties and growing up in theThe shattering attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7th, 1941 unified America as an entire generation was caught up in patriotic fervor. Millions of young men volunteered for the Military, ready to fight not only the Japanese, but also Hitlers Germany. This is the story of Bobby, one of those men. Born in Southern California during the Roaring Twenties and growing up in the Great Depression, he comes of age in war. It is also about those whose lives, in touching his, generate all the elements of the classics: Ambition, Adventure, Love, Betrayal, Desperation, Courage, and Tragedy. In the adventure of a lifetime, he is thrust into the cauldron of war. Intensive training is followed by the harrowing experiences of deadly missions over Nazi Germany. Despite the demands of his duties, romance flourishes in wartime London, where he finds the woman of his dreams. A nighttime bombing raid on his base threatens the B-17s and the personnel of his 390th Bombardment Group. He is then caught up in the events that follow, creating a gripping picture of the crescendo of the air war that crippled much of Germanys industry, leading to the final defeat of the Nazi war machine.
/book/show/30334531-brazil-um-romance?from_search=true	John Updike	Brazil, Um Romance	Brazl  uma histria de amor e de morte - em um cenrio de disparidades vertiginosas, primitivo e moderno, inexplorado e superpopulado, miservel e nababesco. Neste pas, ao mesmo tempo real e imaginrio, Tristo e Isabel, contra tudo e contra todos, e impulsionados por uma paixo ertica que no conhecelimites, rompem as barreiras de cor e de classe, do espao e do tempoBrazl  uma histria de amor e de morte - em um cenrio de disparidades vertiginosas, primitivo e moderno, inexplorado e superpopulado, miservel e nababesco. Neste pas, ao mesmo tempo real e imaginrio, Tristo e Isabel, contra tudo e contra todos, e impulsionados por uma paixo ertica que no conhecelimites, rompem as barreiras de cor e de classe, do espao e do tempo, da dor e do prazer para cumprirem minuciosamente, at o trgico e irnico final, o destino que lhes coube.
/book/show/19548193-perfect?from_search=true	Autumn Jordon	Perfect	Dylan Kincaid totally screwed up Thanksgiving and now he's faced with Christmas. Thrown into the frightening role of both mother and father while his brother and sister-in-law are off serving their country, all Dylan wants is to make Christmas perfect for his two nieces. But time is running out.Down on her luck Charleston, S.C. restaurateur, Darcy Witherspoon is licking aDylan Kincaid totally screwed up Thanksgiving and now he's faced with Christmas. Thrown into the frightening role of both mother and father while his brother and sister-in-law are off serving their country, all Dylan wants is to make Christmas perfect for his two nieces. But time is running out.Down on her luck Charleston, S.C. restaurateur, Darcy Witherspoon is licking a wounded ego when she arrives in Black Moose, VT and meets the handsome Maple tree farmer. Wanting a happy holiday herself, she teams up with Dylan to make a perfect Christmas.Neither is interested in a holiday affair, but the magic of Christmas has something more everlasting in store for the couple. An absolutely perfect love!
/book/show/30236446-on-my-knees-vol-3?from_search=true	C.J.  Thomas	On My Knees Vol. 3: Alpha Billionaire Romance	The third volume of On My KneThe third volume of On My Knees : Hollywood Nights, an Alpha Billionaire Shot of Romance series by CJ Thomas.Alex didnt know that the bag of money she found on the side of the street would bring such trouble.If she would have seen the dangers lurking around the corner just waiting, she never would have spent the hundreds of thousands of dollars. And when her life is threatened, she has to make the decision of a lifetimedie, or repay the rightful owner.If she decides to live, she will need a way to get the money. And Kendra might just have the quick solution she needs.However, becoming a highly paid escort wasnt exactly how she saw her future. And when her male suiter is none other than billionaire film maker, Nash Brooks, who also happens to be a member of the exclusive L.A. night club, MINT, Alex might have entered a world she cant escape.Mature audience only. 18+This short and steamy is planned to unfold over several volumes and Vol. 3 ends on a cliffhanger.
/book/show/19793131-the-forbidden-lord?from_search=true	Sabrina Jeffries	The Forbidden Lord	Jordan Willis, the Earl of Blackmore, has played with the heart of many a society belle - yet one stolen kiss impulsively planted on the soft, irresistible lips of the preacher's daughter proves his undoing. The prim and proper Emily Fairchild's innocent response sends desire surging through the notorious rake, and he can't forget her. Now, meeting Lady Emma Campbell, an oJordan Willis, the Earl of Blackmore, has played with the heart of many a society belle - yet one stolen kiss impulsively planted on the soft, irresistible lips of the preacher's daughter proves his undoing. The prim and proper Emily Fairchild's innocent response sends desire surging through the notorious rake, and he can't forget her. Now, meeting Lady Emma Campbell, an outrageously flirtatious debutante, leaves the earl more shaken than ever - for the brazen beauty is an uncanny double of the sweet Emily. Emily cannot reveal the reason for her scandalous masquerade - not even to the earl whose heated embrace awakens a sizzling passion. Her very life depends on convincing society that she is Lady Campbell, yet no disguise can hide her dangerous attraction to the earl. But does Cinderella' dare risk losing her handsome prince by revealing that she is just a country girl?
/book/show/591179.A_Romance_with_Cocaine?from_search=true	M. Ageyev Hugh Aplin (Translation) Toby Young (Foreword)	A Romance with Cocaine	A bizarre and deeply disturbing account of a young mans descent into addiction, this story brilliantly mirrors the tumultuous events of early 20th-century Russian history. Struggling with the confusion and insecurities that adolescence brings, Vadim seeks an outlet for his frustration. Following unfulfilling attempts at classroom rebellion, filial disobedience, and teenagA bizarre and deeply disturbing account of a young mans descent into addiction, this story brilliantly mirrors the tumultuous events of early 20th-century Russian history. Struggling with the confusion and insecurities that adolescence brings, Vadim seeks an outlet for his frustration. Following unfulfilling attempts at classroom rebellion, filial disobedience, and teenage sex, he is drawn furtherand further into the world of illicit drugs. As his desire to experiment with narcotics grows stronger, so too do his feelings of worthlessness and isolation; and his ultimate physical surrender to cocaine mirrors his nation's psychological capitulation to a world where morals no longer apply. Thisextraordinary work, astonishingly prescient for its time, is written by the pseudonymous M. Ageyev.
/book/show/3652777-the-passionate-husband?from_search=true	Helen Brooks	The Passionate Husband	Marsha Kane is shocked to see her soon-to-be ex-husband again. She hasn't seen Taylor since she left him because she suspected him of having an affair. Now she's trying desperately not to fall for him all over again. After all, he cheated on her...didn't he? But he is gorgeous--too gorgeous by half....Taylor is determined to prove to Marsha he wants her back--and he alwaysMarsha Kane is shocked to see her soon-to-be ex-husband again. She hasn't seen Taylor since she left him because she suspected him of having an affair. Now she's trying desperately not to fall for him all over again. After all, he cheated on her...didn't he? But he is gorgeous--too gorgeous by half....Taylor is determined to prove to Marsha he wants her back--and he always gets what he wants...doesn't he? He's going to be her passionate husband--prepare the perfect seduction scene, turn on the charm and, finally, reclaim Marsha as his wife...or is he too confident by half?
/book/show/2864728-romancing-hollywood-nobody?from_search=true	Lisa Samson Amy Nappa Mike Nappa	Romancing Hollywood Nobody (Hollywood Nobody, #3)	Scotty and Charley find romance in the Highlands when a couple of cute guys in kilts look their way. How will Seth and Jeremy react when they realize the ladies who were interested in them have captured the hearts of a young bagpiper and a Scottish actor?
/book/show/31328249-just-a-kiss-in-the-moonlight?from_search=true	Cindy Roland Anderson	Just a Kiss in the Moonlight (Georgia Moon Romance #2)	Taylin Nichols has the perfect job as a nurse in the newborn unit in her hometown of Mitchel Creek, Georgia, but as for the perfect boyfriendnot so much. She knows she needs to dump the guy, but figures it will happen naturally if shes accepted for the work abroad program. On a day when she shouldve stayed home, she runs into Luke McKayliterally. Hes new at the hospitTaylin Nichols has the perfect job as a nurse in the newborn unit in her hometown of Mitchel Creek, Georgia, but as for the perfect boyfriendnot so much. She knows she needs to dump the guy, but figures it will happen naturally if shes accepted for the work abroad program. On a day when she shouldve stayed home, she runs into Luke McKayliterally. Hes new at the hospital and already has a reputation as an unfriendly, brooding male. Even though hes hotter than a Georgia summer, hes not Taylins typeat least thats what she tells herself, but after spending time together, she cant deny her feelings anymore. The only problem is Luke has baggage from a lousy marriage and isnt ready for a relationship. He desperately tries to keep Taylin in the friend zone, but it doesnt take long to realize that will never work. Just when he and Taylin decide love is worth the risk, Lukes past presents an unexpected challenge, leaving both of them to wonder if their love will be enough.
/book/show/17255817-o-triunfo-do-sol-fam-lia-courtney-12?from_search=true	Wilbur Smith	O triunfo do sol (Família Courtney, #12) (Romances Ballantyne #5)	No Sudo, algumas dcadas de brutal desgoverno exercido em nome do quediva do Cairo conduziram a uma sangrenta rebelio, que se transformou numa guerra santa liderada por Madi, um carismtico lder religioso. Os Ingleses foram forados a intervir, para salvaguardar os interesses britnicos e para tentar resgatar as centenas de pessoas retidas no territrio. Entre elas estNo Sudo, algumas dcadas de brutal desgoverno exercido em nome do quediva do Cairo conduziram a uma sangrenta rebelio, que se transformou numa guerra santa liderada por Madi, um carismtico lder religioso. Os Ingleses foram forados a intervir, para salvaguardar os interesses britnicos e para tentar resgatar as centenas de pessoas retidas no territrio. Entre elas est o comerciante e homem de negcios Ryder Courtney, que se encontrava em Cartum, onde conheceu o capito Penrod Ballantyne, bem como o cnsul ingls David Benbrook e as suas trs filhas. E ser no cenrio do durssimo cerco  cidade, durante o qual o general britnico Charles George Gordon acaba por morrer, e tambm durante a retirada das foras inglesas, que aqueles trs homens tentaro sobreviver.
/book/show/27811856-twelve-days-in-december?from_search=true	Michele Paige Holmes	Twelve Days in December (Hearthfire Romance, #3.5)	A Christmas Novella from the bestselling Hearthfire Romance series by Michele Paige Holmes:Five months isnt enough time to grieve the death of her husband and marry again, but when the unexpected opportunity to take her sisters place as the bride of wealthy New York businessman, William Vancer, presents itself, twenty-four year-old Charlotte Holbrook agrees. Their marriA Christmas Novella from the bestselling Hearthfire Romance series by Michele Paige Holmes:Five months isnt enough time to grieve the death of her husband and marry again, but when the unexpected opportunity to take her sisters place as the bride of wealthy New York businessman, William Vancer, presents itself, twenty-four year-old Charlotte Holbrook agrees. Their marriage of convenience will provide a secure future for her son, while William will be able to claim the inheritance he needs to expand his company westward.To begin their perfect and perfectly safe arrangement, William allots the last twelve days in December to become acquainted with his new familya task more easily accomplished than he had imagined. For in Charlotte he finds a tender heart and companion, while stepping into the role of father to her son, brings William a great measure of joy as well. Before the twelve days have passed, he finds himself wishing their marriage of convenience could be something much more.For Charlotte, every day with William is one of overwhelming gratitude, as he anticipates and provides for her needs, as well as the fondest desires of her heart. More than material comforts, William offers friendship as well, and a loving concern that Charlotte has gone too long without. Guilt ridden, she struggles with her growing attraction and wonders how she can ever remain loyal to her first husband, while allowing herself to love William as he deserves.
/book/show/17316124-beachfront-escapes?from_search=true	Joanna Lyndstrom	Beachfront Escapes	***Warning*** Adult Material- Intended for A Mature AudienceSynopsis: BWWM Larry, a rich bachelor is under pressure from his parents and friends to find himself a girlfriend, they fear he is growing old. He goes on a vacation to the Bahamas, and he meets a beautiful mocha skinned island woman that he immediately falls in love with. He woes her, and their sexual tension is***Warning*** Adult Material- Intended for A Mature AudienceSynopsis: BWWM Larry, a rich bachelor is under pressure from his parents and friends to find himself a girlfriend, they fear he is growing old. He goes on a vacation to the Bahamas, and he meets a beautiful mocha skinned island woman that he immediately falls in love with. He woes her, and their sexual tension is explosive....
/book/show/18941339-brazen?from_search=true	Carly Phillips	Brazen	
/book/show/23982308-my-mr-sexy?from_search=true	C.C. Cartwright	My Mr. Sexy (My Mr. Romance Series, #1)	A Sexy New Contemporary RomanceGet ready for a wild and sexy ride as Marissa Monroe struggles to choose between the two hot men who want her...in their bed.A Sexy New Contemporary RomanceGet ready for a wild and sexy ride as Marissa Monroe struggles to choose between the two hot men who want her...in their bed.My Mr. Romance Series
/book/show/21964520-magnificent-medieval-men?from_search=true	Catherine Kean Kathryn Le Veque Anna Markland	Magnificent Medieval Men: A Medieval Romance Boxed Set	
/book/show/12271093-what-s-to-be-done?from_search=true	Nikolai Chernyshevsky	What's to be Done?: A Romance	Nikolai Chernyshevsky's great novel, originally published in 1863, transformed Russian views of the peasantry in much the same way that Harriet Beecher Stowe's novelchanged American perceptions of slavery. In its pages, a group of idealistic Russian intellectuals go back to the land, easing the lot of the peasants with scientific methods of farming and lNikolai Chernyshevsky's great novel, originally published in 1863, transformed Russian views of the peasantry in much the same way that Harriet Beecher Stowe's novelchanged American perceptions of slavery. In its pages, a group of idealistic Russian intellectuals go back to the land, easing the lot of the peasants with scientific methods of farming and liberating the serfs from hardship. The intellectuals' socialist vision offers the promise of a world that subsequent events did not bear out, and it is fascinating to consider in the light of historical reality. Fyodor Dostoyevsky gave Chernyshevsky's tale, full of sermonizing and idealism, a darkly pessimistic twist in his masterpiece.
/book/show/12087325-young-romance?from_search=true	Joe Simon Jack Kirby Michel Gagn (Editor)	Young Romance: The Best of Simon and Kirby's Romance Comics	In the late 1940s, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby  creators of Captain America  set the comics world on fire with the creation of a new genre that resulted in some of the best-selling American comic books of all time: the romance comics. The stories they created were exciting, innovative, and beautifully drawn, and remain a high point in both artists careers, even as Kirby weIn the late 1940s, Joe Simon and Jack Kirby  creators of Captain America  set the comics world on fire with the creation of a new genre that resulted in some of the best-selling American comic books of all time: the romance comics. The stories they created were exciting, innovative, and beautifully drawn, and remain a high point in both artists careers, even as Kirby went on to become the unrivaled King of Comics and co-creator (along with Stan Lee) of many of the most iconic characters in American history. These two towering titans of the field produced stories for titles such as, andfor over twelve years until the genre ran out of steam in 1959, and Jack Kirby moved on to a little-known outfit called Marvel Comics.brings this wonderful work back to light by reprinting 21 stories in full-color, from 13 years of Simon and Kirbys romance comics: 200 pages of never-before reprinted material painstakingly restored over a five-year period by award-winning artist and animator Michel Gagn (,).
/book/show/13486823-a-kiss-in-the-wind?from_search=true	Jennifer Bray-Weber	A Kiss in the Wind (Romancing the Pirate, #2)	Marisol Castellan is in trouble-again. Against her pirate father's orders, she snuck off their ship to intercept a message meant for a rival captain, one that offers a clue to the whereabouts of her estranged brother Monte.Pirate captain Blade Tyburn is not pleased to find the letter he's been waiting for is missing. He's even less pleased when he discovers the thief is aMarisol Castellan is in trouble-again. Against her pirate father's orders, she snuck off their ship to intercept a message meant for a rival captain, one that offers a clue to the whereabouts of her estranged brother Monte.Pirate captain Blade Tyburn is not pleased to find the letter he's been waiting for is missing. He's even less pleased when he discovers the thief is a raven-haired beauty who bewitches his senses and muddles his thinking. The note gives the location of a silver-laden ship that'll make his fortune; Blade must find it, and if that means bringing Marisol along on the voyage, so be it.Marisol believes Monte sails on the very ship Blade is to meet and strikes a deal with the handsome rogue. If he will give her passage to her brother, she will give him the exact location he needs. And both will get more than they expected...
/book/show/18817770-destiny-bay-romances---baby-dreams-boxed-set-vol-1?from_search=true	Helen Conrad	Destiny Bay Romances - Baby Dreams Boxed Set Vol. 1	The Carringtons, like most rich, influential people, are good-looking, fast-driving, hard-hitting men and women whose impulses lead them into trouble every time. But most of the ladies reach that stage of life where a yearning to bring a baby into the world begins to take over. Some of their men feel the same and some have to be convinced. Here are a few of their stories.TThe Carringtons, like most rich, influential people, are good-looking, fast-driving, hard-hitting men and women whose impulses lead them into trouble every time. But most of the ladies reach that stage of life where a yearning to bring a baby into the world begins to take over. Some of their men feel the same and some have to be convinced. Here are a few of their stories.This boxed set includes books 1, 2 and 3 of the DESTINY BAY--BABY DREAMS SERIESBook 1-DESTINY BAY--BABY DREAMSHusband Wanted:Will TrainIt seemed a harmless game--until she found out who he really was.Charity Ames is trapped into a lie and she hates it. She needs a man to pretend to be her husband for a few days--so she hires one. Expecting a gargoyle, she's amazed when he turns out to be a very appealing hunk.Ross wants something Charity has, so when he gets the chance to pretend to be her husband, he takes it. But Charity is not the brittle business woman he expects and he falls hard and fast for her barefoot, South Seas image. Trouble is, it's an image she's trying to deep six, and she can't really believe a man from a prominent family like his--and with a terrifying mother like he's got -- would want anything to do with a girl of her shady past.When she finds out he's trying to trick her just like she's trying to trick her aunt, she's heartbroken and resentful. Can true love bridge the gap between their backgrounds and set the stage for baby-making happiness?Includes love scenes.Original version published in print by SILHOUETTE DESIRE and recently revised as part of the Destiny Bay Series.Book 2-DESTINY BAY--BABY DREAMSThe Baby InvasionScott Carrington--bachelor for life. The man is downright allergic to children. So when divorced mom Cathy Feenstra appears next door with six young ones in her care, he vows to stay as far away as he can, no matter how cute and sexy she is.But Fate is not on his side. When a bad guy threatens Cathy, Scott finds himself playing protector, and before he knows what hit him, he's racing across the countryside with a van full of babies and a cuddly woman he's rapidly falling for.Includes love scene.Original version published in print by SILHOUETTE DESIRE and recently revised as part of the Destiny Bay Series.Book 3-DESTINY BAY--BABY DREAMSWaiting for Someone Like YouLike Spy versus Spy--Kat Clay is sure that Tanner Carrington is involved in trying to con her nave mother, while Tanner thinks Kat is a gold digger after his rich uncle. They're both wrong, but it takes untangling to find that out, and in the meantime, they fall for each other-hard.Includes love scenes.Original version published in print by SILHOUETTE DESIRE and recently revised as part of the Destiny Bay Series.Destiny Bay-Baby DreamsBook 1-Husband Wanted:Will TrainBook 2-The Baby InvasionBook 3-Waiting for Someone Like YouBook 4-Tick Tock, Baby ClockBook 5-Jilted at the AltarBook 6-In a Marrying State of Mind
/book/show/496717.Romancing_the_Alien?from_search=true	Shelley Munro	Romancing the Alien (Talking Dog, #1-2)	Talking Dog - Talking Dogs, Aliens and Purple People Eaters By Shelley Munro Janaya is a bodyguard on a mission. She must protect her Aunt Hinekiri from mercenaries and then return to Dalcon in time to take her captain's exam. A simple assignment for an officer of her caliber-except nothing goes as planned. Their spaceship crash lands on Earth. No spare parts available. BiTalking Dog - Talking Dogs, Aliens and Purple People Eaters By Shelley Munro Janaya is a bodyguard on a mission. She must protect her Aunt Hinekiri from mercenaries and then return to Dalcon in time to take her captain's exam. A simple assignment for an officer of her caliber-except nothing goes as planned. Their spaceship crash lands on Earth. No spare parts available. Big problem.Janaya is stuck on a tiny outpost called New Zealand. She's going to stuff up her promotion chances. And because she neglected to have her travel inoculations in her urgent hurry to protect her aunt, Janaya has bonded with an Earthman.Police officer Luke Morgan seeks a quiet life. No press. No nosy reporters. No women. Just lots of fishing and fresh country air.Luke doesn't count on meeting a pair of aliens and a talking dog and participating in a shootout with purple-suited aliens. Nor does he expect the surge of lust he feels for Janaya. Suddenly a routine callout turns into a big problem that Luke suspects might only be the tip of the iceberg.Talking Dog - Never Send a Dog To Do a Woman's JobBy Shelley Munro Book 2 in the Talking Dog series.Sex. Lily Morgan hasn't had any since her husband ran off with his boyfriend. But where will she find a man willing to overlook chronic clumsiness, dimpled thighs and cellulite?Sex. Prince Alexandre Bellangere has too much. Sex, that is. Being treated as a sex object is becoming a pain in the ass. Heck, he's more than just a pretty face and muscular body. Alex has brains and ambition. But Dalcon princes are expected to have sex, mate and breed royal undergrowns. Determined to change his life, he sneaks from the palace and the planet disguised as plain Alex Bell.Sex. Lily Morgan takes one look at the golden stranger and starts thinking what if? Alex Bell takes one look at the curvy travel agent and reconsiders his stand on sex. Maybe.Sex. Lily's family is not happy about her mating with an alien they know nothing about. They decide to leave Killer, the talking dog, to keep an eye on the situation.Take one chubby travel agent and an alien Dalconian prince in disguise, add in sex, laughter, endless possibilities. Combine and shake vigorously. Result...a true-blue love.
/book/show/26250760-the-matriarch?from_search=true	Sloane Howell	The Matriarch: An Erotic Superhero Romance (The Matriarch Trilogy, #1)	Betrayal is easy, sex is a weapon, and information is power. Maggie Madison sits in the lofty towers of her city during the day, but at night she lurks the seedy underbelly, looking to snare the man who stole her innocence. Her simple quest becomes complicated when she meets a man who is as light as she is dark, as straightforward as she is deceptive. When a villain risesBetrayal is easy, sex is a weapon, and information is power. Maggie Madison sits in the lofty towers of her city during the day, but at night she lurks the seedy underbelly, looking to snare the man who stole her innocence. Her simple quest becomes complicated when she meets a man who is as light as she is dark, as straightforward as she is deceptive. When a villain rises and sets her world alight, she must weigh her need for revenge against the good of the city she vowed to protect.
/book/show/33622105-rock-hard-mountain-man?from_search=true	Rye Hart	Rock Hard Mountain Man: A Bad Boy Billionaire Romance	There I was - stormed in with the sexiest bastard in all of Colorado.Landing a personal chef job was my ONE big break.Though, I never expected to come face-to-face with the kinky star of my virgin fantasies.Tyler Jenner is a sexy billionaire and mountain man - with a RAVENOUS appetite.And hes packing more wood than all of Colorado.He tells me to serve hThere I was - stormed in with the sexiest bastard in all of Colorado.Landing a personal chef job was my ONE big break.Though, I never expected to come face-to-face with the kinky star of my virgin fantasies.Tyler Jenner is a sexy billionaire and mountain man - with a RAVENOUS appetite.And hes packing more wood than all of Colorado.He tells me to serve him meat and potatoes.Meanwhile he wants to serve me some of his own meat.Can you believe this guy?Im not biting.Ive got too much on the line.When I saw Maggie walk into my lodge, I wanted her right there.I give her a flash of the mountain monster and she told me to screw off.She acted like I was some kind of animal. It pissed me off. Not because she was wrong - I am an animal.But this animal has women lining up for miles to get a glimpse of the log Im packing in my jeans.Before long Ill own this chef. In my bed. In my bathroom. In my kitchen  and shell be begging me for more.But if she thinks she can fix this crooked mountain beasts heart - shes got another thing coming.Ive got my baggage and shes got hers. Im not letting this woman interfere with my life.
/book/show/22308606-romancing-rosalie?from_search=true	AnnMarie Oakes	Romancing Rosalie: A Cascade Creek Christmas (The Ladies of Cascade Creek, #1.5)	Rosalie Weld's fianc has a mistress, and he doesn't intend to give her up just for marriage. After breaking her engagement, Rosalie flees Boston for her cousin's homestead in the Colorado Territory and it might just be the perfect refuge, if she can learn to accept the hard work and solitude of frontier life.Even on her journey, she can't avoid womanizers like Garrett BalRosalie Weld's fianc has a mistress, and he doesn't intend to give her up just for marriage. After breaking her engagement, Rosalie flees Boston for her cousin's homestead in the Colorado Territory and it might just be the perfect refuge, if she can learn to accept the hard work and solitude of frontier life.Even on her journey, she can't avoid womanizers like Garrett Ballinger, who stumbles out of a brothel and straight onto the stagecoach. But Rosalie will be safe when she arrives in Cascade Creek; the local marshal will escort her to Audra's homestead.Trouble is, Garrett is the marshal and he's plenty interested in the pretty Easterner. He may not be the man she thinks he is, but she can't trust him--until she's forced to. Can a Christmas miracle warm up Rosalie's frozen heart?
/book/show/12607448-evernight?from_search=true	Allison Cassatta Donya Lynne Amber Summers	Evernight: Romance in a World of Darkness, Volume 1	As children, we feared the boogeyman. Our parents comforted us when the monster under the bed or in the dark depths of our slightly opened closet threatened our safety. We cried when those evil creatures invaded our nightmares and stole us from peaceful sleep, but what if those monsters truly existed? What if they lived in a world not unlike our own, where all they wantedAs children, we feared the boogeyman. Our parents comforted us when the monster under the bed or in the dark depths of our slightly opened closet threatened our safety. We cried when those evil creatures invaded our nightmares and stole us from peaceful sleep, but what if those monsters truly existed? What if they lived in a world not unlike our own, where all they wanted was the same basic needs that every human being spends their lives searching for? What if the things that go bump in the night only wanted to be loved?In these twelve stories, you will read about vampires and werewolves, angels and demons, and monsters of all kinds overcoming some of the most difficult hurdles simply to find their one true love, to find their happiness. You'll read of heated, salacious trysts beneath the moonlight and of lovers doomed before they even have a chance to find the one person who completes their souls.Join us as we wander through a dark world where nothing is what it seems, where rainbows after a storm are a rare miracle, where the boogeyman captures your heart and fulfils your sweetest dreams.
/book/show/18622162-her-royal-masquerade?from_search=true	Natasha Moore	Her Royal Masquerade (Her Royal Romance, #1)	Time is running out for Prince Vittorio. His fathers health is failing and he must find a royal bride. Fast. Hes never forgotten his glimpse of a beautiful Scandinavian princess and lures her to his Mediterranean country with an invitation to his fathers birthday ball. Hed planned to propose a marriage agreement as cold as her icy reputation, but then he discovers she'Time is running out for Prince Vittorio. His fathers health is failing and he must find a royal bride. Fast. Hes never forgotten his glimpse of a beautiful Scandinavian princess and lures her to his Mediterranean country with an invitation to his fathers birthday ball. Hed planned to propose a marriage agreement as cold as her icy reputation, but then he discovers she's as colorful and warm as a summer sunset. The heat between them flares red-hot and when she allows him to seduce her, Vittorio sees his future unfolding just as he had planned. But what he doesnt know is that the woman in his bed is not a princess at all.The last thing schoolteacher Mia Holmberg expects when she masquerades as her royal cousin is to be swept off her feet by a charming prince. The incredible night in Vittorios arms is like a fairy tale come true, but shed never want the life of a real princess, with all its pomp and politics. Knowing they can never have a future together, she slips out of his bed and back to reality, where she belongs.But Vittorio discovers the deception and kidnaps Mia back to his palace, demanding she be his mistress until the real princess appears. Despite her attempts to stay aloof, Mia soon learns theres more to the prince than arrogance and attitude, but now shes in danger of falling in love with a man she can never have.
/book/show/31849740-beyond-tonight?from_search=true	C.J.  Thomas	Beyond Tonight: The Complete Alpha Billionaire Romance Series Box Set	The complete series of Beyond Tonight, Hollywood Dreams, a six novel Alpha Billionaire Romance by CJ Thomas.The question is Do I want to do it missionary, or be?My boyfriend said we were finished and told me to hit the road. So I packed up and moved to L.A. The place where dreams are made. That was where I met himThe complete series of Beyond Tonight, Hollywood Dreams, a six novel Alpha Billionaire Romance by CJ Thomas.The question is Do I want to do it missionary, or be?My boyfriend said we were finished and told me to hit the road. So I packed up and moved to L.A. The place where dreams are made. That was where I met himbillionaire businessman, Wesley Reid.Sexy and charming, he had me seeing stars at first sight. Hisside quickly became apparent when he asked me to humiliate a famous movie star in front of hundreds. And I forgot everything I promised myself I wouldnt do when he touched me for the first time.I couldnt push him out of my mind. So when he took me out of squalor and into his life of luxury, I wanted him even more.But I had to get him to see me as more than just a quick lay. And his best friend had just the thing to make that happen. I did the unthinkable. I agreed to work for him.Now, not only did he keep meandinside the bedroom, but he bossed me at work, too.We walked the slippery slope between pleasure and pain, pushing each other beyond what we thought was possible. But maybe I did push him too far and we were done for good.So when my ex wanted me back, I had to consider the possibility of having already lost Wes, the love of my life, forever.
/book/show/29906955-romanced-by-a-seal?from_search=true	Cat Johnson	Romanced by a SEAL (Hot SEALs, #9)	As a SEAL, Jon Rudnick dodged copper and lead without flinching, but just the thought of one tiny gold band around his ring finger sends him into a cold sweat. Love is one thing, but marriage is another. Hes not sure hes ready for that just yet. . . until a near miss serves as a wake-up call he cant ignore. Now hes ready, but his girlfriend Ali has gone from rushing hiAs a SEAL, Jon Rudnick dodged copper and lead without flinching, but just the thought of one tiny gold band around his ring finger sends him into a cold sweat. Love is one thing, but marriage is another. Hes not sure hes ready for that just yet. . . until a near miss serves as a wake-up call he cant ignore. Now hes ready, but his girlfriend Ali has gone from rushing him toward the altar, to running in the opposite direction at full speed. Hell if Jon can figure out why, but he knows one thing. Alls fair in love and war and hes not going to rest until he makes Ali his again. This time for good.Don't miss the rest of the USA Today bestselling Hot SEALs series from top 10 NY Times bestselling author Cat Johnson! And sign up for new release and sale alerts atNight with a SEALSaved by a SEALSEALed at MidnightKissed by a SEALProtected by a SEALLoved by a SEALTempted by a SEALWed to a SEALRomanced by a SEAL...more to come. Stay tuned!
/book/show/25863157-not-so-lucky?from_search=true	RaShelle Workman	Not So Lucky (A Lucky Clover Mystery Romance #1)	RaShelle Workman has given readers a quirky lovable but strong female lead that won't give up on dreams, despite how unlucky her circumstances may seem at times. ~ AvidReader923Her best friend is accused of murder. One man promises to help her find the killer. The other vows to steal her heart.EPISODE ONELucky is goal-oriented, despite her hippy parents. She has plansRaShelle Workman has given readers a quirky lovable but strong female lead that won't give up on dreams, despite how unlucky her circumstances may seem at times. ~ AvidReader923Her best friend is accused of murder. One man promises to help her find the killer. The other vows to steal her heart.EPISODE ONELucky is goal-oriented, despite her hippy parents. She has plans for her life and knows how to make them happen. There's even a list to prove it.1. Graduate from prestigious law school. Check.2. Find an apartment in New York. Check.3. Get engaged to the man of her dreams. Check.4. Become partner at a law firm. Ch--Well, she's still working on that. First she needs a job.On impulse, she goes to a club with her roommate and meets the lead singer of the band, Toxic Suspects. His name is Maxwell Legend. He's hot, gorgeous, and soooooo doesn't fit into her plans.Lucky Clover Mystery Romance SeriesNOT SO LUCKYDEAD LUCKYLUCKY IN LOVEFOREVER LUCKYAuthor's Note: This story unfolds over the course of four episodes much the same way your favorite television show does. Happy reading!
/book/show/16146929-buck-s-landing?from_search=true	Cameron D. Garriepy	Buck's Landing	Sofia Buck escaped Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, ten years ago with no intention of returning, but her fathers untimely death forces her to come back for the summer to deal with Bucks Landing, the family business he left behind. Sofia has one goal, to keep the business running until its sold. What she doesnt count on is falling in love.Silas Wilde walked away from anSofia Buck escaped Hampton Beach, New Hampshire, ten years ago with no intention of returning, but her fathers untimely death forces her to come back for the summer to deal with Bucks Landing, the family business he left behind. Sofia has one goal, to keep the business running until its sold. What she doesnt count on is falling in love.Silas Wilde walked away from an unsatisfying legal career in Manhattan. Relying on instinct and serendipity, he finds himself running a seaside market and gift shop on Hampton Beachs Ocean Boulevard. Hes content in his new life and livelihood, until a chance encounter with his new next-door neighbor awakens him to the one thing hes missing. Her.Threatened by Sofia and Silas's very different dreams, can their love survive the summer's end?Buck's Landing is Cameron D. Garriepy's debut romance, and the first in the New England Seacoast Romance series; an homage not only to Ms. Garriepy's New England roots, but to the romance authors whose work she grew up devouring.
/book/show/25969511-rough-billionaire-cowboy?from_search=true	Bella Wild	Rough Billionaire Cowboy (Alpha Billionaire Short Reads Romance #1)	>>>SHORT READ!<<< This story is a part 1 of ''The Alpha Billionaire Short Reads Romance Series.Cassidy Granger was relieved to return from college. Her parents' ranch was the only place she could call home and now that she was accepted into a local medical school, she could leave the big city life behind for good. While she was enjoying the great Arizona>>>SHORT READ!<<< This story is a part 1 of ''The Alpha Billionaire Short Reads Romance Series.Cassidy Granger was relieved to return from college. Her parents' ranch was the only place she could call home and now that she was accepted into a local medical school, she could leave the big city life behind for good. While she was enjoying the great Arizona outdoors on her favorite horse, Cassidy ends up in the arms of Ace Grady, now billionaire owner of thousands of acres around her parents' land. He delivers alarming news, and a self-serving, yet seductive way for Cassidy to make things right for her family. Can she stand up to his domination? Can she handle being owned by Ace for one rough night?Note: Short Read. Perfect short story for readers wanting a quick, steamy fix.18+ Only. This book contains graphic sex, bondage and other subjects for mature audiences only.
/book/show/32861499-romance-real?from_search=true	Nora Roberts	Romance Real (O Reino de Cordina, #1)	A princesa Gabriella escapou do cativeiro, mas perdeu a memria. Seus sequestradores ainda esto livres, por isso ela precisa de um guarda-costas com urgncia.Reeve MacGee  o homem perfeito para a funo. O belo e impetuoso ex-policial pode enfrentar qualquer perigo, porm est proibido de se apaixonar pela estonteante e vulnervel mulher a quem protege.
/book/show/22060931-deadly-sins?from_search=true	Laura   Day	Deadly Sins: An MC Biker Romance	They say that truth is stranger than fiction. But for Laura Turner it's also just as deadly...Landing the lead female role in the latest blockbuster action film was a dream come true for the struggling actress and there wasn't anything she wouldn't do to keep it. But when the director insists on the input of a real-life Motorcycle Gang member for authenticity's sake sheThey say that truth is stranger than fiction. But for Laura Turner it's also just as deadly...Landing the lead female role in the latest blockbuster action film was a dream come true for the struggling actress and there wasn't anything she wouldn't do to keep it. But when the director insists on the input of a real-life Motorcycle Gang member for authenticity's sake she starts to wonder if maybe she has made a mistake.Roman is gorgeous, mysterious, and thoroughly distracting. Swaggering around on set in his leather's and impressing cast and crew alike, Laura can't help but fall for his brooding charms, too.But when their professional relationship starts to take a seductively delicious turn things start to heat up and not in the way Laura would like.Someone out there has a problem with Roman revealing gang secrets. And because of her new-found status as Roman's old lady, that means someone out there has a problem with Laura, too.
/book/show/18490882-diving-into-love?from_search=true	Kate Benzin	Diving Into Love (Unexpected Romance, #1)	Ditched at the altar!Lauren thought her life was over. That was the end of romance.But Lauren decided to take the honeymoon by herself. What better way to get over a guy than to take the trip that he paid for.She'd always wanted to learn to scuba dive and this was her chance - even if she had to go alone.What is waiting for Lauren in Indonesia at the beach dive resort?UneDitched at the altar!Lauren thought her life was over. That was the end of romance.But Lauren decided to take the honeymoon by herself. What better way to get over a guy than to take the trip that he paid for.She'd always wanted to learn to scuba dive and this was her chance - even if she had to go alone.What is waiting for Lauren in Indonesia at the beach dive resort?Unexpected RomanceDiving Into Love is Book 1 of the Unexpected Romance Series. Look for the next book at the end of September 2013.
/book/show/593938.The_Glass_Slipper?from_search=true	Linda O. Johnston	The Glass Slipper	ONCE A UPON A TIME ... THEY LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER.BY THE STROKE OF MIDNIGHT, YOU MUST KISS THE HANDSOME PRINCE WHO WILL BRING YOU BLISS.By no stretch of the imagination did Paige Conner consider herself a princess. She was far more interested in pursuing her research than in attending gala balls or dressing in frilly gowns. Then the feisty beauty's bumbling fairy godmotONCE A UPON A TIME ... THEY LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER.BY THE STROKE OF MIDNIGHT, YOU MUST KISS THE HANDSOME PRINCE WHO WILL BRING YOU BLISS.By no stretch of the imagination did Paige Conner consider herself a princess. She was far more interested in pursuing her research than in attending gala balls or dressing in frilly gowns. Then the feisty beauty's bumbling fairy godmother arranged for her to take a job that landed her in a small kingdom --- and in the arms of a prince with more than dancing on his mind. Enchanted from the first, Paige longed to lose herself in her royal suitor's loving embrace. Yet she feared that their desire was a result of a seductive spell and not her own considerable charms. And Paige wouldn't agree to live passionately ever after until she had claimed the prince's heart with a magic all her own.
/book/show/22322093-breaking-a-bad-boy?from_search=true	Susan Arden	Breaking A Bad Boy (Alpha Male Bad Boys Western Romance, #7)	Bad Boys Series ~ Western erotic romance.Tattoo artist by day, Sommers unwittingly tapped. Shes given a task: ten casinos. Playing to bring down the house isnt a game. Failure isnt an option and she quickly becomes a pro. Not out of greed. The person holding her world by a thread isnt anyone would suspect.Reason why she cant tell the one man whos stolen her heart. RBad Boys Series ~ Western erotic romance.Tattoo artist by day, Sommers unwittingly tapped. Shes given a task: ten casinos. Playing to bring down the house isnt a game. Failure isnt an option and she quickly becomes a pro. Not out of greed. The person holding her world by a thread isnt anyone would suspect.Reason why she cant tell the one man whos stolen her heart. Rory McLemore would walk through fire to protect her. This cowboy uncovers the darker side to living in a small town.When the woman he loves is threatened, he unleashes the firepower of being a McLemore. Hes prepared to do whatever is required to safeguard Sommer. Taking justice into his own hands, isnt a problem but this time, its deadly.WARNING: Filled with badass McLemore cowboys, spunky bad girls, a few variations of hardcore rocker Romeos. Be advised~Breaking gives a new definition for hot-off-the-charts romance.
/book/show/26670390-the-elusive-pimpernel?from_search=true	Emmuska Orczy	The Elusive Pimpernel: A Romance	This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most imporThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
/book/show/17835962-destiny-brides?from_search=true	Diana Lesire Brandmeyer Murray Pura	Destiny Brides: Two Historical Romances Under One Cover	Make a date with destiny in two historical romances from the American frontier. After the ravages of the Civil War, Travis Logan vowed to give up doctoring. Despite weeks of facing marauders, Heaven Wharton is still bound and determined to protect her fathers homestead. Then the two meet under fire, and Heaven changes everything. With a ruthless gang of ner-do-wells on tMake a date with destiny in two historical romances from the American frontier. After the ravages of the Civil War, Travis Logan vowed to give up doctoring. Despite weeks of facing marauders, Heaven Wharton is still bound and determined to protect her fathers homestead. Then the two meet under fire, and Heaven changes everything. With a ruthless gang of ner-do-wells on their trail, ranchers Zeph Parker and Charlotte Spence flee across the West in hopes of returning two orphaned Amish children to their extended family. Then they run headlong into love.
/book/show/229471.How_s_Your_Romance_?from_search=true	Ethan Mordden	How's Your Romance?	
/book/show/80120.Romance?from_search=true	David Mamet	Romance	Pulitzer Prizewinning playwright David Mametsis an uproarious, take-no-prisoners courtroom comedy that gleefully lampoons everyone from lawyers and judges, to Arabs and Jews, to gays and chiropractors.Its hay fever season, and in a courtroom a judge is popping antihistamines. He listens to the testimony of a Jewish chiropractor, whos a liar, according to his aPulitzer Prizewinning playwright David Mametsis an uproarious, take-no-prisoners courtroom comedy that gleefully lampoons everyone from lawyers and judges, to Arabs and Jews, to gays and chiropractors.Its hay fever season, and in a courtroom a judge is popping antihistamines. He listens to the testimony of a Jewish chiropractor, whos a liar, according to his anti-Semitic defense attorney. The prosecutor, a homosexual, is having a domestic squabble with his lover, who shows up in court in a leopard-print thong. And all the while, a Middle East peace conference is taking place. Masterfully wielding the argot of the courtroom, David Mamet creates a world in microcosm in which shameless fawning, petty prejudices, and sheer caprice hold sway, and the noble apparatus of law and order degenerates into riotous profanity.
/book/show/19346497-rough-around-the-edges?from_search=true	Ranae Rose	Rough Around the Edges (MMA Romance Companion Novels #2)	Sometimes love is enough. Other times, you have to fight for it.For Ryan Moore, the choice to fight is like the choice to breathe--necessary. After being wounded in war and discharged from the United States Marine Corps, competitive MMA fighting is the only thing hes still able to excel at. Every round is a risk he cant affordSometimes love is enough. Other times, you have to fight for it.For Ryan Moore, the choice to fight is like the choice to breathe--necessary. After being wounded in war and discharged from the United States Marine Corps, competitive MMA fighting is the only thing hes still able to excel at. Every round is a risk he cant afford to take, but time spent outside of the cage is purgatory, until he meets female fighter Ally Rivera. For the first time since an IED blast destroyed life as he knew it, he wants something--someone. And she wants him, but the lingering effects of war might just tear them apart, if the gang violence that plagues her family doesnt kill them first.Rough Around the Edges is Ryans side of the love story told in Battered Not Broken. Its not a sequel, but a separate novel written for those who want to experience the story through Ryans eyes. Read Battered Not Broken first or simply dive right in and enjoy an erotic romance novel told completely from a male point of view.
/book/show/4787212-menu-for-romance?from_search=true	Kaye Dacus	Menu for Romance (Brides of Bonneterre, #2)	
/book/show/691377.True_Romance?from_search=true	Quentin Tarantino	True Romance	True Romance, directed by Tony Scott, is a hilarious, twisted road movie about which Interview raved, A pop-crazy, instant B classic with A clout. Alabama, a hooker, and Clarence, a comic-book store clerk, fall in love and hit the road in a purple Cadillac. They are going to Los Angeles to start a new life -- with a suitcase full of cocaine accidentally stolen from AlabaTrue Romance, directed by Tony Scott, is a hilarious, twisted road movie about which Interview raved, A pop-crazy, instant B classic with A clout. Alabama, a hooker, and Clarence, a comic-book store clerk, fall in love and hit the road in a purple Cadillac. They are going to Los Angeles to start a new life -- with a suitcase full of cocaine accidentally stolen from Alabama's defunct ex-pimp. Guided by the spirit of Elvis, Clarence attempts to sell the coke to a top Hollywood director, putting the young lovers in the middle of a standoff between the narcs and the Sicilian gangsters who rightfully own the cocaine. This publication of Tarantino's first screenplay, written when he was still a video-store clerk, contains the original ending and Tarantino's answers first, questions later structure, both of which were altered by Scott.
/book/show/7721705-a-timeless-romance-anthology?from_search=true	Josi S. Kilpack Annette Lyon Heather Justesen	A Timeless Romance Anthology: Spring Vacation Collection	Six Award-Winning Authors have contributed new stories to A Timeless Romance Anthology: Spring Vacation Collection. Readers will love this collection of six sweet contemporary romance novellas, centered on a Spring Vacation, all with one thing in common: Romance.In Moonlight Kiss, a delightful story by Josi S. Kilpack, Sarah is looking forward to the company retreat, namelSix Award-Winning Authors have contributed new stories to A Timeless Romance Anthology: Spring Vacation Collection. Readers will love this collection of six sweet contemporary romance novellas, centered on a Spring Vacation, all with one thing in common: Romance.In Moonlight Kiss, a delightful story by Josi S. Kilpack, Sarah is looking forward to the company retreat, namely because shell finally meet Clintthe man shes been Instant Messaging for a few months. As a single mom, Sarah gets out . . . well, never. So adding vacation days onto the retreat so she can spend time with Clint is daring, yet exciting. She just hopes that the suave on-line Clint will live up to the man she hopes to share her heart with.In Annette Lyons charming novella, Chasing Tess, Tess had been patiently waiting through three years of law school for James to pop the question. The night has finally arrivedat his graduation party. But his big announcement turns out to be completely unexpected . . . and devastating. Tess flees the party, promising herself shell never let herself waste time on James again. But as she makes a desperate cross-country drive, James makes his own plans on how to win her back.Dancing at the Flea Market is a sweet romance by Heather Justesen. Mara, fresh out of the cold North Dakota tundra, spends her spring break in Texas with close friend, Anna. When the two women run into Carter, an impatient man with a painful past, it takes hearing Maras stunning voice at the local Karaoke club to thaw his heart. But as Mara gets to know Carter, she has to decide if the distance between their lives and homes is worth trying to bridge.In Sarah M. Edens captivating novella, The Best Laid Plans, Madison gives up a vacation to Cancn with her office friends to return home and babysit her mother, who is in another sketchy relationship. The only problem with returning home is running into Derek, her ex-boyfriend who she decided to break up with before he could break up with herMadison believes in always being one step ahead. When Derek teams up with Madison to investigate whether her mother is dating the right guy, Madison has a hard time ignoring what her heart is telling her about giving Derek another chance.Picture Perfect, an exciting story by Heather B. Moore, follows Gemma who has never done anything out of the ordinary, until her boyfriend Randy starts to ignore her. But even cutting and dyeing her hair doesnt get his attention. She decides to join her old high school friends for spring vacation, only to be faced with Drew, her best friend who suddenly seems interested in her as more than a friend. Gemma must determine if her heart is on the rebound or if its finally met its true match.In Aubrey Maces enchanting romance, The Science of Sentiment, Rosie will do anything to forget Kevin, his completely perfect kisses, and the fact that he dumped her. When she arrives at her grandfathers mountain cabin for a spring getaway, she discovers her worst nightmareKevin has been invited to stay the weekend too. Since there is only room for one in such a small space, Rosie is determined to kick Kevin out. But Kevin has other plans . . . which might include a reminder of why hes the perfect kisser.
/book/show/18932336-pride-and-pleasure?from_search=true	Sylvia Day	Pride and Pleasure: Erotic Romance	
/book/show/6546496-she---a-critical-edition-of-h-rider-haggard-s-victorian-romance-with-in?from_search=true	Norman Etherington (Adaptation)	She - A Critical Edition of H. Rider Haggard's Victorian Romance with Introduction and Notes	is the story of Cambridge professor Horace Holly and his ward Leo Vincey, and their journey to a lost kingdom in the African interior. The journey is triggered by a mysterious package left to Leo by his father, to be opened on his 25th birthday; the package contains an ancient shard of pottery and several documents, suggesting an ancient mystery about the Vincey familyis the story of Cambridge professor Horace Holly and his ward Leo Vincey, and their journey to a lost kingdom in the African interior. The journey is triggered by a mysterious package left to Leo by his father, to be opened on his 25th birthday; the package contains an ancient shard of pottery and several documents, suggesting an ancient mystery about the Vincey family. Holly and Leo eventually arrive in eastern Africa where they encounter a primitive race of natives and a mysterious white queen, Ayesha, who reigns as the all-powerful She or She-who-must-be-obeyed and who has a mysterious connection to young Leo.The story expresses numerous racial and evolutionary conceptions of the late Victorians, especially notions of degeneration and racial decline prominent during the fin de sicle. In the figure of She, the novel notably explored themes of female authority and feminine behaviour. It has received praise and criticism alike for its representation of womanhood. (From Wikipedia)
/book/show/33855831-romance?from_search=true	Chuck Palahniuk	Romance: Racconti	La felicit  una bomba a orologeria e il mondo un luogo disseminato di candele profumate, lucine difettose, e prese elettriche sovraccariche pronte a far divampare un incendio. O perlomeno questo  il mondo dei personaggi di Palahniuk, che non cede mai al sorriso di plastica del pagliaccio americano e nemmeno al grande sogno degli eroi venuti dalla provincia. Ma scava piLa felicit  una bomba a orologeria e il mondo un luogo disseminato di candele profumate, lucine difettose, e prese elettriche sovraccariche pronte a far divampare un incendio. O perlomeno questo  il mondo dei personaggi di Palahniuk, che non cede mai al sorriso di plastica del pagliaccio americano e nemmeno al grande sogno degli eroi venuti dalla provincia. Ma scava pi a fondo e vede la desolazione dietro le coppie felici, l'astuzia perversa dei bambini, la crudelt dei figli e l'egoismo dei genitori, le bugie che cementano i matrimoni pi di qualsiasi promessa nuziale.I suoi adolescenti sono compulsivi consumatori di show televisivi a premi dove il pubblico succhi LSD da fracobolli di Hello Kitty e i partecipanti possono vincere tutto fino a morire. Sono ragazzini disturbati che provano un nuovo tipo di sballo, l'elettroshock con defibrillatore, oppure desiderano raggiungere il padre morente solo per potergli raccontare un'ultima barzelletta crudele. Sono adulti grassi che sposano modelle ritardate, lavoratori dalle personalit di scimmia o coyote, e donne che sposano uomini che non sono una cima con lo stesso spirito con cui si pu assumere un dipendente a tempo indeterminato.Chuck Palahniuk torna al racconto breve dispiegando alla massima potenza tutti i suoi poteri di narratore, e noi lettori siamo assolutamente felici che non li usi a fin di bene.
/book/show/19105548-the-ranchers?from_search=true	Helen Conrad	The Ranchers: Destiny Bay Romances Boxed Set vol. 1	Destiny Bay Romances~ The RanchersMost of the Destiny Bay Romances are focused on the beach town, but just a few miles inland lies a valleyDestiny Valleyand the dusty little town of Destiny that forms the hub of cattle country, horse country, and the orchards. The Carringtons who live here are a different breed. Theyre hard working people, people who have a love for theDestiny Bay Romances~ The RanchersMost of the Destiny Bay Romances are focused on the beach town, but just a few miles inland lies a valleyDestiny Valleyand the dusty little town of Destiny that forms the hub of cattle country, horse country, and the orchards. The Carringtons who live here are a different breed. Theyre hard working people, people who have a love for the landand a passion for those who mean the most to them.Book 1 Native SilverHe wants her.She wants his ranch.When Shawnee Carrington returns home to help her grandfather win his fight to keep his land, she goes up against David Santiago, a man she's hated and loved with equal passion for years. She's determined to beat him, and win the horse show his sister always dominates as well, with the help of Native Silver, her beloved horse. But her plans will only work if no one realizes Native Silver is blind.A beautiful straying daughter of the land, a stunningly handsome descendant of the conquering conquistadores who loves herhis sister, recently divorced from a European royal, an aged grandfather losing his grip on reality, and a blind horseall have a stake in the Californio Days equestrian competition.Who will win the hearts and minds they yearn forand who will win the trophy itself?Book 2 Destiny RanchShe desperately needs to find her father.He needs to make sure she cant.Carly Stevens needs to fill in her past so that she can face her future. She takes a job caring for Joe Carrington's children, only to find that she's stepped into the middle of her own mystery--and into a struggle with an irresistible rancher who's own heartbreak has destroyed his trust in love.Book 3--Sweet DesperadoShes hanging on for the reward moneybut can she last that long?Jessie Carrington is a rancher and that's all she's ever wanted to be, but when she gets a chance to play bounty hunter, she takes it. She needs the money badly. But once she id's the fugitive, he turns the tables and now she's the captive and on an emotional roller coaster ride as she falls for him, ruining all her plans.
/book/show/326966.The_Kama_Sutra?from_search=true	Mallanaga Vtsyyana S.C. Upadhyaya Moti Chandra (Foreword by)	The Kama Sutra: The Hindu Art of Love-The Complete Translation of the Classic Texts on Romance, Courtship, Marriage, Love and Sex	This is the only truly authentic translation of Vatsyayana's Kama Sutra from the ancient Sanskrit.
/book/show/4630976-claire-s-not-so-gothic-romance?from_search=true	Bonnie Blythe	Claire's Not-So-Gothic Romance	Claire Parnell, plain, repressed, and broke, falls desperately in love with Sam Murray, the sought-after new guy in town, and must overcome her scheming mother, a badly decorated red room, the enticements of the flesh (albeit scrawny), and Sam's unsavory past, to claim the same hard-fought happiness as her favorite literary heroine...Jane Eyre.
/book/show/11084650-kinky-neighbors?from_search=true	Jasmine Haynes	Kinky Neighbors	Two couples, two very hot wives, two husbands who don't mind a little swapping...The Mitchells and the Harts have been next door neighbors and friends for the past year. They have loads in common; double incomes, professional careers, no kids...and a kinky streak.Now they're about to become very good friends...with kinky benefits.The sex between them all is hot, naughty, aTwo couples, two very hot wives, two husbands who don't mind a little swapping...The Mitchells and the Harts have been next door neighbors and friends for the past year. They have loads in common; double incomes, professional careers, no kids...and a kinky streak.Now they're about to become very good friends...with kinky benefits.The sex between them all is hot, naughty, and unbearably exciting. It isn't merely swapping partners and moving to another room; it's true foursome sex, same room, same bed, all four involved. For Drew and Cat Mitchell and Logan and Alexis Hart, it's about barreling through boundaries none of them have ever crossed before, doing kinky things they've only fantasized about. But when they begin to exchange not just sex but emotional connection, the problems start; a little jealousy, feeling left out, wanting more from the wrong partner. Can two couples really share everything without losing it all?*** Warning: contains sexually explicit material ***
/book/show/18665859-romance-super-bundle?from_search=true	Dale Mayer Donna Marie Rogers Edie Ramer	Romance Super Bundle	Ten full-length romance novels by ten of your favorite authors for one low price!Touched by Death - Dale MayerDeath had touched anthropologist Jade Hansen in Haiti once before, costing her an unborn child and perhaps her very sanity. A year later, determined to face her own issues, she returns to recover the bodies of an American family from a mass grave-only to find the gTen full-length romance novels by ten of your favorite authors for one low price!Touched by Death - Dale MayerDeath had touched anthropologist Jade Hansen in Haiti once before, costing her an unborn child and perhaps her very sanity. A year later, determined to face her own issues, she returns to recover the bodies of an American family from a mass grave-only to find the grave holds more than expected-and Jade finds herself confronting death and terror once again. And the man who unexpectedly awakens her heart is right in the middle of it all.There's Only Been You - Donna Marie RogersTwo weeks after Mike Andrews disappeared from her life, Sara Jamison discovered she was an unwed pregnant teenager. With the love and support of her annoyingly alpha-male family, she's made a good life for herself and her young son. Sure, she works too hard and her social life is nonexistent, but for the most part, she's content-until the day Mike walks into her bakery and back into her life.Stardust Miracle - Edie RamerBecky Diedrich is the cheesemaker's daughter, the minister's wife, the good sister. What she's not is her own woman, what she can't be is a mother. And then she catches her husband with another woman, and she moves in with her sister, and she starts to see sparkles. And this is just the beginning...Meant for Her - Amy GametA fiery homicide leaves Navy investigator Hank Jared with just two clues: an encrypted message and a name, Julie X. Trueblood. Shadows surround Julie, and Hank finds the perfect place to hide her, right by his side at his sister's wedding. Now he just needs to remember their relationship is all an act.Rogue's Hostage - Linda McLaughlinMara Dupre is taken captive by a French and Indian War party that attacked her cabin and killed her husband. She longs for her freedom, but her captor has other ideas. Lt. Jacques Corbeau's desire for his hostage threatens what little honor he has left. Will Mara find her way home, or realize she is already there?Sleight of Hand - Kate KellySuspected of stealing half a million dollars of original paintings, Chance Spencer can't afford to have the FBI delve into his covert past. When one agent tries to put him behind bars, Chance coerces the real thief's daughter into helping him flush her wily father out of hiding. But his plan quickly deteriorates when the stakes for his freedom soar. How can he ruthlessly use the woman with whom he's falling in love?August Unknown - Pamela FryerShe doesn't know what happened the night of the storm, why she was walking along the highway without ID, or why she has a fading tan line on her wedding ring finger, but a dark and terrifying presence haunts the edge of her memory. Before she can start a new life with the wonderful man who came to her rescue, she must remember what in her past might take her away from him.Love, Lies and a Double Shot of Deception - Lois WinstonLife has delivered one sucker punch after another to Emma Wadsworth. The poor little rich girl is the ultimate poster child for Money Can't Buy Happiness-even if she's no longer a child. So when Philadelphia's most beloved citizen becomes the city's most notorious criminal, she needs to do a lot more than clear her name if she wants to save her budding romance with the billionaire hunk someone is willing to kill for.Hard Target - Barbara PhinneySgt. Dawna Atkinson has worked hard for her embassy posting, even while taking the blame for a shared indiscretion with her instructor, Tay Hastings. But when her embassy is bombed and Tay arrives to assist, she is forced to trust Tay or risk the lives of everyone around them.Jesse's Brother - Wendy ElyOne woman, two men: a single summer to choose between them. Sacrificing a summer to fix her relationship with her mother and find out what's troubling her father isn't so bad...right? Wrong. First comes Noah. Then comes Jesse. Will Samantha be able to choose between the men before their secret crushes her?
/book/show/6696145-with-this-ring-i-thee-dread?from_search=true	Ruth Ann Nordin	With This Ring, I Thee Dread (Omaha Romances #1)	Ryan Jackson and Elizabeth Valentine can't stand each other. Unfortunately for them, their parents get along great and decide to play matchmaker in a very unusual way.In order to keep their jobs, they agree to marry for four months and spend their honeymoon in a remote Alaskan cabin. But they are determined that their parents' ruse will never work. Nope. They will returnRyan Jackson and Elizabeth Valentine can't stand each other. Unfortunately for them, their parents get along great and decide to play matchmaker in a very unusual way.In order to keep their jobs, they agree to marry for four months and spend their honeymoon in a remote Alaskan cabin. But they are determined that their parents' ruse will never work. Nope. They will return to Omaha and get an annulment.And it all goes according to plan...until Ryan decides to wants to stay married. Then all bets are off.*The Omaha Contemporary Romance Series has three books:Book 1: With This Ring I Thee DreadBook 2: What Nathan WantsBook 3: Just Good Friends
/book/show/25191352-stepbrother?from_search=true	Victoria Villeneuve	Stepbrother: Impossible Love	~*~ A full length, stand-alone novel ~*~The day I met my stepbrother Jack was the day I realized I hated him.It's hard not to hate someone when he calls you a charity case and walks out in the middle of dinner.With a body that looks like a Greek statue and eyes that make every girl on campus melt, it's not fair that someone that good looking is also an arrogant, cocky douc~*~ A full length, stand-alone novel ~*~The day I met my stepbrother Jack was the day I realized I hated him.It's hard not to hate someone when he calls you a charity case and walks out in the middle of dinner.With a body that looks like a Greek statue and eyes that make every girl on campus melt, it's not fair that someone that good looking is also an arrogant, cocky douchebag who seems to have made it his life's mission to ruin mine.I hate him. He drives me insane. So how come every time I look at him I want to rip his clothes off?
/book/show/18158049-a-candlelight-courting?from_search=true	Joyce DiPastena	A Candlelight Courting: A Short Christmas Romance	When Burthred comes courting on Christmas Eve, Meg rejects his advances. She has her heart set on becoming a nun and insists that he call her Christina, the spiritual name she has chosen for herself. She tries to make him swear on her box of holy relics that he will not pursue her, but he carefully words his oath to allow him to stay in her candlelit chamber and try to chaWhen Burthred comes courting on Christmas Eve, Meg rejects his advances. She has her heart set on becoming a nun and insists that he call her Christina, the spiritual name she has chosen for herself. She tries to make him swear on her box of holy relics that he will not pursue her, but he carefully words his oath to allow him to stay in her candlelit chamber and try to change her mind.What Meg does not confess is that her reliquary box holds a secret.Burthred needs a wife, and no one will satisfy him except Meg. He swore on his fathers deathbed that he would marry her. But Burthred has a secret, too. When they come together before the Yule fire, their shared revelations will either join their hearts together or tear them apart.A Candlelight Courting was a 2013 RONE Award Finalist. The RONE (Reward of Novel Excellence) is awarded by InD'Tale Magazine.Joyce's stories will transport you through time. Aimee Brown, Getting Your Read On
/book/show/111387.I_Isaac_Take_Thee_Rebekah?from_search=true	Ravi Zacharias	I, Isaac, Take Thee, Rebekah: Moving from Romance to Lasting Love	In the twenty-fourth chapter of Genesis a beautiful young woman offers assistance to a weary traveler and his camels, and out of that simple action, a marriage results-a marriage that offers profound lessons to couples today. Bible scholar and renowned speaker Ravi Zacharias draws five points critical to the long-lasting success of every marriage from the biblical story ofIn the twenty-fourth chapter of Genesis a beautiful young woman offers assistance to a weary traveler and his camels, and out of that simple action, a marriage results-a marriage that offers profound lessons to couples today. Bible scholar and renowned speaker Ravi Zacharias draws five points critical to the long-lasting success of every marriage from the biblical story of the marriage of Isaac and Rebekah.Real love folds together both the emotions and the will, writes Zacharias. Without the emotions, marriage is a drudgery; without the will, it is a mockery. Building upon that foundational truth, Zacharias goes on to explain the principles of seeking the counsel of others when finding a mate, cherishing your partner, remaining pure, becoming a man or woman of prayer, and, finally, risking everything in a relationship in order to experience God's ideal for love.Couples everywhere, from those about to be married, to those who have been married for decades, will draw strength and wisdom for the journey of marriage as they learn from Ravi what it means to move from romance to lasting love.
/book/show/11840354-hitch-catch?from_search=true	Heart Yngrid	Hitch Catch (Precious Hearts Romances, #2443)	Sumama nang labis ang loob ni Tanya nang ipagkasundo siya ng kanyang ama sa anak ng taong pinagkakautangan nito nang malaki. Pero gagawin niya ang nais nito para hindi ito makulong.Para saglit na makalimutan ang problema ay nagtungo siya sa isang bar. Doon ay may nakita siyang isang guwapong lalaki. Dahil sa espiritSumama nang labis ang loob ni Tanya nang ipagkasundo siya ng kanyang ama sa anak ng taong pinagkakautangan nito nang malaki. Pero gagawin niya ang nais nito para hindi ito makulong.Para saglit na makalimutan ang problema ay nagtungo siya sa isang bar. Doon ay may nakita siyang isang guwapong lalaki. Dahil sa espiritu ng alak ay naikuwento niya rito ang tungkol sa problema niya.And the next thing she knew, niyaya na niya itong tulungan siyang makaganti sa lalaking mapapangasawa niya. And that was to lose her virginity before her nightmare of a wedding.After that wonderful night, wala na siyang naging balita sa lalaki. Ang akala niya ay iyon na ang una at huling pagkikita nila.Hindi pala. Dahil nalaman niya ang identity ng guwapong lalaking nakaniig niya. He was her groom's older brother!
/book/show/20346097-mrs-scrooge-rocky-hill-romance?from_search=true	Barbara Bretton	Mrs. Scrooge (Rocky Hill Romance) (A Rocky Hill Romance Book 1)	Previously published by Harlequin BooksSingle mother Samantha Dean doesn't have time for Christmas. Or romance, for that matter. She is weeks away from opening her own catering business, the most important part of her plan to provide her certified genius daughter Patty with all the wonderful things she deserves.Except Patty doesn't want to go to a fancy boarding school. ShPreviously published by Harlequin BooksSingle mother Samantha Dean doesn't have time for Christmas. Or romance, for that matter. She is weeks away from opening her own catering business, the most important part of her plan to provide her certified genius daughter Patty with all the wonderful things she deserves.Except Patty doesn't want to go to a fancy boarding school. She wants a father and when she meets bartender Murphy O'Rourke at her fourth grade Career Day presentation, she knows she's met the man of her mother's dreams!But can she convince her Mrs. Scrooge of a mom that it was time to give Christmas -- and love -- a second chance?Acclaim for the novels of Barbara BrettonBrettons characters are always real and their conflicts believable.Chicago Sun-TimesSoul warming... A powerful relationship drama [for] anyone who enjoys a passionate look inside the hearts and souls of the prime players.Midwest Book Review[Bretton] excels in her portrayal of the sometimes sweet, sometimes stifling ties of a small community. The towns tight network of loving, eccentric friends and family infuses the tale with a gently comic note that perfectly balances the darker dramas of the romance.Publishers WeeklyA tender love story about two people who, when they find something special, will go to any length to keep it.BooklistHonest, witty... absolutely unforgettable.RendezvousA classic adult fairy tale.Affaire de CoeurDialogue flows easily and characters spring quickly to life.Rocky Mountain News
/book/show/29366550-his-price?from_search=true	Leah Holt	His Price: A Billionaire Romance	I never wanted to work in a strip club, but when you owe money...You do what you have to do.So when I was suddenly offered a way out of my crushing debt, I couldn't resist.The contract sounded easy. How hard is it to put on a private show for a stranger?Then I found out who my client was.Hegan Alexander: Playboy, billionaire,I never wanted to work in a strip club, but when you owe money...You do what you have to do.So when I was suddenly offered a way out of my crushing debt, I couldn't resist.The contract sounded easy. How hard is it to put on a private show for a stranger?Then I found out who my client was.Hegan Alexander: Playboy, billionaire, and all around bad news.You can't buy people... not really. But in every sense of the word, he's bought me.For a single weekend I belong to him, and he'll do everything he can to make sure I give him what he needs; the one thing that will make or break his future.And maybe mine, too.What happens if I can't say no?*Author's Note* This full-length, standalone novel is perfect for those who love their men hard, inked, and oh so bad. This book contains a guaranteed HEA.
/book/show/18847829-bwwm-interracial-romance-bundle?from_search=true	Dez Burke	BWWM Interracial Romance Bundle	Dez Burke presents a special pricedbundle featuring four of her #1 Bestselling African American Romance books. The bundle includes the bestsellers:
/book/show/13636754-a-sensible-lady?from_search=true	Judith Lown	A Sensible Lady: A Traditional Regency Romance	When Katherine Bramptons cousin and former fianc inherits her family home, she resolves not to be dependent on a man for whom she has no respect. So she leases the Dower House from a kindly baron on a neighboring estate, believing that she has successfully met the greatest challenge of her life.How wrong she is! The kindly baron dies. An orphan arrives, whom Katherine acWhen Katherine Bramptons cousin and former fianc inherits her family home, she resolves not to be dependent on a man for whom she has no respect. So she leases the Dower House from a kindly baron on a neighboring estate, believing that she has successfully met the greatest challenge of her life.How wrong she is! The kindly baron dies. An orphan arrives, whom Katherine accepts as her nephew. She is determined to provide for him, which means she must forget about love and marry a gentleman with money.There are three possibilities.Her cousin, Sir Clive Brampton, is eager to let bygones be bygones and marry Katherine. She would be able to return to her family home and live a life of financial ease. Her nephew would be provided for and launched into a career deemed suitable by Sir Clive. Can Katherine just accept Sir Clives generous offer?The Reverend Mr. Augustus Wharton, the newly arrived vicar, listens attentively to Katherines anguished musings over the loss of her brother on a distant battlefield in Spain. There are rumors that Mr. Whartons present vocation is a stunning contrast to his past as a hard drinking, gambling rake. Katherine dismisses the rumors and wonders if she could live happily with a man for whom she feels only sisterly affection.Finally, there is the new baron, Lord Henry Dracott. Lord Harry, as he is called, is clearly attracted to Katherine. But in spite of their best efforts to be civil to each other, their disagreements end up in arguments. Although there is mutual attraction, Katherine knows that Lord Harrys heart is buried with his dead wife.Katherine tries to be a sensible lady and accept a practical marriage. But will her heart let her?
/book/show/29012504-un-romance-inoportuno?from_search=true	Mary Balogh	Un romance inoportuno	
/book/show/716085.Onde_Andar_Dulce_Veiga_?from_search=true	Caio Fernando Abreu	Onde Andará Dulce Veiga?: Um Romance B	Essa obra  a segunda incurso do autor pelo gnero romance. Tendo como coadjuvantes os universos da redao jornalstica e da msica popular dos anos 1980, esta fico-verdade desvenda o desejo reprimido e o teso liberado, a convivncia com um mundo opressivo e a maneira de fugir dele.
/book/show/26129048-relapse-in-paradise?from_search=true	Roxanne Smith	Relapse In Paradise (Long Shot Romance, #2)	Still stinging from her recent divorce, Emily Buzzly heads to majestic Hawaii to soothe her wounds. But once she arrives on Oahu, Emily discovers that a man she assumes is a beach bum is in fact her personal tour guide, hired by her sister. With his long hair and tattoos, Boston Rondibett is everything Emily detestsdespiteStill stinging from her recent divorce, Emily Buzzly heads to majestic Hawaii to soothe her wounds. But once she arrives on Oahu, Emily discovers that a man she assumes is a beach bum is in fact her personal tour guide, hired by her sister. With his long hair and tattoos, Boston Rondibett is everything Emily detestsdespite his sun-kissed surfer body. And with her straight-laced, executive persona, Emily is everything Boston rebels against. But both have a lot to learn about making snap judgmentsAs it turns out, Bostons real job, the one he truly cares about, is running his soup kitchen and homeless shelter. Embarrassed by her assumptions, rather than lazy beach days, Emily soon finds herself feeding the hungry, and even involved in the search for an AWOL soldier. And to Bostons surprise, shes loving every minute of itand hes loving seeing her loosen her chignon and be the admirable, beautiful woman she is. As each works through the challenges of the past, these two very different people just might find their hearts are on the very same page
/book/show/33228584-her-leading-man?from_search=true	Maggie Dallen	Her Leading Man (A Reel Romance #1)	Lifes not like the movies . . . or is it?An avid knitter and manager of a yarn store in New York City, Caitlyn finds herself at loose ends after getting dumped by her long-time, live-in boyfriend. What better way to move on then to find a man like the old-school movie stars that she dreams about? But her first attempt at online dating is a disaster. Especially when the daLifes not like the movies . . . or is it?An avid knitter and manager of a yarn store in New York City, Caitlyn finds herself at loose ends after getting dumped by her long-time, live-in boyfriend. What better way to move on then to find a man like the old-school movie stars that she dreams about? But her first attempt at online dating is a disaster. Especially when the date turns out to be the new renter of a room in her apartment.Wall Street powerhouse Ben needs a place to crash while his condo is being renovated. Love is the last thing on his mind since hes just getting over a breakup. But he cant resist a challenge, especially one like his prim and proper new roommate. A do-gooder with a heart of gold, Caitlyn is spearheading a fight to save an old theater, while Ben is working for the developer trying to tear it down. Sparks will fly, but they may not be enough to ignite big-screen romance . . .
/book/show/31421102-overdose?from_search=true	Raven St. Pierre	Overdose: A British Bad Boy Romance	**Special Notice: This romance is of the darker variety, contains adult themes, and sexually explicit content. The hero is flawed and dirty. Consider yourself warned**Insomniac.Narcissist.Sex addict.the only description sex therapist, Vanessa Ferris, was given of her newest patient, a fellow psychologist, Dr. Zander Hale.From the moment he entered her office, she knew h**Special Notice: This romance is of the darker variety, contains adult themes, and sexually explicit content. The hero is flawed and dirty. Consider yourself warned**Insomniac.Narcissist.Sex addict.the only description sex therapist, Vanessa Ferris, was given of her newest patient, a fellow psychologist, Dr. Zander Hale.From the moment he entered her office, she knew hed be troublepossibly the good kind. What she wasnt prepared for was how hed blindside her; how he would challenge everything she thought she knew about her profession, about herself.There are certain lines a doctor is warned never to cross with their patients, but she didnt listen.Now, theyre both addicted.One hit was all it took.***AUTHOR NOTE: OVERDOSE is a full-length standalone, bursting at the seams with sexual heat, thanks to one smoking hot bad-boy and his feisty, no nonsense therapist. Expect a dark tale of erotic romance with no cliffhanger. This story is not for the faint of heart and is definitely intended for readers 18 and older.(130,000+ words)***TRIGGER WARNING: Be advised, this book contains a brief, nondescript reference to sexual abuse and other violent acts that some readers may find offensive.
/book/show/8476033-cloudy-with-a-chance-of-romance?from_search=true	Agatha Bird	Cloudy, with a Chance of Romance (Like a Sparrow, #0.5)	This is a free prequel to 'Like a Sparrow Through the Heart.'Words 2425 complete
/book/show/17409313-the-georgian-romance-collection?from_search=true	Sylvia Day	The Georgian Romance Collection: Ask for It / Passion for the Game / A Passion for Him / Don't Tempt Me	- Agent to the Crown, Marcus Ashford has fought numerous sword fights and dodged bullets. Yet nothing arouses him more than his hunger for former fiance, Elizabeth. Years ago, she'd abandoned him for the charming Lord Hawthorne. But now Marcus has been- Agent to the Crown, Marcus Ashford has fought numerous sword fights and dodged bullets. Yet nothing arouses him more than his hunger for former fiance, Elizabeth. Years ago, she'd abandoned him for the charming Lord Hawthorne. But now Marcus has been ordered to defend Elizabeth from her husband's killers. He will be at her service, in every sense.- Lady Maria Winter is coerced into using her searing beauty to find out why dangerous pirate Christopher St. John has been let out of jail. But St. John's only chance of avoiding death is to use his seduction skills to melt Lady Winter's heart. Entangled in a twisted game of deception and desire, Maria and Christopher are each determined to be the one to win this lusty battle of wits.- Miss Amelia Benbridge and the Earl of Ware are the most anticipated match of the Season. But Amelia's love will always belong to her childhood sweetheart, the gypsy Colin - who died tragically. But when a brooding stranger at a masquerade ball offers a sensual kiss passions rise and she is determined to unmask her phantom admirer. And though deception lies in this stranger's heart, her body cannot hold her back.- Lynette Baillon's twin, Lysette, died in an accident. Or so Lynette believed until sexy stranger Simon Quinn mistakes her for her sister Lysette. To be reunited with her twin she must enter an alluring but ensnaring underworld of dark and twisted desires, where Quinn rules.
/book/show/26808695-rogues-rakes-and-romance?from_search=true	Elizabeth Boyce Jenny Jacobs Pema Donyo	Rogues, Rakes, and Romance	History is full of bad boys who have captured our hearts. Maybe its the noble title or the chivalry. Perhaps its the dashing sense of danger. No matter your preference, prepare to fall in love with five heroes who know how to make a girl swoon in any century:: Claudias plan to stage her own ruination and escape marriage to the churlish and elderly SirHistory is full of bad boys who have captured our hearts. Maybe its the noble title or the chivalry. Perhaps its the dashing sense of danger. No matter your preference, prepare to fall in love with five heroes who know how to make a girl swoon in any century:: Claudias plan to stage her own ruination and escape marriage to the churlish and elderly Sir Saint seemed foolproof. She was sure the kindly Henry De Vere wouldnt mind helping her out  but somehow she hadnt counted on him actually proposing. Can a fake scandal lead to real dreams coming true?: In the fall of 1053, Lady Imma has one loyalty: to help her uncle, the king of Wales, win his war against the English. Lord Robert, the steward of Wessex, has one loyalty as well: to keep his beloved Wessex safe from enemies. When she is forced to seek shelter in his keep, they must decide if they can listen to their hearts  or if they would be wiser never to trust each other.: To complete his mission in Indias fight for independence, General Cartonaka U.S. undercover operative Warren Khanmust hide both his true objective and his heritage. But once he meets the captivating Parineeta, who holds the key to both his freedom and capturing her brother, a suspected anarchist, he finds the subterfuge more difficult than anticipated.: The winter holidays used to be Miss Merry Damonsons favorite time of year. Until her almost-fianc Edward Everton abandoned her two days before Christmas. Now hes returned to their country village, but is it too late to reignite old flames? A holiday ball might just offer these unlucky lovers a second chance.: George Fitzpatrick had boarded the new omnibus intent on nothing more than a ride from one point to another. Until a gorgeous young blonde named Charlotte Ashcroft suddenly claims he is her chaperone. Whats an up-and-coming young banker to do but help a lady out?
/book/show/34458659-his-hostage?from_search=true	Willow Winters	His Hostage: Valetti Crime Family	
/book/show/17886070-love-burns-bright?from_search=true	Radclyffe (Editor) Rebekah Weatherspoon (Contributor) Cheyenne Blue (Contributor)	Love Burns Bright: A Lifetime of Lesbian Romance	Love, passion, desire the pleasure that begins with the thrill of the first date, the breathless anticipation of the first kiss, and the euphoric wonder of the first night of passion only deepens as love grows. These stories of lesbian couples celebrating their lives and desire from some of the best romance and erotica writers today are heartfelt and best of all, hot!SomLove, passion, desire the pleasure that begins with the thrill of the first date, the breathless anticipation of the first kiss, and the euphoric wonder of the first night of passion only deepens as love grows. These stories of lesbian couples celebrating their lives and desire from some of the best romance and erotica writers today are heartfelt and best of all, hot!Some things really do get better with time come discover the never-ending passion of lesbian love and desire in these tales of Love So Bright!
/book/show/8840787-doctor-in-petticoats-center-point-christian-romance?from_search=true	Mary Connealy	Doctor in Petticoats (Center Point Christian Romance	Doctor Alex Buchanan is a wanted man--a deseter from the army stalked by a bounty hunter--but he'd rather be dead than inflict any more pain on his patients. Beth McClellan is idealistic, believing the nursing training she received will be enough to help her serve as doctor to her home town in West Texas. When Alex and Beth meet in a stagecoach accident, they find that theDoctor Alex Buchanan is a wanted man--a deseter from the army stalked by a bounty hunter--but he'd rather be dead than inflict any more pain on his patients. Beth McClellan is idealistic, believing the nursing training she received will be enough to help her serve as doctor to her home town in West Texas. When Alex and Beth meet in a stagecoach accident, they find that they work well together. But are his demons and her dreams too deeply rooted for either of them to pay the price required for a future together?
/book/show/16197169-to-have-and-to-code?from_search=true	Debora Geary	To Have and To Code	Nell Sullivan is fiery, easily distracted by cookies, and doomed to wear the peach monstrosity at her best friends wedding.And shes a witch.Daniel Walker is a former baseball player turned bored hacker looking for a challenge. Hacking Nell's online gaming world is going to get him a lot more than he bargained for.A prophecy says they will make babies together  but whenNell Sullivan is fiery, easily distracted by cookies, and doomed to wear the peach monstrosity at her best friends wedding.And shes a witch.Daniel Walker is a former baseball player turned bored hacker looking for a challenge. Hacking Nell's online gaming world is going to get him a lot more than he bargained for.A prophecy says they will make babies together  but when it comes to the love life of a modern witch and a hacker, prophecy might not get a vote.
/book/show/19548193-perfect?from_search=true	Autumn Jordon	Perfect	Dylan Kincaid totally screwed up Thanksgiving and now he's faced with Christmas. Thrown into the frightening role of both mother and father while his brother and sister-in-law are off serving their country, all Dylan wants is to make Christmas perfect for his two nieces. But time is running out.Down on her luck Charleston, S.C. restaurateur, Darcy Witherspoon is licking aDylan Kincaid totally screwed up Thanksgiving and now he's faced with Christmas. Thrown into the frightening role of both mother and father while his brother and sister-in-law are off serving their country, all Dylan wants is to make Christmas perfect for his two nieces. But time is running out.Down on her luck Charleston, S.C. restaurateur, Darcy Witherspoon is licking a wounded ego when she arrives in Black Moose, VT and meets the handsome Maple tree farmer. Wanting a happy holiday herself, she teams up with Dylan to make a perfect Christmas.Neither is interested in a holiday affair, but the magic of Christmas has something more everlasting in store for the couple. An absolutely perfect love!
/book/show/28390632-a-model-romance?from_search=true	Betsy Anne	A Model Romance (True Love Book 3)	In the final installment of the True Love series, we meet Rebecca, Melanie's younger, supermodel sister at the end of yet another failed relationship. Inspired by her sister's new marriage and beautiful family, she decides it's finally time to make a change and leaves New York for the midwest.A handsome Scot, Wickham Dunmore, enters her life by chance. Can Rebecca see herIn the final installment of the True Love series, we meet Rebecca, Melanie's younger, supermodel sister at the end of yet another failed relationship. Inspired by her sister's new marriage and beautiful family, she decides it's finally time to make a change and leaves New York for the midwest.A handsome Scot, Wickham Dunmore, enters her life by chance. Can Rebecca see herself with a small-town firefighter after living the glamorous life in New York? He's kind, gorgeous and loving, but he's hesitant to have a physical relationship. Her self-esteem is shattered by the rejection. He begs for her understanding, but why does this intensely sexual man hold back?Wickham can't revisit the mistakes of his past, but he's drawn to Rebecca more than anyone he's ever met. He must be honest with her about the man he once was and the man he aspires to be. He introduces her to his former self, and invites her to share a new sexual journey. Will Rebecca accept him once she finds out the truth or will she run back to the familiar men of her past? Enjoy all the touching, funny and sensual moments of Rebecca and Wickham's love.
/book/show/28194739-80s-mix-tape?from_search=true	Karen Booth Gwen Hayes Autumn Jones Lake	'80s Mix Tape (Romance Rewind, #2)	Save a Prayer by Karen BoothAngie Dawson never wants to see Graham Whiting again, a complete impossibility living in Stourbridge,England, the town outside London where she and Graham grew up. His band, Banks Forest, is so hot in the UK they might as well be on fire. She cant turn on the blooming radio or watch telly or look at a magazine without being confronted by the 8Save a Prayer by Karen BoothAngie Dawson never wants to see Graham Whiting again, a complete impossibility living in Stourbridge,England, the town outside London where she and Graham grew up. His band, Banks Forest, is so hot in the UK they might as well be on fire. She cant turn on the blooming radio or watch telly or look at a magazine without being confronted by the 80s Fab Four, fronted by the sexy bloke shed once called her boyfriend. Every girl in England wants him. Bloody bastard.Desperate to escape the 24-7 Banks Forest overload, Angie takes a twoweek job working as a photographer at the Music Revolution festival in the US. Finally, she can set her mind on something other than Graham and what it was like before he started being such a wanker. Maybe she can sort out what to do with her life. If shes lucky, shell meet a cracking guy who doesnt think hes Gods gift to women. The instant she steps off the plane, she learns how daft her plan was. Banks Forest mania practically followed her across the Atlantic. Her new job puts her in Grahams sights and hes dead-set on winning her back. He knows the perfect things to say, the right way to kiss her and make everything brilliant again. She wants him, she wants him to be the guy he says he can be, but hes about to go on the road for a year. How does a reunion with her ex end up being anything more than a one-night stand?Need You Tonight by Gwen HayesJacob Stone is on the run for a crime he didn't commit, but when he's stranded with the only woman he's ever loved by chance, the girl he abandoned to protect two years ago, he can't deny the need to possess her one last time. Mind, body, and soul.Typical good girl Becky McDonald has loved bad boy Jacob since they were kids, but even as she gives in to the passion only he can ignite in her, she hides the truth. The one secret that would bring him back is the lie she can never reveal.One night of passion. One night of need. That's all they can have, but it will never be enough.Kickstart My Heart by Autumn Jones LakeRussellChaser Adams knows hes destined to take over his fathers outlaw motorcycle club one day. With Chasers heavy metal band close to making it big, his father encourages him to pursue his music for now. Chaser straddles his Harley and heads across the country to the Sunset Strip.Raised in a strict family with old-world traditions and their own secrets, Mallory Delov longs for glitter and glamor instead of blood and deceit. With her father serving time, its the perfect time to escape his domineering grasp and pursue her lifelong dream of becoming an actress.After nailing her first audition, Mallory is offered the part of a playful vixen who torments the lead singer of the up and coming metal band, Kickstart. Her job description calls for lots of hair tossing and ass wiggling. Not quite the career she had in mind.She didnt plan to fall in love either. Unlike any man shes ever known, she cant help being drawn to the guitar player, Chaser. Hes sweet, yet dangerous. An irresistible mixture to Mallory.On the surface they seem like complete opposites.Little do either of them know how much they have in common.867-5309 by Jenny HolidayJenny Fields is a crusader. The editor of her college newspaper, she never met a cause she couldnt get behind. So when the administration announces its tearing down the historic art building, shes on the case. All she needs to do is get Matthew Townsend, the art departments most talented student, on board. If she could just get the moody genius to answer his phoneDrummer Girl by A.J. PineSam Walsh is donedone with college, done with guys, done with the whole scene. After graduation tomorrow, she'll head home, ready to start her job as an elementary school music teacher in the fall. But her roommate coaxes her out for what she promises will be an epic last night, a night that ends up changing everything.London Calling is the up-and-coming band playing at the local bar, and Sam cant take her eyes off the sexy drummer. When he dedicates the drummers choice song to her, she knows the evening might be more epic than shed imagined. Then one kiss turns her world upside down, making her question everything she thought she wanted out of her last night at school.Ben McCarthy is the guy behind the drums, the would-have-been 306 valedictorian who dropped out three years ago to follow his dream. Tomorrow he and the band leave for London, but for one unforgettable night, its just Sam, the music, and him. Can a girl with her feet planted firmly on the ground fall for the boy who reaches for the stars when the only result is a broken heart?Young Teacher by Bobbi RuggieroControl freak Julia Powers hates surprises. With the skills of a ninja, she keeps her ad business and personal life in perfect order. That leaves zero time for fun, let alone men. But theres nothing wrong with having a little crush on the guy she sees at lunchtime, is there? Sure, hes a lot younger, but its only a crush. Its not like shes going to date him or anything.Matthew Gordon wants nothing more than for his band Joyride to go national. While he waits for his big break, he spends his days working in a sandwich shopa job he loathesand teaching guitar on the sidea job he loves. His days get a bit more interesting when a mysterious woman comes in for lunch and hands him a list of her favorite songs. So imagine his surprise when she shows up at his door for guitar lessons.Unfortunately, Julia cant play guitar to save her life, and her frustration threatens to ruin any chance of her finding happinesswith herself, or in love. Will he ever be able to teach her that shes perfect just as she is?Just Like Heaven by Rachel CowellAs a premed student, college junior Sarah Lattimores life is a carefullycalibrated system of studying, studying, MCAT prep courses, and more studying. She didnt have time for a social life in high school, and she definitely doesnt have time for one now. But when she walks into the first day of anatomy lab and sees her gorgeous TA, Sarahs brilliant mind is suddenly racing in new directions.Grad student Josh Chapmans mom died of ovarian cancer when he was a teenager, and his grief and rage at the experience turned his future aspirations toward cancer research. But the unbelievably cute, nerdy, and possibly insane Sarah Lattimore is in his section, and shes distracting. But when admiring from afar turns to up close and personal, both their academic lives begin to fall apart. Sarah cares too much about her grades to stay with Josh and she breaks things off.But when she makes a mistake in class that results in Josh facing expulsion, will this mean the end of his dreams? Or will Sarah realize in time that being with Josh was the smartest choice shed ever made?
/book/show/22337900-pistols-and-petticoats?from_search=true	Barbara Ankrum Adrienne deWolfe Sharon Ihle	Pistols and Petticoats	From bestselling authors Barbara Ankrum, Adrienne deWolfe and Sharon Ihle come three fresh novellas, featuring three firebrand ladies, each determined to make her mark while making her match.ETHAN'S BRIDE - 27,000 word sequel to CHASE THE FIRE (Wild Western Hearts, Book 4)Violet Bradford desperately wants a child. Believing herself barren, she answers Dr. Ethan Walker'sFrom bestselling authors Barbara Ankrum, Adrienne deWolfe and Sharon Ihle come three fresh novellas, featuring three firebrand ladies, each determined to make her mark while making her match.ETHAN'S BRIDE - 27,000 word sequel to CHASE THE FIRE (Wild Western Hearts, Book 4)Violet Bradford desperately wants a child. Believing herself barren, she answers Dr. Ethan Walker's advertisement for a mail-order bride in Colorado, knowing he only wants one thing: a mother for his young daughter. Surely the joys of motherhood can compensate for a loveless marriage. But Ethan's broken heart won't stop tugging at hers. And Ethan soon realizes he must risk his heart again or risk losing it all.SHADY LADY - 26,000 word prequel to DEVIL IN TEXAS (Velvet Lies, Book 4)Fiery singing sensation, Sadie Michelson, thinks falling in love is bad for businessuntil William Cass Cassidy, a hotheaded gunslinger, sets his sights on wooing her. But when a Texas Ranger arrives in Dodge City to extradite Cass for a crime of passion, Sadie must use all her wits and wiles to lure the law from her man's trail. And that means risking everythingincluding Cass's love.BAREBACK BRIDE - 25,000 word sequel to THE BRIDE WORE SPURS (The Inconvenient Bride Series, Book 1)Expert horsewoman, Shannon Winterhawke runs away from home to join the Buffalo Bill Wild West extravaganza. Shannon is hired on the spot, but the show's head horseman, Seth Edwards, simply sees another flighty gal looking for a cowboy fling before settling down with some unsuspecting fool. But all bets are off as Shannon slowly sneaks into Seth's heart and lassoes him with his own rope.
/book/show/30334531-brazil-um-romance?from_search=true	John Updike	Brazil, Um Romance	Brazl  uma histria de amor e de morte - em um cenrio de disparidades vertiginosas, primitivo e moderno, inexplorado e superpopulado, miservel e nababesco. Neste pas, ao mesmo tempo real e imaginrio, Tristo e Isabel, contra tudo e contra todos, e impulsionados por uma paixo ertica que no conhecelimites, rompem as barreiras de cor e de classe, do espao e do tempoBrazl  uma histria de amor e de morte - em um cenrio de disparidades vertiginosas, primitivo e moderno, inexplorado e superpopulado, miservel e nababesco. Neste pas, ao mesmo tempo real e imaginrio, Tristo e Isabel, contra tudo e contra todos, e impulsionados por uma paixo ertica que no conhecelimites, rompem as barreiras de cor e de classe, do espao e do tempo, da dor e do prazer para cumprirem minuciosamente, at o trgico e irnico final, o destino que lhes coube.
/book/show/23490420-a-rather-unusual-romance?from_search=true	Stevie Turner	A Rather Unusual Romance	Erin Mason, divorced and with two teenage sons, finds her world starts to fall apart when she undergoes what is loosely termed a life event'. Not too far away somebody else, Alan Beaumont, is also suffering a similar fate. Their paths slowly come together in this inspiring and humorous tale which is partly based on actual events, and shows how love can flourish in the mosErin Mason, divorced and with two teenage sons, finds her world starts to fall apart when she undergoes what is loosely termed a life event'. Not too far away somebody else, Alan Beaumont, is also suffering a similar fate. Their paths slowly come together in this inspiring and humorous tale which is partly based on actual events, and shows how love can flourish in the most unlikely of circumstances.
/book/show/20113886-getting-lucky?from_search=true	Susan Andersen	Getting Lucky	Lily Morrisette wants roots, respect, and independence. So what is she doing on a road trip with a handsome marine who's carrying her into the heart of serious peril? It started out as a lark fuelled by her strong chemical reaction to sexy Zach Taylor - a tough, yet tender-in-spite-of-himself military man who's determined to break up the engagement of his 'baby sister' GlyLily Morrisette wants roots, respect, and independence. So what is she doing on a road trip with a handsome marine who's carrying her into the heart of serious peril? It started out as a lark fuelled by her strong chemical reaction to sexy Zach Taylor - a tough, yet tender-in-spite-of-himself military man who's determined to break up the engagement of his 'baby sister' Glynnis. But there's no Glynnis waiting at the end of the line - only a ransom note.and a death threat. Amid a dangerous nest of family secrets, the heat between Zach and Lily becomes unbearable as a kidnapper's twisted scheme pulls them closer than either dreamed possible. And when passion explodes, Lily's reckless act could prove to be the best risk she's ever taken - or her last.
/book/show/17162985-santa-reads-romance?from_search=true	Dara Joy	Santa Reads Romance	A romance writer decides to take some time to seclude herself in a cabin, so she can finish up her latest masterpiece. But when a publisher dressed as Santa Claus ends up arriving during a snowstorm, she experiences something that she has only experienced through the characters in her novels.
/book/show/8565313-minnesota-brides?from_search=true	Janet Spaeth	Minnesota Brides	
/book/show/18847829-bwwm-interracial-romance-bundle?from_search=true	Dez Burke	BWWM Interracial Romance Bundle	Dez Burke presents a special pricedbundle featuring four of her #1 Bestselling African American Romance books. The bundle includes the bestsellers:
/book/show/31421102-overdose?from_search=true	Raven St. Pierre	Overdose: A British Bad Boy Romance	**Special Notice: This romance is of the darker variety, contains adult themes, and sexually explicit content. The hero is flawed and dirty. Consider yourself warned**Insomniac.Narcissist.Sex addict.the only description sex therapist, Vanessa Ferris, was given of her newest patient, a fellow psychologist, Dr. Zander Hale.From the moment he entered her office, she knew h**Special Notice: This romance is of the darker variety, contains adult themes, and sexually explicit content. The hero is flawed and dirty. Consider yourself warned**Insomniac.Narcissist.Sex addict.the only description sex therapist, Vanessa Ferris, was given of her newest patient, a fellow psychologist, Dr. Zander Hale.From the moment he entered her office, she knew hed be troublepossibly the good kind. What she wasnt prepared for was how hed blindside her; how he would challenge everything she thought she knew about her profession, about herself.There are certain lines a doctor is warned never to cross with their patients, but she didnt listen.Now, theyre both addicted.One hit was all it took.***AUTHOR NOTE: OVERDOSE is a full-length standalone, bursting at the seams with sexual heat, thanks to one smoking hot bad-boy and his feisty, no nonsense therapist. Expect a dark tale of erotic romance with no cliffhanger. This story is not for the faint of heart and is definitely intended for readers 18 and older.(130,000+ words)***TRIGGER WARNING: Be advised, this book contains a brief, nondescript reference to sexual abuse and other violent acts that some readers may find offensive.
/book/show/17886070-love-burns-bright?from_search=true	Radclyffe (Editor) Rebekah Weatherspoon (Contributor) Cheyenne Blue (Contributor)	Love Burns Bright: A Lifetime of Lesbian Romance	Love, passion, desire the pleasure that begins with the thrill of the first date, the breathless anticipation of the first kiss, and the euphoric wonder of the first night of passion only deepens as love grows. These stories of lesbian couples celebrating their lives and desire from some of the best romance and erotica writers today are heartfelt and best of all, hot!SomLove, passion, desire the pleasure that begins with the thrill of the first date, the breathless anticipation of the first kiss, and the euphoric wonder of the first night of passion only deepens as love grows. These stories of lesbian couples celebrating their lives and desire from some of the best romance and erotica writers today are heartfelt and best of all, hot!Some things really do get better with time come discover the never-ending passion of lesbian love and desire in these tales of Love So Bright!
/book/show/25988129-unbreak-me-t03-r-ves-vol-s?from_search=true	Lexi Ryan Marie-Christine Tricottet (Translator)	Unbreak Me T03 Rêves volés	
/book/show/25321397-close-encounters-1-and-2?from_search=true	C.C. Cartwright	Close Encounters 1 and 2 (New Adult and College Romance, #1 & #2)	
/book/show/1820299.La_Tour_Interdite?from_search=true	Marion Zimmer Bradley Simone Hilling (Translator)	La Tour Interdite (La romance de Ténébreuse, #3)	Ellemir et Callista, les soeurs jumelles, pousent les deux vainqueurs des hommes-chats : Damon et le Terrien Andrew. C'est l'heureuse conclusion d'une aventure et le dbut d'une double maldiction : l'union consanguine d'Ellemir et de Damon est menace de strilit ; Callista, destine  devenir Gardienne de la tour d'Arilinn, a t si bien conditionne qu'Andrew ne peutEllemir et Callista, les soeurs jumelles, pousent les deux vainqueurs des hommes-chats : Damon et le Terrien Andrew. C'est l'heureuse conclusion d'une aventure et le dbut d'une double maldiction : l'union consanguine d'Ellemir et de Damon est menace de strilit ; Callista, destine  devenir Gardienne de la tour d'Arilinn, a t si bien conditionne qu'Andrew ne peut pas l'approcher. Tous quatre sont tlpathes, ce qui devrait faciliter leur entraide. Mais la rgle est trs stricte : on n'utilise pas les pouvoirs psi pour changer le destin, sauf dans les Tours. Alors pourquoi ne pas dfier la coutume et btir sa propre Tour ?
/book/show/22337900-pistols-and-petticoats?from_search=true	Barbara Ankrum Adrienne deWolfe Sharon Ihle	Pistols and Petticoats	From bestselling authors Barbara Ankrum, Adrienne deWolfe and Sharon Ihle come three fresh novellas, featuring three firebrand ladies, each determined to make her mark while making her match.ETHAN'S BRIDE - 27,000 word sequel to CHASE THE FIRE (Wild Western Hearts, Book 4)Violet Bradford desperately wants a child. Believing herself barren, she answers Dr. Ethan Walker'sFrom bestselling authors Barbara Ankrum, Adrienne deWolfe and Sharon Ihle come three fresh novellas, featuring three firebrand ladies, each determined to make her mark while making her match.ETHAN'S BRIDE - 27,000 word sequel to CHASE THE FIRE (Wild Western Hearts, Book 4)Violet Bradford desperately wants a child. Believing herself barren, she answers Dr. Ethan Walker's advertisement for a mail-order bride in Colorado, knowing he only wants one thing: a mother for his young daughter. Surely the joys of motherhood can compensate for a loveless marriage. But Ethan's broken heart won't stop tugging at hers. And Ethan soon realizes he must risk his heart again or risk losing it all.SHADY LADY - 26,000 word prequel to DEVIL IN TEXAS (Velvet Lies, Book 4)Fiery singing sensation, Sadie Michelson, thinks falling in love is bad for businessuntil William Cass Cassidy, a hotheaded gunslinger, sets his sights on wooing her. But when a Texas Ranger arrives in Dodge City to extradite Cass for a crime of passion, Sadie must use all her wits and wiles to lure the law from her man's trail. And that means risking everythingincluding Cass's love.BAREBACK BRIDE - 25,000 word sequel to THE BRIDE WORE SPURS (The Inconvenient Bride Series, Book 1)Expert horsewoman, Shannon Winterhawke runs away from home to join the Buffalo Bill Wild West extravaganza. Shannon is hired on the spot, but the show's head horseman, Seth Edwards, simply sees another flighty gal looking for a cowboy fling before settling down with some unsuspecting fool. But all bets are off as Shannon slowly sneaks into Seth's heart and lassoes him with his own rope.
/book/show/28194739-80s-mix-tape?from_search=true	Karen Booth Gwen Hayes Autumn Jones Lake	'80s Mix Tape (Romance Rewind, #2)	Save a Prayer by Karen BoothAngie Dawson never wants to see Graham Whiting again, a complete impossibility living in Stourbridge,England, the town outside London where she and Graham grew up. His band, Banks Forest, is so hot in the UK they might as well be on fire. She cant turn on the blooming radio or watch telly or look at a magazine without being confronted by the 8Save a Prayer by Karen BoothAngie Dawson never wants to see Graham Whiting again, a complete impossibility living in Stourbridge,England, the town outside London where she and Graham grew up. His band, Banks Forest, is so hot in the UK they might as well be on fire. She cant turn on the blooming radio or watch telly or look at a magazine without being confronted by the 80s Fab Four, fronted by the sexy bloke shed once called her boyfriend. Every girl in England wants him. Bloody bastard.Desperate to escape the 24-7 Banks Forest overload, Angie takes a twoweek job working as a photographer at the Music Revolution festival in the US. Finally, she can set her mind on something other than Graham and what it was like before he started being such a wanker. Maybe she can sort out what to do with her life. If shes lucky, shell meet a cracking guy who doesnt think hes Gods gift to women. The instant she steps off the plane, she learns how daft her plan was. Banks Forest mania practically followed her across the Atlantic. Her new job puts her in Grahams sights and hes dead-set on winning her back. He knows the perfect things to say, the right way to kiss her and make everything brilliant again. She wants him, she wants him to be the guy he says he can be, but hes about to go on the road for a year. How does a reunion with her ex end up being anything more than a one-night stand?Need You Tonight by Gwen HayesJacob Stone is on the run for a crime he didn't commit, but when he's stranded with the only woman he's ever loved by chance, the girl he abandoned to protect two years ago, he can't deny the need to possess her one last time. Mind, body, and soul.Typical good girl Becky McDonald has loved bad boy Jacob since they were kids, but even as she gives in to the passion only he can ignite in her, she hides the truth. The one secret that would bring him back is the lie she can never reveal.One night of passion. One night of need. That's all they can have, but it will never be enough.Kickstart My Heart by Autumn Jones LakeRussellChaser Adams knows hes destined to take over his fathers outlaw motorcycle club one day. With Chasers heavy metal band close to making it big, his father encourages him to pursue his music for now. Chaser straddles his Harley and heads across the country to the Sunset Strip.Raised in a strict family with old-world traditions and their own secrets, Mallory Delov longs for glitter and glamor instead of blood and deceit. With her father serving time, its the perfect time to escape his domineering grasp and pursue her lifelong dream of becoming an actress.After nailing her first audition, Mallory is offered the part of a playful vixen who torments the lead singer of the up and coming metal band, Kickstart. Her job description calls for lots of hair tossing and ass wiggling. Not quite the career she had in mind.She didnt plan to fall in love either. Unlike any man shes ever known, she cant help being drawn to the guitar player, Chaser. Hes sweet, yet dangerous. An irresistible mixture to Mallory.On the surface they seem like complete opposites.Little do either of them know how much they have in common.867-5309 by Jenny HolidayJenny Fields is a crusader. The editor of her college newspaper, she never met a cause she couldnt get behind. So when the administration announces its tearing down the historic art building, shes on the case. All she needs to do is get Matthew Townsend, the art departments most talented student, on board. If she could just get the moody genius to answer his phoneDrummer Girl by A.J. PineSam Walsh is donedone with college, done with guys, done with the whole scene. After graduation tomorrow, she'll head home, ready to start her job as an elementary school music teacher in the fall. But her roommate coaxes her out for what she promises will be an epic last night, a night that ends up changing everything.London Calling is the up-and-coming band playing at the local bar, and Sam cant take her eyes off the sexy drummer. When he dedicates the drummers choice song to her, she knows the evening might be more epic than shed imagined. Then one kiss turns her world upside down, making her question everything she thought she wanted out of her last night at school.Ben McCarthy is the guy behind the drums, the would-have-been 306 valedictorian who dropped out three years ago to follow his dream. Tomorrow he and the band leave for London, but for one unforgettable night, its just Sam, the music, and him. Can a girl with her feet planted firmly on the ground fall for the boy who reaches for the stars when the only result is a broken heart?Young Teacher by Bobbi RuggieroControl freak Julia Powers hates surprises. With the skills of a ninja, she keeps her ad business and personal life in perfect order. That leaves zero time for fun, let alone men. But theres nothing wrong with having a little crush on the guy she sees at lunchtime, is there? Sure, hes a lot younger, but its only a crush. Its not like shes going to date him or anything.Matthew Gordon wants nothing more than for his band Joyride to go national. While he waits for his big break, he spends his days working in a sandwich shopa job he loathesand teaching guitar on the sidea job he loves. His days get a bit more interesting when a mysterious woman comes in for lunch and hands him a list of her favorite songs. So imagine his surprise when she shows up at his door for guitar lessons.Unfortunately, Julia cant play guitar to save her life, and her frustration threatens to ruin any chance of her finding happinesswith herself, or in love. Will he ever be able to teach her that shes perfect just as she is?Just Like Heaven by Rachel CowellAs a premed student, college junior Sarah Lattimores life is a carefullycalibrated system of studying, studying, MCAT prep courses, and more studying. She didnt have time for a social life in high school, and she definitely doesnt have time for one now. But when she walks into the first day of anatomy lab and sees her gorgeous TA, Sarahs brilliant mind is suddenly racing in new directions.Grad student Josh Chapmans mom died of ovarian cancer when he was a teenager, and his grief and rage at the experience turned his future aspirations toward cancer research. But the unbelievably cute, nerdy, and possibly insane Sarah Lattimore is in his section, and shes distracting. But when admiring from afar turns to up close and personal, both their academic lives begin to fall apart. Sarah cares too much about her grades to stay with Josh and she breaks things off.But when she makes a mistake in class that results in Josh facing expulsion, will this mean the end of his dreams? Or will Sarah realize in time that being with Josh was the smartest choice shed ever made?
/book/show/28390632-a-model-romance?from_search=true	Betsy Anne	A Model Romance (True Love Book 3)	In the final installment of the True Love series, we meet Rebecca, Melanie's younger, supermodel sister at the end of yet another failed relationship. Inspired by her sister's new marriage and beautiful family, she decides it's finally time to make a change and leaves New York for the midwest.A handsome Scot, Wickham Dunmore, enters her life by chance. Can Rebecca see herIn the final installment of the True Love series, we meet Rebecca, Melanie's younger, supermodel sister at the end of yet another failed relationship. Inspired by her sister's new marriage and beautiful family, she decides it's finally time to make a change and leaves New York for the midwest.A handsome Scot, Wickham Dunmore, enters her life by chance. Can Rebecca see herself with a small-town firefighter after living the glamorous life in New York? He's kind, gorgeous and loving, but he's hesitant to have a physical relationship. Her self-esteem is shattered by the rejection. He begs for her understanding, but why does this intensely sexual man hold back?Wickham can't revisit the mistakes of his past, but he's drawn to Rebecca more than anyone he's ever met. He must be honest with her about the man he once was and the man he aspires to be. He introduces her to his former self, and invites her to share a new sexual journey. Will Rebecca accept him once she finds out the truth or will she run back to the familiar men of her past? Enjoy all the touching, funny and sensual moments of Rebecca and Wickham's love.
/book/show/26808695-rogues-rakes-and-romance?from_search=true	Elizabeth Boyce Jenny Jacobs Pema Donyo	Rogues, Rakes, and Romance	History is full of bad boys who have captured our hearts. Maybe its the noble title or the chivalry. Perhaps its the dashing sense of danger. No matter your preference, prepare to fall in love with five heroes who know how to make a girl swoon in any century:: Claudias plan to stage her own ruination and escape marriage to the churlish and elderly SirHistory is full of bad boys who have captured our hearts. Maybe its the noble title or the chivalry. Perhaps its the dashing sense of danger. No matter your preference, prepare to fall in love with five heroes who know how to make a girl swoon in any century:: Claudias plan to stage her own ruination and escape marriage to the churlish and elderly Sir Saint seemed foolproof. She was sure the kindly Henry De Vere wouldnt mind helping her out  but somehow she hadnt counted on him actually proposing. Can a fake scandal lead to real dreams coming true?: In the fall of 1053, Lady Imma has one loyalty: to help her uncle, the king of Wales, win his war against the English. Lord Robert, the steward of Wessex, has one loyalty as well: to keep his beloved Wessex safe from enemies. When she is forced to seek shelter in his keep, they must decide if they can listen to their hearts  or if they would be wiser never to trust each other.: To complete his mission in Indias fight for independence, General Cartonaka U.S. undercover operative Warren Khanmust hide both his true objective and his heritage. But once he meets the captivating Parineeta, who holds the key to both his freedom and capturing her brother, a suspected anarchist, he finds the subterfuge more difficult than anticipated.: The winter holidays used to be Miss Merry Damonsons favorite time of year. Until her almost-fianc Edward Everton abandoned her two days before Christmas. Now hes returned to their country village, but is it too late to reignite old flames? A holiday ball might just offer these unlucky lovers a second chance.: George Fitzpatrick had boarded the new omnibus intent on nothing more than a ride from one point to another. Until a gorgeous young blonde named Charlotte Ashcroft suddenly claims he is her chaperone. Whats an up-and-coming young banker to do but help a lady out?
/book/show/34078503-stripped?from_search=true	Nikki Chase	Stripped: A Bad Boy Next Door Romance	I never thought Id see him again, especially not in this sleepy little town. Hes not a SEAL anymore, but otherwise hes just as tall, dark, and dominating as I remember.I can see tI never thought Id see him again, especially not in this sleepy little town. Hes not a SEAL anymore, but otherwise hes just as tall, dark, and dominating as I remember.I can see the hunger in his eyes. It makes me want to surrender, to submit to his desires. I want his hard, sculpted body pinning me down, claiming me as his property.Then, he moves in next door.Perfect, right?Except I need to stay away from him. He's completely, non-negotiably off-limits, even if he says he wants to protect me, even if I crave his intoxicating touch.Hes not supposed to be here. There shouldnt be any trace of my old life left.
/book/show/30984490-crushing-on-you?from_search=true	Christine Kersey	Crushing On You: Travis and Gabriella (An Emerald Falls Romance, Book One): Clean and wholesome small town romance	This clean & wholesome standalone romance by bestselling author Christine Kersey is the first book in the Emerald Falls romance series.When Gabriella Peters iThis clean & wholesome standalone romance by bestselling author Christine Kersey is the first book in the Emerald Falls romance series.When Gabriella Peters inherits her aunt's cottage in Emerald Falls, she's ready for a change. After a failed relationship in another city, she's determined not to make the same mistakes again. But when she runs in to a crush from her past, she wonders if taking a chance might be worth the risk after all.Travis Haywood plans to live in Emerald Falls only long enough to complete his veterinary internship, but when he meets Gabriella he begins to question what's most important to him--the woman who has captured his heart, or his long-held career aspirations.: Includes first two chapters of
/book/show/29226410-senhora?from_search=true	Jos de Alencar	Senhora: Texto Integral [nova ortografia] [índice ativo] (Série Romances Urbanos de José de Alencar Livro 7)	Publicado em 1875, Senhora  o stimo dos romances urbanos de Jos de Alencar.Agora em nova edio revisada de acordo com o novo acordo ortogrfico e organizada com ndice ativo.--Confira todos os volumes da srie Romances Urbanos de Jos de Alencar:1. Cinco minutos (1860)2. A viuvinha (1860)3. Lucola (1862)4. Diva (1864)5. A pata da gazela (1870)6. Sonhos d'Publicado em 1875, Senhora  o stimo dos romances urbanos de Jos de Alencar.Agora em nova edio revisada de acordo com o novo acordo ortogrfico e organizada com ndice ativo.--Confira todos os volumes da srie Romances Urbanos de Jos de Alencar:1. Cinco minutos (1860)2. A viuvinha (1860)3. Lucola (1862)4. Diva (1864)5. A pata da gazela (1870)6. Sonhos d'ouro (1872)7. Senhora (1875)8. Encarnao (1877)
/book/show/8128820-season-of-shadows?from_search=true	Yvonne Whittal	Season of Shadows (Harlequin Romance, #2430)	Laura's mind searched frantically for alternatives. She simply could not marry this cold cynical man. But her newly orphaned niece, Sally, needed both Anton DeVere and her for a stable home I ife.Laura stared at Anton in helpless confusion and finally replied hoarsely, No--Totally immersed in her own feelings, she flinched in surpriseLaura's mind searched frantically for alternatives. She simply could not marry this cold cynical man. But her newly orphaned niece, Sally, needed both Anton DeVere and her for a stable home I ife.Laura stared at Anton in helpless confusion and finally replied hoarsely, No--Totally immersed in her own feelings, she flinched in surprise at Anton's harsh reaction. Do you think I want this marriage any more than you do?
/book/show/23490420-a-rather-unusual-romance?from_search=true	Stevie Turner	A Rather Unusual Romance	Erin Mason, divorced and with two teenage sons, finds her world starts to fall apart when she undergoes what is loosely termed a life event'. Not too far away somebody else, Alan Beaumont, is also suffering a similar fate. Their paths slowly come together in this inspiring and humorous tale which is partly based on actual events, and shows how love can flourish in the mosErin Mason, divorced and with two teenage sons, finds her world starts to fall apart when she undergoes what is loosely termed a life event'. Not too far away somebody else, Alan Beaumont, is also suffering a similar fate. Their paths slowly come together in this inspiring and humorous tale which is partly based on actual events, and shows how love can flourish in the most unlikely of circumstances.
/book/show/722687.Christmas_Angels?from_search=true	Debbie Macomber	Christmas Angels: Three Heavenly Romances (Angels Everywhere #1-3)	Shirley, Goodness, and Mercy are here in the very novels that made them famous: A Season of Angels, Touched by Angels, and The Trouble with Angels. Collected in one volume, this angelic anthology shows these three cherubs indulging in outrageous antics and acts of love, answering prayers while making thorough pests of themselves. Reminding us what the true spirit of ChristShirley, Goodness, and Mercy are here in the very novels that made them famous: A Season of Angels, Touched by Angels, and The Trouble with Angels. Collected in one volume, this angelic anthology shows these three cherubs indulging in outrageous antics and acts of love, answering prayers while making thorough pests of themselves. Reminding us what the true spirit of Christmas is all about, Christmas Angels makes a heavenly holiday gift for the many fans of angels and contemporary romance.
/book/show/34413003-too-hot-to-handle?from_search=true	Victoria Dahl	Too Hot to Handle: A Romance Novel	USA TODAYMerry Kade has always been the good girl, the one who patiently waits for the guy to notice her. Well, no more. Merry has just scored her dream job, and it's time for her life to change. As the new curator of a museum in Wyoming, she'll supervise a lot of restoration work.USA TODAYMerry Kade has always been the good girl, the one who patiently waits for the guy to notice her. Well, no more. Merry has just scored her dream job, and it's time for her life to change. As the new curator of a museum in Wyoming, she'll supervise a lot of restoration work. Luckily she's found the perfect contractor for the job: Shane Harcourt.Shane can't believe that someone wants to turn a beat-up ghost town into a museum attraction. After all, the last thing he needs is the site of his dream ranch turning into a tourist trap. But the beautiful, quirky woman in charge soon starts to change his mind, and while their love might be too hot to handle, it's impossible to resist.
/book/show/25990707-sarah-sunshine?from_search=true	Merry Farmer	Sarah Sunshine (Montana Romance, #2.5)	But Sarah Witherss past isnt done with her. Though she longs for Roy LaCroixbody, heart, and soulold wounds and fresh battles threaten to end her second chance at an honest life before it begins.But how can Roy LaCroix stay true to the woman hes waited so long for when he and Sarah are embroileBut Sarah Witherss past isnt done with her. Though she longs for Roy LaCroixbody, heart, and soulold wounds and fresh battles threaten to end her second chance at an honest life before it begins.But how can Roy LaCroix stay true to the woman hes waited so long for when he and Sarah are embroiled in a twenty-year-old feud that threatens to keep the star-crossed lovers apart? Roy must choose: be a man of substance, or to stay true to his heart.
/book/show/252453.The_Royal_Road_to_Romance?from_search=true	Richard Halliburton	The Royal Road to Romance: Travelers' Tales Classics	When Richard Halliburton graduated from college, he chose adventure over a career, traveling the world with almost no money. The Royal Road to Romance chronicles what happened as a result, from a breakthrough Matterhorn ascent to being jailed for taking forbidden pictures on Gibraltar. One of the most fascinating books of its kind ever written. - Detroit News
/book/show/6643373-the-man-who-laughs?from_search=true	Victor Hugo	The Man Who Laughs	Edition enrichie (Preface, notes, dossier sur l' uvre, chronologie et bibliographie)A la fin du xviie siecle, un jeune lord est enleve sur ordre du roi et atrocement defigure, la bouche fendue jusqu'aux oreilles. Abandonne une nuit d'hiver, il parvient a rejoindre la cahute d'un philosophe ambulant, et devient saltimbanque. Quinze ans plus tard, retabli dans ses droits, ilEdition enrichie (Preface, notes, dossier sur l' uvre, chronologie et bibliographie)A la fin du xviie siecle, un jeune lord est enleve sur ordre du roi et atrocement defigure, la bouche fendue jusqu'aux oreilles. Abandonne une nuit d'hiver, il parvient a rejoindre la cahute d'un philosophe ambulant, et devient saltimbanque. Quinze ans plus tard, retabli dans ses droits, il est pair d'Angleterre. Mais sa mutilation ne s'effacera pas, et celui qui se serait voulu prophete a la chambre des lords restera condamne a n'etre qu'un bouffon. Lorsqu'il publie le livre en 1869, Hugo le presente comme le roman de l'aristocratie, premier volume d'une trilogie consacree a une Histoire de la Revolution que Quatrevingt-Treize acheverait. Et ce livre sombre denonce bien en effet le despotisme de l'aristocratie. Mais si L'Homme qui rit est une meditation historique et metaphysique, c'est aussi une oeuvre foisonnante et baroque, une maniere de drame qui reclame un lecteur pensif, puisque Hugo nous donne a reflechir sur la misere et sur le peuple, sur l'amour et sur le desir, aussi bien que sur le Mal.Edition de Myriam Roman, avec la collaboration de Delphine Gleizes.
/book/show/377282.Romance_at_the_Edge?from_search=true	MaryJanice Davidson Angela Knight Camille Anthony	Romance at the Edge: In Other Worlds	A possessive cyborg captures a mutant thief come to steal a priceless Rock; he'll let her have it, if he can have her...for three days and three nights.A Dominant soldier demands repayment for rescuing a high society lawyer from certain death at the jaws of a giant saurian. She's dreamed of a man like him; he's starred in her wickedest fantasies. Now she has to submit...orA possessive cyborg captures a mutant thief come to steal a priceless Rock; he'll let her have it, if he can have her...for three days and three nights.A Dominant soldier demands repayment for rescuing a high society lawyer from certain death at the jaws of a giant saurian. She's dreamed of a man like him; he's starred in her wickedest fantasies. Now she has to submit...or else.A loyal, traditionalist male desires a Royal fem determined to live by the old, matriarchal ways. He'll claim her; she'll claim him; they'll claim each other. Once they settle the question of who's on top.An Earth yet to come, an Earth that may never be, and a planet far, far away., featuring erotic romances fromandbestselling author MaryJanice Davidson,bestselling author Angela Knight, and introducing Camille Anthony.
/book/show/23386996-ink?from_search=true	Melanie Karsak	Ink: A Mermaid Romance	A mermaid princess destined to wed a handsome kingIt sounds like a fairy tale, but the reality is far murkier.Ink, Princess of the Florida Atlantic mers, is slated to wed the ancient enemy of her tribe, the King of the Gulfs. After years of war that led to countless mer deaths, as well as the genocide of aquatic shapeshifters and the freshwater mers of Florida, Inks marrA mermaid princess destined to wed a handsome kingIt sounds like a fairy tale, but the reality is far murkier.Ink, Princess of the Florida Atlantic mers, is slated to wed the ancient enemy of her tribe, the King of the Gulfs. After years of war that led to countless mer deaths, as well as the genocide of aquatic shapeshifters and the freshwater mers of Florida, Inks marriage will bring lasting peace.Or so it seems.Mere hours before shes supposed to leave the ocean for her customary year as a drywalker, Ink meets Hal, an alligator shifter who warns her that a storm is brewing. There is malicious intent behind Inks marriageand worse, meeting Hal has also caused a storm to rage in Inks heart. Nevertheless, loyal to her tribe, Ink will put aside her feelings and journey to Miami to marry the decadent King Manx.Ink soon learns that her only hope of surviving the crashing force swelling around her is to tap into a power deep insidea forbidden power that might destroy them all.* * *From mermaids to sirens, Miami to Athens, dark paranormal romance to contemporary stories with steam, the fifteen award-winning and best-selling authors of the Falling in Deep Collection are bringing you mermaid tales like you've never seen before.Every week beginning May 26th, 2015, we'll be releasing one unique, never-before-published novella! Each novella will feature our favorite creature of the deep: mermaids.The Falling in Deep Collection (May  September Releases)Scales by Pauline CreedenInk: A Mermaid Romance by Melanie KarsakOf Ocean and Ash by A. R. DraegerDeep Breath by J. M. MillerAt the Heart of the Deep by Carrie WellsThe Mermaids Den by Ella MaloneThe Water is Sweeter by Eli ConstantThe Glass Mermaid by Poppy LawlessAn Officer & a Mermaid by Blaire EdensHow to be a Mermaid by Erin HayesCold Water Bridegroom by B. BrumleyA Beyond the Sea Prequel by Emily GoodwinImmersed by Katie HayozSiren's Kiss by Margo Bond CollinsTo Each His Own by Anna AlbergucciNever miss a release! Join our newsletter for behind the scenes information and release updates:
/book/show/18179007-the-merchant-of-venice-beach?from_search=true	Celia Bonaduce	The Merchant of Venice Beach (Venice Beach Romance, #1)	The Rollicking Bun--Home of the Epic Scone--is the center of Suzanna Wolf's life. Part tea shop, part bookstore, part home, it's everything she's ever wanted right on the Venice Beach boardwalk, including partnership with her two best friends from high school, Eric and Fernando. But with thirty-three just around the corner, suddenly Suzanna wants something more--somethingThe Rollicking Bun--Home of the Epic Scone--is the center of Suzanna Wolf's life. Part tea shop, part bookstore, part home, it's everything she's ever wanted right on the Venice Beach boardwalk, including partnership with her two best friends from high school, Eric and Fernando. But with thirty-three just around the corner, suddenly Suzanna wants something more--something strictly her own. Salsa lessons, especially with a gorgeous instructor, seem like a good start--a harmless secret, and just maybe the start of a fling. But before she knows it, Suzanna is learning steps she never imagined--and dancing her way into confusion.
/book/show/13451085-dysfunctional-romance?from_search=true	Derick Hudson	Dysfunctional Romance!	WARNING: OVER 18'S ONLY!Barry Shaws whirlwind journey through life was shaped by the growing demands of a multitude of disorders, which meant he tended to clean things repeatedly and aggressively, before they had the chance to murder him!Barry thrived on routine. If it hadnt happened before, it was unlikely to happen everuntil he collided into her that is. On that fatWARNING: OVER 18'S ONLY!Barry Shaws whirlwind journey through life was shaped by the growing demands of a multitude of disorders, which meant he tended to clean things repeatedly and aggressively, before they had the chance to murder him!Barry thrived on routine. If it hadnt happened before, it was unlikely to happen everuntil he collided into her that is. On that fateful day, as he walked to work, stepping from the centre of one pavement stone to the next, he crashed into Sandra Wiggins, who had also been discreetly avoiding the dreaded cracks. It was lust at first sight...love would have to wait. Apart, they were just weird, but together, they were pure mental!This is the bittersweet, hilarious story of two human lovebirds destined to spend their calamitous lives togetheruntil something extraordinary occurs that threatens to decimate what remains of their limited sanity. Welcome to the New World Order created when Barry met his Miss. Match!QUOTES FROM THE BOOK:It's a fine line between love and hate. Hate and she wrings your neck. Love and you ring her finger!The groom recommended his naked bride should leave her garter on in case she might get cold during the night.If he wanted to date someone from a mental asylum, she would be top of his list.Joanne flirted with men even in her sleep and was unaware of her libidinous behaviour most of the time.Barry's stubble had sprouted overnight, like ugly perennial weeds violating a well manicured lawn.AMAZON REVIEWS:This book had me laughing from the first page to the last.I just loved this book, could not put it down, still reading at four in the morning, laughing out loud.From the moment I read the blurb on this one, I knew I had to snag a copy.Made me LOL from the beginning right through till the very end. A happy feelgood book that I would highly recommend.I loved the story and all the characters. I was engaged from start to finish. Lots of fun plot lines and lots of laughs.This book was a great read from start to finish, it never got boring and was laugh out loud funny.Not one to usually read popular novels, this rocked.I read this book in one sitting, always a good sign. Laugh out loud funny.Just the opening line had me in stitches and intrigued as to how the rest of the book was going to span out.This book really is a laugh a minute book, very cleverly written and a definite page turner. A must read for anyone!Great coffee time read with one-liners you'll find yourself repeating again and again!
/book/show/10324348-edmund-persuader?from_search=true	Stuart Shotwell	Edmund Persuader (Hampshire Romances #1)	Edmund Percy has been driven from the hurricane-haunted seas of the Caribbean to the heart of Englands tranquil Hampshire in search of the Dark Queen foretold to him. He must unriddle the taunting mystery of her past, if he can; and he must use that discovered secret to win her with his most silver persuasions. It seems that all his efforts avail nothing, and the days andEdmund Percy has been driven from the hurricane-haunted seas of the Caribbean to the heart of Englands tranquil Hampshire in search of the Dark Queen foretold to him. He must unriddle the taunting mystery of her past, if he can; and he must use that discovered secret to win her with his most silver persuasions. It seems that all his efforts avail nothing, and the days and minutes allotted to his quest race away. Then fate or Providence slips a last chance into his hand . . .An epic, a romance, and a mystery, Edmund Persuader is the tale of a man both blessed and cursed by his powers of persuasion. Those powers seem to perform the greatest wonders when they work him ill, yet fail when he needs them mostuntil he can emerge from the depths of moral error and climb toward the exaltation of redeeming love.Note: This novel is complete in two volumes, distinguishable by the roman numeral I and II in the upper right corners.
/book/show/19875051-the-undead-next-door?from_search=true	Kerrelyn Sparks	The Undead Next Door	Three signs that something is very different with your mew man: 1. He sleeps all day . . . which would be annoying except he''s so attentive at night. 2. He''s attacked by sword-wielding assailants, yet insists he can handle it on his own. 3. He never seems to age. Heather Westfield has always lived a quiet life, but that all changes when she helps a very handsome, very myThree signs that something is very different with your mew man: 1. He sleeps all day . . . which would be annoying except he''s so attentive at night. 2. He''s attacked by sword-wielding assailants, yet insists he can handle it on his own. 3. He never seems to age. Heather Westfield has always lived a quiet life, but that all changes when she helps a very handsome, very mysterious stranger. There''s something not quite right about Jean-Luc, but still, she''s never been with a man so charming, so attractive . . . so wonderful. Now if only a murderous villain wasn''t after them, they might get their happily-ever-after.
/book/show/30224407-stepbrother-daddy?from_search=true	J.L. Beck	Stepbrother Daddy (A Stepbrother Romance, #3)	-Emily-They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. I say thats the biggest lie ever, as does the positive pregnancy test sitting on my bathroom counter.It was supposed to be a one night. A mutual agreement of shared pleasure, and passion, but now it's turned into so much more than that.So much so that there is no way I can run from the future thats growing deep inside-Emily-They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. I say thats the biggest lie ever, as does the positive pregnancy test sitting on my bathroom counter.It was supposed to be a one night. A mutual agreement of shared pleasure, and passion, but now it's turned into so much more than that.So much so that there is no way I can run from the future thats growing deep inside of me.Still I'm not cut out to be a mom and I can't do this alone.-Jasper-Her memory is all I can feel and see in my mind. I want her, and I'll do whatever I can to find her and make her mine again.Its on the night that our parents announce their union of marriage that I find out the woman I slept with in Vegas is not only my new step sister but also carrying my unborn child.Her insecurities are clear as day. She's afraid to be a mom, and even more afraid that I don't want her or the baby and she's wrong, so wrong.However, finding out she is having my baby, just makes things that much more simple because now I can claim her as my own.She can try and run from me, even hide but, I'm still going to do whatever I can to prove to her just how much I want her and my unborn baby.Can Emily let go of her insecruties and see that she is more than fit to be a mother, or will her and Jasper forever be seperated by her fears?Emily might be ready to end things, but Jasper's just getting ready to claim what's rightfully his.-No one in this book is related by blood. And this isnt a daddy book Its a stepbrother turned dad book. This is a full length novel with a HEA, that contains NO cheating.-
/book/show/18338310-new-adult-romance-boxed-set?from_search=true	Emme Rollins Julia Kent Anna Antonia	New Adult Romance Boxed Set	Bad-boy CEOs. Naked lead singers. Soulful intellectuals. Dancers. Rock stars. Summer is hot, and so are these men.... The New Adult Romance Boxed Set has FIVE COMPLETE NOVELS.This collection includes Julia Kent, Emme Rollins,Helena Newbury, and more...-- She's obsessed with a rock star. He's crazy enough to want to be one. Sometimes the best tBad-boy CEOs. Naked lead singers. Soulful intellectuals. Dancers. Rock stars. Summer is hot, and so are these men.... The New Adult Romance Boxed Set has FIVE COMPLETE NOVELS.This collection includes Julia Kent, Emme Rollins,Helena Newbury, and more...-- She's obsessed with a rock star. He's crazy enough to want to be one. Sometimes the best things in life are crazy. Amazon Top 100 Bestseller.-- Darla isn't the type to pick up hitchhikers -- especially naked ones. But when she makes an exception for handsome Trevor, she finds herself caught between two delicious men in this fun-filled, steamy USA Today bestseller.- Loving Gabriel Gordon was like trying to love the sun...Emma Adams was destined to burn. Given their tumultuous natures and personal demons, there was only one way a relationship between them could survive: in madness.-- One kind deed can change your life forever.... Brynn Tomlin could never afford to follow her heart, but when she buys a cup of coffee for a stranger sitting in the cold, she sets into motion a course of events that can only lead to one kind of fairy-tale ending.-- When troubled ballet student Natasha agrees to be the muse of millionaire designer Darrell Carner, she doesn't expect to fall for him...or to discover that his past is just as dark as hers. Can two broken souls heal each other...or will their secrets tear them apart?FIVE New Adult novels filled with men with a passion for the women they can't live without.Show more
/book/show/34722626-the-fire-s-rie-the-elements-livre-2?from_search=true	Brittainy C. Cherry Marie-Christine Tricottet (Translator)	The Fire Série The elements Livre 2	
/book/show/26207325-christmas-kisses?from_search=true	Cami Checketts Lucy McConnell Rachelle J. Christensen	Christmas Kisses (Echo Ridge Romance, #1)	Christmas Kisses is a collection from five bestselling and award-winning authors. Set in the snowy town of Echo Ridge in upstate New York, these inspirational romances are sure to delight while you sip cocoa by the fire and listen to Christmas carols.Christmas Makeover by Cami Checketts Amazon bestsellerChelsea Jamison has been infatuated with Drew Stirling longer than sChristmas Kisses is a collection from five bestselling and award-winning authors. Set in the snowy town of Echo Ridge in upstate New York, these inspirational romances are sure to delight while you sip cocoa by the fire and listen to Christmas carols.Christmas Makeover by Cami Checketts Amazon bestsellerChelsea Jamison has been infatuated with Drew Stirling longer than she's loved playing basketball, high-top sneakers, and the Knicks. Unfortunately, all Drew sees is the kid who kicked his trash in the high school free throw contest and not the girl whose heart breaks into a fast dribble when he's near.Drew makes an unexpected visit home to Echo Ridge and their friendship picks up where they left off as they scheme to make a teenaged boy's Christmas dreams come true. When Chelsea realizes she's fallen for her best friend, she wonders if there is any hope of a relationship with Drew or if she's stuck in buddy-status for life.The Candy Counter Heiress by Lucy McConnell Amazon bestsellerSomeday Reese Gates will own The Candy Counter at Kenworth's; but someday can't come fast enough when the manager threatens to bring in a national candy provider. Reese secretly takes matters into her own hands hoping to save her parents from additional worry and prove herself capable of running the company. Her deception deepens as she ropes computer guru Andy Edwards into helping her expand the business. Reese wanted to shake things up, but she wasn't planning on her heart getting caught in the mix by Andy's stolen kisses. If she can hold it together until after Christmas, then she can reveal her successful online company and her feelings for Andy. Unfortunately for Reese, even the best laid plans can melt like chocolate.Soda Fountain Christmas by Connie E. Sokol Amazon bestsellerKeira Kenworth has one focus this holiday season: save her father's old-time department store from bankruptcy. She is not focused on Tayton Wells, the tall, dark, and genius marketing guru from downtown New York, hired to make it happen. He is as doubtful that her nostalgic connect-the-town ideas will succeed as she is about his numbers-first plan. However, it's not just their different approaches that cause sparks to fly. Working together on a fast deadline to save the store before Christmas, the unspoken connection between them grows. But will the tough decisions they face drive them back to their separate worlds, or will they lead to the beginning of love?Christmas Makeover by Heather Tullis Amazon bestselling authorJonah Owens thought moving to Echo Ridge to open his art gallery would solve all of his problems. The need to sell his grandma's house adds an unexpected complication. It would be easier if his neighbor didn't have all those farm animals.Kaya Feidler's family has owned their land for nearly a hundred years--long before the neighbors were there. There's no way she's giving up the animal therapy business she's been struggling to make profitable. She gets a temp job helping Jonah in the gallery. Spending time together is a recipe for romance, but can they overcome their own hangups to be more than friends?Hope for Christmas by Rachelle J. Christensen Amazon bestsellerAnika Fletcher hates Christmas--its promises of good tidings and hope for the future are as tinseled as the ornaments on Kenworth's Hope Tree. Despite her feelings, Anika wants to maintain her daughter's faith in the magic of the season and gladly accepts a second job working with the handsome Carlos Rodriguez to restore Kenworth's old fashioned soda fountain. Carlos is no stranger to hard times and slowly shares his life of light and joy with Anika as they work together. Just as her fragile soul begins to feel hope again, an ill-timed act of charity changes everything. Anika isn't sure who she can trust or if hope is worth nurturing--especially at Christmas when it's easy to enjoy a kiss and believe love can last longer than the season.
/book/show/16166483-romancing-trina-gabrini?from_search=true	Mallory Monroe	Romancing Trina Gabrini (Romancing the Mob Boss #4)	Reno Gabrini relocates his wife Trina far away from the bright lights of Vegas. They settle in a small Georgia town where Reno runs a restaurant and Trina volunteers at a community center. All is at peace with the world as Trina meets Sully, a gorgeous local bachelor who becomes her friend and confidante, and Reno meets Nell, a woman from his past who becomes his right hanReno Gabrini relocates his wife Trina far away from the bright lights of Vegas. They settle in a small Georgia town where Reno runs a restaurant and Trina volunteers at a community center. All is at peace with the world as Trina meets Sully, a gorgeous local bachelor who becomes her friend and confidante, and Reno meets Nell, a woman from his past who becomes his right hand assistant.But trouble comes to paradise when Sully decides that Reno doesnt deserve a woman like Trina, and he wants her for himself. And although Reno makes it clear that he has no intentions of sharing his wife with any man, Sully refuses to give up what quickly becomes his obsession. And when Nells seventeen year old son is accused of a horrible crime, and she is forced to turn to Reno for help, Reno discovers a shocking secret. Not only does he have a son he didnt know he had, but the reason for the accusations against his son points back to those mob ties Reno has never been able to sever.In an explosive interracial love story, Reno and Trina find their relationship tested time and again as they seek to balance their new life in Georgia with their old mob connections from Vegas. And when those connections become deadly, Reno knows he didnt start the fight, but its up to him to finish it. And its also up to him to keep his gorgeous wife from being stolen from him by a friendly, but determined lover.
/book/show/12459512-lady-sophia-s-rescue?from_search=true	Cheryl Bolen	Lady Sophia's Rescue (Traditional Regency Romance Novella)	Novella  Regency RomanceSensuality Level: SweetApproximate word count: 20,000* * *As Lady Sophia passes through the gates of her new bridegrooms country estate and he begins to whisper in her ear the delights that await her in his bed, Lady Sophia realizes she has made a most dreadful mistake. Theres only one thing to do. She must bolt.The bride-on-the-run is rescuNovella  Regency RomanceSensuality Level: SweetApproximate word count: 20,000* * *As Lady Sophia passes through the gates of her new bridegrooms country estate and he begins to whisper in her ear the delights that await her in his bed, Lady Sophia realizes she has made a most dreadful mistake. Theres only one thing to do. She must bolt.The bride-on-the-run is rescued by the exceedingly handsome William Birmingham who thinks shes a woman named Isadore, and though hes the richest man in England, she mistakes him for a common (but well-to-do) criminal. Since shed rather be dead than wed to her wretched bridegroom, Sophia pretends to be Isadore and take her chances with the provocative Mr. Birmingham. But how could she have known that her ruse would bring the gallant Mr. Birmingham into such peril from the wicked man she married? And how could she have known her enigmatic rescuer would ignite passions she never knew she possessed?* * *EXCERPT:Just what are you suggesting, sir?You -- and your sister -- will stay at my home until Im assured that youre out of danger.She shook her head. Im . . . an unmarried woman.The very suggestion of impropriety stirred his lust for her. She was an unmarried woman, a very beautiful unmarried woman, and he was an unmarried man. He had never been more aware of a woman. A sizzling heat flared between them as he drank in her sensuous loveliness, as his heated gaze poured over her exquisite face, down the creamy flesh of her neck and the tops of her breasts swelling against the blue gown.Bringing a wellborn lady to his house was not a good idea. How would he be able to stay away from her bed?He drew a deep breath. I give you my word to behave as a gentleman. And my servants are very discreet. Your reputation will not suffer.Her eyes sparkled with mirth. How can I know youre a gentleman? I know of no gentlemen whose valets are skilled swordsmen. Her gaze darted to Thompson, whose face was inscrutable.William shrugged. The manner in which I conduct my business and the manner in which I live in polite society are two completely different things.I may regret it, Mr. Birmingham, she said, but Im willing to put myself in your hands. Until this business is completed.
/book/show/24470626-a-moment-to-love?from_search=true	Jennifer Faye	A Moment to Love (Whistle Stop Romance, #1)	Whistle Stop Romance series:Book 1 - A Moment to LoveBook 2 - A Moment to DanceBook 3 - A Moment on the LipsBook 4 - A Moment to Cherish (coming soon)~Welcome to Whistle Stopwhere anything can and most likely will happen.The notorious cowboy meets his matchCord Lawson instantly distrusted the young woman in a smart suit whod just arrived in Whistle Stop. She was veryWhistle Stop Romance series:Book 1 - A Moment to LoveBook 2 - A Moment to DanceBook 3 - A Moment on the LipsBook 4 - A Moment to Cherish (coming soon)~Welcome to Whistle Stopwhere anything can and most likely will happen.The notorious cowboy meets his matchCord Lawson instantly distrusted the young woman in a smart suit whod just arrived in Whistle Stop. She was very pretty and clearly a city girlbut with memories of his failed marriage still darkening his mind, hes determined to steer clear! But shes sniffing around his landland that has been in his family for generations. There was no way hed let it goeven if the bank was threatening to foreclose, and even if selling could give Whistle Stop a new lease on life.Alexis Greer had one missionclose the deal on the Lawson ranch; without it, her fathers land development company would go bankrupt. But the word around town is to keep clear of Cord and to stay away from his precious land. What had happened to cause such a handsome cowboy to live such a solitary existence? However, determination was Lexis middle name. She just had to keep on trying to breach Cords barriers, to appeal somehow to his head and hearteven if it put her in danger of losing both of hersto him.
/book/show/18085184-raspberries-and-vinegar?from_search=true	Valerie Comer	Raspberries and Vinegar (A Farm Fresh Romance #1)	Josephine Shaw: complex, yet singleminded. A tiny woman with big ideas and, some would say, a mouth to match. But what does she really know about sustainable living as it relates to the real world? After all, she and her two friends are new to farming.Zachary Nemesek is back only until his dad recovers enough to work his own land again. When Zach discovers three helplessJosephine Shaw: complex, yet singleminded. A tiny woman with big ideas and, some would say, a mouth to match. But what does she really know about sustainable living as it relates to the real world? After all, she and her two friends are new to farming.Zachary Nemesek is back only until his dad recovers enough to work his own land again. When Zach discovers three helpless females have taken up residence at the old farm next door, he expects trouble. But a mouse invasion proves Jo has everything under control. Is there anything she can't handle? And surely there's something sweet beneath all that tart.
/book/show/13633753-her-greek-romance?from_search=true	Mona Risk	Her Greek Romance	Sun-kissed Grecian playboy meets his match.Attorney Ashley Sheppard comes to Greece to fulfill the wishes of her ailing grandfather. He wants her to do everything she can to save the Pink Villa, a house he jointly owned with his lost love.Playboy Stefano wants to destroy the crumbling villa that brought only heartache to his late grandmother for so many years. He wishes toSun-kissed Grecian playboy meets his match.Attorney Ashley Sheppard comes to Greece to fulfill the wishes of her ailing grandfather. He wants her to do everything she can to save the Pink Villa, a house he jointly owned with his lost love.Playboy Stefano wants to destroy the crumbling villa that brought only heartache to his late grandmother for so many years. He wishes to build a resort on the property. But first, he wants to check out the opposition before he faces her in court. Using his middle names, he arranges an introduction and convinces her to take a sunset ride on his yacht.Their physical attraction sizzles. He aims to seduce her, and Ashley is in vacation-mode enough to let herself be seduced. The next morning when she realizes she's slept with the enemy, she's ready to shred Stefano like lamb and serve him up with mint jelly.Will the heavens align for the grandchildren of thwarted lovers?
/book/show/23436633-reason-and-romance?from_search=true	Jenn Young	Reason and Romance (River Valley, #1)	Being stuck in the godforsaken desert is Adrian Blake's worst nightmare come true. Senior year is all about making fun memories. It's not about starting over at a new school and navigating a new Brady Bunch family. It's really not about living with a sexy, arrogant would-be stepbrother who knows how to push her buttons.Alex Montgomery is the very definition of a player. TBeing stuck in the godforsaken desert is Adrian Blake's worst nightmare come true. Senior year is all about making fun memories. It's not about starting over at a new school and navigating a new Brady Bunch family. It's really not about living with a sexy, arrogant would-be stepbrother who knows how to push her buttons.Alex Montgomery is the very definition of a player. The only thing he commits to is a one night stand. He's exactly the kind of guy she hates. When she sleeps with him, it's the biggest mistake of her life. Now she cant stop thinking about him. Not at school. Not at home.But sometimes the best mistakes are the ones that you make over and over again...
/book/show/12387975-the-big-bad-wolf-romance-compilation?from_search=true	Heather Killough-Walden	The Big Bad Wolf Romance Compilation (The Big Bad Wolf, #1-4)	Enjoy Heather Killough-Walden's critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling Big Bad Wolf series, now combined in one tome of sexual tension, romantic suspense and dark paranormal bliss....The Heat, Book One:Lily St. Claire is a simple Southern girl who has no idea what she is in for when she decides to move back to her home town in Louisiana after a decade of being aEnjoy Heather Killough-Walden's critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling Big Bad Wolf series, now combined in one tome of sexual tension, romantic suspense and dark paranormal bliss....The Heat, Book One:Lily St. Claire is a simple Southern girl who has no idea what she is in for when she decides to move back to her home town in Louisiana after a decade of being away. But between the two very different alpha werewolves who instantly begin fighting to claim her as their mate and the serial killer who has her in his sites, she's about to find out.2. The Strip, Book Two: (warning, contains graphic violence)Green-eyed Malcolm Cole is a cursed werewolf, an alpha in the most powerful sense who has given up hope for any kind of happiness or peace in his life.Until he catches wind of Claire.Claire St.James, Charlie among friends, is an amazing young woman with an incredibly special gift. Cole recognizes this at once and swears on the spot to claim Charlie as his mate.Of course, he isn't the only one with such plans. Charlie is too precious to let go without a fight, and one of the most powerful alphas in the world has already staked a claim, whether Charlie - or Cole - like it or not.3. The Spell, Book Three:Dannai, aka the Healer, has begun dreaming of werewolves. She'd always been able to hide the fact that she was a dormant, using her magic to shield her promising scent from the alphas she's been forced to work with. But now that they've invaded her dreams, her world has been turned upside down. For, though every dormant dreams of her intended mate - Dannai is dreaming of two wolves, not one. And neither one of them is good news. One is a notorious killer. The other is Lucas Caige.Lucas Caige is a man with a haunting past. A warlock took his brother from him fifty years ago and he's spent his life outrunning that dark magic. But fate has a way of throwing sand in your gears, and just when Caige thought he could forever leave behind the magic that brought pain to his life, his path crosses that of the Healer. Dannai unwittingly casts her spell over him the moment he lays eyes on her. She's stunning, she's kind, and everything about her wreaks havoc on his senses. She's also magic incarnate.But if Dannai thinks that's going to stop him from doing everything in his power to make her his mate, the little witch has another thing coming.4. The Hunt, Book Four:Byron Caige has been a prisoner for the last fifty years of his supernaturally long life. Just when he gives up hope of ever knowing freedom again, he is unwittingly rescued by the very same woman who only wants to see him dead. Katherine Dare  Kat  is smart, fast, strong and beautiful  but unfortunately shes a Hunter, and shes convinced that Byron murdered her father twenty years ago.Shes also Byrons dormant.As war breaks out amongst the otherworldly of Earth and threatens the existence of entire races, Kat is faced with a terrible decision. Should she give up her cause and believe Caige when he professes his innocence? Or should she fight him and possibly avenge her fathers taken life  even while she forfeits her own?Also catch a tantalizing sneak peak at Heather's upcoming paranormal series, The Lost Angels.
/book/show/6546496-she---a-critical-edition-of-h-rider-haggard-s-victorian-romance-with-in?from_search=true	Norman Etherington (Adaptation)	She - A Critical Edition of H. Rider Haggard's Victorian Romance with Introduction and Notes	is the story of Cambridge professor Horace Holly and his ward Leo Vincey, and their journey to a lost kingdom in the African interior. The journey is triggered by a mysterious package left to Leo by his father, to be opened on his 25th birthday; the package contains an ancient shard of pottery and several documents, suggesting an ancient mystery about the Vincey familyis the story of Cambridge professor Horace Holly and his ward Leo Vincey, and their journey to a lost kingdom in the African interior. The journey is triggered by a mysterious package left to Leo by his father, to be opened on his 25th birthday; the package contains an ancient shard of pottery and several documents, suggesting an ancient mystery about the Vincey family. Holly and Leo eventually arrive in eastern Africa where they encounter a primitive race of natives and a mysterious white queen, Ayesha, who reigns as the all-powerful She or She-who-must-be-obeyed and who has a mysterious connection to young Leo.The story expresses numerous racial and evolutionary conceptions of the late Victorians, especially notions of degeneration and racial decline prominent during the fin de sicle. In the figure of She, the novel notably explored themes of female authority and feminine behaviour. It has received praise and criticism alike for its representation of womanhood. (From Wikipedia)
/book/show/19302436-a-romance-rekindled?from_search=true	Kimberly Rose Johnson	A Romance Rekindled	The small-town CPA can't forget how Blake Mitchell jilted her and left their hometown without an explanation. But when her first love returns to Leavenworth, the ruggedly handsome writer evokes conflicting emotions, especially when Susan meets the child she assumes is his daughter.Since his parents' deaths six years ago, Blake's been raisThe small-town CPA can't forget how Blake Mitchell jilted her and left their hometown without an explanation. But when her first love returns to Leavenworth, the ruggedly handsome writer evokes conflicting emotions, especially when Susan meets the child she assumes is his daughter.Since his parents' deaths six years ago, Blake's been raising his little sister on his own. But he's never forgotten the woman he left behind. Now, he can't undo the past, but maybe he can change the futureif he can convince Susan to give him one more chance.
/book/show/26530170-slade?from_search=true	Sienna Valentine	Slade: A Stepbrother Romance	Seven years ago I made the biggest mistake of my life.My stepbrother and an arrogant prick. Also hot, ripped, and tattooed.Still, even at eighteen, I should have known better than to let him seduce me. I was taken in by his charm, even though I knew he really only cared about one thing: himself.He taught me eSeven years ago I made the biggest mistake of my life.My stepbrother and an arrogant prick. Also hot, ripped, and tattooed.Still, even at eighteen, I should have known better than to let him seduce me. I was taken in by his charm, even though I knew he really only cared about one thing: himself.He taught me everything I know about sex, but then he screwed me in another way before disappearing from my life. Fuck him.But now my real brother is in trouble and Slade is the only one who can help. My parents want nothing to do with Slade. They don't want to see him again. They won't go and find him, even to help Kellan.That leaves it up to me. But I don't ever want to see Slade again, either... do I?I know I can be a jerk, but fuck it. I don't care. I'm the best doctor around, so why the hell should I pretend to give a damn?Who needs a girlfriend when I can screw every hot and tight young thing that crosses my path. No one can resist a doctor. No one can resist me.I've fucked up in the past. I know that. Seven years ago, I made the biggest mistake of my life - I let someone get too close. Iris Walker got hurt, and left me with regrets that I've spent a lot of time trying to forget.No one gets close to Slade Jarvis now. I won't make that mistake again. That's the past, and I'm not looking back.Not unless it comes to find me, first.
/book/show/13530636-second-time-lucky?from_search=true	Ethan Day	Second Time Lucky (A Middleton Romance #2)	Second chances aren't easy to come by but for Luke Landon and Owen West, sometimes the best things really do come back to you. Luke Landon and Owen West already had a once upon a time. They burned hot back in college yet still managed to lose their way. It's been fifteen years since they drifted apart and while a lot has since changed, they've discovered that some things sSecond chances aren't easy to come by but for Luke Landon and Owen West, sometimes the best things really do come back to you. Luke Landon and Owen West already had a once upon a time. They burned hot back in college yet still managed to lose their way. It's been fifteen years since they drifted apart and while a lot has since changed, they've discovered that some things still feel the same. While one calls it fate, the other dumb luck, second chances aren't easy to come by. Putting the ignorance of youth and life's baggage aside, they just might find that sometimes the best things really do come back to you.
/book/show/33357641-rough?from_search=true	Scott Hildreth	Rough (Biker MC Romance, #2)	Tegan Raccini's heart has been hardened her parent's divorce, and by the recent loss of her bad boy biker lover to a life-long prison sentence. She isn't bitter; in fact, she's rather upbeat. But, she simply doesn't trust men.When she causes an accident with a motorcycle on the freeway, she's immediately attracted to the handsome biker, but knows she can't stand another hTegan Raccini's heart has been hardened her parent's divorce, and by the recent loss of her bad boy biker lover to a life-long prison sentence. She isn't bitter; in fact, she's rather upbeat. But, she simply doesn't trust men.When she causes an accident with a motorcycle on the freeway, she's immediately attracted to the handsome biker, but knows she can't stand another heart break. Even though she's unemployed, she agrees to pay for the damages, hoping to never see him again.To earn the money for the repairs to his motorcycle, she accepts a job as the in-home caregiver for an elderly man who is confined to a wheelchair.There's one problem when she shows up at his home.A BIG problem.He's the biker's father.
/book/show/326966.The_Kama_Sutra?from_search=true	Mallanaga Vtsyyana S.C. Upadhyaya Moti Chandra (Foreword by)	The Kama Sutra: The Hindu Art of Love-The Complete Translation of the Classic Texts on Romance, Courtship, Marriage, Love and Sex	This is the only truly authentic translation of Vatsyayana's Kama Sutra from the ancient Sanskrit.
/book/show/33855831-romance?from_search=true	Chuck Palahniuk	Romance: Racconti	La felicit  una bomba a orologeria e il mondo un luogo disseminato di candele profumate, lucine difettose, e prese elettriche sovraccariche pronte a far divampare un incendio. O perlomeno questo  il mondo dei personaggi di Palahniuk, che non cede mai al sorriso di plastica del pagliaccio americano e nemmeno al grande sogno degli eroi venuti dalla provincia. Ma scava piLa felicit  una bomba a orologeria e il mondo un luogo disseminato di candele profumate, lucine difettose, e prese elettriche sovraccariche pronte a far divampare un incendio. O perlomeno questo  il mondo dei personaggi di Palahniuk, che non cede mai al sorriso di plastica del pagliaccio americano e nemmeno al grande sogno degli eroi venuti dalla provincia. Ma scava pi a fondo e vede la desolazione dietro le coppie felici, l'astuzia perversa dei bambini, la crudelt dei figli e l'egoismo dei genitori, le bugie che cementano i matrimoni pi di qualsiasi promessa nuziale.I suoi adolescenti sono compulsivi consumatori di show televisivi a premi dove il pubblico succhi LSD da fracobolli di Hello Kitty e i partecipanti possono vincere tutto fino a morire. Sono ragazzini disturbati che provano un nuovo tipo di sballo, l'elettroshock con defibrillatore, oppure desiderano raggiungere il padre morente solo per potergli raccontare un'ultima barzelletta crudele. Sono adulti grassi che sposano modelle ritardate, lavoratori dalle personalit di scimmia o coyote, e donne che sposano uomini che non sono una cima con lo stesso spirito con cui si pu assumere un dipendente a tempo indeterminato.Chuck Palahniuk torna al racconto breve dispiegando alla massima potenza tutti i suoi poteri di narratore, e noi lettori siamo assolutamente felici che non li usi a fin di bene.
/book/show/8421355-restoring-hope?from_search=true	Ruth Ann Nordin	Restoring Hope (Native American Romance #1)	In the middle of the night, Woape flees from three male Indians who've tormented her. Gary Milton rescues her, and she follows him home. To secure Gary's protection, she marries him. But the Indians haven't given up their pursuit of her. This historical Native American Romance is rated R.
/book/show/24503114-fairy-tale-romance-collection?from_search=true	Melanie Dickerson	Fairy Tale Romance Collection (Hagenheim #1-5)	
/book/show/17900357-when-it-s-right?from_search=true	Aria Grace	When It's Right (Mile High Romance #1)	This story was written as a part of the M/M Romance Group's  event. Group members were asked to write a story prompt inspired by a photo of their choice. Authors of the group selected a photo and prompt that spoke to them and wrote a short story.When Shane Greenly left his home in Casper Mountain, Wy, he was leaving more than just the closet. He neeThis story was written as a part of the M/M Romance Group's  event. Group members were asked to write a story prompt inspired by a photo of their choice. Authors of the group selected a photo and prompt that spoke to them and wrote a short story.When Shane Greenly left his home in Casper Mountain, Wy, he was leaving more than just the closet. He needed a fresh start to pursue his dream of running a dog training ranch without having to deny who he really is.Meeting Alex was one of the best things that could have happened to Shane. They were at the beginning of a wonderful relationship when the unthinkable happened and Shane had to leave. The consequences of his past mistakes could not be hidden any longer.This story was written as a part of the M/M Romance Group's  event. Group members were asked to write a story prompt inspired by a photo of their choice. Authors of the group selected a photo and prompt that spoke to them and wrote a short story.
/book/show/18663163-her-bodyguard?from_search=true	E.E. Burke	Her Bodyguard  (Steam! Romance and Rails, #1)	Passion and ambition collide when a woman embroiled in a bitter war between a powerful railroad and rioting settlers hires a bodyguard to protect her from a killer.Brought together by Fate, the wealthy businesswoman and penniless drifter find unexpected love in the midst of danger. But the secrets he hides will tear them apartif they survive.Her Bodyguard is part of thePassion and ambition collide when a woman embroiled in a bitter war between a powerful railroad and rioting settlers hires a bodyguard to protect her from a killer.Brought together by Fate, the wealthy businesswoman and penniless drifter find unexpected love in the midst of danger. But the secrets he hides will tear them apartif they survive.Her Bodyguard is part of the series Steam! Romance and Rails, featuring stories from America's golden age of steam railroads.Back Cover Blurb:For America Amy Langford, investing in the Border Tier Railroad isnt about chasing riches. The savvy businesswoman is after bigger stakes: influence, respect, success her father didnt live to see.Rioting settlers and underhanded competitors cant stop her, but a killer might. When a stranger comes to her rescue, she trusts her instincts and hires him as her bodyguard.Buck O'Connor has put his violent past behind him, but being a wanted man dictates a life of deceit. So whats one more lie? He becomes Amys protector so he can secretly thwart her railroads progress to help his cousin avoid financial ruin. A great schemeuntil he falls in love.While Buck hides his true purpose, Amy lies to herself about her growing feelings for her bodyguard. But the price for deceit is steep, and secrets from the past could destroy their future, if they survive.
/book/show/33793575-dangerous-crush?from_search=true	Crystal Kaswell	Dangerous Crush: A Rock Star Romance (Dangerous Noise Book 2)	Piper.My band mate's baby sister.The one woman I can't have.The one woman who won't get out of my head.Those big blue eyes, those sweet pink lips, the cheeks that flush at the slightest provocation...I want her under me, groaning my name, shaking wiPiper.My band mate's baby sister.The one woman I can't have.The one woman who won't get out of my head.Those big blue eyes, those sweet pink lips, the cheeks that flush at the slightest provocation...I want her under me, groaning my name, shaking with desire.She's too good for me. Too sweet. Too innocent.I shouldn't be the one to take Piper's virginity.But there's no way in hell I'm letting another guy fill her with pleasure.Kit.The bassist in my brother's band.The guy I've been crushing on forever.The tall, dark, handsome musician who keeps everything to himself.He looks at me like I'm an innocent flower.We're only friends. We're only ever going to be friends.I need to stop thinking about running my fingers over the lines of his tattoos.I need to stop wondering what his tongue piercing would feel like against my--I need to get over him.But the more I get to know him, the more I want to get under him.follows the men of rock band Dangerous Noise and the women they love. Each book is a full-length standalone with a HEA.- Ethan -- Kit -- Joel - coming March 2017- Mal - coming May 2017
/book/show/18600005-bbw-erotic-romance-boxed-set?from_search=true	Marina Maddix Julianne Reyer Aubrey Rose	BBW Erotic Romance Boxed Set	Dangerous curves ahead! This collection of ten scorching hot romances featuring plus-size heroines and the powerful alpha males who crave their lush, curvy bodies is guaranteed to spark a fire deep inside, whether you're looking for a rags-to-riches fairytale, a rough and wild love affair, or a sweet and sexy friends-to-lovers romance. Pamper your inner big girl with thisDangerous curves ahead! This collection of ten scorching hot romances featuring plus-size heroines and the powerful alpha males who crave their lush, curvy bodies is guaranteed to spark a fire deep inside, whether you're looking for a rags-to-riches fairytale, a rough and wild love affair, or a sweet and sexy friends-to-lovers romance. Pamper your inner big girl with this boxed set and feel the heat!by Marina Maddix, author of the bestselling Laid Bear: Curvy artist Kelly finds herself on the ride of her life to Las Vegas with a real-life 'Knight on shining armor', but is their love strong enough to survive beyond the dazzling lights of Sin City?by Julianne Reyer, an All Romance best selling author: Shy and curvy Jasmine Taylor is down on her luck when she meets two gorgeous men--billionaire CEO Evan Westmore and his longtime lover, Luke Rosso. She can't resist the invitation to join them for one night of passion, but then both men start falling for her. Will the steamy threesome lead to disaster or is it the start of a new relationship for all three?by Aubrey Rose: A blind werewolf leading a pack of stragglers finally finds his one true mate  then realizes she's human...by Adriana Hunter: Curvy single Valerie Gordon finds herself reluctantly accepting a job transfer where she comes face-to-face with billionaire bad boy Tyler Princeton, son of the senior partner. Tyler isn't used to being turned down and when he sets his sights on Valerie there is little that he won't do to get her into his arms, and into his bed...by Tawny Taylor: To keep her job, Daryl Laroche must find the perfect new client for her employer--a prestigious matchmaking company--and the sexy, rich and enigmatic Tevin Page fits the bill. But before he signs the contract, he issues one deliciously tempting demandby Krista Lakes, author of Saltwater Kisses: Megan can't believe her luck when a billionaire playboy courts her and makes her a part of his life on the south coast of France, despite her flaws., a BDSM New Adult erotic romance by Aphrodite Hunt. Plus-sized Mariel meets gorgeous, seemingly unattainable Michael in college, and is amazed she can turn his head. Golden boy Michael is ashamed to admit he likes bigger women, especially to his laughing friends. Can the two of them have a relationship?by Ava Catori: Becky's life just got complicated. With a laugh-out-loud best friend, an insane cat, and a business to run, Becky Holgate didn't have time for guys like Reed Amwell...until time was running out.by Angelina Spears: Plus-size secretary Merrin Rexford is seduced by a powerful billionaire who harbors dark secrets, but dangerous Special Agent Evartt makes her world - and desires - spin out of control! Who will she choose?by Christa Wick, bestselling author of PET. Stuck on the back of Aiden Perry's motorcycle, engine thrumming between her legs while she is pressed against his big, hard body, Cecelia Harper is about to have her secret crush exposed.
/book/show/22907295-rory-s-proposal?from_search=true	Lynda Renham	Rory's Proposal	When 29-year-old Flora Robson reversed her car into Toms Audi she had no idea who he was. Only after she has started to fall in love with him does she discover the gorgeous blue-eyed Tom is the man who is trying to close down her hairdressing business. It seems that Tom will stop at nothing to get what he wants, but Flora is not giving in to anyone. Can she win the battleWhen 29-year-old Flora Robson reversed her car into Toms Audi she had no idea who he was. Only after she has started to fall in love with him does she discover the gorgeous blue-eyed Tom is the man who is trying to close down her hairdressing business. It seems that Tom will stop at nothing to get what he wants, but Flora is not giving in to anyone. Can she win the battle against her multimillionaire enemy or will her feelings for him get in the way? Follow Floras hilarious journey of love, hot chocolate and marshmallows, and the man who changes everything.
/book/show/548476.The_Romance?from_search=true	Marion Chesney M.C. Beaton	The Romance (The Daughters of Mannerling, #5)	SHE WAS DETERMINED TO RECLAIM HER CHERISHED HOME--AT ANY COST. . . .As one of the two remaining unmarried Beverley sisters, Belinda considered herself the last hope for Mannerling, the beloved estate gambled away by their father. Each of her four elder sisters had hoped--even schemed--to marry one of Mannerling's successive owners. But all had chosen true love over their aSHE WAS DETERMINED TO RECLAIM HER CHERISHED HOME--AT ANY COST. . . .As one of the two remaining unmarried Beverley sisters, Belinda considered herself the last hope for Mannerling, the beloved estate gambled away by their father. Each of her four elder sisters had hoped--even schemed--to marry one of Mannerling's successive owners. But all had chosen true love over their ancestral home.Practical and duty-bound, Belinda would woo and wed Lord Luke St. Clair, current holder of the estate. True, he was a silly fop, hardly what she desired in a husband, but she vowed to make the man love her--even at the expense of her own happiness.However, dashing Lord Gyre could hardly ignore the ridiculous drama. Belinda was far too good for that dandy St. Clair. Therefore, his lordship decided it was his duty to win the lovely Belinda's heart!
/book/show/30884687-savage-mafia-prince?from_search=true	Annika Martin	Savage Mafia Prince (A Dangerous Royals Romance, #3)	Where is Kiro?Hes the lost Dragusha brother, heir to a vast mafia empirebrilliant, violent, and utterly savageand hes been missing for years.AnnI'm supposed to be doing simple undercover research at the Fancher Institute for the Mentally Ill & Dangerous, but I cant keep my mind off Patient 34. Hes startlingly young and gorgeous, but its not just that. Hes strapWhere is Kiro?Hes the lost Dragusha brother, heir to a vast mafia empirebrilliant, violent, and utterly savageand hes been missing for years.AnnI'm supposed to be doing simple undercover research at the Fancher Institute for the Mentally Ill & Dangerous, but I cant keep my mind off Patient 34. Hes startlingly young and gorgeous, but its not just that. Hes strapped way too tightly to that bed. And theres no name or criminal history on his chart. What are these people hiding? My reporters instincts are screaming.Here's the other thing: the staffers here believe hes so sedated that theres not a thought in his head, but I catch him watching me when nobodys looking. Our connection sizzles when I enter the room. When our eyes meet, I know he understands me in a way nobody else ever has.Im supposed to follow my editors ordersI have secrets, toobut everything about Patient 34 is suspicious. How can I not investigate?
/book/show/12024984-ang-lalaking-nagmahal-sa-akin-1?from_search=true	Vanessa (PHR)	Ang Lalaking Nagmahal Sa Akin, #1 (Precious Hearts Romances, #2477)	Dahil kailangang iwasan ni Flor ang isang makulit na DOM ay napilitan siyang lumuwas sa Maynila. Masaya naman siya nang agad siyang matanggap sa isang hotel bilang chambermaid. Doon ay nakilala niya siDahil kailangang iwasan ni Flor ang isang makulit na DOM ay napilitan siyang lumuwas sa Maynila. Masaya naman siya nang agad siyang matanggap sa isang hotel bilang chambermaid. Doon ay nakilala niya si Zeph, ang big boss niyamayaman, guwapo, arogante, batas ang bawat salita.Hindi maganda ang naging unang pagkikita nila. Hindi sinasadyang napagkamalan niyang masamang tao ito kaya nahataw niya ito sa ulo at natutukan ng patalim.Sinesante kaagad siya nito subalit nakiusap siyang bigyan siya nito ng isa pang pagkakataon. Napahinuhod naman niya ito Subalit bakit sa pagdaan ng mga araw ay tila ibig nitong mapabilang siya sa listahan ng mga babae nito?
/book/show/24895112-marrying-mr-perfect?from_search=true	Lizzie Shane	Marrying Mr. Perfect (Reality Romance Book 1)	Sometimes it takes a reality television show to show you the love thats right in front of you...To Louisa Tanner, Jack Doyle is perfectheart surgeon, loving single father, and best friend a girl could haveso it's no surprise when he's tapped as the next Mister Perfect for the reality dating series Marrying Mister Perfect. But watching her secret crush romancing gorgeouSometimes it takes a reality television show to show you the love thats right in front of you...To Louisa Tanner, Jack Doyle is perfectheart surgeon, loving single father, and best friend a girl could haveso it's no surprise when he's tapped as the next Mister Perfect for the reality dating series Marrying Mister Perfect. But watching her secret crush romancing gorgeous women on national television? That flat out suckseven if he will never see her as more than a pal.Jack is skeptical of reality shows as a path to love, but drastic measures are needed to shake him and Lou out of their rut. His friend deserves better than being his live-in nanny and will never chase her dreams if she is busy taking care of him and his kids, so he vows to take the show seriously and find a new wife.But the more stunning women he woos on command, the more he begins to realize the only woman he wants just might be the one he left back home. How can he seduce his best friend without jeopardizing their friendship? Especially when the cameras are always rolling...
/book/show/23430956-loving-helen?from_search=true	Michele Paige Holmes	Loving Helen (Hearthfire Romance, #2)	From Amazon Top 100 Regency Romance author, Michele Paige Holmes, comes LOVING HELEN, a regency romance from the Hearthfire Romance series. Revisit the characters from SAVING GRACE in this story of Graces shy, younger sister.Eighteen-year-old Helen Thatcher grew up under the protection of her older siblings, Grace and Christopher. Living in their shadows and keeping to hFrom Amazon Top 100 Regency Romance author, Michele Paige Holmes, comes LOVING HELEN, a regency romance from the Hearthfire Romance series. Revisit the characters from SAVING GRACE in this story of Graces shy, younger sister.Eighteen-year-old Helen Thatcher grew up under the protection of her older siblings, Grace and Christopher. Living in their shadows and keeping to herself suited Helen just fineuntil she met widower Samuel Preston. Watching Mr. Preston care for his young daughter and seeing his concern extend to her own family, Helen felt her reserve slipping away, as she learned first to trust him and then realized she had fallen in love with him. But instead of returningor even noticing her affectionMr. Preston developed his own tender, and unrequited feelings, for Grace.In the midst of each silently nursing their broken hearts, Helen and Samuel are faced with a daunting taskreuniting Grace with her fianc, Nicholas Sutherland. Now it is Helen who must look out for her sister and sacrifice her own fragile heart, as she and Samuel pretend to be engaged. Helen finds the role surprisingly easy to play, allowing herself to imagine that Samuels loving remarks are sincere. As the time for their charade to end draws near Helen must summon her courage and tell Samuel the truth of her feelings, or risk losing him forever.
/book/show/11915668-shattered?from_search=true	Sophia Sharp	Shattered: A Teen Romance / Paranormal Romance	Laura Cubus was perfectly content with her life. A junior in high school, she felt perfectly normal. She had good friends, a great family, and did well in school. Nothing particularly exciting ever happened where she lived, and everything was stable.But that all drastically changes when a new student arrives at Laura's school. Wild rumours swirl about his past, and Laura bLaura Cubus was perfectly content with her life. A junior in high school, she felt perfectly normal. She had good friends, a great family, and did well in school. Nothing particularly exciting ever happened where she lived, and everything was stable.But that all drastically changes when a new student arrives at Laura's school. Wild rumours swirl about his past, and Laura becomes determined to find out the truth.As she gets to know the mysterious student, he shares with her an ancient secret... one that may yet put both of them in grave danger.And for the first time in her life, Laura is exposed to a completely unfamiliar world. She is swept away on an exhilarating journey that takes to a place where romance and great destiny may yet await... and where supernatural powers run rampant.Shattered is a teen romance / paranormal romance, and is the first book of the Dream Realms Trilogy.
/book/show/27135955-the-seal-s-angel?from_search=true	Petie McCarty	The SEAL's Angel (Mystery Angel Romances,#3)	Navy SEAL Sean MacKay's teammate is murdered after stealing a deadly nerve-gas formula from Syrian terrorists. Naval Intelligence believes MacKay's teammate was a traitor and shipped the stolen formula to his sister in the states for safekeeping. MacKay is given orders to find the sister before the terrorists do and to retrieve the stolen formula at all costs.ForeclosureNavy SEAL Sean MacKay's teammate is murdered after stealing a deadly nerve-gas formula from Syrian terrorists. Naval Intelligence believes MacKay's teammate was a traitor and shipped the stolen formula to his sister in the states for safekeeping. MacKay is given orders to find the sister before the terrorists do and to retrieve the stolen formula at all costs.Foreclosure looms for Cory Rigatero as she fights to keep her rustic resort near Mt. St. Helens afloat after her brother deserted her to join the SEAL teams. Cory's whole world dives into a tailspin when Sean MacKay shows up at her resort with the news of her brother's death and the wild suspicion her brother may have sent her traitorous classified documents for safekeeping. No way will Cory trust MacKay -- the man who once seduced her and then vanished into the night without a trace.
/book/show/2473861.Prime_Time?from_search=true	Rachel Ryan	Prime Time (Candlelight Ecstasy Romance, #151)	
/book/show/21623328-reapers-a-paranormal-erotic-vampire-romance?from_search=true	Marata Eros	Reapers (a paranormal erotic vampire romance) (The Druid Breeders Trilogy, Book 1)	The vampires are a dying race, their females sterile. When it's discovered that human females of Druid ancestry can be viable breeders...the harvest begins.BOOK #2 Available here on April 10, 2012!
/book/show/18486706-gula?from_search=true	John Lanchester	Gula: um romance	Este livro no  um livro de receitas, embora ensine a fazer excelentes pratos. Tarquin Winot, seu narrador,  um cavalheiro altamente sofisticado e culto, capaz de observaes perspicazes sobre vrios territrios da cultura, da culinria  filosofia, da histria  psicologia, da arte ao assassinato. Ele escreve este peculiar livro de cozinha enquanto viaja e relembra o irEste livro no  um livro de receitas, embora ensine a fazer excelentes pratos. Tarquin Winot, seu narrador,  um cavalheiro altamente sofisticado e culto, capaz de observaes perspicazes sobre vrios territrios da cultura, da culinria  filosofia, da histria  psicologia, da arte ao assassinato. Ele escreve este peculiar livro de cozinha enquanto viaja e relembra o irmo, lamentavelmente falecido. Qual ser exatamente a arte em que o diablico Winot  mestre?
/book/show/19368255-creating-an-intimate-marriage?from_search=true	Jim Burns Stephen Arterburn (Foreword)	Creating an Intimate Marriage: Rekindle Romance Through Affection, Warmth and Encouragement	It's Not Too Late to Find Intimacy and FulfillmentDon't settle for mediocre when it comes to satisfaction in marriage--pull out all the stops and discover the joy of true intimacy! This book will help you take back the life you dreamed of when you said your vows and experience the joys of an awe-filled marriage. Jim Burns' honest and vulnerable writing coupled with practicIt's Not Too Late to Find Intimacy and FulfillmentDon't settle for mediocre when it comes to satisfaction in marriage--pull out all the stops and discover the joy of true intimacy! This book will help you take back the life you dreamed of when you said your vows and experience the joys of an awe-filled marriage. Jim Burns' honest and vulnerable writing coupled with practical advice will inspire you to reconnect with the most important person in your life: your spouse.
/book/show/32281080-sucker-punched?from_search=true	Kelley R. Martin	Sucker Punched: A Bad Boy Romance	Macy Dunham is synonymous with off-limits. Not only is she practically a virgin, but she's a walking, talking angel who's way too good for a devil like me. She's straight-up, and so far out of my league I think I might cry. Did I mention she's also the godmother to my future niece or nephew?Now I have tMacy Dunham is synonymous with off-limits. Not only is she practically a virgin, but she's a walking, talking angel who's way too good for a devil like me. She's straight-up, and so far out of my league I think I might cry. Did I mention she's also the godmother to my future niece or nephew?Now I have to play nice with Aunt Macy for the next 18 years. There's just one tiny problem--the first night I met her, I played with her a littlenice.Macy was only supposed to be a hook-up. I was supposed to show her a night she'd never forget--give her a little taste of what it's like to be bad--and then send her on her way. She wasn't supposed to stick around, and she damn sure wasn't supposed to become my best friend.Do you have any idea how hard it is to pretend like I don't know how soft her skin feels, how good her lips taste, or howit feels inside her? It's torture. I'd give my left nut for another chance to sink inside Macy, but I can't afford to mess this up and that's exactly what would happen.Everyone knows Blake Whitmore is synonymous with screw-up.***This standalone bad boy/friends-to-lovers romance novel is full-length at approximately 86,500 words. No cliffhanger. Guaranteed HEA,You will, however, find a book that's seriously kindle-melting hot and even laugh-out-loud funny at times.***
/book/show/19455105-yellowstone-romance-series-4-book-bundle?from_search=true	Peggy L. Henderson	Yellowstone Romance Series  4 Book Bundle (Yellowstone Romance, #2-5)	If you've read and enjoyed Yellowstone Heart Song (Book 1 in the Yellowstone Romance Series), buy the other four titles in the series in one bundle and save!Bundle includes Books 2-5 in the Yellowstone Romance Series.The series begins with Yellowstone Heart Song (sold as an individual title), and continues with the following:Yellowstone RedemptionYellowstone AwakeningYellIf you've read and enjoyed Yellowstone Heart Song (Book 1 in the Yellowstone Romance Series), buy the other four titles in the series in one bundle and save!Bundle includes Books 2-5 in the Yellowstone Romance Series.The series begins with Yellowstone Heart Song (sold as an individual title), and continues with the following:Yellowstone RedemptionYellowstone AwakeningYellowstone DawnYellowstone DeceptionA Yellowstone Christmas (novella) is also available as an individual title.For Aimee Donovan, it started out as an unbelievable journey into the past. Little did she know that her time travel would shape the destiny of the place we know today as Yellowstone.The Yellowstone Romance Series is an enticing mixture of adventure, love, and danger through the generations as we meet the Osborne and Russell families.From the dawn of the rugged and untamed wilderness of Yellowstone to the majestic national park we know today, we feel the passion, heartache, and excitement on every page.
/book/show/4286036-dixie-hearts?from_search=true	Andrea Boeshaar Kay Cornelius Debra Ullrick	Dixie Hearts	
/book/show/808020.Courtship_After_Marriage?from_search=true	Zig Ziglar	Courtship After Marriage: Romance Can Last a Lifetime	Whether you have been married two years, fifty years, or anywhere in between, this book offers couples commonsense advice on how to keep romance alive in their relationships. To those who wonder,Ziglar says, Yes, you can! This how-to guide to happily-ever-after combines convincing statistics, advice from experts, and humorous anecdotes fWhether you have been married two years, fifty years, or anywhere in between, this book offers couples commonsense advice on how to keep romance alive in their relationships. To those who wonder,Ziglar says, Yes, you can! This how-to guide to happily-ever-after combines convincing statistics, advice from experts, and humorous anecdotes from Ziglar's own experience. Inside you'll find:Six steps for starting over  no matter how long you've been marriedTips for improving communicationWays to keep sexual intimacy satisfying and excitingRules for afair fightA frank discussion of the importance of trustZiglar also includes a sixty-six-question survey to evaluate the state of your marriage. Take it before and after you read this book  youll see the difference!
/book/show/22671814-marked?from_search=true	Jeanne Hardt	Marked (River Romance, Book 1)	MarkedRiver Romance, Book 1Cora Craighead wants more than anything to leave Plum Point, Arkansas, aboard one of the fantastic steamboats that pass by her run-down home on the Mississippi River. Shes certain theres more to life out theresomewhere. Besides, anything has to be better than living with her pa who spends his days and nights drinking and gambling.Douglas DentMarkedRiver Romance, Book 1Cora Craighead wants more than anything to leave Plum Point, Arkansas, aboard one of the fantastic steamboats that pass by her run-down home on the Mississippi River. Shes certain theres more to life out theresomewhere. Besides, anything has to be better than living with her pa who spends his days and nights drinking and gambling.Douglas Denton grew up on one of the wealthiest estates in Memphis, Tennessee. Life filled with parties, expensive clothing, and proper English never suited him. He longs for simplicity and a woman with a pure heartnot one who craves his money. Cora is that and more, but she belongs to someone else.Cora finally gets her wish, only to be taken down a road of strife, uncertainty, and mysterious prophecies. When shes finally discovered again by Douglas, shes a widow, fearing for her life and that of her newborn child and blind companion.Full of emotions, family secrets, and the search for true love, youll find its not just the cards that are marked.
/book/show/9257963-summer-romance?from_search=true	Traci Mitchell K. Abell (Editor)	Summer Romance	Ordinary 16 year old Deanna Lansford was prepared for another boring summer with her parents on Leech Lake, but things soon changed when she met Eric Matthews.Her life revolved around reading paranormal romances, but never did she dream of actually meeting a wolf shape shifter, and not to mention one so hot.Deann knows she must keep Eric's secret from her parents, but sheOrdinary 16 year old Deanna Lansford was prepared for another boring summer with her parents on Leech Lake, but things soon changed when she met Eric Matthews.Her life revolved around reading paranormal romances, but never did she dream of actually meeting a wolf shape shifter, and not to mention one so hot.Deann knows she must keep Eric's secret from her parents, but she soon discovers a secret of her own that may cost Eric his life.
/book/show/23690503-a-recipe-for-romance?from_search=true	Lenora Worth Debra Ullrick Renee Ryan	A Recipe for Romance: A Collection of 22 Inspirational Stories and Recipes	A Recipe for Romance: 22 inspirational short stories and recipesFrom our hearts to yoursContributing authors Lenora Worth, Debra Ullrick, Janet Tronstad, Carolyne Aarsen, Dana Corbit, Lyn Cote, Debby Giusti, Winnie Griggs, Arlene James, Deb Kastner, Renee Ryan, Danica Favorite,Gail Gaymer Martin, Jill Kemerer, Jolene Navarro, Marta Perry, Terri Reed, Sherri Shackelford, CA Recipe for Romance: 22 inspirational short stories and recipesFrom our hearts to yoursContributing authors Lenora Worth, Debra Ullrick, Janet Tronstad, Carolyne Aarsen, Dana Corbit, Lyn Cote, Debby Giusti, Winnie Griggs, Arlene James, Deb Kastner, Renee Ryan, Danica Favorite,Gail Gaymer Martin, Jill Kemerer, Jolene Navarro, Marta Perry, Terri Reed, Sherri Shackelford, Cami Tang, Missy Tippens, Pamela Tracy, and Cheryl Wyatt present an anthology of sweet and inspirational short stories and tasty recipes.A sampling of the stories youll find inside:A young woman who uses Potato Salad to prove shes still in love with her long-lost miner beau,A new stepdad who builds Chopped Tree Casserole to bond with his stepson,An Amish mother who finds a way to reconnect with her husband over her Chicken Potpie,A bank teller who brings Tomato Basil Soup and new hope for a relationship to her coworker.And many moreDivided into three sections  Salads/Sides/Soups, Main Dishes and Desserts/Treats  A RECIPE FOR ROMANCE features contemporary and historical stories as well as sweet tales with a touch of suspense.Each author shares her personal favorite recipe and a related story in a collection that focuses on happy stomachs and Happily Ever Afters.All proceeds from the sale of this book will benefit childrens charities.
/book/show/25899388-edge-of-lust?from_search=true	Ellie Danes Katie Kyler	Edge of Lust: An Alpha Billionaire Romance (The Edge, #2)	Allison Mahoney is the hardest working employee at Tolbert & Tolbert. She gets in early and stays late, all to impress her boss, who doesn't even know she exists.Joshua Tolbert dates super models, drives fast cars and runs the planets most success dating site. Lucky in love and life, Joshua has iAllison Mahoney is the hardest working employee at Tolbert & Tolbert. She gets in early and stays late, all to impress her boss, who doesn't even know she exists.Joshua Tolbert dates super models, drives fast cars and runs the planets most success dating site. Lucky in love and life, Joshua has it all, including a jealous brother and partner that barely gets any recognition at all.After being dismissed and ignored by her secret love, Allison turns to the one place she never thought she would to find love.** This hot, steamy and seductive romance series is ideal for fans of J.S. Scott, Cassie Cross, Hannah Ford, and Kelly Favor**
/book/show/16193373-my-lady-coward?from_search=true	Jaimey Grant	My Lady Coward: An Episodic Regency Romance	My Lady Coward debuted as a serial romance, each installment posted somewhere online as it was written. My Lady Coward: An Episodic Regency Romance is a compilation of those ten installments. They have not been changed from the original postings, merely formatted into one file for those who desire to have the whole story in one convenient place.Word count: 14,000A laMy Lady Coward debuted as a serial romance, each installment posted somewhere online as it was written. My Lady Coward: An Episodic Regency Romance is a compilation of those ten installments. They have not been changed from the original postings, merely formatted into one file for those who desire to have the whole story in one convenient place.Word count: 14,000A lady knows her place, no matter what...With Maria's vows came a title and security. At her wedding she gained a position amongst Society's elite. With her marriage Maria acquired everything a young woman could possibly desire.Except love.Going about her day-to-day activities, all Maria wants is Richard's love, the attentions he lavishes upon his mistress. But can she set aside her ladylike training long enough to tell him?
/book/show/11101961-news-from-nowhere?from_search=true	William Morris	News from nowhere: or an epoch of rest, being some chapters from a utopian romance	This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
/book/show/304239.Black_Love_Signs?from_search=true	Thelma Balfour	Black Love Signs: An Astrological Guide To Passion Romance And Relataionships For  African Ameri	Turn the zodiac into your personal love potion!Do you always fall for Mr. Right -- only to discover he's Mr. Dead Wrong? Are you spinning your wheels trying unsuccessfully to woo the object of your desire? Have you been searching high and low for that certain something in your love relationships? Look no further -- because the key to finding your perfect soulmate is in tTurn the zodiac into your personal love potion!Do you always fall for Mr. Right -- only to discover he's Mr. Dead Wrong? Are you spinning your wheels trying unsuccessfully to woo the object of your desire? Have you been searching high and low for that certain something in your love relationships? Look no further -- because the key to finding your perfect soulmate is in the stars! Now, Thelma Balfour, the author who brought youpresents a light-hearted and illuminating look at relationship, love, and sex under the stars.Maybe that Leo is too fiery for your oh-so-cool Cancer nature. Or perhaps your Aries personality is too feisty for the grounded Taurus who wants to bring you back down to earth. If you're trying to ignite a love connection -- or keep the fires burning in your current relationship -- you'll want a copy ofon your nightstand. Organized by sign, with special sections for men and for women, this is the essential guide for finding out what turns your mate on -- and off. From tips on how to hook up with potential partners to suggestions for the ideal date,is a stellar guide to the intricacies -- and intimacies -- of loving relationships.
/book/show/19245317-make-you-see-stars?from_search=true	Jocelyn Han	Make You See Stars (Stardust Erotic Romance Series #2)	A fresh startDetermined to have a life of her own, Victoria Weiss flees the safe haven of New Berlin on the planet Mars by accepting an internship on the most remote space station in the solar system. Being the daughter of the Great German ambassador isnt all glitter and glamour, and Tori needs a fresh start away from her overbearing parents.But running away from your pA fresh startDetermined to have a life of her own, Victoria Weiss flees the safe haven of New Berlin on the planet Mars by accepting an internship on the most remote space station in the solar system. Being the daughter of the Great German ambassador isnt all glitter and glamour, and Tori needs a fresh start away from her overbearing parents.But running away from your past isnt easy when youve hidden away the darkest parts. Tori hasnt trusted men ever since a sexual encounter that left her soul scarred, and when the stations Chief of Security shows an interest in her, she feels torn between running away from him and allowing herself to open up to new possibilities.A troubled pastThe last thing Alen Novak expects is to lose his head over an Elite girl. But when Tori Weiss walks into his life, he cant help but feel shes different from the Great German leaders who effectively destroyed his Croatian homeland during the Great Wars in Europe. Even though he is the stations Security Chief, Alen doesnt command the respect of all his colleagues because of his prison past  and hes afraid Tori will dismiss him for it right out of the gate. After all, hes been hurt by a woman he loved before.Fanning the flames of passionTheres no way to avoid working together, though, and the two are irresistibly drawn to each other. Will Tori and Alen learn how to face their darkest fears, or will the past nip their passionate love in the bud?A sweet, erotic romance for lovers of New Adult with a hint of Futuristic.**CONTENT WARNING: Due to mature content, recommended for readers aged 18+**
/book/show/1475671.Daphnis_and_Chloe_Love_Romances_and_Poetical_Fragments_Fragments_of_the_Ninus_Romance?from_search=true	Longus	Daphnis and Chloe. Love Romances and Poetical Fragments. Fragments of the Ninus Romance	Longus seems to have been a pagan sophist who lived about 200 CE; he is known to us only by his novel Daphnis and Chloe. This is the bucolic story of two foundlings, brought up by goatkeepers and shepherds on the island of Lesbos, who gradually fall in love. Notable among ancient romances for its perceptive characterizations, Daphnis and Chloe traces the development of theLongus seems to have been a pagan sophist who lived about 200 CE; he is known to us only by his novel Daphnis and Chloe. This is the bucolic story of two foundlings, brought up by goatkeepers and shepherds on the island of Lesbos, who gradually fall in love. Notable among ancient romances for its perceptive characterizations, Daphnis and Chloe traces the development of the protagonists' love for each other from childlike innocence to full sexual maturity, the successive stages marked by adventures. The novel's picture of nature and rural life offers its own enchantments. Parthenius of Nicaea in Bithynia, a Greek poet, was brought to Rome in 73 BCE as a prisoner of war. After his release he settled in Italy and worked as poet and teacher. Virgil was one of his students. Parthenius's poetry, mainly elegiac, is lost, and his only extant work is Erotica Pathemata, an anthology of prose summaries of love stories from Greek literature, collected apparently for the use of Roman poets.
/book/show/17706391-four-seasons-of-love?from_search=true	A'ndrea J. Wilson Kesha K. Redmon Vanessa Niki Davis	Four Seasons of Love: A Romance Anthology	Heartwarming short stories that are guaranteed to make you laugh, cry, and cheer for love.Autumn Academics & Affairs by A'ndrea J. WilsonDr. Victoria Hope is a burned-out college professor who is dreading the task of hosting Thanksgiving Dinner for her ungrateful family. But when she is forced to share her office with the alluring, culinary genius, Dr. Byron Bliss, noHeartwarming short stories that are guaranteed to make you laugh, cry, and cheer for love.Autumn Academics & Affairs by A'ndrea J. WilsonDr. Victoria Hope is a burned-out college professor who is dreading the task of hosting Thanksgiving Dinner for her ungrateful family. But when she is forced to share her office with the alluring, culinary genius, Dr. Byron Bliss, not only could she get the cooking help she desperately needs, but her holidays might be yummier than expected.Winter Wonder of Love by Kesha K. RedmonA chance encounter on a cold, winters night brings the arrogant Washington Parker into Tamar Landrys life. But when their paths collide again and again, Tamar begins to wonder if meeting Washington is an unexpected blessing from above or the skillful plotting of a would-be matchmaker.Immortal Spring by Vanessa Niki DavisA knock on the door forever changes Sophia Trents life, when she is given the news every military wife dreads: her husband Aaron has died. Pregnant and full of grief, Sophia destroys Aarons final letters to her. But when the letters and then his presence mysteriously return, Sophia realizes that her hopes for past and future love may not be a fantasy after all.Summer Secrets & Sins by JanellThe doctors are back in Part II of the Hope-Bliss saga! Byron is ready to say, I do, but when Victoria's twin sister ends up missing days before the wedding, the marriage may be permanently put on hold. Victoria enlists the help of her fianc and her opinionated Aunt Mabel to help find the matron of honor, but can they save both her sister and wedding in the same weekend?
/book/show/942079.Gloriana_or_the_Unfulfilled_Queen?from_search=true	Michael Moorcock Michael Moocock	Gloriana, or the Unfulfilled Queen: Being a Romance	One of Michael Moorcock's most brilliant and highly decorated novels, here is the story of a powerful queen whose quest for sexual satisfaction could destroy her kingdom. A fable satirizing Spenser's The Faerie Queen and reflecting the real life of Elizabeth I, GLORIANA, OR THE UNFULFILL'D QUEEN tells of a woman who ascends to the throne upon the death of her debauched andOne of Michael Moorcock's most brilliant and highly decorated novels, here is the story of a powerful queen whose quest for sexual satisfaction could destroy her kingdom. A fable satirizing Spenser's The Faerie Queen and reflecting the real life of Elizabeth I, GLORIANA, OR THE UNFULFILL'D QUEEN tells of a woman who ascends to the throne upon the death of her debauched and corrupted father, King Hern. Gloriana's reign brings the Empire of Albion into a Golden Age, but her oppressive responsibilities choke her, prohibiting any form of sexual satisfaction-no matter what fetish she tries. Her problem is in fact symbolic of the hypocrisy of her entire court. While her life is meant to mirror that of her nation-an image of purity, virtue, enlightenment and prosperity-the truth is that her peaceful empire is kept secure by her wicked chancellor Monfallcon and his corrupt network of spies and murderers, the most sinister of whom is Captain Quire, who is commissioned to seduce Gloriana and thus bring down Albion and the entire empire.
/book/show/12387975-the-big-bad-wolf-romance-compilation?from_search=true	Heather Killough-Walden	The Big Bad Wolf Romance Compilation (The Big Bad Wolf, #1-4)	Enjoy Heather Killough-Walden's critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling Big Bad Wolf series, now combined in one tome of sexual tension, romantic suspense and dark paranormal bliss....The Heat, Book One:Lily St. Claire is a simple Southern girl who has no idea what she is in for when she decides to move back to her home town in Louisiana after a decade of being aEnjoy Heather Killough-Walden's critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling Big Bad Wolf series, now combined in one tome of sexual tension, romantic suspense and dark paranormal bliss....The Heat, Book One:Lily St. Claire is a simple Southern girl who has no idea what she is in for when she decides to move back to her home town in Louisiana after a decade of being away. But between the two very different alpha werewolves who instantly begin fighting to claim her as their mate and the serial killer who has her in his sites, she's about to find out.2. The Strip, Book Two: (warning, contains graphic violence)Green-eyed Malcolm Cole is a cursed werewolf, an alpha in the most powerful sense who has given up hope for any kind of happiness or peace in his life.Until he catches wind of Claire.Claire St.James, Charlie among friends, is an amazing young woman with an incredibly special gift. Cole recognizes this at once and swears on the spot to claim Charlie as his mate.Of course, he isn't the only one with such plans. Charlie is too precious to let go without a fight, and one of the most powerful alphas in the world has already staked a claim, whether Charlie - or Cole - like it or not.3. The Spell, Book Three:Dannai, aka the Healer, has begun dreaming of werewolves. She'd always been able to hide the fact that she was a dormant, using her magic to shield her promising scent from the alphas she's been forced to work with. But now that they've invaded her dreams, her world has been turned upside down. For, though every dormant dreams of her intended mate - Dannai is dreaming of two wolves, not one. And neither one of them is good news. One is a notorious killer. The other is Lucas Caige.Lucas Caige is a man with a haunting past. A warlock took his brother from him fifty years ago and he's spent his life outrunning that dark magic. But fate has a way of throwing sand in your gears, and just when Caige thought he could forever leave behind the magic that brought pain to his life, his path crosses that of the Healer. Dannai unwittingly casts her spell over him the moment he lays eyes on her. She's stunning, she's kind, and everything about her wreaks havoc on his senses. She's also magic incarnate.But if Dannai thinks that's going to stop him from doing everything in his power to make her his mate, the little witch has another thing coming.4. The Hunt, Book Four:Byron Caige has been a prisoner for the last fifty years of his supernaturally long life. Just when he gives up hope of ever knowing freedom again, he is unwittingly rescued by the very same woman who only wants to see him dead. Katherine Dare  Kat  is smart, fast, strong and beautiful  but unfortunately shes a Hunter, and shes convinced that Byron murdered her father twenty years ago.Shes also Byrons dormant.As war breaks out amongst the otherworldly of Earth and threatens the existence of entire races, Kat is faced with a terrible decision. Should she give up her cause and believe Caige when he professes his innocence? Or should she fight him and possibly avenge her fathers taken life  even while she forfeits her own?Also catch a tantalizing sneak peak at Heather's upcoming paranormal series, The Lost Angels.
/book/show/16166483-romancing-trina-gabrini?from_search=true	Mallory Monroe	Romancing Trina Gabrini (Romancing the Mob Boss #4)	Reno Gabrini relocates his wife Trina far away from the bright lights of Vegas. They settle in a small Georgia town where Reno runs a restaurant and Trina volunteers at a community center. All is at peace with the world as Trina meets Sully, a gorgeous local bachelor who becomes her friend and confidante, and Reno meets Nell, a woman from his past who becomes his right hanReno Gabrini relocates his wife Trina far away from the bright lights of Vegas. They settle in a small Georgia town where Reno runs a restaurant and Trina volunteers at a community center. All is at peace with the world as Trina meets Sully, a gorgeous local bachelor who becomes her friend and confidante, and Reno meets Nell, a woman from his past who becomes his right hand assistant.But trouble comes to paradise when Sully decides that Reno doesnt deserve a woman like Trina, and he wants her for himself. And although Reno makes it clear that he has no intentions of sharing his wife with any man, Sully refuses to give up what quickly becomes his obsession. And when Nells seventeen year old son is accused of a horrible crime, and she is forced to turn to Reno for help, Reno discovers a shocking secret. Not only does he have a son he didnt know he had, but the reason for the accusations against his son points back to those mob ties Reno has never been able to sever.In an explosive interracial love story, Reno and Trina find their relationship tested time and again as they seek to balance their new life in Georgia with their old mob connections from Vegas. And when those connections become deadly, Reno knows he didnt start the fight, but its up to him to finish it. And its also up to him to keep his gorgeous wife from being stolen from him by a friendly, but determined lover.
/book/show/23436633-reason-and-romance?from_search=true	Jenn Young	Reason and Romance (River Valley, #1)	Being stuck in the godforsaken desert is Adrian Blake's worst nightmare come true. Senior year is all about making fun memories. It's not about starting over at a new school and navigating a new Brady Bunch family. It's really not about living with a sexy, arrogant would-be stepbrother who knows how to push her buttons.Alex Montgomery is the very definition of a player. TBeing stuck in the godforsaken desert is Adrian Blake's worst nightmare come true. Senior year is all about making fun memories. It's not about starting over at a new school and navigating a new Brady Bunch family. It's really not about living with a sexy, arrogant would-be stepbrother who knows how to push her buttons.Alex Montgomery is the very definition of a player. The only thing he commits to is a one night stand. He's exactly the kind of guy she hates. When she sleeps with him, it's the biggest mistake of her life. Now she cant stop thinking about him. Not at school. Not at home.But sometimes the best mistakes are the ones that you make over and over again...
/book/show/13633753-her-greek-romance?from_search=true	Mona Risk	Her Greek Romance	Sun-kissed Grecian playboy meets his match.Attorney Ashley Sheppard comes to Greece to fulfill the wishes of her ailing grandfather. He wants her to do everything she can to save the Pink Villa, a house he jointly owned with his lost love.Playboy Stefano wants to destroy the crumbling villa that brought only heartache to his late grandmother for so many years. He wishes toSun-kissed Grecian playboy meets his match.Attorney Ashley Sheppard comes to Greece to fulfill the wishes of her ailing grandfather. He wants her to do everything she can to save the Pink Villa, a house he jointly owned with his lost love.Playboy Stefano wants to destroy the crumbling villa that brought only heartache to his late grandmother for so many years. He wishes to build a resort on the property. But first, he wants to check out the opposition before he faces her in court. Using his middle names, he arranges an introduction and convinces her to take a sunset ride on his yacht.Their physical attraction sizzles. He aims to seduce her, and Ashley is in vacation-mode enough to let herself be seduced. The next morning when she realizes she's slept with the enemy, she's ready to shred Stefano like lamb and serve him up with mint jelly.Will the heavens align for the grandchildren of thwarted lovers?
/book/show/11871187-fool-me-once?from_search=true	Mona Ingram	Fool Me Once (International Romance #2)	Olivia MacMillan wonders what she's let herself in for when she agrees to accompany Josh Morgan to the European Riviera. Josh says he wants her contacts in the casinos so he can play in exclusive, high-stakes poker games. But she soon learns that his motives are more sinister than a simple game of poker. What could make a former Special Forces specialist come out of retireOlivia MacMillan wonders what she's let herself in for when she agrees to accompany Josh Morgan to the European Riviera. Josh says he wants her contacts in the casinos so he can play in exclusive, high-stakes poker games. But she soon learns that his motives are more sinister than a simple game of poker. What could make a former Special Forces specialist come out of retirement for one last, kick-ass mission?Join Olivia and Josh as they visit Monte Carlo and Marbella in search of an arms dealer, then travel with them to Josh's ranch in Montana, where the truth threatens to tear them apart.
/book/show/23289505-friends-without-benefits?from_search=true	Penny Reid	Friends Without Benefits: An Unrequited (yet still smart) Romance (Knitting in the City, #2)	Friends Without Benefits can be read as a standalone, is a full length 120k word novel, and is book#2 in the Knitting in the City Series.There are three things you need to know about Elizabeth Finney: 1) She suffers from severe sarcastic syndrome, especially when she's unnerved, 2) No one unnerves her like Nico Manganiello, and 3) She knows how to knit.Elizabeth Finney isFriends Without Benefits can be read as a standalone, is a full length 120k word novel, and is book#2 in the Knitting in the City Series.There are three things you need to know about Elizabeth Finney: 1) She suffers from severe sarcastic syndrome, especially when she's unnerved, 2) No one unnerves her like Nico Manganiello, and 3) She knows how to knit.Elizabeth Finney is almost always right about everything: the musical merits of boy bands are undervalued by society, benefits with human Ken dolls are better without friendship, and the sun has set on her once-in-a-lifetime chance for true love. But when Elizabeths plans for benefits without friendship are disarmed by the irritatingly charismatic and chauvinistic Nico Manganiello- her former nemesis- she finds herself struggling to maintain the electric fence around her heart while avoiding electrocution or, worse, falling in love.
/book/show/23006455-hearts-in-defiance?from_search=true	Heather Blanton	Hearts in Defiance (Romance in the Rockies #2)	MEN MAKE MISTAKES. GOD WILL FORGIVE THEM. WILL THEIR WOMEN?Gritty and realistic, this is not a sweet Christian romance. Its life in Defiance.Charles McIntyre built the lawless, godless mining town of Defiance practically with his bare hands  and without any remorse for the lives he destroyed along the way. Then a glimpse of true love, both earthly and heavenly, changedMEN MAKE MISTAKES. GOD WILL FORGIVE THEM. WILL THEIR WOMEN?Gritty and realistic, this is not a sweet Christian romance. Its life in Defiance.Charles McIntyre built the lawless, godless mining town of Defiance practically with his bare hands  and without any remorse for the lives he destroyed along the way. Then a glimpse of true love, both earthly and heavenly, changed him. The question is, how much? Naomi Miller is a beautiful, decent woman. She says she loves McIntyre, that God does, too, and the past is behind them now. But McIntyre struggles to believe hes worth saving  worth loving. Unfortunately, the temptations in Defiance only reinforce his doubts.Billy Page abandoned Hannah Frink when he discovered she was going to have his baby  and now he cant live with himself. Or without her. Determined to prove his love, he leaves his family and fortune behind and journeys to Defiance. Will Hannah take Billy back or give him what he deserves for the betrayal?~~ The sequel to the highly acclaimed, best-selling western romance A Lady in Defiance! ~~
/book/show/17376794-3500?from_search=true	Ron Miles	3500: An Autistic Boy's Ten-Year Romance with Snow White	Benjamin, a nine-year-old autistic boy with a love of Disney, was taking his first trip to Walt Disney World. The last thing his parents expected was to see him come alive.What followed was a remarkable tale of inspiration, heartbreak, dedication and joy as Benjamin's family relocated from Seattle to Orlando in order to capture that magic and put it to practical use. AmidsBenjamin, a nine-year-old autistic boy with a love of Disney, was taking his first trip to Walt Disney World. The last thing his parents expected was to see him come alive.What followed was a remarkable tale of inspiration, heartbreak, dedication and joy as Benjamin's family relocated from Seattle to Orlando in order to capture that magic and put it to practical use. Amidst the daily challenges of life for an autistic child, Benjamin's passion for one particular theme park attraction would lead his family on a breathtaking journey of hope and discovery.How many rides does it take for an ending to become a new beginning?
/book/show/1080881.Romancing_the_Ordinary?from_search=true	Sarah Ban Breathnach	Romancing the Ordinary: A Year of Simple Splendor	In her first major book since Something More, #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah Ban Breathnach takes readers to a new level of personal fulfillment and spiritual awareness as they learn to rediscover and savor the sensual experience of daily life.Organized as a saunter through the year, Romancing the Ordinary celebrates the spirituality of the senses, seasonIn her first major book since Something More, #1 New York Times bestselling author Sarah Ban Breathnach takes readers to a new level of personal fulfillment and spiritual awareness as they learn to rediscover and savor the sensual experience of daily life.Organized as a saunter through the year, Romancing the Ordinary celebrates the spirituality of the senses, seasonally and monthly. Ban Breathnach believes that women are endowed not with five senses but with seven. In addition to rediscovering sight, sound, scent, taste, and touch, readers will come to cherish their sense of knowing -- a woman's intuitive sense -- and wonder, her sense of rapture and reverence.Writing in the style so beloved by her millions of readers, and drawing on myth, literature, film, music, and drama, Ban Breathnach encourages each woman to discover what moves her to tears, makes her blood rush to her head, her heart skip a beat, and her soul sigh. Interwoven with the text are seasonal indulgences intended to restore weary feminine souls -- recipes, rituals, decorating, fashion, and gardening hints. By encouraging her to delight in the often overlooked gifts of every day -- from the aroma of simmering homemade spaghetti sauce to the sensation of freshly laundered linen against bare skin -- Romancing the Ordinary is sure to help every woman fall in love with Life.
/book/show/16093390-blue-romance?from_search=true	Sheva Thalia	Blue Romance	Blue RomanceSelamat datang di Blue Romance, sebuah coffee shop yang buka setiap hari, dan mungkin kau lewati hari ini.Blue Romance menyediakan kopi ternikmat dan sahabat saat kau dituntut untuk terus terjaga. Blue Romance juga punya banyak cerita. Ada kisah jatuh cinta dan patah hati, perpisahan dan pertemuan kembali. Kisah-kisah ini berbalut kafein dan aroma kopi, berderaBlue RomanceSelamat datang di Blue Romance, sebuah coffee shop yang buka setiap hari, dan mungkin kau lewati hari ini.Blue Romance menyediakan kopi ternikmat dan sahabat saat kau dituntut untuk terus terjaga. Blue Romance juga punya banyak cerita. Ada kisah jatuh cinta dan patah hati, perpisahan dan pertemuan kembali. Kisah-kisah ini berbalut kafein dan aroma kopi, berderai tawa dan tangis, di sela desis coffee maker.Seperti Latte, Affogato, Americano, dan Espresso, setiap kisah punya kopinya sendiri.Kisah mana yang cocok dengan kopimu?
/book/show/22555922-dangerous?from_search=true	Ella Ardent	Dangerous: The Complete Erotic Romance	Sometimes fantasy is the most deadly game of all...When a woman with a hunger for risk challenges a man who needs to possess, nothing can quench the passion that sparks between themexcept a secret from the past, one that will seal their fates together forever or destroy them both.Kendra Jones thought it wasSometimes fantasy is the most deadly game of all...When a woman with a hunger for risk challenges a man who needs to possess, nothing can quench the passion that sparks between themexcept a secret from the past, one that will seal their fates together forever or destroy them both.Kendra Jones thought it was harmless fun to pose for pin-up pictures for her unhappily-married bossuntil he suddenly sold the company. Kendra knew she had to retrieve the pictures from his office before the new owner discovered them, but arrived too latenot only has he found the file, but he's chosen a few favorite shots to keep for himself. Worse, he's Reid Stirling, a sexy millionaire entrepreneur Kendra's always admired. When Reid suggests she become his personal assistant in every way, Kendra seizes the chance to explore her fantasies. As their mutually satisfying game becomes obsessive, neither realizes that it's put Kendra in the sights of a stalker determined to make Reid pay for his sins of the past.
/book/show/33258451-hannah-s-list?from_search=true	Debbie Macomber	Hannah's List: A Romance Novel	On the anniversary of his beloved wife's death, Dr. Michael Everett receives a letter Hannah had written him.In it she reminds him of her love and makes one final request. Anrequest.. She tells him he shouldn't spend the years he has left grieving--and she's chosOn the anniversary of his beloved wife's death, Dr. Michael Everett receives a letter Hannah had written him.In it she reminds him of her love and makes one final request. Anrequest.. She tells him he shouldn't spend the years he has left grieving--and she's chosen three women she asks him to consider.First on Hannah's list is her cousin, Winter Adams, a chef who owns a cafe on Seattle's Blossom Street. The second is Leanne Lancaster, Hannah's oncology nurse. Michael knows them both. But the third name is one he's not familiar with--Macy Roth.During the months that follow, he spends time with each of these three women, learning more about them...and about himself. Learning what Hannah already knew. He's a man who needs the completeness only love can offer. And Hannah's list leads him to the woman who can help him find it.
/book/show/32470505-torch?from_search=true	Roxie Noir	Torch: A Second Chance Romance	Fighting wildfires is dangerous as hell. If I f*ck it up I get a hundred-foot wall of flame coming at me with nowhere to run, no escape, and no rescue - but its still the best damn job in the world.And women? They practically line up to slide down my pole. I neverlike repeating myself.Not sincFighting wildfires is dangerous as hell. If I f*ck it up I get a hundred-foot wall of flame coming at me with nowhere to run, no escape, and no rescue - but its still the best damn job in the world.And women? They practically line up to slide down my pole. I neverlike repeating myself.Not sincebroke my heart into a thousand pieces, anyway.Clementinesex. The one I havent seen in eight years. The one I thought I was going to marry until she dumped my ass while I was on active duty in Afghanistan.The one whos suddenly next door when my crew has a few days off in her tiny town, and whosto ignore.Shes still hotter than any fire Ive ever fought, still the same feisty, whip-smart, headstrong girl I fell for all those years ago.We already went down in flames once, but Ive never wantedlike I want Clementine. Not even close.F*ck it. Ito have her again, even if its just one more time, and to hell with the consequences.Hunter and I were over a long,time ago, and there was a good reason why. Actually, there were a hundred good reasons, and I remember them.Until he shows up in my town, eight years older and ten times hotter. Hes left the Marines to become a wildlands firefighter. Hes rugged, hardened, dangerous, and...he looks at melike he used to. He makes me laugh just like he used to, like the last eight years may as well have been eight minutes.And when he gets close, I cant help but think of everythingwe used to do - the sweaty, naked, toe-curling things. The way he could take me from laughing to moaning in half a second.But I know better than to think that people like Hunter change. I dont care how wild this attraction is or how badly I want him, Im not going down that road again.Playing withkind of fire may get me hot  mydoes it get me hot  but it also gets me burned, and once was enough....or was it?
/book/show/10486080-romance-atribulado?from_search=true	Jill Mansell	Romance Atribulado	Orla Hart, a famosa autora de bestsellers romnticos, decide transformar Millie, a sua melhor amiga, na herona do prximo livro. Millie duvida que a sua vida aborrecida possa inspirar uma histria interessante, mas Orla pensou em tudo: sem a amiga saber, vai fazer o possvel para lhe apimentar a vida. E enquanto Millie reconta os acontecimentos hilariantes em torno dos seOrla Hart, a famosa autora de bestsellers romnticos, decide transformar Millie, a sua melhor amiga, na herona do prximo livro. Millie duvida que a sua vida aborrecida possa inspirar uma histria interessante, mas Orla pensou em tudo: sem a amiga saber, vai fazer o possvel para lhe apimentar a vida. E enquanto Millie reconta os acontecimentos hilariantes em torno dos seus amigos e famlia, Orla conspira para a juntar ao perfeito heri romntico e tornar as coisas bem mais excitantes. O problema  que Millie tambm escondeu alguns eventos recentes da sua vida. E tanta confuso s pode dar um...romance atribulado!
/book/show/18904649-lilith-a-romance?from_search=true	George MacDonald	Lilith, a romance	Lilith, written by the father of fantasy literature, George MacDonald, was first published in 1895. Its importance was recognized in its later revival in paperback by Ballantine Books as the fifth volume of the celebrated Ballantine Adult Fantasy series in September, 1969. Lilith is considered among the darkest of MacDonald's works, and among the most profound. It is a stoLilith, written by the father of fantasy literature, George MacDonald, was first published in 1895. Its importance was recognized in its later revival in paperback by Ballantine Books as the fifth volume of the celebrated Ballantine Adult Fantasy series in September, 1969. Lilith is considered among the darkest of MacDonald's works, and among the most profound. It is a story concerning the nature of life, death and salvation. Many believe MacDonald is arguing for Christian universalism, or the idea that all will eventually be saved.
/book/show/25990789-in-your-arms?from_search=true	Merry Farmer	In Your Arms (Montana Romance, #4)	Lily Singer was stolen from her tribe as a child and raised in a white mans world. Never truly accepted by either world, she found solace and fulfillment in teaching. When Christian Avery barges into her life, sparks fly--but sparks ignite blazes that can only be put out by giving in to passion.Lily Singer was stolen from her tribe as a child and raised in a white mans world. Never truly accepted by either world, she found solace and fulfillment in teaching. When Christian Avery barges into her life, sparks fly--but sparks ignite blazes that can only be put out by giving in to passion.Christian Avery, Justice of the Peace, is used to having his way. When the flames of his passion for Lily spread, enveloping them in gossip and scandal, the only way he can protect her and maintain calm is by surrendering to a love that could bring them both down.
/book/show/29889366-royal-prick?from_search=true	J.L. Beck	Royal Prick (A Stepbrother Romance, #2)	Royal is a prick.A sexy as hell prick.The I need and want to screw you right now kind of prick.The arrogant, I can do and f*ck whoever I want to type.He's so self-entitled that I want to punch him in the face, yet kiss him at the same time.I hate him but at the same time, still want him.A darkness surrounds him. He has secrets.For instance where he sneaks off to almosRoyal is a prick.A sexy as hell prick.The I need and want to screw you right now kind of prick.The arrogant, I can do and f*ck whoever I want to type.He's so self-entitled that I want to punch him in the face, yet kiss him at the same time.I hate him but at the same time, still want him.A darkness surrounds him. He has secrets.For instance where he sneaks off to almost every night.He'll break my heart and my headboard if let him.I wanted Royal, but could I handle his darkness?
/book/show/34674482-dom-casmurro?from_search=true	Machado de Assis	Dom Casmurro (Todos os Romances e Contos Consagrados, #7)	Dom Casmurro foi escrito em 1899. Seu personagem principal  Bento Santiago, o narrador da histria que, contada em primeira pessoa, pretende atar as duas pontas da vida, ou seja, unir relatos desde sua mocidade at os dias em que est escrevendo o livro. Entre esses dois momentos Bento escreve sobre suas reminiscncias da juventude, sua vida no seminrio, seu caso com CDom Casmurro foi escrito em 1899. Seu personagem principal  Bento Santiago, o narrador da histria que, contada em primeira pessoa, pretende atar as duas pontas da vida, ou seja, unir relatos desde sua mocidade at os dias em que est escrevendo o livro. Entre esses dois momentos Bento escreve sobre suas reminiscncias da juventude, sua vida no seminrio, seu caso com Capitu e o cime que advm desse relacionamento, que se torna o enredo central da trama. Ambientado no Rio de Janeiro do Segundo Imprio, se inicia com um episdio que seria recente em que o narrador recebe a alcunha de Dom Casmurro, da o ttulo do romance. Machado de Assis o escreveu utilizando ferramentas literrias como a ironia e uma intertextualidade que alcana Schopenhauer e sobretudo a pea Otelo de Shakespeare.
/book/show/18336786-west-for-love?from_search=true	Claire Charlins Karolyn James	West For Love (A Mail Order Romance, #1)	***NEW RELEASE ALERT! Don't miss the next book in the Mail Order Romance books! FINDING LOVE WEST is now available! --->West For LoveA Mail Order Romance NovelShamed for not birthing a child with her wealthy husband, Anna Stewbren can no longer face her family and the disappointment that they wear on their faces daily. After her husband forces h***NEW RELEASE ALERT! Don't miss the next book in the Mail Order Romance books! FINDING LOVE WEST is now available! --->West For LoveA Mail Order Romance NovelShamed for not birthing a child with her wealthy husband, Anna Stewbren can no longer face her family and the disappointment that they wear on their faces daily. After her husband forces her into divorce, Anna travels to town and reads a heartbreaking letter from a wet nurse in Kansas, seeking a mail order bride for the widower she works for. She instantly knows it is the answer to her prayers...*Josephine has a God given gift to nurture the infants of widowers and the wealthy who would rather not feed their own children. Never before has she met a man like Thomas who so deserves a second chance at love. When she pens a letter to a newspaper in Massachusetts, she does so without permission...*Thomas Calhor is a hardworking man, generous to those around him, and a loving father. However, he is broken and lost without his wife, who did not survive childbirth. His reaction to Josephine's letter even surprises himself and begins a journey that will forever change many lives...*Arriving in Kansas brings Anna more challenges than she ever expected to find, but through love, honor, marriage, and a shocking secret that will forever keep her with Thomas proves that in romance, anything can happen...
/book/show/33544856-romancing-the-rogue?from_search=true	Erica Ridley	Romancing the Rogue (Gothic Historical Romance, #2)	When the new earl inherits, poor relation Miss Rebecca Bond must wed immediately or be out on her ear. The only man shes ever loved is summoned to hear the willbut he already rejected her so soundly that they havent spoken in years. Yet who better than a rakish Viscount to teach her how to snare a gentleman who appreciates her charms?Daniel Goodenham, Lord North BarrowWhen the new earl inherits, poor relation Miss Rebecca Bond must wed immediately or be out on her ear. The only man shes ever loved is summoned to hear the willbut he already rejected her so soundly that they havent spoken in years. Yet who better than a rakish Viscount to teach her how to snare a gentleman who appreciates her charms?Daniel Goodenham, Lord North Barrows, regrets nothing more than the lost friendship with the one woman who treated him like a man, not a title. Fate has given him the perfect pretext to win her forgivenesseven if it means having to matchmake her to someone else. But now that she's back in his life, hell do anything to convince her to choose him instead...This story was first featured in the Vexed anthology.
/book/show/20603456-the-indomitable-eve?from_search=true	Merry Farmer	The Indomitable Eve (Montana Romance #5)	The one thing Eve deLaurent has wished for in the two years since her sister, Amelia, was whisked away to America was to be a family again. But the tragedy that befell her once Amelia was gone has left her wounded, body and soul. Now, reunited with her sister, all Eve wants to do is run. Amelias new, happy life is a betrayal deeper than Eve can stand. She would leave andThe one thing Eve deLaurent has wished for in the two years since her sister, Amelia, was whisked away to America was to be a family again. But the tragedy that befell her once Amelia was gone has left her wounded, body and soul. Now, reunited with her sister, all Eve wants to do is run. Amelias new, happy life is a betrayal deeper than Eve can stand. She would leave and never look back, were it not for Mark Andrews.As Cold Springss reverend, Mark is used to people confiding their darkest sins and looking to him for help. So when he sees the pain behind Eves mask of confidence, all he wants to do is help her. But Eve awakens a desire in him that reminds him that even a man of God is still a man. They seem to be everything the other wants and needs, but can the people of Cold Springs accept an actress in their pastors arms? Can they be together if bitter family betrayals keep Eve and Amelia at each others throats?Youre only as strong as the loves that hold you together...
/book/show/385251.The_Giant_s_House?from_search=true	Elizabeth McCracken	The Giant's House: A Romance	Named one of the 20 Best Young American Novelists by Granta magazine, Elizabeth McCracken is a writer of fabulous gifts. The Giant's House, her first novel, is an unforgettably tender and quirky novel about the strength of choosing to love in a world that offers no promises, and no guarantees.Named one of the 20 Best Young American Novelists by Granta magazine, Elizabeth McCracken is a writer of fabulous gifts. The Giant's House, her first novel, is an unforgettably tender and quirky novel about the strength of choosing to love in a world that offers no promises, and no guarantees.
/book/show/3822439-the-romance-of-the-unicorn?from_search=true	Cynthia Joyce Clay	The Romance of the Unicorn	Something in Elayne's refrigerator turned her pedigree Siamese cat into a troll. Find ing entry to a magical world, Elayne found its king mad, its queen imprisoned, and its city suffering from the Plague.To set things right, Elayne must find the talisman of the Royal House of Faye.
/book/show/13299020-the-bedeviled-heart?from_search=true	Carmen Caine	The Bedeviled Heart (Highland Heather and Hearts Scottish Romance #2)	Each of his politically arranged marriages had ended in disaster. And though he had never touched a one of his wives, he had come to believe that sharing his name would consign a woman to an early gravEach of his politically arranged marriages had ended in disaster. And though he had never touched a one of his wives, he had come to believe that sharing his name would consign a woman to an early grave. So, on the sunny spring day Cameron encounters a delightfully devious, bright-eyed lass selling charmed stones in one of Stirling's alehouses, he tosses her a shilling, thinking only to steal a kiss. But it is a kiss that will change his life forever.To care for her ailing father, the precocious Kate Ferguson has resorted to swindling the drunkards of Stirling. But a chance meeting with a handsome and seductively mysterious outlaw named Cameron ends with a kiss that changes the course of her destiny.But as dark times descend upon Scotland, Kate is inadvertently caught in a deadly web of court intrigue spun by the royal favorite, Thomas Cochrane. And as King James III falls prey to his fear of the Black Arts, accusations of witchcraft and treachery abound. The fate of Scotland hangs in the balance, and while Cameron vows to defy destiny itself to hold Kate forever in his arms, he must unravel the plots of nobles and commoners alike to protect the country that he loves.
/book/show/530531.On_Writing_Romance?from_search=true	Leigh Michaels	On Writing Romance: How to Craft a Novel That Sells	In, award-winning romance novelisttalks you through each stage of the writing and publishing process. From the origins and evolution of the romance novel to establishing a vital story framework to writing that last line to seeking out appropriate publishers, everything you evIn, award-winning romance novelisttalks you through each stage of the writing and publishing process. From the origins and evolution of the romance novel to establishing a vital story framework to writing that last line to seeking out appropriate publishers, everything you ever wanted to know about writing a romance novel is here.In addition to a comprehensive breakdown of more than thirty romance subgenres, including such categories as historical, inspirational, Regency, and sweet traditional, you'll discover how to:Steer clear of cliches and stereotypes by studying the genreCraft engaging and realistic heroes and heroines readers will adoreConvincingly develop the central couple's blossoming relationshipAdd conflict by utilizing essential secondary characters like the other womanUse tension and timing to make your love scenes sizzle with sensualityGet your characters to happily-ever-after with an ending readers will always rememberlus, read a sample query letter, cover letter, and synopsis, and learn how to properly prepare you romance novel for submission to agents and editors.has everything you need to leave readers swooning!
/book/show/22388766-the-princess-spy?from_search=true	Melanie Dickerson	The Princess Spy (Fairy Tale Romance Series Book 5)	
/book/show/23151546-strange-and-lovely?from_search=true	Jenni James Stephanie Fowers Cindy M. Hogan	Strange and Lovely: Paranormal Tales of Thrills and Romance	Zombies and vampires and ghosts....oh, my!From fae assassins to subjugating the dead, Strange and Lovely is a collection of short stories that seamlessly blends spine-tingling chills and swoon-worthy romance.This young adult paranormal anthology of supernatural creatures from ten talented authors serves up short stories with heart-stopping storytelling that will haunt yoZombies and vampires and ghosts....oh, my!From fae assassins to subjugating the dead, Strange and Lovely is a collection of short stories that seamlessly blends spine-tingling chills and swoon-worthy romance.This young adult paranormal anthology of supernatural creatures from ten talented authors serves up short stories with heart-stopping storytelling that will haunt you long after you've put it down. Open the pages and discover worlds colliding and struggles for life and love. Youll find a tale of a young incubus desperately fighting his nature (and diet) alongside Ashley who has a choicerun from the vampires who will stop at nothing to kill her, or become one of them. Dipping deep into romance youll find enchanting assassins too beautiful and deadly, and a touching tangle of a love story between an angel and a mermaid both struggling to make their love last. This book will be sure to make you believe that even in the darkest of nights love can find a way.If you love tales of paranormal romance or supernatural thrills but can't decide which ghostly or otherworldly creature to focus on, this is the perfect book for you.Best-selling authors such as Jenni James, Amber Argyle, Stephanie Fowers, and Cindy M. Hogan craft thrilling new stories filled with engaging characters, while others, like Christine Fonseca, Jennifer Griffith, C. J. Anaya, Jennifer Bryce, M. Leigh Marrott, and Rebecca Gage, explode off the page with unique takes on familiar supernatural favorites.Whether humorous, suspenseful, or romantic, the stories in Strange and Lovely will leave you feeling wickedly entertained.
/book/show/30836833-dark-surrender?from_search=true	Erica Ridley	Dark Surrender (Gothic Historical Romance, #1)	TRAPPED IN DARKNESS . . .Violet Whitechapel committed an unspeakable crime to save a child. To escape the hangmans noose, she takes refuge in a crumbling abbey with secrets darker than her own. When its master offers her a temporary post, Violet cannot say no. Just as she begins to see him in a new light, her past catches up to her and endangers them all.THEIR PASSION BUTRAPPED IN DARKNESS . . .Violet Whitechapel committed an unspeakable crime to save a child. To escape the hangmans noose, she takes refuge in a crumbling abbey with secrets darker than her own. When its master offers her a temporary post, Violet cannot say no. Just as she begins to see him in a new light, her past catches up to her and endangers them all.THEIR PASSION BURNS BRIGHT . . .Alistair Waldegrave keeps his daughter imprisoned in the black heart of his Gothic abbey. As he searches for a cure to the disease the villagers call demonic, his new governess brings much needed light into their lives. But how can the passion between them survive the darkness encroaching from outside their sheltered walls?
/book/show/34365298-romance-ao-anoitecer?from_search=true	Tessa Dare	Romance ao Anoitecer (Spindle Cove, #3)	[b]Spindle Cove  uma pacata vila onde jovens senhoras conviveme procuram manter a sua reputao intacta.[/b]Aps anos a levar uma vida solitria, a rf Kate Taylor encontrou acolhimento e amizade em Spindle Cove, onde d lies de msica e frequenta a classe mais privilegiada da vila. Mas Kate anseia por algo mais, por conhecer o verdadeiro amor.[b]At que revelaes ine[b]Spindle Cove  uma pacata vila onde jovens senhoras conviveme procuram manter a sua reputao intacta.[/b]Aps anos a levar uma vida solitria, a rf Kate Taylor encontrou acolhimento e amizade em Spindle Cove, onde d lies de msica e frequenta a classe mais privilegiada da vila. Mas Kate anseia por algo mais, por conhecer o verdadeiro amor.[b]At que revelaes inesperadas ameaam mudar o destino deuma donzela muito querida para todos.[/b]Frio como o gelo, porm incrivelmente bonito, o cabo Thorne  o exemplo perfeito do tipo de homem que Kate deveria evitar. Mas o destino parece no concordar com ela. Entretanto, um grupo de misteriosos desconhecidos chega a Spindle Cove para revelar a Kate as suas verdadeiras origens.  ento que, para surpresa geral, Thorne se apresenta como seu noivo.[b]A no ser que o anoitecer se encarreguede alterar o rumo dos seus passos.[/b]Ele afirma que nada sente, alm do dever de a proteger. Mas Kate est longe de acreditar nisso? E para Thorne conseguir convenc-la ter que manter as mos longe do seu corpo tentador e escudar o corao daquele sorriso deslumbrante. Conseguir este guerreiro vencer a sua derradeira batalha? Ou render-se- ao desafio de amar pela primeira vez?
/book/show/11104209-romancing-the-balance-sheets?from_search=true	Anil Lamba	Romancing The Balance Sheets	
/book/show/17521902-shiver?from_search=true	Tiffinie Helmer	Shiver (Romance on the Edge, #3)	Murder so cold it burns...Hes a wolf without a pack...Graphic novelist Aidan Harte writes about the kind of heroes he knows hell never be. Hes returned to the forgotten gold mining town of Chatanika, Alaska to scatter his fathers ashes and close out the bastards life. He plans to get in and get out without seeing a soul. That is, until things take a deadly turn.ShesMurder so cold it burns...Hes a wolf without a pack...Graphic novelist Aidan Harte writes about the kind of heroes he knows hell never be. Hes returned to the forgotten gold mining town of Chatanika, Alaska to scatter his fathers ashes and close out the bastards life. He plans to get in and get out without seeing a soul. That is, until things take a deadly turn.Shes a raven whos clipped her wings...Raven Maiskis thrilled Old Man Harte is dead. But shes not happy about the return of his son, Aidanher soul mate and enemywho promised never to step foot back in Chatanika. If she doesn't run him out of town fast, he'll uncover what she's hidden from him.When word of the misers death spreads, danger erupts in a hunt for gold that will either lead to redemption...or blood.
/book/show/22631872-romance-at-the-beach?from_search=true	Bella Andre Tina Folsom Marie Force	Romance at the Beach	Take five sizzling romances from New York Times bestselling authors to the beach with you this summer!From This Moment On from the Sullivans Series by Bella AndreOne night is all winery owner, Marcus Sullivan, and pop star, Nicola Harding, agree to share with each other. But growing emotions - and sizzling attraction - keep drawing them closer together. Close enough forTake five sizzling romances from New York Times bestselling authors to the beach with you this summer!From This Moment On from the Sullivans Series by Bella AndreOne night is all winery owner, Marcus Sullivan, and pop star, Nicola Harding, agree to share with each other. But growing emotions - and sizzling attraction - keep drawing them closer together. Close enough for them to wonder if stealing one more secret moment together can ever be enough?Lawful Lover from the Eternal Bachelors Club by Tina FolsomAfter their tumultuous barely-two-week relationship, Sabrina leaves her life in San Francisco and moves in with Daniel in New York. The adjustment is difficult and made worse when an old nemesis from San Francisco causes trouble for Daniel. To further complicate their lives, Daniel's ex-girlfriend Audrey resorts to deception to make Sabrina doubt Daniel's love for her.Fool for Love from the McCarthys of Gansett Island Series by Marie ForceJoe Cantrell, owner of the Gansett Island Ferry Company, has been in love with Janey McCarthy for as long as he can remember. It was bad enough for Joe loving Janey from afar, but having her nurse a broken heart at his house is pure torture. Will he take advantage of this opportunity to show her what they could have together? And what will Joe's best friend and Janey's protective older brother Mac have to say about it?So This Is Love from the Callaway Series by Barbara FreethyFor Max Harrison, a homicide detective, love seduces and then destroys. His brother went to prison for love. His father left his family for love. Max is determined not to follow in their footsteps. Then he meets Emma Callaway, a sexy, courageous fire investigator, who turns his life upside down. As fires rage around the city, the heat between them ignites in a blaze of passion. Will it destroy them or will they finally get everything they ever wanted?Fight With Me from the With Me in Seattle Series by Kristen ProbyJules Montgomery won't risk her career for mind-blowing sex, no matter how much her body and heart keep arguing with her. Reformed bad-boy Nate McKenna won't be brushed aside. She can fight all she wants, but he'll have her in his bed in the end.
/book/show/25778566-emma-suivi-de-jane-eyre?from_search=true	Charlotte Bront Jane Austen	Emma (suivi de Jane Eyre): édition intégrale	Cette dition spciale propose dans un mme volume, deux grands chefs-duvre de la littrature romantique anglaise.Tout dabord,, par Jane AustenEmma Woodhouse, belle, intelligente, riche, dote dun heureux caractre et pourvue dune trs confortable demeure, semblait jouir des dons les plus prcieux de lexistence.  Telle est la premire phrase du roman deCette dition spciale propose dans un mme volume, deux grands chefs-duvre de la littrature romantique anglaise.Tout dabord,, par Jane AustenEmma Woodhouse, belle, intelligente, riche, dote dun heureux caractre et pourvue dune trs confortable demeure, semblait jouir des dons les plus prcieux de lexistence.  Telle est la premire phrase du roman de Jane Austen. Emma est la fille cadette dun pre  le plus affectionn et le plus indulgent du monde , devenu veuf trop tt. Sa sur vient de se marier et Emma devient la matresse de maison de la demeure familiale. Et elle jure bien quelle ne se mariera jamais, pour rester toujours prs de son pre. Mais ce qui occupe le plus clair de son temps, cest de trouver un bon mari  ses amies...On retrouve dans ce pur joyaux de la littrature britannique et romantique de lre victorienne, toute lexcellence du style de Jane Austen, aussi bien dans les histoires quelle dpeint avec malice et exprience que dans lcrit quelle matrise, tant par son vocabulaire que par ses subtilits. Un style bourr dhumour, de sous-entendus et bien sr, damour !A lire sans modration, la thire  porte de main.Suivi de, par Charlotte BrontJane Eyre est une jeune anglaise,  l'enfance malheureuse chez sa tante puis envoye dans une pension peu accueillante. Aprs avoir t institutrice pendant deux ans, elle devient la gouvernante de la pupille d'un certain Mr Rochester, dont elle tombe perdument amoureuse.Mais dans le sombre chteau de Thornfield, on lui cache un lourd secret...
/book/show/130763.Reading_the_Romance?from_search=true	Janice A. Radway	Reading the Romance: Women, Patriarchy, and Popular Literature	Originally published in 1984,challenges popular (and often demeaning) myths about why romantic fiction, one of publishing's most lucrative categories, captivates millions of women readers. Among those who have disparaged romance reading are feminists, literary critics, and theorists of mass culture. They claim that romances enforce the woman reader's dOriginally published in 1984,challenges popular (and often demeaning) myths about why romantic fiction, one of publishing's most lucrative categories, captivates millions of women readers. Among those who have disparaged romance reading are feminists, literary critics, and theorists of mass culture. They claim that romances enforce the woman reader's dependence on men and acceptance of the repressive ideology purveyed by popular culture. Radway questions such claims, arguing that critical attention must shift from the text itself, taken in isolation, to the complex social event of reading. She examines that event, from the complicated business of publishing and distribution to the individual reader's engagement with the text.Radway's provocative approach combines reader-response criticism with anthropology and feminist psychology. Asking readers themselves to explore their reading motives, habits, and rewards, she conducted interviews in a midwestern town with forty-two romance readers whom she met through Dorothy Evans, a chain bookstore employee who has earned a reputation as an expert on romantic fiction. Evans defends her customers' choice of entertainment; reading romances, she tells Radway, is no more harmful than watching sports on television.We read books so we won't cry is the poignant explanation one woman offers for her reading habit. Indeed, Radway found that while the women she studied devote themselves to nurturing their families, these wives and mothers receive insufficient devotion or nurturance in return. In romances the women find not only escape from the demanding and often tiresome routines of their lives but also a hero who supplies the tenderness and admiring attention that they have learned not to expect.The heroines admired by Radway's group defy the expected stereotypes; they are strong, independent, and intelligent. That such characters often find themselves to be victims of male aggression and almost always resign themselves to accepting conventional roles in life has less to do, Radway argues, with the women readers' fantasies and choices than with their need to deal with a fear of masculine dominance.These romance readers resent not only the limited choices in their own lives but the patronizing atitude that men especially express toward their reading tastes. In fact, women read romances both to protest and to escape temporarily the narrowly defined role prescribed for them by a patriarchal culture. Paradoxically, the books that they read make conventional roles for women seem desirable. It is this complex relationship between culture, text, and woman reader that Radway urges feminists to address. Romance readers, she argues, should be encouraged to deliver their protests in the arena of actual social relations rather than to act them out in the solitude of the imagination.In a new introduction, Janice Radway places the book within the context of current scholarship and offers both an explanation and critique of the study's limitations.
/book/show/13643935-baby-kisses?from_search=true	Verna Clay	Baby Kisses (Romance on the Ranch #3)	Tooty Townsend bore a child at the age of sixteen. Now, four years later, she has her hands full raising Harris and trying to make a living. Reclusive author, Maxwell Henry, real name, Miles Brightman, is looking to hire a personal assistant while he's in Colorado finishing up his latest suspense thriller. Sarah Tanner, stepmother to Tooty's best friend, Julie, and a frienTooty Townsend bore a child at the age of sixteen. Now, four years later, she has her hands full raising Harris and trying to make a living. Reclusive author, Maxwell Henry, real name, Miles Brightman, is looking to hire a personal assistant while he's in Colorado finishing up his latest suspense thriller. Sarah Tanner, stepmother to Tooty's best friend, Julie, and a friend of Miles, recommended her to the author. Unfortunately, Harris climbed onto the guy's lap at Julie and Jacob's wedding reception and asked him to take him for a ride in his wheelchair. Then he asked him to marry his mommy and become his daddy! Tooty needs a job and she's swallowing her pride to apply for this one.
/book/show/3201901-tides-of-love?from_search=true	Tracy  Sumner	Tides Of Love	Newcomer Tracy Sumner has a distinctive narrative voice and a fine talent for evoking the coastal terrain and social scene of North Carolina's Outer Banks. Here, she introduces Elle Beaumont, whose heart had been broken once by Noah Garrett. Now, Noah is back, rekindling dreams she'd given tip for lost, and turning her world upside down.
/book/show/22089143-bad-boys-and-billionaires?from_search=true	Lynn Red Melanie Marchande Synthia St. Claire	Bad Boys and Billionaires (The Naughty List Romance Bundles #1)	We know what you like.Men that are rough around the edges and damn good in the sack. Billionaires who take control and won't let go until the satisfaction is overwhelming. Alpha males who will stop for nothing until they have gotten their fill...and left you swirling in a deep pool of pleasure like you've never known.The Naughty List is here to give you exactly what youWe know what you like.Men that are rough around the edges and damn good in the sack. Billionaires who take control and won't let go until the satisfaction is overwhelming. Alpha males who will stop for nothing until they have gotten their fill...and left you swirling in a deep pool of pleasure like you've never known.The Naughty List is here to give you exactly what you crave - with this special collection of novels, novellas, and short stories from a mix of New York Times Bestselling Romances and some of the newest, boldest authors around. It's more than 200,000 words in length and features the following adventurous, passionate works:The Alpha's Kiss (Change for Me) by Lynn RedI Married a Billionaire by Melanie MarchandeLost in Blue by Synthia St. ClaireLast Lord of The Moors by Isabella BrookeAmy's Bear (The Werebear Shifters) by Aurora Reid
/book/show/18492639-opening-act?from_search=true	Dish Tillman	Opening Act: A Rock and Roll Romance	front man for the hot new band everyones talking about. When best friends Zee and Loni meet him after a concert, Zee practically throws herself at him. But not Loni. A smart and savvy literature student, Loni wants a man with brains, not bravado. So when Shay goes for her instead, she wants no part of it.Now Shay cant get Lonifront man for the hot new band everyones talking about. When best friends Zee and Loni meet him after a concert, Zee practically throws herself at him. But not Loni. A smart and savvy literature student, Loni wants a man with brains, not bravado. So when Shay goes for her instead, she wants no part of it.Now Shay cant get Loni out of his mind. Even as he gears up for the national tour thats sure to launch him to stardom, Shay is compelled to see the poetry-quoting beauty again before he hits the road. Despite her initial brush off, he feels there could be something between them. Not a one-night gig, but something real.The very different paths Shay and Loni are on should never have crossed. But they did. And theres no going back. Everything and everyone in their lives are pulling them apart. Can love bring them back together?
/book/show/29339720-the-accidental-boyfriend?from_search=true	Maggie Dallen	The Accidental Boyfriend (Chance Romance #2)	Holly Sinclair is ready to have it all. She's even found her Mr. Right--a steady, reliable guy who just needs a little convincing. Now all the former wild child has to do is free herself of her very inconvenient attraction to Jack Everett. Not only does the notorious playboy and tabloid king seduce her at her sister's weddingHolly Sinclair is ready to have it all. She's even found her Mr. Right--a steady, reliable guy who just needs a little convincing. Now all the former wild child has to do is free herself of her very inconvenient attraction to Jack Everett. Not only does the notorious playboy and tabloid king seduce her at her sister's wedding, he follows her to Paris! Suddenly, Holly is alone with Jack in the most romantic city in the world--and his family is leaping to the wrong conclusionsThe world's most infamous bachelor has finally met his match. If Jack was the type to settle down, Holly would be the woman of his dreams. There's just one hitch: Holly actually believes she wants to marry Mr. Oh-So-Boring. Intent on proving that she deserves someone better, Jack finds himself playing the role of the perfect boyfrienda little too well. If he's not careful, he might just lose this game--and his heart.
/book/show/5462318-o-velho-que-lia-romances-de-amor?from_search=true	Luis Seplveda	O Velho Que Lia Romances de Amor	Um velho vive numa cabana em El Idilio, uma aldeia no rio Nangaritza River, no canto sudeste do Equador. A aldeia  to pequena que o dentista vem apenas duas vezes por ano, para arrancar dentes e traz livros para o velho - histrias de amor, com gndolas deslizantes e beijos ardentes, do tipo de histria que garante a maior mgoa. Esta  uma histria da selva, inferno verUm velho vive numa cabana em El Idilio, uma aldeia no rio Nangaritza River, no canto sudeste do Equador. A aldeia  to pequena que o dentista vem apenas duas vezes por ano, para arrancar dentes e traz livros para o velho - histrias de amor, com gndolas deslizantes e beijos ardentes, do tipo de histria que garante a maior mgoa. Esta  uma histria da selva, inferno verde e den; dos ndios Shuar, que sabiam viver em harmonia com ela; das mquinas e dos colonos e prospectores de ouro que a invadiram. A Natureza, fora de balano, torna-se vingativa e violenta. Um ocelote persegue os habitantes da aldeia e s o velho, que em tempos vivera com os ndios e conhece a selva,  capaz de o enfrentar. Uma aventura encantadora de honra pessoal no mundo mgico e selvagem da Amaznia.
/book/show/6715486-holiday-romance?from_search=true	Charles Dickens	Holiday Romance	Charles John Huffam Dickens (1812-1870), also known as Boz, was the foremost English novelist of the Victorian era, as well as a vigorous social campaigner. Considered one of the English language's greatest writers, he was acclaimed for his rich storytelling and memorable characters, and achieved massive worldwide popularity in his lifetime. The popularity of his novelsCharles John Huffam Dickens (1812-1870), also known as Boz, was the foremost English novelist of the Victorian era, as well as a vigorous social campaigner. Considered one of the English language's greatest writers, he was acclaimed for his rich storytelling and memorable characters, and achieved massive worldwide popularity in his lifetime. The popularity of his novels and short stories has meant that not one has ever gone out of print. Dickens wrote serialised novels, the usual format for fiction at the time, and each new part of his stories was eagerly anticipated by the reading public. Among his best-known works are Sketches by Boz (1836), The Pickwick Papers (1837), Oliver Twist (1838), Nicholas Nickleby (1839), Barnaby Rudge (1841), A Christmas Carol (1843), Martin Chuzzlewit (1844), David Copperfield (1850), Bleak House (1853), Little Dorrit (1857), A Tale of Two Cities (1859), Great Expectations (1861) and Our Mutual Friend (1865).
/book/show/18479363-peckinpah?from_search=true	D. Harlan Wilson	Peckinpah: An Ultraviolent Romance	Life in Dreamfield, Indiana, is a daily harangue of pigs, cornfields, pigs, fast food joints, pigs, Dollar Stores, motorcycles, pigs, and good old-fashioned Amerikan redneckery. The decidedly estranged yet complacent occupants of this proverbial smalltown go about their business like geriatrics in a casino  until their business is interrupted by a sinister gang of outsideLife in Dreamfield, Indiana, is a daily harangue of pigs, cornfields, pigs, fast food joints, pigs, Dollar Stores, motorcycles, pigs, and good old-fashioned Amerikan redneckery. The decidedly estranged yet complacent occupants of this proverbial smalltown go about their business like geriatrics in a casino  until their business is interrupted by a sinister gang of outsiders. Angry, slick-talking, and ultraviolent to the core, Samson Thataway and the Fuming Garcias commit art-for-arts-sake in the form of hideous, unmotivated serial killings. When an unsuspecting everymans wife is murdered by the throng, it is up to Felix Soandso to avenge her death and return Dreamfield to its natural state of absurdity.
/book/show/16300234-wide-awake-a-vampire-romance?from_search=true	Jade Cooper	Wide Awake A Vampire Romance	Tess never asked to be a part of a world filled with vampires and werewolves, but shes been caught up in a tragic moment; one that has sealed her fate and marked her as a target. The werewolves have scented her trail and want her bad. She has no choice but to accept the protection of a vampire who wants to do so much more than guard this beauty.As a vampire, Symon is benTess never asked to be a part of a world filled with vampires and werewolves, but shes been caught up in a tragic moment; one that has sealed her fate and marked her as a target. The werewolves have scented her trail and want her bad. She has no choice but to accept the protection of a vampire who wants to do so much more than guard this beauty.As a vampire, Symon is benevolent. As a leader, he is fair. As a lover he is primal, controlling and borders on barbaric. He means to take what what he has claimed and damn the consequences. Hell never allow anyone else to punish his beauty.Can the vampire prince deliver on his promise to keep her safe from the wolves? Can Tess stand the heat of his shocking desires?One night, one terrible mistakeFor the first time ever Tesss eyes are wide open. For the first time in her life, shes wide awake.(This book is a second edition previously published as Consumed; Dark Destiny by Taylor Shaw. It has been completely re-written and is a complete, stand alone book in Jade's new series Kindred Souls. Visit eroticaromance.net for more info.)**Warning: Explicit sexual content**
/book/show/19981540-vamps-and-the-city?from_search=true	Kerrelyn Sparks	Vamps And The City	Who says a vamp can't have it all? Darcy Newhart thought it was a stroke of genius - the first-ever reality TV show where mortals vie with vampires for the title of The Sexiest Man on Earth. As the show's director, Darcy's career would be on track again. And she can finally have a life apart from the vampire harem. Okay, so she's still technically dead, but two out of threWho says a vamp can't have it all? Darcy Newhart thought it was a stroke of genius - the first-ever reality TV show where mortals vie with vampires for the title of The Sexiest Man on Earth. As the show's director, Darcy's career would be on track again. And she can finally have a life apart from the vampire harem. Okay, so she's still technically dead, but two out of three's not bad. Now she just has to make sure that a mortal doesn't win. If only she wasn't so distracted by a super-sexy and live contestant named Austin... But Darcy doesn't know the worst of it. Austin Erickson is actually a vampire slayer! And he's got his eye on the show's leggy blond director. Only problem is, he's never wanted any woman - living or dead - as badly. But if he wins her heart, will he lose his soul? And if it means an eternity of hot, passionate loving with Darcy, does that really matter anyway?
/book/show/34675634-one-hot-night?from_search=true	Noelle  Adams	One Hot Night: Three Contemporary Romance Novellas	Hearts can change in just one night...One Night with her Bodyguard:As the introverted daughter of a Hollywood mogul, Claire tries to avoid the limelight. She isn't used to be surrounded by other people all the time--particularly sexy bodyguard Michael Lyle who is always, always around. She thinks he sees her only as a job, until one hot night...when all the feelings hiddenHearts can change in just one night...One Night with her Bodyguard:As the introverted daughter of a Hollywood mogul, Claire tries to avoid the limelight. She isn't used to be surrounded by other people all the time--particularly sexy bodyguard Michael Lyle who is always, always around. She thinks he sees her only as a job, until one hot night...when all the feelings hidden inside his strong, stoic demeanor are finally released.One Night in the Ice Storm:When she returns to her hometown for the holidays, Rachel doesn't expect to be stranded in an ice storm with only David Harris for company. Eight years ago, David took her virginity and then broke her heart, and she doesn't plan to forgive him. She thinks she doesn't care about him anymore, until one hot night...when the ice finally melts.One Night with her Best Friend:Kate prides herself on her well-organized life--with job, boyfriend, and best friend clearly in their places. Aaron has been her best friend for fourteen years, and it's never been romantic between them. She thinks it never can be, until one hot night...when Aaron becomes much more than a friend.
/book/show/27209451-living-with-a-dead-language?from_search=true	Ann  Patty	Living with a Dead Language: My Romance with Latin	After thirty-five years of living in New York City, Ann Patty stopped working and moved to the country upstate. She was soon bored, aimless, and lost in the woods. Hoping to challeAfter thirty-five years of living in New York City, Ann Patty stopped working and moved to the country upstate. She was soon bored, aimless, and lost in the woods. Hoping to challenge her restless, word-loving brain, and to find a new engagement with life, she began a serious study of Latin as an auditor at local colleges.In, Patty weaves elements of her personal life into the confounding grammar and syntax of Latin as she chronicles not only the daily slog but also the deep pleasures of trying to master an inflected language. Courses in Roman history and epigraphy give her new insight into her tragic, long-deceased mother; Horace into the loss of a brilliant friend;, Lucretius into her tenacious drivenness and attraction to Buddhism. Catullus calls up her early days in 1970s New York while Ovid adds a delightful dimension to the flora and fauna that surround her. Finally, Virgil reconciles her to her new lifeno longer an urban exile but a scholar, writer, and teacher. Along the way, she meets an intriguing, impassioned cast of characters: professors, students, and classicists outside of academia who become her new colleagues and who keep Latin very much alive.Written with humor, candor, and an infectious enthusiasm for words and grammar, Pattys book is a celebration of how learning and literature can transform the past and lead to a new, unexpected future.
/book/show/80120.Romance?from_search=true	David Mamet	Romance	Pulitzer Prizewinning playwright David Mametsis an uproarious, take-no-prisoners courtroom comedy that gleefully lampoons everyone from lawyers and judges, to Arabs and Jews, to gays and chiropractors.Its hay fever season, and in a courtroom a judge is popping antihistamines. He listens to the testimony of a Jewish chiropractor, whos a liar, according to his aPulitzer Prizewinning playwright David Mametsis an uproarious, take-no-prisoners courtroom comedy that gleefully lampoons everyone from lawyers and judges, to Arabs and Jews, to gays and chiropractors.Its hay fever season, and in a courtroom a judge is popping antihistamines. He listens to the testimony of a Jewish chiropractor, whos a liar, according to his anti-Semitic defense attorney. The prosecutor, a homosexual, is having a domestic squabble with his lover, who shows up in court in a leopard-print thong. And all the while, a Middle East peace conference is taking place. Masterfully wielding the argot of the courtroom, David Mamet creates a world in microcosm in which shameless fawning, petty prejudices, and sheer caprice hold sway, and the noble apparatus of law and order degenerates into riotous profanity.
/book/show/2729788-the-troubadour-s-romance?from_search=true	Robyn Carr	The Troubadour's Romance	Pawn in a royal bargain, beautiful Felise Scelfton was handed in marriage to Sir Royce Leighton, the scarred and brooding lord of the grim keep of Segeland. And between them desire grew, bursting into a raging hunger that blazed at their merest touch. Still, Royce was tormented by a bitter curse that could lose hPawn in a royal bargain, beautiful Felise Scelfton was handed in marriage to Sir Royce Leighton, the scarred and brooding lord of the grim keep of Segeland. And between them desire grew, bursting into a raging hunger that blazed at their merest touch. Still, Royce was tormented by a bitter curse that could lose him his bride, his heart's very life.Felise turned to her new demesne, nurturing prosperity and peace, winning Royce's trust at last. But just as their passion triumphed the cruel past loomed . . . and only the bravest of loves could survive its brutal betrayal!
/book/show/17314153-a-timeless-romance-anthology?from_search=true	Sarah M. Eden Heather B. Moore Annette Lyon	A Timeless Romance Anthology: Summer Wedding Collection	Six Award-Winning Authors have contributed new stories to A Timeless Romance Anthology: Summer Wedding Collection. Readers will love this collection of six sweet contemporary romance novellas, centered on a Summer Wedding, all with one thing in common: Romance.In Melanie Jacobsons charming novella, Love Bytes, Bree is the maid-of-honor and Dallen is the best-man. While thSix Award-Winning Authors have contributed new stories to A Timeless Romance Anthology: Summer Wedding Collection. Readers will love this collection of six sweet contemporary romance novellas, centered on a Summer Wedding, all with one thing in common: Romance.In Melanie Jacobsons charming novella, Love Bytes, Bree is the maid-of-honor and Dallen is the best-man. While they plan and plot over email and texting, Bree realizes that the best part about the Maui wedding might be meeting Dallen. She just hopes that hell feel the same way.Romeo and Julie-ex is a sweet romance by Julie Wright. Romeo turns out to be a two-timing jerk, and when Juliet Moores pre-ordered wedding dress arrives from UPS, Juliet curses everything male. In a stubborn streak, she decides to keep the bridal photography appointmentwhen Juliet shows up for the appointment and meets photographer Jack Montague, she might have to take back some of her curses on men.In Rachael Andersons enchanting novella, The Meltdown Match, Courtney spends each summer in her hometown of Heimel, Alaska, to find inspiration for her next novel. But when she runs into former high school friend, Mitch Winters, and they both win the Meltdown Matcha traditional dating contestCourtney discovers that leaving her hometown at the end of the summer might not be so easy this time.In Golden Sunrise, an engaging romance by Annette Lyon, Natalie takes time out of her crazy schedule to fly to Vegas for her best friends wedding. Sierra and Jason, high-school sweethearts, are finally getting married. Fortunately for Natalie, her old high-school flame, Adam, has a work commitment and cant be there as best man. But when she arrives at the wedding rehearsallate and raggedAdam is there. When Adam makes a wild suggestion, Natalie just may take him up on it, even though she knows hes moved on. A single choice may mean Natalie is taking a shot at reclaiming the pastor that she's putting her heart in harms way a second time.Tide Pools is a captivating story by Heather B. Moore. Lexi makes a quick trip to Hawaii to attend her friends wedding, and she discovers that the engaged couple, Sydney and Apelu, are still trying to match-make for her. Lexi laughs because not only does their friend David have a serious girlfriend, but he owns a restaurant on the island. But when Lexi meets David, she has a hard time remembering why all of her plans were so important.In Sarah M. Edens delightful novella, A Regular Bloke from Stanmore, Abby is helping her sister, Caroline, plan her British wedding. Thats right, Caroline is obsessed with all things British and insists on an authentic wedding in . . . Oregon. When they arrive at Sainsbury House reception hall, it has everything Caroline loves, and the host, Matthew Carlton, even has a British accent.
/book/show/20159649-lady-sophias-lover?from_search=true	Lisa Kleypas	LADY SOPHIAS LOVER	Lady Sophia is a woman bent on seduction. Hiding her true identity, she enters the employment of Sir Ross Cannon, the famed leader of the legendary Bow Street Runners. She believes that Sir Ross is responsible for the scandal that lead to the ruination of her brother; and she knows that what could bring him down is also a scandal. Sir Ross has made a vow--never to bed anotLady Sophia is a woman bent on seduction. Hiding her true identity, she enters the employment of Sir Ross Cannon, the famed leader of the legendary Bow Street Runners. She believes that Sir Ross is responsible for the scandal that lead to the ruination of her brother; and she knows that what could bring him down is also a scandal. Sir Ross has made a vow--never to bed another woman since the death of his wife. But Sophia's sensuality is about to make him change his mind.
/book/show/7815477-a-suitor-for-jenny?from_search=true	Margaret Brownley	A Suitor for Jenny (A Rocky Creek Romance, #2)	While trying to find suitable husbands for her two sisters in Rocky Creek, Texas, Jenny Higgins is courted by Marshal Rhett Armstrong, a strong and handsome contender who will have to work hard to win Jenny's heart.
/book/show/23645082-romance-me?from_search=true	Susan Hatler Ciara Knight Rochelle French	Romance Me	Be romanced by four unforgettable heroes. . . .This captivating collection includes four contemporary romance stories from sweet to sizzling that will warm your heart, touch your soul, or scorch your sheets. These fabulous stories are each Book 1 in four unforgettable series that will make you swoon and leave you eager for more.Love at First Date (a novella) by Susan HatBe romanced by four unforgettable heroes. . . .This captivating collection includes four contemporary romance stories from sweet to sizzling that will warm your heart, touch your soul, or scorch your sheets. These fabulous stories are each Book 1 in four unforgettable series that will make you swoon and leave you eager for more.Love at First Date (a novella) by Susan Hatler, New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author(Better Date than Never series, Book 1) Ellens figured out that finding the right guy is all about compatibility. Thats why she signs up for Detailed Datingthe local online dating scene in Sacramento. They ask men the hard questions, compare their answers with hers, then she filters through the profiles of each provided match. After numerous email exchanges, she narrows it down to two promising candidates shes excited to meet in person.When Ellens best friend asks her for a favor, dog-sitting leads to disaster and Ellen ends up at the local vet where she meets a man she cant get out of her mind. Henry isnt a logical choice, but she finds herself paying for dog obedience class to spend more time with him. Ellen knows that in order to have a lasting relationship, she should take the safe route and go for one of the pre-screened guys. But, how can she think with her head when her heart keeps begging her to give Henry a chance?Winter in Sweetwater County (a full-length novel) by Ciara Knight, Bestselling Author(Sweetwater County series, Book 1) Lisa Mortans ideal life crumbles when her rich and powerful fianc demands she end an unwanted pregnancy. With no job or social support, she flees to a small town in hopes of finding a good family for her unborn baby, but instead finds a man who is as broken as she is.Eric Gaylord returns to his home town for a respite after a tragic loss, but when his spitfire mother takes on an unknown woman as a business partner, he is forced to face the nightmare hed left behind or risk losing the one woman who could heal his heart.Forever the One (a full-length novel) by Rochelle French, Romance Author(Meadowview Heat series, Book 1) Years ago, Sadie Courant had been the frizzy-haired twerp next door. Now shes drop-dead gorgeous and has, well...uh...breasts. Its no wonder Broadway director Ethan Sawyer doesn't recognize his best friends little sister when he sees her again.Sadie has been in love with Ethan since she was in braces. So when he fails to recognize her at the bachelor auction shes organized, she flips. Sure, she looks a little different now, what with the boobs and a little help from a flat iron, but really? Deciding she needs to get the man out of her system, Sadie negotiates a way for Ethan to make up for his mistake: a one-night stand. She figures after they do the deed, hell head back to New York and shell finally be able to let go. But when Ethan has to move back to the small town of Meadowview and work side-by-side with Sadie, she realizes she couldnt be more wrong about the letting go part of her plan. Because Ethan has and always will be...forever the one.Bedding The Wrong Brother (a full-length novel) by Virna DePaul, New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Author(Bedding The Bachelors series, Book 1) Determined to find her inner sex diva, Melina Parker enlists her childhood friend, Max Dalton, to tutor her after hours. Instead, she ends up in the wrong bed and gets a lesson in passion from Maxs twin brother, Rhys Dalton, a man Melinas always secretly wanted but never thought she could have.
/book/show/27805184-la-tentation-de-lila-et-ethan?from_search=true	Jessica Sorensen	La tentation de Lila et Ethan	Aux yeux de tous, Lila na aucun dfaut. Cest quelle est prte  tout pour dissimuler ses plus sombres secrets. Mme si cela finit souvent trs mal. Chaque fois quelle touche le fond, une seule personne est capable de la sortir du gouffre, Ethan. De son ct, Ethan a fix les rgles depuis longtemps: Lila et lui sont amis, rien de plus. Dailleurs, entre le bad boy tatAux yeux de tous, Lila na aucun dfaut. Cest quelle est prte  tout pour dissimuler ses plus sombres secrets. Mme si cela finit souvent trs mal. Chaque fois quelle touche le fond, une seule personne est capable de la sortir du gouffre, Ethan. De son ct, Ethan a fix les rgles depuis longtemps: Lila et lui sont amis, rien de plus. Dailleurs, entre le bad boy tatou et la princesse au sourire tincelant, quy a-t-il en commun? Pourtant, il doit reconnatre quil est plus proche delle que de quiconque Cest dailleurs pour cela quil se tient sur ses gardes. Il a appris  ses dpends que ce genre dattachement ne pouvait tre que douloureux. Mais lorsqu Lila tombe plus bas que jamais, Ethan peut-il se contenter dagir en simple ami? Et peut-il lui aussi prendre le risque de tomber amoureux?
/book/show/31224346-filthy-english?from_search=true	Ilsa Madden-Mills	Filthy English:	Frombest-selling author Ilsa Madden-Mills comes a new,full-length STANDALONE novel about HOTBritish alphas.Two weeks before her wedding, Remi Montagues fianc drops her faster than a drunken sorority girl in stilettos. Armed with her best friend and a bottle of tequila, she hoFrombest-selling author Ilsa Madden-Mills comes a new,full-length STANDALONE novel about HOTBritish alphas.Two weeks before her wedding, Remi Montagues fianc drops her faster than a drunken sorority girl in stilettos. Armed with her best friend and a bottle of tequila, she hops a plane to London to drown her sorrows before fall semester begins at Whitman University.She didn't plan on attending a masquerade party.She sure didnt plan on waking up next to the British bad boy who broke her heart three years agothe devastatingly handsomeDax Blay. Furthermore, she hashow they acquired matching tattoos.Once back at Whitman together, they endeavor to pretend they never had their night of unbridled passion in London.But thats damn hard to do when you live in the same house
/book/show/10989658-the-metamorphoses-of-apuleius-a-romance-of-the-second-century?from_search=true	Apuleius	The Metamorphoses of Apuleius; A Romance of the Second Century	Publisher: London: Longmans Publication date: 1851 Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes. When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there.
/book/show/20214248-breathing-room?from_search=true	Susan Elizabeth Phillips	Breathing Room	She''s Dr. Isabel Favor, America''s diva of self-help. He''s Ren Gage, Hollywood''s favorite bad guy. Sometimes you just know that God has a sense of humor. She''s lost her money to an unscrupulous accountant, her fianc to a frumpy older woman, and her reputation to headlines denouncing her as a fraud. Lately it seems Dr. Isabel, America''s favorite self-help guru, can fiShe''s Dr. Isabel Favor, America''s diva of self-help. He''s Ren Gage, Hollywood''s favorite bad guy. Sometimes you just know that God has a sense of humor. She''s lost her money to an unscrupulous accountant, her fianc to a frumpy older woman, and her reputation to headlines denouncing her as a fraud. Lately it seems Dr. Isabel, America''s favorite self-help guru, can fix everyone''s life but her own. Even the shelter of a simple stone farmhouse nestled in an olive grove can''t provide Isabel with the refuge she needs -- not when the townspeople are scheming to drive her away, her plan to restore her good name has come up empty ... and a movie star villain with a face to die for refuses to leave her in peace! Viciously handsome and sublimely talented, Lorenzo Gage makes his living killing people ... on the silver screen, that is. Despite his success, he hates the feeling that everything he''s neglected in life is catching up with him. Then he spots Isabel sipping a glass of wine in a sidewalk caf. A good guy wouldn''t think of seducing such a tidy-looking woman ... but Ren Gage never saw the fun in playing the hero. Sometimes all it takes is a special place ... a special love ... a little breathing room ... for life to deliver all its glorious promise.
/book/show/24856032-at-love-s-bidding?from_search=true	Regina Jennings	At Love's Bidding (Ozark Mountain Romance #2)	After helping her grandfather at their Boston auction house, Miranda Wimplegate discovers she's accidentally sold a powerful family's prized portrait to an anonymous bidder. Desperate to appease the furious family, her grandfather tracks it to the Missouri Ozarks and makes an outlandish offer to buy the local auction house if they promise not to sell anything until he arriAfter helping her grandfather at their Boston auction house, Miranda Wimplegate discovers she's accidentally sold a powerful family's prized portrait to an anonymous bidder. Desperate to appease the furious family, her grandfather tracks it to the Missouri Ozarks and makes an outlandish offer to buy the local auction house if they promise not to sell anything until he arrives.Upon their arrival, however, they discover their new business doesn't deal in fine antiques, but in livestock. And its manager, ruggedly handsome Wyatt Ballentine, is frustrated to discover his fussy new bosses don't know a thing about the business he's single-handedly kept afloat. Faced with more cattle than they can count--but no mysterious painting--Miranda and Wyatt form an unlikely but charged partnership to try and salvage a bad situation getting worse.
/book/show/691377.True_Romance?from_search=true	Quentin Tarantino	True Romance	True Romance, directed by Tony Scott, is a hilarious, twisted road movie about which Interview raved, A pop-crazy, instant B classic with A clout. Alabama, a hooker, and Clarence, a comic-book store clerk, fall in love and hit the road in a purple Cadillac. They are going to Los Angeles to start a new life -- with a suitcase full of cocaine accidentally stolen from AlabaTrue Romance, directed by Tony Scott, is a hilarious, twisted road movie about which Interview raved, A pop-crazy, instant B classic with A clout. Alabama, a hooker, and Clarence, a comic-book store clerk, fall in love and hit the road in a purple Cadillac. They are going to Los Angeles to start a new life -- with a suitcase full of cocaine accidentally stolen from Alabama's defunct ex-pimp. Guided by the spirit of Elvis, Clarence attempts to sell the coke to a top Hollywood director, putting the young lovers in the middle of a standoff between the narcs and the Sicilian gangsters who rightfully own the cocaine. This publication of Tarantino's first screenplay, written when he was still a video-store clerk, contains the original ending and Tarantino's answers first, questions later structure, both of which were altered by Scott.
/book/show/26068357-meeting-mr-mogul?from_search=true	Mel Ryle	Meeting Mr. Mogul: A CEO Billionaire Contemporary Romance (Mogul, #1)	Just because youre the boss does not mean you can just treat me however you want!With those words, Andy Peterson made an enemy out of William Maxwell, a billionaire who is the epitome of leading men in romance stories for manyridiculously enough. If it were up to her, she wouldnt have to deal with him at all. Unfortunately, he is one of the most powerful men in the cJust because youre the boss does not mean you can just treat me however you want!With those words, Andy Peterson made an enemy out of William Maxwell, a billionaire who is the epitome of leading men in romance stories for manyridiculously enough. If it were up to her, she wouldnt have to deal with him at all. Unfortunately, he is one of the most powerful men in the city, which means he can crush her like a bug if he wants to.And just when things are about to take a turn for the worse, she gets help from the most unlikely source. Alexandra Maxwell, Williams older sister, was so impressed with her feistiness and seeming immunity to billionaire douches charms that she hired Andy as an assistant.Although the job seems too good to pass up, the problem is she would have to work with that SOB. Will Mr. Mogul continue to make her life a living hell? Or will their explosive chemistry lead to something else entirely?If you love reading funny romance novels with a twist, then this story of two hard headed enemies with a meddling sister would surely rock your boat!Buy Meeting Mr. Mogul now and get sucked in to the crazy world of Andy and William!
/book/show/19346497-rough-around-the-edges?from_search=true	Ranae Rose	Rough Around the Edges (MMA Romance Companion Novels #2)	Sometimes love is enough. Other times, you have to fight for it.For Ryan Moore, the choice to fight is like the choice to breathe--necessary. After being wounded in war and discharged from the United States Marine Corps, competitive MMA fighting is the only thing hes still able to excel at. Every round is a risk he cant affordSometimes love is enough. Other times, you have to fight for it.For Ryan Moore, the choice to fight is like the choice to breathe--necessary. After being wounded in war and discharged from the United States Marine Corps, competitive MMA fighting is the only thing hes still able to excel at. Every round is a risk he cant afford to take, but time spent outside of the cage is purgatory, until he meets female fighter Ally Rivera. For the first time since an IED blast destroyed life as he knew it, he wants something--someone. And she wants him, but the lingering effects of war might just tear them apart, if the gang violence that plagues her family doesnt kill them first.Rough Around the Edges is Ryans side of the love story told in Battered Not Broken. Its not a sequel, but a separate novel written for those who want to experience the story through Ryans eyes. Read Battered Not Broken first or simply dive right in and enjoy an erotic romance novel told completely from a male point of view.
/book/show/29502437-love-on-call?from_search=true	Radclyffe	Love on Call (A Rivers Community Romance, #3)	Some people work to pay the bills or send the kids to school or afford playtime.Ex-Army medic physician-assistant Glenn Archer works, as much as she possibly can, to atone for all the lost lives on her conscience. No matter how many patients she helps save at the Rivers Community Hospital, it will never be enough, but it helps her look at herself in the mirror in the morniSome people work to pay the bills or send the kids to school or afford playtime.Ex-Army medic physician-assistant Glenn Archer works, as much as she possibly can, to atone for all the lost lives on her conscience. No matter how many patients she helps save at the Rivers Community Hospital, it will never be enough, but it helps her look at herself in the mirror in the morning.Mariana Mateo needs to make a new life, one without the daily reminders of all shes lost and far away from the suffocating sympathies of her well-meaning family, and moving to a place as different as possible from the bustling LA she grew up in seems like a good idea. A cousin she hasnt seen in twenty years is the only person who knows her in the tiny upstate New York farming community, and thats just the way she wants it.When working side by side with Glenn Archer in the ER makes Mari remember what desire feels like, Mari determines to ignore the feelings, which isnt all that difficult since Glenn is as unapproachable as the beautiful but remote mountains.A Rivers Community Novel
/book/show/12127860-the-cards-of-life-and-death?from_search=true	Colleen Gleason	The Cards of Life and Death (Contemporary Gothic Romance, #2)	A small-town summer romance spiced up with moonlit boat rides, handsome neighbors, and a haunted deck of Tarot cards....Diana Iverson is a sharp, up and coming malpractice attorney with a logical, scientific mind and a handsome fiancuntil the rug is pulled out from under her feet and her life is upended.When her crazy Aunt Belinda dies, leaving her a big old house in MaA small-town summer romance spiced up with moonlit boat rides, handsome neighbors, and a haunted deck of Tarot cards....Diana Iverson is a sharp, up and coming malpractice attorney with a logical, scientific mind and a handsome fiancuntil the rug is pulled out from under her feet and her life is upended.When her crazy Aunt Belinda dies, leaving her a big old house in Maine along with a box of Tarot cards, Diana takes the opportunity for a summer get-away away from the rat-race of Boston and the painful memories there.She doesnt expect to meet up with Ethan Tannock, the handsome neighbor next door who seems to be some sort of eccentric ghost-busteralong with his big, black Labrador Retriever.But when the old house becomes the scene of vandalism and a number of break-ins, and it begins to appear as if Aunt Belindas death was not as it seemed, Diana finds that life isnt always black and white and filled with logic.And then there are Aunt Belindas Tarot cards...which seem to be trying to tell her something from beyond the grave.In the tradition of Barbara Michaels and Mary Stewart comes a new take on a modern gothic by bestselling author Colleen Gleason.
/book/show/25063514-better-with-sugar?from_search=true	Katrina Kirkpatrick	Better With Sugar (Cranefly Romance #1)	War veteran Ethan Quill's horse doesn't like people. And that's okay because neither does he. Broken by their pasts and shunned by the community, they keep to themselves on Ethan's rundown farm. And then along comes a brown-eyed baker who turns their world upside down.Heiress by birth, optimist by heart, Elly Baptiste has left Manhattan behind and picked up her spatula inWar veteran Ethan Quill's horse doesn't like people. And that's okay because neither does he. Broken by their pasts and shunned by the community, they keep to themselves on Ethan's rundown farm. And then along comes a brown-eyed baker who turns their world upside down.Heiress by birth, optimist by heart, Elly Baptiste has left Manhattan behind and picked up her spatula in Cranefly, a quaint Adirondack town. She's looking for love and finds the promise of something unexpectedly delicious with the local recluse. But how does a woman whos running from life find happily ever with a man whos hiding from it?Elly knows sugar. Ethan knows war.She knows sweet. He knows defeat.When put to the test, can they prove that love and life really are better with sugar?
/book/show/13646945-romance-ternelle?from_search=true	Lawrence Miquelon	Romance Éternelle	A young woman in France finds her heart broken and seeks solace from her sister. Reluctantly seeking help from a monk, who happens to be her uncle, she has an unusual dining experience. He discloses a tale that feels literally like a veil being lifted from her eyes. Involving a prostitute and a priest, this story captivates and entices the young lady. The otherworldly descA young woman in France finds her heart broken and seeks solace from her sister. Reluctantly seeking help from a monk, who happens to be her uncle, she has an unusual dining experience. He discloses a tale that feels literally like a veil being lifted from her eyes. Involving a prostitute and a priest, this story captivates and entices the young lady. The otherworldly descriptions of grace and the Holy Spirit prove to be her undoing, challenging what she thought she already knew. Her intimacy lost proves to be a doorway to that which often people can only dream.
/book/show/880695.A_Family_Romance?from_search=true	Anita Brookner	A Family Romance	DOLLY and Jane - pretty Dolly, plain Jane - are the two poles between which this family antiromance swings in slow arcs, though 'swings' seems a rather crudely energetic word to use for the careful movement that is characteristic of a Brookner plot.Dolly, Jane's aunt by marriage, is 'a true primitive' who is 'gifted for pleasure'. She is noisy, colourful, vulgar, and of oDOLLY and Jane - pretty Dolly, plain Jane - are the two poles between which this family antiromance swings in slow arcs, though 'swings' seems a rather crudely energetic word to use for the careful movement that is characteristic of a Brookner plot.Dolly, Jane's aunt by marriage, is 'a true primitive' who is 'gifted for pleasure'. She is noisy, colourful, vulgar, and of obsessive interest (discreetly so, of course) to Jane. Dolly lives wholly and only 'in the present, which is actually quite a difficult thing to do', certainly much too difficult for Jane, who dusts through and tidies up the past with incessant and fastidious care, and who harbours longings 'simply to watch the world from my window'. In fact, in a most proper Anita Brookner manner, Jane might be said to live only in vicarious retrospect.Jane - no prizes for guessing that she is the narrator - recalls in precise and luminous detail her childhood, which was timid and pallid but contented. Her sense of it (and hence the reader's) is akin to a view of pressed flowers under glass, faded, but emblematic of a former fragile beauty. Her most vivid memories are of the infrequent but garish intrusions of Dolly, a fish out of water whose appearances linger as turbulence in the becalmed backwater of family life.Only the years move, only deaths happen. Dolly's husband Hugo (reckless brother of Jane's gentle mother) dies; Jane's parents die; her two formidable grandmothers do not so much die as have the afterglows of their absences extinguished. Only Dolly is left - without money, or least without anywhere near enough for her insatiable needs. And Jane is left - without needs, or least without any she can identify, and with scads of money, enough to embarrass her profoundly (or so she rather frequently protests).Jane, in fact, is stuck in her childhood-under-glass and never emerges from it. All her life she identifies with children, and even after she becomes a successful writer of children's books and an international cult figure she sustains the kind of exaggerated fear of saying the wrong thing that can only be called magical in the atavistic sense. She is unable even to voice a quibble with the avid American fans who erroneously interpret her authorial stance as feminist, for to demur 'would be to ignore the laws of hospitality, of ordinary courtesy'. This is rubbish, of course; it is the magical thinking of the fearful child.Ironically, then, it is not only Dolly who is 'primitive' - though Dolly is also childlike, prone to tantrums and to blurting out whatever she pleases with a child's indiscretion and a child's blindness to consequences. Nevertheless it is Jane, so perceptive of the behavioural mechanisms of others, so unaware of her own, who is ultimately the 'true primitive' sustained by precise rituals and by magical beliefs.Like a child, Jane yearns for perpetual dependence on some allpowerful Other. She prefers other people to make even the simplest and most trivial decisions on her behalf. ('Since they both seemed to want me to move, I said I would, although the loss of my only home would grieve me.') Thus someone else is always accountable for disappointments or wrong turns. In her own way, Jane, like her putative opposite Dolly, absolves herself of any and all responsibility or accountability for her own life, which moves on, in spite of her addiction to stasis, from withdrawn childhood to reserved adolescence to emotionally reclusive adulthood.There is no one who matters to Jane, which does not bother her unduly, though she claims to yearn for that one true romance which will save and transform. In analysing this longing she reaches what passes - in her own mind - for enlightenment, a perception that she and Dolly are sisters under the skin after all. 'I now understand . . . that Dolly and I had something in common, an age-old ache . . . to be taken in.' And so finally, Dolly and Jane - lonely remnants of the family, polar opposites in style, a generation apart, two women who distrust, disapprove of, even disgust each other - are revealed as equally desolate and are finally drawn into a bond to which Jane gives the name of love.But the reader perceives rather more than Jane does by this point, for the novel is in fact a brilliantly acerbic study of two narcissisms, two solipsisms. We come to realise that it is not dependence per se which Jane craves, but rather the heady role of mainstay for some totally dependent Other. (Oh horror, Jane] Your American feminist fans, had you revealed this to them, might have gone so far as to call you a 'male-identified woman', the kind of personally ambitious feminist who wants to be Daddy.) Dolly's financial dependence, after all, is not sufficient for Jane; but Dolly's emotional capitulation is a triumph. Love may be as good a word as any other imprecise label for the bonding of Dolly and Jane, but what draws them together is Dolly's greedy need and Jane's equally greedy need to be needed.
/book/show/121709.Stempenyu?from_search=true	Sholem Aleichem Hannah Berman (Translator)	Stempenyu: A Jewish Romance	The first work of Sholom Aleichems to be translated into Englishthis long out-of-print translation is the only one ever done under Aleichems personal supervisionStempenyu is a prime example of the author s hallmarkThe first work of Sholom Aleichems to be translated into Englishthis long out-of-print translation is the only one ever done under Aleichems personal supervisionStempenyu is a prime example of the author s hallmark traits: his antic and often sardonic sense of humor, his whip-smart dialogue, his workaday mysticism, and his historic documentation of shtetl life.Held recently by scholars to be the story that inspired Marc Chagalls Fiddler on the Roof painting (which in turn inspired the play that was subsequently based on Aleichems Tevye stories, not this novella), Stempenyu is the hysterical story of a young village girl who falls for a wildly popular klezmer fiddlera character based upon an actual Yiddish musician whose fame set off a kind of pop hysteria in the shtetl. Thus the story, in this contemporaneous authorized translation, is a wonderful introduction to Aleichems work as he wanted it read, not to mention to the unique palaver of a nineteenth-century Yiddish rock star.
/book/show/34059536-peachez-een-romance?from_search=true	Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer	Peachez, een romance	Voorheeft Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer zich gebaseerd op een waargebeurd verhaal: dat van een professor in Amerika die verliefd wordt op een fotomodel dat hij surfend op het internet leert kennen en voor wie hij een alles overstijgende liefde gaat koesteren die zijn leven overhoop haalt. Uiteindelijk blijkt zijn liefde te zijn gegrond op een fantasie. MaarVoorheeft Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer zich gebaseerd op een waargebeurd verhaal: dat van een professor in Amerika die verliefd wordt op een fotomodel dat hij surfend op het internet leert kennen en voor wie hij een alles overstijgende liefde gaat koesteren die zijn leven overhoop haalt. Uiteindelijk blijkt zijn liefde te zijn gegrond op een fantasie. Maar geldt dat niet in wezen voor alle liefdesrelaties?behandelt het moderne fenomeen van catfishing en zo ook het eeuwige thema van de zoektocht naar geluk in de liefde, maar het is ook een filosofische roman die leest als een thriller.
/book/show/16140362-akin-ka-noon-ngayon-at-kailanman?from_search=true	Martha Cecilia	Akin Ka Noon, Ngayon At Kailanman (Precious Hearts Romances, #101)	Hindi makapaniwala si Jesicca na itinali ng papa niya ang kanyang mamanahin sa taong minsan ay nanloko sa kanya.Hindi ko alam kung paano mo nakuha ang tiwala ng papa, Nick! Buong pait niyang sinabi.  I cannot imagine that he trusted you that much! nanunuyang dugtong niya.Sa nanunuyang tinig din sumagot ang lalaki. at hindi lang ang asyenda ang ipinagkatiwala niya saHindi makapaniwala si Jesicca na itinali ng papa niya ang kanyang mamanahin sa taong minsan ay nanloko sa kanya.Hindi ko alam kung paano mo nakuha ang tiwala ng papa, Nick! Buong pait niyang sinabi.  I cannot imagine that he trusted you that much! nanunuyang dugtong niya.Sa nanunuyang tinig din sumagot ang lalaki. at hindi lang ang asyenda ang ipinagkatiwala niya sa akin! Maging ang kaisa-isa niyang anak!Natigilan si Jesicca sa narinig. Bakit ngayong nalaman niyang hindi ito pabor sa ginawa ng papa niya ay hindi siya makaimik? Ano ba ang inaasahan niyang isasagot ni Nick?
/book/show/25867507-release-me?from_search=true	Melanie  Walker	Release Me (TAT: A Rocker Romance, #3)	Cal the ultimate badboy player in TAT is about to crawl on his knees and prove to Tayla that he has changed for the better. With all the chaos that the boys of TAT and the women who love them have had to face this year, it may be harder than he ever imagined. When a woman from Cal's past shows up with a shocking secret Cal must decide if he really can ever give Tayla whatCal the ultimate badboy player in TAT is about to crawl on his knees and prove to Tayla that he has changed for the better. With all the chaos that the boys of TAT and the women who love them have had to face this year, it may be harder than he ever imagined. When a woman from Cal's past shows up with a shocking secret Cal must decide if he really can ever give Tayla what she needs.Tayla is overwhelmed with the sorrow that has hit this band and that included in the secret relationship she and Cal have been having for three years, will combust with sadness, laughter and a lot of sexual angst like only Mel can write it.
/book/show/18665252-in-his-world-1--?from_search=true	Desiree Monet	In His World 1 -	After an unexpected encounter with a handsome young billionaire, an unsuspecting and innocent secretary must now suffer the devastating paybacks from his powerful and devious fiance/business partner.Late at night, when the offices are empty and everyone is at home with their loved ones, a young Alice Jennings stands alone inside a huge bathroom. She is changing into her mAfter an unexpected encounter with a handsome young billionaire, an unsuspecting and innocent secretary must now suffer the devastating paybacks from his powerful and devious fiance/business partner.Late at night, when the offices are empty and everyone is at home with their loved ones, a young Alice Jennings stands alone inside a huge bathroom. She is changing into her maid's uniform. She had no choice. She needs the money; she needs this job.Routine and boredom are her life, but fate decides to give her one last thrill ride. They spot each other. She does not mean for it to happen; but it happens and she definitely does not regret it...Suddenly Alice finds herself in the world of the billionaires and power brokers, lust, greed, and danger stalk her every move.Can Alice survive the wrath of the ultra rich and the super powerful?Who or what is really waiting for her in Hong Kong, China?Is there room for true love or is she only deluding herself?
/book/show/17430447-the-husband-trap?from_search=true	Tracy Anne Warren	The Husband Trap: A Rouge Regency Romance	Violet Brantford has always longed for the passionate embrace of Adrian Winter, the wealthy Duke of Raeburn. Problem is, he's set to marry Violet's vivacious, more socially polished twin sister, Jeannette. But when Jeannette refuses to go through with the ceremony mere minutes before it is to begin, soft-spoken Violet finds herself walking down the aisle and taking vows inViolet Brantford has always longed for the passionate embrace of Adrian Winter, the wealthy Duke of Raeburn. Problem is, he's set to marry Violet's vivacious, more socially polished twin sister, Jeannette. But when Jeannette refuses to go through with the ceremony mere minutes before it is to begin, soft-spoken Violet finds herself walking down the aisle and taking vows in her sister's place in order to avoid a scandal.But keeping up the pretence with a man as divine as the Duke will take all of Violet's skills. As for Adrian, his marriage of convenience has just got very interesting in deed...
/book/show/1390007.Love_Song?from_search=true	Sharon Gillenwater	Love Song	When famous country singer Andrea Carson returns to her hometown to recuperate from a life-threatening illness, she seeks nothing more than a respite from the demands of stardom that have sapped her creativity and ability to perform. Yet shortly after her arrival, Andi's old high school friend Wade Jamison helps her to realize she needs inner healing as well. In the weeksWhen famous country singer Andrea Carson returns to her hometown to recuperate from a life-threatening illness, she seeks nothing more than a respite from the demands of stardom that have sapped her creativity and ability to perform. Yet shortly after her arrival, Andi's old high school friend Wade Jamison helps her to realize she needs inner healing as well. In the weeks that follow, as Andi's strength grows, so do her feelings for the rancher who has captured her heart. But can she convince him that their relationship will withstand the demands of her career? Or will their romance be as fleeting as a beautiful Love Song?
/book/show/34819253-the-auction?from_search=true	J.B. McGee	The Auction: A Forbidden Love Romance (Magnolia Grove #1)	I dont need to know about your package. I am pretty sure I have you figured out better than you have me defined.For Holden Masters, there are some things money cant buy, but that isnt the case at the annual Magnolia Grove Cancer Charity Benefit. The only woman he's ever wanted is up for bids in a secret date auction. This isn't the first time hes yearned for CammiI dont need to know about your package. I am pretty sure I have you figured out better than you have me defined.For Holden Masters, there are some things money cant buy, but that isnt the case at the annual Magnolia Grove Cancer Charity Benefit. The only woman he's ever wanted is up for bids in a secret date auction. This isn't the first time hes yearned for Cammie Spencer. Despite family drama and a web of deceit having nearly sealed their fates, Holden refuses to give up without a fight.After an unexpected turn of events, Cammie Spencer starts to wonder if there is more to life than being high society arm candy and whether her fianc, Oliver, is the man for her. There's no denying Holdens always made her hot, but over the years, he's become the most tempting form of forbidden love.Holden's only obstacle now is proving hes more than the cocky bad boy she's pegged him for. Can he finally show her that their past doesn't have to define their future?Will he be able to not only win her date, but her heart, before she marries the wrong man?
/book/show/34211089-a-love-for-romance?from_search=true	Debra Presley Kahlen Aymes Elizabeth   Hayes	A Love for Romance	Do you have a love for romance stories? Included in this anthology are stories that will have you intrigued; make you swoon; all the while warming your heart.Fifteen SBR Media authors present to you: A Love for Romance.A preview of Trading Yesterday by USA Today Bestselling Author Kahlen AymesThe Break (Breaking Free, Part 1) by USA Today Bestselling Author Debra PresleyADo you have a love for romance stories? Included in this anthology are stories that will have you intrigued; make you swoon; all the while warming your heart.Fifteen SBR Media authors present to you: A Love for Romance.A preview of Trading Yesterday by USA Today Bestselling Author Kahlen AymesThe Break (Breaking Free, Part 1) by USA Today Bestselling Author Debra PresleyAlways Too Late by Micalea SmeltzerUntil the Stars Forget to Shine by Amber GarzaThe Only Chance by Magan VernonAwakened: A Leila Marx World Novella by Amber GarrDo You Mind? by Freya BarkerCock-Blocked by W. FerraroWhat Happens on Spring Break by R.C. StephensAlways There by Elizabeth HayesFalling for Lindy by Ashlee TaylorBurning the Midnight Oil by Eilson GraceBabysitting for the Biker by Sammi StarlightChasing Love by Misha ElliottSpellbound by Ashlee Sinn
/book/show/23614718-a-mediterranean-romance?from_search=true	E.  Hughes	A Mediterranean Romance: The Capa Royals	When Selena Capshaws fianc jilts her on their wedding day, leaving her with a half-ass excuse and a pair of plane tickets  she goes on what would have been their honeymoon alone, where she meets a dashing and enigmatic businessman, and is soon swept off of her feet by his extravagant lifestyle. Striving to get over her fianc, Selena is done with love! She aims for a flWhen Selena Capshaws fianc jilts her on their wedding day, leaving her with a half-ass excuse and a pair of plane tickets  she goes on what would have been their honeymoon alone, where she meets a dashing and enigmatic businessman, and is soon swept off of her feet by his extravagant lifestyle. Striving to get over her fianc, Selena is done with love! She aims for a fling with a charming stranger, but may end up falling harder than ever.
/book/show/25185017-keep-me?from_search=true	Cate Bellerose	Keep Me: A BDSM Romance	Naked. On her knees. Eyes down, back straight. She aches for a master.Too bad its all an act.She can pretend all she wants, but now that shes under my skin, thats not good enough. Not for me. Not when I see how badly she needs me. Not when I think of all the things I want to do to her.I cant redeem her, buNaked. On her knees. Eyes down, back straight. She aches for a master.Too bad its all an act.She can pretend all she wants, but now that shes under my skin, thats not good enough. Not for me. Not when I see how badly she needs me. Not when I think of all the things I want to do to her.I cant redeem her, but I can be her rock until she finds her own way.Until she submits, body and soul.- - - - -If you ask Caleb, Im a hot mess waiting to happen. And he's right.Even my ex, the man I thought I knew, gave up on me. Why Caleb hasnt done the same is a mystery. He keeps me safe, and makes me strong, but what can I offer in return?My submission. A gift I give him gladly because every cell of my body stands at attention when he commands me to serve.I only have one thing to ask in return.Keep me.
/book/show/6552097-the-italian-billionaire-s-secretary-mistress?from_search=true	Sharon Kendrick	The Italian Billionaire's Secretary Mistress	Prim and proper  until shes seduced by her gorgeous Italian boss! Katie Bannister is prim, perky and petite. Worlds apart from her new boss  the dangerous, daring and devilishly handsome Rigo Ruggiero. When she dips her toe in his jet-set world, Katies sensible brown shoes suddenly seem very out of place. And as Rigos assistant theres no desk to hide behind When shePrim and proper  until shes seduced by her gorgeous Italian boss! Katie Bannister is prim, perky and petite. Worlds apart from her new boss  the dangerous, daring and devilishly handsome Rigo Ruggiero. When she dips her toe in his jet-set world, Katies sensible brown shoes suddenly seem very out of place. And as Rigos assistant theres no desk to hide behind When she accompanies the magnificent Italian to his newly inherited Tuscan palazzo, Kate witnesses the wolf entering his lair. Finally Rigo has come home  and hes ready to undo Miss Prims buttons!
/book/show/30322846-murder?from_search=true	Ella James Librum Artis Editorial Services (Editor)	Murder: A Sinful Secrets Romance	Let me tell you now: I kill her.I love Gwenna White more than my life  and still, I'm her demise.It should have been simple. Easy come, easy go, and in between: atonement.She was not who I'd have chosen. Gwen was delicate and lovely: a former model with a ruined life, living in the quiet of the Smoky Mountains, healing injured bears.When she laid her hands on me, sheLet me tell you now: I kill her.I love Gwenna White more than my life  and still, I'm her demise.It should have been simple. Easy come, easy go, and in between: atonement.She was not who I'd have chosen. Gwen was delicate and lovely: a former model with a ruined life, living in the quiet of the Smoky Mountains, healing injured bears.When she laid her hands on me, she healed me, too.That's how it began. That's where it first went wrong.I knew she could never be mine. But I sinned.I sinned.*Murder is 170,000 words long. It will be priced at, after which it will progressively increase in price until it reaches its final price-point of $4.99.*The first Sinful Secrets novel, Sloth, is a USA Today bestseller and is FREE this week!
/book/show/24676187-felix?from_search=true	Elizabeth Reyes	Felix: Romance	World famous boxing champ, Felix Sanchez, had it allthe fame, the fortune, and all the women any man could ask for. When the hours of partying followed by hours spent in court and in rehab begin to outnumber the hours he spends training, losing his title comes as no surWorld famous boxing champ, Felix Sanchez, had it allthe fame, the fortune, and all the women any man could ask for. When the hours of partying followed by hours spent in court and in rehab begin to outnumber the hours he spends training, losing his title comes as no surprise to everyone. The world assumes he deserved to lose it.Only those closest to Felix know the real truth behind his sudden downward spiral. And if Felix has his way, no one else ever will. With an uncertain future ahead of him, he heads back to his rootsthe gym that started it all for him. It's where he meets the humble but mighty little Ms. Ella.The only times Felix had ever decided to forgo the usual meaningless fling and try a real relationship he was burned badly. Now the adorable but tenacious self-defense instructor has him considering this love thing one more time.Then just when he begins to worry that his past is letting his possessive and jaded heart get the best of him, he's blindsided in the most brutal wayhe's brought to his kneesto what could be the one low in his life he may never recover from.
/book/show/1435831.Rays_Romance_and_Rivalry?from_search=true	Katherine Applegate	Rays, Romance, and Rivalry (Summer, #6)	Midwestern teenager Summer Smith is back! It was supposed to be Summer's perfect vacation in the Florida Keys. She has a great job, a killer tan, and a fabulous house on the beach. But ever since she got engaged to Seth, Summer's life has been complicated--by other men and a meddling competitor named Caroline.
/book/show/26167260-a-timeless-romance-anthology?from_search=true	Sarah M. Eden	A Timeless Romance Anthology: Sarah M. Eden British Isles Collection	The SARAH M. EDEN BRITISH ISLES COLLECTION contains two brand new historical romance novellas A FRIEND INDEED and A HAPPY BEGINNING, as well as four hand-picked readers and reviewers favorites of Sarahs popular Timeless Romance Anthology novellas. Readers will love this selection of six historical romance novellas set in the British Isles.
/book/show/24928865-the-black-hawk?from_search=true	Joanna Bourne	The Black Hawk: Spymaster 4 (A series of sweeping, passionate historical romance)	Someone is stalking agent Justine DeCabrillac through London's grey streets. Under the cover of rain, the assassin strikesSomeone is stalking agent Justine DeCabrillac through London's grey streets. Under the cover of rain, the assassin strikes - and Justine staggers to the door of the one man who can save her. The man she once loved. And the man she hated: Adrian Hawkhurst.Adrian wanted the treacherous beauty known as 'Owl' back in his bed, but not wounded and clinging to life. Now, as he helps her heal, the two must learn to trust each other to confront the hidden menace that's trying to kill them - and survive long enough to explore the passion simmering between them once again...
/book/show/31176015-swept-away?from_search=true	Kristina Mathews	Swept Away (Swift River Romance #1)	Carson Swift may look exactly like his twin brother Cody, but theyre as different as tie dye and camouflage. Reliable, responsible, and usually the designated driver, Carson is also over being his brothers keeper, but suddenly his plans to break free are complicated by the woman they fish out of Hidden Creek . . .Lily Price is not your typical damsel in distress. InfidelCarson Swift may look exactly like his twin brother Cody, but theyre as different as tie dye and camouflage. Reliable, responsible, and usually the designated driver, Carson is also over being his brothers keeper, but suddenly his plans to break free are complicated by the woman they fish out of Hidden Creek . . .Lily Price is not your typical damsel in distress. Infidelity, infertility, and downsizing provide a triple threat to her ego, but falling into the swollen river nearly ends her life. If not for the handsome strangermake that two handsome strangersshe might not have had a chance at having a baby by any means necessary . . .As Carson helps Lily overcome her fear of the river, she helps him save his rafting business from going under. She also saves him from abandoning all that is important to him in order to get a taste of freedom. Together they find that love is the ultimate adventure.
/book/show/18478069-solo?from_search=true	William  Boyd Cssio de Arantes Leite (Tradutor)	Solo: Um Romance de James Bond	O agente secreto James Bond, o notrio personagem criado por Ian Fleming, que personifica o servio de inteligncia britnico, reaparece agora em uma nova aventura idealizada por William Boyd, um dos mais importantes autores britnicos da atualidade. Solo traz 007 em uma misso na qual ter de agir por sua conta e risco.Em Londres, em 1969, James Bond  convocado para umaO agente secreto James Bond, o notrio personagem criado por Ian Fleming, que personifica o servio de inteligncia britnico, reaparece agora em uma nova aventura idealizada por William Boyd, um dos mais importantes autores britnicos da atualidade. Solo traz 007 em uma misso na qual ter de agir por sua conta e risco.Em Londres, em 1969, James Bond  convocado para uma misso quase suicida: infiltrar-se em Zanzarim, um pequeno pas na frica Ocidental cujas extensas reservas de petrleo levaram a uma sangrenta guerra civil. Ele deve destruir os planos separatistas do lder rebelde Adeka, que h anos se ope s foras governamentais. Mergulhado em um pas dilacerado e  merc do implacvel mercenrio Jakobus Breed, Bond se ver numa situao limite.William Boyd mantm em Solo as caractersticas do agente secreto criadas por Fleming: suas bebedeiras so pesadas, sua conduta geralmente distanciada d lugar a surpreendentes demonstraes de afeto e sua licena para matar  aplicada frequentemente. Bond tambm se mostra extremamente culto, alm de apegado s situaes que viveu na Segunda Guerra Mundial  na concepo de Fleming, o personagem nasceu em 1924. Essas peculiaridades o distanciam da figura contida que acabou sendo marcada pelo cinema.
/book/show/13646945-romance-ternelle?from_search=true	Lawrence Miquelon	Romance Éternelle	A young woman in France finds her heart broken and seeks solace from her sister. Reluctantly seeking help from a monk, who happens to be her uncle, she has an unusual dining experience. He discloses a tale that feels literally like a veil being lifted from her eyes. Involving a prostitute and a priest, this story captivates and entices the young lady. The otherworldly descA young woman in France finds her heart broken and seeks solace from her sister. Reluctantly seeking help from a monk, who happens to be her uncle, she has an unusual dining experience. He discloses a tale that feels literally like a veil being lifted from her eyes. Involving a prostitute and a priest, this story captivates and entices the young lady. The otherworldly descriptions of grace and the Holy Spirit prove to be her undoing, challenging what she thought she already knew. Her intimacy lost proves to be a doorway to that which often people can only dream.
/book/show/880695.A_Family_Romance?from_search=true	Anita Brookner	A Family Romance	DOLLY and Jane - pretty Dolly, plain Jane - are the two poles between which this family antiromance swings in slow arcs, though 'swings' seems a rather crudely energetic word to use for the careful movement that is characteristic of a Brookner plot.Dolly, Jane's aunt by marriage, is 'a true primitive' who is 'gifted for pleasure'. She is noisy, colourful, vulgar, and of oDOLLY and Jane - pretty Dolly, plain Jane - are the two poles between which this family antiromance swings in slow arcs, though 'swings' seems a rather crudely energetic word to use for the careful movement that is characteristic of a Brookner plot.Dolly, Jane's aunt by marriage, is 'a true primitive' who is 'gifted for pleasure'. She is noisy, colourful, vulgar, and of obsessive interest (discreetly so, of course) to Jane. Dolly lives wholly and only 'in the present, which is actually quite a difficult thing to do', certainly much too difficult for Jane, who dusts through and tidies up the past with incessant and fastidious care, and who harbours longings 'simply to watch the world from my window'. In fact, in a most proper Anita Brookner manner, Jane might be said to live only in vicarious retrospect.Jane - no prizes for guessing that she is the narrator - recalls in precise and luminous detail her childhood, which was timid and pallid but contented. Her sense of it (and hence the reader's) is akin to a view of pressed flowers under glass, faded, but emblematic of a former fragile beauty. Her most vivid memories are of the infrequent but garish intrusions of Dolly, a fish out of water whose appearances linger as turbulence in the becalmed backwater of family life.Only the years move, only deaths happen. Dolly's husband Hugo (reckless brother of Jane's gentle mother) dies; Jane's parents die; her two formidable grandmothers do not so much die as have the afterglows of their absences extinguished. Only Dolly is left - without money, or least without anywhere near enough for her insatiable needs. And Jane is left - without needs, or least without any she can identify, and with scads of money, enough to embarrass her profoundly (or so she rather frequently protests).Jane, in fact, is stuck in her childhood-under-glass and never emerges from it. All her life she identifies with children, and even after she becomes a successful writer of children's books and an international cult figure she sustains the kind of exaggerated fear of saying the wrong thing that can only be called magical in the atavistic sense. She is unable even to voice a quibble with the avid American fans who erroneously interpret her authorial stance as feminist, for to demur 'would be to ignore the laws of hospitality, of ordinary courtesy'. This is rubbish, of course; it is the magical thinking of the fearful child.Ironically, then, it is not only Dolly who is 'primitive' - though Dolly is also childlike, prone to tantrums and to blurting out whatever she pleases with a child's indiscretion and a child's blindness to consequences. Nevertheless it is Jane, so perceptive of the behavioural mechanisms of others, so unaware of her own, who is ultimately the 'true primitive' sustained by precise rituals and by magical beliefs.Like a child, Jane yearns for perpetual dependence on some allpowerful Other. She prefers other people to make even the simplest and most trivial decisions on her behalf. ('Since they both seemed to want me to move, I said I would, although the loss of my only home would grieve me.') Thus someone else is always accountable for disappointments or wrong turns. In her own way, Jane, like her putative opposite Dolly, absolves herself of any and all responsibility or accountability for her own life, which moves on, in spite of her addiction to stasis, from withdrawn childhood to reserved adolescence to emotionally reclusive adulthood.There is no one who matters to Jane, which does not bother her unduly, though she claims to yearn for that one true romance which will save and transform. In analysing this longing she reaches what passes - in her own mind - for enlightenment, a perception that she and Dolly are sisters under the skin after all. 'I now understand . . . that Dolly and I had something in common, an age-old ache . . . to be taken in.' And so finally, Dolly and Jane - lonely remnants of the family, polar opposites in style, a generation apart, two women who distrust, disapprove of, even disgust each other - are revealed as equally desolate and are finally drawn into a bond to which Jane gives the name of love.But the reader perceives rather more than Jane does by this point, for the novel is in fact a brilliantly acerbic study of two narcissisms, two solipsisms. We come to realise that it is not dependence per se which Jane craves, but rather the heady role of mainstay for some totally dependent Other. (Oh horror, Jane] Your American feminist fans, had you revealed this to them, might have gone so far as to call you a 'male-identified woman', the kind of personally ambitious feminist who wants to be Daddy.) Dolly's financial dependence, after all, is not sufficient for Jane; but Dolly's emotional capitulation is a triumph. Love may be as good a word as any other imprecise label for the bonding of Dolly and Jane, but what draws them together is Dolly's greedy need and Jane's equally greedy need to be needed.
/book/show/25899664-christmas-pets-and-kisses?from_search=true	Helen Scott Taylor Mona Risk Melinda Curtis	Christmas Pets and Kisses: 16 Sweet Christmas Romances	.SIXTEEN ALL-NEW, NEVER-BEFORE-PUBLISHED SWEET (PG-rated) CHRISTMAS ROMANCESRing in the Christmas cheer with sixteen all-new sweet and heart-warming romances from New York Times, USA Today bestselling, and award-winning authors. Dont miss out on this romantic collection of Christmas tailsuh, tales as adorable pets with fins, paws, feathers, and hooves bring holiday magi.SIXTEEN ALL-NEW, NEVER-BEFORE-PUBLISHED SWEET (PG-rated) CHRISTMAS ROMANCESRing in the Christmas cheer with sixteen all-new sweet and heart-warming romances from New York Times, USA Today bestselling, and award-winning authors. Dont miss out on this romantic collection of Christmas tailsuh, tales as adorable pets with fins, paws, feathers, and hooves bring holiday magic with the gift of true loveGolden Christmas - Helen Scott TaylorTwo wounded hearts are brought together at Christmas by a golden retriever puppy.Two Loves for Christmas - Mona RiskHer German shepherd is her only friend until Josh teams with Rino to love and protect her.Dog-Gone Christmas - Melinda CurtisA handsome neighbor and his friendly St. Bernard mooch food and kisses from a merry widow.His Christmas Promise - Alicia StreetA stray dog brings an ex-Army helicopter pilot and a single mom together.We Wish You A Ferret Christmas - Nikki Lynn BarrettCan a lost and found ferret bring two fractured families together?Christmas Lovebirds - Rachelle AyalaCan two little lovebirds and Christmas cheer open Melisas heart to giving Rob another chance?Christmas on Cougar Mountain - Nancy RadkeA Cinderella story on Cougar Mountain, with an escape artist playing fairy godmother, and a child getting a fresh start.The Vets Christmas Pet - J.L. CampbellA near accident brings Toni and her daughter a homeless dog and a man shed prefer to keep in her past.Tails, Time, and St. Nick - Mary LeoKris Timemaker uses a magic clock to bring his daughters missing Westie and estranged wife back to him.Graced - Jade KerrionNoelle, armed with several goldfish and a kitten, brings Christmas cheer to a widower and his children.Unexpected Gift - Chantel RhondeauFar from home, a lonely young woman strikes up a friendship with a lost cat and his secretive owner.Minty's Kiss - P.C. ZickOne kitten, a broken-hearted girl, and long lost loves are brought together for a special mountain Christmas.The Christmas Wish - Michele ShriverWill a fall from a horse bring Hayley's parents back together in time for Christmas?Dantes Gift - Aubrey WynneSeventy years ago, a collie mix brings two hearts together in war torn Italy. Will their story help their grandson find his own Christmas love?Mavys Christmas Miracle - Sharon CoadyAnne takes a rescue kitten to the vet, only to discover hes the man who broke her heart.The Impossible Rescue - Annamaria BazziA handsome stranger gifts a cute Pomeranian puppy to a woman in need of rescue.
/book/show/25865482-wicked?from_search=true	Alyssa Alpha	Wicked: A Dark Stepbrother Romance	2 Wicked Stepbrothers, 1 Innocent Girl...Kade hid it, closed his eyes & pretended it wasn't there. Parker fed it until it grew big and menacing.Lily Ford has no idea what's coming for her.In love with one of her stepbrothers and best friends2 Wicked Stepbrothers, 1 Innocent Girl...Kade hid it, closed his eyes & pretended it wasn't there. Parker fed it until it grew big and menacing.Lily Ford has no idea what's coming for her.In love with one of her stepbrothers and best friends with the other, she needs to choose before the darkness comes for her.
/book/show/12915624-how-to-write-a-tagalog-romance-novel?from_search=true	Apple Masallo	How To Write A Tagalog Romance Novel	Whenever you pick up and read a My Special Valentine book, does it fill you with the desire to write your very own romance story, but you dont know where to start? Do you very much want to submit a manuscript, but feel like youre not doing enough?Worry no more: From one of our esteemed editors comes a new book that answers your questions and more! In How To Write A TagaWhenever you pick up and read a My Special Valentine book, does it fill you with the desire to write your very own romance story, but you dont know where to start? Do you very much want to submit a manuscript, but feel like youre not doing enough?Worry no more: From one of our esteemed editors comes a new book that answers your questions and more! In How To Write A Tagalog Romance Novel, Apple Masallo delivers a very thorough and straightforward guide to writing your own Tagalog romance novel. In it, she explains the very intricate process of crafting memorable characters and an equally memorable plot, handling the intricacies of grammar, and dealing with writers block among other things.So, what are you waiting for? Buy a copy at your favourite bookstores today or at our online bookshop at! Only P74.75!
/book/show/23349997-one-scottish-lass?from_search=true	Lisa Shea	One Scottish Lass (A Regency Time Travel Romance Novella #1)	Samhain. All Hallows' Eve. The most mystical night of the year. The time when the veil between the worlds became perilously thin. And with a full moon overhead, this awesome power reaches its climactic height.Sorcha had no time for mystical nonsense - there were enough challenges in navigating the mine-field of her mother's vicious temper and the most important event of heSamhain. All Hallows' Eve. The most mystical night of the year. The time when the veil between the worlds became perilously thin. And with a full moon overhead, this awesome power reaches its climactic height.Sorcha had no time for mystical nonsense - there were enough challenges in navigating the mine-field of her mother's vicious temper and the most important event of her young life. For, at long last, she had left Edinburgh to see the world. She and her mother were visiting the elegant city of Bath. Sorcha was wearing the finest dress she'd seen - and she was stepping into a life she'd only dreamt of.But when Johnny's eyes meet hers, and jealous rivals vow revenge, that delicate layer between what is and what once was rips. It shreds like the fragile thread of one's life.One Scottish Lass is the first novella in the regency time travel romance trilogy. It is 116 pages / 18,000 words. The second novella in the series is A Time Apart. The first two novellas end in cliffhangers, while the third provides a happy ending. The series then will continue in another trilogy - those will be coming out over the coming weeks. These stories are teen-friendly with no explicit language, violence, or intimacy. All proceeds benefit battered women's shelters. Note that for those who prefer reading books in all-in-one form, each trio of novellas will also be compiled as a completed box set once all three are done. It just means you have to be patient and wait for me to finish writing all of them :). For those who prefer to read along as I write, and offer suggestions for me to shape the plot, these novellas are here for your enjoyment! Either way, I'd love to hear your feedback on the storyline and characters.
/book/show/30358420-boss-me-good-an-alpha-male-romance?from_search=true	Eva Grayson	Boss Me Good (An Alpha Male Romance) (Boss Me, #1)	Admit it.Youve done it, too.Kept a diary.Written down your dirtiest, most private thoughts and fantasies.Told the whole truth about someone you wanted more than anything in the world, and even planned out how it might be if they wanted you back.The only difference is, my secret crush is my boss. My dark, smolderiAdmit it.Youve done it, too.Kept a diary.Written down your dirtiest, most private thoughts and fantasies.Told the whole truth about someone you wanted more than anything in the world, and even planned out how it might be if they wanted you back.The only difference is, my secret crush is my boss. My dark, smoldering, dominating, totally off-limits boss. And now hes found my diary. The secret book where Ive written every nasty, sordid thought Ive ever had about him.But instead of firing me, hes doing something worse.Hes making me act them out.Every last indecent, naughty sexual fantasy Ive ever had. And it turns out that being bad never felt so good.
/book/show/25063514-better-with-sugar?from_search=true	Katrina Kirkpatrick	Better With Sugar (Cranefly Romance #1)	War veteran Ethan Quill's horse doesn't like people. And that's okay because neither does he. Broken by their pasts and shunned by the community, they keep to themselves on Ethan's rundown farm. And then along comes a brown-eyed baker who turns their world upside down.Heiress by birth, optimist by heart, Elly Baptiste has left Manhattan behind and picked up her spatula inWar veteran Ethan Quill's horse doesn't like people. And that's okay because neither does he. Broken by their pasts and shunned by the community, they keep to themselves on Ethan's rundown farm. And then along comes a brown-eyed baker who turns their world upside down.Heiress by birth, optimist by heart, Elly Baptiste has left Manhattan behind and picked up her spatula in Cranefly, a quaint Adirondack town. She's looking for love and finds the promise of something unexpectedly delicious with the local recluse. But how does a woman whos running from life find happily ever with a man whos hiding from it?Elly knows sugar. Ethan knows war.She knows sweet. He knows defeat.When put to the test, can they prove that love and life really are better with sugar?
/book/show/121709.Stempenyu?from_search=true	Sholem Aleichem Hannah Berman (Translator)	Stempenyu: A Jewish Romance	The first work of Sholom Aleichems to be translated into Englishthis long out-of-print translation is the only one ever done under Aleichems personal supervisionStempenyu is a prime example of the author s hallmarkThe first work of Sholom Aleichems to be translated into Englishthis long out-of-print translation is the only one ever done under Aleichems personal supervisionStempenyu is a prime example of the author s hallmark traits: his antic and often sardonic sense of humor, his whip-smart dialogue, his workaday mysticism, and his historic documentation of shtetl life.Held recently by scholars to be the story that inspired Marc Chagalls Fiddler on the Roof painting (which in turn inspired the play that was subsequently based on Aleichems Tevye stories, not this novella), Stempenyu is the hysterical story of a young village girl who falls for a wildly popular klezmer fiddlera character based upon an actual Yiddish musician whose fame set off a kind of pop hysteria in the shtetl. Thus the story, in this contemporaneous authorized translation, is a wonderful introduction to Aleichems work as he wanted it read, not to mention to the unique palaver of a nineteenth-century Yiddish rock star.
/book/show/34059536-peachez-een-romance?from_search=true	Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer	Peachez, een romance	Voorheeft Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer zich gebaseerd op een waargebeurd verhaal: dat van een professor in Amerika die verliefd wordt op een fotomodel dat hij surfend op het internet leert kennen en voor wie hij een alles overstijgende liefde gaat koesteren die zijn leven overhoop haalt. Uiteindelijk blijkt zijn liefde te zijn gegrond op een fantasie. MaarVoorheeft Ilja Leonard Pfeijffer zich gebaseerd op een waargebeurd verhaal: dat van een professor in Amerika die verliefd wordt op een fotomodel dat hij surfend op het internet leert kennen en voor wie hij een alles overstijgende liefde gaat koesteren die zijn leven overhoop haalt. Uiteindelijk blijkt zijn liefde te zijn gegrond op een fantasie. Maar geldt dat niet in wezen voor alle liefdesrelaties?behandelt het moderne fenomeen van catfishing en zo ook het eeuwige thema van de zoektocht naar geluk in de liefde, maar het is ook een filosofische roman die leest als een thriller.
/book/show/34211089-a-love-for-romance?from_search=true	Debra Presley Kahlen Aymes Elizabeth   Hayes	A Love for Romance	Do you have a love for romance stories? Included in this anthology are stories that will have you intrigued; make you swoon; all the while warming your heart.Fifteen SBR Media authors present to you: A Love for Romance.A preview of Trading Yesterday by USA Today Bestselling Author Kahlen AymesThe Break (Breaking Free, Part 1) by USA Today Bestselling Author Debra PresleyADo you have a love for romance stories? Included in this anthology are stories that will have you intrigued; make you swoon; all the while warming your heart.Fifteen SBR Media authors present to you: A Love for Romance.A preview of Trading Yesterday by USA Today Bestselling Author Kahlen AymesThe Break (Breaking Free, Part 1) by USA Today Bestselling Author Debra PresleyAlways Too Late by Micalea SmeltzerUntil the Stars Forget to Shine by Amber GarzaThe Only Chance by Magan VernonAwakened: A Leila Marx World Novella by Amber GarrDo You Mind? by Freya BarkerCock-Blocked by W. FerraroWhat Happens on Spring Break by R.C. StephensAlways There by Elizabeth HayesFalling for Lindy by Ashlee TaylorBurning the Midnight Oil by Eilson GraceBabysitting for the Biker by Sammi StarlightChasing Love by Misha ElliottSpellbound by Ashlee Sinn
/book/show/17300928-in-my-defense?from_search=true	Leigh Ann Bryant	In My Defense: An Unlikely Romance, a Deadly Gunshot, and a Young Widow's Road to Redemption	When Leigh Ann pulled the trigger ... her life changed forever.On a balmy night, everything changed in the stilling of a heartbeat ...During Leigh Ann's psychiatric clinical work as a nursing student, a patient swept her off her feet with his dazzling good looks and charm. But soon after marrying Mr Right, things began to go horribly wrong. Believing the best of the manWhen Leigh Ann pulled the trigger ... her life changed forever.On a balmy night, everything changed in the stilling of a heartbeat ...During Leigh Ann's psychiatric clinical work as a nursing student, a patient swept her off her feet with his dazzling good looks and charm. But soon after marrying Mr Right, things began to go horribly wrong. Believing the best of the man she loved, she endured the heartache and abuse until his threats turned deadly.On the night of September 16, 1994, Leigh Ann Bryant, fearing for her life and that of her young son, shot and killed her husband. Panicked and afraid of retaliation, she told the police an intruder had committed the crime. Indicted for murder, and subsequently jailed, Leigh Ann's journey of desperation miraculously turned to one of ultimate healing.is for anyone who has felt alone or hopeless at the hands of abuse - whether it is emotional, physical, sexual, or spiritual. It offers tangible hope for victims - and those who love them - who are earnestly seeking the light of healing and freedom. Leigh Ann's story will grip and shake you, and never let you go.
/book/show/26254425-ruin-me?from_search=true	C.J.  Thomas	Ruin Me: The Complete Alpha Billionaire Romance Series Box Set (City by the Bay Series Book 1)	The complete series of Ruin Me: Secret Seduction, a five part Alpha Billionaire Romance series by CJ Thomas.This isnt how I thought Id lose my V-card. Not like this. Vi said it was the only way, and with the devastating news Mom just dropped on me, I knew I had no other choice. This wasnt about me. It was about her. I needed to do this to save her life. But what I didnThe complete series of Ruin Me: Secret Seduction, a five part Alpha Billionaire Romance series by CJ Thomas.This isnt how I thought Id lose my V-card. Not like this. Vi said it was the only way, and with the devastating news Mom just dropped on me, I knew I had no other choice. This wasnt about me. It was about her. I needed to do this to save her life. But what I didnt know was that in saving hers, I was also saving mine. Thanks to the man who laid down one million dollars to have me.Mature audience only. 18+
/book/show/666830.Between_Noon_Three?from_search=true	Robert Farrar Capon	Between Noon & Three: Romance, Law & the Outrage of Grace	Picture a college town in the mid-1970s. An English professor who has become an expert in extramarital dalliances is smitten by one of his graduate students. They meet for lunch around noon, and before three they make declarations of love. Is it possible that their subsequent affair could ultimately teach us something about true forgiveness and the radical meaning of gracePicture a college town in the mid-1970s. An English professor who has become an expert in extramarital dalliances is smitten by one of his graduate students. They meet for lunch around noon, and before three they make declarations of love. Is it possible that their subsequent affair could ultimately teach us something about true forgiveness and the radical meaning of grace? Only Robert Farrar Capon would have the audacityand the authorial skillto fashion such a tale. It has taken well over a decade forto appear in this, its original form. First published under two separate titles with significant parts excised and an entire section recast, the realis actually a trilogy of intertwined tales, each of which exhibits Capon's persistent insistence on the outrageous nature of grace. The original manuscript is here printed in full, including a new introduction by Capon on the work's unusual history.
/book/show/25838758-edge-of-attraction?from_search=true	Ellie Danes Katie Kyler	Edge of Attraction: An Alpha Billionaire Romance (The Edge, #1)	Allison Mahoney is the hardest working employee at Tolbert & Tolbert. She gets in early and stays late, all to impress her boss, who doesn't even know she exists.Joshua Tolbert dates super models, drives fast cars and runs the planets most success dating site. Lucky in love and life, Joshua has it all, including a jealousAllison Mahoney is the hardest working employee at Tolbert & Tolbert. She gets in early and stays late, all to impress her boss, who doesn't even know she exists.Joshua Tolbert dates super models, drives fast cars and runs the planets most success dating site. Lucky in love and life, Joshua has it all, including a jealous brother and partner that barely gets any recognition at all.After being dismissed and ignored by her secret love, Allison turns to the one place she never thought she would to find love.** This hot, steamy and seductive romance series is ideal for fans of J.S. Scott, Cassie Cross, Hannah Ford, and Kelly Favor**
/book/show/29502437-love-on-call?from_search=true	Radclyffe	Love on Call (A Rivers Community Romance, #3)	Some people work to pay the bills or send the kids to school or afford playtime.Ex-Army medic physician-assistant Glenn Archer works, as much as she possibly can, to atone for all the lost lives on her conscience. No matter how many patients she helps save at the Rivers Community Hospital, it will never be enough, but it helps her look at herself in the mirror in the morniSome people work to pay the bills or send the kids to school or afford playtime.Ex-Army medic physician-assistant Glenn Archer works, as much as she possibly can, to atone for all the lost lives on her conscience. No matter how many patients she helps save at the Rivers Community Hospital, it will never be enough, but it helps her look at herself in the mirror in the morning.Mariana Mateo needs to make a new life, one without the daily reminders of all shes lost and far away from the suffocating sympathies of her well-meaning family, and moving to a place as different as possible from the bustling LA she grew up in seems like a good idea. A cousin she hasnt seen in twenty years is the only person who knows her in the tiny upstate New York farming community, and thats just the way she wants it.When working side by side with Glenn Archer in the ER makes Mari remember what desire feels like, Mari determines to ignore the feelings, which isnt all that difficult since Glenn is as unapproachable as the beautiful but remote mountains.A Rivers Community Novel
/book/show/27405512-new-romancer?from_search=true	Peter Milligan Brett Parson	New Romancer	Fired from a cushy job in Silicon Valley, Lexy becomes a coder for New Romancer, an Internet-dating app that's seen better days. To create fake profiles, she plunders characteristics from history's most notorious lovers. Using little-known writings by Ada Lovelace, the world's first computer programmer, Lexy pushes the boundaries of coding and accidentally unleashes historFired from a cushy job in Silicon Valley, Lexy becomes a coder for New Romancer, an Internet-dating app that's seen better days. To create fake profiles, she plunders characteristics from history's most notorious lovers. Using little-known writings by Ada Lovelace, the world's first computer programmer, Lexy pushes the boundaries of coding and accidentally unleashes history's greatest lover: Lord Byron.Online dating meets courtly love in this paranormal rom-com by Vertigo veteran writer Peter Milligan and rising art-star Brett Parson ().Collects NEW ROMANCER #1-6.
/book/show/2303212.A_History_of_Histories?from_search=true	J.W. Burrow	A History of Histories: Epics, Chronicles, Romances and Inquiries from Herodotus and Thucydides to the Twentieth Century	This unprecedented book by one of Britains most admired historians describes the intellectual impact that the study and consideration of history has had in the Western world over the past 2,500 years.Treating the practice of history not as an isolated pursuit but as an aspect of human society and an essential part of the culture of Europe and America, John Burrow magnificThis unprecedented book by one of Britains most admired historians describes the intellectual impact that the study and consideration of history has had in the Western world over the past 2,500 years.Treating the practice of history not as an isolated pursuit but as an aspect of human society and an essential part of the culture of Europe and America, John Burrow magnificently brings to life and explains the distinctive qualities found in the work of historians from the ancient Egyptians and Greeks to the present, including Livy, Tacitus, Bede, Froissart, Clarendon, Gibbon, Macaulay, Michelet, Prescott and Parkman. The author sets out not to give us the history of academic discipline but a history of choices: the choice of pasts, and the ways they have been demarcated, investigated, presented and even sometimes learned from as they have changed according to political, religious, cultural, and (often most important) partisan and patriotic circumstances. Burrow aims, as well, to change our perceptions of the crucial turning points in the history of history, allowing the ideas that historians have had about both their own times and their founding civilizations to emerge with unexpected freshness.Burrow argues that looking at the history of history is one of the most interesting ways we have to understand the past. Certainly, this volume stands alone in its ambition, scale and fascination.
/book/show/17344238-romancing-melody?from_search=true	Carrie Daws	Romancing Melody (Crossing #3)	Newlywed Melody Podell gives up everything she has ever known to follow her husband, a soldier in the US Army, across the country to his duty station at Fort Bragg, NC. Army life is not what she expected and she struggles to adapt to it and its constant call on her husband's time.Soon after giving birth to their first child and dealing with her husband s deployment to a dNewlywed Melody Podell gives up everything she has ever known to follow her husband, a soldier in the US Army, across the country to his duty station at Fort Bragg, NC. Army life is not what she expected and she struggles to adapt to it and its constant call on her husband's time.Soon after giving birth to their first child and dealing with her husband s deployment to a dangerous part of the world, tragedy strikes forcing Melody to travel back to home. Walking back into the lives of her old friends in Crossing, Oregon, is the last thing Melody wants to do, but could she be missing something?Melody must decide if God is trustworthy even when she doesn't like His plan. Is He really in control? Does He have a plan and a family for Melody in Fort Bragg?
/book/show/25712897-fated?from_search=true	K. Alex Walker	Fated: An Alpha Male Romance	WARNING: This book is for mature audiences only.Ethan Stewart is the type of man who likes to get what he wants. Intelligent, attractive, and successful, he doesn't care about straddling the line between refined and well-educated sailor. Coming from a background rife with poverty, he still manages to work his way from medical school to eventually owning his own medical praWARNING: This book is for mature audiences only.Ethan Stewart is the type of man who likes to get what he wants. Intelligent, attractive, and successful, he doesn't care about straddling the line between refined and well-educated sailor. Coming from a background rife with poverty, he still manages to work his way from medical school to eventually owning his own medical practice. Despite holding onto a secret that changed the direction of his life, as far as Ethan was concerned, he had everything he'd ever asked for.So, when Alexandra Miller comes into the picture, the attraction is undeniable. Instant. She is everything that Ethan loves in a woman from her beautiful lips to the curves she tries so hard to hide. She's a woman whose background includes having the President of the United States in her social circle, but he doesn't plan to be intimidated. What Ethan wants, Ethan gets. The problem? Roderick Hamilton---the boyfriend that Alexandra doesn't quite know how to let go of. The other problem? Now that he's tasted her, he doesn't quite know how to let go of.
/book/show/347333.Cuffed_by_Candlelight?from_search=true	Beverly Jenkins Katherine D. Jones Gwyneth Bolton	Cuffed by Candlelight: An Erotic Romance Anthology	What do a farmer in the past, a correction and police officer in the present, and a bounty hunter in the future have in common? A desire that won't abide by the rules of engagement.is four erotic tales of women bound to uphold the law and obey the rules. But when desire and the rules clash, love and passion ignite with some handcuffs and a little canWhat do a farmer in the past, a correction and police officer in the present, and a bounty hunter in the future have in common? A desire that won't abide by the rules of engagement.is four erotic tales of women bound to uphold the law and obey the rules. But when desire and the rules clash, love and passion ignite with some handcuffs and a little candlelight.
/book/show/22522755-spellbound?from_search=true	Kelly Jameson	Spellbound (Hot Highlands Romance #1)	An unforgettable highland warrior seeking revenge, an innocent maiden brave enough to confront him. Spellbound is a terrific novel filled with passion, intrigue, vengeance, and all-consuming love. Readers will clamor for a sequel. --Kat Martin, New York Times best-selling author with over 13 million books in printHighland warrior Kade MacAlister has had to fight for eveAn unforgettable highland warrior seeking revenge, an innocent maiden brave enough to confront him. Spellbound is a terrific novel filled with passion, intrigue, vengeance, and all-consuming love. Readers will clamor for a sequel. --Kat Martin, New York Times best-selling author with over 13 million books in printHighland warrior Kade MacAlister has had to fight for everything. Respect. Approval. Love. To prove himself man and warrior and to win the hand of the woman he seeks to marry, he leaves Scotland to fight in Ireland. When he returns, he finds his clan has been attacked by the MacKinnons, with whom theyve been at peace. His older brother and his betrothed are dead. Kade discovers the chieftain Brodie MacKinnon has a daughter with the Sight, Maighdlin, whom he hid away in a village years ago to protect. A bride was taken from him, so hell take a new bridehis enemys daughterand make her pay for her fathers sins. Kade finds Maighdlin and kidnaps her. But when their paths cross, sparks fly, and Kade is spellbound. Maighdlin has no idea how hot its going get in her new husbands arms. To make things more complicated, Maighdlin can see Kades brothers spirit, and Kade must learn of a terrible family secret before his brother Niall can find peace. Kade and his new bride will be consumed by his quest for revenge unless they can learn to forgivesurrendering to the sensual fires of their bodies and the love in their hearts.
/book/show/23602388-my-rock?from_search=true	Alycia Taylor	My Rock (The Rock Star Romance, #1)	I was planning on just listening to my childhood crush at a rundown bar. His boy band had broken up years ago and he had been trying to go solo. But when he walked up to me I just became melted butter. I thought it was only going to be one night of passion but when we run into each other again would we become more?
/book/show/13974864-relentless?from_search=true	Melissa Schroeder	Relentless (A Little Harmless Military Romance, #5)	RelentlessWhat happens in VegasOh you thought I would tell you? Sorry! Its a surprise.Blurb coming soon!
/book/show/23285962-all-or-nothing?from_search=true	Lexi Ryan	All or Nothing: An Abbott Springs Romance	**ALL OR NOTHING is a short, sexy, new adult romance and is also available as part of the ALL I EVER WANTED anthology.**After years of placing the wrong bets, all Aubree Baxter ever wanted was someone to take a chance on her. More specifically, she wants golden boy Kennedy Hale, her good friend and unrequited crush. After a seduction attempt gone terribly wrong, she knows**ALL OR NOTHING is a short, sexy, new adult romance and is also available as part of the ALL I EVER WANTED anthology.**After years of placing the wrong bets, all Aubree Baxter ever wanted was someone to take a chance on her. More specifically, she wants golden boy Kennedy Hale, her good friend and unrequited crush. After a seduction attempt gone terribly wrong, she knows pursuing anything more than friendship with Kennedy means sure heartbreak. If they're going to make this work, it has to be ALL OR NOTHING.
/book/show/28871500-the-randy-romance-novelist?from_search=true	Meghan Quinn	The Randy Romance Novelist	It finally happened, I lost my virginity. Cue applause and cheers.For a while life was all rainbows and kittens prancing in a sky full of cotton candy cloudsthat was until the demands of the real world set in.My best friend is getting married and she asked me to be her maid of honor. Shes not worried about flowers, or the dress, or the food at the venue. No, shes worrieIt finally happened, I lost my virginity. Cue applause and cheers.For a while life was all rainbows and kittens prancing in a sky full of cotton candy cloudsthat was until the demands of the real world set in.My best friend is getting married and she asked me to be her maid of honor. Shes not worried about flowers, or the dress, or the food at the venue. No, shes worried about the bachelorette party, what kind of penis crown she will wear, and the nipple size of the stripper who will be attending.Im in way over my head trying to balance life with a boyfriend, planning a penis party, and writing my romance novel. Something is bound to give.This is my life after my happily ever afterThe Randy Romance Novelist
/book/show/11799126-romancing-her-protector?from_search=true	Mallory Monroe	Romancing Her Protector	In an interracial romance that tests the boundaries of love, Shay Cooper is a young woman soon to begin her career as a magazine publisher when she spends a sex-charged night with hunky millionaire Matty Driscoll. Although it was supposed to be a one-night affair, and both accepted it as such, Shay finds herself in a bind and Matty comes to her rescue. Soon, she is unableIn an interracial romance that tests the boundaries of love, Shay Cooper is a young woman soon to begin her career as a magazine publisher when she spends a sex-charged night with hunky millionaire Matty Driscoll. Although it was supposed to be a one-night affair, and both accepted it as such, Shay finds herself in a bind and Matty comes to her rescue. Soon, she is unable to stop thinking about the man who would become her first and only love.Matty Driscoll has had his share of women, but when he spends a stormy night with Shay, he soon discovers that this young innocent is able to rock his world in ways that no other woman can.Matty and Shay find themselves drawn to each other in such a powerful, dynamic way that it overtakes them both. At first they believe it is their wonderful sexual connection that keeps them unable to get enough of each other, but then they quickly realize that it is their emotional connection, their love and concern for each other, that turns out to be their real attraction. But just when they are about to take their relationship to that next level, Mattys ex-girlfriend enters the picture with devastating news that forever changes the entire trajectory of their lives. And Shay has a secret too: shes pregnant with Mattys child. But the news he receives from his ex makes it impossible for her to reveal that truth to him.Years later, when Shays magazine is in danger of going under and she is in need of a backer, Matty reenters her life to help her professionally. But when he finds out he has a son, and his son is in dire trouble, he is ready to move heaven and earth to have his son, and Shay, with him forever. But time changes things, and only time will tell if Matty and Shays love is enough to withstand the drama, the obstacles, thrown in their path..
/book/show/458198.First_There_is_a_Mountain?from_search=true	Elizabeth Kadetsky	First There is a Mountain: A Yoga Romance	First There Is A Mountain is a tale of spiritual longing that brought a young American woman to the yoga institute of the renowned B.K.S. lyengar, the man who introduced yoga to a Western audience. Once there, She became a wayward protegee of this mercurial and demanding teacher, piecing together his life's vision of the ancient Hindu practice and finding her place withinFirst There Is A Mountain is a tale of spiritual longing that brought a young American woman to the yoga institute of the renowned B.K.S. lyengar, the man who introduced yoga to a Western audience. Once there, She became a wayward protegee of this mercurial and demanding teacher, piecing together his life's vision of the ancient Hindu practice and finding her place within yoga as a Western aspirant. In the damp, musty practice rooms as the institute, her exhausted body hanging from ropes or propped up by wooden blocks, she found a spiritual discipline unlike any other. Under lyengar's tutelage Kadetsky learns the subtle wisdom of the body, leaving behind a discordant childhood and starvation diets to discover a kind of peace.
/book/show/25245185-redemption-red?from_search=true	Delancey Stewart	Redemption Red (Wine Country Romance, #2)	Love, loss, and a smoky redWhen Audrey Montgomerys carefully planned life collides with the self-destructive path Tyson Dawes is on, neither of them can predict what will happen next.Audrey is a diligent and self-reliant culinary student at Portlands prestigious Cordon Bleu. She has a clear picture of her future in mind, and it allows little room for the steely-eyed anLove, loss, and a smoky redWhen Audrey Montgomerys carefully planned life collides with the self-destructive path Tyson Dawes is on, neither of them can predict what will happen next.Audrey is a diligent and self-reliant culinary student at Portlands prestigious Cordon Bleu. She has a clear picture of her future in mind, and it allows little room for the steely-eyed and tormented young man she bumps into by chance while wine tasting with friends.Tyson Dawes had a perfect childhood, raised among the vines in Oregons Willamette Valley. But even the most idyllic of upbringings couldnt have prepared him for what he would face as a Marine. He returns to his childhood home angry and haunted by the storms of what he has faced and by those he has lost.Do opposites truly attract? Can the lure of Audreys apparent clarity and innocence offer Tyson hope in the face of his emptiness?This is book 2 in the Wine Country Romance Series, but each book stands on its own. The link between the books is that they are each set in wine country (this one's Oregon - book 1 was Paso Robles, CA).
/book/show/5982223-paperback-romance?from_search=true	Selena Kitt	Paperback Romance	Maya-s heart yearns for romance and adventure, so that-s what she writes about - but James Reardon, her college creative writing professor, insists she-s wasting both time and talent. Determined to prove him wrong, Maya stumbles onto the fact that her professor-s been keeping secrets - not the least of which is his attraction to her. Faced with a choice, she will have to dMaya-s heart yearns for romance and adventure, so that-s what she writes about - but James Reardon, her college creative writing professor, insists she-s wasting both time and talent. Determined to prove him wrong, Maya stumbles onto the fact that her professor-s been keeping secrets - not the least of which is his attraction to her. Faced with a choice, she will have to decide whether or not to reveal his secret to the world-and her own desire for a man nearly twice her age.
/book/show/12778289-a-revolutionary-romance?from_search=true	Melody  Clark	A Revolutionary Romance	US founding father descendants, T.J. Delaney and John Adams Paulson, have been friends and occasional lovers since Harvard. Jack's uncomfortable with this, but he's even less okay with T.J.'s belief their love is fated. T.J. is virtually certain they're the literal reincarnations of their legendary ancestors. Jack is virtually certain T.J. is nuts, but he will soon changeUS founding father descendants, T.J. Delaney and John Adams Paulson, have been friends and occasional lovers since Harvard. Jack's uncomfortable with this, but he's even less okay with T.J.'s belief their love is fated. T.J. is virtually certain they're the literal reincarnations of their legendary ancestors. Jack is virtually certain T.J. is nuts, but he will soon change his mind.
/book/show/34680257-tales-of-romance?from_search=true	George Thomas Clark	Tales of Romance	In compressed language George Thomas Clark presents Tales of Romance, a compilation of short stories and creative columns about relationships between men and women.
/book/show/557522.Green_Mansions?from_search=true	William Henry Hudson	Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest	The curious call of an unseen bird lures a young European explorer deeper and deeper into the jungle, where he encounters the source of the siren song  a lovely, half-wild girl with mysterious powers. Thus begins the romance between Abel, a revolutionary hiding among an Indian tribe in the Venezuelan rainforest, and Rima, who speaks the languages of birds and longs to retThe curious call of an unseen bird lures a young European explorer deeper and deeper into the jungle, where he encounters the source of the siren song  a lovely, half-wild girl with mysterious powers. Thus begins the romance between Abel, a revolutionary hiding among an Indian tribe in the Venezuelan rainforest, and Rima, who speaks the languages of birds and longs to return to the land of her birth to be reunited with others of her kind.Written by a British naturalist with a deep love and knowledge of wilderness areas, the richly colored tale transports readers to the lush atmosphere of the Amazonian outback. Originally published in 1904, this haunting classic offers a narrative of lyric beauty as well as a fascinating link between nineteenth-century Romanticism and modern environmentalism.
/book/show/10763907-salt-bride?from_search=true	Lucinda Brant	Salt Bride: A Georgian Historical Romance	When the Earl of Salt Hendon marries squire's daughter Jane Despard, Society is aghast. But Jane and Lord Salt share a secret past of mistrust, heartache and misery. Four years on, they are forced into a marriage neither wants; the Earl to honor a dying man's wish; Jane to save her stepbrother from financial ruin. Beautiful inside and out, the patient and ever optimistic JWhen the Earl of Salt Hendon marries squire's daughter Jane Despard, Society is aghast. But Jane and Lord Salt share a secret past of mistrust, heartache and misery. Four years on, they are forced into a marriage neither wants; the Earl to honor a dying man's wish; Jane to save her stepbrother from financial ruin. Beautiful inside and out, the patient and ever optimistic Jane believes love conquers all; the Earl will take some convincing. Enter Diana St. John, who has been living in a fool's paradise believing she would be the next Countess of Salt Hendon. She will go to extreme lengths, even murder, to hold the Earl's attention. Can the newlyweds overcome past prejudices and sinister opposition to fall in love all over again?
/book/show/30129990-owned-by-the-russian-mafia-boss?from_search=true	Bella Rose	Owned by the Russian Mafia Boss: A Dark Mob Romance	Aleksandr Evanoff is a dangerous Russian mobster who is used to getting what he wants. So when he lays eyes on Natalia Primac and decides he must have her, hes unsure what to do when thAleksandr Evanoff is a dangerous Russian mobster who is used to getting what he wants. So when he lays eyes on Natalia Primac and decides he must have her, hes unsure what to do when the beautiful young woman expresses disinterest. Its not until he strikes a bargain with her that he finally begins to win her over Or does he?When Natalia Primac encounters her father being threatened by mob boss Alek Evanoff, he makes her an offer:Furious, she realizes she must go along with the arrangement to save her family.But as she moves in with Alek, Natalia discovers dark desires she never thought existed. She also learns that
/book/show/133572.And_Baby_Makes_Three?from_search=true	John M. Gottman Julie Schwartz Gottman	And Baby Makes Three: The Six-Step Plan for Preserving Marital Intimacy and Rekindling Romance After Baby Arrives	
/book/show/579774.On_the_Eve_a_Romance?from_search=true	Ivan Turgenev	On the Eve a Romance	1916. Turgenieff (Turgenev), novelist, poet, and playwright, known for his detailed descriptions about everyday live in Russia in the 19th century, he portrayed realistically the peasantry and the rising intelligentsia in its attempt to move the country into a new age. On the Eve centers on Elena, a young spiritually passionate woman with intense social principles, who aba1916. Turgenieff (Turgenev), novelist, poet, and playwright, known for his detailed descriptions about everyday live in Russia in the 19th century, he portrayed realistically the peasantry and the rising intelligentsia in its attempt to move the country into a new age. On the Eve centers on Elena, a young spiritually passionate woman with intense social principles, who abandons her family, home, and country, to follow Insarov, a romantic revolutionary rebel to his native Bulgaria. A classic novel of the courage of life choices on the brink of global change. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.
/book/show/21611250-inevitable-a-paranormal-romance?from_search=true	Jason Letts	Inevitable, a Paranormal Romance (The Inevitable Trilogy #1)	A supernatural spirit holds all of these worlds together, bending fate from her place outside of time. When eighteen-year-old Nathan Wheeler sacrifices himself to provide for his orphaned sister, this entrancing spirit goes back to when the death of his mother forced him to quit college and attempts to make his life better before his inevitable death.But for all she knowsA supernatural spirit holds all of these worlds together, bending fate from her place outside of time. When eighteen-year-old Nathan Wheeler sacrifices himself to provide for his orphaned sister, this entrancing spirit goes back to when the death of his mother forced him to quit college and attempts to make his life better before his inevitable death.But for all she knows about the future, assuming human form is not as easy as she thought it would be, and getting close to Nathan comes with consequences she could never expect.
/book/show/29008545-treasured-by-the-tiger?from_search=true	Karen L. Miller	Treasured by the Tiger (Shifter Tiger Romance, #2)	Troubled by his dark past, Oscar Carlson joins the NYPD and becomes a homicide detective. Samantha Huff, also with the NYPD, works in the narcotics division. Both are relentless when it comes to getting things done, and both enjoy working alone without the burden of a partner. Their paths never cross until one day Oscar ruins Samanthas investigation while working on his.Troubled by his dark past, Oscar Carlson joins the NYPD and becomes a homicide detective. Samantha Huff, also with the NYPD, works in the narcotics division. Both are relentless when it comes to getting things done, and both enjoy working alone without the burden of a partner. Their paths never cross until one day Oscar ruins Samanthas investigation while working on his. It was an accident, but a lucky one. That day, they find themselves trapped in an investigation they need to work together. Oscar, who had never felt a sense of belonging with his coworkers, is challenged to work with somebody else. Samantha often feels that working with a man means she will be seen as the weak part of the team. The two detectives have to fight their inner conflicts when they work to solve a case that involves a network of killer wolves that have a macabre plan. On their journey Oscar and Samantha will become enemies of wolf shifters and will have to constantly be on the run and at the edge of risk. They will need to fight the shifters while at the same time avoiding exposure of the shifter world to the rest of society. Their inner conflicts will be challenged when they are each forced to face their past as it relates to the current investigation. The last thing they expect is that they will form a bond that connects them deeply. A bond that threatens each ones sense of independence. What starts out as physical attraction soon develops into something more, and they begin to see each other as the missing part to complete their lives.
/book/show/23439890-highland-heroes?from_search=true	Claire Delacroix	Highland Heroes: Three Scottish Medieval Romances	Be swept away by the romance and enchantment of the Scottish Highlands!Three complete medieval Scottish romances from New York Times' Bestselling Author Claire Delacroix.In The Beauty, part of Claire's Bride Quest II trilogy, a maiden pledged to the convent heals the heart of a crusading knight returned home to find his legacy stolen.In The Rose Red Bride, part of ClaireBe swept away by the romance and enchantment of the Scottish Highlands!Three complete medieval Scottish romances from New York Times' Bestselling Author Claire Delacroix.In The Beauty, part of Claire's Bride Quest II trilogy, a maiden pledged to the convent heals the heart of a crusading knight returned home to find his legacy stolen.In The Rose Red Bride, part of Claire's Jewels of Kinfairlie trilogy, a damsel seeking adventure and romance is abducted, but only she can see the valor her captor would hide from the world.In The Warrior, part of Claire's Rogues of Ravensmuir trilogy, a daughter considered undesirable is chosen by a dangerous knight of dark repute to be his bride, only to be haunted by dreams of their shared past.Three wounded champions, each more honorable than he believes, each destined to be healed by a lady who steals his shielded heart.
/book/show/26871866-promise-me-this?from_search=true	Christina  Lee	Promise Me This	ELLE : Dote dune forte personnalit, indpendante et impertinente, Jessie a les cheveux teints en bleu et arbore des tatouages audacieux. Passionne de photographie, elle est plutt attire par les bad boys. LUI : Nate a tous les attributs du jeune homme parfait, qui a peu  donner mais beaucoup  cacher. Jessie le surnomme Monsieur Propre. EUX : Jessie et Nate sont amisELLE : Dote dune forte personnalit, indpendante et impertinente, Jessie a les cheveux teints en bleu et arbore des tatouages audacieux. Passionne de photographie, elle est plutt attire par les bad boys. LUI : Nate a tous les attributs du jeune homme parfait, qui a peu  donner mais beaucoup  cacher. Jessie le surnomme Monsieur Propre. EUX : Jessie et Nate sont amis bien que tout les oppose. Quand leur relation se transforme en attraction, Nate craint de cder  ses pulsions violentes. Jessie, elle, veut tout connatre de lui, jusqu cette part dombre quil refuse daccepter. Ensemble, ils entament un jeu dangereux qui ne connat pas de demi-mesure. Nate et Jessie en sortiront-ils insparables ou dchirs  jamais ?
/book/show/30571256-mademoiselle-de-maupin?from_search=true	Thophile Gautier	Mademoiselle de Maupin: A Romance of Love and Passion	This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most imporThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
/book/show/23632680-aroused?from_search=true	Jade Kerrion	Aroused (Life Shocks Romances, #1)	Recently divorced, Dr. Vera Rios is too busy navigating the potholes of single parenthood to look for Mr. Right, but along comes a man who cherishes her, adores her daughter, and helps her find her sexy groove. The only problem: Mr. Perfect is an escort.Rowan Forrester conceals many other secrets, one of which threatens the happiness he finds with Vera. Can love find a wayRecently divorced, Dr. Vera Rios is too busy navigating the potholes of single parenthood to look for Mr. Right, but along comes a man who cherishes her, adores her daughter, and helps her find her sexy groove. The only problem: Mr. Perfect is an escort.Rowan Forrester conceals many other secrets, one of which threatens the happiness he finds with Vera. Can love find a way, or will Vera have to choose between her beloved daughter and the man of her dreams?
/book/show/2066011.Heidelberg_Wedding?from_search=true	Betty Neels	Heidelberg Wedding (Harlequin Romance, 2680)	
/book/show/33227080-surviving-the-biker?from_search=true	Cassie Alexandra	Surviving The Biker	Book two of THE BIKER-The story of Adriana and Trevor continues. Will she have the courage to fight for her man and will Trevor make the right decisions, involving the women in his life?Also -The war between the Devil's Rangers and the Gold Vipers comes to a climax.**This book is intended for readers 18 years old or older due to the explicit language, sexual situations, anBook two of THE BIKER-The story of Adriana and Trevor continues. Will she have the courage to fight for her man and will Trevor make the right decisions, involving the women in his life?Also -The war between the Devil's Rangers and the Gold Vipers comes to a climax.**This book is intended for readers 18 years old or older due to the explicit language, sexual situations, and violence that may be upsetting to some readers.
/book/show/21656236-the-departed-young-adult-paranormal-romance?from_search=true	J.A. Templeton	The Departed, young adult paranormal romance (MacKinnon Curse series, book 3)	Psychic? Check.Haunted by a malevolent spirit who is making life a living hell? Check.In love with a smoking hot Scot, who is the reincarnation of the man creepy malevolent ghost murdered two centuries before? Check.Friends and family think youre losing your mind? Check.Welcome to the life of sixteen-year-old Riley Williams, whose life hasnt been the same since she movedPsychic? Check.Haunted by a malevolent spirit who is making life a living hell? Check.In love with a smoking hot Scot, who is the reincarnation of the man creepy malevolent ghost murdered two centuries before? Check.Friends and family think youre losing your mind? Check.Welcome to the life of sixteen-year-old Riley Williams, whose life hasnt been the same since she moved to Scotland and met the spirit of Ian MacKinnon, and Laria, the witch who murdered him.Since helping Ian cross over to the other side, Riley became Larias target, and now the witch has made it clear she wants her dead. Laria has already possessed Rileys brother and friends, and Riley is starting to feel a little strange herself. She just hopes that she can stop Laria before the ghost takes everything from her. With her boyfriend Kade, her brother, and her buddies by her side, Riley is in for the fight of her life.NOTE: THE DEPARTED is a mature YA paranormal romance. Due to strong language, mention of alcohol, drug use, cutting, and sexual content, it is not recommended for younger readers.
/book/show/82833.The_Book_of_Romance?from_search=true	Tommy Nelson	The Book of Romance: What Solomon Says about Love, Sex and Intimacy	The Bible is well-known for its wisdom on spiritual concerns and righteous living. But did you know it can also guide you in matters of dating, courtship, and marriage?Based on what God knows about us, says Tommy Nelson, He has provided an instruction manual in the Song of Solomon with eight very enlightening, explicit, and highly practical chapters on the topics of lovThe Bible is well-known for its wisdom on spiritual concerns and righteous living. But did you know it can also guide you in matters of dating, courtship, and marriage?Based on what God knows about us, says Tommy Nelson, He has provided an instruction manual in the Song of Solomon with eight very enlightening, explicit, and highly practical chapters on the topics of love, sex and intimacy.Wise and engaging, The Book of Romance digs deep into the Song of Solomon and what it says about the Bible's most passionate lovers. As you learn about their relationship, you'll discover how you, too, can experience the deep emotional, sexual, and spiritual satisfaction that God created to be enjoyed in marriage.
/book/show/17835957-the-alaska-brides-collection?from_search=true	Tracie Peterson Mary Connealy Cathy Marie Hake	The Alaska Brides Collection: Five Romances Persevere in the Alaska Wilderness	Experience five Alaska adventures through the lives of determined women who overcome the many challenges to build their lives in the wilderness. From the gold rush, through a diphtheria epidemic, to the building of the Alcan Highway, readers will enjoy the stubborn fight each woman displays as love comes into her life. Will the women also give up fighting God and let Him lExperience five Alaska adventures through the lives of determined women who overcome the many challenges to build their lives in the wilderness. From the gold rush, through a diphtheria epidemic, to the building of the Alcan Highway, readers will enjoy the stubborn fight each woman displays as love comes into her life. Will the women also give up fighting God and let Him lead them through Americas last frontier?
/book/show/25013412-the-last-volcano?from_search=true	John Dvorak	The Last Volcano: A Man, a Romance, and the Quest to Understand Nature's Most Magnificant Fury	Volcanoes have fascinatedand terrifiedpeople for ages. They have destroyed cities and ended civilizations. John Dvorak, the acclaimed author of Earthquake Storms, looks into the early years of volcanology and its father, Thomas Jaggar. Jaggar was the youngest of five scientists to investigate the explosion of Mount Pelee in Martinique, which leveled the entire city ofVolcanoes have fascinatedand terrifiedpeople for ages. They have destroyed cities and ended civilizations. John Dvorak, the acclaimed author of Earthquake Storms, looks into the early years of volcanology and its father, Thomas Jaggar. Jaggar was the youngest of five scientists to investigate the explosion of Mount Pelee in Martinique, which leveled the entire city of St. Pierre and killed its entire population in two minutes. This explosion changed science forever, and Jaggar became obsessed with understanding the force of nature that could do this.A colorful cast of scientists wind their way through The Last Volcano, including an escaped slave who became the leading volcanic guide in Hawaii. But the focus is on Jaggar, who was so fixated on volcanology that he moved to a small house overlooking the lava lake of Kilauea, much to the derision of the scientific community.Falling in love a widowed schoolteacher who shared his passion, Jaggar devoted his life to studying volcanic activity and the mysteries beneath the earth's surface. From their precarious perch, this dynamic husband and wife duo would discover a way to predict volcanic eruptions and tsunamis, promote geothermal energy, and theorize new ways to study the ocean bottom.
/book/show/16181341-unholy-romance?from_search=true	Derick Hudson	Unholy Romance!	UNHOLY ROMANCE!Unholy Romance! is a hilarious story about Jesus Christs second coming. His task, if he can manage to stay alive this time, is to conceive a new set of Commandments which are more relevant to the 21st century than those left behind in stone by old lick-arse Moses.For thirty days, Jesus must live amongst the human race as one of their own, adopting their wUNHOLY ROMANCE!Unholy Romance! is a hilarious story about Jesus Christs second coming. His task, if he can manage to stay alive this time, is to conceive a new set of Commandments which are more relevant to the 21st century than those left behind in stone by old lick-arse Moses.For thirty days, Jesus must live amongst the human race as one of their own, adopting their ways, savage and all as that may be. By doing this he will learn to appreciate his subjects true motivations and so develop more appropriate Commandments. His only ammunition on earth during his brief stay is an allowance of three miracles. As instructed by his dad, God the Father, Jesus must communicate the Commandments to the people through a diary, which he will leave behind as the new Bible. It is this diary that forms the basis for Unholy Romance!Above all else, this is a tale of an unlikely and ultimately passionate romance between Jesus Christ and Megan Milligan, a feisty, Irish phone sex operator and devoted atheist, as they struggle to come to terms with an unplanned pregnancy!TARGET MARKET:Anyone over eighteen who can laugh at life without fear of ending up in Costa del Hell!THE REVIEWS:I was in floods of laughter. A great read.NOAHIt definitely shows a darker side to Jesus, which I would be delighted to take the credit for.THE DEVILI may yet take a libel action against Jesus for defamation of character. I do not have a drink problem and am not a rampant homosexual, as seems to be portrayed in the book.THE HOLY SPIRITI have the inside track on the book, which I will sell to the highest bidder.JUDASI wash my hands of this disturbingly controversial page turner.PONTIUS PILATEId need to see some evidence that Jesus actually wrote this book before commenting.DOUBTING THOMASGo on my son!GOD THE FATHERI could have done with this great read while I was lost in the desert, when all I had for entertainment was a bunch of are we there yet? moaners!MOSESIts a great book of two halvesand a cover!KING SOLOMONLITERARY AGENT COMMENT:Other samples on the subject of Jesus' return to modern earth have passed across our desks here, but none have shown such promise. I do think this is hilarious and would like to see it in printPMA Literary & Film Management INC, New York.WARNING:Unholy Romance is a romantic religious parody. Please do not purchase if easily offended by religious parody!
/book/show/18139284-romancing-the-wolf?from_search=true	Skye Eagleday	Romancing the Wolf	This sexy werewolf BBW novella follows the romantic and raunchy adventures of two curvy sisters as they vie for the attention of one hot pack.Other than feeling she's the only sane one in her family, Bree loves her life as a role model recruiting female students into scientific careers. But a camping trip to a remote American Indian Reservation will place her in the middleThis sexy werewolf BBW novella follows the romantic and raunchy adventures of two curvy sisters as they vie for the attention of one hot pack.Other than feeling she's the only sane one in her family, Bree loves her life as a role model recruiting female students into scientific careers. But a camping trip to a remote American Indian Reservation will place her in the middle of a Werewolf Full Moon Run. The Pack isn't expecting to discover a beautiful curvy woman alone in such an isolated place. This encounter introduces Bree to a supernatural world in conflict with all of her years of scientific training. Brees instant and mutual attraction to Mikah, who goes furry once a month, will leave her breathless.After meeting Bree, The Pack isn't expecting to later discover a second beautiful, curvy woman, yet they are more than willing to introduce her to their savage sexual ways. But Delia has been looking for The Pack because she has something else in mind for them: she loves the idea of playing rough with werewolf boy toys  especially since they heal so quicklyThe question is--can a Pack of passionate werewolves survive Bree and her sassy sister?Warning: This 27,000+ word novella contains explicit sex between a pack of werewolves and two curvy girls. Adult themes include rough werewolf BBW sex, a heavy duty Domme who enjoys BDSM without safe words and a passionate romance between a pretty, plus-size girl and a werewolf. Note: This is the novelization of previously published stories about Bree, a proud and confident BBW, Mikah of the wolves, and her amazing sister Delia. It is intended for mature audiences 18+.EXCERPT:He grinned at me. I like you. What's your name?Breeanna Cunninghambut everyone calls me Bree.Like that soft cheese, Mikah sighed. You look so soft. You look so pretty. He caressed the skin of my thighs, and I felt as if my Pixielator had just gotten plugged into a 220 volt socket. He raised himself up a bit, giving him better access to lightly touch me. So soft, he said again. He rubbed his face against my thigh the way Mr. Wiggins scrapes his mouth against me every morning when I get ready to set his bowl down. My vet explained it was the one of the ways a cat marked territory. I only hoped Mikah didn't decide to mark territory by peeing. I'll admit to a few kinks, but golden showers isn't one of them.He took my right hand in his and lightly kissed it. He looked up and smiled widely, as if he were convinced he had done something very clever. He went back and began massaging me. I moved slightly to give him more space, which meant I ended up lying down on my back. He apparently took that as an invitation to start exploring my body. I'm so glad I found you, Bree Cunningham.
/book/show/22448216-destiny-bay-romances-the-islanders?from_search=true	Helen Conrad	Destiny Bay Romances-The Islanders: Box Set - Books 1-4 (Destiny Bay Romances-The Islanders, #1-4)	The four books of The Islanders cover the tropical branch of the wealthy and powerful Carringtons of Destiny Bay. A Bad Boy comes home to protect the girl he always loved but could never have. A lover from the past returns to find his original visit resulted in creating something he had never imagined. A playboy learns to babysit and a ditzy blond runs away from her weddinThe four books of The Islanders cover the tropical branch of the wealthy and powerful Carringtons of Destiny Bay. A Bad Boy comes home to protect the girl he always loved but could never have. A lover from the past returns to find his original visit resulted in creating something he had never imagined. A playboy learns to babysit and a ditzy blond runs away from her wedding and right into Max Carrington's reluctant arms.Sometimes it does pay to go home again.# # #Helen Conrad is an award-winning, bestselling author of more than 90 romances (over 15 million copies sold)published under various pseudonyms with Harlequin, Silhouette, Loveswept, and others. She is currently revamping and rewriting much of her backlist--some available in the US for the first time--to present on Kindle.(Excerpt Book 1)Emotions were usually pretty deep with him. He didn't like to let them get too near the surface. But for just a moment, he'd stopped and turned slowly, taking it all in, remembering a past that could never be again, missing it, missing home and actually feeling a slight stinging in his eyes.And that was when she got him.Okay, you bastard, hold it right there. Don't make a move.At the same moment the voice hit him, both barrels of a shotgun were jammed very hard and very painfully into the small of his back, and he groaned in disbelief. He hadn't even heard her coming up behind him. He shook his head. He was losing it.I'd like to blast a hole right through you. How would you like that, you slime ball?Hey, hold on just a minute...The barrel jabbed him. Don't try to talk, dirt bag. Just start walking. I'm going to walk you right off my land, and then I'm going to call the cops. And the next time you come slinking around I'm going to blow your brains out. You got that? She jabbed him again to get him going toward the road. And you can tell Bart Carlson I'll do the same for any other of his pathetic flunkies that he sends over here to screw up my life.It took only one quick twist and a little leverage, and he had her on the ground, his big body holding hers down, the shotgun wrenched from her grasp and sent spinning in the dust.But that didn't mean she gave up. Not by any means. She fought like a wildcat, spitting and scratching at him with fury. It took both his hands to hold down hers, and the full length of his body to hold her captive.Cut it out, Annie, he growled at her, annoyed that she wasn't giving up even once she'd realized his superior strength. I'm not going to hurt you.The sound of her name was what seemed to still her for a moment. She stared up at him and he stared down at her, wondering if she had any idea that they had known each other before.She'd changed. But her hair was still blond, still a mass of shimmering tangles that seemed to go on forever. Her body was still slim and lithe, but there was a strength to her he wouldn't have thought she would ever possess. She was still squirming beneath him, but it was beginning to feel good. He glanced at her cotton blouse, all askew and revealing the soft curve of her breast and a tiny strip of lace.Don't, she spat at him fiercely.He looked up. Her face was older, naturally. The crystal blue eyes he remembered so vividly were wary, haunted by pain and struggle she couldn't have dreamed of in her younger days. And she wasn't laughing. In his memories, she was always laughing.There was no sign of recognition. Didn't anybody remember him? Had he been erased from the minds of an entire community?
/book/show/28255198-tangled-vines?from_search=true	Nicole Flockton	Tangled Vines: An Australian Rural Romance	
/book/show/34676701-the-bluestocking-and-the-dastardly-intolerable-scoundrel?from_search=true	Jenni James	The Bluestocking and the Dastardly, Intolerable Scoundrel (Regency Romance Book 1)	Lord Alistair Compton could not believe Lady Lacey Lamb had the boldness to cut him in the middle of the Huffingtons ball. She flatly refused to stand up with him! He responded the only way a man of his consequence couldby placing a wager at Whites. Lady Ice would fall hopelessly in love with him before the Season was through.Lacey had never been so appalled, so shockeLord Alistair Compton could not believe Lady Lacey Lamb had the boldness to cut him in the middle of the Huffingtons ball. She flatly refused to stand up with him! He responded the only way a man of his consequence couldby placing a wager at Whites. Lady Ice would fall hopelessly in love with him before the Season was through.Lacey had never been so appalled, so shocked, so scandalized! How dare the monstrous buffoon treat her so horridly, guaranteeing the gossips banter her name about over a ridiculous wager? It was not to be endured. With the help of her brother, Lord Melbourne, a counter bet was placed, and the stakes were highfor who could resist falling for the lovely bluestocking when she was most definitely in the right?
/book/show/8572414-come-to-the-edge?from_search=true	Christina Haag	Come to the Edge: A Memoir of Romance	The story of John F. Kennedy Jr.'s close relationship with Christina Haag, beginning with their first kiss.
/book/show/26128994-boyfriend-for-hire?from_search=true	Gail Chianese	Boyfriend for Hire (West Side Romance, #2)	The only girl in a family of five brothers, Tawny Torres has had enough of waiting on men. She has her life and her career all mapped out, and neither includes an apron, an iron, or a husbandyet.The only girl in a family of five brothers, Tawny Torres has had enough of waiting on men. She has her life and her career all mapped out, and neither includes an apron, an iron, or a husbandyet. But when a new job emphasizes a healthy balance of workplay, she needs a guy to stand in as her love interest at a company picnic. Gorgeous charmer David King of Pleasure Farber fits the bill perfectlyso well that Tawny is shocked to realize shes having a hard time letting him goDavids a confirmed bachelor, but he cant get enough of Tawnys firecracker combination of tough and tender. Unfortunately, hes overloaded with work at his construction firm and now definitely isnt the time for distractionhe struggles enough with that already. Still, he cant ignore his feelings for Tawny. Hell just have to convince her that hes more than aboyfriend-for-hire. And shell have to prove he can trust her with his biggest secret
/book/show/3551869-the-sacred-romance-of-king-sulaiman-queen-sheba?from_search=true	Waheeda El-Humayra	The Sacred Romance of King Sulaiman & Queen Sheba	Pada saat Ratu Sheba, Bilqis, menerima pinangan Sulaiman, Raja Muda Ursyalim yang telah memiliki banyak istri, ia sedang menghadapi goncangan di negerinya. Sekian lama Bilqis diombang-ambing dalam keraguan untuk memantapkan pilihan hidupnya. Sementara itu, banyak pula penguasa negeri lain yang bermaksud menyunting dan bahkan tak ragu untuk menjadikan Bilqis sebagai satu-saPada saat Ratu Sheba, Bilqis, menerima pinangan Sulaiman, Raja Muda Ursyalim yang telah memiliki banyak istri, ia sedang menghadapi goncangan di negerinya. Sekian lama Bilqis diombang-ambing dalam keraguan untuk memantapkan pilihan hidupnya. Sementara itu, banyak pula penguasa negeri lain yang bermaksud menyunting dan bahkan tak ragu untuk menjadikan Bilqis sebagai satu-satunya perempuan dalam hidup mereka. Penantian dan ketidakpastian yang melelahkan itu berakhir tatkala Sulaiman menjemput Bilqis pada suatu pagi, di puncak kegamangan yang hampir menggerus harapan, untuk duduk di singgasana negeri Ursyalim.Namun, selain Raja Daud dan segelintir orang, kehadiran Bilqis di negeri Ursyalim hanya disambut dingin oleh para penghuni istana. Di sisi lain, Sulaiman dihadapkan pada kedengkian Absyalum, abang tertuanya yang berambisi menggantikan Daud sebagai Raja Ursyalim. Pemberontakan terjadi. Sulaiman dan Bilqis pun hidup di pengasingan dalam sebuah cinta yang tak terpisahkan.***Bagaimanakah mereka menghadapi ujian-ujian cinta yang memberatkan itu? Mengapa pula Sulaiman begitu besar cintanya kepada Bilqis? Bagaimana dengan akhir pemberontakan Absyalum? Apa saja yang dilakukan Sulaiman dan Bilqis sampai-sampai kisah mereka diabadikan dalam Al-Quran?Kisah cinta Sulaiman dan Bilqis digulirkan secara menarik oleh Waheeda El-Humayra. Pembaca tidak hanya diajak mengenal orang-orang besar pada masa itu, tapi juga dibawa menjelajahi peristiwa-peristiwa besar dan diseret ke dalam lorong waktu untuk merasakan suasana Yaman dan Jerusalem tiga ribu tahun yang lalu.Membuat terharu dan sulit dilupakan ....Ahmadun Yosi Herfanda, sastrawan senior Indonesia,redaktur budaya Republika
/book/show/11770198-brave-beginnings?from_search=true	Ruth Ann Nordin	Brave Beginnings (Native American Romance #2)	Julia Milton has said good-bye to two men in her life. Ernest who was a part of her safe and familiar world, a childhood friend who shared her background. Then there was Chogan who stirred her passion but came from the Mandan tribe--a man who lived a life foreign to her own.How can she possibly choose between two good men? Will she choose the safe and familiar path or embrJulia Milton has said good-bye to two men in her life. Ernest who was a part of her safe and familiar world, a childhood friend who shared her background. Then there was Chogan who stirred her passion but came from the Mandan tribe--a man who lived a life foreign to her own.How can she possibly choose between two good men? Will she choose the safe and familiar path or embrace her passions? And what will happen when the loser doesn't like her choice?Books in the Native American Romance Series include:Restoring Hope (Book 1)Brave Beginnings (Book 2)Bound by Honor, Bound by Love (Book 3) -- coming Summer2012A Chance In Time (novella where main characters appear in Restoring Hope and will show up again in Bound by Honor, Bound by Love)
/book/show/22417875-the-token-1-alpha-billionaire-dark-romance?from_search=true	Marata Eros	The Token (#1) Alpha Billionaire Dark Romance	From the NEW YORK TIMES & USA TODAY bestselling author, Marata ErosTwenty-two year old Faren Mitchell hears the two words that change her abbreviated life forever. Theyre so final Faren decides she has nothing to lose by seizing every remaining moment of what life has to offer.Until Faren collides with a motorcycle ridden by billionaire Jared McKenna.Even the dark secFrom the NEW YORK TIMES & USA TODAY bestselling author, Marata ErosTwenty-two year old Faren Mitchell hears the two words that change her abbreviated life forever. Theyre so final Faren decides she has nothing to lose by seizing every remaining moment of what life has to offer.Until Faren collides with a motorcycle ridden by billionaire Jared McKenna.Even the dark secret of her past and catharsis as a physical therapist cant save Faren from the sexual spiral that waits for her in the arms of a man who commits to no one. When circumstances force her to get a second job as an exotic dancer, Faren never imagines how close that choice will bring her to the brink of a new reality she is unequipped to handle.New Adult dark romantic suspense. This story contains sexual themes, situations, profanity and violence. Ages 17+.
/book/show/19366113-besiege-an-erotic-romance-novelette?from_search=true	June Gray	BESIEGE (An Erotic Romance Novelette) (DISARM Series #2)	Elsie has waited six long months for Henry to return from his deployment in Afghanistan. But she learns that, sometimes, the person who leaves for war is rarely the same one who comes home...~BESIEGE is a 14,000 word erotic romance novelette. FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY PLEASE.DISARM BESIEGE RETREAT The HElsie has waited six long months for Henry to return from his deployment in Afghanistan. But she learns that, sometimes, the person who leaves for war is rarely the same one who comes home...~BESIEGE is a 14,000 word erotic romance novelette. FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY PLEASE.DISARM      BESIEGE      RETREAT     The Henry Sessions      ENGAGE      CAPTURE
/book/show/1019710.The_Angel_Craved_Lobster?from_search=true	Shirley Jump	The Angel Craved Lobster (Recipes with Romance, #3)	Exotic food and a no-strings attached hunk top Meredith Shordons I-want list when she leaves her life behind in Indiana and heads for Boston to experience big city life. At the top of her list? Losing her virginity to Mr. Right Now, without getting tangled up with Mr. Right.Reformed party animal Travis Campbell wont be tempteduntil he meets the determined Indiana farm gExotic food and a no-strings attached hunk top Meredith Shordons I-want list when she leaves her life behind in Indiana and heads for Boston to experience big city life. At the top of her list? Losing her virginity to Mr. Right Now, without getting tangled up with Mr. Right.Reformed party animal Travis Campbell wont be tempteduntil he meets the determined Indiana farm girl and realizes taking a bite of temptation only leaves him wanting more. Hes just sworn off women for thirty days, but Meredith is doing her best to tempt him into her bed, before he captures her heart.The Sweet and Savory Romances will make you laugh, cry, and rev up your appetite with their hunky heroes. As a special addition, satiate your hungerfor food that is with tried-and-true recipes written by the characters inside.Prequel: The Groom Wanted SecondsBook 1: The Bride Wore Chocolate (USA Today and Amazon Top 20 bestselling title!)Book 2: The Devil Served DesireBook 3: The Angel Tasted TemptationChristmas Novella: The Beauty Charmed SantaValentines Day Novella: The Millionaire Tempted Fate
/book/show/25520349-forever-in-love?from_search=true	Lucy Kevin Bella Andre	Forever In Love (A Walker Island Romance #5)	Come for a visit to Walker Island where you'll find stunning Pacific Northwest ocean views, men too intriguing to resist...and five close-knit sisters who are each about to find their one true love.During the past year, Emily Walker has been thrilled to watch each of her sisters fall in love one after the other. Having stepped into her late mother's shoes nearly two decadCome for a visit to Walker Island where you'll find stunning Pacific Northwest ocean views, men too intriguing to resist...and five close-knit sisters who are each about to find their one true love.During the past year, Emily Walker has been thrilled to watch each of her sisters fall in love one after the other. Having stepped into her late mother's shoes nearly two decades ago, Emily has always put her family first. A family that also includes Michael Bennet. Tall, strong and good with his hands, he moved in as a teenager after the tragic death of his parents. But while the rest of her sisters look at Michael like a brother, Emily has always had to fight against seeing him as something more. So much more...Michael owns the island's top construction company, but he's never too busy to help out at the rambling Walker house whenever one of them needs him to pitch in. Especially Emily, the Walker sister he's had a major crush on since the very first day he set eyes on her. The time was never right to turn their friendship into anything more, but after so many years of unrequited love, he can't hold back his feelings anymore.When Michael surprises Emily at her sister's wedding with his declaration of love, she can't help but wonder if her best friend was actually more all along? Maybe even her one true love that will last forever...All For Love is the fifth fun, sweet, and emotional contemporary romance in the Walker Island series from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Lucy Kevin.__The Walker Island SeriesBook 1: Be My LoveBook 2: No Other LoveBook 3: When It's LoveBook 4: All For LoveBook 5: Forever In Love__
/book/show/23153782-only-you?from_search=true	Lorna Peel	Only You: A British Celebrity Romance	Jane Hollinger is divorced, and the wrong side of thirty  as she puts it. Her friends are pressuring her to dive back into Londons dating pool, but shes content with her quiet life teaching family history evening classes.Robert Armstrong is every womans fantasy: handsome, charming, rich and famous. When he asks her to meet him, she convinces herself its because he neeJane Hollinger is divorced, and the wrong side of thirty  as she puts it. Her friends are pressuring her to dive back into Londons dating pool, but shes content with her quiet life teaching family history evening classes.Robert Armstrong is every womans fantasy: handsome, charming, rich and famous. When he asks her to meet him, she convinces herself its because he needs her help with a mystery in his family tree. Soon she realises hes interested in more than her genealogical expertise. Now the paparazzi want a piece of Jane too.Can Jane handle living  and loving  in the spotlight?
/book/show/28815350-stolen-sanctuary?from_search=true	Stacey Nash	Stolen Sanctuary (A Bindarra Creek Romance #7; Oxley College #2.5)	The one thing that keeps Oxley Colleges Molly McLean calm amidst midterm exams and keg parties is knowing shes got a quiet place to land in her hometown of Bindarra Creek. But even from college, Mollys heard rumours about her small country hometown's big city makThe one thing that keeps Oxley Colleges Molly McLean calm amidst midterm exams and keg parties is knowing shes got a quiet place to land in her hometown of Bindarra Creek. But even from college, Mollys heard rumours about her small country hometown's big city makeover. She knows reviving tiny Bindarra Creek will draw in more touristsso while home for the summer, she sets out to convince her conservative parents to spruce up their motel in order to cash in on the influx of new business that will surely come.However, Molly never thought the town's makeover would have a negative impact on her little slice of home until she returns to the stables were shes worked every summer since she was thirteen. Sexy city boy Callan Hunter is turning the tranquil property she loves into another churn-people-through tourist spot. Butting heads with the business-minded hottie is the last way Molly thought shed be spending her holidays, but theres no way she can stand around and allow the stables her grandad hand-built to be torn down. If she cant convince Callan to ease up on the bulldozing, Bindarra Creek will no longer be a sanctuary. Itll be a concrete jungle.Is home really where the heart is?
/book/show/12486823-medidating?from_search=true	Gabrielle Bernstein	MediDating: Meditations for Fearless Romance	is unlike any other relationship program out there. In this 11-track guided meditation, best-selling authorhelps you release romantic illusions, overcome fears and insecurities, activate your attracting power, and manifest love into your life.Many people carry disastrous relationship experiences from the past into the present moment. Holdingis unlike any other relationship program out there. In this 11-track guided meditation, best-selling authorhelps you release romantic illusions, overcome fears and insecurities, activate your attracting power, and manifest love into your life.Many people carry disastrous relationship experiences from the past into the present moment. Holding on to anger from the last date who didnt call you back inevitably transfers negative vibes to the next one. This anger sabotages the possibility of creating a healthy new relationship, keeping you rooted in your history instead of the now. By relaxing into a state of peaceful awareness, you can learn to let go of past resentments and clear space for love.Through simple breathing exercises, visualizations, and mental reconditioning, you'll simplify and enhance your dating experiences, all the while using your inner guidance to find the perfect partner. Well, what are you waiting for? Release your romantic delusions and starttoday!
/book/show/9271976-romance-em-amesterd-o?from_search=true	Tiago Rebelo	Romance em Amesterdão	Mariana e Z Pedro passaram quinze longos anos sem se tornarem a ver. O tempo que poderia ter sido suficiente para fazer desmaiar a sua paixo vivida em Amesterdo. Os mesmos quinze anos que fizeram Mariana imaginar, milhares de vezes, o reencontro; e Z Pedro desesperar de alguma vez voltar a encontr-la. Quando, subitamente, numa azafamada manh, numa estao de metro, sMariana e Z Pedro passaram quinze longos anos sem se tornarem a ver. O tempo que poderia ter sido suficiente para fazer desmaiar a sua paixo vivida em Amesterdo. Os mesmos quinze anos que fizeram Mariana imaginar, milhares de vezes, o reencontro; e Z Pedro desesperar de alguma vez voltar a encontr-la. Quando, subitamente, numa azafamada manh, numa estao de metro, se voltaram a encontrar. Quando tudo parecia ter sido diludo no tempo, eis que o passado volta a ser vivido no presente. Um romance apaixonante!
/book/show/31348166-the-solitude-of-passion?from_search=true	Addison Moore	The Solitude of Passion: A Second Chance Romance	It was his enemy, Max Shepherd, who helped me walk through that fire. And when the time came to move on, I married him as well. That's usually where the story ends, where life continues at its own unsteady pace.But Mitch came back seemingly from the dead. He's seen what I've done and who I've done it with. And now I haIt was his enemy, Max Shepherd, who helped me walk through that fire. And when the time came to move on, I married him as well. That's usually where the story ends, where life continues at its own unsteady pace.But Mitch came back seemingly from the dead. He's seen what I've done and who I've done it with. And now I have a choice to make--only I can't seem to make it and life continues at its own unsteady pace.I had wished Mitch were alive again--and now I have one too many husbands and an impossibility to contend with. It will all work out in the end, as soon as I figure out how to slice my beating heart in two.From theandbestselling author,calls Addison's books...easy, frothy fun!
/book/show/19494102-le-s-ducteur?from_search=true	Margaret Mallory	Le Séducteur: Le Retour des highlanders, T2 (Milady romance)	Les femmes se larrachent, mais saura-t-il sduire la seule qui compte pour lui ?Rput pour son habilet  manier lpe et  briser les curs, Alex MacDonald a fait le serment de ne jamais se marier. Pourtant son chef de clan lui demande un coteux sacrifice  pouser Glynis MacNeil, la fille dun alli. Il fait alors la connaissance de la jeune femme, une rare beaut coLes femmes se larrachent, mais saura-t-il sduire la seule qui compte pour lui ?Rput pour son habilet  manier lpe et  briser les curs, Alex MacDonald a fait le serment de ne jamais se marier. Pourtant son chef de clan lui demande un coteux sacrifice  pouser Glynis MacNeil, la fille dun alli. Il fait alors la connaissance de la jeune femme, une rare beaut connue dans tous les Highlands pour son caractre rebelle.chaude par les infidlits de son prcdent mari, Glynis refuse de se laisser amadouer par un autre coureur de jupons. Mais Alex nest pas nimporte quel sducteur
/book/show/25556766-virtue-and-valor?from_search=true	Collette Cameron	Virtue and Valor (Highland Heather Romancing a Scot #2)	Bartholomew Yancy never expected to inherit an English earldom and had no intention of marrying. Now, the Earl of Ramsbury and last in his line, hes obligated to resign his position as Englands War Secretary, find a wife, and produce an heir. Only one woman holds the least appeal: Isobel Ferguson, an exquisite Scotswoman. Brought to Scotland to mediate between feuding clBartholomew Yancy never expected to inherit an English earldom and had no intention of marrying. Now, the Earl of Ramsbury and last in his line, hes obligated to resign his position as Englands War Secretary, find a wife, and produce an heir. Only one woman holds the least appeal: Isobel Ferguson, an exquisite Scotswoman. Brought to Scotland to mediate between feuding clans, he doggedly woos her.Disillusioned with men pursuing her for her attractiveness, rather than her unusual intellect, Isobel has all but abandoned any hope of finding a husband in the Highlands. Not only does she believe Yancy no different than her other suitors, hes a notorious rake. Shes been told hes practically betrothed. Therefore, his interest in her cannot possibly be honorable, and so she shuns his attentions.When Isobel is mistakenly abducted by a band of rogue Scots, Yancy risks his life to rescues her. To salvage her compromised reputation, her brother and father insist she marry him. Yancy readily agrees, but Isobelknowing full well shes fated for spinsterhood by refusing his offer wont be coerced into marriage.Can love unite a reluctant earl and a disenchanted beauty?
/book/show/185074.Gods_Heroes_and_Men_of_Ancient_Greece?from_search=true	W.H.D. Rouse	Gods, Heroes and Men of Ancient Greece: Mythology's Great Tales of Valor and Romance	s/t: Mythology's Great Tales of Valor & RomanceLife among the gods and goddesses of Ancient Greece was a pretty lively affair. Take the day that the great god Zeus asked his son to split open his head with an ax...or the time Apollo kidnapped a boadload of Cretans so he'd have someone to worship him...or the argument between Zeus and his wife, Hera, that ended when hs/t: Mythology's Great Tales of Valor & RomanceLife among the gods and goddesses of Ancient Greece was a pretty lively affair. Take the day that the great god Zeus asked his son to split open his head with an ax...or the time Apollo kidnapped a boadload of Cretans so he'd have someone to worship him...or the argument between Zeus and his wife, Hera, that ended when he hung her over the edge of heaven by her hends (with a big stone fastened to each foot). Here's a book that shakes the dust off mythology. You meet the gods and goddesses, the heroes and the men of Ancient Greece in fast-reading tales that are full of action and drama...humor and romance.
/book/show/16004081-ten-years-later?from_search=true	Alexandre Dumas	Ten Years Later (The D'Artagnan Romances, #3.2)	D'Artagnan Romance III-B In March 1844 the French magazine _Le Sicle, _ printed the first installment of a story by Alexandre Dumas. It was based, Dumas claimed, on some manuscripts he had found a year earlier in the Bibliotheque Nationale while researching a history he planned to write on Louis XIV. The serial chronicled the adventures of D'Artagnan -- a young swordsman iD'Artagnan Romance III-B In March 1844 the French magazine _Le Sicle, _ printed the first installment of a story by Alexandre Dumas. It was based, Dumas claimed, on some manuscripts he had found a year earlier in the Bibliotheque Nationale while researching a history he planned to write on Louis XIV. The serial chronicled the adventures of D'Artagnan -- a young swordsman intent on joining the king's musketeers. Young D'Artagnan becomes embroiled in court intrigues, international politics, and ill-fated affairs between royal lovers. The book at hand is the second volume of the third serial. Louis XIV is well past the age where he should rule, but the ailing Cardinal Mazarin refuses to relinquish the reins of power. Meanwhile, Charles II, a king without a country, travels Europe seeking aid from his fellow monarchs. Athos still resides at La Fre while his son, Raoul de Bragelonne, has entered into the service in the household of M. le Prince. As for Raoul, he has his eyes on an entirely different object than his father -- his childhood companion, Louise de la Valliere, with whom he is hopelessly in love. Porthos, now a baron, is off on some mysterious mission along with Aramis, who is now the Bishop of Vannes. (Jacketless library hardcover.)
/book/show/838895.Ruffian?from_search=true	William Nack	Ruffian: A Race Track Romance	On July 6, 1975, a 3-year-old filly named Ruffian was loaded into the starting gate at Belmont Park for a televised match race against Kentucky Derby winner colt Foolish Pleasure. Since winning her first race a little more than a year earlier, the unbeaten, unflappable Ruffian had literally raced her way into the hearts of a nation. One of those hearts belonged toOn July 6, 1975, a 3-year-old filly named Ruffian was loaded into the starting gate at Belmont Park for a televised match race against Kentucky Derby winner colt Foolish Pleasure. Since winning her first race a little more than a year earlier, the unbeaten, unflappable Ruffian had literally raced her way into the hearts of a nation. One of those hearts belonged toturf reporter William Nack.As a boy in Illinois, Nack had carried in his pocket a trading card of his hero, Swaps, the winner of the 1955 Kentucky Derby. As a young soldier in Vietnam, Nack tuned out the midnight bomb blasts by listening to racetrack broadcasts from Santa Anita. Now, fresh off the publication of his astonishing biography of Secretariat -- described byauthor Laura Hillenbrand as the gold standard of horse books -- he found himself smitten once again.But tragedy struck that summer's day at Belmont Park. After charging from the gate, Ruffian stumbled and shattered her right foreleg. She had to be put down. Nack's heartbreaking run with thoroughbred racing's most famous filly will soon be immortalized in a made-for-TV movie to be broadcast on ESPN and ABC. In this moving, lyrical memoir, he relives the afternoon that forever changed his love affair with the track.
/book/show/21361837-flirting-with-disaster?from_search=true	Ruthie Knox	Flirting with Disaster: A Rouge Contemporary Romance	Katie Clark needs a fresh start. Returning home after a fiasco of a marriage, she is hell-bent on kicking butt at her job in her brother's security firm. But on her first assignment-digging up the truth about the stalker threatening a world-famous singer-songwriter-Katie must endure the silent treatment from a stern but sexy partner who doesn't want her help or her companyKatie Clark needs a fresh start. Returning home after a fiasco of a marriage, she is hell-bent on kicking butt at her job in her brother's security firm. But on her first assignment-digging up the truth about the stalker threatening a world-famous singer-songwriter-Katie must endure the silent treatment from a stern but sexy partner who doesn't want her help or her company...
/book/show/23128111-a-wilde-night?from_search=true	Savannah Young (Pseudonym) Karen Mueller Bryson	A Wilde Night (Old Town Country Romance, #3)	Shes an award-winning winning actress and hes an average guy just trying to get byFresh out of police officer training, newbie cop, Hunter Wilde, takes an off-duty gig working special events at the Tawnee Mountain Resort to earn a little extra cash to supplement his public servants salary.Katie Lawrence is Hollywoods hottest sweetheart. With her second Oscar win beforShes an award-winning winning actress and hes an average guy just trying to get byFresh out of police officer training, newbie cop, Hunter Wilde, takes an off-duty gig working special events at the Tawnee Mountain Resort to earn a little extra cash to supplement his public servants salary.Katie Lawrence is Hollywoods hottest sweetheart. With her second Oscar win before the age of twenty-five shes all Tinseltown is talking about.When Katie attends a wedding at the Tawnee Mountain Resort with the notorious bad-boy Olympic gold snowboarder, Devon Black, hes more interested in bedding the bridesmaids than he is in being with Katie.So Katie tries to find solace in the personal security guard assigned to her by the resortthe reluctant Hunter Wilde. Hes not impressed with Katies stardom and he definitely doesnt want to get involved with a drama queenbut Katie manages to steal his heart when he least expects it.A WILDE ONE is the third book in the OLD TOWN COUNTRY ROMANCE series. It can be read as a STAND ALONE NOVEL or as part of the SERIES.
/book/show/8523230-the-pot-and-how-to-use-it?from_search=true	Roger Ebert Anna Thomas (Introduction) Yvonne Nienstadt (Foreward)	The Pot and How to Use It: The Mystery and Romance of the Rice Cooker	In, Roger Ebert  Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic, admitted competent cook, and longtime electric rice cooker enthusiast  gives readers a charming, practical guide to this handy and often overlooked kitchen appliance.Althoughcontains numerous and surprisingly varied recipes for electric rice cookers, it is much morIn, Roger Ebert  Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic, admitted competent cook, and longtime electric rice cooker enthusiast  gives readers a charming, practical guide to this handy and often overlooked kitchen appliance.Althoughcontains numerous and surprisingly varied recipes for electric rice cookers, it is much more than a cookbook. Originating from a blog entry on Roger's popular website, the book also includes readers' comments and recipes alongside Roger's own discerning insights and observations on why and how we cook.With an introduction by vegetarian cookbook author Anna Thomas and a foreword from recipe consultant and nutritionist Yvonne Nienstadt,is perfect for fans of Roger's superb writing, as well as anyone looking to incorporate the convenience and versatility of electric rice cookers into his or her kitchen repertoire.
/book/show/20555895-a-simple-choice?from_search=true	Samantha Price	A Simple Choice (Amish Romance Secrets, #1)	When Kate was 14, the 19 year old Benjamin promised to marry her when she was old enough. Yet a few years later, Kate finds that Benjamin has married another Amish woman. Why did the honorable Benjamin go back on his word and marry someone else?Kate's faith is shaken, and she vows to leave the Amish as soon as she is able. After four years living in the Englisch world, KaWhen Kate was 14, the 19 year old Benjamin promised to marry her when she was old enough. Yet a few years later, Kate finds that Benjamin has married another Amish woman. Why did the honorable Benjamin go back on his word and marry someone else?Kate's faith is shaken, and she vows to leave the Amish as soon as she is able. After four years living in the Englisch world, Kate feels neither Amish nor Englisch. To make matters worse, living away from the community and away from Benjamin has done nothing to lessen Kate's feelings for him.Kate asks God to grant her a husband, yet never in her wildest dreams could she have imagined the way in which this unfolds.
/book/show/8565304-ohio-brides?from_search=true	Cara Putman	Ohio Brides	
/book/show/25438665-sins-of-the-mothers?from_search=true	Caryl McAdoo	Sins of the Mothers (Texas Romance #4)	Propelled by blind love, Mary Rachel Buckmeyer defies her father to elope with Caleb Wheeler. The newlyweds run off to California then partner with his cousin in his dry goods business.Unbeknownst to the young bride, her new husband sends his kissing cousin ahead. He wants his love and his new wifes money, too. BetrayPropelled by blind love, Mary Rachel Buckmeyer defies her father to elope with Caleb Wheeler. The newlyweds run off to California then partner with his cousin in his dry goods business.Unbeknownst to the young bride, her new husband sends his kissing cousin ahead. He wants his love and his new wifes money, too. Betrayal and murder drive Mary, soon a young mother, to the depths of despair. But she hates the man who loves her enough to cover her sins and deliver her out of the horrible pit shes dug for herself in. Or does she?Mary Rachel travels from frontier Texas to the raw bone boomtown of 1850s San Francisco gold rush days, then all the way to genteel New York to find redemption for the sins of her mothers.
/book/show/34104718-rough-hard-fierce?from_search=true	Skye Warren	Rough Hard Fierce: A Bad Boy Romance Boxed Set	Contains ROUGH, HARD, and FIERCE - all three books in Colin and Allie's complete story! This boxed set in the Chicago Underground series is over 400 pages.Meet the woman shaped by betrayal and the man determined to save her at any cost...ROUGH (Book One)I'm a cautionary tale. A statistic. A victim. A single teenage mother from the poor part of town. Most of the time I'm toContains ROUGH, HARD, and FIERCE - all three books in Colin and Allie's complete story! This boxed set in the Chicago Underground series is over 400 pages.Meet the woman shaped by betrayal and the man determined to save her at any cost...ROUGH (Book One)I'm a cautionary tale. A statistic. A victim. A single teenage mother from the poor part of town. Most of the time I'm too busy working and struggling to care what people think. Survival doesn't come easy.I have a dark secret, a pressure valve, a rare moment just for myself. On these nights I visit a club. There I find men who give me what I need.Men like Colin.But he wants more than a few stolen hours. He demands more than my body. He wants my heart and soul--my happily ever after. I never thought I'd be Cinderella. I never thought a man that rough could be my prince.HARD (Book Two)What Colin doesn't know can't hurt him.At least that's what I tell myself about the secrets I keep. I don't have a choice, not if I want to keep my daughter safe. And keep him Colin safe too. There are enemies in the shadows waiting to strike from all sides. I'm holding them out with my bare hands, but it's hard not to get crushed in the process.And the truth has a way of coming out.If I'm not careful, the past I've been working so hard to hide, the pain I've been fighting so long to outrun, will wipe out the man I love.FIERCE (Book Three)I'm torn between what I want and what I need. Between the men in my past and the man by my side. Colin has tried to control me, to use me. But he also guards me so fiercely my heart aches.Raincheck. Business. Don't wait up. --CThat's the note he leaves for me, as if I could sit around while he fights my dragons. As if I could let himself get killed in some vain attempt to protect me.There's no protection left for me. No redemption either.This is my battle, and I've already lost.[E]motional, dark, erotic, suspenseful, traumatic and raw. It will have your heart hurting yet you will laugh plenty too. I can highly recommend this series. ~ TotallyBooked Blogheartbreaking, and dark, and very emotional ~ Rhonda, Sam E and R's Awesomeness!Boxed sets in the Chicago Underground series:Rough Hard Fierce - Colin and Allie's storyWild Dirty Secret - Luke and Shelly's story
/book/show/11675049-chocolate-muse-a-love-by-chocolate-romance?from_search=true	Zelda Benjamin	Chocolate Muse (A Love by Chocolate Romance)	
/book/show/22321644-occupational-hazard?from_search=true	Eve Langlais Cathryn Fox Mandy Harbin	Occupational Hazard: The Ultimate Workplace Romance Box Set	***All work and no play? No way! These TEN books by New York Times, USA Today, and National Bestselling authors show how hot workplace romances can be. And the best part? Its just $0.99! Dont wait...its only available for a limited time, and then itll be back to business as usual.Retail value of the individual books is over $25.00!Eve Lang***All work and no play? No way! These TEN books by New York Times, USA Today, and National Bestselling authors show how hot workplace romances can be. And the best part? Its just $0.99! Dont wait...its only available for a limited time, and then itll be back to business as usual.Retail value of the individual books is over $25.00!Eve LanglaisCan a boss let go of his inhibitions and let his secretary take charge of him in the bedroom?- Cathryn FoxRevenge takes on a sexy twist when a powerhouse lawyer is stripped of her control by the handsome multi-millionaire she once took down in the courtroom.Mandy HarbinCassie Tucker and Ian Cope know they should keep things professional on their new assignment, but when desire is faced with physical boundaries and company policy, its time to get a little creativeand a little kinky.- Parker KincadeLauren Delgado has had a crush on Gavin Mathis for years, but has a strict hand-off policy with the men she works with. When her life takes an unexpected turn, theres nothing to stop her from accepting Gavins invitation to his vacation home on Galveston Island  where she learns the policy is definitely hands-on.- Cassandra CarrWhen a doctor disappears with millions, can Val and Nate set aside their explosive attraction and save the hospital?- Ann MayburnRyan will never forgot that night in high school when he kissed Emma and lost his heart to her forever. Years later he finds Emma again, but now shes a pro-Domme that refuses to fall in love. Ryan begins a campaign to win her reluctant heart, one night at a time.- Ros ClarkeBrilliant, beautiful and bigger than your average plus-size model, Hattie Bell can do anything she sets her mind to. After all, she's just landed her dream job, modelling for top photographer, Tom Metcalfe. So her next goal should be a piece of cake: getting Tom to break his strict rule against workplace romances...- Lilly CainBad girl Selene Carter will do anything to save her business, even team up with the cop who stole her heart. But can Detective Tom Barker help when he knows she's no innocent?- Delilah DevlinRaelie might be a submissive in search of just the right Dom, but shes not the kind to sit back and wait for the right man to happen. When she gets the chance to fill in as Bryce Caldwells executive assistant, she decides some subtle seduction is needed to see if he dominates the bedroom the same way he does the office.- Cari QuinnShe's in for the fight of her life...with the man who only wants to be her lover.
/book/show/17903850-the-heart-of-reno-gabrini?from_search=true	Mallory Monroe	The Heart of Reno Gabrini (Romancing the Mob Boss, #6)	Reno Gabrini believes his number one job is to protect his family. His beautiful wife, Trina, and their two sons are the very reason he gets out of bed every morning. But when he returns home from a business trip to find his wife partnering with people he barely knows, a gold digging female attempting to worm her way into the family, and a lovesick son with a dead body inReno Gabrini believes his number one job is to protect his family. His beautiful wife, Trina, and their two sons are the very reason he gets out of bed every morning. But when he returns home from a business trip to find his wife partnering with people he barely knows, a gold digging female attempting to worm her way into the family, and a lovesick son with a dead body in his trunk, he knows his job has gotten that much harder. He takes charge, believing theres more going on than meets the eye, but his family insists hes overreacting and is being, as usual, overly protective of them. Until the lid blows off of their idyllic life and plunges all of them into a world of passion and obsession where Reno begins to believe that all of their unsolicited drama may be disguising another mob war.In the sixth installment of the Mob Boss series, Reno Gabrini comes face to face with his greatest fears and is forced to put it all on the line in ways that nearly costs him everything.THE BESTSELLING MOB BOSS SERIES IN ORDER:ROMANCING THE MOB BOSSMOB BOSS 2: THE HEART OF THE MATTERMOB BOSS 3: LOVE AND RETRIBUTIONMOB BOSS 4: ROMANCING TRINA GABRINIA MOB BOSS CHRISTMAS: THE PREGNANCY
/book/show/13074392-the-reunion?from_search=true	OTK Romance	The Reunion	Welcome to North Ridge High Schools ten year reunion, where the theme isnt so much the decor, as whats happening behind closed doors!Each chapter is about a different couples relationship: Cassie, feeling shy and intimidated by her old classmates snotty attitudes, hides in the bathroom but when her man finally finds her, shes going to regret dragging him to the reuniWelcome to North Ridge High Schools ten year reunion, where the theme isnt so much the decor, as whats happening behind closed doors!Each chapter is about a different couples relationship: Cassie, feeling shy and intimidated by her old classmates snotty attitudes, hides in the bathroom but when her man finally finds her, shes going to regret dragging him to the reunion. When Brady finds out the real reason why Trisha broke things off with him at graduation, sparks are going to fly! These men know how to handle their women, and their women love it!Youll look forward to each and every story in this brand-spanking-new romance novel from OTKRomance!Mature subject matter for adults only. 47,555 words
/book/show/29965679-an-informal-introduction?from_search=true	Heather   Gray	An Informal Introduction (Informal Romance, #3)	She saves lives. He protects them. And someone's trying to stop them both.Lily Ziminski is an ICU nurse near the nation's capital where politics are a regular part of hospital policy. Assigned a series of high-profile patients, she finds herself an unwilling focus of the media. Lily would much rather do without all the attention...except where one cowboy-hat-wearing stateShe saves lives. He protects them. And someone's trying to stop them both.Lily Ziminski is an ICU nurse near the nation's capital where politics are a regular part of hospital policy. Assigned a series of high-profile patients, she finds herself an unwilling focus of the media. Lily would much rather do without all the attention...except where one cowboy-hat-wearing state trooper is concerned.Caleb Graham runs into the same captivating nurse twice in one day, and he's not a man who believes in coincidence. When problems at a local impound lot force him into the middle of a bizarre case that threatens Lily, Caleb will stop at nothing to protect her.From a stranger in a parking garage to Secret Service agents, surprise chases Lily around every corner. In the midst of the chaos, she has two constants - her longtime faith in God, and her growing attraction for a silver-eyed trooper.
/book/show/25636834-peace-love-romance?from_search=true	Jennifer Theriot Diane Rinella Christine Ardigo	Peace, Love, & Romance	For a limited time, ten of today's hottest and bestselling authors bring you Peace, Love & Romance - a collection of full-length novels (some sweet, some sizzling!) all celebrating women who have loved, lost, and triumphed.Out Of The Box, Regifted  Jennifer Theriot (Amazon Bestselling Author)With a new beginning on the horizon for Olivia and Ash, what could possiblyFor a limited time, ten of today's hottest and bestselling authors bring you Peace, Love & Romance - a collection of full-length novels (some sweet, some sizzling!) all celebrating women who have loved, lost, and triumphed.Out Of The Box, Regifted  Jennifer Theriot (Amazon Bestselling Author)With a new beginning on the horizon for Olivia and Ash, what could possibly stop them from finding their happily-ever-after? In the midst of joy, this blended family finds they have to trust in love and family bonds to get them through what is coming next...or self-destruct. How long can Ash keep parts of his life hidden from those who love him?Scary Modsters  Diane Rinella (Amazon Bestselling Author, two category Amazon Hot 100 Author)Rosalyn is ridiculed for her eclectic wardrobe and unconventional music collection. Niless offbeat character is her perfect complement. Sadly his flaws equate to relationship suicide. When Niles learns he can overcome his obstacles by helping the ghost of deceased rock deity Peter Lane avenge murder, how far will he go to secure Rosalyns heart?Cheating To Survive  Christine ArdigoCheating to Survive weaves the story of three Norlyn Plains Hospital coworkers and their seemingly perfect lives. However, their marriages are anything but ideal. When they decide to cheat on their husbands, will they find happiness or be destroyed by the consequences? Christine Ardigo handles infidelity realistically and humorously. It will resonate in some way with every woman on the planet.Chain of Title - Robyn RozeNewly divorced Shayna wants adventure, and Sean wants her. But the revelation of her ex-husbands dirty secret sets off a chain of events with deadly consequences that reveals who Sean really is and leaves Shayna to question how well she knew either man. Robyn Roze weaves a story of love, loss, betrayal, and ultimately forgiveness.A Different Kind Of Forever - Dee Ernst (Amazon Bestselling Author)Michael is a hot, young rock star. Diane is a single mom almost twenty years older. When they meet, the attraction is immediate. He knows shes the real thing. She cant ignore her feelings for Michael, but cant see past their differences. A Different Kind of Forever is about two complicated people findingand trying to hold on to love.Tahoe Blues  Aubree Lane (Amazon Bestselling Author)When Cara finds the glitz and glitter of casino life isnt what its cracked up to be, she divorces her husband, finds a new love, a new home, and new piece of jewelry around her ankle. Under house arrest for a crime she didnt commit, Cara must rely on a zany group of misfits to help set her free.Tropical Nightmares  Kelly Cozzone (Amazon Bestselling Author)The tranquil life David Murphy and Tiana Alexander built on St. Lucia is threatened by the dangerous and vengeful Robert Dubose. Can they survive his lust for revenge, or will his secret partner succeed where he failed? Can their love survive, or will it be the final casualty?The Fizgig  Jill Cox Vogt (Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Competition Winner)Daisy Young believes that when life hands you lemons, eat chocolate and get on with it, but no amount of candy gets her mind off her drowned fiancuntil she flees to East Tennessees mountains and meets a man with a dark, secret past.Doubling Back To Love - Rebecca Warner (Great Southeast Book Festival Top 10, Honorable Mention)Lexi Avery asks, Why does it have to come down to choosing just one man, when no one man can give me everything I want? Why indeed? Follow her tantalizing adventures as she explores love's options.Sex and the Widow Miles - Nan Reinhardt (Amazon Bestselling Author)Julie is anticipating an idyllic retirement with her husband, Charlie, when he dies suddenly. She meets a younger man, Will, and embraces lifeand sexagain. But a dark secret reveals her perfect marriage may have been a lie. Jules goes in search of the truth and finds theres always a seco
/book/show/3652514-the-italian-s-wedding-ultimatum?from_search=true	Kim Lawrence	The Italian's Wedding Ultimatum	Alessandro Di Livio is fiercely protective of his family, and he's determined to keep gold-digging Sam Maguire away from his sister's husbandeven if it means seducing her himself!Sam is no femme fatalein fact she's a virgin! But under Alessandro's expert touch she succumbs to one night in his arms. And when passion leads to pregnancy, Sam knows that Alessandro will do whAlessandro Di Livio is fiercely protective of his family, and he's determined to keep gold-digging Sam Maguire away from his sister's husbandeven if it means seducing her himself!Sam is no femme fatalein fact she's a virgin! But under Alessandro's expert touch she succumbs to one night in his arms. And when passion leads to pregnancy, Sam knows that Alessandro will do whatever it takes to have her as his wife and their baby as his heir!
/book/show/34413012-close-enough-to-touch?from_search=true	Victoria Dahl	Close Enough to Touch: A Romance Novel	USA TODAYGrace Barrett never expected to find herself living with her aunt in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. She figures she'll spend a little time in the sticks to figure out her life, and then move somewhere exciting to live out her dreams. But she wasn't counting on meeting Cole RawlinsUSA TODAYGrace Barrett never expected to find herself living with her aunt in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. She figures she'll spend a little time in the sticks to figure out her life, and then move somewhere exciting to live out her dreams. But she wasn't counting on meeting Cole Rawlins.Cole is a rugged Wyoming cowboy born and bred. Yet he can't help but be drawn to the fascinating big-city girl who moves in across from him. But as they discover a sizzling attraction, it becomes harder for him to keep his demons at bay--and those fires from long ago may burn them both.They'll need more than scorching-hot passion to make this opposites-attract affair work. But if they can learn to trust one another enough to reveal their secrets, they just might have a chance at forever.Originally published in 2012.
/book/show/25043091-unite?from_search=true	Alycia Taylor	Unite (The Fighter Romance, #5)	Paul and me were finally coming together in spite of the things that seemed to be keeping us apart. Paul was making plans for the championship bout he had coming up. This is what he had worked for his entire adult life. The money and the notoriety for winning the title could be life-changing for him and his family. The problem nobody saw coming was Mitch. Hes out on bailPaul and me were finally coming together in spite of the things that seemed to be keeping us apart. Paul was making plans for the championship bout he had coming up. This is what he had worked for his entire adult life. The money and the notoriety for winning the title could be life-changing for him and his family. The problem nobody saw coming was Mitch. Hes out on bail and still out for revenge. Can Paul and me survive and if we do, will all of our plans be ruined?
/book/show/16104162-mistletoe-match-up?from_search=true	Stacey Joy Netzel	Mistletoe Match-Up (Romancing Wisconsin Series, #3)	When Lisa Riley comes home for her brother Mark's Christmas Eve wedding, her high school rivalry with his wife Janelle's cousin, Derek Walsh, picks up right where it left off, only this time Derek has the upper hand. Santa bides his time as they battle it out because he's waited a whole year for this mistletoe match-up.
/book/show/23499531-romancing-the-rogue?from_search=true	Katherine Bone Christi Caldwell Ruth J. Hartman	Romancing the Rogue	Rose Gordons His Yankee BrideFrom the movement Carolina Ellis sees one Mr. John Banks, she knows she must have him--no matter the cost. John Banks wants nothing to do with the scandalous, sweet talking, ever-present, American beauty named Carolina, or so thats what he keeps saying...Christi Caldwells My Lady of DeceptionFor Georgina Wilcox, only child of the notoriouRose Gordons His Yankee BrideFrom the movement Carolina Ellis sees one Mr. John Banks, she knows she must have him--no matter the cost. John Banks wants nothing to do with the scandalous, sweet talking, ever-present, American beauty named Carolina, or so thats what he keeps saying...Christi Caldwells My Lady of DeceptionFor Georgina Wilcox, only child of the notorious traitor known as The Fox, there are too many secrets to count. However, after her interference results in great tragedy, she resolves to never help another... until she meets Adam Markham.Lord Adam Markham is captured by The Fox. Imprisoned, Adam loses everything he holds dear. As his days in captivity grow, he finds himself fascinated by the young maid, Georgina, who cares for him.Ruth Hartmans Love Birds of Regents ParkLucy Ashbrook discovers that birds arent the only pleasing things at the Regents Park Bird Sanctuary. A certain Sanctuary worker, Oliver Barrow, has stolen her heart. But Oliver has a secret that just might get in the way of anything more than friendship developing between them. Can they find a way to be together in spite of the many obstacles?Katherine Bones Duke by Day, Rogue by NightConstance Danburys only hope of escaping a forced marriage is to trust a clandestine pirate, a man who must choose between vengeance and protecting his identity, an act that forces him to cross into more dangerous territory losing his heart.Patty Kiyonos Searching for Lady LuckA pretty lady named Rose seems to bring Charlie Brannigan good luck every time she appears. Could she be his ticket back to the big time?Moriah Densleys Song for SophiaDesperation has led Anne-Sophia Duncombe to a life of exile. Still, she is always just one mistake away from capture and a marriage she would rather die than endure. As a last resort to remain hidden from her former life, Sophia attempts a radical scheme; a life of humility and disguise.Kim Bowman & Kay Springsteens Something Like A LadyJonathan Durham, Fourth Earl of Seabrook, needs a wife, and Lady Annabella Price's mother wants her to find a husband. But how will Jon convince his unwilling bride to give their marriage a chance when's she's determined to have it dissolved?Melissa MacKinnons Return to MeMarek cant deny his desire for Brynn, but these are wartimes, and she is the enemy. And though love knows no prejudice, the world in which he lives isnt nearly as forgiving.Kristin Vaydens Redeeming the Deception of GraceLady Grace Hashiver has perfected the art of hiding behind a sarcastic wit when it comes to dealing with the rakish Ewan Emmett Duke of Greys, her childhood tormentor. Its her only weapon, for if she let her guard down even for a moment, surely hed know just how much she loved him. A love she knew could never happen.B. G. Lashbrooks Olivias JourneyWhen Olivia Manning finds a wounded Confederate soldier on the wrong side of the Ohio River, she has a difficult decision to make. Help him live and risk the wrath of her uncle, or let him die and have his blood on her hands. She risks everything for him, and when he wakes, she has even more difficult decisions to makelike letting him into her heart.
/book/show/14289808-eliza-gayle-bdsm-romance-bundle?from_search=true	Eliza Gayle	Eliza Gayle BDSM Romance Bundle	. I intend to recommend this book to many of my friends, and when I do so, I will be quite vocal about just how much I liked it... ~ The Romance StudioThis story sizzles from the first sentence to the last. ~ Fallen Angel ReviewsIf you want a steamy read, complete with bondage, a little spanking. I intend to recommend this book to many of my friends, and when I do so, I will be quite vocal about just how much I liked it... ~ The Romance StudioThis story sizzles from the first sentence to the last. ~ Fallen Angel ReviewsIf you want a steamy read, complete with bondage, a little spanking and to drool over heroes, then look no further than Purgatory. ~ Whipped Cream ReviewsWelcome to Purgatory! A club for every fetish.In Eliza Gayle's sexy Purgatory series, club goers delve into their secret fantasies that include bondage, exhibitionism, flogging, and fire play. Beneath every secret desire is the need for more, the hope to find the Dominant or submissive of their dreams.Are you up for a taste of Purgatory?This 4 in 1 bundle includes Book 1:, Book 2:, Book 3:and Book 4:.If you enjoyed this BDSM Romance series, you might want to check out Eliza's Pleasure Playground series that begins with,.Would you like to find out when new books are released and be notified of contests? Please get my free newsletter! Visit my website atand enter your email address in the newsletter box.
/book/show/25809001-coerced?from_search=true	Alexx Andria	Coerced: Blackmailed by the Billionaire (Buchanan Romance, #1)	
/book/show/23299119-sleeping-beauty?from_search=true	Caelia Sky	Sleeping Beauty: An Erotic Romance	Camille Palme's only expectations in life were to serve and die. That was what her organization expected of her, and that is all she expected of herself. At least until she became Inspired by the music of the violin, and fell in love.When Camille is chosen as a participant in a game of life and death against another assassin, with her freedom as the reward, it all soundsCamille Palme's only expectations in life were to serve and die. That was what her organization expected of her, and that is all she expected of herself. At least until she became Inspired by the music of the violin, and fell in love.When Camille is chosen as a participant in a game of life and death against another assassin, with her freedom as the reward, it all sounds too good to be true.But when met by an unexpected encounter with someone she holds dear, she unwillingly turns into another person, and the woman she thought she knew all along, turns out to be no more than a faade masking a much larger, dormant truth.Change was happening, and in a moment where one mistake could be the death of her, it couldn't come at a worst moment. Camille always had her priorities in order, but now, she wasn't so sure about herself, and it frightened her.An 11,700 word noveletteDue to steamy and violent content, this romantic suspense series is recommended for 18+.This is part one of a four part series.Other Parts:Sleeping Beauty: Book OneSleeping Beauty: Book Two (Free with KU) -Sleeping Beauty: Book Three (Free with KU) -Sleeping Beauty: Book Four(Free with KU) -DRM Free
/book/show/25843075-save-me?from_search=true	Bella Scully	Save Me: a Stepbrother Romance	Ive been broken since Dad died. Crippled by pain and the secrets I keep. Im supposed to be perfectthe good girl with the 5.0 GPA and a ticket to Harvard. The last thing I need is a sexy, dangerous, tattooed bad boy stalking me, flIve been broken since Dad died. Crippled by pain and the secrets I keep. Im supposed to be perfectthe good girl with the 5.0 GPA and a ticket to Harvard. The last thing I need is a sexy, dangerous, tattooed bad boy stalking me, flirting with me, and calling mewith a cheeky grin. Especially if that bad boy is my obsessive childhood bully. Cal Gatlin.I hate him.But now that we are forced together by our parents' marriage, our acts are breaking down. Hes seeing the weak, imperfect side of me Ive been terrified to show to anyone. And Im discovering the pain beneath his cocky bad boy mask. Deep down, were each both just as broken as the other.Loving Cal Gatlin hurts. Its dangerous. Its reckless.But maybe we can save each other.___
/book/show/25525154-summer-in-snow-valley?from_search=true	Cindy Roland Anderson Jeanette Lewis Cami Checketts	Summer in Snow Valley (Snow Valley Romance Anthologies #2)	
/book/show/6012020-a-slobbering-love-affair?from_search=true	Bernard Goldberg	A Slobbering Love Affair: The True (And Pathetic) Story of the Torrid Romance Between Barack Obama and the Mainstream Media	New York Times bestselling author Bernard Goldberg argues that the left-leaning mainstream media crossed the line during the 2008presidential election campaign and helped to determine the outcome. Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url( ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:Table Normal mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0 mso-tstyle-New York Times bestselling author Bernard Goldberg argues that the left-leaning mainstream media crossed the line during the 2008presidential election campaign and helped to determine the outcome. Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 st1\:*{behavior:url( ieooui) } /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:Table Normal mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0 mso-tstyle-colband-size:0 mso-style-noshow:yes mso-style-parent: mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt mso-para-margin:0in mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt mso-pagination:widow-orphan font-size:10.0pt font-family:Times New Roman } Author: Bernard Goldberg Format: 184 pages, Hardcover Publisher: Regnery Press First Printing edition ( January 26, 2009) ISBN: 978-1596980907
/book/show/14722412-tied-to-you?from_search=true	L.J. Anderson	Tied To You	Professor Robert Mason is finally ready to collar his submissive/girlfriend.Wanting to make the event as memorable as possible, he decides to take her on a picnic in the meadow near his country estate where they will spend the day eating and enjoying one another's company before Robert has her bound to a tree and at his mercy.Gabriella, a student from Professor Mason's HumProfessor Robert Mason is finally ready to collar his submissive/girlfriend.Wanting to make the event as memorable as possible, he decides to take her on a picnic in the meadow near his country estate where they will spend the day eating and enjoying one another's company before Robert has her bound to a tree and at his mercy.Gabriella, a student from Professor Mason's Human Sexuality class, is more than eager to submit to Robert and finally be able to claim him as her Master.Warning - This title contains sexually explicit content, and depicts consensual but taboo sex between a college professor and student, bondage and dominance, sex toys, and oral sex.Excerpt:With a single finger, he traced the curve of her neck, the shell of her ear, and her slightly fuller bottom lip. At an agonizing pace, he teased her, sliding his finger from her lips straight down, against her neck, between her breasts, and over her stomach till he could feel the rough lace of her panties brushing against his fingertips.With skilled hands, he parted her thighs, opening her till he could see the soaked, satin-covered lips of her pussy. Robert could almost taste the intoxicating heat radiating from between her smooth legs, making his mouth water and his cock become impossibly hard at the memory of her singular flavor dancing on his tongue, sinfully enticing him more and more till he could do nothing but helplessly lap at the source.Just knowing how good she tasted, how good she could make him feel, it was agony being so close, yet still so far.No one, nothing, had ever felt as good as Gabriella  as tight.You're so wet, kitten. Does it turn you on  being naked out here in the open air?Yes, sir, she whispered quietly, her bottom lip tugging at her teeth. It took every ounce of restraint he possessed not to push her against a tree and fuck her till his thick cum ran down her supple thighs.
/book/show/12025388-the-dating-game?from_search=true	Maria Flora Celine	The Dating Game (Precious Hearts Romances, #2604)	Alexa was a single, loveless, struggling romance writer who needed to find an inspiration to save her writing career. In her desperation, she came up with a plan to pay someone to date her for a month.Nakilala niAlexa was a single, loveless, struggling romance writer who needed to find an inspiration to save her writing career. In her desperation, she came up with a plan to pay someone to date her for a month.Nakilala niya si Luigi, ang pinsan ng best friend niya. Brokenhearted ito at gusto nitong makalimutan ang ex-girlfriend nito. Nagkasundo sila na magde-date sila angn isang buwan. Each had a reason for agreeing to the conditions of the contract: siya ay para makakalap ng impormasyon para sa kanyang manuscript, at si Luigi ay para makalimutan ang dating nobya nito.But soon afterwards they found themselves drawn to each other. Would they be able to resist each other at mapanindigan nila ang kasunduan nila, lalo na at bumalik na ang ex-girlfriend ni Luigi na si Priscilla sa eksena?Would their dating contract end in breaking her heart?
/book/show/25264707-romancing-austin?from_search=true	Riley Bancroft Evelyn Berry Cara Carnes	Romancing Austin	Former rock star Dex Reed throws a wild comeback party in his Austin penthouse, and seven romances heat up the night.No Quitting Allowed, Rebecca RoyceOne last assignment and then Lana is quitting her job, quitting Austin, and moving on with her life. Until Jake stumbles into her and changes the direction of her whole world.Twisted, Cara CarnesCaleb Colt Douglas agreFormer rock star Dex Reed throws a wild comeback party in his Austin penthouse, and seven romances heat up the night.No Quitting Allowed, Rebecca RoyceOne last assignment and then Lana is quitting her job, quitting Austin, and moving on with her life. Until Jake stumbles into her and changes the direction of her whole world.Twisted, Cara CarnesCaleb Colt Douglas agreed to close out Twisted Delirium's sold out world tour with a gig at SXSW for one reason--win back the woman he left behind.Do Over, Chandra RyanWhen life offers Juliana a fresh start, will she follow her heart or play it safe?Consortium, Riley BancroftRecord exec Holt Michaelson married the enigmatic Chloe to keep his assets safe from a vindictive competitor, but after a fiery encounter with his new wife, he's determined to claim her as his own, body and soul.Tall Order, Irene PrestonDylan made the worst mistake of his life when he chose his career over Aston, but tonight he'll take a risk on Aston even if it's too late.Enchanted, Evelyn BerryStripped of her magic, fairy princess Aurora is torn between her duty to her imperiled family and to a brilliant musician who holds the key to their freedom...and her heart.One Night with the Vampire, Jax GarrenTonight Alex will finally possess the woman he's craved, but Sofia's dangerous family secrets threaten to tear them apart.
/book/show/22642194-enticing-an-angel?from_search=true	Leo Charles Taylor	Enticing An Angel (Romancing Angels, #1)	Michael Angel is the oldest of five brothers all of whom are unmarried, a fact which displeases their mother immensely. Susan Angel is a determined mother who chooses her eldest son as the starting point of her quest to see her children wed. However, when he falls for the wrong girl, an artistic free spirit that enraptures his soul, the family begins to fall from the contrMichael Angel is the oldest of five brothers all of whom are unmarried, a fact which displeases their mother immensely. Susan Angel is a determined mother who chooses her eldest son as the starting point of her quest to see her children wed. However, when he falls for the wrong girl, an artistic free spirit that enraptures his soul, the family begins to fall from the control of the matriarch. Melanie Price is certainly not Mrs. Angel's first choice for her professional and upstanding son, Michael. And while she attempts to separate the lovers, her boys will all begin to fall under the spell of the little energetic and fun loving pipsqueak that has entered their lives. From the hardened construction worker, to the brooding EMT, the widower, and the emotionally scarred, the Angel boys will begin to see in Melanie a hope that perhaps having a woman in your life is something to be desired.
/book/show/33144601-the-amish-orphan-s-christmas?from_search=true	Hannah Schrock	The Amish Orphan's Christmas	Holly Sanders is an orphan at the age of twenty-two. She never got a chance to know her father, her mother was raised Amish, and never spoke about her Amish roots or her father. Now both of her parents have passed and Holly is given a chance to find her grandparents and learn about the Amish lifestyle they live. She has so many queHolly Sanders is an orphan at the age of twenty-two. She never got a chance to know her father, her mother was raised Amish, and never spoke about her Amish roots or her father. Now both of her parents have passed and Holly is given a chance to find her grandparents and learn about the Amish lifestyle they live. She has so many questions, but will she find the answers amongst the Amish?Evan Miller was happy being on his own with his farm and animals. He always intended to get married and have children, he just never imagined a child would come before the wife. With his only sister and brother-in-law dead in a house fire, he was the obvious choice to raise young Becca. Theres only one small catch  Becca hasnt spoken since the night of the fire.When Holly meets Evan and Becca for the first time, shes taken by his handsomeness, and swayed by Beccas quiet nature. When Becca begins to grow close to Holly, she find her heart becoming attached to the little orphan girl and her very admirable uncle.When Evan offers to help Holly locate her mothers family, she cant say no. Just like she cant say no when he and Becca invite her to spend Christmas with them. Will their relationship be one that can last the differences between them? Will Holly be able to handle the simple way of life the Amish live and their dedication to Gott? Will this Christmas be a special one for Holly, Becca and Evan?Find out in this very special Christmas Romance tale from Hannah Schrockabout family, love and forgiveness
/book/show/22730889-hopeful?from_search=true	Louise Bay	Hopeful: a sexy standalone romance	Guys like Joel Wentworth weren't supposed to fall in love with girls like me. He could have had his pick of girls, but somehow the laws of nature were defied and we fell crazy in love.After graduation, Joel left for New York. And, despite him wanting me to go with him, I'd refused, unwilling to disappoint my parents and risk the judgment of my friends. I hadnt seen him aGuys like Joel Wentworth weren't supposed to fall in love with girls like me. He could have had his pick of girls, but somehow the laws of nature were defied and we fell crazy in love.After graduation, Joel left for New York. And, despite him wanting me to go with him, I'd refused, unwilling to disappoint my parents and risk the judgment of my friends. I hadnt seen him again. Never even spoken to him.I've spent the last eight years working hard to put my career front and center in my life, dodging any personal complications. I have a strict no-dating policy. I've managed to piece together a reality that works for me.Until now.Now, Joel's coming back to London.And I need to get over him before he gets over here.Hopeful is a stand alone, sexy contemporary romance.A great Read, I highly recommend this book. Books and Beyond Fifty ShadesThis is a true love story and I couldn't put it down! I highly recommend!  Gwen the Book DivaHopeful is hands down a five star book.It was amazing. The author has a way of pulling you in from the very beginning. It was hard for me to put it down to go to bed. Summer's Book BlogMy heart was irrevocably stolen....more like willingly thrown at Joel's devilishly handsome feet. I thoroughly enjoyed this book not solely because of Joel, but also the storyline and the emotions that were successfully forced out of me. Page Turning Book JunkieThis is a story that pulls at your heart all the way through. I was so taken by this book I couldnt put it down. Eye Candy Bookstore
/book/show/23248956-mischief-in-montana?from_search=true	Pamela M. Kelley	Mischief in Montana (Montana Sweet Western Romance #3)	We first meet Isabella Graham and Travis Jones in book #1, Six Months in Montana, when Isabella is dumped by boyfriend Christian Ford, who also announces that he's marrying someone else in two weeks. Sure, it's a marriage of convenience, but Isabella is usually the one who does the dumping.Christian's best friend, Travis Jones, feels for Isabella, but is secretly thrilledWe first meet Isabella Graham and Travis Jones in book #1, Six Months in Montana, when Isabella is dumped by boyfriend Christian Ford, who also announces that he's marrying someone else in two weeks. Sure, it's a marriage of convenience, but Isabella is usually the one who does the dumping.Christian's best friend, Travis Jones, feels for Isabella, but is secretly thrilled that she's now available as he's had a secret crush on her since grade school. Isabella however, only sees Travis as her bossy and often annoying, attorney. As a high-powered real estate broker, she has a business relationship and friendship with Travis and that suits her just fine. Romantically, she has her eyes set on someone else, Aidan Summers, who has just moved home to Beauville, MT and is the complete opposite of Travis.Aidan is blond, and soft-spoken, and a successful artist. He also doesn't seem to have a clue that Isabella is interested, and she intends to do something about that. But, Travis has other ideas.Isabelle also has to contend with a new realtor in the office. Sweet Missy Atwell is a former elementary school teacher and is well loved by everyone in town. Isabella never imagined that Missy could be a threat to her business or her love life and is not happy to discover she is a danger to both when clients start requesting Missy and Aidan seems to show an interest in her as well.Her 93 year old great uncle Jim advises Isabella to loosen up a bit, to soften her competitive edges and she takes that advice to heart, hoping to win over Aidan and stop losing new clients to Missy.Mischief in Montana will be out around the end of May. If you'd like to be notified when it releases, please sign up for my new release alert list and you will be eligible for early reader discounts, special promos, fun giveaways and opportunities to read advanced copies. Sign up here,
/book/show/23840209-sweet-romance-bundle?from_search=true	Kate Goldman	Sweet Romance Bundle	
/book/show/368055.Romance_Silencioso?from_search=true	Sandra Brown	Romance Silencioso	Lauri es una joven y competente maestra de chicos sordos. Su pasado oculta una herida sin cicatrizar, su presente es una fachada, y ella usa su carreta par apaliar su soledad.Drake, superestrella de un popular teletreato, tiene dos secretos: una esposa muerta que no logra olvidar y la hija de ambos, Jennifer, con una discapacidad auditiva. Tres seres cuyos destinos se entrLauri es una joven y competente maestra de chicos sordos. Su pasado oculta una herida sin cicatrizar, su presente es una fachada, y ella usa su carreta par apaliar su soledad.Drake, superestrella de un popular teletreato, tiene dos secretos: una esposa muerta que no logra olvidar y la hija de ambos, Jennifer, con una discapacidad auditiva. Tres seres cuyos destinos se entrelazan. La felicidad est al alcance de su mano, pero debern encontrar una voz para expresar los deseos de su corazn.
/book/show/23270150-forevermore?from_search=true	Dana Roquet	Forevermore (Heritage Time Travel Romance #3)	Forevermore (Heritage Time Travel Romance #3)Torie Mills Camerons world has crumbled right before her eyes. Overnight, her life has taken a terrifying turn for the worse forcing her to make a heart-breaking decision; to leave Dave and the life she always hoped for behind her. To ensure her childs safety, she will doForevermore (Heritage Time Travel Romance #3)Torie Mills Camerons world has crumbled right before her eyes. Overnight, her life has taken a terrifying turn for the worse forcing her to make a heart-breaking decision; to leave Dave and the life she always hoped for behind her. To ensure her childs safety, she will do whatever it takes despite the cost.Dave Cameron is watching everything he ever dreamed of slip from his graspand with his loving wife and daughter no longer in his life, what is he left with? His dark secret, the time travels which are becoming increasingly fraught with danger.Soon though, Dave and Torie will learn that the world is not what it appears to be. They will be schooled by a wise and patient old man who will explain the time travel mystery. While all of their futures may depend upon a young child who vanished 120 years in the past and may be the only one who holds the key toForevermore
/book/show/1545577.Romance_Negro_e_Outras_Hist_rias?from_search=true	Rubem Fonseca	Romance Negro e Outras Histórias	Nos sete contos includos em 'Romance negro e outras histrias', Rubem Fonseca recria a trajetria de personagens misteriosos e singulares, que produzem uma sensao ao mesmo tempo de estranhamento e familiaridade. Um cidado quase atemporal, vtima e aprendiz da prpria cidade; um enfermeiro rude e esquivo, cmplice e algoz de seu paciente; uma truta que com o olhar conviNos sete contos includos em 'Romance negro e outras histrias', Rubem Fonseca recria a trajetria de personagens misteriosos e singulares, que produzem uma sensao ao mesmo tempo de estranhamento e familiaridade. Um cidado quase atemporal, vtima e aprendiz da prpria cidade; um enfermeiro rude e esquivo, cmplice e algoz de seu paciente; uma truta que com o olhar convida um vegetariano para as delcias da carne; um crime perfeito nos bastidores de um congresso de literatura. So situaes freqentemente inslitas, marcadas por detalhes curiosos e elementos dissonantes, que compem um ambiente repleto de sugestes.
/book/show/19008237-sweet-restraint?from_search=true	Beth Kery	Sweet Restraint	An erotic and compelling tale of suspense from theebook bestselling author of BECAUSE YOU ARE MINE.Chicago Special Agent Shane Dominic was in love with Laura Vasquez until the day she left him and married another man. Laura's never disappeared from his fantasies, or destroyed his desire to learn the truth about why she left. When her husband, the criminal mAn erotic and compelling tale of suspense from theebook bestselling author of BECAUSE YOU ARE MINE.Chicago Special Agent Shane Dominic was in love with Laura Vasquez until the day she left him and married another man. Laura's never disappeared from his fantasies, or destroyed his desire to learn the truth about why she left. When her husband, the criminal mastermind behind an ring of thieves, is murdered, Shane knows this is his last chance. One look at Shane, and Laura's own memories come back to haunt her, but she'd never divulge her secrets - a desperate vow that's compromised when Shane takes her as his captive to a secluded cabin. Here, she will finally belong to him, be subjected to his every torturously erotic whim, and be forced to trust him with a shocking truth she's hidden for so long - one that will expose them to a danger closing in on the both of them.
/book/show/20895717-the-reluctant-beauty?from_search=true	Laurie LeClair	The Reluctant Beauty (Once Upon A Romance, #4)	In this Once Upon A Romance Series romantic comedy novella, tall, quirky Peg Newbury needs a date for a day, or two tops, when her strikingly beautiful and perfectly coiffed family comes for a visit. They worry about their ugly duckling daughter and long for her to meet a prince, settle down, start a family and live a perfect life just like them. However, Peg loves her jobIn this Once Upon A Romance Series romantic comedy novella, tall, quirky Peg Newbury needs a date for a day, or two tops, when her strikingly beautiful and perfectly coiffed family comes for a visit. They worry about their ugly duckling daughter and long for her to meet a prince, settle down, start a family and live a perfect life just like them. However, Peg loves her job as the executive assistant at Kings Department Store and accepts shes a career woman, far from pretty, and not likely to end up a happily ever after.She cant convince her family, though. At her wits end, she resorts to drastic steps and thinks her best solution is to get a guy to pose as her beau. She hopes that a pretend boyfriend will get them to stop worrying and let her be. Yet as much as she protests against a relationship her heart is in for a surprise when she hires a rent-a-date who prefers her just the way she is.Rocker Austin Rhoades, fresh off a two year around-the-world gig, wants out of the spotlight. Hes in Dallas to see his half-sister before he hightails it out of town and heads for his much-needed R&R. When he meets and becomes fascinated with adorable Peg and her funny sayings, he ends up extending his visit. He realizes that his cover is sure to be blown the longer he stays and the more time he spends with her. But, Austin thinks he has escaped notice until her family, assuming theyre engaged, blabs to the press and starts planning the non-existent wedding.The more Peg and Austin try to keep the status quo the more difficult it is to keep their growing attraction under wraps.Can a reluctant beauty whos never considered herself a love interest accept that shes the perfect catch?Books in the Once Upon A Romance Series:If The Shoe Fits  Book 1Waking Sleeping Beauty  Book 2Taming McGruff  Book 3The Reluctant Beauty  Book 4 (novella)Start reading this laugh out loud contemporary romance now!
/book/show/25575412-comedy-and-romance?from_search=true	Ed Gray (Editor) Lawna Hurl Stephan Marlow	Comedy and Romance: Five Movie Length Tales From Aisle Seat Books	Five great Comedy and Romance Movie Length Tales by five super-talented writers!Whats a Movie Length Tale? A feature-length movie told in words, not on a screen. Try these. Youll see. Literally. Youll see (and hear) the movie as you read it.Romantic ComedyA fast-rising young publicist with a preference for alternative music that shFive great Comedy and Romance Movie Length Tales by five super-talented writers!Whats a Movie Length Tale? A feature-length movie told in words, not on a screen. Try these. Youll see. Literally. Youll see (and hear) the movie as you read it.Romantic ComedyA fast-rising young publicist with a preference for alternative music that she shares with her serious musician boyfriend gets sent on a world tour with the hottest boy band on the planet. What could go wrong?Romantic ThrillerA hardball TV sports reporter learns the gambling scandal that drove her potential Hall of Fame father from major league baseball was a setup. Teaming with an idealistic sportscasterher fathers former teammate and her girlhood heartthrobshe sets out to clear her fathers name.Dysfunctional Family ComedyIts true, you cant choose your family. But you can choose to pretend theyre all dead... like Joe does until a canceled flight forces him to reunite with the dysfunctional family hes kept secret from his very pregnant wife. Now all he wants is to get out of there as fast as he can and leave his past behind. But the past has other plans.Romantic FantasyAn unhappy elderly woman on the verge of death is given the opportunity to go back to when she was twenty years old and live her life over again. Is she destined to make the same choices or will she wind up happier than her first time through?Contemporary Western Romantic ComedyThe stymied son of a Western movie icon risks Hollywood's ridicule when he assembles an unlikely crew to produce and star in an epic horse opera of his own. As he trips over his father's long shadow, a beautiful director who ties his tongue, two feuding Native American tribes--and nine very angry mailmen--Ethan Burns finally learns that he might not be his own worst enemy. Now, with everything on the line, he must find out who is.
/book/show/18362665-wide-awake-a-vampire-romance-ii?from_search=true	Jade Cooper	Wide Awake; A Vampire Romance II	(Wide Awake II is the second installment in the Kindred Souls Series. Wide Awake; A Vampire Romance precedes this book.)In a vampire nightclub teeming with bad behavior, the rulers of the dark world sit and wait for their leader to return. The werewolves have become bold. They've just attacked Symon, the vampire Prince and his bride, Tess. In their absence, Julian, a firs(Wide Awake II is the second installment in the Kindred Souls Series. Wide Awake; A Vampire Romance precedes this book.)In a vampire nightclub teeming with bad behavior, the rulers of the dark world sit and wait for their leader to return. The werewolves have become bold. They've just attacked Symon, the vampire Prince and his bride, Tess. In their absence, Julian, a first knight, has taken the Princes place. Julians fate has never been an easy path and hes about to hit another bump in the road. The moment Severine walked into the club, Julians world became a tug of war between his duties and his primitive need to dominate and claim his mate.Severines been in a slump since her last boyfriend left her with nothing but trust issues. Shes not looking for love but we all know that shes going to get it whether she likes it or not.Not only is Severine being pursued by a huge, sexually dominating vampire, but a bad-ass werewolf named Seth has been sniffing around her skirts as well... and he likes what he smells.**This book contains explicit sexual material.**
/book/show/3037707-the-everything-guide-to-writing-a-romance-novel?from_search=true	Christie Craig Faye Hughes	The Everything Guide to Writing a Romance Novel	Every year, thousands of romance manuscripts are submitted to publishers, but only the best are eventually published. This simple guide?written by two awardwinning romance novelists?will show readers what it takes to break into this highly competitive market and will provide them the information they need to get their manuscript out of the slush pile and onto the bookshelfEvery year, thousands of romance manuscripts are submitted to publishers, but only the best are eventually published. This simple guide?written by two awardwinning romance novelists?will show readers what it takes to break into this highly competitive market and will provide them the information they need to get their manuscript out of the slush pile and onto the bookshelf. Readers will learn how to do the following techniques: build a story from premise to plot; add a fresh twist to a classic storyline; create compelling characters; write sizzling sex scenes that carry an emotional punch; research agents and markets; write a story that an editor can?t reject; and promote themselves and their work. New writers, and even experienced writers, will find the solid howto information here invaluable. This is a musthave for aspiring writers who want to write the perfect love story.
/book/show/27858600-a-one-of-a-kind-love?from_search=true	Sapphire_	A One of a Kind Love: A Holiday Romance	Beau should have known by the way she carried herself that Capri was a force to be wrecked with. The way she put him in his place one day while on the plane should have been all the evidence he needed to leave her alone. However, after he got over his initial shock, it was brought to his attention by his friend, Caspian, that he needed Capri to seal some very important busBeau should have known by the way she carried herself that Capri was a force to be wrecked with. The way she put him in his place one day while on the plane should have been all the evidence he needed to leave her alone. However, after he got over his initial shock, it was brought to his attention by his friend, Caspian, that he needed Capri to seal some very important business deals.When Beau spied what she was wearing under her clothes, he knew then that she wasn't the normal woman. She had a way about her that was strong and dominating, which he could put up with, if the outcome was to his liking.But if she thought Beau was willing to be her boy toy, then Capri has another thing coming. And he was going to enjoy proving it her, one erotic experience at a time that he was not like all the others. Of course, he'd also have to deal with Monica, his conniving ex-wife, showing up in an attempt to putting a stop to his fun, but for some reason...he thought Capri could hold her own.
/book/show/13022095-un-romance-indecente?from_search=true	Mary Jo Putney	Un romance indecente	l era hijo ilegtimo, jugador y rprobo favorito de la sociedad. Pero para lady Kiri, Lawford es un hroe: ms valiente que los contrabandistas de quienes la rescata, ms honorable que cualquier lord que ha conocido y mucho ms atractivo de lo que un hombre tiene derecho a ser. Cmo no iba a enamorarse?Pero Damian Mackenzie tiene secretos que no dejan espacio en su vidal era hijo ilegtimo, jugador y rprobo favorito de la sociedad. Pero para lady Kiri, Lawford es un hroe: ms valiente que los contrabandistas de quienes la rescata, ms honorable que cualquier lord que ha conocido y mucho ms atractivo de lo que un hombre tiene derecho a ser. Cmo no iba a enamorarse?Pero Damian Mackenzie tiene secretos que no dejan espacio en su vida para cortejar jvenes de la alta sociedad mucho menos a la hermana de uno de sus amigos ms antiguos. Pero cuando la brillante inteligencia de Damian saca a la luz una amenaza mortal para la Corona de Inglaterra, descubre que Kiri no es ni tan mojigata ni tan respetable como en un principio la crey y la dama es mucho ms seductora de lo que puede resistir.
/book/show/8176576-the-rebel-bride?from_search=true	Catherine Coulter	The Rebel Bride	The #1bestselling author has transformed her second novel from a Regency to full-fledged historical romance. Katherine Brandon is a hoyden who bewitches a powerful, sophisticated nobleman, but can't hide her terrifying secret from him...
/book/show/25502427-caged-desire?from_search=true	Sydney Somers	Caged Desire: A Shapeshifter Romance	When a mysterious wooden crate is delivered to her door, Eve Blake is intrigued by the massive golden eagle inside. As a vampire, shes all too familiar with creatures being more than they appear, yet nothing prepares her for the shapeshifters true form. Suspecting the dangerous immortal was locked away for a reason, Eve is reluctant to releaseWhen a mysterious wooden crate is delivered to her door, Eve Blake is intrigued by the massive golden eagle inside. As a vampire, shes all too familiar with creatures being more than they appear, yet nothing prepares her for the shapeshifters true form. Suspecting the dangerous immortal was locked away for a reason, Eve is reluctant to release him, no matter how fiercely she craves his touch.Wrongfully imprisoned, Logan has spent half a century plotting his revenge against those who condemned him to spend eternity in a South American rainforest. But with one look at the alluring female who holds his freedom in her hands, vengeance quickly becomes the farthest thing from his mind.Even if he can win her trustand her hearthis past wont release him without a fight.
/book/show/17281883-graham-s-fiance?from_search=true	Elizabeth Nelson	Graham's Fiance	Savannah Loring has just realized her ultimate dream. The man shes been seeing  rich, powerful, and sexy Graham Victor  has just proposed marriage. She is living on top of the world with nights filled with hot and savage lovemaking and days being treated like a princess. But theres something sinister threatening her fairy-tale.Enter, Michael McGregor, a rough Miami polSavannah Loring has just realized her ultimate dream. The man shes been seeing  rich, powerful, and sexy Graham Victor  has just proposed marriage. She is living on top of the world with nights filled with hot and savage lovemaking and days being treated like a princess. But theres something sinister threatening her fairy-tale.Enter, Michael McGregor, a rough Miami police officer who has been on the periphery of her life. He warns her of a danger from a source she never expected - her fianc. Unwilling to believe a word of what he says against Graham, Savannah continues diving headlong into her dream with her lover, planning the wedding and her beautiful life afterward.As she delves more deeply into her relationship with her fianc, shadowy hints of danger begin appearing between them. After a particularly frightening and unexpected sexual encounter with Graham, Savannah begins to finally see hints of what the police officer had been trying to tell her.Still, she goes along with the wedding. During their luxury honeymoon in Paris, however, those shadowy hints of danger rise up and turn into a monstrous reality Savannah can barely allow herself to believe.Is it too late for her to escape this fairy-tale turned nightmare, or will she become yet another victim of a monster wearing the face of a man?
/book/show/12947117-samara?from_search=true	Andrea Pearson	Samara: A Kilenya Romance	Samara Oldroyd takes a break from her somewhat insane family to browse a music store, and while there, meets the funniest, most attractive and awesome guy ever. A phone call interrupts their conversation, and she has to leave before she can find out anything about him--what his name is, where he's from, and why his smile is so familiar.Her wishes that they'll run into eachSamara Oldroyd takes a break from her somewhat insane family to browse a music store, and while there, meets the funniest, most attractive and awesome guy ever. A phone call interrupts their conversation, and she has to leave before she can find out anything about him--what his name is, where he's from, and why his smile is so familiar.Her wishes that they'll run into each other again come true, but not how she expects. When her older sister finally lets the family meet her new boyfriend, Samara is shocked to see it's the guy from the music store!Awkward and hilarious scenes abound as Samara tries--in vain--to undo the crush she'd formed earlier. Inspired by the film Dan in Real Life, this novella will tickle you pink.
/book/show/22619363-romance-for-men?from_search=true	Jack Icefloe Jackson	Romance for Men: Pandora's Box	Hollywood is raving about Romance For Men!!See why Denis Leary, Robin Williams, Will Arnett, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Howie Mandel, David Spade, Brad Garrett, Damon Wayans and many more have fallen in love with Americas hilarious, twisted new hero: Jack Icefloe Jackson!Jack Icefloe Jackson is short, fat, bald and has a 6-inch penis -- although he only uses the first 4 becauHollywood is raving about Romance For Men!!See why Denis Leary, Robin Williams, Will Arnett, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Howie Mandel, David Spade, Brad Garrett, Damon Wayans and many more have fallen in love with Americas hilarious, twisted new hero: Jack Icefloe Jackson!Jack Icefloe Jackson is short, fat, bald and has a 6-inch penis -- although he only uses the first 4 because the 5th would kill a broad and the 6th would open up a rip in the fabric of time. His pleasant days in the Alaskan wilderness dynamite hunting for moose and bear are cut short when earth is faced with an extinction-level threat.Realizing that the end-of-the-world can only be averted by Icefloe's superior sexual prowess, president Obama calls on him to use his penis to save us all. This carnal mission will take Icefloe from the hot Nuns of Assisi (hidden beneath the Vatican by the Pope) to the Nazi babes of the SS in their terrible lair on Fuhrer Island...Sick, twisted, and profane, jack Icefloe Jackson is Americas newest hero, and Romance For Men: Pandoras Box is its most hilarious new book!
/book/show/34368786-weird-teen-romance?from_search=true	Cameron Glenn	Weird Teen Romance	Two young aspiring writers discuss their writing attempts and frustrations and then find files of poems and the beginnings of failed novel attempts in the school computer
/book/show/18942559-sweetest-seductions?from_search=true	Mandy M. Roth Kennedy Kovit	Sweetest Seductions	Three Full-Length Contemporary Romance Novels for one GREAT low price!Executive Decision (Falling for Him) by Mandy M. RothCrazy for You by Kennedy KovitSimmering Seductions by Mandy M. RothThe bright lights of the big city called to Liz Rogers. Her bestThree Full-Length Contemporary Romance Novels for one GREAT low price!Executive Decision (Falling for Him) by Mandy M. RothCrazy for You by Kennedy KovitSimmering Seductions by Mandy M. RothThe bright lights of the big city called to Liz Rogers. Her best friend and almost roommate, Dale, helped her make the transition from small town girl to big time ad executive. They work together and nearly live together. For eight years he's been her rock, her sounding board. As Liz starts breaking off one workplace relationship, another one--that has been brewing since the first day she arrived in New York, blossoms--leaving her confused and concerned. She'd been burned once by love and isn't willing to risk her heart again, especially not to a man who was raised with a silver spoon in his mouth.Dale Corbins has been in love with Liz from the moment he laid eyes on her. He knows time is running out, that one of these days she's going to come home and tell him she's fallen for someone else. When he finds out she's been sleeping with their boss, he decides it's time to take matters into his own hands. Unfortunately, winning Liz's heart isn't an easy game to play. It will take more than romantic gestures and sweet nothings to get the woman he loves. Thankfully, he's a very persistent man. But is this a game even he can't win?Meredith is home again, ready to settle down in her small town and open the antique shop she's always dreamed of owning. She's had enough of powerful men trying to use her and wants to simply fade away from the dating scene and enjoy life. When she runs into the diner's new owner, she quickly realizes her master plan might have been premature.Landry left life in the fast lane for life on Main Street. He's sworn off women for a while. They're nothing but trouble. Meredith is no exception. In fact, he's pretty sure she's not quite right in the head, but for some reason he gets her offbeat, whimsical behavior and craves being around it, not to mention she's smokin' hot and oozes sex appeal. It's hard to fight nature's pull even while chanting, I've sworn off women.Sometimes, it's possible to forgive but never forget. Can true love conquer all?Devan Seward is in the process of starting over--moving to the big city and doing her best to move on from an ugly past. When she waylays Mr. Right in the stairwell of her new apartment building, she feels an instant connection to him. There is something about the tall, dark and handsome man that leaves her feeling as if she's known him all her life. Devan no longer trusts blindly, a hard lesson learned but can't seem to stop herself from confessing things better left behind.Chef Kurt Holland is like a rock god in the culinary world. Cooking is his passion. His restaurant, E&E, caters only to the rich and famous. When a sexy blast from the past literally falls into his lap, he refuses to retreat like he did last time. No. Seizing the moment and Devan's heart becomes his ultimate passion.Sometimes, it's possible to forgive but never forget and the web of hurt reaches out further than most realize.
/book/show/27241965-nick-of-time?from_search=true	Allison B. Hanson	Nick of Time (Blue Ridge Romance, #2)	With a brand-new M.D. behind her name and a wonderful man by her side, Nichole Atherton thought she had her happily-ever-after all sorted out. Then her fianc told her he was gay. Nic can fake a smile better than anyone, but shes hanging by a thread. She just has to make it through her best friends weWith a brand-new M.D. behind her name and a wonderful man by her side, Nichole Atherton thought she had her happily-ever-after all sorted out. Then her fianc told her he was gay. Nic can fake a smile better than anyone, but shes hanging by a thread. She just has to make it through her best friends weddingand an encounter with his nightmare little brother, Tucker Matthews.Weddings make Tucker antsyhes got a bad track record with forever. The family screw-up became a screw-up famous rock star, and bottomed out fast. Now hes putting his life back together, and the last person he wants to see is perfect Nichole. No matter how hot the fantasies he had about her growing up, Nichole is out of his league and he knows it. Its just too bad they have so much chemistry. Because theres no way the two of them could ever make it last
/book/show/30571256-mademoiselle-de-maupin?from_search=true	Thophile Gautier	Mademoiselle de Maupin: A Romance of Love and Passion	This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most imporThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
/book/show/19227339-a-yellowstone-christmas?from_search=true	Peggy L. Henderson	A Yellowstone Christmas (Yellowstone Romance, #1.5)	This is a 20,000 word NovellaAimee Osborne has always looked forward to the Christmas holidays in the twenty-first century where she grew up. Now that she lives in the primitive wilderness of nineteenth century Yellowstone, she is determined to hold on to some of her traditions.Daniel Osborne is unfamiliar with many of the customs and beliefs his wife grew up with. AlthouThis is a 20,000 word NovellaAimee Osborne has always looked forward to the Christmas holidays in the twenty-first century where she grew up. Now that she lives in the primitive wilderness of nineteenth century Yellowstone, she is determined to hold on to some of her traditions.Daniel Osborne is unfamiliar with many of the customs and beliefs his wife grew up with. Although he doesnt understand her enthusiasm for the holiday, he shares in her joy of the season, and plans to make each Christmas with her memorable.For Aimee and Daniel, this holiday season might not be the joyous event they hoped for. When an unexpected package arrives at their doorstep, Aimees plans for the festivities this year might not go off as she envisioned. When danger threatens his family, Daniel will do what it takes to protect them, and perhaps bring some peace and joy to more than just his wife and children.
/book/show/603565.Rainbows_Rowan_and_True_True_Romance_?from_search=true	Karen McCombie	Rainbows, Rowan and True, True Romance(?) (Ally's World, #11)	Now Mum's home, Ally's family life is pretty much back to normal. Not that it is normal to have a supermodel in the family. Everyone is dead chuffed for Rowan, except for Linn.
/book/show/33227080-surviving-the-biker?from_search=true	Cassie Alexandra	Surviving The Biker	Book two of THE BIKER-The story of Adriana and Trevor continues. Will she have the courage to fight for her man and will Trevor make the right decisions, involving the women in his life?Also -The war between the Devil's Rangers and the Gold Vipers comes to a climax.**This book is intended for readers 18 years old or older due to the explicit language, sexual situations, anBook two of THE BIKER-The story of Adriana and Trevor continues. Will she have the courage to fight for her man and will Trevor make the right decisions, involving the women in his life?Also -The war between the Devil's Rangers and the Gold Vipers comes to a climax.**This book is intended for readers 18 years old or older due to the explicit language, sexual situations, and violence that may be upsetting to some readers.
/book/show/21656236-the-departed-young-adult-paranormal-romance?from_search=true	J.A. Templeton	The Departed, young adult paranormal romance (MacKinnon Curse series, book 3)	Psychic? Check.Haunted by a malevolent spirit who is making life a living hell? Check.In love with a smoking hot Scot, who is the reincarnation of the man creepy malevolent ghost murdered two centuries before? Check.Friends and family think youre losing your mind? Check.Welcome to the life of sixteen-year-old Riley Williams, whose life hasnt been the same since she movedPsychic? Check.Haunted by a malevolent spirit who is making life a living hell? Check.In love with a smoking hot Scot, who is the reincarnation of the man creepy malevolent ghost murdered two centuries before? Check.Friends and family think youre losing your mind? Check.Welcome to the life of sixteen-year-old Riley Williams, whose life hasnt been the same since she moved to Scotland and met the spirit of Ian MacKinnon, and Laria, the witch who murdered him.Since helping Ian cross over to the other side, Riley became Larias target, and now the witch has made it clear she wants her dead. Laria has already possessed Rileys brother and friends, and Riley is starting to feel a little strange herself. She just hopes that she can stop Laria before the ghost takes everything from her. With her boyfriend Kade, her brother, and her buddies by her side, Riley is in for the fight of her life.NOTE: THE DEPARTED is a mature YA paranormal romance. Due to strong language, mention of alcohol, drug use, cutting, and sexual content, it is not recommended for younger readers.
/book/show/26232863-under-the-mistletoe-collection?from_search=true	Cindy Roland Anderson Annette Lyon Julie Coulter Bellon	Under the Mistletoe Collection (A Timeless Romance Anthology Book 14)	Amazon #1 Bestselling series in *New Release* for Clean RomanceSix Award-Winning Authors have contributed new stories to A Timeless Romance Anthology: Under the Mistletoe Collection. Six contemporary novellas, all adding sweet romance to the Christmas season.
/book/show/22642194-enticing-an-angel?from_search=true	Leo Charles Taylor	Enticing An Angel (Romancing Angels, #1)	Michael Angel is the oldest of five brothers all of whom are unmarried, a fact which displeases their mother immensely. Susan Angel is a determined mother who chooses her eldest son as the starting point of her quest to see her children wed. However, when he falls for the wrong girl, an artistic free spirit that enraptures his soul, the family begins to fall from the contrMichael Angel is the oldest of five brothers all of whom are unmarried, a fact which displeases their mother immensely. Susan Angel is a determined mother who chooses her eldest son as the starting point of her quest to see her children wed. However, when he falls for the wrong girl, an artistic free spirit that enraptures his soul, the family begins to fall from the control of the matriarch. Melanie Price is certainly not Mrs. Angel's first choice for her professional and upstanding son, Michael. And while she attempts to separate the lovers, her boys will all begin to fall under the spell of the little energetic and fun loving pipsqueak that has entered their lives. From the hardened construction worker, to the brooding EMT, the widower, and the emotionally scarred, the Angel boys will begin to see in Melanie a hope that perhaps having a woman in your life is something to be desired.
/book/show/33144601-the-amish-orphan-s-christmas?from_search=true	Hannah Schrock	The Amish Orphan's Christmas	Holly Sanders is an orphan at the age of twenty-two. She never got a chance to know her father, her mother was raised Amish, and never spoke about her Amish roots or her father. Now both of her parents have passed and Holly is given a chance to find her grandparents and learn about the Amish lifestyle they live. She has so many queHolly Sanders is an orphan at the age of twenty-two. She never got a chance to know her father, her mother was raised Amish, and never spoke about her Amish roots or her father. Now both of her parents have passed and Holly is given a chance to find her grandparents and learn about the Amish lifestyle they live. She has so many questions, but will she find the answers amongst the Amish?Evan Miller was happy being on his own with his farm and animals. He always intended to get married and have children, he just never imagined a child would come before the wife. With his only sister and brother-in-law dead in a house fire, he was the obvious choice to raise young Becca. Theres only one small catch  Becca hasnt spoken since the night of the fire.When Holly meets Evan and Becca for the first time, shes taken by his handsomeness, and swayed by Beccas quiet nature. When Becca begins to grow close to Holly, she find her heart becoming attached to the little orphan girl and her very admirable uncle.When Evan offers to help Holly locate her mothers family, she cant say no. Just like she cant say no when he and Becca invite her to spend Christmas with them. Will their relationship be one that can last the differences between them? Will Holly be able to handle the simple way of life the Amish live and their dedication to Gott? Will this Christmas be a special one for Holly, Becca and Evan?Find out in this very special Christmas Romance tale from Hannah Schrockabout family, love and forgiveness
/book/show/23840209-sweet-romance-bundle?from_search=true	Kate Goldman	Sweet Romance Bundle	
/book/show/14722412-tied-to-you?from_search=true	L.J. Anderson	Tied To You	Professor Robert Mason is finally ready to collar his submissive/girlfriend.Wanting to make the event as memorable as possible, he decides to take her on a picnic in the meadow near his country estate where they will spend the day eating and enjoying one another's company before Robert has her bound to a tree and at his mercy.Gabriella, a student from Professor Mason's HumProfessor Robert Mason is finally ready to collar his submissive/girlfriend.Wanting to make the event as memorable as possible, he decides to take her on a picnic in the meadow near his country estate where they will spend the day eating and enjoying one another's company before Robert has her bound to a tree and at his mercy.Gabriella, a student from Professor Mason's Human Sexuality class, is more than eager to submit to Robert and finally be able to claim him as her Master.Warning - This title contains sexually explicit content, and depicts consensual but taboo sex between a college professor and student, bondage and dominance, sex toys, and oral sex.Excerpt:With a single finger, he traced the curve of her neck, the shell of her ear, and her slightly fuller bottom lip. At an agonizing pace, he teased her, sliding his finger from her lips straight down, against her neck, between her breasts, and over her stomach till he could feel the rough lace of her panties brushing against his fingertips.With skilled hands, he parted her thighs, opening her till he could see the soaked, satin-covered lips of her pussy. Robert could almost taste the intoxicating heat radiating from between her smooth legs, making his mouth water and his cock become impossibly hard at the memory of her singular flavor dancing on his tongue, sinfully enticing him more and more till he could do nothing but helplessly lap at the source.Just knowing how good she tasted, how good she could make him feel, it was agony being so close, yet still so far.No one, nothing, had ever felt as good as Gabriella  as tight.You're so wet, kitten. Does it turn you on  being naked out here in the open air?Yes, sir, she whispered quietly, her bottom lip tugging at her teeth. It took every ounce of restraint he possessed not to push her against a tree and fuck her till his thick cum ran down her supple thighs.
/book/show/12025388-the-dating-game?from_search=true	Maria Flora Celine	The Dating Game (Precious Hearts Romances, #2604)	Alexa was a single, loveless, struggling romance writer who needed to find an inspiration to save her writing career. In her desperation, she came up with a plan to pay someone to date her for a month.Nakilala niAlexa was a single, loveless, struggling romance writer who needed to find an inspiration to save her writing career. In her desperation, she came up with a plan to pay someone to date her for a month.Nakilala niya si Luigi, ang pinsan ng best friend niya. Brokenhearted ito at gusto nitong makalimutan ang ex-girlfriend nito. Nagkasundo sila na magde-date sila angn isang buwan. Each had a reason for agreeing to the conditions of the contract: siya ay para makakalap ng impormasyon para sa kanyang manuscript, at si Luigi ay para makalimutan ang dating nobya nito.But soon afterwards they found themselves drawn to each other. Would they be able to resist each other at mapanindigan nila ang kasunduan nila, lalo na at bumalik na ang ex-girlfriend ni Luigi na si Priscilla sa eksena?Would their dating contract end in breaking her heart?
/book/show/1545577.Romance_Negro_e_Outras_Hist_rias?from_search=true	Rubem Fonseca	Romance Negro e Outras Histórias	Nos sete contos includos em 'Romance negro e outras histrias', Rubem Fonseca recria a trajetria de personagens misteriosos e singulares, que produzem uma sensao ao mesmo tempo de estranhamento e familiaridade. Um cidado quase atemporal, vtima e aprendiz da prpria cidade; um enfermeiro rude e esquivo, cmplice e algoz de seu paciente; uma truta que com o olhar conviNos sete contos includos em 'Romance negro e outras histrias', Rubem Fonseca recria a trajetria de personagens misteriosos e singulares, que produzem uma sensao ao mesmo tempo de estranhamento e familiaridade. Um cidado quase atemporal, vtima e aprendiz da prpria cidade; um enfermeiro rude e esquivo, cmplice e algoz de seu paciente; uma truta que com o olhar convida um vegetariano para as delcias da carne; um crime perfeito nos bastidores de um congresso de literatura. So situaes freqentemente inslitas, marcadas por detalhes curiosos e elementos dissonantes, que compem um ambiente repleto de sugestes.
/book/show/23248956-mischief-in-montana?from_search=true	Pamela M. Kelley	Mischief in Montana (Montana Sweet Western Romance #3)	We first meet Isabella Graham and Travis Jones in book #1, Six Months in Montana, when Isabella is dumped by boyfriend Christian Ford, who also announces that he's marrying someone else in two weeks. Sure, it's a marriage of convenience, but Isabella is usually the one who does the dumping.Christian's best friend, Travis Jones, feels for Isabella, but is secretly thrilledWe first meet Isabella Graham and Travis Jones in book #1, Six Months in Montana, when Isabella is dumped by boyfriend Christian Ford, who also announces that he's marrying someone else in two weeks. Sure, it's a marriage of convenience, but Isabella is usually the one who does the dumping.Christian's best friend, Travis Jones, feels for Isabella, but is secretly thrilled that she's now available as he's had a secret crush on her since grade school. Isabella however, only sees Travis as her bossy and often annoying, attorney. As a high-powered real estate broker, she has a business relationship and friendship with Travis and that suits her just fine. Romantically, she has her eyes set on someone else, Aidan Summers, who has just moved home to Beauville, MT and is the complete opposite of Travis.Aidan is blond, and soft-spoken, and a successful artist. He also doesn't seem to have a clue that Isabella is interested, and she intends to do something about that. But, Travis has other ideas.Isabelle also has to contend with a new realtor in the office. Sweet Missy Atwell is a former elementary school teacher and is well loved by everyone in town. Isabella never imagined that Missy could be a threat to her business or her love life and is not happy to discover she is a danger to both when clients start requesting Missy and Aidan seems to show an interest in her as well.Her 93 year old great uncle Jim advises Isabella to loosen up a bit, to soften her competitive edges and she takes that advice to heart, hoping to win over Aidan and stop losing new clients to Missy.Mischief in Montana will be out around the end of May. If you'd like to be notified when it releases, please sign up for my new release alert list and you will be eligible for early reader discounts, special promos, fun giveaways and opportunities to read advanced copies. Sign up here,
/book/show/20643718-sizzling-hot-alpha-male-paranormal-romance-box-set?from_search=true	Mandy M. Roth Reagan Hawk Darby London	Sizzling Hot Alpha Male Paranormal Romance Box Set	Reform isn't in every bad boy's future...or past...Ava Fenaly knows a thing or two about magik, and she knows exactly what she's doing when she summons a demon in her bedroom. Well, almost. Ava is convinceReform isn't in every bad boy's future...or past...Ava Fenaly knows a thing or two about magik, and she knows exactly what she's doing when she summons a demon in her bedroom. Well, almost. Ava is convinced the exhilarating night of passion that follows is all a dream. It has to be, because she's dead set against revisiting her past--and the horrors she left behind long ago.For the last three hundred plus years, Donatus Manlian has been living a peaceful life. Lonely, but peaceful. When the demon he has kept carefully locked within for centuries finally breaks free and responds to Ava's call, the peace--and the loneliness--are gone. Now Donatus is forced to revisit tragedies long buried as he protects Ava from the evil that pursues her. But another evil lies within him--and now that it's been awakened, the demon wants free.Garon and Lorne, shapeshifting males of the Ralenium race, are fierce guns for hire in the universe. When a cargo ship transporting women charged with crimes by the Galactic Star Union arrives on their planet, the men make the traders an offer they can't refuse. Planet Ralen is sorely lacking in women, and the males have an inborn desire to dominate, to tame females and to reproduce. When their inner beasts' clocks start ticking and the burning need to spread their seed consumes them, they go on the hunt for the perfect female. Too bad both men want the same woman.Teon, a lady with a place in high society, thought life as she knew it was over when she was wrongfully charged with a crime by her stepmother. A prisoner en route to a barren planet to serve her sentence, she's presented with an opportunity to start over again on the planet Ralen. The catch is she has to be willing to be claimed by two males. Not just any males mind you, two burning hunks who are ready to fight to the death if need be to share her bed.Two brothers, one demon slayer... one hell of a good time!Keane has lived for centuries--taking what he wants, doing as he pleases. When a beautiful young woman catches his attention, he finds himself drawn to her like a moth to a flame. He knows better than to expect more than pleasures of the flesh from her yet he can't seem to stop himself. Seducing her will prove to be a dangerous challenge. Keeping her will prove near impossible.Hannah's new secret admirer is more than she bargained for. As a slayer sworn to police the demons who dare to roam the earth she has enough to worry about. She doesn't need some mysterious guy trying to seduce her--especially one who puts her at odds with what she was born to do. She's no match for Keane's seductive powers and when his brother joins in the fun she knows she's in over her head.
/book/show/20992803-along-came-trouble?from_search=true	Ruthie Knox	Along Came Trouble: A Rouge Contemporary Romance	
/book/show/26042847-melissa?from_search=true	Ariana Hawkes	Melissa (Hope Valley BBW Online Dating App Romance, #3)	The third book in the new Hope Valley BBW dating app romance seriesWhat if your fated mate was just an app swipe away?Melissa Ericson has a panic attack as her best friend Lauren is giving birth, but sexy shifter doctor, Harley, is on hand to calm her down. When she later finds out that hes not only on Shiftr - the secret dating app for curvy girls and gorgeous shape-shThe third book in the new Hope Valley BBW dating app romance seriesWhat if your fated mate was just an app swipe away?Melissa Ericson has a panic attack as her best friend Lauren is giving birth, but sexy shifter doctor, Harley, is on hand to calm her down. When she later finds out that hes not only on Shiftr - the secret dating app for curvy girls and gorgeous shape-shifting men - but is also a great match for her, shes ecstatic.But theres something about Doctor Harley that keeps tugging at Melissas mind, and suddenly shes drawn back into a place she never wanted to think about again.The past is so confusing and painful for her, but will the smoking-hot werewolf prove to be her destroyer or her savior?This is a short, sweet, steamy read, perfect for a lunch break, bath time, or a little dose of me-time, wherever you are. HEA and no cliffhanger!
/book/show/24845329-lucky-7-brazen-bachelors-contemporary-romance-boxed-set?from_search=true	Caridad Pieiro Sophia Knightly Tawny Weber	Lucky 7 Brazen Bachelors Contemporary Romance Boxed Set	SEVEN New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Authors bring you SEVEN contemporary romance novellas, starring SEVEN brazen bachelors.Get lucky with a brazen bachelor. . . .Just One Night by Caridad Pineiro, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author. He has just one night to show her that anything is possible.Heart Hunter by Sophia Knightly, New York Times and USEVEN New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Authors bring you SEVEN contemporary romance novellas, starring SEVEN brazen bachelors.Get lucky with a brazen bachelor. . . .Just One Night by Caridad Pineiro, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author. He has just one night to show her that anything is possible.Heart Hunter by Sophia Knightly, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author. Young widow Evie Parker is looking for love, but notorious Scottish playboy Cameron Hunter wont do - though she's wildly attracted to him. Will Evie give in to his hot pursuit, or will Camerons Heartbreak Hunter reputation and scheming outside forces keep them apart?A SEALs Sacrifice by Tawny Weber, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author. Never underestimate a sexy, stubborn SEALKiss of a Lifetime by Nina Bruhns, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author. An innocent student and a hard-bitten mercenary are thrown together during a coup...and their passionate kiss leads to secrets and dangerand the love of a lifetime.License to Date by Susan Hatler, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author. Kaitlin swears off men, but agrees to five dates in five nights and ends up falling for a mysterious bartender who isnt what he seems.Wild For Mr. Wrong by Virna DePaul, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author. When a guarded prosecutor goes head-to-head with a brazen southern defense attorney, passion sparks in the courtroom and ends up blazing in the bedroom.It Must Have Been Love by Kristin Miller, New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author. Feisty bookstore owner Georgia Swift dreams of the kind of true love found in romance novels. When bestselling author Grayson Thompson comes into Blue Lake on a book tour, their chemistry jumps off the page. Is happily-ever-after reserved for novels, or will the passion sparking between them prove its within reach?** Also, get lucky with a bad boy!! The New York Times & USA Today Bestselling Lucky 7 Bad Boys Contemporary Romance Boxed Set contains SEVEN full-length contemporary romance novels by these same amazing authors and is AVAILABLE NOW!!
/book/show/31823795-romance?from_search=true	Kimball Lee	Romance: Legal Action (Surrendering Charlotte Chronicles Book 1)	Bright, beautiful Attorney, Charlotte Christiansen has never lost a court case. Shes built a reputation as a cool, on the rise lawyer while trying to escape the naughty cheerleader pictorial in American Jock magazine that she posed for to pay her way through law school.She shares the top floor of a historic San Diego building with her best friends from cBright, beautiful Attorney, Charlotte Christiansen has never lost a court case. Shes built a reputation as a cool, on the rise lawyer while trying to escape the naughty cheerleader pictorial in American Jock magazine that she posed for to pay her way through law school.She shares the top floor of a historic San Diego building with her best friends from college who happen to be two very male, very sexy Special Forces operatives. Her ex is a celebrity NFL quarterback who could pass for a Viking God. Shes surrounded by hot men but her life revolves around work and she doesnt have time for love or sex.Until Alexander Bly, the stop-the-clock gorgeous, billionaire publishing magnate becomes her newest client at the law firm. Hes the man responsible for the magazine cover that turned Charlotte into everymans sex fantasy. Bly has had women and the world at his beck and call, but no woman has ever rocked his world. Charlotte is about to. When they come together the desire and sex are white-hot and all-consuming, but falling in love takes them completely by surprise.As Charlotte handles Blys lawsuit against Huang Worldwide Corporation, scary, smooth and sexy Jamey Huang kidnaps her. But, Huang doesnt want Blys billions, he wants Charlottes secret, former lover. Legal Action is a sexy romance filled with burn-up-the-pages sex, tender love and witty, sharp-tongued characters with a little espionage thrown in for even more spicy fun.The novella is part one of the Surrendering Charlotte Chronicles.
/book/show/31834633-liberte-se?from_search=true	J.S. Scott Alice Klesck (Translator)	Liberte-se! :Um romance dos Irmãos Walker	Meu nome  Eva Morales e eu estava prestes a me tornar uma sem teto, quando Trace Walker chegou  minha vida. Eu queria odi-lo, por conta do meu passado, mas acabo fazendo o que considero uma barganha com o diabo, com o jovem bilionrio arrogante.Na verdade, no tenho escolha. Ou aceito o trabalho que ele est me oferecendo, ou morro de fome. E j passei muita fome. NMeu nome  Eva Morales e eu estava prestes a me tornar uma sem teto, quando Trace Walker chegou  minha vida. Eu queria odi-lo, por conta do meu passado, mas acabo fazendo o que considero uma barganha com o diabo, com o jovem bilionrio arrogante.Na verdade, no tenho escolha. Ou aceito o trabalho que ele est me oferecendo, ou morro de fome. E j passei muita fome. No achei que fingir ser sua noiva durante as festividades fosse uma tarefa difcil, mas acabou sendo mais complicado do que eu imaginei, quando vejo um novo lado de Trace, de guarda baixa.Assim como eu, ele tambm  assombrado por seu passado. Mas h coisas que jamais lhe direi, segredos que no me atrevo a revelar.No fim das contas, eu me vejo numa situao delicada, pois no h como negar a nossa atrao comum. Ser que devo lhe contar a verdade, ou concluo o trabalho pelo qual ele est me pagando e sigo em frente, com meus segredos e orgulho, ainda ilesos?Ele est me pagando o suficiente para que eu possa me cuidar, depois da concluso da tarefa. Sempre fui sozinha e sempre achei que assim era melhor... at conhecer Trace. Para ser honesta com ele, eu teria que pr tudo em jogo, mas ele pode ser o primeiro homem digno desse risco. Honestamente, eu estaria arriscando muito alm do meu orgulho. Eu at poderia lidar com o sentimento de fracasso, pois me senti assim a vida inteira. O que realmente me apavora  ficar vulnervel e a possibilidade de acabar de corao partido...
/book/show/25739601-when-least-expected?from_search=true	Allison B. Hanson	When Least Expected (Blue Ridge Romance, #1)	Alexis Montgomery thought her marriage was fine. Sure, they were going through hard times, struggling to get pregnantbut she and Ian had chemistry, friendship, and love. Or so she thought, until she found the separation agreement waiting for her on the countertop.Ian Montgomery feels like life is spinning out of his contAlexis Montgomery thought her marriage was fine. Sure, they were going through hard times, struggling to get pregnantbut she and Ian had chemistry, friendship, and love. Or so she thought, until she found the separation agreement waiting for her on the countertop.Ian Montgomery feels like life is spinning out of his control. Hes got a new girlfriend, even if he cant remember why hes supposed to want one. His family clearly likes his ex-wife more than they like him. And then he inherits the romantic family cabin in the rolling Blue Ridge Mountains, where he and Alexis honeymooned. Or rather, they both inherit it. Together.A weekend alone with fresh air and fresh wounds seems like the worst thing that could happen to an ex-couple trying to keep it civil. But life is full of surprisesand Ian and Alexis are in for a big one
/book/show/22417875-the-token-1-alpha-billionaire-dark-romance?from_search=true	Marata Eros	The Token (#1) Alpha Billionaire Dark Romance	From the NEW YORK TIMES & USA TODAY bestselling author, Marata ErosTwenty-two year old Faren Mitchell hears the two words that change her abbreviated life forever. Theyre so final Faren decides she has nothing to lose by seizing every remaining moment of what life has to offer.Until Faren collides with a motorcycle ridden by billionaire Jared McKenna.Even the dark secFrom the NEW YORK TIMES & USA TODAY bestselling author, Marata ErosTwenty-two year old Faren Mitchell hears the two words that change her abbreviated life forever. Theyre so final Faren decides she has nothing to lose by seizing every remaining moment of what life has to offer.Until Faren collides with a motorcycle ridden by billionaire Jared McKenna.Even the dark secret of her past and catharsis as a physical therapist cant save Faren from the sexual spiral that waits for her in the arms of a man who commits to no one. When circumstances force her to get a second job as an exotic dancer, Faren never imagines how close that choice will bring her to the brink of a new reality she is unequipped to handle.New Adult dark romantic suspense. This story contains sexual themes, situations, profanity and violence. Ages 17+.
/book/show/1278570.Rules_Of_The_Game?from_search=true	Elaine Raco Chase	Rules Of The Game	
/book/show/19366113-besiege-an-erotic-romance-novelette?from_search=true	June Gray	BESIEGE (An Erotic Romance Novelette) (DISARM Series #2)	Elsie has waited six long months for Henry to return from his deployment in Afghanistan. But she learns that, sometimes, the person who leaves for war is rarely the same one who comes home...~BESIEGE is a 14,000 word erotic romance novelette. FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY PLEASE.DISARM BESIEGE RETREAT The HElsie has waited six long months for Henry to return from his deployment in Afghanistan. But she learns that, sometimes, the person who leaves for war is rarely the same one who comes home...~BESIEGE is a 14,000 word erotic romance novelette. FOR MATURE AUDIENCES ONLY PLEASE.DISARM      BESIEGE      RETREAT     The Henry Sessions      ENGAGE      CAPTURE
/book/show/29538611-first-kill-wonder?from_search=true	R. Jerome Brooks	First Kill Wonder: A Naim Butler Romance Suspense	Naim Butler, a rainmaker, has perfected the art of sentencing mitigation, as a partner with Manhattan power-firm, Baker and Keefe. He's the kind of captivating and accomplished man that therapists vent too. His bachelorhood is turned upside down when an old flame, Sinia Love, drops a seventeen-year-old son into his lap forcing him to balance this revelation and his buddingNaim Butler, a rainmaker, has perfected the art of sentencing mitigation, as a partner with Manhattan power-firm, Baker and Keefe. He's the kind of captivating and accomplished man that therapists vent too. His bachelorhood is turned upside down when an old flame, Sinia Love, drops a seventeen-year-old son into his lap forcing him to balance this revelation and his budding romance with Brandy Scott. Professionally, Naim's assigned to prove a man's innocence of murder is filthy work itself, but catastrophic when an envious lover of Sinia Love's sets out to kill him while hiding amongst the glitterati of Manhattan's upper crust.
/book/show/16181341-unholy-romance?from_search=true	Derick Hudson	Unholy Romance!	UNHOLY ROMANCE!Unholy Romance! is a hilarious story about Jesus Christs second coming. His task, if he can manage to stay alive this time, is to conceive a new set of Commandments which are more relevant to the 21st century than those left behind in stone by old lick-arse Moses.For thirty days, Jesus must live amongst the human race as one of their own, adopting their wUNHOLY ROMANCE!Unholy Romance! is a hilarious story about Jesus Christs second coming. His task, if he can manage to stay alive this time, is to conceive a new set of Commandments which are more relevant to the 21st century than those left behind in stone by old lick-arse Moses.For thirty days, Jesus must live amongst the human race as one of their own, adopting their ways, savage and all as that may be. By doing this he will learn to appreciate his subjects true motivations and so develop more appropriate Commandments. His only ammunition on earth during his brief stay is an allowance of three miracles. As instructed by his dad, God the Father, Jesus must communicate the Commandments to the people through a diary, which he will leave behind as the new Bible. It is this diary that forms the basis for Unholy Romance!Above all else, this is a tale of an unlikely and ultimately passionate romance between Jesus Christ and Megan Milligan, a feisty, Irish phone sex operator and devoted atheist, as they struggle to come to terms with an unplanned pregnancy!TARGET MARKET:Anyone over eighteen who can laugh at life without fear of ending up in Costa del Hell!THE REVIEWS:I was in floods of laughter. A great read.NOAHIt definitely shows a darker side to Jesus, which I would be delighted to take the credit for.THE DEVILI may yet take a libel action against Jesus for defamation of character. I do not have a drink problem and am not a rampant homosexual, as seems to be portrayed in the book.THE HOLY SPIRITI have the inside track on the book, which I will sell to the highest bidder.JUDASI wash my hands of this disturbingly controversial page turner.PONTIUS PILATEId need to see some evidence that Jesus actually wrote this book before commenting.DOUBTING THOMASGo on my son!GOD THE FATHERI could have done with this great read while I was lost in the desert, when all I had for entertainment was a bunch of are we there yet? moaners!MOSESIts a great book of two halvesand a cover!KING SOLOMONLITERARY AGENT COMMENT:Other samples on the subject of Jesus' return to modern earth have passed across our desks here, but none have shown such promise. I do think this is hilarious and would like to see it in printPMA Literary & Film Management INC, New York.WARNING:Unholy Romance is a romantic religious parody. Please do not purchase if easily offended by religious parody!
/book/show/18139284-romancing-the-wolf?from_search=true	Skye Eagleday	Romancing the Wolf	This sexy werewolf BBW novella follows the romantic and raunchy adventures of two curvy sisters as they vie for the attention of one hot pack.Other than feeling she's the only sane one in her family, Bree loves her life as a role model recruiting female students into scientific careers. But a camping trip to a remote American Indian Reservation will place her in the middleThis sexy werewolf BBW novella follows the romantic and raunchy adventures of two curvy sisters as they vie for the attention of one hot pack.Other than feeling she's the only sane one in her family, Bree loves her life as a role model recruiting female students into scientific careers. But a camping trip to a remote American Indian Reservation will place her in the middle of a Werewolf Full Moon Run. The Pack isn't expecting to discover a beautiful curvy woman alone in such an isolated place. This encounter introduces Bree to a supernatural world in conflict with all of her years of scientific training. Brees instant and mutual attraction to Mikah, who goes furry once a month, will leave her breathless.After meeting Bree, The Pack isn't expecting to later discover a second beautiful, curvy woman, yet they are more than willing to introduce her to their savage sexual ways. But Delia has been looking for The Pack because she has something else in mind for them: she loves the idea of playing rough with werewolf boy toys  especially since they heal so quicklyThe question is--can a Pack of passionate werewolves survive Bree and her sassy sister?Warning: This 27,000+ word novella contains explicit sex between a pack of werewolves and two curvy girls. Adult themes include rough werewolf BBW sex, a heavy duty Domme who enjoys BDSM without safe words and a passionate romance between a pretty, plus-size girl and a werewolf. Note: This is the novelization of previously published stories about Bree, a proud and confident BBW, Mikah of the wolves, and her amazing sister Delia. It is intended for mature audiences 18+.EXCERPT:He grinned at me. I like you. What's your name?Breeanna Cunninghambut everyone calls me Bree.Like that soft cheese, Mikah sighed. You look so soft. You look so pretty. He caressed the skin of my thighs, and I felt as if my Pixielator had just gotten plugged into a 220 volt socket. He raised himself up a bit, giving him better access to lightly touch me. So soft, he said again. He rubbed his face against my thigh the way Mr. Wiggins scrapes his mouth against me every morning when I get ready to set his bowl down. My vet explained it was the one of the ways a cat marked territory. I only hoped Mikah didn't decide to mark territory by peeing. I'll admit to a few kinks, but golden showers isn't one of them.He took my right hand in his and lightly kissed it. He looked up and smiled widely, as if he were convinced he had done something very clever. He went back and began massaging me. I moved slightly to give him more space, which meant I ended up lying down on my back. He apparently took that as an invitation to start exploring my body. I'm so glad I found you, Bree Cunningham.
/book/show/31348166-the-solitude-of-passion?from_search=true	Addison Moore	The Solitude of Passion: A Second Chance Romance	It was his enemy, Max Shepherd, who helped me walk through that fire. And when the time came to move on, I married him as well. That's usually where the story ends, where life continues at its own unsteady pace.But Mitch came back seemingly from the dead. He's seen what I've done and who I've done it with. And now I haIt was his enemy, Max Shepherd, who helped me walk through that fire. And when the time came to move on, I married him as well. That's usually where the story ends, where life continues at its own unsteady pace.But Mitch came back seemingly from the dead. He's seen what I've done and who I've done it with. And now I have a choice to make--only I can't seem to make it and life continues at its own unsteady pace.I had wished Mitch were alive again--and now I have one too many husbands and an impossibility to contend with. It will all work out in the end, as soon as I figure out how to slice my beating heart in two.From theandbestselling author,calls Addison's books...easy, frothy fun!
/book/show/2066011.Heidelberg_Wedding?from_search=true	Betty Neels	Heidelberg Wedding (Harlequin Romance, 2680)	
/book/show/23632680-aroused?from_search=true	Jade Kerrion	Aroused (Life Shocks Romances, #1)	Recently divorced, Dr. Vera Rios is too busy navigating the potholes of single parenthood to look for Mr. Right, but along comes a man who cherishes her, adores her daughter, and helps her find her sexy groove. The only problem: Mr. Perfect is an escort.Rowan Forrester conceals many other secrets, one of which threatens the happiness he finds with Vera. Can love find a wayRecently divorced, Dr. Vera Rios is too busy navigating the potholes of single parenthood to look for Mr. Right, but along comes a man who cherishes her, adores her daughter, and helps her find her sexy groove. The only problem: Mr. Perfect is an escort.Rowan Forrester conceals many other secrets, one of which threatens the happiness he finds with Vera. Can love find a way, or will Vera have to choose between her beloved daughter and the man of her dreams?
/book/show/29008545-treasured-by-the-tiger?from_search=true	Karen L. Miller	Treasured by the Tiger (Shifter Tiger Romance, #2)	Troubled by his dark past, Oscar Carlson joins the NYPD and becomes a homicide detective. Samantha Huff, also with the NYPD, works in the narcotics division. Both are relentless when it comes to getting things done, and both enjoy working alone without the burden of a partner. Their paths never cross until one day Oscar ruins Samanthas investigation while working on his.Troubled by his dark past, Oscar Carlson joins the NYPD and becomes a homicide detective. Samantha Huff, also with the NYPD, works in the narcotics division. Both are relentless when it comes to getting things done, and both enjoy working alone without the burden of a partner. Their paths never cross until one day Oscar ruins Samanthas investigation while working on his. It was an accident, but a lucky one. That day, they find themselves trapped in an investigation they need to work together. Oscar, who had never felt a sense of belonging with his coworkers, is challenged to work with somebody else. Samantha often feels that working with a man means she will be seen as the weak part of the team. The two detectives have to fight their inner conflicts when they work to solve a case that involves a network of killer wolves that have a macabre plan. On their journey Oscar and Samantha will become enemies of wolf shifters and will have to constantly be on the run and at the edge of risk. They will need to fight the shifters while at the same time avoiding exposure of the shifter world to the rest of society. Their inner conflicts will be challenged when they are each forced to face their past as it relates to the current investigation. The last thing they expect is that they will form a bond that connects them deeply. A bond that threatens each ones sense of independence. What starts out as physical attraction soon develops into something more, and they begin to see each other as the missing part to complete their lives.
/book/show/23439890-highland-heroes?from_search=true	Claire Delacroix	Highland Heroes: Three Scottish Medieval Romances	Be swept away by the romance and enchantment of the Scottish Highlands!Three complete medieval Scottish romances from New York Times' Bestselling Author Claire Delacroix.In The Beauty, part of Claire's Bride Quest II trilogy, a maiden pledged to the convent heals the heart of a crusading knight returned home to find his legacy stolen.In The Rose Red Bride, part of ClaireBe swept away by the romance and enchantment of the Scottish Highlands!Three complete medieval Scottish romances from New York Times' Bestselling Author Claire Delacroix.In The Beauty, part of Claire's Bride Quest II trilogy, a maiden pledged to the convent heals the heart of a crusading knight returned home to find his legacy stolen.In The Rose Red Bride, part of Claire's Jewels of Kinfairlie trilogy, a damsel seeking adventure and romance is abducted, but only she can see the valor her captor would hide from the world.In The Warrior, part of Claire's Rogues of Ravensmuir trilogy, a daughter considered undesirable is chosen by a dangerous knight of dark repute to be his bride, only to be haunted by dreams of their shared past.Three wounded champions, each more honorable than he believes, each destined to be healed by a lady who steals his shielded heart.
/book/show/19494102-le-s-ducteur?from_search=true	Margaret Mallory	Le Séducteur: Le Retour des highlanders, T2 (Milady romance)	Les femmes se larrachent, mais saura-t-il sduire la seule qui compte pour lui ?Rput pour son habilet  manier lpe et  briser les curs, Alex MacDonald a fait le serment de ne jamais se marier. Pourtant son chef de clan lui demande un coteux sacrifice  pouser Glynis MacNeil, la fille dun alli. Il fait alors la connaissance de la jeune femme, une rare beaut coLes femmes se larrachent, mais saura-t-il sduire la seule qui compte pour lui ?Rput pour son habilet  manier lpe et  briser les curs, Alex MacDonald a fait le serment de ne jamais se marier. Pourtant son chef de clan lui demande un coteux sacrifice  pouser Glynis MacNeil, la fille dun alli. Il fait alors la connaissance de la jeune femme, une rare beaut connue dans tous les Highlands pour son caractre rebelle.chaude par les infidlits de son prcdent mari, Glynis refuse de se laisser amadouer par un autre coureur de jupons. Mais Alex nest pas nimporte quel sducteur
/book/show/21361837-flirting-with-disaster?from_search=true	Ruthie Knox	Flirting with Disaster: A Rouge Contemporary Romance	Katie Clark needs a fresh start. Returning home after a fiasco of a marriage, she is hell-bent on kicking butt at her job in her brother's security firm. But on her first assignment-digging up the truth about the stalker threatening a world-famous singer-songwriter-Katie must endure the silent treatment from a stern but sexy partner who doesn't want her help or her companyKatie Clark needs a fresh start. Returning home after a fiasco of a marriage, she is hell-bent on kicking butt at her job in her brother's security firm. But on her first assignment-digging up the truth about the stalker threatening a world-famous singer-songwriter-Katie must endure the silent treatment from a stern but sexy partner who doesn't want her help or her company...
/book/show/16004081-ten-years-later?from_search=true	Alexandre Dumas	Ten Years Later (The D'Artagnan Romances, #3.2)	D'Artagnan Romance III-B In March 1844 the French magazine _Le Sicle, _ printed the first installment of a story by Alexandre Dumas. It was based, Dumas claimed, on some manuscripts he had found a year earlier in the Bibliotheque Nationale while researching a history he planned to write on Louis XIV. The serial chronicled the adventures of D'Artagnan -- a young swordsman iD'Artagnan Romance III-B In March 1844 the French magazine _Le Sicle, _ printed the first installment of a story by Alexandre Dumas. It was based, Dumas claimed, on some manuscripts he had found a year earlier in the Bibliotheque Nationale while researching a history he planned to write on Louis XIV. The serial chronicled the adventures of D'Artagnan -- a young swordsman intent on joining the king's musketeers. Young D'Artagnan becomes embroiled in court intrigues, international politics, and ill-fated affairs between royal lovers. The book at hand is the second volume of the third serial. Louis XIV is well past the age where he should rule, but the ailing Cardinal Mazarin refuses to relinquish the reins of power. Meanwhile, Charles II, a king without a country, travels Europe seeking aid from his fellow monarchs. Athos still resides at La Fre while his son, Raoul de Bragelonne, has entered into the service in the household of M. le Prince. As for Raoul, he has his eyes on an entirely different object than his father -- his childhood companion, Louise de la Valliere, with whom he is hopelessly in love. Porthos, now a baron, is off on some mysterious mission along with Aramis, who is now the Bishop of Vannes. (Jacketless library hardcover.)
/book/show/26017888-fashioning-a-romance?from_search=true	Libby Mercer	Fashioning a Romance	Faced with a man so smooth he can charm the clouds from the sky, will Caitlyn be able to stick to her strict No Players policy?Dedicated American fashion girl, Caitlyn Taylor, can't stand players, and she's successfully dodged them like enemy fire all her life. And then she meets fun-loving British CEO, John Harrington. Not only is he her boss's brother, he's the charismaFaced with a man so smooth he can charm the clouds from the sky, will Caitlyn be able to stick to her strict No Players policy?Dedicated American fashion girl, Caitlyn Taylor, can't stand players, and she's successfully dodged them like enemy fire all her life. And then she meets fun-loving British CEO, John Harrington. Not only is he her boss's brother, he's the charismatic kind of womanizer that nightmares are made of. Worse still: he's exactly Caitlyn's type. As if his being the Superman of Sex Appeal isn't enough, he's also got that quirky something-something that she finds irresistible. Not that she's even considering falling prey to his methods. No way.John can't fathom how Caitlyn can be impervious to his charms, given the extraordinary chemistry between them. The more she resists, the more determined he is to break down the walls she's built up to keep him out. Forced to get creative, he orchestrates a surprise weekend in Paris for the two of them. Game on!
/book/show/2928666-the-ballroom-of-romance-and-other-stories?from_search=true	William Trevor	The Ballroom of Romance and Other Stories	
/book/show/26267065-90s-playlist?from_search=true	Brighton Walsh Lorelie Brown Amy Jo Cousins	'90s Playlist (Romance Rewind, #1)	It was supposed to be a one-time thing. No one would find out; no one would have to know. And then once turned into twice, and twice turned into several times a week, and now pierced, punk-loving, rebellious Tia Lanning is banging Mason Brooks, theIt was supposed to be a one-time thing. No one would find out; no one would have to know. And then once turned into twice, and twice turned into several times a week, and now pierced, punk-loving, rebellious Tia Lanning is banging Mason Brooks, the big man on campus and Mr. All American. But banging him isnt the problem. Falling for him is. Especially when hes content to let her remain his dirty little secret.Jill didnt expect her semester in Leeds to start with getting dumped by her boyfriend. Especially since she only came to England to be with him. Two weeks in, all she wants to do is go home. Finding love with someone new is definitely not an option. But when she literally stumbles into grad student Stuarts arms, her experience abroad becomes a lot more worthwhile.Roni lives for the raves in Oaklands warehouse district. Dancing till dawn in white gloves under black lights breathes life into her soul. Nothing will get her kicked out of her underground world faster than turning over Skittles, her dealer. She refuses to provide info about the underage runaway to his big brother Tom. But Tom is going to find Skittles with or without Ronis cooperation. But Tom is special. Hes rich, handsome and bold. Roni wishes she was special. And like the rave scene she loves, nothing lasts forever.Rory Stone's days of grunge and poetry are behind her, her reality now in bags of Arabian brew, and counting the change in the tip jar. Can indie singer James Griffith rock her muse back into the present?Shelby Summerfield is a gold star lesbian, even if she doesnt look like one. Florence Truong is the only other dyke at Carlisle College in 1993 not wearing plaid flannel, and Shelby sets her sights on seduction. But instead of a delightful tumble in the sheets, Florence calls her out for being a straight girl. With seduction off the table, Shelby settles for revenge for her humiliation. But if all she wants is to show up her campus rival, how come Shelby can't stop herself from saving Florence instead of annihilating her?Emily Jones is ready to embark on the most epic spring break trip of her college career with her bestie, twin brother, and her brothers best friend, Chase. Chase has been in love with Emily since the eighth grade when she kicked his ass in laser tag. Hes not going to piss away his last chance to tell her how he feels. When the group decides to play a game of Spring Break BINGO that involves body shots, a red thong, and secret hookups, this is the perfect catalyst to get him out of the friend zone. But as things get heated, they have to decide if twenty years of friendship is worth putting in jeopardy because of a game, and what will happen when they hit dry land.
/book/show/33535121-sold-to-the-hitman?from_search=true	Alexis Abbott Pathforgers Publishing (Editor)	Sold to the Hitman: A Bad Boy Mafia Romance	I'm no saint, but apparently even killers have limits. When the Bratva hired me as security for the night, I didn't know it was a flesh trade. I could have kept my cool, done my job, but then I saw her. Pure as a lily, dressed in skimpy lingerie, and being auctioned off to the foulest men in Brighton Beach.I'm not used to this white kI'm no saint, but apparently even killers have limits. When the Bratva hired me as security for the night, I didn't know it was a flesh trade. I could have kept my cool, done my job, but then I saw her. Pure as a lily, dressed in skimpy lingerie, and being auctioned off to the foulest men in Brighton Beach.I'm not used to this white knight sh*t, but I did what I had to do. I outbid those pieces of trash and bought myself a bride.What the hell do I do with a sweet, subservient woman who's been trained to obey her husband? I can think of some things my baser instincts want me to do... But when she submits to me, I'm going to be the man that deserves it, not just the one she owes it to. So I'm going to make her life better. I'm going to make her want me just as bad as I want her.And at night, when my new princess is slumbering, I'm going to make every one of those pimps pay in blood. I will protect her... and our unborn baby.
/book/show/9716469-romance-sur-ordonnance?from_search=true	Erin McCarthy	Romance sur ordonnance	Interne en chirurgie dans un hpital de Floride, Karin Adkins est drle, chaleureuse et enjoue. Elle ne comprend pas la maladresse dont elle fait preuve en prsence du Dr Houston Hayes, minent chirurgien  la personnalit glaciale. Karin, qui se trouve trop petite et trop potele, est loin de s'imaginer qu'elle alimente tous les fantasmes du Dr Hayes. Finalement, il se dInterne en chirurgie dans un hpital de Floride, Karin Adkins est drle, chaleureuse et enjoue. Elle ne comprend pas la maladresse dont elle fait preuve en prsence du Dr Houston Hayes, minent chirurgien  la personnalit glaciale. Karin, qui se trouve trop petite et trop potele, est loin de s'imaginer qu'elle alimente tous les fantasmes du Dr Hayes. Finalement, il se dcide  lui faire une proposition qu'elle ne peut refuser : passer une nuit ensemble, une seule. Les choses ne se passeront pas aussi simplement, et Houston se retrouvera au terme de cette nuit d'amour  l'aube d'une nouvelle vie.
/book/show/8692285-the-homeless-heiress?from_search=true	Anne Herries	The Homeless Heiress	Georgie is on the run, in disguise and living on the streets. Cold, hungry and desperate, she's forced to pickpocket. But Georgie thieves from the wrong manthe dashing Captain Richard Hernshaw.Georgie is on the run, in disguise and living on the streets. Cold, hungry and desperate, she's forced to pickpocket. But Georgie thieves from the wrong manthe dashing Captain Richard Hernshaw.
/book/show/21487680-no-going-back?from_search=true	Petie McCarty	No Going Back (Mystery Angel Romances,#1)	Kellen Brand's inheritance turns out to be a whopper -- one dilapidated farm in West Virginia and one guardian angel! Since Kellen is convinced no sane woman would choose to live in Riverside, she vows to sell her farm and quick.Her handsome and reclusive neighbor Luke Kenyon must block the farm sale or risk exposure of his family's secrets. While Kellen has located oneKellen Brand's inheritance turns out to be a whopper -- one dilapidated farm in West Virginia and one guardian angel! Since Kellen is convinced no sane woman would choose to live in Riverside, she vows to sell her farm and quick.Her handsome and reclusive neighbor Luke Kenyon must block the farm sale or risk exposure of his family's secrets. While Kellen has located one potential buyer, she faces a town full of objectors. Someone is trying to frighten her off, and Luke is forced to step in and rescue her more than once.Unfortunately, Kellen can't seem to stay out of trouble. She stumbles onto a clandestine hazardous-waste-dumping operation next to her farm, and she prays Luke has one more rescue up his sleeve. It's her only hope of staying alive.Unless her mother really did leave her a guardian angel...
/book/show/12836886-romancing-the-stove?from_search=true	Amy Reiley	Romancing the Stove: The Unabridged Guide to Aphrodisiac Foods	The sequel to the critically acclaimed Fork Me, Spoon Me: the sensual cookbook, Romancing the Stove is your guide to romance, from the kitchen to the bedroom. Discover what makes some of your favorite foods aphrodisiac and how to use cooking as a gateway to finding, keeping and ultimately enjoying romance in your life.
/book/show/1082047.Dark_Romance_of_Dian_Fossey?from_search=true	Harold T.P. Hayes	Dark Romance of Dian Fossey	Without scientific training but with abundant determination, Dian Fossey persuaded the eminent Louis Leakey to send her to Africa to study the last remaining mountain gorillas.Without scientific training but with abundant determination, Dian Fossey persuaded the eminent Louis Leakey to send her to Africa to study the last remaining mountain gorillas.
/book/show/18459398-finding-his-mate?from_search=true	M.L. Briers	Finding His Mate	From the unfortunate moment that Kate reversed into the bad tempered, ill mannered and menacing Dex Thornton with her car, she should have known to get the hell out of town.But Kate had a job to do, and that job is a means to an end. Not to mention the water tight contract her new boss had her sign, and the fact someone has disabled her car, which leaves her with no meansFrom the unfortunate moment that Kate reversed into the bad tempered, ill mannered and menacing Dex Thornton with her car, she should have known to get the hell out of town.But Kate had a job to do, and that job is a means to an end. Not to mention the water tight contract her new boss had her sign, and the fact someone has disabled her car, which leaves her with no means to escape.So whats a girl to do?Not take any attitude from the Neanderthal types that the little backwater town seems to breed, thats what.But Kate is human and this town has a few surprises up its sleeve that might just leave her speechlessDex sees Kate as an accident waiting to happen. From the moment she runs into him with her car, hes certain she will be the death of him. Just being close to her is a tossup between wanting to kiss her and wanting to kill her and it isnt helping that his wolf is having those exact same emotions to boot.With the arrival of an annoying sarcastic vampire, his Beta going into meltdown and his sister getting her claws out, Dexs usual self composure gets tested to the limit.If he survives the mating process it will be a blessing, if his mate survives, it might just be a miracle.This book contains adult content.
/book/show/695405.Romance_Of_A_Lifetime?from_search=true	Carole Mortimer	Romance Of A Lifetime	The best way to get over one disastrous affair is to become involved in a new one, Beth's worldly-wise mother advised her.But Beth wasn't too sure whether she wanted to see more of the attractive Marcus Craven after their first chance meeting in Verona. Not that Marcus gave her much option: his pursuit of Beth was single-minded to say the least.But something held her bThe best way to get over one disastrous affair is to become involved in a new one, Beth's worldly-wise mother advised her.But Beth wasn't too sure whether she wanted to see more of the attractive Marcus Craven after their first chance meeting in Verona. Not that Marcus gave her much option: his pursuit of Beth was single-minded to say the least.But something held her back from confiding in Marcus. Why did she have a strange feeling that he knew more about her past than he intended to reveal? Could Beth trust him? And dared she fall in love again?
/book/show/25419248-alphas-on-the-prowl?from_search=true	Catherine Vale Gina Kincade Lashell Collins	Alphas on the Prowl	All new stories!Alpha shifters are on the prowl, and they're used to getting what they want. But there's more to claiming a destined mate than raw power, and they'll have to prove themselves worthy  in more ways than one.Alphas on the Prowl offers page after page of passion and pleasure in this box set featuring eleven NEW tantalizing shapeshifter tales from NY Times andAll new stories!Alpha shifters are on the prowl, and they're used to getting what they want. But there's more to claiming a destined mate than raw power, and they'll have to prove themselves worthy  in more ways than one.Alphas on the Prowl offers page after page of passion and pleasure in this box set featuring eleven NEW tantalizing shapeshifter tales from NY Times and USA Today best selling authors.
/book/show/12772751-the-woof-in-the-wedding-plans?from_search=true	Regina Duke	The Woof in the Wedding Plans (Silver State Romance, #2)	Novella. 22,000 words. This complete story is packed with dogs, laughs, danger and of course a happy ending.Wedding plans are well along, buthates the plans and hates the planner! She has adopted a German shepherd, but he thinks he belongs to(her future husband), and Russ's two shepherds are not happyNovella. 22,000 words. This complete story is packed with dogs, laughs, danger and of course a happy ending.Wedding plans are well along, buthates the plans and hates the planner! She has adopted a German shepherd, but he thinks he belongs to(her future husband), and Russ's two shepherds are not happy about it. Although Russ is the man of Terri's dreams, her future father-in-law is turning into the man of her nightmares. Her job may be in danger as well. Now one phone call throws her life into turmoil. Something has happened to Russ!Come along for the ride as Terri tries to salvage her marriage plans and save her man.
/book/show/17370572-in-the-midst-of-secrets?from_search=true	Katherine Vogel	In The Midst of Secrets	In The Midst of Secrets (Interracial Romance)Her father was an intimidating man who held fast to his belief in his African heritage; that black should not marry white to avoid racial confusion. She was in love with a white man whose mother wished to keep her family's heritage intact by not crossbreeding with another race.Tiffany only wanted to be with Jonathon but had toIn The Midst of Secrets (Interracial Romance)Her father was an intimidating man who held fast to his belief in his African heritage; that black should not marry white to avoid racial confusion. She was in love with a white man whose mother wished to keep her family's heritage intact by not crossbreeding with another race.Tiffany only wanted to be with Jonathon but had to face a father who was hell bent on controlling his family's every move. Revelations would take him off his high horse as he realized all his family members kept secrets from him, secrets they knew he could not tolerate. The showdown would bring a proud and sometimes unreasonable man to his knees.A son's quest to find the truth would reveal a secret so crushing that the family may never recover. A secret that was buried for over thirty years.
/book/show/24846146-teach-me?from_search=true	Cate Bellerose	Teach Me: A BDSM Romance	To keep her safe, I have to push her away.Ambers smart, sexy and too damn stubborn for her own good. This job isnt what she thinks, and working with me is dangerous. I try to keep my distance, but she keeps coming back and every time it gets harder to let her go.I cant always be there to protect her, but how can I push her away, when all I want to do is tie her down aTo keep her safe, I have to push her away.Ambers smart, sexy and too damn stubborn for her own good. This job isnt what she thinks, and working with me is dangerous. I try to keep my distance, but she keeps coming back and every time it gets harder to let her go.I cant always be there to protect her, but how can I push her away, when all I want to do is tie her down and make her mine?- - - - -Eric. My hero. My adversary. My weakness.He roars into my life on his bike, driving me crazy. One moment he chases me away, the next hes tying me up and making me scream with pleasure. I dont know his secret, but no way will I let him scare me off without a fight. Not now that hes let me in.Ill keep coming back until he figures out what he really needs.Me.
/book/show/17430447-the-husband-trap?from_search=true	Tracy Anne Warren	The Husband Trap: A Rouge Regency Romance	Violet Brantford has always longed for the passionate embrace of Adrian Winter, the wealthy Duke of Raeburn. Problem is, he's set to marry Violet's vivacious, more socially polished twin sister, Jeannette. But when Jeannette refuses to go through with the ceremony mere minutes before it is to begin, soft-spoken Violet finds herself walking down the aisle and taking vows inViolet Brantford has always longed for the passionate embrace of Adrian Winter, the wealthy Duke of Raeburn. Problem is, he's set to marry Violet's vivacious, more socially polished twin sister, Jeannette. But when Jeannette refuses to go through with the ceremony mere minutes before it is to begin, soft-spoken Violet finds herself walking down the aisle and taking vows in her sister's place in order to avoid a scandal.But keeping up the pretence with a man as divine as the Duke will take all of Violet's skills. As for Adrian, his marriage of convenience has just got very interesting in deed...
/book/show/30161026-on-my-knees-vol-2?from_search=true	C.J.  Thomas	On My Knees Vol. 2: Alpha Billionaire Romance	The second volume of On My KnThe second volume of On My Knees : Hollywood Nights, an Alpha Billionaire Shot of Romance series by CJ Thomas.Alex didnt know that the bag of money she found on the side of the street would bring such trouble.If she would have seen the dangers lurking around the corner just waiting, she never would have spent the hundreds of thousands of dollars. And when her life is threatened, she has to make the decision of a lifetimedie, or repay the rightful owner.If she decides to live, she will need a way to get the money. And Kendra might just have the quick solution she needs.However, becoming a highly paid escort wasnt exactly how she saw her future. And when her male suiter is none other than billionaire film maker, Nash Brooks, who also happens to be a member of the exclusive L.A. night club, MINT, Alex might have entered a world she cant escape.Mature audience only. 18+This short and steamy is planned to unfold over several volumes and Vol. 2 ends on a cliffhanger.
/book/show/18164575-hunter-hunted?from_search=true	Angela  Jordan	Hunter, Hunted (Dark Angel: A Mafia Romance, #1)	A sizzling romance with sex so hot, it leaves a body count...Karen's a free spirit, and she's not about to let anyone boss her around -- that is, until she meets Angelo DeSilva. But Angelo's got a secret...Can Karen keep her head on her shoulders, even as she gets wrapped up deeper and deeper into Angelo's dark world?Or is she doomed to fall prey to her DARK ANGEL?***Note:A sizzling romance with sex so hot, it leaves a body count...Karen's a free spirit, and she's not about to let anyone boss her around -- that is, until she meets Angelo DeSilva. But Angelo's got a secret...Can Karen keep her head on her shoulders, even as she gets wrapped up deeper and deeper into Angelo's dark world?Or is she doomed to fall prey to her DARK ANGEL?***Note: This book contains explicit sex scenes. For ages 17+.***
/book/show/16130124-a-bad-day-for-romance?from_search=true	Sophie Littlefield	A Bad Day for Romance (Bad Day, #5)	Thats no cupid, its a bridesmaid with a crossbow. Stella Hardesty is a seamstress with a sideline job in vigilante justice in this entertaining ebook in the Edgar-nominated and award-winning Bad Day series.Two days before her best friend gets married, Stella Hardesty has nothing more pressing on her mind than fitting into her fluffy pink bridesmaid gown, mixing her nextThats no cupid, its a bridesmaid with a crossbow. Stella Hardesty is a seamstress with a sideline job in vigilante justice in this entertaining ebook in the Edgar-nominated and award-winning Bad Day series.Two days before her best friend gets married, Stella Hardesty has nothing more pressing on her mind than fitting into her fluffy pink bridesmaid gown, mixing her next cocktail, and enjoying a romantic weekend with her sometimes beau, BJ Brodersen. Just as shes headed to the bridal shower, word comes that BJ and smokin hot sheriff Goat Jones have gotten into a dustup over Stellas affections.Before Stella can recover from this startling development, more bad news comes along. The ministers niece, the hard-to-love pageant princess Divinity Flycock, has been arrested for the murder of her fianc. The bride begs Stella to clear Divinitys name so that her minister will be able to perform the nuptials. When Stella starts digging into the case, however, she uncovers a world of jealous nightclub singers, firearms dealers, and the ugly underbelly of reality TV. Hot on the trail of the truth, shes distracted by the arrival of the sheriff, who finally seems ready to make a claim for her affections.
/book/show/32608900-first-bite?from_search=true	Mac Flynn	First Bite (Sweet & Sour Romance, #1)	Trixie Lyal stumbles upon the scoop of a lifetime when her move to a new town takes a detour into the paranormal world of Apple Hollow. She winds up at the local diner where she meets a handsome local by the name of Orion. Cupid stings her heart but not the headlines as strange happenings stir her curiosity.A quick investigation leads to a long road where she becomes her oTrixie Lyal stumbles upon the scoop of a lifetime when her move to a new town takes a detour into the paranormal world of Apple Hollow. She winds up at the local diner where she meets a handsome local by the name of Orion. Cupid stings her heart but not the headlines as strange happenings stir her curiosity.A quick investigation leads to a long road where she becomes her own headline, and a werewolf. Mob-rule forces her to join the ranks of the towns residents and her babysitter turns out to be her own handsome Orion. Unfortunately for him, she has plans to escape her scoop and fly the coop. To do that, though, shell have to survive the coming wild days of were-people, and her own insatiable lust for a certain devilishly handsome wolf.
/book/show/18186772-romance-revised?from_search=true	Patricia Keyson	Romance Revised	Suzi is a young school teacher who has lost her beloved husband. When a new and difficult kid, Tom, joins her class, Suzi is immediately attracted to his father Cameron. But handsome Camerons situation is complicated and Suzi isnt sure she is ready for love. Will they work it out or has the perfect man come too soon for Suzi?
/book/show/3652597-a-pretend-engagement?from_search=true	Jessica Steele	A Pretend Engagement	Varnie Sutton is startled when she comes home to find a man in her bedroom - and even more so when she realises that the man is leon beaumont - her brother's boss! Leon's using Varnie's country house as a bolthole from the media - but when Varnie discovers that her brother's job is at risk if she doesn't let him stay, they're stuck with each other! Especially when it's splVarnie Sutton is startled when she comes home to find a man in her bedroom - and even more so when she realises that the man is leon beaumont - her brother's boss! Leon's using Varnie's country house as a bolthole from the media - but when Varnie discovers that her brother's job is at risk if she doesn't let him stay, they're stuck with each other! Especially when it's splashed across the front pages of every newspaper that the couple have just got engaged . . .
/book/show/23589067-christmas-romance?from_search=true	Sharon Kleve Jennifer Conner Joanne Jaytanie	Christmas Romance: Best Christmas Romances of 2014	BTGN's collection of our best Christmas romances of 2014 from four of your favorite authors.Josey's Christmas Cookie - Sharon KleveIn the blink of an eye; Josey lost the most important people in her life, her parents.Can a hound dog named Cookie, a pair of Mourning Doves and a passionate vet bring the holiday spirit back into Josey's life in time for Christmas?The LighBTGN's collection of our best Christmas romances of 2014 from four of your favorite authors.Josey's Christmas Cookie - Sharon KleveIn the blink of an eye; Josey lost the most important people in her life, her parents.Can a hound dog named Cookie, a pair of Mourning Doves and a passionate vet bring the holiday spirit back into Josey's life in time for Christmas?The Light of Christmas - Jennifer ConnerAfter Joel splashes mud from his utility truck on a pretty woman who works at the mall, he wonders how he can ever make it up to her.Holli Segal cant wait for her first big break to design the Christmas display window for Schroder Toys. But when a circuit breaker blows, shes sunk. Will Joel be able to light up Hollis Christmas in more ways than one?Christmas Reflections - Joanne JaytanieAs a teenager Juliet Swanson couldnt wait to get out of her home town of Glenville, WA and move to the big city. She moved to California to attend college, and then went to work for a large corporation. It didnt take her long to realize that clawing her way up the ladder at others expense wasnt the life she wanted. She moved back to her home town, fell in love with the family feel of living there and has a close knit group of girlfriends she shares everything with. Now if she could only find a way to make her dream career a reality she would have it all, except for Mr. Right.Colton Weatherly is a city guy who eats and breaths his career as a project manager for a acquisitions corporation. He is assigned to acquire the Glenville Ski Resort, along with the Schwartz Christmas Tree Farm. By his estimation it will be an easy close, and he plans to wrap it up in one short weekend. What he didnt plan on was butting heads with Juliet, who is not the average local girl.Reflecting on ones life can sometimes lead to discovering a path you never knew existed.Story 1 in the best-selling Christmas romance series, Christmas Forever.The western Washington town of Glenville is threatened with the possible loss of their 100 year old Christmas tree farm to an outside corporation. Four friends join together to keep the tradition alive and create new opportunities with the rebirth of the Forever Christmas tree farm.Christmas with the Black Sheep - Natalie-Nicole BatesIts Christmas time, and Eriah Jameson has returned home to restart his familys business. Due to his wild child past, no one is friendly or welcoming to Barrow Havens black sheep.Aylin Myers lost her job when Eriahs father took ill. She knows Eriah needs her help getting his business up and running again, but she doesnt trust him. If he fails, she knows it will dishonor his fathers memory. And Aylin knows that at Christmas, its the right thing to help your fellow manno matter how wretched he might be.As Aylin gets to know Eriah, she sees a side of him Barrow Haven never saw. That perhaps the black sheep has changed for the better. Still, can she be sure this side of Eriah is real, and not just a facade hes perfected over time to get his own way?
/book/show/20448536-not-the-life-it-seems?from_search=true	Tom Bryant	Not the Life It Seems: The True Lives of My Chemical Romance	is the most significant band in alternative rock in the last decade. Inspirational, original, and stunningly creative, they forged an extraordinary connection with their fans.is their definitive biography.Author Tom Bryant has been given unparalleled access to the band over the years, and nowis the most significant band in alternative rock in the last decade. Inspirational, original, and stunningly creative, they forged an extraordinary connection with their fans.is their definitive biography.Author Tom Bryant has been given unparalleled access to the band over the years, and now he draws on interviews with Gerard Way, his brother Mikey, Ray Toro, and Frank Iero, as well as friends and associates, to bring their stories to life. In this unauthorized biography, he takes us behind the scenes from their very first show in front of thirty kids in New Jersey-the Ways downing beer to calm their nerves-to international arena-storming superstardom. He sheds light on the personal demons the bandmates battled and the haunted recording sessions that resulted in the brilliance of. He also explores the genesis of their music, the constant reinvention that culminated in the visual splendor of, and the strains that led to their split in 2013.Insightful and revealing,presents one of the most adored rock bands of this century, their story an epic saga of self-belief and the pursuit of dreams.
/book/show/17124561-nine-princesses?from_search=true	Sheela Word	Nine Princesses: Tales of Love and Romance	Nine Renaissance maidens overcome obstacles to happiness and love in this book of short tales. (76,600 words)Reviewer comments:Nine Princesses: Tales of Love and Romance is an unexpected pleasure. In a world where we are bludgeoned with hormonal excess, brief infatuation and instant lust disguised as romance it is refreshing to delve into the world of courtly love. The auNine Renaissance maidens overcome obstacles to happiness and love in this book of short tales. (76,600 words)Reviewer comments:Nine Princesses: Tales of Love and Romance is an unexpected pleasure. In a world where we are bludgeoned with hormonal excess, brief infatuation and instant lust disguised as romance it is refreshing to delve into the world of courtly love. The author uses the manners of that time to reveal the subtleties of human interaction that make real relationships work. -- L.A. ParkerThese stories bear the author's distinctive voice, told in archaic prose that remains true and consistent throughout. Each tale offers psychological insight, gentle humor, and interesting surprise twists in the relationships between the characters. The writing is imaginative, with unusual metaphor, lovely descriptive passages and foreshadowing. -- V.S. KemanisNine Princesses: Tales of Love and Romance by Sheela Word brought back to life a time long gone. In each story, a princess has an impediment blocking her path to happiness. How each one overcomes their obstacle makes for some entertaining reading. -- Self-Publishing Review
/book/show/33191472-romance-grows-in-arcadia-valley?from_search=true	Mary Jane Hathaway Lee Tobin McClain Annalisa Daughety	Romance Grows in Arcadia Valley (Arcadia Valley Romance #1)	Join us in the fictional town of Arcadia Valley, Idaho, where a foodie culture and romance grow hand-in-hand.Six popular and bestselling authors of contemporary Christian romance have teamed up to create an entire world exploring food, friends, and family.This is not your usual collection of novellas! Each one is set in Arcadia Valley. Each kicks off a three-book series,Join us in the fictional town of Arcadia Valley, Idaho, where a foodie culture and romance grow hand-in-hand.Six popular and bestselling authors of contemporary Christian romance have teamed up to create an entire world exploring food, friends, and family.This is not your usual collection of novellas! Each one is set in Arcadia Valley. Each kicks off a three-book series, intertwined with the works of the other authors. This permanent collection is only the beginning of your adventure with us.Romance Grows in Arcadia Valley includes:Springs Blessing (Seasons of Faith) by Mary Jane HathawayLife gets complicated for Charlotte MacGregor when a motherless child and a handsome widower encroach on her carefully laid plans. Will she keep her heart above the fray, or take a leap of faith?Loaves and Wishes (A Baxter Family Bakery Romance) by Elizabeth MaddreyInheriting her friends Bed and Breakfast in Idaho is a second chance to succeed, but falling for the farmer next door wasnt in the plan.Sheltered Hearts (Romance from the Heart) by Lee Tobin McClainA curvy jilted bride gets stranded in a snowstorm with a handsome restaurant cook whos not what he seems to be.Sow in Love (A Garden Grown Romance) by Valerie ComerA real estate consultants ideas for fulfilling a living trust are shot down by the elderly greenhouse owners grandson, but some of the arrows piercing her heart come directly from Cupids bow.The Scent of Romance (Legacy of the Heart) by Danica FavoriteA high-powered lawyer must convince a woman determined to protect her familys legacy to sell the family farm to his fathers development company, but finds his heart leading him away from everything hes spent his life trying to accomplish.A Romance Rekindled (A Homegrown Love Story) by Annalisa DaughetyWhen former engaged couple, Kate and Drew, find themselves thrown together after more than a decade apart, neither of them are thrilled about it. Can they let go of the past and consider a future together?Get your copy of Romance Grows in Arcadia Valley today and join us atto keep up with all the latest.
/book/show/22854398-backstage-pass?from_search=true	Elizabeth Nelson	Backstage Pass: Last Call (The Backstage Pass Rock Star Romance Book 6)	Sasha is overcome with love for Jesse from everything hes given herand not just the material items. Hes given her a home, a place to call theirs, and a love she didnt know was possible. It appears that theyre finally able to move forward at a more normal pace with their relationship and get to know the next step.But when the next step for Jesse is an engagement ring,Sasha is overcome with love for Jesse from everything hes given herand not just the material items. Hes given her a home, a place to call theirs, and a love she didnt know was possible. It appears that theyre finally able to move forward at a more normal pace with their relationship and get to know the next step.But when the next step for Jesse is an engagement ring, Sasha isnt sure shes ready for that yet. She still has school to complete, a career to focus on, and does she really want to marry someone whos on the road more often than not?So without giving him an answer, Jesse heads back out on tour and Sasha is left trying to figure out what she needs from him to make her decision. She knows what her heart wants, but her head keeps getting in the way. Has Jesse gone too far too fast or will Sasha find what shes looking for in whats right in front of her?== > Backstage Pass: Last Call is approx. 27K words and is volume 6 in the Backstage Pass Rock Star Romance series. This story unfold's over multiple volumes and this is the last book in the series.
/book/show/23213297-shadows-till-sunrise?from_search=true	Chris Marie Green	Shadows Till Sunrise	Chris Marie Green brings you an urban fantasy romance thats full of paranormal thrills, action, and star-crossed love! Two monster hunters fight their sizzling attraction while one bloodthirsty phantom leaves a trail of death in New Orleans Can love survive till the sun rises?*This novel is approximately 51,000 words, and a brief excerpt is added at the end.*A Bad Girl TChris Marie Green brings you an urban fantasy romance thats full of paranormal thrills, action, and star-crossed love! Two monster hunters fight their sizzling attraction while one bloodthirsty phantom leaves a trail of death in New Orleans Can love survive till the sun rises?*This novel is approximately 51,000 words, and a brief excerpt is added at the end.*A Bad Girl Trying To Do GoodLilly Meratoliage used to be a villaina ruthless guard for a power-hungry family who worshipped monsters. Burned in a fire as punishment after a failed mission, she was left scarred and desolate. Now, healed by a bayou witch who has given Lilly a pair of white magic boots, Lilly is ready for redemption, charged with tracking down a phantom who has already killed twice and is aiming to add to his list. Its just too bad those charmed boots must feed off Lilly, robbing her of her short-term memory every night in order to keep them both strong. And its too bad that shell need to work side-by-side with a man who has already betrayed herA Tormented Hero Who Cant Let Go of the PastPsychic Philippe Angier is haunted by visions of these paranormal killings that have darkened his hometown of New Orleans, and he wants to catch up with this murderer who seems as if hes stepped out of the past to challenge his victims to bloody duels. But to catch a phantom, Philippe needs Lillys stealth and fighting skills. What he doesnt need is the attraction he still feels for her, even though he once deceived her during a previous adventure.But charming Philippe is winning Lilly over hour by ticking hour, even if those boots are going to erase her memory again at sunrise, turning him into just another stranger...Will the magic and the phantom beat them before the sun comes up or will star-crossed love win out?Authors Note: This urban fantasy romance is approximately 51,000 words, and a brief excerpt from a Lilly Meratoliage prequel (from MONSTER HUNTERS) is added at the end. SHADOWS TILL SUNRISE is the first full-length Lilly Meratoliage novel, but you can enjoy Lillys previous adventures as a kick-ass villain in some of the Vampire Babylon series, along with the novella Raising the Darkness (included in the following excerpt from MONSTER HUNTERS), and in the KICKING IT anthology (in the novelette The Girl with No Name). In other words, if you want the full Lilly experience, this is the order in which you would read:*A DROP OF RED, Vampire Babylon, Book Four*THE PATH OF RAZORS, Vampire Babylon, Book Five*DEEP IN THE WOODS, Vampire Babylon, Book Six*Raising the Darkness, included in the MONSTER HUNTERS collection or available in print in its own compilation called RAISING THE DARKNESS*The Girl with No Name, included in the KICKING IT anthology*SHADOWS TILL SUNRISEBy the way, SHADOWS TILL SUNRISE itself is available in print if youd like it to be on your keeper shelf!I hope you enjoy this spin-off. Lilly is great fun to write, and I have a thing for Philippe Angier. Ive always liked pirates, whether they just have the attitude or theyre the real thing.Best,Chris
/book/show/3435605-discovery?from_search=true	Terry Roy	Discovery: A Far Out Romance	Naturalist Dr. Kent Xavier flees to his beloved Oregon wilderness to escape a horrendous breakup with his two (and three...) timing fiancee. The last thing he wants to see right now is anyone of the female persuasion, but the midnight rescue of a damsel in distress shoots down that game plan. Lured by the beauty of planet Earth, Povre disobeys strict orders to remain in caNaturalist Dr. Kent Xavier flees to his beloved Oregon wilderness to escape a horrendous breakup with his two (and three...) timing fiancee. The last thing he wants to see right now is anyone of the female persuasion, but the midnight rescue of a damsel in distress shoots down that game plan. Lured by the beauty of planet Earth, Povre disobeys strict orders to remain in camp in favor of a moonlight walk. A bad step on a slope of loose rocks lands her in the very predicament she's supposed to avoid: contact with the dominant native lifeforms. Forced together by mutual need, Kent and Povre soon find themselves on the run from alien-hunting government agents. Along the way these two scientists from very different worlds discover the most important element of all - love.
/book/show/17214100-mistletoe-memories?from_search=true	Jennifer AlLee Carla Olson Gade Lisa Karon Richardson	Mistletoe Memories	Spend a heartfelt Christmas on Schooleys Mountain as four generations make a house a home. Carpenter Stephan Yost vows to build a precocious spinster a home by Christmas. Civil War widow Mary Ann Plum learns the greatest peace on earth comes from givingreceiving love. Olympia Paris must protect the orphanage she grew up in from a man intending to play Father ChristSpend a heartfelt Christmas on Schooleys Mountain as four generations make a house a home. Carpenter Stephan Yost vows to build a precocious spinster a home by Christmas. Civil War widow Mary Ann Plum learns the greatest peace on earth comes from givingreceiving love. Olympia Paris must protect the orphanage she grew up in from a man intending to play Father Christmas to most of the town. Joy Benucci turns to a modern-day Scrooge to save a transitional home for foster kids. Will Christmas be a season of miracles in their lives?
/book/show/10932488-two-on-a-tower---a-romance?from_search=true	Thomas Hardy	Two on a Tower - A Romance	Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
/book/show/646319.Mars_And_Venus_On_A_Date?from_search=true	John Gray	Mars And Venus On A Date: A Guide to Romance	From first look and first date to first fight, breaking up and making up, the world of dating can be a minefield for the unprepared. International relationship guru, John Gray turns his expertise to the language and behaviour of dating couples. Asking questions such as:-How should you act on your first date?-How can you tell if your partner means what he says?-Is this loveFrom first look and first date to first fight, breaking up and making up, the world of dating can be a minefield for the unprepared. International relationship guru, John Gray turns his expertise to the language and behaviour of dating couples. Asking questions such as:-How should you act on your first date?-How can you tell if your partner means what he says?-Is this love or just lust at first sight?John Gray helps new couples figure out whether they are partners for life or just enjoying a brief encounter. His approach will help both men and women play the dating game with its complex rules of etiquette and behaviour, and explains how to separate fact from fantasy in conversation, body language and future expectations. His humorous insight and practical advice will help young and old alike to reach closer understanding, love and commitment, and have fun on the way!
/book/show/30517696-boss-me-hard-an-alpha-male-romance?from_search=true	Eva Grayson	Boss Me Hard (An Alpha Male Romance) (Boss Me, #2)	Admit it.Youve done it, too.Kept a diary.Written down your dirtiest, most private thoughts and fantasies.Told the whole truth about someone you wanted more than anything in the world, and even planned out how it might be if they wanted you back.The only difference is, my secret crush is my boss. My dark, smolderAdmit it.Youve done it, too.Kept a diary.Written down your dirtiest, most private thoughts and fantasies.Told the whole truth about someone you wanted more than anything in the world, and even planned out how it might be if they wanted you back.The only difference is, my secret crush is my boss. My dark, smoldering, dominating, totally off-limits boss. And now hes found my diary. The secret book where Ive written every nasty, sordid thought Ive ever had about him.But instead of firing me, hes doing something worse.Hes making me act them out.Every last indecent, naughty sexual fantasy Ive ever had. And it turns out that being bad never felt so good.
/book/show/1471688.Bedded_And_Wedded_For_Revenge?from_search=true	Melanie Milburne	Bedded And Wedded For Revenge	Self-made billionaire Andreas Trigliani is set on revenge. Spoiled heiress Gemma, who wrecked his past, needs a husband--fast! And he's more than happy to help. Women may throw themselves at his feet every day, but it's this stunning socialite whom he wants to see begging.However when Andreas finally has Gemma in his bed, he finds the stakes have changed. Now she's shy, inSelf-made billionaire Andreas Trigliani is set on revenge. Spoiled heiress Gemma, who wrecked his past, needs a husband--fast! And he's more than happy to help. Women may throw themselves at his feet every day, but it's this stunning socialite whom he wants to see begging.However when Andreas finally has Gemma in his bed, he finds the stakes have changed. Now she's shy, innocent and vulnerable.Andreas always gets what Andreas wants, and it's no longer a marriage of revenge....
/book/show/15735254-clockwork-blue?from_search=true	Gloria Harchar	Clockwork Blue (A Lumière Romance, #1)	Mission... Impossible: The pixies' missionif Allegro and Glissando are to accept itis to secure the future of a troubled England. To achieve this, the Earl of Falconwood, better known as the Black Falcon, must marry Nicola Moore. Never mind the woman is a hoyden who makes the most atrocious hats decorated with machine parts, which she then dyes with her famous ClockworkMission... Impossible: The pixies' missionif Allegro and Glissando are to accept itis to secure the future of a troubled England. To achieve this, the Earl of Falconwood, better known as the Black Falcon, must marry Nicola Moore. Never mind the woman is a hoyden who makes the most atrocious hats decorated with machine parts, which she then dyes with her famous Clockwork Blue. And certainly forget the earl is atoning for his brother's death by purposely hovering on the fringes of the ton. Add to the mix Glissando's tendency to slip to the side of the Mrasek, the ones who work to free the evil Lord Sethos. But Maestro depends on the pixiesfor better or for worse. To release the magic trapped in the Clockwork Blue dyea magic that will safeguard England's futureMalcolm and Nicola must not only wed, but they must also fall in love.
/book/show/2239693.Savage_Wind?from_search=true	Cassie Edwards	Savage Wind	Exquisite, flame-haired Elizabeth Easton thought Seattle was a raw, rough frontier harbor after her elegant upbringing in San Francisco. But she discovers what the real wilderness is when the noble Indian brave, Strong Heart, forces her to go with him in a flight back to his Suquamish people. Here, deep in the breathtaking forests of the great Pacific Northwest, Strong HeaExquisite, flame-haired Elizabeth Easton thought Seattle was a raw, rough frontier harbor after her elegant upbringing in San Francisco. But she discovers what the real wilderness is when the noble Indian brave, Strong Heart, forces her to go with him in a flight back to his Suquamish people. Here, deep in the breathtaking forests of the great Pacific Northwest, Strong Heart is free from intolerant injustice. Here Elizabeth is free of the smothering control of her ambitious businessman father. Here both of them are free of all the pride and prejudice that kept them apart in the white world...as this superbly handsome, strong, and sensitive man becomes her guide on passion's path to unfettered joy...and she stands beside him to defy all that seeks to end a love that will not be denied...
/book/show/403445.Once_for_All_Time?from_search=true	Betty Neels	Once for All Time  (Harlequin Romance,  2666)	Clotilde had worked with Dr. James Thackery at London's busy St. Alma's hospital for three years, but she'd never regarded theirs as anything more than a solid professional relationship. Then tragedy struck, and it was James who stepped in and took charge of Clotilde's shattered world, offering her his unhesitating comfort and support. It would have been so easy to fall inClotilde had worked with Dr. James Thackery at London's busy St. Alma's hospital for three years, but she'd never regarded theirs as anything more than a solid professional relationship. Then tragedy struck, and it was James who stepped in and took charge of Clotilde's shattered world, offering her his unhesitating comfort and support. It would have been so easy to fall in love with him, were he not already committed to another woman...
/book/show/20413166-romance-for-delinquents?from_search=true	Michael Wayne Hampton	Romance for Delinquents	In stories that bring to mind Breece D'J Pancake and Harry Crews, but in a voice all their own, Michael Wayne Hampton's characters fight the hard fightoften facing a life and landscape as stubborn and unforgiving as a rusted engine bolt. Told in voices that are remarkable for their authenticity, Hampton's people are memorable, his prose is lapidary in its precision, and hIn stories that bring to mind Breece D'J Pancake and Harry Crews, but in a voice all their own, Michael Wayne Hampton's characters fight the hard fightoften facing a life and landscape as stubborn and unforgiving as a rusted engine bolt. Told in voices that are remarkable for their authenticity, Hampton's people are memorable, his prose is lapidary in its precision, and his stories are hard to forget.Rob Roberge, author of The Cost of LivingMichael Wayne Hampton is a born storyteller. And that doesn't just mean he can spin a good yarn, the kind that keeps you ear-stuck and tongue-tied, listening hard. He also has the storyteller's art of absolute authenticity, fidelity to hard-knocked voices - while writing prose that lifts and transcends, that fiercely proclaims that through the ugly, all of us are living some kind of beautiful.Amber Sparks, author of May We Shed These Human BodiesThese are bold, insistent stories of people dancing along the edges of epiphany and oblivion. Hamptons America is ragged, dangerous, and utterly engaging.Ian Stansel, author of Everybodys Irish
/book/show/18915121-broken?from_search=true	S.J. West	Broken (Book 1, The Watcher Chronicles, Paranormal Romance)	At the tender age of seven, Jess Rileys parents were ripped out of her life by the Tear, a ripple of white light in the sky which randomly transports people from Earth to alternate realities and distant planets once a year. On the night the Tear first appeared, the Watchers, a mysterious group of men possessing supernatural powers, made their presence known to the leadersAt the tender age of seven, Jess Rileys parents were ripped out of her life by the Tear, a ripple of white light in the sky which randomly transports people from Earth to alternate realities and distant planets once a year. On the night the Tear first appeared, the Watchers, a mysterious group of men possessing supernatural powers, made their presence known to the leaders of the world, earning their complete trust to deal with the turmoil the Tear caused.Now twenty-two years old, Jess is an agent working for the Watcher Agency searching for a way to bring her parents back home. When the leader of the Watchers, Mason Collier, recruits her to join his team, Jess quickly discovers she is meant to play a major role in sealing the Tear forever. Mason and Jess instantly find themselves drawn to one another but they both resist their mutual attraction for different reasons. Broken by past events in their lives, they each struggle to overcome their fears and find the strength to take a chance on one another.A Disclaimer from the Author:It is not necessary to have read The Watchers Trilogy to read The Watcher Chronicles. But if you are interested in reading The Watchers Trilogy, I would recommend you not read this new series until you have finished Forgiven. What happens at the end of the trilogy is explained fairly early in Broken and I would hate for the ending of Forgiven to be ruined for you.This series is intended for a mature audience. Recommended for ages 17 and older due to sexual situations and adult themes. If I were to use the movie rating system, I would rate this series an R.Reading Order of Watcher Books by Series:The Watchers Trilogy (Ages 13+)The Watcher Chronicles (Ages 17+ due to mature content in books 3 and 4)Caylins Story (Ages 13+  Can be read by younger readers without having to read the Watcher Chronicles)The Redemption Series (Ages 17+ due to mature content in books 3 and 4)Bonus Books (Books which will be written but are not part of the main storyline):Aidens Story (Coming 2014)Alternate Earth Series (Coming 2015)
/book/show/1107684.Passionate_Ink?from_search=true	Angela Knight	Passionate Ink: A Guide to Writing Erotic Romance	The forecast is in: the future of romance is hot and steamy. But riding the wave to success takes more than stringing together a couple of sex scenes. USA Today bestselling author Knight shares the down and dirty details on writing erotic romances that will keep readers coming back for more.
/book/show/2055262.Four_Letter_Word?from_search=true	Rosalind Porter (Editor) Joshua Knelman Neil Gaiman	Four Letter Word: Invented Correspondence from the Edge of Modern Romance	Is there any communication more potent than the love letter? Is there any charge greater than seeing those words on paper? The editors of this collection decided to ask some of the most important writers of our time to compose a fictional love letter - breathing new life into a forgotten custom, and affording words themselves the power of seduction that they richly deserve. The result is an iridescent picture of what love looks like in the twenty-first century: a collage of methods and moods. Each letter is radically different from the others, and all but one are published for the first time. A perfect gift, this book is also an ingenious showcase for many of our most beloved writers.Love: a vague word for an emotion so ethereal it's not always possible to demonstrate. But there still exists an assumption that experiences - and, by extension, the emotions that experiences evoke - are more resonant when you. And it's that faith, that belief that writing down these naked, shocking, inadvisable and probably destructive feelings make them worthwhile, that powers this collection, each piece of which is a testimony to the creative powers of our leading writers today, and every piece of which will move you.
/book/show/1082047.Dark_Romance_of_Dian_Fossey?from_search=true	Harold T.P. Hayes	Dark Romance of Dian Fossey	Without scientific training but with abundant determination, Dian Fossey persuaded the eminent Louis Leakey to send her to Africa to study the last remaining mountain gorillas.Without scientific training but with abundant determination, Dian Fossey persuaded the eminent Louis Leakey to send her to Africa to study the last remaining mountain gorillas.
/book/show/18164575-hunter-hunted?from_search=true	Angela  Jordan	Hunter, Hunted (Dark Angel: A Mafia Romance, #1)	A sizzling romance with sex so hot, it leaves a body count...Karen's a free spirit, and she's not about to let anyone boss her around -- that is, until she meets Angelo DeSilva. But Angelo's got a secret...Can Karen keep her head on her shoulders, even as she gets wrapped up deeper and deeper into Angelo's dark world?Or is she doomed to fall prey to her DARK ANGEL?***Note:A sizzling romance with sex so hot, it leaves a body count...Karen's a free spirit, and she's not about to let anyone boss her around -- that is, until she meets Angelo DeSilva. But Angelo's got a secret...Can Karen keep her head on her shoulders, even as she gets wrapped up deeper and deeper into Angelo's dark world?Or is she doomed to fall prey to her DARK ANGEL?***Note: This book contains explicit sex scenes. For ages 17+.***
/book/show/16130124-a-bad-day-for-romance?from_search=true	Sophie Littlefield	A Bad Day for Romance (Bad Day, #5)	Thats no cupid, its a bridesmaid with a crossbow. Stella Hardesty is a seamstress with a sideline job in vigilante justice in this entertaining ebook in the Edgar-nominated and award-winning Bad Day series.Two days before her best friend gets married, Stella Hardesty has nothing more pressing on her mind than fitting into her fluffy pink bridesmaid gown, mixing her nextThats no cupid, its a bridesmaid with a crossbow. Stella Hardesty is a seamstress with a sideline job in vigilante justice in this entertaining ebook in the Edgar-nominated and award-winning Bad Day series.Two days before her best friend gets married, Stella Hardesty has nothing more pressing on her mind than fitting into her fluffy pink bridesmaid gown, mixing her next cocktail, and enjoying a romantic weekend with her sometimes beau, BJ Brodersen. Just as shes headed to the bridal shower, word comes that BJ and smokin hot sheriff Goat Jones have gotten into a dustup over Stellas affections.Before Stella can recover from this startling development, more bad news comes along. The ministers niece, the hard-to-love pageant princess Divinity Flycock, has been arrested for the murder of her fianc. The bride begs Stella to clear Divinitys name so that her minister will be able to perform the nuptials. When Stella starts digging into the case, however, she uncovers a world of jealous nightclub singers, firearms dealers, and the ugly underbelly of reality TV. Hot on the trail of the truth, shes distracted by the arrival of the sheriff, who finally seems ready to make a claim for her affections.
/book/show/32608900-first-bite?from_search=true	Mac Flynn	First Bite (Sweet & Sour Romance, #1)	Trixie Lyal stumbles upon the scoop of a lifetime when her move to a new town takes a detour into the paranormal world of Apple Hollow. She winds up at the local diner where she meets a handsome local by the name of Orion. Cupid stings her heart but not the headlines as strange happenings stir her curiosity.A quick investigation leads to a long road where she becomes her oTrixie Lyal stumbles upon the scoop of a lifetime when her move to a new town takes a detour into the paranormal world of Apple Hollow. She winds up at the local diner where she meets a handsome local by the name of Orion. Cupid stings her heart but not the headlines as strange happenings stir her curiosity.A quick investigation leads to a long road where she becomes her own headline, and a werewolf. Mob-rule forces her to join the ranks of the towns residents and her babysitter turns out to be her own handsome Orion. Unfortunately for him, she has plans to escape her scoop and fly the coop. To do that, though, shell have to survive the coming wild days of were-people, and her own insatiable lust for a certain devilishly handsome wolf.
/book/show/7224955-wild-romance?from_search=true	Chloe Schama	Wild Romance: A Victorian Story of a Marriage, a Trial, and a Self-Made Woman	What started as a friendly conversation between a young girl, Theresa Longworth, and an army officer, William Charles Yelverton, on a steamer bound from France to England in 1852 would culminate nearly a decade later in one of the biggest public scandals the era had witnessed, with enormous implications for society at large. Seized upon by the Victorian press, the trials tWhat started as a friendly conversation between a young girl, Theresa Longworth, and an army officer, William Charles Yelverton, on a steamer bound from France to England in 1852 would culminate nearly a decade later in one of the biggest public scandals the era had witnessed, with enormous implications for society at large. Seized upon by the Victorian press, the trials to legitimize Longworth's marriage to Yelverton before the law courts of Ireland, Scotland, and England brought to the fore several of the most disconcerting matters in the Victorian era: the inadequacies of female education, prejudice against single women, and problems with marriage law.When Theresa Yelverton emerged victorious from her legal battles, she was paraded through Dublin's streets like a queen. Her victory, though, was short-lived, as she learned that life as a single woman?even the life of a well-known writer and traveler, as she became?would always be hard. Theresa Yelverton became an unwitting harbinger of the turmoil of her era and evoked timeless fears and fascinations: the fantasy of romance, the grip of obsession, the plight of unrequited love, the fear of abandonment. Chloe Schama brilliantly recaptures an ordinary woman caught up in an extraordinary affair, catapulted into fame and notoriety, forcing her society to confront some of its most unsettling issues.
/book/show/25175903-island-refuge?from_search=true	Kimberly Rose Johnson	Island Refuge (Wildflower B&B Romance #1)	Five-Star-Chef Zoe Griffin walked away from her dream job. Did she make a mistake?Her engagement off, Zoe Griffin retreats to tiny Wildflower Island in the Puget Sound. Hiding out as a cook and maid at a shabby bed-and-breakfast seems crazy for a chef whos used to running her own five-star kitchen. And just as she starts to feel at home, her klutzy mishaps make Zoe fearFive-Star-Chef Zoe Griffin walked away from her dream job. Did she make a mistake?Her engagement off, Zoe Griffin retreats to tiny Wildflower Island in the Puget Sound. Hiding out as a cook and maid at a shabby bed-and-breakfast seems crazy for a chef whos used to running her own five-star kitchen. And just as she starts to feel at home, her klutzy mishaps make Zoe fear her handsome new boss will fire her.Dr. Nick Jackson is done with medicine, and owning a B&B is as far from doctoring as he can get. He needs help, but his only employees mistakes give him doubts. As Zoe lets her defenses down, Nick begins to see a competent and caring woman. One whose wounds are as deep as his own. But as they fall for each other, Nick and Zoe must learn the hardest lesson of allto forgive. Only then can they heal the past and embrace the future . . . together.Author BioKimberly Rose Johnson, soon to be empty-nester, lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband and their yellow lab. Island Refuge is her sixth published book and the first in a series of three. Kimberly enjoys long walks, chocolate, and mochas, not necessarily in that order.
/book/show/17370572-in-the-midst-of-secrets?from_search=true	Katherine Vogel	In The Midst of Secrets	In The Midst of Secrets (Interracial Romance)Her father was an intimidating man who held fast to his belief in his African heritage; that black should not marry white to avoid racial confusion. She was in love with a white man whose mother wished to keep her family's heritage intact by not crossbreeding with another race.Tiffany only wanted to be with Jonathon but had toIn The Midst of Secrets (Interracial Romance)Her father was an intimidating man who held fast to his belief in his African heritage; that black should not marry white to avoid racial confusion. She was in love with a white man whose mother wished to keep her family's heritage intact by not crossbreeding with another race.Tiffany only wanted to be with Jonathon but had to face a father who was hell bent on controlling his family's every move. Revelations would take him off his high horse as he realized all his family members kept secrets from him, secrets they knew he could not tolerate. The showdown would bring a proud and sometimes unreasonable man to his knees.A son's quest to find the truth would reveal a secret so crushing that the family may never recover. A secret that was buried for over thirty years.
/book/show/24846146-teach-me?from_search=true	Cate Bellerose	Teach Me: A BDSM Romance	To keep her safe, I have to push her away.Ambers smart, sexy and too damn stubborn for her own good. This job isnt what she thinks, and working with me is dangerous. I try to keep my distance, but she keeps coming back and every time it gets harder to let her go.I cant always be there to protect her, but how can I push her away, when all I want to do is tie her down aTo keep her safe, I have to push her away.Ambers smart, sexy and too damn stubborn for her own good. This job isnt what she thinks, and working with me is dangerous. I try to keep my distance, but she keeps coming back and every time it gets harder to let her go.I cant always be there to protect her, but how can I push her away, when all I want to do is tie her down and make her mine?- - - - -Eric. My hero. My adversary. My weakness.He roars into my life on his bike, driving me crazy. One moment he chases me away, the next hes tying me up and making me scream with pleasure. I dont know his secret, but no way will I let him scare me off without a fight. Not now that hes let me in.Ill keep coming back until he figures out what he really needs.Me.
/book/show/9568498-the-snow-globe?from_search=true	Sheila Roberts	The Snow Globe	On a blustery afternoon, Kylie Gray wanders into an antique shop and buys an enchanting snow globe. There's a story behind that snow globe, the antique dealer tells her. The original owner, he explains, was a German toymakeOn a blustery afternoon, Kylie Gray wanders into an antique shop and buys an enchanting snow globe. There's a story behind that snow globe, the antique dealer tells her. The original owner, he explains, was a German toymaker who lost his wife and son right before Christmas. When the grieving widower received the handcrafted snow globe as a Christmas gift, he saw the image of a beautiful woman beneath the glassa woman who would come into his life, mend his broken heart and bring him back to the world of the living. For years, the snow globe has passed from generation to generation, somehow always landing in the hands of a person in special need of a Christmas miracle.Kiley could use a miracle herself. This year, all she wants for Christmas is someone to love. A hopeful shake leads her on an adventure that makes a believer out of her. When Kylie shares the story of the snow globe with her best friendstwo women with problems of their ownthey don't believe it. But they're about to discover that at Christmastime, sometimes the impossible becomes possible and miracles really do come true.
/book/show/22076965-always?from_search=true	Lynsay Sands	Always	Always
/book/show/695405.Romance_Of_A_Lifetime?from_search=true	Carole Mortimer	Romance Of A Lifetime	The best way to get over one disastrous affair is to become involved in a new one, Beth's worldly-wise mother advised her.But Beth wasn't too sure whether she wanted to see more of the attractive Marcus Craven after their first chance meeting in Verona. Not that Marcus gave her much option: his pursuit of Beth was single-minded to say the least.But something held her bThe best way to get over one disastrous affair is to become involved in a new one, Beth's worldly-wise mother advised her.But Beth wasn't too sure whether she wanted to see more of the attractive Marcus Craven after their first chance meeting in Verona. Not that Marcus gave her much option: his pursuit of Beth was single-minded to say the least.But something held her back from confiding in Marcus. Why did she have a strange feeling that he knew more about her past than he intended to reveal? Could Beth trust him? And dared she fall in love again?
/book/show/30161026-on-my-knees-vol-2?from_search=true	C.J.  Thomas	On My Knees Vol. 2: Alpha Billionaire Romance	The second volume of On My KnThe second volume of On My Knees : Hollywood Nights, an Alpha Billionaire Shot of Romance series by CJ Thomas.Alex didnt know that the bag of money she found on the side of the street would bring such trouble.If she would have seen the dangers lurking around the corner just waiting, she never would have spent the hundreds of thousands of dollars. And when her life is threatened, she has to make the decision of a lifetimedie, or repay the rightful owner.If she decides to live, she will need a way to get the money. And Kendra might just have the quick solution she needs.However, becoming a highly paid escort wasnt exactly how she saw her future. And when her male suiter is none other than billionaire film maker, Nash Brooks, who also happens to be a member of the exclusive L.A. night club, MINT, Alex might have entered a world she cant escape.Mature audience only. 18+This short and steamy is planned to unfold over several volumes and Vol. 2 ends on a cliffhanger.
/book/show/2519161.Mistress_Or_Marriage_?from_search=true	Elizabeth Rolls	Mistress Or Marriage?	To ensure the succession of the Helford family line, it's imperative that David Melville, Viscount Helford should marry -- and soon! He's determined to choose a wife of nobility and decorum as a matter of convenience -- until his resolve is shaken to the core by the independent and fiery Miss Marsden.Sophie's plain beauty, forthrightness and virtually penniless state are nTo ensure the succession of the Helford family line, it's imperative that David Melville, Viscount Helford should marry -- and soon! He's determined to choose a wife of nobility and decorum as a matter of convenience -- until his resolve is shaken to the core by the independent and fiery Miss Marsden.Sophie's plain beauty, forthrightness and virtually penniless state are nothing Viscount Helford desires in a wife. But she stirs a passion in him he cannot resist. The solution seems easy, but to take her as his mistress would tarnish her good name -- something he knows she can't afford to lose. But can he afford to lose her?
/book/show/32930024-never-his?from_search=true	Amelia Wilde	Never His: A Second Chance Romance (Second Chances, #1)	Brett Miller is the one that got away from Addison Graythe chiseled, muscular, dangerous boy who would show up at her window in the middle of the night and take her to places she never thought she could go.They wereclose to a relationship like history has never seen...until he disappeared, taking his wicked half-smiBrett Miller is the one that got away from Addison Graythe chiseled, muscular, dangerous boy who would show up at her window in the middle of the night and take her to places she never thought she could go.They wereclose to a relationship like history has never seen...until he disappeared, taking his wicked half-smile and hot tattooed body somewhere she couldnt follow.From the moment Brett sets foot in his hometown, Addison is front and center: sexy, independent, and just as captivating as the day he left.Brett is still every inch the bad boy he used to be, only with an extra edge from his time in the service.The more she sees, the more she wants...even if he's all wrong for her. Addison has to choose: give him one more chance and risk another searing heartbreak, or let him gofor.
/book/show/20992803-along-came-trouble?from_search=true	Ruthie Knox	Along Came Trouble: A Rouge Contemporary Romance	
/book/show/22446835-must-love-pets?from_search=true	Theresa Weir Barbara Samuel Dale Mayer	Must Love Pets: A Romance Box Set	For cat lovers everywhere, this sweet, quirky, and delightful romance is about a young woman and her matchmaking cat. When Sam the cFor cat lovers everywhere, this sweet, quirky, and delightful romance is about a young woman and her matchmaking cat. When Sam the cat takes it upon himself to find his young mistress a new mate, he accidentally stirs up memories better left forgotten. A little bit of mystery, a whole lot of whimsy.Brooke Palmer's exclusive doggie spa, Pawlish, is sued when a client's pampered champion gets a bad poodle cut. The client's lawyer is drop-dead gorgeous Drew Hudson, but Brooke won't be wooed by a corporate shark in a sharp suit. This frivolous lawsuit is Drew's chance to advance to partner, but things get complicated when he finds that the side he's rooting for isn't the side he's fighting for.Ninna's new job in the local animal shelter includes a yummy vet...and a dog who talks to her. Not just any dog...a fat, old, smart-alecky Basset Hound who says his name is Mosey. With all this going on, she doesn't have time to worry about the rash of break-ins and the sense of being watched. She's too busy worrying that she's nuts.In a heartwarming tale of love, producer Logan MacLeesh, dumped by the woman he loves, lets squatter Maddie Barrymore, her young son and cat stay in his grandmother's house... as long as she tells him a story every night. Far away, in another state, a homeless dog begins an impossible journey to find the man who's meant for him...Private investigator Tom Hanlon is investigating a string of home burglaries when a pushy matchmaker sets him up with his main suspect - quirky dog walker Jane Bly - and her foster mutt, Calamity. Tom's trying to catch a thief, but it may be his heart that's stolen.When Stephanie O'Hanlon, 40-something workaholic, gets laid off and rescues a dog inhabited by her lover from a former life, she discovers the meaning of crazy. Handyman Gabe Fagen is crazy-in-love with Steph, but will she notice he's alive with a mysterious giant dog acting as her guardian angel?A highly emotional tale of lost love and second chances. Long ago, Luke Bernali's proud Navajo blood and strong carpenter's hands made genteel Jessie Callahan fall heedlessly in love, but Luke let her down. Now, eight years later, Jessie is back and Luke is determined to recapture the heart of the woman he's never stopped missing. Can a fierce, desperate long-ago love soar anew?
/book/show/2120730.The_Romance_of_Happy_Workers?from_search=true	Anne Boyer	The Romance of Happy Workers	swaggers through a world of cowboys, conquistadors, comrades, and housewives with mock-Russian lyric sequences and Keatsian swoon. Political and iconoclastic, Anne Boyers poems dally in pastoral camp and a dizzying, delightful array of sights and sounds born from the dust of the Kansas plains where dinner for two is cooked in Fire King and serswaggers through a world of cowboys, conquistadors, comrades, and housewives with mock-Russian lyric sequences and Keatsian swoon. Political and iconoclastic, Anne Boyers poems dally in pastoral camp and a dizzying, delightful array of sights and sounds born from the dust of the Kansas plains where dinner for two is cooked in Fire King and served on depression ware, and where bawdy instructions for a modern Home on the Range read:In Boyers heartland, Surfaces should be worn. Lamps should smolder. / Dahlias do bloom like tumors. The birds do rise like bombs. And the once bright and now crumbling populism of Marxists, poets, and folksingers springs vividly back to life as realism, idealism, and nostalgia do battle amongst the silos and ditchweed.A poet and visual artist,lives in Kansas, where she co-edits the poetry journaland teaches at Kansas City Art Institute.
/book/show/31834633-liberte-se?from_search=true	J.S. Scott Alice Klesck (Translator)	Liberte-se! :Um romance dos Irmãos Walker	Meu nome  Eva Morales e eu estava prestes a me tornar uma sem teto, quando Trace Walker chegou  minha vida. Eu queria odi-lo, por conta do meu passado, mas acabo fazendo o que considero uma barganha com o diabo, com o jovem bilionrio arrogante.Na verdade, no tenho escolha. Ou aceito o trabalho que ele est me oferecendo, ou morro de fome. E j passei muita fome. NMeu nome  Eva Morales e eu estava prestes a me tornar uma sem teto, quando Trace Walker chegou  minha vida. Eu queria odi-lo, por conta do meu passado, mas acabo fazendo o que considero uma barganha com o diabo, com o jovem bilionrio arrogante.Na verdade, no tenho escolha. Ou aceito o trabalho que ele est me oferecendo, ou morro de fome. E j passei muita fome. No achei que fingir ser sua noiva durante as festividades fosse uma tarefa difcil, mas acabou sendo mais complicado do que eu imaginei, quando vejo um novo lado de Trace, de guarda baixa.Assim como eu, ele tambm  assombrado por seu passado. Mas h coisas que jamais lhe direi, segredos que no me atrevo a revelar.No fim das contas, eu me vejo numa situao delicada, pois no h como negar a nossa atrao comum. Ser que devo lhe contar a verdade, ou concluo o trabalho pelo qual ele est me pagando e sigo em frente, com meus segredos e orgulho, ainda ilesos?Ele est me pagando o suficiente para que eu possa me cuidar, depois da concluso da tarefa. Sempre fui sozinha e sempre achei que assim era melhor... at conhecer Trace. Para ser honesta com ele, eu teria que pr tudo em jogo, mas ele pode ser o primeiro homem digno desse risco. Honestamente, eu estaria arriscando muito alm do meu orgulho. Eu at poderia lidar com o sentimento de fracasso, pois me senti assim a vida inteira. O que realmente me apavora  ficar vulnervel e a possibilidade de acabar de corao partido...
/book/show/31823795-romance?from_search=true	Kimball Lee	Romance: Legal Action (Surrendering Charlotte Chronicles Book 1)	Bright, beautiful Attorney, Charlotte Christiansen has never lost a court case. Shes built a reputation as a cool, on the rise lawyer while trying to escape the naughty cheerleader pictorial in American Jock magazine that she posed for to pay her way through law school.She shares the top floor of a historic San Diego building with her best friends from cBright, beautiful Attorney, Charlotte Christiansen has never lost a court case. Shes built a reputation as a cool, on the rise lawyer while trying to escape the naughty cheerleader pictorial in American Jock magazine that she posed for to pay her way through law school.She shares the top floor of a historic San Diego building with her best friends from college who happen to be two very male, very sexy Special Forces operatives. Her ex is a celebrity NFL quarterback who could pass for a Viking God. Shes surrounded by hot men but her life revolves around work and she doesnt have time for love or sex.Until Alexander Bly, the stop-the-clock gorgeous, billionaire publishing magnate becomes her newest client at the law firm. Hes the man responsible for the magazine cover that turned Charlotte into everymans sex fantasy. Bly has had women and the world at his beck and call, but no woman has ever rocked his world. Charlotte is about to. When they come together the desire and sex are white-hot and all-consuming, but falling in love takes them completely by surprise.As Charlotte handles Blys lawsuit against Huang Worldwide Corporation, scary, smooth and sexy Jamey Huang kidnaps her. But, Huang doesnt want Blys billions, he wants Charlottes secret, former lover. Legal Action is a sexy romance filled with burn-up-the-pages sex, tender love and witty, sharp-tongued characters with a little espionage thrown in for even more spicy fun.The novella is part one of the Surrendering Charlotte Chronicles.
/book/show/591825.White_Weddings?from_search=true	Chrys Ingraham	White Weddings: Romancing Heterosexuality in Popular Culture	First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
/book/show/18884986-the-ultimate-romance-box?from_search=true	Lorhainne Eckhart Mimi Barbour Scott Taylor, Helen	The Ultimate Romance Box (6 Bestselling Romance Novels)	Prepare for the ultimate wild ride, whether you're looking for a charming hero, a smokin' hot rancher, sexy tycoons, unconditional love, family drama, or the politics of a forced marriage, heart-stopping and heart-melting romance sweeps across continents and history and waits fPrepare for the ultimate wild ride, whether you're looking for a charming hero, a smokin' hot rancher, sexy tycoons, unconditional love, family drama, or the politics of a forced marriage, heart-stopping and heart-melting romance sweeps across continents and history and waits for you inside.by Lorhainne Eckhart: How do you tell a man there is something wrong with his child? A romance as vast as the western setting: can unconditional love between a man and a woman, a man and his son, and a woman and a little boy who she grows to love survive a bitter ex-wife?by Mimi Barbour: Forced marriage, surrogate twins and disturbing secrets make this romance challenging from Washington, DC to Santiago, Chile.by Helen Scott Taylor: A wealthy Italian celebrity falls for a penniless guesthouse cook. Commitments and continents conspire to keep them apart.by Mona Risk: In the Blue Waves High Rise where so many neighbors live too close for comfort, Dante, the handsome Sicilian lawyer, and Alexa, the wealthy young divorce, try to hide their idyllic romance. When a neighbor drowns in the Jacuzzi, life will forever change in the Blue Waves.by Anna Markland: Once bitten...twice shy. Can love overcome hatred and bitterness in this sensuous historical romance?by Alicia Street: A roller coaster of a romance between a woman about to lose her dream and an arrogant trucking mogul with the means to save it. A dance instructor, a divorced dad, and the little boy who needs them both.presents this exclusivefrom six of the hottest authors in contemporary and historical romance today.Other sizzlingbox sets include:--This boxed set collection features sizzling suspense, dramatic mystery, or shattering dark fantasy from 7 popular award-winning authors including: Taylor Lee, J Thorn, Cathy Perkins, Nolan Radke, Richter Watkins, Thomas Morrissey, and David Weisman.--A collection of 8 sizzling suspense romances from popular bestselling authors including: Taylor Lee, Mimi Barbour, Nancy Radke, Rachelle Ayala, Rebecca York, Roxanne Rogerson, Mary Leo, and Dorothy McFalls.
/book/show/22557403-a-diamond-in-her-stocking?from_search=true	Kandy Shepherd	A Diamond in Her Stocking	Everyone loves a Christmas wedding!Chef and single mom Lizzie Dumont is moving on. Returning to Dolphin Bay to make her new restaurant a success, she has no time at all for jaw-droppingly handsome Jesse Morganeven if she can't forget that incredible kiss they once shared!Jesse can't forget their kiss, either. But the betrayal in Lizzie's past has made her wary of him, aEveryone loves a Christmas wedding!Chef and single mom Lizzie Dumont is moving on. Returning to Dolphin Bay to make her new restaurant a success, she has no time at all for jaw-droppingly handsome Jesse Morganeven if she can't forget that incredible kiss they once shared!Jesse can't forget their kiss, either. But the betrayal in Lizzie's past has made her wary of him, and he hates the fact that she can't see past his reputation as a heartbreaker. Now he's on a mission to change her mindand luckily it's the most romantic season of the year: Christmas!
/book/show/30744506-someone-like-you?from_search=true	Susan Mallery	Someone Like You: A Romance Novel	Jill Strathern left town for the big city and never looked backuntil she returned home years later to run a small law practice. It turns out her childhood crush, Mac Kendrick, a burned-out LAPD cop, has also come back to sleepy Los Lobos. Even though Mac rejected her back in high school, Jill can't deny the attraction she still feels for him.Now Jill and Mac are tangled iJill Strathern left town for the big city and never looked backuntil she returned home years later to run a small law practice. It turns out her childhood crush, Mac Kendrick, a burned-out LAPD cop, has also come back to sleepy Los Lobos. Even though Mac rejected her back in high school, Jill can't deny the attraction she still feels for him.Now Jill and Mac are tangled in enough drama to satisfy the most jaded L.A. denizensMafia dons, social workers, angry exes and one very quirky eight-year-old make even the simplest romance complicated. And it all goes to prove that when it comes to affairs of the heart, there's no place like home. An unlikely pairbut a perfect match.
/book/show/13613136-pattern-for-romance?from_search=true	Carla Olson Gade	Pattern for Romance (Quilts of Love, #8)	Honour Metcalf s quilting needlework is admired by a wealthy customer of the Boston Mantua-maker for whom she works. In need of increasing her earnings, she agrees to create an elaborate white work bridal quilt for the dowager s niece. A beautiful design emerges as she carefully stitches the intricate patterns and she begins to dream of fashioning a wedding quilt of her owHonour Metcalf s quilting needlework is admired by a wealthy customer of the Boston Mantua-maker for whom she works. In need of increasing her earnings, she agrees to create an elaborate white work bridal quilt for the dowager s niece. A beautiful design emerges as she carefully stitches the intricate patterns and she begins to dream of fashioning a wedding quilt of her own. When Honour is falsely accused of thievery and finds herself in a perilous position, merchant tailor Joshua Sutton comes to her aid. As he risks his relationships, reputation, and livelihood to prove her innocence, the two discover a grander plan a design for love.
/book/show/23668501-romancing-the-deadly?from_search=true	C.M. Owens Brenda K. Davies Kristen Middleton	Romancing The Deadly	by Brenda K. DaviesTraumatized by her past, and struggling to move on from it, Sera has spent the past three years of college hiding herself from the world and content to stay that way. A chance encounter with Liam shatters her sheltered world, leaving her stunned and shaken by the strange feelings and emotions he arises in her,by Brenda K. DaviesTraumatized by her past, and struggling to move on from it, Sera has spent the past three years of college hiding herself from the world and content to stay that way. A chance encounter with Liam shatters her sheltered world, leaving her stunned and shaken by the strange feelings and emotions he arises in her, feelings she never thought she would experience and that frighten her in their intensity. Harboring a dark and deadly secret of his own, Liam knows that he should stay away from Sera; that he will only bring her more hurt, but he is irresistibly drawn to her and unable to deny himself the pleasure that only she can bring to him. But when their pasts collide with their present, and Liams true nature is revealed, will their love for each other be enough, or will they be torn apart forever?by Kristen MiddletonSeventeen year old Nikki and her twin brother, Nathan, move to the small town of Shore Lake to start over after their mother is brutally attacked. When a missing teenager washes up on shore during their first night at the cabin and there are whispers of vampires in Shore Lake, Nikki begins to realize that there are things roaming in the darkness that are far more sinister than what they left behind in the city.by C.M. OwensWith her immortal destiny quickly encroaching, Alyssa Coldwell wants to play human while she still has a chance. Unfortunately, she chooses the wrong town to escape her true world.Beautiful masks are worn by the enemies she doesnt know, and no one can ever be trustedand Pine Shore is full of beautiful masks. The ones who are the most deceptive in appearance are usually the deadliest, but their camouflage can fool the eyes.Kane Ice is nothing more than deliciously forbidden, but she cant help herself from falling. She knows it cant last, because hes human and she only has a limited amount of time left before shes something else entirely, but that doesnt stop her from giving him all she can while she can.But surviving until her change isnt as easy as she thought it would be, and now she has accidentally pulled her beautiful human into a deadly game of cat and mouse that she doesnt want to play.Bloods Fury is book one of the bestselling Trilogy, Deadly Beauties.
/book/show/17413209-typist-4---every-romance-is-a-revenge-fantasy?from_search=true	Mimi Strong	Typist #4 - Every Romance is a Revenge Fantasy (Billionaire Novelist #4)	Alone in Montreal, Smith must face his past, and the women who shaped his ideas about romance. This is the thrilling conclusion of the 4-part Billionaire Novelist series.
/book/show/153510.Can_Love_Last_?from_search=true	Stephen A. Mitchell Margaret J. Black (Foreword)	Can Love Last?: The Fate of Romance over Time	Common wisdom has it that love is fragile, but leading psychoanalyst Stephen A. Mitchell argues that romance doesn't actually diminish in long-term relationshipsit becomes increasingly dangerous. What we regard as the transience of love is really risk management. Mitchell shows that love can endure, if only we become aware of our self-destructive efforts to protect ourselCommon wisdom has it that love is fragile, but leading psychoanalyst Stephen A. Mitchell argues that romance doesn't actually diminish in long-term relationshipsit becomes increasingly dangerous. What we regard as the transience of love is really risk management. Mitchell shows that love can endure, if only we become aware of our self-destructive efforts to protect ourselves from its risks. Those who read this book will love more wisely because of it.Andrew Solomon, author of[A] work on romance that is rich and multi-layered.Cheerful, open, and humaneyou'd definitely have wanted him as your analyst.Judith Shulevitz,Book Review [T]houghtful, compassionate, and profoundly optimistic.JoAnn Gutin, Salon.com
/book/show/23609071-a-timeless-romance-anthology?from_search=true	Heather B. Moore Sarah M. Eden Shannon Guymon	A Timeless Romance Anthology: California Dreamin' Collection	Amazon #1 Bestselling series in *New Release* for Clean RomanceSix brand new contemporary romance novellas with bestselling and award winning authors.In the sweet novella TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE by Heather B. Moore, Gwen uses her wedding photography business to keep her life simple and focus on something other than her own broken heart. When Jack, a guy too handsome for his owAmazon #1 Bestselling series in *New Release* for Clean RomanceSix brand new contemporary romance novellas with bestselling and award winning authors.In the sweet novella TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE by Heather B. Moore, Gwen uses her wedding photography business to keep her life simple and focus on something other than her own broken heart. When Jack, a guy too handsome for his own good, helps her clean up after a photoshoot, then asks her out, she doesnt know if she can handle dating again. But Jacks charm wins her over, and she agrees to meet him for dinner. The more she gets to know Jack, the more she likes him, but everything about him seems too good to be true.GONE FISHING, a charming novella by Kaylee Baldwin, follows Claire as she tries to convince her dad to leave his start-up company as a boat guide and come back home to Colorado. Hes the only one who can defend Claire against her domineering mother. But when she arrives at the San Diego harbor, shes met with more than one surprise. First, that her dad is truly living his dream and has never been happier, and second, shes unexpectedly attracted to his business partner, Miguel.In THE PIER CHANGES EVERYTHING, an enchanting novella by Annette Lyon, Alexandria has one last task to perform for her late husband, who died much too young: scatter his ashes in the Pacific Ocean. She goes to the Santa Monica Pier to do just that, but her plans get sidetracked after meeting Michael and feeling an immediate connection to him. They grab lunch, and the more time they spend together, the more they discover that they have in commonincluding past romantic hardships. As the day wears on, Alexandria begins learn that her heart just might be able to find love again.In Jennifer Moores captivating novella A HEROS SONG, AnneMaries career as a romance novelist is skyrocketing and her agent books her on a late night talk show. The host gets her to admit that she was in love once, with a guitar player. Moments after her segment, Lance Holden appears on the same stage, to perform his newest song. Is it a terrible coincidence? AnneMarie hasnt seen Lance ever since he broke her heart ten years ago, and she has refused to think about him again. Their lives are worlds apart, but as Lance tries to reconcile with AnneMarie, she finds herself taking a second chance.In STAY WITH ME, an endearing novella by Shannon Guymon, Jolie moves to L.A. to take on a nanny position for the summer, since apparently having a degree in art doesnt translate to getting a job as a graphic designer. When Fitz, the familys chauffeur, picks her up at the airport, she wonders if every man in LA is model-gorgeous. When Jolie meets her two charges, she finds them adorable and needy. But its harder to hold onto her job than she thought with a hostile Mrs. James and her spoiled brother. Fitz becomes both the silver lining of her job and the man who just might convince her to stay in L.A.In the delightful novella, A PLACE TO CALL HOME, by Sarah M. Eden, Ada is the best realtor around. The best. She prides herself in matching each client with the house that will fit all of their needs. She hasnt failed yet. So when Craig hires her to find him the perfect condo for him and his son, Ada is up for the challenge. What she may not be prepared for is her unforeseen attraction to Craig, her immediate attachment to his nine-year-old son, and her heart telling her that its okay to take another chance.
/book/show/17382846-rocky-coast-romance?from_search=true	Mia Ross	Rocky Coast Romance (Holiday Harbor #1)	INSPIRATIONAL ROMANCEBook 1-Holiday Harbor: Where love is just around the bend...Journalist Bree Farrell heads to the village of Holiday Harbor to salvage her career. And walks straight into the arms of handsome young mayor Cooper Landry. Cooper's fighting to keep his sleepy Maine community from the clutches of big-city developers. And Bree knows it's a major scoop. But thINSPIRATIONAL ROMANCEBook 1-Holiday Harbor: Where love is just around the bend...Journalist Bree Farrell heads to the village of Holiday Harbor to salvage her career. And walks straight into the arms of handsome young mayor Cooper Landry. Cooper's fighting to keep his sleepy Maine community from the clutches of big-city developers. And Bree knows it's a major scoop. But the longer she's in town, the more she's won over by the quirky townsfolk-and the charming Cooper. Will Bree ever follow her heart instead of a story and make Holiday Harbor her permanent byline?
/book/show/1278365.The_Dark_Lady?from_search=true	Mike Resnick	The Dark Lady: A Romance of the Far Future (Birthright #13)	The Dark Lady remains forever young, an enigma of the eternal night. She calls men to great deeds--and to their deaths. But to the alien art historian Leonardo, she's much more--she's the key to his salvation.
/book/show/33818837-too-beautiful-to-break?from_search=true	Tessa Bailey	Too Beautiful to Break (Romancing the Clarksons, #4)	Leaving Belmont Clarkson is the hardest thing Sage Alexander has ever done. From the moment they met, she knew Belmont was the one, and getting up close and personal with him on his family's epic road trip has taken her desire to a new, even hotter level. But there's no way she can go there---not without revealing secrets that could devastate themLeaving Belmont Clarkson is the hardest thing Sage Alexander has ever done. From the moment they met, she knew Belmont was the one, and getting up close and personal with him on his family's epic road trip has taken her desire to a new, even hotter level. But there's no way she can go there---not without revealing secrets that could devastate them both.Losing Sage is not an option. Belmont's heart is hers, hasbeen hers. He knows she's hiding something from him, but nothing will stand in his way of telling her just how much she means to him. Finding her is easy---saving her from her past could cost him everything.***Book 1 - Too Hot to Handle (Rita and Jasper)Book 2 - Too Wild to Tame (Aaron and Grace)Book 3 - Too Hard to Forget (Peggy and Elliott)Book 4 - Too Beautiful to Break (Belmont and Sage)
/book/show/26370721-12-christmas-romances-to-melt-your-heart?from_search=true	Catherine Gayle Jami Davenport Riley J. Ford	12 Christmas Romances To Melt Your Heart	100% of the proceeds from sales of this anthology go to the Autism Society of America and straight into support groups for families touched by autismCount down your Christmas holiday with a fantastic assortment of holiday romances written especially for this set. Humor, drama, suspense, and military heroes abound. Fall in love with new characters from a series you've nev100% of the proceeds from sales of this anthology go to the Autism Society of America and straight into support groups for families touched by autismCount down your Christmas holiday with a fantastic assortment of holiday romances written especially for this set. Humor, drama, suspense, and military heroes abound. Fall in love with new characters from a series you've never read and learn more about characters from your favorite author's series you've been dying to hear about.Each book is EXCLUSIVE to the anthology and NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED. Help us support a cause near and dear to each author in the set and to so many we love.From NYT & USA Today Bestselling Authors & More!Portland Storm Series ~He says everyone deserves a second chance. She thinks its high time for him to turn that idea around on himself.Game On Series ~Drawn together by tragedy and broken apart by practicality, can two lost souls find each other again during a magical holiday season?Romance.Earthquake.Love sequel ~Feisty Brooke has finally met her match when she meets a sexy world traveler on Christmas Eve. Sparks fly during their steamy one-night encounter...but has she just met the love of her life?Somewhere, TX, Bachelors Series ~Kidnapped from her front yard by Santa, a woman who hates Christmas finds unexpected joy in a holiday she swore to ignore for the rest of her life.TREX Series ~Christmas turns to chaos when all the McKoys get together for the holidays. It takes a 12-yr-old autistic boy and his faithful companion to teach them all the true meaning of TREXmas.Twisted Sisters Series ~The five Avery Sisters create a little Holiday Mischief and find romance in the process.Reed Brothers Series ~You might remember them. They have two children named Reagan and Lincoln. Find out how their love story started in Yes, You. One bad boy, one good girl. The question - Who? Me? Yes. You.Always Series ~When two hearts ignite, the most unexpected gifts can turn up under the tree.Aloha Series ~Annette Deluca believes you only get one chance at the love of a lifetime. It's up to Michael Becker and his young autistic son to prove her wrong.Blueberry Lane 1 - The English Brothers Series ~Long before the English brothers met their wives and girlfriends, their father, Tom, captured the heart of their mother, Eleanora. Travel back in time to Christmas 1981 and find out how it all began!Line of Fire Series ~Sadie never expected a handsome firefighter to crash into her living room on Christmas Eve, but when her tree catches on fire, he could save more than her life...Cloverton Series ~A blizzard, a lost cat, and a little bit of Christmas destiny gives Eliza a chance with the man she's loved from afar for too long.
/book/show/26065279-hooked?from_search=true	Alison Heart	Hooked	Once a player, always a player...Champion MMA fighter Jake Bishop has it all: cars, women and piles of dirty money. Too bad somethings missingand shes about to stumble into his life.In the throes of despair Ruby Cain is lost and broken. But when her life crashes into Jakes after eight years, an old flame she swore she would never rekindle suddenly bursts anew. SheOnce a player, always a player...Champion MMA fighter Jake Bishop has it all: cars, women and piles of dirty money. Too bad somethings missingand shes about to stumble into his life.In the throes of despair Ruby Cain is lost and broken. But when her life crashes into Jakes after eight years, an old flame she swore she would never rekindle suddenly bursts anew. Shes already teetering on the edgeone touch from him would certainly push her over the brink. She knows its wrong, she knows there are dark consequences for getting involved with a bad boy like him; nevertheless, theres no way she can resist his charming good looks.Now Fate has other plans for the star-crossed lovers, and Jake is in for the fight of his life: to win Rubys heart.Can he keep his eye on the prize? Can he go the distance? Or will she deliver a knockout blow that will close the door once and for all?
/book/show/2303212.A_History_of_Histories?from_search=true	J.W. Burrow	A History of Histories: Epics, Chronicles, Romances and Inquiries from Herodotus and Thucydides to the Twentieth Century	This unprecedented book by one of Britains most admired historians describes the intellectual impact that the study and consideration of history has had in the Western world over the past 2,500 years.Treating the practice of history not as an isolated pursuit but as an aspect of human society and an essential part of the culture of Europe and America, John Burrow magnificThis unprecedented book by one of Britains most admired historians describes the intellectual impact that the study and consideration of history has had in the Western world over the past 2,500 years.Treating the practice of history not as an isolated pursuit but as an aspect of human society and an essential part of the culture of Europe and America, John Burrow magnificently brings to life and explains the distinctive qualities found in the work of historians from the ancient Egyptians and Greeks to the present, including Livy, Tacitus, Bede, Froissart, Clarendon, Gibbon, Macaulay, Michelet, Prescott and Parkman. The author sets out not to give us the history of academic discipline but a history of choices: the choice of pasts, and the ways they have been demarcated, investigated, presented and even sometimes learned from as they have changed according to political, religious, cultural, and (often most important) partisan and patriotic circumstances. Burrow aims, as well, to change our perceptions of the crucial turning points in the history of history, allowing the ideas that historians have had about both their own times and their founding civilizations to emerge with unexpected freshness.Burrow argues that looking at the history of history is one of the most interesting ways we have to understand the past. Certainly, this volume stands alone in its ambition, scale and fascination.
/book/show/34737945-reckless-heat?from_search=true	M.S. Parker	Reckless Heat: Bad Boy Romance	My name is Drew Mickelson and IMy name is Drew Mickelson and I'm a professional stunt rider. Whenever I'm not performing at local fairs and shows, I'm practicing my next death defying routine. It's all I do, and I got no time in my life for anything else, especially a woman.When twenty-two year-old, Jinx Lockley, agrees to spend thesummer in her best friend's hometown, she doesn't expect anything exciting to happen... until she nearly gets run overby the reckless, but sexy stuntman, Drew Mickelson.Will she be able to tame him or will his recklessness destroy what they have, almost before it gets started?
/book/show/18296522-the-sweet-spot?from_search=true	Ariel Ellman	The Sweet Spot (Boston Harbor Romances, #1)	Ani Winthrop has spent the last ten years trying to forget what it meant to be Ani Mackenzie, the girl who had to say good-bye to her childhood love Sebastian O'Reilly when she was just sixteen. She married a wonderful man, had a beautiful daughter with him, and opened up her own bakery, The Sweet Spot. But when Sebastian walks into her bakery after fifteen years apart, shAni Winthrop has spent the last ten years trying to forget what it meant to be Ani Mackenzie, the girl who had to say good-bye to her childhood love Sebastian O'Reilly when she was just sixteen. She married a wonderful man, had a beautiful daughter with him, and opened up her own bakery, The Sweet Spot. But when Sebastian walks into her bakery after fifteen years apart, she cannot ignore that he is the only one who could ever truly find her sweet spot.Sebastian has returned to Boston now, no longer a boy, a man with a feral intensity and a hard muscled body tattooed with the story of his years away from Ani. He has returned to claim the love of his life, only to find that Ani is a wife and mother to another man's child.Now Ani has to choose between the love that she has for her husband Jordan, a handsome and successful pediatric neurosurgeon, and the love for Sebastian that she has never been able to let go of.
/book/show/24936363-clash?from_search=true	Alycia Taylor	Clash (The Fighter Romance, #3)	Just about the time I decide I need to move on with my life, Paul comes back into it. With me still dealing with my mothers problems and Paul still worrying about keeping his sister and nephew safethat might not be a good thing. My mother falls into old familiar patterns and then I discover Paul has just one more deep, dark secret. Will I finally walk away and take careJust about the time I decide I need to move on with my life, Paul comes back into it. With me still dealing with my mothers problems and Paul still worrying about keeping his sister and nephew safethat might not be a good thing. My mother falls into old familiar patterns and then I discover Paul has just one more deep, dark secret. Will I finally walk away and take care of myself for a change or am I in way too deep this time?
/book/show/3130572-sizzle?from_search=true	Lori Foster Elda Minger	Sizzle!	Body Heat -- Lori FosterMelanie Tucker found herself trapped on the same party boat with nemesis Adam Stone! He was still too smooth, too sexy. And it was too much when they both fell overboard -- and wound up stranded together! What could they do about all that delicious body heat sizzling between them?Slow Burn -- Elda MingerTen days of sun and surf at a luxury resort.Body Heat -- Lori FosterMelanie Tucker found herself trapped on the same party boat with nemesis Adam Stone! He was still too smooth, too sexy. And it was too much when they both fell overboard -- and wound up stranded together! What could they do about all that delicious body heat sizzling between them?Slow Burn -- Elda MingerTen days of sun and surf at a luxury resort. It was bliss to Ally Hennessy 'til she realized Flynn Ryder had engineered her fantasy vacation! Flynn wanted her back in his life -- and in his bed -- at any cost. He'd figured being alone with him would ignite the flame that had always burned between them...
/book/show/25140391-her-favorite-honeymoon?from_search=true	Barbara Lohr	Her Favorite Honeymoon (Windy City Romance #2)	Hard to keep your head on straight in Italy. Even harder to keep your heart. The wedding might be off, but the honeymoon? No way will Amy forfeit the week in Tuscany. Travel Chums pairs her up with Mallory. But Amy expects a woman, and the man from Savannah doesnt expect her surprise.They strike a pact for a platonic tour, fromHard to keep your head on straight in Italy. Even harder to keep your heart. The wedding might be off, but the honeymoon? No way will Amy forfeit the week in Tuscany. Travel Chums pairs her up with Mallory. But Amy expects a woman, and the man from Savannah doesnt expect her surprise.They strike a pact for a platonic tour, from Rapallo to Venice, but find lots of surprises along the way. Peach bellinis, art museums, a gondola ride on the Grand Canalhard to put all this behind them. Outrageous fun and tempting decisions for the Windy City girl taking...her favorite honeymoon. Adult contemporary also available in paperback. This edition has a new cover (ACE). ISBNs remain same; ebook: 978-0-9896023-4-1; print: 978-0-9896023-5-8. ASIN: BOOHEUHJ7G
/book/show/168697.The_Knights_of_the_Cross?from_search=true	Henryk Sienkiewicz Samuel A. Binion (Translator)	The Knights of the Cross: a Historical Romance	The Teutonic Knights is an epic of medieval times and national destiny, ranking as one of the highest achievements from the pen of Henryk Sienkiewicz, the Nobel Prize winner for Literature in 1905. The novel follows the adventures of Macko, a resourceful and wise veteran of war, and his young nephew, Zbyszko, the symbol of a maturing nation, as they struggle, along with thThe Teutonic Knights is an epic of medieval times and national destiny, ranking as one of the highest achievements from the pen of Henryk Sienkiewicz, the Nobel Prize winner for Literature in 1905. The novel follows the adventures of Macko, a resourceful and wise veteran of war, and his young nephew, Zbyszko, the symbol of a maturing nation, as they struggle, along with the unified peoples of Poland and Lithuania, against the oppressive religious military order, the Teutonic Knights. Among the many memorable characters are Jurand, a merciless, bitter fighter consumed with revenge; his daughter, the innocent Danusia, a girl of twelve who must face the barbarity of the German knighthood; the strong-willed Jagienka, equally adept at shooting a crossbow or administering an estate; Hlawa, a Czech squire of noble birth who is as quick with his wit as he is with his axe; Sanderus, a peddler of religious relics and indulgences whose earthly cravings seem greater than any spiritual needs. A host of other memorable characters fills the canvas set against lush, almost magical forests, dangerous marshes replete with tales of human heads walking on spider legs, winter blizzards that blanket the world in a white wonderland - all at once beautiful and foreboding. Splendid castles are described here, court hunts, single combats that test valor and strength. The customs of knights with their code of honor and feelings of love are adroitly explored. The entirety culminates in one of the most important battles in medieval history, the Battle of Grunwald. The Teutonic Knights was published in America in 1900 in various competing translations of erratic quality. Not until 1943 did a translation worthy of this masterpiece appear, but unfortunately its release was limited to Great Britain. It is this translation that has been revised and edited by Miroslaw Lipinski with an eye for both fluidity in the English language and fidelity to the original Polish.
/book/show/29923988-in-the-arms-of-a-pirate?from_search=true	Michelle Beattie	In the Arms of a Pirate (A Sam Steele Romance Book 2)	She's his leverageWhen Aidan Bradley suddenly remembers his bloody past, he can only think of one thing. Killing the bastard responsible. His key? Using his enemy's daughter to draw the pirate out. His miscalculation? That he'd soon find himself enticed by her innocence and beauty.He's her rescuerSarah Santiago's lived her entire life locked away from the world. While nShe's his leverageWhen Aidan Bradley suddenly remembers his bloody past, he can only think of one thing. Killing the bastard responsible. His key? Using his enemy's daughter to draw the pirate out. His miscalculation? That he'd soon find himself enticed by her innocence and beauty.He's her rescuerSarah Santiago's lived her entire life locked away from the world. While nave and innocent, Sarah recognizes attraction when she feels it and the pirate holding her as bait soon becomes the pirate she wants to hold.The odds are against themWill Aiden's desire for revenge cost him the woman he loves, or will his decision to stand down cost him his life at the blade of the soulless pirate who murdered his mother?
/book/show/33098791-don-t-tempt-me?from_search=true	Lori Foster	Don't Tempt Me: A Romance Novel	Jason Guthrie has no time for entanglements--between helping out his widowed brother and teenage nephew and getting his hometown back on its feet, his days are spoken for. But his nights are another story... And when his lovely new neighbor, Honor Brown, reluctantly accepts his help in remodeling her house, Jason finds himself wishinJason Guthrie has no time for entanglements--between helping out his widowed brother and teenage nephew and getting his hometown back on its feet, his days are spoken for. But his nights are another story... And when his lovely new neighbor, Honor Brown, reluctantly accepts his help in remodeling her house, Jason finds himself wishing his handyman skills could knock down the defenses she keeps building around herself.Martial arts teacher Sullivan Dean knows real danger when he sees it--even when it takes the form of the gorgeous blonde helping her friend move in across the street. After putting his wayward past behind him to focus on teaching control to troubled kids, Sullivan has learned to avoid party girls like Lexie Perkins. But Sullivan can't seem to keep his hands off the real woman behind that flirty charm--or keep his heart from landing at her feet...
/book/show/8564151-the-brat-next-door?from_search=true	OTK Romance	The Brat Next Door	Tessa Randall has loved playing practical jokes on her brother's best friend, Trace Samuels, for as long as she can remember. But when she pushes him too far one day, she finds herself getting her long-overdue comeuppance over his lap. When Trace follows this treatment with a kiss, Tessa's confused emotions take an unexpected twist. Has she been menacing the boy next doorTessa Randall has loved playing practical jokes on her brother's best friend, Trace Samuels, for as long as she can remember. But when she pushes him too far one day, she finds herself getting her long-overdue comeuppance over his lap. When Trace follows this treatment with a kiss, Tessa's confused emotions take an unexpected twist. Has she been menacing the boy next door her whole life, just to get closer to him? Has it been her motive all along to simply get his attention? And if so, where does she go now that she unquestionably has it? For adults only.
/book/show/21922738-anime-di-sangue?from_search=true	Malia Romance	Anime di Sangue (Ordo Draculia, #1)	In un tempo imprecisato, un futuro lontano, i continenti sono uniti sotto un unico impero, quello di Zafon V. La Terra, ormai distrutta dalluomo,  abitata da due specie: esseri umani e vampiri. I vampiri sono tenuti sotto stretto controllo dallo Stato, per legge non posso cibarsi uccidendo pi di un essere umano al mese n possono creare altri loro simili. La storia inizIn un tempo imprecisato, un futuro lontano, i continenti sono uniti sotto un unico impero, quello di Zafon V. La Terra, ormai distrutta dalluomo,  abitata da due specie: esseri umani e vampiri. I vampiri sono tenuti sotto stretto controllo dallo Stato, per legge non posso cibarsi uccidendo pi di un essere umano al mese n possono creare altri loro simili. La storia inizia da qui, in una societ dove i vampiri vengono emarginati da qualsiasi contesto, nascosti agli occhi degli umani, ed  la storia di Luke, il solo bambino nato vampiro, e Lilian, unica figlia dellimperatore del mondo conosciuto. Tra i due si viene a creare un rapporto fraterno, destinato a scontrarsi con una natura diversa e con la crescita che li pone davanti a delle scelte difficili e fa conoscere loro nuovi desideri. Quando si affaccia la possibilit dellamore i due non sanno resistere, ma in un mondo che non accetta lunione tra i vampiri e umani come sar possibile rimanere insieme? Chi  cos folle da combattere contro l'universo intero? (Primo romanzo della trilogia Ordo Draculia)
/book/show/8766458-balady-a-romance?from_search=true	Jan Neruda	Balady a romance	This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally importanThis is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.
/book/show/18492017-the-women-of-pinecraft?from_search=true	Anna Schmidt	The Women of Pinecraft: Three Florida Mennonite Romances	Three Mennonite women wrestle with the traditions of their faith while facing some of lifes greatest tragedies. Hester witnesses the destruction of a hurricane. Emmas family is torn apart by a tragic accident. Rachel must make a new start as a widowed mother. When faith and love seem to fail them, will the community of Pinecraft come together to help them through the chaThree Mennonite women wrestle with the traditions of their faith while facing some of lifes greatest tragedies. Hester witnesses the destruction of a hurricane. Emmas family is torn apart by a tragic accident. Rachel must make a new start as a widowed mother. When faith and love seem to fail them, will the community of Pinecraft come together to help them through the challenges?Includes: A Stranger's Gift, A Sister's Forgiveness, A Mother's Promise
/book/show/33773480-more-than-a-feeling?from_search=true	Erika Kelly	More Than a Feeling (Rock Star Romance #4)	From the award-winning author of TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT comes the final story in her red-hot Rock Star Romance series, about a loner rocker finding his perfect duet.When Cooper Hood left Snowberry, Montana ten years ago, he swore hed never go back to the town that painted him with the same brush as his addict mother. But right in the middle of his bands national tour he geFrom the award-winning author of TAKE ME HOME TONIGHT comes the final story in her red-hot Rock Star Romance series, about a loner rocker finding his perfect duet.When Cooper Hood left Snowberry, Montana ten years ago, he swore hed never go back to the town that painted him with the same brush as his addict mother. But right in the middle of his bands national tour he gets a call to come home: his moms got a whopper of a secret to reveal.Daisy Charbonneaus in trouble. The talent she hired for her resorts annual Huckleberry Festivals just bailed on her, and shes desperate to find a replacement act. Luck turns her way when she discovers her high school crush is back in townand he happens to be a rock star.As they work together, a crush deepens into so much morebut who falls in love in two weeks?Especially when Coopers never coming back to town, and Daisys never going to leave it.
/book/show/10773378-the-making-of-a-royal-romance?from_search=true	Katie Nicholl	The Making of a Royal Romance: William, Kate, and Harry--A Look Behind the Palace Walls	
/book/show/13974863-craving?from_search=true	Melissa Schroeder	Craving (A Little Harmless Military Romance, #4)	When this marine falls in love his mission is clear: Command and Conquer.Jonah Berg is a man who believes in only the tangible. The Marine definitely doesn't want a woman who believes in fate and in things that can't be proven. Still, he can't keep his mind or his hands off Fiona Farelli. It doesn't help that the woman is sweetly submissive, or that she fills his needs onWhen this marine falls in love his mission is clear: Command and Conquer.Jonah Berg is a man who believes in only the tangible. The Marine definitely doesn't want a woman who believes in fate and in things that can't be proven. Still, he can't keep his mind or his hands off Fiona Farelli. It doesn't help that the woman is sweetly submissive, or that she fills his needs on so many levels.Fiona knows that she might be making a mistake with Jonah. The man's nickname is Diablo for goodness' sake. But she feels a pull to him like no other man before him. And when he takes her to bed, she finds herself completely and utterly enthralled.Soon though, their relationship goes from sensual bed games to falling in love. Fiona needs to decide if he wants to risk her heart, or walk away from the one man who is her soul mate.
/book/show/26046082-love-ever-after?from_search=true	Megan Crane Bianca D'Arc Nina Lane	Love Ever After: Eleven All-New Romances	For a limited time, get eleven ALL-NEW romances in one EXCLUSIVE collection! Cowboys, rock stars, hockey players, shifters, vampires and more!Yours To Teach (Captured and Claimed #2) by Cathryn Fox: After an introduction to the darker side of pleasure, Rebecca is anxious to experience the lifestyle to its fullest. Whisked away to a private resort by her lover, she is givenFor a limited time, get eleven ALL-NEW romances in one EXCLUSIVE collection! Cowboys, rock stars, hockey players, shifters, vampires and more!Yours To Teach (Captured and Claimed #2) by Cathryn Fox: After an introduction to the darker side of pleasure, Rebecca is anxious to experience the lifestyle to its fullest. Whisked away to a private resort by her lover, she is given a deeper glimpse into BDSM. Humbled that Rebecca has placed her trust in his hands, Quinn intends to take her training slowly. But when he sees her interest, he cant help but think he needs to start sooner rather than later.Forever Begins With a Kiss (Wardham #8) by Zoe York: Chase & Mari tie the knot. WARNING: This book overflows with sexy hockey players, frothy wedding details, and frivolous sex scenes.Reign of the Vampire Book 1 by Sharon Page: Moving to Manhattan to work, Lauren is drawn into the world of seductive biker vampire Batiste Carlyle and his eternal battle with his destructive billionaire brother Renoir. As Lauren uncovers secrets of her past, she begins to trust Batiste, until he takes her captiveProject Virgin by Megan Crane: First-year lawyer Scottie Grey breaks off her long engagement to a cheating liar and decides it's high time she got rid of her virginity instead of saving it for a wedding day that might never comemaybe to San Francisco's infamous and most intimidatingly sexy attorney Damon Patrick?Committed (Lost in Oblivion, #3.7) by Cari Quinn & Taryn Elliott: With the crash and burn of Simon Kagan's singing career, things have been a little off between him and Margo Reece. The passion is thereit's always therebut he wants to make sure she knows just how invested and committed he is to making her happy. Even if that means breaking out a ring and convincing her to wear it.All About the Bear by Biana D'Arc: Welcome to Grizzly Cove, where the sheriff has more than the peace to protect. The proprietor of the new bakery in town is clueless about the dual nature of her nearest neighbors, but not for long. Sheriff Brody will clue her in and convince her to stay calmand in his bedfor the next fifty years or so. Yeah, that might be enough. Then again, maybe hell keep her forever.Tango For Two (Limelight #3.5) by Elisabeth Grace: In this Limelight series short story, makeup artist to the stars, Jasmine, agrees to learn and perform a sexy tango live on television for a charity telethon. The only trouble is the obnoxious celebrity she's partnered with AND the fact that she's falling for her charismatic choreographer, Eduardo.Longing for Langston (Mavericks of Meeteetse Prequel) by Renee Vincent: Tired of living in his brothers shadow, Brody Galven wants the folks of Meeteetse to realize hes no longer a bad boy screwup. He also wants his childhood best friend, Olivia Langston, but admitting he loves her is out of the question even when shes about to walk out of his life forever.Laguna Heights (Laguna Beach #2) by Kaira Rouda: Annie and Hank created a perfect life in beautiful Laguna Beach but when a dark secret is revealed, will their marriage survive?Plush by Nina Lane: She's his wicked stepmother, and he's no prince.Fighting for Forever (The Springs) by Elena Aitken: Ever since falling in love at The Springs, Rhys and Kari have been living a fairy tale, but fairy tales aren't real. Or are they? When Kari runs from the idea of forever, Rhys will have to fight for them. But will it be enough?
/book/show/26870644-unleashed?from_search=true	Emilia Kincade	Unleashed	I took a Chance on my bad boy stepbrother......he took me on the floor. At the hotel pool. The beach.My innocence.We had a deal. Just one time, and nothing more, and I'll never forget the memory of his rock hard body over mine, his hard muscles clenching as he claimed me, as he made me scream out in pleasure.I don't need some MMA cage-fighting bad boy thinking I'm his, eveI took a Chance on my bad boy stepbrother......he took me on the floor. At the hotel pool. The beach.My innocence.We had a deal. Just one time, and nothing more, and I'll never forget the memory of his rock hard body over mine, his hard muscles clenching as he claimed me, as he made me scream out in pleasure.I don't need some MMA cage-fighting bad boy thinking I'm his, even if he makes my panties melt.I definitely don't need to be sharing a room with him on a family vacation for two weeks. Alone.But then things go horribly wrong, and Chance is the only one who can get us out.Before, I hated wanting him.Now, I just hate that I need him to save my life.---I turned a good girl bad...I'm not looking for a wife, just a hot lay.I wanted a taste of Cassie the second I saw her.Hit it and quit it never sounded so damned good.If only it stayed that way. Now, she's my stepsister, and knowing she's off limits just makes me want her more.I can't even look at her without wanting to tear her clothes off and feel her uncoiling around me.Without wanting to take every sweet inch of her again. And again.When I hear her old man's gotten her into trouble with the mafia, I lose it.I'll do anything to protect her, make her mine, and tame her lips for good.Nobody endangers what's mine. I'll never abandon what's mine.
/book/show/25828005-what-not-to-were?from_search=true	Dakota Cassidy	What Not To Were (Paris, Texas Romance #2)	RereleaseWelcome back to ParisTexas, that is. Where witches, werewolves, and magic rule the day. Or do they? Passion, missing memories, and a looming deadline will keep you turning the pages of What Not to Were by USA Today bestselling author Dakota Cassidy.Werewolf Calla Allens ready to take her relationship with hot warlock Nash Ryder to the next levelthe one where,RereleaseWelcome back to ParisTexas, that is. Where witches, werewolves, and magic rule the day. Or do they? Passion, missing memories, and a looming deadline will keep you turning the pages of What Not to Were by USA Today bestselling author Dakota Cassidy.Werewolf Calla Allens ready to take her relationship with hot warlock Nash Ryder to the next levelthe one where, after months of dating, they finally make the long anticipated woot-woot. (Yay!)Its been a long road getting to where she is in her life, and Calla finally feels comfortable enough to share that with the man shes fallen wildly in love with.And gorgeous Nash is more than ready to commituntil he wakes up after an incredible night of passion and finds any memory of Calla on the missing list. (Boo!)Now she has to make him remember or lose him forever. And the proverbial clock is ticking(EEK!)Content Note: Contemporary, Paranormal, Romantic Comedy, Magic, Witches, Wizardry, Fantasy, Demons, Folklore, Mythology, WiccaPreviously Published: (2015) What Not to Were, Romancing the Paranormal Anthology
/book/show/15844927-why-straight-women-love-gay-romance?from_search=true	Geoffrey Knight Kris Jacen (Editor)	Why Straight Women Love Gay Romance	Its one of the worlds biggest secrets, and its about to come out  Why do straight women love gay romance?What is it that attracts straight women to the idea of two men falling in love? Is it the muscles? The mystery of the male mind? The idea of true love overcoming all odds? How has it changed who these women are and how they see the world? And how powerful is this onIts one of the worlds biggest secrets, and its about to come out  Why do straight women love gay romance?What is it that attracts straight women to the idea of two men falling in love? Is it the muscles? The mystery of the male mind? The idea of true love overcoming all odds? How has it changed who these women are and how they see the world? And how powerful is this once-silent army of readers in the fight for equality?32 women across 9 countries and 4 continents  from the worlds best selling romance authors to the biggest female fans of Gay Male Romance  are about to reveal  Why Straight Women Love Gay Romance.
/book/show/21413873-the-romance-vote?from_search=true	Ali Vali	The Romance Vote	Christian Chili Alexander is the most sought after campaign consultant at the Pellegrin Morris Firm in New Orleans. Chilis success has given her the freedom to choose her clients carefully, but she hasnt had the same good fortune in love.Recent Tulane graduate Samantha Pellegrin wants the opportunity to work with the star of her fathers firm in the off-year election.Christian Chili Alexander is the most sought after campaign consultant at the Pellegrin Morris Firm in New Orleans. Chilis success has given her the freedom to choose her clients carefully, but she hasnt had the same good fortune in love.Recent Tulane graduate Samantha Pellegrin wants the opportunity to work with the star of her fathers firm in the off-year election. As his only child, shell eventually inherit the firm, but she wants to continue their great track record in the world of politics. Her first day with Chili ends so disastrously, Sam wonders if shell take up the hobby of throwing darts at Chilis picture.As the campaign progresses, Sam will make Chili work for what both of them want in the most important campaign of both their lives. Only this time their polls have to do more with the romance vote than any politicians future.
/book/show/18953862-romancing-the-king?from_search=true	Brian Lake Mark Chironna (Foreword) Jill Austin (Foreword)	Romancing the King	Gods glory through friendship and fellowship.   The nature and character of God.   Practical steps about how to spend time with Him.   Your purpose and destiny.   The intimate details necessary to enter the deepest level of worship.
/book/show/34111330-vulture-a-stepbrother-romance?from_search=true	Emilia Beaumont	VULTURE (a Stepbrother Romance) (Forbidden Desires Book 2)	When I lost my husband my whole messed up world collapsed. I hate that he's dead, and I hate that I wasn't the one to kill him.I need time to grieve for my marriage, my wasted potential, but I dont want to revisit those dark places Except Harvey Guyer, my womanising stepbrother, somehow maWhen I lost my husband my whole messed up world collapsed. I hate that he's dead, and I hate that I wasn't the one to kill him.I need time to grieve for my marriage, my wasted potential, but I dont want to revisit those dark places Except Harvey Guyer, my womanising stepbrother, somehow manages to see the pain Im in and refuses to let me disappear into a cloud of grief.Hell lead me places I dont want to go, force me to tell him things I do not want to admit to. But whether I like it or not, hes the only one that will listen to me.Businessman of the year, Harvey thinks hes hot stuff... hes the last person I need in my life right now. Yet with one look, I cant get him out of my head and hate the effect he has on me. I long for his hard body against mine.And he might just be the only one strong enough to drag me kicking and screaming back into the light.Will the pleasure be worth the pain?
/book/show/25718455-edward-iv-and-elizabeth-woodville?from_search=true	Amy Licence	Edward IV and Elizabeth Woodville: A True Romance	When the tall, athletic Edward of York seized the English throne in 1461, he could have chosen any bride he wanted. With his dazzling looks and royal descent, the nineteen-year-old quickly got a reputation for womanising, with few able to resist his charm and promises. For three years he had a succession of mistresses, mostly among the married women and widows of his courtWhen the tall, athletic Edward of York seized the English throne in 1461, he could have chosen any bride he wanted. With his dazzling looks and royal descent, the nineteen-year-old quickly got a reputation for womanising, with few able to resist his charm and promises. For three years he had a succession of mistresses, mostly among the married women and widows of his court, while foreign princesses were lined up to be considered as his queen. Then he fell in love. The woman who captured the king was a widow, five years his elder. While her contemporaries and later historians have been divided over her character, none have denied the extent of her blonde beauty. Elizabeth Wydeville had previously been married to a Lancastrian knight, who had lost his life fighting against the Yorkists. When she tried to petition the king to help restore her son's inheritance, reputedly waiting for him under an oak tree, the young Edward was immediately spellbound. But this did not prove to be just another fling. Conscious of her honour and her future, Elizabeth repelled his advances. His answer was to make her his wife. It was to prove an unpopular decision. Since then Edward's queen has attracted extreme reactions, her story and connections reported by hostile chroniclers, her actions interpreted in the bleakest of lights. It is time for a reassessment of the tumultuous life of the real White Queen and her husband.
/book/show/23382180-stacking-the-deck?from_search=true	Cheri Allan	Stacking the Deck (Betting on Romance, #2)	Who said coming home is easy?Liz Beacon has life all planned out--prioritized, color-coded and cross-referenced. She long ago traded in the geeky high school nickname, teenage pounds and dysfunctional family for a fab career, killer abs and a man every woman would envy. Okay, so her sex life is non-existent and her almost-fianc is technically a coworker. Life, if not perfWho said coming home is easy?Liz Beacon has life all planned out--prioritized, color-coded and cross-referenced. She long ago traded in the geeky high school nickname, teenage pounds and dysfunctional family for a fab career, killer abs and a man every woman would envy. Okay, so her sex life is non-existent and her almost-fianc is technically a coworker. Life, if not perfect, is still on track. But then, Liz is called home to Sugar Falls, NH, to prepare her childhood home for sale. Shes spent ten years denying her insecurities and hokey lawn-ornament roots. Theres nothing shed rather do less than face all she happily left behind, including her embarrassingly one-sided high school crush.Carter McIntyre has sailed through life on his winsome smile and by the skin of his teeth. A college drop-out with ADHD, hes learned its safer to play the carefree charmer than step up and take over his uncles landscaping business. But then his class valedictorian returns to Sugar Falls and hires him for some home improvements. Now Carters wondering if its too late--to grow up, take a chance and win over the only girl who ever believed in him
/book/show/22043960-eternal-pleasure-gods-of-the-night-book-1?from_search=true	Nina Bangs	Eternal Pleasure (Gods of the Night, Book 1) (Leisure Paranormal Romance)	THE ELEVEN--an alliance of ultimate predators. Primal, lethal, irresistible.THE ELEVEN--an alliance of ultimate predators. Primal, lethal, irresistible.
/book/show/25976475-that-crazy-summer?from_search=true	Helen Conrad	That Crazy Summer: A Destiny Bay Romance	Mimi Carrington has found the answer to healing her heart and her life, both broken when her husband dumped her. She's thrown herself into her art and come to a seaside retreat, ready to commit herself fully to her new idol and art teacher. That'll fix it.But her plans crumble when Jeffrey Lane, a sexy composer, moves his piano in next dooMimi Carrington has found the answer to healing her heart and her life, both broken when her husband dumped her. She's thrown herself into her art and come to a seaside retreat, ready to commit herself fully to her new idol and art teacher. That'll fix it.But her plans crumble when Jeffrey Lane, a sexy composer, moves his piano in next door and begins to teach her what life is really all about: taking chances and trusting her own instincts. Can she teach him how to fall in love?This story takes place before the Forever Yours series begins
/book/show/7364501-tempted-by-his-kiss-center-point-platinum-romance?from_search=true	Tracy Anne Warren	Tempted by His Kiss (Center Point Platinum Romance	
/book/show/476568.Burning_Up?from_search=true	Nina Bangs Cheryl Holt Patricia Ryan	Burning Up: Four Novellas of Erotic Romance	Four of todays most extraordinary authors have come together to collect their most highly charged tales of passion, longing, and unexpected pleasure---all in one volume! From historical England to the present, this sexy and seductive collection of stories is sure to leave you . . .Museum curator Serenity So-Fine has traveled back in time from the yeaFour of todays most extraordinary authors have come together to collect their most highly charged tales of passion, longing, and unexpected pleasure---all in one volume! From historical England to the present, this sexy and seductive collection of stories is sure to leave you . . .Museum curator Serenity So-Fine has traveled back in time from the year 2700 to retrieve the infamous erotic sculpture The Flame. But the works sensual creator, Justin Hill, is about to take Serenity to places even shes never been. . . .-Blushing bride Ellen Foster shocks her new husband, the Viscount Banbury, just hours after they enter a marriage of convenience when she turns their chaste marital bed chamber into a den of sensual pleasure. . . .-As the producer of erotic films for women, Gerry Baxter knows the business of sex---even though she hasnt had a date in five years! But all that changes when a case of mistaken identity leads to astonishing pleasure . . . an unexpected encounter that puts Gerrys own movies to shame.-Widow Julia Hughes is to marry in two weeks time---and her new husband must never know shes still a virgin. Her scandalous solution: to lose her virginity before the wedding. But the handsome man she hires for the job intends to teach her a few things along the way---in a series of delightful lessons shell never forget!
/book/show/117160.Romancing_Opiates?from_search=true	Theodore Dalrymple	Romancing Opiates: Pharmacological Lies and the Addiction Bureaucracy	For hundreds of years, addiction to drugs has seemed dangerous but with a hint of glamour. Addicts are a mystery to those who have never been one. They are presumed to be in touch with profound enlightenments of which non-addicts are ignorant. Theodore Dalrymple shows that doctors, psychologists, and social workers have always known these drug addictions to be false! TheyFor hundreds of years, addiction to drugs has seemed dangerous but with a hint of glamour. Addicts are a mystery to those who have never been one. They are presumed to be in touch with profound enlightenments of which non-addicts are ignorant. Theodore Dalrymple shows that doctors, psychologists, and social workers have always known these drug addictions to be false! They have created these myths to build lucrative method of expensive quasi-treatment.
/book/show/26596633-almost-romance?from_search=true	Kylie Gilmore	Almost Romance (Clover Park STUDS, #4)	Physicist Kate Lewis is shocked when the man she left behind travels one thousand miles to crash the physics departments holiday party and ask for a second chance. Kate doesnt do long-distance relationships. But she does do Ian. Multiple times. Small problemshe has a boyfriend. Too bad love isnt a science.Clover Park STUDS SeriesAlmost in Love (Book 1)Almost Married (BPhysicist Kate Lewis is shocked when the man she left behind travels one thousand miles to crash the physics departments holiday party and ask for a second chance. Kate doesnt do long-distance relationships. But she does do Ian. Multiple times. Small problemshe has a boyfriend. Too bad love isnt a science.Clover Park STUDS SeriesAlmost in Love (Book 1)Almost Married (Book 2)Almost Over It (Book 3)Almost Romance (Book 4)
/book/show/1131614.The_Spirit_of_Romance?from_search=true	Ezra Pound	The Spirit of Romance	Written in 1910 when Pound was only 25 years old, and later revised by the author, this critical work has long stood as an important stage in the development of Pound's poetics, and a dramatic revaluation of Europe's literary tradition. Pound surveys the course of literature from the fall of the Roman Empire through the dawn of the Renaissance, paying special attention toWritten in 1910 when Pound was only 25 years old, and later revised by the author, this critical work has long stood as an important stage in the development of Pound's poetics, and a dramatic revaluation of Europe's literary tradition. Pound surveys the course of literature from the fall of the Roman Empire through the dawn of the Renaissance, paying special attention to the Provenal poets and to Dante. Now with an introduction by Richard Sieburth, this work illuminates a great period in European literature and one of America's greatest poetic minds.
/book/show/549612.There_s_a_Hole_in_My_Sidewalk?from_search=true	Portia Nelson Nelson Portia	There's a Hole in My Sidewalk: The Romance of Self-Discovery	This classic, well-loved guide to life is warm, wise and funny. Portia Nelson's book and her poem Autobiography in Five Short Chapters have been embraced by individuals, therapy groups, and self-help programs around the world.
/book/show/20617442-an-atlas-of-love?from_search=true	Anuja Chauhan (Editor)	An Atlas of Love: The Rupa Romance Anthology	Have you ever loved so much that it hurt?Has love found you even when you didn t go looking for it?Can love be timeless, forgiving and everlasting?An Atlas of Love, edited by celebrated bestselling author Anuja Chauhan, is an anthology of romantic shorts that daringly explores the many guises of romance, from its purest form to its darkest depths.Phoenix Mills takes you thHave you ever loved so much that it hurt?Has love found you even when you didn t go looking for it?Can love be timeless, forgiving and everlasting?An Atlas of Love, edited by celebrated bestselling author Anuja Chauhan, is an anthology of romantic shorts that daringly explores the many guises of romance, from its purest form to its darkest depths.Phoenix Mills takes you through a young man s anguished quest for love; Post-Coital Cigarette makes you flinch at a married man s interpretation of love; and Jilted shows you that love can also be courageous. You will find yourself in the middle of a torrid liaison in The Affair , revel in the euphoria of budding romance in Just One Glance and discover what it means to let go of your loved one in The Impasse .Love can also be brutal and unconventional as The Unseen Boundaries of Love and Something about Karen will show you. But most of all, as Death of a Widower and Siddharth show, you will see that love is all about hope and taking the leap of faith.Selected from a nationwide Romance Contest conducted by Rupa Publications, this heart-warming collection of stories urges you to believe that love is eternal...and forever.
/book/show/32308004-will?from_search=true	Kerry Heavens	Will (Not your average British romance, #2)	Will Middleton has no clue how much I want him.He looks at me like Im an angel,And all I can think about is how he would look tied to my bed.Hes the perfect gentleman.Amazing considering hes related to The Spencer Ryan.He is everything Spencer is not. Sensitive, considerate, and unassumingly handsome.Id like to show him thats a good thing.But he broke my heart onceWill Middleton has no clue how much I want him.He looks at me like Im an angel,And all I can think about is how he would look tied to my bed.Hes the perfect gentleman.Amazing considering hes related to The Spencer Ryan.He is everything Spencer is not. Sensitive, considerate, and unassumingly handsome.Id like to show him thats a good thing.But he broke my heart once,and I don't know if I can let him do it again.Mags Goldsmith is a beautiful, confident heiress and she seems to want me.Although she really shouldn't. I'm not what she needs.Shes a goddess. And when I say goddess,I mean erotica writing siren, who knows more than one use for a riding crop.Everything I thought I knew about her has been rewritten,And now shes got me tied up in knots.She's everything I've ever wanted and more,I just have to prove Im worthy.This is not your average British romance.It's a tale of second chances, strap-ons, and of course sex oranges,All bound up and tied to a bedroom door.It's love in the real world,where bad boys are a dime a dozen.And it takes a real man to be a good boy.
/book/show/29554757-hero?from_search=true	Rachel Hanna	Hero (Navy SEALS Romance, #2)	Hannah Price is a runner. Marathons, ultra marathons, 40 mile trail runs in and around San Diego for the sheer love of it. She would never consider herself to be running away from anything, but when she meets smolderingly sexy Navy SEAL reservist John Knox while on an ill-advised solo wilderness run, her first thought aftHannah Price is a runner. Marathons, ultra marathons, 40 mile trail runs in and around San Diego for the sheer love of it. She would never consider herself to be running away from anything, but when she meets smolderingly sexy Navy SEAL reservist John Knox while on an ill-advised solo wilderness run, her first thought after the initial panic of running into a guy when she's out alone on a trail is that he's the perfect running buddy.Before long, Knox is a running buddy with benefits and Hannah's busily explaining to herself and her friends and anyone who will listen that he's just a friend. It's safer that way.For Knox, keeping attachments simple and casual is second nature. He's a partner in the new civilian venture SEArch & Rescue, made up of teammates from SEAL Team 11, now reservists after a mission blew up in their faces and claimed too many lives. He doesn't need the complications of a girlfriend and doesn't think a relationship would be fair to the girl. Hannah's just a friend  with benefits.But when Hannah goes missing during a solo trail run in San Diego Canyonlands, Knox has to admit to himself she might mean quite a bit more than a buddy and Hannah has to admit to herself that maybe she has been running away for quite some time.Maybe she's ready to stop running. But first she has to find her way out of the trouble she's run straight into, with or without help. Because if she can't, her running days are over.
/book/show/30290522-holidays-for-romance?from_search=true	Peggy Bird	Holidays for Romance: The Complete Series	Holidays are the best kind of celebration, and what better to toast amid fireworks and feasts than finding new love? Join these six couples as they light up the calendar with new starts on old wishes:: If artist Leo Wilson can get the okay to install his glass fireworks at Fort Vancouver on the Fourth of July, it could be his big career break. But some crabbHolidays are the best kind of celebration, and what better to toast amid fireworks and feasts than finding new love? Join these six couples as they light up the calendar with new starts on old wishes:: If artist Leo Wilson can get the okay to install his glass fireworks at Fort Vancouver on the Fourth of July, it could be his big career break. But some crabby bureaucrat is standing between him and the permits he needs. Hes surprised to discover the culprit is actually beautiful, young Shannon Morgan, and even more shocked when fireworks ignite between them.: Sparks fly when Julie Payne meets Trace Watkins at a costume party, and they end the night beneath the sheets while literally hiding behind their masks. When the holiday hook-up ends, their real identities present a serious snag: Trace manages the bank Julie happens to be suing. But will they turn this nasty trick of fate into a treat?: Non-profit CEO David Shay cant get enough of the December festivities. As manager of a large retail store, Hannah Jenkins, on the other hand, turns into a jaded Scrooge every year on Black Friday. Can a nice Jewish boywith the help of some Christmas lights, a little girl, and a latke partyteach Hannah the true meaning of the season and guarantee them both a New Years Eve kiss to remember?: When entrepreneur and single mother Catherine Bennett leases office space in Dominic Russos building, she cant keep her mindor her eyesoff her new landlord. Only problem is, he happens to be a known womanizer  and her professional rival. Then he offers her an irresistible chance at winning a huge contract if she partners with his company. Catherine must decide whether mixing business with pleasure might not be such a bad idea this New Years Eve.: Isabella Rodriguez received the worst birthday gift everan eviction notice from her family home. Adrift, she accepts an unexpected promotion and transfers to Seattle where she meets Taylor Jordan at a business mixer. Theyre drawn to each other like candles to a cake. But when Taylor discovers Bella was behind one of the most humiliating experiences of his life, will they be able to find a future together?: Rancher Jack Richardson needs someone to wrangle his two sons, and Quanna Morales needs a steady job to fund her education and help support her disabled brother. But despite a working relationship, the two cant fight their attraction, even though Quanna worries his family and friends wont accept her Indian heritage. When her worst fears come true and a feud erupts at the Thanksgiving table, will Jack be able to convince her that their love is strong enough to overcome any obstacle?
/book/show/30302067-a-bibliotec-ria-de-auschwitz?from_search=true	Antonio G. Iturbe Dnia Sad (Tradutor)	A bibliotecária de Auschwitz: Um romance baseado numa história real	Sobre el fango negro de Auschwitz que todo lo engulle, Fredy Hirsch ha levantado en secreto una escuela. En un lugar donde los libros estn prohibidos, la joven Dita esconde bajo su vestido los frgiles volmenes de la biblioteca pblica ms pequea, recndita y clandestina que haya existido nunca. En medio del horror, Dita nos da una maravillosa leccin de coraje: no se rSobre el fango negro de Auschwitz que todo lo engulle, Fredy Hirsch ha levantado en secreto una escuela. En un lugar donde los libros estn prohibidos, la joven Dita esconde bajo su vestido los frgiles volmenes de la biblioteca pblica ms pequea, recndita y clandestina que haya existido nunca. En medio del horror, Dita nos da una maravillosa leccin de coraje: no se rinde y nunca pierde las ganas de vivir ni de leer porque, incluso en ese terrible campo de exterminio, abrir un libro es como subirte a un tren que te lleva de vacaciones. Una emocionante novela basada en hechos reales que rescata del olvido una de las ms conmovedoras historias de herosmo cultural.
/book/show/26514279-happily-ever-after?from_search=true	Catherine M. Roach	Happily Ever After: The Romance Story in Popular Culture	Find your one true love and live happily ever after. The trials of love and desire provide perennial story material, from the BiblicalSong of Songsto Disney s princesses, but perhaps most provocatively in the romance novel, a genre known for tales of fantasy and desire, sex and pleasure. Hailed on the one hand for its women-centered stories that can be sexually liberatinFind your one true love and live happily ever after. The trials of love and desire provide perennial story material, from the BiblicalSong of Songsto Disney s princesses, but perhaps most provocatively in the romance novel, a genre known for tales of fantasy and desire, sex and pleasure. Hailed on the one hand for its women-centered stories that can be sexually liberating, and criticized on the other for its emphasis on male/female coupling and mythical happy endings, romance fiction is a multi-million dollar publishing phenomenon, creating national and international societies of enthusiasts, practitioners, and scholars. Catherine Roach, alongside her romance-writer alter-ego, Catherine LaRoche, guides the reader deep into Romancelandia where the smart and the witty combine with the sexy and seductive to explore why this genre has such a grip on readers and what we can learn from the romance novel about the nature of happiness, love, sex, and desire in American popular culture.
/book/show/25925638-kristin?from_search=true	Ariana Hawkes	Kristin (Hope Valley BBW Online Dating App Romance, #2)	The second book in the new Hope Valley BBW dating app romance seriesWhat if your fated mate was just an app swipe away?To those who dont know her well, Kristin Pasternak is a feisty, statuesque, auburn-haired journalist. Only those close to her know that she suffers from PCOS, a condition that has left her unhappy with her body, and scared that she wont be able to haveThe second book in the new Hope Valley BBW dating app romance seriesWhat if your fated mate was just an app swipe away?To those who dont know her well, Kristin Pasternak is a feisty, statuesque, auburn-haired journalist. Only those close to her know that she suffers from PCOS, a condition that has left her unhappy with her body, and scared that she wont be able to have children.When best friends Dina and Lauren introduce her to Shiftr, the secret dating app for curvy girls and shape shifting men, she thinks that none of the guys will want her - especially smoking-hot tiger shifter, Roman.But, according to the app, Kristin and Roman are a 100% match, and when Roman scents Kristin for the first time, he seems to know her body better than she knows it herself.Will the sexy tiger be able to convince Kristin to let go of her insecurities and abandon herself to the crazy attraction that sizzles between them?This is a short, sweet, steamy read, perfect for a lunch break, bath time, or a little dose of me-time, wherever you are. HEA and no cliffhanger!
/book/show/18894476-this-child-is-mine?from_search=true	Mildred Colvin	This Child Is Mine	How would you feel if you discovered your eighteen-month-old daughter was not really your child?Beth Carter is afraid Stevie may have inherited diabetes from her father, but the blood test comes back negative. She rejoices until she sees the hospital has apparently made a mistake in recording Stevies blood type. A second test brings to light that Stevie cannot be her biolHow would you feel if you discovered your eighteen-month-old daughter was not really your child?Beth Carter is afraid Stevie may have inherited diabetes from her father, but the blood test comes back negative. She rejoices until she sees the hospital has apparently made a mistake in recording Stevies blood type. A second test brings to light that Stevie cannot be her biological child. Where, then, is her baby?Jonathan McDuff, at first, doesnt believe that his beloved baby, Lexie, isnt his birth daughter. Then he determines to have both children in his home. Since Mrs. Carter wont give Stevie up without a legal battle, he comes up with a plan. Hell give her the care of both children as long as they all remain under his roof.An impossible situation, but with Gods help, healing and love may win over heartbreak and loss. Babies switched at birth.Contemporary Christian RomanceFormerly published by Barbour Publishing54,000 words
/book/show/8465168-entertaining-history-of-the-female-quixote-or-the-adventures-of-arabell?from_search=true	Charlotte Lennox	Entertaining History of the Female Quixote, or the Adventures of Arabella. Containing a Remarkable Account of Her Reading Romances, ... Second Edition	The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now foThe 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Western literary study flows out of eighteenth-century works by Alexander Pope, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Frances Burney, Denis Diderot, Johann Gottfried Herder, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and others. Experience the birth of the modern novel, or compare the development of language using dictionaries and grammar discourses. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryT067325An abridgment of the novel by Charlotte Lennox. The half-title leaf is blank.London: printed for R. Snagg, 1752?]. 2],5-93, 1]p.; 12
/book/show/17668472-emma?from_search=true	Kaoru Mori	Emma: A Victorian Romance.	Set in Victorian London at the end of the 19th century, Emma is the story of a maid who falls in love with a member of the gentry. However, the young man's family disapproves of him associating with people of the lower classes.
/book/show/25904764-little-love-affair?from_search=true	Lexy Timms	Little Love Affair (Southern Romance #1)	Sentiments are running high following the battle of Gettysburg, and although the draft has not yet come to Knox, Bloody Knox will claim lives the next year as citizens attempt to avoid the Union draft. Claras brother Solomon is missing, and Clara hSentiments are running high following the battle of Gettysburg, and although the draft has not yet come to Knox, Bloody Knox will claim lives the next year as citizens attempt to avoid the Union draft. Claras brother Solomon is missing, and Clara has been left to manage the familys farm, caring for her mother and her younger sister, Cecelia.Meanwhile, wounded at the battle of Monterey Pass but still able to escape Union forces, Jasper and his friend Horace are lost and starving. Jasper wants to find his way back to the Confederacy, but feels honor-bound to bring Horace back to his family, though the man seems reluctant.NOTE: This is romance series, book 1 of 3 . All your questions will not be answered in the first book
/book/show/25200617-reckless-hearts?from_search=true	Lucy Lambert	Reckless Hearts: A Billionaire Romance	Sometimes you need to break the rules to get what you want.I've always been known as the poor girl. My parents didn't have the right kind of jobs or the right kind of house. And, at university, I was also the girl who ruined the curve by being at the top of the class. The rich kids hated me, and I hated them. A chip on my shoulder? Yeah, that's a nice way of putting itSometimes you need to break the rules to get what you want.I've always been known as the poor girl. My parents didn't have the right kind of jobs or the right kind of house. And, at university, I was also the girl who ruined the curve by being at the top of the class. The rich kids hated me, and I hated them. A chip on my shoulder? Yeah, that's a nice way of putting it.Then the richest of the rich - the enigmatic billionaire Mr. X - arrived on campus to give a speech. And I couldn't keep my big mouth shut.Strangely enough, Mr. X took an interest in me. Soon I realized that there was another side to the reckless billionaire. Something beyond his impulsive business moves and fast cars.There was... Owen.Owen, the kind man who saved stray dogs from the side of the road, the man who planted a tree for every one that his company chopped down. The more I spent time with him, the more I realized that I loved him.They say that you're your own worst enemy, and I've always been one to play by the rules. This time, though, my heart pushed me into a mess I didn't know how to escape from. Could I let myself fall in love with Mr. X, even if it meant I had to break every rule in the book to get him?
/book/show/26167260-a-timeless-romance-anthology?from_search=true	Sarah M. Eden	A Timeless Romance Anthology: Sarah M. Eden British Isles Collection	The SARAH M. EDEN BRITISH ISLES COLLECTION contains two brand new historical romance novellas A FRIEND INDEED and A HAPPY BEGINNING, as well as four hand-picked readers and reviewers favorites of Sarahs popular Timeless Romance Anthology novellas. Readers will love this selection of six historical romance novellas set in the British Isles.
/book/show/24865213-entice?from_search=true	Alycia Taylor	Entice (The Fighter Romance, #2)	I'm faced with a choice: Believe Mitch when he tells me that hes a cop and the reason hes looking for Pauls sister is because shes stolen his son and shes wanted for child abuse or believe Paul and his sister Marie: Mitch is the abuser and Marie and Victor are in danger. I lean towards believing Paul and Marie while developing feelings for Paul and dealing with compliI'm faced with a choice: Believe Mitch when he tells me that hes a cop and the reason hes looking for Pauls sister is because shes stolen his son and shes wanted for child abuse or believe Paul and his sister Marie: Mitch is the abuser and Marie and Victor are in danger. I lean towards believing Paul and Marie while developing feelings for Paul and dealing with complications that are bound to come up when my mother comes to live with me. Just when I begin accepting my feelings for Paul, Mitch finds Marie and Paul is forced to leave town to help her hide. Will our love story end just as its beginning?
/book/show/34253198-sarah-s-child?from_search=true	Linda Howard	Sarah's Child	
/book/show/26197978-a-hidden-ruby?from_search=true	Dawn Brower	A Hidden Ruby (A Marsden Romance #4)	Noah St John, the Duke of Huntly, lost his parents when he was a young boy and grew up with solicitors as guardians. When he met Rubina Leone he fell instantly in love with her. For the first time in his life he believed that he could be happy. Until fate stepped in the way and tore his heart to shredsin a fit of anger Rubina left him. The ship she sailed on found its wayNoah St John, the Duke of Huntly, lost his parents when he was a young boy and grew up with solicitors as guardians. When he met Rubina Leone he fell instantly in love with her. For the first time in his life he believed that he could be happy. Until fate stepped in the way and tore his heart to shredsin a fit of anger Rubina left him. The ship she sailed on found its way to a watery grave. After years of mourning her loss he decides to marry again. Only this time he wouldnt engage his heart. He no longer had one.Rubina Leone St John, the Duchess of Huntly had always intended to return to Noah. Before she had the chance to board a ship a deranged former suitor kidnapped her. When she at last escapes she has one thought. Return to England and to the only man she ever loved.Rubina races home to stop her husbands wedding, but will she be able to bring Noahs heart around or will she be too late to rekindle their love?
/book/show/29958519-trainwreck-1?from_search=true	Nelle L'Amour	Trainwreck 1	(An Alpha Billionaire Romance Inspired by a True Event)A steamy and suspenseful two-part series by NEW YORK TIMES Bestselling Author Nelle L'Amour, with both novel-length books releasing on the same day!SARAH: Im an utter trainwreck. I can barely pay my rent. Moms sick and her insurance company won't cover her new treatments. To make matters worse, I work for a total bit(An Alpha Billionaire Romance Inspired by a True Event)A steamy and suspenseful two-part series by NEW YORK TIMES Bestselling Author Nelle L'Amour, with both novel-length books releasing on the same day!SARAH: Im an utter trainwreck. I can barely pay my rent. Moms sick and her insurance company won't cover her new treatments. To make matters worse, I work for a total bitch, who makes the Devil Wears Prada look like Mother Theresa. Oh yeah, did I mention I have no social life? Then, I met him on a train. Ari Golden, New Yorks most eligible and dazzling bachelor. Dont ask what happened. Im ashamed to tell you, but the truth is it really happened to me. Now, I realize I made the biggest mistake of my lifebecause an unexpected discovery threatens to destroy us both.ARI: Ive sworn off women. At least, having them in my bed. No woman is allowed there. Ive been hurt both emotionally and physically and dont want to go there again. And besides, I have someone way more important than myself to protect. Then, I saw her, and from the moment I set eyes on her, I knew there was something different about her. Something special. She sat next to me on the train and I couldnt resist. I should have, and now I risk losing everything if I dont stopbecause my past has come back with a vengeance to haunt me. The last thing I need is another trainwreck.Hold on to your seats for the steamiest ride you'll ever take! When the past and the present collide, will fate derail these two star-crossed lovers or will it bring them to their final destination before they crash and burn?
/book/show/18978211-casey---harlequin-rainhas-do-romance-ed-68?from_search=true	Lori Foster	Casey - Harlequin Rainhas do Romance Ed. 68	Sawyer, Morgan, Gabe e Jordan so os homens mais desejados de Buckhorn, Kentucky. Mas quando entra em cena Casey, o filho de Sawyer, s se pode dizer uma coisa: tal pai, tal filhoEmma Clark est de volta a Buckhorn. Durante a adolescncia, fora a garota do cabelo descolorido, supermaquiada e de pssima reputao.Emma tentara de tudo para seduzir Casey Hudson, o menino maSawyer, Morgan, Gabe e Jordan so os homens mais desejados de Buckhorn, Kentucky. Mas quando entra em cena Casey, o filho de Sawyer, s se pode dizer uma coisa: tal pai, tal filhoEmma Clark est de volta a Buckhorn. Durante a adolescncia, fora a garota do cabelo descolorido, supermaquiada e de pssima reputao.Emma tentara de tudo para seduzir Casey Hudson, o menino mais bonito da cidade e a nica pessoa que parecia realmente se importar com ela. O tempo passou e agora Emma se tornara uma mulher madura, encantadora e de sutil sensualidade. Surpreendentemente, dessa vez, ela se empenhava em mant-lo a distncia. S restava a Casey convenc-la de que sua atrao no era apenas um resqucio do desejo adolescente, e sim um amor verdadeiro por uma mulher real...
/book/show/28042054-wanted?from_search=true	Maya Hawk	Wanted: A Bad Boy Romance	**$0.99 New Release Sale! Regular Price Will Be $2.99!**I'm dangerous because I know what I want.I'm a criminal because I got caught.Five years locked up and the first thing I see on the other side is her - some goody-two shoes parole-office intern attempting to satisfy her newly discovered rebellious side with a taste of bad boy.She doesnt belong in my world, but she**$0.99 New Release Sale! Regular Price Will Be $2.99!**I'm dangerous because I know what I want.I'm a criminal because I got caught.Five years locked up and the first thing I see on the other side is her - some goody-two shoes parole-office intern attempting to satisfy her newly discovered rebellious side with a taste of bad boy.She doesnt belong in my world, but shes as stubborn as she is gorgeous and I kind of like the way she makes me feelWanted.AUTHORS NOTE: This is a full-length, standalone romance with HEA and no cliffhanger. Also includes **BONUS** novel PIERCED - an Amazon Top 100 best seller in July 2015! (A $2.99 value!)
/book/show/19120434-the-nightlife?from_search=true	Travis Luedke	The Nightlife: New York (Paranormal Romance Thriller) (the Nightlife Series)	The Nightlife Series is violent, sexy, and occasionally violently sexy.Vampires, strippers, escorts, night clubs, pimps and dirty cops - the Nightlife New York is never boring.Aaron Pilan's life is forever changed when he's shot trying to rescue a drop-dead gorgeous woman on the streets of New York. Aaron is thrust into the shocking world of vampiric slavery when MichellThe Nightlife Series is violent, sexy, and occasionally violently sexy.Vampires, strippers, escorts, night clubs, pimps and dirty cops - the Nightlife New York is never boring.Aaron Pilan's life is forever changed when he's shot trying to rescue a drop-dead gorgeous woman on the streets of New York. Aaron is thrust into the shocking world of vampiric slavery when Michelle shares her blood to save his life.Michelle's existence as a solitary vampire is also altered when she accepts this naive young man into her life. Bound by her blood, Aaron is subject to her authority. He walks a tightrope of strictly controlled feeding regiments and intense sexual adventures while catering to the neurotic control-freak tendencies of his new master. She vows to eliminate him if he proves too difficult to control.This paranormal romance thriller is bold and evocative, infusing blood, sex, love and turmoil in an urban drama about two vampires battling evil outside and within themselves.The Nightlife New York is a raw brutal tale that slaps you in the face and keeps you asking for more! Travis Luedke has taken a genre flooded with angsty teenagers to an adult level.Luedke brings his main characters to life, both incredibly flawed and powerfully charismatic, with a wonderful writing style, in this unique twist on the Vampire.This is unlike any vampire tale I have ever read, and is as far removed from Bram Stoker's Dracula, as New York is from Transylvania. Travis Luedke has fashioned a compelling tale of love, passion, violence and steamy hot sex, set against the backdrop of the Big Apple.Find out what happens in the first novel of the Nightlife Series...bite into your copy today!The Nightlife Series novels are Adult Paranormal Romance Thriller:#1 THE NIGHTLIFE NEW YORK#2 THE NIGHTLIFE LAS VEGAS#3 THE NIGHTLIFE PARIS#4 BLOOD SLAVE#5 THE NIGHTLIFE SERIES OMNIBUS (Books 1-4)Young Adult novels by TW Luedke (Travis Luedke)THE SHEPHERD (YA Paranormal Thriller)
/book/show/714576.A_Victorian_Grimoire?from_search=true	Patricia J. Telesco	A Victorian Grimoire: Romance - Enchantment - Magic	Like a special opportunity to rummage through your grandmother's attic.offers you a personal invitation to discover a storehouse of magical treasures. Enhance every aspect of your daily life as you begin to reclaim the romance, simplicity and know-how of the Victorian era--that exceptional period of American historyLike a special opportunity to rummage through your grandmother's attic.offers you a personal invitation to discover a storehouse of magical treasures. Enhance every aspect of your daily life as you begin to reclaim the romance, simplicity and know-how of the Victorian era--that exceptional period of American history when people's lives and times were shaped by their love of the land, of home and family, and by their simple acceptance of magic as a part of everyday life.More and more, people are searching for ways to create peace and beauty in this increasingly chaotic world. This special handbook----shows you how to recreate that peace and beauty with simple, down-to-earth Victorian Enchantments that turn every mundane act into an act of magic...from doing the dishes...to making beauty-care products...to creating games for children. This book is a handy reference when you need a specific spell, ritual, recipe or tincture for any purpose. What's more,is a captivating study of the turn of the century and a comprehensive repository of commonsense knowledge. Learn how to relieve a backache, dry and store herbs, help children get over fears of the dark, treat pets with first aid, and much, much more.Cover collage by Sandra StarckCover photography by Michael Yencho
/book/show/21402519-picnic?from_search=true	William Inge	Picnic : A Summer Romance	Picnic: A Summer Romance by William Inge
/book/show/899530.My_Chemical_Romance?from_search=true	Reinhardt Haydn	My Chemical Romance: This Band Will Save Your Life	My Chemical Romance emerged from New Jersey in the aftermath of the 9/11 atrocity to become the standard-bearers for a new fusion of punk, glam, and emo. MCR achieved global prominence in 2006 with the release of their platinum-selling albumExtensive touring has added to their worldwide fan base with incendiary sold-out live shows. In this proMy Chemical Romance emerged from New Jersey in the aftermath of the 9/11 atrocity to become the standard-bearers for a new fusion of punk, glam, and emo. MCR achieved global prominence in 2006 with the release of their platinum-selling albumExtensive touring has added to their worldwide fan base with incendiary sold-out live shows. In this provocative biography, Reinhardt Haydn presents a comprehensive profile of the band, from its hardscrabble start to its rocky upward climb to its present superstar status.
/book/show/7762660-salammbo-a-romance-of-ancient-carthage?from_search=true	Gustave Flaubert	Salammbo a Romance of Ancient Carthage	1904. With an appendix containing notes of the controversy over the romance. Volume IV. Flaubert, a French novelist of the realist school, best-known for his story of Madame Bovary. Salammbo is among the first works of heroic fantasy. Flaubert's novel is a love story about Salammbo, daughter of the great Carthaginian general Hamilcar, and Matho, a Libyan mercenary, in the1904. With an appendix containing notes of the controversy over the romance. Volume IV. Flaubert, a French novelist of the realist school, best-known for his story of Madame Bovary. Salammbo is among the first works of heroic fantasy. Flaubert's novel is a love story about Salammbo, daughter of the great Carthaginian general Hamilcar, and Matho, a Libyan mercenary, in the time of the fall of Carthage to the Roman Empire. The story is rife with tales of treachery and deceit, much of it spearheaded by the slave Spendius. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.
/book/show/23924020-selling-dreams?from_search=true	Susanne O'Leary	Selling Dreams (Riviera Romance, #1)	The pristine blue waters and sun drenched shores of the French Riviera provide a stunning backdrop to the story of two women, Chantal and Flora, both struggling with the heartache of a lost love.Chantal Gardinier runs her real estate agency in Antibes with an iron fist. A tough businesswoman on the surface, Chantal is hiding a tragic home life and a secret love affair. WhThe pristine blue waters and sun drenched shores of the French Riviera provide a stunning backdrop to the story of two women, Chantal and Flora, both struggling with the heartache of a lost love.Chantal Gardinier runs her real estate agency in Antibes with an iron fist. A tough businesswoman on the surface, Chantal is hiding a tragic home life and a secret love affair. When faced with a moral dilemma, she is unsure which path to choose.Flora McKenna arrives in town with high hopes of finding happiness. When she immediately lands a great job, she decides that this exotic paradise might be just the place to help her heart heal. Selling houses to expats looking for a dream home in the sun would be the ideal existence if it weren't for her demanding boss, Chantala woman with no scruples when it comes to bending the rules.But Chantals personal life catches up with her, and she is forced to ask Flora to run the agency.While trying to cope with French property laws and red tape, Flora is thrown into a love affair that threatens to break her heart.Set against the glamorous backdrop of the French Riviera with its stunning scenery, Selling Dreams is the story of two very different women travelling on paths filled with unexpected twists as they search for love and happiness .
/book/show/4759825-best-lesbian-romance-2009?from_search=true	Radclyffe (Editor)	Best Lesbian Romance 2009	Who says romance is dead? Certainly not the authors of these powerful stories of lesbians in love  and sometimes in lust.edited by the award-winning author of such books asandpresents the juiciest, most seductive love stories written today. Putting a new spin on the subject, these stories explore the underlWho says romance is dead? Certainly not the authors of these powerful stories of lesbians in love  and sometimes in lust.edited by the award-winning author of such books asandpresents the juiciest, most seductive love stories written today. Putting a new spin on the subject, these stories explore the underlying emotions and complex relationships that help define love between women. From a shy glance across a crowded room, to a casual meeting at a dinner party, to an accidental encounter on a street corner, this collection of romantic interludes showcases the many ways love can be both lostfound. Contributors include Jennifer Fulton, Karin Kallmaker, Radclyffe, Rakelle Valencia, and Alison Tyler.
/book/show/13415298-how-to-break-up-with-an-alien?from_search=true	Magan Vernon	How to Break Up with an Alien (My Alien Romance, #2)	Face it, long distance relationships in high school are hard, especially when the other one in the relationship is an alien. Alex Bianchi may have survived an intergalactic battle, but that still doesn't excuse her from her senior year of high school, or qualify her for any sort of scholarship. To make up for college tuition costs, she takes a job at a local coffee shop. IFace it, long distance relationships in high school are hard, especially when the other one in the relationship is an alien. Alex Bianchi may have survived an intergalactic battle, but that still doesn't excuse her from her senior year of high school, or qualify her for any sort of scholarship. To make up for college tuition costs, she takes a job at a local coffee shop. If only coffee could solve all of her problems. As Alex's senior year progresses, everything changes and she can't figure out if it is interstellar or if it is just time to break up with an alien.
/book/show/23293471-the-boardwalk-antiques-shop?from_search=true	Julie Wright Melanie Jacobson Heather B. Moore	The Boardwalk Antiques Shop	Boardwalk Antiques ShopA Tangerine Street Romance(a novel in three parts)Welcome to Tangerine StreetTangerine Street is a must-see tourist stop with a colorful mix of one-of-a-kind boutiques, unique restaurants, eclectic museums, quaint bookstores, and renowned bed-and-breakfasts. The Boardwalk Antiques Shop is an exclusive shop where every antique has a story, and eacBoardwalk Antiques ShopA Tangerine Street Romance(a novel in three parts)Welcome to Tangerine StreetTangerine Street is a must-see tourist stop with a colorful mix of one-of-a-kind boutiques, unique restaurants, eclectic museums, quaint bookstores, and renowned bed-and-breakfasts. The Boardwalk Antiques Shop is an exclusive shop where every antique has a story, and each story possesses the gift to match true love. The customer who buys an antique also buys its story and soon discovers that its story unites the past with the present, creating an unexpected romantic futureWhere Every Antique has a StoryMESSAGE IN A BOTTLE: Jennifer is newest owner of The Boardwalk Antiques Shop, inherited from her aunt. When Jennifer arrives in Seashell Beach, her first priority is to meet with a realtor to sell the place. She laughs out loud when she discovers the realtors name is Mr. Studly. But the more Jennifer gets to know Paul Studly, the more she finds reasons to stay and run the antiques shop herself.SOLVING FOR X: Abbie is only a little bit obsessed with antiques, okay, a lot. So when Holden, an out-of-town business executive, tries to purchase the tin soldiers that Abbies had her eye on, Abbie refuses to back down. The antiques shop owner issues a challenge: whoever comes up with the best story for wanting the soldiers, will become the new owner. Abbie isnt about to let some fancy executive beat her out, no matter how charming he is.A STITCH IN TIME: When Cate learns that antiques dealer Henry Lancaster has purchased the sewing machine left to her by her grandmother, Cate is determined to get it back. What she isnt counting on is that Henry has just as much claim as Cate. And it doesnt help that Henry is good-looking and apparently single. Getting to know Henry becomes an unexpected surprise, sending her life into a sudden detour.Other books in the Tangerine Street Romance series: The Fortune Caf
/book/show/33821359-the-heir?from_search=true	Ellie Danes	The Heir: An Alpha Billionaire Romance	The instructions are simple.Go back to school.Live your dreams.Dont get married.Following her grandfathers wishes should be easy for Riley Cullen as she packs up her life and heads to the west coast to start over, leaving everything and everyone she's ever known behind.He has it all.Money.The instructions are simple.Go back to school.Live your dreams.Dont get married.Following her grandfathers wishes should be easy for Riley Cullen as she packs up her life and heads to the west coast to start over, leaving everything and everyone she's ever known behind.He has it all.Money. Power. Connections.Landon Michel is the sole heir to his parents fortune, but following in their footsteps comes with a price and conditions. And Landon has no intentions of agreeing to any of them.As they both risk it all, will they realize that love is the one thing that money can't buy?
/book/show/28321483-tough-and-tender?from_search=true	Dez Burke	Tough and Tender	Don't miss the Facebook Poll reader favorite Flint Mason in both Safe House & Liberated! Second place goes to Shane Davis in Skin Deep, a stock car racing champion burned in a fiery car crash.Contained inside this box set:1. SafeDon't miss the Facebook Poll reader favorite Flint Mason in both Safe House & Liberated! Second place goes to Shane Davis in Skin Deep, a stock car racing champion burned in a fiery car crash.Contained inside this box set:1. Safe House (Steel Infidels Series Book 1)2. Liberated (Steel Infidels Series Book 2)3. Steel Justice (Steel Infidels Series Book 3)4. Skin Deep5. Gents 4 Ladies6. Trapped Into Marriage7. Claimed by the Marine8. Captured by the Bodyguard9. Burned by Passion10. Forbidden Love with the Marine* Extra bonus book-Captivated by the Soldier
/book/show/33957108-planet-x?from_search=true	Evangeline Anderson Reese Dante (Illustrator)	Planet X:	Krisa Elyison is a bride-to-bebought and paid for by a stuffy aristocrat. Though she secretly longs for just one adventure all on her own, she knows the reality of her lifeshe is destined to be the wife of the elderly and pompous Lord Radisson.Kurt Teague is a prisonera galactic criminal wanted for multiple murders. He is also Feral, a proud and savage people known forKrisa Elyison is a bride-to-bebought and paid for by a stuffy aristocrat. Though she secretly longs for just one adventure all on her own, she knows the reality of her lifeshe is destined to be the wife of the elderly and pompous Lord Radisson.Kurt Teague is a prisonera galactic criminal wanted for multiple murders. He is also Feral, a proud and savage people known for their indomitable wills to survive and their fiercely possessive natures. His tortured past has turned him into a ruthless killeran unthinkable fate to the innocent, sheltered Krisa.Resigned to her destiny, Krisa boards the starship that will take her to another planet and her loveless marriage. In the cargo hold, she stumbles across Teagueso fierce a prisoner hes blindfolded and chained to a wall. Even so, her heart jumps at the sound of his deep, gravely voice.When the ship crashes onto an uncharted jungle planet, Krisa has no choice but to trust the menacing convict with both her virginity and her life. Yet, on a world filled with ravenous telepathic beasts and cannibalistic nativesKrisa discovers that the gorgeous and mysterious Teague may be the most dangerous animal of all.*This book was previously published by Ellorah's Cave*
/book/show/23479298-ruined-4?from_search=true	Alycia Taylor	Ruined #4 (MC Romance #4)	Dax and I make up after he promises not to seek revenge anymore. Everything seems fine until he doesn't answer his phone. When I go to the bar to see if he's around his father unlocks his room for me. I walk in and find something that leads to an ending you'll never see coming.
/book/show/141037.Pretty_Bad?from_search=true	Shirley Jump	Pretty Bad (Recipes with Romance, #5)	Madison Worth may be your average over-the-hill, overpaid top model, but she is not a diva. The cake throwing incident at the New York Fall Fashion Show? Completely justified. It wasn't her fault Kate Moss's face got in the way. But the fallout has her deep in social Siberia--literally--on a dairy farm in Podunk, Massachusetts. Why? To get a job of course! As spokesmodel fMadison Worth may be your average over-the-hill, overpaid top model, but she is not a diva. The cake throwing incident at the New York Fall Fashion Show? Completely justified. It wasn't her fault Kate Moss's face got in the way. But the fallout has her deep in social Siberia--literally--on a dairy farm in Podunk, Massachusetts. Why? To get a job of course! As spokesmodel for the Cheese Pleese Company. (Talk about eating humble pie.) And her new boss, Jack Pleeseman, leaves a lot--six-foot-two-inches worth--to be desired. Rugged and tanned in a deliciously hard-earned way, not to mention runway gorgeous, Jack Pleeseman wants to overhaul his 160-year-old family business. After some lengthy research in the pages of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, he's found the ideal candidate for a spokesmodel. But after running his eyes up her 20-story legs, what he finds is a beautiful, tall, spoiled rich girl in need of a major attitude adjustment. A farm could be just the charm school to set her straight.
/book/show/31659115-capture-me?from_search=true	C.J.  Thomas	Capture Me: Alpha Billionaire Romance	The full-length standalone Alpha Billionaire Romance novel that follows supermodel photographer, Liam Rising, from the Hollywood Dreams series by CJ Thomas.Billionaire Liam Risings lens was long. He knew just where to point and shoot to make the biggest flash. The first time I heard his sexy EurThe full-length standalone Alpha Billionaire Romance novel that follows supermodel photographer, Liam Rising, from the Hollywood Dreams series by CJ Thomas.Billionaire Liam Risings lens was long. He knew just where to point and shoot to make the biggest flash. The first time I heard his sexy European accent pass his sensual lips, I wanted to lift the hem of his shirt up, just so I could kiss my way down.Then my life threw a devastating curve ball no one saw coming.It would be easy to forget about all that went wrong in my life by losing myself in him. The thing was, I never saw myself being a model, but with him around, a man who clearly liked to take charge, maybe I could make an exception.All he had to do was point his long lens and shoot.Mature audience 18+
/book/show/22036174-easy-rider?from_search=true	Kristin Fletcher	Easy Rider: An MC Erotic Romance	Miriam Glenn needs a breath of fresh airThe life of an archaeologist isn't glamorous, especially if you have to work in the middle of the hot Southwestern deserts of Arizona during summer. Such is the case for Miriam Glenn. After graduation, she was happy just to find a job in her field. Now the long hot days are starting to take their toll and she's looking for a releasMiriam Glenn needs a breath of fresh airThe life of an archaeologist isn't glamorous, especially if you have to work in the middle of the hot Southwestern deserts of Arizona during summer. Such is the case for Miriam Glenn. After graduation, she was happy just to find a job in her field. Now the long hot days are starting to take their toll and she's looking for a release.Jamison Knolls is wild, sexy, and the bad boy of Miriam's dreams.On day, a rambling motorcycle club comes raging through the desert, kicking up dust and stirring up feelings that Miriam thought she'd buried--feelings that she can't hold back when she sets her eyes on Jamison Knolls, the devilishly handsome bad boy biker who knows exactly what he wants.She'll have to make a choice before it's too late.Jamison is the burst of fresh air in Miriams life that she desperately needs. But Miriam knows all too well that Jamison is trouble. Is she willing to risk her life and job for what might just a one-time fling?
/book/show/25529385-help-wanted?from_search=true	Barbara Valentin	Help Wanted (Assignment: Romance, #2)	From bestselling romance author, Barbara Valentin, comes another hilarious and heartwarming Assignment: Romance novel...When Claire Nelson decided that her happily-ever-after lay not in marriage but in a spot on the New York Times bestseller list, she vowed never to tie the knot. But that was before she met Paul Mendez, handsome and charming enough to have her breaking saFrom bestselling romance author, Barbara Valentin, comes another hilarious and heartwarming Assignment: Romance novel...When Claire Nelson decided that her happily-ever-after lay not in marriage but in a spot on the New York Times bestseller list, she vowed never to tie the knot. But that was before she met Paul Mendez, handsome and charming enough to have her breaking said vow and marrying him shortly after college.Almost fifteen years and four sons later, Claire is now a burned out breadwinner ready to ditch her quest for happily-ever-after, and Paul has traded his dream of chairing corporate board meetings for volunteering at PTA meetings as a stay-at-home dad. Feeling trapped in a demanding job, Claire's repeated attempts to get Paul to return to work fall flat. Contemplating divorce, she drafts a letter to the Plate Spinner, a popular advice columnist, asking for help. But when the reply contains an offer that may just put her bestselling author dreams back on track, Claires only question is: will Paul be on board? Or does her charming husband make a surprise move of his own?Assignment: Romance novels:False StartHelp WantedKey ChangeThe Plate Spinner Chronicles (non-fiction collection)Flight RiskWhat critics are saying about Barbara Valentin's books:A lighthearted and endearing blend of comedy, drama, and romance. Quick-moving and thoroughly delightful.Publishers Weekly, Starred ReviewBarbara Valentin delivers love, laughter, and a happily ever afterwhat more could you ask for?Gemma Halliday, New York Times bestselling authorFalse Start was such a wonderful romantic comedy and even though there isn't an ounce of steam in it. I completely loved it! 5 stars!Boundless Book ReviewsI had a hard time putting (Help Wanted) down. Thats probably why I had no trouble reading it in two days! Ill also stubbornly admit that I got a little teary-eyed towards the end, and I absolutely loved the ending. It was the perfect finish and one of my favorite endings, hands down.Chick Lit Central
/book/show/18108277-reno-s-gift?from_search=true	Mallory Monroe	Reno's Gift (Romancing the Mob Boss #7)	The entire Gabrini clan comes together in this explosive new interracial romance about love, and lost, and family.Reno Gabrini is the ultimate family man. Although he works harder than he should, and often finds it difficult to spend the kind of quality time he deeply wants to spend with his family, whenever they need him, he is always there. Thats why, when Tommy and GraThe entire Gabrini clan comes together in this explosive new interracial romance about love, and lost, and family.Reno Gabrini is the ultimate family man. Although he works harder than he should, and often finds it difficult to spend the kind of quality time he deeply wants to spend with his family, whenever they need him, he is always there. Thats why, when Tommy and Grace need a break after Grace suffers a traumatic event in Seattle, Reno urges them to come to Vegas and be with the family. Sal Luca also comes along for the ride, to the delight (and anguish) of Gemma Jones, and Jimmy begins to come into his own as Renos right hand man.But Renos love of family is put to the test in a dramatic way when the ghosts of his past attempts to spook him again. And the love affair he has with his wife becomes the only source of strength he has, until that, too, gets tested.The seventh installment of the Mob Boss series finds Reno and Trina, Tommy and Grace, and Sal and Jimmy Mack celebrating life and family, even as the past seeks to undermine their joy.
/book/show/8767354-micromegas?from_search=true	Voltaire	Micromegas: A Comic Romance. Being a Severe Satire Upon the Philosophy, Ignorance, and Self-Conceit of Mankind. Together with a De	The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now foThe 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Western literary study flows out of eighteenth-century works by Alexander Pope, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Frances Burney, Denis Diderot, Johann Gottfried Herder, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and others. Experience the birth of the modern novel, or compare the development of language using dictionaries and grammar discourses. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryT137640London: printed for D. Wilson, and T. Durham, 1753. 2],252p.; 12
/book/show/12136343-best-gay-romance-2012?from_search=true	Richard Labont Jamie  Freeman (Contributor) Richard Labont (Editor)	Best Gay Romance 2012	Brains, muscle, tenderness, kink. Like the perfect lover,captures the raw energy of man-on man desire like no other. Once again, award-winning editor Richard Labont has gathered hot, heart-pounding, tent-raising, gorgeous stories of no-holds-barred sex between men that will grab your senses, and send you into the sweaty backrooms of your erotic imagBrains, muscle, tenderness, kink. Like the perfect lover,captures the raw energy of man-on man desire like no other. Once again, award-winning editor Richard Labont has gathered hot, heart-pounding, tent-raising, gorgeous stories of no-holds-barred sex between men that will grab your senses, and send you into the sweaty backrooms of your erotic imagination. As varied as the unique and irreproducible experiences of falling in lust, the sensually richcelebrates the intensity and passion of gay love in all its glory.
/book/show/1979370.Queen_of_Hearts?from_search=true	Jayne Castle Jayne Ann Krentz	Queen of Hearts (MacFadden Romance, #157)	When Janna sets out to fool Adam Halleck into thinking she is his brother's fiancee, she is just trying to help a friend. But Adam took one look at Janna and wanted her for himself, and Janna soon found it was impossible to fight his desires as well as her own.
/book/show/25748968-indispensable?from_search=true	Maryann Barnett	INDISPENSABLE: Part 1: A Billionaire Romance	Sarah Beaumont had beaten the odds in life and she couldnt have been more shocked when she unexpectedly lands her dream jobat the age of twenty-fouras the head of the legal team for the global corporate giant, Brock Industries.Shes only plagued by one thingthe gorgeous billionaire playboy, her boss and owner of Brock Industries, Brock Devlin. Their attraction is undeSarah Beaumont had beaten the odds in life and she couldnt have been more shocked when she unexpectedly lands her dream jobat the age of twenty-fouras the head of the legal team for the global corporate giant, Brock Industries.Shes only plagued by one thingthe gorgeous billionaire playboy, her boss and owner of Brock Industries, Brock Devlin. Their attraction is undeniable from the moment they meet, yet Sarah isnt sure she wants to be another one of Brocks girls of the hour, especially when she learns of his need to control his women in the bedroom.As Sarah struggles with her desire to keep things professional with Brock, she must also consider what her life would be like if she gives into her deepest desires.Can she trust him not to play with her heart, break her spirit, and end her career?NOTE:Contains elements of BDSM.This is the first in a three part serial.Cliffhanger ending.
/book/show/33983240-regency-romance?from_search=true	Eleanor Meyers	Regency Romance: The Gentleman's Game of Love (A Wardington Park Book): The Elkins Brothers : Historical Romance	
/book/show/28149182-star-bright?from_search=true	Carla Coxwell	Star Bright: A New Adult Romance Series - Book 1 (Star Bright New Adult Romance Series)	A New Adult Romance StoryJenny has hit a slump. After losing her child and being in an abusive relationship, she finds herself in a rut. Day in and day out, she doesA New Adult Romance StoryJenny has hit a slump. After losing her child and being in an abusive relationship, she finds herself in a rut. Day in and day out, she does the same thing, slowly losing herself.A random encounter with an old high school friend changes Jennys course. Before she can overthink it, she is jet setting off to Hollywood to restart her life. Determined to turn a new leaf, she moves in with Kathy, her high school friend, and decides to get into acting.But things quickly grow complicated. Torn between her feelings for her agent, Jon, and Rich, a charming bad boy who has ties in the movie industry, Jenny works through her past demons to try to get a grip on her present.As Jenny struggles to learn the lesson that in Hollywood not everyone is what they appear to be, she tries to become a person that she can be proud of. Will she be able to find love and success in Hollywood? Or will Jenny be dragged down by her past forever?
/book/show/23637164-my-rock-2?from_search=true	Alycia Taylor	My Rock #2 (The Rock Star Romance, #2)	I was now going to see Tristan at the show. I was hooked on him even though I didn't know anything about him but his body. However, my boss reminds us that we can't date or have relations with contestants so I try to distance myself but I can't. He's like a drug. I run across something in his apartment that brings me terrifying flashbacks though. Will it break us apart?
/book/show/25972665-edge-of-passion?from_search=true	Ellie Danes Katie Kyler	Edge of Passion: An Alpha Billionaire Romance (The Edge, #4)	Allison Mahoney is the hardest working employee at Tolbert & Tolbert. She gets in early and stays late, all to impress her boss, who doesn't even know she exists.Joshua Tolbert dates super models, drives fast cars and runs the planets most success dating site. Lucky in love and life, Joshua has iAllison Mahoney is the hardest working employee at Tolbert & Tolbert. She gets in early and stays late, all to impress her boss, who doesn't even know she exists.Joshua Tolbert dates super models, drives fast cars and runs the planets most success dating site. Lucky in love and life, Joshua has it all, including a jealous brother and partner that barely gets any recognition at all.After being dismissed and ignored by her secret love, Allison turns to the one place she never thought she would to find love.** This hot, steamy and seductive romance series is ideal for fans of J.S. Scott, Cassie Cross, Hannah Ford, and Kelly Favor**
/book/show/18894768-damaged-beauties?from_search=true	Aphrodite Hunt	Damaged Beauties (Romanced by the Damaged Millionaire, #1)	HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO UNCOVER A SECRET?Pretty and hard-nosed investigative journalist, Virginia Tremont, has talked her editor into giving her an assignment - to find out what happened to her former teenage celebrity crush, who suddenly and mysteriously disappeared from the public eye ten years ago.Virginia discovers that he now goes by the name of Ethan Greene. He is hoHOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO UNCOVER A SECRET?Pretty and hard-nosed investigative journalist, Virginia Tremont, has talked her editor into giving her an assignment - to find out what happened to her former teenage celebrity crush, who suddenly and mysteriously disappeared from the public eye ten years ago.Virginia discovers that he now goes by the name of Ethan Greene. He is holed up in a mansion on a hill where strange things have been rumored to happen. Curiosity-seeking teenagers have been spooked. Young women have disappeared. Ethan himself is a recluse and is almost never seen.Virginia engineers herself to be swept up in the strikingly handsome Ethan's world, where nothing is as it seems. Then there are the troubling entries in Ethan's diary: He was here again. He wants to kill me. Take over this house completely.Too late, Virginia finds herself falling for him, and he for her. But has Virginia put herself in the path of a danger she has totally unforeseen?At 20,000 words, DAMAGED BEAUTIES is the first volume in the 'ROMANCED BY THE DAMAGED MILLIONAIRE' BDSM erotic romance series.
/book/show/31287964-magic-mayhem?from_search=true	Nicole Kimberling (Editor) Amanda  Jean (Editor) Samantha Derr (Editor)	Magic & Mayhem: Fiction and Essays Celebrating LGBTQA Romance	Everyone deserves to see themselves in stories, to see themselves get a happy ending. For the past few years, GRNW has helped to see those stories reach more of the LGBTQ community, and gain traction is libraries and beyond.Furthering that goal is this collection of fiction and essays, including information on how to get books in libraries, letters from authors, why positiEveryone deserves to see themselves in stories, to see themselves get a happy ending. For the past few years, GRNW has helped to see those stories reach more of the LGBTQ community, and gain traction is libraries and beyond.Furthering that goal is this collection of fiction and essays, including information on how to get books in libraries, letters from authors, why positive and happy queer books are so important, and short stories about tattooists, soldiers, mages, and cyborgs that span the LGBTQ spectrum.
/book/show/26095382-bloodshed?from_search=true	Olivia Jones	Bloodshed: A Motorcycle Club Romance	I was assigned the Wheels of Ash MC to interview and that's when cocky and arrogant Liam came into my life. He's a hard criminal and I have no business being anywhere near him.Liam tells me I'm beautiful and that he wants me, but there's a secret I haven't told him yet. I'm ignoring the instinct to run for the hills. The danger and mystery surrounding him exciteI was assigned the Wheels of Ash MC to interview and that's when cocky and arrogant Liam came into my life. He's a hard criminal and I have no business being anywhere near him.Liam tells me I'm beautiful and that he wants me, but there's a secret I haven't told him yet. I'm ignoring the instinct to run for the hills. The danger and mystery surrounding him excite me too much. I can't stop imagining his naked body on top of me, his rough lips all over me.I don't know what it is about this girl. I've been with hundreds before but never one like this. Charlotte's so innocent and pure. She makes me feel something deep insidean emotion I've never felt for someone before. But the MC needs all my focus now.I can't let my head get clouded.
/book/show/8003435-brides-of-arkansas?from_search=true	Janet Lee Barton	Brides of Arkansas	Spring into Arkansas, where three women find love where they least expect it. Meagan Snow, looking for a loan, meets banker Nate Brooks. Will her beauty impel Nate to give her more credit than is due? Bitter and humiliated, Abigail Connors runs off to Hot Springs, only to become the subject of Marcus Wellingtons investigation. Will she ever overcome her past and find a loSpring into Arkansas, where three women find love where they least expect it. Meagan Snow, looking for a loan, meets banker Nate Brooks. Will her beauty impel Nate to give her more credit than is due? Bitter and humiliated, Abigail Connors runs off to Hot Springs, only to become the subject of Marcus Wellingtons investigation. Will she ever overcome her past and find a love of her own? After her fiancs death, Becca Snow swore off all men, including Luke Monroe. Will she find the courage to love again? Can these couples trust Gods plan for their lives?
/book/show/28264448-the-vine?from_search=true	Lauren K. McKellar	The Vine (A Bindarra Creek Romance #10)	Work hard. Family first. Protect your heart.Theyre the three rules Eva Storey has lived by, ever since that one terrible night in her past. That one terrible night when Eva lost everyone she loved.And it was all. Her. Fault.Now, Eva spends her days working hard on the Storey Family vineyard, and on keeping her secret from everyone in town. She doesnt have time for BindaWork hard. Family first. Protect your heart.Theyre the three rules Eva Storey has lived by, ever since that one terrible night in her past. That one terrible night when Eva lost everyone she loved.And it was all. Her. Fault.Now, Eva spends her days working hard on the Storey Family vineyard, and on keeping her secret from everyone in town. She doesnt have time for Bindarra Creeks sexy new firefighter or his rigorous hazard-reduction burning. And she definitely doesnt have time to fall in love.When sparks fly between the strong-willed couple, Evas deadly secret comes tumbling out. Will their fiery passion be enough to overcome her charred past?Its fire season, baby, and Evas going to get burned.
/book/show/23304949-romancing-the-heart?from_search=true	Christina Skye Mimi Strong Roxanne St. Claire	Romancing The Heart	8 feel-good romances to ease the stress away!Share the joy of 8 happy-ever-afters with some of the best-known names in romance today. Each book in this limited-edition collection is a complete story -- no cliffhangers!Grab your favorite drink, find a comfy spot and read your way to paradise, replete with sweet and hunky heroes, near and distant lands, and love just the way8 feel-good romances to ease the stress away!Share the joy of 8 happy-ever-afters with some of the best-known names in romance today. Each book in this limited-edition collection is a complete story -- no cliffhangers!Grab your favorite drink, find a comfy spot and read your way to paradise, replete with sweet and hunky heroes, near and distant lands, and love just the way it should be.Passion and joy await...EXCLUSIVE!Read Christina Skye's newest release here first, and see why Booklist named her last release one of the Best Romances of 2013.The ROMANCING THE HEART BUNDLE includes:Christina Skye -(The Brides Club Series: Book 1)Mimi Strong -(Baker Street Romance: Book 2)Roxanne St. Claire -(The Billionaires of Barefoot Bay: Book 1)Patricia McLinn -(The Wedding Series: Book 1)Jennifer Blake -(The Italian Billionaires Collection: Book 2)Donna Fasano -Tamelia Tumlin -Lindy Corbin -
/book/show/741523.A_White_Romance?from_search=true	Virginia Hamilton	A White Romance	Swept away by the illusions of romance, Talley Barbour, a black high-school student, falls for a devastatingly handsome white classmate.
/book/show/30750879-captive-of-the-hitman?from_search=true	Alexis Abbott Pathforgers Publishing (Editor)	Captive of the Hitman: A Bad Boy Mafia Romance Novel	I was sent to kill her.There was one rule for this job. No witnesses.Then I saw her. She wasn't supposed to be there, and I can only imagine what those dirtbags had been planning for her with her gorgeous blonde hair and her deadly curves. So I did the one thing I knew I shouldn't: I killed every a**hole in that room and I took her as my prize.I don't save people's lI was sent to kill her.There was one rule for this job. No witnesses.Then I saw her. She wasn't supposed to be there, and I can only imagine what those dirtbags had been planning for her with her gorgeous blonde hair and her deadly curves. So I did the one thing I knew I shouldn't: I killed every a**hole in that room and I took her as my prize.I don't save people's lives. I'm a killer, a hired hitman for the Russian mob. But I tell her to trust me, and I mean it. I'm not going to let anyone take her away from me. I'd sworn off women long ago, but I can't resist her long legs and wicked mind, and every time I tell myself I'm being foolish, she gets down on her knees and begs me not to leave her.I'd rather die than lose her and the baby I know she'll give me.
/book/show/18632667-fifty-shades-of-jungle-fever?from_search=true	L.V. Lewis Marie Hlne (Narrator)	Fifty Shades of Jungle Fever (Ghetto Girl Romance Quadrilogy #1)	The Best Parody of The #1 Bestseller In Its GenreGet your unique take on the fastest-selling book ever!Keisha Beale, a street-wise Chicago south-sider two years out of DePaul University, is a quarter million dollars in start-up capital away from realizing her dream of owning a recording studio/record store. She takes the place of her more business-savvy partner in a meetiThe Best Parody of The #1 Bestseller In Its GenreGet your unique take on the fastest-selling book ever!Keisha Beale, a street-wise Chicago south-sider two years out of DePaul University, is a quarter million dollars in start-up capital away from realizing her dream of owning a recording studio/record store. She takes the place of her more business-savvy partner in a meeting with Tristan White himself, the venture capitalist they've targeted to fund their business.A bi-racial--African American and Brazilian--woman with a troubled past, Keisha has been so focused on her business pursuits that her love life has been non-existent. Tristan White is the devastatingly handsome, 32-year old CEO of White Enterprises, the firm he built using only the inheritance his mother left him to prove to his father he had the mettle to do it alone. He comes from a long line of wealth, and lives the life of a one-percenter on Chicago's Gold Coast. Tristan is accustomed to controlling every aspect of his life given his birth into a world of white privilege.50 Shades To The 2nd Power ...When Keisha and Tristan's worlds collide, sparks fly, and a fever is ignited in them both that they have never experienced before. It turns out they each have secrets, but together, in the unorthodox arrangement Tristan proposes, they discover passions they never knew they had.... Meets Keisha From The Block!The Ghetto Girl title is, in all truthfulness, a misnomer. Keisha Beale is a highly-educated young woman who just happens to have been born on the other side of the socio-economic tracks. She embraces all of who she is, and navigates almost effortlessly in both worlds.Erotic, amusing, and in places hilarious, the Ghetto Girl Romance Quadrilogy is a parody with a new take on a Fifty Shades type story that will take you even further into the BDSM world, and promises to make the vanilla original Fifty Shades more colorful.Grab your copy today!Top 100 Drama USATop 100 IR/MCTop 100 African American
/book/show/30404796-on-my-knees-vol-5?from_search=true	C.J.  Thomas	On My Knees Vol. 5: Alpha Billionaire Romance	The fifth volume of On My Knees : Hollywood Nights, an Alpha Billionaire Shot of Romance series by CJ Thomas.Alex didnt know that the bag of money she found on the side of the street would bring such trouble.If she would have seen the dangers lurking around the corner just waiting, she never would have spent the hundreds of thousands of dollars. And when her life is thrThe fifth volume of On My Knees : Hollywood Nights, an Alpha Billionaire Shot of Romance series by CJ Thomas.Alex didnt know that the bag of money she found on the side of the street would bring such trouble.If she would have seen the dangers lurking around the corner just waiting, she never would have spent the hundreds of thousands of dollars. And when her life is threatened, she has to make the decision of a lifetimedie, or repay the rightful owner.If she decides to live, she will need a way to get the money. And Kendra might just have the quick solution she needs.However, becoming a highly paid escort wasnt exactly how she saw her future. And when her male suiter is none other than billionaire film maker, Nash Brooks, who also happens to be a member of the exclusive L.A. night club, MINT, Alex might have entered a world she cant escape.Mature audience only. 18+This short and steamy is planned to unfold over several volumes and Vol. 5 ends on a cliffhanger.
/book/show/32703242-a-demon-s-wrath?from_search=true	Alexia Praks	A Demon's Wrath (Romance of the Nine Kingdoms: Demon King, #1)	When the formidable warrior Drake McNamara discovers his precious Pearl of Life, a powerful treasure that has the ability to cure any poison, gone missing along with Cecelia van Zandt, the spirited young woman he saved from a cruel deathhe unleashes his demonic wrath by taking Cecelia as his prized prisoner and promises her a dark, rapturous torment.In order to save her mWhen the formidable warrior Drake McNamara discovers his precious Pearl of Life, a powerful treasure that has the ability to cure any poison, gone missing along with Cecelia van Zandt, the spirited young woman he saved from a cruel deathhe unleashes his demonic wrath by taking Cecelia as his prized prisoner and promises her a dark, rapturous torment.In order to save her mothers life from a deadly poison, spirited Cecelia Van Zandt must retrieve the Pearl of Life, a powerful treasure that belongs to the fearsome demon king Drake McNamara. After begging her uncle for help to no avail and against her mothers wishes, Cecelia disguises herself as a lad and leaves the safety of the palace to find the item that resides in the depths of the dangerous Demon Kingdom. When Drake saves her from impending death, she finds she is strangely attracted to him and beguilingly loses herself in his hot seduction.The formidable warrior Drake McNamara must save his nephew from the cruel humans hands that cunningly kidnapped the boy. After a powerful vision, he and his comrades rescue his nephew and a young lad named Brian. Drake suspects Brian, who is in actual fact Cecelia, has a hidden agenda. When he finds her missing, along with his Pearl of Life, he unleashes his demonic wrath by raiding Dardania Kingdom, takes Cecelia as his prized prisoner, and promises her a dark, rapturous torment she richly deserves.
/book/show/21605935-hidden---a-dark-romance?from_search=true	Shalini Boland	Hidden - a dark romance (Marchwood Vampire Series #1)	Falling in love has never been so dangerous.Madison Greene lives in foster care with her younger brother. On her sixteenth birthday she inherits a fortune and a huge mansion house. But the house hides a secret; one that Madison is determined to uncover.Eighteen-year-old Alexandre lives in 19th century Paris. Spoilt and bored, he longs for adventure. But he should be carefuFalling in love has never been so dangerous.Madison Greene lives in foster care with her younger brother. On her sixteenth birthday she inherits a fortune and a huge mansion house. But the house hides a secret; one that Madison is determined to uncover.Eighteen-year-old Alexandre lives in 19th century Paris. Spoilt and bored, he longs for adventure. But he should be careful what he wishes for.Life is finally starting for each of them. Little do they know it is closer to ending. Something lies buried which should have been forgotten. A Pandora's Box that was meant to stay shut. But Madison and Alexandre have never been any good at following the rules. They are about to find everything they've ever desired and everything that could destroy them.
/book/show/23950662-falling-for-santa?from_search=true	Heather Diane	Falling for Santa (Christmas Prayers Romances, #1)	Holly thinks her Christmas prayer has been answered when two eligible bachelors move into the neighborhoodBen, the gorgeous biker who lives a little on the wild side, and Albert, the charming Australian whos out of place in his cold, new environment.Although unable to deny the chemistry flaring between herself and BenHolly thinks her Christmas prayer has been answered when two eligible bachelors move into the neighborhoodBen, the gorgeous biker who lives a little on the wild side, and Albert, the charming Australian whos out of place in his cold, new environment.Although unable to deny the chemistry flaring between herself and Ben, Holly becomes conflicted when circumstances keep throwing her into Alberts path. Bens flirtatious banter, midnight bonfires, and thrill rides on his motorcycle are leaving her breathless. But Alberts quirky intelligence and quiet strength are intriguing too. And whos the Secret Santa who keeps leaving gifts in her front yard?Holly needs to figure out which man will be the answer to her prayer, before she spends another Christmas alone.
/book/show/8498420-leia-my-love?from_search=true	Martha Cecilia	Leia My Love (Precious Hearts Romances, #198)	Dala ng pinansiyal na pangangailangan ay umuwi sa probinsiya si Leia, upang manganib lamang sa kamay ng isang rapist.Sa pagtakas ay natagpuan siya ng isang lalaki, walang malay sa gitna ng malakas na ulan.Binihisan at pinagpala siya ng lalaki. At hindi pa siya halos nakababawi sa kalituDala ng pinansiyal na pangangailangan ay umuwi sa probinsiya si Leia, upang manganib lamang sa kamay ng isang rapist.Sa pagtakas ay natagpuan siya ng isang lalaki, walang malay sa gitna ng malakas na ulan.Binihisan at pinagpala siya ng lalaki. At hindi pa siya halos nakababawi sa kalituhan at pagkapahiya ay ipina- kilala siya ng estranghero sa ina at dating kasintahan nito bilang fiance.At lalong nakagulo sa kanyang isip ang ibig mangyari ng lalaki: ang totohanin nila ang pagpapanggap!
/book/show/22934853-a-seductive-boss?from_search=true	Marie-Louise Damberte	A Seductive Boss (Romance in France Book 3)	Would you like to travel to France without taking a plane? Would you like to learn about the way French men partake in love affairs? How they seduce women? How they make love? Follow your American compatriots who experience all of the aboveand morewhen they are in my wonderful country. - Marie-Louise DamberteBook 3: Seductive BossWhen Jessica finally finishes her archiWould you like to travel to France without taking a plane? Would you like to learn about the way French men partake in love affairs? How they seduce women? How they make love? Follow your American compatriots who experience all of the aboveand morewhen they are in my wonderful country. - Marie-Louise DamberteBook 3: Seductive BossWhen Jessica finally finishes her architectural studies and then goes to Paris for an internship, she can barely speak a word of French. Gatan, another intern at the firm where shell work, meets her at the airport. He quickly falls in love with her and tells her to watch out at work, especially because her new boss is very seductive. She doesnt take his advice and quickly becomes under the spell of Etienne, an internationally famous architect. Hes especially interested in Jessicas Chinese origins so that he can conquer more of the market in China. Their affaire takes over her life more than she could ever have imagined. Can she nonetheless go back to Gatan, whom she realizes she truly loves?Book 1: A Spicy Business Trip to ParisWhen Marilyn learns that shes going to be responsible for expanding a new luxury line of sports clothing for SLC Sport & Co. in Paris, she jumps with joy. Shes even more excited because her co-worker Laurent, a Frenchman, will be going with her. Hes seductive, enthusiastic, and funny. But it turns out to be Yann, Laurents old friend and manager of a popular Paris nightclub, who excites Marilyn beyond her wildest dreams. Yann is secretive, subdued, and silentjust the opposite of Laurent. Yann helps Marilyn discover Paris and at the same time conquers her. But what future does she have with this enigmatic man? Will she ultimately discover his secret?Book 2: Antique HuntingThis is a story about a young woman who has just bought a very old house on the outskirts of Montgomery, Alabama. She goes to Paris to find antiques that will work best with her soon-to-be renovated place. Her life so far has been without many surprises, until the untimely death of her husband of three years. She will soon experiences all sorts of adventures in France. Shy and nave when she arrives, she is able of overcoming each obstacle such that she moves forward despite the tests that are put in her path.
/book/show/15835839-romance-is-dead?from_search=true	Matt Shaw	Romance is Dead	She had no idea why she killed him. Frying pan to the back of his head. Repeatedly. She just finally snapped at the lack of romance in their marriage. The lack of love. Perhaps her subconscious simply thought, If Romance is dead - why shouldnt he be dead too? It didnt matter why she did it. The only thing that mattered now was to hide her crime. Easier said than done wShe had no idea why she killed him. Frying pan to the back of his head. Repeatedly. She just finally snapped at the lack of romance in their marriage. The lack of love. Perhaps her subconscious simply thought, If Romance is dead - why shouldnt he be dead too? It didnt matter why she did it. The only thing that mattered now was to hide her crime. Easier said than done with her neighbours breathing down her neck, asking awkward questions. That and the fact that, in his death, she was finally starting to realise why she loved him in the first place.
/book/show/32277155-whiskey-and-gumdrops?from_search=true	Jean Oram	Whiskey and Gumdrops: A Blueberry Springs Sweet Romance	A fun, standalone series fromandbestselling author Jean Oram!Watching the man she thought she'd marry tie the knot to someone else spurs small-town waitress, Mandy Mattson, to finally pursue her dreams of opening her own restaurant.But she can't do it alone. . .A fun, standalone series fromandbestselling author Jean Oram!Watching the man she thought she'd marry tie the knot to someone else spurs small-town waitress, Mandy Mattson, to finally pursue her dreams of opening her own restaurant.But she can't do it alone. . .Mandy's going to need the help of her sexy, long-time best friend, Frankie Smith. He has everything she needs--and more. She fell for him years ago, but has never allowed their friendship to evolve into something more. After all, he's Frankie fall-off-the-tower Smith, and she has no intention of giving her heart to a dare devil like him. But what happens when Frankie asks Mandy to take the biggest dare of all?
/book/show/10148428-cartas-de-amor?from_search=true	Sandra Brown	Cartas de Amor	Killed in a bombing, Richard Stroud never got his wife's love letters. Trevor Rule did--and fell in love with the writer of those letters. He was a stranger with a terrible secret. She was a grieving widow locked in her memories. It would be a challenge to make her love him--and impossible if she ever found out the truth.
/book/show/19433003-dangerously-bound?from_search=true	Eden Bradley	Dangerously Bound	Allie LeClair has finally returned to the sultry city of New Orleans. After ten years of studying and working as a pastry chef in San Francisco and all over Europeand feeding her submissive side at BDSM clubsAllie is home, and she has something to prove to the man who once fueled her desires. Shes not a child anymore.Allie LeClair has finally returned to the sultry city of New Orleans. After ten years of studying and working as a pastry chef in San Francisco and all over Europeand feeding her submissive side at BDSM clubsAllie is home, and she has something to prove to the man who once fueled her desires. Shes not a child anymore.When security specialist Mick Reid hears that Allie is back in town, he knows he wont be able to stay away for long. Ever since he discovered his darker side, Mick has tried to protect Allie from the aggressive beast within himbut that power and wildness is exactly what she wants.Allie has made the first move, but now its up to Mick. The game has begun, and playing has never been so rough.
/book/show/22916705-live?from_search=true	Renee Lee Fisher A.M. Madden Ahren Sanders	LIVE: Rockers Romance Anthology	Nine Romance Authors set the Stage for this Rockers Romance Anthology, titled LIVE which brings to you seven rock romance themed stories.These Seven authors will also feature their performance in giving back to the Music Programs globally that need funds to survive and continue. A donation from the proceeds of this anthology will be given to The Mr. Holland's Opus FoundaNine Romance Authors set the Stage for this Rockers Romance Anthology, titled LIVE which brings to you seven rock romance themed stories.These Seven authors will also feature their performance in giving back to the Music Programs globally that need funds to survive and continue. A donation from the proceeds of this anthology will be given to The Mr. Holland's Opus Foundation. To find out more about this wonderful foundation please check out the following link. The authors in this anthology want to keep the music A LIVE.Remember Music heals us all and we need to keep it playing...or in this case ROCKIN ON!LIVE - Rockers Romance Anthology contains:Renee Lee Fisher - Rock NotesA.M. Madden - Back UpAhren Sanders - SurrenderingM. Stratton - After the StormLisa Swallow - Summer SkyGina Whitney - Saving AbelA.L. Wood - First Chance
/book/show/23695577-the-christmas-baby-bundle?from_search=true	Barbara Lohr	The Christmas Baby Bundle (Windy City Romance #3.5)	Having a baby doesnt always come easy, at least not for Amanda and Connor Kirkpatrick. For five years theyve worked at starting their family. Timed lovemaking and failed fertility treatments drain the romance from their marriage. Then Connors sister McKenna, a Chicago midwife, links them up with Angie from her natural childbirth class. Young and unmarried, Angie is lookHaving a baby doesnt always come easy, at least not for Amanda and Connor Kirkpatrick. For five years theyve worked at starting their family. Timed lovemaking and failed fertility treatments drain the romance from their marriage. Then Connors sister McKenna, a Chicago midwife, links them up with Angie from her natural childbirth class. Young and unmarried, Angie is looking for a home for her baby, due shortly after Christmas. At the same time, the couple begins working with Dr. Logan Castle on a new in vitro technique.But Amanda is afraid to hope her dream might finally come true, irritating the heck out of Connor. Theyre at odds when heavy snow almost cancels the baby shower organized by the Kirkpatrick clan. Amandas parents havent even responded to the invitation. Have they given up hope as well? As Amanda and Connor teeter on the brink of Christmas hope, life bestows a surprise that could bring everything back into focus. The Christmas Baby Bundle is a heartwarming holiday novella.
/book/show/19277712-accidentally-flirting-with-the-ceo-2?from_search=true	Shadonna Richards	Accidentally Flirting with the CEO 2 (Whirlwind Romance #4)	What happens when a seductive e-mail goes to the wrong recipient - your boss?What happens when a seductive e-mail goes to the wrong recipient - your boss?
/book/show/22934788-antique-hunting?from_search=true	Marie-Louise Damberte	Antique Hunting (Romance in France Book 2)	Would you like to travel to France without taking a plane? Would you like to learn about the way French men partake in love affairs? How they seduce women? How they make love? Follow your American compatriots who experience all of the aboveand morewhen they are in my wonderful country. - Marie-Louise DamberteBook 2: Antique HuntingThis is a story about a young woman whWould you like to travel to France without taking a plane? Would you like to learn about the way French men partake in love affairs? How they seduce women? How they make love? Follow your American compatriots who experience all of the aboveand morewhen they are in my wonderful country. - Marie-Louise DamberteBook 2: Antique HuntingThis is a story about a young woman who has just bought a very old house on the outskirts of Montgomery, Alabama. She goes to Paris to find antiques that will work best with her soon-to-be renovated place. Her life so far has been without many surprises, until the untimely death of her husband of three years. She will soon experiences all sorts of adventures in France. Shy and nave when she arrives, she is able of overcoming each obstacle such that she moves forward despite the tests that are put in her path.Book 1: A Spicy Business Trip to ParisWhen Marilyn learns that shes going to be responsible for expanding a new luxury line of sports clothing for SLC Sport & Co. in Paris, she jumps with joy. Shes even more excited because her co-worker Laurent, a Frenchman, will be going with her. Hes seductive, enthusiastic, and funny. But it turns out to be Yann, Laurents old friend and manager of a popular Paris nightclub, who excites Marilyn beyond her wildest dreams. Yann is secretive, subdued, and silentjust the opposite of Laurent. Yann helps Marilyn discover Paris and at the same time conquers her. But what future does she have with this enigmatic man? Will she ultimately discover his secret?Book 3: Seductive BossWhen Jessica finally finishes her architectural studies and then goes to Paris for an internship, she can barely speak a word of French. Gatan, another intern at the firm where shell work, meets her at the airport. He quickly falls in love with her and tells her to watch out at work, especially because her new boss is very seductive. She doesnt take his advice and quickly becomes under the spell of Etienne, an internationally famous architect. Hes especially interested in Jessicas Chinese origins so that he can conquer more of the market in China. Their affaire takes over her life more than she could ever have imagined. Can she nonetheless go back to Gatan, whom she realizes she truly loves?
/book/show/7371774-textbook-romance?from_search=true	Zo Foster Hamish Blake	Textbook Romance: A Step-By-Step Guide To Getting The Guy	Wouldn't it be great if there was a textbook with clear lessons on clever dating and how to build that Perfect Relationship? One that tells it straight but lets you laugh at yourself too? One that leaves you with your dignity and your personality intact? There is! Zo Foster, relationships guru, provides whip-smart step-by-step lessons in successful romancing, with male coWouldn't it be great if there was a textbook with clear lessons on clever dating and how to build that Perfect Relationship? One that tells it straight but lets you laugh at yourself too? One that leaves you with your dignity and your personality intact? There is! Zo Foster, relationships guru, provides whip-smart step-by-step lessons in successful romancing, with male commentary from self-confessed male, Hamish Blake. From 'Never Drink and Text' to the secrets of avoiding the 'Thai and Tracksuit Pants Curse' and the meaning of 'Engaging the Apricot', Textbook Romance is essential reading for every girl looking for love that lasts.
/book/show/29382003-love-sick?from_search=true	Blair Bennet	Love Sick: A Secret Baby Romance	Does love really heal all wounds?Hes famous. Wealthy. Voted Sexiest Man Alive.And hes also Hollywoods bad boy, a womanizer and a master media manipulator.After a car crash nearly kills him and destroys his reputation, Christopher Jenkins wakes in my hospital and selects me to be his primary nurse while he recovers.Locked alone with Christopher in the VIP unit, and IDoes love really heal all wounds?Hes famous. Wealthy. Voted Sexiest Man Alive.And hes also Hollywoods bad boy, a womanizer and a master media manipulator.After a car crash nearly kills him and destroys his reputation, Christopher Jenkins wakes in my hospital and selects me to be his primary nurse while he recovers.Locked alone with Christopher in the VIP unit, and I dont know whether to melt or run. But one things for sure, he wants me. Hes everything I should avoid if I want to stay safe and hidden.Falling for this man would ruin me. Ive never wanted someone more than him.But how can I trust Hollywoods best actor when he claims to love me?Authors Note: This sexy, bad boy celebrity, billionaire novel is a standalone with a guaranteed happily-ever-after. Enjoy!
/book/show/28218711-mason?from_search=true	Olivia Jones	Mason: A Black Widow MC Romance	Blazing hot, inked, and filthy. Mason is every naughty girl's fantasy.His dark eyes watch me with a hunger. The way his rough hands hold me down... his soft lips on mine. He taught me how to use my body in ways I never thought possible.But he's also my captor.I swore I'd never get in the middle of this MC war. But I had no choice. Mason is going to use mBlazing hot, inked, and filthy. Mason is every naughty girl's fantasy.His dark eyes watch me with a hunger. The way his rough hands hold me down... his soft lips on mine. He taught me how to use my body in ways I never thought possible.But he's also my captor.I swore I'd never get in the middle of this MC war. But I had no choice. Mason is going to use me to win. What a f*cking prick.I'm falling for him hard but he doesn't give a sh*t about me. Only his MC. I need to escape before I'm too far gone...
/book/show/23699441-my-rock-3?from_search=true	Alycia Taylor	My Rock #3 (The Rock Star Romance, #3)	I had heard rumors that Tristan had been to rehab multiple times but it only became real that he was into drugs when I saw them all laying on his apartment floor. I got out of there as fast as possible. I didn't want to be with the druggie again but I knew if I didn't help him then he might end up like my ex. So, I got him admission papers into a local rehab and when I triI had heard rumors that Tristan had been to rehab multiple times but it only became real that he was into drugs when I saw them all laying on his apartment floor. I got out of there as fast as possible. I didn't want to be with the druggie again but I knew if I didn't help him then he might end up like my ex. So, I got him admission papers into a local rehab and when I tried to get him to sign them he tried to sleep with me instead. I was so willing to have my past not repeat itself that I told him I would if he would sign the papers. What would he do?
/book/show/17189079-my-lady-gambler?from_search=true	Victoria Pond	My Lady Gambler: Stories of Erotic Romance, Corsets, and an England That Never Was	A collection of erotic romance in the Age of Steam, featuring a Regency novella...Cara St. Cross is determined to play at the highest-stakes poker club in all of Great Britain even if getting in requires her to dress like a man. Stanley, Lord Greenhope, doesnt truly believe that Mister St. Cross has had relations with his wife, but that doesnt stop him from challengingA collection of erotic romance in the Age of Steam, featuring a Regency novella...Cara St. Cross is determined to play at the highest-stakes poker club in all of Great Britain even if getting in requires her to dress like a man. Stanley, Lord Greenhope, doesnt truly believe that Mister St. Cross has had relations with his wife, but that doesnt stop him from challenging the (wo)man to a duel.In the early Age of Steam, duels are still legal, young ladies get kidnapped to Gretna Green, and only the villains seem to care whether Cara wins at the tables.As well as the Regency novella, My Lady Gambler, this collection includes three short stories of Victorian-style steampunk erotica:Miss Carlotta Stembridge crafts her own troupe of dancing automatons in The Clockwork Dancers. When she meets a flesh-and-blood dancer who steals her heart, she must fight society and her own creations if she wants to keep him in her life.In On the Curious Condition of the Anachronism in Modern Aviation Structures, First Mate Jess Priory of the merchant airship Aer Nova offers passage to a handsome doctor. Lucky thing she did, since his skills come in handy when the ship is attacked!The possibility of a time machine causes more problems than it solves in Dorothea Franklins Marvelous Machine. Thankfully, the inventor can console herself with the darkly sexy, powerful Sir George, Grand Master of the London Masons.
/book/show/26095616-edge-of-bliss?from_search=true	Ellie Danes Katie Kyler	Edge of Bliss: An Alpha Billionaire Romance (The Edge, #7)	Allison Mahoney is the hardest working employee at Tolbert & Tolbert. She gets in early and stays late, all to impress her boss, who doesn't even know she exists.Joshua Tolbert dates super models, drives fast cars and runs the planets most success datingAllison Mahoney is the hardest working employee at Tolbert & Tolbert. She gets in early and stays late, all to impress her boss, who doesn't even know she exists.Joshua Tolbert dates super models, drives fast cars and runs the planets most success dating site. Lucky in love and life, Joshua has it all, including a jealous brother and partner that barely gets any recognition at all.After being dismissed and ignored by her secret love, Allison turns to the one place she never thought she would to find love.** This hot, steamy and seductive romance series is ideal for fans of J.S. Scott, Cassie Cross, Hannah Ford, and Kelly Favor**
/book/show/32720913-seal-s-kiss?from_search=true	Vivian Wood	SEAL's Kiss: A Small Town Bad Boy Romance (Small Town SEALs #2)	A different woman, a different bed, each and every night of the week.Colt Roman is a hardened ex-SEAL. He may be missing his lower leg, but that doesnt keep him from bedding any woman who looks his way. During the day hes the good, upstanding son, running the family ranch.But at night, screams of Colt! practically echo through town.His latest target? Rose Elliot, tA different woman, a different bed, each and every night of the week.Colt Roman is a hardened ex-SEAL. He may be missing his lower leg, but that doesnt keep him from bedding any woman who looks his way. During the day hes the good, upstanding son, running the family ranch.But at night, screams of Colt! practically echo through town.His latest target? Rose Elliot, the gorgeous new-in-town veterinarian, the girl with the shy smile, the knockout body, and the shadow of something dark in those big blue eyes. Hes had a thousand girls like her, and it should be easy to have one incredible night and move on -- but he cant. Not from her.Because Rose has a secret, tragic past - a past thats chased her for years and a past thats catching up.Fast.Demons resurface as things heat up between Colt and Rose -- a dangerous heat grows between them that threatens to engulf them both.Can Colt handle Roses dark past? Or will she become just another notch in his belt?
/book/show/22890423-peaches-in-winter?from_search=true	Alice M. Roelke	Peaches in Winter	What does author Jake Watterson need with a secretary? Nothing, thats what!But when beautiful Betty Ann, who cant type, talks too much and cooks like an angel enters his life, Jake begins to wonder how he ever did without her.Betty wanted nothing more than to be a secretary, to forget the past and a fianc who jilted her. But sexual harassment from her old boss left hWhat does author Jake Watterson need with a secretary? Nothing, thats what!But when beautiful Betty Ann, who cant type, talks too much and cooks like an angel enters his life, Jake begins to wonder how he ever did without her.Betty wanted nothing more than to be a secretary, to forget the past and a fianc who jilted her. But sexual harassment from her old boss left her jobless, and a new job with grumpy Jake Watterson is the second chance she needs.Betty thinks Jake could never see her as anything but a secretaryand not even a very good one. Jake believes hes too damaged and could never be good enough for the beautiful farm girl whos entered his world, talking about life on the peach farm and baking him the most delicious things.Somehow, being near each other seems to thaw the winter in both their lives. Will they ever both see with their hearts the love they hold for each other? Like peaches growing in winter, it seems impossible.Jakes friend and publisher gets into the mix when he sees how beautiful Betty is and decides to start flirting with her, to Bettys shy consternation and Jakes jealous irritation.Then Bettys fianc who jilted her shows up on her doorstep, hat in handA sweet romance novellaThe doorbell rang.Jake jumped up and dashed for the door, before he caught himself.He slowed his walk to a stroll, tugged at his shirt and straightened his shoulders.He straightened his tie, irritated with himself.Come in. He yanked the door open with a glare.Today she wore a decrepit red coat and once again had a big smile on her face.The jacket hed loaned her last night was draped over one arm. And she held a bouquet of flowers.Daisies, by the look of them.Jake drew back, swallowing and trying to keep the surprise off his face. What did she think this was, a? What was it about this girl that could make his life so surreal and make him instantly uneasy?Oh, Im sorry, Mr. Watterson. Did I startle you? She held the flowers up, apologetically. I brought these to remind you of spring. Its coming soon!She stepped into his home, wearing the same dress shed worn yesterday underneath an unbelievably ratty barn coat. The arms were too short, and it had been patched with an almost-matching red fabric near the hem.She handed him back his borrowed jacket with an apologetic smile, slipped her coat off, and hung it on a hook. She was right. It was horrible. Ive been meaning to buy a new one, she said. Ill be able to afford it soon. She headed again to the kitchen, carrying the daisies, and talking.I cant wait for spring. This morning I woke up; I honestly thought I could smell the peach trees blossoming out my window. I guess I must be homesick. I surely do miss Ma and Pa, and Grandpa, and my brother Sam.You really ought to see a peach orchard in spring, Mr. Watterson. I guess it sounds rude to say so, but I think you just havent lived until youve seen one. It looks like all the trees are going to a wedding and dressed up all fancy for it.
/book/show/18712406-romancing-the-dustman-s-daughter?from_search=true	Ruth J. Hartman	Romancing The Dustman's Daughter	Augustus Sinclair has a broken heart. His betrothed has dropped him for his best friend. Former best friend. When he meets Anne Balfour, though, he questions whether he'd ever really been in love with his fianc. Some of Annes reactions to what he considers everyday activities are puzzling, but that doesn't stop him from falling head over heels for the first time in his lAugustus Sinclair has a broken heart. His betrothed has dropped him for his best friend. Former best friend. When he meets Anne Balfour, though, he questions whether he'd ever really been in love with his fianc. Some of Annes reactions to what he considers everyday activities are puzzling, but that doesn't stop him from falling head over heels for the first time in his life.Anne Balfour is amazed to be a guest at the Shrewsburys, one of Mayfairs most well-to-do families - even if the circumstances are less than ideal. Still, she can't help but get caught up in the excitement of society life. Especially when in the company of Augustus Sinclair.
/book/show/31426645-forever?from_search=true	Tiffany Patterson	Forever: a standalone, interracial romance	Landon Rogers and Melody James are newly engaged and looking forward to a lifetime of forever.Unfortunately, forever comes with some bumps in the road.Not everyone is celebrating the couples engagement. In fact, one person in particular is dead set on seeing the couples happily ever after destroyed. The couple is rocked when Landon is hit with accusations that threatenLandon Rogers and Melody James are newly engaged and looking forward to a lifetime of forever.Unfortunately, forever comes with some bumps in the road.Not everyone is celebrating the couples engagement. In fact, one person in particular is dead set on seeing the couples happily ever after destroyed. The couple is rocked when Landon is hit with accusations that threaten the perfect life he has built for himself. Despite his incredulity at the false accusations and having to fight for his good name in the court of public opinion, Landons main goal is to ensure that Melody is not affected by this. However, instead of feeling protected, Mel is left feeling shut out of a major part of Landons life. With this and other major events happening in Mels work life, she decides to take matters into her own hands.Will Melodys decision to help clear Landons name have the intended outcome? Or will Melody find herself in over her head?
/book/show/8608254-before-the-season-ends?from_search=true	Linore Rose Burkard	Before the Season Ends	
/book/show/22732553-dark-desires?from_search=true	Terry Towers P.J.  Adams Linda Barlow	Dark Desires: A Dark Romance Box Set	You want hearts... flowers... romance?You think you do, but your heart has darker desires.I know what you want. What you. Yeah, you'll fight me. But you don't have a choice. You're mine now. I'm going to make your darkest dreams come true. You can't tiptoe arounYou want hearts... flowers... romance?You think you do, but your heart has darker desires.I know what you want. What you. Yeah, you'll fight me. But you don't have a choice. You're mine now. I'm going to make your darkest dreams come true. You can't tiptoe around the brink of darkness without expecting to be pushed over the edge.Maybe you think I'm broken. Maybe all I need is your healing touch to cure me of a lifetime of pain? Not even close. You'll never understand the real me. Think I'm lying? Still want to give it a shot? That's exactly what I want you to do.You think you can soothe me, heal me, tame me? Not a chance. You can't save me from the darkness; I'm dragging you into it.These must-read dark romance novels come to you from some of today's most captivating New York Times, USA Today, and Amazon and B&N bestselling authors. Give in to your. It's too late to turn back now...Colin Almond is exactly the kind of man Gabriella tries to avoid, but he also has an air of danger and excitement about him that's impossible for her to resist. Gabriella quickly discovers that the man she's falling for isn't exactly who he says he is. He has deep, dark secrets and that darkness is threatening to destroy them both.Two years ago Eleanor Dryton lost everything and ended up in jail. All that remained was a burning desire for revenge. Now, she's learned she can be bad, but when her search for revenge leads her to a man who takes bad to a completely different level, just how far is she willing to go?On a dream Aegean vacation, photographer Ellie Heath stumbles into trouble. Captured by the sun-bronzed pirate who heads up an antiquities smuggling ring, Ellie is forced to submit or die. As she struggles to obey the harsh demands of the elusive man who holds her, she begins to realize that there's more at stake than her own freedom.My name is Noah. I'm not a nice person. This isn't cupcakes and candyland, love. I'll take you, break you, and offer you to the highest bidder without a second thought. It's business, nothing personal. You wouldn't understand, and I'm not going to explain it. Just know that there's a monster in every closet, and I'm in yours.An ex-pool hustler must fight her attraction to a sinful, sexy biker when she's kidnapped by the Dragons MC and sold to the club's Vice-President.Anna Pierce is about to discover a world where pleasure and pain meet and her darkest desires come to life in a series of tortuously erotic lessons handed down to her by a mysterious Dom.Persephone must face not only her past, but her present and her future as well, and the choices she will be forced to make will change the world forever.Anna is wrenched from the polite society of Regency London and plunged into a world of crime. Two brothers run the cartel and Anna falls for the dark power of Tristan. But the brothers are at war with each other; has she chosen the right man to save her?I wasn't supposed to be this reckless. Or this stupid. The beautiful captor that held me, the one I fell deeply, obsessively in love with, was determined to break me, to make me accept the new circumstances of our life. People like me were supposed to be safe, sane, and all the rest, yes? No. Not even close.
/book/show/1066031.Rafe_s_Revenge?from_search=true	Anne Stuart	Rafe's Revenge (Harlequin American Romance, No 16453)	Too late, film critic Silver Carlysle discovered what kind of enemy she'd made when her scathing reviews launched an all-out war with movie mogul Rafe McGinnis.Rafe was reputed to be cold-blooded, cynical and predatory. And when he took ruthless steps to undermine her career, Silver swore she'd never surrender.But no one had warned her that Rafe's smoldering sensuality wouToo late, film critic Silver Carlysle discovered what kind of enemy she'd made when her scathing reviews launched an all-out war with movie mogul Rafe McGinnis.Rafe was reputed to be cold-blooded, cynical and predatory. And when he took ruthless steps to undermine her career, Silver swore she'd never surrender.But no one had warned her that Rafe's smoldering sensuality would set her blood on fire. Or that each new skirmish would only fuel their mutual desire.Silver knew she was in danger, but she couldn't surrender. Rafe had laid out his terms: nothing less than a night in her arms would satisfy him.
/book/show/2665888-duel-of-passion?from_search=true	Madeleine Ker	Duel of Passion (Harlequin Romance #3094)	She remembered his exact words. An overweight owl was how attractive financier Kyle Hart had described Sophie when she'd put on forty pounds for her big-break film.He'd never bothered to look beneath the exterior; she'd only been Maisie, a physically unattractive woman whose so obvious infatuation with him was laughable.Only now, Sophie was back to her normal, slim selfShe remembered his exact words. An overweight owl was how attractive financier Kyle Hart had described Sophie when she'd put on forty pounds for her big-break film.He'd never bothered to look beneath the exterior; she'd only been Maisie, a physically unattractive woman whose so obvious infatuation with him was laughable.Only now, Sophie was back to her normal, slim self -- and Kyle Hart hadn't recognized the attractive woman on the beach. It was Sophie's chance to turn the tables on him -- but could she escape with her own heart intact.
/book/show/26486097-married-til-monday?from_search=true	Denise Hunter	Married 'Til Monday: A Chapel Springs Romance	Ryan McKinley has tried to move on from his ex-wife, Abby.He's sulked, he's gotten angry, and ultimately he bought her dream house. Big mistake. Living alone in the massive two-story has only made him miss her more. When her parents call him out of the blue about their anniversary party in Summer Harbor, Maine, Ryan believes God has dropped a golden opportunity straight iRyan McKinley has tried to move on from his ex-wife, Abby.He's sulked, he's gotten angry, and ultimately he bought her dream house. Big mistake. Living alone in the massive two-story has only made him miss her more. When her parents call him out of the blue about their anniversary party in Summer Harbor, Maine, Ryan believes God has dropped a golden opportunity straight into his lap.
/book/show/29654096-once-a-rancher?from_search=true	Linda Lael Miller	Once a Rancher: A Western Romance	The Carsons of Mustang Creek: three men who embody the West and define what it means to be a rancher, a cowboy and a hero in this brand-new series from the queen of Western romanceSLATER CARSON might be a filmmaker by trade, but he's still a cowboy at heart--and he knows the value of a hard day's work under the hot Wyoming sun. So when he sees troubled teen Ryder heading dThe Carsons of Mustang Creek: three men who embody the West and define what it means to be a rancher, a cowboy and a hero in this brand-new series from the queen of Western romanceSLATER CARSON might be a filmmaker by trade, but he's still a cowboy at heart--and he knows the value of a hard day's work under the hot Wyoming sun. So when he sees troubled teen Ryder heading down a dangerous path, he offers the boy a job on the ranch he shares with his two younger brothers. And since Ryder's guardian is the gorgeous new Mustang Creek resort manager, Grace Emery, Slater figures it can't hurt to keep a closer eye on her, as well...GRACE EMERY doesn't have time for romance. Between settling into her new job and caring for her ex-husband's rebellious son, her attraction to larger-than-life Slater is a distraction she can't afford. But when an unexpected threat emerges, she'll discover just how far Slater will go to protect what matters most--and that love is always worth fighting for.
/book/show/20424739-crep-sculo-de-avalon---um-romance-de-trist-o-e-isolda?from_search=true	Anna Elliott	Crepúsculo de Avalon - Um Romance de Tristão e Isolda	Contadora de histrias, guerreira e uma rainha sem trono.  sombra do Rei Artur, essa mulher conhece a verdade que pode salvar o reino das mos de um tirano...Rancores antigos, velhas feridas, as invases dos saxes, a misteriosa morte do marido e a busca pelo poder circundam a vida da recm-viva Isolda. Atormentada pela morte de seu esposo, o Rei Constantino, ela descobrContadora de histrias, guerreira e uma rainha sem trono.  sombra do Rei Artur, essa mulher conhece a verdade que pode salvar o reino das mos de um tirano...Rancores antigos, velhas feridas, as invases dos saxes, a misteriosa morte do marido e a busca pelo poder circundam a vida da recm-viva Isolda. Atormentada pela morte de seu esposo, o Rei Constantino, ela descobre que ele no foi morto em combate, mas assassinado por pessoas que participavam das conspiraes de Mark - o homem que acaba de assumir o ttulo de rei. Apesar de seus dons curativos serem famosos em todo o reino, ela  acusada de feitiaria e bruxaria, o que ameaa sua liberdade e sua capacidade de fazer justia. Sobrecarregada pelo desgosto e pela desconfiana, Isolda deve conquistar o tribunal para proteger o seu trono e o futuro da Gr-Bretanha. Para isso conta com Tristo, seu companheiro de cela, e como ele no  saxo nem britnico, permanece imparcial perante as conspiraes polticas, rumores e acusaes que rondam a justa rainha; apenas quer ajud-la. Os dois se tornam grandes amigos e juntos devem encontrar uma maneira de provar que aquilo que sabem  verdade, que Mark e suas mentiras no ameaam s as suas vidas, mas a soberania do reino britnico.Honra, lealdade e coragem do o tempero deste romance, que transporta o leitor para a Idade Mdia, poca em que o misticismo e a violncia asseguravam o poder.
/book/show/32061197-blue-violet?from_search=true	Suellen Ocean	Blue Violet (Civil War Era Romances #2)	As the Civil War threatens the serenity of the small Louisiana town of Spanish Springs, Monique Holmes overhears the gossip of jealous girls, suggesting that her heritage is not pure white. Her search for answers leads her to the advice not to dig too deep. When she meets Adam, the charismatic black son of a white Planter, shes determined to have him, no matter what. WhenAs the Civil War threatens the serenity of the small Louisiana town of Spanish Springs, Monique Holmes overhears the gossip of jealous girls, suggesting that her heritage is not pure white. Her search for answers leads her to the advice not to dig too deep. When she meets Adam, the charismatic black son of a white Planter, shes determined to have him, no matter what. When suitor Jack Caruthers, discovers that her affections have gone elsewhere, he intensifies his charm. As the Confederacy builds, Monique struggles to grasp the meaning behind her family secrets and choose between two men before the war brings it all tumbling down
/book/show/18776903-a-steamy-holiday-romance?from_search=true	M.L. Young	A Steamy Holiday Romance	Cara's life is far from exciting. She works as a legal secretary, has a crappy car, and the only highlight of her week is when she visits Tony, the coffee house barista near her work. When her water heater breaks on Christmas Eve, though, she thinks things won't get better. That changes, though, when a surprising maintenance man comes to fix both her water heater and her hCara's life is far from exciting. She works as a legal secretary, has a crappy car, and the only highlight of her week is when she visits Tony, the coffee house barista near her work. When her water heater breaks on Christmas Eve, though, she thinks things won't get better. That changes, though, when a surprising maintenance man comes to fix both her water heater and her holiday.*Mature Content Warning* 17+ for language and adult situations.16,000 WordsGenre: New Adult Romance
/book/show/16291346-semper-fi?from_search=true	Laura Cooper Christopher   Cooper	Semper Fi: An Erotic Romance	She wouldn't even be in the predicament if it weren't for Travis. A phone call in the middle of the night to ask for a free pass from her boyfriend of 7 1/2 years was hard to take seriously. When he doesn't get the answer he wanted, his drunken stupor is all it takes to tell her via text message that it's over. That's enough to irritate Mattie into flying home to deal wiShe wouldn't even be in the predicament if it weren't for Travis. A phone call in the middle of the night to ask for a free pass from her boyfriend of 7 1/2 years was hard to take seriously. When he doesn't get the answer he wanted, his drunken stupor is all it takes to tell her via text message that it's over. That's enough to irritate Mattie into flying home to deal with him.However, bad weather grounds her flight out of Washington leaving her stranded in the airport all night with one other passenger... Logan McNarry.Ordinarily, she wouldn't even think of speaking to him, but Travis' unexpected break up was just the opportunity she needed to seek passion in the arms of another man.All this leads up to the predicament that Mattie must face. Choosing the safe, steady life already mapped out, or chasing the love and passion one only stumbles upon once in a lifetime.
/book/show/381934.Writing_Romances?from_search=true	Rita Gallagher (Editor) Rita Clay Estrada (Editor) Susan Wiggs (Contributor)	Writing Romances: A Handbook by the Romance Writers of America	Jude Deveraux and 23 other top professionals provide valuable, how-to advice on the passionate craft of romance writing.
/book/show/12760562-everything-romance?from_search=true	David Bordon Tom Winters	Everything Romance: A Celebration of Love for Couples	Ready to create romantic memories? If youre looking for new and unique ways to celebrate love, captivate the heart of your true love, or simply enjoy each others company,offers all of this and much more.Inside youll findWays to engage your loved one with conversation starters for couples; Fun and crReady to create romantic memories? If youre looking for new and unique ways to celebrate love, captivate the heart of your true love, or simply enjoy each others company,offers all of this and much more.Inside youll findWays to engage your loved one with conversation starters for couples; Fun and creative date and gift ideas for any budget; Heartwarming love stories and poems; Love busters and love boosters to add fun, zing, and zest; Trivia about the history of love and romance; Recipes to fan the heartflames.Why wait for a special occasion to share the joy of being in love? Openingis like opening a door to romantic adventureany day, any time!Any moment is the perfect time for you as a couple to celebrate the beauty and wonder of love, especially when youre equipped with a treasure trove of creative ways to do so. With a rich array of romantic gems,abounds with all you need to show your adoration, revel in your relationship, and create a legacy of romance to last a lifetime.
/book/show/25626263-conquests?from_search=true	Delilah Devlin (Editor) Lizzie Ashworth Mina Murray	Conquests: An Anthology of Smoldering Viking Romance	Fierce warriors who terrified all in their path as they raided and marauded, enslaved and murdered during Europe's Dark Ages.But these rough men from a rugged land were also sailors, explorers, craftsmen, and highly sought after mercenaries.will transport you to the realm of fantasy where such fearsome and loyaFierce warriors who terrified all in their path as they raided and marauded, enslaved and murdered during Europe's Dark Ages.But these rough men from a rugged land were also sailors, explorers, craftsmen, and highly sought after mercenaries.will transport you to the realm of fantasy where such fearsome and loyal men are relentless potent lovers. Whether the lady of the keep demands a few stolen hours of pleasure with a captured Viking warrior or the handsome Northman is the one seducing his captive, you will find plenty of lusty adventures in settings as far-flung as Ireland, Iceland, Norway, Byzantium, Moorish Spain and the New World.Let your fantasies run wild to a time when men wearing bearskin shirts and shining iron helms could capture a fierce maiden's heart!by Lizzie Ashworth - A captive turns captor when the lady of an English keep commands a few stolen hours of pleasure with a captured Viking warrior.by Mina Murray - Danger and desire collide when a wounded Viking warrior washes ashore on a remote Irish island.by Melissa Fuchs - When her brother returns to Constantinople in the company of a warrior from the far north, a widow finds herself drawn to him with irresistible desire.by Delilah Devlin - A Viking jarl tricked into marrying a shieldmaiden sets out to tame his fiery bride.by Emma Jay - Treachery and desire greet a Viking warrior who travels to the coast of Newfoundland to broker peace with the indigenous tribes.by Nym Nix - A captive is seduced by her Viking captor as he couples with an amorous shieldmaiden whilst she is left to watch.by Megan Mitcham - A Viking returns to Persia years after saving a merchant from certain death to retrieve the child-bride awarded him--yet never claimed.by Evey Brett - A woman braves a pair of daunting shieldmaidens and her father's wrath in order to take her sister's place as bride to a Viking warrior.by Regina Kammer - A Byzantine noblewoman seeking refuge in a monastery loses her heart to an invader when Constantinople is sacked by the Rus.by Elle James - A conquering Viking vows to tame his sassy Celtic slave--if she doesn't kill him first.by Beatrix Ellroy - A businesswoman trying to secure trade routes for her family instead finds love with a crippled warrior.by Teresa Noelle Roberts - An Andalusian Arab poet learns that her new Northman husband is more than just a handsome barbarian.by Bibi Rizer - A young man hasn't lived up to the Viking standards of his brave and ruthless kinsmen--until he rescues a wild and wicked shieldmaiden from a burning ship.
/book/show/29633983-spawn-of-the-vampire?from_search=true	Samantha Snow	Spawn Of The Vampire: A Paranormal Pregnancy Romance	
/book/show/13569708-the-siren-s-song?from_search=true	Jennifer Bray-Weber	The Siren's Song (Romancing the Pirate, #3)	Gilly is fleeing from the man who murdered her lover. When her boat goes down and she's rescued by a pirate crew, she may have found herself in more trouble than she bargained for. The Captain, Thayer Drake, is fascinated by Gilly and can't help but try to protect her even though he suspects she is keeping too many secrets. When she is kidnapped and given into the custodyGilly is fleeing from the man who murdered her lover. When her boat goes down and she's rescued by a pirate crew, she may have found herself in more trouble than she bargained for. The Captain, Thayer Drake, is fascinated by Gilly and can't help but try to protect her even though he suspects she is keeping too many secrets. When she is kidnapped and given into the custody of Drake's arch nemesis, Drake has to act fast. But can he trust Gilly? Will he be able to save her when the stakes are high?
/book/show/28042054-wanted?from_search=true	Maya Hawk	Wanted: A Bad Boy Romance	**$0.99 New Release Sale! Regular Price Will Be $2.99!**I'm dangerous because I know what I want.I'm a criminal because I got caught.Five years locked up and the first thing I see on the other side is her - some goody-two shoes parole-office intern attempting to satisfy her newly discovered rebellious side with a taste of bad boy.She doesnt belong in my world, but she**$0.99 New Release Sale! Regular Price Will Be $2.99!**I'm dangerous because I know what I want.I'm a criminal because I got caught.Five years locked up and the first thing I see on the other side is her - some goody-two shoes parole-office intern attempting to satisfy her newly discovered rebellious side with a taste of bad boy.She doesnt belong in my world, but shes as stubborn as she is gorgeous and I kind of like the way she makes me feelWanted.AUTHORS NOTE: This is a full-length, standalone romance with HEA and no cliffhanger. Also includes **BONUS** novel PIERCED - an Amazon Top 100 best seller in July 2015! (A $2.99 value!)
/book/show/23293471-the-boardwalk-antiques-shop?from_search=true	Julie Wright Melanie Jacobson Heather B. Moore	The Boardwalk Antiques Shop	Boardwalk Antiques ShopA Tangerine Street Romance(a novel in three parts)Welcome to Tangerine StreetTangerine Street is a must-see tourist stop with a colorful mix of one-of-a-kind boutiques, unique restaurants, eclectic museums, quaint bookstores, and renowned bed-and-breakfasts. The Boardwalk Antiques Shop is an exclusive shop where every antique has a story, and eacBoardwalk Antiques ShopA Tangerine Street Romance(a novel in three parts)Welcome to Tangerine StreetTangerine Street is a must-see tourist stop with a colorful mix of one-of-a-kind boutiques, unique restaurants, eclectic museums, quaint bookstores, and renowned bed-and-breakfasts. The Boardwalk Antiques Shop is an exclusive shop where every antique has a story, and each story possesses the gift to match true love. The customer who buys an antique also buys its story and soon discovers that its story unites the past with the present, creating an unexpected romantic futureWhere Every Antique has a StoryMESSAGE IN A BOTTLE: Jennifer is newest owner of The Boardwalk Antiques Shop, inherited from her aunt. When Jennifer arrives in Seashell Beach, her first priority is to meet with a realtor to sell the place. She laughs out loud when she discovers the realtors name is Mr. Studly. But the more Jennifer gets to know Paul Studly, the more she finds reasons to stay and run the antiques shop herself.SOLVING FOR X: Abbie is only a little bit obsessed with antiques, okay, a lot. So when Holden, an out-of-town business executive, tries to purchase the tin soldiers that Abbies had her eye on, Abbie refuses to back down. The antiques shop owner issues a challenge: whoever comes up with the best story for wanting the soldiers, will become the new owner. Abbie isnt about to let some fancy executive beat her out, no matter how charming he is.A STITCH IN TIME: When Cate learns that antiques dealer Henry Lancaster has purchased the sewing machine left to her by her grandmother, Cate is determined to get it back. What she isnt counting on is that Henry has just as much claim as Cate. And it doesnt help that Henry is good-looking and apparently single. Getting to know Henry becomes an unexpected surprise, sending her life into a sudden detour.Other books in the Tangerine Street Romance series: The Fortune Caf
/book/show/23924020-selling-dreams?from_search=true	Susanne O'Leary	Selling Dreams (Riviera Romance, #1)	The pristine blue waters and sun drenched shores of the French Riviera provide a stunning backdrop to the story of two women, Chantal and Flora, both struggling with the heartache of a lost love.Chantal Gardinier runs her real estate agency in Antibes with an iron fist. A tough businesswoman on the surface, Chantal is hiding a tragic home life and a secret love affair. WhThe pristine blue waters and sun drenched shores of the French Riviera provide a stunning backdrop to the story of two women, Chantal and Flora, both struggling with the heartache of a lost love.Chantal Gardinier runs her real estate agency in Antibes with an iron fist. A tough businesswoman on the surface, Chantal is hiding a tragic home life and a secret love affair. When faced with a moral dilemma, she is unsure which path to choose.Flora McKenna arrives in town with high hopes of finding happiness. When she immediately lands a great job, she decides that this exotic paradise might be just the place to help her heart heal. Selling houses to expats looking for a dream home in the sun would be the ideal existence if it weren't for her demanding boss, Chantala woman with no scruples when it comes to bending the rules.But Chantals personal life catches up with her, and she is forced to ask Flora to run the agency.While trying to cope with French property laws and red tape, Flora is thrown into a love affair that threatens to break her heart.Set against the glamorous backdrop of the French Riviera with its stunning scenery, Selling Dreams is the story of two very different women travelling on paths filled with unexpected twists as they search for love and happiness .
/book/show/9888615-his-lady-mistress?from_search=true	Elizabeth Rolls	His Lady Mistress	When Max, Earl Blakehurst, meets Verity he sees a downtrodden servant. He doesn't recognize her as the daughter of a colonel under whom he used to serve, the girl he'd once helped years before. The life Verity's now living is untenable. So he proposes a shocking solution--he will set her up as his mistress.It's only once that Verity's finally agreed, once Max is beginningWhen Max, Earl Blakehurst, meets Verity he sees a downtrodden servant. He doesn't recognize her as the daughter of a colonel under whom he used to serve, the girl he'd once helped years before. The life Verity's now living is untenable. So he proposes a shocking solution--he will set her up as his mistress.It's only once that Verity's finally agreed, once Max is beginning to lose his heart to her, that he discovers her true identity. Max is taken aback; he would never have suggested this lady become his mistress. Now, to avoid scandal, they'll have to marry!
/book/show/28321483-tough-and-tender?from_search=true	Dez Burke	Tough and Tender	Don't miss the Facebook Poll reader favorite Flint Mason in both Safe House & Liberated! Second place goes to Shane Davis in Skin Deep, a stock car racing champion burned in a fiery car crash.Contained inside this box set:1. SafeDon't miss the Facebook Poll reader favorite Flint Mason in both Safe House & Liberated! Second place goes to Shane Davis in Skin Deep, a stock car racing champion burned in a fiery car crash.Contained inside this box set:1. Safe House (Steel Infidels Series Book 1)2. Liberated (Steel Infidels Series Book 2)3. Steel Justice (Steel Infidels Series Book 3)4. Skin Deep5. Gents 4 Ladies6. Trapped Into Marriage7. Claimed by the Marine8. Captured by the Bodyguard9. Burned by Passion10. Forbidden Love with the Marine* Extra bonus book-Captivated by the Soldier
/book/show/13456091-the-undoing-of-a-libertine?from_search=true	Raine Miller	The Undoing of a Libertine (Somerset Historical Romance, #2)	A Libertine...Jeremy Greymont certainly qualifies. Sex rough and women loose is his credoone hes always taken very seriously, with no deference whatsoever to the society into which hes been born. Hes been perfectly content milling along through life on an existence of courtesans and fine Scotch whisky...that is until his grandfather lets him know hes out of time, aA Libertine...Jeremy Greymont certainly qualifies. Sex rough and women loose is his credoone hes always taken very seriously, with no deference whatsoever to the society into which hes been born. Hes been perfectly content milling along through life on an existence of courtesans and fine Scotch whisky...that is until his grandfather lets him know hes out of time, and his station in life comes with duties attached. Jeremy must produce an heirposthaste. Lucky for him, the lovely Georgina is the perfect answer to his predicament and intrigues him like no other woman before her.Jeremy cant wait to make her his lady, and begin working on creating that heir he needs so badly. Hes even willing to tone down his preference for the wild romps hes always enjoyed in the bed chamber, just for her sake. There will be plenty of time to teach his innocent bride all about that after the wedding, right? No, not even close. Georginas demons trump Jeremys in so many ways. A brutal assault has left her wounded and vowing she can be wife to no mannot even Jeremy Greymont.What is a libertine to do?Georgina...I am so entangled in thoughts of you I could not find my way out if ever I desired.JEREMY GREYMONT2nd editionRaine Miller Romance, March 2017First publication [Siren Publishing] 2012
/book/show/4759825-best-lesbian-romance-2009?from_search=true	Radclyffe (Editor)	Best Lesbian Romance 2009	Who says romance is dead? Certainly not the authors of these powerful stories of lesbians in love  and sometimes in lust.edited by the award-winning author of such books asandpresents the juiciest, most seductive love stories written today. Putting a new spin on the subject, these stories explore the underlWho says romance is dead? Certainly not the authors of these powerful stories of lesbians in love  and sometimes in lust.edited by the award-winning author of such books asandpresents the juiciest, most seductive love stories written today. Putting a new spin on the subject, these stories explore the underlying emotions and complex relationships that help define love between women. From a shy glance across a crowded room, to a casual meeting at a dinner party, to an accidental encounter on a street corner, this collection of romantic interludes showcases the many ways love can be both lostfound. Contributors include Jennifer Fulton, Karin Kallmaker, Radclyffe, Rakelle Valencia, and Alison Tyler.
/book/show/8511527-the-secret-spanish-love-child?from_search=true	Cathy Williams	The Secret Spanish Love Child	When plain-Jane Alex McGuire indulged in an innocent flirtation with a staggeringly perfect stranger, she never expected their paths to cross again.Meek and dowdy Alex was the ideal distraction for Gabriel Cruz in his heady playboy days. But, now that he's running the Cruz family business, frivolous distractions are a thing of the past.So on Alex's first day of her new joWhen plain-Jane Alex McGuire indulged in an innocent flirtation with a staggeringly perfect stranger, she never expected their paths to cross again.Meek and dowdy Alex was the ideal distraction for Gabriel Cruz in his heady playboy days. But, now that he's running the Cruz family business, frivolous distractions are a thing of the past.So on Alex's first day of her new job she not only finds her perfect stranger is her bossbut she must tell him that their short affair left a lasting impression!
/book/show/18220920-sophie-s-encore?from_search=true	Nicky Wells	Sophie's Encore (Rock Star Romance, #3)	Her rock star is waiting in the wings, but will he get a second chance?Its all change for Sophie Jonesonly this time, there is more at stake than just her happiness.Rock star extraordinaire, Dan Hunter, has been her patient and caring friend through the highs and lows since her wedding day, but now he figures it is time for her to start over. By stealth, the rock singerHer rock star is waiting in the wings, but will he get a second chance?Its all change for Sophie Jonesonly this time, there is more at stake than just her happiness.Rock star extraordinaire, Dan Hunter, has been her patient and caring friend through the highs and lows since her wedding day, but now he figures it is time for her to start over. By stealth, the rock singer draws Sophie into the behind-the-scenes work for his bands latest album. Through the days and weeks spent together at the mixing desk, Sophie discovers whole new horizons for her life, yet before she can even begin to explore them, she faces the very real threat of losing her rock star for good.Join Sophie and Dan in Sophies Encore to find out how their journey will end
/book/show/23479298-ruined-4?from_search=true	Alycia Taylor	Ruined #4 (MC Romance #4)	Dax and I make up after he promises not to seek revenge anymore. Everything seems fine until he doesn't answer his phone. When I go to the bar to see if he's around his father unlocks his room for me. I walk in and find something that leads to an ending you'll never see coming.
/book/show/141037.Pretty_Bad?from_search=true	Shirley Jump	Pretty Bad (Recipes with Romance, #5)	Madison Worth may be your average over-the-hill, overpaid top model, but she is not a diva. The cake throwing incident at the New York Fall Fashion Show? Completely justified. It wasn't her fault Kate Moss's face got in the way. But the fallout has her deep in social Siberia--literally--on a dairy farm in Podunk, Massachusetts. Why? To get a job of course! As spokesmodel fMadison Worth may be your average over-the-hill, overpaid top model, but she is not a diva. The cake throwing incident at the New York Fall Fashion Show? Completely justified. It wasn't her fault Kate Moss's face got in the way. But the fallout has her deep in social Siberia--literally--on a dairy farm in Podunk, Massachusetts. Why? To get a job of course! As spokesmodel for the Cheese Pleese Company. (Talk about eating humble pie.) And her new boss, Jack Pleeseman, leaves a lot--six-foot-two-inches worth--to be desired. Rugged and tanned in a deliciously hard-earned way, not to mention runway gorgeous, Jack Pleeseman wants to overhaul his 160-year-old family business. After some lengthy research in the pages of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, he's found the ideal candidate for a spokesmodel. But after running his eyes up her 20-story legs, what he finds is a beautiful, tall, spoiled rich girl in need of a major attitude adjustment. A farm could be just the charm school to set her straight.
/book/show/28666797-an-informal-arrangement?from_search=true	Heather   Gray	An Informal Arrangement (Informal Romance, #2)	She has emotional wounds. He has physical ones. Faith doesn't come easy for either.Holden Jenkins receives a diagnosis that alters the course of his life. His slow recovery is pockmarked with discouragement and puts his future in question. Will he ever again walk without pain? Or be well enough to return home?A heart-rending day in the ICU leaves nurse Maddie Smith hurtiShe has emotional wounds. He has physical ones. Faith doesn't come easy for either.Holden Jenkins receives a diagnosis that alters the course of his life. His slow recovery is pockmarked with discouragement and puts his future in question. Will he ever again walk without pain? Or be well enough to return home?A heart-rending day in the ICU leaves nurse Maddie Smith hurting in more ways than she can identify. In need of a change  and drawn to a man she barely knows  she goes on sabbatical and takes up the fight to get Holden back on his feet.As he searches for his identity in the midst of this new life, Holden struggles with a deep hurt. Why would God allow this? Meanwhile Maddie, shaped by her own emotional scars, battles against an unseen God she's not sure she can believe in. Will these two be able to find peace  and a future together  or will the difficulties they face push them apart?
/book/show/6782142-his-forbidden-passion?from_search=true	Anne Mather	His Forbidden Passion	Dominic Montoya was darkly handsome and oh, so dangerous to know. Cleo knew he was strictly off-limits. But she couldn't turn her back on him altogether; he had information that could change her whole life.Cleo was torn as to which path she should choose, but reluctantly agreed to follow Dominic to his home on the sultry Caribbean island of San Clemente. Soon they were cauDominic Montoya was darkly handsome and oh, so dangerous to know. Cleo knew he was strictly off-limits. But she couldn't turn her back on him altogether; he had information that could change her whole life.Cleo was torn as to which path she should choose, but reluctantly agreed to follow Dominic to his home on the sultry Caribbean island of San Clemente. Soon they were caught in the tangled web of their new family connections--and their forbidden attraction was too hot to handle...but too strong to deny....
/book/show/28561655-for-the-record?from_search=true	Regina Jennings	For the Record (Ozark Mountain Romance #3)	Jennings Offers Another Delightful Blend of History and RomanceBetsy Huckabee might be a small-town girl, but she has big-city dreams. Writing for her uncle's newspaper will never lead to independence, and the bigger newspapers don't seem interested in the Hart County news. Trying a new approach, Betsy pens a romanticized serial for the ladies' pages, and the new deputy pJennings Offers Another Delightful Blend of History and RomanceBetsy Huckabee might be a small-town girl, but she has big-city dreams. Writing for her uncle's newspaper will never lead to independence, and the bigger newspapers don't seem interested in the Hart County news. Trying a new approach, Betsy pens a romanticized serial for the ladies' pages, and the new deputy provides the perfect inspiration for her submissions. She'd be horrified if he read her breathless descriptions of him, but these articles are for a newspaper far away. No one in Pine Gap will ever know.Deputy Joel Puckett didn't want to leave Texas, but this job in tiny Pine Gap is his only shot at keeping his badge. With masked marauders riding every night, his skills and patience are tested, but even more challenging is the sassy journalist lady chasing him.
/book/show/33821359-the-heir?from_search=true	Ellie Danes	The Heir: An Alpha Billionaire Romance	The instructions are simple.Go back to school.Live your dreams.Dont get married.Following her grandfathers wishes should be easy for Riley Cullen as she packs up her life and heads to the west coast to start over, leaving everything and everyone she's ever known behind.He has it all.Money.The instructions are simple.Go back to school.Live your dreams.Dont get married.Following her grandfathers wishes should be easy for Riley Cullen as she packs up her life and heads to the west coast to start over, leaving everything and everyone she's ever known behind.He has it all.Money. Power. Connections.Landon Michel is the sole heir to his parents fortune, but following in their footsteps comes with a price and conditions. And Landon has no intentions of agreeing to any of them.As they both risk it all, will they realize that love is the one thing that money can't buy?
/book/show/18104553-hawk-and-dove?from_search=true	Amanda Lawless	Hawk and Dove (Rock Star Romance, #1)	Can a Dove find love in the talons of a Hawk...When her band is chosen to play at the Hawk & Dove summer music festival, Ellie doesn't realize how quickly things are about to change, she has no idea that her life as she knows it is about to be thrown out the window.Trent Parker's rugged physique, razor-sharp jaw line, and gorgeous green eyes are going to ruin it all.SoCan a Dove find love in the talons of a Hawk...When her band is chosen to play at the Hawk & Dove summer music festival, Ellie doesn't realize how quickly things are about to change, she has no idea that her life as she knows it is about to be thrown out the window.Trent Parker's rugged physique, razor-sharp jaw line, and gorgeous green eyes are going to ruin it all.Somehow Ellie forgets everything she knows about Trent Parker the rock starthe womanizing, drunk, fuck-the-world musician with a terrible reputation. She's read the gossip blogs about his countless bimbo girlfriends, his bad behavior, his addictions. But the moment she meets him in the flesh, all of those impressions slip away.He seethes of raw sex appeal and cockiness, just the kind of guy Ellie has learned to stay away from. But how can the media's version of this sex god be true? Will he let her in, past the rock star millionaire bad boy, to find the real Trent Parker, the man?Ellie's world is about to get rocked and she has no idea how hard.
/book/show/25460515-a-timeless-romance-anthology?from_search=true	Sarah M. Eden Annette Lyon Heather B. Moore	A Timeless Romance Anthology: All Hallow's Eve	Six Award-Winning Authors have contributed new stories to A Timeless Romance Anthology: All Hallows Eve Collection. Three historical novellas and three contemporary novellas, all with romance, thrills, and chills.In Sarah M. Edens mysterious novella OF GHOSTS AND GARDENS, if Enid Pryce has one downfall, its that she talks to the ghost in her garden, which doesnt makeSix Award-Winning Authors have contributed new stories to A Timeless Romance Anthology: All Hallows Eve Collection. Three historical novellas and three contemporary novellas, all with romance, thrills, and chills.In Sarah M. Edens mysterious novella OF GHOSTS AND GARDENS, if Enid Pryce has one downfall, its that she talks to the ghost in her garden, which doesnt make her too popular among societys elite. In fact, she returns to her home in Wales after a Season in Bath with not one offer of marriage. Deeming herself a failure at the nearly-spinster age of nineteen, she is pleasantly surprised when an English gentleman shows up in her garden, apparently intent on finding out more about the ghost. Burke Kennard, grandson of an English marquess, quickly becomes utterly charmed by the young Welsh woman, but the ghost in the garden is more likely to push them apart than pull them together.In Annette Lyons enthralling story ITS YOU, when Charlie and Anna both see the ghost of Nanny Mae, they think theyre losing their minds. Anna tries to find out more about the ghost and uncovers a decades old family secret. One that separated two people in love. Now, the ghost of Nanny Mae must set her wrongs to right. As Charlie and Anna explore the past, and the truth of what happened, they discover that the mistakes of the past might lead to love of the future.In SOPHIAS CURSE, a suspenseful novella by Heather B. Moore, Joan grows up in an abbey in France, believing that she is an orphan. A chance encounter with the foreboding owner of a neighboring estate, alters everything shes understood about her parents. She discovers shes an integral part of changing a decades-old curse, and that her life, as well as the handsome and intriguing Simon Rousseaus life, are both in danger unless she makes an enormous sacrifice that will change the course of her dreams.In Lisa Mangums haunting story THE SIRENS SONG, we meet recently widowed Oliver, the lead physician on a luxury cruise liner traveling to Greece. He hopes that the change of scenery will help ease his grief over his deceased wife, Cate. After falling overboard, though, he is captured by a siren and taken to a mystical island. Through the sirens' song, Oliver is able to relive his memories of Cateboth the good and the badas long as he gives away his memories of her. But can he sacrifice his best memory in exchange for one last chance to say good-bye?In Jordan McCollums thrilling novella THE MAN OF HER DREAMS, homicide detective Alexandra Steen dreams about real murders before they happen, seeing the crime through the eyes of the killers. But the dreams never contain enough clues to save the victim before it's too late. Then one dream ends before a murder occursin a place she knows. She finds herself racing against time to prevent the deadly act, only to discover that the intended victim is a man she thought shed never see again. Seven years might have passed since her breakup with Nick, but the years havent changed her feelings for him. Now, she must convince Nick that her dreams are real and find a way to prevent his death.In Elana Johnsons chilling story THE GHOST OF MILLHOUSE MANSION, Naomi knows her crush on Colt Jennings is unreasonable. When he invites her to his reclusive mansion to restore an old wooden rocking horse, Naomi cant resist accepting the job. The more time Naomi spends touring his home, the more interested she becomes in Colt. Until she sees a man in the library who vanishes into thin air. She thinks shes losing her mind until Colt tells her about the ghosts hes been seeing for years.
/book/show/20261441-a-matchless-romance?from_search=true	Christi Barth	A Matchless Romance (Aisle Bound, #4)	Tabitha Bell is the face of Chicago's premiere matchmaking service. At least, she hopes it will be someday, once business really takes off. What she needs is more clients, so when she meets a sexy gamer in need of help, it's the perfect opportunity.His discomfort talking to women almost cost Drew Watson his job. He'd be happy holed up in his office, designing blockbuster vTabitha Bell is the face of Chicago's premiere matchmaking service. At least, she hopes it will be someday, once business really takes off. What she needs is more clients, so when she meets a sexy gamer in need of help, it's the perfect opportunity.His discomfort talking to women almost cost Drew Watson his job. He'd be happy holed up in his office, designing blockbuster video games, but his boss considers talking to investors a nonnegotiable requirement. Who better than a matchmaker to teach him how to be comfortable around the opposite sex? Trouble is, Drew wants to get more than comfortable with Tabitha, while she's determined to keep their relationship all business.Soon Tabitha learns that beneath the geek-chic hoodie lies six feet of sexy physique--and the more time she spends with Drew, the more she appreciates his brainy brand of charm. Will she succumb to his sweet-but-nerdy charm offensive or will it be game over before he can win her heart?41,000 words
/book/show/21483654-a-flawed-jewel?from_search=true	Dawn Brower	A Flawed Jewel (A Marsden Romance #1)	Pieretta boards a ship, unaware that Thor is waiting to kidnap her for revenge against her grandfather. Will love intervene, altering both their courses?Pieretta Carlyle experienced the loss of her father, leaving her alone in the world except for her grandpere, Comte Renard Dubois. The comte insists that she travel to France to live with him. Pieretta doesn't want to leavPieretta boards a ship, unaware that Thor is waiting to kidnap her for revenge against her grandfather. Will love intervene, altering both their courses?Pieretta Carlyle experienced the loss of her father, leaving her alone in the world except for her grandpere, Comte Renard Dubois. The comte insists that she travel to France to live with him. Pieretta doesn't want to leave Charleston and the only home she has ever known. Her grandpere is her guardian, and she must do what he says.Thor has a score to settle, and Pieretta is the key to his revenge. He became a pirate unwillingly after his business partner tried to murder him. He must acquire Pieretta by any means necessary, and he doesn't mind plundering a ship to obtain her.When Pieretta and Thor meet, they are instantly attracted to each other against their better judgments. Pieretta is disgusted by the pirate's actions. Thor knows what Pieretta believes, but proceeds with his plans anyway. She is only a tool to achieve vengeance. What happens will depend on Thor's need for revenge and Pieretta's ability to forgive him for his dastardly deeds.
/book/show/18336022-always-remember?from_search=true	Sheila Seabrook	Always Remember (A Rocky Mountain Romance, #1)	Get in, get out. Never look back.A midnight summons from rancher Nate Coltrane brings singer Jessie Adams back to the heart of the Rocky Mountains  not to see him again, but to say goodbye to her dying mother. Seventeen years ago, Jessie gave up Nates child for adoption and she hasnt been home since. How can she sit by her mothers side, surrounded by constant remindersGet in, get out. Never look back.A midnight summons from rancher Nate Coltrane brings singer Jessie Adams back to the heart of the Rocky Mountains  not to see him again, but to say goodbye to her dying mother. Seventeen years ago, Jessie gave up Nates child for adoption and she hasnt been home since. How can she sit by her mothers side, surrounded by constant reminders of all she loved and lost? How can she face Nate without telling him the truth about the child he never knew existed?Nate doesn't think Jessie has the guts to return home and face him, but when she does, hes afraid of losing everything he lovesfor the second time in his life. But hes made a promise to her mother. Bring Jessie home. Give the dying woman one last opportunity to heal the rift with her daughter. Nate will do anything for Jessies mother because if not for her, he might never have known the love of his child.But sometimes the truth turns out to be a lie
/book/show/741523.A_White_Romance?from_search=true	Virginia Hamilton	A White Romance	Swept away by the illusions of romance, Talley Barbour, a black high-school student, falls for a devastatingly handsome white classmate.
/book/show/29654096-once-a-rancher?from_search=true	Linda Lael Miller	Once a Rancher: A Western Romance	The Carsons of Mustang Creek: three men who embody the West and define what it means to be a rancher, a cowboy and a hero in this brand-new series from the queen of Western romanceSLATER CARSON might be a filmmaker by trade, but he's still a cowboy at heart--and he knows the value of a hard day's work under the hot Wyoming sun. So when he sees troubled teen Ryder heading dThe Carsons of Mustang Creek: three men who embody the West and define what it means to be a rancher, a cowboy and a hero in this brand-new series from the queen of Western romanceSLATER CARSON might be a filmmaker by trade, but he's still a cowboy at heart--and he knows the value of a hard day's work under the hot Wyoming sun. So when he sees troubled teen Ryder heading down a dangerous path, he offers the boy a job on the ranch he shares with his two younger brothers. And since Ryder's guardian is the gorgeous new Mustang Creek resort manager, Grace Emery, Slater figures it can't hurt to keep a closer eye on her, as well...GRACE EMERY doesn't have time for romance. Between settling into her new job and caring for her ex-husband's rebellious son, her attraction to larger-than-life Slater is a distraction she can't afford. But when an unexpected threat emerges, she'll discover just how far Slater will go to protect what matters most--and that love is always worth fighting for.
/book/show/20424739-crep-sculo-de-avalon---um-romance-de-trist-o-e-isolda?from_search=true	Anna Elliott	Crepúsculo de Avalon - Um Romance de Tristão e Isolda	Contadora de histrias, guerreira e uma rainha sem trono.  sombra do Rei Artur, essa mulher conhece a verdade que pode salvar o reino das mos de um tirano...Rancores antigos, velhas feridas, as invases dos saxes, a misteriosa morte do marido e a busca pelo poder circundam a vida da recm-viva Isolda. Atormentada pela morte de seu esposo, o Rei Constantino, ela descobrContadora de histrias, guerreira e uma rainha sem trono.  sombra do Rei Artur, essa mulher conhece a verdade que pode salvar o reino das mos de um tirano...Rancores antigos, velhas feridas, as invases dos saxes, a misteriosa morte do marido e a busca pelo poder circundam a vida da recm-viva Isolda. Atormentada pela morte de seu esposo, o Rei Constantino, ela descobre que ele no foi morto em combate, mas assassinado por pessoas que participavam das conspiraes de Mark - o homem que acaba de assumir o ttulo de rei. Apesar de seus dons curativos serem famosos em todo o reino, ela  acusada de feitiaria e bruxaria, o que ameaa sua liberdade e sua capacidade de fazer justia. Sobrecarregada pelo desgosto e pela desconfiana, Isolda deve conquistar o tribunal para proteger o seu trono e o futuro da Gr-Bretanha. Para isso conta com Tristo, seu companheiro de cela, e como ele no  saxo nem britnico, permanece imparcial perante as conspiraes polticas, rumores e acusaes que rondam a justa rainha; apenas quer ajud-la. Os dois se tornam grandes amigos e juntos devem encontrar uma maneira de provar que aquilo que sabem  verdade, que Mark e suas mentiras no ameaam s as suas vidas, mas a soberania do reino britnico.Honra, lealdade e coragem do o tempero deste romance, que transporta o leitor para a Idade Mdia, poca em que o misticismo e a violncia asseguravam o poder.
/book/show/16291346-semper-fi?from_search=true	Laura Cooper Christopher   Cooper	Semper Fi: An Erotic Romance	She wouldn't even be in the predicament if it weren't for Travis. A phone call in the middle of the night to ask for a free pass from her boyfriend of 7 1/2 years was hard to take seriously. When he doesn't get the answer he wanted, his drunken stupor is all it takes to tell her via text message that it's over. That's enough to irritate Mattie into flying home to deal wiShe wouldn't even be in the predicament if it weren't for Travis. A phone call in the middle of the night to ask for a free pass from her boyfriend of 7 1/2 years was hard to take seriously. When he doesn't get the answer he wanted, his drunken stupor is all it takes to tell her via text message that it's over. That's enough to irritate Mattie into flying home to deal with him.However, bad weather grounds her flight out of Washington leaving her stranded in the airport all night with one other passenger... Logan McNarry.Ordinarily, she wouldn't even think of speaking to him, but Travis' unexpected break up was just the opportunity she needed to seek passion in the arms of another man.All this leads up to the predicament that Mattie must face. Choosing the safe, steady life already mapped out, or chasing the love and passion one only stumbles upon once in a lifetime.
/book/show/10210315-hands-on?from_search=true	Meg Harris	Hands On	When Lora finds her friend Mason engaged in a hands-on activity, she steps in and gives him a helping hand of her own.Warnings: Self-pleasuring, blunt language, graphic sex, cheatingLength: Short story (7800 words)
/book/show/267760.Middle_English_Romances?from_search=true	Stephen H.A. Shepherd (Editor)	Middle English Romances	The texts of the seven romances included Havelok, Ywain and Gawain, Sir Orfeo, Sir Launfal, The Awntyrs off Arthure at the Terne Wathelyne, The Weddyng of Syr Gawen and Dame Ragnell, and The Sege off Melayne are complete, authoritative (rendered from the best manuscripts), and comprehensively glossed and annotated for undergraduate readers. In addition to their literary imThe texts of the seven romances included Havelok, Ywain and Gawain, Sir Orfeo, Sir Launfal, The Awntyrs off Arthure at the Terne Wathelyne, The Weddyng of Syr Gawen and Dame Ragnell, and The Sege off Melayne are complete, authoritative (rendered from the best manuscripts), and comprehensively glossed and annotated for undergraduate readers. In addition to their literary importance, the seven romances were chosen because they shed light on other important Middle English texts. Sources and Backgrounds offers comparative analogues (many complete) to each of the seven romances. These readings enable students to understand the genre in the context of related medieval ideas and attitudes. Criticism collects four essays that provide a variety of perspectives on Middle English romances by Erich Auerbach, John Finlayson, A. C. Baugh, and Gisela Guddat-Figge. A Selected Bibliography is also included.
/book/show/126834.Romancing_Your_Child_s_Heart?from_search=true	Monte Swan David B. Biebel	Romancing Your Child's Heart	Parents can have awesome relationships with their children, but it is not enough to fill them with Bible facts, verses, and demand of them certain desired behaviors - you must first capture their hearts. When a child is young, parents can impose their will. When the child is older, however, if the parent hasn't won his heart, all the force in the world will only serve to dParents can have awesome relationships with their children, but it is not enough to fill them with Bible facts, verses, and demand of them certain desired behaviors - you must first capture their hearts. When a child is young, parents can impose their will. When the child is older, however, if the parent hasn't won his heart, all the force in the world will only serve to drive him farther and farther away. How can parents win the hearts of their children? It all starts with romance - exactly as God woos us. Not just another parenting book, Monte Swan takes an entirely new approach to reaching the heart of a child . . . the way of romance. Desiring to lead their children to a relationship with God through Jesus Christ, parents will learn the very best approach to open the hearts of their children. Swan teaches parents how they can enter into the world of their children and give them not only what they long for, but what they need . . . an environment of total love and security from which they can conquer the challenges life has to offer. He demonstrates how any parent can turn the tables on the world and romance the hearts of their children to the love of God. With practical advice in real-life parenting situations, Swan equips parents first with the enthusiasm for the challenge ahead and then with concrete ways to win the heart of any child.
/book/show/13357015-postmark?from_search=true	Paige Winship Dooly Kathleen E. Kovach Paula Moldenhauer	Postmark: Christmas	The holidays are stamped for love in Christmas, Florida. While keeping her eye open for her next job lead, will nomadic event planner Stella find romance instead? How will one retired major change war widow Randis postcard-sending mission? Can photographer David Levine draw shy Gabi Archer out of her shell? Will retired police officer Rick Stanton be able to steal postmisThe holidays are stamped for love in Christmas, Florida. While keeping her eye open for her next job lead, will nomadic event planner Stella find romance instead? How will one retired major change war widow Randis postcard-sending mission? Can photographer David Levine draw shy Gabi Archer out of her shell? Will retired police officer Rick Stanton be able to steal postmistress Edie Hathaways heart?
/book/show/22596325-tall-dark-and-supernatural?from_search=true	Belinda Boring Kym Grosso Elizabeth   Hunter	Tall, Dark and Supernatural: Seven Deliciously Dangerous Heroes of Paranormal Romance	Seven novels from some of the hottest names in Paranormal Romance on sale for only 99c! New York Times, USA Today and Amazon Bestselling authors take you on a walk on the wicked side with seven deliciously dangerous heroes sure to set your soul on fire. Regular price is $9.99, so 1-click today!Wake Me When the Sun Goes Down (Forged Bloodlines, Book 1) by Lisa OlsenWhen ASeven novels from some of the hottest names in Paranormal Romance on sale for only 99c! New York Times, USA Today and Amazon Bestselling authors take you on a walk on the wicked side with seven deliciously dangerous heroes sure to set your soul on fire. Regular price is $9.99, so 1-click today!Wake Me When the Sun Goes Down (Forged Bloodlines, Book 1) by Lisa OlsenWhen Anja Evans wakes up in the morgue, it takes almost eating her best friend before she figures out shes a vampire. Anja tries to blend school with her new identity, while searching to find the Viking whose blood gave her the strength of a vampire hundreds of years old. But breeding among vampires is strictly controlled, and her unlicensed status makes her an enemy of The Order.A Hidden Fire (Elemental Mysteries, Book 1) by Elizabeth HunterNo secret stays hidden forever. Giovanni Vecchio is a 500-year old rare book dealer searching for a lost treasure. Beatrice DeNovo is the young human holding secrets she didn't realize could be the key. Their partnership is unexpected. Their attraction? Impossible.Blood Ties by Gina WhitneyGrace is half witch, and half mortal. James is a powerful warlock. The two share a fierce supernatural attraction that neither can resist. Will their undying love protect her or put her in greater danger?Dominion (The Dominion Series, Book 1) by S. E. LundWhen searching for the vampire who killed her mother, Eve Hayden meets 800-year old identical twin vampire brothers  beautiful, temperamental opposites, who both want her for themselves. Will she be forced to choose between love and revenge?Demon at my Door by Michelle A. ValentineA woman must fight to win her soul back from the demon that she promised it to when she was only a child to save her mothers life.Broken Promises (The Brianna Lane Series, Book 1) by Belinda BoringAll Bri wanted was spend her Friday night with the man she loved. Little did she know leaving her home would result in her relationship with Quinn being tested beyond its limits. With the city around her crumbling under a violent charm by invading Fae, Bri must trust her heart as Quinn succumbs to the destructive magic, stripping him of his goodness and leaving a much darker man in its place.What would you do if the man you loved became one of your greatest enemies? Would your love be enough to save him?Luca's Magic Embrace (Immortals of New Orleans Series) by Kym GrossoIn the Big Easy, vampire, Luca Macquarie, and witch, Samantha Irving, embark on a spellbinding journey, searching for a mystical relic. With cryptic clues and clandestine allies, they must destroy the dangerous amulet before others acquire it. Will Luca give into his erotic desire for the witch who magically captures heart?
/book/show/17160844-mob-boss-christmas?from_search=true	Mallory Monroe	Mob Boss Christmas: The Pregnancy (Romancing the Mob Boss #5)	When gorgeous tough guy Reno Gabrini finds out that his lady love Katrina is pregnant, he becomes a nervous wreck. He does everything in his power to protect her from forces real and imagined, and to make her pregnancy move along as smoothly as possible. Trina, in turn, does everything in her power to deal with his controlling ways. She also has to deal with a woman with hWhen gorgeous tough guy Reno Gabrini finds out that his lady love Katrina is pregnant, he becomes a nervous wreck. He does everything in his power to protect her from forces real and imagined, and to make her pregnancy move along as smoothly as possible. Trina, in turn, does everything in her power to deal with his controlling ways. She also has to deal with a woman with her eyes on Reno, a best friend in serious need of her help, and in-laws with their eyes on mayhem.But Renos love for her and her devotion to him trumps any setbacks they face, even as their challenges create tensions in their interracial marriage that they didnt see coming. But Trina knows her own worth and the worth of her man, and she fight every foe that seek to destroy their union. Reno, also, remains steadfast and determined to keep his family together, even if it means tearing some of them apart.A Mob Boss Christmas is a love story about romantic entanglements and the kind of enduring love able to withstand the fiery darts of doubt, seduction, and sexual need in its barest form.
/book/show/27066719-with-all-my-heart-romance-collection?from_search=true	Karen Witemeyer (Preface) Jody Hedlund Melissa Jagears	With All My Heart Romance Collection: Five Novellas of Living Love to the Fullest	Readers will take a journey across America and through time in this collection of five novellas from some of Christian fiction's top writers. Originally released as ebooks, the novellas--moving, faith-filled and deeply romantic--now find print for the first time. The collection includes:Karen Witemeyer's Love on the Mend, set in post-Civil War Texas, tells the story ofReaders will take a journey across America and through time in this collection of five novellas from some of Christian fiction's top writers. Originally released as ebooks, the novellas--moving, faith-filled and deeply romantic--now find print for the first time. The collection includes:Karen Witemeyer's Love on the Mend, set in post-Civil War Texas, tells the story of two competing doctors. Jody Hedlund's Out of the Storm finds a desperate woman shipwrecked near a Michigan lighthouse. Melissa Jagears' Love by the Letter is an unexpected mail-order-bride prairie story. Sarah Loudin Thomas' Appalachian Serenade finds love in a small-town West Virginia store. Finally, Jen Turano's Gentleman of Her Dreams tackles the New York social season.
/book/show/15716440-to-kiss-you-again---an-erotic-romance?from_search=true	Brandie Buckwine	To Kiss You Again - An Erotic Romance	After a charged encounter on a ferry ride in the Greek isles, two young lovers discover their spark of attraction may have been in the making for years. Will the stars align this time, or will their chances die with the past?Sparks fly from the start for Jennifer and Matt, but both harbor secrets from their past that could drive them apart before the truth can bring them tAfter a charged encounter on a ferry ride in the Greek isles, two young lovers discover their spark of attraction may have been in the making for years. Will the stars align this time, or will their chances die with the past?Sparks fly from the start for Jennifer and Matt, but both harbor secrets from their past that could drive them apart before the truth can bring them together.A 24,000 word novella
/book/show/26139416-wicked-game?from_search=true	Bella Scully	Wicked Game: a Billionaire Stepbrother Romance	Hes dark, dangerous, and obsessed with me. Damien Blackwood is the playboy billionaire who gets everything he wants.Except for me. Im the only woman who has ever refused him  and that means Im irresistible.DamienHes dark, dangerous, and obsessed with me. Damien Blackwood is the playboy billionaire who gets everything he wants.Except for me. Im the only woman who has ever refused him  and that means Im irresistible.Damien will stop at nothing to have me.And Ill never give in.But then his father dies and leaves one rule in his will: Damien has to get married, or he loses his entire fortune. Secretly, Damien makes me a deal. Marry him, pretend to be in love in front of every tabloid and newspaper in the world, and hell give me the money I need to finally escape him.I hate him. But I need the money.Im marrying my psychopath ex-stepbrother, the one who took my virginity and broke my heart. And its making me the most famous woman in the country.Someone kill me now.
/book/show/887404.Coeur_br_le_et_autres_romances?from_search=true	Jean-Marie G. Le Clzio	Coeur brûle et autres romances	En sept courts rcits, LeClzio brosse le portrait d'une galerie de personnages d'ici et d'ailleurs, de la grande ville moderne ou du dsert. Avec Pervenche, Eva, Kalima, Samaweyn, il est question de la mort et de la peur de la solitude, des doux rves de l'enfance, de l'amour de la libert et des dsillusions de la vie adulte, du dsir... Tous ces personnages ont en commEn sept courts rcits, LeClzio brosse le portrait d'une galerie de personnages d'ici et d'ailleurs, de la grande ville moderne ou du dsert. Avec Pervenche, Eva, Kalima, Samaweyn, il est question de la mort et de la peur de la solitude, des doux rves de l'enfance, de l'amour de la libert et des dsillusions de la vie adulte, du dsir... Tous ces personnages ont en commun une mme fragilit et une mme difficult  accepter les pesanteurs d'un monde violent o il arrive que l'on tue une prostitue sous le regard indiffrent des passants, que l'on vende une jeune fille contre un peu de drogue ou que les nomades bdouins soient dpossds de leur trsor. Tous ces contes forment autant de fragments de vie, d'clairages sur des anonymes dont l'existence simple passe souvent inaperue. LeClzio illustre ainsi magnifiquement cette citation de Louisa M.Alcott, dans: La moiti de tout ce qui dans le monde est vraie beaut, vertu ou romance a t mise au cur des gens simples, cache dans les corps ordinaires.LeClzio est l'auteur de trs nombreux rcits, o s'exprime la mme qute de paix intrieure, loin des fausses valeurs de la civilisation moderne:(prix Renaudot 1963),,...
/book/show/23323013-fallen-angel?from_search=true	Alisa Anderson Cameron Skye	Fallen Angel: A Mafia Romance - Part I	Big Dreams...When Jess packed up her belongings and fled her small hometown in Kansas, she never looked back. Free from her familys dark past she was finally able to pursue her lifelong dream as a professional dancer. She never expected to find herself at his door...or at his club.Nick was unlike any other man she had ever met. SexyAlluringPredatory. Dangerous. The kindBig Dreams...When Jess packed up her belongings and fled her small hometown in Kansas, she never looked back. Free from her familys dark past she was finally able to pursue her lifelong dream as a professional dancer. She never expected to find herself at his door...or at his club.Nick was unlike any other man she had ever met. SexyAlluringPredatory. Dangerous. The kind of man with more secrets than even she had. Every instinct warned Jess against knowing him further, but she always did like playing with fireNick Roman took one look at Jess and knew she was trouble from the very start. But something about the defiant twist of her mouth and the wide, haunted eyes of a damaged soul touched him in places he had long ago thought dead. He knew he needed to stay far away from her for his own sanity, but like a moth to a flame he was helpless to resistWorking at Takers Gentleman's Club was the last place Jess thought she would find herself, but she quickly learned how the game was played.See what you want, take what you can getbut at what cost?***Fallen Angel is a mafia romance serial novel released every 4 to 6 weeks, at approximately 8000 to 11000 words each. Due to sexual content, implied and actual scenes of abuse, violence, organized crime, language and frequent illegal drug use, we recommend this to mature audiences, ages 18 and over, who are comfortable with this subject matter.***
/book/show/32809732-daughters-of-a-nation?from_search=true	Kianna Alexander Alyssa Cole Lena Hart	Daughters of a Nation: A Black Suffragette Historical Romance Anthology	The fight for suffrage was long, hard, and carried out on many fronts. In Daughters of A Nation, Kianna Alexander, Alyssa Cole, Lena Hart, and Piper Huguley bring you four novellas full of spirit, hope, and, most importantly: LOVE.IN THE MORNING SUNby Lena HartWith the election of 1868 underway, Madeline Ashers mission is clear: educate and enlist the freedmen of NebraskaThe fight for suffrage was long, hard, and carried out on many fronts. In Daughters of A Nation, Kianna Alexander, Alyssa Cole, Lena Hart, and Piper Huguley bring you four novellas full of spirit, hope, and, most importantly: LOVE.IN THE MORNING SUNby Lena HartWith the election of 1868 underway, Madeline Ashers mission is clear: educate and enlist the freedmen of Nebraska to vote. After losing the man she loved to warand a small piece of herself along the wayMadeline leaves her life in Philadelphia behind, determined to reclaim her lifes purpose by making a difference in others.With Americas Southern Rebellion at an end, so are the efforts of Union veteran James Blakemore. Tired of the injustices still plaguing the young country, he sets his sights toward his Canadian rootsuntil fate guides him back to the love he thought hed lost.Vowing never to leave her side again, James joins Madeline in her cause to help the freedmen of Dunesville, despite rising threats and violence. But with the enforcement of Nebraskas anti-miscegenation laws, Madeline is forced to choose between a life with her new husband or the chance to shape a greater nation.THE WASHERWOMAN'S WARby Piper HuguleyAtlanta, GA  Summer 1881. When Maime Harper arrives to substitute teach for the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary, she bears witness to the injustice told by some of the older students who are washerwomen. Maimes upbringing as the daughter of the most famous Black suffragette in America means that she cannot be silent and resolves to help her students find their voice and openly protest their mistreatment.When the Black Washerwomen go on strike, summer pastor Gabriel Harmon is brought in to mediate a solution but realizes the feisty leader of the opposition is the young teacher from Milford who previously rejected his attempts to pay court to her. When these two forces collide over explosive events during a hot Atlanta summer, only one will be able to win the battle. However, as they clash, Maime and Gabriel learn that there is another war, the war for the heart, thats well worth the fight.A RADIANT SOULby Kianna AlexanderIn 1881, Sarah Webster is returning home to Fayetteville, NC to celebrate her mother's milestone birthday. Having spent the last two years working as a pastry chef in a Cheyenne hotel, she's a very different person than she was when she left. Her efforts towards women's suffrage, unknown to her family back home, are near and dear to her heart.Carpenter Owen Markham, charged with building the gazebo that will serve as Mrs. Webster's birthday gift, is intrigued by the middle daughter of the Webster household, whom he's never met before. Her father has decreed that he and Sarah are suited, but when he hears her unconventional stance on women's role in society, he's not so sure a love match can be made.LET US DREAMby Alyssa ColeHarlem  1917. After spending half her life pretending to be something she's not, performance is second nature for cabaret owner Bertha Hines. With the election drawing near and women's voting rights on the ballot, Bertha decides to use her persuasive skills to push the men of New York City in the right direction.Chef Amir Chowdhury jumped ship in New York to get a taste of the American Dream, only to discover hes an unwanted ingredient. When ornery Amir reluctantly takes a job at The Cashmere, he thinks he's hit the bottom of the barrel; however, working at the club reignites his dream of being a force for change. His boss, Bertha, ignites something else in him.Bertha and Amir clash from the start, but her knowledge of politics and his knowledge of dance force them into a detente that blooms into desire. But Bertha has the vice squad on her tail, and news from home may end Amirs dream before it comes to fruition. With their pasts and futures stacked against them, can Amir and Bertha hold on to their growing love?
/book/show/33123121-baby-come-back?from_search=true	Molly O'Keefe	Baby, Come Back (Bad Boy Romance, #2)	Special 99 cent preorder SALE!! Price goes up to 3.99 on release day!!A MAN WITH NOTHING LEFT TO LOSEI sold my soul a long time ago to pay my fathers debts. Now my life is a prison: no friends. No family. Nothing it would hurt to lose.I never shouldve touched Abby. I tried not to, but she is beautiful, magnetic, sexy. Everything I want but can't let myself have.UNTIL HESpecial 99 cent preorder SALE!! Price goes up to 3.99 on release day!!A MAN WITH NOTHING LEFT TO LOSEI sold my soul a long time ago to pay my fathers debts. Now my life is a prison: no friends. No family. Nothing it would hurt to lose.I never shouldve touched Abby. I tried not to, but she is beautiful, magnetic, sexy. Everything I want but can't let myself have.UNTIL HE MET HERShe seduced me not knowing who I was or what I really do in the shadows. I should have resisted her, but I wanted to be the man Abby thought I was for as long as I could.But all debts must be paid, sooner or later. And mine are paid with blood.Now Abby knows who I am, what I am, and shes run from me.I would have let her go for her own good. But when I find out shes carrying my baby  theres nowhere she can hide***************************Baby, Come Back is a full-length contemporary romance and the sequel to Bad Neighbor.
/book/show/23207613-vikings-unleashed?from_search=true	Kate Pearce Anne Marsh Crystal Jordan	Vikings Unleashed: 9 modern Viking erotic romances	Hide your virgins! #1 Viking Romance on Amazon, Top 10 Sci-Fi Romance!Nine biker, shifter, sci-fi and paranormal Viking erotic romances: modern, sexy versions of.Nine brand new bedtime stories!VIKING FIRE by award-winning author CRYSTAL JORDAN. Wolf-shifter Erik once betrayed the only woman heHide your virgins! #1 Viking Romance on Amazon, Top 10 Sci-Fi Romance!Nine biker, shifter, sci-fi and paranormal Viking erotic romances: modern, sexy versions of.Nine brand new bedtime stories!VIKING FIRE by award-winning author CRYSTAL JORDAN. Wolf-shifter Erik once betrayed the only woman he ever loved, the shieldmaiden Bryn, and it cost both their lives. Now, they serve the gods as immortal warriors, and an ancient prophecy forces them together to try to stop the coming apocalypse. What they dont expect is for the fire to burn as hot between them as ever.AT THE VIKINGS COMMAND by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author ANNE MARSH. A werewolf tries to protect her Pack and ends up in the arms of a ruthless Viking. Following her Vikings orders ignites a fiery passion and fulfills her secret fantasies, but can she claim her Viking for keeps?HEL's BELLES by DAYNA HART. Hela's one-night stand is assigned to mentor her through the creation of her new motorcycle club, but as their relationship starts to develop, the secrets she's keeping might cost her everything.THE VIKING QUEEN'S MEN by award-winning author HOLLEY TRENT. As the newly installed queen of an enclave of telepathic Viking descendants, Tess is the final arbiter of conflicts. Unfortunately, the very first one she has to resolve is in her own bedroom. Two men would fight to the death to win her, but to gain full control of her considerable power, she must find a way to keep them both.TAMING THE VIKING'S DRAGON by SHAWNTELLE MADISON. Only two riders can command an ice dragonDrifa wants nothing more than to complete her training as a Woman of Frost, but she is called to help destroy an evil force fallen from the stars. Three years ago, she left Steinn behind. To fight this new foe, they must forget their differences and reunite as man and woman. But for two Viking warriors, waging war is easier than forging peace.A VIKING'S PEACE by NYT Bestselling Author ZOE YORK. Thrown together in an intergalactic diplomatic mission, Reinn and Ashleigh know they must fight the burning attraction between them. But this Viking has finally found his mate, and nothing else matters.VIKING'S HEART by national bestselling author LORIBELLE HUNT. Jolie Hall is ready for her life to change. Being given to a Viking to clear her father's debts isnt quite what she had in mind, however. She cant deny shes drawn to Stone Ulfson, but can she believe his claim that she is his destined mate?VIKING'S FURY by award-winning author SARANNA DEWYLDE. Magnus the Destroyer will do anything to escape prison planet Hel and punish his captors, including taking the warden's innocent daughter Mercy as collateral. Only after they crash on an uninhabited planet, Magnus learns some things are more precious than vengeance.VIKING UNBOUND by New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author KATE PEARCE. Encased in ice, traveling through space and thousands of years adrift from his world, Viking Einarr Bloodaxe cant help but respond to the call of his female and finally break free of his magical entrapment.
/book/show/19280837-the-professor-and-the-nanny?from_search=true	Helen    Cooper	The Professor and the Nanny	Nelly is a recent college graduate who is working for her former professor Bradley Benford as a nanny. The sparks fly as they grow closer together and Nelly begins to hope that she will get to know Bradley as more than a professor or a boss.This is a sexy short story that many find erotic and sweet. A great quick read for those who like their romance with a little spice. TNelly is a recent college graduate who is working for her former professor Bradley Benford as a nanny. The sparks fly as they grow closer together and Nelly begins to hope that she will get to know Bradley as more than a professor or a boss.This is a sexy short story that many find erotic and sweet. A great quick read for those who like their romance with a little spice. This is an erotic romance.
/book/show/18336878-stormy-love?from_search=true	Allyson Simonian	Stormy Love	Sean McCaughan is the lead singer for Stormy Love. Over the years, he's been sucked into the rocker lifestyle. He's overly familiar with late night binges and one-night stands. Jenna Danner is trying to make money to help her mother take care of her younger brothers when she is hired as Silver Storm's assistant.When tragedy strikes Sean's family, it is Jenna he turns to.Sean McCaughan is the lead singer for Stormy Love. Over the years, he's been sucked into the rocker lifestyle. He's overly familiar with late night binges and one-night stands. Jenna Danner is trying to make money to help her mother take care of her younger brothers when she is hired as Silver Storm's assistant.When tragedy strikes Sean's family, it is Jenna he turns to. Will she accept him, faults and all? Or will she be unable to cope with his lifestyle and the danger it brings?Date of publication: 2/19/2014. Edited by Pam Berehulke. Approximately 52,000 words.
/book/show/32830384-bride-by-contract?from_search=true	Kendra Riley	Bride By Contract: A Billionaire Romance	Liana Turner had been secretary to Billionaire CEO Jackson Fisher for two years and she could not stand the man.Her contract at the company was almost up and she planned on leaving as soon as she could. She felt like Jackson could not wait to see the back of her either.However, Liana was more than shocked when Jackson called her into his office one day with the offer ofLiana Turner had been secretary to Billionaire CEO Jackson Fisher for two years and she could not stand the man.Her contract at the company was almost up and she planned on leaving as soon as she could. She felt like Jackson could not wait to see the back of her either.However, Liana was more than shocked when Jackson called her into his office one day with the offer of a very different contract for her.To fool his parents he wants her to be his wife for the week and also to pretend she is pregnant.Do this for him, and he will release her from her contract with a handsome pay off.At first Liana was happy to sign up but very soon she would find she was possibly making the biggest mistake of her life....
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/book/show/19824807-a-notorious-love?from_search=true	Sabrina Jeffries	A Notorious Love	Helena Laverick is at her wits end! The only man who can help find her eloping young sister is that scoundrel Daniel Brennan ?he man who played with her emotions last year and then left. And he used to be a smuggler! Although Mrs. Nunley's Guide to Etiquette for Young Ladies would never approve, Helena forced to go after the runaway in Daniel\\'9291s company. But somethingHelena Laverick is at her wits end! The only man who can help find her eloping young sister is that scoundrel Daniel Brennan ?he man who played with her emotions last year and then left. And he used to be a smuggler! Although Mrs. Nunley's Guide to Etiquette for Young Ladies would never approve, Helena forced to go after the runaway in Daniel\\'9291s company. But something about being with him feels oddly freeing ?nd a delicious tingle warns Helena that more than her reputation may be in danger... Daniel finds most of the prim and proper lovely\\'9291s rules ridiculous ?ut when she insists on masquerading as his wife for the sake of appearances, he immediately envisions the delights of sharing a bedchamber. The unexpected smouldering beneath her straitlaced exterior ignites his desire, and die vulnerability hidden beneath her cool control makes him want her even more. Yet Helena\\'9291s a lady, and he\\'9291s the son of a highwayman. How can he ever ask her to share his world?
/book/show/22504615-romancing-your-better-half?from_search=true	Rick Johnson	Romancing Your Better Half: Keeping Intimacy Alive in Your Marriage	Most married couples know how it goes. You start out in the throes of passionate romance only to have the fire cool over the years--especially when kids come along or life gets too busy. But keeping the romance alive is easier than most people think. Now the author ofshares the secrets of pursuing romance that won't quit.With wit and wiMost married couples know how it goes. You start out in the throes of passionate romance only to have the fire cool over the years--especially when kids come along or life gets too busy. But keeping the romance alive is easier than most people think. Now the author ofshares the secrets of pursuing romance that won't quit.With wit and wisdom, Rick Johnson shows men and women how to communicate effectively with their spouses, recapture the feeling of young love, incorporate romance and intimacy into everyday life, understand each other's unique sexual needs, and more. Anyone who has been married more than a couple of years will find useful insights and solid advice that will strengthen their marriage now and into the future.
/book/show/21417940-tempted-by-you?from_search=true	Helen Conrad	Tempted By You (Destiny Bay Romances-The Islanders, #3)	(The Destiny Bay Romances all take place in the same world and are loosely connected--but each story can stand on its own and each contains love scenes.)Pals--they're just pals.And that's all they'll ever be. You see, Taylor Lee is still healing from a rotten childhood and Kai Carrington is trying to make a career out of skimming the surface of the good life. She's chasing(The Destiny Bay Romances all take place in the same world and are loosely connected--but each story can stand on its own and each contains love scenes.)Pals--they're just pals.And that's all they'll ever be. You see, Taylor Lee is still healing from a rotten childhood and Kai Carrington is trying to make a career out of skimming the surface of the good life. She's chasing success; he's obsessed with staying playboy single, but both hit the wall of doubt when they find twin babies on the doorstep. A crazy weekend with diapers and lullabies opens them to something new--including some sexy romance that goes way beyond being pals. And when Taylor starts auditioning other guys as husband/father-of-twins material, Kai begins to panic. Doesn't he want to play that part himself? Maybe it's time to let his heart decide and turn his pal into a life partner.
/book/show/1520201.Captives_of_the_Night_Scoundrels_2_?from_search=true	Loretta Chase	Captives of the Night (Scoundrels, #2) (Five Star Standard Print Romance)	When the intriguing Comte d'Esmond enters a room, women swoon and men gnash their teeth. The count is fully accustomed to this reaction and brilliant at exploiting it. What he isn't prepared for is Leila Beaumont. One look from her tawny eyes is dangerously captivating. How ... troublesome. Esmond can't afford the distraction of an entanglement, however passionate it promiWhen the intriguing Comte d'Esmond enters a room, women swoon and men gnash their teeth. The count is fully accustomed to this reaction and brilliant at exploiting it. What he isn't prepared for is Leila Beaumont. One look from her tawny eyes is dangerously captivating. How ... troublesome. Esmond can't afford the distraction of an entanglement, however passionate it promises to be. He's supposed to be working --- for the government! --- and his employers want Leila's corrupt and treacherous husband brought to justice. When the spouse, unsurprisingly and conveniently, gets himself murdered, all Esmond has to do is clear Leila of suspicion and proceed to the next assignment.But not being hanged for her husband's murder isn't enough for Leila. She wants to learn the truth --- all of it --- from Esmond, a man who's been lying all his life.
/book/show/32316962-christmas-makeover?from_search=true	Cami Checketts	Christmas Makeover	Chelsea Jamison has been infatuated with Drew Stirling longer than she's loved playing basketball, high-top sneakers, and the Knicks. Unfortunately, all Drew sees is the kid who kicked his trash in the high school free throw contest and not the girl whose heart breaks into a fast dribble when he's near.Drew makes an unexpected visit home to Echo Ridge and their friendshipChelsea Jamison has been infatuated with Drew Stirling longer than she's loved playing basketball, high-top sneakers, and the Knicks. Unfortunately, all Drew sees is the kid who kicked his trash in the high school free throw contest and not the girl whose heart breaks into a fast dribble when he's near.Drew makes an unexpected visit home to Echo Ridge and their friendship picks up where they left off as they scheme to make a teenaged boy's Christmas dreams come true. When Chelsea realizes she's fallen for her best friend, she wonders if there is any hope of a relationship with Drew or if she's stuck in buddy-status for life.Bonus chapter by Jeanette Lewis: The Rebellious One: A Billionaire Bride Pact Romance and Taylor Hart: The Masquerading Groom: A Bachelor Billionaire Romance.
/book/show/30838277-the-message-in-a-bottle-romance-collection?from_search=true	Joanne Bischof Amanda Dykes Heather Day Gilbert	The Message in a Bottle Romance Collection: Hope Reaches Across the Centuries Through One Single Bottle, Inspiring Five Romances	Join the journey as one word etched in Latin on an ancient bronze bottle travels through the centuries to reach five young women who are struggling to maintain their faith in God and love. An Irish princess, a Scottish story weaver, a Post-Colonial nurse, a cotton mill worker, and a maid who nearly drownedeach receive a message from the bottle just when they need their hoJoin the journey as one word etched in Latin on an ancient bronze bottle travels through the centuries to reach five young women who are struggling to maintain their faith in God and love. An Irish princess, a Scottish story weaver, a Post-Colonial nurse, a cotton mill worker, and a maid who nearly drownedeach receive a message from the bottle just when they need their hope restored. But will the bottle also bring them each to a man whose love will endure?
/book/show/23491259-all-i-need?from_search=true	Caisey Quinn	All I Need: An Abbott Springs Romance	Winterfest is heating up in Abbott Springs...Everly Abbott has always been the outcast of Abbott Springs. With her pink hair, rock band, and bad reputation, she left her wholesome hometown behind as soon as she graduated high school. But now she'll have to return to the one place she swore she'd never play to perform at Winterfest.She wants to acceptance. Approval. ClosuWinterfest is heating up in Abbott Springs...Everly Abbott has always been the outcast of Abbott Springs. With her pink hair, rock band, and bad reputation, she left her wholesome hometown behind as soon as she graduated high school. But now she'll have to return to the one place she swore she'd never play to perform at Winterfest.She wants to acceptance. Approval. Closure.But her best friend and bandmate, Justin Cohen, is about to show her that what she thinks she wants isn't necessarily what she needs.*This is a New Adult romance and contains mature adult language and sexual situations. 17+**Originally appeared in All I Ever Wanted: An Abbott Springs Anthology. This version contains a bonus epilogue.
/book/show/27718073-ride-me-hard?from_search=true	Shari Slade	Ride Me Hard: A Biker Romance Serial	When a big scary biker shows up at Jimmy's Diner fifteen minutes before the end of my shift--covered in tattoos and looking at me like I'm on the menu--I should flip the open sign to closed. But I don't. I'm too used to doing what I've been told. Too used to working and struggling and surviving to do anything different. A closed sign wouldn't stop him anyway. He's here toWhen a big scary biker shows up at Jimmy's Diner fifteen minutes before the end of my shift--covered in tattoos and looking at me like I'm on the menu--I should flip the open sign to closed. But I don't. I'm too used to doing what I've been told. Too used to working and struggling and surviving to do anything different. A closed sign wouldn't stop him anyway. He's here to collect a debt. And I'm the only one left to pay. RIDE ME HARD is just the beginning. The wildly erotic journey continues with BREAK ME IN. These are short, hot reads, sure to leave you panting for more.
/book/show/22838886-runaway-ride?from_search=true	A.L. Summers Joanna  Wilson Emily Stone	Runaway Ride: Alpha Bad Boy Biker and MC Romance Box Set	9 authors, 26 sizzling stories, one unforgettable bundleTake a ride with these bad boys on the back of a roaring Harley. Lose yourself in their gritty, possessive, yet undeniable passion. Get ready for a taste of some of the hottest stories in the most dangerous motorcycle clubs.These men are rebels, outlaws and bad boys all, with nothing on their minds but the road and9 authors, 26 sizzling stories, one unforgettable bundleTake a ride with these bad boys on the back of a roaring Harley. Lose yourself in their gritty, possessive, yet undeniable passion. Get ready for a taste of some of the hottest stories in the most dangerous motorcycle clubs.These men are rebels, outlaws and bad boys all, with nothing on their minds but the road and the women in their journeys.These 26 stories will have you turning the pages faster and faster, taking you to places your heart can only imagine. Ride through the storms with these men and feel the excitement they draw out in their conquests as the miles roll by.
/book/show/27860140-sexy-bastards-anthology?from_search=true	Christine Bell Lexy Timms Sierra  Rose	Sexy Bastards Anthology: A Collection of Bad Boy, Biker and Alpha Romance Stories	Christine Bell - SWITCHBLADEMichael Blade has always thought of Kaitlin Pepper as the irritatingly prissy girl next door, but when she mistakes him for his twin andChristine Bell - SWITCHBLADEMichael Blade has always thought of Kaitlin Pepper as the irritatingly prissy girl next door, but when she mistakes him for his twin and shows up at his house wearing only a trench coat and a shaky smile, he starts to reconsider...Bella Wild - BAD BOY BIKERJessie used to think being a parolee psychologist was her way of helping ex-cons get a second chance as they integrated back into society--until she met Jace. He's the angry, inked, biker ex-con who refuses rehabilitation and insists on getting under her skin.Sierra Rose -This is the fu---- up version of Romeo and Juliet MC Club style...imagine Juliet a pistol, and Romeo a sexy, bad ass with wicked tats....oh, did I mention there's lots of cursing, leather-clad bikers, motorcycles, and sex?Lexy Timms -Katie's not your usual rich girl, and Morgan's not your typical biker. Falling for each other is inevitable, but what will happen when their worlds collide?Dale Mayer - SALVATIONBeaten. Broken. Finished.An abused wife meets the most unlikeliest of angels - a man who looks like the very devil himself. He won't let her give up. Nor will he let her go. Will he be yet another captor or will he become her salvation?Lisa Ladew -He'd loved her for as long as he could remember, but he would never pursue her, because he alone knew he was responsible for the one thing she would never forgive anyone for. When she starts to pursue him though, he doesn't think he can keep his distance.Cassie Alexandra -After a short fling with hell-raising womanizer, Taylor (Tail) Adams, Lauren Macey discovers that shes pregnant with the bikers child. Knowing that the MC lifestyle isnt what she wants for their baby, and that Tail isnt exactly father material, Lauren decides not to tell him. This proves challenging, especially when she realizes that he isnt ready to end their affairTasha Lyons - BIKER BLUES BABYMorgan and Jazz have dealt with most of the horrific problems that plagued their fledging relationship, at least they hope so. But just as one horrific set of troubles falls away, another interesting one comes into play. Will they survive this one too?C.J. Pinard -Can a street punk on the wrong path be transformed into a Special Forces killing machine? Once hes been rehabilitated, Ellis Anderson is determined to show the woman he loves that he's nothing like both the lives he's left behind. But actions speak louder than words  and he has a lot of work ahead of him.C.C. Cartwright -Justin can't get Sloane out of his head. He pushes her away for being his little sister's best friend, but now that she's filled out in all the right places, will he be able to resist the innocent, yet enticing woman she has become?Bella Love-Wins -Kane is now top dog in the Rugged Angels MC, and has slept with half the eligible biker chicks in Tucson. He meets his match when Kim, daughter of his club's former president, just won't give in to his usual tricks.Kylie Walker - INDECENT DESIRESDistrict Attorney Eric Steel is used to getting his way, and when he meets the new intern hired for his team, he wants her: preferably stripped
/book/show/18935560-temptation?from_search=true	Lucia Jordan	Temptation: Disaster	She planned to visit magical San Francisco for an evening of dinner and a little fun, but the an unpredictable disaster changed her plans, and her life.Temptation: Disaster is Book 1 of the 'Temptation'' series, a seriously hot and provocative romance by Lucia Jordan, written in her signature style of high passion, searing depictions and emotion.Good-girl nurse Annabel WShe planned to visit magical San Francisco for an evening of dinner and a little fun, but the an unpredictable disaster changed her plans, and her life.Temptation: Disaster is Book 1 of the 'Temptation'' series, a seriously hot and provocative romance by Lucia Jordan, written in her signature style of high passion, searing depictions and emotion.Good-girl nurse Annabel Webster comes to San Francisco for a dinner date with her boyfriend. They stop for a quick romp at a sex club, where she encounters Dr. Thornton Silver, a globe-trotting playboy with a reputation for fast living and dangerous appetites. Jealous of the chemistry between them, her boyfriend Stephen abruptly abandons her there. At that moment, a massive earthquake strikes, destroying their building, and Annabel finds herself with no option but to rely on Thornton to navigate the disaster-ravaged city. Horrified by Thorntons calculating determination and bizarre sexual proclivities, Annabel reluctantly follows him back to his hotel, where she succumbs to the temptations of her own desire to delve into his world of ecstasy and domination. When Stephen reappears, Annabel must choose to either follow Stephen to a safe shelter inside the city, or to trust Thornton to lead her through greater dangers to a possible escape from the city.
/book/show/21662333-possession-pointe?from_search=true	Leigh Jarrett	Possession Pointe: A ManLove Erotic Romance	Marc Tucker and Adam O'Neill typically wouldn't have crossed paths due to their vastly different career choices. Marc has been playing professional football for the past two years, straight out of college, while Adam has been honing his craft since he was nine years old; when his mother bought him his first pair of ballet shoes.Mandatory training for the offensive playersMarc Tucker and Adam O'Neill typically wouldn't have crossed paths due to their vastly different career choices. Marc has been playing professional football for the past two years, straight out of college, while Adam has been honing his craft since he was nine years old; when his mother bought him his first pair of ballet shoes.Mandatory training for the offensive players on Marc's team finds him in a ballet studio for the very first time in his life. The coach has told them it will improve their flexibility and agility, but Marc isn't the least bit impressed with the idea until he catches sight of their new ballet master. Adam's beautiful lines and lean muscular presence have Marc's body warming up in all the right places, but has Marc made a seriously misplaced assumption about Adam's potential interest in him?Content Information: This book contains graphic depictions of male/male sexual practices, graphic language and other content that some readers may find objectionable, including Christian teachings in regards to homosexuality, discussions of gay rights in the United States and mental illness; in particular BPD.
/book/show/6596228-the-heart-s-warrior?from_search=true	Leigh Bale	The Heart's Warrior (Medieval Romance Trilogy #1)	A heart broken Known for her healing skills, Kerstin, the Witch of Moere, is torn from the arms of her betrothed and forced into marriage with Jonas, the Beast of Hawkscliffe, her familys mortal enemy. Believing herself in love with another man, Kerstin cannot deny the fierce passion Jonas ignites within her, nor the awakening of feelings she has never known before. A hearA heart broken Known for her healing skills, Kerstin, the Witch of Moere, is torn from the arms of her betrothed and forced into marriage with Jonas, the Beast of Hawkscliffe, her familys mortal enemy. Believing herself in love with another man, Kerstin cannot deny the fierce passion Jonas ignites within her, nor the awakening of feelings she has never known before. A heart tormented A warrior of duty, to ensure peace, Jonas will honor the kings demand and wed the woman accused of murdering his elder brother. As Jonas faces Kerstins wrath, the golden warrior longs for serenity and love, but doubts these yearnings will ever come true. Yet, when he weds Kerstin, he finds his carefully guarded heart is overcome by desire and she alone can heal his damaged soul.
/book/show/23804090-my-rock-4?from_search=true	Alycia Taylor	My Rock #4 (The Rock Star Romance, #4)	Tristan and I seemed to be only doing one thing together...sex. But I was determined to get him help so he didn't die from drugs. The only problem was that he wouldn't go inside the rehab building if I didn't sing with him. I agreed hoping it wouldn't be a problem. Was this the next step towards a serious relationship or was it the next step to a destructive relationship?
/book/show/1835479.Aventuras_de_Jo_o_Sem_Medo?from_search=true	Jos Gomes Ferreira	Aventuras de João Sem Medo: Panfleto Mágico em forma de Romance	Biblioteca de Bolso Literatura #3Fbula fantstica recorrendo ao imaginrio mgico, por vezes de inspirao surrealista, este romance de Jos Gomes Ferreira  um prodgio de imaginao e engenho narrativo que consegue provocar o agrado de adolescentes e adultos.As aventuras fantsticas e intemporais de um Joo Sem Medo, natural de Chora que Logo Bebes, um aventureiro que fBiblioteca de Bolso Literatura #3Fbula fantstica recorrendo ao imaginrio mgico, por vezes de inspirao surrealista, este romance de Jos Gomes Ferreira  um prodgio de imaginao e engenho narrativo que consegue provocar o agrado de adolescentes e adultos.As aventuras fantsticas e intemporais de um Joo Sem Medo, natural de Chora que Logo Bebes, um aventureiro que foge de um pas cinzento, conhece a diversidade do mundo, enfrenta o seu prprio medo...
/book/show/22026633-not-his-mate?from_search=true	M.L. Briers	Not His Mate	* Cover art has been changed. Please make sure you haven't previously downloaded this book *Nadia was in her happy place, but all that was about to change.When Nadias sisters arrive foretelling doom for her and the local pack shes forced into a situation where she has to work with the same pack that have been hounding her since she moved to town. Its an unhappy allian* Cover art has been changed. Please make sure you haven't previously downloaded this book *Nadia was in her happy place, but all that was about to change.When Nadias sisters arrive foretelling doom for her and the local pack shes forced into a situation where she has to work with the same pack that have been hounding her since she moved to town. Its an unhappy alliance, but one that she needs to live with in order to live.The Alpha is determined to save his pack from the Werewolves that have been attacking with what seems to be uncharacteristically controlled tactical awareness. Suspecting that magic lurks somewhere behind the scenes, he is reluctantly forced to accept the help of the Fae when they appear to hold the answers.But things dont always go to plan. Saving the Witch shouldnt have been high on his agenda, but when push comes to shove, he needs to decide if splitting the pack and fighting on two fronts is worth the risk.Adult Content
/book/show/10104350-50-classic-romance-books?from_search=true	Various Edgar Wallace Edith Wharton	50 Classic Romance Books	Collected here is a massive anthology of 50 of the great love stories of all time. An active table of contents is included to help you quickly find each work.Works include:The Abysmal Brute by Jack LondonAffairs of State by Burton E. StevensonThe Alaskan by James Oliver CurwoodAnn Veronica by H. G. WellsAt Large by E.W. HornungThe Beautiful and Damnedby F. Scott FitzgeraldCollected here is a massive anthology of 50 of the great love stories of all time. An active table of contents is included to help you quickly find each work.Works include:The Abysmal Brute by Jack LondonAffairs of State by Burton E. StevensonThe Alaskan by James Oliver CurwoodAnn Veronica by H. G. WellsAt Large by E.W. HornungThe Beautiful and Damnedby F. Scott FitzgeraldBeyond the City by Arthur Conan DoyleThe Black Moth by Georgette HeyerBlind Love by Wilkie CollinsThe Blithedale Romance by Nathaniel HawthorneThe Blue Lagoon: A Romance by H. de Vere StacpooleBones in London by Edgar WallaceThe Border Legion by Zane GreyCandide by VoltaireChance by Joseph ConradThe City of Fire by Grace Livingston HillCleopatra by Georg EbersDamsel in Distress by Pelham Grenville WodehouseThe Day Boy and the Night Girl by George MacDonaldThe Flag-Raising by Kate Douglas WigginGirl on the Boat by Pelham Grenville WodehouseGreen Mansions by W. H. HudsonThe House of Mirth by Edith WhartonJane Eyre by Charlotte BronteJude the Obscure by Thomas HardyJust Around the Corner by Fannie Hurst'Lena Rivers by Mary J. HolmesThe Mad King by Edgar Rice BurroughsMadame Bovary by Gustave FlaubertNorth and South by Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellAn Old Man's Love by Anthony TrollopeAn Outback Marriage by Andrew Barton PatersonPamela by Samuel RichardsonParis by Jacques Casanova de SeingaltThe Phantom of the Opera by Gaston LerouxPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenThe Rainbow by D H LawrenceRomeo and Juliet by William ShakespeareA Room with a View by E. M. ForsterThe Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness OrczyThe Sheik by E. M. Hull'Smiles' by Eliot H. RobinsonSwan Song by Anton CheckovSweethearts at Home by S. R. CrockettThe Tale of Genji by Murasaki ShikibuThis Side of Paradise by F. Scott FitzgeraldWashington Square by Henry James'Way Down East by Joseph R. GrismerWomen in Love by D.H. LawrenceWuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
/book/show/13077711-matters-of-the-heart?from_search=true	Sonia Francesca	Matters of the Heart (Precious Hearts Romances, #1362)	Florence was carefree. Lahat ng bagay ay nagagawa niyang idaan sa biro. Pero nakilala niya si Donn--seryoso, at ang nais nito ay nasa ayos ang lahat. He was so considerate na mas uunahin pa nito ang damdamin ng ibang tao kaysa sa sarili nitong kaligayahan.Biglang umFlorence was carefree. Lahat ng bagay ay nagagawa niyang idaan sa biro. Pero nakilala niya si Donn--seryoso, at ang nais nito ay nasa ayos ang lahat. He was so considerate na mas uunahin pa nito ang damdamin ng ibang tao kaysa sa sarili nitong kaligayahan.Biglang umiral ang inborn na pagkapilantropo ni Florence. Itinalaga niya ang sarili niya bilang tagapagligtas ng lalaki. Hindi niya ito hahayaang matali sa isang relasyon na ang mayamang lola lamang nito ang may gusto.Gumawa siya ng paraan upang ma-realize nitong hindi ito magiging masaya kung patuloy lang itong makikipag-ugnayan sa babaeng ipinagkasundo rito na si Anette. Kahit na patuloy nito iyong itinatanggi.Pero bakit siya nito biglang hinalikan? At ang masama, buong alab din niya iyong tinugon...
/book/show/25972665-edge-of-passion?from_search=true	Ellie Danes Katie Kyler	Edge of Passion: An Alpha Billionaire Romance (The Edge, #4)	Allison Mahoney is the hardest working employee at Tolbert & Tolbert. She gets in early and stays late, all to impress her boss, who doesn't even know she exists.Joshua Tolbert dates super models, drives fast cars and runs the planets most success dating site. Lucky in love and life, Joshua has iAllison Mahoney is the hardest working employee at Tolbert & Tolbert. She gets in early and stays late, all to impress her boss, who doesn't even know she exists.Joshua Tolbert dates super models, drives fast cars and runs the planets most success dating site. Lucky in love and life, Joshua has it all, including a jealous brother and partner that barely gets any recognition at all.After being dismissed and ignored by her secret love, Allison turns to the one place she never thought she would to find love.** This hot, steamy and seductive romance series is ideal for fans of J.S. Scott, Cassie Cross, Hannah Ford, and Kelly Favor**
/book/show/18894768-damaged-beauties?from_search=true	Aphrodite Hunt	Damaged Beauties (Romanced by the Damaged Millionaire, #1)	HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO UNCOVER A SECRET?Pretty and hard-nosed investigative journalist, Virginia Tremont, has talked her editor into giving her an assignment - to find out what happened to her former teenage celebrity crush, who suddenly and mysteriously disappeared from the public eye ten years ago.Virginia discovers that he now goes by the name of Ethan Greene. He is hoHOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO UNCOVER A SECRET?Pretty and hard-nosed investigative journalist, Virginia Tremont, has talked her editor into giving her an assignment - to find out what happened to her former teenage celebrity crush, who suddenly and mysteriously disappeared from the public eye ten years ago.Virginia discovers that he now goes by the name of Ethan Greene. He is holed up in a mansion on a hill where strange things have been rumored to happen. Curiosity-seeking teenagers have been spooked. Young women have disappeared. Ethan himself is a recluse and is almost never seen.Virginia engineers herself to be swept up in the strikingly handsome Ethan's world, where nothing is as it seems. Then there are the troubling entries in Ethan's diary: He was here again. He wants to kill me. Take over this house completely.Too late, Virginia finds herself falling for him, and he for her. But has Virginia put herself in the path of a danger she has totally unforeseen?At 20,000 words, DAMAGED BEAUTIES is the first volume in the 'ROMANCED BY THE DAMAGED MILLIONAIRE' BDSM erotic romance series.
/book/show/31287964-magic-mayhem?from_search=true	Nicole Kimberling (Editor) Amanda  Jean (Editor) Samantha Derr (Editor)	Magic & Mayhem: Fiction and Essays Celebrating LGBTQA Romance	Everyone deserves to see themselves in stories, to see themselves get a happy ending. For the past few years, GRNW has helped to see those stories reach more of the LGBTQ community, and gain traction is libraries and beyond.Furthering that goal is this collection of fiction and essays, including information on how to get books in libraries, letters from authors, why positiEveryone deserves to see themselves in stories, to see themselves get a happy ending. For the past few years, GRNW has helped to see those stories reach more of the LGBTQ community, and gain traction is libraries and beyond.Furthering that goal is this collection of fiction and essays, including information on how to get books in libraries, letters from authors, why positive and happy queer books are so important, and short stories about tattooists, soldiers, mages, and cyborgs that span the LGBTQ spectrum.
/book/show/18619335-sursis?from_search=true	Jean-Paul Sartre	Sursis: romance (Os Caminhos da Liberdade #2)	A masterly historical re-creation, it depicts at once the negotiations between the British government under Neville Chamberlain and NaziGermany and the lives of the French people as the world braces itself for war.
/book/show/28149182-star-bright?from_search=true	Carla Coxwell	Star Bright: A New Adult Romance Series - Book 1 (Star Bright New Adult Romance Series)	A New Adult Romance StoryJenny has hit a slump. After losing her child and being in an abusive relationship, she finds herself in a rut. Day in and day out, she doesA New Adult Romance StoryJenny has hit a slump. After losing her child and being in an abusive relationship, she finds herself in a rut. Day in and day out, she does the same thing, slowly losing herself.A random encounter with an old high school friend changes Jennys course. Before she can overthink it, she is jet setting off to Hollywood to restart her life. Determined to turn a new leaf, she moves in with Kathy, her high school friend, and decides to get into acting.But things quickly grow complicated. Torn between her feelings for her agent, Jon, and Rich, a charming bad boy who has ties in the movie industry, Jenny works through her past demons to try to get a grip on her present.As Jenny struggles to learn the lesson that in Hollywood not everyone is what they appear to be, she tries to become a person that she can be proud of. Will she be able to find love and success in Hollywood? Or will Jenny be dragged down by her past forever?
/book/show/6973878-night-of-the-wolf?from_search=true	Alice Borchardt	Night of the Wolf (A Paranormal Romance)	, Alice Borchardt's acclaimed novel of a shapeshifter's struggle to survive as woman and wolf amid the Dark Ages, announced the arrival of a ferociously gifted writer. Now, with her masterful weaving of adventure, history, and magic, Borchardt delves deeper into the shape-shifter legend, and brings an earlier, more savage time brilliantly to life.The fearsom, Alice Borchardt's acclaimed novel of a shapeshifter's struggle to survive as woman and wolf amid the Dark Ages, announced the arrival of a ferociously gifted writer. Now, with her masterful weaving of adventure, history, and magic, Borchardt delves deeper into the shape-shifter legend, and brings an earlier, more savage time brilliantly to life.The fearsome legions of Julius Caesar have crushed resistance to Roman rule. The power of the druids is broken; the shattered tribes retreating to the dubious safety of the high mountains or fleeing north into lands as inhospitable as those left behind. Watching all the while through yellow eyes afire with curiosity and intelligence is Maeniel, a gray wolf . . . who is also a man.This is not the Maeniel of. Not the mature shapeshifter, secure in his dual nature, whose hard-won wisdom is the equal of his preternatural strength and passion. That Maeniel will not exist for another eight hundred years. Now he is a stranger to his human half, his reason chained to instinct. Yet as the ancient civilization of the Gallic tribes is systematically destroyed around him, a new Maeniel is about to be born from the ruins.It begins with a woman. She is Imona: young, proud, beautiful. The sight of her fills Maeniel with unfamiliar feelings and desires, triggering his transformation from wolf to man. In her arms he learns for the first time what it means to love. It is a knowledge that will change him forever. For when Imona vanishes following a Roman massacre, Maeniel begins to learn a very different lesson.Following Imona's trail as wolf and man, Maeniel is himself pursued by a warrior woman sworn to kill him. She is Dryas, a queen without a kingdom. But the two adversaries will prove to have much in common. And the hunt upon which they embark will lead them farther than they can imagine: to the gates of Rome itself. To the gates of their very souls . . .With,Alice Borchardt has given us another triumph of soaring imagination and adventure. By turns lyrical, sensuous, and violent, hers is a vision of the past that will stir both heart and mind. Her writing will possess you like a fever . . . and haunt you like a voluptuous dream.
/book/show/28325030-the-luck-of-barry-lyndon?from_search=true	William Makepeace Thackeray	The Luck of Barry Lyndon: A Romance of the Last Century	The Luck of Barry Lyndon is a picaresque novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, first published in serial form in 1844, about a member of the Irish gentry trying to become a member of the English aristocracy. Thackeray, who based the novel on the life and exploits of the Anglo-Irish rake and fortune-hunter Andrew Robinson Stoney, later reissued it under the title The MemoirThe Luck of Barry Lyndon is a picaresque novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, first published in serial form in 1844, about a member of the Irish gentry trying to become a member of the English aristocracy. Thackeray, who based the novel on the life and exploits of the Anglo-Irish rake and fortune-hunter Andrew Robinson Stoney, later reissued it under the title The Memoirs of Barry Lyndon, Esq.. Stanley Kubrick later adapted the novel into the movie Barry Lyndon (1975). Unlike the film, the novel is narrated by Barry himself, who functions as a quintessentially unreliable narrator, perpetually boasting and not realising the bad light in which he casts himself.
/book/show/33110158-marry-me-again?from_search=true	Nicole Snow	Marry Me Again: A Billionaire Second Chance Romance	HE CAN BUY ANYTHING EXCEPT A SECOND CHANCE WITH ME... KARA Once, when I was young and stupid, I had that boy. The charmer, the Adonis, the one who torched every woman's panties in our small town. He was my brother's best friend, practically part of the family. When he proposed, he promised me forever. Then the bastard disappeared without a word. It's taken five years to geHE CAN BUY ANYTHING EXCEPT A SECOND CHANCE WITH ME... KARA Once, when I was young and stupid, I had that boy. The charmer, the Adonis, the one who torched every woman's panties in our small town. He was my brother's best friend, practically part of the family. When he proposed, he promised me forever. Then the bastard disappeared without a word. It's taken five years to get over Ryan. I drowned myself crying a thousand times over. I moved on. I'm finally remembering what it's like to smile when guess who shows up. Everything about him is different. For one, he's become a freakin' billionaire. He walks like he's Mr. Tall, Dark, and Alpha incarnate. I know there's no justice in the world because his body matches his huge ego. Worse, he wants me to play Cinderella again. I can't. I won't. I don't believe in second chances. I'll never forget what he did. And if he's stupid enough to try kissing me with those unforgettable lips, he's going to feel my teeth. RYAN I did a terrible thing. No, I'm not talking about the filthy secret that wrecked everything. Leaving Kara killed me. I didn't have a choice. No amount of money, success, or bedding any woman I want whenever I flash my patented smirk makes up for losing her. She was the one. Hell, she still is. Time to remind her why. Whatever it takes to put my ring on her hand for good. I'm ready for the curses, the screams, the burn of her palm against my cheek. I'll taste her lips again, even if she bites. Just one catch - she can't find out what happened the night I left. There are no second chances if my past ruins us. This is a standalone romance novel brimming with temptation, tears, and alpha male explosions. High heat, no chill, and Happy Endings galore!
/book/show/18304040-deuses-t-mulos-e-s-bios-o-romance-da-arqueologia?from_search=true	C.W. Ceram	Deuses, Túmulos e Sábios. O Romance da Arqueologia	C.W. Ceram visualized archeology as a wonderful combination of high adventure, romance, history & scholarship. This book, a chronicle of the human search for our past, reads like a dramatic narrative. We travel with Heinrich Schliemann as, defying the ridicule of the learned world, he actually unearths the remains of the ancient city of Troy. We share the excitement ofC.W. Ceram visualized archeology as a wonderful combination of high adventure, romance, history & scholarship. This book, a chronicle of the human search for our past, reads like a dramatic narrative. We travel with Heinrich Schliemann as, defying the ridicule of the learned world, he actually unearths the remains of the ancient city of Troy. We share the excitement of Lord Carnarvon & Howard Carter as they first glimpse the riches of Tutankhamen's tomb, of George Smith when he found the ancient clay tablets that contained the records of the Biblical Flood. We rediscover the ruined splendors of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the wonders of the ancient wold; of Chichen Itza, the abandoned pyramids of the Maya: & the legendary Labyrinth of tile Minotaur in Crete. Here is much of the history of civilization & the stories of those who rediscovered it.
/book/show/28264448-the-vine?from_search=true	Lauren K. McKellar	The Vine (A Bindarra Creek Romance #10)	Work hard. Family first. Protect your heart.Theyre the three rules Eva Storey has lived by, ever since that one terrible night in her past. That one terrible night when Eva lost everyone she loved.And it was all. Her. Fault.Now, Eva spends her days working hard on the Storey Family vineyard, and on keeping her secret from everyone in town. She doesnt have time for BindaWork hard. Family first. Protect your heart.Theyre the three rules Eva Storey has lived by, ever since that one terrible night in her past. That one terrible night when Eva lost everyone she loved.And it was all. Her. Fault.Now, Eva spends her days working hard on the Storey Family vineyard, and on keeping her secret from everyone in town. She doesnt have time for Bindarra Creeks sexy new firefighter or his rigorous hazard-reduction burning. And she definitely doesnt have time to fall in love.When sparks fly between the strong-willed couple, Evas deadly secret comes tumbling out. Will their fiery passion be enough to overcome her charred past?Its fire season, baby, and Evas going to get burned.
/book/show/21604986-wicked-mourning?from_search=true	Heather Boyd	Wicked Mourning	Widow, Clara Blackstone, is a faithful woman who has mourned her philandering husband for the last six months. Sheltered from pity and whispering tongues at a friend's country estate, Clara awaits the birth of her first child with mounting confusion. Despite the tiny life growing inside her, she dreams of passion in Reggie's arms. And the erotic fantasies grow more compellWidow, Clara Blackstone, is a faithful woman who has mourned her philandering husband for the last six months. Sheltered from pity and whispering tongues at a friend's country estate, Clara awaits the birth of her first child with mounting confusion. Despite the tiny life growing inside her, she dreams of passion in Reggie's arms. And the erotic fantasies grow more compelling every day.When Reginald Moore's wife died in the arms of her lover, Clara's husband, he whisked pregnant Clara away from false friends to his country estate to avoid the strain of the scandal. After six months of pretence, Reggie is done mourning his faithless wife and, despite his originally noble intentions, he longs to have Clara in his bed - unborn child and all.But are his skills of persuasion enough to convince Clara to set aside her grief for a faithless man and choose a new life with the one who stood by her, no matter the obstacle?Author's note: this story contains a red hot romance between two wicked mourners around one rather large baby bump.A regency short romp.
/book/show/26095382-bloodshed?from_search=true	Olivia Jones	Bloodshed: A Motorcycle Club Romance	I was assigned the Wheels of Ash MC to interview and that's when cocky and arrogant Liam came into my life. He's a hard criminal and I have no business being anywhere near him.Liam tells me I'm beautiful and that he wants me, but there's a secret I haven't told him yet. I'm ignoring the instinct to run for the hills. The danger and mystery surrounding him exciteI was assigned the Wheels of Ash MC to interview and that's when cocky and arrogant Liam came into my life. He's a hard criminal and I have no business being anywhere near him.Liam tells me I'm beautiful and that he wants me, but there's a secret I haven't told him yet. I'm ignoring the instinct to run for the hills. The danger and mystery surrounding him excite me too much. I can't stop imagining his naked body on top of me, his rough lips all over me.I don't know what it is about this girl. I've been with hundreds before but never one like this. Charlotte's so innocent and pure. She makes me feel something deep insidean emotion I've never felt for someone before. But the MC needs all my focus now.I can't let my head get clouded.
/book/show/8003435-brides-of-arkansas?from_search=true	Janet Lee Barton	Brides of Arkansas	Spring into Arkansas, where three women find love where they least expect it. Meagan Snow, looking for a loan, meets banker Nate Brooks. Will her beauty impel Nate to give her more credit than is due? Bitter and humiliated, Abigail Connors runs off to Hot Springs, only to become the subject of Marcus Wellingtons investigation. Will she ever overcome her past and find a loSpring into Arkansas, where three women find love where they least expect it. Meagan Snow, looking for a loan, meets banker Nate Brooks. Will her beauty impel Nate to give her more credit than is due? Bitter and humiliated, Abigail Connors runs off to Hot Springs, only to become the subject of Marcus Wellingtons investigation. Will she ever overcome her past and find a love of her own? After her fiancs death, Becca Snow swore off all men, including Luke Monroe. Will she find the courage to love again? Can these couples trust Gods plan for their lives?
/book/show/8608254-before-the-season-ends?from_search=true	Linore Rose Burkard	Before the Season Ends	
/book/show/26053550-edge-of-love?from_search=true	Ellie Danes Katie Kyler	Edge of Love: An Alpha Billionaire Romance (The Edge, #6)	Allison Mahoney is the hardest working employee at Tolbert & Tolbert. She gets in early and stays late, all to impress her boss, who doesn't even know she exists.Joshua Tolbert dates super models, drives fast cars and runs the planets most success dating site. Lucky in love and life, Joshua has iAllison Mahoney is the hardest working employee at Tolbert & Tolbert. She gets in early and stays late, all to impress her boss, who doesn't even know she exists.Joshua Tolbert dates super models, drives fast cars and runs the planets most success dating site. Lucky in love and life, Joshua has it all, including a jealous brother and partner that barely gets any recognition at all.After being dismissed and ignored by her secret love, Allison turns to the one place she never thought she would to find love.** This hot, steamy and seductive romance series is ideal for fans of J.S. Scott, Cassie Cross, Hannah Ford, and Kelly Favor**
/book/show/26486097-married-til-monday?from_search=true	Denise Hunter	Married 'Til Monday: A Chapel Springs Romance	Ryan McKinley has tried to move on from his ex-wife, Abby.He's sulked, he's gotten angry, and ultimately he bought her dream house. Big mistake. Living alone in the massive two-story has only made him miss her more. When her parents call him out of the blue about their anniversary party in Summer Harbor, Maine, Ryan believes God has dropped a golden opportunity straight iRyan McKinley has tried to move on from his ex-wife, Abby.He's sulked, he's gotten angry, and ultimately he bought her dream house. Big mistake. Living alone in the massive two-story has only made him miss her more. When her parents call him out of the blue about their anniversary party in Summer Harbor, Maine, Ryan believes God has dropped a golden opportunity straight into his lap.
/book/show/32680380-alpha-billionaire-romance?from_search=true	Anna Collins Patricia Moore	Alpha Billionaire Romance: Billionaire Desires: An Alpha Billionaire Romance Standalone	Introducing the Billionaire Desires - Discover NOW The New Alpha Billionaire Romance Series by Anna Collins!is an up and coming journalist with her eyes set on bringing down a highly respected billionaire.is considered above reproach and a man of considerable means.Jennifer is that tenacious pit bulIntroducing the Billionaire Desires - Discover NOW The New Alpha Billionaire Romance Series by Anna Collins!is an up and coming journalist with her eyes set on bringing down a highly respected billionaire.is considered above reproach and a man of considerable means.Jennifer is that tenacious pit bull that has no problem getting deep into the dirt to find what shes looking for. She begins to make inroads by accosting him with a proposition that he would be a fool to turn down. They both see each other as a means to an end. They begin to realize that being this close can cause the unseen side effect of wanting more than just lip service.This will be a journey of self discovery for the both of them. Jennifer will learn who Michael Lloyd really is and Jennifer will find out what she is capable of in more ways than one.Will it surprise them to learn that they have more in common than they would ever believe? Those
/book/show/23510327-raspberry-kisses?from_search=true	Cecelia Dowdy	Raspberry Kisses (Bakery Romance, #1)	Facing eviction, Rhea Morrison, a young grieving widow, must save her failing bakery. Herrecently-injured twin sister, Raven, loans her money  stipulating Rhea attend a singles retreat to spy on Martin Lane, Ravens new love interest. Disgruntled, Rhea attends the retreat and is attracted to Martin. She discovers that Martin can help save her bakery.Pastor Martin lamentsFacing eviction, Rhea Morrison, a young grieving widow, must save her failing bakery. Herrecently-injured twin sister, Raven, loans her money  stipulating Rhea attend a singles retreat to spy on Martin Lane, Ravens new love interest. Disgruntled, Rhea attends the retreat and is attracted to Martin. She discovers that Martin can help save her bakery.Pastor Martin laments over his secret, traumatic past mistakes. Hes destined to lead his fathers church, despite blatant rejection. He cant love Rhea - hes yet to forgive himself for his past, and if Rhea knew how he used to be, she would have no interest in pursuing a relationship with him. In spite of their shared attraction, he helps Rhea form a plan to save her business. Martin, a former successful bakery owner, can expertly create delicious pastry recipes.Rhea feels torn about her attraction to Martin  hes a pastor, and after her husbands death, she vowed to never get involved with another pastor. Plus, her twin sister, Raven, has strong feelings for Martin. Can Rhea let herself have romantic feelings for Martin  knowing it would hurt her sister?Can Martin and Rhea overcome their past so that theyre free to love again?
/book/show/31747191-the-secret-of-the-india-orchid?from_search=true	Nancy Campbell Allen	The Secret of the India Orchid	Anthony Blake is in love with his best friend's sister, Sophia Elliot. But his plans to court her are put on hold when he is forced to resume his role as an undercover spy for the Crown. A secret document listing the names of the entire network of British spies-including his own-has been stolen. To protect Sophia, Anthony cuts off all ties to her and exchanges his life asAnthony Blake is in love with his best friend's sister, Sophia Elliot. But his plans to court her are put on hold when he is forced to resume his role as an undercover spy for the Crown. A secret document listing the names of the entire network of British spies-including his own-has been stolen. To protect Sophia, Anthony cuts off all ties to her and exchanges his life as an honorable earl for the faade of a flirtatious playboy.Heartbroken and confused, Sophia travels to India, hoping to find healing in one of the most exotic regions of the British Empire. But the exotic land isn't as restful as she had hoped. Instead, she finds herself embroiled in a mystery of a missing sea captain, a possible murder, and a plot that could involve the prince of India. And when Anthony appears at the British Residency, asking questions and keeping his distance from her, she is stunned.She still loves him, and, in her heart, she knows he loves her too. But how can she rebuild her relationship with him if he won't confide in her? Does she dare offer her heart to him a second time, or will their love be lost under the India sun?
/book/show/23304949-romancing-the-heart?from_search=true	Christina Skye Mimi Strong Roxanne St. Claire	Romancing The Heart	8 feel-good romances to ease the stress away!Share the joy of 8 happy-ever-afters with some of the best-known names in romance today. Each book in this limited-edition collection is a complete story -- no cliffhangers!Grab your favorite drink, find a comfy spot and read your way to paradise, replete with sweet and hunky heroes, near and distant lands, and love just the way8 feel-good romances to ease the stress away!Share the joy of 8 happy-ever-afters with some of the best-known names in romance today. Each book in this limited-edition collection is a complete story -- no cliffhangers!Grab your favorite drink, find a comfy spot and read your way to paradise, replete with sweet and hunky heroes, near and distant lands, and love just the way it should be.Passion and joy await...EXCLUSIVE!Read Christina Skye's newest release here first, and see why Booklist named her last release one of the Best Romances of 2013.The ROMANCING THE HEART BUNDLE includes:Christina Skye -(The Brides Club Series: Book 1)Mimi Strong -(Baker Street Romance: Book 2)Roxanne St. Claire -(The Billionaires of Barefoot Bay: Book 1)Patricia McLinn -(The Wedding Series: Book 1)Jennifer Blake -(The Italian Billionaires Collection: Book 2)Donna Fasano -Tamelia Tumlin -Lindy Corbin -
/book/show/25238222-death-by-romance?from_search=true	Anne Kennison	Death by Romance	A 5-STAR MURDER MYSTERY THAT WILL KEEP YOU TURNING PAGES!A 5-STAR MURDER MYSTERY THAT WILL KEEP YOU TURNING PAGES!
/book/show/519168.The_Romance_of_the_Harem?from_search=true	Anna Harriette Leonowens	The Romance of the Harem	From setting foot in Asia in 1849 (or was it 1845?) as Anna Crawford (or was it Anna Edwards?) to waltzing with Yul Brynner in glorious technicolor, Anna Leonowens and her romanticized experiences as the only Westerner behind the walls of Nang Harm (the walled harem of the king of Siam) have had a long, colourful, and often controversial existence.
/book/show/606649.Christmas_Romance?from_search=true	Catherine Hart Betina Krahn Barbara Dawson Smith	Christmas Romance	A Christmas melodie / Catherine HartA mail-order bride spends a romantic Christmas in a deserted cabin with a handsome young widower and his four rambunctious children...Six little angels / Betina KrahnAn unconventional young noblewoman reluctantly accepts the help of her handsome ex-suitor, rekindling long-suppressed desires...A match made in heaven / Linda LaddA ChristmaA Christmas melodie / Catherine HartA mail-order bride spends a romantic Christmas in a deserted cabin with a handsome young widower and his four rambunctious children...Six little angels / Betina KrahnAn unconventional young noblewoman reluctantly accepts the help of her handsome ex-suitor, rekindling long-suppressed desires...A match made in heaven / Linda LaddA Christmas wish by three matchmaking children brings together two lovers separated by the Civil War...Candle in the snow / Barbara Dawson SmithAn English schoolteacher faces the holiday return of her long-lost, devilishly handsome husband...Silent night, starry night / Katherine SutcliffeA lonely young woman of the west finds love with a handsome outlaw...
/book/show/25003965-two-by-taggart?from_search=true	Molly Taggart	Two by Taggart: A coming-of-age romance collection	This book collects two coming-of-age love stories by contemporary romance author Molly Taggart. With strong heroines who are grasping for growth and conflicted heroes who are confronting their futures, these romance novellas will appeal to both new adults and older readers.INCOMPLETE PASSSix years ago, Tracy Tanners father left home and never came back. Last year, she aThis book collects two coming-of-age love stories by contemporary romance author Molly Taggart. With strong heroines who are grasping for growth and conflicted heroes who are confronting their futures, these romance novellas will appeal to both new adults and older readers.INCOMPLETE PASSSix years ago, Tracy Tanners father left home and never came back. Last year, she almost dropped out of high school. This year, her boyfriends cheating on her. Shes nothing like her neighbor Sean Wilson, the all-American, straight-A student who always has a game plan. Sean knows hell be marrying his high school sweetheart and heading to college on a football scholarship this summer. Thats why Tracys puzzled when, late one night, she finds him slamming a crowbar against the wooden fence that separates their two homes. That fence wont be the last wall Sean tears down between them.ESCAPING VENICEVanessa Grayson longs to escape her unambitious past in her small hometown of Venice, Texas. Fresh out of college, she's aspiring to launch a career in politics. To concentrate on her goals, Vanessa has sworn off men, but Nick Andrews is going to test her resolve. The attractive young financial consultant behaves like a self-assured man, and yet his vulnerability runs as deep as Vanessa's own. When Vanessa finds herself sucked back into Venice, she retreats into her armor of cynicism. She can't imagine anything more dangerous than allowing Nick to chain her heart.
/book/show/18892826-true-love-west?from_search=true	Claire Charlins Karolyn James	True Love West (A Mail Order Romance, #5)	Sarah Crepley is used to a simple life at home with her emotionally distant parents and her sister, Rose. When Rose faces a tragic situation, it becomes blatantly obvious that Sarah has a much different relationship with her parents than Rose does. Tired of feeling invisible to those around her, Sarah heeds the advice of her sister and looks down a different path for her lSarah Crepley is used to a simple life at home with her emotionally distant parents and her sister, Rose. When Rose faces a tragic situation, it becomes blatantly obvious that Sarah has a much different relationship with her parents than Rose does. Tired of feeling invisible to those around her, Sarah heeds the advice of her sister and looks down a different path for her life... becoming a mail order bride.Charlie Huntereen never intended to become a man who lies, but after receiving no written responses from the truth, he decides to leave out the fact that he does indeed have a daughter. He has faith that the right woman will understand why he did what he had to do. When he receives Sarah's letter and discovers that she understands his loneliness, he can't fathom writing back to her with the truth...Will Sarah stay in Kansas to fulfill her commitment to a man who lied to her? Or will she board a train and face a life of loneliness?is a novel that yanks at the heartstrings, and makes you question whether you could trust your heart once it has already been broken.
/book/show/18524952-anything-he-wishes?from_search=true	Alana Marlowe	Anything He Wishes	Jessica Hunter's life was turned upside down when she lost her job and had to take a new one waiting tables in a swanky Yacht Club for the rich. She loathed the rich and hated waiting on them but that wouldn't stop her from taking an offer from the man that she may not be able to resist. That is...If she does Anything He Wishes.
/book/show/24144258-my-mr-sexy?from_search=true	C.C. Cartwright	My Mr. Sexy (My Mr. Romance, #2)	Readers should be prepared for a wild and sexy ride as Marissa Monroe tries to choose between the two hot men who want herin their bed!
/book/show/31828762-the-protective-one?from_search=true	Cami Checketts	The Protective One	Sweet romance by bestselling inspirational author, Cami CheckettsBetrayed by an FBI agent while in protective custody, MacKenzie Gunthrie escapes a crime lord and is left hiding from the authorities and her enemies. She finds solace in the peaceful mountain town of Crested Butte, Colorado. With help from a longtime girl's camp friend and a new identity, she's starting toSweet romance by bestselling inspirational author, Cami CheckettsBetrayed by an FBI agent while in protective custody, MacKenzie Gunthrie escapes a crime lord and is left hiding from the authorities and her enemies. She finds solace in the peaceful mountain town of Crested Butte, Colorado. With help from a longtime girl's camp friend and a new identity, she's starting to feel safe. The only problem is the overconfident and much too good-looking Isaac Turnbow. Protecting identity has become second nature, but Isaac poses a threat to her heart.Isaac Turnbow has an undeniable need to convince MacKenzie hes someone she can trust and kiss, but when well-armed men arrive to disturb their budding relationship, he must prove to her and himself that he can protect her.This fast-paced, clean Billionaire Bride Pact Romance is a fun and touching read you wont be able to put down.Bonus chapters by Lucy McConnell and Jeanette Lewis.
/book/show/29426651-under-the-veil?from_search=true	Katie de Long Elianne Adams Annie Nicholas	Under the Veil: A Boxed Set of Magical and Paranormal Romance Short Story Teasers	Under the Veil is 'Where Magic Begins.'From the 20 USA Today, International, and Award Winning Bestselling Authors of the Beyond the Veil boxed set, we start you off with steamy, magical & paranormal romance short stories to introduce our characters and whet your appetite, leaving you panting for more.Don't miss out on our boxed set of full length novels coming to yoUnder the Veil is 'Where Magic Begins.'From the 20 USA Today, International, and Award Winning Bestselling Authors of the Beyond the Veil boxed set, we start you off with steamy, magical & paranormal romance short stories to introduce our characters and whet your appetite, leaving you panting for more.Don't miss out on our boxed set of full length novels coming to you in Beyond the Veil on April 4th!
/book/show/1454076.La_Romance_de_t_n_breuse_?from_search=true	Marion Zimmer Bradley	La Romance de ténébreuse : La Matrice fantôme	Margaret Alton, rightful heir to the Alton Domain, has been making a desperate effort to confront her newfound laran powers and to understand the obscure, potent, and frightening nature of her unique shadow matrix. However Margaret's problems are not limited to the mystical powers of the mind, for she has fallen in love with Mikhail Lanart-Hastur, Regent to the royal ElhalMargaret Alton, rightful heir to the Alton Domain, has been making a desperate effort to confront her newfound laran powers and to understand the obscure, potent, and frightening nature of her unique shadow matrix. However Margaret's problems are not limited to the mystical powers of the mind, for she has fallen in love with Mikhail Lanart-Hastur, Regent to the royal Elhalyn Domain, a man she has been forbidden to marry, for their alliance would irrevocably alter the power balance of their planet.But when Margaret and Mikhail find themselves drawn inexorably to the shattered ruins of an ancient Tower - a Tower destroyed centuries ago - the landscape of terror which they must face will eclipse all their currnet strife. For a long dead Keeper awaits them in the Ages of Chaos. And in the quest set for them by this ancient shade they will face foes and challenges beyond their wildest imagings in a battle which may not only change the entire face of their world, but could alter the future so that they no longer exist!
/book/show/24427848-waves-of-romance?from_search=true	Lori Ann Mitchell	Waves of Romance (Beach Read, #2)	Sage Drake is living the good life in sunny Seaside Heights, Florida. Once an avowed workaholic, her sexy new lover  surfer, world traveler and author Derek Chambers  has awakened in her not just a love for the ocean, and surfing, but for life in general. But when her trusted assistant manager departs for college a few months early, Sage is forced to choose between managSage Drake is living the good life in sunny Seaside Heights, Florida. Once an avowed workaholic, her sexy new lover  surfer, world traveler and author Derek Chambers  has awakened in her not just a love for the ocean, and surfing, but for life in general. But when her trusted assistant manager departs for college a few months early, Sage is forced to choose between managing her bookstore, Sequels, or enjoying the good life with Derek. A solution comes in the form of Colby Weathers, a worthy replacement for her old assistant manager if only she wasnt so beautiful. Sage isnt the only one to notice and, when Derek and Colby hit it off, Sages worst fears are confirmed: he easily tosses her aside for the much younger Colby. Or does he? After a brief affair, Derek comes back, more in love than ever. The only question is: can Sage forgive him?
/book/show/32720913-seal-s-kiss?from_search=true	Vivian Wood	SEAL's Kiss: A Small Town Bad Boy Romance (Small Town SEALs #2)	A different woman, a different bed, each and every night of the week.Colt Roman is a hardened ex-SEAL. He may be missing his lower leg, but that doesnt keep him from bedding any woman who looks his way. During the day hes the good, upstanding son, running the family ranch.But at night, screams of Colt! practically echo through town.His latest target? Rose Elliot, tA different woman, a different bed, each and every night of the week.Colt Roman is a hardened ex-SEAL. He may be missing his lower leg, but that doesnt keep him from bedding any woman who looks his way. During the day hes the good, upstanding son, running the family ranch.But at night, screams of Colt! practically echo through town.His latest target? Rose Elliot, the gorgeous new-in-town veterinarian, the girl with the shy smile, the knockout body, and the shadow of something dark in those big blue eyes. Hes had a thousand girls like her, and it should be easy to have one incredible night and move on -- but he cant. Not from her.Because Rose has a secret, tragic past - a past thats chased her for years and a past thats catching up.Fast.Demons resurface as things heat up between Colt and Rose -- a dangerous heat grows between them that threatens to engulf them both.Can Colt handle Roses dark past? Or will she become just another notch in his belt?
/book/show/29431209-insufferable?from_search=true	Alaska Angelini	Insufferable: A Dark Erotic Romance (Unbearable #2)	Love was something I never thought to experience. Especially with the title I carried as Master to suicidal men and women. But then came Lydia. She was everything I wanted, and everything I thought Id never have.When Death sank its hooks into her and she stood on that cliff ready to die, I was willing to risk my life to save hers  and I did.Nearly dying may have delayeLove was something I never thought to experience. Especially with the title I carried as Master to suicidal men and women. But then came Lydia. She was everything I wanted, and everything I thought Id never have.When Death sank its hooks into her and she stood on that cliff ready to die, I was willing to risk my life to save hers  and I did.Nearly dying may have delayed my need to help her, but months later, she was back on my radar. I found her, and there was no escaping what I planned. Death might still be trying to take her away from me, but little did He know, Lydia was MINE.
/book/show/30170294-sun-moon?from_search=true	Lee Strauss Hope Franke Strauss	Sun & Moon (A Guitar Girl Romance #1)	Will Katja find happiness on her quest for the truth about Micah?There's an undeniable attraction between them, a gravitational pull they both struggle to resist. Katja can't help but fall in love.But Micah has a secret that could ruin everything.Sun & Moon: An honest emotional journey toward unconditional love.More in the Guitar Girl Romance series:Flesh & BoneWill Katja find happiness on her quest for the truth about Micah?There's an undeniable attraction between them, a gravitational pull they both struggle to resist. Katja can't help but fall in love.But Micah has a secret that could ruin everything.Sun & Moon: An honest emotional journey toward unconditional love.More in the Guitar Girl Romance series:Flesh & BoneHeart & SoulPeace & GoodwillThemes include:forgivenesssecond chancesfollowing your dreamsabusestrong female leadsspiritual journeyGod's love
/book/show/18800300-from-thin-air?from_search=true	Carolyn Brown	From Thin Air (A Black Swan Historical Romance, #2)	Ira McNewell was supposed to be dead. The government had sent a telegram saying he had been killed in action, yet there he was, sprawled out beneath Alice on the floor of the Black Swan Hotel. Ira had been engaged to her sister Catherine when he'd gone off to the war, not Alice. Not it was up to her to give him the terrible news that the flu had wiped out his whole family,Ira McNewell was supposed to be dead. The government had sent a telegram saying he had been killed in action, yet there he was, sprawled out beneath Alice on the floor of the Black Swan Hotel. Ira had been engaged to her sister Catherine when he'd gone off to the war, not Alice. Not it was up to her to give him the terrible news that the flu had wiped out his whole family, and his fiancee had married another man. To soften the blow, she hired him to work for her at the hotel. Poor Ira didn't know if he was doing the right thing or not. Alice had been tagged the village idiot when she was just a child. Having her for a boss wasn't the best-case scenario, but like thousands of other soldiers coming home from the war, he was broke and hungry. Working at the Black Swan was at least a job, and jobs were hard to come by. Alice had never minded that the folks in Huttig, Arkansas, thought she was dim-witted. At least not until Ira came home. She'd been in love with him since she was a girl, but she wasn't stupid enough to think he could ever love her back...or could he?
/book/show/20670522-one-helluva-christmas-romance?from_search=true	Clarissa Wild	One Helluva Christmas Romance	------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Katy knows firsthand. After Katy and her boyfriend Brent split up so he could go to a university across the state and she went to community coll------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Katy knows firsthand. After Katy and her boyfriend Brent split up so he could go to a university across the state and she went to community college, things went downhill for her. Katy barely managed to graduate, lives alone in her one bedroom apartment, and has a job at the local mall. As a Christmas Elf.And even that won't last.When Brent suddenly shows up at the mall looking for her, she knows she's in for one helluva ride. With her job on the line and a love life in shambles, she fights the urge to jump his sexy bones. But Brent has some secret surprises up his sleeve she wasn't prepared for...------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
/book/show/29655429-the-sheriffs-of-savage-wells?from_search=true	Sarah M. Eden	The Sheriffs of Savage Wells: A Proper Romance (Proper Romance Series)	He's the most fearsome sheriff in the West--a force to be reckoned with, the stuff of legend. But so is she. May the best sheriff win.Paisley Bell knows the eccentric people of Savage Wells. From the absentminded shopkeeper who always thinks she's been robbed to the young man who has returned shell-shocked from the war, Paisley has compassion for them all. When the sheriffHe's the most fearsome sheriff in the West--a force to be reckoned with, the stuff of legend. But so is she. May the best sheriff win.Paisley Bell knows the eccentric people of Savage Wells. From the absentminded shopkeeper who always thinks she's been robbed to the young man who has returned shell-shocked from the war, Paisley has compassion for them all. When the sheriff up and leaves town, Paisley steps up and assumes the responsibility, partly because she loves the work, but also because she needs the income to take care of her sick father. So when the town council decides that the position of sheriff should really go to a man, Paisley finds herself fighting to prove that she's the perfect candidate for the job, even though she wears a skirt.Cade O'Brien is heartily sick of shooting people. In his many years as a lawman, Cade has seen his share of blood and violence. So when he answers an advertisement for a sheriff job in the sleepy town of Savage Wells, he believes he's found the peace and quiet he's always desired. But when he discovers that his biggest competition for the job is a woman, he begins to question his decisions.Tension between the two begins to sizzle as both Cade and Paisley realize the attraction they have for each other, but when Paisley's former beau shows up in town, along with a band of bank robbers, the blossoming relationship between the two sheriffs is tested. They will have to work together to thwart the bank robbers and keep the town safe.
/book/show/25238313-love-is-all-you-need?from_search=true	Lily Zante Kit Martin Pamela M. Kelley	Love is all You Need: A Sweet Romance Box Set	A Sweet Romance Anthology: Love in 8 FlavorsA romance bundle featuring Contemporary, Historical, Western, Victorian, Regency, Medieval and Paranormal sweet romance:Opposites attract. When a high-flying career woman with no time for romance finds herself falling for a sexy young stripper, she has no idea just how much her life is about to change.A Sweet Romance Anthology: Love in 8 FlavorsA romance bundle featuring Contemporary, Historical, Western, Victorian, Regency, Medieval and Paranormal sweet romance:Opposites attract. When a high-flying career woman with no time for romance finds herself falling for a sexy young stripper, she has no idea just how much her life is about to change.What happens when six English ladies are shipped off halfway across the world as mail-order brides? EVERYTHING! Watch them go from a posh lifestyle in London to Clear Creek, a nothing of a town full of quirky characters, crazy livestock, and bumbling villains! Oh, and handsome grooms too!Molly Bishop is on the verge of her dream promotion when she's thrown a curveball-according to the will of her childhood friend Christian Ford's grandfather, in order for Christian to inherit the family ranch, where Molly's uncle and many others work, Christian and Molly must marry-and stay married for at least Six Months.A medieval tournament in Victorian Britain, two unlikely lovers, and an unfortunate dearth of umbrellas: Join the reporters of Allan's Miscellany on their first adventure as they travel to Scotland to attend the infamous Eglinton Tournament of 1839!When a cruel prank leaves the blind Olivia Blake ripe for humiliation, she is rescued by an infamous rake. Soon she is seduced by the charm of Adrian Calwell, a scandal-chased baron who is much more than he seems...When Emma Byrne loses her live-in job in Boston for rejecting the unwanted advances of her boss, moving to Montana to be a Mail-Order bride to widower Ethan Donovan and his young daughter Emily seems like the best solution. Except that the groom in question had no idea that his brother sent for a wife.What should have been a simple tarot card reading instead sends Julie on a quest for true love and a hidden family fortune. Helped along the way by her best friend, a psychic and an aura reader, Julie must learn to believe in the unseen before it is too late.A priceless ruby, a sexy gargoyle and a dangerous sorcerer. Just another day's work...
/book/show/2282917.Giants_Bread?from_search=true	Mary Westmacott (Pseudonym) Agatha Christie	Giants' Bread: A Novel of Romance and Suspense,	Vernon Deyre is a sensitive and brilliant musician, even a genius. But there is a high price to be paid for his talent, especially by his family and the two women in his life. His sheltered childhood does not prepare him for adulthood. To write his greatest masterpiece, he has to make a crucial decision with no time left to count the cost.
/book/show/13135771-the-christmas-singing?from_search=true	Cindy Woodsmall Cassandra Campbell (Reading)	The Christmas Singing: A Romance from the Heart of Amish Country	Mattie thought her childhood sweetheart adored her until he abruptly ended their engagement on Christmas Eve.Three years later, will learning the truth behind his rejection restore her Christmas joy  or open the door to even deeper heartbreak?Spend Christmas with the Amish in this sMattie thought her childhood sweetheart adored her until he abruptly ended their engagement on Christmas Eve.Three years later, will learning the truth behind his rejection restore her Christmas joy  or open the door to even deeper heartbreak?Spend Christmas with the Amish in this story of love, romance, heartache, and restoration.Experience the holidays with the Plain folk and discover the power of second chances in this touching story from the author of thebestseller,.Gideon Beiler has loved Mattie Eash since they were children. But when faced with unexpected circumstances, he makes up an excuse to end their engagement. He doesnt want to lie to her, but he believes that telling Mattie the truth will be more hurtful.Brokenhearted, Mattie moves from Apple Ridge, Pennsylvania to Ohio, where she pursues her longtime dream of becoming a cake decorator. She finds a new beaua man offering the secure relationship Gideon has denied her.When Mattie is forced to return to Apple Ridge, she and Gideon must confront the suffering created by his dishonesty  and address the powerful emotions that continue to bind the two childhood friends.
/book/show/25809001-coerced?from_search=true	Alexx Andria	Coerced: Blackmailed by the Billionaire (Buchanan Romance, #1)	
/book/show/11675049-chocolate-muse-a-love-by-chocolate-romance?from_search=true	Zelda Benjamin	Chocolate Muse (A Love by Chocolate Romance)	
/book/show/14289808-eliza-gayle-bdsm-romance-bundle?from_search=true	Eliza Gayle	Eliza Gayle BDSM Romance Bundle	. I intend to recommend this book to many of my friends, and when I do so, I will be quite vocal about just how much I liked it... ~ The Romance StudioThis story sizzles from the first sentence to the last. ~ Fallen Angel ReviewsIf you want a steamy read, complete with bondage, a little spanking. I intend to recommend this book to many of my friends, and when I do so, I will be quite vocal about just how much I liked it... ~ The Romance StudioThis story sizzles from the first sentence to the last. ~ Fallen Angel ReviewsIf you want a steamy read, complete with bondage, a little spanking and to drool over heroes, then look no further than Purgatory. ~ Whipped Cream ReviewsWelcome to Purgatory! A club for every fetish.In Eliza Gayle's sexy Purgatory series, club goers delve into their secret fantasies that include bondage, exhibitionism, flogging, and fire play. Beneath every secret desire is the need for more, the hope to find the Dominant or submissive of their dreams.Are you up for a taste of Purgatory?This 4 in 1 bundle includes Book 1:, Book 2:, Book 3:and Book 4:.If you enjoyed this BDSM Romance series, you might want to check out Eliza's Pleasure Playground series that begins with,.Would you like to find out when new books are released and be notified of contests? Please get my free newsletter! Visit my website atand enter your email address in the newsletter box.
/book/show/25043091-unite?from_search=true	Alycia Taylor	Unite (The Fighter Romance, #5)	Paul and me were finally coming together in spite of the things that seemed to be keeping us apart. Paul was making plans for the championship bout he had coming up. This is what he had worked for his entire adult life. The money and the notoriety for winning the title could be life-changing for him and his family. The problem nobody saw coming was Mitch. Hes out on bailPaul and me were finally coming together in spite of the things that seemed to be keeping us apart. Paul was making plans for the championship bout he had coming up. This is what he had worked for his entire adult life. The money and the notoriety for winning the title could be life-changing for him and his family. The problem nobody saw coming was Mitch. Hes out on bail and still out for revenge. Can Paul and me survive and if we do, will all of our plans be ruined?
/book/show/19068984-i-married-a-billionaire?from_search=true	Melanie Marchande Anya Karin (Editor)	I Married a Billionaire: The Complete Box Set Trilogy	
/book/show/18866942-taming-mcgruff?from_search=true	Laurie LeClair	Taming McGruff (Once Upon A Romance, #3)	What an awesome way to end the series. I am going to see what other books the author has written. 5 star review from Terri on Amazon.comCan following misguided dreams end up making you better than you ever imagined you could be?In book 3 of this Once Upon A Romance Series romantic comedy, Priscilla King wants to make her own unique stamp on the family store. However, sheWhat an awesome way to end the series. I am going to see what other books the author has written. 5 star review from Terri on Amazon.comCan following misguided dreams end up making you better than you ever imagined you could be?In book 3 of this Once Upon A Romance Series romantic comedy, Priscilla King wants to make her own unique stamp on the family store. However, she's the littler sister no one takes seriously. She longs to prove she's worthy of the King name. Who would have ever thought a man she barely knows is the only one who will listen to her?!Hell-bent on revenge against her mother, Griffin James, seeks to destroy King's Department Store. But when he meets Priscilla, he only wants to protect her from himself. How can he move forward with his plans when his heart won't follow along?What happens when a carefree, fun-loving Pixie and an intense, sexy McGruff cross paths? Will their hearts get in the way of their dreams?Very funny and real pleasure to read. Keep them coming. Want more of this author. Very good story line to follow. Leroy on Amazon.com
/book/show/18910410-le-diable-s-habille-en-tartan-milady-romance?from_search=true	Teresa Medeiros	Le diable s'habille en tartan (Milady romance)	Il a enlev la belle, mais se retrouve prisonnier de son curEmmaline Marlowe est sur le point dpouser le puissant chef du clan Hepburn afin de sauver sa famille de la ruine, quand Jamie Sinclair surgit dans labbaye et lenlve. Ennemi jur de Hepburn, le ravisseur dEmma est tout linverse de son fianc : beau, viril, audacieuxJamie sattend  tomber sur une AnglaisIl a enlev la belle, mais se retrouve prisonnier de son curEmmaline Marlowe est sur le point dpouser le puissant chef du clan Hepburn afin de sauver sa famille de la ruine, quand Jamie Sinclair surgit dans labbaye et lenlve. Ennemi jur de Hepburn, le ravisseur dEmma est tout linverse de son fianc : beau, viril, audacieuxJamie sattend  tomber sur une Anglaise timore, pas sur une beaut troublante au caractre bien tremp. Les deux jeunes gens ne peuvent se permettre doublier quils sont ennemis, pourtant leur attirance va troubler les rgles du jeu.
/book/show/23299119-sleeping-beauty?from_search=true	Caelia Sky	Sleeping Beauty: An Erotic Romance	Camille Palme's only expectations in life were to serve and die. That was what her organization expected of her, and that is all she expected of herself. At least until she became Inspired by the music of the violin, and fell in love.When Camille is chosen as a participant in a game of life and death against another assassin, with her freedom as the reward, it all soundsCamille Palme's only expectations in life were to serve and die. That was what her organization expected of her, and that is all she expected of herself. At least until she became Inspired by the music of the violin, and fell in love.When Camille is chosen as a participant in a game of life and death against another assassin, with her freedom as the reward, it all sounds too good to be true.But when met by an unexpected encounter with someone she holds dear, she unwillingly turns into another person, and the woman she thought she knew all along, turns out to be no more than a faade masking a much larger, dormant truth.Change was happening, and in a moment where one mistake could be the death of her, it couldn't come at a worst moment. Camille always had her priorities in order, but now, she wasn't so sure about herself, and it frightened her.An 11,700 word noveletteDue to steamy and violent content, this romantic suspense series is recommended for 18+.This is part one of a four part series.Other Parts:Sleeping Beauty: Book OneSleeping Beauty: Book Two (Free with KU) -Sleeping Beauty: Book Three (Free with KU) -Sleeping Beauty: Book Four(Free with KU) -DRM Free
/book/show/25843075-save-me?from_search=true	Bella Scully	Save Me: a Stepbrother Romance	Ive been broken since Dad died. Crippled by pain and the secrets I keep. Im supposed to be perfectthe good girl with the 5.0 GPA and a ticket to Harvard. The last thing I need is a sexy, dangerous, tattooed bad boy stalking me, flIve been broken since Dad died. Crippled by pain and the secrets I keep. Im supposed to be perfectthe good girl with the 5.0 GPA and a ticket to Harvard. The last thing I need is a sexy, dangerous, tattooed bad boy stalking me, flirting with me, and calling mewith a cheeky grin. Especially if that bad boy is my obsessive childhood bully. Cal Gatlin.I hate him.But now that we are forced together by our parents' marriage, our acts are breaking down. Hes seeing the weak, imperfect side of me Ive been terrified to show to anyone. And Im discovering the pain beneath his cocky bad boy mask. Deep down, were each both just as broken as the other.Loving Cal Gatlin hurts. Its dangerous. Its reckless.But maybe we can save each other.___
/book/show/23499531-romancing-the-rogue?from_search=true	Katherine Bone Christi Caldwell Ruth J. Hartman	Romancing the Rogue	Rose Gordons His Yankee BrideFrom the movement Carolina Ellis sees one Mr. John Banks, she knows she must have him--no matter the cost. John Banks wants nothing to do with the scandalous, sweet talking, ever-present, American beauty named Carolina, or so thats what he keeps saying...Christi Caldwells My Lady of DeceptionFor Georgina Wilcox, only child of the notoriouRose Gordons His Yankee BrideFrom the movement Carolina Ellis sees one Mr. John Banks, she knows she must have him--no matter the cost. John Banks wants nothing to do with the scandalous, sweet talking, ever-present, American beauty named Carolina, or so thats what he keeps saying...Christi Caldwells My Lady of DeceptionFor Georgina Wilcox, only child of the notorious traitor known as The Fox, there are too many secrets to count. However, after her interference results in great tragedy, she resolves to never help another... until she meets Adam Markham.Lord Adam Markham is captured by The Fox. Imprisoned, Adam loses everything he holds dear. As his days in captivity grow, he finds himself fascinated by the young maid, Georgina, who cares for him.Ruth Hartmans Love Birds of Regents ParkLucy Ashbrook discovers that birds arent the only pleasing things at the Regents Park Bird Sanctuary. A certain Sanctuary worker, Oliver Barrow, has stolen her heart. But Oliver has a secret that just might get in the way of anything more than friendship developing between them. Can they find a way to be together in spite of the many obstacles?Katherine Bones Duke by Day, Rogue by NightConstance Danburys only hope of escaping a forced marriage is to trust a clandestine pirate, a man who must choose between vengeance and protecting his identity, an act that forces him to cross into more dangerous territory losing his heart.Patty Kiyonos Searching for Lady LuckA pretty lady named Rose seems to bring Charlie Brannigan good luck every time she appears. Could she be his ticket back to the big time?Moriah Densleys Song for SophiaDesperation has led Anne-Sophia Duncombe to a life of exile. Still, she is always just one mistake away from capture and a marriage she would rather die than endure. As a last resort to remain hidden from her former life, Sophia attempts a radical scheme; a life of humility and disguise.Kim Bowman & Kay Springsteens Something Like A LadyJonathan Durham, Fourth Earl of Seabrook, needs a wife, and Lady Annabella Price's mother wants her to find a husband. But how will Jon convince his unwilling bride to give their marriage a chance when's she's determined to have it dissolved?Melissa MacKinnons Return to MeMarek cant deny his desire for Brynn, but these are wartimes, and she is the enemy. And though love knows no prejudice, the world in which he lives isnt nearly as forgiving.Kristin Vaydens Redeeming the Deception of GraceLady Grace Hashiver has perfected the art of hiding behind a sarcastic wit when it comes to dealing with the rakish Ewan Emmett Duke of Greys, her childhood tormentor. Its her only weapon, for if she let her guard down even for a moment, surely hed know just how much she loved him. A love she knew could never happen.B. G. Lashbrooks Olivias JourneyWhen Olivia Manning finds a wounded Confederate soldier on the wrong side of the Ohio River, she has a difficult decision to make. Help him live and risk the wrath of her uncle, or let him die and have his blood on her hands. She risks everything for him, and when he wakes, she has even more difficult decisions to makelike letting him into her heart.
/book/show/33918112-sets-appeal?from_search=true	Virginia Taylor	Sets Appeal (Romance By Design #1)	In the cosmopolitan coastal city of Adelaide in South Australia, two theater lovers create a little drama of their ownTwenty-seven-year-old divorce Vix Tremain finally has her first jobas a theater-set painterand is ready to leave the past behind. What better way to get her confidence back than a fling with a handsome stranger? She isnt looking for anything emotional,In the cosmopolitan coastal city of Adelaide in South Australia, two theater lovers create a little drama of their ownTwenty-seven-year-old divorce Vix Tremain finally has her first jobas a theater-set painterand is ready to leave the past behind. What better way to get her confidence back than a fling with a handsome stranger? She isnt looking for anything emotional, shes had enough heartbreak. Rugged Jay Dee, the set construction manager, fits the bill for no strings fun perfectly. What Vix doesnt realize is that Jay is not exactly a stranger . .
/book/show/24483216-the-string-of-pearls?from_search=true	James Malcolm Rymer Thomas Preston Peckett Prest, George Mcfarren	The String of Pearls: A Romance	A Victorian sensation! Beware the blood-soaked razor of Sweeney Todd, that demon barber of Fleet Street!Johanna Oakley's lover, Mark Ingestrie, has gone missing under suspicious circumstances. And the man who was meant to deliver Mark's last gift to her, a string of pearls, has gone missing, too... and was last seen entering the barber shop of Sweeney Todd.In desperationA Victorian sensation! Beware the blood-soaked razor of Sweeney Todd, that demon barber of Fleet Street!Johanna Oakley's lover, Mark Ingestrie, has gone missing under suspicious circumstances. And the man who was meant to deliver Mark's last gift to her, a string of pearls, has gone missing, too... and was last seen entering the barber shop of Sweeney Todd.In desperation, Johanna decides to dress up as a boy in order to gain access to Todds premises. And there, in a foul underground crypt, she discovers the grisly truth about what has really happened to Sweeney Todd's unsuspecting customers ... and what they have to do with Mrs. Lovett, famed maker of the most delicious pies in London!
/book/show/24928865-the-black-hawk?from_search=true	Joanna Bourne	The Black Hawk: Spymaster 4 (A series of sweeping, passionate historical romance)	Someone is stalking agent Justine DeCabrillac through London's grey streets. Under the cover of rain, the assassin strikesSomeone is stalking agent Justine DeCabrillac through London's grey streets. Under the cover of rain, the assassin strikes - and Justine staggers to the door of the one man who can save her. The man she once loved. And the man she hated: Adrian Hawkhurst.Adrian wanted the treacherous beauty known as 'Owl' back in his bed, but not wounded and clinging to life. Now, as he helps her heal, the two must learn to trust each other to confront the hidden menace that's trying to kill them - and survive long enough to explore the passion simmering between them once again...
/book/show/18478069-solo?from_search=true	William  Boyd Cssio de Arantes Leite (Tradutor)	Solo: Um Romance de James Bond	O agente secreto James Bond, o notrio personagem criado por Ian Fleming, que personifica o servio de inteligncia britnico, reaparece agora em uma nova aventura idealizada por William Boyd, um dos mais importantes autores britnicos da atualidade. Solo traz 007 em uma misso na qual ter de agir por sua conta e risco.Em Londres, em 1969, James Bond  convocado para umaO agente secreto James Bond, o notrio personagem criado por Ian Fleming, que personifica o servio de inteligncia britnico, reaparece agora em uma nova aventura idealizada por William Boyd, um dos mais importantes autores britnicos da atualidade. Solo traz 007 em uma misso na qual ter de agir por sua conta e risco.Em Londres, em 1969, James Bond  convocado para uma misso quase suicida: infiltrar-se em Zanzarim, um pequeno pas na frica Ocidental cujas extensas reservas de petrleo levaram a uma sangrenta guerra civil. Ele deve destruir os planos separatistas do lder rebelde Adeka, que h anos se ope s foras governamentais. Mergulhado em um pas dilacerado e  merc do implacvel mercenrio Jakobus Breed, Bond se ver numa situao limite.William Boyd mantm em Solo as caractersticas do agente secreto criadas por Fleming: suas bebedeiras so pesadas, sua conduta geralmente distanciada d lugar a surpreendentes demonstraes de afeto e sua licena para matar  aplicada frequentemente. Bond tambm se mostra extremamente culto, alm de apegado s situaes que viveu na Segunda Guerra Mundial  na concepo de Fleming, o personagem nasceu em 1924. Essas peculiaridades o distanciam da figura contida que acabou sendo marcada pelo cinema.
/book/show/28823533-operation-valentine?from_search=true	Elizabeth Maddrey	Operation Valentine (Operation Romance #2)	Once love is lost, can it be found? When Annabelle Elliot returned his engagement ring six years ago, Rick Wentworth buried his broken heart in his job at Intelligence Associates, Inc. Returning from his overseas assignment, a newly awarded contract forces him into daily contact with her. Working with Rick is a constant reminder of what Annabelle gave up when she let herseOnce love is lost, can it be found? When Annabelle Elliot returned his engagement ring six years ago, Rick Wentworth buried his broken heart in his job at Intelligence Associates, Inc. Returning from his overseas assignment, a newly awarded contract forces him into daily contact with her. Working with Rick is a constant reminder of what Annabelle gave up when she let herself be persuaded to focus on a career instead of love. Now, she admits she made a mistake, but reconciliation seems impossible. Can Annabelle find the courage to let Rick see her heart? And if she does, will he forgive her? This sweet contemporary Christian romance novella, inspired by Jane Austen's Persuasion, is a modern reminder that love is worth waiting for.
/book/show/28099697-cinderella-busted?from_search=true	Petie McCarty	Cinderella Busted (Cinderella Romances, #1)	Cinderella's fairy tale moves to Jupiter Island, Florida where Lily Foster, owner of an eclectic landscape nursery, is mistaken for a wealthy socialite by billionaire resort developer Rhett Buchanan. Overdue for a little romance in her life, Lily is anxious for one fabulous date with her handsome prince, so she cultivates her inadvertent masquerade.Rhett Buchanan has becoCinderella's fairy tale moves to Jupiter Island, Florida where Lily Foster, owner of an eclectic landscape nursery, is mistaken for a wealthy socialite by billionaire resort developer Rhett Buchanan. Overdue for a little romance in her life, Lily is anxious for one fabulous date with her handsome prince, so she cultivates her inadvertent masquerade.Rhett Buchanan has become jaded with the Palm Beach social scene, dominated by scheming women desperate for more money -- his money. Rhett falls hard when he meets Lily Foster. She is a breath of fresh air after the smog of gold diggers constantly surrounding him.For Rhett and Lily, it's love at first sight until her deception comes to light and pitches their relationship into a disastrous tailspin. Well-meaning friends are determined to intercede and resort to inept high jinks to reunite the estranged couple while a wicked ex-girlfriend plays dirty to keep the couple apart.
/book/show/23569482-cursed-by-love?from_search=true	Jacie Floyd	Cursed by Love (A Good Riders Romance, #2)	Does ownership of an ancient Chinese carving carry a curse? In this Golden Heart winning book, Superstitious third-grade teacher Molly Webber's opinion differs from that of motorcycle enthusiast and pragmatic businessman Gabe Shaw. A history of misfortune in both their families confirms the theory of a curse for Molly, but Gabe believes people make their own luck. Molly tDoes ownership of an ancient Chinese carving carry a curse? In this Golden Heart winning book, Superstitious third-grade teacher Molly Webber's opinion differs from that of motorcycle enthusiast and pragmatic businessman Gabe Shaw. A history of misfortune in both their families confirms the theory of a curse for Molly, but Gabe believes people make their own luck. Molly thinks the lovespell of the Sleeping Lotus will bring her parents back from the brink of divorce, but ever-practical Gabe needs the money from the sale of the carving to save his family's struggling business. Attempting to separate the facts from the myths about the jade carving, passion overwhelms the mismatched couple. Molly and Gabe begin to wonder if the piece of erotica is responsible for the magic that's happening between them. While wrestling with unseen forces and evading the pursuit of unscrupulous collectors, they must each reach a decision about the carving's ultimate fate and their own destinies.
/book/show/18132092-share-you?from_search=true	Rene Folsom	Share You (Roommate Romance, #3)	** Share You is an erotic romance short story for ADULTS ONLY! This novella is roughly 12,000 words and contains a hot sexual mnage  trois between a young couple and their smexy new tenant. **If Kelli has learned one thing over the years, it would be that desires rule your lifeaversion has no place if you truly want to be happy. And she was all about getting what she wa** Share You is an erotic romance short story for ADULTS ONLY! This novella is roughly 12,000 words and contains a hot sexual mnage  trois between a young couple and their smexy new tenant. **If Kelli has learned one thing over the years, it would be that desires rule your lifeaversion has no place if you truly want to be happy. And she was all about getting what she wanted.It all started on a rather hot, summer day when her husband, Nick, decided they needed to rent a room out in their house in order to make ends meet. Kel knew it was the only way they could continue to afford their lovely home. Still, deep down, she'd always hated the ideaat least until Ava walked through their door.After several grueling tenant interviews, they finally rented the room to the sexy, long-legged blonde, causing Kelli to reassess what she really wanted.
/book/show/1964479.No_Time_For_Romance?from_search=true	Lucilla Andrews	No Time For Romance	Lucilla Andrews was only eighteen when, as a volunteer nurse at the beginning of the second world war, she experienced the grim realities of wartime . Young, inexperienced and coming from a comfortable and sheltered background, she found herself dealing with survivors from Dunkirk and the victims of the blitz. Seeing these horrors at first hand had a profound and lasting eLucilla Andrews was only eighteen when, as a volunteer nurse at the beginning of the second world war, she experienced the grim realities of wartime . Young, inexperienced and coming from a comfortable and sheltered background, she found herself dealing with survivors from Dunkirk and the victims of the blitz. Seeing these horrors at first hand had a profound and lasting effect upon her, and made her determined to train as a Nurse at St Thomas's Hospital.is her story, the powerful and moving account of a young girl in wartime London, learning the hard way about medicine, injuries and death, as well as love and hope. It is a story both of personal courage and of the courage of the British people at war.
/book/show/29980980-21-shades-of-night?from_search=true	Katie de Long Rebecca  Hamilton Conner Kressley	21 Shades of Night: A Collection of Best Selling Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy	Twenty-One Steamy Paranormal and Urban FantasiesThe best value in Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance now Yours for a Limited Time! With one million words of romantic paranormal fiction, this boxed set will light up your night with vampires, witches, warriors, and more! This limited edition omnibus is packed with today's NY Times, USA Today, and International BestsellingTwenty-One Steamy Paranormal and Urban FantasiesThe best value in Urban Fantasy and Paranormal Romance now Yours for a Limited Time! With one million words of romantic paranormal fiction, this boxed set will light up your night with vampires, witches, warriors, and more! This limited edition omnibus is packed with today's NY Times, USA Today, and International Bestselling authors to create a collection you won't soon forget. With 100 hours of reading, you're paying a penny per sixty minutes of enjoyment. Grab this collection today before it's gone for good!
/book/show/11398459-royally-romanced?from_search=true	Marie Donovan	Royally Romanced (Harlequin Blaze, #638)	The Tale of the Dressmaker and the PrinceOnce upon a time, there lived an Italian prince named Georgio Di Leone. He was a stressed-out prince...and a very protective one. So, when his little sister announces she's getting married, he flies--first-class, of course--to the enchanted kingdom of New York City, where he meets Renata Pavoni, a wedding-dress maker who is all viThe Tale of the Dressmaker and the PrinceOnce upon a time, there lived an Italian prince named Georgio Di Leone. He was a stressed-out prince...and a very protective one. So, when his little sister announces she's getting married, he flies--first-class, of course--to the enchanted kingdom of New York City, where he meets Renata Pavoni, a wedding-dress maker who is all vintage pinup girl with twenty-first-century sex appeal.Once they ride off together in his limousine, they indulge in some serious makeout action. But as things with her hot royal start to heat up, Renata wonders...can she find a sexily ever after with a real prince?
/book/show/25055135-magnificent-medieval-romance?from_search=true	Catherine Kean Kathryn Le Veque Anna Markland	Magnificent Medieval Romance	We call ourselves the Medieval Mavens: Kathryn Le Veque, Catherine Kean, Laurel ODonnell and Anna Markland, four authors passionate about medieval romance.We know you enjoyed our previous collections, Magnificent Medieval Men, and Magnificent Medieval Champions. We are thrilled to now present Magnificent Medieval Romance. The title says it all! Enjoy!FATAL TRUTHS - ANWe call ourselves the Medieval Mavens: Kathryn Le Veque, Catherine Kean, Laurel ODonnell and Anna Markland, four authors passionate about medieval romance.We know you enjoyed our previous collections, Magnificent Medieval Men, and Magnificent Medieval Champions. We are thrilled to now present Magnificent Medieval Romance. The title says it all! Enjoy!FATAL TRUTHS - ANNA MARKLANDHE is a powerful Norman nobleman haunted by memories of a troubled past who has sworn never to marry. SHE is a Scottish noblewoman masquerading as nursemaid to her own children. Only lies can keep them alive.MY LADYS TREASURE - CATHERINE KEANSHE is a lady desperate to save a kidnapped child. HE is a tortured knight seeking redemption. Forming an uneasy alliance, they search for legendary riches and find a treasure worth more than gold.TENDER IS THE KNIGHT - KATHRYN LE VEQUEHE is a powerful knight who assumes the mantel of command when his father dies in battle. SHE is the enemy's daughter, offspring of the man who killed his father. Can their love overcome old hatreds and betrayal from within?MIDNIGHT SHADOW - LAUREL O'DONNELLA LADY dons a mask and cloak to right the wrongs and save her people from oppression. A LORD, torn between the woman he longs to trust and the outlaw he has vowed to hang vows to find the truth. Will a legendary hero find love in the arms of her enemy?ABOUT THE AUTHORSAbout ANNA MARKLAND -- Annas interest in genealogy blossomed into the creation of juicy medieval romances about family honor, roots and ancestry. Her novels are intimate stories filled with passion, intrigue, adventure and suspense.About CATHERINE KEAN -- Catherine Kean is a bestselling author of medieval romances. Among other accolades, her books have won the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence and finaled in the National Readers' Choice Awards. Visit Catherine's website at catherinekean.com.About KATHRYN LE VEQUE -- Kathryn Le Veque is an Internationally best selling author of Medieval Historical Romance. With 48 published novels, she has hit #1 on Amazon's Best Seller List 37 times since May of 2012 and is consistently ranked in the Top 20 of Amazon's Most Popular Authors in Historical Romance. Please visit Kathryn's website at kathrynleveque.com.About LAUREL O'DONNELL -- Laurel O'Donnell is a best selling author and has won numerous awards for her medieval romances, including the International Digital Award and Holt Medallion Award. You can visit her website at laurel-odonnell.com to stay up to date on future releases.
/book/show/11509886-romancing-the-recluse?from_search=true	Michelle M. Pillow	Romancing the Recluse (Stop Dragon My Heart Around, #1)	Paranormal Shapeshifter RomanceRomancing the Recluse By Michelle M. PillowViktor Dracodomus' biological clock is ticking. As a dragon shifter, he only has a short time left to find his mate and reproduce or he'll be forever sterile. Considering he's lived for centuries, it shouldn't be too hard. But there's one catch. This recluse hasn't been on a date for some time--sinceParanormal Shapeshifter RomanceRomancing the Recluse By Michelle M. PillowViktor Dracodomus' biological clock is ticking. As a dragon shifter, he only has a short time left to find his mate and reproduce or he'll be forever sterile. Considering he's lived for centuries, it shouldn't be too hard. But there's one catch. This recluse hasn't been on a date for some time--since Queen Victoria took the throne. Modern women are nothing like those he remembers dealing with.Samantha Egan's life is in a slump, despite the fact she's an heiress. She was just fired from a volunteer job, her boyfriend left her and she's all alone in the world. But being the lady of propriety she is, she can't believe it when she is compelled to start making out with a stranger in the middle of Central Park. Now the sexy man won't keep his hands to himself and it's all she can do to say no.Be sure to check out - Stop Dragon My Heart Around: Tipping the Scales by Mandy M. Roth
/book/show/25930111-edge-of-lust?from_search=true	Ellie Danes Katie Kyler	Edge of Lust: An Alpha Billionaire Romance (The Edge, #3)	Allison Mahoney is the hardest working employee at Tolbert & Tolbert. She gets in early and stays late, all to impress her boss, who doesn't even know she exists.Joshua Tolbert dates super models, drives fast cars and runs the planets most success dating site. Lucky in love and life, Joshua has iAllison Mahoney is the hardest working employee at Tolbert & Tolbert. She gets in early and stays late, all to impress her boss, who doesn't even know she exists.Joshua Tolbert dates super models, drives fast cars and runs the planets most success dating site. Lucky in love and life, Joshua has it all, including a jealous brother and partner that barely gets any recognition at all.After being dismissed and ignored by her secret love, Allison turns to the one place she never thought she would to find love.** This hot, steamy and seductive romance series is ideal for fans of J.S. Scott, Cassie Cross, Hannah Ford, and Kelly Favor**
/book/show/25408459-just-one-summer?from_search=true	Nicole Deese Tammy L. Gray Amy Matayo	Just One Summer: A Romance Novella Collection	Four Best Friends. Four Love Stories. Just One Summer.Four college girls, best friends since childhood, have found one constant in their ever-changing lives--summer. Every June the girls choose a destination to reconnect, only this summer is different. This year, each one must face life's challenges on her own, overcome fear and failure, and learn the beauty of falling inFour Best Friends. Four Love Stories. Just One Summer.Four college girls, best friends since childhood, have found one constant in their ever-changing lives--summer. Every June the girls choose a destination to reconnect, only this summer is different. This year, each one must face life's challenges on her own, overcome fear and failure, and learn the beauty of falling in love for the first time.A Summer Remade by Nicole DeeseJoss Sanders needs an escape, a reminder of a sweeter, simpler, and steadier time. Only her family's cabin isn't exactly how she remembered it as a child, and neither is the charming boy who lives next door. Change is everywhere. If Joss doesn't stop living in the past, she just might miss the promise in her future.Waves of Summer by Tammy L. GraySydney Andrews wants nothing more than to get away from a controlling ex-boyfriend, find some clarity and enjoy a drama-free vacation. But nothing in Sydneys life is ever that easy. Especially when the sexy bartender she meets at her mothers wedding wants more than just her friendship. He wants the girl shes forgotten how to be.A Painted Summer by Amy MatayoDarby Sparks has lived a very sheltered life. A homeschool graduate, a small town resident, and the only child of two over-protective parents. But she's had enough. She wants to see the world and chase her dreams, and that's just what she does...until she runs out of money. With limited options, Darby finds herself working for dangerously hot Lennon Dixon, the owner of a downtown Los Angeles tattoo parlor. To call the job unfamiliar is the world's biggest understatement. And to call her attraction to Lennon unexpected is a very close second.Wild Heart Summer by Jenny B. JonesTwenty-one year old Avery Crawford has had to fight for everything in her life, and this summer is no exception. When her culinary internship in a chic restaurant falls through at the last minute, she gets an unexpected offer to work on a dude ranch in the quaint town of Sugar Creek. While Averys up to her apron in cattle drives, trail rides, and kitchen duty, the cute ranch manager Owen Jackson is determined to sweep her off her feet. Just as Avery finds herself unable to resist Owens Southern charm, her own family secrets begin to unravel, pushing her away from the ranch--and the love of one handsome cowboy.
/book/show/6526211-festering-romance?from_search=true	Renee Lott	Festering Romance	Janet's been friends with Paul since they were kids. The only problem is, Paul is corporeally challenged. Ghostly puppy love might be enough for Paul, but when Janet meets the (alive) man who just might be the one, her phantom doesn't take it well. Then, when Janet finds out that the guy of her dreams has his own skeletons in the closet, their fledgling romance is hit hardJanet's been friends with Paul since they were kids. The only problem is, Paul is corporeally challenged. Ghostly puppy love might be enough for Paul, but when Janet meets the (alive) man who just might be the one, her phantom doesn't take it well. Then, when Janet finds out that the guy of her dreams has his own skeletons in the closet, their fledgling romance is hit hard. Will love overcome death? Or will their pasts haunt them forever?
/book/show/30627358-boss-me-forever-an-alpha-male-romance?from_search=true	Eva Grayson	Boss Me Forever (An Alpha Male Romance) (Boss Me, #3)	Admit it.Youve done it, too.Kept a diary.Written down your dirtiest, most private thoughts and fantasies.Told the whole truth about someone you wanted more than anything in the world, and even planned out how it might be if they wanted you back.The only difference is, my secret crush is my boss. My dark, smolderAdmit it.Youve done it, too.Kept a diary.Written down your dirtiest, most private thoughts and fantasies.Told the whole truth about someone you wanted more than anything in the world, and even planned out how it might be if they wanted you back.The only difference is, my secret crush is my boss. My dark, smoldering, dominating, totally off-limits boss. And now hes found my diary. The secret book where Ive written every nasty, sordid thought Ive ever had about him.But instead of firing me, hes doing something worse.Hes making me act them out.Every last indecent, naughty sexual fantasy Ive ever had. And it turns out that being bad never felt so good.
/book/show/6383933-chicken-soup-for-the-soul?from_search=true	Jack Canfield Mark Victor Hansen Amy Newmark	Chicken Soup for the Soul: True Love: 101 Heartwarming and Humorous Stories about Dating, Romance, Love, and Marriage	will warm the heart and uplift the spirit of any reader who is looking for, or has found, his or her soulmate. Stories of dating, romance, love, and marriage, with all their ups and downs, will encourage, inspire, and amuse readers.Everyone loves a good love story. And we all love stories about how the love started and blossomed. This fun new book about datwill warm the heart and uplift the spirit of any reader who is looking for, or has found, his or her soulmate. Stories of dating, romance, love, and marriage, with all their ups and downs, will encourage, inspire, and amuse readers.Everyone loves a good love story. And we all love stories about how the love started and blossomed. This fun new book about dating, romance, love, and marriage, will make you laugh and make you cry, and is guaranteed to inspire you to renew that search for your soul mate or open your heart a little more to the one you already have. Read about how couples met, when they knew, good and bad dates, proposals, maintaining the relationship, second chances, and all the other ups and downs of love, romance and marriage.
/book/show/20688988-carmen-s-roses?from_search=true	Jennifer Barraclough	Carmen's Roses: A Story of Mystery, Romance and the Paranormal	Leaving the English winter for a holiday in the New Zealand sunshine, Iris is hoping to complete her recovery from a serious illness and also to make amends for a shameful incident in her past. But the shock of a mysterious death, the shadows of an old love affair, and the onset of some ominous new symptoms threaten to block her path to healing and forgiveness.
/book/show/21793386-fallen-angel-part-2---a-mafia-romance?from_search=true	Tracie Podger	Fallen Angel, Part 2 - A Mafia Romance	When Brooke Stiles had said, It was in a small room in an office block in Washington, DC, that my life changed, forever, she had no idea of the enormity of that statement.Just a few short months ago, Brooke, had lived a quiet suburban life in the UK. She now owns a closet of clothes she could only dream about and has been swept off her feet by trouble with a capital T.OnWhen Brooke Stiles had said, It was in a small room in an office block in Washington, DC, that my life changed, forever, she had no idea of the enormity of that statement.Just a few short months ago, Brooke, had lived a quiet suburban life in the UK. She now owns a closet of clothes she could only dream about and has been swept off her feet by trouble with a capital T.Once Robert Stone came to terms with the fact that he was in love with Brooke, he knew he could never let her go. Not letting her go means introducing her to his life, past and present.However, when Roberts past and present collide, Brooke does the one thing that Robert begs her not to. Does it change her? Has that light that he sees in her eyes been extinguished?This is a story of an ordinary girl who finds the strength to become the extraordinary woman, and keeps her promise to the man she owes her existence to.Fallen Angel, Part 2 - A Mafia romance - contemporary romance for readers over the age of 18. Contains graphic scenes of sex.So what is the Fallen Angel series...This is a mafia 'romance', with the emphasis on the romance. The four books are narrated by Brooke, a British woman who travels to Washington, DC, and falls in love. This is her story, her journey into a world she has only ever seen in a movie.As is traditional, Brooke will be shielded from any 'mafia' activity, she won't know what's going on, what she finds out will be a surprise. Please don't go into this book expecting a gun-slinging mafia moll from the 1950's :)This is a modern take on what the mafia are now, in the twenty-first century. There is a reason for the title, you'll discover this throughout the books.There are four books in this story so, no, you won't know it all in book one.I wanted to explore what it would be like for me, or you, to fall into a world we have no knowledge of. It's my belief that perhaps, we as British women, wouldn't take it seriously, perhaps we'd find it exciting. Our major reference into that world is a movie made a lot of years ago :)I hope you enjoy the read.This book is not paranormal, has nothing to do with angels, fallen or otherwise.
/book/show/570726.Numerology_the_Romance_in_Your_Name?from_search=true	Juno Jordan	Numerology, the Romance in Your Name	Numerology, the Romance in Your Name This book is a classic on the subject, and should be in the library of anyone with a serious interest in numerology. Jordan analyzes the various aspects of name and birthdate, offering insight and advice. Her compassion and faith shine throughout the book.This is a complete course: a textbook for beginners, and a higher course of studyNumerology, the Romance in Your Name This book is a classic on the subject, and should be in the library of anyone with a serious interest in numerology. Jordan analyzes the various aspects of name and birthdate, offering insight and advice. Her compassion and faith shine throughout the book.This is a complete course: a textbook for beginners, and a higher course of study for advanced students.
/book/show/8565260-delaware-weddings?from_search=true	Jennifer Collins Johnson	Delaware Weddings	Witness how the love for children sparks three romances in Delaware. Sadie always thinks about the child she gave up, but when the widowed adoptive father invites her to visit, will she go? Kelly is raising three maturing daughters alone, but when a repairman becomes a mender of her heart, can he also take on the challenges of fatherhood? Zoey has met a wonderful man throWitness how the love for children sparks three romances in Delaware. Sadie always thinks about the child she gave up, but when the widowed adoptive father invites her to visit, will she go? Kelly is raising three maturing daughters alone, but when a repairman becomes a mender of her heart, can he also take on the challenges of fatherhood? Zoey has met a wonderful man through her job, but how can she confess that her little cousin is actually her illegitimate son? Can love bring these women to a place of finding forgiveness and hope?
/book/show/9966985-noble-holiday-nibbles?from_search=true	Noble Romance	Noble Holiday Nibbles	Noble Romance authors assembled their favorite recipes, stories, and tips to bring their fans this beautiful cookbook.
/book/show/21588084-montana-dawn-western-historical-romance-montana-territory-1883?from_search=true	Caroline Fyffe	Montana Dawn-Western Historical Romance, Montana Territory, 1883	MONTANA DAWN  Book One in The McCutcheon Family Series2010 Maggie Finalist, 2010 Gayle Wilson Finalist, Romance Writers of America Golden Heart Finalist. Voted by readers Best Western Romance of 2010 at Love Western Romances.When Luke McCutcheon finds Faith Brown about to give birth in her rickety wagon, his first instincts are to ride for help. Instead, he stays and deliMONTANA DAWN  Book One in The McCutcheon Family Series2010 Maggie Finalist, 2010 Gayle Wilson Finalist, Romance Writers of America Golden Heart Finalist. Voted by readers Best Western Romance of 2010 at Love Western Romances.When Luke McCutcheon finds Faith Brown about to give birth in her rickety wagon, his first instincts are to ride for help. Instead, he stays and delivers a beautiful baby girl. Unable to leave the pretty young widow and her little son and newborn unprotected in the Montana wilderness, he brings them along on his familys cattle drive, to the absolute delight of the other friendly cowboys.I enjoyed every minute of the book and thats about as good as a book can get!Philosophy of RomanceLuke, third son of Montanas wealthy McCutcheon family, is different from his brothers. As the offspring of a Cheyenne warrior, he carries a chip on his shoulder for all to see. His flashing eyes and handsome face make Faith feel shes stepped into some long-ago tale where men cherish their women--and keep them safe. If only she could trust him! Faith is on the run, and although shes pampered and protected by Luke and his family, she just cant risk the consequences of sharing the details of her past--one thats hunting to take her back to the nightmare shes just escaped. Happy-ever-afters are for fairytales, she reminds herself sternly as her heart feels the warm pull of his. Still, she cant help but dream of a loving family, a home to call her own, a beautiful and brightMontana DawnCaroline Fyffes second tale grips the audience and never slows down for even a paragraph.  Harriet KlausnerIn the tradition of classic Americana romances, Fyffe has found her place alongside Lisa Cooke, Linda Lael Miller and Catherine Anderson. --RT Book ReviewMontana Dawn has everything. Readers will taste the dust, smell the gunpowder and feel the passion.  Nationally acclaimed author Cheryl St.John
/book/show/28690157-rise-of-the-alpha-squirrel?from_search=true	Kate Lowell	Rise of the Alpha Squirrel (Nutty Romances #2)	Nathan's met Vince's family, but Vince hasn't met Nathan's, and Nathan would like to keep it that way. Holy smoked almonds, what else do you do when you know how completely nuts your relatives are?Why, you ease your man into it, by introducing him to normal shifters. Assuming you can find any.But with a gossipy werehummingbird spreading the news, and a pair of young redNathan's met Vince's family, but Vince hasn't met Nathan's, and Nathan would like to keep it that way. Holy smoked almonds, what else do you do when you know how completely nuts your relatives are?Why, you ease your man into it, by introducing him to normal shifters. Assuming you can find any.But with a gossipy werehummingbird spreading the news, and a pair of young red pandas wreaking havoc with their fainting goat friends, Nathans about ready to climb into a pine cone and pull it in after him.Then the local playboy weremoose hears about Vince, and Nathan has to find his inner alpha or the consequences will be worse than moldy hazelnuts.
/book/show/24582055-love-valentine-romance-word-scrambles?from_search=true	Carolyn Kivett Chris McMullen	Love / Valentine / Romance Word Scrambles	Looking for some fun romantic puzzles? These word scrambles consist of words that relate to love, romance, or valentines. There are 88 puzzles consisting of 6 related words plus a theme. That's over 600 word scrambles. Knowing that the words are related by a theme may help you unscramble the words that you don't see right away. Separate sections of hints and answers can beLooking for some fun romantic puzzles? These word scrambles consist of words that relate to love, romance, or valentines. There are 88 puzzles consisting of 6 related words plus a theme. That's over 600 word scrambles. Knowing that the words are related by a theme may help you unscramble the words that you don't see right away. Separate sections of hints and answers can be found at the back of the book. The hints section provides the first letter for each answer, which is handy if you just need a little help.EXAMPLE:O V E LD R A CI M N ED Y N A CA T H E RT R E E L TThemeL E A V E T I N NHINTS:The hints reveal the first letter of each answer.L, C, M, C, H, L, theme: VANSWERS:love, card, mine, candy, heart, letter, theme: valentine
/book/show/22825530-the-witch-s-love-spell?from_search=true	Larissa Ladd	The Witch's Love Spell (Warlock Romance Trilogy, #1)	Fashion journalist, Skyler Duran, is popular with her boss and colleagues at Suddenly Chic Magazine, her stories resonate with her readers and life couldnt be sweeteruntil super gorgeous Chad Pearson enters the picture as her new boss. Though shes instantly attracted to him, he hates her on sight. When he bashes Skyler and her work, then threatens her job, she pulls outFashion journalist, Skyler Duran, is popular with her boss and colleagues at Suddenly Chic Magazine, her stories resonate with her readers and life couldnt be sweeteruntil super gorgeous Chad Pearson enters the picture as her new boss. Though shes instantly attracted to him, he hates her on sight. When he bashes Skyler and her work, then threatens her job, she pulls out her secret weaponmagic. Skyler is a witch with a wardrobe of spells. Shes always done things the mortal way, but handling Chad requires more than mortal politeness. So she creates a love spell to get him off her back and make life easy breezy again at work. But, how could she know her magic would spark a chain reaction that could cost her the job she loves, ruin her love life and threaten the very existence of her coven!
/book/show/18274054-loving-aidan?from_search=true	Ashavan Doyon	Loving Aidan (College Rose Romance Book 1)	Samuel Riley is gorgeous - tall, muscular, and intelligent. The girls love him. And so does his roommate, Aidan Flemming. Secretly, of course, because Aidan is as gay as Sammy is straight - and even the out and proud Aidan knows there are limits to Sammy's acceptance. Cursed to watch as Sammy dates half the co-eds on campus, a lonely Aidan spends his time writing, helpingSamuel Riley is gorgeous - tall, muscular, and intelligent. The girls love him. And so does his roommate, Aidan Flemming. Secretly, of course, because Aidan is as gay as Sammy is straight - and even the out and proud Aidan knows there are limits to Sammy's acceptance. Cursed to watch as Sammy dates half the co-eds on campus, a lonely Aidan spends his time writing, helping Sammy and his friends survive literature classes, and recovering from a disastrous love affair that left Aidan heartbroken.But when happiness finally comes for Aidan in the body of his roommate's fellow rower, all that changes. In Steven, Aidan finds happiness and romance. The rower, a blond, blue-eyed Adonis, makes Aidan feel desired and appreciated. But their very public courtship stirs up controversy and violence, and Aidan's life gets very complicated.Attacks rock the campus community, and in the middle of the upheaval, Aidan finds himself noticed by the last person he'd expect. Samuel Riley, his roommate, his impossible dream, and just possibly, a very jealous suitor. But the jealous suitor has a girlfriend. And she is not happy.
/book/show/1822191.Romancing_Riley?from_search=true	Connie Lane	Romancing Riley	Black leather skirt. Spiked blond hair. And a smile to stop a man cold. Shes Riley Callahan, the hell-on-wheels daughter of a rock superstar. When her famous father flees the country to avoid a tax evasion charge, RileyBlack leather skirt. Spiked blond hair. And a smile to stop a man cold. Shes Riley Callahan, the hell-on-wheels daughter of a rock superstar. When her famous father flees the country to avoid a tax evasion charge, Riley turns government freelancer to support herselfand is soon accused of leaking confidential information to the criminal underworld. Thats why U.S. marshal Charlie Zap is hot on her trail. Hes trying to stick close like a pair of skintight jeans, but follwing the ultimate party girl requires quick thinking and fancy footwork.So what if this hunk in biker boots happens to be in the right place at the right time to save her life? Riley may not think she needs any help, but if she even tries to clear her fathers name, her new babysitters coming along for the ride. Who would have guessed that theyd end up cruising the country together in a pink Cadillacvisiting Zaps endearing family and mixing with Elvis clones at Graceland? Soon enough, the biggest shock is what Zaps doing to Rileys heart.
/book/show/15748089-lesson-in-romance?from_search=true	Harmony Evans	Lesson in Romance	You can't teach this kind of passion...Alex Dovington is a man with a secret. The internationally famous jazz musician never learned to read. If the world-and his legions of fans-knew, it would be a disaster. When he learns Cara Williams has been hired to teach him, he is reluctant to follow the plan. The sultry teacher will be given only three days to teach the music legYou can't teach this kind of passion...Alex Dovington is a man with a secret. The internationally famous jazz musician never learned to read. If the world-and his legions of fans-knew, it would be a disaster. When he learns Cara Williams has been hired to teach him, he is reluctant to follow the plan. The sultry teacher will be given only three days to teach the music legend everything she knows. But the instructor becomes the student when Alex turns their mountaintop classroom into a sensual duet of passion.Cara will do anything to keep the doors of her Harlem literacy center open. Even tutor the scandalously handsome saxophone player at his romantic weekend retreat. Alex may be schooling her in the fine art of lovemaking, but Cara has her own secret-one that could tear them apart forever....
/book/show/25890250-unbroken?from_search=true	Emma Fawkes	Unbroken	Milly Hamilton falls hard for her patient, the crazy sexy but emotionally unstable ex-marine Cameron Watson. She nurses his wounds and tells him secrets when she thinks he is still unconscious. But things change when he is transMilly Hamilton falls hard for her patient, the crazy sexy but emotionally unstable ex-marine Cameron Watson. She nurses his wounds and tells him secrets when she thinks he is still unconscious. But things change when he is transferred to rehab, and his traumatic past keeps resurfacing, turning their budding relationship into one headache after another.Cameron knows Milly is the perfect girl, but he lets his trauma stand in their way, time and again. Does he want to commit to her when his own issues arent resolved? Does he want to keep driving her crazy?If their personal hurdles werent enough, no one in their life wants them to be together. Thats right: Milly's super-controlling mother, a state senator, is about to marry Cameron's dad, a member of The Joint Chiefs of Staff. With the big wedding looming, Milly and Cameron will have to decide how hard they're willing to fight for the love everyone is convinced is wrong.
/book/show/22035969-some-like-it-hot?from_search=true	Olivia Cunning Nicole Edwards Cherrie Lynn	Some Like It Hot: An Erotic Romance Anthology	The heat is on...Five bestselling authors have come together to bring you five smoking hot, never before seen novellas that will test the limits of your internal thermostat.What could be hotter than sizzling firefighters, sultry cowboys, sexy bodyguards and scorching bad boys?Nothing, that's what. It doesn't get much hotter than this!From the New York Times and USA Today BThe heat is on...Five bestselling authors have come together to bring you five smoking hot, never before seen novellas that will test the limits of your internal thermostat.What could be hotter than sizzling firefighters, sultry cowboys, sexy bodyguards and scorching bad boys?Nothing, that's what. It doesn't get much hotter than this!From the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Olivia Cunning withIn high school, Jake was the bad boy who made Michelle burn with desire, took what he wanted from her body, and broke her heart. In hindsight, Michelle never should have gotten tangled up with the aspiring guitarist in the first place. In high school, Devlin was a sweet, shy geek whod had a crush on her, but when hed found the courage to ask her to Prom, shed turned him down flat. In hindsight, she should have worried more about the quality of the boy than her reputation with the popular crowd. But this isnt high school anymore. At her ten year class reunion, Michelle finds her once popular crowd lacking, but finds both the man who broke her heart and the one she once rejected irresistibly sexy. She wants them. Both of them. And they want her any wayevery waythey can have her. Can she resist either man? Does she even want to try?New York Times bestselling author Nicole Edwards is heating things up with, a sexy new mnage novella which is the first book in a hot new series called Dead Heat Ranch. Grace Lambert is familiar with hard work, long days, and handsome cowboys. Shes been working for her familys dude ranch since she was old enough to ride a horse and shes not afraid to get her hands dirty. What she is afraid of is the heat thats been generating between her and not one, but two sexy cowboys whove set their sights on her. And each other. Grant Kingsley and Lane Miller have both had their eyes on Gracie for years, but the feisty cowgirl has managed to keep them at bay. As far as they are concerned, cowboys dont give up, and neither of them is ready to give up just yet. Not on her and not on the heat that transpires between the two of them. Find out what happens when the sultry Texas nights get as hot as the fierce Texas days.New York Times bestselling author Cherrie Lynn gets it hot in here with. It's a vacation Meredith Taylor will never forget. A sunny beach, good friends and good times. But when she overhears a couple having a passionate interlude on the balcony above her one night, she can't get the man's sultry voice out of her mind. Especially when she figures out exactly who that man is...Cameron Moore always had an eye on his best friend's little sister but considered her strictly off limits, choosing to satisfy his lust elsewhere. Now Meri seems to want to annihilate every wall Cam's put up against her. The beach is hot, the drinks are cold, Meredith is irresistible, and something has to give. Will it only be the walls between them, or their hearts as well?New York Times Bestselling Author Kristen Proby brings you, a manage novella. Bailey Whitworth is a charity event organizer and a woman exploring her sexuality. Kevin Welling and Gray McDermitt are firefighters and best friends who share everything. Bailey always knew her sexual appetites were different, but she had no idea that she could fall in love with two men at once. What will she do when she has to choose between them? Or will she have to choose at all?From USA Today bestselling author, Lainey Reese comes.When Nadia Dixon walked into the offices of CJ Investigations, the last thing she expected to find were men who looked more like GQ models than bodyguards. It was desperation that brought her to their door however and she prayed that the two sex gods were more than just pretty faces.Caleb and Jonas had started their security firm together after leaving the Secret Service. They had the lethal skill and training to safeguard anyone, including the gorgeous erotic author. Considering her stunning beauty, alluring sensuality and decadent profession, the only wonder was that she had drawn out just one obsessed fan. After hearing Nadias story and seeing for themselves the threat that she was under, they knew they could keep her safe from any stalker.Their only worrywho was going to keep her safe from them?
/book/show/24376434-le-serment-du-titanic?from_search=true	Cathy Gohlke Constance de Mascureau (Translator)	Le Serment du Titanic	La promesse du naufrag va faire chavirer les curs...Irlande, 1912. Michael embarque clandestinement  bord du Titanic pour fuir la misre. Alors quil est sur le point de mourir de faim, Owen le prend sous son aile. Quand le paquebot rput insubmersible percute un iceberg de plein fouet, Owen se sacrifie pour sauver son ami. Il lui fait promettre de veiller sur Annie, sLa promesse du naufrag va faire chavirer les curs...Irlande, 1912. Michael embarque clandestinement  bord du Titanic pour fuir la misre. Alors quil est sur le point de mourir de faim, Owen le prend sous son aile. Quand le paquebot rput insubmersible percute un iceberg de plein fouet, Owen se sacrifie pour sauver son ami. Il lui fait promettre de veiller sur Annie, sa petite sur qui est en danger. Tout en travaillant darrache-pied pour lui offrir un avenir meilleur, Michael tente de convaincre Annie de le rejoindre et sprend delle au fil des lettres quils changent. Mais peut-elle vraiment laisser libre cours  ses sentiments et avouer son amour  celui quelle tient pour responsable de la mort de son frre ? Entre les hsitations de la jeune femme et la Premire Guerre mondiale qui ravage lEurope, Michael nest pas au bout de ses peines...Alors que le bateau faisait naufrage, une pense traversa lesprit de Michael. Jamais je naurai embrass une femme.
/book/show/20448075-the-farmer-s-daughter-romance-collection?from_search=true	Tracie Peterson Kelly Eileen Hake Jill Stengl	The Farmer's Daughter Romance Collection: Five Historical Romances Homegrown in the American Heartland	Enjoy five historical novels by some of Christian fictions bestselling authors. Meet daughters of prairie farms from Montana south to Kansas who find love in the midst of turbulent life changes. Martys nieces are kidnapped. Rosalinds town is overrun by a railroad company. Amys jealousy comes between her and her twin. Beulahs answer is needed to a marriage proposal. LiEnjoy five historical novels by some of Christian fictions bestselling authors. Meet daughters of prairie farms from Montana south to Kansas who find love in the midst of turbulent life changes. Martys nieces are kidnapped. Rosalinds town is overrun by a railroad company. Amys jealousy comes between her and her twin. Beulahs answer is needed to a marriage proposal. Lillys choice puts her at odd with her neighbors. Into each of their lives rides a man who may only make their situations worse.
/book/show/27258425-third-time-s-the-charm?from_search=true	Liz Isaacson Elana Johnson	Third Time's the Charm (Three Rivers Ranch Romance #2)	Book two in the Three Rivers Ranch Romance series by bestselling author, Liz Isaacson.First Lieutenant Peter Marshall has never felt as safe and whole as he does at Three Rivers Ranch. With massive scars covering most of his upper body, he's self-conscious and searching for his life's purpose. He thinks he's found it in Courage Reins, an equine therapy program for veteraBook two in the Three Rivers Ranch Romance series by bestselling author, Liz Isaacson.First Lieutenant Peter Marshall has never felt as safe and whole as he does at Three Rivers Ranch. With massive scars covering most of his upper body, he's self-conscious and searching for his life's purpose. He thinks he's found it in Courage Reins, an equine therapy program for veterans he's starting out at the ranch. He didn't plan on the beautiful Chelsea Ackerman looking at his deformities with admiration.After her second failed engagement, Chelsea vows she'll never wear another diamond ring. But as she and Pete work together to train the horses and launch Courage Reins, she heals faster than she thought possible. Pete has a truckload of debt and no way to provide for a family, but Chelsea helps him see past all the obstacles, all the scars. With so many unknowns, Pete and Chelsea will have to develop the love, acceptance, and faith needed to find their happily ever after.For fans of inspirational western romance authors Kimberly Krey, Becky Wade, and Denise Hunter.Themes/Topics>Clean romance>Christian romance>Contemporary romance>Western romance>Cowboy romance>Military romance>Equine therapy programs>Veteran services>Texas ranch, death, suicide, horses, PTSD, forgiveness, acceptance, love
/book/show/22571320-sweet-surprise-romance-collection?from_search=true	Wanda E. Brunstetter Kristin Billerbeck Kristy Dykes	Sweet Surprise Romance Collection: 9 Contemporary Romances Served with Delightful Desserts	Join nine modern ladies on culinary journeys that lead to the recipe for lasting romance in this delightful collection, includingbestselling author Wanda E. Brunstetter and eight other award-winning authors. When it comes to romance, will the sweetest treats be any match for Gods timing? Along with food, faith, and fun each story includes a yummy recipe foJoin nine modern ladies on culinary journeys that lead to the recipe for lasting romance in this delightful collection, includingbestselling author Wanda E. Brunstetter and eight other award-winning authors. When it comes to romance, will the sweetest treats be any match for Gods timing? Along with food, faith, and fun each story includes a yummy recipe for you to enjoy.
/book/show/18240512-the-wolf-and-the-beauty?from_search=true	Martha Cecilia	The Wolf And The Beauty (PHR Gothic Romance #23)	Napatay ang tatay ni Aurora nang pasukin ng masasamang-loob ang kanilang tindahan ng alahas sa Bulacan. At hindi niya mapaniwalaan ang kanyang nalamanang mastermind sa panloloob ng kanilang tindahan ay ang lalaking binalak niyang pakasalan. Tumakas siya muNapatay ang tatay ni Aurora nang pasukin ng masasamang-loob ang kanilang tindahan ng alahas sa Bulacan. At hindi niya mapaniwalaan ang kanyang nalamanang mastermind sa panloloob ng kanilang tindahan ay ang lalaking binalak niyang pakasalan. Tumakas siya mula rito. Sa pagtakas niyay isang lobo ang tumulong sa kanya at sinamahan siya sa buong magdamag sa gitna ng lamig at ulan. Ito rin ang nagkanlong sa kanya mula sa pinsalang maaaring idulot ng hypothermia.How would she know that her life had changed the moment her father was killed? Na ang mga bagay na inakala niyang kathang-isip lamang at napapanood lamang sa sine ay umiiral pala? Na siya ay umiibig sa isang lalaking may lihim na itinatago ang pagkatao? Kaya ba niyang tanggapin ang pagkatao nitong half-man, half-beast?
/book/show/27030578-dead-man-s-kiss?from_search=true	Jennifer Bray-Weber	Dead Man's Kiss (Romancing the Pirate, #5)	Forced to make a bargain... One drunken night in Cuba lands Captain Valeryn Barone in a life or death situation. To escape the gallows, Valeryn must agree to a bargain only a fool would make: Escort the tempting and tenacious niece of his captor across the Caribbean or lose his ship, his crew and his life! The caveat? The beautiful Spanish woman must remain untouched for tForced to make a bargain... One drunken night in Cuba lands Captain Valeryn Barone in a life or death situation. To escape the gallows, Valeryn must agree to a bargain only a fool would make: Escort the tempting and tenacious niece of his captor across the Caribbean or lose his ship, his crew and his life! The caveat? The beautiful Spanish woman must remain untouched for the entire voyage.Determined to get what she wants... Catalina Montoya will stop at nothing to get what she wants-even when trouble is certain. Sent to live with her uncle after a scandalous affair, Catalina intends to concentrate on her dream to become a renowned naturalist. She never expected her uncle would send her with a notorious pirate to further her studies. Worse, she never expected to want the devilishly handsome pirate more than anything else.It's a battle of wills... Now Catalina only has 8 weeks to seduce Valeryn and collect her specimens before he returns her to her uncle. And Valeryn has 8 weeks to secure his redemption. Except neither would be that lucky. Not when ruthless enemies threaten to destroy them at every turn. Can Valeryn save those that foolishly depend on him? Can he resist Catalina's heart? Does a dead man walking even have a chance?
/book/show/2720647-quase-mem-ria?from_search=true	Carlos Heitor Cony	Quase Memória: Quase Romance	Quase Memria marcou a volta de Carlos Heitor Cony  fico de forma consagradora, depois de mais de vinte anos afastado da literatura. A obra ganhou, em 1996, os prmios Jabuti de Melhor Romance e de Livro do Ano, pela Cmara Brasileira do Livro.Quase Memria  o quinto livro de Cony que a Objetiva lana desde julho de 2005, quando garantiu a exclusividade para relanamenQuase Memria marcou a volta de Carlos Heitor Cony  fico de forma consagradora, depois de mais de vinte anos afastado da literatura. A obra ganhou, em 1996, os prmios Jabuti de Melhor Romance e de Livro do Ano, pela Cmara Brasileira do Livro.Quase Memria  o quinto livro de Cony que a Objetiva lana desde julho de 2005, quando garantiu a exclusividade para relanamento da obra completa do autor, assim como para o lana-mento de novos livros inditos. Ponto alto na produo literria brasileira das ltimas dcadas, este romance explora o territrio entre a fico e a memria a partir das reminiscncias do autor sobre o pai morto. Nele, Cony mapeia minuciosamente a relao pai e filho: os sentimentos contraditrios, as alegrias e tristezas que no se esquecem, o afeto incondicional e, acima de tudo, a cumplicidade.
/book/show/19448650-big-box-of-new-adult-romance?from_search=true	Kelly Favor Lucy Covington Locklyn Marx	Big Box Of New Adult Romance	*Only 99 cents for a limited time!*A new adult romance bundle filled with pages and pages of tortured heroes and steamy romance...*WARNING: Contains sexual content suitable for mature readers only*SET INCLUDES:NAKED by Kelly FavorDANGEROUSLY DAMAGED by Lucy CovingtonBEAUTIFULLY BROKEN by Lucy CovingtonFOR HIS PLEASURE by Kelly FavorFOR HIS TAKING by Kelly FavorFOR*Only 99 cents for a limited time!*A new adult romance bundle filled with pages and pages of tortured heroes and steamy romance...*WARNING: Contains sexual content suitable for mature readers only*SET INCLUDES:NAKED by Kelly FavorDANGEROUSLY DAMAGED by Lucy CovingtonBEAUTIFULLY BROKEN by Lucy CovingtonFOR HIS PLEASURE by Kelly FavorFOR HIS TAKING by Kelly FavorFOR HIS KEEPING by Kelly FavorPLAY ME HARD by Locklyn Marx*NAKED by Kelly FavorCaelyn Murphy is broken.She's broken because of something that was done to her--something she can't even bear to think about. So she does the only thing she can think of...she runs. Away from her Ivy League college, away from her perfect life, and away from the man who hurt her. Only she runs straight into...Elijah.Elijah Daniels is hardened from a life that's seen the worst the world has to offer. But when he meets Caelyn, he knows theres something different about her. She's been through hell and back, but she hasn't given up.Caelyn can see that Elijah is gorgeous on the outside, but she also knows he's dangerous. And the last man she trusted hurt her so badly, she may be beyond repair.But the harder she tries to resist, the more Elijahs persistence strips her of her armor and leaves her naked and vulnerable.In the end, neither of them will be able to predict just how far they might have to go to save themselves...and each other.*DANGEROUSLY DAMAGED by Lucy CovingtonDangerous. Sexy. Damaged.These are the words used to describe Justin Brown.Intelligent. Capable. Responsible.These are the words used to describe Lindsay Cramer.Irresistible. Addicting. Passionate.These are the words used to describe their relationship.Good girl Lindsay Cramer has her life completely in order, and she keeps her goals on a checklist -- obtain scholarship to Ivy League University, finish undergrad, and move on to med school. Shes worked hard to get where she is, and shes determined not to let anything  or anyone -- get in her way.Until she meets Justin Brown. JB is gorgeous, and the kind of guy who is all wrong for Lindsay -- the kind of guy who is all wrong for anyone . He drinks, he fights, and he has a secret past Lindsays not so sure she wants to know about.But when the two of them are together, Lindsay cant help but lose herself in him. Its the way his eyes burn when he looks at her. The way his smile makes her dizzy. The way his hands feel on her body.Soon, Lindsay and Justin are completely addicted to each other. But when their dangerous game culminates with Lindsay having to make a shocking choice, will she be able to keep JB in her life? And if so, will she lose everything in the process?*FOR HIS PLEASURE by Kelly FavorWhen twenty-two year old Nicole Masters gets a highly coveted internship working for one of the largest advertising companies in the world, she can't believe her luck. But Jameson International isn't just any company. It's owned by thirty-two-year-old business mogul and celebrity, Red Jameson.Red is known for his high flying lifestyle; dating models and hanging with the rich and famous.The powerful billionaire can have any woman he wants, and the naive college graduate can't imagine making much of an impression on her new CEO.
/book/show/28193530-the-battle?from_search=true	M.S. Parker	The Battle (Hero: Special Forces Romance, #3)	Haze Welch has done something stupid. He's fallen for the girl he's being paid to protect. Worse than that, while he's home for a family emergency, his charge is kidnapped. As he races back to LA, he's determined to do whatever it takes to find Leighton and make sure she'sHaze Welch has done something stupid. He's fallen for the girl he's being paid to protect. Worse than that, while he's home for a family emergency, his charge is kidnapped. As he races back to LA, he's determined to do whatever it takes to find Leighton and make sure she's safe again. He can only pray he's not too late.With the woman he loves in more danger than ever, Haze puts everything on the line, including his heart.
/book/show/22743584-a-sugarcreek-amish-romance?from_search=true	Anna Fisher	A Sugarcreek Amish Romance (Amish of Sugarcreek Romance #1)	THE FIRST BOOK OF A SUSPENSEFUL AMISH ROMANCE -- MUST READ FOR AMISH FICTION LOVERS!THE FIRST BOOK OF A SUSPENSEFUL AMISH ROMANCE -- MUST READ FOR AMISH FICTION LOVERS!
/book/show/10478618-zofloya-or-the-moor-v2?from_search=true	Charlotte Dacre	Zofloya, or the Moor V2: A Romance of the Fifteenth Century (1806)	
/book/show/1519704.F_tes_galantes_Romances_sans_paroles_Po_mes_saturniens?from_search=true	Paul Verlaine	Fêtes galantes / Romances sans paroles / Poèmes saturniens	Lesfurent publies en 1869 ; elles voquent les fantaisies de Watteau au XVIIIe sicle.sera crit peu aprs que Verlaine a quitt son pouse, et a quitt la France pour lAngleterre et la Belgique, en compagnie de Rimbaud.
/book/show/13572373-jack?from_search=true	Cali MacKay Calista Taylor	Jack (A Grim Reaper Romance, #1)	When the bodies of murdered prostitutes start piling up in Whitechapel, Lilly knows its a fellow reaper gone roguea man the living call Jack the Ripper.***Lilly Gordon delivers death to unsuspecting souls, Fates decisions carried out with a simple touch. But when a woman is found brutally slain before her destined time to die, Jack, Lillys ex-lover and a fellow reapeWhen the bodies of murdered prostitutes start piling up in Whitechapel, Lilly knows its a fellow reaper gone roguea man the living call Jack the Ripper.***Lilly Gordon delivers death to unsuspecting souls, Fates decisions carried out with a simple touch. But when a woman is found brutally slain before her destined time to die, Jack, Lillys ex-lover and a fellow reaper, is fingered for the crime, the evidence undeniable.As the only one whos been close to Jack, Lilly finds herself dragged into the investigation by Lord Mason Archer, chancellor to the reapers. But Lilly and Mason have a past of their own, and the long hours spent in Masons company leave Lilly falling for the difficult man who not only infuriates her, but makes her heart race. With the latest victim mutilated beyond recognition, it seems the killings cannot get any more heinousbut theres more than one force at work, and Lilly soon realizes there are things far worse than death and dismemberment when dealing with Jack the Ripper.***Authors Note: Some scenes may not be appropriate for readers under the age of eighteen.***
/book/show/33001920-yes-sir?from_search=true	Lila Younger	Yes Sir	Deacon Sheffield is brilliant at what he does, and he knows it. Companies come to him when they want to make millions, and he delivers every time. Add to that the fact that hes got the toned body of a god, and a mouth I want all over me, and you get the picture. Arrogant, confident, playboy. Hes all of those things and more. But all my fantasies are dashed when he catcheDeacon Sheffield is brilliant at what he does, and he knows it. Companies come to him when they want to make millions, and he delivers every time. Add to that the fact that hes got the toned body of a god, and a mouth I want all over me, and you get the picture. Arrogant, confident, playboy. Hes all of those things and more. But all my fantasies are dashed when he catches me calling him a total dick to my best friend.He wasnt supposed to be there.He definitely wasnt supposed to hear.The only thing that could make it worse is when I accidentally try and tell him what to do. This is a man who is always in control, always barking orders and demanding more. Hes not going to let me off easy, not until I learn that the only thing to say to Deacon Sheffield is 'yes sir'.
/book/show/224472.Best_New_Paranormal_Romance?from_search=true	Paula Guran (Editor) Elizabeth Hand Sandra McDonald	Best New Paranormal Romance	Enchanting and enchanted lovers, magical romance, dark desires, otherworldly sensations, ethereal encounters, paranormal thrills, sensual spells, supernatural suspense, sizzling speculations... Highly imaginative short fiction and novellas from the best fantasy romance writers - both bestselling authors and new talent - of 2005. Edited by award-winning editor Paula Guran.Enchanting and enchanted lovers, magical romance, dark desires, otherworldly sensations, ethereal encounters, paranormal thrills, sensual spells, supernatural suspense, sizzling speculations... Highly imaginative short fiction and novellas from the best fantasy romance writers - both bestselling authors and new talent - of 2005. Edited by award-winning editor Paula Guran. Juno is a new imprint from Wildside Press.Contents7  Introduction: What Is Paranormal Romance? (Best New Paranormal Romance)  (2006)  essay by Paula Guran19  Follow Me Light  (2005)  shortstory by Elizabeth Bear34  Maze of Trees  (2005)  novelette by Claudia O'Keefe68  The Shadowed Heart  [Saga of the Skolian Empire]  (2005)  novelette by Catherine Asaro105  Walpurgis Afternoon  (2005)  novelette by Delia Sherman130  A Knot of Toads  (2005)  novelette by Jane Yolen157  Calypso in Berlin  (2005)  shortstory by Elizabeth Hand176  Hero's Welcome  (2005)  novelette by Rebecca York207  Single White Farmhouse  (2005)  shortstory by Heather Shaw219  Magic in a Certain Slant of Light  (2005)  shortstory by Deborah Coates231  Fir Na Tine  (2005)  novelette by Sandra McDonald252  A Treatise on Fewmets  (2005)  shortstory by Sarah Prineas268  The Hard Stuff  (2005)  shortstory by John Grant
/book/show/32704331-the-hitman-s-possession?from_search=true	Tia Lewis	The Hitman's Possession (A Bad Boy Mafia Romance, #1)	I'm the most feared man in South Boston. I've earned that title and the nickname The Animal. Women may think its because I'm, and one night with me and theyd f*cking know it.But theres areason for my reputation... I think nothing about ending a life. Feelings are a luxury I canI'm the most feared man in South Boston. I've earned that title and the nickname The Animal. Women may think its because I'm, and one night with me and theyd f*cking know it.But theres areason for my reputation... I think nothing about ending a life. Feelings are a luxury I cant afford.I hear Tess cry for help and I give into the urge to help her. One look at her and I knew I had to risk it all toI'm no knight in shining armor; I'm saving her so I can keep thefor myself.But the mob wants her back. She wasnt meant to live through that night.No f*cking way I'm going to let that happen. Tess ignites a fire within me like nothing I've ever known.I'll take on the whole Russian mob hell, the whole worldto keep the one woman whos meant to belong to me.I'll kill every bastard that tries to take her away. She can try to run, but shes not getting away from this hitman.is a full-lengthnovel that's intended for mature audiences only. This novel address issues of a serious nature, including violence surrounding the nature of consent that may be a trigger for sensitive readers; contains disturbing situations, graphic language, violence and explicit sexual content. Reader discretion is strongly advised.This book also contains a bonus book,by Tia Lewis.
/book/show/13393101-palm-springs-heat?from_search=true	Dave Thome D.C. Thome	Palm Springs Heat (Fast Lane Romance, #1)	***Palm Springs Heat (Fast Lane Romance #1) was originally released as Fast Lane***Can an ordinary woman make an international playboy fall in love with herso she can dump him as soon as hes hooked? Lara Dixon sets out to make it happen with infamous billionaire bachelor Clay Creighton.Lara embarks on a mission of justice, certain that Creightons Fast Lane media empire,***Palm Springs Heat (Fast Lane Romance #1) was originally released as Fast Lane***Can an ordinary woman make an international playboy fall in love with herso she can dump him as soon as hes hooked? Lara Dixon sets out to make it happen with infamous billionaire bachelor Clay Creighton.Lara embarks on a mission of justice, certain that Creightons Fast Lane media empire, with its philosophy of fast women, fast cars and fast living, encourages men to stray from happy homes. And by men, Lara means her ex, a Fast Lane devotee who turned out to have had not a single shred of respect for women.Lara finds backers to help her get revenge on the notorious, but decidedly handsome, tycoon. With new fabulous clothes and a glorious makeover, she infiltrates Clays inner circle and uses her research about his likes and dislikes to charm him into believing shes not just another L.A. woman looking to romance a rich guy.But as she becomes steeped in the Fast Lane culture during a weekend involving an exhilarating ride in a very fast car and passionate moments in Clays very exotic Palm Spring resort, Heat, Lara discovers nothing is what she expected. Especially Clay. Womens perceptions of him, it turns out, are based on fictionthe products of a skilled public relations team. Laras startled by how well Clay treats her, how much they have in commonand how much shes falling for him.So now Lara has a new problem: Can she put the brakes on her plan to destroy Clay and make the turn toward a happily-ever-after instead?This light-hearted romp into todays jet set includes a cast of wacky assistants, bubbly fashionistas and unexpected enemiesand friends.Palm Springs Heat is a fast, fun reada contemporary romance with a reminder that nothing, not even a waterfall, is exactly what it seems.Romance author Donna McDonald (Never Too Late series) says Palm Springs Heat is as intriguing as it is romantic. As a writer, I have high standards. My phone kept ringing and I pushed everyone away because they were interrupting my reading. The first Fast Lane book kept me turning pages to find out what was really going on.Katherine Lowry Logan, author of The Ruby Brooch Palm Springs Heat is a fun, fun book. Strong women, great descriptions. Very well-written.
/book/show/13159993-dangerous-books-for-girls?from_search=true	Maya Rodale	Dangerous Books for Girls: The Bad Reputation of Romance Novels Explained	For every woman who has hidden the cover of her book...Despite their popularity and profitability, romance novels have long been scorned and ridiculed as trashy literature. Is it the covers? Is it because the audience and authors are largely comprised of women? Or is it something else?Perhaps the bad reputation of romance has to do with surprising dictionary definitions,For every woman who has hidden the cover of her book...Despite their popularity and profitability, romance novels have long been scorned and ridiculed as trashy literature. Is it the covers? Is it because the audience and authors are largely comprised of women? Or is it something else?Perhaps the bad reputation of romance has to do with surprising dictionary definitions, women, window taxes, the poor, the cost of a ream of paper in the nineteenth century, the rise of the love match marriage, the social status quo, the industrial revolution, and the ongoing tension between high and low art. Discover the origins of the stigma against popular romance novels, those who read it and those who wrote it. It has nothing to do with the covers. These books were scorned because they were dangerous.
/book/show/32704331-the-hitman-s-possession?from_search=true	Tia Lewis	The Hitman's Possession (A Bad Boy Mafia Romance, #1)	I'm the most feared man in South Boston. I've earned that title and the nickname The Animal. Women may think its because I'm, and one night with me and theyd f*cking know it.But theres areason for my reputation... I think nothing about ending a life. Feelings are a luxury I canI'm the most feared man in South Boston. I've earned that title and the nickname The Animal. Women may think its because I'm, and one night with me and theyd f*cking know it.But theres areason for my reputation... I think nothing about ending a life. Feelings are a luxury I cant afford.I hear Tess cry for help and I give into the urge to help her. One look at her and I knew I had to risk it all toI'm no knight in shining armor; I'm saving her so I can keep thefor myself.But the mob wants her back. She wasnt meant to live through that night.No f*cking way I'm going to let that happen. Tess ignites a fire within me like nothing I've ever known.I'll take on the whole Russian mob hell, the whole worldto keep the one woman whos meant to belong to me.I'll kill every bastard that tries to take her away. She can try to run, but shes not getting away from this hitman.is a full-lengthnovel that's intended for mature audiences only. This novel address issues of a serious nature, including violence surrounding the nature of consent that may be a trigger for sensitive readers; contains disturbing situations, graphic language, violence and explicit sexual content. Reader discretion is strongly advised.This book also contains a bonus book,by Tia Lewis.
/book/show/13393101-palm-springs-heat?from_search=true	Dave Thome D.C. Thome	Palm Springs Heat (Fast Lane Romance, #1)	***Palm Springs Heat (Fast Lane Romance #1) was originally released as Fast Lane***Can an ordinary woman make an international playboy fall in love with herso she can dump him as soon as hes hooked? Lara Dixon sets out to make it happen with infamous billionaire bachelor Clay Creighton.Lara embarks on a mission of justice, certain that Creightons Fast Lane media empire,***Palm Springs Heat (Fast Lane Romance #1) was originally released as Fast Lane***Can an ordinary woman make an international playboy fall in love with herso she can dump him as soon as hes hooked? Lara Dixon sets out to make it happen with infamous billionaire bachelor Clay Creighton.Lara embarks on a mission of justice, certain that Creightons Fast Lane media empire, with its philosophy of fast women, fast cars and fast living, encourages men to stray from happy homes. And by men, Lara means her ex, a Fast Lane devotee who turned out to have had not a single shred of respect for women.Lara finds backers to help her get revenge on the notorious, but decidedly handsome, tycoon. With new fabulous clothes and a glorious makeover, she infiltrates Clays inner circle and uses her research about his likes and dislikes to charm him into believing shes not just another L.A. woman looking to romance a rich guy.But as she becomes steeped in the Fast Lane culture during a weekend involving an exhilarating ride in a very fast car and passionate moments in Clays very exotic Palm Spring resort, Heat, Lara discovers nothing is what she expected. Especially Clay. Womens perceptions of him, it turns out, are based on fictionthe products of a skilled public relations team. Laras startled by how well Clay treats her, how much they have in commonand how much shes falling for him.So now Lara has a new problem: Can she put the brakes on her plan to destroy Clay and make the turn toward a happily-ever-after instead?This light-hearted romp into todays jet set includes a cast of wacky assistants, bubbly fashionistas and unexpected enemiesand friends.Palm Springs Heat is a fast, fun reada contemporary romance with a reminder that nothing, not even a waterfall, is exactly what it seems.Romance author Donna McDonald (Never Too Late series) says Palm Springs Heat is as intriguing as it is romantic. As a writer, I have high standards. My phone kept ringing and I pushed everyone away because they were interrupting my reading. The first Fast Lane book kept me turning pages to find out what was really going on.Katherine Lowry Logan, author of The Ruby Brooch Palm Springs Heat is a fun, fun book. Strong women, great descriptions. Very well-written.
/book/show/2720647-quase-mem-ria?from_search=true	Carlos Heitor Cony	Quase Memória: Quase Romance	Quase Memria marcou a volta de Carlos Heitor Cony  fico de forma consagradora, depois de mais de vinte anos afastado da literatura. A obra ganhou, em 1996, os prmios Jabuti de Melhor Romance e de Livro do Ano, pela Cmara Brasileira do Livro.Quase Memria  o quinto livro de Cony que a Objetiva lana desde julho de 2005, quando garantiu a exclusividade para relanamenQuase Memria marcou a volta de Carlos Heitor Cony  fico de forma consagradora, depois de mais de vinte anos afastado da literatura. A obra ganhou, em 1996, os prmios Jabuti de Melhor Romance e de Livro do Ano, pela Cmara Brasileira do Livro.Quase Memria  o quinto livro de Cony que a Objetiva lana desde julho de 2005, quando garantiu a exclusividade para relanamento da obra completa do autor, assim como para o lana-mento de novos livros inditos. Ponto alto na produo literria brasileira das ltimas dcadas, este romance explora o territrio entre a fico e a memria a partir das reminiscncias do autor sobre o pai morto. Nele, Cony mapeia minuciosamente a relao pai e filho: os sentimentos contraditrios, as alegrias e tristezas que no se esquecem, o afeto incondicional e, acima de tudo, a cumplicidade.
/book/show/13572373-jack?from_search=true	Cali MacKay Calista Taylor	Jack (A Grim Reaper Romance, #1)	When the bodies of murdered prostitutes start piling up in Whitechapel, Lilly knows its a fellow reaper gone roguea man the living call Jack the Ripper.***Lilly Gordon delivers death to unsuspecting souls, Fates decisions carried out with a simple touch. But when a woman is found brutally slain before her destined time to die, Jack, Lillys ex-lover and a fellow reapeWhen the bodies of murdered prostitutes start piling up in Whitechapel, Lilly knows its a fellow reaper gone roguea man the living call Jack the Ripper.***Lilly Gordon delivers death to unsuspecting souls, Fates decisions carried out with a simple touch. But when a woman is found brutally slain before her destined time to die, Jack, Lillys ex-lover and a fellow reaper, is fingered for the crime, the evidence undeniable.As the only one whos been close to Jack, Lilly finds herself dragged into the investigation by Lord Mason Archer, chancellor to the reapers. But Lilly and Mason have a past of their own, and the long hours spent in Masons company leave Lilly falling for the difficult man who not only infuriates her, but makes her heart race. With the latest victim mutilated beyond recognition, it seems the killings cannot get any more heinousbut theres more than one force at work, and Lilly soon realizes there are things far worse than death and dismemberment when dealing with Jack the Ripper.***Authors Note: Some scenes may not be appropriate for readers under the age of eighteen.***
/book/show/33001920-yes-sir?from_search=true	Lila Younger	Yes Sir	Deacon Sheffield is brilliant at what he does, and he knows it. Companies come to him when they want to make millions, and he delivers every time. Add to that the fact that hes got the toned body of a god, and a mouth I want all over me, and you get the picture. Arrogant, confident, playboy. Hes all of those things and more. But all my fantasies are dashed when he catcheDeacon Sheffield is brilliant at what he does, and he knows it. Companies come to him when they want to make millions, and he delivers every time. Add to that the fact that hes got the toned body of a god, and a mouth I want all over me, and you get the picture. Arrogant, confident, playboy. Hes all of those things and more. But all my fantasies are dashed when he catches me calling him a total dick to my best friend.He wasnt supposed to be there.He definitely wasnt supposed to hear.The only thing that could make it worse is when I accidentally try and tell him what to do. This is a man who is always in control, always barking orders and demanding more. Hes not going to let me off easy, not until I learn that the only thing to say to Deacon Sheffield is 'yes sir'.
/book/show/224472.Best_New_Paranormal_Romance?from_search=true	Paula Guran (Editor) Elizabeth Hand Sandra McDonald	Best New Paranormal Romance	Enchanting and enchanted lovers, magical romance, dark desires, otherworldly sensations, ethereal encounters, paranormal thrills, sensual spells, supernatural suspense, sizzling speculations... Highly imaginative short fiction and novellas from the best fantasy romance writers - both bestselling authors and new talent - of 2005. Edited by award-winning editor Paula Guran.Enchanting and enchanted lovers, magical romance, dark desires, otherworldly sensations, ethereal encounters, paranormal thrills, sensual spells, supernatural suspense, sizzling speculations... Highly imaginative short fiction and novellas from the best fantasy romance writers - both bestselling authors and new talent - of 2005. Edited by award-winning editor Paula Guran. Juno is a new imprint from Wildside Press.Contents7  Introduction: What Is Paranormal Romance? (Best New Paranormal Romance)  (2006)  essay by Paula Guran19  Follow Me Light  (2005)  shortstory by Elizabeth Bear34  Maze of Trees  (2005)  novelette by Claudia O'Keefe68  The Shadowed Heart  [Saga of the Skolian Empire]  (2005)  novelette by Catherine Asaro105  Walpurgis Afternoon  (2005)  novelette by Delia Sherman130  A Knot of Toads  (2005)  novelette by Jane Yolen157  Calypso in Berlin  (2005)  shortstory by Elizabeth Hand176  Hero's Welcome  (2005)  novelette by Rebecca York207  Single White Farmhouse  (2005)  shortstory by Heather Shaw219  Magic in a Certain Slant of Light  (2005)  shortstory by Deborah Coates231  Fir Na Tine  (2005)  novelette by Sandra McDonald252  A Treatise on Fewmets  (2005)  shortstory by Sarah Prineas268  The Hard Stuff  (2005)  shortstory by John Grant
/book/show/20868168-the-dark-stuff?from_search=true	Nick Kent Laurence Romance (Translator) Franois Gorin (Translator)	The Dark Stuff : L'envers du rock	
/book/show/22743584-a-sugarcreek-amish-romance?from_search=true	Anna Fisher	A Sugarcreek Amish Romance (Amish of Sugarcreek Romance #1)	THE FIRST BOOK OF A SUSPENSEFUL AMISH ROMANCE -- MUST READ FOR AMISH FICTION LOVERS!THE FIRST BOOK OF A SUSPENSEFUL AMISH ROMANCE -- MUST READ FOR AMISH FICTION LOVERS!
/book/show/25942259-windswept?from_search=true	Anna Lowe	Windswept (Serendipity Adventure Romance, #3)	Scuba instructor Mia Whitman has traveled to Bonaire to forget, not forgive, the man who broke her heart. But trouble is brewing in this Caribbean island paradise  above and below the waterline. When Mia witnesses a crime, she becomes a target, and even she has to admit that having a Navy SEAL-turned-New-York-cop at her side has its perks. Ryan Hayes has a knack for savinScuba instructor Mia Whitman has traveled to Bonaire to forget, not forgive, the man who broke her heart. But trouble is brewing in this Caribbean island paradise  above and below the waterline. When Mia witnesses a crime, she becomes a target, and even she has to admit that having a Navy SEAL-turned-New-York-cop at her side has its perks. Ryan Hayes has a knack for saving her life and stealing her heart  a tricky combination for a woman on the run. Before Mia can stop herself, she finds herself in deep  in love and in trouble.** An action-adventure sea adventure / travel romance with adult content (40,000 words).**
/book/show/16162191-second-chance-romance?from_search=true	Tara Sampson	Second Chance Romance	At eighteen years of age Jade thought she had found the one man she would spend the rest of her life with, at least until one sunny afternoon she walked in on him and another woman and found them in a compromising position.Heart broken, Jade leaves her home town determined to make her own way. Five years later she gets the one call that beats them all, her father is gone.At eighteen years of age Jade thought she had found the one man she would spend the rest of her life with, at least until one sunny afternoon she walked in on him and another woman and found them in a compromising position.Heart broken, Jade leaves her home town determined to make her own way. Five years later she gets the one call that beats them all, her father is gone. Forced to go back home and settle his affairs how will she handle seeing Austin once again? Can she protect her heart any better this go round or will she relive the same mistakes and lose it all again.
/book/show/24989449-crash?from_search=true	Alycia Taylor	Crash (The Fighter Romance, #4)	Mitch gives me a choice: Tell him where Paul is hiding Marie and Victor or let my mother go to jail. I cant turn my back on my mother so I do what I have to do. When I try to explain that to Paul, he wont listen. Resigned to taking care of my mother first, I get her into rehab and then head home to try and figure out what to do about Paul. Mitch is waiting for me when IMitch gives me a choice: Tell him where Paul is hiding Marie and Victor or let my mother go to jail. I cant turn my back on my mother so I do what I have to do. When I try to explain that to Paul, he wont listen. Resigned to taking care of my mother first, I get her into rehab and then head home to try and figure out what to do about Paul. Mitch is waiting for me when I get there, aiming to punish me for warning Paul that he was comingwill I survive to get another chance with Paul? If I do, will Paul want to give me one?
/book/show/28535895-jack?from_search=true	Maggie Sweet Sasha Gold	JACK: A Billionaire Stepbrother Romance	Whats worse than lusting after your boss?Lusting after your boss who is also your step-brother.Jack Marshall might be filthy rich, but he's still a hands-on kind of man.And Savannah is just about to find out what that really means  right after he fires her and offers her another, very different position.***Standalone novel, HEA, no cheating and no cliffhanger, strong lanWhats worse than lusting after your boss?Lusting after your boss who is also your step-brother.Jack Marshall might be filthy rich, but he's still a hands-on kind of man.And Savannah is just about to find out what that really means  right after he fires her and offers her another, very different position.***Standalone novel, HEA, no cheating and no cliffhanger, strong language***
/book/show/31551903-nirvana?from_search=true	Shevaun Delucia	Nirvana (Forbidden Romance #3)	Junior Saunders is searching for the perfect woman: gracious, elegant, and meek. He waits patiently, working long hours and going home alone night after night, believing that this woman exists. But life isnt always predictable; curveballs can be thrown unexpectedly.Kinsey Balterson is everything but gentle, delicate, and docile. She says it like it isa spitfire, full ofJunior Saunders is searching for the perfect woman: gracious, elegant, and meek. He waits patiently, working long hours and going home alone night after night, believing that this woman exists. But life isnt always predictable; curveballs can be thrown unexpectedly.Kinsey Balterson is everything but gentle, delicate, and docile. She says it like it isa spitfire, full of sarcasm with looks to kill. Shes downright sexy and thrilling in every way possible. Kinsey is a constant reminder of everything Junior detests in a woman, but the moment he lets his guard down, she captures his attention.Can opposites really attract?From this moment on, nothing is the same for Junior again. Everything he thought he wanted and needed no longer exists, and now his whole world has been shifted. His reason for breathing consists only of herKinsey. She has become his everything.Kinsey thinks she has this all under control: friends with benefits, no strings attachedno messy feelings. She refuses to be broken again. But what happens when attraction turns into something deeper? Will Kinsey be able to let her walls down so her damaged heart can love again?Can one person truly heal anothers heartbreak?
/book/show/23514002-tied-in-pink?from_search=true	Mirren Hogan (Editor) Heather Tyler (Editor) Stacey Welsh/Scarlett J Rose (Editor)	Tied in Pink: A Romance Anthology in Support of Breast Cancer Research	Fourteen authors from across the globe have joined forces to help raise funds and awareness for breast cancer research with this anthology of romance short stories. Every fictional story is unique and ranges from romance to romantic suspense and fantasy. Within these pages you will find stories of love, loss and determination. Each contains a pink ribbon  the internationaFourteen authors from across the globe have joined forces to help raise funds and awareness for breast cancer research with this anthology of romance short stories. Every fictional story is unique and ranges from romance to romantic suspense and fantasy. Within these pages you will find stories of love, loss and determination. Each contains a pink ribbon  the international symbol for breast cancer awareness.All proceeds of the sale of this anthology will be going towards the Victorian Cancer councils research into breast cancer.Inspired by those we love, those who fight, and those who we have lost; this is our gift to cancer sufferers and survivors, and their families, who have inspired and continue to inspire us.
/book/show/26167098-fairfield-amish-romance-boxed-set?from_search=true	Elanor Miller Susan Vail Isabell Weaver	Fairfield Amish Romance Boxed Set: Volume 1	The #1 Bestselling Amish Romance on Amazon featuring 4 Best Selling Stories- Susan Vail's #1 Best Selling novella in both the Inspirational Spiritual Fiction and Religion & Spirituality Short Reads categories.- Isabell Weaver's #1 Best Selling short story in the Religion & Spirituality Short Reads categoriThe #1 Bestselling Amish Romance on Amazon featuring 4 Best Selling Stories- Susan Vail's #1 Best Selling novella in both the Inspirational Spiritual Fiction and Religion & Spirituality Short Reads categories.- Isabell Weaver's #1 Best Selling short story in the Religion & Spirituality Short Reads categories.- Elanor Miller's #1 Best Selling novella in both the Inspirational Spiritual Fiction and Religion & Spirituality Short Reads categories.- Diane Burkholder's debut short story, a #1 Best Selling Hot New Release.These four sweet, clean Amish Romance stories will introduce you to the people of Fairfield County and four up and coming authors.
/book/show/20811004-found-by-you?from_search=true	Helen Conrad	Found By You (Destiny Bay Romances-The Islanders, #2)	Malia Carrington fell for Brad when they were teenagers. He left Hawaii without knowing she was carrying his son. Seventeen years later, he's back, and she's determined not to let him turn her life upside down a second time. If he finds out the truth, she knows he will take her son away with him--along with her heart.
/book/show/10351619-redemption?from_search=true	C.J. Archer	Redemption	NOTE: This book was previously titled The Adventures Of Miss Upton And The Sky PirateREVIEWMs. Archer has written a fascinating tale with a mix of intrigue, adventure, romance, danger ... Great job! ~ Coffee Time Romance & MoreDESCRIPTIONTilda Upton's talent at finding things with the aid of a talisman puts her on the edge of the dangerous hellhag category. Rather iNOTE: This book was previously titled The Adventures Of Miss Upton And The Sky PirateREVIEWMs. Archer has written a fascinating tale with a mix of intrigue, adventure, romance, danger ... Great job! ~ Coffee Time Romance & MoreDESCRIPTIONTilda Upton's talent at finding things with the aid of a talisman puts her on the edge of the dangerous hellhag category. Rather inexperienced in using her magic, she's prone to mistakes. It is one such mistake that lands her in debt to the Chief Royal Inventor who blackmails her into retrieving an Oriental and his machine. But to find the Oriental she needs to intercept an airship and the best way to do that is through piracy.Tilda turns to the notorious Black Jack Knight, a sky pirate known for his cruelty and cleverness who dislikes passengers, particularly of the female variety. Fortunately for Tilda he accepts a currency she can providethe location of a man who witnessed his brother's murder, a murder which Jack was falsely accused of committing. Together they fight corsairs, a mad inventor and their growing attraction to each other in order to retrieve the man Tilda has been forced to find, only to learn his machine could destroy her and everyone like her.
/book/show/23566935-the-mammoth-book-of-southern-gothic-romance?from_search=true	Trisha Telep (Editor) Angie Fox (Contributor) Bec McMaster (Contributor)	The Mammoth Book of Southern Gothic Romance	Dark romance and the Deep South meet in this collection of eighteen thrilling stories. Set in a lush, steamy world of ceaseless rain, swamps, alligators, overgrown cemeteries, and home-grown magic, these dark and scary, yet pleasurable stories unfold sinister secrets at every turn.
/book/show/20565919-safe?from_search=true	Mark Zubro Mark Richard Zubro	Safe (The Teen Romance Series, #1)	In an unsafe world, death and danger stalk gay teens, Roger Cook and Steve Koemer.Roger Cook is in the middle of his senior year when Kyle Davis, the most picked on kid in his high school commits suicide. Roger agrees to write an article on Kyle for the school newspaper. As he gathers information, Roger realizes the dead boy was gay and may have been murdered. Gay himselfIn an unsafe world, death and danger stalk gay teens, Roger Cook and Steve Koemer.Roger Cook is in the middle of his senior year when Kyle Davis, the most picked on kid in his high school commits suicide. Roger agrees to write an article on Kyle for the school newspaper. As he gathers information, Roger realizes the dead boy was gay and may have been murdered. Gay himself, Roger wants to find out the truth, but this leads him to danger and the possibility of love. Roger opens himself to even greater risk while trying to make those around him safe.
/book/show/34104718-rough-hard-fierce?from_search=true	Skye Warren	Rough Hard Fierce: A Bad Boy Romance Boxed Set	Contains ROUGH, HARD, and FIERCE - all three books in Colin and Allie's complete story! This boxed set in the Chicago Underground series is over 400 pages.Meet the woman shaped by betrayal and the man determined to save her at any cost...ROUGH (Book One)I'm a cautionary tale. A statistic. A victim. A single teenage mother from the poor part of town. Most of the time I'm toContains ROUGH, HARD, and FIERCE - all three books in Colin and Allie's complete story! This boxed set in the Chicago Underground series is over 400 pages.Meet the woman shaped by betrayal and the man determined to save her at any cost...ROUGH (Book One)I'm a cautionary tale. A statistic. A victim. A single teenage mother from the poor part of town. Most of the time I'm too busy working and struggling to care what people think. Survival doesn't come easy.I have a dark secret, a pressure valve, a rare moment just for myself. On these nights I visit a club. There I find men who give me what I need.Men like Colin.But he wants more than a few stolen hours. He demands more than my body. He wants my heart and soul--my happily ever after. I never thought I'd be Cinderella. I never thought a man that rough could be my prince.HARD (Book Two)What Colin doesn't know can't hurt him.At least that's what I tell myself about the secrets I keep. I don't have a choice, not if I want to keep my daughter safe. And keep him Colin safe too. There are enemies in the shadows waiting to strike from all sides. I'm holding them out with my bare hands, but it's hard not to get crushed in the process.And the truth has a way of coming out.If I'm not careful, the past I've been working so hard to hide, the pain I've been fighting so long to outrun, will wipe out the man I love.FIERCE (Book Three)I'm torn between what I want and what I need. Between the men in my past and the man by my side. Colin has tried to control me, to use me. But he also guards me so fiercely my heart aches.Raincheck. Business. Don't wait up. --CThat's the note he leaves for me, as if I could sit around while he fights my dragons. As if I could let himself get killed in some vain attempt to protect me.There's no protection left for me. No redemption either.This is my battle, and I've already lost.[E]motional, dark, erotic, suspenseful, traumatic and raw. It will have your heart hurting yet you will laugh plenty too. I can highly recommend this series. ~ TotallyBooked Blogheartbreaking, and dark, and very emotional ~ Rhonda, Sam E and R's Awesomeness!Boxed sets in the Chicago Underground series:Rough Hard Fierce - Colin and Allie's storyWild Dirty Secret - Luke and Shelly's story
/book/show/30139898-bad-king?from_search=true	M. Malone	Bad King	Thane Carter Kingsley IV lives for business. So when his parents threaten to turn over control of the Kingsley empire to his younger brother if he doesn't settle down, he knows just what to do.They don't care that the socialites theyve picked are gold diggers, they just want him married.So King decides to findthe fiance of his parents' nightmares.And where better toThane Carter Kingsley IV lives for business. So when his parents threaten to turn over control of the Kingsley empire to his younger brother if he doesn't settle down, he knows just what to do.They don't care that the socialites theyve picked are gold diggers, they just want him married.So King decides to findthe fiance of his parents' nightmares.And where better to find a wife than a place like Club Prestige...Olivia Reyes has finally built a better life. Shes a proud business owner and almost out of debt. Her childhood sweetheart, Bennett Alexander, is the perfect man for her but she hasn't convinced him yet. But she will.After she takes one last job.- Bad King (M. Malone)- Tempting in Stilettos (Nana Malone)- Be My Fantasy (Alisha Rai)- Enthrall (Victoria H. Smith)- Shaken (Ursula Sinclair)
/book/show/6983627-cavelli-s-lost-heir?from_search=true	Lynn Raye Harris	Cavelli's Lost Heir	Normally Prince Nico Cavelli would never waste his time visiting the prison cell of a tourist. Except this particular alleged criminal has stolen something very personal to him--his son, heir to the Montebianco throneLily Morgan always knew it was a mistake coming to the Mediterranean kingdom, but she'd had no choice. First she was thrown into jail for a crime she didn'tNormally Prince Nico Cavelli would never waste his time visiting the prison cell of a tourist. Except this particular alleged criminal has stolen something very personal to him--his son, heir to the Montebianco throneLily Morgan always knew it was a mistake coming to the Mediterranean kingdom, but she'd had no choice. First she was thrown into jail for a crime she didn't commit...now she's been bailed out by the prince--though in return she must become his royal wife
/book/show/28011632-the-ambush?from_search=true	M.S. Parker	The Ambush (Hero: Special Forces Romance, #2)	used to serve his country in the Special Forces. Now he's relegated to babysitting spoiled heiress Leighton Machus, the party girl with whom Haze had a one-night stand four years ago. A one-night stand he hasn't been able to get out of his mind since. Despite her behavior, he can't help but think there's more to Leighton than what she portrays. And there's definused to serve his country in the Special Forces. Now he's relegated to babysitting spoiled heiress Leighton Machus, the party girl with whom Haze had a one-night stand four years ago. A one-night stand he hasn't been able to get out of his mind since. Despite her behavior, he can't help but think there's more to Leighton than what she portrays. And there's definitely more to the situation than meets the eye.With Leighton in danger, Haze must decide what's more important: his feelings, or her life.
/book/show/12419446-romancing-snow-white?from_search=true	Karen Kiefer	Romancing Snow White: A Prince Charmaine Story	When the dashing (or so he thinks) Prince Charmaine has a chance encounter with Snow White, he thinks all his prayers have been answered! The perfect, pale-skinned beauty is everything he could want in a woman, and he'll stop at nothing to make her his girlfriend!But there is a problem. Seven problems, to be exact. The dwarves aren't going to make it easy on him!RomancingWhen the dashing (or so he thinks) Prince Charmaine has a chance encounter with Snow White, he thinks all his prayers have been answered! The perfect, pale-skinned beauty is everything he could want in a woman, and he'll stop at nothing to make her his girlfriend!But there is a problem. Seven problems, to be exact. The dwarves aren't going to make it easy on him!Romancing Snow White is a romantic comedy novelette, approximately 9,000 words. While it is a stand-alone story, Prince Charmaine is a character in the full-length novel, Aurora Abroad.
/book/show/24534128-all-for-love?from_search=true	Lucy Kevin Bella Andre	All For Love (A Walker Island Romance #4)	Come for a visit to Walker Island where you'll find stunning Pacific Northwest ocean views, men too intriguing to resist...and five close-knit sisters who are each about to find their one true love.Paige Walker loves her life on Walker Islandteaching dance classes, spending time with her family, and enjoying the beauty all around her. The last thing she's interested in iCome for a visit to Walker Island where you'll find stunning Pacific Northwest ocean views, men too intriguing to resist...and five close-knit sisters who are each about to find their one true love.Paige Walker loves her life on Walker Islandteaching dance classes, spending time with her family, and enjoying the beauty all around her. The last thing she's interested in is the spotlight. One fiery brush with that a few years back was more than enough for her! Still, sometimes she can't help but secretly long for more than her quiet life on Walker Island...TV star Christian Greer has finally gotten his big break starring in a major motion picture. The catch? He needs to learn how to dance like a pro, preferably in a studio far enough from Los Angeles that the paparazzi won't be able to catch any of his stumbles along the way. Walker Island seems like the perfect place to learn to dance and beautiful Paige Walker definitely seems like the perfect teacher.From their very first lesson, attraction sizzles between them. Christian has never met anyone like Paige and wants their dance to continue beyond the studio. But will he be able to convince her to step into the spotlight with him, and his love, at her side?All For Love is the fourth fun, sweet, and emotional contemporary romance in the Walker Island series from New York Times and USA Today bestselling author, Lucy Kevin.The Walker Island SeriesBook 1: Be My LoveBook 2: No Other LoveBook 3: When It's LoveBook 4: All For LoveBook 5: Forever In LoveAuthor BiographyLucy Kevin is the pen-name of New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Bella Andre (who writes the #1 bestselling series about The Sullivans). When Lucy Kevin released her first novel, Seattle Girl, it became an instant bestseller. All of her subsequent sweet contemporary romances have been hits with readers as well, including her New York Times bestselling Four Weddings and a Fiasco series.
/book/show/22067273-aprendi-com-jane-austen?from_search=true	William Deresiewicz	Aprendi com Jane Austen: como seis romances me ensinaram sobre amor, amizade e as coisas que realmente importam	Aqui esto as memrias de um professor que, quando jovem, foi transformado pela literatura de Jane Austen. Seja com a impetuosidade de Elizabeth, de Orgulho e preconceito, ou com a prudncia de Elinor, de Razo e sensibilidade, William Deresiewicz - da mesma forma que essas personagens - amou, errou e sonhou. E aprendeu muitas lies.
/book/show/25114941-tough-love?from_search=true	Skye Warren	Tough Love: A Dark Mafia Romance Novella	A story about the sacrifices we make for love...I sneak out of my room every night. My father's guards don't see me. My sister doesn't see me. No one sees me, except him.He's the son of a mafia foot soldier. My father is the boss. I shouldn't even know Giovanni. And I definitely shouldn't kiss him. Our relationship is doomed to fail, but that won't stop me from trying.NotA story about the sacrifices we make for love...I sneak out of my room every night. My father's guards don't see me. My sister doesn't see me. No one sees me, except him.He's the son of a mafia foot soldier. My father is the boss. I shouldn't even know Giovanni. And I definitely shouldn't kiss him. Our relationship is doomed to fail, but that won't stop me from trying.Not every girl wants to be a princess. I just want to be free.****************Tough Love is the prequel novella to the sexy Stripped series. Fair warning: Contains a dark hero who will do anything to keep his girl safe and a killer cliffhanger.Books in the Stripped series. Tough Love (prequel)1. Love the Way You Lie2. Better When It Hurts3. Even Better4. Pretty When You CryPraise for Skye Warren and the Stripped series:I've always been a fan of Skye Warren ever since I read Wanderlust. Her writing is flawless and tales captivating. Love The Way You Lie is no exception. 5 Stars. - Pepper Winters, New York Times bestselling author of Tears of TessIt's gritty, edgy, and sexy, served to you in the well-written, absorbing style that Skye is so talented at delivering. I can't wait to get my hands on the rest of the Stripped series. - Shameless Book ClubIt's dark, mysterious, sexy, and I loved every page of it! There were twists and turns that I never saw coming! I love when an author is able to keep me guessing until the very end of the book. - Book Fancy Book Blog
/book/show/30269556-the-conan-doyle-historical-romances-the-white-company-sir-nigel-micah?from_search=true	Arthur Conan Doyle	The Conan Doyle Historical Romances. The White Company. Sir Nigel. Micah Clarke. The Refugees	In 1366, while England is at war with Spain, young Alleyne Edricson becomes a squire to Sir Nigel Loring and travels to France to join a bold band of archers known as the White Company.Sequel to.
/book/show/17992682-romancing-gravity?from_search=true	Daniel  Romo	Romancing Gravity	The poems in ROMANCING GRAVITY navigate through worlds (and words) nestled in nostalgia, rooted in the uncanny, and prime with pain. Striking language and rich images frame gangbangers, classrooms, and family, while trying to carry the burdens that come with being alive. These are poems of baseball and breathing, of heaven and healing. The speakers of the poems wander fromThe poems in ROMANCING GRAVITY navigate through worlds (and words) nestled in nostalgia, rooted in the uncanny, and prime with pain. Striking language and rich images frame gangbangers, classrooms, and family, while trying to carry the burdens that come with being alive. These are poems of baseball and breathing, of heaven and healing. The speakers of the poems wander from one world and into the next, looking down to find their footing, and looking up for proof that they exist.
/book/show/22842096-romance-at-the-christmas-tree-lot?from_search=true	Marcia Lynn McClure	Romance at the Christmas Tree Lot	Contemporary Holiday Romance:Mayvee couldnt keep from giggling. The fact that this tall, dark, and handsome Christmas tree shopper was at the lot to buy a Christmas tree for his grandparents was endearing enough on its own. But add to it the fact that hed paid enough attention to his grandmas Christmas ornaments to know she liked Radko ornaments was just too adorable!WhContemporary Holiday Romance:Mayvee couldnt keep from giggling. The fact that this tall, dark, and handsome Christmas tree shopper was at the lot to buy a Christmas tree for his grandparents was endearing enough on its own. But add to it the fact that hed paid enough attention to his grandmas Christmas ornaments to know she liked Radko ornaments was just too adorable!When Craig had called her over to help a new customer, Mayvee hadnt expected to see a guy so classically handsome that he looked like hed stepped straight out of Hollywoods Silver Screen era. But at the same time, he was more rugged-looking than any truly manly-man shed ever seen.
/book/show/7183575-our-red-hot-romance-is-leaving-me-blue?from_search=true	Dixie Cash	Our Red Hot Romance Is Leaving Me Blue	Get your biscuits in the oven and your buns in the bed, cuz Dixie Cash is the best good-night reading around! Nancy Martin, author of the Blackbird Sisters seriesThe irrepressible Domestic Equalizers are back ina hilarious new Southern hoot from the ever-popular Dixie Cash. If you love Lorraine desPres or the Sweet Potato QueensGet your biscuits in the oven and your buns in the bed, cuz Dixie Cash is the best good-night reading around! Nancy Martin, author of the Blackbird Sisters seriesThe irrepressible Domestic Equalizers are back ina hilarious new Southern hoot from the ever-popular Dixie Cash. If you love Lorraine desPres or the Sweet Potato Queens, youll want to join Debbie Sue Overstreet and Edwina Perkins as they rush to the rescue of a recent widower in tiny Salt Lick, Texas, whos being haunted by his late wifeor not. Read it and laugh, and see whysays, Cashs madcap series just keeps getting better.
/book/show/8766458-balady-a-romance?from_search=true	Jan Neruda	Balady a romance	This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally importanThis is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.
/book/show/13496629-angelica-s-discoveries?from_search=true	Otilia Greco	Angelica's Discoveries: Romance and Journey to the New World	High in the Swiss Alps in a quaint village far away from the chaos and destruction of World War II, Angelica leads an idyllic childhood haunted by only one thing-her fear of water. But as Angelica develops into a strong, independent woman, her desire to travel becomes overpowering, and she vows to overcome her paralyzing fear one day. Now her chance has come.Even as AngeliHigh in the Swiss Alps in a quaint village far away from the chaos and destruction of World War II, Angelica leads an idyllic childhood haunted by only one thing-her fear of water. But as Angelica develops into a strong, independent woman, her desire to travel becomes overpowering, and she vows to overcome her paralyzing fear one day. Now her chance has come.Even as Angelica's father attempts to squelch her insatiable desire to explore Greece and eventually meet her Uncle Victor in the New World, Angelica secures a job as a travel guide and bravely books her fi rst passage on a voyage captained by an old Greek. As Captain Angelis adds wisdom and comfort to Angelica's first voyage, he has no idea that an unexpected adventure awaits them in the unpredictable Mediterranean Sea. Strengthened by her traumatic experience, Angelica safely arrives in Greece where she quickly proves herself in her new job. But when she is pursued by a handsome Greek, she soon realizes that her heart lies with someone else.As Angelica's heart leads her in a new direction, she must bravely face her fear once again as she embarks on a challenging adventure to the New World where her true destiny awaits.
/book/show/9888615-his-lady-mistress?from_search=true	Elizabeth Rolls	His Lady Mistress	When Max, Earl Blakehurst, meets Verity he sees a downtrodden servant. He doesn't recognize her as the daughter of a colonel under whom he used to serve, the girl he'd once helped years before. The life Verity's now living is untenable. So he proposes a shocking solution--he will set her up as his mistress.It's only once that Verity's finally agreed, once Max is beginningWhen Max, Earl Blakehurst, meets Verity he sees a downtrodden servant. He doesn't recognize her as the daughter of a colonel under whom he used to serve, the girl he'd once helped years before. The life Verity's now living is untenable. So he proposes a shocking solution--he will set her up as his mistress.It's only once that Verity's finally agreed, once Max is beginning to lose his heart to her, that he discovers her true identity. Max is taken aback; he would never have suggested this lady become his mistress. Now, to avoid scandal, they'll have to marry!
/book/show/6552425-a-vindication-of-love?from_search=true	Cristina Nehring	A Vindication of Love: Reclaiming Romance for the Twenty-first Century	
/book/show/23003472-playing-with-power---book-2?from_search=true	Adele Huxley	Playing with Power - Book 2: New Adult Romance	After a heart-wrenching breakup, Lauren has no choice but to throw all of herself into work; it's the only way she'll stay sane after the way Nick left her.Lauren's life will never be the same when a twist of fate takes her on a last-minute trip to San Francisco over the Fourth of July weekend. With Ali at her side, she quickly learns there's a lot the West Coast can offeAfter a heart-wrenching breakup, Lauren has no choice but to throw all of herself into work; it's the only way she'll stay sane after the way Nick left her.Lauren's life will never be the same when a twist of fate takes her on a last-minute trip to San Francisco over the Fourth of July weekend. With Ali at her side, she quickly learns there's a lot the West Coast can offer.When she meets Landon, Lauren realizes she may have just gotten more than she can handle.Notes to the reader from Adele:* This book contains detailed (and incredibly hot) sexual scenes and is intended only for adults.* This book is part of a long series. First section = Books 1 - 5, Second section = Books 6 - 10. All stories have been fully planned, I just need to write them! As such, expect cliffhangers!!* There will be a happy ending. It might not be the ending you want but it will be the one Lauren earns.* Book 2 is 28,900 words long* Genre: Contemporary New Adult Romance
/book/show/13456091-the-undoing-of-a-libertine?from_search=true	Raine Miller	The Undoing of a Libertine (Somerset Historical Romance, #2)	A Libertine...Jeremy Greymont certainly qualifies. Sex rough and women loose is his credoone hes always taken very seriously, with no deference whatsoever to the society into which hes been born. Hes been perfectly content milling along through life on an existence of courtesans and fine Scotch whisky...that is until his grandfather lets him know hes out of time, aA Libertine...Jeremy Greymont certainly qualifies. Sex rough and women loose is his credoone hes always taken very seriously, with no deference whatsoever to the society into which hes been born. Hes been perfectly content milling along through life on an existence of courtesans and fine Scotch whisky...that is until his grandfather lets him know hes out of time, and his station in life comes with duties attached. Jeremy must produce an heirposthaste. Lucky for him, the lovely Georgina is the perfect answer to his predicament and intrigues him like no other woman before her.Jeremy cant wait to make her his lady, and begin working on creating that heir he needs so badly. Hes even willing to tone down his preference for the wild romps hes always enjoyed in the bed chamber, just for her sake. There will be plenty of time to teach his innocent bride all about that after the wedding, right? No, not even close. Georginas demons trump Jeremys in so many ways. A brutal assault has left her wounded and vowing she can be wife to no mannot even Jeremy Greymont.What is a libertine to do?Georgina...I am so entangled in thoughts of you I could not find my way out if ever I desired.JEREMY GREYMONT2nd editionRaine Miller Romance, March 2017First publication [Siren Publishing] 2012
/book/show/21413873-the-romance-vote?from_search=true	Ali Vali	The Romance Vote	Christian Chili Alexander is the most sought after campaign consultant at the Pellegrin Morris Firm in New Orleans. Chilis success has given her the freedom to choose her clients carefully, but she hasnt had the same good fortune in love.Recent Tulane graduate Samantha Pellegrin wants the opportunity to work with the star of her fathers firm in the off-year election.Christian Chili Alexander is the most sought after campaign consultant at the Pellegrin Morris Firm in New Orleans. Chilis success has given her the freedom to choose her clients carefully, but she hasnt had the same good fortune in love.Recent Tulane graduate Samantha Pellegrin wants the opportunity to work with the star of her fathers firm in the off-year election. As his only child, shell eventually inherit the firm, but she wants to continue their great track record in the world of politics. Her first day with Chili ends so disastrously, Sam wonders if shell take up the hobby of throwing darts at Chilis picture.As the campaign progresses, Sam will make Chili work for what both of them want in the most important campaign of both their lives. Only this time their polls have to do more with the romance vote than any politicians future.
/book/show/29923988-in-the-arms-of-a-pirate?from_search=true	Michelle Beattie	In the Arms of a Pirate (A Sam Steele Romance Book 2)	She's his leverageWhen Aidan Bradley suddenly remembers his bloody past, he can only think of one thing. Killing the bastard responsible. His key? Using his enemy's daughter to draw the pirate out. His miscalculation? That he'd soon find himself enticed by her innocence and beauty.He's her rescuerSarah Santiago's lived her entire life locked away from the world. While nShe's his leverageWhen Aidan Bradley suddenly remembers his bloody past, he can only think of one thing. Killing the bastard responsible. His key? Using his enemy's daughter to draw the pirate out. His miscalculation? That he'd soon find himself enticed by her innocence and beauty.He's her rescuerSarah Santiago's lived her entire life locked away from the world. While nave and innocent, Sarah recognizes attraction when she feels it and the pirate holding her as bait soon becomes the pirate she wants to hold.The odds are against themWill Aiden's desire for revenge cost him the woman he loves, or will his decision to stand down cost him his life at the blade of the soulless pirate who murdered his mother?
/book/show/27154487-collared-by-the-cowboy?from_search=true	Susan Arden	Collared by the Cowboy (Alpha Male Bad Boys Western Romance #6)	Undercover, Mia enters the S & L, a private Paris bondage club. What can happen?It's just for a night...Brandon can't take his eyes off the little spitfire, not when he's caught her in a lie.She needs to be taught a lesson.A study about sex, subs, and power ignites into a firestorm.A SWELTERING AFFAIR SO HOT IT BURNSand ends up being one hell of a lie.A lie twoUndercover, Mia enters the S & L, a private Paris bondage club. What can happen?It's just for a night...Brandon can't take his eyes off the little spitfire, not when he's caught her in a lie.She needs to be taught a lesson.A study about sex, subs, and power ignites into a firestorm.A SWELTERING AFFAIR SO HOT IT BURNSand ends up being one hell of a lie.A lie two people tell themselves:We arent falling too fast.Or, we can get out before we get hurt.LOVE, not gonna happen.Mia Santero wants a ticket out of nowheresvilleIn a research project, she discovers the man beneath her subject has stolen her heart.Brandon puts his reputation on the line when he agrees to train Mia as his submissive. He gives her access to his club and life.Instead of a tantalizing and temporary diversion, she becomes the girl he cant let go.When Mia ends up missing, how far will Brandon go to rescue her?
/book/show/21623328-reapers-a-paranormal-erotic-vampire-romance?from_search=true	Marata Eros	Reapers (a paranormal erotic vampire romance) (The Druid Breeders Trilogy, Book 1)	The vampires are a dying race, their females sterile. When it's discovered that human females of Druid ancestry can be viable breeders...the harvest begins.BOOK #2 Available here on April 10, 2012!
/book/show/33286559-love-and-romance?from_search=true	Christine Kersey Taylor Hart Jeanette Lewis	Love and Romance: 15 Sweet Contemporary Romances	Join award-winning and USA Today and New York Times bestselling authors as they celebrate falling in love with clean and wholesome romance!by Christine KerseyA handsome stranger moves next door to Amethyst Fox, but as she begins to fall for him she discovers he's not all that he seems.by Taylor HartWhen Sterling Pennington, movieJoin award-winning and USA Today and New York Times bestselling authors as they celebrate falling in love with clean and wholesome romance!by Christine KerseyA handsome stranger moves next door to Amethyst Fox, but as she begins to fall for him she discovers he's not all that he seems.by Taylor HartWhen Sterling Pennington, movie star and billionaire, gets stuck with a paid date at a masquerade party, hes not happy. But Sayla Jones might be exactly who he needs to remove his masks.by Jeanette LewisApril Winston brings her new fianc home for Christmas, but her childhood sweetheart, Wade Hardley, isn't ready to let her go.by Jennifer PeelAfter suffering a public humiliation, Kenadie Marshall realizes that love shouldn't be left to personal judgement. But Jason Hadley is determined to prove that love isn't over for this relationship guru, even if it means joining her computer dating service to get closer to her.by Lucy McConnellJanel Fendrick's dream excavation is within reachuntil the funding is pulled . A surprise employment opportunity comes with a proposal...and a groom!by Cami CheckettsAlyssa Armsworth escapes to Maui and finds herself spending days on the ocean with Beckham Taylor, a handsome ex-NHL star. Alyssa must redeem her past to have a chance at a future with Beck.by Jennifer Youngblood & Sandra PooleGracie Andrews led an ordinary liferight up until the day she died and became an angel ... err ... almost an angel. Shes given the task of helping others find love and quite possibly find love along the way.by Brooke St. JamesPaige Spears accepts an unexpected job offer, hoping for one last summer adventure before joining the work force. She had no idea the trip would change her life forever.by Cindy Roland AndersonAddie Heywood wants to avoid her aunts matchmaking schemes and Chase Nichols wants to avoid his ex-girlfriend. They team up to fool the world by pretending to date. What neither of them counts on is actually falling in love.by Kimberly KreyWhen divorced mother, Allie Emerson, seeks employment with her old high school flame, Braden Fox, sparks fly. But will resentment from the past prevent them from sharing a future?by Victorine E. LieskeSidney wears a fake engagement ring to ward off Blake, her childhood crush that broke her heart. When Blake finds out the beautiful Sidney's lying, he makes it his goal to get her to tell him the truth.by Kimberley MontpetitAllie Strickland returns home to Heartland Cove after being left at the altar. When an intruder breaks into her house, Allie has to figure out what secrets Ethan Smith is hiding. Is the man friend or foeenemy or lover?by Rachelle J. ChristensenWith the unwanted help of a divorce lawyer who's too good looking to ignore and a detective who has an eye for murder, Adrielle Pyper must race to uncover a secret hidden within the yards of satin and lace before she becomes the next victim.
/book/show/12738345-chase-the-moon?from_search=true	Lynn Hubbard	Chase the Moon: A Historical Romance	Chase the Moon is the latest Historical Romance from Lynn Hubbard, Best Selling Author of Run into the WindMississippi 1886Chase Stafford traveling to his brother Brock's wedding by train runs into the glamorous Amelia Lovett. Unfortunately mistaking her for a banshee, they get started off on the wrong foot. Can Chases charm persuade her to give him another chance?AmeliaChase the Moon is the latest Historical Romance from Lynn Hubbard, Best Selling Author of Run into the WindMississippi 1886Chase Stafford traveling to his brother Brock's wedding by train runs into the glamorous Amelia Lovett. Unfortunately mistaking her for a banshee, they get started off on the wrong foot. Can Chases charm persuade her to give him another chance?Amelias encounter with Chase was unsettling to say the least. Nevertheless, she is bound and determined to awaken the sensations that only he can unleash. Growing up in San Francisco she cannot imagine herself living in the wilderness. Could he survive in her world?
/book/show/248618.Charmed_Lives?from_search=true	Michael Korda	Charmed Lives: A Family Romance	Alexander Korda lived a life other men only dreamed about. The rich, the famous, the beautiful, crowded its pages as if playing roles in one of his own lavish films. Churchill ( who secretly wrote film scripts for him), H.G. Wells, Lord Beaverbrook, Brendan Brendan Bracken, were among his lifelong friends; Olivier, Laughton, Ralph Richardson, Dietrich, Vivien Leigh, MerleAlexander Korda lived a life other men only dreamed about. The rich, the famous, the beautiful, crowded its pages as if playing roles in one of his own lavish films. Churchill ( who secretly wrote film scripts for him), H.G. Wells, Lord Beaverbrook, Brendan Brendan Bracken, were among his lifelong friends; Olivier, Laughton, Ralph Richardson, Dietrich, Vivien Leigh, Merle Oberon (whom he married) among those he brought to stardom.
/book/show/18857928-autumn-wish?from_search=true	Stacey Joy Netzel	Autumn Wish (Romancing Wisconson, #4)	Nikki Rowen desires a family of her ownbut first comes love, then comes marriage. She thought she had the former, until the moment she mentioned the latter and her boyfriend left her with nothing but a broken heart. Just as shes beginning to doubt shell ever have a til death do us part Happily Ever After, she meets her new neighbor in the most unexpected way.In Sam MalNikki Rowen desires a family of her ownbut first comes love, then comes marriage. She thought she had the former, until the moment she mentioned the latter and her boyfriend left her with nothing but a broken heart. Just as shes beginning to doubt shell ever have a til death do us part Happily Ever After, she meets her new neighbor in the most unexpected way.In Sam Mallin's experience, the word family is synonymous with abandonment; hes more than content on his own. Yet, in less than a week, he finds himself caring for an infant dropped on his doorstep, and playing house with his beautiful next-door-neighbor. When his feelings for Nikki deepen, he fears hes nothing more than the ready-made family she so desperately wishes for. How can a self-proclaimed loner hold onto the two females most important to him without history repeating itself in a world of heartbreak?
/book/show/34443937-quarterback-sack?from_search=true	S.E. Hall Hilary Storm	Quarterback Sack	From USA Today Bestselling Authors S.E. Hall and Hilary Storm comes the cockiest quarterback in Tennessee in this steamy standalone sports romance.Rush Riggins has it all. His sexy arrogance, perfectly honed body and irresistible charisma is everything youd expect in a single, NFL quarterback. What woman wouldnt love to be pursued by him?Ava Vanderbilt, thats who.ShesFrom USA Today Bestselling Authors S.E. Hall and Hilary Storm comes the cockiest quarterback in Tennessee in this steamy standalone sports romance.Rush Riggins has it all. His sexy arrogance, perfectly honed body and irresistible charisma is everything youd expect in a single, NFL quarterback. What woman wouldnt love to be pursued by him?Ava Vanderbilt, thats who.Shes made it very clear that his relentless flirtation wont change her mind. Its her only rule. She cant date a football player.But Rush didnt get where he is in life by giving up hes a very persistent man... and the end-zone isnt the only line he plans to cross.
/book/show/1475671.Daphnis_and_Chloe_Love_Romances_and_Poetical_Fragments_Fragments_of_the_Ninus_Romance?from_search=true	Longus	Daphnis and Chloe. Love Romances and Poetical Fragments. Fragments of the Ninus Romance	Longus seems to have been a pagan sophist who lived about 200 CE; he is known to us only by his novel Daphnis and Chloe. This is the bucolic story of two foundlings, brought up by goatkeepers and shepherds on the island of Lesbos, who gradually fall in love. Notable among ancient romances for its perceptive characterizations, Daphnis and Chloe traces the development of theLongus seems to have been a pagan sophist who lived about 200 CE; he is known to us only by his novel Daphnis and Chloe. This is the bucolic story of two foundlings, brought up by goatkeepers and shepherds on the island of Lesbos, who gradually fall in love. Notable among ancient romances for its perceptive characterizations, Daphnis and Chloe traces the development of the protagonists' love for each other from childlike innocence to full sexual maturity, the successive stages marked by adventures. The novel's picture of nature and rural life offers its own enchantments. Parthenius of Nicaea in Bithynia, a Greek poet, was brought to Rome in 73 BCE as a prisoner of war. After his release he settled in Italy and worked as poet and teacher. Virgil was one of his students. Parthenius's poetry, mainly elegiac, is lost, and his only extant work is Erotica Pathemata, an anthology of prose summaries of love stories from Greek literature, collected apparently for the use of Roman poets.
/book/show/20737737-not-juliet?from_search=true	Ella Medler	Not Juliet	Riella Smith, an unconventional Romany Princess, travels to Tuscany on the trail of her fathers challenger, to delay him and prevent unnecessary bloodshed and humiliation. What she expects is trouble from a fearsome rival. But life is rarely that easy.The trouble she finds is of a different kind. Soon, she faces the toughest decision of her life  again  though it shouldRiella Smith, an unconventional Romany Princess, travels to Tuscany on the trail of her fathers challenger, to delay him and prevent unnecessary bloodshed and humiliation. What she expects is trouble from a fearsome rival. But life is rarely that easy.The trouble she finds is of a different kind. Soon, she faces the toughest decision of her life  again  though it should really be a no-brainer. All she has to do is choose between her people and a myth.After all, theres no such thing as love at first sight.
/book/show/11101961-news-from-nowhere?from_search=true	William Morris	News from nowhere: or an epoch of rest, being some chapters from a utopian romance	This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
/book/show/12844297-walden-3-0?from_search=true	Phil Fragasso (Author)	Walden 3.0: A Dystopian Romance	If Steve Jobs designed a utopian community, had it filtered by Lewis Black and then painted by Picasso, it would look like Walden 3.0.Jacob Botticelli is a young reporter whos been asked to tell the story of Walden 3.0, a secretive, self-sustaining community in Vermont with its own unique culture, educational and healthcare systems, religious beliefs, and economic structuIf Steve Jobs designed a utopian community, had it filtered by Lewis Black and then painted by Picasso, it would look like Walden 3.0.Jacob Botticelli is a young reporter whos been asked to tell the story of Walden 3.0, a secretive, self-sustaining community in Vermont with its own unique culture, educational and healthcare systems, religious beliefs, and economic structure. Almost immediately, Jacobs head swirls with revelations that the monogamy of the outside world has been replaced with serial marriage; parenting is a communal responsibility; death panels are a reality; and everyone gets to be god for a day. The more Jacob learns of Walden's ways, the more uncertain he becomes of his own beliefs and the life he wants to lead.Torn from today's headlines, Walden 3.0 offers a worldview that will alternately delight and dismay pretty much everyone. Rather than the traditional Red State-Blue State blather, this no-holds-barred, Purple-State black comedy aims its sights on parenting, romantic love, higher education, gay marriage, universal healthcare, circumcision, the bloated legal system, organized religion, reality television, social networking, conspiracy theories, plastic surgery, and much more.
/book/show/1373179.The_Music_Camp_Romance?from_search=true	Hilda Stahl	The Music Camp Romance	What was wrong with Kyle Grey? Elizabeth had met the handsome lifeguard at Pine Valley Music Camp. But there was something stragne about Kyle. How could Elizabeth help him and still give her best to her piano studies?
/book/show/13157934-the-victorian-erotic-romance-trilogy?from_search=true	Gabrielle Bisset	The Victorian Erotic Romance Trilogy	Take a trip back to Victorian England with three erotic stories of sex and love. A young widow seeks a tutor to discipline her nephew but learns her true nature at the hands of a dominant lover. A strong-willed woman refuses to be married off and instead plans an indiscretion, but will she succumb to the charms of the man she thought was only her pawn? A lonely vampire falTake a trip back to Victorian England with three erotic stories of sex and love. A young widow seeks a tutor to discipline her nephew but learns her true nature at the hands of a dominant lover. A strong-willed woman refuses to be married off and instead plans an indiscretion, but will she succumb to the charms of the man she thought was only her pawn? A lonely vampire falls in love, but will his sire stand in his way of finally finding happiness? The repressed world of Queen Victoria has never been so sexy!Look for all of Gabrielle Bisset's books for the Kindle!Blood Avenged (Sons of Navarus #1)Blood Betrayed (Sons of Navarus #2)Longing (A Sons of Navarus Short Story)Blood Spirit (Sons of Navarus #3)The Deepest Cut (A Sons of Navarus Short Story)Blood Prophecy (Sons of Navarus #4)Stolen DestinyDestiny RedeemedAnd find out more about Gabrielle Bisset's books at
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/book/show/31685227-the-arrangement?from_search=true	Charlotte Byrd Sabrina Harris	The Arrangement	No sex. No strings attached. Just a hot guy who is paid to adore her for a weekend. What could go wrong?He doesn't do this for money. He can get any woman he wants, but he likes a challenge. You wouldn't think it, but women whNo sex. No strings attached. Just a hot guy who is paid to adore her for a weekend. What could go wrong?He doesn't do this for money. He can get any woman he wants, but he likes a challenge. You wouldn't think it, but women who pay for sex are so much more of a challenge. They arent paying just for sex, they're paying for an experience. They want to be wowed and adored and pleased. And Grant specializes in all that.At first, Grant thinks that April is just like the rest of his clients: curvy girl on the wrong side of 20 in desperate need of a mouth-watering date. But April doesn't want sex and she doesn't seem to want him at all.This is a steamy full-length novel with NO CLIFFHANGER.
/book/show/942079.Gloriana_or_the_Unfulfilled_Queen?from_search=true	Michael Moorcock Michael Moocock	Gloriana, or the Unfulfilled Queen: Being a Romance	One of Michael Moorcock's most brilliant and highly decorated novels, here is the story of a powerful queen whose quest for sexual satisfaction could destroy her kingdom. A fable satirizing Spenser's The Faerie Queen and reflecting the real life of Elizabeth I, GLORIANA, OR THE UNFULFILL'D QUEEN tells of a woman who ascends to the throne upon the death of her debauched andOne of Michael Moorcock's most brilliant and highly decorated novels, here is the story of a powerful queen whose quest for sexual satisfaction could destroy her kingdom. A fable satirizing Spenser's The Faerie Queen and reflecting the real life of Elizabeth I, GLORIANA, OR THE UNFULFILL'D QUEEN tells of a woman who ascends to the throne upon the death of her debauched and corrupted father, King Hern. Gloriana's reign brings the Empire of Albion into a Golden Age, but her oppressive responsibilities choke her, prohibiting any form of sexual satisfaction-no matter what fetish she tries. Her problem is in fact symbolic of the hypocrisy of her entire court. While her life is meant to mirror that of her nation-an image of purity, virtue, enlightenment and prosperity-the truth is that her peaceful empire is kept secure by her wicked chancellor Monfallcon and his corrupt network of spies and murderers, the most sinister of whom is Captain Quire, who is commissioned to seduce Gloriana and thus bring down Albion and the entire empire.
/book/show/16082631-romance-in-the-rain?from_search=true	Kristine Cayne Marianne Stillings Clare Tisdale	Romance in the Rain	From the pioneer days of Seattle through the smoke-filled clouds of WWII and into the present, Romance in The Rain takes readers on a journey with four generations of the strong-willed and passionate Caldwell family. The anthology of six novellas is a collaboration of the Seattle-based Rainy Day Writers group.Splendor in the Moss by Charlotte RussellBy the spring of 1853From the pioneer days of Seattle through the smoke-filled clouds of WWII and into the present, Romance in The Rain takes readers on a journey with four generations of the strong-willed and passionate Caldwell family. The anthology of six novellas is a collaboration of the Seattle-based Rainy Day Writers group.Splendor in the Moss by Charlotte RussellBy the spring of 1853 Englishman James Caldwell has traveled thousands of miles in a quest to find a place to call home. Newly settled Seattle isnt that place and hes ready to move on again when widowed Mattie Jensen marches into his life as somber as a cloudy day. But James can see through the solemn haze to Matties strength and passion. Now he has a reason to stay, if he can just convince Mattie to take a second chance on loveand him. (22,000 words)Final Approach by Marianne StillingsWith the world at war, Womens Auxiliary Ferrying Service pilot Lt. Charlene (Charlie) Thompson faces personal battles as well. Pearl Harbor left her a widowed bride, certain love would never come again  but battle-scarred Capt. Joe Caldwell has other ideas for the beautiful lady flyer, if he can just keep her safe from the secret saboteur whos already taken the life of Charlies best friend. (18,000 words)Love Phantom by Dawn KravagnaUniversity of Washington, 1983: A great place to get an education and meet single men. Drama major Kara Caldwell prefers to hide behind the characters in her plays, yet feels pressure to live up to the example set by her brave and witty grandmother, a veteran of WWII. Can she learn to overcome her reticence and prejudices to discover which guy truly cares for herand who is just putting on an act? (17,000 words)Whats Wrong with Mr. Perfect? by Sherri ShawNo sooner did Chef Ivy Turin wish to meet the perfect man than Sam Rockney walked into her restaurant. But is the sexy Seattle quarterback for real or is there something wrong with Mr. Perfect? (17,000 words)Shelter from the Storm by Clare TisdaleSeven years and one broken heart later, JD Caldwell returns to Seattle to pick up the pieces of his old life, never imagining he will fall for Mayathe mysterious woman who lets him into her house and bed but keeps the door to her heart tightly closed. When their summer fling takes an unexpectedly serious turn and Maya gives him his walking papers, JD has to decide whether their loveand his legacyis worth fighting for. (21,000 words)Aftershocks by Kristine CayneWhen Seattle is struck by a devastating earthquake, technical rescue firefighter Jamie Caldwell must save his estranged wife and daughter from the wreckage of a collapsed building. Hes defied the odds hundreds of times, but will his luck finally run out for good? (24,000 words)
/book/show/23348219-first-love?from_search=true	Denise Daniella Darcy	First Love (Samantha's Love & Romance #1)	is Book 1 in the new, by Denise Daniella Darcy, or Triple D as she is affectionately called.Shy, inexperienced and lonely, but hot and sexy behind the tied up hair, glasses, and non-flattering clothes. Too bad she just doesnt know it. Sam is the junior partner in her uncles advertising firm.is Book 1 in the new, by Denise Daniella Darcy, or Triple D as she is affectionately called.Shy, inexperienced and lonely, but hot and sexy behind the tied up hair, glasses, and non-flattering clothes. Too bad she just doesnt know it. Sam is the junior partner in her uncles advertising firm.Tall, strong and sexy, soon has Samantha in cuffs and on her way to jail. Can he really be Sams prince charming?A bad influence if there wasnt a core of genuine niceness under his roguish behavior.Tall, willowy, with pale blonde hair, and Samanthas best friend. Outgoing and confident, men are naturally drawn to her.Can shy Samantha come out of her shell long enough and deal with her conflicting emotions to find love and romance? And if she does, is there such a thing as true love in todays hectic and complicated world?Dont miss any of the books inBook 1Book 2Book 3Book 4
/book/show/22535177-claiming-a-medieval-romance?from_search=true	Saskia Knight	Claiming-A Medieval Romance (The Gresham Chronicles Book 1)	After her father's death, Lady Rowena Gresham wants nothing more than to be left alone to run her estates and live a life free from the destructive passion that had ruined her mother's life. But the year is 1207 and her father bequeaths the estates to a distant relative.Sir Saher de Bohun fought alongside her father for the King and has been rewarded with the wealthy GresAfter her father's death, Lady Rowena Gresham wants nothing more than to be left alone to run her estates and live a life free from the destructive passion that had ruined her mother's life. But the year is 1207 and her father bequeaths the estates to a distant relative.Sir Saher de Bohun fought alongside her father for the King and has been rewarded with the wealthy Gresham estates, and the feisty Lady Rowena. But he will not take her by force and is determined to woo her into his bed.But will Saher's courtship be enough to allay her fears, enough to stop her from putting into action a plan, the discovery of which would incur both his displeasure and the King's wrath?Passion, hot enough to melt the heart of the iciest maiden, contained within.Claiming is a 23,000-word novella.
/book/show/18005362-baring-it-all-short-story?from_search=true	Megan Frampton	Baring It All (Short Story): A Loveswept Historical Romance	underLady ViounderLady Violet knows Lord Christian Jepstow is interested in women. The problem is, he hasnt seemed to realize that Violetis a living, breathing womana woman with. Which is a huge problem, considering the fact that Violet and Christian are betrothed. Violet has no intention of saying her vows without knowing if her husband has the capacity to love her properly, so she does what anyone would do in her situationshe steps into his study and offers to take off her clothes. What happens next could be an utter disaster . . . or it could be surprising, seductive, and sizzlingly sexy.
/book/show/33976958-faking-it?from_search=true	Christine d'Abo	Faking It (Ringside Romance, #2)	Max Tremblay should be happy. His night club, Frantic, is one of the most popular gay clubs in Toronto, and his childhood refuge, Ringside Gym, is well on the way to reopening. But when he finds yet another drunk in the alley beside the bar, Max isnt sure this is the life he truly wants.Grady Barnes has it all. Hes rich, famous, and wants for nothing. Well, nothing but aMax Tremblay should be happy. His night club, Frantic, is one of the most popular gay clubs in Toronto, and his childhood refuge, Ringside Gym, is well on the way to reopening. But when he finds yet another drunk in the alley beside the bar, Max isnt sure this is the life he truly wants.Grady Barnes has it all. Hes rich, famous, and wants for nothing. Well, nothing but a good relationship with his father. When he discovers that his father is going to force him into an arranged marriage, Grady has had enough. He tracks down Max, the man who got him to safety after a night of overindulgence, and makes him a proposal: pretend to be his fianc for two weeks and hell invest in Ringside Gym.When the pair travel to Vancouver to attend a family wedding, the flames of their mutual attraction ignite, and they discover that the only difference between pretend and reality is how well they can fake it.
/book/show/25055135-magnificent-medieval-romance?from_search=true	Catherine Kean Kathryn Le Veque Anna Markland	Magnificent Medieval Romance	We call ourselves the Medieval Mavens: Kathryn Le Veque, Catherine Kean, Laurel ODonnell and Anna Markland, four authors passionate about medieval romance.We know you enjoyed our previous collections, Magnificent Medieval Men, and Magnificent Medieval Champions. We are thrilled to now present Magnificent Medieval Romance. The title says it all! Enjoy!FATAL TRUTHS - ANWe call ourselves the Medieval Mavens: Kathryn Le Veque, Catherine Kean, Laurel ODonnell and Anna Markland, four authors passionate about medieval romance.We know you enjoyed our previous collections, Magnificent Medieval Men, and Magnificent Medieval Champions. We are thrilled to now present Magnificent Medieval Romance. The title says it all! Enjoy!FATAL TRUTHS - ANNA MARKLANDHE is a powerful Norman nobleman haunted by memories of a troubled past who has sworn never to marry. SHE is a Scottish noblewoman masquerading as nursemaid to her own children. Only lies can keep them alive.MY LADYS TREASURE - CATHERINE KEANSHE is a lady desperate to save a kidnapped child. HE is a tortured knight seeking redemption. Forming an uneasy alliance, they search for legendary riches and find a treasure worth more than gold.TENDER IS THE KNIGHT - KATHRYN LE VEQUEHE is a powerful knight who assumes the mantel of command when his father dies in battle. SHE is the enemy's daughter, offspring of the man who killed his father. Can their love overcome old hatreds and betrayal from within?MIDNIGHT SHADOW - LAUREL O'DONNELLA LADY dons a mask and cloak to right the wrongs and save her people from oppression. A LORD, torn between the woman he longs to trust and the outlaw he has vowed to hang vows to find the truth. Will a legendary hero find love in the arms of her enemy?ABOUT THE AUTHORSAbout ANNA MARKLAND -- Annas interest in genealogy blossomed into the creation of juicy medieval romances about family honor, roots and ancestry. Her novels are intimate stories filled with passion, intrigue, adventure and suspense.About CATHERINE KEAN -- Catherine Kean is a bestselling author of medieval romances. Among other accolades, her books have won the Gayle Wilson Award of Excellence and finaled in the National Readers' Choice Awards. Visit Catherine's website at catherinekean.com.About KATHRYN LE VEQUE -- Kathryn Le Veque is an Internationally best selling author of Medieval Historical Romance. With 48 published novels, she has hit #1 on Amazon's Best Seller List 37 times since May of 2012 and is consistently ranked in the Top 20 of Amazon's Most Popular Authors in Historical Romance. Please visit Kathryn's website at kathrynleveque.com.About LAUREL O'DONNELL -- Laurel O'Donnell is a best selling author and has won numerous awards for her medieval romances, including the International Digital Award and Holt Medallion Award. You can visit her website at laurel-odonnell.com to stay up to date on future releases.
/book/show/28690157-rise-of-the-alpha-squirrel?from_search=true	Kate Lowell	Rise of the Alpha Squirrel (Nutty Romances #2)	Nathan's met Vince's family, but Vince hasn't met Nathan's, and Nathan would like to keep it that way. Holy smoked almonds, what else do you do when you know how completely nuts your relatives are?Why, you ease your man into it, by introducing him to normal shifters. Assuming you can find any.But with a gossipy werehummingbird spreading the news, and a pair of young redNathan's met Vince's family, but Vince hasn't met Nathan's, and Nathan would like to keep it that way. Holy smoked almonds, what else do you do when you know how completely nuts your relatives are?Why, you ease your man into it, by introducing him to normal shifters. Assuming you can find any.But with a gossipy werehummingbird spreading the news, and a pair of young red pandas wreaking havoc with their fainting goat friends, Nathans about ready to climb into a pine cone and pull it in after him.Then the local playboy weremoose hears about Vince, and Nathan has to find his inner alpha or the consequences will be worse than moldy hazelnuts.
/book/show/3275347-la-romance-de-tenebreuse?from_search=true	Marion Zimmer Bradley (Author)	La Romance De Tenebreuse (Chaîne Brisee Amazones T2)	In this Bradley's latest Darkover novel, the many colourful threads of that part-human, part alien world are rewoven into a strikingly different literary tapestry. One such thread could be called the Heritage of Ardais, for the heir to the Ardais Domain has vanished and must be found. The major thread and pattern concerns the role of women. While only women can command theIn this Bradley's latest Darkover novel, the many colourful threads of that part-human, part alien world are rewoven into a strikingly different literary tapestry. One such thread could be called the Heritage of Ardais, for the heir to the Ardais Domain has vanished and must be found. The major thread and pattern concerns the role of women. While only women can command the power of the matrix and the secret sciences which keep Darkover from Terran hands, in most respects they are still chattel - indeed in some barbaric parts even kept enchained. Yet there are the strange bands of pledged women known as the Free Amazons, equal to men and outside the laws that keep the rest of their sex subservient. And it is the Free Amazons who provide the key both to the Ardais mystery and the Terran-Darkover dilemma.
/book/show/23924225-el-ocaso-de-los-vampiros-romance-de-vampiros?from_search=true	Colleen Gleason Emilia Merlo (Translator)	El ocaso de los vampiros (Romance de Vampiros) (Las Aventuras de la Cazadora Gardella 4)	La joven Cazadora Lady Victoria Gardella Grantworth de Lacey Apuala y no falla (Detroit Free Press).Luego de una nefasta experiencia en Roma, de la cual casi no logra escapar, Victoria Gardella regresa a Londres en busca de descanso. Pero all no todo es lo que parece y pronto descubre que nuevos peligros acechan la ciudad. Esta vez los vampiros son tan poderosos que nLa joven Cazadora Lady Victoria Gardella Grantworth de Lacey Apuala y no falla (Detroit Free Press).Luego de una nefasta experiencia en Roma, de la cual casi no logra escapar, Victoria Gardella regresa a Londres en busca de descanso. Pero all no todo es lo que parece y pronto descubre que nuevos peligros acechan la ciudad. Esta vez los vampiros son tan poderosos que ni siquiera la luz del da logra detenerlosSu regreso a casa se ve comprometido por los ataques de los vampiros diurnos que transitan las calles de Londres a plena luz. No slo han logrado exponerse al sol sin temor de ser abrasados por sus rayos sino que tambin han desarrollado la habilidad de pasar desapercibidos ante la bella cazadora. Por mucho que Victoria intenta utilizar sus poderes de Venator, los vampiros diurnos consiguen burlarla una y otra vez, al mismo tiempo que la ponen en evidencia delante de las autoridades como la posible sospechosa de los homicidios ocurridos.Mientras tanto, su corazn contina debatindose entre el enigmtico Sebastin Vioget y el distante Max Pesaro. Como si esto fuera poco, un golpe del destino la obligar a transitar las sendas de un camino tortuoso al ser atacada por un vampiro y obligada a beber su sangre. En este libro, la batalla entre el bien y el mal es ms evidente que en los anteriores, ya que la misma herona deber enfrentar la disyuntiva en carne propia. Decidir obedecer sus instintos casi primitivos y ansias de pelea generados por el envenenamiento de su sangre, o podr calmar su ser, obligndolo a retomar sus pasos y volver a la luzPreparemos nuestro alborozo para recibir las nuevas Aventuras de La Cazadora GardellaSofisticada, Sexy, Sorprendente! --New York Times Bestselling Author J.R. WARDBuffy La Cazadora de Vampiros y Jane Austen --The Book StandardLas Aventuras de La Cazadora Gardella, de Coleen Gleason son intensas y emocionantes --Romance Readers at Heart
/book/show/33784826-promise-me?from_search=true	Vivian Wood Willow Winters	Promise Me: A Second Chance Romance	
/book/show/6526211-festering-romance?from_search=true	Renee Lott	Festering Romance	Janet's been friends with Paul since they were kids. The only problem is, Paul is corporeally challenged. Ghostly puppy love might be enough for Paul, but when Janet meets the (alive) man who just might be the one, her phantom doesn't take it well. Then, when Janet finds out that the guy of her dreams has his own skeletons in the closet, their fledgling romance is hit hardJanet's been friends with Paul since they were kids. The only problem is, Paul is corporeally challenged. Ghostly puppy love might be enough for Paul, but when Janet meets the (alive) man who just might be the one, her phantom doesn't take it well. Then, when Janet finds out that the guy of her dreams has his own skeletons in the closet, their fledgling romance is hit hard. Will love overcome death? Or will their pasts haunt them forever?
/book/show/22825530-the-witch-s-love-spell?from_search=true	Larissa Ladd	The Witch's Love Spell (Warlock Romance Trilogy, #1)	Fashion journalist, Skyler Duran, is popular with her boss and colleagues at Suddenly Chic Magazine, her stories resonate with her readers and life couldnt be sweeteruntil super gorgeous Chad Pearson enters the picture as her new boss. Though shes instantly attracted to him, he hates her on sight. When he bashes Skyler and her work, then threatens her job, she pulls outFashion journalist, Skyler Duran, is popular with her boss and colleagues at Suddenly Chic Magazine, her stories resonate with her readers and life couldnt be sweeteruntil super gorgeous Chad Pearson enters the picture as her new boss. Though shes instantly attracted to him, he hates her on sight. When he bashes Skyler and her work, then threatens her job, she pulls out her secret weaponmagic. Skyler is a witch with a wardrobe of spells. Shes always done things the mortal way, but handling Chad requires more than mortal politeness. So she creates a love spell to get him off her back and make life easy breezy again at work. But, how could she know her magic would spark a chain reaction that could cost her the job she loves, ruin her love life and threaten the very existence of her coven!
/book/show/18274054-loving-aidan?from_search=true	Ashavan Doyon	Loving Aidan (College Rose Romance Book 1)	Samuel Riley is gorgeous - tall, muscular, and intelligent. The girls love him. And so does his roommate, Aidan Flemming. Secretly, of course, because Aidan is as gay as Sammy is straight - and even the out and proud Aidan knows there are limits to Sammy's acceptance. Cursed to watch as Sammy dates half the co-eds on campus, a lonely Aidan spends his time writing, helpingSamuel Riley is gorgeous - tall, muscular, and intelligent. The girls love him. And so does his roommate, Aidan Flemming. Secretly, of course, because Aidan is as gay as Sammy is straight - and even the out and proud Aidan knows there are limits to Sammy's acceptance. Cursed to watch as Sammy dates half the co-eds on campus, a lonely Aidan spends his time writing, helping Sammy and his friends survive literature classes, and recovering from a disastrous love affair that left Aidan heartbroken.But when happiness finally comes for Aidan in the body of his roommate's fellow rower, all that changes. In Steven, Aidan finds happiness and romance. The rower, a blond, blue-eyed Adonis, makes Aidan feel desired and appreciated. But their very public courtship stirs up controversy and violence, and Aidan's life gets very complicated.Attacks rock the campus community, and in the middle of the upheaval, Aidan finds himself noticed by the last person he'd expect. Samuel Riley, his roommate, his impossible dream, and just possibly, a very jealous suitor. But the jealous suitor has a girlfriend. And she is not happy.
/book/show/33812978-an-unwelcome-proposal?from_search=true	Bree Wolf	An Unwelcome Proposal: A Regency Romance (#4 A Forbidden Love Novella Series)	He proposed to her.Determined, she said no.Will she regret her answer?All his life, Wesley Everett has watched other men fall in love. Now, when he finally does find a woman who brings a flutter to his heart, she could not be less interested.Christine Dansby does not believe in marriage. She has a family she adores, friends who adore her, and a wardrobe that would put theHe proposed to her.Determined, she said no.Will she regret her answer?All his life, Wesley Everett has watched other men fall in love. Now, when he finally does find a woman who brings a flutter to his heart, she could not be less interested.Christine Dansby does not believe in marriage. She has a family she adores, friends who adore her, and a wardrobe that would put the queen herself to shame. What would she need a husband for? After all, life is far too exhilarating to settle down!Will Wesley take 'no' for an answer? Or will he be able to convince Christine that marriage is far from boring?
/book/show/570726.Numerology_the_Romance_in_Your_Name?from_search=true	Juno Jordan	Numerology, the Romance in Your Name	Numerology, the Romance in Your Name This book is a classic on the subject, and should be in the library of anyone with a serious interest in numerology. Jordan analyzes the various aspects of name and birthdate, offering insight and advice. Her compassion and faith shine throughout the book.This is a complete course: a textbook for beginners, and a higher course of studyNumerology, the Romance in Your Name This book is a classic on the subject, and should be in the library of anyone with a serious interest in numerology. Jordan analyzes the various aspects of name and birthdate, offering insight and advice. Her compassion and faith shine throughout the book.This is a complete course: a textbook for beginners, and a higher course of study for advanced students.
/book/show/8565260-delaware-weddings?from_search=true	Jennifer Collins Johnson	Delaware Weddings	Witness how the love for children sparks three romances in Delaware. Sadie always thinks about the child she gave up, but when the widowed adoptive father invites her to visit, will she go? Kelly is raising three maturing daughters alone, but when a repairman becomes a mender of her heart, can he also take on the challenges of fatherhood? Zoey has met a wonderful man throWitness how the love for children sparks three romances in Delaware. Sadie always thinks about the child she gave up, but when the widowed adoptive father invites her to visit, will she go? Kelly is raising three maturing daughters alone, but when a repairman becomes a mender of her heart, can he also take on the challenges of fatherhood? Zoey has met a wonderful man through her job, but how can she confess that her little cousin is actually her illegitimate son? Can love bring these women to a place of finding forgiveness and hope?
/book/show/24883663-where-he-ends-i-begin?from_search=true	Cardeno C.	Where He Ends & I Begin: A Friends to Lovers Contemporary Gay Romance (Home Book 6)	Jake Owens, aggressive, physical, blunt and brave, is a football hero turned city cop. Nate Richardson, his best friend since before forever, is thoughtful, quiet, and kind, a brilliant doctor who has always known who he is and that Jake is the love of his lifeand loyal, courageous, straight Jake has never had a clue.But Jake has been nursing his own case of the unrequiteJake Owens, aggressive, physical, blunt and brave, is a football hero turned city cop. Nate Richardson, his best friend since before forever, is thoughtful, quiet, and kind, a brilliant doctor who has always known who he is and that Jake is the love of his lifeand loyal, courageous, straight Jake has never had a clue.But Jake has been nursing his own case of the unrequiteds, and hes never been as straight as Nate assumes. Nate may think their passionate explosion is a fluke, a result of too much closeness for too long, but Jake is bound and determined to prove to him otherwise. For Jake, the question isnt how they ended up in bed together... its how can he convince Nate that he wants and needs to stay there.
/book/show/24582055-love-valentine-romance-word-scrambles?from_search=true	Carolyn Kivett Chris McMullen	Love / Valentine / Romance Word Scrambles	Looking for some fun romantic puzzles? These word scrambles consist of words that relate to love, romance, or valentines. There are 88 puzzles consisting of 6 related words plus a theme. That's over 600 word scrambles. Knowing that the words are related by a theme may help you unscramble the words that you don't see right away. Separate sections of hints and answers can beLooking for some fun romantic puzzles? These word scrambles consist of words that relate to love, romance, or valentines. There are 88 puzzles consisting of 6 related words plus a theme. That's over 600 word scrambles. Knowing that the words are related by a theme may help you unscramble the words that you don't see right away. Separate sections of hints and answers can be found at the back of the book. The hints section provides the first letter for each answer, which is handy if you just need a little help.EXAMPLE:O V E LD R A CI M N ED Y N A CA T H E RT R E E L TThemeL E A V E T I N NHINTS:The hints reveal the first letter of each answer.L, C, M, C, H, L, theme: VANSWERS:love, card, mine, candy, heart, letter, theme: valentine
/book/show/25273314-para-ler-romances-como-um-especialista?from_search=true	Thomas C. Foster	Para Ler Romances como um Especialista	Este guia mostra como  gratificante descobrir as verdades escondidas, e um mundo novo na arte de ler, onde uma refeio pode significar a comunho; a verdade leva a uma busca; e a chuva, ou a mudana brusca de clima que limpa e destri, pode indicar um caminho de renascimento. Passando pelos grandes temas da literatura e diversas estruturas Para ler romances como um especEste guia mostra como  gratificante descobrir as verdades escondidas, e um mundo novo na arte de ler, onde uma refeio pode significar a comunho; a verdade leva a uma busca; e a chuva, ou a mudana brusca de clima que limpa e destri, pode indicar um caminho de renascimento. Passando pelos grandes temas da literatura e diversas estruturas Para ler romances como um especialista  a companhia perfeita para a sua experincia com os livros ser mais curiosa e divertida. Alm da histria propriamente dita, voc entender o inconsciente e a emoo dos personagens.E nunca mais ler um romance da mesma maneira.
/book/show/642835.De_Buty_The_Beast?from_search=true	Linda Jones	De Buty & The Beast	The Victorian splendor of the Sedleys' manor was a startling incongruity next to its half-naked heiress, but Julian was not surprised; he'd heard rumors of Anya's behavior since her shipwreck with pirates in the Caribbean. The young woman had been made a deitya love goddess, no less!by a tribe out there, and changed. She had returned an animal: lustThe Victorian splendor of the Sedleys' manor was a startling incongruity next to its half-naked heiress, but Julian was not surprised; he'd heard rumors of Anya's behavior since her shipwreck with pirates in the Caribbean. The young woman had been made a deitya love goddess, no less!by a tribe out there, and changed. She had returned an animal: lusty and domineering with no restraint at all. Yet if he were to tame her, he'd hold the key to his dreams.Anya found herself grateful. The suitor her grandmother had providedthe next man to attempt to reform her, to break her to polite North Carolina societylived up to his name. Hea beauty. But he also claimed celibacy was the way to productivity and health! The man was sickeven if he did have a good heart. Well, Anya had the cure. She would marry him, let him go about changing her...then, when Julian least expected it, she'd show him just how wild she really was.
/book/show/23299460-red-hot-squeaky-clean-romance-collection?from_search=true	Christy Barritt Lynnette Bonner Hallee Bridgeman	Red Hot Squeaky Clean ROMANCE Collection	Ten best-selling Inspirational romance authors come together to bring you the! If you're anything like us, you enjoy reading various genres -- a cozy mystery, a thrilling suspense, an adventurous historical, a catchy contemporary -- we love them all as long as the romance is piping hot and the story is comfortably clean. For the firTen best-selling Inspirational romance authors come together to bring you the! If you're anything like us, you enjoy reading various genres -- a cozy mystery, a thrilling suspense, an adventurous historical, a catchy contemporary -- we love them all as long as the romance is piping hot and the story is comfortably clean. For the first time ever, as you turn the pages of these complete stories, you will meet ten of the most recognized names in inspirational romance today and read their award winning, critically acclaimed stories all in the same collection. You're in for such a treat!Daleigh McDermott finds a journal penned by her late father which sparks a dangerous investigation into his death with the assistance of Ryan Shields, the only man who believes her.Officer Kylen Sumner and Taysia Green have a history. He's broken her heart more than once. So when he returns home claiming he just might be in love with her, she wants nothing to do with him. If only her heart would get the message!The men in unbeliever Robin Bartlett's life have only ever been users. Believer Tony Viscolli's arrival and relentless interest in Robin both infuriates and intrigues her.Widowed newlywed Delicious (Delly) finds herself stuck with 5 stepchildren all under age 13 on the opposite side of the country from Oregon and their uncle. She hits the trail, promising to do anything to gain the children their birthright and protect it from those out to take it. Can she guard her heart against the handsome trail guide, Zeke Williams?Rachel Perkins is a loner who feels certain she's not the right woman for Damian Karlsson. Damien feels otherwise and is willing to do what it takes to change her mind and her heart.Disguised as a squire, Lady Annyn Bretanne sets off on a quest to avenge her brother's murder by Baron Wulfrith. When her disguise is unveiled, they each face tests of faith and resolve.Grace is an opera singer forced by a stalker to go into hiding in a small town. There, in that most unexpected of places, Grace finds elusive love and claims her faith.Hannah has the ability to time travel but there are consequences. After saving a family injured in a car accident, Hannah wakes the next morning to find her yesterday was five years ago!Lady Charlisse Bristol sets off on a voyage in search of the father she never knew, only to find herself shipwrecked on a desert island. Near starvation, she is rescued -- by a band of pirates and their fiercely handsome leader, Edmund Merrick.Summary: Katie Morgan thinks she's doing her boss, Wade McAlester, a favor by setting him up on blind dates.
/book/show/17290794-the-mammoth-book-of-er-romance?from_search=true	Trisha Telep (Editor)	The Mammoth Book of ER Romance	This modern collection presents thrilling tales of romantic suspense set in the emergency room and hospital, all with an invigorating injection of edgy modern romance. Contributors include Jacqueline Diamond, Dianne Drake, Fiona Lowe, Janice Lynn, Wendy S. Marcus, and many more! Perfect for fans of contemporary medical shows who just can't get enough of drama-filled hospitThis modern collection presents thrilling tales of romantic suspense set in the emergency room and hospital, all with an invigorating injection of edgy modern romance. Contributors include Jacqueline Diamond, Dianne Drake, Fiona Lowe, Janice Lynn, Wendy S. Marcus, and many more! Perfect for fans of contemporary medical shows who just can't get enough of drama-filled hospital room romance!
/book/show/22542117-best-gay-romance-2015?from_search=true	Felice Picano (Editor) Erin McRae (Contributor) Racheline Maltese (Contributor)	Best Gay Romance 2015	Gay romance is coming into full bloom in the wake of the Defense of Marriage Acts fall, and the literary world is giving this full expression. New series editor Felice Picano is one of the top gay writers in the world with many awards and much critical acclaim to his credit. Picano has written novels, plays, and major nonfiction works and he is at his finest when it comesGay romance is coming into full bloom in the wake of the Defense of Marriage Acts fall, and the literary world is giving this full expression. New series editor Felice Picano is one of the top gay writers in the world with many awards and much critical acclaim to his credit. Picano has written novels, plays, and major nonfiction works and he is at his finest when it comes to the subject of love. In, he gathers a sweepingly romantic collection of short fiction that is long on love (and sex).
/book/show/10444487-o-caminho-para-marte---um-romance-p-s-modem?from_search=true	Eric Idle Jorge Lima (Tradutor)	O Caminho para Marte - Um Romance Pós-Modem	Carlton  um andride (um rob de inteligncia artificial Bowie 4.5) que trabalha para Alex e Lewis, uma dupla de comediantes do sculo XXII que percorre o circuito exterior de vaudeville do sistema solar, ironicamente conhecido por Estrada para Marte. O problema de Carlton  que, apesar de a sua condio de computador no lhe permitir compreender a ironia, est a tentar eCarlton  um andride (um rob de inteligncia artificial Bowie 4.5) que trabalha para Alex e Lewis, uma dupla de comediantes do sculo XXII que percorre o circuito exterior de vaudeville do sistema solar, ironicamente conhecido por Estrada para Marte. O problema de Carlton  que, apesar de a sua condio de computador no lhe permitir compreender a ironia, est a tentar escrever uma tese acadmica sobre comdia, o seu papel na evoluo, e a existncia ou no de uma cura. Estuda igualmente os comediantes dos finais do sculo XX (incluindo peas de comdia obscura e esotrica, como o Monty Python's Flying Circus), na sua busca permanente do gene da comdia.Entretanto, no decorrer de uma audio para um contrato de actuaes a bordo do Princess Di (um navio de cruzeiros solares), os seus dois patres ofendem inadvertidamente a fabulosa diva Brenda Wooley e vem se envolvidos numa conspirao terrorista contra Marte, ptria do showbiz. Conseguir Carlton impedir que Alex e Lewis percam os seus contratos, ajud-los a ultrapassar a cena do amor e compreender, finalmente, o significado da comdia no universo? Conseguir algum dia um rob fazer stand up comedy? Como Einstein poderia ter dito, nada no universo pode viajar mais depressa do que a velocidade do riso.
/book/show/1822191.Romancing_Riley?from_search=true	Connie Lane	Romancing Riley	Black leather skirt. Spiked blond hair. And a smile to stop a man cold. Shes Riley Callahan, the hell-on-wheels daughter of a rock superstar. When her famous father flees the country to avoid a tax evasion charge, RileyBlack leather skirt. Spiked blond hair. And a smile to stop a man cold. Shes Riley Callahan, the hell-on-wheels daughter of a rock superstar. When her famous father flees the country to avoid a tax evasion charge, Riley turns government freelancer to support herselfand is soon accused of leaking confidential information to the criminal underworld. Thats why U.S. marshal Charlie Zap is hot on her trail. Hes trying to stick close like a pair of skintight jeans, but follwing the ultimate party girl requires quick thinking and fancy footwork.So what if this hunk in biker boots happens to be in the right place at the right time to save her life? Riley may not think she needs any help, but if she even tries to clear her fathers name, her new babysitters coming along for the ride. Who would have guessed that theyd end up cruising the country together in a pink Cadillacvisiting Zaps endearing family and mixing with Elvis clones at Graceland? Soon enough, the biggest shock is what Zaps doing to Rileys heart.
/book/show/18005362-baring-it-all-short-story?from_search=true	Megan Frampton	Baring It All (Short Story): A Loveswept Historical Romance	underLady ViounderLady Violet knows Lord Christian Jepstow is interested in women. The problem is, he hasnt seemed to realize that Violetis a living, breathing womana woman with. Which is a huge problem, considering the fact that Violet and Christian are betrothed. Violet has no intention of saying her vows without knowing if her husband has the capacity to love her properly, so she does what anyone would do in her situationshe steps into his study and offers to take off her clothes. What happens next could be an utter disaster . . . or it could be surprising, seductive, and sizzlingly sexy.
/book/show/6988906-the-sound-of-sleigh-bells?from_search=true	Cindy Woodsmall	The Sound of Sleigh Bells: A Romance from the Heart of Amish Country	
/book/show/33286559-love-and-romance?from_search=true	Christine Kersey Taylor Hart Jeanette Lewis	Love and Romance: 15 Sweet Contemporary Romances	Join award-winning and USA Today and New York Times bestselling authors as they celebrate falling in love with clean and wholesome romance!by Christine KerseyA handsome stranger moves next door to Amethyst Fox, but as she begins to fall for him she discovers he's not all that he seems.by Taylor HartWhen Sterling Pennington, movieJoin award-winning and USA Today and New York Times bestselling authors as they celebrate falling in love with clean and wholesome romance!by Christine KerseyA handsome stranger moves next door to Amethyst Fox, but as she begins to fall for him she discovers he's not all that he seems.by Taylor HartWhen Sterling Pennington, movie star and billionaire, gets stuck with a paid date at a masquerade party, hes not happy. But Sayla Jones might be exactly who he needs to remove his masks.by Jeanette LewisApril Winston brings her new fianc home for Christmas, but her childhood sweetheart, Wade Hardley, isn't ready to let her go.by Jennifer PeelAfter suffering a public humiliation, Kenadie Marshall realizes that love shouldn't be left to personal judgement. But Jason Hadley is determined to prove that love isn't over for this relationship guru, even if it means joining her computer dating service to get closer to her.by Lucy McConnellJanel Fendrick's dream excavation is within reachuntil the funding is pulled . A surprise employment opportunity comes with a proposal...and a groom!by Cami CheckettsAlyssa Armsworth escapes to Maui and finds herself spending days on the ocean with Beckham Taylor, a handsome ex-NHL star. Alyssa must redeem her past to have a chance at a future with Beck.by Jennifer Youngblood & Sandra PooleGracie Andrews led an ordinary liferight up until the day she died and became an angel ... err ... almost an angel. Shes given the task of helping others find love and quite possibly find love along the way.by Brooke St. JamesPaige Spears accepts an unexpected job offer, hoping for one last summer adventure before joining the work force. She had no idea the trip would change her life forever.by Cindy Roland AndersonAddie Heywood wants to avoid her aunts matchmaking schemes and Chase Nichols wants to avoid his ex-girlfriend. They team up to fool the world by pretending to date. What neither of them counts on is actually falling in love.by Kimberly KreyWhen divorced mother, Allie Emerson, seeks employment with her old high school flame, Braden Fox, sparks fly. But will resentment from the past prevent them from sharing a future?by Victorine E. LieskeSidney wears a fake engagement ring to ward off Blake, her childhood crush that broke her heart. When Blake finds out the beautiful Sidney's lying, he makes it his goal to get her to tell him the truth.by Kimberley MontpetitAllie Strickland returns home to Heartland Cove after being left at the altar. When an intruder breaks into her house, Allie has to figure out what secrets Ethan Smith is hiding. Is the man friend or foeenemy or lover?by Rachelle J. ChristensenWith the unwanted help of a divorce lawyer who's too good looking to ignore and a detective who has an eye for murder, Adrielle Pyper must race to uncover a secret hidden within the yards of satin and lace before she becomes the next victim.
/book/show/25524531-show-me-the-honey?from_search=true	Cathryn Cade	Show Me The Honey (Sweet & Dirty BBW Romance #1)	
/book/show/12844297-walden-3-0?from_search=true	Phil Fragasso (Author)	Walden 3.0: A Dystopian Romance	If Steve Jobs designed a utopian community, had it filtered by Lewis Black and then painted by Picasso, it would look like Walden 3.0.Jacob Botticelli is a young reporter whos been asked to tell the story of Walden 3.0, a secretive, self-sustaining community in Vermont with its own unique culture, educational and healthcare systems, religious beliefs, and economic structuIf Steve Jobs designed a utopian community, had it filtered by Lewis Black and then painted by Picasso, it would look like Walden 3.0.Jacob Botticelli is a young reporter whos been asked to tell the story of Walden 3.0, a secretive, self-sustaining community in Vermont with its own unique culture, educational and healthcare systems, religious beliefs, and economic structure. Almost immediately, Jacobs head swirls with revelations that the monogamy of the outside world has been replaced with serial marriage; parenting is a communal responsibility; death panels are a reality; and everyone gets to be god for a day. The more Jacob learns of Walden's ways, the more uncertain he becomes of his own beliefs and the life he wants to lead.Torn from today's headlines, Walden 3.0 offers a worldview that will alternately delight and dismay pretty much everyone. Rather than the traditional Red State-Blue State blather, this no-holds-barred, Purple-State black comedy aims its sights on parenting, romantic love, higher education, gay marriage, universal healthcare, circumcision, the bloated legal system, organized religion, reality television, social networking, conspiracy theories, plastic surgery, and much more.
/book/show/1373179.The_Music_Camp_Romance?from_search=true	Hilda Stahl	The Music Camp Romance	What was wrong with Kyle Grey? Elizabeth had met the handsome lifeguard at Pine Valley Music Camp. But there was something stragne about Kyle. How could Elizabeth help him and still give her best to her piano studies?
/book/show/13157934-the-victorian-erotic-romance-trilogy?from_search=true	Gabrielle Bisset	The Victorian Erotic Romance Trilogy	Take a trip back to Victorian England with three erotic stories of sex and love. A young widow seeks a tutor to discipline her nephew but learns her true nature at the hands of a dominant lover. A strong-willed woman refuses to be married off and instead plans an indiscretion, but will she succumb to the charms of the man she thought was only her pawn? A lonely vampire falTake a trip back to Victorian England with three erotic stories of sex and love. A young widow seeks a tutor to discipline her nephew but learns her true nature at the hands of a dominant lover. A strong-willed woman refuses to be married off and instead plans an indiscretion, but will she succumb to the charms of the man she thought was only her pawn? A lonely vampire falls in love, but will his sire stand in his way of finally finding happiness? The repressed world of Queen Victoria has never been so sexy!Look for all of Gabrielle Bisset's books for the Kindle!Blood Avenged (Sons of Navarus #1)Blood Betrayed (Sons of Navarus #2)Longing (A Sons of Navarus Short Story)Blood Spirit (Sons of Navarus #3)The Deepest Cut (A Sons of Navarus Short Story)Blood Prophecy (Sons of Navarus #4)Stolen DestinyDestiny RedeemedAnd find out more about Gabrielle Bisset's books at
/book/show/19073980-free-erotic-romance-books?from_search=true	B Perry	Free Erotic Romance Books	FREE EROTIC ROMANCE BOOKS!There are lots of free romantic books around. The trouble is, you could spend hours after hours searching, and still not find free stories that are good enough to read.This book solves the problem. Here in one convenient volume, you have access to a vast range of resources where you can find free erotic romance books to download. This directoryFREE EROTIC ROMANCE BOOKS!There are lots of free romantic books around. The trouble is, you could spend hours after hours searching, and still not find free stories that are good enough to read.This book solves the problem. Here in one convenient volume, you have access to a vast range of resources where you can find free erotic romance books to download. This directory gives you the means to fill your Kindle or other e-reading device with enough books to keep you occupied for years. And every resource is totally legal, so you can download without worrying.Looking for a steamy read? Weve got plenty. You will discover:How to find best-selling erotic romance novels while they are on free promotionWhere to find free books from major erotic romance publishersTons of resources where you can find both new and classic erotic romances freeHot sites where you can download even hotter free contentAdvice on how to get all these free erotic romance novels onto your e-readerTo get a taste of whats inside, just scroll up and click Send Sample Now on the right-hand side. These free erotic romance books will keep you up all night!
/book/show/31685227-the-arrangement?from_search=true	Charlotte Byrd Sabrina Harris	The Arrangement	No sex. No strings attached. Just a hot guy who is paid to adore her for a weekend. What could go wrong?He doesn't do this for money. He can get any woman he wants, but he likes a challenge. You wouldn't think it, but women whNo sex. No strings attached. Just a hot guy who is paid to adore her for a weekend. What could go wrong?He doesn't do this for money. He can get any woman he wants, but he likes a challenge. You wouldn't think it, but women who pay for sex are so much more of a challenge. They arent paying just for sex, they're paying for an experience. They want to be wowed and adored and pleased. And Grant specializes in all that.At first, Grant thinks that April is just like the rest of his clients: curvy girl on the wrong side of 20 in desperate need of a mouth-watering date. But April doesn't want sex and she doesn't seem to want him at all.This is a steamy full-length novel with NO CLIFFHANGER.
/book/show/9286451-forbidden-love?from_search=true	Martha Cecilia	Forbidden Love (Precious Hearts Romances, #204)	
/book/show/24963684-the-romancing-of-evangeline-ipswich?from_search=true	Marcia Lynn McClure	The Romancing of Evangeline Ipswich (Three Little Girls Dressed in Blue Book 3)	
/book/show/29501303-michael-and-me?from_search=true	Shana Mangatal	Michael and Me: The Untold Story of Michael Jackson's Secret Romance	
/book/show/16082631-romance-in-the-rain?from_search=true	Kristine Cayne Marianne Stillings Clare Tisdale	Romance in the Rain	From the pioneer days of Seattle through the smoke-filled clouds of WWII and into the present, Romance in The Rain takes readers on a journey with four generations of the strong-willed and passionate Caldwell family. The anthology of six novellas is a collaboration of the Seattle-based Rainy Day Writers group.Splendor in the Moss by Charlotte RussellBy the spring of 1853From the pioneer days of Seattle through the smoke-filled clouds of WWII and into the present, Romance in The Rain takes readers on a journey with four generations of the strong-willed and passionate Caldwell family. The anthology of six novellas is a collaboration of the Seattle-based Rainy Day Writers group.Splendor in the Moss by Charlotte RussellBy the spring of 1853 Englishman James Caldwell has traveled thousands of miles in a quest to find a place to call home. Newly settled Seattle isnt that place and hes ready to move on again when widowed Mattie Jensen marches into his life as somber as a cloudy day. But James can see through the solemn haze to Matties strength and passion. Now he has a reason to stay, if he can just convince Mattie to take a second chance on loveand him. (22,000 words)Final Approach by Marianne StillingsWith the world at war, Womens Auxiliary Ferrying Service pilot Lt. Charlene (Charlie) Thompson faces personal battles as well. Pearl Harbor left her a widowed bride, certain love would never come again  but battle-scarred Capt. Joe Caldwell has other ideas for the beautiful lady flyer, if he can just keep her safe from the secret saboteur whos already taken the life of Charlies best friend. (18,000 words)Love Phantom by Dawn KravagnaUniversity of Washington, 1983: A great place to get an education and meet single men. Drama major Kara Caldwell prefers to hide behind the characters in her plays, yet feels pressure to live up to the example set by her brave and witty grandmother, a veteran of WWII. Can she learn to overcome her reticence and prejudices to discover which guy truly cares for herand who is just putting on an act? (17,000 words)Whats Wrong with Mr. Perfect? by Sherri ShawNo sooner did Chef Ivy Turin wish to meet the perfect man than Sam Rockney walked into her restaurant. But is the sexy Seattle quarterback for real or is there something wrong with Mr. Perfect? (17,000 words)Shelter from the Storm by Clare TisdaleSeven years and one broken heart later, JD Caldwell returns to Seattle to pick up the pieces of his old life, never imagining he will fall for Mayathe mysterious woman who lets him into her house and bed but keeps the door to her heart tightly closed. When their summer fling takes an unexpectedly serious turn and Maya gives him his walking papers, JD has to decide whether their loveand his legacyis worth fighting for. (21,000 words)Aftershocks by Kristine CayneWhen Seattle is struck by a devastating earthquake, technical rescue firefighter Jamie Caldwell must save his estranged wife and daughter from the wreckage of a collapsed building. Hes defied the odds hundreds of times, but will his luck finally run out for good? (24,000 words)
/book/show/33976958-faking-it?from_search=true	Christine d'Abo	Faking It (Ringside Romance, #2)	Max Tremblay should be happy. His night club, Frantic, is one of the most popular gay clubs in Toronto, and his childhood refuge, Ringside Gym, is well on the way to reopening. But when he finds yet another drunk in the alley beside the bar, Max isnt sure this is the life he truly wants.Grady Barnes has it all. Hes rich, famous, and wants for nothing. Well, nothing but aMax Tremblay should be happy. His night club, Frantic, is one of the most popular gay clubs in Toronto, and his childhood refuge, Ringside Gym, is well on the way to reopening. But when he finds yet another drunk in the alley beside the bar, Max isnt sure this is the life he truly wants.Grady Barnes has it all. Hes rich, famous, and wants for nothing. Well, nothing but a good relationship with his father. When he discovers that his father is going to force him into an arranged marriage, Grady has had enough. He tracks down Max, the man who got him to safety after a night of overindulgence, and makes him a proposal: pretend to be his fianc for two weeks and hell invest in Ringside Gym.When the pair travel to Vancouver to attend a family wedding, the flames of their mutual attraction ignite, and they discover that the only difference between pretend and reality is how well they can fake it.
/book/show/17797230-the-private-emotions-trilogy-romance-novels?from_search=true	Elize Amornette	The Private Emotions Trilogy Romance Novels	
/book/show/16280444-the-end-is-here?from_search=true	Courtney Allison Moulton Ellen Schreiber Leah Clifford	The End Is Here: Teen Romance Sampler	
/book/show/5665466-the-italian-s-defiant-mistress?from_search=true	India Grey	The Italian's Defiant Mistress	
/book/show/699938.Sex_and_the_Soul_of_a_Woman?from_search=true	Paula Rinehart	Sex and the Soul of a Woman: The Reality of Love and Romance in an Age of Casual Sex	
/book/show/6383933-chicken-soup-for-the-soul?from_search=true	Jack Canfield Mark Victor Hansen Amy Newmark	Chicken Soup for the Soul: True Love: 101 Heartwarming and Humorous Stories about Dating, Romance, Love, and Marriage	will warm the heart and uplift the spirit of any reader who is looking for, or has found, his or her soulmate. Stories of dating, romance, love, and marriage, with all their ups and downs, will encourage, inspire, and amuse readers.Everyone loves a good love story. And we all love stories about how the love started and blossomed. This fun new book about datwill warm the heart and uplift the spirit of any reader who is looking for, or has found, his or her soulmate. Stories of dating, romance, love, and marriage, with all their ups and downs, will encourage, inspire, and amuse readers.Everyone loves a good love story. And we all love stories about how the love started and blossomed. This fun new book about dating, romance, love, and marriage, will make you laugh and make you cry, and is guaranteed to inspire you to renew that search for your soul mate or open your heart a little more to the one you already have. Read about how couples met, when they knew, good and bad dates, proposals, maintaining the relationship, second chances, and all the other ups and downs of love, romance and marriage.
/book/show/18632667-fifty-shades-of-jungle-fever?from_search=true	L.V. Lewis Marie Hlne (Narrator)	Fifty Shades of Jungle Fever (Ghetto Girl Romance Quadrilogy #1)	The Best Parody of The #1 Bestseller In Its GenreGet your unique take on the fastest-selling book ever!Keisha Beale, a street-wise Chicago south-sider two years out of DePaul University, is a quarter million dollars in start-up capital away from realizing her dream of owning a recording studio/record store. She takes the place of her more business-savvy partner in a meetiThe Best Parody of The #1 Bestseller In Its GenreGet your unique take on the fastest-selling book ever!Keisha Beale, a street-wise Chicago south-sider two years out of DePaul University, is a quarter million dollars in start-up capital away from realizing her dream of owning a recording studio/record store. She takes the place of her more business-savvy partner in a meeting with Tristan White himself, the venture capitalist they've targeted to fund their business.A bi-racial--African American and Brazilian--woman with a troubled past, Keisha has been so focused on her business pursuits that her love life has been non-existent. Tristan White is the devastatingly handsome, 32-year old CEO of White Enterprises, the firm he built using only the inheritance his mother left him to prove to his father he had the mettle to do it alone. He comes from a long line of wealth, and lives the life of a one-percenter on Chicago's Gold Coast. Tristan is accustomed to controlling every aspect of his life given his birth into a world of white privilege.50 Shades To The 2nd Power ...When Keisha and Tristan's worlds collide, sparks fly, and a fever is ignited in them both that they have never experienced before. It turns out they each have secrets, but together, in the unorthodox arrangement Tristan proposes, they discover passions they never knew they had.... Meets Keisha From The Block!The Ghetto Girl title is, in all truthfulness, a misnomer. Keisha Beale is a highly-educated young woman who just happens to have been born on the other side of the socio-economic tracks. She embraces all of who she is, and navigates almost effortlessly in both worlds.Erotic, amusing, and in places hilarious, the Ghetto Girl Romance Quadrilogy is a parody with a new take on a Fifty Shades type story that will take you even further into the BDSM world, and promises to make the vanilla original Fifty Shades more colorful.Grab your copy today!Top 100 Drama USATop 100 IR/MCTop 100 African American
/book/show/11799126-romancing-her-protector?from_search=true	Mallory Monroe	Romancing Her Protector	In an interracial romance that tests the boundaries of love, Shay Cooper is a young woman soon to begin her career as a magazine publisher when she spends a sex-charged night with hunky millionaire Matty Driscoll. Although it was supposed to be a one-night affair, and both accepted it as such, Shay finds herself in a bind and Matty comes to her rescue. Soon, she is unableIn an interracial romance that tests the boundaries of love, Shay Cooper is a young woman soon to begin her career as a magazine publisher when she spends a sex-charged night with hunky millionaire Matty Driscoll. Although it was supposed to be a one-night affair, and both accepted it as such, Shay finds herself in a bind and Matty comes to her rescue. Soon, she is unable to stop thinking about the man who would become her first and only love.Matty Driscoll has had his share of women, but when he spends a stormy night with Shay, he soon discovers that this young innocent is able to rock his world in ways that no other woman can.Matty and Shay find themselves drawn to each other in such a powerful, dynamic way that it overtakes them both. At first they believe it is their wonderful sexual connection that keeps them unable to get enough of each other, but then they quickly realize that it is their emotional connection, their love and concern for each other, that turns out to be their real attraction. But just when they are about to take their relationship to that next level, Mattys ex-girlfriend enters the picture with devastating news that forever changes the entire trajectory of their lives. And Shay has a secret too: shes pregnant with Mattys child. But the news he receives from his ex makes it impossible for her to reveal that truth to him.Years later, when Shays magazine is in danger of going under and she is in need of a backer, Matty reenters her life to help her professionally. But when he finds out he has a son, and his son is in dire trouble, he is ready to move heaven and earth to have his son, and Shay, with him forever. But time changes things, and only time will tell if Matty and Shays love is enough to withstand the drama, the obstacles, thrown in their path..
/book/show/458198.First_There_is_a_Mountain?from_search=true	Elizabeth Kadetsky	First There is a Mountain: A Yoga Romance	First There Is A Mountain is a tale of spiritual longing that brought a young American woman to the yoga institute of the renowned B.K.S. lyengar, the man who introduced yoga to a Western audience. Once there, She became a wayward protegee of this mercurial and demanding teacher, piecing together his life's vision of the ancient Hindu practice and finding her place withinFirst There Is A Mountain is a tale of spiritual longing that brought a young American woman to the yoga institute of the renowned B.K.S. lyengar, the man who introduced yoga to a Western audience. Once there, She became a wayward protegee of this mercurial and demanding teacher, piecing together his life's vision of the ancient Hindu practice and finding her place within yoga as a Western aspirant. In the damp, musty practice rooms as the institute, her exhausted body hanging from ropes or propped up by wooden blocks, she found a spiritual discipline unlike any other. Under lyengar's tutelage Kadetsky learns the subtle wisdom of the body, leaving behind a discordant childhood and starvation diets to discover a kind of peace.
/book/show/24376434-le-serment-du-titanic?from_search=true	Cathy Gohlke Constance de Mascureau (Translator)	Le Serment du Titanic	La promesse du naufrag va faire chavirer les curs...Irlande, 1912. Michael embarque clandestinement  bord du Titanic pour fuir la misre. Alors quil est sur le point de mourir de faim, Owen le prend sous son aile. Quand le paquebot rput insubmersible percute un iceberg de plein fouet, Owen se sacrifie pour sauver son ami. Il lui fait promettre de veiller sur Annie, sLa promesse du naufrag va faire chavirer les curs...Irlande, 1912. Michael embarque clandestinement  bord du Titanic pour fuir la misre. Alors quil est sur le point de mourir de faim, Owen le prend sous son aile. Quand le paquebot rput insubmersible percute un iceberg de plein fouet, Owen se sacrifie pour sauver son ami. Il lui fait promettre de veiller sur Annie, sa petite sur qui est en danger. Tout en travaillant darrache-pied pour lui offrir un avenir meilleur, Michael tente de convaincre Annie de le rejoindre et sprend delle au fil des lettres quils changent. Mais peut-elle vraiment laisser libre cours  ses sentiments et avouer son amour  celui quelle tient pour responsable de la mort de son frre ? Entre les hsitations de la jeune femme et la Premire Guerre mondiale qui ravage lEurope, Michael nest pas au bout de ses peines...Alors que le bateau faisait naufrage, une pense traversa lesprit de Michael. Jamais je naurai embrass une femme.
/book/show/22035969-some-like-it-hot?from_search=true	Olivia Cunning Nicole Edwards Cherrie Lynn	Some Like It Hot: An Erotic Romance Anthology	The heat is on...Five bestselling authors have come together to bring you five smoking hot, never before seen novellas that will test the limits of your internal thermostat.What could be hotter than sizzling firefighters, sultry cowboys, sexy bodyguards and scorching bad boys?Nothing, that's what. It doesn't get much hotter than this!From the New York Times and USA Today BThe heat is on...Five bestselling authors have come together to bring you five smoking hot, never before seen novellas that will test the limits of your internal thermostat.What could be hotter than sizzling firefighters, sultry cowboys, sexy bodyguards and scorching bad boys?Nothing, that's what. It doesn't get much hotter than this!From the New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author, Olivia Cunning withIn high school, Jake was the bad boy who made Michelle burn with desire, took what he wanted from her body, and broke her heart. In hindsight, Michelle never should have gotten tangled up with the aspiring guitarist in the first place. In high school, Devlin was a sweet, shy geek whod had a crush on her, but when hed found the courage to ask her to Prom, shed turned him down flat. In hindsight, she should have worried more about the quality of the boy than her reputation with the popular crowd. But this isnt high school anymore. At her ten year class reunion, Michelle finds her once popular crowd lacking, but finds both the man who broke her heart and the one she once rejected irresistibly sexy. She wants them. Both of them. And they want her any wayevery waythey can have her. Can she resist either man? Does she even want to try?New York Times bestselling author Nicole Edwards is heating things up with, a sexy new mnage novella which is the first book in a hot new series called Dead Heat Ranch. Grace Lambert is familiar with hard work, long days, and handsome cowboys. Shes been working for her familys dude ranch since she was old enough to ride a horse and shes not afraid to get her hands dirty. What she is afraid of is the heat thats been generating between her and not one, but two sexy cowboys whove set their sights on her. And each other. Grant Kingsley and Lane Miller have both had their eyes on Gracie for years, but the feisty cowgirl has managed to keep them at bay. As far as they are concerned, cowboys dont give up, and neither of them is ready to give up just yet. Not on her and not on the heat that transpires between the two of them. Find out what happens when the sultry Texas nights get as hot as the fierce Texas days.New York Times bestselling author Cherrie Lynn gets it hot in here with. It's a vacation Meredith Taylor will never forget. A sunny beach, good friends and good times. But when she overhears a couple having a passionate interlude on the balcony above her one night, she can't get the man's sultry voice out of her mind. Especially when she figures out exactly who that man is...Cameron Moore always had an eye on his best friend's little sister but considered her strictly off limits, choosing to satisfy his lust elsewhere. Now Meri seems to want to annihilate every wall Cam's put up against her. The beach is hot, the drinks are cold, Meredith is irresistible, and something has to give. Will it only be the walls between them, or their hearts as well?New York Times Bestselling Author Kristen Proby brings you, a manage novella. Bailey Whitworth is a charity event organizer and a woman exploring her sexuality. Kevin Welling and Gray McDermitt are firefighters and best friends who share everything. Bailey always knew her sexual appetites were different, but she had no idea that she could fall in love with two men at once. What will she do when she has to choose between them? Or will she have to choose at all?From USA Today bestselling author, Lainey Reese comes.When Nadia Dixon walked into the offices of CJ Investigations, the last thing she expected to find were men who looked more like GQ models than bodyguards. It was desperation that brought her to their door however and she prayed that the two sex gods were more than just pretty faces.Caleb and Jonas had started their security firm together after leaving the Secret Service. They had the lethal skill and training to safeguard anyone, including the gorgeous erotic author. Considering her stunning beauty, alluring sensuality and decadent profession, the only wonder was that she had drawn out just one obsessed fan. After hearing Nadias story and seeing for themselves the threat that she was under, they knew they could keep her safe from any stalker.Their only worrywho was going to keep her safe from them?
/book/show/29457858-the-lady-of-the-lakes?from_search=true	Josi S. Kilpack	The Lady of the Lakes: The True Love Story of Sir Walter Scott (Historical Proper Romance #2)	One is his first love.The other is his best love.Which will be Walters true love?Walter Scott has three passions: Scotland, poetry, and Mina Stuart. Though she is young and they are from different stations in society, Walter is certain their love is meant to be. For years, he has courted her through love letters. She is the sunshine of his soul.Though Mina shares WaltersOne is his first love.The other is his best love.Which will be Walters true love?Walter Scott has three passions: Scotland, poetry, and Mina Stuart. Though she is young and they are from different stations in society, Walter is certain their love is meant to be. For years, he has courted her through love letters. She is the sunshine of his soul.Though Mina shares Walters love of literature and romantic temperament, its hard for her to know if she truly loves him or if she has only been dazzled by his flattery. When she meets the handsome and charming William Forbes, her heart is challenged. Who will she choose?But as every poet knows, the course of true love never did run smooth, and on a windy morning in the lake country, Walter meets Charlotte.At twenty-six, Charlotte Carpenter believes she will never find love. After all, she is a Catholic-born Frenchwoman living in London with a family history shadowed by scandal. Though quiet, practical, and determined to live a life of independence, her heart longs for someone to love her and a place to call home.Passion and promises collide as Walter, Mina, and Charlotte must each decide the course for their futures. What are they each willing to risk to find love and be loved in return?
/book/show/30129990-owned-by-the-russian-mafia-boss?from_search=true	Bella Rose	Owned by the Russian Mafia Boss: A Dark Mob Romance	Aleksandr Evanoff is a dangerous Russian mobster who is used to getting what he wants. So when he lays eyes on Natalia Primac and decides he must have her, hes unsure what to do when thAleksandr Evanoff is a dangerous Russian mobster who is used to getting what he wants. So when he lays eyes on Natalia Primac and decides he must have her, hes unsure what to do when the beautiful young woman expresses disinterest. Its not until he strikes a bargain with her that he finally begins to win her over Or does he?When Natalia Primac encounters her father being threatened by mob boss Alek Evanoff, he makes her an offer:Furious, she realizes she must go along with the arrangement to save her family.But as she moves in with Alek, Natalia discovers dark desires she never thought existed. She also learns that
/book/show/20803582-love-s-first-bite-boxed-set?from_search=true	Cynthia Eden Vivi Anna Michele Hauf	Love's First Bite Boxed Set (6 vampire romances)	by New York Times Bestselling author- FBI Special Agent Duncan McGuire spends his daysand his nightstracking real-life monsters. After a brutal werewolf attack, Duncan begins to changeand soonby New York Times Bestselling author- FBI Special Agent Duncan McGuire spends his daysand his nightstracking real-life monsters. After a brutal werewolf attack, Duncan begins to changeand soon he becomes one of the very beasts that he has hunted. Dr. Holly Young is supposed to help Duncan during his transition. Its her job to keep him sane. But the growing desire between them could be a very dangerous thingbecause when a vampire and a werewolf matetheir dark need may become an obsession that could destroy them both.by New York Times Bestselling author- Mak, an unconventional journalist, risks everything including her job to get the goods on billionaire businessman Jonathan Devane, a man who enthralled her for a single passionate kiss months prior, a man who makes her blood race, a man with dark secretsby- Beguiled by the devil Himself, her only hope was the vampire who could not love her dark and tainted heart.Blu and Creed's daughter, Kambriel has come to Paris to 'find herself' and finds more than she bargained for when the man who seduces her with extravagant gifts and fine things reveals his true nature. Now she is desperate for freedom.Johnny Santiago falls for the beautiful vampiress singing at Club l'Enfer, yet he doesn't expect his rival to be the devil Himself. Can he rescue Kam from the dark prince before she loses her soul and forgets everything and everyone she has ever cared for?by- Rana Sterling finally meets the man of her dreams and boy does he know how to push all the right buttons. Only, Mr. Tall, Dark, and Too-Good-to-Be-True turns out to be just that--he's beyond her world.After searching seventy years for his reincarnated fianc, Lucian Trevane finally finds his mate in Rana, but with time working against him and a vengeful vampire determined to destroy the one ray of happiness hes found, Lucian will have to call upon all his vampire skills and beyond in order to protect Rana and draw her fully into his world.by- Captured, taken from her beloved family and woods, Arias biggest fear is not the imminent death facing her, but that she will be chosen as a blood slave for a member of the ruling vampire race. Arias world is turned upside down when the vampire prince Braith steps forward to claim her. Torn between her loyalties to the rebellion, and her growing love for her greatest enemy, Aria struggles to decide between everything she has ever known, and a love she never dreamed of finding.by- NY homicide detective, Rachel Chang is on a forced leave in Paris grieving over the loss of her partner, when she comes upon a violent attack outside the walls of Cimetiere du Montparnasse. A simple domestic dispute quickly turns into something far more sinister, when Rachel ends up on the wrong side of some very sharp fangs.
/book/show/28591481-her-dearly-unintended?from_search=true	Regina Jennings	Her Dearly Unintended (Ozark Mountain Romance #2.5)	Heavy rain means trouble for Katie Ellen. With her parents away, she's left to take care of the mountaintop farm alone until Josiah Huckabee happens to check on her. She used to think him charming--used to--but before she can run Josiah off, a stranger appears. The bridge has washed out, stranding a weathered and threatening man with them. Immediately sensingHeavy rain means trouble for Katie Ellen. With her parents away, she's left to take care of the mountaintop farm alone until Josiah Huckabee happens to check on her. She used to think him charming--used to--but before she can run Josiah off, a stranger appears. The bridge has washed out, stranding a weathered and threatening man with them. Immediately sensing danger, Josiah steps in and claims the place--and Katie Ellen--as his own. His farm, his wife, and this Silas Ruger character better be respectful. Furious, Katie Ellen is forced to play along. Readers of Regina's Ozark Mountain Romance series will love seeing favorite characters all grown up.
/book/show/23551394-ruined-5?from_search=true	Alycia Taylor	Ruined #5 (MC Romance #5)	I got a call that Dax was shot. As much as I was mad at him I couldn't help but be by his side. I thought the revenge he was seeking was finally over but it wasn't. Would our relationship last through the final battle and whose life would be cut short?
/book/show/20428800-a-little-new-year-s-romance?from_search=true	Katie Ingersoll	A Little New Year's Romance	Allison does not think she has the courage to love again. Though she is a beautiful woman, she hardly expects a New Years romance. Normally this time of year, she is planning her New Years resolutions. But life gets complicated when she loses her job, and meets a very handsome stranger. This stirs some familiar but confusing emotions for her. She may have another chance,Allison does not think she has the courage to love again. Though she is a beautiful woman, she hardly expects a New Years romance. Normally this time of year, she is planning her New Years resolutions. But life gets complicated when she loses her job, and meets a very handsome stranger. This stirs some familiar but confusing emotions for her. She may have another chance, if she can just open her heart.
/book/show/12394275-best-lesbian-romance-2012?from_search=true	Radclyffe (Editor) Cheyenne Blue (Contributor) J.L. Merrow (Contributor)	Best Lesbian Romance 2012	In this sizzling new treasury, erotica maestro Radclyffe has assembled over two dozen titilating tales of lesbian couples taking each other to new heights of happily bedded bliss. Imagination and experimentation are the key that unlocks the hearts of these lesbian love stories and every kind of love you CAN imagine are told in stories redolent of romance, risk-taking, and,In this sizzling new treasury, erotica maestro Radclyffe has assembled over two dozen titilating tales of lesbian couples taking each other to new heights of happily bedded bliss. Imagination and experimentation are the key that unlocks the hearts of these lesbian love stories and every kind of love you CAN imagine are told in stories redolent of romance, risk-taking, and, even gobsmackingly surprising true love. There are virgins, long-time companions, and very memorable one-night stands.
/book/show/5982223-paperback-romance?from_search=true	Selena Kitt	Paperback Romance	Maya-s heart yearns for romance and adventure, so that-s what she writes about - but James Reardon, her college creative writing professor, insists she-s wasting both time and talent. Determined to prove him wrong, Maya stumbles onto the fact that her professor-s been keeping secrets - not the least of which is his attraction to her. Faced with a choice, she will have to dMaya-s heart yearns for romance and adventure, so that-s what she writes about - but James Reardon, her college creative writing professor, insists she-s wasting both time and talent. Determined to prove him wrong, Maya stumbles onto the fact that her professor-s been keeping secrets - not the least of which is his attraction to her. Faced with a choice, she will have to decide whether or not to reveal his secret to the world-and her own desire for a man nearly twice her age.
/book/show/12778289-a-revolutionary-romance?from_search=true	Melody  Clark	A Revolutionary Romance	US founding father descendants, T.J. Delaney and John Adams Paulson, have been friends and occasional lovers since Harvard. Jack's uncomfortable with this, but he's even less okay with T.J.'s belief their love is fated. T.J. is virtually certain they're the literal reincarnations of their legendary ancestors. Jack is virtually certain T.J. is nuts, but he will soon changeUS founding father descendants, T.J. Delaney and John Adams Paulson, have been friends and occasional lovers since Harvard. Jack's uncomfortable with this, but he's even less okay with T.J.'s belief their love is fated. T.J. is virtually certain they're the literal reincarnations of their legendary ancestors. Jack is virtually certain T.J. is nuts, but he will soon change his mind.
/book/show/34680257-tales-of-romance?from_search=true	George Thomas Clark	Tales of Romance	In compressed language George Thomas Clark presents Tales of Romance, a compilation of short stories and creative columns about relationships between men and women.
/book/show/15742706-accidentally-falling-for-the-tycoon?from_search=true	Shadonna Richards	Accidentally Falling for the Tycoon (Whirlwind Romance #3)	
/book/show/33801795-dance?from_search=true	Demelza Carlton	Dance: Cinderella Retold (Romance a Medieval Fairytale Book 3)	A dutiful daughter. A prince forced to find a bride. If the shoe fits...Once upon a time... When the Emperor's army comes recruiting, Mai signs up, seeing it as the perfect escape from her stepmother and a lifetime of drudgery. Armed with her mother's armour and a pair of magic shoes, Mai marches off to war...only to find herself sharing a tent with the General's arrogantA dutiful daughter. A prince forced to find a bride. If the shoe fits...Once upon a time... When the Emperor's army comes recruiting, Mai signs up, seeing it as the perfect escape from her stepmother and a lifetime of drudgery. Armed with her mother's armour and a pair of magic shoes, Mai marches off to war...only to find herself sharing a tent with the General's arrogant nephew, Prince Yi. The best swordsman in the Empire, Prince Yi wants to make war, not love, but the Emperor insists this will be Yi's last campaign before he must marry. Prince Yi has never met his match...until now. Can one woman win the war and the prince's heart?Each book is a standalone, so they can be read in any order:Enchant: Beauty and the Beast Retold (#1)Awaken: Sleeping Beauty Retold (#2)Dance: Cinderella Retold (#3)Revel: Twelve Dancing Princesses Retold (#4)Silence: Little Mermaid Retold (#5)
/book/show/23950686-joyful-leigh?from_search=true	Melanie  James	Joyful Leigh (Literal Leigh Romance Diaries, #5)	Tis the season for magical mayhem. Leigh vows upon her magic desk and witchs broom that Thankshanukkamas will be filled with childlike joy for her, her family, and her friendseven if it kills them. And it may just come to that! With a new publishing contract in hand, the disasterpieces fly from Leighs desk. With titles like Sleighing the Elfa-The Elf Pack Book1, RestorTis the season for magical mayhem. Leigh vows upon her magic desk and witchs broom that Thankshanukkamas will be filled with childlike joy for her, her family, and her friendseven if it kills them. And it may just come to that! With a new publishing contract in hand, the disasterpieces fly from Leighs desk. With titles like Sleighing the Elfa-The Elf Pack Book1, Restoring The Old Schlitt House-A Do Yourself Romance, Fangin the Billion-were, and Gangin the Billion-were, the mischief piles up.When the EPA (Elf Protection Agency) shows up at Leighs door, shes got some explaining to do. Throw in a couple of retired mobsters, Fur-Con, bats in the belfry, along with a shape-shifting witch, and youve got a recipe for catastrophe. Can Leigh and the gang save the fate of all paranormals? Or will this be the end of the line for Leigh and her band of magical misfits?
/book/show/22674121-romance-super-bundle-ii?from_search=true	Dale Mayer Donna Marie Rogers Stacey Joy Netzel	Romance Super Bundle II: Second Chances	Eleven romances from New York Times, USA Today and bestselling, award-winning authors.The blockbuster box set with more than 100,000 copies sold is back for more! We've got a lonesome cowboy, a spurned bride-to-be, a heartbroken widower and an unexpected pregnancy, along with a tasty smattering of intrigue, murder and suspense. Almost half a million words and two thousandEleven romances from New York Times, USA Today and bestselling, award-winning authors.The blockbuster box set with more than 100,000 copies sold is back for more! We've got a lonesome cowboy, a spurned bride-to-be, a heartbroken widower and an unexpected pregnancy, along with a tasty smattering of intrigue, murder and suspense. Almost half a million words and two thousand pages of strong heroes and daring heroines who'll do anything for a second chance at love.Dale MayerGo ahead. Take Charge of your life. Move forward...if you can...Changing her future means letting go of her past. Karina heads to a weekend seminar and comes face to face with the man she cant forget. But she soon realizes bigger issues are facing her... And one of them is deadly...Donna Marie RogersCarrie is on the verge of bankruptcy when Matt walks in and offers her unwanted business advice. The rich playboy fled L.A. for the anonymity of small town life and quickly falls for the local coffee shop ownerwhos as infuriating as she is beautiful.Stacey Joy NetzelHeartbroken she cant have kids, Allie keeps her distance when Rick moves home with an adorable four year-old son whos as hard to resist as his father. Does she dare take a chance on an impossible dream, or will his desire for more kids devastate their future?Amy GametMeghan O'Connor returns to the family she ran away from as a teenager, afraid they won't forgive her for leaving town with Liam Wheaton, the boy they tried so hard to keep her away from and the father of her baby. She never expected to find Liam living there, looking sexier than ever and mad as all hell.Edie RamerMo Vincent did the right thing in New Jersey, and it cost him his son, his wife, his restaurant. Now hes found a home in Miracle, Wisconsin. He should be content...but his heart wants what he cant have...Lois WinstonA failure at relationships, Thea Chandler is secretly a bestselling romance advice guru. Luke Bennett, New Yorks most eligible bachelor, thinks hes finally found an honest woman, but Theas got more secrets than the CIA. Can a butt-ugly cat named Cupid play matchmaker?Pamela FryerThe first halfway decent guy to come along in eons...and hes from another planet. Private Investigator Brooke Weaver hopes she can slip into her Oregon hometown, find her clients missing teenage daughter, and be on her way again before anyone notices. Not likely.Georgina LeeMarika Host lands a dream summer job helping renowned archeologist Sir William write his memoirs, exposing years of secrets. His son Derrick adds romance to her summer, but when Sir William is murdered, Marika realizes some secrets are best kept buried.Kate KellyFailing to save his sisters life, Jay Rawlings insists he be left alone to live the lonesome cowboy life. But when the woman he once loved returns to his ranch with a killer and the police in hot pursuit, Jay has to face the demons from his past.Wendy ElyWhen lifes glow threatens to die, love guides the way. Tori expected an ordinary Friday. It wasnt. Bens hand rested on her hip a little longer during their goodbye. Then her tests came back abnormal. Scared and alone, she wishes for Bens hand to hold.Lyndi LamontA marriage of convenience, nothing more...until darkly handsome Evan Channing and demure Lydia Blatchford meet. The rules are simple for such an arrangement. No expectations, no illusions of anything more. But the rules are about to change...
/book/show/22179145-a-summer-romance?from_search=true	Tracey Smith	A Summer Romance (The Devereaux Manor Mystery #1)	Maggie had her entire life planned out since the age of twelve, looks like the joke was on her. As all of her carefully laid plans begin to fall apart she jumps at the opportunity to get away and spend a carefree summer down south. When she arrives at Devereux Manor it all seems too good to be true. The home is beautiful, the town is inviting, and the sexy gardener promiseMaggie had her entire life planned out since the age of twelve, looks like the joke was on her. As all of her carefully laid plans begin to fall apart she jumps at the opportunity to get away and spend a carefree summer down south. When she arrives at Devereux Manor it all seems too good to be true. The home is beautiful, the town is inviting, and the sexy gardener promises to make this a summer she won't soon forget. However the more she learns about the elusive Ms. Devereaux she begins to realize that the conveniently placed ad in front of her dorm room may not have been the happy coincidence that it once seemed. Maggie isn't the only one who Ms. Devereaux has lured to the plantation, and Ms. Devereaux isn't the only one with secrets to hide.
/book/show/10478618-zofloya-or-the-moor-v2?from_search=true	Charlotte Dacre	Zofloya, or the Moor V2: A Romance of the Fifteenth Century (1806)	
/book/show/898388.Ralph_124C_41_?from_search=true	Hugo Gernsback Jack Williamson (Introduction)	Ralph 124C 41+: A Romance of the Year 2660	By the year 2660, science has transformed and conquered the world, rescuing humanity from itself. Spectacular inventions from the farthest reaches of space and deep beneath the earth are available to meet every need, providing antidotes to individual troubles and social ills. Inventors are highly prized and respected, and they are jealously protected and lavishly cared forBy the year 2660, science has transformed and conquered the world, rescuing humanity from itself. Spectacular inventions from the farthest reaches of space and deep beneath the earth are available to meet every need, providing antidotes to individual troubles and social ills. Inventors are highly prized and respected, and they are jealously protected and lavishly cared for by world governments. That support and acclaim, howeveras the most brilliant of scientists, Ralph 124C 41+, discoversis not without its price. This visionary novel of the twenty-seventh century was written by Hugo Gernsback (18871964), founder of the influential magazine. Marvelously prophetic and creative,celebrates technological advances and entrances readers with an exuberant, unforgettable vision of what our world might become. This commemorative edition makes this landmark tale widely available for the first time in decades and features the prized Frank R. Paul illustrations from the rare first edition, a list of inventions and technological devices, and Hugo Gernsback's prefaces to the first and second editions.
/book/show/25574609-love-all-out---part-1?from_search=true	Alice Ward	Love All Out - Part 1	Id wanted James Parker for as long as I could remember. Id admired him since forever, but I wasnt the only one. He made his way through the beds of every woman in our small town every woman but me, that is.Years passed without sight of James until the night my dad toId wanted James Parker for as long as I could remember. Id admired him since forever, but I wasnt the only one. He made his way through the beds of every woman in our small town every woman but me, that is.Years passed without sight of James until the night my dad took me to watch him ride in a rodeo. As I watched him conquer a bucking bull, all I could think about was having him ride me the same way.Daddy offered James a job on our familys ranch, which gave me the perfect opportunity to realize my deepest desires. But James was as cocky as he was hot, and I soon realized that taming him could prove to be impossible.
/book/show/18895693-fins---a-novel-of-young-romance-and-magical-creatures?from_search=true	Ashley L. Knight	Fins - A Novel of young romance and magical creatures	Enter a world of magical creatures, romance, and paranormal fantasy in this first book of the Fins Trilogy - mermaids, myth and dreams await.Morgan just wanted her vacation to end. She should have been careful what she wished for. Suddenly, she is swept into a strange new world in which the impossible happens every day and fairy tale creatures live among unsuspecting HumanEnter a world of magical creatures, romance, and paranormal fantasy in this first book of the Fins Trilogy - mermaids, myth and dreams await.Morgan just wanted her vacation to end. She should have been careful what she wished for. Suddenly, she is swept into a strange new world in which the impossible happens every day and fairy tale creatures live among unsuspecting Humans. Will Morgan discover her unknown self and fulfill her true destiny or will she doom an already vulnerable species for all eternity?PRAISE FOR FINS:FINS held my attention from the start. I couldn't put it down until I had finished. Great novel! -Joan Perry, PHP Communications, Inc.FINS is an exciting read! My interest was piqued from the start. I can't wait for the next book! -Joline Miller, TheWallClock.comFINS is the stuff dreams are made of! This thoroughly enchanting, passion-fueled novel is guaranteed to leave readers gasping for more. -Geraldine Boardman, MSc Forensic Psychology U.KFINS effortlessly carries the reader into mysterious, hidden, and sometimes dark places that will make you want to head to the ocean, sprout a fin, and explore the exciting world Knight has created! -Beth Sorensen, author of Crush at Thomas HallFans have a new hit author to add to their must-read list! Knight creates a world that's both believable and entertaining to the max! -K.K. Brees Ph.D & author of HeadwindsWhat a great read; just pure fun from start to finish! FINS is a fresh take on the coming of age tale. Most of all, it's exciting with clever twists & loads of action, adventure, & discovery! -Prof. Clay Morgan C.C.A.C & the University of Phoenix, Pittsburg CampusZoomed through this in a weekend - unusual for me as my time is limited. But I enjoyed it & look forward to more from the author. As a coming of age YA urban fantasy, it took me into a delightful alternate world where mermaids walk (or swim) amongst us. T.K. Thorne, author of Noah's Wife
/book/show/13418855-romancing-the-devil?from_search=true	D.J. Manly	Romancing the Devil	Lost and floundering, searching for his true self, Maurice Darrell once found comfort in the church as a priest but left after discovering he no longer agreed with the church's philosophy. The church, however, never lost sight of Maurice because he'd once been one of their most powerful exorcists. When a prominent senator turns to the church to exorcise his son, the bishopLost and floundering, searching for his true self, Maurice Darrell once found comfort in the church as a priest but left after discovering he no longer agreed with the church's philosophy. The church, however, never lost sight of Maurice because he'd once been one of their most powerful exorcists. When a prominent senator turns to the church to exorcise his son, the bishop asks Maurice to render an opinion.Prone to odd behavior, Tracy Ross baffles the mental health professionals. Upon seeing Tracy, Maurice isn't sure if Tracy's behavior is a result of demon possession or the young man's determination to rebel against an all-controlling and uncompromising father. Maurice has seen it all before, or has he?pits a defrocked priest against incredible evil, bringing a lost young man peace and, ultimately, love.
/book/show/26568754-a-moment-on-the-lips?from_search=true	Jennifer Faye	A Moment on the Lips (Whistle Stop Romance, #3)	Whistle Stop Romance series:Book 1 - A Moment to LoveBook 2 - A Moment to DanceBook 3 - A Moment on the LipsBook 4 - A Moment to Cherish (coming soon)~Welcome to Autumn Fest...sweet treats, entertaining company, and a tender romance.Piper Noble feels like she's going places. Her business, the Poppin' Fresh Bakery, is a culinary success story. Next on her to-do list is expaWhistle Stop Romance series:Book 1 - A Moment to LoveBook 2 - A Moment to DanceBook 3 - A Moment on the LipsBook 4 - A Moment to Cherish (coming soon)~Welcome to Autumn Fest...sweet treats, entertaining company, and a tender romance.Piper Noble feels like she's going places. Her business, the Poppin' Fresh Bakery, is a culinary success story. Next on her to-do list is expanding the bakery into the vacant shop next door...and starting a new diet, like her mom keeps nagging her to. But when Joe Montoya steps into her life, her grand plans grind to a sudden halt.Joe's taken a big risk returning to Whistle Stop. But with his disastrous marriage over, it's time for a fresh start, including opening a coffee shop...and coming to terms with his troubled past. Though his neighbor Piper looks like she'll be a big distraction in getting Fill-It-Up Joe off the ground--with her honeyed smile, curvy goodness, and her unflagging determination to grab his storefront.However, when Piper and Joe are elected as co-chairs of a fundraising committee to help the town's revitalization project, the hostilities must cease. Joe's not sure about spending time with a woman who, one moment, reminds him of all the good things he's been missing, and the next minute drives him up a wall with her stubbornness. Meanwhile, Piper's looking for the way to this gorgeous but grouchy guy's heart--maybe serving him one of her fresh-from-the-oven pastries could be just the right start...
/book/show/14414378-his-beautiful-distraction?from_search=true	Marione Ashley	His Beautiful Distraction (Precious Hearts Romances, #4289)	Kitkat met Milo nang isang gabing hinimatay siya. Ito ang tumulong sa kanya. From that day on, he was always there for her. Ginagawa nito ang mga bagay na makapagpapasaya sa kanya.Nang makulong siya sa yakap nito, bigla ay parang gusto na niyang magpa-house arrest at makulong na lamaKitkat met Milo nang isang gabing hinimatay siya. Ito ang tumulong sa kanya. From that day on, he was always there for her. Ginagawa nito ang mga bagay na makapagpapasaya sa kanya.Nang makulong siya sa yakap nito, bigla ay parang gusto na niyang magpa-house arrest at makulong na lamang forever sa yakap nito.Nang dahil kay Milo ay marami siyang natutuhan. Natutuhan niyang magmahal, ang maging malakas, at lumaban. Nang dahil din dito ay natutuhan niyang humiling ng isang napakaimposibleng bagayang mahalin din siya nito.Puwede kaya?
/book/show/23809411-guinevere?from_search=true	Lavinia Collins	Guinevere: A Medieval Romance (Guinevere, #1-3)	
/book/show/21561734-where-treetops-glisten?from_search=true	Tricia Goyer Cara Putman Sarah Sundin	Where Treetops Glisten: Three Stories of Heartwarming Courage and Christmas Romance During World War II	Three siblings forging new paths and finding love in three stories, filled with the wonder of ChristmasTurn back the clock to a different time, listen to Bing Crosby sing of sleigh bells in the snow, as the realities of Americas involvement in the Second World War change the lives of the Turner family in Lafayette, IThree siblings forging new paths and finding love in three stories, filled with the wonder of ChristmasTurn back the clock to a different time, listen to Bing Crosby sing of sleigh bells in the snow, as the realities of Americas involvement in the Second World War change the lives of the Turner family in Lafayette, Indiana.Inby Cara PutmanAbigail Turner is holding down the Home Front as a college student and a part-time employee at a one-of-a-kind candy shop. Loss of a beau to the war has Abigail skittish about romantic entanglementsuntil a hard-working young man with a serious problem needs her help.Abigails brother Pete is a fighter pilot hero returned from the European Theatre in Sarah Sundins, trying to recapture the hope and peace his time at war has eroded. But when he encounters a precocious little girl in need of Petes friendship, can he convince her widowed mother that hes no longer the bully she once knew?In Tricia GoyersMeredith Turner, Merry to those who know her best, is using her skills as a combat nurse on the frontline in the Netherlands. Halfway around the world from home, Merry never expects to face her deepest betrayal head on, but thats precisely what God has in mind to redeem her broken heart.The Turner family believes in Gods providence during such a tumultuous time. Can they absorb the miracle of Christs birth and Gods plan for a future?
/book/show/25835475-pierced---a-stepbrother-romance?from_search=true	Maya Hawk	PIERCED - A Stepbrother Romance	Paging Dr. PierceIf youd have told me my arrogant, man-whoring stepbrother would grow up to become a doctor, Id have never believed you. That is, until you mention he specializes in caring for the opposite gender. Then it makes perfect sense. He always did have a way with the finer sex.Wielding a Prince Albert piercing (dont ask me how I know) and a whole mess of musclPaging Dr. PierceIf youd have told me my arrogant, man-whoring stepbrother would grow up to become a doctor, Id have never believed you. That is, until you mention he specializes in caring for the opposite gender. Then it makes perfect sense. He always did have a way with the finer sex.Wielding a Prince Albert piercing (dont ask me how I know) and a whole mess of muscles and tattoos beneath his white lab coat, his power lies in his ability to incinerate my panties with a single smile, the way he knows exactly what to say to melt my resolve like rain on chalk, and his decision to tell me, after a decade of estrangement, that Im the only girl hes ever truly loved.But we cant be together, and there are a million reasons why. Hes obnoxious and insufferable. Hes my stepbrother  the son of the woman my asshole father cheated on my mother with. Sutton Pierce is off-limits. Bad news. Wrong in every sense of the word.But its going to be my heart that needs convincingbecause I think I might still love him too.AUTHOR'S NOTE: This is a standalone romance novel with an alpha male, a HEA, and adult content.
/book/show/23277848-the-stargazer?from_search=true	Raine Miller	The Stargazer (Rothvale Legacy Historical Romance, #3)	Colin & Elle (year 1813)
/book/show/8472451-seaside-romance?from_search=true	Tamela Hancock Murray Darlene Franklin Lynette Sowell	Seaside Romance	Relive yesteryears glory days in Capernaum Island, Providence, and Newport, Rhode Island, through the eyes of three young women on the tide of love. Judith lives at the lighthouse her father operates, but when an old friend returns, will his fears keep him from reaching her? Beccas first day on the job as a maid ends with a marriage proposal to a business tycoon, but canRelive yesteryears glory days in Capernaum Island, Providence, and Newport, Rhode Island, through the eyes of three young women on the tide of love. Judith lives at the lighthouse her father operates, but when an old friend returns, will his fears keep him from reaching her? Beccas first day on the job as a maid ends with a marriage proposal to a business tycoon, but can she trust his sincerity? Francesca is being pressured to enter a prestigious marriage, but can true love be within her reach? Enjoy this delightful collection of historical romances.
/book/show/17256093-the-pretend-boyfriend-2?from_search=true	Artemis Hunt	The Pretend Boyfriend 2	Perky Samantha Fox and the gorgeous lothario with a secret heart of gold, Brian Morton, are now lovers and best friends - except for the unspoken love and lack of commitment between them. Brian considers it hanging out. Sam has to take what she can get, because she's about to tackle something bigger - if she doesn't do what her new boss demaands, she will lose her precioPerky Samantha Fox and the gorgeous lothario with a secret heart of gold, Brian Morton, are now lovers and best friends - except for the unspoken love and lack of commitment between them. Brian considers it hanging out. Sam has to take what she can get, because she's about to tackle something bigger - if she doesn't do what her new boss demaands, she will lose her precious job.Enter a mysterious women. She is hell bent to destroy Brian for his past transgression.When a series of strage circumstances leads Brian to invite a women into his apartmen, he wakes up the next morning - dazed and confused, with no memory of what occured the previous night. The police barge in and arrest him. Brian is accused , , , of rape.Sam and Brian are about to lose everything they hold dear unless they can find a way to brave the coming storm together.THE PRETEND BOYFRIEND 2 is a 26,000- word erotic romance short novel.
/book/show/24396961-kitchen-gypsy?from_search=true	Joanne Weir	Kitchen Gypsy: Recipes and Stories from a Lifelong Romance with Food	From the beloved host and producer of PBS series Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence and Joanne Weir Gets Fresh.Chef, cooking instructor, and PBS television host Joanne Weir has inspired legions of home cooks with her signature California-Mediterranean cuisine and warm, engaging style. In Kitchen Gypsy, the James Beard Award-winning author offers a taste of the people, placesFrom the beloved host and producer of PBS series Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence and Joanne Weir Gets Fresh.Chef, cooking instructor, and PBS television host Joanne Weir has inspired legions of home cooks with her signature California-Mediterranean cuisine and warm, engaging style. In Kitchen Gypsy, the James Beard Award-winning author offers a taste of the people, places, and flavors that have inspired her throughout the years.With refreshing honesty and humor, Joanne shares the spark that led to her love of cooking, how she learned to taste and develop a palate, the meal that would forever change her life, her years working with Alice Waters at Chez Panisse during the beginning of the farm-to-table movement, and her continued travels teaching cooking classes the world over.Throughout, she offers the cherished dishes and lessons that have shaped her culinary journey, from the 140-year-old Lighting Cake recipe handed down from her great-grandmother to the luxurious Beef Roulade with Mushrooms and Garlic perfected during her Master Chef training in France, and the approachable, globally-inspired dishes, like Fried Pork Belly Tacos and Autumn Salad with Figs and Pomegranate, that have made her a favorite of home cooks.Lushly illustrated with full-color photographs, Kitchen Gypsy is both an inspirational cooking resource and an armchair read, offering recipes made to be shared and savored against the colorful backdrop of Weir's evocative writing.
/book/show/13050921-olives?from_search=true	Alexander McNabb	Olives: A Violent Romance	When Paul Stokes runs out of choices, his only path is betrayal.The fragile peace is holding. Behind the scenes, the Israelis are competing for dwindling water resources as Jordan and Palestine face drought. Daoud Dajani has the solution to Jordans water problems and is bidding against the British for the privatisation of Jordans water network.When journalist Paul StokWhen Paul Stokes runs out of choices, his only path is betrayal.The fragile peace is holding. Behind the scenes, the Israelis are competing for dwindling water resources as Jordan and Palestine face drought. Daoud Dajani has the solution to Jordans water problems and is bidding against the British for the privatisation of Jordans water network.When journalist Paul Stokes befriends Dajanis sister, Aisha, British intelligence agent Gerald Lynch realises Paul offers access to Dajani - the man threatening to drain Israels water supply and snatch the bid from the British. Blackmailed by Lynch into spying on Dajani, his movements seemingly linked to a series of bombings, Paul is pitched into a terrifying fight for survival that will force him to betray everyone around him. Even the woman he loves.Olives explores love in conflict, the pull of home set against the excitement of the new and a people trying to live alongside the conflict we see on television, the human stories behind glib media coverage that reduces the ebb and flow of existence to a few throwaway catchphrases. Forced to spy for his country, Paul finds himself embroiled in a struggle for survival between good and evil where the people he wants to see as the good guys are worse than he could ever have imagined.
/book/show/18876823-curves-for-the-lone-alpha?from_search=true	Molly Prince	Curves for the Lone Alpha	When Carrie is dumped by her fiance on the eve of a naughty weekend away she makes an impulsive decision to go by herself. At least she'll be able to drown her sorrows with champagne alone in a hot tub instead of alone in her dismal apartment.It is a decision that puts her on a collision course with James. A packless alpha, working for the government to track down and elimWhen Carrie is dumped by her fiance on the eve of a naughty weekend away she makes an impulsive decision to go by herself. At least she'll be able to drown her sorrows with champagne alone in a hot tub instead of alone in her dismal apartment.It is a decision that puts her on a collision course with James. A packless alpha, working for the government to track down and eliminate rogue shifters. Other wolves consider James an outcast and a traitor to his own kind, but he has a hidden agenda. A mission to find out who wiped out his entire pack... and why.When these two lost souls find each other neither can explain how they feel so drawn to one another. Carrie, still recovering from her recent rejection, can't believe this untamed and sexy stranger could possibly be interested in her. And James is at a loss to explain how this cute and curvy human can possibly enter his dreams... and why it feels like they were fated to be together.Curves for the Lone Alpha is a 20 000 word novella with a sweet HFN ending that tells a complete story. It is intended for mature audiences, contains explicit language, several scenes of a sexual nature and some moderate violence.
/book/show/20763874-darker-edge-of-desire?from_search=true	Mitzi Szereto (Editor) Kelley Armstrong (Foreword) Rachel Caine (Afterword)	Darker Edge of Desire: Gothic Tales of Romance	Love, passion and sexits all here inGothic literature has always possessed a dark attraction ripe with the promise of the forbidden and the sensual. In, Mitzi Szereto takes the sexualized Gothic and ratchets it up a few notches into the danger zone, opening the door into the darker side of lust and love that only the courageouLove, passion and sexits all here inGothic literature has always possessed a dark attraction ripe with the promise of the forbidden and the sensual. In, Mitzi Szereto takes the sexualized Gothic and ratchets it up a few notches into the danger zone, opening the door into the darker side of lust and love that only the courageous dare to venture through. Venturing even further into the world of mystery and romance than she did in the critically acclaimed, Szereto creates an atmosphere with a distinct Gothic flavor where we explore our more forbidden desires. In these tales, love and lust (and kink!) know no boundaries, and all nature of beingsfrom vampires, werewolves, shape shifters, ghosts, succubaeabound.Tread carefully, danger and desire lie ahead!
/book/show/230214.Dead_Romance?from_search=true	Lawrence Miles	Dead Romance	Considered the greatest work by novelist Lawrence Miles, Dead Romance now returns, after four years of being out-of-print, as a re-release from Mad Norwegian Press. In addition, this volume contains rare short stories by Miles.Dead Romance contains the diaries of Christine Summerfield, a 23-year-old cocaine user in London who encounters a time traveler named Christopher CConsidered the greatest work by novelist Lawrence Miles, Dead Romance now returns, after four years of being out-of-print, as a re-release from Mad Norwegian Press. In addition, this volume contains rare short stories by Miles.Dead Romance contains the diaries of Christine Summerfield, a 23-year-old cocaine user in London who encounters a time traveler named Christopher Cwej. Together with Cwej, Christine comes to discover a mind-bending secret about London and the whole of Earth, engages in a desperate game of rock-scissors-paper against an unspeakable Horror that almost defies definition, and chronicles precisely how the world came to end on October 12, 1970.In addition, this re-release of Dead Romance also features rare back-up stories, written by Miles and presently only available in out-of-print, frightfully expensive works. Specifically, this re-release contains the short stories Toy Story and Grass, plus an original essay by Miles on the mechanics of his Faction Paradox universe.
/book/show/557522.Green_Mansions?from_search=true	William Henry Hudson	Green Mansions: A Romance of the Tropical Forest	The curious call of an unseen bird lures a young European explorer deeper and deeper into the jungle, where he encounters the source of the siren song  a lovely, half-wild girl with mysterious powers. Thus begins the romance between Abel, a revolutionary hiding among an Indian tribe in the Venezuelan rainforest, and Rima, who speaks the languages of birds and longs to retThe curious call of an unseen bird lures a young European explorer deeper and deeper into the jungle, where he encounters the source of the siren song  a lovely, half-wild girl with mysterious powers. Thus begins the romance between Abel, a revolutionary hiding among an Indian tribe in the Venezuelan rainforest, and Rima, who speaks the languages of birds and longs to return to the land of her birth to be reunited with others of her kind.Written by a British naturalist with a deep love and knowledge of wilderness areas, the richly colored tale transports readers to the lush atmosphere of the Amazonian outback. Originally published in 1904, this haunting classic offers a narrative of lyric beauty as well as a fascinating link between nineteenth-century Romanticism and modern environmentalism.
/book/show/32468943-working-it?from_search=true	Christine d'Abo	Working It (Ringside Romance, #1)	Nolan Carmichael is getting a fresh startnew career, new company, new life. The only problem is, he liked his old life just fine . . . until an accident robbed him of his health, his job, his self-confidence, and his ability to go out in public without having anxiety attacks.Zack Anderson has scared away his last four administrative assistants. So when he hires Nolan on aNolan Carmichael is getting a fresh startnew career, new company, new life. The only problem is, he liked his old life just fine . . . until an accident robbed him of his health, his job, his self-confidence, and his ability to go out in public without having anxiety attacks.Zack Anderson has scared away his last four administrative assistants. So when he hires Nolan on a whim, hes not too worried, since Nolan will be gone within the week anyway. Two weeks later, Nolan has made himself indispensable, completely reforming Zacks schedule, life . . . and libido.But in a company already torn by internal politics, one wrong step could ruin both their careers. And not only are they working to reopen Ringside Gym, Zacks retreat when he was a troubled teen, but they also cant help themselves falling for each other. If only the rest of their lives could go as smoothly as things do when theyre alone together.
/book/show/10763907-salt-bride?from_search=true	Lucinda Brant	Salt Bride: A Georgian Historical Romance	When the Earl of Salt Hendon marries squire's daughter Jane Despard, Society is aghast. But Jane and Lord Salt share a secret past of mistrust, heartache and misery. Four years on, they are forced into a marriage neither wants; the Earl to honor a dying man's wish; Jane to save her stepbrother from financial ruin. Beautiful inside and out, the patient and ever optimistic JWhen the Earl of Salt Hendon marries squire's daughter Jane Despard, Society is aghast. But Jane and Lord Salt share a secret past of mistrust, heartache and misery. Four years on, they are forced into a marriage neither wants; the Earl to honor a dying man's wish; Jane to save her stepbrother from financial ruin. Beautiful inside and out, the patient and ever optimistic Jane believes love conquers all; the Earl will take some convincing. Enter Diana St. John, who has been living in a fool's paradise believing she would be the next Countess of Salt Hendon. She will go to extreme lengths, even murder, to hold the Earl's attention. Can the newlyweds overcome past prejudices and sinister opposition to fall in love all over again?
/book/show/33784826-promise-me?from_search=true	Vivian Wood Willow Winters	Promise Me: A Second Chance Romance	
/book/show/2123943.Uarda?from_search=true	Georg Ebers	Uarda: A Romance of Ancient Egypt	Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.
/book/show/18649227-romance-in-vegas---showgirl?from_search=true	Nancy Fornataro	Romance in Vegas - Showgirl	It's been a year since Al Scaletti's wife died, and beautiful homeless waif Dani Troubix comes into his life.Under his tutorage she quickly reaches the top echelon of Las Vegas dancers, with photographers following her every move. But, will her past come back to haunt her? And does Scaletti love her, or just publicity she brings to the casino?She only dances to him, as hisIt's been a year since Al Scaletti's wife died, and beautiful homeless waif Dani Troubix comes into his life.Under his tutorage she quickly reaches the top echelon of Las Vegas dancers, with photographers following her every move. But, will her past come back to haunt her? And does Scaletti love her, or just publicity she brings to the casino?She only dances to him, as his blue-grey eyes observe her, while he tries behind the scenes to make her comfortable in her own skin. But, the attack comes when she'd least expecting it. Can she ever dance again? And how can she hide her past from the one man who holds the answer?
/book/show/20629043-runaway-girls?from_search=true	Lexie Ray	Runaway Girls: A Contemporary Romance Boxed Set	Pain. Betrayal. Denial. Sacrifice. Hope.One girl is escaping a world of abuse while another flees from her rapist. One girl slips away from slavery as another one runs away from a life of crime. One girl battles poverty while another one fights to win her life back.What ties them all together? At one time or another, they all worked at Mamas nightclub, selling their bodPain. Betrayal. Denial. Sacrifice. Hope.One girl is escaping a world of abuse while another flees from her rapist. One girl slips away from slavery as another one runs away from a life of crime. One girl battles poverty while another one fights to win her life back.What ties them all together? At one time or another, they all worked at Mamas nightclub, selling their bodies to make a living.And they all found a way out  a new life, new friendships, new chances, and new love. This is their story.Meet the RUNAWAY girls. While their lives may have started out in dire straits and their paths may twist and turn, theyre all looking for redemption and happiness. Theyre all learning how to be stronger, braver, and wiser. And whether they know it or not, theyre all selfless and relentless, making sacrifices in the hopes of a better future, never stopping until they make it.WARNING: Not suitable for readers below 17yo.
/book/show/23337450-wilde-times?from_search=true	Savannah Young Karen Mueller Bryson	Wilde Times (Old Town Country Romance, #4)	WILDE TIMES is the fourth and final novel in the spicy contemporary romance series about four sexy brothers, their small-town bar and their local country band.In high school, Jake Wilde was the star football player, who led his team to win the state championship. Now ten years later hes the manger of his familys bar, Haymakers, but the residents of rural Old Town still tWILDE TIMES is the fourth and final novel in the spicy contemporary romance series about four sexy brothers, their small-town bar and their local country band.In high school, Jake Wilde was the star football player, who led his team to win the state championship. Now ten years later hes the manger of his familys bar, Haymakers, but the residents of rural Old Town still talk about his glory days in high school.Harley Davis was always the girl-next-doorliterally. Her family was neighbors with the Wilde family and the Wilde boys treated her like the little sister they never had. But Harley spent her adolescence dreaming that shed one day be Jake Wildes girl.She never anticipated that shed be one of the many girls Jake sleeps with. It breaks Harleys heart a little bit more every time Jake hooks up with someone other than her, which happens on a regular basis.How much longer will Harley believe that having even a small piece of Jake is better than having no Jake at all?
/book/show/3275347-la-romance-de-tenebreuse?from_search=true	Marion Zimmer Bradley (Author)	La Romance De Tenebreuse (Chaîne Brisee Amazones T2)	In this Bradley's latest Darkover novel, the many colourful threads of that part-human, part alien world are rewoven into a strikingly different literary tapestry. One such thread could be called the Heritage of Ardais, for the heir to the Ardais Domain has vanished and must be found. The major thread and pattern concerns the role of women. While only women can command theIn this Bradley's latest Darkover novel, the many colourful threads of that part-human, part alien world are rewoven into a strikingly different literary tapestry. One such thread could be called the Heritage of Ardais, for the heir to the Ardais Domain has vanished and must be found. The major thread and pattern concerns the role of women. While only women can command the power of the matrix and the secret sciences which keep Darkover from Terran hands, in most respects they are still chattel - indeed in some barbaric parts even kept enchained. Yet there are the strange bands of pledged women known as the Free Amazons, equal to men and outside the laws that keep the rest of their sex subservient. And it is the Free Amazons who provide the key both to the Ardais mystery and the Terran-Darkover dilemma.
/book/show/702964.Secrets_Volume_18_Dark_Passions?from_search=true	Rae Monet Larissa Ione Cynthia Eden	Secrets Volume 18 Dark Passions: The Best in Romantic Erotic Romance	Kelsa Bradshaw is an intense loner whose job keeps her happily immersed in a fanciful world of virtual reality. Desperate to protect her existence, she wants nothing to do with Trent Jordan, a laid-back paramedic who experiences the harsh realities of life up close and personal. But when their vastly different worlds collide in an erotic eKelsa Bradshaw is an intense loner whose job keeps her happily immersed in a fanciful world of virtual reality. Desperate to protect her existence, she wants nothing to do with Trent Jordan, a laid-back paramedic who experiences the harsh realities of life up close and personal. But when their vastly different worlds collide in an erotic eruption of fantasy sex and real-life emotions, can Trent convince Kelsa to turn the fantasy into something real?Freed at last from alien bondage, singer Fanta Rae finds herself stranded on a lonely Mars outpost with the first human male she's seen in nine years. Ex-Marine Alex Decker lost his family in the Aggressions and guilt drives him into isolation, but Fanta's passion turns his world upside down. When alien assassins come to enslave her, he and Fanta must fight for their lives and a future that holds no guarantees.Planetary politics and squabbling over wolf occupied territory drain former rebel leader Taban Zias. When Taban's second-in-charge sends him a mediator to help negotiate the Elnar land treaty, he's pissed. But his anger quickly turns to desire when he meets, Lakota Blackson. Focused, calm and honorable, the female Wolf Warrior is Taban's perfect mate--now if he can just convince her.When Michael Morlet finds Katherine Kat Hardy fighting for her life in a dark alley, he instantly recognizes her as the mate he's been seeking all of his life. He knows that he will do whatever it takes to claim her, body and soul. But someone's trying to kill Kat, and the attack in the alley is just the first in a series of close calls for her. With danger stalking them at every turn, will Kat trust him enough to become The Wolf's Mate?
/book/show/23924225-el-ocaso-de-los-vampiros-romance-de-vampiros?from_search=true	Colleen Gleason Emilia Merlo (Translator)	El ocaso de los vampiros (Romance de Vampiros) (Las Aventuras de la Cazadora Gardella 4)	La joven Cazadora Lady Victoria Gardella Grantworth de Lacey Apuala y no falla (Detroit Free Press).Luego de una nefasta experiencia en Roma, de la cual casi no logra escapar, Victoria Gardella regresa a Londres en busca de descanso. Pero all no todo es lo que parece y pronto descubre que nuevos peligros acechan la ciudad. Esta vez los vampiros son tan poderosos que nLa joven Cazadora Lady Victoria Gardella Grantworth de Lacey Apuala y no falla (Detroit Free Press).Luego de una nefasta experiencia en Roma, de la cual casi no logra escapar, Victoria Gardella regresa a Londres en busca de descanso. Pero all no todo es lo que parece y pronto descubre que nuevos peligros acechan la ciudad. Esta vez los vampiros son tan poderosos que ni siquiera la luz del da logra detenerlosSu regreso a casa se ve comprometido por los ataques de los vampiros diurnos que transitan las calles de Londres a plena luz. No slo han logrado exponerse al sol sin temor de ser abrasados por sus rayos sino que tambin han desarrollado la habilidad de pasar desapercibidos ante la bella cazadora. Por mucho que Victoria intenta utilizar sus poderes de Venator, los vampiros diurnos consiguen burlarla una y otra vez, al mismo tiempo que la ponen en evidencia delante de las autoridades como la posible sospechosa de los homicidios ocurridos.Mientras tanto, su corazn contina debatindose entre el enigmtico Sebastin Vioget y el distante Max Pesaro. Como si esto fuera poco, un golpe del destino la obligar a transitar las sendas de un camino tortuoso al ser atacada por un vampiro y obligada a beber su sangre. En este libro, la batalla entre el bien y el mal es ms evidente que en los anteriores, ya que la misma herona deber enfrentar la disyuntiva en carne propia. Decidir obedecer sus instintos casi primitivos y ansias de pelea generados por el envenenamiento de su sangre, o podr calmar su ser, obligndolo a retomar sus pasos y volver a la luzPreparemos nuestro alborozo para recibir las nuevas Aventuras de La Cazadora GardellaSofisticada, Sexy, Sorprendente! --New York Times Bestselling Author J.R. WARDBuffy La Cazadora de Vampiros y Jane Austen --The Book StandardLas Aventuras de La Cazadora Gardella, de Coleen Gleason son intensas y emocionantes --Romance Readers at Heart
/book/show/24883663-where-he-ends-i-begin?from_search=true	Cardeno C.	Where He Ends & I Begin: A Friends to Lovers Contemporary Gay Romance (Home Book 6)	Jake Owens, aggressive, physical, blunt and brave, is a football hero turned city cop. Nate Richardson, his best friend since before forever, is thoughtful, quiet, and kind, a brilliant doctor who has always known who he is and that Jake is the love of his lifeand loyal, courageous, straight Jake has never had a clue.But Jake has been nursing his own case of the unrequiteJake Owens, aggressive, physical, blunt and brave, is a football hero turned city cop. Nate Richardson, his best friend since before forever, is thoughtful, quiet, and kind, a brilliant doctor who has always known who he is and that Jake is the love of his lifeand loyal, courageous, straight Jake has never had a clue.But Jake has been nursing his own case of the unrequiteds, and hes never been as straight as Nate assumes. Nate may think their passionate explosion is a fluke, a result of too much closeness for too long, but Jake is bound and determined to prove to him otherwise. For Jake, the question isnt how they ended up in bed together... its how can he convince Nate that he wants and needs to stay there.
/book/show/3284545-mastigando-humanos?from_search=true	Santiago Nazarian	Mastigando Humanos: Um Romance Psicodélico	Pnico! Morte! Carnificina! No, este no  um filme trash. Esquea tudo o que voc sabe sobre a lenda urbana dos jacars nos esgotos das grandes cidades. Agora  hora de ver o lado cmico dessa histria. Em seu romance mais ousado, Santiago Nazarian nos traz um jacar urbano, frustrado e existencialista, que usa sua bocarra no apenas para mastigar, como tambm para dissePnico! Morte! Carnificina! No, este no  um filme trash. Esquea tudo o que voc sabe sobre a lenda urbana dos jacars nos esgotos das grandes cidades. Agora  hora de ver o lado cmico dessa histria. Em seu romance mais ousado, Santiago Nazarian nos traz um jacar urbano, frustrado e existencialista, que usa sua bocarra no apenas para mastigar, como tambm para dissertar sobre sua infeliz condio de rptil que perdeu o reinado sobre a Terra. Convivendo com ratos autoritrios, sapos bomios, tonis sedutores e outros seres absurdos, ele procura seu lugar na metrpole, logicamente sempre tentando comer algum. Nesse caldo esto referncias to dspares como msica brega, literatura gtica, cincias biolgicas e alta gastronomia, com pitadas apimentadas de um erotismo animal. Mastigando Humanos  um livro para quem tem trauma da escola, mas sobreviveu ao underground.  um romance hilrio, apetitoso, onde contestao adolescente e ideais filosficos fluem pela veia sarcstica de Nazarian.
/book/show/34757135-tempted?from_search=true	Anna Wild	Tempted: A Secret Mountain Man Romance	: Allison, who Id loved since we were kids, and the Marine corp. I wanted to be a Marine, and as soon as I was 18, I was in  and so was Allison, right by my side. Always by my side until THAT mission:the one that made the ring I had ready to give nothing. I knew something had: Allison, who Id loved since we were kids, and the Marine corp. I wanted to be a Marine, and as soon as I was 18, I was in  and so was Allison, right by my side. Always by my side until THAT mission:the one that made the ring I had ready to give nothing. I knew something had gone wrong with that mission, but my superiors wouldnt give me any answers, so I left. I couldnt take the pain, so I headed to the peacefulness of the mountains, to the small town of Adams. Sure, its a lot different than Boston, but thats exactly what I need. Its pure. Its peaceful. Lifes quieter there. The locals are friendly. So, I built a bar, and they love it. Theres never been a bar like mine in the small town of Adams. Lots of beautiful women flirt with me, but none of them can reach me until one night, the only woman that could breach my defenses does: she sees my pain, puts a balm on my soul, begins to rescue my heart, gives me belief in love again, my angel... can she save me?He blew into town  all rage and pain in his eyes. He thought no one could see, but I could. I think I fell for him right away, but knowing how the wounded respond, I just became part of the landscape in that bar he built. All of those other women flirting with him never bothered me, because I could see that it only bothered him. None of them stood a chance. But around me, he began to calm. We would exchange a few words here and there; and the longer I focused on him, the more I fell. I knew I was doomed to love and have not, until one night, the storm outside, matched the storm inside him. I saw his pain, and went to help  and he let me. But will he really let me in all the way?This is a standalone romance novel with a 2 BONUS standalone romance novels.andThese both include a powerful sexy woman - no cheating - no cliffhangers - hot passionate love - HEA and a Bad Boy who loves all the abovexo, Anna
/book/show/25273314-para-ler-romances-como-um-especialista?from_search=true	Thomas C. Foster	Para Ler Romances como um Especialista	Este guia mostra como  gratificante descobrir as verdades escondidas, e um mundo novo na arte de ler, onde uma refeio pode significar a comunho; a verdade leva a uma busca; e a chuva, ou a mudana brusca de clima que limpa e destri, pode indicar um caminho de renascimento. Passando pelos grandes temas da literatura e diversas estruturas Para ler romances como um especEste guia mostra como  gratificante descobrir as verdades escondidas, e um mundo novo na arte de ler, onde uma refeio pode significar a comunho; a verdade leva a uma busca; e a chuva, ou a mudana brusca de clima que limpa e destri, pode indicar um caminho de renascimento. Passando pelos grandes temas da literatura e diversas estruturas Para ler romances como um especialista  a companhia perfeita para a sua experincia com os livros ser mais curiosa e divertida. Alm da histria propriamente dita, voc entender o inconsciente e a emoo dos personagens.E nunca mais ler um romance da mesma maneira.
/book/show/15811681-starstruck-romance-and-other-hollywood-tails?from_search=true	Julia Dumont	Starstruck Romance and Other Hollywood Tails: A Second Acts Novel	As her Second Acts Dating Service truly takes off, Cynthia Amas discovers that in the heady world of high-end Hollywood romance, with success comes complexity. In this wildly seductive romp through the lush canyons and lavish neighborhoods of Los Angeles, the line between business and pleasure quickly blurs in a dizzying rush of sex and celebrity. Just as our heroines uncAs her Second Acts Dating Service truly takes off, Cynthia Amas discovers that in the heady world of high-end Hollywood romance, with success comes complexity. In this wildly seductive romp through the lush canyons and lavish neighborhoods of Los Angeles, the line between business and pleasure quickly blurs in a dizzying rush of sex and celebrity. Just as our heroines uncanny genius for matching up her growing roster of exclusive love seekers continues to deepen, her own love life reaches a fever pitch. Things get complicated. And funny. And excruciatingly sensual. Cynthias high-maintenance lovelorn mother, her maddeningly hot ex-fling Max, a long-lost high school crush, and of course her best friend, the libidinous, star-crazed Lolita and her mysterious pack of telepathic canines, are all along for the ride. Not to mention one very rich, very famous film producer. On top of everything else, her newest, most important client is literally the biggest movie star in the world. In more ways than one. When it comes to extra curriculars, he is the hardest-working stud in show business. Try as Cynthia may to hook him up with any number of gorgeous ladies in waiting, his notoriously one-track mind is set on her. Shes determined to steer the dating service to the next level, but its hard to focus, let alone keep your hands on the wheel, when youre hot, bothered, and nearly driven to distraction along the steamy highways and byways of love and lust. What a way to make a living.
/book/show/18514443-bree?from_search=true	Skye Eagleday	Bree: Wolf Run  (Romancing the Wolf, #1)	Too many guys looked at Bree and just saw a big girl with a pretty face. Little did they know how much she enjoyed her very active life. She spent so much time hiking and camping she thought she should have become a forest ranger. But her carefree times are about to change when a full moon rises on Bree during a Werewolf Pack Run.An adult paranormal romance for those overToo many guys looked at Bree and just saw a big girl with a pretty face. Little did they know how much she enjoyed her very active life. She spent so much time hiking and camping she thought she should have become a forest ranger. But her carefree times are about to change when a full moon rises on Bree during a Werewolf Pack Run.An adult paranormal romance for those over 18, featuring a confident BBW who reacts to being surrounded by werewolves exactly the way most beautiful women would. The question is--will the werewolves survive?
/book/show/30275209-black-lilac?from_search=true	Suellen Ocean	Black Lilac (Civil War Era Romances #3)	As he stepped toward the house where Sabina lay resting, the words grew louder... black lilac... black lilac... Sabina... the sheltered black daughter of a white man, has fair skin... enough to pass for white, but she struggles with the morality of such deception, especially during the Civil War. When Samuel, a gorgeous black man she's grown up with, is not ready for her aAs he stepped toward the house where Sabina lay resting, the words grew louder... black lilac... black lilac... Sabina... the sheltered black daughter of a white man, has fair skin... enough to pass for white, but she struggles with the morality of such deception, especially during the Civil War. When Samuel, a gorgeous black man she's grown up with, is not ready for her advances, she moves on to Randall Asbury, a white carpetbagger from the north, whom she scoots out of town before her identity is revealed. But is it wise to leave Samuel behind? With that gorgeous smile? After leaving... Sabina knows she must return before she commits to living a lie with Randall. But will returning home reveal her lie and her chance at love?
/book/show/34658051-earth-borne?from_search=true	Rachael Slate	Earth Borne (Halcyon Romance, #2)	As a nymph, she's fashioned for seductionMelita is married to the centaur, Lord Thereus. Or at least she pretends to be. The ruse has been easy, until the presumed deceased Thereus returns. To save his lands, she committed treason. But that isn't the worst of her secrets. To protect her heart from the lethally charming Thereus, she'll have to risk claiming his.No one has eAs a nymph, she's fashioned for seductionMelita is married to the centaur, Lord Thereus. Or at least she pretends to be. The ruse has been easy, until the presumed deceased Thereus returns. To save his lands, she committed treason. But that isn't the worst of her secrets. To protect her heart from the lethally charming Thereus, she'll have to risk claiming his.No one has ever tamed himThereus was once as wild as the stallion half of his body. And just as stubborn. He never wished for a wife, but the woman he returns to has changed. She's become...irresistible. Despite his attraction, Thereus doesn't intend to stay. After he collects his army, he'll be off to war. Yet as his passion for her burns as deep as her secrets, he'll have to fight for the one thing he faked his death to escape...and now just might not be able to live without.The path of truth is wound with hidden desiresMelita's shadowed past holds a secret that could shatter the centuries-old peace between centaurs and Lapiths. But trusting her heart to Thereus isn't a risk Melita is willing to take twice, even though he swears he's now more wicked than wild. As her enemies close in on the truth, Melita and Thereus will have to choose between protecting her race...and saving his.Halcyon Romance Series Reading Order:Halcyon Romance:Book 1: Moon BorneBook 2: Earth BorneBook 3: Water BorneLords of Thessaly: (series now complete!)Book 1: Wicked Lord of ThessalyBook 2: Brutish Lord of ThessalyBook 3: Masterful Lord of ThessalyBook 4: Untamed Lord of ThessalyBook 5: Lost Lady of ThessalyCursed Immortals:Book 1: Shadow BorneOther books by Rachael Slate:Chinese Zodiac Romance Series Reading Order:Book 1: Trancing the TigerBook 2: Rematch (Standalone novella)Book 3: By the HornsBook 4: Match Me Later (Standalone novella)Book 5: Reining Him InBook 6: Matching Dragons (Standalone novella)Book 7: Never Match a Dragon (Standalone novella)Book 8: In Wolf's Clothing
/book/show/18343262-rocky-mountain-romance?from_search=true	Lesley Ann McDaniel	Rocky Mountain Romance (Montana Hearts #3)	But they haven't spoken since his sister Courtney's wedding last summer. Now that they're back together again on Courtney's Montana ranch, Sheila's wondering if she only imagined that Ben cared for herand their time together was just a beautiful dream.Ben's crazy about Sheila, but he's too shy to tell her, and he's prayinBut they haven't spoken since his sister Courtney's wedding last summer. Now that they're back together again on Courtney's Montana ranch, Sheila's wondering if she only imagined that Ben cared for herand their time together was just a beautiful dream.Ben's crazy about Sheila, but he's too shy to tell her, and he's praying for another chance to win her affections. Can this sweet computer expert overcome his shyness and show her that sometimes dreams really do come true?
/book/show/13641450-the-dunwich-romance?from_search=true	Edward Lee	The Dunwich Romance	To boil the seas. To smash the forests. To crush the cities.Wilbur Whateley has the power to do all these things. Dunwich folk believe the backwoods cretin to be just another inbred hill-freak, but he's actually the scion of deviant and unhallowed gods; his purpose on this earth is to fill it with a horror which will eradicate all mankind. See, Wilbur is inclined to agreTo boil the seas. To smash the forests. To crush the cities.Wilbur Whateley has the power to do all these things. Dunwich folk believe the backwoods cretin to be just another inbred hill-freak, but he's actually the scion of deviant and unhallowed gods; his purpose on this earth is to fill it with a horror which will eradicate all mankind. See, Wilbur is inclined to agree with his otherworldly father, that human beings are filthy, wretched, nearly brainless animals who do not deserve to live.But he's also half human, and as time goes by he finds himself longing for the one thing he's not likely ever to possess: love.Wilbur will find it, however, in the last week of his life a love so pure, so honest, so incontestably sincere that it almost changes his mind about the unworthiness of mankind.Almost.Yog-Sothoth be praised...Only hardcore horror scribe Edward Lee would dare sequelize Lovecraft's The Dunwich Horror in a manner so explicit and so sublimely obscene. Where Lovecraft revealed his horrors in between the lines, Lee puts them under a most perverse microscope to exploit every abominable, erotic, and lust-soused detail, and hook-drags the reader through a screaming black arcade of jerkwater sex, articulate gore, and unmitigated grotesquerie.THE DUNWICH ROMANCEA novel of unutterable horror and undiluted love.One of only 300 signed and numbered hardcover copies!
/book/show/11090800-the-book-of-romance?from_search=true	Andrew Lang (Illustrator) Henry Justice Ford (Illustrator)	The Book of Romance	This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
/book/show/10444487-o-caminho-para-marte---um-romance-p-s-modem?from_search=true	Eric Idle Jorge Lima (Tradutor)	O Caminho para Marte - Um Romance Pós-Modem	Carlton  um andride (um rob de inteligncia artificial Bowie 4.5) que trabalha para Alex e Lewis, uma dupla de comediantes do sculo XXII que percorre o circuito exterior de vaudeville do sistema solar, ironicamente conhecido por Estrada para Marte. O problema de Carlton  que, apesar de a sua condio de computador no lhe permitir compreender a ironia, est a tentar eCarlton  um andride (um rob de inteligncia artificial Bowie 4.5) que trabalha para Alex e Lewis, uma dupla de comediantes do sculo XXII que percorre o circuito exterior de vaudeville do sistema solar, ironicamente conhecido por Estrada para Marte. O problema de Carlton  que, apesar de a sua condio de computador no lhe permitir compreender a ironia, est a tentar escrever uma tese acadmica sobre comdia, o seu papel na evoluo, e a existncia ou no de uma cura. Estuda igualmente os comediantes dos finais do sculo XX (incluindo peas de comdia obscura e esotrica, como o Monty Python's Flying Circus), na sua busca permanente do gene da comdia.Entretanto, no decorrer de uma audio para um contrato de actuaes a bordo do Princess Di (um navio de cruzeiros solares), os seus dois patres ofendem inadvertidamente a fabulosa diva Brenda Wooley e vem se envolvidos numa conspirao terrorista contra Marte, ptria do showbiz. Conseguir Carlton impedir que Alex e Lewis percam os seus contratos, ajud-los a ultrapassar a cena do amor e compreender, finalmente, o significado da comdia no universo? Conseguir algum dia um rob fazer stand up comedy? Como Einstein poderia ter dito, nada no universo pode viajar mais depressa do que a velocidade do riso.
/book/show/16122547-romance-of-the-3-djinn?from_search=true	J.A. Pak	Romance of the 3 Djinn	Your eyes are so black. So black. As black as the heart of the devil, Esmene's grandmother tells her. All her life, Esmene's had an uncanny feeling of unbelonging. And then one day she meets a boy whose eyes are as black as hers. Taking her hand, he slips her into a world of strange beauty and great danger. The Djinn world. A YA Fantasy novel.The paperback version of RomYour eyes are so black. So black. As black as the heart of the devil, Esmene's grandmother tells her. All her life, Esmene's had an uncanny feeling of unbelonging. And then one day she meets a boy whose eyes are as black as hers. Taking her hand, he slips her into a world of strange beauty and great danger. The Djinn world. A YA Fantasy novel.The paperback version of Romance of the 3 Djinn is available online at Amazon and Createspace. The ebook version is available at most online retailers, including Amazon, B&N, iBook Store. To read the first few chapters, go to
/book/show/6964242-loving-a-lost-lord-center-point-platinum-romance?from_search=true	Mary Jo Putney	Loving a Lost Lord (Center Point Platinum Romance	Battered by the sea, Adam remembers nothing of his past, his ducal rank, nor the shipwreck that almost claimed his life. However, he's delighted to hear that the golden-haired vision tending his wounds in his wife. Mariah's name and face may be familiar, but her touch, her warmth, feel deliciously right. When Mariah Clarke prayed for a way to deter a bullying suitor, she dBattered by the sea, Adam remembers nothing of his past, his ducal rank, nor the shipwreck that almost claimed his life. However, he's delighted to hear that the golden-haired vision tending his wounds in his wife. Mariah's name and face may be familiar, but her touch, her warmth, feel deliciously right. When Mariah Clarke prayed for a way to deter a bullying suitor, she didn't imagine she'd find the answer washed ashore on a desolate beach. Convincing Adam that he is her husband is surprisingly easy. Resisting the temptation to act his wife, in every way, will prove anything but. And now a passion begun in fantasy has become dangerously real - and completely irresistible.
/book/show/13409470-only-you?from_search=true	Martha Cecilia	Only You (Precious Hearts Romances #134)	Maari ko bang hingin ang gabing ito, Nico? Love me, please... isang araw ay sinabi ni Erika sa lalaki. Dose anyos pa lamang siya ay hindi na niya gusto si Nico; ang anak ng stepfather niya. Sampung taon ang ang lumipas ngunit walang nagbago sa damdamin niya. At ang dislike ay nauwi sa hatred nang ilayo siya ni Nico kay Cholo nang araw na handa na niyang ipagkaloob ang sarMaari ko bang hingin ang gabing ito, Nico? Love me, please... isang araw ay sinabi ni Erika sa lalaki. Dose anyos pa lamang siya ay hindi na niya gusto si Nico; ang anak ng stepfather niya. Sampung taon ang ang lumipas ngunit walang nagbago sa damdamin niya. At ang dislike ay nauwi sa hatred nang ilayo siya ni Nico kay Cholo nang araw na handa na niyang ipagkaloob ang sarili sa kasintahan.Ano ang nangyari at tila nagmamakaawa siya ngayong hingin ang pag-ibig ni Nico?
/book/show/23482479-the-billionaire-boys-club?from_search=true	Cara Miller	The Billionaire Boys Club (Billionaire Romance Series Book 1)	She had never yelled at a billionaire before.In fact, before she arrived at Darrow Law School, she had never met a billionaire. A small town girl rebuilding her life, Kelsey lived in a world far from the seductions and temptations that money has to offer.But now she knew two billionaires - the gorgeous, devilishly carefShe had never yelled at a billionaire before.In fact, before she arrived at Darrow Law School, she had never met a billionaire. A small town girl rebuilding her life, Kelsey lived in a world far from the seductions and temptations that money has to offer.But now she knew two billionaires - the gorgeous, devilishly carefree Ryan Perkins, and the handsome, but arrogant Tyler Olsen.Will Kelsey be able to resist the lure of the Billionaire Boys Club?Set in the lush greenery of Seattles most exclusive neighborhoods,is the first book in the Billionaire Romance series.Author Cara Miller is an attorney for a Seattle startup. This is her first novel.
/book/show/24928866-the-forbidden-rose?from_search=true	Joanna Bourne	The Forbidden Rose: Spymaster 1 (A series of sweeping, passionate historical romance)	Marguerite de Fleurignac, once a glittering French aristocrat, is on the run, disguised as Maggie DuMarguerite de Fleurignac, once a glittering French aristocrat, is on the run, disguised as Maggie Duncan, British governess. Penniless and alone, she falls into the hands of a compelling stranger with a sinister scar. But why does he risk his life to save her?William Doyle, England's premier spy, has a score to settle with the de Fleurignacs. When he rescues Maggie, he knows her to be the last, dangerous flower of a noble line. Drawn inexorably into the intrigue and madness of revolutionary Paris, they gamble on a love neither of them will admit. When the dance of deception and desire is over, will they betray the one another?
/book/show/25398421-duke-and-the-bride?from_search=true	Erica Romance	Duke and The Bride	Victoria is a lady promised to another and she isnt happy about it. Her desires for suitors and blossoming love are blown to pieces when she is sent to be the wife of a Duke she has never met. An arranged marriage was the last thing she wanted and yet she is sent away anyways. But what is a lady of the late eighteenth century to do, refuse? Not likely.When she first meetVictoria is a lady promised to another and she isnt happy about it. Her desires for suitors and blossoming love are blown to pieces when she is sent to be the wife of a Duke she has never met. An arranged marriage was the last thing she wanted and yet she is sent away anyways. But what is a lady of the late eighteenth century to do, refuse? Not likely.When she first meets the Duke William she sees him as a shallow and arrogant man, but as she gets to know him and his people she starts to see him in a different light. As the time to their wedding grows closer so does Victoria and Williams grow closer.But just when things were finally working out an unexpected arrival will throw everything into question.Disclaimer:This ebook contains mature themes and language. Intended for 18+ readers only
/book/show/23698080-mid-century-mayhem?from_search=true	Bella Street	Mid-Century Mayhem (Retro Romance Presents: Time Travel By Design, #1)	Book One in the Retro Romance Presents: Time Travel by DesignModern day Nashville and 1950s Detroit clash worse than an IKEA futon and a plaid Barcalounger when a free-spirited interior designer and a strait-laced automotive engineer find themselves in another time. TOMS-wearing Olivia Haugen and Madras-shirted Kyle Daniels have no idea why they've ended up in 1954 MichigaBook One in the Retro Romance Presents: Time Travel by DesignModern day Nashville and 1950s Detroit clash worse than an IKEA futon and a plaid Barcalounger when a free-spirited interior designer and a strait-laced automotive engineer find themselves in another time. TOMS-wearing Olivia Haugen and Madras-shirted Kyle Daniels have no idea why they've ended up in 1954 Michigan, but it's probably not because of all the swank mid-century furnishings. Discovering the reason might have something to do with a wily salvage warehouse owner and her not-so-little shop of secrets.
/book/show/313646.Song_of_Songs?from_search=true	Watchman Nee	Song of Songs: The Divine Romance Between God and Man	The Song of Songs is based upon messages given by Watchman Nee in 1934. This book was originally published in 1945 in Chungking, China.--Preface.
/book/show/24042549-romance-s-avessas?from_search=true	Theresa Ragan Karine Lima (Editor) Mauricio Chinemann (Editor)	Romance às Avessas	Mr. Baylor, the officer said, have you ever met either of these women?Derrick's mind was numb, but somehow he managed to say, No. Never.You're making the ladies nervous, and truthfully, you've got me wondering too--what is your business with this woman?Derrick pried his gaze from the woman's stomach and raised his eyes to hers. She's having my baby.Growing up, JiMr. Baylor, the officer said, have you ever met either of these women?Derrick's mind was numb, but somehow he managed to say, No. Never.You're making the ladies nervous, and truthfully, you've got me wondering too--what is your business with this woman?Derrick pried his gaze from the woman's stomach and raised his eyes to hers. She's having my baby.Growing up, Jill Garrison never daydreamed about having the perfect wedding. Instead, she dreamt about having a baby. Boy or girl, it didn't matter. Unfortunately, her fianc can't have children. Determined to realize her lifelong dream of having a baby, Jill spends years searching for a company (CryoCorp) that provides high quality donor sperm. Everything is right in Jill's world until her wedding day when her fianc leaves her at the altar to be humiliated before friends and family. She doesn't waste any time moving from New York City to California to start over. And she keeps her appointment with Cryocorp. She may never have the wedding or the husband, but nothing is going to stop her from having a baby. She's tired of everyone telling her what to do. The baby she's carrying is hers and hers alone. Nobody can take that away from her.Or can they?
/book/show/21826421-deep?from_search=true	Seela Connor M.R. Greer	Deep: An Erotic Romance	Stephanie is in a self-inflicted dating slump. She's like the Hindenburg of relationships: every time she starts getting close to a guy, she makes sure the romance crashes and burns.So she's thrown herself into her work as a graphic designer, trying to forget romance entirely. At least until she's sent to a technology conference and meets DamiStephanie is in a self-inflicted dating slump. She's like the Hindenburg of relationships: every time she starts getting close to a guy, she makes sure the romance crashes and burns.So she's thrown herself into her work as a graphic designer, trying to forget romance entirely. At least until she's sent to a technology conference and meets Damien Balloch, the most gorgeous guy she's ever laid eyes on.He seems way out of Stephanie's league, but to her surprise he's really into her. Things heat up for the couple in the bedroom, and she might be falling in love. Can Stephanie overcome her fear of commitment and let a real connection form with Damien, or will this hookup end in heartbreak as she tries to run away from her feelings?Length: Approx. 19,000 words.CAUTION, CONTENTS MAY BE HOT (18+): This book contains lots of sex scenes that are really hot and steamy, but have lots of graphic detail.EXCERPT:I was absolutely sure that I knew what was just about to happen. I wasnt the sort of girl who usually lets it happen, but today I felt differently. I was up for a one-afternoon stand with this beautiful man, and I wasnt waiting for the third date. My body had chosen for me already. I just needed to go along for the ride.Let me freshen up, I told him.The bathroom in this hotel was a work of beauty. I stripped out of my business clothes and got completely naked. If this was going to happen, I was really going for it. I wrapped myself in one of the extra-fluffy white robes, and peeked shyly out the door.Damien rustled through his suitcase when I emerged wearing only the robe. He had his back to me. I noticed hed put on a new shirt, and I thought that was funny since I was just going to take it off of him again.I know this little coffee place around the corner, and I was thinking it might be fun to go get a cup. If you want, that is. Then he turned around and spotted me in the robe. I could see the shock register on his face. I felt the blood rush to mine.Oh, I mumbled, blushing furiously, realizing that I had completely misread the situation. I started to back away, then turned to flee back into the bathroom. How had I completely miffed this? Hed invited me to his room. I assumed he wanted me. Oh, God, I was mortified.Then I sensed the warmth of him right behind me. He smelled like the ocean.I leaned back into him, and he wrapped one hand gently around my waist. It slipped into my robe, soft against the nakedness of my belly. He smelled my hair. I could feel the bulge of his desire pressing into me.I see what youve got in mind, he whispered.He turned me gently. I was so embarrassed that I couldnt look him in the face. But he gently tilted my chin up so that I peered into his eyes.Is this happening? he asked. I put my hand over his, felt myself warming for him.He gazed down at me with his sparkling green eyes and I felt myself melting again, my inhibitions of a moment ago forgotten. His eyes captured me. I couldnt look away, like a doe caught in the bright lights of a car.Stephanie, you look beautiful, he said to me. He didnt need to say anything else. I didnt know anything about this man, but already he had me. Nobody called me Stephanie, but on Damiens lips it sounded like my true name.
/book/show/11760126-tender-is-the-storm?from_search=true	Johanna Lindsey	Tender Is the Storm	Headstrong heiress Sharisse Hammond wants no part of the New York society marriage that has been arranged for her. So she heads west across a vast and dangerous land -- with no intention of honoring her agreement to become the mail-order bride of a rugged Arizona rancher.Headstrong heiress Sharisse Hammond wants no part of the New York society marriage that has been arranged for her. So she heads west across a vast and dangerous land -- with no intention of honoring her agreement to become the mail-order bride of a rugged Arizona rancher.
/book/show/525872.Romancer_Erector?from_search=true	Diane Williams	Romancer Erector	Famous for her works of flash fiction which capture life, love, and contradiction in a single page, Diane Williams continues to forge her own innovative tradition in this new collection. Including over three dozen short stories along with three novellas, ROMANCER ERECTOR is her boldest collection to date. Here she once again astonishes us with her distinctive voice, detaFamous for her works of flash fiction which capture life, love, and contradiction in a single page, Diane Williams continues to forge her own innovative tradition in this new collection. Including over three dozen short stories along with three novellas, ROMANCER ERECTOR is her boldest collection to date. Here she once again astonishes us with her distinctive voice, detached yet fiercely intimate. As one critic writes: the effect is original, as if a strange little memory has insinuated itself into the reader's own memory, to remain there...incapable of assimilation. Like intricately wrapped gifts, these tales deliver the hidden, the haunted, the charms, the bell, the mansions inside of the human heart.
/book/show/15824263-a-perfect-romance?from_search=true	Layce Gardner	A Perfect Romance	Love at first sight. How perfectly romantic!When Dana meets Ellen shes not entirely honest because she doesnt want to look foolish. If she explained that shes wingman to her BFF Trudy, who is trying to pick up men at an AA meeting, then Ellen would quite reasonably want to back away, slowly.The only way to see Ellen again is to keep going to the meetings and try reallyLove at first sight. How perfectly romantic!When Dana meets Ellen shes not entirely honest because she doesnt want to look foolish. If she explained that shes wingman to her BFF Trudy, who is trying to pick up men at an AA meeting, then Ellen would quite reasonably want to back away, slowly.The only way to see Ellen again is to keep going to the meetings and try really hard not to dig herself a deeper hole. But on the day Dana was born the good Lord was handing out shovels and whichever idiot said the course of true love was easy, well, they flat-out lied.If love wasnt funny thered be no way wed survive it. Join Goldie winner Layce Gardner for A Perfect Romance.
/book/show/28459518-jeb-s-promise?from_search=true	M. Lee Prescott	Jeb's Promise (Morgan's Run Romances, #3)	Spark Foster drags his daughter Amy kicking and screaming on an extended vacation to Morgan's Run. After a painful break-up, Amy has sworn off men. Then she takes a ride with adorably cute, wrangler Jeb Barnes and her broken heart skips more than one beat! Jeb is grieving the loss of his almost fiancee, and his white hot attraction to the beautiful stranger from PortlandSpark Foster drags his daughter Amy kicking and screaming on an extended vacation to Morgan's Run. After a painful break-up, Amy has sworn off men. Then she takes a ride with adorably cute, wrangler Jeb Barnes and her broken heart skips more than one beat! Jeb is grieving the loss of his almost fiancee, and his white hot attraction to the beautiful stranger from Portland shakes him to the core. Like moths to flames, neither can stay away from each other as they work side-by-side at Emma's Dream, a camp for handicapped kids. As her vacation ends, Amy must face the hardest decision of her life-- walking away from Jeb and Emma's Dream as well as four-year old Toby Cooper, a foster child, who has captured her heart and Jeb's so completely. Join the Morgan family and friends in book three, Jeb's Promise, and discover why so many readers have fallen in love with Morgan's Run and Saguaro Valley!
/book/show/6520937-the-cuban-chronicles?from_search=true	Wanda St. Hilaire	The Cuban Chronicles: A True Tale of Rascals, Rogues, and Romance	In the infancy of Cuba's tourism, Wanda St. Hilaire takes a trip to the tiny island. In spite of her love of all things Latin, she puts herself on a travel ban to Castro's Cuba, one that lasts twenty years. When she is forced to cancel a trip to Oaxaca, Mexico at the last minute, she finds herself in Cuba twice, on back-to-back trips. Walking into the backstreets of HavanaIn the infancy of Cuba's tourism, Wanda St. Hilaire takes a trip to the tiny island. In spite of her love of all things Latin, she puts herself on a travel ban to Castro's Cuba, one that lasts twenty years. When she is forced to cancel a trip to Oaxaca, Mexico at the last minute, she finds herself in Cuba twice, on back-to-back trips. Walking into the backstreets of Havana, eyes wide open, she finds herself pulled into a dalliance with a charismatic cubano.Underneath the faade of Cuba's tourism lies the desperation of a society living mostly in abject poverty. When tourists mingle with locals, we get a glimpse of what underlies the frivolity of Cuban entanglements. St. Hilaire speaks with an authentic voice and doesn't mince words; she recounts her own activities, emotions and opinions with refreshing honesty.With each solo adventure, the author reaches a deeper understanding of human nature and the world. At the same time, she conducts a journey of self-discovery, learning about her own entrenched beliefs, biases and blemishes.
/book/show/25222529-beautiful-pleasures-book-1?from_search=true	E.J. Adams	Beautiful Pleasures Book 1: A Billionaire Romance (Beautiful Pleasures #1)	Kyle Bennett isKyle Bennett is the disturbingly sexy billionaires son who enjoys fast cars, fast women, and to party with alcohol and drugs. He has been hardened by a distant and demanding father, and an apathetic mother. He is exactly what sweet and smart Taylor Madison does not need in her life.But after a chance meeting, Taylor fantasizes about the bad boy billionaire. She figures there is no harm in her fantasy. It will never be anything more than that. What she doesnt realize is that Kyle is determined to find her again. He wants to show her the many ways to experience pleasure.Is it destiny or design when Taylor is accepted into an internship that Kyle is supervising? For the two, there is no going back.Books in the Beautiful Pleasures Series:Beautiful Pleasures Book 1Beautiful Pleasures Book 2Beautiful Pleasures Book 3Beautiful Pleasures Book 4Book Categories:New Adult RomanceContemporary RomanceFiction Coming of AgeRomance SeriesRomance SerialErotic RomanceSexy RomanceSteamy RomanceRomantic Comedy
/book/show/25946544-hot-damn?from_search=true	D.H. Cameron	Hot Damn! (Stepbrother Romance, #1)	>>>The Kindle version includes a second novel, Havana Curves, at no additional cost<<<Im a good girl. I follow the rules. I do what Im told...or at least I used to. Not so much anymore. Im seeing a man and hes sullied my good reputation. Hes got me doing things I shouldnt and I have to admit, I like it.Tyler is arrogant. Hes uncivilized. Hes a w>>>The Kindle version includes a second novel, Havana Curves, at no additional cost<<<Im a good girl. I follow the rules. I do what Im told...or at least I used to. Not so much anymore. Im seeing a man and hes sullied my good reputation. Hes got me doing things I shouldnt and I have to admit, I like it.Tyler is arrogant. Hes uncivilized. Hes a womanizing, hard drinking, motorcycle riding SOB. Hes also my stepbrother and hes got eyes for me. My shapely legs, my curvy hips and, as he puts it, my incredible rack.I cant get away even if I wanted to. In desperation, I took a job at the motorcycle shop where he works. Tyler isnt subtle either. He wants me and the fact Im supposedly off-limits just gets him even more revved up.The worst part? I cant deny him even though I know I should. Trouble should be Tylers middle name because were in for lots of it. But, hot damn, I just dont care. Being bad just feels so damn good!Publishers Note: A 70,000 word full-length, stand-alone novel. Happily ever after with no cliffhanger. Includes the full length stand-alone novel Havana Curves as a free bonus.
/book/show/18492007-the-beaches-and-brides-romance-collection?from_search=true	Cathy Marie Hake Lynn A. Coleman Susan Page Davis	The Beaches and Brides Romance Collection: 5 Historical Romances Buoyed by the Sea	Venture along historic American shorelines, enjoying five stories that are full of adventure, challenge, and romance. In Key West a couple collides over a childs welfare. In Washington, a captains wife guards a secret. In Maine, a castaway returns from the dead. In Georgia, a woman dares to man a lighthouse alone. In Virginia, a wounded soldier recoups at a seaside cottaVenture along historic American shorelines, enjoying five stories that are full of adventure, challenge, and romance. In Key West a couple collides over a childs welfare. In Washington, a captains wife guards a secret. In Maine, a castaway returns from the dead. In Georgia, a woman dares to man a lighthouse alone. In Virginia, a wounded soldier recoups at a seaside cottage. Watch as God works through their challenges to bring them safely to a harbor of love.
/book/show/28254595-fourth-and-long?from_search=true	Liz Isaacson Elana Johnson	Fourth and Long (Three Rivers Ranch Romance #3)	Can one summer together make up for eight years of separation?Commander Brett Murphy left his familys construction firm in Oklahoma City for a life of hard work at Three Rivers Ranch. Alone, without a wife and kids, Brett needs the camaraderie he enjoyed while serving overseas with his Army buddies, Squire Ackerman and Peter Marshall.What Brett doesnt need is the reapCan one summer together make up for eight years of separation?Commander Brett Murphy left his familys construction firm in Oklahoma City for a life of hard work at Three Rivers Ranch. Alone, without a wife and kids, Brett needs the camaraderie he enjoyed while serving overseas with his Army buddies, Squire Ackerman and Peter Marshall.What Brett doesnt need is the reappearance of his ex-wife. Fiery Kate Donnely has come to Three Rivers to confess to Brett that theyre still married, and oh, he has a seven-year-old son she never told him about. At least not in letters she mailed.Eight years ago, Kate left Oklahoma City only weeks after Bretts first deployment, shamed because of her bad choices and the unborn child of a man shed already asked for a divorce. She needs him to sign the papers now or she cant have access to her hefty inheritance. But Brett absolutely does not want Kate to take his son away from him again.They strike a deal: Shell stay at Three Rivers for the summer so Brett can have the opportunity to get to know his son. How far will they have to go and how much will they have to forgive in order to become a family?
/book/show/17593685-beneath-an-irish-sky?from_search=true	Isabella Connor	Beneath an Irish Sky (An Emerald Isle Romance, #1)	Jack Stewart thought he'd put the past behind him. On the surface, he has everything success, money, a big house and he is never short of an attractive woman by his side, but a tragic road accident shatters Jack's world.Raised as an Irish Traveller, Luke Kiernan hasn't had it easy, and when he wakes in a Dublin hospital to find the man he's hated since childhood at his beJack Stewart thought he'd put the past behind him. On the surface, he has everything success, money, a big house and he is never short of an attractive woman by his side, but a tragic road accident shatters Jack's world.Raised as an Irish Traveller, Luke Kiernan hasn't had it easy, and when he wakes in a Dublin hospital to find the man he's hated since childhood at his bedside, he's hungry for revenge.Two very different worlds collide, bringing new dangers, exposing past deceits, and unearthing dark family secrets buried long ago. But from tragedy springs the promise of a fresh start with two women who are intent on helping Jack and Luke mend their lives.Can new love heal old wounds, or are some scars there for good?
/book/show/3342.The_Big_Oyster?from_search=true	Mark Kurlansky	The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell	Award-winning author Mark Kurlansky tells the remarkable story of New York by following the trajectory of one of its most fascinating inhabitantsthe oyster.For centuries New York was famous for this particular shellfish, which until the early 1900s played such a dominant a role in the citys life that the abundant bivalves were Gothams most celebrated export, a staple foAward-winning author Mark Kurlansky tells the remarkable story of New York by following the trajectory of one of its most fascinating inhabitantsthe oyster.For centuries New York was famous for this particular shellfish, which until the early 1900s played such a dominant a role in the citys life that the abundant bivalves were Gothams most celebrated export, a staple food for all classes, and a natural filtration system for the citys congested waterways.Filled with cultural, historical, and culinary insightalong with historic recipes, maps, drawings, and photosthis dynamic narrative sweeps readers from the seventeenth-century founding of New York to the death of its oyster beds and the rise of Americas environmentalist movement, from the oyster cellars of the rough-and-tumble Five Points slums to Manhattans Gilded Age dining chambers. With, Mark Kurlansky serves up history at its most engrossing, entertaining, and delicious.
/book/show/1833518.Catch_Me_If_You_Can_CD?from_search=true	Frank W. Abagnale Stan Redding Michael Cerveris (Reading)	Catch Me If You Can CD: The Amazing True Story of the Youngest and Most Daring Con Man in the History of Fun and Profit!	Frank W. Abagnale, alias Frank Williams, Robert Conrad, Frank Adams, and Robert Monjo, was one of the most daring con men, forgers, imposters, and escape artists in history. In his brief but notorious criminal career, Abagnale donned a pilot's uniform and copiloted a Pan Am jet, masqueraded as the supervising resident of a hospital, practiced law without a license, and casFrank W. Abagnale, alias Frank Williams, Robert Conrad, Frank Adams, and Robert Monjo, was one of the most daring con men, forgers, imposters, and escape artists in history. In his brief but notorious criminal career, Abagnale donned a pilot's uniform and copiloted a Pan Am jet, masqueraded as the supervising resident of a hospital, practiced law without a license, and cashed over $2.5 million in forged checks, all before he was twenty-one.Known by the police of twenty-six foreign countries and all fifty states as 'The Skywayman,' Abagnale lived a sumptuous life on the lam -- until the law caught up with him. Now recognized as the nation's leading authority on financial foul play, Abagnale was a charming rogue whose hilarious, stranger-than-fiction international escapades, and ingenious escapes -- including one from an airplane -- makean irresistible tale of deceit.Performed by Michael Cerveris
/book/show/58849.Lipstick_Traces?from_search=true	Greil Marcus	Lipstick Traces: A Secret History of the Twentieth Century	This is a secret history of modern times, told by way of what conventional history tries to exclude. Lipstick Traces tells a story as disruptive and compelling as the century itself. Hip, metaphorical and allusive...--Gail Caldwell, Boston Sunday Globe. Full-color illustrations and halftones.
/book/show/18294.Critique_of_Pure_Reason?from_search=true	Immanuel Kant Humphrey Palmer, ed.	Critique of Pure Reason	An Abridged Translation for College StudentsKritik der reinen Vernunft (Riga: J. F. Hartknoch, 1781), 856 pp. 2nd (B) ed: 1787. [A-edition (Ak. 4:5-252); B-edition (Ak. 3:2-552)]. Critique of Pure Reason. Translated by Norman Kemp Smith (Macmillan 1929). Translated by Werner Pluhar (Indianapolis: Hackett 1996). Translated by Paul Guyer and Allen W. Wood in Immanuel KantAn Abridged Translation for College StudentsKritik der reinen Vernunft (Riga: J. F. Hartknoch, 1781), 856 pp. 2nd (B) ed: 1787. [A-edition (Ak. 4:5-252); B-edition (Ak. 3:2-552)]. Critique of Pure Reason. Translated by Norman Kemp Smith (Macmillan 1929). Translated by Werner Pluhar (Indianapolis: Hackett 1996). Translated by Paul Guyer and Allen W. Wood in Immanuel Kant, Critique of Pure Reason, edited by Paul Guyer and Allen W. Wood (Cambridge University Press, 1997).In the current Easter book fair there will appear a book of mine, entitled Critique of Pure Reason [...] This book contains the result of all the varied investigations that start from the concepts we debated together under the heading mundi sensibilis and mundi intelligibilis.  thus begins Kants letter to Marcus Herz from 1 May 1781 (Ak. 10:266).Kants own copy of this book was housed at the Staats- und Universittsbibliothek Knigsberg, before being lost in 1945. Fortunately Kants marginalia had already been printed at Ak. 23:17-50, as well as in Erdmann [1881]; they are also included in the Guyer/Wood translation.
/book/show/25898216-stamped-from-the-beginning?from_search=true	Ibram X. Kendi	Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America	Americans like to insist that we are living in a postracial, color-blind society. In fact, racist thought is alive and well; it has simply become more sophisticated and more insidious. And as award-winning historian Ibram X. Kendi argues in, racist ideas in this country have a long and lingering history, one in which nearly every great American tAmericans like to insist that we are living in a postracial, color-blind society. In fact, racist thought is alive and well; it has simply become more sophisticated and more insidious. And as award-winning historian Ibram X. Kendi argues in, racist ideas in this country have a long and lingering history, one in which nearly every great American thinker is complicit.In this deeply researched and fast-moving narrative, Kendi chronicles the entire story of antiBlack racist ideas and their staggering power over the course of American history.uses the lives of five major American intellectuals to offer a window into the contentious debates between assimilationists and segregationists and between racists and antiracists. From Puritan minister Cotton Mather to Thomas Jefferson, from fiery abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison to brilliant scholar W. E. B. Du Bois to legendary antiprison activist Angela Davis, Kendi shows how and why some of our leading proslavery and procivil rights thinkers have challenged or helped cement racist ideas in America.As Kendi provocatively illustrates, racist thinking did not arise from ignorance or hatred. Racist ideas were created and popularized in an effort to defend deeply entrenched discriminatory policies and to rationalize the nations racial inequities in everything from wealth to health. While racist ideas are easily produced and easily consumed, they can also be discredited. In shedding muchneeded light on the murky history of racist ideas,offers us the tools we need to expose themand in the process, gives us reason to hope.
/book/show/524654.Brothers?from_search=true	David Talbot	Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years	For decades, books about President John F. Kennedy or his brother Robert Kennedy have woven either a tale of Camelot or a tawdry tale of ambition & reckless personal behavior. But the real story of the Kennedys in the 1960s has been submerged.Brothers sheds light on the inner life of the Kennedy presidency & its aftermath. Talbot, founder of Salon.com, has writtFor decades, books about President John F. Kennedy or his brother Robert Kennedy have woven either a tale of Camelot or a tawdry tale of ambition & reckless personal behavior. But the real story of the Kennedys in the 1960s has been submerged.Brothers sheds light on the inner life of the Kennedy presidency & its aftermath. Talbot, founder of Salon.com, has written a political history sure to be talked about. It begins on the afternoon of November 22, 1963, as a stricken Robert urgently demands answers about his brother's assassination. His suspicions focus on the nest of CIA spies, gangsters & Cuban exiles who'd long plotted a violent regime change in Cuba. The Kennedys had struggled to control this swamp of anti-Castro intrigue based in South Florida, but with little success. It then shifts back in time, revealing the shadowy conflicts that tore apart the Kennedy administration, pitting the president & his brother against their own national security apparatus.The brothers & a small circle of their trusted advisors -- men like Theodore Sorensen, Robert McNamara & Kenny O'Donnell, who were so close as to be regarded as family -- repeatedly thwarted Washington's warrior caste. These hard-line generals & spymasters were hell-bent on a showdown with Communism -- in Berlin, Laos, Vietnam & especially Cuba. But the Kennedys frustrated their militaristic ambitions, pushing for a peaceful resolution to the Cold War. The tensions within the administration were headed for an explosive climax, when gunfire in Dallas terminated JFK's presidency.Based on over 150 interviews -- including many of the Kennedys' aging band of brothers, whose testimony here may be their final word on this political story -- as well as newly released government documents, Brothers reveals the untold story of those years, including JFK's efforts to keep the USA out of war & RFK's secret quest to solve his brother's murder. Bobby's subterranean search was a dangerous one & led, in part, to his own campaign in 1968 leading to his own death. RFK may have been the victim of the same plotters he suspected of killing his brother.This is history at its best -- meticulously researched, movingly told. It's a sprawling narrative about the clash of powerful men & the darker side of the Cold War -- a tale of tragic grandeur that will change understandings of the Kennedy saga.
/book/show/1418830.The_Secret_History_of_Moscow?from_search=true	Ekaterina Sedia	The Secret History of Moscow	Every city contains secret places. Moscow in the tumultuous 1990s is no different, its citizens seeking safety in a world below the streets -- a dark, cavernous world of magic, weeping trees, and albino jackdaws, where exiled pagan deities and faerytale creatures whisper strange tales to those who would listen. Galina is a young woman caught, like her contemporaries, in thEvery city contains secret places. Moscow in the tumultuous 1990s is no different, its citizens seeking safety in a world below the streets -- a dark, cavernous world of magic, weeping trees, and albino jackdaws, where exiled pagan deities and faerytale creatures whisper strange tales to those who would listen. Galina is a young woman caught, like her contemporaries, in the seeming lawlessness of the new Russia. In the midst of this chaos, her sister Maria turns into a jackdaw and flies away -- prompting Galina to join Yakov, a policeman investigating a rash of recent disappearances. Their search will take them to the underground realm of hidden truths and archetypes, to find themselves caught between reality and myth, past and present, honor and betrayal . . . the secret history of Moscow.
/book/show/285942.Why_We_Run?from_search=true	Bernd Heinrich	Why We Run: A Natural History	Inbiologist, award-winning nature writer, and ultramarathoner Bernd Heinrich explores a new perspective on human evolution by examining the phenomenon of ultraendurance and makes surprising discoveries about the physical, spiritual -- and primal -- drive to win. At once lyrical and scientific,shows Heinrich's signature blend of biology, anthropologInbiologist, award-winning nature writer, and ultramarathoner Bernd Heinrich explores a new perspective on human evolution by examining the phenomenon of ultraendurance and makes surprising discoveries about the physical, spiritual -- and primal -- drive to win. At once lyrical and scientific,shows Heinrich's signature blend of biology, anthropology, psychology, and philosophy, infused with his passion to discover how and why we can achieve superhuman abilities.
/book/show/11055487-the-history-of-moll-flanders-c-who-was-born-in-newgate-written-f?from_search=true	Daniel Defoe	The History of Moll Flanders, &C. Who Was Born in Newgate, ... Written from Her Own Memorandums, and Adorned with Cuts.	The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now foThe 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Western literary study flows out of eighteenth-century works by Alexander Pope, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Frances Burney, Denis Diderot, Johann Gottfried Herder, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and others. Experience the birth of the modern novel, or compare the development of language using dictionaries and grammar discourses. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryT036425An abridgment and adaptation of the work by Daniel Defoe.Newcastle: printed in this present year, [1790?]. 24p.: ill.; 12
/book/show/10929763-if-walls-could-talk?from_search=true	Lucy Worsley	If Walls Could Talk: An Intimate History of the Home	Lucy Worsley takes us through the bedroom, bathroom, living room and kitchen, covering the architectural history of each room, but concentrating on what people actually did in bed, in the bath, at the table, and at the stove.
/book/show/21272639-incidents-in-the-life-of-a-slave-girl?from_search=true	Harriet Jacobs	Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: A Slavery Narrative: 3 (Black History Series)	The true story of an individual's struggle for self-identity, self-preservation, and freedom,remains among the few extant slave narratives written by a woman. This autobiographical account chronicles the remarkable odyssey of Harriet Jacobs (18131897) whose dauntless spirit and faith carried her from a life of servitude and degradatiThe true story of an individual's struggle for self-identity, self-preservation, and freedom,remains among the few extant slave narratives written by a woman. This autobiographical account chronicles the remarkable odyssey of Harriet Jacobs (18131897) whose dauntless spirit and faith carried her from a life of servitude and degradation in North Carolina to liberty and reunion with her children in the North.Written and published in 1861 after Jacobs' harrowing escape from a vile and predatory master, the memoir delivers a powerful and unflinching portrayal of the abuses and hypocrisy of the master-slave relationship. Jacobs writes frankly of the horrors she suffered as a slave, her eventual escape after several unsuccessful attempts, and her seven years in self-imposed exile, hiding in a coffin-like garret attached to her grandmother's porch.A rare firsthand account of a courageous woman's determination and endurance, this inspirational story also represents a valuable historical record of the continuing battle for freedom and the preservation of family
/book/show/88634.Liberal_Fascism?from_search=true	Jonah Goldberg	Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left from Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning	A Must Read
/book/show/12518592-daughters-in-my-kingdom?from_search=true	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Daughters in My Kingdom: The History and Work of Relief Society	This book provides a historical view of the grand scope of the work of the Relief Society. Through historical accounts, personal experiences, scriptures, and words of latter-day prophets and Relief Society leaders, it teaches about the responsibilities and opportunities Latter-day Saint women are given in Heavenly Fathers plan of happiness.
/book/show/825889.1066_and_All_That?from_search=true	W.C. Sellar R.J. Yeatman John Reynolds (Illustrator)	1066 and All That: A Memorable History of England	This humoroushistory isa book that has itself become part of the UK's history. ThThis humoroushistory isa book that has itself become part of the UK's history. The authors made the claim that All the History you can remember is in the Book, and, for most Brits, they were probably right. But it is their own unique interpretation of events that has made the book a classic; an uproarious satire on textbook history and a population's confused recollections of it.
/book/show/92900.The_Kagonesti?from_search=true	Douglas Niles	The Kagonesti (Dragonlance: Lost Histories, #1)	Forests cover Ansalon. Under the legendary Silvanos, the elves of Krynn begin to tame the wilds and raise their crystal cities.But as the Elderwild Kaganos jouneys toward a mystical encounter high in the mountains, he knows that, for his tribe, the woodlands must remain their eternal home.As centuries pass and Dragonwars rage, the tribe of Kaganos battles eForests cover Ansalon. Under the legendary Silvanos, the elves of Krynn begin to tame the wilds and raise their crystal cities.But as the Elderwild Kaganos jouneys toward a mystical encounter high in the mountains, he knows that, for his tribe, the woodlands must remain their eternal home.As centuries pass and Dragonwars rage, the tribe of Kaganos battles encroaching humans and the minions of the Dark Queen, aided by a potent lgacy guided by revered pathfinders . . .Until the wild elves stand upon the brink of the deadliest challenge of all -- a challenge that marks a choice between annilhilation and survival.The Lost Histories Series probes the historical roots and epic struggles of the heretofore little-known peoples of Krynn.
/book/show/33935.Bully_for_Brontosaurus?from_search=true	Stephen Jay Gould	Bully for Brontosaurus: Reflections in Natural History	
/book/show/326148.A_History_of_Mathematics?from_search=true	Carl B. Boyer Uta C. Merzbach Isaac Asimov (Foreward)	A History of Mathematics	Presupposes a knowledge of college level mathematics but is accessible to the average reader through its consistent treatment of mathematical structure with a strict adherence to historical perspective and detail. The material is arranged chronologically beginning with archaic origins and covers Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Greek, Chinese, Indian, Arabic and European contributiPresupposes a knowledge of college level mathematics but is accessible to the average reader through its consistent treatment of mathematical structure with a strict adherence to historical perspective and detail. The material is arranged chronologically beginning with archaic origins and covers Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Greek, Chinese, Indian, Arabic and European contributions done to the nineteenth century and present day. There are revised references and bibliographies and revised and expanded chapters on the nineteeth and twentieth centuries.
/book/show/1084995.Before_the_Mayflower?from_search=true	Lerone Bennett Jr.	Before the Mayflower: A History of Black America	Before the Mayflower traces black history from its origins in western Africa, through the transatlantic journey that ended in slavery, the Reconstruction period, the Jim Crow era, and the civil rights upheavals of the 1960s and 1970s, culminating in an exploration of the complex realities of African-American life in the 1990s. Here is the most recent scholarship on the gBefore the Mayflower traces black history from its origins in western Africa, through the transatlantic journey that ended in slavery, the Reconstruction period, the Jim Crow era, and the civil rights upheavals of the 1960s and 1970s, culminating in an exploration of the complex realities of African-American life in the 1990s. Here is the most recent scholarship on the geographic, social, ethnic, economic, and cultural journey of the other Americans,  together with vital portraits of black pioneers and seminal figures in the struggle for freedom, as well as additional material on historical developments in the Reagan, Bush, and Clinton years.
/book/show/10727703-the-story-of-doctor-dolittle-being-the-history-of-his-peculiar-life-at?from_search=true	Hugh Lofting	The story of Doctor Dolittle, being the history of his peculiar life at home and astonishing adventures in foreign parts	No one loves and understands animals like the eccentric nineteenth-century physician Dr. Dolittlewho masters animal language with the help of Polynesia the parrot. After his human patients desert him, the kind-hearted doctor finds his calling in practicing animal medicine, and his fame spreads far and wide. When a terrible epidemic breaks out among monkeys in Africa, Dr.No one loves and understands animals like the eccentric nineteenth-century physician Dr. Dolittlewho masters animal language with the help of Polynesia the parrot. After his human patients desert him, the kind-hearted doctor finds his calling in practicing animal medicine, and his fame spreads far and wide. When a terrible epidemic breaks out among monkeys in Africa, Dr. Dolittle sets out to save them, accompanied by some of his favorite pets. Thus begins the amusing, whimsical adventures of Dr. Dolittle and the animal kingdom. Hugh Lofting, winner of the 1923 Newbery Medal for The Voyages of Dr. Dolittle, has a gifted knack for imbuing unique, distinct personalities in his charactershuman and animal alike.
/book/show/265734.Inside_Out?from_search=true	Nick Mason Philip Dodd	Inside Out: A Personal History of Pink Floyd	Here, for the first time, is the story of Pink Floydfrom the inside out. With 116 million albums sold worldwide and 25 years on the pop charts to their credit, Pink Floyd is one of the most successful rock groups in history, yet their storyuntil nowis one of the least known. The only continuous member of the band through its entire 40-year history, Nick Mason has witnessedHere, for the first time, is the story of Pink Floydfrom the inside out. With 116 million albums sold worldwide and 25 years on the pop charts to their credit, Pink Floyd is one of the most successful rock groups in history, yet their storyuntil nowis one of the least known. The only continuous member of the band through its entire 40-year history, Nick Mason has witnessed every twist, turn, and sommersault from behind his drum kit. The journey begins with the band's origins as the darlings of London's late 1960s underground and the creation of the classic Pink Floyd sound, all the way through toand those legendary stadium shows. Here are the players who shaped the band's history and the story behind the storythe inside perspective on, for example, the deterioration and departure of Syd Barrett; the overwhelming success ofand the resulting pressures and conflicts within the band, including the rift with Roger Waters; and Nick and David Gilmour's decision to put their reputations on the line and continue as Pink Floyd. Packed with rare photographs and vintage Floyd graphics from Nick Mason's extensive private archive,is an eye-opener for both veteran fans and those just discovering the group. And, in keeping with the classic Floyd style, the book's cover was designed by Storm Thorgerson, creator of such iconic images as the Dark Side pyramid. Always candid, by turns poignant and funny, Nick's own memories are augmented with extensive research and interviews, making Inside Out a comprehensive history of one of the most brilliant and imaginative bands the world has knownand a masterly memoir of rock and roll.
/book/show/78783.A_Child_s_History_of_the_World?from_search=true	V. M. Hillyer (Virgil Mores Hillyer)	A Child's History of the World	A Child's History of the World is a classic. Written shortly after World War I by Calvert School's first Head Master, Virgil Hillyer, this history storybook combines charm with facts to stimulate young minds and leave them yearning for more information. This volume of A Child's History of the World contains 79 stories that start at the beginning of time and reach to the prA Child's History of the World is a classic. Written shortly after World War I by Calvert School's first Head Master, Virgil Hillyer, this history storybook combines charm with facts to stimulate young minds and leave them yearning for more information. This volume of A Child's History of the World contains 79 stories that start at the beginning of time and reach to the present. With many illustrations by Carle Michel Book and M.S. Wright.
/book/show/10783451-london-under?from_search=true	Peter Ackroyd	London Under: The Secret History Beneath the Streets	is an atmospheric, imaginative, oozing short study of everything that goes on under London, from original springs & streams & Roman amphitheaters to Victorian sewers, gang hideouts & modern tube stations. The depths below are hot, warmer than the surface. This book tunnels down thru the geological layers, meeting the creatures, real & fictionalis an atmospheric, imaginative, oozing short study of everything that goes on under London, from original springs & streams & Roman amphitheaters to Victorian sewers, gang hideouts & modern tube stations. The depths below are hot, warmer than the surface. This book tunnels down thru the geological layers, meeting the creatures, real & fictional, that dwell in darkness: rats & eels, monsters & ghosts. When the Undergrounds Metropolitan Line was opened in 1864, guards asked for permission to grow beards to protect themselves from sulfurous fumes, & named their engines after tyrantsCzar, Kaiser, Moguleven Pluto, god of the underworld. To go under London is to penetrate history, to enter a hidden world. As Ackroyd writes: The vastness of the space, a 2nd earth, elicits sensations of wonder & of terror. It partakes of myth & dream in equal measure.Darkness visibleRising upHoly waterForgotten streamsOld man riverThe heart of darknessThe pipes of LondonThe mole menThe deep linesFar under groundBuried secretsThe war belowDeep fantasiesBibliographyList of IllustrationsIndex
/book/show/373572.Earth?from_search=true	Richard Fortey	Earth: An Intimate History	In, the acclaimed author ofandtakes us on a grand tour of the earths physical past, showing how the history of plate tectonics is etched in the landscape around us.Beginning with Mt. Vesuvius, whose eruption in Roman times helped spark the science of geology, and ending in a lab in the West of England where mathematical models and lab experimentsIn, the acclaimed author ofandtakes us on a grand tour of the earths physical past, showing how the history of plate tectonics is etched in the landscape around us.Beginning with Mt. Vesuvius, whose eruption in Roman times helped spark the science of geology, and ending in a lab in the West of England where mathematical models and lab experiments replace direct observation, Richard Fortey tells us what the present says about ancient geologic processes. He shows how plate tectonics came to rule the geophysical landscape and how the evidence is written in the hills and in the stones. And in the process, he takes us on a wonderful journey around the globe to visit some of the most fascinating and intriguing spots on the planet.
/book/show/24489079-cranky-ladies-of-history?from_search=true	Tehani Croft Wessely (Editor) Tansy Rayner Roberts (Editor) Garth Nix	Cranky Ladies of History	Warriors, pirates, murderers and queens...Throughout history, women from all walks of life have had good reason to be cranky. Some of our most memorable historical figures were outspoken, dramatic, brave, feisty, rebellious and downright ornery.Cranky Ladies of History is a celebration of 22 women who challenged conventional wisdom about appropriate female behaviour, fromWarriors, pirates, murderers and queens...Throughout history, women from all walks of life have had good reason to be cranky. Some of our most memorable historical figures were outspoken, dramatic, brave, feisty, rebellious and downright ornery.Cranky Ladies of History is a celebration of 22 women who challenged conventional wisdom about appropriate female behaviour, from the ancient world all the way through to the twentieth century. Some of our protagonists are infamous and iconic, while others have been all but forgotten under the heavy weight of history.Sometimes you have to break the rules before the rules break you.CONTENTS:Introduction by Tansy Rayner RobertsQueenside by Liz BarrThe Company Of Women by Garth NixMary, Mary by Kirstyn McDermottA Song For Sacagawea by Jane YolenLook How Cold My Hands Are by Deborah BiancottiBright Moon by Foz MeadowsCharmed Life by Joyce ChngA Beautiful Stream by Nisi ShawlNeter Nefer by Amanda PillarThe Dragon, The Terror, The Sea by Stephanie LaiDue Care And Attention by Sylvia KelsoTheodora by Barbara RobsonFor So Great A Misdeed by Lisa L. HannettThe Pasha, The Girl And The Dagger by Havva MuratGranuaile by Dirk FlinthartLittle Battles by L.M. MylesAnother Week In The Future, An Excerpt by Kaaron WarrenThe Lioness by Laura LamCora Crane And The Trouble With Me by Sandra McDonaldVintana by Thoraiya DyerHallowed Ground by Juliet MarillierGlorious by Faith Mudge
/book/show/2942.A_General_History_of_the_Pyrates?from_search=true	Daniel Defoe Manuel Schonhorn (Editor) Charles   Johnson	A General History of the Pyrates	Immensely readable history by the author ofincorporates the author's celebrated flair for journalistic detail, and represents the major source of information about piracy in the early 18th century. Defoe recounts the daring and bloody deeds of such outlaws as Edward Teach (alias Blackbeard), Captain Kidd, Mary Read, Anne Bonny, many others.
/book/show/20170991-the-teacher-wars?from_search=true	Dana Goldstein	The Teacher Wars: A History of America's Most Embattled Profession	In her groundbreaking history of175 years of American education, Dana Goldstein finds answers in the past to the controversies that plague ourpublic schools today.Teaching is a wildly contentious profession in America, one attacked and admired in equal measure. In, a rich, lively, and unprecedented history of public school teaching, Dana Goldstein revealIn her groundbreaking history of175 years of American education, Dana Goldstein finds answers in the past to the controversies that plague ourpublic schools today.Teaching is a wildly contentious profession in America, one attacked and admired in equal measure. In, a rich, lively, and unprecedented history of public school teaching, Dana Goldstein reveals that teachers have been similarly embattled for nearly two centuries. From the genteel founding of the common schools movement in the nineteenth century to the violent inner-city teacher strikes of the 1960s and '70s, from the dispatching of Northeastern women to frontier schoolhouses to the founding of Teach for America on the Princeton University campus in 1989, Goldstein shows that the same issues have continued to bedevil us: Who should teach? What should be taught? Who should be held accountable for how our children learn?She uncovers the surprising roots of hot button issues, from teacher tenure to charter schools, and finds that recent popular ideas to improve schoolsinstitutingmerit pay, evaluating teachers by student test scores, ranking and firing veteran teachers, and recruiting elite graduates to teachare all approaches that have been tried in the past without producing widespread change. And she also discovers an emerging effort that stands a real chance of transforming our schools for the better: drawing on the best practices of the three million public school teachers we already have in order to improve learning throughout our nations classrooms.upends the conversation about American education by bringing the lessons of history to bear on the dilemmas we confront today. By asking How did we get here? Dana Goldstein brilliantly illuminates the path forward.
/book/show/191413.The_First_World_War?from_search=true	Martin  Gilbert	The First World War: A Complete History	
/book/show/823460.The_rime_of_the_ancient_mariner_?from_search=true	Samuel Taylor Coleridge	The rime of the ancient mariner : complete, authoritative texts of the 1798 and 1817 versions with biographical and historical contexts, critical history, and essays from contemporary critical perspectives	The most complete version of Rime of the Ancient Mariner available; has early version of the text and later version including the Gloss text, as well as historical context and both early and contemporary critical essays.Critical approaches include: Reader-response, Marxist, New Historicist, Psychoanalytic, Deconstructive, as well as a critical history, selected bibliographThe most complete version of Rime of the Ancient Mariner available; has early version of the text and later version including the Gloss text, as well as historical context and both early and contemporary critical essays.Critical approaches include: Reader-response, Marxist, New Historicist, Psychoanalytic, Deconstructive, as well as a critical history, selected bibliography, and a glossary of critical and theoretical terms.
/book/show/458624.The_History_Man?from_search=true	Malcolm Bradbury	The History Man	Novel - Howard Kirk is the trendiest of radical tutors at a fashionable university campus. A self-appointed revolutionary hero, Howard always comes out on top. And Malcolm Bradbury dissects him in this savagely funny novel that has been universally acclaimed as one of the masterpieces of the decade.
/book/show/16065725-secret-histories?from_search=true	Pittacus Lore	Secret Histories (Lorien Legacies: The Lost Files, #4-6)	I Am Number Four: The Lost Files: Secret Histories is a collection of three action-packed novellas that share stories the Mogadorians don't want you to know about the inner workings of their regime as well as how they engineered the attack on Lorien. Originally published as e-novellas, now, for the first time ever, they are together in one print volume.You already know theI Am Number Four: The Lost Files: Secret Histories is a collection of three action-packed novellas that share stories the Mogadorians don't want you to know about the inner workings of their regime as well as how they engineered the attack on Lorien. Originally published as e-novellas, now, for the first time ever, they are together in one print volume.You already know the truth about the Garde and the Mogadorian invasion, yet there is still so much to learn. The stories in Secret Histories will help you get the answers you seek, but they will not help you stop the coming war. Only the Garde can save our planet.
/book/show/555926.The_New_Penguin_History_of_The_World?from_search=true	J.M. Roberts	The New Penguin History of The World	From humanitys origins on the African Savannah to the state of the world after September 11, 2001,offers a magisterial sweep through time and history. Completely updated and revised by preeminent historian J. M. Roberts, this volume features ninety up-to-date maps, new sections, and extremely well-written and accessible articles throuFrom humanitys origins on the African Savannah to the state of the world after September 11, 2001,offers a magisterial sweep through time and history. Completely updated and revised by preeminent historian J. M. Roberts, this volume features ninety up-to-date maps, new sections, and extremely well-written and accessible articles throughout. Truly global and comprehensive, it succeeds in conveying the staggering diversity of the human experience across a vast range of climates and conditions. This is the one book for anyone interested in the variety and grandeur of historys march.
/book/show/23770592-just-s--historier?from_search=true	Rudyard Kipling Britt G. Hallqvist (Translator)	Just så-historier	
/book/show/12399654-in-the-window-room?from_search=true	Steven J. Carroll	In the Window Room (The Histories of Earth, #1)	Delany was being punished, and deep in her heart, past the excuses she'd like to make for herself, she knew she'd almost deserved it. And even though that girl, Mattie, had said something dreadful about her father, she knew that she should not have fought with her. Though one can never rewind hisDelany was being punished, and deep in her heart, past the excuses she'd like to make for herself, she knew she'd almost deserved it. And even though that girl, Mattie, had said something dreadful about her father, she knew that she should not have fought with her. Though one can never rewind history to change the past, and so this would be her punishment: to live alone in the old abandoned Greyford house on the outskirts of the Mayfield School for Girls -- a place with its covered furniture, and rooms leading to other unexpected rooms, and she would be completely, and purposefully, alone... or so she thought.Yet there was more to this house than first met the eye: there were secret passages, and hidden treasures, lost and forgotten with the passing time, and a room... a fantastic and otherworldly sort of room, which she had decided to call the Window Room.This is a story about the dangerous and mysterious adventures she found there. This is a story about friends made from enemies, about a kingdom in peril, and a wrongly accused prince who would need saving. These are the sorts of things Delany found -- In the Window Room.
/book/show/23131105-joan-of-arc?from_search=true	Helen Castor	Joan of Arc: A History	We all know the story of Joan of Arc. A peasant girl who hears voices from God. A warrior leading an army to victory, in an age that believes women cannot fight. The Maid of Orleans, and the saviour of France. Burned at the stake as a heretic at the age of just nineteen. Five hundred years later, a saint. Her case was heard in court twice over. One trial, in 1431, condemneWe all know the story of Joan of Arc. A peasant girl who hears voices from God. A warrior leading an army to victory, in an age that believes women cannot fight. The Maid of Orleans, and the saviour of France. Burned at the stake as a heretic at the age of just nineteen. Five hundred years later, a saint. Her case was heard in court twice over. One trial, in 1431, condemned her; the other, twenty-five years after her death, cleared her name. In the transcripts, we hear first-hand testimony from Joan, her family and her friends: a rare survival from the medieval world. What could be more revealing?
/book/show/30754003-our-short-history?from_search=true	Lauren Grodstein	Our Short History	Karen Neulander, a successful New York political consultant, has always been fiercely protective of her son, Jacob, now six. Shes had to be: when Jacobs father, Dave, found out Karen was pregnant and made it clear that fatherhood wasnt in his plans, Karen walked out of the relationship, never telling Dave her intention was to raise their child alone.But now Jake is askKaren Neulander, a successful New York political consultant, has always been fiercely protective of her son, Jacob, now six. Shes had to be: when Jacobs father, Dave, found out Karen was pregnant and made it clear that fatherhood wasnt in his plans, Karen walked out of the relationship, never telling Dave her intention was to raise their child alone.But now Jake is asking to meet his dad, and with good reason: Karen is dying. When she finally calls her ex, shes shocked to find Dave ecstatic about the son he never knew he had. First, he cant meet Jake fast enough, and then, he cant seem to leave him alone.With just a few more months to live, Karen resists allowing Dave to insinuate himself into Jakes life. As she tries to play out her last days in the right way, Karen wrestles with the truth that the only thing she cannot bring herself to do for her son--let his father become a permanent part of his life--is the thing he needs from her the most. With heart-wrenching poignancy, unexpected wit, and mordant humor, Lauren Grodstein has created an unforgettable story about parenthood, sacrifice, and life itself.
/book/show/10900053-the-beauty-and-the-sorrow?from_search=true	Peter Englund Peter Graves (Translator)	The Beauty and the Sorrow: An Intimate History of the First World War	There are many books on the First World War, but award-winning and bestselling historian Peter Englund takes a daring and stunning new approach. Describing the experiences of twenty ordinary people from around the world, all now unknown, heThere are many books on the First World War, but award-winning and bestselling historian Peter Englund takes a daring and stunning new approach. Describing the experiences of twenty ordinary people from around the world, all now unknown, he explores the everyday aspects of war: not only the tragedy and horror, but also the absurdity, monotony and even beauty. Two of these twenty will perish, two will become prisoners of war, two will become celebrated heroes and two others end up as physical wrecks. One of them goes mad, another will never hear a shot fired.Following soldiers and sailors, nurses and government workers, from Britain, Russia, Germany, Australia and South America - and in theatres of war often neglected by major histories on the period - Englund reconstructs their feelings, impressions, experiences and moods. This is a piece of anti-history: it brings this epoch-making event back to its smallest component, the individual.
/book/show/964530.A_History_Of_Modern_Britain?from_search=true	Andrew Marr	A History Of Modern Britain	Presents the story of how the great political visions of New Jerusalem or a second Elizabethan Age, rival idealisms, came to be defeated by a culture of consumerism, celebrity and self-gratification. This book follows various political and economic stories, and deals with topics which include comedy, cars, Sixties anarchists, oil-men and punks.
/book/show/470367.The_Chalice_and_the_Blade?from_search=true	Riane Eisler	The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future	This book opens a door. The key to unlock it was fashioned by many people and many books, and it will take many more to fully explore the vast vistas that lie behind it. But even opening this door a crack reveals fascinating new knowledge about our past--and a new view of our potential future.For me, the search for this door has been a life-long quest. Very early in my lifThis book opens a door. The key to unlock it was fashioned by many people and many books, and it will take many more to fully explore the vast vistas that lie behind it. But even opening this door a crack reveals fascinating new knowledge about our past--and a new view of our potential future.For me, the search for this door has been a life-long quest. Very early in my life I saw what people in different cultures consider given--just the way things are--is not the same everywhere. I also very early developed a passionate concern about the human situation. When I was very small, the seemingly secure world I had known was shattered by the Nazi takeover of Austria. I watched as my father was dragged away, and after my mother miraculously obtained his release from the Gestapo, my parents and I fled for our lives. Through that flight, first to Cuba and finally to the United States, I experienced three different cultures, each with its own verities. I also began to ask many questions, question that to me are not, and never have been, abstract.Why do we hunt and persecute each other? Why is our world so full of man's infamous inhumanity to man--and to woman? How can human beings be so brutal to their own kind? What is it that chronically tilts us toward cruelty rather than kindness, toward war rather than peace, toward destruction rather than actualization
/book/show/9850339-the-storm-of-war?from_search=true	Andrew Roberts	The Storm of War: A New History of the Second World War	
/book/show/270008.Marriage_a_History?from_search=true	Stephanie Coontz	Marriage, a History: From Obedience to Intimacy or How Love Conquered Marriage	Marriage has never been more fragile. But the same things that have made it so have also made a good marriage more fulfilling than ever before. In this enlightening and hugely entertaining book, historian and marriage expert Stephanie Coontz takes readers from the marital intrigues of ancient Babylon to the sexual torments of Victorian couples to demonstrate how recent theMarriage has never been more fragile. But the same things that have made it so have also made a good marriage more fulfilling than ever before. In this enlightening and hugely entertaining book, historian and marriage expert Stephanie Coontz takes readers from the marital intrigues of ancient Babylon to the sexual torments of Victorian couples to demonstrate how recent the idea of marrying for love is-and how absurd it would have seemed to most of our ancestors. It was only 200 years ago that marriage began to be about love and emotional commitment, and since then the very things that have strengthened marriage as a personal relationship have steadily weakened it as a social institution. Marriage, A History brings intelligence, wit, and some badly needed perspective to today's marital debates and dilemmas.
/book/show/129521.The_History_of_the_Kings_of_Britain?from_search=true	Geoffrey of Monmouth Lewis Thorpe (Translator)	The History of the Kings of Britain	Completed in 1136,traces the story of the realm from its supposed foundation by Brutus to the coming of the Saxons some two thousand years later. Vividly portraying legendary and semi-legendary figures such as Lear, Cymbeline, Merlin the magician and the most famous of all British heroes, King Arthur, it is as much myth as it is historyCompleted in 1136,traces the story of the realm from its supposed foundation by Brutus to the coming of the Saxons some two thousand years later. Vividly portraying legendary and semi-legendary figures such as Lear, Cymbeline, Merlin the magician and the most famous of all British heroes, King Arthur, it is as much myth as it is history and its veracity was questioned by other medieval writers. But Geoffrey of Monmouth's powerful evocation of illustrious men and deeds captured the imagination of subsequent generations, and his influence can be traced through the works of Malory, Shakespeare, Dryden and Tennyson.
/book/show/78287.Wanderlust?from_search=true	Rebecca Solnit	Wanderlust: A History of Walking	This volume provides a history of walking, exploring the relationship between thinking and walking and between walking and culture. The author argues for the preservation of the time and space in which to walk in an ever more car-dependent and accelerated world.
/book/show/831106.The_Histories?from_search=true	Tacitus Kenneth Wellesley (Translator, Introduction)	The Histories	Edward Gibbon called The Histories an 'immortal work, every sentence of which is pregnant with the deepest observations and the most lively images.' Its author, Cornelius Tacitus, widely acknowledged as the greatest of all Roman historians, describes with cynical power the murderous 'Year of the Four Emperors' - AD 69 - when in just a few months the whole of the Roman EmpiEdward Gibbon called The Histories an 'immortal work, every sentence of which is pregnant with the deepest observations and the most lively images.' Its author, Cornelius Tacitus, widely acknowledged as the greatest of all Roman historians, describes with cynical power the murderous 'Year of the Four Emperors' - AD 69 - when in just a few months the whole of the Roman Empire was torn apart by civil war. The ultimate triumph of Vespasian and his sons Titus and Domitian was only the prelude to further conflicts and disasters, with revolts among the Germans and Jews challenging the very foundations of Roman authority.
/book/show/13547493-the-history-of-us?from_search=true	Leah Stewart	The History of Us	In The History of Us, the newest novel by the celebrated author of The Myth of You and Me, three grown siblings return to their childhood home and face a family secret that forces them to reexamine their relationships to each otherand to the aunt who took them in as children.Eloise Hempel is on her way to teach a class at Harvard when she receives devastating news. Her siIn The History of Us, the newest novel by the celebrated author of The Myth of You and Me, three grown siblings return to their childhood home and face a family secret that forces them to reexamine their relationships to each otherand to the aunt who took them in as children.Eloise Hempel is on her way to teach a class at Harvard when she receives devastating news. Her sister and her husband have been killed in a tragic accident, and Eloise must return home to Cincinnati to take her sisters three children, Theodora, Josh, and Claire, out of the hands of her own incapable mother. She moves back into her mothers ancient house and, after her mother leaves, pours her own money into its upkeep.Nearly two decades later, Eloise is still in that house, still thinking about what she left behind. With Claire leaving for New York City for a promising ballet career, Eloise has plans to finally embark on a life thats hers alone. But when her mother makes a competition out of who inherits the house, and Claire reveals a life-changing secret, their makeshift family begins to fall apart.A perceptive writer with a keen grasp of contemporary culture and domestic life (Booklist), Leah Stewart creates a deeply moving story of love, loss, sibling relationships, and the paths not taken.
/book/show/27311.A_Short_History_of_Myth?from_search=true	Karen Armstrong	A Short History of Myth	Human beings have always been mythmakers. So begins best-selling writer Karen Armstrongs concise yet compelling investigation into myth: what it is, how it has evolved, and why we still so desperately need it. She takes us from the Paleolithic period and the myths of the hunters right up to the Great Western Transformation of the last five hundred years and the discreHuman beings have always been mythmakers. So begins best-selling writer Karen Armstrongs concise yet compelling investigation into myth: what it is, how it has evolved, and why we still so desperately need it. She takes us from the Paleolithic period and the myths of the hunters right up to the Great Western Transformation of the last five hundred years and the discrediting of myth by science. The history of myth is the history of humanity, our stories and beliefs, our curiosity and attempts to understand the world, which link us to our ancestors and each other. Heralding a major series of retellings of international myths by authors from around the world, Armstrongs characteristically insightful and eloquent book serves as a brilliant and thought-provoking introduction to myth in the broadest senseand explains why if we dismiss it, we do so at our peril.
/book/show/57981.The_End_of_History_and_the_Last_Man?from_search=true	Francis Fukuyama	The End of History and the Last Man	Ever since its first publication in 1992,has provoked controversy and debate. Francis Fukuyama's prescient analysis of religious fundamentalism, politics, scientific progress, ethical codes, and war is as essential for a world fighting fundamentalist terrorists as it was for the end of the Cold War. Now updated with a new afterword,Ever since its first publication in 1992,has provoked controversy and debate. Francis Fukuyama's prescient analysis of religious fundamentalism, politics, scientific progress, ethical codes, and war is as essential for a world fighting fundamentalist terrorists as it was for the end of the Cold War. Now updated with a new afterword,is a modern classic.
/book/show/6341739-a-brief-history-of-montmaray?from_search=true	Michelle   Cooper	A Brief History of Montmaray (The Montmaray Journals, #1)	Sophie FitzOsborne lives in a crumbling castle in the tiny island kingdom of Montmaray with her eccentric and impoverished royal family. When she receives a journal for her sixteenth birthday, Sophie decides to chronicle day-to-day life on the island. But this is 1936, and the news that trickSophie FitzOsborne lives in a crumbling castle in the tiny island kingdom of Montmaray with her eccentric and impoverished royal family. When she receives a journal for her sixteenth birthday, Sophie decides to chronicle day-to-day life on the island. But this is 1936, and the news that trickles in from the mainland reveals a world on the brink of war. The politics of Europe seem far away from their remote islanduntil two German officers land a boat on Montmaray. And then suddenly politics become very personal indeed.is a heart-stopping tale of loyalty, love, and loss, and of fighting to hold on to home when the world is exploding all around you.
/book/show/2141233.The_Illustrated_A_Brief_History_of_Time_The_Universe_in_a_Nutshell?from_search=true	Stephen Hawking	The Illustrated A Brief History of Time/The Universe in a Nutshell	One of the most influential thinkers of our time, Stephen Hawking is an intellectual icon, known not only for the adventurousness of his ideas but for the clarity and wit with which he expresses them. In this new book Hawking takes us to the cutting edge of theoretical physics, where truth is often stranger than fiction, to explain in laymen's terms the principles that conOne of the most influential thinkers of our time, Stephen Hawking is an intellectual icon, known not only for the adventurousness of his ideas but for the clarity and wit with which he expresses them. In this new book Hawking takes us to the cutting edge of theoretical physics, where truth is often stranger than fiction, to explain in laymen's terms the principles that control our universe. Like many in the community of theoretical physicists, Professor Hawking is seeking to uncover the grail of science - the elusive Theory of Everything that lies at the heart of the cosmos. In his accessible and often playful style, he guides us on his search to uncover the secrets of the universe - from supergravity to supersymmetry, from quantum theory to M-theory, from holography to duality. He takes us to the wild frontiers of science, where superstring theory and p-branes may hold the final clue to the puzzle. And he lets us behind the scenes of one of his most exciting intellectual adventures as he seeks to combine Einstein's General Theory of Relativity and Richard Feynman's idea of multiple histories into one complete unified theory that will describe everything that happens in the universe. With characteristic exuberance, Professor Hawking invites us to be fellow travelers on this extraordinary voyage through space-time. Copious four-color illustrations help clarify this journey into a surreal wonderland where particles, sheets, and strings move in eleven dimensions; where black holes evaporate and disappear, taking their secret with them; and where the original cosmic seed from which our own universe sprang was a tiny nut. The Universe in a Nutshell is essential reading for all of us who want to understand the universe in which we live. Like its companion volume, A Brief History of Time, it conveys the excitement felt within the scientific community as the secrets of the cosmos reveal themselves.
/book/show/3621358-inverting-the-pyramid?from_search=true	Jonathan  Wilson	Inverting the Pyramid: The History of Football Tactics	Soccer fans love to argue about the tactics a manager puts into play, and this fascinating study traces the world history of tactics, from modern pioneers right back to the beginning, where chaos reigned. Along the way, author Jonathan Wilson, an erudite and detailed writer who never loses a sense of the grand narrative sweep, takes a look at the lives of the great playersSoccer fans love to argue about the tactics a manager puts into play, and this fascinating study traces the world history of tactics, from modern pioneers right back to the beginning, where chaos reigned. Along the way, author Jonathan Wilson, an erudite and detailed writer who never loses a sense of the grand narrative sweep, takes a look at the lives of the great players and thinkers who shaped the game, and discovers why the English in particular have proved themselves so unwilling to grapple with the abstract. This is a modern classic of soccer writing that followers of the game will dip into again and again.
/book/show/19381636-a-history-of-loneliness?from_search=true	John Boyne	A History of Loneliness	Propelled into the priesthood by a family tragedy, Odran Yates is full of hope and ambition. When he arrives at Clonliffe Seminary in the 1970s, it is a time in Ireland when priests are highly respected, and Odran believes that he is pledging his life to the good.Forty years later, Odran's devotion is caught in revelations that shatter the Irish people's faith in the CatPropelled into the priesthood by a family tragedy, Odran Yates is full of hope and ambition. When he arrives at Clonliffe Seminary in the 1970s, it is a time in Ireland when priests are highly respected, and Odran believes that he is pledging his life to the good.Forty years later, Odran's devotion is caught in revelations that shatter the Irish people's faith in the Catholic Church. He sees his friends stand trial, colleagues jailed, the lives of young parishioners destroyed, and grows nervous of venturing out in public for fear of disapproving stares and insults. At one point, he is even arrested when he takes the hand of a young boy and leads him out of a department store looking for the boy's mother.But when a family event opens wounds from his past, he is forced to confront the demons that have raged within the church, and to recognize his own complicity in their propagation, within both the institution and his own family.A novel as intimate as it is universal,is about the stories we tell ourselves to make peace with our lives. It confirms Boyne as one of the most searching storytellers of his generation.
/book/show/28587584-time-travel?from_search=true	James Gleick	Time Travel: A History	From the acclaimed author ofanda mind-bending exploration of time travel: its subversive origins, its evolution in literature and science, and its influence on our understanding of time itself.Gleick's story begins at the turn of the twentieth century with the young H. G. Wells writing and rewriting the fantastic tale that became his first book, aFrom the acclaimed author ofanda mind-bending exploration of time travel: its subversive origins, its evolution in literature and science, and its influence on our understanding of time itself.Gleick's story begins at the turn of the twentieth century with the young H. G. Wells writing and rewriting the fantastic tale that became his first book, an international sensation,A host of forces were converging to transmute the human understanding of time, some philosophical and some technological the electric telegraph, the steam railroad, the discovery of buried civilizations, and the perfection of clocks.Gleick tracks the evolution of time travel as an idea in the culture from Marcel Proust tofrom Woody Allen to Jorge Luis Borges. He explores the inevitable looping paradoxes and examines the porous boundary between pulp fiction and modern physics. Finally, he delves into a temporal shift that is unsettling our own moment: the instantaneous wired world, with its all-consuming present and vanishing future.
/book/show/55095.Live_from_New_York?from_search=true	James Andrew Miller Tom Shales	Live from New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live	Live from New York: An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live
/book/show/25241.The_Philosophy_of_History?from_search=true	Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel J. Sibree (Translator) C.J. Friedrich (Introduction)	The Philosophy of History	Hegel wrote this classic as an introduction to a series of lectures on the philosophy of history  a novel concept in the early nineteenth century. With this work, he created the history of philosophy as a scientific study. He reveals philosophical theory as neither an accident nor an artificial construct, but as an exemplar of its age, fashioned by its antecedents and cHegel wrote this classic as an introduction to a series of lectures on the philosophy of history  a novel concept in the early nineteenth century. With this work, he created the history of philosophy as a scientific study. He reveals philosophical theory as neither an accident nor an artificial construct, but as an exemplar of its age, fashioned by its antecedents and contemporary circumstances, and serving as a model for the future. The author himself appears to have regarded this book as a popular introduction to his philosophy as a whole, and it remains the most readable and accessible of all his philosophical writings.Eschewing the methods of original history (written during the period in question) and reflective history (written after the period has passed), Hegel embraces philosophic history, which employs a priori philosophical thought to interpret history as a rational process. Reason rules history, he asserts, through its infinite freedom (being self-sufficient, it depends on nothing beyond its own laws and conclusions) and power (through which it forms its own laws). Hegel argues that all of history is caused and guided by a rational process, and God's seemingly unknowable plan is rendered intelligible through philosophy. The notion that reason rules the world, he concludes, is both necessary to the practice of philosophic history and a conclusion drawn from that practice.
/book/show/13588425-argo?from_search=true	Antonio J. Mendez Matt Baglio	Argo: How the CIA & Hollywood Pulled Off the Most Audacious Rescue in History	On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the American embassy in Tehran and held dozens of Americans hostage, sparking a 444-day ordeal and a quake in global politics that still reverberates today. Beaneath this crisis another shocking story was known by only a select few: six Americans escaped theOn November 4, 1979, Iranian militants stormed the American embassy in Tehran and held dozens of Americans hostage, sparking a 444-day ordeal and a quake in global politics that still reverberates today. Beaneath this crisis another shocking story was known by only a select few: six Americans escaped the embassy and hid within a city roiling with suspicion and fear. A top-level CIA officer named Antonio Mendez devised an ingenious yet incredibly risky plan to rescue them before they were detected. Disguising himself as a Hollywood producer, and supported by a cast of expert forgers, deep-cover CIA operatives, foreign agents, and Hollywood special-effects artists, Mendez traveled to Tehran under the guise of scouting locations for a fake science fiction film called Argo. While pretending to find the ideal film backdrops, Mendez and a colleague succeeded in contacting the escapees and eventually smuggled them out of Iran.After more than three decades, Antonio Mendez finally details the extraordinarily complex and dangerous operation he led. A riveting story of secret identities, international intrigue, and good old-fashioned American ingenuity,is the pulse-pounding account of the history-making collusion between Hollywood and high-stakes espionage.
/book/show/25812847-the-silk-roads?from_search=true	Peter Frankopan	The Silk Roads: A New History of the World	It was on the Silk Roads that East and West first encountered each other through trade and conquest, leading to the spread of ideas, cultures, and religions, and it was the appetites for foreign goods that drove economies and the growth of nations. From the first cities in Mesopotamia to the emergence of Greece and Rome to the depredations by the Mongols, the transmission of the Black Death, the struggles of the Great Game, and the fall of Communism--the fate of the West has always been inextricably linked to the East. By way of events as disparate as the American Revolution and the world wars of the twentieth century, Peter Frankopan realigns the world, orienting us eastward, and illuminating how even the rise of the West five hundred years ago resulted from its efforts to gain access to and control of these Eurasian trading networks. In an increasingly globalized planet, where current events in Asia and the Middle East dominate the world's attention, this magnificent work of history is very much a work of our times.
/book/show/463263.Freethinkers?from_search=true	Susan Jacoby	Freethinkers: A History of American Secularism	
/book/show/154072.Critique_of_Practical_Reason?from_search=true	Immanuel Kant Mary J. Gregor (translator)	Critique of Practical Reason	This seminal text in the history of moral philosophy elaborates the basic themes of Kant's moral theory, gives the most complete statement of his highly original theory of freedom of the will, and develops his practical metaphysics. This new edition, prepared by an acclaimed translator and scholar of Kant's practical philosophy, presents the first new translation of the woThis seminal text in the history of moral philosophy elaborates the basic themes of Kant's moral theory, gives the most complete statement of his highly original theory of freedom of the will, and develops his practical metaphysics. This new edition, prepared by an acclaimed translator and scholar of Kant's practical philosophy, presents the first new translation of the work to appear for some years, together with a substantial and lucid introduction.
/book/show/18209305-my-brief-history?from_search=true	Stephen Hawking	My Brief History	recounts Stephen Hawkings improbable journey, from his postrecounts Stephen Hawkings improbable journey, from his postwar London boyhood to his years of international acclaim and celebrity. Lavishly illustrated with rarely seen photographs, this concise, witty, and candid account introduces readers to a Hawking rarely glimpsed in previous books: the inquisitive schoolboy whose classmates nicknamed him Einstein; the jokester who once placed a bet with a colleague over the existence of a particular black hole; and the young husband and father struggling to gain a foothold in the world of physics and cosmology.Writing with characteristic humility and humor, Hawking opens up about the challenges that confronted him following his diagnosis of ALS at age twenty-one. Tracing his development as a thinker, he explains how the prospect of an early death urged him onward through numerous intellectual breakthroughs, and talks about the genesis of his masterpieceone of the iconic books of the twentieth century.Clear-eyed, intimate, and wise,opens a window for the rest of us into Hawkings personal cosmos.
/book/show/414048.Lies_My_Teacher_Told_Me_?from_search=true	James W. Loewen	Lies My Teacher Told Me : Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong	Americans have lost touch with their history, and inProfessor James Loewen shows why. After surveying eighteen leading high school American history texts, he has concluded that not one does a decent job of making history interesting or memorable. Marred by an embarrassing combination of blind patriotism, mindless optimism, sheer misinformation, andAmericans have lost touch with their history, and inProfessor James Loewen shows why. After surveying eighteen leading high school American history texts, he has concluded that not one does a decent job of making history interesting or memorable. Marred by an embarrassing combination of blind patriotism, mindless optimism, sheer misinformation, and outright lies, these books omit almost all the ambiguity, passion, conflict, and drama from our past.
/book/show/183033.A_Brief_History_of_Neoliberalism?from_search=true	David Harvey	A Brief History of Neoliberalism	Neoliberalism--the doctrine that market exchange is an ethic in itself, capable of acting as a guide for all human action--has become dominant in both thought and practice throughout much of the world since 1970 or so. Writing for a wide audience, David Harvey, author ofand, here tells the political-economic story of wherNeoliberalism--the doctrine that market exchange is an ethic in itself, capable of acting as a guide for all human action--has become dominant in both thought and practice throughout much of the world since 1970 or so. Writing for a wide audience, David Harvey, author ofand, here tells the political-economic story of where neoliberalization came from and how it proliferated on the world stage. Through critical engagement with this history, he constructs a framework, not only for analyzing the political and economic dangers that now surround us, but also for assessing the prospects for the more socially just alternatives being advocated by many oppositional movements.
/book/show/7935678-the-personal-history-of-rachel-dupree?from_search=true	Ann Weisgarber	The Personal History of Rachel DuPree	When Rachel, hired help in a Chicago boardinghouse, falls in love with Isaac, the boardinghouse owner's son, he makes her a bargain: he'll marry her, but only if she gives up her 160 acres from the Homestead Act so he can double his share. She agrees, and together they stakeWhen Rachel, hired help in a Chicago boardinghouse, falls in love with Isaac, the boardinghouse owner's son, he makes her a bargain: he'll marry her, but only if she gives up her 160 acres from the Homestead Act so he can double his share. She agrees, and together they stake their claim in the forebodingly beautiful South Dakota Badlands.Fourteen years later, in the summer of 1917, the cattle are bellowing with thirst. It hasn't rained in months, and supplies have dwindled. Pregnant, and struggling to feed her family, Rachel is isolated by more than just geography. She is determined to give her surviving children the life they deserve, but she knows that her husband, a fiercely proud former Buffalo Soldier, will never leave his ranch: black families are rare in the West, and land means a measure of equality with the white man. Somehow Rachel must find the strength to do what is right-for herself, and for her children.Reminiscent ofas well as the frontier novels of Laura Ingalls Wilder and Willa Cather,opens a window on the little-known history of African American homesteaders and gives voice to an extraordinary heroine who embodies the spirit that built America.
/book/show/550931.Empire_of_Liberty?from_search=true	Gordon S. Wood	Empire of Liberty: A History of the Early Republic, 1789-1815	The Oxford History of the United States is by far the most respected multi-volume history of our nation. The series includes three Pulitzer Prize winners, twobestsellers, and winners of the Bancroft and Parkman Prizes. Now, in the newest volume in the series, one of America's most esteemed historians, Gordon S. Wood, offers a brilliant account of the earlyThe Oxford History of the United States is by far the most respected multi-volume history of our nation. The series includes three Pulitzer Prize winners, twobestsellers, and winners of the Bancroft and Parkman Prizes. Now, in the newest volume in the series, one of America's most esteemed historians, Gordon S. Wood, offers a brilliant account of the early American Republic, ranging from 1789 and the beginning of the national government to the end of the War of 1812.As Wood reveals, the period was marked by tumultuous change in all aspects of American life--in politics, society, economy, and culture. The men who founded the new government had high hopes for the future, but few of their hopes and dreams worked out quite as they expected. They hated political parties but parties nonetheless emerged. Some wanted the United States to become a great fiscal-military state like those of Britain and France; others wanted the country to remain a rural agricultural state very different from the European states. Instead, by 1815 the United States became something neither group anticipated. Many leaders expected American culture to flourish and surpass that of Europe; instead it became popularized and vulgarized. The leaders also hope to see the end of slavery; instead, despite the release of many slaves and the end of slavery in the North, slavery was stronger in 1815 than it had been in 1789. Many wanted to avoid entanglements with Europe, but instead the country became involved in Europe's wars and ended up waging another war with the former mother country. Still, with a new generation emerging by 1815, most Americans were confident and optimistic about the future of their country.Named aNotable Book,offers a marvelous account of this pivotal era when America took its first unsteady steps as a new and rapidly expanding nation.
/book/show/1270311.The_Ball_is_Round?from_search=true	David Goldblatt	The Ball is Round: A Global History of Soccer	There may be no cultural practice more global than soccer. Rites of birth and marriage are infinitely diverse, but the rules of soccer are universal. No world religion can match its geographical scope. The single greatest simultaneous human collective experience is the World Cup final.In thiThere may be no cultural practice more global than soccer. Rites of birth and marriage are infinitely diverse, but the rules of soccer are universal. No world religion can match its geographical scope. The single greatest simultaneous human collective experience is the World Cup final.In this extraordinary tour de force, David Goldblatt tells the full story of soccer's rise from chaotic folk ritual to the world's most popular sport-now poised to fully establish itself in the USA. Already celebrated internationally,illuminates soccer's role in the political and social histories of modern societies, but never loses sight of the beauty, joy, and excitement of the game itself.
/book/show/28818930-the-angel-of-history?from_search=true	Rabih Alameddine	The Angel of History	Following the critical and commercial success of, Alameddine delivers a spectacular portrait of a man and an era of profound political and social upheaval.Set over the course of one night in the waiting room of a psych clinic,follows Yemeni-born poet Jacob as he revisits the events of his life, from his maternal upbringing in an EFollowing the critical and commercial success of, Alameddine delivers a spectacular portrait of a man and an era of profound political and social upheaval.Set over the course of one night in the waiting room of a psych clinic,follows Yemeni-born poet Jacob as he revisits the events of his life, from his maternal upbringing in an Egyptian whorehouse to his adolescence under the aegis of his wealthy father and his life as a gay Arab man in San Francisco at the height of AIDS. Hovered over by the presence of alluring, sassy Satan who taunts Jacob to remember his painful past and dour, frigid Death who urges him to forget and give up on life, Jacob is also attended to by 14 saints. Set in Cairo and Beirut; Sana'a, Stockholm, and San Francisco; Alameddine gives us a charged philosophical portrait of a brilliant mind in crisis. This is a profound, philosophical and hilariously winning story of the war between memory and oblivion we wrestle with every day of our lives.
/book/show/946351.Sex_in_History?from_search=true	Reay Tannahill	Sex in History	SEX IN HISTORY chronicles the pleasures- and perils- of the flesh from the time of mankind's distant ancestors to the modern day; from a sexual act which was bried, crude and purposeful, to the myriad varieties of contemporary sexual mores. Reay Tannahill's scholarly, yet accessible study ranges from the earliest form of contraception (one Egyptian concoction included crocSEX IN HISTORY chronicles the pleasures- and perils- of the flesh from the time of mankind's distant ancestors to the modern day; from a sexual act which was bried, crude and purposeful, to the myriad varieties of contemporary sexual mores. Reay Tannahill's scholarly, yet accessible study ranges from the earliest form of contraception (one Egyptian concoction included crocodile dung) to some latter- day misconceptions about it- like the men who joined their lovers in taking the pill 'just to be on the safe side.' It surveys all manner of sexual practice, preference and position (the acrobatic 'wheelbarrow' position, the strenuous 'hovering butterflies' position...) and draws on souces as diverse as THE ADMIRABLE DISCOURSES OF THE PLAIN GIRL, the EXHIBTION OF FEMALE FLAGELLANTS, IMPORTANT MATTERS OF THE JADE CHAMBER and THE ROMANCE OF CHASTISEMENT. Whether writing on androgyny, courtly love, flagellation or zoophilia, Turkish eunuch's Greek dildoes, Taoist sex manuals or Japanses geisha girls, Reay Tannahill is consistently enlightening and entertaining.
/book/show/7887076-classics-devotional-bible?from_search=true	Anonymous	Classics Devotional Bible: With Daily Devotions From Great Christians Throughout History –New International Version	Devotional and spiritual writings from over 100 heroes and heroines of the faith are integrated with the complete Bible text in this inspiring devotional Bible. Insights from the hearts and minds of Christians through the centuries including C.S. Lewis, John Calvin, Hannah Whithall Smith, Brother Lawrence, Charles Wesley, Corrie ten Boom and others will help readers reflecDevotional and spiritual writings from over 100 heroes and heroines of the faith are integrated with the complete Bible text in this inspiring devotional Bible. Insights from the hearts and minds of Christians through the centuries including C.S. Lewis, John Calvin, Hannah Whithall Smith, Brother Lawrence, Charles Wesley, Corrie ten Boom and others will help readers reflectively meditate on God's Word. A full year of weekday and weekend devotions in the form of stories, reflections, poetry, and hymns are with the Bible text. Summary descriptions of each major period in church history including characteristics, special concerns, and unique contributions are also included as well as reading plans, author biographies, subject index, and more.
/book/show/15793208-without-a-summer?from_search=true	Mary Robinette Kowal	Without a Summer (Glamourist Histories, #3)	Up-and-coming fantasist Mary Robinette Kowal enchanted fans with award-winning short stories and beloved novels featuring Regency pair Jane Ellsworth and Vincent. Inthe master glamourists return home, but in a world where magic is real, nothingeven the domestic sphereis quite what it seems.Jane and Vincentgo to Long Parkmeade to spend time with JanesUp-and-coming fantasist Mary Robinette Kowal enchanted fans with award-winning short stories and beloved novels featuring Regency pair Jane Ellsworth and Vincent. Inthe master glamourists return home, but in a world where magic is real, nothingeven the domestic sphereis quite what it seems.Jane and Vincentgo to Long Parkmeade to spend time with Janes family, but quickly turn restless. The year is unseasonably cold. No one wants to be outside and Mr. Ellsworth is concerned by theharvest, since a bad one may imperilMelodys dowry. And Melody has concerns of her own, given the inadequate selection of eligible bachelors. When Jane and Vincent receive a commission from a prominent family in London, they decide to take it, andtake Melody with them. They hopethe change of scenery will do her good and her marriage prospectsand moodwillbe brighter in London.Once there, talk is of nothing but thecrop failures caused by the cold and increased unemployment of the coldmongers, which haveprovoked riots in several cities to the north. With each passing day, its more difficult to avoid getting embroiled in the intrigue, none of which really helpsMelodys chances for romance.Its not long before Jane and Vincent realize that in addition to getting Melody to the church on time, they must take onone small task: solving a crisis of international proportions.
/book/show/20821027-the-invisible-history-of-the-human-race?from_search=true	Christine Kenneally	The Invisible History of the Human Race: How DNA and History Shape Our Identities and Our Futures	We are doomed to repeat history if we fail to learn from it, but how are we affected by the forces that are invisible to us? In, Christine Kenneally draws on cutting-edge research to reveal how both historical artifacts and DNA tell us wWe are doomed to repeat history if we fail to learn from it, but how are we affected by the forces that are invisible to us? In, Christine Kenneally draws on cutting-edge research to reveal how both historical artifacts and DNA tell us where we come from and where we may be going. While some books explore our genetic inheritance and popular television shows celebrate ancestry, this is the first book to explore how everything from DNA to emotions to names and the stories that form our lives are all part of our human legacy. This book shows how trust is inherited in Africa, silence is passed down in Tasmania, and how the history of nations is written in our DNA. From fateful, ancient encounters to modern mass migrations and medical diagnoses, Kenneally explains how the forces that shaped the history of the world ultimately shape each human who inhabits it.is a deeply researched, carefully crafted, and provocative perspective on how our stories, psychology, and genetics affect our past and our future.
/book/show/20893481-the-churchill-factor?from_search=true	Boris Johnson	The Churchill Factor: How One Man Made History	On the fiftieth anniversary of Churchills death, Boris Johnson celebrates the singular brilliance of one of the most important leaders of the twentieth century. Taking on the myths and misconceptions along with the outsized reality, he portraOn the fiftieth anniversary of Churchills death, Boris Johnson celebrates the singular brilliance of one of the most important leaders of the twentieth century. Taking on the myths and misconceptions along with the outsized reality, he portrayswith characteristic wit and passiona man of contagious bravery, breathtaking eloquence, matchless strategizing, and deep humanity.Fearless on the battlefield, Churchill had to be ordered by the king to stay out of action on D-Day; he pioneered aerial bombing and few could match his experience in organizing violence on a colossal scale, yet he hated war and scorned politicians who had not experienced its horrors. He was the most famous journalist of his time and perhaps the greatest orator of all time, despite a lisp and chronic depression he kept at bay by painting. His maneuvering positioned America for entry into World War II, even as it ushered in Englands post-war decline. His openmindedness made him a trailblazer in health care, education, and social welfare, though he remained incorrigibly politically incorrect. Most of all, he was a rebuttal to the idea that history is the story of vast and impersonal forces; he is proof that one personintrepid, ingenious, determinedcan make all the difference.
/book/show/376067.Coal?from_search=true	Barbara Freese	Coal: A Human History	In this remarkable book, Barbara Freese takes us on a rich historical journey that begins hundreds of millions of years ago and spans the globe. Prized as the best stone in Britain by Roman invaders who carved jewelry out of it, coal has transformed societies, expanded frontiers, and sparked social movements, and still powers our electric grid. Yet coals world-changingIn this remarkable book, Barbara Freese takes us on a rich historical journey that begins hundreds of millions of years ago and spans the globe. Prized as the best stone in Britain by Roman invaders who carved jewelry out of it, coal has transformed societies, expanded frontiers, and sparked social movements, and still powers our electric grid. Yet coals world-changing power has come at a tremendous price, including centuries of blackening our skies and lungsand now the dangerous warming of our global climate. Ranging from the great stinking fogs of London to the rat-infested coal mines of Pennsylvania, from the impoverished slums of Manchester to the toxic streets of Beijing,is a captivating narrative about an ordinary substance with an extraordinary impact on human civilization.
/book/show/194527.A_History_of_Western_Music?from_search=true	Donald Jay Grout J. Peter Burkholder Claude V. Palisca	A History of Western Music	Maintaining the authority and breadth of coverage that have always defined this classic text, J. Peter BurkhoMaintaining the authority and breadth of coverage that have always defined this classic text, J. Peter Burkholder has meticulously revised and restructured the text to make it more accessible for todays students. This revision places a stronger emphasis on social and historical context and adds substantially expanded pedagogy and striking four-color design.
/book/show/13484866-austerity?from_search=true	Mark Blyth	Austerity: The History of a Dangerous Idea	Politicians today in both Europe and the United States have succeeded in casting government spending as reckless wastefulness that has made the economy worse. In contrast, they have advanced a policy of draconian budget cuts - austerity - to solve the financial crisis. We are told that we have all lived beyond our means and now need to tighten out belts. This view conveniePoliticians today in both Europe and the United States have succeeded in casting government spending as reckless wastefulness that has made the economy worse. In contrast, they have advanced a policy of draconian budget cuts - austerity - to solve the financial crisis. We are told that we have all lived beyond our means and now need to tighten out belts. This view conveniently forgets where all that debt came from. Not from an orgy of government spending, but as the direct result of bailing out, recapitalizing, and adding liquidity to the broken banking system. Through these actions private debt was rechristened as government debt while those responsible for generating it walked away scot free, placing the blame on the state, and the burden on the taxpayer.That burden now takes the form of a global turn to austerity, the policy of reducing domestic wages and prices to restore competitiveness and balance the budget. The problem, according to political economist Mark Blyth, is that austerity is a very dangerous idea. First of all, it doesn't work. As the past four years and countless historical examples from the last 100 years show, while it makes sense for any one state to try and cut its way to growth, it simply cannot work when all states try it simultaneously: all we do is shrink the economy. In the worst case, austerity policies worsened the Great Depression and created the conditions for seizures of power by forces responsible for the Second World War: the Nazis and the Japanese military establishment. As Blyth amply demonstrates, the arguments for austerity are tenuous and the evidence thin. Rather than expanding growth and opportunity, the repeated revival of this dead economic idea has almost always led to low growth along with increases in wealth and income inequality. Austerity demolishes the conventional wisdom, marshaling an army of facts to demand that we recognize austerity for what it is, and what it costs us.
/book/show/604062.A_History_of_the_Vikings?from_search=true	Gwyn Jones	A History of the Vikings	This text discusses the Vikings and their realm; the lands of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. It includes a discussion of their civilization and culture, and their many sided achievements at home and abroad. A narrative follows their development, from pre-historic legend to symbolic defeat in 1066.
/book/show/16248264-american-gun?from_search=true	Chris Kyle William Doyle	American Gun: A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms	
/book/show/324494.The_Great_Mortality?from_search=true	John     Kelly	The Great Mortality: An Intimate History of the Black Death, the Most Devastating Plague of All Time	Non-fiction book about the history of the black death, the most devastating plague of all time.
/book/show/453589.The_Federalist_with_Letters_of_Brutus?from_search=true	Alexander Hamilton James Madison John Jay	The Federalist with Letters of Brutus	The Federalist represents one side of one of the most momentous political debates ever conducted: whether to ratify, or to reject, the newly drafted American constitution. This authoritative new edition presents complete texts for all of the eighty-five Federalist papers, along with the sixteen letters of Brutus, the unknown New York Antifederalist. Each paper is systemaThe Federalist represents one side of one of the most momentous political debates ever conducted: whether to ratify, or to reject, the newly drafted American constitution. This authoritative new edition presents complete texts for all of the eighty-five Federalist papers, along with the sixteen letters of Brutus, the unknown New York Antifederalist. Each paper is systematically cross-referenced to the other, and both to the appended Articles of Confederation and U.S. Constitution. Terence Ball's editing skills enhance the accessibility of a classic of political thought in action.
/book/show/26308512-lies-damned-lies-and-history?from_search=true	Jodi Taylor	Lies, Damned Lies, and History (The Chronicles of St Mary's, #7)	'I've done some stupid things in my time. I've been reckless. I've broken a few rules. But never before have I ruined so many lives or left such a trail of destruction behind me.'As Max would be the first to admit, she's never been one for rules. They tend to happen to other people. But this time she's gone too far and everyone is paying the price.Grounded until the end of'I've done some stupid things in my time. I've been reckless. I've broken a few rules. But never before have I ruined so many lives or left such a trail of destruction behind me.'As Max would be the first to admit, she's never been one for rules. They tend to happen to other people. But this time she's gone too far and everyone is paying the price.Grounded until the end of time, how can she ever put things right?
/book/show/40003.The_History_of_Rome_Books_XXI_XXX?from_search=true	Livy Aubrey de Slincourt (Translator) Betty Radice (Introduction)	The History of Rome, Books XXI-XXX: The War With Hannibal	It is Livy (59 BC-AD 17) who re-creates for us in vivid detail the terrible events of the Second Punic War, down to the Battle of Zama (202 BC). It is Livy who shows us the immense armies of Hannibal, elephants and all, crossing the Alps (still regarded as a near-miraculous feat by historians), the panic as Hannibal approached the gates of Rome, the decimation of the RomanIt is Livy (59 BC-AD 17) who re-creates for us in vivid detail the terrible events of the Second Punic War, down to the Battle of Zama (202 BC). It is Livy who shows us the immense armies of Hannibal, elephants and all, crossing the Alps (still regarded as a near-miraculous feat by historians), the panic as Hannibal approached the gates of Rome, the decimation of the Roman army in thick fog at the Battle of Lake Trasimene. But, above all, it is the clash of personalities that fascinate him: the great debates in the Senate, the series of Roman generals who prove no match for Hannibal, the historic meeting between Scipio and Hannibal before the decisive battle. Livy never hesitated to introduce drama and moral lessons into hisin the ten books dealing with the war with Hannibal, he had an immense theme worthy of his immense talents.
/book/show/403447.The_History_of_the_Franks?from_search=true	Gregory of Tours Lewis Thorpe (Translator)	The History of the Franks	Written following the collapse of Rome's secular control over western Europe, the History of Gregory (c. AD 539 594) is a fascinating exploration of the events that shaped sixth-century France. This volume contains all ten books from the work, the last seven of which provide an in-depth description of Gregory's own era, in which he played an important role as Bishop of TouWritten following the collapse of Rome's secular control over western Europe, the History of Gregory (c. AD 539 594) is a fascinating exploration of the events that shaped sixth-century France. This volume contains all ten books from the work, the last seven of which provide an in-depth description of Gregory's own era, in which he played an important role as Bishop of Tours. With skill and eloquence, Gregory brings the age vividly to life, as he relates the exploits of missionaries, martyrs, kings and queens including the quarrelling sons of Lothar I, and the ruthless Queen Fredegund, third wife of Chilperic. Portraying an age of staggering cruelty and rapid change, this is a powerful depiction of the turbulent progression of faith at a time of political and social chaos.
/book/show/3342.The_Big_Oyster?from_search=true	Mark Kurlansky	The Big Oyster: History on the Half Shell	Award-winning author Mark Kurlansky tells the remarkable story of New York by following the trajectory of one of its most fascinating inhabitantsthe oyster.For centuries New York was famous for this particular shellfish, which until the early 1900s played such a dominant a role in the citys life that the abundant bivalves were Gothams most celebrated export, a staple foAward-winning author Mark Kurlansky tells the remarkable story of New York by following the trajectory of one of its most fascinating inhabitantsthe oyster.For centuries New York was famous for this particular shellfish, which until the early 1900s played such a dominant a role in the citys life that the abundant bivalves were Gothams most celebrated export, a staple food for all classes, and a natural filtration system for the citys congested waterways.Filled with cultural, historical, and culinary insightalong with historic recipes, maps, drawings, and photosthis dynamic narrative sweeps readers from the seventeenth-century founding of New York to the death of its oyster beds and the rise of Americas environmentalist movement, from the oyster cellars of the rough-and-tumble Five Points slums to Manhattans Gilded Age dining chambers. With, Mark Kurlansky serves up history at its most engrossing, entertaining, and delicious.
/book/show/185540.The_Fate_of_Africa?from_search=true	Martin Meredith	The Fate of Africa: A History of Fifty Years of Independence	The fortunes of Africa have changed dramatically in the fifty years since the independence era began. As Europe's colonial powers withdrew, dozens of new states were launched amid much jubilation and to the world's applause. African leaders stepped forward with energy and enthusiasm to tackle the problems of development and nation-building, boldly proclaiming their hopesThe fortunes of Africa have changed dramatically in the fifty years since the independence era began. As Europe's colonial powers withdrew, dozens of new states were launched amid much jubilation and to the world's applause. African leaders stepped forward with energy and enthusiasm to tackle the problems of development and nation-building, boldly proclaiming their hopes of establishing new societies that might offer inspiration to the world at large. The circumstances seemed auspicious. Independence came in the midst of an economic boom. On the world stage, African states excited the attention of the world's rival power blocs; in the Cold War era, the position that each newly independent state adopted in its relations with the West or the East was viewed as a matter of crucial importance. Africa was considered too valuable a prize to lose. Today, Africa is spoken of only in pessimistic terms. The sum of its misfortunes - its wars, its despotisms, its corruption, its droughts - is truly daunting. No other area of the world arouses such a sense of foreboding. Few states have managed to escape the downward spiral: Botswana stands out as a unique example of an enduring multi-party democracy; South Africa, after narrowly avoiding revolution, has emerged in the post-apartheid era as a well-managed democratic state. But most African countries are effectively bankrupt, prone to civil strife, subject to dictatorial rule, weighted down by debt, and heavily dependent on Western assistance for survival. So what went wrong? What happened to this vast continent, so rich in resources, culture and history, to bring it so close to destitution and despair in the space of two generations? Focusing on the key personalities, events and themes of the independence era, Martin Meredith's narrative history seeks to explore and explain the myriad problems that Africa has faced in the past half-century, and faces still. The Fate of Africa is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how it came to this  and what, if anything, is to be done.
/book/show/27833494-dark-money?from_search=true	Jane Mayer	Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right	Why is America living in an age of profound economic inequality? Why, despite the desperate need to address climate change, have even modest environmental efforts been defeated again and again? Why have protections for employees been decimated? Why do hedge-fund billionaires pay a far lower tax rate than middle-class workers?The conventional answer is that a popular uprisiWhy is America living in an age of profound economic inequality? Why, despite the desperate need to address climate change, have even modest environmental efforts been defeated again and again? Why have protections for employees been decimated? Why do hedge-fund billionaires pay a far lower tax rate than middle-class workers?The conventional answer is that a popular uprising against big government led to the ascendancy of a broad-based conservative movement. But as Jane Mayer shows in this powerful, meticulously reported history, a network of exceedingly wealthy people with extreme libertarian views bankrolled a systematic, step-by-step plan to fundamentally alter the American political system.The network has brought together some of the richest people on the planet. Their core beliefsthat taxes are a form of tyranny; that government oversight of business is an assault on freedomare sincerely held. But these beliefs also advance their personal and corporate interests: Many of their companies have run afoul of federal pollution, worker safety, securities, and tax laws.The chief figures in the network are Charles and David Koch, whose father made his fortune in part by building oil refineries in Stalins Russia and Hitlers Germany. The patriarch later was a founding member of the John Birch Society, whose politics were so radical it believed Dwight Eisenhower was a communist. The brothers were schooled in a political philosophy that asserted the only role of government is to provide security and to enforce property rights.When libertarian ideas proved decidedly unpopular with voters, the Koch brothers and their allies chose another path. If they pooled their vast resources, they could fund an interlocking array of organizations that could work in tandem to influence and ultimately control academic institutions, think tanks, the courts, statehouses, Congress, and, they hoped, the presidency. Richard Mellon Scaife, the mercurial heir to banking and oil fortunes, had the brilliant insight that most of their political activities could be written off as tax-deductible philanthropy.These organizations were given innocuous names such as Americans for Prosperity. Funding sources were hidden whenever possible. This process reached its apotheosis with the allegedly populist Tea Party movement, abetted mightily by thedecisiona case conceived of by legal advocates funded by the network.The political operatives the network employs are disciplined, smart, and at times ruthless. Mayer documents instances in which people affiliated with these groups hired private detectives to impugn whistle-blowers, journalists, and even government investigators. And their efforts have been remarkably successful. Libertarian views on taxes and regulation, once far outside the mainstream and still rejected by most Americans, are ascendant in the majority of state governments, the Supreme Court, and Congress. Meaningful environmental, labor, finance, and tax reforms have been stymied.Jane Mayer spent five years conducting hundreds of interviews-including with several sources within the network-and scoured public records, private papers, and court proceedings in reporting this book. In a taut and utterly convincing narrative, she traces the byzantine trail of the billions of dollars spent by the network and provides vivid portraits of the colorful figures behind the new American oligarchy.is a book that must be read by anyone who cares about the future of American democracy.
/book/show/5633081-rant?from_search=true	Chuck Palahniuk	Rant: The Oral History of Buster Casey	takes the form of an oral history of one Buster 'Rant' Casey, in which an assortment of friends, enemies, admirers, detractors and relations have their say on this (in Chuck Palahniuk's words) 'evil, gender-conflicted Forrest Gump character'.Buster Casey was every small kid born into a small town, searching for real thrills in a world of video games and action/adventutakes the form of an oral history of one Buster 'Rant' Casey, in which an assortment of friends, enemies, admirers, detractors and relations have their say on this (in Chuck Palahniuk's words) 'evil, gender-conflicted Forrest Gump character'.Buster Casey was every small kid born into a small town, searching for real thrills in a world of video games and action/adventure movies. Anyone who's ever kissed him would do well to seek treatment, for his recreational drug of choice is rabies and he gets bitten by black widow spiders for the priapic effect of their venom. The high school rebel who wins, Rant Casey escapes from his hometown of Middleton for the big city, where he becomes a leader of an urban demolition derby called Party Crashing where, on designated nights, the participants recognise each other by dressing their cars with tin-can tails and 'Just Married' toothpaste graffiti. (Or with 'forgotten' coffee mugs bolted to their car roofs or Christmas trees tied from bumper to bumper.) During specific windows of time, in limited areas of the city, Party Crashers look for the designated markings in order to stalk and crash into each other. It's in this violent, late-night hunting game that Casey meets three friends. And after his spectacular death, these friends gather the testimony needed to build an oral history of his short life. Their collected anecdotes explore the charges that his saliva infected hundreds and caused a silent, urban plague of rabies. But it's a plague that liberates his peers from being stuck in only one boring track through history...Expect hilarity, horror and blazing insight into the desperate and surreal contemporary human condition as only Chuck Palahniuk can deliver it. He's the post-millennial Jonathan Swift, the man to watch to learn what's -- coming next.
/book/show/10021420-sex-on-the-moon?from_search=true	Ben Mezrich	Sex on the Moon: The Amazing Story Behind the Most Audacious Heist in History	Thad Roberts, a fellow in a prestigious NASA program had an ideaa romantic, albeit crazy, idea. He wanted to give his girlfriend the moon. Literally.Thad convinced his girlfriend and another female accomplice, both NASA interns, to break into an impregnable laboratory at NASApast security checkpoints, an electronically locked door with cipher security codes, and cameraThad Roberts, a fellow in a prestigious NASA program had an ideaa romantic, albeit crazy, idea. He wanted to give his girlfriend the moon. Literally.Thad convinced his girlfriend and another female accomplice, both NASA interns, to break into an impregnable laboratory at NASApast security checkpoints, an electronically locked door with cipher security codes, and camera-lined hallwaysand help him steal the most precious objects in the world: the moon rocks.But what does one do with an item so valuable that its illegal even to own? And was Thad Robertsundeniably gifted, picked for one of the most competitive scientific posts imaginable, a possible astronautreally what he seemed?Mezrich has pored over thousands of pages of court records, FBI transcripts, and NASA documents and has interviewed most of the participants in the crime to reconstruct thisstyle heist, a madcap story of genius, love, and duplicity that reads like a Hollywood thrill ride.
/book/show/98542.American_Hardcore?from_search=true	Steven Blush George Petros (Editor)	American Hardcore: A Tribal History	Hardcore punk was an underground tribal movement created with anger and passion but ultimately destroyed by infighting and dissonance. This oral history includes photographs, discographies, and a complete national perspective on the genre.
/book/show/20874684-a-voice-from-the-dust?from_search=true	Joseph Smith Jr. Genet Bingham Dee (Editor)	A Voice from the Dust: A Sacred History of Ancient Americans	Hardcover book
/book/show/20758028-fields-of-blood?from_search=true	Karen Armstrong	Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence	For the first time in American history, religious self-identification is on the decline. Some have cited a perception that began to grow after September 11, 2001-that faith in general is a source of aggression, intolerance, and divisiveness, somethingFor the first time in American history, religious self-identification is on the decline. Some have cited a perception that began to grow after September 11, 2001-that faith in general is a source of aggression, intolerance, and divisiveness, something bad for society. But how accurate is that view? And does it apply equally to all faiths? In these troubled times, we risk basing decisions of real and dangerous consequence on mistaken understandings of the faiths around us, in our immediate community as well as globally. And so, with her deep learning and sympathetic understanding, Karen Armstrong examines the impulse toward violence in each of the world's great religions. The comparative approach is new: while there have been plenty of books on jihad or the Crusades, for example this one lays the Christian and the Islamic way of war side by side, along with those of Buddhism, Hinduism, Confucianism, Daoism, and Judaism. Each of these faiths arose in an agrarian society with plenty of motivation for violence: landowners had to lord it over peasants, and warfare was essential to increase one's landholdings, the only real source of wealth before the great age of trade and commerce. In each context, it fell to the priestly class to legitimate the actions of the state. And so the martial ethos became bound up with the sacred. At the same time, however, the faiths developed ideologies that ran counter to the warrior code: around sages, prophets, and mystics within each tradition there grew up communities that represented a protest against the injustice and violence endemic to agrarian society. This book explores the symbiosis of these two impulses and its development as these confessional faiths came of age. But modernity has also been spectacularly violent, and so Armstrong goes on to show how and in what measure religions, in their relative maturity, came to absorb modern belligerence-and what hope there might be for peace among believers in our time.
/book/show/88456.The_True_History_of_Chocolate?from_search=true	Sophie D. Coe Michael D. Coe	The True History of Chocolate	Cultivated by slaves, consumed by the elite, paid out as a tribute to conquerors, this tale of one of the world's favourite foods draws upon botany, archaeology, socio-economics and culinary history to provide a complete history of chocolate, beginning 3000 years ago in the jungles of Mexico. The book also includes quotations and old recipes,
/book/show/6449638-born-round?from_search=true	Frank Bruni	Born Round: The Secret History of a Full-time Eater	restaurant critic's heartbreaking and hilarious account of how he learned to love food just enough after decades of wrestling with his weightFrank Bruni was born round. Round as in stout, chubby, and hungry, always and endlessly hungry. He grew up in a big, loud Italian family in White Plains, New York, where meals were epic, outsize affairs. At those merestaurant critic's heartbreaking and hilarious account of how he learned to love food just enough after decades of wrestling with his weightFrank Bruni was born round. Round as in stout, chubby, and hungry, always and endlessly hungry. He grew up in a big, loud Italian family in White Plains, New York, where meals were epic, outsize affairs. At those meals, he demonstrated one of his foremost qualifications for his future career: an epic, outsize appetite for food. But his relationship with eating was tricky, and his difficulties with managing it began early.When he was named the restaurant critic for thein 2004, he knew enough to be nervous. He would be performing one of the most closely watched tasks in the epicurean universe; a bumpy ride was inevitable, especially for someone whose writing beforehand had focused on politics, presidential campaigns, and the Pope.But as he tackled his new role as one of the most loved and hated tastemakers in the New York restaurant world, he also had to make sense of a decades-long love-hate affair with food, which had been his enemy as well as his friend. Now hed have to face down this enemy at meal after indulgent meal. His Italian grandmother had often said, Born round, you dont die square. Would he fall back into his worst old habits? Or had he established a truce with the food on his plate?In tracing the highly unusual path Bruni traveled to become a restaurant critic,tells the captivating story of an unpredictable journalistic odyssey and provides an unflinching account of one persons tumultuous, often painful lifelong struggle with his weight. How does a committed eater embrace food without being undone by it?will speak to every hungry hedonist who has ever had to rein in an appetite to avoid letting out a waistband, and it will delight anyone interested in matters of family, matters of the heart, and the big role food plays in both.
/book/show/225909.Virgin?from_search=true	Hanne Blank	Virgin: The Untouched History	Why has an indefinable state of being commanded the attention and fascination of the human race since the dawn of time? In, Hanne Blank brings us a revolutionary, rich and entertaining survey of an astonishing untouched history.From the simple task of determining what constitutes its loss to why it matters to us in the first place, Blank gets to the heart of why weWhy has an indefinable state of being commanded the attention and fascination of the human race since the dawn of time? In, Hanne Blank brings us a revolutionary, rich and entertaining survey of an astonishing untouched history.From the simple task of determining what constitutes its loss to why it matters to us in the first place, Blank gets to the heart of why we even care about it in the first place. She tackles the reality of what we do and don't know about virginity and provides a sweeping tour of virgins in history--from virgin martyrs to Queen Elizabeth to billboards in downtown Baltimore telling young women it's not a dirty word.proves, as well, how utterly contemporary the topic is--the butt of innumerable jokes, center of spiritual mysteries, locus of teenage angst, popular genre for pornography and nucleus around which the world's most powerful government has created an unprecedented abstinence policy. In this fascinating work, Hanne Blank shows for the first time why this is, and why everything we think we know about virginity is wrong.
/book/show/137852.Four_Seasons_in_Rome?from_search=true	Anthony Doerr	Four Seasons in Rome: On Twins, Insomnia, and the Biggest Funeral in the History of the World	Anthony Doerr has received many awards -- from the New York Public Library, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the American Library Association. Then came the Rome Prize, one of the most prestigious awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and with it a stipend and a writing studio in Rome for a year. Doerr learned of the award the day he and his wife reAnthony Doerr has received many awards -- from the New York Public Library, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the American Library Association. Then came the Rome Prize, one of the most prestigious awards from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and with it a stipend and a writing studio in Rome for a year. Doerr learned of the award the day he and his wife returned from the hospital with newborn twins.Exquisitely observed, Four Seasons in Rome describes Doerr's varied adventures in one of the most enchanting cities in the world. He reads Pliny, Dante, and Keats -- the chroniclers of Rome who came before him -- and visits the piazzas, temples, and ancient cisterns they describe. He attends the vigil of a dying Pope John Paul II and takes his twins to the Pantheon in December to wait for snow to fall through the oculus. He and his family are embraced by the butchers, grocers, and bakers of the neighborhood, whose clamor of stories and idiosyncratic child-rearing advice is as compelling as the city itself.This intimate and revelatory book is a celebration of Rome, a wondrous look at new parenthood, and a fascinating story of a writer's craft -- the process by which he transforms what he sees and experiences into sentences.
/book/show/17674972-a-history-of-the-world-in-12-maps?from_search=true	Jerry Brotton	A History of the World in 12 Maps	In this masterful study, historian and cartography expert Jerry Brotton explores a dozen of historys most influential maps, from stone tablet to vibrant computer screen. Starting with Ptolemy, father of modern geography, and ending with satellite cartography,In this masterful study, historian and cartography expert Jerry Brotton explores a dozen of historys most influential maps, from stone tablet to vibrant computer screen. Starting with Ptolemy, father of modern geography, and ending with satellite cartography,brings maps from classical Greece, Renaissance Europe, and the Islamic and Buddhist worlds to life and reveals their influence on how weliterallylook at our present world.As Brotton shows, the long road to our present geographical reality was rife with controversy, manipulation, and special interests trumping science. Through the centuries maps have been wielded to promote any number of imperial, religious, and economic agendas, and have represented the idiosyncratic and uneasy fusion of science and subjectivity. Brotton also conjures the worlds that produced these notable works of cartography and tells the stories of those who created, used, and misused them for their own ends.
/book/show/37564.A_Different_Mirror?from_search=true	Ronald Takaki	A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America	A dramatic retelling of our nation's past by today's preeminent multiculturalism scholar, Ronald Takaki, this book examines America's history in a different mirror-from the perspective of the minority peoples themselves. Beginning with the colonization of the New World and ending with the Los Angeles riots of 1992, this book recounts the history of America in the voiceA dramatic retelling of our nation's past by today's preeminent multiculturalism scholar, Ronald Takaki, this book examines America's history in a different mirror-from the perspective of the minority peoples themselves. Beginning with the colonization of the New World and ending with the Los Angeles riots of 1992, this book recounts the history of America in the voices of the non-Anglo peoples of the United States-Native Americans, African Americans, Jews, Irish Americans, Asian Americans, Latinos, and others-groups who helped create this country's rich mosaic culture. In this significant work of scholarship, Professor Takaki grapples with the raw truth of American history and examines the ultimate question of what it means to be an American.
/book/show/261228.A_History_of_My_Times?from_search=true	Xenophon Rex Warner (Translator) George Cawkwell (Introduction)	A History of My Times	Thucydides' magisterial history told of the unhappy conflict of Greeks against the Greeks in the Peloponnesian War, but his narrative broke off in 411 B.C., seven years before the end, and Greeks were to continue fighting one another for many more years. Xenophon continues the account to 362 B.C. These years saw Athens humbled by Sparta; Sparta humbled by Athens and her foThucydides' magisterial history told of the unhappy conflict of Greeks against the Greeks in the Peloponnesian War, but his narrative broke off in 411 B.C., seven years before the end, and Greeks were to continue fighting one another for many more years. Xenophon continues the account to 362 B.C. These years saw Athens humbled by Sparta; Sparta humbled by Athens and her former ally, Thebes; Athens ground down again by the military genius of the Theban Epaminondas, taking on both Athens and Sparta; and behind the scenes the might of Persia, intervening now on one side, now on another.
/book/show/92005.The_Shaping_of_Middle_Earth?from_search=true	J.R.R. Tolkien Christopher Tolkien (Editor)	The Shaping of Middle-Earth (The History of Middle-Earth, #4)	The fourth volume that contains the early myths and legends which led to the writing of Tolkien's epic tale of war, The Silmarillion.
/book/show/534304.The_Power_of_Babel?from_search=true	John McWhorter	The Power of Babel: A Natural History of Language	There are approximately six thousand languages on Earth today, each a descendant of the tongue first spoken by Homo sapiens some 150,000 years ago. While laying out how languages mix and mutate over time, linguistics professor John McWhorter reminds us of the variety within the species that speaks them, and argues that, contrary to popular perception, language is not immutThere are approximately six thousand languages on Earth today, each a descendant of the tongue first spoken by Homo sapiens some 150,000 years ago. While laying out how languages mix and mutate over time, linguistics professor John McWhorter reminds us of the variety within the species that speaks them, and argues that, contrary to popular perception, language is not immutable and hidebound, but a living, dynamic entity that adapts itself to an ever-changing human environment.Full of humor and imaginative insight,draws its illustrative examples from languages around the world, including pidgins, Creoles, and nonstandard dialects.
/book/show/13418346-breasts?from_search=true	Florence   Williams	Breasts: A Natural and Unnatural History	Did you know that breast milk contains substances similar to cannabis? Or that its sold on the Internet for 262 times the price of oil? Feted and fetishized, the breast is an evolutionary masterpiece. But in the modern world, the breast is changing. Breasts are getting bigger, arriving earlier, and attracting newfangled chemicals. Increasingly, the odds are stacked againsDid you know that breast milk contains substances similar to cannabis? Or that its sold on the Internet for 262 times the price of oil? Feted and fetishized, the breast is an evolutionary masterpiece. But in the modern world, the breast is changing. Breasts are getting bigger, arriving earlier, and attracting newfangled chemicals. Increasingly, the odds are stacked against us in the struggle with breast cancer, even among men. What makes breasts so mercurialand so vulnerable?In this informative and highly entertaining account, intrepid science reporter Florence Williams sets out to uncover the latest scientific findings from the fields of anthropology, biology, and medicine. Her investigation follows the life cycle of the breast from puberty to pregnancy to menopause, taking her from a plastic surgeons office where she learns about the importance of cup size in Texas to the laboratory where she discovers the presence of environmental toxins in her own breast milk. The result is a fascinating exploration of where breasts came from, where they have ended up, and what we can do to save them.
/book/show/15798316-the-borgias?from_search=true	G.J. Meyer	The Borgias: The Hidden History	Forget everything you think you know about the most infamous family of the Italian Renaissance-here in every colorful detail is the real story of the Borgias and their indelible, tumultuous world, written by the gifted author of the acclaimedandand timed to coincide with the upcoming new season of the celebrated Showtime series,.MeetForget everything you think you know about the most infamous family of the Italian Renaissance-here in every colorful detail is the real story of the Borgias and their indelible, tumultuous world, written by the gifted author of the acclaimedandand timed to coincide with the upcoming new season of the celebrated Showtime series,.Meet Rodrigo Borgia-Pope Alexander VI; Cesare Borgia-the reputed model for Machiavelli's The Prince; Lucrezia; and Juan-the members of one of the most notorious families in European history. Epic in scope and set against the beautifully rendered backdrop of Renaissance Italy,is a thrilling new depiction of these celebrated personalities and an era unsurpassed in beauty, terror, and intrigue.
/book/show/1878.The_History_of_Sexuality_Volume_2?from_search=true	Michel Foucault Robert Hurley (Translator)	The History of Sexuality, Volume 2: The Use of Pleasure	In this sequel to, the brilliantly original French thinker who died in 1984 gives an analysis of how the ancient Greeks perceived sexuality.ThroughoutFoucault analyzes an irresistible array of ancient Greek texts on eroticism as he tries to answer basic questions: How in the West did sexual experienIn this sequel to, the brilliantly original French thinker who died in 1984 gives an analysis of how the ancient Greeks perceived sexuality.ThroughoutFoucault analyzes an irresistible array of ancient Greek texts on eroticism as he tries to answer basic questions: How in the West did sexual experience become a moral issue? And why were other appetites of the body, such as hunger, and collective concerns, such as civic duty, not subjected to the numberless rules and regulations and judgments that have defined, if not confined, sexual behavior?
/book/show/15814588-a-history-of-the-world?from_search=true	Andrew Marr	A History of the World	From the earliest civilizations to the 21st century, a global journey through human history, tieing-in with a major BBC television series.Andrew Marr, author of two bestselling histories of Great Britain now turns his attention to the world as a whole.takes readers from the Mayans to Mongolia, from the kingdom of Benin to the court of the JagiFrom the earliest civilizations to the 21st century, a global journey through human history, tieing-in with a major BBC television series.Andrew Marr, author of two bestselling histories of Great Britain now turns his attention to the world as a whole.takes readers from the Mayans to Mongolia, from the kingdom of Benin to the court of the Jagiellonian kings of Poland. Traditional histories of this kind have tended to be Eurocentric, telling mankind's story through tales of Greece and Rome and the crowned heads of Europe's oldest monarchies. Here, Marr widens the lens, concentrating as much, if not more on the Americas, Africa, and Asia. Instead of focusing on one episode of history taking place in one place, he draws surprising parallels and makes fascinating connections, focusing on a key incident or episode to tell a larger story: for instance, the liberation of the serfs in Russia, which took place at the same time as the American Civil War, which resulted in the abolition of slavery in the U.S. But he begins the account with an episode in the life of Tolstoy, who racked up huge gambling debts and had to sell land and slaves as a result.Fresh and exciting, this is popular history at its very best.
/book/show/6452811-the-imperial-cruise?from_search=true	James D. Bradley	The Imperial Cruise: A Secret History of Empire and War	In 1905 President Teddy Roosevelt dispatched Secretary of War William Taft, his gun-toting daughter Alice and a gaggle of congressmen on a mission to Japan, the Philippines, China, and Korea. There, they would quietly forge a series of agreements that divided up Asia. At the time, Roosevelt was bully-confident about America's future on the continent. But these secret pactsIn 1905 President Teddy Roosevelt dispatched Secretary of War William Taft, his gun-toting daughter Alice and a gaggle of congressmen on a mission to Japan, the Philippines, China, and Korea. There, they would quietly forge a series of agreements that divided up Asia. At the time, Roosevelt was bully-confident about America's future on the continent. But these secret pacts lit the fuse that would--decades later--result in a number of devastating wars: WWII, the Korean War, the communist revolution in China. One hundred years later, James Bradley retraces that epic voyage and discovers the remarkable truth about America's vast imperial past--and its world-shaking consequences. Full of fascinating characters and brilliantly told, The Imperial Cruise will forever reshape the way we understand U.S. history.Contents:History repeating --Civilization follows the Sun --Benevolent intentions --Pacific Negroes --Haoles --Honorary Aryans --Playing Roosevelt's game --The Japanese Monroe Doctrine for Asia --The imperial cruise --Roosevelt's open and closed doors --Incognito in Japan --Sellout in Seoul --Following the Sun --
/book/show/19101505-bel-ami-or-the-history-of-a-scoundrel-a-novel?from_search=true	Guy de Maupassant	Bel Ami, Or, the History of a Scoundrel A Novel	This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
/book/show/189598.History_and_Class_Consciousness?from_search=true	Gyrgy Lukcs Rodney Livingstone (Translator)	History and Class Consciousness: Studies in Marxist Dialectics	This is the first time one of the most important of Lukacs' early theoretical writings, published in Germany in 1923, has been made available in English. The book consists of a series of essays treating, among other topics, the definition of orthodox Marxism, the question of legality and illegality, Rosa Luxemburg as a Marxist, the changing function of Historic Marxism, clThis is the first time one of the most important of Lukacs' early theoretical writings, published in Germany in 1923, has been made available in English. The book consists of a series of essays treating, among other topics, the definition of orthodox Marxism, the question of legality and illegality, Rosa Luxemburg as a Marxist, the changing function of Historic Marxism, class consciousness, and the substantiation and consciousness of the Proletariat. Writing in 1968, on the occasion of the appearance of his collected works, Lukacs evaluated the influence of this book as follows:For the historical effect ofand also for the actuality of the present time one problem is of decisive importance: alienation, which is here treated for the first time since Marx as the central question of a revolutionary critique of capitalism, and whose historical as well as methodological origins are deeply rooted in Hegelian dialectic. It goes without saying that the problem was omnipresent. A few years afterwas published, it was moved into the focus of philosophical discussion by Heidegger in his, a place which it maintains to this day largely as a result of the position occupied by Sartre and his followers. The philologic question raised by L. Goldmann, who considered Heidegger's work partly as a polemic reply to my (admittedly unnamed) work, need not be discussed here. It suffices today to say that the problem was in the air, particularly if we analyze its background in detail in order to clarify its effect, the mixture of Marxist and Existentialist thought processes, which prevailed especially in France immediately after the Second World War. In this connection priorities, influences, and so on are not particularly significant. What is important is that the alienation of man was recognized and appreciated as the central problem of the time in which we live, by bourgeois as well as proletarian, by politically rightist and leftist thinkers. Thus,exerted a profound effect in the circles of the youthful intelligentsia.
/book/show/31694.The_History_of_England?from_search=true	Jane Austen Cassandra Austen (Illustrator) Deirdre Le Faye (Photographer)	The History of England	As a schoolgirl, Jane Austen must have suffered terribly under her lessons of English history. The sixteen-year-old finally took revenge and wrote her own history of the Kings and Queens of England. Containing thirteen mischievous portraits of the English Royals, this very entertaining--and incomparably unreliable--history book is illustrated by Mandy Schludt, whose previoAs a schoolgirl, Jane Austen must have suffered terribly under her lessons of English history. The sixteen-year-old finally took revenge and wrote her own history of the Kings and Queens of England. Containing thirteen mischievous portraits of the English Royals, this very entertaining--and incomparably unreliable--history book is illustrated by Mandy Schludt, whose previous work in illustration and book design received the distinguished Stiftung Buchkunst Prize in German (2005).
/book/show/449189.Like_People_in_History?from_search=true	Felice Picano	Like People in History	Cousins Roger and Alistair become lifelong friends when they meet as boys in 1954. They discover their homosexuality and their lives intersect against the backdrop of 20th-century gay culture, from the beachboy surfer days of the 1960s, to Greenwich Village AIDS activism in the 1990s.
/book/show/16077613-the-silent-history?from_search=true	Eli Horowitz Kevin Moffett Matthew Derby	The Silent History	from The Silent History website:The Silent History is a novel, written and designed specially for iPad and iPhone, that uses serialization, exploration, and collaboration to tell the story of a generation of unusual children.The story is presented in two forms: Testimonials and Field Reports.Testimonials are presented in the form of oral histories told by characters direfrom The Silent History website:The Silent History is a novel, written and designed specially for iPad and iPhone, that uses serialization, exploration, and collaboration to tell the story of a generation of unusual children.The story is presented in two forms: Testimonials and Field Reports.Testimonials are presented in the form of oral histories told by characters directly affected by the condition  parents, teachers, doctors, cult leaders, faith healers, and government officials, with unexpected intersections and unifying narratives. A new Testimonial will be revealed to subscribers daily.The Field Reports are short, site-specific accounts that deepen and expand the central narrative, written and edited in collaboration with the readers of the Testimonials. To access and comprehend a Field Report, the reader must be physically present in the location where the Report is set. Reports are deeply entwined with the particularities of their specific physical environments  the stains on the sidewalk, the view between the branches, a strangely ornate bannister, etc  so that the text and the actual setting support and enhance each other. Each of these reports can be read on its own, but they all interrelate and cohere within the larger narrative.
/book/show/12053371-straight?from_search=true	Hanne Blank	Straight: The Surprisingly Short History Of Heterosexuality	Like the typewriter and the light bulb, the heterosexual was invented in the 1860s and swiftly transformed Western culture. The idea of the heterosexual was unprecedented. After all, men and women had been having sex, marrying, building families, and sometimes even falling in love for millennia without having any special name for their emotions or acts. Yet, within halfLike the typewriter and the light bulb, the heterosexual was invented in the 1860s and swiftly transformed Western culture. The idea of the heterosexual was unprecedented. After all, men and women had been having sex, marrying, building families, and sometimes even falling in love for millennia without having any special name for their emotions or acts. Yet, within half a century, heterosexual had become a byword for normal, enshrined in law, medicine, psychiatry, and the media as a new gold standard for human experience. With an eclectic scope and fascinating detail,tells the eye-opening story of a complex and often contradictory man-made creation that turns out to be anything but straight or narrow.
/book/show/72066.The_Metaphysics_of_Morals?from_search=true	Immanuel Kant Mary J. Gregor (translator)	The Metaphysics of Morals	Kant's major work in applied moral philosophy deals with the basic principles of rights and of virtues. This edition is the only complete translation of the whole text, and includes extensive annotations on Kant's difficult and sometimes unfamiliar vocabulary.
/book/show/7282903-the-crusades?from_search=true	Thomas Asbridge	The Crusades: The Authoritative History of the War for the Holy Land	is an authoritative, accessible single-volume history of the brutal struggle for the Holy Land in the Middle Ages. Thomas Asbridgea renowned historian who writes with maximum vividness (Joan Acocella,)covers the years 1095 to 1291 in this big, ambitious, readable account of one of the most fascinating periods in history. From Richard the Liis an authoritative, accessible single-volume history of the brutal struggle for the Holy Land in the Middle Ages. Thomas Asbridgea renowned historian who writes with maximum vividness (Joan Acocella,)covers the years 1095 to 1291 in this big, ambitious, readable account of one of the most fascinating periods in history. From Richard the Lionheart to the mighty Saladin, from the emperors of Byzantium to the Knights Templar, Asbridges book is a magnificent epic of Holy War between the Christian and Islamic worlds, full of adventure, intrigue, and sweeping grandeur
/book/show/9824.Rats?from_search=true	Robert Sullivan	Rats: Observations on the History & Habitat of the City's Most Unwanted Inhabitants	The New York Times bestseller, now available in paperback with an all-new afterword by the author.Love them or loathe them, rats are here to stay-they are city dwellers as much as (or more than) we are, surviving on the effluvia of our society. In Rats, the critically acclaimed bestseller, Robert Sullivan spends a year investigating a rat-infested alley just a few blocks aThe New York Times bestseller, now available in paperback with an all-new afterword by the author.Love them or loathe them, rats are here to stay-they are city dwellers as much as (or more than) we are, surviving on the effluvia of our society. In Rats, the critically acclaimed bestseller, Robert Sullivan spends a year investigating a rat-infested alley just a few blocks away from Wall Street. Sullivan gets to know not just the beast but its friends and foes: the exterminators, the sanitation workers, the agitators and activists who have played their part in the centuries-old war between human city dweller and wild city rat. Sullivan looks deep into the largely unrecorded history of the city and its masses-its herds-of-rats-like mob. Funny, wise, sometimes disgusting but always compulsively readable, Rats earns its unlikely place alongside the great classics of nature writing.
/book/show/4018150-the-beats?from_search=true	Paul M. Buhle (Editor) Harvey Pekar Nancy J. Peters	The Beats: A Graphic History	The Beats: A Graphic History, those who were mad to live have come back to life through artwork as vibrant as the Beat movement itself. Told by the comic legend Harvey Pekar, his frequent artistic collaborator Ed Piskor, and a range of artists and writers, including the feminist comic creator Trina Robbins and the Mad magazine artist Peter Kuper, The Beats takes us on a wiThe Beats: A Graphic History, those who were mad to live have come back to life through artwork as vibrant as the Beat movement itself. Told by the comic legend Harvey Pekar, his frequent artistic collaborator Ed Piskor, and a range of artists and writers, including the feminist comic creator Trina Robbins and the Mad magazine artist Peter Kuper, The Beats takes us on a wild tour of a generation that, in the face of mainstream American conformity and conservatism, became known for its determined uprootedness, aggressive addictions, and startling creativity and experimentation.What began among a small circle of friends in New York and San Francisco during the late 1940s and early 1950s laid the groundwork for a literary explosion, and this striking anthology captures the storied era in all its incarnationsfrom the Benzedrine-fueled antics of Kerouac, Ginsberg, and Burroughs to the painting sessions of Jay DeFeos disheveled studio, from the jazz hipsters to the beatnik chicks, from Chicagos College of Complexes to San Franciscos famed City Lights bookstore. Snapshots of lesser-known poets and writers sit alongside frank and compelling looks at the Beats most recognizable faces. What emerges is a brilliant collage ofand tribute toa generation, in a form and style that is as original as its subject.
/book/show/1239374.Titanic?from_search=true	Don Lynch Ken Marschall (Paintings) Robert D. Ballard (Introduction)	Titanic: an Illustrated History	The story of the Titanic has mesmerized the world, and Titanic: An Illustrated History brings to life in full color and vivid detail the tragic story of the great ocean liner. It features the paintings of renowned Titanic artist Ken Marschall, which inspired director James Cameron to create the epic film -- winner of 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best DirecThe story of the Titanic has mesmerized the world, and Titanic: An Illustrated History brings to life in full color and vivid detail the tragic story of the great ocean liner. It features the paintings of renowned Titanic artist Ken Marschall, which inspired director James Cameron to create the epic film -- winner of 11 Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Director.
/book/show/7039762-a-history-of-scotland?from_search=true	Neil Oliver	A History Of Scotland	Scotland's history has been badly served over the years. Defined by its relationship to England, Scotland's popular history is full of near-mythical figures and tragic events, her past littered with defeat, failure and thwarted ambition. The martyrdom of William Wallace, the tragedy of Mary Queen of Scots and the forlorn cause of Bonnie Prince Charlie all give the impressiScotland's history has been badly served over the years. Defined by its relationship to England, Scotland's popular history is full of near-mythical figures and tragic events, her past littered with defeat, failure and thwarted ambition. The martyrdom of William Wallace, the tragedy of Mary Queen of Scots and the forlorn cause of Bonnie Prince Charlie all give the impression of 'poor' Scotland; a victim of misfortune, leading to the country's inevitable submission to the Auld Enemy. After the Union in 1707, Scotland's increasing reliance on England culminated in a crisis of confidence and identity that tortures the country to this day. But how accurate is this version of events? Using the very latest in historical research and by placing Scotland's story in the wider context of British, European and global history, some of the myths that pervade the past will be exploded to reveal a Scotland which forged its own destiny, often with success.
/book/show/24453.Witches_Midwives_and_Nurses?from_search=true	Barbara Ehrenreich Deirdre English	Witches, Midwives and Nurses: A History of Women Healers	Women have always been healers, and medicine has always been an arena of struggle between female practitioners and male professionals. This pamphlet explores two important phases in the male takeover of health care: the suppression of witches in medieval Europe and the rise of the male medical profession in the United States. The authors conclude that despite efforts toWomen have always been healers, and medicine has always been an arena of struggle between female practitioners and male professionals. This pamphlet explores two important phases in the male takeover of health care: the suppression of witches in medieval Europe and the rise of the male medical profession in the United States. The authors conclude that despite efforts to exclude them, the resurgence of women as healers should be a long-range goal of the womens movement.
/book/show/223045.Birth?from_search=true	Tina Cassidy	Birth: The Surprising History of How We Are Born	From evolution to the epidural and beyond, Tina Cassidy presents a lively, enlightening, and impeccably researched cultural history of how and why we are born the way we are.Women have been giving birth for millennia, so why is it that every cultureand every generationseems to have its own ideas about the best way to get a baby born? Among the topics that Tina Cassidy lFrom evolution to the epidural and beyond, Tina Cassidy presents a lively, enlightening, and impeccably researched cultural history of how and why we are born the way we are.Women have been giving birth for millennia, so why is it that every cultureand every generationseems to have its own ideas about the best way to get a baby born? Among the topics that Tina Cassidy looks at are: why birth can be so difficult (blame our ability to walk on two legs, for instance), where women deliver, how the perception of midwives has changed (they were once burned as witches), the lives of some famous obstetricians, and the many ways childbirth has been deadly (lots of blame to go around).is full of quirky details, startling facts, and tales both humorous and disturbingfrom men disguised as women to get into delivery rooms to a news flash about a woman giving herself a C-section.From Jessica Mitfords seminalto Mary Roachs, weve witnessed how millions of readers are fascinated by what happens at the end of life. Here is the riveting true story of how it begins.
/book/show/7091973-from-hell-with-love?from_search=true	Simon R. Green	From Hell with Love (Secret Histories, #4)	
/book/show/825690.Indian_Summer?from_search=true	Alex von Tunzelmann	Indian Summer: The Secret History of the End of an Empire	A re-creation of one of the key moments of twentieth-century history: the partition and independence of India, and the final days of the Raj.
/book/show/16156717-watersheds-of-world-history?from_search=true	John  L. Taylor	Watersheds of World History	Watersheds of World History is the story of the amazing path taken by the human race from monarchies to democracy and from mythology to reason. This is a kaleidoscope of human events to be enjoyed by everyone but especially by those who have little or no background in world history and would like to appreciate and understand how the fragments of major events form a unifiWatersheds of World History is the story of the amazing path taken by the human race from monarchies to democracy and from mythology to reason. This is a kaleidoscope of human events to be enjoyed by everyone but especially by those who have little or no background in world history and would like to appreciate and understand how the fragments of major events form a unified whole. Read the high reviews on Amazon.
/book/show/6287888-winesburg-ohio?from_search=true	Sherwood Anderson	Winesburg, Ohio: Intimate Histories of Everyday People	Winesburg, Ohio (1919) is Sherwood Anderson's masterpiece, a cycle of short stories concerning life in a small town at the end of the nineteenth century. At the center is George Willard, a young reporter who becomes the confidant of the town's solitary figures. Anderson's stories influenced countless American writers including Hemingway, Faulkner, Updike, Oates and Carver.Winesburg, Ohio (1919) is Sherwood Anderson's masterpiece, a cycle of short stories concerning life in a small town at the end of the nineteenth century. At the center is George Willard, a young reporter who becomes the confidant of the town's solitary figures. Anderson's stories influenced countless American writers including Hemingway, Faulkner, Updike, Oates and Carver. This new edition corrects errors made in earlier editions and takes into account major criticism and textual scholarship of the last several decades.
/book/show/225947.The_History_of_the_Ancient_World?from_search=true	Susan Wise Bauer	The History of the Ancient World: From the Earliest Accounts to the Fall of Rome	This is the first volume in a bold new series that tells the stories of all peoples, connecting historical events from Europe to the Middle East to the far coast of China, while still giving weight to the characteristics of each country.Susan Wise Bauer provides both sweeping scope and vivid attention to the individual lives that give flesh to abstract assertions about huThis is the first volume in a bold new series that tells the stories of all peoples, connecting historical events from Europe to the Middle East to the far coast of China, while still giving weight to the characteristics of each country.Susan Wise Bauer provides both sweeping scope and vivid attention to the individual lives that give flesh to abstract assertions about human history.Dozens of maps provide a clear geography of great events, while timelines give the reader an ongoing sense of the passage of years and cultural interconnection. This narrative history employs the methods of history from beneathliterature, epic traditions, private letters and accountsto connect kings and leaders with the lives of those they ruled. The result is an engrossing tapestry of human behavior from which we may draw conclusions about the direction of world events and the causes behind them.
/book/show/29044.The_Secret_History?from_search=true	Donna Tartt	The Secret History	Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. But when they go beyond the boundaries of normal morality they slip gradually from obsession to corruption and betrayal, and at last -Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New England college discover a way of thinking and living that is a world away from the humdrum existence of their contemporaries. But when they go beyond the boundaries of normal morality they slip gradually from obsession to corruption and betrayal, and at last - inexorably - into evil.
/book/show/21.A_Short_History_of_Nearly_Everything?from_search=true	Bill Bryson	A Short History of Nearly Everything	In Bryson's biggest book, he confronts his greatest challenge: to understandand, if possible, answerthe oldest, biggest questions we have posed about the universe and ourselves. Taking as territory everything from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization, Bryson seeks to understand how we got from there being nothing at all to there being us. To that end, he has attachedIn Bryson's biggest book, he confronts his greatest challenge: to understandand, if possible, answerthe oldest, biggest questions we have posed about the universe and ourselves. Taking as territory everything from the Big Bang to the rise of civilization, Bryson seeks to understand how we got from there being nothing at all to there being us. To that end, he has attached himself to a host of the worlds most advanced (and often obsessed) archaeologists, anthropologists, and mathematicians, travelling to their offices, laboratories, and field camps. He has read (or tried to read) their books, pestered them with questions, apprenticed himself to their powerful minds.is the record of this quest, and it is a sometimes profound, sometimes funny, and always supremely clear and entertaining adventure in the realms of human knowledge, as only Bill Bryson can render it. Science has never been more involving or entertaining.
/book/show/3869.A_Brief_History_of_Time?from_search=true	Stephen Hawking	A Brief History of Time	In the ten years since its publication in 1988, Stephen Hawking's classic work has become a landmark volume in scientific writing, with more than nine million copies in forty languages sold worldwide. That edition was on the cutting edge of what was then known about the origins and nature of the universe. But the intervening years have seen extraordinary advances in the teIn the ten years since its publication in 1988, Stephen Hawking's classic work has become a landmark volume in scientific writing, with more than nine million copies in forty languages sold worldwide. That edition was on the cutting edge of what was then known about the origins and nature of the universe. But the intervening years have seen extraordinary advances in the technology of observing both the micro- and the macrocosmic worlds. These observations have confirmed many of Professor Hawking's theoretical predictions in the first edition of his book, including the recent discoveries of the Cosmic Background Explorer satellite (COBE), which probed back in time to within 300,000 years of the universe's beginning and revealed wrinkles in the fabric of space-time that he had projected. Eager to bring to his original text the new knowledge revealed by these observations, as well as his own recent research, Professor Hawking has prepared a new introduction to the book, written an entirely new chapter on wormholes and time travel, and updated the chapters throughout.
/book/show/8908.World_War_Z?from_search=true	Max Brooks	World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War	The Zombie War came unthinkably close to eradicating humanity. Max Brooks, driven by the urgency of preserving the acid-etched first-hand experiences of the survivors from those apocalyptic years, traveled across the United States of America and throughout the world, from decimated cities that once teemed with upwards of thirty million souls to the most remote and inhospitThe Zombie War came unthinkably close to eradicating humanity. Max Brooks, driven by the urgency of preserving the acid-etched first-hand experiences of the survivors from those apocalyptic years, traveled across the United States of America and throughout the world, from decimated cities that once teemed with upwards of thirty million souls to the most remote and inhospitable areas of the planet. He recorded the testimony of men, women, and sometimes children who came face-to-face with the living, or at least the undead, hell of that dreadful time. World War Z is the result. Never before have we had access to a document that so powerfully conveys the depth of fear and horror, and also the ineradicable spirit of resistance, that gripped human society through the plague years.Ranging from the now infamous village of New Dachang in the United Federation of China, where the epidemiological trail began with the twelve-year-old Patient Zero, to the unnamed northern forests where untold numbers sought a terrible and temporary refuge in the cold, to the United States of Southern Africa, where the Redeker Plan provided hope for humanity at an unspeakable price, to the west-of-the-Rockies redoubt where the North American tide finally started to turn, this invaluable chronicle reflects the full scope and duration of the Zombie War.Most of all, the book captures with haunting immediacy the human dimension of this epochal event. Facing the often raw and vivid nature of these personal accounts requires a degree of courage on the part of the reader, but the effort is invaluable because, as Mr. Brooks says in his introduction, By excluding the human factor, aren't we risking the kind of personal detachment from history that may, heaven forbid, lead us one day to repeat it? And in the end, isn't the human factor the only true difference between us and the enemy we now refer to as 'the living dead'?
/book/show/2767.A_People_s_History_of_the_United_States?from_search=true	Howard Zinn	A People's History of the United States	Known for its lively, clear prose as well as its scholarly research,is the only volume to tell America's story from the point of view of - and in the words of - America's women, factory workers, African Americans, Native Americans, working poor, and immigrant laborers.
/book/show/3867.The_History_of_Love?from_search=true	Nicole Krauss	The History of Love	Fourteen-year-old Alma Singer is trying to find a cure for her mother's loneliness. Believing she might discover it in an old book her mother is lovingly translating, she sets out in search of its author. Across New York an old man called Leo Gursky is trying to survive a little bit longer. He spends his days dreaFourteen-year-old Alma Singer is trying to find a cure for her mother's loneliness. Believing she might discover it in an old book her mother is lovingly translating, she sets out in search of its author. Across New York an old man called Leo Gursky is trying to survive a little bit longer. He spends his days dreaming of the lost love who, sixty years ago in Poland, inspired him to write a book. And although he doesn't know it yet, that book also survived: crossing oceans and generations, and changing lives...
/book/show/1362.The_Histories?from_search=true	Herodotus Aubrey de Slincourt (Translator) John M. Marincola (Editor, Introduction, Notes)	The Histories	One of the masterpieces of classical literature, the Histories describes how a small and quarrelsome band of Greek city states united to repel the might of the Persian empire. But while this epic struggle forms the core of his work, Herodotus' natural curiosity frequently gives rise to colorful digressions - a description of the natural wonders of Egypt; an account of EuOne of the masterpieces of classical literature, the Histories describes how a small and quarrelsome band of Greek city states united to repel the might of the Persian empire. But while this epic struggle forms the core of his work, Herodotus' natural curiosity frequently gives rise to colorful digressions - a description of the natural wonders of Egypt; an account of European lake-dwellers; and far-fetched accounts of dog-headed men and gold-digging ants. With its kaleidoscopic blend of fact and legend, the Histories offers a compelling Greek view of the world of the fifth century BC.
/book/show/3109.The_Omnivore_s_Dilemma?from_search=true	Michael Pollan	The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals	Today, buffeted by one food fad after another, America is suffering from what can only be described as a national eating disorder. Will it be fast food tonight, or something organic? Or perhaps something we grew ourselves? The question of what to have for dinner has confronted us since man first discovered fire. But, as Michael Pollan explains in this revolutionary book, hToday, buffeted by one food fad after another, America is suffering from what can only be described as a national eating disorder. Will it be fast food tonight, or something organic? Or perhaps something we grew ourselves? The question of what to have for dinner has confronted us since man first discovered fire. But, as Michael Pollan explains in this revolutionary book, how we answer it now, at the dawn of the twenty-first century, may determine our survival as a species. Packed with profound surprises, The Omnivore' s Dilemma is changing the way Americans think about the politics, perils, and pleasures of eating.
/book/show/23692271-sapiens?from_search=true	Yuval Noah Harari	Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind	100,000 years ago, at least six human species inhabited the earth. Today there is just one. Us. Homo sapiens.How did our species succeed in the battle for dominance? Why did our foraging ancestors come together to create cities and kingdoms? How did we come to believe in gods, nations and human rights; to trust money, books and laws; and to be enslaved by bureaucracy, tim100,000 years ago, at least six human species inhabited the earth. Today there is just one. Us. Homo sapiens.How did our species succeed in the battle for dominance? Why did our foraging ancestors come together to create cities and kingdoms? How did we come to believe in gods, nations and human rights; to trust money, books and laws; and to be enslaved by bureaucracy, timetables and consumerism? And what will our world be like in the millennia to come?In, Dr Yuval Noah Harari spans the whole of human history, from the very first humans to walk the earth to the radical  and sometimes devastating  breakthroughs of the Cognitive, Agricultural and Scientific Revolutions. Drawing on insights from biology, anthropology, paleontology and economics, he explores how the currents of history have shaped our human societies, the animals and plants around us, and even our personalities. Have we become happier as history has unfolded? Can we ever free our behaviour from the heritage of our ancestors? And what, if anything, can we do to influence the course of the centuries to come?Bold, wide-ranging and provocative, Sapiens challenges everything we thought we knew about being human: our thoughts, our actions, our power ... and our future.
/book/show/2715.Salt?from_search=true	Mark Kurlansky	Salt: A World History	In his fifth work of nonfiction, Mark Kurlansky turns his attention to a common household item with a long and intriguing history: salt. The only rock we eat, salt has shaped civilization from the very beginning, and its story is a glittering, often surprising part of the history of humankind. A substancIn his fifth work of nonfiction, Mark Kurlansky turns his attention to a common household item with a long and intriguing history: salt. The only rock we eat, salt has shaped civilization from the very beginning, and its story is a glittering, often surprising part of the history of humankind. A substance so valuable it served as currency, salt has influenced the establishment of trade routes and cities, provoked and financed wars, secured empires, and inspired revolutions. Populated by colorful characters and filled with an unending series of fascinating details,is a supremely entertaining, multi-layered masterpiece.Mark Kurlansky is the author of many books including,, and. His newest book is
/book/show/10505.History_of_Beauty?from_search=true	Umberto Eco Girolamo De Michele Alastair McEwen (Translator)	History of Beauty	Now in paperback, Umberto Ecos groundbreaking and much-acclaimed first illustrated book has been a critical success since its first publication in 2004. What is beauty? Umberto Eco, among Italys finest and most important contemporary thinkers, explores the nature, the meaning, and the very history of the idea of beauty in Western culture. The profound and subtle text isNow in paperback, Umberto Ecos groundbreaking and much-acclaimed first illustrated book has been a critical success since its first publication in 2004. What is beauty? Umberto Eco, among Italys finest and most important contemporary thinkers, explores the nature, the meaning, and the very history of the idea of beauty in Western culture. The profound and subtle text is lavishly illustrated with abundant examples of sublime painting and sculpture and lengthy quotations from writers and philosophers. This is the first paperback edition of, making this intellectual and philosophical journey with one of the worlds most acclaimed thinkers available in a more compact and affordable format.From the Trade Paperback edition
/book/show/5248330-romeo-and-juliet?from_search=true	William Shakespeare Victoria Heward (Editor)	Romeo And Juliet	In, Shakespeare creates a world of violence and generational conflict in which two young people fall in love and die because of that love. The story is rather extraordinary in that the normal problems faced by young lovers are here so very large. It is not simply that the families of Romeo and Juliet disapprove of the lover's affection for each other; rathIn, Shakespeare creates a world of violence and generational conflict in which two young people fall in love and die because of that love. The story is rather extraordinary in that the normal problems faced by young lovers are here so very large. It is not simply that the families of Romeo and Juliet disapprove of the lover's affection for each other; rather, the Montagues and the Capulets are on opposite sides in a blood feud and are trying to kill each other on the streets of Verona. Every time a member of one of the two families dies in the fight, his relatives demand the blood of his killer. Because of the feud, if Romeo is discovered with Juliet by her family, he will be killed. Once Romeo is banished, the only way that Juliet can avoid being married to someone else is to take a potion that apparently kills her, so that she is burried with the bodies of her slain relatives. In this violent, death-filled world, the movement of the story from love at first sight to the union of the lovers in death seems almost inevitable.
/book/show/15196.Maus_I?from_search=true	Art Spiegelman	Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History (Maus, #1)	A story of a Jewish survivor of Hitler's Europe and his son, a cartoonist who tries to come to terms with his father's story and history itself.
/book/show/767171.The_Rise_and_Fall_of_the_Third_Reich?from_search=true	William L. Shirer	The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany	Hitler boasted that The Third Reich would last a thousand years. It lasted only 12. But those 12 years contained some of the most catastrophic events Western civilization has ever known.Hitler boasted that The Third Reich would last a thousand years. It lasted only 12. But those 12 years contained some of the most catastrophic events Western civilization has ever known.
/book/show/19596.Color?from_search=true	Victoria Finlay	Color: A Natural History of the Palette	Discover the tantalizing true stories behind your favorite colors.For example: Cleopatra used saffrona source of the color yellowfor seduction. Extracted from an Afghan mine, the blue ultramarine paint used by Michelangelo was so expensive he couldnt afford to buy it himself. Since ancient times, carmine redstill found in lipsticks and Cherry Coke todayhas come fromDiscover the tantalizing true stories behind your favorite colors.For example: Cleopatra used saffrona source of the color yellowfor seduction. Extracted from an Afghan mine, the blue ultramarine paint used by Michelangelo was so expensive he couldnt afford to buy it himself. Since ancient times, carmine redstill found in lipsticks and Cherry Coke todayhas come from the blood of insects.
/book/show/7507825-at-home?from_search=true	Bill Bryson	At Home: A Short History of Private Life	Houses arent refuges from history. They are where history ends up.Bill Bryson and his family live in a Victorian parsonage in a part of England where nothing of any great significance has happened since the Romans decamped. Yet one day, he began to consider how very little he knew about the ordinary things of life as he found it in that comfortable home. To remedy this,Houses arent refuges from history. They are where history ends up.Bill Bryson and his family live in a Victorian parsonage in a part of England where nothing of any great significance has happened since the Romans decamped. Yet one day, he began to consider how very little he knew about the ordinary things of life as he found it in that comfortable home. To remedy this, he formed the idea of journeying about his house from room to room to write a history of the world without leaving home. The bathroom provides the occasion for a history of hygiene; the bedroom, sex, death, and sleep; the kitchen, nutrition and the spice trade; and so on, as Bryson shows how each has figured in the evolution of private life. Whatever happens in the world, he demonstrates, ends up in our house, in the paint and the pipes and the pillows and every item of furniture.
/book/show/1911.The_World_Is_Flat?from_search=true	Thomas L. Friedman	The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century	This new edition ofis Friedman's account of the great changes taking place in our time, as lightning-swift advances in technology & communications put people all over the globe in touch as never before--creating an explosion of wealth in India & China, & challenging the rest to run even faster just to stay in place. This updated & expandeThis new edition ofis Friedman's account of the great changes taking place in our time, as lightning-swift advances in technology & communications put people all over the globe in touch as never before--creating an explosion of wealth in India & China, & challenging the rest to run even faster just to stay in place. This updated & expanded edition features over a 100 pages of new reporting & commentary, drawn from Friedman's travels round the world & across the American heartland--from anyplace where the flattening of the world is being felt.shows how & why globalization has now shifted into warp drive (Robert Wright, Slate) & demystifies the new flat world for readers, allowing them to make sense of the often bewildering scene unfolding before their eyes. With his ability to translate complex foreign policy & economic issues, he explains how the flattening of the world happened at the dawn of the 21st century; what it means to countries, companies, communities & individuals; how governments & societies must adapt & why terrorists want to stand in the way.is an essential update on globalization, its successes & discontents, powerfully illuminated by a respected journalist.
/book/show/19007712-wuthering-heights-annotated-with-literary-history-and-criticism-photo?from_search=true	Emily Bront	Wuthering Heights [Annotated with Literary History And Criticism] [Photo gallery] [Free Audio Links]	Wuthering Heights is a novel by Emily Bront, written between October 1845 and June 1846, and published in 1847 under thepseudonym Ellis Bell. It was her first and only published novel: she died aged 30 the following year. The decision to publish came after the success of her sister Charlotte's novel, Jane Eyre. After Emily's death, Charlotte edited the manuscript of WutWuthering Heights is a novel by Emily Bront, written between October 1845 and June 1846, and published in 1847 under thepseudonym Ellis Bell. It was her first and only published novel: she died aged 30 the following year. The decision to publish came after the success of her sister Charlotte's novel, Jane Eyre. After Emily's death, Charlotte edited the manuscript of Wuthering Heights, and arranged for the edited version to be published as a posthumous second edition in 1850.Wuthering Heights is the eponymous farmhouse on the Yorkshire moors where the story unfolds. Its core theme is the enduring love between the heroine, Catherine Earnshaw, and her father's adopted son, Heathcliff and how it eventually destroys their lives and the lives of those around them.Although Wuthering Heights became a classic of English literature, it received mixed reviews when first published, and was considered controversial because its depiction of mental and physical cruelty was so unusually stark. In the second half of the 19th century, Charlotte Bront's Jane Eyre was considered the best of the Bront sisters' works, but later critics argued that Wuthering Heights was superior. Wuthering Heights has inspired adaptations, including film, radio and television dramatisations, a musical by Bernard J. Taylor, a ballet, operas (by Bernard Herrmann, Carlisle Floyd, and Frdric Chaslin), a role-playing game, and the 1978 chart-topping song by Kate Bush.
/book/show/2693801-history-of-art?from_search=true	H.W. Janson Anthony F. Janson	History of Art	Horst Woldemar Janson (October 4, 1913  September 30, 1982), who published as H.W. Janson, was an American scholar of art history best known for his History of Art, which was first published in 1962 and has sold more than two million copies in fifteen languages.
/book/show/16243.Case_Histories?from_search=true	Kate Atkinson	Case Histories (Jackson Brodie #1)	Case one: A little girl goes missing in the night. Case two: A beautiful young office worker falls victim to a maniac's apparently random attack. Case three: A new mother finds herself trapped in a hell of her own making - with a very needy baby and a very demanding husband - until a fit of rage creates a grisly, bloody escape. Thirty years after the first incident, as priCase one: A little girl goes missing in the night. Case two: A beautiful young office worker falls victim to a maniac's apparently random attack. Case three: A new mother finds herself trapped in a hell of her own making - with a very needy baby and a very demanding husband - until a fit of rage creates a grisly, bloody escape. Thirty years after the first incident, as private investigator Jackson Brodie begins investigating all three cases, startling connections and discoveries emerge . . .
/book/show/141624.Napoleon_s_Buttons?from_search=true	Penny Le Couteur Jay Burreson	Napoleon's Buttons: How 17 Molecules Changed History	Though many factors have been proposed to explain the failure of Napoleon's 1812 Russian campaign, it has also been linked to something as small as a button - a tin button, the kind that fastened everything from the greatcoats of Napoleon's officers to the trousers of his foot soldiers. When temperatures drop below 56F, tin crumbles into powder. Were the soldiers of the GThough many factors have been proposed to explain the failure of Napoleon's 1812 Russian campaign, it has also been linked to something as small as a button - a tin button, the kind that fastened everything from the greatcoats of Napoleon's officers to the trousers of his foot soldiers. When temperatures drop below 56F, tin crumbles into powder. Were the soldiers of the Grande Arme acutee fatally weakened by cold because the buttons of their uniforms fell apart? How different our world might be if tin did not disintegrate at low temperatures and the French had continued their eastward expansion!This fascinating book tells the stories of seventeen molecules that, like the tin of those buttons, greatly influenced the course of history. These molecules provided the impetus for early exploration and made possible the ensuing voyages of discovery. They resulted in grand feats of engineering and spurred advances in medicine; lie behind changes in gender roles, in law, and in the environment; and have determined what we today eat, drink, and wear.Showing how a change as small as the position of an atom can lead to enormous differences in the properties of a substance, the authors reveal the astonishing chemical connections among seemingly unrelated events.offers a novel way to understand how our contemporary world works and how our civilization has been shaped over time.
/book/show/3863987-a-short-history-of-women?from_search=true	Kate Walbert	A Short History of Women	The novel opens in England in 1915, at the deathbed of Dorothy Townsend, a suffragist and one of the first women to integrate Cambridge University. Her decision to starve herself for the cause informs and echoes in the later, overlapping narratives of her descendants. Among them are her daughter Evie, who becomes a professor of chemistry at Barnard College in the middle ofThe novel opens in England in 1915, at the deathbed of Dorothy Townsend, a suffragist and one of the first women to integrate Cambridge University. Her decision to starve herself for the cause informs and echoes in the later, overlapping narratives of her descendants. Among them are her daughter Evie, who becomes a professor of chemistry at Barnard College in the middle of the century and never marries, and her granddaughter Dorothy Townsend Barrett, who focuses her grief over the loss of her son by repeatedly defying the ban on photographing the bodies of dead soldiers returned to Dover Air Force base from Iraq. The contemporary chapters chronicle Dorothy Barrett's girls, both young professionals embarrassed by their mother's activism and baffled when she leaves their father after fifty years of marriage.Walbert deftly explores the ways in which successive generations of women have attempted to articulate what the nineteenth century called the woman question. Her novel is a moving reflection on the tides of history, and how the lives of our great-grandmothers resonate in our own.
/book/show/13403051-rabid?from_search=true	Bill Wasik Monica Murphy	Rabid: A Cultural History of the World's Most Diabolical Virus	An engrossing, lively history of a fearsome and misunderstood virus that binds man and dog. The most fatal virus known to science, rabies  a disease that spreads avidly from animals to humans  kills nearly one hundred percent of its victims once the infection takes root in the brain. In this critically acclaimed exploration, journalist Bill Wasik and veterinarian MonicaAn engrossing, lively history of a fearsome and misunderstood virus that binds man and dog. The most fatal virus known to science, rabies  a disease that spreads avidly from animals to humans  kills nearly one hundred percent of its victims once the infection takes root in the brain. In this critically acclaimed exploration, journalist Bill Wasik and veterinarian Monica Murphy chart four thousand years of the history, science, and cultural mythology of rabies. From Greek myths to zombie flicks, from the laboratory heroics of Louis Pasteur to the contemporary search for a lifesaving treatment,is a fresh and often wildly entertaining look at one of humankinds oldest and most fearsome foes.
/book/show/7346882-parisians?from_search=true	Graham Robb	Parisians: An Adventure History of Paris	This is the Paris you never knew. From the Revolution to the present, Graham Robb has distilled a series of astonishing true narratives, all stranger than fiction.A young artillery lieutenant, strolling through theThis is the Paris you never knew. From the Revolution to the present, Graham Robb has distilled a series of astonishing true narratives, all stranger than fiction.A young artillery lieutenant, strolling through the Palais-Royal, observes disapprovingly the courtesans plying their trade. A particular woman catches his eye; nature takes its course. Later that night Napoleon Bonaparte writes a meticulous account of his first sexual encounter. An aristocratic woman, fleeing the Louvre, takes a wrong turn and loses her way in the nameless streets of the Left Bank. For want of a mapthere were no reliable ones at the timeMarie-Antoinette will go to the guillotine. Baudelaire, Baron Haussmann, the real-life Mimi of, Proust, Charles de Gaulle (who is suspected of having faked an assassination attempt on himself in Notre Dame)these and many more are Robbs cast of characters. The result is a resonant, intimate history with the power of a great novel. 16 pages of illustrations.
/book/show/561444.The_Secret_History?from_search=true	Procopius	The Secret History	'The Secret History' is a highly opinionated and unflattering account of the Byzantine Emperor Justinian, and an insight into Byzantine culture.
/book/show/13155934-enemies?from_search=true	Tim Weiner	Enemies: A History of the FBI	Fast-paced, fair-minded, and fascinating, Tim Weinersturns the long history of the FBI into a story that is as compelling, and important, as todays headlines.Jeffrey Toobin, author ofis the first definitive history of the FBIs secreFast-paced, fair-minded, and fascinating, Tim Weinersturns the long history of the FBI into a story that is as compelling, and important, as todays headlines.Jeffrey Toobin, author ofis the first definitive history of the FBIs secret intelligence operations, from an author whose work on the Pentagon and the CIA won him the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award.We think of the FBI as Americas police force. But secret intelligence is the Bureaus first and foremost mission.is the story of how presidents have used the FBI as the most formidable intelligence force in American history.Here is the hidden history of Americas hundred-year war on terror. The FBI has fought against terrorists, spies, anyone it deemed subversiveand sometimes American presidents. The FBIs secret intelligence and surveillance techniques have created a tug-of-war between protecting national security and infringing upon civil liberties. It is a tension that strains the very fabric of a free republic.Outstanding.Absorbing . . . a sweeping narrative that is all the more entertaining because it is so redolent with screw-ups and scandals.
/book/show/1074893.The_Frontier_in_American_History?from_search=true	Frederick Jackson Turner	The Frontier in American History	One of the most influential and important books written about the impact of frontier life on a transplanted civilization. Reprinted from original 1920 edition, this edition lucidly reflects Jackson's thoughts on the frontier's role in promoting self-reliance, independence, democracy, immigration and westward expansion. A classic for students, teachers, and general readers.
/book/show/33933.The_Panda_s_Thumb?from_search=true	Stephen Jay Gould	The Panda's Thumb: More Reflections in Natural History	With sales of well over one million copies in North America alone, the commercial success of Gould's books now matches their critical acclaim.will introduce a new generation of readers to this unique writer, who has taken the art of the scientific essay to new heights.Were dinosaurs really dumber than lizards? Why, after all, are roughly the same numberWith sales of well over one million copies in North America alone, the commercial success of Gould's books now matches their critical acclaim.will introduce a new generation of readers to this unique writer, who has taken the art of the scientific essay to new heights.Were dinosaurs really dumber than lizards? Why, after all, are roughly the same number of men and women born into the world? What led the famous Dr. Down to his theory of mongolism, and its racist residue? What do the panda's magical thumb and the sea turtle's perilous migration tell us about imperfections that prove the evolutionary rule? The wonders and mysteries of evolutionary biology are elegantly explored in these and other essays by the celebrated natural history writer Stephen Jay Gould.
/book/show/46724.The_American_Plague?from_search=true	Molly Caldwell Crosby	The American Plague: The Untold Story of Yellow Fever, the Epidemic that Shaped Our History	
/book/show/165518.The_Yellow_Lighted_Bookshop?from_search=true	Lewis Buzbee	The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop: A Memoir, a History	In, Buzbee, a former bookseller and sales representative, celebrates the unique experience of the bookstore--the smell and touch of books, getting lost in the deep canyons of shelves, and the silent community of readers. He shares his passion for books, which began with ordering throughin grade school. Interwoven throughout isIn, Buzbee, a former bookseller and sales representative, celebrates the unique experience of the bookstore--the smell and touch of books, getting lost in the deep canyons of shelves, and the silent community of readers. He shares his passion for books, which began with ordering throughin grade school. Interwoven throughout is an historical account of the bookseller's trade--from the great Alexandria library with an estimated one million papyrus scrolls to Sylvia Beach's famous Paris bookstore, Shakespeare and Company, which led to the effort to publish and sell James Joyce'sduring the 1920s.
/book/show/77678.The_Lays_of_Beleriand?from_search=true	J.R.R. Tolkien Christopher Tolkien (Editor)	The Lays of Beleriand (The History of Middle-Earth, #3)	This is the third volume of the History of Middle-earth, which comprises here-tofore unpublished manuscripts that were written over a period of many years before Tolkien's Simlarillion was published. Volumes 1 and 2 were the Book of Lost Tales, Part One and The Book of Lost Tales, Part Two. Together, these volumes encompass an extraordinarily extensive body of material ornThis is the third volume of the History of Middle-earth, which comprises here-tofore unpublished manuscripts that were written over a period of many years before Tolkien's Simlarillion was published. Volumes 1 and 2 were the Book of Lost Tales, Part One and The Book of Lost Tales, Part Two. Together, these volumes encompass an extraordinarily extensive body of material ornamenting and buttressing what must be the most fully realized world ever to spring from a single author's imagination.I write alliterative verse with pleasure, wrote J.R.R. Tolkien in 1955, though I have published little beyond the fragments in The Lord of the Rings, except The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth. The first of the poems in The Lays of Beleriand is the previously unpublished Lay of the Children of Hurin, his early but most sustained work in the ancient English meter, intended to narrate on a grand scale the tragedy of Turin Turambar. It was account of the killing by Turin of his friend Beleg, as well as a unique description of the great redoubt of Nargothrond. The Lay of the Children of Hurin was supplanted by the Lay of Leithian, Release from Bondage, in which another major legend of the Elder Days received poetic form, in this case in rhyme. The chief source of the short prose tale of Beren and Luthien is The Silmarillion. This, too, was not completed, but the whole Quest of the Silmaril is told, and the poem breaks off only after the encounter with Morgoth in his subterranean fortress. Many years later, when The Lord of the rings was finished, J.R.R. Tolkien returned to the Lay of Leithian and started on a new version, which is also given in this book.Accompanying the poems are commentaries on the evolution of the history of the Elder Days, which was much developed during the years of the composition of the two Lays. Also included is the notable criticism in detail of the Lay of Lethian by C.S. Lewis, Tolkien's friend and colleague, who read the poem in 1929. By assuming that this poem is actually a fragment from a past lost in history, Lewis underlined the remarkable power of its author's imaginative talents and academic competence.
/book/show/15351.The_Return_of_the_Shadow?from_search=true	J.R.R. Tolkien Christopher Tolkien (Editor)	The Return of the Shadow: The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part One (The History of Middle-Earth, #6)	In this sixth volume of The History of Middle-earth the story reaches The Lord of the Rings. In The Return of the Shadow (an abandoned title for the first volume) Christopher Tolkien describes, with full citation of the earliest notes, outline plans, and narrative drafts, the intricate evolution of The Fellowship of the Ring and the gradual emergence of the conceptions thaIn this sixth volume of The History of Middle-earth the story reaches The Lord of the Rings. In The Return of the Shadow (an abandoned title for the first volume) Christopher Tolkien describes, with full citation of the earliest notes, outline plans, and narrative drafts, the intricate evolution of The Fellowship of the Ring and the gradual emergence of the conceptions that transformed what J.R.R. Tolkien for long believed would be a far shorter book, 'a sequel to The Hobbit'. The enlargement of Bilbo's 'magic ring' into the supremely potent and dangerous Ruling Ring of the Dark Lord is traced and the precise moment is seen when, in an astonishing and unforeseen leap in the earliest narrative, a Black Rider first rode into the Shire, his significance still unknown. The character of the hobbit called Trotter (afterwards Strider or Aragorn) is developed while his indentity remains an absolute puzzle, and the suspicion only very slowly becomes certainty that he must after all be a Man. The hobbits, Frodo's companions, undergo intricate permutations of name and personality, and other major figures appear in strange modes: a sinister Treebeard, in league with the Enemy, a ferocious and malevolent Farmer Maggot.The story in this book ends at the point where J.R.R. Tolkien halted in the story for a long time, as the Company of the Ring, still lacking Legolas and Gimli, stood before the tomb of Balin in the Mines of Moria. The Return of the Shadow is illustrated with reproductions of the first maps and notable pages from the earliest manuscripts.
/book/show/141958.The_Spirit_of_the_Laws?from_search=true	Montesquieu Anne M. Cohler (Editor & Translator) Basia Carolyn Miller (Editor & Translator)	The Spirit of the Laws	is, without question, one of the central texts in the history of 18th-century thought, yet there has been no complete scholarly English language edition since 1750.This lucid translation renders Montesquieu's problematic text newly accessible to a fresh generation of students, helping them to understand why Montesquieu was such an important figure iis, without question, one of the central texts in the history of 18th-century thought, yet there has been no complete scholarly English language edition since 1750.This lucid translation renders Montesquieu's problematic text newly accessible to a fresh generation of students, helping them to understand why Montesquieu was such an important figure in the early Enlightenment and whywas such an influence on those who framed the American Constitution.Fully annotated, this edition focuses on Montesquieu's use of sources and his text as a whole, rather than on those opening passages toward which critical energies have traditionally been devoted. A select bibliography and chronology are also provided.
/book/show/6922360-the-bookman?from_search=true	Lavie Tidhar	The Bookman (The Bookman Histories, #1)	A masked terrorist has brought London to its knees - there are bombs inside books, and nobody knows which ones. On the day of the launch of the first expedition to Mars, by giant cannon, he outdoes himself with an audacious attack. For young poet Orphan, trapped in the screaming audience, it seems his destiny is entwined with that of the shadowy terrorist, but how? Like aA masked terrorist has brought London to its knees - there are bombs inside books, and nobody knows which ones. On the day of the launch of the first expedition to Mars, by giant cannon, he outdoes himself with an audacious attack. For young poet Orphan, trapped in the screaming audience, it seems his destiny is entwined with that of the shadowy terrorist, but how? Like a steam-powered take on V for Vendetta, rich with satire and slashed through with automatons, giant lizards, pirates, airships and wild adventure, The Bookman is the first of a series. (Description from Amazon.com)
/book/show/19009079-concerning-the-spiritual-in-art?from_search=true	Wassily Kandinsky M. T. H. Sadler (Translator)	Concerning the Spiritual in Art	Pioneering work by the great modernist painter, considered by many to be the father of abstract art and a leader in the movement to free art from traditional bonds. 12 illustrations.
/book/show/2185113.Daemons_Are_Forever?from_search=true	Simon R. Green	Daemons Are Forever (Secret Histories, #2)	The name's Drood. Eddie Drood. Of the great and powerful Droods - the clan that's been watching mankind's back since we all first dropped out of trees - the group of hard-fighting, devilishly handsome arse kickers who take on the monsters of the world so you lot can go about your happy lives.During World War II, the Droods made a pact with some nasty buggers from another dThe name's Drood. Eddie Drood. Of the great and powerful Droods - the clan that's been watching mankind's back since we all first dropped out of trees - the group of hard-fighting, devilishly handsome arse kickers who take on the monsters of the world so you lot can go about your happy lives.During World War II, the Droods made a pact with some nasty buggers from another dimension. We needed the Loathly Ones to fight some other nasty buggers the Nazis were using. But once the war was over, they decided that they liked this world to much to leave. We Droods are the only thing standing between them and you. Unfortunately, I'm not keen on trusting some of my own kin - and if I choose the wrong horse to back, everything we know is going bye-bye.
/book/show/25622812-paper?from_search=true	Mark Kurlansky	Paper: Paging Through History	From thebest-selling author ofand, a definitive history of paper and the astonishing ways it has shaped todays world.is one of the simplest and most essential pieces of human technology. For the past two millennia, the ability to produce it in ever more efficient ways has supported the proliferation of literacy, media, religion, education,From thebest-selling author ofand, a definitive history of paper and the astonishing ways it has shaped todays world.is one of the simplest and most essential pieces of human technology. For the past two millennia, the ability to produce it in ever more efficient ways has supported the proliferation of literacy, media, religion, education, commerce and art. It has created civilizations, fostering the fomenting of revolutions and the stabilizing of regimes. Witness historys greatest press run, which produced 6.5 billion copies of Mo zhu x yu lu, Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung (Zedong), or the fact that Leonardo da Vinci left behind only 15 paintings but 4000 works on paper. Now, on the cusp of going paperlessand amid rampant speculation about the effects of a digitally dependent societyweve come to a world-historic juncture to examine what paper means to civilization. Through tracing papers evolution, Mark Kurlansky challenges common assumptions about technologys influence, affirming that paper is here to stay. Paper will be the history that guides us forward in the twenty-first century and illuminates our times.
/book/show/17831753-a-history-of-glitter-and-blood?from_search=true	Hannah Moskowitz	A History of Glitter and Blood	Sixteen-year-old Beckan and her friends are the only fairies brave enough to stay in Ferrum when war breaks out. Now there is tension between the immortal fairies, the subterranean gnomes, and the mysterious tightropers who arrived to liberate the fairies.But when Beckan's clan is forced to venture into the gnome underworld to survive, they find themselves tentatively forSixteen-year-old Beckan and her friends are the only fairies brave enough to stay in Ferrum when war breaks out. Now there is tension between the immortal fairies, the subterranean gnomes, and the mysterious tightropers who arrived to liberate the fairies.But when Beckan's clan is forced to venture into the gnome underworld to survive, they find themselves tentatively forming unlikely friendships and making sacrifices they couldn't have imagined. As danger mounts, Beckan finds herself caught between her loyalty to her friends, her desire for peace, and a love she never expected.This stunning, lyrical fantasy is a powerful exploration of what makes a family, what justifies a war, and what it means to truly love.
/book/show/358936.A_History_of_the_Jews?from_search=true	Paul  Johnson	A History of the Jews	This historical magnum opus covers 4,000 years of the extraordinary history of the Jews as a people, a culture, and a nation, showing the impact of Jewish character and imagination upon the world.
/book/show/5633081-rant?from_search=true	Chuck Palahniuk	Rant: The Oral History of Buster Casey	takes the form of an oral history of one Buster 'Rant' Casey, in which an assortment of friends, enemies, admirers, detractors and relations have their say on this (in Chuck Palahniuk's words) 'evil, gender-conflicted Forrest Gump character'.Buster Casey was every small kid born into a small town, searching for real thrills in a world of video games and action/adventutakes the form of an oral history of one Buster 'Rant' Casey, in which an assortment of friends, enemies, admirers, detractors and relations have their say on this (in Chuck Palahniuk's words) 'evil, gender-conflicted Forrest Gump character'.Buster Casey was every small kid born into a small town, searching for real thrills in a world of video games and action/adventure movies. Anyone who's ever kissed him would do well to seek treatment, for his recreational drug of choice is rabies and he gets bitten by black widow spiders for the priapic effect of their venom. The high school rebel who wins, Rant Casey escapes from his hometown of Middleton for the big city, where he becomes a leader of an urban demolition derby called Party Crashing where, on designated nights, the participants recognise each other by dressing their cars with tin-can tails and 'Just Married' toothpaste graffiti. (Or with 'forgotten' coffee mugs bolted to their car roofs or Christmas trees tied from bumper to bumper.) During specific windows of time, in limited areas of the city, Party Crashers look for the designated markings in order to stalk and crash into each other. It's in this violent, late-night hunting game that Casey meets three friends. And after his spectacular death, these friends gather the testimony needed to build an oral history of his short life. Their collected anecdotes explore the charges that his saliva infected hundreds and caused a silent, urban plague of rabies. But it's a plague that liberates his peers from being stuck in only one boring track through history...Expect hilarity, horror and blazing insight into the desperate and surreal contemporary human condition as only Chuck Palahniuk can deliver it. He's the post-millennial Jonathan Swift, the man to watch to learn what's -- coming next.
/book/show/76401.Bury_My_Heart_at_Wounded_Knee?from_search=true	Dee Brown	Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West	
/book/show/6514074-the-monuments-men?from_search=true	Robert M. Edsel Bret Witter (Contributor)	The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History	At the same time Adolf Hitler was attempting to take over the western world, his armies were methodically seeking and hoarding the finest art treasures in Europe. The Fuehrer had begun cataloguing the art he planned to collect as well as the art he would destroy: degenerate works he despised.At the same time Adolf Hitler was attempting to take over the western world, his armies were methodically seeking and hoarding the finest art treasures in Europe. The Fuehrer had begun cataloguing the art he planned to collect as well as the art he would destroy: degenerate works he despised.
/book/show/28789711-spqr?from_search=true	Mary Beard	SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome	In, an instant classic, Mary Beard narrates the history of Rome with passion and without technical jargon and demonstrates how a slightly shabby Iron Age village rose to become the undisputed hegemon of the Mediterranean (). Hailed by critics as animating the grand sweep and the intimate details that bring the distant past vividly to life (In, an instant classic, Mary Beard narrates the history of Rome with passion and without technical jargon and demonstrates how a slightly shabby Iron Age village rose to become the undisputed hegemon of the Mediterranean (). Hailed by critics as animating the grand sweep and the intimate details that bring the distant past vividly to life () in a way that makes your hair stand on end () and spanning nearly a thousand years of history, this highly informative, highly readable () work examines not just how we think of ancient Rome but challenges the comfortable historical perspectives that have existed for centuries. With its nuanced attention to class, democratic struggles, and the lives of entire groups of people omitted from the historical narrative for centuries,will to shape our view of Roman history for decades to come.
/book/show/11387392-the-catastrophic-history-of-you-and-me?from_search=true	Jess Rothenberg	The Catastrophic History of You and Me	Dying of a broken heart is just the beginning.... Welcome to forever.Brie's life ends at sixteen: Her boyfriend tells her he doesn't love her, and the news breaks her heartliterally.But now that she's D&G (dead and gone), Brie is about to discover that love is way more complicated than she ever imagined. Back in Half Moon Bay, her family has begun to unravel. Her beDying of a broken heart is just the beginning.... Welcome to forever.Brie's life ends at sixteen: Her boyfriend tells her he doesn't love her, and the news breaks her heartliterally.But now that she's D&G (dead and gone), Brie is about to discover that love is way more complicated than she ever imagined. Back in Half Moon Bay, her family has begun to unravel. Her best friend has been keeping a secret about Jacob, the boy she loved and lostand the truth behind his shattering betrayal. And then there's Patrick, Brie's mysterious new guide and resident Lost Soul . . . who just might hold the key to her forever after.With Patrick's help, Brie will have to pass through the five stages of grief before she's ready to move on. But how do you begin again, when your heart is still in pieces?
/book/show/8701960-the-information?from_search=true	James Gleick	The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood	James Gleick, the author of the best sellersandnow brings us a work just as astonishing and masterly: a revelatory chronicle and meditation that shows how information has become the modern eras defining qualitythe blood, the fuel, the vital principle of our world.The story of information begins in a time profoundly unlike our own, when every thought andJames Gleick, the author of the best sellersandnow brings us a work just as astonishing and masterly: a revelatory chronicle and meditation that shows how information has become the modern eras defining qualitythe blood, the fuel, the vital principle of our world.The story of information begins in a time profoundly unlike our own, when every thought and utterance vanishes as soon as it is born. From the invention of scripts and alphabets to the long-misunderstood talking drums of Africa, Gleick tells the story of information technologies that changed the very nature of human consciousness. He provides portraits of the key figures contributing to the inexorable development of our modern understanding of information: Charles Babbage, the idiosyncratic inventor of the first great mechanical computer; Ada Byron, the brilliant and doomed daughter of the poet, who became the first true programmer; pivotal figures like Samuel Morse and Alan Turing; and Claude Shannon, the creator of information theory itself.And then the information age arrives. Citizens of this world become experts willy-nilly: aficionados of bits and bytes. And we sometimes feel we are drowning, swept by a deluge of signs and signals, news and images, blogs and tweets.is the story of how we got here and where we are heading.
/book/show/239186.Isaac_s_Storm?from_search=true	Erik Larson	Isaac's Storm: A Man, a Time, and the Deadliest Hurricane in History	September 8, 1900, began innocently in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas. Even Isaac Cline, resident meteorologist for the U.S. Weather Bureau failed to grasp the true meaning of the strange deep-sea swells and peculiar winds that greeted the city that morning. Mere hours later, Galveston found itself submerged in a monster hurricane that completely destroyed the town aSeptember 8, 1900, began innocently in the seaside town of Galveston, Texas. Even Isaac Cline, resident meteorologist for the U.S. Weather Bureau failed to grasp the true meaning of the strange deep-sea swells and peculiar winds that greeted the city that morning. Mere hours later, Galveston found itself submerged in a monster hurricane that completely destroyed the town and killed over six thousand people in what remains the greatest natural disaster in American history--and Isaac Cline found himself the victim of a devestating personal tragedy.Using Cline's own telegrams, letters, and reports, the testimony of scores of survivors, and our latest understanding of the science of hurricanes, Erik Larson builds a chronicle of one man's heroic struggle and fatal miscalculation in the face of a storm of unimaginable magnitude. Riveting, powerful, and unbearably suspenseful, Isaac's Storm is the story of what can happen when human arrogance meets the great uncontrollable force of nature.
/book/show/95420.Personal_History?from_search=true	Katharine Graham	Personal History	Personal History
/book/show/14595.Please_Kill_Me?from_search=true	Legs McNeil Gillian McCain	Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk	
/book/show/828387.A_Short_History_of_Tractors_in_Ukrainian?from_search=true	Marina Lewycka	A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian	was bestselling author Marina Lewycka's bestselling debut novel which has sold over one million copies worldwide. Lewycka tells the side-splittingly funny story of two feuding sisters, Vera and Nadezhda, who join forces against their father's new, gold-digging girlfriend.was bestselling author Marina Lewycka's bestselling debut novel which has sold over one million copies worldwide. Lewycka tells the side-splittingly funny story of two feuding sisters, Vera and Nadezhda, who join forces against their father's new, gold-digging girlfriend.Sisters Vera and Nadezhda must aside a lifetime of feuding to save their migr engineer father from voluptuous gold-digger Valentina. With her proclivity for green satin underwear and boil-in-the-bag cuisine, she will stop at nothing in her pursuit of Western wealth.But the sisters' campaign to oust Valentina unearths family secrets, uncovers fifty years of Europe's darkest history and sends them back to roots they'd much rather forget . . . .
/book/show/20160655-shakespeare-s-a-midsummer-night-s-dream?from_search=true	William Shakespeare Arthur Rackham (Illustrator)	Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream	Shakespeare's romantic comedy takes on vivid life with these brilliant images by one of the 20th century's leading illustrators. Includes the complete play, along with 40 full-color and numerous black-and-white illustrations.
/book/show/2714607-the-ascent-of-money?from_search=true	Niall Ferguson	The Ascent of Money: A Financial History of the World	Niall Ferguson follows the money to tell the human story behind the evolution of finance, from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia to the latest upheavals on what he calls Planet Finance. Bread, cash, dosh, dough, loot, lucre, moolah, readies, the wherewithal: Call it what you like, it matters. To Christians, love of it is the root of all evil. To generals, it's the sinewsNiall Ferguson follows the money to tell the human story behind the evolution of finance, from its origins in ancient Mesopotamia to the latest upheavals on what he calls Planet Finance. Bread, cash, dosh, dough, loot, lucre, moolah, readies, the wherewithal: Call it what you like, it matters. To Christians, love of it is the root of all evil. To generals, it's the sinews of war. To revolutionaries, it's the chains of labor. But in The Ascent of Money, Niall Ferguson shows that finance is in fact the foundation of human progress. What's more, he reveals financial history as the essential backstory behind all history. With the clarity and verve for which he is known, Ferguson elucidates key financial institutions and concepts by showing where they came from. What is money? What do banks do? What's the difference between a stock and a bond? Why buy insurance or real estate? And what exactly does a hedge fund do? This is history for the present. Ferguson travels to post-Katrina New Orleans to ask why the free market can't provide adequate protection against catastrophe. He delves into the origins of the subprime mortgage crisis.
/book/show/25720972-skalden-skurres-historier?from_search=true	J.K. Rowling Torstein Bugge Hverstad (Translator)	Skalden Skurres historier	Skalden Skurres historier inneholder fem helt forskjellige eventyr, men alle er like magiske. Du kan glede deg til undring, latter og kildrende ddsfare, alt etter som.Rektor Albus Humlesnurr har skrevet kommentarer til dem. Der er det mye artig  lese, enten du er gomp eller trollmann. Humlesnurr filosoferer om hva hver enkelt historie har  si oss, men han rper ogs litSkalden Skurres historier inneholder fem helt forskjellige eventyr, men alle er like magiske. Du kan glede deg til undring, latter og kildrende ddsfare, alt etter som.Rektor Albus Humlesnurr har skrevet kommentarer til dem. Der er det mye artig  lese, enten du er gomp eller trollmann. Humlesnurr filosoferer om hva hver enkelt historie har  si oss, men han rper ogs litt av hvert ukjent om livet p Galtvort.En virkelig magisk bok, med illustrasjoner av J.K. Rowling selv. En bok  glede seg over i revis.
/book/show/30183198-history-of-wolves?from_search=true	Emily Fridlund	History of Wolves	Linda has an idiosyncratic home life: her parents live in abandoned commune cabins in northern Minnesota and are hanging on to the last vestiges of a faded counter-culture world. The kids at school call her 'Freak', or 'Commie'. She is an outsider in all things. Her understanding of the world comes from her observations at school, where her teacher is accused of possessingLinda has an idiosyncratic home life: her parents live in abandoned commune cabins in northern Minnesota and are hanging on to the last vestiges of a faded counter-culture world. The kids at school call her 'Freak', or 'Commie'. She is an outsider in all things. Her understanding of the world comes from her observations at school, where her teacher is accused of possessing child pornography, and from watching the seemingly ordinary life of a family she babysits for. Yet while the accusation against the teacher is perhaps more innocent than it seemed at first, the ordinary family turns out to be more complicated. As Linda insinuates her way into the family's orbit, she realises they are hiding something. If she tells the truth, she will lose the normal family life she is beginning to enjoy with them; but if she doesn't, their son may die.Superbly-paced and beautifully written, HISTORY OF WOLVES is an extraordinary debut novel about guilt, innocence, negligence, well-meaning belief and the death of a child.
/book/show/31138556-homo-deus?from_search=true	Yuval Noah Harari	Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow	
/book/show/110090.True_History_of_the_Kelly_Gang?from_search=true	Peter Carey	True History of the Kelly Gang	True History of the Kelly Gang: A Novel
/book/show/1875.The_History_of_Sexuality_Volume_1?from_search=true	Michel Foucault Robert Hurley (Translator)	The History of Sexuality, Volume 1: An Introduction	Michel Foucault offers an iconoclastic exploration of why we feel compelled to continually analyze and discuss sex, and of the social and mental mechanisms of power that cause us to direct the questions of what we are to what our sexuality is.
/book/show/12974372-a-natural-history-of-dragons?from_search=true	Marie Brennan	A Natural History of Dragons (The Memoirs of Lady Trent #1)	Marie Brennan begins a thrilling new fantasy series incombining adventure with the inquisitive spirit of the Victorian Age.Marie Brennan begins a thrilling new fantasy series incombining adventure with the inquisitive spirit of the Victorian Age.All the world, from Scirland to the farthest reaches of Eriga, know Isabella, Lady Trent, to be the world's preeminent dragon naturalist. She is the remarkable woman who brought the study of dragons out of the misty shadows of myth and misunderstanding into the clear light of modern science. But before she became the illustrious figure we know today, there was a bookish young woman whose passion for learning, natural history, and, yes, dragons defied the stifling conventions of her day.Here at last, in her own words, is the true story of a pioneering spirit who risked her reputation, her prospects, and her fragile flesh and bone to satisfy her scientific curiosity; of how she sought true love and happiness despite her lamentable eccentricities; and of her thrilling expedition to the perilous mountains of Vystrana, where she made the first of many historic discoveries that would change the world forever.Saturated with the joy and urgency of discovery and scientific curiosity.(Starred Review) onAn NPR Best Book of 2013
/book/show/25014114-history-is-all-you-left-me?from_search=true	Adam Silvera	History Is All You Left Me	When Griffins first love and ex-boyfriend, Theo, dies in a drowning accident, his universe implodes. Even though Theo had moved to California for college and started seeing Jackson, Griffin never doubted Theo would come back to him when the time was right. But now, the future hes been imagining for himself has gone far off course.To make things worse, the only person whoWhen Griffins first love and ex-boyfriend, Theo, dies in a drowning accident, his universe implodes. Even though Theo had moved to California for college and started seeing Jackson, Griffin never doubted Theo would come back to him when the time was right. But now, the future hes been imagining for himself has gone far off course.To make things worse, the only person who truly understands his heartache is Jackson. But no matter how much they open up to each other, Griffins downward spiral continues. Hes losing himself in his obsessive compulsions and destructive choices, and the secrets hes been keeping are tearing him apart.If Griffin is ever to rebuild his future, he must first confront his history, every last heartbreaking piece in the puzzle of his life.
/book/show/21855259-the-secret-history-of-wonder-woman?from_search=true	Jill Lepore	The Secret History of Wonder Woman	Title: The Secret History of Wonder Woman <>Binding: Hardcover <>Author: JillLepore <>Publisher: KnopfPublishingGroup
/book/show/3872.A_History_of_the_World_in_6_Glasses?from_search=true	Tom Standage	A History of the World in 6 Glasses	Throughout human history, certain drinks have done much more than just quench thirst. As Tom Standage relates with authority and charm, six of them have had a surprisingly pervasive influence on the course of history, becoming the defining drink during a pivotal historical period.tells the story of humanity from the Stone Age to the 21sThroughout human history, certain drinks have done much more than just quench thirst. As Tom Standage relates with authority and charm, six of them have had a surprisingly pervasive influence on the course of history, becoming the defining drink during a pivotal historical period.tells the story of humanity from the Stone Age to the 21st century through the lens of beer, wine, spirits, coffee, tea, and cola. Beer was first made in the Fertile Crescent and by 3000 B.C.E. was so important to Mesopotamia and Egypt that it was used to pay wages. In ancient Greece wine became the main export of her vast seaborne trade, helping spread Greek culture abroad. Spirits such as brandy and rum fueled the Age of Exploration, fortifying seamen on long voyages and oiling the pernicious slave trade. Although coffee originated in the Arab world, it stoked revolutionary thought in Europe during the Age of Reason, when coffeehouses became centers of intellectual exchange. And hundreds of years after the Chinese began drinking tea, it became especially popular in Britain, with far-reaching effects on British foreign policy. Finally, though carbonated drinks were invented in 18th-century Europe they became a 20th-century phenomenon, and Coca-Cola in particular is the leading symbol of globalization.For Tom Standage, each drink is a kind of technology, a catalyst for advancing culture by which he demonstrates the intricate interplay of different civilizations. You may never look at your favorite drink the same way again.
/book/show/28815491-ghostland?from_search=true	Colin Dickey	Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places	Colin Dickey is on the trail of America's ghosts. Crammed into old houses and hotels, abandoned prisons and empty hospitals, the spirits that linger continue to capture our collectColin Dickey is on the trail of America's ghosts. Crammed into old houses and hotels, abandoned prisons and empty hospitals, the spirits that linger continue to capture our collective imagination, but why? His own fascination piqued by a house hunt in Los Angeles that revealed derelict foreclosures and zombie homes, Dickey embarks on a journey across the continental United States to decode and unpack the American history repressed in our most famous haunted places. Some have established reputations as the most haunted mansion in America, or the most haunted prison; others, like the haunted Indian burial grounds in West Virginia, evoke memories from the past our collective nation tries to forget.With boundless curiosity, Dickey conjures the dead by focusing on questions of the living--how do we, the living, deal with stories about ghosts, and how do we inhabit and move through spaces that have been deemed, for whatever reason, haunted? Paying attention not only to the true facts behind a ghost story, but also to the ways in which changes to those facts are made--and why those changes are made--Dickey paints a version of American history left out of the textbooks, one of things left undone, crimes left unsolved. Spellbinding, scary, and wickedly insightful,discovers the past we're most afraid to speak of aloud in the bright light of day is the same past that tends to linger in the ghost stories we whisper in the dark.
/book/show/32066202-twelve-years-a-slave-an-people-s-history-of-the-united-states?from_search=true	Solomon Northup	Twelve years a slave ; an people's history of the united states: a history of the American people & event	Twelve Years a Slave, sub-title: Narrative of Solomon Northup, citizen of New-York, kidnapped in Washington city in 1841, and rescued in 1853, from a cotton plantation near the Red River in Louisiana, is a memoir by Solomon Northup as told to and edited by David Wilson. It is a slave narrative of a black man who was born free in New York state but kidnapped in Washington,Twelve Years a Slave, sub-title: Narrative of Solomon Northup, citizen of New-York, kidnapped in Washington city in 1841, and rescued in 1853, from a cotton plantation near the Red River in Louisiana, is a memoir by Solomon Northup as told to and edited by David Wilson. It is a slave narrative of a black man who was born free in New York state but kidnapped in Washington, D.C., sold into slavery, and kept in bondage for 12 years in Louisiana. He provided details of slave markets in Washington, D.C. and New Orleans, as well as describing at length cotton and sugar cultivation on major plantations in Louisiana.
/book/show/10310.The_Argumentative_Indian?from_search=true	Amartya Sen	The Argumentative Indian: Writings on Indian History, Culture and Identity	In sixteen linked essays, Nobel Prize--winning economist Amartya Sen discusses India's intellectual and political heritage and how its argumentative tradition is vital for the success of its democracy and secular politics.is a bracing sweep through aspects of Indian history and culture, and a tempered analysis of the highly charged disputes surroIn sixteen linked essays, Nobel Prize--winning economist Amartya Sen discusses India's intellectual and political heritage and how its argumentative tradition is vital for the success of its democracy and secular politics.is a bracing sweep through aspects of Indian history and culture, and a tempered analysis of the highly charged disputes surrounding these subjects--the nature of Hindu traditions, Indian identity, the country's huge social and economic disparities, and its current place in the world (Sunil Khilnani,U.K.).
/book/show/3130430-harry-a-history?from_search=true	Melissa Anelli J.K. Rowling (Introduction)	Harry, a History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon	
/book/show/174501.India?from_search=true	John Keay	India: A History	John Keay's India: A History is a probing and provocative chronicle of five thousand years of South Asian history, from the first Harrapan settlements on the banks of the Indus River to the recent nuclear-arms race. In a tour de force of narrative history, Keay blends together insights from a variety of scholarly fields and weaves them together to chart the evolution of thJohn Keay's India: A History is a probing and provocative chronicle of five thousand years of South Asian history, from the first Harrapan settlements on the banks of the Indus River to the recent nuclear-arms race. In a tour de force of narrative history, Keay blends together insights from a variety of scholarly fields and weaves them together to chart the evolution of the rich tapestry of cultures, religions, and peoples that makes up the modern nations of Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh. Authoritative and eminently readable, India: A History is a compelling epic portrait of one of the world's oldest and most richly diverse civilizations.
/book/show/11527504-a-little-history-of-philosophy?from_search=true	Nigel Warburton	A Little History of Philosophy	
/book/show/24920.The_Discomfort_Zone?from_search=true	Jonathan Franzen	The Discomfort Zone: A Personal History	Jonathan Franzen arrived late, and last, in a family of boys in Webster Groves, Missouri.is his intimate memoir of his growth from a small and fundamentally ridiculous person, through an adolescence both excruciating and strangely happy, into an adult with embarrassing and unexpected passions. It's also a portrait of a middle-class family weatheringJonathan Franzen arrived late, and last, in a family of boys in Webster Groves, Missouri.is his intimate memoir of his growth from a small and fundamentally ridiculous person, through an adolescence both excruciating and strangely happy, into an adult with embarrassing and unexpected passions. It's also a portrait of a middle-class family weathering the turbulence of the 1970s, and a vivid personal history of the decades in which America turned away from its midcentury idealism and became a more polarized society.The story Franzen tells here draws on elements as varied as the explosive dynamics of a Christian youth fellowship in the 1970s, the effects of Kafka's fiction on his protracted quest to lose his virginity, the elaborate pranks that he and his friends orchestrated from the roof of his high school, his self-inflicted travails in selling his mother's house after her death, and the web of connections between his all-consuming marriage, the problem of global warming, and the life lessons to be learned in watching birds.These chapters of a Midwestern youth and a New York adulthood are warmed by the same combination of comic scrutiny and unqualified affection that characterize Franzen's fiction, but here the main character is the author himself. Sparkling, daring, arrestingly honest,narrates the formation of a unique mind and heart in the crucible of an everyday American family.
/book/show/177539.The_History_of_Jazz?from_search=true	Ted Gioia	The History of Jazz	Jazz is the most colorful and varied art form in the world, and it was born in one of the most colorful and varied cities, New Orleans. From the seed first planted by slave dances held in Congo Square and nurtured by early ensembles led by Buddy Bolden and Joe King Oliver, jazz began its long, winding odyssey across America and around the world, giving flower to a thousaJazz is the most colorful and varied art form in the world, and it was born in one of the most colorful and varied cities, New Orleans. From the seed first planted by slave dances held in Congo Square and nurtured by early ensembles led by Buddy Bolden and Joe King Oliver, jazz began its long, winding odyssey across America and around the world, giving flower to a thousand different forms - swing, bebob, cook jazz, jazz-rock fusion - and a thousand great musicians. Now, in The History of Jazz,  Ted Gioia tells the story of this music as it has never been told before, in a book that brilliantly portrays the legendary jazz players, the breakthrough styles, and the world in which jazz evolved.
/book/show/130319.The_History_of_Rasselas_Prince_of_Abissinia?from_search=true	Samuel Johnson J.P. Hardy (Editor)	The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abissinia	Rasselas--regarded as Johnson's most creative work--presents the story of the journey of Rasselas and his companions in search of the choice of life. Its charm lies not in its plot, but rather in its wise and humane look at man's constant search for happiness. The text is based on the second edition as Samuel Johnson revised it.
/book/show/10541.Made_in_America?from_search=true	Bill Bryson	Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States	In Made in America, Bryson de-mythologizes his native land, explaining how a dusty hamlet with neither woods nor holly became Hollywood, how the Wild West wasn't won, why Americans say 'lootenant' and 'Toosday', how Americans were eating junk food long before the word itself was cooked up, as well as exposing the true origins of the G-string, the original $64,000 question,In Made in America, Bryson de-mythologizes his native land, explaining how a dusty hamlet with neither woods nor holly became Hollywood, how the Wild West wasn't won, why Americans say 'lootenant' and 'Toosday', how Americans were eating junk food long before the word itself was cooked up, as well as exposing the true origins of the G-string, the original $64,000 question, and Dr Kellogg of cornflakes fame
/book/show/319473.The_Coming_of_the_Third_Reich?from_search=true	Richard J. Evans	The Coming of the Third Reich (The History of the Third Reich, #1)	In 1900 Germany was the most progressive and dynamic nation in Europe, the only country whose rapid technological and social growth and change challenged that of the United States. Its political culture was less aIn 1900 Germany was the most progressive and dynamic nation in Europe, the only country whose rapid technological and social growth and change challenged that of the United States. Its political culture was less authoritarian than Russia's and less anti-Semitic than France's; representative institutions were thriving, and competing political parties and elections were a central part of life. How then can we explain the fact that in little more than a generation this stable modern country would be in the hands of a violent, racist, extremist political movement that would lead it and all of Europe into utter moral, physical, and cultural ruin? There is no story in twentieth-century history more important to understand, and Richard Evans has written the definitive account for our time. A masterful synthesis of a vast body of scholarly work integrated with important new research and interpretations, Evans's history restores drama and contingency to the rise to power of Hitler and the Nazis, even as he shows how ready Germany was by the early 1930s for such a takeover to occur. With many people angry and embittered by military defeat and economic ruin; a state undermined by a civil service, an army, and a law enforcement system deeply alienated from the democratic order introduced in 1918; beset by the growing extremism of voters prey to panic about the increasing popularity of communism; home to a tiny but quite successful Jewish community subject to widespread suspicion and resentment, Germany proved to be fertile ground in which Nazism's ideology of hatred could take root.
/book/show/9365705-sop-s-fables-with-their-morals?from_search=true	Aesop	Sop's Fables, with Their Morals: In Prose and Verse. Grammatically Translated. Illustrated with Pictures and Emblems. Together with the History of His	The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now foThe 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.This collection reveals the history of English common law and Empire law in a vastly changing world of British expansion. Dominating the legal field is the Commentaries of the Law of England by Sir William Blackstone, which first appeared in 1765. Reference works such as almanacs and catalogues continue to educate us by revealing the day-to-day workings of society.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryT084703London: printed for J. Hodges, 1741. 12],372p.: ill.; 12
/book/show/4100352-the-arabs?from_search=true	Eugene Rogan	The Arabs: A History	
/book/show/854790.A_History_of_the_Arab_Peoples?from_search=true	Albert Hourani	A History of the Arab Peoples	Encyclopedic and panoramic in its scope, this fascinating work chronicles the rich spiritual, political, and cultural institutions of Arab history through 13 centuries.No region in the world today is more important than the Middle East: no people more misunderstood than the Arabs. In this definitive masterwork, distinguished Oxford historian Albert Hourani offers the mostEncyclopedic and panoramic in its scope, this fascinating work chronicles the rich spiritual, political, and cultural institutions of Arab history through 13 centuries.No region in the world today is more important than the Middle East: no people more misunderstood than the Arabs. In this definitive masterwork, distinguished Oxford historian Albert Hourani offers the most lucid, enlightening history ever written on the subject. From the rise of Island to the Palestinian issue, from the Prophet Mohammed to Mu'ammar al-Qadhafi. A History of the Arab Peoples chronicles the rich spiritual, political and cultural institutions of this civilization through thirteen centuries of war, peace, literature and religion. Lauded by authorities, encyclopedic and panoramic in its scope, here is a remarkable window on today's conflicts and on the future of a glorious and troubled land.
/book/show/108449.The_100?from_search=true	Michael H. Hart	The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History	A list of the one hundred most influential people in history features descriptions of the careers, contributions, and accomplishments of the political and religious leaders, inventors, writers, artists, and others who changed the course of history.
/book/show/29567.The_History_of_the_Siege_of_Lisbon?from_search=true	Jos Saramago Giovanni Pontiero (Translator)	The History of the Siege of Lisbon	If proofreaders were given their freedom and did not have their hands and feet tied by a mass of prohibitions more binding than the penal code, they would soon transform the face of the world, establish the kingdom of universal happiness, giving drink to the thirsty, food to the famished, peace to those who live in turmoil, joy to the sorrowful ... for they would be ableIf proofreaders were given their freedom and did not have their hands and feet tied by a mass of prohibitions more binding than the penal code, they would soon transform the face of the world, establish the kingdom of universal happiness, giving drink to the thirsty, food to the famished, peace to those who live in turmoil, joy to the sorrowful ... for they would be able to do all these things simply by changing the words ... The power of the word is evident in Portuguese author Jos Saramago's novel,. His protagonist, a proofreader named Raimundo Silva, adds a key word to a history of Portugal and thus rewrites not only the past, but also his own life.
/book/show/23447509-eventyr-historier?from_search=true	Hans Christian Andersen Lorenz Frlich (Illustrator) Vilhelm Pedersen (Illustrator)	Eventyr & historier	I denne dejlige eventyrsamling stifter man bekendtskab med s godt som alle H.C. Andersens eventyr og historier. Vores store eventyrdigter er fantasiens og sprogets troldmand, og han har meget at sige til mennesker i alle aldre, fra barn til voksen.Bogen er illustreret af Lorenz Frlich og Vilhelm Pedersen.
/book/show/2111775.The_Dirt_on_Clean?from_search=true	Katherine Ashenburg	The Dirt on Clean: An Unsanitized History	For the first-century Roman, being clean meant a public two-hour soak in baths of various temperatures, a scraping of the body with a miniature rake, and a final application of oil. For the seventeenth-century aristocratic Frenchman, it meant changing his shirt once a day, using perfume to obliterate both his own aroma and everyone elses, but never immersing himself inFor the first-century Roman, being clean meant a public two-hour soak in baths of various temperatures, a scraping of the body with a miniature rake, and a final application of oil. For the seventeenth-century aristocratic Frenchman, it meant changing his shirt once a day, using perfume to obliterate both his own aroma and everyone elses, but never immersing himself in  horrors!  water. By the early 1900s, an extraordinary idea took hold in North America  that frequent bathing, perhaps even a daily bath, was advisable. Not since the Roman Empire had people been so clean, and standards became even more extreme as the millennium approached. Now we live in a deodorized world where germophobes shake hands with their elbows and where sales of hand sanitizers, wipes and sprays are skyrocketing.The apparently routine task of taking up soap and water (or not) is Katherine Ashenburgs starting point for a unique exploration of Western culture, which yields surprising insights into our notions of privacy, health, individuality, religion and sexuality.Ashenburg searches for clean and dirty in plague-ridden streets, medieval steam baths, castles and tenements, and in bathrooms of every description. She reveals the bizarre rescriptions of historys doctors as well as the hygienic peccadilloes of kings, mistresses, monks and ordinary citizens, and guides us through the twists and turns to our own understanding of clean, which is no more rational than the rest. Filled with amusing anecdotes and quotations from the great bathers of history,takes us on a journey that is by turns intriguing, humorous, startling and not always for the squeamish. Ashenburgs tour of historys baths and bathrooms reveals much about our changing and most intimate selves  what we desire, what we ignore, what we fear, and a significant part of who we are.
/book/show/182175.Maus_?from_search=true	Art Spiegelman	Maus : A Survivor's Tale. I. My Father Bleeds History. II. And Here My Troubles Began	Volumes I & II in paperback of this 1992 Pulitzer Prize-winning illustrated narrative of Holocaust survival.
/book/show/29102955-the-secret-history-of-twin-peaks?from_search=true	Mark Frost	The Secret History of Twin Peaks	From the co-creator of the landmark television seriescomes a novel that deepens the mysteries of that iconic town in ways that not only enrich the original series but readies fans for the upcoming Showtime episodes.
/book/show/44045.A_Universal_History_of_Iniquity?from_search=true	Jorge Luis Borges Andrew Hurley	A Universal History of Iniquity	In his writing, Borges always combined high seriousness with a wicked sense of fun. Here he reveals his delight in re-creating (or making up) colorful stories from the Orient, the Islamic world, and the Wild West, as well as his horrified fascination with knife fights, political and personal betrayal, and bloodthirsty revenge. Sparkling with the sheer exuberant pleasure ofIn his writing, Borges always combined high seriousness with a wicked sense of fun. Here he reveals his delight in re-creating (or making up) colorful stories from the Orient, the Islamic world, and the Wild West, as well as his horrified fascination with knife fights, political and personal betrayal, and bloodthirsty revenge. Sparkling with the sheer exuberant pleasure of story-telling, this collection marked the emergence of an utterly distinctive literary voice.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
/book/show/12474.The_Armies_of_the_Night?from_search=true	Norman Mailer	The Armies of the Night: History as a Novel, the Novel as History	One of the first examples of new journalism daringly combines reportage with a novelistic style and garnered Mailer his first Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award.centers on the March on the Pentagon, the most famous anti-Vietnam War rally in Washington DC, and the characters that occupy this oppositionthe intellectuals, students, African AmericOne of the first examples of new journalism daringly combines reportage with a novelistic style and garnered Mailer his first Pulitzer Prize and a National Book Award.centers on the March on the Pentagon, the most famous anti-Vietnam War rally in Washington DC, and the characters that occupy this oppositionthe intellectuals, students, African Americans, liberals, and marching women. Mailer, a novelist-as-character, sculpts this impressionably fragile world of the Left versus Authority and Peace versus War, prodding at the Vietnam generations deepest anxieties.In the same way Truman Capote'sintroduced the non-fiction novel,renders this form, with turns historical and fictional.
/book/show/155459.The_Man_With_the_Golden_Torc?from_search=true	Simon R. Green	The Man With the Golden Torc (Secret Histories, #1)	For ages, Eddie Drood and his family have kept humanity safe from the things that go bump in the night. But now one of his own has convinced the rest of the family that Eddie's become a menace, and that humanity needs to be protected from him. So he's on the run, using every trick in the book, magical and otherwise, hoping he lives long enough to prove his innocence...
/book/show/331227.A_Short_History_of_Progress?from_search=true	Ronald Wright	A Short History of Progress	Each time history repeats itself, the cost goes up. The twentieth centurya time of unprecedented progresshas produced a tremendous strain on the very elements that comprise life itself: This raises the key question of the twenty-first century: How much longer can this go on? With wit and erudition, Ronald Wright lays out a-convincing case that history has always providedEach time history repeats itself, the cost goes up. The twentieth centurya time of unprecedented progresshas produced a tremendous strain on the very elements that comprise life itself: This raises the key question of the twenty-first century: How much longer can this go on? With wit and erudition, Ronald Wright lays out a-convincing case that history has always provided an answer, whether we care to notice or not. From Neanderthal man to the Sumerians to the Roman Empire, A Short History of Progress dissects the cyclical nature of humanity's development and demise, the 10,000-year old experiment that we've unleashed but have yet to control. It is Wright's contention that only by understanding and ultimately breaking from the patterns of progress and disaster that humanity has repeated around the world since the Stone Age can we avoid the onset of a new Dark Age. Wright illustrates how various cultures throughout history have literally manufactured their own end by producing an overabundance of innovation and stripping bare the very elements that allowed them to initially advance. Wright's book is brilliant; a fascinating rumination on the hubris at the heart of human development and the pitfalls we still may have time to avoid.
/book/show/30989285-age-of-anger?from_search=true	Pankaj Mishra	Age of Anger: A History of the Present	Modernity, secularism, development, and progress have long been viewed by the powerful few as benign ideals for the many. Today, however, botched experiments in nation-building, democracy, industrialization, and urbanization visibly scar much of the world.As once happenedModernity, secularism, development, and progress have long been viewed by the powerful few as benign ideals for the many. Today, however, botched experiments in nation-building, democracy, industrialization, and urbanization visibly scar much of the world.As once happened in Europe, the wider embrace of revolutionary politics, mass movements, technology, the pursuit of wealth, and individualism has cast billions adrift in a literally demoralized world.It was from among the ranks of the disaffected and the spiritually disorientated, that the militants of the nineteenth century aroseangry young men who became cultural nationalists in Germany, messianic revolutionaries in Russia, bellicose chauvinists in Italy, and anarchist terrorists internationally.Many more people today, unable to fulfill the promisesfreedom, stability, and prosperityof a globalized economy, are increasingly susceptible to demagogues and their simplifications. A common reaction among them is intense hatred of supposed villains, the invention of enemies, attempts to recapture a lost golden age, unfocused fury and self-empowerment through spectacular violence.In, Pankaj Mishra explores the origins of the great wave of paranoid hatreds that seem inescapable in our close-knit worldfrom American shooters and ISIS to Trump, Modi, and racism and misogyny on social media.
/book/show/714380.The_Discoverers?from_search=true	Daniel J. Boorstin	The Discoverers: A History of Man's Search to Know His World and Himself	An original history of man's greatest adventure: his search to discover the world around him.
/book/show/28110850-cannibalism?from_search=true	Bill Schutt Patricia J. Wynne (Illustrator)	Cannibalism: A Perfectly Natural History	Eating ones own kind is completely natural behavior in thousands of species, including humans. Throughout history we have engaged in cannibalism for reasons of famine, burial rites, and medicinal remedies; its been used as a way to terrorize and even a way to show filial piety. With unexpected wit and a wealth of knowledge, American Museum of Natural History biologist BiEating ones own kind is completely natural behavior in thousands of species, including humans. Throughout history we have engaged in cannibalism for reasons of famine, burial rites, and medicinal remedies; its been used as a way to terrorize and even a way to show filial piety. With unexpected wit and a wealth of knowledge, American Museum of Natural History biologist Bill Schutt takes us on a tour of the field, dissecting exciting new research and investigating questions such as why so many fish eat their offspring and some amphibians consume their mothers skin; why sexual cannibalism is an evolutionary advantage for certain spiders; why, until the end of the eighteenth century, British royalty ate human body parts; how cannibalism may be linked to the extinction of Neanderthals; why microbes on sacramental bread may have led Catholics to execute Jews in the Middle Ages.Today, the subject of humans consuming one another has been relegated to the realm of horror movies, fiction, and the occasional psychopath, but be forewarned: As climate change progresses and humans see more famine, disease, and overcrowding, biological and cultural constraints may well disappear. These are the very factors that lead to outbreaks of cannibalism. As he examines these close encounters of the cannibal kind, Bill Schutt makes the ick-factor fascinating.
/book/show/17947865-portrait-of-a-lady?from_search=true	Henry James Wanda McCaddon (Translation)	Portrait of a Lady: A Novel of Alternate History	The Portrait of a Lady:A Novel of Alternate History
/book/show/29185493-the-pilgrim-s-progress-in-verse?from_search=true	John Bunyan Eliza Eberle	The Pilgrim's Progress, in Verse: Embracing the History of Christian from His Departure from the City of Destruction to His Entrance Into the Celestial City	This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most imporThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
/book/show/820924.Refuge?from_search=true	Terry Tempest Williams	Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place	In the spring of 1983 Terry Tempest Williams learned that her mother was dying of cancer. That same season, The Great Salt Lake began to rise to record heights, threatening the herons, owls, and snowy egrets that Williams, a poet and naturalist, had come to gauge her life by. One event was nature at its most random, the other a by-product of rogue technology: Terry's motheIn the spring of 1983 Terry Tempest Williams learned that her mother was dying of cancer. That same season, The Great Salt Lake began to rise to record heights, threatening the herons, owls, and snowy egrets that Williams, a poet and naturalist, had come to gauge her life by. One event was nature at its most random, the other a by-product of rogue technology: Terry's mother, and Terry herself, had been exposed to the fallout of atomic bomb tests in the 1950s. As it interweaves these narratives of dying and accommodation,transforms tragedy into a document of renewal and spiritual grace, resulting in a work that has become a classic.
/book/show/6240926-destiny-disrupted?from_search=true	Tamim Ansary	Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World through Islamic Eyes	We in the west share a common narrative of world history. But our story largely omits a whole civilization whose citizens shared an entirely different narrative for a thousand years.In, Tamim Ansary tells the rich story of world history as the Islamic world saw it, from the time of Mohammed to the fall of the Ottoman Empire and beyond. He clarifies why ouWe in the west share a common narrative of world history. But our story largely omits a whole civilization whose citizens shared an entirely different narrative for a thousand years.In, Tamim Ansary tells the rich story of world history as the Islamic world saw it, from the time of Mohammed to the fall of the Ottoman Empire and beyond. He clarifies why our civilizations grew up oblivious to each other, what happened when they intersected, and how the Islamic world was affected by its slow recognition that Europea place it long perceived as primitive and disorganizedhad somehow hijacked destiny.
/book/show/36530.Narrative_of_the_Life_of_Frederick_Douglass?from_search=true	Frederick Douglass David W. Blight (Editor)	Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, Written by Himself (Bedford Series in History and Culture)	
/book/show/55196.A_History_of_Warfare?from_search=true	John Keegan	A History of Warfare	The acclaimed author of The Face of Battle examines centures of conflict in a variety of diverse societies and cultures. Keegan is at once the most readable and the most original of living military historians . . . A History of Warfare is perhaps the most remarkable study of warfare that has yet been written.--The New York Times Book Review.
/book/show/6954652-mil-y-una-noches-las-historias-seleccion-history-selection?from_search=true	Anonymous	Mil y una noches, Las (Historias Seleccion/ History Selection)	Las mil y una noches es, sin lugar a dudas, el texto ms popular de la literatura rabe y desde su introduccin en Europa, se ha convertido en uno de los clsicos indiscutibles de la literatura de todos los tiempos. Se trata de una compilacin de cuentos del Oriente Medio, relatos fantsticos por los que desfilan hroes y villanos, reyes y mendigoLas mil y una noches es, sin lugar a dudas, el texto ms popular de la literatura rabe y desde su introduccin en Europa, se ha convertido en uno de los clsicos indiscutibles de la literatura de todos los tiempos. Se trata de una compilacin de cuentos del Oriente Medio, relatos fantsticos por los que desfilan hroes y villanos, reyes y mendigos, genios y magos, seres extraordinarios y lugares inslitos; cuentos, historias de amor, tragedias, comedias, fbulas,.poemas... surgen unos dentro de los otros, historias dentro de la historia de Scheherezade, personaje que da comienzo a los relatos, acta de enlace entre ellos, y pone fin a la narracin. Ella debe narrar a su esposo, el rey Schriyar, cada noche un cuento diferente y entretenido para evitar que ste la mande matar. As llegaron hasta hoy hermosos cuentos como Simbad el marino, Al bab y Aladino, entre otros. / Thousand and One Nights or Arabian Nights, series of anonymous stories in Arabic, is considered as an entity to be among the classics of world literature. The cohesive plot device concerns the efforts of Scheherezade to keep her husband, King Schriyar, from killing her by entertaining him with a tale a night for 1,001 nights. The best known of these stories are those of Ali Baba, Sinbad the Sailor, and Aladdin.
/book/show/350779.Beyond_Good_and_Evil?from_search=true	Friedrich Nietzsche Judith Norman (Translator)	Beyond Good and Evil	This is a major work by the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, whose writings have been deeply influential on subsequent generations of philosophers. It is offered here in a new translation by Judith Norman, with an introduction by Rolf Peter Horstmann that places the work in its historical and philosophical context.
/book/show/12468712-a-partial-history-of-lost-causes?from_search=true	Jennifer duBois	A Partial History of Lost Causes	In Jennifer duBoiss mesmerizing and exquisitely rendered debut novel, a long-lost letter links two disparate characters, each searching for meaning against seemingly insurmountable odds. With uncommon perception and wit, duBois explores the power of memory, the depths of human courage, and the endurance of love.In St. Petersburg, Russia, world chess champion Aleksandr BezIn Jennifer duBoiss mesmerizing and exquisitely rendered debut novel, a long-lost letter links two disparate characters, each searching for meaning against seemingly insurmountable odds. With uncommon perception and wit, duBois explores the power of memory, the depths of human courage, and the endurance of love.In St. Petersburg, Russia, world chess champion Aleksandr Bezetov begins a quixotic quest: He launches a dissident presidential campaign against Vladimir Putin. He knows he will not winand that he is risking his life in the processbut a deeper conviction propels him forward.In Cambridge, Massachusetts, thirty-year-old English lecturer Irina Ellison struggles for a sense of purpose. Irina is certain she has inherited Huntingtons diseasethe same cruel illness that ended her fathers life. When Irina finds an old, photocopied letter her father wrote to the young Aleksandr Bezetov, she makes a fateful decision. Her father asked the chess prodigy a profound questionHow does one proceed in a lost cause?but never received an adequate reply. Leaving everything behind, Irina travels to Russia to find Bezetov and get an answer for her father, and for herself.
/book/show/2367.Brave_Companions?from_search=true	David McCullough	Brave Companions: Portraits In History	The bestselling author of Truman and John Adams, David McCullough has written profiles of exceptional men and women past and present who have not only shaped the course of history or changed how we see the world but whose stories express much that is timeless about the human condition. Here are Alexander von Humboldt, whose epic explorations of South America surpassed theThe bestselling author of Truman and John Adams, David McCullough has written profiles of exceptional men and women past and present who have not only shaped the course of history or changed how we see the world but whose stories express much that is timeless about the human condition. Here are Alexander von Humboldt, whose epic explorations of South America surpassed the Lewis and Clark expedition; Harriet Beecher Stowe, the little woman who made the big war; Frederic Remington; the extraordinary Louis Agassiz of Harvard; Charles and Anne Lindbergh, and their fellow long-distance pilots Antoine de Saint-Exupary and Beryl Markham; Harry Caudill, the Kentucky lawyer who awakened the nation to the tragedy of Appalachia; and David Plowden, a present-day photographer of vanishing America. Different as they are from each other, McCullough's subjects have in common a rare vitality and sense of purpose. These are brave companions: to each other, to David McCullough, and to the reader, for with rare storytelling ability McCullough brings us into the times they knew and their very uncommon lives.
/book/show/6306969-an-edible-history-of-humanity?from_search=true	Tom Standage	An Edible History of Humanity	Throughout history, food has acted as a catalyst of social change, political organization, geopolitical competition, industrial development, military conflict, and economic expansion.is a pithy, entertaining account of how a series of changescaused, enabled, or influenced by foodhas helped to shape and transform societies around the world.Throughout history, food has acted as a catalyst of social change, political organization, geopolitical competition, industrial development, military conflict, and economic expansion.is a pithy, entertaining account of how a series of changescaused, enabled, or influenced by foodhas helped to shape and transform societies around the world.The first civilizations were built on barley and wheat in the Near East, millet and rice in Asia, and corn and potatoes in the Americas. Why farming created a strictly ordered social hierarchy in contrast to the loose egalitarianism of hunter-gatherers is, as Tom Standage reveals, as interesting as the details of the complex cultures that emerged, eventually interconnected by commerce. Trade in exotic spices in particular spawned the age of exploration and the colonization of the New World.Food's influence over the course of history has been just as prevalent in modern times. In the late eighteenth century, Britain's solution to food shortages was to industrialize and import food rather than grow it. Food helped to determine the outcome of wars: Napoleon's rise and fall was intimately connected with his ability to feed his vast armies. In the twentieth century, Communist leaders employed food as an ideological weapon, resulting in the death by starvation of millions in the Soviet Union and China. And today the foods we choose in the supermarket connect us to global debates about trade, development, the environment, and the adoption of new technologies.Encompassing many fields, from genetics and archaeology to anthropology and economicsand invoking food as a special form of technologyis a fully satisfying discourse on the sweep of human history.
/book/show/379959.Ecclesiastical_History_of_the_English_People?from_search=true	Bede Leo Sherley-Price (Translator) David Hugh Farmer (Introduction)	Ecclesiastical History of the English People	Written in AD 731, Bede's work opens with a background sketch of Roman Britain's geography and history. It goes on to tell of the kings and bishops, monks and nuns who helped to develop Anglo-Saxon government and religion during the crucial formative years of the English people. Leo Sherley-Price's translation brings us an accurate and readable version, in modern English,Written in AD 731, Bede's work opens with a background sketch of Roman Britain's geography and history. It goes on to tell of the kings and bishops, monks and nuns who helped to develop Anglo-Saxon government and religion during the crucial formative years of the English people. Leo Sherley-Price's translation brings us an accurate and readable version, in modern English, of a unique historical document. This edition now includes Bede's Letter to Egbert concerning pastoral care in early Anglo-Saxon England, at the heart of which lay Bede's denunciation of the false monasteries; and The Death of Bede, an admirable eye-witness account by Cuthbert, monk and later Abbot of Jarrow, both translated by D. H. Farmer.
/book/show/586616.A_History_of_?from_search=true	Petr Beckmann	A History of π	The history of pi, says the author, though a small part of the history of mathematics, is nevertheless a mirror of the history of man. Petr Beckmann holds up this mirror, giving the background of the times when pi made progress -- and also when it did not, because science was being stifled by militarism or religious fanaticism.
/book/show/7410676-the-chronicle-history-of-henry-the-fifth?from_search=true	William Shakespeare Brinsley Nicholson	The Chronicle History of Henry the Fifth (1875)	Zum Kanon bedeutender Klassiker und grosser Weltliteratur gehort unbestritten William Shakespeares beruhmtes Drama Heinrich V.(The Life of Henry the Fifth), ein Historien-Drama, das zusammen mit Richard II. und der Doppel-Drama Heinrich IV. die Lancaster-Tetralogie bildet, um das Leben des Konigs Heinrich V. und die Schlacht von Azincourt des Hundertjahrigen Kriegs. Der OrZum Kanon bedeutender Klassiker und grosser Weltliteratur gehort unbestritten William Shakespeares beruhmtes Drama Heinrich V.(The Life of Henry the Fifth), ein Historien-Drama, das zusammen mit Richard II. und der Doppel-Drama Heinrich IV. die Lancaster-Tetralogie bildet, um das Leben des Konigs Heinrich V. und die Schlacht von Azincourt des Hundertjahrigen Kriegs. Der Originalausgabe folgend durfte dieses Meisterwerk dank seiner Authentizitat einen ganz besonderen Reiz ausuben. In den Bann geschlagen kann nicht zuletzt werden, wer Handlung und Sujets auf sein Leben und die heutige Gesellschaft projiziert. Diese vollstandige und ungekurzte Ausgabe ist vorgesehen fur alle, die Literatur lieben, fur Theater-Schauspiel, als Filmvorlage und fur die Schule mit Zeilennummerierung. Lassen Sie sich faszinieren von einem Werk, das auch heute noch aktueller denn je ist. Handelnde Personen des Schauspiels sind: Konig Heinrich der Funfte, Herzog von Gloster - Bruder des Konigs, Herzog von Bedford - ebenfalls Bruder des Konigs, Herzog von Exeter - Onkel des Konigs, Herzog von York - Vetter des Konigs, Graf von Salisbury, Graf von Westmoreland, Graf von Warwick, Erzbischof von Canterbury, Bischof von Ely, Graf von Cambridge, Lord Scroop und Sir Thomas Grey - Verschworene gegen den Konig, Sir Thomas Erpingham, Gower, Fluellen, Macmorris und Jamy - Offiziere in Heinrichs Armee, Bates, Court, Williams - Soldaten in derselben, Nym, Bardolph, Pistol - ehemals Bediente Falstaffs - jetzt ebenfalls Soldaten in derselben, Ein Bursch - der sie bedient, Karl der Sechste - Konig von Frankreich, Louis - der Dauphin, Herzog von Burgund, Herzog von Orleans, Herzog von Bourbon, Der Connetable von Frankreich, Rambures und Grandpre - franzosische Edelleute, Der Befehlshaber von Harfleur, Montjoye - ein franzosischer Herold, Gesandte an den Konig von England, Isabelle - Konigin von Frankreich, Katharina - Tochter Karls und Isabellens, Alice - ein Fraulein im Gefolge der Prinzessin Kath
/book/show/1876.The_History_of_Sexuality_Volume_3?from_search=true	Michel Foucault Robert Hurley (Translator)	The History of Sexuality, Volume 3: The Care of the Self	Michel Foucault takes us into the first two centuries of our own era, into the Golden Age of Rome, to reveal a subtle but decisive break from the classical Greek vision of sexual pleasure. He skillfully explores the whole corpus of moral reflection among philosophers (Plutarch, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, Seneca) and physicians of the era, and uncovers an increasing mistruMichel Foucault takes us into the first two centuries of our own era, into the Golden Age of Rome, to reveal a subtle but decisive break from the classical Greek vision of sexual pleasure. He skillfully explores the whole corpus of moral reflection among philosophers (Plutarch, Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, Seneca) and physicians of the era, and uncovers an increasing mistrust of pleasure and growing anxiety over sexual activity and its consequences.
/book/show/4350538-politics-of-aristotle?from_search=true	Aristotle	Politics of Aristotle	Based on the Jowett translation revised by Jonathan Barnes, this edition includes a select bibliography, notes, a guide to the main events of Aristotle's life and an analytic introduction.
/book/show/39000.Six_Frigates?from_search=true	Ian W. Toll	Six Frigates: The Epic History of the Founding of the U.S. Navy	Describes the origins and early history of the American Navy, discussing the debates by the founding fathers over the need for a permanent military, the decision to construct six heavy frigates, the campaign against Tripoli, and the War of 1812.
/book/show/15721.Voices_of_a_People_s_History_of_the_United_States?from_search=true	Howard Zinn Anthony Arnove	Voices of a People's History of the United States	Here in their own words are Frederick Douglass, George Jackson, Chief Joseph, Martin Luther King Jr., Plough Jogger, Sacco and Vanzetti, Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Mark Twain, and Malcolm X, to name just a few of the hundreds of voices that appear in Voices of a People's History of the United States, edited by Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove.Paralleling the twenty-fourHere in their own words are Frederick Douglass, George Jackson, Chief Joseph, Martin Luther King Jr., Plough Jogger, Sacco and Vanzetti, Patti Smith, Bruce Springsteen, Mark Twain, and Malcolm X, to name just a few of the hundreds of voices that appear in Voices of a People's History of the United States, edited by Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove.Paralleling the twenty-four chapters of Zinn's A People's History of the United States, Voices of a Peoples History is the long-awaited companion volume to the national bestseller. For Voices, Zinn and Arnove have selected testimonies to living historyspeeches, letters, poems, songsleft by the people who make history happen but who usually are left out of history bookswomen, workers, nonwhites. Zinn has written short introductions to the texts, which range in length from letters or poems of less than a page to entire speeches and essays that run several pages. Voices of a Peoples History is a symphony of our nations original voices, rich in ideas and actions, the embodiment of the power of civil disobedience and dissent wherein lies our nations true spirit of defiance and resilience.
/book/show/20410237-percy-jackson-and-the-sword-of-hades-horrible-histories?from_search=true	Rick Riordan	Percy Jackson and the Sword of Hades / Horrible Histories: G	The goddess Persephone has summoned Percy, Thalia, and Nico to the Underworld in order to retrieve Hades' powerful sword before it falls into the wrong hands. Flip the book over for lots more ancient Greek fun with Terry Deary's 'Groovy Greeks' - it's history with the nasty bits left in!
/book/show/6688786-the-symposium?from_search=true	Plato Frisbee C.C. Sheffield (Editor) M.C. Howatson (Translator)	The Symposium	Plato's Symposium, written in the early part of the 4th century BC, is set at a drinking party (symposium) attended by some of the leading intellectuals of the day, including Aristophanes, the comic dramatist, Socrates, Plato's mentor, and Alcibiades, the brilliant but (eventually) treacherous politician. Each guest gives a speech in praise of the benefits of desire and itPlato's Symposium, written in the early part of the 4th century BC, is set at a drinking party (symposium) attended by some of the leading intellectuals of the day, including Aristophanes, the comic dramatist, Socrates, Plato's mentor, and Alcibiades, the brilliant but (eventually) treacherous politician. Each guest gives a speech in praise of the benefits of desire and its role in the good and happy human life. At the core of the work stands Socrates' praise of philosophical desire, and an argument for the superiority of the philosophical life as the best route to happiness. This edition provides an accessible and engaging new translation by M. C. Howatson, and a substantial introduction, by Frisbee Sheffield, which guides the reader through the various parts of the dialogue and reflects on its central arguments. A chronology and detailed notes on the participants help to set this enduring work in context.
/book/show/473367.Cosa_Nostra?from_search=true	John Dickie	Cosa Nostra: A History of the Sicilian Mafia	Hailed in Italy as the best book ever written about the mafia in any language,is a fascinating, violent, and darkly comic account that reads like fiction and takes us deep into the inner sanctum of this secret society where few have dared to tread.In this gripping history of the Sicilian mafia, John Dickie uses startling new research to reveal the inner workinHailed in Italy as the best book ever written about the mafia in any language,is a fascinating, violent, and darkly comic account that reads like fiction and takes us deep into the inner sanctum of this secret society where few have dared to tread.In this gripping history of the Sicilian mafia, John Dickie uses startling new research to reveal the inner workings of this secret society with a murderous record. He explains how the mafia began, how it responds to threats and challenges, and introduces us to the real-life characters that inspired the American imagination for generations, making the mafia an international, larger than life cultural phenomenon. Dickie's dazzling cast of characters includes Antonio Giammona, the first boss of bosses''; New York cop Joe Petrosino, who underestimated the Sicilian mafia and paid for it with his life; and Bernard the Tractor Provenzano, the current boss of bosses who has been hiding in Sicily since 1963.
/book/show/7183800-la-mort-d-arthure?from_search=true	Thomas Malory	La Mort D'Arthure: The History of King Arthur and of the Knights of the Round Table	This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally importanThis is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not impede the reading experience. We believe this work is culturally important and have elected to bring the book back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.
/book/show/111596.Church_History_in_Plain_Language?from_search=true	Bruce L. Shelley Mark A. Noll (Foreword)	Church History in Plain Language	
/book/show/23848194-it-ended-badly?from_search=true	Jennifer   Wright	It Ended Badly: Thirteen of the Worst Breakups in History	Spanning eras and cultures from ancient Rome to medieval England to 1950s Hollywood, Jennifer Wright'sguides you through the worst of the worst in historically bad breakups. In the throes of heartbreak, EmSpanning eras and cultures from ancient Rome to medieval England to 1950s Hollywood, Jennifer Wright'sguides you through the worst of the worst in historically bad breakups. In the throes of heartbreak, Emperor Nero had just about everyone he ever loved-from his old tutor to most of his friends-put to death. Oscar Wilde's lover,, abandoned him when faced with being cut off financially from his wealthy family and wrote several self-serving books denying the entire affair. And poor volatile Caroline Lamb sent Lord Byron one hell of a torch letter and enclosed a bloody lock of her own pubic hair. Your obsessive social media stalking of your ex isn't looking so bad now, is it?With a wry wit and considerable empathy, Wright digs deep into the archives to bring these thirteen terrible breakups to life. She educates, entertains, and really puts your own bad breakup conduct into perspective.is for anyone who's ever loved and lost and maybe sent one too many ill-considered late-night emails to their ex, reminding us that no matter how badly we've behaved, no one is as bad as Henry VIII.
/book/show/1671977.The_Shock_of_the_New?from_search=true	Robert Hughes	The Shock of the New: The Hundred-Year History of Modern Art, Its Rise, Its Dazzling Achievement, Its Fall	In the splendid tradition of Kenneth Clark's Civilisation and Jacob Bronowski's The Ascent of Man, here is a magnificent account -- authoritative, lively, richly and beautifully illustrated -- of the hundred-year history of modern art. Written by one of the most widely read and respected art critics of our time as an outgrowth and expansion of his major eight-part BBC TimeIn the splendid tradition of Kenneth Clark's Civilisation and Jacob Bronowski's The Ascent of Man, here is a magnificent account -- authoritative, lively, richly and beautifully illustrated -- of the hundred-year history of modern art. Written by one of the most widely read and respected art critics of our time as an outgrowth and expansion of his major eight-part BBC Time-Life television series, it recounts the origins of modern painting, sculpture, and architecture; discusses the careers of the major artists; shows how their work was shaped by the cataclysmic events of the new century; makes plain why modernism has today very nearly run its course - and does all this with verve, command of anecdote and scholarship, and a critical poise that is nothing short of dazzling. In eight fascinating chapters Robert Hughes explores the cultural fruit of nineteenth-century industrialism, the legacy of World War I, art in the lyric mode, the glorious failure of modern architecture, the outbreak of irrationality, the art of extreme emotion, art gripped by the media, why the avant-garde is no more, and where, if anywhere, art goes from here ... Deeply informed, dashingly written, wonderfully illustrated (more than 250 pictures, nearly all in full color, constituting in themselves an extraordinary gallery of great works of modern art), The Shock of the New is history and art criticism at their most appealing and accessible, a book to learn from -- and to delight in.
/book/show/49983.An_Intimate_History_of_Humanity?from_search=true	Theodore Zeldin	An Intimate History of Humanity	A provocative work that explores the evolution of emotions and personal relationships through diverse cultures and time. An intellectually dazzling view of our past and future.--magazineContents1. How humans have repeatedly lost hope, and how new encounters, and a new pair of spectacles, revive them2. How men and women have slowly learned to have interesting conversA provocative work that explores the evolution of emotions and personal relationships through diverse cultures and time. An intellectually dazzling view of our past and future.--magazineContents1. How humans have repeatedly lost hope, and how new encounters, and a new pair of spectacles, revive them2. How men and women have slowly learned to have interesting conversations3. How people searching for their roots are only beginning to look far and deep enough4. How some people have acquired an immunity to loneliness5. How new forms of love have been invented6. Why there has been more progress in cooking than in sex7. How the desire that men feel for women, and for other men, has altered through the centuries8. How respect has become more desirable than power9. How those who want neither to give orders nor to receive them can become intermediaries10. How people have freed themselves from fear by finding new fears11. How curiosity has become the key to freedom12. Why it has become increasingly difficult to destroy ones enemies13. How the art of escaping from ones troubles has developed, but not the art of knowing where to escape to14. Why compassion has flowered even in stony ground15. Why toleration has never been enough16. Why even the privileged are often somewhat gloomy about life, even when they can have anything the consumer society offers, and even after sexual liberation17. How travellers are becoming the largest nation in the world, and how they have learned not to see only what they are looking for18. Why friendship between men and women has been so fragile19. How even astrologers resist their destiny20. Why people have not been able to find the time to lead several lives21. Why fathers and their children are changing their minds about what they want from each other22. Why the crisis in the family is only one stage in the evolution of generosity23. How people choose a way of life, and how it does not wholly satisfy them24. How humans become hospitable to each other25. What becomes possible when soul-mates meet
/book/show/2185147.The_Spy_Who_Haunted_Me?from_search=true	Simon R. Green	The Spy Who Haunted Me (Secret Histories, #3)	
/book/show/3716018-the-tragical-history-of-king-richard-iii?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	The Tragical History Of King Richard III	This timeless tragedy follows the bloody path of the rudely stamped Richard, Duke of Gloucester, who uses his murderous guile to achieve the throne of England.
/book/show/25330014-the-winged-histories?from_search=true	Sofia Samatar	The Winged Histories	Four women, soldier, scholar, poet, and socialite, are caught up on different sides of a violent rebellion. As war erupts and their families are torn apart, they fear they may disappear into the unwritten pages of history. Using the sword and the pen, the body and the voice, they struggle not just to survive, but to make history.is the author of the Crawford,Four women, soldier, scholar, poet, and socialite, are caught up on different sides of a violent rebellion. As war erupts and their families are torn apart, they fear they may disappear into the unwritten pages of history. Using the sword and the pen, the body and the voice, they struggle not just to survive, but to make history.is the author of the Crawford, British Fantasy, and World Fantasy award-winning novel. She also received the John W. Campbell Award. She has written for the,,, and many other publications. She lives in California. Her website is sofiasamatar.com.Praise for:A book about the love of books. Her sentences are intoxicating and one can easily be lost in their intricacy. . . . Samatar's beautifully written book is one that will be treasured by book lovers everywhere. Raul M. Chapa, BookPeople, Austin, Texas
/book/show/4957335-history-of-the-decline-and-fall-of-the-roman-empire-6-vols?from_search=true	Edward Gibbon	History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, 6 vols	The complete 6-volume work, which covers from the reign of Marcus Aurelius to the fall of Constantinople in 1453. According to Wikipedia: Edward Gibbon (1737 ? 1794) was an English historian and Member of Parliament. His most important work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, was published in six volumes between 1776 and 1788. The History is known prThe complete 6-volume work, which covers from the reign of Marcus Aurelius to the fall of Constantinople in 1453. According to Wikipedia: Edward Gibbon (1737 ? 1794) was an English historian and Member of Parliament. His most important work, The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, was published in six volumes between 1776 and 1788. The History is known principally for the quality and irony of its prose... Responding to customer feedback, we reformatted this book on 5/11/2008.
/book/show/318236.The_French_Revolution?from_search=true	Thomas Carlyle John D. Rosenberg (Introduction)	The French Revolution: A History	The book that established Thomas Carlyles reputation when first published in 1837, this spectacular historical masterpiece has since been accepted as the standard work on the subject. It combines a shrewd insight into character, a vivid realization of the picturesque, and a singular ability to bring the past to blazing life, making it a reading experience as thrilling asThe book that established Thomas Carlyles reputation when first published in 1837, this spectacular historical masterpiece has since been accepted as the standard work on the subject. It combines a shrewd insight into character, a vivid realization of the picturesque, and a singular ability to bring the past to blazing life, making it a reading experience as thrilling as any novel. As John D. Rosenberg observes in his Introduction,is one of the grand poems of [Carlyles] century, yet its poetry consists in being everywhere scrupulously rooted in historical fact.This Modern Library Paperback Classics edition, complete and unabridged, is unavailable anywhere else.
/book/show/1013870.Museum_of_the_Missing?from_search=true	Simon Houpt Julian Radcliffe (Foreword)	Museum of the Missing: A History of Art Theft	What kind of person would dare to steal a legendary paintingand who would buy something so instantly recognizable? In recent years, art theft has captured the public imagination more than ever before, spurred by both real life incidents (the snatching of Edvard Munchs well-known masterwork) and the gWhat kind of person would dare to steal a legendary paintingand who would buy something so instantly recognizable? In recent years, art theft has captured the public imagination more than ever before, spurred by both real life incidents (the snatching of Edvard Munchs well-known masterwork) and the glamorous fantasy of such Hollywood films as. The truth is, according to INTERPOL records, more than 20,000 stolen works of art are missingincluding Rembrandts, Renoirs, van Goghs, and Picassos.offers an intriguing tour through the underworld of art theft, where the stakes are high and passions run strong. Not only is the volume beautifully written and lavishly illustratedif all the paintings presented here could be gathered in one museum it would be one of the finest collections in existenceit tells a story as fascinating as any crime novel.This gripping page-turner features everything from wartime plundering to audacious modern-day heists, from an examination of the criminals motivations to a look at the professionals who spend their lives hunting down the wrongdoers. Most breathtaking of all, this invaluable resource offers a Gallery of Missing Art, an extensive section showcasing stolen paintings that remain lostincluding information about the theft and estimated present-day valueand which may never be seen again.
/book/show/18209337-cubed?from_search=true	Nikil Saval	Cubed: A Secret History of the Workplace	In the mid-nineteenth century clerks worked in small, dank spaces called counting-houses. These were all-male enclaves, where work was just paperwork. Most Americans considered clerks to be questionable dandies, who didnt do real work. But the joke was on them: as the great historical shifts from agricultural to industrial economies took place, and then from industrial to information economies, the organization of the workplace evolved along with themand the clerks took over. Offices became rationalized, designed for both greater efficiency in the accomplishments of clerical work and the enhancement of worker productivity. Women entered the office by the millions, and revolutionized the social world from within. Skyscrapers filled with office space came to tower over cities everywhere.opens our eyes to what is a truly secret history of changes so obvious and ubiquitous that we've hardly noticed them. From the wood-paneled executive suite to the advent of the cubicles where 60% of Americans now work (and 93% of them dislike it) to a not-too-distant future where we might work anywhere at any time (and perhapsthe time),excavates from popular books, movies, comic strips (), and a vast amount of management literature and business history, the reasons why our workplaces are the way they areand how they might be better.
/book/show/582802.The_Most_Evil_Women_in_History?from_search=true	Shelley Klein	The Most Evil Women in History	This book details the lives and careers of fifteen women whose crimes have, at one time or another, stained the pages of history. Parricide, fratricide and, most terrible of all, infanticide; murder under trust; serial murder, including the stalking and killing of men; torture, persecution, massacre and judicial murder; sexually motivated killings; murders for gain or to cThis book details the lives and careers of fifteen women whose crimes have, at one time or another, stained the pages of history. Parricide, fratricide and, most terrible of all, infanticide; murder under trust; serial murder, including the stalking and killing of men; torture, persecution, massacre and judicial murder; sexually motivated killings; murders for gain or to conceal other crimes- all these and others are detailed in this fascinating study of the manifestation of true evil in women over some 2,000 years. From Roman empresses to jealous daughters and bored housewives, they have all been responsible for terrible crimes.
/book/show/1360067.Dark_Mission?from_search=true	Richard C. Hoagland	Dark Mission: The Secret History of NASA	Welcome to the Revised and Expanded Edition of the New York Times bestseller. The New Edition includes astonishing photos that NASA is unable to cover-up of architectural formations on the Moon and Mars.
/book/show/25255053-the-gates-of-europe?from_search=true	Serhii Plokhy	The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine	Ukraine is currently embroiled in a tense battle with Russia to preserve its economic and political independence. But todays conflict is only the latest in a long history of battles over Ukraines existence as a sovereign nation. As award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy argues in The Gates of Europe, we must examine Ukraines past in order to understand its fraught presenUkraine is currently embroiled in a tense battle with Russia to preserve its economic and political independence. But todays conflict is only the latest in a long history of battles over Ukraines existence as a sovereign nation. As award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy argues in The Gates of Europe, we must examine Ukraines past in order to understand its fraught present and likely future.Situated between Europe, Russia, and the Asian East, Ukraine was shaped by the empires that have used it as a strategic gateway between East and Westfrom the Romans and Ottomans to the Third Reich and the Soviet Union, all have engaged in global fights for supremacy on Ukrainian soil. Each invading army left a lasting mark on the landscape and on the population, making modern Ukraine an amalgam of competing cultures.
/book/show/10324174-the-quantum-story?from_search=true	Jim Baggott	The Quantum Story: A History in 40 Moments	The twentieth century was defined by physics. From the minds of the world's leading physicists there flowed a river of ideas that would transport mankind to the pinnacle of wonderment and to the very depths of human despair. This was a century that began with the certainties of absolute knowledge and ended with the knowledge of absolute uncertainty. It was a century in whiThe twentieth century was defined by physics. From the minds of the world's leading physicists there flowed a river of ideas that would transport mankind to the pinnacle of wonderment and to the very depths of human despair. This was a century that began with the certainties of absolute knowledge and ended with the knowledge of absolute uncertainty. It was a century in which physicists developed weapons with the capacity to destroy our reality, whilst at the same time denying us the possibility that we can ever properly comprehend it.Almost everything we think we know about the nature of our world comes from one theory of physics. This theory was discovered and refined in the first thirty years of the twentieth century and went on to become quite simply the most successful theory of physics ever devised. Its concepts underpin much of the twenty-first century technology that we have learned to take for granted. But its success has come at a price, for it has at the same time completely undermined our ability to make sense of the world at the level of its most fundamental constituents.Rejecting the fundamental elements of uncertainty and chance implied by quantum theory, Albert Einstein once famously declared that 'God does not play dice'. Niels Bohr claimed that anybody who is not shocked by the theory has not understood it. The charismatic American physicist Richard Feynman went further: he claimed that nobody understands it.This is quantum theory, and this book tells its story.Jim Baggott presents a celebration of this wonderful yet wholly disconcerting theory, with a history told in forty episodes -- significant moments of truth or turning points in the theory's development. From its birth in the porcelain furnaces used to study black body radiation in 1900, to the promise of stimulating new quantum phenomena to be revealed by CERN's Large Hadron Collider over a hundred years later, this is the extraordinary story of the quantum world.Oxford Landmark Science books are 'must-read' classics of modern science writing which have crystallized big ideas, and shaped the way we think.
/book/show/13422.The_Presocratic_Philosophers?from_search=true	Geoffrey S. Kirk John Earle Raven Malcolm Schofield	The Presocratic Philosophers: A Critical History with a Selection of Texts	Beginning with a revised introduction surveying the predecessors of the Presocratics, this new edition traces the intellectual revolution initiated by Thales in the early 6th century B.C. to its culmination in the metaphysics of Parmenides and the physical theories of Anaxagoras and the Atomists of the fifth century.
/book/show/16146372-girl-trouble?from_search=true	Carol Dyhouse	Girl Trouble: Panic and Progress in the History of Young Women	Horror, scandal and moral panic! The popular fascination with the moral decline of young women has permeated society for over a hundred years. Be it flappers, beat girls, dolly birds or ladettes, public outrage at girls' perceived permissiveness has been a mass-media staple with each changing generation.Eminent social historian Carol Dyhouse examines what it really meansHorror, scandal and moral panic! The popular fascination with the moral decline of young women has permeated society for over a hundred years. Be it flappers, beat girls, dolly birds or ladettes, public outrage at girls' perceived permissiveness has been a mass-media staple with each changing generation.Eminent social historian Carol Dyhouse examines what it really means and has meant to be a girl growing up in the swirl of twentieth-century social change in this detailed, factual and empathetic history. Dyhouse uses studies, interviews, articles and news items to piece together the story of girlhood, clearly demonstrating the value of feminism and other liberating cultural shifts in expanding girls' aspirations and opportunities, in spite of the negative press that has accompanied these freedoms.This is a sparkling, panoramic account of the ever-evolving opportunities and challenges for girls, the new ways they have able to present and speak up for themselves, and the popular hysteria that has frequently accompanied their progress.
/book/show/15793559-a-history-of-the-present-illness?from_search=true	Louise Aronson	A History of the Present Illness	takes readers into overlooked lives in the neighborhoods, hospitals, and nursing homes of San Francisco, offering a deeply humane and incisive portrait of health and illness in America today. An elderly Chinese immigrant sacrifices his demented wife's well-being to his son's authority. A busy Latina physician's eldest daughter's need for motakes readers into overlooked lives in the neighborhoods, hospitals, and nursing homes of San Francisco, offering a deeply humane and incisive portrait of health and illness in America today. An elderly Chinese immigrant sacrifices his demented wife's well-being to his son's authority. A busy Latina physician's eldest daughter's need for more attention has disastrous consequences. A young veteran's injuries become a metaphor for the rest of his life. A gay doctor learns very different lessons about family from his life and his work, and a psychiatrist who advocates for the underserved may herself be crazy. Together, these honest and compassionate stories introduce a striking new literary voice and provide a view of what it means to be a doctor and a patient unlike anything we've read before.
/book/show/90844.Reinventing_the_Bazaar?from_search=true	John McMillan	Reinventing the Bazaar: A Natural History of Markets	From the wild swings of the stock market to the online auctions of eBay to the unexpected twists of the world's post-Communist economies, markets have suddenly become quite visible. We now have occasion to ask, What makes these institutions work? How important are they? How can we improve them?Taking us on a lively tour of a world we once took for granted, John McMillanFrom the wild swings of the stock market to the online auctions of eBay to the unexpected twists of the world's post-Communist economies, markets have suddenly become quite visible. We now have occasion to ask, What makes these institutions work? How important are they? How can we improve them?Taking us on a lively tour of a world we once took for granted, John McMillan offers examples ranging from a camel trading fair in India to the $20 million per day Aalsmeer flower market in the Netherlands to the global trade in AIDS drugs. Eschewing ideology, he shows us that markets are neither magical nor immoral. Rather, they are powerful if imperfect tools, the best we've found for improving our living standards.ANotable Book.
/book/show/113292.The_French_Quarter?from_search=true	Herbert Asbury	The French Quarter: An Informal History of the New Orleans Underworld	Home to the notorious Blue Book, which listed the names and addresses of every prostitute living in the city, New Orleans's infamous red-light district gained a reputation as one of the most raucous in the world. But the New Orleans underworld consisted of much more than the local bordellos. It was also well known as the early gambling capital of the United States, and sHome to the notorious Blue Book, which listed the names and addresses of every prostitute living in the city, New Orleans's infamous red-light district gained a reputation as one of the most raucous in the world. But the New Orleans underworld consisted of much more than the local bordellos. It was also well known as the early gambling capital of the United States, and sported one of the most violent records of street crime in the country. In The French Quarter, Herbert Asbury, author of The Gangs of New York, chronicles this rather immense underbelly of The Big Easy. From the murderous exploits of Mary Jane Bricktop Jackson and Bridget Fury, two prostitutes who became famous after murdering a number of their associates, to the faux-revolutionary filibusters who, backed by hundreds of thousands of dollars of public supportthough without official governmental approvalundertook military missions to take over the bordering Spanish regions in Texas, the French Quarter had it all. Once again, Asbury takes the reader on an intriguing, photograph-filled journey through a unique version of the American underworld.
/book/show/280225.A_World_History_Of_Art?from_search=true	Hugh Honour John Fleming	A World History Of Art	Presents various developments in archeology and art historical research. This book offers a fresh perspective on various developments shaping our cultural history.
/book/show/518051.From_Plassey_to_Partition?from_search=true	Sekhar Bandyopadhyay	From Plassey to Partition: A History of Modern India	More than a survey, and much more than a thematically arranged narrative, this book is an eminently readable account of the emergence of India as a nation. It maps a wide and often complicated terrain of historical happenings, their main players in groups and as individuals, and contexts that enable us to see the formation of a nation through documents of resistance and stMore than a survey, and much more than a thematically arranged narrative, this book is an eminently readable account of the emergence of India as a nation. It maps a wide and often complicated terrain of historical happenings, their main players in groups and as individuals, and contexts that enable us to see the formation of a nation through documents of resistance and struggle, assimilation and rejection.
/book/show/13367550-whore-stories?from_search=true	Tyler Stoddard Smith	Whore Stories: A Revealing History of the World's Oldest Profession	Tyler Smith's fascinating and sometimes truly astonishing tales of streetwalkers, call girls, madams, pimps and rent boys are fundamentally true (a few, as he recognizes, fall into the category of cultural myths), and are not only interesting but also funny--often hilarious.Have you ever wondered how Heidi Fleiss came to be the face of upscale prostitution or if Casanova rTyler Smith's fascinating and sometimes truly astonishing tales of streetwalkers, call girls, madams, pimps and rent boys are fundamentally true (a few, as he recognizes, fall into the category of cultural myths), and are not only interesting but also funny--often hilarious.Have you ever wondered how Heidi Fleiss came to be the face of upscale prostitution or if Casanova really was the world's greatest lover? How about why Latin playboy Rubi Rubirosa got the nickname The Ding Dong Daddy?While you may think that you know everything about this occupation,includes plenty of details and even celebrities, such as Maya Angelou and Bob Dylan, that will leave you in awe.From private sex schools and Snoop Dogg, to child preachers, mime fantasies and unfortunate amputations, Whore Stories offers a fascinating, hilarious and often times shocking look at the world's oldest profession.
/book/show/30854211-loues-labour-s-lost?from_search=true	William Shakespeare Appleton Morgan (Editor)	Loues Labour's Lost (The Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies of Mr. William Shakespeare, #21)	The Folio text is evidently reprinted from the Quar to, with some errors corrected and some new ones made, but on the whole more carefully printed, and divided into acts.--forgottenbooks.com
/book/show/189572.The_Many_Headed_Hydra?from_search=true	Peter Linebaugh Marcus Rediker	The Many-Headed Hydra: Sailors, Slaves, Commoners, and the Hidden History of the Revolutionary Atlantic	Using a decade of original research into the 17th and 18th century, this text unearths ideas and stories about liberty, democracy and freedom that terrified the ruling classes of the time and form the foundations of modern revolutions.
/book/show/186021.State_of_War?from_search=true	James Risen	State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration	James Risen has broken story after story on the abuses of power of the Bush administration.From warrantless wiretapping to secret financial data mining to the CIA's rogue operations, he has shown again and again that the executive branch has dangerously overreached, repudiated checks and balances on its power, and maintained secrecy even with its allies in Congress. In nJames Risen has broken story after story on the abuses of power of the Bush administration.From warrantless wiretapping to secret financial data mining to the CIA's rogue operations, he has shown again and again that the executive branch has dangerously overreached, repudiated checks and balances on its power, and maintained secrecy even with its allies in Congress. In no small part thanks to Risen andthe secret history of the Bush years has now come partially into view.In a new epilogue for the paperback edition, Risen describes the two-front war that President Bush is now fighting: at home against Congress and the Supreme Court, as his administration is increasingly reined in from its abuses; and in the Middle East, where George W. Bush's great gamble to bring a democratic revolution is failing radically. We must learn the lessons of Risen's history now, before it is too late.
/book/show/66861.Stephen_Fry_s_Incomplete_and_Utter_History_of_Classical_Music?from_search=true	Stephen Fry Tim Lihoreau	Stephen Fry's Incomplete and Utter History of Classical Music	Hello, Im Stephen Fry. Now time for the first outing of a brand, spanking new feature here on The Incomplete Utter History of Classical Music putting some unsuspecting figure in music under the spotlight. In his Incomplete Utter History of Classical Music, Stephen Fry presents a potted and brilliantly rambling 700-year history of classical music and the world as we know itHello, Im Stephen Fry. Now time for the first outing of a brand, spanking new feature here on The Incomplete Utter History of Classical Music putting some unsuspecting figure in music under the spotlight. In his Incomplete Utter History of Classical Music, Stephen Fry presents a potted and brilliantly rambling 700-year history of classical music and the world as we know it. Along this musical journey he casually throws in references to pretty much whatever takes his fancy, from the Mongol invasion of Russia and Mr. Khan (Genghis to his friends), the founding of the MCC, the Black Death (which once again became the new black in England), to the heady revolutionary atmosphere of Mozarts Don Giovanni and the deep doo-doo that Louis XVI got into (or du-du as the French would say). Its all here. Ambrose and early English plainsong, Bach, Mozart (beloved of mobile phones everywhere), Beethoven, Debussy, Wagner (the old romantic), right up to the present day. Entertaining and brilliantly written, this is a pretty reckless romp of a history through classical music and much much more.
/book/show/97822.Money_Mischief?from_search=true	Milton Friedman Douglas H. Latimer (Photographer) G.B.D. Smith (Designed by)	Money Mischief: Episodes in Monetary History	
/book/show/17707995-the-hidden-history-of-the-jfk-assassination?from_search=true	Lamar Waldron	The Hidden History of the JFK Assassination	November 22, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the tragedy that has haunted America ever since. For the first time, this concise and compelling book pierces the veil of secrecy to fully document the small, tightly-held conspiracy that killed President John F. Kennedy. It explains why he was murdered, and how it was done in a way that forced many records to remain secret fNovember 22, 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the tragedy that has haunted America ever since. For the first time, this concise and compelling book pierces the veil of secrecy to fully document the small, tightly-held conspiracy that killed President John F. Kennedy. It explains why he was murdered, and how it was done in a way that forced many records to remain secret for almost fifty years.draws on exclusive interviews with more than two dozen associates of John and Robert Kennedy, in addition to former FBI, Secret Service, military intelligence, and Congressional personnel, who provided critical first-hand information. The book also uses government filesincluding the detailed FBI confession of notorious Mafia godfather Carlos Marcelloto simply and clearly reveal exactly who killed JFK. Using information never published before, the book uses Marcellos own words to his closest associates to describe the plot. His confession is also backed up by a wealth of independent documentation.This book builds on the work of the last Congressional committee to investigate JFKs murder, which concluded that JFK was probably assassinated as a result of a conspiracy, and that godfathers [Santo] Trafficante [and Carlos] Marcello had the motive, means, and opportunity to assassinate President Kennedy. However, it also draws on exclusive files and information not available to Congress, that have only emerged in recent years, to fully explain for the first time how Marcello and Trafficante committedand got away withthe crime of the 20th century.Some of the books revelations will be dramatized in the upcoming Warner Brothers film, produced by and starring Leonardo DiCaprio, which also stars Robert De Niro as Carlos Marcello.is the definitive account of the crime and the secrecy which has surrounded it.
/book/show/17376287-the-outline-of-history?from_search=true	H.G. Wells	The Outline of History	1920105100192010510018901891189118931895190019468131925199519803198111
/book/show/1069450.The_History_of_Underclothes?from_search=true	C. Willett Cunnington Phillis Cunnington	The History of Underclothes	. . . thoroughness and most impressive scholarship . . . much entertaining detail and . . . pleasant humour.(London)Underwear  practical garments with a utilitarian function or body coverings that serve an erotic purpose? As this fascinating and intelligently written study shows, the role played by underclothing over the last several cen. . . thoroughness and most impressive scholarship . . . much entertaining detail and . . . pleasant humour.(London)Underwear  practical garments with a utilitarian function or body coverings that serve an erotic purpose? As this fascinating and intelligently written study shows, the role played by underclothing over the last several centuries has been a varied one.In a well-documented, profusely illustrated volume combining impressive scholarship with an entertaining, often humorous style, two distinguished clothing historians consider undergarments worn by the English over the past 600 years. Beginning with the Middle Ages, the authors cover centuries of clothing history, including the Tudor period, the Restoration, the Victorian and Edwardian eras, and the twentieth century up to the eve of World War II. Drawing on extensive, research, the Cunningtons illuminate the role and function of underwear: it protected the wearer against the elements, supported costume shapes, served as an erotic stimulus, symbolized class distinctions, and fulfilled other social, sanitary, and economic functions.Enhancing the detailed, comprehensive text are more than 100 period illustrations and photographs depicting a laced-up bodice of the twelfth century, embroidered linen drawers of the sixteenth century, a hooped petticoat support in bentwood (c. 1750), footed long drawers (1795), nineteenth-century bustles, early nineteenth-century corsets for men, Frillies for the Tiny Lady (1939), and much more. A bibliography, appendix, and index complete a valuable reference work that will appeal to costume historians, sociologists, and other readers.
/book/show/6289101-the-personal-history-of-david-copperfield?from_search=true	Charles Dickens	The Personal History of David Copperfield	is the story of a young mans adventures on his journey from an unhappy & impoverished childhood to the discovery of his vocation as a successful novelist. Among the gloriously vivid cast of characters he encounters are his tyrannical stepfather, Mr Murdstone; his formidable aunt, Betsey Trotwood; the eternally humble yet treacherous Uriah Heep; frivois the story of a young mans adventures on his journey from an unhappy & impoverished childhood to the discovery of his vocation as a successful novelist. Among the gloriously vivid cast of characters he encounters are his tyrannical stepfather, Mr Murdstone; his formidable aunt, Betsey Trotwood; the eternally humble yet treacherous Uriah Heep; frivolous, enchanting Dora; & the magnificently impecunious Micawber, one of literatures great comic creations.Inthe novel he described as his favorite childDickens drew revealingly on his own experiences to create one of his most exuberant & enduringly popular works, filled with tragedy & comedy in equal measure.Originally published as a monthly serial, from 4/1849 to 11/1850.
/book/show/30072.The_Brief_History_of_the_Dead?from_search=true	Kevin Brockmeier	The Brief History of the Dead	From Kevin Brockmeier, one of this generation's most inventive young writers, comes a striking new novel about death, life, and the mysterious place in between. The City is inhabited by those who have departed Earth but are still remembered by the living. They will reside in this afterlife until they are completely forgotten. But the City is shrinking, and the residents clFrom Kevin Brockmeier, one of this generation's most inventive young writers, comes a striking new novel about death, life, and the mysterious place in between. The City is inhabited by those who have departed Earth but are still remembered by the living. They will reside in this afterlife until they are completely forgotten. But the City is shrinking, and the residents clearing out. Some of the holdouts, like Luka Sims, who produces the Citys only newspaper, are wondering what exactly is going on. Others, like Coleman Kinzler, believe it is the beginning of the end. Meanwhile, Laura Byrd is trapped in an Antarctic research station, her supplies are running low, her radio finds only static, and the power is failing. With little choice, Laura sets out across the ice to look for help, but time is running out. Kevin Brockmeier alternates these two storylines to create a lyrical and haunting story about love, loss and the power of memory.
/book/show/1662160.Your_Inner_Fish?from_search=true	Neil Shubin	Your Inner Fish: A Journey into the 3.5-Billion-Year History of the Human Body	Why do we look the way we do? What does the human hand have in common with the wing of a fly? Are breasts, sweat glands, and scales connected in some way? To better understand the inner workings of our bodies and to trace the origins of many of today's most common diseases, we have to turn to unexpected sources: worms, flies, and even fish.Neil Shubin, a leading paleontoloWhy do we look the way we do? What does the human hand have in common with the wing of a fly? Are breasts, sweat glands, and scales connected in some way? To better understand the inner workings of our bodies and to trace the origins of many of today's most common diseases, we have to turn to unexpected sources: worms, flies, and even fish.Neil Shubin, a leading paleontologist and professor of anatomy who discoveredthe missing link that made headlines around the world in April 2006tells the story of evolution by tracing the organs of the human body back millions of years, long before the first creatures walked the earth. By examining fossils and DNA, Shubin shows us that our hands actually resemble fish fins, our head is organized like that of a long-extinct jawless fish, and major parts of our genome look and function like those of worms and bacteria.Shubin makes us see ourselves and our world in a completely new light.is science writing at its finestenlightening, accessible, and told with irresistible enthusiasm.
/book/show/43980.A_History_of_the_World_in_10_Chapters?from_search=true	Julian Barnes	A History of the World in 10½  Chapters	
/book/show/357486.Voices_from_Chernobyl?from_search=true	Svetlana Alexievich Keith Gessen (translator)	Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster	On April 26, 1986, the worst nuclear reactor accident in history occurred in Chernobyl and contaminated as much as three quarters of Europe.is the first book to present personal accounts of the tragedy. Journalist Svetlana Alexievich interviewed hundreds of peopleOn April 26, 1986, the worst nuclear reactor accident in history occurred in Chernobyl and contaminated as much as three quarters of Europe.is the first book to present personal accounts of the tragedy. Journalist Svetlana Alexievich interviewed hundreds of people affected by the meltdown---from innocent citizens to firefighters to those called in to clean up the disaster---and their stories reveal the fear, anger, and uncertainty with which they still live. Composed of interviews in monologue form,is a crucially important work, unforgettable in its emotional power and honesty.
/book/show/1059494.Just_Jane?from_search=true	Nancy Moser	Just Jane (Ladies of History, #2)	In this moving and authentic portrayal, Christy Award-winning author Nancy Moser transports readers back to the life and times of one of the literary world's beloved heroines, Jane Austen. Growing up in a clergyman's home gives Jane opportunities to observe human nature at its bestand worst. Vivid and delightful characters pour from her penElizabeth Bennet, Fitzwilliam DIn this moving and authentic portrayal, Christy Award-winning author Nancy Moser transports readers back to the life and times of one of the literary world's beloved heroines, Jane Austen. Growing up in a clergyman's home gives Jane opportunities to observe human nature at its bestand worst. Vivid and delightful characters pour from her penElizabeth Bennet, Fitzwilliam Darcy, Emma Woodhouse, Fanny Price, John Willoughby. . . . Jane dreams of publishing her stories and sharing them with the world, but how can she? She's just Jane from Steventon. Will anyone ever read her novels?
/book/show/53085.A_History_of_Reading?from_search=true	Alberto Manguel	A History of Reading	At one magical instant in your early childhood, the page of a bookthat string of confused, alien ciphersshivered into meaning. Words spoke to you, gave up their secrets; at that moment, whole universes opened. You became, irrevocably, a reader. Noted essayist Alberto Manguel moves from this essential moment to explore the 6000-year-old conversation between words and thatAt one magical instant in your early childhood, the page of a bookthat string of confused, alien ciphersshivered into meaning. Words spoke to you, gave up their secrets; at that moment, whole universes opened. You became, irrevocably, a reader. Noted essayist Alberto Manguel moves from this essential moment to explore the 6000-year-old conversation between words and that magician without whom the book would be a lifeless object: the reader. Manguel lingers over reading as seduction, as rebellion, as obsession, and goes on to trace the never-before-told story of the reader's progress from clay tablet to scroll, codex to CD-ROM.
/book/show/23016739-the-complete-history-of-the-life-and-adventures-of-robinson-crusoe?from_search=true	Daniel Defoe	The Complete History of the Life and Adventures of Robinson Crusoe	The classic tale of a man shipwrecked on a remote island, and his struggle to retain his humanity against the forces of nature, as well as do battle with his own fears and loneliness.
/book/show/324974.Sophie_s_World?from_search=true	Jostein Gaarder Paulette Mller (Translator)	Sophie's World: A Novel about the History of Philosophy	One day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home to find two notes in her mail asking, Who are you? and Where does the world come from? which lead her to ponder the great questions of Western philosophy.Before she knows it, she is enrolled in a correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre and beyond, with a mysterious philosopher. But Sophie is receiving a seOne day fourteen-year-old Sophie Amundsen comes home to find two notes in her mail asking, Who are you? and Where does the world come from? which lead her to ponder the great questions of Western philosophy.Before she knows it, she is enrolled in a correspondence course, covering Socrates to Sartre and beyond, with a mysterious philosopher. But Sophie is receiving a separate batch of equally unusual letters. Who is Hilde? And why does her mail keep turning up in Sophie's world?To unravel this riddle, Sophie must make use of the philosophy she is learning. But the truth is far more complicated than she could have imagined...
/book/show/17345242-the-world-of-ice-fire?from_search=true	George R.R. Martin Elio M. Garca Jr. Linda Antonsson	The World of Ice & Fire: The Untold History of Westeros and the Game of Thrones	If the past is prologue, then George R. R. Martins masterworkthe most inventive and entertaining fantasy saga of our timewarrants one hell of an introduction. At long last, it has arrived with.This lavishly illustrated volume isa comprehensive history of the Seven Kingdoms, providing vividly constructed accounts of the epic battles, bitter rivIf the past is prologue, then George R. R. Martins masterworkthe most inventive and entertaining fantasy saga of our timewarrants one hell of an introduction. At long last, it has arrived with.This lavishly illustrated volume isa comprehensive history of the Seven Kingdoms, providing vividly constructed accounts of the epic battles, bitter rivalries, and daring rebellions that lead to the events of A Song of Ice and Fire and HBOs. In a collaboration thats been years in the making, Martin has teamed with Elio M. Garca, Jr., and Linda Antonsson, the founders of the renowned fan site Westeros.orgperhaps the only people who know this world almost as well as its visionary creator.Collected here is all the accumulated knowledge, scholarly speculation, and inherited folk tales of maesters and septons, maegi and singers. It is a chronicle which stretches from the Dawn Age to the Age of Heroes; from the Coming of the First Men to the arrival of Aegon the Conqueror; from Aegons establishment of the Iron Throne to Roberts Rebellion and the fall of the Mad King, Aerys II Targaryen, which has set into motion the present-day struggles of the Starks, Lannisters, Baratheons, and Targaryens. The definitive companion piece to George R. R. Martins dazzlingly conceived universe,is indeed proof that the pen is mightier than a storm of swords.
/book/show/51933.Madness_and_Civilization?from_search=true	Michel Foucault Richard Howard (Translator) Jos Teixeira Coelho Netto (trans)	Madness and Civilization: A History of Insanity in the Age of Reason	Michel Foucault examines the archeology of madness in the West from 1500 to 1800  from the late Middle Ages, when insanity was still considered part of everyday life and fools and lunatics walked the streets freely, to the time when such people began to be considered a threat, asylums were first built,Michel Foucault examines the archeology of madness in the West from 1500 to 1800  from the late Middle Ages, when insanity was still considered part of everyday life and fools and lunatics walked the streets freely, to the time when such people began to be considered a threat, asylums were first built, and walls were erected between the insane and the rest of humanity.
/book/show/28698036-secret-history?from_search=true	Brandon Sanderson	Secret History (Mistborn, #3.5)	is a companion story to the original Mistborn trilogy.As such, it contains HUGE SPOILERS for the books(),, and. It also contains very minor spoilers for the book.builds upon the characterization, events, and worldbuilding of the originalis a companion story to the original Mistborn trilogy.As such, it contains HUGE SPOILERS for the books(),, and. It also contains very minor spoilers for the book.builds upon the characterization, events, and worldbuilding of the original trilogy. Reading it without that background will be a confusing process at best.In short, this isnt the place to start your journey into Mistborn. (Though if you have read the trilogybut it has been a whileyou should be just fine, so long as you remember the characters and the general plot of the books.)Saying anything more here risks revealing too much. Even knowledge of this storys existence is, in a way, a spoiler.Theres always another secret.
/book/show/529243.Clarissa_or_the_History_of_a_Young_Lady?from_search=true	Samuel Richardson Angus Ross (Editor)	Clarissa, or, the History of a Young Lady	Pressured by her unscrupulous family to marry a wealthy man she detests, the young Clarissa Harlowe is tricked into fleeing with the witty and debonair Robert Lovelace and places herself under his protection. Lovelace, however, proves himself to be an untrustworthy rake whose vague promises of marriage are accompanied by unwelcome and increasingly brutal sexual advances. APressured by her unscrupulous family to marry a wealthy man she detests, the young Clarissa Harlowe is tricked into fleeing with the witty and debonair Robert Lovelace and places herself under his protection. Lovelace, however, proves himself to be an untrustworthy rake whose vague promises of marriage are accompanied by unwelcome and increasingly brutal sexual advances. And yet, Clarissa finds his charm alluring, her scrupulous sense of virtue tinged with unconfessed desire.Told through a complex series of interweaving letters, Clarissa is a richly ambiguous study of a fatally attracted couple and a work of astonishing power and immediacy. A huge success when it first appeared in 1747, and translated into French and German, it remains one of the greatest of all European novels. Its rich ambiguities - our sense of Clarissa's scrupulous virtue tinged with intimations of her capacity for self-deception in matters of sex; the wicked and amusing faces of Lovelace, who must be easily the most charming villain in English literature - give the story extraordinary psychological momentum. .
/book/show/52837.Candide?from_search=true	Voltaire Daniel Gordon (Editor)	Candide (Bedford Series in History and Culture)	, Voltaires biting portrayal of eighteenth-century European society, is a central text of the Enlightenment and essential reading for history students today. Preserving the texts provocative nature, Daniel Gordons new translation enhancess read-ability and highlights the texts wit and satire for twentieth-century readers. The introduction places the wor, Voltaires biting portrayal of eighteenth-century European society, is a central text of the Enlightenment and essential reading for history students today. Preserving the texts provocative nature, Daniel Gordons new translation enhancess read-ability and highlights the texts wit and satire for twentieth-century readers. The introduction places the work and its author in historical context, showing students how the complexities of Voltaires life relate to the events, philosophy, and characters of. A related documents section  with personal correspondence to and from Voltaire  gives students another lens through which to view this influential thinker. Helpful editorial features include explanatory notes throughout the text and a chronology of Voltaires life.
/book/show/356824.India_After_Gandhi?from_search=true	Ramachandra Guha	India After Gandhi: The History of the World's Largest Democracy	A magisterial account of the pains, the struggles, the humiliations, and the glories of the world's largest and least likely democracy, Ramachandra Guha'sis a breathtaking chronicle of the brutal conflicts that have rocked a giant nation and the extraordinary factors that have held it together. An intricately researched and elegantly written epic historA magisterial account of the pains, the struggles, the humiliations, and the glories of the world's largest and least likely democracy, Ramachandra Guha'sis a breathtaking chronicle of the brutal conflicts that have rocked a giant nation and the extraordinary factors that have held it together. An intricately researched and elegantly written epic history peopled with larger-than-life characters, it is the work of a major scholar at the peak of his abilities...
/book/show/8697507-shades-of-milk-and-honey?from_search=true	Mary Robinette Kowal	Shades of Milk and Honey (Glamourist Histories, #1)	is exactly what we could expect from Jane Austen if she had been a fantasy writer:meets. It is an intimate portrait of a woman, Jane, and her quest for love in a world where the manipulation of glamour is considered an essential skis exactly what we could expect from Jane Austen if she had been a fantasy writer:meets. It is an intimate portrait of a woman, Jane, and her quest for love in a world where the manipulation of glamour is considered an essential skill for a lady of quality.Jane and her sister Melody vie for the attentions of eligible men, and while Janes skill with glamour is remarkable, it is her sister who is fair of face. When Jane realizes that one of Melodys suitors is set on taking advantage of her sister for the sake of her dowry, she pushes her skills to the limit of what her body can withstand in order to set things rightand, in the process, accidentally wanders into a love story of her own.
/book/show/7745031-zero-history?from_search=true	William Gibson	Zero History (Blue Ant, #3)	Zero History
/book/show/1158380.History?from_search=true	Elsa Morante Lily Tuck (Translator)	History	was written nearly thirty years after Elsa Morante and Alberto Moravia spent a year in hiding among remote farming villages in the mountains south of Rome. There she witnessed the full impact of the war and first formed the ambition to write an account of what history - the great political events driven by men of power, wealth, and ambition - does when it reaches twas written nearly thirty years after Elsa Morante and Alberto Moravia spent a year in hiding among remote farming villages in the mountains south of Rome. There she witnessed the full impact of the war and first formed the ambition to write an account of what history - the great political events driven by men of power, wealth, and ambition - does when it reaches the realm of ordinary people struggling for life and bread.The central character in this powerful and unforgiving novel is Ida Mancuso, a schoolteacher whose husband has died and whose feckless teenage son treats the war as his playground. A German soldier on his way to North Africa rapes her, falls in love with her, and leaves her pregnant with a boy whose survival becomes Ida's passion.Around these two other characters come and go, each caught up by the war which is like a river in flood. We catch glimpses of bombing raids, street crimes, a cattle car from which human cries emerge, an Italian soldier succumbing to frostbite on the Russian front, the dumb endurance of peasants who have lived their whole lives with nothing and now must get by with less than nothing.
/book/show/31560349-history-novels?from_search=true	Victor Hugo Michael Nesta (Illustrator)	History Novels: The Hunchback of Notre Dame: History, Novels, Classics, Romance, Architecture (Annotated and Illustrated)	Read This amazing illustrated History Novel that will take you on a journey through Paris!This amazinghighlight the political and social atmosphere in France over the course of history. This history novel gives an education for literary enthusiasts of the Romantic, and the Gothic genre.provides a fascinating look at the elementRead This amazing illustrated History Novel that will take you on a journey through Paris!This amazinghighlight the political and social atmosphere in France over the course of history. This history novel gives an education for literary enthusiasts of the Romantic, and the Gothic genre.provides a fascinating look at the elements of Gothic literature which Victor Hugo expertly employed in the telling of one of his famous classicLike other great Gothic classics, the characters are mysterious with secrets and dark pasts.is a history novel of unrequited love between a man horribly disfigured and a beautiful woman who loves someone else. But underneath the unfolding of Quasimodo's love of La Esmeralda is a historical drama set in 1482, a time that in many ways mirrored the times and political struggles of Victor Hugo's nineteenth-century world.conveys a spiritual element in its characters and setting. There is a priest who has lost his spiritual path and there is a physically disfigured man who is shunned and must find solace not in the material world but deep within himself. In this history novel is the beautiful woman, innocence personified, who searches for a spiritual form of love.The lovely gypsy girl Esmeralda meets the handsome soldier Phoebus. The three of them find themselves ranged against Frollo's cruelty and his attempts to destroy the home of the gypsies, the Court of Miracles. And the hunchback Quasimodo must desperately defend both Esmeralda and the very cathedral of Notre Dame.Quasimodo was abandoned as a baby and rescued by, whom he follows unquestionably. Quasimodo was kept in isolation his whole life, spending his time playing the bells of the cathedral, which eventually caused him to go deaf.Book tags: The hunchbackof Notre Dame, Esmeralda, Victor Hugo, Notre Dame, Architecture, Architecture study, History, History novel, Histor books, History novels, Architecture novels, Architecture books, Classics
/book/show/27306.Islam?from_search=true	Karen Armstrong	Islam: A Short History	No religion in the modern world is as feared and misunderstood as Islam. It haunts the popular imagination as an extreme faith that promotes terrorism, authoritarian government, female oppression, and civil war. In a vital revision of this narrow view of Islam and a distillation of years of thinking and writing about the subject, Karen Armstrongs short history demonstrateNo religion in the modern world is as feared and misunderstood as Islam. It haunts the popular imagination as an extreme faith that promotes terrorism, authoritarian government, female oppression, and civil war. In a vital revision of this narrow view of Islam and a distillation of years of thinking and writing about the subject, Karen Armstrongs short history demonstrates that the worlds fastest-growing faith is a much more complex phenomenon than its modern fundamentalist strain might suggest.
/book/show/17910054-the-sixth-extinction?from_search=true	Elizabeth Kolbert	The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History	Over the last half-billion years, there have been five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and dramatically contracted. Scientists around the world are currently monitoring the sixth extinction, predicted to be the most devastating extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs. This time around, the cataclysm is us.In pOver the last half-billion years, there have been five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on earth suddenly and dramatically contracted. Scientists around the world are currently monitoring the sixth extinction, predicted to be the most devastating extinction event since the asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs. This time around, the cataclysm is us.In prose that is at once frank, entertaining, and deeply informed,writer Elizabeth Kolbert tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before. Interweaving research in half a dozen disciplines, descriptions of the fascinating species that have already been lost, and the history of extinction as a concept, Kolbert provides a moving and comprehensive account of the disappearances occurring before our very eyes. She shows that the sixth extinction is likely to be mankind's most lasting legacy, compelling us to rethink the fundamental question of what it means to be human.
/book/show/629554.Frankenstein?from_search=true	Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley	Frankenstein: Complete, Authoritative Text with Biographical and Historical Contexts, Critical History, and Essays from Five Contemporary Critical Perspectives	I saw the pale student of unhallowed arts kneeling beside the thing he had put together. I saw the hideous phantasm of a man stretched out, and then, on the working of some powerful engine, show signs of life and stir with an uneasy, half-vital motion. A summer evening's ghost stories, lonely insomnia in a moonlit Alpine's room, and a runaway imaginationfired by philosoI saw the pale student of unhallowed arts kneeling beside the thing he had put together. I saw the hideous phantasm of a man stretched out, and then, on the working of some powerful engine, show signs of life and stir with an uneasy, half-vital motion. A summer evening's ghost stories, lonely insomnia in a moonlit Alpine's room, and a runaway imaginationfired by philosophical discussions with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley about science, galvanism, and the origins of lifeconspired to produce for Marry Shelley this haunting night specter. By morning, it had become the germ of her Romantic masterpiece,. Written in 1816 when she was only nineteen, Mary Shelley's novel of The Modern Prometheus chillingly dramatized the dangerous potential of life begotten upon a laboratory table. A frightening creation myth for our own time,remains one of the greatest horror stories ever written and is an undisputed classic of its kind.
/book/show/1629601.The_Disreputable_History_of_Frankie_Landau_Banks?from_search=true	E. Lockhart	The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks	Debate Club.Her fathers bunny rabbit.A mildly geeky girl attending a highly competitive boarding school.A knockout figure.A sharp tongue.A chip on her shoulder.And a gorgeous new senior boyfriend: the supremely goofy, word-obsessed Matthew Livingston.No longer the kind of girl to take nDebate Club.Her fathers bunny rabbit.A mildly geeky girl attending a highly competitive boarding school.A knockout figure.A sharp tongue.A chip on her shoulder.And a gorgeous new senior boyfriend: the supremely goofy, word-obsessed Matthew Livingston.No longer the kind of girl to take no for an answer.Especially when no means shes excluded from her boyfriends all-male secret society.Not when her ex boyfriend shows up in the strangest of places.Not when she knows shes smarter than any of them.When she knows Matthews lying to her.And when there are so many, many pranks to be done.Possibly a criminal mastermind.This is the story of how she got that way.
/book/show/20893314-a-brief-history-of-seven-killings?from_search=true	Marlon James	A Brief History of Seven Killings	On December 3, 1976, just before the Jamaican general election and two days before Bob Marley was to play the Smile Jamaica Concert, gunmen stormed his house, machineOn December 3, 1976, just before the Jamaican general election and two days before Bob Marley was to play the Smile Jamaica Concert, gunmen stormed his house, machine guns blazing. The attack nearly killed the Reggae superstar, his wife, and his manager, and injured several others. Marley would go on to perform at the free concert on December 5, but he left the country the next day, not to return for two years.Deftly spanning decades and continents and peopled with a wide range of charactersassassins, journalists, drug dealers, and even ghostsis the fictional exploration of that dangerous and unstable time and its bloody aftermath, from the streets and slums of Kingston in the 70s, to the crack wars in 80s New York, to a radically altered Jamaica in the 90s. Brilliantly inventive and stunningly ambitious, this novel is a revealing modern epic that will secure Marlon James place among the great literary talents of his generation.
/book/show/243685.A_History_of_Western_Philosophy?from_search=true	Bertrand Russell	A History of Western Philosophy	Since its first publication in 1945 Lord Russell'shas been universally acclaimed as the outstanding one-volume work on the subjectunparalleled in its comprehensiveness, its clarity, its erudition, its grace and wit. In seventy-six chapters he traces philosophy from the rise of Greek civilization to the emergence of logical analysis in theSince its first publication in 1945 Lord Russell'shas been universally acclaimed as the outstanding one-volume work on the subjectunparalleled in its comprehensiveness, its clarity, its erudition, its grace and wit. In seventy-six chapters he traces philosophy from the rise of Greek civilization to the emergence of logical analysis in the twentieth century. Among the philosophers considered are: Pythagoras, Heraclitus, Parmenides, Empedocles, Anaxagoras, the Atomists, Protagoras, Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, the Cynics, the Sceptics, the Epicureans, the Stoics, Plotinus, Ambrose, Jerome, Augustine, Benedict, Gregory the Great, John the Scot, Aquinas, Duns Scotus, William of Occam, Machiavelli, Erasmus, More, Bacon, Hobbes, Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Rousseau, Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Nietzsche, the Utilitarians, Marx, Bergson, James, Dewey, and lastly the philosophers with whom Lord Russell himself is most closely associated -- Cantor, Frege, and Whitehead, co-author with Russell of the monumental
/book/show/56073.Living_History?from_search=true	Hillary Rodham Clinton	Living History	Living History
/book/show/20538971-the-picture-of-dorian-gray-mockingbird-classics?from_search=true	Oscar Wilde James Washington (Memoir)	The Picture of Dorian Gray (Mockingbird Classics): The Picture of Dorian Gray: Oscar Wilde Is One of the Best Storytellers of the History and the Picture of Dorian Gray Is One of His Chef-D'Oeuvre.	The Picture of Dorian Gray: A Masterpiece Oscar Wilde:The perfectly charming and humorous manner of expression of Oscar Wilde can enchant a person in more ways than he or she can think of. Oscar Wilde is one of the best storytellers of the history and the Picture of Dorian Gray is one of his chef-d'oeuvre.The book has a beautiful story, written on a beautiful era. TheThe Picture of Dorian Gray: A Masterpiece Oscar Wilde:The perfectly charming and humorous manner of expression of Oscar Wilde can enchant a person in more ways than he or she can think of. Oscar Wilde is one of the best storytellers of the history and the Picture of Dorian Gray is one of his chef-d'oeuvre.The book has a beautiful story, written on a beautiful era. The tale focuses on an extremely attractive young man. But at the beginning he is naively not conscious of the power that his handsome stature brings. Thanks to his friend Basil, he comes across Lord Henry, the playful, dangerously powerful gentleman who starts to like Dorian and immediately he makes him some kind of protege of his. It is Lord Henry who appreciates the innocence of Dorian and shows him the ways of the world, particularly the British society, and sparks the light of pride and vanity in Dorian.The magical story then enters into the mist of the transition period of youth and old age, the desire to look after the former and the fear and worry of the inevitable latter, complemented with dreadful emotions of shame, love, hate and fear.This is certainly one book that will remain firm on the shelf with pride and pleasure for a long long time.
/book/show/1081560.The_History_of_the_Hobbit_Part_One?from_search=true	John D. Rateliff J.R.R. Tolkien	The History of the Hobbit, Part One: Mr. Baggins	First published in 1938, The Hobbit is a story that grew in the telling, and many characters and events in the published book are completely different from what Tolkien first wrote to read aloud to his young sons as part of their fireside reads. For the first time, The History of the Hobbit reproduces the original version of one of literatures most famous stories, andFirst published in 1938, The Hobbit is a story that grew in the telling, and many characters and events in the published book are completely different from what Tolkien first wrote to read aloud to his young sons as part of their fireside reads. For the first time, The History of the Hobbit reproduces the original version of one of literatures most famous stories, and includes many little-known illustrations and previously unpublished maps for The Hobbit created by Tolkien himself. Also featured are extensive annotations and commentaries on the date of composition, how Tolkiens professional and early mythological writings influenced the story, the imaginary geography he created, and how he came to revise the book in the years after publication to accommodate events in The Lord of the Rings.
/book/show/11887020-american-sniper?from_search=true	Chris Kyle Scott McEwen Jim DeFelice	American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History	From 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. The Pentagon has officially confirmed more than 150 of Kyle's kills (the previous American record was 109), but it has declined to verify the astonishing total number for this book. Iraqi insurgents feared Kyle so much they named him al-Shaitan (the devilFrom 1999 to 2009, U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle recorded the most career sniper kills in United States military history. The Pentagon has officially confirmed more than 150 of Kyle's kills (the previous American record was 109), but it has declined to verify the astonishing total number for this book. Iraqi insurgents feared Kyle so much they named him al-Shaitan (the devil) and placed a bounty on his head. Kyle earned legendary status among his fellow SEALs, Marines, and U.S. Army soldiers, whom he protected with deadly accuracy from rooftops and stealth positions. Gripping and unforgettable, Kyles masterful account of his extraordinary battlefield experiences ranks as one of the great war memoirs of all time.A native Texan who learned to shoot on childhood hunting trips with his father, Kyle was a champion saddle-bronc rider prior to joining the Navy. After 9/11, he was thrust onto the front lines of the War on Terror, and soon found his calling as a world-class sniper who performed best under fire. He recorded a personal-record 2,100-yard kill shot outside Baghdad; in Fallujah, Kyle braved heavy fire to rescue a group of Marines trapped on a street; in Ramadi, he stared down insurgents with his pistol in close combat. Kyle talks honestly about the pain of warof twice being shot and experiencing the tragic deaths of two close friends.American Sniper also honors Kyles fellow warriors, who raised hell on and off the battlefield. And in moving first-person accounts throughout, Kyles wife, Taya, speaks openly about the strains of war on their marriage and children, as well as on Chris.Adrenaline-charged and deeply personal, American Sniper is a thrilling eyewitness account of war that only one man could tell.
/book/show/13150002-the-count-of-monte-cristo?from_search=true	Alexandre Dumas	The Count of Monte Cristo : Classics Book (With History of Author) [Annotated]	Translated with an Introduction by Robin Buss. Recommended in Laura Berquist British LiteratureAuthor: Alexandre DumasFormat: 1312 pages, Paperback Publisher: Penguin Classics (May 27, 2003) ISBN: 978-0140449266
/book/show/261243.History_of_the_Peloponnesian_War?from_search=true	Thucydides Rex Warner (Translator) Moses I. Finley (Introduction and Notes)	History of the Peloponnesian War	Written four hundred years before the birth of Christ, this detailed contemporary account of the long life-and-death struggle between Athens and Sparta stands an excellent chance of fulfilling its author's ambitious claim. Thucydides himself (c.460-400 BC) was an Athenian and achieved the rank of general in the earlier stages of the war. He applied thereafter a passion forWritten four hundred years before the birth of Christ, this detailed contemporary account of the long life-and-death struggle between Athens and Sparta stands an excellent chance of fulfilling its author's ambitious claim. Thucydides himself (c.460-400 BC) was an Athenian and achieved the rank of general in the earlier stages of the war. He applied thereafter a passion for accuracy and a contempt for myth and romance in compiling this factual record of a disastrous conflict.
/book/show/99329.The_History_of_Tom_Jones_a_Foundling?from_search=true	Henry Fielding Thomas Keymer (Editor) Alice Wakely (Editor)	The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling	A foundling of mysterious parentage brought up by Mr. Allworthy on his country estate, Tom Jones is deeply in love with the seemingly unattainable Sophia Western, the beautiful daughter of the neighboring squirethough he sometimes succumbs to the charms of the local girls. When Tom is banished to make his own fortune and Sophia follows him to London to escape an arrangedA foundling of mysterious parentage brought up by Mr. Allworthy on his country estate, Tom Jones is deeply in love with the seemingly unattainable Sophia Western, the beautiful daughter of the neighboring squirethough he sometimes succumbs to the charms of the local girls. When Tom is banished to make his own fortune and Sophia follows him to London to escape an arranged marriage, the adventure begins. A vivid Hogarthian panorama of eighteenth-century life, spiced with danger and intrigue, bawdy exuberance and good-natured authorial interjections, Tom Jones is one of the greatest and most ambitious comic novels in English literature.Includes a chronology, suggestions for further reading, notes, glossary, and an appendix of Fielding's revisionsIntroduction discusses narrative tecniques and themes, the context of eighteenth-century fiction and satire, and the historical and political background of the Jacobite revolutionFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
/book/show/27276428-the-gene?from_search=true	Siddhartha Mukherjee	The Gene: An Intimate History	From the Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling author ofa magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future: What becomes of being human when we learn to read and write our own genetic information?Siddhartha Mukherjee has a written a biography of the gene as deft, brilliant, and illuminating as his extraordFrom the Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling author ofa magnificent history of the gene and a response to the defining question of the future: What becomes of being human when we learn to read and write our own genetic information?Siddhartha Mukherjee has a written a biography of the gene as deft, brilliant, and illuminating as his extraordinarily successful biography of cancer. Weaving science, social history, and personal narrative to tell us the story of one of the most important conceptual breakthroughs of modern times, Mukherjee animates the quest to understand human heredity and its surprising influence on our lives, personalities, identities, fates, and choices.Throughout the narrative, the story of Mukherjees own familywith its tragic and bewildering history of mental illnesscuts like a bright, red line, reminding us of the many questions that hang over our ability to translate the science of genetics from the laboratory to the real world. In superb prose and with an instinct for the dramatic scene, he describes the centuries of research and experimentationfrom Aristotle and Pythagoras to Mendel and Darwin, from Boveri and Morgan to Crick, Watson and Franklin, all the way through the revolutionary twenty-first century innovators who mapped the human genome.Assaid of, Its hard to think of many books for a general audience that have rendered any area of modern science and technology with such intelligence, accessibility, and compassionAn extraordinary achievement. Riveting, revelatory, and magisterial history of a scientific idea coming to life, and an essential preparation for the moral complexity introduced by our ability to create or write the human genome,is a must-read for everyone concerned about the definition and future of humanity. This is the most crucial science of our time, intimately explained by a master.
/book/show/2094.A_Briefer_History_of_Time?from_search=true	Stephen Hawking Leonard Mlodinow	A Briefer History of Time	Stephen Hawkings worldwide bestsellerremains a landmark volume in scientific writing. But for readers who have asked for a more accessible formulation of its key conceptsthe nature of space and time, the role of God in creation, and the historyStephen Hawkings worldwide bestsellerremains a landmark volume in scientific writing. But for readers who have asked for a more accessible formulation of its key conceptsthe nature of space and time, the role of God in creation, and the history and future of the universeis Professor Hawkings response.Although briefer, this book is much more than a mere explanation of Hawkings earlier work.both clarifies and expands on the great subjects of the original, and records the latest developments in the fieldfrom string theory to the search for a unified theory of all the forces of physics. Thirty-seven full-color illustrations enhance the text and makean exhilarating and must-have addition in its own right to the great literature of science and ideas.
/book/show/15811496-cooked?from_search=true	Michael Pollan	Cooked: A Natural History of Transformation	In, Michael Pollan explores the previously uncharted territory of his own kitchen. Here, he discovers the enduring power of the four classical elementsfire, water, air, and earthto transform the stuff of nature into delicious things to eat and drink. ApprenticingIn, Michael Pollan explores the previously uncharted territory of his own kitchen. Here, he discovers the enduring power of the four classical elementsfire, water, air, and earthto transform the stuff of nature into delicious things to eat and drink. Apprenticing himself to a succession of culinary masters, Pollan learns how to grill with fire, cook with liquid, bake bread, and ferment everything from cheese to beer.Each section oftracks Pollans effort to master a single classic recipe using one of the four elements. A North Carolina barbecue pit master tutors him in the primal magic of fire; a Chez Panissetrained cook schools him in the art of braising; a celebrated baker teaches him how air transforms grain and water into a fragrant loaf of bread; and finally, several mad-genius fermentos (a tribe that includes brewers, cheese makers, and all kinds of picklers) reveal how fungi and bacteria can perform the most amazing alchemies of all. The reader learns alongside Pollan, but the lessons move beyond the practical to become an investigation of how cooking involves us in a web of social and ecological relationships. Cooking, above all, connects us.The effects of not cooking are similarly far reaching. Relying upon corporations to process our food means we consume large quantities of fat, sugar, and salt; disrupt an essential link to the natural world; and weaken our relationships with family and friends. In fact,argues, taking back control of cooking may be the single most important step anyone can take to help make the American food system healthier and more sustainable. Reclaiming cooking as an act of enjoyment and self-reliance, learning to perform the magic of these everyday transformations, opens the door to a more nourishing life.
/book/show/6411130-the-scarlet-letter?from_search=true	Nathaniel Hawthorne Ross C. Murfin	The Scarlet Letter: Complete, Authoritative Text With Biographical Background And Critical History Plus Essays From Five Contemporary Critical Perspectives With Introductions And Bibliographies	Nathaniel Hawthornes most famous novel was published in 1850 and takes place in Puritan New England, focusing on a community where a beautiful young woman, Hester Prynne, and her illegitimate child are subject to persecution and ostracism; while the mother refuses to name her co-conspirator in adultery, and the father of her child burns up with secret guilt and shame. HawNathaniel Hawthornes most famous novel was published in 1850 and takes place in Puritan New England, focusing on a community where a beautiful young woman, Hester Prynne, and her illegitimate child are subject to persecution and ostracism; while the mother refuses to name her co-conspirator in adultery, and the father of her child burns up with secret guilt and shame. Hawthornes family history caused much of his interest in this time period, but his spiritual leanings toward the popular Transcendental movement precipitated this classic novel where oppression, injustice and intolerance  and their consequences  are explored in turn.
/book/show/15845499-the-tragical-history-of-hamlet-prince-of-denmark?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	The Tragical History of Hamlet Prince of Denmark	One of the greatest plays of all time, the compelling tragedy of the tormented young prince of Denmark continues to capture the imaginations of modern audiences worldwide. Confronted with evidence that his uncle murdered his father, and with his mothers infidelity, Hamlet must find a means of reconciling his longing for oblivion with his duty as avenger. The ghost, HamletOne of the greatest plays of all time, the compelling tragedy of the tormented young prince of Denmark continues to capture the imaginations of modern audiences worldwide. Confronted with evidence that his uncle murdered his father, and with his mothers infidelity, Hamlet must find a means of reconciling his longing for oblivion with his duty as avenger. The ghost, Hamlets feigned madness, Ophelias death and burial, the play within a play, the closet scene in which Hamlet accuses his mother of complicity in murder, and breathtaking swordplay are just some of the elements that make Hamlet an enduring masterpiece of the theater.
/book/show/61505.A_Little_History_of_the_World?from_search=true	E.H. Gombrich Caroline Mustill (Translator) Clifford Harper (Illustrations)	A Little History of the World	In 1935, with a doctorate in art history and no prospect of a job, the 26-year-old Ernst Gombrich was invited by a publishing acquaintance to attempt a history of the world for younger readers. Amazingly, he completed the task in an intense six weeks, and Eine kurze Weltgeschichte f?r junge Leser was published in Vienna to immediate success, and is now available in seventeIn 1935, with a doctorate in art history and no prospect of a job, the 26-year-old Ernst Gombrich was invited by a publishing acquaintance to attempt a history of the world for younger readers. Amazingly, he completed the task in an intense six weeks, and Eine kurze Weltgeschichte f?r junge Leser was published in Vienna to immediate success, and is now available in seventeen languages across the world. Toward the end of his long life, Gombrich embarked upon a revision and, at last, an English translation. A Little History of the World presents his lively and involving history to English-language readers for the first time. Superbly designed and freshly illustrated, this is a book to be savored and collected. In forty concise chapters, Gombrich tells the story of man from the stone age to the atomic bomb. In between emerges a colorful picture of wars and conquests, grand works of art, and the spread and limitations of science. This is a text dominated not by dates and facts, but by the sweep of mankind's experience across the centuries, a guide to humanity's achievements and an acute witness to its frailties. The product of a generous and humane sensibility, this timeless account makes intelligible the full span of human history.
/book/show/17286958-killing-jesus?from_search=true	Bill O'Reilly Martin Dugard	Killing Jesus: A History	Millions of readers have thrilled to bestselling authors Bill O'Reilly and historian Martin Dugard'sand, page-turning works of nonfiction that have changed the way we read history.Now the anchor ofdetails the events leading up to the murder of the most influential man in history: Jesus of Nazareth. Nearly two thousand yMillions of readers have thrilled to bestselling authors Bill O'Reilly and historian Martin Dugard'sand, page-turning works of nonfiction that have changed the way we read history.Now the anchor ofdetails the events leading up to the murder of the most influential man in history: Jesus of Nazareth. Nearly two thousand years after this beloved and controversial young revolutionary was brutally killed by Roman soldiers, more than 2.2 billion human beings attempt to follow his teachings and believe he is God.will take readers inside Jesus's life, recounting the seismic political and historical events that made his death inevitable - and changed the world forever.
/book/show/3873.A_History_of_God?from_search=true	Karen Armstrong	A History of God: The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam	Over 700,000 copies of the original hardcover and paperback editions of this stunningly popular book have been sold. Karen Armstrong's superbly readable exploration of how the three dominant monotheistic religions of the world - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - have shaped and altered the conception of God is a tour de force. One of Britain's foremost commentators on relOver 700,000 copies of the original hardcover and paperback editions of this stunningly popular book have been sold. Karen Armstrong's superbly readable exploration of how the three dominant monotheistic religions of the world - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - have shaped and altered the conception of God is a tour de force. One of Britain's foremost commentators on religious affairs, Armstrong traces the history of how men and women have perceived and experienced God, from the time of Abraham to the present. From classical philosophy and medieval mysticism to the Reformation, the Enlightenment, and the modern age of skepticism, Armstrong performs the near miracle of distilling the intellectual history of monotheism into one compelling volume.
/book/show/6277838-grunge-is-dead?from_search=true	Greg Prato	Grunge Is Dead: The Oral History of Seattle Rock Music	Grunge Is Dead weaves together the definitive story of the Seattle music scene through a series of interviews with the people who were there. Taking the form of an oral history, this books contains over 130 interviews, along with essential background information from acclaimed music writer Greg Prato. The early 90s grunge movement may have last only a few years, but itGrunge Is Dead weaves together the definitive story of the Seattle music scene through a series of interviews with the people who were there. Taking the form of an oral history, this books contains over 130 interviews, along with essential background information from acclaimed music writer Greg Prato. The early 90s grunge movement may have last only a few years, but it spawned some of the greatest rock music of all time: Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, and Soundgarden. This book contains the first-ever interview in which Pearl Jams Eddie Vedder was willing to discuss the groups history in great detail; Alice in Chains band members and Layne Staleys mom on Staleys drug addiction and death; insights into the Riot Grrrl movement and oft-overlooked but highly influential Seattle bands like Mother Love Bone/Andy Wood, the Melvins, Screaming Trees, and Mudhoney; and much more. Grunge Is Dead digs deeper than the average grunge history, starting in the early '60s, and explaining the chain of events that gave way to the grunge movement. The end result is a book that includes a wealth of previously untold stories and insight for the longtime fan, as well as its renowned story for the newcomer. Grunge Is Dead collects the whole truth of grunge music in one comprehensive volume.
/book/show/9280057-camera-obscura?from_search=true	Lavie Tidhar	Camera Obscura (The Bookman Histories, #2)	CAN'T FIND A RATIONAL EXPLANATION TO A MYSTERY? CALL IN THE QUIET COUNCIL. The mysterious and glamorous Lady De Winter is one of their most valuable agents. A despicable murder inside a locked and bolted room on the Rue Morgue in Paris is just the start. This whirlwind adventure will take Milady to the highest and lowest parts of that great city - and cause her to questionCAN'T FIND A RATIONAL EXPLANATION TO A MYSTERY? CALL IN THE QUIET COUNCIL. The mysterious and glamorous Lady De Winter is one of their most valuable agents. A despicable murder inside a locked and bolted room on the Rue Morgue in Paris is just the start. This whirlwind adventure will take Milady to the highest and lowest parts of that great city - and cause her to question the very nature of reality itself.:[ Alternate History | Reptilian Royalty | Murder Most Foul | The Worlds Fair ]
/book/show/852167.After_the_Reich?from_search=true	Giles MacDonogh	After the Reich: The Brutal History of the Allied Occupation	When the Third Reich collapsed in 1945, the Allied powers converged on Germany and divided it into four zones of occupation. A nation in tatters, in many places literally flattened by bombs, was suddenly subjected to brutal occupation by vengeful victors. Rape was rampant. Hundreds of thousands of Germans and German-speakers died in the course of brutal deportations from EWhen the Third Reich collapsed in 1945, the Allied powers converged on Germany and divided it into four zones of occupation. A nation in tatters, in many places literally flattened by bombs, was suddenly subjected to brutal occupation by vengeful victors. Rape was rampant. Hundreds of thousands of Germans and German-speakers died in the course of brutal deportations from Eastern Europe. By the end of the year, Germany was literally starving to death. Over a million German prisoners of war died in captivity, where they were subjected to inadequate rations and often tortured. All told, an astounding 2.25 million German civilians died violent deaths in the period between the liberation of Vienna and the Berlin airlift. A shocking account of a massive and vicious military occupation,offers a bold reframing of the history of World War II and its aftermath. Historian Giles MacDonogh has unearthed a record of brutality which has been largely ignored by historians or, worse, justified as legitimate retaliation for the horror of the Holocaust. Drawing on a vast array of contemporary firstperson accounts, MacDonogh has finally given a voice to tens of millions of civilians who, lucky to survive the war, found themselves struggling to survive a hellish peace.
/book/show/120830.The_Horrible_History_of_the_World?from_search=true	Terry Deary Martin    Brown (Illustrator)	The Horrible History of the World (Horrible Histories Series)	Good: A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dust cover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include From the library of labels.Some of our books may have slightly worn corners, and minor creases to the covers. PleaGood: A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact (including dust cover, if applicable). The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include From the library of labels.Some of our books may have slightly worn corners, and minor creases to the covers. Please note the cover may sometimes be different to the one shown.
/book/show/971936.Spycraft?from_search=true	Robert Wallace H. Keith Melton Henry R. Schlesinger	Spycraft: The Secret History of the CIA's Spytechs, from Communism to al-Qaeda	
/book/show/26182722-the-history-of-things-to-come?from_search=true	Duncan  Simpson	The History of Things to Come (The Dark Horizon Trilogy #1)	The mind of a genius can hold the darkest of secrets.The mind of a genius can hold the darkest of secrets.Praise for THE HISTORY OF THINGS TO COMEAbout the Author
/book/show/15722514-black-against-empire?from_search=true	Joshua Bloom Waldo E. Martin Jr.	Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party	In Oakland, California, in 1966, community college students Bobby Seale and Huey Newton armed themselves, began patrolling the police, and promised to prevent police brutality. Unlike the Civil Rights Movement that called for full citizenship rights for blacks within the U.S., the Black Panther Party rejected the legitimacy of the U.S. government and positioned itself as pIn Oakland, California, in 1966, community college students Bobby Seale and Huey Newton armed themselves, began patrolling the police, and promised to prevent police brutality. Unlike the Civil Rights Movement that called for full citizenship rights for blacks within the U.S., the Black Panther Party rejected the legitimacy of the U.S. government and positioned itself as part of a global struggle against American imperialism. In the face of intense repression, the Party flourished, becoming the center of a revolutionary movement with offices in 68 U.S. cities and powerful allies around the world.is the first comprehensive overview and analysis of the history and politics of the Black Panther Party. The authors analyze key political questions, such as why so many young black people across the country risked their lives for the revolution, why the Party grew most rapidly during the height of repression, and why allies abandoned the Party at its peak of influence. Bold, engrossing, and richly detailed, this book cuts through the mythology and obfuscation, revealing the political dynamics that drove the explosive growth of this revolutionary movement, and its disastrous unraveling. Informed by twelve years of meticulous archival research, as well as familiarity with most of the former Party leadership and many rank-and-file members, this book is the definitive history of one of the greatest challenges ever posed to American state power.Read an excerpt here:Listen to an interview with the authors here:
/book/show/2611798-the-return-of-history-and-the-end-of-dreams?from_search=true	Robert Kagan	The Return of History and the End of Dreams	Hopes for a new peaceful international order after the end of the Cold War have been dashed by sobering realities: Great powers are once again competing for honor and influence. Nation-states remain as strong as ever, as do the old, explosive forces of ambitious nationalism. The world remains unipolar, but international competition among the United States, Russia, ChiHopes for a new peaceful international order after the end of the Cold War have been dashed by sobering realities: Great powers are once again competing for honor and influence. Nation-states remain as strong as ever, as do the old, explosive forces of ambitious nationalism. The world remains unipolar, but international competition among the United States, Russia, China, Europe, Japan, India, and Iran raise new threats of regional conflict. Communism is dead, but a new contest between western liberalism and the great eastern autocracies of Russia and China has reinjected ideology into geopolitics. Finally, radical Islamists are waging a violent struggle against the modern secular cultures and powers that, in their view, have dominated, penetrated, and polluted their Islamic world. The grand expectation that after the Cold War the world would enter an era of international geopolitical convergence has proven wrong.For the past few years, the liberal world has been internally divided and distracted by issues both profound and petty. Now, in, Robert Kagan masterfully poses the most important questions facing the liberal democratic countries, challenging them to choose whether they want to shape history or let others shape it for them.
/book/show/6334219-potato?from_search=true	John Reader	Potato: A History of the Propitious Esculent	The potatohumble, lumpy, bland, familiaris a decidedly unglamorous staple of the dinner table. Or is it? John Readers narrative on the role of the potato in world history suggests we may be underestimating this remarkable tuber. From domestication in Peru 8,000 years ago to its status today as the worlds fourth largest food crop, the potato has played a starringor atThe potatohumble, lumpy, bland, familiaris a decidedly unglamorous staple of the dinner table. Or is it? John Readers narrative on the role of the potato in world history suggests we may be underestimating this remarkable tuber. From domestication in Peru 8,000 years ago to its status today as the worlds fourth largest food crop, the potato has played a starringor at least supportingrole in many chapters of human history. In this witty and engaging book, Reader opens our eyes to the power of the potato.Whether embraced as the solution to hunger or wielded as a weapon of exploitation, blamed for famine and death or recognized for spurring progress, the potato has often changed the course of human events. Reader focuses on sixteenth-century South America, where the indigenous potato enabled Spanish conquerors to feed thousands of conscripted native people; eighteenth-century Europe, where the nutrition-packed potato brought about a population explosion; and todays global world, where the potato is an essential food source but also the worlds most chemically-dependent crop. Where potatoes have been adopted as a staple food, social change has always followed. It may be just a humble vegetable, John Reader shows, yet the history of the potato has been anything but dull.
/book/show/22113150-the-american-plate?from_search=true	Libby H. O'Connell	The American Plate: A Culinary History in 100 Bites	
/book/show/9587911-hellhound-on-his-trail?from_search=true	Hampton Sides	Hellhound on His Trail: The Electrifying Account of the Largest Manhunt in American History	On April 4, 1968, James Earl Ray shot Martin Luther King at the Lorraine Motel. The nation was shocked, enraged, and saddened. As chaos erupted across thOn April 4, 1968, James Earl Ray shot Martin Luther King at the Lorraine Motel. The nation was shocked, enraged, and saddened. As chaos erupted across the country and mourners gathered at King's funeral, investigators launched a sixty-five day search for Kings assassin that would lead them across two continents. With a blistering, cross-cutting narrative that draws on a wealth of dramatic unpublished documents, Hampton Sides, bestselling author ofdelivers a non-fiction thriller in the tradition of William Manchester'sand Truman Capote'sWithSidesshines a light on the largest manhunt in American history and brings it to life for all to see.
/book/show/327532.British_History_for_Dummies?from_search=true	Sean Lang	British History for Dummies	British history is a rollercoaster ride of lively stories, relentless power-grabbing, and colourful characters  and it's all in this book! Whether you confuse your Stuarts with your Tudors or are convinced the Battle of Hastings took place in 1966, this book is the pBritish history is a rollercoaster ride of lively stories, relentless power-grabbing, and colourful characters  and it's all in this book! Whether you confuse your Stuarts with your Tudors or are convinced the Battle of Hastings took place in 1966, this book is the perfect guide for you. Uncover rip-roaring stories of power-mad kings, executions, invasions, and high treason. Tour through the ages of Britain and take in a nation at war, the building of a global empire, and tales of forbidden love  not bad for a country of stiff upper lips.- understand Stone Age Britain, and move on through the Bronze Age into the Iron Age- discover how the Saxons and Vikings invaded the British Isles, and how their legacy lives on today- look on as Britain builds a vast empire and and delves into global domination- take in the turbulent times of monarchs through the ages- marvel at the Industrial Revolution that made Britain a superpower- witness the highs and lows of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries
/book/show/17316568-the-sea-and-civilization?from_search=true	Lincoln Paine	The Sea and Civilization: A Maritime History of the World	A monumental retelling of world history through the lens of maritime enterprise, revealing in breathtaking depth how people first came into contact with one another by ocean and river, lake and stream, and how goods, languages, religions, and entire cultures spread across and along the worlds waterways, bringing together civilizations and defining what makes us most humanA monumental retelling of world history through the lens of maritime enterprise, revealing in breathtaking depth how people first came into contact with one another by ocean and river, lake and stream, and how goods, languages, religions, and entire cultures spread across and along the worlds waterways, bringing together civilizations and defining what makes us most human.Lincoln Paine takes us back to the origins of long-distance migration by sea with our ancestors first forays from Africa and Eurasia to Australia and the Americas. He demonstrates the critical role of maritime trade to the civilizations of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and the Indus Valley. He reacquaints us with the great seafaring cultures of antiquity like those of the Phoenicians and Greeks, as well as those of India and Southeast and East Asia, who parlayed their navigational skills, shipbuilding techniques, and commercial acumen to establish thriving overseas colonies and trade routes in the centuries leading up to the age of European expansion. And finally, his narrative traces how commercial shipping and naval warfare brought about the enormous demographic, cultural, and political changes that have globalized the world throughout the postCold War era.This tremendously readable intellectual adventure shows us the world in a new light, in which the sea reigns supreme. We find out how a once-enslaved East African king brought Islam to his people, what the American sail-around territories were, and what the Song Dynasty did with twenty-wheel, human-powered paddleboats with twenty paddle wheels and up to three hundred crew. Above all, Paine makes clear how the rise and fall of civilizations can be linked to the sea. An accomplishment of both great sweep and illuminating detail,is a stunning work of history.
/book/show/306770.Journey_to_Portugal?from_search=true	Jos Saramago Nick Caistor (Translator) Amanda Hopkinson (Translator)	Journey to Portugal: In Pursuit of Portugal's History and Culture	When Jos Saramago decided to write a book about Portugal some twenty years ago, his only desire was that it be unlike all other books on the subject, and in this he certainly has succeeded. Recording the events and observations of a journey across the length and breadth of the country that he loves dearly, this travelogue brings Portugal to life as only a writer of SaramaWhen Jos Saramago decided to write a book about Portugal some twenty years ago, his only desire was that it be unlike all other books on the subject, and in this he certainly has succeeded. Recording the events and observations of a journey across the length and breadth of the country that he loves dearly, this travelogue brings Portugal to life as only a writer of Saramago's brilliance can. Forfeiting sources of information such as tourist guides and road maps, he scours the country with the eyes and ears of an observer fascinated by the ancient myths and history of his people. Whether an inaccessible medieval fortress set on a cliff, a wayside chapel thick with cobwebs, or a grand mansion in the city, the extraordinary places of this land come alive with the kings, warriors, painters, explorers, writers, saints, and sinners who have fed its rich store of myth and history. Always meticulously attentive to those elements of ancient Portugal that persist today, he examines the country in its current period of rapid transition and growth.
/book/show/28819132-a-little-history-of-religion?from_search=true	Richard Holloway	A Little History of Religion	In an era of hardening religious attitudes and explosive religious violence, this book offers a welcome antidote. Richard Holloway retells the entire history of religionfrom the dawn of religious belief to the twenty-first centurywith deepeIn an era of hardening religious attitudes and explosive religious violence, this book offers a welcome antidote. Richard Holloway retells the entire history of religionfrom the dawn of religious belief to the twenty-first centurywith deepest respect and a keen commitment to accuracy. Writing for those with faith and those without, and especially for young readers, he encourages curiosity and tolerance, accentuates nuance and mystery, and calmly restores a sense of the value of faith.Ranging far beyond the major world religions of Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, and Hinduism, Holloway also examines where religious belief comes from, the search for meaning throughout history, todays fascinations with Scientology and creationism, religiously motivated violence, hostilities between religious people and secularists, and more. Holloway proves an empathic yet discerning guide to the enduring significance of faith and its power from ancient times to our own.
/book/show/1932185.The_Rise_of_the_West?from_search=true	William Hardy McNeill Bla Pethe (Illustrator)	The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community	
/book/show/70422.In_Vogue?from_search=true	Norberto Angeletti Anna Wintour (Contribution by) Grace Coddington (Contribution by)	In Vogue: An Illustrated History of the World's Most Famous Fashion Magazine	is a fascinating look at the history of the world's most influential magazine. The complete compendium is illustrated with hundreds of covers and archival interiors of pasteditions, featuring the work of some of the twentieth century's most respected artists, cover illustrators, and photographersfrom Edward Steichen, Toni Frissell, and Erwin Blumenfeld tois a fascinating look at the history of the world's most influential magazine. The complete compendium is illustrated with hundreds of covers and archival interiors of pasteditions, featuring the work of some of the twentieth century's most respected artists, cover illustrators, and photographersfrom Edward Steichen, Toni Frissell, and Erwin Blumenfeld to Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, David Bailey, Helmut Newton, Annie Leibovitz, Mario Testino, Steven Klein, Bruce Webber, and Herb Ritts. In 1909, an entrepreneurial New Yorker named Cond Nast took charge of a struggling society journal and transformed it into the most glamorous fashion magazine of the twentieth century.traces the history, development and influence of this media colossusfrom its beginning as a social gazette in the late nineteenth century, to the exploration of modern fashion photography and new visuals in the mid-twentieth century, to its status as the top style magazine today. The book explains the makings of the magazinefrom runways, to editorial meetings, to the pages of.The thoroughly researched story incorporates first-person accounts, interviews with editors and photographers, and excerpts from stories written in the magazine by many world-renowned writers, including Truman Capote, Aldous Huxley, Richard Burton, Federico Fellini, and Marcello Mastroianni. Unparalleled in its scope and exceptionally illustrated,is sure to be among the most important publications on the subjects of culture, art, fashion, photography, and media.
/book/show/25080325-the-history-of-us?from_search=true	Nyrae Dawn	The History of Us	Sometimes it's not about coming out, it's about settling in.Eighteen-year-old Bradley Collins came out a year ago and hasn't looked back since. Who cares if he doesnt know any other gay people? Bradley has friends and basketballthats all he needs. Even if that means always sitting on the sidelines when the guys go out looking for girls.When cute film-boy TJ tries to fliSometimes it's not about coming out, it's about settling in.Eighteen-year-old Bradley Collins came out a year ago and hasn't looked back since. Who cares if he doesnt know any other gay people? Bradley has friends and basketballthats all he needs. Even if that means always sitting on the sidelines when the guys go out looking for girls.When cute film-boy TJ tries to flirt with Bradley while his friends are doing their thing, he freaks. Yeah, hes gay, but hes never had the opportunity to go out with a boy before. Hes never had to worry about how his friends will react to seeing him with a guy.Bradley accompanies TJ on a road trip to film TJs senior project documentary. In each city they visit, they meet with people from different walks of life, and Bradley learns theres a whole lot more to being honest about himself than just coming out. He still has to figure out who he really is, and learn to be okay with what he discovers.
/book/show/31933779-hist-ries-imprevistes?from_search=true	Roald Dahl Rosa Maria Borras Montane (Translator)	Històries imprevistes	Roald Dahl (1916-1990) va nixer a Galles, de pares noruecs, i als 18 anys se?n va anar a viure a l?frica. Durant la Segona Guerra Mundial va ser pilot de la Royal Air Force britnica i va descobrir el seu talent literari quan la revista The Saturday Evening Post li va comprar una narraci on explicava la seva experincia com a pilot de guerra. A partir daleshores RoaldRoald Dahl (1916-1990) va nixer a Galles, de pares noruecs, i als 18 anys se?n va anar a viure a l?frica. Durant la Segona Guerra Mundial va ser pilot de la Royal Air Force britnica i va descobrir el seu talent literari quan la revista The Saturday Evening Post li va comprar una narraci on explicava la seva experincia com a pilot de guerra. A partir daleshores Roald Dahl es va convertir en un dels grans renovadors de la literatura juvenil del segle XX. Ens ha deixat obres com Agu Trot, Les bruixes, La meravellosa histria de Henry Sugar, El nen, Sol pel mn, La meravellosa medicina d?en Jordi, L?autostopista o Matilda, totes publicades per Empries. Histries imprevistes sn setze relats cids i macabres plens d?humor negre, sorpreses esgarrifoses i girs inesperats. Un home que aposta la m de la seva filla amb un expert enleg, un viatger que es llana per la borda d?un transatlntic per guanyar una aposta, uns hostes que romanen a casa d?una mestressa ms temps del que preveien o un gat misteris que amenaa la vida domstica sn alguns dels extravagants personatges que protagonitzen aquestes histries imprevistes. Amb els elements extraordinaris, el sentit de l?humor de sempre i l?ingeni que el caracteritza, Roald Dahl ens mostra, una vegada ms, el seu domini del sobrenatural, el terror i l?humor alhora que supera, com sempre, les expectatives de tots els lectors, ja siguin grans o petits.
/book/show/945831.The_New_World?from_search=true	Winston S. Churchill	The New World (A History of the English Speaking Peoples, #2)	Sir Winston Churchill's classic History of the English-Speaking Peoples; with an introduction by Andrew Roberts, author of Eminent Churchillians
/book/show/20758057-empire-of-cotton?from_search=true	Sven Beckert	Empire of Cotton: A Global History	The epic story of the rise and fall of the empire of cotton, its centrality to the world economy, and its making and remaking of global capitalism.Cotton is so ubiquitous as to be almost invisible, yet understanding its history is key to understanding the origins of modern capitalism. Sven Beckerts rich, fascinating book tells the story of how, in a remarkably brief perioThe epic story of the rise and fall of the empire of cotton, its centrality to the world economy, and its making and remaking of global capitalism.Cotton is so ubiquitous as to be almost invisible, yet understanding its history is key to understanding the origins of modern capitalism. Sven Beckerts rich, fascinating book tells the story of how, in a remarkably brief period, European entrepreneurs and powerful statesmen recast the worlds most significant manufacturing industry, combining imperial expansion and slave labor with new machines and wage workers to change the world. Here is the story of how, beginning well before the advent of machine production in the 1780s, these men captured ancient trades and skills in Asia, and combined them with the expropriation of lands in the Americas and the enslavement of African workers to crucially reshape the disparate realms of cotton that had existed for millennia, and how industrial capitalism gave birth to an empire, and how this force transformed the world.The empire of cotton was, from the beginning, a fulcrum of constant global struggle between slaves and planters, merchants and statesmen, workers and factory owners. Beckert makes clear how these forces ushered in the world of modern capitalism, including the vast wealth and disturbing inequalities that are with us today. The result is a book as unsettling as it is enlightening: a book that brilliantly weaves together the story of cotton with how the present global world came to exist.
/book/show/7346.The_Book_of_Lost_Tales_Part_Two?from_search=true	J.R.R. Tolkien Christopher Tolkien (Editor)	The Book of Lost Tales, Part Two (The History of Middle-Earth, #2)	This second part of THE BOOK OF LOST TALES includes the tale of Beneren and Luthien, Turin and the Dragon, Necklace of the Dwarves, and the Fall of Gondolin. Each tale is followed by a commentary in the form of a short essay, together with the texts of associated poems, as well as information on names and vocabulary in the earliest Elvish languages.
/book/show/18006513-the-butler?from_search=true	Wil Haygood	The Butler: A Witness to History	From Guggenheim and National Endowment for the Humanities fellow Wil Haygood comes a mesmerizing inquiry into the life of Eugene Allen, the butler who ignited a nation's imagination and inspired a major motion picture:the highly anticipated film that stars six Oscar winners, including Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey (honorary and nominee), Jane FonFrom Guggenheim and National Endowment for the Humanities fellow Wil Haygood comes a mesmerizing inquiry into the life of Eugene Allen, the butler who ignited a nation's imagination and inspired a major motion picture:the highly anticipated film that stars six Oscar winners, including Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey (honorary and nominee), Jane Fonda, Cuba Gooding Jr., Vanessa Redgrave, and Robin Williams; as well as Oscar nominee Terrence Howard, Mariah Carey, John Cusack, Lenny Kravitz, James Marsden, David Oyelowo, Alex Pettyfer, Alan Rickman, and Liev Schreiber.With a foreword by the Academy Award nominated director Lee Daniels,not only explores Allen's life and service to eight American Presidents, from Truman to Reagan, but also includes an essay, in the vein of James Baldwins jewel, that explores the history of black images on celluloid and in Hollywood, and fifty-seven pictures of Eugene Allen, his family, the presidents he served, and the remarkable cast of the movie.
/book/show/28432.The_Cold_War?from_search=true	John Lewis Gaddis	The Cold War: A New History	The dean of Cold War historians () now presents the definitive account of the global confrontation that dominated the last half of the twentieth century. Drawing on newly opened archives and the reminiscences of the major players, John Lewis Gaddis explains not just what happened butfrom the months in 1945 when the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. went from aThe dean of Cold War historians () now presents the definitive account of the global confrontation that dominated the last half of the twentieth century. Drawing on newly opened archives and the reminiscences of the major players, John Lewis Gaddis explains not just what happened butfrom the months in 1945 when the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. went from alliance to antagonism to the barely averted holocaust of the Cuban Missile Crisis to the maneuvers of Nixon and Mao, Reagan and Gorbachev. Brilliant, accessible, almost Shakespearean in its drama,stands as a triumphant summation of the era that, more than any other, shaped our own.
/book/show/67996.The_Peoples_of_Middle_earth?from_search=true	J.R.R. Tolkien Christopher Tolkien (Editor)	The Peoples of Middle-earth (The History of Middle-earth, #12)	When J.R.R. Tolkien laid asidein 1937 the extension of the originall 'mythology' into later Ages of the world had scarcely begun. It was in the Appendices tothat there emerged a comprehensive historical structure and chronology of the Second and Third Ages, embracing all the diverse strands that came together in the War of the Ring.When J.R.R. Tolkien laid asidein 1937 the extension of the originall 'mythology' into later Ages of the world had scarcely begun. It was in the Appendices tothat there emerged a comprehensive historical structure and chronology of the Second and Third Ages, embracing all the diverse strands that came together in the War of the Ring. The difficulty that he found in providing these Appendices, leading to the delay in the publication of, is well known, but inChristopher Tolkien shows that early forms of these works already existed years before, in essays and records differing greatly from the published forms. He traces the evolution of the Calendars, the Hobbit genealogies, the Westron language or Common Speach (from which many words and names are recorded that were afterwards lost), and the chronological structure of the later Ages.Other writings by J.R.R. Tolkien are included in this final volume of, chiefly deriving from his last years, when new insights and new constructions still freely arose as he pondered the history that he had created. This book concludes with two soon-abandoned stories, both unique in the setting of time and place:in Gondor of the Fourth Age, and the tale of, in which the coming of the dreaded Nmenrean ships is seen through the eyes of men of Middle-earth in the Dark Years.
/book/show/62158.The_Complete_History_of_Jack_the_Ripper?from_search=true	Philip Sugden	The Complete History of Jack the Ripper	A comprehensive account of London's celebrated East End killer, revised and updated. The murders in London between 1888-91 attributed to Jack the Ripper constitute one of the most mysterious unsolved criminal cases. This story is the result of many years meticulous research. The author reassesses all the evidence and challenges everything we thought we knew about the VictoA comprehensive account of London's celebrated East End killer, revised and updated. The murders in London between 1888-91 attributed to Jack the Ripper constitute one of the most mysterious unsolved criminal cases. This story is the result of many years meticulous research. The author reassesses all the evidence and challenges everything we thought we knew about the Victorian serial killer and the vanished East End he terrorized.
/book/show/77682.The_Treason_of_Isengard?from_search=true	J.R.R. Tolkien Christopher Tolkien	The Treason of Isengard: The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part Two (The History of Middle-Earth, #7)	The Treason of Isengard is the seventh volume in Christopher Tolkien's History of Middle-earth and the second in his account of the evolution of The Lord of the Rings. This book follows the long halt in the darkness of the Mines of Moria (which ended The Return of the Shadow) and traces the tale into new lands south and east of the Misty Mountains. Tolkien introduces us toThe Treason of Isengard is the seventh volume in Christopher Tolkien's History of Middle-earth and the second in his account of the evolution of The Lord of the Rings. This book follows the long halt in the darkness of the Mines of Moria (which ended The Return of the Shadow) and traces the tale into new lands south and east of the Misty Mountains. Tolkien introduces us to Lothlorien, land of the elves, where we meet the Ents, the Riders of Rohan, and Saruman the White in the fortress of Isengard. In brief outlines and penciled drafts dashed down on scraps of paper are the first entry of Galadriel; the earliest ides of the history of Gondor; and the original meeting of Aragorn with Eowyn, its significance destined to be wholly transformed. Conceptions of what lay ahead dissolve as the story takes its own paths, as in the account of the capture of Frodo and his rescue by Sam Gamgee from Minas Morgul, written long before J.R.R. Tolkien actually reached that point in the writing of The Lord of the Rings. A chief feature of the book is a full account of the original Map, with drawings of successive phases, which was long the basis and accompaniment of the emerging geography of Middle-earth. An appendix describes the Runic alphabets of the time, with illustrations of the forms and an analysis of the Runes used in the Book of Mazarbul found beside Balin's tomb in Moria.
/book/show/10307761-harry-potter-and-history?from_search=true	Nancy Reagin	Harry Potter and History	Gives you the historical backdrop to Harry Potter's worldCovers topics ranging from how real British boarding schools compare to Hogwarts to how parchment, quills, and scrolls used in the wizarding world were madeIncludes a timeline comparing the history of the wizarding world to Muggle real history
/book/show/199638.Oral_History?from_search=true	Lee Smith	Oral History	When Jennifer, a college student, returns to her childhood home of Hoot Owl Holler with a tape recorder, the tales of murder and suicide, incest and blood ties, bring to life a vibrant story of a doomed family that still refuses to give up....
/book/show/6018051-the-tragical-history-of-dr-faustus?from_search=true	Christopher Marlowe	The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus	Marlowe was an English poet, dramatist and translator in the Elizabethian period. Faust is the famous story of a man selling his soul to the devil for power and knowledge. On a deeper level man's decay from choosing material things over the spiritual is depicted.
/book/show/11732279-the-swiss-family-robinson-or-adventures-of-a-father-and-mother-and-fou?from_search=true	Johann David Wyss	The Swiss Family Robinson; Or, Adventures of a Father and Mother and Four Sons in a Desert Island Being a Practical Illustration of the First Principles of Machanics, Natural Philosophy, Natural History, and All Those Branches of Volume 2	This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1818 edition. Excerpt: ...the story of our different adventures served for the amusement of the evening: conversing happily together concerning them, we enjoyed the sober meal which hThis historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1818 edition. Excerpt: ...the story of our different adventures served for the amusement of the evening: conversing happily together concerning them, we enjoyed the sober meal which had been prepared for us; and having warmed ourselves by the fire, we retired in thankfulness to rest VOL. 31c CHAPTER XXVIL The Malabar eagle, and sago manrtfactory Ss/xy wife the next morning began the conversation. She told me the children had been good and diligent, that all of them had ascended Cape Disappointment together, that they had gathered wood and made some torchesforthe night; and, what I could scarcely think possible, they had ventured to fell an immense palm-tree, to the top of which Ernest had again climbed for amusement; and afterwards they undertook the laborious and perilous work of bringing it down, which they also happily executed. This monarch of the forests lay prostrate on the ground, and covered a space of at least seventy feet in length. To effect their purpose, Ernest had got up the tree a second time, with a long rope which he fastened tight to the top of it. As soon as he had xome, down again, he and Fritz worked with the axe and saw, to cut it through. When it was nearly divided, they cautiously managed its fall with the rope, and in this manner they succeeded. But during their excursion and labours, a somewhat unfortunate visit took place. A numerous group of monkeys had found their way to the hut: every drop of the palm-wine we had.preserved in our gourd-shells, these intrusive gentry contrived to swallow; they had upset and thrown about all the potatoes, stolen the cocoa-nuts, and disturbed, nay even almost wholly demolished, the order of the branches and other contrivances we had recourse to for our hut; so that my children on their return were employed a full.
/book/show/716445.Utopia?from_search=true	Thomas More George M. Logan (Editor) Robert M. Adams (Editor)	Utopia	This revision incorporates the many refinements to the translation of Utopia undertaken in 1995. George Logan has also updated the editorial commentary and introduction to take into account the scholarship published since the first Cambridge Texts edition of Utopia appeared in 1989. This edition is the most accessible and student-friendly version of Utopia currently availaThis revision incorporates the many refinements to the translation of Utopia undertaken in 1995. George Logan has also updated the editorial commentary and introduction to take into account the scholarship published since the first Cambridge Texts edition of Utopia appeared in 1989. This edition is the most accessible and student-friendly version of Utopia currently available.
/book/show/3143472-our-magnificent-bastard-tongue?from_search=true	John McWhorter	Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English	Why do we say I am reading a catalog instead of I read a catalog? Why do we say do at all? Is the way we speak a reflection of our cultural values? Delving into these provocative topics and more,distills hundreds of years of fWhy do we say I am reading a catalog instead of I read a catalog? Why do we say do at all? Is the way we speak a reflection of our cultural values? Delving into these provocative topics and more,distills hundreds of years of fascinating lore into one lively history.Covering such turning points as the little-known Celtic and Welsh influences on English, the impact of the Viking raids and the Norman Conquest, and the Germanic invasions that started it all during the fifth century ad, John McWhorter narrates this colorful evolution with vigor. Drawing on revolutionary genetic and linguistic research as well as a cache of remarkable trivia about the origins of English words and syntax patterns,ultimately demonstrates the arbitrary, maddening nature of English--and its ironic simplicity due to its role as a streamlined lingua franca during the early formation of Britain. This is the book that language aficionados worldwide have been waiting for (and no, it's not a sin to end a sentence with a preposition).
/book/show/210364.Spice?from_search=true	Jack Turner	Spice: The History of a Temptation	A brilliant, original history of the spice trade--and the appetites that fueled it.It was in search of the fabled Spice Islands and their cloves that Magellan charted the first circumnavigation of the globe. Vasco da Gama sailed the dangerous waters around Africa to India on a quest for Christians--and spices. Columbus sought gold and pepper but found the New World. By thA brilliant, original history of the spice trade--and the appetites that fueled it.It was in search of the fabled Spice Islands and their cloves that Magellan charted the first circumnavigation of the globe. Vasco da Gama sailed the dangerous waters around Africa to India on a quest for Christians--and spices. Columbus sought gold and pepper but found the New World. By the time these fifteenth- and sixteenth-century explorers set sail, the aromas of these savory, seductive seeds and powders had tempted the palates and imaginations of Europe for centuries.Spice: The History of a Temptation is a history of the spice trade told not in the conventional narrative of politics and economics, nor of conquest and colonization, but through the intimate human impulses that inspired and drove it. Here is an exploration of the centuries-old desire for spice in food, in medicine, in magic, in religion, and in sex--and of the allure of forbidden fruit lingering in the scents of cinnamon, pepper, ginger, nutmeg, mace, and clove.We follow spices back through time, through history, myth, archaeology, and literature. We see spices in all their diversity, lauded as love potions and aphrodisiacs, as panaceas and defenses against the plague. We journey from religious rituals in which spices were employed to dispel demons and summon gods to prodigies of gluttony both fantastical and real. We see spices as a luxury for a medieval king's ostentation, as a mummy's deodorant, as the last word in haute cuisine.Through examining the temptations of spice we follow in the trails of the spice seekers leading from the deserts of ancient Syria to thrill-seekers on the Internet. We discover howspice became one of the first and most enduring links between Asia and Europe. We see in the pepper we use so casually the relic of a tradition linking us to the appetites of Rome, Elizabethan England, and the pharaohs. And we capture the pleasure of spice not only at the table but in every part of life.Spice is a delight to be savored.
/book/show/22856150-the-shepherd-s-life?from_search=true	James Rebanks	The Shepherd's Life: A People's History of the Lake District	Some people's lives are entirely their own creations. James Rebanks' isn't. The first son of a shepherd, who was the first son of a shepherd himself, he and his family have lived and worked in and around the Lake District for generations. Their way of life is ordered by the seasons and the work they demand, and has been for hundreds ofSome people's lives are entirely their own creations. James Rebanks' isn't. The first son of a shepherd, who was the first son of a shepherd himself, he and his family have lived and worked in and around the Lake District for generations. Their way of life is ordered by the seasons and the work they demand, and has been for hundreds of years. A Viking would understand the work they do: sending the sheep to the fells in the summer and making the hay; the autumn fairs where the flocks are replenished; the gruelling toil of winter when the sheep must be kept alive, and the light-headedness that comes with spring, as the lambs are born and the sheep get ready to return to the fells.
/book/show/1841964.The_Secret_History_of_the_World?from_search=true	Jonathan Black Mark Booth	The Secret History of the World	Here for the first time is a complete history of the world, from the beginning of time to the present day, based on the beliefs and writings of the secret societies. From the esoteric account of the evolution of the species to the occult roots of science, from the secrets of the Flood to the esoteric motives behind American foreign policy, here is a narrative history thatHere for the first time is a complete history of the world, from the beginning of time to the present day, based on the beliefs and writings of the secret societies. From the esoteric account of the evolution of the species to the occult roots of science, from the secrets of the Flood to the esoteric motives behind American foreign policy, here is a narrative history that shows the basic facts of human existence on this planet can be viewed from a very different angle. Everything in this history is upside down, inside out and the other way around.At the heart of The Secret History of the World is the belief that we can reach an altered state of consciousness in which we can see things about the way the world works that are hidden from us in our everyday, commonsensical consciousness. This history shows that by using secret techniques, people such as Leonardo da Vinci, Isaac Newton and George Washington have worked themselves into this altered state - and been able to access supernatural levels of intelligence. There have been many books on the subject, but, extraordinarily, no-one has really listened to what the secret societies themselves say. The author has been helped in his researches by his friendship with a man who is an initiate of more than one secret society, and in one case an initiate of the highest level.
/book/show/26245270-the-autobiography-of-benjamin-franklin?from_search=true	Benjamin Franklin	The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: The Complete Illustrated History	American icon Benjamin Franklin is known for many things: he published the famous, helped found the world-famous University of Pennsylvania, and was the first Postmaster General of the United States. His iconography is everywhere. His liAmerican icon Benjamin Franklin is known for many things: he published the famous, helped found the world-famous University of Pennsylvania, and was the first Postmaster General of the United States. His iconography is everywhere. His likeness adorns, among other things, the United States' hundred-dollar bill. Franklin was a wildly intriguing personality, as his autobiography makes plain. From his hoarding of his pay as a teenager to buy books to his askance at such habits as drinking beer, from his work as a printer to his experiments with electricity, this is the story of Franklin's life--told as only he could tell it--in the years before the American Revolution.Benjamin Franklin's writings represent a career of literary, scientific, and political efforts which extended nearly the entire eighteenth century and the birth of the United States. This heavily illustrated version of Franklin's autobiography includes his reflections on diverse questions such as philosophy and religion, social status, electricity, American national characteristics, war, and the status of women.This heavily illustrated classic book features an introduction by Walter Isaacson, one ofmagazine's 100 most influential people in the world, and sidebars from many historians who have written about this intriguing founding father. A classic in the American canon, Franklin's autobiography is a must-read for any serious student of American history.
/book/show/6957725-a-history-of-christianity?from_search=true	Diarmaid MacCulloch	A History of Christianity: The First Three Thousand Years	The author ofreturns with the definitive history of Christianity for our time. Once in a generation a historian will redefine his field, producing a book that demands to be read--a product of electrifying scholarship conveyed with commanding skill. Diarmaid MacCulloch'sis such a book. Ambitious, it ranges back to the origins of the Hebrew BibThe author ofreturns with the definitive history of Christianity for our time. Once in a generation a historian will redefine his field, producing a book that demands to be read--a product of electrifying scholarship conveyed with commanding skill. Diarmaid MacCulloch'sis such a book. Ambitious, it ranges back to the origins of the Hebrew Bible & covers the world, following the three main strands of the Christian faith.will teach modern readers things that have been lost in time about how Jesus' message spread & how the New Testament was formed. It follows the Christian story to all corners of the globe, filling in often neglected accounts of conversions & confrontations in Africa & Asia. It discovers the roots of the faith that galvanized America, charting the rise of the evangelical movement from its origins in Germany & England. This book encompasses all of intellectual history--we meet monks & crusaders, heretics & saints, slave traders & abolitionists, & discover Christianity's essential role in driving the Enlightenment & the age of exploration, & shaping the course of WWI & WWII.We live in a time of tremendous religious awareness, when both believers & non-believers are engaged by questions of religion & tradition, seeking to understand the violence sometimes perpetrated in the name of God. The son of an Anglican clergyman, MacCulloch writes with feeling about faith. His last book,, was chosen by dozens of publications as Best Book of the Year & won the Nat'l Book Critics Circle Award. This inspiring follow-up is a landmark new history of the faith that continues to shape the world.
/book/show/57572.Don_t_Know_Much_about_History?from_search=true	Kenneth C. Davis	Don't Know Much about History: Everything You Need to Know about American History But Never Learned	Who really discovered America? What was the shot heard 'round the world? Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: Did he or didn't he?From the arrival of Columbus through the bizarre election of 2000 and beyond, Davis carries readers on a rollicking ride through more than 500 years of American history. In this updated edition of the classic anti-textbook, he debunks, recountsWho really discovered America? What was the shot heard 'round the world? Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: Did he or didn't he?From the arrival of Columbus through the bizarre election of 2000 and beyond, Davis carries readers on a rollicking ride through more than 500 years of American history. In this updated edition of the classic anti-textbook, he debunks, recounts, and serves up the real story behind the myths and fallacies of American history.
/book/show/177132.A_Brief_History_of_Everything?from_search=true	Ken Wilber	A Brief History of Everything	In a breathtaking trip from the Big Bang to the Postmodern world we inhabit, Ken Wilber examines the universe and our place in it, and comes up with an accessible and entertaining account of how it all fits together. Along the way he sheds light not only on the great cosmic questions but on various contentious issues of our day, such as changing gender roles, environmentalIn a breathtaking trip from the Big Bang to the Postmodern world we inhabit, Ken Wilber examines the universe and our place in it, and comes up with an accessible and entertaining account of how it all fits together. Along the way he sheds light not only on the great cosmic questions but on various contentious issues of our day, such as changing gender roles, environmentalism, diversity and multiculturalism, even the meaning of the Internet.is the perfect introduction to the great Integral thinker at his wise and witty best.
/book/show/767233.A_Study_of_History_Abridgement_of_Vols_1_6?from_search=true	Arnold Joseph Toynbee David Churchill Somervell (Editor)	A Study of History, Abridgement of Vols 1-6	Arnold Toynbee'shas been acknowledged as one of the greatest achievements of modern scholarship. A ten-volume analysis of the rise and fall of human civilizations, it is a work of breath-taking breadth and vision. D.C. Somervell's abridgement, in two volumes, of this magnificent enterprise, preserves the method, atmosphere, texture, and, in many instancArnold Toynbee'shas been acknowledged as one of the greatest achievements of modern scholarship. A ten-volume analysis of the rise and fall of human civilizations, it is a work of breath-taking breadth and vision. D.C. Somervell's abridgement, in two volumes, of this magnificent enterprise, preserves the method, atmosphere, texture, and, in many instances, the very words of the original. Originally published in 1947 and 1957, these two volumes are themselves a great historical achievement.Volume 1, which abridges the first six volumes of Toynbee's study, includes the Introduction, The Geneses of Civilizations, and The Disintegrations of Civilizations. Volume 2, an abridgement of Volumes VII-X, includes sections on Universal States, Universal churches, Heroic Ages, Contacts Between Civilizations in Space, Contacts Between Civilizations in Time, Law and Freedom in History, The Prospects of the Western Civilization, and the Conclusion.Of Somervell's work, Toynbee wrote, -The reader now has at his command a uniform abridgement of the whole book, made by a clear mind that has not only mastered the contents but has entered into the writer's outlook and purpose.-
/book/show/235560.The_Two_Koreas?from_search=true	Don Oberdorfer	The Two Koreas: A Contemporary History	
/book/show/8660865-encyclopedia-of-the-exquisite?from_search=true	Jessica Kerwin Jenkins	Encyclopedia of the Exquisite: An Anecdotal History of Elegant Delights	Encyclopedia of the Exquisite is a lifestyle guide for the Francophile and the Anglomaniac, the gourmet and the style maven, the armchair traveler and the art lover. Its an homage to the esoteric world of glamour that doesnt require much spending but makes us feel rich.Taking a cue from the exotic encyclopedias of the sixteenth century, which brimmed with mysterious artiEncyclopedia of the Exquisite is a lifestyle guide for the Francophile and the Anglomaniac, the gourmet and the style maven, the armchair traveler and the art lover. Its an homage to the esoteric world of glamour that doesnt require much spending but makes us feel rich.Taking a cue from the exotic encyclopedias of the sixteenth century, which brimmed with mysterious artifacts, Jessica Kerwin Jenkinss Encyclopedia of the Exquisite focuses on the elegant, the rare, the commonplace, and the delightful. A compendium of style, it merges whimsy and practicality, traipsing through the fine arts and the worlds of fashion, food, travel, home, garden, and beauty.Each entry features several engaging anecdotes, illuminating the curious past of each enduring source of beauty. Subjects covered include the explosive history of champagne; the art of lounging on a divan; the emergence of frillies, the first lacy, racy lingerie; the ancient uses of sweet-smelling saffron; the wild riot incited by the appearance of Londons first top hat; Julia Childs tip for cooking the perfect omelet; the polarizing practice of wearing red lipstick during World War II; Louis XIVs fondness for the luscious Bartlett pear; the Indian origin of badminton; Parliaments 1650 attempt to suppress Europes beauty mark fad; the evolution of the Japanese kimono; the pilgrimage of Central Parks Egyptian obelisk; and the fanciful thrill of dining alfresco.Cleverly illustrated, Encyclopedia of the Exquisite is an ode to lifes plenty, from the extravagant to the eccentric. It is a celebration of luxury that doesnt necessarily require money.
/book/show/1099422.The_Story_of_Tea?from_search=true	Mary Lou Heiss Robert J. Heiss	The Story of Tea: A Cultural History and Drinking Guide	Whether it's a delicate green tea or a bracing Assam black, a cup of tea is a complex brew of art and industry, tradition and revolution, East and West. In this sweeping tour through the world of tea, veteran tea traders Mary Lou Heiss and Robert J. Heiss chronicle tea's influence across the globe and provide a complete reference for choosing, drinking, and enjoying this bWhether it's a delicate green tea or a bracing Assam black, a cup of tea is a complex brew of art and industry, tradition and revolution, East and West. In this sweeping tour through the world of tea, veteran tea traders Mary Lou Heiss and Robert J. Heiss chronicle tea's influence across the globe and provide a complete reference for choosing, drinking, and enjoying this beverage.begins with a journey along the tea trail, from the lush forests of China, where tea cultivation first flourished, to the Buddhist temples of Japan, to the vast tea gardens of India, and beyond. Offering an insider's view of all aspects of tea trade, the Heisses examine Camellia sinensis, the tea bush, and show how subtle differences in territory and production contribute to the diversity of color, flavor, and quality in brewed tea. They profile more than thirty essential tea varietals, provide an in depth guide to tasting and brewing, and survey the customs and crafts associated with tea. Sharing the latest research, they discuss tea's health benefits and developments in organic production and fair trade practices. Finally, they present ten sweet and savory recipes, including Savory Chinese Marbled Eggs and Green Tea Pot de Crme, and resources for purchasing fine tea.Vividly illustrated throughout,is an engrossing tribute to the illustrious, invigorating, and elusive leaf that has sustained and inspired people for more than two thousand years.
/book/show/23316552-ebola?from_search=true	David Quammen	Ebola: The Natural and Human History of a Deadly Virus	In 1976 a deadly virus emerged from the Congo forest. As swiftly as it came, it disappeared, leaving no trace. Over the four decades since, Ebola has emerged sporadically, each time to devastating effect. It can kill up to 90 percent of its victims. In between these outbreaks, it is untraceable, hiding deep in the jungle. The search is on to find Ebolas elusive host animaIn 1976 a deadly virus emerged from the Congo forest. As swiftly as it came, it disappeared, leaving no trace. Over the four decades since, Ebola has emerged sporadically, each time to devastating effect. It can kill up to 90 percent of its victims. In between these outbreaks, it is untraceable, hiding deep in the jungle. The search is on to find Ebolas elusive host animal. And until we find it, Ebola will continue to strike. Acclaimed science writer and explorer David Quammen first came near the virus while he was traveling in the jungles of Gabon, accompanied by local men whose village had been devastated by a recent outbreak. Here he tells the story of Ebolaits past, present, and its unknowable future.Extracted fromby David Quammen, updated and with additional material.
/book/show/14602.Punk_Rock?from_search=true	John Robb Oliver Craske	Punk Rock: An Oral History	'To see The Clash on thetour was like discovering how to be a rock star: you just did it yourself. You didn't wait for someone to come and discover you. That was the most important thing that came out of punk... We came home and we cut our hair and bought skinny trousers. It was year zero. That was the moment for me' Billy Braggis a book like no other'To see The Clash on thetour was like discovering how to be a rock star: you just did it yourself. You didn't wait for someone to come and discover you. That was the most important thing that came out of punk... We came home and we cut our hair and bought skinny trousers. It was year zero. That was the moment for me' Billy Braggis a book like no other. It is an oral history of a radical movement which exploded in Seventies Britain. With its own clothes, hair, artwork, fanzines and radical politics, Punk boasted a DIY ethos that meant anyone could take part. The scene was uniquely vibrant and energetic, leaving an extraordinary legacy of notorious events, charismatic characters and inspirational music.John Robb has spent over a year interviewing more than 100 contributors including Glen Matlock, Mick Jones, Don Letts, Slash, Billy Bragg, Hugh Cornwell and Captain Sensible. Now, for the first time, they give the inside view on events such as The Sex Pistols' swearing live on the Bill Grundy TV show and staging their anti-Jubilee riverboat party on the Thames, famous gigs at The Roxy and 100 Club, and the groundbreaking records by The Pistols, The Clash, The Damned and others.From the widely debated roots of punk in the late-Sixties through to the fallout of the post-punk period in 1984, and the ongoing influence on today's bands,is the definitive oral history of an inimitable and exciting movement.
/book/show/72381.A_History_of_Narrative_Film?from_search=true	David A. Cook	A History of Narrative Film	The Fourth Edition adds an entire chapter on computer-generated imaging, updates filmographies for nearly all living directors mentioned in the text, and includes major new sections that both revisit old content and introduce contemporary trends and movements.
/book/show/571920.Templars?from_search=true	Piers Paul Read	Templars: The Dramatic History of the Knights Templar, the Most Powerful Military Order of the Crusades	Examines the history and legacy of the warrior monks, discussing their successful capture of the city of Jerusalem during the Crusades, and their eventual demise.
/book/show/15956006-the-history-of-the-world-in-bite-sized-chunks?from_search=true	Emma Marriott	The History of the World in Bite-Sized Chunks	History is a rich, varied and fascinating subject, so it's rare to find the whole lot in one book...until now. The History of the World in Bite-Sized Chunks pulls it all together, from the world's earliest civilizations in 3500 BC to the founding of the United Nations in 1945, passing by the likes of Charlemagne, the Ottoman Empire and the Crimean War, to name a few. HerHistory is a rich, varied and fascinating subject, so it's rare to find the whole lot in one book...until now. The History of the World in Bite-Sized Chunks pulls it all together, from the world's earliest civilizations in 3500 BC to the founding of the United Nations in 1945, passing by the likes of Charlemagne, the Ottoman Empire and the Crimean War, to name a few. Here's your chance to introduce yourself to the full spectrum of world history, and discover just how the modern world came to be.
/book/show/70138.A_Global_History_of_Architecture?from_search=true	Francis D.K. Ching Vikramaditya Prakash Mark M. Jarzombek	A Global History of Architecture	From ancient Chinese civilization to the postmodern worldOrganized along a global timeline, A Global History of Architecture presents an innovative approach to the study of architectural history. Spanning from 3,500 B.C.E. to the present, this unique guide is written by an all-star team of architectural experts in their fields who emphasize the connections, contrasts, andFrom ancient Chinese civilization to the postmodern worldOrganized along a global timeline, A Global History of Architecture presents an innovative approach to the study of architectural history. Spanning from 3,500 B.C.E. to the present, this unique guide is written by an all-star team of architectural experts in their fields who emphasize the connections, contrasts, and influences of architectural movements throughout history. The architectural history of the world comes to life through a unified framework for interpreting and understanding architecture, supplemented by rich drawings from the renowned Frank Ching as well as brilliant photographs.Architecture and art history enthusiasts will find A Global History of Architecture perpetually at their fingertips.
/book/show/445118.Narrative_of_Sojourner_Truth?from_search=true	Sojourner Truth Jeffrey C. Stewart Jeffrey Stewart (Editor)	Narrative of Sojourner Truth: A Bondswoman of Olden Time, with a History of Her Labors and Correspondence Drawn from Her "Book of Life"	A fiery speaker, Sojourner Truth was among the foremost American women evangelists. This reprint of her 1878 publication sheds light on the life of an ex-slave and ardent abolitionist.
/book/show/17287091-the-tragedy-of-liberation?from_search=true	Frank Diktter	The Tragedy of Liberation: A History of the Chinese Revolution 1945-1957	The Chinese Communist party refers to its victory in 1949 as a 'liberation.' In China the story of liberation and the revolution that followed is not one of peace, liberty, and justice. It is first and foremost a story of calculated terror and systematic violence. So begins Frank Diktter's stunning and revelatory chronicle of Mao Zedong's ascension and campaign to transThe Chinese Communist party refers to its victory in 1949 as a 'liberation.' In China the story of liberation and the revolution that followed is not one of peace, liberty, and justice. It is first and foremost a story of calculated terror and systematic violence. So begins Frank Diktter's stunning and revelatory chronicle of Mao Zedong's ascension and campaign to transform the Chinese into what the party called New People. Following the defeat of Chiang Kai-shek in 1949, after a bloody civil war, Mao hoisted the red flag over Beijing's Forbidden City, and the world watched as the Communist revolution began to wash away the old order. Due to the secrecy surrounding the country's records, little has been known before now about the eight years that followed, preceding the massive famine and Great Leap Forward.Drawing on hundreds of previously classified documents, secret police reports, unexpurgated versions of leadership speeches, eyewitness accounts of those who survived, and more,bears witness to a shocking, largely untold history. Interweaving stories of ordinary citizens with tales of the brutal politics of Mao's court, Frank Diktter illuminates those who shaped the liberation and the horrific policies they implemented in the name of progress. People of all walks of life were caught up in the tragedy that unfolded, and whether or not they supported the revolution, all of them were asked to write confessions, denounce their friends, and answer queries about their political reliability. One victim of thought reform called it a carefully cultivated Auschwitz of the mind. Told with great narrative sweep,is a powerful and important document giving voice at last to the millions who were lost, and casting new light on the foundations of one of the most powerful regimes of the twenty-first century.
/book/show/1860878.The_Golden_Bough?from_search=true	James George Frazer	The Golden Bough: A History Of Myth And Religion	This text contains James G. Frazer's survey of myth, magic and religion throughout the world, spanning many centuries. First published in 1890, The Golden Bough influenced many 20th-century writers, including D.H. Lawrence and T.S. Eliot.
/book/show/393723.The_Angel_of_History?from_search=true	Carolyn Forch	The Angel of History	Placed in the context of twentieth-century moral disaster--war, genocide, the Holocaust, the atomic bomb--Forche's ambitions and compelling third collection of poems is a meditation of memory, specifically how memory survives the unimaginable. The poems reflect the effects of such experience: the lines, and often the images within them, are fragmented discordant. But readPlaced in the context of twentieth-century moral disaster--war, genocide, the Holocaust, the atomic bomb--Forche's ambitions and compelling third collection of poems is a meditation of memory, specifically how memory survives the unimaginable. The poems reflect the effects of such experience: the lines, and often the images within them, are fragmented discordant. But read together, these lines, become a haunting mosaic of grief, evoking the necessary accommodations human beings make to survive what is unsurvivable. As poets have always done, Forche attempts to gibe voice to the unutterable, using language to keep memory alive, relive history, and link the past with the future.
/book/show/20334331-chosen-the-lost-books-book-1?from_search=true	Ted Dekker	Chosen (The Lost Books, Book 1) (The Books of History Chronicles)	
/book/show/29613433-the-discovery-of-india?from_search=true	Jawaharlal Nehru	The Discovery of India: History, Culture, Politics, Religion and Philosophy of India	The Discovery of India was written by India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru during his imprisonment in 194246 at Ahmednagar fort in Maharashtra, India.The Discovery of India is an honour paid to the rich cultural heritage of India, its history and its philosophy as seen through the eyes of a patriot fighting for the independence of his country. The book is widelyThe Discovery of India was written by India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru during his imprisonment in 194246 at Ahmednagar fort in Maharashtra, India.The Discovery of India is an honour paid to the rich cultural heritage of India, its history and its philosophy as seen through the eyes of a patriot fighting for the independence of his country. The book is widely considered one of the finest modern works on Indian history.Jawaharlal Nehru (14 November 1889  27 May 1964) was the first Prime Minister of India and a central figure in Indian politics for much of the 20th century. He emerged as the paramount leader of the Indian independence movement under the tutelage of Mahatma Gandhi and ruled India from its establishment as an independent nation in 1947 until his death in office in 1964. He is considered to be the architect of the modern Indian nation-state: a sovereign, socialist, secular, and democratic republic. During his lifetime, he was popularly known as Pandit Nehru (Scholar Nehru) or as Panditji (Respected Scholar), while many Indian children knew him as Uncle Nehru (Chacha Nehru).
/book/show/51632.The_Dark_Side_of_Christian_History?from_search=true	Helen Ellerbe	The Dark Side of Christian History	Over a period of nearly two millennia, the Christian Church has oppressed and brutalized millions of individuals. Meticulously researched and courageously written, The Dark Side of Christian History by Helen Ellerbe examines the Church's devastating impact upon human freedom, dignity and spirituality. Written for the lay reader, this controversial book is especially releOver a period of nearly two millennia, the Christian Church has oppressed and brutalized millions of individuals. Meticulously researched and courageously written, The Dark Side of Christian History by Helen Ellerbe examines the Church's devastating impact upon human freedom, dignity and spirituality. Written for the lay reader, this controversial book is especially relevant today as the religious right is attempting to assert greater influence in American politics and society. The Dark Side of Christian History presents a compelling argument that the Church's desire to control and contain spiritually motivated its persecution of heretics, its burning of libraries, the Crusades, the Inquisition, and the witch-hunts. This dark Christianity ahs left a legacy, a world view, which permeates every aspect of Western society. It is a legacy which fosters sexism, racism, the intolerance of difference and the desecration of the natural environment. Helen Ellerbe is a researcher, writer, and public speaker living in the San Francisco bay area.
/book/show/728816.Royal_Babylon?from_search=true	Karl Shaw	Royal Babylon: The Alarming History of European Royalty	An uproarious, eye-opening history of Europe's notorious royal houses that leaves no throne unturned and will make you glad you live in a democracy.Do you want to know which queen has the unique distinction of being the only known royal kleptomaniac? Or which empress kept her dirty underwear under lock and key? Or which czar, upon discovering his wife's infidelity, had herAn uproarious, eye-opening history of Europe's notorious royal houses that leaves no throne unturned and will make you glad you live in a democracy.Do you want to know which queen has the unique distinction of being the only known royal kleptomaniac? Or which empress kept her dirty underwear under lock and key? Or which czar, upon discovering his wife's infidelity, had her lover decapitated and the head, pickled in a jar, placed at her bedside?Royally dishing on hundreds of years of dubious behavior,chronicles the manifold appalling antics of Europe's famous families, behavior that rivals the characters in an Aaron Spelling television series. Here, then, are the insane kings of Spain, one of whom liked to wear sixteen pairs of gloves at one time; the psychopathic Prussian soverigns who included Frederick William and his 102-inch waist; sex-fixated French rulers such as Philip Duke D'Oreleans cavorting with more than a hundred mistresses; and, of course, the delightfully drunken and debauched Russian czars - Czar Paul, for example, who to make his soldiers goose-step without bending their legs had steel plates strapped to their knees. But whether Romanov or Windsor, Habsburg or Hanover, these extravagant lifestyles, financed as they were by the royals' badgered subjects, bred the most wonderfully offbeat and disturbingly unbelievable tales - and Karl Shaw has collected them all in this hysterically funny and compulsively readable book.is history, but not as they teach it in school, and it underlines in side-splitting fashion Queen Victoria's famous warning that it is unwise to look too deeply into the royal houses of Europe.
/book/show/1411743.Diplomacy?from_search=true	Henry Kissinger	Diplomacy: The History of Diplomacy and the Balance of Power	Used Hardcover. Political Science
/book/show/914055.A_History_of_the_Modern_World?from_search=true	Joel Colton R.R. Palmer	A History of the Modern World	Conceived and written as a history of the modern world rather than a truncated Western Civilization book, this text is one of the most highly praised history texts ever published. It has been adopted at more than 1000 schools and has been translated into six languages. Lloyd Kramer joins the author team for this ninth edition that includes two new color inserts highlightinConceived and written as a history of the modern world rather than a truncated Western Civilization book, this text is one of the most highly praised history texts ever published. It has been adopted at more than 1000 schools and has been translated into six languages. Lloyd Kramer joins the author team for this ninth edition that includes two new color inserts highlighting fine art, additional pedagogy to guide students through challenging material, and full, up-to-date inclusion of current events. Now packaged with PowerWeb, a dynamic course-specific rather than book-specific supplement that engages your students in three levels of resource materials and provides a true avenue to extending learning about a subject, A History of the Modern World is a necessity in any world history course.
/book/show/185099.A_People_s_History_of_the_World?from_search=true	Chris Harman	A People's History of the World	Chris Harman describes the shape and course of human history as a narrative of ordinary people forming and re-forming complex societies in pursuit of common human goals. Interacting with the forces of technological change as well as the impact of powerful individuals and revolutionary ideas, these societies have engendered events familiar to every schoolchild - from the emChris Harman describes the shape and course of human history as a narrative of ordinary people forming and re-forming complex societies in pursuit of common human goals. Interacting with the forces of technological change as well as the impact of powerful individuals and revolutionary ideas, these societies have engendered events familiar to every schoolchild - from the empires of antiquity to the world wars of the twentieth century.In a bravura conclusion, Chris Harman exposes the reductive complacency of contemporary capitalism, and asks, in a world riven as never before by suffering and inequality, why we imagine that it can - or should - survive much longer. Ambitious, provocative and invigorating,delivers a vital corrective to traditional history, as well as a powerful sense of the deep currents of humanity which surge beneath the froth of government.
/book/show/308060.The_Age_of_Extremes?from_search=true	Eric Hobsbawm	The Age of Extremes: A History of the World 1914-1991	Dividing the century into the Age of Catastrophe, 1914-1950, the Golden Age, 1950-1973, and the Landslide, 1973-1991, Hobsbawm marshals a vast array of data into a volume of unparalleled inclusiveness, vibrancy, and insight, a work that ranks with his classics The Age of Empire and The Age of Revolution. Includes 32 pages of photos.
/book/show/218431.The_History_of_Joseph_Smith_by_His_Mother?from_search=true	Lucy Mack Smith	The History of Joseph Smith by His Mother	Amidst confusion over several versions of this mother's account of her son, Mormon prophet Joseph Smith, his 5th great grandson for the family foundation reaffirms this version developed in 1996 by Scot & Maurine Proctor, who restored Lucy's language and feeling through verification with the original notebook.
/book/show/1289617.The_Forgotten_Man?from_search=true	Amity Shlaes	The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression	Challenging conventional history, Amity Shlaes offers a reinterpretation of the Great Depression. She shows how both Presidents Hoover and Roosevelt failed to understand the prosperity of the 1920s and heaped massive burdens on the country that more than offset the benefit of New Deal programs.
/book/show/18774002-the-tale-of-the-dueling-neurosurgeons?from_search=true	Sam Kean	The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery	Early studies of the functions of the human brain used a simple method: wait for misfortune to strike-strokes, seizures, infectious diseases, lobotomies, horrendous accidents-and see how the victim coped. In many cases survival was miraculous, and observers couldEarly studies of the functions of the human brain used a simple method: wait for misfortune to strike-strokes, seizures, infectious diseases, lobotomies, horrendous accidents-and see how the victim coped. In many cases survival was miraculous, and observers could only marvel at the transformations that took place afterward, altering victims' personalities. An injury to one section can leave a person unable to recognize loved ones; some brain trauma can even make you a pathological gambler, pedophile, or liar. But a few scientists realized that these injuries were an opportunity for studying brain function at its extremes. With lucid explanations and incisive wit, Sam Kean explains the brain's secret passageways while recounting forgotten stories of common people whose struggles, resiliency, and deep humanity made modern neuroscience possible.
/book/show/71984.Ghost_Wars?from_search=true	Steve Coll	Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001	With the publication of, Steve Coll became not only a Pulitzer Prize winner, but also the expert on the rise of the Taliban, the emergence of Bin Laden, and the secret efforts by CIA officers and their agents to capture or kill Bin Laden in Afghanistan aftWith the publication of, Steve Coll became not only a Pulitzer Prize winner, but also the expert on the rise of the Taliban, the emergence of Bin Laden, and the secret efforts by CIA officers and their agents to capture or kill Bin Laden in Afghanistan after 1998.
/book/show/166433.Empires_of_the_Word?from_search=true	Nicholas Ostler	Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World	Nicholas Ostler'sis the first history of the world's great tongues, gloriously celebrating the wonder of words that binds communities together and makes possible both the living of a common history and the telling of it. From the uncanny resilience of Chinese through twenty centuries of invasions to the engaging self-regard of Greek and to the struggleNicholas Ostler'sis the first history of the world's great tongues, gloriously celebrating the wonder of words that binds communities together and makes possible both the living of a common history and the telling of it. From the uncanny resilience of Chinese through twenty centuries of invasions to the engaging self-regard of Greek and to the struggles that gave birth to the languages of modern Europe, these epic achievements and more are brilliantly explored, as are the fascinating failures of once universal languages. A splendid, authoritative, and remarkable work, it demonstrates how the language history of the world eloquently reveals the real character of our planet's diverse peoples and prepares us for a linguistic future full of surprises.
/book/show/8834784-all-the-devils-are-here?from_search=true	Bethany McLean Joe Nocera	All the Devils are Here: The Hidden History of the Financial Crisis	Hell is empty, andall the devils are here.-Shakespeare,As soon as the financial crisis erupted, the finger-pointing began. Should the blame fall on Wall Street, Main Street, or Pennsylvania Avenue? On greedy traders, misguided regulators, sleazy subprime companies, cowardly legislators, or clueless home buyers?According to Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera, tHell is empty, andall the devils are here.-Shakespeare,As soon as the financial crisis erupted, the finger-pointing began. Should the blame fall on Wall Street, Main Street, or Pennsylvania Avenue? On greedy traders, misguided regulators, sleazy subprime companies, cowardly legislators, or clueless home buyers?According to Bethany McLean and Joe Nocera, two of America's most acclaimed business journalists, the real answer is all of the above-and more. Many devils helped bring hell to the economy. And the full story, in all of its complexity and detail, is like the legend of the blind men and the elephant. Almost everyone has missed the big picture. Almost no one has put all the pieces together.goes back several decades to weave the hidden history of the financial crisis in a way no previous book has done. It explores the motivations of everyone from famous CEOs, cabinet secretaries, and politicians to anonymous lenders, borrowers, analysts, and Wall Street traders. It delves into the powerful American mythology of homeownership. And it proves that the crisis ultimately wasn't about finance at all; it was about human nature.Among the devils you'll meet in vivid detail:Angelo Mozilo, the CEO of Countrywide, who dreamed of spreading homeownership to the masses, only to succumb to the peer pressure-and the outsized profits-of the sleaziest subprime lending.Roland Arnall, a respected philanthropist and diplomat, who made his fortune building Ameriquest, a subprime lending empire that relied on blatantly deceptive lending practices.Hank Greenberg, who built AIG into a Rube Goldberg contraption with an undeserved triple-A rating, and who ran it so tightly that he was the only one who knew where all the bodies were buried.Stan O'Neal of Merrill Lynch, aloof and suspicious, who suffered from Goldman envy and drove a proud old firm into the ground by promoting cronies and pushing out his smartest lieutenants.Lloyd Blankfein, who helped turn Goldman Sachs from a culture that famously put clients first to one that made clients secondary to its own bottom line.Franklin Raines of Fannie Mae, who (like his predecessors) bullied regulators into submission and let his firm drift away from its original, noble mission.Brian Clarkson of Moody's, who aggressively pushed to increase his rating agency's market share and stock price, at the cost of its integrity.Alan Greenspan, the legendary maestro of the Federal Reserve, who ignored the evidence of a growing housing bubble and turned a blind eye to the lending practices that ultimately brought down Wall Street-and inflicted enormous pain on the country.Just as McLean'swas hailed as the best Enron book on a crowded shelf, so willbe remembered for finally making sense of the meltdown and its consequences.
/book/show/101323.What_Is_History_?from_search=true	Edward Hallett Carr	What Is History?	Based on The George Macaulay Trevelyan Lectures delivered at University of Cambridge, January-March 1961.This edition includes new material which presents the major conclusions of Professor Carr's notes for the second edition and a new preface by the author, in which he calls for 'a saner and more balanced outlook on the future'.Edward Hallett Carr (1892-1982) was a histoBased on The George Macaulay Trevelyan Lectures delivered at University of Cambridge, January-March 1961.This edition includes new material which presents the major conclusions of Professor Carr's notes for the second edition and a new preface by the author, in which he calls for 'a saner and more balanced outlook on the future'.Edward Hallett Carr (1892-1982) was a historian, journalist, and international relations theorist. He was a Senior Research Fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge.
/book/show/12160890-glamour-in-glass?from_search=true	Mary Robinette Kowal	Glamour in Glass (Glamourist Histories, #2)	Mary Robinette Kowal stunned readers with her charming first novel, a loving tribute to the works of Jane Austen in a world where magic is an everyday occurrence. This magic comes in the form of glamour, which allows talented users to form practically any illusion they can imagine.debuted to great acclaim and left readers eagerly awaitingMary Robinette Kowal stunned readers with her charming first novel, a loving tribute to the works of Jane Austen in a world where magic is an everyday occurrence. This magic comes in the form of glamour, which allows talented users to form practically any illusion they can imagine.debuted to great acclaim and left readers eagerly awaiting its sequel.continues following the lives of beloved main characters Jane and Vincent, with a much deeper vein of drama and intrigue.In the tumultuous months after Napoleon abdicates his throne, Jane and Vincent go to Belgium for their honeymoon. While there, the deposed emperor escapes his exile in Elba, throwing the continent into turmoil. With no easy way back to England, Jane and Vincents concerns turn from enjoying their honeymoon...to escaping it. Left with no outward salvation, Jane must persevere over her trying personal circumstances and use her glamour to rescue her husband from prison...and hopefully prevent her newly built marriage from getting stranded on the shoals of another country's war.
/book/show/97401.Natasha_s_Dance?from_search=true	Orlando Figes	Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia	Name inside, marks in some margins, creased covers
/book/show/821914.Everything_and_More?from_search=true	David Foster Wallace	Everything and More: A Compact History of Infinity	One of the outstanding voices of his generation, David Foster Wallace has won a large and devoted following for the intellectual ambition and bravura style of his fiction and essays. Now he brings his considerable talents to the history of one of math's most enduring puzzles: the seemingly paradoxical nature of infinity.Is infinity a valid mathematical property or a meaninOne of the outstanding voices of his generation, David Foster Wallace has won a large and devoted following for the intellectual ambition and bravura style of his fiction and essays. Now he brings his considerable talents to the history of one of math's most enduring puzzles: the seemingly paradoxical nature of infinity.Is infinity a valid mathematical property or a meaningless abstraction? The nineteenth-century mathematical genius Georg Cantor's answer to this question not only surprised him but also shook the very foundations upon which math had been built. Cantor's counterintuitive discovery of a progression of larger and larger infinities created controversy in his time and may have hastened his mental breakdown, but it also helped lead to the development of set theory, analytic philosophy, and even computer technology.Smart, challenging, and thoroughly rewarding, Wallace's tour de force brings immediate and high-profile recognition to the bizarre and fascinating world of higher mathematics.
/book/show/79958.Food_in_History?from_search=true	Reay Tannahill	Food in History	An enthralling world history of food from prehistoric times to the present. A favorite of gastronomes and history buffs alike,is packed with intriguing information, lore, and startling insights--like what cinnamon had to do with the discovery of America, and how food has influenced population growth and urban expansion.
/book/show/2217845.History_of_the_Filipino_People?from_search=true	Teodoro A. Agoncillo	History of the Filipino People	
/book/show/10859115-history-of-a-pleasure-seeker?from_search=true	Richard       Mason	History of a Pleasure Seeker	Piet Barol, the titular pleasure seeker, is a priapic, ambitious young man come to seek his fortune in belle poque Amsterdam. Unlike Frdric Moreau in Flaubert's(to which this book owes no meagre debt), Piet is magnificently gifted, not only extremely attractive to most women and to many men, but also a fine pianist, draughtsman and lover. WePiet Barol, the titular pleasure seeker, is a priapic, ambitious young man come to seek his fortune in belle poque Amsterdam. Unlike Frdric Moreau in Flaubert's(to which this book owes no meagre debt), Piet is magnificently gifted, not only extremely attractive to most women and to many men, but also a fine pianist, draughtsman and lover. We first meet him interviewing for the role of tutor to the son of the wealthy hotelier, Maarten Vermeulen-Sickerts. All is not well in his gilded household. Egbert, the son, is agoraphobic. The matriarch, Jacobina, hasn't been touched by her husband in almost a decade. Into this highly strung atmosphere comes Piet, charged with the task of freeing Egbert from his paralysing fear of the outside world. We soon realise, however, that Egbert isn't the only one in need of help. Piet sets about liberating the libidos of the repressed family through music  championing bawdy Bizet over abstract Bach  and oral sex. While the setting is Dutch, the influences are French  think,and Gide's.
/book/show/23995415-black-earth?from_search=true	Timothy Snyder	Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning	In this epic history of extermination and survival, Timothy Snyder presents a new explanation of the great atrocity of the twentieth century, and reveals the risks that we face in the twenty-first. Based on new sources from eastern Europe and forgotten testimonies from Jewish survIn this epic history of extermination and survival, Timothy Snyder presents a new explanation of the great atrocity of the twentieth century, and reveals the risks that we face in the twenty-first. Based on new sources from eastern Europe and forgotten testimonies from Jewish survivors,recounts the mass murder of the Jews as an event that is still close to us, more comprehensible than we would like to think, and thus all the more terrifying.The Holocaust began in a dark but accessible place, in Hitler's mind, with the thought that the elimination of Jews would restore balance to the planet and allow Germans to win the resources they desperately needed.Such a worldview could be realized only if Germany destroyed other states, so Hitler's aim was a colonial war in Europe itself. In the zones of statelessness, almost all Jews died.A few people, the righteous few, aided them, without support from institutions.Much of the new research in this book is devoted to understanding these extraordinary individuals.The almost insurmountable difficulties they faced only confirm the dangers of state destruction and ecological panic.These men and women should be emulated, but in similar circumstances few of us would do so.By overlooking the lessons of the Holocaust, Snyder concludes, we have misunderstood modernity and endangered the future.The early twenty-first century is coming to resemble the early twentieth, as growing preoccupations with food and water accompany ideological challenges to global order.Our world is closer to Hitler's than we like to admit, and saving it requires us to see the Holocaust as it was -- and ourselves as we are. Groundbreaking, authoritative, and utterly absorbing,reveals a Holocaust that is not only history but warning.
/book/show/2855.A_Short_History_of_Decay?from_search=true	Emil M. Cioran Richard Howard (Translator)	A Short History of Decay	In the fact of being born there is such an absence of necessity that when you think about it a little more than usual you are left... with a foolish grin -E.M. CioranE.M. Cioran confronts the place of today's world in the context of human history. He focuses on such major issues of the twentieth century as human progress, fanaticism, and science.
/book/show/165345.Family_History?from_search=true	Dani Shapiro	Family History	From the prodigiously gifted author of the acclaimed memoir, a stunning and brutally honest novel about one familys harrowing recovery from devastation.Rachel Jensen is perfectly happy: in love with her husband, devoted to their daughter Kate, gratified by her work restoring art. And finally, shes pregnant again. But as Rachel discovers, perfection can unravFrom the prodigiously gifted author of the acclaimed memoir, a stunning and brutally honest novel about one familys harrowing recovery from devastation.Rachel Jensen is perfectly happy: in love with her husband, devoted to their daughter Kate, gratified by her work restoring art. And finally, shes pregnant again. But as Rachel discovers, perfection can unravel in an instant. The summer she is thirteen, Kate returns from camp sullen, angry, and withdrawn. Everyone assures Rachel its typical adolescent angst. But then Kate has a terrifying accident with her infant brother, and the ensuing guilt brings forth a dreadful lieone that ruptures their family, perhaps irrevocably.is a mesmerizing journey through the mysteries of adolescent pain and family crisis.
/book/show/162763.History_of_Modern_Art?from_search=true	H. Harvard Arnason Peter Kalb	History of Modern Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Photography	For undergraduate course in Modern Art, Origins of Modernism, Art Since 1945, Contemporary Art and other courses focusing on art in the 20th century. Long considered the survey of modern art, this engrossing and liberally illustrated text traces the development of trends and influences in painting, sculpture, photography and architecture from the mid-nineteenth century toFor undergraduate course in Modern Art, Origins of Modernism, Art Since 1945, Contemporary Art and other courses focusing on art in the 20th century. Long considered the survey of modern art, this engrossing and liberally illustrated text traces the development of trends and influences in painting, sculpture, photography and architecture from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day. Retaining its comprehensive nature and chronological approach, it now comes thoroughly reworked by Michael Bird, an experienced art history editor and writer, with refreshing new analyses, a considerably expanded picture program, and a more absorbing and unified narrative.
/book/show/87057.A_History_of_the_Wife?from_search=true	Marilyn Yalom	A History of the Wife	weaves a complex tapestry as it outlines the roles, customs, and cultural position of women in Western marriage. The work is engaging, filled with interesting anecdotes and stories, and is an incredibly lively read on a thoroughly interesting subject much in need of a closer look. In breadth, the book ranges from biblical times to the present, and inweaves a complex tapestry as it outlines the roles, customs, and cultural position of women in Western marriage. The work is engaging, filled with interesting anecdotes and stories, and is an incredibly lively read on a thoroughly interesting subject much in need of a closer look. In breadth, the book ranges from biblical times to the present, and in sheer scale it attempts to present a unified series ofimages of the Western wife over the course of some 2,000 years. In doing so, Professor Yalom has presented us an interesting grid, well conceived and wonderfully written, with which we can begin to examine this cultural phenomenon.One of the main strengths of the work is itsmethod: Yalom draws heavily on diaries, newspapers, journals, and personal letters, and she interweaves these with citations from the laws, general customs of the times, religious rites, and civic procedure. By moving in a very fluid way from the abstract to the particular, what we see emerging, in each era, is a lively picture of how the general affected the individual. The book makes it real, makes us wonder, and helps to recover for us so many of the lost voices of women over the centuries, silenced by the overshadowing great men approach to history. These are not so much the stories of great women as they are the telling of everyday life. In reading them we get a fuller sense of what the time and place may have been like for the women whose voices we are listening to. It is the dignity of these everyday voices that holds us, intrigues us, and invites us to read further.links the ancient, the medieval, the Victorian, and the modern, and makes a strong historical and narrative case for its subject.Along the way, we are treated to many interesting insights, observations, and historical facts: Nero was officially married five times -- three times to women, twice to boys; until the Middle Ages, marriages in Catholic Europe often did not involve any ceremony at all, and church weddings do not appear on the scene until well into the evolution of Christian Europe. The role of women changes slowly in the West, and the role ofreligion, from the biblical period through early Christianity to the changes brought by the Reformation and the voyages to the New World, are mapped for us in a sweeping overview.A particularly strong section of the book is the documentation of the last 50 years of the cultural institution of marriage, and the vast changes brought by World War II and the cultural ferment of the '60s. This is made more impressive because of the compelling histories that the work recounts for us in the 2,000 years before our own era.An old adage maintained that everyone needs a wife; this lively book tells us who followed that adage, why and how they did so, and how we got to where we are now.
/book/show/22609461-the-death-of-caesar?from_search=true	Barry S. Strauss	The Death of Caesar: The Story of History’s Most Famous Assassination	In this story of the most famous assassination in history, the last bloody day of the [Roman] Republic has never been painted so brilliantly--).Julius Caesar was stabbed to death in the Roman Senate on 3/15/44 BCthe Ides of March according to the Roman calendar. He was the last casualty of one civil war, the first casualty of the next, which would enIn this story of the most famous assassination in history, the last bloody day of the [Roman] Republic has never been painted so brilliantly--).Julius Caesar was stabbed to death in the Roman Senate on 3/15/44 BCthe Ides of March according to the Roman calendar. He was the last casualty of one civil war, the first casualty of the next, which would end the Roman Republic, inaugurating the Empire.provides a fresh look at a well-trodden event, with superb storytelling sure to inspire awe--.Why was Caesar killed? For political reasons, mainly. The conspirators wanted to return Rome to the days when the Senate ruled, but Caesar hoped to pass along his new powers to his family, especially Octavian. The principal plotters were Brutus, Cassius (former allies of Pompey) & Decimus. The last was a leading general & close friend of Caesars who felt betrayed. He was the mole in Caesars camp. After the assassination everything went wrong. The killers left the body in the Senate & Caesars allies held a public funeral. Mark Antony made a brilliant speechnot Friends, Romans, Countrymen as Shakespeare had it, but something inflammatory that caused a riot. The conspirators fled Rome. Brutus & Cassius raised an army in Greece. Antony & Octavian defeated them.An original, new perspective on an event that seems well known,is one of the most riveting hour-by-hour accounts of Caesars final day I have read....An absolutely marvelous read--, London
/book/show/373571.Life?from_search=true	Richard Fortey	Life: A Natural History of the First Four Billion Years of Life on Earth	AEditors' ChoiceExtraordinary. . . . Anyone with the slightest interest in biology should read this book.--A marvelous museum of the past four billion years on earth--capacious, jammed with treasures, full of learning and wide-eyed wonder.--From its origins on the still-forming planet to the receAEditors' ChoiceExtraordinary. . . . Anyone with the slightest interest in biology should read this book.--A marvelous museum of the past four billion years on earth--capacious, jammed with treasures, full of learning and wide-eyed wonder.--From its origins on the still-forming planet to the recent emergence of Homo sapiens--one of the world's leading paleontologists offers an absorbing account of how and why life on earth developed as it did. Interlacing the tale of his own adventures in the field with vivid descriptions of creatures who emerged and disappeared in the long march of geologic time, Richard Fortey sheds light upon a fascinating array of evolutionary wonders, mysteries, and debates. Brimming with wit, literary style, and the joy of discovery, this is an indispensable book that will delight the general reader and the scientist alike.A drama bolder and more sweeping than Gone with the Wind . . . a pleasure to read.--A beautifully written and structured work . . . packed with lucid expositions of science.--
/book/show/13154889-the-mansion-of-happiness?from_search=true	Jill Lepore	The Mansion of Happiness: A History of Life and Death	Renowned Harvard scholar andstaff writer Jill Lepore has composed a strikingly original, ingeniously conceived, and beautifully crafted history of American ideas about life and death from before the cradle to beyond the grave.How does life begin? What does it mean? What happens when we die? All anyone can do is ask, Lepore writes. That's why any history ofRenowned Harvard scholar andstaff writer Jill Lepore has composed a strikingly original, ingeniously conceived, and beautifully crafted history of American ideas about life and death from before the cradle to beyond the grave.How does life begin? What does it mean? What happens when we die? All anyone can do is ask, Lepore writes. That's why any history of ideas about life and death has to be, like this book, a history of curiosity. Lepore starts that history with the story of a seventeenth-century Englishman who had the idea that all life begins with an egg and ends it with an American who, in the 1970s, began freezing the dead. In between, life got longer, the stages of life multiplied, and matters of life and death moved from the library to the laboratory, from the humanities to the sciences. Lately, debates about life and death have determined the course of American politics. Each of these debates has a history. Investigating the surprising origins of the stuff of everyday lifefrom board games to breast pumpsLepore argues that the age of discovery, Darwin, and the Space Age turned ideas about life on earth topsy-turvy. New worlds were found, she writes, and old paradises were lost. As much a meditation on the present as an excavation of the past,is delightful, learned, and altogether beguiling.
/book/show/90235.The_Birth_of_Britain?from_search=true	Winston S. Churchill	The Birth of Britain (A History of the English Speaking Peoples, #1)	This history will endure; not only because Sir Winston has written it, but also because of its own inherent virtues - its narrative power, its fine judgment of war and politics, of soldiers and statesmen, and even more because it reflects a tradition of what Englishmen in the hey-day of their empire thought and felt about their country's past.SpanningThis history will endure; not only because Sir Winston has written it, but also because of its own inherent virtues - its narrative power, its fine judgment of war and politics, of soldiers and statesmen, and even more because it reflects a tradition of what Englishmen in the hey-day of their empire thought and felt about their country's past.Spanning four volumes and many centuries of history, from Caesar's invasion of Britain to the start of World War I,stands as one of Winston S. Churchill's most magnificent literary works. Begun during Churchill's 'wilderness years' when he was out of government, first published in 1956 after his leadership through the darkest days of World War II had cemented his place in history and completed when Churchill was in his 80s, it remains to this day a compelling and vivid history.The first volume -- tells the story of the formation of the British state, from the arrival of Julius Caesar and the Roman Empire through the invasions of the Vikings and the Normans, the signing of the Magna Carta and establishment of the mother of parliaments to the War of the Roses.
/book/show/101021.Dave_Barry_Slept_Here?from_search=true	Dave Barry	Dave Barry Slept Here: A Sort of History of the United States	If you love to laugh, if you love your country, if you are unaware that the Sixth Amendment states that if you are accused of a crime, you have the right to a trial before a jury of people too stupid to get out of jury duty, Dave Barry Slept Here is the book for you. Every single momentous event and crucial movement is covered, including:The Birthing Contractions of a NaIf you love to laugh, if you love your country, if you are unaware that the Sixth Amendment states that if you are accused of a crime, you have the right to a trial before a jury of people too stupid to get out of jury duty, Dave Barry Slept Here is the book for you. Every single momentous event and crucial movement is covered, including:The Birthing Contractions of a NationKicking Some British ButtThe Forging of a Large, Wasteful BureaucracyThe Civil War: A Nation Pokes Itself in the EyeballThe Fifties: Peace, Prosperity, Brain DeathThe Reagan-Bush Years: Napping Toward GloryAnd much more!
/book/show/183903.Constantine_s_Sword?from_search=true	James Carroll	Constantine's Sword: The Church and the Jews, A History	A rare book that combines searing passion with a subject that has affected all of our lives.-Chicago TribuneNovelist, cultural critic & former priest James Carroll marries history with memoir as he maps the 2000-year course of the Churchs battle against Judaism & faces the crisis of faith it has sparked in his own life. Fascinating, brave & sometimes infuA rare book that combines searing passion with a subject that has affected all of our lives.-Chicago TribuneNovelist, cultural critic & former priest James Carroll marries history with memoir as he maps the 2000-year course of the Churchs battle against Judaism & faces the crisis of faith it has sparked in his own life. Fascinating, brave & sometimes infuriating (), this dark history is more than a chronicle of religion. It's the central tragedy of Western civilization, its fault lines reaching deep into our culture to create a deeply felt work () as Carroll wrangles with centuries of strife & tragedy to reach a courageous & affecting reckoning with difficult truths.
/book/show/33934.The_Flamingo_s_Smile?from_search=true	Stephen Jay Gould	The Flamingo's Smile: Reflections in Natural History	
/book/show/29386.Nathaniel_s_Nutmeg?from_search=true	Giles Milton	Nathaniel's Nutmeg: How One Man's Courage Changed the Course of History	Nathaniels Nutmeg
/book/show/77369.Battle_Cry_of_Freedom?from_search=true	James M. McPherson	Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era	James McPherson's fast-paced narrative fully integrates the political, social, and military events that crowded the two decades from the outbreak of one war in Mexico to the ending of another at Appomattox. Packed with drama and analytical insight, the book vividly recounts the momentous episodes that preceded the Civil War--the Dred Scott decision, the Lincoln-Douglas debJames McPherson's fast-paced narrative fully integrates the political, social, and military events that crowded the two decades from the outbreak of one war in Mexico to the ending of another at Appomattox. Packed with drama and analytical insight, the book vividly recounts the momentous episodes that preceded the Civil War--the Dred Scott decision, the Lincoln-Douglas debates, John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry--and then moves into a masterful chronicle of the war itself--the battles, the strategic maneuvering on both sides, the politics, and the personalities. Particularly notable are McPherson's new views on such matters as the slavery expansion issue in the 1850s, the origins of the Republican Party, the causes of secession, internal dissent and anti-war opposition in the North and the South, and the reasons for the Union's victory.
/book/show/1551711.Death_in_Venice?from_search=true	Thomas Mann	Death in Venice: Complete, Authoritative Text with Biographical and Historical Contexts, Critical History and Essays From Five Contemporary Critical Perspectives	Celebrated novella of a middle-aged German writer's tormented passion for a Polish youth met on holiday in Venice, and its tragic consequences. Powerful evocation of the mysterious forces of death and disintegration in the midst of existence, and the isolation of the artist in 20th-century life. New translation and extensive commentary.
/book/show/22750512-red?from_search=true	Jacky Colliss Harvey	Red: A History of the Redhead	The mere mention of red hair calls to mind vivid pictures. Stereotypes of redheaded women range from the funloving scatterbrain, like Lucille Ball, to the fiery-tempered vixen or the penitent prostitute (Mary Magdalene, for example, is almost always depicted as a redhead). Red-haired men are often associated with either the savage barbarian or the redheaded clown. But whyThe mere mention of red hair calls to mind vivid pictures. Stereotypes of redheaded women range from the funloving scatterbrain, like Lucille Ball, to the fiery-tempered vixen or the penitent prostitute (Mary Magdalene, for example, is almost always depicted as a redhead). Red-haired men are often associated with either the savage barbarian or the redheaded clown. But why is this so?is the first book to explore the history of red-headedness throughout the world. With an obsessive fascination that is as contagious as it is compelling, author Jacky Colliss Harvey begins her quest in prehistory and traces the redhead gene as it made its way out of Africa with the early human diaspora, only to emerge under Northern skies. She goes on to explore red hair in the ancient world (from the Tarim mummies in China to the Islamic kingdom of the Khazars); the prejudice manifested against red hair across medieval Europe; red hair during the Renaissance as both an indicator of Jewishness during the Inquisition and the height of fashion in Protestant England, where it was made famous by the Henry VIII and Elizabeth I; the modern age of art, and literature, and the first positive symbols of red hair in children's characters; modern medicine and science and the genetic and chemical decoding of red hair; and finally, red hair in contemporary culture, from advertising and exploitation to gingerism and the new movement against bullying.More than a book for redheads,is the exploration of evolution and gene mutation, as well as a compelling social and cultural study of how prejudice and misconceptions of other are handed down through generations and from one culture to another.
/book/show/12082644-a-brief-history-of-thought?from_search=true	Luc Ferry	A Brief History of Thought: A Philosophical Guide to Living	Eight months on the bestseller lists in France!From the timeless wisdom of the ancient Greeks to Christianity, the Enlightenment, existentialism, and postmodernism, Luc Ferrys instant classic brilliantly and accessibly explains the enduring teachings of philosophyincluding its profound relevance to modern daily life and its essential role in achieving happiness and livinEight months on the bestseller lists in France!From the timeless wisdom of the ancient Greeks to Christianity, the Enlightenment, existentialism, and postmodernism, Luc Ferrys instant classic brilliantly and accessibly explains the enduring teachings of philosophyincluding its profound relevance to modern daily life and its essential role in achieving happiness and living a meaningful life. This lively journey through the great thinkers will enlighten every reader, young and old.
/book/show/26131.The_Classical_World?from_search=true	Robin Lane Fox	The Classical World: An Epic History from Homer to Hadrian	The classical civilizations of Greece & Rome once dominated the world. They continue to fascinate & inspire us. Classical art & architecture, drama & epic, philosophy & politics--these are the foundations of Western civilization. In, eminent classicist Robin Lane Fox chronicles this vast sweep of history from Homer to the reign of AuThe classical civilizations of Greece & Rome once dominated the world. They continue to fascinate & inspire us. Classical art & architecture, drama & epic, philosophy & politics--these are the foundations of Western civilization. In, eminent classicist Robin Lane Fox chronicles this vast sweep of history from Homer to the reign of Augustus. From the Peloponnesian War thru the creation of Athenian democracy, from the turbulent empire of Alexander the Great to the creation of the Roman Empire & the emergence of Christianity, he serves as a witty & trenchant guide. He introduces extraordinary heroes & horrific villains, great thinkers & bloodthirsty tyrants.
/book/show/228823.Fist_Stick_Knife_Gun?from_search=true	Geoffrey Canada	Fist Stick Knife Gun: A Personal History of Violence	Recreating his childhood world in the South Bronx and examining current crime legislation, the author offers an analysis of how a chain of events set in motion by 1960s drug laws has led to the child violence on the streets today.
/book/show/22238381-the-upstairs-wife?from_search=true	Rafia Zakaria	The Upstairs Wife: An Intimate History of Pakistan	For a brief moment on December 27, 2007, life came to a standstill in Pakistan. Benazir Bhutto, the countrys former prime minister and the first woman ever to lead a Muslim country, had been assassinated at a political rally just outside Islamabad. Back in KarachiBhuttos birtFor a brief moment on December 27, 2007, life came to a standstill in Pakistan. Benazir Bhutto, the countrys former prime minister and the first woman ever to lead a Muslim country, had been assassinated at a political rally just outside Islamabad. Back in KarachiBhuttos birthplace and Pakistans other great metropolisRafia Zakarias family was suffering through a crisis of its own: her Uncle Sohail, the man who had brought shame upon the family, was near death. In that moment these twin catastrophesone political and public, the other secret and intensely personalbriefly converged.Zakaria uses that moment to begin her intimate exploration of the country of her birth. Her Muslim-Indian family immigrated to Pakistan from Bombay in 1962, escaping the precarious state in which the Muslim population in India found itself following the Partition. For them, Pakistan represented enormous promise. And for some time, Zakarias family prospered and the city prospered. But in the 1980s, Pakistans military dictators began an Islamization campaign designed to legitimate their rulea campaign that particularly affected womens freedom and safety. The political became personal when her aunt Aminas husband, Sohail, did the unthinkable and took a second wife, a humiliating and painful betrayal of kin and custom that shook the foundation of Zakarias family but was permitted under the countrys new laws. The young Rafia grows up in the shadow of Aminas shame and fury, while the world outside her home turns ever more chaotic and violent as the opportunities available to post-Partition immigrants are dramatically curtailed and terrorism sows its seeds in Karachi.Telling the parallel stories of Aminas polygamous marriage and Pakistans hopes and betrayals,is an intimate exploration of the disjunction between exalted dreams and complicated realities.
/book/show/89238.The_Roman_History?from_search=true	Cassius Dio Ian Scott-Kilvert (Translator) John   Carter (Introduction)	The Roman History: The Reign of Augustus	Augustus Caesar, the first emperor of Rome (27 BC-AD 14), brought peace and prosperity to his city after decades of savage civil war. This selection from Cassius Dio's Roman History gives the fullest description of that long struggle and ultimate triumph - detailing the brutal battles and political feuds that led to the collapse of Rome's 400-year-old republic, and AugustuAugustus Caesar, the first emperor of Rome (27 BC-AD 14), brought peace and prosperity to his city after decades of savage civil war. This selection from Cassius Dio's Roman History gives the fullest description of that long struggle and ultimate triumph - detailing the brutal battles and political feuds that led to the collapse of Rome's 400-year-old republic, and Augustus' subsequent reign as emperor. Included are accounts of military campaigns from Ethiopia to Yugoslavia, and of long conflict with Antony and Cleopatra. With skill and artistry, Dio brings to life many speeches from the era - among them Augustus' damning indictment of Antony's passion for the Egyptian queen - and provides a fascinating account of the debate between the great general Agrippa and Maecenas on the virtues of republicanism and monarchy.
/book/show/285183.The_Quest_for_Saint_Camber?from_search=true	Katherine Kurtz	The Quest for Saint Camber (The Histories of King Kelson, #3)	Time after time, the legendary Camber--one-time Saint of the half-magic race of Deryni--had intervened in the affairs of young Kelson, King of Gwynedd. Yet Camber was known to have died two hundred years before!Now Kelson set forth with his blood brother Dhugal to search out relics of this mysterious patron of his, leaving his uncle Nigel to rule in hisTime after time, the legendary Camber--one-time Saint of the half-magic race of Deryni--had intervened in the affairs of young Kelson, King of Gwynedd. Yet Camber was known to have died two hundred years before!Now Kelson set forth with his blood brother Dhugal to search out relics of this mysterious patron of his, leaving his uncle Nigel to rule in his absence.Then word came that Kelson and Dhugal had fallen from a crumbling cliff during a storm. No trace of their bodies could be found int he raging waters below. The king was dead and Nigel must become king.But to Conall, son of Nigel, the temptation of the throne was too great. In rage, he struck down his father with secretly gained Deryni power. Now he would be king!But Conall had overlooked Saint Camber...
/book/show/56852.The_Code_Book?from_search=true	Simon Singh	The Code Book: The Secret History of Codes and Code-Breaking	Combining impeccable history and intriguing stories of espionage and intellectual breakthroughs, this riveting bestseller, by the author of the popular science classic, brings to life the secret world of cryptographers and code-breakers from Ancient Egypt to the age of the internet.
/book/show/16192.You_Can_t_Be_Neutral_on_a_Moving_Train?from_search=true	Howard Zinn	You Can't Be Neutral on a Moving Train: A Personal History of Our Times	Howard Zinn, author oftells his personal stories about more than thirty years of fighting for social change, from teaching at Spelman College to recent protests against war.A former bombardier in WWII, Zinn emerged in the civil rights movement as a powerful voice for justice. Although he's a fierce critic, he gives us reason to hHoward Zinn, author oftells his personal stories about more than thirty years of fighting for social change, from teaching at Spelman College to recent protests against war.A former bombardier in WWII, Zinn emerged in the civil rights movement as a powerful voice for justice. Although he's a fierce critic, he gives us reason to hope that by learning from history and engaging politically, we can make a difference in the world.
/book/show/14849327-casino-infernale?from_search=true	Simon R. Green	Casino Infernale (Secret Histories, #7)	Eddie Drood, aka Shaman Bond, and his true love Molly Metcalf  who also happens to be a powerful witch  are attending Casino Infernale, an annual event held by the Shadow Bank, financiers of all global supernatural crime. Their mission: rig the game and bring down the Shadow Bank. But at Casino Infernale, the stakes are high. Winner takes all  and losers give up their sEddie Drood, aka Shaman Bond, and his true love Molly Metcalf  who also happens to be a powerful witch  are attending Casino Infernale, an annual event held by the Shadow Bank, financiers of all global supernatural crime. Their mission: rig the game and bring down the Shadow Bank. But at Casino Infernale, the stakes are high. Winner takes all  and losers give up their souls
/book/show/6109.A_History_of_Venice?from_search=true	John Julius Norwich	A History of Venice	Traces the rise ot empire of this city from its 5th century beginnings all the way through until 1797 when Napolean put an end to the thousand year-old Republic. 32 pages of black and white photos, 4 maps and charts.
/book/show/6919721-the-history-of-white-people?from_search=true	Nell Irvin Painter	The History of White People	Eminent historian Nell Irvin Painter tells perhaps the most important forgotten story in American history. Beginning at the roots of Western civilization, she traces the invention of the idea of a white raceoften for economic, scientific, and political enEminent historian Nell Irvin Painter tells perhaps the most important forgotten story in American history. Beginning at the roots of Western civilization, she traces the invention of the idea of a white raceoften for economic, scientific, and political ends. She shows how the origins of American identity in the eighteenth century were intrinsically tied to the elevation of white skin into the embodiment of beauty, power, and intelligence; how the great American intellectuals including Ralph Waldo Emersoninsisted that only Anglo Saxons were truly American; and how the definitions of who is white and who is American have evolved over time.A story filled with towering historical figures,closes an enormous gap in a literature that has long focused on the nonwhite, and it forcefully reminds us that the concept of race is an all-too-human invention whose meaning, importance, and reality have changed according to a long and rich history. 70 illustrations.
/book/show/217329.Gotham?from_search=true	Mike  Wallace Edwin G. Burrows	Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898	To European explorers, it was Eden, a paradise of waist-high grasses, towering stands of walnut, maple, chestnut, and oak, and forests that teemed with bears, wolves, raccoons, beavers, otters, and foxes. Today, it is the site of Broadway and Wall Street, the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty, and the home of millions of people, who have come from every corneTo European explorers, it was Eden, a paradise of waist-high grasses, towering stands of walnut, maple, chestnut, and oak, and forests that teemed with bears, wolves, raccoons, beavers, otters, and foxes. Today, it is the site of Broadway and Wall Street, the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty, and the home of millions of people, who have come from every corner of the nation and the globe.In Gotham, Edwin G. Burrows and Mike Wallace have produced a monumental work of history, one that ranges from the Indian tribes that settled in and around the island of Manna-hata, to the consolidation of the five boroughs into Greater New York in 1898. It is an epic narrative, a story as vast and as varied as the city it chronicles, and it underscores that the history of New York is the story of our nation. Readers will relive the tumultuous early years of New Amsterdam under the Dutch West India Company, Peter Stuyvesant's despotic regime, Indian wars, slave resistance and revolt, the Revolutionary War and the defeat of Washington's army on Brooklyn Heights, the destructive seven years of British occupation, New York as the nation's first capital, the duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, the Erie Canal and the coming of the railroads, the growth of the city as a port and financial center, the infamous draft riots of the Civil War, the great flood of immigrants, the rise of mass entertainment such as vaudeville and Coney Island, the building of the Brooklyn Bridge and the birth of the skyscraper. Here too is a cast of thousands--the rebel Jacob Leisler and the reformer Joanna Bethune; Clement Moore, who saved Greenwich Village from the city's street-grid plan; Herman Melville, who painted disillusioned portraits of city life; and Walt Whitman, who happily celebrated that same life. We meet the rebel Jacob Leisler and the reformer Joanna Bethune; Boss Tweed and his nemesis, cartoonist Thomas Nast; Emma Goldman and Nellie Bly; Jacob Riis and Horace Greeley; police commissioner Theodore Roosevelt; Colonel Waring and his white angels (who revolutionized the sanitation department); millionaires John Jacob Astor, Cornelius Vanderbilt, August Belmont, and William Randolph Hearst; and hundreds more who left their mark on this great city.The events and people who crowd these pages guarantee that this is no mere local history. It is in fact a portrait of the heart and soul of America, and a book that will mesmerize everyone interested in the peaks and valleys of American life as found in the greatest city on earth. Gotham is a dazzling read, a fast-paced, brilliant narrative that carries the reader along as it threads hundreds of stories into one great blockbuster of a book.
/book/show/184630.A_History_of_the_American_People?from_search=true	Paul  Johnson	A History of the American People	The creation of the United States of America is the greatest of all human adventures, begins Paul Johnson's remarkable new American history. No other national story holds such tremendous lessons, for the American people themselves and for the rest of mankind. Johnson's history is a reinterpretation of American history from the first settlements to the Clinton administrThe creation of the United States of America is the greatest of all human adventures, begins Paul Johnson's remarkable new American history. No other national story holds such tremendous lessons, for the American people themselves and for the rest of mankind. Johnson's history is a reinterpretation of American history from the first settlements to the Clinton administration. It covers every aspect of U.S. history--politics; business and economics; art, literature and science; society and customs; complex traditions and religious beliefs. The story is told in terms of the men and women who shaped and led the nation and the ordinary people who collectively created its unique character. Wherever possible, letters, diaries, and recorded conversations are used to ensure a sense of actuality. The book has new and often trenchant things to say about every aspect and period of America's past, says Johnson, and I do not seek, as some historians do, to conceal my opinions.Johnson's history presents John Winthrop, Roger Williams, Anne Hutchinson, Cotton Mather, Franklin, Tom Paine, Washington, Adams, Jefferson, Hamilton, and Madison from a fresh perspective. It emphasizes the role of religion in American history and how early America was linked to England's history and culture and includes incisive portraits of Andrew Jackson, Chief Justice Marshall, Clay, Lincoln, and Jefferson Davis. Johnson shows how Grover Cleveland and Teddy Roosevelt ushered in the age of big business and industry and how Woodrow Wilson revolutionized the government's role. He offers new views of Harding, Coolidge, and Hoover and of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal and his role as commander in chief during World War II. An examination of the unforeseen greatness of Harry Truman and reassessments of Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Reagan, and Bush follow. Compulsively readable, said Foreign Affairs of Johnson's unique narrative skills and sharp profiles of people.This is an in-depth portrait of a great people, from their fragile origins through their struggles for independence and nationhood, their heroic efforts and sacrifices to deal with the `organic sin' of slavery and the preservation of the Union to its explosive economic growth and emergence as a world power and its sole superpower. Johnson discusses such contemporary topics as the politics of racism, education, Vietnam, the power of the press, political correctness, the growth of litigation, and the rising influence of women. He sees Americans as a problem-solving people and the story of America as essentially one of difficulties being overcome by intelligence and skill, by faith and strength of purpose, by courage and persistence...Looking back on its past, and forward to its future, the auguries are that it will not disappoint humanity.This challenging narrative and interpretation of American history by the author of many distinguished historical works is sometimes controversial and always provocative. Johnson's views of individuals, events, themes, and issues are original, critical, and admiring, for he is, above all, a strong believer in the history and the destiny of the American people.
/book/show/184356.History_of_the_Russian_Revolution?from_search=true	Leon Trotsky Max Eastman (translator) Ahmed Shawki (Introduction)	History of the Russian Revolution	During the first two months of 1917 Russia was still a Romanov monarchy. Eight months later the Bolsheviks stood at the helm. They were little known to anybody when the year began, and their leaders were still under indictment for state treason when they came to power. You will not find another such sharp turn in history especially if you remember that it involves a natioDuring the first two months of 1917 Russia was still a Romanov monarchy. Eight months later the Bolsheviks stood at the helm. They were little known to anybody when the year began, and their leaders were still under indictment for state treason when they came to power. You will not find another such sharp turn in history especially if you remember that it involves a nation of 150 million people. It is clear that the events of 1917, whatever you think of them, deserve study.--Leon Trotsky, from History of the Russian RevolutionRegarded by many as among the most powerful works of history ever written, this book offers an unparalleled account of one of the most pivotal and hotly debated events in world history. This book reveals, from the perspective of one of its central actors, the Russian Revolutions profoundly democratic, emancipatory character.Originally published in three parts, Trotskys masterpiece is collected here in a single volume. It serves as the most vital and inspiring record of the Russian Revolution to date.[T]he greatest history of an event that I know.--C. L. R. JamesIn Trotsky all passions were aroused, but his thought remained calm and his vision clear.... His involvement in the struggle, far from blurring his sight, sharpens it.... The History is his crowning work, both in scale and power and as the fullest expression of his ideas on revolution. As an account of a revolution, given by one of its chief actors, it stands unique in world literature.--Isaac Deutscher
/book/show/32375.The_Journey_of_Crazy_Horse?from_search=true	Joseph M. Marshall III	The Journey of Crazy Horse: A Lakota History	As a brilliant leader of a desperate cause and one of the most perennially fascinating figures of the American West, Crazy Horse crushed Custer's 7th Cavalry and brought the United States Army to its knees. Now, with the help of celebrated historian Joseph Marshall, we finally have thAs a brilliant leader of a desperate cause and one of the most perennially fascinating figures of the American West, Crazy Horse crushed Custer's 7th Cavalry and brought the United States Army to its knees. Now, with the help of celebrated historian Joseph Marshall, we finally have the opportunity to know Crazy Horse as his fellow Lakota Indians knew him.Drawing on extensive research and a rich oral tradition that it rarely shared outside Native American circles, Marshall - himself a descendent of the Lakota community that raised Crazy Horse - creates a vibrant portrait of the man, his times, and his legacy. From the powerful vision that spurred him into battle to the woman he loved but lost to duty and circumstance, this is a compelling celebration of a culture, an enduring way of life, and the unforgettable hero who remains a legend among legends.
/book/show/50837.The_Menace_from_Earth?from_search=true	Robert A. Heinlein	The Menace from Earth (Future History, #18)	She was beautifulShe was smartShe was irresistableShe was after my boyfriend...Contents:The Year of the Jackpot  nv Galaxy Mar 52By His Bootstraps [as by Anson MacDonald]  na Astounding Oct 41Columbus Was a Dope  ss Startling Stories May 47The Menace from Earth  nv F&SF Aug 57Sky Lift  ss Imagination Nov 53Goldfish Bowl [as by Anson MacDonaldShe was beautifulShe was smartShe was irresistableShe was after my boyfriend...Contents:The Year of the Jackpot  nv Galaxy Mar 52By His Bootstraps [as by Anson MacDonald]  na Astounding Oct 41Columbus Was a Dope  ss Startling Stories May 47The Menace from Earth  nv F&SF Aug 57Sky Lift  ss Imagination Nov 53Goldfish Bowl [as by Anson MacDonald]  nv Astounding Mar 42Project Nightmare  nv Amazing Apr/May 53Water Is for Washing  ss Argosy Nov 47
/book/show/15279.The_War_of_the_Ring?from_search=true	J.R.R. Tolkien Christopher Tolkien	The War of the Ring: The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part Three (The History of Middle-earth, #8)	takes up the story ofwith the Battle of Helm's Deep and the drowning of Isengard by the Ents, continues with the journey of Frodo, Sam and Gollum to the Pass of Cirith Ungol, describes the war in Gondor, and ends with the parley between Gandalf and the ambassador of the Dark Lord before the Black Gate of Mordor. Unforeseen developtakes up the story ofwith the Battle of Helm's Deep and the drowning of Isengard by the Ents, continues with the journey of Frodo, Sam and Gollum to the Pass of Cirith Ungol, describes the war in Gondor, and ends with the parley between Gandalf and the ambassador of the Dark Lord before the Black Gate of Mordor. Unforeseen developments that would become central to the narrative are seen at the moment of their emergence: the palantr bursting into fragments on the stairs of Orthanc, its nature as unknown to the author as to those who saw it fall, or the entry of Faramir into the story ('I am sure I did not invent him, I did not even want him, though I like him, but there he came walking through the woods of Ithilien').The book is illustrated with the plans and drawings of the changing conceptions of Orthanc, Dunharrow, Minas Tirith and the tunnels of Shelob's Lair.
/book/show/111285.The_Annotated_Shakespeare?from_search=true	William Shakespeare A.L. Rowse (Editor)	The Annotated Shakespeare: The Comedies, Histories, Sonnets and Other Poems, Tragedies and Romances Complete (Three Volume Set in Slipcase)	The complete theatrical works of the immortal bard, uniquely supplemented with annotation and critical analysis by a host of eminent scholars and critics -- from Samuel Coleridge to Samuel Johnson. Plus a biography of Shakespeare himself. For the collection of the Shakespeare enthusiast, and the edification of the Shakespeare novice.
/book/show/778238.The_Borgias_by_Alexandre_Dumas_History_Europe_Italy_Renaissance?from_search=true	Alexandre Dumas	The Borgias by Alexandre Dumas, History, Europe, Italy, Renaissance	CELEBRATED CRIMES Vol I, Part 1: The BorgiasThere are dreadful -- perhaps scurrilous -- rumors about the Borgias of renaissance Italy, and here Dumas, author of such classics as THE THREE MUSKETEERS, in his Celebrated Crimes series, dishes up the dirt in all its ugly glory. This book was not written for children. Dumas has minced no words in describing the violent scenes oCELEBRATED CRIMES Vol I, Part 1: The BorgiasThere are dreadful -- perhaps scurrilous -- rumors about the Borgias of renaissance Italy, and here Dumas, author of such classics as THE THREE MUSKETEERS, in his Celebrated Crimes series, dishes up the dirt in all its ugly glory. This book was not written for children. Dumas has minced no words in describing the violent scenes of a violent time. In some instances facts appear distorted out of their true perspective, and in others the author makes unwarranted charges. The careful, mature reader -- for whom the books are intended -- will recognize and allow for this fact. From 1839 to 1841, Dumas, with the assistance of several friends, compiled Celebrated Crimes, an eight-volume collection of essays on famous criminals and crimes from European history. He featured Beatrice Cenci, Martin Guerre, Cesare and Lucrezia Borgia, as well as more recent events and criminals, including the cases of the alleged murderers Karl Ludwig Sand and Antoine FranCois Desrues, who were executed.
/book/show/377965.The_History_of_the_Decline_and_Fall_of_the_Roman_Empire_Volume_I?from_search=true	Edward Gibbon David Womersley (Editor)	The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume I	Edward Gibbon's six-volume(1776-88) is among the most magnificent and ambitious narratives in European literature. Its subject is the fate of one of the world's greatest civilizations over thirteen centuries - its rulers, wars and society, and the events that led to its disastrous collapse. Here, in book one and two, GibEdward Gibbon's six-volume(1776-88) is among the most magnificent and ambitious narratives in European literature. Its subject is the fate of one of the world's greatest civilizations over thirteen centuries - its rulers, wars and society, and the events that led to its disastrous collapse. Here, in book one and two, Gibbon charts the vast extent and constitution of the Empire from the reign of Augustus to 395 AD. And in a controversial critique, he examines the early Church, with fascinating accounts of the first Christian and last pagan emperors, Constantine and Julian.This definitive three-volume Penguin Classic edition provides a complete and unmodernized text, presenting theas it appeared to its early readers. In his introduction, David Womersley discusses Gibbon's life and literary career, and his insightful and vivid style of writing. This volume also includes updated further reading, a new chronology, appendices and notes.
/book/show/32162436-an-american-tragedy-history-of-the-united-states-american-history?from_search=true	Theodore Dreiser	An American Tragedy ( History Of The United States ) ( American history books ) ( usa historical books )	An American Tragedy is a novel by the American writer Theodore Dreiser.Plot summary : Ambitious but ill-educated, nave, and immature Clyde Griffiths is raised by poor and devoutly religious parents to help in their street missionary work. As a young adult, Clyde must, to help support his family, take menial jobs as a soda jerk, then a bellhop at a prestigious Kansas CityAn American Tragedy is a novel by the American writer Theodore Dreiser.Plot summary : Ambitious but ill-educated, nave, and immature Clyde Griffiths is raised by poor and devoutly religious parents to help in their street missionary work. As a young adult, Clyde must, to help support his family, take menial jobs as a soda jerk, then a bellhop at a prestigious Kansas City hotel. There, his more sophisticated colleagues introduce him to bouts of social drinking and sex with some of the hotel's female guests and with prostitutes.Enjoying his new lifestyle, Clyde becomes infatuated with Hortense Briggs, who inveigles Clyde into buying her an expensive jacket. When Clyde learns Hortense desires his colleague Sparser, not himself, as a lover, he becomes jealous. Hortense repeatedly tells Clyde that she loves him while getting him to buy her the jacket (for which they are overcharged by a stereotypically greedy Jewish shopkeeper).Clyde's life changes dramatically when Sparser, driving Clyde, Hortense and other friends back from a secluded rendezvous in the country in a stolen car, hits a little girl and kills her. Fleeing from the police at high speed, Sparser crashes the car. Everyone but Sparser and his partner flee the scene of the crime. Clyde leaves Kansas City, fearing prosecution as an accessory to Sparser's crimes. This pattern of personal irresponsibility and panicked decision-making in Clyde's life recurs in the story, culminating in the central tragedy of the novel.While working as a bellboy at an exclusive club in Chicago, he meets his wealthy uncle Samuel Griffiths, the owner of a shirt-collar factory in the fictional city of Lycurgus, New York. Samuel, feeling guilt for neglecting his poor relations, offers to help Clyde if he will come to Lycurgus. When Clyde accepts the offer, his uncle gives Clyde a menial job at the factory, in which Clyde makes a very good showing. After that, Samuel Griffiths gives his nephew Clyde a minor supervisory job at the collar factory's offices.Samuel Griffiths' son Gilbert, Clyde's immediate supervisor, makes it clear to Clyde that as a Griffiths, he should not consort with the working people of Lycurgus, and specifically not with the women under his supervision. As Clyde has no close friends in Lycurgus, he becomes lonely. Emotionally vulnerable, Clyde is drawn to Roberta Alden, a poor and innocent farm girl working in his office, who falls in love with him. Clyde secretly courts Roberta, ultimately persuading her to have sex with him rather than lose him, and makes her pregnant.At the same time this is happening, elegant young socialite Sondra Finchley, daughter of another Lycurgus factory owner, takes an interest in Clyde despite his cousin Gilbert's efforts to keep them apart. Clyde's engaging manner makes him popular among the young smart set of Lycurgus, he and Sondra become close, and he courts her as well as Roberta. Roberta expects Clyde to marry her to avert the shame of an unwed pregnancy, but Clyde now dreams instead of marrying Sondra.Having failed to procure an abortion for Roberta, Clyde doesn't give her more than desultory help with living expenses while his relationship with Sondra matures. When Roberta threatens to reveal her relationship with Clyde unless he marries her, he reluctantly plans to murder her by drowning while they go boating, having read a local newspaper report of a similar boating accident.Clyde takes Roberta out in a canoe on Big Moose Lake in upstate New York and rows to a secluded bay. As he speaks to her regarding the end of their relationship, Roberta moves towards him, and he unintentionally strikes her in the face with a camera, stunning her and accidentally capsizing the boat. Roberta, unable to swim, drowns while Clyde, unwilling to save her, swims to shore.
/book/show/23569457-the-english-and-their-history?from_search=true	Robert Tombs	The English and their History	In, the first full-length account to appear in one volume for many decades, Robert Tombs gives us the history of the English people, and of how the stories they have told about themselves have shaped them, from the prehistoric 'dreamtime' through to the present day.If a nation is a group of people with a sense of kinship, a political identityIn, the first full-length account to appear in one volume for many decades, Robert Tombs gives us the history of the English people, and of how the stories they have told about themselves have shaped them, from the prehistoric 'dreamtime' through to the present day.If a nation is a group of people with a sense of kinship, a political identity and representative institutions, then the English have a claim to be the oldest nation in the world. They first came into existence as an idea, before they had a common ruler and before the country they lived in even had a name. They have lasted as a recognizable entity ever since, and their defining national institutions can be traced back to the earliest years of their history.The English have come a long way from those precarious days of invasion and conquest, with many spectacular changes of fortune. Their political, economic and cultural contacts have left traces for good and ill across the world. This book describes their history and its meanings from their beginnings in the monasteries of Northumbria and the wetlands of Wessex to the cosmopolitan energy of today's England. Robert Tombs draws out important threads running through the story, including participatory government, language, law, religion, the land and the sea, and ever-changing relations with other peoples. Not the least of these connections are the ways the English have understood their own history, have argued about it, forgotten it, and yet been shaped by it. These diverse and sometimes conflicting understandings are an inherent part of their identity.Rather to their surprise, as ties within the United Kingdom loosen, the English are suddenly beginning a new period in their long history. Especially at times of change, history can help us to think about the sort of people we are and wish to be. This book, the first single-volume work on this scale for more than half a century, and which incorporates a wealth of recent scholarship, presents a challenging modern account of this immense and continuing story, bringing out the strength and resilience of English government, the deep patterns of division, and yet also the persistent capacity to come together in the face of danger.
/book/show/159929.A_History_of_Violence?from_search=true	John Wagner Vince Locke (Illustrator)	A History of Violence	It's just another quiet day in small-town, USA, until a couple of wanted killers walk into Tom McKenna's diner looking for trouble. When Tom gives them more than they bargained for, he and his family are thrust into the kind of white-hot media spotlight that attracts a lot of attention - and questions about Tom's past. ls he really an easygoing small town guy, or is thereIt's just another quiet day in small-town, USA, until a couple of wanted killers walk into Tom McKenna's diner looking for trouble. When Tom gives them more than they bargained for, he and his family are thrust into the kind of white-hot media spotlight that attracts a lot of attention - and questions about Tom's past. ls he really an easygoing small town guy, or is there something more?
/book/show/2571073-the-murder-of-history?from_search=true	K.K. Aziz	The Murder of History: A Critique of History Textbooks Used in Pakistan	In this volume, Aziz sets out to correct the injustice that has been committed in Pakistan ever since its creation, and still continues. The history text books in the country have been woefully distorted for political ends. In this book, he has critiqued and provided the corrections for 66 text books being taught in the Social Studies, Pakistan Studies and History discipliIn this volume, Aziz sets out to correct the injustice that has been committed in Pakistan ever since its creation, and still continues. The history text books in the country have been woefully distorted for political ends. In this book, he has critiqued and provided the corrections for 66 text books being taught in the Social Studies, Pakistan Studies and History disciplines to students from grades 1 to 14. Its indeed a courageous effort that unfortunately went unnoticed in his time. But then again, according to Aziz, he wrote this for posterity after all.
/book/show/10099327-the-great-sea?from_search=true	David Abulafia	The Great Sea: A Human History of the Mediterranean	For over three thousand years, the Mediterranean Sea has been one of the great centres of civilization. David Abulafia's The Great Sea is the first complete history of the Mediterranean, from the erection of temples on Malta around 3500 BC to modern tourism. Ranging across time and the whole extraordinary space of the Mediterranean from Gibraltar to Jaffa, Genoa to Tunis,For over three thousand years, the Mediterranean Sea has been one of the great centres of civilization. David Abulafia's The Great Sea is the first complete history of the Mediterranean, from the erection of temples on Malta around 3500 BC to modern tourism. Ranging across time and the whole extraordinary space of the Mediterranean from Gibraltar to Jaffa, Genoa to Tunis, and bringing to life pilgrims, pirates, sultans and naval commanders, this is the story of the sea that has shaped much of world history.
/book/show/267316.Leviathan?from_search=true	Thomas Hobbes Richard Tuck (Editor)	Leviathan	Thomas Hobbes' Leviathan is arguably the greatest piece of political philosophy ever written in the English language. Written in a time of great political turmoil (Hobbes' life spanned the reign of Charles I, the Civil Wars, the Commonwealth and the Protectorate, and the Restoration), Leviathan is a masterly analysis of how and why power must be used in a market society toThomas Hobbes' Leviathan is arguably the greatest piece of political philosophy ever written in the English language. Written in a time of great political turmoil (Hobbes' life spanned the reign of Charles I, the Civil Wars, the Commonwealth and the Protectorate, and the Restoration), Leviathan is a masterly analysis of how and why power must be used in a market society to preserve peace and prosperity. Hobbes' analysis, even when disputed, has profoundly influenced the scope and methodology of political thought and political science ever since. This major addition to the Cambridge Texts in the History of Political Thought series contains a comprehensive introduction by Richard Tuck, an extensive bibliography, a chronology of important events, and brief biographies of persons mentioned in the text.
/book/show/154128.Glimpses_of_World_History?from_search=true	Jawaharlal Nehru	Glimpses of World History	On New Year's Day, 1931, Jawaharlal Nehru began a remarkable series of letters on the history of the world to his daughter, Indira, then, thirteen years old. Over the next thirty months, Nehru wrote nearly two hundred letters in this series, which were later published as.With its panoramic sweep and its gripping narrative flow, all the more remarkOn New Year's Day, 1931, Jawaharlal Nehru began a remarkable series of letters on the history of the world to his daughter, Indira, then, thirteen years old. Over the next thirty months, Nehru wrote nearly two hundred letters in this series, which were later published as.With its panoramic sweep and its gripping narrative flow, all the more remarkable for being written in prison where Nehru had no recourse to reference books or a library,covers the rise and fall of empires and civilizations from Greece and Rome to China and West Asia; great figures such as Ashoka and Genghis Khan, Gandhi and Lenin; wars and revolutions, democracies and dictatorships.Glimpses of World History is a broad coverage of the history of humankind through Nehru's eyes.
/book/show/219418.The_Tomb?from_search=true	F. Paul Wilson	The Tomb (Repairman Jack, #1; Adversary Cycle, #2; The Secret History of the World)	
/book/show/8856965-the-crimean-war?from_search=true	Orlando Figes	The Crimean War: A History	The Charge of the Light Brigade, Florence Nightingalethese are the enduring icons of the Crimean War. Less well-known is that this savage war (1853-1856) killed almost a million soldiers and countless civilians; that it enmesheThe Charge of the Light Brigade, Florence Nightingalethese are the enduring icons of the Crimean War. Less well-known is that this savage war (1853-1856) killed almost a million soldiers and countless civilians; that it enmeshed four great empiresthe British, French, Turkish, and Russianin a battle over religion as well as territory; that it fixed the fault lines between Russia and the West; that it set in motion the conflicts that would dominate the century to come.In this masterly history, Orlando Figes reconstructs the first full conflagration of modernity, a global industrialized struggle fought with unusual ferocity and incompetence. Drawing on untapped Russian and Ottoman as well as European sources, Figes vividly depicts the world at war, from the palaces of St. Petersburg to the holy sites of Jerusalem; from the young Tolstoy reporting in Sevastopol to Tsar Nicolas, haunted by dreams of religious salvation; from the ordinary soldiers and nurses on the battlefields to the women and children in towns under siege..Original, magisterial, alive with voices of the time,is a historical tour de force whose depiction of ethnic cleansing and the West's relations with the Muslim world resonates with contemporary overtones. At once a rigorous, original study and a sweeping, panoramic narrative,is the definitive account of the war that mapped the terrain for today's world..
/book/show/665530.Nicomachean_Ethics?from_search=true	Aristotle Roger Crisp (Editor, Translator)	Nicomachean Ethics	Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, based on lectures that he gave in Athens in the fourth century BCE, is one of the most significant works in moral philosophy, and has profoundly influenced the whole course of subsequent philosophical endeavor. Topics covered include the role of luck in human wellbeing, responsibility, courage, justice, friendship and pleasure. This accessibAristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, based on lectures that he gave in Athens in the fourth century BCE, is one of the most significant works in moral philosophy, and has profoundly influenced the whole course of subsequent philosophical endeavor. Topics covered include the role of luck in human wellbeing, responsibility, courage, justice, friendship and pleasure. This accessible new translation follows the Greek text closely and also provides a non-Greek reader with something of the flavor of the original. The volume also includes a historical and philosophical introduction and notes on further reading.
/book/show/18396717-efterladte-historier?from_search=true	J.R.R. Tolkien Jan lyderik (-Translator)	Efterladte historier	Historier der uddyber og fortstter Tolkiens romaner, Ringenes herre og Silmarillion, og mere detaljeret gr rede for de mange begivenheder og personer i vrket
/book/show/59156.Decisive_Moments_in_History?from_search=true	Stefan Zweig Lowell A. Bangerter (Translator)	Decisive Moments in History: Twelve Historical Miniatures	Contains 12 brief accounts by Stefan Zweig (1881-1942) of decisive historical moments in which an individual's will to discover, create, and transcend the limits imposed by the temporal and physical environment conflicts with the individual's inability to escape from the realities of their own nature.
/book/show/20588662-an-indigenous-peoples-history-of-the-united-states?from_search=true	Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz	An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States	The first history of the United States told from the perspective of indigenous peoplesToday in the United States, there are more than five hundred federally recognized Indigenous nations comprising nearly three million people, descendants of the fifteen million Native people who once inhabited this land. The centuries-long genocidal program of the US settler-colonial regThe first history of the United States told from the perspective of indigenous peoplesToday in the United States, there are more than five hundred federally recognized Indigenous nations comprising nearly three million people, descendants of the fifteen million Native people who once inhabited this land. The centuries-long genocidal program of the US settler-colonial regimen has largely been omitted from history. Now, for the first time, acclaimed historian and activist Roxanne Dunbar-Ortizhow Native Americans, for centuries, actively resisted expansion of the US empire.In, Dunbar-Ortiz adroitly challenges the founding myth of the United States and shows how policy against the Indigenous peoples was colonialist and designed to seize the territories of the original inhabitants, displacing or eliminating them. And as Dunbar-Ortiz reveals, this policy was praised in popular culture, through writers like James Fenimore Cooper and Walt Whitman, and in the highest offices of government and the military. Shockingly, as the genocidal policy reached its zenith under President Andrew Jackson, its ruthlessness was best articulated by US Army general Thomas S. Jesup, who, in 1836, wrote of the Seminoles: The country can be rid of them only by exterminating them.Spanning more than four hundred years, this classic bottom-up peoples history radically reframes US history and explodes the silences that have haunted our national narrative.
/book/show/92875.The_Irda?from_search=true	Linda P. Baker	The Irda (Dragonlance: Lost Histories, #2)	Given life by gods, the Ogres were the most intelligent and beautful of the early races on Krynn, and they reigned supreme in their perfect kingdom . . .Until that fabled race was weakened by clan rivalries and evil ambition, their downfall orchestrated by the hand of the Dark Queen, Takhisis . . .Until the once-proud Ogres were cursed by their own miGiven life by gods, the Ogres were the most intelligent and beautful of the early races on Krynn, and they reigned supreme in their perfect kingdom . . .Until that fabled race was weakened by clan rivalries and evil ambition, their downfall orchestrated by the hand of the Dark Queen, Takhisis . . .Until the once-proud Ogres were cursed by their own mistakes and transformed into one of Krynn's most ugly, despised, and villainous species . . .All except a small group, the Irda, who learned to accept goodness, fight for their freedom, and escape to build a utopian civilization of their own on a paradise island in the Dragon Isles.The Lost Histories Series probes the historical roots and epic struggles of the heretofore little-known peoples of Krynn. Author Linda P. Baker sheds light on the legendary origins of this mysterious race, The Irda.
/book/show/6106.A_Short_History_of_Byzantium?from_search=true	John Julius Norwich	A Short History of Byzantium	Norwich is always on the lookout for the small but revealing details. . . . All of this he recounts in a style that consistently entertains.--In this magisterial adaptation of his epic three-volume history of Byzantium, John Julius Norwich chronicles the world's longest-lived Christian empire. Beginning with Constantine the Great, who in aNorwich is always on the lookout for the small but revealing details. . . . All of this he recounts in a style that consistently entertains.--In this magisterial adaptation of his epic three-volume history of Byzantium, John Julius Norwich chronicles the world's longest-lived Christian empire. Beginning with Constantine the Great, who in a.d. 330 made Christianity the religion of his realm and then transferred its capital to the city that would bear his name, Norwich follows the course of eleven centuries of Byzantine statecraft and warfare, politics and theology, manners and art.In the pages ofwe encounter mystics and philosophers, eunuchs and barbarians, and rulers of fantastic erudition, piety, and degeneracy. We enter the life of an empire that could create some of the world's most transcendent religious art and then destroy it in the convulsions of fanaticism. Stylishly written and overflowing with drama, pathos, and wit, here is a matchless account of a lost civilization and its magnificent cultural legacy.Strange and fascinating . . . filled with drollery and horror.--
/book/show/12560.Short_History_of_a_Prince?from_search=true	Jane Hamilton	Short History of a Prince	Walter McCloud was constantly eclipsed by those around him - his beautiful, talented friends, his flamboyant relatives, his golden-boy brother, Daniel. He was always the outsider, never the star. But the summer of 1972 was a turning point in the life of fifteen-year-old Walter. It was the time when he realized that his great passion for dance would never be matched by hisWalter McCloud was constantly eclipsed by those around him - his beautiful, talented friends, his flamboyant relatives, his golden-boy brother, Daniel. He was always the outsider, never the star. But the summer of 1972 was a turning point in the life of fifteen-year-old Walter. It was the time when he realized that his great passion for dance would never be matched by his talent; the time when he discovered the funny agony of first love' and the time when he watched his brother declining into a cruel, untimely death.It is only when, twenty-four years later, Walter returns to fight for the survival of his childhood Eden, his family's lakeside summer home, that he finally discovers a way to reconcile himself to the past in a way that gives hope for the future.
/book/show/986028.The_Slave_Ship?from_search=true	Marcus Rediker	The  Slave Ship: A Human History	For three centuries slave ships carted millions of people from the coasts of Africa across the Atlantic to the Americas. Much is known of the slave trade and the American plantation system, but little of the ships that made it all possible. In, award-winning historian Marcus Rediker draws on thirty years ofFor three centuries slave ships carted millions of people from the coasts of Africa across the Atlantic to the Americas. Much is known of the slave trade and the American plantation system, but little of the ships that made it all possible. In, award-winning historian Marcus Rediker draws on thirty years of research in maritime archives to create an unprecedented history of these vessels and the human drama acted out on their rolling decks. He reconstructs in chilling detail the lives, deaths, and terrors of captains, sailors, and the enslaved aboard a floating dungeon trailed by sharks. From the young African kidnapped from his village and sold into slavery by a neighboring tribe to the would-be priest who takes a job as a sailor on a slave ship only to be horrified at the evil he sees to the captain who relishes having a hell of my own, Rediker illuminates the lives of people who were thought to have left no trace.This is a tale of tragedy and terror, but also an epic of resilience, survival, and the creation of something entirely new. Marcus Rediker restores the slave ship to its rightful place alongside the plantation as a formative institution of slavery, a place where a profound and still haunting history of race, class, and modern economy was made.
/book/show/15826571-evelina-or-the-history-of-a-young-lady-s-entrance-in-the-world?from_search=true	Fanny Burney	Evelina, or The History of a Young Lady's Entrance in the World	'Lord Orville did me the honour to hand me to the coach, talking all the way of the honour I had done him! O these fashionable people!' Frances Burney's first and most enduringly popular novel is a vivid, satirical, and seductive account of the pleasures and dangers of fashionable life in late eighteenth-century London. As she describes her heroine's entry into society, wo'Lord Orville did me the honour to hand me to the coach, talking all the way of the honour I had done him! O these fashionable people!' Frances Burney's first and most enduringly popular novel is a vivid, satirical, and seductive account of the pleasures and dangers of fashionable life in late eighteenth-century London. As she describes her heroine's entry into society, womanhood and, inevitably, love, Burney exposes the vulnerability of female innocence in an image-conscious and often cruel world where social snobbery and sexual aggression are played out in the public arenas of pleasure-gardens, theatre visits, and balls. But Evelina's innocence also makes her a shrewd commentator on the excesses and absurdities of manners and social ambitions - as well as attracting the attention of the eminently eligible Lord Orville. Evelina, comic and shrewd, is at once a guide to fashionable London, a satirical attack on the new consumerism, an investigation of women's position in the late eighteenth century, and a love story. The new introduction and full notes to this edition help make this richness all the more readily available to a modern reader.
/book/show/155314.A_History_of_Britain?from_search=true	Simon Schama	A History of Britain: At the Edge of the World? 3500 BC-AD 1603 (A History of Britain, #1)	Simon Schama's magesterial new book encompasses over 1,500 years of Britain's history, from the first Roman invasions to the early seventeenth century, and the extraordinary reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Schama, the author of the highly acclaimed Citizens and The Embarrassment of Riches, is one of the most popular and celebrated historians of our day, and in this magnificentSimon Schama's magesterial new book encompasses over 1,500 years of Britain's history, from the first Roman invasions to the early seventeenth century, and the extraordinary reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Schama, the author of the highly acclaimed Citizens and The Embarrassment of Riches, is one of the most popular and celebrated historians of our day, and in this magnificent work he brings history to dramatic life with a wealth of stories and vivid, colorful detail, reanimating familiar figures and events and drawing them skillfully into a powerful and compelling narrative. Schama's perspective moves from the birth of civilization to the Norman Conquest; through the religious wars and turbulance of the Middle Ages to the sovereignties of Henry II, Richard I and King John; through the outbreak of the Black Death, which destroyed nearly half of Europe's population, through the reign of Edward I and the growth of national identity in Wales and Scotland, to the intricate conflicts of the Tudors and the clash between Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots. Driven by the drama of the stories themselves but exploring at the same time a network of interconnected themes--the formation of a nation state, the cyclical nature of power, the struggles between the oppressors and the oppressed--this is a superbly readable and illuminating account of a great nation, and its extraordinary history.
/book/show/763837.A_Natural_History_of_Love?from_search=true	Diane Ackerman	A Natural History of Love	The bestselling author of A Natural History of the Senses now explores the allure of adultery, the appeal of aphrodisiacs, and the cult of the kiss. Enchantingly written and stunningly informed, this audaciously brilliant romp through the world of romantic love (Washington Post Book World) is the next best thing to love itself.
/book/show/3111697-street-gang?from_search=true	Michael Davis	Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street	When the first episode aired on November 10, 1969,revolutionized the way education was presented to children on television. It has since become the longest-running children's show in history, and today reaches 8 million preschoolersWhen the first episode aired on November 10, 1969,revolutionized the way education was presented to children on television. It has since become the longest-running children's show in history, and today reaches 8 million preschoolers on 350 PBS stations and airs in 120 countries.is the compelling and often comical story of the creation and history of this media masterpiece and pop culture landmark, told with the cooperation of one of the show's cofounders, Joan Ganz Cooney.was born as the result of a discussion at a dinner party at Cooney's home about the poor quality of children's programming and hit the air as a big bang of creative fusion from Jim Henson and company, quickly rocketing to success.traces the evolution of the show from its inspiration in the civil rights movement through its many ups and downs-from Nixon's trying to cut off its funding to the rise of Elmo-via the remarkable personalities who have contributed to it. Davis reveals howhas taught millions of children not only their letters and numbers, but also cooperation and fair play, tolerance and self-respect, conflict resolution, and the importance of listening. This is the unforgettable story of five decades of social and cultural change and the miraculous creative efforts, passion, and commitment of the writers, producers, directors, animators, and puppeteers who created one of the most influential programs in the history of television.
/book/show/237154.The_Vicious_Vikings?from_search=true	Terry Deary Martin    Brown (Illustrator)	The Vicious Vikings	A comical review of viking history.
/book/show/3896708-china?from_search=true	John Keay	China: A History	This narrative history of China takes in everything from the earliest times to the present day. The book is informed by a wide knowledge of the Asian context and an approach devoid of Euro-centric bias. The book also examines the many non-Chinese elements in China's history, such as the impact of Buddhism, foreign trade, etc.
/book/show/18964.The_War_of_the_Jewels?from_search=true	J.R.R. Tolkien Christopher Tolkien (Editor)	The War of the Jewels (The History of Middle-earth, #11)	In volumes ten and eleven of The History of Middle-earth, Christopher Tolkien recounts from the original texts the evolution of his father's work on The Silmarillion, the legendary history of the Elder Days or First Age, from the completion of the Lord of the Rings in 1949 until J.R.R. Tolkien's death. In volume ten, Morgoth's Ring, the narrative was taken only as far as tIn volumes ten and eleven of The History of Middle-earth, Christopher Tolkien recounts from the original texts the evolution of his father's work on The Silmarillion, the legendary history of the Elder Days or First Age, from the completion of the Lord of the Rings in 1949 until J.R.R. Tolkien's death. In volume ten, Morgoth's Ring, the narrative was taken only as far as the natural dividing point in the work, when Morgoth destroyed the Trees of Light and fled from Valinor bearing the stolen Silmarils. In The War of the Jewels, the story returns to Middle-earth and the ruinous conflict of the High Elves and the Men who were their allies with the power of the Dark Lord. With the publication in this book of all of J.R.R. Tolkien's later narrative writing concerned with the last centuries of the First Age, the long history of The Silmarillion, from its beginnings in The Book of Lost Tales, is completed; the enigmatic state of the work at his death can now be understood. A chief element in The War of the Jewels is a major story of Middle-earth, now published for the first time - a continuation of the great saga of Turin Turambar and his sister Nienor, the children of Hurin the Steadfast. This is the tale of the disaster that overtook the forest people of Brethil when Hurin came among them after his release from long years of captivity in Angband, the fortress of Morgoth. The uncompleted text of the Grey Annals, the primary record of the War of the Jewels, is given in full; the geography of Beleriand is studied in detail, with redrawings of the final state of the map; and a long essay on the names and relations of all the peoples of Middle-earth shows more clearly than any writing yet published the close connection between the language and history in Tolkien's world. The text also provides new information, including some knowledge of the divine powers, the Valar.
/book/show/4504094-voodoo-histories?from_search=true	David Aaronovitch	Voodoo Histories: The Role of the Conspiracy Theory in Shaping Modern History	Our age is obsessed by the idea of conspiracy. We see it everywhere - from Pearl Harbour to 9/11, from the assassination of Kennedy to the death of Diana. Bookshop shelves threaten to collapse under the weight of texts devoted to proving myriad conspiracy theories true, while even quality newspapers and serious TV channels are prepared to give them credence.For David AaronOur age is obsessed by the idea of conspiracy. We see it everywhere - from Pearl Harbour to 9/11, from the assassination of Kennedy to the death of Diana. Bookshop shelves threaten to collapse under the weight of texts devoted to proving myriad conspiracy theories true, while even quality newspapers and serious TV channels are prepared to give them credence.For David Aaronovitch, there came a time when he started to see a pattern. These theories used similar dodgy methods with which to insinuate their claims: they linked themselves to the supposed conspiracies of the past (it happened then so it can happen now); they carefully manipulated their evidence to hide its holes; they relied on the authority of dubious academic sources. Most importantly, they elevated their believers to membership of an elite - a group of people able to see beyond lies to a higher reality. But why believe something that entails stretching the bounds of probability so far? Surely it is more likely that men did actually land on the moon in 1969 than that thousands of people were enlisted to fabricate a deception that they did.In this entertaining and enlightening book - aimed to provide ammunition for those who have found themselves at the wrong end of a conversation about moon landings or twin towers - Aaronovitch carefully probes and explodes a dozen of the major conspiracy theories. In doing so, he looks at why people believe them, and makes an argument for a true scepticism: one based on a thorough knowledge of history and a strong dose of common sense.
/book/show/321125.Blue?from_search=true	Michel Pastoureau	Blue: The History of a Color	Blue has a long and topsy-turvy history in the Western world. Once considered a hot color, it is now icy cool. The ancient Greeks scorned it as ugly and barbaric, but most Americans and Europeans now pick it as their favorite color. In this entertaining history, the renowned medievalist Michel Pastoureau traces the changing meanings of blue from its rare appearances in preBlue has a long and topsy-turvy history in the Western world. Once considered a hot color, it is now icy cool. The ancient Greeks scorned it as ugly and barbaric, but most Americans and Europeans now pick it as their favorite color. In this entertaining history, the renowned medievalist Michel Pastoureau traces the changing meanings of blue from its rare appearances in prehistoric art to its international ubiquity today in blue jeans and Gauloises cigarette packs.Any history of color is, above all, a social history. Pastoureau investigates how the ever-changing role of blue in society has been reflected in manuscripts, stained glass, heraldry, clothing, paintings, and popular culture. Beginning with the almost total absence of blue from ancient Western art and language, the story moves to medieval Europe. As people began to associate blue with the Virgin Mary, the color entered the Church despite the efforts of chromophobic prelates. Blue was reborn as a royal color in the twelfth century and functioned as a formidable political and military force through the French Revolution. As blue triumphed in the modern era, new shades were created, and blue became the color of romance. Finally, Pastoureau follows blue into contemporary times, when military clothing gave way to the everyday uniform of blue jeans, and blue became the universal and unifying color of the Earth as seen from space.With an exceptionally elegant design and strikingly illustrated with one hundred color plates, Blue tells the fascinating history of our favorite color and the cultures that have hated it, loved it, and created great art with it.
/book/show/29358.Charlie_Wilson_s_War?from_search=true	George Crile	Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of How the Wildest Man in Congress and a Rogue CIA Agent Changed the History of Our Times	Charlie Wilson's War was a publishing sensation and a New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times bestseller. In the early 1980s, a Houston socialite turned the attention of maverick Texas congressman Charlie Wilson to the ragged band of Afghan freedom fighters who continued, despite overwhelming odds, to fight the Soviet invaders. Wilson, who sat on the all-pCharlie Wilson's War was a publishing sensation and a New York Times, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times bestseller. In the early 1980s, a Houston socialite turned the attention of maverick Texas congressman Charlie Wilson to the ragged band of Afghan freedom fighters who continued, despite overwhelming odds, to fight the Soviet invaders. Wilson, who sat on the all-powerful House Appropriations Committee, managed to procure hundreds of millions of dollars to support the mujahideen. The arms were secretly procured and distributed with the help of an out-of-favor CIA operative, Gust Avrokotos, whose working-class Greek-American background made him an anomaly among the Ivy League world of American spies. Avrakotos handpicked a staff of CIA outcasts to run his operation and, with their help, continually stretched the Agency's rules to the breaking point. Moving from the back rooms of the Capitol, to secret chambers at Langley, to arms-dealers' conventions, to the Khyber Pass, this book presents an astonishing chapter of our recent past, and the key to understanding what helped trigger the sudden collapse of the Soviet Union and ultimately led to the emergence of a brand-new foe in the form of radical Islam.
/book/show/183922.On_the_Natural_History_of_Destruction?from_search=true	W.G. Sebald	On the Natural History of Destruction	W.G. Sebald completed this controversial book before his death in December 2001.is his harrowing and precise investigation of one of the least examined silences of our time. In it, the novelist examines the devastation of German cities by Allied bombardment and the reasons for the astonishing absence of this unprecedented trauma fromW.G. Sebald completed this controversial book before his death in December 2001.is his harrowing and precise investigation of one of the least examined silences of our time. In it, the novelist examines the devastation of German cities by Allied bombardment and the reasons for the astonishing absence of this unprecedented trauma from German history and culture. This historical void is in part a repression of things -- such as the death by fire of the city of Hamburg at the hands of the RAF -- too terrible to bear. But rather than record the crises about them, writers sought to retrospectively justify their actions under the Nazis. For Sebald, this is an example of deliberate cultural amnesia. His analysis of its effects in and outside Germany has already provoked angry painful debate.Sebald's novels are rooted in meticulous observation. His essays are novelistic. They include his childhood recollections of the war that spurred his horror at the collective amnesia around him. There are moments of black humor and, throughout, the sensitivity of his intelligence. This book is a study of suffering and forgetting, of the morality hidden in artistic decisions, and of both compromised and genuine heroics.
/book/show/102180.Gideon_s_Spies?from_search=true	Gordon Thomas	Gideon's Spies: The Secret History of the Mossad	Created in 1951 to ensure the future of an embattled Israel, the Mossad has been responsible for the most audacious and thrilling feats of espionage, counterterrorism, and assassination ever ventured. Gordon Thomas's 1999 publication of, resulting from closed-door interviews with Mossad agents, informants, and spymasters as well as from classified documentsCreated in 1951 to ensure the future of an embattled Israel, the Mossad has been responsible for the most audacious and thrilling feats of espionage, counterterrorism, and assassination ever ventured. Gordon Thomas's 1999 publication of, resulting from closed-door interviews with Mossad agents, informants, and spymasters as well as from classified documents and top-secret sources, revealed previously untold truths about the Israeli intelligence agency. And now, in this edition, Thomas updates his classic text and shows the Mossad as it truly is: brilliant, ruthless, and flawed, but ultimately awesome.Three all-new chapters cover topics including:- How the Mossad planned to assassinate Saddam Hussein- Saddam's food-testing ritual, and the surprising source within his government- China's U.S.-based front-companies, and its relationship with bin Laden- Mossad's untold role in the events before and after 9/11- Mossad and revelations about Princess Diana's death- The disappearance of the millions transferred from the Vatican Bank to the Polish Solidarity movement- How extremists recruit suicide bombers, including women- Mossad's untold role in the Iraq war and the hunts for Saddam and bin Laden- Saddam's plans for trial
/book/show/20334331-chosen-the-lost-books-book-1?from_search=true	Ted Dekker	Chosen (The Lost Books, Book 1) (The Books of History Chronicles)	
/book/show/572027.In_Search_of_History?from_search=true	Theodore H. White	In Search of History	Theodore White's autobiography is the story of a man who literally covered the world, who understood that world & wrote about it brilliantly. IN SEARCH OF HISTORY is a marvelous rags-to-riches autobiography, thoughtful, dramatic & funny, filled with perceptive details about events & personalities. In his parade of people & events, we meet Douglas MacArthur,Theodore White's autobiography is the story of a man who literally covered the world, who understood that world & wrote about it brilliantly. IN SEARCH OF HISTORY is a marvelous rags-to-riches autobiography, thoughtful, dramatic & funny, filled with perceptive details about events & personalities. In his parade of people & events, we meet Douglas MacArthur, both as outcast & conqueror; listen to a troubled Eisenhower preparing to lay aside his uniform & plunge into politics; visit Mao Tse-tung in his cave in Hunan; & trace the power-curve of America's greatness across the glory years at home & abroad.Prologue: The StorytellerBoston: 1915-38Asia: 1938-45Europe: 1948-53America: 1954-63Epilogue: Outward BoundAcknowledgmentsIndex
/book/show/29613433-the-discovery-of-india?from_search=true	Jawaharlal Nehru	The Discovery of India: History, Culture, Politics, Religion and Philosophy of India	The Discovery of India was written by India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru during his imprisonment in 194246 at Ahmednagar fort in Maharashtra, India.The Discovery of India is an honour paid to the rich cultural heritage of India, its history and its philosophy as seen through the eyes of a patriot fighting for the independence of his country. The book is widelyThe Discovery of India was written by India's first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru during his imprisonment in 194246 at Ahmednagar fort in Maharashtra, India.The Discovery of India is an honour paid to the rich cultural heritage of India, its history and its philosophy as seen through the eyes of a patriot fighting for the independence of his country. The book is widely considered one of the finest modern works on Indian history.Jawaharlal Nehru (14 November 1889  27 May 1964) was the first Prime Minister of India and a central figure in Indian politics for much of the 20th century. He emerged as the paramount leader of the Indian independence movement under the tutelage of Mahatma Gandhi and ruled India from its establishment as an independent nation in 1947 until his death in office in 1964. He is considered to be the architect of the modern Indian nation-state: a sovereign, socialist, secular, and democratic republic. During his lifetime, he was popularly known as Pandit Nehru (Scholar Nehru) or as Panditji (Respected Scholar), while many Indian children knew him as Uncle Nehru (Chacha Nehru).
/book/show/1411743.Diplomacy?from_search=true	Henry Kissinger	Diplomacy: The History of Diplomacy and the Balance of Power	Used Hardcover. Political Science
/book/show/20729799-the-demon-s-brood?from_search=true	Desmond Seward	The Demon's Brood: A History of the Plantagenet Dynasty	The Plantagenets reigned over England longer than any other family from Henry II to Richard III . Four kings were murdered, two came close to deposition, and another was killed in a battle by rebels. Shakespeare wrote plays about six of them, further entrenching them in the national myth. Based on major contemporary sources and recent research, acclaimed historian DesmondThe Plantagenets reigned over England longer than any other family from Henry II to Richard III . Four kings were murdered, two came close to deposition, and another was killed in a battle by rebels. Shakespeare wrote plays about six of them, further entrenching them in the national myth. Based on major contemporary sources and recent research, acclaimed historian Desmond Seward provides the first readable overview of the whole extraordinary dynasty, in one volume.
/book/show/5091937-the-gestapo?from_search=true	Jacques Delarue Mervyn Savill (Translator)	The Gestapo: A History of Horror	From 1933 to 1945, the Gestapo was Nazi Germany's chief instrument of counter-espionage, political suppression, and terror. Jacques Delarue, a saboteur arrested by the Nazis in occupied France, chronicles how the land of Beethoven elevated sadism to a fine art.draws upon Delarue's interviews with ex-Gestapo agents to deliver a multi-layereFrom 1933 to 1945, the Gestapo was Nazi Germany's chief instrument of counter-espionage, political suppression, and terror. Jacques Delarue, a saboteur arrested by the Nazis in occupied France, chronicles how the land of Beethoven elevated sadism to a fine art.draws upon Delarue's interviews with ex-Gestapo agents to deliver a multi-layered history of the force whose work included killing student resisters, establishing Aryan eugenic unions, and implementing the Final Solution. This is a probing look at the Gestapo and the fanatics and megalomaniacs who made it such a successful and heinous organizationBarbie, Eichmann, Himmler, Heydrich, Mller. The Gestapo's notorious reign led to the murder of millions.is an important documentation of what they did and how they did it.
/book/show/398445.Waste_and_Want?from_search=true	Susan Strasser Alice Austen (Photographer) Michelle McMillian (Designed by)	Waste and Want: A Social History of Trash	An unprecedented look at that most commonplace act of everyday life-throwing things out-and how it has transformed American society.Susan Strasser's pathbreaking histories of housework and the rise of the mass market have become classics in the literature of consumer culture. Here she turns to an essential but neglected part of that culture-the trash it produces-and findsAn unprecedented look at that most commonplace act of everyday life-throwing things out-and how it has transformed American society.Susan Strasser's pathbreaking histories of housework and the rise of the mass market have become classics in the literature of consumer culture. Here she turns to an essential but neglected part of that culture-the trash it produces-and finds in it an unexpected wealth of meaning.Before the twentieth century, streets and bodies stank, but trash was nearly nonexistent. With goods and money scarce, almost everything was reused. Strasser paints a vivid picture of an America where scavenger pigs roamed the streets, swill children collected kitchen garbage, and itinerant peddlers traded manufactured goods for rags and bones. Over the last hundred years, however, Americans have become hooked on convenience, disposability, fashion, and constant technological change-the rise of mass consumption has led to waste on a previously unimaginable scale.Lively and colorful, Waste and Want recaptures a hidden part of our social history, vividly illustrating that what counts as trash depends on who's counting, and that what we throw away defines us as much as what we keep.
/book/show/8328551-the-history-of-rome?from_search=true	Livy D. Spillan (Translator)	The History of Rome	This Halcyon Classics ebook contains Livy's complete HISTORY OF ROME (Ab Urbe Condita Libri) in three volumes. Titus Livius (59 BC - 17 AD) was an historian, philosopher and orator whose HISTORY OF ROME is his only surviving work. It covers the period from the mythical founding of Rome (753 BC) through the reign of Augustus in Livy's time.This ebook is DRM free and includeThis Halcyon Classics ebook contains Livy's complete HISTORY OF ROME (Ab Urbe Condita Libri) in three volumes. Titus Livius (59 BC - 17 AD) was an historian, philosopher and orator whose HISTORY OF ROME is his only surviving work. It covers the period from the mythical founding of Rome (753 BC) through the reign of Augustus in Livy's time.This ebook is DRM free and includes an active table of contents.This unexpurgated edition contains the complete text with errors and omissions corrected.
/book/show/10927555-the-secret-history-of-costaguana?from_search=true	Juan Gabriel Vsquez Anne McLean (Translator)	The Secret History of Costaguana	In the early twentieth century, a struggling Joseph Conrad wrote his great novelabout a South American republic he named Costaguana. It was inspired by the geography and history of Colombia, where ConraIn the early twentieth century, a struggling Joseph Conrad wrote his great novelabout a South American republic he named Costaguana. It was inspired by the geography and history of Colombia, where Conrad spent only a few days. But in Juan Gabriel Vsquez's novelwe uncover the hidden source- and one of the great literary thefts.On the day of Joseph Conrad's death in 1924, the Colombian-born Jos Altamirano begins to write and cannot stop. Many years before, he confessed to Conrad his life's every delicious detail-from his country's heroic revolutions to his darkest solitary moments. Conrad stole them all. Now Conrad is dead, but the slate is by no means clear- Nostromo will live on and Altamirano must write himself back into existence. As the destinies of real empires collide with the murky realities of imagined ones, Vsquez takes us from a flourishing twentieth-century London to the lawless fury of a blooming Panama and back.Tragic and despairing, comic and insightful,is a masterpiece of historical invention. It will secure Juan Gabriel Vsquez's place among the most original and exuberantly talented novelists working today.
/book/show/556276.The_Oxford_History_of_Medieval_Europe?from_search=true	George Arthur Holmes	The Oxford History of Medieval Europe	Covering a thousand years of history, this volume tells the story of the creation of Western civilization in Europe and the Mediterranean. Now available in a compact, more convenient format, it offers the same text and many of the illustrations which first appeared in the widely acclaimed Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe. Written by expert scholars and based oCovering a thousand years of history, this volume tells the story of the creation of Western civilization in Europe and the Mediterranean. Now available in a compact, more convenient format, it offers the same text and many of the illustrations which first appeared in the widely acclaimed Oxford Illustrated History of Medieval Europe. Written by expert scholars and based on the latest research, the book explores a period of profound diversity and change, focusing on all aspects of medieval history from the empires and kingdoms of Charlemagne and the Byzantines to the new nations which fought the Hundred Years War. The Oxford History of the Medieval World also examines such intriguing cultural subjects as the chivalric code of knights, popular festivals, and the proliferation of new art forms, and the catastrophic social effect of the Black Death. Authoritative and eminently readable, this book will entertain as much as it will educate.
/book/show/90939.A_Green_History_of_the_World?from_search=true	Clive Ponting	A Green History of the World: The Environment & the Collapse of Great Civilizations	A study of world civilizations, from Sumeria to Ancient Egypt to the Roman Empire of pre-Columbian North America and tiny Easter Island, that argues that over and over again, human beings have built societies that have grown and prospered by exploiting the Earth's resources, only to expand to the point where those resources could no longer sustain the societies' populationA study of world civilizations, from Sumeria to Ancient Egypt to the Roman Empire of pre-Columbian North America and tiny Easter Island, that argues that over and over again, human beings have built societies that have grown and prospered by exploiting the Earth's resources, only to expand to the point where those resources could no longer sustain the societies' populations, and subsequently collapse. In this context, the collapse of Rome has vital importance for our modern global civilization. Destructive environmental behaviour today takes place on a scale much greater than in previous times, and the results will be similarly multiplied. This book, calmly and sanely, argues for an increased realization of the finite nature of our resources, and the impact on our world should we continue squandering those resources.
/book/show/13588369-venice?from_search=true	Thomas F. Madden	Venice: A New History	Thomas Maddens majestic, sprawling history of Venice is the first full portrait of the city in English in almost thirty years. Using long-buried archival material and a wealth of newly translated documents, Madden has weaves a spellbinding story of a place and its people, tracing an arc from the citys humbThomas Maddens majestic, sprawling history of Venice is the first full portrait of the city in English in almost thirty years. Using long-buried archival material and a wealth of newly translated documents, Madden has weaves a spellbinding story of a place and its people, tracing an arc from the citys humble origins as a lagoon refuge to its apex as a vast maritime empire and Renaissance epicenter to its rebirth as a modern tourist hub.Madden explores all aspects of Venices breathtaking achievements: the construction of its unparalleled navy, its role as an economic powerhouse and birthplace of capitalism, its popularization of opera, the stunning architecture of its watery environs, and more. He sets these in the context of the rise and fall of the Byzantine Empire, the endless waves of Crusades to the Holy Land, and the awesome power of Turkish sultans. And perhaps most critically, Madden corrects the stereotype of Shakespeares money-lending Shylock that has distorted the Venetian character, uncovering instead a much more complex and fascinating story, peopled by men and women whose ingenuity and deep faith profoundly altered the course of civilization.
/book/show/339762.Auschwitz?from_search=true	Sybille Steinbacher Shaun Whiteside (Translator)	Auschwitz: A History	At the terrible heart of the modern age lies Auschwitz, a name that has become synonymous with evil. Here the utopian twentieth-century dream of employing science and technology to improve and protect human life was inverted from the latter part of the 1930s through the end of the Second World War, as the same systems were manipulated in the cause of efficient mass slaughtAt the terrible heart of the modern age lies Auschwitz, a name that has become synonymous with evil. Here the utopian twentieth-century dream of employing science and technology to improve and protect human life was inverted from the latter part of the 1930s through the end of the Second World War, as the same systems were manipulated in the cause of efficient mass slaughter. Historian Sybille Steinbacher's powerful and eminently important book details Auschwitz's birth, growth, and horrible mutation into a dreadful city. How it came to be and how what followed was allowed to occur is a story that everyone needs to understand and remember.
/book/show/40621.Medieval_Europe?from_search=true	Judith M. Bennett C. Warren Hollister	Medieval Europe: A Short History	Introduces modern students to the medieval roots of our own society. This tenth edition includes coverage of Byzantium and Islam, a revised map program, an essay program on medieval myths, and more.
/book/show/8167162-natural-history?from_search=true	Becky Alexander	Natural History	A landmark in reference publishing and overseen and authenticated by the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History,presents an unrivaled visual survey of Earth's natural history. Giving a clear overview of the classification of our natural world-over 6,000 species-looks at every kingdom of life, from bacteria, minerals, aA landmark in reference publishing and overseen and authenticated by the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History,presents an unrivaled visual survey of Earth's natural history. Giving a clear overview of the classification of our natural world-over 6,000 species-looks at every kingdom of life, from bacteria, minerals, and rocks to fossils to plants and animals. Featuring a remarkable array of specially commissioned photographs,looks at thousands of specimens and species displayed in visual galleries that take the reader on an incredible journey from the most fundamental building blocks of the world's landscapes, through the simplest of life forms, to plants, fungi, and animals.
/book/show/7950945-the-secret-history-of-elizabeth-tudor-vampire-slayer?from_search=true	Lucy Weston	The Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer	Revealed at last in this new vampire saga for the ages: the true, untold story of the Virgin Queen and her secret war against the Vampire King of England. . . .On the eve of her coronation, Elizabeth Tudor is summoned to the tomb of her mother, Anne Boleyn, to learn the truth about her bloodlineand her destiny as a Slayer. Born to batRevealed at last in this new vampire saga for the ages: the true, untold story of the Virgin Queen and her secret war against the Vampire King of England. . . .On the eve of her coronation, Elizabeth Tudor is summoned to the tomb of her mother, Anne Boleyn, to learn the truth about her bloodlineand her destiny as a Slayer. Born to battle the bloodsucking fiends who ravage the night, and sworn to defend her beloved realm against all enemies, Elizabeth soon finds herself stalked by the most dangerous and seductive vampire of all.He is Mordred, bastard son of King Arthur, who sold his soul to destroy his father. After centuries in hiding, he has arisen determined to claim the young Elizabeth as his Queen. Luring her into his world of eternal night, Mordred tempts Elizabeth with the promise of everlasting youth and beauty, and vows to protect her from all enemies. Together, they will rule over a golden age for vampires in which humans will exist only to be fed upon. Horrified by his intentions, Elizabeth embraces her powers as a Slayer even as she realizes that the greatest danger comes from her own secret desire to yield to Mordred . . . to bare her throat in ecstasy and allow the vampire king to drink deeply of her royal blood.As told by Lucy Weston, the vampire prey immortalized in Bram Stokers Dracula, this spellbinding account will capture your heart and soulforever.
/book/show/573801.Viruses_Plagues_and_History?from_search=true	Michael B.A. Oldstone	Viruses, Plagues and History	The story of viruses and the story of humanity have been intertwined since the dawn of history. The first small cities formed not only the cradle of civilization, but the spawning ground for the earliest viral epidemics, the first opportunity for viruses to find a home in the human herd. This is a story of fear and ignorance, as everything from demons and the wrath of theThe story of viruses and the story of humanity have been intertwined since the dawn of history. The first small cities formed not only the cradle of civilization, but the spawning ground for the earliest viral epidemics, the first opportunity for viruses to find a home in the human herd. This is a story of fear and ignorance, as everything from demons and the wrath of the gods to minority groups have been blamed for epidemics from smallpox to yellow fever to AIDS. It is a story of grief and heartbreak, as hundreds of thousands, sometimes millions, are wiped out in a single year. And it is a story of great bravery and sacrifice, as doctors and nurses put themselves in harm's way to combat yellow fever in Memphis and Ebola in Zaire, and as researchers risk their own lives to test theories of vaccines and the transmission of disease. Now, in Viruses, Plagues, and History, Michael B. A. Oldstone tells all these stories as he illuminates the history of the devastating diseases that have tormented humanity.Oldstone focuses his tale on a few of the most famous viruses humanity has battled, beginning with some we have effectively defeated, such as smallpox, polio, and measles. Nearly 300 million people were killed by smallpox in this century alone -- more than were killed in all the wars of the twentieth century combined. The author presents a vivid account of the long campaign against the virus, the insightful work of Edward Jenner, who created the smallpox vaccine from cowpox virus in 1796, and the monumental efforts of D. A. Henderson and an army of W.H.O. health care workers to finally eradicate smallpox. The smallpox virus remains the only organism that we have deliberately pushed to complete extinction in the wild.Oldstone then describes the fascinating viruses that have captured headlines in more recent years: Ebola and other hemorrhagic fevers, which literally turn their victims' organs to a bloody pulp; the Hantavirus outbreaks in the southwestern United States and elsewhere; mad cow disease, a frightening illness made worse by government mishandling and secrecy; and, of course, AIDS, often called the plague of our time. And he tells us of the many scientists watching and waiting even now for the next great plague, monitoring influenza strains to see whether the deadly variant from 1918 -- a viral strain that killed over 20 million people in 1918-1919, more than twice the military and civilian casualties of the First World War -- will make a comeback.Viruses have enormous power. They have wiped out cities, brought down dynasties, and helped destroy civilizations. But, as Michael Oldstone reveals, scientific research has given us the power to tame many of these viruses as well. Viruses, Plagues, and History shows us the panorama of humanity's long-standing conflict with our unseen viral enemies, from our successes to our continuing struggles. Oldstone's book is a vivid history of a fascinating field, and a highly reliable dispatch from a worker on the frontiers of this ongoing campaign.
/book/show/317509.The_Last_Tycoons?from_search=true	William D. Cohan	The Last Tycoons: The Secret History of Lazard Frères & Co.	Price clipped jacket, new condition jacket and book.
/book/show/64532.The_New_Concise_History_of_the_Crusades?from_search=true	Thomas F. Madden	The New Concise History of the Crusades	A third edition of this book is now available. How have the crusades contributed to Islamist rage and terrorism today? Were the crusades the Christian equivalent of modern jihad? In this sweeping yet crisp history, Thomas F. Madden offers a brilliant and compelling narrative of the crusades and their contemporary relevance. With a cry of God wills it! medieval knights usA third edition of this book is now available. How have the crusades contributed to Islamist rage and terrorism today? Were the crusades the Christian equivalent of modern jihad? In this sweeping yet crisp history, Thomas F. Madden offers a brilliant and compelling narrative of the crusades and their contemporary relevance. With a cry of God wills it! medieval knights ushered in a new era in European history. Across Europe a wave of pious enthusiasm led many thousands to leave their homes, family, and friends to march to distant lands in a great struggle for Christ. Yet the crusades were more than simply a holy war. They represent a synthesis of attitudes and values that were uniquely medieval so medieval, in fact, that the crusading movement is rarely understood today. Placing all the major crusades within the medieval social, economic, religious, and intellectual environments that gave birth to the movement and nurtured it for centuries, Madden brings the distant medieval world vividly to life. From Palestine and Europe's farthest reaches, each crusade is recounted in a clear, concise narrative. The author gives special attention as well to the crusades' effects on the Islamic world and the Christian Byzantine East. More information is available on the author's website.
/book/show/1726929.History_of_the_Byzantine_State?from_search=true	George Ostrogorsky	History of the Byzantine State	With clarity and logic, George Ostrogorsky succinctly traces the intricate thousand-year course of the Byzantine Empire. While his emphasis is on political development, he gives extensive consideration to social, esthetic, economic, and ecclesiastical factors as well. He also illuminates the Empires links with classical antiquity, as well as its effect on contemporaneousWith clarity and logic, George Ostrogorsky succinctly traces the intricate thousand-year course of the Byzantine Empire. While his emphasis is on political development, he gives extensive consideration to social, esthetic, economic, and ecclesiastical factors as well. He also illuminates the Empires links with classical antiquity, as well as its effect on contemporaneous and subsequent European and Near Eastern history. The author captures the full sweep, the grandeur, and the tragic course of Byzantiums rise and fall, backed by the scholarship and authority of a lifetime devoted to its study.Long recognized as the basic history of the Byzantine Empire, this masterful work incorporates the results of the vast expansion in Byzantine research in recent years. This edition has been completely retranslated by Professor Joan Hussey from the third German edition. The text and annotation have been expanded by over seventy pages, with more than double the number of illustrations, and additional reference tables and lists.
/book/show/9491855-why-the-west-rules-for-now?from_search=true	Ian Morris	Why the West Rules—for Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future	ANotable Book for 2011 Sometime around 1750, English entrepreneurs unleashed the astounding energies of steam and coal, and the world was forever changed. The emergence of factories, railroads, and gunboats propelled the Wests rise to power in the nineteenth century, and the development of computers and nuclear weapons in the twentieth century secured itsANotable Book for 2011 Sometime around 1750, English entrepreneurs unleashed the astounding energies of steam and coal, and the world was forever changed. The emergence of factories, railroads, and gunboats propelled the Wests rise to power in the nineteenth century, and the development of computers and nuclear weapons in the twentieth century secured its global supremacy. Now, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, many worry that the emerging economic power of China and India spells the end of the West as a superpower. In order to understand this possibility, we need to look back in time. Why has the West dominated the globe for the past two hundred years, and will its power last?Describing the patterns of human history, the archaeologist and historian Ian Morris offers surprising new answers to both questions. It is not, he reveals, differences of race or culture, or even the strivings of great individuals, that explain Western dominance. It is the effects of geography on the everyday efforts of ordinary people as they deal with crises of resources, disease, migration, and climate. As geography and human ingenuity continue to interact, the world will change in astonishing ways, transforming Western rule in the process.Deeply researched and brilliantly argued,spans fifty thousand years of history and offers fresh insights on nearly every page. The book brings together the latest findings across disciplinesfrom ancient history to neurosciencenot only to explain why the West came to rule the world but also to predict what the future will bring in the next hundred years.
/book/show/5263037-the-hindus?from_search=true	Wendy Doniger	The Hindus: An Alternative History	An engrossing and definitive narrative account of history and myth that offers a new way of understanding one of the world?s oldest major religions,elucidates the relationship between recorded history and imaginary worlds.Hinduism does not lend itself easily to a strAn engrossing and definitive narrative account of history and myth that offers a new way of understanding one of the world?s oldest major religions,elucidates the relationship between recorded history and imaginary worlds.Hinduism does not lend itself easily to a strictly chronological account: many of its central texts cannot be reliably dated even within a century; its central tenets?karma, dharma, to name just two?arise at particular moments in Indian history and differ in each era, between genders, and caste to caste; and what is shared among Hindus is overwhelmingly outnumbered by the things that are unique to one group or another. Yet the greatness of Hinduism?its vitality, its earthiness, its vividness?lies precisely in many of those idiosyncratic qualities that continue to inspire debate today.Wendy Doniger is one of the foremost scholars of Hinduism in the world. With her inimitable insight and expertise Doniger illuminates those moments within the tradition that resist forces that would standardize or establish a canon. Without reversing or misrepresenting the historical hierarchies, she reveals how Sanskrit and vernacular sources are rich in knowledge of and compassion toward women and lower castes; how they debate tensions surrounding religion, violence, and tolerance; and how animals are the key to important shifts in attitudes toward different social classes.brings a fascinating multiplicity of actors and stories to the stage to show how brilliant and creative thinkers?many of them far removed from Brahmin authors of Sanskrit texts?have kept Hinduism alive in ways that other scholars have not fully explored. In this unique and authoritative account, debates about Hindu traditions become platforms from which to consider the ironies, and overlooked epiphanies, of history.
/book/show/15808671-the-secret-history?from_search=true	Stephanie  Thornton	The Secret History: A Novel of Empress Theodora	Where Theodora went, trouble followedIn sixth century Constantinople, one woman, Theodora, defied every convention and all the odds, and rose from being a common theater tart to become empress of a great kingdom, the most powerful woman the Roman Empire would ever know. But the woman whose image was later immortalized in glittering mosaic was, in fact, a scrappy, clever,Where Theodora went, trouble followedIn sixth century Constantinople, one woman, Theodora, defied every convention and all the odds, and rose from being a common theater tart to become empress of a great kingdom, the most powerful woman the Roman Empire would ever know. But the woman whose image was later immortalized in glittering mosaic was, in fact, a scrappy, clever, conniving, flesh-and-blood woman full of sensuality and spirit whose real story is as surprising as any ever toldWhen her father dies suddenly, Theodora and her sisters face starvation on the streets. Determined to survive, Theodora makes a living any way she canfirst on her back with every man who will have her, then on the stage of the citys infamous amphitheater in a scandalous dramatization of her own invention. When her daring performance grants her a back-door entry into the halls of power, she seizes the chance to win a wealthy protectoronly to face heartbreak and betrayal.Ever resilient, Theodora rises above such trials and by a twist of fate, meets her most passionate admirer yet: the Emperors nephew. She will thrive as his confidant and courtesan, but many challenges lie ahead. For one day, this man will hand her a crown. And all the empire will wonderis she bold enough, shrewd enough, and strong enough to keep it?
/book/show/33690.Balkan_Ghosts?from_search=true	Robert D. Kaplan	Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History	From the assassination that triggered World War I to the ethnic warfare in Serbia, Bosnia, and Croatia, the Balkans have been the crucible of the twentieth century, the place where terrorism and genocide first became tools of policy. Chosen as one of the Best Books of the Year by, and greeted with critical acclaim as the most insightful and timely workFrom the assassination that triggered World War I to the ethnic warfare in Serbia, Bosnia, and Croatia, the Balkans have been the crucible of the twentieth century, the place where terrorism and genocide first became tools of policy. Chosen as one of the Best Books of the Year by, and greeted with critical acclaim as the most insightful and timely work on the Balkans to date (), Kaplan's prescient, enthralling, and often chilling political travelogue is already a modern classic.This new edition includes six opinion pieces written by Robert Kaplan about the Balkans between l996 and 2000 beginning just after the implementation of the Dayton Peace Accords and ending after the conclusion of the Kosovo war, with the removal of Slobodan Milosevic from power.
/book/show/6315929-the-vikings?from_search=true	Robert Ferguson	The Vikings: A History	Vikings, The: A History, by Ferguson, Robert
/book/show/23600.Sauron_Defeated?from_search=true	J.R.R. Tolkien Christopher Tolkien (Editor)	Sauron Defeated: The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part Four (The History of Middle-Earth, #9)	In the first part of Sauron Defeated, Christopher Tolkien completes his account of the writing of The Lord of the Rings, beginning with Sam's rescue of Frodo from the Tower of Kirith Ungol, and giving a very different account of the Scouring of the Shire. This part ends with versions of the previously unpublished Epilogue, an alternate ending to the masterpiece in which SaIn the first part of Sauron Defeated, Christopher Tolkien completes his account of the writing of The Lord of the Rings, beginning with Sam's rescue of Frodo from the Tower of Kirith Ungol, and giving a very different account of the Scouring of the Shire. This part ends with versions of the previously unpublished Epilogue, an alternate ending to the masterpiece in which Sam attempts to answer his children's questions years after the departure of Bilbo and Frodo from the Grey Havens. The second part introduces The Notion Club Papers, now published for the first time. Written by J.R.R. Tolkien in the interval between The Two Towers and The Return of the King (1945-1946), these mysterious Papers, discovered in the early years of the twenty-first century, report the discussions of a literary club in Oxford in the years 1986-1987. Those familiar with the Inklings will see a parallel with the group whose members included J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis. After a discussion of the possiblities of travel through space and time through the medium of 'true dream, the story turns to the legend of Atlantis, the strange communications received by members of the club out of remote past, and the violent irruption of the legend into northwestern Europe. Closely associated with the Papers is a new version of the Numenorean legend, The Drowning of Anadune, which constitutes the third part of the book. At this time the language of the Men of the West, Adunaic, was first devised - Tolkien's fifteenth invented language. The book concludes with an elaborate account of the structure of this language by Arundel Lowdham, a member of the Notion Club, who learned it in his dreams. Sauron Defeated is illustrated with the changing conceptions of the fortress of Kirith Ungol and Mount Doom, previously unpublished drawings of Orthanc and Dunharrow, and fragments of manuscript written in Numenorean script.
/book/show/13539185-foundation?from_search=true	Peter Ackroyd	Foundation: The History of England from Its Earliest Beginnings to the Tudors (The History of England, #1)	Peter Ackroyd, whose work has always been underpinned by a profound interest in and understanding of England's history, now tells the epic story of England itself.Inthe chronicler of London and of its river, the Thames, takes us from the primeval forests of England's prehistory to the death, in 1509, of the first Tudor king, Henry VII. He guides us from the buPeter Ackroyd, whose work has always been underpinned by a profound interest in and understanding of England's history, now tells the epic story of England itself.Inthe chronicler of London and of its river, the Thames, takes us from the primeval forests of England's prehistory to the death, in 1509, of the first Tudor king, Henry VII. He guides us from the building of Stonehenge to the founding of the two great glories of medieval England: common law and the cathedrals. He shows us glimpses of the country's most distant past--a Neolithic stirrup found in a grave, a Roman fort, a Saxon tomb, a medieval manor house--and describes in rich prose the successive waves of invaders who made England English, despite being themselves Roman, Viking, Saxon, or Norman French.With his extraordinary skill for evoking time and place and his acute eye for the telling detail, Ackroyd recounts the story of warring kings, of civil strife, and foreign wars. But he also gives us a vivid sense of how England's early people lived: the homes they built, the clothes the wore, the food they ate, even the jokes they told. All are brought vividly to life through the narrative mastery of one of Britain's finest writers.
/book/show/28025.The_Myth_of_the_Eternal_Return_or_Cosmos_and_History?from_search=true	Mircea Eliade Willard R. Trask (Translator)	The Myth of the Eternal Return or Cosmos and History	This founding work of the history of religions, first published in English in 1954, secured the North American reputation of the Romanian emigre-scholar Mircea Eliade (1907-86). Making reference to an astonishing number of cultures & drawing on scholarship published in no less than half a dozen European languages, Eliade's The Myth of the Eternal Return makes both intThis founding work of the history of religions, first published in English in 1954, secured the North American reputation of the Romanian emigre-scholar Mircea Eliade (1907-86). Making reference to an astonishing number of cultures & drawing on scholarship published in no less than half a dozen European languages, Eliade's The Myth of the Eternal Return makes both intelligible & compelling the religious expressions & activities of a wide variety of archaic & primitive religious cultures. While acknowledging that a return to the archaic is no longer possible, Eliade passionately insists on the value of understanding this view in order to enrich our contemporary imagination of what it is to be human.
/book/show/3347.The_Basque_History_of_the_World?from_search=true	Mark Kurlansky	The Basque History of the World: The Story of a Nation	Straddling a small corner of Spain and France in a land that is marked on no maps except their own, the Basques are a puzzling contradictionthey are Europe's oldest nation without ever having been a country. No one has ever been able to determinStraddling a small corner of Spain and France in a land that is marked on no maps except their own, the Basques are a puzzling contradictionthey are Europe's oldest nation without ever having been a country. No one has ever been able to determine their origins, and even the Basques' language, Euskerathe most ancient in Europeis related to none other on earth. For centuries, their influence has been felt in nearly every realm, from religion to sports to commerce. Even today, the Basques are enjoying what may be the most important cultural renaissance in their long existence.Mark Kurlansky's passion for the Basque people and his exuberant eye for detail shine throughout this fascinating book. Likeblends human stories with economic, political, literary, and culinary history into a rich and heroic tale.Among the Basques' greatest accomplishments:Explorationthe first man to circumnavigate the globe, Juan Sebastian de Elcano, was a Basque and the Basques were the second Europeans, after the Vikings, in North America Gastronomy and agriculturethey were the first Europeans to eat corn and chili peppers and cultivate tobacco, and were among the first to use chocolate ReligionIgnatius Loyola, a Basque, founded the Jesuit religious order Business and politicsthey introduced capitalism and modern commercial banking to southern Europe Recreationthey invented beach resorts, jai alai, and racing regattas, and were the first Europeans to play sports with ballsA delectable portrait of an uncanny, indomitable nation. NewsdayExciting, Illuminating, and thought provoking. The Boston GlobeEntertaining and instructive [Kurlanskys] approach is unorthodox, mixing history with anecdotes, poems with recipes. The New York Times Book Review
/book/show/285423.The_Fall_of_the_Roman_Empire?from_search=true	Peter Heather	The Fall of the Roman Empire: A New History of Rome and the Barbarians	A leading authority on the late Roman Empire and on the barbarians, Heather relates the extraordinary story of how Europe's barbarians, transformed by centuries of contact with Rome on every possible level, eventually pulled the empire apart. He shows first how the Huns overtuned the existing strategic balance of power on Rome's European frontiers to force the Goths and otA leading authority on the late Roman Empire and on the barbarians, Heather relates the extraordinary story of how Europe's barbarians, transformed by centuries of contact with Rome on every possible level, eventually pulled the empire apart. He shows first how the Huns overtuned the existing strategic balance of power on Rome's European frontiers to force the Goths and others to seek refuge inside the empire. This prompted two generations of struggle, during which new barbarian coalitions, formed in response to Roman hostility, brought the Roman west to its knees. The Goths first destroyed a Roman army at the battle of Hadrianople in 378 and went on to sack Rome in 410. The Vandals spread devastation in Gaul and Spain befor conquering North Africa, the breadbasket of the western empire, in 439. We then meet Attila the Hun, whose reign of terror swept from Constantinople to Paris, but whose death in 453 ironically precipitated a final desperate phase of Roman collapse, culminating in the Vandals' defeat of the massive Byzantine Armada, the west's last change for survival.
/book/show/367596.Manias_Panics_and_Crashes?from_search=true	Charles P. Kindleberger	Manias, Panics, and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises	The best known and most highly regarded book on financial crisesFinancial crises and speculative excess can be traced back to the very beginning of trade and commerce. Since its introduction in 1978, this book has charted and followed this volatile world of financial markets. Charles Kindleberger's brilliant, panoramic history revealed how financial crises follow a natureThe best known and most highly regarded book on financial crisesFinancial crises and speculative excess can be traced back to the very beginning of trade and commerce. Since its introduction in 1978, this book has charted and followed this volatile world of financial markets. Charles Kindleberger's brilliant, panoramic history revealed how financial crises follow a nature-like rhythm: they peak and purge, swell and storm. Now this newly revised and expanded Fourth Edition probes the most recent natural disasters of the markets--from the difficulties in East Asia and the repercussions of the Mexican crisis to the 1992 Sterling crisis. His sharply drawn history confronts a host of key questions.Charles P. Kindleberger (Boston, MA) was the Ford Professor of Economics at MIT for thirty-three years. He is a financial historian and prolific writer who has published over twenty-four books.
/book/show/11305364-area-51?from_search=true	Annie   Jacobsen	Area 51: An Uncensored History of America's Top Secret Military Base	Area 51 is the most famous military installation in the world--& it doesn't exist. Located 75 miles outside of Las Vegas in Nevada's desert, it's never been acknowledged by the government, but it's captivated imaginations for decades. Myths & hypotheses about it have long abounded, thanks to the enveloping secrecy. Some claim it is home to aliens, underground tunneArea 51 is the most famous military installation in the world--& it doesn't exist. Located 75 miles outside of Las Vegas in Nevada's desert, it's never been acknowledged by the government, but it's captivated imaginations for decades. Myths & hypotheses about it have long abounded, thanks to the enveloping secrecy. Some claim it is home to aliens, underground tunnel systems & nuclear facilities. Others believe that the lunar landings were filmed there. The prevalence of these rumors stems from the fact that no credible insiders have divulged the truth about their time inside the base--until now. Annie Jacobsen had exclusive access to 19 men who served the base for decades & are now aged 75-92, & unprecedented access to 55 additional military & intelligence personnel, scientists, pilots & engineers linked to the secret base, 32 of whom lived & worked there for extended periods. Inshe shows what's really gone on in the Nevada desert, from testing nuclear weapons to building super-secret, supersonic jets to pursuing the War on Terror. This is the first book based on interviews with eye witnesses to Area 51 history, which makes it a seminal work on the subject. Filled with formerly classified information that's never been accurately decoded for the public,weaves the mysterious activities of the base into a gripping narrative, showing that facts are often more fantastic than fiction, especially when the distinction is almost impossible to make.
/book/show/17847473-strategy?from_search=true	Lawrence Freedman	Strategy: A History	Selected as a Financial Times Best Book of 2013In Strategy: A History, Sir Lawrence Freedman, one of the world's leading authorities on war and international politics, captures the vast history of strategic thinking, in a consistently engaging and insightful account of how strategy came to pervade every aspect of our lives.The range of Freedman's narrative is extraordinarySelected as a Financial Times Best Book of 2013In Strategy: A History, Sir Lawrence Freedman, one of the world's leading authorities on war and international politics, captures the vast history of strategic thinking, in a consistently engaging and insightful account of how strategy came to pervade every aspect of our lives.The range of Freedman's narrative is extraordinary, moving from the surprisingly advanced strategy practiced in primate groups, to the opposing strategies of Achilles and Odysseus in The Iliad, the strategic advice of Sun Tzu and Machiavelli, the great military innovations of Baron Henri de Jomini and Carl von Clausewitz, the grounding of revolutionary strategy in class struggles by Marx, the insights into corporate strategy found in Peter Drucker and Alfred Sloan, and the contributions of the leading social scientists working on strategy today. The core issue at the heart of strategy, the author notes, is whether it is possible to manipulate and shape our environment rather than simply become the victim of forces beyond one's control. Time and again, Freedman demonstrates that the inherent unpredictability of this environment-subject to chance events, the efforts of opponents, the missteps of friends-provides strategy with its challenge and its drama. Armies or corporations or nations rarely move from one predictable state of affairs to another, but instead feel their way through a series of states, each one not quite what was anticipated, requiring a reappraisal of the original strategy, including its ultimate objective. Thus the picture of strategy that emerges in this book is one that is fluid and flexible, governed by the starting point, not the end point.A brilliant overview of the most prominent strategic theories in history, from David's use of deception against Goliath, to the modern use of game theory in economics, this masterful volume sums up a lifetime of reflection on strategy.
/book/show/8675283-vanished-kingdoms?from_search=true	Norman Davies	Vanished Kingdoms: The History of Half-Forgotten Europe	'The past is a foreign country' has become a truism, yet we often forget that the past is different from the present in many unfamiliar ways, and historical memory is extraordinarily imperfect. We habitually think of the European past as the history of countries which exist today - France, Germany, Britain, Russia and so on - but often this actually obstructs our view of t'The past is a foreign country' has become a truism, yet we often forget that the past is different from the present in many unfamiliar ways, and historical memory is extraordinarily imperfect. We habitually think of the European past as the history of countries which exist today - France, Germany, Britain, Russia and so on - but often this actually obstructs our view of the past, and blunts our sensitivity to the ever-changing political landscape.Europe's history is littered with kingdoms, duchies, empires and republics which have now disappeared but which were once fixtures on the map of their age - 'the Empire of Aragon' which once dominated the western Mediterranean; the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, for a time the largest country in Europe; the successive kingdoms (and one duchy) of Prussia, much of whose history is now half-remembered at best. This book shows the reader how to peer through the cracks of mainstream history writing and listen to the echoes of lost realms across the centuries.
/book/show/17412780-princesses-behaving-badly?from_search=true	Linda Rodrguez McRobbie	Princesses Behaving Badly: Real Stories from History—without the Fairy-Tale Endings	You think you know her story. Youve read the Brothers Grimm, youve watched the Disney cartoons, you cheered as these virtuous women lived happily ever after. But the lives of real princesses couldnt be more different. Sure, many were graceful and benevolent leadersbut just as many were ruthless in their quest for power, and all of them had skeletons rattling in their rYou think you know her story. Youve read the Brothers Grimm, youve watched the Disney cartoons, you cheered as these virtuous women lived happily ever after. But the lives of real princesses couldnt be more different. Sure, many were graceful and benevolent leadersbut just as many were ruthless in their quest for power, and all of them had skeletons rattling in their royal closets. Princess Stephanie von Hohenlohe was a Nazi spy. Empress Elizabeth of the Austro-Hungarian empire slept wearing a mask of raw veal. Princess Olga of Kiev murdered thousands of men, and Princess Rani Lakshmibai waged war on the battlefield, charging into combat with her toddler son strapped to her back.offers minibiographies of all these princesses and dozens more. Its a fascinating read for history buffs, feminists, and anyone seeking a different kind of bedtime story.
/book/show/641593.Meggs_History_of_Graphic_Design?from_search=true	Philip B. Meggs Alston W. Purvis	Meggs' History of Graphic Design	Now in its Fourth Edition, this unrivaled, seminal work continues its long tradition of providing balanced insight and thorough historical background. Under the new authorial leadership of Alston Purvis, this authoritative book offers more than 450 new images, along with expansive coverage of such topics as Italian, Russian, and Dutch design. It reveals a saga of creativeNow in its Fourth Edition, this unrivaled, seminal work continues its long tradition of providing balanced insight and thorough historical background. Under the new authorial leadership of Alston Purvis, this authoritative book offers more than 450 new images, along with expansive coverage of such topics as Italian, Russian, and Dutch design. It reveals a saga of creative innovators, breakthrough technologies, and important design innovations.
/book/show/3761596-the-third-reich-at-war?from_search=true	Richard J. Evans	The Third Reich At War (The History of the Third Reich, #3)	Already hailed as a masterpiece (William Grimes in) and the most comprehensive historAlready hailed as a masterpiece (William Grimes in) and the most comprehensive history of the Third Reich (Ian Kershaw), this epic trilogy reaches its terrifying climax in this volume.
/book/show/23316550-library?from_search=true	Matthew Battles	Library: An Unquiet History	Through the ages, libraries have not only accumulatedand preserved but also shaped, inspired, and obliteratedknowledge. Now they are in crisis. Former rare books librarianand Harvard MetaLAB visionary Matthew Battles takes usfrom Boston to Baghdad, from classical scriptoria to medievalmonasteries and on to the Information Age, to explorehow libraries are built and how theyThrough the ages, libraries have not only accumulatedand preserved but also shaped, inspired, and obliteratedknowledge. Now they are in crisis. Former rare books librarianand Harvard MetaLAB visionary Matthew Battles takes usfrom Boston to Baghdad, from classical scriptoria to medievalmonasteries and on to the Information Age, to explorehow libraries are built and how they are destroyed: from thescroll burnings in ancient China to the burning of libraries inEurope and Bosnia to the latest revolutionary upheavals ofthe digital age. A new epilogue elucidates the preservationof knowledge amid the creative destruction of twenty-firstcentury technology.
/book/show/18963.Morgoth_s_Ring?from_search=true	J.R.R. Tolkien Christopher Tolkien (Editor)	Morgoth's Ring (The History of Middle-Earth, #10)	In Morgoth's Ring, the tenth volume of The History of Middle-earth and the first of two companion volumes, Christopher Tolkien describes and documents the legends of the Elder Days, as they were evolved and transformed by his father in the years before he completed The Lord of the Rings. The text of the Annals of Aman, the Blessed Land in the far West, is given in full.In Morgoth's Ring, the tenth volume of The History of Middle-earth and the first of two companion volumes, Christopher Tolkien describes and documents the legends of the Elder Days, as they were evolved and transformed by his father in the years before he completed The Lord of the Rings. The text of the Annals of Aman, the Blessed Land in the far West, is given in full. And in writings never before published, we can see the nature of the problems that J.R.R. Tolkien explored in his later years as new and radical ideas, portending upheaval in the heart of the mythology. At this time Tokien sought to redefine the old legends, and wrote of the nature and destiny of Elves, the idea of Elvish rebirth, the origins of the Orcs, and the Fall of Men. His meditation of mortality and immortality as represented in the lives of Men and Elves led to another major writing at this time, the Debate of Finrod and Andreth, which is reproduced here in full. Above all, Christopher Tolkien writes in his foreward, the power and significance of Melkor-Morgoth...was enlarged to become the ground and source of the corruption of Arda. This book indeed is all about Morgoth. Incomparably greater than the power of Sauron, concentrated in the One Ring, Morgoth's power (Tolkien wrote) was dispersed into the very matter of Arda: The whole of Middle-earth was Morgoth's Ring.
/book/show/150749.The_Body_Project?from_search=true	Joan Jacobs Brumberg	The Body Project: An Intimate History of American Girls	Timely and sympathetic . . . a work of impassioned advocacy. --A hundred years ago, women were lacing themselves into corsets and teaching their daughters to do the same. The ideal of the day, however, was inner beauty: a focus on good deeds and a pure heart. Today American women have more social choices and personal freedom than ever before. But fifty-threTimely and sympathetic . . . a work of impassioned advocacy. --A hundred years ago, women were lacing themselves into corsets and teaching their daughters to do the same. The ideal of the day, however, was inner beauty: a focus on good deeds and a pure heart. Today American women have more social choices and personal freedom than ever before. But fifty-three percent of our girls are dissatisfied with their bodies by the age of thirteen, and many begin a pattern of weight obsession and dieting as early as eight or nine. Why?In, historian Joan Jacobs Brumberg answers this question, drawing on diary excerpts and media images from 1830 to the present. Tracing girls' attitudes toward topics ranging from breast size and menstruation to hair, clothing, and cosmetics, she exposes the shift from the Victorian concern with inner beauty to our modern focus on outward appearance--in particular, the desire to be model-thin and sexy. Compassionate, insightful, and gracefully written,explores the gains and losses adolescent girls have inherited since they shed the corset and the ideal of virginity for a new world of sexual freedom and consumerism--a world in which the body is their primary project.Joan Brumberg's book offers us an insightful and entertaining history behind the destructive mantra of the '90s--'I hate my body!' --Katie Couric
/book/show/880355.Demanding_the_Impossible?from_search=true	Peter   Marshall	Demanding the Impossible: A History of Anarchism	Lively and authoritative, this study of a widely misunderstood subject skillfully navigates the rough waters of anarchistic concepts--from Taoism to Situationism, ranters to punk rockers, individualists to communists, and anarcho-syndicalists to anarcha-feminists.Exploring key anarchist ideas of society and the state, freedom and equality, authority and power, the recordLively and authoritative, this study of a widely misunderstood subject skillfully navigates the rough waters of anarchistic concepts--from Taoism to Situationism, ranters to punk rockers, individualists to communists, and anarcho-syndicalists to anarcha-feminists.Exploring key anarchist ideas of society and the state, freedom and equality, authority and power, the record investigates the successes and failures of anarchist movements throughout the world. Presenting a balanced and critical survey, the detailed document covers not only classic anarchist thinkers--such as Godwin, Proudhon, Bakunin, Kropotkin, Reclus, and Emma Goldman--but also other libertarian figures, such as Nietzsche, Camus, Gandhi, Foucault, and Chomsky.Essential reading for anyone wishing to understand what anarchists stand for and what they have achieved, this fascinating account also includes an epilogue that examines the most recent developments, including postanarchism and anarcho-primitivism as well as the anarchist contributions to the peace, green, and global justice movements of the 21st century.
/book/show/17288660-amsterdam?from_search=true	Russell Shorto	Amsterdam: A History of the World's Most Liberal City	Tourists know Amsterdam as a picturesque city of low-slung brick houses lining tidy canals; student travelers know it for its legal brothels and hash bars; art lovers know it for Rembrandt's glorious portraits.ButTourists know Amsterdam as a picturesque city of low-slung brick houses lining tidy canals; student travelers know it for its legal brothels and hash bars; art lovers know it for Rembrandt's glorious portraits.But the deeper history of Amsterdam, what makes it one of the most fascinating places on earth, is bound up in its unique geography-the constant battle of its citizens to keep the sea at bay and the democratic philosophy that this enduring struggle fostered. Amsterdam is the font of liberalism, in both its senses. Tolerance for free thinking and free love make it a place where, in the words of one of its mayors, craziness is a value. But the city also fostered the deeper meaning of liberalism, one that profoundly influenced America: political and economic freedom. Amsterdam was home not only to religious dissidents and radical thinkers but to the world's first great global corporation.In this effortlessly erudite account, Russell Shorto traces the idiosyncratic evolution of Amsterdam, showing how such disparate elements as herring anatomy, naked Anabaptists parading through the streets, and an intimate gathering in a sixteenth-century wine-tasting room had a profound effect on Dutch-and world-history. Weaving in his own experiences of his adopted home, Shorto provides an ever-surprising, intellectually engaging story of Amsterdam from the building of its first canals in the 1300s, through its brutal struggle for independence, its golden age as a vast empire, to its complex present in which its cherished ideals of liberalism are under siege.
/book/show/483583.The_History_of_Mr_Polly?from_search=true	H.G. Wells John Sutherland (Introduction) Simon J. James (Notes)	The History of Mr. Polly	Mr. Polly is an ordinary middle-aged man who is tired of his wife's nagging and his dreary job as the owner of a regional gentleman's outfitters. Faced with the threat of bankruptcy, he concludes that the only way to escape his frustrating existence is by burning his shop to the ground and killing himself. Unexpected events, however, conspire to lead the bewildered Mr. PolMr. Polly is an ordinary middle-aged man who is tired of his wife's nagging and his dreary job as the owner of a regional gentleman's outfitters. Faced with the threat of bankruptcy, he concludes that the only way to escape his frustrating existence is by burning his shop to the ground and killing himself. Unexpected events, however, conspire to lead the bewildered Mr. Polly to a bright new future after he saves a life, fakes his death, and escapes to a world of heroism and hope.
/book/show/3333783-a-really-short-history-of-nearly-everything?from_search=true	Bill Bryson	A Really Short History of Nearly Everything	Bill Brysons own fascination with science began with a battered old school book he had when he was about ten or eleven years old. It had an illustration that captivated hima diagram showing Earths interior as it would look if you cut into it with a large knife and removed about a quarter of its bulk. The idea of lots of startled cars and people falling off the edge of tBill Brysons own fascination with science began with a battered old school book he had when he was about ten or eleven years old. It had an illustration that captivated hima diagram showing Earths interior as it would look if you cut into it with a large knife and removed about a quarter of its bulk. The idea of lots of startled cars and people falling off the edge of that sudden cliff (and 4,000 miles is a pretty long way to fall) was what grabbed him in the beginning, but gradually his attention turned to what the picture was trying to teach him: namely that Earths interior is made up of several different layers of materials, and at the very centre is a glowing sphere of iron and nickel,as hot as the Suns surface, according to the caption. And he very clearly remembers thinking: How do they know that?Bills storytelling skill makes the How? and, just as importantly, the Who? of scientific discovery entertaining and accessible for all ages. He covers the wonder and mystery of time and space, the frequently bizarre and often obsessive scientists and the methods they used, and the mind-boggling fact that, somehow, the universe exists and against all odds, life came to be on this wondrous planet we call home.
/book/show/18079802-the-secret-history-of-las-vegas?from_search=true	Chris Abani	The Secret History of Las Vegas	Before he can retire, Las Vegas detective Salazar is determined to solve a recent spate of murders. When he encounters a pair of conjoined twins with a container of blood near their car, hes sure he has apprehended the killers, and enlistBefore he can retire, Las Vegas detective Salazar is determined to solve a recent spate of murders. When he encounters a pair of conjoined twins with a container of blood near their car, hes sure he has apprehended the killers, and enlists the help of Dr. Sunil Singh, a South African transplant who specializes in the study of psychopaths. As Sunil tries to crack the twins, the implications of his research grow darker. Haunted by his betrayal of loved ones back home during apartheid, he seeks solace in the love of Asia, a prostitute with hopes of escaping that life. But Sunils own troubled past is fast on his heels in the form of a would-be assassin.Suspenseful through the last page,is Chris Abanis most accomplished work to date, with his trademark visionary prose and a striking compassion for the inner lives of outsiders.
/book/show/1650926.Jewels?from_search=true	Victoria Finlay	Jewels: A Secret History	Throughout history, precious stones have inspired passions and poetry, quests and curses, sacred writings and unsacred actions. In this scintillating book, journalist Victoria Finlay embarks on her own globe-circling search for the real stories behind some of the gems we prize most. Blending adventure travel, geology, exciting new research, and her own irresistible charm,Throughout history, precious stones have inspired passions and poetry, quests and curses, sacred writings and unsacred actions. In this scintillating book, journalist Victoria Finlay embarks on her own globe-circling search for the real stories behind some of the gems we prize most. Blending adventure travel, geology, exciting new research, and her own irresistible charm, Finlay has fashioned a treasure hunt for some of the most valuable, glamorous, and mysterious substances on earth.With the same intense curiosity and narrative flair she displayed in her widely-praised book Color, Finlay journeys from the underground opal churches of outback Australia to the once pearl-rich rivers of Scotland; from the peridot mines on an Apache reservation in Arizona to the remote ruby mines in the mountains of northern Burma. She risks confronting scorpions to crawl through Cleopatras long-deserted emerald mines, tries her hand at gem cutting in the dusty Sri Lankan city where Marco Polo bartered for sapphires, and investigates a rumor that fifty years ago most of the worlds amber was mined by prisoners in a Soviet gulag.Jewels is a unique and often exhilarating voyage through history, across cultures, deep into the earths mantle, and up to the glittering heights of fame, power, and wealth. From the fabled curse of the Hope Diamond, to the disturbing truths about how pearls are cultured, to the peasants who were once executed for carrying amber to the centuries-old quest by magicians and scientists to make a perfect diamond, Jewels tells dazzling stories with a wonderment and brilliance truly worthy of its subjects.
/book/show/1891120.The_Jewel_in_the_Skull?from_search=true	Michael Moorcock	The Jewel in the Skull (History of the Runestaff, #1)	Fantasy legend Michael Moorcock won hundreds of thousands of readers with his vast and imaginative multiverse, in which Law and Chaos wage war through endless alternative universes, struggling over the fundamental rules of existence.Moorcock's heroes of the multiverse have been lauded as some of the most influential characters in fantasy. Among the Eternal Champions, DoriaFantasy legend Michael Moorcock won hundreds of thousands of readers with his vast and imaginative multiverse, in which Law and Chaos wage war through endless alternative universes, struggling over the fundamental rules of existence.Moorcock's heroes of the multiverse have been lauded as some of the most influential characters in fantasy. Among the Eternal Champions, Dorian Hawkmoon is one of the most loved. In the far future, Hawkmoon is pulled unwillingly into a war that will eventually pit him against the ruthless Baron Meliadus and the armies of the Dark Empire. Antique cities, scientific sorcery, and crystalline machines serve as a backdrop to this high adventure.Dorian Hawkmoon, the last Duke of Koln, swore to destroy the Dark Empire of Granbretan. But after his defeat and capture at the hands of the vast forces of the Empire. Hawkmoon becomes a puppet co-opted by his arch nemesis to infiltrate the last stronghold of rebellion against Granbretan, the small but powerful city of Kamarang. He's been implanted with a black jewel, through whose power the Dark Empire can control his every decision. But in the city of Kamarang, Hawkmoon discovers the power inside him to overcome any control, and his vengeance against the Dark Empire is filled with an unrelenting fury.
/book/show/451044.Odd_Girls_and_Twilight_Lovers?from_search=true	Lillian Faderman	Odd Girls and Twilight Lovers: A History of Lesbian Life in Twentieth-Century America	Lillian Faderman tells the compelling story of lesbian life in the 20th century, from the early 1900s to today's diverse lifestyles. Using journals, unpublished manuscripts, songs, news accounts, novels, medical literature, and numerous interviews, she relates an often surprising narrative of lesbian life. A key work...the point of reference from which all subsequent studLillian Faderman tells the compelling story of lesbian life in the 20th century, from the early 1900s to today's diverse lifestyles. Using journals, unpublished manuscripts, songs, news accounts, novels, medical literature, and numerous interviews, she relates an often surprising narrative of lesbian life. A key work...the point of reference from which all subsequent studies of 20th-century lesbian life in the United States will begin..
/book/show/12862541-darwin-s-ghosts?from_search=true	Rebecca Stott	Darwin's Ghosts: The Secret History of Evolution	Christmas, 1859. Just one month after the publication ofCharles Darwin receivedChristmas, 1859. Just one month after the publication ofCharles Darwin received an unsettling letter. He had expected criticism; in fact, letters were arriving daily, most expressing outrage and accusations of heresy. But this letter was different. It accused him of failing to acknowledge his predecessors, of taking credit for a theory that had already been discovered by others. Darwin realized that he had made an error in omitting fromany mention of his intellectual forebears. Yet when he tried to trace all of the natural philosophers who had laid the groundwork for his theory, he found that history had already forgotten many of them.tells the story of the collective discovery of evolution, from Aristotle, walking the shores of Lesbos with his pupils, to Al-Jahiz, an Arab writer in the first century, from Leonardo da Vinci, searching for fossils in the mine shafts of the Tuscan hills, to Denis Diderot in Paris, exploring the origins of species while under the surveillance of the secret police, and the brilliant naturalists of the Jardin de Plantes, finding evidence for evolutionary change in the natural history collections stolen during the Napoleonic wars. Evolution was not discovered single-handedly, Rebecca Stott argues, contrary to what has become standard lore, but is an idea that emerged over many centuries, advanced by daring individuals across the globe who had the imagination to speculate on natures extraordinary ways, and who had the courage to articulate such speculations at a time when to do so was often considered heresy.With each chapter focusing on an early evolutionary thinker,is a fascinating account of a diverse group of individuals who, despite the very real dangers of challenging a system in which everything was presumed to have been created perfectly by God, felt compelled to understand where we came from. Ultimately, Stott demonstrates, ideasincluding evolution itselfevolve just as animals and plants do, by intermingling, toppling weaker notions, and developing over stretches of time.presents a groundbreaking new theory of an idea that has changed our very understanding of who we are.
/book/show/30646374-mozart-s-sister?from_search=true	Nancy Moser	Mozart's Sister (Women of History Book 1)	The year is 1763. Eleven-year-old Nannerl Mozart is performing before the crowned heads of Europe with her younger brother, Wolfgang. But behind the glamour lurk dark difficulties-- the hardship of travel, agonizing bouts of illness, and the constant concern over money. Their father, Leopold, is driven by a desire to bring his son's genius to the attention of the world. BuThe year is 1763. Eleven-year-old Nannerl Mozart is performing before the crowned heads of Europe with her younger brother, Wolfgang. But behind the glamour lurk dark difficulties-- the hardship of travel, agonizing bouts of illness, and the constant concern over money. Their father, Leopold, is driven by a desire to bring his son's genius to the attention of the world. But what about Nannerl? Is she not just as talented? In a time where women's choices are limited, what hope does she have of ever realizing her own dreams?
/book/show/252676.Queen_Victoria?from_search=true	Christopher Hibbert	Queen Victoria: A Personal History	In this surprising new life of Victoria, Christopher Hibbert, master of the telling anecdote and peerless biographer of England's great leaders, paints a fresh and intimate portrait of the woman who shaped a century. His Victoria is not only the formidable, demanding, capricious queen of popular imaginationshe is also often shy, diffident, and vulnerable, prone to gigglinIn this surprising new life of Victoria, Christopher Hibbert, master of the telling anecdote and peerless biographer of England's great leaders, paints a fresh and intimate portrait of the woman who shaped a century. His Victoria is not only the formidable, demanding, capricious queen of popular imaginationshe is also often shy, diffident, and vulnerable, prone to giggling fits and crying jags. Often censorious when confronted with her mother's moral lapses, she herself could be passionately sensual, emotional, and deeply sentimental. Ascending to the throne at age eighteen, Victoria ruled for sixty-four yearsan astounding length for any world leader. During her reign, she dealt with conflicts ranging from royal quarrels to war in Crimea and rebellion in India. She saw monarchs fall, empires crumble, new continents explored, and England grow into a dominant global and industrial power. This personal history is a compelling look at the complex woman whom, until now, we only thought we knew.
/book/show/70688.Interview_with_History?from_search=true	Oriana Fallaci	Interview with History	Italian journalist Oriana Fallaci interviews well-known political figures including Henry Kissenger, Nguyen Van Thieu, Golda Meir, Yasser Arafat, and others.
/book/show/22237143-kl?from_search=true	Nikolaus Wachsmann	KL: A History of the Nazi Concentration Camps	In a landmark work of history, Nikolaus Wachsmann offers an unprecedented, integrated account of the Nazi concentration camps from their inception in 1933 through their demise, seventy years ago, in the spring of 1945. The Third Reich has been studied in more depth than virtually any other period in history, and yet until now there has been no history of the camp system thIn a landmark work of history, Nikolaus Wachsmann offers an unprecedented, integrated account of the Nazi concentration camps from their inception in 1933 through their demise, seventy years ago, in the spring of 1945. The Third Reich has been studied in more depth than virtually any other period in history, and yet until now there has been no history of the camp system that tells the full story of its broad development and the everyday experiences of its inhabitants, both perpetrators and victims, and all those living in what Primo Levi called the gray zone.In, Wachsmann fills this glaring gap in our understanding. He not only synthesizes a new generation of scholarly work, much of it untranslated and unknown outside of Germany, but also presents startling revelations, based on many years of archival research, about the functioning and scope of the camp system. Examining, close up, life and death inside the camps, and adopting a wider lens to show how the camp system was shaped by changing political, legal, social, economic, and military forces, Wachsmann produces a unified picture of the Nazi regime and its camps that we have never seen before.A boldly ambitious work of deep importance,is destined to be a classic in the history of the twentieth century.
/book/show/8536070-the-rise-and-fall-of-ancient-egypt?from_search=true	Toby A.H. Wilkinson	The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt: The History of a Civilisation from 3000 BC to Cleopatra	Toby Wilkinson combines grand narrative sweep with detailed knowledge of hieroglyphs and the iconography of power, to reveal ancient Egypt in all its complexity. We see the relentless propaganda, the cut-throat politics, the brutality and repression that lay behind the appearance of unchanging monarchy.
/book/show/28503941-wonder-women?from_search=true	Sam Maggs Sophia Foster-Dimino (Illustrator)	Wonder Women: 25 Innovators, Inventors, and Trailblazers Who Changed History	You may think you know womens history pretty well. But have you ever heard of. . .Alice Ball, the chemist who developed an effective treatment for leprosyonly to have the credit taken by a man?Mary Sherman Morgan, the rocket scientist whose liquid fuel compounds blasted the first U.S. satellite into orbit?Huang Daopo, the inventor whose weaving technology revolutioYou may think you know womens history pretty well. But have you ever heard of. . .Alice Ball, the chemist who developed an effective treatment for leprosyonly to have the credit taken by a man?Mary Sherman Morgan, the rocket scientist whose liquid fuel compounds blasted the first U.S. satellite into orbit?Huang Daopo, the inventor whose weaving technology revolutionized textile production in Chinacenturies before the cotton gin?Ever heard of Allied spy Noor Inayat Khan, a woman whom the Nazis considered highly dangerous? Or German painter and entomologist Maria Sibylla Merian, who planned and embarked on the worlds first scientific expedition? How about Huang Daopo, the inventor who fled an abusive child marriage only to revolutionize textile production in China?Smart women have always been able to achieve amazing things, even when the odds were stacked against them. In, author Sam Maggs tells the stories of the brilliant, brainy, and totally rad women in history who broke barriers as scientists, engineers, mathematicians, adventurers, and inventors, complete with portraits by Google doodler Sophia Foster-Dimino. Plus, interviews with real-life women in STEM careers, an extensive bibliography, and a guide to women-centric science and technology organizationsall to show the many ways the geeky girls of today can help to build the future.
/book/show/543517.The_Triumph_of_the_Moon?from_search=true	Ronald Hutton	The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft	Here is a book that brings witchcraft out of the shadows. The Triumph of the Moon is the first full-scale study of the only religion England has ever given the world--modern pagan witchcraft, otherwise known as wicca. Meticulously researched, it provides a thorough account of an ancient religion that has spread from English shores across four continents.For centuries, paHere is a book that brings witchcraft out of the shadows. The Triumph of the Moon is the first full-scale study of the only religion England has ever given the world--modern pagan witchcraft, otherwise known as wicca. Meticulously researched, it provides a thorough account of an ancient religion that has spread from English shores across four continents.For centuries, pagan witchcraft has been linked with chilling images of blood rituals, ghostlike druids, and even human sacrifices. But while Robert Hutton explores this dark side of witchery, he stresses the positive, reminding us that devotion to art, the natural world, femininity, and the classical deities are also central to the practice of wicca. Indeed, the author shows how leading figures in English literature--W.B. Yeats, D.H. Lawrence, and Robert Graves, just to name a few--celebrated these positive aspects of the religion in their work, thereby softening the public perception of witchcraft in Victorian England. From cunning village folk to freemasons and from high magic to the black arts, Hutton chronicles the fascinating process by which actual wiccan practices evolved into what is now a viable modern religion. He also presents compelling biographies of wicca's principal figures, such as Gerald Gardner, who was inducted into a witch coven at the age of 53, and recorded many clandestine rituals and beliefs.Ronald Hutton is known for his colorful, provocative, and always thoroughly researched studies on original subjects. This work is no exception. It will appeal to anyone interested in witchcraft, paganism and alternative religions.
/book/show/114192.Medical_Apartheid?from_search=true	Harriet A. Washington	Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present	From the era of slavery to the present day, the first full history of black Americas shocking mistreatment as unwilling and unwitting experimental subjects at the hands of the medical establishment.is the first and only comprehensive history of medical experimentation on African Americans. Starting with the earliest encounters between black Americans anFrom the era of slavery to the present day, the first full history of black Americas shocking mistreatment as unwilling and unwitting experimental subjects at the hands of the medical establishment.is the first and only comprehensive history of medical experimentation on African Americans. Starting with the earliest encounters between black Americans and Western medical researchers and the racist pseudoscience that resulted, it details the ways both slaves and freedmen were used in hospitals for experiments conducted without their knowledgea tradition that continues today within some black populations. It reveals how blacks have historically been prey to grave-robbing as well as unauthorized autopsies and dissections. Moving into the twentieth century, it shows how the pseudoscience of eugenics and social Darwinism was used to justify experimental exploitation and shoddy medical treatment of blacks, and the view that they were biologically inferior, oversexed, and unfit for adult responsibilities. Shocking new details about the governments notorious Tuskegee experiment are revealed, as are similar, less-well-known medical atrocities conducted by the government, the armed forces, prisons, and private institutions.The product of years of prodigious research into medical journals and experimental reports long undisturbed,reveals the hidden underbelly of scientific research and makes possible, for the first time, an understanding of the roots of the African American health deficit. At last, it provides the fullest possible context for comprehending the behavioral fallout that has caused black Americans to view researchersand indeed the whole medical establishmentwith such deep distrust. No one concerned with issues of public health and racial justice can afford not to read, a masterful book that will stir up both controversy and long-needed debate.
/book/show/172803.A_Patriot_s_History_of_the_United_States?from_search=true	Larry Schweikart Michael Patrick Allen Michael Allen	A Patriot's History of the United States: From Columbus's Great Discovery to the War on Terror	For the past three decades, many history professors have allowed their biases to distort the way Americas past is taught. These intellectuals have searched for instances of racism, sexism, and bigotry in our history while downplaying the greatness of Americas patriots and the achievements of dead white men. As a result, more emphasis is placed on Harriet Tubman than onFor the past three decades, many history professors have allowed their biases to distort the way Americas past is taught. These intellectuals have searched for instances of racism, sexism, and bigotry in our history while downplaying the greatness of Americas patriots and the achievements of dead white men. As a result, more emphasis is placed on Harriet Tubman than on George Washington; more about the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II than about D-Day or Iwo Jima; more on the dangers we faced from Joseph McCarthy than those we faced from Josef Stalin.corrects those doctrinaire biases. In this groundbreaking book, Americas discovery, founding, and development are reexamined with an appreciation for the elements of public virtue, personal liberty, and private property that make this nation uniquely successful. This book offers a long-overdue acknowledgment of Americas true and proud history.
/book/show/13638575-tudors?from_search=true	Peter Ackroyd	Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I (The History of England, #2)	Rich in detail and atmosphere and told in vivid prose, Tudors recounts the transformation of England from a settled Catholic country to a Protestant superpower. It is the story of Henry VIII's cataclysmic break with Rome, and his relentless pursuit of both the perfect wife and the perfect heir; of how the brief reign of the teenage king, Edward VI, gave way to the violentRich in detail and atmosphere and told in vivid prose, Tudors recounts the transformation of England from a settled Catholic country to a Protestant superpower. It is the story of Henry VIII's cataclysmic break with Rome, and his relentless pursuit of both the perfect wife and the perfect heir; of how the brief reign of the teenage king, Edward VI, gave way to the violent reimposition of Catholicism and the stench of bonfires under 'Bloody Mary'. It tells, too, of the long reign of Elizabeth I, which, though marked by civil strife, plots against the queen and even an invasion force, finally brought stability. Above all, however, it is the story of the English Reformation and the making of the Anglican Church. At the beginning of the sixteenth century, England was still largely feudal and looked to Rome for direction; at its end, it was a country where good governance was the duty of the state, not the church, and where men and women began to look to themselves for answers rather than to those who ruled them.
/book/show/1970362.A_History_of_Russia?from_search=true	Nicholas V. Riasanovsky	A History of Russia	Widely acclaimed as the best one-volume survey text available, A History of Russia presents the whole span of Russia's history, from the origins of the Kievan state and the building of an empire, to Soviet Russia, the successor states, and beyond. Drawing on both primary sources and major interpretive works, this sixth edition updates its existing coverage of the social, eWidely acclaimed as the best one-volume survey text available, A History of Russia presents the whole span of Russia's history, from the origins of the Kievan state and the building of an empire, to Soviet Russia, the successor states, and beyond. Drawing on both primary sources and major interpretive works, this sixth edition updates its existing coverage of the social, economic, cultural, political and miliary events of Russia's past and includes a new chapter on the post-Gorbachev era as well as helpful updated biblipgraphies and reading source lists.Examining contemporary issues such as the rise of Yeltsin, the nationalities question, and Russia's attempts to market capitalism, this sixth edition takes the study of Russia straight into the new millennium, continuing A History of Russia's nearly forty-year track record as the leader in the field.
/book/show/16125013-on-this-day-in-tudor-history?from_search=true	Claire Ridgway	On This Day in Tudor History	On This Day in Tudor History gives a day-by-day look at events from the Tudor era, including births, deaths, baptisms, marriages, battles, arrests, executions and more.This must-have book for Tudor history lovers is perfect for:- Dipping into daily over your morning coffee- Using in the classroom- Trivia nights and quizzes- Finding out what happened on your birthday or speOn This Day in Tudor History gives a day-by-day look at events from the Tudor era, including births, deaths, baptisms, marriages, battles, arrests, executions and more.This must-have book for Tudor history lovers is perfect for:- Dipping into daily over your morning coffee- Using in the classroom- Trivia nights and quizzes- Finding out what happened on your birthday or special day- Wowing friends and family with your Tudor history knowledge- Researching the Tudor periodWritten by best-selling Tudor history author Claire Ridgway, On This Day in Tudor History contains a wealth of information about your favourite Tudor monarchs, their subjects and the times they lived in.Did you know: On 17th January 1569 Agnes Bowker gave birth to a cat?
/book/show/11085879-the-history-of-herodotus-volume-1?from_search=true	Herodotus G.C. Macaulay (Translator)	The history of Herodotus — Volume 1	This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
/book/show/942594.Lone_Star?from_search=true	T.R. Fehrenbach	Lone Star: A History Of Texas And The Texans	Here is an up-to-the-moment history of the Lone Star State, together with an insider's look at the people, politics, and events that have shaped Texas from the beginning right up to our days. Never before has the story been told with more vitality and immediacy. Fehrenbach re-creates the Texas saga from prehistory to the Spanish and French invasions to the heyday of the coHere is an up-to-the-moment history of the Lone Star State, together with an insider's look at the people, politics, and events that have shaped Texas from the beginning right up to our days. Never before has the story been told with more vitality and immediacy. Fehrenbach re-creates the Texas saga from prehistory to the Spanish and French invasions to the heyday of the cotton and cattle empires. He dramatically describes the emergence of Texas as a republic, the vote for secession before the Civil War, and the state's readmission to the Union after the War. In the twentieth century oil would emerge as an important economic resource and social change would come. But Texas would remain unmistakably Texas, because Texans have been made different by the crucible of history; they think and act in different ways, according to the history that shaped their hearts and minds.
/book/show/17707749-uncharted?from_search=true	Erez Aiden Jean-Baptiste Michel	Uncharted: Big Data and an Emerging Science of Human History	One of the greatest untapped resources of today isnt offshore oil or natural gasits data. Gigabytes, exabytes (thats one quintillion bytes) of data are sitting on servers across the world. So how can we start to access this explosion of information, this big data, and what can it tell us?Erez Aiden and Jean-Baptiste Michel are two young scientists at Harvard who sOne of the greatest untapped resources of today isnt offshore oil or natural gasits data. Gigabytes, exabytes (thats one quintillion bytes) of data are sitting on servers across the world. So how can we start to access this explosion of information, this big data, and what can it tell us?Erez Aiden and Jean-Baptiste Michel are two young scientists at Harvard who started to ask those questions. They teamed up with Google to create the Ngram Viewer, a Web-based tool that can chart words throughout the massive Google Books archive, sifting through billions of words to find fascinating cultural trends. On the day that the Ngram Viewer debuted in 2010, more than one million queries were run through it.On the front lines of Big Data, Aiden and Michel realized that this big datasetthe Google Books archive that contains remarkable information on the human experiencehad huge implications for looking at our shared human history. The tool they developed to delve into the data has enabled researchers to track how our language has evolved over time, how art has been censored, how fame can grow and fade, how nations trend toward war. How we remember and how we forget. And ultimately, how Big Data is changing the game for the sciences, humanities, politics, business, and our culture.
/book/show/269734.The_Penguin_History_of_Latin_America?from_search=true	Edwin Williamson	The Penguin History of Latin America	A single-volume history of Latin America. Professor Williamson starts with the pre-Columbian Indian peoples and the slow, often savage process of colonization by which Spaniards and Portuguese came to control territory many times the size of Spain. Indeed, it was not until the age of the Enlightenment, dynastic shifts, imperial reforms and Napoleonic conquests in Europe thA single-volume history of Latin America. Professor Williamson starts with the pre-Columbian Indian peoples and the slow, often savage process of colonization by which Spaniards and Portuguese came to control territory many times the size of Spain. Indeed, it was not until the age of the Enlightenment, dynastic shifts, imperial reforms and Napoleonic conquests in Europe that the scene was set for independent republics. Our own century has witnessed both the long decline of Argentina and the dynamic corporatism of Mexico, lurches between dictatorship and democracy in Brazil and Chile, and utterly distinct developments in Cuba. All this is summarized and surveyed in this book.
/book/show/28587946-who-killed-these-girls?from_search=true	Beverly Lowry	Who Killed These Girls?: The Twenty-Five-Year History of Austin's Yogurt Shop Murders	The facts are brutally straightforward. On December 6, 1991, the naked, bound-and-gagged bodies of four girls--each one shot in the head--were found in an I Can't Believe It's Yogurt! shop in Austin, Texas. Grief, shock, and horror spread out from their families and friends to overtake the city itself. Though all branches of law enforcement were brought to bear, the inveThe facts are brutally straightforward. On December 6, 1991, the naked, bound-and-gagged bodies of four girls--each one shot in the head--were found in an I Can't Believe It's Yogurt! shop in Austin, Texas. Grief, shock, and horror spread out from their families and friends to overtake the city itself. Though all branches of law enforcement were brought to bear, the investigation was often misdirected, and after eight years only two men (then teenagers) were tried; moreover, their subsequent convictions were eventually overturned, and Austin PD detectives are still working on what is now a very cold case. Over the decades, the story has grown to include DNA technology, false confessions, and other developments facing crime and punishment in contemporary life, but this story belongs to the scores of people involved, and from them Lowry has fashioned a riveting saga that reads like a Russian novel, comprehensive and thoroughly engrossing.
/book/show/1136636.The_Fatal_Shore?from_search=true	Robert Hughes	The Fatal Shore: History of the Transportation of Convicts to Australia 1787-1868	An extraordinary volume--even a masterpiece--about the early history of Australia that reads like the finest of novels. Hughes captures everything in this complex tableau with narrative finesse that drives the reader ever deeper into specific facts and greater understanding. He presents compassionate understanding of the plights of colonists--both freemen and convicts--andAn extraordinary volume--even a masterpiece--about the early history of Australia that reads like the finest of novels. Hughes captures everything in this complex tableau with narrative finesse that drives the reader ever deeper into specific facts and greater understanding. He presents compassionate understanding of the plights of colonists--both freemen and convicts--and the Aboriginal peoples they displaced. One of the very best works of history I have ever read.
/book/show/631246.The_Wonder_That_Was_India?from_search=true	Arthur Llewellyn  Basham	The Wonder That Was India: A Survey of the History and Culture of the Indian Sub-Continent before the coming of the Muslims	Indian civilization is among the oldest in the world, and what is unique in that respect is that the culture of the peoples still remains largely unchanged, with a strong thread of continuity through the ages.takes a look at the country's history from the time of the Harappan or Indus Valley Civilization. It explores the possible causes for the deIndian civilization is among the oldest in the world, and what is unique in that respect is that the culture of the peoples still remains largely unchanged, with a strong thread of continuity through the ages.takes a look at the country's history from the time of the Harappan or Indus Valley Civilization. It explores the possible causes for the decline of the Harappan civilization and settlements. The book talks about the possibility of the Harappans having moved towards the south and settled in the peninsular region.The author also discusses the Aryan invasion theory, supporting it with various research papers and findings of that time. The evolution of Hindu religion is also talked about in this book--from the Harappan times, to the coming of the Aryans and the mutual influence that Hinduism and its off shoots Jainism and Buddhism had on each other.This book is comprehensive in its coverage of Indian history. It looks at every aspect of Indian society and culture.covers everything from religion, governance, social evolution, literary traditions, philosophy languages, and science.The author explores the significant role the Hindu religion played on the lives of the people. All the literary compositions of ancient times had religious associations. He also puts forward the theory that the European gypsies are of Indian origin.also gives an insight into modern Indian society and culture, how it became a confluence of different influences from many a quarter throughout the many stages of its history.
/book/show/773797.Borderland?from_search=true	Anna Reid	Borderland: A Journey Through the History of Ukraine	tells the story of Ukraine. A thousand years ago it was the center of the first great Slav civilization, Kievan Rus. In 1240, the Mongols invaded from the east, and for the next seven centureies, Ukraine was split between warring neighbors: Lithuanians, Poles, Russians, Austrians, and Tatars. Again and again, borderland turned into battlefield: during the Cossactells the story of Ukraine. A thousand years ago it was the center of the first great Slav civilization, Kievan Rus. In 1240, the Mongols invaded from the east, and for the next seven centureies, Ukraine was split between warring neighbors: Lithuanians, Poles, Russians, Austrians, and Tatars. Again and again, borderland turned into battlefield: during the Cossack risings of the seventeenth century, Russias wars with Sweden in the eighteenth, the Civil War of 19181920, and under Nazi occupation. Ukraine finally won independence in 1991, with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Bigger than France and a populous as Britain, it has the potential to become one of the most powerful states in Europe.In this finely written and penetrating book, Anna Reid combines research and her own experiences to chart Ukraines tragic past. Talking to peasants and politicians, rabbis and racketeers, dissidents and paramilitaries, survivors of Stalins famine and of Nazi labor camps, she reveals the layers of myth and propaganda that wrap this divided land. From the Polish churches of Lviv to the coal mines of the Russian-speaking Donbass, from the Galician shtetlech to the Tatar shantytowns of Crimea, the book explores Ukraines struggle to build itself a national identity, and identity that faces up to a bloody past, and embraces all the peoples within its borders.
/book/show/1049929.Bosnia?from_search=true	Noel Malcolm	Bosnia: A Short History	This updated edition of Noel Malcolm's highly-acclaimedprovides the reader with the most comprehensive narrative history of Bosnia in the English language. Malcolm examines the different religious and ethnic inhabitants of Bosnia, a land of vast cultural upheaval where the empires of Rome, Charlemagne, the Ottomans, and the Austro-Hungarians overlaThis updated edition of Noel Malcolm's highly-acclaimedprovides the reader with the most comprehensive narrative history of Bosnia in the English language. Malcolm examines the different religious and ethnic inhabitants of Bosnia, a land of vast cultural upheaval where the empires of Rome, Charlemagne, the Ottomans, and the Austro-Hungarians overlapped. Clarifying the various myths that have clouded the modern understanding of Bosnia's past, Malcolm brings to light the true causes of the country's destruction. This expanded edition of Bosnia includes a new epilogue by the author examining the failed Vance-Owen peace plan, the tenuous resolution of the Dayton Accords, and the efforts of the United Nations to keep the uneasy peace.What went wrong in the country where Christians and Muslims mingled and tolerated each other for over five centuries? It was a land with a vibrant political and cultural history, unlike any other in Europe, where great powers and religions-the empires of Rome, Charlemagne, the Ottomans; the faiths of Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Judaism, and Islam overlapped and combined. In this first English-language history of Bosnia, Noel Malcolm provides a narrative chronicle of the country from its beginnings to its tragic end. Clarifying the various myths that have clouded the modern understanding of Bosnia's past, Malcolm brings to light the true causes of the country's destruction: the political strategy of the Serbian leadership, the conflict between the city and the countryside, the fatal inaction and miscalculations of Western politicians. Putting the Bosnia war into perspective, this volume celebrates the complex history of a country whose past, as well as its future, has been all but erased. At last, here is the guide for the general reader seeking a comprehensive and accessible account of the war in the former Yugoslavia.Table of ContentsA Note on Names and PronunciationsMapsIntroduction1. Races, myths and origins: Bosnia to 11802. The medieval Bosnian state, 1180-14633. The Bosnian Church4. War and the Ottoman system, 1463-16065. The Islamicization of Bosnia6. Serbs and Vlachs7. War and politics in Ottoman Bosnia, 1606-18158. Economic life, culture and society in Ottoman Bosnia, 1606-18159. The Jews and the Gypsies of Bosnia10. Resistance and reform, 1815-187811. Bosnia under Austro-Hungarian rule, 1878-191412. War and the kingdom: Bosnia 1914-194113. Bosnia and the second world war, 1941-194514. Bosnia in Titoist Yugoslavia, 1945-198915. Bosnia and the death of Yugoslavia: 1989-199216. The destruction of Bosnia: 1992-1993NotesGlossaryBibliographyIndex
/book/show/32470151-mayflower?from_search=true	Hourly History	Mayflower: A History From Beginning to End	The story of the Mayflower is one of adventure, courage, and destiny. The Mayflower was the ship that launched a nation. She left from England in September of 1620, carrying 102 English Separatists to a new life, one that came with the freedom to practice their religious beliefs as they saw fit. These Pilgrims had the courage of their convictions. They had already potentiaThe story of the Mayflower is one of adventure, courage, and destiny. The Mayflower was the ship that launched a nation. She left from England in September of 1620, carrying 102 English Separatists to a new life, one that came with the freedom to practice their religious beliefs as they saw fit. These Pilgrims had the courage of their convictions. They had already potentially faced execution for practicing their beliefs and now they were willing to uproot their lives, their families, and their homes, to sign contracts of indentured servitude for them and their children - all to find what they called freedom in a foreign land.Inside you will read about...How Religious Upheaval Shaped American ColonizationThe Ship that Launched a Nations FutureThe Contract and the CrossingArrival in AmericaEarly Life in the ColoniesPilgrims and PuritansThe Ideology that Shaped a NationTheir journey was one of courage and destiny as they forged ahead, crossing an ocean to settle in a harsh environment. They faced storms and dangerous adversaries to get to the New World. There, they built a life based on the values they held sacred, and those values would form the foundation of a new nation almost a century later. This eBook tells the story of their adventure in a concise yet thorough manner that is packed with historical detail and enjoyable to read.
/book/show/955446.Dave_Barry_s_History_of_the_Millennium?from_search=true	Dave Barry	Dave Barry's History of the Millennium	A brilliantly funny exploration of the tumultuous years 2000-2006 from the Pulitzer Prize-winning humorist.
/book/show/23164328-world-order?from_search=true	Henry Kissinger	World Order: Reflections on the Character of Nations and the Course of History	
/book/show/2924837-america-s-hidden-history?from_search=true	Kenneth C. Davis	America's Hidden History: Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation	The story of the first real Pilgrims in America, who were wine-making French Huguenots, not dour English Separatists   The coming-of-age story of Queen Isabella, who suggested that Columbus pack the moving mess hall of pigs that may have spread disease to many Native Americans   The long, bloody relationship between the Pilgrims and Indians that runs counter to the idyllic scene of the Thanksgiving feast   The little-known story of George Washington as a headstrong young soldier who committed a war crime, signed a confession, and started a war!
/book/show/21208658-my-bondage-and-my-freedom-annotated?from_search=true	Frederick Douglass	My Bondage and My Freedom (annotated) (Oshun Publishing African-American History Series)	* Includes detailed and complex biography of Frederick Douglass* Appendix includes a letter to a former master and various excerpts from Douglass' abolitionist lecturesMy Bondage and My Freedom is an autobiographical slave narrative written by Frederick Douglass and published in 1855. It is the second of three autobiographies written by Douglass, and is mainly an expansi* Includes detailed and complex biography of Frederick Douglass* Appendix includes a letter to a former master and various excerpts from Douglass' abolitionist lecturesMy Bondage and My Freedom is an autobiographical slave narrative written by Frederick Douglass and published in 1855. It is the second of three autobiographies written by Douglass, and is mainly an expansion of his first, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, discussing in greater detail his transition from bondage to liberty.
/book/show/18625302-history-of-the-donner-party-a-tragedy-of-the-sierra?from_search=true	C.F. McGlashan	History of the Donner Party, a Tragedy of the Sierra	This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
/book/show/85272.Birth_of_the_Chess_Queen?from_search=true	Marilyn Yalom	Birth of the Chess Queen: A History	Everyone knows that the queen is the most dominant piece in chess, but few people know that the game existed for five hundred years without her. It wasn't until chess became a popular pastime for European royals during the Middle Ages that the queen was born and was gradually empowered to become the king's fierce warrior and protector.examines theEveryone knows that the queen is the most dominant piece in chess, but few people know that the game existed for five hundred years without her. It wasn't until chess became a popular pastime for European royals during the Middle Ages that the queen was born and was gradually empowered to become the king's fierce warrior and protector.examines the five centuries between the chess queen's timid emergence in the early days of the Holy Roman Empire to her elevation during the reign of Isabel of Castile. Marilyn Yalom, inspired by a handful of surviving medieval chess queens, traces their origin and spread from Spain, Italy, and Germany to France, England, Scandinavia, and Russia. In a lively and engaging historical investigation, Yalom draws parallels between the rise of the chess queen and the ascent of female sovereigns in Europe, presenting a layered, fascinating history of medieval courts and internal struggles for power.
/book/show/778581.A_History_of_Religious_Ideas_1?from_search=true	Mircea Eliade	A History of Religious Ideas 1: From the Stone Age to the Eleusinian Mysteries	Les trois tomes de l' Histoire des croyances et des ides religieuses - De l'ge de la pierre aux mystres d'Eleusis (1975), De Gautama Bouddha au triomphe du christianisme (1978) et De Mahomet  l'ge des Rformes (1983) - reprsentent une uvre irremplaable. L'rudition et la puissance intellectuelle synthtique de Mircea Eliade apportent au lecteur une vision dLes trois tomes de l' Histoire des croyances et des ides religieuses - De l'ge de la pierre aux mystres d'Eleusis (1975), De Gautama Bouddha au triomphe du christianisme (1978) et De Mahomet  l'ge des Rformes (1983) - reprsentent une uvre irremplaable. L'rudition et la puissance intellectuelle synthtique de Mircea Eliade apportent au lecteur une vision des religions qui fait apparatre  la fois l'unit fondamentale des phnomnes religieux et l'inpuisable nouveaut de leurs expressions selon sa formule.Le tome I nous conduit des premiers comportements magico-religieux des hommes prhistoriques  l'panouissement du culte de Dionysos,  travers les religions msopotamiennes et de l'Egypte ancienne, la religion d'Isral, la religion des Indos-Europens, les religions de l'Inde avant Bouddha, la religion grecque et la religion iranienne.
/book/show/276217.Revelations_of_the_Medieval_World?from_search=true	Georges Duby (Editor) Philippe Aris (Editor) Arthur Goldhammer (Translator)	Revelations of the Medieval World (A History of Private Life, #2)	The second volume of A History of Private Life is a treasure trove of rich and colorful detail culled from an astounding variety of sources. This absorbing secret epic constructs a vivid picture of peasant and patrician life in the eleventh to fifteenth centuries.
/book/show/15781044-circus-maximus?from_search=true	Damian Dibben	Circus Maximus (History Keepers, #2)	The second instalment of the internationally acclaimed series which follows the adventures of Jake Djones and the extraordinary secret service that protects the true course of history . . .The History Keepers are in terrible danger once more. Stocks of Atomium - the crucial ingredient which allows them to travel through time - are perilously low, and the agents must embarkThe second instalment of the internationally acclaimed series which follows the adventures of Jake Djones and the extraordinary secret service that protects the true course of history . . .The History Keepers are in terrible danger once more. Stocks of Atomium - the crucial ingredient which allows them to travel through time - are perilously low, and the agents must embark on a risky mission to find more. And now a new and even more evil member of the Zeldt family is planning a hideous take-over of the Ancient world, and they are forced to travel further back into history than ever before in order to save the day. Well, all of the days actually.In this exciting sequel, the History Keepers embark upon another rollercoaster adventure that takes us into the heart of the ancient world, from the doors to Hades, to the streets of Rome at the height of its glorious empire. You think the chariot race in Ben Hur is exciting? Wait till you see the History Keepers racing round Rome . . .
/book/show/5130071-the-complete-art-of-war?from_search=true	Sun Tzu Sun Bin Ralph D. Sawyer (Translator)	The Complete Art Of War: Sun Tzu/Sun Pin	Sun Tzusis the most famous, and the most thought-provoking, work of strategy ever written. The profound insights of this book have endured for over two thousand years, and they continue to reward careful study.of Sun Pin, the great-grandson of Sun Tzu, is a brilliant elaboration on his ancestors work, which has been lost for nearly two mSun Tzusis the most famous, and the most thought-provoking, work of strategy ever written. The profound insights of this book have endured for over two thousand years, and they continue to reward careful study.of Sun Pin, the great-grandson of Sun Tzu, is a brilliant elaboration on his ancestors work, which has been lost for nearly two millennia. Presented here together for the first time are the greatest of the ancient Chinese classics of strategic thought:. The Sun family writings on strategy represent a unique contribution to our understanding of human affairs. By unveiling the complex, often unexpected, interrelationships of armies locked in battle, their wisdom reveals the enduring principles of success in the struggle of life itself.With a unique index to the essential principles of strategy, and Sawyers thoughtful chapter-by-chapter commentaries,is designed to guide the reader to new insights into the nature of human conflict and a greater understanding of every field of human activity, from playing the game of politics to building a successful marriage, from closing a deal to managing a large organization, and even from making war to making peace.
/book/show/224379.Gulag?from_search=true	Anne Applebaum	Gulag: A History	The Gulag--a vast array of Soviet concentration camps that held millions of political and criminal prisoners--was a system of repression and punishment that terrorized the entire society, embodying the worst tendencies of Soviet communism. In this magisterial and acclaimed history, Anne Applebaum offers the first fully documented portrait of the Gulag, from its origins inThe Gulag--a vast array of Soviet concentration camps that held millions of political and criminal prisoners--was a system of repression and punishment that terrorized the entire society, embodying the worst tendencies of Soviet communism. In this magisterial and acclaimed history, Anne Applebaum offers the first fully documented portrait of the Gulag, from its origins in the Russian Revolution, through its expansion under Stalin, to its collapse in the era of glasnost. Applebaum intimately re-creates what life was like in the camps and links them to the larger history of the Soviet Union. Immediately recognized as a landmark and long-overdue work of scholarship,is an essential book for anyone who wishes to understand the history of the twentieth century.
/book/show/29036.The_Great_Influenza?from_search=true	John M. Barry	The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History	At the height of WWI, historys most lethal influenza virus erupted in an army camp in Kansas, moved east with American troops, then exploded, killing as many as 100 million people worldwide. It killed more people in twenty-four months than AIDS killed in twenty-four years, more in a year than the Black Death killed in a century. But this was not the Middle Ages, and 1918At the height of WWI, historys most lethal influenza virus erupted in an army camp in Kansas, moved east with American troops, then exploded, killing as many as 100 million people worldwide. It killed more people in twenty-four months than AIDS killed in twenty-four years, more in a year than the Black Death killed in a century. But this was not the Middle Ages, and 1918 marked the first collision of science and epidemic disease. Magisterial in its breadth of perspective and depth of research and now revised to reflect the growing danger of the avian flu,is ultimately a tale of triumph amid tragedy, which provides us with a precise and sobering model as we confront the epidemics looming on our own horizon. John M. Barry has written a new afterword for this edition that brings us up to speed on the terrible threat of the avian flu and suggest ways in which we might head off another flu pandemic.
/book/show/7247854-the-disappearing-spoon?from_search=true	Sam Kean	The Disappearing Spoon: And Other True Tales of Madness, Love, and the History of the World from the Periodic Table of the Elements	The Periodic Table is one of man's crowning scientific achievements. But it's also a treasure trove of stories of passion, adventure, betrayal, and obsession. The infectious tales and astounding details in THE DISAPPEARING SPOON follow carbon, neon, silicon, and gold as they play out their parts in human history, finance, mythology, war, the arts, poison, and theThe Periodic Table is one of man's crowning scientific achievements. But it's also a treasure trove of stories of passion, adventure, betrayal, and obsession. The infectious tales and astounding details in THE DISAPPEARING SPOON follow carbon, neon, silicon, and gold as they play out their parts in human history, finance, mythology, war, the arts, poison, and the lives of the (frequently) mad scientists who discovered them.We learn that Marie Curie used to provoke jealousy in colleagues' wives when she'd invite them into closets to see her glow-in-the-dark experiments. And that Lewis and Clark swallowed mercury capsules across the country and their campsites are still detectable by the poison in the ground. Why did Gandhi hate iodine? Why did the Japanese kill Godzilla with missiles made of cadmium? And why did tellurium lead to the most bizarre gold rush in history?
/book/show/2244900.All_Quiet_on_the_Western_Front?from_search=true	Erich Maria Remarque	All Quiet on the Western Front	Written during the last years of the Weimar Republic, the two novels collected here address the urgent problems of that age. Both Erich Maria Remarque (1898-1970) and Joseph Roth (1894-1939) served in World War I, Remarque with the German army and Roth with the Austrian. Their experiences would help define what Gertrude Stein referred to as the Lost Generation. All QuietWritten during the last years of the Weimar Republic, the two novels collected here address the urgent problems of that age. Both Erich Maria Remarque (1898-1970) and Joseph Roth (1894-1939) served in World War I, Remarque with the German army and Roth with the Austrian. Their experiences would help define what Gertrude Stein referred to as the Lost Generation. All Quiet on the Western Front is the testimony of a soldier who had become aware of how much he, and those of his generation who had survived, had been affected by the trauma of the Great War. For Joseph Roth, World War I had cost him his homeland and turned him into a nomad. Job, in abridged form for The German Library, addresses the theme of Jewish identity in a newly mobilized society.
/book/show/17453303-glory-o-brien-s-history-of-the-future?from_search=true	A.S. King	Glory O'Brien's History of the Future	In this masterpiece about freedom, feminism, and destiny, Printz Honor author A.S. King tells the epic story of a girl coping with devastating loss at long last--a girl who has no idea that the future needs her, and that the present needs her even more.Graduating from high school is a time of limitless possibilities--but not for Glory, who has no plan for what's next. HerIn this masterpiece about freedom, feminism, and destiny, Printz Honor author A.S. King tells the epic story of a girl coping with devastating loss at long last--a girl who has no idea that the future needs her, and that the present needs her even more.Graduating from high school is a time of limitless possibilities--but not for Glory, who has no plan for what's next. Her mother committed suicide when Glory was only four years old, and she's never stopped wondering if she will eventually go the same way...until a transformative night when she begins to experience an astonishing new power to see a person's infinite past and future. From ancient ancestors to many generations forward, Glory is bombarded with visions--and what she sees ahead of her is terrifying: A tyrannical new leader raises an army. Women's rights disappear. A violent second civil war breaks out. And young girls vanish daily, sold off or interned in camps. Glory makes it her mission to record everything she sees, hoping her notes will somehow make a difference. She may not see a future for herself, but she'll do anything to make sure this one doesn't come to pass.
/book/show/84351.The_Secret_History_of_the_Pink_Carnation?from_search=true	Lauren Willig	The Secret History of the Pink Carnation (Pink Carnation, #1)	Deciding that true romantic heroes are a thing of the past, Eloise Kelly, an intelligent American who always manages to wear her Jimmy Choo suede boots on the day it rains, leaves Harvard's Widener Library bound for England to finish her dissertation on the dashing pair of spies the Scarlet Pimpernel and the Purple Gentian. What she discovers is something the finest historDeciding that true romantic heroes are a thing of the past, Eloise Kelly, an intelligent American who always manages to wear her Jimmy Choo suede boots on the day it rains, leaves Harvard's Widener Library bound for England to finish her dissertation on the dashing pair of spies the Scarlet Pimpernel and the Purple Gentian. What she discovers is something the finest historians have missed: a secret history that begins with a letter dated 1803. Eloise has found the secret history of the Pink Carnation the most elusive spy of all time, the spy who single-handedly saved England from Napoleon's invasion.The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, a wildly imaginative and highly adventurous debut, opens with the story of a modern-day heroine but soon becomes a book within a book. Eloise Kelly settles in to read the secret history hoping to unmask the Pink Carnation's identity, but before she can make this discovery, she uncovers a passionate romance within the pages of the secret history that almost threw off the course of world events. How did the Pink Carnation save England? What became of the Scarlet Pimpernel and the Purple Gentian? And will Eloise Kelly find a hero of her own?
/book/show/734275.Othello_Parallel_Text?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	Othello Parallel Text	An international team of scholars offers:  modernised, easily accessible texts  ample but unobtrusive academic guidance  attention to the theatrical qualities of each play and its stage history  informative illustations, including reconstructions of early performances
/book/show/317457.Making_History?from_search=true	Stephen Fry	Making History	In Making History, Stephen Fry has bitten off a rather meaty chunk by tackling an at first deceptively simple premise: What if Hitler had never been born? An unquestionable improvement, one would reason--and so an earnest history grad student and an aging German physicist idealistically undertake to bring this about by preventing Adolf's conception. And with their successIn Making History, Stephen Fry has bitten off a rather meaty chunk by tackling an at first deceptively simple premise: What if Hitler had never been born? An unquestionable improvement, one would reason--and so an earnest history grad student and an aging German physicist idealistically undertake to bring this about by preventing Adolf's conception. And with their success is launched a brave new world that is in some ways better than ours--but in most ways even worse. Fry's experiment in history makes for his most ambitious novel yet, and his most affecting. His first book to be set mostly in America, it is a thriller with a funny streak, a futuristic fantasy based on one of mankind's darkest realities. It is, in every sense, a story of our times
/book/show/430146.Guns_Germs_and_Steel?from_search=true	Jared Diamond	Guns, Germs and Steel: A Short History of Everybody for the Last 13,000 Years	Explaining what William McNeill calledhas become the central problem in the study of global history. InJared Diamond presents the biologist's answer: geography, demography, and ecological happenstance. Diamond evenhandedly reviews human history on every continent since the Ice Age at a rate that emphasizes only the broadest movExplaining what William McNeill calledhas become the central problem in the study of global history. InJared Diamond presents the biologist's answer: geography, demography, and ecological happenstance. Diamond evenhandedly reviews human history on every continent since the Ice Age at a rate that emphasizes only the broadest movements of peoples and ideas. Yet his survey is binocular: one eye has the rather distant vision of the evolutionary biologist, while the other eye--and his heart--belongs to the people of New Guinea, where he has done field work for more than 30 years.
/book/show/916004.Don_Quixote?from_search=true	Miguel de Cervantes	Don Quixote: History and Adventures	The World Literature series reproduces the greatest books the world over with only the highest production standards. History, philosophy, psychology, political theory, fiction, and ancient texts are now accessible to everyone at an extremely affordable price.
/book/show/7140220-twilight-and-history?from_search=true	Nancy Reagin	Twilight and History	The characters of theSaga carry a rich history that shapes their identities and actions over the course of the series. Edward, for instance, may look like a seventeen-year-old teen heartthrob, but was actually born in 1901 and died durThe characters of theSaga carry a rich history that shapes their identities and actions over the course of the series. Edward, for instance, may look like a seventeen-year-old teen heartthrob, but was actually born in 1901 and died during the Spanish Influenza of 1918.His adopted sister, Alice, was imprisoned in an insane asylum in 1920 and treated so badly there that even becoming a vampire was a welcome escape. This book is the first to explore the history behind theSaga's characters and their stories. Youll learn about what life might have been like for Jasper Whitlock Hale, the Confederate vampire who fought during the Civil War, Carlisle Cullen, the Puritan witch hunter-turned-vampire who participated in the witchcraft persecutions in Early Modern England, and the history of the Quileute culture that shaped Jacob and his people and much more.Gives you the historical backdrop forSaga characters and eventsAdds a whole new dimension to thenovels and moviesOffers fresh insights on vampires, romance, and historyis an essential companion for everyfan, whether you've just gotten into the series or have followed it since the beginning.
/book/show/27209433-white-trash?from_search=true	Nancy Isenberg	White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America	The wretched and landless poor have existed from the time of the earliest British colThe wretched and landless poor have existed from the time of the earliest British colonial settlement. They were alternately known as waste people, offals, rubbish, lazy lubbers, and crackers. By the 1850s, the downtrodden included so-called clay eaters and sandhillers, known for prematurely aged children distinguished by their yellowish skin, ragged clothing, and listless minds.Surveying political rhetoric and policy, popular literature and scientific theories over four hundred years, Isenberg upends assumptions about Americas supposedly class-free societywhere liberty and hard work were meant to ensure real social mobility. Poor whites were central to the rise of the Republican Party in the early nineteenth century, and the Civil War itself was fought over class issues nearly as much as it was fought over slavery.Reconstruction pitted poor white trash against newly freed slaves, which factored in the rise of eugenics-a widely popular movement embraced by Theodore Roosevelt that targeted poor whites for sterilization. These poor were at the heart of New Deal reforms and LBJs Great Society; they haunt us in reality TV shows likeandMarginalized as a class, white trash have always been at or near the center of major political debates over the character of the American identity.We acknowledge racial injustice as an ugly stain on our nations history. With Isenbergs landmark book, we will have to face the truth about the enduring, malevolent nature of class as well.
/book/show/17139513-the-unwinding?from_search=true	George Packer	The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America	A riveting examination of a nation in crisis, from one of the finest political journalists of our generationAmerican democracy is beset by a sense of crisis. Seismic shifts during a single generation have created a country of winners and losers, allowing unprecedented freedom whilA riveting examination of a nation in crisis, from one of the finest political journalists of our generationAmerican democracy is beset by a sense of crisis. Seismic shifts during a single generation have created a country of winners and losers, allowing unprecedented freedom while rending the social contract, driving the political system to the verge of breakdown, and setting citizens adrift to find new paths forward. In, George Packer, author of, tells the story of the United States over the past three decades in an utterly original way, with his characteristically sharp eye for detail and gift for weaving together complex narratives.journeys through the lives of several Americans, including Dean Price, the son of tobacco farmers, who becomes an evangelist for a new economy in the rural South; Tammy Thomas, a factory worker in the Rust Belt trying to survive the collapse of her city; Jeff Connaughton, a Washington insider oscillating between political idealism and the lure of organized money; and Peter Thiel, a Silicon Valley billionaire who questions the Internet's significance and arrives at a radical vision of the future. Packer interweaves these intimate stories with biographical sketches of the era's leading public figures, from Newt Gingrich to Jay-Z, and collages made from newspaper headlines, advertising slogans, and song lyrics that capture the flow of events and their undercurrents.portrays a superpower in danger of coming apart at the seams, its elites no longer elite, its institutions no longer working, its ordinary people left to improvise their own schemes for success and salvation. Packer's novelistic and kaleidoscopic history of the new America is his most ambitious work to date.
/book/show/970488.Legacy_of_Ashes?from_search=true	Tim Weiner	Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA	For the last sixty years, the CIA has managed to maintain a formidable reputation in spite of its terrible record, burying its blunders in top-secret archives. Its mission was to know the world. When it did not succeed, it set out to change the world. Its failures have handed us, in the words of President Eisenhower, a legacy of ashes.Now Pulitzer Prizewinning author TiFor the last sixty years, the CIA has managed to maintain a formidable reputation in spite of its terrible record, burying its blunders in top-secret archives. Its mission was to know the world. When it did not succeed, it set out to change the world. Its failures have handed us, in the words of President Eisenhower, a legacy of ashes.Now Pulitzer Prizewinning author Tim Weiner offers the first definitive history of the CIAand everything is on the record. LEGACY OF ASHES is based on more than 50,000 documents, primarily from the archives of the CIA itself, and hundreds of interviews with CIA veterans, including ten Directors of Central Intelligence. It takes the CIA from its creation after World War II, through its battles in the cold war and the war on terror, to its near-collapse after September 11th, 2001.Tim Weiners past work on the CIA and American intelligence was hailed as impressively reported and immensely entertaining in.Thecalled it truly extraordinary . . . the best book ever written on a case of espionage. Here is the hidden history of the CIA: why eleven presidents and three generations of CIA officers have been unable to understand the world; why nearly every CIA director has left the agency in worse shape than he found it; and how these failures have profoundly jeopardized our national security.
/book/show/9553383-a-history-of-the-world-in-100-objects?from_search=true	Neil MacGregor	A History of the World in 100 Objects	Neil MacGregor's A History of the World in 100 Objects takes a bold, original approach to human history, exploring past civilizations through the objects that defined them. Encompassing a grand sweep of human history, A History of the World in 100 Objects begins with one of the earliest surviving objects made by human hands, a chopping tool from the Olduvai gorge in AfricaNeil MacGregor's A History of the World in 100 Objects takes a bold, original approach to human history, exploring past civilizations through the objects that defined them. Encompassing a grand sweep of human history, A History of the World in 100 Objects begins with one of the earliest surviving objects made by human hands, a chopping tool from the Olduvai gorge in Africa, and ends with objects which characterise the world we live in today. Seen through MacGregor's eyes, history is a kaleidoscope - shifting, interconnected, constantly surprising, and shaping our world today in ways that most of us have never imagined. A stone pillar tells us about a great Indian emperor preaching tolerance to his people; Spanish pieces of eight tell us about the beginning of a global currency; and an early Victorian tea-set speaks to us about the impact of empire. An intellectual and visual feast, this is one of the most engrossing and unusual history books published in years. 'Brilliant, engagingly written, deeply researched' Mary Beard, Guardian 'A triumph: hugely popular, and rightly lauded as one of the most effective and intellectually ambitious initiatives in the making of 'public history' for many decades' Sunday Telegraph 'Highly intelligent, delightfully written and utterly absorbing ' Timothy Clifford, Spectator 'This is a story book, vivid and witty, shining with insights, connections, shocks and delights' Gillian Reynolds Daily Telegraph
/book/show/18932191-machiavelli?from_search=true	Niccol Machiavelli Quentin Skinner (Editor) Russell Price (Editor)	Machiavelli: The Prince	In his introduction to this new translation by Russell Price, Professor Skinner presents a lucid analysis of Machiavelli's text as a response both to the world of Florentine politics, and as an attack on the advice-books for princes published by a number of his contemporaries. This new edition includes notes on the principal events in Machiavelli's life, and on the vocabulIn his introduction to this new translation by Russell Price, Professor Skinner presents a lucid analysis of Machiavelli's text as a response both to the world of Florentine politics, and as an attack on the advice-books for princes published by a number of his contemporaries. This new edition includes notes on the principal events in Machiavelli's life, and on the vocabulary of The Prince, as well as biographical notes on characters in the text.
/book/show/3306190-the-silmarillion?from_search=true	J.R.R. Tolkien	The Silmarillion: The Epic History of the Elves in The Lord of the Rings	Alternate cover art for ISBN 0-345-32581-8.
/book/show/68542.The_Early_History_of_Rome?from_search=true	Livy Aubrey de Slincourt (Translator) Robert Maxwell Ogilvie	The Early History of Rome: (The History of Rome, #1-5)	Livy (c. 59 BC-AD 17) dedicated most of his life to writing some 142 volumes of history, the first five of which comprise The Early History of Rome. With stylistic brilliance, he chronicles nearly 400 years of history, from the founding of Rome (traditionally dated to 757 BC) to the Gallic invasion in 386 BC - an era which witnessed the reign of seven kings, the establishmLivy (c. 59 BC-AD 17) dedicated most of his life to writing some 142 volumes of history, the first five of which comprise The Early History of Rome. With stylistic brilliance, he chronicles nearly 400 years of history, from the founding of Rome (traditionally dated to 757 BC) to the Gallic invasion in 386 BC - an era which witnessed the reign of seven kings, the establishment of the Republic, civil strife and brutal conflict. Bringing compelling characters to life, and re-presenting familiar tales - including the tragedy of Coriolanus and the story of Romulus and Remus - The Early History is a truly epic work, and a passionate warning that Rome should learn from its history.
/book/show/29658.Postwar?from_search=true	Tony Judt	Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945	Almost a decade in the making, this much-anticipated grand history of postwar Europe from one of the world's most esteemed historians and intellectuals is a singular achievement.is the first modern history that coversAlmost a decade in the making, this much-anticipated grand history of postwar Europe from one of the world's most esteemed historians and intellectuals is a singular achievement.is the first modern history that covers all of Europe, both east and west, drawing on research in six languages to sweep readers through thirty-four nations and sixty years of political and cultural change-all in one integrated, enthralling narrative. Both intellectually ambitious and compelling to read, thrilling in its scope and delightful in its small details,is a rare joy.
/book/show/2126213.The_Republic?from_search=true	Plato G.R.F. Ferrari (Editor) Tom Griffith (Translator)	The Republic	This is a completely new translation of one of the great works of Western political thought. In addition to Tom Griffith's vivid, dignified and accurate rendition of Plato's text, this edition is suitable for students at all levels. It contains an introduction that assesses the cultural background to the Republic, its place within political philosophy, and its general arguThis is a completely new translation of one of the great works of Western political thought. In addition to Tom Griffith's vivid, dignified and accurate rendition of Plato's text, this edition is suitable for students at all levels. It contains an introduction that assesses the cultural background to the Republic, its place within political philosophy, and its general argument; succinct notes in the text; an analytical summary of content; a full glossary of proper names; a chronology of important events; and a guide to further reading.
/book/show/27309.The_Battle_for_God?from_search=true	Karen Armstrong	The Battle for God: A History of Fundamentalism	In our supposedly secular age governed by reason and technology, fundamentalism has emerged as an overwhelming force in every major world religion. Why? This is the fascinating, disturbing question that bestselling author Karen Armstrong addresses in her brilliant new book. Writing with the broad perspective and deep understanding of human spirituality tIn our supposedly secular age governed by reason and technology, fundamentalism has emerged as an overwhelming force in every major world religion. Why? This is the fascinating, disturbing question that bestselling author Karen Armstrong addresses in her brilliant new book. Writing with the broad perspective and deep understanding of human spirituality that won huge audiences for, Armstrong illuminates the spread of militant piety as a phenomenon peculiar to our moment in history.Contrary to popular belief, fundamentalism is not a throwback to some ancient form of religion but rather a response to the spiritual crisis of the modern world. As Armstrong argues, the collapse of a piety rooted in myth and cult during the Renaissance forced people of faith to grasp for new ways of being religious--and fundamentalism was born. Armstrong focuses here on three fundamentalist movements: Protestant fundamentalism in America, Jewish fundamentalism in Israel, and Islamic fundamentalism in Egypt and Iran--exploring how each has developed its own unique way of combating the assaults of modernity.Blending history, sociology, and spirituality,is a compelling and compassionate study of a radical form of religious expression that is critically shaping the course of world history.
/book/show/19314428-history-of-the-rain?from_search=true	Niall Williams	History of the Rain	Bedbound in her attic room beneath the falling rain, in the margin between this world and the next, Plain Ruth Swain is in search of her father. To find him, enfolded in the mystery of ancestors, Ruthie must first trace theBedbound in her attic room beneath the falling rain, in the margin between this world and the next, Plain Ruth Swain is in search of her father. To find him, enfolded in the mystery of ancestors, Ruthie must first trace the jutting jaw lines, narrow faces and gleamy skin of the Swains from the restless Reverend Swain, her great-grandfather, to grandfather Abraham, to her father, Virgil - via pole-vaulting, leaping salmon, poetry and the three thousand, nine hundred and fifty eight books piled high beneath the two skylights in her room, beneath the rain.The stories -- of her golden twin brother Aeney, their closeness even as he slips away; of their dogged pursuit of the Swains' Impossible Standard and forever falling just short; of the wild, rain-sodden history of fourteen acres of the worst farming land in Ireland -- pour forth in Ruthie's still, small, strong, hopeful voice.
/book/show/95395.Preacher_Volume_4?from_search=true	Garth Ennis Steve Pugh (Illustrator) Steve Dillon (Illustrator)	Preacher, Volume 4: Ancient History	Four distinctive characters whose lives were forever changed by encounters with Preacher's Jesse Custer take center stage in this volume. Included: The Saint of Killers, telling the origin of this troubled, violent figure from the Old West, and The Story of You-Know-Who, in which a disaffected loser tries to escape the influence of his abusive sheriff father with tragic, yFour distinctive characters whose lives were forever changed by encounters with Preacher's Jesse Custer take center stage in this volume. Included: The Saint of Killers, telling the origin of this troubled, violent figure from the Old West, and The Story of You-Know-Who, in which a disaffected loser tries to escape the influence of his abusive sheriff father with tragic, yet comical, results, and more.
/book/show/16304.Murder_on_the_Orient_Express?from_search=true	Agatha Christie	Murder on the Orient Express (Hercule Poirot, #10)	Just after midnight, a snowdrift stopped the Orient Express in its tracks. The luxurious train was surprisingly full for the time of the year. But by the morning there was one passenger fewer. A passenger lay dead in his compartment, stabbed a dozen times, his door locked from the inside.
/book/show/312260.The_History_Boys?from_search=true	Alan Bennett	The History Boys	An unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form boys in pursuit of sex, sport and a place at university. A maverick English teacher at odds with the young and shrewd supply teacher. A headmaster obsessed with results; a history teacher who thinks he's a fool.In Alan Bennett's classic play, staff room rivalry and the anarchy of adolescence provoke insistent questions about histAn unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form boys in pursuit of sex, sport and a place at university. A maverick English teacher at odds with the young and shrewd supply teacher. A headmaster obsessed with results; a history teacher who thinks he's a fool.In Alan Bennett's classic play, staff room rivalry and the anarchy of adolescence provoke insistent questions about history and how you teach it; about education and its purpose.premiered at the National in May 2004.
/book/show/18909215-the-oxford-shakespeare?from_search=true	William Shakespeare Stanley Wells	The Oxford Shakespeare: The History of King Lear	King Lear, widely considered Shakespeare's most deeply moving, passionately expressed, and intellectually ambitious play, has almost always been edited from the revised version printed in the First Folio of 1623, with additions from the quarto of 1608. Now for the first time, this new volume presents the full, scholarly edition to be based firmly on the quarto, now recogniKing Lear, widely considered Shakespeare's most deeply moving, passionately expressed, and intellectually ambitious play, has almost always been edited from the revised version printed in the First Folio of 1623, with additions from the quarto of 1608. Now for the first time, this new volume presents the full, scholarly edition to be based firmly on the quarto, now recognized as the base text from which all others derive. A thorough, attractively written introduction suggests how the work grew slowly in Shakespeare's imagination, fed by years of reading, thinking, and experience as a practical dramatist. This editition consists of a new, modern-spelling text; a full index to the introduction and commentary; production photographs and related art. The on-page commentary and detailed notes to this edition offer critical help in understanding the language and dramaturgy in relation to the theaters in which King Lear was first performed. Additional sections reprint the early ballad, which was among the play's earliest sources, and provide additional guides to understanding and appreciating one of the greatest masterworks of Western civilization.About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
/book/show/7648269-empire-of-the-summer-moon?from_search=true	S.C. Gwynne	Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History	
/book/show/8034188-where-good-ideas-come-from?from_search=true	Steven Johnson	Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation	New! Fast shipping!
/book/show/76611.A_Natural_History_of_the_Senses?from_search=true	Diane Ackerman	A Natural History of the Senses	Diane Ackerman's lusciously written grand tour of the realm of the senses includes conversations with an iceberg in Antarctica and a professional nose in New York, along with dissertations on kisses and tattoos, sadistic cuisine and the music played by the planet Earth.
/book/show/174713.The_Lessons_of_History?from_search=true	Will Durant Ariel Durant	The Lessons of History	In this illuminating and thoughtful book, Will and Ariel Durant have succeeded in distilling for the reader the accumulated store of knowledge and experience from their four decades of work on the ten monumental volumes of The Story of Civilization. The result is a survey of human history, full of dazzling insights into the nature of human experience, the evolution of ciIn this illuminating and thoughtful book, Will and Ariel Durant have succeeded in distilling for the reader the accumulated store of knowledge and experience from their four decades of work on the ten monumental volumes of The Story of Civilization. The result is a survey of human history, full of dazzling insights into the nature of human experience, the evolution of civilization, the culture of man. With the completion of their life's work they look back and ask what history has to say about the nature, the conduct and the prospects of man, seeking in the great lives, the great ideas, the great events of the past for the meaning of man's long journey through war, conquest and creation - and for the great themes that can help us to understand our own era.
/book/show/7347.The_Book_of_Lost_Tales_Part_One?from_search=true	J.R.R. Tolkien Christopher Tolkien (Editor)	The Book of Lost Tales, Part One (The History of Middle-Earth, #1)	THE BOOK OF LOST TALES, I, stands at the beginning of the entire conception of Middle-earth and Valinor. Here is the whole, glorious history of Middle-earth that J.R.R. Tolkien brought to mythic and dramatic life with his classic fantasy novels of the Ring Cycle.
/book/show/31232515-the-taming-of-the-shrew?from_search=true	William Shakespeare Appleton Morgan (Editor)	The Taming of the Shrew (The Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies of Mr. William Shakespeare, #2)	IN offering the following considerations, I can only state that the evidence brought forward is such as is supported by contemporary authors, e. Purely external. I am aware that the date to which I as sign this play will probably give rise to more or less controversy; but at the same time there is no one who can prove that The Taming of the Shrew was in existence prior toIN offering the following considerations, I can only state that the evidence brought forward is such as is supported by contemporary authors, e. Purely external. I am aware that the date to which I as sign this play will probably give rise to more or less controversy; but at the same time there is no one who can prove that The Taming of the Shrew was in existence prior to 1607.Two years ago I should not have ventured to de clare the older comedy to be the production of Shakespeare; but a critical study of the play has convinced me that it was rightly assigned to him by that forgotten commentator, Edward Capell.--forgottenbooks.com
/book/show/96110.Vietnam?from_search=true	Stanley Karnow	Vietnam: A History	The most comprehensive, up-to-date, and balanced accountwe have.. Superb, balanced in interpretation...immensely readable and full of new and interesting detail.George Herring, Univ. of Kentucky.
/book/show/22822881-rain?from_search=true	Cynthia Barnett	Rain: A Natural and Cultural History	Rain is elemental, mysterious, precious, destructive.It is the subject of countless poems and paintings; the top of the weather report; the source ofthe world's water. Yet this is the first book to tell the story of rain.Cynthia Barnett'sbegins four billion years ago with the torrents that filled the oceans, and builds to the storms of climate change. It weaves toRain is elemental, mysterious, precious, destructive.It is the subject of countless poems and paintings; the top of the weather report; the source ofthe world's water. Yet this is the first book to tell the story of rain.Cynthia Barnett'sbegins four billion years ago with the torrents that filled the oceans, and builds to the storms of climate change. It weaves together sciencethe true shape of a raindrop, the mysteries of frog and fish rainswith the human story of our ambition to control rain, from ancient rain dances to the 2,203 miles of levees that attempt to straitjacket the Mississippi River.It offers a glimpse of our founding forecaster, Thomas Jefferson, who measured every drizzle long before modern meteorology. Two centuries later, rainy skies would help inspire Morrisseys mopes and Kurt Cobains grunge.is also a travelogue, taking readers to Scotland to tell the surprising story of the mackintosh raincoat, and to India, where villagers extract the scent of rain from the monsoon-drenched earth and turn it into perfume.Now, after thousands of years spent praying for rain or worshiping it; burning witches at the stake to stop rain or sacrificing small children to bring it; mocking rain with irrigated agriculture and cities built in floodplains; even trying to blast rain out of the sky with mortars meant for war, humanity has finally managed to change the rain. Only not in ways we intended. As climate change upends rainfall patterns and unleashes increasingly severe storms and drought, Barnett shows rain to be a unifying force in a fractured world. Too much and not nearly enough, rain is a conversation we share, and this is a book for everyone who has ever experienced it.
/book/show/4929022-a-portrait-of-the-artist-as-a-young-man?from_search=true	James Joyce	A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: Complete, Authoritative Text with Biographical and Historical Contexts, Critical History, and Essays from Five Contemporary Critical Perspectives	Joyce's semi-autobiographical chronicle of Stephen Dedalus' passage from university student to independent artist is at once a richly detailed, amusing, and moving coming-of-age story, a tour de force of style and technique, and a profound examination of the Irish psyche and society.
/book/show/32916503-the-excellent-history-of-the-merchant-of-venice?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	The Excellent History of the Merchant of Venice: With the Extreme Cruelty of Shylocke the Iew Towards the Saide Merchant, in Cutting an Iust Pound of His Flesh; And the Obtaining of Portia, by the Choyse of Three Caskets	Excerpt from The Excellent History of the Merchant of Venice: With the Extreme Cruelty of Shylocke the Iew Towards the Saide Merchant, in Cutting an Iust Pound of His Flesh; And the Obtaining of Portia, by the Choyse of Three CasketsAs they Hie by them with their wouen winga. Salambeleeoe me fir, had I {ueh venture foorth.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hunExcerpt from The Excellent History of the Merchant of Venice: With the Extreme Cruelty of Shylocke the Iew Towards the Saide Merchant, in Cutting an Iust Pound of His Flesh; And the Obtaining of Portia, by the Choyse of Three CasketsAs they Hie by them with their wouen winga. Salambeleeoe me fir, had I {ueh venture foorth.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more atThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
/book/show/121581.The_Past_Through_Tomorrow?from_search=true	Robert A. Heinlein Damon Knight (Introduction)	The Past Through Tomorrow (Future History, #1-21)	Here in one monumental volume are all 21 of the stories, novellas and novels making up Heinlein's famous Future Historythe rich, imaginative architecture of Man's destiny that many consider his greatest and most prophetic work.Contents:*- Damon Knight* Life-Line* The Roads Must Roll* Blowups Happen* The Man Who Sold the Moon* Delilah and the Space-Rigger* SpHere in one monumental volume are all 21 of the stories, novellas and novels making up Heinlein's famous Future Historythe rich, imaginative architecture of Man's destiny that many consider his greatest and most prophetic work.Contents:*- Damon Knight* Life-Line* The Roads Must Roll* Blowups Happen* The Man Who Sold the Moon* Delilah and the Space-Rigger* Space Jockey* Requiem* The Long Watch* Gentleman, Be Seated* The Black Pits of Luna* It's Great to Be Back!* We Also Walk Dogs* Searchlight* Ordeal in Space* The Green Hills of Earth* Logic of Empire* The Menace from Earth* If This Goes On* Coventry* Misfit* Methuselah's Children
/book/show/36475.Wonderful_Life?from_search=true	Stephen Jay Gould	Wonderful Life: The Burgess Shale and the Nature of History	High in the Canadian Rockies is a small limestone quarry formed 530 million years ago called the Burgess Shale. It hold the remains of an ancient sea where dozens of strange creatures lived -- a forgotten corner of evolution preserved in awesome detail. In this book Stephen Jay Gould explores what the Burgess Shale tells us about evolution and the nature of history.
/book/show/526738.Thus_Spoke_Zarathustra?from_search=true	Friedrich Nietzsche Adrian Del Caro (translator)	Thus Spoke Zarathustra	Nietzsche regarded 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra' as his most important work, and his story of the wandering Zarathustra has had enormous influence on subsequent culture. Nietzsche uses a mixture of homilies, parables, epigrams and dreams to introduce some of his most striking doctrines, including the Overman, nihilism, and the eternal return of the same. This edition offers a nNietzsche regarded 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra' as his most important work, and his story of the wandering Zarathustra has had enormous influence on subsequent culture. Nietzsche uses a mixture of homilies, parables, epigrams and dreams to introduce some of his most striking doctrines, including the Overman, nihilism, and the eternal return of the same. This edition offers a new translation by Adrian Del Caro which restores the original versification of Nietzsche's text and captures its poetic brilliance. Robert Pippin's introduction discusses many of the most important interpretative issues raised by the work, including who is Zarathustra and what kind of 'hero' is he and what is the philosophical significance of the work's literary form? The volume will appeal to all readers interested in one of the most original and inventive works of modern philosophy.
/book/show/2649844-art-through-the-ages?from_search=true	Helen Gardner Fred S. Kleiner	Art Through the Ages: A Global History	As fascinating as a real visit to the world's famous museums and architectural sites, GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES: A GLOBAL HISTORY gives you a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated tour of the world's great artistic traditions--plus all the study tools you need to excel in your art history course! Easy to read and understand, this 13th Edition of the most widely readAs fascinating as a real visit to the world's famous museums and architectural sites, GARDNER'S ART THROUGH THE AGES: A GLOBAL HISTORY gives you a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated tour of the world's great artistic traditions--plus all the study tools you need to excel in your art history course! Easy to read and understand, this 13th Edition of the most widely read history of art book in the English language is the only textbook that includes a unique scale feature (accompanying the book's photographs of paintings and other artworks) that will help you better visualize the actual size of the artworks shown in the book. You'll also find materials that will help you master the key topics quickly and help you study for your exams--for example, The Big Picture overviews at the end of every chapter, a special global timeline, and ArtStudy Online (a free interactive study guide that includes flash cards of images and quizzes).
/book/show/483701.The_History_of_the_Church?from_search=true	Eusebius Andrew Louth (Introduction) G.A. Williamson (Translation)	The History of the Church: From Christ to Constantine	Eusebius's account is the only surviving historical record of the Church during its crucial first 300 years.Bishop Eusebius, a learned scholar who lived most of his life in Caesarea in Palestine, broke new ground in writing the History and provided a model for all later ecclesiastical historians. In tracing the history of the Church from the time of Christ to the Great PerEusebius's account is the only surviving historical record of the Church during its crucial first 300 years.Bishop Eusebius, a learned scholar who lived most of his life in Caesarea in Palestine, broke new ground in writing the History and provided a model for all later ecclesiastical historians. In tracing the history of the Church from the time of Christ to the Great Persecution at the beginning of the fourth century, and ending with the conversion of the Emperor Constantine, his aim was to show the purity and continuity of the doctrinal tradition of Christianity and its struggle against persecutors and heretics.
/book/show/306399.The_Good_War?from_search=true	Studs Terkel	The Good War: An Oral History of World War II	In The Good War Terkel presents the good, the bad, and the ugly memories of World War II from a perspective of forty years of after the events. No matter how gruesome the memories are, relatively few of the interviewees said they would have been better off without the experience. It was a central and formative experience in their lives. Although 400,000 Americans perished,In The Good War Terkel presents the good, the bad, and the ugly memories of World War II from a perspective of forty years of after the events. No matter how gruesome the memories are, relatively few of the interviewees said they would have been better off without the experience. It was a central and formative experience in their lives. Although 400,000 Americans perished, the United States itself was not attacked again after Pearl Harbor, the economy grew, and there was a new sense of world power that invigorated the country. Some women and African Americans experienced new freedoms in the post war society, but good life after World War II was tarnished by the threat of nuclear war.
/book/show/110995.Before_the_Dawn?from_search=true	Nicholas Wade	Before the Dawn: Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors	Nicholas Wade's articles are a major reason why the science section has become the most popular, nationwide, in the. In his groundbreaking, Wade reveals humanity's origins as never before--a journey made possible only recently by genetic science, whose incredible findings have answered such questions as: What was the first human language likeNicholas Wade's articles are a major reason why the science section has become the most popular, nationwide, in the. In his groundbreaking, Wade reveals humanity's origins as never before--a journey made possible only recently by genetic science, whose incredible findings have answered such questions as: What was the first human language like? How large were the first societies, and how warlike were they? When did our ancestors first leave Africa, and by what route did they leave? By eloquently solving these and numerous other mysteries, Wade offers nothing less than a uniquely complete retelling of a story that began 500 centuries ago.
/book/show/11609409-the-untold-history-of-the-united-states?from_search=true	Oliver Stone Peter Kuznick	The Untold History of The United States	The companion to the Showtime documentary series, director Oliver Stone and historian Peter Kuznick challenge the prevailing orthodoxies of traditional history books in this thoroughly researched and rigorously analyzed look at the dark side of American history.The notion of American exceptionalism, dating back to John Winthrops 1630 sermon aboard the Arbella, still warpsThe companion to the Showtime documentary series, director Oliver Stone and historian Peter Kuznick challenge the prevailing orthodoxies of traditional history books in this thoroughly researched and rigorously analyzed look at the dark side of American history.The notion of American exceptionalism, dating back to John Winthrops 1630 sermon aboard the Arbella, still warps Americans understanding of their nations role in the world. Most are loathe to admit that the United States has any imperial pretensions. But history tells a different story as filmmaker Oliver Stone and historian Peter Kuznick reveal in this riveting account of the rise and decline of the American empire.Aided by the latest archival findings and recently declassified documents and building on the research of the worlds best scholars, Stone and Kuznick construct an often shocking but meticulously documented Peoples History of the American Empire that offers startling context to the Bush-Cheney policies that put us at war in two Muslim countries and show us why the Obama administration has had such a difficult time cleaving a new path.Stone and Kuznick will introduce readers to a pantheon of heroes and villains as they show not only how far the United States has drifted from its democratic traditions, but the powerful forces that have struggled to get us back on track.The authors reveal that:The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were militarily unnecessary and morally indefensible.The United States, not the Soviet Union, bore the lions share of responsibility for perpetuating the Cold War.The U.S. love affair with right-wing dictators has gone as far as overthrowing elected leaders, arming and training murderous military officers, and forcing millions of people into poverty.U.S.-funded Islamist fundamentalists, who fought against the Soviets in Afghanistan, have blown back to threaten the interests of the U.S. and its allies.U.S. presidents, especially in wartime, have frequently trampled on the constitution and international law.The United States has brandished nuclear threats repeatedly and come terrifyingly close to nuclear war.American leaders often believe they are unbound by history, yet Stone and Kuznick argue that we must face our troubling history honestly and forthrightly in order to set a new course for the twenty-first century. Their conclusions will challenge even experts, but there is one question only readers can answer: Is it too late for America to change?
/book/show/8268599-apollo-s-angels?from_search=true	Jennifer Homans	Apollo's Angels: A History of Ballet	For more than four hundred years, the art of ballet has stood at the center of Western civilization. Its traditions serve as a record of our past. A ballerina dancingtoday is a link in a long chain of dancers stretching back to sixteenth-century Italy and France: Her graceful movements reFor more than four hundred years, the art of ballet has stood at the center of Western civilization. Its traditions serve as a record of our past. A ballerina dancingtoday is a link in a long chain of dancers stretching back to sixteenth-century Italy and France: Her graceful movements recall a lost world of courts, kings, and aristocracy, but her steps and gestures are also marked by the dramatic changes in dance and culture that followed. Ballet has been shaped by the Renaissance and Classicism, the Enlightenment and Romanticism, Bolshevism, Modernism, and the Cold War.is a groundbreaking workthe first cultural history of ballet ever written, lavishly illustrated and beautifully told.Ballet is unique: It has no written texts or standardized notation. It is a storytelling art passed on from teacher to student. The steps are never just the stepsthey are a living, breathing document of a culture and a tradition. And while ballets language is shared by dancers everywhere, its artists have developed distinct national styles. French, Italian, Danish, Russian, English, and American traditions each have their own expression, often formed in response to political and societal upheavals.From ballets origins in the Renaissance and the codification of its basic steps and positions under Frances Louis XIV (himself an avid dancer), the art form wound its way through the courts of Europe, from Paris and Milan to Vienna and St. Petersburg. It was in Russia that dance developed into the form most familiar to American audiences:andoriginated at the Imperial court. In the twentieth century, migr dancers taught their art to a generation in the United States and in Western Europe, setting off a new and radical transformation of dance.Jennifer Homans is a historian and critic who was also a professional dancer: She brings toa knowledge of dance born of dedicated practice. She traces the evolution of technique, choreography, and performance in clean, clear prose, drawing readers into the intricacies of the art with vivid descriptions of dances and the artists who made them. Her admiration and love for the ballet shines through on every page.is an authoritative work, written with a grace and elegance befitting its subject.
/book/show/718477.A_Short_History_of_the_World?from_search=true	H.G. Wells	A Short History of the World	Spanning the origins of the Earth to the outcome of the First World War, this is a brilliantly compelling account of the evolution of life and the development of the human race. Along the way, Wells considers such diverse subjects as the Neolithic era, the rise of Judaism, the Golden Age of Athens, the life of Christ, the rise of Islam, the discovery of America and the IndSpanning the origins of the Earth to the outcome of the First World War, this is a brilliantly compelling account of the evolution of life and the development of the human race. Along the way, Wells considers such diverse subjects as the Neolithic era, the rise of Judaism, the Golden Age of Athens, the life of Christ, the rise of Islam, the discovery of America and the Industrial Revolution. Breathtaking in its scope and passionate in its intensity, this history remains one of the most readable of its kind.
/book/show/13588385-there-was-a-country?from_search=true	Chinua Achebe	There Was a Country: A Personal History of Biafra	Things Fall ApartThe defining experience of Chinua Achebes life was the Nigerian civil war, also known as the Biafran War, of 19671970. The conflict was infamous for its savage impact on the Biafran people, Chinua AcheThings Fall ApartThe defining experience of Chinua Achebes life was the Nigerian civil war, also known as the Biafran War, of 19671970. The conflict was infamous for its savage impact on the Biafran people, Chinua Achebes people, many of whom were starved to death after the Nigerian government blockaded their borders. By then, Chinua Achebe was already a world-renowned novelist, with a young family to protect. He took the Biafran side in the conflict and served his government as a roving cultural ambassador, from which vantage he absorbed the wars full horror. Immediately after, Achebe took refuge in an academic post in the United States, and for more than forty years he has maintained a considered silence on the events of those terrible years, addressing them only obliquely through his poetry. Now, decades in the making, comes a towering reckoning with one of modern Africas most fateful events, from a writer whose words and courage have left an enduring stamp on world literature.Achebe masterfully relates his experience, both as he lived it and how he has come to understand it. He begins his story with Nigerias birth pangs and the story of his own upbringing as a man and as a writer so that we might come to understand the countrys promise, which turned to horror when the hot winds of hatred began to stir. To readis to be powerfully reminded that artists have a particular obligation, especially during a time of war. All writers, Achebe argues, should be committed writersthey should speak for their history, their beliefs, and their people.Marrying history and memoir, poetry and prose,is a distillation of vivid firsthand observation and forty years of research and reflection. Wise, humane, and authoritative, it will stand as definitive and reinforce Achebes place as one of the most vital literary and moral voices of our age.
/book/show/49312.iCon?from_search=true	Jeffrey S. Young William L. Simon	iCon: Steve Jobs, the Greatest Second Act in the History of Business	takes a look at the most astounding figure in a business era noted for its mavericks, oddballs, and iconoclasts. Drawing on a wide range of sources, Jeffrey Young and William Simon provide new perspectives on the legendary creation of Apple, detail Jobss meteoric rise, and the devastating plunge that left him not only out of Apple, but out of the computer-making butakes a look at the most astounding figure in a business era noted for its mavericks, oddballs, and iconoclasts. Drawing on a wide range of sources, Jeffrey Young and William Simon provide new perspectives on the legendary creation of Apple, detail Jobss meteoric rise, and the devastating plunge that left him not only out of Apple, but out of the computer-making business entirely. This unflinching and completely unauthorized portrait reveals both sides of Jobss role in the remarkable rise of the Pixar animation studio, also re-creates the acrimony between Jobs and Disneys Michael Eisner, and examines Jobss dramatic his rise from the ashes with his recapture of Apple. The authors examine the takeover and Jobss reinvention of the company with the popular iMac and his transformation of the industry with the revolutionary iPod.is must reading for anyone who wants to understand how the modern digital age has been formed, shaped, and refined by the most influential figure of the agea master of three industries: movies, music, and computers.
/book/show/1782543.A_People_s_History_of_American_Empire?from_search=true	Howard Zinn Paul M. Buhle Mike Konopacki	A People's History of American Empire	Since its landmark publication in 1980,has had six new editions, sold more than 1.7 million copies, become required classroom reading throughout the country, and been turned into an acclaimed play. More than a successful book,triggered a revolution in the way history is told, displacing the official versions withSince its landmark publication in 1980,has had six new editions, sold more than 1.7 million copies, become required classroom reading throughout the country, and been turned into an acclaimed play. More than a successful book,triggered a revolution in the way history is told, displacing the official versions with their emphasis on great men in high places to chronicle events as they were lived, from the bottom up.Now Howard Zinn, historian Paul Buhle, and cartoonist Mike Konopacki have collaborated to retell, in vibrant comics form, a most immediate and relevant chapter of: the centuries-long story of Americas actions in the world. Narrated by Zinn, this version opens with the events of 9/11 and then jumps back to explore the cycles of U.S. expansionism from Wounded Knee to Iraq, stopping along the way at World War I, Central America, Vietnam, and the Iranian revolution. The book also follows the story of Zinn, the son of poor Jewish immigrants, from his childhood in the Brooklyn slums to his role as one of Americas leading historians.Shifting from world-shattering events to one familys small revolutions,presents the classic ground-level history of America in a dazzling new form.
/book/show/54209.Ever_Since_Darwin?from_search=true	Stephen Jay Gould	Ever Since Darwin: Reflections in Natural History	Ever Since Darwin, Stephen Jay Gould's first book, has sold more than a quarter of a million copies. Like all succeeding collections by this unique writer, it brings the art of the scientific essay to unparalleled heights.
/book/show/15796712-eighty-days?from_search=true	Matthew Goodman	Eighty Days: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-Making Race Around the World	NATIONAL BESTSELLEROn November 14, 1889, Nellie Bly, the crusading young female reporter for Joseph Pulitzers 'World' newspaper, left New York City by steamship on a quest to break the record for the fastest trip around the world. Also departing from New York that day and heading in the opposite direction by train  was a young journalist from 'The Cosmopolitan' magazineNATIONAL BESTSELLEROn November 14, 1889, Nellie Bly, the crusading young female reporter for Joseph Pulitzers 'World' newspaper, left New York City by steamship on a quest to break the record for the fastest trip around the world. Also departing from New York that day and heading in the opposite direction by train  was a young journalist from 'The Cosmopolitan' magazine, Elizabeth Bisland.Each woman was determined to outdo Jules Vernes fictional hero Phileas Fogg and circle the globe in less than eighty days. The dramatic race that ensued would span twenty-eight thousand miles, captivate the nation, and change both competitors lives forever.The two women were a study in contrasts. Nellie Bly was a scrappy, hard-driving, ambitious reporter from Pennsylvania coal country who sought out the most sensational news stories, often going undercover to expose social injustice. Genteel and elegant, Elizabeth Bisland had been born into an aristocratic Southern family, preferred novels and poetry to newspapers, and was widely referred to as the most beautiful woman in metropolitan journalism. Both women, though, were talented writers who had carved out successful careers in the hypercompetitive, male-dominated world of big-city newspapers.'Eighty Days' brings these trailblazing women to life as they race against time and each other, unaided and alone, ever aware that the slightest delay could mean the difference between victory and defeat.A vivid real-life re-creation of the race and its aftermath, from its frenzied start to the nail-biting dash at its finish, 'Eighty Days' is history with the heart of a great adventure novel. Heres the journey that takes us behind the walls of Jules Vernes Amiens estate, into the back alleys of Hong Kong, onto the grounds of a Ceylon tea plantation, through storm-tossed ocean crossings and mountains blocked by snowdrifts twenty feet deep, and to many more unexpected and exotic locales from London to Yokohama.Along the way, we are treated to fascinating glimpses of everyday life in the late nineteenth century  an era of unprecedented technological advances, newly remade in the image of the steamship, the railroad, and the telegraph. For Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bislandtwo women ahead of their time in every sense of the wordwere not only racing around the world. They were also racing through the very heart of the Victorian age.Praise for 'Eighty Days:What a story! What an extraordinary historical adventure!Amanda Foreman, author of 'A World on Fire'A fun, fast, page-turning action-adventure . . . the exhilarating journey of two pioneering women, Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland, as they race around the globe.Karen Abbott, author of 'American Rose'A page-turner . . . Matthew Goodman brings to life the two women, [the] fast-changing times and the way the whole country was swept up in their parallel adventures.Minneapolis
/book/show/54754.Can_t_Stop_Won_t_Stop?from_search=true	Jeff Chang D.J. Kool Herc	Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation	
/book/show/186746.The_Creators?from_search=true	Daniel J. Boorstin Bernard Klein (Designed by)	The Creators: A History of Heroes of the Imagination	By piecing the lives of selected individuals into a grand mosaic, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Daniel J. Boorstin explores the development of artistic innovation over 3,000 years. A hugely ambitious chronicle of the arts that Boorstin delivers with the scope that made his Discoverers a national bestseller.
/book/show/28964412-the-daily-show?from_search=true	Chris Smith Jon Stewart (Foreword) Oliver Wyman (narrator)	The Daily Show: An Oral History as Told by Jon Stewart, the Correspondents, Staff and Guests	For almost seventeen years,brilliantly redefined the borders between television comedy, political satire, and opinionated news coverage. It launched the careers of some of today's most significant comedianFor almost seventeen years,brilliantly redefined the borders between television comedy, political satire, and opinionated news coverage. It launched the careers of some of today's most significant comedians, highlighted the hypocrisies of the powerful, and garnered 23 Emmys. Now the show's behind-the-scenes gags, controversies, and camaraderie will be chronicled by the players themselves, from legendary host Jon Stewart to the star cast members and writers-including Samantha Bee, Stephen Colbert, John Oliver, Steve Carell, Lewis Black, Jessica Williams, John Hodgman, and Larry Wilmore-plus some of's most prominent guests and adversaries: John and Cindy McCain, Glenn Beck, Tucker Carlson, and many more.This oral history takes the reader behind the curtain for all the show's highlights, from its origins as Comedy Central's underdog late-night program hosted by Craig Kilborn to Jon Stewart's long reign to Trevor Noah's succession, rising from a scrappy jester in the 24-hour political news cycle to become part of the beating heart of politics-a trusted source for not only comedy but also commentary, with a reputation for calling bullshit and an ability to effect real change in the world.Through years of incisive election coverage, Jon Stewart's emotional monologue in the wake of 9/11, his infamous confrontation on, passionate debates with President Obama and Hillary Clinton, feuds with Bill O'Reilly and Fox, the Indecisions, Mess O'Potamia, and provocative takes on Wall Street and racism,has been a cultural touchstone. Now, for the first time, the people behind the show's seminal moments come together to share their memories of the last-minute rewrites, improvisations, pranks, romances, blow-ups, and moments of Zen both on and off the set of one of America's most groundbreaking shows.
/book/show/2420983.Transgender_History?from_search=true	Susan Stryker	Transgender History	Covering American transgender history from the mid-twentieth century to today,takes a chronological approach to the subject of transgender history, with each chapter covering major movements, writings, and events. Chapters cover the transsexual and transvestite communities in the years following World War II; trans radicalism and social change, which sCovering American transgender history from the mid-twentieth century to today,takes a chronological approach to the subject of transgender history, with each chapter covering major movements, writings, and events. Chapters cover the transsexual and transvestite communities in the years following World War II; trans radicalism and social change, which spanned from 1966 with the publication ofand lasted through the early 1970s; the mid-'70s to 1990-the era of identity politics and the changes witnessed in trans circles through these years; and the gender issues witnessed through the '90s and '00s.includes informative sidebars highlighting quotes from major texts and speeches in transgender history and brief biographies of key players, plus excerpts from transgender memoirs and discussion of treatments of transgenderism in popular culture.
/book/show/77723.The_Civil_War?from_search=true	Geoffrey C. Ward Ken Burns Ric Burns	The Civil War: An Illustrated History	The Civil War defined us as whatwe are & it opened us to being what we became, good & bad things...It was the crossroads of ourbeing, & it was a hell of a crossroads: the suffering, the enormous tragedy of the whole thing.- Shelby FooteWhen theillustrated edition ofwas published,hailed it as a treasure for the eye & mind.The Civil War defined us as whatwe are & it opened us to being what we became, good & bad things...It was the crossroads of ourbeing, & it was a hell of a crossroads: the suffering, the enormous tragedy of the whole thing.- Shelby FooteWhen theillustrated edition ofwas published,hailed it as a treasure for the eye & mind. Ward's history interweaves the author's narrative with the voices of those who lived thru the cataclysmic trial of nationhood: not just Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass & Robert E. Lee, but genteel Southern ladies & escaped slaves, cavalry officers & common foot soldiers who fought in Yankee blue & Rebel gray.also includes essays by historians of the era: Don E. Fehrenbacher, on the war's origins; Barbara J. Fields, on the freeing of slaves; Shelby Foote, on the soldiers & commanders; James M. McPherson, on the political dimensions; & C. Vann Woodward, assessing the America that emerged from the war's ashes.Introduction: The crossroads of our being1861: A house dividedWhy the war came/ Don E. Fehrenbacher1862: Forever freeWho freeds the slaves?/ Barbara J. Fields1863: The universe of battleMen at war: an interview with Shelby Foote1864: Most hallowed groundWar & politics/ James M. McPherson1865: The better angels of our natureWhat the war made us/ C. Vann Woodward
/book/show/536788.The_Third_Reich_in_Power?from_search=true	Richard J. Evans	The Third Reich in Power (The History of the Third Reich, #2)	The definitive account of Germany's malign transformation under Hitler's total rule and the implacable march to war.By the middle of 1933, the democracy of the Weimar Republic had been transformed into the police state of the Third Reich, mobilized around the cult of the leader, Adolf Hitler. If this could happen in less than a year, what would the future hold? Only theThe definitive account of Germany's malign transformation under Hitler's total rule and the implacable march to war.By the middle of 1933, the democracy of the Weimar Republic had been transformed into the police state of the Third Reich, mobilized around the cult of the leader, Adolf Hitler. If this could happen in less than a year, what would the future hold? Only the most fervent Nazi party loyalists would have predicted how radical the transformation ahead would be.In, Richard J. Evans tells the story of Germany's radical reshaping under Nazi rule. Every area of life, from literature, culture, and the arts to religion, education, and science, was subordinated to the relentless drive to prepare Germany for war. His book shows how the Nazis attempted to penetrate and reorder every aspect of German society, encountering many kinds and degrees of resistance along the way but gradually winning the acceptance of the German people in the long run.Those who were seen as unfit to be counted among the German people were dealt with in increasingly brutal terms. The Nazi regime took more and more radical measures against the racially unfit, including Germany's Jews, Gypsies, homosexuals, mentally ill, asocial and habitual criminals. After six years of foreign policy brinkmanship that took the Nazi regime from success to success, Hitler's drive to prepare Germany for the war he saw as its destiny reached its fateful hour in September 1939. The war he unleashed was to plunge the world into a maelstrom of genocide and destruction. The Third Reich in Power is the fullest and most authoritative account yet written of how, in six years, Germany was brought to the edge of that terrible abyss.
/book/show/10210552-absolute-monarchs?from_search=true	John Julius Norwich	Absolute Monarchs: A History of the Papacy	Absolute Monarchs: A History of the Papacy
/book/show/6361913-provenance?from_search=true	Laney Salisbury Aly Sujo	Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art	
/book/show/17876840-shards-of-history?from_search=true	Rebecca Roland	Shards of History (Shards of History, #1)	Feared and reviled, the fierce, winged creatures known as Jeguduns live in the cliffs surrounding the Taakwa valley. When Malia discovers an injured Jegudun in the valley, she risks everything  exile from the village, loss of her status as clan mother in training, even her life  to befriend and save the surprisingly intelligent creature. But all of that pales when she leFeared and reviled, the fierce, winged creatures known as Jeguduns live in the cliffs surrounding the Taakwa valley. When Malia discovers an injured Jegudun in the valley, she risks everything  exile from the village, loss of her status as clan mother in training, even her life  to befriend and save the surprisingly intelligent creature. But all of that pales when she learns the truth: the threat to her people is bigger and more malicious than the Jeguduns. Lurking on the edge of the valley is an Outsider army seeking to plunder and destroy her people. Its only a matter of time before the Outsiders find a way through the magic that protects the valley  a magic that can only be created by Taakwa and Jeguduns working together.
/book/show/9670246-liberalism?from_search=true	Domenico Losurdo Gregory Elliott (Translator)	Liberalism: A Counter-History	In this definitive historical investigation, Italian author and philosopher Domenico Losurdo argues that from the outset liberalism, as a philosophical position and ideology, has been bound up with the most illiberal of policies: slavery, colonialism, genocide, racism and snobbery.Narrating an intellectual history running from the eighteenth through to the twentieth centurIn this definitive historical investigation, Italian author and philosopher Domenico Losurdo argues that from the outset liberalism, as a philosophical position and ideology, has been bound up with the most illiberal of policies: slavery, colonialism, genocide, racism and snobbery.Narrating an intellectual history running from the eighteenth through to the twentieth centuries, Losurdo examines the thought of preeminent liberal writers such as Locke, Burke, Tocqueville, Constant, Bentham, and Sieys, revealing the inner contradictions of an intellectual position that has exercised a formative influence on todays politics. Among the dominant strains of liberalism, he discerns the counter-currents of more radical positions, lost in the constitution of the modern world order.
/book/show/358980.The_Arabs_in_History?from_search=true	Bernard Lewis	The Arabs in History	Now brought completely up to date, this classic study by one of the world's premier historians of the Middle East considers the achievement of the Arab peoples and their place in world history, from pre-Islamic times to the present-day. In a concise and readable account, Lewis examines the awakening that accompanied the advent of Islam and the political, religious, and socNow brought completely up to date, this classic study by one of the world's premier historians of the Middle East considers the achievement of the Arab peoples and their place in world history, from pre-Islamic times to the present-day. In a concise and readable account, Lewis examines the awakening that accompanied the advent of Islam and the political, religious, and social developments that transformed the Arab kingdom into an Islamic empire. He brings the edition up-to-the-minute with an account of recent events in the Middle East and analyzes the forces, internal and external, that have shaped the modern Arab world. Lewis shows how Western inventions and institutions have shattered the old structures and the traditional way of life, affecting every Arab, and causing a still unsatisfied demand for social, political, and cultural renewal.Incisive and intriguing, this highly regarded and timely work--previously translated into Arabic, as well as many other European, Asian, and Middle Eastern languages--is sure to advance a greater understanding of the Arab past and present.
/book/show/98361.Soldiers_and_Ghosts?from_search=true	J.E. Lendon	Soldiers and Ghosts: A History of Battle in Classical Antiquity	What set the successful armies of Sparta, Macedon, and Rome apart from those they defeated? In this major new history of battle from the age of Homer through the decline of the Roman empire, J. E. Lendon surveys a millennium of warfare to discover how militaries changeand dont changeand how an armys greatness depends on its use of the past.Noting this was an age thatWhat set the successful armies of Sparta, Macedon, and Rome apart from those they defeated? In this major new history of battle from the age of Homer through the decline of the Roman empire, J. E. Lendon surveys a millennium of warfare to discover how militaries changeand dont changeand how an armys greatness depends on its use of the past.Noting this was an age that witnessed few technological advances, J. E. Lendon shows us that the most successful armies were those that made the most effective use of cultural tradition. Ancient combat moved forward by looking backward for inspirationthe Greeks, to Homer; the Romans, to the Greeks and to their own heroic past. The best ancient armies recruited soldiers from societies with strong competitive traditions; and the best ancient leaders, from Alexander to Julius Caesar, called upon those traditions to encourage ferocious competition at every rank.Ranging from the Battle of Champions between Sparta and Argos in 550 B.C. through Julians invasion of Persia in A.D. 363,brings to life the most decisive military contests of ancient Greece and Rome. Lendon places these battles, and the methods by which they were fought, in a sweeping narrative of ancient military history. On every battlefield, living soldiers fought alongside the ghosts of traditionghosts that would inspire greatness for almost a millennium before ultimately coming to stifle it.
/book/show/1141128.Darwin_s_Radio?from_search=true	Greg Bear George Guidall (Narrator)	Darwin's Radio: In the Next Stage of Evolution, Humans Are History	A 2000 HUGO AWARD NOMINEEA 2000 HUGO AWARD NOMINEE
/book/show/24201348-drapet-p-margaret-thatcher-og-andre-historier?from_search=true	Hilary Mantel Hege Mehren (Translator)	Drapet på Margaret Thatcher og andre historier	Det er den 6. august 1983. Helt siden statsministeren ble innlagt p det private sykehuset midt i kvartalet, har ikke villastrket vrt til  kjenne igjen. De siste dagene har gatene vrt fulle av pressefolk, politifolk og demonstranter. Den enslige damen i huset ved siden avsykehuset har fulgt med i forblffelse. Men n er alt snart over. Kanskje vil damen f et glimt avDet er den 6. august 1983. Helt siden statsministeren ble innlagt p det private sykehuset midt i kvartalet, har ikke villastrket vrt til  kjenne igjen. De siste dagene har gatene vrt fulle av pressefolk, politifolk og demonstranter. Den enslige damen i huset ved siden avsykehuset har fulgt med i forblffelse. Men n er alt snart over. Kanskje vil damen f et glimt av statsministeren nr hun forlater sykehuset om noen timer, fr hun setter seg inn i limousinen. Det er bare rrleggeren som skal komme frst. Det m vre han som ringer p n. Det m vre han som str ved inngangsdren. Det er sikkert rrleggerutstyr han har i den merkelige kofferten han brer med seg.Med sine to romaner om Thomas Cromwell og tudortiden, Ulvetid og Falkejakt, har Hilary Mantel befestet sin plass som en av de aller fremste engelsksprklige forfatterne i dag. I sin siste bok tar Mantel i bruk sine legendariske evner som observatr og menneskeskildrer i en serie historier som p hver sitt vis vipper leseren fullstendig av pinnen.Mantel skriver lysende skarpt og uforutsigbart om kjnn, ekteskap, klasse, familie og sex i en samling tekster som kretser rundt kjernen i den menneskelige eksistens. Drapet p Margaret Thatcher gir norske lesere mulighet til  mte en utrolig forfatter p hyden av sitt mesterskap.
/book/show/64596.A_Concise_History_of_the_Middle_East?from_search=true	Arthur Goldschmidt Jr. Lawrence Davidson	A Concise History of the Middle East	The eighth edition of Arthur Goldschmidt's widely acclaimed text has been extensively revised to reflect the latest scholarship and the most recent events in the Middle East. As an introduction to the history of this turbulent region from the beginnings of Islam to the present day, the book is distinguished by its clear style, broad scope, and balanced treatment. Written fThe eighth edition of Arthur Goldschmidt's widely acclaimed text has been extensively revised to reflect the latest scholarship and the most recent events in the Middle East. As an introduction to the history of this turbulent region from the beginnings of Islam to the present day, the book is distinguished by its clear style, broad scope, and balanced treatment. Written for undergraduate college students, the text assumes no prior knowledge of Middle Eastern history. It focuses on the evolution of Islamic institutions and culture, the influence of the West, the modernization efforts of Middle Eastern governments, the struggle of various peoples for political independence, the course of the Arab-Israeli conflict, the reassertion of Islamic values and power, the aftermath of the Gulf War, and issues surrounding the Palestinian Question. The eighth edition brings new discussion to the post-9/11 political developments and surveys terrorism in the Middle East, the Iraq War, and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
/book/show/6297739-the-inheritance-of-rome?from_search=true	Chris Wickham	The Inheritance of Rome: Illuminating the Dark Ages, 400-1000 (Penguin History of Europe	
/book/show/6458631-the-secret-history-of-science-fiction?from_search=true	James Patrick Kelly John Kessel (Editor) Lucius Shepard	The Secret History of Science Fiction	This ingeniously conceived anthology raises the intriguing question,Gravitys RainbowExploring the possibility of an alternate history of speculative fiction, this literary collection reveals that the lines between genres haveThis ingeniously conceived anthology raises the intriguing question,Gravitys RainbowExploring the possibility of an alternate history of speculative fiction, this literary collection reveals that the lines between genres have already been obscured. Don DeLillos Human Moments in World War III follows the strange detachment of two astronauts who are orbiting in a skylab while a third world war rages on earth. The Ziggurat by Gene Wolfe traverses a dissolving marriage, a custody dispute, and the visit of time travelers from the future. T. C. Boyles Descent of Man is the subversively funny tale of a man who suspects that his primatologist lover is having an affair with one of her charges. In Schwarzschild Radius, Connie Willis draws an allegorical parallel between the horrors of trench warfare and the speculative physics of black holes. Artfully crafted and offering a wealth of esteemed authorsfrom writers within the genre to those normally associated with mainstream fiction,as well asthose with acrossover reputationthis volume aptly demonstrates that great science fiction appears in many guises.ContentsIntroduction by James Patrick Kelly & John KesselAngouleme by Thomas M. DischThe Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas by Ursula K. Le GuinLadies and Gentlemen, This Is Your Crisis by Kate WilhelmDescent of Man by T. C. BoyleHuman Moments in World War III by Don DeLilloHomelanding by Margaret AtwoodThe Nine Billion Names of God by Carter ScholzInterlocking Pieces by Molly GlossSalvador by Lucius ShepardSchwarzschild Radius by Connie WillisBuddha Nostril Bird by John KesselThe Ziggurat by Gene WolfeThe Hardened Criminals by Jonathan LethemStanding Room Only by Karen Joy Fowler10^16 to 1 by James Patrick Kelly93990 by George SaundersThe Martian Agent, A Planetary Romance by Michael ChabonFrankensteins Daughter by Maureen F. McHughThe Wizard of West Orange by Steven Millhauser
/book/show/18889612-history-of-cleopatra-queen-of-egypt?from_search=true	Jacob Abbott	History of Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt	This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
/book/show/20706261-the-china-mirage?from_search=true	James D. Bradley	The China Mirage: The Hidden History of  American Disaster in Asia	In each of his books, James Bradley has exposed the hidden truths behind America's engagement in Asia. Now comes his most engrossing work yet. Beginning in the 1850s, Bradley iIn each of his books, James Bradley has exposed the hidden truths behind America's engagement in Asia. Now comes his most engrossing work yet. Beginning in the 1850s, Bradley introduces us to the prominent Americans who made their fortunes in the China opium trade. As they---good Christians all---profitably addicted millions, American missionaries arrived, promising salvation for those who adopted Western ways.And that was just the beginning.From drug dealer Warren Delano to his grandson Franklin Delano Roosevelt, from the port of Hong Kong to the towers of Princeton University, from the era of Appomattox to the age of the A-Bomb, THE CHINA MIRAGE explores a difficult century that defines U.S.-Chinese relations to this day.
/book/show/257983.Masters_of_Chaos?from_search=true	Linda Robinson	Masters of Chaos: The Secret History of the Special Forces	
/book/show/4867312-black?from_search=true	Michel Pastoureau	Black: The History of a Color	Black - favorite color of priests and penitents, artists and ascetics, fashion designers and fascists - has always stood for powerfully opposed ideas: authority and humility, sin and holiness, rebellion and conformity, wealth and poverty, good and bad. In this beautiful and richly illustrated book, the acclaimed author ofnow tells the fascinating social history of thBlack - favorite color of priests and penitents, artists and ascetics, fashion designers and fascists - has always stood for powerfully opposed ideas: authority and humility, sin and holiness, rebellion and conformity, wealth and poverty, good and bad. In this beautiful and richly illustrated book, the acclaimed author ofnow tells the fascinating social history of the color black in Europe.In the beginning was black, Michel Pastoureau tells us. The archetypal color of darkness and death, black was associated in the early Christian period with hell and the devil but also with monastic virtue. In the medieval era, black became the habit of courtiers and a hallmark of royal luxury. Black took on new meanings for early modern Europeans as they began to print words and images in black and white, and to absorb Isaac Newton's announcement that black was no color after all. During the romantic period, black was melancholy's friend, while in the twentieth century black (and white) came to dominate art, print, photography, and film, and was finally restored to the status of a true color.For Pastoureau, the history of any color must be a social history first because it is societies that give colors everything from their changing names to their changing meanings#151;and black is exemplary in this regard. In dyes, fabrics, and clothing, and in painting and other art works, black has always been a forceful, and ambivalent, shaper of social, symbolic, and ideological meaning in European societies.With its striking design and compelling text,will delight anyone who is interested in the history of fashion, art, media, or design.
/book/show/200909.The_Smuggler_s_Treasure?from_search=true	Sarah Masters Buckey Troy Howell (Illustrator) Greg Dearth (Illustrator)	The Smuggler's Treasure (American Girl History Mysteries, #1)	Book Description Publication Date: September 1999 | Age Level: 10 and up | Series: American Girl History Mysteries (Book 1) Sent to live with relatives in New Orleans during the War of 1812, eleven-year-old Elisabet determines to find a smuggler's treasure to ransom her imprisoned father.
/book/show/19264070-kama-sutra---the-persuit-of-sexual-pleasure?from_search=true	Mallanaga Vtsyyana BestZaa (Illustrator)	Kama Sutra - The persuit of sexual pleasure	The famous Kama Sutra was a text considered as supplementary to the sacred law which deals in great detail with eroticism, sex and its various manifestations. It was written around the 4th century AD and describes customs and social conditions prevalent from about the 4th century BCE. It inspired many of the erotic sculptures found on temple facades.This kindle version isThe famous Kama Sutra was a text considered as supplementary to the sacred law which deals in great detail with eroticism, sex and its various manifestations. It was written around the 4th century AD and describes customs and social conditions prevalent from about the 4th century BCE. It inspired many of the erotic sculptures found on temple facades.This kindle version is including the postures pictures and brings you to know the history of the Kama Sutra Temple in India. Of course, it has numerous postures sculptures in the temple too.
/book/show/3534214-with-wings-like-eagles?from_search=true	Michael Korda	With Wings Like Eagles: A History of the Battle of Britain	World War II. Korda re-creates the intensity of combat in the long, delirious, burning blue of the sky above southern England, and at the same time---perhaps for the first time---traces the entire complex web of political, diplomatic, scientific, industrial, and human decisions during the 1930's that led inexorably to the world's first, greatest, and most decisive air baWorld War II. Korda re-creates the intensity of combat in the long, delirious, burning blue of the sky above southern England, and at the same time---perhaps for the first time---traces the entire complex web of political, diplomatic, scientific, industrial, and human decisions during the 1930's that led inexorably to the world's first, greatest, and most decisive air battle.
/book/show/13539154-the-watchers?from_search=true	Stephen Alford	The Watchers: A Secret History of the Reign of Elizabeth I	In a Europe aflame with wars of religion and dynastic conflicts, Elizabeth I came to the throne of a realm encircled by menace. To the great Catholic powers of France and Spain, England was a heretic pariah state, a canker to be cut away for the health of the greater body of Christendom. Elizabeth's government, defending God's true Church of England and its leader, the queIn a Europe aflame with wars of religion and dynastic conflicts, Elizabeth I came to the throne of a realm encircled by menace. To the great Catholic powers of France and Spain, England was a heretic pariah state, a canker to be cut away for the health of the greater body of Christendom. Elizabeth's government, defending God's true Church of England and its leader, the queen, could stop at nothing to defend itself.Headed by the brilliant, enigmatic, and widely feared Sir Francis Walsingham, the Elizabethan state deployed every dark art: spies, double agents, cryptography, and torture. Delving deeply into sixteenth-century archives, Stephen Alford offers a groundbreaking, chillingly vivid depiction of Elizabethan espionage, literally recovering it from the shadows. In his company we follow Her Majesty's agents through the streets of London and Rome, and into the dank cells of the Tower. We see the world as they saw it-ever unsure who could be trusted or when the fatal knock on their own door might come.is a riveting exploration of loyalty, faith, betrayal, and deception with the highest possible stakes, in a world poised between the Middle Ages and modernity.
/book/show/22239424-the-pleasant-history-of-lazarillo-de-tormes-a-spanyard-wherein-is-contai?from_search=true	Anonymous Thomas Walkley (Translator)	The Pleasant History of Lazarillo de Tormes a Spanyard Wherein Is Contained His Maruellous Deeds and Life, with the Strange Aduentures Happened to Him, in the Seruice of Sundry Masters (1624)	EARLY DOCUMENTS OF WORLD HISTORY. Imagine holding history in your hands. Now you can. Digitally preserved and previously accessible only through libraries as Early English Books Online, this rare material is now available in single print editions. Thousands of books written between 1475 and 1700 can be delivered to your doorstep in individual volumes of high quality historEARLY DOCUMENTS OF WORLD HISTORY. Imagine holding history in your hands. Now you can. Digitally preserved and previously accessible only through libraries as Early English Books Online, this rare material is now available in single print editions. Thousands of books written between 1475 and 1700 can be delivered to your doorstep in individual volumes of high quality historical reproductions. This collection combines early English perspectives on world history with documentation of Parliament records, royal decrees and military documents that reveal the delicate balance of Church and State in early English government. For social historians, almanacs and calendars offer insight into daily life of common citizens. This exhaustively complete series presents a thorough picture of history through the English Civil War. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++The pleasant history of Lazarillo de Tormes a Spanyard wherein is contained his maruellous deeds and life, with the strange aduentures happened to him, in the seruice of sundry mastersLazarillo de Tormes.Rowland, David, fl. 1569-1586.Walkley, Thomas, d. 1658?Running title: The Spaniards life.Dedication signed: Tho. Walkley.Signatures: A-K8 L4.Imperfect: tightly bound, with print show-through.[167] p.: London: Printed by J.H., 1624.STC (2nd ed.) / 15338EnglishReproduction of the original in the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign Campus)++++This book represents an authentic reproduction of the text as printed by the original publisher. While we have attempted to accurately maintain the integrity of the original work, there are sometimes problems with the original work or the micro-film from which the books were digitized. This can result in errors in reproduction. Possible imperfections include missing and blurred pages, poor pictures, markings and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.
/book/show/66727.Cartoon_History_of_the_United_States?from_search=true	Larry Gonick	Cartoon History of the United States	What? You don't know what a Burgess is? -- You can't outline the Monroe Doctrine? -- Recall the 14th Amendment? -- Explain the difference between a sputnik and a beatnik?Then you needto fill those gaps. From the first English colonies to the Gulf War and the S&L debacle, Larry Gonick spells it all out from his unique cartoon perWhat? You don't know what a Burgess is? -- You can't outline the Monroe Doctrine? -- Recall the 14th Amendment? -- Explain the difference between a sputnik and a beatnik?Then you needto fill those gaps. From the first English colonies to the Gulf War and the S&L debacle, Larry Gonick spells it all out from his unique cartoon perspective.
/book/show/6828020-the-relentless-revolution?from_search=true	Joyce Appleby	The Relentless Revolution: A History of Capitalism	With its deep roots and global scope, the capitalist system provides the framework for our lives. It is a framework of constant change, sometimes measured and predictable, sometimes drastic and out of control. Yet what is now ubiquitous was not always so. Capitalism took shape centuries ago, starting with a handful of isolated changes in farming, trade, and manufacturing,With its deep roots and global scope, the capitalist system provides the framework for our lives. It is a framework of constant change, sometimes measured and predictable, sometimes drastic and out of control. Yet what is now ubiquitous was not always so. Capitalism took shape centuries ago, starting with a handful of isolated changes in farming, trade, and manufacturing, clustered in early-modern England. Astute observers began to notice these changes and consider their effects. Those in power began to harness these new practices to the state, enhancing both. A system generating wealth, power, and new ideas arose to reshape societies in a constant surge of change.The centuries-long history of capitalism is rich and eventful. Approaching capitalism as a culture, as important for its ideas and values as for its inventions and systems, Joyce Appleby gives us a fascinating introduction to this most potent creation of mankind from its origins to now.
/book/show/11371911-philippine-history-and-government?from_search=true	Sonia M. Zaide	Philippine History And Government	
/book/show/92883.The_Gully_Dwarves?from_search=true	Dan Parkinson	The Gully Dwarves (Dragonlance: Lost Histories, #5)	From the lowest of the low will arise a hero . . .This is the prophecy given by the god Reorx to Verden Leafglow, a reformed green dragon rejected by Takhisis, the queen of villainy. For good measure, Reorx tells the dragon to give the hero a helping hand.Forever AgharBut who is this mighty hero? Why none other than Bron, son of the leader of the gully dwarf tribe ofFrom the lowest of the low will arise a hero . . .This is the prophecy given by the god Reorx to Verden Leafglow, a reformed green dragon rejected by Takhisis, the queen of villainy. For good measure, Reorx tells the dragon to give the hero a helping hand.Forever AgharBut who is this mighty hero? Why none other than Bron, son of the leader of the gully dwarf tribe of Bulp. Befriended by Verden Leafglow, Bron must prove his mettle as the first Aghar hero when the gully dwarves are caught up in the struggles that follow the War of the Lance.The Gully DwarvesThe Lost Histories Series probes the historical roots and epic struggles of the heretofore little-known peoples of Krynn.
/book/show/22239424-the-pleasant-history-of-lazarillo-de-tormes-a-spanyard-wherein-is-contai?from_search=true	Anonymous Thomas Walkley (Translator)	The Pleasant History of Lazarillo de Tormes a Spanyard Wherein Is Contained His Maruellous Deeds and Life, with the Strange Aduentures Happened to Him, in the Seruice of Sundry Masters (1624)	EARLY DOCUMENTS OF WORLD HISTORY. Imagine holding history in your hands. Now you can. Digitally preserved and previously accessible only through libraries as Early English Books Online, this rare material is now available in single print editions. Thousands of books written between 1475 and 1700 can be delivered to your doorstep in individual volumes of high quality historEARLY DOCUMENTS OF WORLD HISTORY. Imagine holding history in your hands. Now you can. Digitally preserved and previously accessible only through libraries as Early English Books Online, this rare material is now available in single print editions. Thousands of books written between 1475 and 1700 can be delivered to your doorstep in individual volumes of high quality historical reproductions. This collection combines early English perspectives on world history with documentation of Parliament records, royal decrees and military documents that reveal the delicate balance of Church and State in early English government. For social historians, almanacs and calendars offer insight into daily life of common citizens. This exhaustively complete series presents a thorough picture of history through the English Civil War. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++The pleasant history of Lazarillo de Tormes a Spanyard wherein is contained his maruellous deeds and life, with the strange aduentures happened to him, in the seruice of sundry mastersLazarillo de Tormes.Rowland, David, fl. 1569-1586.Walkley, Thomas, d. 1658?Running title: The Spaniards life.Dedication signed: Tho. Walkley.Signatures: A-K8 L4.Imperfect: tightly bound, with print show-through.[167] p.: London: Printed by J.H., 1624.STC (2nd ed.) / 15338EnglishReproduction of the original in the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign Campus)++++This book represents an authentic reproduction of the text as printed by the original publisher. While we have attempted to accurately maintain the integrity of the original work, there are sometimes problems with the original work or the micro-film from which the books were digitized. This can result in errors in reproduction. Possible imperfections include missing and blurred pages, poor pictures, markings and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.
/book/show/22591141-reflections?from_search=true	Brad Dukes	Reflections: An Oral History of Twin Peaks	Reflections: An Oral History of Twin Peaks examines David Lynch and Mark Frosts legendary television series that aired on the ABC network from 1990-91. As the mystery of Who Killed Laura Palmer? played out on television sets across the world, another compelling drama was unfolding in the everyday lives of the shows cast and crew. Twenty-five years later, Reflections goReflections: An Oral History of Twin Peaks examines David Lynch and Mark Frosts legendary television series that aired on the ABC network from 1990-91. As the mystery of Who Killed Laura Palmer? played out on television sets across the world, another compelling drama was unfolding in the everyday lives of the shows cast and crew. Twenty-five years later, Reflections goes behind the curtain of Twin Peaks and documents the series unlikely beginnings, widespread success, and peculiar collapse. Featuring first-hand accounts from series cocreator Mark Frost and cast members including Kyle MacLachlan, Joan Chen, Sherilyn Fenn, Piper Laurie, Michael Ontkean, Ray Wise, Billy Zane, and many more  Reflections explores the magic and mystique of a true television phenomenon, Twin Peaks.
/book/show/6199746-false-economy?from_search=true	Alan Beattie	False Economy: A Surprising Economic History of the World	Why do oil and diamonds lead to economic disaster more often than boom? Why doesn't Africa grow cocaine? Why might believing in God be good for your balance-sheet? Using the stories of economic triumph and disaster, this title explains how some countries went wrong while others went right.
/book/show/726603.History_of_Florence_and_of_the_Affairs_of_Italy?from_search=true	Niccol Machiavelli	History of Florence and of the Affairs of Italy	Theodoric possessed great talents both for war and peace; in the former he was always conqueror, and in the latter he conferred very great benefits upon the cities and people under him. He distributed the Ostrogoths over the country, each district under its leader, that he might more conveniently command them in war, and govern them in peace. He enlarged Ravenna, restoredTheodoric possessed great talents both for war and peace; in the former he was always conqueror, and in the latter he conferred very great benefits upon the cities and people under him. He distributed the Ostrogoths over the country, each district under its leader, that he might more conveniently command them in war, and govern them in peace. He enlarged Ravenna, restored Rome, and, with the exception of military discipline, conferred upon the Romans every honor.
/book/show/183651.Generations?from_search=true	William Strauss Neil Howe	Generations: The History of America's Future, 1584 to 2069	Hailed by national leaders as politically diverse as former Vice President Al Gore and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich,has been heralded by reviewers as a brilliant, if somewhat unsettling, reassessment of where America is heading.William Strauss and Neil Howe posit the history of America as a succession of generational biographies, beginning in 1584 and enHailed by national leaders as politically diverse as former Vice President Al Gore and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich,has been heralded by reviewers as a brilliant, if somewhat unsettling, reassessment of where America is heading.William Strauss and Neil Howe posit the history of America as a succession of generational biographies, beginning in 1584 and encompassing every-one through the children of today. Their bold theory is that each generation belongs to one of four types, and that these types repeat sequentially in a fixed pattern. The vision ofallows us to plot a recurring cycle in American history -- a cycle of spiritual awakenings and secular crises -- from the founding colonists through the present day and well into this millenium.is at once a refreshing historical narrative and a thrilling intuitive leap that reorders not only our history books but also our expectations for the twenty-first century.
/book/show/20696003-war-dogs?from_search=true	Rebecca Frankel Thomas E. Ricks (Foreword)	War Dogs: Tales of Canine Heroism, History, and Love	Under the cover of night, deep in the desert of Afghanistan, a US Army handler led a Special Forces patrol with his military working dog. Without warning an insurgent popped up, his weapon raised. At the handler's command, the dog charged their attacker. There was the flash of steel, the blur of fur, and the sound of a single shot; the handlerUnder the cover of night, deep in the desert of Afghanistan, a US Army handler led a Special Forces patrol with his military working dog. Without warning an insurgent popped up, his weapon raised. At the handler's command, the dog charged their attacker. There was the flash of steel, the blur of fur, and the sound of a single shot; the handler watched his dog take a bullet. During the weeks it would take the dog to heal, the handler never left its side. The dog had saved his life. Loyal and courageous, dogs are truly man's best friend on the battlefield. While the soldiers may not always feel comfortable calling the bond they form love, the emotions involved are strong and complicated. In, Rebecca Frankel offers a riveting mix of on-the-ground reporting, her own hands-on experiences in the military working dog world, and a look at the science of dogs' special abilities-from their amazing noses and powerful jaws to their enormous sensitivity to the emotions of their human companions. The history of dogs in the US military is long and rich, from the spirit-lifting mascots of the Civil War to the dogs still leading patrols hunting for IEDs today. Frankel not only interviewed handlers who deployed with dogs in wars from Vietnam to Iraq, but top military commanders, K-9 program managers, combat-trained therapists who brought dogs into war zones as part of a preemptive measure to stave off PTSD, and veterinary technicians stationed in Bagram. She makes a passionate case for maintaining a robust war-dog force. In a post-9/11 world rife with terrorist threats, nothing is more effective than a bomb-sniffing dog and his handler. With a compelling cast of humans and animals, this moving book is a must read for all dog lovers-military and otherwise.
/book/show/23523.Don_t_Know_Much_About_Mythology?from_search=true	Kenneth C. Davis	Don't Know Much About Mythology: Everything You Need to Know About the Greatest Stories in Human History but Never Learned	What is an Egyptian pyramid doing on the U. S. dollar bill?Did a pharaoh inspire Moses to worship one God?Whats a Canaanite demoness doing at a rock concert?Since the beginning of time, people have been insatiably curious. Theyve asked questions about where we come from, why the stars shine and the seasons change, and what constitutes evil. The imaginative answers crafWhat is an Egyptian pyramid doing on the U. S. dollar bill?Did a pharaoh inspire Moses to worship one God?Whats a Canaanite demoness doing at a rock concert?Since the beginning of time, people have been insatiably curious. Theyve asked questions about where we come from, why the stars shine and the seasons change, and what constitutes evil. The imaginative answers crafted by our ancestors have served as religion, science, philosophy, and popular literature. In this latest installment of thebestselling Dont Know Much About series, Kenneth C. Davis introduces and explains the great myths of the world using his engaging and delightfully irreverent question-and-answer style. He tackles the epic of Gilgamesh; Achilles and the Trojan War; Stonehenge and the Druids; Odin, Thor, and the entire Norse pantheon; Native American myths, and much more, including the dramatic life and times of the man who would be Buddha. From Mount Olympus to Machu Picchu, here is an insightful, lively look at the greatest stories ever told.
/book/show/7637314-a-history-of-marriage?from_search=true	Elizabeth Abbott	A History Of Marriage	What does the tradition of marriage really look like? In A History of Marriage, Elizabeth Abbott paints an often surprising picture of this most public, yet most intimate, institution. Ritual of romance, or social obligation? Eternal bliss, or cult of domesticity? Abbott reveals a complex tradition that includes same-sex unions, arranged marriages, dowries, self-marriageWhat does the tradition of marriage really look like? In A History of Marriage, Elizabeth Abbott paints an often surprising picture of this most public, yet most intimate, institution. Ritual of romance, or social obligation? Eternal bliss, or cult of domesticity? Abbott reveals a complex tradition that includes same-sex unions, arranged marriages, dowries, self-marriages, and child brides. Marriagein all its loving, unloving, decadent, and impoverished manifestationsis revealed here through Abbott's infectious curiosity.
/book/show/399621.History_of_Rome?from_search=true	Michael Grant	History of Rome	From a small Iron Age settlement on the banks of the Tiber, Rome grew to become the centre of an Empire that dominated the Western world. Powerful in war, Rome was magnificent in peace, so that even today her poets, artists, philosophers and historians exert their influence over Western thought and civilisation.Michael Grant, the renowned classical historian, recreates theFrom a small Iron Age settlement on the banks of the Tiber, Rome grew to become the centre of an Empire that dominated the Western world. Powerful in war, Rome was magnificent in peace, so that even today her poets, artists, philosophers and historians exert their influence over Western thought and civilisation.Michael Grant, the renowned classical historian, recreates the evolution of this astonishing city and community. He describes the individuals and events that made Rome a political and cultural conqueror, and defines the dramatic circumstances of her eventual decline and fall.
/book/show/234503.A_History_of_South_Africa?from_search=true	Leonard Thompson	A History of South Africa	An exploration of the history of South Africa, from the earliest known human inhabitation of the region to the end of the 20th century. For this third edition, the author adds two new chapters on the transfer of power and South Africa under the presidencies of Mandela and Mbeki.
/book/show/5947156-history-of-alexander-the-great?from_search=true	Jacob Abbott	History of Alexander the Great	Alexander the Great is part of Makers of History, a 19th century biography series by two brothers--Jacob and John S.C. Abbott. Reprinted by Canon Press, these biographies have been edited and brought up-to-date for readers twelve and up. Not only are these editions given vintage style paperback covers, but they also include introductions that explain where these men and woAlexander the Great is part of Makers of History, a 19th century biography series by two brothers--Jacob and John S.C. Abbott. Reprinted by Canon Press, these biographies have been edited and brought up-to-date for readers twelve and up. Not only are these editions given vintage style paperback covers, but they also include introductions that explain where these men and women fit into the timeline of history. Abbott's account of Alexander's life reads like a Greek tragedy. We are reminded of Jesus' admonition, For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? (Mt. 16:26a). Alexander gained the world, but at what cost? Abbott's book is an easy but fascinating read, providing insights and details into the life of one of history's most prominent, yet puzzling, figures. For those who enjoy history and have a love of reading, this book is a delightful treasure. --Patch Blakey, executive director, Association of Classical & Christian Schools
/book/show/17262099-on-paper?from_search=true	Nicholas A. Basbanes	On Paper: The Everything of Its Two-Thousand-Year History	A consideration of all things paper--the invention that revolutionized human civilization; its thousand-fold uses (and misuses); its sweeping influence on society; its makers, shapers, collectors, and pulpers--by the admired cultural historian, and author of the trilogy on all things book related: A Gentle Madness; Patience and Fortitude; A Splendor of Letters.From its invA consideration of all things paper--the invention that revolutionized human civilization; its thousand-fold uses (and misuses); its sweeping influence on society; its makers, shapers, collectors, and pulpers--by the admired cultural historian, and author of the trilogy on all things book related: A Gentle Madness; Patience and Fortitude; A Splendor of Letters.From its invention in China eighteen hundred years ago to recording the thoughts of Islamic scholars and mathematicians; from Europe, North America, and the rest of the inhabited world, Basbanes writes about the ways in which paper has been used to record history, make laws, conduct business . . . He makes clear that without paper, modern hygienic practice would be unimaginable; that as currency, people will do almost anything to possess it . . . that without it on which to draw designs and blueprints, the Industrial Revolution would never have happened.We see paper's crucial role in the unfolding of political scandals and sensational trials (the Dreyfus Affair and the forged memorandum known as the bordereau; Daniel Ellsberg's Pentagon Papers and Watergate).Basbanes writes of his travels to get to the source of the story--to China along the Burma Road . . . to Landover, Maryland, and the National Security Agency with its one hundred million secret documents pulped by cryptologists and recycled as pizza boxes . . . to the Crane Company paper mill of Dalton, MA, the exclusive supplier of paper for American currency since 1879; and much more . . .A masterly guide through paper's inseparability from human culture.
/book/show/26173407-the-threat-below?from_search=true	Jason Latshaw	The Threat Below (Brathius History, #1)	Three hundred years ago, something terrifying arose and pushed humanity to the brink of extinction. Now, a small remnant  the ancestors of the few survivors who were able to escape the massacre below  lives above the clouds, on the top of a Mountain.When they discover that their water supply is being poisoned Down Below, an expedition, including seventeen year-old girlThree hundred years ago, something terrifying arose and pushed humanity to the brink of extinction. Now, a small remnant  the ancestors of the few survivors who were able to escape the massacre below  lives above the clouds, on the top of a Mountain.When they discover that their water supply is being poisoned Down Below, an expedition, including seventeen year-old girl Icelyn Brathius, must descend and face the monsters, the Threat Below, that wiped out civilization centuries ago.Icelyn quickly learns that all is not what it seems as she uncovers secrets hundreds of years old and struggles to stay alive in a world where no human is fit to survive.
/book/show/23628811-snedronningen?from_search=true	Hans Christian Andersen Hanne Leth (Bearbejdet) Peter Madsen (Illustrator)	Snedronningen: Et eventyr i syv historier	Det klassiske eventyr om, hvordan lille Gerdas uselviske krlighed besejrer den flelseskulde, der har bemgtiget sig Kays hjerte, da en splint af troldspejlet har ramt ham i je og hjerte
/book/show/542357.The_Wraiths_of_Will_and_Pleasure?from_search=true	Storm Constantine	The Wraiths of Will and Pleasure (Wraeththu Histories, #1)	Hailed as a literary fantasist of outstanding power and originality by Michael Moorcock, Storm Constantine is one of the most exciting and innovative fantasy writers of her generation. The author of many acclaimed works of science fiction and fantasy, she is best known for her daring, stylish and provocative Wraeththu trilogy (Hailed as a literary fantasist of outstanding power and originality by Michael Moorcock, Storm Constantine is one of the most exciting and innovative fantasy writers of her generation. The author of many acclaimed works of science fiction and fantasy, she is best known for her daring, stylish and provocative Wraeththu trilogy (). The series, which chronicled the rise of a new race of seductive androgynous beings with awesome powers, was hailed as a modern fantasy masterpiece, winning an avid international following of devoted readers.Now, with, Storm Constantine returns once again to the saga of the Wraeththu with a new epic that reveals previously unknown truths about the origins of these remarkable beings.Long before the Wraeththu assumed total mastery of the Earth and dominion over the dwindling remnants of the human race, they were a wild and passionate people, living in scattered tribes, worshiping strange gods, increasing their numbers by transmuting humans into their own kind. But all that changed on a festival night that surpassed all others, a night when the world changed forever and the Wraeththu began to realize their awesome potential.It was a time when the archmage Thiede wove the strands of Wraeththu destiny. When two young Wraeththu hara came together to produce a miraculous new life. When Pellaz, a brash and reckless young leader, rose from destruction to take his place in Wraeththu history. And a child called Lileem found a path of passion and power that led to unknown worlds of mystery.A tale of intrigue and betrayal, bloodshed and pleasure, dark and dangerous supernatural forces, ardent and consuming passions,is a thrilling new chapter in a compelling fantasy epic.
/book/show/126049.A_Sense_of_the_World?from_search=true	Jason Roberts	A Sense of the World: How a Blind Man Became History's Greatest Traveler	He was known simply as the Blind Traveler -- a solitary, sightless adventurer who, astonishingly, fought the slave trade in Africa, survived a frozen captivity in Siberia, hunted rogue elephants in Ceylon, and helped chart the Australian outback. James Holman (1786-1857) became one of the greatest wonders of the world he so sagaciously explored, triumphing not only overHe was known simply as the Blind Traveler -- a solitary, sightless adventurer who, astonishingly, fought the slave trade in Africa, survived a frozen captivity in Siberia, hunted rogue elephants in Ceylon, and helped chart the Australian outback. James Holman (1786-1857) became one of the greatest wonders of the world he so sagaciously explored, triumphing not only over blindness but crippling pain, poverty, and the interference of well-meaning authorities (his greatest feat, a circumnavigation of the globe, had to be launched in secret). Once a celebrity, a bestselling author, and an inspiration to Charles Darwin and Sir Richard Francis Burton, the charismatic, witty Holman outlived his fame, dying in an obscurity that has endured -- until now.is a spellbinding and moving rediscovery of one of history's most epic lives. Drawing on meticulous research, Jason Roberts ushers us into the Blind Traveler's uniquely vivid sensory realm, then sweeps us away on an extraordinary journey across the known world during the Age of Exploration. Rich with suspense, humor, international intrigue, and unforgettable characters, this is a story to awaken our own senses of awe and wonder.
/book/show/41304.Strangers_from_a_Different_Shore?from_search=true	Ronald Takaki	Strangers from a Different Shore: A History of Asian Americans	In an extraordinary blend of eloquent narrative history, vivid personal recollection, and oral testimony, Ronald Takaki relates the diverse 150-year history of Asian Americans. Through richly detailed vignettes--by turns bitter, funny, and inspiring--he offers a stunning panorama of a neglected part of American history. 16 pages of photographs.
/book/show/3929225-blood-and-guts-a-history-of-surgery-by-hollingham-richard?from_search=true	Richard Hollingham	Blood and Guts A History of Surgery by Hollingham, Richard	Today, astonishing surgical breakthroughs are making face transplants, limb transplants and a host of other previously undreamed of operations possible. But getting here has not been a simple story of selfless men working tirelessly in the pursuit of medical advancement. Instead it's a bloodstained tale of blunders, arrogance, mishap and murder. In trying to keep us alive,Today, astonishing surgical breakthroughs are making face transplants, limb transplants and a host of other previously undreamed of operations possible. But getting here has not been a simple story of selfless men working tirelessly in the pursuit of medical advancement. Instead it's a bloodstained tale of blunders, arrogance, mishap and murder. In trying to keep us alive, surgeons have all too often killed us off, and life-saving solutions have often come from the most surprising places. Accompanying a major BBC series, Blood and Guts is an incredible story of stolen corpses, medical fraud, lobotomized patients - and every now and then courageous advances that have saved the lives of millions around the world. You may think twice before going under the knife.
/book/show/646453.The_History_of_Alexander?from_search=true	Quintus Curtius Rufus Waldemar Heckel (Introduction) John Yardley (Translation)	The History of Alexander	Alexander the Great 356-323 BC, who led the Macedonian army to victory in Egypt, Syria, Persia and India, was perhaps the most successful conqueror the world has ever seen. Yet although no other individual has attracted so much speculation across the centuries, Alexander himself remains an enigma. Curtius History offers a great deal of information unobtainable from other sAlexander the Great 356-323 BC, who led the Macedonian army to victory in Egypt, Syria, Persia and India, was perhaps the most successful conqueror the world has ever seen. Yet although no other individual has attracted so much speculation across the centuries, Alexander himself remains an enigma. Curtius History offers a great deal of information unobtainable from other sources of the time. A compelling narrative of a turbulent era, the work recounts events on a heroic scale, detailing court intrigue, stirring speeches and brutal battles - among them, those of Macedonias great war with Persia, which was to culminate in Alexanders final triumph over King Darius and the defeat of an ancient and mighty empire. It also provides by far the most plausible and haunting portrait of Alexander we possess a brilliantly realized image of a man ruined by constant good fortune in his youth.
/book/show/9730383-pox?from_search=true	Michael Willrich	Pox: An American History	Pox An American History . Penguin Press HC, The, 2011.
/book/show/27069194-grasshopper-jungle?from_search=true	Andrew  Smith	Grasshopper Jungle: A History	A 2015 Michael L. Printz Honor BookWinner of the 2014 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction Raunchy, bizarre, smart and compelling. --Rolling StoneGrasshopper Jungle is simultaneously creepy and hilarious. Reminds me of Kurt Vonnegut's in Slaughterhouse Five, in the best sense. --New York Times Book ReviewIn the small town of Ealing, Iowa, Austin and his beA 2015 Michael L. Printz Honor BookWinner of the 2014 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Fiction Raunchy, bizarre, smart and compelling. --Rolling StoneGrasshopper Jungle is simultaneously creepy and hilarious. Reminds me of Kurt Vonnegut's in Slaughterhouse Five, in the best sense. --New York Times Book ReviewIn the small town of Ealing, Iowa, Austin and his best friend, Robby, have accidentally unleashed an unstoppable army. An army of horny, hungry, six-foot-tall praying mantises that only want to do two things.This is the truth. This is history.It's the end of the world. And nobody knows anything about it.You know what I mean.Funny, intense, complex, and brave, Grasshopper Jungle brilliantly weaves together everything from testicle-dissolving genetically modified corn to the struggles of recession-era, small-town America in this groundbreaking coming-of-age stunner.
/book/show/11140803-american-nations?from_search=true	Colin Woodard	American Nations: A History of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America	North America was settled by people with distinct religious, political, and ethnographic characteristics, creating regional cultures that have been at odds with one another ever since. Subsequent immigrants didn't confront or assimilate into an AmericanNorth America was settled by people with distinct religious, political, and ethnographic characteristics, creating regional cultures that have been at odds with one another ever since. Subsequent immigrants didn't confront or assimilate into an American or Canadian culture, but rather into one of the eleven distinct regional ones that spread over the continent each staking out mutually exclusive territory.InColin Woodard leads us on a journey through the history of our fractured continent, and the rivalries and alliances between its component nations, which conform to neither state nor international boundaries. He illustrates and explains why American values vary sharply from one region to another. Woodard reveals how intranational differences have played a pivotal role at every point in the continent's history, from the American Revolution and the Civil War to the tumultuous sixties and the blue county/red county maps of recent presidential elections.is a revolutionary and revelatory take on America's myriad identities and how the conflicts between them have shaped our past and are molding our future.
/book/show/16076785-the-better-angels-of-our-nature?from_search=true	Steven Pinker	The Better Angels of Our Nature: A History of Violence and Humanity	We've all asked, What is the world coming to? But we seldom ask, How bad was the world in the past? In this startling new book, the bestselling cognitive scientist Steven Pinker shows that the world of the past was much worse. In fact, we may be living in the most peaceable era yet. Evidence of a bloody history has always been around us: the genocides in the Old TestamWe've all asked, What is the world coming to? But we seldom ask, How bad was the world in the past? In this startling new book, the bestselling cognitive scientist Steven Pinker shows that the world of the past was much worse. In fact, we may be living in the most peaceable era yet. Evidence of a bloody history has always been around us: the genocides in the Old Testament and crucifixions in the New; the gory mutilations in Shakespeare and Grimm; the British monarchs who beheaded their relatives and the American founders who dueled with their rivals. Now the decline in these brutal practices can be quantified. Tribal warfare was nine times as deadly as war and genocide in the 20th century. The murder rate in medieval Europe was more than thirty times what it is today. Slavery, sadistic punishments, and frivolous executions were unexceptionable features of life for millennia, then were suddenly abolished. Wars between developed countries have vanished, and even in the developing world, wars kill a fraction of the numbers they did a few decades ago. Rape, hate crimes, deadly riots, child abuse - all substantially down.How could this have happened, if human nature has not changed? Pinker argues that the key to explaining the decline of violence is to understand the inner demons that incline us toward violence and the better angels that steer us away. Thanks to the spread of government, literacy, trade, and cosmopolitanism, we increasingly control our impulses, empathize with others, debunk toxic ideologies, and deploy our powers of reason to reduce the temptations of violence. Pinker will force you to rethink your deepest beliefs about progress, modernity, and human nature. This gripping book is sure to be among the most debated of the century so far.
/book/show/153975.Banister_Fletcher_s_a_History_of_Architecture?from_search=true	Banister Fletcher (Editor) Andrew Saint (Editor)	Banister Fletcher's a History of Architecture	The 20th edition of Sir Banister Fletcher's A History of Architecture is the first major work of history to include an overview of the architectural achievements of the 20th Century. Banister Fletcher has been the standard one volume architectural history for over 100 years and continues to give a concise and factual account of world architecture from the earliest times. IThe 20th edition of Sir Banister Fletcher's A History of Architecture is the first major work of history to include an overview of the architectural achievements of the 20th Century. Banister Fletcher has been the standard one volume architectural history for over 100 years and continues to give a concise and factual account of world architecture from the earliest times. In this twentieth and centenary edition, edited by Dan Cruickshank with three consultant editors and fourteen new contributors, chapters have been recast and expanded and a third of the text is new. * There are new chapters on the twentieth-century architecture of the Middle East (including Israel), South-east Asia, Hong Kong, Japan and Korea, the Indian subcontinent, Russia and the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe and Latin America. * The chapter on traditional architecture of India has been rewritten and the section on traditional Chinese architecture has been expanded, both with new specially commissioned drawings* The architecture of the Americas before 1900 has been enlarged to include, for the first time, detailed coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean* The book's scope has been widened to include more architecture from outside Europe* The bibliography has been expanded into a separate section and is a key source of information on every period of world architecture* The coverage of the 20th century architecture of North America has been divided into two chapters to allow fuller coverage of contemporary works* 20th century architecture of Western Europe has been radically recast* For the first time the architecture of the twentieth century is considered as a whole and assessed in an historical perspective* Coverage has been extended to include buildings completed during the last ten years* The coverage of Islamic architecture has been increased and re-organised to form a self contained sectionThis unique reference book places buildings in their social, cultural and historical settings to describe the main patterns of architectural development, from Prehistoric to the International Style. Again in the words of Sir Banister Fletcher, this book shows that 'Architecture ... provides a key to the habits, thoughts and aspirations of the people, and without a knowledge of this art the history of any period lacks that human interest with which it should be invested.'
/book/show/8598379-uncommon-grounds?from_search=true	Mark Pendergrast	Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World	tells the story of coffee from its discovery on a hill in ancient Abyssinia to the advent of Starbucks. In this updated edition of the classic work, Mark Pendergrast reviews the dramatic changes in coffee culture over the past decade, from the disastrous Coffee Crisis that caused global prices to plummet to the rise of the Fair Trade movement and the thtells the story of coffee from its discovery on a hill in ancient Abyssinia to the advent of Starbucks. In this updated edition of the classic work, Mark Pendergrast reviews the dramatic changes in coffee culture over the past decade, from the disastrous Coffee Crisis that caused global prices to plummet to the rise of the Fair Trade movement and the third-wave of quality-obsessed coffee connoisseurs. As the scope of coffee culture continues to expand,remains more than ever a brilliantly entertaining guide to the currents of one of the worlds favorite beverages.
/book/show/116477.The_Girls_Who_Went_Away?from_search=true	Ann Fessler	The Girls Who Went Away: The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe v. Wade	A powerful and groundbreaking revelation of the secret history of the 1.5 million women who surrendered children for adoption in the several decades beforeIn this deeply moving work, Ann Fessler brings to light the lives of hundreds of thousands of young single American women forced to give up their newborn children in the years following World War II and befA powerful and groundbreaking revelation of the secret history of the 1.5 million women who surrendered children for adoption in the several decades beforeIn this deeply moving work, Ann Fessler brings to light the lives of hundreds of thousands of young single American women forced to give up their newborn children in the years following World War II and before.tells a story not of wild and carefree sexual liberation, but rather of a devastating double standard that has had punishing long-term effects on these women and on the children they gave up for adoption. Based on Fessler's groundbreaking interviews, it brings to brilliant life these women's voices and the spirit of the time, allowing each to share her own experience in gripping and intimate detail. Today, when the future of thedecision and women's reproductive rights stand squarely at the front of a divisive national debate, Fessler brings to the fore a long-overlooked history of single women in the fifties, sixties, and early seventies.In 2002, Fessler, an adoptee herself, traveled the country interviewing women willing to speak publicly about why they relinquished their children. Researching archival records and the political and social climate of the time, she uncovered a story of three decades of women who, under enormous social and family pressure, were coerced or outright forced to give their babies up for adoption. Fessler deftly describes the impossible position in which these women found themselves: as a sexual revolution heated up in the postwar years, birth control was tightly restricted, and abortion proved prohibitively expensive or life endangering. At the same time, a postwar economic boom brought millions of American families into the middle class, exerting its own pressures to conform to a model of family perfection. Caught in the middle, single pregnant women were shunned by family and friends, evicted from schools, sent away to maternity homes to have their children alone, and often treated with cold contempt by doctors, nurses, and clergy.The majority of the women Fessler interviewed have never spoken of their experiences, and most have been haunted by grief and shame their entire adult lives. A searing and important look into a long-overlooked social history,is their story.
/book/show/761162.A_History_of_Knowledge?from_search=true	Charles Van Doren	A History of Knowledge: Past, Present, and Future	A one-voume reference to the history of ideas that is a compendium of everything that humankind has thought, invented, created, considered, and perfected from the beginning of civilization into the twenty-first century. Massive in its scope, and yet totally accessible, A HISTORY OF KNOWLEDGE covers not only all the great theories and discoveries of the human race, but alsoA one-voume reference to the history of ideas that is a compendium of everything that humankind has thought, invented, created, considered, and perfected from the beginning of civilization into the twenty-first century. Massive in its scope, and yet totally accessible, A HISTORY OF KNOWLEDGE covers not only all the great theories and discoveries of the human race, but also explores the social conditions, political climates, and individual men and women of genius that brought ideas to fruition throughout history.Crystal clear and concise...Explains how humankind got to know what it knows.Clifton FadimanSelected by the Book-of-the-Month Club and the History Book Club
/book/show/260109.The_Lost_Road_and_Other_Writings?from_search=true	J.R.R. Tolkien Christopher Tolkien (Editor)	The Lost Road and Other Writings (The History of Middle-Earth, #5)	Once again, editor Christopher Tolkien satisfies the hunger of his father's fans for more of the magical storytelling that has made The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings trilogy the most successful fantasy novels of all time.
/book/show/769578.Fear_and_Trembling?from_search=true	Sren Kierkegaard C. Stephen Evans (Editor) Sylvia Walsh (Translator, Editor)	Fear and Trembling	In this rich and resonant work, Soren Kierkegaard reflects poetically and philosophically on the biblical story of God's command to Abraham, that he sacrifice his son Isaac as a test of faith. Was Abraham's proposed action morally and religiously justified or murder? Is there an absolute duty to God? Was Abraham justified in remaining silent? In pondering these questions,In this rich and resonant work, Soren Kierkegaard reflects poetically and philosophically on the biblical story of God's command to Abraham, that he sacrifice his son Isaac as a test of faith. Was Abraham's proposed action morally and religiously justified or murder? Is there an absolute duty to God? Was Abraham justified in remaining silent? In pondering these questions, Kierkegaard presents faith as a paradox that cannot be understood by reason and conventional morality, and he challenges the universalist ethics and immanental philosophy of modern German idealism, especially as represented by Kant and Hegel. This volume, first published in 2006, presents the first new English translation for twenty years, by Sylvia Walsh, together with an introduction by C. Stephen Evans which examines the ethical and religious issues raised by the text.
/book/show/775443.Sound_of_the_Beast?from_search=true	Ian Christe	Sound of the Beast: The Complete Headbanging History of Heavy Metal	The definitive history of the first 30 years of heavy metal, containing over 100 interviews with members of Black Sabbath, Metallica, Judas Priest, Twisted Sister, Slipknot, Kiss, Megadeth, Public Enemy, Napalm Death, and more.More than 30 years after Black Sabbath released the first complete heavy metal album, its founder, Ozzy Osbourne, is the star of The Osbournes, TV'sThe definitive history of the first 30 years of heavy metal, containing over 100 interviews with members of Black Sabbath, Metallica, Judas Priest, Twisted Sister, Slipknot, Kiss, Megadeth, Public Enemy, Napalm Death, and more.More than 30 years after Black Sabbath released the first complete heavy metal album, its founder, Ozzy Osbourne, is the star of The Osbournes, TV's favourite new reality show. Contrary to popular belief, headbangers and the music they love are more alive than ever. Yet there has never been a comprehensive book on the history of heavy metal - until now. Featuring interviews with members of the biggest bands in the genre, Sound of the Beast gives an overview of the past 30-plus years of heavy metal, delving into the personalities of those who created it. Everything is here, from the bootlegging beginnings of fans like Lars Ulrich (future founder of Metallica) to the sold-out stadiums and personal excesses of the biggest groups. From heavy metal's roots in the work of breakthrough groups such as Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin to MTV hair metal, courtroom controversies, black metal murderers and Ozzfest, Sound of the Beast offers the final word on this elusive, extreme, and far-reaching form of music.
/book/show/16225525-holy-sh-t?from_search=true	Melissa Mohr	Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing	Almost everyone swears, or worries about not swearing, from the two year-old who has just discovered the power of potty mouth to the grandma who wonders why every other word she hears is obscene. Whether they express anger or exhilaration, are meant to insult or to commend, swear words perform a crucial role in language. But swearing is also a uniquely well-suited lens thrAlmost everyone swears, or worries about not swearing, from the two year-old who has just discovered the power of potty mouth to the grandma who wonders why every other word she hears is obscene. Whether they express anger or exhilaration, are meant to insult or to commend, swear words perform a crucial role in language. But swearing is also a uniquely well-suited lens through which to look at history, offering a fascinating record of what people care about on the deepest levels of a culture--what's divine, what's terrifying, and what's taboo.Holy Sh*t tells the story of two kinds of swearing--obscenities and oaths--from ancient Rome and the Bible to today. With humor and insight, Melissa Mohr takes readers on a journey to discover how swearing has come to include both testifying with your hand on the Bible and calling someone a *#$&!* when they cut you off on the highway. She explores obscenities in ancient Rome--which were remarkably similar to our own--and unearths the history of religious oaths in the Middle Ages, when swearing (or not swearing) an oath was often a matter of life and death. Holy Sh*t also explains the advancement of civility and corresponding censorship of language in the 18th century, considers the rise of racial slurs after World War II, examines the physiological effects of swearing (increased heart rate and greater pain tolerance), and answers a question that preoccupies the FCC, the US Senate, and anyone who has recently overheard little kids at a playground: are we swearing more now than people did in the past?A gem of lexicography and cultural history, Holy Sh*t is a serious exploration of obscenity--and it also just might expand your repertoire of words to choose from the next time you shut your finger in the car door.
/book/show/455488.History_and_Utopia?from_search=true	Emil M. Cioran Richard Howard (Translation)	History and Utopia	In this book, Cioran writes of politics, of history, and of the utopian dream.A small masterwork . . . a stringent examination of some persistent and murky notions in human history. . . . It is best to read Cioran while sitting. The impact upon the intellect can be temporarily stunning, and motor systems may give way under the assault.Joseph Patrick Kennedy,In this book, Cioran writes of politics, of history, and of the utopian dream.A small masterwork . . . a stringent examination of some persistent and murky notions in human history. . . . It is best to read Cioran while sitting. The impact upon the intellect can be temporarily stunning, and motor systems may give way under the assault.Joseph Patrick Kennedy,Cioran has a claim to be regarded as among the handful of original minds . . . writing today.A sort of final philosopher of the Western world. [Cioran's] statements have the compression of poetry and the audacity of cosmic clowning.E. M. Cioran (1911-1995) was born and educated in Romania and lived in Paris from 1937 until his death. He is the author of numerous works, including, also available from the University of Chicago Press.
/book/show/17910046-revolutionary-russia-1891-1991?from_search=true	Orlando Figes	Revolutionary Russia, 1891-1991: A History	In this elegant and incisive account, Orlando Figes offers an illuminating new perspective on the Russian Revolution. While other historians have focused their examinations on the cataclIn this elegant and incisive account, Orlando Figes offers an illuminating new perspective on the Russian Revolution. While other historians have focused their examinations on the cataclysmic years immediately before and after 1917, Figes shows how the revolution, while it changed in form and character, nevertheless retained the same idealistic goals throughout, from its origins in the famine crisis of 1891 until its end with the collapse of the Soviet regime in 1991.Figes traces three generational phases: Lenin and the Bolsheviks, who set the pattern of destruction and renewal until their demise in the terror of the 1930s; the Stalinist generation, promoted from the lower classes, who created the lasting structures of the Soviet regime and consolidated its legitimacy through victory in war; and the generation of 1956, shaped by the revelations of Stalins crimes and committed to making the Revolution work to remedy economic decline and mass disaffection. Until the very end of the Soviet system, its leaders believed they were carrying out the revolution Lenin had begun.With the authority and distinctive style that have marked his magisterial histories, Figes delivers an accessible and paradigm-shifting reconsideration of one of the defining events of the twentieth century.
/book/show/215678.In_an_Antique_Land?from_search=true	Amitav Ghosh	In an Antique Land: History in the Guise of a Traveler's Tale	Once upon a time an Indian writer named Amitav Ghosh set out to find an Indian slave, name unknown, who some seven hundred years before had traveled to the Middle East. The journey took him to a small village in Egypt, where medieval customs coexist with twentieth-century desires and discontents. But even as Ghosh sought to re-create the life of his Indian predecessor, heOnce upon a time an Indian writer named Amitav Ghosh set out to find an Indian slave, name unknown, who some seven hundred years before had traveled to the Middle East. The journey took him to a small village in Egypt, where medieval customs coexist with twentieth-century desires and discontents. But even as Ghosh sought to re-create the life of his Indian predecessor, he found himself immersed in those of his modern Egyptian neighbors.Combining shrewd observations with painstaking historical research, Ghosh serves up skeptics and holy men, merchants and sorcerers. Some of these figures are real, some only imagined, but allemerge as vividly as the characters in a great novel.is an inspired work that transcends genres as deftly as it does eras, weaving an entrancing and intoxicating spell.
/book/show/12987423-valour-and-vanity?from_search=true	Mary Robinette Kowal	Valour and Vanity (Glamourist Histories, #4)	Acclaimed fantasist Mary Robinette Kowal has enchanted many fans with her beloved novels featuring a Regency setting in which magic--known here as glamour--is real. In Valour and Vanity, master glamourists Jane and Vincent find themselves in the sort of a magical adventure that might result if Jane Austen wrote Ocean's Eleven.After Melody's wedding, the Ellsworths and VincAcclaimed fantasist Mary Robinette Kowal has enchanted many fans with her beloved novels featuring a Regency setting in which magic--known here as glamour--is real. In Valour and Vanity, master glamourists Jane and Vincent find themselves in the sort of a magical adventure that might result if Jane Austen wrote Ocean's Eleven.After Melody's wedding, the Ellsworths and Vincents accompany the young couple on their tour of the continent. Jane and Vincent plan to separate from the party and travel to Murano to study with glassblowers there, but their ship is set upon by Barbary corsairs while en route. It is their good fortune that they are not enslaved, but they lose everything to the pirates and arrive in Murano destitute.Jane and Vincent are helped by a kind local they meet en route, but Vincent is determined to become self-reliant and get their money back, and hatches a plan to do so. But when so many things are not what they seem, even the best laid plans conceal a few pitfalls. The ensuing adventure is a combination of the best parts of magical fantasy and heist novels, set against a glorious Regency backdrop.
/book/show/10790499-everybody-loves-our-town?from_search=true	Mark Yarm	Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge	In 1986, fledgling Seattle label C/Z Records released, a compilation featuring a half-dozen local bands: Soundgarden, Green River, Melvins,In 1986, fledgling Seattle label C/Z Records released, a compilation featuring a half-dozen local bands: Soundgarden, Green River, Melvins, Malfunkshun, the U-Men and Skin Yard. Though it sold miserably, the record made music history by documenting a burgeoning regional sound, the raw fusion of heavy metal and punk rock that we now know as grunge. But it wasnt until five years later, with the seemingly overnight success of Nirvanas Smells Like Teen Spirit, thatbecame a household word and Seattle ground zero for the nineties alternative-rock explosion.captures the grunge era in the words of the musicians, producers, managers, record executives, video directors, photographers, journalists, publicists, club owners, roadies, scenesters and hangers-on who lived through it. The book tells the whole story: from the founding of thebands to the worldwide success of grunges big four (Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and Alice in Chains); from the rise of Seattles cash-poor, hype-rich indie label Sub Pop to the major-label feeding frenzy that overtook the Pacific Northwest; from the simple joys of making noise at basement parties and tiny rock clubs to the tragic, lonely deaths of superstars Kurt Cobain and Layne Staley.Drawn from more than 250 new interviewswith members of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Screaming Trees, Hole, Melvins, Mudhoney, Green River, Mother Love Bone, Temple of the Dog, Mad Season, L7, Babes in Toyland, 7 Year Bitch, TAD, the U-Men, Candlebox and many moreand featuring previously untold stories and never-before-published photographs,is at once a moving, funny, lurid, and hugely insightful portrait of an extraordinary musical era.
/book/show/59651.Hard_Times?from_search=true	Studs Terkel	Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression	In this unique recreation of one of the most dramatic periods in modern American history, Studs Terkel recaptures the Great Depression of the 1930s in all its complexity. Featuring a mosaic of memories from politicians, businessmen, artists, and writers, from those who were just kids to those who remember losing a fortune,is not only a gold mine of informationIn this unique recreation of one of the most dramatic periods in modern American history, Studs Terkel recaptures the Great Depression of the 1930s in all its complexity. Featuring a mosaic of memories from politicians, businessmen, artists, and writers, from those who were just kids to those who remember losing a fortune,is not only a gold mine of information but a fascinating interplay of memory and fact, revealing how the Depression affected the lives of those who experienced it firsthand.
/book/show/2261456.History_is_Dead?from_search=true	Kim Paffenroth (Editor) David Dunwoody (Contributor) Leila Eadie (Contributor)	History is Dead: A Zombie Anthology	Our team of crack historians has uncovered the truth you never learned in school: the living dead have walked among us since the dawn of time. In this collection of gruesome tales from throughout the ages, the ravenous undead shamble through bloody battlefields, plague-ridden cities, genteel country estates, and dusty frontier towns. They emerge from foggy cemeteries, frozOur team of crack historians has uncovered the truth you never learned in school: the living dead have walked among us since the dawn of time. In this collection of gruesome tales from throughout the ages, the ravenous undead shamble through bloody battlefields, plague-ridden cities, genteel country estates, and dusty frontier towns. They emerge from foggy cemeteries, frozen barrows, loamy bogs, cursed mines, and gore-spattered operating rooms to prey on the living. But these zombies don't just eat people. They help painters and writers save their faltering careers. They unwittingly push humankind on the quest for fire. They topple evil capitalists and their corporate empires. They fight crime. They fall in love. Join us on a journey into our zombie-filled past... Neither history nor the living dead have ever been this excitingIncludes:This reluctant Prometheus by David DunwoodyThe gingerbread man by Paula R. StilesThe barrow maid by Christine MorganHarimoto by Scott A. JohnsonThe moribund room by Carole LanhamTheatre is dead by Raoul WainscotingThe anatomy lesson by Jenny AshfordA touch of the diving by Patrick RutiglianoA cure for all ills by Linda L. DonahueSociety and sickness by Leila EadieSummer of 1816 by James Roy DaleyThe hell soldiers by Juleigh Howard-HobsonJunebug by Rebecca BrockStarvation army by Joe McKinneyPegleg and Paddy save the world by Johnathan MaberryThe third option by Derek GunnThe loaned ranger by John PeelAwake in the Abyss by Rick Moore
/book/show/80452.Freud_and_Beyond?from_search=true	Stephen A. Mitchell Margaret J. Black	Freud and Beyond: A History of Modern Psychoanalytic Thought	Freud's concepts have become a part of our psychological vocabulary: unconscious thoughts and feelings, conflict, the meaning of dreams, the sensuality of childhood. But psychoanalytic thinking has undergone an enormous expansion and transformation over the past fifty years. WithStephen A. Mitchell and Margaret J. Black make contemporary psychoanalytic tFreud's concepts have become a part of our psychological vocabulary: unconscious thoughts and feelings, conflict, the meaning of dreams, the sensuality of childhood. But psychoanalytic thinking has undergone an enormous expansion and transformation over the past fifty years. WithStephen A. Mitchell and Margaret J. Black make contemporary psychoanalytic thinkingthe body of work that has been done since Freudavailable for the first time. Richly illustrated with case examples, this lively, jargon-free introduction makes modern psychoanalytic thought accessible at last.
/book/show/217306.Transgender_Warriors?from_search=true	Leslie Feinberg	Transgender Warriors: Making History from Joan of Arc to Dennis Rodman	With a New Afterword by the Author
/book/show/10008474-carter-g-woodson?from_search=true	Carter G. Woodson	Carter G. Woodson: The MIS-Education of the Negro--A Black History Classic of African-American Literature	This unique study emphasizes on the writings of Carter G. Woodson that focus on the areas of Pan Africanism; Black Labor History;Education and Intellectual Thoughtual Though, which examines the ideas and philosohphy of the African /american Experience in palce and time, while at the same time seeks to locate a repertoire of an African-american collectiveness consciousness.
/book/show/10155001-fifty-plants-that-changed-the-course-of-history?from_search=true	Bill Laws	Fifty Plants That Changed the Course of History	is a beautifully presented guide to the plants that have had the greatest impact on human civilization. Entries feature a description of the plant, its botanical name, its native range and its primary functions -- edible, medicinal, commercial or practical.is a beautifully presented guide to the plants that have had the greatest impact on human civilization. Entries feature a description of the plant, its botanical name, its native range and its primary functions -- edible, medicinal, commercial or practical. Concise text is highlighted by elegant botanical drawings, paintings and photographs as well as insightful quotes.Many of the plants are well known, such as. However, there are also many whose stories are less known. These history-changing plants include:used to make sisal, poison arrows, bullets, tequila and surgical threadwhich influenced the construction of greenhouses and conservatoriesused for hangman's rope, sustainable plastics, the Declaration of Independence and Levi's jeansused for coir fiber, soap, margarine, cream, sterile IV drips and coagulantsused in mouthwash, diuretics, vitamins, honey, underwear and fire-resistant uniformswhich Gregor Mendel used in his research on genetic heredityused to make silkused for fire-resistant structures, dyes, leather tanning, charcoal, casks and shipsused in the manufacture of aspirin, cricket bats, hot-air balloon baskets and coffins This attractive reference provides an innovative perspective on both botanical and human history.
/book/show/8860297-a-secret-gift?from_search=true	Ted Gup	A Secret Gift: How One Man's Kindness & a Trove of Letters Revealed the Hidden History of the Great Depression	Shortly before Christmas 1933 in Depression-scarred Canton, Ohio, a small newspaper ad offered $10, no strings attached, to 75 families in distress. Interested readers werShortly before Christmas 1933 in Depression-scarred Canton, Ohio, a small newspaper ad offered $10, no strings attached, to 75 families in distress. Interested readers were asked to submit letters describing their hardships to a benefactor calling himself Mr. B. Virdot. The author's grandfather Sam Stone was inspired to place this ad and assist his fellow Cantonians as they prepared for the cruelest Christmas most of them would ever witness.Moved by the tales of suffering and expressions of hope contained in the letters, which he discovered in a suitcase 75 years later, Ted Gup initially set out to unveil the lives behind them, searching for records and relatives all over the country who could help him flesh out the family sagas hinted at in those letters. From these sources, Gup has re-created the impact that Mr B. Virdot's gift had on each family. Many people yearned for bread, coal, or other necessities, but many others received money from B. Virdot for more fanciful items-a toy horse, say, or a set of encyclopedias. As Gup's investigations revealed, all these things had the power to turn people's lives around- even to save them.But as he uncovered the suffering and triumphs of dozens of strangers, Gup also learned that Sam Stone was far more complex than the lovable- retiree persona he'd always shown his grandson. Gup unearths deeply buried details about Sam's life-from his impoverished, abusive upbringing to felonious efforts to hide his immigrant origins from U.S. officials-that help explain why he felt such a strong affinity to strangers in need. Drawing on his unique find and his award-winning reportorial gifts, Ted Gup solves a singular family mystery even while he pulls away the veil of eight decades that separate us from the hardships that united America during the Depression. In, he weaves these revelations seamlessly into a tapestry of Depression-era America, which will fascinate and inspire in equal measure.Watch a Video
/book/show/20590584-mademoiselle?from_search=true	Rhonda K. Garelick	Mademoiselle: Coco Chanel and the Pulse of History	Certain lives are at once so exceptional, and yet so in step with their historical moments, that they illuminate cultural forces far beyond the scope of a single person. Such is the case with Coco Chanel, whose life offers one of the most fascinating tales of the twentieth centurythrowing into dramatic relief an era of war, fashion, ardent nationalism, and earth-shaking cCertain lives are at once so exceptional, and yet so in step with their historical moments, that they illuminate cultural forces far beyond the scope of a single person. Such is the case with Coco Chanel, whose life offers one of the most fascinating tales of the twentieth centurythrowing into dramatic relief an era of war, fashion, ardent nationalism, and earth-shaking changehere brilliantly treated, for the first time, with wide-ranging and incisive historical scrutiny.Coco Chanel transformed forever the way women dressed. Her influence remains so pervasive that to this day we can see her afterimage a dozen times while just walking down a single street: in all the little black dresses, flat shoes, costume jewelry, cardigan sweaters, and tortoiseshell eyeglasses on women of every age and background. A bottle of Chanel No. 5 perfume is sold every three seconds. Arguably, no other individual has had a deeper impact on the visual aesthetic of the world. But how did a poor orphan become a global icon of both luxury and everyday style? How did she develop such vast, undying influence? And what does our ongoing love of all things Chanel tell us about ourselves? These are the mysteries that Rhonda K. Garelick unravels in.Raised in rural poverty and orphaned early, the young Chanel supported herself as best she could. Then, as an uneducated nineteen-year-old caf singer, she attracted the attention of a wealthy and powerful admirer and parlayed his support into her own hat design business. For the rest of Chanels life, the professional, personal, and political were interwoven; her lovers included diplomat Boy Capel; composer Igor Stravinsky; Romanov heir Grand Duke Dmitri; Hugh Grosvenor, the Duke of Westminster; poet Pierre Reverdy; a Nazi officer; and several women as well. For all that, she was profoundly alone, her romantic life relentlessly plagued by abandonment and tragedy.Chanels ambitions and accomplishments were unparalleled. Her hat shop evolved into a clothing empire. She became a noted theatrical and film costume designer, collaborating with the likes of Pablo Picasso, Jean Cocteau, and Luchino Visconti. The genius of Coco Chanel, Garelick shows, lay in the way she absorbed the zeitgeist, reflecting it back to the world in her designs and in what Garelick calls wearable personalitythe irresistible and contagious style infused with both world history and Chanels nearly unbelievable life saga. By age forty, Chanel had become a multimillionaire and a household name, and her Chanel Corporation is still the highest-earning privately owned luxury goods manufacturer in the world.InGarelick delivers the most probing, well-researched, and insightful biography to date on this seemingly familiar but endlessly surprising figurea work that is truly both a heady intellectual study and a literary page-turner.
/book/show/4066338-the-history-of-java?from_search=true	Thomas Stamford Raffles Eko Prasetyaningrum (Penerjemah) Nuryati Agustin (Penerjemah)	The History of Java	I believe there is no one possessed of more information respecting Java than myself.Tak diragukan lagi, buku The History of Java telah menjadi salah satu sumber sejarah paling penting untuk mengetahui kehidupan masyarakat Jawa di masa lalu. Buku ini ditulis oleh Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, seorang administratur kelahiran Inggris, yang sangat teroI believe there is no one possessed of more information respecting Java than myself.Tak diragukan lagi, buku The History of Java telah menjadi salah satu sumber sejarah paling penting untuk mengetahui kehidupan masyarakat Jawa di masa lalu. Buku ini ditulis oleh Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, seorang administratur kelahiran Inggris, yang sangat terobsesi untuk merekam eksotisme dunia Jawa yang penuh dengan keragaman serta keunikan geografis dan budaya.The History of Java diterbitkan pertama kali pada tahun 1817 dalam dua volume. Volume Pertama berisi tentang inti buku itu sendiri secara lengkap, sedangkan Volume Kedua berisi informasi tambahan dan lampiran. Kedua volume itu kemudian dirangkum menjadi satu dalam buku ini. Isinya antara lain mencakup keadaan geografis, informasi mengenai penduduk asli Jawa, keadaan pertanian, keper-cayaan dan upacara keagamaan, bahasa, serta beberapa hal-hal menarik lainnya. Kerja keras dan ketekunan Raffles telah membuahkan sebuah masterpiece yang sangat berharga bagi masyarakat Indonesia.
/book/show/18770.The_Modern_Mind?from_search=true	Peter Watson	The Modern Mind: An Intellectual History of the 20th Century	From Freud to Babbitt, fromto Sartre to the Great Society, from the Theory of Relativity to counterculture to Kosovo,is encyclopedic, covering the major writers, artists, scientists, and philosophers who produced the ideas by which we live. Peter Watson has produced a fluent and engaging narrative of the intellectual tradition of the twentiethFrom Freud to Babbitt, fromto Sartre to the Great Society, from the Theory of Relativity to counterculture to Kosovo,is encyclopedic, covering the major writers, artists, scientists, and philosophers who produced the ideas by which we live. Peter Watson has produced a fluent and engaging narrative of the intellectual tradition of the twentieth century, and the men and women who created it.
/book/show/61117.The_Secret_History_of_the_American_Empire?from_search=true	John Perkins	The Secret History of the American Empire: Economic Hit Men, Jackals & the Truth about Global Corruption	A riveting expos? of international corruption?and what we can do about it, from the author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, which spent over a year on the New York Times bestseller list. In his stunning memoir, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, John Perkins detailed his former role as an ?economic hit man? in the international corporate skullduggery of a de fA riveting expos? of international corruption?and what we can do about it, from the author of Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, which spent over a year on the New York Times bestseller list. In his stunning memoir, Confessions of an Economic Hit Man, John Perkins detailed his former role as an ?economic hit man? in the international corporate skullduggery of a de facto American Empire. This riveting, behind-the-scenes expos? unfolded like a cinematic blockbuster told through the eyes of a man who once helped shape that empire. Now, in The Secret History of the American Empire, Perkins zeroes in on hot spots around the world and, drawing on interviews with other hit men, jackals, reporters, and activists, examines the current geopolitical crisis. Instability is the norm: It's clear that the world we?ve created is dangerous and no longer sustainable. How did we get here? Who's responsible? What good have we done and at what cost? And what can we do to change things for the next generations? Addressing these questions and more, Perkins reveals the secret history behind the events that have created the American Empire, including:? The current Latin-American revolution and its lessons for democracy? How the ?defeats? in Vietnam and Iraq benefited big business? The role of Israel as ?Fortress America? in the Middle East? Tragic repercussions of the IMF's ?Asian Economic Collapse?? U.S. blunders in Tibet, Congo, Lebanon, and Venezuela? Jackal (CIA operatives) forays to assassinate democratic presidentsFrom the U.S. military in Iraq to infrastructure development in Indonesia, from Peace Corps volunteers in Africa to jackals in Venezuela, Perkins exposes a conspiracy of corruption that has fueled instability and anti-Americanism around the globe. Alarming yet hopeful, this book provides a compassionate plan to reimagine our world.
/book/show/17356877-revolutionary-iran?from_search=true	Michael Axworthy	Revolutionary Iran: A History of the Islamic Republic	A major new and definitive work by the author of Iran: Empire of the Mind Ayatollah Khomeini's return to Tehran in February 1979 was a key moment in post-War international politics. A large, well-populated and wealthy state suddenly committed itself to a quite new path: a revolution based on the supremacy of Islam and contempt for both superpowers. For over 30 years the IsA major new and definitive work by the author of Iran: Empire of the Mind Ayatollah Khomeini's return to Tehran in February 1979 was a key moment in post-War international politics. A large, well-populated and wealthy state suddenly committed itself to a quite new path: a revolution based on the supremacy of Islam and contempt for both superpowers. For over 30 years the Islamic Republic has resisted widespread condemnation, sanctions, and sustained attacks by Iraq in an eight-year war. Many policy-makers today share a weary wish that Iran would somehow just disappear as a problem. But with Iran's continuing commitment to a nuclear programme and its reputation as a trouble-maker in Afghanistan, Lebanon and elsewhere, this is unlikely any time soon. The slow demise of the 2009 'Green Revolution' shows that Revolutionary Iran's institutions are still formidable. About the author: Michael Axworthy's Iran: Empire of the Mind established him as one of the world's principal experts on this extraordinary country and in his new book, Revolutionary Iran, he has written the definitive history of this subject, one which takes full account of Iran's unique history and makes sense of events often misunderstood by outsiders. Reviews: 'Balances scholarly precision with narrative flair ... Axworthy does the best job so far of describing the Iran-Iraq war ... He revisits, and convincingly reinterprets, defining moments of the Islamic republic ... [with] scholarly rigour and first-class analysis. Anyone interested in this most complex of revolutions would do well to read [this book]' Economist 'An impressive exploration of Iran's development since 1979 into an unpredictable pseudo-democracy ... [a] calm and literate portrait of the Islamic Republic' Guardian 'If you were to read only one book on present-day Iran you could not do better than this ... Axworthy revokes the sound and fury of the revolution itself' Ervand Abrahamian, Times Higher Education 'Packed with gobbets of information and policy advice on how to deal with Iran' Telegraph '[A] meticulously fair and scholarly work ... passages from Iranian authors little known in the west as well as references to both popular and arthouse cinema bring depth [and] richness ... moving and vivid ... a very fine work that deserves to be read by anyone interested in the Middle East' Jason Burke, Observer 'Axworthy is a true Iranophile, learned in history and literature ancient and modern ... [A] subtle, lucid, and well-proportioned history ... his method casts theocracy in a refreshingly cold light, and embosses the Islamic Republic's well-established subordination of faith to power' Spectator
/book/show/1345609.The_History_of_the_Decline_and_Fall_of_the_Roman_Empire_Volume_II?from_search=true	Edward Gibbon	The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume II	Edward Gibbon's six-volume History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776-88) is among the most magnificent and ambitious narratives in European literature. Its subject is the fate of one of the world's greatest civilizations over thirteen centuries - its rulers, wars and society, and the events that led to its disastrous collapse. Here, in volumes three and fouEdward Gibbon's six-volume History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (1776-88) is among the most magnificent and ambitious narratives in European literature. Its subject is the fate of one of the world's greatest civilizations over thirteen centuries - its rulers, wars and society, and the events that led to its disastrous collapse. Here, in volumes three and four, Gibbon vividly recounts the waves of barbarian invaders under commanders such as Alaric and Attila, who overran and eventually destroyed the West. He then turns his gaze to events in the East, where even the achievements of the Byzantine emperor Justinian and the campaigns of the brilliant military leader Belisarius could not conceal the fundamental weaknesses of their empire.
/book/show/7967970-freedarko-presents?from_search=true	Bethlehem Shoals Silverbird 5000	FreeDarko Presents: The Undisputed Guide to Pro Basketball History	The history of basketball has always belonged to champions like the Celtics, the Lakers, and the....
/book/show/651979.The_Corset?from_search=true	Valerie Steele	The Corset: A Cultural History	The corset is probably the most controversial garment in the history of fashion. Although regarded as an essential element of fashionable dress from the Renaissance into the twentieth century, the corset was also frequently condemned as an instrument of torture and the cause of ill health. Why did women continue to don steel and whalebone corsets for four hundred years? AnThe corset is probably the most controversial garment in the history of fashion. Although regarded as an essential element of fashionable dress from the Renaissance into the twentieth century, the corset was also frequently condemned as an instrument of torture and the cause of ill health. Why did women continue to don steel and whalebone corsets for four hundred years? And why did they finally stop? This lavishly illustrated book offers fascinating and often surprising answers to these questions. Valerie Steele, one of the worlds most respected fashion historians, explores the cultural history of the corset, demolishing myths about this notorious garment and revealing new information and perspectives on its changing significance over the centuries.Whereas most historians have framed the history of the corset in terms of oppression vs. liberation and fashion vs. health and comfort, Steele contends that womens experiences of corsetry varied considerably and cannot be fully understood within these narrow frames. Drawing on extensive research in textual, visual, and materials sources, the author disproves the beliefs that the corset was dangerously unhealthy and was designed primarily for the oppression of women. Women persisted in wearing corsetsdespite powerful male authorities trying to dissuade thembecause corsetry had positive connotations of social status, self-discipline, youth, and beauty. In the twentieth century the garment itself fell out of fashion but, Steele points out, it has become internalized as women replace the boned corset with diet, exercise, and plastic surgery. The book concludes with insightful analyses of such recent developments as the reconception of the corset as a symbol of rebellion and female sexual empowerment, the revival of the corset in contemporary high fashion, and its transformation from an item of underwear to outerwear.
/book/show/1264376.Calcio?from_search=true	John Foot	Calcio: A History of Italian Football	The first history of Italian football to be written in English, 'Calcio' is a mix of serious analysis and comic storytelling, with vivid descriptions of games, goals, dives, missed penalties, riots and scandals in the richest and toughest league in the world. 'Calcio' tells the story of Italian football from its origins in the 1890's to the present day. It takes us throughThe first history of Italian football to be written in English, 'Calcio' is a mix of serious analysis and comic storytelling, with vivid descriptions of games, goals, dives, missed penalties, riots and scandals in the richest and toughest league in the world. 'Calcio' tells the story of Italian football from its origins in the 1890's to the present day. It takes us through a history of great players and teams, of style, passion and success, but also of violence, cynicism, catenaccio tactics and corruption. We meet the personalities that have shaped this history -- from the Italian heroes to the foreigners that failed, the model professionals to the mavericks. 'Calcio' evokes the triumphs (the 1982 World Cup victory) and the tragedies (Meroni, the 'Italian George Best', killed by his number one fan), set against a backdrop of paranoia and intrigue, in a country where the referee is seen as corrupt until proven otherwise. Calcio is no longer a game. It is sometimes difficult to define it as a sport. It is certainly big business and a fanatical civic religion. There is no moral code here. Winners are always right, losers always wrong. This history of Italian football reveals all about the richest and toughest league in the world.
/book/show/80315.Dialogues_Concerning_Natural_Religion_and_The_Natural_History_of_Religion?from_search=true	David Hume John Charles Addison Gaskin (Editor)	Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion and The Natural History of Religion	David Hume is one of the most provocative philosophers to have written in English. Hisask if a belief in God can be inferred from what is known of the universe, or whether such a belief is even consistent with such knowledge.investigates the origins of belief, and follows its development from polytheism to dogmatic monotheism. ToDavid Hume is one of the most provocative philosophers to have written in English. Hisask if a belief in God can be inferred from what is known of the universe, or whether such a belief is even consistent with such knowledge.investigates the origins of belief, and follows its development from polytheism to dogmatic monotheism. Together, these works constitute the most formidable attack upon religious belief ever mounted by a philosopher.This new edition includes Section XI ofand a letter by Hume in which he discusses.
/book/show/572918.Mastering_Modern_World_History?from_search=true	Norman Lowe	Mastering Modern World History	This book covers the major topics of modern world history in a clear and concise style. After a general introduction, themes are developed in more detail, with headings, key words, and phrases underlined. With its easy to follow cross-referencing and helpful problem-solving approach, this text is the ideal introduction to higher level study of modern world history.
/book/show/21892344-history-and-culture-of-pakistan?from_search=true	Nigel Kelly	History and Culture of Pakistan	The History and Culture of Pakistan has been written specifically for students taking the University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) Pakistan Studies 2059/01, O Levels. The new edition has been updated in accordance with the revised syllabus for 2010. It covers the history of Pakistan up to 1999 and provides students with comprehensive and in-depth knowledgeThe History and Culture of Pakistan has been written specifically for students taking the University of Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) Pakistan Studies 2059/01, O Levels. The new edition has been updated in accordance with the revised syllabus for 2010. It covers the history of Pakistan up to 1999 and provides students with comprehensive and in-depth knowledge required for the examination.The author is an examiner for O Level Pakistan Studies Paper 1. He is an experienced write of history textbooks for secondary classes, classes, GCSE and O Level.
/book/show/606837.Absinthe?from_search=true	Barnaby Conrad III	Absinthe: History in a Bottle	One hundred forty-four proof, notoriously addictive, and the drug of choice for nineteenth-century poets, absinthe is gaining bootleg popularity after almost a century of being banned.Due to popular demand,is back in paperback with a handsome new cover. Like the author's bestsellingandit is a potent brew of wild nighOne hundred forty-four proof, notoriously addictive, and the drug of choice for nineteenth-century poets, absinthe is gaining bootleg popularity after almost a century of being banned.Due to popular demand,is back in paperback with a handsome new cover. Like the author's bestsellingandit is a potent brew of wild nights and social history, fact and trivia, gorgeous art and beautiful artifacts. As intoxicating as its subject,makes a memorable gift for anyone who knows how to celebrate vice.
/book/show/17847507-vodka-politics?from_search=true	Mark Lawrence Schrad	Vodka Politics: Alcohol, Autocracy, and the Secret History of the Russian State	Russia is famous for its vodka, and its culture of extreme intoxication. But just as vodka is central to the lives of many Russians, it is also central to understanding Russian history and politics.In Vodka Politics, Mark Lawrence Schrad argues that debilitating societal alcoholism is not hard-wired into Russians' genetic code, but rather their autocratic political systemRussia is famous for its vodka, and its culture of extreme intoxication. But just as vodka is central to the lives of many Russians, it is also central to understanding Russian history and politics.In Vodka Politics, Mark Lawrence Schrad argues that debilitating societal alcoholism is not hard-wired into Russians' genetic code, but rather their autocratic political system, which has long wielded vodka as a tool of statecraft. Through a series of historical investigations stretching from Ivan the Terrible through Vladimir Putin, Vodka Politics presents the secret history of the Russian state itself-a history that is drenched in liquor. Scrutinizing (rather than dismissing) the role of alcohol in Russian politics yields a more nuanced understanding of Russian history itself: from palace intrigues under the tsars to the drunken antics of Soviet and post-Soviet leadership, vodka is there in abundance.Beyond vivid anecdotes, Schrad scours original documents and archival evidence to answer provocative historical questions. How have Russia's rulers used alcohol to solidify their autocratic rule? What role did alcohol play in tsarist coups? Was Nicholas II's ill-fated prohibition a catalyst for the Bolshevik Revolution? Could the Soviet Union have become a world power without liquor? How did vodka politics contribute to the collapse of both communism and public health in the 1990s? How can the Kremlin overcome vodka's hurdles to produce greater social well-being, prosperity, and democracy into the future?Viewing Russian history through the bottom of the vodka bottle helps us to understand why the liquor question remains important to Russian high politics even today-almost a century after the issue had been put to bed in most every other modern state. Indeed, recognizing and confronting vodka's devastating political legacies may be the greatest political challenge for this generation of Russia's leadership, as well as the next.
/book/show/17876840-shards-of-history?from_search=true	Rebecca Roland	Shards of History (Shards of History, #1)	Feared and reviled, the fierce, winged creatures known as Jeguduns live in the cliffs surrounding the Taakwa valley. When Malia discovers an injured Jegudun in the valley, she risks everything  exile from the village, loss of her status as clan mother in training, even her life  to befriend and save the surprisingly intelligent creature. But all of that pales when she leFeared and reviled, the fierce, winged creatures known as Jeguduns live in the cliffs surrounding the Taakwa valley. When Malia discovers an injured Jegudun in the valley, she risks everything  exile from the village, loss of her status as clan mother in training, even her life  to befriend and save the surprisingly intelligent creature. But all of that pales when she learns the truth: the threat to her people is bigger and more malicious than the Jeguduns. Lurking on the edge of the valley is an Outsider army seeking to plunder and destroy her people. Its only a matter of time before the Outsiders find a way through the magic that protects the valley  a magic that can only be created by Taakwa and Jeguduns working together.
/book/show/6643373-the-man-who-laughs?from_search=true	Victor Hugo	The Man Who Laughs	Edition enrichie (Preface, notes, dossier sur l' uvre, chronologie et bibliographie)A la fin du xviie siecle, un jeune lord est enleve sur ordre du roi et atrocement defigure, la bouche fendue jusqu'aux oreilles. Abandonne une nuit d'hiver, il parvient a rejoindre la cahute d'un philosophe ambulant, et devient saltimbanque. Quinze ans plus tard, retabli dans ses droits, ilEdition enrichie (Preface, notes, dossier sur l' uvre, chronologie et bibliographie)A la fin du xviie siecle, un jeune lord est enleve sur ordre du roi et atrocement defigure, la bouche fendue jusqu'aux oreilles. Abandonne une nuit d'hiver, il parvient a rejoindre la cahute d'un philosophe ambulant, et devient saltimbanque. Quinze ans plus tard, retabli dans ses droits, il est pair d'Angleterre. Mais sa mutilation ne s'effacera pas, et celui qui se serait voulu prophete a la chambre des lords restera condamne a n'etre qu'un bouffon. Lorsqu'il publie le livre en 1869, Hugo le presente comme le roman de l'aristocratie, premier volume d'une trilogie consacree a une Histoire de la Revolution que Quatrevingt-Treize acheverait. Et ce livre sombre denonce bien en effet le despotisme de l'aristocratie. Mais si L'Homme qui rit est une meditation historique et metaphysique, c'est aussi une oeuvre foisonnante et baroque, une maniere de drame qui reclame un lecteur pensif, puisque Hugo nous donne a reflechir sur la misere et sur le peuple, sur l'amour et sur le desir, aussi bien que sur le Mal.Edition de Myriam Roman, avec la collaboration de Delphine Gleizes.
/book/show/7833009-97-orchard?from_search=true	Jane Ziegelman	97 Orchard: An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement	97 Orchard: An Edible History of Five Immigrant Families in One New York Tenement
/book/show/1193728.A_History_of_Philosophy_2?from_search=true	Frederick Charles Copleston	A History of Philosophy 2: Medieval Philosophy	Conceived originally as a serious presentation of the development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston's nine-volumehas journeyed far beyond the modest purpose of its author to universal acclaim as the best history of philosophy in English.Copleston, an Oxford Jesuit of immense erudition who once tangled with A.J. AyerConceived originally as a serious presentation of the development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston's nine-volumehas journeyed far beyond the modest purpose of its author to universal acclaim as the best history of philosophy in English.Copleston, an Oxford Jesuit of immense erudition who once tangled with A.J. Ayer in a fabled debate about the existence of God and the possibility of metaphysics, knew that seminary students were fed a woefully inadequate diet of theses and proofs, and that their familiarity with most of history's great thinkers was reduced to simplistic caricatures.Copleston set out to redress the wrong by writing a complete history of Western Philosophy, one crackling with incident and intellectual excitement - and one that gives full place to each thinker, presenting his thought in a beautifully rounded manner and showing his links to those who went before and to those who came after him.
/book/show/864979.The_Earth_Shall_Weep?from_search=true	James    Wilson	The Earth Shall Weep: A History of Native America	Now available in paperback, The Earth Shall Weep is a groundbreaking, critically acclaimed history of the Native American peoples. Combining traditional historical sources with new insights from ethnography, archaeology, Indian oral tradition, and years of his original research, James Wilson weaves a historical narrative that puts Native Americans at the center of their stNow available in paperback, The Earth Shall Weep is a groundbreaking, critically acclaimed history of the Native American peoples. Combining traditional historical sources with new insights from ethnography, archaeology, Indian oral tradition, and years of his original research, James Wilson weaves a historical narrative that puts Native Americans at the center of their struggle for survival against the tide of invading European peoples and cultures. The Earth Shall Weep charts the collision course between Euro-Americans and the indigenous people of the continent, from the early interactions at English settlements on the Atlantic coast, through successive centuries of encroachment and outright warfare, to the new political force of the Native American activists of today. It is a clash that would ultimately result in the reduction of the Native American population from an estimated seven to ten million to 250,000 over a span of four hundred years, and change the face of the continent forever. A tour de force of narrative history, The Earth Shall Weep is a powerful, moving telling of the story of Native Americans that has become the new standard for future work in the field.
/book/show/17262537-days-in-the-history-of-silence?from_search=true	Merethe Lindstrm Anne Bruce (Translator)	Days in the History of Silence	Eva and Simon have spent most of their adult lives together. He is a physician and she is a teacher, and they have three grown daughters and a comfortable home. Yet what binds them together isnEva and Simon have spent most of their adult lives together. He is a physician and she is a teacher, and they have three grown daughters and a comfortable home. Yet what binds them together isnt only affection and solidarity but also the painful facts of their respective histories, which they keep hidden even from their own children. But after the abrupt dismissal of their housekeeper and Simons increasing withdrawal into himself, the past can no longer be repressed.Lindstrm has crafted a masterpiece about the grave mistakes we make when we misjudge the legacy of war, common prejudices, and our own strategies of survival.
/book/show/4067581-the-irish-americans?from_search=true	Jay P. Dolan	The Irish Americans: A History	Jay Dolan of Notre Dame University is one of America's most acclaimed scholars of immigration and ethnic history. In THE IRISH AMERICANS, he caps his decades of writing and teaching with this magisterial history of the Irish experience in the United States. Although more than 30 million Americans claim Irish ancestry, no other general account of Irish American history hasJay Dolan of Notre Dame University is one of America's most acclaimed scholars of immigration and ethnic history. In THE IRISH AMERICANS, he caps his decades of writing and teaching with this magisterial history of the Irish experience in the United States. Although more than 30 million Americans claim Irish ancestry, no other general account of Irish American history has been published since the 1960s. Dolan draws on his own original research and much other recent scholarship to weave an insightful, colorful narrative. He follows the Irish from their first arrival in the American colonies through the bleak days of the potato famine that brought millions of starving immigrants; the trials of ethnic prejudice and No Irish Need Apply; the rise of Irish political power and the heyday of Tammany politics; to the election of John F. Kennedy as president, a moment of triumph when an Irish American ascended to the highest office in the land.Dolan evokes the ghastly ships crowded with men and women fleeing the potato blight; the vibrant life of Catholic parishes in cities like New York and Chicago; the world of machine politics, where ward bosses often held court in the local saloon. Rich in colorful detail, balanced in judgment, and the most comprehensive work of its kind yet published, THE AMERICAN IRISH is a lasting achievement by a master historian that will become a must-have volume for any American with an interest in the Irish-American heritage.
/book/show/7410.A_Monetary_History_of_the_United_States_1867_1960?from_search=true	Milton Friedman Anna Jacobson Schwartz	A Monetary History of the United States 1867-1960	Writing in the June 1965 issue of the, Harry G. Johnson begins with a sentence seemingly calibrated to the scale of the book he set himself to review: -The long-awaited monetary history of the United States by Friedman and Schwartz is in every sense of the term a monumental scholarly achievement--monumental in its sheer bulk, monumental in the definitivenesWriting in the June 1965 issue of the, Harry G. Johnson begins with a sentence seemingly calibrated to the scale of the book he set himself to review: -The long-awaited monetary history of the United States by Friedman and Schwartz is in every sense of the term a monumental scholarly achievement--monumental in its sheer bulk, monumental in the definitiveness of its treatment of innumerable issues, large and small . . . monumental, above all, in the theoretical and statistical effort and ingenuity that have been brought to bear on the solution of complex and subtle economic issues.-Friedman and Schwartz marshaled massive historical data and sharp analytics to support the claim that monetary policy--steady control of the money supply--matters profoundly in the management of the nation's economy, especially in navigating serious economic fluctuations. In their influential chapter 7,--which Princeton published in 1965 as a separate paperback--they address the central economic event of the century, the Depression. According to Hugh Rockoff, writing in January 1965: -If Great Depressions could be prevented through timely actions by the monetary authority (or by a monetary rule), as Friedman and Schwartz had contended, then the case for market economies was measurably stronger.-Milton Friedman won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1976 for work related toas well as to his other Princeton University Press book,(1957).
/book/show/579528.King_Kelson_s_Bride?from_search=true	Katherine Kurtz	King Kelson's Bride (The Histories of King Kelson, #4)	Kurtzs strengths lie in her patient accumulation of telling detail, well-articulated plots, and believable magics. Should bring the fans flocking, and attract newcomers too.Speculation runs rampant throughout the kingdom of Gwynedd as to when, and to whom, King Kelson will finally be wed. As a rival monarch takes his rightful place on the throne of a nearKurtzs strengths lie in her patient accumulation of telling detail, well-articulated plots, and believable magics. Should bring the fans flocking, and attract newcomers too.Speculation runs rampant throughout the kingdom of Gwynedd as to when, and to whom, King Kelson will finally be wed. As a rival monarch takes his rightful place on the throne of a nearby land, it becomes more imperative than ever that Kelson produce a long-awaited heir.With the mystical Deryni blood flowing through his veins, Kelson can only hope for a woman whose power and conviction are equal to his own. Love is set aside for dutyand Kelson the king must make the choice that Kelson the man cannot.
/book/show/6420373-the-library?from_search=true	Stuart A.P.   Murray Stuart  Murray	The Library: An Illustrated History	tells the story of libraries and of the changing form and function of the book from era to era, whether clay tablets, parchment sheets, papyrus scrolls, glossy paper, recording tape or silicone chips. At the heart of the story of libraries and books is the story of the reader, who also has changed from era to era. Profusely illustrated, with fascinating is a cotells the story of libraries and of the changing form and function of the book from era to era, whether clay tablets, parchment sheets, papyrus scrolls, glossy paper, recording tape or silicone chips. At the heart of the story of libraries and books is the story of the reader, who also has changed from era to era. Profusely illustrated, with fascinating is a comprehensive look at libraries that will interest book lovers and librarians.
/book/show/39433.Korea_s_Place_in_the_Sun?from_search=true	Bruce Cumings	Korea's Place in the Sun: A Modern History	Korea has endured a fractured, shattered twentieth century, and this updated edition brings Bruce Cumings's leading history of the modern era into the present. The small country, overshadowed in the imperial era, crammed against great powers during the Cold War, and divided and decimated by the Korean War, has recently seen the first real hints of reunification. But posiKorea has endured a fractured, shattered twentieth century, and this updated edition brings Bruce Cumings's leading history of the modern era into the present. The small country, overshadowed in the imperial era, crammed against great powers during the Cold War, and divided and decimated by the Korean War, has recently seen the first real hints of reunification. But positive movements forward are tempered by frustrating steps backward. In the late 1990s South Korea survived its most severe economic crisis since the Korean War, forcing a successful restructuring of its political economy. Suffering through floods, droughts, and a famine that cost the lives of millions of people, North Korea has been labeled part of an axis of evil by the George W. Bush administration and has renewed its nuclear threats. On both sides Korea seems poised to continue its fractured existence on into the new century, with potential ramifications for the rest of the world.
/book/show/3188980-sugar?from_search=true	Elizabeth Abbott	Sugar: A Bittersweet History	offers a perceptive and provocative investigation of a commodity that most of us savour every day yet know little about. Impressively researched and commandingly written, this thoroughly engaging book follows the history of sugar to the present day. It is a revealing look at how sugar changed the nature of meals, fuelled the Industrial Revolutioffers a perceptive and provocative investigation of a commodity that most of us savour every day yet know little about. Impressively researched and commandingly written, this thoroughly engaging book follows the history of sugar to the present day. It is a revealing look at how sugar changed the nature of meals, fuelled the Industrial Revolution, generated a brutal new form of slavery, and jumpstarted the fast-food revolution.
/book/show/3269568-inventing-human-rights?from_search=true	Lynn Hunt	Inventing Human Rights: A History	How were human rights invented, and how does their tumultuous history influence their perception and our ability to protect them today? From Professor Lynn Hunt comes this extraordinary cultural and intellectual history, which traces the roots of human rights to the rejection of torture as a means for finding the truth. She demonstrates how ideas of human relationships porHow were human rights invented, and how does their tumultuous history influence their perception and our ability to protect them today? From Professor Lynn Hunt comes this extraordinary cultural and intellectual history, which traces the roots of human rights to the rejection of torture as a means for finding the truth. She demonstrates how ideas of human relationships portrayed in novels and art helped spread these new ideals and how human rights continue to be contested today.
/book/show/445023.A_Secret_History?from_search=true	Mary Gentle	A Secret History (Book of Ash,  #1)	In the mid-fifteenth century there was Burgundy, the jewel of Europe - opulant and powerful, the undisputed center of an uncivilized world.In an epoch of war and madness there was Ash. A girl born in mud and dung, she slew her first men while only eight. Scarred and ravaged, but still beautiful, she rose up to lead a great mercIn the mid-fifteenth century there was Burgundy, the jewel of Europe - opulant and powerful, the undisputed center of an uncivilized world.In an epoch of war and madness there was Ash. A girl born in mud and dung, she slew her first men while only eight. Scarred and ravaged, but still beautiful, she rose up to lead a great mercenary army before the age of twenty - and followed a sacred voice wise in the bloody ways of battle to a pinnacle unattainable to even the most potent of legends.In a time when empires and alliances shifted like sand - when Mithras the bull was worshiped freely alongside the Christ - a great cloud arose out of Africa to darken the sun. The Visgoths came with their terrible machines - powered by magic or a science unknown to this day - and aimed their irresistible might toward the rich Burgundian prize, wrenching the wheel of civilization in an unknown and unexpected direction. And with their coming, one incomparable warrior raised on Destiny's ash heap became more than anyone thought one woman could be.
/book/show/550455.Natural_History?from_search=true	Pliny the Elder John F. Healey (Introduction)	Natural History: A Selection	Plinysis an astonishingly ambitious work that ranges from astronomy to art and from geography to zoology. Mingling acute observation with often wild speculation, it offers a fascinating view of the world as it was understood in the first century AD, whether describing the danger of diving for sponges, the first water-clock, or the use of asses milk to rePlinysis an astonishingly ambitious work that ranges from astronomy to art and from geography to zoology. Mingling acute observation with often wild speculation, it offers a fascinating view of the world as it was understood in the first century AD, whether describing the danger of diving for sponges, the first water-clock, or the use of asses milk to remove wrinkles. Pliny himself died while investigating the volcanic eruption that destroyed Pompeii in AD 79, and the natural curiosity that brought about his death is also very much evident in the Natural History  a book that proved highly influential right up until the Renaissance and that his nephew, Pliny the younger, described as full of variety as nature itself. John F. Healy has made a fascinating and varied selection from thefor this clear, modern translation. In his introduction, he discusses the book and its sources topic by topic. This edition also includes a full index and notes.
/book/show/28503837-rogue-heroes?from_search=true	Ben Macintyre	Rogue Heroes: The History of the SAS, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War	Britain's Special Air Service or SAS was the brainchild of David Stirling, a young, gadabout aristocrat whose aimlessness in early life belied a remarkable strategic mind. Where most of his colleagues looked at a battlefield map of World War II s AfrBritain's Special Air Service or SAS was the brainchild of David Stirling, a young, gadabout aristocrat whose aimlessness in early life belied a remarkable strategic mind. Where most of his colleagues looked at a battlefield map of World War II s African theater and saw a protracted struggle with Rommel s desert forces, Stirling saw an opportunity: given a small number of elite, well-trained men, he could parachute behind enemy lines and sabotage their airplanes and war material.Paired with his constitutional opposite, the disciplined martinet Jock Lewes, Stirling assembled a revolutionary fighting force that would upend not just the balance of the war, but the nature of combat itself. He faced no little resistance from those who found his tactics ungentlemanly or beyond the pale, but in the SAS's remarkable exploits facing the Nazis in the Africa and then on the Continent can be found the seeds of nearly all special forces units that would follow.Bringing his keen eye for psychological detail to a riveting wartime narrative, Ben Macintyre uses his unprecedented access to SAS archives to shine a light inside a legendary unit long shrouded in secrecy. The result is not just a tremendous war story, but a fascinating group portrait of men of whom history and country asked the most., Top 10 Title for 2016Best Books of 2016 - Staff Picks and History Lovers selection
/book/show/18626634-red-fortress?from_search=true	Catherine Merridale	Red Fortress: The Secret Heart of Russia's History	The extraordinary story of the Kremlin, from prize-winning author and historian Catherine MerridaleBoth beautiful and profoundly menacing, the Kremlin has dominated Moscow for many centuries. Behind its great red walls and towers many of the most startling events in Russia's history have been acted out. It is both a real place and an imaginative idea; a shorthand for a cerThe extraordinary story of the Kremlin, from prize-winning author and historian Catherine MerridaleBoth beautiful and profoundly menacing, the Kremlin has dominated Moscow for many centuries. Behind its great red walls and towers many of the most startling events in Russia's history have been acted out. It is both a real place and an imaginative idea; a shorthand for a certain kind of secretive power, but also the heart of a specific Russian authenticity.Catherine Merridale's exceptional new book revels in both the drama of the Kremlin and its sheer unexpectedness: an impregnable fortress which has repeatedly been devastated, a symbol of all that is Russian substantially created by Italians. The Kremlin is one of the very few buildings in the world which still keeps its original, late medieval function: as a palace, built to intimidate the ruler's subjects and to frighten foreign emissaries. Red Fortress brilliantly conveys this sense of the Kremlin as a stage set, nearly as potent under Vladimir Putin as it was under earlier, far more baleful inhabitants.
/book/show/6146412-grimoires?from_search=true	Owen Davies	Grimoires: A History of Magic Books	No books have been more feared than grimoires, and no books have been more valued and revered. In Grimoires: A History of Magic Books, Owen Davies illuminates the many fascinating forms these recondite books have taken and exactly what these books held. At their most benign, these repositories of forbidden knowledge revealed how to make powerful talismans and protective amNo books have been more feared than grimoires, and no books have been more valued and revered. In Grimoires: A History of Magic Books, Owen Davies illuminates the many fascinating forms these recondite books have taken and exactly what these books held. At their most benign, these repositories of forbidden knowledge revealed how to make powerful talismans and protective amulets, and provided charms and conjurations for healing illness, finding love, and warding off evil. But other books promised the power to control innocent victims, even to call up the devil. Davies traces the history of this remarkably resilient and adaptable genre, from the ancient Middle East to modern America, offering a new perspective on the fundamental developments of western civilization over the past two thousand years. Grimoires shows the influence magic and magical writing has had on the cultures of the world, richly demonstrating the role they have played in the spread of Christianity, the growth of literacy, and the influence of western traditions from colonial times to the present.
/book/show/780810.The_Penguin_History_of_the_USA?from_search=true	Hugh Brogan	The Penguin History of the USA	This new edition of Brogan's superb one-volume history - from early British colonisation to the Reagan years - captures an array of dynamic personalities and events. In a broad sweep of America's triumphant progress. Brogan explores the period leading to Independence from both the American and the British points of view, touching on permanent features of 'the American charThis new edition of Brogan's superb one-volume history - from early British colonisation to the Reagan years - captures an array of dynamic personalities and events. In a broad sweep of America's triumphant progress. Brogan explores the period leading to Independence from both the American and the British points of view, touching on permanent features of 'the American character' - both the good and the bad. He provides a masterly synthesis of all the latest research illustrating America's rapid growth from humble beginnings to global dominance.
/book/show/106223.From_Slavery_to_Freedom?from_search=true	John Hope Franklin Alfred A. Moss	From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African Americans	This is the dramatic, exciting, authoritative story of the experiences of African Americans from the time they left Africa to their continued struggle for equality at the end of the twentieth century.Since its original publication in 1947,has stood as the definitive his-tory of African Americans. Coauthors John Hope Franklin and Alfred A. Moss, Jr.This is the dramatic, exciting, authoritative story of the experiences of African Americans from the time they left Africa to their continued struggle for equality at the end of the twentieth century.Since its original publication in 1947,has stood as the definitive his-tory of African Americans. Coauthors John Hope Franklin and Alfred A. Moss, Jr., give us a vividly detailed account of the journey of African Americans from their origins in the civilizations of Africa, through their years of slavery in the New World, to the successful struggle for freedom and its aftermath in the West Indies, Latin America, and the United States.This eighth edition has been revised to include expanded coverage of Africa; additional material in every chapter on the history and current situation of African Americans in the United States; new charts, maps, and black-and-white illustrations; and a third four-page color insert. The authors incorporate recent scholarship to examine slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the period between World War I and World War II (including the Harlem Renaissance).describes the rise of slavery, the interaction of European and African cultures in the New World, and the emergence of a distinct culture and way of life among slaves and free blacks. The authors examine the role of blacks in the nation's wars, the rise of an articulate, restless free black community by the end of the eighteenth century, and the growing resistance to slavery among an expanding segment of the black population.The book deals in considerable detail with the period after slavery, including the arduous struggle for first-class citizenship that has extended into the twentieth century. Many developments in recent African American history are examined, including demographic change; educational efforts; literary and cultural changes; problems in housing, health, juvenile matters, and poverty; the expansion of the black middle class; and the persistence of discrimination in the administration of justice.All who are interested in African Americans' continuing quest for equality will find a wealth of information based on the recent findings of many scholars. Professors Franklin and Moss have captured the tragedies and triumphs, the hurts and joys, the failures and successes, of blacks in a lively and readable volume that remains the most authoritative and comprehensive book of its kind.
/book/show/901365.History_of_the_Conquest_of_Mexico?from_search=true	William H. Prescott James Lockhart (Introduction)	History of the Conquest of Mexico	It is a magnificent epic, said William H. Prescott after the publication ofin 1843. Since then, his sweeping account of Corts's subjugation of the Aztec people has endured as a landmark work of scholarship and dramatic storytelling. This pioneering study presents a compelling view of the clash of civilizations that reverberates in LatiIt is a magnificent epic, said William H. Prescott after the publication ofin 1843. Since then, his sweeping account of Corts's subjugation of the Aztec people has endured as a landmark work of scholarship and dramatic storytelling. This pioneering study presents a compelling view of the clash of civilizations that reverberates in Latin America to this day.Regarded simply from the standpoint of literary criticism, theis Prescott's masterpiece, judged his biographer Harry Thurston Peck. More than that, it is one of the most brilliant examples which the English language possesses of literary art applied to historical narration. . . . Here, as nowhere else, has Prescott succeeded in delineating character. All the chief actors of his great historic drama not only live and breathe, but they are as distinctly differentiated as they must have been in life. Corts and his lieutenants are persons whom we actually come to know in the pages of Pres-cott. . . . Over against these brilliant figures stands the melancholy form of Montezuma, around whom, even from the first, one feels gathering the darkness of his coming fate. He reminds one of some hero of Greek tragedy, doomed to destruction and intensely conscious of it, yet striving in vain against the decree of an inexorable destiny. . . . [Prescott] transmuted the acquisitions of laborious research into an enduring monument of pure literature.
/book/show/428519.A_History_of_the_Crusades_Vol_I?from_search=true	Steven Runciman	A History of the Crusades, Vol. I: The First Crusade and the Foundations of the Kingdom of Jerusalem	Sir Steven Runciman's three volume A History of the Crusades,  one of the great classics of English historical writing, is now being reissued. This volume deals complete with the First Crusade and the foundation of the kingdom of Jerusalem. As Runciman says in his praface: Whether we regard the Crusades as the most tremendous and most romantic of Christian adventure, orSir Steven Runciman's three volume A History of the Crusades,  one of the great classics of English historical writing, is now being reissued. This volume deals complete with the First Crusade and the foundation of the kingdom of Jerusalem. As Runciman says in his praface: Whether we regard the Crusades as the most tremendous and most romantic of Christian adventure, or as the last of the barbarian invasions, they form a central fact in medieval history. Before their inception the centre of our civilization was placed in Byzantium and in the lands of the Arab caliphate. Before they faded out the hegemnoy in civilization had passed to western Eurpe. Out of this transference modern history was born.
/book/show/19101104-the-history-arts-of-the-dominatrix?from_search=true	Anne O. Nomis	The History & Arts of the Dominatrix	THE HISTORY & ARTS OF THE DOMINATRIX by Anne O NomisThis much-anticipated book is the illustrated treatise on the Dominatrix throughout history. Begun in 2009, it has taken four years to come to be published with artwork illustrated with permission of the highest museums and libraries in the world.No book previously existed on the subject. Nomis set to work meticulouTHE HISTORY & ARTS OF THE DOMINATRIX by Anne O NomisThis much-anticipated book is the illustrated treatise on the Dominatrix throughout history. Begun in 2009, it has taken four years to come to be published with artwork illustrated with permission of the highest museums and libraries in the world.No book previously existed on the subject. Nomis set to work meticulously researching the most discreet and mysterious occupation of the Dominatrix. This book reveals the ancient roots of the Dominatrix lie within sacred rituals to a Goddess Inanna who ruled one of the most important cities of the ancient world, the city of Uruk (or Warka). With a Masters degree in archaeology and art history, Nomis has included exerts of a hymn to the Goddess with rites of gender transformation, punishment, pain and ecstasy, linked to the high en-priestess named Enheduanna, and images of the Goddess.Into the English history record, the secular profession appears in books from the 17th Century, with flagellation prints of the Dominatrix in role of 'Whipstress' and 'School-Mistress'. The ladies providing birch discipline were interlinked with royalty, nobility, parliamentarians and secret societies. By the 19th Century, London held 20 sumptuously appointed discipline houses, run by 'Governess' Dominatrices, one of whom invented a special machine for whipping, known as the Berkley Horse.In the 20th Century, the book presents rare vintage snapshots of mid-20th Century ladies of the 'bizarre underground' in time, space and place, from London, New York, The Hague and The Herbertstrasse. Lastly, Nomis examines the contemporary occupation of the modern-day Dominatrix, and contributes a theory of their 'Seven Realm Arts' characterizing their practices in a framework beyond the catch-all term of BDSM. This book is the seminal work on the subject of the Dominatrix, her history and her arts as a unique craft.'Painstakingly researched...The quintessential treatise on dominant women throughout the ages...impressive work.' (David Jackson, DDI)Illustrated with artwork and 86+ images from the British Museum, Iraq Museum, Penn Museum, Oriental Institute of Chicago, Fitzwilliam Museum of Cambridge University, Villa of Mysteries Pompeii, British Library Rare Books, Library of Congress Washington DC, National Portrait Gallery, Yale Center for British Art, Kinsey Institute, with vintage images by artist John Willie from Blier Press, vintage Dominatrices from DDI Magazine, Atom Age and private collection, contemporary artwork by Natasha Gornik, Kate Peters, Phil Miller, Nuit' d'Or and Lucina Nathanael.The book has been produced in a stunning first edition hardback, inspired by the Victorian forbidden book, with gold foil and quarter-bound, accentuating the art of book fetish. A special collector's release, it is available in a limited edition of 2,000 copies only, each individually numbered, available from the publisher website in the UK. ()Also available as an e-book / kindle, however without the beautiful design format of the hardcopy due to limitations of software associated with e-books.
/book/show/13260378-tim-gunn-s-fashion-bible?from_search=true	Tim Gunn Ada Calhoun	Tim Gunn's Fashion Bible: The Fascinating History of Everything in Your Closet	and the toga. Crinolines and ruffs. Chain mailand corsets. What do these antiquated items have to do with the oh-so-twenty-first-century skinny jeansand the toga. Crinolines and ruffs. Chain mailand corsets. What do these antiquated items have to do with the oh-so-twenty-first-century skinny jeans, graphic tee, and sexy pumps you slipped into this morning? Everything! Fashion begets fashion, and lifefrom economics to politics, weather to warfare, practicality to the utterly impracticalis reflected in the styles of any given era, evolving into the threads you buy and wear today.With the candidness, intelligence, and charm that made him a household name on Project Runway, Tim Gunn reveals the fascinating story behind each article of clothing dating back to ancient times, in a book that reads like a walking tour from museum to closet with Tim at your side. From Cleopatras crown to Helen of Troys sandals, from Queen Victorias corset to Madonnas cone bra, Dynastys power suits to Hillary Clintons pantsuits, Tim Gunns Fashion Bible takes you on a runway-ready journey through the highs and lows of fashion history.Drawing from his exhaustive knowledge and intensive research to offer cutting-edge insights into modern style, Tim explains how the 1960s ruined American underwear, how Beau Brummell created the look men have worn for more than a century, why cargo capri pants are a plague on our nation, and much more. He will make you see your wardrobe in a whole new way. Prepare to be inspired as you change your thinking about the past, present, and future of fashion!
/book/show/318232.The_Oxford_History_of_the_French_Revolution?from_search=true	William Doyle	The Oxford History of the French Revolution	This second edition of the most authoritative and comprehensive history of the French Revolution draws on a wealth of new research in order to reassess the greatest of all revolutions. It includes a generous chronology of events and an extended bibliographical essay providing an examination of the historiography of the Revolution. Beginning with the accession of Louis XVIThis second edition of the most authoritative and comprehensive history of the French Revolution draws on a wealth of new research in order to reassess the greatest of all revolutions. It includes a generous chronology of events and an extended bibliographical essay providing an examination of the historiography of the Revolution. Beginning with the accession of Louis XVI in 1774, leading historian William Doyle traces the history of France through revolution, terror, and counter-terror, to the triumph of Napoleon in 1802, along the way analyzing the impact of these events in France upon the rest of Europe. He explores how a movement which began with optimism and general enthusiasm soon became a tragedy, not only for the ruling orders, but for millions of ordinary people all over Europe who paid the price for the destruction of the old political order and the struggle to establish a new one.Highly readable and meticulously researched,will provide new insight into one of the most important events in European history.
/book/show/1070024.A_History_of_the_Sikhs?from_search=true	Khushwant Singh	A History of the Sikhs: Volume 1: 1469-1839	First published in 1963, this remains the most comprehensive and authoritative book on the Sikhs. The new edition updated to the present recounts the return of the community to the mainstream of national life. Written in Khushwant Singh's trademark style to be accessible to a general, non-scholarly audience, the book is based on scholarly archival research.
/book/show/827972.The_History_of_England?from_search=true	Thomas Babington Macaulay Hugh Trevor-Roper (Abridged by)	The History of England	Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-1859) won instantaneous and outstanding success in prose poetry, in politics and oratory. His, translated throughout Europe and achieving sales in America second only to the Bible, immediately became the canon of historical orthodoxy, replacing previous histories so completely that it is now difficult to see past its long and apparenThomas Babington Macaulay (1800-1859) won instantaneous and outstanding success in prose poetry, in politics and oratory. His, translated throughout Europe and achieving sales in America second only to the Bible, immediately became the canon of historical orthodoxy, replacing previous histories so completely that it is now difficult to see past its long and apparently effortless triumph.
/book/show/25089756-history-s-people?from_search=true	Margaret MacMillan	History's People: Personalities and the Past	Ininternationally acclaimed historian Margaret MacMillan gives her own personal selection of figures of the past, women and men, some famous and some little-known, who stand out for her. Some have changed the course of history and even directed the currents of their times. Others are memorable for being risk-takers, aIninternationally acclaimed historian Margaret MacMillan gives her own personal selection of figures of the past, women and men, some famous and some little-known, who stand out for her. Some have changed the course of history and even directed the currents of their times. Others are memorable for being risk-takers, adventurers, or observers. She looks at the concept of leadership through Bismarck and the unification of Germany; William Lyon MacKenzie King and the preservation of the Canadian Federation; Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the bringing of a unified United States into the Second World War. She also notes how leaders can make huge and often destructive mistakes, as in the cases of Hitler, Stalin, and Thatcher. Richard Nixon and Samuel de Champlain are examples of daring risk-takers who stubbornly went their own ways, often in defiance of their own societies. Then there are the dreamers, explorers, and adventurers, individuals like Fanny Parkes and Elizabeth Simcoe who manage to defy or ignore the constraints of their own societies. Finally, there are the observers, such as Babur, the first Mughal emperor of India, and Victor Klemperer, a Holocaust survivor, who kept the notes and diaries that bring the past to life.is about the important and complex relationship between biography and history, individuals and their times.
/book/show/6464060-never-learn-anything-from-history?from_search=true	Kate Beaton	Never Learn Anything From History	A collection of historical comics by webcomics artist Kate Beaton. First pressing, limited to 1000.From publisher Topatoco.com:When Kate Beaton was first asked to make a book, she said ok, but I only have about five comics on my website, gimme a while. Now the time has come! This is a collection of comics made between late 2007 and early 2009. It is 68 pages of the onesA collection of historical comics by webcomics artist Kate Beaton. First pressing, limited to 1000.From publisher Topatoco.com:When Kate Beaton was first asked to make a book, she said ok, but I only have about five comics on my website, gimme a while. Now the time has come! This is a collection of comics made between late 2007 and early 2009. It is 68 pages of the ones she likes the best! It should be noted that younger self comics aren't there, but perhaps they will have a home all their own someday!
/book/show/202680.Blood_and_Guts?from_search=true	Roy Porter	Blood and Guts: A Short History of Medicine	An eminently readable, entertaining romp through the history of our vain and valiant efforts to heal ourselves. Mankind's battle to stay alive and healthy for as long as possible is our oldest, most universal struggle. With his characteristic wit and vastly informed historical scope, Roy Porter examines the war fought between disease and doctors on the battleground of theAn eminently readable, entertaining romp through the history of our vain and valiant efforts to heal ourselves. Mankind's battle to stay alive and healthy for as long as possible is our oldest, most universal struggle. With his characteristic wit and vastly informed historical scope, Roy Porter examines the war fought between disease and doctors on the battleground of the flesh from ancient times to the present. He explores the many ingenious ways in which we have attempted to overcome disease through the ages: the changing role of doctors, from ancient healers, apothecaries, and blood-letters to today's professionals; the array of drugs, from Ayurvedic remedies to the launch of Viagra; the advances in surgery, from amputations performed by barbers without anesthetic to today's sophisticated transplants; and the transformation of hospitals from Christian places of convalescence to modern medical powerhouses. Cleverly illustrated with historic line drawings, the chronic ailments of humanity provide vivid anecdotes for Porter's enlightening story of medicine's efforts to prevail over a formidable and ever-changing adversary.
/book/show/13144498-superman?from_search=true	Larry Tye	Superman: The High-Flying History of the Man of Steel	Seventy-five years after he came to life, Superman remains one of America's most adored and enduring heroes. Now Larry Tye, the prize-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author of Satchel,  has written the first full-fledged history not just of the Man of Steel but of the creators, designers, owners, and performers who made him the icon he is today.LegiSeventy-five years after he came to life, Superman remains one of America's most adored and enduring heroes. Now Larry Tye, the prize-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author of Satchel,  has written the first full-fledged history not just of the Man of Steel but of the creators, designers, owners, and performers who made him the icon he is today.Legions of fans from Boston to Buenos Aires can recite the story of the child born Kal-El, scion of the doomed planet Krypton, who was rocketed to Earth as an infant, raised by humble Kansas farmers, and rechristened Clark Kent. Known to law-abiders and evildoers alike as Superman, he was destined to become the invincible champion of all that is good and just--and a star in every medium from comic books and comic strips to radio, TV, and film.But behind the high-flying legend lies a true-to-life saga every bit as compelling, one that begins not in the far reaches of outer space but in the middle of America's heartland. During the depths of the Great Depression, Jerry Siegel was a shy, awkward teenager in Cleveland. Raised on adventure tales and robbed of his father at a young age, Jerry dreamed of a hero for a boy and a world that desperately needed one. Together with neighborhood chum and kindred spirit Joe Shuster, young Siegel conjured a human-sized god who was everything his creators yearned to be: handsome, stalwart, and brave, able to protect the innocent, punish the wicked, save the day, and win the girl. It was on Superman's muscle-bound back that the comic book and the very idea of the superhero took flight.Tye chronicles the adventures of the men and women who kept Siegel and Shuster's Man of Tomorrow aloft and vitally alive through seven decades and counting. Here are the savvy publishers and visionary writers and artists of comics' Golden Age who ushered the red-and-blue-clad titan through changing eras and evolving incarnations; and the actors--including George Reeves and Christopher Reeve--who brought the Man of Steel to life on screen, only to succumb themselves to all-too-human tragedy in the mortal world. Here too is the poignant and compelling history of Siegel and Shuster's lifelong struggle for the recognition and rewards rightly due to the architects of a genuine cultural phenomenon.From two-fisted crimebuster to Uber-patriot, social crusader to spiritual savior, Superman--perhaps like no other mythical character before or since--has evolved in a way that offers a Rorschach test of his times and our aspirations. In this deftly realized appreciation, Larry Tye reveals a portrait of America over seventy years through the lens of that otherworldly hero who continues to embody our best selves.Praise for Superman Engaging, fun, inspiring--like the Man of Steel.--The Huffington PostPowerful . . . wonderfully readable.--The Plain DealerA story as American as Superman himself . . . The best origin story pulsing through Superman is not the one about the Krypton-to-Kansas alien baby, but rather the one about the superhero's mortal and sometimes star-crossed creators.--The Washington Post Fun, enlightening pop-cultural history.--Kirkus ReviewsA rich history full of lively heroes and villains' much like a comic book. Essential for Superman fans.--Library Journal (starred review)[A] comprehensive, definitive history.--Publishers Weekly
/book/show/33936.Hen_s_Teeth_and_Horse_s_Toes?from_search=true	Stephen Jay Gould	Hen's Teeth and Horse's Toes: Further Reflections in Natural History	Over a century after Darwin published the, Darwinian theory is in a vibrantly healthy state, writes Stephen Jay Gould, its most engaging and illuminating exponent. Exploring the peculiar and mysterious particulars of nature, Gould introduces the reader to some of the many and wonderful manifestations of evolutionary biology.
/book/show/23995433-andy-warhol-was-a-hoarder?from_search=true	Claudia Kalb	Andy Warhol was a Hoarder: Inside the Minds of History's Great Personalities	Was Andy Warhol a hoarder? Did Einstein have autism? Was Frank Lloyd Wright a narcissist? In this surprising, inventive, and meticulously researched look at the evolution of mental health, acclaimed health and science journalist Claudia Kalb gives readers a glimpse into the lives of high-profile historic figures through the lens of modern psychology, weaving groundbreakingWas Andy Warhol a hoarder? Did Einstein have autism? Was Frank Lloyd Wright a narcissist? In this surprising, inventive, and meticulously researched look at the evolution of mental health, acclaimed health and science journalist Claudia Kalb gives readers a glimpse into the lives of high-profile historic figures through the lens of modern psychology, weaving groundbreaking research into biographical narratives that are deeply embedded in our culture. From Marilyn Monroe's borderline personality disorder to Charles Darwin's anxiety, Kalb provides compelling insight into a broad range of maladies, using historical records and interviews with leading mental health experts, biographers, sociologists, and other specialists. Packed with intriguing revelations, this smart narrative brings a new perspective to one of the hottest new topics in today's cultural conversation.
/book/show/7016269-the-black-history-of-the-white-house?from_search=true	Clarence Lusane	The Black History of the White House	Clarence Lusane is one of Americas most thoughtful and critical thinkers on issues of race, class and power.Manning MarableBarack Obama may be the first black president in the White House, but he's far from the first black person to work in it. In this fascinating history of all the enslaved people, workers and entertainers who spent time in the president's official rClarence Lusane is one of Americas most thoughtful and critical thinkers on issues of race, class and power.Manning MarableBarack Obama may be the first black president in the White House, but he's far from the first black person to work in it. In this fascinating history of all the enslaved people, workers and entertainers who spent time in the president's official residence over the years, Clarence Lusane restores the White House to its true colors. --Barbara Ehrenreichpresents the untold history, racial politics, and shifting significance of the White House as experienced by African Americans, from the generations of enslaved people who helped to build it or were forced to work there to its first black First Family, the Obamas.Clarence Lusane juxtaposes significant events in White House history with the ongoing struggle for democratic, civil, and human rights by black Americans and demonstrates that only during crises have presidents used their authority to advance racial justice. He describes how in 1901 the building was officially named the White House amidst a furious backlash against President Roosevelt for inviting Booker T. Washington to dinner, and how that same year that saw the consolidation of white power with the departure of the last black Congressmember elected after the Civil War. Lusane explores how, from its construction in 1792 to its becoming the home of the first black president, the White House has been a prism through which to view the progress and struggles of black Americans seeking full citizenship and justice.has published in,,,,, and. He often appears on PBS, BET, C-SPAN, and other national media. The author of several books and former
/book/show/24737690-a-million-years-in-a-day?from_search=true	Greg  Jenner	A Million Years in a Day: A Curious History of Everyday Life	One of my all time favourite books about history: erudite, witty and packed with things you've never thought about (DR PETER FRANKOPAN, author of The Silk Roads: A New History of the World-----------------Structured around one ordinary modern Saturday, A MILLION YEARS IN A DAY reveals the astonishing origins and development of the daily practices we take for granted. IOne of my all time favourite books about history: erudite, witty and packed with things you've never thought about (DR PETER FRANKOPAN, author of The Silk Roads: A New History of the World-----------------Structured around one ordinary modern Saturday, A MILLION YEARS IN A DAY reveals the astonishing origins and development of the daily practices we take for granted. In this gloriously entertaining romp through human history, peppered with amusing pop culture references, Greg Jenner explores the gradual and often unexpected evolution of our daily routines.This is not a story of politics, wars or great events, instead Greg Jenner has scoured Roman rubbish bins, Egyptian tombs and Victorian sewers to bring us the most intriguing, surprising and sometimes downright silly nuggets from our past. Drawn from across the world, spanning a million years of humanity, this book is a smorgasbord of historical delights. It is a history of all those things you always wondered - and many you have never considered. It is the story of your life, one million years in the making.The UK paperback edition (2016) is revised and updated with extra facts.OTHER REVIEWS:If you find yourself secretly relishing your children's Horrible Histories books, you will love Greg Jenner's jolly account of how we have more in common with our ancestors than we might think ... all human life is here, amusingly conveyed in intriguing nuggets of gossipy historical anecdote (DAILY MAIL)A wonderful idea, gloriously put into practice, Greg Jenner is as witty as he is knowledgeable (TOM HOLLAND)Delightful, surprising and hilarious, this is a fascinating history of the everyday objects and inventions we take for granted (LAUREN LAVERNE)Greg Jenner's magpie mind takes you through the history of who we are and what we do, answering tons of questions you never thought to ask (AL MURRAY)Like visiting the most wonderful and cluttered museum, each chapter like another room teetering with illuminating ideas and information (ROBIN INCE)Hugely entertaining...full of astonishing insights (HISTORY REVEALED MAGAZINE)Jenner has a vivid, colloquial turn of phrase...lively, funny and completely absorbing (CURRENT ARCHAEOLOGY MAGAZINE)
/book/show/13687103-the-silk-road?from_search=true	Valerie  Hansen	The Silk Road: A New History	The Silk Road is as iconic in world history as the Colossus of Rhodes or the Suez Canal. But what was it, exactly? It conjures up a hazy image of a caravan of camels laden with silk on a dusty desert track, reaching from China to Rome. The reality was different--and far more interesting--as revealed in this new history.In, Valerie Hansen describes the remarkaThe Silk Road is as iconic in world history as the Colossus of Rhodes or the Suez Canal. But what was it, exactly? It conjures up a hazy image of a caravan of camels laden with silk on a dusty desert track, reaching from China to Rome. The reality was different--and far more interesting--as revealed in this new history.In, Valerie Hansen describes the remarkable archeological finds that revolutionize our understanding of these trade routes. For centuries, key records remained hidden-sometimes deliberately buried by bureaucrats for safe keeping. But the sands of the Taklamakan Desert have revealed fascinating material, sometimes preserved by illiterate locals who recycled official documents to make insoles for shoes or garments for the dead. Hansen explores seven oases along the road, from Xi'an to Samarkand, where merchants, envoys, pilgrims, and travelers mixed in cosmopolitan communities, tolerant of religions from Buddhism to Zoroastrianism. There was no single, continuous road, but a chain of markets that traded between east and west. China and the Roman Empire had very little direct trade. China's main partners were the peoples of modern-day Iran, whose tombs in China reveal much about their Zoroastrian beliefs. Silk was not the most important good on the road; paper, invented in China before Julius Caesar was born, had a bigger impact in Europe, while metals, spices, and glass were just as important as silk. Perhaps most significant of all was the road's transmission of ideas, technologies, and artistic motifs.is a fascinating story of archeological discovery, cultural transmission, and the intricate chains across Central Asia and China.
/book/show/726546.Tragedy_and_Hope?from_search=true	Carroll Quigley	Tragedy and Hope: A History of the World in Our Time	The powers of financial capitalism had a far-reaching plan, nothing less than to to create a world system of financial control in private hands able to dominate the political system of each country and the economy of the world as a whole. Carroll Quigley, quoted on the cover of his book, Tragedy and Hope.
/book/show/173399.A_History_of_Zionism?from_search=true	Walter Laqueur	A History of Zionism	s/t: From the French Revolution to the Establishment of the State of IsraelDiscusses the European background, the prehistory of the movement, five decades of Zionist activities, and ends with the establishement of the state of Israel.
/book/show/38551.The_Pursuit_of_History?from_search=true	John Tosh Sean Lang	The Pursuit of History	The essential introduction to the practice of history - revised with new features to ensure it is even more popular with students.Tosh is consistently the best-selling Longman History textbook.The last 3 editions have achieved total sales of over 83,000 copies.The use of photos of significant people and events help make the text more lively.New layout and design enables reThe essential introduction to the practice of history - revised with new features to ensure it is even more popular with students.Tosh is consistently the best-selling Longman History textbook.The last 3 editions have achieved total sales of over 83,000 copies.The use of photos of significant people and events help make the text more lively.New layout and design enables readers to understand themes more quickly.
/book/show/31213373-and-the-rest-is-history?from_search=true	Jodi Taylor	And the Rest is History (The Chronicles of St Mary’s, #8)	No one knows quite how, but Max and her baby are safe at last.No one knows quite how, but Peterson has persuaded Dr Foster to marry him.No one knows quite how, but Markhams marital status remains unknown.Certainly no one knows quite how a twelve-foot-high teapot could mysteriously materialise on the South Lawn, but it does.But they do know that Clive Ronan is back.They doNo one knows quite how, but Max and her baby are safe at last.No one knows quite how, but Peterson has persuaded Dr Foster to marry him.No one knows quite how, but Markhams marital status remains unknown.Certainly no one knows quite how a twelve-foot-high teapot could mysteriously materialise on the South Lawn, but it does.But they do know that Clive Ronan is back.They do know that he hates them and that this time he has good cause. And they do know that he will bring death and destruction in his wake.Follow the disaster magnets of St Marys from the Egyptian desert to the Battle of Stamford Bridge, from Hastings to the Sack of Constantinople, and from tragedy to triumph and back again, in this, the eighth book in The Chronicles of St Marys.
/book/show/8712963-the-birth-of-classical-europe?from_search=true	Simon Price Peter Thonemann	The Birth of Classical Europe: A History from Troy to Augustine	
/book/show/745703.Maps_of_Time?from_search=true	David Christian	Maps of Time: An Introduction to Big History	An introduction to a new way of looking at history, from a perspective that stretches from the beginning of time to the present day,is world history on an unprecedented scale. Beginning with the Big Bang, David Christian views the interaction of the natural world with the more recent arrivals in flora and fauna, including human beings.Cosmology, geology, archAn introduction to a new way of looking at history, from a perspective that stretches from the beginning of time to the present day,is world history on an unprecedented scale. Beginning with the Big Bang, David Christian views the interaction of the natural world with the more recent arrivals in flora and fauna, including human beings.Cosmology, geology, archeology, and population and environmental studiesall figure in David Christian's account, which is an ambitious overview of the emerging field of Big History.opens with the origins of the universe, the stars and the galaxies, the sun and the solar system, including the earth, and conducts readers through the evolution of the planet before human habitation. It surveys the development of human society from the Paleolithic era through the transition to agriculture, the emergence of cities and states, and the birth of the modern, industrial period right up to intimations of possible futures. Sweeping in scope, finely focused in its minute detail, this riveting account of the known world, from the inception of space-time to the prospects of global warming, lays the groundwork for world historyand Big Historytrue as never before to its name.
/book/show/18824486-fox-s-book-of-martyrs-or-a-history-of-the-lives-sufferings-and-triumph?from_search=true	John Foxe	Fox's Book of Martyrs Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, and Triumphant Deaths of the Primitive Protestant Martyrs	This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
/book/show/339756.Auschwitz?from_search=true	Laurence Rees	Auschwitz: A New History	Auschwitz-Birkenau is the site of the largest mass murder in human history. Yet its story is not fully known. In, Laurence Rees reveals new insights from more than 100 original interviews with Auschwitz survivors and Nazi perpetrators who speak on the record for the first time. Their testimonies provide a portrait of the inner workings of the camp in unrivalled dAuschwitz-Birkenau is the site of the largest mass murder in human history. Yet its story is not fully known. In, Laurence Rees reveals new insights from more than 100 original interviews with Auschwitz survivors and Nazi perpetrators who speak on the record for the first time. Their testimonies provide a portrait of the inner workings of the camp in unrivalled detailfrom the techniques of mass murder, to the politics and gossip mill that turned between guards and prisoners, to the on-camp brothel in which the lines between those guards and prisoners became surprisingly blurred.Rees examines the strategic decisions that led the Nazi leadership to prescribe Auschwitz as its primary site for the extinction of Europe's Jewstheir Final Solution. He concludes that many of the horrors that were perpetrated in Auschwitz were driven not just by ideological inevitability but as a practical response to a war in the East that had begun to go wrong for Germany. A terrible immoral pragmatism characterizes many of the decisions that determined what happened at Auschwitz. Thus the story of the camp becomes a morality tale, too, in which evil is shown to proceed in a series of deft, almost noiseless incremental steps until it produces the overwhelming horror of the industrial scale slaughter that was inflicted in the gas chambers of Auschwitz.
/book/show/20496735-descartes?from_search=true	Ren Descartes John Cottingham (Editor) Bernard Williams (Contributor)	Descartes: Meditations on First Philosophy	The Meditations, one of the key texts of Western philosophy, is the most widely studied of all Descartes' writings. This authoritative translation by John Cottingham, taken from the much acclaimed three-volume Cambridge edition of the Philosophical Writings of Descartes, is based upon the best available texts and presents Descartes' central metaphysical writings in clear,The Meditations, one of the key texts of Western philosophy, is the most widely studied of all Descartes' writings. This authoritative translation by John Cottingham, taken from the much acclaimed three-volume Cambridge edition of the Philosophical Writings of Descartes, is based upon the best available texts and presents Descartes' central metaphysical writings in clear, readable modern English. As well as the complete text of the Meditations, the reader will find a thematic abridgement of the Objections and Replies (which were originally published with the Meditations) containing Descartes' replies to his critics. These extracts, specially selected for the present volume, indicate the main philosophical difficulties which occurred to Descartes' contemporaries and show how Descartes developed and clarified his arguments in response. This edition contains a new comprehensive introduction to Descartes' philosophy by John Cottingham and the classic introductory essay on the Meditations by Bernard Williams.
/book/show/25622805-gateway-to-freedom?from_search=true	Eric Foner	Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Underground Railroad	More than any other scholar, Eric Foner has influenced our understanding of America's history. Now, making brilliant use of extraordinary evidence, the Pulitzer Prizewinning historian once again reconfigures the national saga of American slavery and freedom.A deeply entrenched institution, slavery lived on legally and commercially even in the northern states that had abolMore than any other scholar, Eric Foner has influenced our understanding of America's history. Now, making brilliant use of extraordinary evidence, the Pulitzer Prizewinning historian once again reconfigures the national saga of American slavery and freedom.A deeply entrenched institution, slavery lived on legally and commercially even in the northern states that had abolished it after the American Revolution. Slaves could be found in the streets of New York well after abolition, traveling with owners doing business with the city's major banks, merchants, and manufacturers. New York was also home to the Norths largest free black community, making it a magnet for fugitive slaves seeking refuge. Slave catchers and gangs of kidnappers roamed the city, seizing free blacks, often children, and sending them south to slavery.To protect fugitives and fight kidnappings, the city's free blacks worked with white abolitionists to organize the New York Vigilance Committee in 1835. In the 1840s vigilance committees proliferated throughout the North and began collaborating to dispatch fugitive slaves from the upper South, Washington, and Baltimore, through Philadelphia and New York, to Albany, Syracuse, and Canada. These networks of antislavery resistance, centered on New York City, became known as the underground railroad. Forced to operate in secrecy by hostile laws, courts, and politicians, the citys underground-railroad agents helped more than 3,000 fugitive slaves reach freedom between 1830 and 1860. Until now, their stories have remained largely unknown, their significance little understood.Building on fresh evidenceincluding a detailed record of slave escapes secretly kept by Sydney Howard Gay, one of the key organizers in New YorkFoner elevates the underground railroad from folklore to sweeping history. The story is inspiringfull of memorable characters making their first appearance on the historical stageand significantthe controversy over fugitive slaves inflamed the sectional crisis of the 1850s. It eventually took a civil war to destroy American slavery, but here at last is the story of the courageous effort to fight slavery by practical abolition, person by person, family by family.
/book/show/18209466-the-pope-and-mussolini?from_search=true	David I. Kertzer	The Pope and Mussolini: The Secret History of Pius XI and the Rise of Fascism in Europe	tells the story of two men who came to power in 1922, and together changed the course of twentieth-century history. In most respects, they could not have been more different. One was scholarly and devout, the other thuggish and profane. Yet Pius XI and Il Duce had many things in common. They shared a distrust of democracy and a visceral hatred of Communism. Both were prone to sudden fits of temper and were fiercely protective of the prerogatives of their office. (We have many interests to protect, the Pope declared, soon after Mussolini seized control of the government in 1922.) Each relied on the other to consolidate his power and achieve his political goals.In a challenge to the conventional history of this period, in which a heroic Church does battle with the Fascist regime, Kertzer shows how Pius XI played a crucial role in making Mussolinis dictatorship possible and keeping him in power. In exchange for Vatican support, Mussolini restored many of the privileges the Church had lost and gave in to the popes demands that the police enforce Catholic morality. Yet in the last years of his lifeas the Italian dictator grew ever closer to Hitlerthe pontiffs faith in this treacherous bargain started to waver. With his health failing, he began to lash out at the Duce and threatened to denounce Mussolinis anti-Semitic racial laws before it was too late. Horrified by the threat to the Church-Fascist alliance, the Vaticans inner circle, including the future Pope Pius XII, struggled to restrain the headstrong pope from destroying a partnership that had served both the Church and the dictator for many years.brims with memorable portraits of the men who helped enable the reign of Fascism in Italy: Father Pietro Tacchi Venturi, Piuss personal emissary to the dictator, a wily anti-Semite known as Mussolinis Rasputin; Victor Emmanuel III, the king of Italy, an object of widespread derision who lacked the statureliterally and figurativelyto stand up to the domineering Duce; and Cardinal Secretary of State Eugenio Pacelli, whose political skills and ambition made him Mussolinis most powerful ally inside the Vatican, and positioned him to succeed the pontiff as the controversial Pius XII, whose actions during World War II would be subject for debate for decades to come.With the recent opening of the Vatican archives covering Pius XIs papacy, the full story of the Popes complex relationship with his Fascist partner can finally be told. Vivid, dramatic, with surprises at every turn,is history writ large and with the lightning hand of truth.Kertzer has an eye for a story, an ear for the right word, and an instinct for human tragedy. This is a sophisticated blockbuster.A fascinating and tragic story.Revelatory . . . [a] detailed portrait.
/book/show/414167.Fasting_Girls?from_search=true	Joan Jacobs Brumberg	Fasting Girls: The History of Anorexia Nervosa	Winner of four major awards, this updated edition of Joan Jacobs Brumberg's, presents a history of women's food-refusal dating back as far as the sixteenth century. Here is a tableau of female self-denial: medieval martyrs who used starvation to demonstrate religious devotion, wonders of science whose families capitalized on their ability to survive on flowWinner of four major awards, this updated edition of Joan Jacobs Brumberg's, presents a history of women's food-refusal dating back as far as the sixteenth century. Here is a tableau of female self-denial: medieval martyrs who used starvation to demonstrate religious devotion, wonders of science whose families capitalized on their ability to survive on flower petals and air, silent screen stars whose strict slimming regimens inspired a generation. Here, too, is a fascinating look at how the cultural ramifications of the Industrial Revolution produced a disorder that continues to render privileged young women helpless. Incisive, compassionate, illuminating,offers real understanding to victims and their families, clinicians, and all women who are interested in the origins and future of this complex, modern and characteristically female disease.
/book/show/1387889.The_Sword_of_the_Dawn?from_search=true	Michael Moorcock	The Sword of the Dawn (History of the Runestaff, #3)	
/book/show/17707568-year-zero?from_search=true	Ian Buruma	Year Zero: A History of 1945 (Ala Notable Books for Adults)	Year Zero is a landmark reckoning with the great drama that ensued after war came to an end in 1945. One world had ended and a new, uncertain one was beginning. Regime change had come on a global scale: across Asia (including China, Korea, Indochina, and the PhilippinesYear Zero is a landmark reckoning with the great drama that ensued after war came to an end in 1945. One world had ended and a new, uncertain one was beginning. Regime change had come on a global scale: across Asia (including China, Korea, Indochina, and the Philippines, and of course Japan) and all of continental Europe. Out of the often vicious power struggles that ensued emerged the modern world as we know it.In human terms, the scale of transformation is almost impossible to imagine. Great cities around the world lay in ruins, their populations decimated, displaced, starving. Harsh revenge was meted out on a wide scale, and the ground was laid for much horror to come. At the same time, in the wake of unspeakable loss, the euphoria of the liberated was extraordinary, and the revelry unprecedented. The postwar years gave rise to the European welfare state, the United Nations, decolonization, Japanese pacifism, and the European Union. Social, cultural, and political reeducation was imposed on vanquished by victors on a scale that also had no historical precedent. Much that was done was ill advised, but in hindsight, as Ian Buruma shows us, these efforts were in fact relatively enlightened, humane, and effective.A poignant grace note throughout this history is Buruma's own father's story. Seized by the Nazis during the occupation of Holland, he spent much of the war in Berlin as a laborer, and by war's end was literally hiding in the rubble of a flattened city, having barely managed to survive starvation rations, Allied bombing, and Soviet shock troops when the end came. His journey home and attempted reentry into normalcy stand in many ways for his generation's experience.A work of enormous range and stirring human drama, conjuring both the Asian and European theaters with equal fluency, Year Zero is a book that Ian Buruma is perhaps uniquely positioned to write. It is surely his masterpiece.
/book/show/2787842-the-black-death?from_search=true	John Hatcher	The Black Death: A Personal History	In this fresh approach to the history of the Black Death, world-renowned scholar John Hatcher re-creates everyday life in a mid-fourteenth century rural English village. By focusing on the experiences of ordinary villagers as they lived-and died-during the Black Death (1345-50), Hatcher vividly places the reader directly inside those tumultuous times and describes in fasciIn this fresh approach to the history of the Black Death, world-renowned scholar John Hatcher re-creates everyday life in a mid-fourteenth century rural English village. By focusing on the experiences of ordinary villagers as they lived-and died-during the Black Death (1345-50), Hatcher vividly places the reader directly inside those tumultuous times and describes in fascinating detail the day-to-day existence of people struggling with the tragic effects of the plague. Dramatic scenes portray how contemporaries must have felt and thought about these momentous events: what they knew and didn't know about the horrors of the disease, what they believed about death and God's vengeance, and how they tried to make sense of it all despite frantic rumors, frightening tales, and fearful sermons.
/book/show/25814289-dark-territory?from_search=true	Fred Kaplan	Dark Territory: The Secret History of Cyber War	The never-before-told story of the computer scientists and the NSA, Pentagon, and White House policymakers who invented and employ the wars of the present and future - the cyber wars where every country can be a major power player and every hacker a mass destroyer, as reported by a Pulitzer Prize-winning security and defense journalist.In June 1983, President Reagan watcheThe never-before-told story of the computer scientists and the NSA, Pentagon, and White House policymakers who invented and employ the wars of the present and future - the cyber wars where every country can be a major power player and every hacker a mass destroyer, as reported by a Pulitzer Prize-winning security and defense journalist.In June 1983, President Reagan watched the movie, in which a kid unwittingly hacks the Pentagon, and asked his top general if the scenario was plausible. The general said it was. This set in motion the first presidential directive on computer security.The first use of cyber techniques in battle occurred in George H.W. Bush's Kuwait invasion in 1991 to disable Saddam's military communications. One year later, the NSA Director watched, in which one of the characters says wars will soon be decided not by bullets or bombs but by information. The NSA and the Pentagon have been rowing over control of cyber weapons ever since.From the 1994 (aborted) US invasion of Haiti, when the plan was to neutralize Haitian air-defenses by making all the telephones in Haiti busy at the same time, to Obama's Defense Department 2015 report on cyber policy that spells out the lead role played by our offensive operation, Fred Kaplan tells the story of the NSA and the Pentagon as they explore, exploit, fight, and defend the US.reveals all the details, including the 1998 incident when someone hacked into major US military commands and it wasn't Iraq, but two teenagers from California; how Israeli jets bomb a nuclear reactor in Syria in 2007 by hacking into Syrian air-defense radar system; the time in 2014 when North Korea hacks Sony's networks to pressure the studio to cancel a major Hollywood blockbuster; and many more.is the most urgent and controversial topic in national defense policy.
/book/show/2278003.Counselor?from_search=true	Theodore C. Sorensen	Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History	In this gripping memoir, John F. Kennedy's closest advisor recounts in full for the first time his experience counseling Kennedy through the most dramatic moments in American history.Sorensen returns to January 1953, when he and the freshman senator from Massachusetts began their extraordinary professional and personal relationship. Rising from legislative assistant to speIn this gripping memoir, John F. Kennedy's closest advisor recounts in full for the first time his experience counseling Kennedy through the most dramatic moments in American history.Sorensen returns to January 1953, when he and the freshman senator from Massachusetts began their extraordinary professional and personal relationship. Rising from legislative assistant to speechwriter and advisor, the young lawyer from Nebraska worked closely with JFK on his most important speeches, as well as his book. Sorensen encouraged the junior senator's political ambitionsfrom a failed bid for the vice presidential nomination in 1956 to the successful presidential campaign in 1960, after which he was named Special Counsel to the President.Sorensen describes in thrilling detail his experience advising JFK during some of the most crucial days of his presidency, from the decision to go to the moon to the Cuban Missile Crisis, when JFK requested that the thirty-four-year-old Sorensen draft the key letter to Khrushchev at the most critical point of the world's first nuclear confrontation. After Kennedy was assassinated, Sorensen stayed with President Johnson for a few months before leaving to write a biography of JFK. In 1968 he returned to Washington to help run Robert Kennedy's presidential campaign. Through it all, Sorensen never lost sight of the ideals that brought him to Washington and to the White House, working tirelessly to promote and defend free, peaceful societies.Illuminating, revelatory, and utterly compelling,is the brilliant, long-awaited memoir from the remarkable man who shaped the presidency and the legacy of one of the greatest leaders America has ever known.
/book/show/1258331.Lost_History?from_search=true	Michael Hamilton Morgan	Lost History: The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Scientists, Thinkers, and Artists	In an era when the relationship between Islam and the West seems mainly defined by mistrust and misunderstanding, we often forget that for centuries Muslim civilization was the envy of the world. Essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the major role played by the early Muslim world in influencing modern society,fills an important void. Written byIn an era when the relationship between Islam and the West seems mainly defined by mistrust and misunderstanding, we often forget that for centuries Muslim civilization was the envy of the world. Essential reading for anyone seeking to understand the major role played by the early Muslim world in influencing modern society,fills an important void. Written by an award-winning author and former diplomat with extensive experience in the Muslim world, it provides new insight not only into Islam's historic achievements but also the ancient resentments that fuel today's bitter conflicts.Michael Hamilton Morgan reveals how early Muslim advancements in science and culture lay the cornerstones of the European Renaissance, the Enlightenment, and modern Western society. As he chronicles the Golden Ages of Islam, beginning in 570 a.d. with the birth of Muhammad, and resonating today, he introduces scholars like Ibn Al-Haytham, Ibn Sina, Al-Tusi, Al-Khwarizmi, and Omar Khayyam, towering figures who revolutionized the mathematics, astronomy, and medicine of their time and paved the way for Newton, Copernicus, and many others. And he reminds us that inspired leaders from Muhammad to Suleiman the Magnificent and beyond championed religious tolerance, encouraged intellectual inquiry, and sponsored artistic, architectural, and literary works that still dazzle us with their brilliance.finally affords pioneering leaders with the proper credit and respect they so richly deserve.
/book/show/130748.The_Pencil?from_search=true	Henry Petroski	The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance	Henry Petroski traces the origins of the pencil back to ancient Greece and Rome, writes factually and charmingly about its development over the centuries and around the world, and shows what the pencil can teach us about engineering and technology today.
/book/show/11102580-the-hinge-factor?from_search=true	Erik Durschmied	The Hinge Factor: How Chance and Stupidity Have Changed History	From the wooden horse at Troy to a harrowing photograph snapped in Vietnam, from Robert E. Lees lost battle plans to the evacuation of Dunkirk, world history has been shaped as much by chance and error as by courage and heroism. Time and again, invincible armies fall to weaker opponents in the face of impossible odds, when the outcome had seemed a foregone conclusion. HowFrom the wooden horse at Troy to a harrowing photograph snapped in Vietnam, from Robert E. Lees lost battle plans to the evacuation of Dunkirk, world history has been shaped as much by chance and error as by courage and heroism. Time and again, invincible armies fall to weaker opponents in the face of impossible odds, when the outcome had seemed a foregone conclusion. How and why does this happen? What is it that decides the fate of battle?Writing with the style and flair that has made him an award-winning war correspondent, Durschmied takes us through the major battles of history, from the battlefields of ancient Greece to the Gulf War. In a series of gripping narratives, he vividly recreates the crucial events in all their mayhem and confusion while pointing out the decisive moments that changed the course of history. We see Agincourt, where rain combined with French arrogance to give Henry V the day; the Crimea, where a badly worded order led to the disastrous charge of the Light Brigade; and colonial Africa, where an attack by African killer bees, described by theas Germanys secret weapon, repulsed an Allied invasion. And in a chilling epilogue, we are given a disturbing glimpse of the secret attempt by Libya to buy atomic weapons from China for use against Israel.Drawing from a variety of sources, including personal accounts such as soldiers diaries and letters home,is an instructive, fascinating look at how the unpredictable, the absurd, and the bizarre have shaped the face of history in war.
/book/show/1400512.Temples_Tombs_Hieroglyphs?from_search=true	Barbara Mertz	Temples, Tombs & Hieroglyphs: A Popular History of Ancient Egypt	Writing as Elizabeth Peters, world-renowned Egyptologist Barbara Mertz is the author of the phenomenally popularbestselling mystery series featuring archaeologist Amelia Peabody. InWriting as Elizabeth Peters, world-renowned Egyptologist Barbara Mertz is the author of the phenomenally popularbestselling mystery series featuring archaeologist Amelia Peabody. In, Dr. Mertz explores the breathtaking reality behind her fiction by casting a dazzling light on a remarkable civilization that, even after thousands of years, still stirs the human imagination and inspires awe with its marvelous mysteries and amazing accomplishments.A fascinating chronicle of an extraordinary epochfrom the first Stone Age settlements through the reign of Cleopatra and the Roman invasionsbrings ancient Egypt to life as never before. Lavishly illustrated with pictures, maps, photographs, and charts, it offers tantalizing glimpses into Egyptian society and everyday life; amazing stories of the pharaohs and the rise and fall of great dynasties; religion and culture; folklore and fairy tales; stories of the explorers, scientists, and unmitigated scoundrels who sought to unravel or exploit the ageless mysteries; and breathtaking insights into the magnificent architectural wonders that rose up from the desert sands.Revised and updated to include the results of the most recent historical research and archaeological finds, Dr. Mertz's book is unhampered by stuffy prose and dry academic formality. Instead, it is a vibrant, colorful, and fun excursion for anyone who's ever fantasized about exploring the Valley of the Kings, viewing up close the treasures of the temple of Queen Hatshepsut, or sailing down the Nile on Cleopatra's royal barge.
/book/show/13593959-a-little-history-of-science?from_search=true	William F. Bynum	A Little History of Science	Science is fantastic. It tells us about the infinite reaches of space, the tiniest living organism, the human body, the history of Earth. People have always been doing science because they have always wanted to make sense of the world and harness its power. From ancient Greek philosophers through Einstein and Watson and Crick to the computer-assisted scientists of today, mScience is fantastic. It tells us about the infinite reaches of space, the tiniest living organism, the human body, the history of Earth. People have always been doing science because they have always wanted to make sense of the world and harness its power. From ancient Greek philosophers through Einstein and Watson and Crick to the computer-assisted scientists of today, men and women have wondered, examined, experimented, calculated, and sometimes made discoveries so earthshaking that people understood the worldor themselvesin an entirely new way.This inviting book tells a great adventure story: the history of science. It takes readers to the stars through the telescope, as the sun replaces the earth at the center of our universe. It delves beneath the surface of the planet, charts the evolution of chemistry's periodic table, introduces the physics that explain electricity, gravity, and the structure of atoms. It recounts the scientific quest that revealed the DNA molecule and opened unimagined new vistas for exploration.Emphasizing surprising and personal stories of scientists both famous and unsung,traces the march of science through the centuries. The book opens a window on the exciting and unpredictable nature of scientific activity and describes the uproar that may ensue when scientific findings challenge established ideas. With delightful illustrations and a warm, accessible style, this is a volume for young and old to treasure together.
/book/show/982918.History_of_Twelve_Caesars?from_search=true	Suetonius	History of Twelve Caesars	The Lives of the Caesars include the biographies of Julius Caesar and the eleven subsequent emperors: Augustus, Tiberius, Gaius Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitelius, Vespasian, Titus, Domitian. It was Robert Graves's primary reference source when he was writing I, Claudius. Suetonius composed his material from a variety of sources, without much concern for theirThe Lives of the Caesars include the biographies of Julius Caesar and the eleven subsequent emperors: Augustus, Tiberius, Gaius Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitelius, Vespasian, Titus, Domitian. It was Robert Graves's primary reference source when he was writing I, Claudius. Suetonius composed his material from a variety of sources, without much concern for their reliability. His biographies consist the ancestry and career of each emperor in turn; however, his interest is not so much analytical or historical, but anecdotal and salacious which gives rise to a lively and provocative succession of portraits. The account of Julius Caesar does not simply mention his crossing of the Rubicon and his assassination, but draws attention to his dark piercing eyes and attempts to conceal his baldness. The life of Caligula presents a vivid picture of the emperor's grotesque appearance, his waywardness, and his insane cruelties.The format and style of Suetonius' Lives of the Caesars was to set the tone for biography throughout western literature--his work remains thoroughly readable and full of interest. Indeed, it was Robert Graves's primary reference source when he was writing I, Claudius, and those who have read his book will enjoy the original accounts as set down here.
/book/show/20342540-how-to-fly-a-horse?from_search=true	Kevin Ashton	How to Fly a Horse: The Secret History of Creation, Invention, and Discovery	As a technology pioneer at MIT and as the leader of three successful start-ups, Kevin Ashton experienced firsthand the all-consuming challenge of creating something new. Now, in a tour-de-force narrative twenty years in the making, Ashton leads us on a journey through humanitys greatest creations to uncover the surprising truth behind who creates and how they do it. FromAs a technology pioneer at MIT and as the leader of three successful start-ups, Kevin Ashton experienced firsthand the all-consuming challenge of creating something new. Now, in a tour-de-force narrative twenty years in the making, Ashton leads us on a journey through humanitys greatest creations to uncover the surprising truth behind who creates and how they do it. From the crystallographers laboratory where the secrets of DNA were first revealed by a long forgotten woman, to the electromagnetic chamber where the stealth bomber was born on a twenty-five-cent bet, to the Ohio bicycle shop where the Wright brothers set out to fly a horse, Ashton showcases the seemingly unremarkable individuals, gradual steps, multiple failures, and countless ordinary and usually uncredited acts that lead to our most astounding breakthroughs.Creators, he shows, apply in particular ways the everyday, ordinary thinking of which we are all capable, taking thousands of small steps and working in an endless loop of problem and solution. He examines why innovators meet resistance and how they overcome it, why most organizations stifle creative people, and how the most creative organizations work. Drawing on examples from art, science, business, and invention, from Mozart to the Muppets, Archimedes to Apple, Kandinsky to a can of Coke,is a passionate and immensely rewarding exploration of how new comes to be.
/book/show/676701.The_History_of_Hell?from_search=true	Alice K. Turner	The History of Hell	A lively...generously illustrated (Washington Post Book World) survey of how, over the past four thousand years, religious leaders, artists, writers, and ordinary people in the West have visualized Hell-its location, architecture, purpose, and inhabitants. Illustrations; full-color inserts.
/book/show/120814.The_Frightful_First_World_War?from_search=true	Terry Deary Martin    Brown (Illustrator)	The Frightful First World War	The details of the dreadful war that affected everyone, from peace-loving protesters to the suffering soldiers. There are ropey rhymes and sad songs, rotten rules and sinister superstitions. Here is the horror and the hardships of World War I, which lasted for four years.
/book/show/1406750.Katherine_Swynford?from_search=true	Jeannette Lucraft	Katherine Swynford: The History of a Medieval Mistress	Jeannette Lucraft presents this historical biography of Katherine Swynford, a powerful figure in the politics of 14th century England, and an example of how a woman could manipulate the social mores of the time for her own interests.
/book/show/108780.The_Penguin_History_of_New_Zealand?from_search=true	Michael King	The Penguin History of New Zealand	New Zealand was the last country in the world to be discovered and settled by humankind. It was also the first to introduce a full democracy. Between those events, and in the century that followed the franchise, the movements and the conflicts of human history have been played out more intensively and more rapidly in New Zealand than anywhere else on Earth. This title tellNew Zealand was the last country in the world to be discovered and settled by humankind. It was also the first to introduce a full democracy. Between those events, and in the century that followed the franchise, the movements and the conflicts of human history have been played out more intensively and more rapidly in New Zealand than anywhere else on Earth. This title tells that story in all its colour and drama. The narrative that emerges is an inclusive one about men and women, Maori and Pakeha. It shows that British motives in colonizing New Zealand were essentially humane; and that Maori, far from being passive victims of a fatal impact, coped heroically with colonization and survived by selectively accepting and adapting what Western technology and culture had to offer. The latter part of the book reveals how an insulated and dependent British colony transformed itself into an independent nation, open to and competing with technological and cultural influences sweeping the globe.
/book/show/12158759-books?from_search=true	Martyn Lyons	Books: A Living History	From the first scribbling on papyrus to the emergence of the e-book, this wide-ranging overview of the history of the book provides a fascinating look at one of the most efficient, versatile, and enduring technologies ever developed. The author traces the evolution of the book from the rarefied world of the hand-copied and illuminated volume in ancient and medieval times,From the first scribbling on papyrus to the emergence of the e-book, this wide-ranging overview of the history of the book provides a fascinating look at one of the most efficient, versatile, and enduring technologies ever developed. The author traces the evolution of the book from the rarefied world of the hand-copied and illuminated volume in ancient and medieval times, through the revolutionary impact of Gutenbergs invention of the printing press, to the rise of a publishing culture in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and the subsequent impact of new technologies on this culture.Many of the great individual titles of the past two millennia are discussed as well as the range of book types and formats that have emerged in the last few hundred years, from serial and dime novels to paperbacks, childrens books, and Japanese manga. The volume ends with a discussion of the digital revolution in book production and distribution and the ramifications for book lovers, who cant help but wonder whether the book will thriveor even survivein a form they recognize.
/book/show/229567.The_Muqaddimah?from_search=true	N.J. Dawood (Editor) Franz Rosenthal (Translator)	The Muqaddimah: An Introduction to History (Bollingen Series)	The Muqaddimah, often translated as Introduction or Prolegomenon, is the most important Islamic history of the premodern world. Written by the great fourteenth-century Arab scholar Ibn Khaldun (d. 1406), this monumental work laid down the foundations of several fields of knowledge, including philosophy of history, sociology, ethnography, and economics. The first compThe Muqaddimah, often translated as Introduction or Prolegomenon, is the most important Islamic history of the premodern world. Written by the great fourteenth-century Arab scholar Ibn Khaldun (d. 1406), this monumental work laid down the foundations of several fields of knowledge, including philosophy of history, sociology, ethnography, and economics. The first complete English translation, by the eminent Islamicist and interpreter of Arabic literature Franz Rosenthal, was published in three volumes in 1958 as part of the Bollingen Series and received immediate acclaim in America and abroad. A one-volume abridged version of Rosenthal's masterful translation was first published in 1969.This new edition of the abridged version, with the addition of a key section of Rosenthal's own introduction to the three-volume edition, and with a new introduction by Bruce B. Lawrence, will reintroduce this seminal work to twenty-first-century students and scholars of Islam and of medieval and ancient history.
/book/show/2788874-descartes-bones?from_search=true	Russell Shorto	Descartes' Bones: A Skeletal History of the Conflict Between Faith and Reason	On a brutal winter's day in 1650 in Stockholm, Frenchman Ren Descartes, the most influential & controversial thinker of his time, was buried after a lonely death far from home. 16 years later, the French Ambassador Hugues de Terlon secretly unearthed Descartes' bones & transported them to France. Why would this devoutly Catholic official care so much about the remOn a brutal winter's day in 1650 in Stockholm, Frenchman Ren Descartes, the most influential & controversial thinker of his time, was buried after a lonely death far from home. 16 years later, the French Ambassador Hugues de Terlon secretly unearthed Descartes' bones & transported them to France. Why would this devoutly Catholic official care so much about the remains of a philosopher who was hounded from country to country on charges of atheism? Why would Descartes' bones take such a strange, serpentine path over the next 350 yearsa path intersecting some of the grandest events imaginable: the birth of science, the rise of democracy, the mind-body problem, the conflict between faith & reason? Their story involves people from all walks of lifeLouis XIV, a Swedish casino operator, poets & playwrights, philosophers & physicists, as these people used the bones in scientific studies, stole them, sold them, revered them as relics, fought over them, passed them surreptitiously from hand to hand. The answer lies in Descartes famous phrase: Cogito ergo sumI think, therefore I am. In his deceptively simple 78-page essay,, this small, vain, vindictive, peripatetic, ambitious Frenchman destroyed 2000 years of received wisdom & laid the foundations of the modern world. At the root of Descartes method was skepticism: What can I know for certain? Like-minded thinkers around Europe passionately embraced the book--the method was applied to medicine, nature, politics & society. The notion that one could find truth in facts that could be proved, & not in reliance on tradition & the Church's teachings, would become a turning point in human history. In an age of faith, what Descartes was proposing seemed like heresy. Yet Descartes himself was a good Catholic, who was spurred to write his incendiary book for the most personal of reasons: He'd devoted himself to medicine & the study of nature, but when his beloved daughter died aged 5, he took his ideas deeper. To understand the natural world one needed to question everything. Thus the scientific method was created & religion overthrown. If the natural world could be understood, knowledge could be advanced, & others might not suffer as his child did. The great controversy Descartes ignited continues to our era: where Islamic terrorists spurn the modern world & pine for a culture based on unquestioning faith; where scientists write bestsellers that passionately make the case for atheism; where others struggle to find a balance between faith & reason.is a historical detective story about the creation of the modern mind, with twists & turns leading up to the present dayto the science museum in Paris where the philosophers skull now resides & to the church a few kilometers away where, not long ago, a philosopher-priest said a mass for his bones.
/book/show/621607.The_Story_of_the_Irish_Race?from_search=true	Seumas MacManus	The Story of the Irish Race: A Popular History of Ireland	The whole saga of the Irish from earliest times to the present -- the various races from the time of Firbolg and the quest and occupation by the Milesians Spain through the various invasions; history, culture, religion, laws, arts, ties, folklore, trade, literature, heroes Fein, Easter Uprising, etc. Sketches a rough and ready picture of the more prominent peaks that riseThe whole saga of the Irish from earliest times to the present -- the various races from the time of Firbolg and the quest and occupation by the Milesians Spain through the various invasions; history, culture, religion, laws, arts, ties, folklore, trade, literature, heroes Fein, Easter Uprising, etc. Sketches a rough and ready picture of the more prominent peaks that rise out of Ireland's past-the high spots in the story of the Irish race. Written especially for the American reader (whom the author found to be as unknowing about Ireland's past as about the past of Borneo)... --alibris ... 'Indispensable for anyone who wants to understand the Irish people--their political struggle, their magnificent literature, and their whole great contribution to Western Civilization, a contribution amazing in its richness and variety. --from jacket flap.
/book/show/23164984-the-league-of-regrettable-superheroes?from_search=true	Jon Morris	The League of Regrettable Superheroes: Half-Baked Heroes from Comic Book History	You know about Batman, Superman, and Spiderman, but have you heard of Doll Man, Doctor Hormone, or Spider Queen? In, youll meet one hundred of the strangest superheroes ever to see print, complete with backstories, vintage art, and colorful commentary. So prepare yourself for such not-ready-for-prime-time heroes as Bee Man (Batman, buYou know about Batman, Superman, and Spiderman, but have you heard of Doll Man, Doctor Hormone, or Spider Queen? In, youll meet one hundred of the strangest superheroes ever to see print, complete with backstories, vintage art, and colorful commentary. So prepare yourself for such not-ready-for-prime-time heroes as Bee Man (Batman, but with bees), the Clown (circus-themed crimebuster), the Eye (a giant, floating eyeball; just accept it), and many other oddballs and oddities. Drawing on the entire history of the medium,will appeal to die-hard comics fans, casual comics readers, and anyone who enjoys peering into the stranger corners of pop culture.
/book/show/1935045.An_Utterly_Impartial_History_of_Britain_or_2000_Years_of_Upper_Class_Idiots_In_Charge?from_search=true	John O'Farrell	An Utterly Impartial History of Britain or 2000 Years of Upper Class Idiots In Charge	Many of us were put off history by the dry and dreary way it was taught at school. Back then 'The Origins of the Industrial Revolution' somehow seemed less compelling than the chance to test the bold claim on Timothy Johnson's 'Shatterproof' ruler. But here at last is a chance to have a good laugh and learn all that stuff you feel you really ought to know by now...In thisMany of us were put off history by the dry and dreary way it was taught at school. Back then 'The Origins of the Industrial Revolution' somehow seemed less compelling than the chance to test the bold claim on Timothy Johnson's 'Shatterproof' ruler. But here at last is a chance to have a good laugh and learn all that stuff you feel you really ought to know by now...In this Horrible History for Grown Ups, you can read how Anglo-Saxon liberals struggled to be positive about immigration; 'Look I think we have to try and respect the religious customs of our new Viking friends - oi, he's nicked my bloody ox!' Discover how England's peculiar class system was established by some snobby French nobles whose posh descendants still have wine cellars and second homes in the Dordogne today. And explore the complex socio-economic reasons why Britain's kings were the first in Europe to be brought to heel; (because the Stuarts were such a useless bunch of untalented, incompetent, arrogant, upper-class thickoes that Parliament didn't have much choice.)A book about then that is also incisive and illuminating about now, 2000 Years of Upper Class Idiots in Charge is a hilarious, informative and cantankerous journey through Britain' fascinating and bizarre history. It is as entertaining as a witch burning, and a lot more laughs.
/book/show/79985.Monster_of_God?from_search=true	David Quammen	Monster of God: The Man-Eating Predator in the Jungles of History and the Mind	For millennia, nature's biggest and fiercest predators have tormented mankind. The knowledge and fear of the existence of these ferocious man-eaters is forever in the back of our minds, looming in our worst nightmares. Millions of humans have suffered attacks by predators on land and at sea. Yet animals have always shared the landscape with humans. Since the dawn of time oFor millennia, nature's biggest and fiercest predators have tormented mankind. The knowledge and fear of the existence of these ferocious man-eaters is forever in the back of our minds, looming in our worst nightmares. Millions of humans have suffered attacks by predators on land and at sea. Yet animals have always shared the landscape with humans. Since the dawn of time our ecosystems have been linked and humans have co-existed with flesh-eating beasts as members of the same food chain. Now, of course, as humans spread and despoil the planet, these fearsome predators may only survive on the other side of glass barriers and chain-link fences. Their gradual disappearance is changing the nature of our own existence. We no longer occupy an intermediate position on the food chain; instead we survey it invulnerably from above - so far above that we are in danger of forgetting that we even belong to an ecosystem.David Quammen's enthralling new book covers the four corners of the globe as he explores the fate of lions in India's Gir forest, saltwater crocodiles in Northern Australia, brown bears in the mountains of Romania, and Siberian tigers. Tracking these great and terrible beasts through the toughest terrain in the world, Quammen is equally intrigued by the traditional relationship between the great predators and the people who live among them, and weaves into his story the fears and myths that have haunted humankind for 3000 years.
/book/show/25074731-a-little-history-of-the-united-states?from_search=true	James  West Davidson	A Little History of the United States	How did a land and people of such immense diversity come together under a banner of freedom and equality to form one of the most remarkable nations in the world? Everyone from young adults to grandparents will be fascinated by the answers uncovered in James West Davidsons vividly told. In 300 fast-moving pages, Davidson guides his reaHow did a land and people of such immense diversity come together under a banner of freedom and equality to form one of the most remarkable nations in the world? Everyone from young adults to grandparents will be fascinated by the answers uncovered in James West Davidsons vividly told. In 300 fast-moving pages, Davidson guides his readers through 500 years, from the first contact between the two halves of the world to the rise of America as a superpower in an era of atomic perils and diminishing resources.In short, vivid chapters the book brings to life hundreds of individuals whose stories are part of the larger American story. Pilgrim William Bradford stumbles into an Indian deer trap on his first day in America; Harriet Tubman lets loose a pair of chickens to divert attention from her escaping slaves; the toddler Andrew Carnegie, later an ambitious industrial magnate, gobbles his oatmeal with a spoon in each hand. Such stories are riveting in themselves, but they also spark larger questions to ponder about freedom, equality, and unity in the context of a nation that is, and always has been, remarkably divided and diverse.
/book/show/698736.A_Short_History_of_the_World?from_search=true	Geoffrey Blainey	A Short History of the World	A superb history of the world's people during the last four million years, beginning before the human race moved out of Africa to explore and settle the other continents. Mr. Blainey explores the development of technology and skills, the rise of major religions, and the role of geography, considering both the larger patterns and the individual nature of history. A delightfA superb history of the world's people during the last four million years, beginning before the human race moved out of Africa to explore and settle the other continents. Mr. Blainey explores the development of technology and skills, the rise of major religions, and the role of geography, considering both the larger patterns and the individual nature of history. A delightful read, gracefully written, and full of odd and interesting pieces of information as well as thoughtful comparisons that span both time and space. --William L. O'Neill
/book/show/1775352.A_Child_s_History_of_England?from_search=true	Charles Dickens	A Child's History of England	If you look at a Map of the World, you will see, in the left-hand upper corner of the Eastern Hemisphere, two Islands lying in the sea. They are England and Scotland, and Ireland. England and Scotland form the greater part of these Islands. Ireland is the next in size. The little neighbouring islands, which are so small upon the Map as to be mere dots, are chiefly little bIf you look at a Map of the World, you will see, in the left-hand upper corner of the Eastern Hemisphere, two Islands lying in the sea. They are England and Scotland, and Ireland. England and Scotland form the greater part of these Islands. Ireland is the next in size. The little neighbouring islands, which are so small upon the Map as to be mere dots, are chiefly little bits of Scotland, --broken off, I dare say, in the course of a great length of time, by the power of the restless water...
/book/show/116178.Cannabis?from_search=true	Martin Booth	Cannabis: A History	To some it's the classic gateway drug, to others it is a harmless way to relax, or provide relief from pain. Some fear it is dangerous and addictive, while others feel it should be decriminalized. Whatever the viewpoint, cannabis incites debate at every level, and the effect it has on every corner of the globe is undeniable.In this comprehensive study, Martin Booth craftTo some it's the classic gateway drug, to others it is a harmless way to relax, or provide relief from pain. Some fear it is dangerous and addictive, while others feel it should be decriminalized. Whatever the viewpoint, cannabis incites debate at every level, and the effect it has on every corner of the globe is undeniable.In this comprehensive study, Martin Booth crafts a tale of medical advance and religious enlightenment; of political subterfuge and law enforcement; of cunning smugglers, street pushers, gang warfare, writers, artists, and musicians. And above all, Booth chronicles the fascinating process through which cannabis became outlawed throughout the Western world, and the effect such legislation has had on the global economy.
/book/show/5387357-american-passage?from_search=true	Vincent J. Cannato	American Passage: The History of Ellis Island	For most of New York's early history, Ellis Island had been an obscure little island that barely held itself above high tide. Today the small island stands alongside Plymouth Rock in our nation's founding mythology as the place where many of our ancestors first touched American soil. Ellis Island's heydayfrom 1892 to 1924coincided with one of the greatest mass movementsFor most of New York's early history, Ellis Island had been an obscure little island that barely held itself above high tide. Today the small island stands alongside Plymouth Rock in our nation's founding mythology as the place where many of our ancestors first touched American soil. Ellis Island's heydayfrom 1892 to 1924coincided with one of the greatest mass movements of individuals the world has ever seen, with some twelve million immigrants inspected at its gates. In, Vincent J. Cannato masterfully illuminates the story of Ellis Island from the days when it hosted pirate hangings witnessed by thousands of New Yorkers in the nineteenth century to the turn of the twentieth century when massive migrations sparked fierce debate and hopeful new immigrants often encountered corruption, harsh conditions, and political scheming.captures a time and a place unparalleled in American immigration and history, and articulates the dramatic and bittersweet accounts of the immigrants, officials, interpreters, and social reformers who all play an important role in Ellis Island's chronicle. Cannato traces the politics, prejudices, and ideologies that surrounded the great immigration debate, to the shift from immigration to detention of aliens during World War II and the Cold War, all the way to the rebirth of the island as a national monument. Long after Ellis Island ceased to be the nation's preeminent immigrant inspection station, the debates that once swirled around it are still relevant to Americans a century later.In this sweeping, often heart-wrenching epic, Cannato reveals that the history of Ellis Island is ultimately the story of what it means to be an American.
/book/show/18607841-the-transformation-of-the-world?from_search=true	Jrgen Osterhammel	The Transformation of the World: A Global History of the Nineteenth Century	A monumental history of the nineteenth century, The Transformation of the World offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transition. Jurgen Osterhammel, an eminent scholar who has been called the Braudel of the nineteenth century, moves beyond conventional Eurocentric and chronological accounts of the era, presenting instead a truly global history of brA monumental history of the nineteenth century, The Transformation of the World offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transition. Jurgen Osterhammel, an eminent scholar who has been called the Braudel of the nineteenth century, moves beyond conventional Eurocentric and chronological accounts of the era, presenting instead a truly global history of breathtaking scope and towering erudition. He examines the powerful and complex forces that drove global change during the long nineteenth century, taking readers from New York to New Delhi, from the Latin American revolutions to the Taiping Rebellion, from the perils and promise of Europe's transatlantic labor markets to the hardships endured by nomadic, tribal peoples across the planet. Osterhammel describes a world increasingly networked by the telegraph, the steamship, and the railways. He explores the changing relationship between human beings and nature, looks at the importance of cities, explains the role slavery and its abolition played in the emergence of new nations, challenges the widely held belief that the nineteenth century witnessed the triumph of the nation-state, and much more.This is the highly anticipated English edition of the spectacularly successful and critically acclaimed German book, which is also being translated into Chinese, Polish, Russian, and French. Indispensable for any historian, The Transformation of the World sheds important new light on this momentous epoch, showing how the nineteenth century paved the way for the global catastrophes of the twentieth century, yet how it also gave rise to pacifism, liberalism, the trade union, and a host of other crucial developments.
/book/show/101341.An_Empire_of_Wealth?from_search=true	John Steele Gordon	An Empire of Wealth: The Epic History of American Economic Power	American History. In this authoritative, engrossing history, John Steele Gordon captures as never before the true source of our nation's global influence: wealth and the capacity to create more of it.
/book/show/2060662.Beans?from_search=true	Ken Albala	Beans: A History	Whether refried, baked, falafelled, or complementing a nice Chianti, the humble bean has long been a part of gourmet and everyday food culture around the globe. As Ken Albala shows, though, over its history the bean has enjoyed more controversy than its current ubiquity lets on. From the bean's status as seat of the soul (at least, that's what Pythagoras thought) to seed oWhether refried, baked, falafelled, or complementing a nice Chianti, the humble bean has long been a part of gourmet and everyday food culture around the globe. As Ken Albala shows, though, over its history the bean has enjoyed more controversy than its current ubiquity lets on. From the bean's status as seat of the soul (at least, that's what Pythagoras thought) to seed of sin (or so said St. Jerome, who forbade nuns to eat beans because they tickle the genitals),is a ripping tale of a truly magical fruit.
/book/show/6694761-a-new-literary-history-of-america?from_search=true	Greil Marcus (Editor) W. Sollors	A New Literary History of America	America is a nation making itself up as it goes along a story of discovery and invention unfolding in speeches and images, letters and poetry, unprecedented feats of scholarship and imagination. In these myriad, multiform, endlessly changing expressions of the American experience, the authors and editors of this volume find a new American history.In more than two hundred oAmerica is a nation making itself up as it goes along a story of discovery and invention unfolding in speeches and images, letters and poetry, unprecedented feats of scholarship and imagination. In these myriad, multiform, endlessly changing expressions of the American experience, the authors and editors of this volume find a new American history.In more than two hundred original essays, A New Literary History of America brings together the nation s many voices. From the first conception of a New World in the sixteenth century to the latest re-envisioning of that world in cartoons, television, science fiction, and hip hop, the book gives us a new, kaleidoscopic view of what Made in America means. Literature, music, film, art, history, science, philosophy, political rhetoric cultural creations of every kind appear in relation to each other, and to the time and place that give them shape.The meeting of minds is extraordinary as T. J. Clark writes on Jackson Pollock, Paul Muldoon on Carl Sandburg, Camille Paglia on Tennessee Williams, Sarah Vowell on Grant Wood s American Gothic, Walter Mosley on hard-boiled detective fiction, Jonathan Lethem on Thomas Edison, Gerald Early on Tarzan, Bharati Mukherjee on The Scarlet Letter, Gish Jen on Catcher in the Rye, and Ishmael Reed on Huckleberry Finn. From Anne Bradstreet and John Winthrop to Philip Roth and Toni Morrison, from Alexander Graham Bell and Stephen Foster to Alcoholics Anonymous, Life, Chuck Berry, Alfred Hitchcock, and Ronald Reagan, this is America singing, celebrating itself, and becoming something altogether different, plural, singular, new.Please visitfor more information. 
/book/show/22313811-17-carnations?from_search=true	Andrew Morton	17 Carnations: The Royals, the Nazis and the Biggest Cover-Up in History	Historian Andrew Morton'scombines his considerable research background with his proven talent for addictively readable narrative, giving us a true story steeped in intrigue, suspense and historical drama.tells the story of the feckless Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor, and his wife Wallis Simpson, whose affair with Joachim von Ribbentrop embroiledHistorian Andrew Morton'scombines his considerable research background with his proven talent for addictively readable narrative, giving us a true story steeped in intrigue, suspense and historical drama.tells the story of the feckless Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor, and his wife Wallis Simpson, whose affair with Joachim von Ribbentrop embroiled the duke in a German plot to use him as a puppet king during their takeover of the British Empire. Although we know that the war ended with Hitler's defeat, Edward's story was far from over. The Duke's collaboration with Hitler had resulted in piles of correspondence between them; this damning correspondence, now hidden in a German castle that had fallen to American soldiers, could forever tarnish the reputation of the royal family.reveals, for the first time in history, the story of the cover-up of those letters, starting with a daring heist--by order of Churchill and the King themselves--to bring the letters back safely to England, out of American hands.Morton's unique experience and training make him the perfect person to tell this story as it's never been told before, fusing history and entertainment to create a vivid, atmospheric chronicle of the Windsors' darkest secrets. The shadowy connection between the House of Windsor, the German aristocracy, and Hitler has hovered on the edges of public consciousness for decades, but no royal biography or historical chronicle has been able to tell the full story-until now. Drawing on FBI documents, material from the German and British Royal Archives, and the personal correspondence of Churchill, Truman, Eisenhower, and the Windsors themselves,is a dazzling historical drama, full of adventure, intrigue, and startling revelations, written by a master of the genre.
/book/show/117152.The_Influence_Of_Sea_Power_Upon_History_1660_1783?from_search=true	Alfred Thayer Mahan	The Influence Of Sea Power Upon History, 1660 - 1783	This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1893 edition by Little, Brown, and Company, Boston.
/book/show/12440845-tower?from_search=true	Nigel Jones	Tower: An Epic History of the Tower of London	Castle, royal palace, prison, torture chamber, execution site, zoo, mint, treasure house, armoury, record office, observatory and the most visited tourist attraction in the country, the Tower of London has been all these things and more. No building in Britain has been more intimately involved in our island's story than this mighty, brooding stronghold in the very heart ofCastle, royal palace, prison, torture chamber, execution site, zoo, mint, treasure house, armoury, record office, observatory and the most visited tourist attraction in the country, the Tower of London has been all these things and more. No building in Britain has been more intimately involved in our island's story than this mighty, brooding stronghold in the very heart of the capital, a place which has stood at the epicentre of dramatic, bloody and frequently cruel events for almost a thousand years.Now historian Nigel Jones sets this dramatic story firmly in the context of national - and international - events. In a monumental history drawn from primary sources he pictures the Tower in its many changing moods and a bewildering array of functions. Here, for the first time, is a thematic portrayal of the Tower of London as more than an ancient structure.The fortress is a living symbol of the nation itself in all its kaleidoscopic colour and rich diversity. Incorporating a dazzling panoply of political and social detail,puts one of Britain's most important buildings firmly at the heart of our national story.
/book/show/7718203-afghanistan?from_search=true	Thomas Barfield	Afghanistan: A Cultural and Political History	Afghanistan traces the historic struggles and the changing nature of political authority in this volatile region of the world, from the Mughal Empire in the sixteenth century to the Taliban resurgence today. Thomas Barfield introduces readers to the bewildering diversity of tribal and ethnic groups in Afghanistan, explaining what unites them as Afghans despite the regionAfghanistan traces the historic struggles and the changing nature of political authority in this volatile region of the world, from the Mughal Empire in the sixteenth century to the Taliban resurgence today. Thomas Barfield introduces readers to the bewildering diversity of tribal and ethnic groups in Afghanistan, explaining what unites them as Afghans despite the regional, cultural, and political differences that divide them. He shows how governing these peoples was relatively easy when power was concentrated in a small dynastic elite, but how this delicate political order broke down in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries when Afghanistan's rulers mobilized rural militias to expel first the British and later the Soviets. Armed insurgency proved remarkably successful against the foreign occupiers, but it also undermined the Afghan government's authority and rendered the country ever more difficult to govern as time passed. Barfield vividly describes how Afghanistan's armed factions plunged the country into a civil war, giving rise to clerical rule by the Taliban and Afghanistan's isolation from the world. He examines why the American invasion in the wake of September 11 toppled the Taliban so quickly, and how this easy victory lulled the United States into falsely believing that a viable state could be built just as easily.Afghanistan is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand how a land conquered and ruled by foreign dynasties for more than a thousand years became the graveyard of empires for the British and Soviets, and what the United States must do to avoid a similar fate.
/book/show/369010.A_Study_of_History?from_search=true	Arnold Joseph Toynbee Jane Caplan (Editor)	A Study of History	Mr. Toynbee's analysis of the rise and fall of civilizations has been acknowledged as an achievement without parallel in modern scholarship. In its way, Mr. Somervell's abridgement of this monumental work is also an unparalleled achievement, for while reducing the work to on - sixth of its original size, he has, preserved its method, atmosphere, texture, and, for the mostMr. Toynbee's analysis of the rise and fall of civilizations has been acknowledged as an achievement without parallel in modern scholarship. In its way, Mr. Somervell's abridgement of this monumental work is also an unparalleled achievement, for while reducing the work to on - sixth of its original size, he has, preserved its method, atmosphere, texture, and, for the most part, the author's very words. Indeed, through this miracle of condensation, he has provided a concise version that is no mere summary but the very essence of Mr. Toynbee's work.
/book/show/398062.The_Sumerians?from_search=true	Samuel Noah Kramer	The Sumerians: Their History, Culture, and Character	The Sumerians, the pragmatic and gifted people who preceded the Semites in the land first known as Sumer and later as Babylonia, created what was probably the first high civilization in the history of man, spanning the fifth to the second millenniums B.C. This book is an unparalleled compendium of what is known about them.Professor Kramer communicates his enthusiasm for hiThe Sumerians, the pragmatic and gifted people who preceded the Semites in the land first known as Sumer and later as Babylonia, created what was probably the first high civilization in the history of man, spanning the fifth to the second millenniums B.C. This book is an unparalleled compendium of what is known about them.Professor Kramer communicates his enthusiasm for his subject as he outlines the history of the Sumerian civilization and describes their cities, religion, literature, education, scientific achievements, social structure, and psychology. Finally, he considers the legacy of Sumer to the ancient and modern world.There are few scholars in the world qualified to write such a book, and certainly Kramer is one of them. . . . One of the most valuable features of this book is the quantity of texts and fragments which are published for the first time in a form available to the general reader. For the layman the book provides a readable and up-to-date introduction to a most fascinating culture. For the specialist it presents a synthesis with which he may not agree but from which he will nonetheless derive stimulation.An uncontested authority on the civilization of Sumer, Professor Kramer writes with grace and urbanity.
/book/show/925803.After_Tamerlane?from_search=true	John Darwin	After Tamerlane: The Global History of Empire Since 1405	
/book/show/10892449-the-history-of-don-quixote-volume-1-complete?from_search=true	Miguel de Cervantes Gustave Dor (Illustrator) John Ormsby (Translator)	The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Complete	Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616) was a Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright. His magnum opus, Don Quixote, is considered a founding classic of Western literature and regularly figures among the best novels ever written. He has been dubbed el Principe de los Ingenios - the Prince of Wits. In 1585, he published a pastoral novel, La Galatea. Because of financial proMiguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616) was a Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright. His magnum opus, Don Quixote, is considered a founding classic of Western literature and regularly figures among the best novels ever written. He has been dubbed el Principe de los Ingenios - the Prince of Wits. In 1585, he published a pastoral novel, La Galatea. Because of financial problems, he worked as a purveyor for the Spanish Armada, and later as a tax collector. In 1605 he was in Valladolid, just when the immediate success of the first part of his Don Quixote, published in Madrid, signaled his return to the literary world. In 1607, he settled in Madrid, where he lived and worked until his death. During the last nine years of his life, he solidified his reputation as a writer; he published the Exemplary Novels (Novelas Ejemplares) in 1613 and the Journey to Parnassus (Viaje del Parnaso) in 1614. In 1615, he wrote Eight Plays and Eight New Interludes (Ocho Comedias y Ocho Entremeses) and the second part of Don Quixote.
/book/show/1345610.The_History_of_the_Decline_and_Fall_of_the_Roman_Empire_Volume_III?from_search=true	Edward Gibbon	The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Volume III	Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire compresses thirteen turbulent centuries into an epic narrative shot through with insight, irony and incisive character analysis. Sceptical about Christianity, sympathetic to the barbarian invaders and the Byzantine Empire, constantly aware of how political leaders often achieve the exact opposite of what they intend, GibEdward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire compresses thirteen turbulent centuries into an epic narrative shot through with insight, irony and incisive character analysis. Sceptical about Christianity, sympathetic to the barbarian invaders and the Byzantine Empire, constantly aware of how political leaders often achieve the exact opposite of what they intend, Gibbon was both alert to the broad pattern of events and significant revealing details.
/book/show/13380059-the-wonderbox?from_search=true	Roman Krznaric	The Wonderbox: Curious histories of how to live	What is the best way to improve our lives? There are many ways of looking for answers. Showing the lessons that can be learned from the past, cultural historian Roman Krznaric explores 12 key topics, from work and love to money and creativity, and reveals the wisdom that we've been missing.
/book/show/120937.The_Slimy_Stuarts?from_search=true	Terry Deary Martin    Brown (Illustrator)	The Slimy Stuarts	This history book describes the more gruesome side of the Stuart period. It tells why some Stuarts ate toads, snails and fleas, which king picked his nose and never washed his hands, and who wore fish on their feet. Facts about the revolting Roundheads and ghastly Guy Fawkes are given.
/book/show/13622979-world-war-one?from_search=true	Rupert Colley	World War One: History In An Hour	History for busy people. Read a concise history of World War One in just one hour.World War One brought with it the worlds first experience of Total War, involving all of the worlds great powers, polarized between the Triple Entente, lead by Britain, France and Russia, and the Central Powers, dominated by Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary. Around 9 million men lost theiHistory for busy people. Read a concise history of World War One in just one hour.World War One brought with it the worlds first experience of Total War, involving all of the worlds great powers, polarized between the Triple Entente, lead by Britain, France and Russia, and the Central Powers, dominated by Germany, Italy and Austria-Hungary. Around 9 million men lost their lives in a conflict that introduced the horrors of trench warfare, machine guns and toxic gas attacks.WORLD WAR ONE: HISTORY IN AN HOUR gives you a clear overview of the road to war, the major turning points and battles, and the key leaders involved, as well as the lasting impact the Great War had on almost every country in the world. WORLD WAR ONE: HISTORY IN AN HOUR is essential reading for all history lovers.
/book/show/70154.A_History_of_Architecture?from_search=true	Spiro Kostof Richard Tobias (Illustrator) Gregory Castillo (Revised by)	A History of Architecture: Settings and Rituals	No mere survey of famous buildings, Kostof's History examines an inclusive spectrum of manmade structures: prehistoric huts and the TVA, the pyramids at Giza and the Rome railway station, the ziggurat and the department store. Indeed, Kostof considered every building worthy of attention, every structure or shelter a potential source of insight, whether it be the prehistoriNo mere survey of famous buildings, Kostof's History examines an inclusive spectrum of manmade structures: prehistoric huts and the TVA, the pyramids at Giza and the Rome railway station, the ziggurat and the department store. Indeed, Kostof considered every building worthy of attention, every structure or shelter a potential source of insight, whether it be the prehistoric hunting camps at Terra Amata, or the caves at Lascaux with their magnificent paintings, or a twenty-story hotel on the Las Vegas strip. The Second Edition features a new concluding chapter, Designing the Fin-de-Siecle,  based on Kostof's last lecture notes and prepared by Castillo, as well as an all-new sixteen-page color section. Many of the original line drawings by Richard Tobias, as well as some fifty photographs, have also been updated or replaced, for improved clarity.
/book/show/8591532-history-of-modern-india?from_search=true	Bipan Chandra	History Of Modern India	Published in the year 2009, History Of Modern India is a book that revolves around the history of British India, throwing light on the nationalist movement and colonialism.History Of Modern India is a book that is written by renowned historian, Bipan Chandra. The contents of this book are a result of Chandras research on the subjects of colonialism and nationalism in thePublished in the year 2009, History Of Modern India is a book that revolves around the history of British India, throwing light on the nationalist movement and colonialism.History Of Modern India is a book that is written by renowned historian, Bipan Chandra. The contents of this book are a result of Chandras research on the subjects of colonialism and nationalism in the country. Apart from his research, Chandra has also drawn from the works of renowned historians during that time in history.In total, there are 14 chapters in this book that cover different periods in Indian history. Some of the chapters in this book include Indian States And Society In The Eighteenth Century, Religious And Social Reform After 1858, The Struggle For Sawaraj, The Nationalist Movement, European Penetration And The British Conquest, Social And Cultural Awakening In The First Half Of The Nineteenth Century, The Decline Of The Mughal Empire, and The Revolt Of 1857. Some other chapters include The Nationalist Movement: 1858-1905, Administrative Changes After 1858, and Administrative Organisation And Society And Cultural Policy.This book doesnt focus on the political factors during that period, but deals with the economic, religious, and social history of India. Through the course of this book, Chandra provides insight on several events in modern Indian history such as the establishment of the British East India Company, which led to a tightened grip of the British over India. Chandra also explains that the major reason behind the colonial rule was to exploit India by means of investment and trade. The chapters in this book are arranged in chronological order, starting from the British Rule to the independence of the country. This piece of literature provides its readers with loads of information on the nationalist movement, throwing light on the contributions made by several different individuals. This book is a must-have for history students as well as for those who want to gain insight into the history of modern India.
/book/show/73219.History_of_the_Thirteen?from_search=true	Honor de Balzac Herbert J. Hunt (Editor)	History of the Thirteen	This trilogy of stories,, andpurporting to be the history of a secret society, laid the foundation for Balzacsand is a stunning evocation of all ranks of society.
/book/show/3883629-a-history-of-modern-iran?from_search=true	Ervand Abrahamian	A History of Modern Iran	In a reappraisal of Iran's modern history, Ervand Abrahamian traces its traumatic journey across the twentieth century, through the discovery of oil, imperial interventions, the rule of the Pahlavis and, in 1979, revolution and the birth of the Islamic Republic. In the intervening years, the country has experienced a bitter war with Iraq, the transformation of society undeIn a reappraisal of Iran's modern history, Ervand Abrahamian traces its traumatic journey across the twentieth century, through the discovery of oil, imperial interventions, the rule of the Pahlavis and, in 1979, revolution and the birth of the Islamic Republic. In the intervening years, the country has experienced a bitter war with Iraq, the transformation of society under the clergy and, more recently, the expansion of the state and the struggle for power between the old elites, the intelligentsia and the commercial middle class. The author is a compassionate expositor. While he adroitly negotiates the twists and turns of the country's regional and international politics, at the heart of his book are the people of Iran. It is to them and their resilience that this book is dedicated, as Iran emerges at the beginning of the twenty-first century as one of the most powerful states in the Middle East.
/book/show/18925701-the-penguin-history-of-the-world?from_search=true	J.M. Roberts Odd Arne Westad	The Penguin History of the World	This is a completely new and updated edition of J. M. Roberts and Odd Arne Westad's widely acclaimed, landmark bestseller The Penguin History of the World.For generations of readers The Penguin History of the World has been one of the great cultural experiences - the entire story of human endeavour laid out in all its grandeur and folly, drama and pain in a single authoritThis is a completely new and updated edition of J. M. Roberts and Odd Arne Westad's widely acclaimed, landmark bestseller The Penguin History of the World.For generations of readers The Penguin History of the World has been one of the great cultural experiences - the entire story of human endeavour laid out in all its grandeur and folly, drama and pain in a single authoritative book. Now, for the first time, it has been completely overhauled for its 6th edition - not just bringing it up to date, but revising it throughout in the light of new research and discoveries, such as the revolution in our understanding of many civilizations in the Ancient World. The closing sections of the book reflect what now seems to be the inexorable rise of Asia and the increasingly troubled situation in the West.
/book/show/25789743-the-guardians-of-history?from_search=true	Elisabetta Cametti Scott P. Sheridan (Translation)	The Guardians of History	As the general manager of 9Sense Publishing, one of the most powerful publishers in the world, Katherine Sinclaire is used to high-stakes intrigue.But she faces a new kind of trouble when she receives an urgent call from 9Sense CEO Bruce Aron. Arriving at his office, Katherine discovers a gruesome sight: Bruces fatally wounded body, seemingly done in by his own hand. SheAs the general manager of 9Sense Publishing, one of the most powerful publishers in the world, Katherine Sinclaire is used to high-stakes intrigue.But she faces a new kind of trouble when she receives an urgent call from 9Sense CEO Bruce Aron. Arriving at his office, Katherine discovers a gruesome sight: Bruces fatally wounded body, seemingly done in by his own hand. She also finds that her mentor has left a flash drive labeled with his nickname for her. Its the first in a series of increasingly confounding clues that will lead Katherine from London to Lake Bolsena, a site of archeological mystery set deep on a secluded Italian island. There, with the help of Bruces old friend, enigmatic financier Jethro Blake, Katherine uncovers a startling secret.Now, caught in the middle of a dark and dangerous game, Katherine and Jethro must delve into the heart of an ancient civilization and expose a conspiracy long buried by history. Can she stop a thousand-year-old plotbefore its bloody final rite is carried out?
/book/show/54278.Hitler_s_Pope?from_search=true	John Cornwell	Hitler's Pope: The Secret History of Pius XII	Backed by a wealth of new research, John Cornwell tells for the first time the story of the World War II career of Eugenio Pacelli, the man who was Pope Pius XII, arguably the most dangerous churchman in modern history. In the first decade of the century, as a brilliant young Vatican lawyer, Pacelli helped shape a new ideology of unprecedented papal power in Germany. In 19Backed by a wealth of new research, John Cornwell tells for the first time the story of the World War II career of Eugenio Pacelli, the man who was Pope Pius XII, arguably the most dangerous churchman in modern history. In the first decade of the century, as a brilliant young Vatican lawyer, Pacelli helped shape a new ideology of unprecedented papal power in Germany. In 1933 Hitler became his negotiating partner, an agreement was arranged that granted religious and financial payments to the Catholic Church in exchange for their withdrawal from social and political privillage, ensuring the rise of Nazism.
/book/show/21376224-worlds-unending?from_search=true	Steven J. Carroll	Worlds Unending (The Histories of Earth, #4)	Timothy and Ata were not sure what they would find when they went searching through the old dusty volumes of the true Histories of Earth, but now they seem to have created an unstoppable chain of events, and they and Barbara are now stuck in the middle.The Worlds are not as they should be. There is a new danger brewing, that will bring the Light Travelers to the outer reaTimothy and Ata were not sure what they would find when they went searching through the old dusty volumes of the true Histories of Earth, but now they seem to have created an unstoppable chain of events, and they and Barbara are now stuck in the middle.The Worlds are not as they should be. There is a new danger brewing, that will bring the Light Travelers to the outer reaches of our galaxy and back again. All the Worlds of Men are now at risk, and not just Earth. But will the Light Travelers be able save humanity from this growing force? Will they even be able to save themselves?
/book/show/26530365-palimpsest?from_search=true	Matthew Battles	Palimpsest: A History of the Written Word	Why does writing exist? What does it mean to those who write? Born from the interplay of natural....
/book/show/549752.Lords_of_the_Horizons?from_search=true	Jason Goodwin	Lords of the Horizons: A History of the Ottoman Empire	For six hundred years, the Ottoman Empire swelled and declined. Islamic, martial, civilized, and tolerant, it advanced in three centuries from the dusty foothills of Anatolia to rule on the Danube and the Nile; at its height, Indian rajahs and the kings of France beseeched the empire's aid. In its last three hundred years the empire seemed ready to collapse, a prodigy of sFor six hundred years, the Ottoman Empire swelled and declined. Islamic, martial, civilized, and tolerant, it advanced in three centuries from the dusty foothills of Anatolia to rule on the Danube and the Nile; at its height, Indian rajahs and the kings of France beseeched the empire's aid. In its last three hundred years the empire seemed ready to collapse, a prodigy of survival and decay. In this striking evocation of the empire's power, Jason Goodwin explores how the Ottomans rose and how, against all odds, they lingered on. In doing so, he also offers a long look back to the origins of problems that plague present-day Kosovars and Serbs.
/book/show/19272637-passing?from_search=true	Nella Larsen	Passing (Oshun Publishing African-American History Series)	Nella Larsen, a writer of the Harlem Renaissance, wrote two brilliant novels that interrogated issues of gender and race. In Passing, her second novel published in 1929, she examines the troubled friendship between two mixed-race women who can pass as white. One, Irene Redfield, marries a black man and lives in Harlem, while the other, Clare Kendry, marries a bigoted whiteNella Larsen, a writer of the Harlem Renaissance, wrote two brilliant novels that interrogated issues of gender and race. In Passing, her second novel published in 1929, she examines the troubled friendship between two mixed-race women who can pass as white. One, Irene Redfield, marries a black man and lives in Harlem, while the other, Clare Kendry, marries a bigoted white man. Clare re-enters Irene's life after an absence of many years, and stirs up painful questions about identity. (Elizabeth Klett)
/book/show/191411.Israel?from_search=true	Martin  Gilbert	Israel: A History	Israel is a small and relatively young country, but its turbulent history has placed it squarely at the centre of the world stage for most of this century. For two millennia the Jews, dispersed all over the world, prayed for a return to Zion. Until the nineteenth century, that dream seemed a fantasy, but then a secular Zionist movement was born and soon the initial trickleIsrael is a small and relatively young country, but its turbulent history has placed it squarely at the centre of the world stage for most of this century. For two millennia the Jews, dispersed all over the world, prayed for a return to Zion. Until the nineteenth century, that dream seemed a fantasy, but then a secular Zionist movement was born and soon the initial trickle of Jewish immigrants to Palestine turned into a flood as Jews fled persecution in Europe. From these beginnings, Martin Gilbert traces the events and personalities that would lead to the sudden, dramatic declaration of Statehood in May 1948.From that point on, Israel's history has been dominated by conflict: Suez, the Six Day War, the Yom Kippur War, the Lebanon and the Intifada. Using contemporary documents and eyewitness accounts, drawing on his own intimate knowledge of the country and its people, Martin Gilbert weaves together a seamless, page-turning history of a powerful and proud nation.
/book/show/207292.A_Short_History_of_a_Small_Place?from_search=true	T.R. Pearson	A Short History of a Small Place	
/book/show/900765.The_History_of_Henry_Esmond_Esq_?from_search=true	William Makepeace Thackeray	The History of Henry Esmond, Esq.	Orphaned in the England of the later Stuarts, Henry Esmonde is raised by his aristocratic, Jacobite relatives the Castlewoods.As a young man he falls in love with both Lady Castlewood and Beatrix, her beautiful, headstrong daughter, and is inspired to join the ultimately unsuccessful campaign to reinstate James Stuart to the throne.Thackeray valued Henry Esmond more thanOrphaned in the England of the later Stuarts, Henry Esmonde is raised by his aristocratic, Jacobite relatives the Castlewoods.As a young man he falls in love with both Lady Castlewood and Beatrix, her beautiful, headstrong daughter, and is inspired to join the ultimately unsuccessful campaign to reinstate James Stuart to the throne.Thackeray valued Henry Esmond more than any of his other novels and it displays many of his own memories and emotions.
/book/show/235860.She?from_search=true	H. Rider Haggard Andrew M. Stauffer	She: A History of Adventure	This edition will provide students, scholars, and the general reader alike with a sound foundation for reading (and rereading) Haggard's classic novel. -- Shawn Malley, Bishop's University
/book/show/346041.On_the_Genealogy_of_Morality?from_search=true	Friedrich Nietzsche Keith Ansell-Pearson (Editor) Carol Diethe (Editor)	On the Genealogy of Morality	A Genealogy of Morality is Nietzsche's most important work on morality. A polemical contribution to moral and political theory, it traces the history of concepts such as guilt, responsibility, and justice, offering insight into Nietzsche's assessment of modern times as the epoch of nihilism. This volume contains new translations of the Genealogy and The Greek State and secA Genealogy of Morality is Nietzsche's most important work on morality. A polemical contribution to moral and political theory, it traces the history of concepts such as guilt, responsibility, and justice, offering insight into Nietzsche's assessment of modern times as the epoch of nihilism. This volume contains new translations of the Genealogy and The Greek State and sections from other of Nietzsche's work to which he refers within it (Human All Too Human, Daybreak, The Joyful Science, and Beyond Good and Evil).
/book/show/764627.Blood?from_search=true	Douglas Starr	Blood: An Epic History of Medicine and Commerce	Powerfully involving narrative and incisive detail, clarity and inherent drama:offers in abundance the qualities that define the best popular science writing. Here is the sweeping story of a substance that has been feared, revered, mythologized, and used in magic and medicine from earliest times--a substance that has become the center of a huge, secretive, and oftenPowerfully involving narrative and incisive detail, clarity and inherent drama:offers in abundance the qualities that define the best popular science writing. Here is the sweeping story of a substance that has been feared, revered, mythologized, and used in magic and medicine from earliest times--a substance that has become the center of a huge, secretive, and often dangerous worldwide commerce.Winner of thePrize,was described by judges as a gripping page-turner, a significant contribution to the history of medicine and technology and a cautionary tale. Meticulously reported and exhaustively documented.
/book/show/6647778-bleak-history?from_search=true	John Shirley	Bleak History	As far as Gabriel Bleak is concerned, talking to the dead is just another way of making aAs far as Gabriel Bleak is concerned, talking to the dead is just another way of making a living. It gives him the competitive edge to survive as a bounty hunter, or skip tracer, in the psychic minefield known as New York City. Unfortunately, his gift also makes him a prime target. A top-secret division of Homeland Security has been monitoring the recent emergence of human supernaturals, with Gabriel Bleak being the strongest on record. If they control Gabriel, they'll gain access to the Hidden -- the entity-based energy field that connects all life on Earth. But Gabriel's got other ideas. With a growing underground movement called the Shadow Community -- and an uneasy alliance of spirits, elementals, and other beings -- Gabriel's about to face the greatest demonic uprising since the Dark Ages. But this time, history is not going to repeat itself. This time, the future is Bleak.
/book/show/74635.History?from_search=true	John H. Arnold	History: A Very Short Introduction	There are many stories we can tell about the past, and we are not, perhaps, as free as we might imagine in our choice of which stories to tell, or where those stories end. John Arnold's addition to Oxford's popular Very Short Introductions series is a stimulating essay about how people study and understand history. The book begins by inviting us to think about various quesThere are many stories we can tell about the past, and we are not, perhaps, as free as we might imagine in our choice of which stories to tell, or where those stories end. John Arnold's addition to Oxford's popular Very Short Introductions series is a stimulating essay about how people study and understand history. The book begins by inviting us to think about various questions provoked by our investigation of history, and then explores the ways in which these questions have been answered in the past. Such key concepts as causation, interpretation, and periodization are introduced by way of concrete examples of how historians work, thus giving the reader a sense of the excitement implicit in discovering the past--and ourselves.The aim throughoutis to discuss theories of history in a general, pithy, and accessible manner, rather than delve into specific periods. This is a book that will appeal to all students and general readers with an interest in history or historiography.Oxford's Very Short Introductions series offers concise and original introductions to a wide range of subjects--from Islam to Sociology, Politics to Classics, Literary Theory to History, and Archaeology to the Bible. Not simply a textbook of definitions, each volume in this series provides trenchant and provocative--yet always balanced and complete--discussions of the central issues in a given discipline or field. Every Very Short Introduction gives a readable evolution of the subject in question, demonstrating how the subject has developed and how it has influenced society. Eventually, the series will encompass every major academic discipline, offering all students an accessible and abundant reference library. Whatever the area of study that one deems important or appealing, whatever the topic that fascinates the general reader, the Very Short Introductions series has a handy and affordable guide that will likely prove indispensable.
/book/show/7258212-revolutionaries?from_search=true	Jack N. Rakove	Revolutionaries: A New History of the Invention of America	In this remarkable and elegantly written book, the Pulitzer Prizewinning historian Jack Rakove offers a new and revealing perspective on Americas revolutionaries. In his hands, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Washington, and Hamilton were not pitchfork-wielding radicals or relentless power seekers. They started out as men of property and private affairs, tending to careers anIn this remarkable and elegantly written book, the Pulitzer Prizewinning historian Jack Rakove offers a new and revealing perspective on Americas revolutionaries. In his hands, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, Washington, and Hamilton were not pitchfork-wielding radicals or relentless power seekers. They started out as men of property and private affairs, tending to careers and families, making their way in a deeply provincial world. But when events in Massachusetts escalated out of control after the Boston Tea Party, they were swept up in the crisis, their private lives suddenly transformed into public careers. Rakove shows us how reluctant the revolutionaries were and what that meant for the founding of the Republic.Each of his portraits brims with fascinating and fresh insights: Washington as a flawed tactician but charismatic leader, Jack Laurens as a slave traders son who developed a plan to recruit black soldiers, Madison as a constitution maker with a broad and compelling vision of a new government. Rakove uses the stories of these famous (and not so famous) men to show how their views of politics, war, diplomacy, and society shaped the emerging idea of an American nation. With a finely tuned blend of narrative and analysis, he gives us a provocative new interpretation of the Revolution and its aftermath. Thoughtful, clear-minded, and persuasive, this is narrative and intellectual history of the highest order.
/book/show/79089.The_Monster_Show?from_search=true	David J. Skal	The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror	Illuminating the dark side of the American century,uncovers the surprising links between horror entertainment and the great social crises of our time, as well as horror's function as a pop analogue to surrealism and other artistic movements.With penetrating analyses and revealing anecdotes, David J. Skal chronicles one of our most popular and pervasive moIlluminating the dark side of the American century,uncovers the surprising links between horror entertainment and the great social crises of our time, as well as horror's function as a pop analogue to surrealism and other artistic movements.With penetrating analyses and revealing anecdotes, David J. Skal chronicles one of our most popular and pervasive modes of cultural expression. He explores the disguised form in which Hollywood's classic horror movies played out the traumas of two world wars and the Depression; the nightmare visions of invasion and mind control catalyzed by the Cold War; the preoccupation with demon children that took hold as thalidomide, birth control, and abortion changed the reproductive landscape; the vogue in visceral, transformative special effects that paralleled the development of the plastic surgery industry; the link between the AIDS epidemic and the current fascination with vampires; and much more. Now with a new Afterword by the author that looks at horror's popular renaissance in the last decade,is a compulsively readable, thought-provoking inquiry into America's obsession with the macabre.
/book/show/46153.Sylvia_Beach_and_the_Lost_Generation?from_search=true	Nol Riley Fitch	Sylvia Beach and the Lost Generation: A History of Literary Paris in the Twenties and Thirties	The story of Sylvia Beach's love for Shakespeare and Company supplies the lifeblood of this book.
/book/show/19629596-showdown?from_search=true	Ted Dekker	Showdown: A Paradise Novel (The Books of History Chronicles)	When a stranger named Marsuvees Black appears in Paradise, he brings with him a message of hope and love. Or is it death and hate? Perhaps neither - perhaps both. He seems to know too much about the town's many unspoken secrets, and he himself holds the greatest secret of them all. As black clouds and sandstorms envelop the town, it becomes almost impossible to get in or oWhen a stranger named Marsuvees Black appears in Paradise, he brings with him a message of hope and love. Or is it death and hate? Perhaps neither - perhaps both. He seems to know too much about the town's many unspoken secrets, and he himself holds the greatest secret of them all. As black clouds and sandstorms envelop the town, it becomes almost impossible to get in or out. It quicky becomes apparent that Paradise is being isolated for a reason. But why?-Signature Edition
/book/show/436887.A_History_of_Mistresses?from_search=true	Elizabeth Abbott	A History of Mistresses	She has been known as the kept woman, the fancy woman, and the other woman. The French acknowledge her existence by remarking, The chains of marriage are so heavy that it often takes three people to carry them. She is Jeanne Antoinette de Pompadour, and Simone de Beauvoir, not to mention Marilyn Monroe and Camilla Parker-Bowles. She is a mistress, and she has beenShe has been known as the kept woman, the fancy woman, and the other woman. The French acknowledge her existence by remarking, The chains of marriage are so heavy that it often takes three people to carry them. She is Jeanne Antoinette de Pompadour, and Simone de Beauvoir, not to mention Marilyn Monroe and Camilla Parker-Bowles. She is a mistress, and she has been  and is  very much apart of our human cultural history. But who is she, really?...
/book/show/236511.Thomas_Jefferson?from_search=true	Fawn M. Brodie	Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History	Here for the first time we meet Jefferson as a man of feeling and passion. With a novelist's skill and meticulous scholarship, Fawn M. Brodie shows Jefferson as he wrestled with issues of revolution, religion, power, race, and lovHere for the first time we meet Jefferson as a man of feeling and passion. With a novelist's skill and meticulous scholarship, Fawn M. Brodie shows Jefferson as he wrestled with issues of revolution, religion, power, race, and love-ambivalences that exerted a subtle but powerful influence on his political writing and his decision making. The portrait that results adds a whole new depth to those of the past.
/book/show/6934913-the-shortest-history-of-europe?from_search=true	John Hirst	The Shortest History of Europe	
/book/show/72366.Film_History?from_search=true	Kristin Thompson David Bordwell	Film History: An Introduction	Written by two leading film scholars, Film History: An Introduction is a comprehensive survey of film-from the backlots of Hollywood, across the United States, and around the world. As in the authors' bestselling Film Art, concepts and events are illustrated with actual frame enlargements, giving students more realistic points of reference than competing books that useWritten by two leading film scholars, Film History: An Introduction is a comprehensive survey of film-from the backlots of Hollywood, across the United States, and around the world. As in the authors' bestselling Film Art, concepts and events are illustrated with actual frame enlargements, giving students more realistic points of reference than competing books that use publicity stills.
/book/show/6315836-the-american-civil-war?from_search=true	John Keegan	The American Civil War: A Military History	Bound in the publisher's original cloth over boards, spine stamped in gilt.
/book/show/933095.In_Harm_s_Way?from_search=true	Doug Stanton	In Harm's Way: the Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Extraordinary Story of its Survivors. [July 30,1945-Of 1196 Men,317 Survived]. * the Worst Naval Disaster At Sea in U. S. History!	A very good book of 317 men survived out of 1196 at sea
/book/show/137547.A_Brief_History_of_the_Druids?from_search=true	Peter Berresford Ellis	A Brief History of the Druids	Shrouded in legend, the mysterious cult of the ancient Druids continues to fascinate, inspiring latter-day imitators who often are only a poorly researched and romantic reflection of Druidic lore. In this compelling and readable history, respected Celtic scholar Peter Berresford Ellis explores who the Druids really were and what role they played in the Celtic world. EllisShrouded in legend, the mysterious cult of the ancient Druids continues to fascinate, inspiring latter-day imitators who often are only a poorly researched and romantic reflection of Druidic lore. In this compelling and readable history, respected Celtic scholar Peter Berresford Ellis explores who the Druids really were and what role they played in the Celtic world. Ellis provides a fresh and convincing interpretation of the facts, based on both archaeological and etymological findings. Remarkable ... offers much for the academician as well as the general reader. Fascinating reading!Joseph A. King, author of Ireland to North America
/book/show/808670.Ash?from_search=true	Mary Gentle	Ash: A Secret History (Book of Ash, #1-4)	For the beautiful young woman Ash, life has always been arquebuses and artillery, swords and armour and the true horrors of hand-to-hand combat. War is her job. She has fought her way to the command of a mercenary company, and on her unlikely shoulders lies the destiny of a Europe threatened by the depredations of an Infidel army more terrible than any nightmare.
/book/show/2155366.The_History_of_Witchcraft_and_Demonology?from_search=true	Montague Summers	The History of Witchcraft and Demonology	The definitive scholarly account on witchcraft, demonology, diabolic possession and modern spiritualism.
/book/show/56079.The_Winged_Watchman?from_search=true	Hilda van Stockum	The Winged Watchman	This acclaimed story of World War II is rich in suspense, characterization, plot and spiritual truth. Every element of occupied Holland is united in a story of courage and hope: a hidden Jewish child, an underdiver, a downed RAF pilot, an imaginative, daring underground hero, and the small things of family life which surprisingly carry on in the midst of oppression. TheThis acclaimed story of World War II is rich in suspense, characterization, plot and spiritual truth. Every element of occupied Holland is united in a story of courage and hope: a hidden Jewish child, an underdiver, a downed RAF pilot, an imaginative, daring underground hero, and the small things of family life which surprisingly carry on in the midst of oppression. The Verhagen family, who live in the old windmill called the Winged Watchman, are a memorable set of individuals whose lives powerfully demonstrate the resilience of those who suffer but do not lose faith.
/book/show/18179458-girt?from_search=true	David   Hunt	Girt: The Unauthorised History of Australia	Girt. No word could better capture the essence of Australia ...In this hilarious history, David Hunt reveals the truth of Australia's past, from megafauna to Macquarie - the cock-ups and curiosities, the forgotten eccentrics and Eureka moments that have made us who we are.Girt introducesGirt. No word could better capture the essence of Australia ...In this hilarious history, David Hunt reveals the truth of Australia's past, from megafauna to Macquarie - the cock-ups and curiosities, the forgotten eccentrics and Eureka moments that have made us who we are.Girt introduces forgotten heroes like Mary McLoghlin, transported for the crime of felony of sock, and Trim the cat, who beat a French monkey to become the first animal to circumnavigate Australia.It recounts the misfortunes of the escaped Irish convicts who set out to walk from Sydney to China, guided only by a hand-drawn paper compass, and explains the role of the coconut in Australia's only military coup.Our nation's beginnings are steeped in the strange, the ridiculous and the frankly bizarre. Girt proudly reclaims these stories for all of us.Not to read it would be un-Australian.About the author: David Hunt is an unusually tall and handsome man who likes writing his own biographical notes for all the books he has written (one). He has worked as an historical consultant and comedy writer for television, and also has a proper job.A sneaky, sometimes shocking peek under the dirty rug of Australian history.John BirminghamHilarious and insightful -- Hunt has found the deep wells of humour in Australia's history.Chris Taylor, The Chaser
/book/show/17836013-the-library?from_search=true	James W.P. Campbell Will Pryce (Photographs)	The Library: A World History	A library is not just a collection of books, but also the buildings that house them. As varied and inventive as the volumes they hold, such buildings can be much more than the dusty, dark wooden shelves found in mystery stories or the catacombs of stacks in the basements of academia. From the great dome of the Library of Congress, to the white faade of the Seinjoki LibraA library is not just a collection of books, but also the buildings that house them. As varied and inventive as the volumes they hold, such buildings can be much more than the dusty, dark wooden shelves found in mystery stories or the catacombs of stacks in the basements of academia. From the great dome of the Library of Congress, to the white faade of the Seinjoki Library in Finland, to the ancient ruins of the library of Pergamum in modern Turkey, the architecture of a library is a symbol of its time as well as of its builders wealth, culture, and learning.Architectural historian James Campbell and photographer Will Pryce traveled the globe together, visiting and documenting over eighty libraries that exemplify the many different approaches to thinking about and designing libraries. The result of their travels,is one of the first books to tell the story of library architecture around the world and through time in a single volume, from ancient Mesopotamia to modern China and from the beginnings of writing to the present day. As these beautiful and striking photos reveal, each age and culture has reinvented the library, molding it to reflect their priorities and preoccupationsand in turn mirroring the history of civilization itself. Campbells authoritative yet readable text recounts the history of these libraries, while Pryces stunning photographs vividly capture each buildings structure and atmosphere.Together, Campbell and Pryce have produced a landmark bookthe definitive photographic history of the library and one that will be essential for the home libraries of book lovers and architecture devotees alike.
/book/show/805989.A_History_of_Pagan_Europe?from_search=true	Prudence J. Jones Nigel Pennick	A History of Pagan Europe	With this second edition bringing the books completely up to date with analysis of recent work in the area, A History of Pagan Europe is the first comprehensive study of its kind, and establishes Paganism as a persistent force in European history with a profound influence on modern thinking.From the serpent goddesses of ancient Crete to modern nature-worship and the restorWith this second edition bringing the books completely up to date with analysis of recent work in the area, A History of Pagan Europe is the first comprehensive study of its kind, and establishes Paganism as a persistent force in European history with a profound influence on modern thinking.From the serpent goddesses of ancient Crete to modern nature-worship and the restoration of the indigenous religions of Eastern Europe, this wide-ranging book offered a rewarding - often provocative - new perspective on European history.This second edition includes:expanded discussion of the significance of the Olympian pantheon and the interrelationship of Greece and the Near East, and of the synthesis of paganism and Christianity new analysis of twentieth-century paganism and the coherence of paganism across time a new glossary and chronology.A History of Pagan Europe is essential for all readers interested in the development of religions across the centuries and around the globe.
/book/show/23013818-the-triumph-of-seeds?from_search=true	Thor Hanson	The Triumph of Seeds: How Grains, Nuts, Kernels, Pulses, and Pips Conquered the Plant Kingdom and Shaped Human History	We live in a world of seeds. From our morning toast to the cotton in our clothes, they are quite literally the stuff and staff of life, supporting diets, economies, and civilizations around the globe. Just as the search forWe live in a world of seeds. From our morning toast to the cotton in our clothes, they are quite literally the stuff and staff of life, supporting diets, economies, and civilizations around the globe. Just as the search for nutmeg and the humble peppercorn drove the Age of Discovery, so did coffee beans help fuel the Enlightenment, and cottonseed help spark the Industrial Revolution. And from the Fall of Rome to the Arab Spring, the fate of nations continues to hinge on the seeds of a Middle Eastern grass known as wheat.In nature and in culture, seeds are fundamentalobjects of beauty, evolutionary wonder, and simple fascination. How many times has a child dropped the winged pip of a maple, marveling as it spirals its way down to the ground, or relished the way a gust of wind(or a stout breath) can send a dandelion's feathery flotilla skyward? Yet despite their importance, seeds are often seen as a commonplace, their extraordinary natural and human histories overlooked. Thanks to Thor Hanson and this stunning new book, they can be overlooked no more.What makesremarkable is not just that it is informative, humane, hilarious, and even moving, just as what makes seeds remarkable is not simply their fundamental importance to life. In both cases, it is their sheer vitality and the delight that we can take in their existencethe opportunity to experience, as Hanson puts it, the simple joy of seeing something beautiful, doing what it is meant to do. Spanning the globe from the Raccoon ShackHanson's backyard writing hideout-cum-laboratoryto the coffee shops of Seattle, from gardens and flower patches to the spice routes of Kerala, this is a book of knowledge, adventure, and wonder, spun by an award-winning writer with both the charm of a fireside story-teller and the hard-won expertise of a field biologist. A worthy heir to the grand tradition of Aldo Leopold and Bernd Heinrich,takes us on a fascinating scientific adventure through the wild and beautiful world of seeds. It is essential reading for anyone who loves to see a plant grow.
/book/show/445024.My_Secret_History?from_search=true	Paul Theroux	My Secret History	Brilliantly written, erotically charged, My Secret History is Paul Theroux's tour de force. It is the story of Andre Parent, a writer, a world traveller, a lover of every kind of woman he chances to meet in a life as varied as a man can lead.It begins with his days as a Massachusetts altar boy, when his first furtive sexual encounter introduces him to the thrills of leadinBrilliantly written, erotically charged, My Secret History is Paul Theroux's tour de force. It is the story of Andre Parent, a writer, a world traveller, a lover of every kind of woman he chances to meet in a life as varied as a man can lead.It begins with his days as a Massachusetts altar boy, when his first furtive sexual encounter introduces him to the thrills of leading a double life. As a teenaged lifeguard, Andre finds himself caught between the attentions of a beautiful young student and an amorous older woman. Soon he is in Africa, where the local women are numerous, easy, and free. And as the boy becomes a man he turns his attention to writing, which brings him fame, and a wife, who may finally cause him to know himself.But not before he sets up his most dangerous secret life, one that any man might envy, but that could cost Andre Parent the delicate balance that makes him who he is.
/book/show/13356644-the-physics-of-wall-street?from_search=true	James Owen Weatherall	The Physics of Wall Street: A Brief History of Predicting the Unpredictable	After the economic meltdown of 2008, Warren Buffett famously warned, beware of geeks bearing formulas. But as James Weatherall demonstrates, not all geeks are created equal. While many of the mathematicians and software engineers on Wall Street failed when their abstractions turned ugly in practice, a special breed of physicists has a much deeper history of revolutioniziAfter the economic meltdown of 2008, Warren Buffett famously warned, beware of geeks bearing formulas. But as James Weatherall demonstrates, not all geeks are created equal. While many of the mathematicians and software engineers on Wall Street failed when their abstractions turned ugly in practice, a special breed of physicists has a much deeper history of revolutionizing finance. Taking us from fin-de-sicle Paris to Rat Pack-era Las Vegas, from wartime government labs to Yippie communes on the Pacific coast, Weatherall shows how physicists successfully brought their science to bear on some of the thorniest problems in economics, from options pricing to bubbles.The crisis was partly a failure of mathematical modeling. But even more, it was a failure of some very sophisticated financial institutions to think like physicists. Modelswhether in science or financehave limitations; they break down under certain conditions. And in 2008, sophisticated models fell into the hands of people who didnt understand their purpose, and didnt care. It was a catastrophic misuse of science.The solution, however, is not to give up on models; it's to make them better. Weatherall reveals the people and ideas on the cusp of a new era in finance. We see a geophysicist use a model designed for earthquakes to predict a massive stock market crash. We discover a physicist-run hedge fund that earned 2,478.6% over the course of the 1990s. And we see how an obscure idea from quantum theory might soon be used to create a far more accurate Consumer Price Index.Both persuasive and accessible,is riveting history that will change how we think about our economic future.
/book/show/18693773-bad-english?from_search=true	Ammon Shea	Bad English: A History of Linguistic Aggravation	English is a glorious mess of a language, cobbled together from a wide variety of sources and syntaxes, and changing over time with popular usage. Many of the words and usages we embrace as standard and correct today were at first consideredEnglish is a glorious mess of a language, cobbled together from a wide variety of sources and syntaxes, and changing over time with popular usage. Many of the words and usages we embrace as standard and correct today were at first considered slang, impolite, or just plain wrong.Whether you consider yourself a stickler, a nitpicker, or a rule-breaker in the know, Bad English is sure to enlighten, enrage, and perhaps even inspire. Filled with historic and contemporary examples, the book chronicles the long and entertaining history of language mistakes, and features some of our most common words and phrases, including:DecimateHopefullyEnormityThat/whichEnervate/energizeBemuse/amuseLiterally/figurativelyAintIrregardlessSocialistOMGStupiderLively, surprising, funny, and delightfully readable, this is a book that will settle arguments among word loversand its sure to start a few, too.
/book/show/87436.The_Hedgehog_and_the_Fox?from_search=true	Isaiah Berlin	The Hedgehog and the Fox: An Essay on Tolstoy's View of History	The masterly essay on Tolstoy's view of history, in which Sir Isaiah underlines a fundamental distinction between those people (foxes) who are fascinated by the infinite variety of things and those (hedgehogs) who relate everything to a central, all-embracing system.
/book/show/15818316-literary-rogues?from_search=true	Andrew Shaffer	Literary Rogues: A Scandalous History of Wayward Authors	In Great Philosophers Who Failed at Love, Andrew Shaffer explored the romantic failures of some of the great minds in history. Now, in Literary Rogues, he turns his unflinching eye and wit to explore our love-hate relationship with literature's most contrarian, drunken, vulgar, and just plain rude bad boys (and girls) in this very funny and shockingly true compendium of liIn Great Philosophers Who Failed at Love, Andrew Shaffer explored the romantic failures of some of the great minds in history. Now, in Literary Rogues, he turns his unflinching eye and wit to explore our love-hate relationship with literature's most contrarian, drunken, vulgar, and just plain rude bad boys (and girls) in this very funny and shockingly true compendium of literary misbehavior.Vice wasn't always the domain of rock stars, rappers, and actors. There was a time when writers fought both with words and fists, a time when writing was synonymous with drinking and early mortality. The very mad geniuses whose books are studied in schools around the world are the very ones who fell in love repeatedly, and either outright killed themselves or drank or drugged themselves as close to death's door as they could possibly get. Literary Rogues turns back the clock to celebrate historical and living legends of Western literature, such as: Edgar Allan Poe, Oscar Wilde, Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Dorothy Parker, Hunter S. Thompson, and Bret Easton Ellis.Part nostalgia, part serious history of Western literary movements, and Literary Rogues is a wholly raucous celebration of oft-vilified writers and their work, brimming with interviews, research, and personality.
/book/show/30671.The_Sleepwalkers?from_search=true	Arthur Koestler Herbert Butterfield (Introduction)	The Sleepwalkers: A History of Man's Changing Vision of the Universe	An extraordinary history of humanity's changing vision of the universe. In this masterly synthesis, Arthur Koestler cuts through the sterile distinction between 'sciences' and 'humanities' to bring to life the whole history of cosmology from the Babylonians to Newton. He shows how the tragic split between science and religion arose and how, in particular, the modern world-An extraordinary history of humanity's changing vision of the universe. In this masterly synthesis, Arthur Koestler cuts through the sterile distinction between 'sciences' and 'humanities' to bring to life the whole history of cosmology from the Babylonians to Newton. He shows how the tragic split between science and religion arose and how, in particular, the modern world-view replaced the medieval world-view in the scientific revolution of the seventeenth century. He also provides vivid and judicious pen-portraits of a string of great scientists and makes clear the role that political bias and unconscious prejudice played in their creativity.
/book/show/151887.A_History_of_American_Law?from_search=true	Lawrence M. Friedman	A History of American Law	In this brilliant and immensely readable book, Lawrence M. Friedman tells the whole fascinating story of American law from its beginnings in the colonies to the present day. By showing how close the life of the law is to the economic and political life of the country, he makes a complex subject understandable and engrossing.presents the achievemeIn this brilliant and immensely readable book, Lawrence M. Friedman tells the whole fascinating story of American law from its beginnings in the colonies to the present day. By showing how close the life of the law is to the economic and political life of the country, he makes a complex subject understandable and engrossing.presents the achievements and failures of the American legal system in the context of America's commercial and working world, family practices, and attitudes toward property, government, crime, and justice.Now completely revised and updated, this groundbreaking work incorporates new material regarding slavery, criminal justice, and twentieth-century law. For laymen and students alike, this remains the only comprehensive authoritative history of American law.
/book/show/13330433-the-democracy-project?from_search=true	David Graeber	The Democracy Project: A History, a Crisis, a Movement	A bold rethinking of the most powerful political idea in the worlddemocracyas seen through the lens of the most transformative political movements of our time and the story of how radical democracy can yet transform AmericaDemocracy has been the American religion since before the Revolutionfrom New England town halls to the multicultural democracy of Atlantic pirate shiA bold rethinking of the most powerful political idea in the worlddemocracyas seen through the lens of the most transformative political movements of our time and the story of how radical democracy can yet transform AmericaDemocracy has been the American religion since before the Revolutionfrom New England town halls to the multicultural democracy of Atlantic pirate ships. But can our current political system, one that seems responsive only to the wealthiest among us and leaves most Americans feeling disengaged, voiceless, and disenfranchised, really be called democratic? And if the tools of our democracy are not working to solve the rising crises we face, how can weaverage citizensmake change happen?David Graeber, one of the most influential scholars and activists of his generation, takes readers on a journey through the idea of democracy, provocatively reorienting our understanding of pivotal historical moments, and extracts their lessons for todayfrom the birth of Athenian democracy and the founding of the United States of America to the global revolutions of the twentieth century and the rise of a new generation of activists. Underlying it all is a bracing argument that in the face of increasingly concentrated wealth and power in this country, a reenergized, reconceived democracyone based on consensus, equality, and broad participationcan yet provide us with the just, free, and fair society we want.The Democracy Project tells the story of the resilience of the democratic spirit and the adaptability of the democratic idea. It offers a fresh take on vital history and an impassioned argument that radical democracy is, more than ever, our best hope.
/book/show/31866.A_History_of_Philosophy_Vol_1?from_search=true	Frederick Charles Copleston	A History of Philosophy, Vol. 1: Greece and Rome, From the Pre-Socratics to Plotinus	Conceived originally as a serious presentation ofthe development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston's nine-volumehasjourneyed far beyond the modest purpose of its author to universal acclaim as the best history ofphilosophy in English.Copleston, an Oxford Jesuitof immense erudition who once tangled with A. J. AyerConceived originally as a serious presentation ofthe development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston's nine-volumehasjourneyed far beyond the modest purpose of its author to universal acclaim as the best history ofphilosophy in English.Copleston, an Oxford Jesuitof immense erudition who once tangled with A. J. Ayer in a fabled debate about the existence of Godand the possibility of metaphysics, knew thatseminary students were fed a woefully inadequate dietof theses and proofs, and that their familiaritywith most of history's great thinkers was reducedto simplistic caricatures. Copleston set out toredress the wrong by writing a complete history ofWestern philosophy, one crackling with incident andintellectual excitement -- and one that gives fullplace to each thinker, presenting his thought in abeautifully rounded manner and showing his linksto those who went before and to those who cameafter him.The result of Copleston's prodigious labors is a history of philosophy that is unlikely ever to be surpassed.magazine summed up the general agreement among scholars and students alike when it reviewed Copleston'sas broad-minded and objective, comprehensive and scholarly, unified and well proportioned... We cannot recommend [it] too highly.
/book/show/50889.Methusalems_Kinder?from_search=true	Robert A. Heinlein	Methusalems Kinder: Die komplette Future History	The Howard Families were the product of a genetic experiment, an interbreeding programme which had produced one hundred thousand people with an average life expectancy of a century and a half. Now, at last, their existence was known on earth, and the entire world demanded to share the secret of eternal youth. It is contrary to our customs to permit scientific knowledgeThe Howard Families were the product of a genetic experiment, an interbreeding programme which had produced one hundred thousand people with an average life expectancy of a century and a half. Now, at last, their existence was known on earth, and the entire world demanded to share the secret of eternal youth. It is contrary to our customs to permit scientific knowledge to be held as a monopoly for the few was what the expert said and it wasn't long before members of the Howard Families were the victims of vicious crime. This dramatic and frighteningly believable novel is a welcome addition to the oeuvre of a brilliant science-fiction writer.
/book/show/1488897.Big_History?from_search=true	Cynthia Stokes Brown	Big History: From the Big Bang to the Present	'Big History' begins when the universe is no more than a single point the size of an atom and ends with a 21st century world inhabited by 6.1 billion people. It's a story that takes in prehistoric geography, human evolution, the agrarian age, the Black Death, the voyages of Columbus, the Industrial Revolution and global warming.
/book/show/1644043.A_History_of_the_English_Speaking_Peoples_4_Vols?from_search=true	Winston S. Churchill	A History of the English Speaking Peoples, 4 Vols	VOLUME 1. THE BIRTH OF BRITAIN. 1956; 541 pages.VOLUME 2. THE NEW WORLD. 1956; 434 pages.VOLUME 3. THE AGE OF REVOLUTION. 1957; 405 pagesVOLUME 4. THE GREAT DEMOCRACIES. 1958; 405 pages.
/book/show/8592844-the-history-of-history?from_search=true	Ida Hattemer-Higgins	The History of History	A ferociously intelligent debut novel about a young amnesiacs descent into madness in contemporary Berlin, and a country wrestling with its dark past.A young woman named Margaret stumbles one morning from a forest outside Berlin, hands dirty, clothes torn. She can remember nothing of the night in the woods, norshe soon realizesanything of the previous months. She returnA ferociously intelligent debut novel about a young amnesiacs descent into madness in contemporary Berlin, and a country wrestling with its dark past.A young woman named Margaret stumbles one morning from a forest outside Berlin, hands dirty, clothes torn. She can remember nothing of the night in the woods, norshe soon realizesanything of the previous months. She returns home to her former life.Two years later, she receives a letter from a mysterious doctor, who summons her to an appointment, claiming to be concerned for her fate. Margaret keeps the appointment, but when she leaves the doctors office, the entire city is transformed. Nazi ghosts manifest as preening falcons; buildings turn to flesh; reality itself wheels.This is the story of Margarets race to recover her lost historythe night in the forest, and the chasm that opened in her life as a result. Awash in guilt, careening toward a shattering revelation, Margaret finds her personal amnesia resonating more and more clamorously with a nations criminal past, as she struggles toward an awakening that will lead her through madness to the truth, and to the unanswerable agony of her own actions.Ida Hattemer-Higgins has written a novel about amnesiaindividual, cultural, historicalabout memory and oblivion, fantasy and reason, myth and redemption in our time. An unforgettable story from a bold and prodigiously gifted young talent.
/book/show/18378011-a-history-of-future-cities?from_search=true	Daniel Brook	A History Of Future Cities	Every month, five million people move from the past to the future. Pouring into developing-world instant cities like Dubai and Shenzhen, these urban newcomers confront a modern world cobbled together from fragments of a West they have never seen. Do these fantastical boomtowns, where blueprints spring to life overnight on virgin land, represent the dawning of a brave newEvery month, five million people move from the past to the future. Pouring into developing-world instant cities like Dubai and Shenzhen, these urban newcomers confront a modern world cobbled together from fragments of a West they have never seen. Do these fantastical boomtowns, where blueprints spring to life overnight on virgin land, represent the dawning of a brave new world? Or is their vaunted newness a mirage?In a captivating blend of history and reportage, Daniel Brook travels to a series of major metropolitan hubs that were once themselves instant cities St. Petersburg, Shanghai, and Mumbaito watch their dress rehearsals for the twenty-first century. Understanding todays emerging global order, he argues, requires comprehending the Wests profound and conflicted influence on developing-world cities over the centuries.In 1703, Tsar Peter the Great personally oversaw the construction of a new Russian capital, a window on the West carefully modeled on Amsterdam, that he believed would wrench Russia into the modern world. In the nineteenth century, Shanghai became the fastest-growing city on earth as it mushroomed into an English-speaking, Western-looking metropolis that just happened to be in the Far East. Meanwhile, Bombay, the cosmopolitan hub of the British Raj, morphed into a tropical London at the hands of its pith-helmeted imperialists.Juxtaposing the stories of the architects and authoritarians, the artists and revolutionaries who seized the reins to transform each of these precociously modern places into avatars of the global future, Brook demonstrates that the drive for modernization was initially conflated with wholesale Westernization. He shows, too, the ambiguous legacy of that emulationthe birth (and rebirth) of Chinese capitalism in Shanghai, the origins of Bollywood in Bombays American-style movie palaces, the combustible mix of revolutionary culture and politics that rocked the Russian capitaland how it may be transcended today.A fascinating, vivid look from the past out toward the horizon,is both a crucial reminder of globalizations long march and an inspiring look into the possibilities of our Asian Century.
/book/show/9588175-history-of-a-suicide?from_search=true	Jill Bialosky	History of a Suicide: My Sister's Unfinished Life	Kims journal entry, May 3, 1988Kims journal entry, May 3, 1988
/book/show/16127347-a-short-history-of-england?from_search=true	Simon Jenkins	A Short History of England	England's history is the most exciting of any nation on Earth. Its triumphs and disasters are instantly familiar, from the Norman Conquest to the two world wars, but to fully understand their significance we need to know the whole story.sheds light on all the key individuals and events, bringing them together in an enlightening and engaging accouEngland's history is the most exciting of any nation on Earth. Its triumphs and disasters are instantly familiar, from the Norman Conquest to the two world wars, but to fully understand their significance we need to know the whole story.sheds light on all the key individuals and events, bringing them together in an enlightening and engaging account of the country's birth, rise to global prominence and then partial eclipse.
/book/show/168445.A_History_of_Civilizations?from_search=true	Fernand Braudel Richard Mayne (Translator)	A History of Civilizations	Refreshingly broad-brush in its approach...this history provides the big picture.. Written from a consciously anti-enthnocentric approach, this fascinating work is a survey of the civilizations of the modern world in terms of the broad sweep and continuities of history, rather than the event-based technique of most other texts.ListRefreshingly broad-brush in its approach...this history provides the big picture.. Written from a consciously anti-enthnocentric approach, this fascinating work is a survey of the civilizations of the modern world in terms of the broad sweep and continuities of history, rather than the event-based technique of most other texts.List of mapsTranslators introductionBy way of prefaceIntroduction: History and the present dayI. A HISTORY OF CIVILIZATIONS1. Changing vocabulary2. The study of civilization involves all social sciences3. The continuity of civilizationsII. CIVILIZATIONS OUTSIDE EUROPEPart I. Islam and the Muslim World4. History5. Geography6. The greatness and decline of Islam7. The revival of Islam todayPart II: Africa8. The past9. Black Africa: Today and tomorrowPart III: The Far East10. An introduction to the Far East11. The China of the past12. China yesterday and today13. India yesterday and today14. The maritime Far East15. JapanIII. EUROPEAN CIVILIZATIONSPart I: Europe16. Geography and freedom17. Christianity, humanism and scientific thought18. The industrialization of Europe19. Unity in EuropePart II: America20. Latin America, the other New World21. America: the United States22. Failures and difficulties: From yesterday to the present23. An English-speaking UniversePart III: The other Europe: Muscovy, Russia, the USSR and the CIS24. From the beginning to the October Revolution of 191725. The USSR after 1917Index
/book/show/167457.Sweetness_and_Power?from_search=true	Sidney W. Mintz	Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History	Traces the history of sugar production and consumption, examines its relationship with slavery, class ambitions, and industrialization, and describes sugar's impact on modern diet and eating habits.
/book/show/590198.The_Bishop_s_Heir?from_search=true	Katherine Kurtz	The Bishop's Heir (Histories of King Kelson, #1)	Once again the Kingdom of Gwynedd under young King Kelson found itself facing the horror of war between the Church and the Deryni. As the Pretender Queen plotted to free Meara from Gwynedd's control, and the ex-Archbishop hatched a devious plan, it looked like the peace of Gwynedd was to be a thing of the past....
/book/show/9660176-for-heaven-s-eyes-only?from_search=true	Simon R. Green	For Heaven's Eyes Only (Secret Histories, #5)	
/book/show/92907.The_Dargonesti?from_search=true	Paul B. Thompson Tonya C. Cook	The Dargonesti (Dragonlance: Lost Histories, #3)	A Captive Elven Princess . . .In a time of war, a princess of Qualinost and an elite band of warriors sail forth to rescue their contrymen from the collapsing Ergoth Empire. Their journey goes awry when a strange mist engulfs Princess Vixa's ship and transports them to a phantom island.Who are the mysterious masters who imprison them in their undersea city?No soul has encoA Captive Elven Princess . . .In a time of war, a princess of Qualinost and an elite band of warriors sail forth to rescue their contrymen from the collapsing Ergoth Empire. Their journey goes awry when a strange mist engulfs Princess Vixa's ship and transports them to a phantom island.Who are the mysterious masters who imprison them in their undersea city?No soul has encountered the fabled Dargonesti or visited the city of pearl marble that rises from the sea floor -- and lived to tell the tale. Princess Vixa and her companions meet the race of sea elves, experience a fantastical underwater world, face a foe counted among the legends of Krynn, and accept an impossible mission that will bring them back to the land they call home.The Lost Histories Series probes the historical roots and epic struggles of the heretofore little-known peoples of Krynn.
/book/show/80226.Doubt?from_search=true	Jennifer Michael Hecht Diagoras of Melos (Contributor)	Doubt: A History: The Great Doubters and Their Legacy of Innovation from Socrates and Jesus to Thomas Jefferson and Emily Dickinson	In the tradition of grand sweeping histories such as,, and, Hecht champions doubt and questioning as one of the great and noble, if unheralded, intellectual traditions that distinguish the Western mind especially-from Socrates to Galileo and Darwin to Wittgenstein and Hawking. This is an accounIn the tradition of grand sweeping histories such as,, and, Hecht champions doubt and questioning as one of the great and noble, if unheralded, intellectual traditions that distinguish the Western mind especially-from Socrates to Galileo and Darwin to Wittgenstein and Hawking. This is an account of the world's greatest intellectual virtuosos,' who are also humanity's greatest doubters and disbelievers, from the ancient Greek philosophers, Jesus, and the Eastern religions, to modern secular equivalents Marx, Freud and Darwinand their attempts to reconcile the seeming meaninglessness of the universe with the human need for meaning,This remarkable book ranges from the early Greeks, Hebrew figures such as Job and Ecclesiastes, Eastern critical wisdom, Roman stoicism, Jesus as a man of doubt, Gnosticism and Christian mystics, medieval Islamic, Jewish and Christian skeptics, secularism, the rise of science, modern and contemporary critical thinkers such as Schopenhauer, Darwin, Marx, Freud, Nietzsche, the existentialists.
/book/show/28927033-a-history-of-notable-shadowhunters-denizens-of-downworld?from_search=true	Cassandra Clare Cassandra Jean (Illustrator)	A History of Notable Shadowhunters & Denizens of Downworld	
/book/show/2615255-empire-of-the-mind?from_search=true	Michael Axworthy	Empire of the Mind: A History of Iran	An overview of the ancient nation, from the days of the prophet Zoroaster to those of the Islamic Republic.
/book/show/256526.The_Celts?from_search=true	Peter Berresford Ellis	The Celts: A History	
/book/show/280190.Art_History?from_search=true	Marilyn Stokstad David Cateforis	Art History	Exceptional in its scholarship and stunning in its beauty, this is the art history book of choice for a new generation. Balancing both the traditions of art history and the new trends of the present. Art History is the most comprehensive, accessible, and magnificently illustrated work of its kind.
/book/show/19694440-black-the-circle-trilogy-book-1?from_search=true	Ted Dekker	Black (The Circle Trilogy, Book 1) (The Books of History Chronicles)	
/book/show/88941.A_Thousand_Years_of_Nonlinear_History?from_search=true	Manuel De Landa	A Thousand Years of Nonlinear History	Following in the wake of his groundbreaking War in the Age of Intelligent Machines, Manuel De Landa presents a radical synthesis of historical development over the last one thousand years. More than a simple expository history, A Thousand Years of Nonlinear History sketches the outlines of a renewed materialist philosophy of history in the tradition of Fernand Braudel, GilFollowing in the wake of his groundbreaking War in the Age of Intelligent Machines, Manuel De Landa presents a radical synthesis of historical development over the last one thousand years. More than a simple expository history, A Thousand Years of Nonlinear History sketches the outlines of a renewed materialist philosophy of history in the tradition of Fernand Braudel, Gilles Deleuze, and Felix Guattari, while also engaging the critical new understanding of material processes derived from the sciences of dynamics. Working against prevailing attitudes that see history as an arena of texts, discourses, ideologies, and metaphors, De Landa traces the concrete movements and interplays of matter and energy through human populations in the last millennium. De Landa attacks three domains that have given shape to human societies: economics, biology, and linguistics. In every case, what one sees is the self-directed processes of matter and energy interacting with the whim and will of human history itself to form a panoramic vision of the West free of rigid teleology and naive notions of progress, and even more important, free of any deterministic source of its urban, institutional, and technological forms. Rather, the source of all concrete forms in the West's history are shown to derive from internal morphogenetic capabilities that lie within the flow of matter-energy itself.
/book/show/7172066-a-renegade-history-of-the-united-states?from_search=true	Thaddeus Russell	A Renegade History of the United States	In this groundbreaking book, noted historian Thaddeus Russell tells a new and surprising story about the origins of American freedom. Rather than crediting the standard textbook icons, Russell demonstrates that it was those on the fringes of society whose subversive lifestyles helped legitimize the taboo and made America the land of the free.In this groundbreaking book, noted historian Thaddeus Russell tells a new and surprising story about the origins of American freedom. Rather than crediting the standard textbook icons, Russell demonstrates that it was those on the fringes of society whose subversive lifestyles helped legitimize the taboo and made America the land of the free.
/book/show/40625.Europe_and_the_People_Without_History?from_search=true	Eric R. Wolf	Europe and the People Without History	The intention of this work is to show that European expansion not only transformed the historical trajectory of non-European societies but also reconstituted the historical accounts of these societies before European intervention. It asserts that anthropology must pay more attention to history.
/book/show/597662.A_Brief_History_of_Misogyny?from_search=true	Jack Holland	A Brief History of Misogyny: The World's Oldest Prejudice	In this compelling, powerful book, the late Irish journalist and essayist Jack Holland set out to answer a daunting question: how do you explain the oppression and brutalization of half the world's population by the other half, throughout history? The result is an eye-opening journey through centuries, continents and civilizations as it looks at both historical and contempIn this compelling, powerful book, the late Irish journalist and essayist Jack Holland set out to answer a daunting question: how do you explain the oppression and brutalization of half the world's population by the other half, throughout history? The result is an eye-opening journey through centuries, continents and civilizations as it looks at both historical and contemporary attitudes to women. Misogyny encompasses the Church, witch hunts, sexual theory, Nazism, pro-life campaigners, and finally, today's developing world, where women are increasingly and disproportionately at risk because of radicalized religious beliefs, famine, war, and disease. Extensively researched, highly readable and provocative, this book chronicles an ancient, pervasive and enduring injustice. The questions it poses deal with the fundamentals of human existence  sex, love, violence  that have shaped the lives of humans throughout history, and ultimately limn an abuse of human rights on a nearly unthinkable scale.
/book/show/20324795-white-the-circle-trilogy-book-3?from_search=true	Ted Dekker	White (The Circle Trilogy, Book 3) (The Lost History Chronicles)	In this installment of Ted Dekker's groundbreaking Circle Series, Thomas Hunter has only days to survive two separate realms of danger, deceit, and destruction. The fate of both worlds hinges on his unique ability to shift realities through his dreams.
/book/show/363969.In_the_Devil_s_Garden?from_search=true	Stewart Lee Allen	In the Devil's Garden: A Sinful History of Forbidden Food	From the lusciously tempting fruit in the Garden of Eden to the divine, Stewart Lee Allen engagingly illustrates that when a pleasure as primal as eating is criminalized, theFrom the lusciously tempting fruit in the Garden of Eden to the divine, Stewart Lee Allen engagingly illustrates that when a pleasure as primal as eating is criminalized, there is often an astonishing tale to tell. Among the foods thought to encourage Lust, the love apple (now known as the tomato) was thought to possess demonic spirits until the nineteenth century. The Gluttony course invites the reader to an ancient Roman dinner party where nearly every dish servedfrom poppy-crusted rodents to Trojan Porkwas considered a crime against the state. While the vice known as Sloth introduces the sad story of The Lazy Root (the potato), whose popularity in Ireland led British moralists to claim that the Great Famine was Gods way of punishing the Irish for eating a food that bred degeneracy and idleness.Filled with incredible food history and the authors travels to many of these exotic locales,also features recipes like the matzo-ball stews outlawed by the Spanish Inquisition and the forbidden chocolate champagnes of the Aztecs. This is truly a delectable book that will be consumed by food lovers, culinary historians, amateur anthropologists, and armchair travelers alike.
/book/show/12745053-the-history-of-the-world-according-to-facebook?from_search=true	Wylie Overstreet	The History of the World According to Facebook	In August 2010, Wylie Overstreet published a satirical article called If Historical Events Had Facebook Statuses on the website CoolMaterial.com. Within a month, it had received 3 million views and had been liked by 120,000 Facebook users.In A WORLD HISTORY ACCORDING TO FACEBOOK, Overstreet expands this concept into a full-length history of the world, from its creationIn August 2010, Wylie Overstreet published a satirical article called If Historical Events Had Facebook Statuses on the website CoolMaterial.com. Within a month, it had received 3 million views and had been liked by 120,000 Facebook users.In A WORLD HISTORY ACCORDING TO FACEBOOK, Overstreet expands this concept into a full-length history of the world, from its creation up through to the present day, as if Facebook had existed all along and Abraham Lincoln had written a status update about taking the missus to the theater on April 15, 1865 and Ben Franklin had done the same alerting his network that he'd signed the Declaration of Independence (Bring it, replied John Adams). Filled with hundreds of real-life historical figures and thousands of not-at-all-real Facebook statuses, comments, and actions, and parodying Facebook users' proclivity to over-share and use lazy jargon (lol, rofl, fml, etc.), this is the definitive humor book for our generation.
/book/show/23129944-rad-american-women-a-z?from_search=true	Kate Schatz Miriam Klein Stahl (Illustrations)	Rad American Women A-Z: Rebels, Trailblazers, and Visionaries who Shaped Our History . . . and Our Future!	TheBestseller!This is The Most Inspiring Childrens Book We've Ever Seen.--Refinery29.comThe very first kids' book released by the iconic publishing house City Lights,navigates the alphabet from Angela Davis to Zora Neale Hurston with colorful illustrations and short, powerful narratives. The perfect gift for the junior riot grrlTheBestseller!This is The Most Inspiring Childrens Book We've Ever Seen.--Refinery29.comThe very first kids' book released by the iconic publishing house City Lights,navigates the alphabet from Angela Davis to Zora Neale Hurston with colorful illustrations and short, powerful narratives. The perfect gift for the junior riot grrl in your life.--The History of Feminism--in an Awesome Picture Book. The ABCs just got a major girl-power upgrade.--Chantal Strasburger,Like all A-Z books, this one illustrates the alphabetbut instead of A is for Apple, A is for Angelaas in Angela Davis, the iconic political activist. B is for Billie Jean King, who shattered the glass ceiling of sports; C is for Carol Burnett, who defied assumptions about women in comedy; D is for Dolores Huerta, who organized farmworkers; and E is for Ella Baker, who mentored Dr. Martin Luther King and helped shape the Civil Rights Movement.And the list of great women continues, spanning several centuries, multiple professions, and 26 diverse individuals. There are artists and abolitionists, scientists and suffragettes, rock stars and rabble-rousers, and agents of change of all kinds.The book includes an introduction that discusses what it means to be rad and radical, an afterword with 26 suggestions for how you can be rad, and a Resource Guide with ideas for further learning and reading.American history was made by countless radand often radicalwomen. By offering a fresh and diverse array of female role models, we can remind readers that there are many places to find inspiration, and that being smart and strong and brave is rad.will be appreciated by various age groups. It is Common Core aligned for students grades 3 - 8. Pre-school and young children will be captured by the bright visuals and easily modified texts, while the subject matter will stimulate and inspire high-schoolers and beyond.This is not a book. This is a guest list for a party of my heroes. Thank you for inviting us. Lemony Snicket, author ofbooksI feel honored to be included in this book. Women need to take radical steps to become feminists, and to be strong to fight for their rights and those of others facing oppression and discrimination. The world needswomen to create a just society. Dolores Huerta, Labor Leader, Civil Rights ActivistIt's almost always with a chuckle that I view a cartoon image of myself. But to see cartoon-me positioned (alphabetically) amongst so many of my women heroes and role models . . . well, I just broke down and cried. Happy tears. I surely hope that this one-of-a-kind collection of radical American women reaches the hands of all children who want to grow up and become amazing women. Kate Bornstein, author ofI was totally in rapture reading this book. Bold women, bold colors, and fierce black paper cutouts. I cheer these histories of women who fight not for war or country or corporation, but for EVERYONE! I can't wait for my son to read this. Nikki McClure, Illustrator of
/book/show/6393242-the-math-book?from_search=true	Clifford A. Pickover	The Math Book: From Pythagoras to the 57th Dimension, 250 Milestones in the History of Mathematics	Maths infinite mysteries and beauty unfold in this follow-up to the best-selling. Beginning millions of years ago with ancient ant odometers and moving through time to our modern-day quest for new dimensions, it covers 250 milestones in mathematical history. Among the numerous delights readers will learn about as they dip into this inviting anthology: cMaths infinite mysteries and beauty unfold in this follow-up to the best-selling. Beginning millions of years ago with ancient ant odometers and moving through time to our modern-day quest for new dimensions, it covers 250 milestones in mathematical history. Among the numerous delights readers will learn about as they dip into this inviting anthology: cicada-generated prime numbers, magic squares from centuries ago, the discovery of pi and calculus, and the butterfly effect. Each topic gets a lavishly illustrated spread with stunning color art, along with formulas and concepts, fascinating facts about scientists lives, and real-world applications of the theorems.
/book/show/103226.The_History_of_Money?from_search=true	Jack Weatherford	The History of Money	In his most widely appealing book yet, one of today's leading authors of popular anthropology looks at the intriguing history and peculiar nature of money, tracing our relationship with it from the time when primitive men exchanged cowrie shells to the imminent arrival of the all-purpose electronic cash card. 320 pp. Author tour. National radio publicity. 25,000 print.In his most widely appealing book yet, one of today's leading authors of popular anthropology looks at the intriguing history and peculiar nature of money, tracing our relationship with it from the time when primitive men exchanged cowrie shells to the imminent arrival of the all-purpose electronic cash card. 320 pp. Author tour. National radio publicity. 25,000 print.
/book/show/348305.The_Idea_of_History?from_search=true	R.G. Collingwood Jan van der Dussen (Editor)	The Idea of History	The Idea of History is the best-known work of the great Oxford philosopher, historian, and archaeologist R.G. Collingwood. It was originally published posthumously in 1946, having been mainly reconstructed from Collingwood's manuscripts, many of which are now lost. This important work examines how the idea of history has evolved from the time of Herodotus to the twentiethThe Idea of History is the best-known work of the great Oxford philosopher, historian, and archaeologist R.G. Collingwood. It was originally published posthumously in 1946, having been mainly reconstructed from Collingwood's manuscripts, many of which are now lost. This important work examines how the idea of history has evolved from the time of Herodotus to the twentieth century, and offers Collingwood's own view of what history is. For this revised edition, Collingwood's most important lectures on the philosophy of history are published here for the first time. These texts have been prepared by Jan van der Dussen from manuscripts that have only recently become available. The lectures contain Collingwood's first comprehensive statement of his philosophy of history; they are therefore essential for a full understanding of his thought, and in particular for a correct interpretation of The Idea of History itself. Van der Dussen contributes a substantial introduction in which he explains the background to this new edition and surveys the scholarship of the last fifty years.
/book/show/15803144-the-emerald-mile?from_search=true	Kevin Fedarko	The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride in History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon	From one ofmagazines Literary All-Stars comes the thrilling true tale of the fastest boat ride ever, down the entire length of the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon, during the legendary flood of 1983.In the tradition ofand, the engrossing tale of the fastest boat ride ever down the Colorado River through the Grand CanyonFrom one ofmagazines Literary All-Stars comes the thrilling true tale of the fastest boat ride ever, down the entire length of the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon, during the legendary flood of 1983.In the tradition ofand, the engrossing tale of the fastest boat ride ever down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon.In the winter of 1983,the largest El Nio event on recorda chain of superstorms that swept in from the Pacific Oceanbattered the entire West. That spring, a massive snowmelt sent runoff racing down the Colorado River toward the Glen Canyon Dam, a 710-foot-high wall of concrete that sat at the head of the most iconic landscape feature in America, the Grand Canyon. As the water clawed toward the parapet of the dam, worried federal officials desperately scrambled to avoid a worst-case scenario: one of the most dramatic dam failures in history.In the midst of this crisis, beneath the light of a full moon, a trio of river guides secretly launched a small, hand-built wooden boat, a dory named theinto the Colorado just below the dams base and rocketed toward the dark chasm downstream, where the torrents of water released by the dam engineers had created a rock-walled maelstrom so powerful it shifted giant boulders and created bizarre hydraulic features never previously seen. The river was already choked with the wreckage of commercial rafting trips: injured passengers clung to the remnants of three-ton motorboats that had been turned upside down and torn to pieces. The chaos had claimed its first fatality, further launches were forbidden, and rangers were conducting the largest helicopter evacuation in the history of Grand Canyon National Park.An insurgent river run under such conditions seemed to border on the suicidal, but Kenton Grua, the captain of that dory, was on an unusual mission: a gesture of defiance unlike anything the river world had ever seen. His aim was to use the flood as a hydraulic slingshot that would hurl him and two companions through 277 miles of some of the most ferocious white water in North America and, if everything went as planned, catapult theinto legend as the fastest boat ever propelledby oar, by motor, or by the grace of Godthrough the heart of the Grand Canyon.Grua himself was already something of a mythic figure, a fearless boatman obsessed with the mysteries of the canyon. His quest embraced not only the trials of the speed run itself but also the larger story of his predecessors: the men who had first discovered the canyon and pioneered its exploration, as well as those who waged a landmark battle to prevent it from being hog-tied by a series of massive hydroelectric damsa conflict that continues to this day.A writer who has worked as a river guide himself and is intimately familiar with the canyons many secrets, Kevin Fedarko is the ideal narrator for this American epic. The saga ofis a thrilling adventure, as well as a magisterial portrait of the hidden kingdom of white water at the bottom of the greatest river canyon on earth. This book announces Fedarko as a major writing talent and at last sets forth the full story of an American legendthe legend of.
/book/show/575822.A_World_History_of_Photography?from_search=true	Naomi Rosenblum	A World History of Photography	Encompasses the entire range of the photographic medium, from the camera lucida to up-to-date computer technology, and from Europe and the Americas to the Far East. The text investigates all aspects of photography - aesthetic, documentary, commercial and technical - while placing it in historical context. It includes three technical sections with detailed information aboutEncompasses the entire range of the photographic medium, from the camera lucida to up-to-date computer technology, and from Europe and the Americas to the Far East. The text investigates all aspects of photography - aesthetic, documentary, commercial and technical - while placing it in historical context. It includes three technical sections with detailed information about equipment and processes. This edition also updates important new international work from the 1980s and 1990s.
/book/show/24458.On_Duties?from_search=true	Marcus Tullius Cicero Miriam T. Griffin (Editor ) E.M. Atkins (Editor )	On Duties	De Officiis (On Duties) is Cicero's last theoretical work and contains his analysis, in a Greek theoretical framework, of the political and ethical values of the Roman governing class in the late Republic. It has often been treated merely as a key to the Greek philosophical works that Cicero used, but this volume aims to render De Officiis, which had a profound impact uponDe Officiis (On Duties) is Cicero's last theoretical work and contains his analysis, in a Greek theoretical framework, of the political and ethical values of the Roman governing class in the late Republic. It has often been treated merely as a key to the Greek philosophical works that Cicero used, but this volume aims to render De Officiis, which had a profound impact upon subsequent political thinkers, more intelligible by explaining its relation to its own time and place. All the standard series features are present, including a wholly new translation, a concise introduction by a leading scholar, select bibliography, chronology, notes on vocabulary and brief biographies of the most prominent individuals mentioned in the text.
/book/show/2532580.Malachy_McCourt_s_History_of_Ireland?from_search=true	Malachy McCourt	Malachy McCourt's History of Ireland	This work is an account of the Irish from the Viking Invasion and the Great Famine, through modern battles for independence and Ireland's cultural contributions to folklore, art and music.
/book/show/24452.Dancing_in_the_Streets?from_search=true	Barbara Ehrenreich	Dancing in the Streets: A History of Collective Joy	
/book/show/321263.Humanity?from_search=true	Jonathan Glover	Humanity: A Moral History of the Twentieth Century	One of the strongest works of moral philosophy of the last two decades,presents deeply felt and disturbing meditations on the 20th century's most brutal historical episodes. Jonathan Glover ambitiously attempts a moral psychology, tracing the patterns of human psychology that breed violence. Shrewd case studies examine the intellectual follies and moral horrors oOne of the strongest works of moral philosophy of the last two decades,presents deeply felt and disturbing meditations on the 20th century's most brutal historical episodes. Jonathan Glover ambitiously attempts a moral psychology, tracing the patterns of human psychology that breed violence. Shrewd case studies examine the intellectual follies and moral horrors of the First World War's trench warfare, Hitler's Holocaust, the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the ideologically driven social experimentation by Stalin, Mao, and Pol Pot, and the ethnic and tribal hatreds that tore apart the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda.
/book/show/240908.And_a_Bottle_of_Rum?from_search=true	Wayne Curtis	And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails	One spirit, Ten cocktails, and Four Centuries of American HistoryAnd a Bottle of Rum tells the raucously entertaining story of America as seen through the bottom of a drinking glass. With a chapter for each of ten cocktails--from the grog sailors drank on the high seas in the 1700s to the mojitos of modern club hoppers--Wayne Curtis reveals that the homely spirit once dOne spirit, Ten cocktails, and Four Centuries of American HistoryAnd a Bottle of Rum tells the raucously entertaining story of America as seen through the bottom of a drinking glass. With a chapter for each of ten cocktails--from the grog sailors drank on the high seas in the 1700s to the mojitos of modern club hoppers--Wayne Curtis reveals that the homely spirit once distilled from the industrial waste of the exploding sugar trade has managed to infiltrate every stratum of New World society.Curtis takes us from the taverns of the American colonies, where rum delivered both a cheap wallop and cash for the Revolution, to the plundering pirate ships off the coast of Central America, to the watering holes of pre-Castro Cuba, and to the kitsch-laden tiki bars of 1950s America. Here are sugar barons and their armies conquering the Caribbean, Paul Revere stopping for a nip during his famous ride, Prohibitionists marching against demon rum, Hemingway fattening his liver with Havana daiquiris, and today's bartenders reviving old favorites like Planter's Punch. In an age of microbrewed beer and single-malt whiskeys, rum--once the swill of the common man--has found its way into the tasting rooms of the most discriminating drinkers.Awash with local color and wry humor, And a Bottle of Rum is an affectionate toast to this most American of liquors, a chameleon spirit that has been constantly reinvented over the centuries by tavern keepers, bootleggers, lounge lizards, and marketing gurus. Complete with cocktail recipes for would-be epicurean time-travelers, this is history at its most intoxicating.
/book/show/89405.The_Renaissance?from_search=true	Paul  Johnson	The Renaissance: A Short History	The Renaissance holds an undying place in our imagination, its great heroes still our own, from Michelangelo and Leonardo to Dante and Chaucer. This period of profound evolution in European thought is credited with transforming the West from medieval to modern and producing the most astonishing outpouring of artistic creation the world has ever known. But what was it? In tThe Renaissance holds an undying place in our imagination, its great heroes still our own, from Michelangelo and Leonardo to Dante and Chaucer. This period of profound evolution in European thought is credited with transforming the West from medieval to modern and producing the most astonishing outpouring of artistic creation the world has ever known. But what was it? In this masterly work, the incomparable Paul Johnson tells us. He explains the economic, technological, and social developments that provide a backdrop to the ages achievements and focuses closely on the lives and works of its most important figures. A commanding short narrative of this vital period,is also a universally profound meditation on the wellsprings of innovation.
/book/show/17986419-alone-on-the-ice?from_search=true	David  Roberts	Alone on the Ice: The Greatest Survival Story in the History of Exploration	On January 17, 1913, alone and near starvation, Douglas Mawson, leader of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, was hauling a sledge to get back to base camp. The dogs were gone. Now Mawson himself plunged through a snow bridge, dangling over an abyss by thOn January 17, 1913, alone and near starvation, Douglas Mawson, leader of the Australasian Antarctic Expedition, was hauling a sledge to get back to base camp. The dogs were gone. Now Mawson himself plunged through a snow bridge, dangling over an abyss by the sledge harness. A line of poetry gave him the will to haul himself back to the surface.Mawson was sometimes reduced to crawling, and one night he discovered that the soles of his feet had completely detached from the flesh beneath. On February 8, when he staggered back to base, his features unrecognizably skeletal, the first teammate to reach him blurted out, Which one are you?This thrilling and almost unbelievable account establishes Mawson in his rightful place as one of the greatest polar explorers and expedition leaders. It is illustrated by a trove of Frank Hurleys famous Antarctic photographs, many never before published in the United States.
/book/show/10482973-the-storm-begins?from_search=true	Damian Dibben	The Storm Begins (History Keepers #1)	When Jake is kidnapped by strangers on a stormy London night he discovers his loving parents have been leading a double life and are now missing, lost somewhere in history. He is plunged into a world of secret societies, dangerous double agents, and a terrifying countdown to oblivion. Transported by a Spanish galleon back to 19th century France, he finds himself in the heaWhen Jake is kidnapped by strangers on a stormy London night he discovers his loving parents have been leading a double life and are now missing, lost somewhere in history. He is plunged into a world of secret societies, dangerous double agents, and a terrifying countdown to oblivion. Transported by a Spanish galleon back to 19th century France, he finds himself in the headquarters of The History Keepers - a remarkable league of time-travelling special agents. The History Keepers preserve the true course of history against those who would change it for their own gain, such as the diabolical Prince Zeldt. Driven by a sense of adventure and a desire to reunite his family, Jake makes the most thrilling - and dangerous - decision of his life.
/book/show/3272163-the-uses-and-abuses-of-history?from_search=true	Margaret MacMillan	The Uses and Abuses of History	History is useful when it is used properly: to understand why we and those we must deal with think and react in certain ways. It can offer examples to inform our decisions and guesses about the consequences of our actions. But we should be wary of looking to history for dogmatic lessons.We should distrust those who abuse history when they call on it to justify unreasonableHistory is useful when it is used properly: to understand why we and those we must deal with think and react in certain ways. It can offer examples to inform our decisions and guesses about the consequences of our actions. But we should be wary of looking to history for dogmatic lessons.We should distrust those who abuse history when they call on it to justify unreasonable claims to land, for example, or restitution. MacMillan illustrates how dangerous history can be in the hands of nationalistic or religious or ethnic leaders who use it to foster a sense of grievance and a desire for revenge.
/book/show/8910.The_Second_World_War?from_search=true	Martin  Gilbert	The Second World War: A Complete History	Originally published by Weidenfeld in 1989 and now available in paperback, a history of the Second World War, which looks at its political, diplomatic, military and civilian aspects.
/book/show/23310694-most-dangerous?from_search=true	Steve Sheinkin	Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War	From Steve Sheinkin, the award-winning author of The Port Chicago 50 and Bomb comes a tense, exciting exploration of what the Times deemed the greatest story of the century: how Daniel Ellsberg transformed from obscure government analyst into the most dangerous man in America, and risked everything to expose the government's deceit. On June 13, 1971, the front page ofFrom Steve Sheinkin, the award-winning author of The Port Chicago 50 and Bomb comes a tense, exciting exploration of what the Times deemed the greatest story of the century: how Daniel Ellsberg transformed from obscure government analyst into the most dangerous man in America, and risked everything to expose the government's deceit. On June 13, 1971, the front page of the New York Times announced the existence of a 7,000-page collection of documents containing a secret history of the Vietnam War. Known as The Pentagon Papers, these documents had been comissioned by Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. Chronicling every action the government had taken in the Vietnam War, they revealed a pattern of deception spanning over twenty years and four presidencies, and forever changed the relationship between American citizens and the politicans claiming to represent their interests. A provocative book that interrogates the meanings of patriotism, freedom, and integrity, Most Dangerous further establishes Steve Sheinkin as a leader in children's nonfiction.
/book/show/302604.The_History_of_Magic?from_search=true	liphas Lvi Arthur Edward Waite (Translator)	The History of Magic	First published in 1913, an invaluable source book that includes clear and precise exposition on procedures, rites, and occult mysteries. Every aspect of esoteric doctrine and practice is exhaustively dealt with and every authority cited.
/book/show/1044031.The_Emerald_Planet?from_search=true	David Beerling	The Emerald Planet: How Plants Changed Earth's History	Global warming is contentious and difficult to measure, even among the majority of scientists who agree that it is taking place. Will temperatures rise by 2 C or 8 C over the next hundred years? Will sea levels rise by 2 or 30 feet? The only way that we can accurately answer questions like these is by looking into the distant past, for a comparison with the world long befoGlobal warming is contentious and difficult to measure, even among the majority of scientists who agree that it is taking place. Will temperatures rise by 2 C or 8 C over the next hundred years? Will sea levels rise by 2 or 30 feet? The only way that we can accurately answer questions like these is by looking into the distant past, for a comparison with the world long before the rise of mankind.We may currently believe that atmospheric shifts, like global warming, result from our impact on the planet, but the earth's atmosphere has been dramatically shifting since its creation. This book reveals the crucial role that plants have played in determining atmospheric change - and hence the conditions on the planet we know today. Along the way a number of fascinating puzzles arise: Why did plants evolve leaves? When and how did forests once grow on Antarctica? How did prehistoric insects manage to grow so large? The answers show the extraordinary amount plants can tell us about the history of the planet -- something that has often been overlooked amongst the preoccuputations with dinosaur bones and animal fossils.David Beerling's surprising conclusions are teased out from various lines of scientific enquiry, with evidence being brought to bear from fossil plants and animals, computer models of the atmosphere, and experimental studies. Intimately bound up with the narrative describing the dynamic evolution of climate and life through Earth's history, we find Victorian fossil hunters, intrepid polar explorers and pioneering chemists, alongside wallowing hippos, belching volcanoes, and restless landmasses.
/book/show/25016279-the-isis-apocalypse?from_search=true	William McCants	The ISIS Apocalypse: The History, Strategy, and Doomsday Vision of the Islamic State	The so-called Islamic State, or ISIS, has inspired young men and women all over the world to commit horrible atrocities in its name. By the thousands, they have flooded into the Islamic State's stronghold in Syria and Iraq and carried out attacks under its black banner in nearly every continent. How has the Islamic State surpassed al-Qaeda to become the most popular jihadiThe so-called Islamic State, or ISIS, has inspired young men and women all over the world to commit horrible atrocities in its name. By the thousands, they have flooded into the Islamic State's stronghold in Syria and Iraq and carried out attacks under its black banner in nearly every continent. How has the Islamic State surpassed al-Qaeda to become the most popular jihadist group on the planet? Its chilling mission is very specific: bring the immediate return of the Islamic empire and look ahead to the imminent end of days. These two powerful religious ideas, combined with a highly intelligent, meticulously organized membership, account for its popularity and shape its behavior. Its goal is not only to revive this Islamic empire but also usher in the End of Times--a concept that means ISIS anticipates a final battle that will restore the Muslim community to its medieval glory days. And they will not stop until they achieve their mission.Based almost entirely on primary sources in Arabic-including exclusive al-Qaeda memos that have not been made public before-The ISIS Apocalypse by William McCants explores how these two powerful ideas shaped the Islamic State's past and foreshadows its dark future, as well as seeks to explain the popularity of the Islamic State and its violent, terrifying behavior.
/book/show/99007.Jewish_Literacy?from_search=true	Joseph Telushkin	Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know About the Jewish Religion, Its People and Its History	Jewish Literacy: The Most Important Things to Know about the Jewish Religion, Its Peo, by Telushkin, Joseph
/book/show/28260582-the-history-and-uncertain-future-of-handwriting?from_search=true	Anne Trubek	The History and Uncertain Future of Handwriting	In the digital age of instant communication, handwriting is less necessary than ever before, and indeed fewer and fewer schoolchildren are being taught how to write in cursive. Signatures--far from John Hancock's elegant model--have become scrawls. In her recent and widely discussed and debated essays, Anne Trubek argues that the decline and even elimination of handwritingIn the digital age of instant communication, handwriting is less necessary than ever before, and indeed fewer and fewer schoolchildren are being taught how to write in cursive. Signatures--far from John Hancock's elegant model--have become scrawls. In her recent and widely discussed and debated essays, Anne Trubek argues that the decline and even elimination of handwriting from daily life does not signal a decline in civilization, but rather the next stage in the evolution of communication.Now, in, Trubek uncovers the long and significant impact handwriting has had on culture and humanity--from the first recorded handwriting on the clay tablets of the Sumerians some four thousand years ago and the invention of the alphabet as we know it, to the rising value of handwritten manuscripts today. Each innovation over the millennia has threatened existing standards and entrenched interests: Indeed, in ancient Athens, Socrates and his followers decried the very use of handwriting, claiming memory would be destroyed; while Gutenberg's printing press ultimately overturned the livelihood of the monks who created books in the pre-printing era. And yet new methods of writing and communication have always appeared. Establishing a novel link between our deep past and emerging future, Anne Trubek offers a colorful lens through which to view our shared social experience.
/book/show/200628.Great_Tales_from_English_History_Vol_1?from_search=true	Robert Lacey	Great Tales from English History, Vol 1	With insight, humor and fascinating detail, Lacey brings brilliantly to life the stories that made England--from Ethelred the Unready to Richard the Lionheart, the Venerable Bede to Piers the Ploughman.
/book/show/565003.The_History_of_the_Caliph_Vathek?from_search=true	William Beckford	The History of the Caliph Vathek	The descriptions of Vathek's palaces and diversions, of his scheming sorceress-mother Carathis and her witch-tower with the fifty one-eyed negresses, of his pilgrimage to the haunted ruins of Istakhar (Persepolis) and of the impish bride Nouronihar whom he treacherously acquired on the way, of Istakhar's primordial towers and terraces in the burning moonlight of the waste,The descriptions of Vathek's palaces and diversions, of his scheming sorceress-mother Carathis and her witch-tower with the fifty one-eyed negresses, of his pilgrimage to the haunted ruins of Istakhar (Persepolis) and of the impish bride Nouronihar whom he treacherously acquired on the way, of Istakhar's primordial towers and terraces in the burning moonlight of the waste, and of the terrible Cyclopean halls of Eblis, where, lured by glittering promises, each victim is compelled to wander in anguish for ever, his right hand upon his blazingly ignited and eternally burning heart, are triumphs of weird coloring which raise the book to a permanent place in English letters. -- H. P. Lovecraft, in Supernatural Horror in Literature
/book/show/6499359-on-monsters?from_search=true	Stephen T. Asma	On Monsters: An Unnatural History of Our Worst Fears	Hailed as a feast (Washington Post) and a modern-day bestiary (The New Yorker), Stephen Asma's On Monsters is a wide-ranging cultural and conceptual history of monsters--how they have evolved over time, what functions they have served for us, and what shapes they are likely to take in the future. Beginning at the time of Alexander the Great, the monsters come fast andHailed as a feast (Washington Post) and a modern-day bestiary (The New Yorker), Stephen Asma's On Monsters is a wide-ranging cultural and conceptual history of monsters--how they have evolved over time, what functions they have served for us, and what shapes they are likely to take in the future. Beginning at the time of Alexander the Great, the monsters come fast and furious--Behemoth and Leviathan, Gog and Magog, Satan and his demons, Grendel and Frankenstein, circus freaks and headless children, right up to the serial killers and terrorists of today and the post-human cyborgs of tomorrow. Monsters embody our deepest anxieties and vulnerabilities, Asma argues, but they also symbolize the mysterious and incoherent territory beyond the safe enclosures of rational thought. Exploring sources as diverse as philosophical treatises, scientific notebooks, and novels, Asma unravels traditional monster stories for the clues they offer about the inner logic of an era's fears and fascinations. In doing so, he illuminates the many ways monsters have become repositories for those human qualities that must be repudiated, externalized, and defeated.
/book/show/1996737.Food?from_search=true	Paul Freedman	Food: The History of Taste	This richly illustrated book is the first to apply the discoveries of the new generation of food historians to the pleasures of dining and the culinary accomplishments of diverse civilizations, past and present. Editor Paul Freedman has gathered essays by French, German, Belgian, American, and British historians to present a comprehensive, chronological history of taste frThis richly illustrated book is the first to apply the discoveries of the new generation of food historians to the pleasures of dining and the culinary accomplishments of diverse civilizations, past and present. Editor Paul Freedman has gathered essays by French, German, Belgian, American, and British historians to present a comprehensive, chronological history of taste from prehistory to the present day. The authors explore the early repertoire of sweet tastes; the distinctive contributions made by classical antiquity and China; the subtle, sophisticated, and varied group of food customs created by the Islamic civilizations of Iberia, the Arabian desert, Persia, and Byzantium; the magnificent cuisine of the Middle Ages, influenced by Rome and adapted from Islamic Spain, Africa, and the Middle East; the decisive break with highly spiced food traditions after the Renaissance and the new focus on primary ingredients and products from the New World; French cuisine's rise to dominance in Europe and America; the evolution of modern restaurant dining, modern agriculture, and technological developments; and today's tastes, which employ few rules and exhibit a glorious eclecticism. The result is the enthralling story not only of what sustains us but also of what makes us feel alive.
/book/show/33292863-en-kontrakt-med-gud-og-tre-andre-historier-fra-bronx?from_search=true	Will Eisner Mogens Dalgrd (Translator)	En Kontrakt med Gud og tre andre historier fra Bronx	Will Eisner, der i 1940 skabte den verdensbermte tegneserie, The Spirit, vender i denne bog tilbage til sin barndoms lejekaserner i tredivernes Bronx. Han fortller fire historier om mennesker, der kmper for at overleve i New Yorks slum.Frimme Hersch, som indgr en kontrakt med Gud.Eddie, gadesangeren, som fr tilbudt sit livs store chance.Braun, vicevrten der bliverWill Eisner, der i 1940 skabte den verdensbermte tegneserie, The Spirit, vender i denne bog tilbage til sin barndoms lejekaserner i tredivernes Bronx. Han fortller fire historier om mennesker, der kmper for at overleve i New Yorks slum.Frimme Hersch, som indgr en kontrakt med Gud.Eddie, gadesangeren, som fr tilbudt sit livs store chance.Braun, vicevrten der bliver forfrt af et barn.Bennie og Goldie, der begge fortvivlet sger at gifte sig til penge under deres sommerophold p landet.Allerede The Spirit, som Eisner tegnede og fortalte fra 1940 til 52, reprsenterede med sin sociale realisme og fortlletekniske effektivitet en fornyelse indenfor tegneserien. I denne bog, som er tegnet fra 1976-78, fortstter Eisner hvor han slap i 1952 og udvider p ny rammerne for tegneseriemediets anvendelse.
/book/show/2866279-the-war-within?from_search=true	Bob Woodward	The War Within: A Secret White House History, 2006-08	A first printing with #1 in line. Publisher priced dust jacket. No remainder marks. A fine copy of the jacket and the book with no markings or wear.
/book/show/12948822-louder-than-hell?from_search=true	Jon Wiederhorn Katherine Turman	Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal	The definitive oral history of heavy metal, Louder Than Hell includes hundreds of interviews with members of Black Sabbath, Megadeth, Korn, Pantera, Van Halen, Limp Bizkit, and many others at the leading edge of this movement.Louder Than Hell is an examination of the cultural phenomenon of heavy metal, a much-maligned genre that has not only stood the test of time, but hasThe definitive oral history of heavy metal, Louder Than Hell includes hundreds of interviews with members of Black Sabbath, Megadeth, Korn, Pantera, Van Halen, Limp Bizkit, and many others at the leading edge of this movement.Louder Than Hell is an examination of the cultural phenomenon of heavy metal, a much-maligned genre that has not only stood the test of time, but has metamorphosed with each new generation of bands and audiences. Unlike many forms of popular music, whose fans are fickle and transitory, metalheads tend to embrace their favorite bands and follow them over decades. Metal is not only a pastime for these people; it's a lifestyle and obsession that permeates every aspect of their being.The book will feature over 250 interviews conducted by renowned journalists Jon Wiederhorn and Katherine Turman over the past 25 years. The book will include candid and confessional commentary from late icons of the genre. In addition, the book will feature comprehensive interviews with established metal musicians discussing their often-traumatic upbringings, musical histories, battles with substance abuse, sexual exploits, plus expert analysis of the heavy metal scene from the '60s to the present. Industry insiders (managers, record label A&R people, family members, friends, scenesters, groupies, journalists, porn stars and tattoo artists) will provide additional insight.
/book/show/13353151-the-origins-of-sex?from_search=true	Faramerz Dabhoiwala	The Origins of Sex: A History of the First Sexual Revolution	A man admits that, when drunk, he tried to have sex with an eighteen-year-old girl; she is arrested and denies they had intercourse, but finally begs God's forgiveness. Then she is publicly hanged alongside her attacker. These events took place in 1644, in Boston, where today they would be viewed with horror. How--and when--did such a complete transformation of our cultureA man admits that, when drunk, he tried to have sex with an eighteen-year-old girl; she is arrested and denies they had intercourse, but finally begs God's forgiveness. Then she is publicly hanged alongside her attacker. These events took place in 1644, in Boston, where today they would be viewed with horror. How--and when--did such a complete transformation of our culture's attitudes toward sex occur?In The Origins of Sex, Faramerz Dabhoiwala provides a landmark history, one that will revolutionize our understanding of the origins of sexuality in modern Western culture. For millennia, sex had been strictly regulated by the Church, the state, and society, who vigorously and brutally attempted to punish any sex outside of marriage. But by 1800, everything had changed. Drawing on vast research--from canon law to court cases, from novels to pornography, not to mention the diaries and letters of people great and ordinary--Dabhoiwala shows how this dramatic change came about, tracing the interplay of intellectual trends, religious and cultural shifts, and politics and demographics. The Enlightenment led to the presumption that sex was a private matter; that morality could not be imposed; that men, not women, were the more lustful gender. Moreover, the rise of cities eroded community-based moral policing, and religious divisions undermined both church authority and fear of divine punishment. Sex became a central topic in poetry, drama, and fiction; diarists such as Samuel Pepys obsessed over it. In the 1700s, it became possible for a Church of Scotland leader to commend complete sexual liberty for both men and women. Arguing that the sexual revolution that really counted occurred long before the cultural movement of the 1960s, Dabhoiwala offers readers an engaging and wholly original look at the Western world's relationship to sex.Deeply researched and powerfully argued, The Origins of Sex is a major work of history.
/book/show/16245.Three_Case_Histories?from_search=true	Sigmund Freud Philip Rieff (Editor)	Three Case Histories	Notes upon a case of obessional neurosis (1909)Pscyhoanalytic notes upon an autobiographical account of a case of paranoia (dementia paranoides) (1911)From the history of an infantile neurosis (1918)
/book/show/8343159-replay?from_search=true	Tristan Donovan	Replay: The History of Video Games	A riveting account of the strange birth and remarkable evolution of the most important development in entertainment since television, Replay is the ultimate history of video games. Based on extensive research and over 140 exclusive interviews with key movers and shakers from gaming's past, Replay tells the sensational story of how the creative vision of game designers gaveA riveting account of the strange birth and remarkable evolution of the most important development in entertainment since television, Replay is the ultimate history of video games. Based on extensive research and over 140 exclusive interviews with key movers and shakers from gaming's past, Replay tells the sensational story of how the creative vision of game designers gave rise to one of the world's most popular and dynamic art forms.
/book/show/13083846-haiti?from_search=true	Laurent Dubois	Haiti: The Aftershocks of History	Even before the 2010 earthquake destroyed much of the country, Haiti was known as a benighted place of poverty and corruption. Maligned and misunderstood, the nation has long been blamed by many for itsEven before the 2010 earthquake destroyed much of the country, Haiti was known as a benighted place of poverty and corruption. Maligned and misunderstood, the nation has long been blamed by many for its own wretchedness. But as acclaimed historian Laurent Dubois makes clear, Haiti's troubled present can only be understood by examining its complex past. The country's difficulties are inextricably rooted in its founding revolutionthe only successful slave revolt in the history of the world; the hostility that this rebellion generated among the colonial powers surrounding the island nation; and the intense struggle within Haiti itself to define its newfound freedom and realize its promise.Dubois vividly depicts the isolation and impoverishment that followed the 1804 uprising. He details how the crushing indemnity imposed by the former French rulers initiated a devastating cycle of debt, while frequent interventions by the United Statesincluding a twenty-year military occupationfurther undermined Haiti's independence. At the same time, Dubois shows, the internal debates about what Haiti should do with its hard-won liberty alienated the nation's leaders from the broader population, setting the stage for enduring political conflict. Yet as Dubois demonstrates, the Haitian people have never given up on their struggle for true democracy, creating a powerful culture insistent on autonomy and equality for all.Revealing what lies behind the familiar moniker of the poorest nation in the Western Hemisphere, this indispensable book illuminates the foundations on which a new Haiti might yet emerge.
/book/show/2296614.The_Gorgeous_Georgians?from_search=true	Terry Deary Martin    Brown (Illustrator)	The Gorgeous Georgians	In a world where the boys wore make-up and highwaymen ruled the roads, Terry Deary has uncovered some of the horrible truths about the Gorgeous Georgians in this riotous addition to therange.In a world where the boys wore make-up and highwaymen ruled the roads, Terry Deary has uncovered some of the horrible truths about the Gorgeous Georgians in this riotous addition to therange.
/book/show/125876.Memory_History_Forgetting?from_search=true	Paul Ricur Kathleen Blamey (Translator) David Pellauer (Translator)	Memory, History, Forgetting	Why do major historical events such as the Holocaust occupy the forefront of the collective consciousness, while profound moments such as the Armenian genocide, the McCarthy era, and France's role in North Africa stand distantly behind? Is it possible that history overly remembers some events at the expense of others? A landmark work in philosophy, Paul Ricoeur'sWhy do major historical events such as the Holocaust occupy the forefront of the collective consciousness, while profound moments such as the Armenian genocide, the McCarthy era, and France's role in North Africa stand distantly behind? Is it possible that history overly remembers some events at the expense of others? A landmark work in philosophy, Paul Ricoeur'sexamines this reciprocal relationship between remembering and forgetting, showing how it affects both the perception of historical experience and the production of historical narrative., like its title, is divided into three major sections. Ricoeur first takes a phenomenological approach to memory and mnemonical devices. The underlying question here is how a memory of present can be of something absent, the past. The second section addresses recent work by historians by reopening the question of the nature and truth of historical knowledge. Ricoeur explores whether historians, who can write a history of memory, can truly break with all dependence on memory, including memories that resist representation. The third and final section is a profound meditation on the necessity of forgetting as a condition for the possibility of remembering, and whether there can be something like happy forgetting in parallel to happy memory. Throughout the book there are careful and close readings of the texts of Aristotle and Plato, of Descartes and Kant, and of Halbwachs and Pierre Nora.A momentous achievement in the career of one of the most significant philosophers of our age,provides the crucial link between Ricoeur'sandand his recent reflections on ethics and the problems of responsibility and representation.His success in revealing the internal relations between recalling and forgetting, and how this dynamic becomes problematic in light of events once present but now past, will inspire academic dialogue and response but also holds great appeal to educated general readers in search of both method for and insight from considering the ethical ramifications of modern events. . . . It is indeed a master work, not only in Ricoeurs own vita but also in contemporary European philosophy.Ricoeur writes the best kind of philosophycritical, economical, and clear.
/book/show/22438367-holy-blood-holy-grail?from_search=true	Michael Baigent Richard Leigh Henry Lincoln	Holy Blood, Holy Grail: The Secret History of Jesus, the Shocking Legacy of the Grail	SPECIAL ILLUSTRATED EDITION WITH EXCLUSIVE NEW MATERIALOne of the more controversial books of the 20th century. UPIEnough to seriously challenge many traditional beliefs, if not alter them. Los Angeles Book Times ReviewExplosive, thought-provoking, fiercely compelling, Holy Blood, Holy Grail breaks bold new ground with its shocking conclusions about the lineage of ChSPECIAL ILLUSTRATED EDITION WITH EXCLUSIVE NEW MATERIALOne of the more controversial books of the 20th century. UPIEnough to seriously challenge many traditional beliefs, if not alter them. Los Angeles Book Times ReviewExplosive, thought-provoking, fiercely compelling, Holy Blood, Holy Grail breaks bold new ground with its shocking conclusions about the lineage of Christ and the legacy of the Holy Grail. Now this lavishly illustrated collectors edition features exclusive new material plus dozens of full-color photographs, drawings, symbols, architecture, and artwork, making it a dazzling feast for the eyes as well as the mind. Based on decades of research, filled with eye-opening new evidence and stunning scholarship, this authoritative work uncovers an alternate history as shocking as it is believableas it dares to ask:Is the traditional, accepted view of the life of Christ in some way incomplete?Is it possible Christ did not die on thecross?Is it possible Jesus was married, a father, Is it possible that parchments found in the South of France a century ago reveal one of the best-kept secrets in Christendom?Is it possible that these parchments contain the very heart of the mystery of the Holy Grail?According to the authors of this extraordinarily provocative, meticulously researched book, not only are these things possiblethey are probably true. So revolutionary, so original, so convincing, the most faithful Christians will be moved; here is the book that has sparked worldwide controversy, now newly updated and beautifully illustrated for the collectors shelf.
/book/show/8494282-at-the-dark-end-of-the-street?from_search=true	Danielle L. McGuire	At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape, and Resistance--A New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power	At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape, and Resistance--A New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power by Danielle L. Mcguire. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.
/book/show/3341.Nonviolence?from_search=true	Mark Kurlansky Dalai Lama XIV (Foreword by)	Nonviolence: Twenty-Five Lessons from the History of a Dangerous Idea	In this timely, highly original, and controversial narrative, New York Times bestselling author Mark Kurlansky discusses nonviolence as a distinct entity, a course of action, rather than a mere state of mind.Nonviolence can and should be a technique for overcoming social injustice and ending wars, he asserts, which is why it is the preferred method of those who speak trutIn this timely, highly original, and controversial narrative, New York Times bestselling author Mark Kurlansky discusses nonviolence as a distinct entity, a course of action, rather than a mere state of mind.Nonviolence can and should be a technique for overcoming social injustice and ending wars, he asserts, which is why it is the preferred method of those who speak truth to power.'Nonviolence' is a sweeping yet concise history that moves from ancient Hindu times to present - day conflicts raging in the Middle East and elsewhere. Kurlansky also brings into focus just why nonviolence is a dangerous idea, and asks such provocative questions as: Is there such a thing as a just war? Could nonviolence have worked against even the most evil regimes in history?Kurlansky draws from history twenty-five provocative lessons on the subject that we can use to effect change today. He shows how, time and again, violence is used to suppress nonviolence and its practitioners  Gandhi and Martin Luther King, for example; that the stated deterrence value of standing national armies and huge weapons arsenals is, at best, negligible; and, encouragingly, that much of the hard work necessary to begin a movement to end war is already complete. It simply needs to be embraced and accelerated.Engaging, scholarly, and brilliantly reasoned, 'Nonviolence' is a work that compels readers to look at history in an entirely new way. This is not just a manifesto for our times but a trailblazing book whose time has come.
/book/show/17155.Mary_Queen_of_Scots?from_search=true	Antonia Fraser	Mary Queen of Scots	Mary Queen of Scots passed her childhood in France and married the Dauphin to become Queen of France at the age of sixteen. Widowed less than two years later, she returned to Scotland as Queen after an absence of thirteen years. Her life then entered its best known phase: the early struggles with John Knox and the unruly Scottish nobility; the fatal marriage to Darnley andMary Queen of Scots passed her childhood in France and married the Dauphin to become Queen of France at the age of sixteen. Widowed less than two years later, she returned to Scotland as Queen after an absence of thirteen years. Her life then entered its best known phase: the early struggles with John Knox and the unruly Scottish nobility; the fatal marriage to Darnley and his mysterious death; her marriage to Bothwell, the chief suspect, that led directly to her long English captivity at the hands of Queen Elizabeth; the poignant and extraordinary story of her long imprisonment that ended with the labyrinthine Babington plot to free her, and her execution at the age of forty-four.
/book/show/1880.Intimate_Matters?from_search=true	John D'Emilio Estelle B. Freedman	Intimate Matters: A History of Sexuality in America	The 1st full length study of the history of American sexuality,offers trenchant insights into sexual behavior from colonial times to today. D'Emilio & Freedman give a deeper understanding of how sexuality has dramatically influenced politics & culture throughout history.The book John D'Emilio co-wrote with Estelle B. Freedman,,The 1st full length study of the history of American sexuality,offers trenchant insights into sexual behavior from colonial times to today. D'Emilio & Freedman give a deeper understanding of how sexuality has dramatically influenced politics & culture throughout history.The book John D'Emilio co-wrote with Estelle B. Freedman,, was cited by Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy when, writing for a majority of court on July 26, he and his colleagues struck down a Texas law criminalizing sodomy. The decision was widely hailed as a victory for gay rights& it derived in part, according to Kennedy's written comments, from the information he gleaned from D'Emilio's book, which traces the history of American perspectives on sexual relationships from the nation's founding thru the present day. The justice mentionedspecifically in the court's decision.Julia Keller,Fascinating...[they] marshall their material to chart a gradual but decisive shift in the way Americans have understood sex & its meaning in their lives.Barbara Ehrenreich,With comprehensiveness & care...D'Emilio & Freedman have surveyed the sexual patterns for an entire nation across four centuries.Martin Bauml Duberman,is comprehensive, meticulous & intelligent.Jonathan Yardley,This book is remarkable...bound to become the definitive survey of American sexual history for years to come.Roy Porter,AcknowledgmentsIntroductionThe reproductive matrix, 1600-1800Divided passions, 1780-1900Toward a new sexual order, 1880-1930The rise & fall of sexual liberalism, 1920 to the presentNotesSelected BibliographyIndex
/book/show/9661259-philippine-literature?from_search=true	Bienvenido L. Lumbera (Editor) Cynthia Nograles Lumbera (Editor)	Philippine Literature: A History and Anthology	Through the years, this book on Philippine Literature has helped students understand the pressures which shaped Philippine writing, and how writers and their audience responded to those pressures. Philippine Literature: A History and Anthology gives direction to the study of Philippine Literature and provides an interpretation of literary development in the Philippines.
/book/show/1062544.The_Mad_God_s_Amulet?from_search=true	Michael Moorcock	The Mad God's Amulet (The History of the Runestaff, #2)	
/book/show/111104.The_Fat_Man_in_History?from_search=true	Peter Carey	The Fat Man in History	A landmark in contemporary Australian literature, The Fat Man in History brought early acclaim to Peter Carey for his brilliant and ingenious fiction. These twelve stories introduce visionary landscapes of intense clarity, where the rules of the game are bizarre yet chillingly familiar.
/book/show/27412307-richard-ii?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	Richard II: A History	When King Richard II banishes two feuding noblemen from England, he sets into motion a series of events that will eventually cost him his crown and his life.
/book/show/40941.The_Scientists?from_search=true	John Gribbin	The Scientists: A History of Science Told Through the Lives of Its Greatest Inventors	A wonderfully readable account of scientic development over the past ve hundred years, focusing on the lives and achievements of individual scientists, by the bestselling author ofIn this ambitious new book, John Gribbin tells the stories of the people who have made science, and of the times in which they lived and worked. He begins with CoA wonderfully readable account of scientic development over the past ve hundred years, focusing on the lives and achievements of individual scientists, by the bestselling author ofIn this ambitious new book, John Gribbin tells the stories of the people who have made science, and of the times in which they lived and worked. He begins with Copernicus, during the Renaissance, when science replaced mysticism as a means of explaining the workings of the world, and he continues through the centuries, creating an unbroken genealogy of not only the greatest but also the more obscure names of Western science, a dot-to-dot line linking amateur to genius, and accidental discovery to brilliant deduction.By focusing on the scientists themselves, Gribbin has written an anecdotal narrative enlivened with stories of personal drama, success and failure. A bestselling science writer with an international reputation, Gribbin is among the few authors who could even attempt a work of this magnitude. Praised as a sequence of witty, information-packed tales and a terri c read byupon its recent British publication,breathes new life into such venerable icons as Galileo, Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein and Linus Pauling, as well as lesser lights whose stories have been undeservedly neglected. Filled with pioneers, visionaries, eccentrics and madmen, this is the history of science as it has never been told before.
/book/show/23492773-as-if?from_search=true	Jen Chaney	As If!: The Oral History of Clueless as told by Amy Heckerling and the Cast and Crew	Acclaimed pop culture journalist Jen Chaney shares an oral history of the cult classic filmin the ultimate written resource about one of the most influential, revered, and enduring movies of the 1990sin celebration of its twentieth anniversary.Will we ever get tired of watching Cher navigate Beverly Hills high school and discover true love in the movie?Acclaimed pop culture journalist Jen Chaney shares an oral history of the cult classic filmin the ultimate written resource about one of the most influential, revered, and enduring movies of the 1990sin celebration of its twentieth anniversary.Will we ever get tired of watching Cher navigate Beverly Hills high school and discover true love in the movie? As if! Written by Amy Heckerling and starring Alicia Silverstone,is an enduring comedy classic that remains one of the most streamed movies on Netflix, Amazon, and iTunes even twenty years after its release. Inspired by Jane Austen's,is an everlasting pop culture staple.In the first book of its kind, Jen Chaney has compiled an oral history of the making of this iconic film using recollections and insights collected from key cast and crew members involved in the making of this endlessly quotable, ahead-of-its-time production. Get a behind-the-scenes look at howinfluenced Heckerling to write the script, how the stars were cast into each of their roles, what was involved in creating the costumes, sets, and soundtrack, and much more.This wonderful twentieth anniversary commemoration includes never-before-seen photos, original call sheets, casting notes, and production diary extracts. With supplemental critical insights by the author and other notable movie experts about whycontinues to impact pop culture,will leave fans new and old totally buggin' as they understand why this beloved film is timeless.
/book/show/16029162-out-of-order?from_search=true	Sandra Day O'Connor	Out of Order: Stories from the History of the Supreme Court	From Justice Sandra Day OConnor, the first woman to sit on the United States Supreme Court, comes this fascinating book about the history and evolution of the highest court in the land.sheds light on the centuries of change and upheaval that transformed the Supreme Court from its uncertain beginnings into the remarkable institution that thrives and endures today. From the early days of circuit-riding, when justices who also served as trial judges traveled thousands of miles per year on horseback to hear cases, to the changes in civil rights ushered in by Earl Warren and Thurgood Marshall; from foundational decisions such asto modern-day cases such asJustice OConnor weaves together stories and lessons from the history of the Court, charting turning points and pivotal moments that have helped define our nations progress.With unparalleled insight and her unique perspective as a history-making figure, Justice OConnor takes us on a personal exploration, painting vivid pictures of Justices in history, including Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., one of the greatest jurists of all time; Thurgood Marshall, whose understated and succinct style would come to transform oral argument; William O. Douglas, called The Lone Ranger because of his impassioned and frequent dissents; and John Roberts, whom Justice OConnor considers to be the finest practitioner of oral argument she has ever witnessed in Court. We get a rare glimpse into the Supreme Courts inner workings: how cases are chosen for hearing; the personal relationships that exist among the Justices; and the customs and traditions, both public and private, that bind one generation of jurists to the nextfrom the seating arrangements at Court lunches to the fiercely competitive basketball games played in the Court Buildings top-floor gymnasium, the so-called highest court in the land.Wise, candid, and assured,is a rich offering of inspiring stories of one of our countrys most important institutions, from one of our countrys most respected pioneers.[A] succinct, snappy account of how todays courtso powerful, so controversial and so frequently dissected by the mediaevolved from such startlingly humble and uncertain beginnings.A brief and accessible history of the nations highest court, narrated by a true historical figure and a jurisprudential giant.A vibrantly personal book [that] displays OConnors uncommon common sense, her dry wit and her reverence for the nations institutions.Full of riveting anecdotes . . . a compact history . . . albeit a more lighthearted, personality-filled one than you might find in a high school classroom.
/book/show/7089366-the-prisoner-of-zenda?from_search=true	Anthony Hope	The Prisoner of Zenda: Being the History of Three Months in the Life of an English Gentleman	Anthony Hope's swashbuckling romance transports his English gentleman hero, Rudolf Rassendyll, from a comfortable life in London to fast-moving adventures in Ruritania, a mythical land steeped in political intrigue. Rassendyll bears a striking resemblance to Rudolf Elphberg who is about to be crowned King of Ruritania. When the rival to the throne, Black Michael of StrelsaAnthony Hope's swashbuckling romance transports his English gentleman hero, Rudolf Rassendyll, from a comfortable life in London to fast-moving adventures in Ruritania, a mythical land steeped in political intrigue. Rassendyll bears a striking resemblance to Rudolf Elphberg who is about to be crowned King of Ruritania. When the rival to the throne, Black Michael of Strelsau, attempts to seize power by imprisoning Elphberg in the Castle of Zenda, Rassendyll is obliged to impersonate the King to uphold the rightful sovereignty and ensure political stability. Rassendyll endures a trial of strength in his encounters with the notorious Rupert of Hentzau, and a test of a different sort as he grows to love the Princess Flavia. Five times filmed, The Prisoner of Zenda has been deservedly popular as a classic of romance and adventure since its publication in 1894.
/book/show/148614.Why_Beauty_Is_Truth?from_search=true	Ian Stewart	Why Beauty Is Truth: A History of Symmetry	At the heart of relativity theory, quantum mechanics, string theory, and much of modern cosmology lies one concept: symmetry., world-famous mathematician Ian Stewart narrates the history of the emergence of this remarkable area of study. Stewart introduces us to such characters as the Renaissance Italian genius, rogue, scholar, and gambler Girolamo CAt the heart of relativity theory, quantum mechanics, string theory, and much of modern cosmology lies one concept: symmetry., world-famous mathematician Ian Stewart narrates the history of the emergence of this remarkable area of study. Stewart introduces us to such characters as the Renaissance Italian genius, rogue, scholar, and gambler Girolamo Cardano, who stole the modern method of solving cubic equations and published it in the first important book on algebra, and the young revolutionary Evariste Galois, who refashioned the whole of mathematics and founded the field of group theory only to die in a pointless duel over a woman before his work was published. Stewart also explores the strange numerology of real mathematics, in which particular numbers have unique and unpredictable properties related to symmetry. He shows how Wilhelm Killing discovered Lie groups with 14, 52, 78, 133, and 248 dimensions-groups whose very existence is a profound puzzle. Finally, Stewart describes the world beyond superstrings: the octonionic symmetries that may explain the very existence of the universe.
/book/show/24886657-the-comedians?from_search=true	Kliph Nesteroff	The Comedians: Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels, and the History of American Comedy	In, comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff brings to life a century of American comedy with real-life characters, forgotten stars, mainstream heroes and counterculture iconoclasts. Based on over two hundred original interviews and extensive archival research, Nesteroffs groundbreaking work is a narrative exploration of the way comedians have reflected, shaped, andIn, comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff brings to life a century of American comedy with real-life characters, forgotten stars, mainstream heroes and counterculture iconoclasts. Based on over two hundred original interviews and extensive archival research, Nesteroffs groundbreaking work is a narrative exploration of the way comedians have reflected, shaped, and changed American culture over the past one hundred years.Starting with the vaudeville circuit at the turn of the last century, Nesteroff introduces the first stand-up comedianan emcee who abandoned physical shtick for straight jokes. After the repeal of Prohibition, Mafia-run supper clubs replaced speakeasies, and mobsters replaced vaudeville impresarios as the comedians primary employer. In the 1950s, the late-night talk show brought stand-up to a wide public, while Lenny Bruce, Mort Sahl, and Jonathan Winters attacked conformity and staged a comedy rebellion in coffeehouses. From comedys part in the Civil Rights movement and the social upheaval of the late 1960s, to the first comedy clubs of the 1970s and the cocaine-fueled comedy boom of the 1980s,culminates with a new era of media-driven celebrity in the twenty-first century.
/book/show/17573678-servants?from_search=true	Lucy Lethbridge	Servants: A Downstairs History of Britain from the Nineteenth-Century to Modern Times	From the immense staff running a lavish Edwardian estate and the lonely maid-of-all-work cooking in a cramped middle-class house to the poor child doing chores in a slightly less poor household, servants were essential to the British way of life. They were hired not only for their skills but also toFrom the immense staff running a lavish Edwardian estate and the lonely maid-of-all-work cooking in a cramped middle-class house to the poor child doing chores in a slightly less poor household, servants were essential to the British way of life. They were hired not only for their skills but also to demonstrate the social standing of their employerseven as they were required to tread softly and blend into the background. More than simply the laboring class serving the upper crustas popular culture would have us believethey were a diverse group that shaped and witnessed major changes in the modern home, family, and social order.Spanning over a hundred years, Lucy Lethbridgein this best type of history ()brings to life through letters and diaries the voices of countless men and women who have been largely ignored by the historical record. She also interviews former and current servants for their recollections of this waning profession.At the fore are the experiences of young girls who slept in damp corners of basements, kitchen maids who were required to stir eggs until the yolks were perfectly centered, and cleaners who had to scrub floors on their hands and knees despite the wide availability of vacuum cleaners. We also meet a lord who solved his inability to open a window by throwing a brick through it and Winston Churchills butler who did not think Churchill would know how to dress on his own.A compassionate and discerning exploration of the complex relationship between the server, the served, and the world they lived in,opens a window onto British society from the Edwardian period to the present.
/book/show/6615857-history-is-wrong?from_search=true	Erich von Dniken Nicholas Quaintmere (Translator)	History is Wrong	Erich von Daniken again shows his flair for revealing the truths that his contemporaries have missed. After closely analyzing hundreds of ancient and apparently unrelated texts, he is now ready to proclaim that human history is nothing like the world religions claim and he has the proof!In History Is Wrong, Erich von Daniken takes a closer look at the fascinating VoyniErich von Daniken again shows his flair for revealing the truths that his contemporaries have missed. After closely analyzing hundreds of ancient and apparently unrelated texts, he is now ready to proclaim that human history is nothing like the world religions claim and he has the proof!In History Is Wrong, Erich von Daniken takes a closer look at the fascinating Voynich manuscript, which has defied all attempts at decryption since its discovery, and makes some intriguing revelations about the equally incredible Book of Enoch.History Is Wrong will challenge your intellect...and maybe a few long-held beliefs. This is Erich von Daniken's best book in years!
/book/show/252116.History_on_Trial?from_search=true	Deborah E. Lipstadt	History on Trial: My Day in Court with a Holocaust Denier	
/book/show/206955.Communism?from_search=true	Richard Pipes	Communism: A History	With astonishing authority and clarity, Richard Pipes has fused a lifetimes scholarship into a single focused history of Communism, from its hopeful birth as a theory to its miserable death as a practice. At its heart, the book is a history of the Soviet Union, the most comprehensive reorganization of human society ever attempted by a nation-state. This is the story of hoWith astonishing authority and clarity, Richard Pipes has fused a lifetimes scholarship into a single focused history of Communism, from its hopeful birth as a theory to its miserable death as a practice. At its heart, the book is a history of the Soviet Union, the most comprehensive reorganization of human society ever attempted by a nation-state. This is the story of how the agitation of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels, two mid-nineteenth-century European thinkers and writers, led to a great and terrible world religion that brought down a mighty empire, consumed the world in conflict, and left in its wake a devastation whose full costs can only now be tabulated.
/book/show/55039.1066?from_search=true	Andrew Bridgeford	1066: The Hidden History in the Bayeux Tapestry	This text presents a new reading of the Bayeux tapestry that radically alters our understanding of the events of 1066 and reveals the astonishing story of early Medieval Europe's greatest treasure.
/book/show/17469780-time-and-again?from_search=true	Deborah Heal	Time and Again (History Mystery, #1)	An old house + A new computer program = The travel opportunity of a lifetimeto another century.Abby Thomas is spending the summer in a run-down old house with a bratty pre-teen named Merrideth she is supposed to tutor. Not a dream job. But it does come with perks.Theres John Roberts, a devastatingly attractive neighbor who is almost too wonderful to be real.And theresAn old house + A new computer program = The travel opportunity of a lifetimeto another century.Abby Thomas is spending the summer in a run-down old house with a bratty pre-teen named Merrideth she is supposed to tutor. Not a dream job. But it does come with perks.Theres John Roberts, a devastatingly attractive neighbor who is almost too wonderful to be real.And theres the new computer program Beautiful Housesalso too amazing to be real. No one knows how it works, but with it she can rewind and fast-forward the lives of all the people who ever lived in the house, including Charlotte Miles.In 1858, the house is a train stop on the Alton & Chicago Line. And Charlotte is stuck there serving meals to the passengers, wondering if shell ever get to have any fun. And then she meets two travelers who change her life forever.Theres James McGuire with whom she falls in love. And theres his boss, a young Springfield lawyer named Abraham Lincoln. His debate with political opponent Stephen Douglas catapults him onto the national stage. And it inspires Charlotte to take up the cause of abolition.The HouseA stop on the Alton & Chicago Line. A stop on the Underground Railroad.Watching the houses history unfold, Abby and Merrideth gain a new perspective on their own lives as time and again they see Gods loving hand in the lives of its inhabitants.
/book/show/21636649-the-bastard?from_search=true	Inez Kelley	The Bastard (The Baddest Boys in History, #1)	In the battle between good and evil, humans have never been more than collateral damage. Now they are prey. Mankind doesnt need a hero. It needs a sinner.Corrupt. Wicked. Nefarious. Contemptible.The Baddest Boys in History are back!You read about them in school. Now learn the truth. Real men. No vampires, no werewolves, no shifters. Just down and dirty raw power sin toIn the battle between good and evil, humans have never been more than collateral damage. Now they are prey. Mankind doesnt need a hero. It needs a sinner.Corrupt. Wicked. Nefarious. Contemptible.The Baddest Boys in History are back!You read about them in school. Now learn the truth. Real men. No vampires, no werewolves, no shifters. Just down and dirty raw power sin to sin, evil to evil, bad to bad. They fight for humanity. It was that or eternal damnation.They agreed to risk their souls. No one told them they would lose their hearts.Coming this summer, Inez Kelleys self-publishing debut.BADDEST BOYS IN HISTORY Book #1 THE BASTARDTHE BASTARD: Vike died in blood, in battle, in betrayal. His ruthlessness was second only to his brutality. Now one woman makes his blood sing and hell stop at nothing to save her. He only has to face half of Hell to do it.THE BEAUTY: Lacy is unknowingly descended from an ancient Holy line. Someone is slowly destroying her life and wants her dead. A fierce Viking comes to her rescue, and in his arms, she finds more than safety.THE BAD NEWS: If Vike cant protect Lacy, hell have to kill her. And for a bastard, whats one woman worth when the entire world is in jeopardy?
/book/show/137547.A_Brief_History_of_the_Druids?from_search=true	Peter Berresford Ellis	A Brief History of the Druids	Shrouded in legend, the mysterious cult of the ancient Druids continues to fascinate, inspiring latter-day imitators who often are only a poorly researched and romantic reflection of Druidic lore. In this compelling and readable history, respected Celtic scholar Peter Berresford Ellis explores who the Druids really were and what role they played in the Celtic world. EllisShrouded in legend, the mysterious cult of the ancient Druids continues to fascinate, inspiring latter-day imitators who often are only a poorly researched and romantic reflection of Druidic lore. In this compelling and readable history, respected Celtic scholar Peter Berresford Ellis explores who the Druids really were and what role they played in the Celtic world. Ellis provides a fresh and convincing interpretation of the facts, based on both archaeological and etymological findings. Remarkable ... offers much for the academician as well as the general reader. Fascinating reading!Joseph A. King, author of Ireland to North America
/book/show/624980.A_Sand_County_Almanac_And_Sketches_Here_And_There_American_Museum_Of_Natural_History_Special_Members_Edition?from_search=true	Aldo Leopold	A Sand County Almanac And Sketches Here And There - American Museum Of Natural History Special Members' Edition	This special edition of the highly acclaimed A Sand County Almanac commemorates the one-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Aldo Leopold, one of the foremost conservationists of our century. First published in 1949 and praised in The New York Times Book Review as full of beauty and vigor and bite, A Sand County Almanac combines some of the finest nature writing since TThis special edition of the highly acclaimed A Sand County Almanac commemorates the one-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Aldo Leopold, one of the foremost conservationists of our century. First published in 1949 and praised in The New York Times Book Review as full of beauty and vigor and bite, A Sand County Almanac combines some of the finest nature writing since Thoreau with an outspoken and highly ethical regard for America's relationship to the land.
/book/show/693423.An_Enquiry_Concerning_Human_Understanding_Other_Writings?from_search=true	David Hume Stephen Buckle (Editor)	An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding & Other Writings	David Hume's An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, first published in 1748, is a concise statement of Hume's central philosophical positions. It develops an account of human mental functioning which emphasizes the limits of human knowledge and the extent of our reliance on (non-rational) mental habits. It then applies that account to questions of free will and religioDavid Hume's An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding, first published in 1748, is a concise statement of Hume's central philosophical positions. It develops an account of human mental functioning which emphasizes the limits of human knowledge and the extent of our reliance on (non-rational) mental habits. It then applies that account to questions of free will and religious knowledge before closing with a defence of moderate scepticism. This volume, which presents a modified version of the definitive 1772 edition of the work, offers helpful annotation for the student reader, together with an introduction that sets this profoundly influential work in its philosophical and historical contexts. The volume also includes a selection of other works by Hume that throw light on both the circumstances of the work's genesis and its key themes and arguments.
/book/show/852554.History_of_the_Breast?from_search=true	Marilyn Yalom	History of the Breast	In this provocative, pioneering, and wholly engrossing cultural history, noted scholar Marilyn Yalom explores twenty-five thousand years of ideas, images, and perceptions of the female breast--in religion, psychology, politics, society, and the arts.Through the centuries, the breast has been laden with hugely powerful and contradictory meanings. There is the good breastIn this provocative, pioneering, and wholly engrossing cultural history, noted scholar Marilyn Yalom explores twenty-five thousand years of ideas, images, and perceptions of the female breast--in religion, psychology, politics, society, and the arts.Through the centuries, the breast has been laden with hugely powerful and contradictory meanings. There is the good breast of reverence and life, the breast that nourishes infants and entire communities, as depicted in ancient idols, fifteenth-century Italian Madonnas, and representations of equality in the French Revolution. Then there is the bad breast of Ezekiel's wanton harlots, Shakespeare's Lady Macbeth, and the torpedo-breasted dominatrix, symbolizing enticement and aggression. Yalom examines these contradictions--and illuminates the implications behind them.A fascinating, astute, and richly allusive journey from Paleolithic goddesses to modern day feminists,is full of insight and surprises. As Yalom says, I intend to make you think about women's breasts as you never have before. In this, she succeeds brilliantly.
/book/show/23342819-rewriting-history?from_search=true	Missy Johnson Carly Grey	Rewriting History	What do you do when being with the man you love is forbidden?You hide it.Our relationship is secret because he's my teacher, but it wasn't always that way. We met online, when I lied about my age. For six months we built a friendship that slowly moved into something more.What i wasn't expecting was for my lies to unravel like they did when he walked into that classroom.What do you do when being with the man you love is forbidden?You hide it.Our relationship is secret because he's my teacher, but it wasn't always that way. We met online, when I lied about my age. For six months we built a friendship that slowly moved into something more.What i wasn't expecting was for my lies to unravel like they did when he walked into that classroom. We're too far gone to try and deny our feelings for each other, so we sneak around like we are ashamed of how we feel.We steal kisses or the touch of a hand when nobody is watching.The problem is, somebody is always watching and when things go wrong, they have the potential to ruin everything.
/book/show/408204.Ideas?from_search=true	Peter Watson	Ideas: A History of Thought and Invention, from Fire to Freud	Peter Watson's hugely ambitious and stimulating history of ideas from deep antiquity to the present dayfrom the invention of writing, mathematics, science, and philosophy to the rise of such concepts as the law, sacrifice, democracy, and the souloffers an illuminated path to a greater understanding of our world and ourselves.
/book/show/262762.Cultural_Amnesia?from_search=true	Clive James	Cultural Amnesia: Necessary Memories from History and the Arts	Finally in paperback after six hardcover printings, this international bestseller is an encyclopedic A-Z masterpiecethe perfect introduction to the very core of Western humanism. Clive James rescues, or occasionally destroys, the careers of many of the greatest thinkers, humanists, musicians, artists, and philosophers of the twentieth century. Soaring to Montaigne-like heFinally in paperback after six hardcover printings, this international bestseller is an encyclopedic A-Z masterpiecethe perfect introduction to the very core of Western humanism. Clive James rescues, or occasionally destroys, the careers of many of the greatest thinkers, humanists, musicians, artists, and philosophers of the twentieth century. Soaring to Montaigne-like heights,is precisely the book to burnish these memories of a Western civilization that James fears is nearly lost.
/book/show/27132749-the-natural-history-of-us?from_search=true	Rachel  Harris	The Natural History of Us (The Fine Art of Pretending, #2)	One class assignment. One second chance at love. The school player is all in. Now he needs to win back the sweet commitment girl who's forever owned his heart.Justin Carter has a secret. He's not the total player Fairfield Academy believes him to be. Not really. In fact, he used to be a one-woman guy...and his feelings for her never went away. Too bad he broke her heart tOne class assignment. One second chance at love. The school player is all in. Now he needs to win back the sweet commitment girl who's forever owned his heart.Justin Carter has a secret. He's not the total player Fairfield Academy believes him to be. Not really. In fact, he used to be a one-woman guy...and his feelings for her never went away. Too bad he broke her heart three years ago and made sure to ruin any chance she'd ever forgive him.Peyton Williams is a liar. She pretends to be whole, counting down the days until graduation and helping her parents at the family ranch. But the truth is, she's done everything she can to get over Justin, and salvation is just around the corner. With graduation one short month away, she'll soon break free from the painful memories and start her life fresh. Of course, she has to get through working with him on one last assignment first.For Justin, nothing ever felt as right as being with Peyton, and now that fate's given him a shot at redemption, he's determined to make the most of it. And for Peyton...well, Justin Carter has always been her kryptonite.
/book/show/64881.Europeana?from_search=true	Patrik Ouednk Gerald Turner (Translator)	Europeana: A Brief History of the Twentieth Century	Told in an informal, mesmerizing voice, Ourednk represents the twentieth century in all its contradictions and grand illusions, demonstrating that nothing substantial has changed between 1900 and 1999humanity is still hopeful for the future and still mired in age-old conflicts. As he demonstrates that nothing can be reduced to a single, true viewpoint, Ourednk mixes harTold in an informal, mesmerizing voice, Ourednk represents the twentieth century in all its contradictions and grand illusions, demonstrating that nothing substantial has changed between 1900 and 1999humanity is still hopeful for the future and still mired in age-old conflicts. As he demonstrates that nothing can be reduced to a single, true viewpoint, Ourednk mixes hard facts and idiosyncratic observations, highlighting the horror and absurdity of the twentieth century and the further absurdity of attempting to narrate this history.
/book/show/89481.A_History_of_the_Middle_East?from_search=true	Peter Mansfield Nicolas Pelham	A History of the Middle East	Over the centuries, the Middle East has confounded the dreams of conquerors and peacemakers alike. In this classic work, Peter Mansfield follows the historic struggle of the region over the last two hundred years. This new edition updates recent developments in the Middle East, including the turbulent events in Afghanistan, the troubled relationship between the U.S. and IrOver the centuries, the Middle East has confounded the dreams of conquerors and peacemakers alike. In this classic work, Peter Mansfield follows the historic struggle of the region over the last two hundred years. This new edition updates recent developments in the Middle East, including the turbulent events in Afghanistan, the troubled relationship between the U.S. and Iraq, the continuing Arab-Israeli conflict, and the rise of Islamic Jihad. Incisive and illuminating,is essential reading for anyone wishing to understand what is perhaps the most crucial and volatile nerve center of the modern world.
/book/show/128733.The_Endurance?from_search=true	Caroline Alexander American Museum of Natural History	The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition	Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition with the astonishing unpublished photography of Frank Hurley
/book/show/237563.The_Annotated_Mona_Lisa?from_search=true	Carol Strickland	The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern	A layman's guide to art history provides the reader with a basic working knowledge of art and its influence on society.
/book/show/186364.Cup_of_Gold?from_search=true	John Steinbeck Susan F. Beegel (Introduction)	Cup of Gold: A Life of Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, with Occasional Reference to History	From the mid-1650s through the 1660s, Henry Morgan, a pirate and outlaw of legendary viciousness, ruled the Spanish Main. He ravaged the coasts of Cuba and America, striking terror wherever he went. Morgan was obsessive. He had two driving ambitions: to possess the beautiful woman called La Santa Roja and to conquer Panama, the cup of gold. Steinbecks first novel and soFrom the mid-1650s through the 1660s, Henry Morgan, a pirate and outlaw of legendary viciousness, ruled the Spanish Main. He ravaged the coasts of Cuba and America, striking terror wherever he went. Morgan was obsessive. He had two driving ambitions: to possess the beautiful woman called La Santa Roja and to conquer Panama, the cup of gold. Steinbecks first novel and sole work of historical fiction, Cup of Gold is a lush, lyrical swashbuckling pirate fantasy, and sure to add new dimensions to readers perceptions of this all-American writer. This edition features an introduction by Susan F. Beegel.
/book/show/55236.The_Irony_of_American_History?from_search=true	Reinhold Niebuhr	The Irony of American History	Forged during the tumultuous but triumphant postwar years when America came of ageas a world power, The Irony of American History is more relevant now than ever before. Cited by politicians as diverse as Hillary Clinton and John McCain, Niebuhrs masterpiece on the incongruity between personal ideals and political reality is both an indictment of American moral complacencForged during the tumultuous but triumphant postwar years when America came of ageas a world power, The Irony of American History is more relevant now than ever before. Cited by politicians as diverse as Hillary Clinton and John McCain, Niebuhrs masterpiece on the incongruity between personal ideals and political reality is both an indictment of American moral complacency and a warning against the arrogance of virtue. Impassioned, eloquent, and deeply perceptive, Niebuhrs wisdom will cause readers to rethink their assumptions about right and wrong, war and peace.[Niebuhr] is one of my favorite philosophers. I take away [from his works] the compelling idea that theres serious evil in the world, and hardship and pain. And we should be humble and modest in our belief we can eliminate those things. But we shouldnt use that as an excuse for cynicism and inaction. I take away . . . the sense we have to make these efforts knowing they are hard.President Barack ObamaThe supreme American theologian of the twentieth century.Arthur Schlesinger Jr., New York TimesNiebuhr is important for the left today precisely because he warned about Americas tendencyincluding the lefts tendencyto do bad things in the name of idealism. His thought offers a much better understanding of where the Bush administration went wrong in Iraq.Kevin Mattson, The Good SocietyIrony provides the master key to understanding the myths and delusions that underpin American statecraft. . . . The most important book ever written on USforeign policy.Andrew J. Bacevich, from the Introduction
/book/show/124003.A_History_of_the_English_Language?from_search=true	Albert C. Baugh Thomas Cable	A History of the English Language	Comprehensive and balanced, this classic exploration of the history of the English language combines internal linguistic history and external cultural history from the Middle Ages to the present. The emphasis is on political, social and cultural forces that affect language.The fifth edition reflects the latest trends and statistics of the past 10 years in a revised and upComprehensive and balanced, this classic exploration of the history of the English language combines internal linguistic history and external cultural history from the Middle Ages to the present. The emphasis is on political, social and cultural forces that affect language.The fifth edition reflects the latest trends and statistics of the past 10 years in a revised and updated Chapter One, English Present and Future. It also provides a new section on gender issues and linguistic change and includes a thorough revision of Chapter 11, The English Language in America, including updated material on African American Vernacular English. Discusses Black English and varieties of English in both Africa and Asia, as well as varieties in the United States, Australia and Canada. Includes a map of American dialects. Provides examples of twentieth-century vocabulary.For multilingual readers or anyone who wishes to develop a well-rounded understanding of present-day English.
/book/show/10065595-a-queer-history-of-the-united-states?from_search=true	Michael Bronski	A Queer History of the United States	The first book to cover the entirety of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history, from pre-1492 to the present.In the 1620s, Thomas Morton broke from Plymouth Colony and founded Merrymount, which celebrated same-sex desire, atheism, and interracial marriage. Transgender evangelist Jemima Wilkinson, in the early 1800The first book to cover the entirety of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history, from pre-1492 to the present.In the 1620s, Thomas Morton broke from Plymouth Colony and founded Merrymount, which celebrated same-sex desire, atheism, and interracial marriage. Transgender evangelist Jemima Wilkinson, in the early 1800s, changed her name to Publick Universal Friend, refused to use pronouns, fought for gender equality, and led her own congregation in upstate New York. In the mid-nineteenth century, internationally famous Shakespearean actor Charlotte Cushman led an openly lesbian life, including a well-publicized female marriage. And in the late 1920s, Augustus Granville Dill was fired by W. E. B. Du Bois from the NAACPs magazine theafter being arrested for a homosexual encounter. These are just a few moments of queer history that Michael Bronski highlights in this groundbreaking book.Intellectually dynamic and endlessly provocative,is more than a whos who of queer history: it is a book that radically challenges how we understand American history. Drawing upon primary documents, literature, and cultural histories, noted scholar and activist Michael Bronski charts the breadth of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history, from 1492 to the 1990s, and has written a testament to how the LGBT experience has profoundly shaped our country, culture, and history.abounds with startling examples of unknown or often ignored aspects of American historythe ineffectiveness of sodomy laws in the colonies, the prevalence of cross-dressing women soldiers in the Civil War, the impact of new technologies on LGBT life in the nineteenth century, and how rock music and popular culture were, in large part, responsible for the devastating backlash against gay rights in the late 1970s. Most striking, Bronski documents how, over centuries, various incarnations of social purity movements have consistently attempted to regulate all sexuality, including fantasies, masturbation, and queer sex. Resisting these efforts, same-sex desire flourished and helped make America what it is today.At heart,is simply about American history. It is a book that will matter both to LGBT people and heterosexuals. This engrossing and revelatory history will make readers appreciate just how queer America really is.
/book/show/6107.The_Middle_Sea?from_search=true	John Julius Norwich	The Middle Sea: A History of the Mediterranean	A one-volume narrative history of the Mediterranean from Ancient Egypt to 1919. Written in the racy, readable prose for which the author is famous, this is colourful, character-driven history at its most enjoyable.This magnificent undertaking tackles a vast subject  vast in time (from the oldest surviving pyramid to the First World War); vast in geography (from GibraltarA one-volume narrative history of the Mediterranean from Ancient Egypt to 1919. Written in the racy, readable prose for which the author is famous, this is colourful, character-driven history at its most enjoyable.This magnificent undertaking tackles a vast subject  vast in time (from the oldest surviving pyramid to the First World War); vast in geography (from Gibraltar to Jerusalem); and vast in culture, including as it does the civilizations of the Phoenicians, the Ancient Egyptians, Greece, Carthage, Rome, Byzantium, as well as the Borgias and the Medicis, Mohammed and El Cid, Napoleon and Nelson, Moslems, Jews and Christians.is not a dry record of facts; it is a rackety read about historical figures  dissolute Popes and wily Emperors, noble-hearted Generals and beautiful Princesses. But his greatest strength is naval and military history: from the Crusades to the expulsion of the Moors from Spain; from Trafalgar to Gallipoli. Towns are besieged and sacked, Kingdoms are won and lost. The narrative covers the glories of Constantinople and Venice, and the stirring history of the islands of the Mediterranean  Malta, Sicily, Crete and Cyprus.is the culmination of John Julius Norwichs long and distinguished career as one of the greatest enthusiasts for anecdotal history, and the highways and byways of scholarship.
/book/show/181395.The_Tree?from_search=true	Colin Tudge	The Tree: A Natural History of What Trees Are, How They Live & Why They Matter	There are redwoods in California that were ancient by the time Columbus first landed, and pines still alive that germinated around the time humans invented writing. There are Douglas firs as tall as skyscrapers, and a banyan tree in Calcutta as big as a football field.From the tallest to the smallest, trees inspire wonder in all of us, and inColin Tudge travelsThere are redwoods in California that were ancient by the time Columbus first landed, and pines still alive that germinated around the time humans invented writing. There are Douglas firs as tall as skyscrapers, and a banyan tree in Calcutta as big as a football field.From the tallest to the smallest, trees inspire wonder in all of us, and inColin Tudge travels around the worldthroughout the United States, the Costa Rican rain forest, Panama and Brazil, India, New Zealand, China, and most of Europebringing to life stories and facts about the trees around us: how they grow old, how they eat and reproduce, how they talk to one another (and they do), and why they came to exist in the first place. He considers the pitfalls of being tall; the things that trees produce, from nuts and rubber to wood; and even the complicated debt that we as humans owe them.Tudge takes us to the Amazon in flood, when the water is deep enough to submerge the forest entirely and fish feed on fruit while river dolphins race through the canopy. He explains the memory of a tree: how those that have been shaken by wind grow thicker and sturdier, while those attacked by pests grow smaller leaves the following year; and reveals how it is that the same trees found in the United States are also native to China (but not Europe).From tiny saplings to centuries-old redwoods and desert palms, from the backyards of the American heartland to the rain forests of the Amazon and the bamboo forests, Colin Tudge takes the reader on a journey through history and illuminates our ever-present but often ignored companions. A blend of history, science, philosophy, and environmentalism,is an engaging and elegant look at the life of the tree and what modern research tells us about their future.
/book/show/28957268-queer?from_search=true	Meg-John Barker Julia Scheele (Illustrations)	Queer: A Graphic History	Activist-academic Meg-John Barker and cartoonist Julia Scheele illuminate the histories of queer thought and LGBTQ+ action in this groundbreaking non-fiction graphic novel.From identity politics and gender roles to privilege and exclusion, Queer explores how we came to view sex, gender and sexuality in the ways that we do; how these ideas get tangled up with our culture anActivist-academic Meg-John Barker and cartoonist Julia Scheele illuminate the histories of queer thought and LGBTQ+ action in this groundbreaking non-fiction graphic novel.From identity politics and gender roles to privilege and exclusion, Queer explores how we came to view sex, gender and sexuality in the ways that we do; how these ideas get tangled up with our culture and our understanding of biology, psychology and sexology; and how these views have been disputed and challenged.Along the way we look at key landmarks which shift our perspective of whats normal  Alfred Kinseys view of sexuality as a spectrum, Judith Butlers view of gendered behaviour as a performance, the play Wicked, or moments in Casino Royale when were invited to view James Bond with the kind of desiring gaze usually directed at female bodies in mainstream media.Presented in a brilliantly engaging and witty style, this is a unique portrait of the universe of queer thinking.
/book/show/10687.A_History_of_Britain?from_search=true	Simon Schama	A History of Britain: The Fate Of Empire 1776-2000 (A History of Britain, #3)	Simon Schamas dramatic, broad-ranging, and immensely readable epic history of Britain reaches its triumphant conclusion in this third and final volume, which stretches from the American Revolution to the present.
/book/show/8906220-the-secret-history-of-mi6?from_search=true	Keith Jeffery	The Secret History of MI6	The authorized history of the world's oldest foreign intelligence service, drawing on hitherto secret documents. Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) was born a century ago amid fears of the rising power of other countries, especially Germany. The next 40 years saw MI6 taking an increasingly important & largely hidden role in shaping history. This revelatory accThe authorized history of the world's oldest foreign intelligence service, drawing on hitherto secret documents. Britain's Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) was born a century ago amid fears of the rising power of other countries, especially Germany. The next 40 years saw MI6 taking an increasingly important & largely hidden role in shaping history. This revelatory account draws on a wealth of archival materials never before seen by outsiders to unveil the inner workings of the world's 1st spy agency. MI6's early days were haphazard but it was quickly forged into an effective organization during WWI. During the war years, MI6 also formed ties with the USA--harbingers of a relationship that would become vital to both. These early years also saw the development of techniques that would become plot devices in books & films--forgery, invisible ink, disguises, concealing mechanisms etc. The interwar years were nominally peaceful, but Britain perceived numerous threats, all of which MI6 was expected to keep tabs on. The outbreak of WWII again caught MI6 off balance, & high-profile blunders (& the memoirs of MI6 operatives like Graham Greene) created an impression of ineffectiveness. At the same time the service was pioneering cryptography at Bletchley Park, breaking the Enigma code & devising the methods & equipment inspiring Ian Fleming's novels. The aftermath of WWII was as dramatic as the war itself had been, because 1945-49 saw not only the end of the British Empire but also the emergence of a new sort of conflict--the Cold War. We witness MI6 wrestling with these epic changes as it tightens its bonds with the newly christened CIA, changes that would dictate the shape of the service & the world for decades.
/book/show/55333.Killing_Pablo_?from_search=true	Mark Bowden	Killing Pablo : The Hunt for the Richest, Most Powerful Criminal in History	This work charts the rise and spectacular fall of the Colombian drug lord, Pablo Escobar, richest and most powerful criminal in history. The book exposes the massive illegal operation by covert US Special Forces and intelligence services to hunt down and assassinate Escobar. It is a story that has rarely been told before: Mark Bowden has had exclusive access to highly clasThis work charts the rise and spectacular fall of the Colombian drug lord, Pablo Escobar, richest and most powerful criminal in history. The book exposes the massive illegal operation by covert US Special Forces and intelligence services to hunt down and assassinate Escobar. It is a story that has rarely been told before: Mark Bowden has had exclusive access to highly classified intelligence documents, secret surveillance footage and Escobar's wiretap transcripts, and interviewed all the major players in the manhunt. The book sets out to combine the energy of a Tom Clancy techno-thriller and the detail of award-winning investigative journalism.
/book/show/18693727-property-of-a-lady-faire?from_search=true	Simon R. Green	Property of a Lady Faire (Secret Histories #8)	Call me Drood, Eddie Drood. Some know me as Shaman Bond and most simply dont want to know me at all. For centuries, my famCall me Drood, Eddie Drood. Some know me as Shaman Bond and most simply dont want to know me at all. For centuries, my family has been keeping the things that lurk on the darker side of existence as far away as possible from humans like you, without you even knowing were there.Unfortunately for us, not everybody appreciates what we Droods do. Recently, I personally managed to survive yet another attempt on my life, but the rest of my relatives werent so lucky. My parents are missing in action. My grandfather has been murdered. And the future of my family lies in the iron grasp of the Lady Faire, an incredibly seductive, mysterious, and powerful being.She possesses an ancient object that can save them. I have to steal it from her. Easy enough to say, difficultand very, very dangerousto do...
/book/show/8422816-a-brief-history-of-the-samurai-brief-history?from_search=true	Jonathan Clements	A Brief History of the Samurai (Brief History	
/book/show/6740213-natural-experiments-of-history?from_search=true	Jared Diamond (editor) James A. Robinson	Natural Experiments of History	Some central questions in the natural and social sciences can't be answered by controlled laboratory experiments. This book looks at the use of natural experiments or the comparative method.
/book/show/290217.Eyewitness_to_History?from_search=true	John Carey	Eyewitness to History	
/book/show/83275.The_Gay_Science?from_search=true	Friedrich Nietzsche Adrian Del Caro (Translator) Bernard Williams (Editor)	The Gay Science	Nietzsche wrote The Gay Science, which he later described as perhaps my most personal book, when he was at the height of his intellectual powers, and the reader will find it an extensive and sophisticated treatment of the philosophical themes and views most central to Nietzsche's own thought and most influential on later thinkers. This volume presents the work in a new tNietzsche wrote The Gay Science, which he later described as perhaps my most personal book, when he was at the height of his intellectual powers, and the reader will find it an extensive and sophisticated treatment of the philosophical themes and views most central to Nietzsche's own thought and most influential on later thinkers. This volume presents the work in a new translation by Josefine Nauckhoff, with an introduction by Bernard Williams that elucidates the work's main themes and discusses their continuing importance.
/book/show/150437.A_Farewell_to_Alms?from_search=true	Gregory Clark	A Farewell to Alms: A Brief Economic History of the World	Why are some parts of the world so rich and others so poor? Why did the Industrial Revolution--and the unprecedented economic growth that came with it--occur in eighteenth-century England, and not at some other time, or in some other place? Why didn't industrialization make the whole world rich--and why did it make large parts of the world even poorer? In A Farewell to AlWhy are some parts of the world so rich and others so poor? Why did the Industrial Revolution--and the unprecedented economic growth that came with it--occur in eighteenth-century England, and not at some other time, or in some other place? Why didn't industrialization make the whole world rich--and why did it make large parts of the world even poorer? In A Farewell to Alms, Gregory Clark tackles these profound questions and suggests a new and provocative way in which culture--not exploitation, geography, or resources--explains the wealth, and the poverty, of nations.Countering the prevailing theory that the Industrial Revolution was sparked by the sudden development of stable political, legal, and economic institutions in seventeenth-century Europe, Clark shows that such institutions existed long before industrialization. He argues instead that these institutions gradually led to deep cultural changes by encouraging people to abandon hunter-gatherer instincts-violence, impatience, and economy of effort-and adopt economic habits-hard work, rationality, and education.The problem, Clark says, is that only societies that have long histories of settlement and security seem to develop the cultural characteristics and effective workforces that enable economic growth. For the many societies that have not enjoyed long periods of stability, industrialization has not been a blessing. Clark also dissects the notion, championed by Jared Diamond in Guns, Germs, and Steel, that natural endowments such as geography account for differences in the wealth of nations.A brilliant and sobering challenge to the idea that poor societies can be economically developed through outside intervention, A Farewell to Alms may change the way global economic history is understood.
/book/show/1690.The_City_of_God_against_the_Pagans?from_search=true	Augustine of Hippo R.W. Dyson (editor)	The City of God against the Pagans	This is the first new rendition for a generation of The City of God, the first major intellectual achievement of Latin Christianity and one of the classic texts of Western civilisation. When he began to write The City of God in 413, St. Augustine's intention was to defend the Christian Church against the charge of having brought about the Sack of Rome in 410. Outgrowing thThis is the first new rendition for a generation of The City of God, the first major intellectual achievement of Latin Christianity and one of the classic texts of Western civilisation. When he began to write The City of God in 413, St. Augustine's intention was to defend the Christian Church against the charge of having brought about the Sack of Rome in 410. Outgrowing this initial purpose, the work evolved into a detailed critique of the political and moral tradition of Rome and a synthesis of Platonism and Christianity which must stand as one of the most significant achievements in Western intellectual history. Apart from its intrinsic interest the Christian account of social and political relations which Augustine gives was to furnish one of the most fertile sources of material for the controversial literature of the middle ages. R. W. Dyson has produced a complete, accurate, authoritative and fluent translation of The City of God, edited together with full biographical notes, a concise introduction, bibliographical note and chronology of Augustine's life.
/book/show/272058.The_History_of_Mary_Prince?from_search=true	Mary Prince	The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave Narrative	Born in Bermuda to a house slave in 1788, Mary Prince suffered the first of many soul-shattering experiences in her life when she was separated from her parents and siblings at the age of twelve. Subjected to bodily and sexual abuse by subsequent masters, she was bought and sold several times before she was ultimately freed.The first black woman to break the bonds of slaveBorn in Bermuda to a house slave in 1788, Mary Prince suffered the first of many soul-shattering experiences in her life when she was separated from her parents and siblings at the age of twelve. Subjected to bodily and sexual abuse by subsequent masters, she was bought and sold several times before she was ultimately freed.The first black woman to break the bonds of slavery in the British colonies and publish a record of her experiences, Prince vividly recalls her life in the West Indies, her rebellion against physical and psychological degradation, and her eventual escape in 1828 in England. Her straightforward, often poetic account of immense anguish, separation from her husband, and struggle for freedom inflamed public opinion during a period when stormy debates on abolition were common in both the United States and England.This edition also includes a substantial supplement by Thomas Pringle, the original editor, as well as another brief slave account: The Narrative of Asa-Asa, a Captured African.Essential reading for students of African-American studies, Mary Princes classic account of determination and endurance aids in filling the many gaps in black womens history.
/book/show/1099085.The_Underground_History_of_American_Education?from_search=true	John Taylor Gatto	The Underground History of American Education: An Intimate Investigation Into the Prison of Modern Schooling	History of American Education
/book/show/625791.Stupid_History?from_search=true	Leland Gregory	Stupid History: Tales of Stupidity, Strangeness, and Mythconceptions Throughout the Ages	Stupid History: Tales of Stupidity, Strangeness, and Mythconceptions Throughout the Ages
/book/show/11795944-history-of-the-united-states?from_search=true	Charles A. Beard	History of the United States	This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
/book/show/1153149.The_Outline_of_History_Vols_I_and_II?from_search=true	H.G. Wells	The Outline of History, Vols. I and II (of 4)	Several revised versions were produced during Wells' lifetime. He kept notes on factual corrections he received from educators around the world. The last revision in his lifetime was published in 1939. In 1949, an expanded version was produced by author & scholar Raymond Postgate, whose additional material initially expanded the timeline thru WWII, with subsequent addiSeveral revised versions were produced during Wells' lifetime. He kept notes on factual corrections he received from educators around the world. The last revision in his lifetime was published in 1939. In 1949, an expanded version was produced by author & scholar Raymond Postgate, whose additional material initially expanded the timeline thru WWII, with subsequent additions thru 1969. Postgate respected that readers wished to hear the views of Wells, not Postgate & endeavored to preserve the original authorial voice in his revisions. In the later editions, G.P. Wells, the author's son, updated the early chapters about prehistory to reflect current theories; previous editions, for instance, reflected the credence given to the Piltdown Man hoax. The final edition appeared in 1971, but earlier editions are still in print.
/book/show/30738674-brokeback-fjellet?from_search=true	Annie Proulx Ragnhild Eikli (Translator)	Brokeback-fjellet : Historier fra Wyoming	Livet er rtt og hardt, landskapet er stort og pent i Annie Proulx' noveller. Ranchliv, cowboyliv og rodeoliv str i fokus - fjernt fra idyll og fjernt fra all westernromantikk. Her er fortellinger om ensomhet, br vold, barsk humor og kjrlighet p avveier og bar bakke, og samlingen inneholder ogs fortellingen bak filmen 'Brokeback Mountain'. Annie Proulx har mottatt enLivet er rtt og hardt, landskapet er stort og pent i Annie Proulx' noveller. Ranchliv, cowboyliv og rodeoliv str i fokus - fjernt fra idyll og fjernt fra all westernromantikk. Her er fortellinger om ensomhet, br vold, barsk humor og kjrlighet p avveier og bar bakke, og samlingen inneholder ogs fortellingen bak filmen 'Brokeback Mountain'. Annie Proulx har mottatt en rekke litterre priser, bl.a. Pulitzer-prisen.
/book/show/120827.The_Savage_Stone_Age?from_search=true	Terry Deary Martin    Brown (Illustrator)	The Savage Stone Age	Read on for incredible information on nasty Neanderthals, awesome archaeologists and curious cave paintings. Find out about the truth of Stonehenge and what suffering scientists do with Stone Age poo.
/book/show/17572151-doctor-who?from_search=true	Alan Kistler	Doctor Who: A History	Airing the day after JFK's assassination, the first episode, An Unearthly Child, humbly launched one of the entertainment worlds first super-brands. We begin with a look at the programming of the day and the original pitch documents for this family show before delving into the Daleks, which almost didn't make the cut. After three years, 1st Doctor William Hartnell left,Airing the day after JFK's assassination, the first episode, An Unearthly Child, humbly launched one of the entertainment worlds first super-brands. We begin with a look at the programming of the day and the original pitch documents for this family show before delving into the Daleks, which almost didn't make the cut. After three years, 1st Doctor William Hartnell left, prompting the BBC to recast their hit rather than ending it, giving us the first regeneration and making television history. We follow the succession of doctorsincluding 3rd Doctor Jon Pertwee, exiled to Earth with his Moriarty in The Masterand see how the program reflected the feminism of the 1970s while gaining mainstream popularity with 4th Doctor Tom Baker ... until declining support from the BBC led to cancelation. Yet millions worldwide continued to enjoy the Whoniverse in syndication, novels, audio dramas, comics and. A new age dawned in 2005 with 9th Doctor Christopher Eccleston and a serious special effects budget. 10th Doctor David Tennant helped rocket the series back to international popularity and a new era of spinoffs. With Matt Smith as 11th doctor, the show has become a success here in America, where it was long considered just a cult classic. Featuring discussions of the show's concepts and characters and interviews and insights from producers, writers, and actors from across the years; current and former editors and writers of; and the titular heroes themselves, here is a rich, behind-the-camera investigation into the dazzling multiverse of.
/book/show/16863.Near_a_Thousand_Tables?from_search=true	Felipe Fernndez-Armesto	Near a Thousand Tables: A History of Food	Inacclaimed food historian Felipe Fernndez-Armesto tells the fascinating story of food as cultural as well as culinary history -- a window on the history of mankind.In this appetizingly provocativebook, he guides readers through the eight great revolutions in the world history of food: the origins of cooking, which set humInacclaimed food historian Felipe Fernndez-Armesto tells the fascinating story of food as cultural as well as culinary history -- a window on the history of mankind.In this appetizingly provocativebook, he guides readers through the eight great revolutions in the world history of food: the origins of cooking, which set humankind on a course apart from other species; the ritualization of eating, which brought magic and meaning into people's relationship with what they ate; the inception of herding and the invention of agriculture, perhaps the two greatest revolutions of all; the rise of inequality, which led to the development of haute cuisine; the long-range trade in food which, practically alone, broke down cultural barriers; the ecological exchanges, which revolutionized the global distribution of plants and livestock; and, finally, the industrialization and globalization of mass-produced food.From prehistoric snail herding to Roman banquets to Big Macs to genetically modified tomatoes,is a full-course meal of extraordinary narrative, brilliant insight, and fascinating explorations that will satisfy the hungriest of readers.
/book/show/96887.Happiness?from_search=true	Darrin M. McMahon	Happiness: A History	Today, human beings tend to think of happiness as a natural right. But they havent always felt this way. For the ancient Greeks, happiness meant virtue. For the Romans, it implied prosperity and divine favor. For Christians, happiness was synonymous with God. Throughout history, happiness has been equated regularly with the highest human calling, the most perfect human stToday, human beings tend to think of happiness as a natural right. But they havent always felt this way. For the ancient Greeks, happiness meant virtue. For the Romans, it implied prosperity and divine favor. For Christians, happiness was synonymous with God. Throughout history, happiness has been equated regularly with the highest human calling, the most perfect human state. Yet its only within the past two hundred years that human beings have begun to think of happiness as not just an earthly possibility but also as an earthly entitlement, even an obligation. In this sweeping new book, historian Darrin M. McMahon argues that our modern belief in happiness is the product of a dramatic revolution in human expectations carried out since the eighteenth century.In the tradition of works by Peter Gay and Simon Schama,draws on a multitude of sources, including art and architecture, poetry and scripture, music and theology, and literature and myth, to offer a sweeping intellectual history of mans most elusive yet coveted goal.
/book/show/23936056-how-we-got-to-now?from_search=true	Steven Johnson George Newbern (Narrator)	How We Got to Now: The History and Power of Great Ideas	From the New York Times--bestselling author of Where Good Ideas Come From and Everything Bad Is Good for You, a new look at the power and legacy of great ideas.In this illustrated volume, Steven Johnson explores the history of innovation over centuries, tracing facets of modern life (refrigeration, clocks, and eyeglass lenses, to name a few) from their creation by hobbyistFrom the New York Times--bestselling author of Where Good Ideas Come From and Everything Bad Is Good for You, a new look at the power and legacy of great ideas.In this illustrated volume, Steven Johnson explores the history of innovation over centuries, tracing facets of modern life (refrigeration, clocks, and eyeglass lenses, to name a few) from their creation by hobbyists, amateurs, and entrepreneurs to their unintended historical consequences. Filled with surprising stories of accidental genius and brilliant mistakes--from the French publisher who invented the phonograph before Edison but forgot to include playback, to the Hollywood movie star who helped invent the technology behind Wi-Fi and Bluetooth--How We Got to Now investigates the secret history behind the everyday objects of contemporary life.In his trademark style, Johnson examines unexpected connections between seemingly unrelated fields: how the invention of air-conditioning enabled the largest migration of human beings in the history of the species--to cities such as Dubai or Phoenix, which would otherwise be virtually uninhabitable; how pendulum clocks helped trigger the industrial revolution; and how clean water made it possible to manufacture computer chips. Accompanied by a major six-part television series on PBS, How We Got to Now is the story of collaborative networks building the modern world, written in the provocative, informative, and engaging style that has earned Johnson fans around the globe.
/book/show/264288.After_the_Ice?from_search=true	Steven Mithen	After the Ice: A Global Human History 20,000-5000 BC	20,000 B.C., the peak of the last ice age--the atmosphere is heavy with dust, deserts, and glaciers span vast regions, and people, if they survive at all, exist in small, mobile groups, facing the threat of extinction.But these people live on the brink of seismic change--10,000 years of climate shifts culminating in abrupt global warming that will usher in a fundamentally20,000 B.C., the peak of the last ice age--the atmosphere is heavy with dust, deserts, and glaciers span vast regions, and people, if they survive at all, exist in small, mobile groups, facing the threat of extinction.But these people live on the brink of seismic change--10,000 years of climate shifts culminating in abrupt global warming that will usher in a fundamentally changed human world.is the story of this momentous period--one in which a seemingly minor alteration in temperature could presage anything from the spread of lush woodland to the coming of apocalyptic floods--and one in which we find the origins of civilization itself.Drawing on the latest research in archaeology, human genetics, and environmental science,takes the reader on a sweeping tour of 15,000 years of human history. Steven Mithen brings this world to life through the eyes of an imaginary modern traveler--John Lubbock, namesake of the great Victorian polymath and author of. With Lubbock, readers visit and observe communities and landscapes, experiencing prehistoric life--from aboriginal hunting parties in Tasmania, to the corralling of wild sheep in the central Sahara, to the efforts of the Guila Naquitz people in Oaxaca to combat drought with agricultural innovations.Part history, part science, part time travel,offers an evocative and uniquely compelling portrayal of diverse cultures, lives, and landscapes that laid the foundations of the modern world.
/book/show/13202023-in-meat-we-trust?from_search=true	Maureen Ogle	In Meat We Trust: An Unexpected History of Carnivore America	The untold story of how meat made America: a tale of the self-made magnates, pragmatic farmers, and impassioned activists who shaped us into the greatest eaters and providers of meat in historyThe moment European settlers arrived in North America, they began transforming the land into a meat-eater's paradise. Long before revolution turned colonies into nation, AmericansThe untold story of how meat made America: a tale of the self-made magnates, pragmatic farmers, and impassioned activists who shaped us into the greatest eaters and providers of meat in historyThe moment European settlers arrived in North America, they began transforming the land into a meat-eater's paradise. Long before revolution turned colonies into nation, Americans were eating meat on a scale the Old World could neither imagine nor provide: an average European was lucky to see meat once a week, while even a poor American man put away about two hundred pounds a year.Maureen Ogle guides us from that colonial paradise to the urban meat-making factories of the nineteenth century to the hyperefficient packing plants of the late twentieth century. From Swift and Armour to Tyson, Cargill, and ConAgra. From the 1880s cattle bonanza to 1980s feedlots. From agribusiness to today's local meat suppliers and organic countercuisine. Along the way, Ogle explains how Americans' carnivorous demands shaped urban landscapes, midwestern prairies, and western ranges, and how the American system of meat making became a source of both pride and controversy.
/book/show/6323931-the-secret-history-the-little-friend?from_search=true	Donna Tartt	The Secret History & The Little Friend	
/book/show/802379.What_is_Cultural_History_?from_search=true	Peter Burke	What is Cultural History?	This exciting introductory text offers an accessible guide to the past, present and future of cultural history, as it has been practised not only in the English-speaking world but in Continental Europe, Asia, South America and elsewhere.Burke begins by providing a discussion of the 'classic' phase of cultural history, associated with Jacob Burckhardt and Johan Huizinga,This exciting introductory text offers an accessible guide to the past, present and future of cultural history, as it has been practised not only in the English-speaking world but in Continental Europe, Asia, South America and elsewhere.Burke begins by providing a discussion of the 'classic' phase of cultural history, associated with Jacob Burckhardt and Johan Huizinga, and of the Marxist reaction, from Frederick Antal to Edward Thompson. He then charts the rise of cultural history in more recent times, concentrating on the work of the last generation, often described as the 'New Cultural History'. He places cultural history in its own cultural context, noting links between new approaches to historical thought and writing and the rise of feminism, postcolonial studies and an everyday discourse in which the idea of culture plays an increasingly important part.What is Cultural History? will be an essential textbook for all students of history as well as those taking courses in cultural, anthropological and literary studies.
/book/show/2025857.History_Without_the_Boring_Bits?from_search=true	Ian Crofton	History Without the Boring Bits	By turns bizarre, surprising, trivial, and enlightening, this book offers rich pickings for the browser, and entertainment and inspriation aplenty for those who have grown weary of more conventional works of history.
/book/show/3751882-the-templars?from_search=true	Barbara Frale Umberto Eco (Forward)	The Templars: The Secret History Revealed	At its height, the Order of the Knights Templar rivaled the kingdoms of Europe in military might, economic power, and political influence. For 700 years the tragic demise of this society of warrior-monks amid accusations of heresy has been plagued by controversy, in part because the transcript of their trial by the Inquisitionwhich held the key to the truthhad vanished.At its height, the Order of the Knights Templar rivaled the kingdoms of Europe in military might, economic power, and political influence. For 700 years the tragic demise of this society of warrior-monks amid accusations of heresy has been plagued by controversy, in part because the transcript of their trial by the Inquisitionwhich held the key to the truthhad vanished.
/book/show/437275.The_Unfinished_Nation?from_search=true	Alan Brinkley	The Unfinished Nation: A Concise History of the American People	Known for its clear narrative voice, impeccable scholarship, and affordability, Alan Brinkley's The Unfinished Nation offers a concise but comprehensive examination of American History. Balancing social and cultural history with traditional political and diplomatic themes, it tells the story of the diversity and complexity of the United States and the forces that have enabKnown for its clear narrative voice, impeccable scholarship, and affordability, Alan Brinkley's The Unfinished Nation offers a concise but comprehensive examination of American History. Balancing social and cultural history with traditional political and diplomatic themes, it tells the story of the diversity and complexity of the United States and the forces that have enabled it to survive and flourish despite division. This fifth edition features eight new essays and enhanced coverage of recent events and developments in the continuing American story.
/book/show/2097088.A_History_of_London?from_search=true	Stephen Inwood	A History of London	The Romans built it, the Angles and Saxons invaded it, the Vikings ravaged it, the Normans conquered it. From its beginnings as a foreign outpost on the banks of the Thames in the first century to, in the twenty-first, the teeming metropolitan sprawl of an extraordinarily cosmopolitan world capital, London has been shaped by successive waves of migration into a marvelous pThe Romans built it, the Angles and Saxons invaded it, the Vikings ravaged it, the Normans conquered it. From its beginnings as a foreign outpost on the banks of the Thames in the first century to, in the twenty-first, the teeming metropolitan sprawl of an extraordinarily cosmopolitan world capital, London has been shaped by successive waves of migration into a marvelous polyglot of a city.The history of London may indeed be a history of printing, the theater, newspapers, museums, pleasure gardens, music halls, international finance, and the novel, but for Stephen Inwood it is a history of the people whose tastes, talents, philosophies, and pocketbooks have created it -- and sometimes threatened to destroy it. Drawing on innumerable sources, with as many unfamiliar anecdotes, Inwood tirelessly explores the history of a city defined as much by the mob as the monarch, the laborer as the lord, and shows why, as Samuel Johnson put it, When a man is tired of London he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.
/book/show/48833.A_History_of_the_Holocaust?from_search=true	Yehuda Bauer Nili Keren	A History of the Holocaust	The author traces the roots of anti-Semitism that burgeoned through the ages and provides a comprehensive description of how and why the Holocaust occurred.Format: Paperback Publication Date: 9/1/2002 Pages: 432 Reading Level: Age 14 and Up
/book/show/21976699-no-simple-highway?from_search=true	Peter  Richardson	No Simple Highway: A Cultural History of the Grateful Dead	No Simple Highway: A Cultural History of the Grateful Dead
/book/show/409087.By_the_Sword?from_search=true	Richard  Cohen	By the Sword: A History of Gladiators, Musketeers, Samurai, Swashbucklers, and Olympic Champions	Napoleon fenced. So did Shakespeare, Karl Marx, Grace Kelly, and President Truman, who would cross swords with his daughter, Margaret, when she came home from school. Lincoln was a canny dueler. Igantius Loyala challenged a man to a duel for denying Christs divinity (and won). Less successful, but no less enthusiastic, was Mussolini, who would tell his wife he was off toNapoleon fenced. So did Shakespeare, Karl Marx, Grace Kelly, and President Truman, who would cross swords with his daughter, Margaret, when she came home from school. Lincoln was a canny dueler. Igantius Loyala challenged a man to a duel for denying Christs divinity (and won). Less successful, but no less enthusiastic, was Mussolini, who would tell his wife he was off to get spaghetti, their code to avoid alarming the children.is an epic history of sword fightinga science, an art, and, for many, a religion that began at the dawn of civilization in ancient Egypt and has been an obsession for mankind ever since. With wit and insight, Richard Cohen gives us an engrossing history of the world via the sword.
/book/show/18249333-fortunate-son?from_search=true	David Marlett	Fortunate Son: A Novel of the Greatest Trial in Irish History	Meet James Annesley, son of 18th Century Ireland. Though you may have never heard his name before, his story has already touched you in profound ways. Now, for the first time, novelist David Marlett brings that incredible story to life.Stretching from the dirty streets of Ireland to the endless possibilities of Colonial America, from drama on the high seas with the Royal NMeet James Annesley, son of 18th Century Ireland. Though you may have never heard his name before, his story has already touched you in profound ways. Now, for the first time, novelist David Marlett brings that incredible story to life.Stretching from the dirty streets of Ireland to the endless possibilities of Colonial America, from drama on the high seas with the Royal Navy to a life-and-death race across England and up the Scottish Highlands, from the prospect of a hangmans noose to a fate decided in the halls of justice, FORTUNATE SON is a powerful, relentless epic. Here nobility, duels, love, courage, revenge, honor, and treachery among family, friends and ancient enemies abound. And at its center is the most momentous trial in Irish history  the trial of Annesley v. Anglesea from which our modern attorney/client privilege was forged, and our concept of a jury of one's peers was put to the test.Carefully researched, vividly evoked, and lovingly brought to the page, FORTUNATE SON is an unforgettable work of fiction based on fact, one that will resonate deep within you long after you finish it.
/book/show/6457711-trauma-farm?from_search=true	Brian Brett	Trauma Farm: A Rebel History of Rural Life	An irreverent and illuminating journey through a day in the life of writer and poet Brian brett, as he tends a small island farm on Salt Spring Island, affectionately named Trauma Farm, with numerous side trips into the natural history of farming.Brian Brett moves from the tending of livestock, poultry, orchards, gardens, machinery, and fields to the social intricacies ofAn irreverent and illuminating journey through a day in the life of writer and poet Brian brett, as he tends a small island farm on Salt Spring Island, affectionately named Trauma Farm, with numerous side trips into the natural history of farming.Brian Brett moves from the tending of livestock, poultry, orchards, gardens, machinery, and fields to the social intricacies of rural communities and, finally, to an encounter with a magnificent deer in the silver moonlight of a magical farm field. Brett understands both tall tales and rigorous science as he explores the small mixed farmmeditating on the perfection of the egg and the nature of soil while also offering a scathing critique of agribusiness and the horror of modern slaughterhouses. Whether discussing the uses and misuses of gates, examining the energy of seeds, or bantering with his family, farm hands, and neighbours, he remains aware of the miracles of life, birth, and death that confront the rural world every day.tells a story that is passionate, practical, and frequently hilarious, providing an unforgettable portrait of one farm and our separation from the natural world, as well as a common-sense analysis of rural life.
/book/show/542307.Firestorm_at_Peshtigo?from_search=true	Denise Gess William Lutz	Firestorm at Peshtigo: A Town, Its People, and the Deadliest Fire in American History	On October 8, 1871the same night as the Great Chicago Firethe lumber town of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, was struck with a five-mile-wide wall of flames, borne on tornado-force winds of one hundred miles perOn October 8, 1871the same night as the Great Chicago Firethe lumber town of Peshtigo, Wisconsin, was struck with a five-mile-wide wall of flames, borne on tornado-force winds of one hundred miles per hour that tore across more than 2,400 square miles of land, obliterating the town in less than one hour and killing more than two thousand people.At the center of the blowout were politically driven newsmen Luther Noyes and Franklin Tilton, money-seeking lumber baron Isaac Stephenson, parish priest Father Peter Pernin, and meteorologist Increase Lapham. In, Denise Gess and William Lutz vividly re-create the personal and political battles leading to this monumental natural disaster, and deliver it from the lost annals of American history.
/book/show/17707551-the-smithsonian-s-history-of-america-in-101-objects?from_search=true	Richard Kurin	The Smithsonian's History of America in 101 Objects	The Smithsonian Institution is America's largest, most important, and most beloved repository for the objects that define our common heritage. Now Under Secretary for Art, History, and Culture Richard Kurin, aided by a team of top Smithsonian curators and scholars, has assembled a literary exhibition of 101 objects from across the Smithsonian's museums that together offerThe Smithsonian Institution is America's largest, most important, and most beloved repository for the objects that define our common heritage. Now Under Secretary for Art, History, and Culture Richard Kurin, aided by a team of top Smithsonian curators and scholars, has assembled a literary exhibition of 101 objects from across the Smithsonian's museums that together offer a marvelous new perspective on the history of the United States.Ranging from the earliest years of the pre-Columbian continent to the digital age, and from the American Revolution to Vietnam, each entry pairs the fascinating history surrounding each object with the story of its creation or discovery and the place it has come to occupy in our national memory. Kurin sheds remarkable new light on objects we think we know well, from Lincoln's hat to Dorothy's ruby slippers and Julia Child's kitchen, including the often astonishing tales of how each made its way into the collections of the Smithsonian. Other objects will be eye-opening new discoveries for many, but no less evocative of the most poignant and important moments of the American experience. Some objects, such as Harriet Tubman's hymnal, Sitting Bull's ledger, Cesar Chavez's union jacket, and thebomber, tell difficult stories from the nation's history, and inspire controversies when exhibited at the Smithsonian. Others, from George Washington's sword to the space shuttle, celebrate the richness and vitality of the American spirit. In Kurin's hands, each object comes to vivid life, providing a tactile connection to American history.Beautifully designed and illustrated with color photographs throughout,is a rich and fascinating journey through America's collective memory, and a beautiful object in its own right.
/book/show/307468.Graphs_Maps_Trees?from_search=true	Franco Moretti	Graphs, Maps, Trees: Abstract Models for a Literary History	Professor Franco Moretti argues heretically that literature scholars should stop reading books and start counting, graphing, and mapping them instead. He insists that such a move could bring new luster to a tired field, one that in some respects is among the most backwards disciplines in the academy. Literary study, he argues, has been random and unsystematic. For any giProfessor Franco Moretti argues heretically that literature scholars should stop reading books and start counting, graphing, and mapping them instead. He insists that such a move could bring new luster to a tired field, one that in some respects is among the most backwards disciplines in the academy. Literary study, he argues, has been random and unsystematic. For any given period scholars focus on a select group of a mere few hundred texts: the canon. As a result, they have allowed a narrow distorting slice of history to pass for the total picture.Moretti offers bar charts, maps, and time lines instead, developing the idea of distant reading, set forth in his path-breaking essay Conjectures on World Literature, into a full-blown experiment in literary historiography, where the canon disappears into the larger literary system. Charting entire genresthe epistolary, the gothic, and the historical novelas well as the literary output of countries such as Japan, Italy, Spain, and Nigeria, he shows how literary history looks significantly different from what is commonly supposed and how the concept of aesthetic form can be radically redefined.
/book/show/18090085-bourbon?from_search=true	Dane Huckelbridge	Bourbon: A History of the American Spirit	Popular history with a whiskey-soaked edge: Bourbon is Dane Huckelbridge's artful and imaginative biography of our most well-liked, and at times controversial, spirit, that is also a witty and entertaining chronicle of the United States itself.Few commodities figure as prominently or as intimately in the story of the nation as bourbon whiskey. Its primary ingredient was diPopular history with a whiskey-soaked edge: Bourbon is Dane Huckelbridge's artful and imaginative biography of our most well-liked, and at times controversial, spirit, that is also a witty and entertaining chronicle of the United States itself.Few commodities figure as prominently or as intimately in the story of the nation as bourbon whiskey. Its primary ingredient was discovered by Christopher Columbus. Its recipe was perfected on the Western frontier. In 1964, Congress passed a resolution declaring it to be a distinctive product of the United States. First brewed by pioneers in in the backwoods of Appalachia, bourbon whiskey has become a modern multi-billion dollar international industry today. As Dane Huckelbridge reveals, the Kentucky spirit--the only liquor produced from corn is the American experience, distilled, aged, and sealed in a bottle.In telling the story of bourbon, Huckelbridge takes us on a lively tour across three hundred years. Introducing the fascinating people central to its creation and evolution, he illuminates the elusive character of the nation itself. Interweaving the development of bourbon to America's own rise, his engaging and unique study is popular history at its best, offering a lively and informative look at our past through a hilariously thick pair of whiskey-bottle glasses.
/book/show/7775615-the-longest-war?from_search=true	Peter L. Bergen	The Longest War: A History of the War on Terror and the Battles with Al Qaeda Since 9/11	TEN YEARS HAVE PASSED since the shocking attacks on the World Trade Center, and after seven years of conflict, the last U.S. combat troops left Iraq--only to move into Afghanistan, where the ten-year-old fight continues: the war on terror rages with no clear end in sight. In The Longest War Peter Bergen offers a comprehensive history of this war and its evolution, from tTEN YEARS HAVE PASSED since the shocking attacks on the World Trade Center, and after seven years of conflict, the last U.S. combat troops left Iraq--only to move into Afghanistan, where the ten-year-old fight continues: the war on terror rages with no clear end in sight. In The Longest War Peter Bergen offers a comprehensive history of this war and its evolution, from the strategies devised in the wake of the 9/11 attacks to the fighting in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and beyond. Unlike any other book on this subject, here Bergen tells the story of this shifting war's failures and successes from the perspectives of both the United States and al-Qaeda and its allies. He goes into the homes of al-Qaeda members, rooting into the source of their devotion to terrorist causes, and spends time in the offices of the major players shaping the U.S. strategic efforts in the region. At a time when many are frustrated or fatigued with what has become an enduring multigenerational conflict, this book will provide an illuminating narrative that not only traces the arc of the fight but projects its likely future. Weaving together internal documents from al-Qaeda and the U.S. offices of counterterrorism, first-person interviews with top-level jihadists and senior Washington officials, along with his own experiences on the ground in the Middle East, Bergen balances the accounts of each side, revealing how al-Qaeda has evolved since 9/11 and the specific ways the U.S. government has responded in the ongoing fight.Bergen also uncovers the strategic errors committed on both sides--the way that al-Qaeda's bold attack on the United States on 9/11 actually undermined its objective and caused the collapse of the Taliban and the destruction of the organization's safe haven in Afghanistan, and how al-Qaeda is actually losing the war of ideas in the Muslim world. The book also shows how the United States undermined its moral position in this war with its actions at Guantanamo and coercive interrogations--including the extraordinary rendition of Abu Omar, who was kidnapped by the CIA in Milan in 2003 and was tortured for four years in Egyptian prisons; his case represents the first and only time that CIA officials have been charged and convicted of the crime of kidnapping.In examining other strategic blunders the United States has committed, Bergen offers a scathing critique of the Clinton and Bush administrations' inability to accurately assess and counter the al-Qaeda threat, Bush's deeply misguided reasons for invading Iraq--including the story of how the invasion was launched based, in part, on the views of an obscure academic who put forth theories about Iraq's involvement with al-Qaeda--and the Obama administration's efforts in Afghanistan.At a critical moment in world history The Longest War provides the definitive account of the ongoing battle against terror.
/book/show/6373223-the-pattern-in-the-carpet?from_search=true	Margaret Drabble	The Pattern in the Carpet: A Personal History with Jigsaws	In The Pattern in the Carpet, she describes the history of this uniquely British form of meditation, from its earliest incarnation as a dissected map, used as a teaching tool in the late eighteenth century, to the other cut-outs and mosaics that have amused children and adults from Roman times until today.Woven carefully through her account are the author's intimate memoriIn The Pattern in the Carpet, she describes the history of this uniquely British form of meditation, from its earliest incarnation as a dissected map, used as a teaching tool in the late eighteenth century, to the other cut-outs and mosaics that have amused children and adults from Roman times until today.Woven carefully through her account are the author's intimate memories of her Auntie Phyl - her childhood visits to the house in Long Bennington on the Great North Road, their first visit to London together, the books they read and, above all, the jigsaws that they completed. The resulting book is an original and moving personal history about ageing and the authenticity of memory; about the importance of childhood play; and, how we rearrange objects into new patterns to make sense of our past and ornament our present. It will delight and transport its readers.
/book/show/532975.Wicked_History_Of_The_World?from_search=true	Terry Deary Martin    Brown (Illustrator)	Wicked History Of The World	The Wicked History of the World presents the foul but fascinating story of humans from brain-nibbling Neanderthals to terrified teenage soldiers in the 20th Century--all in glorious and gory color.In the best book ever written to prove history teachers wrong, pester parents and disgust grandmothers, you will find out the truth about the Rules of War and meet fifty of the mThe Wicked History of the World presents the foul but fascinating story of humans from brain-nibbling Neanderthals to terrified teenage soldiers in the 20th Century--all in glorious and gory color.In the best book ever written to prove history teachers wrong, pester parents and disgust grandmothers, you will find out the truth about the Rules of War and meet fifty of the most vicious villains of all time in a bonus feature pull-out.Want to know...--The ghastly fate of Captain Cook?--What smelly sport was played by Samurai warriors?--Who tried to kill her enemies with a cake made from poisoned bath water?...then let The Wicked History of the World be your guide.History with the nasty bits left in!
/book/show/883815.Turn_the_Beat_Around?from_search=true	Peter Shapiro	Turn the Beat Around: The Secret History of Disco	A long-overdue paean to the predominant musical form of the 70s and a thoughtful exploration of the culture that spawned itDisco may be the most universally derided musical form to come about in the past forty years. Yet, like its pop cultural peers punk and hip hop, it was born of a period of profound social and economic upheaval. In Turn the Beat Around, critic and joA long-overdue paean to the predominant musical form of the 70s and a thoughtful exploration of the culture that spawned itDisco may be the most universally derided musical form to come about in the past forty years. Yet, like its pop cultural peers punk and hip hop, it was born of a period of profound social and economic upheaval. In Turn the Beat Around, critic and journalist Peter Shapiro traces the history of disco music and culture. From the outset, disco was essentially a shotgun marriage between a newly out and proud gay sexuality and the first generation of post-civil rights African Americans, all to the serenade of the recently developed synthesizer. Shapiro maps out these converging influences, as well as disco's cultural antecedents in Europe, looks at the history of DJing, explores the mainstream disco craze at it's apex, and details the long shadow cast by disco's performers and devotees on today's musical landscape.One part cultural study, one part urban history, and one part glitter-pop confection, Turn the Beat Around is the most comprehensive study of the Me Generation to date.
/book/show/13641957-the-universe-within?from_search=true	Neil Shubin	The Universe Within: Discovering the Common History of Rocks, Planets, and People	From one of our finest and most popular science writers, and the best-selling author ofcomes the answer to a scientific mystery as big as the world itself: How are the events that formed our solar system billions of years ago embedded inside each of us?InNeil Shubin delved into the amazing conneFrom one of our finest and most popular science writers, and the best-selling author ofcomes the answer to a scientific mystery as big as the world itself: How are the events that formed our solar system billions of years ago embedded inside each of us?InNeil Shubin delved into the amazing connections between human bodiesour hands, heads, and jawsand the structures in fish and worms that lived hundreds of millions of years ago. Inwith his trademark clarity and exuberance, Shubin takes an even more expansive approach to the question of why we look the way we do. Starting once again with fossils, he turns his gaze skyward, showing us how the entirety of the universes fourteen-billion-year history can be seen in our bodies. As he moves from our very molecular composition (a result of stellar events at the origin of our solar system) through the workings of our eyes, Shubin makes clear how the evolution of the cosmos has profoundly marked our own bodies.
/book/show/735504.Natural_History?from_search=true	Justina Robson	Natural History	A daring and original new novel from one of sci fis most provocative voices,is a stunning work of bold ideas, unforgettable characters, and epic adventure as one woman seeks to explore what may be the greatest mystery of all....IMAGINE A WORLD...Half-human, half-machine, Voyager Isol was as beautiful as a coiled scorpionand just as dangerous. Her claimA daring and original new novel from one of sci fis most provocative voices,is a stunning work of bold ideas, unforgettable characters, and epic adventure as one woman seeks to explore what may be the greatest mystery of all....IMAGINE A WORLD...Half-human, half-machine, Voyager Isol was as beautiful as a coiled scorpionand just as dangerous. Her claim that shed found a distant but habitable earthlike planet was welcome news to the rest of the Forged. But it could mean the end of what was left of the humanity whod created and once enslaved them.IMAGINE A FATE...It was on behalf of the unevolved humans that Professor Zephyr Duquesne, cultural archaeologist and historian of Earths lost worlds, was chosen by the Gaiasol military authority to uncover the truth about this second earth. And her voyage, traveling inside the body of Isol, will take her to the center of a storm exploding across a spectrum of space and time, dimension and consciousness.IMAGINE THE IMPOSSIBLE...On an abandoned planet, in a wrinkle of time, Isol and Zephyr will find a gift and a curse: a power so vast that once unlocked, it will change the universe forever. With civil war looming, Zephyrs perilous journey will lead her to a past where one civilization mysteriously vanished...and another may soon follow.
/book/show/278362.Quo_Vadis_by_Henryk_Sienkiewicz_Fiction_Classics_History_Christian?from_search=true	Henryk Sienkiewicz Jeremiah Curtin (Translator)	Quo Vadis by Henryk Sienkiewicz, Fiction, Classics, History, Christian	Quo Vadis tells a powerful tale of love and redemption in a time of ultimate danger -- for Christians and Romans alike. The Latin phrase, Quo Vadis means Whither goest thou? It is a phrase of great meaning to Christians. The author of Quo Vadis, Henryk Sienkiewicz, was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1905, and the enduring popularity of Quo Vadis contributed grQuo Vadis tells a powerful tale of love and redemption in a time of ultimate danger -- for Christians and Romans alike. The Latin phrase, Quo Vadis means Whither goest thou? It is a phrase of great meaning to Christians. The author of Quo Vadis, Henryk Sienkiewicz, was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1905, and the enduring popularity of Quo Vadis contributed greatly to the award.
/book/show/424190.The_Nothing_That_Is?from_search=true	Robert M.  Kaplan Ellen Kaplan (Illustrator)	The Nothing That Is: A Natural History of Zero	A symbol for what is not there, an emptiness that increases any number it's added to, an inexhaustible and indispensable paradox. As we enter the year 2000, zero is once again making its presence felt. Nothing itself, it makes possible a myriad of calculations. Indeed, without zero mathematics as we know it would not exist. And without mathematics our understanding of theA symbol for what is not there, an emptiness that increases any number it's added to, an inexhaustible and indispensable paradox. As we enter the year 2000, zero is once again making its presence felt. Nothing itself, it makes possible a myriad of calculations. Indeed, without zero mathematics as we know it would not exist. And without mathematics our understanding of the universe would be vastly impoverished. But where did this nothing, this hollow circle, come from? Who created it? And what, exactly, does it mean?Robert Kaplan's The Nothing That Is: A Natural History of Zero begins as a mystery story, taking us back to Sumerian times, and then to Greece and India, piecing together the way the idea of a symbol for nothing evolved. Kaplan shows us just how handicapped our ancestors were in trying to figure large sums without the aid of the zero. (Try multiplying CLXIV by XXIV). Remarkably, even the Greeks, mathematically brilliant as they were, didn't have a zero--or did they? We follow the trail to the East where, a millennium or two ago, Indian mathematicians took another crucial step. By treating zero for the first time like any other number, instead of a unique symbol, they allowed huge new leaps forward in computation, and also in our understanding of how mathematics itself works.In the Middle Ages, this mathematical knowledge swept across western Europe via Arab traders. At first it was called dangerous Saracen magic and considered the Devil's work, but it wasn't long before merchants and bankers saw how handy this magic was, and used it to develop tools like double-entry bookkeeping. Zero quickly became an essential part of increasingly sophisticated equations, and with the invention of calculus, one could say it was a linchpin of the scientific revolution. And now even deeper layers of this thing that is nothing are coming to light: our computers speak only in zeros and ones, and modern mathematics shows that zero alone can be made to generate everything.Robert Kaplan serves up all this history with immense zest and humor; his writing is full of anecdotes and asides, and quotations from Shakespeare to Wallace Stevens extend the book's context far beyond the scope of scientific specialists. For Kaplan, the history of zero is a lens for looking not only into the evolution of mathematics but into very nature of human thought. He points out how the history of mathematics is a process of recursive abstraction: how once a symbol is created to represent an idea, that symbol itself gives rise to new operations that in turn lead to new ideas. The beauty of mathematics is that even though we invent it, we seem to be discovering something that already exists.The joy of that discovery shines from Kaplan's pages, as he ranges from Archimedes to Einstein, making fascinating connections between mathematical insights from every age and culture. A tour de force of science history, The Nothing That Is takes us through the hollow circle that leads to infinity.
/book/show/361130.Osman_s_Dream?from_search=true	Caroline Finkel	Osman's Dream: The History of the Ottoman Empire	According to the Ottoman chronicles, the first sultan, Osman, had a dream in which a tree emerged fully formed from his navel and its shade compassed the world-symbolizing the vast empire he and his descendants were destined to forge. His vision was soon realized: At its height, the Ottoman realm extended from Hungary to the Persian Gulf, from North Africa to the CaucasuAccording to the Ottoman chronicles, the first sultan, Osman, had a dream in which a tree emerged fully formed from his navel and its shade compassed the world-symbolizing the vast empire he and his descendants were destined to forge. His vision was soon realized: At its height, the Ottoman realm extended from Hungary to the Persian Gulf, from North Africa to the Caucasus. The Ottoman Empire was one of the largest and most influential empires in world history. For centuries, Europe watched with fear as the Ottomans steadily advanced their rule across the Balkans. Yet travelers and merchants were irresistibly drawn toward Ottoman lands by their fascination with the Orient and the lure of profit. Although it survived for over six centuries, the history of the Ottoman Empire is too often colored by the memory of its bloody final throes. In this magisterial work Caroline Finkel lucidly recounts the epic story of the Ottoman Empire from its origins in the thirteenth century through its destruction on the battlefields of World War I.
/book/show/4548398-the-templars?from_search=true	Michael Haag	The Templars: History & Myth	An investigation of the Templars' history, legends and mysteries, including modern conspiracy theories, novels and films.This book is the first history since the Vatican published records of the trial, showing the Templars were innocent of heresy. It investigates the history, legends and locations associated with the Templars' rise and fall.@
/book/show/12619548-up-from-slavery?from_search=true	Booker T. Washington	Up from Slavery: An Authoritative Text, Contexts and Composition History, Criticism	Booker T. Washington, the most recognized national leader, orator and educator, emerged from slavery in the deep south, to work for the betterment of African Americans in the post Reconstruction period.Up From Slavery is an autobiography of Booker T. Washington s life and work, which has been the source of inspiration for all Americans. Washington reveals his inner mostBooker T. Washington, the most recognized national leader, orator and educator, emerged from slavery in the deep south, to work for the betterment of African Americans in the post Reconstruction period.Up From Slavery is an autobiography of Booker T. Washington s life and work, which has been the source of inspiration for all Americans. Washington reveals his inner most thoughts as he transitions from ex-slave to teacher and founder of one of the most important schools for African Americans in the south, The Tuskegee Industrial Institute.Booker T. Washington s words are profound. Washington includes the address he gave at the Atlanta Cotton States and International Exposition in 1895, which made him a national figure. He imparts gems of wisdom throughout the book, which are relevant to Americans who aspire to achieve great attainments in life.Listeners will appreciate the impassioned delivery of the reader, Andrew L. Barnes. Legacy Audio is proud to present this audio book production of Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington.
/book/show/26530383-the-dream-of-reason?from_search=true	Anthony Gottlieb	The Dream of Reason: A History Of Philosophy From The Greeks To The Renaissance	Already a classic, this landmark study of early Western thought now appears in a new edition with expanded coverage of the Middle Ages. This landmark study of Western thought takes a fresh look at the writings of the great thinkers of classic philosophy and questions many pieces of conventional wisdom. The book invites comparison with Bertrand Russell's monumentalAlready a classic, this landmark study of early Western thought now appears in a new edition with expanded coverage of the Middle Ages. This landmark study of Western thought takes a fresh look at the writings of the great thinkers of classic philosophy and questions many pieces of conventional wisdom. The book invites comparison with Bertrand Russell's monumental, but Gottlieb's book is less idiosyncratic and based on more recent scholarship (Colin McGinn,). ANotable Book, aBest Book, and aBest Book of 2001.
/book/show/91360.Devil_Take_the_Hindmost?from_search=true	Edward Chancellor	Devil Take the Hindmost: A History of Financial Speculation	
/book/show/155239.A_History_of_Britain?from_search=true	Simon Schama	A History of Britain: The Wars of the British 1603-1776 (A History of Britain, #2)	
/book/show/17287068-showa-1926-1939?from_search=true	Shigeru Mizuki	Showa, 1926-1939: A History of Japan	A fascinating period in Japanese history explored by a master of mangaShowa 1926-1939: A History of Japan is the first volume of Shigeru Mizuki's meticulously researched historical portrait of twentieth-century Japan. This volume deals with the period leading up to World War II, a time of high unemployment and other economic hardships caused by the Great Depression. MA fascinating period in Japanese history explored by a master of mangaShowa 1926-1939: A History of Japan is the first volume of Shigeru Mizuki's meticulously researched historical portrait of twentieth-century Japan. This volume deals with the period leading up to World War II, a time of high unemployment and other economic hardships caused by the Great Depression. Mizuki's photo-realist style effortlessly brings to life the Japan of the 1920s and 1930s, depicting bustling city streets and abandoned graveyards with equal ease. When the Showa era began, Mizuki himself was just a few years old, so his earliest memories coincide with the earliest events of the time. With his trusty narrator Rat Man, Mizuki brings history into the realm of the personal, making it palatable, and indeed compelling, for young audiences as well as more mature readers. As he describes the militarization that leads up to World War II, Mizuki's stance toward war is thoughtful and often downright critical--his portrayal of the Nanjing Massacre clearly paints the incident (a disputed topic within Japan) as an atrocity. Mizuki's Showa 1926-1939 is a beautifully told history that tracks how technological developments and the country's shifting economic stability had a role in shaping Japan's foreign policy in the early twentieth century.
/book/show/23176454-sentimental-education?from_search=true	Gustave Flaubert	Sentimental Education: The History of a Young Man	Sentimental Education - Or, The History of a Young Man - By Gustave Flaubert - NEW EDITION - COMPLETE. Sentimental Education (French: L'Education sentimentale, 1869) is a novel by Gustave Flaubert, and is considered one of the most influential novels of the 19th century, being praised by contemporaries George Sand, Emile Zola, and Henry James. The novel describes the lifeSentimental Education - Or, The History of a Young Man - By Gustave Flaubert - NEW EDITION - COMPLETE. Sentimental Education (French: L'Education sentimentale, 1869) is a novel by Gustave Flaubert, and is considered one of the most influential novels of the 19th century, being praised by contemporaries George Sand, Emile Zola, and Henry James. The novel describes the life of a young man (Frederic Moreau) living through the revolution of 1848 and the founding of the Second French Empire, and his love for an older woman (based on the wife of the music publisher Maurice Schlesinger, who is portrayed in the book as Jacques Arnoux). Flaubert based many of the protagonist's experiences (including the romantic passion) on his own life. He wrote of the work in 1864: I want to write the moral history of the men of my generation-- or, more accurately, the history of their feelings. It's a book about love, about passion; but passion such as can exist nowadays--that is to say, inactive. The novel's tone is by turns ironic and pessimistic; it occasionally lampoons French society. The main character, Frederic, often gives himself to romantic flights of fancy.
/book/show/6986632-the-greatest-trade-ever?from_search=true	Gregory Zuckerman	The Greatest Trade Ever: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History	In 2006, hedge fund manager John Paulson realized something few others suspected--that the housing market and the value of subprime mortgages were grossly inflated and headed for a major fall. Paulson's background was in mergers and acquisitions, however, and he knew little about real estate or how to wager against housing. He had spent a career as an also-ran on Wall StIn 2006, hedge fund manager John Paulson realized something few others suspected--that the housing market and the value of subprime mortgages were grossly inflated and headed for a major fall. Paulson's background was in mergers and acquisitions, however, and he knew little about real estate or how to wager against housing. He had spent a career as an also-ran on Wall Street. But Paulson was convinced this was his chance to make his mark. He just wasn't sure how to do it. Colleagues at investment banks scoffed at him and investors dismissed him. Even pros skeptical about housing shied away from the complicated derivative investments that Paulson was just learning about. But Paulson and a handful of renegade investors such as Jeffrey Greene and Michael Burry began to bet heavily against risky mortgages and precarious financial companies. Timing is everything, though. Initially, Paulson and the others lost tens of millions of dollars as real estate and stocks continued to soar. Rather than back down, however, Paulson redoubled his bets, putting his hedge fund and his reputation on the line.In the summer of 2007, the markets began to implode, bringing Paulson early profits, but also sparking efforts to rescue real estate and derail him. By year's end, though, John Paulson had pulled off the greatest trade in financial history, earning more than $15 billion for his firm--a figure that dwarfed George Soros's billion-dollar currency trade in 1992. Paulson made billions more in 2008 by transforming his gutsy move. Some of the underdog investors who attempted the daring trade also reaped fortunes. But others who got the timing wrong met devastating failure, discovering that being early and right wasn't nearly enough.Written by the prizewinning reporter who broke the story in,is a superbly written, fast-paced, behind-the-scenes narrative of how a contrarian foresaw an escalating financial crisis--that outwitted Chuck Prince, Stanley O'Neal, Richard Fuld, and Wall Street's titans--to make financial history.
/book/show/23587206-henry-iv-part-i?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	Henry Iv, Part I: A History	After overthrowing his predecessor, King Henry IV is acutely aware of the delicate political tensions he must balance to protect his throne. On one hand, he must rein in his son, the mischievous Prince Hal, who has left the court for a life of drinking and pleasure. At the same time, he must put down a rebellion of some of the most powerful families in England.After overthrowing his predecessor, King Henry IV is acutely aware of the delicate political tensions he must balance to protect his throne. On one hand, he must rein in his son, the mischievous Prince Hal, who has left the court for a life of drinking and pleasure. At the same time, he must put down a rebellion of some of the most powerful families in England.is the second of four connected plays about successive British monarchs, including,, and.Known as The Bard of Avon, William Shakespeare is arguably the greatest English-language writer known. Enormously popular during his life, Shakespeares works continue to resonate more than three centuries after his death, as has his influence on theatre and literature. Shakespeares innovative use of character, language, and experimentation with romance as tragedy served as a foundation for later playwrights and dramatists, and some of his most famous lines of dialogue have become part of everyday speech.HarperPerennial Classics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.
/book/show/29608.The_Codebreakers?from_search=true	David Kahn	The Codebreakers: The Comprehensive History of Secret Communication from Ancient Times to the Internet	The magnificent, unrivaled history of codes and ciphershow they're made, how they're broken, and the many and fascinating roles they've played since the dawn of civilization in war, business, diplomacy, and espionageupdated with a new chapter on computer cryptography and the Ultra secret.Man has created codes to keep secrets and has broken codes to learn those secrets siThe magnificent, unrivaled history of codes and ciphershow they're made, how they're broken, and the many and fascinating roles they've played since the dawn of civilization in war, business, diplomacy, and espionageupdated with a new chapter on computer cryptography and the Ultra secret.Man has created codes to keep secrets and has broken codes to learn those secrets since the time of the Pharaohs. For 4,000 years, fierce battles have been waged between codemakers and codebreakers, and the story of these battles is civilization's secret history, the hidden account of how wars were won and lost, diplomatic intrigues foiled, business secrets stolen, governments ruined, computers hacked. From the XYZ Affair to the Dreyfus Affair, from the Gallic War to the Persian Gulf, from Druidic runes and the kaballah to outer space, from the Zimmermann telegram to Enigma to the Manhattan Project, codebreaking has shaped the course of human events to an extent beyond any easy reckoning. Once a government monopoly, cryptology today touches everybody. It secures the Internet, keeps e-mail private, maintains the integrity of cash machine transactions, and scrambles TV signals on unpaid-for channels. David Kahn'stakes the measure of what codes and codebreaking have meant in human history in a single comprehensive account, astonishing in its scope and enthralling in its execution. Hailed upon first publication as a book likely to become the definitive work of its kind,has more than lived up to that prediction: it remains unsurpassed. With a brilliant new chapter that makes use of previously classified documents to bring the book thoroughly up to date, and to explore the myriad ways computer codes and their hackers are changing all of our lives,is the skeleton key to a thousand thrilling true stories of intrigue, mystery, and adventure. It is a masterpiece of the historian's art.
/book/show/21920805-once-upon-a-time?from_search=true	Marina Warner	Once Upon a Time: A Short History of Fairy Tale	From wicked queens, beautiful princesses, elves, monsters, and goblins to giants, glass slippers, poisoned apples, magic keys, and mirrors, the characters and images of fairy tales have cast a spell over readers and audiences, both adults and children, for centuries. These fantastic stories have travelled across cultural borders, and been passed down from generation to genFrom wicked queens, beautiful princesses, elves, monsters, and goblins to giants, glass slippers, poisoned apples, magic keys, and mirrors, the characters and images of fairy tales have cast a spell over readers and audiences, both adults and children, for centuries. These fantastic stories have travelled across cultural borders, and been passed down from generation to generation, ever-changing, renewed with each re-telling. Few forms of literature have greater power to enchant us and rekindle our imagination than a fairy tale.But what is a fairy tale? Where do they come from and what do they mean? What do they try and communicate to us about morality, sexuality, and society? The range of fairy tales stretches across great distances and time; their history is entangled with folklore and myth, and their inspiration draws on ideas about nature and the supernatural, imagination and fantasy, psychoanalysis, and feminism.Marina Warner has loved fairy tales over her long writing career, and she explores here a multitude of tales through the ages, their different manifestations on the page, the stage, and the screen. From the phenomenal rise of Victorian and Edwardian literature to contemporary children's stories, Warner unfolds a glittering array of examples, from classics such as Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, and The Sleeping Beauty, the Grimm Brothers' Hansel and Gretel, and Hans Andersen's The Little Mermaid, to modern-day realizations including Walt Disney's Snow White and gothic interpretations such as Pan's Labyrinth.In ten succinct chapters, Marina Warner digs into a rich collection of fairy tales in their brilliant and fantastical variations, in order to define a genre and evaluate a literary form that keeps shifting through time and history. She makes a persuasive case for fairy tale as a crucial repository of human understanding and culture.
/book/show/27213074-a-square-meal?from_search=true	Jane Ziegelman Andrew Coe	A Square Meal: A Culinary History of the Great Depression	The decade-long Great Depression, a period of shifts in the countrys political and social landscape, forever changed the way America eats. BefThe decade-long Great Depression, a period of shifts in the countrys political and social landscape, forever changed the way America eats. Before 1929, Americas relationship with food was defined by abundance. But the collapse the economy, in both urban and rural America, left a quarter of all Americans out of work and undernourishedshattering long-held assumptions about the limitlessness of the national larder.In 1933, as women struggled to feed their families, President Roosevelt reversed longstanding biases toward government sponsored food charity. For the first time in American history, the federal government assumed, for a while, responsibility for feeding its citizens. The effects were widespread. Championed by Eleanor Roosevelt, home economists who had long fought to bring science into the kitchen rose to national stature. Tapping into Americas longstanding ambivalence toward culinary enjoyment, they imposed their vision of a sturdy, utilitarian cuisine on the American dinner table.Through the Bureau of Home Economics, these women led a sweeping campaign to instill dietary recommendations, the forerunners of todays Dietary Guidelines for Americans. At the same time, rising food conglomerates introduced packaged and processed foods that gave rise to a new American cuisine based on speed and convenience. This movement toward a homogenized national cuisine sparked a revival of American regional cooking. In the ensuing decades, this tension between local traditions and culinary science have defined our national cuisinea battle that continues today.l examines the impact of economic contraction and environmental disaster on how Americans ate thenand the lessons and insights those experiences may hold for us today.
/book/show/14100.The_Twentieth_Century?from_search=true	Howard Zinn	The Twentieth Century: A People's History	Containing just the twentieth-century chapters from Howard Zinn's bestselling A People's History of the United States, this revised and updated edition includes two new chapters -- covering Clinton's presidency, the 2000 Election, and the war on terrorism.Highlighting not just the usual terms of presidential administrations and congressional activities, this book provideContaining just the twentieth-century chapters from Howard Zinn's bestselling A People's History of the United States, this revised and updated edition includes two new chapters -- covering Clinton's presidency, the 2000 Election, and the war on terrorism.Highlighting not just the usual terms of presidential administrations and congressional activities, this book provides you with a bottom-to-top perspective, giving voice to our nation's minorities and letting the stories of such groups as African Americans, women, Native Americans, and the laborers of all nationalities be told in their own words.
/book/show/26195972-coyote-america?from_search=true	Dan Flores	Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History	Legends don't come close to capturing the incredible story of the coyote In the face of centuries of campaigns of annihilation employing gases, helicopters, and engineered epidemics, coyotes didn't just survive, they tLegends don't come close to capturing the incredible story of the coyote In the face of centuries of campaigns of annihilation employing gases, helicopters, and engineered epidemics, coyotes didn't just survive, they thrived, expanding across the continent from Alaska to New York. In the war between humans and coyotes, coyotes have won, hands-down.is the illuminating five-million-year biography of this extraordinary animal, from its origins to its apotheosis. It is one of the great epics of our time.
/book/show/6435174-stupid-american-history?from_search=true	Leland Gregory	Stupid American History: Tales of Stupidity, Strangeness, and Mythconceptions	VERY-GOOD TRADE-PAPERBACK
/book/show/22223609-the-brilliant-history-of-color-in-art?from_search=true	Victoria Finlay	The Brilliant History of Color in Art	The history of art is inseparable from the history of color. And what a fascinating story they tell together: one that brims with an all-star cast of characters, eye-opening details, and unexpected detours through the annals of human civilization and scientific discovery.Enter critically acclaimed writer and popular journalist Victoria Finlay, who here takes readers acrThe history of art is inseparable from the history of color. And what a fascinating story they tell together: one that brims with an all-star cast of characters, eye-opening details, and unexpected detours through the annals of human civilization and scientific discovery.Enter critically acclaimed writer and popular journalist Victoria Finlay, who here takes readers across the globe and over the centuries on an unforgettable tour through the brilliant history of color in art. Written for newcomers to the subject and aspiring young artists alike, Finlays quest to uncover the origins and science of color will beguile readers of all ages with its warm and conversational style. Her rich narrative is illustrated in full color throughout with 166 major works of artmost from the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum.Readers of this book will revel in a treasure trove of fun-filled facts and anecdotes. Were it not for Cleopatra, for instance, purple might not have become the royal color of the Western world. Without Napoleon, the black graphite pencil might never have found its way into the hands of Czanne. Without mango-eating cows, the sunsets of Turner might have lost their shimmering glow. And were it not for the pigment cobalt blue, the halls of museums worldwide might still be filled with forged Vermeers.Red ocher, green earth, Indian yellow, lead whiteno pigment from the artists broad and diverse palette escapes Finlays shrewd eye in this breathtaking exploration.
/book/show/10652318-the-language-wars?from_search=true	Henry Hitchings	The Language Wars: A History of Proper English	
/book/show/699670.Ethnic_America?from_search=true	Thomas Sowell	Ethnic America: A History	This classic work by the distinguished economist traces the history of nine American ethnic groupsthe Irish, Germans, Jews, Italians, Chinese, African-Americans, Puerto Ricans, and Mexicans.
/book/show/19286679-rebellion?from_search=true	Peter Ackroyd	Rebellion: The History of England from James I to the Glorious Revolution (The History of England, #3)	Peter Ackroyd has been praised as one of the greatest living chroniclers of Britain and its people. Inhe continues his dazzling account of the history of England, beginning with the progress south of the Scottish king, James VI, who on the death of Elizabeth I became the first Stuart king of England, and ending with the deposition and flight into exile of his gPeter Ackroyd has been praised as one of the greatest living chroniclers of Britain and its people. Inhe continues his dazzling account of the history of England, beginning with the progress south of the Scottish king, James VI, who on the death of Elizabeth I became the first Stuart king of England, and ending with the deposition and flight into exile of his grandson, James II.The Stuart monarchy brought together the two nations of England and Scotland into one realm, albeit a realm still marked by political divisions that echo to this day. More importantly, perhaps, the Stuart era was marked by the cruel depredations of civil war, and the killing of a king. Shrewd and opinionated, James I was eloquent on matters as diverse as theology, witchcraft, and the abuses of tobacco, but his attitude to the English parliament sowed the seeds of the division that would split the country during the reign of his hapless heir, Charles I. Ackroyd offers a brilliant, warts-and-all portrayal of Charles's nemesis, Oliver Cromwell, Parliament's great military leader and England's only dictator, who began his career as a political liberator but ended it as much of a despot as that man of blood, the king he executed.England's turbulent seventeenth century is vividly laid out before us, but so too is the cultural and social life of the period, notable for its extraordinarily rich literature, including Shakespeare's late masterpieces, Jacobean tragedy, the poetry of John Donne and Milton and Thomas Hobbes's great philosophical treatise,. In addition to its account of England's royalty,also gives us a very real sense of the lives of ordinary English men and women, lived out against a backdrop of constant disruption and uncertainty.
/book/show/6706464-the-bundy-murders?from_search=true	Kevin M. Sullivan	The Bundy Murders: A Comprehensive History	Theodore Bundy was one of the more infamous, and flamboyant, American serial killers on record, and his story is a complex mix of psychopathology, criminal investigation, and the U.S. legal system. This in-depth examination of Bundy's life and his killing spree that totaled dozens of victims is drawn from legal transcripts, correspondence and interviews with detectives andTheodore Bundy was one of the more infamous, and flamboyant, American serial killers on record, and his story is a complex mix of psychopathology, criminal investigation, and the U.S. legal system. This in-depth examination of Bundy's life and his killing spree that totaled dozens of victims is drawn from legal transcripts, correspondence and interviews with detectives and prosecutors. Using these sources, new information on several murders is unveiled. The biography follows Bundy from his broken family background to his execution in the electric chair.
/book/show/23398942-from-a-drood-to-a-kill?from_search=true	Simon R. Green	From a Drood to a Kill (Secret Histories, #9)	Some call me Shaman Bond, but I was born Eddie Drood, the latest in a long line of folks who chase mSome call me Shaman Bond, but I was born Eddie Drood, the latest in a long line of folks who chase monsters out of closets for a living to keep humanity safe from all that is dark, demonic, and just downright evil. Needless to say, weve made our fair share of enemies over the centuriesand made some questionable bargains.In exchange for the power to fight the forces of darkness, my parents signed over their souls. Theyre not the only ones whove made deals with Heaven, Hell, and every otherworldly realm in between, but now the bills due for several big names in the supernatural community.Including my girl, Molly. She, my parents, and other major players have been kidnapped so theyll pay upor participate in the Big Game. The rules are simple: get from one side of the pocket dimension to the other and kill your competitors. The winners debt is paid in full, and the losers get themselves permanently lost, body and soul, forever.To save my loved ones, Ive got to become a ringer in this deadly contest thats undoubtedly rigged by the Powers That Be....
/book/show/108954.Practicing_History?from_search=true	Barbara W. Tuchman	Practicing History:  Selected Essays	From thoughtful pieces on the historian's role to striking insights into America's past and present to trenchant observations on the international scene, Barbara W. Tuchman looks at history in a unique way and draws lessons from what she sees. Here is a splendid body of work, the story of a lifetime spent practicing history.
/book/show/2615564-napoleon-s-privates?from_search=true	Tony Perrottet	Napoleon's Privates: 2,500 Years of History Unzipped	When Tony Perrottet heard that Napoleon's baguette had been stolen by his disgruntled doctor a few days after the Emperor's death, he rushed out to New Jersey. Why? Because that's where an eccentric American collector who had purchased Napoleon's member at a Parisian auction now kept the actual relic in an old suitcase under his bed.The story of Napoleon's privates triggWhen Tony Perrottet heard that Napoleon's baguette had been stolen by his disgruntled doctor a few days after the Emperor's death, he rushed out to New Jersey. Why? Because that's where an eccentric American collector who had purchased Napoleon's member at a Parisian auction now kept the actual relic in an old suitcase under his bed.The story of Napoleon's privates triggered Perrottet's quest to research other such exotic sagas from history, to discover the actual evidence behind the most famous age-old mysteries: Did Churchill really send condoms of a surprising size to Stalin? Were champagne glasses really molded upon Marie Antoinette's breasts? What was JFK's real secret service? What were Casanova's best pickup lines?is filled with offbeat, riotously entertaining anecdotes that are guaranteed to amaze, shock, and enliven any dinner party.
/book/show/450017.World_History?from_search=true	Holt McDougal Roger B. Beck Linda Black	World History: Patterns of Interaction	Holt McDougal World History: Patterns of Interaction is a highly integrated program that provides teachers with a practical and motivational approach to teaching world history and to helping students think critically and reflectively. It combines a highly visual approach with primary sources to help all students understand world history and make global connections. It emphHolt McDougal World History: Patterns of Interaction is a highly integrated program that provides teachers with a practical and motivational approach to teaching world history and to helping students think critically and reflectively. It combines a highly visual approach with primary sources to help all students understand world history and make global connections. It emphasizes the big picture by connecting key concepts, themes, and patterns of interaction found throughout history.
/book/show/23796654-the-sea-wolves?from_search=true	Lars Brownworth	The Sea Wolves: A History of the Vikings	In AD 793 Norse warriors struck the English isle of Lindisfarne and laid waste to it. Wave after wave of Norse sea-wolves followed in search of plunder, land, or a glorious death in battle. Much of the British Isles fell before their swords, and the continental capitals of Paris and Aachen were sacked in turn. Turning east, they swept down the uncharted rivers of centralIn AD 793 Norse warriors struck the English isle of Lindisfarne and laid waste to it. Wave after wave of Norse sea-wolves followed in search of plunder, land, or a glorious death in battle. Much of the British Isles fell before their swords, and the continental capitals of Paris and Aachen were sacked in turn. Turning east, they swept down the uncharted rivers of central Europe, captured Kiev and clashed with mighty Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire.But there is more to the Viking story than brute force. They were makers of law - the term itself comes from an Old Norse word - and they introduced a novel form of trial by jury to England. They were also sophisticated merchants and explorers who settled Iceland, founded Dublin, and established a trading network that stretched from Baghdad to the coast of North America.In, Lars Brownworth brings to life this extraordinary Norse world of epic poets, heroes, and travellers through the stories of the great Viking figures. Among others, Leif the Lucky who discovered a new world, Ragnar Lodbrok the scourge of France, Eric Bloodaxe who ruled in York, and the crafty Harald Hardrada illuminate the saga of the Viking age - a time which has passed away, and grown dark under the cover of night.
/book/show/187541.Boots_of_Leather_Slippers_of_Gold?from_search=true	Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy Madeline D. Davis	Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold: The History of a Lesbian Community	This ground-breaking book traces the emergence and growth of a lesbian community in Buffalo, New York, from the mid-1930s to the early 1960s. Based on thirteen years of research and drawing upon the oral histories of forty-five women, authors Kennedy and Davis explore butch-femme roles, coming out, women who passed as men, motherhood, aging, racism, and the courage and priThis ground-breaking book traces the emergence and growth of a lesbian community in Buffalo, New York, from the mid-1930s to the early 1960s. Based on thirteen years of research and drawing upon the oral histories of forty-five women, authors Kennedy and Davis explore butch-femme roles, coming out, women who passed as men, motherhood, aging, racism, and the courage and pride of the working-class lesbians of Buffalo who, by confronting incredible oppression and violence, helped to pave the way for the gay and lesbian liberation movements of the 1970s and 1980s. Boots of Leather, Slippers of Gold captures the full complexity of lesbian culture; it is a compassionate history of real people fighting for respect and a place to love without fear of persecution.
/book/show/30334195-castles?from_search=true	Marc Morris	Castles: Their History and Evolution in Medieval Britain	Beginning with their introduction in the eleventh century, and ending with their widespread abandonment in the seventeenth, Marc Morris explores many of the countrys most famous castles, as well as some spectacular lesser-known examples.At times this is an epic tale, driven by characters like William the Conqueror, King John and Edward I, full of sieges and conquest on anBeginning with their introduction in the eleventh century, and ending with their widespread abandonment in the seventeenth, Marc Morris explores many of the countrys most famous castles, as well as some spectacular lesser-known examples.At times this is an epic tale, driven by characters like William the Conqueror, King John and Edward I, full of sieges and conquest on an awesome scale. But it is also by turns an intimate story of less eminent individuals, whose adventures, struggles and ambitions were reflected in the fortified residences they constructed. Be it ever so grand or ever so humble, a castle was first and foremost a home.To understand castleswho built them, who lived in them, and whyis to understand the forces that shaped medieval Britain.
/book/show/17155798-a-prince-of-earth?from_search=true	Steven J. Carroll	A Prince of Earth (The Histories of Earth, #2)	Second book of.If Timothy Hayfield had known the mysterious secrets his grandmother had kept quiet all these years, and if he'd known the peril that would await him during a seemingly average summer's holiday in Mayfield, then he might have stayed behind.But who can tell what simple decisions may lead to grand adventures? In the undiscovered cornerSecond book of.If Timothy Hayfield had known the mysterious secrets his grandmother had kept quiet all these years, and if he'd known the peril that would await him during a seemingly average summer's holiday in Mayfield, then he might have stayed behind.But who can tell what simple decisions may lead to grand adventures? In the undiscovered corners of his family's estate, he would find the fates of kings, and of worlds, that are hung in the balance. In places that would take him beyond our world, there would be battles, and valor, but only if Timothy wished it. For you see, this was a choice, not a requirement: A simple decision that would make him a Prince of Earth.
/book/show/28114529-to-pixar-and-beyond?from_search=true	Lawrence Levy	To Pixar and Beyond: My Unlikely Journey with Steve Jobs to Make Entertainment History	The never-before-told story of Pixar's improbable success?Hi, Lawrence? the caller asked. This is Steve Jobs. I saw your picture in a magazine a few years ago and thought wed work together someday.After Steve Jobs was unceremoniously dismissed from Apple, he bought a little-known graphics company called Pixar. One day, out of the blue, Jobs called Lawrence Levy, a HaThe never-before-told story of Pixar's improbable success?Hi, Lawrence? the caller asked. This is Steve Jobs. I saw your picture in a magazine a few years ago and thought wed work together someday.After Steve Jobs was unceremoniously dismissed from Apple, he bought a little-known graphics company called Pixar. One day, out of the blue, Jobs called Lawrence Levy, a Harvard-trained lawyer and executive to whom he had never spoken before, to persuade Levy to help him get Pixar off the ground.What Levy found was a company on the verge of failure. To Pixar and Beyond is the story of what happened next: how, working closely with Jobs, Levy produced and implemented a highly improbable plan that transformed Pixar into one of Hollywoods greatest success stories.Set in the worlds of Silicon Valley and Hollywood, the book takes readers inside Pixar, Disney, law firms, and investment banks. It provides an up-close, firsthand account of Pixars ascent, how it made creative choices, Levys enduring collaboration and friendship with Jobs, and how Levy came to see in Pixar deeper lessons that can apply to many aspects of our lives.
/book/show/5023.Saturday_Night?from_search=true	Doug Hill Jeff Weingrad	Saturday Night: A Backstage History of Saturday Night Live	Saturday Night is the intimate history of the original Saturday Night Live, from its beginnings as an outlaw program produced by an unruly band of renegades from the comedy underground to a TV institution that made stars of John Belushi, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Gilda Radner, Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman, Garrett Morris, Joe Piscopo and Eddie Murphy. This is the book thatSaturday Night is the intimate history of the original Saturday Night Live, from its beginnings as an outlaw program produced by an unruly band of renegades from the comedy underground to a TV institution that made stars of John Belushi, Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Gilda Radner, Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman, Garrett Morris, Joe Piscopo and Eddie Murphy. This is the book that revealed to the world what really happened behind the scenes during the first ten years of this groundbreaking program, from the battles SNL fought with NBC to the battles fought within the show itself. It's all here: The love affairs, betrayals, rivalries, drug problems, overnight successes, and bitter failures, mixed with the creation of some of the most outrageous and original comedy ever. It reads like a thriller, said the Associated Press, and may be the best book ever written about television. Available for the first time in ebook format, this edition features nearly fifty photographs of cast, crew and sketches.
/book/show/1521810.A_Chemical_History_of_a_Candle?from_search=true	Michael Faraday	A Chemical History of a Candle	
/book/show/8545967-scandalous-women?from_search=true	Elizabeth Kerri Mahon	Scandalous Women: The Lives and Loves of History's Most Notorious Women	Throughout history women have caused wars, defied the rules, and brought men to their knees. The famous and the infamous, queens, divorces, actresses, and outlaws have created a ruckus during their lifetimes-turning heads while making waves.tells the stories of the risk takers who have flouted convention, beaten the odds, and determined the course of worThroughout history women have caused wars, defied the rules, and brought men to their knees. The famous and the infamous, queens, divorces, actresses, and outlaws have created a ruckus during their lifetimes-turning heads while making waves.tells the stories of the risk takers who have flouted convention, beaten the odds, and determined the course of world events.*When Cleopatra (69 BC-30 BC) wasn't bathing in asses' milk, the last pharaoh of the Ptolemaic dynasty ruled Egypt and forged an important political alliance with Rome against her enemies-until her dalliance with Marc Antony turned the empire against her.*Emilie du Chtelet (1706-1748), a mathematician, physicist, author, and paramour of one of the greatest minds in France, Voltaire, shocked society with her unorthodox lifestyle and intellectual prowess-and became a leader in the study of theoretical physics in France at a time when the sciences were ruled by men.*Long before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus, Ida B. Wells-Barnett (1862-1928) fought to end discrimination and the terrible crime of lynching and helped found the NAACP, but became known as a difficult woman for her refusal to compromise and was largely lost in the annals of history.*Gertrude Bell (1868-1926) had a passion for archaeology and languages, and left her privileged world behind to become one of the foremost chroniclers of British imperialism in the Middle East, and one of the architects of the modern nation of Iraq.
/book/show/21466349-el-mariner-billy-budd-i-m-s-hist-ries?from_search=true	Herman Melville Josep Juli Ballb (Translator)	El mariner Billy Budd i més històries	El relat que dna ttol a aquest volum de quatre contes,, narra els fets que condueixen un jove carismtic tripulant d'un barco de la marina britnica al seu judici i condemna a mort a bord, al llarg d'un processament percebut com injust pel conjunt de la tripulaci, a pesar de la inexorable aplicaci de la llei. Per mitj d'una narraci mestra, sentim la mateixEl relat que dna ttol a aquest volum de quatre contes,, narra els fets que condueixen un jove carismtic tripulant d'un barco de la marina britnica al seu judici i condemna a mort a bord, al llarg d'un processament percebut com injust pel conjunt de la tripulaci, a pesar de la inexorable aplicaci de la llei. Per mitj d'una narraci mestra, sentim la mateixa empatia dels mariners cap al mrtir modern Billy Budd.La tensi tamb domina la coberta d'un barco al conte, nom del capit del mercant espanyol devastat que troben uns mariners nord-americans. Alguna cosa d'inquietant hi passa... cosa que sabem en el seu sorprenent desenlla.s un fabuls relat llarg al voltant de la crua geografia i histria de les Illes Encantades o Galpagos, l'arxiplag de l'oce Pacfic on el naturalista Charles Darwin va concebre la teoria de l'evoluci. Melville, per, ens en conta extraordinries histries desconegudes, com la de l'illa concedida com a pagament a un militar, el qual va governar-la de manera sdica per mitj d'un grup de gossos ferotges, fins al punt que van anomenar-lo el Rei Gos.Fora de l'inconfusible i fascinador ambient mar de Melville, aquest volum inclou el clebre relat de culte, que protagonitza un personatge d'una peculiar passivitat activa, sintetitzada en la seva frase emblemtica: M'estimaria ms no fer-ho.
/book/show/108926.From_Jerusalem_to_Irian_Jaya?from_search=true	Ruth A. Tucker	From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya: A Biographical History of Christian Missions	This is history at its best. From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya is readable, informative, gripping, and above all honest.From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya helps readers understand the life and role of a missionary through real life examples of missionaries throughout history. We see these men and women as fallible and human in their failures as well as their successes. These great leThis is history at its best. From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya is readable, informative, gripping, and above all honest.From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya helps readers understand the life and role of a missionary through real life examples of missionaries throughout history. We see these men and women as fallible and human in their failures as well as their successes. These great leaders of missions are presented as real people, and not super-saints. This second edition covers all 2,000 years of mission history with a special emphasis on the modern era, including chapters focused on the Muslim world, Third World missions, and a comparison of missions in Korea and Japan. It also contains both a general and an illustration index where readers can easily locate particular missionaries, stories, or incidents. New design graphics, photographs, and maps help make this a compelling book.From Jerusalem to Irian Jaya is as informative and intriguing as it is inspiringan invaluable resource for missionaries, mission agencies, students, and all who are concerned about the spreading of the gospel throughout the world.
/book/show/672486.The_Timetables_of_History?from_search=true	Bernard Grun (Translator) Daniel J. Boorstin (Foreword)	The Timetables of History: A Horizontal Linkage of People and Events	Timetables Of History: The New Third Revised Edition by Grun, Bernard. 4to. 2d ptg.
/book/show/278216.The_Balkans?from_search=true	Mark Mazower	The Balkans: A Short History	Throughout history, the Balkans have been a crossroads, a zone of endless military, cultural, and economic mixing and clashing between Europe and Asia, Christianity and Islam, Catholicism and Orthodoxy. In this highly acclaimed short history, Mark Mazower sheds light on what has been called the tinderbox of Europe, whose troubles have ignited wider wars for hundreds of yeaThroughout history, the Balkans have been a crossroads, a zone of endless military, cultural, and economic mixing and clashing between Europe and Asia, Christianity and Islam, Catholicism and Orthodoxy. In this highly acclaimed short history, Mark Mazower sheds light on what has been called the tinderbox of Europe, whose troubles have ignited wider wars for hundreds of years. Focusing on events from the emergence of the nation-state onward,reveals with piercing clarity the historical roots of current conflicts and gives a landmark reassessment of the regions history, from the world wars and the Cold War to the collapse of communism, the disintegration of Yugoslavia, and the continuing search for stability in southeastern Europe.
/book/show/11733490-a-history-of-ancient-britain?from_search=true	Neil Oliver	A History of Ancient Britain	Who were the first Britons, and what sort of world did they occupy? In A HISTORY OF ANCIENT BRITAIN Neil Oliver turns a spotlight on the very beginnings of the story of Britain; on the first people to occupy these islands and their battle for survival.There has been human habitation in Britain, regularly interrupted by Ice Ages, for the best part of a million years. The lWho were the first Britons, and what sort of world did they occupy? In A HISTORY OF ANCIENT BRITAIN Neil Oliver turns a spotlight on the very beginnings of the story of Britain; on the first people to occupy these islands and their battle for survival.There has been human habitation in Britain, regularly interrupted by Ice Ages, for the best part of a million years. The last retreat of the glaciers 12,000 years ago brought a new and warmer age and with it, one of the greatest tsunamis recorded on Earth which struck the north-east of Britain, devastating the population and flooding the low-lying plains of what is now the North Sea. The resulting island became, in time, home to a diverse range of cultures and peoples who have left behind them some of the most extraordinary and enigmatic monuments in the world.Through what is revealed by the artefacts of the past, Neil Oliver weaves the epic story - half -a-million years of human history up to the departure of the Roman Empire in the Fifth Century AD. It was a period which accounts for more than ninety-nine per cent of humankind's presence on these islands.It is the real story of Britain and of her people.
/book/show/17290796-consider-the-fork?from_search=true	Bee Wilson	Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat	Since prehistory, humans have braved sharp knives, fire, and grindstones to transform raw ingredients into something deliciousor at least edible. Tools shape what we eat, but they have also transformed how we consume, and how we think about, our food. In, award-winning food writer Bee Wilson provides a wonderful and witty tour of the evolution of cookingSince prehistory, humans have braved sharp knives, fire, and grindstones to transform raw ingredients into something deliciousor at least edible. Tools shape what we eat, but they have also transformed how we consume, and how we think about, our food. In, award-winning food writer Bee Wilson provides a wonderful and witty tour of the evolution of cooking around the world, revealing the hidden history of everyday objects we often take for granted. Technology in the kitchen does not just mean the Pacojets and sous-vide of the modernist kitchen, but also the humbler tools of everyday cooking and eating: a wooden spoon and a skillet, chopsticks and forks. Blending history, science, and anthropology, Wilson reveals how our culinary tools and tricks came to be, and how their influence has shaped modern food culture. The story of how we have tamed fire and ice and wielded whisks, spoons, and graters, all for the sake of putting food in our mouths,is truly a book to savor.
/book/show/365991.Choosing_Death?from_search=true	Albert Mudrian John  Peel (Introduction)	Choosing Death: The Improbable History of Death Metal and Grindcore	This exciting history, featuring an introduction by famed DJ John Peel, tells the two-decade-long history of grindcore and death metal through the eyes and ringing ears of the artists, producers, and label owners who propelled them.
/book/show/22488032-the-edge-of-the-world?from_search=true	Michael Pye	The Edge of the World: A Cultural History of the North Sea and the Transformation of Europe	Saints and spies, pirates and philosophers, artists and intellectuals: they all criss-crossed the grey North Sea in the so-called dark ages, the years between the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of Europe's mastery over the oceans. Now the critically acclaimed Michael Pye reveals the cultural transformation sparked by those men and women: the ideas, technologySaints and spies, pirates and philosophers, artists and intellectuals: they all criss-crossed the grey North Sea in the so-called dark ages, the years between the fall of the Roman Empire and the beginning of Europe's mastery over the oceans. Now the critically acclaimed Michael Pye reveals the cultural transformation sparked by those men and women: the ideas, technology, science, law, and moral codes that helped create our modern world.This is the magnificent lost history of a thousand years. It was on the shores of the North Sea where experimental science was born, where women first had the right to choose whom they married; there was the beginning of contemporary business transactions and the advent of the printed book. In, Michael Pye draws on an astounding breadth of original source material to illuminate this fascinating region during a pivotal era in world history.
/book/show/129503.The_Origins_and_History_of_Consciousness?from_search=true	Erich Neumann C.G. Jung (Foreword by)	The Origins and History of Consciousness (Bollingen Series, 42)	The first of Erich Neumann's works to be translated into English, this eloquent book draws on a full range of world mythology to show that individual consciousness undergoes the same archetypal stages of development as has human consciousness as a whole. Neumann, one of Jung's most creative students and a renowned practitioner of analytical psychology in his own right, shoThe first of Erich Neumann's works to be translated into English, this eloquent book draws on a full range of world mythology to show that individual consciousness undergoes the same archetypal stages of development as has human consciousness as a whole. Neumann, one of Jung's most creative students and a renowned practitioner of analytical psychology in his own right, shows how the stages begin and end with the symbol of the Uroboros, or tail-eating serpent. The intermediate stages are projected in the universal myths of the World Creation, Great Mother, Separation of the World Parents, Birth of the Hero, Slaying of the Dragon, Rescue of the Captive, and Transformation and Deification of the Hero. Throughout the sequence the Hero is the evolving ego consciousness.
/book/show/32081.Albion_s_Seed?from_search=true	David Hackett Fischer	Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America (America: A Cultural History, Vol. I)	This book is the first volume in a cultural history of the United States, from the earliest English settlements to our own time. It is a history of American folkways as they have changed through time, and it argues a thesis about the importance for the United States of having been British in its cultural origins.From 1629 to 1775, North America was settled by four great waThis book is the first volume in a cultural history of the United States, from the earliest English settlements to our own time. It is a history of American folkways as they have changed through time, and it argues a thesis about the importance for the United States of having been British in its cultural origins.From 1629 to 1775, North America was settled by four great waves of English-speaking immigrants. The first was an exodus of Puritans from the east of England to Massachusetts (1629-1640). The second was the movement of a Royalist elite and indentured servants from the south of England to Virginia (ca. 1649-75). The third was the Friends' migration,--the Quakers--from the North Midlands and Wales to the Delaware Valley (ca. 1675-1725). The fourth was a great flight from the borderlands of North Britain and northern Ireland to the American backcountry (ca. 1717-75).These four groups differed in many ways--in religion, rank, generation and place of origin. They brought to America different folkways which became the basis of regional cultures in the United States. They spoke distinctive English dialects and built their houses in diverse ways. They had different ideas of family, marriage and gender; different practices of child-naming and child-raising; different attitudes toward sex, age and death; different rituals of worship and magic; different forms of work and play; different customs of food and dress; different traditions of education and literacy; different modes of settlement and association. They also had profoundly different ideas of comity, order, power and freedom which derived from British folk-traditions.describes those differences in detail, and discusses the continuing importance of their transference to America.Today most people in the United States (more than 80 percent) have no British ancestors at all. These many other groups, even while preserving their own ethnic cultures, have also assimilated regional folkways which were transplanted from Britain to America. In that sense, nearly all Americans today are Albion's Seed, no matter what their ethnic origins may be; but they are so in their different regional ways.The concluding section ofexplores the ways that regional cultures have continued to dominate national politics from 1789 to 1988, and still control attitudes toward education, government, gender, and violence, on which differences between American regions are greater than between European nations.also argues that the four British folkways created an expansive cultural pluralism that has proved to the more libertarian than any single culture alone could be. Together they became the determinants of a voluntary society in the United States.
/book/show/238627.First_World_War?from_search=true	John Keegan	First World War: An Illustrated History	'Magisterial in its scope, beautifully written and literally unputdownable.I cannot recommend Keegan's book too highly.'Julian Critchley, Scotsman 'Nobody describes a battle as Keegan does, vividly relating the unfolding events to the contours of the field of combat. This book is a kind of war memorial. As first-hand memory fades, The First World War honours the dead as on'Magisterial in its scope, beautifully written and literally unputdownable.I cannot recommend Keegan's book too highly.'Julian Critchley, Scotsman 'Nobody describes a battle as Keegan does, vividly relating the unfolding events to the contours of the field of combat. This book is a kind of war memorial. As first-hand memory fades, The First World War honours the dead as only true history can.'Niall Ferguson, Sunday Times 'John Keegan's The First World War can take its place alongside the other defining works he has written. The best and most approachable introduction to the war.'David Horspool, Guardian 'Beautifully written and full of telling detail.The best overall account for the general reader that has appeared since that of Cyril Falls nearly forty years ago.'Michael Howard, Times Literary Supplement
/book/show/1694764.Alcatraz?from_search=true	Michael Esslinger	Alcatraz: A History of the Penitentiary Years	ALCATRAZ - the name alone said it all... It was meant to send a shudder down the spines of the nation's most incorrigible criminals. It stripped Al Capone of his power. It tamed Machine Gun Kelly into a model of decorum. It took the birds away from the Birdman of Alcatraz.When prisoners boarded the boat for Alcatraz, they knew that they had reached the end of the line. NALCATRAZ - the name alone said it all... It was meant to send a shudder down the spines of the nation's most incorrigible criminals. It stripped Al Capone of his power. It tamed Machine Gun Kelly into a model of decorum. It took the birds away from the Birdman of Alcatraz.When prisoners boarded the boat for Alcatraz, they knew that they had reached the end of the line. Not only was this the toughest of all Federal penitentiaries, but it was also said to be virtually escape-proof. The island was a natural fortress, separated from the mainland by a narrow strait of freezing water and deadly currents. This prison was the U.S. government's drastic answer to the lawlessness unleashed under Prohibition, which continued throughout the Roaring Twenties and into the teeth of the Great Depression. Alcatraz, with its damp cold and austere isolation, its rigid discipline and strict rule of silence, was as tough as the criminals that were sent there, and by the time the prison closed down in 1963, the Rock had indisputably done its job.Alcatraz - A History of the Penitentiary Years has sustained as a staple reference for staff members on Alcatraz and remains one of the most comprehensive references chronicling the history. This mammoth reference navigates the island's history through rarely seen documents, interviews and hundreds of pages of historic photographs. Author interviews range from men such as legendary FBI fugitive James Whitey' Bulger; Dale Stamphill, a principle in the 1938 escape with Doc Barker and Henry Young; to Atom Spy Morton Sobell, the codefendant of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg.Michael Esslinger thoroughly details the prominent events, inmates, and life inside the most infamous prison in American History. His research included hundreds of hours examining actual Alcatraz inmate case files (including rare original documents from Al Capone, Machine Gun Kelly, and over a hundred others) exploring the prison grounds from the rooftop to the waterfront to help retrace events, escape routes, in addition to conducting various interviews with former inmates & guards. Esslinger interviewed a variety of principle figures, comprised of both convicts and officers who were either involved, on-duty, or on Alcatraz during nearly escape attempt. Interviews included prisoners and officers that covered each era of operations at Alcatraz from the early military period in the late 1920's, through the federal years, 1934 to 1963.His study has resulted in detailed accounts of all the recorded escape attempts including the Battle of Alcatraz. A detailed account of the 1962 escape of Frank Morris and the Anglin Brothers provides rare insight extracted through photos, and over 1,700 pages of FBI and Bureau of Prisons investigative notes.Detailed narratives of Alcatraz's most notable inmates who include Robert Stroud (Birdman of Alcatraz), Al Capone, Machine Gun Kelly, Frank Morris, the Anglin Brothers, Doc Barker, Joe Cretzer, Bernard Coy, Miran Thompson, Sam Shockley, and many-many others. Alcatraz: The History of the Penitentiary Years, is a comprehensive reference on the history of Alcatraz and contains one of the most comprehensive archives of inmate and prison life photographs (over 1,000).WARNING: This book contains graphic depictions of extreme crime and violence and may not be suitable for all readers.
/book/show/20380908-the-history-of-rock-n-roll-in-ten-songs?from_search=true	Greil Marcus	The History of Rock 'n' Roll in Ten Songs	Unlike all previous versions of rock n roll history, this book omits almost every iconic performer and ignores the storied events and turning points that everyone knows. Instead, in a daring stroke, Greil Marcus selects ten songs recorded between 1956 and 2008, then proceeds to dramatize hUnlike all previous versions of rock n roll history, this book omits almost every iconic performer and ignores the storied events and turning points that everyone knows. Instead, in a daring stroke, Greil Marcus selects ten songs recorded between 1956 and 2008, then proceeds to dramatize how each embodies rock n roll as a thing in itself, in the story it tells, inhabits, and acts outa new language, something new under the sun.Transmission by Joy Division. All I Could Do Was Cry by Etta James and then Beyonc. To Know Him Is to Love Him, first by the Teddy Bears and almost half a century later by Amy Winehouse. In Marcuss hands these and other songs tell the story of the music, which is, at bottom, the story of the desire for freedom in all its unruly and liberating glory. Slipping the constraints of chronology, Marcus braids together past and present, holding up to the light the ways that these striking songs fall through time and circumstance, gaining momentum and meaning, astonishing us by upending our presumptions and prejudices. This book, by a founder of contemporary rock criticismand its most gifted and incisive practitioneris destined to become an enduring classic.
/book/show/276214.A_History_of_Private_Life?from_search=true	Paul Veyne (Editor) Philippe Aris (Editor) Georges Duby (Editor)	A History of Private Life: From Pagan Rome to Byzantium	First of the widely celebrated and sumptuously illustrated series, this book reveals in intimate detail what life was really like in the ancient world. Behind the vast panorama of the pagan Roman empire, the reader discovers the intimate daily lives of citizens and slaves--from concepts of manhood and sexuality to marriage and the family, the roles of women, chastity and cFirst of the widely celebrated and sumptuously illustrated series, this book reveals in intimate detail what life was really like in the ancient world. Behind the vast panorama of the pagan Roman empire, the reader discovers the intimate daily lives of citizens and slaves--from concepts of manhood and sexuality to marriage and the family, the roles of women, chastity and contraception, techniques of childbirth, homosexuality, religion, the meaning of virtue, and the separation of private and public spaces.The emergence of Christianity in the West and the triumph of Christian morality with its emphasis on abstinence, celibacy, and austerity is startlingly contrasted with the profane and undisciplined private life of the Byzantine Empire. Using illuminating motifs, the authors weave a rich, colorful fabric ornamented with the results of new research and the broad interpretations that only masters of the subject can provide.
/book/show/2737608-our-heritage?from_search=true	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Our Heritage: A Brief History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	The central message of this book is the message declared by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since its beginning. Joseph Smith, the first prophet of this dispensation, taught:The fundamental principles of our religion are the testimony of the Apostles and Prophets, concerning Jesus Christ, that He died, was buried, and rose again the third day, and ascendedThe central message of this book is the message declared by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since its beginning. Joseph Smith, the first prophet of this dispensation, taught:The fundamental principles of our religion are the testimony of the Apostles and Prophets, concerning Jesus Christ, that He died, was buried, and rose again the third day, and ascended into heaven; and all other things which pertain to our religion are only appendages to it.Every prophet who has succeeded Joseph Smith has added his personal witness of the divine mission of the Savior. The First Presidency affirmed:As those who are called and ordained to bear witness of Jesus Christ to all the world, we testify that He was resurrected on that Easter morning nearly two thousand years ago, and that He lives today. He has a glorified, immortal body of flesh and bones. He is the Savior, the Light and Life of the world.Millions of faithful Saints have also had testimonies of the divinity of Jesus Christ. This knowledge has motivated them to make the sacrifices necessary to build The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the kingdom of God on the earth. The story of the establishment of the Church is one of faith, consecration, and joy. It is the story of living prophets who taught the truths of God to the modern world. It is the story of men and women from all walks of life who sought for the fulness of the gospel of Jesus Christ and, upon finding it, were willing to pay the price of becoming the Saviors disciples. These stalwart Saints pressed on through sufferings and hardships, witnessing even in their darkest hours of the goodness of God and the joy of his love. They have left a legacy of faith, courage, obedience, and sacrifice.The heritage of faith continues today. Latter-day Saints throughout the world are modern pioneers in their own homelands, where they live with faith and courage in a time fraught with new challenges and opportunities. There are pages of history yet to be written. We each have an opportunity to leave a heritage for generations to follow that will help them understand the joy of living and sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ.As we learn more about the faith of those who have gone before us, we can better understand those with whom we have joined hands in bearing witness of the Savior and helping to establish his kingdom. We can determine to live more righteously as faithful disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ.
/book/show/276113.The_Penguin_History_of_Early_India?from_search=true	Romila Thapar	The Penguin History of Early India: From the Origins to Ad 1300: Volume 1	A full account of Indian history from the establishment of Aryan culture to the coming of the Mughals in 1526 A.D. This work brings to life thousands of years of history, tracing India's evolution before contact with modern Europe was established: its prehistoric beginnings; the great cities of the Indus civilization; the emergence of mighty dynasties such as the Mauryas,A full account of Indian history from the establishment of Aryan culture to the coming of the Mughals in 1526 A.D. This work brings to life thousands of years of history, tracing India's evolution before contact with modern Europe was established: its prehistoric beginnings; the great cities of the Indus civilization; the emergence of mighty dynasties such as the Mauryas, Guptas, and Cholas; the teachings of the Buddha; the creation of heroic epics such as the Mahabharata and the Ramayana; and the creation of regional cultures. Thapar introduces figures from the remarkable visionary ruler Ashoka to other less exemplary figures. In exploring subjects as diverse as marriage, class, art, erotica, and astronomy, Thapar provides an incomparably vivid and nuanced picture of India. Above all, she shows the rich mosaic of diverse kingdoms, landscapes, languages, and beliefs.
/book/show/7840844-caesars-wives?from_search=true	Annelise Freisenbruch	Caesars' Wives: The Women Who Shaped the History of Rome	In scandals and power struggles obscured by time and legend, the wives, mistresses, mothers, sisters, and daughters of the Caesars have been popularly characterized as heartless murderers, shameless adulteresses, and conniving politicians in the high dramas of the Roman court. Yet little has been known about who they really were and their true roles in the history-making sIn scandals and power struggles obscured by time and legend, the wives, mistresses, mothers, sisters, and daughters of the Caesars have been popularly characterized as heartless murderers, shameless adulteresses, and conniving politicians in the high dramas of the Roman court. Yet little has been known about who they really were and their true roles in the history-making schemes of imperial Rome's ruling Caesars--indeed, how they figured in the rise, decline, and fall of the empire. Now, in Caesars' Wives Sex, Power, and Politics in the Roman Empire, Annelise Freisenbruch pulls back the veil on these fascinating women in Rome's power circles, giving them the chance to speak for themselves for the first time. With impeccable scholarship and arresting storytelling, Freisenbruch brings their personalities vividly to life, from notorious Livia and scandalous Julia to Christian Helena. Starting at the year 30 BC, when Cleopatra, Octavia, and Livia stand at the cusp of Rome's change from a republic to an autocracy, Freisenbruch relates the story of Octavian and Marc Antony's clash over the fate of the empire--an archetypal story that has inspired a thousand retellings--in a whole new light, uncovering the crucial political roles these first first ladies played. From there, she takes us into the lives of the women who rose to power over the next five centuries--often amid violence, speculation, and schemes--ending in the fifth century ad, with Galla Placidia, who was captured by Goth invaders (and married to one of their kings). The politics of Rome are revealed through the stories of Julia, a wisecracking daughter who disgraced her father by getting drunk in the Roman forum and having sex with strangers on the speaker's platform; Poppea, a vain and beautiful mistress who persuaded the emperor to kill his mother so that they could marry; Domitia, a wife who had a flagrant affair with an actor before conspiring in her husband's assassination; and Fausta, a stepmother who tried to seduce her own stepson and then engineered his execution--afterward she was boiled to death as punishment.Freisenbruch also tells a fascinating story of how the faces of these influential women have been refashioned over the millennia to tell often politically motivated stories about their reigns, in the process becoming models of femininity and female power. Illuminating the anxieties that persist even today about women in or near power and revealing the female archetypes that are a continuing legacy of the Roman Empire, Freisenbruch shows the surprising parallels of these iconic women and their public and private lives with those of our own first ladies who become part of the political agenda, as models of comportment or as targets for their husbands' opponents. Sure to transform our understanding of these first ladies, the influential women who witnessed one of the most gripping, significant eras of human history, Caesars' Wives is a significant new chronicle of an era that set the foundational story of Western Civilization and hung the mirror into which every era looks to find its own reflection.
/book/show/414084.California?from_search=true	Kevin Starr	California: A History	California has always been our Shangri-lathe promised land of countless pilgrims in search of the American Dream. Now the Golden States premier historian, Kevin Starr, distills the entire sweep of Californias history into one splendid volume. From the age of exploration to the age of Arnold, this is the story of a place at once quintessentially American and utterly uniqCalifornia has always been our Shangri-lathe promised land of countless pilgrims in search of the American Dream. Now the Golden States premier historian, Kevin Starr, distills the entire sweep of Californias history into one splendid volume. From the age of exploration to the age of Arnold, this is the story of a place at once quintessentially American and utterly unique.Arguing that Americas most populous state has always been blessed with both spectacular natural beauty and astonishing human diversity, Starr unfolds a rapid-fire epic of discovery, innovation, catastrophe, and triumph.For generations, Californias native peoples basked in the abundance of a climate and topography eminently suited to human habitation. By the time the Spanish arrived in the early sixteenth century, there were scores of autonomous tribes were thriving in the region. Though conquest was rapid, nearly two centuries passed before Spain exerted control over upper California through the chain of missions that stand to this day.The discovery of gold in January 1848 changed everything. With population increasing exponentially as get-rich-quick dreamers converged from all over the world, California reinvented itself overnight. Starr deftly traces the successive waves of innovation and calamity that have broken over the state since thenthe incredible wealth of the Big Four railroad tycoons and the devastating San Francisco earthquake of 1906; the emergence of Hollywood as the worlds entertainment capital and of Silicon Valley as the center of high-tech research and development; the heroic irrigation and transportation projects that have altered the face of the region; the role of labor, both organized and migrant, in key industries from agriculture to aerospace.Kevin Starr has devoted his career to the history of his beloved state, but he has never lost his sense of wonder over Californias sheer abundance and peerless variety. This one-volume distillation of a lifetimes work gathers together everything that is most important, most fascinating, and most revealing about our greatest state.
/book/show/348350.In_Defence_of_History?from_search=true	Richard J. Evans	In Defence of History	E. H. Carr's, a classic introduction to the field, may now give way to a worthy successor. In his compact, intriguing survey, Richard J. Evans shows us how historians manage to extract meaning from the recalcitrant past. To materials that are frustratingly meager, or overwhelmingly profuse, they bring an array of tools that range from agreed-upon rules ofE. H. Carr's, a classic introduction to the field, may now give way to a worthy successor. In his compact, intriguing survey, Richard J. Evans shows us how historians manage to extract meaning from the recalcitrant past. To materials that are frustratingly meager, or overwhelmingly profuse, they bring an array of tools that range from agreed-upon rules of documentation and powerful computer models to the skilled investigator's sudden insight, all employed with the aim of reconstructing a verifiable, usable past. Evans defends this commitment to historical knowledge from the attacks of postmodernist critics who see all judgments as subjective. Evans brings a remarkable range, a nose for the archives, a taste for controversy, and a fluent pen () to this splendid work. Essential reading for coming generations.-Keith Thomas
/book/show/20903440-the-true-and-splendid-history-of-the-harristown-sisters?from_search=true	Michelle Lovric	The True and Splendid History of the Harristown Sisters	It is the age of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, when Europe burns with a passion for long-flowing locks. And when seven sisters, born into fatherless poverty in Ireland, grow up with hair cascading down their backs, to their ankles, and beyond, men are not slow to recognise their potential.It begins with a singing and dancing septet, with Irish jigs kicked out in dusty cIt is the age of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, when Europe burns with a passion for long-flowing locks. And when seven sisters, born into fatherless poverty in Ireland, grow up with hair cascading down their backs, to their ankles, and beyond, men are not slow to recognise their potential.It begins with a singing and dancing septet, with Irish jigs kicked out in dusty church halls. But it is not the sisters singing or their dancing that fills the seats: it is the torrents of hair they let loose at the end of each show. And their hair will take dark-hearted Darcy, bickering twins Berenice and Enda, plain Pertilly, gentle Oona, wild Ida and fearful, flame-haired Manticory  the inimitable narrator of their on-and-off stage adventures  out of poverty, through the dance halls of Ireland, to the salons of Dublin and the palazzi of Venice. It will bring some of them love and each of them loss. For their past trails behind the sisters like the tresses on their heads, and their fame and fortune will come at a terrible price...
/book/show/580446.Unnatural_History?from_search=true	Jonathan Green	Unnatural History (Pax Britannia, #1)	In the closing years of the 20th century the British Empire's rule is still going strong. Queen Victoria is about to celebrate her 160th birthday, kept alive by advanced steam technology. London is a fantastical sprawling metropolis where dirigibles roam the skies, robot bobbies enforce the law and dinosaurs are on display in London zoo. Welcome to Magna Britannia, a steamIn the closing years of the 20th century the British Empire's rule is still going strong. Queen Victoria is about to celebrate her 160th birthday, kept alive by advanced steam technology. London is a fantastical sprawling metropolis where dirigibles roam the skies, robot bobbies enforce the law and dinosaurs are on display in London zoo. Welcome to Magna Britannia, a steam driven world full of fantastical creations and shady villains. Here dashing dandies and mustachioed villains battle for supremacy while below the city strange things stir in the flooded tunnels of the old London Underground. In two scant months the nation, and all her colonies, will celebrate 160 years of Queen Victoria's glorious reign. But all is not well at the heart of the empire of Magna Britannia. A chain of events is about to be set in motion that, if not stopped, could lead to a world-shattering conclusion. It begins with a break-in at the Natural History Museum. A night watchman is murdered. An eminent Professor of Evolutionary Biology goes missing. Then a catastrophic overground rail-crash unleashes the dinosaurs of London Zoo
/book/show/156380.The_True_History_of_the_Elephant_Man?from_search=true	Michael Howell Peter Ford	The True History of the Elephant Man	Joseph Carey Merrick, born in England on August 5, 1862, is better known as The Elephant Man. Through horrible physical deformities which were almost impossible to describe, he spent much of his life exhibited as a fairground freak until even nineteenth-century sensibilities could take no more. Hounded, persecuted and starving, he ended up at London s Liverpool Street StatJoseph Carey Merrick, born in England on August 5, 1862, is better known as The Elephant Man. Through horrible physical deformities which were almost impossible to describe, he spent much of his life exhibited as a fairground freak until even nineteenth-century sensibilities could take no more. Hounded, persecuted and starving, he ended up at London s Liverpool Street Station where he was rescued, housed and fed by the distinguished surgeon Frederick Treves. To Treves surprise, he discovered during the course of their friendship that lurking beneath the mass of Merrick's corrupting flesh lived a spirit that was as courageous as it had been tortured, and a nature as gentle and dignified as it had been deprived and tormented. The subject of several books, a Broadway hit, and a film, Joseph Merrick has become part of popular mythology. Here, in this fully revised edition containing new details, are the true and unromantic facts of his life. This is an extraordinary and moving story, set among the brutal realities of the Victorian world, telling of a tragic individual and his survival against overwhelming odds.
/book/show/17609.The_Darker_Nations?from_search=true	Vijay Prashad Howard Zinn (Editor)	The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World	--Aim Csaire,Here, from a brill--Aim Csaire,Here, from a brilliant young writer, is a paradigm-shifting history of both a utopian concept and global movement--the idea of the Third World.traces the intellectual origins and the political history of the twentieth century attempt to knit together the world's impoverished countries in opposition to the United States and Soviet spheres of influence in the decades following World War II.Spanning every continent of the global South, Vijay Prashad's fascinating narrative takes us from the birth of postcolonial nations after World War II to the downfall and corruption of nationalist regimes. A breakthrough book of cutting-edge scholarship, it includes vivid portraits of Third World giants like India's Nehru, Egypt's Nasser, and Indonesia's Sukarno--as well as scores of extraordinary but now-forgotten intellectuals, artists, and freedom fighters.restores to memory the vibrant though flawed idea of the Third World, whose demise, Prashad ultimately argues, has produced a much impoverished international political arena. 12 b/w photographs.
/book/show/17609.The_Darker_Nations?from_search=true	Vijay Prashad Howard Zinn (Editor)	The Darker Nations: A People's History of the Third World	--Aim Csaire,Here, from a brill--Aim Csaire,Here, from a brilliant young writer, is a paradigm-shifting history of both a utopian concept and global movement--the idea of the Third World.traces the intellectual origins and the political history of the twentieth century attempt to knit together the world's impoverished countries in opposition to the United States and Soviet spheres of influence in the decades following World War II.Spanning every continent of the global South, Vijay Prashad's fascinating narrative takes us from the birth of postcolonial nations after World War II to the downfall and corruption of nationalist regimes. A breakthrough book of cutting-edge scholarship, it includes vivid portraits of Third World giants like India's Nehru, Egypt's Nasser, and Indonesia's Sukarno--as well as scores of extraordinary but now-forgotten intellectuals, artists, and freedom fighters.restores to memory the vibrant though flawed idea of the Third World, whose demise, Prashad ultimately argues, has produced a much impoverished international political arena. 12 b/w photographs.
/book/show/156380.The_True_History_of_the_Elephant_Man?from_search=true	Michael Howell Peter Ford	The True History of the Elephant Man	Joseph Carey Merrick, born in England on August 5, 1862, is better known as The Elephant Man. Through horrible physical deformities which were almost impossible to describe, he spent much of his life exhibited as a fairground freak until even nineteenth-century sensibilities could take no more. Hounded, persecuted and starving, he ended up at London s Liverpool Street StatJoseph Carey Merrick, born in England on August 5, 1862, is better known as The Elephant Man. Through horrible physical deformities which were almost impossible to describe, he spent much of his life exhibited as a fairground freak until even nineteenth-century sensibilities could take no more. Hounded, persecuted and starving, he ended up at London s Liverpool Street Station where he was rescued, housed and fed by the distinguished surgeon Frederick Treves. To Treves surprise, he discovered during the course of their friendship that lurking beneath the mass of Merrick's corrupting flesh lived a spirit that was as courageous as it had been tortured, and a nature as gentle and dignified as it had been deprived and tormented. The subject of several books, a Broadway hit, and a film, Joseph Merrick has become part of popular mythology. Here, in this fully revised edition containing new details, are the true and unromantic facts of his life. This is an extraordinary and moving story, set among the brutal realities of the Victorian world, telling of a tragic individual and his survival against overwhelming odds.
/book/show/852714.The_Replacements?from_search=true	Jim Walsh	The Replacements: All Over But the Shouting: An Oral History	At the dawn of Morning in America--a period that would nurse the rise of suit-and-tie culture--there emerged a national network of anti-corporate record shops, college radio stations, fanzines, nightclubs, and entrepreneurial record labels.In the watershed year 1981, this indie scene fostered several seminal releases. Among recordings by bands such as Sonic Youth, BlacAt the dawn of Morning in America--a period that would nurse the rise of suit-and-tie culture--there emerged a national network of anti-corporate record shops, college radio stations, fanzines, nightclubs, and entrepreneurial record labels.In the watershed year 1981, this indie scene fostered several seminal releases. Among recordings by bands such as Sonic Youth, Black Flag, Husker Du, The Minutemen, and R.E.M. was an album called Sorry Ma . . . Forgot to Take Out the Trash, recorded by a scruffy, flannel-clad quartet from Minneapolis called The Replacements. Now, for the first time, all of the hearsay, half-truths, legends, and allegations associated with this maelstrom of a rock & roll band are unraveled in this oral history by longtime Twin Cities music journalist Jim Walsh.Through interviews with family, friends, and fans; former manager Peter Jesperson; Twin/Tone record label cofounder Paul Stark; and musicians around the nation influenced by the band, Walsh lays bare with painful clarity a tale that unfolds like a tragic comedy in three perfect acts. Celebrated by national publications, the Mats often seemed more hell-bent on sabotaging their status as critical darlings than parlaying it. With their markedly apolitical stance amid their decidedly political peers, their uncool embrace of classic rock influences like KISS and The Faces, and their Dionysian appetites (and the resulting tendency to literally fall on their own faces), The Replacements lasted 12 years despite themselves.From the bands founding to their rise through the local and national club circuits, their major label deal in 1985, and the slow and painful implosion that followed,lays down the gripping oral history behind the little band that could--but didn't.
/book/show/23492830-1944?from_search=true	Jay Winik	1944: FDR and the Year That Changed History	Jay Winik brings to life in gripping detail () the year 1944, which determined the outcome of World War II and put more pressure than any other on an ailing yet determined President Roosevelt.1944 was a year that could have stymied the Allies and cemented Hitlers waning power. Instead, it saved those democraciesJay Winik brings to life in gripping detail () the year 1944, which determined the outcome of World War II and put more pressure than any other on an ailing yet determined President Roosevelt.1944 was a year that could have stymied the Allies and cemented Hitlers waning power. Instead, it saved those democraciesbut with a fateful cost. Now, in a complex history rendered with great color and sympathy (, starred review), Jay Winik captures the epic images and extraordinary history with cinematic force (.1944 witnessed a series of titanic events: FDR at the pinnacle of his wartime leadership as well as his reelection, the unprecedented D-Day invasion, the liberation of Paris, and the tumultuous conferences that finally shaped the coming peace. But millions of lives were at stake as President Roosevelt learned about Hitlers Final Solution. Just as the Allies were landing in Normandy, the Nazis were accelerating the killing of millions of European Jews. Winik shows how escalating pressures fell on an infirm Roosevelt, who faced a momentous decision. Was winning the war the best way to rescue the Jews? Or would it get in the way of defeating Hitler? In a year when even the most audacious undertakings were within the worlds reach, one challengesaving Europes Jewsseemed to remain beyond Roosevelts grasp.Compelling.This dramatic account highlights what too often has been glossed overthat as nobly as the Greatest Generation fought under FDRs command, America could well have done more to thwart Nazi aggression (). Destined to take its place as one of the great works of World War II,is the first book to retell these events with moral clarity and a moving appreciation of the extraordinary actions of many extraordinary leaders.
/book/show/54349.Gonzo?from_search=true	Corey Seymour	Gonzo: The Oral History Of Hunter S. Thompson	The star-studded, rollicking, juicy story of Hunter S. Thompson, as told by the friends and family who inhabited his world.
/book/show/31040.Japan_at_War?from_search=true	Haruko Taya Cook Theodore F. Cook	Japan at War:  An Oral History	This deeply moving book (Studs Terkel) portrays the Japanese experience of WWII. This oral history is the first book to capture--in either Japanese or English--the experience of ordinary Japanese during the war. In a sweeping panorama, Haruko Taya Cook & Theodore F. Cook go from the Japanese attacks on China in the '30s to the Japanese home front during the inhuman rThis deeply moving book (Studs Terkel) portrays the Japanese experience of WWII. This oral history is the first book to capture--in either Japanese or English--the experience of ordinary Japanese during the war. In a sweeping panorama, Haruko Taya Cook & Theodore F. Cook go from the Japanese attacks on China in the '30s to the Japanese home front during the inhuman raids on Tokyo, Hiroshima & Nagasaki, offering the first glimpses of how the 20th century's most deadly conflict affected the lives of the population. The book seeks out the true feelings of the wartime generation [&] illuminates the contradictions between the official views of the war & living testimony (Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan).AcknowledgmentsIntroduction to a lost war1 An undeclared war: Battle lines in China: A village boy goes to war/ Nohara Teishin. Pictures of an expedition/ Tanida Isamu. Qualifying as a leader/ Tominaga Shz. Gas soldier/ Tanisuga Shizuo; Toward a new order: War means jobs for machinists/ Kumagaya Tokuichi. I wanted to build a greater East Asia/ Nogi Harumichi. Manchurian days/ Fukushima Yoshie. Dancing into the night/ Hara Kiyoshi. Bringing the liberals to heel/ Hatanaka Shigeo2 Have faith in victory: 12/8/41: My blood boiled at the news/ Itabashi Ksh. I heard it on the radio/ Yoshia Toshio. On Admiral Yamamoto's flagship/ Noda Mitsuharu. In a fighter cockpit on the Soviet border/ Mogami Sadao. Sailing south/ Masuda Reiji. A failure of diplomacy/ Kase Toshikazu; Greater East Asia: Cartoons for the war/ Yokoyama Ryichi. Building the Burma-Siam Railroad/ Abe Hiroshi. Keeping order in the Indies/ Nogi Harumichi. Korean guard/ Kasayama Yoshikichi; The Emperor's warriors: Maker of soldiers/ Debun Shigenobu. As long as I don't fight, I'll make it home/ Suzuki Murio. Zero ace/ Sakai Sabur; Demons from the East: Army doctor/ Yuasa Ken. Spies & bandits/ Uno Shintar. Unit 731/ Tamura Yoshio3 Homeland: Life goes on: The end of a bake shop/ Arakawa Hiroyo. Burdens of a village bride/ Tanaka Toki. Dressmaker/ Koshino Ayako; War work: Making balloon bombs/ Tanaka Tetsuko. Forced labor/ Ahn Juretsu. Poison-gas island/ Nakajima Yoshimi; Wielding pen & camera: Filming the news/ Asai Tatsuz. War correspondent/ Hata Shry. Reporting from Imperial General Headquarters/ Kawachi Uichir; Against the tide: Thought criminal/ Hatanaka Shigeo. Isn't my brother one of the 'war dead'?/ Kiga Sumi; Childhood: Playing at war/ Sat Hideo; Art & entertainment: I loved American movies/ Hirosawa Ei. Star at the Moulin Rouge/ Sugai Toshiko. We wouldn't paint war art/ Maruki Iri & Maruki Toshi4 Lost battles: The slaughter of an army: The green desert of New Guinea/ Ogawa Masatsugu. Soldiers' deaths/ Ogawa Tamotsu. Honorable death on Saipan/ Yamauchi Takeo; Sunken fleet/ Lifeboat/ Matsunaga Ichir. Transport war/ Masuda Reiji; Special attack: Volunteer/ Yokota Yutaka. Human torpedo/ Kzu Naoji. Bride of a kamikaze/ Araki Shigeko. Requiem/ Nishihara Wakana5 One hundred million die together: The burning skies/ Hiroko died because of me/ Funato Kazuyo. At the telephone exchange/ Tomizawa Kimi & Kobayashi Hiroyasu; The war comes home to Okinawa: Student nurses of the Lily Corps/ Miyagi Kikuko. Now they call it group suicide/ Kinj Shigeaki. Straggler/ ta Masahide; In the enemy's hands: White flag/ Kojima Kiyofumi; A new terrible weapon: 800 meters from the hypocenter/ Yamaoka Michiko. A Korean in Hiroshima/ Shin Bok Su. 5 photographs of Aug. 6/ Matsushige Yoshito. Forgetting is a blessing/ Kimura Yasuko6 The unresolved war: Reversals of fortune: Flight/ Fukushima Yoshi. From Bandung to Starvation Island/ Iitoyo Shgo. The army's been a good life/ Tanida Isamu; Crimes & punishments: death row at Changi Prison/ Abe Hiroshi. The didn't tell me/ Fujii Shizue; The long shadow of death: The Emperor's retreat/ Yamane Masako. My boy never came home/ Imai Shike; Reflections: Teaching war/ Ienaga Sabur. Meeting at Yasukuni Shrine/ Kiyama Terumichi. Lessons/ Mogami Sadao. A quest for meaning/ ta Masahide; Endings: Homecoming/ Tominaga Shzo. The face of the enemy/ Sasaki Naokata. Imperial gifts for the war dead/ Kawashima Eiko. Royalties/ Yokoyama Ryichi. I learned about the war from Grandma/ Miyagi Harumi. The occupiers/ Kawachi Uichir. Back to the beginning/ Hayashi Shigeo
/book/show/20613553-ghosts?from_search=true	Roger  Clarke	Ghosts: A Natural History: 500 Years of Searching for Proof	AEditor's ChoiceRoger Clarke tells this [the story that inspired Henry James'] and many other gloriously weird stories with real verve, and also a kind of narrative authority that tends to constrain the skeptical voice within [an] erudite and richly entertaining book.Is there anybody out therAEditor's ChoiceRoger Clarke tells this [the story that inspired Henry James'] and many other gloriously weird stories with real verve, and also a kind of narrative authority that tends to constrain the skeptical voice within [an] erudite and richly entertaining book.Is there anybody out there? No matter how rationally we order our lives, few of us are completely immune to the suggestion of the uncanny and the fear of the dark. What explains sightings of ghosts? Why do they fascinate us? What exactly do those who have been haunted see? What did they believe? And what proof is there?Taking us through the key hauntings that have obsessed the world, from the true events that inspired Henry James's classicright up to the present day, Roger Clarke unfolds a story of class conflict, charlatans, and true believers. The cast list includes royalty and prime ministers, Samuel Johnson, John Wesley, Harry Houdini, and Adolf Hitler. The chapters cover everything from religious beliefs to modern developments in neuroscience, the medicine of ghosts, and the technology of ghosthunting. There are haunted WWI submarines, houses so blighted by phantoms they are demolished, a seventeenth-century Ghost Hunter General, and the emergence of the Victorian flash mob, where hundreds would stand outside rumored sites all night waiting to catch sight of a dead face at a window.Written as grippingly as the best ghost fiction,takes us on an unforgettable hunt through the most haunted places of the last five hundred years and our longing to believe.
/book/show/389341.Campaigns_of_Napoleon?from_search=true	David G. Chandler	Campaigns of Napoleon: The Mind and Method of History's Greatest Soldier	Napoleonic war was nothing if not complex -- an ever-shifting kaleidoscope of moves and intentions, which by themselves went a long way towards baffling and dazing his conventionally-minded opponents into that state of disconcerting moral disequilibrium which so often resulted in their catastrophic defeat.Napoleonic war was nothing if not complex -- an ever-shifting kaleidoscope of moves and intentions, which by themselves went a long way towards baffling and dazing his conventionally-minded opponents into that state of disconcerting moral disequilibrium which so often resulted in their catastrophic defeat.
/book/show/670089.The_Fourth_Turning?from_search=true	William Strauss Neil Howe	The Fourth Turning: What the Cycles of History Tell Us About America's Next Rendezvous with Destiny	First came the postwar High, then the Awakening of the '60s and '70s, and now the Unraveling.This audacious and provocative book tells us what to expect just beyond the start of the next century.Are you ready for the Fourth Turning? Strauss and Howe will change the way you see the world--and your place in it.In The Fourth Turning, they apply their generational theoriFirst came the postwar High, then the Awakening of the '60s and '70s, and now the Unraveling.This audacious and provocative book tells us what to expect just beyond the start of the next century.Are you ready for the Fourth Turning? Strauss and Howe will change the way you see the world--and your place in it.In The Fourth Turning, they apply their generational theories to the cycles of history and locate America in the middle of an unraveling period, on the brink of a crisis.How you prepare for this crisis--the Fourth Turning--is intimately connected to the mood and attitude of your particular generation.Are you one of the can-do GI generation, who triumphed in the last crisis?Do you belong to the mediating Silent Majority, who enjoyed the 1950s High?Do you fall into the awakened Boomer category of the 1970s and 1980s, or are you a Gen-Xer struggling to adapt to our splintering world?Whatever your stage of life, The Fourth Turning offers bold predictions about how all of us can prepare, individually and collectively, for America's next rendezvous with destiny. Editorial Reviews After researching historical patterns, the authors (Generations: The History of America's Future, Morrow, 1991) conclude that America is on the verge of crisis. They substantiate their hypothesis by identifying and tracing a repetitive, four-stage historical cycle that, throughout recorded time, started on a high note and ended in hardship. Narrator Michael Tilford's polished, convincing voice and steady pacing lend an air of legitimacy to the authors' assertions. A brief question-and-answer session between the narrator and the authors at program's end provides an interactive quality that enhances the sometimes methodical drone of the historical analysis. Like other works of prophecy, The Fourth Turning should circulate well in public libraries.Mark P. Tierney,
/book/show/115999.Heroes_of_History?from_search=true	Will Durant	Heroes of History	In the tradition of his own bestselling masterpieces The Story of Civilization and The Lessons of History,  Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Will Durant here traces the lives and ideas of those who have helped to define civilization, from its dawn to the beginning of the modern world. Four years before his death, Will Durant began work on an abbreviated version of hisIn the tradition of his own bestselling masterpieces The Story of Civilization and The Lessons of History,  Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Will Durant here traces the lives and ideas of those who have helped to define civilization, from its dawn to the beginning of the modern world. Four years before his death, Will Durant began work on an abbreviated version of his highly acclaimed eleven-volume series, The Story of Civilization. The project was conceived as a series of audio lectures, but Durant soon realized that the dialogues could be developed into a book that would serve as a wonderfully readable introduction to the subject of history.Durant completed twenty-one of a proposed twenty-three chapters before his death in 1981, at the age of ninety-six. Those chapters span thousands of years of human history -- from Confucius to Shakespeare, from the Roman Empire to the Reformation, finally ending in the eighteenth century. The manuscript was recently found by Will Durant scholar John Little -- twenty years after Durant finished it -- and its discovery is a major event, not only for lovers of his prose, but for students of history and philosophy the world over.Heroes of History is a book of life-enhancing wisdom and optimism, complete with Durant's wit, knowledge, and unique ability to explain events and ideas in simple, exciting terms. It is the lessons of our heritage passed on for the edification and benefit of future generations -- a fitting legacy from America's most beloved historian and philosopher.Will Durant's popularity as America's favorite teacher of history and philosophy remains undiminished by time. His books are accessible to readers of every kind, and his unique ability to compress complicated ideas and events into a few pages without ever talking down to the reader, enhanced by his memorable wit and a razor-sharp judgment about men and their motives, made all of his books huge bestsellers. Heroes of History carries on this tradition of making scholarship and philosophy understandable to the general reader, and making them good reading, as well.At the dawn of a new millennium and the beginning of a new century, nothing could be more appropriate than this brilliant book that examines the meaning of human civilization and history and draws from the experience of the past the lessons we need to know to put the future into context and live in confidence, rather than fear and ignorance.Will Durant's work is marked by his own special quality as a writer -- he is tough-minded, optimistic, courageous, and convinced that without a knowledge of the past there is no wisdom to guide us to the future. Heroes of History was his last word on the subject, and much of it has been aimed directly at the doubts and fears of people today. It is a major, and unexpected, literary and historical event.This book is also available on audio tape and CD format, read by Will and Ariel Durant. If you would like more information on this and other products featuring Will Durant's life-enhancing philosophy, we encourage you to visit the web site at.
/book/show/253813.America_Is_in_the_Heart?from_search=true	Carlos Bulosan Carey McWilliams (Introduction)	America Is in the Heart: A Personal History	AMERICA IS IN THE HEART. First published in 1946, this autobiography of the well known Filipino poet describes his boyhood in the Philippines, his voyage to America, and his years of hardship and despair as an itinerant laborer following the harvest trail in the rural West. Bulosan does not spare the reader any of the horrors tha accompanied the migrant's life; but his quiAMERICA IS IN THE HEART. First published in 1946, this autobiography of the well known Filipino poet describes his boyhood in the Philippines, his voyage to America, and his years of hardship and despair as an itinerant laborer following the harvest trail in the rural West. Bulosan does not spare the reader any of the horrors tha accompanied the migrant's life; but his quiet, stoic voice is the most convincing witness to the terrible events he witnessed.People interested in driving from America the scourge of intolerance should read Mr. Bulosan's autobiography. They should read it that they may draw from the anger it will arouse in them the determination to bring to an end the vicious nonsense of racism. --America came to him in a public ward in the Los Angeles County Hospital while around him men died gasping for their last bit of air, and he learned that while America could be cruel it could also be immeasurably kind...For Carlos Bulosan no lifetime could be long enough in which to explain to American that no man could destroy his faith in it again. He wanted to contribute something toward the final fulfillment of America. So he wrote this book that holds the bitterness of his own blood.-- Carlos P. Romulo in theCarey McWilliams is editor of The Nation magazine. His abiding interest in the social problems of minority groups has led to an impressive body of work, including Factories in the Field, which appeared a few months after Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath and focused public attention on migratory workers in California
/book/show/18407.Gone_With_the_Wind?from_search=true	Herb Bridges Terryl C. Boodman Margaret Mitchell (Contributor)	Gone With the Wind: the definitive illustrated history of the book, the movie, and the legend	
/book/show/340583.A_Criminal_History_of_Mankind?from_search=true	Colin Wilson	A Criminal History of Mankind	Colin Wilson tells the story of human violence from Peking Man to the Mafia - taking into account the calculated sadism of the Assyrians, the opportunism of the Greek pirates, the brutality that made Rome the 'razor king of the Mediterranean', the mindless destruction of the Vandals, the mass slaughter of Genghis Khan, Tamurlane, Ivan the Terrible, Vlad the Impaler and morColin Wilson tells the story of human violence from Peking Man to the Mafia - taking into account the calculated sadism of the Assyrians, the opportunism of the Greek pirates, the brutality that made Rome the 'razor king of the Mediterranean', the mindless destruction of the Vandals, the mass slaughter of Genghis Khan, Tamurlane, Ivan the Terrible, Vlad the Impaler and more. Each age has a unique characteristic pattern of crime. In the past three centuries crime has changed and evolved until the sex killer and the mass murderer have become symbols of all that is worst about our civilization. But this is not just a study in human depravity; it is an attempt to place crime in perspective against human discovery, exploration and invention. The result is a completely new approach to the history and psychology of human violence.
/book/show/18378009-anatomies?from_search=true	Hugh Aldersey-Williams	Anatomies: A Cultural History of the Human Body	The human body is the most fraught and fascinating, talked-about and taboo, unique yet universal fact of our lives. It is the inspiration for art, the subject of science, and the source of some of the greatest stories ever told. In, acclaimed author ofHugh Aldersey-Williams brings his entertaining blend of science, history, and culture to bear onThe human body is the most fraught and fascinating, talked-about and taboo, unique yet universal fact of our lives. It is the inspiration for art, the subject of science, and the source of some of the greatest stories ever told. In, acclaimed author ofHugh Aldersey-Williams brings his entertaining blend of science, history, and culture to bear on this richest of subjects.In an engaging narrative that ranges from ancient body art to plastic surgery today and from head to toe, Aldersey-Williams explores the corporeal mysteries that make us human: Why are some people left-handed and some blue-eyed? What is the funny bone, anyway? Why do some cultures think of the heart as the seat of our souls and passions, while others place it in the liver?A journalist with a knack for telling a story, Aldersey-Williams takes part in a drawing class, attends the dissection of a human body, and visits the doctors office and the morgue. But Anatomies draws not just on medical science and Aldersey-Williamss reporting. It draws also on the works of philosophers, writers, and artists from throughout history. Aldersey-Williams delves into our shared cultural heritageShakespeare to, Rembrandt toto reveal how attitudes toward the human body are as varied as human history, as he explains the origins and legacy of tattooing, shrunken heads, bloodletting, fingerprinting, X-rays, and more.From Adams rib to van Goghs ear to Einsteins brain,is a treasure trove of surprising facts and stories and a wonderful embodiment of what Aristotle wrote more than two millennia ago: The human body is more than the sum of its parts.
/book/show/7055093-the-shaking-woman-or-a-history-of-my-nerves?from_search=true	Siri Hustvedt	The Shaking Woman, or A History of My Nerves	While speaking at a memorial event for her father in 2006, Siri Hustvedt suffered a violent seizure from the neck down. Despite her flapping arms and shaking legs, she continued to speak clearly and was able to finish her speech. It was as if she had suddenly become two people: aWhile speaking at a memorial event for her father in 2006, Siri Hustvedt suffered a violent seizure from the neck down. Despite her flapping arms and shaking legs, she continued to speak clearly and was able to finish her speech. It was as if she had suddenly become two people: a calm orator and a shuddering wreck. Then the seizures happened again and again.tracks Hustvedts search for a diagnosis, one that takes her inside the thought processes of several scientific disciplines, each one of which offers a distinct perspective on her paroxysms but no ready solution. In the process, she finds herself entangled in fundamental questions: What is the relationship between brain and mind? How do we remember? What is the self?During her investigations, Hustvedt joins a discussion group in which neurologists, psychiatrists, psychoanalysts, and brain scientists trade ideas to develop a new field: neuropsychoanalysis. She volunteers as a writing teacher for psychiatric in-patients at the Payne Whitney clinic in New York City and unearths precedents in medical history that illuminate the origins of and shifts in our theories about the mind-body problem. In, Hustvedt synthesizes her experience and research into a compelling mystery: Who is the shaking woman? In the end, the story she tells becomes, in the words of George Makari, author of, a brilliant illumination for us all.
/book/show/17707745-slimed?from_search=true	Mathew Klickstein	Slimed!: An Oral History of Nickelodeon's Golden Age	tells the surprisingly complex, wonderfully nostalgic, and impressively compelling story of how Nickelodeon -- the First Kids' Network -- began as a DIY startup in the late 70s, and forged ahead through the early eighties with a tiny band of young artists and filmmakers who would go on to change everything about cable teltells the surprisingly complex, wonderfully nostalgic, and impressively compelling story of how Nickelodeon -- the First Kids' Network -- began as a DIY startup in the late 70s, and forged ahead through the early eighties with a tiny band of young artists and filmmakers who would go on to change everything about cable television, television in general, animation, and children's entertainment, proving just what can be done if the indie spirit is kept alive in the corporate world.Get the real back story about all of your favorite Golden Age Nick shows: Everything from such classics as,andto early 90s faves like, the original three Nicktoons,and more ... All from those who made it happen!
/book/show/24820159-drinking-in-america?from_search=true	Susan Cheever	Drinking in America: Our Secret History	In DRINKING IN AMERICA, bestselling author Susan Cheever chronicles our national love affair with liquor, taking a long, thoughtful look at the way alcohol has changed our nation's history. This is the often-overlooked story of how alcohol has shaped American events and the American character from the seventeenth to the twentieth century.Seen through the lens of alcoholisIn DRINKING IN AMERICA, bestselling author Susan Cheever chronicles our national love affair with liquor, taking a long, thoughtful look at the way alcohol has changed our nation's history. This is the often-overlooked story of how alcohol has shaped American events and the American character from the seventeenth to the twentieth century.Seen through the lens of alcoholism, American history takes on a vibrancy and a tragedy missing from many earlier accounts. From the drunkenness of the Pilgrims to Prohibition hijinks, drinking has always been a cherished American custom: a way to celebrate and a way to grieve and a way to take the edge off. At many pivotal points in our history-the illegallanding at Cape Cod, the enslavement of African Americans, the McCarthy witch hunts, and the Kennedy assassination, to name only a few-alcohol has acted as a catalyst.Some nations drink more than we do, some drink less, but no other nation has been the drunkest in the world as America was in the 1830s only to outlaw drinking entirely a hundred years later. Both a lively history and an unflinching cultural investigation, DRINKING IN AMERICA unveils the volatile ambivalence within one nation's tumultuous affair with alcohol.
/book/show/340577.The_Greatest_Benefit_to_Mankind?from_search=true	Roy Porter	The Greatest Benefit to Mankind: A Medical History of Humanity	Porter's charting of the history of medicine affords readers the opportunity as never before to assess its culture and science and its costs and bPorter's charting of the history of medicine affords readers the opportunity as never before to assess its culture and science and its costs and benefits to humankind. A splendid and thoroughly engrossing book.--L.A. Times. of illustrations.
/book/show/3242424-the-mental-floss-history-of-the-world?from_search=true	Erik Sass Steve Wiegand	The Mental Floss History of the World: An Irreverent Romp through Civilization's Best Bits	An irreverent romp through historys best bits,is an amazingly entertaining joyride through 60,000 years of human civilization. As audacious as it is edifying, here is a hilarious and irreverentyet always historically accurateoverview of the ascent (or descent) of humankind, courtesy of the same rebel geniuses who brought youAn irreverent romp through historys best bits,is an amazingly entertaining joyride through 60,000 years of human civilization. As audacious as it is edifying, here is a hilarious and irreverentyet always historically accurateoverview of the ascent (or descent) of humankind, courtesy of the same rebel geniuses who brought youandUpdated with all the hot topics and events of the past few years,is proof positive that just because somethings true doesnt mean its boring.
/book/show/7181116-up-and-down-stairs?from_search=true	Jeremy Musson	Up and Down Stairs: The History of the Country House Servant	Country houses were reliant on an intricate hierarchy of servants, each of whom provided an essential skill.brings to life this hierarchy, showinghow large numbers of people lived together under strict segregation and how sometimes this segregation was broken, as with the famous marriage of a squire to his dairymaid at Uppark. Jeremy Musson captures thCountry houses were reliant on an intricate hierarchy of servants, each of whom provided an essential skill.brings to life this hierarchy, showinghow large numbers of people lived together under strict segregation and how sometimes this segregation was broken, as with the famous marriage of a squire to his dairymaid at Uppark. Jeremy Musson captures the voices of the servants who ran these vast houses and made them work. From unpublished memoirs to letters, wages, and newspaper articles, he pieces together their daily lives from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. The story of domestic servants is inseparable from the story of the country house as an icon of power, civilization, and luxury. This is particularly true with the great estates such as Chatsworth, Hatfield, Burghley and Wilton. Jeremy Musson looks at how these grand houses were, for centuries, admired and imitated around the world.
/book/show/13122087-white-bread?from_search=true	Aaron Bobrow-Strain	White Bread: A Social History of the Store-Bought Loaf	How did white bread, once an icon of American progress, become white trash? In this lively history of bakers, dietary crusaders, and social reformers, Aaron Bobrow-Strain shows us that what we think about the humble, puffy loaf says a lot about who we are and what we want our society to look like.teaches us that when Americans debate what one should eat, theHow did white bread, once an icon of American progress, become white trash? In this lively history of bakers, dietary crusaders, and social reformers, Aaron Bobrow-Strain shows us that what we think about the humble, puffy loaf says a lot about who we are and what we want our society to look like.teaches us that when Americans debate what one should eat, they are also wrestling with larger questions of race, class, immigration, and gender. As Bobrow-Strain traces the story of bread, from the first factory loaf to the latest gourmethe shows how efforts to champion good food reflect dreams of a better societyeven as they reinforce stark social hierarchies.In the early twentieth century, the factory-baked loaf heralded a bright new future, a world away from the hot, dusty, dirty bakeries run by immigrants. Fortified with vitamins, this bread was considered the original superfood and even marketed as patrioticwhile food reformers painted white bread as a symbol of all that was wrong with America.The history of Americas one-hundred-year-long love-hate relationship with white bread reveals a lot about contemporary efforts to change the way we eat. Today, the alternative food movement favors foods deemed ethical and environmentally correct to eat, and fluffy industrial loaves are about as far from slow, local, and organic as you can get. Still, the beliefs of early twentieth-century food experts and diet gurus, that getting people to eat a certain food could restore the nations decaying physical, moral, and social fabric, will sound surprisingly familiar. Given that open disdain for unhealthy eaters and discrimination on the basis of eating habits grow increasingly acceptable,is a timely and important examination of what we talk about when we talk about food.
/book/show/64581.Cartoon_History_of_the_Universe_I_Vol_1_7?from_search=true	Larry Gonick	Cartoon History of the Universe I, Vol. 1-7: From the Big Bang to Alexander the Great	An entertaining and informative illustrated guidethat makes world history accessible, appealing,and funny.
/book/show/419940.War_and_Genocide?from_search=true	Doris L. Bergen	War and Genocide: A Concise History of the Holocaust	In examining one of the defining events of the 20th century, Doris Bergen situates the Holocaust in its historical, political, social, cultural and military contexts. Unlike many other treatments of the Holocaust, Nazism, World War II and the Holocaust discusses not only the persecution of Jews, but also other segments of society victimized by the Nazis: gypsies, homosexuaIn examining one of the defining events of the 20th century, Doris Bergen situates the Holocaust in its historical, political, social, cultural and military contexts. Unlike many other treatments of the Holocaust, Nazism, World War II and the Holocaust discusses not only the persecution of Jews, but also other segments of society victimized by the Nazis: gypsies, homosexuals, Poles, Soviet POWs, the handicapped, and other groups deemed undesirable. With clear and eloquent prose, Bergen explores the two interconnected goals that drove the Nazi program of conquest and genocide - purification of the so-called Aryan race and expansion of its living space - and discusses how these goals affected the course of World War II. Including first hand accounts from perpetrators, victims and eyewitnesses, the book is immediate, human and eminently readable.
/book/show/18756.Last_Night_a_DJ_Saved_My_Life?from_search=true	Bill Brewster Frank Broughton	Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey	From the first time a record was played over the airwaves in 1906, to a modern club economy that totals $3 billion annually in New York City alone, the DJ has been at the center of popular music. Starting as little more than a talking jukebox, the DJ is now a premier entertainer, producer, businessman, and musician in his own right. Superstar DJs, from Junior Vasquez to SaFrom the first time a record was played over the airwaves in 1906, to a modern club economy that totals $3 billion annually in New York City alone, the DJ has been at the center of popular music. Starting as little more than a talking jukebox, the DJ is now a premier entertainer, producer, businessman, and musician in his own right. Superstar DJs, from Junior Vasquez to Sasha and Digweed, command worship and adoration from millions, flying around the globe to earn tens of thousands of dollars for one night's work. Increasingly, they are replacing live musicians as the central figures of the music industry. In Last Night a DJ Saved My Life, music journalists Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton have written the first comprehensive history of the mysterious and charismatic figure behind the turntables -- part obsessive record collector, part mad scientist, part intuitive psychologist of the party groove. From England's rabid Northern Soul scene to the birth of disco in New York, from the sound systems of Jamaica to the scratch wars of early hip-hop in the Bronx, from Chicago house to Detroit techno to London rave, DJs are responsible for most of the significant changes in music over the past forty years. Drawing on in-depth interviews with DJs, critics, musicians, record executives, and the revelers at some of the century's most legendary parties, Last Night a DJ Saved My Life is nothing less than the life story of dance music.
/book/show/580443.Hunger?from_search=true	Sharman Apt Russell	Hunger: An Unnatural History	
/book/show/6477876-the-art-of-not-being-governed?from_search=true	James C. Scott	The Art of Not Being Governed: An Anarchist History of Upland Southeast Asia	For two thousand years the disparate groups that now reside in Zomia (a mountainous region the size of Europe that consists of portions of seven Asian countries) have fled the projects of the organized state societies that surround themslavery, conscription, taxes, corve labor, epidemics, and warfare. This book, essentially an anarchist history, is the first-ever examiFor two thousand years the disparate groups that now reside in Zomia (a mountainous region the size of Europe that consists of portions of seven Asian countries) have fled the projects of the organized state societies that surround themslavery, conscription, taxes, corve labor, epidemics, and warfare. This book, essentially an anarchist history, is the first-ever examination of the huge literature on state-making whose author evaluates why people would deliberately and reactively remain stateless. Among the strategies employed by the people of Zomia to remain stateless are physical dispersion in rugged terrain; agricultural practices that enhance mobility; pliable ethnic identities; devotion to prophetic, millenarian leaders; and maintenance of a largely oral culture that allows them to reinvent their histories and genealogies as they move between and around states.In accessible language, James Scott, recognized worldwide as an eminent authority in Southeast Asian, peasant, and agrarian studies, tells the story of the peoples of Zomia and their unlikely odyssey in search of self-determination. He redefines our views on Asian politics, history, demographics, and even our fundamental ideas about what constitutes civilization, and challenges us with a radically different approach to history that presents events from the perspective of stateless peoples and redefines state-making as a form of internal colonialism. This new perspective requires a radical reevaluation of the civilizational narratives of the lowland states. Scotts work on Zomia represents a new way to think of area studies that will be applicable to other runaway, fugitive, and marooned communities, be they Gypsies, Cossacks, tribes fleeing slave raiders, Marsh Arabs, or San-Bushmen.
/book/show/28437.The_Landscape_of_History?from_search=true	John Lewis Gaddis	The Landscape of History: How Historians Map the Past	What is history and why should we study it? Is there such a thing as historical truth? Is history a science? One of the most accomplished historians at work today, John Lewis Gaddis, answers these and other questions in this short, witty, and humane book. The Landscape of History provides a searching look at the historian's craft, as well as a strong argument for why a hisWhat is history and why should we study it? Is there such a thing as historical truth? Is history a science? One of the most accomplished historians at work today, John Lewis Gaddis, answers these and other questions in this short, witty, and humane book. The Landscape of History provides a searching look at the historian's craft, as well as a strong argument for why a historical consciousness should matter to us today. Gaddis points out that while the historical method is more sophisticated than most historians realize, it doesn't require unintelligible prose to explain. Like cartographers mapping landscapes, historians represent what they can never replicate. In doing so, they combine the techniques of artists, geologists, paleontologists, and evolutionary biologists. Their approaches parallel, in intriguing ways, the new sciences of chaos, complexity, and criticality. They don't much resemble what happens in the social sciences, where the pursuit of independent variables functioning with static systems seems increasingly divorced from the world as we know it. So who's really being scientific and who isn't? This question too is one Gaddis explores, in ways that are certain to spark interdisciplinary controversy. Written in the tradition of Marc Bloch and E.H. Carr, The Landscape of History is at once an engaging introduction to the historical method for beginners, a powerful reaffirmation of it for practitioners, a startling challenge to social scientists, and an effective skewering of post-modernist claims that we can't know anything at all about the past. It will be essential reading for anyone who reads, writes, teaches, or cares about history.
/book/show/54697.The_End_of_the_Third_Age?from_search=true	J.R.R. Tolkien Christopher Tolkien (Editor)	The End of the Third Age: The History of The Lord of the Rings, Part Four (The History of Middle-earth, #9a)	
/book/show/203795.Reclaiming_History?from_search=true	Vincent Bugliosi	Reclaiming History: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy	This extraordinary and historic book required twenty years to research and write. The oft-challenged findings of the Warren Commission Lee Harvey Oswald, acting alone, shot and killed President John F. Kennedy are here confirmed beyond all doubt. But Reclaiming History does much more than that. In addition to providing a powerful and unprecedented narrative of events andThis extraordinary and historic book required twenty years to research and write. The oft-challenged findings of the Warren Commission Lee Harvey Oswald, acting alone, shot and killed President John F. Kennedy are here confirmed beyond all doubt. But Reclaiming History does much more than that. In addition to providing a powerful and unprecedented narrative of events and a biography of the assassin, it confronts and destroys every one of the conspiracy theories that have grown up since the assassination, exposing their selective use of evidence, flawed logic, and outright deceptions. So thoroughly documented, so compellingly lucid in its conclusions, Reclaiming History is, in a sense, the investigation that completes the work of the Warren Commission. In it, Vincent Bugliosi, the nation's foremost prosecutor, takes on the most important murder in American history. At 1:00 p.m. on November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was pronounced dead, the victim of a sniper attack during his motorcade through Dallas. That may be the only fact generally agreed upon in the vast literature spawned by the assassination. National polls reveal that an overwhelming majority of Americans (75%) believe that there was a high-level conspiracy behind Lee Harvey Oswald. Many even believe that Oswald was entirely innocent. In this continuously absorbing, powerful, ground-breaking book, Vincent Bugliosi shows how we have come to believe such lies about an event that changed the course of history. The brilliant prosecutor of Charles Manson and the man who forged an iron-clad case of circumstantial guilt around O. J. Simpson in his best-selling Outrage Bugliosi is perhaps the only man in America capable of writing the definitive book on the Kennedy assassination. This is an achievement that has for years seemed beyond reach. No one imagined that such a book would ever be written: a single volume that once and for all resolves, beyond any reasonable doubt, every lingering question as to what happened in Dallas and who was responsible. There have been hundreds of books about the assassination, but there has never been a book that covers the entire case, including addressing each and every conspiracy theory and the facts, or alleged facts, on which they are based. In this monumental work, the author has raised scholarship on the assassination to a new and final level, one that far surpasses all other books on the subject. It adds resonance, depth, and closure to the admirable work of the Warren Commission. Reclaiming History is a narrative compendium of fact, forensic evidence, reexamination of key witnesses, and common sense. Every detail and nuance is accounted for, every conspiracy theory revealed as a fraud on the American public. Bugliosi's irresistible logic, command of the evidence, and ability to draw startling inferences shed fresh light on this American nightmare. At last it all makes sense.
/book/show/978772.The_History_of_the_Hobbit_Part_Two?from_search=true	John D. Rateliff (Editor) J.R.R. Tolkien	The History of the Hobbit, Part Two: Return to Bag-End	First published in 1938, The Hobbit is a story that grew in the telling, and many characters and events in the published book are completely different from what Tolkien first wrote to read aloud to his young sons as part of their fireside reads. For the first time, The History of the Hobbit reproduces the original version of one of literatures most famous stories, andFirst published in 1938, The Hobbit is a story that grew in the telling, and many characters and events in the published book are completely different from what Tolkien first wrote to read aloud to his young sons as part of their fireside reads. For the first time, The History of the Hobbit reproduces the original version of one of literatures most famous stories, and includes many little-known illustrations and previously unpublished maps for The Hobbit created by Tolkien himself. Also featured are extensive annotations and commentaries on the date of composition, how Tolkiens professional and early mythological writings influenced the story, the imaginary geography he created, and how he came to revise the book in the years after publication to accommodate events in The Lord of the Rings.
/book/show/613689.Beyond_Chutzpah?from_search=true	Norman G. Finkelstein	Beyond Chutzpah: On the Misuse of Anti-Semitism and the Abuse of History	In this long-awaited sequel to his international bestsellerNorman G. Finkelstein moves from an iconoclastic interrogation of the new anti-Semitism to a meticulously researched expos of the corruption of scholarship on the Israel-Palestine conflict.Bringing to bear the latest findings on the conflict and recasting the scholarly debate, FinkelsteinIn this long-awaited sequel to his international bestsellerNorman G. Finkelstein moves from an iconoclastic interrogation of the new anti-Semitism to a meticulously researched expos of the corruption of scholarship on the Israel-Palestine conflict.Bringing to bear the latest findings on the conflict and recasting the scholarly debate, Finkelstein points to a consensus among historians and human rights organizations on the factual record. Why, then, does so much controversy swirl around the conflict? Finkelsteins answer, copiously documented, is that apologists for Israel contrive controversy. Whenever Israel comes under international pressure, another media campaign alleging a global outbreak of anti-Semitism is mounted.Finkelstein also scrutinizes the proliferation of distortion masquerading as history. Recalling Joan Peters bookpublished to great fanfare in 1984 but subsequently exposed as an academic hoax, he asks deeply troubling questions here about the periodic reappearance of spurious scholarship and the uncritical acclaim it receives. The most recent addition to this genre, Finkelstein argues, is Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershowitzs bestseller,The core analysis ofsets Dershowitzs assertions on Israels human rights record against the findings of the mainstream human rights community. Sifting through thousands of pages of reports from organizations such as Amnesty International, BTselem, and Human Rights Watch, Finkelstein argues that Dershowitz has misrepresented the facts.Thoroughly researched and tightly argued,lifts the veil of controversy shrouding the Israel-Palestine conflict.
/book/show/24611861-thomas-jefferson-and-the-tripoli-pirates?from_search=true	Brian Kilmeade Don Yaeger	Thomas Jefferson and the Tripoli Pirates: The Forgotten War That Changed American History	Brian Kilmeade  cohost of Fox & Friends on Fox News and the national radio show Kilmeade & Friends  returns with another fascinating historical narrative, co-written with Don YaegBrian Kilmeade  cohost of Fox & Friends on Fox News and the national radio show Kilmeade & Friends  returns with another fascinating historical narrative, co-written with Don Yaeger. Like their acclaimed bestseller,sheds new light on a vitally important episode that has been forgotten by most Americans.Only weeks after President Jefferson's inauguration in 1801, he decided to confront the Tripoli pirates who had been kidnapping American ships and sailors, among other outrageous acts. Though inclined toward diplomacy, Jefferson sent warships to blockade Tripoli and protect American shipping, and then escalated to all-out war against the Barbary states.The tiny American flotillawith three frigates representing half of the U.S. Navys top-of-the-line shipshad some success in blockading the Barbary coast. But that success came to an end when the USSran aground in Tripoli harbor and was captured. Kilmeade and Yaeger recount the dramatic story of a young American sailor, Stephen Decatur, who snuck into the harbor, boarded theand set her on fire before escaping amid a torrent of enemy gunfire.Another amazing story is that of William Eatons daring attack on the port city of Derna. He led a detachment of Marines on a 500-mile trek across the desert to surprise the port. His strategy worked, and an American flag was raised in victory on foreign soil for the first time.Few remember Decatur and Eaton today, but their legacy inspired the opening of theMarine Corps Hymn: From the halls of Montezuma to the shores of Tripoli, we fight our countrys battles in the air, on land, and sea.tells a dramatic story of bravery, diplomacy, and battle on the high seas, and honors some of Americas forgotten heroes.
/book/show/705331.On_Heroes_Hero_Worship_and_the_Heroic_in_History?from_search=true	Thomas Carlyle	On Heroes, Hero Worship and the Heroic in History	From its first pages the book recognizes the intimate connections between heroism and myth. Beginning with the legends of Odin, lord of the Nordic gods, Carlyle describes major forms that heroism can take: in god, poet, warrior, priest, prophet, and king.
/book/show/10620498-ice-cream?from_search=true	Laura B. Weiss	Ice Cream: A Global History	Be it soft-serve, gelato, frozen custard, Indian kulfi or Israeli glida, some form of cold, sweet ice cream treat can found throughout the world in restaurants and home freezers. Though ice cream was once considered a food for the elite, it has evolved into one of the most successful mass-market products ever developed.In, food writer LauraB. Weiss takes the reaBe it soft-serve, gelato, frozen custard, Indian kulfi or Israeli glida, some form of cold, sweet ice cream treat can found throughout the world in restaurants and home freezers. Though ice cream was once considered a food for the elite, it has evolved into one of the most successful mass-market products ever developed.In, food writer LauraB. Weiss takes the reader on a vibrant trip through the history of ice cream from ancient China to modern-day Tokyo in order to tell the lively story of how this delicious indulgence became a global sensation. Weiss tells of donkeys wooed with ice cream cones, Good Humor-loving World War II-era German diplomats, and sundaes with names such as Over the Top and George Washington. Her account is populated with Chinese emperors, English kings, former slaves, women inventors, shrewd entrepreneurs, Italian immigrant hokey-pokey ice cream vendors, and gourmand American First Ladies. Today American brands dominate the world ice cream market, but vibrant dessert cultures like Italys continue to thrive, and new ones, like Japans, flourish through unique variations.Weiss connects this much-loved food with its place in history, making this a book sure to be enjoyed by all who are beckoned by the siren song of the ice cream truck.
/book/show/15565488-on-the-nature-of-life-history-things?from_search=true	Titus Lucretius Carus	On the Nature of Life, History & Things	Lucretius' poemcombines a scientific and philosophical treatise with some of the greatest poetry ever written. With intense moral fervour he demonstrates to humanity that in death there is nothing to fear since the soul is mortal, and the world and everything in it is governed by the mechanical laws of nature and not by gods; and that by believingLucretius' poemcombines a scientific and philosophical treatise with some of the greatest poetry ever written. With intense moral fervour he demonstrates to humanity that in death there is nothing to fear since the soul is mortal, and the world and everything in it is governed by the mechanical laws of nature and not by gods; and that by believing this men can live in peace of mind and happiness. He bases this on the atomic theory expounded by the Greek philosopher Epicurus, and continues with an examination of sensation, sex, cosmology, meteorology, and geology, all of these subjects made more attractive by the poetry with which he illustrates them.
/book/show/223430.That_s_Not_in_My_American_History_Book?from_search=true	Thomas Ayres	That's Not in My American History Book	A Compilation of Little Known Events and Forgotten HeroesThis book tackles the messy details, reclaims disregarded heroes, and sets the record straight. It also explains why July 4th isn't really Independence Day.
/book/show/23503019-the-story-of-alice?from_search=true	Robert Douglas-Fairhurst	The Story of Alice: Lewis Carroll and the Secret History of Wonderland	Following his acclaimed life of Dickens, Robert Douglas-Fairhurst illuminates the tangled history of two lives and two books. Drawing on numerous unpublished sources, he examines in detail the peculiar friendship between the Oxford mathematician Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) and Alice Liddell, the child for whom he invented the Alice stories, and analyzes how this relatiFollowing his acclaimed life of Dickens, Robert Douglas-Fairhurst illuminates the tangled history of two lives and two books. Drawing on numerous unpublished sources, he examines in detail the peculiar friendship between the Oxford mathematician Charles Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) and Alice Liddell, the child for whom he invented the Alice stories, and analyzes how this relationship stirred Carroll s imagination and influenced the creation of Wonderland. It also explains why Alice in Wonderland (1865) and its sequel, Through the Looking-Glass (1871), took on an unstoppable cultural momentum in the Victorian era and why, a century and a half later, they continue to enthrall and delight readers of all ages.The Story of Alice reveals Carroll as both an innovator and a stodgy traditionalist, entrenched in habits and routines. He had a keen double interest in keeping things moving and keeping them just as they are. (In Looking-Glass Land, Alice must run faster and faster just to stay in one place.) Tracing the development of the Alice books from their inception in 1862 to Liddell s death in 1934, Douglas-Fairhurst also provides a keyhole through which to observe a larger, shifting cultural landscape: the birth of photography, changing definitions of childhood, murky questions about sex and sexuality, and the relationship between Carroll s books and other works of Victorian literature.In the stormy transition from the Victorian to the modern era, Douglas-Fairhurst shows, Wonderland became a sheltered world apart, where the line between the actual and the possible was continually blurred.
/book/show/20642659-long-hidden?from_search=true	Rose Fox (Editor) Daniel Jos Older (Editor) Julie Dillon (Illustrator)	Long Hidden: Speculative Fiction from the Margins of History	In 1514 Hungary, peasants who rose up against the nobility rise again  from the grave. In 1633 Al-Shouf, a mother keeps demons at bay with the combined power of grief and music. In 1775 Paris, as social tensions come to a boil, a courtesan tries to save the woman she loves. In 1838 Georgia, a pregnant woman's desperate escape from slavery comes with a terrible price. In 1In 1514 Hungary, peasants who rose up against the nobility rise again  from the grave. In 1633 Al-Shouf, a mother keeps demons at bay with the combined power of grief and music. In 1775 Paris, as social tensions come to a boil, a courtesan tries to save the woman she loves. In 1838 Georgia, a pregnant woman's desperate escape from slavery comes with a terrible price. In 1900 Ilocos Norte, a forest spirit helps a young girl defend her land from American occupiers.These gripping stories have been passed down through the generations, hidden between the lines of journal entries and love letters. Now 27 of today's finest authors  including Tananarive Due, Sofia Samatar, Ken Liu, Victor LaValle, Nnedi Okorafor, and Sabrina Vourvoulias  reveal the people whose lives have been pushed to the margins of history.
/book/show/1846245.Turkey?from_search=true	Erik-Jan Zrcher	Turkey: A Modern History	This revised edition builds upon and updates the twin themes of Turkey's continuing incorporation into the capitalist world and the modernization of state and society. It begins with the forging of closer links with Europe after the French Revolution, and the changing face of the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century. In his account of the period since 1950, Zrcher focuses oThis revised edition builds upon and updates the twin themes of Turkey's continuing incorporation into the capitalist world and the modernization of state and society. It begins with the forging of closer links with Europe after the French Revolution, and the changing face of the Ottoman Empire in the 19th century. In his account of the period since 1950, Zrcher focuses on the growth of mass politics; the three military coups; the issue of Turkey's human right's record; integration into the global economy; the alliance with the West and relations with the European Community; and much more.
/book/show/17802953-stay?from_search=true	Jennifer Michael Hecht	Stay: A History of Suicide and the Philosophies Against It	Worldwide, more people die by suicide than by murder, and many more are left behind to grieve. Despite distressing statistics that show suicide rates rising, the subject, long a taboo, is infrequently talked about. In this sweeping intellectual and cultural history, poet and historian Jennifer Michael Hecht channels her grief for two friends lost to suicide into a search fWorldwide, more people die by suicide than by murder, and many more are left behind to grieve. Despite distressing statistics that show suicide rates rising, the subject, long a taboo, is infrequently talked about. In this sweeping intellectual and cultural history, poet and historian Jennifer Michael Hecht channels her grief for two friends lost to suicide into a search for historys most persuasive arguments against the irretrievable act, arguments she hopes to bring back into public consciousness.From the Stoics and the Bible to Dante, Shakespeare, Wittgenstein, and such twentieth-century writers as John Berryman, Hecht recasts the narrative of our secular age in new terms. She shows how religious prohibitions against self-killing were replaced by the Enlightenments insistence on the rights of the individual, even when those rights had troubling applications. This transition, she movingly argues, resulted in a profound cultural and moral loss: the loss of shared, secular, logical arguments against suicide. By examining how people in other times have found powerful reasons to stay alive when suicide seems a tempting choice, she makes a persuasive intellectual and moral case against suicide.
/book/show/17670782-history-decoded?from_search=true	Brad Meltzer Keith Ferrell	History Decoded: The 10 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time	It's an irresistible combination: Brad Meltzer, a born storyteller, counting down the world's most intriguing unsolved mysteries. And to make this richly illustrated book even richer, each chapter invites the reader along for an interactive experience through the addition of removable facsimile documentsthe evidence! It's a treasure trove for conspiracy buffs, a Griffin aIt's an irresistible combination: Brad Meltzer, a born storyteller, counting down the world's most intriguing unsolved mysteries. And to make this richly illustrated book even richer, each chapter invites the reader along for an interactive experience through the addition of removable facsimile documentsthe evidence! It's a treasure trove for conspiracy buffs, a Griffin and Sabine for history lovers.Adapted from Decoded, Meltzer's hit show on the HISTORY network, History Decoded explores fascinating, unexplained questions. Is Fort Knox empty? Why was Hitler so intent on capturing the Roman Spear of Destiny? What's the government hiding in Area 51? Where did the Confederacy's $19 million in gold and silver go at the end of the Civil War? And did Lee Harvey Oswald really act alone? Meltzer sifts through the evidence; weighs competing theories; separates what we know to be true with what's stilland perhaps foreverunproved or unprovable; and in the end, decodes the mystery, arriving at the most likely solution. Along the way we meet Freemasons, Rosicrucians, Nazi propagandists, and the real DB Cooper.Bound in at the beginning of each story is a custom-designed envelopea faux 19th-century leather satchel, a U.S. government classified filecontaining facsimiles of relevant evidence: John Wilkes Booth's alleged unsigned will, a map of the Vatican, Kennedy's death certificate. The whole is a riveting, interactive adventure through the compelling world of mysteries and conspiracies.
/book/show/302604.The_History_of_Magic?from_search=true	liphas Lvi Arthur Edward Waite (Translator)	The History of Magic	First published in 1913, an invaluable source book that includes clear and precise exposition on procedures, rites, and occult mysteries. Every aspect of esoteric doctrine and practice is exhaustively dealt with and every authority cited.
/book/show/544053.The_City_in_History?from_search=true	Lewis Mumford	The City in History: Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects	The citys development from ancient times to the modern age. Winner of the National Book Award. One of the major works of scholarship of the twentieth century (Christian Science Monitor). Index; illustrations.
/book/show/262267.The_History_of_the_Runestaff?from_search=true	Michael Moorcock	The History of the Runestaff	The founders of modern literary fancy deserve their own place in the light. The Borealis Legends line is a tribute to the creators of the science fiction, fantasy and horror genres as we know them today.Contents:The jewel in the skull --The mad god's amulet --The sword of the dawn --The runestaff.
/book/show/11494894-rome?from_search=true	Robert Hughes	Rome: A Cultural, Visual, and Personal History	From Robert Hughes, one of the greatest art and cultural critics of our time, comes a sprawling, comprehensive, and deeply personal history of Romeas city, as empire, and, crucially, as an origin of Western art and civilization, two subjects about which Hughes has spent his life writing and thinking.Starting on a personal note, Hughes takes us to the Rome he first encountFrom Robert Hughes, one of the greatest art and cultural critics of our time, comes a sprawling, comprehensive, and deeply personal history of Romeas city, as empire, and, crucially, as an origin of Western art and civilization, two subjects about which Hughes has spent his life writing and thinking.Starting on a personal note, Hughes takes us to the Rome he first encountered as a hungry twenty-one-year-old fresh from Australia in 1959. From that exhilarating portrait, he takes us back more than two thousand years to the city's foundation, one mired in mythologies and superstitions that would inform Rome's development for centuries.From the beginning, Rome was a hotbed of power, overweening ambition, desire, political genius, and corruption. Hughes details the turbulent years that saw the formation of empire and the establishment of the sociopolitical system, along the way providing colorful portraits of all the major figures, both political (Julius Caesar, Marcus Aurelius, Nero, Caligula) and cultural (Cicero, Martial, Virgil), to name just a few. For almost a thousand years, Rome would remain the most politically important, richest, and largest city in the Western world.From the formation of empire, Hughes moves on to the rise of early Christianity, his own antipathy toward religion providing rich and lively context for the brutality of the early Church, and eventually the Crusades. The brutality had the desired effectthe Church consolidated and outlasted the power of empire, and Rome would be the capital of the Papal States until its annexation into the newly united kingdom of Italy in 1870.As one would expect, Hughes lavishes plenty of critical attention on the Renaissance, providing a full survey of the architecture, painting, and sculpture that blossomed in Rome over the course of the fourteenth through the sixteenth centuries, and shedding new light on old masters in the process. Having established itself as the artistic and spiritual center of the world, Rome in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries saw artists (and, eventually, wealthy tourists) from all over Europe converging on the bustling city, even while it was caught up in the nationalistic turmoils of the Italian independence struggle and war against France.Hughes keeps the momentum going right into the twentieth century, when Rome witnessed the rise and fall of Italian Fascism and Mussolini, and took on yet another identity in the postwar years as the fashionable city of La Dolce Vita. This is the Rome Hughes himself first encountered, and it's one he contends, perhaps controversially, has been lost in the half century since, as the cult of mass tourism has slowly ruined the dazzling city he loved so much. Equal parts idolizing, blasphemous, outraged, and awestruck,is a portrait of the Eternal City as only Robert Hughes could paint it.
/book/show/19807.The_Glory_and_the_Dream?from_search=true	William Manchester	The Glory and the Dream: A Narrative History of America 1932-72	This great time capsule of a book captures the abundant popular history of the United States from 1932 to 1972. It encompasses politics, military history, economics, the arts, science, fashion, fads, social change, sexual mores, communications, graffiti - everything and anything indigenous that can be captured in print.Masterfully compressing four crowded decades of our hiThis great time capsule of a book captures the abundant popular history of the United States from 1932 to 1972. It encompasses politics, military history, economics, the arts, science, fashion, fads, social change, sexual mores, communications, graffiti - everything and anything indigenous that can be captured in print.Masterfully compressing four crowded decades of our history, The Glory and the Dream relives the epic, significant, or just memorable events that befell the generation of Americans whose lives pivoted between the America before and the America after the Second World War. From the Great Depression through the second inauguration of Richard M. Nixon, Manchester breathes life into this great period of America's growth.
/book/show/70049.Women_of_the_Pleasure_Quarters?from_search=true	Lesley Downer	Women of the Pleasure Quarters: The Secret History of the Geisha	Ever since Westerners arrived in Japan, they have been intrigued by Japanese womanhood and, above all, by geisha. This fascination has spawned a wealth of extraordinary fictional creations, from Puccini'sto Arthur Golden's. But as denizens of a world defined by silence and mystery, real geisha are notoriously difficult to meet and evenEver since Westerners arrived in Japan, they have been intrigued by Japanese womanhood and, above all, by geisha. This fascination has spawned a wealth of extraordinary fictional creations, from Puccini'sto Arthur Golden's. But as denizens of a world defined by silence and mystery, real geisha are notoriously difficult to meet and even to find. As a result, their history has long been cloaked in secrecy.Lesley Downer, an award-winning writer, Japanese scholar, and consummate storyteller, gained more access to this world than almost any other Westerner, and spent several months living in it. In, she weaves together intimate portraits of modern geisha with the romantic legends and colorful historical tales that shape their fascinating past. Contrary to popular opinion, geisha are not prostitutes but, literally, arts people. Accomplished singers, dancers, and musicians, they are, above all, masters of the art of conversation, soothing the worries and stroking the egos of wealthy businessmen who can afford their attentions. Looking into such traditions as, the ritual deflowering that was once a rite of passage for all geisha, and providing colorful descriptions of their dress, training, and homes, Downer transforms their reality into a captivating narrative, and reveals an enthralling world unlike any other.
/book/show/72201.Harvest_of_Empire?from_search=true	Juan Gonzlez	Harvest of Empire: A History of Latinos in America	Spanning 500 years of Hispanic history, from the first New World colonies to the 19th century westward expansion in America, this narrative features family portraits of real-life immigrants along with sketches of the political events and social conditions that compelled them to leave their homeland.
/book/show/303841.The_Devil_s_Cup?from_search=true	Stewart Lee Allen	The Devil's Cup: A History of the World According to Coffee	In this captivating book, Stewart Lee Allen treks three-quarters of the way around the world on a caffeinated quest to answer these profound questions: Did the advent of coffee give birth to an enlightened western civilization? Is coffee, indeed, the substance that drives history? From the cliffhanging villages of Southern Yemen, where coffee beans were first cultivated eiIn this captivating book, Stewart Lee Allen treks three-quarters of the way around the world on a caffeinated quest to answer these profound questions: Did the advent of coffee give birth to an enlightened western civilization? Is coffee, indeed, the substance that drives history? From the cliffhanging villages of Southern Yemen, where coffee beans were first cultivated eight hundred years ago, to a cavernous coffeehouse in Calcutta, the drinking spot for two of Indias three Nobel Prize winners . . . from Parisian salons and cafs where the French Revolution was born, to the roadside diners and chain restaurants of the good ol U.S.A., where something resembling brown water passes for coffee, Allen wittily proves that the world was wired long before the Internet. And those who deny the power of coffee (namely tea-drinkers) do so at their own peril.
/book/show/13613646-a-history-of-food-in-100-recipes?from_search=true	William Sitwell	A History of Food in 100 Recipes	In today's 24-hour consumer society, it is easy to get what we desire to eat. But do we know where these everyday recipes came from, who invented them, and using what techniques? This book provides a colourful and entertaining journey through the history of cuisine, celebrating the world's greatest dishes.
/book/show/2054187.On_History?from_search=true	Eric Hobsbawm	On History	In these essays, Eric Hobsbawn reflects upon the theory, practice and development of history and its relevance to the modern world. The wide-ranging papers reflect his concern with the relations between past, present and future. They deal with, among other subjects, the problem of writing history, its abuses and the historian's responsibility; with the history of society aIn these essays, Eric Hobsbawn reflects upon the theory, practice and development of history and its relevance to the modern world. The wide-ranging papers reflect his concern with the relations between past, present and future. They deal with, among other subjects, the problem of writing history, its abuses and the historian's responsibility; with the history of society and history from below; with Marx and current historical trends or fashions; with Europe, the Russian Revolution and the descent into a world-wide barbarism that, he says, increasing for most of the 20th century, threatens to destroy the civilization we have inherited from the European Enlightenment of the 18th century. The essays reveal the author's passionate belief in the importance of studying history.
/book/show/776215.Leviathan?from_search=true	Eric Jay Dolin	Leviathan: The History of Whaling in America	To produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme, proclaimed Herman Melville, and the vivid story of whaling is one of the mightiest theTo produce a mighty book, you must choose a mighty theme, proclaimed Herman Melville, and the vivid story of whaling is one of the mightiest themes in American history. Indeed, much of America's culture, economy, and even its spirit were literally and figuratively rendered from the bodies of whales. In Leviathan, the first one-volume history of American whaling in many decades, historian Eric Jay Dolin chronicles the epic battle between man and the sea  and, in this case, between man and beast  an often-violent struggle that animates the imagination and stirs our emotions. Beginning his engrossing narrative with Captain John Smith's botched whaling expedition to the New World in 1614, Dolin traces the rise of this burgeoning industry-from its rapid expansion in the colonial era and its brutal struggles during and after the Revolutionary War, to its Golden Age in the mid-1800s, when more than 60 ports got into the whaling business and the sails of America's whaleships whitened the seven seas. American whale oil lit the world and greased the gears of the industrial revolution. Baleen cut from the mouths of whales shaped the course of feminine fashion. Spermaceti, from sperm whales, produced amazingly brilliant and clean-burning candles, while ambergris gave perfumes great staying power and was worth its weight in gold. And the profits from whaling created great fortunes and helped fuel the nation's growth. Leviathan teems with fascinating vignettes, from the Pilgrims' frustrating encounters with whales, to the Candle Wars that pitted eighteenth-century New England Industrialists against each other, to the heroic cruise of Captain David Porter and the USS Essex, in which Porter and his men valiantly protected American whaleships during the War of 1812 until they themselves were captured by the British. Then there is the violent tale of Cyrus Plumer, a notorious troublemaker whose mutiny on the whaleship Junior is thrillingly retold. Among the most amazing accounts is that of the Shenandoah, a Confederate raider, which burned 22 of the 26 Union whaleships it captured, most after the Civil War had already ended. In the waning years of the nineteenth century, we witness the agonizingly slow death of an American industry, as the discovery of oil, tragic disasters in the Arctic, and changes in female fashion combine to transform the American whalemen into an historical relic. The final scene comes in 1924, as the whaleship Wanderer, wrecked on the shore of Cuttyhunk Island, provides the last glimpse of a bygone era. Through it all, those iron men in wooden boats created a legacy of dramatic, poignant, and at times horrific stories. This sprawling, maritime saga is filled with these tales, as well as rich, lyrical descriptions of whales and the sea. Original, stirring, and authoritative, Leviathan delivers the 300-year history of American whaling in vibrant detail, integrating literary, social, and economic history into an epic account of this once-vital industry.(W. W. Norton, 480 pp., 90 illustrations. Also available in Audiobook format from Tantor Audiobooks.)
/book/show/16115622-land-of-the-seven-rivers?from_search=true	Sanjeev Sanyal	Land of the Seven Rivers: A Brief History of India's Geography	Did the Great Flood of Indian legend actually happen? Why did the Buddha walk to Sarnath to give his first sermon? How did the Europeans map India?The history of any country begins with its geography. With sparkling wit and intelligence, Sanjeev Sanyal sets off to explore India and look at how the countrys history was shaped by, among other things, its rivers, mountains aDid the Great Flood of Indian legend actually happen? Why did the Buddha walk to Sarnath to give his first sermon? How did the Europeans map India?The history of any country begins with its geography. With sparkling wit and intelligence, Sanjeev Sanyal sets off to explore India and look at how the countrys history was shaped by, among other things, its rivers, mountains and cities. Traversing remote mountain passes, visiting ancient archaeological sites, crossing rivers in shaky boats and immersing himself in old records and manuscripts, he considers questions about Indian history that we rarely ask: Why do Indians call their country Bharat? How did the British build the railways across the subcontinent? What was it like to sail on an Indian Ocean merchant ship in the fifth century AD? Why was the world's highest mountain named after George Everest?
/book/show/1590057.The_Unnatural_History_of_the_Sea?from_search=true	Callum Roberts	The Unnatural History of the Sea	Humanity can make short work of the oceans creatures. In 1741, hungry explorers discovered herds of Stellers sea cow in the Bering Strait, and in less than thirty years, the amiable beast had been harpooned into extinction. Its a classic story, but a key fact is often omitted. Bering Island was the last redoubt of a species that had been decimated by hunting and habitatHumanity can make short work of the oceans creatures. In 1741, hungry explorers discovered herds of Stellers sea cow in the Bering Strait, and in less than thirty years, the amiable beast had been harpooned into extinction. Its a classic story, but a key fact is often omitted. Bering Island was the last redoubt of a species that had been decimated by hunting and habitat loss years before theexplorers set sail.As Callum M. Roberts reveals inea, the oceans bounty didnt disappear overnight. While todays fishing industry is ruthlessly efficient, intense exploitation began not in the modern era, or even with the dawn of industrialization, but in the eleventh century in medieval Europe. Roberts explores this long and colorful history of commercial fishing, taking readers around the world and through the centuries to witness the transformation of the seas.Drawing on firsthand accounts of early explorers, pirates, merchants, fishers, and travelers, the book recreates the oceans of the past: waters teeming with whales, sea lions, sea otters, turtles, and giant fish. The abundance of marine life described by fifteenth century seafarers is almost unimaginable today, but Roberts both brings it alive and artfully traces its depletion. Collapsing fisheries, he shows, are simply the latest chapter in a long history of unfettered commercialization of the seas.The story does not end with an empty ocean. Instead, Roberts describes how we might restore the splendor and prosperity of the seas through smarter management of our resources and some simple restraint. From the coasts of Florida to New Zealand, marine reserves have fostered spectacular recovery of plants and animals to levels not seen in a century. They prove that history need not repeat itself: we can leave the oceans richer than we found them.
/book/show/3871.The_Politically_Incorrect_Guide_to_American_History?from_search=true	Thomas E. Woods Jr.	The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History	The Politically Incorrect Guide to American History
/book/show/401495.A_Treasury_of_Royal_Scandals?from_search=true	Michael Farquhar	A Treasury of Royal Scandals: The Shocking True Stories of History's Wickedest, Weirdest, Most Wanton Kings, Queens, Tsars, Popes, and Emperors	From Nero's nagging mother (whom he found especially annoying after taking her as his lover) to Catherine's stable of studs (not of the equine variety), here is a wickedly delightful look at the most scandalous royal doings you never learned about in history class.Gleeful, naughty, sometimes perverted-like so many of the crowned heads themselves-From Nero's nagging mother (whom he found especially annoying after taking her as his lover) to Catherine's stable of studs (not of the equine variety), here is a wickedly delightful look at the most scandalous royal doings you never learned about in history class.Gleeful, naughty, sometimes perverted-like so many of the crowned heads themselves-presents the best (the worst?) of royal misbehavior through the ages. From ancient Rome to Edwardian England, from the lavish rooms of Versailles to the dankest corners of the Bastille, the great royals of Europe have excelled at savage parenting, deadly rivalry, pathological lust, and meeting death with the utmost indignity-or just very bad luck.
/book/show/70140.Modern_Architecture?from_search=true	Kenneth Frampton	Modern Architecture: A Critical History	This acclaimed survey of 20th-century architecture and its origins has become a classic since it first appeared in 1980. Now revised, enlarged and expanded, Kenneth Frampton brings the story up to date and adds an entirely new concluding chapter that focuses on four countries where individual talent and enlightened patronage have combined to produce a comprehensive and conThis acclaimed survey of 20th-century architecture and its origins has become a classic since it first appeared in 1980. Now revised, enlarged and expanded, Kenneth Frampton brings the story up to date and adds an entirely new concluding chapter that focuses on four countries where individual talent and enlightened patronage have combined to produce a comprehensive and convincing architectural culture: Finland, France, Spain and Japan. The bibliography has also been reviewed and extended, making this volume more indispensable than ever. 362 illus.
/book/show/503633.The_Chinese_in_America?from_search=true	Iris Chang	The Chinese in America: A Narrative History	In an epic story that spans 150 years and continues to the present day, Iris Chang tells of a peoples search for a better lifethe determination of the Chinese to forge an identity and a destiny in a strange land and, often against great obstacles, to find success. She chronicles the many accomplishments in America of Chinese immigrants and their descendents: building theIn an epic story that spans 150 years and continues to the present day, Iris Chang tells of a peoples search for a better lifethe determination of the Chinese to forge an identity and a destiny in a strange land and, often against great obstacles, to find success. She chronicles the many accomplishments in America of Chinese immigrants and their descendents: building the infrastructure of their adopted country, fighting racist and exclusionary laws, walking the racial tightrope between black and white, contributing to major scientific and technological advances, expanding the literary canon, and influencing the way we think about racial and ethnic groups. Interweaving political, social, economic, and cultural history, as well as the stories of individuals, Chang offers a bracing view not only of what it means to be Chinese American, but also of what it is to be American.
/book/show/7364946-germania?from_search=true	Simon Winder	Germania: In Wayward Pursuit of the Germans and Their History	Sitting on a bench at a communal table in a restaurant in Regensburg, his plate loaded with disturbing amounts of bratwurst and sauerkraut made golden by candlelight shining through a massive glass of beer, Simon Winder was happily swinging his legs when a couple from Rottweil politely but awkwardSitting on a bench at a communal table in a restaurant in Regensburg, his plate loaded with disturbing amounts of bratwurst and sauerkraut made golden by candlelight shining through a massive glass of beer, Simon Winder was happily swinging his legs when a couple from Rottweil politely but awkwardly asked: So: why are you?This book is an attempt to answer that question. Why spend time wandering around a country that remains a sort of dead zone for many foreigners, surrounded as it is by a force field of historical, linguistic, climatic, and gastronomic barriers? Winder's book is propelled by a wish to reclaim the brilliant, chaotic, endlessly varied German civilization that the Nazis buried and ruined, and that, since 1945, so many Germans have worked to rebuild.is a very funny book on serious topics  how we are misled by history, how we twist history, and how sometimes it is best to know no history at all. It is a book full of curiosities: odd food, castles, mad princes, fairy tales, and horse-mating videos. It is about the limits of language, the meaning of culture, and the pleasure of townscape.
/book/show/218963.The_Usborne_Book_of_World_History?from_search=true	Anne Millard	The Usborne Book of World History	A brilliant overview of world history from prehistoric times to the early 20th century
/book/show/597662.A_Brief_History_of_Misogyny?from_search=true	Jack Holland	A Brief History of Misogyny: The World's Oldest Prejudice	In this compelling, powerful book, the late Irish journalist and essayist Jack Holland set out to answer a daunting question: how do you explain the oppression and brutalization of half the world's population by the other half, throughout history? The result is an eye-opening journey through centuries, continents and civilizations as it looks at both historical and contempIn this compelling, powerful book, the late Irish journalist and essayist Jack Holland set out to answer a daunting question: how do you explain the oppression and brutalization of half the world's population by the other half, throughout history? The result is an eye-opening journey through centuries, continents and civilizations as it looks at both historical and contemporary attitudes to women. Misogyny encompasses the Church, witch hunts, sexual theory, Nazism, pro-life campaigners, and finally, today's developing world, where women are increasingly and disproportionately at risk because of radicalized religious beliefs, famine, war, and disease. Extensively researched, highly readable and provocative, this book chronicles an ancient, pervasive and enduring injustice. The questions it poses deal with the fundamentals of human existence  sex, love, violence  that have shaped the lives of humans throughout history, and ultimately limn an abuse of human rights on a nearly unthinkable scale.
/book/show/17910055-danubia?from_search=true	Simon Winder	Danubia: A Personal History of Habsburg Europe	For centuries much of Europe and the Holy Roman Empire was in the royal hands of the very peculiar Habsburg family. An unstable mixture of wizards, obsessives, melancholics, bores, musicians and warriors, they saw offthrough luck, guile and sheer mulishnessany numbFor centuries much of Europe and the Holy Roman Empire was in the royal hands of the very peculiar Habsburg family. An unstable mixture of wizards, obsessives, melancholics, bores, musicians and warriors, they saw offthrough luck, guile and sheer mulishnessany number of rivals, until finally packing up in 1918. From their principal lairs along the Danube they ruled most of Central Europe and Germany and interfered everywhereindeed the history of Europe hardly makes sense without the House of Hapsburg.Simon Winder's hilarious new book, plunges the reader into a maelstrom of alchemy, royalty, skeletons, jewels, bear-moats, unfortunate marriages and a guinea-pig village. Full of music, piracy, religion and fighting, it is the history of a strange dynasty, and the people they ruled, who spoke many different languages, lived in a vast range of landscapes, believed in rival gods and often showed a marked ingratitude towards their oddball ruler in Vienna. Readers who discovered Simon Winder's storytelling genius and infectious curiosity inwill be delighted by the eccentric and fascinating tale of the Habsburgs and their world.
/book/show/199065.No_Man_Knows_My_History?from_search=true	Fawn M. Brodie	No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith	The first paperback edition of the classic biography of the founder of the Mormon church, this book attempts to answer the questions that continue to surround Joseph Smith. Was he a genuine prophet, or a gifted fabulist who became enthralled by the products of his imagination and ended up being martyred for them? 24 pages of photos. Map.
/book/show/37722.In_Search_of_Dracula?from_search=true	Raymond T. McNally Radu Florescu	In Search of Dracula: The History of Dracula and Vampires	The true story behind the legend of Dracula - a biography of Prince Vlad of Transylvania, better known as Vlad the Impaler. This revised edition now includes entries from Bram Stoker's recently discovered diaries, the amazing tale of Nicolae Ceausescu's attempt to make Vlad a national hero, and an examination of recent adaptations in fiction, stage and screen.
/book/show/29043.Paris?from_search=true	Andrew Hussey	Paris: The Secret History	If Adam Gopnik'sdescribed daily life in contemporary Paris, this book describes daily life in Paris throughout its history: a history of the city from the point of view of the Parisians themselves. Paris captures everyone's imaginations: It's a backdrop for Proust's fictional pederast, Robert Doisneau's photographic kiss, and Edith Piaf's serenaded soldiIf Adam Gopnik'sdescribed daily life in contemporary Paris, this book describes daily life in Paris throughout its history: a history of the city from the point of view of the Parisians themselves. Paris captures everyone's imaginations: It's a backdrop for Proust's fictional pederast, Robert Doisneau's photographic kiss, and Edith Piaf's serenaded soldier-lovers; a home as much to romance and love poems as to prostitution and opium dens. The many pieces of the city coexist, each one as real as the next. What's more, the conflicted identity of the city is visible everywherebetween cobblestones, in bars, on the.In this lively and lucid volume, Andrew Hussey brings to life the urchins and artists who've left their marks on the city, filling in the gaps of a history that affected the disenfranchised as much as the nobility.ranges across centuries, movements, and cultural and political beliefs, from Napoleon's overcrowded cemeteries to Balzac's nocturnal flight from his debts. For Hussey, Paris is a city whose long and conflicted history continues to thrive and change. The book's is a picaresque journey through royal palaces, brothels, and sidewalk cafs, uncovering the rich, exotic, and often lurid history of the world's most beloved city.
/book/show/10112793-grand-pursuit?from_search=true	Sylvia Nasar	Grand Pursuit: A History of Economic Genius	In a sweeping narrative, the author of the megabestsellertakes us on a journey through modern history with the men and women who changed the lives of every single person on the planet. Its the epic story of the making of modern economics, and of how economics rescued mankind from squalor and deprivation by placing its material fate in its own hands ratheIn a sweeping narrative, the author of the megabestsellertakes us on a journey through modern history with the men and women who changed the lives of every single person on the planet. Its the epic story of the making of modern economics, and of how economics rescued mankind from squalor and deprivation by placing its material fate in its own hands rather than in Fate.
/book/show/12414004-live-and-let-drood?from_search=true	Simon R. Green	Live and Let Drood (Secret Histories, #6)	The name is Bond, Shaman Bond. Better known as Drood, Eddie Drood Yes, Im one ofDroodsthe faThe name is Bond, Shaman Bond. Better known as Drood, Eddie Drood Yes, Im one ofDroodsthe family whove been keeping the forces of evil contained in the shadows for as long as humans have walked the earth.Recently, I suffered a slight case of, but thanks to Molly, my best girl (who happens to be a powerful witch), I got over that right quick. Unfortunately, my family wasnt so lucky. In my absence, Drood Hall was destroyed and all my relatives were killed. Which left me as the Last of the Droods.I didnt much like being The Last Drood, I can tell youand then I realized that things werent as they seemed. Someone had activated a dimensional engine, sending my Drood Hall off to an alternate Earth, replacing it with a burnt-out doppelganger. My family is still alive out there. Somewhere.And nothings going to stop me from finding them
/book/show/550925.The_American_Revolution?from_search=true	Gordon S. Wood	The American Revolution: A History	An elegant synthesis done by the leading scholar in the field, which nicely integrates the work on the American Revolution over the last three decades but never loses contact with the older, classic questions that we have been arguing about for over two hundred years.An elegant synthesis done by the leading scholar in the field, which nicely integrates the work on the American Revolution over the last three decades but never loses contact with the older, classic questions that we have been arguing about for over two hundred years.When Abraham Lincoln sought to define the significance of the United States, he naturally looked back to the American Revolution. He knew that the Revolution not only had legally created the United States, but also had produced all of the great hopes and values of the American people. Our noblest ideals and aspirations-our commitments to freedom, constitutionalism, the well-being of ordinary people, and equality-came out of the Revolutionary era. Lincoln saw as well that the Revolution had convinced Americans that they were a special people with a special destiny to lead the world toward liberty. The Revolution, in short, gave birth to whatever sense of nationhood and national purpose Americans have had.No doubt the story is a dramatic one: Thirteen insignificant colonies three thousand miles from the centers of Western civilization fought off British rule to become, in fewer than three decades, a huge, sprawling, rambunctious republic of nearly four million citizens. But the history of the American Revolution, like the history of the nation as a whole, ought not to be viewed simply as a story of right and wrong from which moral lessons are to be drawn. It is a complicated and at times ironic story that needs to be explained and understood, not blindly celebrated or condemned. How did this great revolution come about? What was its character? What were its consequences? These are the questions this short history seeks to answer. That it succeeds in such a profound and enthralling way is a tribute to Gordon Woods mastery of his subject, and of the historians craft.
/book/show/13517908-a-short-history-of-the-world?from_search=true	Christopher Lascelles	A Short History of the World	This is the paperback edition of the ebook (ISBN 9780957111615)The paperback will be available in all good bookshops in the UK from 01 October 2012.See ebook link for full description.Ebook available on Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk, Apple iBookstore, BN.com and Kobo.com
/book/show/573022.The_Third_Reich?from_search=true	Michael Burleigh	The Third Reich: A New History	Until now there has been no up-to-date, one-volume, international history of Nazi Germany, despite its being among the most studied phenomena of our time. The Third Reich restores a broad perspective and intellectual unity to issues that have become academic subspecialties and offers a brilliant new interpretatUntil now there has been no up-to-date, one-volume, international history of Nazi Germany, despite its being among the most studied phenomena of our time. The Third Reich restores a broad perspective and intellectual unity to issues that have become academic subspecialties and offers a brilliant new interpretation of Hitler's evil rule.Filled with human and moral considerations that are missing from theoretical accounts, Michael Burleigh's book gives full weight to the experience of ordinary people who were swept up in, or repelled by, Hitler's movement and emphasizes international themes-for Nazi Germany appealed to many European nations, and its wartime conduct included efforts to dominate the Continental economy and involved gigantic population transfers and exterminations, recruitment of foreign labor, and multinational armies.
/book/show/7071759-flawless?from_search=true	Scott Andrew Selby Greg Campbell	Flawless: Inside the Largest Diamond Heist in History	
/book/show/657623.The_Isles?from_search=true	Norman Davies	The Isles: A History	Written by one of the most brilliant and provocative historians at work today, The Isles is a revolutionary narrative history that presents a new perspective on the development of Britain and Ireland, looking at them not as self-contained islands, but as an inextricable part of Europe.This richly layered history begins with the Celtic Supremacy in the last centuries BC, wWritten by one of the most brilliant and provocative historians at work today, The Isles is a revolutionary narrative history that presents a new perspective on the development of Britain and Ireland, looking at them not as self-contained islands, but as an inextricable part of Europe.This richly layered history begins with the Celtic Supremacy in the last centuries BC, which is presented in the light of a Celtic world stretching all the way from Iberia to Asia Minor. Roman Britain is seen not as a unique phenomenon but as similar to the other frontier regions of the Roman Empire. The Viking Age is viewed not only through the eyes of the invaded but from the standpoint of the invaders themselves--Norse, Danes, and Normans. In the later chapters, Davies follows the growth of the United Kingdom and charts the rise and fall of the main pillars of 'Britishness'--the Royal Navy, the Westminster Parliament, the Constitutional Monarchy, the Aristocracy, the British Empire, and the English Language.This holistic approach challenges the traditional nationalist picture of a thousand years of eternal England--a unique country formed at an early date by Anglo-Saxon kings which evolved in isolation and, except for the Norman Conquest, was only marginally affected by continental affairs. The result is a new picture of the Isles, one of four countries--England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales--constantly buffeted by continental storms and repeatedly transformed by them.
/book/show/56354.Who_Cooked_the_Last_Supper_?from_search=true	Rosalind Miles	Who Cooked the Last Supper?: The Women's History of the World	Men dominate history because they write it. Womens vital part in the shaping of the world has been consistently undervalued or ignored. Rosalind Miles now offers a fundamental reappraisal that sets the record straight. Stunning in its scope and originality, The Womens History of the World challenges all previous world histories and shatters cherished illusions on every pMen dominate history because they write it. Womens vital part in the shaping of the world has been consistently undervalued or ignored. Rosalind Miles now offers a fundamental reappraisal that sets the record straight. Stunning in its scope and originality, The Womens History of the World challenges all previous world histories and shatters cherished illusions on every page.Starting with women in pre-history the author looks beyond the myth of Man the Hunter to reveal womens central role in the survival and evolution of the human race. She follows their progress from the days when God was a woman through to the triumphs of the Amazons and Assyrian war queens: she looks at the rise of organised religion and the growing oppression of women: she charts the long slow struggle for womens rights culminating in the twentieth century womens movements: and finally she presents a vision of women breaking free.This brilliant and absorbing book turns the spotlight on the hidden side of history to present a fascinating new view of the world, overturning our preconceptions to restore women to their rightful place at the centre of the worldwide story of revolution, empire, war and peace.Spiced with tales of individual women who have shaped history, celebrating the work and lives of the unsung female millions, distinguished by a wealth of research, The Womens History of the World redefines the concept of historical reality.
/book/show/12683634-pakistan?from_search=true	Imran Khan	Pakistan: A Personal History	Born only five years after Pakistan was created in 1947, Imran Khan has lived his country's history. Undermined by a ruling elite hungry for money and power, Pakistan now stands alone as the only Islamic country with a nuclear bomb, yet it is unable to protect its people from the carnage of regular bombings from terrorists and its own ally, America. Now with the revelationBorn only five years after Pakistan was created in 1947, Imran Khan has lived his country's history. Undermined by a ruling elite hungry for money and power, Pakistan now stands alone as the only Islamic country with a nuclear bomb, yet it is unable to protect its people from the carnage of regular bombings from terrorists and its own ally, America. Now with the revelation that Pakistan has been the hiding place of Osama bin Laden for several years, that relationship can only grow more strained. How did it reach this flashpoint of instability and injustice with such potentially catastrophic results for Pakistan?Recounting his country's history through the prism of his own memories, Imran Khan starts from its foundation, ripped out of the dying British Raj. He guides us through and comments on subsequent historical developments which shook the Muslim world - the wars with India in 1965 and 1971, the Iranian Revolution of 1979, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the 9/11 terrorist attacks and America's retribution 10 years later with the assassination of bin Laden - to the current controversial and intractable war in Afghanistan.We see these events viewed not only through the eyes of Westerners, but through those of ordinary Pakistanis.Drawing on the experiences of his own family and his wide travels within his homeland,provides a unique insider's view of a country unfamiliar to a western audience. Woven into this history we see how Imran Khan's personal life - his happy childhood in Lahore, his Oxford education, his extraordinary cricketing career, his marriage to Jemima Goldsmith, his mother's influence and that of his Islamic faith - inform both the historical narrative and his current philanthropic and political activities. It is at once absorbing and insightful, casting fresh light upon a country whose culture he believes is largely misunderstood by the West.
/book/show/139310.The_Oxford_History_of_Ancient_Egypt?from_search=true	Ian Shaw (Editor)	The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt	Blending vividly written essays and over a hundred attractive illustrations--including 32 color plates--The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt is a stunningly designed and authoritative account of the once glorious civilization on the Nile.Ranging from 700,000 BC to 311 AD, this volume portrays the emergence and development of Egypt from its prehistoric roots to its conquestBlending vividly written essays and over a hundred attractive illustrations--including 32 color plates--The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt is a stunningly designed and authoritative account of the once glorious civilization on the Nile.Ranging from 700,000 BC to 311 AD, this volume portrays the emergence and development of Egypt from its prehistoric roots to its conquest by the Roman Empire. The contributors--all leading scholars working at the cutting edge of Egyptology--incorporate the latest findings in archaeological research as they chart the principal political events of Egyptian history, from the rise of the Pharaohs and the conquest of Egypt by Alexander the Great, to the ascension of the Ptolemies and the coming of Roman legions. The book also includes the first detailed examinations of three periods which were previously regarded as dark ages. Against the backdrop of the birth and death of ruling dynasties, the writers also examine cultural and social patterns, including stylistic developments in art and literature, monumental architecture, funerary beliefs, and much more. The contributors illuminate the underlying patterns of social and political change and describe the changing face of ancient Egypt, from the biographical details of individuals to the social and economic factors that shaped the lives of the people as a whole.The only up-to-date, single-volume history of ancient Egypt available in English, The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt is a must read for everyone interested in one of the great civilizations of antiquity.
/book/show/20665578-severed?from_search=true	Frances Larson	Severed: A History of Heads Lost and Heads Found	The human head is exceptional. It accommodates four of our five senses, encases the brain, and boasts the most expressive set of muscles in the body. It is our most distinctive attribute and connects our inner selves to the outer world.Yet there is a dark side to the heads preeminence, one that has, in the course of human history, manifested itself in everything from decThe human head is exceptional. It accommodates four of our five senses, encases the brain, and boasts the most expressive set of muscles in the body. It is our most distinctive attribute and connects our inner selves to the outer world.Yet there is a dark side to the heads preeminence, one that has, in the course of human history, manifested itself in everything from decapitation to headhunting. So explains anthropologist Frances Larson in this fascinating history of decapitated human heads. From the Western collectors whose demand for shrunken heads spurred massacres to Second World War soldiers who sent the remains of the Japanese home to their girlfriends, from Madame Tussaud modeling the guillotined head of Robespierre to Damien Hirst photographing decapitated heads in city morgues,from grave-robbing phrenologists to skull-obsessed scientists, Larson explores our macabre fixation with severed heads.
/book/show/134218.Home?from_search=true	Witold Rybczynski	Home: A Short History of an Idea	
/book/show/600045.Russia_s_War?from_search=true	Richard Overy	Russia's War: A History of the Soviet Effort: 1941-1945	The Russian war effort to defeatThe Russian war effort to defeat invading Axis powers, an effort that assembled the largest military force in recorded history and that cost the lives of more than 25 million Soviet soldiers and civilians, was the decisive factor for securing an Allied victory. Now with access to the wealth of film archives and interview material from Russia used to produce the ten-hour television documentary, Richard Overy tackles the many persuasive questions surrounding this conflict. Was Stalin a military genius? Was the defense of Mother Russia a product of something greater than numbers of tanks and planes--of something deep within the Russian soul?
/book/show/8363800-the-history-of-middle-earth-index?from_search=true	J.R.R. Tolkien Christopher Tolkien (Editor)	The History of Middle Earth Index (The History of Middle-Earth, #13)	Complete integrated indices of History of Middle-earth volumes to complement new series.For the first time every index from each of the twelve volumes of The History Of Middle-earth has been published together in a single volume  to create a supreme index charting the writing of Tolkiens masterpieces The Lord of The Rings and The Silmarillion.
/book/show/1387890.The_Runestaff?from_search=true	Michael Moorcock	The Runestaff (History of the Runestaff, #4)	Cover illustration: Bob Haberfield
/book/show/7776186-the-invention-of-paris?from_search=true	Eric Hazan David Fernbach (Translator)	The Invention of Paris: A History in Footsteps	is a tour through the streets and history of the French capital under the guidance of radical Parisian author and publisher Eric Hazan.Hazan reveals a city whose squares echo with the riots, rebellions and revolutions of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Combining the raconteurs ear for a story with a historians command of the facts, he intris a tour through the streets and history of the French capital under the guidance of radical Parisian author and publisher Eric Hazan.Hazan reveals a city whose squares echo with the riots, rebellions and revolutions of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Combining the raconteurs ear for a story with a historians command of the facts, he introduces an incomparable cast of characters: the literati, the philosophers and the artistsBalzac, Baudelaire, Blanqui, Flaubert, Hugo, Maney, and Proust, of course; but also Doisneau, Nerval and Rousseau.It is a Paris dyed a deep red in its convictions. It is haunted and vitalized by the history of the barricades, which Hazan retells in rich detail.opens a window on the forgotten byways of the capitals vibrant and bloody past, revealing the city in striking new colors.
/book/show/380082.Evolution?from_search=true	Edward J. Larson	Evolution: The Remarkable History of a Scientific Theory	So wrote Charles Darwin aboard, bound for the Galapagos Islands and what would arguably become the greatest and most controversial discovery in scientific history. But the theory of evolution did not spring full-blown from the head of Darwin. Since the dawn oSo wrote Charles Darwin aboard, bound for the Galapagos Islands and what would arguably become the greatest and most controversial discovery in scientific history. But the theory of evolution did not spring full-blown from the head of Darwin. Since the dawn of humanity, priests, philosophers, and scientists have debated the origin and development of life on earth, and with modern science, that debate shifted into high gear.In this lively, deeply erudite work, Pulitzer Prizewinning science historian Edward J. Larson takes us on a guided tour of Darwins dangerous idea, from its theoretical antecedents in the early nineteenth century to the brilliant breakthroughs of Darwin and Wallace, to Watson and Cricks stunning discovery of the DNA double helix, and to the triumphant neo-Darwinian synthesis and rising sociobiology today.Along the way, Larson expertly places the scientific upheaval of evolution in cultural perspective: the social and philosophical earthquake that was the French Revolution; the development, in England, of a laissez-faire capitalism in tune with a Darwinian ethos of survival of the fittest; the emergence of Social Darwinism and the dark science of eugenics against a backdrop of industrial revolution; the American Christian backlash against evolutionism that culminated in the famous Scopes trial; and on to todays world, where religious fundamentalists litigate for the right to teach creation science alongside evolution in U.S. public schools, even as the theory itself continues to evolve in new and surprising directions.Throughout, Larson trains his spotlight on the lives and careers of the scientists, explorers, and eccentrics whose collaborations and competitions have driven the theory of evolution forward. Here are portraits of Cuvier, Lamarck, Darwin, Wallace, Haeckel, Galton, Huxley, Mendel, Morgan, Fisher, Dobzhansky, Watson and Crick, W. D. Hamilton, E. O. Wilson, and many others. Celebrated as one of mankinds crowning scientific achievements and reviled as a threat to our deepest values, the theory of evolution has utterly transformed our view of life, religion, origins, and the theory itself, and remains controversial, especially in the United States (where 90% of adults do not subscribe to the full Darwinian vision). Replete with fresh material and new insights,will educate and inform while taking readers on a fascinating journey of discovery.
/book/show/25246886-a-natural-history-of-wine?from_search=true	Ian Tattersall Rob DeSalle Patricia J. Wynne (Illustrations)	A Natural History of Wine	An excellent bottle of wine can be the spark that inspires a brainstorming session. Such was the case for Ian Tattersall and Rob DeSalle, scientists who frequently collaborate on book and museum exhibition projects. When the conversation turned to wine one evening, it almost inevitably led the twoone a palaeoanthropologist, the other a molecular biologistto begin exploriAn excellent bottle of wine can be the spark that inspires a brainstorming session. Such was the case for Ian Tattersall and Rob DeSalle, scientists who frequently collaborate on book and museum exhibition projects. When the conversation turned to wine one evening, it almost inevitably led the twoone a palaeoanthropologist, the other a molecular biologistto begin exploring the many intersections between science and wine. This book presents their fascinating, freewheeling answers to the question What can science tell us about wine? And vice versa.Conversational and accessible to everyone, this colorfully illustrated book embraces almost every imaginable area of the sciences, from microbiology and ecology (for an understanding what creates this complex beverage) to physiology and neurobiology (for insight into the effects of wine on the mind and body). The authors draw on physics, chemistry, biochemistry, evolution, and climatology, and they expand the discussion to include insights from anthropology, primatology, entomology, Neolithic archaeology, and even Classical history. The resulting volume is indispensible for anyone who wishes to appreciate wine to its fullest.
/book/show/182826.Vive_la_Revolution?from_search=true	Mark Steel	Vive la Revolution: A Stand-up History of the French Revolution	Thank goodness . . . for Mark Steel. Engagingly lighthearted while clearly thorough, the author has taken the events of the French Revolution and given them a human face, as well as neatly poking fun at the over-pomposity with which our recent historians have dealt with the period.With[Steel] examines the raw material of 1789, not so muThank goodness . . . for Mark Steel. Engagingly lighthearted while clearly thorough, the author has taken the events of the French Revolution and given them a human face, as well as neatly poking fun at the over-pomposity with which our recent historians have dealt with the period.With[Steel] examines the raw material of 1789, not so much in search of laughs as in an attempt to reclaim the first popular revolution from the dry historians.A cross between a history of the French Revolution and a spirited defense of the ideals that inspired it.Steel expertly guides the reader through the philosophies, protagonists, failures and serious legacy of the events of 1789.is an uproariously serious work of history. Brilliantly funny and insightful, it puts individual people back at the center of the story of the French Revolution, telling this remarkable story as it has never been told before.For the Haymarket edition, Steel has added a new preface for North American readers and revised the book to address parallel themes in US history.
/book/show/25404120-our-gang?from_search=true	Julia Lee	Our Gang: A Racial History of The Little Rascals	It was the age of Jim Crow, riddled with racial violence and unrest. But in the world of, black and white children happily played and made mischief together. They even had their own black and white version of the KKK, the Cluck Cluck Klamsand the public loved it.The story of race and, or, is rife with the contradictions and aspirationsIt was the age of Jim Crow, riddled with racial violence and unrest. But in the world of, black and white children happily played and made mischief together. They even had their own black and white version of the KKK, the Cluck Cluck Klamsand the public loved it.The story of race and, or, is rife with the contradictions and aspirations of the sharply conflicted, changing American society that was its theater. Exposing these connections for the first time, Julia Lee shows us how much this series, from the first silent shorts in 1922 to its television revival in the 1950s, reveals about black and white American cultureon either side of the silver screen. Behind the scenes, we find unconventional men like Hal Roach and his gag writers, whosetapped into powerful American myths about race and childhood. We meet the four black stars of the seriesErnie Sunshine Sammy Morrison, Allen Farina Hoskins, Matthew Stymie Beard, and Billie Buckwheat Thomasthe gang within the Gang, whose personal histories Lee pursues through the passing years and shifting political landscape.In their checkered lives, and in the tumultuous life of the series, we discover an unexplored story of America, the messy, multiracial nation that found ina comic avatar, a slapstick version of democracy itself.
/book/show/572375.Anglo_Saxon_England?from_search=true	F.M. Stenton	Anglo-Saxon England	Discussing the development of English society, from the growth of royal power to the establishment of feudalism after the Norman Conquest, this book focuses on the emergence of the earliest English kingdoms and the Anglo-Norman monarchy in 1087. It also describes the chief phases in the history of the Anglo-Saxon church, drawing on many diverse examples; the result is a faDiscussing the development of English society, from the growth of royal power to the establishment of feudalism after the Norman Conquest, this book focuses on the emergence of the earliest English kingdoms and the Anglo-Norman monarchy in 1087. It also describes the chief phases in the history of the Anglo-Saxon church, drawing on many diverse examples; the result is a fascinating insight into this period of English history.
/book/show/16280866-masters-of-the-word?from_search=true	William J. Bernstein	Masters of the Word: How Media Shaped History	William J. Bernsteins, anandBest Book of the Year, placed him firmly among the top flight of historians like Jared Diamond and Bill Bryson, capable of distilling major trends and reams of information into insightful, globe-spanning popular narrative.Bernstein explains how new communication technoWilliam J. Bernsteins, anandBest Book of the Year, placed him firmly among the top flight of historians like Jared Diamond and Bill Bryson, capable of distilling major trends and reams of information into insightful, globe-spanning popular narrative.Bernstein explains how new communication technologies and in particular our access to them, impacted human society. Writing was born thousands of years ago in Mesopotamia. Spreading to Sumer, and then Egypt, this revolutionary tool allowed rulers to extend their control far and wide, giving rise to the worlds first empires. When Phoenician traders took their alphabet to Greece, literacys first boom led to the birth of drama and democracy. In Rome, it helped spell the downfall of the Republic. Later, medievaland vernacular bibles gave rise to religious dissent, and with the combination of cheaper paper and Gutenbergs printing press, the fuse of Reformation was lit.The Industrial Revolution brought the telegraph and the steam driven printing press, allowing information to move faster than ever before and to reach an even larger audience. But along with radio and television, these new technologies were more easily exploited by the powerful, as seen in Germany, the Soviet Union, even Rwanda, where radio incited genocide. With the rise of carbon duplicates (Russian samizdat), photocopying (the Pentagon Papers), the internet, social media and cell phones (the recent Arab Spring) more people have access to communications, making the world more connected than ever before.In, Bernstein masterfully guides the reader through the vast history of communications, illustrating each step with colorful stories and anecdotes. This is a captivating, enlightening book, one that will change the way you look at technology, history, and power.
/book/show/470644.A_Short_History_of_Chemistry?from_search=true	Isaac Asimov	A Short History of Chemistry	From the use of metals by prehistoric man to the alchemical experiments of medieval and renaissance man to the complex chemical skills of contemporary man, Asimov traces the development of this building block of our technological world.
/book/show/2032170.The_American_Way_of_War?from_search=true	Russell F. Weigley	The American Way of War: A History of United States Military Strategy and Policy	... a strong and stimulating book. It has no rival in either scope or quality. For libraries, history buffs, and armchair warriors, it is a must. For political science students, career diplomats, and officers in the armed services, its reading should be required. --HistoryA particularly timely account. --Kansas City TimesIt reads easily but is not a popularized histor... a strong and stimulating book. It has no rival in either scope or quality. For libraries, history buffs, and armchair warriors, it is a must. For political science students, career diplomats, and officers in the armed services, its reading should be required. --HistoryA particularly timely account. --Kansas City TimesIt reads easily but is not a popularized history... nor does the book become a history of battles.... Weigley's analyses and interpretations are searching, competent, and useful. --Perspective
/book/show/4286988-the-gangs-of-new-york?from_search=true	Herbert Asbury	The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the Underworld	First published in 1928, Herbert Asbury's whirlwind tour through the low-life ofnineteenth-century New York has become an indispensible classic of urban history.Focusing on the saloon halls, gambling dens, and winding alleys of the Bowery and the notorious Five Points district,dramatically evokes the destitution and shocking violence of a turbulentFirst published in 1928, Herbert Asbury's whirlwind tour through the low-life ofnineteenth-century New York has become an indispensible classic of urban history.Focusing on the saloon halls, gambling dens, and winding alleys of the Bowery and the notorious Five Points district,dramatically evokes the destitution and shocking violence of a turbulent era, when colorfully named criminals like Dandy John Dolan, Bill the Butcher, and Hell-Cat Maggie lurked in the shadows, and infamous gangs like the Plug Uglies, the Dead Rabbits, and the Bowery Boys ruled the streets. A rogues gallery of prostitutes, pimps, poisoners, pickpockets, murderers, and thieves,is a dramatic and entertaining glimpse at a city's dark past.
/book/show/137641.Bushido?from_search=true	Inazo Nitobe	Bushido: Samurai Ethics and the Soul of Japan	At the turn of the twentieth century, when Japan was evolving from an isolated feudal society into a modern nation, a Japanese educator wrote this book to introduce the rest of the world to his society's traditional values. Author Inazo Nitob defines bushido (the way of the warrior) as the source of the virtues most admired by his people; rectitude, courage, benevolence,At the turn of the twentieth century, when Japan was evolving from an isolated feudal society into a modern nation, a Japanese educator wrote this book to introduce the rest of the world to his society's traditional values. Author Inazo Nitob defines bushido (the way of the warrior) as the source of the virtues most admired by his people; rectitude, courage, benevolence, politeness, sincerity, honor, loyalty, and self-control. In this eloquent work, he explains the influence of the ideals and manners of the martial code and their role in forming the basis of the morals, ethics, and etiquette of Japanese culture, past, and present.This popular and informative book, translated into more than 30 languages since its original publication in 1900, takes an eclectic and far-reaching approach. Nitob draws examples from indigenous traditions including Buddhism, Shintoism, Confucianism, and the centuries-old moral compass supplied by Japanese samurai and sages. He reinforces these illustrations by citing similarities and contrasts from ancient and modern philosophers and statesmen of the Western world.Generations of scholars and other readers with an interest in sociology have turned to this classic for insights into the nature of Japanese society. Its teachings are essential to gain a true understanding of the soul of Japan.
/book/show/3362825-mrs-woolf-and-the-servants?from_search=true	Alison Light	Mrs. Woolf and the Servants: An Intimate History of Domestic Life in Bloomsbury	When Virginia Woolf wrotein 1929, she established her reputation as a feminist, a woman who could imagine a more open and liberal reality, and an advocate for the female voice. Indeed the Bloomsbury set has often been identified with liberal, open-minWhen Virginia Woolf wrotein 1929, she established her reputation as a feminist, a woman who could imagine a more open and liberal reality, and an advocate for the female voice. Indeed the Bloomsbury set has often been identified with liberal, open-minded views; Woolf's circle of artists and writers were considered Bohemians ahead of their time. But they were alsotheir time. Like thousands of other British households, Virginia Woolf's relied on live-in domestics for the most intimate of daily tasks. That room of her own she so valued was cleaned, heated, and supplied with meals by a series of cooks and maids throughout her childhood and adult life. In, Alison Light gives depth and dignity to the long-overlooked servants who worked for the Bloomsbury intellectuals.The result is twofold. For one, Light adds revealing nuances to our picture of Virginia Woolf, both as a woman and as writer. She also captures a fascinating period of British history, primarily between the wars, when modern oil stoves were creeping into kitchens to replace coal, and young women were starting to dream of working in hat shops rather than mansions.Despite the liberal outlook of the Bloomsbury set, and their conscious efforts to leave their Victorian past behind, their homes were nevertheless divided into the worlds of us and them. Alison Light writes with insight and charm about this fraught side of Bloomsbury, and hers is a refreshingly balanced portrait of Virginia Woolf, flaws and all.
/book/show/418702.History_of_Shit?from_search=true	Dominique Laporte	History of Shit	Written in Paris after the heady days of student revolt in May 1968 and before the devastation of the AIDS epidemic, History of Shit is emblematic of a wild and adventurous strain of 1970s' theoretical writing that attempted to marry theory, politics, sexuality, pleasure, experimentation, and humor. Radically redefining dialectical thought and post-Marxist politics, it takWritten in Paris after the heady days of student revolt in May 1968 and before the devastation of the AIDS epidemic, History of Shit is emblematic of a wild and adventurous strain of 1970s' theoretical writing that attempted to marry theory, politics, sexuality, pleasure, experimentation, and humor. Radically redefining dialectical thought and post-Marxist politics, it takes an important--and irreverent--position alongside the works of such postmodern thinkers as Foucault, Deleuze, Guattari, and Lyotard.Laporte's eccentric style and ironic sensibility combine in an inquiry that is provocative, humorous, and intellectually exhilarating. Debunking all humanist mythology about the grandeur of civilization, History of Shit suggests instead that the management of human waste is crucial to our identities as modern individuals--including the organization of the city, the rise of the nation-state, the development of capitalism, and the mandate for clean and proper language. Far from rising above the muck, Laporte argues, we are thoroughly mired in it, particularly when we appear our most clean and hygienic.Laporte's style of writing is itself an attack on our desire for clean language. Littered with lengthy quotations and obscure allusions, and adamantly refusing to follow a linear argument, History of Shit breaks the rules and challenges the conventions of proper academic discourse.
/book/show/135849.Re_thinking_History?from_search=true	Keith Jenkins	Re-thinking History	History means many things to many people. But finding an answer to the question 'What is history?' is a task few feel equipped to answer. If you want to explore this tantalising subject, where do you start? What are the critical skills you need to begin to make sense of the past?The perfect introduction to this thought-provoking area, Jenkins' clear and concise prose guideHistory means many things to many people. But finding an answer to the question 'What is history?' is a task few feel equipped to answer. If you want to explore this tantalising subject, where do you start? What are the critical skills you need to begin to make sense of the past?The perfect introduction to this thought-provoking area, Jenkins' clear and concise prose guides readers through the controversies and debates that surround historical thinking at the present time, providing them with the means to make their own discoveries.
/book/show/301438.Socrates_Meets_Jesus?from_search=true	Peter Kreeft	Socrates Meets Jesus: History's Greatest Questioner Confronts the Claims of Christ	What would happen if Socrates--yes, the Socrates of ancient Athens--suddenly showed up on the campus of a major university and enrolled in its divinity school? What would he think of human progress since his day? How would he react to our values? To our culture? And what would he think of Jesus? Peter Kreeft, Christian philosopher and longtime admirer of the historic SocraWhat would happen if Socrates--yes, the Socrates of ancient Athens--suddenly showed up on the campus of a major university and enrolled in its divinity school? What would he think of human progress since his day? How would he react to our values? To our culture? And what would he think of Jesus? Peter Kreeft, Christian philosopher and longtime admirer of the historic Socrates, imagines the result. In this drama Socrates meets such fellow students as Bertha Broadmind, Thomas Keptic and Molly Mooney. Throughout, Kreeft weaves an intriguing web as he brings Socrates closer and closer to a meeting with Jesus. Here is a startling and provocative portrayal of reason in search of truth. In a new introduction to this revised edition, Kreeft also highlights the inspiration for this book and the key questions of truth and faith it addresses.
/book/show/57365.I_Have_Landed?from_search=true	Stephen Jay Gould	I Have Landed: The End of a Beginning in Natural History	Here is bestselling scientist Stephen Jay Gould's tenth and final collection based on his remarkable series for Natural History magazine--exactly 300 consecutive essays, with never a month missed, published from 1974 to 2001. Both an intellectually thrilling journey into the nature of scientific discovery and the most personal book he has ever published, I Have Landed markHere is bestselling scientist Stephen Jay Gould's tenth and final collection based on his remarkable series for Natural History magazine--exactly 300 consecutive essays, with never a month missed, published from 1974 to 2001. Both an intellectually thrilling journey into the nature of scientific discovery and the most personal book he has ever published, I Have Landed marks the end of a significant chapter in the career of one of the most acclaimed and widely read scientists of our time.Gould writes about the themes that have defined his career, which his readers have come to expect and celebrate, casting new light upon them and conveying the ideas that science professionals exchange among themselves (minus the technical jargon). Here, of course, is Charles Darwin, from his centrality to any sound scientific education to little-known facts about his life. Gould touches on subjects as far-reaching and disparate as feathered dinosaurs, the scourge of syphilis and the frustration of the man who identified it, and Freud's evolutionary fantasy. He writes brilliantly of Nabokov's delicately crafted drawings of butterflies and the true meaning of biological diversity. And in the poignant title essay, he details his grandfather's journey from Hungary to America, where he arrived on September 11, 1901. It is from his grandfather's journal entry of that day, stating simply I have landed, that the book's title was drawn. This landing occurred 100 years to the day before our greatest recent tragedy, also explored, but with optimism, in the concluding section of the book.Presented in eight parts, I Have Landed begins with a remembrance of a moment of wonder from childhood. In Part II, Gould explains that humanistic disciplines are not antithetical to theoretical or applied sciences. Rather, they often share a commonality of method and motivation, with great potential to enhance the achievements of each other, an assertion perfectly supported by essays on such notables as Nabokov and Frederic Church.Part III contains what no Gould collection would be complete without: his always compelling mini intellectual biographies, which render each subject and his work deserving of reevaluation and renewed significance. In this collection of figures compelling and strange, Gould exercises one of his greatest strengths, the ability to reveal a significant scientific concept through a finely crafted and sympathetic portrait of the person behind the science. Turning his pen to three key figures--Sigmund Freud, Isabelle Duncan, and E. Ray Lankester, the latter an unlikely attendee of the funeral of Karl Marx--he highlights the effect of the Darwinian revolution and its resonance on their lives and work.Part IV encourages the reader--through what Gould calls intellectual paleontology--to consider scientific theories of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in a new light and to recognize the limitations our own place in history may impose on our understanding of those ideas. Part V explores the op-ed genre and includes two essays with differing linguistic formats, which address the continual tug-of-war between the study of evolution and creationism.In subsequent essays, in true Gould fashion, we are treated to moments of good humor, especially when he leads us to topics that bring him obvious delight, such as Dorothy Sayers novels and his enduring love of baseball and all its dramas. There is an ardent admiration of the topsy-turvy world of Gilbert and Sullivan (wonderfully demonstrated in the jacket illustration), who are not above inclusion in all things evolutionary.This is truly Gould's most personal work to date. How fitting that this final collection should be his most revealing and, in content, the one that reflects most clearly the complexity, breadth of knowledge, and optimism that characterize Gould himself. I Have Landed succeeds in reinforcing Gould's underlying and constant theme from the series' commencement thirty years ago--the study of our own scientific, intellectual, and emotional evolution--bringing reader and author alike to what can only be described as a brilliantly written and very natural conclusion. From the Hardcover edition.
/book/show/739784.Thinking_in_Time?from_search=true	Richard E. Neustadt Ernest R. May	Thinking in Time: The Uses of History for Decision-Makers	Two noted professors offer easily remembered rules for using history effectively in day-to-day management of governmental and corporate affairs to avoid costly blunders. An illuminating guide to the use and abuse of history in affairs of state.--Arthur Schlesinger.
/book/show/13586699-drinking-water?from_search=true	James Salzman	Drinking Water: A History	Book by Salzman, James
/book/show/22889921-nightwalking?from_search=true	Matthew Beaumont	Nightwalking: A Nocturnal History of London	Before the age of the gas lamp, the city at night was a different place, home to the lost, the vagrant and the noctiambulators. In this brilliant work of literary investigation, Matthew Beautmont shines a light on the dark perambulations of poets, novelists and thinkers from Shakespeare, the ecstatic strolls of William Blake, the feverish urges of opium addict De Quincey aBefore the age of the gas lamp, the city at night was a different place, home to the lost, the vagrant and the noctiambulators. In this brilliant work of literary investigation, Matthew Beautmont shines a light on the dark perambulations of poets, novelists and thinkers from Shakespeare, the ecstatic strolls of William Blake, the feverish urges of opium addict De Quincey as well as the master night walker, Charles Dickens.
/book/show/2012229.The_Battle?from_search=true	Alessandro Barbero	The Battle: A New History of Waterloo	
/book/show/162124.Madness?from_search=true	Roy Porter	Madness: A Brief History	Roy Porter's historical overview of madness reveals the radically different perceptions of madness and approaches to its treatment, from antiquity to the beginning of the 21st century. Roy Porter's historical overview of madness reveals the radically different perceptions of madness and approaches to its treatment, from antiquity to the beginning of the 21st century.
/book/show/302022.A_World_at_Arms?from_search=true	Gerhard L. Weinberg	A World at Arms: A Global History of World War II	In a new edition featuring a new preface, A World of Arms remains a classic of global history. Widely hailed as a masterpiece, this volume remains the first history of World War II to provide a truly global account of the war that encompassed six continents. Starting with the changes that restructured Europe and its colonies following the First World War, Gerhard WeinbergIn a new edition featuring a new preface, A World of Arms remains a classic of global history. Widely hailed as a masterpiece, this volume remains the first history of World War II to provide a truly global account of the war that encompassed six continents. Starting with the changes that restructured Europe and its colonies following the First World War, Gerhard Weinberg sheds new light on every aspect of World War II. Actions of the Axis, the Allies, and the Neutrals are covered in every theater of the war. More importantly, the global nature of the war is examined, with new insights into how events in one corner of the world helped affect events in often distant areas.
/book/show/31871.History_of_Political_Philosophy?from_search=true	Leo Strauss (Editor) Joseph Cropsey	History of Political Philosophy	This volume provides an unequaled introduction to the thought of chief contributors to the Western tradition of political philosophy from classical Greek antiquity to the twentieth century. Written by specialists on the various philosophers, this third edition has been expanded significantly to include both new and revised essays.
/book/show/50889.Methusalems_Kinder?from_search=true	Robert A. Heinlein	Methusalems Kinder: Die komplette Future History	The Howard Families were the product of a genetic experiment, an interbreeding programme which had produced one hundred thousand people with an average life expectancy of a century and a half. Now, at last, their existence was known on earth, and the entire world demanded to share the secret of eternal youth. It is contrary to our customs to permit scientific knowledgeThe Howard Families were the product of a genetic experiment, an interbreeding programme which had produced one hundred thousand people with an average life expectancy of a century and a half. Now, at last, their existence was known on earth, and the entire world demanded to share the secret of eternal youth. It is contrary to our customs to permit scientific knowledge to be held as a monopoly for the few was what the expert said and it wasn't long before members of the Howard Families were the victims of vicious crime. This dramatic and frighteningly believable novel is a welcome addition to the oeuvre of a brilliant science-fiction writer.
/book/show/178794.China?from_search=true	John King Fairbank Merle Goldman	China: A New History	John King Fairbank was the West's doyen on China, and this book is the full and final expression of his lifelong engagement with this vast ancient civilization. It remains a masterwork without parallel. The distinguished historian Merle Goldman brings the book up to date, covering reforms in the post-Mao period through the early years of the twenty-first century, includingJohn King Fairbank was the West's doyen on China, and this book is the full and final expression of his lifelong engagement with this vast ancient civilization. It remains a masterwork without parallel. The distinguished historian Merle Goldman brings the book up to date, covering reforms in the post-Mao period through the early years of the twenty-first century, including the leadership of Hu Jintao. She also provides an epilogue discussing the changes in contemporary China that will shape the nation in the years to come.
/book/show/6394975-groundwork-of-the-metaphysics-of-morals?from_search=true	Immanuel Kant	Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals	The Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals or Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals (Grundlegung zur Metaphysik der Sitten), Immanuel Kant's 1st contribution to moral philosophy, argues for an a priori basis for morality. Where the Critique of Pure Reason laid out his metaphysical & epistemological ideas, this relatively short, primarily metaethical, work was intenThe Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals or Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals (Grundlegung zur Metaphysik der Sitten), Immanuel Kant's 1st contribution to moral philosophy, argues for an a priori basis for morality. Where the Critique of Pure Reason laid out his metaphysical & epistemological ideas, this relatively short, primarily metaethical, work was intended to outline & define the concepts & arguments shaping his future work The Metaphysics of Morals. However, the latter work is much less read than the Groundwork. The Groundwork is notable for its explanation of the categorical imperative, which is the central concept of his moral philosophy.The Groundwork is broken into a preface, followed by three sections. Kant's argument works from common reason up to the supreme unconditional law, in order to identify its existence. He then works backwards from there to prove the relevance & weight of the moral law. The 3rd & final section of the book is famously obscure. It's partly because of this he decided to publish the Critique of Practical Reason in 1788.
/book/show/423929.The_Blitzed_Brits?from_search=true	Terry Deary Tracey West	The Blitzed Brits	This fun and fast activity book comes with an adorable stopwatch featuring Pochacco, the on-the-go pup. Readers can time themselves in wacky challenges designed for 1, 2, 3 or more
/book/show/25242.Reason_in_History?from_search=true	Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Robert S. Hartman (translator)	Reason in History	Library of Liberal Arts title.
/book/show/6519892-the-supergirls?from_search=true	Mike Madrid	The Supergirls: Fashion, Feminism, Fantasy, and the History of Comic Book Heroines	A much-needed alternative history of American comic book superheroinesfrom Wonder Woman to Supergirl and beyondwhere they fit in popular culture and why, and what these crime-fighting females say about the role of women in American society from their creation to now, and into the future.is an entertaining and informative look at these modern-day icons, exA much-needed alternative history of American comic book superheroinesfrom Wonder Woman to Supergirl and beyondwhere they fit in popular culture and why, and what these crime-fighting females say about the role of women in American society from their creation to now, and into the future.is an entertaining and informative look at these modern-day icons, exploring how superheroines fare in American comics, and what it means for the culture when they do everything the superhero does, but in thongs and high heels.Has Wonder Woman hit the comic book glass ceiling? Is that the one opposition that even her Amazonian strength cant defeat?, a San Francisco based refugee from the world of advertising, is a lifelong fan of comic books and popular culture. His goal is to inform and entertain readers with a new look at modern-day icons. Hes the creator of the online site heaven4heroes, where comic book fantasies come to life.The Supergirls is a long overdue tribute to the fabulous fighting females whose beauty and bravery brighten the pages of your favorite comics.
/book/show/209097.Natural_Right_and_History?from_search=true	Leo Strauss	Natural Right and History	In this classic work, Leo Strauss examines the problem of natural right and argues that there is a firm foundation in reality for the distinction between right and wrong in ethics and politics. On the centenary of Strauss's birth, and the fiftieth anniversary of the Walgreen Lectures which spawned the work,remains as controversial and essential aIn this classic work, Leo Strauss examines the problem of natural right and argues that there is a firm foundation in reality for the distinction between right and wrong in ethics and politics. On the centenary of Strauss's birth, and the fiftieth anniversary of the Walgreen Lectures which spawned the work,remains as controversial and essential as ever.Strauss . . . makes a significant contribution towards an understanding of the intellectual crisis in which we find ourselves . . . [and] brings to his task an admirable scholarship and a brilliant, incisive mind.John H. Hallowell,Leo Strauss (1899-1973) was the Robert Maynard Hutchins Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus in Political Science at the University of Chicago.
/book/show/20707972-anatomy-of-love?from_search=true	Helen Fisher	Anatomy of Love: A Natural History of Mating, Marriage, and Why We Stray	First published in 1992, Helen Fishers fascinating ()quickly became a classic. Since then, Fisher has conducted pioneering brain research on lust, romantic love, and attachment; gathered data on more than 80,000 people to explain why you love who you love; and collected information on more than 30,000 men and women on sexting, hooking up,First published in 1992, Helen Fishers fascinating ()quickly became a classic. Since then, Fisher has conducted pioneering brain research on lust, romantic love, and attachment; gathered data on more than 80,000 people to explain why you love who you love; and collected information on more than 30,000 men and women on sexting, hooking up, friends with benefits, and other current trends in courtship and marriage. And she presents a new, scientifically based and optimistic perspective on relationships in our digital agewhat she calls slow love.This is a cutting-edge tour de force that traces human family life from its origins in Africa over 20 million years ago to the Internet dating sites and bedrooms of today. And its got it all: the copulatory gaze and other natural courting ploys; the who, when, where, and why of adultery; love addictions; her discovery of four broad chemically based personality styles and what each seeks in romance; the newest data on worldwide (biologically based) patterns of divorce; how and why men and women think differently; the real story of women, men, and power; the riseand fallof the sexual double standard; and what brain science tells us about how to make and keep a happy partnership.
/book/show/409696.A_History_of_Wales?from_search=true	John Davies	A History of Wales	Ships from USA. Will take 25-35 days
/book/show/9145281-a-bridge-too-far?from_search=true	Cornelius Ryan	A Bridge Too Far: The Classic History of the Greatest Battle of World War II	Now in a new edition for the 50th anniversary of VE Day,tells the classic story of the battle of Arnhem, one of the most dramatic battles ofNow in a new edition for the 50th anniversary of VE Day,tells the classic story of the battle of Arnhem, one of the most dramatic battles of World War II, which cost the Allies nearly twice as many casualties as D-Day. In this compelling work of history, Cornelius Ryan narrates the Allied effort to end the war in 1944 by dropping the combined airborne forces of the American and British armies behind German lines to capture the crucial bridge across the Rhine at Arnhem.Focusing on a vast cast of characters, from Dutch civilians to British and American strategists, to common soldiers and commanders, Ryan brings to life one of the most daring and ill-fated operations of the war.superbly recreates the terror and suspense, the heroism and the tragedy of this epic operation, which marshalled some of the greatest resources of the war yet ended in bitter defeat.
/book/show/128824.Batavia_s_Graveyard?from_search=true	Mike Dash	Batavia's Graveyard: The True Story of the Mad Heretic Who Led History's Bloodiest Mutiny	In 1628 the Dutch East India Company loaded the Batavia, the flagship of its fleet, with a kings ransom in gold, silver, and gems for her maiden voyage to Java; the ship itself was a tangible symbol of the worlds richest and most powerful monopoly.The company also sent along a new employee to guard its treasure. He was Jeronimus Corneliszoon, a disgraced and bankrupt maIn 1628 the Dutch East India Company loaded the Batavia, the flagship of its fleet, with a kings ransom in gold, silver, and gems for her maiden voyage to Java; the ship itself was a tangible symbol of the worlds richest and most powerful monopoly.The company also sent along a new employee to guard its treasure. He was Jeronimus Corneliszoon, a disgraced and bankrupt man with great charisma and dangerously heretical ideas. With the help of a few disgruntled sailors, he hatched a plot to seize the ship and her riches. The mutiny might have succeeded, but in the dark morning hours of June 3, 1629, the Batavia smashed through a coral reef and ran aground on a small chain of islands near Australia. The captain and skipper escaped the wreck, and in a tiny lifeboat they set sail for Javasome 1,500 miles northto summon help. More than 250 frightened survivors waded ashore, thankful to be alive. Unfortunately, Jeronimus and the mutineers had survived too, and the nightmare was only beginning.
/book/show/27035.The_Early_Church?from_search=true	Henry Chadwick	The Early Church (The Pelican History of the Church, #1)	Examines the beginning of the Christian movement during the first centuries AD, and the explosive force of its expansion throughout the Roman world.
/book/show/6214316-the-lords-of-strategy?from_search=true	Walter Kiechel III	The Lords of Strategy: The Secret Intellectual History of the New Corporate World	Imagine, if you can, the world of business - without corporate strategy.Remarkably, fifty years ago that's the way it was. Businesses made plans, certainly, but without understanding the underlying dynamics of competition, costs, and customers. It was like trying to design a large-scale engineering project without knowing the laws of physics.But in the 1960s, four maveriImagine, if you can, the world of business - without corporate strategy.Remarkably, fifty years ago that's the way it was. Businesses made plans, certainly, but without understanding the underlying dynamics of competition, costs, and customers. It was like trying to design a large-scale engineering project without knowing the laws of physics.But in the 1960s, four mavericks and their posses instigated a profound shift in thinking that turbocharged business as never before, with implications far beyond what even they imagined. In The Lords of Strategy, renowned business journalist and editor Walter Kiechel tells, for the first time, the story of the four men who invented corporate strategy as we know it and set in motion the modern, multibillion-dollar consulting industry:Bruce Henderson, founder of Boston Consulting GroupBill Bain, creator of Bain & CompanyFred Gluck, longtime Managing Director of McKinsey & CompanyMichael Porter, Harvard Business School professorProviding a window into how to think about strategy today, Kiechel tells their story with novelistic flair. At times inspiring, at times nearly terrifying, this book is a revealing account of how these iconoclasts and the organizations they led revolutionized the way we think about business, changed the very soul of the corporation, and transformed the way we work.
/book/show/20058289-principles-of-war?from_search=true	Carl von Clausewitz	Principles of War	
/book/show/18667960-a-troublesome-inheritance?from_search=true	Nicholas Wade	A Troublesome Inheritance: Genes, Race and Human History	Fewer ideas have been more toxic or harmfulthan the idea of the biological reality of race, andwith it the idea that humans of different races arebiologically different from one another. For thisunderstandable reason, the idea hFewer ideas have been more toxic or harmfulthan the idea of the biological reality of race, andwith it the idea that humans of different races arebiologically different from one another. For thisunderstandable reason, the idea has been banishedfrom polite academic conversation. Arguing thatrace is more than just a social construct can get ascholar run out of town, or at least off campus, ona rail. Human evolution, the consensus view insists,ended in prehistory.Inconveniently, as Nicholas Wade argues in, the consensus view cannotbe right. And in fact, we know that populationshave changed in the past few thousand yearstobe lactose tolerant, for example, and to survive athigh altitudes. Race is not a bright-line distinction;by definition it means that the more humanpopulations are kept apart, the more they evolvetheir own distinct traits under the selective pressureknown as Darwinian evolution. For many thousandsof years, most human populations stayed wherethey were and grew distinct, not just in outwardappearance but in deeper senses as well.Wade, the longtime journalist covering geneticadvances for, draws widely onthe work of scientists who have made crucialbreakthroughs in establishing the reality of recenthuman evolution. The most provocative claims inthis book involve the genetic basis of human socialhabits. What we might call middle-class socialtraitsthrift, docility, nonviolencehave beenslowly but surely inculcated genetically withinagrarian societies, Wade argues. These valuesobviously had a strong cultural component, butWade points to evidence that agrarian societiesevolved away from hunter-gatherer societies insome crucial respects. Also controversial are hisfindings regarding the genetic basis of traits weassociate with intelligence, such as literacy andnumeracy, in certain ethnic populations, includingthe Chinese and Ashkenazi Jews.Wade believes deeply in the fundamentalequality of all human peoples. He also believes thatscience is best served by pursuing the truth withoutfear, and if his mission to arrive at a coherent summaof what the new genetic science does and does nottell us about race and human history leads straightinto a minefield, then so be it. This will not be thelast word on the subject, but it will begin a powerfuland overdue conversation.
/book/show/17740743-a-cruel-and-shocking-act?from_search=true	Philip Shenon	A Cruel and Shocking Act: The Secret History of the Kennedy Assassination	The questions have haunted our nation for half a century: Was the President killed by a single gunman? Was Lee Harvey Oswald part of a conspiracy? Did the Warren Commission discover the whole truth of what happened on NThe questions have haunted our nation for half a century: Was the President killed by a single gunman? Was Lee Harvey Oswald part of a conspiracy? Did the Warren Commission discover the whole truth of what happened on November 22, 1963?Philip Shenon, a veteran investigative journalist who spent most of his career at, finally provides many of the answers. Thoughbegan as Shenon's attempt to write the first insider's history of the Warren Commission, it quickly became something much larger and more important when he discovered startling information that was withheld from the Warren Commission by the CIA, FBI and others in power in Washington. Shenon shows how the commission's ten-month investigation was doomed to fail because the man leading it  Chief Justice Earl Warren  was more committed to protecting the Kennedy family than getting to the full truth about what happened on that tragic day. A taut, page-turning narrative, Shenon's book features some of the most compelling figures of the twentieth centuryBobby Kennedy, Jackie Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, J. Edgar Hoover, Chief Justice Warren, CIA spymasters Allen Dulles and Richard Helms, as well as the CIA's treacherous molehunter, James Jesus Angleton.Based on hundreds of interviews and unprecedented access to the surviving commission staffers and many other key players, Philip Shenon's authoritative, scrupulously researched book will forever change the way we think about the Kennedy assassination and about the deeply flawed investigation that followed.ANotable Nonfiction Book of 2013
/book/show/6598946-defend-the-realm?from_search=true	Christopher M. Andrew	Defend the Realm: The Authorized History of MI5	An unprecedented publishing event: to mark the centenary of its foundation, the British Security Service, MI5, has for the first time opened its archives to an independent historian. The book reveals the precise role of the Security Service in twentieth-century British history, from its foundation by Captain Kell of the British Army in October 1909, through two world wars,An unprecedented publishing event: to mark the centenary of its foundation, the British Security Service, MI5, has for the first time opened its archives to an independent historian. The book reveals the precise role of the Security Service in twentieth-century British history, from its foundation by Captain Kell of the British Army in October 1909, through two world wars, up to and including its present roles in counterespionage and counterterrorism. The book describes how MI5 has been managed, what its relationship has been with government, where it has triumphed, and where it has failed. In all of this no restriction has been placed on the judgments made by the author.also adds significantly to our knowledge of many celebrated events and notorious individuals and definitively lays to rest a number of persistent myths.Above all, it shows the place of this previously extremely secretive organization within the United Kingdom. Few books could make such an immediate and extraordinary increase to our understanding of British history over the past century.
/book/show/27412285-henry-iv-part-ii?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	Henry IV, Part II: A History	After putting down a rebellion that threatened the kingdom, King Henry IV must now deal with his son and heir, the frivolous Prince Hal.
/book/show/665943.Bachelor_Girl?from_search=true	Betsy Israel	Bachelor Girl: The Secret History of Single Women in the Twentieth Century	In this lively and colorful book of popular history, journalist Betsy Israel shines a light on the old stereotypes that have stigmatized single women for years and celebrates their resourceful sense of spirit, enterprise, and unlimited success in a world where it is no longer unusual or unlikely to be unwed.Drawing extensively on primary sources, including private journalsIn this lively and colorful book of popular history, journalist Betsy Israel shines a light on the old stereotypes that have stigmatized single women for years and celebrates their resourceful sense of spirit, enterprise, and unlimited success in a world where it is no longer unusual or unlikely to be unwed.Drawing extensively on primary sources, including private journals, newspaper stories, magazine articles, advertisements, films, and other materials from popular media, Israel paints remarkably vivid portraits of single women -- and the way they were perceived -- throughout the decades. From the nineteenth-century spinsters, of New England to the Bowery girls of New York City, from the 1920s flappers to the 1940s working women of the war years and the career girls of the 1950s and 1960s, single women have fought to find and feel comfortable in that room of their own. One need only look at Bridget Jones and thegang to see that single women still maintain an uneasy relationship with the rest of society -- and yet they radiate an aura of glamour and mystery in popular culture.As witty as it is well researched, as thoughtful as it is lively,is a must-read for women everywhere.
/book/show/2919932-the-clinton-tapes?from_search=true	Taylor Branch	The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History With the President	Bounf in publisher's original whie cloth, spine stamped in gilt.
/book/show/452398.Virtual_History?from_search=true	Niall Ferguson (Editor)	Virtual History: Alternatives And Counterfactuals	What if there had been no American War of Independence? What if Hitler had invaded Britain? What if Kennedy had lived? What if Russia had won the Cold War? Niall Ferguson, author of the highly acclaimed, leads the charge in this historically rigorous series of separate voyages into imaginary time and provides far-reaching answers to these intriguing questWhat if there had been no American War of Independence? What if Hitler had invaded Britain? What if Kennedy had lived? What if Russia had won the Cold War? Niall Ferguson, author of the highly acclaimed, leads the charge in this historically rigorous series of separate voyages into imaginary time and provides far-reaching answers to these intriguing questions.Fergusons brilliant 90-page introduction doubles as a manifesto on the methodology of counter-factual history. His equally masterful afterword traces the likely historical ripples that would have proceeded from the maintenance of Stuart rule in England. This breathtaking narrative gives us a convincing, detailed alternative history of the Westfrom the accession of James III in 1701, to a Nazi-occupied England, to a U.S. Prime Minister Kennedy who lives to complete his term.
/book/show/2553092.Dry_Store_Room_No_1?from_search=true	Richard Fortey	Dry Store Room No. 1: The Secret Life of the Natural History Museum	'Dry Store Room No. 1' is an intimate biography of the Natural History Museum, celebrating the eccentric personalities who have peopled it and capturing the wonders of scientific endeavour, academic rigour and imagination.
/book/show/31863980-l-auggie-i-jo-tres-hist-ries-wonder?from_search=true	R.J. Palacio	L'Auggie i jo. Tres històries Wonder	L'Auggie i jo s una nova mirada a la histria de Wonder: tres nous captols narrats per tres personatges diferents -l'assetjador, el Julian; l'amic de tota la vida, el Christopher, i una companya de classe, la Charlotte- que ens expliquen com els ha afectat el fet d'haver conegut l'Auggie. Si us va agradar Wonder, no us perdeu aquestes tres histries sorprenents i comL'Auggie i jo s una nova mirada a la histria de Wonder: tres nous captols narrats per tres personatges diferents -l'assetjador, el Julian; l'amic de tota la vida, el Christopher, i una companya de classe, la Charlotte- que ens expliquen com els ha afectat el fet d'haver conegut l'Auggie. Si us va agradar Wonder, no us perdeu aquestes tres histries sorprenents i commovedores.
/book/show/13436848-el-cementiri-sense-l-pides-i-altres-hist-ries-negres?from_search=true	Neil Gaiman	El cementiri sense làpides i altres històries negres	Entre lhorror i la fantasia, Gaiman ens presenta onze relats per passar por i somriure, i ens conven un cop ms que les histries sn viatges fins a laltra banda de lunivers que no et faran que arribis tard a sopar.Un pacte amb la mort, una trobada amb una bruixa, la veritable recerca del Sant Greal, la prova per entrar en un selecte club destafadors, una competiciEntre lhorror i la fantasia, Gaiman ens presenta onze relats per passar por i somriure, i ens conven un cop ms que les histries sn viatges fins a laltra banda de lunivers que no et faran que arribis tard a sopar.Un pacte amb la mort, una trobada amb una bruixa, la veritable recerca del Sant Greal, la prova per entrar en un selecte club destafadors, una competici dhistries fantstiques, la histria dun noi que no sap com parlar amb les noies, una investigaci detectivesca, els secrets que amaga la caixa de sorpreses den Jack...
/book/show/32319665-the-mystery-of-edwin-drood-a-child-s-history-of-england?from_search=true	Charles Dickens	The Mystery of Edwin Drood & A Child's History of England	The main issue in the novel is the disappearance of Edwin Drood and the suspicion that he has been murdered. But as intriguing as this central plot are the startling innovations in Dicken's work and the troubled elements lurking within the novel: a dark opium underworld, the uneasy and violent fantasies of its inhabitants, the disquieting presence of old 'Princess Puffer',The main issue in the novel is the disappearance of Edwin Drood and the suspicion that he has been murdered. But as intriguing as this central plot are the startling innovations in Dicken's work and the troubled elements lurking within the novel: a dark opium underworld, the uneasy and violent fantasies of its inhabitants, the disquieting presence of old 'Princess Puffer', of the quiet cathedral town of Cloisterham from which people have to escape in order to save themselves--and, at the centre, the menacing figure of Jasper.
/book/show/6374049-perfecting-sound-forever?from_search=true	Greg Milner	Perfecting Sound Forever: An Aural History of Recorded Music	In 1915, Thomas Edison proclaimed that he could record a live performance and reproduce it perfectly, shocking audiences who found themselves unable to tell whether what they were hearing was an Edison Diamond Disc or a flesh-and-blood musician. Today, the equation is reversed. Whereas Edison proposed that a real performance could be rebuilt with absolute perfection, Pro TIn 1915, Thomas Edison proclaimed that he could record a live performance and reproduce it perfectly, shocking audiences who found themselves unable to tell whether what they were hearing was an Edison Diamond Disc or a flesh-and-blood musician. Today, the equation is reversed. Whereas Edison proposed that a real performance could be rebuilt with absolute perfection, Pro Tools and digital samplers now allow musicians and engineers to create the illusion of performances that never were. In between lies a century of sonic exploration into the balance between the real and the represented.Tracing the contours of this history, Greg Milner takes us through the major breakthroughs and glorious failures in the art and science of recording. An American soldier monitoring Nazi radio transmissions stumbles onto the open yet revolutionary secret of magnetic tape. Japanese and Dutch researchers build a first-generation digital audio format and watch as their compact disc is marketed by the music industry as the second coming of Edison yet derided as heretical by analog loyalists. The music world becomes addicted to volume in the nineties and fights a self-defeating loudness war to get its fix.From Les Paul to Phil Spector to King Tubby, from vinyl to pirated CDs to iPods, Milner'spulls apart musical history to answer a crucial question: Should a recording document reality as faithfully as possible, or should it improve upon or somehow transcend the music it records? The answers he uncovers will change the very way we think about music.
/book/show/24331389-the-social-sex?from_search=true	Marilyn Yalom	The Social Sex: A History of Female Friendship	From historian and acclaimed feminist author ofandcomes this rich, multifaceted history of the evolution of female friendship.In todays culture, the bonds of female friendship are taken as a given. But only a few centuries ago, the idea of female friendship was completely unacknowledged, even pooh-poohed. Only men, theFrom historian and acclaimed feminist author ofandcomes this rich, multifaceted history of the evolution of female friendship.In todays culture, the bonds of female friendship are taken as a given. But only a few centuries ago, the idea of female friendship was completely unacknowledged, even pooh-poohed. Only men, the reasoning went, had the emotional and intellectual depth to develop and sustain these meaningful relationships.Surveying history, literature, philosophy, religion, and pop culture, acclaimed author and historian Marilyn Yalom and co-author Theresa Donovan Brown demonstrate how women were able to co-opt the public face of friendship throughout the years. Chronicling shifting attitudes toward friendshipboth female and malefrom the Bible and the Romans to the Enlightenment to the womens rights movements of the 60s up toand, they reveal how the concept of female friendship has been inextricably linked to the larger social and cultural movements that have defined human history.Armed with Yalom and Brown as our guides, we delve into the fascinating historical episodes and trends that illuminate the story of friendship between women: the literary salon as the original book club, the emergence of female professions and the working girl, the phenomenon of gossip, the advent of womens sports, and more.Lively, informative, and richly detailed,is a revelatory cultural history.
/book/show/90448.Outwitting_History?from_search=true	Aaron Lansky	Outwitting History: The Amazing Adventures of a Man Who Rescued a Million Yiddish Books	In 1980, a twenty-three-year-old student named Aaron Lansky set out to rescue the worlds abandoned Yiddish books before it was too late. Twenty-five years and one and a half million books later, hes still in the midst of a great adventure. Filled with poignant and often laugh-out-loud tales from Lanskys travels across the country as he collected books from older JIn 1980, a twenty-three-year-old student named Aaron Lansky set out to rescue the worlds abandoned Yiddish books before it was too late. Twenty-five years and one and a half million books later, hes still in the midst of a great adventure. Filled with poignant and often laugh-out-loud tales from Lanskys travels across the country as he collected books from older Jewish immigrantsbooks their own children had no use foralso explores brilliant Yiddish writers and enables us to see how an almost-lost culture is the bridge between the Old World and the future.
/book/show/151272.No_Turning_Back?from_search=true	Estelle B. Freedman Elisabeth Kallick Dyssegaard (Editor)	No Turning Back: The History of Feminism and the Future of Women	Repeatedly declared dead by the media, the womens movement has never been as vibrant as it is today. Indeed as Stanford professor and award-winning author Estelle B. Freedman argues in her compelling book, feminism has reached a critical momentum from which there is no turning back. Freedman examines the historical forces that have fueled the feminist movement over the paRepeatedly declared dead by the media, the womens movement has never been as vibrant as it is today. Indeed as Stanford professor and award-winning author Estelle B. Freedman argues in her compelling book, feminism has reached a critical momentum from which there is no turning back. Freedman examines the historical forces that have fueled the feminist movement over the past two hundred yearsand explores how women today are looking to feminism for new approaches to issues of work, family, sexuality, and creativity.Drawing examples from a variety of countries and cultures, from the past and the present, this inspiring narrative will be required reading for anyone who wishes to understand the role women play in the world. Searching in its analysis and global in its perspective,will stand as a defining text in one of the most important social movements of all time.
/book/show/301801.Rule_by_Secrecy?from_search=true	Jim Marrs	Rule by Secrecy: The Hidden History that Connects the Trilateral Commission, the Freemasons & the Great Pyramids	What connects the Great Pyramids, Masons & the Council on Foreign Relations? Journalist Jim Marrs examines the world's most closely guarded secrets, tracing the history of clandestine societies & the power they've wielded--from the ancient mysteries to modern conspiracy theories. He gives evidence that the movers & shakers of the world collude covertly to startWhat connects the Great Pyramids, Masons & the Council on Foreign Relations? Journalist Jim Marrs examines the world's most closely guarded secrets, tracing the history of clandestine societies & the power they've wielded--from the ancient mysteries to modern conspiracy theories. He gives evidence that the movers & shakers of the world collude covertly to start & stop wars, manipulate stock markets, maintain class distinctions & censor the news. Rule by Secrecy offers a worldview that may explain who we are, where we came from & where we're going.A question of conspiracy; Rule by the few; A view from the few--Modern secret societies. The Trilateral Commission; Council on Foreign Relations; Bilderbergers; Rockefellers; Morgans; Rothschilds; Secrets of money & the Federal Reserve System; Empire building; The Royal Institute of Internat'l Affairs: round tables; Rhodes & Ruskin; Skull & Bones; Tax-exempt foundations & alphabet agencies; It's news to us; Commentary--The fingerprints of conspiracy. Report from Iron Mountain; Persian Gulf; Who pays the tab?; Vietnam; JFK opposed globalists; All the way with LBJ; Trading with the enemy; Korea; Rise of the Nazi cult; Theosophists, Thulists & other cultists; The Leader arrives; Hitler's support group; Hitler's fortune turns; Japan against the wall; WWII; Business as usual; WWI; A stimulus for war; The Russian Revolution; The rise of communism; Commentary--Rebellion & revolution. War between the States; Secret society agitation; Preemptive strikes; The Anti-Masonic movement; The French Revolution; Jacobins & Jacobites; Sir Francis Bacon & the New Atlantis; The American Revolution; The Illuminati; Freemasonry; Count Saint-Germain & other magicians; Masonic plots; Freemasonry vs Christianity; Rosicrucians; Commentary--Elder secret societies. Knights Templar; Assassins; Templar bankers & builders; Cathars; The Albigensian Crusade; The Templars' demise; The Priory of Sion; Merovingians; A far-reaching web; Commentary--Ancient mysteries. The road to Rome; The Cabala; Ancient secrets & mysteries; Was there more to Moses?; All roads lead to Sumer; The Anunnaki; Floods & wars; Commentary
/book/show/958549.The_Bible_as_History?from_search=true	Werner Keller William Neil (Translator) Joachim Rehork (Postscript)	The Bible as History	First published in 1955, this book has remained thru its revisions a standard text on biblical investigation. Readers all over the world have been captivated by the descriptions of excavations, the deciphering of ancient documents & the informed arguments concerning the reliability of the bible. Since the 1st revised edition in 1964, however, new techniques have broughFirst published in 1955, this book has remained thru its revisions a standard text on biblical investigation. Readers all over the world have been captivated by the descriptions of excavations, the deciphering of ancient documents & the informed arguments concerning the reliability of the bible. Since the 1st revised edition in 1964, however, new techniques have brought much additional information to light, & fascinating parallels between the Ten Commandments & other ancient documents have been discovered. This 2nd revised edition, published in 1980, includes a new chapter on the Turin Shroud, a postscipt on the accuracy & interpretation of the bible by biblical scholar Joachim Rehork. A lively blend of drama & reporting that reads like a detective story grafted on a history book.--.Introduction to the New Revised EditionIntroduction to the First EditionDigging up the Old Testament. The coming of the patriarchs: from Abraham to Jacob; In the realm of the pharaohs: from Joseph to Moses; Forty years in the wilderness: from the Nile to the Jordan; The battle for the Promised Land: from Joshua to Saul; When Israel was an empire: from David to Solomon; Two kings--two kingdoms: from Rehoboam to Jehoiachin; From the Exile to the Maccabean Kingdom: from Ezekiel to John Hyrcanus--Digging up the New Testament. Jesus of Nazareth; In the days of the apostlesPostscriptBibliographyGeneral Index
/book/show/64535.God_s_War?from_search=true	Christopher Tyerman	God's War: A New History of the Crusades	(20060724)
/book/show/5975656-goat-song?from_search=true	Brad Kessler	Goat Song: A Seasonal Life, A Short History of Herding, and the Art of Making Cheese	A gorgeously observed chronicle about getting out of the city and living life on the land, in the tradition of Anne Dillard?s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek .When acclaimed novelist Brad Kessler started to feel unsatisfied by his Manhattan lifestyle, he opted to tackle his issues of over-consumption and live a more eco-friendly life. He and his wife moved to a seventy-five acre gA gorgeously observed chronicle about getting out of the city and living life on the land, in the tradition of Anne Dillard?s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek .When acclaimed novelist Brad Kessler started to feel unsatisfied by his Manhattan lifestyle, he opted to tackle his issues of over-consumption and live a more eco-friendly life. He and his wife moved to a seventy-five acre goat farm in a small southern Vermont town, where they planned to make a living raising goats and making cheese. They never looked back. Now Kessler adds to his numerous accomplishments (winner of the 2007 Dayton Literary Peace Prize, 2007 Whiting Award for Writers of Exceptional Promise, and a 2008 Rome Prize) an array of cheeses that have already been highly praised by Artisanal, the renowned cheese restaurant in New York City. In his transformation from staunch urbanite to countrified goat farmer, Kessler explores the rustic roots of so many aspects of Western culture, and how our diet, alphabet, reli- gions, poetry, and economy all grew out of a pastoral setting. With Goat Song, he demonstrates yet another dimension to his writing talent, showcasing his expertise as food writer, in a compelling, beautifully written account of living by nature?s rules.
/book/show/88473.Forbidden_Archeology?from_search=true	Michael A. Cremo Richard L. Thompson	Forbidden Archeology: The Hidden History of the Human Race	Over the past two centuries archeologists and anthropologists have ignored, forgotten and suppressed vast quantities of evidence showing that human beings like ourselves have existed on this planet for tens of millions of years.documents a systematic process of knowledge filtration and constitutes a serious challenge to the Darwinian theory of evoluOver the past two centuries archeologists and anthropologists have ignored, forgotten and suppressed vast quantities of evidence showing that human beings like ourselves have existed on this planet for tens of millions of years.documents a systematic process of knowledge filtration and constitutes a serious challenge to the Darwinian theory of evolution.
/book/show/129124.The_Earth_Will_Shake?from_search=true	Robert Anton Wilson	The Earth Will Shake: The History of the Early Illuminati	They have been with us all through history: The Invisible College of wisdom, and their adversariesthe destroyerswho rise from the flames to burn again. The history of the world is their story: a conspiracy as vast and all-encompassing as the riddle of time itself.In Naples, Italy, in 1764, a young aristocrat is about to stumble onto one piece of the great pattern. ThroThey have been with us all through history: The Invisible College of wisdom, and their adversariesthe destroyerswho rise from the flames to burn again. The history of the world is their story: a conspiracy as vast and all-encompassing as the riddle of time itself.In Naples, Italy, in 1764, a young aristocrat is about to stumble onto one piece of the great pattern. Through a heartless murder and his passion for the beautiful daughter of his enemy, young Sigismundo Celine uncovers the mystery of the Rossi brigade, former M.A.F.I.A. assassins, and the secret agenda of the dreaded Inquisition.In the wind of the raging social storm that will soon tear through Europe and America with the flame of revolution, Sigismundo begins his journey of discovery, joined by the boy Mozart, Dr. Frankenstein, Casanova the spy, lover and magician...and a mysterious violet-eyed assassin who calls him brother. Join him. The journey has just begun.
/book/show/10892449-the-history-of-don-quixote-volume-1-complete?from_search=true	Miguel de Cervantes Gustave Dor (Illustrator) John Ormsby (Translator)	The History of Don Quixote, Volume 1, Complete	Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616) was a Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright. His magnum opus, Don Quixote, is considered a founding classic of Western literature and regularly figures among the best novels ever written. He has been dubbed el Principe de los Ingenios - the Prince of Wits. In 1585, he published a pastoral novel, La Galatea. Because of financial proMiguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616) was a Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright. His magnum opus, Don Quixote, is considered a founding classic of Western literature and regularly figures among the best novels ever written. He has been dubbed el Principe de los Ingenios - the Prince of Wits. In 1585, he published a pastoral novel, La Galatea. Because of financial problems, he worked as a purveyor for the Spanish Armada, and later as a tax collector. In 1605 he was in Valladolid, just when the immediate success of the first part of his Don Quixote, published in Madrid, signaled his return to the literary world. In 1607, he settled in Madrid, where he lived and worked until his death. During the last nine years of his life, he solidified his reputation as a writer; he published the Exemplary Novels (Novelas Ejemplares) in 1613 and the Journey to Parnassus (Viaje del Parnaso) in 1614. In 1615, he wrote Eight Plays and Eight New Interludes (Ocho Comedias y Ocho Entremeses) and the second part of Don Quixote.
/book/show/9400568-the-anatomy-of-a-moment?from_search=true	Javier Cercas Anne McLean (Translator)	The Anatomy of a Moment: Thirty-Five Minutes in History and Imagination	In February 1981, Spain was still emerging from Franco's shadow, holding a democratic vote for the new prime minister. On the day of the vote in Parliament, while the session was being filmed by TV cameras, a band of right-wing soldiers burst in with automatic weapons, ordering everyone to get down. Only three men defied the order. For thirty-five minutes, as the cameras rIn February 1981, Spain was still emerging from Franco's shadow, holding a democratic vote for the new prime minister. On the day of the vote in Parliament, while the session was being filmed by TV cameras, a band of right-wing soldiers burst in with automatic weapons, ordering everyone to get down. Only three men defied the order. For thirty-five minutes, as the cameras rolled, they stayed in their seats.Critically adored novelist Javier Cercas originally set out to write a novel about this pivotal moment, but determined it had already gained an air of myth, or, through the annual broadcast of video clips, had at least acquired the fictional taint of reality television. Cercas turned to nonfiction, and his vivid descriptions of the archival footage frame a narrative that traverses the line between history and art, creating a daring new account of this watershed moment in modern Spanish history.The Anatomy of a Moment caused a sensation upon its publication in Spain, selling hundreds of thousands of copies. The story will be new to many American readers, but the book stands resolutely on its own as a compelling literary inquest of national myth, personal memory, political spectacle, and reality itself.
/book/show/5955328-mannahatta?from_search=true	Eric W. Sanderson Markley Boyer (Illustrator)	Mannahatta: A Natural History of New York City	On September 12, 1609, Henry Hudson first set eyes on the land that would become Manhattan. It's difficult for us to imagine what he saw, but for more than a decade, landscape ecologist Eric Sanderson has been working to do just that.is the astounding result of those efforts, reconstructing, in words and images, the wild islaOn September 12, 1609, Henry Hudson first set eyes on the land that would become Manhattan. It's difficult for us to imagine what he saw, but for more than a decade, landscape ecologist Eric Sanderson has been working to do just that.is the astounding result of those efforts, reconstructing, in words and images, the wild island that millions of New Yorkers now call home.By geographically matching an 18th-century map of Manhattan's landscape to the modern cityscape, combing through historical and archaeological records, and applying modern principles of ecology and computer modeling, Sanderson is able to re-create the forests of Times Square, the meadows of Harlem, and the wetlands of downtown. Filled with breathtaking illustrations that show what Manhattan looked like 400 years ago,is a groundbreaking work that gives readers not only a window into the past, but inspiration for green cities and wild places of the future
/book/show/13571581-lives-of-the-novelists?from_search=true	John Sutherland	Lives of the Novelists: A History of Fiction in 294 Lives	No previous author has attempted a book such as this: a complete history of novels written in the English language, from the genre's seventeenth-century origins to the present day. In the spirit of Dr. Johnsonsacclaimed critic and scholar John Sutherland selects 294 writers whose works illustrate the best of every kind of fictionfrom gothic, penny drNo previous author has attempted a book such as this: a complete history of novels written in the English language, from the genre's seventeenth-century origins to the present day. In the spirit of Dr. Johnsonsacclaimed critic and scholar John Sutherland selects 294 writers whose works illustrate the best of every kind of fictionfrom gothic, penny dreadful, and pornography to fantasy, romance, and high literature. Each author was chosen, Professor Sutherland explains, because his or her books are well worth reading and are likely to remain so for at least another century. Sutherland presents these authors in chronological order, in each case deftly combining a lively and informative biographical sketch with an opinionated assessment of the writer's work. Taken together, these novelists provide both a history of the novel and a guide to its rich variety. Always entertaining, and sometimes shocking, Sutherland considers writers as diverse as Daniel Defoe, Henry James, James Joyce, Edgar Allan Poe, Virginia Woolf, Michael Crichton, Jeffrey Archer, and Jacqueline Susann.Written for all lovers of fiction,succeeds both as introduction and re-introduction, as Sutherland presents favorite and familiar novelists in new ways and transforms the less favored and less familiar through his relentlessly fascinating readings.
/book/show/11809043-periodic-tales?from_search=true	Hugh Aldersey-Williams	Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc	In the spirit ofcomes. Award-winning science writer Hugh Andersey-Williams offers readers a captivating look at the elementsand the amazing, little-known stories behind their discoveries.is an energetic and wide-ranging book of innovations and innovators, of superstition and science and the myriad ways tIn the spirit ofcomes. Award-winning science writer Hugh Andersey-Williams offers readers a captivating look at the elementsand the amazing, little-known stories behind their discoveries.is an energetic and wide-ranging book of innovations and innovators, of superstition and science and the myriad ways the chemical elements are woven into our culture, history, and language. It will delight readers of,, and.
/book/show/1934175.An_Introduction_to_the_History_of_Psychology?from_search=true	B.R. Hergenhahn	An Introduction to the History of Psychology	Now in its fifth edition, Hergenhahn's Introduction to the History of Psychology distinguishes itself from others by tracing the intellectual history of psychology back to ancient Greece in order to show the progression of ideas.
/book/show/950058.Diamond?from_search=true	Matthew  Hart	Diamond: The History of a Cold-Blooded Love Affair	Trade Paperback
/book/show/13626312-history-of-zadig-or-destiny?from_search=true	Voltaire Sylvain Sauvage (Illustrator) R. Bruce Boswell (Translator)	History Of Zadig Or Destiny	Originally published in 1747 as Zadig ou la Destine. In slipcase. Illustrated by Sylvain Sauvage.
/book/show/831380.The_Times_Complete_History_of_the_World?from_search=true	Richard Overy	The Times Complete History of the World	has sold over 2,000,000 copies since its first publication in 1978. It is the most exciting, authoritative and accessible work on world history available today. Its exciting visual narrative of the history of the world  from the origins of mankind to the 21st century  is an unrivalled accomplishment, and its over 600 maps and 300,000has sold over 2,000,000 copies since its first publication in 1978. It is the most exciting, authoritative and accessible work on world history available today. Its exciting visual narrative of the history of the world  from the origins of mankind to the 21st century  is an unrivalled accomplishment, and its over 600 maps and 300,000 words of text are now accompanied by internet links to allow further research.From the hunters of the Stone Age to the spread of agriculture.Mesopotamia, Egypt, India, China and the Aegean: the earliest cities and empires.The civilizations of Greece and Persia, India and China, the Roman empire; the collapse of the Ancient World.The rise and expansion of Islam and the formation of modern Europe; the early civilizations of America.The European voyages of discovery; Mughal India, Ming China and the African empires; the apogee of Iran and Central Asia; the American and French revolutions.The rise of the great European empires; the expansion of Russia and Japan; the making of the United States; the First World War.From the Russian and Chinese revolutions to the Great Depression and the Second World War; superpower rivalry and the Cold War; the collapse of the Soviet Union.is Professor of Modern European History at King's College London and one of Britain's foremost modern historians. He is a scholar of outstanding quality and renown. Richard Overy has written a number of critically acclaimed books.(1998) examined the impact of the Second World War on the Soviet Union. He is also the author of the best-selling(2000) an incisive study of the Battle of Britain andwhich brilliantly covers the Nuremberg trials and dissects the internal logic of the Nazi regime. He was consultant editor on(1989) and general editor of(1996). Richard Overy has acted as a consultant to the BBC, particularly on the German-Soviet War and on the Allied bombing of Germany, and is the co-author ofr, which accompanied a BBC television series. He is a winner of the Samuel Eliot Morison Prize by the Society for Military History for a lifetime's contribution to military history.
/book/show/11395017-the-great-game?from_search=true	Lavie Tidhar	The Great Game (The Bookman Histories, #3)	The Lizardine Empire is under threat. When Mycroft Holmes is murdered in London it is up to retired shadow executive Smith to track down his killer, and stumble on the greatest conspiracy of his life.
/book/show/23528930-the-meaning-of-the-library?from_search=true	Alice Crawford (Editor)	The Meaning of the Library: A Cultural History	From Greek and Roman times to the digital era, the library has remained central to knowledge, scholarship, and the imagination.is a generously illustrated examination of this key institution of Western culture. Tracing what the library has meant since its beginning, examining how its significance has shifted, and pondering its importance in theFrom Greek and Roman times to the digital era, the library has remained central to knowledge, scholarship, and the imagination.is a generously illustrated examination of this key institution of Western culture. Tracing what the library has meant since its beginning, examining how its significance has shifted, and pondering its importance in the twenty-first century, notable contributors--including the Librarian of Congress and the former executive director of the HathiTrust--present a cultural history of the library. In an informative introduction, Alice Crawford sets out the book's purpose and scope, and an international array of scholars, librarians, writers, and critics offer vivid perspectives about the library through their chosen fields.will appeal to all who are interested in this vital institution's heritage and ongoing legacy.
/book/show/1080834.Everyday_Psychokillers?from_search=true	Lucy Corin	Everyday Psychokillers: A History for Girls	Inspectacular violence is the idiom of everyday life, a lurid extravaganza in which all those around the narrator seem vicarious participants. And at its center are the interchangeable young girls, thrilling to know themselves the object of so much desire and terror.The narrative interweaves history, myth, rumor, and news with the experiences of aInspectacular violence is the idiom of everyday life, a lurid extravaganza in which all those around the narrator seem vicarious participants. And at its center are the interchangeable young girls, thrilling to know themselves the object of so much desire and terror.The narrative interweaves history, myth, rumor, and news with the experiences of a young girl living in the flatness of South Florida. Like Grace Paley's narrators, she is pensive and eager, hungry for experience but restrained. Into the sphere of her regard come a Ted Bundy reject, the God Osiris, a Caribbean slave turned pirate, a circus performer living in a box, broken horses, a Seminole chief in a swamp, and a murderous babysitter. What these preposterously commonplace figures all know is that murder is identity: Of course what matters really is the psychokiller, what he's done, what he threatens to do. Of course to be the lucky one you have to be abducted in the first place. Without him, you wouldn't exist.reaches to the edge of the psychoanalytical and jolts the reader back to daily life. The reader becomes the killer, the watcher, the person on the verge, hiding behind an everyday face.
/book/show/179110.God_Created_the_Integers?from_search=true	Stephen Hawking	God Created the Integers: The Mathematical Breakthroughs That Changed History	
/book/show/18310300-the-mob-and-the-city?from_search=true	C. Alexander Hortis (Foreword) James B. Jacobs (Foreword)	The Mob and the City: The Hidden History of How the Mafia Captured New York	Informative, authoritative, and eye-opening, this is the first full-length book devoted exclusively to uncovering the hidden history of how the Mafia came to dominate organized crime in New York City during the 1930s throInformative, authoritative, and eye-opening, this is the first full-length book devoted exclusively to uncovering the hidden history of how the Mafia came to dominate organized crime in New York City during the 1930s through 1950s. Based on exhaustive research of archives and secret files obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, author and attorney C. Alexander Hortis draws on the deepest collection of primary sources, many newly discovered, of any history of the modern mob.Shattering myths, Hortis reveals how Cosa Nostra actually obtained power at the inception. The author goes beyond conventional who-shot-who mob stories, providing answers to fresh questions such as:* Why did the Sicilian gangs come out on top of the criminal underworld?* Can economics explain how the Mafia families operated?* What was the Mafia's real role in the drug trade?* Why was Cosa Nostra involved in gay bars in New York since the 1930s?Drawing on an unprecedented array of primary sources,is the most thorough and authentic history of the Mafia's rise to power in the early-to-mid twentieth century.
/book/show/982543.A_History_of_Christian_Missions?from_search=true	Stephen Neill Owen Chadwick (General Editor)	A History of Christian Missions (The Penguin History of the Church, #6)	Professor Neill's excellent and authoriatative survey examines centuries of missionary activity, beginning with Christ and working through the Crusades and the colonization of Asia and Africa up to the present day.
/book/show/19449871-jane-austen?from_search=true	Jane Austen	Jane Austen : The Complete Collection [Special Illustrated Edition] [Annotated with Literary History And Criticism ] [Free Audio Links]	Jane AustenThe Complete CollectionTABLE OF CONTENTS* BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE OF THE AUTHOR.* Synopsis Of Nine Novels Of Jane AustenList of worksNovels* Sense and Sensibility (1811)* Pride and Prejudice (1813)* Mansfield Park (1814)* Emma (1815)* Northanger Abbey (1818, posthumous)* Persuasion (1818, posthumous)Short fiction* Lady Susan (1794, 1805)Unfinished fiction* The WatsoJane AustenThe Complete CollectionTABLE OF CONTENTS* BIOGRAPHICAL NOTICE OF THE AUTHOR.* Synopsis Of Nine Novels Of Jane AustenList of worksNovels* Sense and Sensibility (1811)* Pride and Prejudice (1813)* Mansfield Park (1814)* Emma (1815)* Northanger Abbey (1818, posthumous)* Persuasion (1818, posthumous)Short fiction* Lady Susan (1794, 1805)Unfinished fiction* The Watsons (1804)* Sanditon (1817)Other works* Sir Charles Grandison (1793, 1800)* Plan of a Novel (1815 - 1816 )Juvenilia - Volume the First* Frederic & Elfrida* Jack & Alice* Edgar & Emma* Henry and Eliza* The Adventures of Mr. Harley* Sir William Mountague* Memoirs of Mr. Clifford* The Beautifull Cassandra* Amelia Webster* The Visit* The Mystery* The Three Sisters* A beautiful description* The generous Curate* Ode to PityJuvenilia - Volume the Second* Love and Freindship* Lesley Castle* The History of England* A Collection of Letters* The female philosopher* The first Act of a Comedy* A Letter from a Young Lady* A Tour through Wales* A TaleJuvenilia - Volume the Third* Evelyn* Catharine, or the BowerBonus* Memoir of Jane Austen, by James Edward Austen-Leigh========================================Jane Austen was buried on the 24th of July, 1817, in the cathedral church of Winchester, which, in the whole catalogue of its mighty dead, does not contain the ashes of a brighter genius or a sincerer Christian.Her reading was very extensive in history and belles lettres; and her memory extremely tenacious. Her favourite moral writers were Johnson in prose, and Cowper in verse. It is difficult to say at what age she was not intimately acquainted with the merits and defects of the best essays and novels in the English language. Richardson's power of creating, and preserving the consistency of his characters, as particularly exemplified in Sir Charles Grandison, gratified the natural discrimination of her mind, whilst her taste secured her from the errors of his prolix style and tedious narrative. She did not rank any work of Fielding quite so high. Without the slightest affectation she recoiled from every thing gross. Neither nature, wit, nor humour, could make her amends for so very low a scale of morals.Her power of inventing characters seems to have been intuitive, and almost unlimited. She drew from nature; but, whatever may have been surmised to the contrary, never from individuals.The style of her familiar correspondence was in all respects the same as that of her novels. Every thing came finished from her pen; for on all subjects she had ideas as clear as her expressions were well chosen. It is not hazarding too much to say that she never dispatched a note or letter unworthy of publication.
/book/show/5078999-sissinghurst?from_search=true	Adam Nicolson	Sissinghurst: An Unfinished History	Adam Nicolson, the son of writer Nigel Nicolson and grandson of Vita Sackville-West and Sir Harold Nicolson, takes us on a personal journey through the history of one of England's great houses.
/book/show/469664.Witchcraze?from_search=true	Anne Llewellyn Barstow	Witchcraze: A New History of the European Witch Hunts	A brilliant, authoritative feminist history that examines the unrecognized holocaust--an ethnic cleansing of independent women in Reformation Europe--and the residual attitudes that continue to influence our culture.
/book/show/27131517-a-natural-history-of-hell?from_search=true	Jeffrey Ford	A Natural History of Hell: Stories	Emily Dickinson takes a carriage ride with Death. A couple are invited over to a neighbor's daughter's exorcism. A country witch with a sea-captain's head in a glass globe intercedes on behalf of abused and abandoned children. In July of 1915, in Hardin County, Ohio, a boy sees ghosts. Explore contemporary natural history in a baker's dozen of exhilarating visions.Praise fEmily Dickinson takes a carriage ride with Death. A couple are invited over to a neighbor's daughter's exorcism. A country witch with a sea-captain's head in a glass globe intercedes on behalf of abused and abandoned children. In July of 1915, in Hardin County, Ohio, a boy sees ghosts. Explore contemporary natural history in a baker's dozen of exhilarating visions.Praise for Jeffrey Ford:Outstanding. . . . Ford uses . . . incongruously lyrical phrases to infuse the everyday with a nebulous magic.Best Books of the Year(Starred Review)For lovers of the weird and fantastic and lovers of great writing, this is a treasure trove of disturbing visions, new worlds and fully realized craft.(Starred Review)Properly creepy, but from time to time deliciously funny and heart-breakingly poignant, too.(Starred Review)Jeffrey Ford was born on Long Island in New York State in 1955 and grew up in the town of West Islip. He studied fiction writing with John Gardner at S.U.N.Y. Binghamton. He's been a college English teacher of writing and literature for thirty years. He is the author of eight novels includingand four short story collections. He has received the World Fantasy, Nebula, Edgar, and Shirley Jackson awards. He lives with his wife Lynn in a century old farm house in a land of slow clouds and endless fields.
/book/show/138208.The_Natural_History_of_Religion?from_search=true	David Hume	The Natural History of Religion	The only point of theology, in which we shall find a consent of mankind almost universal, is, that there is invisible, intelligent power in the world: But whether this power be supreme or subordinate, whether confined to one being; or distributed among several, what attributes, qualities, connexions, or principles of action ought to be ascribed to those beings, concerningThe only point of theology, in which we shall find a consent of mankind almost universal, is, that there is invisible, intelligent power in the world: But whether this power be supreme or subordinate, whether confined to one being; or distributed among several, what attributes, qualities, connexions, or principles of action ought to be ascribed to those beings, concerning all these points, there is the widest difference in the popular systems of theology.
/book/show/1022263.Shot_In_The_Heart?from_search=true	Mikal Gilmore	Shot In The Heart: One Family's History In Murder	Gary Gilmore, the infamous murderer immortalized by Norman Mailer in, campaigned for his own death and was executed by firing squad in 1977. Writer Mikal Gilmore is his younger brother. In, he tells the stunning story of their wildly dysfunctional family: their mother, a blacksheep daughter of unforgiving Mormon farmers; their fatheGary Gilmore, the infamous murderer immortalized by Norman Mailer in, campaigned for his own death and was executed by firing squad in 1977. Writer Mikal Gilmore is his younger brother. In, he tells the stunning story of their wildly dysfunctional family: their mother, a blacksheep daughter of unforgiving Mormon farmers; their father, a drunk, thief, and con man. It was a family destroyed by a multigenerational history of child abuse, alcoholism, crime, adultery, and murder.Mikal, burdened with the guilt of being his father's favorite and the shame of being Gary's brother, gracefully and painfully relates a murder tale from inside the house where murder is born... a house that, in some ways, [he has] never been able to leave.is the history of an American family inextricably tied up with violence, and the story of how the children of this family committed murder and murdered themselves in payment for a long lineage of ruin. Haunting, harrowing, and profoundly affecting, Shot in the Heart exposes and explores a dark vein of American life that most of us would rather ignore. It is a book that will leave no reader unchanged.
/book/show/6645454-napoleon-s-hemorrhoids?from_search=true	Phil Mason	Napoleon's Hemorrhoids: And Other Small Events That Changed History	Hilarious, fascinating, and a roller coaster of dizzying, historical what-ifs,is a potpourri for serious historians and casual history buffs. In one of Phil Masons many revelations, youll learn that Communist jets were two minutes away from opening fire on American planes during the Cuban missile crisis, when they had to turn back as they were runHilarious, fascinating, and a roller coaster of dizzying, historical what-ifs,is a potpourri for serious historians and casual history buffs. In one of Phil Masons many revelations, youll learn that Communist jets were two minutes away from opening fire on American planes during the Cuban missile crisis, when they had to turn back as they were running out of fuel. Youll discover that before the Battle of Waterloo, Napoleons painful hemorrhoids prevented him from mounting his horse to survey the battlefield. Youll learn that an irate blacksmith threw his hammer at a fox and missed, hitting a rock and revealing the largest vein of silver ever discovered, thus changing the finances of Canada forever. Interestingly, Charlton Heston was cast as Moses inbecause his broken nose made him look like Michelangelos famous sculpture of Moses. Finally, no one knows Einsteins last words. They were in German, a language his nurse did not speak.A treasure trove filled with fascinating anecdotes about the tiny ripples that created big waves in history,is much more than just a trivial fact book; it is an astonishing historical-fate book revealing how our most famous incidents, best-loved works of art, and most accepted historical outcomes are simply twists of fate.
/book/show/118397.The_Lucifer_Principle?from_search=true	Howard Bloom David Sloan Wilson (Foreword)	The Lucifer Principle: A Scientific Expedition into the Forces of History	is a revolutionary work that explores the intricate relationships among genetics, human behavior, and culture to put forth the thesis that evil is a by-product of natures strategies for creation and that it is woven into our most basic biological fabric.
/book/show/64594.A_History_of_the_Modern_Middle_East?from_search=true	William L. Cleveland Martin Bunton	A History of the Modern Middle East	
/book/show/13166598-trinity?from_search=true	Jonathan Fetter-Vorm	Trinity: A Graphic History of the First Atomic Bomb	, the debut graphic book by the gifted illustrator Jonathan Fetter-Vorm, depicts in vivid detail the dramatic history of the race to build and the decision to drop the first atomic bomb. This sweeping historical narrative traces the spark of invention from the laboratories of nineteenth-century Europe to the massive industrial and scientific efforts of the Manhattan, the debut graphic book by the gifted illustrator Jonathan Fetter-Vorm, depicts in vivid detail the dramatic history of the race to build and the decision to drop the first atomic bomb. This sweeping historical narrative traces the spark of invention from the laboratories of nineteenth-century Europe to the massive industrial and scientific efforts of the Manhattan Project. Along the way, Fetter-Vorm takes special care to explain the fundamental science of nuclear reactions. With the clarity and accessibility that only a graphic book can provide,transports the reader into the core of a nuclear reactioninto the splitting atoms themselves.The power of the atom was harnessed in a top-secret government compound in Los Alamos, New Mexico, where some of the greatest scientific minds in the world gathered together to work on the bomb. Fetter-Vorm showcases J. Robert Oppenheimer, Enrico Fermi, and General Leslie Groves, the fathers of the atomic bomb, whose insights unleashed the most devastating explosion known to humankind. These brilliant scientists wrestled daily with both the difficulty of building an atomic weapon and the moral implications of actually succeeding.When the first bomb finally went off at a test site code-named Trinity, the world was irreversibly thrust into a new and terrifying age. With powerful renderings of the catastrophic events at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Fetter-Vorm unflinchingly chronicles the far-reaching political, environmental, and ethical effects of this new discovery. Richly illustrated and deeply researched,is a dramatic, informative, and thought-provoking book on one of the most significant and harrowing events in history.
/book/show/19894533-red-the-circle-trilogy-book-2-the-books-of-history-chronicles?from_search=true	Ted Dekker	Red (The Circle Trilogy, Book 2) (The Books of History Chronicles) (Books of History Chronicles: Circle)	
/book/show/64536.The_First_Crusade?from_search=true	Thomas Asbridge	The First Crusade: A New History	In, Thomas Asbridge offers a gripping account of a titanic three-year adventure filled with miraculous victories, greedy princes, and barbarity on a vast scale. Beginning with the electrifying speech delivered by Pope Urban II on the last Tuesday of November in the year 1095, readers will follow the more than 100,000 men who took up the call from their moIn, Thomas Asbridge offers a gripping account of a titanic three-year adventure filled with miraculous victories, greedy princes, and barbarity on a vast scale. Beginning with the electrifying speech delivered by Pope Urban II on the last Tuesday of November in the year 1095, readers will follow the more than 100,000 men who took up the call from their mobilization in Europe (where great waves of anti-Semitism resulted in the deaths of thousands of Jews), to their arrival in Constanstinople, an exotic, opulent city--ten times the size of any city in Europe--that bedazzled the Europeans. Featured in vivid detail are the siege of Nicaea and the pivotal battle for Antioch, the single most important military engagement of the entire expedition, where the crusaders, in desparate straits, routed a larger and better equipped Muslim army. Through all this, the crusaders were driven on by intense religious devotion, convinced that their struggle would earn them the reward of eternal paradise in Heaven. But when a hardened core finally reached Jerusalem in 1099 they unleahsed an unholy wave of brutality, slaughtering thousands of Muslims--men, women, and children--all in the name of Christianity.The First Crusade marked a watershed in relations between Islam and the West, a conflict that set these two world religions on a course toward deep-seated animosity and enduring enmity. The chilling reverberations of this earth-shattering clash still echo in the world today.
/book/show/89448.A_History_of_Christianity?from_search=true	Paul  Johnson	A History of Christianity	First published in 1976, Paul Johnsons exceptional study of Christianity has been loved and widely hailed for its intensive research, writing, and magnitudea tour de force, one of the most ambitious surveys of the history of Christianity ever attempted and perhaps the most radical ().In a highly readable companion to books on faith and history,First published in 1976, Paul Johnsons exceptional study of Christianity has been loved and widely hailed for its intensive research, writing, and magnitudea tour de force, one of the most ambitious surveys of the history of Christianity ever attempted and perhaps the most radical ().In a highly readable companion to books on faith and history, the scholar and author Johnson has illuminated the Christian world and its fascinating history in a way that no other has. Johnson takes off in the year 49 with his namesake the apostle Paul. Thus beginning an ambitious quest to paint the centuries since the founding of a little-known Jesus Sect, A History of Christianity explores to a great degree the evolution of the Western world. With an unbiased and overall optimistic tone, Johnson traces the fantastic scope of the consequent sects of Christianity and the people who followed them. Information drawn from extensive and varied sources from around the world makes this history as credible as it is reliable. Invaluable understanding of the framework of modern Christianityand its trials and tribulations throughout historyhas never before been contained in such a captivating work.
/book/show/932408.On_the_Advantage_and_Disadvantage_of_History_for_Life?from_search=true	Friedrich Nietzsche Peter Preuss (Translator)	On the Advantage and Disadvantage of History for Life	(Part II of Thoughts Out of Season)(Part II of Thoughts Out of Season)
/book/show/569407.The_Middle_East?from_search=true	Bernard Lewis	The Middle East: A Brief History of the Last 2,000 Years	Slight wear. Pages are clean and binding is tight.
/book/show/473815.Well_Behaved_Women_Seldom_Make_History?from_search=true	Laurel Thatcher Ulrich	Well-Behaved Women Seldom Make History	They didn't ask to be remembered, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Laurel Ulrich wrote in 1976 about the pious women of colonial New England. And then she added a phrase that has since gained widespread currency: Well-behaved women seldom make history.Today those words appear almost everywhere on T-shirts, mugs, bumper stickers, plaques, greeting cards, and more. But what doThey didn't ask to be remembered, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Laurel Ulrich wrote in 1976 about the pious women of colonial New England. And then she added a phrase that has since gained widespread currency: Well-behaved women seldom make history.Today those words appear almost everywhere on T-shirts, mugs, bumper stickers, plaques, greeting cards, and more. But what do they really mean? In this engrossing volume, Laurel Ulrich goes far beyond the slogan she inadvertently created and explores what it means to make history.Her volume ranges over centuries and cultures, from the fifteenth-century writer Christine de Pizan, who imagined a world in which women achieved power and influence, to the writings of nineteenth-century suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton and twentieth-century novelist Virginia Woolf. Ulrich updates de Pizan's Amazons with stories about women warriors from other times and places. She contrasts Woolf's imagined story about Shakespeare's sister with biographies of actual women who were Shakespeare's contemporaries. She turns Stanton's encounter with a runaway slave upside down, asking how the story would change if the slave rather than the white suffragist were at the center. She uses daybook illustrations to look at women who weren't trying to make history, but did. Throughout, she shows how the feminist wave of the 1970s created a generation of historians who by challenging traditional accounts of both men's and women's histories stimulated more vibrant and better-documented accounts of the past.celebrates a renaissance in history inspired by amateurs, activists, and professional historians. It is a tribute to history and to those who make it.
/book/show/607526.The_Terrible_Hours?from_search=true	Peter Maas	The Terrible Hours: The Greatest Submarine Rescue in History	
/book/show/8410925-mao-s-great-famine?from_search=true	Frank Diktter	Mao's Great Famine: The History Of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62	Between 1958 and 1962, China descended into hell. Mao Zedong threw his country into a frenzy with the Great Leap Forward, an attempt to catch up and overtake Britain in less than 15 years. The experiment ended in the greatest catastrophe the country had ever known, destroying tens of millions of lives. Access to Communist Party archives has long been denied to all but theBetween 1958 and 1962, China descended into hell. Mao Zedong threw his country into a frenzy with the Great Leap Forward, an attempt to catch up and overtake Britain in less than 15 years. The experiment ended in the greatest catastrophe the country had ever known, destroying tens of millions of lives. Access to Communist Party archives has long been denied to all but the most loyal historians, but now a new law has opened up thousands of central and provincial documents that fundamentally change the way one can study the Maoist era. Frank Dikotter's astonishing, riveting and magnificently detailed book chronicles an era in Chinese history much speculated about but never before fully documented. Dikotter shows that instead of lifting the country among the world's superpowers and proving the power of communism, as Mao imagined, in reality the Great Leap Forward was a giant - and disastrous -- step in the opposite direction. He demonstrates, as nobody has before, that under this initiative the country became the site not only of one of the most deadly mass killings of human history (at least 45 million people were worked, starved or beaten to death) but also the greatest demolition of real estate - and catastrophe for the natural environment - in human history, as up to a third of all housing was turned to rubble and the land savaged in the maniacal pursuit of steel and other industrial accomplishments. Piecing together both the vicious machinations in the corridors of power and the everyday experiences of ordinary people, Dikotter at last gives voice to the dead and disenfranchised. Exhaustively researched and brilliantly written, this magisterial, groundbreaking account definitively recasts the history of the People's Republic of China.
/book/show/18873823-of-noble-family?from_search=true	Mary Robinette Kowal	Of Noble Family (Glamourist Histories, #5)	Jane and Vincent have finally gotten some much-needed rest after their adventures in Italy when Vincent receives word that his estranged father has passed away on one of his properties in the West Indies. His brother, whoJane and Vincent have finally gotten some much-needed rest after their adventures in Italy when Vincent receives word that his estranged father has passed away on one of his properties in the West Indies. His brother, who manages the estate, is overwhelmed, and no one else in his family can go. Grudgingly, out of filial duty the couple decide to go.The sea voyage is long and Jane spends enough time unable to perform glamour that towards the end of the trip she discovers that she is with child. They are overjoyed, but when they finally arrive at the estate to complete what they expect to be routine legal tasks, they realize that nearly everything they came expecting to find had been a lie. Also, the entire estate is in disarray, with horrifying conditions and tensions with the local slave population so high that they are close to revolt.Jane and Vincent's sense of peril is screaming out for them to flee, but Vincent cannot stand to leave an estate connected with his family in such a condition. They have survived many grand and terrifying adventures in their time, but this one will test their skills and wits more than any they have ever encountered before, this time with a new life hanging in the balance.
/book/show/16681043-de-tabte-historier?from_search=true	John Flanagan Birgit Schlifer (-Translator)	De tabte historier (Skyggens lærling, #11)	Ved en arkologisk udgravning, finder en professor en kiste med hndskrifter. Disse skrifter er de tabte historier om Kongeriget Araluen. Men ingen har hrt hele historien - fr nu. Har Halt fortalt Will sandheden om, hvordan Will blev forldrels? Fandt Gilan Morgaraths ljnant efter slaget om Tre-Trins-Passet? Bliver der er kongeligt bryllup - eller sker der en tragedie?Ved en arkologisk udgravning, finder en professor en kiste med hndskrifter. Disse skrifter er de tabte historier om Kongeriget Araluen. Men ingen har hrt hele historien - fr nu. Har Halt fortalt Will sandheden om, hvordan Will blev forldrels? Fandt Gilan Morgaraths ljnant efter slaget om Tre-Trins-Passet? Bliver der er kongeligt bryllup - eller sker der en tragedie?Inspireret af sprgsml og breve fra sine trofaste lsere besvarer John Flanagan alle de sprgsml om Rangernes verden, vi brnder efter at f svar p.Hvis du vil vide noget om Will, Halt, Horace, Alyss, Evanlyn og Gilans fortid, og hvad der videre sker dem - for ikke at tale om en vis stdig lille pony - m du ikke g glip af de tabte historier
/book/show/537116.The_King_s_Justice?from_search=true	Katherine Kurtz	The King's Justice (The Histories of King Kelson, #2)	Young Kelson Haldane, King of Gwynedd, heir to both royal and Deryni magical powers, was still no match for ex-Archbishop Loris and the Pretender Queen Caitrin who sought his death. Yet, he raised an army against them both, knowing that honor made defeat impossible....
/book/show/17802957-a-little-history-of-literature?from_search=true	John Sutherland	A Little History of Literature	This little history takes on a very big subject: the glorious span of literature from Greek myth to graphic novels, from The Epic of Gilgamesh to Harry Potter. John Sutherland is perfectly suited to the task. He has researched, taught, and written on virtually every area of literature, and his infectious passion for books and reading has defined his own life. Now he guidThis little history takes on a very big subject: the glorious span of literature from Greek myth to graphic novels, from The Epic of Gilgamesh to Harry Potter. John Sutherland is perfectly suited to the task. He has researched, taught, and written on virtually every area of literature, and his infectious passion for books and reading has defined his own life. Now he guides young readers and the grown-ups in their lives on an entertaining journey through the wardrobe to a greater awareness of how literature from across the world can transport us and help us to make sense of what it means to be human.Sutherland introduces great classics in his own irresistible way, enlivening his offerings with humor as well as learning: Beowulf, Shakespeare, Don Quixote, the Romantics, Dickens, Moby Dick, The Waste Land, Woolf, 1984, and dozens of others. He adds to these a less-expected, personal selection of authors and works, including literature usually considered well below serious attentionfrom the rude jests of Anglo-Saxon runes to The Da Vinci Code. With masterful digressions into various themescensorship, narrative tricks, self-publishing, taste, creativity, and madnessSutherland demonstrates the full depth and intrigue of reading. For younger readers, he offers a proper introduction to literature, promising to interest as much as instruct. For more experienced readers, he promises just the same.
/book/show/112293.The_River_of_Lost_Footsteps?from_search=true	Thant Myint-U	The River of Lost Footsteps: Histories of Burma	For nearly two decades Western governments and a growing activist community have been frustrated in their attempts to bring about a freer and more democratic Burma--through sanctions and tourist boycotts--only to see an apparent slide toward even harsher dictatorship. But what do we really know about Burma and its history? And what can Burma's past tell us about the presenFor nearly two decades Western governments and a growing activist community have been frustrated in their attempts to bring about a freer and more democratic Burma--through sanctions and tourist boycotts--only to see an apparent slide toward even harsher dictatorship. But what do we really know about Burma and its history? And what can Burma's past tell us about the present and even its future?In The River of Lost Footsteps, Thant Myint-U tells the story of modern Burma, in part through a telling of his own family's history, in an interwoven narrative that is by turns lyrical, dramatic, and appalling. His maternal grandfather, U Thant, rose from being the schoolmaster of a small town in the Irrawaddy Delta to become the UN secretary-general in the 1960s. And on his father's side, the author is descended from a long line of courtiers who served at Burma's Court of Ava for nearly two centuries. Through their stories and others, he portrays Burma's rise and decline in the modern world, from the time of Portuguese pirates and renegade Mughal princes through the decades of British colonialism, the devastation of World War II, and a sixty-year civil war that continues today and is the longest-running war anywhere in the world.The River of Lost Footsteps is a work both personal and global, a distinctive contribution that makes Burma accessible and enthralling. Thant Myint-U, educated at Harvard and Cambridge, has served on three United Nations peacekeeping operations, in Cambodia and in the former Yugoslavia, and was more recently the head of policy planning in the UN's Department of Political Affairs. He lives in New York City.
/book/show/129157.The_History_Of_Danish_Dreams?from_search=true	Peter Heg	The History Of Danish Dreams	Peter Heg's first novel is an interweaving of the lives and loves of four families, within which histories time expands, clocks stop or race forward at will. The dreams and disappointments of the children of the author's magnificent imagination foreshadow the themes of Miss Smilla's Feeling for SnowBorderliners
/book/show/839157.Mountains_of_the_Mind?from_search=true	Robert Macfarlane	Mountains of the Mind: A History of a Fascination	Robert Macfarlane'sis the most interesting of the crop of books published to mark the 50th anniversary of the first successful ascent of Everest. Macfarlane is both a mountaineer and a scholar. Consequently we get more than just a chronicle of climbs. He interweaves accounts of his own adventurous ascents with those of pioneers such as George MalloryRobert Macfarlane'sis the most interesting of the crop of books published to mark the 50th anniversary of the first successful ascent of Everest. Macfarlane is both a mountaineer and a scholar. Consequently we get more than just a chronicle of climbs. He interweaves accounts of his own adventurous ascents with those of pioneers such as George Mallory, and in with an erudite discussion of how mountains became such a preoccupation for the modern western imagination.
/book/show/6484128-the-history-of-the-medieval-world?from_search=true	Susan Wise Bauer	The History of the Medieval World: From the Conversion of Constantine to the First Crusade	From the schism between Rome and Constantinople to the rise of the Tang Dynasty, from the birth of Muhammad to the crowning of Charlemagne, this erudite book tells the fascinating, often violent story of kings, generals, and the peoples they ruled.In her earlier work,From the schism between Rome and Constantinople to the rise of the Tang Dynasty, from the birth of Muhammad to the crowning of Charlemagne, this erudite book tells the fascinating, often violent story of kings, generals, and the peoples they ruled.In her earlier work,, Susan Wise Bauer wrote of the rise of kingship based on might. But in the years between the fourth and the twelfth centuries, rulers had to find new justification for their power, and they turned to divine truth or grace to justify political and military action. Right thus replaces might as the engine of empire.Not just Christianity and Islam but the religions of the Persians and the Germans, and even Buddhism, are pressed into the service of the state. This phenomenonstretching from the Americas all the way to Japanchanges religion, but it also changes the state. 4 illustrations; 46 maps.
/book/show/13641957-the-universe-within?from_search=true	Neil Shubin	The Universe Within: Discovering the Common History of Rocks, Planets, and People	From one of our finest and most popular science writers, and the best-selling author ofcomes the answer to a scientific mystery as big as the world itself: How are the events that formed our solar system billions of years ago embedded inside each of us?InNeil Shubin delved into the amazing conneFrom one of our finest and most popular science writers, and the best-selling author ofcomes the answer to a scientific mystery as big as the world itself: How are the events that formed our solar system billions of years ago embedded inside each of us?InNeil Shubin delved into the amazing connections between human bodiesour hands, heads, and jawsand the structures in fish and worms that lived hundreds of millions of years ago. Inwith his trademark clarity and exuberance, Shubin takes an even more expansive approach to the question of why we look the way we do. Starting once again with fossils, he turns his gaze skyward, showing us how the entirety of the universes fourteen-billion-year history can be seen in our bodies. As he moves from our very molecular composition (a result of stellar events at the origin of our solar system) through the workings of our eyes, Shubin makes clear how the evolution of the cosmos has profoundly marked our own bodies.
/book/show/17352.Stephen_Hawking_s_a_Brief_History_of_Time?from_search=true	Stephen Hawking Gene  Stone	Stephen Hawking's a Brief History of Time: A Reader's Companion	For the millions of readers of the international bestseller A Brief History of Time (with 3 million copies in print), this companion volume sheds more light on Stephen Hawking and his major scientific theories. Based on an exciting new documentary film. 100 photographs, diagrams and computerized graphics.
/book/show/6329095-cahokia?from_search=true	Timothy R. Pauketat	Cahokia: Ancient America's Great City on the Mississippi	Native American History
/book/show/85083.The_Immortal_Game?from_search=true	David Shenk	The Immortal Game: A History of Chess, or How 32 Carved Pieces on a Board Illuminated Our Understanding of War, Art, Science and the Human Brain	A surprising, charming, and ever-fascinating history of the seemingly simple game that has had a profound effect on societies the world over.Why has one game, alone among the thousands of games invented and played throughout human history, not only survived but thrived within every culture it has touched? What is it about its thirty-two figurative pieces, moving about itsA surprising, charming, and ever-fascinating history of the seemingly simple game that has had a profound effect on societies the world over.Why has one game, alone among the thousands of games invented and played throughout human history, not only survived but thrived within every culture it has touched? What is it about its thirty-two figurative pieces, moving about its sixty-four black and white squares according to very simple rules, that has captivated people for nearly 1,500 years? Why has it driven some of its greatest players into paranoia and madness, and yet is hailed as a remarkably powerful educational tool?Nearly everyone has played chess at some point in their lives. Its rules and pieces have served as a metaphor for society including military strategy, mathematics, artificial intelligence, literature, and the arts. It has been condemned as the devils game by popes, rabbis, and imams, and lauded as a guide to proper living by different popes, rabbis, and imams.In his wide-ranging and ever fascinating examination of chess, David Shenk gleefully unearths the hidden history of a game that seems so simple yet contains infinity. From its invention somewhere in India around 500 A.D., to its enthusiastic adoption by the Persians and its spread by Islamic warriors, to its remarkable use as a moral guide in the Middle Ages and its political utility in the Enlightenment, to its crucial importance in the birth of cognitive science and its key role in the new aesthetic of modernism in 20th century art, to its 21st century importance to the development of artificial intelligence and use as a teaching tool in inner-city America, chess has been a remarkably omnipresent factor in the development of civilization.Indeed as Shenk shows, some neuroscientists believe that playing chess may actually alter the structure of the brain, that it may for individuals be what it has been for civilization: a virus that makes us smarter.
/book/show/32048753-the-holocaust?from_search=true	Laurence Rees	The Holocaust: A New History	This book answers two fundamental questions about the Holocaust. How, and why, did it happen?Laurence Rees' masterpiece is revealing in three ways. First, it is based not only on the latest academic research, but also on 25 years of interviewing survivors and perpetrators, often at the sites of the events, many of whom have never had their words published before. Second, tThis book answers two fundamental questions about the Holocaust. How, and why, did it happen?Laurence Rees' masterpiece is revealing in three ways. First, it is based not only on the latest academic research, but also on 25 years of interviewing survivors and perpetrators, often at the sites of the events, many of whom have never had their words published before. Second, the book is not just about the Jews - the Nazis would have murdered many more non-Jews had they won the war - and not just about Germans. Third, as Rees shows, there was no single 'decision' to start the Holocaust - there was a series of escalations, most often when the Nazi leadership interacted with their grassroots supporters.Through a chronological narrative, featuring the latest historical research and compelling eyewitness testimony, this is the story of the worst crime in history.
/book/show/21874527-a-storm-of-witchcraft?from_search=true	Emerson W. Baker	A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience	Beginning in January 1692, Salem Village in colonial Massachusetts witnessed the largest and most lethal outbreak of witchcraft in early America. Villagers--mainly young women--suffered from unseen torments that caused them to writhe, shriek, and contort their bodies, complaining of pins stuck into their flesh and of being haunted by specters. Believing that they sufferedBeginning in January 1692, Salem Village in colonial Massachusetts witnessed the largest and most lethal outbreak of witchcraft in early America. Villagers--mainly young women--suffered from unseen torments that caused them to writhe, shriek, and contort their bodies, complaining of pins stuck into their flesh and of being haunted by specters. Believing that they suffered from assaults by an invisible spirit, the community began a hunt to track down those responsible for the demonic work. The resulting Salem Witch Trials, culminating in the execution of 19 villagers, persists as one of the most mysterious and fascinating events in American history.Historians have speculated on a web of possible causes for the witchcraft that stated in Salem and spread across the region-religious crisis, ergot poisoning, an encephalitis outbreak, frontier war hysteria--but most agree that there was no single factor. Rather, as Emerson Baker illustrates in this seminal new work, Salem was a perfect storm: a unique convergence of conditions and events that produced something extraordinary throughout New England in 1692 and the following years, and which has haunted us ever since.Baker shows how a range of factors in the Bay colony in the 1690s, including a new charter and government, a lethal frontier war, and religious and political conflicts, set the stage for the dramatic events in Salem. Engaging a range of perspectives, he looks at the key players in the outbreak--the accused witches and the people they allegedly bewitched, as well as the judges and government officials who prosecuted them--and wrestles with questions about why the Salem tragedy unfolded as it did, and why it has become an enduring legacy.Salem in 1692 was a critical moment for the fading Puritan government of Massachusetts Bay, whose attempts to suppress the story of the trials and erase them from memory only fueled the popular imagination. Baker argues that the trials marked a turning point in colonial history from Puritan communalism to Yankee independence, from faith in collective conscience to skepticism toward moral governance. A brilliantly told tale, A Storm of Witchcraft also puts Salem's storm into its broader context as a part of the ongoing narrative of American history and the history of the Atlantic World.
/book/show/33280679-the-glass-universe?from_search=true	Dava Sobel	The Glass Universe: The Hidden History of the Women Who Took the Measure of the Stars	
/book/show/575826.A_Pocket_Guide_to_Writing_in_History?from_search=true	Mary Lynn Rampolla	A Pocket Guide to Writing in History	Its concise yet comprehensive coverage of every step of the research and writing process--with detailed advice on documenting sources and avoiding plagiarism -- have made A Pocket Guide to Writing in History a best-seller over four editions. For the fifth edition, Mary Lynn Rampolla -- who is active in the fields of both history and composition -- provides more practicalIts concise yet comprehensive coverage of every step of the research and writing process--with detailed advice on documenting sources and avoiding plagiarism -- have made A Pocket Guide to Writing in History a best-seller over four editions. For the fifth edition, Mary Lynn Rampolla -- who is active in the fields of both history and composition -- provides more practical help with basic skills and new coverage of more sophisticated critical-thinking skills such as analyzing an assignment, reading critically, and constructing a strong argument. Organizational changes over several chapters make it even easier for students at all levels to find the information they need to succeed in their course, saving instructors valuable class time.
/book/show/28592966-a-history-of-britain-in-21-women?from_search=true	Jenni Murray	A History of Britain in 21 Women	Britain has been defined by its conflicts, its conquests, its men, and its monarchs. To say that its high time that it was defined by its women falls some way short of an understatement.Jenni Murray draws together the lives 21 women to shed light upon a variety of social, political, religious and cultural aspects of British history. In lively prose Murray reinvigorates thBritain has been defined by its conflicts, its conquests, its men, and its monarchs. To say that its high time that it was defined by its women falls some way short of an understatement.Jenni Murray draws together the lives 21 women to shed light upon a variety of social, political, religious and cultural aspects of British history. In lively prose Murray reinvigorates the stories behind the names we all know and reveals the fascinating tales behind those less familiar, ultimately producing a unique history of Britain that is as long-overdue as it is absorbing. From famous queens to forgotten visionaries, and from great artists to our most influential political actors,is a veritable feast of page-turning history.will profile Boudicca, Aphra Behn, Elizabeth I (this chapter will also feature Anne Boleyn and Mary Queen of Scots), Fanny Burney, Jane Austen, Mary Wollstonecraft, Constance Markievicz, Nancy Astor, Ada Lovelace, Caroline Herschel, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson, Millicent Garrett Fawcett, Emmeline Pankhurst, Gwen John, Rosalind Franklin, Ethel Smyth, Margaret Thatcher, Nicola Sturgeon, Mary Quant, Barbara Castle and Mary Somerville.
/book/show/25430809-a-history-of-violence?from_search=true	scar Martnez	A History of Violence: Living and Dying in Central America	El Salvador and Honduras have had the highest homicide rates in the world over the past ten years, with Guatemala close behind. Every day more than 1,000 peoplemen, women, and childrenflee these three countries for North America. scar Martnez, author of, named one of the best books of the year by tEl Salvador and Honduras have had the highest homicide rates in the world over the past ten years, with Guatemala close behind. Every day more than 1,000 peoplemen, women, and childrenflee these three countries for North America. scar Martnez, author of, named one of the best books of the year by the,, and the, fleshes out these stark figures with true stories, producing a jarringly beautiful and immersive account of life in deadly locations.Martnez travels to Nicaraguan fishing towns, southern Mexican brothels where Central American women are trafficked, isolated Guatemalan jungle villages, and crime-ridden Salvadoran slums. With his precise and empathetic reporting, he explores the underbelly of these troubled places. He goes undercover to drink with narcos, accompanies police patrols, rides in trafficking boats and hides out with a gang informer. The result is an unforgettable portrait of a region of fear and a subtle analysis of the North American roots and reach of the crisis, helping to explain why this history of violence should matter to all of us.
/book/show/11809043-periodic-tales?from_search=true	Hugh Aldersey-Williams	Periodic Tales: A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc	In the spirit ofcomes. Award-winning science writer Hugh Andersey-Williams offers readers a captivating look at the elementsand the amazing, little-known stories behind their discoveries.is an energetic and wide-ranging book of innovations and innovators, of superstition and science and the myriad ways tIn the spirit ofcomes. Award-winning science writer Hugh Andersey-Williams offers readers a captivating look at the elementsand the amazing, little-known stories behind their discoveries.is an energetic and wide-ranging book of innovations and innovators, of superstition and science and the myriad ways the chemical elements are woven into our culture, history, and language. It will delight readers of,, and.
/book/show/13626312-history-of-zadig-or-destiny?from_search=true	Voltaire Sylvain Sauvage (Illustrator) R. Bruce Boswell (Translator)	History Of Zadig Or Destiny	Originally published in 1747 as Zadig ou la Destine. In slipcase. Illustrated by Sylvain Sauvage.
/book/show/347595.Telling_the_Truth_About_History?from_search=true	Joyce Appleby Lynn Hunt Margaret C. Jacob	Telling the Truth About History	
/book/show/179110.God_Created_the_Integers?from_search=true	Stephen Hawking	God Created the Integers: The Mathematical Breakthroughs That Changed History	
/book/show/1182507.Keep_the_Lights_Burning_Abbie?from_search=true	Peter Roop Connie Roop Peter E. Hanson (Illustrator)	Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie	In the winter of 1856, a storm delays the lighthouse keeper's return to an island off the coast of Maine, and his daughter Abbie must keep the lights burning by herself.
/book/show/255878.A_Mighty_Fortress?from_search=true	Steven E. Ozment	A Mighty Fortress: A New History of the German People	The word German was being used by the Romans as early as the midfirst century B.C. to describe tribes in the eastern Rhine valley. Nearly two thousand years later, the richness and complexity of German history have faded beneath the long shadow of the country's darkest hour in World War II. Now, award-winning historian Steven Ozment, whomhas hailed as aThe word German was being used by the Romans as early as the midfirst century B.C. to describe tribes in the eastern Rhine valley. Nearly two thousand years later, the richness and complexity of German history have faded beneath the long shadow of the country's darkest hour in World War II. Now, award-winning historian Steven Ozment, whomhas hailed as a splendidly readable scholar, gives us the fullest portrait possible in this sweeping, original, and provocative history of the German people, from antiquity to the present, holding a mirror up to an entire civilization -- one that has been alternately Western Europe's most successful and most perilous.
/book/show/20820648-empire-of-mud?from_search=true	Jeff D. Dickey	Empire of Mud: The Secret History of Washington, DC	Washington, DC, gleams with stately columns and neoclassical memorials today, but for decades it was one of the worst excuses for a capital city the world had ever seen. Unfilled swamps, filthy canals, and rutted horse trails littered its landscape. Beneath pestilential air, the towns muddy roads led to a stumpy, half-finished Washington Monument and the wasteland of theWashington, DC, gleams with stately columns and neoclassical memorials today, but for decades it was one of the worst excuses for a capital city the world had ever seen. Unfilled swamps, filthy canals, and rutted horse trails littered its landscape. Beneath pestilential air, the towns muddy roads led to a stumpy, half-finished Washington Monument and the wasteland of the national Mall. Boarding houses and slums lined the streets, and opposing factions of volunteer firefighters battled one another in gang warfare. Legendary madams entertained clients from all stations of society, duelists killed one another and mobs ran riot, and political bosses dispatched hooligans and thugs to conduct the nations affairs. Featuring a rich cast of characters from radical journalists and political demagogues to corrupt policemen and insidious slave traders,unearths and untangles the roots of our capitals beginnings and explores how the city was tainted from the start, its turbulent history setting a precedent for the dishonesty and mismanagement that have prompted generations to look suspiciously on the deeds of Washington politicians ever since.
/book/show/677074.A_Brief_History_of_the_Vikings?from_search=true	Jonathan Clements	A Brief History of the Vikings: The Last Pagans or the First Modern Europeans?	Between the eighth and eleventh centuries, the Vikings surged from their Scandinavian homeland to trade and raid along the coasts of Europe. Their influence extended from Newfoundland to Baghdad, their battles were as far-flung as Africa and the Arctic. But were they great seafarers or desperate outcasts, noble heathens or oafish pirates, the last pagans or the first of thBetween the eighth and eleventh centuries, the Vikings surged from their Scandinavian homeland to trade and raid along the coasts of Europe. Their influence extended from Newfoundland to Baghdad, their battles were as far-flung as Africa and the Arctic. But were they great seafarers or desperate outcasts, noble heathens or oafish pirates, the last pagans or the first of the modern Europeans? This concise study puts medieval chronicles, Norse sagas and Muslim accounts alongside more recent research into ritual magic, genetic profiling and climatology. It includes biographical sketches of some of the most famous Vikings, from Erik Bloodaxe to Saint Olaf, from King Canute to Leif the Lucky. Extending beyond the traditional Viking age' of most books, A Brief History of the Vikings also places sudden Scandinavian population movements in a wider historical context. It presents a balanced appraisal of these infamous sea kings, explaining both their swift expansion and its supposed halt. Supposed because the Vikings never really went away. Instead, posits Clements, they became a part of who we are today.
/book/show/18527225-wonder-woman-unbound?from_search=true	Tim Hanley	Wonder Woman Unbound: The Curious History of the World's Most Famous Heroine	2015 Amelia Bloomer Project ListThis close look at Wonder Womans history portrays a complicated heroine who is more than just a female Superman with a golden lasso and bullet-deflecting bracelets. The original Wonder Woman was ahead of her time, advocating female superiority and the benefits of matriarchy in the 1940s. At the same time, her creator filled the comics with2015 Amelia Bloomer Project ListThis close look at Wonder Womans history portrays a complicated heroine who is more than just a female Superman with a golden lasso and bullet-deflecting bracelets. The original Wonder Woman was ahead of her time, advocating female superiority and the benefits of matriarchy in the 1940s. At the same time, her creator filled the comics with titillating bondage imagery, and Wonder Woman was tied up as often as she saved the world. In the 1950s, Wonder Woman begrudgingly continued her superheroic mission, wishing she could settle down with her boyfriend instead, all while continually hinting at hidden lesbian leanings. While other female characters stepped forward as womens lib took off in the late 1960s, Wonder Woman fell backwards, losing her superpowers and flitting from man to man.magazine and Lynda Carter restored Wonder Womans feminist strength in the 1970s, turning her into a powerful symbol as her checkered past was quickly forgotten. Exploring this lost history adds new dimensions to the worlds most beloved female character, anddelves into her comic book and its spin-offs as well as the myriad motivations of her creators toshowcase the peculiar journey that led to Wonder Womans iconic status.
/book/show/870544.Buried_Alive?from_search=true	Jan Bondeson	Buried Alive: The Terrifying History of Our Most Primal Fear	Readers of Edgar Allan Poe's talesjust think ofmay comfort themselves with the notion that Poe must have exaggerated: surely people of the 1800s could not have been at risk of being buried alive? But such stories filled medical journals as well as fiction, and fear in the populace was high. It was speculated, from the number of skeletons found in horReaders of Edgar Allan Poe's talesjust think ofmay comfort themselves with the notion that Poe must have exaggerated: surely people of the 1800s could not have been at risk of being buried alive? But such stories filled medical journals as well as fiction, and fear in the populace was high. It was speculated, from the number of skeletons found in horrific, contorted positions inside their coffins, that ten out of every one hundred people were buried before they were dead. With over fifty illustrations,explores the medicine, folklore, history, and literature of Europe and the United States to uncover why such fears arose and whether they were warranted. A weird and wonderful little tome.Salon.com Bondeson weaves a strange disturbing, and weirdly enthralling tale. Cremation never sounded so good.A most useful and entertaining book....Deserves a place on every bedside table in America.Patrick McGrath, author of
/book/show/6351480-3-story?from_search=true	Matt Kindt	3 Story: The Secret History of the Giant Man	What would it be like to stand head and shoulders above everyone else &mdash; and to keep growing? Unable to interact with a fragile world that isn't built to withstand your size? To live in a house that doesn't fit you anymore &mdash; with a wife who doesn't either?Craig Pressgang's life is well documented in his official CIA biography,What would it be like to stand head and shoulders above everyone else &mdash; and to keep growing? Unable to interact with a fragile world that isn't built to withstand your size? To live in a house that doesn't fit you anymore &mdash; with a wife who doesn't either?Craig Pressgang's life is well documented in his official CIA biography,, but the heroic picture it paints is only half the story. The continuous growth caused by Craig's strange medical condition brings a variety of problems as he becomes more isolated and unknowable. Told in three eras by three women with unique relationships with Craig,follows his sad life from his birth to the present.* Kindt'swasIndie Book of the Year![Matt Kindt's] heavy, scribbly linework, executed with a precise but unfussy care, looks like nothing else out there. -
/book/show/18310296-natural-histories?from_search=true	Guadalupe Nettel J.T. Lichtenstein (Translation)	Natural Histories: Stories	Siamese fighting fish, cockroaches, cats, a snake, and a strange fungus all serve here as mirrors that reflect the unconfessable aspects of human nature buried within us. The traits and fates of these animals illuminate such deeply natural, human experiences as the cruelty born of cohabitation, the desire to reproduce and the impulse not to, and the inexplicable connectionSiamese fighting fish, cockroaches, cats, a snake, and a strange fungus all serve here as mirrors that reflect the unconfessable aspects of human nature buried within us. The traits and fates of these animals illuminate such deeply natural, human experiences as the cruelty born of cohabitation, the desire to reproduce and the impulse not to, and the inexplicable connection that can bind, eerily, two beings together. Each Nettel tale creates, with tightly wound narrative tension, a space wherein her characters feel excruciatingly human, exploring how the wounds we incur in life manifest themselves within us, clandestinely, irrevocably, both unseen and overtly.In a precise writing style that is both subtle and spellbinding, Nettel renders the ordinary unsettling, and the grotesque exquisite.is the winner of the 3rd Ribera del Duero International Award for Short Narratives, an important Spanish literature prize.
/book/show/1848474.Introduction_To_Filipino_History?from_search=true	Teodoro A. Agoncillo	Introduction To Filipino History	
/book/show/946185.Mathematics_and_Its_History?from_search=true	John Stillwell	Mathematics and Its History	From the reviews of the first edition:[This book] can be described as a collection of critical historical essays dealing with a large variety of mathematical disciplines and issues, and intended for a broad audience we know of no book on mathematics and its history that covers half as much nonstandard material. Even when dealing with standard material, Stillwell manages tFrom the reviews of the first edition:[This book] can be described as a collection of critical historical essays dealing with a large variety of mathematical disciplines and issues, and intended for a broad audience we know of no book on mathematics and its history that covers half as much nonstandard material. Even when dealing with standard material, Stillwell manages to dramatize it and to make it worth rethinking. In short, his book is a splendid addition to the genre of works that build royal roads to mathematical culture for the many. (Mathematical Intelligencer)This second edition includes new chapters on Chinese and Indian number theory, on hypercomplex numbers, and on algebraic number theory. Many more exercises have been added, as well as commentary to the exercises explaining how they relate to the preceding section, and how they foreshadow later topics.
/book/show/234376.A_History_of_Thailand?from_search=true	Chris  Baker Pasuk Phongpaichit	A History of Thailand	Covering the past three centuries of Thai history, this book reveals how a landscape of sparsely populated forest and jungle was transformed into villages and paddy fields, with a rural society of smallholder peasants and an urban society populated mainly by migrants from southern China. It demonstrates how throughout the twentieth century, Thailand has been drawn into theCovering the past three centuries of Thai history, this book reveals how a landscape of sparsely populated forest and jungle was transformed into villages and paddy fields, with a rural society of smallholder peasants and an urban society populated mainly by migrants from southern China. It demonstrates how throughout the twentieth century, Thailand has been drawn into the international system, the American camp in the Cold War, the economic gambit of rising Japan, and more recently, the forces of globalization. The authors also survey the country's transformation accompanying massive social evolution over recent decades. (Control of the nation state is still contested between forces with a patriarchal belief in change from above, and advocates of democracy and liberal values.)
/book/show/18228093-the-men-who-built-america?from_search=true	History (Contributor)	The Men Who Built America	
/book/show/6550916-an-uncommon-history-of-common-things?from_search=true	Bethanne Patrick John Thompson Henry Petroski (Foreword)	An Uncommon History of Common Things	Sometime about 30,000 years ago, somebody stuck a sharp rock into a split stickand presto! The axe was born. Our inquisitive species just loves tinkering, testing, and pushing the limits, and this delightfully different book is a freewheeling reference to hundreds of customs, notions, and inventions that reflect human ingenuity throughout history.From hand tools to holidaSometime about 30,000 years ago, somebody stuck a sharp rock into a split stickand presto! The axe was born. Our inquisitive species just loves tinkering, testing, and pushing the limits, and this delightfully different book is a freewheeling reference to hundreds of customs, notions, and inventions that reflect human ingenuity throughout history.From hand tools to holidays to weapons to washing machines,features hundreds of colorful illustrations, timelines, sidebars, and more as it explores just about every subject under the sun. Who knew that indoor plumbing has been around for 4,600 years, but punctuation, capital letters, and the handy spaces between written words only date back to the Dark Ages? Or that ancient soldiers baked a kind of pizza on their shieldswhen they werent busy flying kites to frighten their foes?Every page of this quirky compendium catalogs something fascinating, surprising, or serendipitous. A lively, incomparably browsable read for history buffs, pop culture lovers, and anyone who relishes the odd and extraordinary details hidden in the everyday, it will inform, amuse, astonishand alter the way you think about the clever creatures we call humans.
/book/show/624895.Fear?from_search=true	Joanna Bourke	Fear: A Cultural History	the word, itself, conjures the appropriate response. With a dark cacophony of associations like fright, dread, horror, panic, alarm, anxiety, and terror, fear is universally understood as one of the most basic and powerful of human emotions, obtaining a nearly palpable and overwhelming substance in today's world.In this groundbreaking book, acclaimed historian and pthe word, itself, conjures the appropriate response. With a dark cacophony of associations like fright, dread, horror, panic, alarm, anxiety, and terror, fear is universally understood as one of the most basic and powerful of human emotions, obtaining a nearly palpable and overwhelming substance in today's world.In this groundbreaking book, acclaimed historian and prize-winning author Joanna Bourke covers the landscape of fear over the past two hundred years: From the nineteenth century dread of being buried alive  a subject dear to the heart of Edgar Allen Poe  to the current worry over being able to die when one chooses; from the diagnoses of phobias and anxieties produced by psychotherapists and lovingly catalogued, to the role of popular culture and media in inciting panic and dread; from the horrors of the nuclear age to the fear of twenty-first century terrorism,tells the story of anguish in modern times.A blend of social and cultural history with psychology, philosophy, and popular science, this astonishing book  exhaustively researched and beautifully written  offers strikingly original insights into the mind and worldview of the long twentieth century from one of the most brilliant scholars of our time.
/book/show/22822904-bad-days-in-history?from_search=true	Michael Farquhar	Bad Days in History: A Gleefully Grim Chronicle of Misfortune, Mayhem, and Misery for Every Day of the Year	National Geographic and author Michael Farquhar uncover an instance of bad luck, epic misfortune, and unadulterated mayhem tied to every day of the year. From Caligula's blood-soaked end to hotelier Steve Wynn's unfortunate run-in with a priceless Picasso, these 365 tales of misery include lost fortunes (like the would-be Apple investor who pulled out in 1977 and missed ouNational Geographic and author Michael Farquhar uncover an instance of bad luck, epic misfortune, and unadulterated mayhem tied to every day of the year. From Caligula's blood-soaked end to hotelier Steve Wynn's unfortunate run-in with a priceless Picasso, these 365 tales of misery include lost fortunes (like the would-be Apple investor who pulled out in 1977 and missed out on a $30 billion-dollar windfall), romance gone wrong (like the 16th-century Shah who experimented with an early form of Viagra with empire-changing results), and truly bizarre moments (like the Great Molasses Flood of 1919).Think youre having a bad day? Trust us, it gets worse.
/book/show/22829440-the-secret-price-of-history?from_search=true	Gayle Ridinger Paolo Pochettino	The Secret Price of History	1850s Rome. Goffredo, Sandor, and Eleonora, selfless idealists fighting for Italian unification, find a medallion after a violent face-off with French soldiers on the last day of battle for the new Italian Republic. The medallion is connected to an elusive treasure which, if found, could help the French Emperor Napoleon III secure his place in history. Ignorant of these co1850s Rome. Goffredo, Sandor, and Eleonora, selfless idealists fighting for Italian unification, find a medallion after a violent face-off with French soldiers on the last day of battle for the new Italian Republic. The medallion is connected to an elusive treasure which, if found, could help the French Emperor Napoleon III secure his place in history. Ignorant of these connections, and desperate for money, the three friends consider having the medallion melted down; but circumstances have it otherwise. Meanwhile, Eleonora, Goffredo, and Sandor continue their fervent fight for freedom: first in Italy, on the side of Garibaldi, Margaret Fuller and Cristina Belgioso, and then in America in the Civil War wherein they re-find themselves years later. Meanwhile, Eleonora and Sandor fall in love; but only Eleonora and Goffredo get married. And through it all, they keep finding themselves in strange moments of danger which connect them to the medallion. They live the rest of their lives in an uncertain truce masked in the mystery contained in the medallion--a mystery finally resolved in the twenty-first century by their great-great granddaughter, Angie Cebrelli. The source of the mystery goes back to a caste of Northern Italian merchants who specialized in moving trade-route gold and silver from one place to another, and in lending credit at trade fairs in Europe between 12th and 15th centuries: What town or city, in the Western World today, doesn't have a Lombard Street to remember them by? And yet they were not from Lombardy but from Piedmont--a peaceful Barolo-wine-producing area, the casane and the Monferrato; that dynasty once ruled the world, achieving its zenith of power under Pope Boniface I, the benevolent ruler of Constantinople in the immediate aftermath of its brutal sacking by Crusaders in 1204. Previously, only Boniface I and the casane were aware of the existence of an ancient treasure--a fragment of Alexander the Great's last treasure buried nearby with the Roman Emperor Aurelian. This is the treasure that comes to light in Rome in the 19th century. 2008s America. Angie Cebrelli, wearing her inherited medallion during a Gettysburg Civil War reenactment, receives a bullet in the arm. A photo of her medallion is found a few days later in Rome next to the mutilated body of Father Kevin, a priestly scholar of Ancient Art and a student Mithraism, a lost religion. She joins forces with the unconventional Italian police detective, Filippo Dardanoni, who has been tailing her for clues about the priest's murder. Moving in on the treasure for reasons of its own, Dardanoni has to also deal with the dangerous and powerful Vatican Bank. Questions: Who will find the treasure? Can it be right under our noses and us not able to touch it?
/book/show/3345665-l-oiseau-tonnerre-et-autres-histories?from_search=true	Richard Erdoes Alfonso Ortiz	L'Oiseau-Tonnerre Et Autres Histories: Mythes et legendes des Indiens d'Amerique du Nord	Gathering 160 tales from 80 tribal groups to offer a rich and lively panarama of the Native American mythic heritage. 100 drawings.
/book/show/16059427-against-their-will?from_search=true	Allen M. Hornblum Judith Lynn Newman Gregory J. Dober	Against Their Will: The Secret History of Medical Experimentation on Children in Cold War America	During the Cold War, an alliance between American scientists, pharmaceutical companies, and the US military pushed the medical establishment into ethically fraught territory. Doctors and scientists at prestigious institutions were pressured to produce medical advances to compete with the perceived threats coming from the Soviet Union. In, authors Allen HDuring the Cold War, an alliance between American scientists, pharmaceutical companies, and the US military pushed the medical establishment into ethically fraught territory. Doctors and scientists at prestigious institutions were pressured to produce medical advances to compete with the perceived threats coming from the Soviet Union. In, authors Allen Hornblum, Judith Newman, and Gregory Dober reveal the little-known history of unethical and dangerous medical experimentation on children in the United States. Through rare interviews and the personal correspondence of renowned medical investigators, they document how childrenboth normal and those termed feeblemindedfrom infants to teenagers, became human research subjects in terrifying experiments. They were drafted as volunteers to test vaccines, doused with ringworm, subjected to electric shock, and given lobotomies. They were also fed radioactive isotopes and exposed to chemical warfare agents. This groundbreaking book shows how institutional superintendents influenced by eugenics often turned these children over to scientific researchers without a second thought. Based on years of archival work and numerous interviews with both scientific researchers and former test subjects, this is a fascinating and disturbing look at the dark underbelly of American medical history.
/book/show/8726313-the-s-word?from_search=true	John Nichols	The "S" Word: A Short History of an American Tradition... Socialism	A few months before the 2010 midterms, Newt Gingrich described the socialist infiltration of American government and media as even more disturbing than the threats from foreign terrorists. John Nichols offers an unapologetic retort to the return of red-baiting in American political lifearguing that socialism has a long, proud, American history. Tom Paine was enamored ofA few months before the 2010 midterms, Newt Gingrich described the socialist infiltration of American government and media as even more disturbing than the threats from foreign terrorists. John Nichols offers an unapologetic retort to the return of red-baiting in American political lifearguing that socialism has a long, proud, American history. Tom Paine was enamored of early socialists, Horace Greeley employed Karl Marx as a correspondent, and Helen Keller was an avowed socialist.gives Americans back a crucial aspect of their past and makes a forthright case for socialist ideas today.
/book/show/149509.Fool_the_World?from_search=true	Josh Frank Caryn Ganz Chas Banks (Foreword)	Fool the World: The Oral History of a Band Called Pixies	It's the 1980s and the rock landscape is littered with massive hair, synthesizers, and monster riffs, but there is an alternative being born in the sleepy East of America-we just don't know it yet.Before the Internet, MTV, and iPods provided far-off music fans with information and communities-and before Nirvana-kids across the world grew up in relative isolation, dependentIt's the 1980s and the rock landscape is littered with massive hair, synthesizers, and monster riffs, but there is an alternative being born in the sleepy East of America-we just don't know it yet.Before the Internet, MTV, and iPods provided far-off music fans with information and communities-and before Nirvana-kids across the world grew up in relative isolation, dependent on mix tapes and self-created art to slowly spread scenes and trends. It was under these conditions that four young musicians found one another in Boston, Massachusetts, and started a band called Pixies.During their initial seven-year career, Pixies would play some of Europe's most gigantic festivals, keep the press guessing, and cultivate a fervid international fan base hungry for more and more of their unique surf punk. The band worked fast, cranking out four albums at a breakneck pace, but ultimately pressures and personality clashes took their toll: Pixies broke up just as bands were singing their praises asrock'n'roll innovators.For twelve years, a Pixies reunion seemed impossible, but a sudden announcement in 2004 proclaimed the unthinkable-Pixies were getting back together. Their extremely successful reunion tour finally gave the group something they'd always lacked in their homeland: proof that their bone-rattling music had left an indelible impact.tells Pixies' story in the words of those who lived it, from the band members to studio owners, from A&R executives, producers, and visual artists who worked with them to admirers of their music, such as Bono, PJ Harvey, Beck, and Perry Farrell. With new cartoons byillustrator Steven Appleby,is a complete journey through the life, death, and rebirth of one of the most influential bands of all time.
/book/show/87441.Against_the_Current?from_search=true	Isaiah Berlin Henry Hardy (Editor)	Against the Current: Essays in the History of Ideas	In this outstanding collection of essays, Isaiah Berlin, one of the great thinkers of the twentieth century, discusses the importance in the history of thought of dissenters whose ideas still challenge conventional wisdom--among them Machiavelli, Vico, Montesquieu, Herzen, and Sorel. With his unusual powers of imaginative re-creation, Berlin brings to life original minds tIn this outstanding collection of essays, Isaiah Berlin, one of the great thinkers of the twentieth century, discusses the importance in the history of thought of dissenters whose ideas still challenge conventional wisdom--among them Machiavelli, Vico, Montesquieu, Herzen, and Sorel. With his unusual powers of imaginative re-creation, Berlin brings to life original minds that swam against the current of their times.
/book/show/74644.Art_History?from_search=true	Dana Arnold	Art History: A Very Short Introduction	This clear and concise new introduction examines all the major debates and issues in the field of art history, using a wide range of well-known examples. Dana Arnold also examines the many different ways of writing about art, and the changing boundaries of the subject of art history.Other topics covered include the canon of art history, the role of the gallery, blockbustThis clear and concise new introduction examines all the major debates and issues in the field of art history, using a wide range of well-known examples. Dana Arnold also examines the many different ways of writing about art, and the changing boundaries of the subject of art history.Other topics covered include the canon of art history, the role of the gallery, blockbuster exhibitions, the emergence of social histories of art (such as feminist art history or queer art history), and the impact of photography. The development of art history using artifacts such as the altarpiece, the portrait, or pornography to explore social and cultural issues such as consumption, taste, religion, and politics is discussed. And the book also explains how the traditional emphasis on periods and styles originated in western art production and can obscure other approaches.
/book/show/166852.A_History_of_Philosophy_6?from_search=true	Frederick Charles Copleston	A History of Philosophy 6: Modern Philosophy	Conceived originally as a serious presentation of the development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston's nine-volumehas journeyed far beyond the modest purpose of its author to universal acclaim as the best history of philosophy in English.Copleston, an Oxford Jesuit of immense erudition who once tangled with A.J. AyerConceived originally as a serious presentation of the development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston's nine-volumehas journeyed far beyond the modest purpose of its author to universal acclaim as the best history of philosophy in English.Copleston, an Oxford Jesuit of immense erudition who once tangled with A.J. Ayer in a fabled debate about the exiatenceof God and the possibility of metaphysics, knew that seminary students were fed a woefully inadequate diet of theses and proofs, and that their familiarity with most of history's great thinkers was reduced to simplistic caricatures. Copelston sets out to redress the wrong by writing a complete history of Western philosophy, one crackling with incident and intellectual excitement - and one that gives full place to each thinker, presenting his thought in a beautifully rounded manner and showing his links to those who went before and to those who came after them.
/book/show/1193729.A_History_of_Philosophy_5?from_search=true	Frederick Charles Copleston	A History of Philosophy 5: Hobbes to Hume	Conceived originally as a serious presentatin of the development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston'snine-volumehas journeyed far beyond the modest purpose of its author to universal acclaim as the best history of philosophy in English.Copleston, an Oxford Jesuit of immense erudition who once tangled with A.J. AyerConceived originally as a serious presentatin of the development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston'snine-volumehas journeyed far beyond the modest purpose of its author to universal acclaim as the best history of philosophy in English.Copleston, an Oxford Jesuit of immense erudition who once tangled with A.J. Ayer in a fabled debate about the existence of God and the possibility of metaphysics, knew that seminary students were fed a woefully inadequate diet of theses and proofs, and that their familiarity with most of history's great thinkerswas reduced to simplistic caricatures.Copleston set out to redress the wrong by writing a complete history of Western Philosophy, one crackling with incident an intellectual excitement - and one that gives full place to each thinker, presenting his thought in a beautifully rounded manner and showing his links to those who went before and to those who came after him.
/book/show/6950594-terrifying-tudors?from_search=true	Terry Deary Martin    Brown (Illustrator)	Terrifying Tudors	A wonderful book about terrifying tudors and their life.
/book/show/11569567-global-economic-history?from_search=true	Robert C. Allen	Global Economic History: A Very Short Introduction	Why are some countries rich and others poor? In 1500, global income differences were small, but disparities have grown dramatically since Columbus reached America. In this Very Short Introduction, Robert C. Allen shows how the interplay of geography, globalization, technological change, and economic policy has determined the wealth and poverty of nations. Allen shows how tWhy are some countries rich and others poor? In 1500, global income differences were small, but disparities have grown dramatically since Columbus reached America. In this Very Short Introduction, Robert C. Allen shows how the interplay of geography, globalization, technological change, and economic policy has determined the wealth and poverty of nations. Allen shows how the industrial revolution was Britain's path-breaking response to the challenge of globalization. Western Europe and North America joined Britain to form a club of rich nations, pursuing four polices--creating a national market by abolishing internal tariffs and investing in transportation, erecting an external tariff to protect their fledgling industries from British competition, creating banks to stabilize the currency and mobilize domestic savings for investment, and promoting mass education to prepare people for industrial work. Together these countries pioneered new technologies that have made them ever richer. A few countries--Japan, Soviet Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, and perhaps China--have caught up with the West through creative responses to the technological challenge and with Big Push industrialization that has achieved rapid growth through coordinated investment.
/book/show/17352.Stephen_Hawking_s_a_Brief_History_of_Time?from_search=true	Stephen Hawking Gene  Stone	Stephen Hawking's a Brief History of Time: A Reader's Companion	For the millions of readers of the international bestseller A Brief History of Time (with 3 million copies in print), this companion volume sheds more light on Stephen Hawking and his major scientific theories. Based on an exciting new documentary film. 100 photographs, diagrams and computerized graphics.
/book/show/112590.Howard_Zinn_on_History?from_search=true	Howard Zinn	Howard Zinn on History	Howard Zinn on History brings together Zinn's shorter writings on activism, electoral politics, the Holocaust, Marxism, the Iraq War, and the role of the historian, as well as portraits of Eugene Debs, John Reed, and Jack London, effectively showing how Zinn's approach to history evolved over nearly half a century, and at the same time sharing his fundamental thinking thatHoward Zinn on History brings together Zinn's shorter writings on activism, electoral politics, the Holocaust, Marxism, the Iraq War, and the role of the historian, as well as portraits of Eugene Debs, John Reed, and Jack London, effectively showing how Zinn's approach to history evolved over nearly half a century, and at the same time sharing his fundamental thinking that social movementspeople getting together for peace and social justicecan change the course of history. That core belief never changed.Chosen by Zinn himself as the shorter writings on history he believed to have enduring valueoriginally appearing in newspapers like the Boston Globe or the New York Times; in magazines like Z, the New Left, the Progressive, or the Nation; or in his book Failure to Quitthese essays appear here as examples of the kind of passionate engagement he believed all historians, and indeed all citizens of whatever profession, need to have, standing in sharp contrast to the notion of objective or neutral history espoused by some.It is time that we scholars begin to earn our keep in this world, he writes in The Uses of Scholarship. And in Freedom Schools, about his experiences teaching in Mississippi during the remarkable Freedom Summer of 1964, he adds: Education can, and should, be dangerous.
/book/show/8915.A_Short_History_of_World_War_II?from_search=true	James L. Stokesbury	A Short History of World War II	Despite the numerous books on World War II, until now there has been no one-volume survey that was both objective and comprehensive. Previous volumes have usually been written from an exclusively British or American point of view, or have ignored the important causes and consequences of the War.is essentially a military history, but it reachDespite the numerous books on World War II, until now there has been no one-volume survey that was both objective and comprehensive. Previous volumes have usually been written from an exclusively British or American point of view, or have ignored the important causes and consequences of the War.is essentially a military history, but it reaches from the peace settlements of World War I to the drastically altered postwar world of the late 1940's. Lucidly written and eminently readable, it is factual and accurate enough to satisfy professional historians.will appeal equally to the general reader, the veteran who fought in the War, and the student interested in understanding the contemporary political world.
/book/show/80318.Speak_Like_Churchill_Stand_Like_Lincoln?from_search=true	James C. Humes	Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln: 21 Powerful Secrets of History's Greatest Speakers	Ever wish you could captivate your boardroom with the opening line of your presentation, like Winston Churchill in his most memorable speeches? Or want to command attention by looming larger than life before your audience, much like Abraham Lincoln when, standing erect and wearing a top hat, he towered over seven feet? Now, youEver wish you could captivate your boardroom with the opening line of your presentation, like Winston Churchill in his most memorable speeches? Or want to command attention by looming larger than life before your audience, much like Abraham Lincoln when, standing erect and wearing a top hat, he towered over seven feet? Now, you can master presentation skills, wow your audience, and shoot up the corporate ladder by unlocking the secrets of history's greatest speakers.Author, historian, and world-renowned speaker James C. Humeswho wrote speeches for five American presidentsshows you how great leaders through the ages used simple yet incredibly effective tricks to speak, persuade, and win throngs of fans and followers. Inside, you'll discover how Napoleon Bonaparte mastered the use of the pregnant pause to grab attention, how Lady Margaret Thatcher punctuated her most serious speeches with the use of subtle props, how Ronald Reagan could win even the most hostile crowd with carefully timed wit, and much, much more.Whether you're addressing a small nation or a large staff meeting, you'll want to master the tips and tricks inAs a student of speech, I very much enjoyed this intriguing historic approach to public speaking. Humes creates a valuable and practical guide.chairman and CEO, FOX NewsI love this book. I've followed Humes's lessons for years, and he combines them all into one compact, hard-hitting resource. Get this book on your desk now.
/book/show/13542556-army-of-evil?from_search=true	Adrian Weale	Army of Evil: A History of the SS	
/book/show/25766394-history-bytes?from_search=true	Nick Vulich	History Bytes: 37 People, Places, and Events that Shaped American History	
/book/show/2881579-world-war-one?from_search=true	Norman Stone	World War One: A Short History	In 1914 a new kind of war, and a new kind of world, came about. Fourteen million combatants died, a further twenty million were wounded, four empires were destroyed and even the victors' empires were fatally damaged. The First World War marked a revoluIn 1914 a new kind of war, and a new kind of world, came about. Fourteen million combatants died, a further twenty million were wounded, four empires were destroyed and even the victors' empires were fatally damaged. The First World War marked a revolution in the technology of slaughter as trench warfare, artillery barrages, tanks and chemical warfare made their mark on the battlefield for the first time.The sheer complexity and scale of the war have encouraged historians to write books on a similar scale. But in only 140 pages, Norman Stone distils a lifetime of teaching, arguing and thinking to reframe the overwhelming disaster whose aftershocks shaped the rest of the twentieth century.'Bold, provocative and witty ... one of the outstanding historians of our age''Do we need another history of the First World War? The answer in the case of Norman Stone's short book is, yes - because of its opinionated freshness and the unusual, sharp facts that fly about like shrapnel'Literary Review'Exhilarating ... scintillating ... a heady cocktail'Observer'Entertaining and insightful ... one of the handful of living historians who can write with style and wit'Tibor Fischer, Sunday Telegraph, Books of the Yearis one of Britain's most celebrated historians. He is the author of,,and. He has taught at the universities of Cambridge, Oxford and Bilkent, where he is now Director of the Turkish-Russian Centre.
/book/show/18554225-gdp?from_search=true	Diane Coyle	GDP: A Brief But Affectionate History	Why did the size of the U.S. economy increase by 3 percent on one day in mid-2013--or Ghana's balloon by 60 percent overnight in 2010? Why did the U.K. financial industry show its fastest expansion ever at the end of 2008--just as the world's financial system went into meltdown? And why was Greece's chief statistician charged with treason in 2013 for apparently doing nothiWhy did the size of the U.S. economy increase by 3 percent on one day in mid-2013--or Ghana's balloon by 60 percent overnight in 2010? Why did the U.K. financial industry show its fastest expansion ever at the end of 2008--just as the world's financial system went into meltdown? And why was Greece's chief statistician charged with treason in 2013 for apparently doing nothing more than trying to accurately report the size of his country's economy? The answers to all these questions lie in the way we define and measure national economies around the world: Gross Domestic Product. This entertaining and informative book tells the story of GDP, making sense of a statistic that appears constantly in the news, business, and politics, and that seems to rule our lives--but that hardly anyone actually understands.Diane Coyle traces the history of this artificial, abstract, complex, but exceedingly important statistic from its eighteenth- and nineteenth-century precursors through its invention in the 1940s and its postwar golden age, and then through the Great Crash up to today. The reader learns why this standard measure of the size of a country's economy was invented, how it has changed over the decades, and what its strengths and weaknesses are. The book explains why even small changes in GDP can decide elections, influence major political decisions, and determine whether countries can keep borrowing or be thrown into recession. The book ends by making the case that GDP was a good measure for the twentieth century but is increasingly inappropriate for a twenty-first-century economy driven by innovation, services, and intangible goods.
/book/show/23316523-a-history-of-opera?from_search=true	Carolyn Abbate Roger Parker	A History of Opera	Why has opera transfixed and fascinated audiences for centuries? Carolyn Abbate and Roger Parker answer this question in their effervescent, witty (, Germany) retelling of the history of opera, examining its development, the musical and dramatic means by which it communicates, and its role in society. Now with an expanded examination of opera as an institution inWhy has opera transfixed and fascinated audiences for centuries? Carolyn Abbate and Roger Parker answer this question in their effervescent, witty (, Germany) retelling of the history of opera, examining its development, the musical and dramatic means by which it communicates, and its role in society. Now with an expanded examination of opera as an institution in the twenty-first century, this lucid and sweeping () narrative explores the tensions that have sustained opera over four hundred years: between words and music, character and singer, inattention and absorption. Abbate and Parker argue that, though the genres most popular and enduring works were almost all written in a distant European past, opera continues to change the viewer physically, emotionally, intellectuallywith its enduring power.
/book/show/28757817-american-revolutions?from_search=true	Alan Taylor	American Revolutions: A Continental History, 1750-1804	Often wishfully understood as a high-minded, orderlyevent, the American Revolution builds in this masterfulhistory like a ground fire overspreading Britainsmainland colonies, fueled by local conditions and resistantto control. Emerging from the continental rivalriesof European empires and their native allies, the revolutionpivoted on western expansion as well as resistancOften wishfully understood as a high-minded, orderlyevent, the American Revolution builds in this masterfulhistory like a ground fire overspreading Britainsmainland colonies, fueled by local conditions and resistantto control. Emerging from the continental rivalriesof European empires and their native allies, the revolutionpivoted on western expansion as well as resistanceto new British taxes. In the seaboard cities, leading Patriotsmobilized popular support by summoning crowds toharass opponents. Along the frontier, the war often featuredbrutal guerrilla violence that persisted long after thepeace treaty. The discord smoldering within the fragilenew nation called forth a movement to consolidate powerin a Federal Constitution. But it was Jeffersons expansiveempire of liberty that carried the Revolution forward,propelling white settlement and slavery west, preparingthe ground for a new conflagration. This magisterial historyreveals the American Revolution in its time, free ofwishful hindsight.
/book/show/17740321-pumpkin?from_search=true	Cindy Ott William Cronon (Foreword)	Pumpkin: The Curious History of an American Icon	New in paperbackWhile many cultures eat pumpkin year round, North Americans reserve it for a set of beloved autumn rituals that celebrate the harvest season and the rural past. In a fascinating cultural and natural history, Pumpkin shows how Americans have used the pumpkin to connect with nature and our agrarian roots--and, ironically, how this process has revitalized smNew in paperbackWhile many cultures eat pumpkin year round, North Americans reserve it for a set of beloved autumn rituals that celebrate the harvest season and the rural past. In a fascinating cultural and natural history, Pumpkin shows how Americans have used the pumpkin to connect with nature and our agrarian roots--and, ironically, how this process has revitalized small farms and rural communities.Cindy Ott is assistant professor of American studies at Saint Louis University.After smashing our illusions about the Pilgrims, Ott continues her pumpkin iconoclasm. The pumpkin as symbol comes full circle. --Nina C. Ayoub, The Chronicle of Higher EducationAn extraordinary scholar and storyteller, Cindy Ott tracks the culture that altered the very nature of the pumpkin--and in doing so, tells us a revealing story about ourselves. Not to be missed. --Philip J. Deloria, author of Playing Indian 
/book/show/545686.The_Gangs_of_Chicago?from_search=true	Herbert Asbury	The Gangs of Chicago: An Informal History of the Chicago Underworld	Trade Paperback
/book/show/49186.The_Genius_Factory?from_search=true	David Plotz	The Genius Factory: The Curious History of the Nobel Prize Sperm Bank	It was the most radical human-breeding experiment in American history, and no one knew how it turned out. The Repository for Germinal Choicenicknamed the Nobel Prize sperm bankopened to notorious fanfare in 1980, and for two decades, women flocked to it from all over the country to choose a sperm donor from its roster of Nobel-laureate scientists, mathematical prodigies,It was the most radical human-breeding experiment in American history, and no one knew how it turned out. The Repository for Germinal Choicenicknamed the Nobel Prize sperm bankopened to notorious fanfare in 1980, and for two decades, women flocked to it from all over the country to choose a sperm donor from its roster of Nobel-laureate scientists, mathematical prodigies, successful businessmen, and star athletes. But the bank quietly closed its doors in 1999its founder dead, its confidential records sealed, and the fate of its children and donors unknown. In early 2001, award-winning columnist David Plotz set out to solve the mystery of the Nobel Prize sperm bank.Plotz wrote an article for Slate inviting readers to contact himconfidentiallyif they knew anything about the bank. The next morning, he received an email response, then another, and anothereach person desperate to talk about something they had kept hidden for years. Now, in, Plotz unfolds the full and astonishing story of the Nobel Prize sperm bank and its founders radical scheme to change our world.Believing America was facing genetic catastrophe, Robert Graham, an eccentric millionaire, decided he could reverse the decline by artificially inseminating women with the sperm of geniuses. In February 1980, Graham opened the Repository for Germinal Choice and stocked it with the seed of gifted scientists, inventors, and thinkers. Over the next nineteen years, Grahams genius factory produced more than two hundred children.What happened to them? Were they the brilliant offspring that Graham expected? Did any of the superman fathers care about the unknown sons and daughters who bore their genes? What were the mothers like?Crisscrossing the country and logging countless hours online, Plotz succeeded in tracking down previously unknown family membersteenage half-brothers who ended up following vastly different paths, mothers who had wondered for years about the identities of the donors they had selected on the basis of code names and brief character profiles, fathers who were proud or ashamed or simply curious about the children who had been created from their sperm samples.The children of the genius factory are messengers from the futurea future that is bearing down on us fast. What will families be like when parents routinely shop for their kids genes? What will children be like when theyre programmed for greatness? In this stunning, eye-opening book, one of our finest young journalists previews Americas coming age of genetic expectations.
/book/show/436348.Statism_and_Anarchy?from_search=true	Mikhail Bakunin Marshall S. Shatz (Editor) Raymond Geuss (Editor)	Statism and Anarchy	Written in the 1873 aftermath of the rise of the German Empire and the clash with Karl Marx in the first International, the great Russian anarchist's last work had an immediate influence on the to the people movement of Russian populism.
/book/show/120826.Ireland?from_search=true	Terry Deary Martin    Brown	Ireland	The Horrible History of Ireland tells you about centuries of dreadful deeds, from cruel Celtic chieftains and suffering saints to the troubled 20th century. Want to know: why wax models were captured and made Prisoners of War, which warriors went into battle naked? & how to make yourself invisible? Read on for a visit to the chambers of horrors (if you dare), a game toThe Horrible History of Ireland tells you about centuries of dreadful deeds, from cruel Celtic chieftains and suffering saints to the troubled 20th century. Want to know: why wax models were captured and made Prisoners of War, which warriors went into battle naked? & how to make yourself invisible? Read on for a visit to the chambers of horrors (if you dare), a game to make you hurl, and the top twenty Irish curses. Find out the tragic truth about Ireland's foul famines, savage sieges and wretched rebellions, and the incredible Irish who lived and died in them. History has never been so horrible!
/book/show/7128711-the-man-who-ate-his-boots?from_search=true	Anthony Brandt	The Man Who Ate His Boots: The Tragic History of the Search for the Northwest Passage	The enthralling and often harrowing history of the adventurers who searched for the Northwest Passage, the holy grail of nineteenth-century British exploration.After the triumphant end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815, the British took it upon themselves to complete something they had been trying to do since the sixteenth century: find the fabled Northwest Passage, a shortcuThe enthralling and often harrowing history of the adventurers who searched for the Northwest Passage, the holy grail of nineteenth-century British exploration.After the triumphant end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815, the British took it upon themselves to complete something they had been trying to do since the sixteenth century: find the fabled Northwest Passage, a shortcut to the Orient via a sea route over northern Canada. For the next thirty-five years the British Admiralty sent out expedition after expedition to probe the ice-bound waters of the Canadian Arctic in search of a route, and then, after 1845, to find Sir John Franklin, the Royal Navy hero who led the last of these Admiralty expeditions and vanished into the maze of channels, sounds, and icy seas with two ships and 128 officers and men.InAnthony Brandt tells the whole story of the search for the Northwest Passage, from its beginnings early in the age of exploration through its development into a British national obsession to the final sordid, terrible descent into scurvy, starvation, and cannibalism. Sir John Franklin is the focus of the book but it covers all the major expeditions and a number of fascinating characters, including Franklins extraordinary wife, Lady Jane, in vivid detail.is a rich and engaging work of narrative history that captures the glory and the folly of this ultimately tragic enterprise.
/book/show/64916.One_Good_Turn?from_search=true	Witold Rybczynski	One Good Turn: A Natural History of the Screwdriver and the Screw	The seeds of Rybczynski's elegant and illuminating new book were sown by The New York Times, whose editors asked him to write an essay identifying the best tool of the millennium. An award-winning author who once built a house using only hand tools, Rybczynski has intimate knowledge of the toolbox -- both its contents and its history -- which serves him beautifully on hiThe seeds of Rybczynski's elegant and illuminating new book were sown by The New York Times, whose editors asked him to write an essay identifying the best tool of the millennium. An award-winning author who once built a house using only hand tools, Rybczynski has intimate knowledge of the toolbox -- both its contents and its history -- which serves him beautifully on his quest.One Good Turn is a story starring Archimedes, who invented the water screw and introduced the helix, and Leonardo, who sketched a machine for carving wood screws. It is a story of mechanical discovery and genius that takes readers from ancient Greece to car design in the age of American industry. Rybczynski writes an ode to the screw, without which there would be no telescope, no microscope -- in short, no enlightenment science.
/book/show/18107896-the-infographic-history-of-the-world?from_search=true	Valentina D'Efilippo James Ball	The Infographic History of the World	The History of the World, but not as you know it.A new type of history is here  all 13.8 billion years of it, exploded into a visually jaw-dropping feast of facts, trends and timelines that tell you everything youd ever want to know about the history of the world.From the primordial soup to the technological revolution of the 21st century, interesting stuff has been goinThe History of the World, but not as you know it.A new type of history is here  all 13.8 billion years of it, exploded into a visually jaw-dropping feast of facts, trends and timelines that tell you everything youd ever want to know about the history of the world.From the primordial soup to the technological revolution of the 21st century, interesting stuff has been going on; and ever since prehistoric man scratched the first tally markings into a damp cave wall, weve been counting and measuring it all.Which historic warriors conquered the most territory, killed the most people, or had the largest empire?When did everything evolve?Which languages are related to which?Whats been invented and when?Where are we being born, and what are we dying of?Which countries are eating all the food, causing all the pollution and taking all the drugs?A story of civilisation and barbarism, of war and peace, this is history done in a new way  a beautifully designed collection of the most insightful and revealing trends that tell us what the human race has been up to, and where were heading.
/book/show/812261.A_Brief_History_of_Infinity?from_search=true	Brian Clegg	A Brief History of Infinity: The Quest to Think the Unthinkable	Infinity is a concept that fascinates everyone from a seven-year-old child to a maths professor. An exploration of the most mind-boggling feature of maths and physics, this work examines amazing paradoxes and looks at many features of this fascinating concept.
/book/show/29003.A_People_s_History_of_Science?from_search=true	Clifford D. Conner	A People's History of Science: Miners, Midwives, and Low Mechanicks	We all know the history of science that we learned from grade school textbooks: How Galileo used his telescope to show that the earth was not the center of the universe; how Newton divined gravity from the falling apple; how Einstein unlocked the mysteries of time and space with a simple equation. This history is made up of long periods of ignorance and confusion, punctuatWe all know the history of science that we learned from grade school textbooks: How Galileo used his telescope to show that the earth was not the center of the universe; how Newton divined gravity from the falling apple; how Einstein unlocked the mysteries of time and space with a simple equation. This history is made up of long periods of ignorance and confusion, punctuated once an age by a brilliant thinker who puts it all together. These few tower over the ordinary mass of people, and in the traditional account, it is to them that we owe science in its entirety. This belief is wrong. A People's History of Science shows how ordinary people participate in creating science and have done so throughout history. It documents how the development of science has affected ordinary people, and how ordinary people perceived that development. It would be wrong to claim that the formulation of quantum theory or the structure of DNA can be credited directly to artisans or peasants, but if modern science is likened to a skyscraper, then those twentieth-century triumphs are the sophisticated filigrees at its pinnacle that are supported by the massive foundation created by the rest of us.
/book/show/804038.A_History_of_Ethiopia?from_search=true	Harold G. Marcus	A History of Ethiopia	In this eminently readable, concise history of Ethiopia, Harold Marcus surveys the evolution of the oldest African nation from prehistory to the present. For the updated edition, Marcus has written a new preface, two new chapters, and an epilogue, detailing the development and implications of Ethiopia as a Federal state and the war with Eritrea.
/book/show/1793710.At_the_Bottom_of_the_Garden?from_search=true	Diane Purkiss	At the Bottom of the Garden: A Dark History of Fairies, Hobgoblins, Nymphs, and Other Troublesome Things	At the Bottom of the Garden is a history of fairies from the ancient world to the present. Steeped in folklore and fantasy, it is a rich and diverse account of the part that fairies and fairy stories have played in culture and society.The pretty pastel world of gauzy-winged things who grant wishes and make dreams come true as brought to you by Disney's fairies flitting acrAt the Bottom of the Garden is a history of fairies from the ancient world to the present. Steeped in folklore and fantasy, it is a rich and diverse account of the part that fairies and fairy stories have played in culture and society.The pretty pastel world of gauzy-winged things who grant wishes and make dreams come true as brought to you by Disney's fairies flitting across a woodland glade, or Tinkerbell s magic wand is predated by a darker, denser world of gorgons, goblins, and gellos; the ancient antecedents of Shakespeare's mischievous Puck or J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan. For, as Diane Purkiss explains in this engrossing history, ancient fairies were born of fear: fear of the dark, of death, and of other great rites of passage, birth and sex. To understand the importance of these early fairies to pre-industrial peoples, we need to recover that sense of dread.This book begins with the earliest manifestations of fairies in ancient civilizations of the Mediterranean. The child-killing demons and nymphs of these cultures are the joint ancestors of the medieval fairies of northern Europe, when fairy figures provided a bridge between the secular and the sacred. Fairies abducted babies and virgins, spirited away young men who were seduced by fairy queens and remained suspended in liminal states.Tamed by Shakespeare's view of the spirit world, Victorian fairies fluttered across the theater stage and the pages of children's books to reappear a century later as detergent trade marks and alien abductors. In learning about these often strange and mysterious creatures, we learn something about ourselves our fears and our desires.
/book/show/8412068-a-new-history-of-western-philosophy?from_search=true	Anthony Kenny	A New History of Western Philosophy	The individual volumes of Sir Anthony Kenny's acclaimed History of Western Philosophy have been hailed as wonderful, authoritative, hugely rewarding (Times Higher Education Supplement) and genial and highly accessible (London Review of Books). Now these four splendid books have been combined into one magnificent volume, providing a continuous sweeping account of the grThe individual volumes of Sir Anthony Kenny's acclaimed History of Western Philosophy have been hailed as wonderful, authoritative, hugely rewarding (Times Higher Education Supplement) and genial and highly accessible (London Review of Books). Now these four splendid books have been combined into one magnificent volume, providing a continuous sweeping account of the great thought of the Western world. Here readers will find not only an authoritative guide to the history of philosophy, but also a compelling introduction to every major area of philosophical inquiry. Kenny tells the story of philosophy chronologically, his lively narrative bringing the great philosophers to life and filling in the historical and intellectual background to their work. Kenny also looks closely at each of the main areas of philosophical exploration: knowledge and understanding; science; metaphysics; mind and soul; the nature and content of morality; political philosophy; and God. A New History of Western Philosophy is a stimulating chronicle of the intellectual development of Western civilization, allowing readers to trace the birth and growth of philosophy from antiquity to the present day.
/book/show/440142.History_of_the_World?from_search=true	Marvin Perry	History of the World	History of the World enables students to unlock the past so they can better understand the present. The textbook's lively prose and clear organization help students make the connection that transform facts into an exiting, comprehensive story.Hardcover, 984 Pages.
/book/show/1213775.History_of_Photography?from_search=true	Beaumont Newhall (Photographer)	History of Photography: From 1839 to the Present	Since its first publication in 1937, this lucid and scholarly chronicle of the history of photography has been hailed as the classic work on the subject. No other book has managed to relate the aesthetic evolution and technical innovations of photography with such an absorbing combination of clarity, scholarship and enthusiasm.
/book/show/8907635-the-whites-of-their-eyes?from_search=true	Jill Lepore	The Whites of Their Eyes: The Tea Party's Revolution and the Battle Over American History	Americans have always put the past to political ends. The Union laid claim to the Revolution--so did the Confederacy. Civil rights leaders said they were the true sons of liberty--so did Southern segregationists. This book tells the story of the centuries-long struggle over the meaning of the nation's founding, including the battle waged by the Tea Party, Glenn Beck, SarahAmericans have always put the past to political ends. The Union laid claim to the Revolution--so did the Confederacy. Civil rights leaders said they were the true sons of liberty--so did Southern segregationists. This book tells the story of the centuries-long struggle over the meaning of the nation's founding, including the battle waged by the Tea Party, Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin, and evangelical Christians to take back America.Jill Lepore, Harvard historian and New Yorker staff writer, offers a wry and bemused look at American history according to the far right, from the rant heard round the world, which launched the Tea Party, to the Texas School Board's adoption of a social-studies curriculum that teaches that the United States was established as a Christian nation. Along the way, she provides rare insight into the eighteenth-century struggle for independence--the real one, that is. Lepore traces the roots of the far right's reactionary history to the bicentennial in the 1970s, when no one could agree on what story a divided nation should tell about its unruly beginnings. Behind the Tea Party's Revolution, she argues, lies a nostalgic and even heartbreaking yearning for an imagined past--a time less troubled by ambiguity, strife, and uncertainty--a yearning for an America that never was.The Whites of Their Eyes reveals that the far right has embraced a narrative about America's founding that is not only a fable but is also, finally, a variety of fundamentalism--anti-intellectual, antihistorical, and dangerously antipluralist.
/book/show/57483.A_Dark_Muse?from_search=true	Gary Lachman	A Dark Muse: A History of the Occult	The occult was a crucial influence on the Renaissance, and it obsessed the popular thinkers of the day. But with the Age of Reason, occultism was sidelined; only charlatans found any use for it. Occult ideas did not disappear, however, but rather went underground. It developed into a fruitful source of inspiration for many important artists. Works of brilliance, sometimesThe occult was a crucial influence on the Renaissance, and it obsessed the popular thinkers of the day. But with the Age of Reason, occultism was sidelined; only charlatans found any use for it. Occult ideas did not disappear, however, but rather went underground. It developed into a fruitful source of inspiration for many important artists. Works of brilliance, sometimes even of genius, were produced under its influence. In A Dark Muse, Lachman discusses the Enlightenment obsession with occult politics, the Romantic explosion, the futuristic occultism of the fin de sicle, and the deep occult roots of the modernist movement. Some of the writers and thinkers featured in this hidden history of western thought and sensibility are Emanuel Swedenborg, Charles Baudelaire, J. K. Huysmans, August Strindberg, William Blake, Goethe, Madame Blavatsky, H. G. Wells, Edgar Allan Poe, and Malcolm Lowry.
/book/show/6472839-the-madame-curie-complex?from_search=true	Julie Des Jardins	The Madame Curie Complex: The Hidden History of Women in Science	
/book/show/974595.A_Concise_History_of_Germany?from_search=true	Mary Fulbrook	A Concise History of Germany	The multi-faceted, problematic history of the German lands has supplied material for a wide range of debates and differences of interpretation. This second edition spans the early Middle Ages to the present day, synthesizing a vast array of historical material. Mary Fulbrook explores the interrelationships between social, political and cultural factors in the light of theThe multi-faceted, problematic history of the German lands has supplied material for a wide range of debates and differences of interpretation. This second edition spans the early Middle Ages to the present day, synthesizing a vast array of historical material. Mary Fulbrook explores the interrelationships between social, political and cultural factors in the light of the latest scholarly controversies. First Edition Hb (1991): 0-521-36283-0 First Edition Pb (1991): 0-521-36836-7
/book/show/384897.Wobblies_A_Graphic_History_of_the_Industrial_Workers_of_the_World?from_search=true	Paul M. Buhle (Editor) Nicole Schulman (Editor)	Wobblies! A Graphic History of the Industrial Workers of the World	A vibrant history in graphic art of the Wobblies, published for the centenary of the founding of the Industrial Workers of the World.The stories of the hard-rock miners' shooting wars, young Elizabeth Gurly Flynn (the Rebel Girl of contemporary sheet music), the first -sit-down strikes and Free Speech fights, Emma Goldman and the struggle for birth control access, theA vibrant history in graphic art of the Wobblies, published for the centenary of the founding of the Industrial Workers of the World.The stories of the hard-rock miners' shooting wars, young Elizabeth Gurly Flynn (the Rebel Girl of contemporary sheet music), the first -sit-down strikes and Free Speech fights, Emma Goldman and the struggle for birth control access, the Pageant for Paterson orchestrated in Madison Square Garden, bohemianradicals John Reed and Louise Bryant, field-hand revolts and lumber workers' strikes, wartime witch hunts, government prosecutions and mob lynching, Mexican-American uprisings in Baja, and Mexican peasant revolts led by Wobblies,hilarious and sentimental songs created and later revived-all are here, and much, much more.The IWW, which has been organizing workers since 1905, is often cited yet elusive to scholars because of its eclectic and controversial cultural and social character. Wobblies! presents the IWW whole, scripted and drawn by old-time and younger Wobbly and IWW-inspired artists.
/book/show/29467967-twenty-six-seconds?from_search=true	Alexandra Zapruder	Twenty-Six Seconds: A Personal History of the Zapruder Film	Abraham Zapruder didn't know when he ran home to grab his video camera on November 22, 1963 that this single spontaneous decision would change his family's life for generations to come. Originally intended as a home movie of President KenAbraham Zapruder didn't know when he ran home to grab his video camera on November 22, 1963 that this single spontaneous decision would change his family's life for generations to come. Originally intended as a home movie of President Kennedy's motorcade, Zapruder's film of the JFK assassination is now shown in every American history class, included in Jeopardy and Trivial Pursuit questions, and referenced in novels and films. It is the most famous example of citizen journalism, a precursor to the iconic images of our time, such as the Challenger explosion, the Rodney King beating, and the 9/11 attack on the Twin Towers. But few know the complicated legacy of the film itself.Now Abraham's granddaughter, Alexandra Zapruder, is ready to tell the complete story for the first time. With the help of the Zapruder family's exclusive records, memories, and documents, Zapruder tracks the film's torturous journey through history, all while American society undergoes its own transformation, and a new media-driven consumer culture challenges traditional ideas of privacy, ownership, journalism, and knowledge.Part biography, part family history, and part historical narrative, Zapruder demonstrates how one man's unwitting moment in the spotlight shifted the way politics, culture, and media intersect, bringing about the larger social questions that define our age.
/book/show/14297001-before-versailles?from_search=true	Karleen Koen	Before Versailles: Before the History You Know...a Novel of Louis XIV	After the death of his prime minister, Cardinal Mazarin, twenty-two-year-old Louis steps into governing France. Hes still a young man, but one who, as king, willfully takes everything he can getincluding his brothers wife. AsAfter the death of his prime minister, Cardinal Mazarin, twenty-two-year-old Louis steps into governing France. Hes still a young man, but one who, as king, willfully takes everything he can getincluding his brothers wife. As the love affair between Louis and Princess Henriette burns, it sets the kingdom on the road toward unmistakable scandal and conflict with the Vatican. Every woman wants him. He must face what he is willing to sacrifice for love.But there are other problems lurking outside the chateau of Fontainebleau: a boy in an iron mask has been seen in the woods, and the kings finance minister, Nicolas Fouquet, has proven to be more powerful than Louis ever thoughta man who could make a great ally or become a dangerous foe . . .Meticulously researched and vividly brought to life by the gorgeous prose of Karleen Koen,dares to explore the forces that shaped an iconic king and determined the fate of an empire.
/book/show/66731.Cartoon_History_of_the_Universe_II_Vol_8_13?from_search=true	Larry Gonick	Cartoon History of the Universe II, Vol. 8-13: From the Springtime of China to the Fall of Rome	Here's a new installment of the phenomenal bestseller that Publishers Weekly selected as one of the twelve graphic books of all time. Spanning ages and continents from Ancient India to Rome and China in A.D. 600, Volume II is hip, funny, and full of info. B & W illustrations.
/book/show/24451.Blood_Rites?from_search=true	Barbara Ehrenreich	Blood Rites: Origins and History of the Passions of War	
/book/show/329275.The_Book_of_Lost_Books?from_search=true	Stuart Kelly	The Book of Lost Books: An Incomplete History of All the Great Books You'll Never Read	In an age when deleted scenes from Adam Sandler movies are saved, its sobering to realize that some of the worlds greatest prose and poetry has gone missing. This witty, wry, and unique new book rectifies that wrong. Part detective story, part history lesson, part expos, The Book of Lost Books is the first guide to literatures what-ifs and never-weres.In compulsively rIn an age when deleted scenes from Adam Sandler movies are saved, its sobering to realize that some of the worlds greatest prose and poetry has gone missing. This witty, wry, and unique new book rectifies that wrong. Part detective story, part history lesson, part expos, The Book of Lost Books is the first guide to literatures what-ifs and never-weres.In compulsively readable fashion, Stuart Kelly reveals details about tantalizing vanished works by the famous, the acclaimed, and the influential, from the time of cave drawings to the late twentieth century. Here are the true stories behind stories, poems, and plays that now exist only in imagination:Aristophanes Heracles, the Stage Manager was one of the playwrights several spoofs that disappeared.Loves Labours Won may have been a sequel to Shakespeares Loves Labours Lostor was it just an alternative title for The Taming of the Shrew?Jane Austens incomplete novel Sanditon, was a critique of hypochondriacs and cures started when the author was fatally ill.Nikolai Gogol burned the second half of Dead Souls after a religious conversion convinced him that literature was paganism.Some of the thousand pages of William Burroughss original Naked Lunch were stolen and sold on the street by Algerian street boys.Sylvia Plaths widower, Ted Hughes, claimed that the 130 pages of her second novel, perhaps based on their marriage, were lost after her death.Whether destroyed (Socrates versions of Aesops Fables), misplaced (Malcolm Lowrys Ultramarine was pinched from his publishers car), interrupted by the authors death (Robert Louis Stevensons Weir of Hermiston), or simply never begun (Vladimir Nabokovs Speak, America, a second volume of his memoirs), these missing links create a history of literature for a parallel world. Civilized and satirical, erudite yet accessible, The Book of Lost Books is itself a find.
/book/show/11093116-bitters?from_search=true	Brad Thomas Parsons Ed Anderson (Photographer)	Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All, with Cocktails, Recipes, and Formulas	Gone are the days when a lonely bottle of Angostura bitters held court behind the bar. A cocktail renaissance has swept across the country, inspiring in bartenders and their thirsty patrons a new fascination with the ingredients, techniques, and traditions that make the American cocktail so special. And few ingredients have as rich a history or serve as fundamental a roleGone are the days when a lonely bottle of Angostura bitters held court behind the bar. A cocktail renaissance has swept across the country, inspiring in bartenders and their thirsty patrons a new fascination with the ingredients, techniques, and traditions that make the American cocktail so special. And few ingredients have as rich a history or serve as fundamental a role in our beverage heritage as bitters.  Author and bitters enthusiast Brad Thomas Parsons traces the history of the worlds most storied elixir, from its earliest snake oil days to its near evaporation after Prohibition to its ascension as a beloved (and at times obsessed-over) ingredient on the contemporary bar scene. Parsons writes from the front lines of the bitters boom, where he has access to the best and boldest new brands and flavors, the most innovative artisanal producers, and insider knowledge of the bitters-making process.  Whether youre a professional looking to take your game to the next level or just a DIY-type interested in homemade potables, Bitters has a dozen recipes for customized blends--ranging from Apple to Coffee-Pecan to Root Beer bitters--as well as tips on sourcing ingredients and step-by-step instructions fit for amateur and seasoned food crafters alike.  Also featured are more than seventy cocktail recipes that showcase bitters diversity and versatility: classics like the Manhattan (if you ever get one without bitters, send it back), old-guard favorites like the Martinez, contemporary drinks from Parsonss own repertoire like the Shady Lane, plus one-of-a-kind libations from the countrys most pioneering bartenders. Last but not least, there is a full chapter on cooking with bitters, with a dozen recipes for sweet and savory bitters-infused dishes.  Part recipe book, part project guide, part barmans manifesto, Bitters is a celebration of good cocktails made well, and of the once-forgotten but
/book/show/837310.American_Sideshow?from_search=true	Marc Hartzman	American Sideshow: An Encyclopedia of History's Most Wondrous and Curiously Strange Performers	A fascinating look into the history of the American sideshow and its performers. Learn what's real, what's fake, and what's just downright bizarre.You've probably heard of Tom Thumb. The Elephant Man. Chang and Eng, the original Siamese twins. But what about Eli Bowen, the legless acrobat? Myrtle Corbin, the four-legged woman? Or Prince Randian, the human torso? All thesA fascinating look into the history of the American sideshow and its performers. Learn what's real, what's fake, and what's just downright bizarre.You've probably heard of Tom Thumb. The Elephant Man. Chang and Eng, the original Siamese twins. But what about Eli Bowen, the legless acrobat? Myrtle Corbin, the four-legged woman? Or Prince Randian, the human torso? All these and more were stars during the heyday of the American sideshow, from 1840 to 1950.chronicles the lives of truly amazing performers, examining these brave and extraordinary curiosities, not just as sideshow attractions, but as people, delving into the lives they led and how they were able to triumph over their abnormalities.discusses the rise and fall of the original sideshows and their subsequent replacement by today's self-made freaks. With the progress of modern medicine, the physical abnormalities are disappearing, either through treatment or prevention; and, ironically, those same technological advancements now make it possible to change our bodies at will. It's amazing how easy it is to have your tongue forked, horns surgically implanted, or your earlobes removed. There are also modern-day giants, fire-eaters, fire-breathers, sword-swallowers, glass-eaters, human blockheads, and, oh, so much more.These fascinating personalities are celebrated through intimate biographies paired with stunning photographs. Approximately 200 performers from the past 160 years are featured, giving readers a comprehensive and sometimes astonishing view of the history of the American sideshow.
/book/show/1728746.A_History_of_Witchcraft_Sorcerers_Heretics_and_Pagans?from_search=true	Jeffrey Burton Russell	A History of Witchcraft, Sorcerers, Heretics, and Pagans	Studies the historical, anthropological, and religious manifestations of witchcraft, arguing that modern witchcraft in the West is in fact a serious religion that offers valuable insights.
/book/show/200969.The_Night_Flyers?from_search=true	Elizabeth McDavid Jones Paul Bachem (Illustrator) Greg Dearth (Illustrator)	The Night Flyers (American Girl History Mysteries, #3)	These suspenseful stories will leave readers on the edge of their seats! Each spine-tingling tale features a brave, clever girl solving an intriguing mystery at an important time in America's past.When Pam's homing pigeons disappear while her father's away fighting in World War I, she uncovers evidence of an enemy spy.
/book/show/1267050.The_City_Shaped?from_search=true	Spiro Kostof	The City Shaped: Urban Patterns and Meanings Through History	Spanning the ages and the globe, Spiro Kostof explores the city as a repository of cultural meaning and an embodiment of the community it shelters. Widely used by both architects and students of architecture, The City Shaped won the AIA's prestigious book award in Architecture and Urbanism. With hundreds of photographs and drawings that illustrate Professor Kostof's innoSpanning the ages and the globe, Spiro Kostof explores the city as a repository of cultural meaning and an embodiment of the community it shelters. Widely used by both architects and students of architecture, The City Shaped won the AIA's prestigious book award in Architecture and Urbanism. With hundreds of photographs and drawings that illustrate Professor Kostof's innovative ideas, this has become one of the most important works on urbanization.
/book/show/89637.Corpses_Coffins_and_Crypts?from_search=true	Penny Colman	Corpses, Coffins, and Crypts: A History of Burial	Drawing on extensive historical and anthropological research, personal accounts, and interviews with people who work in the funeral industry, Penny Colman examines the compelling subjects of death and burial across cultures and societies. The text, enriched with stories both humorous and poignant, includes details about the decomposition and embalming processes (an adult cDrawing on extensive historical and anthropological research, personal accounts, and interviews with people who work in the funeral industry, Penny Colman examines the compelling subjects of death and burial across cultures and societies. The text, enriched with stories both humorous and poignant, includes details about the decomposition and embalming processes (an adult corpse buried six feet deep without a coffin will usually take five to ten years to turn into a skeleton) and describes the various customs associated with containing remains (the Igala people in Nigeria have a custom of burying people in as many as twenty-seven layers of clothing). Intriguing facts are revealed at every turn; for example, in Madagascar winter was considered the corpse-turning season.This comprehensive book also includes a list of burial sites of famous people, images in the arts associated with death, fascinating epitaphs and gravestone carvings, a chronology and a glossary, and over a hundred black-and-white photographs, most of which were taken by the author.Penny Colman writes with compassion and intelligence and humanizes the difficult subjects of death and burial. The result is a powerful look at an inevitable part of life--death.
/book/show/91023.The_Trojan_War?from_search=true	Barry S. Strauss	The Trojan War: A New History	The Trojan War is the most famous conflict in history, the subject of Homer's Iliad, one of the cornerstones of Western literature. Although many readers know that this literary masterwork is based on actual events, there is disagreement about how much of Homer's tale is true. Drawing on recent archeological research, historian and classicist Barry Strauss explains whatThe Trojan War is the most famous conflict in history, the subject of Homer's Iliad, one of the cornerstones of Western literature. Although many readers know that this literary masterwork is based on actual events, there is disagreement about how much of Homer's tale is true. Drawing on recent archeological research, historian and classicist Barry Strauss explains what really happened in Troy more than 3,000 years ago.For many years it was thought that Troy was an insignificant place that never had a chance against the Greek warriors who laid siege and overwhelmed the city. In the old view, the conflict was decided by duels between champions on the plain of Troy. Today we know that Troy was indeed a large and prosperous city, just as Homer said. The Trojans themselves were not Greeks but vassals of the powerful Hittite Empire to the east in modern-day Turkey, and they probably spoke a Hittite-related language called Luwian. The Trojan War was most likely the culmination of a long feud over power, wealth, and honor in western Turkey and the offshore islands. The war itself was mainly a low-intensity conflict, a series of raids on neighboring towns and lands. It seems unlikely that there was ever a siege of Troy; rather some sort of trick -- perhaps involving a wooden horse -- allowed the Greeks to take the city.Strauss shows us where Homer nods, and sometimes exaggerates and distorts, as well. He puts the Trojan War into the context of its time, explaining the strategies and tactics that both sides used, and compares the war to contemporary battles elsewhere in the eastern Mediterranean. With his vivid reconstructions of the conflict and his insights into the famous charactersand events of Homer's great epic, Strauss masterfully tells the story of the fall of Troy as history without losing the poetry and grandeur that continue to draw readers to this ancient tale.
/book/show/11797366-the-maid-and-the-queen?from_search=true	Nancy Goldstone	The Maid and the Queen: The Secret History of Joan of Arc	Politically astute, ambitious, and beautiful, Yolande of Aragon, queen of Sicily, was one of thePolitically astute, ambitious, and beautiful, Yolande of Aragon, queen of Sicily, was one of the most powerful women of the Middle Ages. Caught in the complex dynastic battle of the Hundred Years War, Yolande championed the dauphin's cause against the forces of England and Burgundy, drawing on her savvy, her statecraft, and her intimate network of spies. But the enemy seemed invincible. Just as French hopes dimmed, an astonishingly courageous young woman named Joan of Arc arrived from the farthest recesses of the kingdom, claiming she carried a divine message-a message that would change the course of history and ultimately lead to the coronation of Charles VII and the triumph of France.Now, on the six hundredth anniversary of the birth of Joan of Arc, this fascinating book explores the relationship between these two remarkable women, and deepens our understanding of this dramatic period in history. How did an illiterate peasant girl gain access to the future king of France, earn his trust, and ultimately lead his forces into battle? Was it only the hand of God that moved Joan of Arc-or was it also Yolande of Aragon?
/book/show/302595.From_the_Velvets_to_the_Voidoids?from_search=true	Clinton Heylin	From the Velvets to the Voidoids: A Pre-Punk History for a Post-Punk World	In a thorough chronicle of the American underground punk and New Wave rock scene, noted music critic Heylin explores the origins and evolution of this fiery music phase of the '60s and '70s--from the Velvet Underground to the Ramones to the Talking Heads.
/book/show/6602717-the-simpsons?from_search=true	John Ortved	The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History	The Simpsons is one of the most successful shows to ever run on television. From its first moment on air, the series's rich characters, subversive themes, and layered humor resounded deeply with audiences both young and old who wanted more from their entertainment thanwhat was being meted out at the time by the likes of Full House, Growing Pains, and Family Matters.SpawnThe Simpsons is one of the most successful shows to ever run on television. From its first moment on air, the series's rich characters, subversive themes, and layered humor resounded deeply with audiences both young and old who wanted more from their entertainment thanwhat was being meted out at the time by the likes of Full House, Growing Pains, and Family Matters.Spawned as an animated short on The Tracy Ullman Showmere filler on the way to commercial breaksthe series grew from a controversial cult favorite to a mainstream powerhouse, and after nineteen years the residents of Springfield no longer simply holdup a mirror to our way of life: they have ingrained themselves into it. John Ortved's oral history will be the first-ever look behind the scenes at the creation and day-to-day running of The Simpsons, as told by many of the people who made it: among them writers, animators, producers, and network executives.Its an intriguing yet hilarious tale, full of betrayal, ambition, and love. Like the family it depicts, the show's creative forces have been riven by dysfunction from the get-gooutsize egos clashing with studio executives and one another over credit for and control of a pop-culture institution. Contrary to popular belief, The Simpsons did not spring out of one man's brain, fully formed, like a hilarious Athena. Its inception was a process, with many parents, andthis booktells the story.
/book/show/79959.History_of_Food?from_search=true	Maguelonne Toussaint-Samat Anthea Bell (Translator)	History of Food	This wide-ranging and comprehensive reference history covers in one volume the history of foodstuffs, the story of cuisine and the social history of eating. From the origins of mankind, and the transition from a vegetable to an increasingly carnivorous diet, the story unfolds of the interrelationship between people and diet, between particular foods and social mores, betweThis wide-ranging and comprehensive reference history covers in one volume the history of foodstuffs, the story of cuisine and the social history of eating. From the origins of mankind, and the transition from a vegetable to an increasingly carnivorous diet, the story unfolds of the interrelationship between people and diet, between particular foods and social mores, between dietary custom and cuisine.A strong theme of natural history runs through the book. Bees and honey are examined and discussed, as are pulses, soya, fungi, cereals and the sources of vegetable oils. Game and meat of all kinds from poultry to horsemeat are described, as are all kinds of sea foods. Domestic animals, vegetable and fruit farming, fish farming and other human initiatives are compared with the economic markets they serve, and the dietary effects they have. Foods of pleasure, from confectionery to wine, from coffee to caviar are also covered.This vast survey concludes with an investigation of scientific issues, including methods of food preservation, dietetics and the importance of vitamins. A selection of significant illustrations is included in the text, and there is a comprehensive bibliography and index. The French edition of this book won the History Prize of the Societe des Gens de Lettres de France.
/book/show/54753.Hip?from_search=true	John  Leland	Hip: The History	is the story of how American pop culture has evolved throughout the twentieth century to its current position as world cultural touchstone. How did hip become such an obsession? From sex and music to fashion and commerce, John Leland tracks the arc of ideas as they move from subterranean Bohemia to Madison Avenue and back again.examines his the story of how American pop culture has evolved throughout the twentieth century to its current position as world cultural touchstone. How did hip become such an obsession? From sex and music to fashion and commerce, John Leland tracks the arc of ideas as they move from subterranean Bohemia to Madison Avenue and back again.examines how hip has helped shape -- and continues to influence -- America's view of itself, and provides an incisive account of hip's quest for authenticity.This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.
/book/show/920403.A_History_Of_Celibacy?from_search=true	Elizabeth Abbott	A History Of Celibacy	Celibacy is a worldwide practice that is often adopted, rarely discussed. Now, in Elizabeth Abbott's fascinating and wide-ranging history, it is examined in all its various forms: shaping religious lives, conditioning athletes and shamans, surfacing in classical poetry and camp literature, resonating in the voices of castrati, and permeating ancient mythology. Found in manCelibacy is a worldwide practice that is often adopted, rarely discussed. Now, in Elizabeth Abbott's fascinating and wide-ranging history, it is examined in all its various forms: shaping religious lives, conditioning athletes and shamans, surfacing in classical poetry and camp literature, resonating in the voices of castrati, and permeating ancient mythology. Found in many societies of the past, practiced by both the anonymous and the legendary (St. Catherine, Joan of Arc, Leonardo da Vinci, Elizabeth I, Gandhi), celibacy has as many stories as adherents, and Abbott weaves them into a provocative, seamless tapestry that brings history alive.
/book/show/1085381.The_Great_Cat_Massacre?from_search=true	Robert Darnton	The Great Cat Massacre: And Other Episodes in French Cultural History	When the apprentices of a Paris printing shop in the 1730's held a series of mock trials and then hanged all the cats they could lay their hands on, why did they find it so hilariously funny that they choked with laughter when they reenacted it in pantomime some twenty times? Why in the 18th century version of Little Red Riding Hood did the wolf eat the child at the end?When the apprentices of a Paris printing shop in the 1730's held a series of mock trials and then hanged all the cats they could lay their hands on, why did they find it so hilariously funny that they choked with laughter when they reenacted it in pantomime some twenty times? Why in the 18th century version of Little Red Riding Hood did the wolf eat the child at the end? What did the anonymous townsman of Montpelier have in mind when he kept an exhaustive dossier on all the activities of his native city? These are some of the provocative questions Robert Darnton attempts to answer in this dazzling series of essays that probe the ways of thought in what we like to call The Age of Enlightenment.
/book/show/75921.The_Decline_and_Fall_of_Practically_Everybody?from_search=true	Will Cuppy Fred Feldkamp (Editor) William Steig (Illustrator)	The Decline and Fall of Practically Everybody: Great Figures of History Hilariously Humbled	Ever wonder what Nero did before he began fiddling about in Rome, or wanted the bare facts about Lady Godiva? Maybe you've found the story of Lucrezia Borgia a bitter pill to swallow, or wanted the straight skinny on corpulent King Henry the Eighth, but you haven't the stomach for stuffy history books. Now these and twenty-two more of history's most famous personages are bEver wonder what Nero did before he began fiddling about in Rome, or wanted the bare facts about Lady Godiva? Maybe you've found the story of Lucrezia Borgia a bitter pill to swallow, or wanted the straight skinny on corpulent King Henry the Eighth, but you haven't the stomach for stuffy history books. Now these and twenty-two more of history's most famous personages are brought brilliantly to life, in this collection of unfailingly accurate yet undeniably hilarious biographies. You'll laugh while you learn about the very real people behind the legendary names, including why Montezuma was so vengeful, and why Catherine was so Great. You'll even finally lay to rest the rumor that Charlemagne was called Chuck by his friends.
/book/show/634567.Washington_s_Secret_War?from_search=true	Thomas J. Fleming	Washington's Secret War: The Hidden History of Valley Forge	The defining moments of the Revolutionary War did not occur on the battlefield or at the diplomatic table, claims Thomas Fleming, but at Valley Forge, where the Continental Army wintered in 177778. WASHINGTON'S SECRET WAR tells the dramatic story of how those several critical months transformed a beaten, bedraggled group of recruits into a professional army capable of defThe defining moments of the Revolutionary War did not occur on the battlefield or at the diplomatic table, claims Thomas Fleming, but at Valley Forge, where the Continental Army wintered in 177778. WASHINGTON'S SECRET WAR tells the dramatic story of how those several critical months transformed a beaten, bedraggled group of recruits into a professional army capable of defeating the world's most formidable military power.While the British Army relaxed in Philadelphia only 20 miles away, George Washington trained his army under brutal conditions. Fleming reveals that during this difficult winter Washington was simultaneously fighting another war  one for his political life as members of the Continental Congress hatched a plot to unseat him and others plotted to betray him. For the first time, WASHINGTON'S SECRET WAR reveals how Washington's genius at negotiating the gray world of spies, double agents, and palace intrigue vaulted him from losing general to the charismatic father of his country.
/book/show/10756.The_Sword_and_the_Shield?from_search=true	Christopher M. Andrew Vasili Mitrokhin	The Sword and the Shield: The Mitrokhin Archive & the Secret History of the KGB	is based on one of the most extraordinary intelligence coups of recent times: a secret archive of top-level KGB documents smuggled out of the Soviet Union which the FBI has described, after close examination, as the most complete and extensive intelligence ever received from any source. Its presence in the West represents a catastrophic hemorrhagis based on one of the most extraordinary intelligence coups of recent times: a secret archive of top-level KGB documents smuggled out of the Soviet Union which the FBI has described, after close examination, as the most complete and extensive intelligence ever received from any source. Its presence in the West represents a catastrophic hemorrhage of the KGB's secrets and reveals for the first time the full extent of its worldwide network.Vasili Mitrokhin, a secret dissident who worked in the KGB archive, smuggled out copies of its most highly classified files every day for twelve years. In 1992, a U.S. ally succeeded in exfiltrating the KGB officer and his entire archive out of Moscow. The archive covers the entire period from the Bolshevik Revolution to the 1980s and includes revelations concerning almost every country in the world. But the KGB's main target, of course, was the United States.Though there is top-secret material on almost every country in the world, the United States is at the top of the list. As well as containing many fascinating revelations, this is a major contribution to the secret history of the twentieth century.Among the topics and revelations explored are: The KGB's covert operations in the United States and throughout the West, some of which remain dangerous today. KGB files on Oswald and the JFK assassination that Boris Yeltsin almost certainly has no intention of showing President Clinton. The KGB's attempts to discredit civil rights leader in the 1960s, including its infiltration of the inner circle of a key leader. The KGB's use of radio intercept posts in New York and Washington, D.C., in the 1970s to intercept high-level U.S. government communications. The KGB's attempts to steal technological secrets from major U.S. aerospace and technology corporations. KGB covert operations against former President Ronald Reagan, which began five years before he became president. KGB spies who successfully posed as U.S. citizens under a series of ingenious disguises, including several who attained access to the upper echelons of New York society.
/book/show/6616417-washington-s-crossing?from_search=true	David Hackett Fischer Nelson Runger (Narrator)	Washington's Crossing	Six months after the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution was all but lost. A powerful British force had routed the Americans at New York, occupied three colonies, and advanced within sight of Philadelphia. George Washington lost ninety percent of his army and was driven across the Delaware River. Panic and despair spread through the states. Yet, as David HSix months after the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution was all but lost. A powerful British force had routed the Americans at New York, occupied three colonies, and advanced within sight of Philadelphia. George Washington lost ninety percent of his army and was driven across the Delaware River. Panic and despair spread through the states. Yet, as David Hackett Fischer recounts in this riveting history, Washington--and many other Americans--refused to let the Revolution die. Even as the British and Germans spread their troops across New Jersey, the people of the colony began to rise against them. George Washington saw his opportunity and seized it. On Christmas night, as a howling nor'easter struck the Delaware Valley, he led his men across the river and attacked the exhausted Hessian garrison at Trenton, killing or capturing nearly a thousand men. A second battle of Trenton followed within days. The Americans held off a counterattack by Lord Cornwallis's best troops, then were almost trapped by the British force. Under cover of night, Washington's men stole behind the enemy and struck them again, defeating a brigade at Princeton. The British were badly shaken. In twelve weeks of winter fighting, their army suffered severe damage, their hold on New Jersey was broken, and their strategy was ruined. Fischer's richly textured narrative reveals the crucial role of contingency in these events. We see how the campaign unfolded in a sequence of difficult choices by many actors, from generals to civilians, on both sides. While British and German forces remained rigid and hierarchical, Americans evolved an open and flexible system that was fundamental to their success. At the same time, they developed an American ethic of warfare that John Adams called the policy of humanity, and showed that moral victories could have powerful material effects. The startling success of Washington and his compatriots not only saved the faltering American Revolution, but helped to give it new meaning, in a pivotal moment for American history.
/book/show/132917.A_Short_History_of_Reconstruction?from_search=true	Eric Foner	A Short History of Reconstruction	An abridged version ofthe definitive study of the aftermath of the Civil War, winner of the Bancroft Prize, Avery O. Craven Prize,Book Award, Francis Parkman Prize, and Lionel Trilling Prize.
/book/show/6648001-the-secret-history-of-the-mongol-queens?from_search=true	Jack Weatherford	The Secret History of the Mongol Queens: How the Daughters of Genghis Khan Rescued His Empire	The Mongol queens of the thirteenth century ruled the largest empire the world has ever known. Yet sometime near the end of the century, censors cut a section fromleaving a single tantalizing quote from Genghis Khan: Let us reward our female offspring. Only this hint of a fathers legacy for his daughters remained of a much larger storThe Mongol queens of the thirteenth century ruled the largest empire the world has ever known. Yet sometime near the end of the century, censors cut a section fromleaving a single tantalizing quote from Genghis Khan: Let us reward our female offspring. Only this hint of a fathers legacy for his daughters remained of a much larger story.The queens of the Silk Route turned their fathers conquests into the worlds first truly international empire, fostering trade, education, and religion throughout their territories and creating an economic system that stretched from the Pacific to the Mediterranean. Outlandish stories of these powerful queens trickled out of the Empire, shocking the citizens of Europe and and the Islamic world.After Genghis Khans death in 1227, conflicts erupted between his daughters and his daughters-in-law; what began as a war between powerful women soon became a war against women in power as brother turned against sister, son against mother. At the end of this epic struggle, the dynasty of the Mongol queens had seemingly been extinguished forever, as even their names were erased from the historical record..One of the most unusual and important warrior queens of history arose to avenge the wrongs, rescue the tattered shreds of the Mongol Empire, and restore order to a shattered world. Putting on her quiver and picking up her bow, Queen Mandhuhai led her soldiers through victory after victory. In her thirties she married a seventeen-year-old prince, and she bore eight children in the midst of a career spent fighting the Ming Dynasty of China on one side and a series of Muslim warlords on the other. Her unprecedented success on the battlefield provoked the Chinese into the most frantic and expensive phase of wall building in history. Charging into battle even while pregnant, she fought to reassemble the Mongol Nation of Genghis Khan and to preserve it for her own children to rule in peace.At the conclusion of his magnificently researched and ground-breaking narrative, Weatherford notes that, despite their mystery and the efforts to erase them from our collective memory, the deeds of these Mongol queens inspired great artists from Chaucer and Milton to Goethe and Puccini, and so their stories live on today. With, Jack Weatherford restores the queens missing chapter to the annals of history.
/book/show/92888.Land_of_the_Minotaurs?from_search=true	Richard A. Knaak	Land of the Minotaurs (Dragonlance: Lost Histories, #4)	Throughout the time of Krynn, one race has remained strong in its pride and beliefs. The minotaurs envision themselves as the children of destiny, the future masters of the world. Despite adversity, defeat, and enslavement, that belief has never wavered.If there is a foe capable of destroying the minotaurs, it is their own arrogance. Here is told the talThroughout the time of Krynn, one race has remained strong in its pride and beliefs. The minotaurs envision themselves as the children of destiny, the future masters of the world. Despite adversity, defeat, and enslavement, that belief has never wavered.If there is a foe capable of destroying the minotaurs, it is their own arrogance. Here is told the tale of clan against clan, and of how the exiled champion Kaz must discover the terrible secret of the empire before he and his entire race suffer the disastrous consequences.The Lost Histories Series probes the historical roots and epic struggles of heretofore little-known peoples of Krynn. Author Richard A. Knaak explores the land and history of the honored race of minotaurs.
/book/show/10264.Jews_God_and_History?from_search=true	Max I. Dimont	Jews, God, and History	How have the Jews survived through so many millenia while other civilizations have declined and perished? What qualities mark the culture that produced Moses, Christ, Spinoza, Marx, Freud, and Einstein? From ancient Palestine through Europe and Asia, to America and modern Israel, Max I. Dimont shows how the saga of the Jews is interwoven with the story of virtually every nHow have the Jews survived through so many millenia while other civilizations have declined and perished? What qualities mark the culture that produced Moses, Christ, Spinoza, Marx, Freud, and Einstein? From ancient Palestine through Europe and Asia, to America and modern Israel, Max I. Dimont shows how the saga of the Jews is interwoven with the story of virtually every nation on earth. This is a tale of a people escaping annihilation, fighting, falling back, advancing - a lively and fascinating look at how the Jews have contributed to humankind's spiritual and intellectual heritage in remarkable ways, and across a remarkable span of history.
/book/show/22609469-god-s-bankers?from_search=true	Gerald Posner	God's Bankers: A History of Money and Power at the Vatican	A deeply reported, fast-paced expose of the money and the cardinals-turned-financiers at the heart of the Vatican's biggest, most powerful religious institution from an acclaimed journalist with exhaustive research techniques. ().From a master chronicler of legal and financial misconduct, a magnificent investigation nine years in the making, this book traA deeply reported, fast-paced expose of the money and the cardinals-turned-financiers at the heart of the Vatican's biggest, most powerful religious institution from an acclaimed journalist with exhaustive research techniques. ().From a master chronicler of legal and financial misconduct, a magnificent investigation nine years in the making, this book traces the political intrigue and inner workings of the Catholic Church. Decidedly not about faith, belief in God, or religious doctrine, this book is about the church&#8217;s accumulation of wealth and its byzantine entanglements with financial markets across the world. Told through 200 years of prelates, bishops, cardinals, and the Popes who oversee it all, Gerald Posner uncovers an eyebrow-raising account of money and power in perhaps the most influential organization in the history of the world.has it all: a rare expose and an astounding saga marked by poisoned business titans, murdered prosecutors, mysterious deaths of private investigators, and questionable suicides; a carnival of characters from Popes and cardinals, financiers and mobsters, kings and prime ministers; and a set of moral and political circumstances that clarify not only the church's aims and ambitions, but reflect the larger dilemmas of the world's more recent history. And Posner even looks to the future to surmise if Pope Francis can succeed where all his predecessors failed: to overcome the resistance to change in the Vatican's Machiavellian inner court and to rein in the excesses of its seemingly uncontrollable financial quagmire. Part thriller, part financial tell-all, this book shows with extraordinary precision how the Vatican has evolved from a foundation of faith to a corporation of extreme wealth and power.
/book/show/148844.History_of_the_Second_World_War?from_search=true	B.H. Liddell Hart Constance Kritzberg	History of the Second World War	B. H. Liddell Hart's last work as well as his magnum opus, embodies the fruits of twenty years of research and a lifetime of thinking on war. It abounds with controversial judgments, including provocative assertions about the true causes behind France's defeat in 1940, Hitler's failed invasion of Russia, and Japan's stunning victory at PearB. H. Liddell Hart's last work as well as his magnum opus, embodies the fruits of twenty years of research and a lifetime of thinking on war. It abounds with controversial judgments, including provocative assertions about the true causes behind France's defeat in 1940, Hitler's failed invasion of Russia, and Japan's stunning victory at Pearl Harbor; the effectiveness of the Allies' strategic bombing of Germany; the questionable necessity of detonating atom bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki; and much more. This monumental history is both a crowning achievement and a final summation by one of the greatest military thinkers of the twentieth century.
/book/show/17290796-consider-the-fork?from_search=true	Bee Wilson	Consider the Fork: A History of How We Cook and Eat	Since prehistory, humans have braved sharp knives, fire, and grindstones to transform raw ingredients into something deliciousor at least edible. Tools shape what we eat, but they have also transformed how we consume, and how we think about, our food. In, award-winning food writer Bee Wilson provides a wonderful and witty tour of the evolution of cookingSince prehistory, humans have braved sharp knives, fire, and grindstones to transform raw ingredients into something deliciousor at least edible. Tools shape what we eat, but they have also transformed how we consume, and how we think about, our food. In, award-winning food writer Bee Wilson provides a wonderful and witty tour of the evolution of cooking around the world, revealing the hidden history of everyday objects we often take for granted. Technology in the kitchen does not just mean the Pacojets and sous-vide of the modernist kitchen, but also the humbler tools of everyday cooking and eating: a wooden spoon and a skillet, chopsticks and forks. Blending history, science, and anthropology, Wilson reveals how our culinary tools and tricks came to be, and how their influence has shaped modern food culture. The story of how we have tamed fire and ice and wielded whisks, spoons, and graters, all for the sake of putting food in our mouths,is truly a book to savor.
/book/show/269359.Deep_Blues?from_search=true	Robert Palmer	Deep Blues: A Musical and Cultural History of the Mississippi Delta	Music category type book. Paperback. Robert Palmer, Author. Lightly age toned pages. A Penquin Book. 1982 reprinted in 1988. Printed in USA. Total 310 pages. Approximate size, 5 x 7.75. Brown covers with pictorials of Blues singers, band on the front cover - one guy wearing a blue suit. Pages clean with no markings or tears. Spine is tight and straight. A nice book that isMusic category type book. Paperback. Robert Palmer, Author. Lightly age toned pages. A Penquin Book. 1982 reprinted in 1988. Printed in USA. Total 310 pages. Approximate size, 5 x 7.75. Brown covers with pictorials of Blues singers, band on the front cover - one guy wearing a blue suit. Pages clean with no markings or tears. Spine is tight and straight. A nice book that is quite educational about the Blues singers! See our photo, not like the one Amazon is showing on the presentation. *8BC2
/book/show/15719349-whispers-of-a-new-dawn?from_search=true	Murray Pura	Whispers of a New Dawn (Snapshots in History #3)	When Murray Puras The Wings of Morning was released, one of his rave reviews came from Romantic Times magazine:Pura has created one of the finest stories of Amish fiction I have ever read.The reader will be applauding the exceptional writing and the cast of characters demands an encore performance.Here is that encore performance.In the third book in his Snapshots of HiWhen Murray Puras The Wings of Morning was released, one of his rave reviews came from Romantic Times magazine:Pura has created one of the finest stories of Amish fiction I have ever read.The reader will be applauding the exceptional writing and the cast of characters demands an encore performance.Here is that encore performance.In the third book in his Snapshots of History series, Murray brings back Jude and Lyyndaya Whetstone, the beloved lead characters in The Wings of Morning.The year is 1941 and Jude and Lyyndy, with their adult daughter, Rebecca, are summoned to far-off, exotic Honolulu where Rebecca, a flyer like her father, meets a likeable young pilot. The two enjoy a friendship that seems to be turning into something more serious..until Sunday, December 7, 1941 dawns on the Hawaiian Islands.Readers who love the simplicity of the Amish, a good romance, and a dramatic historical setting are in for a treat with Whispers of a New Dawn.Book Three in the Snapshots of History series
/book/show/1511444.1914_1918?from_search=true	David Stevenson	1914-1918: The History of the First World War	In the summer of 1914 Europe exploded into a frenzy of mass violence. The war that followed had global repercussions, destroying four empires and costing millions of lives. Even the victorious countries were scarred for a generation, and we still today remain within the conflict's shadow. In this major new analysis, published some ninety years after the First World War begIn the summer of 1914 Europe exploded into a frenzy of mass violence. The war that followed had global repercussions, destroying four empires and costing millions of lives. Even the victorious countries were scarred for a generation, and we still today remain within the conflict's shadow. In this major new analysis, published some ninety years after the First World War began, David Stevenson re-examines the causes, course and impact of this 'war to end war', placing it in the context of its era and exposing its underlying dynamics. His book provides a wide-ranging international history, drawing on insights from the latest research. It offers compelling answers to the key questions about how this terrible struggle unfolded: questions that remain disturbingly relevant for our own time.
/book/show/232143.Popular_Magic?from_search=true	Owen Davies	Popular Magic: Cunning-folk in English History	Cunning-folk were local practitioners of magic, providing small-scale but valued service to the community. They were far more representative of magical practice than the arcane delvings of astrologers and necromancers. Mostly unsensational in their approach, cunning-folk helped people with everyday problems: how to find lost objects; how to escape from bad luck or a suspecCunning-folk were local practitioners of magic, providing small-scale but valued service to the community. They were far more representative of magical practice than the arcane delvings of astrologers and necromancers. Mostly unsensational in their approach, cunning-folk helped people with everyday problems: how to find lost objects; how to escape from bad luck or a suspected spell; and how to attract a lover or keep the love of a husband or wife.While cunning-folk sometimes fell foul of the authorities, both church and state often turned a blind eye to their existence and practices, distinguishing what they did from the rare and sensational cases of malvolent witchcraft. In a world of uncertainty, before insurance and modern science, cunning-folk played an important role that has previously been ignored.
/book/show/17151991-henry-viii-s-wives?from_search=true	Julie Wheeler	Henry VIII’s Wives: History in an Hour	Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.In his ambition to provide a male heir to the throne, Henry VIII married six times. Divorce from his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, caused Englands break from the Catholic church in Rome. He went on to divorce Anne of Cleves and behead Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard for infidelities. Jane Seymour died and CatherineLove history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.In his ambition to provide a male heir to the throne, Henry VIII married six times. Divorce from his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, caused Englands break from the Catholic church in Rome. He went on to divorce Anne of Cleves and behead Anne Boleyn and Katherine Howard for infidelities. Jane Seymour died and Catherine Parr survived Henry.Henry VIIIs Wives in an Hour will introduce you to these six entirely diverse and captivating personalities and the events that propelled them to their individual fates. You will learn which wife had what impact on Henry and England and understand why Henry and his six wives form the most popular period of Tudor history.Know your stuff: read about Henry VIIIs wives in just one hour.
/book/show/255931.Letter_Perfect?from_search=true	David Sacks	Letter Perfect: The Marvelous History of Our Alphabet From A to Z	David Sacks has embarked on a fun, lively, and learned excursion into the alphabetand into cultural historyin. Clearly explaining the letters as symbols of precise sounds of speech, the book begins with the earliest known alphabetic inscriptions (circa 1800 b.c.), recently discovered by archaeologists in Egypt, and traces the history of our alphabet througDavid Sacks has embarked on a fun, lively, and learned excursion into the alphabetand into cultural historyin. Clearly explaining the letters as symbols of precise sounds of speech, the book begins with the earliest known alphabetic inscriptions (circa 1800 b.c.), recently discovered by archaeologists in Egypt, and traces the history of our alphabet through the ancient Phoenicians, Greeks, and Romans and up through medieval Europe to the present day. But the heart of the book is the twenty-six fact-filled biographies of letters A through Z, each one identifying the letters particular significance for modern readers, tracing its development from ancient forms, and discussing its noteworthy role in literature and other media. We learn, for example, why letter X may have a sinister and sexual aura, how B came to signify second best, why the wordin many languages starts with M. Combining facts both odd and essential,is cultural history at its most accessible and enjoyable.
/book/show/27414451-in-the-shadow-of-liberty?from_search=true	Kenneth C. Davis	In the Shadow of Liberty: The Hidden History of Slavery, Four Presidents, and Five Black Lives	Did you know that many of Americas Founding Fatherswho fought for liberty and justice for allwere slave owners?Through the powerful stories of five enslaved people who were owned by four of our greatest presidents, this book helps set the record straight about the role slavery played in the founding of America. From Billy Lee, valet to George Washington, to Alfred JacDid you know that many of Americas Founding Fatherswho fought for liberty and justice for allwere slave owners?Through the powerful stories of five enslaved people who were owned by four of our greatest presidents, this book helps set the record straight about the role slavery played in the founding of America. From Billy Lee, valet to George Washington, to Alfred Jackson, faithful servant of Andrew Jackson, these dramatic narratives explore our countrys great tragedythat a nation conceived in liberty was also born in shackles.These stories help us know the real people who were essential to the birth of this nation but traditionally have been left out of the history books. Their stories are trueand they should be heard.This thoroughly-researched and documented book can be worked into multiple aspects of the common core curriculum.
/book/show/30334182-mask-of-the-sun?from_search=true	John Dvorak	Mask of the Sun: The Science, History and Forgotten Lore of Eclipses	What do Virginia Woolf, the rotation of hurricanes, Babylonian kings and Einsteins General Theory Relativity all have in common? Eclipses. Always spectacular and, today, precisely predicable, eclipses have allowed us to know when the first Olympic games were played and, long before the first space probe, that the Moon was covered by dust.Eclipses have stunned, frightened,What do Virginia Woolf, the rotation of hurricanes, Babylonian kings and Einsteins General Theory Relativity all have in common? Eclipses. Always spectacular and, today, precisely predicable, eclipses have allowed us to know when the first Olympic games were played and, long before the first space probe, that the Moon was covered by dust.Eclipses have stunned, frightened, emboldened and mesmerized people for thousands of years. They were recorded on ancient turtle shells discovered in the Wastes of Yin in China, on clay tablets from Mesopotamia and on the Mayan Dresden Codex. They are mentioned in Homers Iliad and Odyssey and at least eight times in the Bible. Columbus used them to trick people, while Renaissance painter Taddeo Gaddi was blinded by one. Sorcery was banished within the Catholic Church after astrologers used an eclipse to predict a popes death.In, acclaimed writer John Dvorak the importance of the number 177 and why the ancient Romans thought it was bad to have sexual intercourse during an eclipse (whereas other cultures thought it would be good luck). Even today, pregnant women in Mexico wear safety pins on their underwear during an eclipse. Eclipses are an amazing phenomenaunique to Earththat have provided the key to much of what we now know and understand about the sun, our moon, gravity, and the workings of the universe.Both entertaining and authoritative,reveals the humanism behind the science of both lunar and solar eclipses. With insightful detail and vividly accessible prose, Dvorak provides explanations as to how and why eclipses occuras well as insight into the forthcoming eclipse of 2017 that will be visible across North America.
/book/show/18634843-horrors-of-history?from_search=true	Kristen Duvall (Editor) Robert Davis L.D. Rose	Horrors of History	The history of mankind has been dark, violent and oftentimes bloody.Have you ever wondered what really happened in Roanoke or whether Vlad the Impaler was actually a vampire? Within these pages, you will discover a world where mermaids meet up with Jack the Ripper and the undead fight in the Civil War. You'll explore history from horrific medieval diseases to present dayThe history of mankind has been dark, violent and oftentimes bloody.Have you ever wondered what really happened in Roanoke or whether Vlad the Impaler was actually a vampire? Within these pages, you will discover a world where mermaids meet up with Jack the Ripper and the undead fight in the Civil War. You'll explore history from horrific medieval diseases to present day disasters. This is the history of the world like youve never seen it before.Horrors of History is a collection of tales brought to you by both established and up-and-coming writers alike. Each story has a unique vision and voice, combining to bring you a creepy collection that will scare you like the Black Death terrifies a Medici. Gracing these pages are mermaids, demons, witches and sometimes just good old-fashioned humans doing evil things. Be prepared for anything and everything. You will never know what to expect with each turn of the page.History just got a whole lot darker.
/book/show/25485319-a-history-of-photography-in-fifty-cameras?from_search=true	Michael Pritchard	A History of Photography in Fifty Cameras	The history of photography is best revealed in the history of what makes it possible--the camera.A History of Photography in Fifty Cameras explores the 180-year story of perhaps the most widely used device ever built. It covers cameras in all forms, revealing the origins and development of each model and tracing the stories of the photographers who used and popularized theThe history of photography is best revealed in the history of what makes it possible--the camera.A History of Photography in Fifty Cameras explores the 180-year story of perhaps the most widely used device ever built. It covers cameras in all forms, revealing the origins and development of each model and tracing the stories of the photographers who used and popularized them. Illustrated throughout with studio shots of all fifty cameras and a selection of iconic photographs made using them, it is the perfect companion guide for camera and photography enthusiasts alike.The cameras include:* The Nikon F, the hockey puck that saved photographer Don McCullin's life when it stopped a sniper's bullet during the Vietnam War. Its indestructibility, reliability and interchangeable lenses made it a favored workhorse of photojournalists.* The Leica M3-D was also favored by war photographers, including David Duncan Douglas, who used the camera during his coverage of the Korean and Vietnam Wars. In 2012, one of his four customized Leica cameras sold at auction for nearly $2 million.* A Speed Graphic was used to take Sam Shere's widely published photograph of the 1937 Hindenburg disaster, the world's most famous news photograph ever taken. With few shots left and no time to get the camera to his eye, he shot his Pulitzer Prize-winning image literally from the hip. It was over so fast there was nothing else to do.* The camera phone has transformed picture-taking technology most profoundly since the invention of cameras. The selfie has become a new genre of photography practiced by everyone, and shared globally. * In 2014, Ellen DeGeneres shared her selfie taken at the Academy Awards. By the end of the ceremony, it had been shared 2,070,132 times with no sign of stopping, crushing the record of 780,000 held by President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, for their 2012 post-election self-portrait.
/book/show/15818279-our-occulted-history?from_search=true	Jim Marrs	Our Occulted History: Who or What Is Trying to Control Our Lives	The iconoclastic journalist and bestselling author goes beyond the revelations of his classic Alien Agenda, interweaving science and authentic archaeological finds with provocative speculation to show how human civilization may have originated with nonhumans who visited earth eons ago . . . and may still be here today.We are not alone.And we never have been.For years we'veThe iconoclastic journalist and bestselling author goes beyond the revelations of his classic Alien Agenda, interweaving science and authentic archaeological finds with provocative speculation to show how human civilization may have originated with nonhumans who visited earth eons ago . . . and may still be here today.We are not alone.And we never have been.For years we've been taught that human progress has been a long, slow climb from the primordial ooze to hunter-gathers to empires. But that's only part of the story says Jim Marrs. The author who has investigated the recent financial crisis, the JFK assassination, secret societies, the national socialist takeover of America, and other events now takes on his biggest subject-the history of mankind-offering mind-blowing information that will radically alter the way we think about the world and our place in it.Our Occulted History overturns conventional knowledge and beliefs, presenting compelling evidence that the earth once hosted prehistoric civilizations using technologies that very well may have surpassed our own-societies that may have originated with non-humans. Sounds unbelievable? So was the concept that the earth was round-and that it revolved around the sun-to our predecessors just a few hundred years ago.Marrs sifts through the historical, scientific, and cultural record, showing how numerous ancient texts and tablets tell of visitors from the stars colonizing the Earth. From the flying vimanas of the Hindu Vedic literature and the flying shields reported by the Romans to the mysterious airships of the 1800s and the UFOs of today, he argues that someone other than us is still present on this planet. But are these visitors simply observers-or do they play a much more active and controlling role? Jim Marrs raises this shocking question and more in the provocative and persuasive Our Occulted History.The truth is out there . . . and in here.
/book/show/1629056.The_Himmler_Brothers?from_search=true	Katrin Himmler	The Himmler Brothers: A German Family History	Once upon a time the Himmlers were just a normal German family, middle-class, hard-working, well-educated. There were three brothers, Gebhart, Heinrich, and Ernst. Heinrich grew up to become the head of Hitlers SS, mastermind of the concentration camp system, and chief perpetrator of the Holocaust. When Katrin Himmler, Heinrichs great-niece, was 15, one of her schoolmateOnce upon a time the Himmlers were just a normal German family, middle-class, hard-working, well-educated. There were three brothers, Gebhart, Heinrich, and Ernst. Heinrich grew up to become the head of Hitlers SS, mastermind of the concentration camp system, and chief perpetrator of the Holocaust. When Katrin Himmler, Heinrichs great-niece, was 15, one of her schoolmates asked during a history lesson if she was related to the Himmler. Yes, she stammered, at which there was a deathly hush in the classroom and the teacher, embarrassed and unsure, quickly moved the lesson on. As she grew older, Katrin gave her family history a wide berth, but married to an Israeli whose family was confined to the Warsaw Ghetto and with a young, half-Jewish son, she realizes that she cannot evade the past so easily. Katrin Himmlers cool but meticulous examination of the Himmler story revealsin all its dark complexitythe gulf between the normality of bourgeois family life and the horrors perpetrated by one member and a more nuanced portrait of Heinrich himself emergesnot a lone evil executioner, but a middle-class family man, loved and fully supported by his respectable German family.
/book/show/134042.Lend_Me_Your_Ears?from_search=true	William Safire (Editor)	Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in History	An instant classic when it was first published a decade ago and now enriched by seventeen new speeches,contains more than two hundred outstanding moments of oratory. It is selected, arranged, and introduced by William Safire, who honed his skills as a presidential speechwriter. He is considered by many to be America's most influential political columnistAn instant classic when it was first published a decade ago and now enriched by seventeen new speeches,contains more than two hundred outstanding moments of oratory. It is selected, arranged, and introduced by William Safire, who honed his skills as a presidential speechwriter. He is considered by many to be America's most influential political columnist and most elegant explicator of our language. Covering speeches from Demosthenes to George W. Bush, this latest edition includes the words of Cromwell to the Rump Parliament, Orson Welles eulogizing Darryl F. Zanuck, General George Patton exhorting his troops before D-Day, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaking on. A new section incorporates speeches that were never delivered: what Kennedy was scheduled to say in Dallas; what Safire wrote for Nixon if the first moon landing met with disaster; and what Clinton originally planned to say after his grand jury testimony but swapped for a much fiercer speech.
/book/show/6556745-lives-of-the-trees?from_search=true	Diana Wells	Lives of the Trees: An Uncommon History	Diana Wells, author ofandnow turns her attention to something biggerour deep-rooted relationship with trees. As she investigates the names and meanings of trees, telling their legends and lore, she reminds us of just how innately bound we are to these protectors of our planet. Since the human race began, we have depended on them forDiana Wells, author ofandnow turns her attention to something biggerour deep-rooted relationship with trees. As she investigates the names and meanings of trees, telling their legends and lore, she reminds us of just how innately bound we are to these protectors of our planet. Since the human race began, we have depended on them for food, shade, shelter and fuel, not to mention furniture, musical instruments, medicine utensils and more.Wells has a remarkable ability to dig up the curious and the captivating: At one time, a worm found in a hazelnut prognosticated ill fortune. Rowan trees were planted in churchyards to prevent the dead from rising from their graves. Greek arrows were soaked in deadly yew, and Shakespeares witches inused Gall of goat and slips of Yew to make their lethal brew. One bristlecone pine, at about 4,700 years old, is thought to be the oldest living plant on earth. All this and more can be found in the beautifully illustrated pages (themselves born of birch bark!) of.
/book/show/18629863-a-short-history-of-scotland?from_search=true	Andrew Lang	A Short History of Scotland	This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
/book/show/1744592.A_History_of_Costume?from_search=true	Carl Khler	A History of Costume	Egypt, Babylon, Greece up through 19th-century Europe; based on surviving pieces, art work, much more. Includes many clear, measured patterns for reproducing historic costumes. Full text. 595 illustrations. Landmark in the field of Western European costume . . . exceptional value for its price..
/book/show/21412223-thirteen-soldiers?from_search=true	John McCain Mark Salter	Thirteen Soldiers: A Personal History of Americans at War	John McCain's evocative history of Americans at war, told through the personal accounts of thirteen remarkable soldiers who fought in major military conflicts, from the Revolutionary War of 1776 to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.As a veteran himself, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and a long-time student of history, John McCain brings a distinctive persJohn McCain's evocative history of Americans at war, told through the personal accounts of thirteen remarkable soldiers who fought in major military conflicts, from the Revolutionary War of 1776 to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.As a veteran himself, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, and a long-time student of history, John McCain brings a distinctive perspective to this subject.tells the stories of real soldiers who personify valor, obedience, enterprise, and love. You&#8217;ll meet Joseph Plumb Martin, who at the tender age of fifteen fought in the Revolutionary War; Charles Black, a freeborn African American sailor in the War of 1812; and Sam Chamberlain, of the Mexican American War, whose life inspired novelist Cormac McCarthy. Then there&#8217;s Oliver Wendell Holmes, an aristocratic idealist disillusioned by the Civil War, and Littleton &#8220;Tony&#8221; Waller, court-martialed for refusing to massacre Filipino civilians.Each account illustrates a particular aspect of war, such as Mary Rhoads, an Army reservist forever changed by an Iraqi scud missile attack during the Persian Gulf War, and Monica Lin Brown, a frontline medic in rural Afghanistan who saved several lives in an ambushed convoy. From their acts of self-sacrifice to their astonishing bravery, these thirteen soldiers embody the best America has to offer.
/book/show/26071093-a-history-of-western-philosophy-and-theology?from_search=true	John M. Frame	A History of Western Philosophy and Theology	Christians should evaluate philosophy by biblical criteria. This will shed greater light on the developments in the history of philosophy and better prepare us for the intellectual challenges of our time. The fall of Adam brought intellectual as well as moral corruption on the human race, and the effects of the fall can be seen in the work of philosophers, most of whom tryChristians should evaluate philosophy by biblical criteria. This will shed greater light on the developments in the history of philosophy and better prepare us for the intellectual challenges of our time. The fall of Adam brought intellectual as well as moral corruption on the human race, and the effects of the fall can be seen in the work of philosophers, most of whom try to understand the world autonomouslythrough reasoning apart from Gods revelation. Some philosophers have appealed to Gods revelation, but their work has often been compromised with the wisdom of the world. Revelation should inform reason, and not the other way round. In the past, even Christian theology was corrupted by the movement toward intellectual autonomy, creating the tradition of liberalism, which has unhappily dominated academic theology down to the present day. But there is hopea new generation of Christian thinkers take Gods Word seriously. Frames unique new contribution augments that process.
/book/show/608634.Hidden_Power?from_search=true	Kati Marton	Hidden Power: Presidential Marriages That Shaped Our History	Kati Martons bestsellingis an engrossing look at twelve presidential marriagesfrom Edith and Woodrow Wilson to Laura and George W. Bushthat have profoundly affected Americas history.Marton uncovers the behind-the-scenes dynamics of the ultimate power couples, showing how first ladies have used their privileged access to the president to influence staffingKati Martons bestsellingis an engrossing look at twelve presidential marriagesfrom Edith and Woodrow Wilson to Laura and George W. Bushthat have profoundly affected Americas history.Marton uncovers the behind-the-scenes dynamics of the ultimate power couples, showing how first ladies have used their privileged access to the president to influence staffing, promote causes, and engage directly in policy-making. Edith Wilson secretly ran the country after Woodrows debilitating stroke. Eleanor Roosevelt was FDRs moral compass. And Laura Bush, initially shy of any public role, has proven to be the emotional ballast for her husband. Through extensive research and interviews, Marton reveals the substantialyet often overlookedlegacy of presidential wives, providing insight into the evolution of womens roles in the twentieth century and vividly depicting the synergy of these unique political partnerships.
/book/show/530063.The_Worst_Jobs_in_History?from_search=true	Tony Robinson	The Worst Jobs in History	Tony Robinson has set out to investigate the underbelly of British history through 2,000 years of wretched employmentwhether it's swilling out the crotch of a knight's soiled armor or collecting human waste to turn into gunpowder. Covering the Roman invasion to the reign of Queen Victoria, Robinson uncovers an unseen army undertaking arduous, hazardous, deeply unpleasantTony Robinson has set out to investigate the underbelly of British history through 2,000 years of wretched employmentwhether it's swilling out the crotch of a knight's soiled armor or collecting human waste to turn into gunpowder. Covering the Roman invasion to the reign of Queen Victoria, Robinson uncovers an unseen army undertaking arduous, hazardous, deeply unpleasant work. The very names Toad Eater, Vomit Collector, Spit Boy, and Seeker of the Dead underline a fairly disgusting history. As he delves into the grime of how life was for the ordinary person, he brings Gong Scourers (Tudor cesspit cleaners), Pure Collectors (Victorian pooper-scoopers), and Resurrection Men (Georgian body snatchers) blinking into the limelight to provide a vivid alternative history of Britain.
/book/show/1057734.The_Knight_in_History?from_search=true	Frances Gies	The Knight in History	A magisterial history of the origins, reality, and legend of the knightBorn out of the chaos of the early Middle Ages, the armored and highly mobile knight revolutionized warfare and quickly became a mythic figure in history. From the Knights Templars and English knighthood to the crusades and chivalry,, by acclaimed medievalist Frances Gies, bestsellA magisterial history of the origins, reality, and legend of the knightBorn out of the chaos of the early Middle Ages, the armored and highly mobile knight revolutionized warfare and quickly became a mythic figure in history. From the Knights Templars and English knighthood to the crusades and chivalry,, by acclaimed medievalist Frances Gies, bestselling coauthor of, paints a remarkable true picture of knighthoodexploring the knights earliest appearance as an agent of lawless violence, his reemergence as a dynamic social entity, his eventual disappearance from the European stage, and his transformation into Western cultures most iconic hero.
/book/show/17370622-la-era-de-la-revoluci-n?from_search=true	Eric Hobsbawm	La era de la revolución: 1789-1848 (Modern History, #1)	La era de la revolucin brinda una visin global de las transformaciones que tuvieron lugar entre 1789 y 1848, desde la Revolucin Francesa y el despegue de la industrializacin britnica hasta la revolucin de 1848 y el Manifiesto comunista.Una visin que no se limita a los acontecimientos polticos y a los avances econmicos, sino que abarca temas tan diversos como los nLa era de la revolucin brinda una visin global de las transformaciones que tuvieron lugar entre 1789 y 1848, desde la Revolucin Francesa y el despegue de la industrializacin britnica hasta la revolucin de 1848 y el Manifiesto comunista.Una visin que no se limita a los acontecimientos polticos y a los avances econmicos, sino que abarca temas tan diversos como los nacionalismos, las luchas campesinas, el movimiento obrero, las ideas religiosas, las ciencia o las artes.La era de la revolucin es un libro esclarecedor sobre los orgenes y los fundamentos del mundo contemporneo.
/book/show/13812169-when-america-first-met-china?from_search=true	Eric Jay Dolin	When America First Met China: An Exotic History of Tea, Drugs, and Money in the Age of Sail	Brilliantly illuminating one of the least-understood areas of American history, best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin now traces our fraught relationship with China back to its roots: the unforgiving nineteenth-century seas that separated a brash, rising naval power from a battered ancient empire. It is a prescient fable for our time, one that surprisingly continues to shed lBrilliantly illuminating one of the least-understood areas of American history, best-selling author Eric Jay Dolin now traces our fraught relationship with China back to its roots: the unforgiving nineteenth-century seas that separated a brash, rising naval power from a battered ancient empire. It is a prescient fable for our time, one that surprisingly continues to shed light on our modern relationship with China. Indeed, the furious trade in furs, opium, and b che-de-mer a rare sea cucumber delicacy might have catalyzed America 's emerging economy, but it also sparked an ecological and human rights catastrophe of such epic proportions that the reverberations can still be felt today. Peopled with fascinating characters from the Financier of the Revolution Robert Morris to the Chinese emperor Qianlong, who considered foreigners inferior beings this page-turning saga of pirates and politicians, coolies and concubines.
/book/show/804038.A_History_of_Ethiopia?from_search=true	Harold G. Marcus	A History of Ethiopia	In this eminently readable, concise history of Ethiopia, Harold Marcus surveys the evolution of the oldest African nation from prehistory to the present. For the updated edition, Marcus has written a new preface, two new chapters, and an epilogue, detailing the development and implications of Ethiopia as a Federal state and the war with Eritrea.
/book/show/428520.A_History_of_the_Crusades_Vol_II?from_search=true	Steven Runciman	A History of the Crusades, Vol. II: The Kingdom of Jerusalem and the Frankish East, 1100-1187	Sir Steven Runciman's three volume A History of the Crusades, one of the great classics of English historical writing, is now being reissued. This volume describes the Frankish states of Outremer from the accession of King Baldwin I to the re-conquest of Jerusalem by Saladin. As Runciman says in his preface, 'The politics of the Moslem world in the early twelfth-century deSir Steven Runciman's three volume A History of the Crusades, one of the great classics of English historical writing, is now being reissued. This volume describes the Frankish states of Outremer from the accession of King Baldwin I to the re-conquest of Jerusalem by Saladin. As Runciman says in his preface, 'The politics of the Moslem world in the early twelfth-century defy straightforward analysis, but they must be understood if we are to understand the establishment of the Crusader states and the later causes of the recovery of Islam The main theme in this volume is warfare I have followed the example of the old chroniclers, who knew their business; for war was the background to life in Outremer and the hazards of the battlefield often decided its destiny.'
/book/show/26308288-a-history-of-architecture-in-100-buildings?from_search=true	Dan Cruickshank	A History of Architecture in 100 Buildings	A beautifully illustrated tour of the world's most influential buildings.Architecture is an all-embracing adventure without end, declares Dan Cruickshank in the introduction to A History of Architecture in 100 Buildings.Cruickshank's selection represents key moments in architectural history and it is truly global in scope. It includes many of the world's best-known strucA beautifully illustrated tour of the world's most influential buildings.Architecture is an all-embracing adventure without end, declares Dan Cruickshank in the introduction to A History of Architecture in 100 Buildings.Cruickshank's selection represents key moments in architectural history and it is truly global in scope. It includes many of the world's best-known structures, and many less obvious ones, the unsung heroes of this great and fascinating story. Having visited most of the featured buildings himself, his book is both authoritative and intimate.From the evocative remains of ancient civilizations to towering New York skyscrapers, Cruickshank's A History of Architecture in 100 Buildings is organized in seven themes. Examples are:Pioneers -- Pantheon (Rome), National Library (Paris), Flatiron Building (New York), Norkomfin Housing (Moscow), Casa Malaparte (Capri)Buildings of Vision -- Sculpture, Gate of Lions (Greece), Krak des Chevaliers (Syria), Maori Meeting House (New Zealand), Assembly Buildings (Bangladesh), Moscow Metro (Russia)Follies -- Bishop's Castle (Colorado), Falling Water (Pennsylvania), Sagrada Familia (Barcelona)Ancient, Lost and Disappearing Worlds -- Uruk (Iraq), Mud City of Chan Chan (Peru), Mesa Verde (Colorado), R.F. Scott's Hut (Antarctica), Oratory of Gallerus (Ireland)Scale: Where Size Matters -- Burj Khalif (Dubai), Crystal Island Complex (Moscow), Towers Of San Gimignano (Italy), Pyramid of the Sun and Ciudadela (Teotihuacan, Mexico), Ulm Minster (Germany)Rhetoric and Meaning -- Ise Inner Shrine (Japan), Christ in the Attic (Amsterdam), Taj Mahal (India), Crystal Island Complex (Russia), The Palace of Ctesiphon (Iraq)Survivals and Revivals -- Slave Cabins (New Orleans), Catherine Palace (Russia), Carcassonne (France) Watson's Hotel (Mumbai), Eastern State Penitentiary (Philadelphia).Architects, historians, travelers and inquisitive readers will enjoy this beautiful, sumptuously illustrated book.
/book/show/2555206.The_Age_of_Reagan?from_search=true	Sean Wilentz	The Age of Reagan: A History, 1974-2008	Age Of Reagan, The: A History, 1974-2008, by Wilentz, Sean
/book/show/17971.The_Eternal_Frontier?from_search=true	Tim Flannery	The Eternal Frontier: An Ecological History of North America and Its Peoples	In The Eternal Frontier, world-renowned scientist and historian Tim Flannery tells the unforgettable story of the geological and biological evolution of the North American continent, from the time of the asteroid strike that ended the age of dinosaurs 65 million years ago, to the present day. Flannery describes the development of North America's deciduous forests and otherIn The Eternal Frontier, world-renowned scientist and historian Tim Flannery tells the unforgettable story of the geological and biological evolution of the North American continent, from the time of the asteroid strike that ended the age of dinosaurs 65 million years ago, to the present day. Flannery describes the development of North America's deciduous forests and other flora, and tracks the immigration and emigration of various animals to and from Europe, Asia, and South America, showing how plant and animal species have either adapted or become extinct. The story takes in the massive changes wrought by the ice ages and the coming of the Indians, and continues right up to the present, covering the deforestation of the Northeast, the decimation of the buffalo, and other facets of the enormous impact of frontier settlement and the development of the industrial might of the United States. Natural history on a monumental scale, The Eternal Frontier contains an enormous wealth of fascinating scientific details, and Flannery's accessible and dynamic writing makes the book a delight to read. This is science writing at its very best -- a riveting page-turner that is simultaneously an accessible and scholarly trove of incredible information that is already being hailed by critics as a classic. Tim Flannery's account ... will fascinate Americans and non-Americans alike. -- Jared Diamond, author of Guns, Germs, and Steel No one before Flannery ... has been brave enough to tackle the whole pageant of North America. -- David Quammen, the New York Times Book Review Tim Flannery's book will forever change your perspective on the North American continent ... Exhilarating. -- John Terborgh, The New York Review of Books Full of engaging and attention-catching information about North America's geology, climate, and paleontology. -- Patricia Nelson Limerick, the Washington Post Book World Natural history par excellence. -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) This gutsy Aussie may have read our landscape and ecological history with greater clarity than any native son. -- David A. Burney, Natural History A fascinating, current, and insightful look at our familiar history from a larger perspective. -- David Bezanson, Austin-American Statesman The scope of [Flannery's] story is huge, and his research exhaustive. -- Lauren Gravitz, The Christian Science Monitor
/book/show/7833898-transformers?from_search=true	Alex Irvine	Transformers: Exodus: The Official History of the War for Cybertron (Transformers	For twenty-five years the colossal battle between Megatron and Optimus Prime has captivated Transformers fans around the world. Yet the full story of the conflict between the two most famous Transformerseverything that happened beforeOptimus and Megatron arrived on planet Earthhas always been a mystery . . . until now. Here, for the first time told in its entirety, isFor twenty-five years the colossal battle between Megatron and Optimus Prime has captivated Transformers fans around the world. Yet the full story of the conflict between the two most famous Transformerseverything that happened beforeOptimus and Megatron arrived on planet Earthhas always been a mystery . . . until now. Here, for the first time told in its entirety, is the thrilling saga of Optimus and Megatron before they were enemies, before they even knew each other.Freedom is every Cybertronians right! After Megatron utters these immortal words,the caste-bound planet of Cybertron is rocked to its foundations. Megatron, an undefeated gladiator thug, gives voice to the unspoken longings of the oppressed massesand opens the mind of an insignificant data clerk to possibilities previously unthinkable.Long before becoming the honorable Optimus Prime, Orion Pax is a mere office underling, an unlikely candidate to answer an outlaws call to revolution. But Orion is determined to meet this defiant enemy of all that Cybertron stands for, no matter what he has to do, or how many laws he has to break.What happens between Orion Pax and Megatron forever changes the destiny of all Transformers. This gripping, action-packed novel reveals all the loyalties and treacheries, trust and betrayals, deadly violence and shining ideals, as well as the pivotal roles played by other characters, including Starscream, Sentinel Prime, Omega Supreme, and one of the thirteen original Primes, the last link to Cybertrons glorious Golden Age.Discover how meek disciple Orion Pax becomes the fearless leader Optimus Prime; follow the tantalizing clues about the lost Matrix of Leadership and the lore surrounding it; find out why the two allies fighting a corrupt regime suddenly turn on each other, and what triggers their epic war.provides everything fans ever wanted to know about one of the fiercest rivalries of all time.
/book/show/1013145.An_Ocean_Of_Air?from_search=true	Gabrielle Walker	An Ocean Of Air: A Natural History Of The Atmosphere	We don't just live in the air; we live because of it. It's the most miraculous substance on earth, responsible for our food, our weather, our water, and our ability to hear. In this exuberant book, gifted science writer Gabrielle Walker peels back the layers of our atmosphere with the stories of the people who uncovered its secrets:- A flamboyant Renaissance Italian discoWe don't just live in the air; we live because of it. It's the most miraculous substance on earth, responsible for our food, our weather, our water, and our ability to hear. In this exuberant book, gifted science writer Gabrielle Walker peels back the layers of our atmosphere with the stories of the people who uncovered its secrets:- A flamboyant Renaissance Italian discovers how heavy our air really is: The air filling Carnegie Hall, for example, weighs seventy thousand pounds.- A one-eyed barnstorming pilot finds a set of winds that constantly blow five miles above our heads.- An impoverished American farmer figures out why hurricanes move in a circle by carving equations with his pitchfork on a barn door.- A well-meaning inventor nearly destroys the ozone layer.- A reclusive mathematical genius predicts, thirty years before he's proved right, that the sky contains a layer of floating metal fed by the glowing tails of shooting stars.
/book/show/591028.Scottish_Witchcraft?from_search=true	Raymond Buckland	Scottish Witchcraft: The History and Magick of the Picts	From the ancient misty Highlands of Scotland come the secrets of the solitary Witchcraft practice of the mysterious early Keltic people. PectiWita emphasizes living and blending of magick into everyday life. Here, for the first time, are full details of this solitary branch of the Old Ways, their celebrations, talismans, song and dance, herbal lore, runes and glyphs, and rFrom the ancient misty Highlands of Scotland come the secrets of the solitary Witchcraft practice of the mysterious early Keltic people. PectiWita emphasizes living and blending of magick into everyday life. Here, for the first time, are full details of this solitary branch of the Old Ways, their celebrations, talismans, song and dance, herbal lore, runes and glyphs, and recipes.
/book/show/12670.A_People_s_History_of_the_Supreme_Court?from_search=true	Peter Irons Howard Zinn (Foreword by)	A People's History of the Supreme Court: The Men and Women Whose Cases and Decisions Have Shaped Our Constitution	Recent changes in the Supreme Court have placed the venerable institution at the forefront of current affairs, making this comprehensive and engaging work as timely as ever. In the tradition of Howard Zinn's classic, Peter Irons chronicles the decisions that have influenced virtually every aspect of our society, from the debates overRecent changes in the Supreme Court have placed the venerable institution at the forefront of current affairs, making this comprehensive and engaging work as timely as ever. In the tradition of Howard Zinn's classic, Peter Irons chronicles the decisions that have influenced virtually every aspect of our society, from the debates over judicial power to controversial rulings in the past regarding slavery, racial segregation, and abortion, as well as more current cases about school prayer, the Bush/Gore election results, and enemy combatants. A comprehensive history of the people and cases that have changed history, this is the definitive account of the nation's highest court.
/book/show/1588377.Gcse_Modern_World_History?from_search=true	Ben Walsh	Gcse Modern World History	A textbook for GCSE modern world history students. The core content of the major GCSE specifications in this subject is covered through explanation and carefully-selected course material. The most popular options or depth studies from each specification are covered in detail. There are questions, activities and focus tasks throughout to: deepen understanding of the contentA textbook for GCSE modern world history students. The core content of the major GCSE specifications in this subject is covered through explanation and carefully-selected course material. The most popular options or depth studies from each specification are covered in detail. There are questions, activities and focus tasks throughout to: deepen understanding of the content; develop evaluative and investigative skills; help students become more independent learners; and support examination preparation.
/book/show/116529.A_History_of_Israel?from_search=true	John Bright William P. Brown (Introduction)	A History of Israel	Unsurpassed for nearly half a century, and now with a new introduction and appendix by William P. Brown, John Bright'swill continue to be a standard for a new generation of students of the Old Testament. This book remains a classic in the literature of theological education.
/book/show/13561733-comic-book-history-of-comics?from_search=true	Fred Van Lente Ryan Dunlavey	Comic Book History of Comics	For the first time ever, the inspiring, infuriating, and utterly insane story of comics, graphic novels, and manga is presented in comic book form! The award-winning Action Philosophers team of Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey turn their irreverent-but-accurate eye to the stories of Jack Kirby, R. Crumb, Harvey Kurtzman, Alan Moore, Stan Lee, Will Eisner, Fredric Wertham,For the first time ever, the inspiring, infuriating, and utterly insane story of comics, graphic novels, and manga is presented in comic book form! The award-winning Action Philosophers team of Fred Van Lente and Ryan Dunlavey turn their irreverent-but-accurate eye to the stories of Jack Kirby, R. Crumb, Harvey Kurtzman, Alan Moore, Stan Lee, Will Eisner, Fredric Wertham, Roy Lichtenstein, Art Spiegelman, Herge, Osamu Tezuka - and more! Collects Comic Book Comics #1-6.
/book/show/1162710.The_Great_Chain_of_Being?from_search=true	Arthur O. Lovejoy	The Great Chain of Being: A Study of the History of an Idea	From later antiquity down to the close of the eighteenth century, most philosophers and men of science and, indeed, most educated men, accepted without question a traditional view of the plan and structure of the world. In this volume, which embodies the William James lectures for 1933, Arthur O. Lovejoy points out the three principles--plenitude, continuity, and graduatioFrom later antiquity down to the close of the eighteenth century, most philosophers and men of science and, indeed, most educated men, accepted without question a traditional view of the plan and structure of the world. In this volume, which embodies the William James lectures for 1933, Arthur O. Lovejoy points out the three principles--plenitude, continuity, and graduation--which were combined in this conception; analyzes their origins in the philosophies of Plato, Aristotle, and the Neoplatonists; traces the most important of their diverse samifications in subsequent religious thought, in metaphysics, in ethics and aesthetics, and in astronomical and biological theories; and copiously illustrates the influence of the conception as a whole, and of the ideas out of which it was compounded, upon the imagination and feelings as expressed in literature.
/book/show/747570.Evolution_in_Four_Dimensions?from_search=true	Eva Jablonka Marion J. Lamb	Evolution in Four Dimensions: Genetic, Epigenetic, Behavioral, and Symbolic Variation in the History of Life	Ideas about heredity and evolution are undergoing a revolutionary change. New findings in molecular biology challenge the gene-centered version of Darwinian theory according to which adaptation occurs only through natural selection of chance DNA variations. In Evolution in Four Dimensions, Eva Jablonka and Marion Lamb argue that there is more to heredity than genes. They tIdeas about heredity and evolution are undergoing a revolutionary change. New findings in molecular biology challenge the gene-centered version of Darwinian theory according to which adaptation occurs only through natural selection of chance DNA variations. In Evolution in Four Dimensions, Eva Jablonka and Marion Lamb argue that there is more to heredity than genes. They trace four dimensions in evolution -- four inheritance systems that play a role in evolution: genetic, epigenetic (or non-DNA cellular transmission of traits), behavioral, and symbolic (transmission through language and other forms of symbolic communication). These systems, they argue, can all provide variations on which natural selection can act. Evolution in Four Dimensions offers a richer, more complex view of evolution than the gene-based, one-dimensional view held by many today. The new synthesis advanced by Jablonka and Lamb makes clear that induced and acquired changes also play a role in evolution.After discussing each of the four inheritance systems in detail, Jablonka and Lamb put Humpty Dumpty together again by showing how all of these systems interact. They consider how each may have originated and guided evolutionary history and they discuss the social and philosophical implications of the four-dimensional view of evolution. Each chapter ends with a dialogue in which the authors engage the contrarieties of the fictional (and skeptical) I.M., or Ifcha Mistabra -- Aramaic for the opposite conjecture -- refining their arguments against I.M.'s vigorous counterarguments. The lucid and accessible text is accompanied by artist-physician Anna Zeligowski's lively drawings, which humorously and effectively illustrate the authors' points.
/book/show/14708.Faust_s_Metropolis?from_search=true	Alexandra Richie	Faust's Metropolis: A History of Berlin	Berlin - called the Schicksal Stadt Deutschlands, the City of German Destiny - has been at the heart of the most important events of not only Germany, but also modern Europe. In this powerful historical narrative, Oxford historian Alexandra Richie follows Berlin from its Medieval foundation to the nation-building dreams of Frederick the Great and Bismarck. Most important,Berlin - called the Schicksal Stadt Deutschlands, the City of German Destiny - has been at the heart of the most important events of not only Germany, but also modern Europe. In this powerful historical narrative, Oxford historian Alexandra Richie follows Berlin from its Medieval foundation to the nation-building dreams of Frederick the Great and Bismarck. Most important, she concentrates on the city during the twentieth century's upheavals: the Weimar Republic's decadent capital; Hitler and Goebbels's fascist metropolis; the city divided by the Cold War. Published to international acclaim, Faust's Metropolis is history at its most enthralling. Brilliant work . . . the material is all fascinating, and Richie is an excellent descriptive writer. - New York Review of Books Thoroughgoing and engrossing - Peter Gay, author of My German Question Outstanding . . . brilliantly written - Michael Howard, Times Literary Supplement Magnificent . . . should be required reading for anyone with any curiosity about where Europe has been and where it is going - Piers Paul Read, Sunday Telegraph A compelling narrative - Philadelphia Inquirer Absorbing - Wall Street Journal
/book/show/549451.The_Making_of_the_President_1960?from_search=true	Theodore H. White	The Making of the President 1960: A Narrative History of American Politics in Action	The Athenaeum edition in dust jacket and slipcover.
/book/show/32843099-english-civil-war?from_search=true	Hourly History	English Civil War: A History from Beginning to End [Booklet]	English Civil War In 1642, King Charles I and the elected Parliament of England went to war over the future of the Stuart kingdom. Over the next nine years three Civil Wars would be fought, devastating the populations of England, Scotland and Ireland and claiming a death toll of an estimated 800,000 people, including King Charles I himself. Inside you will read about... -English Civil War In 1642, King Charles I and the elected Parliament of England went to war over the future of the Stuart kingdom. Over the next nine years three Civil Wars would be fought, devastating the populations of England, Scotland and Ireland and claiming a death toll of an estimated 800,000 people, including King Charles I himself. Inside you will read about... - Reasons to go to War - The First English Civil War: Choose Your Side - The First English Civil War: The War Begins - The First English Civil War: The War Spreads - The First English Civil War: A New Model Army - The Second Civil War - The Third Civil War With the authority of the monarchy, the freedom of Parliament and the power of religion at stake, the English Civil Wars decided the future of the Great Britain and influenced the future of politics around the world.
/book/show/371062.Rats_Lice_and_History?from_search=true	Hans Zinsser	Rats, Lice, and History: Being a Study in Biography, Which, After Twelve Preliminary Chapters Indispensable for the Preparation of the Lay Reader, Deals With the Life History of Typhus Fever	The classic chronicle of the impact disease and plagues have had on history and society over the past half-millennium. Intriguingly fascinating and entertaining reading for anyone who is interested in how society copes with catastrophe and pain. Relevant today in face of the worldwide medical calamity of AIDS. Continuously in print since its first publication in 1934, withThe classic chronicle of the impact disease and plagues have had on history and society over the past half-millennium. Intriguingly fascinating and entertaining reading for anyone who is interested in how society copes with catastrophe and pain. Relevant today in face of the worldwide medical calamity of AIDS. Continuously in print since its first publication in 1934, with over 75 printings.
/book/show/5633586-a-dark-history?from_search=true	Brenda Ralph Lewis	A Dark History: The Kings and Queens of Europe	Beneath the splendor and sophistication of the monarchies of continental Europe are tales of scandal, mystery, and skullduggery.peels away the glitz to take a wry look at what really happened in the corridors, bedrooms, and dungeons of European power, from the Middle Ages to the present day.Beneath the splendor and sophistication of the monarchies of continental Europe are tales of scandal, mystery, and skullduggery.peels away the glitz to take a wry look at what really happened in the corridors, bedrooms, and dungeons of European power, from the Middle Ages to the present day.
/book/show/346297.The_Translator_s_Invisibility?from_search=true	Lawrence Venuti	The Translator's Invisibility: A History of Translation	traces the history of translation from the seventeenth century to the present day. It shows how fluency prevailed over other translation strategies to shape the canon of foreign literatures in English, and investigates the cultural consequences of the domestic values which were simultaneously inscribed and masked in foreign texts during this ptraces the history of translation from the seventeenth century to the present day. It shows how fluency prevailed over other translation strategies to shape the canon of foreign literatures in English, and investigates the cultural consequences of the domestic values which were simultaneously inscribed and masked in foreign texts during this period. Venuti locates alternative translation theories and practices in British, American and European cultures which aim to communicate linguistic and cultural differences instead of removing them.The first edition, now ten years old, is still widely cited by academics in many disciplines and has had a huge influence on the whole field of Translation Studies. A new edition offers Venuti the chance to keep this influence alive, updating and advancing his argument and answering his (few) critics.
/book/show/25362892-investigating-lois-lane?from_search=true	Tim Hanley	Investigating Lois Lane: The Turbulent History of the Daily Planet's Ace Reporter	In a universe full of superheroes, Lois Lane has fought for truth and justice for over 75 years on page and screen without a cape or tights. From her creation by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in 1938 to her forthcoming appearance inBatman v Superman:Dawn of Justicein 2016, from helming her own comic book for twenty-six years to appearing in animated serials, live-actionIn a universe full of superheroes, Lois Lane has fought for truth and justice for over 75 years on page and screen without a cape or tights. From her creation by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in 1938 to her forthcoming appearance inBatman v Superman:Dawn of Justicein 2016, from helming her own comic book for twenty-six years to appearing in animated serials, live-action TV shows, and full-length movies, Lois Lane has been a paragon of journalistic integrity and the paramour of the world's strongest superhero. But her history is one of constant tension. From her earliest days, Lois yearned to make the front page of the, but was held back by her damsel-in-distress role. When she finally became an ace reporter, asinine lessons and her tumultuous romance with Superman dominated her storylines for decades and relegated her journalism to the background. Through it all, Lois remained a fearless and ambitious character, and today she is a beloved icon and an inspiration to many. Though her history is often troubling, Lois's journey, as revealed in, showcases her ability to always escape the gendered limitations of each era and of the superhero genre as a whole.
/book/show/1272199.A_History_of_Philosophy_3?from_search=true	Frederick Charles Copleston	A History of Philosophy 3: Ockham to Suarez	Conceived originally as a serious presentation ofthe development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston's nine-volumehasjourneyed far beyond the modest purpose of its author to universal acclaim as the best history ofphilosophy in English.Copleston, an Oxford Jesuitof immense erudition who once tangled with A. J. AyerConceived originally as a serious presentation ofthe development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston's nine-volumehasjourneyed far beyond the modest purpose of its author to universal acclaim as the best history ofphilosophy in English.Copleston, an Oxford Jesuitof immense erudition who once tangled with A. J. Ayer in a fabled debate about the existence of Godand the possibility of metaphysics, knew thatseminary students were fed a woefully inadequate dietof theses and proofs, and that their familiaritywith most of history's great thinkers was reducedto simplistic caricatures. Copleston set out toredress the wrong by writing a complete history ofWestern philosophy, one crackling with incident andintellectual excitement -- and one that gives fullplace to each thinker, presenting his thought in abeautifully rounded manner and showing his linksto those who went before and to those who cameafter him.The result of Copleston's prodigious labors is a history of philosophy that is unlikely ever to be surpassed.magazine summed up the general agreement among scholars and students alike when it reviewed Copleston'sas broad-minded and objective, comprehensive and scholarly, unified and well proportioned... We cannot recommend [it] too highly.
/book/show/31891.A_Short_History_of_Modern_Philosophy?from_search=true	Roger Scruton	A Short History of Modern Philosophy	Discover for yourself the pleasures of philosophy! Written both for the seasoned student of philosophy as well as the general reader, the renowned writer Roger Scruton provides a survey of modern philosophy. Always engaging, Scruton takes us on a fascinating tour of the subject, from founding father Descartes to the most important and famous philosopher of the twentieth ceDiscover for yourself the pleasures of philosophy! Written both for the seasoned student of philosophy as well as the general reader, the renowned writer Roger Scruton provides a survey of modern philosophy. Always engaging, Scruton takes us on a fascinating tour of the subject, from founding father Descartes to the most important and famous philosopher of the twentieth century, Ludwig Wittgenstein. He identifies all the principal figures as well as outlines of the main intellectual preoccupations that have informed western philosophy. Painting a portrait of modern philosophy that is vivid and animated, Scruton introduces us to some of the greatest philosophical problems invented in this period and pursued ever since. Including material on recent debates,is already established asclassic introduction. Read it and find out why.
/book/show/2778.Graphic_Design?from_search=true	Richard Hollis	Graphic Design: A Concise History	This authoritative documentary history begins with the poster and goes on to chart the development of word and image in brochures and magazines, advertising, corporate identity, television, and electronic media, and the impact of technical innovations such as photography and the computer. For the revised edition, a new final chapter covers all the recent international deveThis authoritative documentary history begins with the poster and goes on to chart the development of word and image in brochures and magazines, advertising, corporate identity, television, and electronic media, and the impact of technical innovations such as photography and the computer. For the revised edition, a new final chapter covers all the recent international developments in graphic design, including the role of the computer and the Internet in design innovation and globalization. In the last years of the twentieth century, at a time when designer products and the use of logos grew in importance, the role of graphic designers became more complex, subversive, and sometimes more politicalwitness Oliviero Toscani's notorious advertisements for Benetton. Digital technology cleared the way for an astonishing proliferation of new typefaces, and words began to take second place to typography in a whole range of magazines and books as designers asserted the primacy of their medium. Designers and companies discussed here include Neville Brody, David Carson, Design Writing Research, Edward Fella, Tibor Kalman, Jeffery Keedy, LettError, Pierre di Sciullo, Tomato, Gerard Unger, Cornel Windlin, and a host of others.
/book/show/1276526.George_III?from_search=true	Christopher Hibbert	George III: A Personal History	InBritish historian Christopher Hibbert reassesses the royal monarch George III (17381820). Rather than reaffirm George III's reputation as Mad King George, Hibbert portrays him as not only a competent ruler during most of his reign, but also as a patron of the arts and sciences, as a man of wit and intelligence, indeed, as a man who grInBritish historian Christopher Hibbert reassesses the royal monarch George III (17381820). Rather than reaffirm George III's reputation as Mad King George, Hibbert portrays him as not only a competent ruler during most of his reign, but also as a patron of the arts and sciences, as a man of wit and intelligence, indeed, as a man who greatly enhanced the reputation of the British monarchy until he was finally stricken by a rare hereditary disease.Teeming with court machinations, sexual intrigues, and familial conflicts, George III opens a window on the tumultuous, rambunctious, revolutionary eighteenth century. It is sure to alter our understanding of this fascinating, complex, and very human king who so strongly shaped England's and America'sdestiny.
/book/show/9276515-history-of-english-literature?from_search=true	Edward Albert J.A. Stone (Editor)	History Of English Literature	
/book/show/2770845-20-000-years-of-fashion?from_search=true	Franois Boucher	20,000 Years of Fashion: The History of Costume and Personal Adornment	Oversized Hardcover tells the story of how people have dressed themselves from the earliest recorded times to modern times. A definitive study featuring each epoch and region, clearly discussed so that the novice can enjoy this volume as well as the scholar. A must for any student of the arts or anyone interested in how fashion has evolved.
/book/show/16248593-the-great-war?from_search=true	Peter Hart	The Great War: A Combat History of the First World War	World War I altered the landscape of the modern world in every conceivable arena. Millions died; empires collapsed; new ideologies and political movements arose; poison gas, warplanes, tanks, submarines, and other technologies appeared. -Total war- emerged as a grim, mature reality.InPeter Hart prWorld War I altered the landscape of the modern world in every conceivable arena. Millions died; empires collapsed; new ideologies and political movements arose; poison gas, warplanes, tanks, submarines, and other technologies appeared. -Total war- emerged as a grim, mature reality.InPeter Hart provides a masterful combat history of this global conflict. Focusing on the decisive engagements, Hart explores the immense challenges faced by the commanders on all sides. He surveys the belligerent nations, analyzing their strengths, weaknesses, and strategic imperatives. Russia, for example, was obsessed with securing an exit from the Black Sea, while France--having lost to Prussia in 1871, before Germany united--constructed a network of defensive alliances, even as it held a grudge over the loss of Alsace-Lorraine. Hart offers deft portraits of the commanders, the prewar plans, and the unexpected obstacles and setbacks that upended the initial operations.
/book/show/709667.The_Theory_of_Moral_Sentiments?from_search=true	Adam Smith Knud Haakonssen (Editor)	The Theory of Moral Sentiments	Adam Smith's major work of 1759 develops the foundation for a general system of morals, and is a text of central importance in the history of moral and political thought. Through the idea of sympathy and the mental construct of an impartial spectator, Smith formulated highly original theories of conscience, moral judgment and the virtues. This volume offers a new edition oAdam Smith's major work of 1759 develops the foundation for a general system of morals, and is a text of central importance in the history of moral and political thought. Through the idea of sympathy and the mental construct of an impartial spectator, Smith formulated highly original theories of conscience, moral judgment and the virtues. This volume offers a new edition of the text with helpful notes for the student reader, and a substantial introduction that establishes the work in its philosophical and historical context.
/book/show/25622837-lincoln-s-body?from_search=true	Richard Wightman Fox	Lincoln's Body: A Cultural History	In a stunning feat of scholarship, insight, and engaging prose,explores how a president ungainly in body and downright ugly of aspect came to mean so much to us.The very roughness of Lincoln's appearance made him seem all the more common, one of usas did his sense of humor about his own awkward physical nature. Nineteenth-century African Americans felt dIn a stunning feat of scholarship, insight, and engaging prose,explores how a president ungainly in body and downright ugly of aspect came to mean so much to us.The very roughness of Lincoln's appearance made him seem all the more common, one of usas did his sense of humor about his own awkward physical nature. Nineteenth-century African Americans felt deep affection for their liberator as a homely man who did not hold himself apart. During Reconstruction, Southerners felt a nostalgia for the humility of Lincoln, whom they envisioned as a conciliator. Later, teachers glorified Lincoln as a symbol of nationhood that would appeal to poor immigrants. Monument makers focused not only on the mans gigantic body but also on his nationalist efforts to save the Union, downplaying his emancipation of the slaves.Among both black and white liberals in the 1960s and 1970s, Lincoln was derided or fell out of fashion. More recently, Lincoln has once again been embodied (as both idealist and pragmatist, unafraid of conflict and transcending it) by outstanding historians, by self-identified Lincolnian president Barack Obama, and by actor Daniel Day-Lewisall keeping Lincoln alive in a body of memory that speaks volumes about our nation.
/book/show/31625229-hist-ries-de-fantasmes-d-un-arque-leg?from_search=true	M.R. James	Històries de fantasmes d'un arqueòleg	En la literatura fantstica Montague Rhodes James (1862-1936) constitueix una fita difcilment superable.Autor d'estudis bblics, llatinista i reconegut arqueleg activitat qu el port a viatjar per tot arreu a la recerca d'antiguitats per a la seva catalogaci, el fet d'haver pogut accedir a escrits i objectes rodejats de misteri li permet de traslladar-los, d'una manerEn la literatura fantstica Montague Rhodes James (1862-1936) constitueix una fita difcilment superable.Autor d'estudis bblics, llatinista i reconegut arqueleg activitat qu el port a viatjar per tot arreu a la recerca d'antiguitats per a la seva catalogaci, el fet d'haver pogut accedir a escrits i objectes rodejats de misteri li permet de traslladar-los, d'una manera ldica, a les seves interessants i irrepetibles histries de fantasmes. Influt, igual que Bram Stoker, per Sheridan Le Fanu, es perceben, tanmateix, en la seva obra notables diferncies respecte a l'autor de Carmilla (nm. 6 d'aquesta mateixa collecci) ja que, segons L. Vax, James descriu ms l'actitud i el llenguatge dels seus personatges que no pas les seves emocions i pensaments. En lloc de tancar-se, com els herois del seu mestre Le Fanu, en un turment secret que els condemna a la soledat i la inacci, el seu esperit est ocupat per les relacions socials i les feines materials que sembleninsensibles al misteri. Inconscients de l'amenaa que els sotja, deleguen en nosaltres la funci de tremolar. Els vuit relats que componen aquestes Histries de fantasmes d'un arqueleg (Ghost Stories of an Antiquari) entre les quals figuren Nmero 13 i Mezzotinta, dues de les peces ms reeixides de tots els temps van ser publicats per primer cop...
/book/show/897328.Amazing_Rare_Things?from_search=true	David Attenborough Susan Owens	Amazing Rare Things: The Art of Natural History in the Age of Discovery	The Royal Collection, held at Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace, and Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, has been shaped by the personal tastes of kings and queens for more than five hundred years. The Collection s exquisite natural history artworks in Amazing Rare Things is supplemented by an introduction and commentary from Sir David Attenborough. This exploration of the natural wThe Royal Collection, held at Windsor Castle, Buckingham Palace, and Holyroodhouse, Edinburgh, has been shaped by the personal tastes of kings and queens for more than five hundred years. The Collection s exquisite natural history artworks in Amazing Rare Things is supplemented by an introduction and commentary from Sir David Attenborough. This exploration of the natural world from the late fifteenth century to the early eighteenth century represents a period when European knowledge of the world was transformed by voyages of discovery to the farthest reaches of Africa, Asia, America, and beyond. Included are works by Leonardo da Vinci and other foremost artists and collectors of their time who embraced the natural riches of their ever-expanding world and whose legacies help us better understand today our continuing relationship with the natural world.
/book/show/532711.Racism?from_search=true	George M. Fredrickson	Racism: A Short History	Are antisemitism and white supremacy manifestations of a general phenomenon? Why didn't racism appear in Europe before the fourteenth century, and why did it flourish as never before in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries? Why did the twentieth century see institutionalized racism in its most extreme forms? Why are egalitarian societies particularly susceptible to viruAre antisemitism and white supremacy manifestations of a general phenomenon? Why didn't racism appear in Europe before the fourteenth century, and why did it flourish as never before in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries? Why did the twentieth century see institutionalized racism in its most extreme forms? Why are egalitarian societies particularly susceptible to virulent racism? What do apartheid South Africa, Nazi Germany, and the American South under Jim Crow have in common? How did the Holocaust advance civil rights in the United States?With a rare blend of learning, economy, and cutting insight, George Fredrickson surveys the history of Western racism from its emergence in the late Middle Ages to the present. Beginning with the medieval antisemitism that put Jews beyond the pale of humanity, he traces the spread of racist thinking in the wake of European expansionism and the beginnings of the African slave trade. And he examines how the Enlightenment and nineteenth-century romantic nationalism created a new intellectual context for debates over slavery and Jewish emancipation.Fredrickson then makes the first sustained comparison between the color-coded racism of nineteenth-century America and the antisemitic racism that appeared in Germany around the same time. He finds similarity enough to justify the common label but also major differences in the nature and functions of the stereotypes invoked. The book concludes with a provocative account of the rise and decline of the twentieth century's overtly racist regimes--the Jim Crow South, Nazi Germany, and apartheid South Africa--in the context of world historical developments.This illuminating work is the first to treat racism across such a sweep of history and geography. It is distinguished not only by its original comparison of modern racism's two most significant varieties--white supremacy and antisemitism--but also by its eminent readability.
/book/show/26530346-rise-of-the-machines?from_search=true	Thomas Rid	Rise of the Machines: A Cybernetic History	As lives offline and online merge even more, its easy to forget how we got here.reclaims the spectacular story of cybernetics, a control theory of man and machine. In a history that unpacks one of the twentieth centurys pivotal ideas, Thomas Rid delivers a thought-provoking portrait of our technology-enraptured era.Springing from the febrile mind ofAs lives offline and online merge even more, its easy to forget how we got here.reclaims the spectacular story of cybernetics, a control theory of man and machine. In a history that unpacks one of the twentieth centurys pivotal ideas, Thomas Rid delivers a thought-provoking portrait of our technology-enraptured era.Springing from the febrile mind of mathematician Norbert Wiener amid the devastation of World War II, the cybernetic vision underpinned a host of seductive myths about the future of machines. This vision would radically transform the postwar world, ushering in sweeping cultural change. From the Cold Wars monumental SAGE bomber defense system to enhanced humans, Wieners scheme turned computers from machines of assured destruction into engines of brilliant utopias. Cybernetics triggered blissful cults, the, and feminist manifestos, just as it fueled martial gizmos and the air forces foray into virtual space.As Rid shows, cybernetics proved a powerful tool for two competing factionsthose who sought to make a better world and those who sought to control the one at hand. In the Bay Area, techno-libertarians embraced networked machines as the portal to a new electronic frontier: a peaceful, open space of freedom. In Washington, DC, cyberspace provided the perfect theater for dominance and war. Meanwhile the future arrived secretly in 1996, with Moonlight Maze, dawn of a new age of digital state-on-state espionage. That first cyberwar, as Rid reveals in a blow-by-blow account, went on for yearsand indeed has never stopped. In our long-promised cybernetic future, the line between utopia and dystopia continues to be disturbingly thin.Drawing on new sources and interviews with hippies, anarchists, sleuths, and spies,offers an unparalleled perspective into our anxious embrace of technology and todays clash of digital privacy and security.
/book/show/4270324-inside-the-apple?from_search=true	Michelle Nevius James Nevius	Inside the Apple: A Streetwise History of New York City	How much do you actually know about New York City? Did you know they tried to anchor Zeppelins at the top of the Empire State Building? Or that the high-rent district of Park Avenue was once so dangerous it was called Death Avenue? Lively and comprehensive,brings to life New York's fascinating past.This narrative history of New York City is the first toHow much do you actually know about New York City? Did you know they tried to anchor Zeppelins at the top of the Empire State Building? Or that the high-rent district of Park Avenue was once so dangerous it was called Death Avenue? Lively and comprehensive,brings to life New York's fascinating past.This narrative history of New York City is the first to offer practical walking tour know-how. Fast-paced but thorough, its bite-size chapters each focus on an event, person, or place of historical significance. Rich in anecdotes and illustrations, it whisks readers from colonial New Amsterdam through Manhattan's past, right up to post-9/11 New York. The book also works as a historical walking-tour guide, with 14 self-guided tours, maps, and step-by-step directions. Easy to carry with you as you explore the city,allows you to visit the site of every story it tells. This energetic, wide-ranging, and often humorous book covers New York's most important historical moments, but is always anchored in the city of today.
/book/show/14553743-the-dust-bowl?from_search=true	Ken Burns Dayton Duncan	The Dust Bowl: An Illustrated History	In this riveting chronicle, which accompanies a documentary to be broadcast on PBS in the fall, Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns capture the profound drama of the American Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Terrifying photographs of mile-high dust storms, along with firsthand accounts by more than two dozen eyewitnesses, bring to life this heart-wrenching catastrophe, when a combination oIn this riveting chronicle, which accompanies a documentary to be broadcast on PBS in the fall, Dayton Duncan and Ken Burns capture the profound drama of the American Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Terrifying photographs of mile-high dust storms, along with firsthand accounts by more than two dozen eyewitnesses, bring to life this heart-wrenching catastrophe, when a combination of drought, wind, and poor farming practices turned millions of acres of the Great Plains into a wasteland, killing crops and livestock, threatening the lives of small children, burying homesteaders' hopes under huge dunes of dirt. Burns and Duncan collected more than 300 mesmerizing photographs, some never before published, scoured private letters, government reports, and newspaper articles, and conducted in-depth interviews to produce a document that may likely be the last recorded testimony of the generation who lived through this defining decade.
/book/show/21927633-plucked?from_search=true	Rebecca M. Herzig	Plucked: A History of Hair Removal	From the clamshell razors and homemade lye depilatories used in colonial America to the diode lasers and prescription pharmaceuticals available today, Americans have used a staggering array of tools to remove hair deemed unsightly, unnatural, or excessive. This is true especially for women and girls; conservative estimates indicate that 99% of American women have tried haiFrom the clamshell razors and homemade lye depilatories used in colonial America to the diode lasers and prescription pharmaceuticals available today, Americans have used a staggering array of tools to remove hair deemed unsightly, unnatural, or excessive. This is true especially for women and girls; conservative estimates indicate that 99% of American women have tried hair removal, and at least 85% regularly remove hair from their faces, armpits, legs, and bikini lines. How and when does hair become a problem--what makes some growth excessive? Who or what separates the necessary from the superfluous?In Plucked, historian Rebecca Herzig addresses these questions about hair removal. She shows how, over time, dominant American beliefs about visible hair changed: where once elective hair removal was considered a mutilation practiced primarily by savage men, by the turn of the twentieth century, hair-free faces and limbs were expected for women. Visible hair growth--particularly on young, white women--came to be perceived as a sign of political extremism, sexual deviance, or mental illness. By the turn of the twenty-first century, more and more Americans were waxing, threading, shaving, or lasering themselves smooth. Herzig's extraordinary account also reveals some of the collateral damages of the intensifying pursuit of hair-free skin. Moving beyond the experiences of particular patients or clients, Herzig describes the surprising histories of race, science, industry, and medicine behind today's hair-removing tools. Plucked is an unsettling, gripping, and original tale of the lengths to which Americans will go to remove hair.
/book/show/234504.Africa_in_History?from_search=true	Basil Davidson	Africa in History	Prior to the original publication ofthe history and development of Africa had been measured by the European concept of civilization, applying a Eurocentric approach to African art and literature. Basil Davidson's landmark work presents the inner growth of Africa and its worldwide significance, the internal dynamic of its old civilizations and their liPrior to the original publication ofthe history and development of Africa had been measured by the European concept of civilization, applying a Eurocentric approach to African art and literature. Basil Davidson's landmark work presents the inner growth of Africa and its worldwide significance, the internal dynamic of its old civilizations and their links with Asia, Europe and America, as well as the development of specific areas, tribes and cultures. From accounts of the days of the green Sahara and the great iron age, the earliest Portuguese colonization, the coming of slavery and the subsequent legacy of violence and mistrust, the growth of Islam in the north and the cults of the Congo, the sophistication of art and architecture, and the pattern behind social and tribal mores, the entire picture of the continent emerges. This revised edition reflects the recent astonishing changes in South Africa, including the release of Nelson Mandela.
/book/show/946494.A_Short_History_Of_England?from_search=true	G.K. Chesterton Mary Tyler (Illustrator)	A Short History Of England	G.K. Chesterton was one of the towering figures of British literature in the early twentieth century. A man of massive size, massive personality, and massive appetite, Chesterton famous personality, dress, and personality gave rise to an eponymous adjective: Chestertonian. Although he is renowned for the Father Brown detective series, Chesterton also wrote volumes of nonfiG.K. Chesterton was one of the towering figures of British literature in the early twentieth century. A man of massive size, massive personality, and massive appetite, Chesterton famous personality, dress, and personality gave rise to an eponymous adjective: Chestertonian. Although he is renowned for the Father Brown detective series, Chesterton also wrote volumes of nonfiction. First published in 1917, A Short History of England is exactly that, serving Chesterton's goal of publishing a popular book of history written from the standpoint of a member of the public. Filled with Chestertonian wit, the fast-moving history includes such gemlike observations as, Henry VIII was almost as unlucky in his wives as they were in their husband. Of the great late Victorian/Edwardian trio of wits: George Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde, and Chesterton himself, it is Chesterton whose body of work -- writing in an unassuming manner, without great pretension -- may well persist for future generations far longer than its charming, genial author ever imagined.
/book/show/32703429-the-secret-history-of-us?from_search=true	Jessi Kirby	The Secret History of Us	Gorgeously written and emotionally charged,explores the difficult journey of a teenage girl who must piece her life together after losing her memory in a near-fatal accident.When Olivia awakes in a hospital bed following a car accident that almost took her life, she cant remember the details about how she got there. She figures the fog is just aGorgeously written and emotionally charged,explores the difficult journey of a teenage girl who must piece her life together after losing her memory in a near-fatal accident.When Olivia awakes in a hospital bed following a car accident that almost took her life, she cant remember the details about how she got there. She figures the fog is just a symptom of being in a week-long coma, but as time goes on, she realizes shes lost more than just the last several days of her lifeshes lost her memory of the last four years. Gone is any recollection of starting or graduating high school; the prom; or her steady boyfriend Matt. Trying to figure out who she is feels impossible when everyone keeps telling her who she was.As Liv tries to block out what her family and friends say about who she used to be, the one person she hasnt heard enough from is Walker, the guy who saved her the night her car was knocked off that bridge into the bay below. Walker is the hardened boy whos been keeping his distanceand the only person Olivia inexplicably feels herself with. With her feelings growing for Walker, tensions rising with Matt, and secrets she cant help but feel are being kept from her, Olivia must find her place in a life she doesnt remember living.
/book/show/24886834-trace?from_search=true	Lauret Savoy	Trace: Memory, History, Race and the American Land	Sand and stone are Earths fragmented memory. Each of us, too, is a landscape inscribed by memory and loss. One life-defining lesson Lauret Savoy learned as a young girl was this: the American land did not hate. As an educator and Earth historian, she has tracked the continents past from the relics of deep time; but the paths of ancestors toward herpaths of free and enslSand and stone are Earths fragmented memory. Each of us, too, is a landscape inscribed by memory and loss. One life-defining lesson Lauret Savoy learned as a young girl was this: the American land did not hate. As an educator and Earth historian, she has tracked the continents past from the relics of deep time; but the paths of ancestors toward herpaths of free and enslaved Africans, colonists from Europe, and peoples indigenous to this landlie largely eroded and lost.In this provocative and powerful mosaic of personal journeys and historical inquiry across a continent and time, Savoy explores how the countrys still unfolding history, and ideas of race, have marked her and the land. From twisted terrain within the San Andreas Fault zone to a South Carolina plantation, from national parks to burial grounds, from Indian Territory and the U.S.-Mexico Border to the U.S. capital,grapples with a searing national history to reveal the often unvoiced presence of the past.In distinctive and illuminating prose that is attentive to the rhythms of language and landscapes, she weaves together human stories of migration, silence, and displacement, as epic as the continent they survey, with uplifted mountains, braided streams, and eroded canyons.
/book/show/3550810-i-don-t?from_search=true	Susan Squire	I Don't: A Contrarian History of Marriage	A provocative survey of marriage and what it has meant for society, politics, religion, and the home.For ten thousand years, marriageand the idea of marriagehas been at the very foundation of human society. In this provocative and ambitious book, Susan Squire unravels the turbulent history and many implications of our most basic institution. Starting with the discovery,A provocative survey of marriage and what it has meant for society, politics, religion, and the home.For ten thousand years, marriageand the idea of marriagehas been at the very foundation of human society. In this provocative and ambitious book, Susan Squire unravels the turbulent history and many implications of our most basic institution. Starting with the discovery, long before recorded time, that sex leads to paternity (and hence to couplehood), and leading up to the dawn of the modern love marriage, Squire delves into the many ways men and women have come together and what the state of their unions has meant for history, society, and politics  especially the politics of the home.This book is the product of thirteen years of intense research, but even more than the intellectual scope, what sets it apart is Squires voice and contrarian boldness. Learned, acerbic, opinionated, and funny, she draws on everything from Sumerian mythology to Renaissance theater to Victorian housewives manuals (sometimes all at the same time) to create a vivid, kaleidoscopic view of the many things marriage has been and meant. The result is a book to provoke and fascinate readers of all ideological stripes: feminists, traditionalists, conservatives, and progressives alike.
/book/show/28114531-city-of-dreams?from_search=true	Tyler Anbinder	City of Dreams: The 400-Year Epic History of Immigrant New York	New York has been America's city of immigrants for nearly four centuries. Growing from Peter Minuit's tiny settlement of 1626 to one with more than three million immigrants today, the city has always been a magnet for transplants from all over the globe. It is only fitting that tNew York has been America's city of immigrants for nearly four centuries. Growing from Peter Minuit's tiny settlement of 1626 to one with more than three million immigrants today, the city has always been a magnet for transplants from all over the globe. It is only fitting that the United States, a nation of immigrants, is home to the only world city built primarily by immigration. More immigrants have entered the United States through New York than through all other entry points combined, making New York's immigrant saga a quintessentially American story.is the long-overdue, inspiring, and defining account of New York's both famous and forgotten immigrants: the young man from the Caribbean who relocated to New York and became a Founding Father; an Italian immigrant who toiled for years at railroad track maintenance before achieving his dream of becoming a nationally renowned poet; Russian-born Emma Goldman, who condoned the murder of American industrialists as a means of aiding downtrodden workers; Dominican immigrant Oscar de la Renta, who dressed first ladies from Jackie Kennedy to Michelle Obama. Over ten years in the making, Tyler Anbinder's story is one of innovators and artists, revolutionaries and rioters, staggering deprivation and soaring triumphs. Today's immigrants are really no different from those who have come to America in centuries pastand their story has never before been told with such breadth of scope, lavish research, and resounding spirit.
/book/show/87040.Gathering_Moss?from_search=true	Robin Wall Kimmerer	Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses	Living at the limits of our ordinary perception, mosses are a common but largely unnoticed element of the natural world. Gathering Moss is a beautifully written mix of science and personal reflection that invites readers to explore and learn from the elegantly simple lives of mosses.Robin Wall Kimmerer's book is not an identification guide, nor is it a scientific treatise.Living at the limits of our ordinary perception, mosses are a common but largely unnoticed element of the natural world. Gathering Moss is a beautifully written mix of science and personal reflection that invites readers to explore and learn from the elegantly simple lives of mosses.Robin Wall Kimmerer's book is not an identification guide, nor is it a scientific treatise. Rather, it is a series of linked personal essays that will lead general readers and scientists alike to an understanding of how mosses live and how their lives are intertwined with the lives of countless other beings, from salmon and hummingbirds to redwoods and rednecks. Kimmerer clearly and artfully explains the biology of mosses, while at the same time reflecting on what these fascinating organisms have to teach us.Drawing on her diverse experiences as a scientist, mother, teacher, and writer of Native American heritage, Kimmerer explains the stories of mosses in scientific terms as well as in the framework of indigenous ways of knowing. In her book, the natural history and cultural relationships of mosses become a powerful metaphor for ways of living in the world.Gathering Moss will appeal to a wide range of readers, from bryologists to those interested in natural history and the environment, Native Americans, and contemporary nature and science writing.
/book/show/17621087-bodies-of-subversion?from_search=true	Margot Mifflin	Bodies of Subversion: A Secret History of Women and Tattoo	was the first history of women's tattoo art when it was released in 1997, providing a fascinating excursion to a subculture that dates back to the nineteenth-century and including many never-before-seen photos of tattooed women from the last century. Newly revised and expanded, it remains the only book to chronicle the history of both tattooed womenwas the first history of women's tattoo art when it was released in 1997, providing a fascinating excursion to a subculture that dates back to the nineteenth-century and including many never-before-seen photos of tattooed women from the last century. Newly revised and expanded, it remains the only book to chronicle the history of both tattooed women and women tattooists. As the primary reference source on the subject, it contains information from the original edition, including documentation of:Nineteeth-century sideshow attractions who created fantastic abduction tales in which they claimed to have been forcibly tattooed.Victorian society women who wore tattoos as custom couture, including Winston Churchill's mother, who wore a serpent on her wrist.Maud Wagner, the first known woman tattooist, who in 1904 traded a date with her tattooist husband-to-be for an apprenticeship.The parallel rise of tattooing and cosmetic surgery during the 80s when women tattooists became soul doctors to a nation afflicted with body anxieties.Breast cancer survivors of the 90s who tattoo their mastectomy scars as an alternative to reconstructive surgery or prosthetics.The book contains 50 new photos and FULL COLOR images throughout including newly discovered work by Britain's first female tattooist, Jessie Knight; Janis Joplin's wrist tattoo; and tattooed pastor Nadia Bolz-Weber. In addition, the updated 3rd edition boasts a sleek design and new chapters documenting recent changes to the timeline of female tattooing, including a section on: celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D, the most famous tattooist, male or female, in the world; the impact of reality shows on women's tattoo culture; and, therapeutic uses of tattooing for women leaving gangs, prisons, or situations of domestic abuse.As of 2012, tattooed women outnumber men for the first time in American history, makingmore relevant than ever.In, Margot Mifflin insightfully chronicles the saga of skin as signage. Through compelling anecdotes and cleverly astute analysis, she shows and tells us new histories about women, tattoos, public pictures, and private parts. It's an indelible account of an indelible piece of cultural history.Barbara Kruger, artist
/book/show/22715497-abc-universe?from_search=true	American Museum of Natural History	ABC Universe	From anin space to,, and, this ABC board book opens up the entire universe to children! Created in tandem with the American Museum of Natural History, it takes kids on a photographic journey through comets, flares, and planets like Jupiter, and introduces them to black holes, supernovas, telescopes, and more. Perfect for the youngestFrom anin space to,, and, this ABC board book opens up the entire universe to children! Created in tandem with the American Museum of Natural History, it takes kids on a photographic journey through comets, flares, and planets like Jupiter, and introduces them to black holes, supernovas, telescopes, and more. Perfect for the youngest astronomers.
/book/show/68571.The_Ultimate_History_of_Video_Games?from_search=true	Steven L. Kent	The Ultimate History of Video Games: From Pong to Pokemon - The Story Behind the Craze That Touched Our Lives and Changed the World	With all the whiz, bang, pop, and shimmer of a glowing arcade. The Ultimate History of Video Games reveals everything you ever wanted to know and more about the unforgettable games that changed the world, the visionaries who made them, and the fanatics who played them. From the arcade to television and from the PC to the haWith all the whiz, bang, pop, and shimmer of a glowing arcade. The Ultimate History of Video Games reveals everything you ever wanted to know and more about the unforgettable games that changed the world, the visionaries who made them, and the fanatics who played them. From the arcade to television and from the PC to the handheld device, video games have entraced kids at heart for nearly 30 years. And author and gaming historian Steven L. Kent has been there to record the craze from the very beginning.This engrossing book tells the incredible tale of how this backroom novelty transformed into a cultural phenomenon. Through meticulous research and personal interviews with hundreds of industry luminaries, you'll read firsthand accounts of how yesterday's games like Space Invaders, Centipede, and Pac-Man helped create an arcade culture that defined a generation, and how today's empires like Sony, Nintendo, and Electronic Arts have galvanized a multibillion-dollar industry and a new generation of games. Inside, you'll discover:The video game that saved Nintendo from bankruptcyThe serendipitous story of Pac-Man's designThe misstep that helped topple Atari's $2 billion-a-year empireThe coin shortage caused by Space InvadersThe fascinating reasons behind the rise, fall, and rebirth of SegaAnd much more!Entertaining, addictive, and as mesmerizing as the games it chronicles, this book is a must-have for anyone who's ever touched a joystick.
/book/show/25750494-historier-om-kronoper-og-fam-ser?from_search=true	Julio Cortzar	Historier om Kronoper og Famøser	Historias de cronopios y de famas es uno de los libros legendarios del escritor argentino. Postulacin de una mirada potica capaz de enfrentar las miserias de la rutina y del sentido comn, Cortzar toma aqu partido por la imaginacin creadora y el humor corrosivo de los surrealistas. Esta coleccin de cuentos y vietas entraables es una introduccin privilegiada al munHistorias de cronopios y de famas es uno de los libros legendarios del escritor argentino. Postulacin de una mirada potica capaz de enfrentar las miserias de la rutina y del sentido comn, Cortzar toma aqu partido por la imaginacin creadora y el humor corrosivo de los surrealistas. Esta coleccin de cuentos y vietas entraables es una introduccin privilegiada al mundo inagotable de uno de los ms grandes escritores de este siglo y un antdoto seguro contra la solemnidad y el aburrimiento. Sin duda alguna, Cortzar sella un pacto de complicidad definitiva e incondicional con sus lectores.
/book/show/541723.The_Course_of_Irish_History?from_search=true	Theodore William Moody F.X. Martin	The Course of Irish History	Agreement and the withdrawal of British troops from regular patrols in Northern Ireland, this new edition of a perennial bestseller narrates and interprets Irish history as a whole. Designed and written to be popular and authoritative, critical and balanced, it has been the core text in both Irish and American universities for three decades. It has also proven to be an extAgreement and the withdrawal of British troops from regular patrols in Northern Ireland, this new edition of a perennial bestseller narrates and interprets Irish history as a whole. Designed and written to be popular and authoritative, critical and balanced, it has been the core text in both Irish and American universities for three decades. It has also proven to be an extremely popular book for casual readers with an interest in history and Irish affairs and is considered the definitive history among the Irish themselves. Chapters are grouped together by century or by general time period, ranging from prehistoric Ireland to the present, and each has been written by an English or Irish historian specializing in that area. This edition of the book has been revised and enlarged and is illustrated throughout with line drawings, black and white, and color photographs. It is an essential text for anyone interested in the history of Ireland.
/book/show/2407121.Secret_Histories?from_search=true	F. Paul Wilson	Secret Histories (Young Repairman Jack, #1)	THE FIRST OF A TRILOGY OF REPAIRMAN JACK PREQUELS Read for the first time Jack's formative years. You'll meet his mother and father, big sister Kate and his bully of a brother Tom. While aimed for young adults, F. Paul Wilson doesn't write down and the book is as enjoyable for adults as it is for teens. And, as you can see from the above description there's plenty of foresTHE FIRST OF A TRILOGY OF REPAIRMAN JACK PREQUELS Read for the first time Jack's formative years. You'll meet his mother and father, big sister Kate and his bully of a brother Tom. While aimed for young adults, F. Paul Wilson doesn't write down and the book is as enjoyable for adults as it is for teens. And, as you can see from the above description there's plenty of foreshadowing of events that were to overtake Jack as an adult (i.e. An old woman with a dog making herself known to Jack when he's just fourteen!)
/book/show/303113.Dinosaurs_in_the_Attic?from_search=true	Douglas Preston	Dinosaurs in the Attic: An Excursion into the American Museum of Natural History	is a chronicle of the expeditions, discoveries, and scientists behind the greatest natural history collection every assembled. Written by formercolumnist Douglas Preston, who worked at the American Museum of Natural History for seven years, this is a celebration of the best-known and best-loved museum in the United States.
/book/show/87435.The_Crooked_Timber_of_Humanity?from_search=true	Isaiah Berlin Henry Hardy (Editor)	The Crooked Timber of Humanity: Chapters in the History of Ideas	Isaiah Berlin is regarded by many as one of the greatest historians of ideas of his time. In, he argues passionately, eloquently, and subtly, that what he calls 'the Great Goods' of human aspiration - liberty, justice, equality - do not cohere and never can. Pluralism and variety of thought are not avoidable compromises, but the glory of civiIsaiah Berlin is regarded by many as one of the greatest historians of ideas of his time. In, he argues passionately, eloquently, and subtly, that what he calls 'the Great Goods' of human aspiration - liberty, justice, equality - do not cohere and never can. Pluralism and variety of thought are not avoidable compromises, but the glory of civilisation. In an age of increasing ideological fundamentalism and intolerance we need to listen to Isaiah Berlin more carefully than ever before.
/book/show/13847.Essence_and_Alchemy?from_search=true	Mandy Aftel	Essence and Alchemy: A Natural History of Perfume	Renowned perfumer Mandy Aftel explores the primal nature and fundamental importance of aroma in everyday life, teaching people about the nature of smell and the idea of olfactory consciousness in Essence and Alchemy: A Natural History of Perfume.
/book/show/2338767.A_Guinea_Pig_s_History_of_Biology?from_search=true	Jim Endersby	A Guinea Pig's History of Biology	Endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved, Darwin famously concluded The Origin of Species, and for confirmation we look to...the guinea pig? How this curious creature and others as humble (and as fast-breeding) have helped unlock the mystery of inheritance is the unlikely story Jim Endersby tells in this book.Biology today promiEndless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being, evolved, Darwin famously concluded The Origin of Species, and for confirmation we look to...the guinea pig? How this curious creature and others as humble (and as fast-breeding) have helped unlock the mystery of inheritance is the unlikely story Jim Endersby tells in this book.Biology today promises everything from better foods or cures for common diseases to the alarming prospect of redesigning life itself. Looking at the organisms that have made all this possible gives us a new way of understanding how we got here--and perhaps of thinking about where we're going. Instead of a history of which great scientists had which great ideas, this story of passionflowers and hawkweeds, of zebra fish and viruses, offers a bird's (or rodent's) eye view of the work that makes science possible.Mixing the celebrities of genetics, like the fruit fly, with forgotten players such as the evening primrose, the book follows the unfolding history of biological inheritance from Aristotle's search for the universal, absolute truth of fishiness to the apparently absurd speculations of eighteenth-century natural philosophers to the spectacular findings of our day--which may prove to be the absurdities of tomorrow.The result is a quirky, enlightening, and thoroughly engaging perspective on the history of heredity and genetics, tracing the slow, uncertain path--complete with entertaining diversions and dead ends--that led us from the ancient world's understanding of inheritance to modern genetics.
/book/show/8003853-divine-fury?from_search=true	Darrin M. McMahon	Divine Fury: A History of Genius	. With hints of madness and mystery, moral license and visionary force, the word suggests an almost otherworldly power: the power to create, to divine the secrets of the universe, even to destroy. Yet the notion of genius has been diluted in recent times. Today, rock stars, football coaches, and entrepreneurs are labeled geniuses, and the word is applied so widely. With hints of madness and mystery, moral license and visionary force, the word suggests an almost otherworldly power: the power to create, to divine the secrets of the universe, even to destroy. Yet the notion of genius has been diluted in recent times. Today, rock stars, football coaches, and entrepreneurs are labeled geniuses, and the word is applied so widely that it has obscured the sense of special election and superhuman authority that long accompanied it.As acclaimed historian Darrin M. McMahon explains, the concept of genius has roots in antiquity, when men of prodigious insight were thought to possessor to be possessed bydemons and gods. Adapted in the centuries that followed and applied to a variety of religious figures, including prophets, apostles, sorcerers, and saints, abiding notions of transcendent human power were invoked at the time of the Renaissance to explain the miraculous creativity of men like Leonardo and Michelangelo.Yet it was only in the eighteenth century that the genius was truly born, idolized as a new model of the highest human type. Assuming prominence in figures as varied as Newton and Napoleon, the modern genius emerged in tension with a growing belief in human equality. Contesting the notion that all are created equal, geniuses served to dramatize the exception of extraordinary individuals not governed by ordinary laws. The phenomenon of genius drew scientific scrutiny and extensive public commentary into the 20th century, but it also drew religious and political longings that could be abused. In the genius cult of the Nazis and the outpouring of reverence for the redemptive figure of Einstein, genius achieved both its apotheosis and its Armageddon.The first comprehensive history of this elusive concept,follows the fortunes of genius and geniuses through the ages down to the present day, showing howdespite its many permutations and recent democratizationgenius remains a potent force in our lives, reflecting modern needs, hopes, and fears.
/book/show/335802.A_History_of_Bombing?from_search=true	Sven Lindqvist Linda Haverty Rugg (Translator)	A History of Bombing	Continuously interesting, often fascinating.
/book/show/38628.A_History_of_Illuminated_Manuscripts?from_search=true	Christopher De Hamel	A History of Illuminated Manuscripts	Medieval manuscripts are counted among the greatest glories of Western civilization. With their gold and painted decoration and their charming miniatures, they have always had immense appeal, and images from them can be seen everywhere - from greeting cards and wrapping paper to expensive facsimiles. This entertaining and authoritative book is the first to provide a generaMedieval manuscripts are counted among the greatest glories of Western civilization. With their gold and painted decoration and their charming miniatures, they have always had immense appeal, and images from them can be seen everywhere - from greeting cards and wrapping paper to expensive facsimiles. This entertaining and authoritative book is the first to provide a general introduction to the whole subject of the making of books from the Dark Ages to the invention of printing and beyond. Christopher de Hamel vividly describes the widely different circumstances in which manuscripts were created, from the earliest monastic Gospel Books to university textbooks, secular romances, Books of Hours and classical texts for humanist bibliophiles. As the story unfolds the wonderful variety of manuscripts and their illumination is revealed, and many fundamental questions are answered - who wrote the books, what texts they contained, who read them, how they were made and what purposes they served. Illuminated manuscripts have alway been highly valued, and among them are some of the world's great masterpieces of art. With its lively narrative and many new and superb illustrations, this new edition of a much-praised book provides the perfect introduction to a large and fascinating subject.
/book/show/392952.Mrs_Kennedy?from_search=true	Barbara Leaming	Mrs. Kennedy: The Missing History of the Kennedy Years	bestselling author Barbara Leaming answers the question: What was it like to be Mrs. John F. Kennedy during the dramatic thousand days of the Kennedy presidency? Here for the first time is the full story of the extravagant interplay of sex and politics that constitutes one of modern history's most spectacular dramas.Drawing from recently declassified top-secbestselling author Barbara Leaming answers the question: What was it like to be Mrs. John F. Kennedy during the dramatic thousand days of the Kennedy presidency? Here for the first time is the full story of the extravagant interplay of sex and politics that constitutes one of modern history's most spectacular dramas.Drawing from recently declassified top-secret material, as well as revelatory eyewitness accounts, Secret Service records, and Jacqueline Kennedys personal letters, bestselling biographer Barbara Leaming answers the question: what was it like to be Mrs. John F. Kennedy during the dramatic thousand days of the Kennedy presidency?Brilliantly researched, Leamings poignant and powerful chronicle illuminates the tumultuous day-to-day life of a woman who entered the White House at age thirty-one, seven years into a complex and troubled marriage, and left at thirty-four after her husband's assassination. Revealing the full story of the interplay of sex and politics in Washington,will indelibly challenge our vision of this fascinating woman, and bring a new perspective to her crucial role in the Kennedy presidency.
/book/show/1265653.Art?from_search=true	Paul  Johnson	Art: A New History	In, Paul Johnson turns his great gifts as a world historian to a subject that has enthralled him all his life: the history of art. This narrative account, from the earliest cave paintings up to the present day, has new things to say about almost every period of art. Taking account of changing scholarship and shifting opinions, he draws our attention to aIn, Paul Johnson turns his great gifts as a world historian to a subject that has enthralled him all his life: the history of art. This narrative account, from the earliest cave paintings up to the present day, has new things to say about almost every period of art. Taking account of changing scholarship and shifting opinions, he draws our attention to a number of neglected artists and styles, especially in Scandinavia, Germany, Russia and the Americas.Paul Johnson puts the creative originality of the individual at the heart of his story. He pays particular attention to key periods: the emergence of the artistic personality in the Renaissance, the new realism of the early seventeenth century, the discovery of landscape painting as a separate art form, and the rise of ideological art. He notes the division of 'fashion art' and fine art at the beginning of the twentieth century, and how it has now widened.Though challenging and controversial, Paul Johnson is not primarily a revisionist. He is a passionate lover of beauty who finds creativity in many places. With 300 colour illustrations, this book is vivid, evocative and immensely readable, whether the author is describing the beauty of Egyptian low-relief carving or the medieval cathedrals of Europe, the watercolours of Thomas Girtin or the utility of Roman bridges ('the best bridges in history'), the genius of Andrew Wyeth or the tranquility of the Great Mosque at Damascus, the paintings of Ilya Repin or a carpet-page from the Lindisfarne Gospels. The warmth and enthusiasm of Paul Johnson's descriptions will send readers hurrying off to see these wonders for themselves.
/book/show/1607265.The_Bureau?from_search=true	Ronald Kessler	The Bureau: The Secret History of the FBI	A formerandinvestigative reporter, and thebestselling author of, Ronald Kessler presents the definitive history of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Based on exclusive interviews, including the first with Robert Mueller since his nomination as director,reveals startling new informatA formerandinvestigative reporter, and thebestselling author of, Ronald Kessler presents the definitive history of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Based on exclusive interviews, including the first with Robert Mueller since his nomination as director,reveals startling new information about the bureau-from J. Edgar Hoover's blackmailing of Congress to the investigation of the September 11 attacks.With the FBI at the epicenter of the war on terrorism, no institution is as critically important to America's security. No American institution is as controversial. And, after the White House, Congress, and the Supreme Court, no institution is as powerful. Yet until now, no book has presented the full story of the FBI from its beginnings in 1908 to the present.Kessler focuses on the agents who have made its cases and the directors who have run the bureau, from Hoover through Louis Freeh and Robert Mueller. In doing so, he probes the relationship between the FBI and American presidents, and the tension that exists between a free society and what amounts to a national police force.Based on exclusive interviews-including the first interview with Mueller since his nominationreveals for the first time the dramatic inside story of the FBI's response to the attacks of September 11, including its investigation of the anthrax mailings. The book answers questions about the bureau's role and performance: Why did the FBI know nothing useful about al-Qaeda before the attacks? What is really behind the FBI's more aggressive investigative approaches that have raised civil liberties concerns? What does the FBI think of improvements in airline security? How safe does the FBI think America really is?Only Ronald Kessler could have obtained the access necessary to answer these questions. An award-winning investigative reporter, Kessler is the author of, which led to the dismissal of William S. Sessions as director.132From DNA analysis to criminal profiling, from confirmation of Supreme Court justices to investigations of plane crashes and spies, the FBI is involved in almost every aspect of American life. Painted against the canvas of America's development in the past hundred years, The Bureau tells the richly detailed story of a uniquely powerful institution, its profound impact on American society, and how it has changed since September 11.
/book/show/501579.Unclaimed_Experience?from_search=true	Cathy Caruth Onno van der Hart (Contributor)	Unclaimed Experience: Trauma, Narrative and History	If Freud turns to literature to describe traumatic experience, it is because literature, like psychoanalysis, is interested in the complex relation between knowing and not knowing, and it is at this specific point at which knowing and not knowing intersect that the psychoanalytic theory of traumatic experience and the language of literature meet.from the IntroductionInIf Freud turns to literature to describe traumatic experience, it is because literature, like psychoanalysis, is interested in the complex relation between knowing and not knowing, and it is at this specific point at which knowing and not knowing intersect that the psychoanalytic theory of traumatic experience and the language of literature meet.from the IntroductionIn, Cathy Caruth proposes that in the widespread and bewildering experience of trauma in our centuryboth in its occurrence and in our attempt to understand itwe can recognize the possibility of a history no longer based on simple models of straightforward experience and reference. Through the notion of trauma, she contends, we come to a new understanding that permitsto arise where immediate understanding is impossible. In her wide-ranging discussion, Caruth engages Freud's theory of trauma as outlined in Moses and Monotheism and; the notion of reference and the figure of the falling body in de Man, Kleist, and Kant; the narratives of personal catastrophe inand the traumatic address in Lecompte's reinterpretation of Freud's narrative of the dream of the burning child.
/book/show/952879.A_People_s_Tragedy?from_search=true	Orlando Figes	A People's Tragedy: A History of the Russian Revolution	Vast in scope, exhaustive in original research, written with passion, narrative skill, and human sympathy, this masterful, definitive account makes the history of Russian Revolution accessible to a new generation of readers. of illustrations.
/book/show/12938101-the-mark-inside?from_search=true	Amy Reading	The Mark Inside: A Perfect Swindle, a Cunning Revenge, and a Small History of the Big Con	In 1919, Texas rancher J. Frank Norfleet lost everything he had in a stock market swindle. He did what many other marks didhe went home, borrowed more money from his family, and returned for another round of swindling.Only after he lost that second fortune did he reclaim control of his story. Instead of crawling back home in shame, he vowed to hunt down the five menIn 1919, Texas rancher J. Frank Norfleet lost everything he had in a stock market swindle. He did what many other marks didhe went home, borrowed more money from his family, and returned for another round of swindling.Only after he lost that second fortune did he reclaim control of his story. Instead of crawling back home in shame, he vowed to hunt down the five men who had conned him. Armed with a revolver and a suitcase full of disguises, Norfleet crisscrossed the country from Texas to Florida to California to Colorado, posing as a country hick and allowing himself to be ensnared by confidence men again and again to gather evidence on his enemies. Within four years, Frank Norfleet had become nationally famous for his quest to out-con the con men.Through Norfleets ingenious reverse-swindle, Amy Reading reveals the mechanics behind the scenes of the big cona piece of performance art targeted to the most vulnerable points of human nature. Reading shows how the big con has been woven throughout U.S. history. From the colonies to the railroads and the Chicago Board of Trade, America has always been a speculative enterprise, and bunco men and bankers alike have always understood that the common man was perfectly willing to engage in minor fraud to get a piece of the expanding stock marketa trait that made him infinitely gullible.Amy Readings fascinating account of con artistry in America and Frank Norfleets wild caper invites you into the crooked history of a nation on the hustle, constantly feeding the hunger and the hope of the mark inside.
/book/show/545867.The_Jesus_Dynasty?from_search=true	James D. Tabor	The Jesus Dynasty: The Hidden History of Jesus, His Royal Family and the Birth of Christianity	The Jesus Dynasty offers a startling new interpretation of the life of Jesus and the origins of Christianity that is grounded in careful analysis of the earliest Christian documents and recent archaeological discoveries, including the much-discussed Jesus family tomb.In The Jesus Dynasty, biblical scholar James Tabor brings us closer than ever to the historical Jesus. HeThe Jesus Dynasty offers a startling new interpretation of the life of Jesus and the origins of Christianity that is grounded in careful analysis of the earliest Christian documents and recent archaeological discoveries, including the much-discussed Jesus family tomb.In The Jesus Dynasty, biblical scholar James Tabor brings us closer than ever to the historical Jesus. He explains the crucial relationship between Jesus, a royal descendant of David, and his relative John the Baptizer, a priestly descendant of Aaron and Jesus' teacher. When John was killed, several of his followers -- including Jesus' four brothers -- joined with Jesus, who continued John's mission, preaching the same apocalyptic message. After Jesus confronted the Roman authorities in Jerusalem and was crucified, his brother James succeeded him as the leader of the Jesus dynasty.James Tabor has studied the earliest surviving documents of Christianity for more than thirty years and has participated in important archaeological excavations in Israel. His reconstruction of the life of Jesus and his followers, and of the early years of Christianity, will change our understanding of one of the most crucial moments in history.
/book/show/530446.The_Kingfisher_History_Encyclopedia?from_search=true	Kingfisher Publications (Creator)	The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia	This authoritative reference book brings world history to life, from early humans to the current war on terror. Along the way, it reveals riveting facts on the founding of the great Roman Empire, the revolution that changed France forever, the war between the North and South that unified America, the start of World War I and the Great Depression that followed, the first moThis authoritative reference book brings world history to life, from early humans to the current war on terror. Along the way, it reveals riveting facts on the founding of the great Roman Empire, the revolution that changed France forever, the war between the North and South that unified America, the start of World War I and the Great Depression that followed, the first moon landing, and the end of apartheid in South Africa.The encyclopedia is organized chronologically and then thematically within each time period. A timeline runs across the top of each page. Each section includes biographies of important people and features on art, architecture, and technology.
/book/show/935992.History_Begins_at_Sumer?from_search=true	Samuel Noah Kramer	History Begins at Sumer: Thirty-Nine Firsts in Recorded History	Which civilization had the first system of law? The first formal educational system? The first tax cut? The first love song? The answers were found in excavations of ancient Sumer, a society so developed, resourceful, and enterprising that it, in a sense, created history. The book presents a cross section of the Sumerian firsts in all the major fields of human endeavor,Which civilization had the first system of law? The first formal educational system? The first tax cut? The first love song? The answers were found in excavations of ancient Sumer, a society so developed, resourceful, and enterprising that it, in a sense, created history. The book presents a cross section of the Sumerian firsts in all the major fields of human endeavor, including government and politics, education and literature, philosophy and ethics, law and justice, agriculture and medicine, even love and family.is the classic account of the achievements of the Sumerians, who lived in what is now southern Iraq during the third millennium B.C. They were the developers of the cuneiform system of writing, perhaps their greatest contribution to civilization, which allowed laws and literature to be recorded for the first time.
/book/show/16132354-fashion?from_search=true	Susan Brown	Fashion: The Definitive History of Costume and Style	Tracing the evolution of fashion  from the early draped fabrics of ancient times to the catwalk couture of today  Fashion: The Definitive History of Costume and Style is a stunningly illustrated guide to more than three thousand years of shifting trends and innovative developments in the world of clothing.Containing everything you need to know about changing fashion andTracing the evolution of fashion  from the early draped fabrics of ancient times to the catwalk couture of today  Fashion: The Definitive History of Costume and Style is a stunningly illustrated guide to more than three thousand years of shifting trends and innovative developments in the world of clothing.Containing everything you need to know about changing fashion and style  from ancient Egyptian dress to Space Age Fashion and Grunge  and information on icons like Marie Antoinette, Clara Bow, Jacqueline Kennedy, and Alexander McQueen, Fashion catalogs the history of what people wear, revealing how Western fashion has been influenced by design from around the world and celebrating costume and haute couture.Fashion will captivate anyone interested in style  whether it's the fashion-mad teen in Tokyo, the wannabe designer in college, or the fashionista intrigued by the violent origins of the stiletto and the birth of bling.
/book/show/496423.Disease_History?from_search=true	Frederick F. Cartwright	Disease & History	This fully updated edition of 'Disease & History' examines diseases such as the plagues which brought down ancient Greece and Rome, the Black Death which devastated 13th century Europe and, more recently, AIDS and the SARS epidemic.
/book/show/382787.The_Ordeal_of_Elizabeth_Marsh?from_search=true	Linda Colley	The Ordeal of Elizabeth Marsh: A Woman in World History	The Ordeal of Elizabeth Marsh: A Woman in World History
/book/show/331024.Much_Depends_on_Dinner?from_search=true	Margaret Visser	Much Depends on Dinner: The Extraordinary History and Mythology, Allure and Obsessions, Perils and Taboos of an Ordinary Meal	Winning unanimous praise on its publication and now available in paperback from Grove Press, Much Depends on Dinner is a delightful and intelligent history of the food we eat. Presented as a meal, each chapter represents a different course or garnish. Borrowing from Byron's classic poem Don Juan for her title (Since Eve ate apples, much depends on dinner), writer MargaWinning unanimous praise on its publication and now available in paperback from Grove Press, Much Depends on Dinner is a delightful and intelligent history of the food we eat. Presented as a meal, each chapter represents a different course or garnish. Borrowing from Byron's classic poem Don Juan for her title (Since Eve ate apples, much depends on dinner), writer Margaret Visser looks to the most ordinary American dinner for her subject - corn on the cob with butter and salt, roast chicken with rice, salad dressed in lemon juice and olive oil, and ice cream - submerging herself in the story behind each food. In this indulgent and perceptive guide we hear the history of Corn Flakes, why canned California olives are so unsatisfactory (they're picked green, chemically blackened, then sterilized), and the fact that in Africa, citrus fruit is eaten rind and all. For food lovers of all kinds, this unexpectedly funny and serious book is a treasure of information, shedding light on one of our most favorite pastimes.
/book/show/28119221-whistlestop?from_search=true	John Dickerson	Whistlestop: My Favorite Stories from Presidential Campaign History	The stakes are high. The characters full of striving and ego. Presidential campaigns are a contest for control of power in the most powerful country on earth. The battle ofThe stakes are high. The characters full of striving and ego. Presidential campaigns are a contest for control of power in the most powerful country on earth. The battle of ideas has a clear end, with winners and losers, and along the way there are sharp turning points-primaries, debates, conventions, and scandals that squeeze candidates into emergency action, frantic grasping, and heroic gambles. As Mike Murphy the political strategist put it, Campaigns are like war without bullets.WHISTLESTOP tells the human story of nervous gambits hatched in first-floor hotel rooms, failures of will before the microphone, and the cross-country crack-ups of long-planned stratagems. At the bar at the end of a campaign day, these are the stories reporters rehash for themselves and embellish for newcomers. In addition to the familiar tales, WHISTLESTOP also remembers the forgotten stories about the bruising and reckless campaigns of the nineteenth century when the combatants believed the consequences included the fate of the republic itself. Some of the most modern-feeling elements of the American presidential campaign were born before the roads were paved and electric lights lit the convention halls-or there were convention halls at all.WHISTLESTOP is a ride through the American campaign history with one of its most enthusiastic conductors guiding you through the landmarks along the way.
/book/show/498131.A_Social_History_of_Tea?from_search=true	Jane Pettigrew	A Social History of Tea	-- The first comprehensive exploration of the social history of tea from the 17th century to the present day-- The product of original research based on the incomparable resources of the National Trust's collections and archives-- Written by a highly respected expert in the field of tea and coffee-- A wide range of fascinating imagesThere have been many books written about-- The first comprehensive exploration of the social history of tea from the 17th century to the present day-- The product of original research based on the incomparable resources of the National Trust's collections and archives-- Written by a highly respected expert in the field of tea and coffee-- A wide range of fascinating imagesThere have been many books written about tea, but although many touch on the established facts of its social history, none draws together all the fascinating background and colorful details of the part played by tea in daily life.In this book Jane Pettigrew will redress the balance, using the research that she has carried out over the years, and drawing on the incomparable resource of the National Trust's collections and archives. She will delve into many subject areas -- tea gowns, tea dances and social etiquette, for instance -- to satisfy an enthusiastic international audience, waiting, thirsty, for more knowledge.
/book/show/120813.Even_More_Terrible_Tudors?from_search=true	Terry Deary Martin    Brown (Illustrator)	Even More Terrible Tudors	Takes you back for another look at the mad Tudor monarchs and their suffering subjects, who just could not help losing their heads. Read on for information about the good times and the gory from the great goose fairs to the painful punishments and trickery of the ruthless royal family.
/book/show/7241598-within-the-hollow-crown?from_search=true	Margaret Campbell Barnes	Within the Hollow Crown: A Reluctant King, a Desperate Nation, and the Most Misunderstood Reign in History	Perhaps one of the most controversial of England's monarchs, Richard II (1367-1400) is treated sympathetically in this fictionalised account of his reign & the great love affair between the king and Anne of Bohemia.
/book/show/17338800-historier-fra-jazztiden?from_search=true	F. Scott Fitzgerald	Historier fra jazztiden	F. Scott Fitzgerald - forfatteren til Den store Gatsby - har fet en renssance som en af rhundredets store fortllere.Her er et udvalg af ti af hans allerbedste noveller fra de brlende 20res jazztid med hektisk livsudfoldelse, smukke sydstatspiger og rastlse sjle p jagt efter succes og evig ungdom - og fra 30rnes kriser, da vemoden og rodlsheden blev til tragedie oF. Scott Fitzgerald - forfatteren til Den store Gatsby - har fet en renssance som en af rhundredets store fortllere.Her er et udvalg af ti af hans allerbedste noveller fra de brlende 20res jazztid med hektisk livsudfoldelse, smukke sydstatspiger og rastlse sjle p jagt efter succes og evig ungdom - og fra 30rnes kriser, da vemoden og rodlsheden blev til tragedie og moralske tmmermnd.Bogen prsenterer for frste gang i dansk oversttelse novellen The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, som s sent som i 2008 blev filmatiseret med Brad Pitt og Cate Blanchett.Som en srlig bonus bringes ogs den posthume novelle Thank you for the light, der i 1936 blev afvist af The New Yorker, men blev trykt - for frste gang nogensinde - samme sted 6. august i r.
/book/show/79460.How_Sex_Changed?from_search=true	Joanne J. Meyerowitz	How Sex Changed: A History of Transsexuality in the United States	is a fascinating social, cultural, and medical history of transsexuality in the United States. Joanne Meyerowitz tells a powerful human story about people who had a deep and unshakable desire to transform their bodily sex. In the last century when many challenged the social categories and hierarchies of race, class, and gender, transsexuals questioned biolois a fascinating social, cultural, and medical history of transsexuality in the United States. Joanne Meyerowitz tells a powerful human story about people who had a deep and unshakable desire to transform their bodily sex. In the last century when many challenged the social categories and hierarchies of race, class, and gender, transsexuals questioned biological sex itself, the category that seemed most fundamental and fixed of all.From early twentieth-century sex experiments in Europe, to the saga of Christine Jorgensen, whose sex-change surgery made headlines in 1952, to today's growing transgender movement, Meyerowitz gives us the first serious history of transsexuality. She focuses on the stories of transsexual men and women themselves, as well as a large supporting cast of doctors, scientists, journalists, lawyers, judges, feminists, and gay liberationists, as they debated the big questions of medical ethics, nature versus nurture, self and society, and the scope of human rights.In this story of transsexuality, Meyerowitz shows how new definitions of sex circulated in popular culture, science, medicine, and the law, and she elucidates the tidal shifts in our social, moral, and medical beliefs over the twentieth century, away from sex as an evident biological certainty and toward an understanding of sex as something malleable and complex.is an intimate history that illuminates the very changes that shape our understanding of sex, gender, and sexuality today.
/book/show/408696.Lying_About_Hitler?from_search=true	Richard J. Evans	Lying About Hitler: History, Holocaust, and the David Irving Trial	In ruling against the controversial historian David Irving, whose libel suit against the American historian Deborah Lipstadt was tried in April 2000, the High Court in London labeled Irving a falsifier of history. No objective historian, declared the judge, would manipulate the documentary record in the way that Irving did. Richard J. Evans, a Cambridge historian and the cIn ruling against the controversial historian David Irving, whose libel suit against the American historian Deborah Lipstadt was tried in April 2000, the High Court in London labeled Irving a falsifier of history. No objective historian, declared the judge, would manipulate the documentary record in the way that Irving did. Richard J. Evans, a Cambridge historian and the chief adviser for the defense, uses this famous trial as a lens for exploring a range of difficult questions about the nature of the historian's enterprise.
/book/show/163879.Rise_of_the_Vulcans?from_search=true	James Mann	Rise of the Vulcans: The History of Bush's War Cabinet	US Politics, Current Affairs
/book/show/8440925-the-last-battle?from_search=true	Cornelius Ryan	The Last Battle: The Classic History of the Battle for Berlin	The Battle for Berlin was the culminating struggle of World War II in the European theater, the last offensive against Hitler's Third Reich, which devastated one of Europe's historic capitals and brought the Nazi leviathan to its downfall. It was alsThe Battle for Berlin was the culminating struggle of World War II in the European theater, the last offensive against Hitler's Third Reich, which devastated one of Europe's historic capitals and brought the Nazi leviathan to its downfall. It was also one of the war's bloodiest and most pivotal moments, whose outcome would play a part in determining the complexion of international politics for decades to come.is the compelling account of this final battle, a story of brutal extremes, of stunning military triumph alongside the stark conditions that the civilians of Berlin experienced in the face of the Allied assault. As always, Ryan delves beneath the military and political forces that were dictating events to explore the more immediate questions of survival, where, as the author describes it, to eat had become more important than to love, to burrow more dignified than to fight, to exist more militarily correct than to win.is the story of ordinary people, both soldiers and civilians, caught up in the despair, frustration, and terror of defeat. It is history at its best, a masterful illumination of the effects of war on the lives of individuals, and one of the enduring works on World War II.
/book/show/735502.Dragons?from_search=true	Karl Shuker	Dragons: A Natural History	For millennia, few animals have fascinated mankind more than dragons. But until now, no rigorous survey has captured them in all their glorious variety. Dragons: A Natural History is that survey...a one-of-a-kind book, bringing these captivating creatures to life with lavish illustrations and vivid commentary. This marvelous compendium will take you on a journey that begFor millennia, few animals have fascinated mankind more than dragons. But until now, no rigorous survey has captured them in all their glorious variety. Dragons: A Natural History is that survey...a one-of-a-kind book, bringing these captivating creatures to life with lavish illustrations and vivid commentary. This marvelous compendium will take you on a journey that begins with the earliest serpent dragons and continues to the present day. Along the way, Dr. Karl Shuker, one of the world's leading experts on dracontology, shares his wealth of knowledge on:Dragon dwellings: These magnificent beasts have been found in an astounding number of places. Dragons and their near relatives have found niches in every ecosystem on the planet -- from the mountains of Greece to the forests of northern Europe to the volcanic plain of Mesoamerica to the river valleys of China -- and have, as a consequence, become deeply embedded in human culture.Dragon variety: Here are five main types of dragons, emerging from the floods or flames of history -- the frightening Serpents, Wyverns, and Classical Dragons of the West; the Sky Dragons, including beneficent Chinese Dragons, Amphipteres, and winged New World species; the Neo-Dragons such as the Basilisk, Salamander, and the like; as well as dozens of varieties and subspecies, including orms, guivres, lindorms, and more.Dragon traditions: From St. George's batwinged, scaly-legged adversary to Wagner's Fafnir to Quetzalcoatl, mythic dragons have been a powerful presence in the legends of humanity. Each of them is described and illustrated in Dragons: A Natural History.
/book/show/6457323-sexuality-and-socialism?from_search=true	Sherry Wolf	Sexuality and Socialism: History, Politics, and Theory of LGBT Liberation	is a remarkably accessible analysis of many of the most challenging questions for those concerned with full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people.Inside are essays on the roots of LGBT oppression, the construction of sexual and gender identities, the history of the gay movement, and how to unite the oppressed and exploitis a remarkably accessible analysis of many of the most challenging questions for those concerned with full equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people.Inside are essays on the roots of LGBT oppression, the construction of sexual and gender identities, the history of the gay movement, and how to unite the oppressed and exploited to win sexual liberation for all. Sherry Wolf analyzes different theories about oppressionincluding those of Marxism, postmodernism, identity politics, and queer theoryand challenges myths about genes, gender, and sexuality.is the most intelligent and enlightened discussion on sexuality to come from the Left in a long time. No other work that comes to my mind explains the history of sexuality and sexual repression in the United States as comprehensively and compellingly.,Sherry Wolf: Lesbian, Activist, Communist & Badass-ist... spoke to a pre-National Equality March rally. She. Blew. It. Up.Sherry speaks with such eloquence and plain common sense that I can't help but want to know more about her ideas and convictions., In the LV radio host, Director of LGBT Outreach, Clark County Democratic Black CaucusThe icons of the new generation of activists are people like Lady Gaga, Dustin Lance Black, Judy Shephard, Lt. Daniel Choi (ret.) and Sherry Wolf (author of)., Join the Impact Board MemberSurprisingly funny, very readable and a fitting tome for a new movement in these troubled times.for's Best Books of 2009What humans have constructed they can tear down. This is the powerful insight of this rare book that is at once politically important, theoretically and historically sophisticated, and clearly written.is enlivened in its engagement with a number of controversies, including those over the alleged biological determination of homosexuality, the myth of Black homophobia, and the consequences of postmodernist theories for the politics of gay liberation. Above all else, Wolf puts forward a cogent defense of the Marxist traditionlong and wrongly reviled as homophobic in itselfas a way to explain how LGBT oppression arose and what we can do to put it to bed., University of Texas at Austinis the associate editor of the International Socialist Review. She was on the executive committee of the National Equality March Oct. 11, 2009 and has written for publications including the,,,, andand speaks frequently across the country on the struggle for LGBT liberation as well as a wide range of social and economic justice issue.
/book/show/64599.Facing_East_from_Indian_Country?from_search=true	Daniel K. Richter	Facing East from Indian Country: A Native History of Early America	In the beginning, North America was Indian country. But only in the beginning. After the opening act of the great national drama, Native Americans yielded to the westward rush of European settlers.Or so the story usually goes. Yet, for three centuries after Columbus, Native people controlled most of eastern North America and profoundly shaped its destiny. InIn the beginning, North America was Indian country. But only in the beginning. After the opening act of the great national drama, Native Americans yielded to the westward rush of European settlers.Or so the story usually goes. Yet, for three centuries after Columbus, Native people controlled most of eastern North America and profoundly shaped its destiny. In, Daniel K. Richter keeps Native people center-stage throughout the story of the origins of the United States.Viewed from Indian country, the sixteenth century was an era in which Native people discovered Europeans and struggled to make sense of a new world. Well into the seventeenth century, the most profound challenges to Indian life came less from the arrival of a relative handful of European colonists than from the biological, economic, and environmental forces the newcomers unleashed. Drawing upon their own traditions, Indian communities reinvented themselves and carved out a place in a world dominated by transatlantic European empires. In 1776, however, when some of Britain's colonists rebelled against that imperial world, they overturned the system that had made Euro-American and Native coexistence possible. Eastern North America only ceased to be an Indian country because the revolutionaries denied the continent's first peoples a place in the nation they were creating.In rediscovering early America as Indian country, Richter employs the historian's craft to challenge cherished assumptions about times and places we thought we knew well, revealing Native American experiences at the core of the nation's birth and identity.
/book/show/7761566-the-typewriter-is-holy?from_search=true	Bill Morgan	The Typewriter Is Holy: The Complete, Uncensored History of the Beat Generation	Book by Morgan, Bill
/book/show/489704.The_Unseen_Hand?from_search=true	Ralph Epperson	The Unseen Hand: An Introduction to the Conspiratoral View of History	It is the contention of the author that the major events of the past, the wars, the depressions and the revolutions, have been planned years in advance by an international conspiracy. This view is called the Conspiratorial View of History, and is definitely not the view held by the majority of historians today. The more traditional view is called The Accidental View of HisIt is the contention of the author that the major events of the past, the wars, the depressions and the revolutions, have been planned years in advance by an international conspiracy. This view is called the Conspiratorial View of History, and is definitely not the view held by the majority of historians today. The more traditional view is called The Accidental View of History, and it holds that no one really knows why events happen--they just do.Ralph Epperson started researching this book 20 years before it was published even though he didn't realize it at the time. He graduated from the University of Arizona.
/book/show/27311900-isis?from_search=true	Fawaz A. Gerges	ISIS: A History	The Islamic State has stunned the world with its savagery, destructiveness, and military and recruiting successes. What explains the rise of ISIS and what does it portend for the future of the Middle East? In this book, one of the world's leading authorities on political Islam and jihadism sheds new light on these questions as he provides a unique history of the rise and gThe Islamic State has stunned the world with its savagery, destructiveness, and military and recruiting successes. What explains the rise of ISIS and what does it portend for the future of the Middle East? In this book, one of the world's leading authorities on political Islam and jihadism sheds new light on these questions as he provides a unique history of the rise and growth of ISIS. Moving beyond journalistic accounts, Fawaz Gerges provides a clear and compelling account of the deeper conditions that fuel ISIS.The book describes how ISIS emerged in the chaos of Iraq following the 2003 U.S. invasion, how the group was strengthened by the suppression of the Arab Spring and by the war in Syria, and how ISIS seized leadership of the jihadist movement from Al Qaeda. Part of a militant Sunni revival, ISIS claims its goals are to resurrect a caliphate and rid Islamic lands of all Shia and other minorities. In contrast to Al Qaeda, ISIS initially focused on the near enemy--Shia, the Iraqi and Syrian regimes, and secular, pro-western states in the Middle East. But in a tactical shift ISIS has now taken responsibility for spectacular attacks in Europe and other places beyond the Middle East, making it clear that the group is increasingly interested in targeting the far enemy as well. Ultimately, the book shows how decades of dictatorship, poverty, and rising sectarianism in the Middle East, exacerbated by foreign intervention, led to the rise of ISIS--and why addressing those problems is the only way to ensure its end.An authoritative introduction to arguably the most important conflict in the world today, this is an essential book for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the social turmoil and political violence ravaging the Arab-Islamic world.
/book/show/1975626.The_Purpose_of_the_Past?from_search=true	Gordon S. Wood	The Purpose of the Past: Reflections on the Uses of History	History is to society what memory is to the individual: without it, we don't know who we are, and we can't make wise decisions about where we should be going. But while the nature of memory is a constant, the nature of history has changed radically over the past forty years, foHistory is to society what memory is to the individual: without it, we don't know who we are, and we can't make wise decisions about where we should be going. But while the nature of memory is a constant, the nature of history has changed radically over the past forty years, for good but also for ill. In, historian Gordon S. Wood examines the sea change in the field through considerations of some of its most important historians and their works. His book serves as both a history of American history-neither wholly a celebration nor a critique-and an argument for its ongoing necessity.These are both the best of times and the worst of times for American history. New currents of thought have brought refreshing and vitally necessary changes to the discipline, expanding its compass to include previously underexamined and undervalued groups and subjects. At the same time, however, strains of extreme, even nihilistic, relativism have assaulted the relevance, even the legitimacy, of the historian's work. The divide between the work of academic and popular historians has widened into a chasm, separating some of the field's most important new ideas from what would give them much greater impact: any kind of real audience.Butis not another crotchety elegy for what history once was but sadly now isn't; it is also a celebration of what, at its best, it is, and a powerful argument for its ongoing necessity. Along the wayoffers wonderful insight into what great historians do, and how they can stumble, and what strains of thought have dominated the marketplace of ideas in historical scholarship. A master historian's commanding assessment of his field,will enlarge the capacity to appreciate history of anyone who reads it
/book/show/13642287-the-bookman-histories?from_search=true	Lavie Tidhar	The Bookman Histories (The Bookman Histories, #1-3)	Lizard Kings and swashbuckling pirates, secret government agencies and scuttling automata, tripods and airships.Theres never been a series with quite so much adventure crammed between two covers![ Alternate History! | Diabolical Anarchists! | Murder Most Foul | The End of Days ]Lizard Kings and swashbuckling pirates, secret government agencies and scuttling automata, tripods and airships.Theres never been a series with quite so much adventure crammed between two covers![ Alternate History! | Diabolical Anarchists! | Murder Most Foul | The End of Days ]
/book/show/7155569-fur-fortune-and-empire?from_search=true	Eric Jay Dolin	Fur, Fortune, and Empire: The Epic History of the Fur Trade in America	Beginning his epic history in the early 1600s, Eric Jay Dolin traces the dramatic rise and fall of the American fur industry, from the first Dutch encounters with the Indians to the rise of the conservation movement in the late nineteenth century.Beginning his epic history in the early 1600s, Eric Jay Dolin traces the dramatic rise and fall of the American fur industry, from the first Dutch encounters with the Indians to the rise of the conservation movement in the late nineteenth century. Dolin shows how the fur trade, driven by the demands of fashion, sparked controversy, fostered economic competition, and fueled wars among the European powers, as North America became a battleground for colonization and imperial aspirations. The trade in beaver, buffalo, sea otter, and other animal skins spurred the exploration and the settlement of the vast American continent, while it alternately enriched and gravely damaged the lives of Americas native peoples. Populated by a larger-than-life castincluding Dutch governor Peter Stuyvesant; President Thomas Jefferson; Americas first multimillionaire, John Jacob Astor; and mountain man Kit Carsonis the most comprehensive and compelling history of the American fur trade ever written. 16 pages of color and 16 pages of black-and-white illustrations, as well as a two-page, endpaper map of the American fur trade beyond the Mississippi.Nobody writes about the link between American history and natural history with the scholarly grace of Eric Jay Dolin. Fur, Fortune, and Empire is a landmark study filled with a cast of eccentric Western-type characters. Dolin's research is prodigious. Not since the days of Francis Parkman has a historian analyzed the fur trade industry with such brilliance. Highly recommended! --Fur, Fortune, and Empire is no melancholy affair. The book bursts with colorful characters, venal corporations, and violent confrontations, all presented with sharp-eyed clarity in a narrative that clips right along. . . . One of the great pleasures of Eric Jay Dolin's work in both Leviathan and Fur, Fortune, and Empire comes in discovering centuries old antecedents of the economic and natural resource issues that we struggle with today. . . . there are plenty of insights as well as much reading pleasure to be had here.A superb one-volume examination of an era when American ingenuity and its competitive spirit began to flourish. . . Dolin describes in marvelous detail . . . colorful figures of the American fur trades' western expansion. . . . at last, we now have a book that properly accounts for America's rise as a fur-trade power. --Though guns, germs and steel certainly played their parts, Dolin's Fur, Fortune, and Empire leaves little doubt that the trade in pelts was a powerful force in shaping the course of American history from the early 1600s through the late 1800s, playing a major role in the settlement and evolution of the colonies, and in the growth of the United States. Dolin puts forth a compelling and well-annotated tale of greed, slaughter and geopolitics as the Dutch, English, French, Spanish, Swedes, Russians and the American colonists fought for a slice of the profit. --
/book/show/393157.Death_Makes_a_Holiday?from_search=true	David J. Skal	Death Makes a Holiday: A Cultural History of Halloween	Using a mix of personal anecdotes and perceptive social analysis, acclaimed cultural critic David J. Skal examines the amazing phenomenon of Halloween, exploring its dark Celtic history and illuminating why it has evolved-in the course of a few short generations-from a quaint, small-scale celebration into the largest seasonal marketing event outside of Christmas.
/book/show/82197.Five_Finger_Discount?from_search=true	Helene Stapinski	Five-Finger Discount: A Crooked Family History	With deadpan humor and obvious affection, Five-Finger Discount recounts the story of an unforgettable New Jersey family of swindlers, bookies, embezzlers, and mobster-wannabes. In the memoir Mary Karr calls a page-turner, Helene Stapinski ingeniously weaves the checkered history of her hometown of Jersey Citya place known for its political corruption and industrial bligWith deadpan humor and obvious affection, Five-Finger Discount recounts the story of an unforgettable New Jersey family of swindlers, bookies, embezzlers, and mobster-wannabes. In the memoir Mary Karr calls a page-turner, Helene Stapinski ingeniously weaves the checkered history of her hometown of Jersey Citya place known for its political corruption and industrial blightwith the tales that have swirled around her relatives for decades. Navigating a childhood of toxic waste and tough love, Stapinski tells an extraordinary tale at once heartbreaking and hysterically funny.
/book/show/12983607-the-secret-history-of-the-last-colony?from_search=true	John Scalzi	The Secret History of The Last Colony	Chapter Three (of the second iteration of The Last Colony, now deceased)To commemorate the completion of Zoes Tale, I thought Id do something special here for you today and show you something you havent seen before: An entire excised chapter from one of my books.
/book/show/90866.God_Against_the_Gods?from_search=true	Jonathan Kirsch	God Against the Gods: The History of the War Between Monotheism and Polytheism	As conflicts over religious extremism dominate our front pages, the bestselling author ofpresents a work of history that could not be more timely: a surprising look back at the origins of religious intolerance during the tumultuous fourth century.As conflicts over religious extremism dominate our front pages, the bestselling author ofpresents a work of history that could not be more timely: a surprising look back at the origins of religious intolerance during the tumultuous fourth century.
/book/show/16115194-the-audacity-of-hops?from_search=true	Tom Acitelli	The Audacity of Hops: The History of America's Craft Beer Revolution	In 1975, there was a single craft brewery in the United States; today there are more than 2,000. A once-fledgling, clumsy movement, craft beer has become ubiquitous nationwide and even includes a honey ale brewed at the White House. Powered by millions of savvy, devoted consumers and raking in billions of dollars annually for producers and retailers, the movement has changIn 1975, there was a single craft brewery in the United States; today there are more than 2,000. A once-fledgling, clumsy movement, craft beer has become ubiquitous nationwide and even includes a honey ale brewed at the White House. Powered by millions of savvy, devoted consumers and raking in billions of dollars annually for producers and retailers, the movement has changed the industry landscape and the international reputation of American beer, upended the big beer giants that once seemed untouchable, and altered forever drinking habits, closet hobbies, and bar conversation. But the epic narrative of this class of brew has never been chronicled in one volumeuntil now.Based on interviews with all of the biggest and most influential names in craft brewing since the 1970sincluding brewers, critics, and marketersbrims with charming, remarkable stories, which together weave a very American business tale, one of formidable odds and refreshing success.will be the holiday and birthday gift for every craft beer lover. Entertaining, informative, and accessible, this book is the first of its kind: the definitive history of theAmerican revolution.
/book/show/3006855-blood-and-rage?from_search=true	Michael Burleigh	Blood and Rage: A Cultural History of Terrorism	Michael Burleigh, author of the 'The Third Reich', which won the Samuel Johnson Prize, presents this far-reaching history of terrorism across the world from its beginnings to the modern-day.
/book/show/7128958-a-great-unrecorded-history?from_search=true	Wendy Moffat	A Great Unrecorded History: A New Life of E. M. Forster	With the posthumous publication of his long-suppressed novelin 1970, E. M. Forster came out as a homosexual though that revelation made barely a ripple in his literary reputation. As Wendy Moffat persuasively argues in, Forsters homosexWith the posthumous publication of his long-suppressed novelin 1970, E. M. Forster came out as a homosexual though that revelation made barely a ripple in his literary reputation. As Wendy Moffat persuasively argues in, Forsters homosexuality was the central fact of his life. Between Wildes imprisonment and the Stonewall riots, Forster led a long, strange, and imaginative life as a gay man. He preserved a vast archive of his private lifea history of gay experience he believed would find its audience in atime.is a biography of the heart. Moffats decade of detective workincluding first-time interviews with Forsters friendshas resulted in the first book to integrate Forsters public and private lives. Seeing his life through the lens of his sexuality offers us a radically new viewrevealing his astuteness as a social critic, his political bravery, and his prophetic vision of gay intimacy.invites us to see Forster and modern gay historyfrom a completely new angle.
/book/show/28265384-the-holocaust?from_search=true	Jeremy Black	The Holocaust: History & Memory	Brilliant and wrenching, The Holocaust: History and Memory tells the story of the brutal mass slaughter of Jews during World War II and how that genocide has been remembered and misremembered ever since. Taking issue with generations of scholars who separate the Holocaust from Germany s military ambitions, historian Jeremy M. Black demonstrates persuasively that Germany sBrilliant and wrenching, The Holocaust: History and Memory tells the story of the brutal mass slaughter of Jews during World War II and how that genocide has been remembered and misremembered ever since. Taking issue with generations of scholars who separate the Holocaust from Germany s military ambitions, historian Jeremy M. Black demonstrates persuasively that Germany s war on the Allies was entwined with Hitler s war on Jews. As more and more territory came under Hitler s control, the extermination of Jews became a major war aim, particularly in the east, where many died and whole Jewish communities were exterminated in mass shootings carried out by the German army and collaborators long before the extermination camps were built. Rommel s attack on Egypt was a stepping stone to a larger goal the annihilation of 400,000 Jews living in Palestine. After Pearl Harbor, Hitler saw America s initial focus on war with Germany rather than Japan as evidence of influential Jewish interests in American policy, thus justifying and escalating his war with Jewry through the Final Solution. And the German public knew. In chilling detail, Black unveils compelling evidence that many everyday Germans must have been aware of the genocide around them. In the final chapter, he incisively explains the various ways that the Holocaust has been remembered, downplayed, and even dismissed as it slips from horrific experience into collective consciousness and memory. Essential, concise, and highly readable, The Holocaust: History and Memory bears witness to those forever silenced and ensures that we will never forget their horrifying fate.
/book/show/22529391-the-intimate-bond?from_search=true	Brian M. Fagan	The Intimate Bond: How Animals Shaped Human History	Animals, and our ever-changing relationship with them, have left an indelible mark on human history. From the dawn of our existence, animals and humans have been constantly redefining their relationship with one another, and entire civilizations have risen and fallen upon this curious bond we share with our fellow fauna. Brian Fagan unfolds this fascinating story from theAnimals, and our ever-changing relationship with them, have left an indelible mark on human history. From the dawn of our existence, animals and humans have been constantly redefining their relationship with one another, and entire civilizations have risen and fallen upon this curious bond we share with our fellow fauna. Brian Fagan unfolds this fascinating story from the first wolf who wandered into our prehistoric ancestors' camp and found companionship, to empires built on the backs of horses, donkeys, and camels, to the industrial age when some animals became commodities, often brutally exploited, and others became pets, nurtured and pampered, sometimes to absurd extremes.Through an in-depth analysis of six truly transformative human-animal relationships, Fagan shows how our habits and our very way of life were considerably and irreversibly altered by our intimate bond with animals. Among other stories, Fagan explores how herding changed human behavior; how the humble donkey helped launch the process of globalization; and how the horse carried a hearty band of nomads across the world and toppled the emperor of China.With characteristic care and penetrating insight, Fagan reveals the profound influence that animals have exercised on human history and how, in fact, they often drove it.
/book/show/4811188-rogues-gallery-the-secret-history-of-the-moguls-and-the-money-that-made?from_search=true	Michael    Gross	Rogues' Gallery The Secret History of the Moguls and the Money that Made the Metropolitan Museum	Broadway Books, 2009, 1st edition, As New., Unused, in dust jacket. Bright, clean, tight. First edition. [Metropolitan, Museum, Art collections] Out-of-print and antiquarian booksellers since 1933. We pack and ship with care.
/book/show/3242424-the-mental-floss-history-of-the-world?from_search=true	Erik Sass Steve Wiegand	The Mental Floss History of the World: An Irreverent Romp through Civilization's Best Bits	An irreverent romp through historys best bits,is an amazingly entertaining joyride through 60,000 years of human civilization. As audacious as it is edifying, here is a hilarious and irreverentyet always historically accurateoverview of the ascent (or descent) of humankind, courtesy of the same rebel geniuses who brought youAn irreverent romp through historys best bits,is an amazingly entertaining joyride through 60,000 years of human civilization. As audacious as it is edifying, here is a hilarious and irreverentyet always historically accurateoverview of the ascent (or descent) of humankind, courtesy of the same rebel geniuses who brought youandUpdated with all the hot topics and events of the past few years,is proof positive that just because somethings true doesnt mean its boring.
/book/show/1430688.Drink?from_search=true	Iain Gately	Drink: A Cultural History of Alcohol	A spirited look at the history of alcohol from the dawn of civilization to the twenty first centuryFor better or worse, alcohol has helped shape our civilization. Throughout history, it has been consumed not just to quench our thirsts or nourish our bodies but also for cultural reasons. It has been associated since antiquity with celebration, creativity, friendship, and daA spirited look at the history of alcohol from the dawn of civilization to the twenty first centuryFor better or worse, alcohol has helped shape our civilization. Throughout history, it has been consumed not just to quench our thirsts or nourish our bodies but also for cultural reasons. It has been associated since antiquity with celebration, creativity, friendship, and danger, for every drinking culture has acknowledged it possesses a dark side.In, Iain Gately traces the course of humanity's 10,000 year old love affair with the substance which has been dubbed the cause of - and solution to - all of life's problems. Along the way he scrutinises the drinking habits of presidents, prophets, and barbarian hordes, and features drinkers as diverse as Homer, Hemmingway, Shakespeare, Al Capone, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson. Covering matters as varied as bacchanals in Imperial Rome, the gin craze in 17th century London, the rise and fall of the temperance movement, and drunk driving,details the benefits and burdens alcohol has conveyed to the societies in which it is consumed. Gately's lively and provocative style brings to life the controversies, past and present, that have raged over alcohol, and uses the authentic voices of drinkers and their detractors to explode myths and reveal truths about this most equivocal of fluids.further documents the contribution of alcohol to the birth and growth of the United States, taking in the war of Independence, the Pennsylvania Whiskey revolt, the slave trade, and the failed experiment of National Prohibition. Finally, it provides a history of the world's best loved drinks. Enthusiasts of craft brews and fine wines will discover the origins of their favorite tipples, and what they have in common with Greek philosophers and medieval princes every time they raise a glass.A rollicking tour through humanity's love affair with alcohol,is an intoxicating history of civilization
/book/show/17934392-the-queen-s-bed?from_search=true	Anna Whitelock	The Queen's Bed: An Intimate History of Elizabeth's Court	Elizabeth I acceded to the throne in 1558, restoring the Protestant faith to England. At the heart of the new queens court lay Elizabeths bedchamber, closely guarded by the favoured women who helped her dress, looked after her jewels and shared her bed.Elizabeths private life was of public, political concern. Her bedfellows were witnesses to the face and body beneath thElizabeth I acceded to the throne in 1558, restoring the Protestant faith to England. At the heart of the new queens court lay Elizabeths bedchamber, closely guarded by the favoured women who helped her dress, looked after her jewels and shared her bed.Elizabeths private life was of public, political concern. Her bedfellows were witnesses to the face and body beneath the make-up and elaborate clothes, as well as to rumoured illicit dalliances with such figures as Robert Dudley. Their presence was for security as well as propriety, as the kingdom was haunted by fears of assassination plots and other Catholic subterfuge. For such was the significance of the queens body: it represented the very state itself.This riveting, revealing history of the politics of intimacy uncovers the feminized world of the Elizabethan court. Between the scandal and intrigue the women who attended the queen were the guardians of the truth about her health, chastity and fertility. Their stories offer extraordinary insight into the daily life of the Elizabethans, the fragility of royal favour and the price of disloyalty.
/book/show/22055284-the-flash-vol-5?from_search=true	Brian Buccellato (Writer, Colourist) Patrick Zircher (Illustrator)	The Flash, Vol. 5: History Lessons	Find out how Barry Allen adjusts after his battle with Reverse-Flash! Plus, witness the first meeting of The Flash and Green Lantern!:26-29, Annual 2
/book/show/7283.A_Long_Strange_Trip?from_search=true	Dennis McNally	A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead	The complete history of one of the most long-lived and legendary bands in rock history, written by its official historian and publicista must-have chronicle for all Dead Heads, and for students of rock and the 1960s counterculture.From 1965 to 1995, the Grateful Dead flourished as one of the most beloved, unusual, and accomplished musical entities to ever grace AmericanThe complete history of one of the most long-lived and legendary bands in rock history, written by its official historian and publicista must-have chronicle for all Dead Heads, and for students of rock and the 1960s counterculture.From 1965 to 1995, the Grateful Dead flourished as one of the most beloved, unusual, and accomplished musical entities to ever grace American culture. The creative synchronicity among Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart, and Ron Pigpen McKernan exploded out of the artistic ferment of the early sixties roots and folk scene, providing the soundtrack for the Dionysian revels of the counterculture. To those in the know, the Dead was an ongoing tour de force: a band whose constant commitment to exploring new realms lay at the center of a thirty-year journey through an ever-shifting array of musical, cultural, and mental landscapes.Dennis McNally, the bands historian and publicist for more than twenty years, takes readers back through the Deads history in. In a kaleidoscopic narrative, McNally not only chronicles their experiences in a fascinatingly detailed fashion, but veers off into side trips on the bands intricate stage setup, the magic of the Grateful Dead concert experience, or metaphysical musings excerpted from a conversation among band members. He brings to vivid life the Deads early days in late-sixties San Franciscoan era of astounding creativity and change that reverberates to this day. Here we see the group at its most raw and powerful, playing as the house band at Ken Keseys acid tests, mingling with such legendary psychonauts as Neal Cassady and Owsley Bear Stanley, and performing the alchemical experiments, both live and in the studio, that produced some of their most searing and evocative music. But McNally carries the Deads saga through the seventies and into the more recent years of constant touring and incessant musical exploration, which have cemented a unique bond between performers and audience, and created the business enterprise that is much more a family than a corporation.Written with the same zeal and spirit that the Grateful Dead brought to its music for more than thirty years, the book takes readers on a personal tour through the bands inner circle, highlighting its frenetic and very human faces.is not only a wide-ranging cultural history, it is a definitive musical biography.
/book/show/27405708-the-history-book?from_search=true	DK Publishing	The History Book	is a fascinating journey through the most significant events in history and the big ideas behind each one, from the dawn of civilization to the lightning-paced culture of today. One hundred crystal-clear articles explore the Law Code of Hammurabi, the Renaissance, the American Revolution, World War II, and much, much more, bringing the events and people ofis a fascinating journey through the most significant events in history and the big ideas behind each one, from the dawn of civilization to the lightning-paced culture of today. One hundred crystal-clear articles explore the Law Code of Hammurabi, the Renaissance, the American Revolution, World War II, and much, much more, bringing the events and people of history to life.As part of DK's award-winning Big Ideas Simply Explained series,uses infographics and images to explain key ideas and themes. Biographies of key leaders, thinkers, and warriors, from Julius Caesar to Barack Obama, offer insight into their lives and further historical insight into these world-changing episodes.makes the past 4,000 years of history accessible and provides enlightenment on the forces that shaped the world as we know it today, for students and history buffs alike.Big Ideas Simply Explained series uses creative design and innovative graphics, along with straightforward and engaging writing, to make complex subjects easier to understand. These award-winning books provide just the information needed for students, families, or anyone interested in concise, thought-provoking refreshers on a single subject.[The Big Ideas Simply Explained books] are beautifully illustrated with shadow-like cartoons that break down even the most difficult concepts so they are easier to grasp. These step-by-step diagrams are an incredibly clever learning device to include, especially for visual learners. -The visual layout promotes browsing with illustrations, pull quotes, and simple mind maps to explain concepts quickly. -Accessible guide to the great thinkers. -Clever and engaging. -
/book/show/92872.The_Dragons?from_search=true	Douglas Niles	The Dragons (Dragonlance: Lost Histories, #6)	War Among the Dragons . . .When dragons make war, Krynn can only tremble in the shaodw of angry wings.-- Astinus LorekeeperAurican and Darlantan, mighty serpents of gold and silver, have been nurtured in a world of wisdom, meditation, and sublime faith. On the other side of Ansalon, Crematia, a dragon of red, inherits the Dark Queen's legacy of betrayal, violence, coWar Among the Dragons . . .When dragons make war, Krynn can only tremble in the shaodw of angry wings.-- Astinus LorekeeperAurican and Darlantan, mighty serpents of gold and silver, have been nurtured in a world of wisdom, meditation, and sublime faith. On the other side of Ansalon, Crematia, a dragon of red, inherits the Dark Queen's legacy of betrayal, violence, conquest, and plunder.The advent of a worldwide war sweeps these powerful beings and many more into desperate strife. Battles rage over Krynn with a fury that threatens to annilhilate nations and whole races -- even dragonkind. As campaigns ebb and flow, generations of lesser mortals come and go, and the great serpents are left to determine the fate of the world. Their triumphs may create a destiny of all-encompassing light or cast the world beneath the shadoe of ultimate darkness.The DragonsThe Lost Histories Series probes the historical roots and epic struggles of little-known inhabitants of Krynn.
/book/show/453692.The_War?from_search=true	Geoffrey C. Ward Ken Burns	The War: An Intimate History, 1941-1945	unmarked, as new US media shipping only, due to size.
/book/show/360148.History_of_Italian_Renaissance_Art?from_search=true	Frederick Hartt David G. Wilkins	History of Italian Renaissance Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture	Fully indexed. Extensive glossary and updated bibliography. 833 illustrations, including 105 in full color.
/book/show/957145.A_Mind_of_Its_Own?from_search=true	David M. Friedman	A Mind of Its Own: A Cultural History of the Penis	Setting out to make intellectual and emotional sense of a man's relationship with his defining organ, David Friedman moves from highbrow to lowbrow in this lighthearted but substantive cultural history. Successively viewed as a life source, a symbol of a sacred covenant with God, an emblem of shame, an instrument of domination, a mere prop for the pharmaceutical companieSetting out to make intellectual and emotional sense of a man's relationship with his defining organ, David Friedman moves from highbrow to lowbrow in this lighthearted but substantive cultural history. Successively viewed as a life source, a symbol of a sacred covenant with God, an emblem of shame, an instrument of domination, a mere prop for the pharmaceutical companies, and finally, as simply a means of penetration-the penis has always been at the core of Western man's (and woman's) cultural evolution. With such luminaries as Leonardo da Vinci, Sigmund Freud, Walt Whitman, and Norman Mailer marking their territory on the subject,is an intelligent and often hilarious account of man's complicated bond with his closest friend.
/book/show/814662.Painting_and_Experience_in_Fifteenth_Century_Italy?from_search=true	Michael Baxandall	Painting and Experience in Fifteenth-Century Italy: A Primer in the Social History of Pictorial Style	Painting and Experience in Fifteenth Century Italy An introduction to 15th century Italian painting and the social history behind it, arguing that the two are interlinked and that the conditions of the time helped fashion distinctive elements in the painter's style.Serving as both an introduction to fifteenth-century Italian painting and as a text on how to interpret sociPainting and Experience in Fifteenth Century Italy An introduction to 15th century Italian painting and the social history behind it, arguing that the two are interlinked and that the conditions of the time helped fashion distinctive elements in the painter's style.Serving as both an introduction to fifteenth-century Italian painting and as a text on how to interpret social history from the style of pictures in a given historical period, this new edition to Baxandall's pre-eminent scholarly volume examines early Renaissance painting, and explains how the style of painting in any society reflects the visual skills and habits that evolve out of daily life. Renaissance painting, for example, mirrors the experience of such activities as preaching, dancing, and gauging barrels. The volume includes discussions of a wide variety of painters, including Filippo Lippi, Fra Angelico, Stefano di Giovanni, Sandro Botticelli, Masaccio, Luca Signorelli, Boccaccio, and countless others. Baxandall also defines and illustrates sixteen concepts used by a contemporary critic of painting, thereby assembling the basic equipment needed to explore fifteenth-century art.
/book/show/370112.The_Guerrilla_Girls_Bedside_Companion_to_the_History_of_Western_Art?from_search=true	Guerrilla Girls	The Guerrilla Girls' Bedside Companion to the History of Western Art	Take a romp through the last two thousand years of Western Art with the Guerrilla Girls as your guides, and find out the real who, what, when, and why of art history. Who put all those naked men in the classical section of museums? What were the do's and don'ts for female artists as civilization marched across Europe? Why did nuns have more fun in medieval times? ThiTake a romp through the last two thousand years of Western Art with the Guerrilla Girls as your guides, and find out the real who, what, when, and why of art history. Who put all those naked men in the classical section of museums? What were the do's and don'ts for female artists as civilization marched across Europe? Why did nuns have more fun in medieval times? This wisecracking but cleverly wise story of art is guaranteed to turn history on its head - and maybe a few historians too. Sprinkled throughout are believe it or not quotations from so-called experts; useful facts (consider how many prostitutes and how few suffragettes were painted in the nineteenth century); and reproductions of famous art works enhanced for historical accuracy and revenge.
/book/show/17726083-the-histories-of-gargantua-and-pantagruel?from_search=true	Franois Rabelais	The Histories of Gargantua and Pantagruel	Biting and bawdy, smart and smutty, lofty and low, Gargantua and Pantagruel is fantasy on the grandest of scales, told with an unquenchable thirst for all of human experience. Rabelais's vigorous examination of the life of his times-from bizarre battles to great drinking bouts, from satire on religion and education to matter-of-fact descriptions of bodily functions and desBiting and bawdy, smart and smutty, lofty and low, Gargantua and Pantagruel is fantasy on the grandest of scales, told with an unquenchable thirst for all of human experience. Rabelais's vigorous examination of the life of his times-from bizarre battles to great drinking bouts, from satire on religion and education to matter-of-fact descriptions of bodily functions and desires-is one of the great comic masterpieces of literature.
/book/show/9917074-paris-to-the-past?from_search=true	Ina Caro	Paris to the Past: Traveling through French History by Train	In one of the most inventive travel books in years, Ina Caro invites readers on twenty-five one-day train trips that depart from Paris and transport us back through seven hundred years of French history. Whether taking us to Orlans to evoke the miraculous visions of Joan of Arc, to Versailles to experience the flamboyant achievements of Louis XIV, or to the Place de la CoIn one of the most inventive travel books in years, Ina Caro invites readers on twenty-five one-day train trips that depart from Paris and transport us back through seven hundred years of French history. Whether taking us to Orlans to evoke the miraculous visions of Joan of Arc, to Versailles to experience the flamboyant achievements of Louis XIV, or to the Place de la Concorde to witness the beheading of Marie Antoinette, Caro animates history with her lush descriptions of architectural splendors and tales of court intrigue. Organizing her destinations chronologically from twelfth-century Saint-Denis to the nineteenth-century Restoration at Chantilly, Caro appeals not only to the casual tourist aboard the Metro or the TGV but also to the armchair reader of Peter Mayle's. Caro's passion for and knowledge of Franceits soaring cathedrals, enthralling history, and sumptuous cuisineare so impressive thatpromises to become one of the classic guidebooks of our time.
/book/show/20454300-pizza?from_search=true	Liz   Barrett Grace Labatt (Editor)	Pizza: A Slice of American History	There is no doubt that pizza is one of the most popular foods in the United States, cherished by everyone from Homer Simpson to the president. Americans reportedly eat a combined 350 slices every second! Although pizza has its origins overseas, it has come into full (ahem) flour here in the States.tells thThere is no doubt that pizza is one of the most popular foods in the United States, cherished by everyone from Homer Simpson to the president. Americans reportedly eat a combined 350 slices every second! Although pizza has its origins overseas, it has come into full (ahem) flour here in the States.tells the story of how this beloved food became the apple of our collective eyeor, perhaps more precisely, the pepperoni of our pie. Pizza journalistexplores how it is that pizza came to and conquered North America and how it evolved into different forms across the continent. Each chapter investigates a different pie: Chicagos famous deep-dish, New Havens white clam pie, Californias health-conscious varieties, New Yorks Sicilian and Neapolitan, the various styles that have emerged in the Midwest, and many others. The components of each piecrust, sauce, spices, and much moreare dissected and celebrated, and recipes from top pizzerias provide readers with the opportunity to make and sample the pies themselves. Illustrated throughout with modern and historical photographs, postcards, and memorabilia,is the most comprehensive and fun cultural history of pizza in the USA ever written.
/book/show/47632.Born_in_Blood_and_Fire?from_search=true	John Charles Chasteen	Born in Blood and Fire: A Concise History of Latin America	Drawing on the most current scholarship, this concise text presents a direct, compelling narrative that spans six centuries and twenty countries. Carefully revised in light of recent Latin American history, the Second Edition introduces new maps, helpful chapter timelines, and a new Student Web site.
/book/show/197169.Only_Yesterday?from_search=true	Frederick Lewis Allen	Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920's	A style that is verve itself.A perfectly grand piece of historical record and synthetic journalism.From Frederick Lewis Allen, former editor-in-chief ofmagazine, comes a classic history of 1920s America, from the end of World War I to the stock market crash and the beginning of The Great Depression. Originally publisheA style that is verve itself.A perfectly grand piece of historical record and synthetic journalism.From Frederick Lewis Allen, former editor-in-chief ofmagazine, comes a classic history of 1920s America, from the end of World War I to the stock market crash and the beginning of The Great Depression. Originally published in 1931,has an exuberance and proximity to its subjectthe Roaring Twenties in all its scandal and glorythat uniquely captures the feel of the era.
/book/show/408842.McGee_on_Food_and_Cooking?from_search=true	Harold McGee	McGee on Food and Cooking: An Encyclopedia of Kitchen Science, History and Culture	McGee on Food and Cooking
/book/show/197149.The_File?from_search=true	Timothy Garton Ash	The File: A Personal History	When Timothy Garton Ash graduated from Oxford in 1978, he went to live in Berlin, ostensibly to research and write about Nazism. But once there, he gradually immersed himself in a study of the repressive political culture of East Germany. As if to return the favor, that culture--in the form of the dreaded East German secret police, the Stasi--secretly began studying him.When Timothy Garton Ash graduated from Oxford in 1978, he went to live in Berlin, ostensibly to research and write about Nazism. But once there, he gradually immersed himself in a study of the repressive political culture of East Germany. As if to return the favor, that culture--in the form of the dreaded East German secret police, the Stasi--secretly began studying him. As was Stasi's practice, over the years its study produced a considerable paper trail. After the fall of the East German communist regime, a government apparatus was established to allow those targeted to see their Stasi files, and Garton Ash discovered and pored over his. He then set about to interview the people who made this gross intrusion possible, the several case officers, and the numerous regular-citizen informers. The result is nothing short of a journey into the darkest recesses of the totalitarian mind, taking its place honorably alongsideand.
/book/show/7789323-cartographies-of-time?from_search=true	Daniel Rosenberg Anthony Grafton	Cartographies of Time: A History of the Timeline	What does history look like? How do you draw time?From the most ancient images to the contemporary, the line has served as the central figure in the representation of time. The linear metaphor is ubiquitous in everyday visual representations of timein almanacs, calendars, charts, and graphs of all sorts. Even our everyday speech is filled with talk of time having a beforWhat does history look like? How do you draw time?From the most ancient images to the contemporary, the line has served as the central figure in the representation of time. The linear metaphor is ubiquitous in everyday visual representations of timein almanacs, calendars, charts, and graphs of all sorts. Even our everyday speech is filled with talk of time having a before and an after or being long and short. The timeline is such a familiar part of our mental furniture that it is sometimes hard to remember that we invented it in the first place. And yet, in its modern form, the timeline is not even 250 years old. The story of what came before has never been fully told, until now.is the first comprehensive history of graphic representations of time in Europe and the United States from 1450 to the present. Authors Daniel Rosenberg and Anthony Grafton have crafted a lively history featuring fanciful characters and unexpected twists and turns. From medieval manuscripts to websites, Cartographies of Time features a wide variety of timelines that in their own unique wayscurving, crossing, branchingdefy conventional thinking about the form. A fifty-four-foot-long timeline from 1753 is mounted on a scroll and encased in a protective box. Another timeline uses the different parts of the human body to show the genealogies of Jesus Christ and the rulers of Saxony. Ladders created by missionaries in eighteenth-century Oregon illustrate Bible stories in a vertical format to convert Native Americans. Also included is the April 1912 Marconi North Atlantic Communication chart, which tracked ships, including the Titanic, at points in time rather than by theirgeographic location, alongside little-known works by famous figures, including a historical chronology by the mapmaker Gerardus Mercator and a chronological board game patented by Mark Twain. Presented in a lavishly illustrated edition,is a revelation to anyone interested in the role visual forms have played in our evolving conception of history.
/book/show/10689501-the-steal?from_search=true	Rachel Shteir	The Steal: A Cultural History of Shoplifting	Rachel Shteir'sis the first serious study of shoplifting, tracking the fascinating history of this ancient crime. Dismissed by academia and the mainstream media and largely misunderstood, shoplifting has become the territory of moralists, mischievous teenagers, tabloid television, and self-heRachel Shteir'sis the first serious study of shoplifting, tracking the fascinating history of this ancient crime. Dismissed by academia and the mainstream media and largely misunderstood, shoplifting has become the territory of moralists, mischievous teenagers, tabloid television, and self-help gurus. But shoplifting incurs remarkable real-life costs for retailers and consumers. The crime tax-the amount every American family loses to shoplifting-related price inflation-is more than $400 a year. Shoplifting cost American retailers $11.7 billion in 2009. The theft of one $5.00 item from Whole Foods can require sales of hundreds of dollars to break even.begins when shoplifting entered the modern record as urbanization and consumerism made London into Europe's busiest mercantile capital. Crossing the channel to nineteenth-century Paris, Shteir tracks the rise of the department store and the pathologizing of shoplifting as kleptomania. In 1960s America, shoplifting becomes a symbol of resistance when the publication of Abbie Hoffman'spopularizes shoplifting as an antiestablishment act. Some contemporary analysts see our current epidemic as a response to a culture of hyper-consumerism; others question whether its upticks can be tied to economic downturns at all. Few provide convincing theories about why it goes up or down.Just as experts can't agree on why people shoplift, they can't agree on how to stop it. Shoplifting has been punished by death, discouraged by shame tactics, and protected against by high-tech surveillance. Shoplifters have been treated by psychoanalysis, medicated with pharmaceuticals, and enforced by law to attend rehabilitation groups. While a few individuals have abandoned their sticky-fingered habits, shoplifting shows no signs of slowing.In, Shteir guides us through a remarkable tour of all things shoplifting-we visit the Woodbury Commons Outlet Mall, where boosters run rampant, watch the surveillance footage from Winona Ryder's famed shopping trip, and learn the history of antitheft technology. A groundbreaking study,shows us that shoplifting in its many guises-crime, disease, protest-is best understood as a reflection of our society, ourselves.
/book/show/22740969-literature-companion?from_search=true	History World	Literature Companion: Like Water for Chocolate	The story of the novel revolves around a young girl named Tita. Pedro is her lover, but she continues to long her entire life to marry him. Unfortunately, they are never married because Titas mother upholds the family tradition of the youngest daughter not marrying but taking care of her mother until the mother passes away. Tita remains unmarried, taking care of her motheThe story of the novel revolves around a young girl named Tita. Pedro is her lover, but she continues to long her entire life to marry him. Unfortunately, they are never married because Titas mother upholds the family tradition of the youngest daughter not marrying but taking care of her mother until the mother passes away. Tita remains unmarried, taking care of her mother. While cooking, she is able to express what she feels.Magical realism has been very effectively employed by the author to combine the ordinary with the supernatural.Literature Companion: Like Water for ChocolateCopyrightChapter One: IntroductionChapter Two: Plot OverviewChapter Three: CharactersChapter Four: Complete SummaryChapter Five: Critical Analysis
/book/show/116873.Prolegomena_to_any_Future_Metaphysics?from_search=true	Gary Hatfield (Translator) Immanuel Kant	Prolegomena to any Future Metaphysics: With Selections from the Critique of Pure Reason	Kant is the central figure of modern philosophy. He sought to rebuild philosophy from the ground up, and he succeeded in permanently changing its problems and methods. This new translation of the Prolegomena, which is the best introduction to his philosophy, also includes selections from the Critique of Pure Reason, which fill out and explicate some of his central argumentKant is the central figure of modern philosophy. He sought to rebuild philosophy from the ground up, and he succeeded in permanently changing its problems and methods. This new translation of the Prolegomena, which is the best introduction to his philosophy, also includes selections from the Critique of Pure Reason, which fill out and explicate some of his central arguments. The volume is completed by a historical and philosophical introduction, explanatory notes, a chronology, and a guide to further reading.
/book/show/5473613-1864?from_search=true	Charles Bracelen Flood	1864: Lincoln at the Gates of History	In a masterful narrative, historian and biographer Charles Bracelen Flood brings to life the drama of Lincoln's final year, in which he oversaw the last campaigns of the Civil War, was reelected as president, and laid out his majestic vision for the nation's future in a reunified South and in the expanding West.In 1864: Lincoln at the Gates of History, the reader is plunIn a masterful narrative, historian and biographer Charles Bracelen Flood brings to life the drama of Lincoln's final year, in which he oversaw the last campaigns of the Civil War, was reelected as president, and laid out his majestic vision for the nation's future in a reunified South and in the expanding West.In 1864: Lincoln at the Gates of History, the reader is plunged into the heart of that crucial year as Lincoln faced enormous challenges. The Civil War was far from being won: as the year began, Lincoln had yet to appoint Ulysses S. Grant as the general-in-chief who would finally implement the bloody strategy and dramatic campaigns that would bring victory.At the same time, with the North sick of the war, Lincoln was facing a reelection battle in which hundreds of thousands of Peace Democrats were ready to start negotiations that could leave the Confederacy as a separate American nation, free to continue the practice of slavery. In his personal life, he had to deal with the erratic behavior of his wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, and both Lincolns were haunted by the sudden death, two years before, of their beloved eleven-year-old son, Willie.1864 is the story of Lincoln's struggle with all this -- the war on the battlefields and a political scene in which his own secretary of the treasury, Salmon P. Chase, was working against him in an effort to become the Republican candidate himself. The North was shocked by such events as Grant's attack at Cold Harbor, during which seven thousand Union soldiers were killed in twenty minutes, and the Battle of the Crater, where three thousand Union men died in a bungled attempt to blow up Confederate trenches. The year became so bleak that on August 23, Lincoln wrote in a memorandum, This morning, as for several days past, it seems exceedingly probable that this Administration will not be reelected. But, with the increasing success of his generals, and a majority of the American public ready to place its faith in him, Lincoln and the nation ended 1864 with the close of the war in sight and slavery on the verge of extinction.1864 presents the man who not only saved the nation, but also, despite the turmoil of the war and political infighting, set the stage for westward expansion through the Homestead Act, the railroads, and the Act to Encourage Immigration.As 1864 ends and Lincoln, reelected, is planning to heal the nation, John Wilkes Booth, whose stalking of Lincoln through 1864 is one of this book's suspenseful subplots, is a few weeks away from killing him.
/book/show/210022.The_Company?from_search=true	John Micklethwait Adrian Wooldridge	The Company: A Short History of a Revolutionary Idea	With apologies to Hegel, Marx, and Lenin, the basic unit of modern society is neither the state, nor the commune, nor the party; it is the company. From this bold premise, John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge chart the rise of one of historys great catalysts for good and evil.In a fast-paced andWith apologies to Hegel, Marx, and Lenin, the basic unit of modern society is neither the state, nor the commune, nor the party; it is the company. From this bold premise, John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge chart the rise of one of historys great catalysts for good and evil.In a fast-paced and well-written work (), the authors reveal how innovations such as limitations on liability have permitted companies to rival religions and even states in importance, governing the flow of wealth and controlling human affairsall while being largely exempt from the rules that govern our lives.is that rare, remarkable book that fills a major gap we scarcely knew existed. With it, we are better able to make sense of the past four centuries, as well as the events of today.
/book/show/178793.The_Cambridge_Illustrated_History_of_China?from_search=true	Patricia Buckley Ebrey Kwang-ching Liu (Foreword by)	The Cambridge Illustrated History of China	More populous than any other country on earth, China also occupies a unique place in our modern world for the continuity of its history and culture. In this sumptuously illustrated single-volume history, noted historian Patricia Ebrey traces the origins of Chinese culture from prehistoric times to the present. She follows its development from the rise of Confucianism, BuddMore populous than any other country on earth, China also occupies a unique place in our modern world for the continuity of its history and culture. In this sumptuously illustrated single-volume history, noted historian Patricia Ebrey traces the origins of Chinese culture from prehistoric times to the present. She follows its development from the rise of Confucianism, Buddhism, and the great imperial dynasties to the Mongol, Manchu, and Western intrusions and the modern communist state. Her scope is phenomenal--embracing Chinese arts, culture, economics, society and its treatment of women, foreign policy, emigration, and politics, including the key uprisings of 1919 and 1989 in Tiananmen Square. Both a comprehensive introduction to an extraordinary civilization, and an expert exploration of the continuities and disjunctures of Chinese history, Professor Ebrey's book has become an indispensable guide to China past and present. Patricia Ebrey is Professor of East Asian Studies and History and the author of Chinese Civilization: A Sourcebook (1993).
/book/show/33123100-red-sorghum-family?from_search=true	Mo Yan (Editor)	红高粱（Red sorghum family）: 中文版（The Chinese version of） (The war/literature/Sino-japanese war/history)	
/book/show/33929.Eight_Little_Piggies?from_search=true	Stephen Jay Gould	Eight Little Piggies: Reflections in Natural History	Among scientists who write, no one illuminates as well as Stephen Jay Gould doesthe wonderful workings of the natural world. Now in a new volume of collected essayshis sixth sinceGould speaks of the importance of unbroken connections within our own lives and to our ancestralgenerations. Along with way, he opens to us the mysteries of fish tails, frog caAmong scientists who write, no one illuminates as well as Stephen Jay Gould doesthe wonderful workings of the natural world. Now in a new volume of collected essayshis sixth sinceGould speaks of the importance of unbroken connections within our own lives and to our ancestralgenerations. Along with way, he opens to us the mysteries of fish tails, frog calls, and other matters, and shows once and for all why we must take notice when a seemingly insignificant creature is threatened, like the land snailfrom Moorea, whose extinction he movingly relates.
/book/show/245751.Hezbollah?from_search=true	Augustus Richard Norton	Hezbollah: A Short History	Most policymakers in the United States and Israel have it wrong. Hezbollah isn't a simple terrorist organization--nor is it likely to disappear soon. Following Israel's war against Hezbollah in the summer of 2006, the Shi'i group--which combines the functions of a militia, a social service and public works provider, and a political party--is more popular than ever in the MMost policymakers in the United States and Israel have it wrong. Hezbollah isn't a simple terrorist organization--nor is it likely to disappear soon. Following Israel's war against Hezbollah in the summer of 2006, the Shi'i group--which combines the functions of a militia, a social service and public works provider, and a political party--is more popular than ever in the Middle East while retaining its strong base of support in Lebanon. And Hezbollah didn't merely confront Israel and withstand its military onslaught. Hezbollah's postwar reconstruction efforts were judged better than the U.S. government's response to Hurricane Katrina--not by al-Jazeera, but by an American TV journalist. In Hezbollah, one of the world's leading experts on Hezbollah has written the essential guide to understanding the complexities and paradoxes of a group that remains entrenched at the heart of Middle East politics.With unmatched clarity and authority, Augustus Richard Norton tells how Hezbollah developed, how it has evolved, and what direction it might take in the future. Far from being a one-dimensional terrorist group, Norton explains, Hezbollah is a janus-faced organization in the middle of an incomplete metamorphosis from extremism to mundane politics, an evolution whose outcome is far from certain. Beginning as a terrorist cat's-paw of Iran, Hezbollah has since transformed itself into an impressive political party with an admiring Lebanese constituency, but it has also insisted on maintaining the potent militia that forced Israel to withdraw from Lebanon in 2000 after almost two decades of occupation.The most accessible, informed, and balanced analysis of the group yet written, Hezbollah is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the Middle East.
/book/show/673825.The_History_of_Torture?from_search=true	Daniel P. Mannix	The History of Torture	'Morality is nothing more than an expression of expediency' a notorious torturer reportedly once replied to objections about his profession. From the primitive snake pit to sophisticated methods of brainwashing, literally thousands of techniques have been devised to distort both the body and the mind - and to satisfy the sadistic needs of those who command, perform and wit'Morality is nothing more than an expression of expediency' a notorious torturer reportedly once replied to objections about his profession. From the primitive snake pit to sophisticated methods of brainwashing, literally thousands of techniques have been devised to distort both the body and the mind - and to satisfy the sadistic needs of those who command, perform and witness human torture. In, Daniel P. Mannix examines with honesty and thoroughness every aspect of torture: the professional torturers, many of them history's most famous men and women; their theories and techniques; the role torture has played in history; and the refinements brought to the practice of torture by individual fanatics, religious groups, the military and entire cultures. The result is information on the infliction of pain for punishment or coercion from pre-history to modern times.This remarkable work discusses not only the history of torture but its moral implications as well. Everyone interested in the long and difficult course of human rights, personal and political freedom and in the history of crime and punishment will find the book fascinating and enlightening.
/book/show/116953.Bull?from_search=true	Maggie Mahar	Bull: A History of the Boom and Bust, 1982-2004	
/book/show/21843588-orphans-of-the-sky?from_search=true	Robert A. Heinlein Gene Szafran (Illustrator)	Orphans of the Sky (Future History, Vol. 5)	An orphaned civilization in space, where people have no memory of Earth; from the master of science fiction.
/book/show/8532889-the-history-of-oronooko-or-the-royal-slave-a-novel-containing-a-vari?from_search=true	Aphra Behn	The History of Oronooko; Or, the Royal Slave. a Novel. Containing a Variety of Entertaining Passages. Published by Charles Gildon. the Ninth Edition C	The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now foThe 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Western literary study flows out of eighteenth-century works by Alexander Pope, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Frances Burney, Denis Diderot, Johann Gottfried Herder, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and others. Experience the birth of the modern novel, or compare the development of language using dictionaries and grammar discourses. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryT057359Anonymous. By Aphra Behn.Doncaster: printed by C. Plummer, 1770. 150p.; 18
/book/show/26073079-the-cultural-revolution?from_search=true	Frank Diktter	The Cultural Revolution: A People's History, 1962-1976	After the economic disaster of the Great Leap Forward that claimed tens of millions of lives from 19581962, an aging Mao Zedong launched an ambitious scheme to shore up his reputation and eliminate those he viewed as a threat to his legacy. The stated goal of the Cultural Revolution was to purge the country of bourgeois, capitalistic elements he claimed were threatening gAfter the economic disaster of the Great Leap Forward that claimed tens of millions of lives from 19581962, an aging Mao Zedong launched an ambitious scheme to shore up his reputation and eliminate those he viewed as a threat to his legacy. The stated goal of the Cultural Revolution was to purge the country of bourgeois, capitalistic elements he claimed were threatening genuine communist ideology. Young students formed the Red Guards, vowing to defend the Chairman to the death, but soon rival factions started fighting each other in the streets with semiautomatic weapons in the name of revolutionary purity. As the country descended into chaos, the military intervened, turning China into a garrison state marked by bloody purges that crushed as many as one in fifty people.draws for the first time on hundreds of previously classified party documents, from secret police reports to unexpurgated versions of leadership speeches. Frank Diktter uses this wealth of material to undermine the picture of complete conformity that is often supposed to have characterized the last years of the Mao era. After the army itself fell victim to the Cultural Revolution, ordinary people used the political chaos to resurrect the market and hollow out the party's ideology. In short, they buried Maoism. By showing how economic reform from below was an unintended consequence of a decade of violent purges and entrenched fear,casts China's most tumultuous era in a wholly new light.
/book/show/23847904-the-wheel-of-time-companion?from_search=true	Robert Jordan Harriet McDougal Alan Romanczuk	The Wheel of Time Companion: The People, Places and History of the Bestselling Series	Brandon Sanderson stated on Twitter that Harriet McDougal, Jordan's wife and editor, is creating a comprehensive Wheel of Time encyclopedia, to be published after A Memory of Light.
/book/show/6754961-islamic-history?from_search=true	Adam J. Silverstein	Islamic History: A Very Short Introduction	Does history matter? This book argues not that history matters, but that Islamic history does. This Very Short Introduction introduces the story of Islamic history; the controversies surrounding its study; and the significance that it holds - for Muslims and for non-Muslims alike. Opening with a lucid overview of the rise and spread of Islam, from the seventh to twenty firDoes history matter? This book argues not that history matters, but that Islamic history does. This Very Short Introduction introduces the story of Islamic history; the controversies surrounding its study; and the significance that it holds - for Muslims and for non-Muslims alike. Opening with a lucid overview of the rise and spread of Islam, from the seventh to twenty first century, the book charts the evolution of what was originally a small, localised community of believers into an international religion with over a billion adherents. Chapters are also dedicated to the peoples - Arabs, Persians, and Turks - who shaped Islamic history, and to three representative institutions - the mosque, jihad, and the caliphate - that highlight Islam's diversity over time.Finally, the roles that Islamic history has played in both religious and political contexts are analysed, while stressing the unique status that history enjoys amongst Muslims, especially compared to its lowly place in Western societies where history is often seen as little more than something that is not to be repeated.Some of the questions that will be answered are:- How did Islam arise from the obscurity of seventh century Arabia to the headlines of twenty first century media?- How do we know what we claim to know about Islam's rise and development?- Why does any of this matter, either to Muslims or to non-Muslims?
/book/show/127818.Einstein_s_Refrigerator_and_Other_Stories_from_the_Flip_Side_of_History?from_search=true	Steve Silverman Dorothy O'Brien (Editor)	Einstein's Refrigerator and Other Stories from the Flip Side of History	Steve Silverman was looking for a way to add some spice to his high school lectures when he realized that weird and bizarre true-life stories would capture his students' attention. In fact, they worked so well that the science teacher then began posting his discoveries to his own Web site, which he dubbed. Well-researched and clearly sourced, Silverman'Steve Silverman was looking for a way to add some spice to his high school lectures when he realized that weird and bizarre true-life stories would capture his students' attention. In fact, they worked so well that the science teacher then began posting his discoveries to his own Web site, which he dubbed. Well-researched and clearly sourced, Silverman's unusual tidbits have gained a wide following.In, Silverman collects more than 30 of the most fascinating stories he has gathered--tales of forgotten genius, great blunders, and incredible feats of survival, as well as answers to puzzling questions.is a remarkable book with spellbinding stories. Whatever happened to the refrigerator Einstein helped invent? While it never became a commercial success, its underlying concepts became the basis for cooling nuclear breeder reactors.
/book/show/1026412.The_Empire_of_the_Steppes?from_search=true	Ren Grousset Naomi Walford (Translator)	The Empire of the Steppes: A History of Central Asia	While the early history of the steppe nomad is shrouded in obscurity,brings to the general reader and the specialist the majestic sweep, grandeur, and the overriding intellectural grasp of Grousset's original. Hailed as a masterpiece when first published in French in 1939, and in English in 1970, this great work of synthesis brings before us theWhile the early history of the steppe nomad is shrouded in obscurity,brings to the general reader and the specialist the majestic sweep, grandeur, and the overriding intellectural grasp of Grousset's original. Hailed as a masterpiece when first published in French in 1939, and in English in 1970, this great work of synthesis brings before us the great people of the steppes, dominated by three mighty figures - Attila, Genghiz Khan, and Tamberlain - as they marched through ten centuries of history, from the borders of China to the frontiers of the West.Includes nineteen maps, a comprehensive index, notes, and bibliography.
/book/show/18240240-the-apache-wars?from_search=true	Paul Andrew Hutton	The Apache Wars: The Hunt for Geronimo, the Apache Kid, and the Captive Boy Who Started the Longest War in American History	They called him Mickey Free. His kidnapping started the longest war in American history, and both sides--the Apaches and the white invadersblamed him for it. A mixed-blood warrior who moved uneasily between theThey called him Mickey Free. His kidnapping started the longest war in American history, and both sides--the Apaches and the white invadersblamed him for it. A mixed-blood warrior who moved uneasily between the worlds of the Apaches and the American soldiers, he was never trusted by either but desperately needed by both. He was the only man Geronimo ever feared. He played a pivotal role in this long war for the desert Southwest from its beginning in 1861 until its end in 1890 with his pursuit of the renegade scout, Apache Kid.In this sprawling, monumental work, Paul Hutton unfolds over two decades of the last war for the West through the eyes of the men and women who lived it. This is Mickey Free's story, but also the story of his contemporaries: the great Apache leaders Mangas Coloradas, Cochise, and Victorio; the soldiers Kit Carson, O. O. Howard, George Crook, and Nelson Miles; the scouts and frontiersmen Al Sieber, Tom Horn, Tom Jeffords, and Texas John Slaughter; the great White Mountain scout Alchesay and the Apache female warrior Lozen; the fierce Apache warrior Geronimo; and the Apache Kid. These lives shaped the violent history of the deserts and mountains of the Southwestern borderlands--a bleak and unforgiving world where a people would make a final, bloody stand against an American war machine bent on their destruction.
/book/show/18780283-the-15th-star?from_search=true	Lisa Grace	The 15th Star (A Lisa Grace History-Mystery, #1)	Based on the real-life history-mystery of the missing star from the Star Spangled BannerSet during the War of 1812:In the fall of 1809 Grace Wisher, a young slave girl, escapes the plantation to live her life in the port city of Baltimore, Maryland. She is indentured to Mary Pickersgill who teaches her the skill of sewing flags and standards. Yet Grace is hiding a terribleBased on the real-life history-mystery of the missing star from the Star Spangled BannerSet during the War of 1812:In the fall of 1809 Grace Wisher, a young slave girl, escapes the plantation to live her life in the port city of Baltimore, Maryland. She is indentured to Mary Pickersgill who teaches her the skill of sewing flags and standards. Yet Grace is hiding a terrible secret, one men will murder for even hundreds of years later.In the present, Keiko Zorben is finishing her master's degree by working as an intern at the Smithsonian Institute. While archiving mislabeled letters, she finds a clue to the whereabouts of the missing star from the Star Spangled Banner. For over two hundred years its location has been a real-life mystery, until now.Keiko asks the handsome Dr. Julian Lone Wolf, the head of the American Indian Studies Department, to join her on her search for the missing star.When a docent is murdered and an attempt is made on their lives, Keiko and Julian realize finding the missing star and the secret it holds, is their only key to survival.Great Story - Drama, Mystery, Action, History, Humor and RomanceThis is one of the most fun stories I've read in a long time. I could not put it down and it all in one day. I loved how the author mixed present day with the past. Five Star Zon Reader ReviewThe 15th Star has been described by readers as a mix of National Treasure meets 1776.Lisa Grace is also the author of the popular teen Angel Series.Angel in the Shadows, Book 1 and Angel in the Storm, Book 2 are currently in movie development through Motion Picture Pro Studios, which has been involved with five academy award winning movies.The author can be reached at: lisagracebooks@yahoo.comFor more information on Lisa Grace and her upcoming releases:Genres: History, Mystery, Contemporary Romance, New AdultAdditional locations and historical people of note mentioned in the story: Fort McHenry, Flag House, Claggett's Brewery, Paul Jennings, Grace Wisher, White House, Francis Scott Key, President James Madison, Dolley Madison, Major George Armistead, Louisa Armistead, Napoleon Bonaparte, King George, Baltimore, and Washington D. C.
/book/show/168822.The_Secret_History_of_the_Lord_of_Musashi_Arrowroot?from_search=true	Jun'ichir Tanizaki Anthony H. Chambers	The Secret History of the Lord of Musashi & Arrowroot	From a Japanese master of romantic and sexual obsession come two novels that treat traditional themes with sly wit and startling psychological sophistication. In, Junichir Tanizaki reimagines the exploits of a legendary samurai as a sadomasochistic dance between the hero and the wife of his enemy.though set in the twentFrom a Japanese master of romantic and sexual obsession come two novels that treat traditional themes with sly wit and startling psychological sophistication. In, Junichir Tanizaki reimagines the exploits of a legendary samurai as a sadomasochistic dance between the hero and the wife of his enemy.though set in the twentieth century, views an adult orphans search for his mothers past through the translucentscreen of ancient literature and myth.Both works are replete with shocking juxtapositions. Severed heads become objects of erotic fixation. Foxes take on human shape. An aristocratic lady loves and pities the man she is conspiring to destroy. This supple translation reveals the full scope of Tanizakis gift: his confident storytelling, luminous detail, and astonishingly vital female characters.
/book/show/9710386-griftopia?from_search=true	Matt Taibbi	Griftopia: A Story of Bankers, Politicians, and the Most Audacious Power Grab in American History	The financial crisis that exploded in 2008 isnt past but prologue. The grifter classmade up of the largest players in the financial industry and the politicians who do their biddinghas been growing in power, and the crisis was only one terrifying manifestation of hoThe financial crisis that exploded in 2008 isnt past but prologue. The grifter classmade up of the largest players in the financial industry and the politicians who do their biddinghas been growing in power, and the crisis was only one terrifying manifestation of how theyve hijacked Americas political and economic life.Matt Taibbi has combined deep sources, trailblazing reportage, and provocative analysis to create the most lucid, emotionally galvanizing account yet written of this ongoing American crisis. He offers fresh reporting on the backroom deals of the bailout; tells the story of Goldman Sachs, the vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity; and uncovers the hidden commodities bubble that transferred billions of dollars to Wall Street while creating food shortages around the world.This is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand the labyrinthine inner workings of this country, and the profound consequences for us all.
/book/show/7167694-holy-warriors?from_search=true	Jonathan Phillips	Holy Warriors: A Modern History of the Crusades	From an internationally renowned expert, here is an accessible and utterly fascinating one-volume history of the Crusades, thrillingly told through the experiences of its many playersknights and sultans, kings and poets, Christians and Muslims. Jonathan Phillips traces the origins, expansion, decline, and conclusion of the Crusades and comments on their contemporary echoeFrom an internationally renowned expert, here is an accessible and utterly fascinating one-volume history of the Crusades, thrillingly told through the experiences of its many playersknights and sultans, kings and poets, Christians and Muslims. Jonathan Phillips traces the origins, expansion, decline, and conclusion of the Crusades and comments on their contemporary echoesfrom the mysteries of the Templars to the grim reality of al-Qaeda. Holy Warriors puts the past in a new perspective and brilliantly sheds light on the origins of todays wars.Starting with Pope Urban IIs emotive, groundbreaking speech in November 1095, in which he called for the recovery of Jerusalem from Islam by the First Crusade, Phillips traces the centuries-long conflict between two of the worlds great faiths. Using songs, sermons, narratives, and letters of the period, he reveals how the success of the First Crusade inspired generations of kings to campaign for their own vainglory and set down a marker for the knights of Europe, men who increasingly blurred the boundaries between chivalry and crusading. In the Muslim world, early attempts to call a jihad fell upon deaf ears until the charisma of the Sultan Saladin brought the struggle to a climax. Yet the story that emerges has other dimensionsas never before, Phillips incorporates the holy wars within the story of medieval Christendom and Islam and shines new light on many truces, alliances, and diplomatic efforts that have been forgotten over the centuries.Holy Warriors also discusses how the term crusade survived into the modern era and how its redefinition through romantic literature and the drive for colonial empires during the nineteenth century gave it an energy and a resonance that persisted down to the alliance between Franco and the Church during the Spanish Civil War and right up to George W. Bushs pious war on terror.Elegantly written, compulsively readable, and full of stunning new portraits of unforgettable real-life figuresfrom Richard the Lionhearted to Melisende, the formidable crusader queen of JerusalemHoly Warriors is a must-read for anyone interested in medieval Europe, as well as for those seeking to understand the history of religious conflict.
/book/show/6928575-the-secret-history-of-mermaids-and-creatures-of-the-deep?from_search=true	Ari Berk	The Secret History of Mermaids and Creatures of the Deep	Since ancient times, seafarers and coast-dwellers the world over have reported encounters with merpeople. Variously known as Finfolk, Dinny Mara, Nereids, Blue Men, and Merrymaids, merfolk have been the source of both gifts and disasterSince ancient times, seafarers and coast-dwellers the world over have reported encounters with merpeople. Variously known as Finfolk, Dinny Mara, Nereids, Blue Men, and Merrymaids, merfolk have been the source of both gifts and disasters for humankind. Now a lavishly illustrated resource offers insight into the lives, origins, language, and magic of these elusive peoples. Like a sirens song, this fascinating tome is sure to enthrall all who fall under its spell. Special features include:paper novelties  including sundry flaps, booklets, and gatefoldsa lavish cover with foil, embossing, and glittery jewels
/book/show/18330539-the-gal-pagos?from_search=true	Henry Nicholls	The Galápagos: A Natural History	Charles Darwin called it a little world within itself. Sailors referred to it as Las Encantadas the enchanted islands. Lying in the eastern Pacific Ocean, straddling the equator off the west coast of South America, the Galpagos is the most pristine archipelago to be found anywhere in the tropics. It is so remote, so untouched, that the act of wading ashore can make yCharles Darwin called it a little world within itself. Sailors referred to it as Las Encantadas the enchanted islands. Lying in the eastern Pacific Ocean, straddling the equator off the west coast of South America, the Galpagos is the most pristine archipelago to be found anywhere in the tropics. It is so remote, so untouched, that the act of wading ashore can make you feel like you are the first to do so.Yet the Galpagos is far more than a wild paradise on earthit is one of the most important sites in the history of science. Home to over 4,000 species native to its shores, around 40 percent of them endemic, the islands have often been called a laboratory of evolution. The finches collected on the Galpagos inspired Darwin's revolutionary theory of natural selection.In, science writer Henry Nicholls offers a lively natural and human history of the archipelago, charting its course from deserted wilderness to biological testing ground and global ecotourism hot spot. Describing the island chain's fiery geological origins as well as our species' long history of interaction with the islands, he draws vivid portraits of the life forms found in the Galpagos, capturing its awe-inspiring landscapes, understated flora, and stunning wildlife. Nicholls also reveals the immense challenges facing the islands, which must continually balance conservation and everencroaching development.Beautifully weaving together natural history, evolutionary theory, and his own experience on the islands, Nicholls shows that the story of the Galpagos is not merely an isolated concern, but reflects the future of our species' relationship with natureand the fate of our planet.
/book/show/7098.Terrible_Swift_Sword?from_search=true	Bruce Catton	Terrible Swift Sword: The Centennial History of the Civil War Series, Volume 2	
/book/show/16862.Pathfinders?from_search=true	Felipe Fernndez-Armesto	Pathfinders: A Global History of Exploration	A distinguished scholar traces the history of exploration from a global perspective, following the pathfinders and their expeditions over the course of five millennia to the farthest reaches of the world, from ancient Egypt, through the merchants and missionaries of the Silk Roads, to the discovery of the New World and the nineteenth-century expedi
/book/show/42771.Rich_Dad_s_Prophecy?from_search=true	Robert T. Kiyosaki Sharon L. Lechter	Rich Dad's Prophecy: Why the Biggest Stock Market Crash in History Is Still Coming...and How You Can Prepare Yourself and Profit from It!	In the near future, the vast majority of Baby Boomers will be on the verge of retirement - and looking to cash in on their retirement plans. This will be a major drain on cash reserves for which no-one is ready and there's every chance that peoples' lifelong savings will dramatically lose their value. Now for the good news: sensing this financial crisis is in the offing, KIn the near future, the vast majority of Baby Boomers will be on the verge of retirement - and looking to cash in on their retirement plans. This will be a major drain on cash reserves for which no-one is ready and there's every chance that peoples' lifelong savings will dramatically lose their value. Now for the good news: sensing this financial crisis is in the offing, Kiyosaki and Lechter provide a detailed financial plan aimed at helping forward-thinking people prepare for the worst - and they urge that one must start planning NOW! They cover a variety of alternative ways of generating wealth through other forms of investment, including real estate, self-employment and investing in companies.
/book/show/684780.The_Alchemist_s_Cat?from_search=true	Robin Jarvis	The Alchemist's Cat (The Deptford Histories, #1)	The year is 1664 when young Will Godwin comes to London. In order to survive, he becomes an assistant to a wicked alchemist, Elias Theophratus Spittle. On an errand one freezing night, Will finds a mother cat and her three kittens, and brings the family back to his master's lab. Among the bubbling bottles and evil smelling jars of his master's apothecary shop unfolds an exThe year is 1664 when young Will Godwin comes to London. In order to survive, he becomes an assistant to a wicked alchemist, Elias Theophratus Spittle. On an errand one freezing night, Will finds a mother cat and her three kittens, and brings the family back to his master's lab. Among the bubbling bottles and evil smelling jars of his master's apothecary shop unfolds an extraordinary tale of villainy, sorcery, and murder. The Deptford Mice trilogy witnessed the harrowing battles between the mice of Deptford and Jupiter, lord of darkness and treacherous disguises. Now in this gripping prequel, Jupiter's secret history is revealed.
/book/show/89482.The_Modern_Middle_East?from_search=true	James L. Gelvin	The Modern Middle East: A History	In the wake of 11 September 2001, there has been much talk about the inevitable clash between East and West. This book presents an alternative approach to understanding the genealogy of contemporary events. By taking students and the general reader on a guided tour of the past five hundred years of Middle Eastern history, this book examines how the very forces associatIn the wake of 11 September 2001, there has been much talk about the inevitable clash between East and West. This book presents an alternative approach to understanding the genealogy of contemporary events. By taking students and the general reader on a guided tour of the past five hundred years of Middle Eastern history, this book examines how the very forces associated with global modernity have shaped social, economic, cultural, and political life in the region. Beginning with the first glimmerings of the current international state and economic systems in the sixteenth century, The Modern Middle East: A History explores the impact of imperial and imperialist legacies, the great nineteenth-century transformation, cultural continuities and upheavals, international diplomacy, economic booms and busts, the emergence of authoritarian regimes, and the current challenges to those regimes on everyday life in an area of vital concern to us all.Engagingly written, drawing from the author's own research and other studies, and stocked with maps and photographs, original documents and an abundance of supplementary materials, The Modern Middle East: A History will provide both novices and specialists with fresh insights into the events that have shaped history and the debates about them that have absorbed historians.
/book/show/10276354-the-great-stagnation?from_search=true	Tyler Cowen	The Great Stagnation: How America Ate All The Low-Hanging Fruit of Modern History, Got Sick, and Will (Eventually) Feel Better	America is in disarray and our economy is failing us. We have been through the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression, unemployment remains stubbornly high, and talk of a double-dip recession persists. Americans are not pulling the world economy out of its sluggish state -- if anything we are looking to Asia to drive a recovery. Median wages have risen only slAmerica is in disarray and our economy is failing us. We have been through the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression, unemployment remains stubbornly high, and talk of a double-dip recession persists. Americans are not pulling the world economy out of its sluggish state -- if anything we are looking to Asia to drive a recovery. Median wages have risen only slowly since the 1970s, and this multi-decade stagnation is not yet over. By contrast, the living standards of earlier generations would double every few decades. The Democratic Party seeks to expand government spending even when the middle class feels squeezed, the public sector doesn't always perform well, and we have no good plan for paying for forthcoming entitlement spending. To the extent Republicans have a consistent platform, it consists of unrealistic claims about how tax cuts will raise revenue and stimulate economic growth. The Republicans, when they hold power, are often a bigger fiscal disaster than the Democrats. How did we get into this mess? Imagine a tropical island where the citrus and bananas hang from the trees. Low-hanging literal fruit -- you don't even have to cook the stuff. In a figurative sense, the American economy has enjoyed lots of low-hanging fruit since at least the seventeenth century: free land; immigrant labor; and powerful new technologies. Yet during the last forty years, that low-hanging fruit started disappearing and we started pretending it was still there. We have failed to recognize that we are at a technological plateau and the trees are barer than we would like to think. That's it. That is what has gone wrong. The problem won't be solved overnight, but there are reasons to be optimistic. We simply have to recognize the underlying causes of our past prosperity-low hanging fruit-and how we will come upon more of it.
/book/show/47231.A_History_of_Modern_Psychology?from_search=true	Duane P. Schultz Sydney Ellen Schultz	A History of Modern Psychology	A market leader for over 30 years, A HISTORY OF MODERN PSYCHOLOGY has been praised for its comprehensive coverage and biographical approach. Focusing on modern psychology, the text's coverage begins with the late 19th century. The authors personalize the history of psychology not only by using biographical information on influential theorists, but also by showing how majorA market leader for over 30 years, A HISTORY OF MODERN PSYCHOLOGY has been praised for its comprehensive coverage and biographical approach. Focusing on modern psychology, the text's coverage begins with the late 19th century. The authors personalize the history of psychology not only by using biographical information on influential theorists, but also by showing how major events in those theorists' lives have affected the authors' own ideas, approaches, and methods. Substantial updates in this edition include discussions of evolutionary psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and positive psychology. The result is a text that is as timely and relevant today as it was when it was first introduced.
/book/show/29637800-tre-blinde-mus-og-andre-historier?from_search=true	Agatha Christie (Forfatter)	Tre blinde mus og andre historier	Tidenes strste teatersuksess, Musefellen, bygger p novellen som innleder denne eksklusive samlingen: Tre blinde mus. Her fr vi ta del i de mystiske begivenhetene p Monkswell Manor. I bokens vrige tte historier mter vi uddelige detektivskikkelser som Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot og Harley Quin.
/book/show/6480577-dancing-in-the-dark?from_search=true	Morris Dickstein	Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression	Only yesterday the Great Depression seemed like a bad memory, receding into the hazy distance with little relevance to our own flush times. Economists assured us that the calamities that befell our grandparents could not happen again, yOnly yesterday the Great Depression seemed like a bad memory, receding into the hazy distance with little relevance to our own flush times. Economists assured us that the calamities that befell our grandparents could not happen again, yet the recent economic meltdown has once again riveted the worlds attention on the 1930s.Now, in this timely and long-awaited cultural history, Morris Dickstein, whom Norman Mailer called one of our best and most distinguished critics of American literature, explores the anxiety and hope, the despair and surprising optimism of a traumatized nation. Dicksteins fascination springs from his own childhood, from a father who feared a pink slip every Friday and from his own love of the more exuberant side of the era: zany screwball comedies, witty musicals, and the lubricious choreography of Busby Berkeley. Whether analyzing the influence of film, design, literature, theater, or music, Dickstein lyrically demonstrates how the arts were then so integral to the fabric of American society.While any lover of American literature knows Fitzgerald and Steinbeck, Dickstein also reclaims the lives of other novelists whose work offers enduring insights. Nathanael West saw Los Angeles as a vast dream dump, a Sargasso Sea of tawdry longing that exposed the pinched and disappointed lives of ordinary people, while Erskine Caldwell, his booksandfestooned with lurid covers, provided the most graphic portrayal of rural destitution in the 1930s. Dickstein also immerses us in the visions of Zora Neale Hurston and Henry Roth, only later recognized for their literary masterpieces.Just as Dickstein radically transforms our understanding of Depression literature, he explodes the prevailing myths that 1930s musicals and movies were merely escapist. Whether describing the undertone of sadness that lurks just below the surface of Cole Porters bubbly world or stressing the darker side of Capras wildly popular films, he shows how they delivered a catharsis of pain and an evangel of hope. Dickstein suggests that the tragic and comic worlds of Broadway and Hollywood preserved a radiance and energy that became a bastion against social suffering.describes how FDRs administration recognized the critical role that the arts could play in enabling the helpless to become hopeful, the victims to become agents. Along with the WPA, the photography unit of the FSA represented a historic partnership between government and art, and the photographers, among them Walker Evans and Dorothea Lange, created the defining look of the period.The symbolic end to this cultural flowering came finally with the New York Worlds Fair of 193940, a collective event that presented a vision of the future as a utopia of streamlined modernity and, at long last, consumer abundance. Retrieving the stories of an entire generation of performers and writers,shows how a rich, panoramic culture both exposed and helped alleviate the national trauma. This luminous work is a monumental study of one of Americas most remarkable artistic periods. 24 illustrations.
/book/show/6516727-the-rise-and-fall-of-the-bible?from_search=true	Timothy Beal	The Rise and Fall of the Bible: The Unexpected History of an Accidental Book	Beals is an inspiring new take on the Bible. In calling for a fresh understanding of the ways scriptures were used in the past, he offers the chance to rediscover a Bible, and a faith, that is truer to its own historynot a book of answers but a library of questions.
/book/show/66728.The_Cartoon_History_of_the_Universe_III?from_search=true	Larry Gonick	The Cartoon History of the Universe III: From the Rise of Arabia to the Renaissance	
/book/show/2145007.History?from_search=true	DK Publishing Adam Hart-Davis (Editor)	History: The Definitive Visual Guide	Homo sapiens have remained the same species, largely unchanged in genetic makeup and anatomy since the Cro-Magnon era. By contrast, the cultural, social, and technological changes since then have been nothing less than extraordinary. Telling our story, from prehistory to the present day, DK's History is a thought-provoking journey, revealing the common threads and forcesHomo sapiens have remained the same species, largely unchanged in genetic makeup and anatomy since the Cro-Magnon era. By contrast, the cultural, social, and technological changes since then have been nothing less than extraordinary. Telling our story, from prehistory to the present day, DK's History is a thought-provoking journey, revealing the common threads and forces that have shaped human history. Includes: Inventions, discoveries, and ideas that have shaped world history A look at human achievement through artifacts, painting, sculpture, and architecture An examination of humankind in context as part of the natural world Eyewitness accounts and biographies of key figures A comprehensive timeline chronicling the key events of the countries of the world
/book/show/677285.Ignition_?from_search=true	John D. Clark	Ignition!: An informal history of liquid rocket propellants	
/book/show/2507738.Swindled?from_search=true	Bee Wilson	Swindled: From Poison Sweets to Counterfeit Coffee—The Dark History of the Food Cheats	Bad food has a history.tells it. Through a fascinating mixture of cultural and scientific history, food politics, and culinary detective work, Bee Wilson uncovers the many ways swindlers have cheapened, falsified, and even poisoned our food throughout history. In the hands of people and corporations who have prized profits above the health of consumers, food andBad food has a history.tells it. Through a fascinating mixture of cultural and scientific history, food politics, and culinary detective work, Bee Wilson uncovers the many ways swindlers have cheapened, falsified, and even poisoned our food throughout history. In the hands of people and corporations who have prized profits above the health of consumers, food and drink have been tampered with in often horrifying ways -- padded, diluted, contaminated, substituted, mislabeled, misnamed, or otherwise faked. Swindled gives a panoramic view of this history, from the leaded wine of the ancient Romans to today's food frauds -- such as fake organics and the scandal of Chinese babies being fed bogus milk powder.Wilson pays special attention to nineteenth- and twentieth-century America and England and their roles in developing both industrial-scale food adulteration and the scientific ability to combat it. Asreveals, modern science has both helped and hindered food fraudsters -- increasing the sophistication of scams but also the means to detect them. The big breakthrough came in Victorian England when a scientist first put food under the microscope and found that much of what was sold as genuine coffee was anything but -- and that you couldn't buy pure mustard in all of London.Arguing that industrialization, laissez-faire politics, and globalization have all hurt the quality of food, but also that food swindlers have always been helped by consumer ignorance,ultimately calls for both governments and individuals to be more vigilant. In fact, Wilson suggests, one of our best protections is simply to reeducate ourselves about the joys of food and cooking.
/book/show/23265831-trouble-in-paradise?from_search=true	Slavoj iek	Trouble in Paradise: From the End of History to the End of Capitalism	In Trouble in Paradise, Slavoj Zizek, one of our most famous, most combative philosophers, explains how by drawing on the ideas of communism, we can find a way out of the crisis of capitalism. There is obviously trouble in the global capitalist paradise. But why do we find it so difficult to imagine a way out of the crisis we're in? It is as if the trouble feeds on itself:In Trouble in Paradise, Slavoj Zizek, one of our most famous, most combative philosophers, explains how by drawing on the ideas of communism, we can find a way out of the crisis of capitalism. There is obviously trouble in the global capitalist paradise. But why do we find it so difficult to imagine a way out of the crisis we're in? It is as if the trouble feeds on itself: the march of capitalism has become inexorable, the only game in town. Setting out to diagnose the condition of global capitalism, the ideological constraints we are faced with in our daily lives, and the bleak future promised by this system, Slavoj Zizek explores the possibilities - and the traps - of new emancipatory struggles. Drawing insights from phenomena as diverse as Gangnam Style to Marx, The Dark Knight to Thatcher, Trouble in Paradise is an incisive dissection of the world we inhabit, and the new order to come.
/book/show/18780283-the-15th-star?from_search=true	Lisa Grace	The 15th Star (A Lisa Grace History-Mystery, #1)	Based on the real-life history-mystery of the missing star from the Star Spangled BannerSet during the War of 1812:In the fall of 1809 Grace Wisher, a young slave girl, escapes the plantation to live her life in the port city of Baltimore, Maryland. She is indentured to Mary Pickersgill who teaches her the skill of sewing flags and standards. Yet Grace is hiding a terribleBased on the real-life history-mystery of the missing star from the Star Spangled BannerSet during the War of 1812:In the fall of 1809 Grace Wisher, a young slave girl, escapes the plantation to live her life in the port city of Baltimore, Maryland. She is indentured to Mary Pickersgill who teaches her the skill of sewing flags and standards. Yet Grace is hiding a terrible secret, one men will murder for even hundreds of years later.In the present, Keiko Zorben is finishing her master's degree by working as an intern at the Smithsonian Institute. While archiving mislabeled letters, she finds a clue to the whereabouts of the missing star from the Star Spangled Banner. For over two hundred years its location has been a real-life mystery, until now.Keiko asks the handsome Dr. Julian Lone Wolf, the head of the American Indian Studies Department, to join her on her search for the missing star.When a docent is murdered and an attempt is made on their lives, Keiko and Julian realize finding the missing star and the secret it holds, is their only key to survival.Great Story - Drama, Mystery, Action, History, Humor and RomanceThis is one of the most fun stories I've read in a long time. I could not put it down and it all in one day. I loved how the author mixed present day with the past. Five Star Zon Reader ReviewThe 15th Star has been described by readers as a mix of National Treasure meets 1776.Lisa Grace is also the author of the popular teen Angel Series.Angel in the Shadows, Book 1 and Angel in the Storm, Book 2 are currently in movie development through Motion Picture Pro Studios, which has been involved with five academy award winning movies.The author can be reached at: lisagracebooks@yahoo.comFor more information on Lisa Grace and her upcoming releases:Genres: History, Mystery, Contemporary Romance, New AdultAdditional locations and historical people of note mentioned in the story: Fort McHenry, Flag House, Claggett's Brewery, Paul Jennings, Grace Wisher, White House, Francis Scott Key, President James Madison, Dolley Madison, Major George Armistead, Louisa Armistead, Napoleon Bonaparte, King George, Baltimore, and Washington D. C.
/book/show/25246348-the-american-slave-coast?from_search=true	Ned Sublette Constance Sublette	The American Slave Coast: A History of the Slave-Breeding Industry	offers a provocative vision of US history from earliest colonial times through emancipation that presents even the most familiar events and figures in a revealing new light.Authors Ned and Constance Sublette tell the brutal story of how the slavery industry made the reproductive labor of the people it referred to as breeding women essential to toffers a provocative vision of US history from earliest colonial times through emancipation that presents even the most familiar events and figures in a revealing new light.Authors Ned and Constance Sublette tell the brutal story of how the slavery industry made the reproductive labor of the people it referred to as breeding women essential to the young countrys expansion. Captive African Americans in the slave nation were not only laborers, but merchandise and collateral all at once. In a land without silver, gold, or trustworthy paper money, their children and their childrens children into perpetuity were used as human savings accounts that functioned as the basis of money and credit in a market premised on the continual expansion of slavery. Slaveowners collected interest in the form of newborns, who had a cash value at birth and whose mothers had no legal right to say no to forced mating.This gripping narrative is driven by the power struggle between the elites of Virginia, the slave-raising mother of slavery, and South Carolina, the massive importer of Africansa conflict that was central to American politics from the making of the Constitution through the debacle of the Confederacy.Virginia slaveowners won a major victory when Thomas Jeffersons 1808 prohibition of the African slave trade protected the domestic slave markets for slave-breeding. The interstate slave trade exploded in Mississippi during the presidency of Andrew Jackson, drove the US expansion into Texas, and powered attempts to take over Cuba and other parts of Latin America, until a disaffected South Carolina spearheaded the drive to secession and war, forcing the Virginians to secede or lose their slave-breeding industry.Filled with surprising facts, fascinating incidents, and startling portraits of the people who made, endured, and resisted the slave-breeding industry,culminates in the revolutionary Emancipation Proclamation, which at last decommissioned the capitalized womb and armed the African Americans to fight for their freedom.
/book/show/26889765-tastes-like-chicken?from_search=true	Emelyn Rude	Tastes Like Chicken: A History of America's Favorite Bird	How did chicken achieve the culinary ubiquity it enjoys today? Its hard to imagine, but there was a point in history, not terribly long ago, that individual people each consumed less than ten pounds of chicken per year. Today, those numbers are strikingly different: we consumer nearlyas much chicken as our great-grandparents did.Collectively, AmericansHow did chicken achieve the culinary ubiquity it enjoys today? Its hard to imagine, but there was a point in history, not terribly long ago, that individual people each consumed less than ten pounds of chicken per year. Today, those numbers are strikingly different: we consumer nearlyas much chicken as our great-grandparents did.Collectively, Americans devour 73.1 million pounds of chicken in a day, close to 8.6 billion birds per year. How did chicken rise from near-invisibility to being in seemingly every pot, as per Herbert Hoover's famous promise?Emelyn Rude explores this fascinating phenomenon inWith meticulous research, Rude details the ascendancy of chicken from its humble origins to its centrality on grocery store shelves and in restaurants and kitchens. Along the way, she reveals startling key points in its history, such as the moment it was first stuffed and roasted by the Romans, how the ancients obsession with cockfighting helped the animal reach Western Europe, and how slavery contributed to the ubiquity of fried chicken today.In the spirit of Mark Kurlanskysand Bee Wilson'sis a fascinating, clever, and surprising discourse on one of Americas favorite foods.
/book/show/25539031-heart-of-europe?from_search=true	Peter H. Wilson	Heart of Europe: A History of the Holy Roman Empire	The Holy Roman Empire lasted a thousand years, far longer than ancient Rome. Yet this formidable dominion never inspired the awe of its predecessor. Voltaire distilled the disdain of generations when he quipped it was neither holy, Roman, nor an empire. Yet as Peter Wilson shows, the Holy Roman Empire tells a millennial story of Europe better than the histories of individuThe Holy Roman Empire lasted a thousand years, far longer than ancient Rome. Yet this formidable dominion never inspired the awe of its predecessor. Voltaire distilled the disdain of generations when he quipped it was neither holy, Roman, nor an empire. Yet as Peter Wilson shows, the Holy Roman Empire tells a millennial story of Europe better than the histories of individual nation-states. And its legacy can be seen today in debates over the nature of the European Union.Heart of Europe traces the Empire from its origins within Charlemagnes kingdom in 800 to its demise in 1806. By the mid-tenth century its core rested in the German kingdom, and ultimately its territory stretched from France and Denmark to Italy and Poland. Yet the Empire remained stubbornly abstract, with no fixed capital and no common language or culture. The source of its continuity and legitimacy was the ideal of a unified Christian civilization, but this did not prevent emperors from clashing with the pope over supremacythe nadir being the sack of Rome in 1527 that killed 147 Vatican soldiers.Though the title of Holy Roman Emperor retained prestige, rising states such as Austria and Prussia wielded power in a way the Empire could not. While it gradually lost the flexibility to cope with political, economic, and social changes, the Empire was far from being in crisis until the onslaught of the French revolutionary wars, when a crushing defeat by Napoleon at Austerlitz compelled Francis II to dissolve his realm.
/book/show/15793297-the-perfume-lover?from_search=true	Denyse Beaulieu	The Perfume Lover: A Personal History of Scent	is a candid personal account of the process of composing a fragrance, filled with sensual scent descriptions, sexy tidbits, and historical vignettes.What if the most beautiful night in your life inspired a perfume?When Denyse Beaulieu was growing up near Montreal, perfume was forbidden in her house, spurring a childhood curiosity that became an intellectuis a candid personal account of the process of composing a fragrance, filled with sensual scent descriptions, sexy tidbits, and historical vignettes.What if the most beautiful night in your life inspired a perfume?When Denyse Beaulieu was growing up near Montreal, perfume was forbidden in her house, spurring a childhood curiosity that became an intellectual and sensual passion. It is this passion she pursued all the way to Paris, where she now lives, and which led her to become a respected fragrance writer. But little did she know that it would also lead her to achieve a perfume lover's wildest dream: When Denyse tells famous perfumer Betrand Duchaufour at L'Artisan Parfumeur of a sensual night spent in Seville under a blossoming orange tree, wrapped in the arms of a beautiful man, the story stirs his imagination and together they create a scent that captures the essence of that night. As their unique creative collaboration unfolds, the perfume-in-progress conjures intimate memories, leading Beaulieu to make sense of her life through scents. Throughout the book, she weaves the evocative history of perfumery into her personal journey, in an intensely passionate voice: the masters and the masterpieces, the myths and the myth-busting, down to the molecular mysteries that weld our flesh to flowers.Now, just to set your nostrils aquiver:is an orange blossom oriental with zesty, green and balsamic effects, with notes of petitgrain, petitgrain citronnier, orange blossom, beeswax, incense, and lavender, and is now available at fragrance outlets in the U.S.
/book/show/168446.On_History?from_search=true	Fernand Braudel Sarah Matthews (Translator)	On History	The first English translation ofa collection of essays written over a twenty-year period following publication of Braudel's masterwork,sets forth Braudel's reflections on the intellectual framework of his historical studies. Braudel calls on the historian to penetrate beneath the surface of political events to uncover andThe first English translation ofa collection of essays written over a twenty-year period following publication of Braudel's masterwork,sets forth Braudel's reflections on the intellectual framework of his historical studies. Braudel calls on the historian to penetrate beneath the surface of political events to uncover and measure the forces shaping collective existence. Cycles of production, wages and prices, grids of communication and trade, fluctuations and climate, demographic trends, popular beliefsall of these phenomena are proper subjects of the historian's investigations. It is only through study of the, Braudel argues, that one can discern structure, the supports and obstacles, the limits and his experience cannot escape.The great French historian Fernand Braudel has done what only giants can: he has made Western man confront the problem of timeindividual time, historical time, relative time,time. . . . Braudel, more than any other historian, has wrestled with man's conception of time. . . What a magnificent fight he has fought.
/book/show/328806.World_History_For_Dummies_For_Dummies?from_search=true	Peter Haugen	World History For Dummies (For Dummies	If history scares you or bores you silly, that's probably because a teacher once required you to memorize a bunch of dates - when things like the Magna Carta and the Versailles Treaty were signed, for example. Admittedly, dates are a big part of history, but only because historical events happened in a certain order. If Columbus hadn't sailed the ocean blue in fourteen hunIf history scares you or bores you silly, that's probably because a teacher once required you to memorize a bunch of dates - when things like the Magna Carta and the Versailles Treaty were signed, for example. Admittedly, dates are a big part of history, but only because historical events happened in a certain order. If Columbus hadn't sailed the ocean blue in fourteen hundred and ninety-two, the Mayflower Pilgrims might not have looked west for a place to practice their Puritan religion almost 130 years later. The eventual outcome? No day-after-Thanksgiving mob scenes at the mall. So you may be asking, How can a 330-page book cover the complete history of the world? The short answer is that it can't. To cover thousands of years in one book would be impossible. Whatpossible is a skimming of the surface of world history, which is what you'll find inThis book provides a fun and friendly overview of the history of the world, providing glimpses into the major players and events that have made the world what it is today.Because the history of the world is such a grand topic, a comprehensive list of what you'll find inwould be almost as long as the book itself. So here are a few highlights to pique your interest:Discover how to look at history from the historian's perspective Becoming civilized: The invention of writing and art Scientific developments that revolutionized the world Building empires: From Rome to Russia War and peace (no, not the Tolstoy novel) The development of the world's religions Overviews of the essential historical documents that you must know - from the Bible to the Bill of Rights Anyone with at least a passing interest in history can find value in- whether you're a student or a teacher in need of a broad historical overview, a history buff looking for new fascinating areas of interest, or if you just want to be the best darned Trivial Pursuit player in your neighborhood!
/book/show/30199426-get-well-soon?from_search=true	Jennifer   Wright	Get Well Soon: History's Worst Plagues and the Heroes Who Fought Them	In 1518, in a small town in France, Frau Troffea began dancing and didnt stop. She danced herself to her death six days later, and soon thirty-four more villagers joined her. Then more. In a month more than 400 people had died from the mysterious dancIn 1518, in a small town in France, Frau Troffea began dancing and didnt stop. She danced herself to her death six days later, and soon thirty-four more villagers joined her. Then more. In a month more than 400 people had died from the mysterious dancing plague. In late-nineteenth-century England an eccentric gentleman founded the No Nose Club in his gracious townhomea social club for those who had lost their noses, and other body parts, to the plague of syphilis for which there was then no cure. And in turn-of-the-century New York, an Irish cook caused two lethal outbreaks of typhoid fever, a case that transformed her into the notorious Typhoid Mary and led to historic medical breakthroughs.Throughout time, humans have been terrified and fascinated by the plagues they've suffered from.delivers the gruesome, morbid details of some of the worst plagues in human history, as well as stories of the heroic figures who fought to ease their suffering. With her signature mix of in-depth research and upbeat storytelling, and not a little dark humor, Jennifer Wright explores historys most gripping and deadly outbreaks.
/book/show/1373035.Comrades?from_search=true	Robert Service	Comrades: A World History of Communism	From Marx to Mao, from Engels to Allende, from Lenin and Stalin to Ceaucescu and Castro, Comrades tells the story of communism from its inception to the present day. It offers a succession of incisive pen-portraits of outstanding leaders and decisive events and spans the nineteenth and twenty-first centuries. It draws on material from many national collections and severaFrom Marx to Mao, from Engels to Allende, from Lenin and Stalin to Ceaucescu and Castro, Comrades tells the story of communism from its inception to the present day. It offers a succession of incisive pen-portraits of outstanding leaders and decisive events and spans the nineteenth and twenty-first centuries. It draws on material from many national collections and several major languages and is the most up-to-date account produced since the 1960s. Ranging across not only the high politics and ideology of the most prominent communist regimes but also daily life under communism, culture and propaganda, Service analyses communism's appeal abroad as well as local attempts to set up communist administrations. He ends by showing that there was more to communism than mere brutality and demonstrates that while communism in its primordial form is now dead in most countries, the causes of its ability to gather support among intellectuals and ordinary people have not vanished: economic poverty and political oppression. And the lasting message of the book is that something must be done to eradicate poverty and oppression if the world is to avoid a repetition of totalitarianism in some new form. It is a highly readable, compellingly argued and an exciting work of history, if not always a comforting one.
/book/show/297901.Russia_and_the_Russians?from_search=true	Geoffrey Hosking	Russia and the Russians: A History	From the Carpathians in the west to the Greater Khingan range in the east, a huge, flat expanse dominates the Eurasian continent. Here, over more than a thousand years, the history and destiny of Russia have unfolded. In a sweeping narrative, one of the English-speaking world's leading historians of Russia follows this story from the first emergence of the Slavs in the hisFrom the Carpathians in the west to the Greater Khingan range in the east, a huge, flat expanse dominates the Eurasian continent. Here, over more than a thousand years, the history and destiny of Russia have unfolded. In a sweeping narrative, one of the English-speaking world's leading historians of Russia follows this story from the first emergence of the Slavs in the historical record in the sixth century C.E. to the Russians' persistent appearances in today's headlines. Hosking's is a monumental story of competing legacies, of an enormous power uneasily balanced between the ideas and realities of Asian empire, European culture, and Byzantine religion; of a constantly shifting identity, from Kievan Rus to Muscovy to Russian Empire to Soviet Union to Russian Federation, and of Tsars and leaders struggling to articulate that identity over the centuries.With particular attention to non-Russian regions and ethnic groups and to Russia's relations with neighboring polities, Hosking lays out the links between political, economic, social, and cultural phenomena that have made Russia what it is--a world at once familiar and mysterious to Western observers. In a clear and engaging style, he conducts us through the Mongol invasions, the rise of autocracy, the reigns of Ivan the Terrible and Peter the Great, the battle against Napoleon, the emancipation of the serfs, the Crimean War, the Bolshevik Revolution, Stalin's reign of terror, the two World Wars, the end of the USSR, to today's war against Chechnya. Hosking's history is shot through with the understanding that becoming an empire has prevented Russia from becoming a nation and has perpetuated archaic personal forms of power. This book is the most penetrating and comprehensive account yet of what such a legacy has meant--to Russia, and to the world.
/book/show/2506977.Bang_?from_search=true	Brian May Patrick Moore Chris Lintott	Bang!: The Complete History of the Universe	Who knows what Brian May was thinking when he wrote We Will Rock You for Queen? As a lifelong astrophysics aficionado, he may have been thinking about the origins of the universe. He's certainly been thinking about it lately. May, a freshly minted astrophysics Ph.D., joins forces with legendary astronomer Patrick Moore and astrophysicist Chris Lintott into consideWho knows what Brian May was thinking when he wrote We Will Rock You for Queen? As a lifelong astrophysics aficionado, he may have been thinking about the origins of the universe. He's certainly been thinking about it lately. May, a freshly minted astrophysics Ph.D., joins forces with legendary astronomer Patrick Moore and astrophysicist Chris Lintott into consider the history of the universe from the Big Bang to Heat Death.Space, time, and matter were birthed 13.7 billion years ago and will continue on longer than we are able to comprehend. Infinitesimally small at first, the Universe is immense and ever expanding.explains how it all started, takes you on a tour of what is known about the evolution of the Universe, and posits how the end of time will come about.This fascinating book includes photographs, short biographies of key figures, an at-a-glance timeline, a glossary of terms, and suggested resources for further exploration.Based on the work of historys most brilliant scientific minds, this amazing story features clear, straightforward discussions of the most perplexing and compelling aspects of existencefrom the formation of stars, planets, and other galactic bodies to black holes, quasars, anti-matter, and dark matter to the emergence of life and the possibility that it could exist elsewhere.Pick up a copy ofIt will, it will rock you.
/book/show/234794.The_Oxford_History_of_Britain?from_search=true	Kenneth O. Morgan (Editor)	The Oxford History of Britain	With over a half-million copies already sold, The Oxford History of Britain is considered the classic single-volume history of the British Isles. Covering two thousand years of British history, the book tells the story of Britain and her peoples from the coming of the Roman legions to the present day. Here ten distinguished contributors including Peter Salway, John Blair,With over a half-million copies already sold, The Oxford History of Britain is considered the classic single-volume history of the British Isles. Covering two thousand years of British history, the book tells the story of Britain and her peoples from the coming of the Roman legions to the present day. Here ten distinguished contributors including Peter Salway, John Blair, John S. Morrill, and Paul Langford, offer essays on everything from the Anglo-Saxon period to the Stuarts to the Liberal Age and the twentieth century, producing a volume that is all-embracing in scope and scholarship.Edited by the distinguished historian Kenneth O. Morgan, this acclaimed history has been updated for this revised edition, and now includes a new chapter that features a chronology, genealogies of royal lines, and coverage of prime ministers.From the general reader to the serious history buff, anyone interested in any aspect of British history can satisfy their curiosity with this fact-filled volume.
/book/show/6015333-how-the-beatles-destroyed-rock-n-roll?from_search=true	Elijah Wald	How the Beatles Destroyed Rock 'n' Roll: An Alternative History of American Popular Music	There are no definitive histories, writes Elijah Wald, in this provocative reassessment of American popular music, because the past keeps looking different as the present changes. Earlier musical styles sound different to us today because we hear them through the musical filter of other styles that came after them, all the way through funk and hip hop.As its blasphemoThere are no definitive histories, writes Elijah Wald, in this provocative reassessment of American popular music, because the past keeps looking different as the present changes. Earlier musical styles sound different to us today because we hear them through the musical filter of other styles that came after them, all the way through funk and hip hop.As its blasphemous title suggests,rejects the conventional pieties of mainstream jazz and rock history. Rather than concentrating on those traditionally favored styles, the book traces the evolution of popular music through developing tastes, trends and technologies--including the role of records, radio, jukeboxes and television --to give a fuller, more balanced account of the broad variety of music that captivated listeners over the course of the twentieth century. Wald revisits original sources--recordings, period articles, memoirs, and interviews--to highlight how music was actually heard and experienced over the years. And in a refreshing departure from more typical histories, he focuses on the world of working musicians and ordinary listeners rather than stars and specialists. He looks for example at the evolution of jazz as dance music, and rock 'n' roll through the eyes of the screaming, twisting teenage girls who made up the bulk of its early audience. Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, and the Beatles are all here, but Wald also discusses less familiar names like Paul Whiteman, Guy Lombardo, Mitch Miller, Jo Stafford, Frankie Avalon, and the Shirelles, who in some cases were far more popular than those bright stars we all know today, and who more accurately represent the mainstream of their times.Written with verve and style,shakes up our staid notions of music history and helps us hear American popular music with new ears.
/book/show/18405526-mad-world?from_search=true	Lori Majewski Jonathan Bernstein Nick Rhodes (Foreword)	Mad World: An Oral History of New Wave Artists and Songs That Defined the 1980s	is a highly entertaining oral history that celebrates the New Wave music phenomenon of the 1980s via new interviews with 35 of the most notable artists of the period. Each chapter begins with a discussion of their most popular song but leads to stories of their history and place in the scene, ultimately painting a vivid picture of this colorful, idiosyncratic timis a highly entertaining oral history that celebrates the New Wave music phenomenon of the 1980s via new interviews with 35 of the most notable artists of the period. Each chapter begins with a discussion of their most popular song but leads to stories of their history and place in the scene, ultimately painting a vivid picture of this colorful, idiosyncratic time. Mixtape suggestions, fashion sidebars, and quotes from famous contemporary admirers help fill out the fun. Participants include members of Duran Duran, New Order, The Smiths, Tears for Fears, Adam Ant, Echo and the Bunnymen, Devo, ABC, Spandau Ballet, A Flock of Seagulls, Thompson Twins, and INXS.
/book/show/11436682-history-of-manon-lescaut-and-of-the-chevalier-des-grieux?from_search=true	Antoine Franois Prvost d'Exiles	History of Manon Lescaut and of the Chevalier Des Grieux	This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into priThis is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
/book/show/111917.Wealth_and_Democracy?from_search=true	Kevin Phillips	Wealth and Democracy: A Political History of the American Rich	For more than thirty years, Kevin Phillips' insight into American politics and economics has helped to make history as well as record it. His bestselling books, including(1969) and(1990), have influenced presidential campaigns and changed the way America sees itself. Widely acknowledging Phillips as one of thFor more than thirty years, Kevin Phillips' insight into American politics and economics has helped to make history as well as record it. His bestselling books, including(1969) and(1990), have influenced presidential campaigns and changed the way America sees itself. Widely acknowledging Phillips as one of the nation's most perceptive thinkers, reviewers have called him a latter-day Nostradamus and our modern Thomas Paine. Now, in the first major book of its kind since the 1930s, he turns his attention to the United States' history of great wealth and power, a sweeping cavalcade from the American Revolution to what he calls the Second Gilded Age at the turn of the twenty-first century.The Second Gilded Age has been staggering enough in its concentration of wealth to dwarf the original Gilded Age a hundred years earlier. However, the tech crash and then the horrible events of September 11, 2001, pointed out that great riches are as vulnerable as they have ever been. In, Kevin Phillips charts the ongoing American saga of great wealthhow it has been accumulated, its shifting sources, and its ups and downs over more than two centuries. He explores how the rich and politically powerful have frequently worked together to create or perpetuate privilege, often at the expense of the national interest and usually at the expense of the middle and lower classes.With intriguing chapters on history and bold analysis of present-day America, Phillips illuminates the dangerous politics that go with excessive concentration of wealth. Profiling wealthy Americansfrom Astor to Carnegie and Rockefeller to contemporary wealth holdersPhillips provides fascinating details about the peculiarly American ways of becoming and staying a multimillionaire. He exposes the subtle corruption spawned by a money culture and financial power, evident in economic philosophy, tax favoritism, and selective bailouts in the name of free enterprise, economic stimulus, and national security.Finally,turns to the history of Britain and other leading world economic powers to examine the symptoms that signaled their declinesspeculative finance, mounting international debt, record wealth, income polarization, and disgruntled politicssigns that we recognize in America at the start of the twenty-first century. In a time of national crisis, Phillips worries that the growing parallels suggest the tide may already be turning for us all.
/book/show/542460.Holocaust?from_search=true	Deborah Dwork	Holocaust: A History	Unrivaled in reach and scope,illuminates the long march of events, from the Middle Ages to the modern era, which led to this great atrocity. It is a story of all Europe, of Nazis and their allies, the experience of wartime occupation, the suffering and strategies of marked victims, the failure of international rescue, and the success of individual rescuers. It aUnrivaled in reach and scope,illuminates the long march of events, from the Middle Ages to the modern era, which led to this great atrocity. It is a story of all Europe, of Nazis and their allies, the experience of wartime occupation, the suffering and strategies of marked victims, the failure of international rescue, and the success of individual rescuers. It alone in Holocaust literature negotiates the chasm between the two histories, that of the perpetrators and of the victims and their families, shining new light on German actions and Jewish reactions.No other book in any language has so embraced this multifaceted story.uniquely makes use of oral histories recorded by the authors over fifteen years across Europe and the United States, as well as never-before-analyzed archival documents, letters, and diaries; it contains in addition seventy-five illustrations and sixteen original maps, each accompanied by an extended caption. This book is an original analysis of a defining event.
/book/show/18528265-strange-fruit-volume-1?from_search=true	Joel Christian Gill (Illustrations) Henry Louis Gates Jr. (Foreword)	Strange Fruit, Volume 1: Uncelebrated Narratives from Black History	is a collection of stories from African American history that exemplifies success in the face of great adversity. This unique graphic anthology offers historical and cultural commentary on nine uncelebrated heroes whose stories are not often found in history books. Among the stories included are: Henry Box Brown, who escaped from slavery by mailinis a collection of stories from African American history that exemplifies success in the face of great adversity. This unique graphic anthology offers historical and cultural commentary on nine uncelebrated heroes whose stories are not often found in history books. Among the stories included are: Henry Box Brown, who escaped from slavery by mailing himself to Philadelphia; Alexander Crummel and the Noyes Academy, the first integrated school in America, established in the 1830s; Marshall Major Taylor, a.k.a. the Black Cyclone, the first black champion in any sport; and Bass Reeves, the most successful lawman in the Old West. Written and illustrated by Joel Christian Gill, the diverse art beautifully captures the spirit of each remarkable individual and opens a window into an important part of American history.
/book/show/18883295-history-of-the-plague-in-london?from_search=true	Daniel Defoe	History of the Plague in London	This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
/book/show/2703519-the-ghost-of-freedom?from_search=true	Charles  King	The Ghost of Freedom: A History of the Caucasus	The Caucasus mountains rise at the intersection of Europe, Russia, and the Middle East. A land of astonishing natural beauty and a dizzying array of ancient cultures, the Caucasus for most of the twentieth century lay inside the Soviet Union, before movements of national liberation created newly independent countries and sparked the devastating war in Chechnya.Combining rThe Caucasus mountains rise at the intersection of Europe, Russia, and the Middle East. A land of astonishing natural beauty and a dizzying array of ancient cultures, the Caucasus for most of the twentieth century lay inside the Soviet Union, before movements of national liberation created newly independent countries and sparked the devastating war in Chechnya.Combining riveting storytelling with insightful analysis, The Ghost of Freedom is the first general history of the modern Caucasus, stretching from the beginning of Russian imperial expansion up to the rise of new countries after the Soviet Union's collapse. In evocative and accessible prose, Charles King reveals how tsars, highlanders, revolutionaries, and adventurers have contributed to the fascinating history of this borderland, providing an indispensable guide to the complicated histories, politics, and cultures of this intriguing frontier. Based on new research in multiple languages, the book shows how the struggle for freedom in the mountains, hills, and plains of the Caucasus has been a perennial theme over the last two hundred years--a struggle which has led to liberation as well as to new forms of captivity. The book sheds valuable light on the origins of modern disputes, including the ongoing war in Chechnya, conflicts in Georgia and Azerbaijan, and debates over oil from the Caspian Sea and its impact on world markets.Ranging from the salons of Russian writers to the circus sideshows of America, from the offices of European diplomats to the villages of Muslim mountaineers, The Ghost of Freedom paints a rich portrait of one of the world's most turbulent and least understood regions.
/book/show/26530353-the-games?from_search=true	David Goldblatt	The Games: A Global History of the Olympics	For millions of people around the world, the Summer and Winter Games are a joy and a treasure, but how did they develop into a global colossus? How have they been buffeted byand, in turn, affected byworld events? Why do we care about them so much?From the reinvention of the Games in Athens in 1896 to Rio in 2016, best-selling sportswriter David Goldblatt brilliantly tracFor millions of people around the world, the Summer and Winter Games are a joy and a treasure, but how did they develop into a global colossus? How have they been buffeted byand, in turn, affected byworld events? Why do we care about them so much?From the reinvention of the Games in Athens in 1896 to Rio in 2016, best-selling sportswriter David Goldblatt brilliantly traces their history through national triumphs and tragedies, individual victories and failures. Here is the story of grand Olympic traditions such as winners medals, the torch relay, and the eternal flame. Here is the story of popular Olympic events such as gymnastics, the marathon, and alpine skiing (as well as discontinued ones like tug-of-war). And here in all their glory are Olympic icons from Jesse Owens to Nadia Comaneci, Abebe Bikila to Bob Beamon, the Dream Team to Usain Bolt.Hailed in thefor writing about sports with the expansive eye of a social and cultural critic, Goldblatt goes beyond the medal counts to tell how women fought to be included in the Olympics on equal terms, how the wounded of World War II led to the Paralympics, and how the Olympics reflect changing attitudes to race and ethnicity. He explores the tensions between the Games amateur ideals and professionalization and commercialism in sports, the pitched battles between cities for the right to host the Games, and their often disappointing economic legacy. And in covering such seminal moments as Jesse Owens and Hitler at Berlin in 1936, the Black Power salute at Mexico City in 1968, the massacre of Israeli athletes at Munich in 1972, and the Miracle on Ice at Lake Placid in 1980, Goldblatt shows how prominently the modern Olympics have highlighted profound domestic and international conflicts.Illuminated with dazzling vignettes from over a century of the Olympics, this stunningly researched and engagingly written history captures the excitement, drama, and kaleidoscopic experience of the Games.
/book/show/17571716-song-of-spider-man?from_search=true	Glen Berger	Song of Spider-Man: The Inside Story of the Most Controversial Musical in Broadway History	As one can imagine, writing a Broadway musical has its challenges. But it turns out there are challenges one can't imagine when collaborating with two rock legends and a superstar director to stage the biggest, most expensive production in theater history.is playwright Glen Berger's story of a theatrical dream - or nightmare - come true. Renowned directAs one can imagine, writing a Broadway musical has its challenges. But it turns out there are challenges one can't imagine when collaborating with two rock legends and a superstar director to stage the biggest, most expensive production in theater history.is playwright Glen Berger's story of a theatrical dream - or nightmare - come true. Renowned director Julie Taymor picked Berger to cowrite the book for a $25 million Spider-Man musical. Together - along with U2's Bono and Edge - they would shape a work that was technically daring and emotionally profound, with a story fueled by the hero's quest for love - and the villains' quest for revenge. Or at least, that's what they'd hoped for.But when charismatic producer Tony Adams died suddenly, the show began to lose its footing. Soon the budget was ballooning, financing was evaporating, and producers were jumping ship or getting demoted. And then came the injuries. Andcame word-of- mouth about the show itself. What followed was a pageant of foul-ups, falling-outs, ever-more-harrowing mishaps, and a whole lot of malfunctioning spider legs. This circus-rock-and-roll-drama, with its $65 million price tag, had become more of a spectacle than its creators ever wished for. During the show's unprecedented seven months of previews, the company's struggles to reach opening night inspired breathless tabloid coverage and garnered international notoriety.Through it all, Berger observed the chaos with his signature mix of big ambition and self-deprecating humor. Song of Spider-Man records the journey of this cast and crew as a hilarious memoir about friendship, collaboration, the foibles of hubris, and the power of art to remind us that we're alive.
/book/show/12447514-the-lost-empire-of-atlantis?from_search=true	Gavin Menzies	The Lost Empire of Atlantis: History's Greatest Mystery Revealed	
/book/show/177114.The_Jesus_Papers?from_search=true	Michael Baigent	The Jesus Papers: Exposing the Greatest Cover-up in History	InMichael Baigent and his co-authors Henry Lincoln and Richard Leigh stunned the world with a controversial theoryInMichael Baigent and his co-authors Henry Lincoln and Richard Leigh stunned the world with a controversial theory that Jesus Christ and Mary Magdalene married and founded a holy bloodline. The book became an international publishing phenomenon and was one of the sources for Dan Brown's novel. Now, with two additional decades of research behind him, Baigent'spresents explosive new evidence that challenges everything we know about the life and death of Jesus.
/book/show/1117917.Europe?from_search=true	Norman Davies	Europe: A History	From the Ice Age to the Cold War, from Reykjavik to the Volga, from Minos to Margaret Thatcher, Norman Davies here tells the entire story of Europe in a single volume. It isFrom the Ice Age to the Cold War, from Reykjavik to the Volga, from Minos to Margaret Thatcher, Norman Davies here tells the entire story of Europe in a single volume. It is the most ambitious history of the continent ever undertaken.
/book/show/474865.The_Devil_s_Cloth?from_search=true	Michel Pastoureau	The Devil's Cloth: A History of Stripes	A renowned French scholar takes readers through the social and cultural history of stripes in this imaginative...playful, but learned book that will doubtless have an influence (The New York Times Book Review). From the taboo striped cloaks of the Middle Ages to the liberating stripes of the French and American flags, The Devil's Cloth chronicles the checkered past of thA renowned French scholar takes readers through the social and cultural history of stripes in this imaginative...playful, but learned book that will doubtless have an influence (The New York Times Book Review). From the taboo striped cloaks of the Middle Ages to the liberating stripes of the French and American flags, The Devil's Cloth chronicles the checkered past of this maligned and misunderstood pattern that has been linked to everything from medieval scandals to religious and political uprisings to contemporary fashion statements. The story begins nearly a thousand years ago, when the monks of the Carmelite Order were ordered by the Pope to surrender their striped garments--to superstitious minds a sure sign of the devil. Anti-stripe sentiment raged throughout the Middle Ages, becoming the de rigueur fashion for prostitutes, hangmen, lepers, court jesters, and disloyal Round Table knights. Over the centuries, the list expanded to include Jews, heretics, adulterous wives, madmen, convicts, and servants. Briefly rescued from ignominy by the Renaissance, the stripe enjoyed a resurgence in 1775, where its newly conferred status as an enduring symbol of freedom paved the way for a subsequent European comeback. With lively narrative style, Pastoureau traces the fascinating trajectory of the ubiquitous stripe from the stripe-related stress of biblical figures--Cain, Delilah, and Judas prominent among them--to the bathing suits, pinstripe suits, and pajamas of today. Not even the hapless zebra escapes the skewering lens of history. Whether its subject is horizontal or vertical, stylish or subversive, this richly informative book will appeal to readers of every stripe.
/book/show/8518451-the-secret-of-chanel-no-5?from_search=true	Tilar J. Mazzeo	The Secret of Chanel No. 5: The Intimate History of the World's Most Famous Perfume	With its rich golden hue, art decoinspired bottle, and timeless, musky scent, Chanel No. 5 is the world's bestselling perfume. Reverently known among industry insiders as le monstrethe monsterit is arguably the most coveted consumer luxury product of the twentieth and twenty-first ceWith its rich golden hue, art decoinspired bottle, and timeless, musky scent, Chanel No. 5 is the world's bestselling perfume. Reverently known among industry insiders as le monstrethe monsterit is arguably the most coveted consumer luxury product of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Yet how did this pioneering celebrity fragrance, introduced in the early 1920s, eventually take on a life of its own, becoming a cultural monument celebrated by millions of devoted consumers?is Tilar J. Mazzeo's far-ranging and fascinating search beyond the stuff of legend to uncover the full story of No. 5's creation, iconic status, and extraordinary success. Mazzeo goes back through time and deep into the life of Coco Chanel, the brilliant, controversial, and steel-willed businesswoman at the heart of the fragrance. She takes readers to the rose plantations and celebrated jasmine fields where the perfume begins and then to the laboratories and boardrooms where scent and sex are forever intertwined. And she travels to the heart of the Chanel empire: 31 Rue Cambon, Coco Chanel's flagship boutique, where six decades ago American GIs stormed the counters to possess the magical elixir that captured the luxury and romance of Paris for their girls back home.A blend of evocative history and thoughtful research, here is a glittering account of where art and sensuality mingle with dazzling entrepreneurship and desire: Chanel No. 5.
/book/show/13018463-after-camelot?from_search=true	J. Randy Taraborrelli	After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family - 1968 to the Present	After Camelot: A Personal History of the Kennedy Family - 1968 to the Present
/book/show/17805396-a-history-of-stone-and-steel?from_search=true	Christopher  Fisher	A History of Stone and Steel	---Gold Medal, IPPY Awards, Best Adult Fiction E-Book------Silver Medal, Benjamin Franklin Awards, Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book: Fiction------Finalist, Foreword Reviews' 2013 Book of the Year Awards------Finalist, Eric Hoffer Book Awards------Finalist, National Indie Excellence Book Awards---When Paul Keppel learns that his fanatical, fire-and-brimstone-preachin---Gold Medal, IPPY Awards, Best Adult Fiction E-Book------Silver Medal, Benjamin Franklin Awards, Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book: Fiction------Finalist, Foreword Reviews' 2013 Book of the Year Awards------Finalist, Eric Hoffer Book Awards------Finalist, National Indie Excellence Book Awards---When Paul Keppel learns that his fanatical, fire-and-brimstone-preaching grandfather is dying from brain cancer, he sees his own chronic headaches as a sign from above that he too has a very short time to live. Driven by pain, a nightmare about work boots, and a sense of impending doom, Paul soon finds himself losing control over his words and actions, to disastrous and comical effect. In order to save his marriage, avenge his sister, and preserve his sanity, he must face the memory of the summer when he was twenty-one, when a tragic steel plant accident sent his life spinning off course. But in the process, Paul begins to suspect that the history he has written in his head may not be as accurate as he once believed.
/book/show/658730.A_Short_History_of_the_20th_Century?from_search=true	Geoffrey Blainey	A Short History of the 20th Century	Most readers will find much that is new to them here, and sometimes material that refutes what they thought they knew. Blainey's analysis of the world's great religions alone justifies the book, but it is only part of a broad tapestry that ranges across the entire human experience.-William L. O'Neill
/book/show/33285564-vietnam-war?from_search=true	Hourly History	Vietnam War: A History From Beginning to End	Vietnam WarThe Vietnam War remains one of the most iconic events of the twentieth century. In the United States, it polarized public opinion and changed foreign policy. It destroyed the presidency of Lyndon Johnson and was the catalVietnam WarThe Vietnam War remains one of the most iconic events of the twentieth century. In the United States, it polarized public opinion and changed foreign policy. It destroyed the presidency of Lyndon Johnson and was the catalyst for a massively impactful protest movement. More importantly, in Vietnam, as well as surrounding areas, it caused untold destruction, death, and suffering.Inside you will read about...Vietnams PastExit the FrenchThe United States and Ngo Dinh DiemThe Resistance War Against America BeginsAmericanizationThe American Home FrontVietnamization and President NixonThe End of the Vietnam War and Its AftermathMillions of Vietnamese and Cambodian people were killed, and manyincluding Americansremain missing. Its origins lie in Europes colonial conquests, and its legacies endure to this day. Read this comprehensive, concise history of the Vietnam War.
/book/show/13588412-what-s-a-dog-for?from_search=true	John Homans	What's a Dog For?: The Surprising History, Science, Philosophy, and Politics of Man's Best Friend	John Homans adopted his dog, Stella, from a shelter for all the usual reasons: fond memories of dogs from his past, a companion for his son, an excuse for long walks around the neighborhood. Soon enough, she is happily ensconced in the daily workings of his family. And not only that: Stella is treated like a family memberin ways that dogs of his youth were not. Spending hJohn Homans adopted his dog, Stella, from a shelter for all the usual reasons: fond memories of dogs from his past, a companion for his son, an excuse for long walks around the neighborhood. Soon enough, she is happily ensconced in the daily workings of his family. And not only that: Stella is treated like a family memberin ways that dogs of his youth were not. Spending humanlike sums on vet bills, questioning her diet and exercise regimens, contemplating her happinesshow had this all come to pass, when the dogs from Homanss childhood seemed quite content living mostly out in the yard?In, Homans explores the dogs complex and prominent place in our world and how it came to be. Evolving from wild animals to working animals to nearly human members of our social fabric, dogs are now the subject of serious scientific studies concerning pet ownership, evolutionary theory, and even cognitive science. From new insights into what makes dogs so appealing to humans to the health benefits associated with owning a dog, Homans investigates why the human-canine relationship has evolved so rapidlyhow dogs moved into our families, our homes, and sometimes even our beds in the span of a generation, becoming a $53 billion industry in the United States in the process.As dogs take their place as coddled family members and their numbers balloon to more than seventy-seven million in the United States alone, its no surprise that canine culture at large is also undergoing a massive transformation. They are now subject to many of the same questions of rights and ethics as people, and the politics of dogs are more tumultuous and public than ever with fierce moral battles raging over kill shelters, puppy mills, and breed standards. Incorporating interviews and research from scientists, activists, breeders, and trainers,investigates how dogs have reached this exalted status and why they hold such fascination for us. With one paw in the animal world and one paw in the human world, it turns out they have much to teach us about love, death, and moralityand ultimately, in their closeness and difference, about what it means to be human.
/book/show/21015194-shit-my-history-teacher-did-not-tell-me?from_search=true	Karl Wiggins	Shit my History Teacher DID NOT tell me!	If youre a history or philosophy buff this book should be as irresistible as a kebab to a pissheadSo whats it all about then? History, thats what. Errgghhh boring boring bollocks boring, I had enough of that crap when I was at school. History just went on and on and on and on and on .. and on and on. Nothing different ever happened.Well thats where youre wrong, beIf youre a history or philosophy buff this book should be as irresistible as a kebab to a pissheadSo whats it all about then? History, thats what. Errgghhh boring boring bollocks boring, I had enough of that crap when I was at school. History just went on and on and on and on and on .. and on and on. Nothing different ever happened.Well thats where youre wrong, because Im going to bring it alive. Not all history books, or even books about teaching history, have to be tedious. Ive looked under every rock, in every nook and cranny. Ive searched all over the place and dug up some really interesting little titbits. Stuff not a lot of people know.So stay with me on this one. Ive chosen to look at past events from the birth of the planet to the birth of Christ. Thats enough for one book, isnt it? Well, not really, because Ive gone off track a little bit from time to time, but I do tend to do that so dont worry about it.If youve got a teenager whos studying the history of this period, download a copy for them now because its all laid out nice and clear. But let me warn you, I have in the past been accused of having an inappropriate sense of humour, so if you want a little bit of a chuckle watching me make fun out of everyone I meet down the years, then this is the book for you - and if your offspring is in their early teens then it probably isnt the book for them.As I say, I do tend to stray into the modern day from time to time to bring things into focus, but I promise you this book will surprise you, inform you, keep you interested and put a smile on your face from time to time.I discuss philosophers and philosophy a lot, including ancient Greek philosophers, Chinese beliefs and philosophy from around the world, but if you think its all Socrates, Plato and Aristotle, theres a lot more here to be discovered. Youll be surprised, for instance, at the similarities between the Celts and the Native Americans. The Rosicrucians will fascinate you, as will some of the secrets held by Alexander the Great!Its high time we had some history books for adults!
/book/show/141602.Tastes_of_Paradise?from_search=true	Wolfgang Schivelbusch David Jacobson (Translator)	Tastes of Paradise: A Social History of Spices, Stimulants, and Intoxicants	From the extravagant use of pepper in the Middle Ages to the Protestant bourgeoisie's love of coffee to the reason why fashionable Europeans stopped sniffing tobacco and starting smoking it, Schivelbusch looks at how the appetite for pleasure transformed the social structure of the Old World. Illustrations.
/book/show/259791.New_Testament_History?from_search=true	F.F. Bruce	New Testament History	This book recounts the Roman and Jewish context of New Testament times...the lives of John and Jesus, and the history of the first two generations of the Church.
/book/show/1549125.Noise_Music?from_search=true	Paul Hegarty	Noise/Music: A History	looks at the phenomenon of noise in music, from experimental music of the early 20th century to the Japanese noise music and glitch electronica of today. It situates different musics in their cultural and historical context, and analyses them in terms of cultural aesthetics. Paul Hegarty argues that noise is a judgement about sound, that what was noise can becolooks at the phenomenon of noise in music, from experimental music of the early 20th century to the Japanese noise music and glitch electronica of today. It situates different musics in their cultural and historical context, and analyses them in terms of cultural aesthetics. Paul Hegarty argues that noise is a judgement about sound, that what was noise can become acceptable as music, and that in many ways the idea of noise is similar to the idea of the avant-garde.While it provides an excellent historical overview, the book's main concern is in the noise music that has emerged since the mid 1970s, whether through industrial music, punk, free jazz, or the purer noise of someone like Merzbow. The book progresses seamlessly from discussions of John Cage, Erik Satie, and Pauline Oliveros through to bands like Throbbing Gristle and the Boredoms. Sharp and erudite, and underpinned throughout by the ideas of thinkers like Adorno and Deleuze,is the perfect primer for anyone interested in the louder side of experimental music.
/book/show/6948448-manufacturing-depression?from_search=true	Gary    Greenberg	Manufacturing Depression: The Secret History of a Modern Disease	Author with professional and personal experience: Psychotherapist Gary Greenbergs musings on the intersection of science, politics, and ethics have graced the pages of,, andA longtime sufferer of depression, in 2007 he enrolled himself in a clinical trial for major depression (after his initial application for a minor depression triAuthor with professional and personal experience: Psychotherapist Gary Greenbergs musings on the intersection of science, politics, and ethics have graced the pages of,, andA longtime sufferer of depression, in 2007 he enrolled himself in a clinical trial for major depression (after his initial application for a minor depression trial was rejected). He wrote about his experience in amagazine piece, which received a tremendous response from readers.. Am I happy enough?: This has been a pivotal question since Americas inception. Am I not happy enough because I am depressed? is a more recent version. Greenberg shows how depression has been manufacturednot as an illness, but as an idea about our suffering, its source, and its relief. He challenges us to look at depression in a new way..A nation of depressives: In the twenty years since their introduction, antidepressants have become staples of our medicine chestsupwards of 30 million Americans are taking them at an annual cost of more than $10 billion. Even more important, Greenberg argues, it has become common, if not mandatory, to think of our unhappiness as a disease that can, and should, be treated by medication.tells the story of how we got to this peculiar point in our history. .
/book/show/8546532-the-good-the-bad-and-the-barbie?from_search=true	Tanya Lee Stone	The Good, the Bad, and the Barbie: A Doll's History and Her Impact on Us	During her unparalleled fifty-year history, Barbie has been the doll that some people love-and some people love to hate. There's no question she's influenced generations, but to what end? Acclaimed nonfiction author Tanya Lee Stone takes an unbiased look at how Barbie became the icon that she is, and at the impact that she's had on our culture (and vice versa). Featuring pDuring her unparalleled fifty-year history, Barbie has been the doll that some people love-and some people love to hate. There's no question she's influenced generations, but to what end? Acclaimed nonfiction author Tanya Lee Stone takes an unbiased look at how Barbie became the icon that she is, and at the impact that she's had on our culture (and vice versa). Featuring passionate anecdotes and memories from a range of girls and women, a foreword by Meg Cabot, and original color photographs, this book explores the Barbie phenomenon in a brand-new light.
/book/show/64537.The_Oxford_Illustrated_History_of_the_Crusades?from_search=true	Jonathan Riley-Smith (Editor)	The Oxford Illustrated History of the Crusades	In, the story of the Crusades is told as never before in an engrossing, authoritative, and comprehensive history that ranges from the preaching of the First Crusade in 1095 to the legacy of the crusading ideals and imagery that continues today. Here are the ideas of apologists, propagandists, and poets about the Crusades, as wIn, the story of the Crusades is told as never before in an engrossing, authoritative, and comprehensive history that ranges from the preaching of the First Crusade in 1095 to the legacy of the crusading ideals and imagery that continues today. Here are the ideas of apologists, propagandists, and poets about the Crusades, as well as the perceptions and motives of the crusaders themselves and the means by which they joined the movement.The authors describe the elaborate social and civic systems that arose to support the Crusades--taxation, for example, was formalized by the Church and monarchs to raise enormous funds needed to wage war on this scale. And here are vivid descriptions of the battles themselves, frightening, disorienting, and dangerous affairs, with keen and insightful commentary on the reactions of the Muslims to a Christian holy war. Extensively illustrated with hundreds of photographs, paintings, drawings, maps, chronologies, and a guide to further reading,even includes coverage of crusades outside the eastern Mediterranean region and post-medieval crusades.From descriptions of the battles and homefront conditions, to a thorough evaluation of the clash (and coalescence) of cultures, to the legacy of the crusading movement that continues into our conflict-torn twentieth-century, to the enduring artistic and social changes that the Crusades wrought,offers an informative, engaging, and unsurpassed panorama of one of the great movements in western history.
/book/show/132911.Give_Me_Liberty_?from_search=true	Eric Foner	Give Me Liberty!: An American History to 1877	Freedom, the oldest of cliches and the most modern of aspirations, is the unifying theme in the new survey of American history by Eric Foner, the well-known historian and author of The Story of American Freedom. Give Me Liberty! examines the changing meanings of freedom, the social conditions that make freedom possible and its shifting boundaries from colonial times to theFreedom, the oldest of cliches and the most modern of aspirations, is the unifying theme in the new survey of American history by Eric Foner, the well-known historian and author of The Story of American Freedom. Give Me Liberty! examines the changing meanings of freedom, the social conditions that make freedom possible and its shifting boundaries from colonial times to the early twenty-first century.
/book/show/132911.Give_Me_Liberty_?from_search=true	Eric Foner	Give Me Liberty!: An American History to 1877	Freedom, the oldest of cliches and the most modern of aspirations, is the unifying theme in the new survey of American history by Eric Foner, the well-known historian and author of The Story of American Freedom. Give Me Liberty! examines the changing meanings of freedom, the social conditions that make freedom possible and its shifting boundaries from colonial times to theFreedom, the oldest of cliches and the most modern of aspirations, is the unifying theme in the new survey of American history by Eric Foner, the well-known historian and author of The Story of American Freedom. Give Me Liberty! examines the changing meanings of freedom, the social conditions that make freedom possible and its shifting boundaries from colonial times to the early twenty-first century.
/book/show/15109414-titans-of-history?from_search=true	Simon Sebag Montefiore	Titans of History	Simon Sebag Montefiore presents the lives of the giants who have made our world. The cast varies from conquerors, poets, kings, empresses and whores to psychopaths, prophets, composers and explorers.Informative, entertaining, inspiring and sometimes horrifying, this is a history of the world that contains the characters everyone should know and the stories no one should foSimon Sebag Montefiore presents the lives of the giants who have made our world. The cast varies from conquerors, poets, kings, empresses and whores to psychopaths, prophets, composers and explorers.Informative, entertaining, inspiring and sometimes horrifying, this is a history of the world that contains the characters everyone should know and the stories no one should forget.
/book/show/137933.After_the_End_of_Art?from_search=true	Arthur C. Danto	After the End of Art: Contemporary Art and the Pale of History	Over a decade ago, Arthur Danto announced that art ended in the sixties. Ever since this declaration, he has been at the forefront of a radical critique of the nature of art in our time. After the End of Art presents Danto's first full-scale reformulation of his original insight, showing how, with the eclipse of abstract expressionism, art has deviated irrevocably from theOver a decade ago, Arthur Danto announced that art ended in the sixties. Ever since this declaration, he has been at the forefront of a radical critique of the nature of art in our time. After the End of Art presents Danto's first full-scale reformulation of his original insight, showing how, with the eclipse of abstract expressionism, art has deviated irrevocably from the narrative course that Vasari helped define for it in the Renaissance. Moreover, he leads the way to a new type of criticism that can help us understand art in a posthistorical age where, for example, an artist can produce a work in the style of Rembrandt to create a visual pun, and where traditional theories cannot explain the difference between Andy Warhol's Brillo Box and the product found in the grocery store. Here we are engaged in a series of insightful and entertaining conversations on the most relevant aesthetic and philosophical issues of art, conducted by an especially acute observer of the art scene today.Originally delivered as the prestigious Mellon Lectures on the Fine Arts, these writings cover art history, pop art, people's art, the future role of museums, and the critical contributions of Clement Greenberg--who helped make sense of modernism for viewers over two generations ago through an aesthetics-based criticism. Tracing art history from a mimetic tradition (the idea that art was a progressively more adequate representation of reality) through the modern era of manifestos (when art was defined by the artist's philosophy), Danto shows that it wasn't until the invention of Pop art that the historical understanding of the means and ends of art was nullified. Even modernist art, which tried to break with the past by questioning the ways of producing art, hinged on a narrative.Traditional notions of aesthetics can no longer apply to contemporary art, argues Danto. Instead he focuses on a philosophy of art criticism that can deal with perhaps the most perplexing feature of contemporary art: that everything is possible.
/book/show/23569887-brilliant-green?from_search=true	Stefano Mancuso Alessandra Viola	Brilliant Green: The Surprising History and Science of Plant Intelligence	Are plants intelligent? Can they solve problems, communicate, and navigate their surroundings? Or are they passive, incapable of independent action or social behavior? Philosophers and scientists have pondered these questions since ancient Greece, most often concluding that plants are unthinking and inert: they are too silent, too sedentary -- just too different from us. YAre plants intelligent? Can they solve problems, communicate, and navigate their surroundings? Or are they passive, incapable of independent action or social behavior? Philosophers and scientists have pondered these questions since ancient Greece, most often concluding that plants are unthinking and inert: they are too silent, too sedentary -- just too different from us. Yet discoveries over the past fifty years have challenged these ideas, shedding new light on the extraordinary capabilities and complex interior lives of plants.In, Stefano Mancuso, a leading scientist and founder of the field of plant neurobiology, presents a new paradigm in our understanding of the vegetal world. Combining a historical perspective with the latest in plant science, Mancuso argues that, due to cultural prejudices and human arrogance, we continue to underestimate plants. In fact, they process information, sleep, remember, and signal to one another -- showing that, far from passive machines, plants are intelligent and aware. Through a survey of plant capabilities from sight and touch to communication, Mancuso challenges our notion of intelligence, presenting a vision of plant life that is more sophisticated than most imagine.Plants have much to teach us, from network building to innovations in robotics and man-made materials -- but only if we understand more about how they live. Part botany lesson, part manifesto,is an engaging and passionate examination of the inner workings of the plant kingdom.Financial support for the translation of this book has been provided by SEPS: Segretariato Europeo Per Le Pubblicazioni Scientifiche.
/book/show/25673927-hair?from_search=true	Kurt Stenn	Hair: A Human History	Most people don't give a second thought to the stuff on their head, but hair hasplayed a crucial role inin fashion, the arts, sports, commerce, forensics, and industry. In, Kurt Stenn  one of the world's foremost hair follicle experts  takes readers on global journey through history, fromfur merchant associations and sheep farmsto medical clinics and patient supMost people don't give a second thought to the stuff on their head, but hair hasplayed a crucial role inin fashion, the arts, sports, commerce, forensics, and industry. In, Kurt Stenn  one of the world's foremost hair follicle experts  takes readers on global journey through history, fromfur merchant associations and sheep farmsto medical clinics and patient support groups, to show the remarkable impact hair has had on human life.From a completely bald beauty queen with alopecia to the famed hair-hang circus act, Stenn weaves the history of hair through a variety of captivating examples, withsources varying fromrenaissance merchants diaries to interviews withwig makers, modern barbers, and more. In addition to expelling the biological basis and the evolutionary history of hair, the fiber is put into context: hair in history (as tied to textile mills and merchant associations), hair as a construct for cultural and self-identity, hair in the arts (as the material for artist's brushes and musical instruments), hair as commodity (used for everything from the inner lining of tennis balls to an absorbent to clean up oil spills), and hair as evidence in criminology.Perfect for fans of Mark Kurlansky,is a compelling read based solidly in historical and scientific research that will delight any reader who wants to know more about the world around them.
/book/show/1282540.Tibet_Tibet?from_search=true	Patrick French	Tibet, Tibet: A Personal History of a Lost Land	At different times in its history Tibet has been renowned for pacifism and martial prowess, enlightenment and cruelty. The Dalai Lama may be the only religious leader who can inspire the devotion of agnostics. Patrick French has been fascinated by Tibet since he was a teenager. He has read its history, agitated for its freedom, and risked arrest to travel through its remotAt different times in its history Tibet has been renowned for pacifism and martial prowess, enlightenment and cruelty. The Dalai Lama may be the only religious leader who can inspire the devotion of agnostics. Patrick French has been fascinated by Tibet since he was a teenager. He has read its history, agitated for its freedom, and risked arrest to travel through its remote interior. His love and knowledge inform every page of this learned, literate, and impassioned book.Talking with nomads and Buddhist nuns, exiles and collaborators, French portrays a nation demoralized by a half-century of Chinese occupation and forced to depend on the patronage of Western dilettantes. He demolishes many of the myths accruing to Tibetincluding those centering around the radiant figure of the Dalai Lama. Combining the best of history, travel writing, and memoir,is a work of extraordinary power and insight.
/book/show/129244.Lectures_on_the_History_of_Moral_Philosophy?from_search=true	John Rawls	Lectures on the History of Moral Philosophy	The premier political philosopher of his day, John Rawls, in three decades of teaching at Harvard, has had a profound influence on the way philosophical ethics is approached and understood today. This book brings together the lectures that inspired a generation of students--and a regeneration of moral philosophy. It invites readers to learn from the most noted exemplars ofThe premier political philosopher of his day, John Rawls, in three decades of teaching at Harvard, has had a profound influence on the way philosophical ethics is approached and understood today. This book brings together the lectures that inspired a generation of students--and a regeneration of moral philosophy. It invites readers to learn from the most noted exemplars of modern moral philosophy with the inspired guidance of one of contemporary philosophy's most noteworthy practitioners and teachers.Central to Rawls's approach is the idea that respectful attention to the great texts of our tradition can lead to a fruitful exchange of ideas across the centuries. In this spirit, his book engages thinkers such as Leibniz, Hume, Kant, and Hegel as they struggle in brilliant and instructive ways to define the role of a moral conception in human life. The lectures delineate four basic types of moral reasoning: perfectionism, utilitarianism, intuitionism, and--the ultimate focus of Rawls's course--Kantian constructivism. Comprising a superb course on the history of moral philosophy, they also afford unique insight into how John Rawls has transformed our view of this history.
/book/show/781916.The_Crusades?from_search=true	Jonathan Riley-Smith	The Crusades: A History (Yale Nota Bene)	Jonathan Riley-Smith here provides a comprehensive history of the Crusades: an account of the theology of violence behind the Crusades, the major Crusades, the experience of crusading, and the crusaders themselves. With a wealth of fascinating detail, Riley-Smith brings to life these stirring expeditions to the Holy Land and the politics and personalities behind them. HisJonathan Riley-Smith here provides a comprehensive history of the Crusades: an account of the theology of violence behind the Crusades, the major Crusades, the experience of crusading, and the crusaders themselves. With a wealth of fascinating detail, Riley-Smith brings to life these stirring expeditions to the Holy Land and the politics and personalities behind them. His book will be the standard and authoritative account of the Crusades for years to come. This new edition includes revisions throughout as well as a new Preface and Afterword in which Jonathan Riley-Smith surveys recent developments in the field and examines responses to the Crusades in different periods, from the Romantics to the Islamic world today.Everything is here: the crusades to the Holy Land, and against the Albigensians, the Moors, the pagans in Eastern Europe, the Turks, and the enemies of the popes. Riley-Smith writes a beautiful, lucid prose, . . . [and his book] is packed with facts and action.A concise, clearly written synthesis . . . by one of the leading historians of the crusading movement. Robert S. Gottfried,A lively and flowing narrative [with] an enormous cast of characters that is not a mere catalog but a history. . . . A remarkable achievement.Thomas E. Morrissey,Superb.Reuven S. Avi-Yonah,A first-rate one-volume survey of the Crusading movement from 1074 . . . to 1798.
/book/show/21423325-one-nation-under-gods?from_search=true	Peter Manseau	One Nation, Under Gods: A New American History	At the heart of the nation's spiritual history are audacious and often violent scenes. But the Puritans and the shining city on the hill give us just one way to understand the United States. Rather than recite American history from a Christian vantage point, Peter Manseau proves that what really happened is worth a close, frAt the heart of the nation's spiritual history are audacious and often violent scenes. But the Puritans and the shining city on the hill give us just one way to understand the United States. Rather than recite American history from a Christian vantage point, Peter Manseau proves that what really happened is worth a close, fresh look.Thomas Jefferson himself collected books on all religions and required that the brand new Library of Congress take his books, since Americans needed to consider the twenty gods or no god he famously noted were revered by his neighbors. Looking at the Americans who believed in these gods, Manseau fills in America's story of itself, from the persecuted witches at Salem and who they really were, to the persecuted Buddhists in WWII California, from spirituality and cults in the '60s to the recent presidential election where both candidates were for the first time non-traditional Christians.One Nation, Under Gods shows how much more there is to the history we tell ourselves, right back to the country's earliest days. Dazzling in its scope and sweep, it is an American history unlike any you've read.
/book/show/187354.Legends_Lies_Cherished_Myths_of_American_History?from_search=true	Richard Shenkman	Legends, Lies & Cherished Myths of American History	Book Description Publication Date: June 19, 1992 The truth and nothing but the truth--Richard Shenkman sheds light on America's most believed legends: The story of Columbus discovered that the world was round was invented by Washington Irving. The pilgrims never lived in log cabins. In Concord, Massachusetts, a third of all babies born in the twenty years before the RevoluBook Description Publication Date: June 19, 1992 The truth and nothing but the truth--Richard Shenkman sheds light on America's most believed legends: The story of Columbus discovered that the world was round was invented by Washington Irving. The pilgrims never lived in log cabins. In Concord, Massachusetts, a third of all babies born in the twenty years before the Revolution were conceived out of wedlock. Washington may have never told a lie, but he loved to drink and dance, and he fell in love with his best friend's wife. Independence wasn't declared on July 4 (and the Liberty Bell was so little regarded that Philadelphia tried to sell it for scrap metal but nobody wanted it). After World War II, the U.S. Government concluded that Japan would have surrendered within months, even if we had not bombed Hiroshima and Nagasaki
/book/show/188898.History_of_Art?from_search=true	H.W. Janson Penelope J.E. Davies	History of Art: Western Tradition	This is a key book for the study and enjoyment of Western art. This seventh edition has been revised and expanded and six new authors have been selected. Every image from the previous edition has been enhanced/refreshed using modern imaging technology.
/book/show/361298.Forty_Studies_That_Changed_Psychology?from_search=true	Roger R. Hock	Forty Studies That Changed Psychology: Explorations into the History of Psychological Research	Exploration into the history of Psychological research.
/book/show/350137.The_Greatest_Stories_Never_Told?from_search=true	Rick Beyer	The Greatest Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy	History isn't always made by great armies colliding or by great civilizations rising or falling. Sometimes it's made when a chauffeur takes a wrong turn, a scientist forgets to clean up his lab, or a drunken soldier gets a bit rowdy. That's the kind of history you'll find inThis is history candy -- the good stuff. Here are 100 tales to astoHistory isn't always made by great armies colliding or by great civilizations rising or falling. Sometimes it's made when a chauffeur takes a wrong turn, a scientist forgets to clean up his lab, or a drunken soldier gets a bit rowdy. That's the kind of history you'll find inThis is history candy -- the good stuff. Here are 100 tales to astonish, bewilder, and stupefy: more than two thousand years of history filled with courage, cowardice, hope, triumph, sex, intrigue, folly, humor, and ambition. It's a historical delight and a visual feast with hundreds of photographs, drawings, and maps that bring each story to life. A new discovery waits on every page: stories that changed the course of history and stories that affected what you had for breakfast this morning.Consider:The Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock because they ran out of beerSome Roman officials were so corrupt that they actually stole time itselfThree cigars changed the course of the Civil WarThe Scottish kilt was invented by an EnglishmanBased on the popular Timelab 2000 history minutes hosted by Sam Waterston on The History Channel, this collection of fascinating historical tidbits will have you shaking your head in wonder and disbelief. But they're all true. And you'll soon find yourself telling them to your friends.
/book/show/4458818-the-ruin-of-the-roman-empire?from_search=true	James J. O'Donnell	The Ruin of the Roman Empire: A New History	by James J. ODonnell is a vigorous () and richly layered () history of Romes fall. Renowned historian and author ofODonnell revisits this ancient tale in a fresh way, bringing home its sometimes painful relevance to todays political issues.
/book/show/979253.The_English_Civil_War?from_search=true	Diane Purkiss	The English Civil War: A People's History	This is a remarkable popular history of the English Civil War, from the perspectives of those involved in this most significant turning point in British history. This compelling history, culminating in the execution of Charles I, brings to life the people who fought in it, died in it, and in doing so changed the history of the world forever. In an excitingly fresh approachThis is a remarkable popular history of the English Civil War, from the perspectives of those involved in this most significant turning point in British history. This compelling history, culminating in the execution of Charles I, brings to life the people who fought in it, died in it, and in doing so changed the history of the world forever. In an excitingly fresh approach to the period, Diane Purkiss tells the story of this critical era not just in terms of the battle of ideas, but as the histories of the people who conceived them. The English Civil War builds a gripping narrative of the individuals involved and their motives, from those whose reputations were made on the back of this violent and brutal war, such as Oliver Cromwell and Lady Eleanor Davies, to witchfinders and revolutionaries; and ultimately, the ordinary men who fought and the women who lived with tragedy, finding their political voice for the first time. The consequences of ten years of bloody revolution were to stretch from the cities to the villages to the grand houses, form Ulster to East Anglia to the outer reaches of Cornwall.The tales uncovered by Diane Purkiss paint a picture of a world turned upside down, where madness and prophesy play their part, and where normal life and times are suspended. This important book uncovers forgotten lives and illustrates incisively the critical contribution of this extraordinary period in English history to contemporary politics and society.
/book/show/6471678-boilerplate?from_search=true	Paul Guinan Anina Bennett	Boilerplate: History's Mechanical Marvel	Meet Boilerplate, the worlds first robot soldiernot in a present-day military lab or a science-fiction movie, but in the past, during one of the most fascinating periods of U.S. history. Designed by Professor Archibald Campion in 1893 as a prototype, for the self-proclaimed purpose of preventing the deaths of men in the conflicts of nations, Boilerplate charged into coMeet Boilerplate, the worlds first robot soldiernot in a present-day military lab or a science-fiction movie, but in the past, during one of the most fascinating periods of U.S. history. Designed by Professor Archibald Campion in 1893 as a prototype, for the self-proclaimed purpose of preventing the deaths of men in the conflicts of nations, Boilerplate charged into combat alongside such notables as Teddy Roosevelt and Lawrence of Arabia. Campion and his robot also circled the planet with the U.S. Navy, trekked to the South Pole, made silent movies, and hobnobbed with the likes of Mark Twain and Nikola Tesla.You say youve never heard of Boilerplate before? Thats because this book is the fanciful creation of a husbandand-wife team who have richly imagined these characters and inserted them into accurate retellings of history. This full-color chronicle is profusely illustrated with graphics mimicking period style, including photos, paintings, posters, cartoons, maps, and even stereoscope cards. Part Jules Verne and partits a great volume for a broad range of fans of science fiction, history, and robots.
/book/show/530104.The_Human_Web?from_search=true	John Robert McNeill William Hardy McNeill	The Human Web: A Bird's-Eye View of World History	World-historical questions such as these, the subjects of major works by Jared Diamond, David Landes, and others, are now of great moment as global frictions increase. In a spirited and original contribution to this quickening discussion, two renowned historians, father and son, explore the webs that have drawn humans together in patterns of interaction and exchange, coopeWorld-historical questions such as these, the subjects of major works by Jared Diamond, David Landes, and others, are now of great moment as global frictions increase. In a spirited and original contribution to this quickening discussion, two renowned historians, father and son, explore the webs that have drawn humans together in patterns of interaction and exchange, cooperation and competition, since earliest times. Whether small or large, loose or dense, these webs have provided the medium for the movement of ideas, goods, power, and money within and across cultures, societies, and nations. From the thin, localized webs that characterized agricultural communities twelve thousand years ago, through the denser, more interactive metropolitan webs that surrounded ancient Sumer, Athens, and Timbuktu, to the electrified global web that today envelops virtually the entire world in a maelstrom of cooperation and competition, J. R. McNeill and William H. McNeill show human webs to be a key component of world history and a revealing framework of analysis. Avoiding any determinism, environmental or cultural, the McNeills give us a synthesizing picture of the big patterns of world history in a rich, open-ended, concise account.
/book/show/7328.The_Histories_of_Middle_Earth_Volumes_1_5?from_search=true	J.R.R. Tolkien	The Histories of Middle Earth, Volumes 1-5	If reading J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings saga wasn't enough to satiate your hunger for Middle-earth, the five-volumebox set is guaranteed to do the trick -- with dozens of lost tales, epic poems, maps, author notes, sketches, and a fully detailed history of Middle-earth!If reading J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings saga wasn't enough to satiate your hunger for Middle-earth, the five-volumebox set is guaranteed to do the trick -- with dozens of lost tales, epic poems, maps, author notes, sketches, and a fully detailed history of Middle-earth!
/book/show/249792.The_Great_Democracies?from_search=true	Winston S. Churchill	The Great Democracies (A History of the English Speaking Peoples, #4)	The fourth of Churchill's grandly ambitious four-volumebegins with the conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars-and ends with the Boer War of 1902. In it, Churchill makes an impassioned argument for the crucial role played by the English-speaking people in exporting not just economic benefits, but political freedom.Written in Churchill'sThe fourth of Churchill's grandly ambitious four-volumebegins with the conclusion of the Napoleonic Wars-and ends with the Boer War of 1902. In it, Churchill makes an impassioned argument for the crucial role played by the English-speaking people in exporting not just economic benefits, but political freedom.Written in Churchill's characteristically compelling style, this volume is the only one in the series to benefit from Churchill's own personal experience as a soldier and a wartime journalist during the Boer War. It provides fascinating reading for those interested in world history and England's impact on it.
/book/show/6552924-occult-america?from_search=true	Mitch Horowitz	Occult America: The Secret History of How Mysticism Shaped Our Nation	It touched lives as disparate as those of Frederick Douglass, Franklin Roosevelt, and Mary Todd Lincolnwho once convinced her husband, Abe, to host a sance in the White House. Americans all, they were among the famous figures whose paths intertwined with the mystical and esoteric movement broadly known as the occult. Brought over from the Old World and spread throughoutIt touched lives as disparate as those of Frederick Douglass, Franklin Roosevelt, and Mary Todd Lincolnwho once convinced her husband, Abe, to host a sance in the White House. Americans all, they were among the famous figures whose paths intertwined with the mystical and esoteric movement broadly known as the occult. Brought over from the Old World and spread throughout the New by some of the most obscure but gifted men and women of early U.S. history, this hidden wisdom transformed the spiritual life of the still-young nation and, through it, much of the Western world.Yet the story of the American occult has remained largely untold. Now a leading writer on the subject of alternative spirituality brings it out of the shadows. Here is a rich, fascinating, and colorful history of a religious revolution and an epic of offbeat history.From the meaning of the symbols on the one-dollar bill to the origins of the Ouija boardbriskly sweeps from the nations earliest days to the birth of the New Age era and traces many people and episodes, including:The spirit medium who became Americas first female religious leader in 1776The supernatural passions that marked the career of Mormon prophet Joseph SmithThe rural Sunday-school teacher whose clairvoyant visions instigated the dawn of the New AgeThe prominence of mind-power mysticism in the black-nationalist politics of Marcus GarveyThe Idaho druggist whose mail-order mystical religion ranked as the eighth-largest faith in the world during the Great DepressionHere, too, are Americas homegrown religious movements, from transcendentalism to spiritualism to Christian Science to the positive-thinking philosophy that continues to exert such a powerful pull on the public today. A feast for believers in alternative spirituality, an eye-opener for anyone curious about the unknown byroads of American history,is an engaging, long-overdue portrait of one nation, under many gods, whose revolutionary influence is still being felt in every corner of the globe.
/book/show/23346972-doctor-who?from_search=true	Jacqueline Rayner	Doctor Who: The Stone Rose: The History Collection	A 2,000 year old statue of Rose Tyler is a mystery that the Doctor and Rose can only solve by travelling back to the time when it was made. But when they do, they find the mystery is deeper and more complicated than they ever imagined.While the Doctor searches for a missing boy, Rose befriends a girl who it seems can accurately predict the future. But when the Doctor stumbA 2,000 year old statue of Rose Tyler is a mystery that the Doctor and Rose can only solve by travelling back to the time when it was made. But when they do, they find the mystery is deeper and more complicated than they ever imagined.While the Doctor searches for a missing boy, Rose befriends a girl who it seems can accurately predict the future. But when the Doctor stumbles on the terrible truth behind the statue, Rose herself learns that you have to be very careful what you wish for.
/book/show/31907.A_Short_History_of_Chinese_Philosophy?from_search=true	Feng You Lan Derk Bodde (Editor)	A Short History of Chinese Philosophy	A systematic account of Chinese thought from its origins to the present day--Cover.
/book/show/3130165-lectures-on-the-history-of-political-philosophy?from_search=true	John Rawls	Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy	Offers readers an account of the liberal political tradition from a scholar viewed by many as the greatest contemporary exponent of the philosophy behind that tradition.
/book/show/17934522-one-way-out?from_search=true	Alan Paul (Foreword) Butch Trucks (Foreword) Jaimoe (Afterword)	One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band	This oral history of the Allman Brothers Band has been culled from hundreds of hours of interviews, all conducted by award-winning author and journalist Alan Paul, of Guitar World magazine. Interviewees include band members Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Jaimoe, Butch Trucks, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Oteil Burbridge, Chuck Leavell, Jack Pearson, Jimmy Herring, David GoldfThis oral history of the Allman Brothers Band has been culled from hundreds of hours of interviews, all conducted by award-winning author and journalist Alan Paul, of Guitar World magazine. Interviewees include band members Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Jaimoe, Butch Trucks, Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, Oteil Burbridge, Chuck Leavell, Jack Pearson, Jimmy Herring, David Goldflies, and the late Allen Woody; plus Eric Clapton, Tom Dowd, Phil Walden, Billy Gibbons, Dr. John, and many other band friends and associates. One Way Out is the most complete exploration of the Allman Brothers music yet written, tracking the band's career from its 1969 formation through its historic 40th-anniversary star-studded Beacon run, right on up to today. Filled with musical and cultural insights that only these insiders can provide, it includes the most in-depth look at the acrimonious 2000 parting with founding guitarist Dickey Betts; an intense discussion of Betts and Duane Allman's revolutionary guitar styles; and thorough behind-the-scenes information on the recording of At Fillmore East, Layla, Eat a Peach, and other classic albums. You will not find this information anywhere else. The book also includes a highly opinionated discography with short reviews of over 50 albums, plus a bonus list of essential Southern rock albums.
/book/show/78290.Hope_in_the_Dark?from_search=true	Rebecca Solnit	Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities	When the first edition ofwas published in mid-2004 it gained an instant cult audience. Many readers were so inspired by Solnit's book that they bought multiple copies to give to friends. This new, significantly expanded edition covers, among other things, the political territory of America and the world after George Bush's re-election. Acclaimed author ReWhen the first edition ofwas published in mid-2004 it gained an instant cult audience. Many readers were so inspired by Solnit's book that they bought multiple copies to give to friends. This new, significantly expanded edition covers, among other things, the political territory of America and the world after George Bush's re-election. Acclaimed author Rebecca Solnit draws on her life as a writer and activist, on the events of our moment, on our deepest past, to argue for hopehope even in the dark. Solnit reminds us of how changed the world has been by the activism of the past five decades. Offering a dazzling account of some of the least expected of those changes, she proposes a vision of cause-and-effect relations that provides new grounds for political engagement in the present. Counting historic victoriesfrom the fall of the Berlin wall to the Zapatista uprising to Seattle in 1999 to the worldwide marches against war in Iraq to Cancun in September 2003she traces the rise of a sophisticated, supple, nonviolent new movement that unites all the diverse and fragmentary issues of the eighties and nineties in our new century.
/book/show/17332304-a-history-of-britain-in-thirty-six-postage-stamps?from_search=true	Chris West	A History of Britain in Thirty-six Postage Stamps	Hailed byof London as a splendid reminder of the philatelic glories of the past,tells the rich, layered, and breathtaking history of England through thirty-six of its fascinating, often beautiful, and somHailed byof London as a splendid reminder of the philatelic glories of the past,tells the rich, layered, and breathtaking history of England through thirty-six of its fascinating, often beautiful, and sometimes eccentric postage stamps. West shows that stamps have always mirrored the events, attitudes, and styles of their time. Through them, one can glimpse the whole epic tale of an empire unfolding. From the famous Penny Black, printed soon after Queen Victoria's coronation, to the Victory! stamp of 1946, anticipating the struggle of postwar reconstructionis a hugely entertaining and idiosyncratic romp, told in Chris West's lively prose.On their own, stamps can be curiosities, even artistic marvels; in this book, stamps become a window into the larger sweep of history.
/book/show/1095435.Our_Tempestuous_Day?from_search=true	Carolly Erickson	Our Tempestuous Day: History Of Regency England	Regency England has long been seen as a time of hedonism and romance, when dashing beaux and elegant belles played out their flirtations against a backdrop of opulence and style. Yet beneath the surface glitter of the Regency lay an underlying malaise, a pervasive hollowness and sense of loss, along with an explosive undercurrent of popular unrest and political radicalism.Regency England has long been seen as a time of hedonism and romance, when dashing beaux and elegant belles played out their flirtations against a backdrop of opulence and style. Yet beneath the surface glitter of the Regency lay an underlying malaise, a pervasive hollowness and sense of loss, along with an explosive undercurrent of popular unrest and political radicalism.It was indeed a tempestuous, quicksilver era, haunted by war and the human wreckage of war, and by fears of Luddite violence and risings of the overtaxed, underfed poor. A time of financial uncertainty when fortunes were made and lost amid high risk and the ever-present specter of bankruptcy.And it was, memorably, a time studded with larger-than-life personalities: the aged king in his slow decline into delusion; the flamboyant Prince Regent in his extravagant Brighton Pavilion; the Duke of Wellington, hero of Waterloo; the debauched, tragically fissured Lord Byron, hero to the women of fashionable London. These and many others are brought to vibrant life in this wide-ranging, captivating social history--a history as dramatic as the times themselves.
/book/show/23316533-west-of-the-revolution?from_search=true	Claudio Saunt	West of the Revolution: An Uncommon History of 1776	In this unique history of 1776, Claudio Saunt looks beyond the familiar story of the thirteen colonies to explore the many other revolutions roiling the turbulent American continent. In that fateful year, the Spanish landed in San Francisco, the Russians pushed into Alaska to hunt valuable sea otters, and the Sioux discovered the Black Hills. Hailed by critics for challengIn this unique history of 1776, Claudio Saunt looks beyond the familiar story of the thirteen colonies to explore the many other revolutions roiling the turbulent American continent. In that fateful year, the Spanish landed in San Francisco, the Russians pushed into Alaska to hunt valuable sea otters, and the Sioux discovered the Black Hills. Hailed by critics for challenging our conventional view of the birth of America,[coaxes] our vision away from the Atlantic seaboard and exposes a continent seething with peoples and purposes beyond Minutemen and Redcoats ().
/book/show/202543.Devices_and_Desires?from_search=true	Andrea Tone	Devices and Desires: A History of Contraceptives in America	In, Andrea Tone breaks new ground by showing what it was really like to buy, produce, and use contraceptives during a century of profound social and technological change. A down-and-out sausage-casing worker by day who turned surplus animal intestinesIn, Andrea Tone breaks new ground by showing what it was really like to buy, produce, and use contraceptives during a century of profound social and technological change. A down-and-out sausage-casing worker by day who turned surplus animal intestines into a million-dollar condom enterprise at night; inventors who fashioned cervical caps out of watch springs; and a mother of six who kissed photographs of the inventor of the Pill -- these are just a few of the individuals who make up this riveting story.
/book/show/356201.The_Freemasons?from_search=true	Jasper Ridley	The Freemasons: A History of the World's Most Powerful Secret Society	For many centuries, since their founding as a guild comprising the master builders of the great castles and cathedrals of the Middle Ages, the freemasons have enjoyed a dual reputation: powerful-often munificent-rulers, politicians, and artists whose works have enhanced our world; and members of a dread secret society bent on evil. Here, the eminent historian Jasper RidleyFor many centuries, since their founding as a guild comprising the master builders of the great castles and cathedrals of the Middle Ages, the freemasons have enjoyed a dual reputation: powerful-often munificent-rulers, politicians, and artists whose works have enhanced our world; and members of a dread secret society bent on evil. Here, the eminent historian Jasper Ridley offers a thoughtful, rounded assessment of freemasonry throughout the ages, from its origins up to the present day. Not a mason himself, Ridley nonetheless refutes many of the outrageous allegations made against the order and puts into proper perspective its many contributions to civilization over the centuries.
/book/show/76608.Cultivating_Delight?from_search=true	Diane Ackerman	Cultivating Delight: A Natural History of My Garden	The author takes readers deep into her own garden, mixing science with lyrical writing to offer a sensory celebration of her encounter with the natural world.
/book/show/15758243-the-skeptic-s-guide-to-american-history?from_search=true	Mark A. Stoler	The Skeptic's Guide to American History	Exploring both the events of Americas history and the verdicts that have been rendered about some of its most enduring figuresincluding George Washington, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Woodrow Wilson, Herbert Hoover, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, George C. Marshall, Lyndon Johnson, and many moreThe Skeptics Guide to American History examines a wide-ranging list of questiExploring both the events of Americas history and the verdicts that have been rendered about some of its most enduring figuresincluding George Washington, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, Woodrow Wilson, Herbert Hoover, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, George C. Marshall, Lyndon Johnson, and many moreThe Skeptics Guide to American History examines a wide-ranging list of questions, including these:What impact did other nations have on the American Revolution?Has George Washington always been revered as president? Why or why not?What about Americas other presidents? Which ones may have been underrated, and which overrated?In what ways were the responses to the Great Depression by presidents Hoover and Franklin Roosevelt actually quite similar, and why have their subsequent reputations nonetheless differed so sharply?Do we now understand the true blunders in Americas Vietnam policies and tactics?How did the use of historical analogies affect cold war policymakers? Was the cold war inevitable?
/book/show/166855.A_History_of_Philosophy_7?from_search=true	Frederick Charles Copleston	A History of Philosophy 7: Modern Philosophy	Conceived originally as a serious presentation ofthe development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston's nine-volumehasjourneyed far beyond the modest purpose of its author to universal acclaim as the best history ofphilosophy in English.Copleston, an Oxford Jesuitof immense erudition who once tangled with A. J. AyerConceived originally as a serious presentation ofthe development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston's nine-volumehasjourneyed far beyond the modest purpose of its author to universal acclaim as the best history ofphilosophy in English.Copleston, an Oxford Jesuitof immense erudition who once tangled with A. J. Ayer in a fabled debate about the existence of Godand the possibility of metaphysics, knew thatseminary students were fed a woefully inadequate dietof theses and proofs, and that their familiaritywith most of history's great thinkers was reducedto simplistic caricatures. Copleston set out toredress the wrong by writing a complete history ofWestern philosophy, one crackling with incident andintellectual excitement -- and one that gives fullplace to each thinker, presenting his thought in abeautifully rounded manner and showing his linksto those who went before and to those who cameafter him.The result of Copleston's prodigious labors is a history of philosophy that is unlikely ever to be surpassed.magazine summed up the general agreement among scholars and students alike when it reviewed Copleston'sas broad-minded and objective, comprehensive and scholarly, unified and well proportioned... We cannot recommend [it] too highly.
/book/show/885150.The_History_of_Pirates?from_search=true	Angus Konstam David Cordingly (Introduction)	The History of Pirates	History of Pirates. Lyons Press, 2002.
/book/show/427964.Jesus_Through_the_Centuries?from_search=true	Jaroslav Pelikan	Jesus Through the Centuries: His Place in the History of Culture	One of the most highly regarded works of intellectual history of the past decade, Jesus Through the Centuries is an original and compelling study of the impact of Jesus on cultural, political, social, and economic history. Noted historian and theologian Jaroslav Pelikan reveals how the image of Jesus created by each successive epochfrom rabbi in the first century to liberOne of the most highly regarded works of intellectual history of the past decade, Jesus Through the Centuries is an original and compelling study of the impact of Jesus on cultural, political, social, and economic history. Noted historian and theologian Jaroslav Pelikan reveals how the image of Jesus created by each successive epochfrom rabbi in the first century to liberator in the nineteenth and twentieth centuriesis a key to understanding the temper and values of that age.A rich and expansive description of Jesus impact on the general history of culture. . . . Believers and skeptics alike will find it a sweeping visual and conceptual panorama.John Koenig, front page,An enlightening and often dramatic story . . . as stimulating as it is informative.John Gross,A gracious little masterpiece.Thomas D'Evelyn,A book of uncommon brilliance.Nathan A. Scott, Jr.,
/book/show/2301249.The_Green_Hills_of_Earth?from_search=true	Robert A. Heinlein	The Green Hills of Earth (Future History 2)	THE GREEN HILLS OF EARTH is a collection of short stories from one of the masters of science fiction who has held readers spellbound for over thirty years.THE GREEN HILLS OF EARTH is a collection of short stories from one of the masters of science fiction who has held readers spellbound for over thirty years.
/book/show/46966.History_Lesson_for_Girls?from_search=true	Aurelie Sheehan	History Lesson for Girls	Everyone remembers age thirteen. For Alison Glass, it was 1975, the year she moved to Weston, Connecticut, with her bohemian parents and her horse, Jazz. Life was about trying to navigate the hypocrisies of an unfamiliar affluent town and figuring out how she might blend inEveryone remembers age thirteen. For Alison Glass, it was 1975, the year she moved to Weston, Connecticut, with her bohemian parents and her horse, Jazz. Life was about trying to navigate the hypocrisies of an unfamiliar affluent town and figuring out how she might blend in at school despite her status as the new girl with a back brace for scoliosis. Kate Hamilton, the popular daughter of an egomaniacal New Age guruthe sham shamanand his substance-loving wife, was an unlikely friend, the strong girl Alison regarded as her saving grace. Bonding over their love of horses, they rode away the afternoons, creating a private world for themselves as a way to survive the excesses of their surroundings and the adults who cast them adrift in such a tumultuous time. With the clarity of hindsight, Alison looks back on how the tumult inevitably broke through.
/book/show/16174805-a-history-of-interruptions?from_search=true	Jayseth Guberman	A History of Interruptions	A History of Interruptions is a debut collection of poems focused on peace, history, the Middle East, language, love, Jewish themes, life, remembrance and redemption.Jayseth Guberman's poetry has been published on the web as well as by journals and newspapers in the USA, Canada, New Zealand, Europe and Israel. His writings have appeared in Romanian, Dutch and Italian trA History of Interruptions is a debut collection of poems focused on peace, history, the Middle East, language, love, Jewish themes, life, remembrance and redemption.Jayseth Guberman's poetry has been published on the web as well as by journals and newspapers in the USA, Canada, New Zealand, Europe and Israel. His writings have appeared in Romanian, Dutch and Italian translation. He is listed in the Directory of American Poets and Fiction Writers, Whos Who in America, as well as the International Whos Who in Poetry.Jeremy Simcha Garber, the former Poetry Editor of the Reconstructionist magazine has written that: Guberman seems in many ways to be a Hebrew or Yiddish poet. He is unselfconsciously familiar with broad aspects of Jewish literature, rituals and history which inform his felicitous imagery..Guberman writes lyrical love poems with a bittersweet Jewish taste. Unlike many American Jewish poets, his concerns extend beyond the narrowly religious, political or sentimental.Prof. Norman Simms of the Univ. of Waikato, New Zealand recently wrote about this book that ...there are some wonderful pieces in there, ones I would love to have written myself, for their clarity, textures and wisdom; and then that I also enjoy the layout, the photographs, and the words around the verse.I keep dipping into your poems, which are so rich and deep with significance. It is a book that deserves to be read by many and also deeply many times.Show MoreShow Less
/book/show/24600586-a-kim-jong-il-production?from_search=true	Paul Fischer	A Kim Jong-Il Production: The Incredible True Story of North Korea and the Most Audacious Kidnapping in History	by Paul Fischer - love, films and kidnapping in North Korea, the world's wildest regime.Before becoming the world's most notorious dictator, Kim Jong-Il ran North Korea's film industry. He directed every film made in the country but knew they were nothing compared to Hollywood. Then he hit on the perfect solution: order the kidnapping of South Koreby Paul Fischer - love, films and kidnapping in North Korea, the world's wildest regime.Before becoming the world's most notorious dictator, Kim Jong-Il ran North Korea's film industry. He directed every film made in the country but knew they were nothing compared to Hollywood. Then he hit on the perfect solution: order the kidnapping of South Korea's most famous actress and her ex-husband, the country's most acclaimed director.In a jaw-dropping mission the couple were kidnapped, held hostage and then 'employed' to make films for the Dear Leader, including a remake of. They gained Kim's trust - but could they escape?A non-fiction thriller with a plot so jaw-dropping even Hollywood couldn't make it up, this extraordinary book will be enjoyed by fans ofand'Benjamin Wallace, author ofbestsellerPaul Fischer is a film producer and writer. Born in Saudi Arabia and raised in France, he studied Social Sciences at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques in Paris and Film at the University of Southern California and the New York Film Academy. He has worked as an independent film producer in London for the past seven years; his first feature, the documentary, won the Grand Jury Prize at the Doc NYC festival.is his first book.
/book/show/253071.The_Future_Eaters?from_search=true	Tim Flannery	The Future Eaters: An Ecological History of the Australasian Lands and People	Humans first settled the islands of Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, and New Guinea some sixty millennia ago, and as they had elsewhere across the globe, immediately began altering the environment by hunting and trapping animals and gathering fruits and vegetables. In this illustrated iconoclastic ecological history, acclaimed scientist and historian Tim Flannery folHumans first settled the islands of Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia, and New Guinea some sixty millennia ago, and as they had elsewhere across the globe, immediately began altering the environment by hunting and trapping animals and gathering fruits and vegetables. In this illustrated iconoclastic ecological history, acclaimed scientist and historian Tim Flannery follows the environment of the islands through the age of dinosaurs to the age of mammals and the arrival of humanity on its shores, to the coming of European colonizers and the advent of the industrial society that would change nature's balance forever. Penetrating, gripping, and provocative, The Future Eaters is a dramatic narrative history that combines natural history, anthropology, and ecology on an epic scale. Flannery tells his beautiful story in plain language, science-popularizing at its Antipodean best. -- Times Literary Supplement Like the present-day incarnation of some early-nineteenth-century explorer-scholar, Tim Flannery refuses to be fenced in. -- Time
/book/show/18492145-paper-knowledge?from_search=true	Lisa Gitelman	Paper Knowledge: Toward a Media History of Documents	is a remarkable book about the mundane: the library card, the promissory note, the movie ticket, the PDF (Portable Document Format). It is a media history of the document. Drawing examples from the 1870s, the 1930s, the 1960s, and today, Lisa Gitelman thinks across the media that the document form has come to inhabit over the last 150 years, including letteis a remarkable book about the mundane: the library card, the promissory note, the movie ticket, the PDF (Portable Document Format). It is a media history of the document. Drawing examples from the 1870s, the 1930s, the 1960s, and today, Lisa Gitelman thinks across the media that the document form has come to inhabit over the last 150 years, including letterpress printing, typing and carbon paper, mimeograph, microfilm, offset printing, photocopying, and scanning. Whether examining late nineteenth century commercial, or job printing, or the Xerox machine and the role of reproduction in our understanding of the document, Gitelman reveals a keen eye for vernacular uses of technology. She tells nuanced, anecdote-filled stories of the waning of old technologies and the emergence of new. Along the way, she discusses documentary matters such as the relation between twentieth-century technological innovation and the management of paper, and the interdependence of computer programming and documentation.is destined to set a new agenda for media studies.
/book/show/1532092.Warrior_Women?from_search=true	Jeannine Davis-Kimball Mona Behan	Warrior Women: An Archaeologist's Search for History's Hidden Heroines	WARRIOR WOMEN weaves science, mythology and mystical cultures into a bold new historical tapestry of female warriors, heroines and leaders who have been left out of the history books...until now. From China to Celtic lands, warriors, priestesses and matriarchs come to life in this accessible and dramatic account of one archaeologist's search for the truth. Jeannine Davis-KWARRIOR WOMEN weaves science, mythology and mystical cultures into a bold new historical tapestry of female warriors, heroines and leaders who have been left out of the history books...until now. From China to Celtic lands, warriors, priestesses and matriarchs come to life in this accessible and dramatic account of one archaeologist's search for the truth. Jeannine Davis-Kimball, a real-life Indiana Jones, recounts her exciting and dangerous career uncovering the real story behind Amazons, banshees and mummies. Within all these groups, Davis-Kimball has uncovered an entire ancient class of courageous women who played vital and respected roles. WARRIOR WOMEN is the first mainstream book to explore the lost world of women warriors that stretches from Europe to Asia. What emerges is not only a thrilling and exotic ride, but a provocative re-examination of gender roles for the 21st century.
/book/show/709667.The_Theory_of_Moral_Sentiments?from_search=true	Adam Smith Knud Haakonssen (Editor)	The Theory of Moral Sentiments	Adam Smith's major work of 1759 develops the foundation for a general system of morals, and is a text of central importance in the history of moral and political thought. Through the idea of sympathy and the mental construct of an impartial spectator, Smith formulated highly original theories of conscience, moral judgment and the virtues. This volume offers a new edition oAdam Smith's major work of 1759 develops the foundation for a general system of morals, and is a text of central importance in the history of moral and political thought. Through the idea of sympathy and the mental construct of an impartial spectator, Smith formulated highly original theories of conscience, moral judgment and the virtues. This volume offers a new edition of the text with helpful notes for the student reader, and a substantial introduction that establishes the work in its philosophical and historical context.
/book/show/71656.Peter_Paul_Mary_Magdalene?from_search=true	Bart D. Ehrman	Peter, Paul & Mary Magdalene: The Followers of Jesus in History & Legend	Bart Ehrman, author of the highly popular Truth and Fiction in The Da Vinci Code and Lost Christianities, here takes readers on another engaging tour of the early Christian church, illuminating the lives of three of Jesus' most intriguing followers: Simon Peter, Paul of Tarsus, and Mary Magdalene.What do the writings of the New Testament tell us about each of these key fBart Ehrman, author of the highly popular Truth and Fiction in The Da Vinci Code and Lost Christianities, here takes readers on another engaging tour of the early Christian church, illuminating the lives of three of Jesus' most intriguing followers: Simon Peter, Paul of Tarsus, and Mary Magdalene.What do the writings of the New Testament tell us about each of these key followers of Christ? What legends have sprung up about them in the centuries after their deaths? Was Paul bow-legged and bald? Was Peter crucified upside down? Was Mary Magdalene a prostitute? In this lively work, Ehrman separates fact from fiction, presenting complicated historical issues in a clear and informative way and relating vivid anecdotes culled from the traditions of these three followers. He notes, for instance, that historians are able to say with virtual certainty that Mary, the follower of Jesus, was from the fishing village of Magdala on the shore of the Sea of Galilee (this is confirmed by her name, Mary Magdalene, reported in numerous independent sources); but there is no evidence to suggest that she was a prostitute (this legend can be traced to a sermon preached by Gregory the Great five centuries after her death), and little reason to think that she was married to Jesus. Similarly, there is no historical evidence for the well-known tale that Peter was crucified upside down. Ehrman also argues that the stories of Paul's miracle working powers as an apostle are legendary accounts that celebrate his importance.A serious book but vibrantly written and leavened with many colorful stories, Peter, Paul, and Mary Magdalene will appeal to anyone curious about the early Christian church and the lives of these important figures.
/book/show/6611783-thucydides?from_search=true	Donald Kagan	Thucydides: The Reinvention of History	The grandeur and power of Thucydides'have enthralled readers, historians, and statesmen alike for two and a half millennia, and the work and its author have had an enduring influence on those who think about international relations and war, especially in our own tiThe grandeur and power of Thucydides'have enthralled readers, historians, and statesmen alike for two and a half millennia, and the work and its author have had an enduring influence on those who think about international relations and war, especially in our own time. In, Donald Kagan, one of our foremost classics scholars, illuminates the great historian and his work both by examining him in the context of his time and by considering him as a revisionist historian.Thucydides took a spectacular leap into modernity by refusing to seek explanations for human behavior in the will of the gods, or even in the will of individuals, looking instead at the behavior of men in society. In this context, Kagan explains howdiffers significantly from other accounts offered by Thucydides' contemporaries and stands as the first modern work of political history, dramatically influencing the manner in which history has been conceptualized ever since.
/book/show/31625229-hist-ries-de-fantasmes-d-un-arque-leg?from_search=true	M.R. James	Històries de fantasmes d'un arqueòleg	En la literatura fantstica Montague Rhodes James (1862-1936) constitueix una fita difcilment superable.Autor d'estudis bblics, llatinista i reconegut arqueleg activitat qu el port a viatjar per tot arreu a la recerca d'antiguitats per a la seva catalogaci, el fet d'haver pogut accedir a escrits i objectes rodejats de misteri li permet de traslladar-los, d'una manerEn la literatura fantstica Montague Rhodes James (1862-1936) constitueix una fita difcilment superable.Autor d'estudis bblics, llatinista i reconegut arqueleg activitat qu el port a viatjar per tot arreu a la recerca d'antiguitats per a la seva catalogaci, el fet d'haver pogut accedir a escrits i objectes rodejats de misteri li permet de traslladar-los, d'una manera ldica, a les seves interessants i irrepetibles histries de fantasmes. Influt, igual que Bram Stoker, per Sheridan Le Fanu, es perceben, tanmateix, en la seva obra notables diferncies respecte a l'autor de Carmilla (nm. 6 d'aquesta mateixa collecci) ja que, segons L. Vax, James descriu ms l'actitud i el llenguatge dels seus personatges que no pas les seves emocions i pensaments. En lloc de tancar-se, com els herois del seu mestre Le Fanu, en un turment secret que els condemna a la soledat i la inacci, el seu esperit est ocupat per les relacions socials i les feines materials que sembleninsensibles al misteri. Inconscients de l'amenaa que els sotja, deleguen en nosaltres la funci de tremolar. Els vuit relats que componen aquestes Histries de fantasmes d'un arqueleg (Ghost Stories of an Antiquari) entre les quals figuren Nmero 13 i Mezzotinta, dues de les peces ms reeixides de tots els temps van ser publicats per primer cop...
/book/show/4609601-wobblies-and-zapatistas?from_search=true	Staughton Lynd	Wobblies and Zapatistas: Conversations on Anarchism, Marxism and Radical History	Wobblies and Zapatistas offers the reader an encounter between two generations and two traditions. Andrej Grubacic is an anarchist from the Balkans. Staughton Lynd is a lifelong pacifist, influenced by Marxism. They meet in dialogue in an effort to bring together the anarchist and Marxist traditions, to discuss the writing of history by those who make it, and to remind usWobblies and Zapatistas offers the reader an encounter between two generations and two traditions. Andrej Grubacic is an anarchist from the Balkans. Staughton Lynd is a lifelong pacifist, influenced by Marxism. They meet in dialogue in an effort to bring together the anarchist and Marxist traditions, to discuss the writing of history by those who make it, and to remind us of the idea that my country is the world. Encompassing a Left libertarian perspective and an emphatically activist standpoint, these conversations are meant to be read in the clubs and affinity groups of the new Movement.The authors accompany us on a journey through modern revolutions, direct actions, anti-globalist counter summits, Freedom Schools, Zapatista cooperatives, Haymarket and Petrograd, Hanoi and Belgrade, intentional communities, wildcat strikes, early Protestant communities, Native American democratic practices, the Workers' Solidarity Club of Youngstown, occupied factories, self-organized councils and soviets, the lives of forgotten revolutionaries, Quaker meetings, antiwar movements, and prison rebellions. Neglected and forgotten moments of interracial self-activity are brought to light. The book invites the attention of readers who believe that a better world, on the other side of capitalism and state bureaucracy, may indeed be possible.
/book/show/18730603-delphi?from_search=true	Michael C. Scott	Delphi: A History of the Center of the Ancient World	The oracle and sanctuary of the Greek god Apollo at Delphi were known as the -omphalos---the -center- or -navel---of the ancient world for more than 1000 years. Individuals, city leaders, and kings came from all over the Mediterranean and beyond to consult Delphi's oracular priestess; to set up monuments to the gods; and to take part in competitions.In this richly illustraThe oracle and sanctuary of the Greek god Apollo at Delphi were known as the -omphalos---the -center- or -navel---of the ancient world for more than 1000 years. Individuals, city leaders, and kings came from all over the Mediterranean and beyond to consult Delphi's oracular priestess; to set up monuments to the gods; and to take part in competitions.In this richly illustrated account, Michael Scott covers the history and nature of Delphi, from the literary and archaeological evidence surrounding the site, to its rise as a center of worship, to the constant appeal of the oracle despite her cryptic prophecies. He describes how Delphi became a contested sacred site for Greeks and Romans and a storehouse for the treasures of rival city-states and foreign kings. He also examines the eventual decline of the site and how its meaning and importance have continued to be reshaped.A unique window into the center of the ancient world,will appeal to general readers, tourists, students, and specialists.
/book/show/114076.A_Secret_History_of_the_IRA?from_search=true	Ed Moloney	A Secret History of the IRA: Gerry Adams and the Thirty Year War	For decades, the British and Irish had 'got used to' a situation without parallel in Europe: a cold, ferocious, persistent campaign of bombing and terror of extraordinary duration and inventiveness. At the heart of that campaign lies one man: Gerry Adams. From the outbreak of the troubles to the present day, he has been an immensely influential figure. The most compellingFor decades, the British and Irish had 'got used to' a situation without parallel in Europe: a cold, ferocious, persistent campaign of bombing and terror of extraordinary duration and inventiveness. At the heart of that campaign lies one man: Gerry Adams. From the outbreak of the troubles to the present day, he has been an immensely influential figure. The most compelling question about the IRA is: how did a man who condoned atrocities that resulted in huge numbers of civilian deaths also become the guiding light behind the peace process? Moloney's book is now updated to encompass the anxious and uneasy peace that has prevailed to 2007.
/book/show/18140032-north-korea?from_search=true	Paul French	North Korea: State of Paranoia: A Modern History	North Korea is a country that continues to make headlinesarousing curiosity and fear in equal measure. The worlds most secretive nuclear power, it is a nation that still has Gulag-style prison camps, no internet, and bans its people from talking to foreigners without official approval. In this remarkable and eye-opening book, bestselling author Paul French takes theNorth Korea is a country that continues to make headlinesarousing curiosity and fear in equal measure. The worlds most secretive nuclear power, it is a nation that still has Gulag-style prison camps, no internet, and bans its people from talking to foreigners without official approval. In this remarkable and eye-opening book, bestselling author Paul French takes the reader inside the worlds most secretive country. He examines the history and politics of North Korea, Pyongyangs complex relations with South Korea, Japan, and America. As China begins to tire of its unruly ally, what are the implications of Kim Jong-uns increasingly belligerent leadership following the death of his father, Kim Jong-il? As an already unstable North Korea grows ever more unpredictable, antagonizing enemies and allies alike,, delivers a provocative and frightening account of a potentially explosive nuclear tripwire.
/book/show/83503.The_Oaken_Throne?from_search=true	Robin Jarvis	The Oaken Throne (The Deptford Histories, #2)	The second book of the Deptford Histories brings readers into a time when a series of dark wars between the bats and the squirrels has raged for years. The squirrel leader, the Starwife, has been betrayed and poisoned. As she lies dying, she summons a falcon to take the magic Silver Acorn to safety. Far away, the squirrel maiden Ysabelle is unaware of the devastating eventThe second book of the Deptford Histories brings readers into a time when a series of dark wars between the bats and the squirrels has raged for years. The squirrel leader, the Starwife, has been betrayed and poisoned. As she lies dying, she summons a falcon to take the magic Silver Acorn to safety. Far away, the squirrel maiden Ysabelle is unaware of the devastating events. But she rescues the Silver Acorn and embarks on a perilous journey to return it. Along the way, she meets Vespertilio, a young bat who has dreamed of waging battle against the squirrels.
/book/show/1262864.The_River_War_by_Winston_S_Churchill_History?from_search=true	Winston S. Churchill	The River War by Winston S. Churchill, History	Here Sir Winston S. Churchill -- the same man who would go on to lead the free world through its darkest hours during the second world war -- tells the tale of the Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of the Sudan. It isn't just an account of the battles and the politics; it's the story of the destiny of the people of the region: Churchill with his powerful insight tells how the warHere Sir Winston S. Churchill -- the same man who would go on to lead the free world through its darkest hours during the second world war -- tells the tale of the Anglo-Egyptian reconquest of the Sudan. It isn't just an account of the battles and the politics; it's the story of the destiny of the people of the region: Churchill with his powerful insight tells how the war changed the fates of England, Egypt, and the Arabian peoples in northeast Africa. In vivid style the book describes the background to the war, the relationship of the Upper Nile to Egypt, the murder of General Charles George Gordon in the siege at Khartoum, the political reaction in England, and Kitchener's elaborate preparations for the war. While in the Sudan, Churchill participated in the Battle of Omdurman. Churchill comments at length on the mechanisation of war with use of the telegraph, railroad, and a new generation of weaponry.
/book/show/163041.A_History_of_Ancient_Egypt?from_search=true	Nicolas Grimal	A History of Ancient Egypt	A History of Ancient Egypt captures the drama and spirit of what is, arguably, the first great civilization. Making use of recent archaeological, scientific, and linguistic discoveries, author Nicolas Grimal has written the most up-to-date and authoritative work on the ancient culture of the Nile Valley.
/book/show/1968396.Great_Tales_from_English_History?from_search=true	Robert Lacey	Great Tales from English History	A feast for history lovers--the whole colorful parade of English history brilliantly captured in a single volume.From ancient times to the present day, the story of England has been laced with drama, intrigue, courage, and passion. In GREAT TALES FROM ENGLISH HISTORY, Robert Lacey recounts the remarkable episodes that shaped a nation as only a great storyteller can: by comA feast for history lovers--the whole colorful parade of English history brilliantly captured in a single volume.From ancient times to the present day, the story of England has been laced with drama, intrigue, courage, and passion. In GREAT TALES FROM ENGLISH HISTORY, Robert Lacey recounts the remarkable episodes that shaped a nation as only a great storyteller can: by combining impeccable accuracy with the timeless drama that has made these tales live for centuries.This new paperback edition is encyclopedic in scope, gathering together all of Robert Lacey's great tales previously published in three separate hardcover volumes.The book comprises 154 delectable stories, each brimming with insight, humor, and fascinating detail. Bite-sized history at its best, GREAT TALES FROM ENGLISH HISTORY belongs on every Anglophile's bookshelf.An informative, trustworthy distillation, less a debunking than an entertaining, wryly lucid reconstruction of the facts. . . . The tales weave a narrative as finely thatched as an English cottage. -TennesseanEminently readable, highly enjoyable. . . GREAT TALES should appeal to the reader who appreciates individuals and their personalities more than mere mass movements. -St. Louis Post-DispatchBeautifully written, full of things you didn't know, and well worth a read if you want a new view on stories you thought you'd already understood. -Living History
/book/show/154546.Wonder_Woman?from_search=true	Les Daniels Chip Kidd (Illustrator)	Wonder Woman: The Complete History	The super-powered trilogy that captured the world's greatest superhero triumvirate of all time is now available in paperback. Relive the adventures of Krypton's favorite son inside and outside the comic book world in. Uncover the Caped Crusader's mysterious real-world origin and his evolution into a hugely successful TV and movie franchise inThe super-powered trilogy that captured the world's greatest superhero triumvirate of all time is now available in paperback. Relive the adventures of Krypton's favorite son inside and outside the comic book world in. Uncover the Caped Crusader's mysterious real-world origin and his evolution into a hugely successful TV and movie franchise in. Follow the Amazon Princess as she evolves from curiosity to feminist icon in the Eisner Awardwinning. Each book is filled with enough archival comic book art, photographs, and in-depth history to satisfy the most demanding fanand is now priced to appeal to the most casual reader. Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and all related characters, names, and indicia are trademarks of DC Comics 2004.
/book/show/11172567-vagina?from_search=true	Naomi Wolf	Vagina: A Cultural History	The new book by Naomi Wolf, author of The Beauty Myth, seems positioned to provoke endless genital wordplay, so it's best to get all of that out the way before we move on. Vagina, as has been observed across the mainstream reviewing press this week, is a very silly book. It is, not incidentally, a very silly book whose author is currently engaged in a one-woman campaign toThe new book by Naomi Wolf, author of The Beauty Myth, seems positioned to provoke endless genital wordplay, so it's best to get all of that out the way before we move on. Vagina, as has been observed across the mainstream reviewing press this week, is a very silly book. It is, not incidentally, a very silly book whose author is currently engaged in a one-woman campaign to deny anonymity to rape victims and persuade the world that the charges of rape and sexual assault of two women currently facing Julian Assange are contemptible. The fact that Wolf's highly publicised new work claims to offer a thrilling new feminist take on - among other serious issues - rape, means that we cannot help but address the two together.Naomi Wolf has done great damage by using her platform as one of the worlds most famous feminists to dismiss these womens allegations. In one throat-closing 2010 article, Wolf placed her name, picture and reputation behind a title dismissing the serious charges against the Wikileaks founder as mere persecution by 'the world's dating police'. In an excruciating performance last week on Newsnight, the author managed to shoehorn a plug for her book into a discussion of whether or not no always means no. The fact that that question is seriously being raised on Britain's pre-eminent current affairs show, by no less a media presence than Jeremy Paxman, should be a signal that this is no time for fannying about, much less for having spectacular breakdowns all over the limited space the mainstream press affords so-called womens issues.Vagina has already received a drubbing from a spectrum of feminist voices. The best so far have been delivered by Zoe Heller at the New York Review of Books, the wickedly acidic Suzanne Moore at the Guardian, Jenny Turner, also at the Guardian, and the New Statesman's own Helen Lewis. Almost all have mentioned, because how could you not, the scene with the pudenda-shaped handmade pasta - the 'cuntini' served to the the author at an upscale dinner party in New York that end up sending her into a nervous fit which leaves her unable to write for six months. She tells us that this is because of the wondrous, not-at-all-basic-highschool-science 'brain-vagina' connection, which is for some reason more mystical than, say, the brain-elbow or brain-big toe connection. It's all a bit wacky races.The book claims to be tackling a social taboo that was dealt with, and dealt with better, in Eve Ensler's Vagina Monologues two decades ago, and in the process it achieves just the opposite. It has given public intellectuals a legitimate reason to have a good old laugh at female genitalia for the first time in years, somewhere in between Wolfs description of dopamine as a 'feminist' neurotransmitter and her retreat to a Greek island to feel the divine energy of the she-goats butting in the fields and undulating bloody hills. It's beyond parody, and it makes a parody of mainstream feminist debate. Barely two chapters in, it dawns on you by dreadful stages that the author's self-delusion is such that she really does believe her personal problems in achieving mind-blowing orgasms to have universal application to the future of womankind.The neurotic ego at play here might be snicker-worthy for anyone who feels they have no stake in the contemporary feminist conversation. For anyone else, for anyone who believes there's still a buggerload of work to do, for anyone who grew up with a copy of The Beauty Myth on their bedside table and dreamed of a better world, for anyone who - lets be blunt - actually respects women, all women, as human beings for whom biology is not destiny, Vagina isn't funny at all. It's just upsetting. It's upsetting to see a prominent feminist having what can only be described as a dramatic public meltdown, and to see that meltdown indulged as relevant to contemporary debate, as if those promoting and giving space to this book could not tell the difference between sub-hippy burnishing of stale taboos and actual, useful feminist argument. You know, the sort that still has the power to terrify the stuffed shirts in power.And there's the rub. It feels like we are meant to laugh at this book, or to loathe it, or both. It feels like thats the point. That seems to be the point of so much feminist publishing right now - to provoke without challenging, to create spectacle without creating solutions to the real and pressing problems facing three billion women and girls across the world because of their gender. The point of this kind of celebrity faux-feminism seems to be, if youll permit me to bastardise the late lamented Douglas Adams, not to challenge patriarchy, but to distract attention away from it.Campaigns for equal pay, equal division of labour, fair childcare and reproductive rights might be urgent and necessary, but are not new or sexy or particularly saleable. Feminism as spectacle, though - feminism positioned to titillate a reader's hate-glands - that does sell. It doesnt even have to be particularly radical as long as its aimed right, as long as it whips up tension between the genders, as long as it collapses the political endlessly into the personal, and there are always clever women out there who can be persuaded to play the comedy feminist writer we all love to hate. Believe me, I know of which I speak.Its not just Wolf, although she seems to be the latest recruit. Theres Katie Roiphe, Liz Jones, Samantha Brick, and endless, endless others, women who cling to the belief that because writing about their sexual humiliations and personal anxieties seems to hit the spot with their bosses, that they are taken seriously. That the issues on which they touch - real issues of sex and power and suffering that actually do affect women everywhere on the most intimate levels - are actually taken seriously, rather than just set up to be laughed at.The titillation of hateThis particular titillating hate-fest is good cover, as it so often is, for some really quite dangerous social misreadings. When it isn't gushing the Goddess Array from every orifice, the feminism preached in Vagina is profoundly reactionary. The fundamental conservatism of this book, like the fundamental conservatism of a great deal of what passes for hot-button contemporary feminism, will almost certainly pass unnoticed in the welter of fanny-jokes and fun-poking.For a start, it's essentialist, and essentialism, as Moore notes in the Guardian, is always reactionary. There's little or no room in Vagina for models of sex and sexuality which are not straight, binary-gendered, monogamous and passive - phrases like 'a happy heterosexual vagina requires . . . a virile man' set the tone even as they set Andrea Dworkin spinning in her early grave. All women, in Wolfs analysis, have vaginas, and those vaginas are the wellspring of divine femininity - no room, then, for any woman who is physically intersex, or transsexual, or who has one of the surprisingly common medical conditions which result in a person born with two vaginas, or with no vagina at all; still less room for the gender-queer, the androgynous, for asexual, women who dont enjoy penetrative sex, women who do enjoy those rough, anonymous one-night stands that Wolf is so very down on, or for transsexual men. Vagina, then is that very modern thing: a handbook for priggish sexual conformity masquerading as a manual for erotic liberation.Throughout Vagina, Wolf refers to something called the 'Goddess', a sort of wibbly-wobbly divine feminine energy that can be woken by appropriately angled vaginal massage and a nice bunch of flowers, a strategy known, and I really wish I were making this up, as the 'Goddess Array'. This 'Inner Goddess' idea is having a moment right now.It crops up as a clunky motif in the wildly popular Fifty Shades of Grey series, in which the protagonist's 'Inner Goddess' responds to the virile attentions of the millionaire stunt-dick in a variety of interesting ways. As the heroine administers a simple blow-job, the reader is informed that her 'inner Goddess is doing the merengue with some salsa moves'. Imagery matters, even clunky, awkward imagery: in Wolf's hands, this weirdly retro goddess conceit becomes a manifesto, informing the female reader that no matter what her life may look like, no matter what gender inequities she may experience every day, there is something wonderful, special and mysterious about being a woman, and especially about being a woman receiving sexual attention from a man, that should be its own reward.This is a well-worn strategy of benevolent sexism most commonly employed by religious patriarchs. In its most extreme form, telling women they're divine whenever they're not devilish makes the whole question of human rights becomes a little more moot. It overlaps worryingly with Wolf's reactionary, victim-blaming public stance on the Assange case: the woman might say no, but the Inner Goddess says yes.Then there's the sudden five-page diversion to a women's rape shelter in Sierra Leone, plonked weirdly in the middle of the book like a vitamin pill on top of a cupcake. The women and men Wolf meets here, on a trip for western reporters organised in 2004, are not substantive figures in the book- she spends far longer interviewing a banker-turned-tantric-healer who specialises in massaging women to orgasm with special oils, flowers and incantations to welcome their inner goddess to a really great wank. The women in Sierra Leone feel like an afterthought, as they do in so many contemporary pseudo-feminist tracts, but they must be mentioned, even if that mention only draws into sharper focus the fact that the book's field of vision rarely leaves upper Manhattan.This is how far too much contemporary liberal, upper-middle-class feminism understands power. There are Women Like Us - straight, white, wealthy professional writers and our circle of friends - and then there are Women In Africa, and never the twain shall meet as part of the same spectrum of structural violence and disenfranchisement. It's a dumb rich kid's understanding of class. It's a formulation designed to obviate the need for awareness of one's own place in any system of privilege and inequality, which is the only way in which Wolf's kind of feminism - the kind of feminism recognised as most important by everyone from book publishers to government ministers, the feminism of boardroom seats and bed-shaking orgasms- can retain any sort of relevance.You can't help but anticipate, though, that the substantial discursive problems with Wolf's philosophy are going to be lost, for most readers, somewhere between cuntini and the Goddess Array, which sounds like a terrible tambourine band playing to an audience of burned-out hippies in a field on a wet afternoon in 1973. Except more commercially viable.This is what feminism has become, for certain cynical souls who commission books and magazine articles and newspaper confessionals. Its just another sexy way to stoke controversy. Set up a woman to be hated, set up a woman to open her heart and legs and blame men for everything and she'll bring in the readers like nothing else. (One of the few parts of Vagina to which I could really relate was the section in which Wolf discusses her email inbox, which is apparently stuffed with rape-threats, death-threats and graphic, violent sexual fantasies sent to her by random perverts and haters). This sort of set up has little to do with caring about women and everything to do with feminism as spectacle: the gorier and more simplistic the better.Take a look at the online opinion pages of any major newspaper or magazine which publishes rankings of 'most shared' and 'most commented' articles and you will see that any piece which features sexism, sexual violence or gender, particularly if it mentions sex or attacks men in the title or standfirst, gets the hits, the comments, the shares. And yet somehow we still seem to be fighting a defensive war against attacks on reproductive rights, on equal pay, on childcare. The titillation of hate sells books and newspapers, but it doesn't lift hearts or change minds.The sad thing about Vagina, the sad thing about this sort of excuse for feminism in general, is that in its anxiety to shock it totally misses the real, terrifying challenge that the ongoing fight for womens right to control their own bodies, their own destinies and their own future truly represents. Let me explain.Pussy And The BitchThere's a dirty joke they've told in the playground for a few years now, and it goes something like this. Little Jimmy comes home from school one day and tells his father that the boys have been using two words he doesn't understand. One of them is 'pussy', and the other is 'bitch.' What do those words mean, daddy? The smiling paterfamilias gets a magazine down from the shelf, opens it to the centrefold, and draws a circle. 'Well, little Jimmy, everything inside the circle is pussy. Everything outside the circle is bitch.'For some reason, this nasty little piece of ephemera bobbed to the surface of my memory when I began ploughing through Vagina. Because cunts, of course, are still contentious, but not for the reasons Naomi Wolf thinks. There is an element of metonymy at play here: somehow the state of the modern vagina, hairy or trimmed or shaven or surgically altered, satisfied or unsatisfied, happy or unhappy, comes to stand in for everything that's wrong with the state of womanhood. That this has long been the case in the eyes of the patriarchy - hide it, clean it, shave it, cut it, you're disgusting, you stink! - is no reason for bourgeois feminists to replicate the fascination. No matter how much easier it may be to say 'don't cut my vagina' than it is to say 'don't cut my public services'.Writing about one's vagina has become shorthand for a style of feminist writing where the personal being political becomes an excuse for the political to collapse at every stage into the personal. Direct challenge to the structures of patriarchy is no longer acceptable in mainstream debate, and contemporary feminist writers have largely ceased to introduce those struggles to economic analysis, because the call for sexual revolution and the call for financial justice have not yet been integrated in the 21st century.Instead - we talk about our vaginas, because that, despite Wolfs seeming desperation to be iconoclastic, is all were really allowed to talk about. We turn our frustrations into mere lifestyle issues, relegated to the women's pages, the advice columns, not real, substantive issues - the gynaecological overwhelming the socio-political as if they hadn't ever been contingent. Women make ourselves a side issue. We talk about the pussy, and not the bitch. The pussy has problems, but the bitch has an agenda.The truth is that you can't separate the pussies from the bitches. The real problem with vaginas is that they tend to have women attached, women who are far messier, needier, hungrier, angrier and goddamn smarter than those scary little pockets of flesh we have tucked between our legs. We don't have to stop talking about our vaginas, but if we're serious about changing the world for women, we need to start speaking with other lips about power, abuse and oppression.Our autonomy and freedom are being attacked on all sides by a neoliberal consensus that venerates sexual repression and the bourgeois family even as it celebrates fiscal feudalism and cuts vital services for women and children. We must not allow our agenda to become castrated, sliced back, tidied away into permissible areas of discussion. We have no time for public feminist debate to degenerate into a titillation of hate. There are some of us out there who are still angry for all the right reasons.There are millions of women out there for whom merely being snuggled, brought presents and having our goddess array expertly tickled - Wolfs prescription to heal all ills, including those of Sierra Leonian rape survivors - isnt going to cut it. Fascinating as it may be to watch Naomi Wolf disappear up her own vagina, weve had too many centuries of being fobbed off with flowers and appeals to the inner goddess to fall for that again. The vagina can monologue, but it takes a cunt to throw a brick through a window.
/book/show/3182048-1066?from_search=true	David Howarth	1066: The Year of the Conquest	It's an important date in western history: 1066, the year William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings, changing England & the English forever. Yet the events leading to & following this turning point are shrouded in mystery & distorted by biased accounts, & many believe the English ultimately won, since the Normans became assimilated into English waysIt's an important date in western history: 1066, the year William the Conqueror won the Battle of Hastings, changing England & the English forever. Yet the events leading to & following this turning point are shrouded in mystery & distorted by biased accounts, & many believe the English ultimately won, since the Normans became assimilated into English ways of life. Drawing on contemporary sources, David Armine Howarth portrays the leading characters & their motivations. At the same time he shows the year's events from the viewpoint of commoners, showing how they lived, worked, fought, died & perceived the overthrow of their world.IntroductionEngland, New Year's DayDeath of a King, Jan. 4Coronation, Jan. 5Rouen, Jan. 10The Comet, April 18Normandy, SpringNorway, SummerNorth Wind, Aug. 10-Sept. 12York, Sept. 20-25The English Channel, Sept. 28The Challenge, Oct. 3-13Hastings, Oct. 14London, Oct. 15-Dec. 25England, New Year's EveSources & AcknowledgementsIndex
/book/show/404316.A_Short_History_of_Canada?from_search=true	Desmond Morton	A Short History of Canada	Most of us know bits and pieces of our history but would like to be more sure of how it all fits together. The trick is to find a history that is so absorbing you will want to read it from beginning to end. With this book, Desmond Morton, one of Canadas most noted and highly respected historians, shows how the choices we can make at the dawn of the 21st century have beenMost of us know bits and pieces of our history but would like to be more sure of how it all fits together. The trick is to find a history that is so absorbing you will want to read it from beginning to end. With this book, Desmond Morton, one of Canadas most noted and highly respected historians, shows how the choices we can make at the dawn of the 21st century have been shaped by history.Morton is keenly aware of the links connecting our present, our past, and our future, and in one compact and engrossing volume he pulls off the remarkable feat of bringing it all together  from the First Nations before the arrival of the Europeans to the failure of the Charlottetown accord and Jean Chretiens third term as prime minister. His acute observations on the Diefenbaker era, the effects of the post-war influx of immigrants, the flag debate, the baby boom, the Trudeau years and the constitutional crisis, the Quebec referendum, and the rise of the Canadian Alliance all provide an invaluable background to understanding the way Canada works today.
/book/show/7812254-the-father-of-us-all?from_search=true	Victor Davis Hanson	The Father of Us All: War and History, Ancient and Modern	
/book/show/2627504-a-universal-history-of-the-destruction-of-books?from_search=true	Fernando Bez Alfred MacAdam (Translator)	A Universal History of the Destruction of Books: From Ancient Sumer to Modern-Day Iraq	A best-seller in Spain, Mexico, Venezuela, Argentina, and Brazil: the first-ever world history of the destruction of books.A product of ten years of research and support from leading American and European universities, A Universal History of the Destruction of Books traces a tragic story: the smashed tablets of ancient Sumer, the widespread looting of libraries in post-A best-seller in Spain, Mexico, Venezuela, Argentina, and Brazil: the first-ever world history of the destruction of books.A product of ten years of research and support from leading American and European universities, A Universal History of the Destruction of Books traces a tragic story: the smashed tablets of ancient Sumer, the widespread looting of libraries in post-war Iraq, the leveling of the Library of Alexandria, book burnings by Crusaders and Nazis, and censorship against authors past and present.With diligence and grace, Baez mounts a compelling investigation into the motives behind the destruction of books, reading man's violence against writing as a perverse anti-creation. By destroying, Baez argues, man ratifies this ritual of permanence, purification and consecration; by destroying, man brings to the surface a behavior originating in the depth of his personality. His findings ultimately attest to the lasting power of books as the great human repository of knowledge and memory, fragile yet vital bulwarks against the intransigence and barbarity of every age.
/book/show/209226.Gender_and_the_Politics_of_History?from_search=true	Joan Wallach Scott	Gender and the Politics of History	Winner, in the original edition, of the 1989 Joan Kelly Prize of the American Historical Association, this landmark work from a renowned feminist historian is a trenchant critique of women's history and gender inequality. Exploring topics ranging from language and gender to the politics of work and family,is a crucial interrogation of thWinner, in the original edition, of the 1989 Joan Kelly Prize of the American Historical Association, this landmark work from a renowned feminist historian is a trenchant critique of women's history and gender inequality. Exploring topics ranging from language and gender to the politics of work and family,is a crucial interrogation of the uses of gender as a tool for cultural and historical analysis.The revised edition--in addition to providing a new generation of readers with access to a classic text in feminist theory and history--reassesses the book's fundamental topic: the category of gender. In provocatively arguing that gender no longer serves to destabilize our understanding of sexual difference, the new preface and new chapter open a critical dialogue with the original book.
/book/show/25318813-operation-thunderbolt?from_search=true	Saul David	Operation Thunderbolt: Flight 139 and the Raid on Entebbe Airport, the Most Audacious Hostage Rescue Mission in History	On June 27, 1976, an Air France flight from Tel Aviv to Paris was hijacked by a group of Arab and German terrorists who demanded the release of 53 terrorists. The plane was forced to divert to Entebbe, in Uganda--ruled by the murderousOn June 27, 1976, an Air France flight from Tel Aviv to Paris was hijacked by a group of Arab and German terrorists who demanded the release of 53 terrorists. The plane was forced to divert to Entebbe, in Uganda--ruled by the murderous despot Idi Amin, who had no interest in intervening.Days later, Israeli commandos disguised as Ugandan soldiers assaulted the airport terminal, killed all the terrorists, and rescued all the hostages but three who were killed in the crossfire. The assault force suffered just one fatality: its commander, Yoni Netanyahu (brother of Israel's current Prime Minister.) Three of the country's greatest leaders: Ehud Barak, Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin planned and pulled off one of the most astonishing military operations in history.
/book/show/17910047-the-gods-of-olympus?from_search=true	Barbara Graziosi	The Gods of Olympus: A History	The Olympians are the most colorful characters of Greek civilization. Even in antiquity, they were said to be cruel, oversexed, mad or just plain silly. Yet for all their foibles & flaws, they proved to be survivors, far outlasting classical Greece itself. In Egypt, the Olympians claimed to have given birth to pharaohs; in Rome, they led respectable citizens into orgiaThe Olympians are the most colorful characters of Greek civilization. Even in antiquity, they were said to be cruel, oversexed, mad or just plain silly. Yet for all their foibles & flaws, they proved to be survivors, far outlasting classical Greece itself. In Egypt, the Olympians claimed to have given birth to pharaohs; in Rome, they led respectable citizens into orgiastic rituals of drink & sex. Under Christianity & Islam they survived as demons, allegories & planets. In the Renaissance, they reemerged as ambassadors of a new, secular belief in humanity. Their geographic range, too, has been astounding. In their exile, the gods of Olympus have traveled east to the walls of cave temples in China, west to colonize the Americas. They snuck into Italian cathedrals, haunted Nietzsche & visited Borges' restless dreams. In an original history, Graziosi offers the 1st account to trace the wanderings of these protean deities thru the millennia. Drawing on a wide range of literary & archeological sources, The Gods of Olympus opens a window on the ancient world & its lasting influence.Preface: Simonides Was WiseIntroduction: A Family PortraitPart I. Birth: Archaic GreecePart II. Dialogue: Classical AthensPart III. Travel: Hellenistic EgyptPart IV. Translation: the Roman EmpirePart V. Disguise: Christianity &IslamPart VI. Born again: the RenaissanceEpilogue: A Marble HeadAppendix: The Twelve GodsList of IllustrationsNotes & Further ReadingAcknowledgmentsIndex
/book/show/88367.When_Affirmative_Action_Was_White?from_search=true	Ira Katznelson	When Affirmative Action Was White: An Untold History of Racial Inequality in Twentieth-Century America	In this penetrating new analysis () Ira Katznelson fundamentally recasts our understanding of twentieth-century American history and demonstrates that all the key programs passed during the New Deal and Fair Deal era of the 1930s and 1940s were created in a deeply discriminatory manner. Through mechanisms designed by Southern Democrats that specIn this penetrating new analysis () Ira Katznelson fundamentally recasts our understanding of twentieth-century American history and demonstrates that all the key programs passed during the New Deal and Fair Deal era of the 1930s and 1940s were created in a deeply discriminatory manner. Through mechanisms designed by Southern Democrats that specifically excluded maids and farm workers, the gap between blacks and whites actually widened despite postwar prosperity. In the words of noted historian Eric Foner, Katznelson's incisive book should change the terms of debate about affirmative action, and about the last seventy years of American history.
/book/show/462537.Orkneyinga_Saga?from_search=true	Anonymous (Translation) Hermann Plsson (Translator) Paul     Edwards (Translator)	Orkneyinga Saga: The History of the Earls of Orkney	Written around AD 1200 by an unnamed Icelandic author, the Orkneyinga Saga is an intriguing fusion of myth, legend and history. The only medieval chronicle to have Orkney as the central place of action, it tells of an era when the islands were still part of the Viking world, beginning with their conquest by the kings of Norway in the ninth century. The saga describes the sWritten around AD 1200 by an unnamed Icelandic author, the Orkneyinga Saga is an intriguing fusion of myth, legend and history. The only medieval chronicle to have Orkney as the central place of action, it tells of an era when the islands were still part of the Viking world, beginning with their conquest by the kings of Norway in the ninth century. The saga describes the subsequent history of the Earldom of Orkney and the adventures of great Norsemen such as Sigurd the Powerful, St Magnus the Martyr and Hrolf, the conqueror of Normandy. Savagely powerful and poetic, this is a fascinating depiction of an age of brutal battles, murder, sorcery and bitter family feuds.
/book/show/402392.Crazy_08?from_search=true	Cait Murphy	Crazy '08: How a Cast of Cranks, Rogues, Boneheads, and Magnates Created the Greatest Year in Baseball History	From the perspective of 2007, the unintentional irony of Chance's boast is manifestthese days, the question is when will the Cubs ever win a game they have to have. In October 1908, though, no one would have laughed: The Cubs were, without doubt, baseball's greatest teamthe first dynasty of the 20th century.recounts the 1908 seasonthe year when Peerless LeaderFrom the perspective of 2007, the unintentional irony of Chance's boast is manifestthese days, the question is when will the Cubs ever win a game they have to have. In October 1908, though, no one would have laughed: The Cubs were, without doubt, baseball's greatest teamthe first dynasty of the 20th century.recounts the 1908 seasonthe year when Peerless Leader Frank Chance's men went toe to toe to toe with John McGraw and Christy Mathewson's New York Giants and Honus Wagner's Pittsburgh Pirates in the greatest pennant race the National League has ever seen. The American League has its own three-cornered pennant fight, and players like Cy Young, Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, and the egregiously crooked Hal Chase ensured that the junior circuit had its moments. But it was the National League'sand the Cubs'year., however, is not just the exciting story of a great season. It is also about the forces that created modern baseball, and the America that produced it. In 1908, crooked pols run Chicago's First Ward, and gambling magnates control the Yankees. Fans regularly invade the field to do handstands or argue with the umps; others shoot guns from rickety grandstands prone to burning. There are anarchists on the loose and racial killings in the town that made Lincoln. On the flimsiest of pretexts, General Abner Doubleday becomes a symbol of Americanism, and baseball's own anthem, Take Me Out to the Ballgame, is a hit.Picaresque and dramatic, 1908 is a season in which so many weird and wonderful things happen that it is somehow unsurprising that a hairpiece, a swarm of gnats, a sudden bout of lumbago, and a disaster down in the mines all play a role in its outcome. And sometimes the events are not so wonderful at all. There are several deaths by baseball, and the shadow of corruption creeps closer to the heart of baseballthe honesty of the game itself. Simply put, 1908 is the year that baseball grew up.Oh, and it was the last time the Cubs won the World Series.Destined to be as memorable as the season it documents,sets a new standard for what a book about baseball can be.
/book/show/10375773-the-ring-and-the-crown?from_search=true	Alison Weir Kate Williams Sarah Gristwood	The Ring and the Crown: A History of Royal Weddings 1066-2011	This book takes an informative and entertaining look at royal weddings through English history.The excitement surrounding the marriage of Prince William to Kate Middleton has prompted four of Britain's top historical biographers to look closely at Royal Weddings from 1066 to the present day. Professionally, Alison Weir, Kate Williams, Sarah Gristwood and Tracy Borman do evThis book takes an informative and entertaining look at royal weddings through English history.The excitement surrounding the marriage of Prince William to Kate Middleton has prompted four of Britain's top historical biographers to look closely at Royal Weddings from 1066 to the present day. Professionally, Alison Weir, Kate Williams, Sarah Gristwood and Tracy Borman do events and television together, and are known affectionately, as the 'History Girls'. They bring an elan, and a passion for detail and dramatic narrative to all their subjects.Each writer focuses on different areas of interest. Alison Weir deals with the medieval, Tudor and Stuart periods. Kate Williams scrutinises the Georgians and Victorians. Sarah Gristwood takes up the story in 1919, when Princess Patricia of Connaught revived the tradition of royal brides marrying in Westminster Abbey, and goes on to examine the weddings of the Queen Mother (1923), the Queen (1947), and Princess Margaret in 1960. Lastly, Tracy Borman brings the book right up to date, with accounts of the wedding of Prince Charles and Diana Spencer through to the fanfare that will celebrate the nuptials of Kate and William.Every kind of wedding features -- from those attended by great public celebrations, to the many that took place in private chapels, parish churches and even in secret.Fascinating anecdotal details are revealed in the course of this most informative and entertaining overview of royal weddings through history, some amusing, some poignant, some bawdy.places the royal wedding of the heir to the throne in historical perspective, and it does so with carefully selected illustrations that help make the authors' insights come even more vividly alive.
/book/show/1704242.The_Natural_History_of_Selborne?from_search=true	Gilbert White Richard Mabey (Editor)	The Natural History of Selborne	More than any other writer, Gilbert White (1720-93) has shaped the relationship between man and nature. A hundred years before Darwin, White realised the crucial role of worms in the formation of soil and understood the significance of territory and song in birds. His precise, scrupulously honest and unaffectedly witty observations led him to interpret animals' behaviour iMore than any other writer, Gilbert White (1720-93) has shaped the relationship between man and nature. A hundred years before Darwin, White realised the crucial role of worms in the formation of soil and understood the significance of territory and song in birds. His precise, scrupulously honest and unaffectedly witty observations led him to interpret animals' behaviour in a unique manner. This collection of his letters to the explorer and naturalist Daines Barrington and the eminent zoologist Thomas Pennant - White's intellectual lifelines from his country-village home - are a beautifully written, detailed evocation of the lives of the flora and fauna of eighteenth-century England.
/book/show/160997.A_Critique_of_Postcolonial_Reason_Toward_a_History_of_the_Vanishing_Present_Paper_?from_search=true	Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak	A Critique of Postcolonial Reason - Toward a History of the Vanishing Present (Paper)	Are the culture wars over? When did they begin? What is their relationship to gender struggle and the dynamics of class? In her first full treatment of postcolonial studies, a field that she helped define, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, one of the world's foremost literary theorists, poses these questions from within the postcolonial enclave. We cannot merely continue to aAre the culture wars over? When did they begin? What is their relationship to gender struggle and the dynamics of class? In her first full treatment of postcolonial studies, a field that she helped define, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, one of the world's foremost literary theorists, poses these questions from within the postcolonial enclave. We cannot merely continue to act out the part of Caliban, Spivak writes; and her book is an attempt to understand and describe a more responsible role for the postcolonial critic. A Critique of Postcolonial Reason tracks the figure of the native informant through various cultural practices--philosophy, history, literature--to suggest that it emerges as the metropolitan hybrid. The book addresses feminists, philosophers, critics, and interventionist intellectuals, as they unite and divide. It ranges from Kant's analytic of the sublime to child labor in Bangladesh. Throughout, the notion of a Third World interloper as the pure victim of a colonialist oppressor emerges as sharply suspect: the mud we sling at certain seemingly overbearing ancestors such as Marx and Kant may be the very ground we stand on. A major critical work, Spivak's book redefines and repositions the postcolonial critic, leading her through transnational cultural studies into considerations of globality.
/book/show/178100.Jazz?from_search=true	Geoffrey C. Ward Ken Burns	Jazz: A History of America's Music	The companion volume to the ten-part PBS TV series by the team responsible forand.Continuing in the tradition of their critically acclaimed works, Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns vividly bring to life the story of the quintessential American musicjazz. Born in the black community of turn-of-the-century New Orleans but played from the beginning by musThe companion volume to the ten-part PBS TV series by the team responsible forand.Continuing in the tradition of their critically acclaimed works, Geoffrey C. Ward and Ken Burns vividly bring to life the story of the quintessential American musicjazz. Born in the black community of turn-of-the-century New Orleans but played from the beginning by musicians of every color, jazz celebrates all Americans at their best.Here are the stories of the extraordinary men and women who made the music: Louis Armstrong, the fatherless waif whose unrivaled genius helped turn jazz into a soloist's art and influenced every singer, every instrumentalist who came after him; Duke Ellington, the pampered son of middle-class parents who turned a whole orchestra into his personal instrument, wrote nearly two thousand pieces for it, and captured more of American life than any other composer. Bix Beiderbecke, the doomed cornet prodigy who showed white musicians that they too could make an important contribution to the music; Benny Goodman, the immigrants' son who learned the clarinet to help feed his family, but who grew up to teach a whole country how to dance; Billie Holiday, whose distinctive style routinely transformed mediocre music into great art; Charlie Parker, who helped lead a musical revolution, only to destroy himself at thirty-four; and Miles Davis, whose search for fresh ways to sound made him the most influential jazz musician of his generation, and then led him to abandon jazz altogether. Buddy Bolden, Jelly Roll Morton, Dizzy Gillespie, Art Tatum, Count Basie, Dave Brubeck, Artie Shaw, and Ella Fitzgerald are all here; so are Sidney Bechet, Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, John Coltrane, Ornette Coleman, and a host of others.But Jazz is more than mere biography. The history of the music echoes the history of twentieth-century America. Jazz provided the background for the giddy era that F. Scott Fitzgerald called the Jazz Age. The irresistible pulse of big-band swing lifted the spirits and boosted American morale during the Great Depression and World War II. The virtuosic, demanding style called bebop mirrored the stepped-up pace and dislocation that came with peace. During the Cold War era, jazz served as a propaganda weaponand forged links with the burgeoning counterculture. The story of jazz encompasses the story of American courtship and show business; the epic growth of great citiesNew Orleans and Chicago, Kansas City and New Yorkand the struggle for civil rights and simple justice that continues into the new millennium.Visually stunning, with more than five hundred photographs, some never before published, this book, like the music it chronicles, is an explorationand a celebrationof the American experiment.
/book/show/1552563.A_History_of_the_Devil?from_search=true	Gerald Messadi	A History of the Devil	AN UNORTHODOX COMPARATIVE HISTORY OF RELIGION-FROM THE DARK SIDE-BY A BESTSELLING THEOLOGIANThe biggest ruse of the devil is making us believe that he doesn't exist, claimed Baudelaire. On the contrary, argues bestselling historian and critic Gerald Messadie, the true evil lies in the fact that we believe in him at all.A History of the Devil is a provocative exploratioAN UNORTHODOX COMPARATIVE HISTORY OF RELIGION-FROM THE DARK SIDE-BY A BESTSELLING THEOLOGIANThe biggest ruse of the devil is making us believe that he doesn't exist, claimed Baudelaire. On the contrary, argues bestselling historian and critic Gerald Messadie, the true evil lies in the fact that we believe in him at all.A History of the Devil is a provocative exploration of the personification of evil through the ages and across cultures. Messadie reveals that the Satan of Judeo-Christian mythology-the antithesis of God and good-was a concept unknown to the Greeks, Romans, Egyptians, Hindus, and Chinese. In fact, the devil was probably invented six centuries before the common era by Persian clergy eager to demonize their political adversaries. Ever since, the image of evil has been a useful tool of the powerful, both religious and secular, from the prosecutors of the Spanish Inquisition to the Cold Warriors of our own time. In seventeen absorbing chapters, Messadie researches the genealogy of the devil in the world's major civilizations, from Asia and Europe to Africa and North America. He examines the devil's role in each culture and the evolution of his various incarnations throughout history.Abundant in historical references and cultural analyses, A History of the Devil shows that it is precisely the belief in the devil that lies at the root of religious fanaticism around the world today.
/book/show/6329136-a-brief-history-of-henry-viii?from_search=true	Derek Wilson	A Brief History of Henry VIII	King Henry VIII remains one of the most controversial figures in our history. Wilson draws together all the most recent discoveries and looks afresh at the fascinating life and times of the Tudor monarch, particularly, looking at the King's childhood which is too often dismissed, and the influences of his father and grandfather. Interwoven with an insightful account of howKing Henry VIII remains one of the most controversial figures in our history. Wilson draws together all the most recent discoveries and looks afresh at the fascinating life and times of the Tudor monarch, particularly, looking at the King's childhood which is too often dismissed, and the influences of his father and grandfather. Interwoven with an insightful account of how England became a Protestant nation and Henry VIII's life within the court and, of course, all his wives, thiswill bring this enigmatic monarch and the dramatic changes that occurred in Britain during his reign to life.
/book/show/324636.History_of_the_Necronomicon?from_search=true	H.P. Lovecraft	History of the Necronomicon	Chapbook facsimile
/book/show/413678.The_Private_Life_of_Plants?from_search=true	David Attenborough	The Private Life of Plants: A Natural History of Plant Behaviour	Based on the immensely popular six-part BBC program that will air in the United States during the fall of 1995, this book offers what writer/filmmaker David Attenborough is best known for delivering: an intimate view of the natural world wherein a multitude of miniature dramas unfold. In the program and book, both titled The Private Life of Plants, Attenborough treks throuBased on the immensely popular six-part BBC program that will air in the United States during the fall of 1995, this book offers what writer/filmmaker David Attenborough is best known for delivering: an intimate view of the natural world wherein a multitude of miniature dramas unfold. In the program and book, both titled The Private Life of Plants, Attenborough treks through rainforests, mountain ranges, deserts, beaches, and home gardens to show us things we might never have suspected about the vegetation that surrounds us. With their extraordinary sensibility, plants compete endlessly for survival and interact with animals and insects: they can see, count, communicate, adjust position, strike, and capture. Attenborough makes the plant world a vivid place for readers, who in this book can enjoy the tour at their own pace, taking in the lively descriptions and nearly 300 full-color photos showing plants in close detail.The author reveals to us the aspects of plants' lives that seem hidden from view, such as fighting, avoiding or exploiting predators or neighbors, and struggling to find food, increase their territories, reproduce themselves, and establish their place in the sun. Among the most amazing examples, the acacia can communicate with other acacias and repel enemies that might eat their leaves, the orchid can impersonate female wasps to attract males and ensure the spreading of its pollen, the Venus's flytrap can take other organisms captive and consume them. Covering this remarkable range of information with enthusiasm and clarity, Attenborough helps us to look anew at the vegetation on which all life depends and which has an intriguing life of its own. He has created a booksure to please the plant lover and any other reader interested in exploring the natural world.
/book/show/26195936-meathooked?from_search=true	Marta Zaraska	Meathooked: The History and Science of Our 2.5-Million-Year Obsession with Meat	In, Marta Zaraska explores what she calls the meat paradox. Scientific journals overflow with reports on the hazards producing and eating meat pose to the environment and our bodiesyet nothing has prompted us to give up our hamburgers and steaks. Why do we love meat toIn, Marta Zaraska explores what she calls the meat paradox. Scientific journals overflow with reports on the hazards producing and eating meat pose to the environment and our bodiesyet nothing has prompted us to give up our hamburgers and steaks. Why do we love meat to so much that were happy to let it kill us?In this witty tour of our love affair with meat, Zaraska takes us to Indias unusual steakhouses, animal sacrifices at temples in Benin, and labs in the Netherlands that grow meat in petri dishess. From the power of advertising to the influence of the meat lobby, and from our genetic makeup to the traditions of our foremothers, she reveals the interplay of forces that keep us hooked on animal protein.Explaining one of the most enduring features of human civilization, Zaraska shows why meat-eating will continue to shape our bodies and our world into the foreseeable future.A well-researched, refreshingly optimistic look at a serious issue, free of ideological preconceptions.Sometimes the secret is asking the right questions. By examining the positive and negative history of meat rather than vegetarianism Marta Zaraska leads us to a thoughtful and broad array of issues. Meathooked is a book people need to read.Meathooked bursts with interest all the way from Pleistocene ecology to the politics of modern food production. But Meathooked is more than just a fast-paced tour of the quirks of human carnivory. It is also a well-researched plea for nutritional sanity and ecological common-sense. Marta Zaraska's sparkling argument for a future with a reduced reliance on meat deserves wide attention.This is a book to devour! Meticulously researched and written with a sense of humor, Meathooked illuminates the peculiar love affair that so many people have with meat. How did it start, why is it so pervasive, and inevitably, why does the love affair end badly--from a health standpoint--for so many people?We know producing and consuming it is terrible for us, the planet, and billions of farm animals, so what keeps people hooked on meat? Marta Zaraska's fascinating Meathooked provides a lively, compelling look at the many reasons humans are addicted to animal protein. Whether you're a vegan, a hardcore meat-lover, or somewhere in between, this book will help you better understand why you and your loved ones eat what you do.From the role of meat in the evolution of the human brain to the last meals of death row inmates, from vegan sexuality to why we dont eat carnivores, Meathooked is a beautifully written and scientifically sound exploration of the complicated relationship between humans and meat. Like The Omnivores Dilemma, vegetarians and meat eaters alike will find this book an engaging, provocative ride. And along the way, Marta Zaraska makes an utterly convincing case that our planet cannot survive our growing addiction to animal flesh.Meathooked is a fascinating, and often surprising, exploration of the human carnivore. At every step of the way, the story of meat eating is more interesting and more complicated than you'd expect. Zaraska provides convincing, and provocative, evidence that we eat meat today for reasons that few people would imagine. It has less to do with nutrition than with culture, marketing, taste and habit. This is a book that every meat eater should read.
/book/show/209102.Conquests_and_Cultures?from_search=true	Thomas Sowell	Conquests and Cultures: An International History	This book is the culmination of 15 years of research and travels that have taken the author completely around the world twice, as well as on other travels in the Mediterranean, the Baltic, and around the Pacific rim. Its purpose has been to try to understand the role of cultural differences within nations and between nations, today and over centuries of history, in shapingThis book is the culmination of 15 years of research and travels that have taken the author completely around the world twice, as well as on other travels in the Mediterranean, the Baltic, and around the Pacific rim. Its purpose has been to try to understand the role of cultural differences within nations and between nations, today and over centuries of history, in shaping the economic and social fates of peoples and of whole civilizations. Focusing on four major cultural areas(that of the British, the Africans (including the African diaspora), the Slavs of Eastern Europe, and the indigenous peoples of the Western Hemispherereveals patterns that encompass not only these peoples but others and help explain the role of cultural evolution in economic, social, and political development.
/book/show/1382912.Saints_and_Sinners?from_search=true	Eamon Duffy	Saints and Sinners: A History of the Popes	This study encompasses the extraordinary history of the papacy, from its beginnings nearly 2000 years ago, to the reign of Pope John Paul II. In this edition, Eamon Duffy has revised and updated the final chapter on 20th-century popes and added a supplement on how the next pope will be elected.
/book/show/24848350-my-history?from_search=true	Antonia Fraser	My History: A Memoir of Growing Up	The acclaimedbestselling author shares vivid memories of her childhood and recalls the experiences that set her on the path to a writing life.Ever since she receivedby H. E. Marshall as a Christmas present in 1936, Antonia Fraser's deep love of history has been a constant in her remarkable life. The book made such an impression that it inThe acclaimedbestselling author shares vivid memories of her childhood and recalls the experiences that set her on the path to a writing life.Ever since she receivedby H. E. Marshall as a Christmas present in 1936, Antonia Fraser's deep love of history has been a constant in her remarkable life. The book made such an impression that it inspired her to writethirty years later.Born into British aristocracy, the author's idyllic early childhood was interrupted by a wartime evacuation to North Oxford. The relocation hadprofound effects on her life, not the least of which was her education at a Catholic convent and her eventual conversion from the Protestant faith to Catholicism. Her memories of holidays spent at Dunsany Castle and Pakenham Hall, a stint as Miss Tony selling hats in a London department store, and her early days working in publishing are all told in her singular, irresistible voice.is a heartfelt memoir that is also a love letter to a British way of life that has all but disappeared. Anglophiles, history lovers, andfans are sure to be enthralled.
/book/show/22740969-literature-companion?from_search=true	History World	Literature Companion: Like Water for Chocolate	The story of the novel revolves around a young girl named Tita. Pedro is her lover, but she continues to long her entire life to marry him. Unfortunately, they are never married because Titas mother upholds the family tradition of the youngest daughter not marrying but taking care of her mother until the mother passes away. Tita remains unmarried, taking care of her motheThe story of the novel revolves around a young girl named Tita. Pedro is her lover, but she continues to long her entire life to marry him. Unfortunately, they are never married because Titas mother upholds the family tradition of the youngest daughter not marrying but taking care of her mother until the mother passes away. Tita remains unmarried, taking care of her mother. While cooking, she is able to express what she feels.Magical realism has been very effectively employed by the author to combine the ordinary with the supernatural.Literature Companion: Like Water for ChocolateCopyrightChapter One: IntroductionChapter Two: Plot OverviewChapter Three: CharactersChapter Four: Complete SummaryChapter Five: Critical Analysis
/book/show/1058368.The_Statesman?from_search=true	Plato Julia Annas (Editor) Robin A.H. Waterfield (Editor, Translator)	The Statesman	The Statesman is Plato's neglected political work, but it is crucial for an understanding of the development of his political thinking. It continues themes from the Republic, particularly the importance of knowledge as entitlement to rule. But there are also changes: Plato has altered his view of the moral psychology of the citizen, and revised his position on the role ofThe Statesman is Plato's neglected political work, but it is crucial for an understanding of the development of his political thinking. It continues themes from the Republic, particularly the importance of knowledge as entitlement to rule. But there are also changes: Plato has altered his view of the moral psychology of the citizen, and revised his position on the role of law and institutions. This new translation makes accessible the dialogue to students of political thought and the introduction outlines the philosophical and historical backgrounds.
/book/show/15818106-very-recent-history?from_search=true	Choire Sicha	Very Recent History: An Entirely Factual Account of a Year (c. AD 2009) in a Large City	What will the future make of us?In one of the greatest cities in the world, the richest man in town is the Mayor. Billionaires shed apartments like last season's fashion trends, even as the country's economy turns inside out and workers are expelled from the City's glass towers. The young and careless go on as they always have, getting laid and getting laid off, falling inWhat will the future make of us?In one of the greatest cities in the world, the richest man in town is the Mayor. Billionaires shed apartments like last season's fashion trends, even as the country's economy turns inside out and workers are expelled from the City's glass towers. The young and careless go on as they always have, getting laid and getting laid off, falling in and falling out of love, and trying to navigate the strange world they traffic in: the Internet, complex financial markets, credit cards, pop stars, microplane cheese graters, and sex apps.A true-life fable of money, sex, and politics,follows a man named John and his circle of friends, lovers, and enemies. It is a book that pieces together our every day, as if it were already forgotten.
/book/show/889969.Dialogues_Concerning_Natural_Religion_Other_Writings?from_search=true	David Hume Dorothy Coleman (Editor)	Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion & Other Writings	David Hume's Dialogues concerning Natural Religion, first published in 1779, is one of the most influential works in the philosophy of religion and the most artful instance of philosophical dialogue since the dialogues of Plato. It presents a fictional conversation between a sceptic, an orthodox Christian, and a Newtonian theist concerning evidence for the existence of anDavid Hume's Dialogues concerning Natural Religion, first published in 1779, is one of the most influential works in the philosophy of religion and the most artful instance of philosophical dialogue since the dialogues of Plato. It presents a fictional conversation between a sceptic, an orthodox Christian, and a Newtonian theist concerning evidence for the existence of an intelligent cause of nature based on observable features of the world. This edition presents it together with several of Hume's other, shorter writings about religion, and with brief selections from the work of Pierre Bayle, who influenced both Hume's views on religion and the dialectical style of the Dialogues. The volume is completed by an introduction which sets the Dialogues in its philosophical and historical contexts.
/book/show/632518.The_Reformation?from_search=true	Patrick Collinson	The Reformation: A History	The religious reformations of the sixteenth century were the crucible of modern Western civilization, profoundly reshaping the identity of Europes emerging nation-states. In, one of the preeminent historians of the period, Patrick Collinson, offers a concise yet tThe religious reformations of the sixteenth century were the crucible of modern Western civilization, profoundly reshaping the identity of Europes emerging nation-states. In, one of the preeminent historians of the period, Patrick Collinson, offers a concise yet thorough overview of the drastic ecumenical revolution of the late medieval and Renaissance eras. In looking at the sum effect of such disparate elements as the humanist philosophy of Desiderius Erasmus and the impact on civilization of movable-type printing and vulgate scriptures, or in defining the differences between the evangelical (Lutheran) and reformed (Calvinist) churches, Collinson makes clear how the battles for mens lives were often hatched in the battles for mens souls.Collinson also examines the interplay of spiritual and temporal matters in the spread of religious reform to all corners of Europe, and at how the Catholic Counter-Reformation used both coercion and institutional reform to retain its ecclesiastical control of Christendom. Powerful and remarkably well written,is possibly the finest available introduction to this hugely important chapter in religious and political history.
/book/show/20827983-mysteries-of-the-middle-ages?from_search=true	Thomas Cahill	Mysteries of the Middle Ages: And the Beginning of the Modern World	The inimitable Thomas Cahill turns his eye on the dawn of the modern Western world in this intelligent, beautifully written exploration of medieval Europe, the fifth book in his acclaimed Hinges of History series.After the long period of cultural decline known as the Dark Ages, Europe experienced a rebirth of scholarship, art, literature, philosophy, and science and beganThe inimitable Thomas Cahill turns his eye on the dawn of the modern Western world in this intelligent, beautifully written exploration of medieval Europe, the fifth book in his acclaimed Hinges of History series.After the long period of cultural decline known as the Dark Ages, Europe experienced a rebirth of scholarship, art, literature, philosophy, and science and began to develop a vision of Western society that remains at the heart of Western civilization today.By placing the image of the Virgin Mary at the center of their churches and their lives, medieval people exalted womanhood to a level unknown in any previous society. For the first time, men began to treat women with dignity, and women took up professions that had always been closed to them.The communion bread, believed to be the body of Jesus, encouraged the formulation of new questions in philosophy: Could reality be so fluid that one substance could be transformed into another? Could ordinary bread become a holy reality? Could mud become gold, as the alchemists believed? These new questions pushed the minds of medieval thinkers toward what would become modern science.Artists began to ask themselves similar questions: How can we depict human anatomy so that it looks real to the viewer? How can we depict motion in a composition that never moves? How can two dimensions appear to be three? Medieval artists (and writers, too) invented the Western tradition of realism.On visits to the great cities of Europemonumental Rome, the intellectually explosive Paris of Peter Abelard and Thomas Aquinas, the hotbed of scientific study that was Oxford, and the incomparable Florence of Dante and GiottoCahill brilliantly captures the spirit of experimentation, the colorful pageantry, and the passionate pursuit of knowledge that built the foundations for the modern world. Bursting with stunning four-color art,is the ultimate Christmas gift book.
/book/show/3024263-sun-in-a-bottle?from_search=true	Charles Seife	Sun in a Bottle: The Strange History of Fusion and the Science of Wishful Thinking	.When weapons builders detonated the first hydrogen bomb in 1952, they tapped into the vastest source of energy in our solar system--the very same phenomenon that makes the sun shine. Nuclear fusion was a virtually unlimited source of power that became the center of a tragic and comic q.When weapons builders detonated the first hydrogen bomb in 1952, they tapped into the vastest source of energy in our solar system--the very same phenomenon that makes the sun shine. Nuclear fusion was a virtually unlimited source of power that became the center of a tragic and comic quest that has left scores of scientists battered and disgraced. For the past half-century, governments and research teams have tried to bottle the sun with lasers, magnets, sound waves, particle beams, and chunks of meta. (The latest venture, a giant, multi-billion-dollar, international fusion project called ITER, is just now getting underway.) Again and again, they have failed, disgracing generations of scientists. Throughout this fascinating journey Charles Seife introduces us to the daring geniuses, villains, and victims of fusion science: the brilliant and tortured Andrei Sakharov; the monomaniacal and Strangelovean Edward Teller; Ronald Richter, the secretive physicist whose lies embarrassed an entire country; and Stanley Pons and Martin Fleischmann, the two chemists behind the greatest scientific fiasco of the past hundred years.is the first major book to trace the story of fusion from its beginnings into the 21st century, of how scientists have gotten burned by trying to harness the power of the sun.
/book/show/18914225-the-history-of-england-volume-i?from_search=true	David Hume	The History of England, Volume I	This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
/book/show/212441.The_Secret_History_of_the_CIA?from_search=true	Joseph J. Trento	The Secret History of the CIA	
/book/show/877432.Shroom?from_search=true	Andy Letcher	Shroom: A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom	Is Santa Claus really a magic mushroom in disguise? Wasa thinly veiled psychedelic mushroom odyssey? Did mushroom tea kick-start ancient Greek philosophy?Much stranger than the fictions it has inspired, the world of the magic mushroom is a place where shamans and hippies rub shoulders with psychiatrists, poets and international bankers. ThIs Santa Claus really a magic mushroom in disguise? Wasa thinly veiled psychedelic mushroom odyssey? Did mushroom tea kick-start ancient Greek philosophy?Much stranger than the fictions it has inspired, the world of the magic mushroom is a place where shamans and hippies rub shoulders with psychiatrists, poets and international bankers. The magic mushroom was rediscovered only fifty years ago but has accumulated all sorts of folktales and urban legends along the way. In this timely and definitive study, Andy Letcher strips away the myths to get at the true story of how hallucinogenic mushrooms, once shunned in the West as the most pernicious of poisons, came to be the illicit drug of choice.Chronicling the history of the magic mushroom, from its use by the Aztecs of Central America and the tribes of Siberia through to the present day, Letcher takes a critical and humorous look at the drug's more recent manifestations. Since the 1970s scientists and others in major Western nations, the United States and the United Kingdom in particular, have identified hundreds of hallucinogenic species, isolated their active ingredients, learned how to cultivate them on an industrial scale, and spread them around the world. More than any other civilization that has come before us, and despite all the myths we have built,, by all rights, are the true magic mushroom enthusiasts.Informative, lively and impeccably researched,presents a unique and engaging study of this most extraordinary of psychedelic drugs.
/book/show/11770190-a-study-of-history-vol-1?from_search=true	Arnold Joseph Toynbee	A Study of History, Vol 1: Introduction; The Geneses of Civilizations (A Study of History, #1)	From the back cover:Arnold Toynbee writes:In the first volume ofI start by searching for a unit of historical study that is relatively self-contained and is therefore more or less intelligible in isolation from the rest of history. I was led into this quest by finding myself dissatisfied with the present-day habit of studying history in terms of nationFrom the back cover:Arnold Toynbee writes:In the first volume ofI start by searching for a unit of historical study that is relatively self-contained and is therefore more or less intelligible in isolation from the rest of history. I was led into this quest by finding myself dissatisfied with the present-day habit of studying history in terms of national states. These seemed, and still seem, to me to be fragments of something larger, and I found this larger and more satisfying unit of study in a civilization. The history of the United States, for instance, or the history of Britain, is, as I see it, a fragment of the history of Western Christendom or the Western Christian World, and I believe I can put my finger on a number of other societies, living or extinct, that are of the same species. Examples of other living civilizations besides the Western Civilization are the Islamic and the Civilization of Eastern Asia, centring on China. Examples of extinct civilizations are the Greco-Roman and the Ancient Egyptian. This practice of dealing in civilizations instead of nations is taken for granted by orientalists, ancient-historians, archaeologists, and anthropologists. The carving-up of a civilization into pieces labelled nations is, I believe, something peculiar to students of modern Western history, and, with them too, this present practice of theirs is only recent. Down to the beginning of the eighteenth century the classic works of Western historians took for their field the whole history of Western Christendom or even the whole history of the World from the creation to the Last Judgement.
/book/show/6972145-napoleon-s-wars?from_search=true	Charles Esdaile	Napoleon's Wars: An International History, 1803-1815	No military figure in history has been quite as polarizing as Napoleon Bonaparte. Was he a monster, driven by an endless, ruinous quest for military glory? Or a social and political visionary brought down by petty, reactionary kings of Europe?In the most definitive account to date, respected historian Charles Esdaile argues that the chief motivating factor for Napoleon wNo military figure in history has been quite as polarizing as Napoleon Bonaparte. Was he a monster, driven by an endless, ruinous quest for military glory? Or a social and political visionary brought down by petty, reactionary kings of Europe?In the most definitive account to date, respected historian Charles Esdaile argues that the chief motivating factor for Napoleon was his insatiable desire for fame. More than a myth-busting portrait of Napoleon, however, this volume offers a panoramic view of the armed conflicts that spread so quickly out of revolutionary France to countries as remote as Sweden and Egypt.seeks to answer the question, What was it that made the countries of Europe fight one another for so long and with such devastating results? Esdaile portrays the European battles as the consequence of rulers who were willing to take the immense risks of either fighting or supporting Napoleonrisks that resulted in the extinction of entire countries. This is history writing equal to its subjectgrand and ambitious.
/book/show/507977.Millennium?from_search=true	Felipe Fernndez-Armesto	Millennium: A History of the Last Thousand Years	Traces the progress and regress of the world's civilizations over the past thousand years and shows how the capacity of one people to influence another has shifted geographically.
/book/show/83390.Trial_and_Triumph?from_search=true	Richard M. Hannula	Trial and Triumph: Stories from Church History	Thus says the LORD:(Jer. 6:16). Christianity is a faith in love with history. God took on human flesh and dwelt among us. The Spirit carried that divine work over the centuries, providing courage and maturity even amid our imperfections.ChriThus says the LORD:(Jer. 6:16). Christianity is a faith in love with history. God took on human flesh and dwelt among us. The Spirit carried that divine work over the centuries, providing courage and maturity even amid our imperfections.Christians find their true family line not through tribes and ethnic blood but in the bond of faithfulness and shed blood that has united our family for millennia. We too often view Church history as the story of obscure aliens instead of the lives of brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers.In this collection of forty-six brief biographies for children, Hannula sketches the stirring trials and triumphs of many famous and some lesser known figures in our family of faithincluding Augustine, Charlemagne, Anselm, Luther, Bunyan, and C.S. Lewis. Through them we can begin to enjoy the old paths and find rest for our souls.Format: Paperback     Publication Date: 7/15/1999     Pages: 294     Reading Level: Age 9 and Up
/book/show/331109.History_in_English_Words?from_search=true	Owen Barfield W.H. Auden (Forward)	History in English Words	Owen Barfield's original and thought-provoking works over three-quarters of a century made him a legendary cult figure. History in English Words, his classic historical excursion through the English language, is now back in print after five years.This popular book provides a brief, brilliant history of those who have spoken the Indo-European tongues. It is illustrated throOwen Barfield's original and thought-provoking works over three-quarters of a century made him a legendary cult figure. History in English Words, his classic historical excursion through the English language, is now back in print after five years.This popular book provides a brief, brilliant history of those who have spoken the Indo-European tongues. It is illustrated throughout by current English wordswhose derivation from other languages, whose history in use and changes of meaningrecord and unlock the larger history.In our language alone, not to speak of its many companions, the past history of humanity is spread out in an imperishable map, just as the history of the mineral earth lies embedded in the layers of its outer crust.... Language has preserved for us the inner, living history of our soul. It reveals the evolution of consciousness (Owen Barfield).Owen Barfield (1898-1997), British philosopher and critic, has been called the First and Last Inkling because of his influential and enduring role in the group known as the Oxford Inklings, which included C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkien, and Charles Williams. It was Barfield who first advanced the ideas about language, myth, and belief that became identified with the thought and art of the Inklings. He is the author of numerous books, including;;;; and, as well as works of fiction and poetry. His history of the evolution of human consciousness,, achieved a place in the list of the 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Century.
/book/show/107745.Huck_s_Raft?from_search=true	Steven Mintz	Huck's Raft: A History of American Childhood	Like Huck's raft, the experience of American childhood has been both adventurous and terrifying. For more than three centuries, adults have agonized over raising children while children have followed their own paths to development and expression. Now, Steven Mintz gives us the first comprehensive history of American childhood encompassing both the child's and the adult's tLike Huck's raft, the experience of American childhood has been both adventurous and terrifying. For more than three centuries, adults have agonized over raising children while children have followed their own paths to development and expression. Now, Steven Mintz gives us the first comprehensive history of American childhood encompassing both the child's and the adult's tumultuous early years of life.Underscoring diversity through time and across regions, Mintz traces the transformation of children from the sinful creatures perceived by Puritans to the productive workers of nineteenth-century farms and factories, from the cosseted cherubs of the Victorian era to the confident consumers of our own. He explores their role in revolutionary upheaval, westward expansion, industrial growth, wartime mobilization, and the modern welfare state. Revealing the harsh realities of children's lives through history--the rigors of physical labor, the fear of chronic ailments, the heartbreak of premature death--he also acknowledges the freedom children once possessed to discover their world as well as themselves.Whether at work or play, at home or school, the transition from childhood to adulthood has required generations of Americans to tackle tremendously difficult challenges. Today, adults impose ever-increasing demands on the young for self-discipline, cognitive development, and academic achievement, even as the influence of the mass media and consumer culture has grown. With a nod to the past, Mintz revisits an alternative to the goal-driven realities of contemporary childhood. An odyssey of psychological self-discovery and growth, this book suggests a vision of childhood that embraces risk and freedom--like the daring adventure on Huck's raft.
/book/show/57352.The_Lying_Stones_of_Marrakech?from_search=true	Stephen Jay Gould	The Lying Stones of Marrakech: Penultimate Reflections in Natural History	In his latest collection of essays, bestselling scientist Stephen Jay Gould once again offers his unmistakable perspective on natural history and the people who have tried to make sense of it. Gould is planning to bring down the curtain on his nearly thirty-year stint as a monthly essayist for Natural History magazine, the longest-running series of scientific essays in hIn his latest collection of essays, bestselling scientist Stephen Jay Gould once again offers his unmistakable perspective on natural history and the people who have tried to make sense of it. Gould is planning to bring down the curtain on his nearly thirty-year stint as a monthly essayist for Natural History magazine, the longest-running series of scientific essays in history. This, then, is the next-to-last essay collection from one of the most acclaimed and widely read scientists of our time. In this work of twenty-three essays, selected by Booklist as one of the top ten science and technology books of 2000, Gould covers topics as diverse as episodes in the birth of paleontology to lessons from Britain's four greatest Victorian naturalists. The Lying Stones of Marrakech presents the richness and fascination of the various lives that have fueled the enterprise of science and opened our eyes to a world of unexpected wonders.
/book/show/6343151-science?from_search=true	Patricia Fara	Science: A Four Thousand Year History	In Science, Patricia Fara rewrites science's past to provide new ways of understanding and questioning our modern technological society. Sweeping through the centuries from ancient Babylon right up to the latest hi-tech experiments in genetics and particle physics, Fara's book also ranges internationally, challenging notions of European superiority by emphasizing the imporIn Science, Patricia Fara rewrites science's past to provide new ways of understanding and questioning our modern technological society. Sweeping through the centuries from ancient Babylon right up to the latest hi-tech experiments in genetics and particle physics, Fara's book also ranges internationally, challenging notions of European superiority by emphasizing the importance of scientific projects based around the world, including revealing discussions of China and the Islamic Empire alongside the more familiar stories about Copernicus's sun-centered astronomy, Newton's gravity, and Darwin's theory of evolution.We see for instance how Muslim leaders encouraged science by building massive libraries, hospitals, and astronomical observatories and we rediscover the significance of medieval Europe--long overlooked--where, surprisingly, religious institutions ensured science's survival, as the learning preserved in monasteries was subsequently developed in new and unique institutions: universities. Instead of focussing on esoteric experiments and abstract theories, she explains how science belongs to the practical world of war, politics, and business. And rather than glorifying scientists as idealized heroes, she tells true stories about real people--men (and some women) who needed to earn their living, who made mistakes, and who trampled down their rivals.
/book/show/935938.A_History_of_Interior_Design?from_search=true	John F. Pile	A History of Interior Design	Much like the history of art, the history of interior design encompasses numerous styles, movements and the international political and social developments that have informed or challenged its evolution. This lavishly illustrated book will be of interest to anyone who appreciates interior design as well as antiques, furniture design, textiles, decorative objects and the geMuch like the history of art, the history of interior design encompasses numerous styles, movements and the international political and social developments that have informed or challenged its evolution. This lavishly illustrated book will be of interest to anyone who appreciates interior design as well as antiques, furniture design, textiles, decorative objects and the general evolution of the space where we work and live. The new edition contains 150 new photos, 35 new line drawings, 32 more pages, making it more lavish than the first. A companion web site filled with even more images is also new to this edition and offers great value.
/book/show/120780.The_USA?from_search=true	Terry Deary	The USA	The Horrible History of the USA is bulging with the nastiest and meanest moments in American history since cruel Chris Columbus first sighted land. This work includes details on the grim Pilgrim Fathers, and about Bill the Kid and Calamity Jane.
/book/show/30315641-everyday-history?from_search=true	Alice Archer	Everyday History	Headstrong Ruben Harper has yet to meet an obstacle he cant convert to a speed bump. Hes used to getting what he wants from girls, but when he develops a fascination for a man, his wooing skills require an upgrade. After months of persuasion, he scores a dinner date with Henry Normand that morphs into an intense weekend. The unexpected depth of their connection scares RuHeadstrong Ruben Harper has yet to meet an obstacle he cant convert to a speed bump. Hes used to getting what he wants from girls, but when he develops a fascination for a man, his wooing skills require an upgrade. After months of persuasion, he scores a dinner date with Henry Normand that morphs into an intense weekend. The unexpected depth of their connection scares Ruben into fleeing.Shy, cautious Henry, Rubens former high school history teacher, suspects he needs a wake-up call, and Ruben appears to be his siren. But when Ruben bolts, Henry is left struggling to find closure. Inspired by his conversations with Ruben, Henry begins to write articles about the memories stored in everyday objects. The articles seduce Ruben with details from their weekend together and trigger feelings too strong to avoid. As Henrys snowballing fame takes him out of town and further out of touch, Ruben stretches to close the gaps that separate them.
/book/show/25786415-judas?from_search=true	Peter Stanford	Judas: The Most Hated Name in History	In this fascinating historical and cultural biography, Peter Stanford deconstructs that most vilified of Bible characters: Judas Iscariot, who famously betrayed Jesus with a kiss. Beginning with the gospel accounts, Stanford explores two thousand years of cultural and theological history to investigate how the very name Judas came to be synonymous with betrayal and, ultimaIn this fascinating historical and cultural biography, Peter Stanford deconstructs that most vilified of Bible characters: Judas Iscariot, who famously betrayed Jesus with a kiss. Beginning with the gospel accounts, Stanford explores two thousand years of cultural and theological history to investigate how the very name Judas came to be synonymous with betrayal and, ultimately, human evil. But as the author points out, there has long been a counter-current of thought that suggests that Judas might in fact have been victim of a terrible injustice: central to Jesus' mission was his death and resurrection, and for there to have been a death, there had to be a betrayal. This thankless role fell to Judas; should we in fact be grateful to him for his role in the divine drama of salvation? You'll have to decide, as Bob Dylan sang in the sixties, Whether Judas Iscariot had God on his side. An essential but doomed character in the Passion narrative, and thus the entire story of Christianity, Judas and the betrayal he symbolizes continue to play out in much larger cultural histories, speaking as he does to our deepest fears about friendship, betrayal, and the problem of evil.
/book/show/272921.Savage_Girls_and_Wild_Boys?from_search=true	Michael     Newton	Savage Girls and Wild Boys: A History of Feral Children	Wild or feral children have fascinated us down the centuries, and continue to do so today. In a haunting and hugely readable study, Michael Newton deftly investigates a number of infamous cases. He looks at Peter the Wild Boy, who gripped the attention of Swift and Defoe, and at Victor of Aveyron who roamed the forests of revolutionary France. He tells the story of a savagWild or feral children have fascinated us down the centuries, and continue to do so today. In a haunting and hugely readable study, Michael Newton deftly investigates a number of infamous cases. He looks at Peter the Wild Boy, who gripped the attention of Swift and Defoe, and at Victor of Aveyron who roamed the forests of revolutionary France. He tells the story of a savage girl lost on the streets of Paris; of two children brought up by wolves in the jungles of India; of a boy brought up among monkeys in Uganda; and in Moscow, of a child found living with a pack of wild dogs.
/book/show/16138279-historier-fr-n-ingenstans?from_search=true	Charles Bukowski	Historier från Ingenstans	Einar Heckscher har reviderat dessa blodfulla noveller. Frn Los Angeles stolta och slitna baksida. Det r underklass, arbetarklass, hela tiden kta.
/book/show/120809.The_20th_Century?from_search=true	Terry Deary	The 20th Century	From Charlie Chaplin to Margaret Thatcher, this history book follows the events of the 20th century from the last days of Queen Victoria to the 1990s. Everything is covered from who shocked the world by showing her knickers, to why a posh London restaurant served stewed cat.
/book/show/9051.The_Historian_s_Craft?from_search=true	Marc Bloch Peter Putnam (Translator) Joseph Reese Strayer (Introduction)	The Historian's Craft: Reflections on the Nature and Uses of History and the Techniques and Methods of Those Who Write It.	In this classic work, distinguished French economic historian, Marc Bloch, discusses the techniques of historical observation, analysis, and criticism, and the reestablishment of historical causation in assessing events. What is the value of history? What is the use of history? How do scholars attempt to unpack it and make connections in a responsible manner?While the topIn this classic work, distinguished French economic historian, Marc Bloch, discusses the techniques of historical observation, analysis, and criticism, and the reestablishment of historical causation in assessing events. What is the value of history? What is the use of history? How do scholars attempt to unpack it and make connections in a responsible manner?While the topics of historiography and historical methodology have become increasingly popular, Bloch remains an authority. He argues that history is a whole; no period and no topic can be understood except in relation to other periods and topics. And what is unique about Bloch is that he puts his theories into practice; for example, calling upon both his experience serving in WWI as well as his many years spent in peaceful study and reflection. He also argues that written records are not enough; a historian must draw upon maps, place-names, ancient tools, aerial surveys, folklore, and everything that is available.This is a work that argues constantly for a wider, more human history. For a history that describes how and why people live and work together. There is a living, breathing connection between the past and the present and it is the historians responsibility to do it justice.
/book/show/26196550-the-slave-s-cause?from_search=true	Manisha Sinha	The Slave's Cause: A History of Abolition	Received historical wisdom casts abolitionists as bourgeois, mostly white reformers burdened by racial paternalism and economic conservatism. Manisha Sinha overturns this image, broadening her scope beyond the antebellum period usually associated with abolitionism and recasting it as a radical social movement in which men and women, black and white, free and enslaved foundReceived historical wisdom casts abolitionists as bourgeois, mostly white reformers burdened by racial paternalism and economic conservatism. Manisha Sinha overturns this image, broadening her scope beyond the antebellum period usually associated with abolitionism and recasting it as a radical social movement in which men and women, black and white, free and enslaved found common ground in causes ranging from feminism and utopian socialism to anti-imperialism and efforts to defend the rights of labor. Drawing on extensive archival research, including newly discovered letters and pamphlets, Sinha documents the influence of the Haitian Revolution and the centrality of slave resistance in shaping the ideology and tactics of abolition. This book is a comprehensive new history of the abolition movement in a transnational context. It illustrates how the abolitionist vision ultimately linked the slaves cause to the struggle to redefine American democracy and human rights across the globe.
/book/show/17432337-kill-or-cure?from_search=true	Steve Parker	Kill or Cure: An Illustrated History of Medicine	Telling the compelling stories behind mankind's never-ending quest to cure every disease, Kill or Cure uses an all-new format -- a text-rich narrative combined with DK's beautiful visual design -- to trace the extraordinary history of medicine.Beginning with early healers, chance discoveries, technological advancement, and wonder drugs, and using panels, timelines, andTelling the compelling stories behind mankind's never-ending quest to cure every disease, Kill or Cure uses an all-new format -- a text-rich narrative combined with DK's beautiful visual design -- to trace the extraordinary history of medicine.Beginning with early healers, chance discoveries, technological advancement, and wonder drugs, and using panels, timelines, and thematic spreads, Kill or Cure highlights information about human anatomy, surgical instruments, and medical breakthroughs while telling the dramatic tale of medical progress. Diaries, notebooks, and other first-person accounts tell the fascinating stories from the perspective of people who witnessed medical history firsthand.
/book/show/233420.Enuma_Elish?from_search=true	Unknown Leonard W. King (Translator)	Enuma Elish: The Seven Tablets of the History of Creation	The Enuma Elish is one of the most important sources which provides an understanding of the Babylonian worldview. The Babylonian worldview is centered on the supremacy of Marduk, and contributes the belief that mankind exists to service god. This Babylonian creation epic was first discovered by modern scholars in the ruins of an early library in Mosul, Iraq and its seven tThe Enuma Elish is one of the most important sources which provides an understanding of the Babylonian worldview. The Babylonian worldview is centered on the supremacy of Marduk, and contributes the belief that mankind exists to service god. This Babylonian creation epic was first discovered by modern scholars in the ruins of an early library in Mosul, Iraq and its seven translated clay tablets are provided to you here in the form of a paperback book.
/book/show/1184638.Homophobia?from_search=true	Byrne R.S. Fone	Homophobia: A History	In thisof historical and literary research, Fone, an acclaimed expert on gay and lesbian history and professor emeritus at the City University of New York, chronicles the evolution of homophobia through the centuries. Delving into literary sources as diverse as Greek philosophy, Elizabethan poetry, the Bible, and the Victorian novel, as well as historical teIn thisof historical and literary research, Fone, an acclaimed expert on gay and lesbian history and professor emeritus at the City University of New York, chronicles the evolution of homophobia through the centuries. Delving into literary sources as diverse as Greek philosophy, Elizabethan poetry, the Bible, and the Victorian novel, as well as historical texts and propaganda ranging from the French Revolution to the Moral Majority to the transcripts of current TV talk shows, Fone reveals how and why same-sex desire has long been the object of legal, social, religious, and political persecution.
/book/show/11488672-the-empire-of-death?from_search=true	Paul Koudounaris	The Empire of Death: A Cultural History of Ossuaries and Charnel Houses	It is sometimes said that death is the last taboo, but it was not always so. For centuries, religious establishments constructed decorated ossuaries and charnel houses that stand as masterpieces of art created from human bone. These unique structures have been pushed into the footnotes of history; they were part of a dialogue with death that is now silent.The sites in thisIt is sometimes said that death is the last taboo, but it was not always so. For centuries, religious establishments constructed decorated ossuaries and charnel houses that stand as masterpieces of art created from human bone. These unique structures have been pushed into the footnotes of history; they were part of a dialogue with death that is now silent.The sites in this specially photographed and brilliantly original study range from the Monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie in Palermo, where the living would visit mummified or skeletal remains and lovingly dress them; to the Paris catacombs; to fantastic bone-encrusted creations in Austria, Cambodia, the Czech Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, Germany, Greece, Italy, Peru, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, and elsewhere.Paul Koudounaris photographed more than seventy sites for this book. He analyzes the role of these remarkable memorials within the cultures that created them, as well as the mythology and folklore that developed around them, and skillfully traces a remarkable human endeavor.
/book/show/133661.Shoal_of_Time?from_search=true	Gavan Daws	Shoal of Time: A History of the Hawaiian Islands	Gavan Daws' remarkable achievement is to free Hawaiian history from the dust of antiquity. Based on years of work in the documentary sources, Shoal of Time emerges as the most readable of all Hawaiian histories.
/book/show/136034.A_Concise_History_of_the_Russian_Revolution?from_search=true	Richard Pipes Peter Dimock (Editor)	A Concise History of the Russian Revolution	The author of the classic two-volume study, The Russian Revolution and Russia Under the Bolshevik Regime, now distills those works into an authoritative new chronicle of Russia between 1900 and the death of Lenin. A deep and eloquent condemnation.--The New York Times.
/book/show/30753995-the-lost-history-of-stars?from_search=true	Dave Boling	The Lost History of Stars: A Novel	In turn-of-the-century South Africa, fourteen-year-old Lettie, her younger brother, and her mother are Dutch Afrikaner settlers who have been taken from their farm by British soldiers and are being held in a concentration camp. It is early in tIn turn-of-the-century South Africa, fourteen-year-old Lettie, her younger brother, and her mother are Dutch Afrikaner settlers who have been taken from their farm by British soldiers and are being held in a concentration camp. It is early in the Boer War, and Letties father, grandfather, and brother are off fighting the British as thousands of Afrikaner women and children are detained. The camps are cramped and disease ridden; the threat of illness and starvation are ever present. Determined to dictate their own fate, Lettie and her family give each other strength and hope as they fight to survive amid increasingly dire conditions.Brave and defiant, Lettie finds comfort in memories of stargazing with her grandfather, in her plan to be a writer, and in surprising new friendships that will both nourish and challenge her. A beautiful testament to love, family, and sheer force of will,was inspired by Dave Bolings grandfathers own experience as a soldier during the Boer War. Lettie is a figure of abiding grace, and her story is richly drawn and impossible to forget.
/book/show/6546384-a-new-look-at-modern-indian-history?from_search=true	B.L. Grover S. Grover Alka Mehta	A New Look At Modern Indian History: Men Of Destiny	
/book/show/2343831.A_Brief_History_of_Anxiety_Yours_and_Mine?from_search=true	Patricia Pearson	A Brief History of Anxiety...Yours and Mine	
/book/show/1871651.A_Short_History_Of_Ethics?from_search=true	Alasdair MacIntyre	A Short History Of Ethics: A History Of Moral Philosophy From The Homeric Age To The Twentieth Century	In this classic work, Alasdair MacIntyre guides the reader through the history of moral philosophy from the Greeks to contemporary times. He emphasizes the importance of a historical context to moral concepts and ideas. MacIntyre illustrates the relevance of philosophical queries on moral concepts enabling the reader to understand the importance of a historical account ofIn this classic work, Alasdair MacIntyre guides the reader through the history of moral philosophy from the Greeks to contemporary times. He emphasizes the importance of a historical context to moral concepts and ideas. MacIntyre illustrates the relevance of philosophical queries on moral concepts enabling the reader to understand the importance of a historical account of ethics.
/book/show/24891296-american-ghost?from_search=true	Hannah Nordhaus	American Ghost: A Family's Extraordinary History on the Desert Frontier	
/book/show/142845.Islam?from_search=true	Seyyed Hossein Nasr	Islam: Religion, History, and Civilization	In this informative and clear introduction to the world of Islam, Seyyed Hossein Nasr explores the following topics in depth:What Is Islam?The Doctrines and Beliefs of IslamIslamic Practices and InstitutionsThe History of IslamSchools of Islamic ThoIn this informative and clear introduction to the world of Islam, Seyyed Hossein Nasr explores the following topics in depth:What Is Islam?The Doctrines and Beliefs of IslamIslamic Practices and InstitutionsThe History of IslamSchools of Islamic ThoughtIslam in the Contemporary WorldIslam and Other ReligionsThe Spiritual and Religious Significance of Islam
/book/show/18080939-marvel-comics?from_search=true	Sean Howe	Marvel Comics: The Secret History of Marvel Comics	An unvarnished, unauthorized, behind-the-scenes account of one of the most dominant pop cultural forces in contemporary AmericaOperating out of a tiny office on Madison Avenue in the early 1960s, a struggling company called Marvel Comics presented a cast of brightly costumed characters distinguished by smart banter and compellingly human flaws. Spider-Man, the Fantastic FoAn unvarnished, unauthorized, behind-the-scenes account of one of the most dominant pop cultural forces in contemporary AmericaOperating out of a tiny office on Madison Avenue in the early 1960s, a struggling company called Marvel Comics presented a cast of brightly costumed characters distinguished by smart banter and compellingly human flaws. Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Captain America, the Incredible Hulk, the Avengers, Iron Man, Thor, the X-Men, Daredevilthese superheroes quickly won children's hearts and sparked the imaginations of pop artists, public intellectuals, and campus radicals. Over the course of a half century, Marvel's epic universe would become the most elaborate fictional narrative in history and serve as a modern American mythology for millions of readers.Throughout this decades-long journey to becoming a multibillion-dollar enterprise, Marvel's identity has continually shifted, careening between scrappy underdog and corporate behemoth. As the company has weathered Wall Street machinations, Hollywood failures, and the collapse of the comic book market, its characters have been passed along among generations of editors, artists, and writersalso known as the celebrated Marvel Bullpen. Entrusted to carry on tradition, Marvel's contributorsimpoverished child prodigies, hallucinating peaceniks, and mercenary careerists among themstruggled with commercial mandates, a fickle audience, and, over matters of credit and control, one another.For the first time,reveals the outsized personalities behind the scenes, including Martin Goodman, the self-made publisher who forayed into comics after a get-rich-quick tip in 1939; Stan Lee, the energetic editor who would shepherd the company through thick and thin for decades; and Jack Kirby, the World War II veteran who'd co-created Captain America in 1940 and, twenty years later, developed with Lee the bulk of the company's marquee characters in a three-year frenzy of creativity that would be the grounds for future legal battles and endless debates.Drawing on more than one hundred original interviews with Marvel insiders then and now,is a story of fertile imaginations, lifelong friendships, action-packed fistfights, reformed criminals, unlikely alliances, and third-act betrayals a narrative of one of the most extraordinary, beloved, and beleaguered pop cultural entities in America's history.
/book/show/81780.A_Poetics_of_Postmodernism?from_search=true	Linda Hutcheon	A Poetics of Postmodernism: History, Theory, Fiction	Neither a defense nor a denunciation of the postmodern, it continues Hutcheon's previous projects in studying formal self-consciousness in art, but adds to this both a historical and ideological dimension.
/book/show/37811.The_Assassination_Of_Julius_Caesar?from_search=true	Michael Parenti	The Assassination Of Julius Caesar: A People's History Of Ancient Rome	Most historians, both ancient and modern, have viewed the Late Republic of Rome through the eyes of its rich nobility. In, Michael Parenti presents us with a story of popular resistance against entrenched power and wealth. As he carefully weighs the evidence concerning the murder of Caesar, Parenti sketches in the background to the crimeMost historians, both ancient and modern, have viewed the Late Republic of Rome through the eyes of its rich nobility. In, Michael Parenti presents us with a story of popular resistance against entrenched power and wealth. As he carefully weighs the evidence concerning the murder of Caesar, Parenti sketches in the background to the crime with fascinating detail about wider Roman society. In these pages we find reflections on the democratic struggle waged by Roman commoners, religious augury as an instrument of social control, the patriarchal oppression of women, and the political use of homophobic attacks.offers a whole new perspective on an era we thought we knew well.
/book/show/1340821.The_History_Of_Luminous_Motion?from_search=true	Scott Bradfield	The History Of Luminous Motion	Phillip is eight years old. He experiences material reality as a hindrance, so he tries to stay in an inner realm composed only of abstract concepts like gravity, motion, sound and light. He lives with Mom, who stays alone in her bedroom. Once he killed a man with gleaming tools from a hardware store. He has a friend with whom he does burglary and drugs and seances. Then DPhillip is eight years old. He experiences material reality as a hindrance, so he tries to stay in an inner realm composed only of abstract concepts like gravity, motion, sound and light. He lives with Mom, who stays alone in her bedroom. Once he killed a man with gleaming tools from a hardware store. He has a friend with whom he does burglary and drugs and seances. Then Dad comes to stay, and Phillip descends to a subterranean otherworld where he makes contact with dead black things, obloid and featureless, like faintly disembodied laundry hampers. A sad, beautiful book.
/book/show/17674982-silence?from_search=true	Diarmaid MacCulloch	Silence: A Christian History	In this essential work of religious history, thebestselling author ofexplores the vital role of silence in the Christian story.How should one speak to God? Are our prayers more likely to be heard if we offer them quietly at homeIn this essential work of religious history, thebestselling author ofexplores the vital role of silence in the Christian story.How should one speak to God? Are our prayers more likely to be heard if we offer them quietly at home or loudly in church? How can we really know if God is listening? From the earliest days, Christians have struggled with these questions. Their varied answers have defined the boundaries of Christian faith and established the language of our most intimate appeals for guidance or forgiveness.MacCulloch shows how Jesus chose to emphasize silence as an essential part of his message and how silence shaped the great medieval monastic communities of Europe. He also examines the darker forms of religious silence, from the churchs embrace of slavery and its muted reaction to the Holocaust to the cover-up by Catholic authorities of devastating sexual scandals.A groundbreaking work that will change our understanding of the most fundamental wish to be heard by God,gives voice to the greatest mysteries of faith.
/book/show/90868.Not_God?from_search=true	Ernest Kurtz	Not God: A History of Alcoholics Anonymous	A fascinating, account of the discovery and program of Alcoholics Anonymous, Not God contains anecdotes and excerpts from the diaries, correspondence, and occasional memoirs of AA's early figures.The most complete history of A.A. ever written. Not God contains anecdotes and excerpts from the diaries, correspondence, and occasional memoirs of A.A.'s early figures. A fascinaA fascinating, account of the discovery and program of Alcoholics Anonymous, Not God contains anecdotes and excerpts from the diaries, correspondence, and occasional memoirs of AA's early figures.The most complete history of A.A. ever written. Not God contains anecdotes and excerpts from the diaries, correspondence, and occasional memoirs of A.A.'s early figures. A fascinating, fast-moving, and authoritative account of the discovery and development of the program and fellowship that we know today as Alcoholics Anonymous.
/book/show/18812562-a-history-of-new-york-in-101-objects?from_search=true	Sam Roberts	A History of New York in 101 Objects	The vibrant story of Americas great metropolis, told through 101 distinctive objects that span the history of New York, all reproduced in luscious, full color.A wooden water barrel and an elevator brake. A Checker taxicab and a conductors baton. An oyster and a mastodon tusk. Inspired by,Sam Roberts chose fifty oThe vibrant story of Americas great metropolis, told through 101 distinctive objects that span the history of New York, all reproduced in luscious, full color.A wooden water barrel and an elevator brake. A Checker taxicab and a conductors baton. An oyster and a mastodon tusk. Inspired by,Sam Roberts chose fifty objects that embody the narrative of New York for a feature article in the paper. Many more suggestions came from readers, and so Roberts has expanded the list to 101. Here are just a few of what this keepsake volume offers:The Flushing Remonstrance, a 1657 petition for religious freedom that was a precursor to the First Amendment to the Constitution.Beads from the African Burial Ground, 1700s. Slavery was legal in New York until 1827, although many free blacks lived in the city. The African Burial Ground closed in 1792 and was only recently rediscovered.The bagel, early 1900s. The quintessential and undisputed New York food (excepting perhaps the pizza).The Automat vending machine, 1912. Put a nickel in the slot and get a cup of coffee or a piece of pie. It was the early twentieth century version of fast food.The I Love NY logo designed by Milton Glaser in 1977 for a campaign to increase tourism. Along with Saul Steinbergs famouscover depicting a New Yorkers view of the world, it was perhaps the most famous and most frequently reproduced graphic symbol of the time.Unique, sometimes whimsical, always important,is a beautiful chronicle of the remarkable history of the Big Apple that will enrich your mind and rekindle memories.
/book/show/13590821-world-war-two?from_search=true	Norman Stone	World War Two: A Short History	After the unprecedented destruction of the Great War, the world longed for a lasting peace. The victors, however, valued vengeance even more than stability and demanded a massive indemnity from Germany in order to keep it from rearming. The results, as eminent historian Norman Stone describes in this authoritative history, were disastrous.In, Stone provides aAfter the unprecedented destruction of the Great War, the world longed for a lasting peace. The victors, however, valued vengeance even more than stability and demanded a massive indemnity from Germany in order to keep it from rearming. The results, as eminent historian Norman Stone describes in this authoritative history, were disastrous.In, Stone provides a remarkably concise account of the deadliest war of human history, showing how the conflict roared to life from the ashes of World War One. Adolf Hitler rode a tide of popular desperation and resentment to power in Germany, promptly making good on his promise to return the nation to its former economic and military strength. He bullied Europe into giving him his way, and in so doing backed the victors of the Great War into a corner. Following the invasion of Poland in 1939, Britain and France declared war on Germanya decision that, Stone argues, was utterly irrational. Yet Hitler had driven the world mad, and the rekindling of European hostilities soon grew to a conflagration that spread across the globe, fanned by political and racial ideologies more poisonousand weaponry more destructivethan the world had ever seen. With commanding expertise, Stone leads readers through the escalation, climax, and mournful denouement of this sprawling conflict.is an invaluable contribution to our understanding of the twentieth century and its defining struggle.
/book/show/101025.Iran_Awakening?from_search=true	Shirin Ebadi Azadeh Moaveni	Iran Awakening: From Prison to Peace Prize: One Woman's Struggle at the Crossroads of History	The moving, inspiring memoir of one of the great women of our times, Shirin Ebadi, winner of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize and advocate for the oppressed, whose spirit has remained strong in the face of political persecution and despite the challenges she has faced raising a family while pursuing her work.Best known in this country as the lawyer working tirelessly on behalfThe moving, inspiring memoir of one of the great women of our times, Shirin Ebadi, winner of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize and advocate for the oppressed, whose spirit has remained strong in the face of political persecution and despite the challenges she has faced raising a family while pursuing her work.Best known in this country as the lawyer working tirelessly on behalf of Canadian photojournalist, Zara Kazemi  raped, tortured and murdered in Iran  Dr. Ebadi offers us a vivid picture of the struggles of one woman against the system. The book movingly chronicles her childhood in a loving, untraditional family, her upbringing before the Revolution in 1979 that toppled the Shah, her marriage and her religious faith, as well as her life as a mother and lawyer battling an oppressive regime in the courts while bringing up her girls at home.Outspoken, controversial, Shirin Ebadi is one of the most fascinating women today. She rose quickly to become the first female judge in the country; but when the religious authorities declared women unfit to serve as judges she was demoted to clerk in the courtroom she had once presided over. She eventually fought her way back as a human rights lawyer, defending women and children in politically charged cases that most lawyers were afraid to represent. She has been arrested and been the target of assassination, but through it all has spoken out with quiet bravery on behalf of the victims of injustice and discrimination and become a powerful voice for change, almost universally embraced as a hero.Her memoir is a gripping story  a must-read for anyone interested in Zara Kazemis case, in the life of a remarkable woman, or in understanding the political and religious upheaval in our world.
/book/show/565500.The_Icon_and_the_Axe?from_search=true	James H. Billington	The Icon and the Axe: An Interpretive History of Russian Culture	A rich and readable introduction to the whole sweep of Russian cultural and intellectual history from Kievan times to the post-Khruschev era. --Library Journal.Complete with Illustrations, references and 32 pages of index, this is an exhaustive history of Russia and its peoples.
/book/show/732572.A_Brief_History_of_British_Kings_and_Queens?from_search=true	Mike Ashley	A Brief History of British Kings and Queens: British Royal History from Alfred the Great to the Present	In one portable volume, A Brief History of British Kings and Queens offers a royal biographical AZ, its pages lavish in details on all the rulers of the kingdoms within the British Isles, together with their wives or consorts, pretenders, usurpers, and regents, from Queen Boadicea of the early Britons to today's Elizabeth II. This complete record of Britain's kings and quIn one portable volume, A Brief History of British Kings and Queens offers a royal biographical AZ, its pages lavish in details on all the rulers of the kingdoms within the British Isles, together with their wives or consorts, pretenders, usurpers, and regents, from Queen Boadicea of the early Britons to today's Elizabeth II. This complete record of Britain's kings and queens contains more than 1,000 monarchs and 2,000 years of fascinating history. Everything its title promises. The pages are filled with ... everything anyone might ever want to know about the royals.Publishers Weekly Highly recommended.Choice
/book/show/14458948-the-secret-history-of-vladimir-nabokov?from_search=true	Andrea Pitzer	The Secret History of Vladimir Nabokov	A startling and revelatory examination of Nabokov's life and works  notably Pale Fire and Lolita  bringing new insight into one of the twentieth century's most enigmatic authors.Novelist Vladimir Nabokov witnessed the horrors of his century, escaping Revolutionary Russia then Germany under Hitler, and fleeing France with his Jewish wife and son just weeks before Paris feA startling and revelatory examination of Nabokov's life and works  notably Pale Fire and Lolita  bringing new insight into one of the twentieth century's most enigmatic authors.Novelist Vladimir Nabokov witnessed the horrors of his century, escaping Revolutionary Russia then Germany under Hitler, and fleeing France with his Jewish wife and son just weeks before Paris fell to the Nazis. He repeatedly faced accusations of turning a blind eye to human suffering to write artful tales of depravity. But does one of the greatest writers in the English language really deserve the label of amoral aesthete bestowed on him by so many critics?Using information from newly-declassified intelligence files and recovered military history, journalist Andrea Pitzer argues that far from being a proponent of art for art's sake, Vladimir Nabokov managed to hide disturbing history in his fiction  history that has gone unnoticed for decades. Nabokov emerges as a kind of documentary conjurer, spending the most productive decades of his career recording a saga of forgotten concentration camps and searing bigotry, from World War I to the Gulag and the Holocaust. Lolita surrenders Humbert Humbert's secret identity, and reveals a Nabokov appalled by American anti-Semitism. The lunatic narrator of Pale Fire recalls Russian tragedies that once haunted the world. From Tsarist courts to Nazi film sets, from CIA front organizations to wartime Casablanca, the story of Nabokov's family is the story of his century  and both are woven inextricably into his fiction.
/book/show/906332.Wormwood_Forest?from_search=true	Mary Mycio Joseph Henry Press	Wormwood Forest: A Natural History of Chernobyl	When a titanic explosion ripped through the Number Four reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant in 1986, spewing flames and chunks of burning, radioactive material into the atmosphere, one of our worst nightmares came true. As the news gradually seeped out of the USSR and the extent of the disaster was realized, it became clear how horribly wrong things had gone. Dozens dieWhen a titanic explosion ripped through the Number Four reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant in 1986, spewing flames and chunks of burning, radioactive material into the atmosphere, one of our worst nightmares came true. As the news gradually seeped out of the USSR and the extent of the disaster was realized, it became clear how horribly wrong things had gone. Dozens died - two from the explosion and many more from radiation illness during the following months - while scores of additional victims came down with acute radiation sickness. Hundreds of thousands were evacuated from the most contaminated areas. The prognosis for Chernobyl and its environs - succinctly dubbed the Zone of Alienation - was grim.Today, 20 years after the worst nuclear power plant accident in history, intrepid journalist Mary Mycio dons dosimeter and camouflage protective gear to explore the world's most infamous radioactive wilderness. As she tours the Zone to report on the disaster's long-term effects on its human, faunal, and floral inhabitants, she meets pockets of defiant local residents who have remained behind to survive and make a life in the Zone. And she is shocked to discover that the area surrounding Chernobyl has become Europe's largest wildlife sanctuary, a flourishing - at times unearthly - wilderness teeming with large animals and a variety of birds, many of them members of rare and endangered species. Like the forests, fields, and swamps of their unexpectedly inviting habitat, both the people and the animals are all radioactive. Cesium-137 is packed in their muscles and strontium-90 in their bones. But quite astonishingly, they are also thriving.If fears of the Apocalypse and a lifeless, barren radioactive future have been constant companions of the nuclear age, Chernobyl now shows us a different view of the future. A vivid blend of reportage, popular science, and illuminating encounters that explode the myths of Chernobyl with facts that are at once beautiful and horrible,brings a remarkable land - and its people and animals - to life to tell a unique story of science, surprise and suspense.
/book/show/72392.The_Oxford_History_of_World_Cinema?from_search=true	Geoffrey Nowell-Smith (Editor)	The Oxford History of World Cinema	From its humble beginnings as a novelty in a handful of cities, cinema has risen to become a billion-dollar industry and the most spectacular and original contemporary art form. In The Oxford History of World Cinema, an international team of film historians traces the history of this enduringly popular entertainment medium. Covering all aspects of its development, stars, sFrom its humble beginnings as a novelty in a handful of cities, cinema has risen to become a billion-dollar industry and the most spectacular and original contemporary art form. In The Oxford History of World Cinema, an international team of film historians traces the history of this enduringly popular entertainment medium. Covering all aspects of its development, stars, studios, and cultural impact, the book celebrates and chronicles over one hundred years of diverse achievement from westerns to the New Wave, from animation to the avant-garde, and from Hollywood to Hong Kong.The Oxford History of World Cinema tells the story of the major inventions and developments in the cinema business, its institutions, genres, and personnel, and they outline the evolution of national cinemas round the world--the varied and distinctive film traditions that have developed alongside Hollywood. A unique aspect of the book are the special inset features on the film-makers and personalities--Garbo and Godard, Keaton and Kurosawa, Bugs Bunny and Bergman--who have had an enduring impact in popular memory and cinematic lore. With over 280 illustrations, a full bibliography, and an extensive index, this is the buff's ultimate guide to cinema worldwide.
/book/show/129612.The_Theft_of_History?from_search=true	Jack Goody	The Theft of History	Professor Jack Goody builds on his own previous work to extend further his highly influential critique of what he sees as the pervasive eurocentric or occidentalist biases of so much western historical writing. Goody also examines the consequent 'theft' by the West of the achievements of other cultures in the invention of (notably) democracy, capitalism, individualism, andProfessor Jack Goody builds on his own previous work to extend further his highly influential critique of what he sees as the pervasive eurocentric or occidentalist biases of so much western historical writing. Goody also examines the consequent 'theft' by the West of the achievements of other cultures in the invention of (notably) democracy, capitalism, individualism, and love. The Theft of History discusses a number of theorists in detail, including Marx, Weber and Norbert Elias, and engages with critical admiration western historians like Fernand Braudel, Moses Finlay and Perry Anderson. Major questions of method are raised, and Goody proposes a new comparative methodology for cross-cultural analysis, one that gives a much more sophisticated basis for assessing divergent historical outcomes, and replaces outmoded simple differences between East and West. The Theft of History will be read by an unusually wide audience of historians, anthropologists and social theorists.
/book/show/22366015-the-anabasis-of-alexander-or-the-history-of-the-wars-and-conquests-of?from_search=true	Arrian Edward James Chinnock	The Anabasis of Alexander; or, The history of the wars and conquests of Alexander the Great. Literally translated, with a commentary, from the Greek of Arrian, the Nicomedian	The Anabasis of Alexander; or, The history of the wars and conquests of Alexander the Great. Literally translated, with a commentary, from the Greek of Arrian the Nicomedian.472 Pages.
/book/show/8779037-crown-and-country?from_search=true	David Starkey	Crown and Country: A History of England Through the Monarchy	David Starkey looks at the monarchy as a whole, charting its history from Roman times, to the Wars of the Roses, the chaos of the Civil War, the fall of Charles I and Cromwell's emergence as Lord Protector - all the way up until the Victorian era when Britain's monarchs came face-to-face with modernity.
/book/show/9980533-elixir?from_search=true	Brian M. Fagan	Elixir: A History of Water and Humankind	
/book/show/1959895.Rape?from_search=true	Joanna Bourke	Rape: Sex, Violence, History	Joanna Bourke takes the issue of rape out from the academic ghettos and distills the truth so often exploited to sell newspapers. Neither prurient nor overly sympathetic, she investigates rape from a historical standpoint examining the history of sexual aggression, the idea of rape as a social construct, and the often-ignored idea of embodiment, and analyzes the physical rJoanna Bourke takes the issue of rape out from the academic ghettos and distills the truth so often exploited to sell newspapers. Neither prurient nor overly sympathetic, she investigates rape from a historical standpoint examining the history of sexual aggression, the idea of rape as a social construct, and the often-ignored idea of embodiment, and analyzes the physical response of rapists as well as the often-cited rape is about power theories.Indebted to a growing body of sophisticated feminist analyses about rape victims, Bourke here shifts the emphasis from the victims to the perpetrators in order to place rapists in their historical context. An invaluable study, this book delivers the hard truth that if we are to imagine a world free of unwanted sexual violence, then we must consider the issue of rape from every angle.
/book/show/2026841.The_Seven_Daughters_of_Eve?from_search=true	Bryan Sykes	The Seven Daughters of Eve: The Science That Reveals Our Genetic History	author's story behind one of the most momentous scientific discoveries of the 1990's and demonstrates how we are descended from seven prehistoric women
/book/show/573569.Life_Against_Death?from_search=true	Norman O. Brown	Life Against Death: The Psychoanalytical Meaning of History	A shocking and extreme interpretation of the father of psychoanalysis.
/book/show/10791288-boredom?from_search=true	Peter Toohey	Boredom: A Lively History	In the first book to argue for the benefits of boredom, Peter Toohey dispels the myth that it's simply a childish emotion or an existential malaise like Jean-Paul Sartre's nausea. He shows how boredom is, in fact, one of our most common and constructive emotions and is an essential part of the human experience.This informative and entertaining investigation of boredomwhatIn the first book to argue for the benefits of boredom, Peter Toohey dispels the myth that it's simply a childish emotion or an existential malaise like Jean-Paul Sartre's nausea. He shows how boredom is, in fact, one of our most common and constructive emotions and is an essential part of the human experience.This informative and entertaining investigation of boredomwhat it is and what it isn't, its uses and its dangersspans more than 3,000 years of history and takes readers through fascinating neurological and psychological theories of emotion, as well as recent scientific investigations, to illustrate its role in our lives. There are Australian aboriginals and bored Romans, Jeffrey Archer and caged cockatoos, Camus and the early Christians, Drer and Degas. Toohey also explores the important role that boredom plays in popular and highbrow culture and how over the centuries it has proven to be a stimulus for art and literature.Toohey shows that boredom is a universal emotion experienced by humans throughout history and he explains its place, and value, in today's world.isvital reading for anyone interested in what goes on when supposedly nothing happens.
/book/show/166851.A_History_of_Philosophy_4?from_search=true	Frederick Charles Copleston	A History of Philosophy 4: Descartes to Leibnitz	Conceived originally as a serious presentation of the development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston's nine-volumehas journeyed far beyond the modest purpose ofits author to universal acclaimas the best history of philosophy in English.Copleston, an Oxford Jesuit of immense erudition who once tangled with A.J. AyerConceived originally as a serious presentation of the development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston's nine-volumehas journeyed far beyond the modest purpose ofits author to universal acclaimas the best history of philosophy in English.Copleston, an Oxford Jesuit of immense erudition who once tangled with A.J. Ayer in a fabled debate about the existence of God and the possibility of metaphysics, knew that seminary students were fed a woefully inadequate diet of theses and proofs, and that their familiarity with most of history's great thinkers was reduced to simplistic caricatures.Copleston set out to redress the wrong by writing a complete history of Western philosophy, one crackling with incident and intellectual excitement - and one that gives full place to each thinker, presenting his thought in a beautifully rounded manner and showing his links to those who came after him.
/book/show/676857.A_Corner_of_a_Foreign_Field?from_search=true	Ramachandra Guha	A Corner of a Foreign Field: The Indian History of a British Sport	C. K. Nayudu and Sachin Tendulkar naturally figure in this captivating history of cricket in India, but so tooin arresting and unexpected waysdo Mahatma Gandhi and Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The Indian careers of those great English cricketers Lord Harris and D. R. Jardine provide a window into the operations of Empire, while the extraordinary life of India's first great slowC. K. Nayudu and Sachin Tendulkar naturally figure in this captivating history of cricket in India, but so tooin arresting and unexpected waysdo Mahatma Gandhi and Muhammad Ali Jinnah. The Indian careers of those great English cricketers Lord Harris and D. R. Jardine provide a window into the operations of Empire, while the extraordinary life of India's first great slow bowler, Palwankar Baloo, introduces the still-unfinished struggle against caste discrimination. Later chapters explore the competition between Hindu and Muslim cricketers in colonial India and the extraordinary passions now provoked when India plays Pakistan. An important, pioneering work, this is also a beautifully-written meditation on the ramifications of sport in society at large, and on how sport can influence both social and political history.
/book/show/9677.Fanny?from_search=true	Erica Jong	Fanny: Being the True History of the Adventures of Fanny Hackabout-Jones	Discovered on the doorstep of a country estate in Wiltshire, England, the infant Fanny is raised to womanhood by her adoptive parents, Lord and Lady Bellars. Fanny wants to become the epic poet of the age, but her plans are dashed when she is ravished by her libertine stepfather. Fleeing to London, Fanny falls in with idealistic witches and highwaymen who teach her of worlDiscovered on the doorstep of a country estate in Wiltshire, England, the infant Fanny is raised to womanhood by her adoptive parents, Lord and Lady Bellars. Fanny wants to become the epic poet of the age, but her plans are dashed when she is ravished by her libertine stepfather. Fleeing to London, Fanny falls in with idealistic witches and highwaymen who teach her of worlds she never knew existed. After toiling in a London brothel that caters to literati, Fanny embarks on a series of adventures that teach her what she must know to live and prosper as a woman. Soon to be a major Broadway musical. Reading group guide included.
/book/show/10115296-the-pun-also-rises?from_search=true	John Pollack	The Pun Also Rises: How the Humble Pun Revolutionized Language, Changed History, and Made Wordplay More Than Some Antics	The pun is commonly dismissed as the lowest form of wit, and punsters are often unpopular for their obsessive wordplay. But such attitudes are relatively recent developments. In, John PollacThe pun is commonly dismissed as the lowest form of wit, and punsters are often unpopular for their obsessive wordplay. But such attitudes are relatively recent developments. In, John Pollack-a former World Pun Champion and presidential speechwriter for Bill Clinton-explains why such wordplay is significant: It both revolutionized language and played a pivotal role in making the modern world possible. Skillfully weaving together stories and evidence from history, brain science, pop culture, literature, anthropology, and humor,is an authoritative yet playful exploration of a practice that is common, in one form or another, to virtually every language on earth.At once entertaining and educational, this engaging book answers fundamental questions: Just what is a pun, and why do people make them? How did punning impact the development of human language, and how did that drive creativity and progress? And why, after centuries of decline, does the pun still matter?Watch a Video
/book/show/80474.Marx_in_Soho?from_search=true	Howard Zinn	Marx in Soho: A Play on History	Don't you ever wonder: why is it necessary to declare me dead again and again?The premise of this witty and insightful play on history is that Karl Marx has agitated with the authorities of the afterlife for a chance to clear his name. Through a bureaucratic error, though, Marx is sent to Soho in New York, rather than his old stomping ground in London, to make his case.ZDon't you ever wonder: why is it necessary to declare me dead again and again?The premise of this witty and insightful play on history is that Karl Marx has agitated with the authorities of the afterlife for a chance to clear his name. Through a bureaucratic error, though, Marx is sent to Soho in New York, rather than his old stomping ground in London, to make his case.Zinn introduces us to Marx's wife, Jenny, his children, the anarchist Mikhail Bakunin, and a host of other characters.is a brilliant introduction to Marx's life, his analysis of society, and his passion for radical change. Zinn also shows how relevant Marx's ideas are for today's world.Historian and activist Howard Zinn is the author of the bestsellingand numerous other writings. He recently received the Eugene V. Debs and Lannan Foundation awards for his writing and political activism. He is also the author of, a play about Emma Goldman, in the anthology(South End Press).An imaginative critique of our society's hypocrisies and injustices, and an entertaining, vivid portrait of Karl Marx as a voice of humanitarian justice - which is perhaps the best way to remember him.-A cleverly imagined call to reconsider socialist theory... Zinn's point is well made; his passion for history melds with his political vigor to make this a memorable effort and a lucid primer for readers desiring a succinct, dramatized review of Marxism.-Even in heaven it seems, Karl Marx is a troublemaker. But in the deft and loving hands of activist/author/historian Howard Zinn, the historical figure... is also a father, a husband and a futurist possessing a grand sense of humor.-A witty delight that will engage both new and old acquaintances of the Marxian corpus.... Even conservatives will find Zinn's [book]... an intelligent and diverting read. Recommended for academic and public libraries alike.-
/book/show/242187.Brainwash?from_search=true	Dominic Streatfeild	Brainwash: The Secret History of Mind Control	youyouWith access to formerly classified documentation and interviews from the CIA, the U.S. Army, MI5, MI6, and the British Intelligence Corps, acclaimed journalist Dominic Streatfeild traces the history of the world's most secret psychological procedure.From the cold war to tyouyouWith access to formerly classified documentation and interviews from the CIA, the U.S. Army, MI5, MI6, and the British Intelligence Corps, acclaimed journalist Dominic Streatfeild traces the history of the world's most secret psychological procedure.From the cold war to the height of today's war on terror, groups as dissimilar as armies, religious cults, and advertising agencies have been accused of brainwashing. But what does this mean?Is it possible to erase memories or to implant them artificially? Do heavy-metal records contain subliminal messages? Do religious cults brainwash recruits? What were the CIA and MI6 doing with LSD in the 1950s? How far have the world's militaries really gone?From the author of the definitive history of cocaine,is required reading in an era of cutting-edge and often controversial interrogation practices. More than just an examination of the techniques used by the CIA, the KGB, and the Taliban,is also a gripping, full history of the heated efforts to master the elusive, secret techniques of mind control.
/book/show/4148167-a-history-of-rome?from_search=true	Theodor Mommsen	A History of Rome	The classical historian Theodor Mommsen (1817 1903) published his monumental History of Rome between 1854 and 1856. His work was received with widespread acclaim by the scholarly community and the reading public. In 1902 Mommsen was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature and acclaimed as 'the greatest living master of the art of historical writing'. Mommsen rejected traditThe classical historian Theodor Mommsen (1817 1903) published his monumental History of Rome between 1854 and 1856. His work was received with widespread acclaim by the scholarly community and the reading public. In 1902 Mommsen was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature and acclaimed as 'the greatest living master of the art of historical writing'. Mommsen rejected traditional Enlightenment accounts, which glorified ancient Rome; instead, guided by a new and rigorous criticism of sources, Mommsen began the demythologisation of Roman history. In a vivacious and engaging style, Mommsen drew bold parallels between the nineteenth century and classical Rome. Volume 3 covers the turbulent period from the reforms of Tiberius Gracchus to the death of Sulla, with separate chapters on nationality, religion and education, and the Roman economy. This English translation, first published in 1863, is based on the German third edition (1861).
/book/show/138530.A_Modern_History_of_Japan?from_search=true	Andrew Gordon	A Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the Present	In The Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the Present, Andrew Gordon paints a richly nuanced and strikingly original portrait of the last two centuries of Japanese history. He takes students from the days of the shogunate--the feudal overlordship of the Tokugawa family--through the modernizing revolution launched by midlevel samurai in the late nineteenth centIn The Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the Present, Andrew Gordon paints a richly nuanced and strikingly original portrait of the last two centuries of Japanese history. He takes students from the days of the shogunate--the feudal overlordship of the Tokugawa family--through the modernizing revolution launched by midlevel samurai in the late nineteenth century; the adoption of Western hairstyles, clothing, and military organization; and the nation's first experiments with mass democracy after World War I. Gordon offers the finest synthesis to date of Japan's passage through militarism, World War II, the American occupation, and the subsequent economic rollercoaster. But the true ingenuity and value of Gordon's approach lies in his close attention to the non-elite layers of society. Here students will see the influence of outside ideas, products, and culture on home life, labor unions, political parties, gender relations, and popular entertainment. The book examines Japan's struggles to define the meaning of its modernization, from villages and urban neighborhoods, to factory floors and middle managers' offices, to the imperial court. Most importantly, it illuminates the interconnectedness of Japanese developments with world history, demonstrating how Japan's historical passage represents a variation of a process experienced by many nations and showing how the Japanese narrative forms one part of the interwoven fabric of modern history.With a sustained focus on setting modern Japan in a comparative and global context, The Modern History of Japan is ideal for undergraduate courses in modern Japanese history, Japanese politics, Japanese society, or Japanese culture.
/book/show/391021.Hidden_from_History?from_search=true	Martin Duberman (Editor) Martha Vicinus (Editor) George Chauncey (Editor)	Hidden from History: Reclaiming the Gay and Lesbian Past	This richly revealing anthology brings together for the first time the vital new scholarly studies now lifting the veil from the gay and lesbian past. Such notable researchers as John Boswell, Shari Benstock, Jeffrey Weeks and John D'Emilio illuminate gay and lesbian life as it evolved in places as diverse as the Athens of Plato, Renaissance Italy, Victorian London, Jazz AThis richly revealing anthology brings together for the first time the vital new scholarly studies now lifting the veil from the gay and lesbian past. Such notable researchers as John Boswell, Shari Benstock, Jeffrey Weeks and John D'Emilio illuminate gay and lesbian life as it evolved in places as diverse as the Athens of Plato, Renaissance Italy, Victorian London, Jazz Age Harlem, Revolutionary Russia, Nazi Germany, Casto's Cuba - and peoples as varied as South African black miners, American Indians, Chinese courtiers, Japanese samurai, English schoolboys and girls, and urban working women. Gender and sexuality, repression and resistance, deviance and acceptance, identity and community - all are given a context in this fascinating work.
/book/show/330729.England_s_Dreaming?from_search=true	Jon Savage	England's Dreaming: Anarchy, Sex Pistols, Punk Rock, and Beyond	is the ultimate book on punk, its progenitors, the Sex Pistols, and the moment they defined for music fans in England and the United States. Savage brings to life the sensational story of the meteoric rise and rapid implosion of the Pistols through layers of rich detail, exclusive interviews, and rare photographs. This fully revised and updated edition ois the ultimate book on punk, its progenitors, the Sex Pistols, and the moment they defined for music fans in England and the United States. Savage brings to life the sensational story of the meteoric rise and rapid implosion of the Pistols through layers of rich detail, exclusive interviews, and rare photographs. This fully revised and updated edition of the book covers the legacy of punk twenty-five years later and provides an account of the Pistols' 1996 reunion as well as a freshly updated discography and a completely new introduction.
/book/show/25622736-brilliant-beacons?from_search=true	Eric Jay Dolin	Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse	Set against the backdrop of an expanding nation,traces the evolution of America's lighthouse system from its earliest days, highlighting the political, military, and technological battles fought to illuminate the nation's hardscrabble coastlines. Beginning with Boston Light,Americas first lighthouse, Dolin shows how the story of America, from colonySet against the backdrop of an expanding nation,traces the evolution of America's lighthouse system from its earliest days, highlighting the political, military, and technological battles fought to illuminate the nation's hardscrabble coastlines. Beginning with Boston Light,Americas first lighthouse, Dolin shows how the story of America, from colony to regional backwater, tofledging nation, and eventually to global industrial power, can be illustrated through its lighthouses.Even in the colonial era, the question of how best to solve the collective problem of lighting our ports, reefs, and coasts through a patchwork of private interests and independent localities telegraphed the great American debate over federalism and the role of a centralized government. As the nation expanded, throughout the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, so too did the coastlines in need of illumination, from New England to the Gulf of Mexico, the Great Lakes, the Pacific Coast all the way to Alaska. In Dolin's hands we see how each of these beacons tell itsown story of political squabbling, technological advancement, engineering marvel, and individual derring-do.In rollicking detail, Dolin treats readers to a memorable cast of characters, from the penny-pinching Treasury official Stephen Pleasonton, who hamstrung the country's efforts to adopt the revolutionary Fresnel lens, to the indomitableKatherine Walker, who presided so heroically over New York Harboras keeper at Robbins Reef Lighthousethat she was hailed as a genuine New York City folk hero upon her death in 1931. He also animates American military history from the Revolution to the Civil War andpresentstales both humorous and harrowing of soldiers, saboteurs, Civil War battles, ruthless egg collectors, and, most important, the lighthousekeepers themselves, men and women who often performed astonishing acts of heroism in carrying outtheir duties.In the modern world of GPS and satellite-monitored shipping lanes,forms a poignant elegy for the bygone days of the lighthouse, a symbol of American ingenuity that served as both a warning and a sign of hope for generations of mariners; and it also shows how these sentinels have endured, retaining their vibrancy to the present day. Containing over 150 photographs and illustrations,vividly reframes America's history.
/book/show/7074728-prehistoric-life?from_search=true	David Burnie	Prehistoric Life: The Definitive Visual History of Life on Earth	With an extensive catalog at its heart,profiles hundreds of fascinating species in incredible detail. The story starts in earnest 3.8 billion years ago, with the earliest-known form of life on Earth, a bacteria that still exists today, and journeys through action-packed millennia, charting the appearance of new life forms as well as devastating extinctionWith an extensive catalog at its heart,profiles hundreds of fascinating species in incredible detail. The story starts in earnest 3.8 billion years ago, with the earliest-known form of life on Earth, a bacteria that still exists today, and journeys through action-packed millennia, charting the appearance of new life forms as well as devastating extinction events. Of course, the ever-popular and endlessly intriguing dinosaurs feature large, butgives you the whole picture, and the plants, invertebrates, amphibians, birds, reptiles, and mammals that are the ancestors of today's species also populate its pages, making this book unprecedented in its coverage of prehistory. Specially commissioned artworks use cutting-edge technology to render species in breathtakingly realistic fashion, with astonishing images of prehistoric remains, such as skeletons and fossils, to complete the story. To put all the evidence in context, the concept of geological time is explored, as is the classification of species and how the evidence for their evolution is preserved and can be deciphered.New technologies have brought new life to inanimate fossils. CT scanning, for example, unlocks a 3D image of a plant or animal from a piece of rock, which can then be viewed from all angles revealing never-before-seen details. From this researchers can fill in missing pieces and even simulate how an animal might have moved. Panels explore these and numerous other scientific techniques for recovering, dating, and reconstructing, as well as profiling individuals, key excavations and discoveries, and some of the unique anatomical features that nature has developed over the course of time.The last section of the book looks at the development of humans and the eventual rise to dominance of Homo sapiens, exploring not only their changing anatomy as revealed by the fossils but also the evidence for culture and society as evidenced by extraordinary cave paintings and intricately worked tools.In combination, the stunning visuals, captivating, authoritative text, and comprehensive approach makea fascinating and revealing encyclopedia that will appeal to the whole family.TABLE OF CONTENTS1. LIVING PLANET (38 pp)Foundations of a living planet. The Earth's structure. Plate tectonics, formation of oceans and continents.Changing climate. factors that contribute to climate change, how those can be seen in the geological record, and how that has affected life on Earth.Reconstructing the past. Using the present to understand the past (rocks and the rock cycle, layers of rock and dating)Fossils. Types of fossils, how they form, reconstructing the past from them (digging up, analysis), reconstructing past environments, dating using fossils.Geological timescale. Explanation of geological time.Life on Earth. What is life? Natural selection, DNA, molecular clocks, mass extinctions.Timeline of Evolution. Broad-scale look at major evolutionary markers through time.Classification. How we classify living organisms. The kingdoms of life.2. ON EARTH (398 PP)This chapter will be organized so that pages can be removed to leave a section of 360pp.his consists of a catalog divided into geological periods. Each period introduction covers the conditions on Earth at the time (geology and climate) and includes a chart showing the evolution of the main forms of life. The subsequent catalog entries are organized into groups: Microscopic life; Plants and Fungi; Invertebrates; and Vertebrates, with each having an introduction detailing the main evolutionary developments within the group.Archean 3.8-2.5 billion years ago (4pp)Period introduction. (1p)Archean life intro - (1p) the rise of life. Biology of cells; prokaryotes, cyanobacteria, stromatolites.Catalog of species.Proterozoic 2.5 billion-543 mya (6pp)Period introduction. (2pp)Microscopic life intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (1p)Invertebrates intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (1p)Cambrian 543-490 mya (20pp)Period introduction (4pp)Microscopic life intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (3pp)Invertebrates intro. (2pp)Catalog of species. (8pp)Vertebrates intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (1p)Ordovician 490-443 mya (14pp)Period introduction. (4pp)Microscopic life intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (1p)Plants and fungi intro. (1p)Catalog of species.(1p)Invertebrates intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (3pp)Vertebrates intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (1p)Silurian 443-417 mya (20pp)Period introduction. (4pp)Microscopic life intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (1p)Plants and fungi intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (1p)Invertebrates intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (7pp)Vertebrates intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (3p)Devonian 417-354 mya (34pp)Period introduction. (4pp)Microscopic life intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (1p)Plants and fungi intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (7pp)Invertebrates intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (7pp)Vertebrates intro. (2p)Catalog of species. (10pp)Carboniferous 354-290 mya (38pp)Period introduction. (4pp)Microscopic life intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (1p)Plants and fungi intro. (2pp)Catalog of species. (8pp)Invertebrates intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (9pp)Vertebrates intro. (2pp)Catalog of species. (10pp)Permian 290-248 mya (26pp)Period introduction. (Microscopic life intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (1p)Plants and fungi intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (3pp)Invertebrates intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (7pp)Vertebrates intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (7pp)Triassic 248-206 mya (30pp)Period introduction. (Microscopic life intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (1p)Plants and fungi intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (5pp)Invertebrates intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (3pp)Vertebrates intro. (1pp)Catalog of species. (13pp)Jurassic 206-144 mya (56pp)Period introduction. (4pp)Microscopic life intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (1p)Plants and fungi intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (5pp)Invertebrates intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (9pp)Vertebrates intro. (2pp)Catalog of species. (24pp)Cretaceous 144-65 mya (54pp)Period introduction. (4pp)Microscopic life intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (1p)Plants and fungi intro. (2pp)Catalog of species. (10pp)Invertebrates intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (9pp)Vertebrates intro. (2pp)Catalog of species. (24pp)Paleogene 65-23.8 mya (34pp)Period introduction. (4pp)Microscopic life intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (1p)Plants and fungi intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (6pp)Invertebrates intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (6pp)Vertebrates intro. (2pp)Catalog of species. (12pp)Neogene 23.8-1.8 mya (32pp)Period introduction. (4pp)Microscopic life intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (1p)Plants and fungi intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (6pp)Invertebrates intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (7pp)Vertebrates intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (10pp)Quaternary 1.8 mya-Present (26pp)Period introduction. (4pp)Microscopic life intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (1p)Plants and fungi intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (Invertebrates intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (5pp)Vertebrates intro. (1p)Catalog of species. (8pp)3. THE RISE OF HUMANS (44PP)Timeline of human evolution.Coverage of: Sahelanthropus tchadensis, Orrorin tugenesis, Ardipithecus kadabba, Ardipithecus ramidus, Australopithecus anamensis, Australopithecus afarensis, Kenyanthropus platyops, Australopithecus africanus, Australopithecus aethiopicus, Australopithecus garhi, Homo habilis, Homo rudolfensis, Paranthropus boisei, Homo ergaster, Paranthropus robustus, Homo erectus, Homo heidelbergensis, Homo neanderthalensis, Homo sapiens.Themes of anatomy, DNA, global expansion, tool use, diet, communication, ecology, society, and culture run through the section.Glossary/Index/Acknowledgements
/book/show/15793505-in-the-kingdom-of-the-sick?from_search=true	Laurie Edwards	In the Kingdom of the Sick: A Social History of Chronic Illness in America	Thirty years ago, Susan Sontag wrote, Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship in the kingdom of the well and the kingdom of the sick ... Sooner or later each of us is obliged, at least for a spell, to identify ourselves as citizens of that other place. Now more than 133 million Americans live with chronic illness, accounting for nearly three-quarters of all health caThirty years ago, Susan Sontag wrote, Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship in the kingdom of the well and the kingdom of the sick ... Sooner or later each of us is obliged, at least for a spell, to identify ourselves as citizens of that other place. Now more than 133 million Americans live with chronic illness, accounting for nearly three-quarters of all health care dollars, and untold pain and disability.There has been an alarming rise in illnesses that defy diagnosis through clinical tests or have no known cure. Millions of people, especially women, with illnesses such as irritable bowel syndrome, chronic pain, and chronic fatigue syndrome face skepticism from physicians and the public alike. And people with diseases as varied as cardiovascular disease, HIV, certain cancers, and type 2 diabetes have been accused of causing their preventable illnesses through their lifestyle choices.We must balance our faith in medical technology with awareness of the limits of science, and confront our throwback beliefs that people who are sick have weaker character than those who are well. Through research and patient narratives, health writer Laurie Edwards explores patient rights, the role of social media in medical advocacy, the origins of our attitudes about chronic illness, and much more. Whatdid for people suffering from depression,does for those who are chronically ill.
/book/show/678365.Forgotten_Voices_of_The_Holocaust?from_search=true	Lyn Smith	Forgotten Voices of The Holocaust: A new history in the words of the men and women who survived	Following the success ofLyn Smith visits the oral accounts preserved in the Imperial War Museum Sound Archive, to reveal the sheer complexity and horror of one of human history's darkest hours.The great majority of Holocaust survivors suffered considerable physical and psychological wounds, yet even in this dark time of human history, taFollowing the success ofLyn Smith visits the oral accounts preserved in the Imperial War Museum Sound Archive, to reveal the sheer complexity and horror of one of human history's darkest hours.The great majority of Holocaust survivors suffered considerable physical and psychological wounds, yet even in this dark time of human history, tales of faith, love and courage can be found. As well as revealing the story of the Holocaust as directly experienced by victims, these testimonies also illustrate how, even enduring the most harsh conditions, degrading treatment and suffering massive family losses, hope, the will to survive, and the human spirit still shine through.
/book/show/25728143-the-emergency?from_search=true	Coomi Kapoor	The Emergency: A Personal History	A searing indictment of the suspension of democracy In June 1975, a state of Emergency was declared, where civil liberties were suspended and the press muzzled. In the dark days that followed, Coomi Kapoor, then a young journalist, personally experienced the full fury of the establishment. Meanwhile, Indira Gandhi, her son Sanjay and his coterie unleashed a reign of terrorA searing indictment of the suspension of democracy In June 1975, a state of Emergency was declared, where civil liberties were suspended and the press muzzled. In the dark days that followed, Coomi Kapoor, then a young journalist, personally experienced the full fury of the establishment. Meanwhile, Indira Gandhi, her son Sanjay and his coterie unleashed a reign of terror that saw forced sterilizations, brutal evictions in the thousands, and wanton imprisonment of many, including Opposition leaders.This gripping eyewitness account vividly recreates the drama, the horror, as well as the heroism of a few during those nineteen months when democracy was derailed.
/book/show/17262462-a-disability-history-of-the-united-states?from_search=true	Kim E. Nielsen	A Disability History of the United States	Disability is not just the story of someone we love or the story of whom we may become; rather it is undoubtedly the story of our nation. Covering the entirety of US history from pre-1492 to the present,is the first book to place the experiencDisability is not just the story of someone we love or the story of whom we may become; rather it is undoubtedly the story of our nation. Covering the entirety of US history from pre-1492 to the present,is the first book to place the experiences of people with disabilities at the center of the American narrative. In many ways, its a familiar telling. In other ways, however, it is a radical repositioning of US history. By doing so, the book casts new light on familiar stories, such as slavery and immigration, while breaking ground about the ties between nativism and oralism in the late nineteenth century and the role of ableism in the development of democracy.pulls from primary-source documents and social histories to retell American history through the eyes, words, and impressions of the people who lived it. As historian and disability scholar Nielsen argues, to understand disability history isnt to narrowly focus on a series of individual triumphs but rather to examine mass movements and pivotal daily events through the lens of varied experiences. Throughout the book, Nielsen deftly illustrates how concepts of disability have deeply shaped the American experiencefrom deciding who was allowed to immigrate to establishing labor laws and justifying slavery and gender discrimination. Included are absorbingat times horrificnarratives of blinded slaves being thrown overboard and women being involuntarily sterilized, as well as triumphant accounts of disabled miners organizing strikes and disability rights activists picketing Washington.Engrossing and profound,fundamentally reinterprets how we view our nations past: from a stifling master narrative to a shared history that encompasses us all.
/book/show/96136.Sweetness_and_Light?from_search=true	Hattie Ellis	Sweetness and Light: The Mysterious History of the Honeybee	Did you know that Abraham Lincoln and Muhammad Ali both consumed bee pollen to boost energy, or that beekeepers in nineteenth-century Europe viewed their bees as part of the family? Or that after man, the honeybee, Apis mellifera, is the most studied creature on the planet? And that throughout history, honey has been highly valued by the ancient Egyptians (the first knownDid you know that Abraham Lincoln and Muhammad Ali both consumed bee pollen to boost energy, or that beekeepers in nineteenth-century Europe viewed their bees as part of the family? Or that after man, the honeybee, Apis mellifera, is the most studied creature on the planet? And that throughout history, honey has been highly valued by the ancient Egyptians (the first known beekeepers), the Greeks, and European monarchs, as well as Winnie the Pooh?In, Hattie Ellis leads us into the hive, revealing the fascinating story of bees and honey from the Stone Age to the present, from Nepalese honey hunters to urban hives on the rooftops of New York City. Uncovering the secrets of the honeybee one by one, Ellis shows how this small insect, with a collective significance so much greater than its individual size, can carry us through past and present to tell us more about ourselves than any other living creature.
/book/show/8584995-nom-de-plume?from_search=true	Carmela Ciuraru	Nom de Plume: A (Secret) History of Pseudonyms	What's in a name?In our look at me era, everyone's a brand. Privacy now seems a quaint relic, and self-effacement is a thing of the past. Yet, asreminds us, this was not always the case. Exploring the fascinating stories of more than a dozen authorial impostors across several centuries and cultures, Carmela Ciuraru plumbs the creative process and the darkerWhat's in a name?In our look at me era, everyone's a brand. Privacy now seems a quaint relic, and self-effacement is a thing of the past. Yet, asreminds us, this was not always the case. Exploring the fascinating stories of more than a dozen authorial impostors across several centuries and cultures, Carmela Ciuraru plumbs the creative process and the darker, often crippling aspects of fame.Biographies have chronicled the lives of pseudonymous authors such as Mark Twain, Isak Dinesen, and George Eliot, but never before have the stories behind many noms de plume been collected into a single volume. These are narratives of secrecy, obsession, modesty, scandal, defiance, and shame: Only through the protective guise of Lewis Carroll could a shy, half-deaf Victorian mathematician at Oxford feel free to let his imagination run wild. The three weird sisters (as they were called by the poet Ted Hughes) from Yorkshirethe Brontesproduced instant bestsellers that transformed them into literary icons, yet they wrote under the cloak of male authorship. Bored by her aristocratic milieu, a cigar-smoking, cross-dressing baroness rejected the rules of propriety by having sexual liaisons with men and women alike, publishing novels and plays under the name George Sand.Grounded by research yet highly accessible and engaging, these provocative, astonishing stories reveal the complex motives of writers who harbored secret identitiessometimes playfully, sometimes with terrible anguish and tragic consequences. A wide-ranging examination of pseudonyms both familiar and obscure,is part detective story, part expos, part literary history, and an absorbing psychological meditation on identity and creativity.
/book/show/80854.The_City?from_search=true	Joel Kotkin	The City: A Global History	If humankind can be said to have a single greatest creation, it would be those places that represent the most eloquent expression of our species's ingenuity, beliefs, and ideals: the city. In this authoritative and engagingly written account, the acclaimed urbanist and bestselling author examines the evolution of urban life over the millennia and, in doing so, attempts toIf humankind can be said to have a single greatest creation, it would be those places that represent the most eloquent expression of our species's ingenuity, beliefs, and ideals: the city. In this authoritative and engagingly written account, the acclaimed urbanist and bestselling author examines the evolution of urban life over the millennia and, in doing so, attempts to answer the age-old question: What makes a city great?Despite their infinite variety, all cities essentially serve three purposes: spiritual, political, and economic. Kotkin follows the progression of the city from the early religious centers of Mesopotamia, the Indus Valley, and China to the imperial centers of the Classical era, through the rise of the Islamic city and the European commercial capitals, ending with today's post-industrial suburban metropolis.Despite widespread optimistic claims that cities are back in style, Kotkin warns that whatever their form, cities can thrive only if they remain sacred, safe, and busy-and this is true for both the increasingly urbanized developing world and the often self-possessed global cities of the West and East Asia.Looking at cities in the twenty-first century, Kotkin discusses the effects of developments such as shifting demographics and emerging technologies. He also considers the effects of terrorism-how the religious and cultural struggles of the present pose the greatest challenge to the urban future.Truly global in scope,is a timely narrative that will place Kotkin in the company of Lewis Mumford, Jane Jacobs, and other preeminent urban scholars.
/book/show/26530353-the-games?from_search=true	David Goldblatt	The Games: A Global History of the Olympics	For millions of people around the world, the Summer and Winter Games are a joy and a treasure, but how did they develop into a global colossus? How have they been buffeted byand, in turn, affected byworld events? Why do we care about them so much?From the reinvention of the Games in Athens in 1896 to Rio in 2016, best-selling sportswriter David Goldblatt brilliantly tracFor millions of people around the world, the Summer and Winter Games are a joy and a treasure, but how did they develop into a global colossus? How have they been buffeted byand, in turn, affected byworld events? Why do we care about them so much?From the reinvention of the Games in Athens in 1896 to Rio in 2016, best-selling sportswriter David Goldblatt brilliantly traces their history through national triumphs and tragedies, individual victories and failures. Here is the story of grand Olympic traditions such as winners medals, the torch relay, and the eternal flame. Here is the story of popular Olympic events such as gymnastics, the marathon, and alpine skiing (as well as discontinued ones like tug-of-war). And here in all their glory are Olympic icons from Jesse Owens to Nadia Comaneci, Abebe Bikila to Bob Beamon, the Dream Team to Usain Bolt.Hailed in thefor writing about sports with the expansive eye of a social and cultural critic, Goldblatt goes beyond the medal counts to tell how women fought to be included in the Olympics on equal terms, how the wounded of World War II led to the Paralympics, and how the Olympics reflect changing attitudes to race and ethnicity. He explores the tensions between the Games amateur ideals and professionalization and commercialism in sports, the pitched battles between cities for the right to host the Games, and their often disappointing economic legacy. And in covering such seminal moments as Jesse Owens and Hitler at Berlin in 1936, the Black Power salute at Mexico City in 1968, the massacre of Israeli athletes at Munich in 1972, and the Miracle on Ice at Lake Placid in 1980, Goldblatt shows how prominently the modern Olympics have highlighted profound domestic and international conflicts.Illuminated with dazzling vignettes from over a century of the Olympics, this stunningly researched and engagingly written history captures the excitement, drama, and kaleidoscopic experience of the Games.
/book/show/6262529-a-people-s-history-of-christianity?from_search=true	Diana Butler Bass	A People's History of Christianity: The Other Side of the Story	For too long, the history of Christianity has been told as the triumph of orthodox doctrine imposed through power and hierarchy. In, historian and religion expert Diana Butler Bass reveals an alternate history that includes a deep social ethic and far-reaching inclusivity: the other side of the story is not a modern phenomenon, but hasFor too long, the history of Christianity has been told as the triumph of orthodox doctrine imposed through power and hierarchy. In, historian and religion expert Diana Butler Bass reveals an alternate history that includes a deep social ethic and far-reaching inclusivity: the other side of the story is not a modern phenomenon, but has always been practiced within the church. Butler Bass persuasively argues that correctiveeven subversivebeliefs and practices have always been hallmarks of Christianity and are necessary to nourish communities of faith.In the same spirit as Howard Zinn's groundbreaking work, Butler Bass'sbrings to life the movements, personalities, and spiritual disciplines that have always informed and ignited Christian worship and social activism.authenticates the vital, emerging Christian movements of our time, providing the historical evidence that celebrates these movements as thoroughly Christian and faithful to the mission and message of Jesus.
/book/show/27246074-syria-burning?from_search=true	Charles Glass	Syria Burning: A Short History of a Catastrophe	Since the upsurge of the Arab Spring in 2011, the Syrian civil war has claimed in excess of 200,000 lives, with an estimated 8 million Syrians, more than a third of the countrys population, forced to flee their homes. Militant Sunni groups, such as ISIS, have taken control of large swatheSince the upsurge of the Arab Spring in 2011, the Syrian civil war has claimed in excess of 200,000 lives, with an estimated 8 million Syrians, more than a third of the countrys population, forced to flee their homes. Militant Sunni groups, such as ISIS, have taken control of large swathes of the nation. The impact of this catastrophe is now being felt on the streets of Europe and the United States.Veteran Middle East expert Charles Glass combines reportage, analysis, and history to provide an accessible overview of the origins and permutations defining the conflict. He also gives a powerful argument for why the West has failed to get to grips with the consequences of the crisis.
/book/show/25898106-under-the-big-black-sun?from_search=true	John Doe Tom DeSavia	Under the Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Punk	explores the nascent Los Angeles punk rock movement and its evolution to hardcore punk as its never been told before. Authors John Doe and Tom DeSavia have woven together an enthralling story of the legendary west coast scene from 1977-1982 by enlisting the voices of people who were there. The book shares chapter-length tales from the authors alongexplores the nascent Los Angeles punk rock movement and its evolution to hardcore punk as its never been told before. Authors John Doe and Tom DeSavia have woven together an enthralling story of the legendary west coast scene from 1977-1982 by enlisting the voices of people who were there. The book shares chapter-length tales from the authors along with personal essays from famous (and infamous) players in the scene. Additional authors include: Exene Cervenka (X), Henry Rollins (Black Flag), Mike Watt (The Minutemen), Jane Wiedlin and Charlotte Caffey (The Go-Gos), Dave Alvin (The Blasters), Jack Grisham (TSOL), Teresa Covarrubias (The Brat), Robert Lopez (The Zeros, El Vez), as well as scencesters and journalists Pleasant Gehman, Kristine McKenna, and Chris Morris. Through interstitial commentary, John Doe narrates this journey through the land of film noir sunshine, Hollywood back alleys, and suburban sprawlthe place where he met his artistic counterparts Exene, DJ Bonebrake, and Billy Zoomand formed X, the band that became synonymous with, and in many ways defined, L.A. punk.shares stories of friendship and love, ambition and feuds, grandiose dreams and cultural rage, all combined with the tattered, glossy sheen of pop culture weirdness that epitomized the operations of Hollywoods underbelly. Readers will travel to the clubs that defined the scene, as well as to the street corners, empty lots, apartment complexes, and squats that served as de facto salons for the musicians, artists, and fringe players that hashed out what would become punk rock in Los Angeles.
/book/show/30135182-a-brief-history-of-everyone-who-ever-lived?from_search=true	Adam Rutherford	A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Stories in Our Genes	This is a story about you.It is the history of who you are and how you came to be. It is unique to you, as it is to each of the 100 billion modern humans who have ever drawn breath. But it is also our collective story, because in every one of our genomes we each carry the history of our species - births, deaths, disease, war, famine, migration and a lot of sex.Since scientThis is a story about you.It is the history of who you are and how you came to be. It is unique to you, as it is to each of the 100 billion modern humans who have ever drawn breath. But it is also our collective story, because in every one of our genomes we each carry the history of our species - births, deaths, disease, war, famine, migration and a lot of sex.Since scientists first read the human genome in 2001 it has been subject to all sorts of claims, counterclaims and myths. In fact, as Adam Rutherford explains, our genomes should be read not as instruction manuals, but as epic poems. DNA determines far less than we have been led to believe about us as individuals, but vastly more about us as a species.In this captivating journey through the expanding landscape of genetics, Adam Rutherford reveals what our genes now tell us about history, and what history tells us about our genes. From Neanderthals to murder, from redheads to race, dead kings to plague, evolution to epigenetics, this is a demystifying and illuminating new portrait of who we are and how we came to be.
/book/show/18883295-history-of-the-plague-in-london?from_search=true	Daniel Defoe	History of the Plague in London	This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
/book/show/27774747-how-the-post-office-created-america?from_search=true	Winifred Gallagher	How the Post Office Created America: A History	The post office, Winifred Gallagher argues, has been not just a witness to but a foundational influence on much of the history of the United States of America, particularly for women andThe post office, Winifred Gallagher argues, has been not just a witness to but a foundational influence on much of the history of the United States of America, particularly for women and African-Americans, who participated in the nation's formation via the post office in pivotal ways.a tells this story, tracing the role of a unique institution and its leaders, such as Benjamin Franklin, the Crown's first postmaster general--a position that for a great deal of America's history belonged to the cabinet, and as such was politically important and influential. Taking in all the major events in American history, from the Declaration of Independence to the Civil War to the advent of the Internet, Gallagher tells a vitally important story.This fascinating and original work of history brings to life a uniquely American institution, one without which our democracy as we know it would not have been possible. Gallagher casts her eyes forward, arguing compellingly that now more than ever before, as we arrive at a fork in the road with the advent of the Internet, we need to ensure that the future of the postal service is not squandered.
/book/show/1117765.Bicycle?from_search=true	David V. Herlihy	Bicycle: The History	During the nineteenth century, the bicycle evoked an exciting new world in which even a poor person could travel afar and at will. But was the mechanical horse truly destined to usher in a new era of road travel or would it remain merely a plaything for dandies and schoolboys? In(named bymagazine as the #1 book on bicycles), David Herlihy rDuring the nineteenth century, the bicycle evoked an exciting new world in which even a poor person could travel afar and at will. But was the mechanical horse truly destined to usher in a new era of road travel or would it remain merely a plaything for dandies and schoolboys? In(named bymagazine as the #1 book on bicycles), David Herlihy recounts the saga of this far-reaching invention and the passions it aroused. The pioneer racer James Moore insisted the bicycle would become as common as umbrellas. Mark Twain was more skeptical, enjoining his readers to get a bicycle. You will not regret itif you live.Because we live in an age of cross-country bicycle racing and high-tech mountain bikes, we may overlook the decades of development and ingenuity that transformed the basic concept of human-powered transportation into a marvel of engineering. This lively and engrossing history retraces the extraordinary story of the bicyclea history of disputed patents, brilliant inventions, and missed opportunities. Herlihy shows us why the bicycle captured the publics imagination and the myriad ways in which it reshaped our world.
/book/show/1293948.500_Nations?from_search=true	Alvin M. Josephy Jr.	500 Nations: An Illustrated History of North American Indians	Presents an illustrated history of North American Indians from their origins to the present, and includes contemporary interviews and excerpts from journals.
/book/show/33239789-the-unwomanly-face-of-war?from_search=true	Svetlana Alexievich Richard Pevear (Translator) Larissa Volokhonsky (Translator)	The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II	Bringing together dozens of voices in her distinctive style, Svetlana Alexievich shares stories of womens experiences in World War IIon the front lines, on the home front, and in occupied territories.Bringing together dozens of voices in her distinctive style, Svetlana Alexievich shares stories of womens experiences in World War IIon the front lines, on the home front, and in occupied territories.is a powerful history of the central conflict of the twentieth century, a kaleidoscopic portrait of the human side of war.
/book/show/2950717-the-girl-from-foreign?from_search=true	Sadia Shepard	The Girl from Foreign: A Search for Shipwrecked Ancestors, Forgotten Histories, and a Sense of Home	
/book/show/824520.Bloody_Scotland?from_search=true	Terry Deary Walter Dean Myers Christopher Myers (Illustrations)	Bloody Scotland	
/book/show/412608.Beautiful_Jim_Key?from_search=true	Mim Eichler Rivas	Beautiful Jim Key: The Lost History of a Horse and a Man Who Changed the World	Beautiful Jim Key: The Lost History of a Horse and a Man Who Changed the World
/book/show/7493593-vampireology?from_search=true	Nicky Raven Archer Brookes Dugald A. Steer (Editor)	Vampireology: The True History of the Fallen Ones (Ologies, #9)	Long before the term vampire was born, long before Bram Stoker fictionalized this beings ways, blood-drinking demons were banished to Earth by Michaels host of Angels, or so the Bible describes. Now this rich, mesmerizing resource, wrLong before the term vampire was born, long before Bram Stoker fictionalized this beings ways, blood-drinking demons were banished to Earth by Michaels host of Angels, or so the Bible describes. Now this rich, mesmerizing resource, written in 1900, sheds light on what happened hence to the three vampire bloodlines  especially the tortured souls known as the Belial. Interspersed are booklets, flaps, and letters between a young paranormal researcher who discovered the book in the 1920s and an oddly alluring woman who seeks his help. Among the phenomena explored are:* vampires genealogical origins, attributes, and range* myths about the making of vampires* secrets of vampires powers and shape-shifting skills* tips for spotting vampires, protecting oneself, and fighting back* case studies of famous vampires  and vampire hunters  through history* a shocking overview of vampires living among us
/book/show/27843863-une-vie-the-history-of-a-heart-or-a-woman-s-life?from_search=true	Guy de Maupassant	Une Vie (The History of a Heart or a Woman`s Life) (Annotated)	Henri Ren Albert Guy de Maupassant ( 5 August 1850  6 July 1893) was a French writer, remembered as a master of the short story form, and as a representative of the naturalist school of writers, who depicted human lives and destinies and social forces in disillusioned and often pessimistic terms.Maupassant was a protg of Flaubert and his stories are characterized by eHenri Ren Albert Guy de Maupassant ( 5 August 1850  6 July 1893) was a French writer, remembered as a master of the short story form, and as a representative of the naturalist school of writers, who depicted human lives and destinies and social forces in disillusioned and often pessimistic terms.Maupassant was a protg of Flaubert and his stories are characterized by economy of style and efficient, effortless dnouements (outcomes). Many are set during the Franco-Prussian War of the 1870s, describing the futility of war and the innocent civilians who, caught up in events beyond their control, are permanently changed by their experiences. He wrote some 300 short stories, six novels, three travel books, and one volume of verse. His first published story, Boule de Suif (Ball of Fat, 1880), is often considered his masterpiece.
/book/show/87141.The_Catholic_Church?from_search=true	Hans Kng John Bowden (Translator)	The Catholic Church: A Short History	In this extraordinary book, the controversial and profoundly influential Hans Kng chronicles the Roman Catholic Churchs role as a world power throughout history. Along the way, he examines the great schismsbetween East and West, and Catholic and Protestantas well as the evolving role of the papacy, the stories of the great reforming popes, and the expansion of a globalIn this extraordinary book, the controversial and profoundly influential Hans Kng chronicles the Roman Catholic Churchs role as a world power throughout history. Along the way, he examines the great schismsbetween East and West, and Catholic and Protestantas well as the evolving role of the papacy, the stories of the great reforming popes, and the expansion of a global church infrastructure. The book concludes with a searching assessment of how the Catholic faith will confront the immense challenges posed in the new millennium by those seeking reform of traditional strictures.
/book/show/1693543.Medieval_Women?from_search=true	Henrietta Leyser	Medieval Women: A Social History of Women in England 450-1500	looks at a thousand years of English history, as it affected - and was made by - women.Henrietta Leyser considers the problems and attitudes fundamental to every woman of the time: medieval views on sex, marriage and motherhood; the world of work and the experience of widowhood for peasant, townswoman and aristocrat. The intellectual and spiritual worlds oflooks at a thousand years of English history, as it affected - and was made by - women.Henrietta Leyser considers the problems and attitudes fundamental to every woman of the time: medieval views on sex, marriage and motherhood; the world of work and the experience of widowhood for peasant, townswoman and aristocrat. The intellectual and spiritual worlds of women are also explored.Based on an abundance of research from the last twenty-five years,celebrates the diversity and vitality of English women's lives in the Middle Ages.
/book/show/1782309.History_of_the_Republic_of_the_Philippines?from_search=true	Gregorio F. Zaide	History of the Republic of the Philippines	
/book/show/358794.A_Concise_History_of_the_Catholic_Church?from_search=true	Thomas Bokenkotter	A Concise History of the Catholic Church	Expanded and updated for the new millennium.Covering the life of Christ, the election of Pope Benedict XVI, and everything in between,has been one of the bestselling religious histories of the past two decades and a mainstay for scholars, students, and others looking for a definitive, accessible history of Catholicism. With a clariExpanded and updated for the new millennium.Covering the life of Christ, the election of Pope Benedict XVI, and everything in between,has been one of the bestselling religious histories of the past two decades and a mainstay for scholars, students, and others looking for a definitive, accessible history of Catholicism. With a clarity that will appeal to any reader, Thomas Bokenkotter divides his study into five parts that correspond to the major historical and epochal developments in Catholicism. His authoritative, thorough approach takes readers from the Churchs triumph over paganism, through the sound and fury of renewal, to a new section devoted to such topics as dissent and current developments in the ecumenical movement. Informative illustrations throughout the book, new to this edition, enrich the reader's experience, and the addition of a wide-ranging bibliography increases its value as a sourcebook.
/book/show/15793085-the-year-without-summer?from_search=true	William K. Klingaman Nicholas P. Klingaman	The Year Without Summer: 1816 and the Volcano That Darkened the World and Changed History	Like Winchester'sreveals a year of dramatic global change long forgotten by historyIn the tradition of,, andcomes a sweeping history of the year that became known as 18-hundred-and-froze-to-death. 1816 was a remarkable yearmostly for the fact that there was no summer. As a result of aLike Winchester'sreveals a year of dramatic global change long forgotten by historyIn the tradition of,, andcomes a sweeping history of the year that became known as 18-hundred-and-froze-to-death. 1816 was a remarkable yearmostly for the fact that there was no summer. As a result of a volcanic eruption in Indonesia, weather patterns were disrupted worldwide for months, allowing for excessive rain, frost, and snowfall through much of the Northeastern U.S. and Europe in the summer of 1816.In the U.S., the extraordinary weather produced food shortages, religious revivals, and extensive migration from New England to the Midwest. In Europe, the cold and wet summer led to famine, food riots, the transformation of stable communities into wandering beggars, and one of the worst typhus epidemics in history. 1816 was the yearwas written. It was also the year Turner painted his fiery sunsets. All of these things are linked to global climate changesomething we are quite aware of now, but that was utterly mysterious to people in the nineteenth century, who concocted all sorts of reasons for such an ungenial season.Making use of a wealth of source material and employing a compelling narrative approach featuring peasants and royalty, politicians, writers, and scientists,by William K. Klingaman and Nicholas P. Klingaman examines not only the climate change engendered by this event, but also its effects on politics, the economy, the arts, and social structures.
/book/show/18624236-genghis-khan-makers-of-history-series?from_search=true	Jacob Abbott	Genghis Khan, Makers of History Series	This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
/book/show/17290680-magnificent-delusions?from_search=true	Husain Haqqani	Magnificent Delusions: Pakistan, the United States, and an Epic History of Misunderstanding	The relationship between America and Pakistan is based on mutual incomprehension and always has been. Pakistanto American eyeshas gone from being a quirky irrelevance, to a stabilizing friend, to an essential military ally, to a seedbed of terror. Americato Pakistani eyeshas been a guarantee of security, a coldly distant scold, an enthusiastic military enabler, and isThe relationship between America and Pakistan is based on mutual incomprehension and always has been. Pakistanto American eyeshas gone from being a quirky irrelevance, to a stabilizing friend, to an essential military ally, to a seedbed of terror. Americato Pakistani eyeshas been a guarantee of security, a coldly distant scold, an enthusiastic military enabler, and is now a threat to national security and a source of humiliation.The countries are not merely at odds. Each believes it can play the otherwith sometimes absurd, sometimes tragic, results. The conventional narrative about the war in Afghanistan, for instance, has revolved around the Soviet invasion in 1979. But President Jimmy Carter signed the first authorization to help the Pakistani-backed mujahedeen covertly on July 3almost six months before the Soviets invaded. Americans were told, and like to believe, that what followed was Charlie Wilson's war of Afghani liberation, with which they remain embroiled to this day. It was not. It was General Zia-ul-Haq's vicious regional power play.Husain Haqqani has a unique insight into Pakistan, his homeland, and America, where he was ambassador and is now a professor at Boston University. His life has mapped the relationship of the two countries and he has found himself often close to the heart of it, sometimes in very confrontational circumstances, and this has allowed him to write the story of a misbegotten diplomatic love affair, here memorably laid bare.
/book/show/712997.Amerigo?from_search=true	Stefan Zweig	Amerigo: A Comedy of Errors in History	Eine kleine Studie ber das Vespucci-Problem nannte Stefan Zweig diesen didaktisch angelegten Essay, der zuerst 1944 posthum mit dem Untertitel Geschichte eines historischen lrrtums erschien.Diese Untersuchung, wie es zur Benennung Amerikas nach dem Vornamen eines Mannes kam, der mit der eigentlichen Entdeckung gar nichts zu tun hatte, gehrt, trotz ihres schmalen UmfEine kleine Studie ber das Vespucci-Problem nannte Stefan Zweig diesen didaktisch angelegten Essay, der zuerst 1944 posthum mit dem Untertitel Geschichte eines historischen lrrtums erschien.Diese Untersuchung, wie es zur Benennung Amerikas nach dem Vornamen eines Mannes kam, der mit der eigentlichen Entdeckung gar nichts zu tun hatte, gehrt, trotz ihres schmalen Umfangs, in die Reihe von Stefan Zweigs histoires racontes, seiner groen Zeit- und Geschichtsdarstellungen.Der italienische Seefahrer Amerigo Vespucci (14511512) deckte mit seiner Erkenntnis eines anderen, des neuen Erdteils lediglich Christoph Columbus' Irrtum auf, er habe den krzesten Seeweg nach Indien gefunden. Fr die Namensgebung aber ist er durchaus nicht verantwortlich  die erfolgte, ohne sein Wissen und Zutun, 1507 durch den Kartographen Martin Waldseemller in der Cosmographiae introductio, der Einfhrung in die Kosmographie. Dort heit es, da Americus - eine eigenwillig latinisierte Form von Amerigo! - den vierten Erdteil als solchen erkannt habe, knne man ihn Americus oder - da alle Erdteile weiblich bezeichnet werden - America nennen.Dies also ist der eigentliche Taufschein Amerikas, und so hat fr lange Zeit der Namenspatron Amerigo Vespucci ungerechtfertigterweise als der Entdecker der Neuen Welt gegolten...
/book/show/31049.Sister_Bernadette_s_Barking_Dog?from_search=true	Kitty Burns Florey	Sister Bernadette's Barking Dog: The Quirky History and Lost Art of Diagramming Sentences	154 pp. Sister Bernadette's Barking Dog: The Quirky History and Lost Art of Diagramming Sentences is a 2006 book by author Kitty Burns Florey about the history and art of sentence diagramming. Florey learned to diagram sentences as a Catholic school student at St. John the Baptist Aca154 pp. Sister Bernadette's Barking Dog: The Quirky History and Lost Art of Diagramming Sentences is a 2006 book by author Kitty Burns Florey about the history and art of sentence diagramming. Florey learned to diagram sentences as a Catholic school student at St. John the Baptist Academy in Syracuse, New York. Diagramming sentences is useful, Florey says, because it teaches us to focus on the structures and patterns of language, and this can help us appreciate it as more than just a vehicle for expressing minimal ideas. Florey said in a 2012 essay Taming Sentences:When we unscrew a sentence, figure out what makes it tick and reassemble it, we interact with our old familiar language differently, more deeply, responding to the way its individual components fit together. Once we understand how sentences work (what's going on? what action is taking place? who is doing it and to whom is it being done?), it's harder to write an incorrect one.Sentence diagramming was introduced by Brainerd Kellogg and Alonzo Reid, professors at the Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute, in their book History of English published in 1877.Keywords: KITTY BURNS FLOREY SISTER BERNADETTE DOG BARKING DIAGRAMMING SENTENCES ENGLISH GRAMMAR REFERENCE LANGUAGE
/book/show/13403082-the-twilight-war?from_search=true	David Crist	The Twilight War: The Secret History of America's Thirty-Year Conflict with Iran	For three decades, the United States and Iran have engaged in a secret war. It is a conflict that has never been acknowledged and a story that has never been told.This surreptitiouFor three decades, the United States and Iran have engaged in a secret war. It is a conflict that has never been acknowledged and a story that has never been told.This surreptitious war began with the Iranian revolution and simmers today inside Iraq and in the Persian Gulf. Fights rage in the shadows, between the CIA and its network of spies and Iran's intelligence agency. Battles are fought at sea with Iranians in small speedboats attacking Western oil tankers. This conflict has frustrated five American presidents, divided administrations, and repeatedly threatened to bring the two nations into open warfare. It is a story of shocking miscalculations, bitter debates, hidden casualties, boldness, and betrayal.A senior historian for the federal government with unparalleled access to senior officials and key documents of several U.S. administrations, Crist has spent more than ten years researching and writing, and he breaks new ground on virtually every page. Crist describes the series of secret negotiations between Iran and the United States after 9/11, culminating in Iran's proposal for a grand bargain for peace-which the Bush administration turned down. He documents the clandestine counterattack Iran launched after America's 2003 invasion of Iraq, in which thousands of soldiers disguised as reporters, tourists, pilgrims, and aid workers toiled to change the government in Baghdad and undercut American attempts to pacify the Iraqi insurgency. And he reveals in vivid detail for the first time a number of important stories of military and intelligence operations by both sides, both successes and failures, and their typically unexpected consequences.Much has changed in the world since 1979, but Iran and America remain each other's biggest national security nightmares. The Iran problem is a razor-sharp briar patch that has claimed its sixth presidential victim in Barack Obama and his administration.adds vital new depth to our understanding of this acute dilemma it is also a thrillingly engrossing read, animated by a healthy irony about human failings in the fog of not-quite war.
/book/show/723914.History_Will_Absolve_Me?from_search=true	Fidel Castro	History Will Absolve Me	This is Fidel Castros brilliant courtroom defense speech, offering a foretaste of the oratory for which he would become famous. At his trial for initiating an uprising against Batistas dictatorship in 1953, he was sentenced to fifteen years of imprisonment. He was released twenty months later due to public pressure, and within six years he marched triumphantly into HavanThis is Fidel Castros brilliant courtroom defense speech, offering a foretaste of the oratory for which he would become famous. At his trial for initiating an uprising against Batistas dictatorship in 1953, he was sentenced to fifteen years of imprisonment. He was released twenty months later due to public pressure, and within six years he marched triumphantly into Havana at the head of the Cuban Revolution.
/book/show/705466.Everything_We_Had?from_search=true	Al Santoli	Everything We Had: An Oral History of the Vietnam War	Here is an oral history of the Vietnam War by thirty-three American soldiers who fought it. A 1983 American Book Award nominee.
/book/show/492940.The_Shield_of_Achilles?from_search=true	Philip Bobbitt	The Shield of Achilles: War, Peace, and the Course of History	For five centuries, the State has evolved according to epoch-making cycles of war and peace. But now our world has changed irrevocably. What faces us in this era of fear and uncertainty? How do we protect ourselves against war machines that can penetrate the defenses of any state? Visionary and prophetic,looks back at history, at the Long War of 1For five centuries, the State has evolved according to epoch-making cycles of war and peace. But now our world has changed irrevocably. What faces us in this era of fear and uncertainty? How do we protect ourselves against war machines that can penetrate the defenses of any state? Visionary and prophetic,looks back at history, at the Long War of 1914-1990, and at the future: the death of the nation-state and the birth of a new kind of conflict without precedent.
/book/show/20257530-the-roosevelts?from_search=true	Geoffrey C. Ward Ken Burns	The Roosevelts: An Intimate History	An extraordinarily vivid and personal portrait of America's greatest political family and its enormous impact on our nation-the tie-in volume to the PBS documentary to air in the fall of 2014.This handsome, engaging, revelatory book is an intimate history of three extraordinary individuals from the same extraordinary family-Theodore, Eleanor, and Franklin Delano RooseveAn extraordinarily vivid and personal portrait of America's greatest political family and its enormous impact on our nation-the tie-in volume to the PBS documentary to air in the fall of 2014.This handsome, engaging, revelatory book is an intimate history of three extraordinary individuals from the same extraordinary family-Theodore, Eleanor, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Geoffrey C. Ward, distilling more than thirty years of thinking and writing about the Roosevelts, and the acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns help us understand for the first time that, despite the fierce partisanship of their eras and ours, the Roosevelts were far more united than divided. All the history the Roosevelts made is here, but this is primarily a book about human beings, each of whom somehow overcame obstacles that would have undone less forceful personalities, and all of whom wrestled in their lives with issues still familiar to the rest of us-anger and the need for forgiveness, courage and cowardice, confidence and self-doubt, loyalty to family and the need to be oneself. This is the story of the Roosevelts-no other American family ever touched so many lives.
/book/show/20794875-lost-islamic-history?from_search=true	Firas Alkhateeb	Lost Islamic History: Reclaiming Muslim Civilisation from the Past	Islam has been one of the most powerful religious, social and political forces in history. Over the last 1400 years, from origins in Arabia, a succession of Muslim polities and later empires expanded to control territories and peoples that ultimately stretched from southern France to East Africa and South East Asia.Yet many of the contributions of Muslim thinkers, scientisIslam has been one of the most powerful religious, social and political forces in history. Over the last 1400 years, from origins in Arabia, a succession of Muslim polities and later empires expanded to control territories and peoples that ultimately stretched from southern France to East Africa and South East Asia.Yet many of the contributions of Muslim thinkers, scientists and theologians, not to mention rulers, statesmen and soldiers, have been occluded. This book rescues from oblivion and neglect some of these personalities and institutions while offering the reader a new narrative of this lost Islamic history. The Umayyads, Abbasids, and Ottomans feature in the story, as do Muslim Spain, the savannah kingdoms of West Africa and the Mughal Empire, along with the later European colonization of Muslim lands and the development of modern nation-states in the Muslim world. Throughout, the impact of Islamic belief on scientific advancement, social structures, and cultural development is given due prominence, and the text is complemented by portraits of key personalities, inventions and little known historical nuggets. The history of Islam and of the world's Muslims brings together diverse peoples, geographies and states, all interwoven into one narrative that begins with Muhammad and continues to this day.
/book/show/24042911-sicily?from_search=true	John Julius Norwich	Sicily: An Island at the Crossroads of History	Sicily, said Goethe, is the key to everything. It is the largest island in the Mediterranean, the stepping-stone between Europe and Africa, the link between the Latin West and the Greek East. SicilySicily, said Goethe, is the key to everything. It is the largest island in the Mediterranean, the stepping-stone between Europe and Africa, the link between the Latin West and the Greek East. Sicilys strategic location has tempted Roman emperors, French princes, and Spanish kings. The subsequent struggles to conquer and keep it have played crucial roles in the rise and fall of the worlds most powerful dynasties.Yet Sicily has often been little more than a footnote in books about other empires. John Julius Norwichs engrossing narrative is the first to knit together all of the colorful strands of Sicilian history into a single comprehensive study. Here is a vivid, erudite, page-turning chronicle of an island and the remarkable kings, queens, and tyrants who fought to rule it. From its beginnings as a Greek city-state to its emergence as a multicultural trading hub during the Crusades, from the rebellion against Italian unification to the rise of the Mafia, the story of Sicily is rich with extraordinary moments and dramatic characters. Writing with his customary deftness and humor, Norwich outlines the surprising influence Sicily has had on world historythe Romans fascination with Greek civilization dates back to their sack of Sicilyand tells the story of one of the worlds most kaleidoscopic cultures in a galvanizing, contemporary way.This volume has been a long time comingNorwich began to explore Sicilys colorful history during his first visit to the island in the early 1960s. The dean of popular historians leads his readers through the millennia with the steady narrative hand of a master teacher or the worlds most learned tour guide. Like the island itself,is a book brimming with bold flavors that begs to be revisited again and again.Suavely readable . . . The very model of a popular historian, [Norwich] writes to give pleasure to the common reader. And what pleasure it is.Entertaining on every page . . . There is something ancient and sorrowful in Sicily, some dark, brooding quality, just as captivating as its spellbinding history or its beautiful and varied landscapes, from beaches to lemon groves, pine forests to volcanoes. . . . The most amiable and freewheeling of guides, Norwich will always find time for the amusing anecdote.Utterly engrossing . . . written with passion about the art and architecture of this magical island, filled with gossipy tidbits and sweeping historical theories.Dazzling . . . Norwich is an elegantly graceful and entertaining storyteller.Charming . . . richly nuanced history relayed with enormous fondness.A brisk and always-lively tour.Norwich is deeply in love with Sicily. [His] boundless affection has inspired a determined effort to understand its painful past. The result is impressionistic, as love often is.Norwich sketches personalities vividly. . . . He does the island and the reader a generous service in providing such an amiable introduction.Norwich tells [Sicilys] long, sad but fascinating story with sympathy and brio.
/book/show/25859.War_in_European_History?from_search=true	Michael Eliot Howard	War in European History	This reissue of Howard's classic text includes a short new afterword by the author. Wars have often determined the character of society. Society in exchange has determined the character of wars. This is the theme of Michael Howard's stimulating book. It is written with all his usual skill and in its small compass is perhaps the most original book he has written. Though heThis reissue of Howard's classic text includes a short new afterword by the author. Wars have often determined the character of society. Society in exchange has determined the character of wars. This is the theme of Michael Howard's stimulating book. It is written with all his usual skill and in its small compass is perhaps the most original book he has written. Though he surveys a thousand years of history, he does so without sinking in a slough of facts and draws a broad outline of developments which will delight the general reader.--A.J.P. Taylor, Observer
/book/show/17286682-the-rise-of-the-tudors?from_search=true	Chris Skidmore	The Rise of the Tudors: The Family That Changed English History	On the morning of August 22, 1485, in fields several miles from Bosworth, two armies faced each other, ready for battle. The might of Richard III's army was pitted against the inferior forces of the upstart pretender to the crown, Henry Tudor, a twentyeight year old Welshman who had just arrived back on British soil after fourteen years in exile. Yet this was to be a fighOn the morning of August 22, 1485, in fields several miles from Bosworth, two armies faced each other, ready for battle. The might of Richard III's army was pitted against the inferior forces of the upstart pretender to the crown, Henry Tudor, a twentyeight year old Welshman who had just arrived back on British soil after fourteen years in exile. Yet this was to be a fight to the deathonly one man could survive; only one could claim the throne.It would become one of the most legendary battles in English history: the only successful invasion since Hastings, it was the last time a king died on the battlefield. But The Rise Of The Tudors is much more than the account of the dramatic events of that fateful day in August. It is a tale of brutal feuds and deadly civil wars, and the remarkable rise of the Tudor family from obscure Welsh gentry to the throne of Englanda story that began sixty years earlier with Owen Tudor's affair with Henry V's widow, Katherine of Valois.Drawing on eyewitness reports, newly discovered manuscripts and the latest archaeological evidence, including the recent discovery of Richard III's remains, Chris Skidmore vividly recreates this battle-scarred world and the reshaping of British history.
/book/show/291034.Islamic_Imperialism?from_search=true	Efraim Karsh	Islamic Imperialism: A History	From the first Arab-Islamic Empire of the mid-seventh century to the Ottomans, the last great Muslim empire, the story of the Middle East has been the story of the rise and fall of universal empires and, no less important, of imperialist dreams. So argues Efraim Karsh in this highly provocative book. Rejecting the conventional Western interpretation of Middle Eastern histoFrom the first Arab-Islamic Empire of the mid-seventh century to the Ottomans, the last great Muslim empire, the story of the Middle East has been the story of the rise and fall of universal empires and, no less important, of imperialist dreams. So argues Efraim Karsh in this highly provocative book. Rejecting the conventional Western interpretation of Middle Eastern history as an offshoot of global power politics, Karsh contends that the regions experience is the culmination of long-existing indigenous trends, passions, and patterns of behavior, and that foremost among these is Islams millenarian imperial tradition.The author explores the history of Islams imperialism and the persistence of the Ottoman imperialist dream that outlasted World War I to haunt Islamic and Middle Eastern politics to the present day. September 11 can be seen as simply the latest expression of this dream, and such attacks have little to do with U.S. international behavior or policy in the Middle East, says Karsh. The House of Islams war for world mastery is traditional, indeed venerable, and it is a quest that is far from over.
/book/show/575820.U_S_History_For_Dummies?from_search=true	Steve Wiegand	U.S. History For Dummies	Don't know much about American history? Don't worry! With this friendly reference, you can bone up on all those facts you missed in history class  and have a good time in the bargain. From the Revolution to the Civil War, from the Great Depression to the Cold War, this is history the way it oughDon't know much about American history? Don't worry! With this friendly reference, you can bone up on all those facts you missed in history class  and have a good time in the bargain. From the Revolution to the Civil War, from the Great Depression to the Cold War, this is history the way it ought to be  fresh, memorable, and fun.
/book/show/25817521-the-history-of-great-things?from_search=true	Elizabeth Crane	The History of Great Things	A witty and irresistible story of a mother and daughter regarding each other through the looking glass of time, grief, and forgiveness.In two beautifully counterpoised narratives, two womenmother and daughtertry to make sense of their own lives by revisiting what they know about each other.tells the entwined stories of Lois, a daughter of theA witty and irresistible story of a mother and daughter regarding each other through the looking glass of time, grief, and forgiveness.In two beautifully counterpoised narratives, two womenmother and daughtertry to make sense of their own lives by revisiting what they know about each other.tells the entwined stories of Lois, a daughter of the Depression Midwest who came to New York to transform herself into an opera star, and her daughter, Elizabeth, an aspiring writer who came of age in the 1970s and 80s in the forbidding shadow of her often-absent, always larger-than-life mother. In a tour de force of storytelling and human empathy, Elizabeth chronicles the events of her mothers life, and in turn Lois recounts her daughters storypulling back the curtain on lifelong secrets, challenging and interrupting each other, defending their own behavior, brandishing or swallowing their pride, and, ultimately, coming to understand each other in a way that feels both extraordinary and universal.is a novel about a mother and daughter who are intimately connected and not connected enough; it will make readers laugh and cry and wonder how we become the adults we always knew we shouldeven if were not always adults our parents understand.
/book/show/101025.Iran_Awakening?from_search=true	Shirin Ebadi Azadeh Moaveni	Iran Awakening: From Prison to Peace Prize: One Woman's Struggle at the Crossroads of History	The moving, inspiring memoir of one of the great women of our times, Shirin Ebadi, winner of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize and advocate for the oppressed, whose spirit has remained strong in the face of political persecution and despite the challenges she has faced raising a family while pursuing her work.Best known in this country as the lawyer working tirelessly on behalfThe moving, inspiring memoir of one of the great women of our times, Shirin Ebadi, winner of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize and advocate for the oppressed, whose spirit has remained strong in the face of political persecution and despite the challenges she has faced raising a family while pursuing her work.Best known in this country as the lawyer working tirelessly on behalf of Canadian photojournalist, Zara Kazemi  raped, tortured and murdered in Iran  Dr. Ebadi offers us a vivid picture of the struggles of one woman against the system. The book movingly chronicles her childhood in a loving, untraditional family, her upbringing before the Revolution in 1979 that toppled the Shah, her marriage and her religious faith, as well as her life as a mother and lawyer battling an oppressive regime in the courts while bringing up her girls at home.Outspoken, controversial, Shirin Ebadi is one of the most fascinating women today. She rose quickly to become the first female judge in the country; but when the religious authorities declared women unfit to serve as judges she was demoted to clerk in the courtroom she had once presided over. She eventually fought her way back as a human rights lawyer, defending women and children in politically charged cases that most lawyers were afraid to represent. She has been arrested and been the target of assassination, but through it all has spoken out with quiet bravery on behalf of the victims of injustice and discrimination and become a powerful voice for change, almost universally embraced as a hero.Her memoir is a gripping story  a must-read for anyone interested in Zara Kazemis case, in the life of a remarkable woman, or in understanding the political and religious upheaval in our world.
/book/show/6343114-blood-and-mistletoe?from_search=true	Ronald Hutton	Blood and Mistletoe: The History of the Druids in Britain	Crushed by the Romans in the first century A.D., the ancient Druids of Britain left almost no reliable evidence behind. Because of this, historian Ronald Hutton shows, succeeding British generations have been free to reimagine, reinterpret, and reinvent the Druids. Huttons captivating book is the first to encompass two thousand years of Druid history and to explore the evCrushed by the Romans in the first century A.D., the ancient Druids of Britain left almost no reliable evidence behind. Because of this, historian Ronald Hutton shows, succeeding British generations have been free to reimagine, reinterpret, and reinvent the Druids. Huttons captivating book is the first to encompass two thousand years of Druid history and to explore the evolution of English, Scottish, and Welsh attitudes toward the forever ambiguous figures of the ancient Celtic world.Druids have been remembered at different times as patriots, scientists, philosophers, or priests; sometimes portrayed as corrupt, bloodthirsty, or ignorant, they were also seen as fomenters of rebellion. Hutton charts how the Druids have been written in and out of history, archaeology, and the public consciousness for some 500 years, with particular focus on the romantic period, when Druids completely dominated notions of British prehistory. Sparkling with legends and images, filled with new perspectives on ancient and modern times, this book is a fascinating cultural study of Druids as catalysts in British history.
/book/show/598887.Inventing_English?from_search=true	Seth Lerer	Inventing English: A Portable History of the Language	Why is there such a striking difference between English spelling and English pronunciation? How did our seemingly relatively simple grammar rules develop? What are the origins of regional dialect, literary language, and everyday speech, and what do they have to do with you?Seth Lerer'sis a masterful, engaging history of the English language from the ageWhy is there such a striking difference between English spelling and English pronunciation? How did our seemingly relatively simple grammar rules develop? What are the origins of regional dialect, literary language, and everyday speech, and what do they have to do with you?Seth Lerer'sis a masterful, engaging history of the English language from the age ofto the rap of Eminem. Many have written about the evolution of our grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary, but only Lerer situates these developments in the larger history of English, America, and literature.Lerer begins in the seventh century with the poet Caedmon learning to sing what would become the earliest poem in English. He then looks at the medieval scribes and poets who gave shape to Middle English. He finds the traces of the Great Vowel Shift in the spelling choices of letter writers of the fifteenth century and explores the achievements of Samuel Johnson'sof 1755 andof the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. He describes the differences between English and American usage and, through the example of Mark Twain, the link between regional dialect and race, class, and gender. Finally, he muses on the ways in which contact with foreign languages, popular culture, advertising, the Internet, and e-mail continue to shape English for future generations.Each concise chapter illuminates a moment of invention-a time when people discovered a new form of expression or changed the way they spoke or wrote. In conclusion, Lerer wonders whether globalization and technology have turned English into a world language and reflects on what has been preserved and what has been lost. A unique blend of historical and personal narrative,is the surprising tale of a language that is as dynamic as the people to whom it belongs.
/book/show/7783692-the-novel?from_search=true	Steven Moore	The Novel: An Alternative History: Beginnings to 1600	This title tells a comprehensive history - and controversial reappraisal - of the world's most popular and innovative literary form. Encyclopedic in scope and heroically audacious, The Novel: An Alternative History is the first attempt in over a century to tell the complete story of our most popular literary form. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the novel did not originThis title tells a comprehensive history - and controversial reappraisal - of the world's most popular and innovative literary form. Encyclopedic in scope and heroically audacious, The Novel: An Alternative History is the first attempt in over a century to tell the complete story of our most popular literary form. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the novel did not originate in 18th-century England, nor even with Don Quixote, but is coeval with civilization itself. After a pugnacious introduction, in which Moore defends innovative, demanding novelists against their conservative critics, the book relaxes into a world tour of the premodern novel, beginning in ancient Egypt and ending in 16th-century China, with many exotic ports-of-call: Greek romances; Roman satires; medieval Sanskrit novels narrated by parrots; Byzantine erotic thrillers; 5000-page Arabian adventure novels; Icelandic sagas; delicate Persian novels in verse; Japanese war stories; even Mayan graphic novels. Throughout, Moore celebrates the innovators in fiction, tracing a continuum between these premodern experimentalists and their postmodern progeny. Irreverent, iconoclastic, informative, entertaining - The Novel: An Alternative History is a landmark in literary criticism that will encourage readers to rethink the novel.
/book/show/620510.A_History_of_Hand_Knitting?from_search=true	Richard Rutt	A History of Hand Knitting	This reference provides a full history of hand knitting by tracing the development and refinement of the craft. With special attention to the social aspects of knitting, it examines the changes in tools and techniques within different regions. Examined in detail are the history of European knitting before 1500, knitting in Britain from Henry VIII to the Commonwealth, fromThis reference provides a full history of hand knitting by tracing the development and refinement of the craft. With special attention to the social aspects of knitting, it examines the changes in tools and techniques within different regions. Examined in detail are the history of European knitting before 1500, knitting in Britain from Henry VIII to the Commonwealth, from the Restoration to 1835, during the 19th century, and during World War I and after. Further explorations consider local traditions in the British Isles, knitting as practiced east of the Adriatic, and developments in the Americas. Absorbing reading for knitters and nonknitters alike, this book also defines knitting in relation to other yarn crafts such as crochet and nalbinding and offers a historical glossary and a transcription of the earliest known English knitting pattern. This replaces 0934026351.
/book/show/739828.The_Oxford_History_of_Ireland?from_search=true	R.F. Foster (Editor)	The Oxford History of Ireland	Few countries can boast as compelling a history as Ireland. This volume captures all the varied legacies of the Emerald Isle, from the earliest prehistoric communities and the first Christian settlements, through centuries of turbulent change and creativity, right up to the present day. Written by a team of scholars--all of whom are native to Ireland--this book offers theFew countries can boast as compelling a history as Ireland. This volume captures all the varied legacies of the Emerald Isle, from the earliest prehistoric communities and the first Christian settlements, through centuries of turbulent change and creativity, right up to the present day. Written by a team of scholars--all of whom are native to Ireland--this book offers the most authoritative account of Irish history yet published for the general reader.Emphasizing the paradoxes and ambiguities of Irish history, this book presents a more realistic picture than other histories. It explores, for example, the reasons behind the intense regional variations in agriculture, prosperity, and political affiliation in so small a land, and shows why Victorian norms prevail in certain areas of twentieth-century life. It also examines more familiar themes--such as the recurrent religious strife and the shaping of new political entities--and offers a special section on the interaction between Irish history and its rich literary tradition. Wide-ranging and highly readable, this vivid view of Ireland will entertain and inform anyone interested in this fascinating and colorful island nation.
/book/show/13538056-stranger-to-history?from_search=true	Aatish Taseer	Stranger to History: A Son's Journey through Islamic Lands	Aatish Taseers fractured upbringing left him with many questions about his own identity. Raised by his Sikh mother in Delhi, his father, a Pakistani Muslim, remained a distant figure.is the story of the journey heAatish Taseers fractured upbringing left him with many questions about his own identity. Raised by his Sikh mother in Delhi, his father, a Pakistani Muslim, remained a distant figure.is the story of the journey he made to try to understand what it means to be Muslim in the twenty-firstcentury. Starting from Istanbul, Islams once greatest city, he travels to Mecca, its most holy, and then home through Iran and Pakistan. Ending in Lahore, at his estranged fathers home, on the night Benazir Bhutto was killed, it is also the story of Taseers divided family over the past fifty years. Recent events have added a coda to, as his father was murdered by a political assassin. A new introduction by the author reflects on how this event changes the impact of the book, and why its message is more relevant than ever.
/book/show/532658.Costume_and_Fashion?from_search=true	James Laver Amy de la Haye	Costume and Fashion: A Concise History	From the momentous invention of the needle some 40,000 years ago to the development of blue denim; from Neolithic weavers to the biggest names in the fashion industry todaythis classic guide covers the landmarks of costume history, the forms and materials used through the ages, as well as the underlying motives of fashion and the ways in which clothes have been used to prFrom the momentous invention of the needle some 40,000 years ago to the development of blue denim; from Neolithic weavers to the biggest names in the fashion industry todaythis classic guide covers the landmarks of costume history, the forms and materials used through the ages, as well as the underlying motives of fashion and the ways in which clothes have been used to protect, to express identity, and to attract or to influence others. The concluding chapter by Amy de la Haye, covering the second half of the twentieth century, has now been updated by Andrew Tucker. He discusses the reinvention in the 1990s of the luxury label Gucci, the rise of houses such as Prada and Tommy Hilfiger, and the appointments of relatively avant-garde British, American, and European designers to head classic French houses. All the late-twentieth-century and turn-of-the-century style innovations are included, such as the appropriation of utility clothing by designers like Helmut Langwho spearheaded the predominantly unisex urban sportswear lookand the impact of workplace dressing down on masculine fashion. The phenomenon of the must-have accessorythe pashmina shawl and the Fendi baguette, for exampleis also considered.
/book/show/1364758.The_Coffee_House?from_search=true	Markman Ellis	The Coffee House: A Cultural History	When the first coffeehouse opened in London in 1652, customers were bewildered by this strange new drink from Turkeyhot, bitter, and black as soot. But those who tried coffee were soon won over, and more coffee-houses were opened across London, America, and Europe. For a hundred years the coffeehouse occupied the center of urban life, creating a distinctive social cultureWhen the first coffeehouse opened in London in 1652, customers were bewildered by this strange new drink from Turkeyhot, bitter, and black as soot. But those who tried coffee were soon won over, and more coffee-houses were opened across London, America, and Europe. For a hundred years the coffeehouse occupied the center of urban life, creating a distinctive social culture. They played a key role in the explosion of political, financial, scientific, and literary change in the 18th century, as people gathered, discussed, and debated issues within their walls.
/book/show/164161.The_History_and_Topography_of_Ireland?from_search=true	Gerald of Wales John O'Meara (Translator)	The History and Topography of Ireland	Gerald of Wales was among the most dynamic and fascinating churchmen of the twelfth century. A member of one of the leading Norman families involved in the invasion of Ireland, he first visited there in 1183 and later returned in the entourage of Henry II. The resulting Topographia Hiberniae is an extraordinary account of his travels. Here he describes landscapes, fish, biGerald of Wales was among the most dynamic and fascinating churchmen of the twelfth century. A member of one of the leading Norman families involved in the invasion of Ireland, he first visited there in 1183 and later returned in the entourage of Henry II. The resulting Topographia Hiberniae is an extraordinary account of his travels. Here he describes landscapes, fish, birds and animals; recounts the history of Ireland's rulers; and tells fantastical stories of magic wells and deadly whirlpools, strange creatures and evil spirits. Written from the point of view of an invader and reformer, this work has been rightly criticized for its portrait of a primitive land, yet it is also one of the most important sources for what is known of Ireland during the Middle Ages.
/book/show/6548409-history-s-worst-decisions?from_search=true	Stephen Weir	History's Worst Decisions	Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.George Santayana, philosopher and writerThose who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.George Santayana, philosopher and writer
/book/show/22857252-a-buzz-in-the-meadow?from_search=true	Dave Goulson	A Buzz in the Meadow: The Natural History of a French Farm	A conservationist's deeply personal and fascinating reflection on owning and revitalizing a farm in rural France., Dave Goulson's account of a lifetime studying bees, was a powerful call to arms for nature lovers everywhere. Brilliantly reviewed, it was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize for the best nonfiction book of the year, and debuted the alrA conservationist's deeply personal and fascinating reflection on owning and revitalizing a farm in rural France., Dave Goulson's account of a lifetime studying bees, was a powerful call to arms for nature lovers everywhere. Brilliantly reviewed, it was shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize for the best nonfiction book of the year, and debuted the already renowned conservationist's ability to charm and educate, and tell an absorbing story.In, Goulson returns to tell the tale of how he bought a derelict farm in the heart of rural France. Over the course of a decade, on thirty-three acres of meadow, he created a place for his beloved bumblebees to thrive. But other creatures live there too, myriad insects of every kind, many of which Goulson had studied before in his career as a biologist. You'll learn how a deathwatch beetle finds its mate, why butterflies have spots on their wings, and see how a real scientist actually conducts his experiments.But this book is also a wake-up call, urging us to cherish and protect life in all its forms. Goulson has that rare ability to persuade you to go out into your garden or local park and observe the natural world. The undiscovered glory that is life in all its forms is there to be discovered. And if we learn to value what we have, perhaps we will find a way to keep it.
/book/show/16158490-the-deserters?from_search=true	Charles Glass	The Deserters: A Hidden History of World War II	A groundbreaking history of ordinary soldiers struggling on the front lines,offers a completely new perspective on the Second World War. Charles Glassrenowned journalist and author of the critically acclaimedA groundbreaking history of ordinary soldiers struggling on the front lines,offers a completely new perspective on the Second World War. Charles Glassrenowned journalist and author of the critically acclaimeddelves deep into army archives, personal diaries, court-martial records, and self-published memoirs to produce this dramatic and heartbreaking portrait of men overlooked by their commanders and ignored by history.Surveying the 150,000 American and British soldiers known to have deserted in the European Theater,tells the life stories of three soldiers who abandoned their posts in France, Italy, and Africa. Their deeds form the backbone of Glasss arresting portrait of soldiers pushed to the breaking point, a sweeping reexamination of the conditions for ordinary soldiers.With the grace and pace of a novel,moves beyond the false extremes of courage and cowardice to reveal the true experience of the frontline soldier. Glass shares the story of men like Private Alfred Whitehead, a Tennessee farm boy who earned Silver and Bronze Stars for bravery in Normandyyet became a gangster in liberated Paris, robbing Allied supply depots along with ordinary citizens. Here also is the story of British men like Private John Bain, who deserted three times but never fled from combatand who endured battles in North Africa and northern France before German machine guns cut his legs from under him. The heart ofresides with men like Private Steve Weiss, an idealistic teenage volunteer from Brooklyn who forced his fathera disillusioned First World War veteranto sign his enlistment papers because he was not yet eighteen. On the Anzio beachhead and in the Ardennes forest, as an infantryman with the 36th Division and as an accidental partisan in the French Resistance, Weiss lost his illusions about the nobility of conflict and the infallibility of American commanders.Far from the bright picture found in propaganda and nostalgia, the Second World War was a grim and brutal affair, a long and lonely effort that has never been fully reportedto the detriment of those who served and the danger of those nurtured on false tales today. Revealing the true costs of conflict on those forced to fight,is an elegant and unforgettable story of ordinary men desperately struggling in extraordinary times.
/book/show/19491928-sinner?from_search=true	Ted Dekker	Sinner: A Paradise Novel (The Books of History Chronicles)	Some say roll with the punches. Drift with the tide. Nothing can stop the inevitability of change. There was a time when 300 Spartans disagreed with such mindless thinking and stood in the gap.is the story of Marsuvees Black, a force of raw evil who speaks with wicked persuasion that is far more destructive than swords orSome say roll with the punches. Drift with the tide. Nothing can stop the inevitability of change. There was a time when 300 Spartans disagreed with such mindless thinking and stood in the gap.is the story of Marsuvees Black, a force of raw evil who speaks with wicked persuasion that is far more destructive than swords or guns. Beware all who stand in his way.It's also the story of Billy Rediger and Darcy Lange, two unsuspecting survivors of a research project gone bad, who discover that they are perhaps the two most powerful souls in the land. Listen to them or pay a terrible price.And it's the story of Johnny Drake, the one who comes out of the desert and leads the 3,000. Follow him and die.tells the story of a free land where people who worship as they please and say what they believe are suddenly silenced in the name of tolerance.
/book/show/20448765-warrior-queens?from_search=true	Antonia Fraser	Warrior Queens: Boadicea's Chariot	Antonia Fraser's Warrior Queens are those women who have both ruled and led in war. They include Catherine the Great, Elizabeth I, Isabella of Spain, the Rani of Jhansi, and the formidable Queen Jinga of Angola. With Boadicea as the definitive example, her female champions from other ages and civilisations make a fascinating and awesome assembly.Yet if Boadicea's apocryphaAntonia Fraser's Warrior Queens are those women who have both ruled and led in war. They include Catherine the Great, Elizabeth I, Isabella of Spain, the Rani of Jhansi, and the formidable Queen Jinga of Angola. With Boadicea as the definitive example, her female champions from other ages and civilisations make a fascinating and awesome assembly.Yet if Boadicea's apocryphal chariot has ensured her place in history, what are the myths that surround the others? And how different are the democratically elected if less regal warrior queens of our time: Indira Ghandi and Golda Meir? This remarkable book is much more than a biographical selection. It examines how Antonia Fraser's heroines have held and wrested the reins of power from their (consistently male) adversaries.
/book/show/12038695-the-wings-of-morning?from_search=true	Murray Pura	The Wings of Morning (Snapshots in History, #1)	
/book/show/259537.Outbreak_Plagues_That_Changed_History?from_search=true	Bryn Barnard	Outbreak! Plagues That Changed History	An engrossing introduction for young adult readers to the chillingly topical subject of man vs. microbe.Did the Black Death destroy medieval Europe? Did cholera pave the way for modern Manhattan? Did yellow fever help end the slave trade? Remarkably, the answer to all of these questions is yes. Time and again, diseases have impacted the courseAn engrossing introduction for young adult readers to the chillingly topical subject of man vs. microbe.Did the Black Death destroy medieval Europe? Did cholera pave the way for modern Manhattan? Did yellow fever help end the slave trade? Remarkably, the answer to all of these questions is yes. Time and again, diseases have impacted the course of human history in surprisingly powerful ways. From influenza to smallpox, from tuberculosis to yellow fever, Bryn Barnard describes the symptoms and paths of the worlds worst diseasesand how the epidemics they spawned have changed history forever.Filled with fascinating, often gory details about disease and history,is a wonderful combination of science and history.
/book/show/6868901-lies-the-government-told-you?from_search=true	Andrew P. Napolitano Ron Paul (foreword)	Lies the Government Told You: Myth, Power, and Deception in American History	
/book/show/49991.The_Barbary_Coast?from_search=true	Herbert Asbury	The Barbary Coast: An Informal History of the San Francisco Underworld	
/book/show/2893937-the-history-of-troilus-and-cressida?from_search=true	William Shakespeare Kenneth Palmer (Editor)	The History of Troilus and Cressida	The Arden Shakespeare is the established scholarly edition of Shakespeare's work. Justly celebrated for its authoritative scholarship and invaluable commentary, Arden guides you a richer understanding and appreciation of Shakespeare's plays.The Arden Shakespeare is the established scholarly edition of Shakespeare's work. Justly celebrated for its authoritative scholarship and invaluable commentary, Arden guides you a richer understanding and appreciation of Shakespeare's plays.
/book/show/249245.The_Power_of_Gold?from_search=true	Peter L. Bernstein	The Power of Gold: The History of an Obsession	Incorporating myth, history and contemporary investigation, Bernstein tells the story of how human beings have become intoxicated, obsessed, enriched, impoverished, humbled and proud for the sake of gold. From the past to the future, Bernstein's portrayal of gold is intimately linked to the character of humankind.
/book/show/11217378-the-royal-stuarts?from_search=true	Allan Massie	The Royal Stuarts: A History of the Family That Shaped Britain	Compelling...A masterly feat...A magnificent, sweeping, authoritative, warm yet wry history.--In this fascinating and intimate portrait of the Stuarts, author Allan Massie takes us deep into one of history's bloodiest and most tumultuous reigns. Exploring the family's lineage from the first Stuart king to the last, The Royal Stuarts is a panoramicCompelling...A masterly feat...A magnificent, sweeping, authoritative, warm yet wry history.--In this fascinating and intimate portrait of the Stuarts, author Allan Massie takes us deep into one of history's bloodiest and most tumultuous reigns. Exploring the family's lineage from the first Stuart king to the last, The Royal Stuarts is a panoramic history of the family that acted as a major player in the Scottish Wars of Independence, the Union of the Crowns, the English Civil War, the Restoration, and more.Drawing on the accounts of historians past and present, novels, and plays, this is the complete story of the Stuart family, documenting their path from the salt marshes of Brittany to the thrones of Scotland and England and eventually to exile. The Royal Stuarts brings to life figures like Mary, Queens of Scots, Charles I, and Bonnie Prince Charlie, uncovering a family of strong affections and fierce rivalries. Told with panache, this is the gripping true story of backstabbing, betrayal, and ambition gone awry.
/book/show/13587149-games-without-rules?from_search=true	Tamim Ansary	Games Without Rules: The Often Interrupted History of Afghanistan	Today, most Westerners still see the war in Afghanistan as a contest between democracy and Islamist fanaticism. That war is real; but it sits atop an older struggle, between Kabul and the countryside, between order and chaos, between a modernist impulse to join the world and the pull of an older Afghanistan: a tribal universe of village republics permeated by Islam.Now, TaToday, most Westerners still see the war in Afghanistan as a contest between democracy and Islamist fanaticism. That war is real; but it sits atop an older struggle, between Kabul and the countryside, between order and chaos, between a modernist impulse to join the world and the pull of an older Afghanistan: a tribal universe of village republics permeated by Islam.Now, Tamim Ansary draws on his Afghan background, Muslim roots, and Western and Afghan sources to explain history from the inside out, and to illuminate the long, internal struggle that the outside world has never fully understood. It is the story of a nation struggling to take form, a nation undermined by its own demons while, every 40 to 60 years, a great power crashes in and disrupts whatever progress has been made. Told in conversational, storytelling style, and focusing on key events and personalities, Games without Rules provides revelatory insight into a country at the center of political debate.
/book/show/117051.History_of_the_Theatre?from_search=true	Oscar Gross Brockett Franklin J. Hildy	History of the Theatre	The Ninth Edition retains all of the traditional features that have made History of the Theatre a classic for over thirty years, including over 530 photos and illustrations, useful maps, and the expertise of Oscar Brockett, one of the most widely respected theatre historians in the field. Franklin J. Hildy contributes his scholarship and experience throughout the book and,The Ninth Edition retains all of the traditional features that have made History of the Theatre a classic for over thirty years, including over 530 photos and illustrations, useful maps, and the expertise of Oscar Brockett, one of the most widely respected theatre historians in the field. Franklin J. Hildy contributes his scholarship and experience throughout the book and, in particular, to a discussion of English Theatre/Shakespeare (Ch. 5). Reorganized with more uniform chapter lengths and a clearer chronology, the ninth edition continues to provide the most thorough and accurate assessment of theatre history available. For anyone involved with, or interested in, the theatre.
/book/show/103289.History_of_Africa?from_search=true	Kevin Shillington	History of Africa	Now fully revised and updated, this classic text offers an illustrated and critical narrative introduction to the history of Africa from earliest times to the present. Beginning with the evolution of mankind itself, the book traces the history of Africa through the millennia of the ancient world to the centuries of medieval and modern Africa. The clear and simple languageNow fully revised and updated, this classic text offers an illustrated and critical narrative introduction to the history of Africa from earliest times to the present. Beginning with the evolution of mankind itself, the book traces the history of Africa through the millennia of the ancient world to the centuries of medieval and modern Africa. The clear and simple language and the wealth of carefully chosen maps and photos combine to make an essential and accessible text.
/book/show/312575.London?from_search=true	Roy Porter	London: A Social History	This is a one-volume history of the city of London from Roman times to the late-20th century. London grew from a backwater in the Classical age into an important medieval city, a significant Renaissance urban centre and a modern colossus.
/book/show/144510.The_Annals_The_Histories?from_search=true	Tacitus Moses Hadas (Editor) Shelby Foote (Introduction)	The Annals/The Histories	Cornelius Tacitus brilliantly chronicles the moral decline and rampant civil unrest in the Roman Empire in a period when the earliest foundations of modern Europe were being laid.commence in a.d. 14, at the death of Augustus, recounting the reigns of Tiberius, Gaius (Caligula), Claudius, and Nero, and conclude in a.d. 68, the year of Neros suicide.Cornelius Tacitus brilliantly chronicles the moral decline and rampant civil unrest in the Roman Empire in a period when the earliest foundations of modern Europe were being laid.commence in a.d. 14, at the death of Augustus, recounting the reigns of Tiberius, Gaius (Caligula), Claudius, and Nero, and conclude in a.d. 68, the year of Neros suicide.document the tumultuous year a.d. 69, when Emperors Galba, Otho, and Vitellius all perished in quick succession, ushering in Vespasians ten-year reign. According to historian Will Durant, [We must] rank Tacitus among the greatest. . . . The portraits he draws stand out more clearly, stride the stage more livingly than any others in historical literature. This Modern Library Paperback Classic includes newly commissioned endnotes.
/book/show/22388932-institutes-of-the-christian-religion-translated-from-the-latin-and-coll?from_search=true	John Calvin	Institutes of the Christian Religion, translated from the Latin and collated with the author's last edition in French. Seventh American edition, revised and corrected with an introduction on the literary history of the Institutes. Volumes I and II	This is the definitive English-language edition of one of the monumental works of the Christian church. All previous editions--in Latin, French, German, and English--have been collated; references and notes have been verified, corrected, and expanded; and new bibliographies have been added.The translation preserves the rugged strength and vividness of Calvin's writing, butThis is the definitive English-language edition of one of the monumental works of the Christian church. All previous editions--in Latin, French, German, and English--have been collated; references and notes have been verified, corrected, and expanded; and new bibliographies have been added.The translation preserves the rugged strength and vividness of Calvin's writing, but also conforms to modern English and renders heavy theological terms in simple language. The result is a translation that achieves a high degree of accuracy and at the same time is eminently readable.Long recognized for the quality of its translations, introductions, explanatory notes, and indexes, the Library of Christian Classics provides scholars and students with modern English translations of some of the most significant Christian theological texts in history. Through these works--each written prior to the end of the sixteenth century--contemporary readers are able to engage the ideas that have shaped Christian theology and the church through the centuries.
/book/show/280215.Art_History_s_History?from_search=true	Vernon Hyde Minor	Art History's History	Written in jargon-free, reader-friendly language, this is one of the first volumes to make art historical theory accessible to those at thelevel.A review of contemporary theory of art history provides readers with lucid prose and concrete examples. Discussion of eighteenth- and nineteenth- century theories that are important to art history offers readersWritten in jargon-free, reader-friendly language, this is one of the first volumes to make art historical theory accessible to those at thelevel.A review of contemporary theory of art history provides readers with lucid prose and concrete examples. Discussion of eighteenth- and nineteenth- century theories that are important to art history offers readers a review of historically important issues in philosophy. Illustrations of well-known works of art show readers how theory has application to images.Art historians and educators.
/book/show/1112905.The_Seashell_on_the_Mountaintop?from_search=true	Alan Cutler	The Seashell on the Mountaintop: A Story of Science, Sainthood, and the Humble Genius who Discovered a New History of the Earth	The Seashell on the Mountaintop: A Story of Science Sainthood and the Humble Genius Who Discovered a New History of the Earth
/book/show/7877839-history-of-medieval-india?from_search=true	Satish Chandra	History Of Medieval India	Satish Chandra's History of Medieval India is a comprehensive overview of the history of the Indian subcontinent during the thousand-year period between the eighth and the eighteenth century. History of Medieval India studies this interesting period in Indian history when the land underwent drastic changes and was deeply influenced by the invading armies, religious movemenSatish Chandra's History of Medieval India is a comprehensive overview of the history of the Indian subcontinent during the thousand-year period between the eighth and the eighteenth century. History of Medieval India studies this interesting period in Indian history when the land underwent drastic changes and was deeply influenced by the invading armies, religious movements, and the vicissitudes of the changing political, economic and cultural scene. To tell the history of a land spanning the geographical dimensions and the political divisions of the Indian subcontinent is in itself a formidable task. Satish Chandra executes this difficult mission withthe eye of an enquirer and the pen of a scholar.
/book/show/227569.Making_Thirteen_Colonies?from_search=true	Joy Hakim	Making Thirteen Colonies: 1600-1740 A History of US (A History of US #2)	All kinds of people are coming to America. If you're European, you come in search of freedom or riches. If you're African, you come in chains. And what about the Indians, what is happening to them? Soon with the influx of so many people, thirteen uniqueAll kinds of people are coming to America. If you're European, you come in search of freedom or riches. If you're African, you come in chains. And what about the Indians, what is happening to them? Soon with the influx of so many people, thirteen unique colonies are born, each with its own story. Meet Pocahontas and John Smith in Jamestown. Join William Penn and the Quakers in Pennsylvania. Sit with the judges at the Salem witch trials. Hike over the mountains with Daniel Boone. And let Ben Franklin give you some salty advice in his Poor Richard's Almanac in this remarkable journey through the dynamic creation of what one day becomes the United States.Master storyteller Joy Hakim has excited millions of young minds with the great drama of American history in her award-winning series A History of US. Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text, A History of US weaves together exciting stories that bring American history to life. Hailed by reviewers, historians, educators, and parents for its exciting, thought-provoking narrative, the books have been recognized as a break-through tool in teaching history and critical reading skills to young people. In ten books that span from Prehistory to the 21st century, young people will never think of American history as boring again.
/book/show/10962618-cambodia-s-curse?from_search=true	Joel Brinkley	Cambodia's Curse: The Modern History of a Troubled Land	A generation after the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia shows every sign of having overcome its history--the streets of Phnom Penh are paved; skyscrapers dot the skyline. But under this faade lies a country still haunted by its years of terror. Joel Brinkley won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting in Cambodia on the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime that killed one quarter of the nationA generation after the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia shows every sign of having overcome its history--the streets of Phnom Penh are paved; skyscrapers dot the skyline. But under this faade lies a country still haunted by its years of terror. Joel Brinkley won a Pulitzer Prize for his reporting in Cambodia on the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime that killed one quarter of the nation's population during its years in power. In 1992, the world came together to help pull the small nation out of the mire. Cambodia became a United Nations protectorate--the first and only time the UN tried something so ambitious. What did the new, democratically-elected government do with this unprecedented gift?In 2008 and 2009, Brinkley returned to Cambodia to find out. He discovered a population in the grip of a venal government. He learned that one-third to one-half of Cambodians who lived through the Khmer Rouge era have P.T.S.D.--and its afflictions are being passed to the next generation. His extensive close-up reporting inilluminates the country, its people, and the deep historical roots of its modern-day behavior.
/book/show/6068242-the-natural-history-of-unicorns?from_search=true	Chris Lavers	The Natural History of Unicorns	Where did the unicorn come from and how was it accepted for so long as a part of the animal kingdom? Chris Lavers argues that although the unicorn of our imagination isn't real, traces of its character can be found in existing species. In this lively and vivid exploration of the natural world, Lavers follows the beast's trail to the plateaus of India and into the jungles oWhere did the unicorn come from and how was it accepted for so long as a part of the animal kingdom? Chris Lavers argues that although the unicorn of our imagination isn't real, traces of its character can be found in existing species. In this lively and vivid exploration of the natural world, Lavers follows the beast's trail to the plateaus of India and into the jungles of Africa to unearth the flesh and blood ancestors of our iconic unicorn--and, along the way, he introduces the peoples, historians, explorers, traders, and scientists who steadfastly believed.
/book/show/945833.The_Age_of_Revolution?from_search=true	Winston S. Churchill	The Age of Revolution (A History of the English Speaking Peoples, #3)	
/book/show/194458.A_History_of_Japan?from_search=true	R.H.P. Mason J.G. Caiger	A History of Japan	Newly revised and updated,is a fascinating look at the nation of Japan throughout history. Starting in ancient Japan during its early pre-history periodcovers every important aspect of history and culture through feudal JaNewly revised and updated,is a fascinating look at the nation of Japan throughout history. Starting in ancient Japan during its early pre-history periodcovers every important aspect of history and culture through feudal Japan to the post-cold War period and collapse of the Bubble Economy in the early 1990's. Recent findings shed additional light on the origins of Japanese civilization and the birth of Japanese culture. Also included is an in-depth analysis of the Japanese religion, Japanese arts, Japanese culture and the Japanese People from the 6th century B.C.E. to the present. This contemporary classic, now updated and revised, continues to be an essential text in Japanese studies. Classic illustrations and unique pictures are dispersed throughout the book.includes:  Archaic Japanincluding Yamato, the creation of a unified state, the Nana Period, and the Heian period     Medieval Japan including rule by the military houses, the failure of Ashikaga Rule, Buddhism, and the Kamakura and Muroachi Periods periods     Ealy Modern Japanincluding Japanese feudalism, administration under the Tokugawa, and society and culture in early modern Japan     Modern Japanincluding The Meiji Era and policies for modernization, from consensus to crisis (1912-1937), and solutions through forceThis contemporary classic continues to be a central book in Japanese studies and is an vital addition to the collection of any student or enthusiast of Japanese history, Japanese culture, or the Japanese Language.
/book/show/427965.Whose_Bible_Is_It_A_History_of_the_Scriptures_Through_the_Ages?from_search=true	Jaroslav Pelikan	Whose Bible Is It? A History of the Scriptures Through the Ages	No book has been more pored over, has been the subject of more commentary & controversy, or had more influence not only on religious beliefs but also on our culture & language. No book has been as widely read. But how did the bible become the book we know? Pelikan takes readers thru the books evolution from its earliest incarnation as oral tales to its modern exisNo book has been more pored over, has been the subject of more commentary & controversy, or had more influence not only on religious beliefs but also on our culture & language. No book has been as widely read. But how did the bible become the book we know? Pelikan takes readers thru the books evolution from its earliest incarnation as oral tales to its modern existence in various iterations, translations & languages. From the earliest Hebrew texts & its appearance in Greek, then Latin, he explores the canonization of different bibles & why certain books were adopted by certain sects, as well as the development of the printing press, the translation into modern languages & varying schools of critical scholarship. Both a work of scholarship & a fascinating read,will be welcomed by the many fans of Elaine Pagelss books & Adam Nicolsons.PrefaceThe Bible, the whole Bible & nothing but the Bible?The God who speaksThe truth in Hebrew-Moses speaking GreekBeyond written Torah: Talmud & continuing revelationThe law & the prophets fulfilledFormation of a second TestamentThe peoples of the BookBack to the sourcesThe Bible onlyThe Canon & the criticsA message for the whole human raceThe strange new world within the BibleAlternative canons of the Tanakh/Old TestamentNew TestamentNotes & Further Reading
/book/show/18465531-showa-1939-1944?from_search=true	Shigeru Mizuki Zack Davisson (Translation)	Showa, 1939-1944: A History of Japan	continues the award-winning author Shigeru Mizukis autobiographical and historical account of Showa-era Japan. This volume covers the final moments of the lead-up to World WarII and the first few years of the Pacific War, and is a chilling reminder of the harshncontinues the award-winning author Shigeru Mizukis autobiographical and historical account of Showa-era Japan. This volume covers the final moments of the lead-up to World WarII and the first few years of the Pacific War, and is a chilling reminder of the harshness of life in Japan during this highly militarized epoch.Mizuki writes affectingly about the impact on the Japanese populace of world-changing moments, including the devastating Second Sino-Japanese War, the attack on Pearl Harbor, and the first half of the Pacific War. On a personal level, these years mark a dramatic transformation in Mizukis life, too. His idyllic childhood in the countryside comes to a definitive end when hes drafted into the army and shipped off to the tiny island of Rabaul in Papua New Guinea. His life becomes a constant struggle for survival, not only against the constant Allied attacks but against the harsh discipline of the Japanese army officers. During his time in Rabaul, Mizuki comes to understand the misery and beauty of the island itself, a place that will permanently mark him and haunt him for the rest of his life.
/book/show/1330051.Occupied_America?from_search=true	Rodolfo F. Acua	Occupied America: A History of Chicanos	Authored by one of the most influential and highly-regarded voices of Chicano history and ethnic studies,is the most definitive introduction to Chicano history. This comprehensive overview of Chicano history is passionately written and extensively researched.Authored by one of the most influential and highly-regarded voices of Chicano history and ethnic studies,is the most definitive introduction to Chicano history. This comprehensive overview of Chicano history is passionately written and extensively researched.
/book/show/4528445-a-short-history-of-the-united-states?from_search=true	Robert V. Remini	A Short History of the United States	
/book/show/551722.Unknown_Quantity?from_search=true	John Derbyshire	Unknown Quantity: A Real and Imaginary History of Algebra	
/book/show/328186.The_Tiger_in_the_House?from_search=true	Carl Van Vechten Stephen Budiansky (Introduction)	The Tiger in the House: A Cultural History of the Cat	A god, a companion to sorceresses at the Witches Sabbath, a beast who is royal in Siam, who in Japan is called the tiger that eats from the hand, the adored of Mohammed, Lauras rival with Petrarch, the friend of Richelieu, the favorite of poetssuch are just a few of the feline distinctions that Carl Van Vechten records in this glorious historical overview of humanitA god, a companion to sorceresses at the Witches Sabbath, a beast who is royal in Siam, who in Japan is called the tiger that eats from the hand, the adored of Mohammed, Lauras rival with Petrarch, the friend of Richelieu, the favorite of poetssuch are just a few of the feline distinctions that Carl Van Vechten records in this glorious historical overview of humanitys long love affair with the cat. As delightful as it is learned,explores science, art, and history to assemble a treasury of cat lore, while Van Vechtens sumptuous baroque prosemakes the books every page an inexhaustible pleasure.
/book/show/321895.Turning_Points?from_search=true	Mark A. Noll	Turning Points: Decisive Moments in the History of Christianity	Evangelicalism\u2019s premier historian provides a general introduction to church history.
/book/show/24497.No_Idle_Hands?from_search=true	Anne Macdonald	No Idle Hands: The Social History of American Knitting	An historian and lifelong knitter, Anne Macdonald expertly guides readers on a revealing tour of the history of knitting in America. In, Macdonald considers how the neAn historian and lifelong knitter, Anne Macdonald expertly guides readers on a revealing tour of the history of knitting in America. In, Macdonald considers how the necessity--and the pleasure--of knitting has shaped women's lives.Here is the Colonial woman for whom idleness was a sin, and her Victorian counterpart, who enjoyed the pleasure of knitting while visiting with friends; the war wife eager to provide her man with warmth and comfort, and the modern woman busy creating fashionable handknits for herself and her family. Macdonald examines each phase of American history and gives us a clear and compelling look at life, then and now. And through it all, we see how knitting has played an important part in the way society has viewed women--and how women have viewed themselves.Assembled from articles in magazines, knitting brochures, newspaper clippings and other primary sources, and featuring reproductions of advertisements, illustrations, and photographs from each period,capture the texture of women's domestic lives throughout history with great wit and insight.
/book/show/398130.Queen_Emma?from_search=true	Harriet O'Brien	Queen Emma: A History of Power, Love, and Greed in 11th-Century England	A lively account of the harsh realities of war and politics in this era, the vagaries of political marriage and the thin line between invaders and settlers.Emma, one of England's most remarkable queens, made her mark on a nation beset by Viking raiders at the end of the Dark Ages. At the center of a triangle of Anglo Saxons, Vikings, and Normans all joA lively account of the harsh realities of war and politics in this era, the vagaries of political marriage and the thin line between invaders and settlers.Emma, one of England's most remarkable queens, made her mark on a nation beset by Viking raiders at the end of the Dark Ages. At the center of a triangle of Anglo Saxons, Vikings, and Normans all jostling for control of England, Emma was a political pawn who became an unscrupulous manipulator. Regarded by her contemporaries as a generous Christian patron, an admired regent, and a Machiavellian mother, Emma was, above all, a survivor: hers was a life marked by dramatic reversals of fortune, all of which she overcame.
/book/show/8167082-what-would-google-do?from_search=true	Jeff Jarvis	What Would Google Do?: Reverse-Engineering the Fastest Growing Company in the History of the World	
/book/show/13812171-on-politics?from_search=true	Alan  Ryan	On Politics: A History of Political Thought From Herodotus to the Present	Both a history and an examination of human thought and behavior spanning three thousand years,thrillingly traces the origins of political philosophy from the ancient Greeks to Machiavelli in Book I and from Hobbes to the present age in Book II. Whether examining Lord Actons dictum that absolute power corrupts absolutely or explicating John Stuart Mills conBoth a history and an examination of human thought and behavior spanning three thousand years,thrillingly traces the origins of political philosophy from the ancient Greeks to Machiavelli in Book I and from Hobbes to the present age in Book II. Whether examining Lord Actons dictum that absolute power corrupts absolutely or explicating John Stuart Mills contention that it is better to be a human dissatisfied than a pig satisfied, Alan Ryan evokes the lives and minds of our greatest thinkers in a way that makes reading about them a transcendent experience. Whether writing about Plato or Augustine, de Toqueville or Thomas Jefferson, Ryan brings a wisdom to his text that illuminates John Deweys belief that the role of philosophy is less to see truth than to enhance experience. With this unparalleled tour de force, Ryan emerges in his own right as one of the most influential political philosophers of our time.
/book/show/6987625-the-mammoth-book-of-alternate-histories?from_search=true	Ian Watson (Editor) Ian Whates (Editor)	The Mammoth Book of Alternate Histories	Includes short stories that feature some alteration in history, some divergence from historical reality, which results in a world very different from the one we know.
/book/show/8244792-the-korean-war?from_search=true	Bruce Cumings	The Korean War: A History	A bracing account of a war that lingers in our collective memory as both ambiguous and unjustly ignoredFor Americans, it was a discrete conflict lasting from 1950 to 1953 that has long been overshadowed by World War II, Vietnam, and the War on Terror. But as Bruce Cumings eloquently explains, for the Asian world the Korean War was a generations-long fight that still hauntA bracing account of a war that lingers in our collective memory as both ambiguous and unjustly ignoredFor Americans, it was a discrete conflict lasting from 1950 to 1953 that has long been overshadowed by World War II, Vietnam, and the War on Terror. But as Bruce Cumings eloquently explains, for the Asian world the Korean War was a generations-long fight that still haunts contemporary events. And in a very real way, although its true roots and repercussions continue to be either misunderstood, forgotten, or willfully ignored, it is the war that helped form modern Americas relationship to the world.With access to new evidence and secret materials from both here and abroad, including an archive of captured North Korean documents, Cumings reveals the war as it was actually fought. He describes its start as a civil war, preordained long before the first shots were fired in June 1950 by lingering fury over Japans occupation of Korea from 1910 to 1945. Cumings then shares the neglected history of Americas postWorld War II occupation of Korea, the untold stories of bloody insurgencies and rebellions, and the powerful militaries organized and equipped by America and the Soviet Union in that divided land. He tells of the United States officially entering the action on the side of the South, and exposes as never before the appalling massacres andatrocities committed on all sides and the oceans of napalm dropped on the North by U.S. forces in a remarkably violent war that killed as many as four million Koreans, two thirds of whom were civilians.In sobering detail,chronicles a U.S. home front agitated by Joseph McCarthy, where absolutist conformity discouraged open inquiry and citizen dissent. Cumings incisively ties our current foreign policy back to Korea: an America with hundreds of permanent military bases abroad, a large standing army, and a permanent national security state at home, the ultimate result of a judicious and limited policy of containment evolving into an ongoing and seemingly endless global crusade.Elegantly written and blisteringly honest, The Korean War is, like the war it illuminates, brief, devastating, and essential.
/book/show/25245.Introduction_to_the_Philosophy_of_History_with_Selections_from_The_Philosophy_of_Right?from_search=true	Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel Leo Rauch (Translator)	Introduction to the Philosophy of History with Selections from The Philosophy of Right	. . . eminently readable . . . admirably picks up the spirit of what Hegel is saying. . . . more readable and accurate than Hartmann's, and it translates a more readable text than does Nisbet's. It includes (as Hartmann's does not) an excerpt, which serves as chapter five, from 'The Geographical Basis of History' (particularly interesting for what it says of America), and. . . eminently readable . . . admirably picks up the spirit of what Hegel is saying. . . . more readable and accurate than Hartmann's, and it translates a more readable text than does Nisbet's. It includes (as Hartmann's does not) an excerpt, which serves as chapter five, from 'The Geographical Basis of History' (particularly interesting for what it says of America), and a brief chapter six, entitled 'The Division of History.' The volume closes with an appendix, translating 341360 of Hegels Philosophy of Right and deals directly with the very concept of 'World History.' It constitutes a big help in coming to grips with what Hegel means by 'Spirit.' --Quentin Lauer, SJ, Fordham University, in
/book/show/8167082-what-would-google-do?from_search=true	Jeff Jarvis	What Would Google Do?: Reverse-Engineering the Fastest Growing Company in the History of the World	
/book/show/707840.Hoofbeats_of_Danger?from_search=true	Holly Hughes	Hoofbeats of Danger (American Girl History Mysteries, #2)	These suspenseful stories will leave readers on the edge of their seats! Each spine-tingling tale features a brave, clever girl solving an intriguing mystery at an important time in America's past.Life at a Pony Express station in 1860 is filled with danger -- especially after someone poisons Annie's beloved pony.
/book/show/1516127.Meaning_and_History?from_search=true	Ambeth R. Ocampo	Meaning and History: The Rizal Lectures	The author's characteristic wit and insight are again evident in this collection of lectures and conference papers written between the years 1993-1998 and delivered in different schools and gatherings in the country and abroad.
/book/show/1210774.The_American_Pageant?from_search=true	Thomas A. Bailey David M. Kennedy Lizabeth Cohen	The American Pageant: A History of the Republic	Supported by colorful anecdotes, first-person quotations, and its trademark wit, The American Pageant is one of the most readable, popular, and effective American history textbooks available. The text's original author, Thomas Bailey, first created the text's distinctive character, which has been preserved by current co-authors David Kennedy and Lizabeth Cohen.pPedagogy inSupported by colorful anecdotes, first-person quotations, and its trademark wit, The American Pageant is one of the most readable, popular, and effective American history textbooks available. The text's original author, Thomas Bailey, first created the text's distinctive character, which has been preserved by current co-authors David Kennedy and Lizabeth Cohen.pPedagogy includes chapter-ending chronologies, numerous interesting quotes from historical figures, and incisive part openers that contextualize six major periods in American history. The Appendix includes Suggested Readings for every chapter, an annotated Constitution of the United States with page references, and an extensive statistical profile of the United States.pNew! The Examining the Evidence feature introduces students to the analysis of primary sources by presenting a photograph, artifact, or brief document and prompting students to examine the materials and draw their own conclusions.pNew! The authors have combined Chapters 13 and 14 and Chapters 24 and 28 from the previous edition, reducing the total number of chapters to 42. The reorganization provides tighter chronology and thematic re-working of material on the antebellum and Gilded Age/Progressive Era periods.pNew! The new edition contains increased coverage of immigration, women's political participation, the environmental movement, American Indians, and western history. Throughout the text, social trends and events are more thoroughly integrated into the political narrative.pVarying Viewpoints features examine the scholarly debates surrounding major historical issues, encouraging students to think critically about ways historians disagree.pMakers of America essays focus on the diverse ethnic, racial, and activist groups that compose America's pluralistic society. They have been revised to include topics such as the New Wave feminists and environmentalists.
/book/show/267838.Mapping_Human_History?from_search=true	Steve  Olson	Mapping Human History: Genes, Race, and Our Common Origins	In a journey across four continents, the science writer, Steve Olson traces the origins of modern humans and the migrations of our ancestors throughout the world over the past 150,000 years.
/book/show/214793.History_of_Julius_Caesar?from_search=true	Jacob Abbott	History of Julius Caesar	Biography of the Roman military and political leader from the 19th Century American writer of history and biographies for children.
/book/show/5986868-the-secret-history-of-star-wars?from_search=true	Michael Kaminski	The Secret History of Star Wars	Star Wars is one of the most important cultural phenomena of the Western world. The tale of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and the fall and redemption of Anakin Skywalker has become modern myth, an epic tragedy of the corruption of a young man in love into darkness, the rise of evil, and the power of good triumphing in the end. But it didn t start out that way. In this thoroughStar Wars is one of the most important cultural phenomena of the Western world. The tale of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and the fall and redemption of Anakin Skywalker has become modern myth, an epic tragedy of the corruption of a young man in love into darkness, the rise of evil, and the power of good triumphing in the end. But it didn t start out that way. In this thorough account of one of cinema s most lasting works, Michael Kaminski presents the true history of how Star Wars was written, from its beginnings as a science fiction fairy tale to its development over three decades into the epic we now know, chronicling the methods, techniques, thought processes, and struggles of its creator. For this unauthorized account, he has pored through over four hundred sources, from interviews to original scripts, to track how the most powerful modern epic in the world was created, expanded, and finalized into the tale an entire generation has grown up with.
/book/show/19278867-the-voyage-of-the-beagle?from_search=true	Charles Darwin Steve Jones (Introduction)	The Voyage of the Beagle: Journal of Researches into the Natural History & Geology of the Countries Visited During the Voyage of HMS Beagle Round the World	In 1831, Charles Darwin embarked on an expedition that, in his own words, determined my whole career.chronicles his five-year journey around the world and especially the coastal waters of South America as a naturalist on the H.M.S. Beagle. While traveling through these unexplored countries collecting specimens, Darwin began to formulate the theoriIn 1831, Charles Darwin embarked on an expedition that, in his own words, determined my whole career.chronicles his five-year journey around the world and especially the coastal waters of South America as a naturalist on the H.M.S. Beagle. While traveling through these unexplored countries collecting specimens, Darwin began to formulate the theories of evolution and natural selection realized in his master work, The Origin of Species. Travel memoir and scientific primer alike, The Voyage of the Beagle is a lively and accessible introduction to the mind of one of history's most influential thinkers.
/book/show/110745.Clever_Maids?from_search=true	Valerie Paradiz Walter Crane (Illustrator)	Clever Maids: The Secret History of the Grimm Fairy Tales	Most people know the stories ofand, but very few know that behind the Brothers Grimm and their fairy tales stood a network of-and mothers, neighbors, and female friends. In this intimate history, Valerie Paradiz tells the real story of the greatest literary collaboration of the nineteenth century, and gives the long-lost narrators of theMost people know the stories ofand, but very few know that behind the Brothers Grimm and their fairy tales stood a network of-and mothers, neighbors, and female friends. In this intimate history, Valerie Paradiz tells the real story of the greatest literary collaboration of the nineteenth century, and gives the long-lost narrators of these beloved tales their due. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm were major German intellects of their time, contemporaries of both Goethe and Schiller. But as Paradiz reveals here, the romantic image of the two brothers traveling the countryside, transcribing tales told to them by peasants, is far from the truth. More than half of the tales the Grimm brothers collected were contributed by women friends from the upper classes. Set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic wars and the high years of German romanticism,chronicles this most fascinating enterprise in literary history, and illuminates the ways the Grimm tales-with their mythic portrayals of courage, sacrifice, and betrayal-still resonate so powerfully today.
/book/show/28110851-butter?from_search=true	Elaine Khosrova	Butter: A Rich History	Its a culinary catalyst, an agent of change, a gastronomic rock star. Ubiquitous in the worlds most fabulous cuisines, butter is boss. Here, it finally gets its due.After traveling across three continents to stalk the modern story of butter, award-winning food writer and former pastry chef Elaine Khosrova serves up a story as rich, textured, and culturally relevant as bIts a culinary catalyst, an agent of change, a gastronomic rock star. Ubiquitous in the worlds most fabulous cuisines, butter is boss. Here, it finally gets its due.After traveling across three continents to stalk the modern story of butter, award-winning food writer and former pastry chef Elaine Khosrova serves up a story as rich, textured, and culturally relevant as butter itself.From its humble agrarian origins to its present-day artisanal glory, butter has a fascinating story to tell, and Khosrova is the perfect person to tell it. With tales about the ancient butter bogs of Ireland, the pleasure dairies of France, and the sacred butter sculptures of Tibet, Khosrova details butters role in history, politics, economics, nutrition, and even spirituality and art. Readers will also find the essential collection of core butter recipes, including beurre mani, croissants, pte brise, and the only buttercream frosting anyone will ever need, as well as practical how-tos for making various types of butter at home--or shopping for the best.A fascinating, tasty read . . . And what a bonus to have a collection of essential classic butter recipes included.Following the path blazed by Margaret Visser in, Elaine Khosrova makes much of butter and the ruminants whose milk man churns. You will revel in dairy physics. And you may never eat margarine again.proves that close study can reveal rich history, lore, and practical information. All that and charm too.Irresistible and fascinating . . . This is one of those definitive books on a subject that every cook should have.The history of one of the most delectable ingredients throughout our many cultures and geography over time is wonderfully churned and emulsified in Khosrovas. . . Delightful storytelling.
/book/show/23399050-lesser-beasts?from_search=true	Mark Essig	Lesser Beasts: A Snout-to-Tail History of the Humble Pig	Unlike other barnyard animals, which pull plows, give eggs or milk, or grow wool, a pig produces only one thing: meat. Incredibly efficient at converting almost any organic matter into nourishing, delectable protein, swine are nothing short of a gastronomic godsendyet their flesh is banned in many cultures, and the animals themselves are maligned as filthy, lazy brutes.AsUnlike other barnyard animals, which pull plows, give eggs or milk, or grow wool, a pig produces only one thing: meat. Incredibly efficient at converting almost any organic matter into nourishing, delectable protein, swine are nothing short of a gastronomic godsendyet their flesh is banned in many cultures, and the animals themselves are maligned as filthy, lazy brutes.As historian Mark Essig reveals in, swine have such a bad reputation for precisely the same reasons they are so valuable as a source of food: they are intelligent, self-sufficient, and omnivorous. Whats more, he argues, we ignore our historic partnership with these astonishing animals at our peril. Tracing the interplay of pig biology and human culture from Neolithic villages 10,000 years ago to modern industrial farms, Essig blends culinary and natural history to demonstrate the vast importance of the pig and the tragedy of its modern treatment at the hands of humans. Pork, Essig explains, has long been a staple of the human diet, prized in societies from Ancient Rome to dynastic China to the contemporary American South. Yet pigs ability to track down and eat a wide range of substances (some of them distinctly unpalatable to humans) and convert them into edible meat has also led people throughout history to demonize the entire species as craven and unclean. Todays unconscionable system of factory farming, Essig explains, is only the latest instance of humans taking pigs for granted, and the most recent evidence of how both pigs and people suffer when our symbiotic relationship falls out of balance.An expansive, illuminating history of one of our most vital yet unsung food animals,turns a spotlight on the humble creature that, perhaps more than any other, has been a mainstay of civilization since its very beginningswhether we like it or not.
/book/show/6404895-poland?from_search=true	Adam Zamoyski	Poland: A History	Adam Zamoyski first wrote his history of Poland two years before the collapse of the Soviet Union. This substantially revised and updated edition sets the Soviet era in the context of the rise, fall and remarkable rebirth of an indomitable nation.
/book/show/949110.A_History_of_Economics?from_search=true	John Kenneth Galbraith	A History of Economics: The Past as the Present	A book explaining the history of economics; including the powerful and vested interests which moulded the theories to their financial advantage; as a means of understanding modern economics.
/book/show/7361515-molotov-s-magic-lantern?from_search=true	Rachel Polonsky	Molotov's Magic Lantern: A Journey In Russian History	When the British journalist Rachel Polonsky moves to Moscow, she discovers an apartment on Romanov Street that was once home to the Soviet elite. One of the most infamous neighbors was the ruthless apparatchik Vyacheslav Molotov, a henchman for Stalin who was a participant in the collectivizations and the Great Purgeand also an ardent bibliophile. In what was formerly MolWhen the British journalist Rachel Polonsky moves to Moscow, she discovers an apartment on Romanov Street that was once home to the Soviet elite. One of the most infamous neighbors was the ruthless apparatchik Vyacheslav Molotov, a henchman for Stalin who was a participant in the collectivizations and the Great Purgeand also an ardent bibliophile. In what was formerly Molotovs apartment, Polonsky uncovers an extensive library and an old magic lanterntwo things that lead her on an extraordinary journey throughout Russia and ultimately renew her vision of the country and its people.In Molotovs Magic Lantern, Polonsky visits the haunted cities and vivid landscapes of the books from Molotovs library: works by Chekhov, Dostoevsky, Pushkin, Akhmatova, and others, some of whom were sent to the Gulag by the very man who collected their books. With exceptional insight and beautiful prose, Polonsky writes about the longings and aspirations of these Russian writers and others in the course of her travels from the Arctic to Siberia and from the forests around Moscow to the vast steppes. A singular homage to Russian history and culture, Molotovs Magic Lantern evokes the spirit of the great artists and the haunted past of a country ravaged by war, famine, and totalitarianism.
/book/show/3412881-the-lost-art-of-walking?from_search=true	Geoff Nicholson	The Lost Art of Walking: The History, Science, and Literature of Pedestrianism	276 pp. First edition. How we walk, where we walk, why we walk tells the world who and what we are. Whether it's once a day to the car, or for long weekend hikes, or as competition, or as art, walking is a profoundly universal aspect of what makes us humans, social creatures, and eng276 pp. First edition. How we walk, where we walk, why we walk tells the world who and what we are. Whether it's once a day to the car, or for long weekend hikes, or as competition, or as art, walking is a profoundly universal aspect of what makes us humans, social creatures, and engaged with the world. Cultural commentator, Whitbread Prize winner, and author ofSex CollectorsGeoff Nicholson offers his fascinating, definitive, and personal ruminations on the literature, science, philosophy, art, and historyof walking.Nicholson finds people who walk only at night, or naked, or in the shape of a cross or a circle, or for thousands of miles at a time, in costume, for causes, or for no reason whatsoever. He examines the history and traditions of walking and its role as inspiration to artists, musicians, and writers like Bob Dylan, Charles Dickens, and Buster Keaton. InThe Lost Art of Walking, he brings curiosity, imagination, and genuine insight to a subject that often strides, shuffles, struts, or lopes right by us.Keywords: WALKING PEDESTRIAN PEDESTRIANISM HISTORY SCIENCE PHILOSOPHY LITERATURE FIRST EDITION GEOFF NICHOLSON SELF IMPROVEMENT SELF HELP LIFESTYLES
/book/show/70595.She_s_a_Rebel?from_search=true	Gillian G. Gaar Yoko Ono (Introduction)	She's a Rebel: The History of Women in Rock and Roll	Gillian G. Gaars critically acclaimed, breakthrough book, the first full history of women in rock and pop ever written, became an instant classic upon its publication in 1992. Arranged chronologically and told with impassioned detail, Shes A Rebel charts a half century of women performers from the early R and B singers of the 1950s, to the girl groups, Motown acts, folksGillian G. Gaars critically acclaimed, breakthrough book, the first full history of women in rock and pop ever written, became an instant classic upon its publication in 1992. Arranged chronologically and told with impassioned detail, Shes A Rebel charts a half century of women performers from the early R and B singers of the 1950s, to the girl groups, Motown acts, folksingers, and rock chicks of the 1960s, to the punk rebels and pop divas of the 1970s, to the brash all-girl bands, rappers, and riot grrls of the 1980s and 1990s. This expanded ten-year anniversary edition features over 75 photos and includes three all-new chapters on all the major artists of the last decade as well as an insiders look at the music industry and the emerging power of women rock stars. With new preface by Yoko Ono and dozens of new profiles and interviews with performerssuch as Courtney Love, L7, Bikini Kill, the Breeders, Sarah McLachlan, Ani di Franco, Sheryl Crow, Sleater Kinney, Alanis Morrisette, Lucinda Williams, Mariah Carey, Destinys Child, Lauryn Hill, Christina Aguilera, Nelly Furtado, Bjork, and many others this book captures the amazing explosion of womens voices and talent in the music world. [Shes A Rebel] is as thoroughly entertaining as it is researched ... Its exhaustive and exhilarating.Billboard
/book/show/4109294-the-origin-of-satan?from_search=true	Elaine Pagels	The Origin of Satan: A Social History of the Devil	The bestselling author of The Gnostic Gospels--Nat'l Book Award & the Nat'l Book Critics Circle Award winner--& Adam, Eve & the Serpent has written a provocative study of early Christianity--a controversial treatise on the Devil's true identity.AcknowledgmentsIntroductionThe gospel of Mark & the Jewish warThe social history of Satan: from the Hebrew Bible tThe bestselling author of The Gnostic Gospels--Nat'l Book Award & the Nat'l Book Critics Circle Award winner--& Adam, Eve & the Serpent has written a provocative study of early Christianity--a controversial treatise on the Devil's true identity.AcknowledgmentsIntroductionThe gospel of Mark & the Jewish warThe social history of Satan: from the Hebrew Bible to the gospelsMatthew's campaign against the Pharisees: deploying the devilLuke & John claim Israel's legacy: the split widensSatan's earthly kingdom: Christians against pagans-The enemy within: demonizing the hereticsConclusionNotesIndex
/book/show/455718.Fashion?from_search=true	Akiko Fukai	Fashion: The Collection of the Kyoto Costume Institute - A History from the 18th to the 20th Century	Clothes define people. A person's clothing, whether it's a sari, kimono, or business suit, is an essential key to his or her culture, class, personality, or even religion. The Kyoto Costume Institute recognizes the importance of understanding clothing sociologically, historically, and artistically. Founded in 1978, the KCI holds one of the world's most extensive clothing cClothes define people. A person's clothing, whether it's a sari, kimono, or business suit, is an essential key to his or her culture, class, personality, or even religion. The Kyoto Costume Institute recognizes the importance of understanding clothing sociologically, historically, and artistically. Founded in 1978, the KCI holds one of the world's most extensive clothing collections and has curated many exhibitions worldwide. With an emphasis on Western women's clothing, the KCI has amassed a wide range of historical garments, underwear, shoes, and fashion accessories dating from the 18th century to the present day. Showcasing a vast selection of skilled photographs from the Institute's archives, depicting the clothing expertly displayed and arranged on custom-made mannequins,is a fascinating excursion through the last three centuries of clothing trends.From a rare treasure such as a 17th century iron corset with embroidered bodice to modern-day outfits by such designers as Yves Saint Laurent and Calvin Klein, the collection provides an extensive overview of the evolution of women's fashion. The KCI believes that clothing is an essential manifestation of our very being and their passion and dedication positively radiate from every page of this book. It offers an opportunity to see how our ancestors dressed, to consider the amazing accomplishments of contemporary fashion, and to imagine how our descendants may dress in the distant future as clothing design continues on its tireless evolutionary path.
/book/show/270746.A_Short_History_of_Financial_Euphoria?from_search=true	John Kenneth Galbraith	A Short History of Financial Euphoria	The world-renowned economist offers dourly irreverent analyses of financial debacle from the tulip craze of the seventeenth century to the recent plague of junk bonds..
/book/show/91843.The_Other_Hollywood?from_search=true	Legs McNeil Jennifer Osborne Peter Pavia	The Other Hollywood: The Uncensored Oral History of the Porn Film Industry	A raucous and revealing oral history of the birth of the adult film industry,peels back the candy coating to let the true story be told -- by the stars, movie makers, and other industry players who lived it. And what a story it is: Through hundreds of original interviews, contemporary newspaper accounts, police reports, court testimony, and more, LegsA raucous and revealing oral history of the birth of the adult film industry,peels back the candy coating to let the true story be told -- by the stars, movie makers, and other industry players who lived it. And what a story it is: Through hundreds of original interviews, contemporary newspaper accounts, police reports, court testimony, and more, Legs McNeil and coauthors Jennifer Osborne and Peter Pavia trace today's billion-dollar industry from its makeshift, mob-connected origins to the Internet age. Along the way we encounter porn stars such as Linda Lovelace, John Holmes, Traci Lords, and Savannah -- along with countless mainstream stars, politicians, FBI agents, and more.Epic, hilarious, and moving,contributes to the porn industry the one thing missing in all previous accounts: a vivid, tragicomic, irresistible humanity.
/book/show/727913.Mr_William_Shakespeares_Comedies_Histories_and_Tragedies?from_search=true	William Shakespeare Doug Moston (Introduction)	Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies: A Facsimile of the First Folio, 1623	The 1623 Folio of Shakespeare's plays was the first collected edition of the Bard's work. Many of Shakespeare's plays appeared in print there for the first time. This photographic facsimile offers the actor, the director, and every lover of Shakespeare an opportunity to read a First Folio version of the plays, unaltered by modern scholarly editors. Doug Moston's introductiThe 1623 Folio of Shakespeare's plays was the first collected edition of the Bard's work. Many of Shakespeare's plays appeared in print there for the first time. This photographic facsimile offers the actor, the director, and every lover of Shakespeare an opportunity to read a First Folio version of the plays, unaltered by modern scholarly editors. Doug Moston's introduction and glossary provide modern actors and readers with an understanding of how the Folio text can work today. His original line-numbering system, printed on each page of the facsimile, allows actors to move through the text with ease.
/book/show/18756092-ten-great-events-in-history?from_search=true	James Johonnot	Ten Great Events in History	Patriotism, or love of country, is one of the tests of nobility of character. No great man ever lived that was not a patriot in the highest and truest sense. From the earliest times, the sentiment of patriotism has been aroused in the hearts of men by the narrative of heroic deeds inspired by love of country and love of liberty. This truth furnishes the key to the arrangemPatriotism, or love of country, is one of the tests of nobility of character. No great man ever lived that was not a patriot in the highest and truest sense. From the earliest times, the sentiment of patriotism has been aroused in the hearts of men by the narrative of heroic deeds inspired by love of country and love of liberty. This truth furnishes the key to the arrangement and method of the present work. The ten epochs treated are those that have been potential in shaping...
/book/show/60082.Political_Writings?from_search=true	Immanuel Kant Raymond Geuss (Editor) H.S. Reiss (Editor)	Political Writings	The original edition of Kant: Political Writings was first published in 1970, and has long been established as the principal English-language edition of this important body of writing. In this new, expanded edition two important texts illustrating Kant's view of history are included for the first time, his reviews of Herder's Ideas on the Philosophy of the History of MankiThe original edition of Kant: Political Writings was first published in 1970, and has long been established as the principal English-language edition of this important body of writing. In this new, expanded edition two important texts illustrating Kant's view of history are included for the first time, his reviews of Herder's Ideas on the Philosophy of the History of Mankind and Conjectures on the Beginning of Human History, as well as the essay What is Orientation in Thinking?. In addition to a general introduction assessing Kant's political thought in terms of his fundamental principles of politics, this edition also contains such useful student aids as notes on the texts, a comprehensive bibliogaphy and a new postscript, looking at some of the principal issues in Kantian scholarship that have arisen since the first edition.
/book/show/20400762-the-history-of-pamela?from_search=true	Samuel Richardson	The History of Pamela	The history of Pamela, or, Virtue rewarded a narrative which has its foundation in truth adapted to inculcate in the minds of both sexes the principles of virtue and religion This book, The history of Pamela, by Samuel Richardson, is a replication of a book originally published before 1830. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in aThe history of Pamela, or, Virtue rewarded a narrative which has its foundation in truth adapted to inculcate in the minds of both sexes the principles of virtue and religion This book, The history of Pamela, by Samuel Richardson, is a replication of a book originally published before 1830. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.
/book/show/13812166-invisible-armies?from_search=true	Max Boot	Invisible Armies: An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Present	Beginning with the first insurgencies in the ancient worldwhen Alexander the Great discovered that fleet nomads were harder to defeat than massive conventional armiesMax Boot, best-selling author and military advisor in Iraq and Afghanistan, masterfully guides us from the Jewish rebellion against the Roman Empire up through the horrors of the French-Indochina War and theBeginning with the first insurgencies in the ancient worldwhen Alexander the Great discovered that fleet nomads were harder to defeat than massive conventional armiesMax Boot, best-selling author and military advisor in Iraq and Afghanistan, masterfully guides us from the Jewish rebellion against the Roman Empire up through the horrors of the French-Indochina War and the shadowy, post-9/11 battlefields of today. Relying on a diverse cast of unforgettable charactersnot only Mao and Che but also the legendary Italian nationalist Giuseppe Garibaldi, the archaeologist-turnedmilitary commander T. E. Lawrence, and the Quiet American Edward Lansdale, among othersBoot explodes everything we thought we knew about unconventional combat. The result is both an enthralling read and our most important work on nontraditional warfare.
/book/show/599500.The_Elements_of_Murder?from_search=true	John Emsley	The Elements of Murder: A History of Poison	Was Napoleon killed by the arsenic in his wallpaper? How did Rasputin survive cyanide poisoning? Which chemicals in our environment pose the biggest threat to our health today? In The Elements of Murder, John Emsley answers these questions and offers a fascinating account of five of the most toxic elements--arsenic, antimony, lead, mercury, and thallium--describing their lWas Napoleon killed by the arsenic in his wallpaper? How did Rasputin survive cyanide poisoning? Which chemicals in our environment pose the biggest threat to our health today? In The Elements of Murder, John Emsley answers these questions and offers a fascinating account of five of the most toxic elements--arsenic, antimony, lead, mercury, and thallium--describing their lethal chemical properties and highlighting their use in some of the most famous murder cases in history.In this exciting book, we meet a who's who of heartless murderers. Mary Ann Cotton, who used arsenic to murder her mother, three husbands, a lover, eight of her own children, and seven step children; Michael Swango, who may have killed as many as 60 of his patients and several of his colleagues during the 20 years he practiced as a doctor and paramedic; and even Saddam Hussein, who used thallium sulfate to poison his political rivals. Emsley also shows which toxic elements may have been behind the madness of King George III, the delusions of Isaac Newton, and the strange death of King Charles II. In addition, the book examines many modern day environmental catastrophes, including accidental mass poisonings from lead and arsenic, and the Minamata Bay disaster in Japan.Written by a leading science writer, famous for his knowledge of the elements and their curious and colorful histories, The Elements of Murder offers an enticing combination of true crime tales and curious science that adds up to an addictive read.
/book/show/12358286-the-sexual-history-of-london?from_search=true	Catharine Arnold	The Sexual History of London: From Roman Londinium to the Swinging City---Lust, Vice, and Desire Across the Ages	
/book/show/20579068-atomic-accidents?from_search=true	James Mahaffey	Atomic Accidents: A History of Nuclear Meltdowns and Disasters: From the Ozark Mountains to Fukushima	From the moment radiation was discovered in the late nineteenth century, nuclear science has had a rich history of innovative scientific exploration and discovery, coupled with mistakes, accidents, and downright disasters.Mahaffey, a long-time advocate of continued nuclear research and nuclear energy, looks at each incident in turn and analyzes what happened and why, oftenFrom the moment radiation was discovered in the late nineteenth century, nuclear science has had a rich history of innovative scientific exploration and discovery, coupled with mistakes, accidents, and downright disasters.Mahaffey, a long-time advocate of continued nuclear research and nuclear energy, looks at each incident in turn and analyzes what happened and why, often discovering where scientists went wrong when analyzing past meltdowns.Every incident has lead to new facets in understanding about the mighty atomand Mahaffey puts forth what the future should be for this final frontier of science that still holds so much promise.
/book/show/12225279-kalilah-and-dimnah?from_search=true	    Ion Grant Neville Keith-Falconer	Kalilah and Dimnah: Being an Account of Their Literary History	(   )            ,    ...
/book/show/1745850.The_Secret_History_of_the_War_on_Cancer?from_search=true	Devra Davis	The Secret History of the War on Cancer	
/book/show/25213585-madness-in-civilization?from_search=true	Andrew Scull	Madness in Civilization: The Cultural History of Insanity	
/book/show/26876264-cyberspies?from_search=true	Gordon Corera	Cyberspies: The Secret History of Surveillance, Hacking, and Digital Espionage	As the digital era become increasingly pervasive, the intertwining forces of computers and espionage are reshaping the entire world; what was once the presAs the digital era become increasingly pervasive, the intertwining forces of computers and espionage are reshaping the entire world; what was once the preserve of a few intelligence agencies now affects us all.Coreras compelling narrative takes us from the Second World War through the Cold War and the birth of the internet to the present era of hackers and surveillance. The book is rich with historical detail and characters, as well as astonishing revelations about espionage carried out in recent times by the UK, US, and China. Using unique access to the National Security Agency, GCHQ, Chinese officials, and senior executives from some of the most powerful global technology companies, Gordon Corera has gathered compelling stories from heads of state, hackers and spies of all stripes.is a ground-breaking exploration of the new space in which the worlds of espionage, diplomacy, international business, science, and technology collide.
/book/show/55840.A_History_of_Europe?from_search=true	J.M. Roberts	A History of Europe	History. Roberts traces the development of the European identity over the course of thousands of years, ranging across empires and religions, economics, science, and the arts. Antiquity, the age of Christendom, the Middle Ages, early modern history, and the old European order all are surveyed in turn, with particular emphasis given to the turbulent twentieth century.
/book/show/353859.A_Short_History_of_the_World?from_search=true	J.M. Roberts	A Short History of the World	
/book/show/19832529-the-legitimate-history-of-lies?from_search=true	Aleksandr Rainis	The Legitimate History Of Lies	Unseen for nearly 70 years, a Nazi textbook is unearthed in Poland. Revealed within its pages is the fantastical history created by Germany's Nazi masters for the brainwashing of German youth. For the first time ever, English audiences are able to read and study the lies used by the Nazis to control the German populace, to keep them in fear, and to instill in them a willinUnseen for nearly 70 years, a Nazi textbook is unearthed in Poland. Revealed within its pages is the fantastical history created by Germany's Nazi masters for the brainwashing of German youth. For the first time ever, English audiences are able to read and study the lies used by the Nazis to control the German populace, to keep them in fear, and to instill in them a willingness to die for a charismatic tyrant. But all is not as it seems; the German intelligentsia had, for generations before the Nazis, unwittingly prepared Germans to uncritically accept these lies. In a detailed and well-researched introduction, the Romanticism of German history is dissected as a guide for readers to navigate through the textbook. The German historical profession's often dubious past reveals a shocking truth: a Legitimate History of Lies.
/book/show/73879.Manhood_in_America?from_search=true	Michael S. Kimmel	Manhood in America: A Cultural History	For more than three decades, the women's movement and its scholars have exhaustively studied women's complex history, roles, and struggles. In Manhood in America, Second Edition, author Michael S. Kimmel--a leading authority in gender studies--argues that it is time for men to rediscover their own evolution. Drawing on a myriad of sources, including advice books, magazineFor more than three decades, the women's movement and its scholars have exhaustively studied women's complex history, roles, and struggles. In Manhood in America, Second Edition, author Michael S. Kimmel--a leading authority in gender studies--argues that it is time for men to rediscover their own evolution. Drawing on a myriad of sources, including advice books, magazine columns, political pamphlets, and popular novels and films, he demonstrates that American men have been eternally frustrated by their efforts to keep up with constantly changing standards. Kimmel contends that men must follow the lead of the women's movement; it is only by mining their past for its best qualities and worst excesses that men will free themselves from the constraints of the masculine ideal.Condensed and revised in this second edition, Manhood in America features updated chapters and examples that extend its coverage through the Bush administration. Touching on issues of masculinity as they pertain to current events, the book discusses such timely topics as post-9/11 politics, self-made masculinities (including those of Internet entrepreneurs), presidential campaigns, and gender politics. It also covers contemporary debates about fatherlessness, the biology of male aggression, and pop psychologists like John Gray and Dr. Laura. Outlining the various ways in which manhood has been constructed and portrayed in America, this engaging history is ideal as a main text for courses on masculinity or as a supplementary text for courses in gender studies and cultural history.
/book/show/1432397.Culture_and_History?from_search=true	Nick Joaqun	Culture and History	Nick Joaquin, said Jose Garcia Villa, is the only Filipino writer with a real imaginationthe imagination of power and depth and great metaphysical seeingand which knows how to express itself in great language, who writes poetry, and who reveals behind his writings a genuine first rate mind. Reprinted in 2004 by Anvil, with illustrations by Beaulah P. Taguiwalo.
/book/show/22552786-the-marriage-of-heaven-and-hell?from_search=true	William Blake	The Marriage of Heaven and Hell: A Facsimile in Full Color	
/book/show/1033060.How_to_Read_a_Film?from_search=true	James Monaco	How to Read a Film: The World of Movies, Media, Multimedia: Language, History, Theory	First published in 1977, this popular book has become the source on film and media. Now, James Monaco offers a revised and rewritten third edition incorporating every major aspect of this dynamic medium right up to the present.Looking at film from many vantage points, How to Read a Film: Movies, Media, Multimedia explores the medium as both art and craft, sensibility andFirst published in 1977, this popular book has become the source on film and media. Now, James Monaco offers a revised and rewritten third edition incorporating every major aspect of this dynamic medium right up to the present.Looking at film from many vantage points, How to Read a Film: Movies, Media, Multimedia explores the medium as both art and craft, sensibility and science, tradition and technology. After examining film's close relation to such other narrative media as the novel, painting, photography, television, and even music, Monaco discusses those elements necessary to understand how films convey meaning and, more importantly, how we can best discern all that a film is attempting to communicate.In a key departure from the book's previous editions, the new and still-evolving digital context of film is now emphasized throughout How to Read a Film. A new chapter on multimedia brings media criticism into the twenty-first century with a thorough discussion of topics like virtual reality, cyberspace, and the proximity of both to film. Monaco has likewise doubled the size and scope of his Film and Media: A Chronology appendix. The book also features a new introduction, an expanded bibliography, and hundreds of illustrative black-and-white film stills and diagrams. It is a must for all film students, media buffs, and movie fans.
/book/show/18488162-peter-wimsey-historier?from_search=true	Dorothy L. Sayers	Peter Wimsey historier	Indhold: Manden med kobberfingrene ; Katten i skken ; Lord Peter og jokeren ; Stridens ble ; De lbende skridt ; En smagssag ; Dragehovedet ; Den stjlne mavesk ; Spejlbilledet ; Det utrolige kvinderov ; Damekvadrillen ; Tand for tand
/book/show/23492717-the-making-of-asian-america?from_search=true	Erika Lee	The Making of Asian America: A History	The definitive history of Asian Americans by one of the nations preeminent scholars on the subject.In the past fifty years, Asian Americans have helped change the face of America and are now the fastest growing group in the United States. But as award-winning historian Erika Lee reminds us, Asian Americans also have deep roots in the country.tThe definitive history of Asian Americans by one of the nations preeminent scholars on the subject.In the past fifty years, Asian Americans have helped change the face of America and are now the fastest growing group in the United States. But as award-winning historian Erika Lee reminds us, Asian Americans also have deep roots in the country.tells the little-known history of Asian Americans and their role in American life, from the arrival of the first Asians in the Americas to the present-day.An epic history of global journeys and new beginnings, this book shows how generations of Asian immigrants and their American-born descendants have made and remade Asian American life in the United States: sailors who came on the first trans-Pacific ships in the 1500s; indentured coolies who worked alongside African slaves in the Caribbean; and Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, Korean, and South Asian immigrants who were recruited to work in the United States only to face massive racial discrimination, Asian exclusion laws, and for Japanese Americans, incarceration during World War II. Over the past fifty years, a new Asian America has emerged out of community activism and the arrival of new immigrants and refugees. No longer a despised minority, Asian Americans are now held up as Americas model minorities in ways that reveal the complicated role that race still plays in the United States.Published to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the passage of the United States Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965 that has remade our nation of immigrants, this is a new and definitive history of Asian Americans. But more than that, it is a new way of understanding America itself, its complicated histories of race and immigration, and its place in the world today.
/book/show/1658584.Two_Histories_of_England?from_search=true	Charles Dickens Jane Austen	Two Histories of England	When she was only sixteen years old, Jane Austen composed her bitingly satiricalfor performance in her family's drawingroom. A startling and precocious example of her celebrated witnot to mention a brilliant socWhen she was only sixteen years old, Jane Austen composed her bitingly satiricalfor performance in her family's drawingroom. A startling and precocious example of her celebrated witnot to mention a brilliant social commentarythis lively piece sweeps rapidly across almost four centuries of British monarchy. In rambunctious and wickedly funny prose, Austen's critique spans from Henry IV to Charles I, from Richard III to Mary Queen of Scots, offering a fierce parody of the kind of biased history that young ladies of Austen's time were being forced to study. Reproduced here in its entirety, this is a rare, tantalizing look at the great novelist's budding talent, and an extraordinary bit of literary history that lay unpublished for more than 130 years.Charles Dickens's, by contrast, was written and published at the height of its author's considerable fame. A gory and dramatic account, full of villains and heroes, the essay was originally intended as a study-piece for his children, but in fact represented a sly, unconventional countertext to the more straitlaced historical canon. Dickens's exciting, flamboyant narrative is hugely evocative, both of the history he describes and of the time in which he himself was writing.With an insightful introduction by bestselling historian David Starkey,brings together, in a single, irresistible volume, these remarkableand remarkably overlookedliterary treasures by two of the world's most beloved writers.
/book/show/342070.Understanding_International_Conflicts?from_search=true	Joseph S. Nye Jr. Stanley Hoffmann (Foreword)	Understanding International Conflicts: An Introduction to Theory and History	Written by renowned international relations expert Joseph S. Nye, this lively book gives readers the background in history and political concepts they need to understand the issues facing our world today: the war in Iraq, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, nuclear proliferation in North Korea and Iran, and much more. Origins of the Great Twentieth-Century Conflicts; BalanceWritten by renowned international relations expert Joseph S. Nye, this lively book gives readers the background in history and political concepts they need to understand the issues facing our world today: the war in Iraq, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, nuclear proliferation in North Korea and Iran, and much more. Origins of the Great Twentieth-Century Conflicts; Balance of Power and World War I; The Failure of Collective Security and World War II; The Cold War; Intervention, Institutions, and Regional Conflicts; Interdependence and Globalization; The Information Age; A New World Order? Anyone interested in understanding international relations today.
/book/show/2329.The_History_of_the_Lord_of_the_Rings?from_search=true	J.R.R. Tolkien Christopher Tolkien	The History of the Lord of the Rings (The History of Middle-earth #6-9)	J.R.R. Tolkiens THE LORD OF THE RINGS, now firmly acknowledged as one of the most popular books of the twentieth century, has captivated generations of readers with its completely convincing fantasy. In The History of The Lord of the Rings, the authors son and literary heir, Christopher Tolkien, examines the creation of that epic from its inception to its finished form.J.R.R. Tolkiens THE LORD OF THE RINGS, now firmly acknowledged as one of the most popular books of the twentieth century, has captivated generations of readers with its completely convincing fantasy. In The History of The Lord of the Rings, the authors son and literary heir, Christopher Tolkien, examines the creation of that epic from its inception to its finished form. At the core of these books are many early drafts and unpublished passages by Tolkien, which add greatly to a thorough understanding of his masterpiece.Combining his fathers unique vision with his own privileged insight and editorial commentary, Christopher Tolkiens THE HISTORY OF THE LORD OF THE RINGS is a set of four volumes  including one unique to this collection  that no fan of THE LORD OF THE RINGS can afford to overlook.
/book/show/18775376-hyper?from_search=true	Timothy Denevi	Hyper: A Personal History of ADHD	The first book of its kind, this compelling and moving memoir about what it's like to be a child with ADHD also explains the history of the diagnosis and how we have come to medicate more than four million children today.Among the first generation of boys prescribed medication for hyperactivity in the 1980s, Timothy Denevi took Ritalin at the age of six, and during the firThe first book of its kind, this compelling and moving memoir about what it's like to be a child with ADHD also explains the history of the diagnosis and how we have come to medicate more than four million children today.Among the first generation of boys prescribed medication for hyperactivity in the 1980s, Timothy Denevi took Ritalin at the age of six, and during the first week, it triggered a psychotic reaction. Doctors recommended behavior therapy, then antidepressants. Nothing worked. As Timothy's parents and doctors sought to treat his behavior, he was subjected to a liquid diet, a sleep-deprived EEG, and bizarre behavioral assessments before finding help in therapy combined with medication. In, Timothy describes how he makes his way through school, knowing he is a problem for those who love him, longing to be able to be good and fit in, hanging out with boys who have similar symptoms but meet different ends, and finally realizing he has to come to grips with his disorder before his life spins out of control.Skillfully and seamlessly using his own experience as a springboard, Denevi also reveals the origins of ADHD, from the late nineteenth century when hyperactivity was attributed to defective moral conscience, demons, or head trauma, through the twentieth century when food additives, bad parenting, and even government conspiracies were blamed, to the most recent genetic research. He traces drug treatment from Benzedrine in 1937 through the common usage of the stupifying chlorpromazine and brand new Ritalin in the 1950s to the use of antidepressants in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.Riveting, thought-provoking, and deeply intelligent, this is a remarkable book both for its sensitive portrait of a child's experience as well as for its ability to illuminate a remarkably complex and controversial mental condition. Rick Lavoie, author ofsaysis a significant and singular contribution to our field.
/book/show/34667.The_Man_with_a_Shattered_World?from_search=true	Alexander R. Luria Lynn Solotaroff (Translator) Oliver Sacks (Foreword by)	The Man with a Shattered World: The History of a Brain Wound	Russian psychologist A. R. Luria presents a compelling portrait of a man's heroic struggle to regain his mental faculties. A soldier named Zasetsky, wounded in the head at the battle of Smolensk in 1943, suddenly found himself in a frightening world: he could recall his childhood but not his recent past; half his field of vision had been destroyed; he had great difficultyRussian psychologist A. R. Luria presents a compelling portrait of a man's heroic struggle to regain his mental faculties. A soldier named Zasetsky, wounded in the head at the battle of Smolensk in 1943, suddenly found himself in a frightening world: he could recall his childhood but not his recent past; half his field of vision had been destroyed; he had great difficulty speaking, reading, and writing. Woven throughout his first-person account are interpolations by Luria himself, which serve as excellent brief introductions to the topic of brain structure and function.
/book/show/549952.Dwellings?from_search=true	Linda Hogan	Dwellings: A Spiritual History of the Living World	Whether she is writing about bats, bees, procupines, or wolves, contemplating the mysteries of caves, or delving into the traditions, beliefs, and myths of Native American cultures, Linda Hogan expresses a deep reverence for the dwelling we all share--the Earth. 16 line drawings.
/book/show/19070476-the-mathematical-principles-of-natural-philosophy?from_search=true	Isaac Newton	THE MATHEMATICAL PRINCIPLES OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY	The book has an active table of contents for readers to access each chapter of the following books:1. THE MATHEMATICAL PRINCIPLES OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY  Isaac Newton2. The History of the Ancient Physics - Adam Smith3. The History of the Ancient Logics and Metaphysics - Adam Smith4. Of the EXTERNAL SENSES - Adam Smith5. Of the NATURE of that IMITATION which takes place inThe book has an active table of contents for readers to access each chapter of the following books:1. THE MATHEMATICAL PRINCIPLES OF NATURAL PHILOSOPHY  Isaac Newton2. The History of the Ancient Physics - Adam Smith3. The History of the Ancient Logics and Metaphysics - Adam Smith4. Of the EXTERNAL SENSES - Adam Smith5. Of the NATURE of that IMITATION which takes place in what are called THE IMITATIVE ARTS - Adam SmithOnly in The History of Astronomy Smith speaks of The Invisible hand as the follows:Fire burns, and water refreshes; heavy bodies descend, and lighter substances fly upwards, by the necessity of their own nature; nor was the invisible hand of Jupiter ever apprehended to be employed in those mattersEnlightenment philosophers applied the concept of Nature and Natural Law to every physical and social field of the day.Newton's conception of the universe based upon natural and rationally understandable laws became one of the seeds for Enlightenment ideology.Adam Smith applied Natural conceptions of psychology and self-interest to economic systems.It appears that explainable natural phenomena (the natural laws we know) and otherwise unexplainable one (the natural laws we do not know) are part of The Invisible hand to regulate our human behavior in Adam Smiths mind.The only reason that Smiths economic theory has survived through more than 200 years of social systems evolution is his conception of the economic universe is based upon natural and rationally understandable laws including the scientific attitude that we do know the entire universe. Smith's works based on a common and coherent framework about Nature and Natural Law still govern the human activities today.This is a must-read book for readers who need to learn and study Newton's conception of the universe based upon natural and rationally understandable laws and Smiths thoughts of the framework through The History of the Ancient Physics and The History of the Ancient Logics and Metaphysics.
/book/show/8863880-the-histories?from_search=true	Polybius Robin A.H. Waterfield (Translator) Brian McGing (Contributor)	The Histories	Here is the first new translation for over thirty years of Polybius', the major source for our knowledge of the Eternal City's early rise to power, covering the years of the Second Punic War, the defeat of Hannibal, and Rome's pivotal victories in the Mediterranean. Polybius, himself a leading Greek politician of the time, attributes Rome's success to the greatneHere is the first new translation for over thirty years of Polybius', the major source for our knowledge of the Eternal City's early rise to power, covering the years of the Second Punic War, the defeat of Hannibal, and Rome's pivotal victories in the Mediterranean. Polybius, himself a leading Greek politician of the time, attributes Rome's success to the greatness of its constitution and the character of its people, but also allows Fortune a role in shaping world events. This new translation by Robin Waterfield includes the first five books in their entirety, and all of the fragmentary Books 6 and 12. Brian McGing's lucid introduction discusses the period covered by the, Polybius' major role in the reconstruction of Greece after the defeat of the Achaean League, the themes and subject matter of the individual books, Polybius' outspoken views on how (and how not), and his significance for historiography. The book also includes succinct, clear notes, maps, a glossary, and an index of proper names.For over 100 yearshas made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
/book/show/28815548-secondhand-time?from_search=true	Svetlana Alexievich	Secondhand Time: An Oral History of the Fall of the Soviet Union	From the 2015 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Svetlana Alexievich, comes the first English translation of her latest work, an oral history of the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the emergence of a new Russia. Bringing together dozens of voices in her distinctive documentary style,is a monument to the collapse of the USSR, charting the decliFrom the 2015 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Svetlana Alexievich, comes the first English translation of her latest work, an oral history of the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the emergence of a new Russia. Bringing together dozens of voices in her distinctive documentary style,is a monument to the collapse of the USSR, charting the decline of Soviet culture and speculating on what will rise from the ashes of Communism. As in all her books, Alexievich gives voice to women and men whose stories are lost in the official narratives of nation-states, creating a powerful alternative history from the personal and private stories of individuals.
/book/show/164893.A_History_of_Islamic_Societies?from_search=true	Ira M. Lapidus	A History of Islamic Societies	Long considered a classic, A History of Islamic Societies is now that much more useful a reference for general readers and scholars alike. Widely praised for its balanced and comprehensive account, Ira Lapidus' work has been fully revised in its coverage of each country and region of the Muslim world through 2001. It incorporates the origins and evolution of Islamic societLong considered a classic, A History of Islamic Societies is now that much more useful a reference for general readers and scholars alike. Widely praised for its balanced and comprehensive account, Ira Lapidus' work has been fully revised in its coverage of each country and region of the Muslim world through 2001. It incorporates the origins and evolution of Islamic societies and brings into focus the historical processes that gave shape to the manifold varieties of contemporary Islam. The concluding chapters survey the growing influence of the Islamist movements within national states and in their transnational or global dimensions, including the Islamic revival, Islamist politics and terrorism. An updated discussion of the roles of women in Islamic societies is added, with new sections about Afghanistan and Muslims in Europe, America, and the Philippines. Ira M. Lapidus is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of California at Berkeley. His many books and articles include Islam, Politics and Social Movements (University of California Press, 1988) and Muslim Cities in the Later Middle Ages (Cambridge, 1984).
/book/show/334948.Coffee?from_search=true	Antony Wild	Coffee: A Dark History	Reveals the shocking exploitation that has always lurked at the heart of the industry.Also known as Black Gold: The Dark History of Coffee.
/book/show/22237181-encounters-at-the-heart-of-the-world?from_search=true	Elizabeth A. Fenn	Encounters at the Heart of the World: A History of the Mandan People	concerns the Mandan Indians, iconic Plains people whose teeming, busy towns on the upper Missouri River were for centuries at the center of the North American universe. We know of them mostly because Lewis and Clark spent the winter of 1804-1805 with them, but why don't we know more? Who wereconcerns the Mandan Indians, iconic Plains people whose teeming, busy towns on the upper Missouri River were for centuries at the center of the North American universe. We know of them mostly because Lewis and Clark spent the winter of 1804-1805 with them, but why don't we know more? Who were they really? In this extraordinary book, Elizabeth A. Fenn retrieves their history by piecing together important new discoveries in archaeology, anthropology, geology, climatology, epidemiology, and nutritional science. Her boldly original interpretation of these diverse research findings offers us a new perspective on early American history, a new interpretation of the American past.
/book/show/293299.The_Best_Alternate_History_Stories_of_the_20th_Century?from_search=true	Harry Turtledove (Editor/Contributor) Martin H. Greenberg (Editor) Ward Moore (Contributor)	The Best Alternate History Stories of the 20th Century	Science fictions most illustrious and visionary authors hold forth the ultimate alternate history collection. Here youll experience mind-bending tales that challenge your views of the past, present,future, including:The Lucky Strike: WhenScience fictions most illustrious and visionary authors hold forth the ultimate alternate history collection. Here youll experience mind-bending tales that challenge your views of the past, present,future, including:The Lucky Strike: Whenis chosen overto drop the first atomic bomb, fate takes an unexpected turn in Kim Stanley Robinsons gripping tale.Bring the Jubilee: Ward Moores novella masterpiece offers a rebel victory at Gettysburg which changes the course of the Civil War . . . and all of American history.Through Road No Wither: After Hitlers victory in World War II, two Nazi officers confront their destiny in Greg Bears apocalyptic vision of the future.All the Myriad Ways: Murder or suicide, Ambrose Harmons death leads the police down an infinite number of pathways in Larry Nivens brilliant and defining tale of alternatives and consequences.Mozart in Mirrorshades: Bruce Sterling and Lewis Shiner explore a terrifying era as the future crashes into the pastwith disastrous results.The definitive collection: fourteen seminal alternate history tales drawing readers into a universe of dramatic possibility and endless wonder.
/book/show/23462744-the-third-reich-in-history-and-memory?from_search=true	Richard J. Evans	The Third Reich in History and Memory	the seventy years since the demise of the Third Reich, there has been a significant transformation in the ways in which the modern world understands Nazism. In this brilliant and eye-opening collection, Richard J. Evans, the acclaimed author of the Third Reich trilogy, offers a critical commentary on that transformation, exploring how major changes in perspective have infothe seventy years since the demise of the Third Reich, there has been a significant transformation in the ways in which the modern world understands Nazism. In this brilliant and eye-opening collection, Richard J. Evans, the acclaimed author of the Third Reich trilogy, offers a critical commentary on that transformation, exploring how major changes in perspective have informed research and writing on the Third Reich in recent years. Drawing on his most notable writings from the last two decades, Evans reveals the shifting perspectives on Nazism's rise to political power, its economic intricacies, and its subterranean extension into postwar Germany. Evans considers how the Third Reich is increasingly viewed in a broader international context, as part of the age of imperialism; discusses the growing emphasis on the larger economic and cultural circumstances of the era; and emphasizes the development of research into Nazi society, particularly in the understanding of Nazi Germany as a political system based on popular approval and consent. Exploring the complex relationship between memory and history, Evans also points out the places where the growing need to confront the misdeeds of Nazism and expose the complicity of those who participated has led to crude and sweeping condemnation, when instead historians should be making careful distinctions. Written with Evans' sharp-eyed insight and characteristically compelling style, these essays offer a summation of the collective cultural memory of Nazism in the present, and suggest the degree to which memory must be subjected to the close scrutiny of history.
/book/show/17313416-breakfast?from_search=true	Heather Arndt Anderson	Breakfast: A History	Breakfast: A History tells the story of how breakfast came to be the most important meal of the day. From the humble Roman times of stale bread soaked in diluted wine, to the drive-through McMuffin boom of the 1970s, Breakfast takes the reader on a lively adventure through time, uncovering the real stories behind our favorite breakfast foods. Breakfast is not just the mealBreakfast: A History tells the story of how breakfast came to be the most important meal of the day. From the humble Roman times of stale bread soaked in diluted wine, to the drive-through McMuffin boom of the 1970s, Breakfast takes the reader on a lively adventure through time, uncovering the real stories behind our favorite breakfast foods. Breakfast is not just the meal that gets us going in the morning, but a driving force in history forever altering the lives of peasants and kings alike, inspiring great works of art, and even changing the way we build our homes.Full of wry humor and captivating anecdotes, Breakfast is a treat for students of history, gastronomes, and anyone who's ever wondered where their waffles came from.
/book/show/25614817-strange-gods?from_search=true	Susan Jacoby	Strange Gods: A Secular History of Conversion	In a groundbreaking historical work that addresses religious conversion in the West from an uncompromisingly secular perspective, Susan Jacoby challenges the conventional narrative of conversion as a purely spiritual journey. From the transformation on the road to Damascus of the Jew Saul into the Christian evangelist Paul to a twenty-first-century religious marketplaceIn a groundbreaking historical work that addresses religious conversion in the West from an uncompromisingly secular perspective, Susan Jacoby challenges the conventional narrative of conversion as a purely spiritual journey. From the transformation on the road to Damascus of the Jew Saul into the Christian evangelist Paul to a twenty-first-century religious marketplace in which half of Americans have changed faiths at least once, nothing has been more important in the struggle for reason than the right to believe in the God of ones choice or to reject belief in God altogether.Focusing on the long, tense convergence of Judaism, Christianity, and Islameach claiming possession of absolute truthJacoby examines conversions within a social and economic framework that includes theocratic coercion (unto torture and death) and the more friendly persuasion of political advantage, economic opportunism, and interreligious marriage. Moving through time, continents, and culturesthe triumph of Christianity over paganism in late antiquity, the Spanish Inquisition, John Calvins dour theocracy, Southern plantations where African slaves had to accept their masters religionthe narrative is punctuated by portraits of individual converts embodying the sacred and profane. The cast includes Augustine of Hippo; John Donne; the German Jew Edith Stein, whose conversion to Catholicism did not save her from Auschwitz; boxing champion Muhammad Ali; and former President George W. Bush. The story also encompasses conversions to rigid secular ideologies, notably Stalinist Communism, with their own truth claims.Finally, Jacoby offers a powerful case for religious choice as a product of the secular Enlightenment. In a forthright and unsettling conclusion linking the present with the most violent parts of the Wests religious past, she reminds us that in the absence of Enlightenment values, radical Islamists are persecuting Christians, many other Muslims, and atheists in ways that recall the worst of the Middle Ages.
/book/show/214919.A_Scented_Palace?from_search=true	Elisabeth de Feydeau Jane Lizop (Translator)	A Scented Palace: The Secret History of Marie Antoinette's Perfumer	This book offers a new look at the world of Marie Antoinette through the story of her personal and exclusive perfumer, Jean-Louis Fargeon. Jean-Louis served Marie for fourteen years until 1789 when the Revolution swept across France, its wrath aimed at the extravagances of the Royal Court and those who served it. Fargeon, a lifelong supporter of the Republican cause but aThis book offers a new look at the world of Marie Antoinette through the story of her personal and exclusive perfumer, Jean-Louis Fargeon. Jean-Louis served Marie for fourteen years until 1789 when the Revolution swept across France, its wrath aimed at the extravagances of the Royal Court and those who served it. Fargeon, a lifelong supporter of the Republican cause but a purveyor to the court, was in a dangerous position. Yet he remained fiercely loyal to Marie Antoinette, beyond her desperate flight to Varennes, her execution and even through his own imprisonment and trial.is a wonderful window into the world of France during its most brutal and violent days.
/book/show/719557.Opium?from_search=true	Martin Booth (Editor)	Opium: A History	Known to mankind since prehistoric times, opium is arguably the oldest and most widely used narcotic.traces the drug's astounding impact on world culture-from its religious use by prehistoric peoples to its influence on the imaginations of the Romantic writers; from the earliest medical science to the Sino-British opium wars. And, in the present day, as tKnown to mankind since prehistoric times, opium is arguably the oldest and most widely used narcotic.traces the drug's astounding impact on world culture-from its religious use by prehistoric peoples to its influence on the imaginations of the Romantic writers; from the earliest medical science to the Sino-British opium wars. And, in the present day, as the addict population rises and penetrates every walk of life,shows how the international multibillion-dollar heroin industry operates with terrifying efficiency and forms an integral part of the world's money markets.In this first full-length history of opium, acclaimed author Martin Booth uncovers the multifaceted nature of this remarkable narcotic and the bittersweet effects of a simple poppy with a deadly legacy.
/book/show/194323.Canadian_History_for_Dummies?from_search=true	Will Ferguson	Canadian History for Dummies	This new edition oftakes readers on a thrilling ride through Canadian history, from indigenous native cultures and early French and British settlements through Paul Martin's shaky minority government. This timely update features all the latest, up-to-the-minute findings in historThis new edition oftakes readers on a thrilling ride through Canadian history, from indigenous native cultures and early French and British settlements through Paul Martin's shaky minority government. This timely update features all the latest, up-to-the-minute findings in historical and archeological research. In his trademark irreverent style, Will Ferguson celebrates Canada's double-gold in hockey at the 2002 Olympics, investigates Jean Chretien's decision not to participate in the war in Iraq, and dissects the recent sponsorship scandal.
/book/show/20729833-waterloo?from_search=true	Gordon Corrigan	Waterloo: A New History	Wellington remarked that Waterloo was a damned nice thing, meaning uncertain or finely balanced. He was right. For his part, Napoleon reckoned the English are bad troops and this affair is nothing more than eating breakfast. He was wrongand this gripping and dramatic narrative history shows just how wrong.Fought on Sunday, June 18th, 1815, by some 220,000 men over raiWellington remarked that Waterloo was a damned nice thing, meaning uncertain or finely balanced. He was right. For his part, Napoleon reckoned the English are bad troops and this affair is nothing more than eating breakfast. He was wrongand this gripping and dramatic narrative history shows just how wrong.Fought on Sunday, June 18th, 1815, by some 220,000 men over rain-sodden ground in what is now Belgium, the Battle of Waterloo brought an end to twenty-three years of almost continual war between imperial France and her enemies. A decisive defeat for Napoleon and a hard-won victory for the Allied armies of the Duke of Wellington and the Prussians, led by the stalwart Marshal Blucher, it brought about the French emperors final exile to St. Helena and cleared the way for Britain to become the dominant military power in the world.The Napoleonic Wars are a source of endless fascination and this authoritative volume provides a wide and colorful window into this all-important climatic battle.
/book/show/1373311.America?from_search=true	George Brown Tindall David Emory Shi	America: A Narrative History	This survey covers America's history from pre-Columbian civilizations to the Civil War Reconstruction. Includes major events & figures; the social effects of major conflicts; immigration statistics; more. Brief third edition. Appendices. B&W illus.
/book/show/3385605-the-lost-history-of-christianity?from_search=true	Philip Jenkins	The Lost History of Christianity: The Thousand-Year Golden Age of the Church in the Middle East, Africa, and Asia—and How It Died	In this groundbreaking book, renowned religion scholar Philip Jenkins offers a lost history, revealing that, for centuries, Christianity's center was actually in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, with significant communities extending as far as China.unveils a vast and forgotten network of the world's largest and most influential ChristiaIn this groundbreaking book, renowned religion scholar Philip Jenkins offers a lost history, revealing that, for centuries, Christianity's center was actually in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, with significant communities extending as far as China.unveils a vast and forgotten network of the world's largest and most influential Christian churches that existed to the east of the Roman Empire. These churches and their leaders ruled the Middle East for centuries and became the chief administrators and academics in the new Muslim empire. The author recounts the shocking history of how these churchesthose that had the closest link to Jesus and the early churchdied.Jenkins takes a stand against current scholars who assert that variant, alternative Christianities disappeared in the fourth and fifth centuries on the heels of a newly formed hierarchy under Constantine, intent on crushing unorthodox views. In reality, Jenkins says, the largest churches in the world were the heretics who lost the orthodoxy battles. These so-called heretics were in fact the most influential Christian groups throughout Asia, and their influence lasted an additional one thousand years beyond their supposed demise.Jenkins offers a new lens through which to view our world today, including the current conflicts in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa. Without this lost history, we lack an important element for understanding our collective religious past. By understanding the forgotten catastrophe that befell Christianity, we can appreciate the surprising new births that are occurring in our own time, once again making Christianity a true world religion.
/book/show/3038079-the-bitter-road-to-freedom?from_search=true	William I. Hitchcock	The Bitter Road to Freedom: A New History of the Liberation of Europe	Bitter Road to Freedom A New History of the Liberation of Europe. Free Press, 2008.
/book/show/66726.The_Cartoon_History_of_the_Modern_World_Part_1?from_search=true	Larry Gonick	The Cartoon History of the Modern World Part 1: From Columbus to the U.S. Constitution	The Cartoon History of the Modern World is a wickedly funny take on modern history. It is essentially a complete and uptodate course in college level Modern World History, but presented as a graphic novel. In an engaging and humorous graphic style, Larry Gonick covers the history, personalities and big topics that have shaped our universe over the past five centuries, inThe Cartoon History of the Modern World is a wickedly funny take on modern history. It is essentially a complete and uptodate course in college level Modern World History, but presented as a graphic novel. In an engaging and humorous graphic style, Larry Gonick covers the history, personalities and big topics that have shaped our universe over the past five centuries, including the Industrial Revolution, the American Revolution, the Russian Revolution, the evolution of political, social, economic, and scientific thought, Communism, Fascism, Nazism, the Cold War, Globalizationand much more.Volume I of the Cartoon History of the Modern World picks up from Gonick's award winning Cartoon History of the Universe Series. That series began with the Big Bang and ended with Christopher Columbus sailing for the New World. This book starts off with peoples that Columbus discovered and ends with the U.S. Revolution.
/book/show/261977.A_History_of_Cambodia?from_search=true	David P. Chandler	A History of Cambodia	This clear and concise volume provides a timely overview of Cambodia, a small but increasingly visible Southeast Asian nation. Hailed by theas an original contribution, superior to any other existing work, the third edition of this acclaimed text has been completely revised and updated to include all-new material examining the death of Pol Pot aThis clear and concise volume provides a timely overview of Cambodia, a small but increasingly visible Southeast Asian nation. Hailed by theas an original contribution, superior to any other existing work, the third edition of this acclaimed text has been completely revised and updated to include all-new material examining the death of Pol Pot and the collapse of the Khmer Rouge. In addition, Chandler examines the unstable but influential career of Prince Norodom Sihanouk, the bloody reign of Pol Pot's Khmer Rouge, and the relative calm that followed the Vietnamese invasion of 1979. This comprehensive general description and analysis of Cambodia will illuminatefor specialists and general readers alikethe history and contemporary politics of a country long misunderstood.
/book/show/9108479-ebony-and-ivy?from_search=true	Craig Steven Wilder	Ebony and Ivy: Race, Slavery, and the Troubled History of America's Universities	A 2006 report commissioned by Brown University revealed that institution's complex and contested involvement in slavery-setting off a controversy that leapt from the ivory tower to make headlines across the country. But Brown's troubling past was far from unique. In, Craig Steven Wilder, a rising star in the profession of history, lays bare uncomfortable trutA 2006 report commissioned by Brown University revealed that institution's complex and contested involvement in slavery-setting off a controversy that leapt from the ivory tower to make headlines across the country. But Brown's troubling past was far from unique. In, Craig Steven Wilder, a rising star in the profession of history, lays bare uncomfortable truths about race, slavery, and the American academy.Many of America's revered colleges and universities-from Harvard, Yale, and Princeton to Rutgers, Williams College, and UNC-were soaked in the sweat, the tears, and sometimes the blood of people of color. The earliest academies proclaimed their mission to Christianize the savages of North America, and played a key role in white conquest. Later, the slave economy and higher education grew up together, each nurturing the other. Slavery funded colleges, built campuses, and paid the wages of professors. Enslaved Americans waited on faculty and students; academic leaders aggressively courted the support of slave owners and slave traders. Significantly, as Wilder shows, our leading universities, dependent on human bondage, became breeding grounds for the racist ideas that sustained themis a powerful and propulsive study and the first of its kind, revealing a history of oppression behind the institutions usually considered the cradle of liberal politics.
/book/show/6213860-you-are-here?from_search=true	Christopher Potter	You Are Here: A Portable History of the Universe	is not just physics for poets, but as close to poetry or music as science is ever likely to get. Christopher Potters narrative is as imaginative, ingenious, and elegantly concise as it is user-friendly.  Sylvia Nasar, author ofA personal, brilliant, and often amusing account . . . . An idiosyncratic, encyclopedic blitzkrieg of a book.is not just physics for poets, but as close to poetry or music as science is ever likely to get. Christopher Potters narrative is as imaginative, ingenious, and elegantly concise as it is user-friendly.  Sylvia Nasar, author ofA personal, brilliant, and often amusing account . . . . An idiosyncratic, encyclopedic blitzkrieg of a book.The Verdict: Read.Christopher Pottersis a lively and accessible biography of the universehow it fits together and how we fit into itin the style of science writers like Richard Dawkins, Bill Bryson, and Richard Feynman, as seen through the lens of todays most cutting-edge scientific thinking.
/book/show/27270742-dr-doa?from_search=true	Simon R. Green	Dr. DOA (Secret Histories, #10)	The name is Drood, Eddie Drood, also known as Shaman Bond. My family has been safeguarding humanity for generations, facing the hidden horrors of the world so you can sleep at night and remain oblivious to the existence of the monstrous nightmares that walk aThe name is Drood, Eddie Drood, also known as Shaman Bond. My family has been safeguarding humanity for generations, facing the hidden horrors of the world so you can sleep at night and remain oblivious to the existence of the monstrous nightmares that walk and stalk among us.Speaking of predatory night terrors, there is a man who gets away with murder. A man who specializes in removing the problems from other peoples lives, by killing the people who cause those problems. He operates from the darkest shadows of the hidden world, coming and going unseen. No-one knows who he is, just his. Dr. DOA.Somehow, this demented doc poisoned me. I dont know how he did it, when or where, but whatever is coursing through my veins seems to be immune to magic cures and treatments. But thats not going to stop me from finding him and whoever hired him and give them both a taste of their own medicine...
/book/show/429483.The_Story_of_Britain?from_search=true	Rebecca  Fraser	The Story of Britain: From the Romans to the Present: A Narrative History	A sparkling anecdotal account with the pace of an epic, about the men and women who created turning points in history. Rebecca Fraser's dramatic portrayal of the scientists, statesmen, explorers, soldiers, traders, and artists who forged Britain's national institutions is the perfect introduction to British history.Just as much as kings and queens, battles and empire, BritA sparkling anecdotal account with the pace of an epic, about the men and women who created turning points in history. Rebecca Fraser's dramatic portrayal of the scientists, statesmen, explorers, soldiers, traders, and artists who forged Britain's national institutions is the perfect introduction to British history.Just as much as kings and queens, battles and empire, Britain's great themes have been the liberty of the individual, the rule of law, and the parliamentary democracy invented to protect them. Ever since Caractacus and Boudicca surprised the Romans with the bravery of their resistance, Britain has stood out as the home of freedom. From Thomas More to William Wilberforce, from Gladstone to Churchill, Britain's history is studded with heroic figures who have resisted tyranny in all its guises, whether it be the Stuart kings' belief in divine right, the institution of slavery, or the ambitions of Napoleon and Hitler.
/book/show/1112757.Church_History_In_The_Fullness_Of_Times?from_search=true	The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Church History In The Fullness Of Times: Religion 341 343: The History Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints (32502)	
/book/show/6466144-get-me-out?from_search=true	Randi Hutter Epstein	Get Me Out: A History of Childbirth from the Garden of Eden to the Sperm Bank	Get Me Out: A History of Childbirth from the Garden of Eden to the Sperm Bank
/book/show/18668200-a-history-of-the-future?from_search=true	James Howard Kunstler	A History of the Future (World Made By Hand #3)	is the third thrilling novel in Kunstlers World Made By Hand series, an exploration of family and morality as played out in the small town of Union Grove.Following the catastrophes of the twenty-first centurythe pandemics, the environmental disaster, the end of oil, the ensuing chaospeople are doing whatever they can to get by and pursuing a siis the third thrilling novel in Kunstlers World Made By Hand series, an exploration of family and morality as played out in the small town of Union Grove.Following the catastrophes of the twenty-first centurythe pandemics, the environmental disaster, the end of oil, the ensuing chaospeople are doing whatever they can to get by and pursuing a simpler and sometimes happier existence. In little Union Grove in upstate New York, the townspeople are preparing for Christmas. Without the consumerist shopping frenzy that dogged the holidays of the previous age, the season has become a time to focus on family and loved ones. It is a stormy Christmas Eve when Robert Earles son Daniel arrives back from his two years of sojourning throughout what is left of the United States. He collapses from exhaustion and illness, but as he recovers tells the story of the break-up of the nation into three uneasy independent regions and his journey into the dark heart of the New Foxfire Republic centered in Tennesee and led by the female evangelical despot, Loving Morrow. In the background, Union Grove has been shocked by the Christmas Eve double murder by a young mother, in the throes of illness, of her husband and infant son. Town magistrate Stephen Bullock is in a hanging mood.is attention-grabbing and provocative, but also lyrical, tender, and comica vision of a future of America that is becoming more and more convincing and perhaps even desirable with each passing day.
/book/show/488596.The_Most_Evil_Men_And_Women_In_History?from_search=true	Miranda Twiss	The Most Evil Men And Women In History	A catalog of horrific evil, from the 1st century AD to the present day evil is a fact of life. We can see it, not only in the reigns of Stalin & Hitler, but also in everyday crimes like murder, rape & assault--quite apart from the millions of lives brutalized by political or religious oppression, poverty, disease & starvation. One factor unites the 16 featuredA catalog of horrific evil, from the 1st century AD to the present day evil is a fact of life. We can see it, not only in the reigns of Stalin & Hitler, but also in everyday crimes like murder, rape & assault--quite apart from the millions of lives brutalized by political or religious oppression, poverty, disease & starvation. One factor unites the 16 featured in this book & the evil acts they committed: they all had unlimited power over the people whose lives they controlled. Their reigns a terror cover a time-span of nearly 2000 years, from the rule of Caligula over the Roman Empire starting in 37AD, to the genocide of educated Cambodians under Pol Pot during the 1980's. Motivated by power, religion, political belief or by sadism & lust, sometimes by insanity, they've become bywords for terror.IntroductionCaligula, the schizophrenic emperorNero, fifth emperor of RomeAttila the Hun, the storm from the eastKing John, a callous, cold-hearted monarchTorquemada, the Spanish inquisitorPrince Vlad Dracula, the impalerFrancisco Pizarro, conqueror of the IncasBloody Mary I, a Catholic queen in a Protestant countryIvan IV, 'The terrible, tsar of all the RussiasElizabeth, Countess Bathory, Countess DraculaRasputin, the mad monk who brought down a dynastyJosef Stalin, a 20th-century tyrantAdolf Hitler, father of the final solutionIlse Koch, the bitch of BuchenwaldPol Pot, architect of genocideIdi Amin, the butcher of East AfricaBibliography
/book/show/31907.A_Short_History_of_Chinese_Philosophy?from_search=true	Feng You Lan Derk Bodde (Editor)	A Short History of Chinese Philosophy	A systematic account of Chinese thought from its origins to the present day--Cover.
/book/show/194550.Improper_Bostonians?from_search=true	History Project Barney Frank (Foreword by)	Improper Bostonians: Lesbian and Gay History from the Puritans to Playland	A Harvard student expelled for cross-dressing in the early 1600s, 17th-century citizens fined for same-sex cohabitation, touring female impersonators of the nineteenth century, early 20th-century women who passed as men and married other women . . .Surprising, fun, and magnificently illustrated,is the first book to depict the last three centuries of gaA Harvard student expelled for cross-dressing in the early 1600s, 17th-century citizens fined for same-sex cohabitation, touring female impersonators of the nineteenth century, early 20th-century women who passed as men and married other women . . .Surprising, fun, and magnificently illustrated,is the first book to depict the last three centuries of gay and lesbian life in Boston - the American city with the longest recognized history of gay and lesbian life - and is the most comprehensive and meticulously researched gay city history ever written.
/book/show/106127.Bones?from_search=true	Jennifer McLagan	Bones: Recipes, History, and Lore	Top food stylist and food writer Jennifer McLagan has a bone to pick: too often, people opt for boneless chicken breasts, fish fillets, and cutlets, when good cooks know that anything cooked on the bone has more flavor -- from chicken or spareribs to a rib roast or a whole fish. In, Jennifer offers a collection of recipes for cooking beef, veal, pork, lamb, poultry,Top food stylist and food writer Jennifer McLagan has a bone to pick: too often, people opt for boneless chicken breasts, fish fillets, and cutlets, when good cooks know that anything cooked on the bone has more flavor -- from chicken or spareribs to a rib roast or a whole fish. In, Jennifer offers a collection of recipes for cooking beef, veal, pork, lamb, poultry, fish, and game on their bones.Chicken, steak, and fish all taste better when cooked on the bone, but we've sacrificed flavor for speed and convenience, forgetting how bones can enhance the taste, texture, and presentation of good food -- think of rack of lamb, T-bone steak, chicken noodle soup, and baked ham. In her simple, bare-bones style, Jennifer teaches home cooks the secrets to cooking with bones.Each chapter of Bones includes stocks, soups, ribs, legs, and extremities (except for whole fish -- they don't have any). Many of the recipes are simple, with the inherent flavors of the bones doing most of the work. There are traditional, elegant dishes, such as Roasted Marrow Bones with Parsley Salad, Olive-Crusted Lamb Racks, and Crown Roast of Pork, as well as new takes on homestyle favorites, such as Maple Tomato Glazed Ribs, Coconut Chicken Curry, and Halibut Steaks with Orange Cream Sauce. Stunning, full-color photographs of dishes like Rabbit in Saffron Sauce with Spring Vegetables; Grilled Quail with Sage Butter; and Duck Legs with Cumin, Turnips, and Green Olives are sure to inspire.In addition to the recipes,includes a wealth of information on a wide range of bone-related topics, including the differences among cuts of meat, as well as the history and lore of bones.
/book/show/18365856-a-history-of-silence?from_search=true	Lloyd Jones	A History of Silence: a memoir	As the New Zealand city of Christchurch lies in ruins after the catastrophic earthquake of February 2011, Lloyd Jones begins a search for his past, a search that takes him through childhood memories of puzzling events to Pembroke Dock in Wales, and finally to the discovery of a devastating court transcript.On this extraordinary journey, he pieces together the fragments ofAs the New Zealand city of Christchurch lies in ruins after the catastrophic earthquake of February 2011, Lloyd Jones begins a search for his past, a search that takes him through childhood memories of puzzling events to Pembroke Dock in Wales, and finally to the discovery of a devastating court transcript.On this extraordinary journey, he pieces together the fragments of a story that has been buried in his family for a lifetime. A mother who gave up her daughter, a naval captain drowned at sea, a marriage to save a child. And a truth that changes everything.
/book/show/2497461.The_Story_of_the_Qur_an?from_search=true	Ingrid Mattson	The Story of the Qur'an: Its History and Place in Muslim Life	An essential introductory text for the study of the Qur'an, its content, and its place in Muslim society.An insightful and authoritative introduction to the book at the heart of Muslim life, written by a well-known Islamic scholarExamines the doctrines contained in the Qur'an, providing a comprehensive explanation of their significance to individual Muslims and the societiAn essential introductory text for the study of the Qur'an, its content, and its place in Muslim society.An insightful and authoritative introduction to the book at the heart of Muslim life, written by a well-known Islamic scholarExamines the doctrines contained in the Qur'an, providing a comprehensive explanation of their significance to individual Muslims and the societies in which they liveSurveys the key themes of the Qur'an, its most significant historical interpretations, and some of the most significant figures who transmitted and taught the sacred scripture over the centuriesConsiders the influence of the Qur'an on all major aspects of Muslim society, including personal relationships, popular culture, law, art and architecture, political movements, science, and literatureHelps the reader to understand the Qur'an, while throwing a much-needed light on what it means to be a Muslim.
/book/show/176713.The_Ghosts_of_Blood_and_Innocence?from_search=true	Storm Constantine	The Ghosts of Blood and Innocence (Wraeththu Histories, #3)	Darquiel har Aralis lives among the hidden tribe of Olopade, in ignorance of his identity, and as he grows up, Darq realizes he is different from any other har. After a disastrous attempt to incept his closest friend, he attracts the attention of the mysterious Thiede, and learns that his origins are more astounding than he imagined.Loki har Aralis is the favoured son of tDarquiel har Aralis lives among the hidden tribe of Olopade, in ignorance of his identity, and as he grows up, Darq realizes he is different from any other har. After a disastrous attempt to incept his closest friend, he attracts the attention of the mysterious Thiede, and learns that his origins are more astounding than he imagined.Loki har Aralis is the favoured son of the Tigrons in Immanion, but he too is unaware of his real heritage. When he is kidnapped to the stark realm of Thanatep, he must learn to walk the secret ways between the worlds before he can escape.The struggle between these two brothers is both powerful and mythic, and brings this cycle of Wraeththu history to a marvelous conclusion.
/book/show/18954501-light-bulb-baking?from_search=true	Todd Coopee	Light Bulb Baking: A History of the Easy-Bake Oven	This first definitive retrospective of the Easy-Bake Oven celebrates its journey from children's toy to pop culture icon. The book explores the innovation, history, economics, commerce, advertising, and marketing behind the toy's 50 year history.
/book/show/57542.Palestine_and_the_Arab_Israeli_Conflict?from_search=true	Charles D. Smith	Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict: A History with Documents	Palestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict brings the multi-faceted story of the struggle in the Middle East to life for readers. Smith places the conflict in historical and political perspective, facilitating readers' understanding of how this complex situation has evolved over time. By examining its underlying causes, individual and group motives, and the roles that countPalestine and the Arab-Israeli Conflict brings the multi-faceted story of the struggle in the Middle East to life for readers. Smith places the conflict in historical and political perspective, facilitating readers' understanding of how this complex situation has evolved over time. By examining its underlying causes, individual and group motives, and the roles that countries around the world have played in the region, Smith helps readers understand the history behind the headlines. He presents this in-depth account in an engaging, accessible book that includes historical and current voices on all sides of the struggle. The book's carefully selected documents, maps, photographs, and chronologies provide context for the narrative, and its up-to-the-minute coverage of developments captures readers' interest and helps them better understand the latest news in the region.
/book/show/5842026-the-secret-history-of-dreaming?from_search=true	Robert Moss	The Secret History of Dreaming	What do the first major oil discovery in Kuwait, Mark Twains fiction, and Harriet Tubmans success conducting slaves to freedom via the Underground Railroad have in common? They were all experienced first in dreams. Dreaming is vital to the human story. It is essential to our survival and evolution, to creative endeavors in every field, and, quite simply, to getting us thWhat do the first major oil discovery in Kuwait, Mark Twains fiction, and Harriet Tubmans success conducting slaves to freedom via the Underground Railroad have in common? They were all experienced first in dreams. Dreaming is vital to the human story. It is essential to our survival and evolution, to creative endeavors in every field, and, quite simply, to getting us through our daily lives. Robert Moss traces the strands of dreams through archival records and well-known writings, weaving remarkable yet true accounts of historical figures influenced by their dreams. With eloquent prose, Moss describes beautiful Lucrecia de Leon, whose dreams were prized by powerful men in Madrid and then recorded during the Spanish Inquisition, as well as the fascinating dream correspondence between Wolfgang Pauli and Carl Jung.addresses the central importance of dreams and imagination as secret engines in the history of all things human, from literature to quantum physics, from religion to psychology, from war to healing.
/book/show/13585668-after-the-fact?from_search=true	Owen J. Hurd	After the Fact: The Surprising Fates of American History's Heroes, Villains, and Supporting Characters	This book picks up where traditional histories leave off.meets History 101. Lingering on the scene long after the smoke has cleared and the spotlights have moved on, it uncovers the telling details of history's most compelling subplots.
/book/show/81738.The_Ghosts_of_Berlin?from_search=true	Brian Ladd	The Ghosts of Berlin: Confronting German History in the Urban Landscape	In this compelling work, Brian Ladd examines the ongoing conflicts radiating from the remarkable fusion of architecture, history, and national identity in Berlin. Ladd surveys the urban landscape, excavating its ruins, contemplating its buildings and memorials, and carefully deconstructing the public debates and political controversies emerging from its past.Written in aIn this compelling work, Brian Ladd examines the ongoing conflicts radiating from the remarkable fusion of architecture, history, and national identity in Berlin. Ladd surveys the urban landscape, excavating its ruins, contemplating its buildings and memorials, and carefully deconstructing the public debates and political controversies emerging from its past.Written in a clear and elegant style,is not just another colorless architectural history of the German capital. . . . Mr. Ladd's book is a superb guide to this process of urban self-definition, both past and present.Katharina Thote,If a book can have the power to change a public debate, thenis such a book. Among the many new books about Berlin that I have read, Brian Ladd's is certainly the most impressive. . . . Ladd's approach also owes its success to the fact that he is a good storyteller. His history of Berlin's architectural successes and failures reads entertainingly like a detective novel.Peter Schneider,[Ladd's] well-written and well-illustrated book amounts to a brief history of the city as well as a guide to its landscape.Anthony Grafton,
/book/show/147601.The_First_Americans?from_search=true	Joy Hakim	The First Americans: Prehistory-1600 (A History of US, Book One)	Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text.Thousands of years--way before Christopher Columbus set sail--wandering tribes of hunters made their way from Asia across the Bering land bridge to North America. They didn't know it, but they had discovered a New World. The First Americans is a fascinaRecommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text.Thousands of years--way before Christopher Columbus set sail--wandering tribes of hunters made their way from Asia across the Bering land bridge to North America. They didn't know it, but they had discovered a New World. The First Americans is a fascinating re-creation of pre-Columbian Native American life, and it's an adventure of a lifetime! Hunt seals with the Inuit; harvest corn on a cliff-top mesa; hunt the mighty buffalo; and set sail with Leif Erickson, Columbus, and all the early great explorers--Cabot, Balboa, Ponce de Leon, Cortes, Henry the Navigator, and more--in this brilliantly told story of America before it was America.About the Series:Master storyteller Joy Hakim has excited millions of young minds with the great drama of American history in her award-winning series A History of US. Recommended by the Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Literacy as an exemplary informational text, A History of US weaves together exciting stories that bring American history to life. Hailed by reviewers, historians, educators, and parents for its exciting, thought-provoking narrative, the books have been recognized as a break-through tool in teaching history and critical reading skills to young people. In ten books that span from Prehistory to the 21st century, young people will never think of American history as boring again.
/book/show/2086192.Delizia_?from_search=true	John Dickie	Delizia!: The Epic History of the Italians and Their Food	Everyone loves Italian food. But how did the Italians come to eat so well?Everyone loves Italian food. But how did the Italians come to eat so well?
/book/show/22537709-i-found-my-friends?from_search=true	Nick Soulsby	I Found My Friends: The Oral History of Nirvana	re-creates the story of Nirvana, from its earliest days in 1987 to its sudden end seven years later, through the words of the musicians and producers who played and interacted with the band. Soulsby interviewed over 200 musicians from bands that played and toured with Nirvana, including well-known alternative bands such as Hole, Mudhoney, Meat Puppets, Bre-creates the story of Nirvana, from its earliest days in 1987 to its sudden end seven years later, through the words of the musicians and producers who played and interacted with the band. Soulsby interviewed over 200 musicians from bands that played and toured with Nirvana, including well-known alternative bands such as Hole, Mudhoney, Meat Puppets, Buzzcocks, Butthole Surfers, and the Jesus Lizard, as well as countless others from the alternative rock revolution. Readers get a more personal history of Nirvana than ever before, including Nirvana's consideration of nearly a dozen previously unmentioned candidates for drummer before settling on David Grohl; a recounting of Nirvana's famously disastrous South American shows from never-before-heard sources; and recollections from their first manager, who hosted the band's first ever gig.relives Nirvana's meteoric rise from the days before the legend to through their increasingly damaged superstardom. More than twenty years after Kurt Cobain's tragic death, Nick Soulsby removes the posthumous halo from the brow of Kurt Cobain and travels back through time to observe one of rock and roll's most critical bands as no one has ever seen them before.
/book/show/1552040.Books_on_Fire?from_search=true	Lucien X. Polastron	Books on Fire: The Destruction of Libraries throughout History	A historical survey of the destruction of knowledge from ancient Babylon and China to modern timesIncludes the three separate destructions of the Library of Alexandria as well as many equally significant collections around the worldExamines the causes of violence directed at repositories of knowledgeLooks at the dangers posed by digitalization of books to the freeA historical survey of the destruction of knowledge from ancient Babylon and China to modern timesIncludes the three separate destructions of the Library of Alexandria as well as many equally significant collections around the worldExamines the causes of violence directed at repositories of knowledgeLooks at the dangers posed by digitalization of books to the free availability of knowledge in the futureHebrew, Hindu, Nordic, and Islamic traditions share the belief of a vast library existing before the creation of the world. The Vedas say that this library predated the creators creation of himself. Yet, almost as old as the idea of the library is the urge to destroy it. The reasons cited for this are many: educated people are much harder to govern, and some proclaim that only the illiterate can save the world. There are also great destructions brought about by weather, worms, and even the paranoia of the librarys owner.traces the history of this perpetual destruction from the burning of the great library of Alexandria (on three separate occasions) and the libraries of the Chinese Qing Dynasty to more modern catastrophic losses such as those witnessed in Nazi-occupied Europe and the 2003 invasion of Iraq. The author examines the causes for these disasters, the treasures that have been lost, and where the surviving books, if any, have ended up. His investigation also reveals a new danger facing libraries today with the digitalization of books threatening both the existence of the physical paper book and the very idea of reading for free. The promise of an absolute library offered by the computer may well turn out to equal the worst nightmares of Ray Bradbury, Aldous Huxley, and George Orwell.received the 2004 Socit des Gens de Lettres Prize for Nonfiction/History in Paris.
/book/show/770145.History_of_the_Christian_Church_8_vols_?from_search=true	Philip Schaff	History of the Christian Church, 8 vols.	Philip Schaff (1819 1893) wrote one of the finest histories of the church available. His eight-volume work, which covers Christian history from the apostles to the Swiss Reformation, incorporates discussion of ideas and ideals throughout the history of the church with the requisite facts and figures for each period of history. Each volume contains maps, charts, notes, bibPhilip Schaff (1819 1893) wrote one of the finest histories of the church available. His eight-volume work, which covers Christian history from the apostles to the Swiss Reformation, incorporates discussion of ideas and ideals throughout the history of the church with the requisite facts and figures for each period of history. Each volume contains maps, charts, notes, bibliographies, and an index.
/book/show/22609460-arms-and-the-dudes?from_search=true	Guy Lawson	Arms and the Dudes: How Three Stoners from Miami Beach Became the Most Unlikely Gunrunners in History	The page-turning, inside account of how three kids from Florida became big-time weapons tradersand how the US government turned on them.In January of 2007, three young stoners from Miami Beach won a $300 million Department of Defense contract to supply ammunition to the Afghanistan military. Incredibly, instead of fulfilling the order with high-quality arms, Efraim DiveroThe page-turning, inside account of how three kids from Florida became big-time weapons tradersand how the US government turned on them.In January of 2007, three young stoners from Miami Beach won a $300 million Department of Defense contract to supply ammunition to the Afghanistan military. Incredibly, instead of fulfilling the order with high-quality arms, Efraim Diveroli, David Packouz, and Alex Podrizkithe dudesbought cheap Communist-style surplus ammunition from Balkan gunrunners. The dudes then secretly repackaged millions of rounds of shoddy Chinese ammunition and shipped it to Kabuluntil they were caught by Pentagon investigators and the scandal turned up on the front page of The New York Times.Thats the official story. The truth is far more explosive. For the first time, journalist Guy Lawson tells the thrilling true tale. Its a trip that goes from a dive apartment in Miami Beach to mountain caves in Albania, the corridors of power in Washington, and the frontlines of Iraq and Afghanistan. Lawsons account includes a shady Swiss gunrunner, Russian arms dealers, corrupt Albanian gangsters, and a Pentagon investigation that impeded Americas war efforts in Afghanistan. Lawson exposes the mysterious and murky world of global arms dealing, showing how the American military came to use private contractors like Diveroli, Packouz, and Podrizki as middlemen to secure weapons from illegal arms dealersthe same men who sell guns to dictators, warlords, and drug traffickers.This is a story you were never meant to read.
/book/show/6609553-the-complete-history-of-why-i-hate-her?from_search=true	Jennifer Richard Jacobson	The Complete History of Why I Hate Her	Nola wants nothing more than a summer on her own--and a job at an upscale Maine coast resort sounds ideal. Waitressing three meals a day, but lots of beach time in between, some freedom from her big-sister role to Song, who is undergoing chemo back home in Massachusetts, the chance to make some friends. Enter Carly, the perfect pal, full of jokes, ideas, energyand experieNola wants nothing more than a summer on her own--and a job at an upscale Maine coast resort sounds ideal. Waitressing three meals a day, but lots of beach time in between, some freedom from her big-sister role to Song, who is undergoing chemo back home in Massachusetts, the chance to make some friends. Enter Carly, the perfect pal, full of jokes, ideas, energyand experienced at being away from her mysterious family. But Carly is much more complicated than the usual summer buddya border-line personality who can turn on Nola in a flash, who can make love a rivalry, something that, even at a distance, Song becomes ensnared in. Here is a dramatic look at a girl/girl teen dynamic. To say nothing of boys.
/book/show/13402319-tea?from_search=true	Kevin Gascoyne Franois Marchand Jasmin Desharnais	Tea: History, Terroirs, Varieties	Tea is second only to water as the most-consumed beverage in the world. When recent studies revealed green tea's health benefits, North American consumption skyrocketed.is a comprehensive guide to non-herbal tea, the plant. Concise and authoritative text and an abundance of color photographs take the readTea is second only to water as the most-consumed beverage in the world. When recent studies revealed green tea's health benefits, North American consumption skyrocketed.is a comprehensive guide to non-herbal tea, the plant. Concise and authoritative text and an abundance of color photographs take the reader on an escorted tour of the world's tea-growing countries: China, Japan, Taiwan, India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Vietnam and East Africa. Like a fine wine, it is the terroir -- a region's soil and climate -- that imparts unique characteristics to a tea.The book covers black, green, white, yellow, oolong, pu'er, perfumed, aromatic and smoked teas. Topics include:An overview of the history of teaTea varietiesThe worldwide export of teaHow tea is processedSignature tea cultivarsThe art of making, serving and tasting tea, including tea ceremoniesTea in cooking, with 15 recipes from gourmet chefsA directory of teas. A set of detailed charts, tables and graphs shows the caffeine, antioxidant and other biochemical properties of 35 teas.Tea aficionados go on organized tours of tea-growing regions, enroll in tasting seminars and earn professional certificates. For them and for the interested reader who enjoys the occasional cup,is a beautifully presented homage to the world's most beloved hot beverage.
/book/show/228767.Doctor_Who?from_search=true	Jonathan Blum Kate Orman	Doctor Who: Unnatural History	The Doctor regenerated in San Francisco at the turn of the millennium. When he returns there a few years later, it seems the catastrophic events that nearly sent the whole of Earth into cosmic oblivion have taken their toll. San Francisco was the anchor point, and a breach between dimensions has sprung up. All sorts of weird and wonderful creatures have turned up -- griffiThe Doctor regenerated in San Francisco at the turn of the millennium. When he returns there a few years later, it seems the catastrophic events that nearly sent the whole of Earth into cosmic oblivion have taken their toll. San Francisco was the anchor point, and a breach between dimensions has sprung up. All sorts of weird and wonderful creatures have turned up -- griffins, unicorns -- and things more sinister.The Doctor's companion Sam is exposed and becomes a changed person -- literally. Her hair is dark, she has never met the Doctor in her life. With Fitz, he is able to convince her to help them put things right -- to sacrifice herself so that the old Sam may return. For stalking the turbulent streets is the sinister Unnaturalist -- a collector of genetic curios whose private collection will be much enriched by the Time Travelers.
/book/show/11085878-the-history-of-herodotus-volume-2?from_search=true	Herodotus G.C. Macaulay (Translator)	The history of Herodotus — Volume 2	This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.
/book/show/20741244-l-home-que-explicava-hist-ries?from_search=true	Rabih Alameddine	L'home que explicava històries	Escolteu. Deixeu-me que us gui en un viatge als confins de la imaginaci, deixeu-me que us expliqui una histria Aix s com Ossama, un home que acaba d'arribar a Beirut, ens explicar al llarg d'aquestes pgines els secrets de la seva estrafolria famlia i en especial del seu avi, un home que havia dedicat la seva vida a l'illustre ofici d'explicar histries als barsEscolteu. Deixeu-me que us gui en un viatge als confins de la imaginaci, deixeu-me que us expliqui una histria Aix s com Ossama, un home que acaba d'arribar a Beirut, ens explicar al llarg d'aquestes pgines els secrets de la seva estrafolria famlia i en especial del seu avi, un home que havia dedicat la seva vida a l'illustre ofici d'explicar histries als bars i als mercats. No hi havia ning que com ell sabs parlar d'herois i brivalls, ni de princeses i esclaves, de tresors amagats en ciutats encantades, ning no sabia teixir tan sviament els fils de la realitat i la llegenda, ning, al cap i a la fi, millor que ell per fer de la seva vida un conte mgic. Ossama decideix seguir les passes del seu avi i L'home que explicava histries s la seva manera de transportar-nos a un mn on tot s possible, fins i tot la felicitat.
/book/show/23310704-aaron-and-alexander?from_search=true	Don  Brown	Aaron and Alexander: The Most Famous Duel in American History	The most famous duel in American history dramatized by leading nonfiction picture book illustrator, Don Brown.Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton were both fierce patriots during the Revolutionary War, but the politics of the young United States of America put them in constant conflict. Their extraordinary story of bitter fighting and resentment culminates in their famous duThe most famous duel in American history dramatized by leading nonfiction picture book illustrator, Don Brown.Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton were both fierce patriots during the Revolutionary War, but the politics of the young United States of America put them in constant conflict. Their extraordinary story of bitter fighting and resentment culminates in their famous duel. For young patriots who may not yet know the shocking and tragic story, Aaron and Alexander captures the spirit of these two great men who so valiantly served their country and ultimately allowed their pride and ego to cause their demise.
/book/show/388910.From_the_Gracchi_to_Nero?from_search=true	H.H. Scullard	From the Gracchi to Nero: A History of Rome from 133 BC to AD 68	Scullard's clear and comprehensive narrative covers the period from 133 BC to 69 AD, exploring the decline and fall of the Republic, and the establishment of the Pax Romana under the early Principate. More than forty years after its first publication this masterful survey remains the standard textbook on the central period of Roman history.
/book/show/2455819.White_Cargo?from_search=true	Don Jordan Michael         Walsh	White Cargo: The Forgotten History of Britain's White Slaves in America	White Cargo is the forgotten story of the thousands of Britons who lived and died in bondage in Britain s American colonies.In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, more than 300,000 white people were shipped to America as slaves. Urchins were swept up from London s streets to labor in the tobacco fields, where life expectancy was no more than two years. Brothels wereWhite Cargo is the forgotten story of the thousands of Britons who lived and died in bondage in Britain s American colonies.In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, more than 300,000 white people were shipped to America as slaves. Urchins were swept up from London s streets to labor in the tobacco fields, where life expectancy was no more than two years. Brothels were raided to provide breeders for Virginia. Hopeful migrants were duped into signing as indentured servants, unaware they would become personal property who could be bought, sold, and even gambled away. Transported convicts were paraded for sale like livestock.Drawing on letters crying for help, diaries, and court and government archives, Don Jordan and Michael Walsh demonstrate that the brutalities usually associated with black slavery alone were perpetrated on whites throughout British rule. The trade ended with American independence, but the British still tried to sell convicts in their former colonies, which prompted one of the most audacious plots in Anglo-American history.This is a saga of exploration and cruelty spanning 170 years that has been submerged under the overwhelming memory of black slavery. White Cargo brings the brutal, uncomfortable story to the surface.
/book/show/177400.Waiting_Til_the_Midnight_Hour?from_search=true	Peniel E. Joseph	Waiting 'Til the Midnight Hour: A Narrative History of Black Power in America	With the rallying cry of Black Power! in 1966, a group of black activists, including Stokely Carmichael and Huey P. Newton, turned their backs on Martin Luther King's pacifism and, building on Malcolm X's legacy, pioneered a radical new aWith the rallying cry of Black Power! in 1966, a group of black activists, including Stokely Carmichael and Huey P. Newton, turned their backs on Martin Luther King's pacifism and, building on Malcolm X's legacy, pioneered a radical new approach to the fight for equality.is a history of the Black Power movement, that storied group of men and women who would become American icons of the struggle for racial equality.Peniel E. Joseph traces the history of the men and women of the movement--many of them famous or infamous, others forgotten.begins in Harlem in the 1950s, where, despite the Cold War's hostile climate, black writers, artists, and activists built a new urban militancy that was the movement's earliest incarnation. In a series of character-driven chapters, we witness the rise of Black Power groups such as the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and the Black Panthers, and with them, on both coasts of the country, a fundamental change in the way Americans understood the unfinished business of racial equality and integration.Drawing on original archival research and more than sixty original oral histories, this narrative history vividly invokes the way in which Black Power redefined black identity and culture and in the process redrew the landscape of American race relations.
/book/show/22849996-west?from_search=true	Lizzy Ford	West (History Interrupted #1)	If you could change history, would you?College graduate Josephine Josie Jackson answers yes to the question on a survey while visiting an Old West tourist trap. The next morning, she wakes up in Indian Territory in the 1840s, where shes given a mission to complete before she can return to her time: to reset history by finding and stopping the man responsible for a horIf you could change history, would you?College graduate Josephine Josie Jackson answers yes to the question on a survey while visiting an Old West tourist trap. The next morning, she wakes up in Indian Territory in the 1840s, where shes given a mission to complete before she can return to her time: to reset history by finding and stopping the man responsible for a horrific massacre.It seems easy enough, until she discovers that three other women have been sent back to the same time period. When Josie uncovers what happened to them, she realizes the chances of her getting out of the past alive are not good.To survive, shell have to trust the very man shes there to stop, someone who has every reason to distrust her and only one reason to help her - to prove hes not the monster she claims hell become.STANDALONE novel in the History Interrupted series.
/book/show/90596.Baseball?from_search=true	George Vecsey	Baseball: A History of America's Favorite Game	Football is force and fanatics, basketball is beauty and bounce. Baseball is everything: action, grace, the seasons of our lives. George Vecseys book proves it, without wasting a word.Lee Eisenberg, author ofIn, one of the great bards of Americas Grand Old Game gives a rousing account of the sport, from its pre-Republic roots to the present day. GeFootball is force and fanatics, basketball is beauty and bounce. Baseball is everything: action, grace, the seasons of our lives. George Vecseys book proves it, without wasting a word.Lee Eisenberg, author ofIn, one of the great bards of Americas Grand Old Game gives a rousing account of the sport, from its pre-Republic roots to the present day. George Vecsey casts a fresh eye on the game, illuminates its foibles and triumphs, and performs a marvelous feat: making a classic story seem refreshingly new.is a narrative of Americas can-do spirit, in which stalwart immigrants such as Henry Chadwick could transplant cricket and rounders into the fertile American culture and in which die-hard unionist baseballers such as Charles Comiskey and Connie Mack could eventually become the tightfisted avatars of the games big-money establishment. Its a celebration of such underdogs as a rag-armed catcher turned owner named Branch Rickey and a sure-handed fielder named Curt Flood, both of whom flourished as true great men of history. But most of all,is a testament to the unbreakable bond between our nations pastime and the fans, whove remained loyal through the fifty-year-long interdict on black athletes, the Black Sox scandal, franchise relocation, and the use of performance-enhancing drugs by some major stars.Reverent, playful, and filled with Vecseys charm,begs to be read in the span of a rain-delayed doubleheader, and so enjoyable that, like a favorite teams championship run, one hopes it never ends.Vecsey possesses a journalists eye for detail and a historians feel for the sweep of action. His research is scrupulous and his writing crisp. This book is an instant classic a highly readable guide to Americas great enduring pastime.
/book/show/31942.A_History_of_Philosophy_9?from_search=true	Frederick Charles Copleston	A History of Philosophy 9: Modern Philosophy	Conceived originally as a serious presentation ofthe development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston's nine-volumehasjourneyed far beyond the modest purpose of its author to universal acclaim as the best history ofphilosophy in English.Copleston, an Oxford Jesuitof immense erudition who once tangled with A. J. AyerConceived originally as a serious presentation ofthe development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston's nine-volumehasjourneyed far beyond the modest purpose of its author to universal acclaim as the best history ofphilosophy in English.Copleston, an Oxford Jesuitof immense erudition who once tangled with A. J. Ayer in a fabled debate about the existence of Godand the possibility of metaphysics, knew thatseminary students were fed a woefully inadequate dietof theses and proofs, and that their familiaritywith most of history's great thinkers was reducedto simplistic caricatures. Copleston set out toredress the wrong by writing a complete history ofWestern philosophy, one crackling with incident andintellectual excitement -- and one that gives fullplace to each thinker, presenting his thought in abeautifully rounded manner and showing his linksto those who went before and to those who cameafter him.The result of Copleston's prodigious labors is a history of philosophy that is unlikely ever to be surpassed.magazine summed up the general agreement among scholars and students alike when it reviewed Copleston'sas broad-minded and objective, comprehensive and scholarly, unified and well proportioned... We cannot recommend [it] too highly.
/book/show/18640450-the-iron-road?from_search=true	Christian Wolmar	The Iron Road: An Illustrated History of the Railroad	Written by Christian Wolmar, author of the critically acclaimed,is a richly illustrated account of the rise of the rails across the world. From the historic moment in September 1830 when the first train ran between Liverpool and Manchester, to the high speed trains bulleting across Asia and Europe,Written by Christian Wolmar, author of the critically acclaimed,is a richly illustrated account of the rise of the rails across the world. From the historic moment in September 1830 when the first train ran between Liverpool and Manchester, to the high speed trains bulleting across Asia and Europe,looks at how railroads have changed the world.Photographs, maps, paintings, and illustrations bring events and locations to life, adding a unique visual quality to the stories of great invention, feats of mind-boggling engineering, groundbreaking changes in trade and commerce, and tales of adventurers, visionaries, and rogues.is the third title in DK's successful illustrated histories format, which combines text-rich narratives with beautiful visual design.
/book/show/913952.A_History_Of_Western_Society?from_search=true	John P. McKay	A History Of Western Society	A bestseller in its field, A History of Western Society examines the lives of both historical figures and ordinary people, using an engaging, lively writing style to capture students' interest. The authors pay careful attention to traditional political and cultural developments, providing a balanced, well-rounded view of Western history as a whole. Designed to appeal to aA bestseller in its field, A History of Western Society examines the lives of both historical figures and ordinary people, using an engaging, lively writing style to capture students' interest. The authors pay careful attention to traditional political and cultural developments, providing a balanced, well-rounded view of Western history as a whole. Designed to appeal to a more visual student body, the Seventh Edition devotes increased attention to cultural history. The text's photo and map programs have been enhanced, with a stronger relationship between the narrative and illustrations. Scholarly updates throughout the text include new information on Egyptian religion; a revised discussion of the polis and Greek democracy; new material on the origins of Christian sacraments; an expanded discussion on the Peace of God; a new exploration of the cultural consequences of the Crusades; updated scholarship on the Atlantic slave trade; and a revised discussion of nationalism.
/book/show/2858266-when-we-ruled?from_search=true	Robin Walker Fari Supiya (Afterword)	When We Ruled: The Ancient and Medieval History of Black Civilisations	is by far the best general work on the ancient and medieval history of Black people there has ever been.This landmark publication, which is superbly illustrated with high quality photographs, maps and drawings, provides an extraordinary and cutting-edge synthesis of the archaeological data, the documentary evidence, and the historical linguistic research. Itis by far the best general work on the ancient and medieval history of Black people there has ever been.This landmark publication, which is superbly illustrated with high quality photographs, maps and drawings, provides an extraordinary and cutting-edge synthesis of the archaeological data, the documentary evidence, and the historical linguistic research. It recounts the fascinating story of the origin and development of indigenous civilisations across the vast panorama of the African continent.In particular, the author answers the key question in Black history: How much documented history is there beyond the Slave Trade, Mary Seacole, and Malcolm X? In 713 pages that question is answered again and again with a vast array of evidence that explodes the widely held view that Africans were without historical distinctions. In particular, there are ancient and medieval monuments that are still standing all over Africa. In addition, there are Black families and institutions that still possess their medieval manuscripts.The history of Black people cannot be divorced from the history of peoples on other continents particularly Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Topic areas that have traditionally been ignored, such as Black Women's history, early African science and technology, and the two-way influences between Africa and Europe, are also discussed.What is remarkable about this work is that for the first time it dares to connect Egypt, and its cultural affinities, with Africa and its chronological timeline within the vast chronology (nearly 90,000 years) of African achievement. It is now untenable for Egyptologists to consider themselves to be experts on Egypt without understanding the African cultural signature embedded within Ancient Egypt and its long history.Faculty, students and parents interested in a comprehensive, critical and balanced overview of African or Black history will find no better book.
/book/show/748556.History_of_My_Life_Vols_I_II?from_search=true	Giacomo Casanova	History of My Life, Vols. I & II	In volumes 1 and 2, Casanova tells the story of his family, his first loves, and his early travels. With the death of his grandmother, he is sent to a seminary--but is soon expelled. He is briefly imprisoned in the fortress of Sant' Andrea. After wandering from Naples to Rome in search of a patron, he enters the service of Cardinal Acquaviva.About this edition: Because eveIn volumes 1 and 2, Casanova tells the story of his family, his first loves, and his early travels. With the death of his grandmother, he is sent to a seminary--but is soon expelled. He is briefly imprisoned in the fortress of Sant' Andrea. After wandering from Naples to Rome in search of a patron, he enters the service of Cardinal Acquaviva.About this edition: Because every previous edition of Casanova's Memoirs had been abridged to suppress the author's political and religious views and tame his vivid, often racy, style, the literary world considered it a major event when Willard R. Trask's translation of the complete original text was published in six double volumes between 1966 and 1971. Trask's award-winning translation now appears in paperback for the first time.
/book/show/981522.England_s_Hidden_Reverse?from_search=true	David Keenan	England's Hidden Reverse:  A Secret History of the Esoteric Underground	Based on several years' worth of exclusive interviews and unprecedented access to all three bands' personal archives, 'England's Hidden Reverse' is the first, definitive, biography of Nurse With Wound, Coil and Current 93.
/book/show/549027.A_Brief_History_of_the_Middle_East?from_search=true	Christopher Catherwood	A Brief History of the Middle East	Western civilization began in the Middle East: Judaism and Christianity, as well as Islam, were born there. For over a millennium, the Islamic empires were ahead of the West in learning, technology and medicine, and were militarily far more powerful. It took another three hundred centuries for the West to catch up, and overtake, the Middle East. A Brief History of the MiddWestern civilization began in the Middle East: Judaism and Christianity, as well as Islam, were born there. For over a millennium, the Islamic empires were ahead of the West in learning, technology and medicine, and were militarily far more powerful. It took another three hundred centuries for the West to catch up, and overtake, the Middle East. A Brief History of the Middle East enables us to see the past in its proper perspective, giving the Middle East its full due in creating the world in which we live today. Iraq is at the heart of Middle Eastern history, a place where Jews, Muslims and Christians lived for over a thousand years in harmony. Why does it seem different now? What is the place of Jews in the Middle East? Why does Osama bin Laden see 1918, with the fall of the Ottoman Empire, as the year everything changed? T
/book/show/6581083-a-dark-history?from_search=true	Brenda Ralph Lewis	A Dark History: The Popes	The papacy is the longest-lasting elected office in the world, and the vast majority of popes have been good and honest Christians. However, not every pontiff has acted in an entirely admirable and saintly manner.reveals the darkest deeds of the papacy: the murky and immoral past of the throne of St. Peter.The papacy is the longest-lasting elected office in the world, and the vast majority of popes have been good and honest Christians. However, not every pontiff has acted in an entirely admirable and saintly manner.reveals the darkest deeds of the papacy: the murky and immoral past of the throne of St. Peter.
/book/show/9775385-history-of-pericles-prince-of-tyre?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	History of Pericles, Prince of Tyre	This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We beThis is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
/book/show/154299.The_Usborne_Internet_Linked_Encyclopedia_of_World_History?from_search=true	Jane Bingham Sam Taplin Fiona Chandler	The Usborne Internet-Linked Encyclopedia of World History	Combining text with photographs and illustrations, this book provides children with a global view of history, from the creation of the Earth to the beginning of the 21st century. It also includes hundreds of web site addresses for further research.
/book/show/136070.Reading_the_Forested_Landscape?from_search=true	Tom Wessels Brian D. Cohen (Illustrator) Ann H. Zwinger (Foreword by)	Reading the Forested Landscape: A Natural History of New England	An intrepid sleuth and articulate tutor, Wessels teaches us to read a landscape the way we might solve a mystery. What exactly is the meaning of all those stone walls in the middle of the forest? Why do beech and birch trees have smooth bark when the bark of all other northern species is rough? How do you tell the age of a beaver pond and determine if beavers still live thAn intrepid sleuth and articulate tutor, Wessels teaches us to read a landscape the way we might solve a mystery. What exactly is the meaning of all those stone walls in the middle of the forest? Why do beech and birch trees have smooth bark when the bark of all other northern species is rough? How do you tell the age of a beaver pond and determine if beavers still live there? Why are pine trees dominant in one patch of forest and maples in another? What happened to the American chestnut? Turn to this book for the answers, and no walk in the woods will ever be the same.
/book/show/156597.The_Cold_War?from_search=true	Martin  Walker	The Cold War: A History	The history of the Cold War has been the history of the world since 1954. So begins this wide-ranging narrative by award-winning political commentator Martin Walker, which is the first major study of the Cold War. Now that it is over, it is crucial to our future to understand how the Cold War has shaped us and, especially, to recognize it as the economic and political dyThe history of the Cold War has been the history of the world since 1954. So begins this wide-ranging narrative by award-winning political commentator Martin Walker, which is the first major study of the Cold War. Now that it is over, it is crucial to our future to understand how the Cold War has shaped us and, especially, to recognize it as the economic and political dynamic that determined the structure of today's global economy.From the origins of the Marshall Plan, which revived Europe after World War II, and the strategic decision to rebuild a defeated Japan into a bulwark against China to the collapse of the Berlin Wall, this authoritative work reveals how the West was built into an economic alliance that overpowered the Soviet economy while also unleashing global economic forces that today challenge the traditional nation-state.The Cold War was more of a global conflict than was either of this century's two major wars; far more than a confrontation between states or even empires, it was, as Martin Walker puts it, a total war between economic and social systems, an industrial test to destruction.Walker reminds us how easy it is to forget that there were many occasions for the late 1940s on when victory seemed far from assured, and that lent a particular urgency to the efforts of postwar Western leaders. The West continued to be alarmed by the prospect of defeat right up to the Soviet empire's last breath. At the end of the 1940s the fear was generated by communist expansion into Eastern Europe and China; in the 1960s by the prospect of defeat in Vietnam. In the 1970s the failure of dtente and the West's economic crisis brought a new generation of dedicated anti-Communists to prominence. For more than forty years, as this detailed analysis makes clear, the outcome of the Cold War was in doubt.We also come to understand how the arms race caused new alignments and shifts in domestic power. As the United States became the national security state, California, which had a population of five million at the start of the Cold War, grew to thirty million and, by the 1980s provided one in every ten members of Congress and two presidents.Using newly opened Kremlin archives and his own experiences in the field, Martin Walker has written a brilliant analysis of the conflict that has shaped the contemporary world.
/book/show/4461869-why-don-t-we-learn-from-history?from_search=true	B.H. Liddell Hart Hermon Ould (editor)	Why Don't We Learn from History?	PrefaceForewordPart 1: History & truthPart 2: Government & freedomPart 3: War & peaceConclusionsA must read for both the people & the leaders of ALL the dictatorial regimes around the world (democracies would also surely benefit). A book for all times to come. His understanding & explanation of where the real power lies is outstanding. What s breaPrefaceForewordPart 1: History & truthPart 2: Government & freedomPart 3: War & peaceConclusionsA must read for both the people & the leaders of ALL the dictatorial regimes around the world (democracies would also surely benefit). A book for all times to come. His understanding & explanation of where the real power lies is outstanding. What s breathtaking is how relevent his arguments are today & how strikingly similar the working of all governments turn out to be (as generalized by Hart). He deals with issues such as 'patterns & psychology of dictatorship', 'power politics in a democracy' & lastly the the 'desire for power' & 'War'.--Ali S. Burki.
/book/show/2066989.A_History_of_Iraq?from_search=true	Charles Tripp	A History of Iraq	To understand Iraq, Charles Tripp's history is the book to read. Since its first appearance in 2000, it has become a classic in the field of Middle East studies, read and admired by students, soldiers, policymakers and journalists. The book is now updated to include the recent American invasion, the fall and capture of Saddam Hussein and the subsequent descent into civil sTo understand Iraq, Charles Tripp's history is the book to read. Since its first appearance in 2000, it has become a classic in the field of Middle East studies, read and admired by students, soldiers, policymakers and journalists. The book is now updated to include the recent American invasion, the fall and capture of Saddam Hussein and the subsequent descent into civil strife. What is clear is that much that has happened since 2003 was foreshadowed in the account found in this book. Tripp's thesis is that the history of Iraq throughout the twentieth-century has made it what it is today, but also provides alternative futures. Unless this is properly understood, many of the themes explored in this book - patron-client relations, organized violence, sectarian, ethnic and tribal difference - will continue to exert a hold over the future of Iraq as they did over its past.
/book/show/6283982-philippine-history-and-government-through-the-years?from_search=true	Francisco M. Zulueta Abriel M. Nebres	Philippine History And Government Through The Years	
/book/show/528907.History_Lessons?from_search=true	Dana Lindaman Kyle Ward Kyle Roy Ward	History Lessons: How Textbooks from Around the World Portray U.S. History	offers a lighthearted and fascinating challenge to the biases we bring to our understanding of American history. The subject of widespread attention when it was first published in 2004including a full front-page review in theand features on NPRsand the History Channelthis book gives us a glimpse into classroffers a lighthearted and fascinating challenge to the biases we bring to our understanding of American history. The subject of widespread attention when it was first published in 2004including a full front-page review in theand features on NPRsand the History Channelthis book gives us a glimpse into classrooms across the globe, where opinions about the United States are first formed.Heralded as timely and important () and shocking and fascinating (),includes selections from Russia, France, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Cuba, Canada, and others, covering such events as the American Revolution, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Iran hostage crisis, and the Korean War, providing an alternative history of the United States from the Viking explorers to the postCold War era.By juxtaposing starkly contrasting versions of the historical events we take for granted,affords us a sometimes hilarious, often sobering look at what the world learns about Americas past.
/book/show/985594.The_Secret_History_of_Tom_Trueheart?from_search=true	Ian Beck	The Secret History of Tom Trueheart (Tom Trueheart, #1)	Tom's six older brothers are adventurers who go on dangerous quests in the Land of Stories. When his brothers fail to return in time to celebrate Tom's 12th birthday, a letter arrives from the Story Bureau addressed to Tom. It's up to Tom to find out why his brothers haven't completed their missions. Illustrations.
/book/show/5526232-the-well-dressed-ape?from_search=true	Hannah Holmes	The Well-Dressed Ape: A Natural History of Myself	Book by Holmes, Hannah
/book/show/1089179.Dying_to_Cross_?from_search=true	Jorge Ramos	Dying to Cross : The Worst Immigrant Tragedy in American History	From esteemed journalist, in what is indicative of the strained and even desperate times in which we live, comes a tragic story about the death of nineteen people, the final hours of their incredible ordeal, and the network of individuals (and countries) who profit from what is considered by many nothing less than modern-day slavery.According to the latest repoFrom esteemed journalist, in what is indicative of the strained and even desperate times in which we live, comes a tragic story about the death of nineteen people, the final hours of their incredible ordeal, and the network of individuals (and countries) who profit from what is considered by many nothing less than modern-day slavery.According to the latest reports, approximately three thousand people a day are caught attempting to cross the borders of the United States. Yet for every three thousand caught, hundreds actually do make it across and begin what they think will be a better life than the one left behind in their homelands.The risks are immense for these individuals: the dangers lurking behind every decision made, every shady deal agreed upon, lead many toward the edge of mortality. Many fall off this edge and are later found dead -- an unmarked, unidentified corpse in a country where their dreams will never be realized, and, worse, their bodies never even identified.On the hot and humid evening of May 13, 2003, at least seventy-three people boarded a tightly sealed trailer truck in what they hoped to be the final leg of an intricate journey toward their dream of living and working within the United States. The trailer they were riding in was to take them from Harlingen, Texas, to Houston, about three hundred miles away. The trailer never made it passed Victoria, Texas, a place that would become the site of the single worst immigrant tragedy in U.S. history.With the passion and insightful analysis that characterizes his work, Emmy Awardwinning journalist Jorge Ramos recounts the events of this chilling tragedy, as he tries to understand how something so inhumane can happen in the twenty-first century. Through interviews with survivors who had the courage to share their stories and conversations with the victims' families, and in examining the political implications of the incident on both U.S. and Mexican immigration policies, Jorge Ramos tells the story of one of the most heartbreaking episodes of our nation's history.
/book/show/260286.The_Pentagon?from_search=true	Steve Vogel	The Pentagon: A History	The creation of the Pentagon in seventeen whirlwind months during World War II is one of the great construction feats in American history, involving a tremendous mobilization of manpower, resources, and minds. In astonishingly short order, Brigadier General Brehon B. Somervell conceived and built an institution that ranks with the White House, the Vatican, and a handful ofThe creation of the Pentagon in seventeen whirlwind months during World War II is one of the great construction feats in American history, involving a tremendous mobilization of manpower, resources, and minds. In astonishingly short order, Brigadier General Brehon B. Somervell conceived and built an institution that ranks with the White House, the Vatican, and a handful of other structures as symbols recognized around the world. Now veteran military reporter Steve Vogel reveals for the first time the remarkable story of the Pentagons construction, from its dramatic birth to its rebuilding after the September 11 attack.
/book/show/133096.Give_Me_Liberty_?from_search=true	Eric Foner	Give Me Liberty!: An American History	The first edition ofis available as a compact, low-cost paperback. Featuring the same text as the regular edition in a two-color format, the Seagull Edition is less than half the price.
/book/show/211753.A_History_of_Christianity_in_the_United_States_and_Canada?from_search=true	Mark A. Noll	A History of Christianity in the United States and Canada	Broad in scope yet written from a well-defined perspective, this book provides a superb narrative survey of Christian churches, institutions, and interactions with culture in the United States and Canada from the colonial period to the present.One of the foremost authorities on the history of Christianity in North America, Mark Noll has intentionally made this history a coBroad in scope yet written from a well-defined perspective, this book provides a superb narrative survey of Christian churches, institutions, and interactions with culture in the United States and Canada from the colonial period to the present.One of the foremost authorities on the history of Christianity in North America, Mark Noll has intentionally made this history a comprehensive, balanced one-volume work: the book covers the great variety of Christian experience throughout all of North American history, sensitively encompassing the story of many contrasting groups and regions--elite and common people, whites and blacks, Catholics and Protestants, men and women, North and South. Adding a personal dimension to the narrative, numerous biographical profiles further enrich Noll's multifaceted exploration of major movements and events.
/book/show/17255927-the-fortunate-mistress-parts-1-and-2-or-a-history-of-the-life-of-madem?from_search=true	Daniel Defoe	The Fortunate Mistress (Parts 1 and 2) or a History of the Life of Mademoiselle de Beleau Known by the Name of the Lady Roxana	Roxana (1724), Defoe's last and darkest novel, is the autobiography of a woman who has traded her virtue, at first for survival, and then for fame and fortune. Its narrator tells the story of her own 'wicked' life as the mistress of rich and powerful men. A resourceful adventuress, she is also an unforgiving analyst of her own susceptibilities, who tells us of the price shRoxana (1724), Defoe's last and darkest novel, is the autobiography of a woman who has traded her virtue, at first for survival, and then for fame and fortune. Its narrator tells the story of her own 'wicked' life as the mistress of rich and powerful men. A resourceful adventuress, she is also an unforgiving analyst of her own susceptibilities, who tells us of the price she pays for her successes. Endowed with many seductive skills, she is herself seduced: by money, by dreams of rank, and by the illusion that she can escape her own past. Unlike Defoe's other penitent anti-heroes, however, she fails to triumph over these weaknesses. The novel's drama lies not only in the heroine's 'vast variety of fortunes', but in her attempts to understand the sometimes bitter lessons of her life as a 'Fortunate Mistress'. Defoe's achievement was to invent, in 'Roxana', a gripping story-teller as well as a gripping story.
/book/show/234796.The_Oxford_History_of_Greece_and_the_Hellenistic_World?from_search=true	John Boardman (Editor) Jasper Griffin (Editor) Oswyn Murray (Editor)	The Oxford History of Greece and the Hellenistic World	From the epic poems of Homer through the glittering art and architecture of Greece's Golden Age to the influential Roman systems of law and leadership, the classical world established the foundations of our culture as well as many of its most enduring achievements. Now available in a smaller, more convenient format, the astonishingly in-depth and widely praisedFrom the epic poems of Homer through the glittering art and architecture of Greece's Golden Age to the influential Roman systems of law and leadership, the classical world established the foundations of our culture as well as many of its most enduring achievements. Now available in a smaller, more convenient format, the astonishingly in-depth and widely praisedoffers the general reader the definitive companion to the Graeco-Roman world.The first volume,, covers the period from the eighth to the first centuries B.C., a period unparalleled in history for its brilliance in literature, philosophy, and the visual arts. It also treats the Hellenization of the Middle East by the monarchies established in the area conquested by Alexander the Great.The second volume,, covers early Rome and Italy, the expansion of the Roman republic, the foundation of the Roman Empire by Augustus, its consolidation in the first two centuries A.D., and the later Empire and its influence on Western civilization.The editors, John Boardman, Jasper Griffen, and Oswyn Murrayall eminent classicistsintersperse chapters on political and social history with sections on literature, philosophy, and the arts, and reinforce the historical framework with maps and historical charts. The two volumes also offer bibliographies and a full index, as well as black and white photographs integrated into the text.The contributorsthirty of the world's leading scholarspresent the latest in modern scholarship through masterpieces of wit, brevity, and style. While concentrating on the aspects essential to the understanding of each period, they also focus on those elements of the classical world that remain of lasting importance and interest to readers today. Together, these volumes provide both a provocative and entertaining window into our classical heritage.
/book/show/22934469-waterloo?from_search=true	Bernard Cornwell	Waterloo: The History of Four Days, Three Armies, and Three Battles	'Some battles change nothing. Waterloo changed almost everything.' On the 18th June, 1815 the armies of France, Britain and Prussia descended upon a quiet valley south of Brussels. In the previous three days the French army had beaten the British at Quatre-Bras and the Prussians at Ligny. The Allies were in retreat. The blood-soaked battle of Waterloo would become a landma'Some battles change nothing. Waterloo changed almost everything.' On the 18th June, 1815 the armies of France, Britain and Prussia descended upon a quiet valley south of Brussels. In the previous three days the French army had beaten the British at Quatre-Bras and the Prussians at Ligny. The Allies were in retreat. The blood-soaked battle of Waterloo would become a landmark in European history, to be examined over and again, not least because until the evening of the 18th, the French army was close to prevailing on the battlefield. Now, brought to life by the celebrated novelist Bernard Cornwell, this is the chronicle of the four days leading up to the actual battle and a thrilling hour-by-hour account of that fateful day. In his first work of non-fiction, Cornwell combines his storytelling skills with a meticulously researched history to give a riveting account of every dramatic moment, from Napoleon's escape from Elba to the smoke and gore of the battlefields. Through letters and diaries he also sheds new light on the private thoughts of Napoleon and the Duke of Wellington, as well as the ordinary officers and soldiers. Published to coincide with the bicentenary in 2015, Waterloo is a tense and gripping story of heroism and tragedy - and of the final battle that determined the fate of Europe.
/book/show/18089899-the-secrets-of-happy-families?from_search=true	Bruce Feiler	The Secrets of Happy Families: Improve Your Mornings, Tell Your Family History, Fight Smarter, Go Out and Play, and Much More	In,bestselling author Bruce Feiler has drawn up a blueprint for modern families  a new approach to family dynamics, inspired by cutting-edge techniques gathered from experts in the disciplines of science, business, sports, and the military.The result is a funny and thought-provoking playbook for contemporary families, with morIn,bestselling author Bruce Feiler has drawn up a blueprint for modern families  a new approach to family dynamics, inspired by cutting-edge techniques gathered from experts in the disciplines of science, business, sports, and the military.The result is a funny and thought-provoking playbook for contemporary families, with more than 200 useful strategies, including: the right way to have family dinner, what your mother never told you about sex (but should have), and why you should always have two women present in difficult conversationsTimely, compassionate, and filled with practical tips and wise advice, Bruce Feilersshould be required reading for all parents.
/book/show/428522.A_History_of_the_Crusades_Vol_III?from_search=true	Steven Runciman	A History of the Crusades, Vol. III: The Kingdom of Acre and the Later Crusades	Sir Steven Runciman's three volume A History of the Crusades, one of the great classics of English historical writing, is now being reissued. In this final volume, Runciman examines the revival of the Frankish kingdom at the time of the Third Crusade until its collapse a century later. The interwoven themes of the book include: Christiandom, the replacement of the culturedSir Steven Runciman's three volume A History of the Crusades, one of the great classics of English historical writing, is now being reissued. In this final volume, Runciman examines the revival of the Frankish kingdom at the time of the Third Crusade until its collapse a century later. The interwoven themes of the book include: Christiandom, the replacement of the cultured Ayubites by the less sympathetic Mameluks as leader of the Moslem world, and the coming of the Mongols. He includes a chapter on architecture and the arts, and an epilogue on the last manifestations of the Crusading spirit.
/book/show/113366.A_History_of_American_Higher_Education?from_search=true	John R. Thelin	A History of American Higher Education	Colleges and universities are among the most cherished institutions in American society - and also among the most controversial. Yet affirmative action and skyrocketing tuition are only the most recent dissonant issues to emerge. Recounting the many crises and triumphs in the long history of American higher education, historian John Thelin provides welcome perspective on tColleges and universities are among the most cherished institutions in American society - and also among the most controversial. Yet affirmative action and skyrocketing tuition are only the most recent dissonant issues to emerge. Recounting the many crises and triumphs in the long history of American higher education, historian John Thelin provides welcome perspective on this influential aspect of American life. engaging account of the origins and evolution of America's public and private colleges and universities, emphasizing the notion of saga - the proposition that institutions are heirs to numerous historical strands and numerous attempts to address such volatile topics as institutional cost and effectiveness, admissions and access, and the character of the curriculum. Thelin draws on both official institutional histories and the informal memories that constitute legends and lore to offer a fresh interpretation of an institutional past that reaches back to the colonial era and encompasses both well-known colleges and universities and such understudied institutions as community, women's, and historically black colleges, proprietary schools, and freestanding professional colleges. struggling to determine what constitutes a legitimate field of study, reminding readers that Harvard once used its medical school as a safe place to admit the sons of wealthy alumni who could not pass the undergraduate college admissions examination and that the University of Pennsylvania once considered the study of history, government, and economics unworthy of addition to the liberal arts curriculum. Thelin also addresses the role of local, state, and federal governments in colleges and universities, as well as the influence of private foundations and other organizations. And through imaginative interpretation of films, novels, and popular magazines, he illuminates the convoluted relationship between higher education and American culture.
/book/show/175144.A_History_of_Christian_Thought?from_search=true	Paul Tillich Carl E. Braaten (Editor)	A History of Christian Thought	A History of Christian Thought
/book/show/850652.The_Oxford_History_of_the_Classical_World?from_search=true	John Boardman (editor) Jasper Griffin (editor) Oswyn Murray (editor)	The Oxford History of the Classical World	The history, achievements & legacies of Greek & Roman antiquity come to life in the pages of this comprehensive & beautifully illustrated volume. Following a format similar to that of The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, this brings together the work of 30 authorities & organizes their contributions into three main sections. The 1st covers Greece fromThe history, achievements & legacies of Greek & Roman antiquity come to life in the pages of this comprehensive & beautifully illustrated volume. Following a format similar to that of The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, this brings together the work of 30 authorities & organizes their contributions into three main sections. The 1st covers Greece from the 8th to the 4th centuries, a period unparalleled in history for its brilliance in literature, philosophy & the visual arts. The 2nd deals with the Hellenization of the Middle East by the monarchies established in the areas conquered by Alexander the Great, the growth of Rome & the impact of the two cultures on one another. The 3rd covers the foundation of the Roman Empire by Augustus & its consolidation in the 1st two centuries AD. A concluding essay discusses certain aspects of the later Empire & its influence on Western civilization, notably thru the adoption of Christianity. Within each section, chapters dealing with political & social history alternate with ones on literature, philosophy & the arts. Maps & chronological charts--not to mention over 250 illustrations, 16 in color--enrich the basic text, along with bibliographies & an index.John Boardman is Lincoln Professor of Classical Archeology at the University of Oxford. Jasper Griffin & Oswyn Murray are Fellows of Balliol College, Oxford.
/book/show/17205.Crystal_Lake_Memories?from_search=true	Peter M. Bracke Sean S. Cunningham	Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday The 13th	When Friday the 13th premiered in 1980, the film introduced moviegoers to a new kind of cinematic terror - shocking, visceral, graphic and relentless. Spawning ten popular sequels to date, the series has become the most successful horror franchise of all time, and the character of 'Jason' an icon known around the world as the first name in evil. Now, uncensored and in thWhen Friday the 13th premiered in 1980, the film introduced moviegoers to a new kind of cinematic terror - shocking, visceral, graphic and relentless. Spawning ten popular sequels to date, the series has become the most successful horror franchise of all time, and the character of 'Jason' an icon known around the world as the first name in evil. Now, uncensored and in their own words, over 200 alumni of the series recall a quarter-century's worth of behind-the-scenes stories - the struggles, feuds, foibles, controversies and calamities. Fully illustrated with nearly 600 never-before-seen photos, rare archival documents and production materials, this huge hardback volume is the ultimate oral and visual memoir of the series - a must-have for fans and cinema historians alike.
/book/show/283099.A_Concise_History_of_the_Crusades?from_search=true	Thomas F. Madden	A Concise History of the Crusades	This title places the crusades within the medieval social, economic, religious and intellectual environments that gave birth to the movement and nurtured it for centuries. Also included is a historiographical overview of the crusades.
/book/show/1251005.A_History_Maker?from_search=true	Alasdair Gray	A History Maker	A tale of border warfare, military and erotic, set in the twenty-third century, where the women rule the kingdom and the men play war games. This is the fictional memoir of Wat Dryhope - edited, annotated and commented upon. History has come to an end, war is regulated as if it's all a game. But Wat, the History Maker himself, does not play entirely by the rules, and wheA tale of border warfare, military and erotic, set in the twenty-third century, where the women rule the kingdom and the men play war games. This is the fictional memoir of Wat Dryhope - edited, annotated and commented upon. History has come to an end, war is regulated as if it's all a game. But Wat, the History Maker himself, does not play entirely by the rules, and when a woman, Delilah Puddock, joins the fray, this 'utopian' history is further enlivened. Alasdair Gray cleverly plays with the notion and writing of history, as well as perennial modern debates on war, sexism and society - entertaining and thought-provoking, this is a delightful satire illustrated throughout by the author.
/book/show/106127.Bones?from_search=true	Jennifer McLagan	Bones: Recipes, History, and Lore	Top food stylist and food writer Jennifer McLagan has a bone to pick: too often, people opt for boneless chicken breasts, fish fillets, and cutlets, when good cooks know that anything cooked on the bone has more flavor -- from chicken or spareribs to a rib roast or a whole fish. In, Jennifer offers a collection of recipes for cooking beef, veal, pork, lamb, poultry,Top food stylist and food writer Jennifer McLagan has a bone to pick: too often, people opt for boneless chicken breasts, fish fillets, and cutlets, when good cooks know that anything cooked on the bone has more flavor -- from chicken or spareribs to a rib roast or a whole fish. In, Jennifer offers a collection of recipes for cooking beef, veal, pork, lamb, poultry, fish, and game on their bones.Chicken, steak, and fish all taste better when cooked on the bone, but we've sacrificed flavor for speed and convenience, forgetting how bones can enhance the taste, texture, and presentation of good food -- think of rack of lamb, T-bone steak, chicken noodle soup, and baked ham. In her simple, bare-bones style, Jennifer teaches home cooks the secrets to cooking with bones.Each chapter of Bones includes stocks, soups, ribs, legs, and extremities (except for whole fish -- they don't have any). Many of the recipes are simple, with the inherent flavors of the bones doing most of the work. There are traditional, elegant dishes, such as Roasted Marrow Bones with Parsley Salad, Olive-Crusted Lamb Racks, and Crown Roast of Pork, as well as new takes on homestyle favorites, such as Maple Tomato Glazed Ribs, Coconut Chicken Curry, and Halibut Steaks with Orange Cream Sauce. Stunning, full-color photographs of dishes like Rabbit in Saffron Sauce with Spring Vegetables; Grilled Quail with Sage Butter; and Duck Legs with Cumin, Turnips, and Green Olives are sure to inspire.In addition to the recipes,includes a wealth of information on a wide range of bone-related topics, including the differences among cuts of meat, as well as the history and lore of bones.
/book/show/23359710-a-short-history-of-stupid?from_search=true	Bernard Keane Helen Razer	A Short History of Stupid	Alain de Botton meets Russell Brand in this glorious rant about everything that drives you mad about the modern world.How did everything get so dumb?How did we become hostages to idiocy?What must we do to be freed from a captor whose ransom note simply reads, 'D'oh'?The deteriorating quality of our public debate and the dwindling of common sense in media, politics and cultAlain de Botton meets Russell Brand in this glorious rant about everything that drives you mad about the modern world.How did everything get so dumb?How did we become hostages to idiocy?What must we do to be freed from a captor whose ransom note simply reads, 'D'oh'?The deteriorating quality of our public debate and the dwindling of common sense in media, politics and culture can drive you to despair and rage. It certainly drove writers Helen Razer and Bernard Keane to a desperate act: befriending each other for long enough to write a book.Join forces with these uneasy allies to fight against a world that has lost its reason. Explore what's behind the remorseless spread of idiocy, and why there's just so much damn Stupid around you.Stupid isn't just ignorance; it's not just laziness. Worse than the absence of thought, Stupid is a virus that drains our productivity and leaves us sick and diminished. And Stupid has a long, complex and terrible past, one we need to understand in order to defeat it.A Short History of Stupid traces the origins of this maddening ill, examining the different ways in which we've been afflicted over the last three thousand years. It damns those who have spread Stupid and celebrates the brave few who resisted. It shows how Stupid tightens the grubby grip of the foolish around our throats.Hilarious, smart, unpleasant, infuriating and rude, A Short History of Stupid is at once a provocation and a comfort. It will spark debate, soothe the terminally frustrated and outrage the righteously Stupid. It is a book whose Stupid time has come.
/book/show/645473.History_of_Islam?from_search=true	Akbar Shah Khan Najeebabadi Raymond J. Manderola (Editor) Safiur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri (Reviser)	History of Islam (3 Volumes)	History stands as the most effective and valuable source of putting nation on the course of progress and prosperity and saving them from the path of disgrace and degradation.History stands as the most effective and valuable source of putting nation on the course of progress and prosperity and saving them from the path of disgrace and degradation.
/book/show/23149927-common-people?from_search=true	Alison Light	Common People: The History of An English Family	Family history is a massive phenomenon of our times but what are we after when we go in search of our ancestors? Beginning with her grandparents, Alison Light moves between the present and the past, in an extraordinary series of journeys over two centuries, across Britain and beyond.Epic in scope and deep in feeling, Common People is a family history but also a new kind oFamily history is a massive phenomenon of our times but what are we after when we go in search of our ancestors? Beginning with her grandparents, Alison Light moves between the present and the past, in an extraordinary series of journeys over two centuries, across Britain and beyond.Epic in scope and deep in feeling, Common People is a family history but also a new kind of public history, following the lives of the migrants who travelled the country looking for work. Original and eloquent, it is a timely rethinking of who the English were - but ultimately it reflects on history itself, and on our constant need to know who went before us and what we owe them.
/book/show/20613678-showa-1944-1953?from_search=true	Shigeru Mizuki Zack Davisson (Translation)	Showa 1944-1953: A History of Japan	continues the award-winning author Shigeru Mizukis autobiographical and historical account of the Showa period in Japan. This volume recounts the events of the final years of the Pacific War, and the consequences of the war's devastation for Mizuki and the Japanese pcontinues the award-winning author Shigeru Mizukis autobiographical and historical account of the Showa period in Japan. This volume recounts the events of the final years of the Pacific War, and the consequences of the war's devastation for Mizuki and the Japanese populace at large.After the surprise attack at Pearl Harbor, Japan and the United States are officially at war. The two rival navies engage in a deadly game of feint and thrust, waging a series of microwars across the tiny Pacific islands. From Guadalcanal to Okinawa, Japan slowly loses ground. Finally, the United States unleashes the deathblow with a new and terrible weaponthe atomic bomb. The fallout from the bombs is beyond imagining.On another front,traces Mizukis own life story across historys sweeping changes during this period, charting the impact of the wars end on his life choices. After losing his arm during the brutal fighting, Mizuki struggles to decide where to go: whether to remain on the island as an honored friend of the local Tolai people or return to the rubble of Japan and take up his dream of becoming a cartoonist.is a searing condemnation of the personal toll of war from one of Japans most famous cartoonists.
/book/show/17318246-metallica?from_search=true	Martin Popoff	Metallica: The Complete Illustrated History	Formed in Los Angeles in 1981, Metallica has become the single bestselling heavy metal act in music history, with more than 100 million album sales to its credit. Now based in the San Francisco Bay Area, the band remains hugely popular worldwide: in 2009, Metallicas 1991 self-titled LP became the bestselling album of the SoundScan era.In this book, the first complete illFormed in Los Angeles in 1981, Metallica has become the single bestselling heavy metal act in music history, with more than 100 million album sales to its credit. Now based in the San Francisco Bay Area, the band remains hugely popular worldwide: in 2009, Metallicas 1991 self-titled LP became the bestselling album of the SoundScan era.In this book, the first complete illustrated treatment of the band, acclaimed heavy metal journalist Martin Popoff leads a roster of respected heavy metal writers to take on Metallicas entire history, analyzing each of the groups ten studio albums (including 2011scollaboration with Lou Reed) and providing a complete discography. More than 300 images complement extensive band stories: their formative years spent woodshedding in the clubs of Los Angeles, tragedies like the death of founding bassist Cliff Burton, the triumphs of multiple platinum recordings, personnel changes like the departures of Dave Mustaine and Jason Newsted, and tours covering the world over. Live-performance and candid off-stage photographs are accompanied by a stunning selection of memorabilia, including gig posters, concert tees, picture sleeves, backstage passes, buttons, ticket stubs, and more.By following the same critically acclaimed, high-quality format as Voyageur Press previous books on Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Queen, Iron Maiden, and others,is the authoritative tribute to one of historys most successful and admired heavy metal bands.
/book/show/9775385-history-of-pericles-prince-of-tyre?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	History of Pericles, Prince of Tyre	This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We beThis is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book.
/book/show/6640054-gimme-something-better?from_search=true	Jack Boulware Silke Tudor	Gimme Something Better: The Profound, Progressive, and Occasionally Pointless History of Bay Area Punk from Dead Kennedys to Green Day	Outside of New York and London, California's Bay Area claims the oldest continuous punk-rock scene in the world.brings this outrageous and influential punk scene to life, from the notorious final performance of the Sex Pistols, to Jello Biafra's bid for mayor, the rise ofOutside of New York and London, California's Bay Area claims the oldest continuous punk-rock scene in the world.brings this outrageous and influential punk scene to life, from the notorious final performance of the Sex Pistols, to Jello Biafra's bid for mayor, the rise ofmagazine, and the East Bay pop-punk sound that sold millions around the globe. Throngs of punks, including members of the Dead Kennedys, Avengers, Flipper, MDC, Green Day, Rancid, NOFX, and AFI, tell their own stories in this definitive account, from the innovative art-damage of San Francisco's Fab Mab in North Beach, to the still vibrant all-ages DIY ethos of Berkeley?s Gilman Street. Compiled by longtime Bay Area journalists Jack Boulware and Silke Tudor,chronicles more than two decades of punk music, progressive politics, social consciousness, and divine decadence, told by the people who made it happen.
/book/show/440618.A_Short_History_of_Indians_in_Canada?from_search=true	Thomas King	A Short History of Indians in Canada: Stories	
/book/show/1096222.Stuffed_Animals_and_Pickled_Heads?from_search=true	Stephen T. Asma	Stuffed Animals and Pickled Heads: The Culture and Evolution of Natural History Museums	The natural history museum is a place where the line between high and low culture effectively vanishes--where our awe of nature, our taste for the bizarre, and our thirst for knowledge all blend happily together. But as Stephen Asma shows in Stuffed Animals and Pickled Heads, there is more going on in these great institutions than just smart fun.Asma takes us on a widThe natural history museum is a place where the line between high and low culture effectively vanishes--where our awe of nature, our taste for the bizarre, and our thirst for knowledge all blend happily together. But as Stephen Asma shows in Stuffed Animals and Pickled Heads, there is more going on in these great institutions than just smart fun.Asma takes us on a wide-ranging tour of natural history museums in New York and Chicago, London and Paris, interviewing curators, scientists, and exhibit designers, and providing a wealth of fascinating observations. We learn how the first museums were little more than high-toned side shows, with such garish exhibits as the pickled head of Peter the Great's lover. In contrast, today's museums are hot-beds of serious science, funding major research in such fields as anthropology and archaeology.Rich in detail, lucid explanation, telling anecdotes, and fascinating characters.... Asma has rendered a fascinating and credible account of how natural history museums are conceived and presented. It's the kind of book that will not only engage a wide and diverse readership, but it should, best of all, send them flocking to see how we look at nature and ourselves in those fabulous legacies of the curiosity cabinet.--The Boston Herald.
/book/show/312571.London?from_search=true	A.N. Wilson	London: A History	In its two thousand years of history, London has ruled a rainy island and a globe-spanning empire, it has endured plague and fire and bombing, it has nurtured and destroyed poets and kings, revolutionaries and financiers, geniuses and visionaries of every stripe. To distill the magic and the majesty of this infinitely enthralling city into a single brief volume would seemIn its two thousand years of history, London has ruled a rainy island and a globe-spanning empire, it has endured plague and fire and bombing, it has nurtured and destroyed poets and kings, revolutionaries and financiers, geniuses and visionaries of every stripe. To distill the magic and the majesty of this infinitely enthralling city into a single brief volume would seem an impossible taskyet acclaimed biographer and novelist A. N. Wilson brilliantly accomplishes it in.Founded by the Romans, London was a flourishing provincial capital before falling into ruin with the rest of the Roman Empire. Centuries passed before the city rose to prominence once again when William the Conqueror chose to be crowned king in Westminster Abbey. InChaucers day, London Bridge opened the way for expansion over the Thames. By the time Shakespeares plays were being mounted at the Globe, London was a dense, seething, and explosively growing metropolisa city of brothels and taverns and delicate new palaces and pleasure gardens.With deftly sketched vignettes and memorable portraits in miniature, Wilson conjures up the essence of London through the ageshigh finance and gambling during the Georgian age, John Nashs stunning urban makeover at the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, the waves of building and immigration that transformed London beyond recognition during the reign of Queen Victoria, the devastation of the two world wars, the painful and corrupt postwar rebuilding effort, and finally the glamorous, polyglot, expensive, and sometimes ridiculous London of today. Every age had its heroes and villains, from church builder Christopher Wren to jail breaker Jack Sheppard, from urbane wit Samuel Johnson to wartime prime minister Winston Churchill, and Wilson places each one in the drama of Londons history.Exuberant, opinionated, surprising, often funny, A. N. Wilsonsis the perfect match of author and subject. In a one short irresistible volume, Wilson gives us the essence of the people, the architecture, the intrigue, the art and literature and history that make London one of the most fascinating cities in the world.
/book/show/1883408.A_History_of_Archaeological_Thought?from_search=true	Bruce G. Trigger	A History of Archaeological Thought	The development of archeological thought is analyzed by examining archeological history to determine to what extent its trends reflect archeologists' personal & collective interests.List of IllustrationsPrefaceThe relevance of archaeological historyClassical archaeology & antiquarianismThe beginnings of scientific archaeologyThe imperial synthesisCulture-historicThe development of archeological thought is analyzed by examining archeological history to determine to what extent its trends reflect archeologists' personal & collective interests.List of IllustrationsPrefaceThe relevance of archaeological historyClassical archaeology & antiquarianismThe beginnings of scientific archaeologyThe imperial synthesisCulture-historical archaeologySoviet archaeologyFunctionalism in Western archaeologyNeo-evolutionism & the new archaeologyThe explanation of diversityArchaeology & its social contextBibliographical EssayReferencesIndex
/book/show/14577.The_Rolling_Stone_Illustrated_History_of_Rock_and_Roll?from_search=true	Anthony DeCurtis James Henke Holly George-Warren	The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock and Roll: The Definitive History of the Most Important Artists and Their Music	The ultimate illustrated history of rock & roll--comprehensive, authoritative, and fully updated with coverage of the most important new sounds and artists of the 1980s and `90s.The ultimate illustrated history of rock & roll--comprehensive, authoritative, and fully updated with coverage of the most important new sounds and artists of the 1980s and `90s.
/book/show/23587209-henry-vi-part-i?from_search=true	William Shakespeare	Henry VI, Part I: A History	Spanning approximately fifty years beginning with the coronation of the king upon the death of Henry V and concluding with the fall of the House of Lancaster, William Shakespeares Henry VI trilogy reveals the kings struggles under the pressures of prolonged wars with his foreign territories in France and Ireland, and the civil war that threatens his reign.Spanning approximately fifty years beginning with the coronation of the king upon the death of Henry V and concluding with the fall of the House of Lancaster, William Shakespeares Henry VI trilogy reveals the kings struggles under the pressures of prolonged wars with his foreign territories in France and Ireland, and the civil war that threatens his reign.opens with a monarchy in chaos following the unexpected death of Henry V. There is little faith that the as-yet uncrowned Henry VI will be able to control the worsening situation in France as the French Dauphin rebels, and Joan of Arc takes command of his army. While England battles to hold on to its French territories, the petty quarrel between Richard Plantagenet and the Duke of Somerset has gained momentum and threatens Henrys tenuous hold on power.Known as The Bard of Avon, William Shakespeare is arguably the greatest English-language writer known. Enormously popular during his life, Shakespeares works continue to resonate more than three centuries after his death, as has his influence on theatre and literature. Shakespeares innovative use of character, language, and experimentation with romance as tragedy served as a foundation for later playwrights and dramatists, and some of his most famous lines of dialogue have become part of everyday speech.HarperPerennialClassics brings great works of literature to life in digital format, upholding the highest standards in ebook production and celebrating reading in all its forms. Look for more titles in the HarperPerennial Classics collection to build your digital library.
/book/show/474794.Thomas?from_search=true	Robin Jarvis	Thomas (The Deptford Histories, #3)	The final installment of the gripping Deptford Histories introduces Thomas, a grizzled seamouse haunted by the dark and deadly events of his past.
/book/show/22750275-syria?from_search=true	John McHugo	Syria: A History of the Last Hundred Years	The collapse of Syria into civil war over the past two years has spawned a regional crisis whose reverberations grow louder with each passing month. In this timely account, John McHugo seeks to contextualize the headlines, providing broad historical perspective and a richly layered analysis of a country few in the United States know or understand.McHugo charts the historyThe collapse of Syria into civil war over the past two years has spawned a regional crisis whose reverberations grow louder with each passing month. In this timely account, John McHugo seeks to contextualize the headlines, providing broad historical perspective and a richly layered analysis of a country few in the United States know or understand.McHugo charts the history of Syria from World War I to the tumultuous present, examining the countrys thwarted attempts at independence, the French policies that sowed the seeds of internal strife, and the fragility of its foundations as a nation. He then turns to more recent events: religious and sectarian tensions that have riven Syria, the pressures of the Cold War and the Arab-Israeli conflict, and two generations of rule by the Assads.The result is a fresh and rigorous narrative that explains both the creation and unraveling of the current regime and the roots of the broader Middle East conflict. As the Syrian civil war threatens to draw the U.S. military once again into the Middle East, here is a rare and authoritative guide to a complex nation that demands our attention.
/book/show/10955068-the-great-big-book-of-horrible-things?from_search=true	Matthew   White	The Great Big Book of Horrible Things: The Definitive Chronicle of History's 100 Worst Atrocities	This book examines history's one hundred most violent events, from 480 BCE's second Persian War through this century's war in the Congo.
/book/show/13594961-stealing-history?from_search=true	Gerald Stern	Stealing History	In the tradition of essayists like Montaigne and Emerson, Gerald Stern reflects with wit, pathos, rage, and tenderness on 85 years of life. In 70 short, intermingling essays Stern moves nimbly between the past and the present, the personal and the philosophical. Creating the immediacy of dailiness, he writes with entertaining engagement about what hes reading, be it SpinoIn the tradition of essayists like Montaigne and Emerson, Gerald Stern reflects with wit, pathos, rage, and tenderness on 85 years of life. In 70 short, intermingling essays Stern moves nimbly between the past and the present, the personal and the philosophical. Creating the immediacy of dailiness, he writes with entertaining engagement about what hes reading, be it Spinoza, Maimonides, John Cage, Etheridge Knight, James Schuyler, or Lucille Clifton, and then he seamlessly turns to memories of his student years in Europe on the GI Bill, or his political and social action. Interwoven with his formidable recollections are passionate discussions of lifelong obsessions: his conflicted identity as a secular Jew opposed to Israels Palestine policy; the idea of neighbors in various forms, from the women of Gees Bend, who together made beautiful quilts, to the inhabitants of Jedwabne, who on a single day in 1941 slaughtered 300 Jews; and issues of justice.
/book/show/85827.Infancy_and_History?from_search=true	Giorgio Agamben Liz Heron (Translator)	Infancy and History: On the Destruction of Experience	How and why did experience and knowledge become separated? Is it possible to talk of an infancy of experience, a dumb experience? For Walter Benjamin, the poverty of experience was a characteristic of modernity, originating in the catastrophe of the First World War. For Giorgio Agamben, the Italian editor of Benjamins complete works, the destruction of experience no lHow and why did experience and knowledge become separated? Is it possible to talk of an infancy of experience, a dumb experience? For Walter Benjamin, the poverty of experience was a characteristic of modernity, originating in the catastrophe of the First World War. For Giorgio Agamben, the Italian editor of Benjamins complete works, the destruction of experience no longer needs catastrophes: daily life in any modern city will suffice.Agambens profound and radical exploration of language, infancy, and everyday life traces concepts of experience through Kant, Hegel, Husserl and Benveniste. In doing so he elaborates a theory of infancy that throws new light on a number of major themes in contemporary thought: the anthropological opposition between nature and culture; the linguistic opposition between speech and language; the birth of the subject and the appearance of the unconscious. Agamben goes on to consider time and history; the Marxist notion of base and superstructure (via a careful reading of the famous AdornoBenjamin correspondence on Baudelaires Paris); and the difference between rituals and games.Beautifully written, erudite and provocative, these essays will be of great interest to students of philosophy, linguistics, anthropology and politics.
/book/show/6850062-the-bird?from_search=true	Colin Tudge	The Bird: A Natural History of Who Birds Are, Where They Came From & How They Live	How are birds so good at flying and navigating?Why are birds so like mammals and yet so very different?Did birds descend from dinosaurs, and if so, does that mean birds are dinosaurs?How do they court each other and fend off rivals?What' s being communicated in birdsong?Can we ever know how birds think?In this fascinating exploration of the avian class, ColinHow are birds so good at flying and navigating?Why are birds so like mammals and yet so very different?Did birds descend from dinosaurs, and if so, does that mean birds are dinosaurs?How do they court each other and fend off rivals?What' s being communicated in birdsong?Can we ever know how birds think?In this fascinating exploration of the avian class, Colin Tudge considers the creatures of the air. From their evolutionary roots to their flying, feeding, fighting, mating, nesting, and communicating, Tudge provocatively ponders what birds actually doas well as why they do it and how. With the same curiosity, passion, and insight he brought to redwoods, pines, and palm trees in his widely acclaimed book, Tudge here studies sparrows, parrots, and even the Monkey-eating Eagle to better understand their worldand our own.There is far more to a bird's existence than gliding gracefully on air currents or chirping sweetly from fence poststhe stakes are life and death. By observing and explaining the complex strategy that comes into play with everything from migration to social interaction to the timing of giving birth to young, Tudge reveals how birds are uniquely equipped biologically to succeed and survive. And he offers an impassioned plea for humans to learn to coexist with birds without continuing to endanger their survival.Complete with an annotated cast list of all the known birds in the world plus gorgeous illustrationsis a comprehensive and delightfully accessible guide for everyone from dedicated birders to casual birdwatchers that celebrates and illuminates the remarkable lives of birds.
/book/show/3115456-this-fleeting-world?from_search=true	David Christian	This Fleeting World: A Short History of Humanity	-I first became an avid student of David Christian by watching his course, Big History, on DVD, and so I am very happy to see his enlightening presentation of the world's history captured in these essays. I hope it will introduce a wider audience to this gifted scientist and teacher.- --Bill Gates A great historian can make clear the connections between the first Homo sapi-I first became an avid student of David Christian by watching his course, Big History, on DVD, and so I am very happy to see his enlightening presentation of the world's history captured in these essays. I hope it will introduce a wider audience to this gifted scientist and teacher.- --Bill Gates A great historian can make clear the connections between the first Homo sapiens and today's version of the species, and a great storyteller can make those connections come alive. David Christian is both, and This Fleeting World: A Short History of Humanity makes the journey - from the earliest foraging era to our own modern era - a fascinating one. Enter This Fleeting World - and give up the preconception that anything old is boring.
/book/show/215483.The_Epic_of_New_York_City?from_search=true	Edward Robb Ellis	The Epic of New York City: A Narrative History	
/book/show/627360.Armed_Struggle?from_search=true	Richard English	Armed Struggle: The History of the IRA	The IRA has been a much richer, more complexly layered, and more protean organization than is frequently recognized. It is also more open to balanced examination now--at the end of its long war in the north of Ireland--than it was even a few years ago.Richard English's brilliant book offers a detailed history of the IRA, providing invaluable historical depth to our underThe IRA has been a much richer, more complexly layered, and more protean organization than is frequently recognized. It is also more open to balanced examination now--at the end of its long war in the north of Ireland--than it was even a few years ago.Richard English's brilliant book offers a detailed history of the IRA, providing invaluable historical depth to our understanding of the modern-day Provisionals, the more militant wing formed in 1969 dedicated to the removal of the British Government from Northern Ireland and the reunification of Ireland. English examines the dramatic events of the Easter Rising in 1916 and the bitter guerrilla war of 1919-21, the partitioning of Ireland in the 1920s, and the Irish Civil War of 1922-23. Here, too, are the IRA campaigns in Northern Ireland and Britain from the 1930s through the 1960s. He shows how the Provisionals were born out of the turbulence generated by the 1960s civil rights movement, and examines the escalating violence that introduced British troops to the streets of Northern Ireland. He also examines the split in the IRA that produced the Provisionals, the introduction of internment in 1971, and the tragedy of Bloody Sunday in 1972. He then discusses the struggle over political status, culminating in the Hunger Strikes of the early 1980s and describes the Provisionals' emergence as a more committed political force throughout that decade, a politicization that made possible the peace process that has developed over the last decade. English offers a dazzling synthesis of the motives, actions and consequences of the IRA. Neither romanticizing the IRA nor condemning them outright, this is a balanced, definitive treatment of one of the world's leading revolutionary movements.
/book/show/10815720-a-brief-history-of-france?from_search=true	Cecil Jenkins	A Brief History of France	tells the story of the formation of this grand nation through its people, great events, and culture. When we think of France we often evoke images of fine food and wine, the elegant boulevards of Paris, and the chic beaches of St. Tropez, but the largest country in Europe has much more to offer than tourist attractions.
/book/show/9647000-histories-and-fallacies?from_search=true	Carl R. Trueman	Histories and Fallacies: Problems Faced in the Writing of History	How do we know the stories told by historians are true? To what extent can we rely on their interpretations of the past?is a primer on the conceptual and methodological problems in the discipline of history. Historian Carl Trueman presents a series of classic historical problems as a way to examine what history is, what it means, and how it can be tHow do we know the stories told by historians are true? To what extent can we rely on their interpretations of the past?is a primer on the conceptual and methodological problems in the discipline of history. Historian Carl Trueman presents a series of classic historical problems as a way to examine what history is, what it means, and how it can be told and understood. Each chapter ingives an account of a particular problem, examines classic examples of that problem, and then suggests a solution or approach that will bear fruit for the writer or reader of history.Readers who follow Trueman's deft writing will not just be learning theory but will already be practicing fruitful approaches to history.guides both readers and writers of history away from dead ends and methodological mistakes, and into a fresh confidence in the productive nature of the historical task.
/book/show/964267.Trillion_Year_Spree?from_search=true	Brian W. Aldiss David Wingrove	Trillion Year Spree: The History of Science Fiction	Britain's most illustrious SF writer, Brian Aldiss, provides a witty and perceptive history of this extraordinary phenomenon, set in its social and literary context. Crammed with fascinating insights, this generous spree takes us through decades of treats for the imagination: escape to other dimensions, flights to other planets, lost worlds, utopias, mechanical creatures aBritain's most illustrious SF writer, Brian Aldiss, provides a witty and perceptive history of this extraordinary phenomenon, set in its social and literary context. Crammed with fascinating insights, this generous spree takes us through decades of treats for the imagination: escape to other dimensions, flights to other planets, lost worlds, utopias, mechanical creatures and intelligent aliens. Amusing, intelligent and authoritative, it takes us on a tour through that zone where literature and science engage in an eternal flirtation. Examining the great writers SF has produced, and the images that have become the cultural wallpaper of the present day, this comprehensive expedition is for buffs and tenderfoots alike.
/book/show/12634991-a-convenient-hatred?from_search=true	Phyllis Goldstein	A Convenient Hatred: The History of Antisemitism	A Convenient Hatred chronicles a very particular hatred through powerful stories that allow readers to see themselves in the tarnished mirror of history. It raises important questions about the consequences of our assumptions and beliefs and the ways we, as individuals and as members of a society, make distinctions between us and them, right and wrong, good and evil. TheseA Convenient Hatred chronicles a very particular hatred through powerful stories that allow readers to see themselves in the tarnished mirror of history. It raises important questions about the consequences of our assumptions and beliefs and the ways we, as individuals and as members of a society, make distinctions between us and them, right and wrong, good and evil. These questions are both universal and particular.
/book/show/1279593.Ninjutsu_History_and_Tradition?from_search=true	Masaaki Hatsumi	Ninjutsu History and Tradition	This is the only book on the art of ninjutsu written by Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi, the 34th-generation leader of the togakure-ryu ninjutsu tradition. This best-seller contains training and fighting secrets known only to the ninja of ancient Japan.
/book/show/16241133-the-history-of-the-renaissance-world?from_search=true	Susan Wise Bauer	The History of the Renaissance World: From the Rediscovery of Aristotle to the Conquest of Constantinople	Beginning in the heady days just after the First Crusade, this volumethe third in the series that began withandchronicles the contradictions of a world in transition.Popes continue to preach crusade, but the hope of a Christian empire comes to a bloody end at the walls of Constantinople. Aristotelian logBeginning in the heady days just after the First Crusade, this volumethe third in the series that began withandchronicles the contradictions of a world in transition.Popes continue to preach crusade, but the hope of a Christian empire comes to a bloody end at the walls of Constantinople. Aristotelian logic and Greek rationality blossom while the Inquisition gathers strength. As kings and emperors continue to insist on their divine rights, ordinary people all over the world seize power: the lingayats of India, the Jacquerie of France, the Red Turbans of China, and the peasants of England.New threats appear, as the Ottomans emerge from a tiny Turkish village and the Mongols ride out of the East to set the world on fire. New currencies are forged, new weapons invented, and world-changing catastrophes alter the landscape: the Little Ice Age and the Great Famine kill millions; the Black Death, millions more. In the chaos of these epoch-making events, our own world begins to take shape.Impressively researched and brilliantly told,offers not just the names, dates, and facts but the memorable characters who illuminate the years between 1100 and 1453years that marked a sea change in mankinds perception of the world.
/book/show/14894653-the-monkey-s-voyage?from_search=true	Alan de Queiroz	The Monkey's Voyage: How Improbable Journeys Shaped the History of Life	Throughout the world, closely related species are found on landmasses separated by wide stretches of ocean. What explains these far-flung distributions? Why are species found where they are across the Earth?Since the discovery of plate tectonics, scientists have long conjectured that plants and animals were scattered over the globe by riding pieces of ancient supercontinenThroughout the world, closely related species are found on landmasses separated by wide stretches of ocean. What explains these far-flung distributions? Why are species found where they are across the Earth?Since the discovery of plate tectonics, scientists have long conjectured that plants and animals were scattered over the globe by riding pieces of ancient supercontinents as they broke up. In the past decade, however, that theory has foundered, as the genomic revolution has made reams of new genetic data available. And the data has revealed an extraordinary, stranger-than-fiction story that has sparked a scientific revolution.In, biologist Alan de Queiroz introduces a radical new theory of how species as diverse as monkeys, baobab trees, and burrowing lizards made incredible long-distance ocean crossings: pregnant animals and wind-blown plants rode rafts and icebergs and even stowed away on the legs of sea-going birds to create the map of life we see today. In other words, these organisms were not merely victims of continental fate; they were masters of their geographic destiny. And as de Queiroz shows, the effects of oceanic dispersal have been crucial in generating the diversity of life on Earth, from monkeys and guinea pigs in South America to beech trees and kiwi birds in New Zealand. By toppling the idea that the slow process of continental drift drove odd distributions of organisms, this new theory highlights the dynamic and unpredictable nature of the history of life.In the tradition of John McPhees,is a beautifully told narrative of a profound investigation into the importance of contingency in history and the nature of scientific discovery.
/book/show/1749912.Who_Built_America_?from_search=true	American Social History Project Nelson Lichtenstein	Who Built America?: Working People and the Nation's Economy, Politics, Culture and Society, Volume Two, From the Gilded Age to the Present	At last, American history is more than presidents and robber barons, elections and battles, names and dates to memorize. Who Built America? is about working Americans -- artisans, servants, slaves, farm families, laborers, women working in the home, factory hands, and office clerks -- who played crucial roles in shaping modern America: what they thought, what they did, andAt last, American history is more than presidents and robber barons, elections and battles, names and dates to memorize. Who Built America? is about working Americans -- artisans, servants, slaves, farm families, laborers, women working in the home, factory hands, and office clerks -- who played crucial roles in shaping modern America: what they thought, what they did, and what happened to them.The central focus of this two-volume history of the United States is the changing nature of the work that built, sustained, and transformed American society over the course of almost four centuries. It depicts the ways working people affected and were affected by the economic, social, cultural, and political processes that together make up the national experience. The result is a path-breaking integration of the history of community, family, gender roles, race, and ethnicity into the more familiar history of U.S. politics and economic development.Volume One takes the reader through the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the great railroad strike of 1877. Volume Two continues the story from the expansion of industrial capitalism during the Gilded Age and the rise of movements of opposition, through the decades of world war, depression, and industrial unionism, to the dramatic growth of U.S. military and economic power in the postwar era and the continuing struggle over the meaning of America in the contemporary era.
/book/show/18730716-the-son-also-rises?from_search=true	Gregory Clark	The Son Also Rises: Surnames and the History of Social Mobility	How much of our fate is tied to the status of our parents and grandparents? How much does it influence our children? More than we wish to believe. While it has been argued that rigid class structures have eroded in favor of greater social equality,proves that movement on the social ladder has changed little over eight centuries. Using a novel technique-How much of our fate is tied to the status of our parents and grandparents? How much does it influence our children? More than we wish to believe. While it has been argued that rigid class structures have eroded in favor of greater social equality,proves that movement on the social ladder has changed little over eight centuries. Using a novel technique--tracking family names over generations to measure social mobility across countries and periods--renowned economic historian Gregory Clark reveals that mobility rates are lower than conventionally estimated, do not vary across societies, and are resistant to social policies.Clark examines and compares surnames in such diverse cases as modern Sweden and Qing Dynasty China. He demonstrates how fate is determined by ancestry and that almost all societies have similarly low social mobility rates. Challenging popular assumptions about mobility and revealing the deeply entrenched force of inherited advantage,is sure to prompt intense debate for years to come.
/book/show/133201.For_the_Common_Defense?from_search=true	Allan R. Millett Peter Maslowski	For the Common Defense: A Military History of the United States of America	From the Introduction: ... the important national defense issues of the last decade and the superb scholarship in military history since 1984 warranted this new edition. The primary purposes of this book are to analyze the development of military policy; to examine the characteristics and behavior of the armed forces in the execution of that policy; and to illuminate theFrom the Introduction: ... the important national defense issues of the last decade and the superb scholarship in military history since 1984 warranted this new edition. The primary purposes of this book are to analyze the development of military policy; to examine the characteristics and behavior of the armed forces in the execution of that policy; and to illuminate the impact of military policy on America's international relations and domestic development. The Washington Times: Now, for the first time, we have an American military history on the grand scale, and what a grand book it is. This book includes bound glossy and matte photos, maps and illustrations.
/book/show/18474128-the-self-portrait?from_search=true	James  Hall	The Self-Portrait: A Cultural History	This broad cultural history of self-portraiture brilliantly maps the history of the genre, from the earliest myths of Narcissus and the Christian tradition of bearing witness to the prolific self-image-making of today's contemporary artists. Focusing on a perennially popular subject, the book tells the vivid history of works that offer insights into artists' personal, psThis broad cultural history of self-portraiture brilliantly maps the history of the genre, from the earliest myths of Narcissus and the Christian tradition of bearing witness to the prolific self-image-making of today's contemporary artists. Focusing on a perennially popular subject, the book tells the vivid history of works that offer insights into artists' personal, psychological, and creative worlds. Topics include the importance of the medieval mirror craze in early self-portraiture; the confessional self-portraits of Titian and Michelangelo; the mystique of the artist's studio, from Vermeer to Velazquez; the role of biography and geography for serial self-portraitists such as Courbet and Van Gogh; the multiple selves of modern and contemporary artists such as Cahun and Sherman; and recent developments in the era of globalization. Comprehensive and beautifully illustrated, the book features the work of a wide range of artists including Beckmann, Caravaggio, Durer, Gentileschi, Ghiberti, Giotto, Goya, Kahlo, Kauffman, Magritte, Mantegna, Picasso, Poussin, Raphael, Rembrandt and Van Eyck. The full range of the subject is explored, including comic and caricature self-portraits, invented or imaginary self-portraits, and important collections of self-portraiture such as that of the Medici.
/book/show/25663795-the-road-taken?from_search=true	Henry Petroski	The Road Taken: The History and Future of America's Infrastructure	Physical infrastructure in the United States is crumbling. The American Society of Civil Engineers has, in its latest report, given American roads and bridges a grade of D and C+, respectively, and has described roughly sixty-five thousand bridges in the United States as structurally deficient. This crisis--and one need look no further than the I-35W bridge collapse in MPhysical infrastructure in the United States is crumbling. The American Society of Civil Engineers has, in its latest report, given American roads and bridges a grade of D and C+, respectively, and has described roughly sixty-five thousand bridges in the United States as structurally deficient. This crisis--and one need look no further than the I-35W bridge collapse in Minnesota to see that it is indeed a crisis--shows little sign of abating short of a massive change in attitude amongst politicians and the American public.In, acclaimed historian Henry Petroski explores our core infrastructure from historical and contemporary perspectives and explains how essential their maintenance is to America's economic health. Recounting the long history behind America's highway system, Petroski reveals the genesis of our interstate numbering system (even roads go east-west, odd go north-south), the inspiration behind the center line that has divided roads for decades, and the creation of such taken-for-granted objects as guardrails, stop signs, and traffic lights--all crucial parts of our national and local infrastructure. His history of the rebuilding of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge reveals the complex and challenging interplay between government and industry inherent in the conception, funding, design, and building of major infrastructure projects, while his forensic analysis of the street he lives on--its potholes, gutters, and curbs--will engage homeowners everywhere.A compelling work of history,is also an urgent clarion call aimed at American citizens, politicians, and anyone with a vested interest in our economic well-being. The road we take in the next decade toward rebuilding our aging infrastructure will in large part determine our future national prosperity.
/book/show/21413853-the-cause-of-all-nations?from_search=true	Don H. Doyle	The Cause of All Nations: An International History of the American Civil War	When Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address in 1863, he had broader aims than simply rallying a war-weary nation. Lincoln realized that the Civil War had taken on a wider significancethat all of Europe and Latin America was watching to see whether the United States, a beleaguered model of democracy, would indeed perish from the earth.InWhen Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address in 1863, he had broader aims than simply rallying a war-weary nation. Lincoln realized that the Civil War had taken on a wider significancethat all of Europe and Latin America was watching to see whether the United States, a beleaguered model of democracy, would indeed perish from the earth.In, distinguished historian Don H. Doyle explains that the Civil War was viewed abroad as part of a much larger struggle for democracy that spanned the Atlantic Ocean, and had begun with the American and French Revolutions. While battles raged at Bull Run, Antietam, and Gettysburg, a parallel contest took place abroad, both in the marbled courts of power and in the public square. Foreign observers held widely divergent views on the warfrom radicals such as Karl Marx and Giuseppe Garibaldi who called on the North to fight for liberty and equality, to aristocratic monarchists, who hoped that the collapse of the Union would strike a death blow against democratic movements on both sides of the Atlantic. Nowhere were these monarchist dreams more ominous than in Mexico, where Napoleon III sought to implement his Grand Design for a Latin Catholic empire that would thwart the spread of Anglo-Saxon democracy and use the Confederacy as a buffer state.Hoping to capitalize on public sympathies abroad, both the Union and the Confederacy sent diplomats and special agents overseas: the South to seek recognition and support, and the North to keep European powers from interfering. Confederate agents appealed to those conservative elements who wanted the South to serve as a bulwark against radical egalitarianism. Lincoln and his Union agents overseas learned to appeal to many foreigners by embracing emancipation and casting the Union as the embattled defender of universal republican ideals, the last best hope of earth.A bold account of the international dimensions of America's defining conflict,frames the Civil War as a pivotal moment in a global struggle that would decide the survival of democracy.
/book/show/1043998.A_New_History_of_India?from_search=true	Stanley Wolpert	A New History of India	After more than twenty-five years in print, A New History of India continues to be the most accessible and popular one-volume history of India available. Stanley Wolpert has condensed more than 4,000 years of India's history into a graceful and engaging text. He discusses modern India's rapidly growing population, industry, and economy, and also considers the prospects forAfter more than twenty-five years in print, A New History of India continues to be the most accessible and popular one-volume history of India available. Stanley Wolpert has condensed more than 4,000 years of India's history into a graceful and engaging text. He discusses modern India's rapidly growing population, industry, and economy, and also considers the prospects for India's future. Wolpert strives to record India's history fairly and truthfully, portraying the brightest achievements of Indian civilization as well as its persistent social inequities and its economic and political corruption. Now entirely redesigned, A New History of India, 7/e, includes photographs for the first time, a full-color map of India and the surrounding area, updated bibliographic material, and a revised final chapter reflecting the significant social, political, and economic issues that have arisen since the year 2000.
/book/show/467400.Out_of_It?from_search=true	Stuart Walton	Out of It: A Cultural History of Intoxication	Like any good cocktail, this book brings together tasty ingredients in a delicious mix.Walton is hilariously well-versed in wine terminology, and his wit is deliciously dry.is a thoroughly addictive examination of intoxicants, from the everyday substances of alcohol, caffeine, and tobacco to the illicit realm of opiates, amphetaLike any good cocktail, this book brings together tasty ingredients in a delicious mix.Walton is hilariously well-versed in wine terminology, and his wit is deliciously dry.is a thoroughly addictive examination of intoxicants, from the everyday substances of alcohol, caffeine, and tobacco to the illicit realm of opiates, amphetamines, and hallucinogens. More than a mere (if heady) catalog of intoxicants, however, Stuart Waltons book is a smart, wry look at why intoxication has always been a part of the human experiencefrom our earliest Stone Age rituals to the practices of the ancient Greeks and Romans, right on up through the Victorian era and ending with a flourish in modern timesand more significantly, why the use of intoxicants is, and will continue to be, an essential part of being human.An insightful overview of humanitys historical and cultural attachment to various intoxicants. . . . It deserves a prominent place in the emerging discussion reshaping understanding and policies regarding intoxication and the use of drugs and alcohol.(starred)Walton is particularly, and convincingly, engrossing, an elegant and forceful stylist.
/book/show/13236847-civil-war-scrapbook?from_search=true	History Colorado (Editor)	Civil War Scrapbook: I Was There Too!	A children's multicultural history of the Civil War. This ambitious book emphasizes the roles of the children, women, minorities, and even animals that were involved in the war. Enhanced with historical photographs, drawings, maps, games, and primary quotes from children, the book gives a new perspective on the Civil War.
/book/show/19286538-another-side-of-bob-dylan?from_search=true	Victor Maymudes Jacob Maymudes	Another Side of Bob Dylan: A Personal History on the Road and off the Tracks	ABest seller!August 2014 marks 50 years since Bob Dylan released his fourth album,. Recorded in one night, in the middle of a turbulent year in his life, the music marked a departure from Dylan's socially-conscious folk songs and began his evolution toward other directions.During the years they spent together, few people outsideABest seller!August 2014 marks 50 years since Bob Dylan released his fourth album,. Recorded in one night, in the middle of a turbulent year in his life, the music marked a departure from Dylan's socially-conscious folk songs and began his evolution toward other directions.During the years they spent together, few people outside of Dylan's immediate family were closer than Victor Maymudes, who was Dylan's tour manager, personal friend, and travelling companion from the early days in 1960s Greenwich Village through the late 90's.recounts landmark events including Dylan's infamous motorcycle crash; meeting the Beatles on their first US tour; his marriage to Sara Lownds, his romances with Suze Rotolo, Joan Baez, and others; fellow travelers Ramblin' Jack Elliott, Wavy Gravy, Dennis Hopper, The Band, The Traveling Wilburys, and more; memorable concerts, and insights on Dylan's songwriting process.On January 26th, 2001, after recording more than 24 hours of taped memories in preparation for writing this book, Victor Maymudes suffered an aneurysm and died. His son Jacob has written the book, using the tapes to shape the story. The result is a vivid, first-hand account of Dylan as an artist, friend, and celebrity, illustrated with never-before-seen photographs, and told by an engaging raconteur who cut his own swathe through the turbulent counterculture.
/book/show/183907.A_Concise_History_of_Modern_India?from_search=true	Barbara D. Metcalf Thomas R. Metcalf	A Concise History of Modern India	In a second edition of their successful Concise History of Modern India, Barbara Metcalf and Thomas Metcalf explore India's modern history afresh and update the events of the last decade. These include the takeover of Congress from the seemingly entrenched Hindu nationalist party in 2004, India's huge advances in technology and the country's new role as a major player in wIn a second edition of their successful Concise History of Modern India, Barbara Metcalf and Thomas Metcalf explore India's modern history afresh and update the events of the last decade. These include the takeover of Congress from the seemingly entrenched Hindu nationalist party in 2004, India's huge advances in technology and the country's new role as a major player in world affairs. From the days of the Mughals, through the British Empire, and into Independence, the country has been transformed by its institutional structures. It is these institutions which have helped bring about the social, cultural and economic changes that have taken place over the last half century and paved the way for the modern success story. Despite these advances, poverty, social inequality and religious division still fester. In response to these dilemmas, the book grapples with questions of caste and religious identity, and the nature of the Indian nation.
/book/show/19463429-the-story-of-burnt-njal?from_search=true	Smundr fri Bob Carruthers (Editor) George Webbe Dasent (Translator)	The Story of Burnt Njal	This classic Icelandic saga follows the lives of two friends, Njal Thorgeirsson, a sage and lawyer, and the great warrior Gunnar Hamundarson. The story follows the violent blood feuds of the Icelanders, the alliances and betrayals, the vengeance wrought and atonement sought.Illustrated and fully annotated throughout, this brand new edition of George Webbe Dasents definitiThis classic Icelandic saga follows the lives of two friends, Njal Thorgeirsson, a sage and lawyer, and the great warrior Gunnar Hamundarson. The story follows the violent blood feuds of the Icelanders, the alliances and betrayals, the vengeance wrought and atonement sought.Illustrated and fully annotated throughout, this brand new edition of George Webbe Dasents definitive translation brings new life into this timeless story of honour, loyalty and revenge.
/book/show/144900.A_History_of_Religious_Ideas_2?from_search=true	Mircea Eliade Willard R. Trask (Translator)	A History of Religious Ideas 2: From Gautama Buddha to the Triumph of Christianity	In volume 2 of this monumental work, Mircea Eliade continues his magisterial progress through the history of religious ideas. The religions of ancient China, Brahmanism and Hinduism, Buddha and his contemporaries, Roman religion, Celtic and German religions, Judaism, the Hellenistic period, the Iranian syntheses, and the birth of Christianityall are encompassed in this voIn volume 2 of this monumental work, Mircea Eliade continues his magisterial progress through the history of religious ideas. The religions of ancient China, Brahmanism and Hinduism, Buddha and his contemporaries, Roman religion, Celtic and German religions, Judaism, the Hellenistic period, the Iranian syntheses, and the birth of Christianityall are encompassed in this volume.
/book/show/13426019-land-of-promise?from_search=true	Michael Lind	Land of Promise: An Economic History of the United States	A sweeping and original work of economic history by Michael Lind, one of Americas leading intellectuals,recounts the epic story of Americas rise to become the worlds dominant economy. As ideological free marketers continue to square off against Keynesians in Congress and the press, economic policy remains at the center of political debate.A sweeping and original work of economic history by Michael Lind, one of Americas leading intellectuals,recounts the epic story of Americas rise to become the worlds dominant economy. As ideological free marketers continue to square off against Keynesians in Congress and the press, economic policy remains at the center of political debate.:offers a much-needed historical framework that sheds new light on our pastwisdom that offers lessons essential to our future. Building upon the strength and lucidity of hisNotable Booksand, Lind delivers a necessary and revelatory examination of the roots of American prosperityinsight that will prove invaluable to anyone interested in exploring how we can move forward.
/book/show/101078.The_War_That_Made_America?from_search=true	Fred Anderson R. Scott Stephenson (Illustrator)	The War That Made America: A Short History of the French and Indian War	The globe's first true world war comes vividly to life in this rich, cautionary tale ()The French and Indian War -the North American phase of a far larger conflagration, the Seven Years' War-remains one of the most important, and yet misunderstood, episodes in American history. Fred Anderson takes readers on a remarkable journey through thThe globe's first true world war comes vividly to life in this rich, cautionary tale ()The French and Indian War -the North American phase of a far larger conflagration, the Seven Years' War-remains one of the most important, and yet misunderstood, episodes in American history. Fred Anderson takes readers on a remarkable journey through the vast conflict that, between 1755 and 1763, destroyed the French Empire in North America, overturned the balance of power on two continents, undermined the ability of Indian nations to determine their destinies, and lit the long fuse of the American Revolution. Beautifully illustrated and recounted by an expert storyteller,is required reading for anyone interested in the ways in which war has shaped the history of America and its peoples.
/book/show/31906.A_History_of_Philosophy_8?from_search=true	Frederick Charles Copleston	A History of Philosophy 8: Modern Philosophy	Conceived originally as a serious presentation ofthe development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston's nine-volumehasjourneyed far beyond the modest purpose of its author to universal acclaim as the best history ofphilosophy in English.Copleston, an Oxford Jesuitof immense erudition who once tangled with A. J. AyerConceived originally as a serious presentation ofthe development of philosophy for Catholic seminary students, Frederick Copleston's nine-volumehasjourneyed far beyond the modest purpose of its author to universal acclaim as the best history ofphilosophy in English.Copleston, an Oxford Jesuitof immense erudition who once tangled with A. J. Ayer in a fabled debate about the existence of Godand the possibility of metaphysics, knew thatseminary students were fed a woefully inadequate dietof theses and proofs, and that their familiaritywith most of history's great thinkers was reducedto simplistic caricatures. Copleston set out toredress the wrong by writing a complete history ofWestern philosophy, one crackling with incident andintellectual excitement -- and one that gives fullplace to each thinker, presenting his thought in abeautifully rounded manner and showing his linksto those who went before and to those who cameafter him.The result of Copleston's prodigious labors is a history of philosophy that is unlikely ever to be surpassed.magazine summed up the general agreement among scholars and students alike when it reviewed Copleston'sas broad-minded and objective, comprehensive and scholarly, unified and well proportioned... We cannot recommend [it] too highly.
/book/show/6838527-on-the-concept-of-history?from_search=true	Walter Benjamin	On the Concept of History	
/book/show/13536751-history-s-great-queens?from_search=true	C.W. Gortner	History's Great Queens	Catherine de Medici has been expelled from her native Florence and betrothed to Henri, son of Franois I of France. In an unfamiliar realm, she strives to create a role for herself through her patronage of the famous clairvoyant Nostradamus and her own innate gift as a seer. But in her fortieth year, Catherine is widowed, left alone with six young children in a kingdom torn apart by the ambitions of a treacherous nobility. Relying on her tenacity, wit, and uncanny gift for compromise, Catherine seizes power, intent on securing the throne for her sons, unaware that if she is to save France, she may have to sacrifice her ideals, her reputation, and the secret of her embattled heart.Born amid her parents struggle to unify and strengthen their kingdom, Juana, at the age of sixteen, is sent to wed Philip, heir to the Habsburg Empire. There, she finds unexpected love and passion with her dashing young husband, and at first she is content with her children and her married life. But when tragedy strikes and she becomes heir to the Spanish throne, Juana finds herself plunged into a battle for power against her husband that grows to involve the major monarchs of Europe. Besieged by foes on all sides, Juana vows to secure her crown and save Spain from ruin, even if it costs her everything.
/book/show/5069732-history-of-william-the-conqueror?from_search=true	Jacob Abbott	History of William the Conqueror	with engravings
/book/show/403124.The_Washing_of_the_Spears?from_search=true	Donald R. Morris Mangosuthu Buthelezi (Introduction)	The Washing of the Spears: A History of the Rise of the Zulu Nation Under Shaka and Its Fall in the Zulu War of 1879	Filled with colorful characters, dramatic battles like Isandhlwana and Rorke's Drift, and an inexorable narrative momentum, this unsurpassed history details the sixty-year existence of the world's mightiest African empire; from its brutal formation and zenith under the military genius Shaka , through its inevitable collision with white expansionism, to its dissolution undeFilled with colorful characters, dramatic battles like Isandhlwana and Rorke's Drift, and an inexorable narrative momentum, this unsurpassed history details the sixty-year existence of the world's mightiest African empire; from its brutal formation and zenith under the military genius Shaka , through its inevitable collision with white expansionism, to its dissolution under Cetshwayo in the Zulu War of 1879.
/book/show/2511864.Letters_of_a_Woman_Homesteader?from_search=true	Elinore Pruitt Stewart	Letters of a Woman Homesteader: Primary Source History Packaged for Schools	This classic account of American frontier living captures the rambunctious spirit of a pioneer who set out in 1909 to prove that a woman could ranch. Stewart's captivating missives from her homestead in Wyoming bring to full life the beauty, isolation, and joys of working the prairie.
/book/show/89708.Book_of_the_Dead?from_search=true	Jamie Russell	Book of the Dead: The Complete History of Zombie Cinema	Covering hundreds of movies from America, Europe and Asia, this history chronicles the zombie's on-screen evolution from Caribbean bogeyman to flesh-eating corpse.
/book/show/32622193-a-little-history-of-economics?from_search=true	Niall Kishtainy (Contributor)	A Little History of Economics	What causes poverty? Are economic crises inevitable under capitalism? Is government intervention in an economy a helpful approach or a disastrous idea? The answers to such basic economic questions matter to everyone, yet the unfamiliar jargon and math of economics can seem daunting. This clear, accessible, and even humorous book is ideal for young readers new to economicsWhat causes poverty? Are economic crises inevitable under capitalism? Is government intervention in an economy a helpful approach or a disastrous idea? The answers to such basic economic questions matter to everyone, yet the unfamiliar jargon and math of economics can seem daunting. This clear, accessible, and even humorous book is ideal for young readers new to economics and for all readers who seek a better understanding of the full sweep of economic history and ideas.Economic historian Niall Kishtainy organizes short, chronological chapters that center on big ideas and events. He recounts the contributions of key thinkers including Adam Smith, David Ricardo, Karl Marx, John Maynard Keynes, and others, while examining topics ranging from the invention of money and the rise of agrarianism to the Great Depression, entrepreneurship, environmental destruction, inequality, and behavioral economics. The result is a uniquely enjoyable volume that succeeds in illuminating the economic ideas and forces that shape our world.
/book/show/8170085-the-mental-floss-history-of-the-united-states?from_search=true	Erik Sass Mangesh Hattikudur Will Pearson	The Mental Floss History of the United States: The (Almost) Complete and (Entirely) Entertaining Story of America	Smarter than your old history teacher, funnier than the founding fathers, and more American than apple pie,is an almost (but not entirely) comprehensive primer on American history (or at least, the good stuff). From the editors of MentalFloss.com andmagazinewith its tagline: Feel smart againcomes an AmericanSmarter than your old history teacher, funnier than the founding fathers, and more American than apple pie,is an almost (but not entirely) comprehensive primer on American history (or at least, the good stuff). From the editors of MentalFloss.com andmagazinewith its tagline: Feel smart againcomes an American History text packed with hilarious (but true!) trivia written in the smart-aleck tradition of,, and the firstbook,. Perfect for trivia buffs, history lovers, college students, and anyone who likes to laugh and learn. United States history has never been so fun.
/book/show/808926.American_Visions?from_search=true	Robert Hughes	American Visions: The Epic History of Art in America	Writing with all the brilliance, authority, and pungent wit that have distinguished his art criticism for Time magazine and his greatly acclaimed study of modern art, The Shock of the New, Robert Hughes now addresses his largest subject: the history of art in America.The intense relationship between the American people and their surroundings has been the source of a richWriting with all the brilliance, authority, and pungent wit that have distinguished his art criticism for Time magazine and his greatly acclaimed study of modern art, The Shock of the New, Robert Hughes now addresses his largest subject: the history of art in America.The intense relationship between the American people and their surroundings has been the source of a rich artistic tradition. American Visions is a consistently revealing demonstration of the many ways in which artists have expressed this pervasive connection. In nine eloquent chapters, which span the whole range of events, movements, and personalities of more than three centuries, Robert Hughes shows us the myriad associations between the unique society that is America and the art it has produced:O My America, My New Founde Landexplores the churches, religious art, and artifacts of the Spanish invaders of the Southwest and the Puritans of New England; the austere esthetic of the Amish, the Quakers, and the Shakers; and the Anglophile culture of Virginia.The Republic of Virtuesets forth the ideals of neo-classicism as interpreted in the paintings of Benjamin West, John Singleton Copley, and the Peale family, and in the public architecture of Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Latrobe, and Charles Bulfinch.The Wilderness and the Westdiscusses the work of landscape painters such as Thomas Cole, Frederick Church, and the Luminists, who viewed the natural world as the fingerprint of God's creation,and of those who recorded America's westward expansion--George Caleb Bingham, Albert Bierstadt, and Frederic Remington--and the accompanying shift in the perception of the Indian, from noble savage to outright demon.American Renaissance describes the opulent era that followed the Civil War, a cultural flowering expressed in the sculpture of Augustus Saint-Gaudens; the paintings of John Singer Sargent, Mary Cassatt, and Childe Hassam; the Newport cottages of the super-rich; and the beaux-arts buildings of Stanford White and his partners.The Gritty Citieslooks at the post-Civil War years from another perspective: cast-iron cityscapes, the architecture of Louis Henri Sullivan, and the new realism of Thomas Eakins, Winslow Homer, the trompe-l'oeil painters, and the Ashcan School.Early Modernism introduces the first American avant garde: the painters Arthur Dove, Marsden Hartley, Joseph Stella, Charles Demuth, Charles Sheeler, and Georgia O'Keeffe, and the premier architect of his time, Frank Lloyd Wright.Streamlines and Breadlinessurveys the boom years, when skyscrapers and Art Deco were all the rage . . . and the bust years that followed, when painters such as Edward Hopper, Stuart Davis, Thomas Hart Benton, Diego Rivera, and Jacob Lawrence showed Americans the way we live now.The Empire of Signsexamines the American hegemony after World War II, when the Abstract Expressionists (Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Mark Rothko, et al.) ruled the artistic roost, until they were dethroned by Jasper Johns, Robert Rauschenberg, the Pop artists, and Andy Warhol, while individualists such as David Smith and Joseph Cornell marched to their own music.The Age of Anxietyconsiders recent events: the return of figurative art and the appearance of minimal and conceptual art; the speculative mania of the 1980s, which led to scandalous auction practices and inflated reputations; and the trends and issues of art in the 90s.Lavishly illustrated and packed with biographies, anecdotes, astute and stimulating critical commentary, and sharp social history, American Visions is published in association with a new eight-part PBS television series. Robert Hughes has called it a love letter to America.This superb volume, which encompasses and enlarges upon the series, is an incomparably entertaining and insightful contemplation of its splendid subject.
/book/show/16071820-wrapped-in-the-flag?from_search=true	Claire Conner	Wrapped in the Flag: A Personal History of America's Radical Right	.Long before the rise of the Tea Party movement and the prominence of todays religious Right, the John Birch Society, first established in 1958, championed many o.Long before the rise of the Tea Party movement and the prominence of todays religious Right, the John Birch Society, first established in 1958, championed many of the same radical causes touted by ultraconservatives today, including campaigns against abortion rights, gay rights, gun control, labor unions, environmental protections, immigrant rights, social and welfare programs, the United Nations, and even water fluoridation.Worshipping its anti-Communist hero Joe McCarthy, the Birch Society is perhaps most notorious for its red-baiting and for accusing top politicians, including President Dwight Eisenhower, of being Communist sympathizers. It also labeled John F. Kennedy a traitor and actively worked to unseat him. The Birch Society boasted a number of notable members, including Fred Koch, father of Charles and David Koch, who are using their fathers billions to bankroll fundamentalist andright-wing movements today.The daughter of one of the societys first members and a national spokesman about the society, Claire Conner grew up surrounded by dedicated Birchers and was expected to abide by and espouse Birch ideals. When her parents forced her to join the society at age thirteen, she became its youngest member of the society. From an even younger age though, Conner was pressed into service for the cause her father and mother gave their lives to: the nurturing and growth of the JBS. She was expected to bring home her textbooks for close examination (her mother found traces of Communist influence even in the Catholic school curriculum), to write letters against socialized medicine after school, to attend her fathers fiery speeches against the United Nations, or babysit her siblings while her parents held meetings in the living room to recruit members to fight the war on Christmas or (potentially poisonous) water fluoridation. Conner was on deck to lend a hand when JBS notables visited, including founder Robert Welch, notorious Holocaust denier Revilo Oliver, and white supremacist Thomas Stockheimer. Even when she was old enough to quit in disgust over the actions of those men, Conner found herself sucked into campaigns against abortion rights and for ultraconservative presidential candidates like John Schmitz. It took momentous changes in her own life for Conner to finally free herself of the legacy of the John Birch Society in which she was raised.In, Claire Conner offers an intimate account of the society based on JBS records and documents, on her parents files and personal writing, on historical archives and contemporary accounts, and on firsthand knowledgegiving us an inside look at one of the most radical right-wing movements in US history and its lasting effects on our political discourse today.
/book/show/340096.The_Middle_Ground?from_search=true	Richard White Neal Salisbury (Editor) Frederick E. Hoxie (Editor)	The Middle Ground: Indians, Empires, and Republics in the Great Lakes Region, 1650-1815 (Studies in North American Indian History)	A mutually comprehensible world was established by Europeans and Indians in 1650 in the region around the Great Lakes that the French called the Pays d'en haut. This account reveals how a middle ground for sharing values thrived for 165 years.
/book/show/441634.A_Very_Short_History_Of_The_World?from_search=true	Geoffrey Blainey	A Very Short History Of The World	Tells the story of the world's people. It begins before human beings moved out of Africa to explore and settle the other continents. It is a story of the inhabited world being pulled apart, and of it coming together again in centuries. It recreates human experience in varied forms, describing human life at both its grandest and domestic levels.
/book/show/677091.The_Oxford_Illustrated_History_of_the_Vikings?from_search=true	Peter Sawyer (Editor)	The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings	With settlements stretching across a vast expanse and with legends of their exploits extending even farther, the Vikings were the most far-flung and feared people of their time. Yet the archaeological and historical records are so scant that the true nature of Viking civilization remains shrouded in mystery.In this richly illustrated volume, twelve leading scholars draw oWith settlements stretching across a vast expanse and with legends of their exploits extending even farther, the Vikings were the most far-flung and feared people of their time. Yet the archaeological and historical records are so scant that the true nature of Viking civilization remains shrouded in mystery.In this richly illustrated volume, twelve leading scholars draw on the latest research and archaeological evidence to provide the clearest picture yet of this fabled people. Painting a fascinating portrait of the influences that the Northmen had on foreign lands, the contributors trace Viking excursions to the British Islands, Russia, Greenland, and the northern tip of Newfoundland, which the Vikings called Vinlund. We meet the great Viking kings: from King Godfred, King of the Danes, who led campaigns against Charlemagne in Saxony, to King Harald Bluetooth, the first of the Christian rulers, who helped unify Scandinavia and introduced a modern infrastructure of bridges and roads. The volume also looks at the day-to-day social life of the Vikings, describing their almost religious reverence for boats and boat-building, and their deep bond with the sea that is still visible in the etymology of such English words as anchor, boat, rudder, and fishing, all of which can be traced back to Old Norse roots. But perhaps most importantly, the book goes a long way towards answering the age-old question of who these intriguing people were.From sagas to shipbuilding, from funeral rites to the fur trade, this superb volume is an indispensable guide to the Viking world.
/book/show/478688.The_History_of_Miss_Betsy_Thoughtless?from_search=true	Eliza Haywood	The History of Miss Betsy Thoughtless	A comic investigation of city morals and manners develops into a dark critique of women's vulnerability in bourgeois marriage. -- Ros Ballaster, Mansfield College, Oxford University
/book/show/413583.Freedom_Riders?from_search=true	Raymond Arsenault	Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice	They were black and white, young and old, men and women. In the spring and summer of 1961, they put their lives on the line, riding buses through the American South to challenge segregation in interstate transport. Their story is one of the most celebrated episodes of the civil rights movement, yet a full-length history has never been written until now. In these pages, accThey were black and white, young and old, men and women. In the spring and summer of 1961, they put their lives on the line, riding buses through the American South to challenge segregation in interstate transport. Their story is one of the most celebrated episodes of the civil rights movement, yet a full-length history has never been written until now. In these pages, acclaimed historian Raymond Arsenault provides a gripping account of six pivotal months that jolted the consciousness of America.The Freedom Riders were greeted with hostility, fear, and violence. They were jailed and beaten, their buses stoned and firebombed. In Alabama, police stood idly by as racist thugs battered them. When Martin Luther King met the Riders in Montgomery, a raging mob besieged them in a church. Arsenault recreates these moments with heart-stopping immediacy. His tightly braided narrative reaches from the White House--where the Kennedys were just awakening to the moral power of the civil rights struggle--to the cells of Mississippi's infamous Parchman Prison, where Riders tormented their jailers with rousing freedom anthems. Along the way, he offers vivid portraits of dynamic figures such as James Farmer, Diane Nash, John Lewis, and Fred Shuttlesworth, recapturing the drama of an improbable, almost unbelievable saga of heroic sacrifice and unexpected triumph.The Riders were widely criticized as reckless provocateurs, or outside agitators. But indelible images of their courage, broadcast to the world by a newly awakened press, galvanized the movement for racial justice across the nation.is a stunning achievement, a masterpiece of storytelling that will stand alongside the finest works on the history of civil rights.
/book/show/131324.Righteous_Victims?from_search=true	Benny Morris	Righteous Victims: A History of the Zionist-Arab Conflict, 1881-1998	At a time when the Middle East has come closer to achieving peace than ever before, eminent Israeli historian Benny Morris explodes the myths cherished by both sides to present an epic history of Zionist-Arab relations over the past 120 years.Tracing the roots of political Zionism back to the pogroms of Russia and the Dreyfus Affair, Morris describes the gradual influx ofAt a time when the Middle East has come closer to achieving peace than ever before, eminent Israeli historian Benny Morris explodes the myths cherished by both sides to present an epic history of Zionist-Arab relations over the past 120 years.Tracing the roots of political Zionism back to the pogroms of Russia and the Dreyfus Affair, Morris describes the gradual influx of Jewish settlers into Palestine and the impact they had on the Arab population. Following the Holocaust, the first Arab-Israeli war of 1948 resulted in the establishment of the State of Israel, but it also shattered Palestinian Arab society and gave rise to a massive refugee problem. Morris offers distinctive accounts of each of the subsequent Israeli-Arab wars and details the sporadic peace efforts in between, culminating in the peace process initiated by the Rabin Government. In a new afterword to the Vintage edition, he examines Ehud Baraks leadership, the death of President Assad of Syria, and Israels withdrawal from Lebanon, and the recent renewed conflict with the Palestinians. Studded with illuminating portraits of the major protagonists,provides an authoritative record of the middle east and its continuing struggle toward peace.
/book/show/738658.Coming_Out_Under_Fire?from_search=true	Allan Brub	Coming Out Under Fire: The History of Gay Men and Women in World War Two	Despite the many histories of the fighting men and women in World War II, none has been written about the estimated one million homosexuals. Here is a dramatic story of these people, revealing the history of the anti-gay policy pursued by the U.S. military authorities in World War II. Two 8-page photo inserts.
/book/show/18509642-100-of-the-worst-ideas-in-history?from_search=true	Michael N. Smith Eric Kasum	100 of the Worst Ideas in History: Humanity's Thundering Brainstorms Turned Blundering Brain Farts	From politics to pop culture, fashion, sports, and more, this collection of facts, photos, and Top 10 lists chronicles history's famously bad ideas.Includes ideas like:- The inventor of Coca-Cola trying to sell the cocainelaced syrup as a health-care product- The official who postponed President McKinley's meeting with the inventor of the bulletproof vest right before heFrom politics to pop culture, fashion, sports, and more, this collection of facts, photos, and Top 10 lists chronicles history's famously bad ideas.Includes ideas like:- The inventor of Coca-Cola trying to sell the cocainelaced syrup as a health-care product- The official who postponed President McKinley's meeting with the inventor of the bulletproof vest right before he was shot- M&Ms turning down the greatest product placement opportunity in movie history because seeing E.T. eating their candy might scare kids
/book/show/107108.Batman?from_search=true	Les Daniels Chip Kidd (Designed by)	Batman: The Complete History	The super-powered trilogy that captured the world's greatest superhero triumvirate of all time is now available in paperback. Relive the adventures of Krypton's favorite son inside and outside the comic book world in. Uncover the Caped Crusader's mysterious real-world origin and his evolution into a hugely successful TV and movie franchise inThe super-powered trilogy that captured the world's greatest superhero triumvirate of all time is now available in paperback. Relive the adventures of Krypton's favorite son inside and outside the comic book world in. Uncover the Caped Crusader's mysterious real-world origin and his evolution into a hugely successful TV and movie franchise in. Follow the Amazon Princess as she evolves from curiosity to feminist icon in the Eisner Awardwinning. Each book is filled with enough archival comic book art, photographs, and in-depth history to satisfy the most demanding fanand is now priced to appeal to the most casual reader.
/book/show/415498.The_Tarot?from_search=true	Robert M. Place	The Tarot: History, Symbolism, and Divination	The Tarot is one of the few books that cuts through conventional misperceptions to explore the Tarot deck as it really developed in the Middle Ages and Renaissance Europe--not, as some would suggest, in the far reaches of Egyptian antiquity. Mining the Hermetic, alchemical, and Neoplatonic influences behind the evolution of the deck, author Robert M. Place provides a histoThe Tarot is one of the few books that cuts through conventional misperceptions to explore the Tarot deck as it really developed in the Middle Ages and Renaissance Europe--not, as some would suggest, in the far reaches of Egyptian antiquity. Mining the Hermetic, alchemical, and Neoplatonic influences behind the evolution of the deck, author Robert M. Place provides a historically grounded and compelling portrait of the Tarot's true origins, without overlooking the deck's mystical dimensions.Indeed, Place uncommonly weds reliable historiography with a practical understanding of the intuitive help and divinatory guidance that the cards can bring. He presents techniques that offer new and valuable ways to read and interpret the cards. Based on a simple three-card spread, Place's approach can be used by either the seasoned practitioner or the new inquirer.
/book/show/1167662.Frankenstein?from_search=true	Susan Tyler Hitchcock	Frankenstein: A Cultural History	began as the nightmare of an unwed teenage mother in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1816. At a time when the moral universe was shifting and advances in scientific knowledge promised humans dominion over that which had been God's alone, Mary Shelley envisioned a story of human presumption and its misbegotten consequences. Two centuries later, that story is still consbegan as the nightmare of an unwed teenage mother in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1816. At a time when the moral universe was shifting and advances in scientific knowledge promised humans dominion over that which had been God's alone, Mary Shelley envisioned a story of human presumption and its misbegotten consequences. Two centuries later, that story is still constantly retold and reinterpreted, from Halloween cartoons to ominous allusions in the public debate, capturing and conveying meaning central to our consciousness today and our concerns for tomorrow. From Victorian musical theater to Boris Karloff with neck bolts, to invocations at the President's Council on Bioethics, the monster and his myth have inspired everyone from cultural critics to comic book addicts. This is a lively and eclectic cultural history, illuminated with dozens of pictures and illustrations, and told with skill and humor. Susan Tyler Hitchcock uses film, literature, history, science, and even punk music to help us understand the meaning of this monster made by man.
/book/show/11544931-fifty-animals-that-changed-the-course-of-history?from_search=true	Eric Chaline	Fifty Animals that Changed the Course of History	Edible -- animals that have shaped agriculture, such as the cow   Medical -- animals that are disease vectors, spreading bacteria and viruses, from malaria to plague   Commercial -- animals used for trade or in manufacturing   Practical -- animals used for transportation or clothing.
/book/show/5042035-the-history-of-medicine?from_search=true	William Bynum	The History of Medicine: A Very Short Introduction	Against the backdrop of unprecedented concern for the future of health care, this Very Short Introduction surveys the history of medicine from classical times, through the scholastic medieval tradition and the Enlightenment to the present day. Taking a thematic rather than strictly chronological approach, W.F. Bynum, explores the key turning points in the history of WesterAgainst the backdrop of unprecedented concern for the future of health care, this Very Short Introduction surveys the history of medicine from classical times, through the scholastic medieval tradition and the Enlightenment to the present day. Taking a thematic rather than strictly chronological approach, W.F. Bynum, explores the key turning points in the history of Western medicine-such as the first surgical procedures, the advent of hospitals, the introduction of anesthesia, X-Rays, vaccinations, and many other innovations, as well as the rise of experimental medicine. The book also explores Western medicine's encounters with Chinese and Indian medicine, as well as nontraditional treatments such as homeopathy, chiropractic, and other alternative medicines. Covering a vast amount of information, this Very Short Introduction sheds new light on medicine's past, while at the same time engaging with contemporary issues, discoveries, and controversies, such as the spiraling costs of health care, lack of health insurance for millions, breakthrough treatments, and much more. For readers who wish to understand the how we have arrived at our current state of medical practice and knowledge, this book is essential reading.Combining authority with wit, accessibility, and style,offer an introduction to some of life's most interesting topics. Written by experts for the newcomer, they demonstrate the finest contemporary thinking about the central problems and issues in hundreds of key topics, from philosophy to Freud, quantum theory to Islam.
/book/show/25401920-the-history-of-modern-france?from_search=true	Jonathan Fenby	The History of Modern France: From the Revolution to the Present Day	With the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815, the next two centuries for France would be tumultuous. Bestselling historian and political commentator Jonathan Fenby provides an expert and riveting journey through this period as he recounts and analyses the extraordinary sequence of events of this period from the end of the First Revolution thWith the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815, the next two centuries for France would be tumultuous. Bestselling historian and political commentator Jonathan Fenby provides an expert and riveting journey through this period as he recounts and analyses the extraordinary sequence of events of this period from the end of the First Revolution through two others, a return of Empire, three catastrophic wars with Germany, periods of stability and hope interspersed with years of uncertainty and high tensions. As her cross-Channel neighbour Great Britain would equally suffer, France was to undergo the wrenching loss of colonies in the post-Second World War as the new modern world we know today took shape. Her attempts to become the leader of the European union is a constant struggle, as was her lack of support for America in the two Gulf Wars of the past twenty years. Alongside this came huge social changes and cultural landmarks but also fundamental questioning of what this nation, which considers itself exceptional, really stood - and stands - for. That saga and those questions permeate the France of today, now with an implacable enemy to face in the form of Islamic extremism which so bloodily announced itself this year in Paris. Fenby will detail every event, every struggle and every outcome across this expanse of 200 years. It will prove to be the definitive guide to understanding France.
/book/show/26451752-the-story-we-carry-in-our-bones?from_search=true	Juilene Osborne-McKnight Mara McKnight (Illustrations)	The Story We Carry in Our Bones: Irish History for Americans	More than forty million people consider themselves Irish-American, and yet most of them do not truly understand the rich cultural history of their ancestors. From prehistoric times to the emigration of the Irish to Amerikay, this broad, yet comprehensive, history gives a general overview of the deep history of Irish-Americans. Intricate Celtic illustrations accent each secMore than forty million people consider themselves Irish-American, and yet most of them do not truly understand the rich cultural history of their ancestors. From prehistoric times to the emigration of the Irish to Amerikay, this broad, yet comprehensive, history gives a general overview of the deep history of Irish-Americans. Intricate Celtic illustrations accent each section, weaving a visual and stimulating picture of Irish history.The book includes such interesting topics as:- the four cycles of Irish storytelling- ancient Celtic legends of shapeshifting and Fair Folk- the six Gaelic languages and their relation to one another- the Gallic Wars with Julius Caesar- the Anglo-Norman invasion- the sacred ceremonies and religious beliefs of the Druids- the real story of St. Patrick- the Great Famine brought on by British involvement- the mass exodus of Irish to America- the struggle for Irish-Americans to rebuild their lives upon new soil, in an unwelcome land
/book/show/25406992-scottish-history?from_search=true	David G. Allan	Scottish History: A Complete Introduction	Scottish History: A Complete Introduction is a comprehensive guide to the exciting story of this nation, from pre-history right through to the present day. With the question of Scottish independence once again on the agenda, this book will allow you to trace the events, both peaceful and bloody, that have brought the country to this point. Tracing events from the pre-histoScottish History: A Complete Introduction is a comprehensive guide to the exciting story of this nation, from pre-history right through to the present day. With the question of Scottish independence once again on the agenda, this book will allow you to trace the events, both peaceful and bloody, that have brought the country to this point. Tracing events from the pre-history of the land and the coming of the Scots to the rise of the Scottish National Party, it provides an informative and accessible introduction to Scotland's history. Whether it is the Jacobite Rebellion, the advances of the Scottish Enlightenment or its role in WWI and WWII, this is the perfect place to start.AUTHOR INSIGHTSLots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.TEST YOURSELFTests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.FIVE THINGS TO REMEMBERQuick refreshers to help you remember the key facts.TRY THISInnovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.
/book/show/25363342-america-s-favorite-holidays?from_search=true	Bruce David Forbes	America's Favorite Holidays: Candid Histories	explores how five of Americas culturally important holidaysChristmas, Valentines Day, Easter, Halloween, and Thanksgivingcame to be what they are today, seasonal and religious celebrations heavily influenced by modern popular culture. Deftly distilling information from a wide range of sources, Bruce David Forbes reveals often-surprising answexplores how five of Americas culturally important holidaysChristmas, Valentines Day, Easter, Halloween, and Thanksgivingcame to be what they are today, seasonal and religious celebrations heavily influenced by modern popular culture. Deftly distilling information from a wide range of sources, Bruce David Forbes reveals often-surprising answers to questions about each holidays traditions. Was Christmas always as commercialized as it is today? Is Thanksgiving a religious or secular holiday? When did we begin trick-or-treating on Halloween? Appealing and insightful,satisfies our curiosity about the origins of our holidays and the fascinating ways in which religion and culture mix.
/book/show/17255927-the-fortunate-mistress-parts-1-and-2-or-a-history-of-the-life-of-madem?from_search=true	Daniel Defoe	The Fortunate Mistress (Parts 1 and 2) or a History of the Life of Mademoiselle de Beleau Known by the Name of the Lady Roxana	Roxana (1724), Defoe's last and darkest novel, is the autobiography of a woman who has traded her virtue, at first for survival, and then for fame and fortune. Its narrator tells the story of her own 'wicked' life as the mistress of rich and powerful men. A resourceful adventuress, she is also an unforgiving analyst of her own susceptibilities, who tells us of the price shRoxana (1724), Defoe's last and darkest novel, is the autobiography of a woman who has traded her virtue, at first for survival, and then for fame and fortune. Its narrator tells the story of her own 'wicked' life as the mistress of rich and powerful men. A resourceful adventuress, she is also an unforgiving analyst of her own susceptibilities, who tells us of the price she pays for her successes. Endowed with many seductive skills, she is herself seduced: by money, by dreams of rank, and by the illusion that she can escape her own past. Unlike Defoe's other penitent anti-heroes, however, she fails to triumph over these weaknesses. The novel's drama lies not only in the heroine's 'vast variety of fortunes', but in her attempts to understand the sometimes bitter lessons of her life as a 'Fortunate Mistress'. Defoe's achievement was to invent, in 'Roxana', a gripping story-teller as well as a gripping story.
/book/show/22934469-waterloo?from_search=true	Bernard Cornwell	Waterloo: The History of Four Days, Three Armies, and Three Battles	'Some battles change nothing. Waterloo changed almost everything.' On the 18th June, 1815 the armies of France, Britain and Prussia descended upon a quiet valley south of Brussels. In the previous three days the French army had beaten the British at Quatre-Bras and the Prussians at Ligny. The Allies were in retreat. The blood-soaked battle of Waterloo would become a landma'Some battles change nothing. Waterloo changed almost everything.' On the 18th June, 1815 the armies of France, Britain and Prussia descended upon a quiet valley south of Brussels. In the previous three days the French army had beaten the British at Quatre-Bras and the Prussians at Ligny. The Allies were in retreat. The blood-soaked battle of Waterloo would become a landmark in European history, to be examined over and again, not least because until the evening of the 18th, the French army was close to prevailing on the battlefield. Now, brought to life by the celebrated novelist Bernard Cornwell, this is the chronicle of the four days leading up to the actual battle and a thrilling hour-by-hour account of that fateful day. In his first work of non-fiction, Cornwell combines his storytelling skills with a meticulously researched history to give a riveting account of every dramatic moment, from Napoleon's escape from Elba to the smoke and gore of the battlefields. Through letters and diaries he also sheds new light on the private thoughts of Napoleon and the Duke of Wellington, as well as the ordinary officers and soldiers. Published to coincide with the bicentenary in 2015, Waterloo is a tense and gripping story of heroism and tragedy - and of the final battle that determined the fate of Europe.
/book/show/198381.The_Roaring_Nineties?from_search=true	Joseph E. Stiglitz	The Roaring Nineties: A New History of the World's Most Prosperous Decade	With his best-selling, Joseph E. Stiglitz showed how a misplaced faith in free-market ideology led to many of the recent problems suffered by the developing nations. Here he turns the same light on the United States.offers not only an insider's illuminating view of policymaking but also a compelling case that even theWith his best-selling, Joseph E. Stiglitz showed how a misplaced faith in free-market ideology led to many of the recent problems suffered by the developing nations. Here he turns the same light on the United States.offers not only an insider's illuminating view of policymaking but also a compelling case that even the Clinton administration was too closely tied to the financial communitythat along with enormous economic success in the nineties came the seeds of the destruction visited on the economy at the end of the decade.This groundbreaking work by the Nobel Prize-winning economist argues that much of what we understood about the 1990s' prosperity is wrong, that the theories that have been used to guide world leaders and anchor key business decisions were fundamentally outdated. Yes, jobs were created, technology prospered, inflation fell, and poverty was reduced. But at the same time the foundation was laid for the economic problems we face today. Trapped in a near-ideological commitment to free markets, policymakers permitted accounting standards to slip, carried deregulation further than they should have, and pandered to corporate greed. These chickens have now come home to roost.The paperback includes a new introduction that reviews the continued failure of the Bush administration's policies, which have taken a bad situation and made it worse.
/book/show/17341138-the-haunted-history-of-new-orleans?from_search=true	James Caskey Stephen Davis (Illustrator) Elizabeth Wiglesworth (Illustrator)	The Haunted History of New Orleans: Ghosts of the French Quarter	This book chronicles one writers journey to New Orleans, LA, and his quest to find the most haunted locations in the French Quarter. Uncover the arcane and chilling aspects of ghosts and Voodoo in the Necropolis of the South. Tag along as he interviews eyewitnesses, historians, tour guides, and even a particularly spot-on fortune-teller in one of the most haunted cities iThis book chronicles one writers journey to New Orleans, LA, and his quest to find the most haunted locations in the French Quarter. Uncover the arcane and chilling aspects of ghosts and Voodoo in the Necropolis of the South. Tag along as he interviews eyewitnesses, historians, tour guides, and even a particularly spot-on fortune-teller in one of the most haunted cities in North America. Discover how he experienced the wrath of a long-dead Voodoo Queen, had an amazing revelation about one of New Orleans most famous haunted spots, and even got to experience his very own haunting, right in the middle of an interview.The Haunted History of New Orleans: Ghosts of the French Quarter is not simply a collection of ghost stories, but instead is an experiential search for truth into the darker side of history. This book examines the amazing amounts of tragedy in the Crescent City, from the founding right up to present day.Chapters in this book include:the Hotel Monteleonethe Bourbon Orleans HotelPat O'Brien's BarAntoine's RestaurantMarie LaveauLafitte's Blacksmith Shoppe Barthe Sultan's Palacethe Dreaded tale of Madame LaLaurieand 12 other great New Orleans stories!Lavishly illustrated with over 30 pen and ink drawings and photos!
/book/show/872513.A_History_of_Scotland?from_search=true	John Duncan Mackie Bruce P. Lenman (Editor) Geoffrey Parker (Editor)	A History of Scotland	A history that is equally entertaining and enlightening, illustrating all of the changes of power and intricacies that are necessary to understand the interrelation between England and Scotland and the Highland and Lowland populations. It shows how Duncan (1034-40) emerged from 'the union of the four peoples' as the first king of a united Scotland and provides detailed, reA history that is equally entertaining and enlightening, illustrating all of the changes of power and intricacies that are necessary to understand the interrelation between England and Scotland and the Highland and Lowland populations. It shows how Duncan (1034-40) emerged from 'the union of the four peoples' as the first king of a united Scotland and provides detailed, reign-by-reign accounts from then on. Above all Professor Mackie reveals how the Scots long pursued an independent line - in religion, law, culture and foreign policy - that helped them keep at bay the Romans, the French and the English.
/book/show/6839060-queers-in-history?from_search=true	Keith  Stern	Queers in History	Queers in History is the first comprehensive biographical compendium of important historical and contemporary figures who were/are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. From Egyptian pharaohs, Catholic popes and Abraham Lincoln to Bishop Gene Robinson, Neil Patrick Harris and Angelina Jolie, Queers in History brings these figures, from their work to their sexuality, to liQueers in History is the first comprehensive biographical compendium of important historical and contemporary figures who were/are gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender. From Egyptian pharaohs, Catholic popes and Abraham Lincoln to Bishop Gene Robinson, Neil Patrick Harris and Angelina Jolie, Queers in History brings these figures, from their work to their sexuality, to life.The hundreds of people whose stories appear in this book are some of the most intriguing personalities of their times: actors and actresses, writers and musicians, businessmen and politicians, scientists and soldiers. But this irresistibly readable encyclopedia intended for gays and straights alike doesn't just report those details that get left out of the standard biographies; it reveals a fascinating picture of queer society and culture throughout recorded history, from the homosexual shudo tradition practiced by samurai in Japan to the modern struggles for equal rights in America. Sir Ian McKellen offers a foreword.
/book/show/1346158.Walking_with_Dinosaurs?from_search=true	Tim Haines	Walking with Dinosaurs: A Natural History	Discover the vital aspects of various species, how they feed, mate, and learn about their natural environment.
/book/show/548100.A_Private_History_of_Awe?from_search=true	Scott Russell Sanders	A Private History of Awe	When Scott Russell Sanders was four, his father held him in his arms during a thunderstorm, and he felt awe--the tingle of a power that surges through bone and rain and everything. He says, The search for communion with this power has run like a bright thread through all my days.When Scott Russell Sanders was four, his father held him in his arms during a thunderstorm, and he felt awe--the tingle of a power that surges through bone and rain and everything. He says, The search for communion with this power has run like a bright thread through all my days.is an account of this search, told as a series of awe-inspiring episodes: his early memory of watching a fire with his father; his attraction to the solemn cadences of the Bible despite his frustration with Sunday-school religion; his discovery of books and the body; his mounting opposition to the Vietnam War and all forms of violence; his decision to leave behind the university life of Oxford and Harvard and return to Indiana, where three generations of his family have put down roots. In many ways, this is the story of a generation's passage through the 1960s--from innocence to experience, from euphoria to disillusionment. But Sanders has found a language that captures the transcendence of ordinary lives while never reducing them to formula. In his hands, the pattern of American boyhood that was made classic by writers from Mark Twain to Tobias Wolff is given a powerful new charge.
/book/show/479100.Cities_of_Tomorrow?from_search=true	Peter Geoffrey Hall	Cities of Tomorrow: An Intellectual History of Urban Planning and Design in the Twentieth Century	is a critical history of planning in theory and practice in the twentieth century, as well as of the social and economic problems and opportunities that gave rise to it.A critical history of planning in theory and practice in the twentieth century, as well as of the social and economic problems and opportunities that gave rise to it Trenchant, perceptivis a critical history of planning in theory and practice in the twentieth century, as well as of the social and economic problems and opportunities that gave rise to it.A critical history of planning in theory and practice in the twentieth century, as well as of the social and economic problems and opportunities that gave rise to it Trenchant, perceptive, global in coverage, this book is an unrivalled account of its crucial subject Comprehensively revised to take account of abundant new literature published since its original appearance, and to view the 1990s in historical perspective Reviews the development of the modern planning movement over the entire span of the twentieth century
/book/show/1243993.Bloods?from_search=true	Wallace Terry	Bloods: An Oral History of the Vietnam War by Black Veterans	Simply the most powerful and moving book that has emerged on this topic. UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONALThe national bestseller that tells the truth of about Vietnam from the black soldiers' perspective. An oral history unlike any other, BLOODS features twenty black men who tell the story of how members of their race were sent off in disproportionate numbers and the special tSimply the most powerful and moving book that has emerged on this topic. UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONALThe national bestseller that tells the truth of about Vietnam from the black soldiers' perspective. An oral history unlike any other, BLOODS features twenty black men who tell the story of how members of their race were sent off in disproportionate numbers and the special test of patriotism they faced. Told in voices no reader will soon forget, BLOODS is a must-read for anyone who wants to put the Vietnam experience in historical, cultural, and political perspective.Cited by THE NEW YORK TIMES as One of the Notable Books of the YearSuperb.TIME
/book/show/16774808-freedom-from-fear?from_search=true	David M. Kennedy	Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War 1929-1945. Oxford History of the United States	Between 1929 and 1945, two great travails were visited upon the American people: the Great Depression and World War II. This text tells the story of how Americans endured, and eventually prevailed, in the face of those unprecedented calamities. The Depression was both a disaster and an opportunity. As the author demonstrates, the economic crisis of the 1930s was far more tBetween 1929 and 1945, two great travails were visited upon the American people: the Great Depression and World War II. This text tells the story of how Americans endured, and eventually prevailed, in the face of those unprecedented calamities. The Depression was both a disaster and an opportunity. As the author demonstrates, the economic crisis of the 1930s was far more than a simple reaction to the alleged excesses of the 1920s. For more than a century before 1929, America's unbridled industrial revolution had gyrated through repeated boom and bust cycles, wastefully consuming capital and inflicting untold misery on city and countryside alike. Nor was the fabled prosperity of the 1920s as uniformly shared as legend portrays. Countless Americans, especially if they were farmers, African Americans, or recent immigrants, eked out threadbare lives on the margins of national life. For them, the Depression was but another of the ordeals of fear and insecurity with which they were sadly familiar.
/book/show/13639484-underground-overground?from_search=true	Andrew Martin	Underground  Overground: A Passenger's History of the Tube	An entertaining and enlightening social history of the world's most famous underground railwayWhy is the Victoria Line so hot? What is an Electrical Multiple Unit? Is it really possible to ride from Kings Cross to Kings Cross on the Circle line?The London Underground is the oldest, most sprawling and illogical metropolitan transport system in the world, the result of a serAn entertaining and enlightening social history of the world's most famous underground railwayWhy is the Victoria Line so hot? What is an Electrical Multiple Unit? Is it really possible to ride from Kings Cross to Kings Cross on the Circle line?The London Underground is the oldest, most sprawling and illogical metropolitan transport system in the world, the result of a series of botch-jobs and improvisations.Yet it transports over one billion passengers every year - and this figure is rising. It is iconic, recognised the world over, and loved and despised by Londoners in equal measure. Blending reportage, humour and personal encounters, Andrew Martin embarks on a wonderfully engaging social history of London's underground railway system (which despite its name, is in fact fifty five per cent overground). Along the way he attempts to untangle the mess that is the Northern Line, visit every station in a single day - and find out which gaps to be especially mindful of.Underground, Overground is a highly enjoyable, witty and informative history of everything you need to know about the Tube.
/book/show/59519.Villa_and_Zapata?from_search=true	Frank McLynn	Villa and Zapata: A History of the Mexican Revolution	Recounting the decade of bloody events that followed the eruption of the Mexican Revolution in 1910, Villa and Zapata explores the regional, international, cultural, racial, and economic strife that made the rebels Francisco (Pancho) Villa and Emiliano Zapata legends. Throughout this volume drama colludes with history, in a tale of two social outlaws who became legendary nRecounting the decade of bloody events that followed the eruption of the Mexican Revolution in 1910, Villa and Zapata explores the regional, international, cultural, racial, and economic strife that made the rebels Francisco (Pancho) Villa and Emiliano Zapata legends. Throughout this volume drama colludes with history, in a tale of two social outlaws who became legendary national heroes, yetdespite their triumph and only meeting, in 1914, in the Mexican capitalfailed to make common cause and ultimately fell victim to intrigues more treacherous than their own. 16 pages of black-and-white photographs bring this gripping narrative to life. McLynn ... tells it so well ... you can hear the strains of he Mexican patriotic standard Zacatecas' as you read it.Austin American-Statesman An admirably clear account of the chaos of revolution, its rivalries and bloody struggles....The Spectator Informative and insightful ... feels less like a history than a great story, as exciting as a Saturday serial Western.Publishers Weekly
/book/show/588680.To_Infinity_and_Beyond?from_search=true	Eli Maor	To Infinity and Beyond: A Cultural History of the Infinite	Eli Maor examines the role of infinity in mathematics and geometry and its cultural impact on the arts and sciences. He evokes the profound intellectual impact the infinite has exercised on the human mind--from the horror infiniti of the Greeks to the works of M. C. Escher; from the ornamental designs of the Moslems, to the sage Giordano Bruno, whose belief in an infinitEli Maor examines the role of infinity in mathematics and geometry and its cultural impact on the arts and sciences. He evokes the profound intellectual impact the infinite has exercised on the human mind--from the horror infiniti of the Greeks to the works of M. C. Escher; from the ornamental designs of the Moslems, to the sage Giordano Bruno, whose belief in an infinite universe led to his death at the hands of the Inquisition. But above all, the book describes the mathematician's fascination with infinity--a fascination mingled with puzzlement. Maor explores the idea of infinity in mathematics and in art and argues that this is the point of contact between the two, best exemplified by the work of the Dutch artist M. C. Escher, six of whose works are shown here in beautiful color plates.--Los Angeles Times [Eli Maor's] enthusiasm for the topic carries the reader through a rich panorama.--Choice Fascinating and enjoyable.... places the ideas of infinity in a cultural context and shows how they have been espoused and molded by mathematics.--Science
/book/show/6402552-memoir?from_search=true	Ben Yagoda	Memoir: A History	
/book/show/25987771-a-celebration-of-the-history-of-celebrating-history?from_search=true	Mo Pete	A Celebration Of The History Of Celebrating History	We all love spending a day off work and eating obscene amounts of food on our favorite holidays, but do you know the stories behind these special days? Join me as we take a journey through history and learn how our traditions came to be. Your mind will swell with knowledge as you learn things like how the customs of Halloween spur from a despicable dentist looking to makeWe all love spending a day off work and eating obscene amounts of food on our favorite holidays, but do you know the stories behind these special days? Join me as we take a journey through history and learn how our traditions came to be. Your mind will swell with knowledge as you learn things like how the customs of Halloween spur from a despicable dentist looking to make money by rotting the teeth of children, or how Hanukkah celebrates the unexpectedly decent career of Adam Sandler. You will bask in glorious wisdom while you discover how the Romans celebrated the new year by having drunken orgies, and how Cinco de Mayo was born thanks to hot dogs and an inept French cook.You will learn all this and more within the pages of this informational text, A Celebration of the History of Celebrating History.
/book/show/778458.History_as_a_System_and_other_Essays_Toward_a_Philosophy_of_History?from_search=true	Jos Ortega y Gasset Helene Weyl (Translator) John William Miller (Afterword)	History as a System and other Essays Toward a Philosophy of History	Four stimulating essays: The Sportive Origin of the State, Unity and Diversity of Europe, Man the Technician, and History as a System. The essays by Ortega in this volume were originally published under the title.
/book/show/23847972-the-horse?from_search=true	Wendy   Williams	The Horse: The Epic History of Our Noble Companion	Horses have a story to tell, one of resilience, sociability, and intelligence, and of partnership with human beings. In, the journalist and equestrienne Wendy Williams brings that story brilliantly to life.Williams chronicles the 56-million-year journey of horses as she visits with horse experts around the world, revealiHorses have a story to tell, one of resilience, sociability, and intelligence, and of partnership with human beings. In, the journalist and equestrienne Wendy Williams brings that story brilliantly to life.Williams chronicles the 56-million-year journey of horses as she visits with horse experts around the world, revealing what our biological affinities and differences can tell us about the bond between horses and humans, and what our noble companion may think and feel. Indeed, recent scientific breakthroughs regarding the social and cognitive capacities of the horse and its ability to adapt to changing ecosystems indicate that this animal is a major evolutionary triumph.Williams charts the course that leads to our modern-from the protohorse to the Dutch warmbloods, thoroughbreds, and miniature horses of the twenty-first century. She observes magnificent ancient cave art that signals a deep respect and admiration for horses well before they were domesticated, visits the mountains of Wyoming with an expert in equine behavior to understand the dynamics of free-roaming mustangs, witnesses the fluid gracefulness of the famous Lipizzaners of Vienna, contemplates what life is like for the sure-footed, mustachioed Garrano horses who thrive on the rugged terrain of Galicia, celebrates the Takhi horses of Mongolia, and more. She blends profound scientific insights with remarkable stories to create a unique biography of the horse as a sentient being with a fascinating past and a finely nuanced mind.is a revelatory account of the animal who has been at our side through the ages, carrying us into battle and traveling with us across the plains. Enriched by Wendy Williams's own experience with horses,is a masterful work of narrative nonfiction that pays tribute to this champion of the natural world.
/book/show/120794.Wicked_Words?from_search=true	Terry Deary (Author) Philip Reeve (Illustrator)	Wicked Words	This is a book about the English language and its horrible history. It includes proverbs, wacky word games, and riddles.
/book/show/129215.Simple_Justice?from_search=true	Richard Kluger	Simple Justice: The History of Brown v. Board of Education and Black America's Struggle for Equality	is the definitive history of the landmark caseand the epic struggle for racial equality in this country. Combining intensive research with original interviews with surviving participants, Richard Kluger provides the fullest possible view of the human and legal drama in the years before 1954, the cumulative assaults on the white pis the definitive history of the landmark caseand the epic struggle for racial equality in this country. Combining intensive research with original interviews with surviving participants, Richard Kluger provides the fullest possible view of the human and legal drama in the years before 1954, the cumulative assaults on the white power structure that defended segregation, and the step-by-step establishment of a team of inspired black lawyers that could successfully challenge the law. Now, on the fiftieth anniversary of the unanimous Supreme Court decision that ended legal segregation, Kluger has updated his work with a new final chapter covering events and issues that have arisen since the book was first published, including developments in civil rights and recent cases involving affirmative action, which rose directly out ofv.
/book/show/486123.O?from_search=true	Jonathan Margolis	O: The Intimate History of the Orgasm	Orgasm is one of societys most compelling, shaping forces -- and most of us probably think that we are living in its golden age. But are we? The history of the orgasm is as elusive as orgasm itself can be, for sex rarely makes the historical record. Now acclaimed British journalist Jonathan Margolis delivers the definitive history of the human orgasm, of sex for pleasureOrgasm is one of societys most compelling, shaping forces -- and most of us probably think that we are living in its golden age. But are we? The history of the orgasm is as elusive as orgasm itself can be, for sex rarely makes the historical record. Now acclaimed British journalist Jonathan Margolis delivers the definitive history of the human orgasm, of sex for pleasure as well as conception -- from prehistory to Viagra. Most people manage just twelve minutes of orgasmic bliss per year. Some never experience it at all. Yet the urge for orgasm rules much of human life, across national and cultural boundaries. How much have we learned about female pleasure since the 1558 discovery of the clitoris? How has the drive for pleasure, and the fear of it, shaped various societies -- from Saint Francis of Assisi and the thorn bush, to primitive tribes who embraced maximum pleasure for both sexes? How much does the sensation of orgasm differ for different people? Drawing on the biology, literature, anthropology, psychology, and technology, Jonathan Margolis delivers the final word on both male and female orgasm in an enlightening history that is a pleasure to read.
/book/show/403755.Students_for_a_Democratic_Society?from_search=true	Harvey Pekar Gary Dumm (Illustrator) Paul M. Buhle (Editor)	Students for a Democratic Society: A Graphic History	The history of SDS as you've never seen it before. In 1962, at a United Auto Workers' camp in Michigan, Students for a Democratic Society held its historic convention and prepared the famous Port Huron Statement, drafted by Tom Hayden. This statement, criticizing the U.S. government's failure to pursue international peace or address domestic inequality, became the organizaThe history of SDS as you've never seen it before. In 1962, at a United Auto Workers' camp in Michigan, Students for a Democratic Society held its historic convention and prepared the famous Port Huron Statement, drafted by Tom Hayden. This statement, criticizing the U.S. government's failure to pursue international peace or address domestic inequality, became the organization's manifesto. Its last convention was held in 1969 in Chicago, where, collapsing under the weight of its notoriety and popularity, it shattered into myriad factions.Through brilliant art and they-were-there dialogue, famed graphic novelist Harvey Pekar, gifted artist Gary Dumm, and renowned historian Paul Buhle (as well as several former members of SDS) narrate and illustrate the tumultuous decade that first defined and then was defined by the men and women who gathered under the SDS banner.captures the idealism and activism that drove a generation of young Americans to believe that even one person's actions can help transform the world.
/book/show/88510.Mental_Floss_Presents_Forbidden_Knowledge?from_search=true	Will Pearson (Editor) Elizabeth Hunt (Editor) Mangesh Hattikudur (Editor)	Mental Floss Presents Forbidden Knowledge: A Wickedly Smart Guide to History's Naughtiest Bits	Think of anything bad, from art heists to Genghis Khan, and it's likely to beincluded in this wickedly smart and humorous guide to the seedy underbelly ofbasically everything. Think of anything bad, from art heists to Genghis Kahn, and it's likely to be included in this wickedly smart and humorous guide to the seedy underbelly of basically everything. The brainiac team atThink of anything bad, from art heists to Genghis Khan, and it's likely to beincluded in this wickedly smart and humorous guide to the seedy underbelly ofbasically everything. Think of anything bad, from art heists to Genghis Kahn, and it's likely to be included in this wickedly smart and humorous guide to the seedy underbelly of basically everything. The brainiac team at mental_floss, creators of the hit magazine and last year's Condensed Knowledge, have scoured the darkest, dirtiest corners of history and the globe to gather this ultimate collection of the bad stuff you're not supposed to know and you certainly never learned in school. Organized by theme, with chapters for each of the seven deadly sins, the book includes feuds, plagiarists, hoaxes, lies, schemes, scandals, evil dictators, mob bosses, acts of revenge, angry queens, cannibals and much more, all organized into bite-sized--albeit foul-tasting--lists (i.e.The Fascist Style Guide: Five Dictator Grooming Tips, Four Biblical Girls Gone Wild and Three Delicious Animals We Charbroiled Into Extinction.). It's the perfect way to add some spice to a dull conversation and proves that learning can be not only easy, but exquisitely sinful.
/book/show/835068.The_Gifts_of_the_Jews?from_search=true	Thomas Cahill	The Gifts of the Jews: How a Tribe of Desert Nomads Changed the Way Everyone Thinks and Feels	Thomas Cahill, author of the bestselling How the Irish Saved Civilization, continues his Hinges of History series with The Gifts of the Jews, a light-handed, popular account of ancient Jewish culture, the culture of the Bible. The book is written from a decidedly modern point of view. Cahill notes, for instance, that Abraham moved the Jews from Ur to the land of Canaan toThomas Cahill, author of the bestselling How the Irish Saved Civilization, continues his Hinges of History series with The Gifts of the Jews, a light-handed, popular account of ancient Jewish culture, the culture of the Bible. The book is written from a decidedly modern point of view. Cahill notes, for instance, that Abraham moved the Jews from Ur to the land of Canaan to improve their prospects, and that the leering inhabitants of Sodom surrounded Lot's lodging like the ghouls in Night of the Living Dead. The Gifts of the Jews nonetheless encourages us to see the Old Testament through ancient eyes--to see its characters not as our contemporaries but as those of Gilgamesh and Amenhotep. Cahill also lingers on often-overlooked books of the Bible, such as Ruth, to discuss changes in ancient sensibility. The result is a fine, speculative, eminently readable work of history. The author of the runaway bestseller How the Irish Saved Civilization has done it again. In The Gifts of the Jews Thomas Cahill takes us on another enchanting journey into history, once again recreating a time when the actions of a small band of people had repercussions that are still felt today.The Gifts of the Jews reveals the critical change that made western civilization possible. Within the matrix of ancient religions and philosophies, life was seen as part of an endless cycle of birth and death; time was like a wheel, spinning ceaselessly. Yet somehow, the ancient Jews began to see time differently. For them, time had a beginning and an end; it was a narrative, whose triumphant conclusion would come in the future. From this insight came a new conception of men and women as individuals with unique destinies--a conception that would inform the Declaration of Independence--and our hopeful belief in progress and the sense that tomorrow can be better than today. As Thomas Cahill narrates this momentous shift, he also explains the real significance of such Biblical figures as Abraham and Sarah,
/book/show/57797.Don_t_Know_Much_About_American_History?from_search=true	Kenneth C. Davis Matt Faulkner (Illustrator)	Don't Know Much About American History	As best-selling author Kenneth C. Davis knows, history can be fun, fascinating, and memorable. When his don't know much about history was published in 1990, it was a sensation. The book delivered a fresh take on history with itsAs best-selling author Kenneth C. Davis knows, history can be fun, fascinating, and memorable. When his don't know much about history was published in 1990, it was a sensation. The book delivered a fresh take on history with its wit and unusual detail. Davis now does for young people what his earlier book did for adults. In his trademark question-and-answer style -- peppered with surprising facts, historic reproductions, and Matt Faulkner's lively illustrations -- Davis introduces our ancestors who settled the East and expanded the West, as well as those who had been living here all along. His sure touch brings the drama and excitement of the American story vividly to life.
/book/show/11544931-fifty-animals-that-changed-the-course-of-history?from_search=true	Eric Chaline	Fifty Animals that Changed the Course of History	Edible -- animals that have shaped agriculture, such as the cow   Medical -- animals that are disease vectors, spreading bacteria and viruses, from malaria to plague   Commercial -- animals used for trade or in manufacturing   Practical -- animals used for transportation or clothing.
/book/show/107108.Batman?from_search=true	Les Daniels Chip Kidd (Designed by)	Batman: The Complete History	The super-powered trilogy that captured the world's greatest superhero triumvirate of all time is now available in paperback. Relive the adventures of Krypton's favorite son inside and outside the comic book world in. Uncover the Caped Crusader's mysterious real-world origin and his evolution into a hugely successful TV and movie franchise inThe super-powered trilogy that captured the world's greatest superhero triumvirate of all time is now available in paperback. Relive the adventures of Krypton's favorite son inside and outside the comic book world in. Uncover the Caped Crusader's mysterious real-world origin and his evolution into a hugely successful TV and movie franchise in. Follow the Amazon Princess as she evolves from curiosity to feminist icon in the Eisner Awardwinning. Each book is filled with enough archival comic book art, photographs, and in-depth history to satisfy the most demanding fanand is now priced to appeal to the most casual reader.
/book/show/415498.The_Tarot?from_search=true	Robert M. Place	The Tarot: History, Symbolism, and Divination	The Tarot is one of the few books that cuts through conventional misperceptions to explore the Tarot deck as it really developed in the Middle Ages and Renaissance Europe--not, as some would suggest, in the far reaches of Egyptian antiquity. Mining the Hermetic, alchemical, and Neoplatonic influences behind the evolution of the deck, author Robert M. Place provides a histoThe Tarot is one of the few books that cuts through conventional misperceptions to explore the Tarot deck as it really developed in the Middle Ages and Renaissance Europe--not, as some would suggest, in the far reaches of Egyptian antiquity. Mining the Hermetic, alchemical, and Neoplatonic influences behind the evolution of the deck, author Robert M. Place provides a historically grounded and compelling portrait of the Tarot's true origins, without overlooking the deck's mystical dimensions.Indeed, Place uncommonly weds reliable historiography with a practical understanding of the intuitive help and divinatory guidance that the cards can bring. He presents techniques that offer new and valuable ways to read and interpret the cards. Based on a simple three-card spread, Place's approach can be used by either the seasoned practitioner or the new inquirer.
/book/show/63143.Church_History?from_search=true	Justo L. Gonzlez	Church History	
/book/show/18756061-the-history-of-london?from_search=true	Walter Besant	The History of London	
/book/show/28253.Islands_of_History?from_search=true	Marshall Sahlins	Islands of History	
/book/show/883815.Turn_the_Beat_Around?from_search=true	Peter Shapiro	Turn the Beat Around: The Secret History of Disco	A long-overdue paean to the predominant musical form of the 70s and a thoughtful exploration of the culture that spawned itDisco may be the most universally derided musical form to come about in the past forty years. Yet, like its pop cultural peers punk and hip hop, it was born of a period of profound social and economic upheaval. In Turn the Beat Around, critic and joA long-overdue paean to the predominant musical form of the 70s and a thoughtful exploration of the culture that spawned itDisco may be the most universally derided musical form to come about in the past forty years. Yet, like its pop cultural peers punk and hip hop, it was born of a period of profound social and economic upheaval. In Turn the Beat Around, critic and journalist Peter Shapiro traces the history of disco music and culture. From the outset, disco was essentially a shotgun marriage between a newly out and proud gay sexuality and the first generation of post-civil rights African Americans, all to the serenade of the recently developed synthesizer. Shapiro maps out these converging influences, as well as disco's cultural antecedents in Europe, looks at the history of DJing, explores the mainstream disco craze at it's apex, and details the long shadow cast by disco's performers and devotees on today's musical landscape.One part cultural study, one part urban history, and one part glitter-pop confection, Turn the Beat Around is the most comprehensive study of the Me Generation to date.
/book/show/25663540-when-hitler-took-cocaine-and-lenin-lost-his-brain?from_search=true	Giles Milton	When Hitler Took Cocaine and Lenin Lost His Brain: History's Unknown Chapters	
/book/show/16234924-star-trek-and-history?from_search=true	Nancy Reagin (Editor) Alan Kistler (Contributor) Christian Domenig (Contributor)	Star Trek and History	
/book/show/234792.The_Oxford_History_of_Islam?from_search=true	John L. Esposito (Editor)	The Oxford History of Islam	
/book/show/606836.The_Book_of_Absinthe?from_search=true	Phil Baker	The Book of Absinthe: A Cultural History	
/book/show/7880458-the-icarus-syndrome?from_search=true	Peter Beinart	The Icarus Syndrome: A History of American Hubris	
/book/show/8903039-last-utopia?from_search=true	Samuel Moyn	Last Utopia: Human Rights in History	
/book/show/7030001-heresy?from_search=true	Alister E. McGrath	Heresy: A History of Defending the Truth	
/book/show/15757020-a-magical-history?from_search=true	Emma  Hart	A Magical History (The Mauve Legacy, #1)	
/book/show/297064.The_Intellectual_Devotional?from_search=true	David S. Kidder Noah D. Oppenheim	The Intellectual Devotional: American History: Revive Your Mind, Complete Your Education, and Converse Confidently about Our Nation's Past	
/book/show/41241.The_Whole_Equation?from_search=true	David Thomson	The Whole Equation: A History of Hollywood	
/book/show/31951516-red?from_search=true	Michel Pastoureau Jody Gladding (Translation)	Red: The History of a Color	
/book/show/717931.Worldly_Goods?from_search=true	Lisa Jardine	Worldly Goods: A New History of the Renaissance	
/book/show/5221111-the-secret-history-of-giants?from_search=true	Ari Berk	The Secret History of Giants: Or The Codex Giganticum	
/book/show/106437.Oxymoronica?from_search=true	Mardy Grothe	Oxymoronica: Paradoxical Wit and Wisdom from History's Greatest Wordsmiths	
/book/show/12067799-radioactivity?from_search=true	Marjorie C. Malley	Radioactivity: A History of a Mysterious Science	
/book/show/1080150.Kosovo?from_search=true	Noel Malcolm	Kosovo: A Short History	
